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Evening star., 1923-10-29

field, a majority of which. he added
"are a credit to the business"
However," he said, your secretary
knows that he voices the sentiment
not only of the membership commit
tee but of every member of the board
Of governors, when he says that great
care should be exercised in extend
ing membership to newly organized
houses"
Generally summarizing the work
Of the association, Mr. Fenton said no ;
1T is true that the organization has
been able to secure the passage or
laws Of benefit to the dealer in in
vestment securities and the invest
ing public: it is true that the stand
ards of ethics are now on higher
plane than at any time in the his
tory Of investment banking, and it
is further true that through the re-
ports Of committees the association
has disseminated information on the
building Of securities
Governors I'm Session.
The board of governors held a
lengthy session yesterday at the New
Willard Hotel, going over a mass OF
Its work preliminary to the confer
ence. The board was the guest of
Eugene b. Thompson of THIS city. one
OF the governors. at dinner last night
afterward resumine it's sessions,
which We're protracted until an early
hour this morning.
Addresses OF Welcome.
The association was welcomed to
Washington by Harry V. Haynes.
president of the District Of Colum-
bia Bankers Association; John ].
O'Connor, manager of the finance de-
partment of the Chamber OF Com
merce Of the United States. and IN
dersecretary of the Treasury Winston.
Mr.. Haynes, remarking that it was
peculiarly fitting that the convention
1a.v y ..1,s
was conceived and born the greatest
thrift movement in the nations his
tory-the flotation of the liberty
bonds,' declared that ryou will pro-
mote among all the people that repu-
tation for soundness and stability and
dustry deserves. that you will thus
greatly enhance that confidence of
the people in the investments you
offer them which is as essential to
their Intelligent saving as 1t is to
your success"
Mr.. O Connor. calling the association
one of the important component bod
ies'' of the United States Chamber of
Commerce. sounded the warning that
these are times when the special
knowledge, the able counsel and wise
guidance of the investment bankers OF
America are needed in fullest measure,
not only at home but also abroad-if
there is to be an end to the economic
disorder which impedes progress and
threatens not alone the stability of bus
ineSs. but even the peace of the world" E"
Investment Bankers Lauded.
Undersecretary of the Treasury Wins
Ston congratulated the investment bank
erS on their record during the war and
afterward when il became necessary 10
raise large sums of money by popular
loanS.'
1T was upon you gentlemen that the
Treasury called, and marvelously did
you repsond to that call. That organ
ization which sprung up over night,
which f1oated this enormous campaign
was the largest voluntary contribut
Evening star., 1923-10-29
UNIFORM BLUE SKY
BILL NEED URGED
Banker Says Early Types of
Such Laws Fail to Meet
Purpose.

In presenting the annual report of
| the committee on legislation to the
Investment Bankers Association,
I meeting at the willard today, Thomas
n. Dysart, chairman, Of st. Louis de-
clared the comr'ittee had advocated
and even assisted In preparing a uni
form, blue sky bill, because the early
types of such laws did not accom-
| plish their purpose. They seriously
! interfered with legitimate investment
business and at the same time they
this we worked in cooperation with
the state officials who administer
7 these laws
During the year." Mr.. Dysart ex-
planned. I'VE have been actively in
| terested in legislative work in thirty
nve states whose legislatures were in
| broadest range of subjects-blue sky
| bllls, banking laws. municipal bond
| statutes, constitutional amendments.
! soldiers bonus legislation, laws af-
| fectfng public service and other cor
! Ject of taxation.
| BY far the greater part of our
activities in legislative matters" said
Mr.. Dysart: "is confined to advisory
|
and In eliminating radical features
of proposed legislation which would
| be damaging to the public welfare.
| We maintain no Hobbies, keep out of
| politics, employ no paid representa-
tives and seek only to concern our
! selves with matters which not only
| affect our own interests, but which
! also are of fundamental benefit to the
public"
| The association went on record in
| favor of serial bond issues for mu-
inequalities in accepting the report of
| ities. which urged this type of issue
in place Of the sinking fund.
! In presenting the serial bond pro-
| posal. Tom X. Smith of ST. Louis
chairman of the committee, said i,
! proposed such serial bonds "matur-
| ing within the average life of the
! Improvement for which the debt Is
| incurred, with sufficient tax lcvies
TO retire the bond at maturity
OF course sinking funds should be
accumulated to retire outstanding
term bonds, but you should dis
courage funding operations; and II
you persist. the issuance of serial
| bonds Will become universal and the
sinking fund will pass into the dis
! card.
Reports Of the finance committee
were presented by Joseph \. Rushton
of Chicago. The treasurer's report
| as read by Mcpherson Browning Of
Detroit, was said by Secretary Fenton
| Of the association to show excellent
! financial condition"
John G. Brogden of Baltimore pre-
| sented the report of the membership
| committee, which showed that prior
| to the last meeting of the board Of
governors seventy-five applications
| had been approved and twenty two
rejected, leaving sixteen pending.
Evening star., 1923-10-29
HOW A POOR man CAN GET AHEAD
True Stories of Wage Earners and Salaried Men and
Women Who Have Found the Road to
Financial independence.
BY Samuel o. Rice, Educational Director,
Investment Bankers Association of America

