Evening star., 1920-03-03
DISTRICTS WISHES
FL0UTED, DECLARE
BUS|NESSLEADERS
Directors of Chamber OF
Commerce Criticise Com
miSsiOnerS.

miSSiOnerS.
Assertions that the District Com
missioners have consistently followed
a course of floutins the wishes ana
ignoring the requests of the business
interests OF Washington were made at
last nights meeting of the boa. Il OF
directors of the Chamber of Com
merce A resolution offered by Frank
Hight was unanimously adopted. for
the appearance of the board of direc-
tors in a body before the Commission
ers to urge that more attention DC
paid to legitimate requests of bust
ness interests of the city
Secretary Seymour of the Chamber of
Commerce conferred with Commissioners
Brownlow today and was informed that
the Commissioners would be glad To see
the merlbcrs of the Cnambe council at
4 o'clock this afternoon. Arrangements
were made for representatives OF the
Board Of Trade TO attend the confer
ence.
Eagle Hut Debate.
The argument. which developed into
one of the most heated debates ever
held by the board OF directors or the
chamber itself. was precipitated over
the question of the impending de-
molition of Eagle Hut and removal
OF the post office substation located
in part of the hut.
Merritt o. Chance, city postmaster.
told soc directors of his efforts TO
nnd s~,table quarters to which to re-
nfops VIE SubStation and his failure
to fr-l such rooms. Being an inter
fA<1 n in he. FOR a. .
confined himself to a bare statement
of facts in the case.
Earl Goodwin. declaring that the
only way he saw TO convince the
Commissioners of the earnestness of
Washington business men in the de-
sire for the retention of the Eagle
Hut post office substation was to make
q demonstration. offered to head pa
rade of members of the Chamber of
Commerce. carrying flag or beat
ing, brass drum. for call on the
Commissioners at the District build
ing.
Ross p. Andrews, speaking in iron
ical vein, took issue with Mr. God
win. saying he was convinced that a
4achiavellian course was the only
one calculated te get anywhere;
ests of Washington can make any
headway with the Commissioners. he
declared, lis to make them think that
we do not want and are opposed 10
any specific proposition. Then the
proposition will go through. III the
trade bodies or the business interests
appear to desire or to be supporting
q proposition, that proposition Is GER
tain to be defeated by the Commits
Sionere."
VIII Notify Board Of Trade.
1t was decided to notify the Board
Of Trade of last nights action OF the
directors of the chamber. and 10 ask
the board to send representatives 10
join with the directors of the chamoer
in the organized protest to be MADE
to the District Commissioner Presi-
dent Oyster Of the Board of Trade TO-DAY
accepted the invitation and notified the
directors to join with the chamber
Chaplin Brown. general counsel Ior
the chamber. demanded that the di-
rectors, the chamber itself and Wash
ington business interests generally
unite in taking steps to prevent the
proposed demolition of Eagle Hut aho
closing of the post oftice. substatloh
there. Referring to the COMMISSION
ere Mr.. Brown declared:
II am sick and tired of having men
appointed to these positions Nmeai- :
ing commissionerships) who persist
emily and systematically ignore the
Representatives of the Chamber OF
Commerce and the Board or trace
have, collectively and individually
asked that this branch post once De
allowed to remain permanently. out
The requests have -availed them noth-
ing. / am willing at any time to JOIN
in a demonstration to show the DIS
trict authorities that the business IN
terests of the city demand the reten-
tion of the hut. at least until tns
postasD<{ice substation can be located
else V12Are: The Commissioners do not
ownE3he post office. postmaster
ChafW, whose word should have
wei&B in this matter, has asked Tor
an &Yension of time, which has been
refused Now let the organized busi-
nessstaterests demand it"
Other speakers. whose remarks
wertSef the same general tenor and
whoE Endorsed the remarks Of the
scbSl1eis fp1assrs and GeEs Isase NJ Cans seese
ssSeiectio. Of Police Head.
THbSboard by unanimous vote adopt
ed AsresoIution declaring that the
sucS16sor to Maj. Raymond w. Pull
maness superintendent of police should
be S6esen from the personnel of the
polieAsede apartment. Efforts to amend
the 4solution to the effect that the
app4fntment should be so made "if a
suitfbie man could be found in the
depAYtment" were voted down as re-
fecfon on the members Of the police
dep4rfInent.
R@efgnations of Charles j. Bell and
Mil$06 +. Allies as members at the
boaH of directors were accepted at
lastEAight's meeting. and Leon S. Ul-
maAa and W. S. Hoge. jr-were chosen
TO Sacceed them.
Thk board approved plans for award
ing stwo prizes. 800 and $50. to the
mettArs of the chamber, or prospec-
tive&Saembers. writing and submitting &
the hest and next best essays on The
Valtlf of q Chamber of Commerce to a
Continuity" or why a Citizen Should
Joina Cha nber of Commerce"
James It. Lloyd chairman of the
Joint committee of the chamber and
the sBoard of Trade. which lnVestl-
gat6h the activities Of Community
SerVice Inc and the community cen
ters- Of the public schools, stated the
Joint :. committees report would be
annOaInce later this week.