Evening star., 1926-05-10
BUSINESS LEADERS
ASSEMBLING HERE
Chamber of Commerce Con-
vention to Draw 1900 Dele
gateS--Opens Tomorrow.


business session with the general SUB
jcct of "seIf-regrlation in business
the dominating factor to be Kept IN
the forefront of all discussion ana
committee consideration, hundreds ot
delegates to the fourteenth annual
meeting of the Chamber of commerce
of the United States gathered IN
Washington today in preparation for
the formal opening of the foremost
business meeting of the year.
While general sessions Will not
open until 1880 o'clock tomorrow
morning, the national councillors OIL
the chamber met today to make
nominations for directors to I'LL va
cancies on the governing board OF
the national body. AT the same time
Gov. Clifford Walker of Georgia.
awarded to the city of Albany, Ca
the grand prize for fire prevention
progress during 1928.
one of the most important sessions
Of the annual meeting will be the
dinner of the American committee ol
the international Chamber or COM
merce tonight at 7:30 at the MayuoWer
Hotel. Addresses will be made by Sir
Joshua stamp, British railway eAecu-
tive and economist Owen - AoulS'
of the General Electric Co., chairman
of the American committee, VINO was
ipstrumental in formulating the
Dawes plan. and Julius II. Barnes a
former president of the chamber ana
n leader in preparing the agenda out
OF which grew the Dawes plan.
Other Prominent Speakers.
Other prominent men listed on tne
speaking program or the TN ee-uaS '
meeting, beginning tomorrow, are
John w. OLeary, president or the
chamber; Secretary of Commerce
Hoover. Gov. Albert c. Ritchie OF
MARYLAND, Cyrus Mccormick of the
International Harvester Co., Chlcago:
William Fortune of Indianapolis faui
w. IitchfieId of Akron, Ohio; tred l.
Kent, New York banker; X. H. Alsn-
ton, president of the American Rall-
way Association; Robert Jemison, Jf',
president, the National Association oi
Real Estate Boards, and Frank H.
Coates. vice president, the Henry l..
Dohertv Co. Of New York and preSl-
dent Of the American Electric Rail
way Association. q.
on the face of the large registration
already made today, officials OF tne
chamber estimated that more than
1000 delegates from every state
would attend the general sessions ana
committee meetings which brlng 10
an end the annual meeting Thursday
afternoon. At the close OF the meet
inc the business men Will participate
in a golf tournament at three local
clubs for prizes donated by the cham-
Der and its executives.
All lines of industry, finance and
commerce are represented in the
group of business men assembled Tor
the meeting.
Big Issues on Agenda.
IN addition to the general subject
of "self.regulation in business" ques'
tions relating to agriculture, States
relations and the general proposition
of State and Federal law enforcement;
taxation. budgeting, transportation,
merchandising and insurance, will all
be conspicuous in the discussions.
Washington, which is included In
the second election district, did not
put forward a candidate this year Tor
nomination to the board OF directors.
p G. Graham. local business man and
a member of the Board of Education,
was nominated last year, but failed of
election. Candidates from the second
election district, which includes also
New York, New Jersey. PENNSYLVANIA,
Delaware and Maryland, were Charles
L. Bernheimer and Robert Buettger of
New York; Gilmore 3. Jeffery of Baiti,
more and Ernest T. Trigg of Philadel-
phia. Only two could be nominated.
Nomination is equivalent to election,
chamber officials said.
The average per capita fire loss in
Albany, Ga, for the last five years
has been only $3.50 in city of less
than 10000 population, as compared
with an average of more than S. per
capita for the entire country, John
A. Davis, president of the Albany
Chamber of Commerce. declared in ac-
cepting the fire waste contest award.
THE results of such records of fire
prevention and control have enabled
us TO secure reductions in our insur-
ance rates which save our people
over $4,000 a year in insurance
premiums" he added.
Health Conditions Praised.
Mr. Davis said Senator Royal S.
Copeland Of New York visited Albany.
and after his visit issued a statement
declaring the city was justified in its
claim TO the lowest death rate of any
city Of like size in the country. "Dr.
Copeland says that any city which
is careful in the protection of it's
property from fire" he said, will be
careful, as wen. in the protection of
it's health. SO we feel that our fire
prevention work has brought us a
great deal in addition to the honor
of receiving this grand award"
After the general session tomorrow
morning, to be opened by President
O'Leary, and with an address by Mr..
Barnes, the conference will split into
group meetings to be held at the
home of the chamber, II street and
Connecticut avenue. and at the May