Evening star., 1917-01-23

wages and conditions of service upon
railways, the records and services OF
able to boards of investigation or arbi-
tration considering disputes between
railways and their employees?
President T.. c. Brandenburg said the
answering the referendum ought not to
be postponed until the next meeting. in
asmucis as today the answer was due.
The commuters recommendations car
ried without discussion. Senator Jones
deplored this action.
1t seems to me it has not been so
long ago that l saw a certain Adans9n /
bill concerning the railroads go
through the House of Representatives
like a Kansas cyclone said Repre-
sentative johnson.
For Teachers Retirement.
Renewal of its Endorsement of the
establishment and maintenance of re-
tirement fund for the public school
teachers of the District was made fol- !
lowing the report of the committee on
schools. through its chairman. Fred /
erick A. Fenning. The committee also
its recommendation that free {
text books should be furnished high +
school pupils.
Additional financial support for the /
Public Library was recommended IN :
the report made on behalf of the Pub
NJ Shand The report stated that rec
ogniZng the Public Library of the Dis
trict of Columbia as an Institution OF
great and grow ing Importance in the !
system of public education. we indorse
the efforts of the trustees to secure
additional financial support TO enable
the library not only to maintain its
present state, but greatly to Increase
its usefulness and to become worthy
of the District of Columbia.
q Re n SDlpn1id
ice given by the library. and of the
enthusiastic, scIf-sa crificing work of
the library force" Statistics were
given showing the large number of
the year.
Protecting American Flag.
That the work of the committee on
law for protecting the nations flag
was very satisfactory was reported ~
Henry ". samson. airman. Mr..
Samson explained that the bill 10 pre- !
vent and punish tine q Sccra ion aud /
nutiia or improper use in The DIS ].
trict of Columbia of the rag of the
United States" has passed the Iiouss.
and through the efforts of tie, commit
Tee has been faVorably reported from
the committee on the District of Co
umbia of the Senate. and is now on
The calendar for action. Encouraging
letters and interviews with senators
indicate that the bill viii become a law
at the second session of the sixty
fourth Congress" he said.
"A copy of Justice Harlan's opinion
in the Nebraska flag case was for
" arded' to every educational institu-
ton. both public and private. in this
city" the report continued. and the {
largest cities of the country, suggest /
ing that il be made part of their Flag
day exercises The suggestion met !
with the hearty approval of the board !
Of education and the superintendent of (
schools. and was embodied in the pro-
gram of the public school exercises on /
hat occasion. 1t is hoped that the 4
reading of this patriotic opinion Will I
hereafter form part of the Flag day ,
exercises of the public schools in this
city. he report also cites that the
opinion was printed on programs of ,
various patriotic exercises III different
parts of the country, including y asn-
ington.
number of Washington clergymen had ,
made reference to Flag Day in their
services on sunday preceding that day,
and congratulated the citizens of Wash
ngton "on the patriotic spirit shown
oy the unusually large display oil
American flags on the Roth anniver-
sary of the birth OF the flag.
a case of desecration of the flag by
4 Pennsylvania firm was RENE died. the !
report stated, and a Pennsylvania pub b
fishing house was commended for Civ
ng lectures to their statesmen on the
proper use of the flag. The statement
made by Ross =. Andrews. president
IF the Retail Merchants Association.
hat no advertising should be attached
% the flag was commended. Regret
or the death of A. \. Birney. an active
member of the committee, was ex-
PRESSED.
Against Detailed Vetoes.
BY a vote of ninety-six to ninety-five.
sfter brief debate. q recommendation
If the committee on law through its |
Hartman. Ralph r. Barnard. that the