Evening star., 1922-02-15

other directions in the interest OF the
government.
The board OF governors voted to ask
Congress to include business as we'll
as residence property in the provision
OF the new Ball rent act.
Instances were cited Of abnormal
and uncalled for increases in busi-
ness property rents, the effect of
which would not only prove a great
disaster to the business involved, but
automatically to the buying public.
The committee that will present
this matter to Congress consists of
r. P. Andrews, George E. Hebbard.
George p. Killian. Louis Levy and
Franklin ". Harper.
The Merchants and Manufacturers
Association was the first organization
in Washington to recommend that the
new chief OF police should be taken
from the ranks, and at yesterdays
meeting of the board a resolution
was adopted directing that a letter
be sent to Commissioner Oyster con-
graduating him and the members Of
the board of District Commissioners
on naming Daniel F. Sullivan as
police chief.
lhere were a number of members
ing known Maj Sullivan for thirty
oud years when he was pounding
the bricks as a private.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
On motion of r. P. Andrews another
letter was directed to be sent TO Capt:
Oyster expressing the appreciation of
the board of governors on the pro-
motion of Capt. Albert j. Headley and
for his continuance as the head OF
the trafiic department of the metro
politan folice force.
VIII Investigate River TraAe.
The board directed President Ste
phan to name a committee to inves-
tigate transportation Oh the Poto-
the territory and possibilities of the
route to be traversed by the S. S.
Majestic.
General Counsel NJ. D. Rosenberg
was authorized to consummate an
arrangement with the mercan,ile trelnc
bureau with respect to reparation on
excess freight payments.
Approaching the work that has
been done by former President King
and desiring to testify to the en-
thusiasm felt over the election of
Cen. Anton stephan as president. the
board voted to hold q presidents in
auEural dinner meeting of the asso-
citation, and named the newly elected
second vice president. ]. L. Goldheim,
as chairman OF the committee.
has had long and distinguished ca
reer. Members of the board antici-
pate a record year for the organize
tion. As . citizen, as soldier and as
q business man Gen. Stephan Is q
"doer." During the world war he
spent two years overseas. After serv-
ice in the front line trenches with the
ice in the front-line trenches with the
tion of having prepared over $4,000
officers and men for front-line duty.
1t was during this overseas service
that the then Lieut. Col. Stephan won
the title of working Tony"
Gen. Stephan has ever been :man
of action. He was born at sea. While
on the way to Europe, where his
father, a distinguished journalist, was
assigned the job of writing on the
Franco Prussian war. Returning to
America, he entered the public schools
in Baltimore, later coming to Wash
ington. where he finished in the pub
lie schools. He is a graduate Of the
law department OF Georgetown Uni
versity and a member OF the District
Of Columbia bar.
Simultaneous with his connection
with business in this city Gen. Ste
phan associated himself with the Ma
tfonal Guard of the District of Co
lumbia and has gone through all
grades, beginning as private until
he was made brigadier general In the
Reserve Corps. and general in COM
Aaand of the local guard.
President Stephan Is commander OF
the Spangler Post Of the American
Legion. president of the Sd District of
Columbias Veteran Association, a
member of the City Club, the Board
of Trade, the Kiwanis Club and the
Chamber of Commerce.