The Washington times., 1934-02-13

Edward Baltz, Dunbar Hare
secretary of the Perpetual Build
= ing Association, recently asked
his friend, Iowerth John Qke to
you) Roberts, assistant cashier
: at Riggs, If Mr.. Fleming could
ever be found at the bank.
= Mr.. Roberts, speaking in his
~, usual emphatic manner, said:
A. Certainly! Every day."
Mr.. Baltz countered:
--e ''Yeah! Well, how lOng?"
=, ooh! At least two hours
', every day."
The story is going the rounds
.nf the financial district and
everyone who's heard it is en-
platic in declaring that Mr..
Roberts is a loyal friend.
Yesterday being Lincoln'S birth
day, the brokerage and invest
ment men took a holiday. Only
a few came down at all, while the
rest were either at clubs or were
: still absent on weekend holidays.
y The board boys, however, cleaned
up for today, while hahitues of
hoard rooms stood out in corr1-
5 dors and talked, having forgotten
that the Stock Exchange closed
for the Great Emancipator's
49, birthday anniversary.
While the brokers. loafed the
bankers worked. They, too, would
9. have liked to take a day off, but
: could not because the code under
:. - which Washington banks operate
:. Gorbids closing except on specified
~ occasions. These are:
~ Washington's birthday; Fourth
Of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiv-
= ing, Christmas and New Years.
. Maybe it was the holiday that
was responsible, but there was less
. activity yesterday in the Wash
y angton Building offices Of the Re-
a organization Division Of the
:. Comptroller Generals office than
in many months.
George o. Vass, vice president
and cashier Of Riggs National
Bank, is q fisherman Of note. He
:: started when a boy and did con-
: siderable fishing in Oregon waters,
:. where the salmon are thicker than
s hops.
. Several years ago he took his
.. wife out West and visited the
!, streams he had fiShed as a boy.
:. The salmon were running and
= Mrs. VasS was convinced. She
= no longer doubts her husbands
fish stories.
2 Mr.. Vass told the story on him
self yesterday, being reminded OF
the fact by a man from oregon,
>, who dropped in.
Maurice Otterback, president Of
the Anacostia Bank and the East
: ern Building and Loan ASsocia-
ton, is vacationing in Florida. He
!: Is expected to return in March.
= william H. Dyer, assistant sec
- retary Of the Perpetual Building
=" Association, and F. Wilson Camp,
- Secretary.treasurer Of the District
~ Building and Loan Association,
- will branch out as noted speakers
when they address the midwinter
national conference of the Amer
Raara Coyi,,0c p11j1dioo oYa6 Tnor
= Institute. The meeting was held
s last year in Washington. This year
/; Chicago is the locale, and the
! dates are Tuesday and Wednes-
day Of next week.
Local building association execu-
= tives believe the meeting will be
-" one Of the most important ever
~. held since it will give much
:. thought to the Federal Govern
=. enent's home mortgage program.
It may seem that the Riggs
= National was the only place we
picked up anything yesterday, but
this story is too good to hold.
Avon M. Nevius, vice president
Of that institution, ought to be
with the Byrd expedition at the
South Pole. He's bemoaning the
fact that there's going to be a
break in the weather.
Mr.. Nevius just loved the re-
cent SHOWS and sub-zero tempera-
lures, and during the period did
not miss his morning constitu-
tional-his jog through Rock
Greek Park. Despite the treach-
erous footing yesterday as
result Of the fine snowfall of the
night before, he logged three
nuarters Of mile before stop
ping to walk back. Br-r-r!
The motion filed in District
Ct Columbia Supreme Court by
Col. Wade H. Cooper, president
6f the United States Savings
Bank, undoubtedly was inspired
By the fact that the Comptroller
Of the Currency has just named
q new receiver. The colonel seeks
to stay the Treasury or receiver,
-. CaSter B. Keene, from taking any