Evening Star Newspaper, April 23, 1935, Page 31

DAILY SHORT STORY. | TRUE COLORS | She Saw the White Boss Come Face to Face With the l Stern Justice of the Jungle. i BY MARGARET ARY heard the humming of & motor in the distance. Mr. Mil- ler that would be; no one else owned A passenger car in this part of Africa. She held her baby tighter in her arms and stroked gently the yellow down that covered her 6 - month - old bead. Mr. Miller was coming to call—the boss. She’d have to be nice to him; Jim’s job depended on his good will. It shouldn’t be diffi- cult, though. Mr. Miller was always very kind. Sometimes — the thought pressed if- self on her, unwel- come — sometimes he seemed too kind. His manner almost seemed o suggest that & little kindness in return would pay. Jim's job, after all, did de- pend— She banished the thought as unworthy. The big black American-made car was in the gravel driveway, and Mil- ler, his hand outstretched in friendly greeting, was mounting the steps to the veranda. 3 “you're looking well, Mrs. White, he said. “Getting prettier every dny:“ She felt herself shrinking under his glance. It was a penetrating look that roved from her head to her feet; some- how it made her feel ashamed, afraid. “Boy. bring the tea,” she called to the little black servant who hovered in the doorway. The tea and cakes were set before them. She placed the baby under the netting in her crib and turned to the table. But as she poured the steaming amber liquid into the crude cups, two figures skirted the fringe of fronds at the turn of the pathway and &p- | proached the veranda. | They were natives; a young man and | an old, clad only in the antelope | skins which covered their thighs, The oid man’s face, intelligent and aristo- cratic, beamed friendship and antici- pation at once, as he bowed low and spoke: I am Chief Casamba.” He could not see Miller stiffen in his chair be- hind the balustrade. “I come from a village many days’ travel from here. 1 have never seen a white child.” ‘Then, shyly, “May I see your child?” Mary rose with a smile and: walked to the crib. But before she could lift the child she heard a cry of fright and turned to see Miller rush at the old chief and kick him squarely in the stomach, cursing as he did so. The old man fell, 8 whimpering heap of pain. Hatred gleaming in his eyes, the voung native lifted the chief to his feet. And no word was spoken &s they crept away. Thoughts of Jim's job crowded Mary's brain and when she spoke she strove to keep the anger from her voice. *“You needn’t have done that, Mr. Miller.” she said. “They meant no | harm.” Fury and fear were in his face, but he answered gently enough. “Sorry I frightened you. But the old beggar has leprosy. I didn't want him to——" Miller, too. was fighting for control. ZINC INSTITUTE BACKS STABILIZATION PLAN of Com- Approve Appointment mittee to Draft Program for Code Authority. Ry the Associaied Press ST. LOUIS, April 23.—Seeking to stabilize the industry, the American Zinc Institute at its seventeenth an- | nual meeting here yesterday approved ‘ & motion for appoiniment of a com- mittee to prepare a stabilization plan to be submitted to the zinc code suthority. Members of the institute said the basic problem is the control of pro- | duction to prevent accumulation of surplus stocks which upset the market. | C. S. J. Trench, New York, editor of | the American Metal Market, said one | of the strong depressive factors in the | present market is the existence of a surplus of 113.000 tons of zinc. If these stocks could be isolated by agree- | ment, he said, so they would not go | on the market except under stipulated | price conditions, an important step | would be taken toward solution. | Ralph M. Roosevelt, New York, presi- dent of the institute and chairman de facto of the zinc code authority. | asserted the surplus stocks are hcld! by a relatively few companies and are not being marketed. Roosevelt and Trench and other institute members ! agreed that Government controi is not desired in the zinc industry. SHOES that in the SPRING z i spoil all the fun of wearing new clothes! They can easily be corrected in Jelleft's shoe clinic Mail orders carefully serviced Shoe Clinic—Basement THE hew ©. S 12141220 F STREET A young man and an old. | SALLY EULICH. “Will you excuse me from tea?” he| asked. “T've work, . to attend to.” He walked quickly to the car. An hour later the house boy brought the mes- sage: “They are come again, mis- tress. Casamba and his son are here.” She went out onto the veranda. ‘The bent old man and the boy stood at a respectful dis- tance in the yard. The chief’s hand rested on the shoulder of a na- tive girl whose beautiful bronze body was draped in gaudy cloths, Her head was hung as if in shame; her brown hands moved nervously. Mary looked anxiously at the crib where her baby lay sleeping. 8he called out: “Is it true, chief, that you are sick with the terrible sick- ness?” He shook his head in denial. Mary looked inquiringly at her house boy. “No, no! He has not the sickness,” he told her. She lifted the child from the crib and held her high. “Little white queen!” the chief saluted. And with a gesture to his son he added: “A gift for the white ‘woman!” . The young native unrolled ai her feet an enormous leopard skin. “You are very kind,” said Mary. She looked at the beautiful girl huddled against the chief’s side. “1 shall give you in return a dress for your daughter. She is your daughter?” Mary asked. The girl huddled closer. The old chief’s eyes glowed queerly. “Yes,” he said, “she 1s my daughter.” “1s she ill?” Mary asked, looking at the lackluster eyes sei deep in the beautiful face. “Her spirit is ill,” the chief replied. “T shall tell you of her. Last year she went to Macoda to visit