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Evening star., 1935-07-07

I'm going to endure America after so many
years in Paris
well" she pointed out practically all of
Paris is in New York now I'm the one to be
pitied, stranded here with my bargain
counter husband. Oh. Christophine, do try
and get me something. dear! After you've
settled yourself of course"
promised, and then the gong summoned
us on deck. The skies hung low and gray, and
HaWe looked more like the jumping off place
than ever but it tore at my heart just the
same. l never could quite make out why
loved and hated France at the same time.
At the head of the gangway, kissed the
Duchess goodbye. There were very few
visitors on the boat, and the wintry decks
held just handful of passengers. Olga clung
to me almost historically, and couple of
large tears endangered her mascara.
Evening star., 1935-07-07

Jean handed the Duchess her little dog,
and she waved its paw at me- The gang
plank was being hauled in. Olga blew me a
kiss, and disappeared into the dock, followed
respectfully by Jean. Oh we'll, if she didn't
hurry, she wouldn't be back in time to dress
for dinner, and Henri would bawl her out.
How these women stood for that sort of hus-
band was more than could understand -
and yet, by gollies. Olga was willing to sell
dishpans for him! Love, I decided, was the
darndest thing
stood iresolute. Should 60 to my cabin
and have a good substantial worry about
myself, or should poke around the ship and
have swell time looking with contempt at the
class of people who are travelling these days?
VI course all passengers look perfectly gosh
awful the first day out, and it is impossible to
predict which one you will be telling your
right name to at the end of the third day at
sea. The only comfort in looking them over is
that you know in advance you are going to
find lifelong friend whom you will never
see again, somewhere among the lot.
| decided in favor of exploring the ship
My self-pity could wait After all. here was
with first-class cabin on big French liner
with my meals assured me for five days, so
why should worry about the other end of the
trip? Suppose we met an iceberg and never
reached New York? Then my hundred and
ten dollars would be more than enough to see
me through - through the Pearly Gates at
least! Whistling little French tune which
no lady could do otherwise than whistle be-
cause of the words. turned into the bar to
see what was there besides the furniture.
found Gothic niche mercifully tempered
with inner-spring upholstery. ordered
Evening star., 1935-07-07

&C o YOU think you could get me
job?" asked the Duchess. She
looked very smart and luxu-
rious and brittle, typical
Paris-American of the costlier sort. But there
was real note of anxiety in her voice.
"Of course I'll try" promised. las soon as
| get to New York But it's going to be a
shock to your Henri. after so many years in
the lap of luxury. to find that the lap has
suddenly stood upr'
THE. Princess Paglerini is selling hats"
said the Duchess with gay determination.
She's at big department store. So perhaps
an American Duchess could aspire as high as
kitchen-ware; what do you think, Christie
phine2"
shook my head glumly.
Things must be terrible in America"
sighed. II must admit dread it. Olga, if you
hadn't come down to the boat with me today,
| don't know how I'd ever have had the
courage to sail"
The Duchess de Dauphonse said something
but her voice was lost in the mournful hoot
Evening star., 1935-07-07

Goodbye, DEAR" she said. I'm going to
run before l feel any sorrier for myself!
Au resoir and bient6tr'
watched her pick her way along the quay
and saw her joined by Jean. the chauffeur
she could not fire because she owed him seven
months wages. knew he'd taken the pink
slip on her car as security. Rotten French!
How hated them But Jean would never
desert Olga so long as she needed him. Sweet
French, so sentimentally loyal in their funny
way!
Evening star., 1935-07-07

martins, with an air of wishing they were ice
cream sodas. They made me think of Aunt
Emily Cason, my only surviving relative
whose reason for survival had always been a
mystery to me. She was married, understood
with shudder, to genealogist and lived in
some permanently frozen suburb of Boston,
surrounded by intellect and beans. My chief
fear in returning to my native land was that
might be forced to turn to her for help. had
not seen her since was little girl. She had
never approved of me and when the geneal-
ogist grated her from our family tree to his,
we saw her no more "a condition which
devoutly hoped would endure. My eye
wandered anew this time to rest on man
who had just come in.
He was tweedy and colorful and possessed
OF just the right air of nonctalance Some
where In his late twenties, tall, frightfully
good-looking in strongly moulded manner,
and when say my eyes rested on him. l
mean they rested IN more than comfortably.
"1f you turn out to be anything except
what you look" l muttered to myself, II
shall cut your throat; no one has any right
to be so attractive and not live up to it,"
Then took quick look at myself in the
mirror opposite.
What l saw was reassuring. The little
Lanvin number was so correct, and the hat
Evening star., 1935-07-07

