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. . : ¥ THE EVENING STAR,” WASHINGTON, D. O, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1923, 83" lm——-————-‘-— = Puplls of Many Nations Get Abe Martin Says: |YOUTH HELD IN ROBBERY. __J : . : Bail of Edward Coulter, Beventeen, Summer Rest as Those in U. S. : ' Fized at $5,000. PHILADELPHIA, June 28.—Edward \ takes off his shoes before he enters the Seventh at F The Hecht Co. Coulter, allas Jack Lewls, seventeen years old, was held by a federal com- “School children all over the northern missloner in $5,000 ball for his ap- Dobbs and Crofut and Knapp Straws ; ; hoolhouse, and. when the teacher = :“"k"' the world are putting away thetr | COLR AU, et bow his head nearly pearance in Indlanapolls, Ind., to 00ks for the summer. Little Johnny [qown to the ground and draw in his stand trial on a charge of robbing the 2 Phiaman's primer, which fs_stored | breath. - This 'is his way of saying. post office in Brooklyn, a suburb of 9 ' looks to little Mexican Manuel Ilike | ™.f2SPOuSe to the greeting, Mrs. Lydia Coulter, the gray-haired ) o “Then Yoski-san sits on the floor and uses his knees as a writing desk. When it is time for writing lessons he makes | his letters with a little brush very much like that of little Johnny Chinaman, and | he writes them from the top to the bot- | | tom of the page Instead of across the | as we do. The first page of san’'s book is at the back and he toward the front. Sand Is School Floor. “In Arabla and northern 4frica the | little boys sit cross-legged on the sand |around a turbaned teacher who pounds mother of the youth, testified that early in the year her son had been turned away from home by his father and told to go out and earn his own living. - ARRESTED IN MAIL FRAUD. Joseph W. Boyd Said to Have Ob- tained $100,000 by Schemes. PORT HURON, Mich, June 28.—Jo- seph W. Boyd, sald to have been named varallel tracks of his father's best fight- in8 cocks.. Little Moorish Rahab, how- ever; has the advantage of all of them,” £2¥5 a bulletin from the Natlonal Geo- sraphic: Soclety, “for all he has to do 15 efface his text book from his con- science is to drag his brown foot across the desert sand | “Little Johnny, who looks like a smail | edition of his august papa in his cotton trousers and long gown reaching nearly to his feet, makes a great deal of nofse An annual event that is known to every man in Washington. An invitation to obtain a fresh, new straw for the biggest part of the summer to come—a hat that can be saved for next season’s wear. ~ All 35 and %6 Dobbs straws, $3.85 AUl $4 Crofut and Knapp straws, $2.85 The Hecht Co. #4 straws, $2.85 in pursuit 'of his education. Only boys | the earth with a long stick to make the in an indictment returned in federal £ pe are allowed in his school, because girls | PUPIIs keep time as they recite In unison ourt at Phoenix, Ariz.. June 11, of this One gr p f $1.95 must stay at home to help their mothers | their verses from the Koran. The Koran, | Sear, charging him with using the malls ou Of tne straws at 1 keep the house, and the teacher has the | the Teligious book that is their Bible, is IRt e, And the S 1he | the only text book used and they learn g SR e , ARG By i T amot .Tn‘"»?“,'f.‘n.k:.'s‘ it bit by bit and recite it together in| It's no trick t’ git wives t’ cut out his lessons at the top of his lungs. © | Thythmic — sing-song. swaying their | 54 sugar, fer what they’re really | bodies in accompaniment, = Often the 57 e 8. . rn‘; ]In a Brush. | teacher ts blind, but_his untalling car workin’ toward is t"cut out all . when John velled to his|enables him to tell just which boy is A e o ’ eatisfaction he m up to teacher, | not keeping up with e hraans to| food if they kin drive th’ men s back on | Elve him the benefit of a stout rod. ! folks t' eat downtown. ass every- | ‘‘All the rest of the knowledge the | on. His | desert boys get they must learn at . learns by using @ frame | home. Their fathers must teach them to with balls much like that used in | ¥ _Kites, ride