Evening Star Newspaper, November 27, 1935, Page 14

JUDEE OVERRULES EMPLOYWENT SUT Nurse Who Argued Own Case in Court Loses Action to Force Job. Justice Jennings Bailey of District Supreme Court yesterday overruled the demand of Miss Helen Cage, unem- ployed nurse, of 717 Third street, that Commissioner George E.' Allen and Federal Relief Administrator Harry L. Hopkins be ordered to restore her to the relief rolis. Miss Cage contended in person be- fore the court lasi week the two officials were charged by Congress to give relief to all in need and had no discretion in the matter. She pre- pared her suit and argument by poring through legal tomes in the Congres- sional Library, since she was without funds to pay a lawyer. Representing Allen and Hopkins, Assistant Corporation Counsel Vernon ‘West told the court Miss Cage had been offered a job and refused it, and before that had received a weekly allowance of $6.50 for food and lodg- ing. He denied relief officials are under any compulsion to grant aid to & particular individual. “There is no showing that the de- fendants, or either of them, have failed to perform any plain ministerial act which can be controlled by man- damus, but the acts complained of are, in my opinion, within their dis- cretion,” Justice Bailey stated in his opinion. CATHOLIC UNIT TO MEET D. C. Chapter, Federation of Alumnae, Convenes December 7. "The thirteenth annual conference of the District of Columbia Chapter, International Federation of Catholic Alumnae, will be held at the Willard Hotel Saturday, December 7. The board in charge of arrange- ments includes Mrs. Lewis A. Payne, governor; Mrs. John R. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. H. Winship Wheatley, jr., and | Miss Ann P. Brosnan, vice governors; Miss Mary D. Oberg, recording secre- tary; Miss Agnes du Fief, correspond- ing secretary; Miss Kathryn E. Bowers, treasurer; Miss Agnes Auth, Mrs. Clarence W. Lee, Miss Agnes Fealy, Miss Regina Hartnett, Miss Mary Hannan, Miss Edna J. Sheehy and Miss Miriam T. Rooney, trustees. Tahiti Has Aviation Club. PAPEETE, Tahiti (#).—Perhaps| because of the prospective extension | of trans-Pacific airlines to the South Seas, an aviation club has been| formed at Papeete under official| sanction. Planes and instructors will | come from France. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON Thrift Shop to Help Fill Santa’s Bag Washingtonians Who Donate Cast-Offs Will Make Children Happy. The kind of pleasure which the Thrift Shop hopes to reproduce for hundreds of Washington children this Christmas is expressed by little Rita Yoakum as she inspects some of the playthings donated to the shop at 1011 E street. The Thrift Shop needs more such contributions to make possible its anticipated Christmas sale. @ 3 1 “——And Dear Santa, I want & new | 5y¢ hooks, musical instruments, pic- | able prices to many who can’t afford sled, picture book with lots of animals in it, skates, a doll, and please, please bring me a new blue coat and teddy bear.” Lots of letters to that effect are cast-off articles available at reason- | no longer use for sale at the shop. | Country Home; going to be written during the next month, and replies to many may be made possible by the planned Christ- mas sale of the Thrift Shop. The toys, the coat and the book won't be new and they won't be free, but hundreds of children who might otherwise go without Christmas gifts will get things put aside by others to whom the importance of pennies is smaller. Children come often into the Thrift Shop at 1011 E street. It's not like the big stores. You don't see exciting dis- plays of gleaming metal or smell new wood. There is no Santa Claus in bright red, with white whiskers and shiny boots. The Santa Clauses to the Thrift Shop’s young customers are Washingtonians who donate cast-off articles so they may be put on sale in terms of fractions of a dollar or a few dollars instead of several. Overcoats and underwear, shoes and hats, bed clothes and table linen, DAILY SHORT STORY CABALLERO By Glenn Reilly. ENOR ORTEGA stepped from the cool, dim shadows of his house on the Plaza de las In- nocencias into the midst of the post- siesta heat. Once on: the walk, he stood in placid con- templation of the street, looking first in one direction and then turning to see what lay in the other. The sheal of flowers which not a half hour before had bloomed in his garden he carried carefully in their tissue paper wrap- per, around the bottom of which had been wrapped also a piece of tin- foil. A moment's hesitation and he had decided his route. Ordinarily he would have driven in his automobile, of American make, but these revolutions—ane found it hard to live like a gentleman these days! Silence lay as heavy as the heat along the deserted streets. The firing and shouting of the morning when the rebels had stubbornly resisted