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89 EIGHTH-GRADE - PUPLS PROMOTED Summer Studies Overcome . Deficiencies—1,244 Take * High School Course. Bighty-nine eighth-grade % at the close of the last scholastic confronte principal of the summ smpleted the mm aturda awarded diplomas to th Eehools o total number hool pupils who did not percentage taking new repeated wor d by 1244, and forty-four Course Twelve hundred high pupils completed the | summ urse. Of them, 546 were 186 from McKinley, 110 from Busin 135 from Western, 195 | from Kastern and 62 from the Colum- Junior High School H who were promoted wols and the institu- | iy elected to attend school from Centr: bia chool—Genevieve | ¥ Snap 3 Woodward Worrall, Walton. Rich- | ard Warren Claude W rer. jr. rt Dickie Barkley, Boswell Roger David Fra Milton Woodhead School—F athe Mary Noakes, Henrietta Robert L. onard A. Hurley, | anderson, Robert ARNOLD AND COMPANY Offer to conservative investors Guaranteed First Mortgages Secured on improved Real Estate in Washington, D. C. 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Following is an honor roll of the summer high school pupils, consisting of all those who received 90 per cent or more in each of wo subjects: isie Abrahams, Beatrice Aitch, r Baker, Anni; n, Donald Bingl d Brill, Madg ine.Cornell, ell pupils {jorie uise Hoeke, e Barlow, ham, Jame e Brown, J Robert Coffee, Ed win Cooper, George Collins, Edmond ve- | Crain, Frances 1 Charles '} funter, Marjorie Hurd, amieson Johnson. ¥ Yvonn Florence Johns Kling, Lear. e Levy, Lul » Plotnic Rol Watt, Ida Ziehl on. Han dan, " Burton R M. Robert Brady, Ruth Tunt John | no ma THIE. EUROPE N CHALS NADDEN DECLARE House Appropriations Body Leader Finds Conditions | Abroad “Deplorable.” EVENING Representativ | chairman of the appropriations, Madden of Tllinois, committee returned v on from an extended visit in . during which he made extens inquiry and political condit on sh- u- into economic ns rope can be said Mr. Mad- While most of the coun- situation den today d with abundant crops d cconomic conditions V- lare de Europe our (the hers will furnish agricultural ex- be in position | ks h- | ports, but will condition Madden | ne has not come for us to STAR, WASHINGTON, officer to do anything,” Mr. Madden re- plied. “England and France must settle their own differences first. For the United States to offer to inter- vene as the big brother would plunge us_right. into the controversy, which nobody in this country desires. In- deed, England and France do mnot want us to tell them what to do. 1 think it would be quite feasible for the allied nations to call an economic conference to discover and unfold the facts of the situation there, a confer- ence which would bind nobody to ac- tion, but which would reveai to the uc ence for the purpose alone of dis- closing to our own citizens the causes of the conditions abroad.” Mr. Madden, commenting upon af- fairs in G vy, said he feared the German #e. vould experience star- vation thi CHILDREN GET ESTATE. Ann E. Bureh, who died August 6, was offered today for probate. She leaves $1,000 to Wil- lHam H. Fagan and directs that the remaining estate be divided into three parts. One portion each is to go to her son, Harry B. Burch, and her| daughetr, Ada B. Hampton. The tnird share is to be distributed one-third to her daughter-in-law, Sally H. Burch, and two-thirds to the children of her son, W. Thompson Burch, Helen B. Pickford, W. Thompson Burch, jr., and ly . Bure The son, Harry B. turch, is named as executor. The will of We’ve Gone the Limit You'll be doing a very wise thing to take ad- vantage of these tremendous reductions and stock up vour wardrobe. You needn’t be concerned about style, for Mode styles are distinctive and endure in fashion. All Mode 3-Piece Suits W Selling up to $60......... Including many that are suit- able in weight and color for fall ear. Slight charge for alterations. An 3-Piece Norfolk Selling up to Suits $50— to $15.00. 2115 Slight charge for alterations. Bathing odd lot of models— A lot of English and Domestic Cloth Hats, sold up to $3.00— 95¢ Deepest Reductions in Tropicals Pal tha Linen suc m Beach Sy t were $15 . and Suits ker th were up to $20 Mobhair Tropical and up Mallison s —that were $35.... Deepest Cut in Mode Shirts Mode exclusive patterns— selling up to $2.50. Mode Madras, etc.