their ponies and shoot modern American _ kindergartens, | Stralght. has no pens or pencils and he draws | ~Korean schools are much like those his hundreds of characters with a small [0f China and Japan. The boys sit » brush dipped In 1ok which e makes | cross-legged on mats on the floor, say | _(Gopsright National Newspaper Service.) | ecach boy coples the letters on the sand himself by rubbing a’ cake of India ink | Lhelr lessons out loud, and learn the |============—=—=====—===before him. Thare are soms larger and droning lessons. About 95 per cent of | better schools in India, pacUCHIRTY 14 the Persian women are illiterate; it is | ("% hletics and ethics as well as in only within recent years that they ordinary academic work. The 600 pairs have been allowed to attend schools at | of shoes plled before the doorway of to defraud, was arrested here yesterday. Boyd Is alleged to have ised the mails in several schemes by which he is re- ported to have obtained approximately $100,000 from persons in western states. e —————— their children after they have become of school age, for clasux(be‘gm l(' !l‘x( S p, % h ning. At nine o'cloc] After who names th’ Puliman | fraec® %t 00e for breakfast and at coaches is safely behind th’ bars, | two o'clock an hour for dinner. Then g ) the puplis go back to school until even- let’s git after th’ feller that tng. P Pery often they have no desks or names th’ runnin’ horses. pencils or paper. The teachers write the letters in the sand on the flogr and . A group of broken sizes, odd lots, $1-15 It’s the annual summer clearance. Bigger this year, and better. Because the late spring effectually estopped the early selling. We suspect that men will buy two or three each. All styles, shapes, straws. All sizes. Leghorns, Bangkoks and Pananias, formerly $5 to $7.50, at $4.85 This Clearance of Men’s 3-Piece Suits, ¥29-° Formerly $35, $40, $45 and $50 Lounge Suits With Wide Trousers al I in water until he gets the fluid of the | SaYings of®great men. ght color. | Twelve-Hour School Day. “Persian boys learn the Koran, too, about 98 per cent of the people are e ours in|as i Jifficulties. He | Mohammedans, but modern schools are | all, Formerly they were married off at | the school in Srinagar bear witness to on Aqtters in the | increasing. "Often one sces u class sit- | ten or twelve years of age. the number of barefooted lads who are stead of twenty- | ting on the floor of the porch of some | “The mothers of the children of India b lish language. sitting at their desks inside the build- g o' building hundreds of worry with | Single Breasted Double Breasted Fitting Models Cashmeres, Worsteds, Semi-fitted Models Homespuns, Flannels. Light and Dark Grays, Tans, Mixtures and a Few Dark Colors No Charge for Alterations To speak like the automobile advertisements—they are 1923 models. There is something more —every one is from The Hecht Co. regular stock. Perhaps the full import of that statement does not strike you at once. The Hecht Co. regular stock is one of the most care- fully selected in the United States! These suits have hand-finished tailoring. : Everyoneisa three-piece model, suitable for service in autumn. Worn without the vest, as the gentleman in the picture is The Month End Clean=Up Brings Wonderful Savings Hurry! These Lots Can’t Last Long at These . Little Prices G Women’s ¢ $3.00 Kayser ® Remnants © 100 Women’s Suits Italian Silk | Whiteand Colored Ribbon Hats Worth $25, $30, $35, $39.75 Stockings WaSh GOOdS $2 OO to $55.00 29C y al‘d doing, a calm and equitable temper may be preserved even when T the weather man gets off the reservation and runs amuck, as now. var 5 ; in dotted and figured voiles, | g Sireet, and sport hats of . : ° Ao colored checked dimity, flow- | &3of P00 that sold for . > ered checked dimity, mer~ & 3 ‘o 0 ; s ! g Ve H styles and X Sosing taiored wits of | Every Pair Perleot | Serieed poptin - Nognangic | 20718 and asaorted colors " Smart Silk Shirts t twill and twill cord in swiss, silk-and-cotton founda- Poir About 300 pairs Kayser ends of ready-to-wears, trim- it s i bout 3 tion silk and mercerized | _ med omd Caioea ™ ! 