By the narrow' margin of seven votes, the member organizations of the Chamber of Commerce of the prove a committee promis for re-United States have refused to ap-
peal of the long-and-short-haul clause of the Interstate Commerce Act. It always takes a two-thirds majority io commit the Chamber (to any proposition, In this instance the affirmative votes lacked seven of being a two-thirds majority.
The vote, taken by neons of a special referendum, was announced at Chamber headquarters as follows: For the committee recommendation 1,069 Against the recommendation. 945 The highly controversial question was sent to the membership forty-five days ago. As is inal in the Chamber's procedure the referendum pamphlet carried not only the committee report supporting its recommendations, but also arguments in Opposition to the recommendations.
The proposition voted upon reads—The Committee recommends that For Yokohama—Mrs. O. Schneider, W. Anger, Mr, R. r. and R. Volkart, Mrs, Leah Isaacs, Mrs, Mstr. James P. Grant.
For ' Honohulu—williams, "Dr. and Dr. Marion Manly, chin sky.
For Ban Francisco—Mr, Hyman Hodes, Mrs. R. G. Hugen, Msir. Richard. 1 Hugen, Mrs: L. L. Stewart, Mstr. Roberts, Mrs. J. T. Roberts, Miss Robert, Li. Comar. C. E. Morse, Mrs. D. D. Purnell, Mar Daniel D. Purnell, Mstr. Richard Purnell, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Irwin, Miss Constance Regan. Mis. S. G. Drilling, Miss Mruiel Drilling, Miss D. Drilling, Mr, and Mrs. G. A. Blowers, Mrs. Jean Brennan, Mr. Siewart T. Dunlop, Miss Lucie Clark. Miss Mary A. Hood, Rev. and Mrs. C, H. Eames, Mstrs. Eames. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Macintyre, Miss C. MacIntyre, Miss Lynda Macintyre, Sister Anita à its. Gertrude Phelps, Miss Catherine Yates, Miss Rebecca E. Wil on, Miss Mary Murphy, Mr. Robert A. Strickland, Miss H. E. Lynch. Miss Vera Radley, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lindhol Mistr. Dean M. Lingholm, A Lindholm. Mr. and Mis. S. M Wiss Susie Dean, Miss Mac Rohlis, Miss Edwina Higgins For Los Angeles—Capt
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