—sell- 51.59 ing up to $3.50......... Cut patterns.......... to $30.. Silk Su “All Out” for Neckwear Silks-—smart Scer- Suits—that Worsted Gabardine Suits — that were Suii:s the popular Our Finest Tropical o $9.75 hat White and S Flannel Trousers—that were up to $12 $13.75 All Linen $16.75 $22.75 Slight charge for alterations. An odd lot Knickers and Trousers—that to $10 its 89¢ 3 for ¥ $2.50 3 for $4.50 39 3 for $1.00 Silk Knits and Silks.- Union Suits In Madras, and athletic cut— 85¢ 6 for $5.00 Mchair Worsted and Gabardine Suits, “that were up to $40, Knickers— that were up to $3.... of Wool Mode Fiber and a few English Broadcloth — 32.59 selling up to $5.00..... Mode Silk Shirts—includ- ing White Jerseys $98.75 Panama— Leghorn and Bangkok hats—up $22.75 triped $6.95 $11.75 $3.95 Best of the English Cricket Cloth Trousers — that were up to $16.50. . Long sold uy $3.95 ‘3 for $7.00 33.95 Cut PLAN TO OPEN FIGHT ON DEFECTIVE BRAKES Safety Council to Act on Traffic Menace After Headlight Campaign Ends. Believing that bad brakes are the cause of many accidents, the Wash- ington Safety Council will conduct @ campaign in September or October to bring home to every Washington motorist the importance of proper equipment. ‘W. Graham Cole, secretary of the council, announced that as soon as the headlight tests have been com- pleted. the organzation will turn its attention to brakes and how to keep them in condition. The tentative plan is to establish brake-testing stations in various parts of the city. During that period posters will be displayed calling at- tention to the dire consequences of a loose brake. _— With speclal _diving depths_of er e inch. NOTED INVENTOR DIES. CHICAG! August 14.—George L. Harvey, designer of the first steel car, inventor of the Harvey griction spring, used by more than three-fourths of the railroads of the country, and an archi- tect of note, died in the Presbyterian Hos itul:hure yesterday after a short AR was the designer of portable houses, 1,000 of which were used fol- lowing the Johnstown flood. Mr. Harvey also an expert in photography and the Harvey exposure meter arvey motion picture meter. > also; was the author of several books on fishing. WILL INSURE INDUSTRY. NEW YORK, August 14—An insur- ance corporation for the benefit of the theatrical, vaudeville and motion pic- ture industries soon will be organized, it was learned today. The obfect of the corporation will be to cut present pre- miums on marine, llability, fire, casual- ty, workmen's compensation, burglar, theft and other types of Insurance need- ed in the theatrical world, Among those said to be interested in the new corporation are A. L. Erlanger, E. Albee, John Ringling, Marcus Loew, Sam H. Harris, Willlam Fox, Woods, Walter Vincent, Adolph and the Shuberts, A H Zukor INQUIRE ABOUT OUR DEFE:-;RRED PAYMENT PL‘AN W. W. mose;s & Sons Furniture Carpets Established 1881 F Street and Eleventh Linens Upholstery Annual August Floor Covering Sale The August Sale of floor coverings affords an opportunity once a year to secure the best in floor coverings at the lowest possible prices consistent with quality. Needless to state, this sale has become to most of the people of Washington an an- nual event that is keenly awaited. Rugs in every conceivable design and colorings. Rugs in the usual and unusual sizes; in fact, the number of styles, patterns and sizes are so numerous it would be impossible to mention all of them, so there can be but brief description given. A few of the makes are as follows: Wiltons, Axminsters, Chenilles, Royal Turkish, Hartford-Saxony, Bundhar Imperials, Grass Fiber, Rush; in fact, every kind of rug is included in this sale. Persian and Chinese Rugs Some homes have Oriental Rugs for every room in the house! But when the need for economy is urgent a single Ori- ental Rug might be indulged in. For the Living Room we've hundreds to choose from! Each soft and shimmery with lus- trous beauty. Our entire Fall importation included in this Sale. All Linoleums Priced Low for This Sale Each Rug Bears the Moses Guarantee of Standard Quality Selections May Be Made Now and Deliveries Made Later INQUIRE ABOUT OUR DEFERRED PAYMENT PLAN ' PURCHASES FORWARDED PREPAID TO ANY SHIPPING POINT IN THE U. S. [