2 . and |}f.u$(' Mostiy in navy blue. 1”0“ e HOT o 'hnmll i REMNANTS -OF 32-INCH combinations, 500 $5-85 ) ace patterns, also a few plain O e Choice . : SPORT COATS, of Polaire knit. And beautiful quality WIDE PERCALE, 25c and MISSES' AND CHILDRE; cloth in popular models. Tan, dropstitch full fashioned qualities, in checks, LEGHORN HATS AND FI e it G 610,75 | thread | sitichose. 'Black, | pisiar ™ urlpes”and 17¢ | MAx mats. iimmed ‘witnh - : il T O . brown, beaver, gray and white, | fisures. Yard........ Trimmed Tiats" 2Nk and | One glance will suffice to tell NS S = WOMEN'S LACE-CLOCKED ancy bralds. Sold . . g ing v inksporis g“o‘b FIBRIE 1K HOSE, in hrown, for %500 and 3395 $2,08 the story of their quality, style Sold for $ gray and fallow. = 0! 2 = 3 2 3 ('h’u;.w‘..n. . Slight irregulars. 15 39(: < hlldren’ ® KING TUT AND SHEIK and taxlormg. Splendld plam AT dozen to sell at...... S TURBAXS, of crepe de chine— : > $10 a % g WOMEN'S SILK AND FIBER e kind that wind around the 1 N g rhi S - Lo 0 HOSE, irregulars of head. " Trimmed with oriental Silk Neckwear and white stripes as well as col fabrics, In rose $5 00 3100 aualtty, in vlack DHC ear ornament. White and colors. it SR 4 7 el = . audle rore onniges For auto and 535¢ ored patterns in sizes 14 to 17. a ot Slilyms M coHIEON Suk 31 MIDDY BLOUSES that sold ot . ; % orepe Gombined: with Esisioy HOSE, in black and gun metal S e e gt S . All reduced from our reg- materials and of wool crepe. with four-inch garter med with navy. H ular stocks. Materials of the ) styles, top. 3 do light ir- C Sizes 10, 12 and $l 00 Colors: $2.95 regulars. 2 1 4 . Mel‘l’s better sort—an unusual as- = s e { WOMEN'S F ~FASH- 'S COMBINATIONS H sortment of patterns and Co l S Slu 1 2 WASH SKIRTS, TONED LK CHIFFON of drawers and bodies, i 5 d P Grinzs (1] ummer l‘tS, < o 2 HOSE, in gun metal. tan and trimmed with embroid good summer colorings. . T $1.00 tent Bray, 2 avs "6 17 10 ory. beading ana rin- O8C S“mmer H ; b TR : inesichoies o0 e T . Rl chii mormeas : g Light and dark patterns of every description in mercerized tan and S FLAN SPORT COATS, - PDCEIDN, H < 2 g 3 G 2 ‘WOMEN'S IMPORTED LACE high-back style, in - = i < ; 9% withibelt snd pockets. | Green: LI HORE CalRatnionen. white, “fesh, "blus and 98¢ Shlrts E white fabrics, collar attached and neckband styles, oxford cloths, ? Sotd for TE v ir fect. mais = x .(']\[v]ir;i B $5-00 e cxpvjtrtl:sp?ngumlc'; 79 5 cnu,nlu!.\lvss %mAgn‘l;: = madras-woven, corded and end to end. sao e co 5. : DRESSES, sizes 8, 10 and 12. = 1,2 RATINE SKIRTS that sold Dot . brown C Flesh, ml!a,mmic]hld - SOC £ or $2.98. Insmar 2 and light blue. $ H block STak CHILDREN'S IMPORTED = Higrationls S1.98 | s, ey | B i $3.98 | o e ponur a5 ; rfe : e r . . . 19 TRICOLETTE SKIRTS of quality. fives 3, 5% IOC CHILDREN'S WHITE OR- fiie < alies ideslithe Eports. superb quality 3 : 01 ’ :ANDIE DRESSES, sizes 4 to § R s = S tn e ) St 1 cANDIE pREssRs. sizes 106 | BRNC IO U aeroOF B thletic Union duits taupe, gray and 5 - no“s%’m “hBu’l‘s’t:!\' BLACK trimmed with lace 98 cool, durable natural tan fab- = k Sy " W w e % & H H 1, 5 = Teaisises Shentymec, 19C CHILDREN’'S $2.98 HATS, of oy nds AT fancy straw, silk G MEN'S ONEITA UNION H : and straw, dotted $1.98 . knit for comfort and Full Fashioned swiss, organdie an serv Athlotic style—no . . $ v Silk Hose ¢ : sol s ique. Choice..... 1 8, kne length. - Q S $2.98 Paisle ’ Penivpnens sport awn | SI0CT TR Q¢ 2 . Of fine nainsook in sizes 34 Omen S I =t HAYE: Slight_{rregulars. .. = 556 6 to 44. Pajama check nainsook” —with taped armholes and- closed crotch. These are full cut garments insuring unusual summer comfort. MEN’S CHALMER'S POROS- KNIT UNION SUITS, sizes 34, 36, 54 and 56 only. ton jersey! in Califor- Half nia style. Reduced to 98C —Second Floor, King’s Palace. Slight irregulars of a qual- ity selling for much more. Gray, cordovan, navy and champagne with well made heels and toes. These hose offer excellent service and Overblouses $1.98 These Charming and Fash- sleeves or no sleeves, knee length. Slight seconds ....... MENS BATHING SUITS, of fast-color cot- Union Suits - 35c¢ Odd Lots of Tablecloths ionable Blouses. are in many rich patterns, and have round neck and three-quarter sleeves. Also a number of clever Jac- quette Blouses. ODDS AND ENDS VOILE BLOUSES left from $1.00 lines. Lace and em- broidery trimmed and 59C tucked 20 L0 CHALLIE KI- MONOS, In floral and Paisley patterns. Loose and Reduced to % SACQUES, of dot- Sold DRESSING $1.98 98C DRESSES, well made and trim- ted Swiss and dimity, in white and colors. for %150 anl med with rickrack 5 braid, clean-up lot. 9 Choice C WARNER RUSTPROOF CORSETS, in white and flesh. Medium and topless 67C models. Broken sizes To close out the lot.. Silk Gloves WOMEN'S SHORT SILK GLOVES, in broken sizes 5 to - 613, Slight irregulars. White, black, gray, navy and 15 pongee in the lot. ChDICe .o'sruals swissoisn's c _LONG SILK GLOVES, of beau- tiful quality. Very slightly im- perfect. White, gray, 65¢ e ] and mastic. $ and 6% navy Sizes 53¢, only ..... ' quality, 2-hole kind, in 3 for $1.00 . Fitrite Brand Perfect Qual- ity Summer Suits, band top, tight or shell knee. Regular and extra sizes. ‘WOMEN'S VESTS, in regular gng‘ extra sizes, with 10 odice tops. Slight s T st 10C WOMEN’'S GLOVE SILK VESTS, flesh color; $l .25 beautiful and serviceable; bodic top = BOYS® KNIT SHIRTS, sleeve-~ less style—just the thing for ° summer. Perfect quality. TWO 25(: for ... AR Trimmings VAL LACE INSERTINGS, for making the new rosette 2 dresses and hats. Yard, C NARROW TRIMMING RIB- rings and for trimming BONS, in plain colors and fancy eftects to match al- most any material. lsc Yard 2 EMBROIDERY EDGES, 2 to 4 inches wide, in open- work and blind pat- terns. Cambric d Swiss. Yard .... mA loc PEARL BUTTONS, of ............... éc NECKWEAR CLEAN-UP, consisting of Peter Pan and two-plece collars in eyelet work, also col- 25(: four sizes. 12 on a card. Card . lar and cuff sets Mercerized cotton damask cloths, hemmed ready for use. 99c 45x45 size...... 54x54 size.. 64x64 size...... BIRDEYE DIAPER CLOTH, about fitty” pleces, 24 inchos wide. Soft, absor- bent quality. 10- $l'59 yard plece........ AND $4.00 BED- SPREADS, in heavy raised pat- terns. 18 fringed cut corner lnr:sds. 12 scal- loped cut corners, hemmed .. 16 STENCILED GRASS RUGS that sold for $5.00; 6x9; quality in artistic patterns ......... 19 STENCILED GRASS ‘luIJ’C:I that wold for .95 as R ST " $6.95 are sightly....... opaque-_kind in dark green only. Slight seconds 53 C thn“ ';fihél h 1 em, made with steel ; frame and three soc LUGGAGE CASES, size picnfe use - and ' for carrying th close, durable $3.95 wol 9x13; 300 WINDOW SHADES, ofl of 1.00 uality. Son’ 0 naliy GE BAGS, 60 of clazps. Useful size... 8x11, 42 of these, for 0dd Lots of . Boys’ Wear ROMPER SUITS, of durable madras, i -pi Style with loose kn ces. 490 24 BOYS H CLOTH .Svl'b'l'l.ktlfloired Pilorfoll( model n broken sizes, to 17. Mostly nat- Ural tan colors.. 51'98 BLOUSES, In khakl, percsle * mud tt percale an cotton ' Sizes 8 to 49(: W:?!’l‘l Ideal maki el . - Ideal make, slightly solled. . To 35C close ‘out the lot, each. 0dd Lots Small Wares Veloute Toilet Powder, 2 boxes for 16c—Box of Face Pmder Free. ICKELED VANITY CASES, with mirror and 5C powder puff.......... AVALON HAIR NET! and ends, in single :.m double mesh, 6 OF i.eieninienan . ee¢ KNITTING YARN, in many col- ors, hank ........ S SUEDE AN wold - for 26c cholce LT O LT appearance. Buy for Future Needs— Low Shoes, *4 Four dollars buys a pair of men’s fine quality calfskin oxfords. They have Goodyear welt heels. You may choose from black and tan—English or conservative lasts —French or Brogue toes. Yes, it will behoove you to buy ‘ more than one pair for immediate o Hecht Co. and Fall wear. soles, rubber Men’s | Worsted . Bathing Suits $3.95 that ordinarily sells for Striped much more. effects and plain colors in two tone effects. i All sizes. Members of the Better Business Burcau : s ., WhatF / | | A quality of worsted ‘ I | !