the people of | her mother. She did not come back.” He looked at the girl pityingly. “I went to Macoda to seek Her. I found her there in the power of a white man—his slave, his—" A sob escaped the girl. “Humbled like & cap- tive beast. I stole her from him and brought her home again.” A glint of understanding flashed in Mary’s eyes. ‘The chief went on: “You saw but a little while since how he who shamed her attacked me.” He stopped, over- come. Then in a voice of steel he said: “He will never again bring one of my people low.” She followed his glance down the dirt road to the jungle beyond, and tken to the shining knife tucked in the loin cloth of the son, who stood with high head and lips compressed. “You——?" she faltered faintly. He looked at her significantly. “White woman safe—now,” he said, Order NOW! RECREATIN BOARD ‘THE EVENING D. C. WOMEN ASK Would Have Nine Members With Power to Act in All Matters. Creation of @ rvecreation commis- sion of nine members with power to function in all local piayground and recreation matiers was recommended by the District Federation of Women’s Clubs in s meeting yesterday at Barker Hall of the Young Women's Christian Assoclation. 1t was recommended that the board be composed of three members to be appointed by the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, three members by the Board of Education and three by the District Commission- ers. It was asked that the six mem- bers appointed by the board and the Commissioners should be District resi- dents not connecied with the Federal or District Governments, The board, it was recommended, should have the power of appointing a recreational director and of making necessary rules and regulations for operation of local parks and play- grounds. The resolution was intro- duced by Mrs, Otto L. Veerhoff, chair- man of the department of education. The federation adopted a resolution opposing the proposed bill to permit the appearance of children as actors on Washington stages. It also advo- cated enactment by Congress of legis- Jation to control the District smoke nuisance, Both these resolutions were introduced by Mrs. Horace J. Phelps, chairman of the Legislative Commit- tee. ‘The [lederation indorsed several resolutions prepared by the General Federation of Women’s Clubs for con- sideration ai the national meeting in Detroit next June. One of these resolutions calls upon all federation members to co-operaie with State, county and municipal health authori- ties in the raising of local funds for child welfare and health work to match Federal funds which then will be made available. Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, presideni of | the local federation, presided. SIGMUND ELECTED | Howard Sigmund was elected presi- dent of the Central Seventh Street Merchants’ Association at the annual meeting held last night in the Wash- ington Hotel. He succeeds Cecil Kauf- man. Other officers elected were: Ben Livingston, vice president; A. J. Stephens, secreiary, and Bernie Boudren, treasurer. The group adopted a resolution urging that G sireet be widened be- tween Seventh and Ninth streets. and grinned at the baby amiably. I “Little white queen safe, t00.” He bowed very low. (Copyright. 1935.) i Tomerrow: A kindly judge seasons | justice with mercy in dealing with | will contain little if any sti STAR, WASHINGTO TUESDAY. APRIL 23, 1934, & ‘W 1;Wtwen Window Panes Inve As World Seeks New Commerce Man Working Qvertime to Supply Needs of Trade and Science—Electric Power From Wind Tried. By the Associated Press. Inventive brains, stimulated by & freighi in India, Ceylon and other pgve come at s more opportune time. pressing commercial and scientific de- mand for new products and for novel utilization of old materials, are work- ing overtime on & world-wide front. Foreign trade acouts of the Depart- ment of Commerce report straw hats | manufactured in Germany this vear . Raw ‘mater will be paper n and special “straws” made of rayou. Threads of glass so finelv woven that = bundle of them looks like = wisp of silg form the basis of a new type of window glass being produced by & British company. This glass “slk” 1s woven Into a piece and sand- wiched between two sheets of ordinary glass. The result is that the light does not pass through it as it would through ordinary glass, but is caught by the countless facets of the “silk” | and diffused evenly throughout the room, eliminating shadow. The new product possesses insulating qualities which preserve an even temperature in Summer or Winter. It also passes the health-giving ultra-violet rays which are obstructed by the ordinary | window pane, the repori says. Production of electric current from | windpower is to be tried out in Ger- many. The government has appro- priated funds for the construction of 2 wind plant which it is estimated will produce 4,000,000 kilowait hours per year with average wind conditions prevailing. The cost is estimated at only four-ienths of a cent per kilowatt hour. | mode of local transportation of | areas of the East. VIEW Wl'l:H ALARM | Firemen See Youth Turn in False Call Near Station. DETROIT -(#).—Harassed firemen | returned to their siation afier an- swering four false alarms only to hear the gong ring again. But this time they didn't “roll.” Standing in full view at a box in front of the station was Richard Mat- thews, 17. The firemen seized the youth and Recorder’s Judge Christo- pher E. Stein allotted him 60 days in Jjail to consider his oversight. An office building, the exterior of | B which will be constructed almost en- | tirely of glass, is 10 be erected in Copenhagen. An experiment is being made in equipping bullock carts in India and Ceylon with pneumatic tires. R. L. 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