Evening star., 1925-12-02
CHAMBER TO URGE
UNITY IN COAL WAR
Letters to Ask Other Bodies
to Uphold Coolidge in
Hands-0ff Policy.

The Washington Chamber of Com
merce will today send out letters t.
every chamber of commerce and hoard
of trade in the United States repre-
Senting cities over $4,000 population
urging them to support President
Coolidge in his nonintervention atti-
tude on the coal strike and the ac-
tion OF the United States Chamber OF
Commerce in urging that the strike
| be permitted to settle itself alons
economic lines
The local chamber at its la>t full
meeting praised the attitude of the
national chamber and of President
Coolidge. lauded The Stars coal dem
onstration and adopted a resolution
! urging that the operators and miners
be allowed to work out their own So
luton.
Feeling that the public must stand
together and force ;ha question OF
periodical coal strikes to a final issue.
the Washington chamber has sent
out the letters containing its owr
resolution and the resolution of the
National Chamber CT Commerce, at
the same time asking for an express
sion Of the attitude of each of the
trade organizations throughout the
country on the question.
FavOrs Elective School Board.
At the meeting of the board of di-
rectors last night that body went on
record in favor of the election of the
school board by the citizens of the
city. The sentiment of the board was
that 1t was an entering wedge for
suffrage in the National Capital as
we'll as a good method of getting
representative citizens to administer
the school affairs Of the city. Charles
w. Darr explained that the indorse-
ment of the suggestion to elect school
board officials would evidence TO
Congress the desire of the citizens
of Washington for suffrage.
Martin A. Leese and Isaac Cans
were appointed to represent the
chamber on the District Thrift week
committee. The president and sec
retary OF the chamber were notified
by the Fairfax County Chamber of
Commerce of their election to hon
orary membership in that organiZa-
ton.
New Members Admitted.
Following a campaign for new mem
bers. Ivan c. Weld announced the
election of 76 new members to the
board. They are: Harry Rachrach, A.
II. Bakschian. John r. Briggs, A. +.
Burns, Frank G. Butts. p. p. Camp
Dell, l.. X. Cordley, Harvey b. Corn
well. John F.. Cremen, Travers J.
Crocker, Walter F. Crouch, W. B.
Dittmar, George j. Dracopoulos, A
Dresner, Oliver d. Edwards, Archie
D. Engel. r. II. Floyd. II. A: Forness,
Franklin National Bank, H E.
French, Joseph y. Gary, H. P. Gid
dings. Laura Hawkins, Linwood R.
Hawkins, Carleton B. Hazard, James
| P. Holloway, Walter Bruce Howe,
/ j. Fred Huber. Edgar Jenkins, c. W
| Johnstone, Henry c. Kracke, w. Earl
Leese, Charles II. LeFevre, Maurice
| Luria, c. A. Martin, r. L. Mayfield,
S. Solomon. Max Stein. Merchants
| Credit Co., Inc; Edgar A. Merkle
James A. Messer, John J. p. Null
lane, Robert Munro, Kathleen W
Noel, Hugh J. Phillips. Power Kear-
| ney Market Co, William A. Roden-
berg, Barnett Silverman, Z. Quincy
Smith, Marvin A. Tyler, j. A. Nanden
Heuval, l.. Z. Walker. T. Morris
Wampler, William A. Yaeger, Frank
NJ. Pratt, George A. Shutack. Beck &
Leland, T. II. Duehay. E. w. Stork.
Arthur J. Sundlun. Mrs. Mary A. Cor
coran, Miss ]. w. Lake, Francis J.
Stoegerer. Clarence r. Boss, G.. H.
Holbrook, Mrs. Myrtle E. Becker,
Elizabeth P. Sheppard. Nina c. Van
Winkle, Richard l.. Merrick. Open
heimer & Shah, Lawrence Z. Edge
combe. Thomas W. Mcclure, F. F.
Orbello, Mrs. S. A. Gentry and Louis
b. Snyder.