Evening Star Newspaper, September 5, 1921, Page 10

-CHANGES THE TIME LIMIT. Orphanage Retains Wards Until i They Reach Age of 21. Special Dispat:h to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va., September 5.— Theé board of trustees of the Presby- MR T terian orphanage has changed the age limit for retirement of boys and girls from that imstitution from eighteen to twenty-one years and hereafter be recelved with the un- derstanding that they are to remain wards wili at the institution until their majority. This is done in order that they may not be forced to le: case in the past. they reach ginia. e | orphanage. Find a Place—Somewhere OMEWHERE in your home there ought to be a i sufficient space for this pretty little table, small | serving buffet and four to six chairs. b Breakfast room furniture? Yes, that’s what we call it, but in apartments sometimes people use it in a corner of the living room, while in some houses they tear out the butler’s pantry, build onto the back porch or otherwise create a cozy little second dining room. Mahogany, Walnut or in any of the popular decorated enamel finishes, and th s is only one of several suites we are showing, at prices that will cause you to wear a glad, glad smile. Berkey & Gay made the suite we show above of Curly Birch with decorations. ! Seventh Street N (e AE=S 7UQNITUPe It’s a beauty, too. Mayer & Co. 2 R e e ' Davenports of Distinction IF you have kept up with the trend of the times you know that Davenports have long since taken their place among the Living Room essentials. Stop for a moment and figure out the reasons for this. To ‘begin with, most living rooms have an open fireplace. The Daven- port takes the place of the ingle nook—it is an ingle nook, a cozy. corner and a comfy cushion all in one. Another reason: The large library styles of tables are used less nowadays in living rooms. They occupy too thuch space; besides the narrow, graceful Davenport tables take their place, and the Davenport and table combination makes not only a most charming setting, but is so practical as well. Right now we have the most beautiful lot of distinctive Daven- ports that you could. hope to find in any one exhibit. The prices start quite low, and there are some exquisite credtions around $165. Come in and see them—now—today. | Seventh Street Mayer & Co. N the orphanage.befors thelr sducation is completed, as has oftenm’ beeh the The orphamage is maintained by the Virginia synod, which i8 composed of the Southern Presbyterlan charches in Maryland, District of- Columbia, Virginia_and portions of West Vir- There are 120 children at the Between D& E Between D & E Uncle Sam Unidentified by By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September 5.—Seven- teen thousand five hundred students in grammar schools, high schools and colleges, scattered through the coun- try, averaged only 44 per cent on a recent examination on current events which asked questions such as what is Uncle Sam, Charles E. Hughes, Sinn Fein, budgets, sales tax and Senator Lodge. The Institute for Public Service, which, in reading these answers, was informed that Lloyd George is King of Ireland, that Sinn Fein is a group of socialists there and that Samuel Gompers is a poet and minister to France, made Its report today. Everyday Affairs. “There is reason to wonder whether the general public has not less to fear from even biased histories than from schools which do not teach current events,” it said. “The current events questions were not questions calling for freak memories. Instead they called for knowledge and understand- ing of frequently mentioned men. places and fissues affecting our na- CONFESSES TO PLOTTING DEATH OF HER HUSBAND Mrs. Whitley of Snowhill, N. C, Alleges Negro Killed Man on Promise of $500 Reward. By the Assoclted Press. SNOWHILL, N. C., September 5.— Mrs. Sarah Whitley, Thomas Hayes a white man, and Right Rouse, a on armed negro, are in Green county ja where, according to Sheriff J. E. Her- ring, Mrs. Whitley confessed that her husband, who was killed at a tobacco barn on his farm on the night of August 6, was slain by Rouse, at the instance of herself and Hayes, with whom she was infatuated. The coroner's jury has held the three without ball, and before Sheriff Herring, according to that official, Mrs. Whitley broke down, confessing that the killing was the result of a conspiracy and that Rouse, a faith doctor and fortune teller, committed the crime for the promise of $500, which was never paid. ADDITION TO ENDOWMENT. Special Dispatch to The Star, LYNCHBURG, Va., September 5.— The directors of the Jones Memorial | Library Association will receive half! « million dollars additional endow- ment from the estate of Mrs. Mary Franels Jones between now and November 1, which will give the library an endowment of slightly more than $600,000, which will enable the library to be made one of the best in the country. The estate is being rapidly wound up and several vacauncies on the board are to be filled in a short time, 80 that the future policy of the Ii- brary may be mapped out and be ready for final settlement with the executors. The library owns a beautiful building which was built and equipped by Mrs. Jones about fifteen yvears ago. It had about $60,000 endowment. a gift from her before her will left left her entire estate to the board. SEES HUSBAND KILL MAN. ATLANTA, Ga., September 5.—Run- ning from a tent in which she lived and placing a revolver in the hands of her husband, who was being at- tacked, according to her statement, Mrs. Harry J. Williams a moment later saw Jack Pierce, thirty-eight, Current Events Distorted In Minds of Many Students shot to death. Willlams went to the Fulton county tower after the shoot- ing and surrendered, declaring that he had shot Plerce in - There a Beauties. - Mayer Seventh Street. Some of 17,500 in Schools and Colleges Who Average 44 Per Cent in Test. [ tional life. The returns are not from our country's least-favored young peo- ple or from mental defectives. On the contrary, they are from the most fa- vored young men and young women in big schools and colleges.” College seniors and juniors averaged 60 per cent, freshmen 53, the same as high school graduating classes. First- year high school students averaged 35, and an equal number of grammar School senfors 42 per cent. Seventh- grade pupils earned 30 per cent on their answers. Typieal Defects. - Some of the answers characterized as “typical of ignorance or misunder- standing _with respect to current problems” follow: “In one state college three of thirty- six_juniors did not identify a cartoon of Uncle Sam. “Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, was glven as head of the shipbuilding trade, a poet, labor's representative in Congress, Secretary of Labor, head of strikers, the Civil Service Com- mission and all the unions of the orld, and minister to France, Eng- land and Japan. “Lloyd George was glven as King POPE PROTECTS ANIMALS. Gives £40 to Roman Society to Prevent Cruelty. CHICAGO, September 5.—Word has reached here that Pope Benedict XV has lately sent a contribution of 40 pounds, through Cardinal Gasparri, to the Roman Society for the Preven- tion of Cruelty to Animals. In addition, it is stated, the cardi- nal was directed to send a letter con- demning all wanton destruction of animal life by unscrupulous sports- men, who caused untold suffering to the victims by traps and suck like devices. Particularly fond of birds, his emi- nence has caused to bhe issued to all parish priests a circular letter in- structing them to dissuade boys from the evil' practice of robbing birds’ nests and snaring them, and to preach from the pulpit against all forms of cruelty to animals. When forwarding the gift the hope was expressed. that it might encour- age others throughout the world to help on all such beneficent work. —_— NEAR DEATH AFTER DIVE. NASHVILLE, Tenn., September 5.— Gilmer Greenlaw, twenty. son of a Columbia banker, is at the point of death in a local hospital as a result of a dive from a launch in the Cum- berland river. A bone in his neck was broken, causing complete pa- ralysis of the body. CDEX (how dumb), otherwise hui:fili. Restaurant for Men—Across from New EMDINE Hoteh COOLEST PLACE IN TOWN. QUIET CLUB ATMOSPHERE. e {fIFE Yieg) Hoosier Now $39.75 With a Porceliron top ‘A real honest-to-goodness Hoosier with all #ts labor-saving conveniences and a real porceliron sliding top. It’s just a bit different from the pic- ture we show above, but it’s the same size as all the Hoosier White & Co., Between D & E TR TR ot Ireland, King of England, promi- nent in England, ambassador to United States and English diplomat. “Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was given as ex-senator, Becretary of War, writer on psychic research, ambassa- dor to England, veliever in conver- sations with the dead, member of Harding’s cabinet, president of the Senate, English sheechmaker, advo- cate of spiritualism. He was known to but seven of twerity-one high school seniors in a New England city. “Charles E. Hughes was President Wilson's private secretary and now wants to_conquer Russia. Budget Director Dawes is Secretary of the Navy. Senator Willlam E. Borah, fighter for disarmament, Is widely unknown, marked s Uncle Sam and dubbsd a’ socialist senator. Definitions of Budget. “Budget is a bill of particulars, a booklet for keeping expenses, the amount of money spent in one year, news of announcements, financial statements, an estimate of revenue in the British house of commons. “Sinn Fein is a gang of mysterious groes.” men, a lawless mob in Russia, a party | of people in Russia trying to &ain power, or the socialists in Ireland. “Our last two constitutional amend- ments brought us railroads, steam- ships. paved streets and restrictef immigration. “The Knox peace resolution called for indemnity from Germany, absti- nence from foreign affairs, reduced vy and international disarmament. eonage _is the murder of em- ployes, the state of a day laborer, & law regarding punishment of ne- Tagl - NEW PRICES Willys-Knight and Overlands Overland Touring Car....$595.00 Roadster .......$595.00 Sedan . 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