The Washington times., 1934-05-01

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belief "that the
Administratio n $s s3
desires to give
the London sill ~
yer agreement, ~
recently ratified Dunbar Hare
by all signatory nations, an op-
portunity to operate.
He adds:
"Tt is rumOred that the
adamant silver bloc in the Sen.
ate, If they are not met half
way in their demands, will re-
fuse to vote for the reciprocal
tariff legislation and the stock
exchange control bill-the two
important measures that the
Administration desires before
adjournment. Such a bloc vote
may be sufficiently large to
, cause the Administration con-
siderable trouble"
Chester Lockwood, co-manager
Of Hemphill, Noyes & Company,
1S back at his desk after a siege
of illness. He looks none the
worse for the ordeal and is re-
ceiving congratulations Of his
friends on his recovery.
After many unsuccessful at
tenpts to locate Major Ferry
Heath, of E. H. Hartman & Co.,
we found him at his desk yes
terday. Told that he was GER
tainly an Elusive man, the major
smiled and said:
"Oh, no! I've been around
all the time, except for q trip
to New York, luncheon engage
ments and conferences. You
must have called under such
circumstances"
Robert c. Jones, Of Robert c.
doneS & Co., Inc, looked very
Springy and immaculate yester-
day, as a symphony in blue,
carrying white kid gloves. Mr..
Jones is one Of the smartest
dressers nthe local investment
field.
Asked what he did over the
weekend, he replied:
II rode horseback in the
morning Sunday, and gOlfed in
the afternoon. One must keep
oneself in condition"
1ncidently, Mr.. Jones believes
that while the stock market may
stay down for sometime to come,
there will be an unusually strong
bond market. Mr.. Jones is pri-
marily interested in bonds.
Wilmer J. Waller, vice presi-
dent of the Hamilton National
Bank, and chairman of the pro-
gram committee of the District
Of Columbia Bankers Association
for the May 27-30 convention at
White Sulphur Springs, is getting
bis program arranged.
He's so near success that he's
going to hold a pow-wow Thurs
day with Eliot H. Thomson, de-
mon press agent Of the Washing
ton Loan and Trust Company,
and also Of the association. The
conference will be preliminary
to an intensive publiciay cam
paign.
Yesterday was the first day of
daylight saving time in New
York and as the market there
opened an hour earlier the local
brokerage houses followed suit.
The boys certainly looked sleepy,
and it was even funnier to look
at your watch and read 70
o'clock and then look at the clock
and find it registered /.
Some Of the local boys express
ed their viewpoints in no uncer.
tain terms.
Mai. Gen. Richmond P. Davis,
U. s. A., retired, manager Of
Fenner & Blame, said:
ut would be alright If Wash
ington, too, were on daylight
savings time, but this bust
ness Of working under two
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Ed Little, of the same firm,
declared:
81 feel like I still need sleep.
This thing of getting up an
hour earlier is nuts"
Ralph M. Wolfe, manager of
Mackubin & Legg, asserted:
''It makes no difference to
me. I'll be here until 5 o'clock
Washington time anyway. /
always am"
C. Shelton c"Buck'O Buchanan,
Of Hemphill. Noyes & Company,
said:
"It's o. K. with me. While
I have to get up earlier, I'll
be getting home quicker"
Mr.. Buchanan has just moved
into his new home and it's pre-
suned that he has many little
chores he wants to perform.
Miss BesS Schoor, Of West
himer q Company. gushed:
TITS simply swell; it'll give
ne more time for golf"
John r. Hamilton, receiver for
five Of the closed banks that