Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-19


mond reported
clearings of S44,- Victor B. Deyber.
10000 against
S4S 23o 600 for the week ending Janu
arv 10 but an increase of 20.3 per cen
over the same week last year.
Deyber Election Well Deserved.
Reelection of Victor B. Deyber, pres
fdent of the Second National BANK
secretary of the Washington Clearing
House Association, was well deserved
honor. Mr. Deyber has served the as
ISOLATION for several years IN the ca
pacity to the complete satisfaction O.
the membership Mr.. Deyber is Tor
mer president of the District Bankers
Association and still maintains an &C.
tive interest in the organization.
Grocery Regulations Approved.
The Federal Trade Commission has
approved rules adopted by the grocery
industry, prohibition secret rebates
secret concessions or secret allowances
of any kind, premiums involving ele-
ments of lottery. misrepresentation OF
fraud. commercial bribery, false and
misleading advertising and use oil
Slack-filled or deceptively shaped con-
tanners. The commission divides the
rules adopted by the industry into TWO
groups, those affirmatively approved
and those accepted merely as express
sionS of the trade.
One resolution affirmatively approved
Is to the effect that any joint trade
action purposed unjustly to exclude
manufacturer, merchant or product
from a market, or unjustly to discrim-
tnate against such by conspiracy
agreement or misleading propaganda
for the purpose of influencing leglSla-
ton or other public action, is an unfair
method of business. Another is the
rule condemning selling below cost to
inlure competitor.
Eighty-fve per cent of the country's
iobbers, 85 per cent of the wholesale
grocers and 30 per cent of the retail
grocers were represented at the trade
practice conference through associations
or in person.
Title Companies Name Officers.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the District Title Insurance
Co., the following were elected to serve
as directors for the ensuing year, or
until their successors are elected:
Charles G. Allen, Arthur G.. Bishop,
Joshua w. Carr, Edmund D. Rheem,
Alfred H. Lawson, Sidney T. Thomas.
It. Stockton Matthews, William c.
Miller, Eugene A. Smith, Joseph l.
Weller, H. L. Rust. jr.; William E. Fer
guson, Carl j. Bergman, John p
Story and T. Howard Duckett.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Lawyers Title Insurance
Co. the following were elected to serve
as directors: Arthur G. Bishop, Charlie:
w. Stetson, Joseph N. Saunders, Harry
NJ. Packard, Ernest L. Schmidt, Albert
u
Gill. jr: Eugene A. Smith. George M
Emmerich, Clarence F. Donohoe
Charles H. Bauman, Charles H. Kindle
James Med. Shea and Charles B
Gillett
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Washington Title Insur-
ance Co., directors for the ensuing year
were elected as follows: Arthur G.
Bishop, Ernest L. Smith, William M
Hallam. George H. O'Connor, William
T. Galliher. William Stanley, Robert @
Merrick, William S. Merrick, George F
Hane, Clarence F. Eorment. II. Glenn
Phelps, B. Francis Saul, Fred Mckee
Lee Barroll and John P. Winand.
Glass Company Elects Trustees.
At the annual meeting of the stock.
holders of the Home Plate Glass Insur.
ance Co. of the City of Washington
held yesterday, the following trustee.
were chosen for the ensuing year:
Byron S. Adams, H. H. Bergman
Charles r. Brown, Albert j. Gore
William H. Somervell. The board or.
ganiZed with the selection of the fol-
flowing officers: John B. Larner. preSi.
dent; Byron S. Adams. vice president
and William II. Somervell, secretary.
treasurer.
The financial report of the treasurer
showed a gratifying increase in thu
business OF plate glass insurance pre-
miumS during the year. This company
was incorporated under the laws of the
District of Columbia on the 18th da!
of February, 1882.
Waller Predicts Growing Prosperity.
THE outlook for the future pros
perity of Washington was never NOR,
Favorable" declares President John r
Waller of the International Bank, il
q letter to stockholders giving notict
OF the annual meeting to be helS
February 4.
The bank has just paid dividens
of 81 per share for 1923, making :
total OF Silt per share in dividend
since 1920, in addition to a steady in
crease in surplus. Speaking of Wash
ington, President Waller says in hi
letter:
Everything pertaining to the world
progress in art, science and commerc
has found. its. highest expression a
the National Capital. In addition +
an increase in local building opera
tions, the Government program is &C
lively being carried out. This will en-
tail total expenditures of approximate
$l50,000,000 for 1922
Financial District Gleanings.
The meeting of the District Banker:
Association next Wednesday evening a
the Willard promises to draw a recor
attendance with II. Parker Willis, a
authority on the Federal Reserve &C
as the speaker.
Washington Chapter, American In
Htitute of Banking. will entertain mem
bers Of the Baltimore chapter at din
ner at the Madrillon tonight, proceed
ing bowling match between teams
the two chapters.
Invitations have been received by
number of prominent members of tn
local A. 1. B. chapter to attend tn
annual dinner of the Roanoke chapte
Saturday, January &c.
w, w. Spaid of w. B Hibbs & c.
has been in New York attending
meeting of the out-of-toWn section
the Association of New York Stoc
Exchange Firms.
Mehlman IL Co.. dealers in unliste
securities, have removed their Office
from the International Building TO II
Woodward Building. Il. j. Mehlma
is head OF the company and the tlrl
has many Offices In other cities.
N. s. w. Prospects Held Good.
The president OF the Norfolk & Yves
eln Railway, A. c. Needles, predic
that the first quarter of 1929 will
better than tho same period in 1872
He also predicts s20S7 earned on con
mon in 1923 compared with per sha
Harnings Of S2l.23 IL 1871