The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-13
FOR
MONEY
NOW
General Stephan to Handle
Syme Fund Until Clearing
House Is Formed.

A meeting of the board of
governors of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association has
been called by Brig. Gen. Anton
Stephan, president of the organ
ization, to establish a merchants
clearing house for those who de-
sire to contribute to the Electric
Consumers Fund of The Wash
ington Times and The Washing
ton Herald.
Have Endorsed Fund.
This action was deemed necessary
as a result of the recent action of
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association in indorsing the fund
being raised to permit the Public
Utilities Commission to retain the
services of Attorney Conrad Syme
as special counsel in connection
with the Potomac Electric Power
Company's valuation case.
General Stephan has been in
touch with many of the prominent
merchants of Washington since the
Endorsement was made and the
general desire expressed by them
was for a co-ordinated plan whereby
those who contributed could send
donations direct to the association
which in turn would send them to
The Times Herald fund as coming
from the organization.
Ready for Contributions.
Arrangements have already been
completed by General stephan for
the handling of the fund SO that
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tribute before the meeting of the
board of governors may do so.
Impetus was given the merchants
participation in the fund yesterday
when five department store man
ayers discussed the matter with
view to determining upon concerted
action. Officials of each of the
stores also held conferences yes
terday and last night to consider
whether contributions made by
them should be sent through the
Merchants and Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION or forwarded direct to
the Electric Consumers Fund"
With the merchants lined up
strongly behind the movement and
citizens associations entering with
contributions as fast as meetings
OF the various organizations take
place, the small balance necessary
to complete the $4,000 fund is now
in sight.
There are also many labor unions
ready to contribute when their next
meetings are held. Individually,
the citizens Of Washington are also
sending In donations to the fund
Michigan Park Acts.
The Michigan Park Citizens AS
ISOLATION last night voted SO to
the fund.
The Brookland Citizens Associa-
ton will hold a meeting tonight
when the report of a special com.
mlttee appointed to investigate the
utility fight will be read Members
or the organization said today that
II Is certain the association will
vote a contribution to the fund
There still remains s575 Of the
$4,000 to be raised. DELAY in com.
pleting the fund is attributed to the
fact that Federation of Citizens AS.
sociations only recently entered the
nght. and comparatively few Of
the citizens association have had
an opportunity of voting on the
fund.
Contributions from the merchs r+s
Of Washington also were helm I'm
awaiting endorsement of the fund
by the Merchants and Manufact.
urers Association. Favorable action
was voted by the organization at
the first opportunity after The
Times-Herald fund had been an
nounced.
Organizations of every character
have now endorsed the Electric
Consumers Fund" Branches OF
each of these have voted contrihu
tons. The fight against the
Potomac Electric Power Company
by the people of the District is now
an organized effort