Evening star., 1934-04-01
CHAMBER DEFENDS
LAW ESTABLISHING
BOARD OF PAROLE
Meeting of Pharmaceutical
Association Expected to
Draw Large Crowd.

The law creating the District Board
Of 1ndeterminate Sentence and Parole,
attacked by Fred A. Berlin, secretary
OF the National Board of Trade, as
passed at the instance of convicted
bankers and brokers, was defended
last night by the Washington Cham
Der Of Commerce in a statement tax
ing responsibility for formulating and
fostering the measure.
Before a citizens association, Ber-
lin charged the bill was maneuvered
through Congress by lobbyists
financed with funds provided by
bankers from depositors' money. Its
purpose, ne said, was ito make 1t
easy for the heads OF financial in
stitutions sent to prison for mall
feasance.
The chamber denied this vigorously,
asserting the measure was passed,
practically unchanged, as prepared
by its Committee on Law and Legis-
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banker.
Among the prominent sponsors of
the bill were Miss Pearl Mccall, then
an assistant United States attorney,
and Judge Michael NJ Doyle, member
OF the Board of Public Welfare.
Thomas P. Littlepage, one-time presi-
dent Of the chamber, also was active
in behalf of the measure. The first
member of the Parole Board, Isaac
Cans, is member of the chamber.
The law was passed, the chamber
stated. because of the need felt here
for some local agency to provide for
release Of deserving prisoners who
might become worthwhile citizens.
1t was passed July Is, 1882, after
being twice introduced in Congress.
Traffic Survey Launched.
The Washington Board of Trade
has been principally concerned dur
ing the past week with its traffic sur
vey, begun Tuesday. Questionnaires
were sent out to 10000 business
houses, schools and utility companies.
Members of the board are COOPER
0SAAAe AL Ill ko1dl1Ilk tI1c question:
naires. The Public Utility Commits
sion and the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission worked
Jointly with the trade body in han
ding distribution of the cards.
Many OF the forms already have
been returned. filled in, and in a
number of cases, with unsolicited
suggestions for improvement of the
traffic situation.
No compilation Of facts accumu-
lated will be made until the returns
are complete, since it is felt a large
number OF returns are necessary to
present an accurate picture Of the
situation.
When all the cards are sent back,
with their dozens of questions prop
erly answered, they will be catalogued
and indexed under direction of Miss
Elizabeth Glenn of the Board of Trade
staff, assisted by Mrs Mary Beatty.
Questions covered by the survey
include place of employment, resi-
oence, whether in Government or
private employment. mode of trans
portation, disposition of automobile,
time covered in transit on bus or
street car and time required to travel
from home to Office and from office
to home.
Large Convention Expected.
The Greater National Capital Com
nnittee of the Washington Board of
Trade announced an unusually large
attendance is expected at the con-
vention Of the American Pharmaceut-
1cal Association to be held here in
May.
The attendance will be stimulated
by the fact that the new headquarters
building will be ready for dedication
at that time.
The Greater National Capital Com
mlttee has sent out several hundred
letters to members of this organization
and has supplied pictures and ma
terial for 10 publications. This con-
vention was held in Madison. Wis,
last year. S. L. Hilton of Washington
took the lead in the campaign to
bring it to this city this year. Wash
ington literature and banners were
supplied by the Greater National
Capital Committee
The Greater National Capital Com
mittee is sending out 500 letters to
members of the Middle Atlantic States
Division of the American Optometric
Association which will hold its con-
yention in Washington April to 9.
The Naional Capital Kennel Show
Is another event that is being pro-
NOTED by the Greater National Capital
Committee. The committee sent
news release to 400 newspapers and
is also sending out 1000 individually
addressed letters to persons in all parts
of the United States who are inter-
ested in dogs.
THE National Capital Kennel Club
last year had the best show in its
history" said Curtis Hodges, executive
director of the Greater National Cap
ital Committee. I'VE assisted in
promoting the event and we are doing
so again this year because it is rapidly
coming to be the outstanding event of
its kind in the country. The show is
being held April l3 and IA at the
Washington Auditorium. The setting
will be even better this year than last
because the Auditorium has been
greatly improved. Those who have
inspected this building recently have
commented very favorably on the
changes that have been made in the
way Of redecoration of the interior
and new furnishings"