tThis is the ninth Of q series Of twelve
stories of wage earners and salaried men
and women who have found the road to
financial independence. The next one will
appear In tomorrow's Starr
1t Is more difficult for an attractive
girl to save than 1t is for a girl
who is not especially attractive. As
a consequence the story of a stenog-
rapher l know in an investment
banking house who accumulated $20,-
600 In seventeen years isn't particu-
larly interesting. She was quite
plain. She lived at home. There was
apparently no incentive for spending.
Her work kept her in touch with the
sound investment security business
and 1t was easy to picEaHependable
investments.
But the only daughter - attract
i've, sorority girl. graduate OF
Wisconsin University and the baby
in doting family. Her father is a
railway conductor who has made wise
use of his earnings; her mother, a
level-headed woman who realized
that daughter had a beautiful chance
of being spoiled rotten" Mother
early began the work of giving
daughter an idea of responsibility
From grammar school up. through
high school; two years at North
western University and two years at
Wisconsin University, daughter mad a
Evening star., 1923-10-29

to the country's financial success in the
war.
In the four liberty loans and in the
victory loan you gentlemen sold 100,-
900, 900 separate pieces of security,
and you sold them to 65,000,000 GUS
toners. most of them in small units
from $50 upward.
You gentlemen" said the under
secretary. "in giving the Treasury
your experience, your organization
and your customers. without COM
mission, represented the only profess
sion in America which gave to the
country its business. 1t is not only
IN wartime that you have been help
full. You have readily responded to
every request of the Treasury, made
in the interest of sound finance. We
have called upon you In the past and
we know we can call upon you In the
-uture."
Evening star., 1923-10-29
SEEKS BIG STOCK ISSUE,

The Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and
Chicago Railway Company today ap-
piled to the Interstate Commerce
Commission for authority to issue
$21,595.900. par value. in common
stock. The Pittsburgh company is
a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania. and
proposes to deliver the new stock to
the Pennsylvania as a REIN mbursement
for sums advanced since 1918 and
spent on additions and betterments
to the Pittsburgh lines.
Evening star., 1923-10-29
PLAN BIGGEST BOAT PLANT.

MILWAUKEE,. October 90 (Spe-
ciaD.-It Is expected that by next
summer the plant of the Great Lakes
Boat Building Corporation will have
been removed to Chicago. About
81 900, 900 in new capital will be put
into the company and It is planned
10 make the new plant the largest
,acht and Measure boat concern in
country.
Evening star., 1923-10-29
Association secretary,s Report.
APPLES AND CIDER

Hand-picked apples, 90c to e. 90 bushel AZ
to size and variety.
IS miles from District line via Georgia ave-
pike. Turn right at Sligo Just beyond Silver
Spring; straight through Colesville to Luck
nough Orchards. Ednor. Md.
Evening star., 1923-04-23

the ST Joseph's club by writing 70
Manager Frank Cinotti. 139 u street
northeast.
south Hvonr!and niue Was in fac
f"rm when it defeated the Roamer
Juniors, to !. ard the st. Martin
juniors. |: TO 6. The northeast club
is seeking games with strong amateur
mines. X. e. Mcclure, North 1911, is
manager.
A home run made by Charley Deck.
playing first base for the Prince
Grams OF Foreign Wars. Bruffy. Of
the winners, famed twelve.
In a hard-foueht game the strong
Boys Club junior team vanquished
the Seneca nine, Z to g. The Juniors
are hooking their games through
Manager Tarnelia. Main 1884. between
! aud O'Clock
Ecnilworth Athletic Club had little
trouble defeating the kanawha team.
. TO J. Williams pitched invinciblc
Emblem Athletic Club with the
regulars and the reserves in action,
defeated the Park View Athletic Club,
to 2, and the Warwicks, 13 to .,
respectively.
Otis Athletic Club won from the
Treasury Annex nine, II to s, but lost
forter club, IL to 4. Brengle, Otis
hurler. famed fifteen men in the
opener.
Arlington Athletic CInb downed
Cherrydale Athletic Club, to 5. Fer
guson, pitching for Arlington, allowed
one scratch hit and struck out eleven.
Mohawk rrcp> fell before the st.
Teresa nine, II to |. Rich Mudd. on
hits, while Cornell. the Hawks hurlcr,
was hit all over the lot.
BrookInnd Athletic Club eked out a
victory 10 to 9, over a picked team
from Catholic University. Beckert
and Freeman performed well for the
winners.
In it's opening game of the season.
the Benning Athletic Club trounced
gar Duvall, on the mound for the
winners, went seven innings and was
relieved by Miller Cleveland.
Columbian Athletic Club won its
opening game, defeating the Brook
land Black Spots. Is to IL Hoag
southpaw. hurled for the winners.
Seat Pleasant Athletic Association
players had an easy time whipping
the st. Martins nine. 8 to 2. Three
hits were made off Hoyle, winning
pitcher. while Schilke and Loveless
counted-heavy at the bat.
After their victory over the East
ern Athletic Club, 20 to 2. the Sham
rock Juniors are all primed, for the
contest with the Avenue Grand nine,
to be played Thursday at O'Clock on
the diamond at 18th street and Penn
sylvania avenue southeast
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C. U. AND MARYLAND
CLASH WEDNESDAY

1t finally has been decided that the
University Of Maryland and Catholic
University ball teams will clash Wed
nesday. not this afternoon, as has
been announced.
Maryland and the Brooklanders US
uaily arrange their games at the best
spots in their schedules after giving
consideration to teams that visit here.
This resulted this year in several
shifts in the tentative dates and was
responsible for the mix-up.
When Charley Moran got back from
West Point with his charges today
he was SURPRISED to find that he had
billed for game with his old rivals
today. While the original dates for
the two contests in which the teams
will meet called for a game this af-
ternoon, the time had been shifted at
MoranS request.
There will be two other games here
on Wednesday. Trinity of North Car
olfna will play Georgetown at the
Hilltop. while Galiaudet and the Ma
rines VIII meet at Kendall Green.
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ON THE SIDE LINES.

NEW YORK. April 23.-Ruth and
Altrock staged Skit prior to the
game in which Nick. seated on a keg
that is alleged to have once contained
a beverage OF more than one-haif OF !
per cent. took Ba be's dictation of his
STORY" on a typewriter perched ON
three crossed bats Then mes
senger boy dashed from the stand in
dramatic manner and took the copy"
Peck pulled n spectacular play in
the fifth that deserved the ovation it
received regardless of the fact that II
was unsuccessful. Going back of
Conroy close TO the grass, Rajah made
a backhand stab of Wards roller
and executed an ff-balance heave to
Judge that all but nipped the runner
Harris was out by n wide margin
attempting to steal third after polling
a double to right center in round l.
With the score tied and one out at
the time 1t did not impress as being
good base ball.
When Dugan chased after a crack
from Evans bat that Caromed off
ShawkeyS shins and got his man in
the sixth il was the second time he
made a play of that nature, having
tagged Goslin under similar circum-
stances in the second.
Goslin whacked to the pitchers box
his first three times up and then
fouled to Dugan with the bases loaded
in the seventh.
Conroy's triple that started the
seventh inning rally was ponder
Gus poke that carried to the barrier
in distant right center.
Evans was guilty of bit of GRIM
inal negligence in the ninth. when he
sent "a roller down the first base line
and made no effort TO run. The ball
struck the sack and bounded away
from Pipp. Joey could have beaten
it out easily if he hadn't been asleep
or lazy.
President Griffith and Secretary
Eynon left before the game was
ended to take n train back to Wash
ington. where important business de-
mandS their attention. Scout Billy
Smith will act as business manager
for the remainder Of the Sojourn here.
Pcckinpaugh retains his popularity
with New York fans. The former
Yankee shortstop was given a fine
hand when he made his initial APP
pearanCe at bat
Evening star., 1923-04-23

In the American. Cleveland shut
out Ty Cobb's Tigers, to 0. in ten
innings. and maintained a spotlexs
record OF five wins. The Chicago
Cubs won their fifth consecutive
game in heavy-hitting contest
from the st. Louis Cardinals. Blades
OF st. Louis made a home run.
The Pittsburgh Pirates ran amuck
and scuttled the Cincinnati Reds in a
free-hitting affair. The Pirates
scored two runs or more in each of
the last four innings and the Reds
We're unable to stop the onslaught
Barnhart connected with a home run
me Yankees lost their first game
OF the season TO Washington.
a squeeze play enabled the White
Sox TO win their first of the season
Al the expense of the St. Louis
Browns. Willie Kamm. the 500. 600
third baseman, helped the White Sox
along with two singles
Evening star., 1923-04-23
WESTERN-B BUSINESS
BATTLE TOMORROW

Westerns chance to retain the title
in the high school base ball series
will be considerably dimmed If the
Business team defeats It in the Mount
Pleasant stadium in their game start
ing at 3:15 o'clock tomorrow Coach
Green's boys lost to Eastern last
week, and a defeat by Business prac-
tioally would put them out of the
running.
Unverzagt, stellar hurler Of the
Georgetown team, who lost to East
ern. proba bly, will be given another
chance tomorrow. Coach Kelly in
tends TO start Newman on the mound
for the Stenogs. If the 9Th street
school holds up in fielding Western
is in for d hot battle.
In preparation for its game Friday
with Central, Eastern will clash with
Gonzaga nine tomorrow on the Monu-
ment grounds.
Evening star., 1923-04-23