in their retreat along the plaza, had ceased with the time for the siesta, and had not yet been resumed. | All that remained of the furious fighting was the broken glass and| chipped masonry lying along the walk, and a dark, huddled figure here and there lyingas thoughinexhausted sleep! | Senor Ortega shrugged distaste- | fully and carefully avoided these obstructions to progress. As he ar-| rived at the square, where the railed | platform still stood, festooned with gay streamers from last night's band concert, he discerned that the Na- cionales, the government soldiers, had thrown a barricade across the entire square, which in reality was not a square, but a circle. B "YOU cannot pass, senor.” The barefooted soldier in the gray Nacionale uniform leveled his bay- oneted rifle at Senor Ortega’s breast and impassively waited for him to turn and go back. Senor Ortega hesi- tated, looking across the square. ‘The sergeant of the guard saun- tered up, taking in with a glance the well-tailored, expensive clothing, the bouquet, the calm air of the gentleman. Evidently he was a person of con- sequence. “A thousand pardons, senor, but it is not permitted to pass beyond the barricade,” he saluted. Ortega ac- knowledged the salute with a slight bow. “But, Senor Captain,” he protested, tactfully elevating the soldier’s rank, “there is no danger at present. And 1t is not wise to keep a lady waiting!” The sergeant looked at the flowers again, thoughfully. Senor Ortega’s hand rattled slightly some coins in his pocket. “Perhaps,” he suggested, “you will at least per- mit me te offer a drink, or possibly two, to the gallant soldiers who are protecting my interests?” * He trans- ferred a golden coin from his hand to the sergeant’s pocket. “Mille gracias, senor,” the soldier thanked him. And then to the bare- foot guard, “Come, Jose, we inspect farther side.” * k k% RTEGA smiled and walked around the barbed wire stretched over saw- horses and sandbags, stepping leisurely to the corner of the street on the opposite side of the square, One found it ‘Two squares far- ther on he heard voices raised in hoarse shouts ap- proaching from the cross street. A moment later he was in the center of a hand-to-hand battle between 8 half dozen rebels and a company of Nacionales who had overtaken them. He stood still as the combatants thrust savagely at one an- other with their bayonets and filled the air with cries and the sound of ripping cloth. The conflict was short. Ortega, in turn- ing to avoid step- ping on the bleed- ing, grotesque shapes on the grouhd, found himself looking down the barrel of a short, heavy automatic pistol. He lifted one eyebrow and let his gaze follow up the arm and fasten squarely upon the grim face of the panting officer who held the weapon. * % % * “YOUR business, senor?” he was questioned. “It is of a cer- tainty that the so-calm gentleman will have identification?” The officer signed to one of the soldiers. An ex- pression of distaste flitted across Ortega’s face as the hands roughly searched his person. “Is this,” he demanded courteously ‘“quite necessary? You appreciate, my friend, that I have an engage- ment with a lady that is of the prime importance.” He motioned with the flowers in his hand. “You under- stand that a delay would be dis- tasteful?” The officer smiled. “Si, I, too, am careful in such matters! But there are spies about as thick as flies. You might have been one of them.” The corners of Senor Ortega’s mouth lifted, revealing his strong white teeth. “I am certain that you will find,” he indicated his wallet in the soldier’'s hand, “that I am more than indebted to the Nacionales!” The officer quickly glanced through the wallet and handed it back to Ortega. The golden flash of treasury notes had not escaped his notice. He would take no chances of affronting an important patriot. He would walk the senor to his destination, if the senor wished. * % ok * BBFORE the front of the house they stopped. Ortega bowed formally. “A thousand thanks,” he said, “for the protection you have offered me.” A note passed into the officer's hand. He saluted. Ortega turned and slowly walked up the stairs. The door opened before he could ring and as he stepped inside, Margarita closed the door and leaned her back against it, panting breathlessly. “I thought you had been caught by the Nacionales with the information you were to bring,” she breathed. “You are very foolish to take such chances!” Ortega twisted one mus- tache smilingly. “Revolution or no, senora,” he said, “one does not give up one’s habits easily. I have enjoyed a stroll, and you have your informa- tion at the same time!” He prof- fered the bundle of blooms to her. “You will find it, I think, beneath the silver paper about the stems of the flowers.” (Copyright, 10854 hard to live. tures, dolls—almost everything—are wanted by the Thrift Shop