Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-10
CREDIT DISCUSSION
OF MANY ASPECTS
Association in Convention
Here Will Hear National
Authorities.

The National Association of Credit
Men, at the thirtieth annual conven-
ton at the Mayfiower Hotel. June 8
to IS, will be addressed by Govern
ment officials and business men on a
wide variety of subjects relating to
credit, banking and business, accord
ing to the tentative program made
public last night.
One of the most vital projects now
before the association, the campaign
against commercial criminals" to
be backed by a million dollar fund,
will come up for consideration when
a report is made on the movement
and an address will be delivered by
Col. William J. Donovan. assistant to
the Attorney General
Col. Donovan, as United States dis
trict attorney at Buffalo and later as
Assistant Attorney General in charge
of criminal prosecution for the De-
partment of Justice, has been in the
forefront of the movement to curb
commercial frauds, which are known
by the association to be taking an
immense toll from the public
Discussion of the commercial
criminal will be opened by w. H.
Pouch of New York City, chairman
of the national fund for credit pro-
lection, who will report on the prog
ress being made in the program to
establish additional expert investi-
gators in key positions throughout
the country, and to build up a ma
chine to prosecute the guilty. The
program has been approved by At
torney General Sargent. Secretary of
the Treasury Mellon and Secretary of
Commerce Hoover.
Bankers of the association, who are
organized as the Robert Morris Asso-
ciates, j. n. Eaton of Boston, presi-
dent, will compile a report on the
credit situation as they have found
it throughout the country, will hold
their annual meeting Monday morn
ing, and will present what they call
Credit Demonstration" Tuesday
afternoon.
Vice Governor Edmund Platt of
the Federal Reserve Board, an oppo-
nent of the recent McFadden bill, will
speak Tuesday afternoon on the sub
!ect: Branch Banking as Means of
Preventing Bank Failures"
Taxation" will be discussed by
Undersecretary of the Treasury Win
ston Thursday. No intimation has
been given association officials as to
how far Mr.. Winston may go in re-
vealinS future policies of the Treas
ury Department. His address, how
ever, is looked forward to with spe-
cial interest, in view of the study of
revenue problems now under way at
the Treasury looking to recommends
tons for tax reduction at the COM
ing session of Congress.
Tax discussion will occupy consid-
cradle time on the program following
Mr.. Winston's address, and will be
under direction of Curtis r. Burnett
of Newark, n. j., past president of
the association and long identified
with the associations taxation work.
Senator Fess of Ohio will address
the convention Tuesday on Business
and Legisla ton
Bishop James z. Freeman of the
Episcopal Diocese of Washington will
address the convention at it's OPEN
ing session Monday afternoon on the
subject of religion and business.
There will also be discussion of
Foreign Credits" on which a special
report will be presented by c. C.
Martin of New York City, chairman
of the associations foreign credits
committee; THE Future of Agricul-
ture," Friendly Adjustments. "
Banking and Currency" Install
ment Buying, Is it Being Overdone 90
1.-THE Future of Business" The In
terchange of Credit Information"
and stability in Business Achieved
by the Better Use Of Credit"