champagne cocktail, and looked
the stragglers over.
At the bar was the usual
hatchet-fa business man
whose chief ambition seems to be
the calling of all bartenders by
their first names. At a small
table near me sat a young couple,
very smart and aristocratic-
looking, and / wondered if the
man was Prince di Rigoni
whom I'd heard was to be on
board. He leaned towards the
woman and spoke.
IF that new routine don't
WOW 'em in N'York, Katie" he
said, an eat my socks without
salt!'
Istuttered on my champagne,
swallowing only bubbles for a
moment, and then continued the
check. Two conservative-look-
ing, middle-aged ladies wearing
with fortitude the extreme mod
els some tongue-in-cheek cou-
turisre had wished on them,
pledged each other in dry
Evening star., 1935-07-07

o YOU think you could get me a
job?" asked the Duchess. She
looked very smart and luxu-
Evening star., 1935-10-27
TWO-JOB. PROPOSAL
OF MARSHALL Hit
Compensation Board Director
Held Enough Responsibility
for One Official.

Commissioners Hazen and Allen yes
terday dashed cold water on the sug-
gestion of John A. Marshall that he
be continued as superintendent of in
surance after he officially takes Office
as director of the District Unemploy-
ment Compensation Board.
The suggestion was made unofficial
ly to the Commissioners some time
ago, and even then was regarded as
not possible of adoption. Hazen de-
clared today fatty the proposition was
impossible" Allen said he thought
one job enough responsibility for one
man, particularly one so important as
that of director of administration of
insurance benefits to the unemployed.
Marshall is to take Office as COM
pensation director about January l, as
soon as the board oficially starts func-
tioning. His salary in the new job is
to be $1,000. He now receives $500
as superintendent of insurance.
The suggestion was that Marshall
hold both positions and receive $1,000.
The first stumbling block was that
the pay of the insurance superin-
tendent comes out of District rev.
enues, whereas the cost of admins
tration Of compensation insurance will
be met out of Federal allotments.
Evening star., 1935-10-27
TRIAL Of COOPER
TO Be RESUMED
Frederick W. Pimper Will
Continue Testimony To-
morrow Morning.

The trial of Wade H. Cooper. former
president of three local banks, will
be resumed tomorrow at 10 am. be-
fore jury in District Supreme Court
Cooper is charged with misapplication
of funds of the defunct Commercial
National Bank.
Frederick w. Pimper, one-time head
note teller of the Commercial Bank
will continue testimony begun Friday
when the trial was adjourned by JUS
tice Daniel W. ODonoghue because OF
conflicting court business.
Pimper has identified numerous
ledgers, account slips and other papers
in connection with loans made by the
Commercial Bank to the old Contin-
entail Trust Co. in order to permit
the latter to meet dividend payments
The Government claims these divi-
dends we're illegal because the Con-
tinental was without unpledged assets
The Continental had turned over Its
deposit liabilities Of more than ST.
100000 to Commercial in an afilia-
tion deal under which Col. Cooper
then president of the Continental
became head of the joint institution
Receivers for the Commercial and
Continental banks are among wit
nesses waiting to be called by Irving
Goldstein, assistant United States at
torney in charge of the prosecution
The Government may complete its
case before the middle of the week
and the case may go to the jury to-
ward the end of the week.
The defense is being led by William
T. IeahY.
Evening star., 1935-10-27
BY ROBERT B. PHILLIPS. JR.

The Chilean Army team, perform
ing in impeccable style, hung Brady
on the American Olympic Army riders
yesterday afternoon, as the Inter-
American Horse Show held its bril-
liam opening session in Rock Greek
Park.
No matter where you turned in the
stiff juming contests, the Chileans
were on top. They beat the best the
Army had to offer, "a to 6212. a mar
gin so wide that even if a technical
f1uke had not figured in the final
scoring they were the inevitable win
ners.
Meeting premier civilian riders and
the top Army performers, Capt.
Eduardo Yanez won the blue in the
opening jumping sweepstakes with
Xysme. His teammates took all but
one Of the remaining six ribbons in
this hotly contested class.
Americans Outclassed.
When the time came for the Prix
des Nationes military competition, the
Chileans so far outclassed the Amer
lean jumpers that 1t scarcely seemed
a contest.
One of the four eligible American
horses took the wrong course, but had
the performance of, that horse been
absolutely perfect. the United States
still could not have come within strik-
ing distance of victory.
According to the rules of interna-
tional competition, the three best
scores in the four-horse teams we're
counted in the final reckoning. Lieut.
R. w. Curtis ran off the course while
riding Don and was eliminated.
While the 5000 spectators gathered
on the sunlit course in Rock Greek
Park scarcely expected well-schooled
Army lieutenant to make a mistake
of this nature, the fault could not be
laid entirely to his door. More to
blame was the Grounds Committee
which failed to have the flags down at
the fifth jump. one that was sup
posed to be taken only On the second
round.
Lieut.. Curtis. therefore, was entirely
within his rights in riding between
Evening star., 1935-10-27
\. R. A. D|SM|SSES
600 AND CUTS PAY
IN HOUSECLEAN|NC
Economy Move Affects
Every Class of Worker
for Agency.
"WEEDlNG OUT" IS DUE
TO END BY NOVEMBER 80
Budget Saving of 16 Per Cent
Seen Effected-Civil Service
Expert on Job.

Notices of dismissal were received
yesterday by some 600 N R. A. en-
ployes, while an unestimated number
of others had their salaries slashed.
Announcement of the economy move
was made about two weeks ago by
Administrator L. J. Martin, but 1t
was not specified at the time which
employees would be dismissed or suffer
pay cuts. The action effects every claS'
of N. r. A. employe. it was said. Or
ficials said the "housecleanng'' would
be over by the end of November, the
effective date of dismiSsals depending
on the amount of annual leave each
individual has accrued.
Civil Service Expert on Job.
A Civil Service Commission expert
has been at work for some time re-
classifying N. r. A. employees accord
ing TO the commission specifications
Numerous smaller -Salaried workers. in
cluding guards, messengers, clerks ano
stenographers, felt the AK yesterday
In reviewing N. R. A. wages, 1t was
discovered many salaries were toe
low. officials said. These will not be
raised, however, IN view of the general
retrenchment.
Three considerations governed de-
termination of whether an employf
should be dismissed: The indivlduars
qualifications for the job and the
question of whether a certain posi-
ton was justified at all; the financia
status of workers-whether they hac
families and whether dismissal woulc
actually cause serious suffering; ano
length of service.
Saving of 16 Per Cent.
Yesterdays action, officials said
will effect budget saving of l6 PEI
cent. of which 10 per cent will bt
accomplished by dismissals and the
rest by reclassif1cation downward
The move will reduce the total N. R
A. force here and in the field to about
2.3O0. leaving about 1900 employed ir
Washington.
simultaneously, with announcement
of the retrenchment came renewa
predictions Administrator Martin
would resign soon. This could not be
confirmed.
There may be another slash Janu-
ary / and third February !, officials
indicated. Further reduction depends
on congressional wishes as about hall
of the present force is writing a his
tory Of code operations at the behest
Of Congress.
Evening star., 1935-10-27
CATHEDRAL SCHOOL
OBSERVES BIRTHDAY
Institution for Girls 35 Years
Old-More Than 100 Alumnae
Attend Celebration.

With a house party over this week
end for the alumnae as the first event
in a commemoration program to be
completed later this year, the National
Cathedral School for Girls at Mount
St Alban is celebrating its thirty
fifth birthday anniversary.
The school was founded in 1900
through the gift of Mrs. Phoebe Ap-
person Hearst, and erection of the
main building at Woodley road and
Wisconsin avenue antedates the lay
ing of the foundation stone for the
National Cathedral by seven years.
More than 100 graduates, represent
ing 20 States and the District and
coming from 80 of the schools classes,
are attending the celebration.
A dinner for the alumnae and Ca
thedral trustees was held last night
in the school dining hall. Among the
guests present were Mrs. James E
Freeman, Very Rev G. C. F. Braten-
ahl, dean Of the Cathedral, and Mrs.
Bratenahl: Rev William L. De Vries,
canon precentor of the Cathedral;
Right Rev. Philip M. Rhinelander,
warden of the College of Preachers,
and Mrs Rhinelander; Canon Anson
Phelps Stokes and Mrs. Stokes; Dr.
William C. Rives, Mr.. and Mrs. Alan
son B. Houghton, DR.. and Mrs. Will
liam Holland Rhinelander and Mr.
and Mrs. Corcoran Thorn.
Marjorie Stebbins Marshall is chair
man of the Reunion Committee, and
the other members are Margaret
Moorhouse Graham, Eva Robertson
Hinton, Lucia B. Hollerith, Ruth
Channon Nesbit. Elizabeth Holting
and Adelaide O'Donnell Orme.
Evening star., 1935-10-27
ACCIDENTS IN HOME
SUBJECT OF WARNING
Red Cross Secretary Broadcasts
Appeal to All to Use More
CaUtion

Miss Mabel T. Boardman, secretary
Of the American Red Cross, broad
cast an appeal last night to all local
chapters to fight accidents in the
home. Last year, she said, such mis-
taps took 34,5o0 lives in the United
States.
Miss Boardman spoke from WMAL
under auspices of the Federal Hous-
ing Administration. which is cooper
ating with the Red Cross in its Ma
tion-wide drive to reduce the num-
Der OF fatal accidents in homes and
farms.
She directed her remarks particu-
larly to parents with small children.
and pointed out that accidents claim
more lives between the ages of and
18 than does disease. More than one
third of such accidents, she said,
occur in the home.
Miss Boardman particularly warned
against haste in view of the fact that
Americans are hurried people who
do not stop to count the cost of their
h2ste.
Evening star., 1935-10-27
Bro,cn Reuiues Military Drill
To Rerire Efficiency of Force

Military drills are to be revived In
the Metropolitan Police Department
as another move in Maj, Ernest W.
Browns program to improve the eff
cheney as well as the physical condi-
ton of the entire force
Maj Brown announced last night
that just as soon as he works out a
plan for the proposed target practice
course, which every officer will be re-
quired to take, he will turn his atten-
ton to a drill curriculum.
The drill program will be patterned
after that which existed in the depart
ment some years ago, but abandoned
because of the increased activities of
the force. It will consist chiefly of
various military rnaneurers In which
the personnel of an entire precinct
can take part, such as various march
ing formations in squad and company
unttS.
Evening star., 1935-10-27
COURT RIFT LAID
TO CASE CONTROL
Judge Bentley Charges Fric-
ton Brought Shift of
Miss Helm.

The question Of whether the Judge
at Juvenile Court should have control
over the presentation of cases brought
before that court for decision ap-
peared last night to be involved in
the dispute between Judge Fay
Bentley of Juvenile Court and Miss
Mae Helm, assistant corporation
counsel, assigned to handle prosecu-
tions brought before the court.
Dissension between the judge and
the prosecution official resulted in
transfer Of Miss Helm to work in
the main Offices of the corporation
counsel and the assignment of Ed
ward Welliver, another assistant cor
poratioD- counsel, TO replace her at
Juvenile Court. The change els ef-
fective tomorrow.
Judge Asked Transfer.
Judge Bentley revealed yesterday
she had requested the transfer of
Miss Helm because she said the latter
could not get along with other at
taches" at the court.
The judge insisted there was
nothing personal" involved in the
request for the transfer. She added
she believed the administrative eff
cheney Of the court staff would be
increased by the change.
Miss Helm only said she knew of
no trouble between herself and other
employees of the court, and that Judge
Bentley had never complained to her
about that difficulty.
Corporation Counsel E. Barrett
Prettyman limited his comment to a
statement he had work for Miss Helm
to do in the main Offices of the
corporation. counsel.
During recent months reports have
been current of clashes o. opinion"
between Judge Bentley and Miss Helm
regarding the general question of who
should decide about preparation Of
cases to go before the court for de-
cision.
Revamped Policies.
Judge Bentley has been widely
recognized as forceful personality
| with ideas olStlnctly ner own as 10
how the Juvenile Court should be run.
the story goes. She initiated numerous
sweeping changes in policies and ad-
ministration when she took Office last
year.
Meanwhile, it was recalled Welliver
had some difficulties of like character
when he was previously assigned at
Juvenile Court under the administra-
ton of former Juvenile Court judge.
Welliver In recent times has been
assigned to cases at Police Court. Dis
trict officials tomorrow are expected
to plan a further rearrangement of
the staff Of assistant corporation
counsels to I'LL his place at Police
Court.
Evening star., 1935-10-27
Chileans Defeat U. S. Olympic
Riders in mter-American Sh0,v
Visiting Horse Team Defeats Army's
Best, "A to 6212 Faults-Liem.
Curtis Goes Off Course.

the flags, but his elimination cut away
the last chance of the United States
Army for triumph.
Although the international class
was only a small part of the brilliant
pageant arranged in connection with
the inaugural of the inter- American
meeting excitement ran high as the
four Chileans and their North Amer
loan competitors came into the ring
The Chileans, handicapped by the
necessity of acclimating their horses
after a 3000-mile trip, nevertheless
were in perfect form. They rode cour-
ageously and showed such skill the
crowd applauded them generously
even though they were defeating the
popular favorites.
Two days remain in which the
Americans may redeem themselves,
but the visitors from South America
undoubtedly will be the favorites to
capture the top honorS in the classes
which presage their appearance in the
National Horse Show at Madison
Square Garden next month, the To-
ronto Winter Fair and eventually the
Olympic games in Berlin.
All eyes were trained on the In
credibly difficult jumping classes yes
terday. but the auxiliary program
carried its own high lights.
There we're hunter classes, swept
almost clean by the stables of Mrs
John Hay Whitney of Upperville; i'm
preSsive ceremonies at both the open
ing and closing of the day. an exhibi-
ton of hounds, two brief appearances
of the American Olympic pentathlor
squad. and other features which un-
questionably made the day one of t.
three most memorable in the eques.
trian history of Washington.
The other two are still on the cal
endar. This afternoon at / O'Clock
the second program will begin. Should
the Americans return to their antici.
pated form, they might tie the com.
petition, leaving the Monday Afternoon
session to settle the honors in the
first outdoor Olympic competition ever
held in the Capital.
Civilian Rivalries Remain.
Meanwhile, there are numerous
civilian, rivalries to be settled. Mrs
| Whitney won first, second and thirc
places in the hunter competitions yes
terday, earned the blue with her pow
erful aggregation Of grays in thu
hunt teams class and bowed to the les:
numerously represented local owners
in the civilian jumping class.
A hand-picked group Of Virginia,
Maryland and District hunters was on
hand to contest the divisions for that
type, and will appear again to make
the running hot for the Llangollen
| Stables.
Three exhibitions were included In
the inaugural card. One was an amaz-
ing demonstration of dressage move
ments by Maj. Hiram E. Tuttle on his
(See HORSE SHOW, Page A.
Evening star., 1935-10-27

It is Mai. Browns idea to have a
company in each precinct and bat
talions In each inspection district.
Competitive drills between the various
units will be held periodically to stim-
ulate interest.
The police superintendent believes
the drills will not only serve to i'm
prove the physical condition of the
officers, but will develop. at the. same
time a more military appearing force.
Maj. Brown Is rushing plans to
start the target practice course before
cold weather because it will be neces-
sary for officers to use the outdoor
range at Camp Simms in Congress
Heights until the departments own
indoor range is reconditioned. He be-
heves arrangements can be completed
to start the first group Of officers on
the range the first week u November.
Evening star., 1935-10-27
1ST INFANTRY TO DINE

Members of the 1st District of
Columbia Volunteer Infantry will
hold their annual dinner November 20
at the Lafayette Hotel to mark the
thirty-seventh anniversary of the mus
tering out of the regiment after the
Spanish American War.
John Lewis Smith, 729 Fifteenth
street, and Jere Costello, Spanish War
Veterans offices, Southern Building,
are making seating arrangements.
Evening star., 1935-10-27
Fraternity One Year Old.

Kappa NJ Lambda Fraternity will
celebrate its first anniversary on the
night Of November 16 at the home of
Alvin L. Fuller, Secretary-treasurer,
at 92o South Carolina avenue SOUTH
east, it was announced yesterday.
Gordon Martin Is chairman Of the
Committee on Arrangements, assisted
by Carl P.acquafo and John Altman.
Evening star., 1935-10-27
AUDIT OF D. C. POLICE
CUSTODY FUND ORDERED
Accountants Will Check Over
Property and Money On Com
missioners' Order.

An audit of accounts of the Metro
politan Police Department for prop
erty and monies coming into its
custody has been started at the direc-
ton Of the Commissioners. 1t was
announced yesterday.
The work is being performed by
accountants under assignment by
Maj. Daniel J. Donovan, District
auditor.
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen, who
supervises the Police Department. said
the audit was routine matter and
had no special significance.
Evening star., 1935-10-27
Boy of 2 St4mlbles
Into OrOn Run and
Is Found Drowned
Boy TOddles A,Uay From
Home, Dies in Fe,U
Inches of Wnter.

Shallow Oxon Run took the life Of
2-year-old John Davidson, jr., yester-
day when he wandered from his home
in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
John, son Of a tree surgeon, was
found face down in a few inches of
water about Is minutes after his
mother missed him and asked en-
ployes Of the cemetery to aid her in a
search.
The boy apparently had slid under
a wire fence separating the cemetery
grounds from the creek and tumbled
into the water.
He was taken to Casualty Hospital
in the hope that he might be revived.
but resuscitation efforts were futile.