Evening star., 1923-06-17

, or real estate or leases thereof actu-
| ally acquired by such corporation.
The Stock Exchange Security Corpo-
ration had not issued stock nor had
| it discounted the note for $1,000 on
| which suit was brought.
ION May 81. 1928. the bank accounts
| of the corporation We're garnisheed
under the above Judgment and there
! by an act of bankruptcy was COM
! mitted. Payment of the judgment
| would constitute "A preference in ia
vor OF Byrne as against other sub
| ScrlberS who had not completed pay
ments for subscriptions.
| The effect of the Judgment was to
| reverse debtors into creditors.
The corporation has been serious
! ly handicapped in its operations
| through libelous articles which have
appeared concerning it, However no
| complaint is 70 be made as to the
| fairness of all of the Washing
! ton newspapers. False statements
have been circulated through a COM
mercial agency, which have been
credited to bankers in the reports.
| The results have been that sub
scribers have refused to carry out
their contracts. and therefore the cor
| poration has never had the funds for
investment which were necessary for
| its success"
Bankers Convention Plans.
! The complete program for the con-
vention of the District Bankers AS
| sociation ct Hot Springs this week
! was issued yesterday. and according
! to the agenda one Of the most in
| teresting conferences ever held by
local financial men is in store for
those who will make the trip.
At the opening session the princi-
pal addresses will be delivered by
Joshua Evans jr.. president Of the
organization, who will open the con-
yention; Rev DR.. James f. Freeman.
Episcopal bishop-eleCt of Washing
ton, who will speak on "A Broader
outlook for Washington" and John
J. Cornwell, former Governor OF West
Virginia, now general counsel for the
B. & .. railroad. who will take as his
theme The Railroad Situation"
The important subject, Finance
Companies and Their Relations With
Banks" will be stressed on the sec
ond day by Frank +. Bennett, editor
and publisher of the United States
Investor. and later during the same
day Oscar COolican, president of the
p. w. Motors, local representative of
the Packard car. will talk on THE
Automotive Industry and It's Prob
LENS
At the last days session s. p. Gill
bert, undersecretary Of the Treasury,
viii speak on United States Treas
ury Finance"
More than $50 local financial men
have secured reservations for the
trip. and this number may be aug
mented tomorrow.
The officers of the association,
members of the general committee
and those on special committees in
charge OF the convention are as
follows:
President. Joshua Evans, jr.; first
vice president, Harry V. Haynes;
second vice president, Victor b.
Deyber; secretary, F.. q. Addison. ir.
treasurer. Albert S. Galley; council of
administration. Joshua Evans, ir.:
Harry Y. Haynes. Victor 3. Deyber.
F. G. Addison, jr.: Albert S. Galley.
Eugene f. Thompson, Wilmer J.
Waller and George Q. Watson:
George w. Reik. official reporter. and
DR.. r. Fl. Morhart, official physician,
General convention committee
Milton e. Allies. Joshua Evans, jr.: r.
V: Fleming, Charles ]. Bell, Corcoran
Ihom, L. E: Breuninger. Fernand
Petit, John B. Cochran. Thomas p,
Hickman. Wade H. Cooper. William
X. de Lashmutt. c. w. Warden, Floyd
Deyber, w. w. NARROW, r. G. Donald
son, L. A. Slaughter, p A. Drury, ].
A. Messer, Benjamin w. Guy. A. $,
Gardiner. w. NJ. BaIderston. Ezra
Gould. r. II. Bagby, Robert n Har-
per, Fl. l.. Offutt, jr.; Harry v. Haynes
Harry L. selby, II H. Hevenor, W. r
Nagel. w. B. Hibbs, w. w. Spaid w.
u. Hoover. e. c. Lamborn, John r
Larner, Harry, G. Meem, Henry H
Mckee. Samuel G. Eberly. Lanier p.
McLa chlen, John A. Massie. Theodore
Michael. b. l.. Grove, William Much
leisen, William r. Baum, Frank A.
Munsey, c. H. Pope, c. F. Norment,
j. Frank White, Henry w. Offutt, b.
A. Bowles, Maurice Otterback, J.
frank Campbell. Julius I. Peyser, f.
y. Leonard, John Poole, Charles D.
Boyer, NJ. d. Rosenberg, John NJ.
Riordan, Joseph Schiavone, Francis
l. Neubeck, Thomas SomeryiIle.
Frank w. Bolgiano. E. J. SteIlwagen,
George e. Fleming, F. NJ. Savage, L.
III +; Steuart, w; r. Lewis. Eugene E
thompson, John r. Waller. A c.
Waller, George o. Watson, E. ]. Nc
Quade, Somerset r. Waters. John ID
Howard, George w. White, c. F. ia
cobsen. John c. Yost, Charles A. Nc
Carthy, Roy l.. Neuhauser; chairman.
I1o&aro - moran; vice chairman, Floyd
Fleming. chairman: E. ]. McOuade.
w: j. Waller, Victor Deyber. F. e.
Addison. jr.; George o. Vass, II. L.
Offutt. jr.
Entertainment committee w
Spaid, chairman: Boyd Taylor, A. S.
Gardiner, Dion S. Birney, f. ]. Nc
Quade. card party; Ezra Gould. golf
tennis; w. J. Waller. r. L. Neuhauser
~Fernand Petit, chairman; L. A
Slaughter, vice chairman; Charles D.
Boyer. Edward w. Popkins. A M
Nevius, Ralph NJ. Wolfe
Publicity and press committee
e. H; Pope, chairman; Y. E. Booker
jr.; K. l. NeuhauSer, A. c. Weller
E. J. McQuade. Associates on this
committee. A. Fleming, Star; M. H
Glazer. Post; C. T. Schaefer, Herald:
Harry Gusack. Times.