officials of both leagues declare that
4 much better brand Of base bail will
! he offered Washington sandiot fol-
lowers this year. Tho games viii hc
preceded by the usual opening day
exercises.
several hundred spectators attended
! the Moha" X -Iierzl clash which ended
in a 22-to-6 victory for the former.
The last years independent champions
piled up total of twenty-five hits.
while the Herzl nine got seven. Fraser
of the Hawks knocked two home runs.
JeR Smith. hurIing for the Knicker-
booker nine against Western Union.
allowed only six hits, his team vim
ming. Q to |. Next Sunday the kniCks
arc due to play the Rtalto nine.
Tn enc Of the best games of the day.
Hilltop Nthloti" Tiub took the meas
ur" of Mar lHud .\'hletiC club in a
ton inning GaIrc. 8 to g. Jenkins on
pitched splendid ball. errors hcirg
responsible Tor most of the Mary
landcrS' runs.
nier nine, 4 to >, Parce Athletic Club
nnlmted fnh TO nineS neSk aloran m'h rieres rs
hurler. and Lynn Lommis, Mount
Rainier boXman, figured in pitch
ers' duel, which featured the game.
Phil Athletic Club whipped the
Seamen Gunners, to 3. Tommy
kuhnert pitched good ball for the
winners.
Wavcrly Junior. continued their
winning streak by defeating the
Knirk Juniors. 10 to Z. This victory
is the fourth straight for the Wavcr-
lys MandcrS. new, first sackcr for
the WavorlyS, and Babcock. left
fielder for the Knicks. starred with
the stick. ~
HurIinR ono of the best sanaa OF
games Of the season. Mace Mccormack
iors. to defeat the Dominican Ly-
ceums. 3 to l. Six hits were made off
Mccormack. Fee Colliere and Coop
Taylor batted well for the winners.
Reynolds r. Harnsberger has been
elected captain of The Sergeant Jasper
Post base ball team. In his squad
are Julian Pore. catcher; Joseph Miles
Farrell. first base; George Kilgore,
short, and Jess Aud. center.
Boiling Field nine won it's fourth
straight over Manhattan Athletic
club. Is to II. Swanson. who relieved
Underwood for the Aviators in the
fifth inning, held the losers hitlesS.
Fifteen hits were made by Boiling
Field.
st. Joseph Athletic Club won dts
, double header on the Union Station
. Plaza diamond, defeating the Sur
rattsvlle team, to 2, in the opener,
and whipping the Yankee Athletic
Club. II to 10 in the second game.
/ st. Joseph's nine will tackle Domini-
can Lyceum Wednesday on the Wash
! ington barraks diamond at 5:15
o'clock. Games can be scheduled with
Evening star., 1923-04-23

Indeed, 1t is not saying too much to
predict that in very many respects
this 1928 outfit, containing only one
man. Bolles. who rowed at Pough-
keepsie last year, bids>fair TO stand
comparison with the great Navy
crews of the past three years. The
power Is there. It is immense. There
is smoothneSs. too. almost perfect
rhythm.
Flaw in Port side.
In truth were there not something
of a flaw in the port side the writer
even the Annapolis eights Of 1920
21-22 showed more promise at this
time Of the year. Bolles is a superb
stroke. The great Frawley is missed
only inasmuch as with him in the
ship Bolles could be utilized to repair
chances are. however. that yourg
Glendon will solve his problem on
the basis of material in hand
Whether he does or not. make no
mistake about the strength and pro-
ficiency Of the 1929 Navy varsity as
il sits right now. II will take a lot
OF beating from any crew now on the
water.
Dick Glendon. jr.. is entitled to the
credit for Saturdays victory, and to
him must 60 further credit in event
of future victories. For six Of the
young GIendon's 1922 pIeoe crew. Not
only that, but the elder Glendoa is
keeping pretty well aloof from the
situation. resting on his iaurels, as
honored resident OF Annapolis, and
high in the affection and the esteem
of every one at the Academy from
Admiral Wilson to the humblest
plebe.
Penn Has Good Grew.
a..
ed not because their opponents were
ths better oarsmen. Joseph Wright,
the coach. has developed a nippy
eight, perfectly synchronized and al
together water wise. The difference
between the two crews on Saturday
related purely to power. There
were brawny men in the Red and
Blue boat. but the weight and the
height were not 80 evenly balanced
as in the Navy ship. The Academy
Evening star., 1923-04-23
TURNS ONE OF GREATEST
FEATS IN GAMES HISTORY
Stop and Throw of Wards Grounder Back of Third
Is Rare Performance-Fact That He Missed
His Man Does Not Matter.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

EW YORK April 2Roge Peknpaugh, Washington shortstop,
be the Of ody base ball without
the we'll known fears OF successful contradiction Roger
with the Ynk made the throws
base ball field
deciding possibly will live
long in history it should
fifth inning yesterday Pccknpaugh
back Of which
inhed grabbed Wards smash His
third little
stopped down and made bakhand Checking his speed
threw
with absolute first base the ball arriving
the bound its fight
He this does etractf from feat.
Evening star., 1923-04-23
Seating Figures on Yank Field
Surely Haze Been Exaggerated

NEW YORK. April z3-mprese indeed is the sight of the
OF the Yankees packed
terday proportions applause
crowd capable of
been greatly official yesterdays
tendance be taken rs a criterion. =.
When the stadium dedicated with
last Wednesday, that passed
through the turnsties including and the
the distant sectors then.
another
tant section Of the efeId bachers a
end OF the which extends around into left
Roughly estimated 5000 could
oeuped seats but the attendance wasn't 10000 soeo
5GC00 The Washington club
admissions This the tpo the Yankee
stadium. ~
Evening star., 1923-04-23
TWO CUBS RIVALS
IN CIRCUIT HITTING

Two players in the National Lea que,
Hartuett and kelleher, both of Chi
cago, are credited with three home
runs each thus far in the season.
In the American, Dukes OF Philadel-
phia is leading with two. Ruth of
New York, Williams Of ST. LOUIS,
Heilmann OF Detroit and ten other
players were credited with one each,
In the National. four players had
scored two home runs-Freberg OF
Chicago. Grimm OF Pittsburgh. Scott
&C New York and Miller OF Chicago
while sixteen were credited with one
nome run each.
Evening star., 1923-04-23
FANS ARE SURPRISED
BY INDIANS AND CUBS

Unexpected strength shown by tlr-a
Chicago Nationals and the Cleveland
Americans together with unprece-
deuted attendanoes and unusually
heavy home-run hitting, marked the
opening days Of the 1923 major
leagues season.
Including yesterdays games the
National League batsnen have col
lected thirty home runs. twelve Of
this number being credited TO the
Cubs. Fifteen home runs have been
made in the American.
Evening star., 1923-04-23
TILDEh PLAYS WELL,
DEFEATING SPANIARD

PHILADELPHIA, April e3.-Wil-
liam T. Tilden, I'd, national tennis
champion, displayed much of his old
time form yesterday in defeating
Manuel Alonzo, champion of Spain.
in an exhibition match at the Santa
Maria Country Club. -, 4-6. g.
In a doubles match Jose and Man
uel Alonzo defeated Tilden AMI
SANDY Wiener As. s-2 -
Vincent Richards defeated WallaTS
L. Johnson, 6--3, 6--4
Evening star., 1923-04-23

The throw was more marvellous, IL
anything, than the stop, which was
one Of those plays OF lifetime. Tlre
distance that Peckinpaugh threw wa
afterward When he threw he wa
not looking to first. but to left field
He turned and threw where h.
thought first base was and made Il
bulIs-eye. The odds against dupli-
eating that play as it was made sr"
them.
The crowd of 10000 who were At
the new Yank park realized Peckin-
paugh was doing something rare.
Peck's stop Of the hit will find rival
will help to make the Yank field
famous, as other diamonds have q re-
cord Of their great plays by this mat
or the other.
Evening star., 1923-04-23
SOUTHERN R. r. B0WlERS
NOW LEAD BALTlM0REANS

Southern Railway bowlers of this
city now are ahead Of Baltimore and
Ohio General Office quint, having
taken the second clash of their
series by 105 pins. In their first
contest the Baltimoreans had as
sumed a lead of twenty-three.
Southern's counts in the latest
encounter were J37. 532 and 5J9
while the Baltimoreans scored 513,
sol and 509.
Anchorman Galley of the Baltimore
team was the individual leader, with
a 3i4 set and game OF 12i.
Evening star., 1923-04-23
Nationals Outfit Nov Peckingpah Makes Marvellous P,
DAVIS TO BE ON MOUND
WHEN WAR LEAGUE OPENS

Assistant Secretary of War
Dwight y. Davis will throw out
the first ball when the Ordinance
nine clashes with assistant secre-
tary's team in the opening game
of the War Department League
tomorrow afternoon, mt : o'clock,
on the north diamond of the Ell
lipse. Army officers of high rank
will attend. The Army Band will
start playing Mt 4;3O.