Evening star., 1928-02-22
diploma. MILL"
BILL IS ENDORSED
Washington Chamber o'
Commerce Backs Measure
to End Evil.

BY unanimous vote the Washington
Chamber Of Commerce last night voted
Endorsement of the bill now pending III
the House and Senate providing for the
licensing of educational institutions IN
ccrporated in the District OF COLUMBIA,
as means Of stamping out the "dl-
p!oYra mill evil. The action was taken
III accepting the report OF W. Q. Iui's
as chairman Of the committee on uni
versi,ies, colleges and private schools.
which has made a protracted study OF
the question and which drafted ana
sponsored the measure.
Mr.. Tufts brought out in his report
that the school licensing measure had
been approved by the board OF di-
rectors Of the Chamber of Commerce.
by the Washington Board OF Trade.
the Bureau of Efficiency. the Citizens
Advisory Council, a number OF CIT
liens associations and by Miss Pearl
Mccall, Assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney, who aided In the draft
Ing Of the bill. Mr.. Tufts said he had
been reliably informed that the meas
ure this week would be favorab!y re-
ported to the Senate. The bill also, he
said. has been given sympathetic re-
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Ing action by the Senate.
Aimed at Fraudulent Schools.
The purpose Of the proposed law, Mr.,
Tufts said. is TO strike only at the
fraudulent types Of schools. which sell
er award degrees in the healing profess
sion. even without requiring the Usual
amount Of training given by legitimate
schools
An address was delivered by Lieut..
Col. Z. s. Grant. Sd, executive otiicer OF
Commission, who Endorsed the move
ment here for expansion Of the indus
trial life OF the District and vicinity,
stating that adequate industrial de-
velopment here need not be OF char
acter 10 constitute blight on the es-
tretic beauty Of the National Capital.
Modern. light industrial plants. he
pointed out, may in themselves be beau
tiful
If we are to build a p.r.ect city here
at the National Capital" he said. I'VE
cannot have city made up only OF fine
marble buildings and beartiful parks.
also. however. fulfill the functions OF a
city. providing the kind o. livelihood TO
its residents that they desire.
Thus a city must have certain
amount Of industrial development. In
Gustries suited 10 this city and so
placed as TO not prove handicap TO
the city or produce one-sided develop
rent VIII not hurt the National Cap
itaI"
II MIST be recognized and remem-
bered. however. Col. Grant told the
chamber. that the prime function and
purpose Of Washington was as the Ma
tional Capital OF the United States and
that all other endeavors here must be
ssubo-dinated to that fact. In discuss
ing industrial activities here, he
pointed out that there has been a trend
IN recent years for national printing
and publishing concerns to, come to
Washington. This, he indicated. was
very likely type OF industrial ex-
panSion here. He added. however that
new industries should not be artif-
cially set up here and concluded that
Washington would never become a
rival OF New York as q financial or
manufacturing center. but predicted
that it could be the art. cultural. edu-
cational and research center of the
country as well as the home of the
capital
Zoning Provisions Adequate.
Washington already has more than
ample provision In its coming for busi-
ness in the city, he said, having now
an estimate OF four times more COM
nereial and business zone area than is
needed for present demand.
A report on the fourth annual in
6ust-ia! exposition, TO be staged by the
chamber al the Washington Auditorium
March 1911. was made by Martin A.
Leese, chairman Of the exposition COM
naittee.
The chamber, on motion by Charles
W. Darr, chairman Of the police and
fire protection and public safety COM
r3Ittee. voted TO donate q trophy TO
be competed for by the fire departments
OF nearby Virginia and Maryland COM
n.unit!es which came TO the aid OF
Washington last month when a series
of disastrous fires broke out here
The proposed contest was in apprecia-
ton Of the services OF these volunteer
departments.
On motion by Mr. Dary the chamber
directed that a study be made OF the
sentiment in Washington concerning
the proposed abolition o! the death
penalty. TIE matter was referred 70
the committee OF law and legislation.