The Washington times., 1934-02-06

eress, and is puzzling local fin.
0nciers.
1T. seems considerable stock has
6een issued in the company, but
% far as local financiers can
ascertain there will not be much
dividend return, unless. The
@nanciers want to know how the
stock comes under the securities
-.
We dropped in yesterday at the
PRESS conference which John H.
ahey, chairman Of the Federal
Home Loan Bank Board, held
yesterday in the board room Of
&Re Department Of Commerce
Building, and were astonished at
the amount Of heckling he took
from real estate and mortgage
Heonges.
We have been in the newspaper
Business in this mans town for
5 number Of years, but recognized
ly about six Of the fellows.
BY the way, there's no reason
p doubt that the Home Loan
Board is Democratic. On the walls
Ore etchings Of Grover Cleveland
md woodrow Wilson, the only
Democrats elected to the Chief
Bxecutiveship since the Victorial
Age, except the present incumbent.
0Shere also is a Very bad portrait
d George washington.
Fahey is a very personable man,
hut when the boys who are sent
Shere to ask him technical ques-
tpns start shooting them he "ers-
Gs-erS." However, he has the
dope about the Home Loan at his
SiIigertips, and can tell all about
is If not hurried. He's quiet an
addition to Washington's official
NE, being very distinguished in
appearance, with white hair, mus
eache and goatee, in addition to
being q meticulous dresser.
Hemphill, Noyes & Company
smells to high Heaven of paint
and white lead. In addition its
cutie a different looking place
these days. It took over the
Hoodbody business 10 days ago,
has put in board, a lounge room,
and made other improvements.
Chester Lockwood, the healthy
booking comanager, thinks that
he stencil will be removed in a
day or two, as soon as ventilating
ans are installed, and indirect
NEhtin0 goes into effect.
Marshall Exnicios, one Of the
executives at the offices Of Rob
ert c. Jones & Company, is a
modest man, but it's necessary to
say that he's the squash cham
pion Of Washington, and played
such a whale of a game recently
against the TESTERS team from
england that everybody'S talking
about it. Incidently, like most
people, he likes to have his name
correctly spelled, so If you write
him remember it's EX-NI-C-I-O-S.
James P. Schick, president Of
ehe National Mortgage & Invest
ment Company, is attending to
business these days, but Is long
ing for the return Of the baseball
season. Schick is one Of Wash
dngton'S best known baseball fans
and is q staunch supporter OF
Joe Cronin, the Mats manager.
Mackubin, Legg & Company's
office in the Woodward Building
Elsaelled like a bride with orange
blossoms and all the fixings had
passed through yesterday. Ralph
NJ. Wolfe, manager, denied that
any knot had been tied. Instead,
ne said, Charles F. Beebe, one Of
mis- telegraphers, had received a
shipment Of Florida oranges and
Hangerines. Anyway, the Mac
&ubinLegg establishment reeked.
Frank P. Morse, manager of
Charles D. Barney's local office,
practically kicked us out the other
day-that was Saturday. He was
TOO busy to talk to us then and
when we called yesterday he said:
I'm sorry, I've been SO busy
haven't heard a thing"
Edward c. Baltz, secretary OF
Perpetual Building Association,
spends much Of his off time in his
workshop in the rear Of the busi-
ness establishment. There, with
the aid Of lots Of workmen he's
building a new speed boat to enter
in local regattaS.
AL the bankers are worried over
what constitutes an account that
comes under the $4,000 report
provision Of the Internal Rev.
enue Bureau. These must be made
February Is and it was said today
they have to be sent to the
sorting section Of that govern.
mental bureau, here,
The Federal Trade Commission
reports that 10 million dollars
worth Of proposed securities, Of
which more than six million are
for new capital, have been filed
with the Federal Trade CommiS-
sion for registration under the
Securities Act. None enumera-
ted are from the District.