Evening star., 1926-01-22
WOMAN JURORS
BILL GIVEN D. K.
House D. c. Body Subcommit-
tee Approves Measure.
Hearings Are Set.

The Lineberger bill. making women
eligible for jury duty in the District
Of Columbia. was ordered favora bly,
reported to the fun District committee
by The judiciary subcommittee, ot~
which Representative Mcleod OF
Michigan is chairman.
Three mea sures We're killed ny An ad-
verse vote in the subcommittee. These
are the proposal TO appoint commits
sion 10 select design for distinc-
tive flag for the National Capital. the
Dickstein bill to regulate the sale of
kosher meat and the Sunday closing
bill for barber shops.
After some objection raised by Rep-
resentative Thomas l.. Blanton, Dem
ocrat. - Texas, against the appear
anct Of Clarence J. Darrow as n wit
ness at n hearing on the capital pun
islment bill. 1t was agreed that tho
hearings will start on January % and
Will continue daily until February !
or :. Mr.. Blanton questioned who
would pay the expenses OF Mr.. Oar
row and others who came as Wit
nesscs. aud WAS told that these wit.
neSS"S came at their own expense.
Hearings ON seven other District
measures Mere arranged by this sub
committee.
Anti-Picketing Urged.
When The anti-picketing bill was
Ia ken up for consideration Mr.. Rlan-
ton called attention t" particular stu
ations in The strike Of 100 Armstrong
, students and Of 500 at Howard Jni-
NersitN. lie also spoke Of the Inter
pa arliamentary Union when Irish dele
gales were insulted by ba nners calling
them murderers
Is that the way we want 10 treat
friendly VISITORS he 50 id. He also
discussed picketine at p prominent
Washington hotel claiming that
Mattresses were forced to strike and
men were paid S25 a week to warn
, people away. A hearing on this hill
"as set for Mondey. February 8.
The MacGresor bill for crea ton Of
boxing Comissi"n 10 lesalizs boxins
in the District Of Columbia also was
set for hearing. although Repre-
sentative Gilbert Democrat Of Ken
/ tuckv. said, Il am opposed TO thai
bill"
| The new Juvenile Court bill. which
has been introduced by both Chairman
Iihlma n Of the District committee and
Representative Gnderhill RepuhIica ~
! Of Massa chusetts. is 10 he the subject
OF hearing on February 26
Keller Bill Opposed.
I'nfaSoTa bile action was taken on the
! Keller bill, which would compel ali
I,"rber shops To he closed on SUNDAY.
when Represe Gilbert expressed
his objection.
IF we are going to consider this
! measure he said. we should take
J up all the professions at one time"
! Hearings were ordered on the nom
! Supp"rt hill. hut no date was set
Mr.. Blanton discussed real
estate commission and Representative
I Houston Of Delaware new member
of The committee. said: That's ?
! ba mixing measure. You can't hmln
/ without banking. and then he asked
! about the banking law of the Die
! 1rict. Mr.. Gilbert replied that there
/ are practically no laws At presen'
| The Disuict committee. he explained
I has attempted 10 pass hlue-skv law
and an insurance code is needed.
The Glynn milk bottle bin which
requires the name of the distributor
! to he plainly marked on each bottle
OF other receptacle. was granted ,
! hearing on a date to he set later Nh
! Gilbert expressed The opinion that 1;
/ gives undue advantage to big dealers
and the thought VAS expressed that
! small dea lers would steal and use
! bottles from big dealers.
! The .a Milford measure for blue skv
/ Legislation Is to he considered sep
/ aratelN later. according to action Of
! the committee.
! When the DiCkstein hift Z" regulate
/ the sale of kosher meat was taken up
! The committee thought II would he o
! mistake to leCiSlate on subjects Of
/ religious controversN II II doe. NOT
come under pure food and The mis-.
/ bra ndinE act. II is sectarian Gues
| 1ion. which should not he considered
! the committee felt