for a Christmas sale to raise | money for several charities and make anything and | ~—Star Staff Photo. new purchases. ‘The Thrift Shop appealed to Wash- ingtonians today to look around their houses and give things which they D. C., WEDNESDAY, Clothes outgrown or partly worn out, toys put away when childish hands turned to more serious , books growing dusty on shelves, furniture stored away In attics can become assets valuable to the happiness of hundreds if donated to the Thrift Shop. Even old Christmas cards can sup- ply cheer to a group of men whose lives were blighted forever by the ‘World War. Boxes of cards are stacked on shelves in a back room of the shop. Mrs. William A. Graham, shop manager, saves them each year to give to an elderly - woman who, in turn, brings them to disabled vet- erans whom she teaches to make things from -the cards—books, for instance. All revenue from the sale of ar- ticles donated to the Thrift Shop are given to help support the following charities: The Children's Country Home, Children’s Hospital, the Pre- natal Clinic of Columbia Hospital, Co- lumbia Hospital and charities sup- ported by the Junior League of Wash- ington. The donations of Washing- tonians to the shop’s merchandise has made possible the annual dis- tribution to these charities of about $14,000. ‘Under the directorship of Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, the Thrift Shop has a food sale each Friday and Sat- urday, at which homemade pies, cakes, etc., can be bought. Mrs. Graham says the shop needs particularly men’s, women’s and chil- dren’s clothing, blankets, sheets and toys. But it will accept virtually any- thing and have donations called for if the donors cannot send them. Any one can buy the articles for sale and Mrs. Graham will list pros- pective buyers for desired items and | notify them when those articles are received. Merchandise is priced by a committee composed of the women who direct the shop. The Thrift Shop's Lady Board of Managers includes the following: Mrs. John R. Williams, ‘Thomas B. Sweeny, vice chairman; Mrs, Allan Kirky Children’s Hospital; Mrs. Barry Mohun, Prenatal Clinic, Columbia Hospital; Mrs. Charles H. Bradley, Columbia Hospital; Mrs. Chandler P. Anderson, Children’s chairman; Mrs. | Mrs. William N. NOVEMBER 27, 1935. Sturtevant, Junior League of Wash- ington; Mrs. Dougherty, Mrs. Archi- bald Davis, Mrs. Reeve Lewis and Mrs. James H. Patten. Sanctions Menace Opera. LONDON (#).—The possible effect on opera in London of sanctions against Italy is occupying the atten- tion of the Covent Garden manage- ment. The next season starts in April, 1936, with German operas first on the list, but several Itelian sirgers have been signed for later appearances. ‘OW many readers are reg- ular martyrs to pain, month after month, envious of those women who go serenely through their time? You probably know at least one woman Who is never at a disadvantage, never breaks engage- ments, never declines dances (unless she wants to) and whose spirits never seem to droop. D Gomplitt Carr THANK YOU, AMERIGA, Once more; at this Thanksgiving season, Chevrolet wishes to express its hearty appreciation of the friendship which America has given to this company and its products in 1935 and throughout the past quarter-century. This year Chevrolet has two very good reasons for saying, “Thank you, America.” One reason is that people have bought so many Cheurolet cars that production for the year will reach 1,040,000. ‘Amltheo(hermsanistlmdwyhaveplaoedareoordnumber 6. NEW GREATLY REDUCED G.M.A.C. TIME PAYMENT PLAN Lowest financing cost in G.M.A.C. history. Compare Chevrolet's low delivered prices. GHEVROLET A GENERAL MOTORS VALUE A GETS ALMS, JAIL French-Canadian Begs From Im- migration Inspector. MOBILE, Ala. (#).—Albert Lortie, French-Canadian, asked for alms, got it, and then landed in jail, He at a house, asked for something to eat and was fed. His host was L, L. Shelley, chief immigra- | tion inspector at Mobile. 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Or, drop a card to Midol, 170 Varick 8t., New York, and get a free trial box postpaid, plainly wrapped. Stove Parts Boilers, Furnaces, Stoves Capitol Rock Wool Insulatioa Air-Conditioning Furnaces Fries, Beall & Sharp 734 10th St. NNW. Nat. 1964 for more than a Million cars of orders for new 1936 Chevrolets during the first few weeks these beautiful new cars have been on display. This is a double gift of friendship, representing, as it does, one of the biggest years in all Chevrolet history, and one of the most enthusiastic welcomes that any new automobile has ever received. Chevrolet is indeed happy to say, “Thank you, America,” and to pledge continued adherence to the manufacturing and service policies which have won and held this friendship. CHEVROLET MOTOR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN -