The Washington times., 1935-08-30
NOW
DR.. MGrUin Late,
Has O. Reason
RUGS, A SPAT
BY HELEN ESSARY

by OEAEN GOSAkNA
John F. Finerty, champion
of the underdog, is on his way
to California where he will as
sist in the presentation of Tom
MONEYS case before the Su-
preme Court at Sacramento.
Mr.. Finerty has real Sympa-
thy for the oppressed. He is a
curiouSly complex character.
He is also an extremely success
full corporation lawyer and
hunts in a red coat with a
smart Virginia crowd.
Ever so often Mr.. Finerty
gets fed up with successful
people and runs off as he is
doing now, to fight without a
fee. for a fellow who needs a
friend. Ever since Tom Mooney
was put in the San Quentin
prison. for completely in the
Preparedness Day parade bomn-
ing of 1916, Mr.. Finerty has
been trying to get him out Of
Jail.
For De Valera, the Irish
patriot, Mr.. Finerty worked
long and hard when it wasn't
popular to be an Irish patriot.
Mr.. Finerty looks like a cru
eader. He has large Geep-set
eyes and thin face.
A woman in Rockville is ask.
ing for divorce because her
husband "from time to time,
takes alcoholic beverages to ex-
cess"
Is this a rare fault in any
body?
Mr.. Jay N. Darling, who gave
up cartooning to conserve the
nations wild life. ought to
know about this.
DR.. Clark Heck Marvin, preSi-
dent of George Washington Uni
versity, was late for a recent
faculty meeting. The faculty
was aStounded. Never before
had their president been late.
They knew something dreadful
had happened.
For fifteen minutes they
waited. DR.. Marvin arrived,
looking hurried but not dis
treSsed.
At the end of the meeting the
president of G.. w. said he
would like to explain his delay.
Driving through Massachusetts,
Avenue Park he had seen
turtle trying to cross the road.
All the way down town, he
kept seeing in his mind the
poor turtle, squashed by a care
less automobile. When he was
almost at the university he just
felt that he couldn't stand the
suspense any longer.
He turned black. Found the
turtle alive and resting in road.
Carried him over to some safe
grass and-"that, gentlemen, is
why was delayed. I ask your
indulgence"
She said, darling, I sent off
Q lot of old rugs to that man
out West who chews them up
and makes them beautiful and
new.
What was the matter with
the rugs we had, he asked.
Oh, they were terribly worn,
she said. And sort of drab. Be-
sides, this house really demands
plain rugs.
Is that so, he declared. How
many did you send?
Oh, not very many, she an.
Swered. Just the sitting room
rug and the one out of the
dining room and the maids
room and my bedroom rug.
While I was about it 1 ordered
new carpets for the first and
second floor hall and stairs and
the library.
What about the Oriental rugs
we've always had in the halls
and sitting room and library, he
asked.
Why, dear, they can be put
anywhere, she said.
Well, of all the extravaganza
and nonsense, he declared, this
is the worst. No wonder taxa
tion and wars are upon us with
women acting as they do. Why
can't you learn to buy con.
structively? A fellow came into
my office today with a set of
remarkable pictures, copies of
the ones at the Hermitage, An
drew Jackson's home in Nash
vile
You don't mean to say you've
bought new pictures when every
body in the world is having
bare walls and we've already
got more pictures than anybody
else. anyhow.
Note scenes of battle and
Southern chivalry and all that.
.. Listen, he said, they're fine
pictures. They'll help educate
the children.
You'll have to frame them
alike and hang them on the stair
walls, she said.
Can't do that, he replied,
they're too big. I suppose
they're fully three by four feet
unframed.
Dear heaven, she cried. How
many are there?
Only twelve, he replied. I
tell you. I'll put one in my
bedroom. I'm sick of that
Madame LIE Brun With Child,
Simpering down on me every
time brush my hair.
Where will you put the rest,