Evening Star Newspaper, September 18, 1925, Page 21

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1925. , : “Ma” Ferguson Identified as Babe Ruth LIST OF SUBSTITUTE DENIES SlLAVERY EXISTS | In Students’ Current Events Quiz| TEACHERS IS BEGUN) 1 PMLIPPINE ISLANDS qunl i b i 7 Sl e e e ommers ey, Sememier b2 e | 3 couricil and assembly. geanon, ye | {In Note to League of Nations !Abori‘ The league's slavery commiasion re. | ceeded records for 18 mwonths, wasi| terday with exercises in the collexe Director of Insular Government | eently reported that the practice of | attributed Ly Secretary 21 — e & from Hermenegildo Cruz, labor direc- Imports Show Big Increase. Roanoke College Begins Term. tor of the Insular government, Who re-| mo 1arge fncrease in American| ROANOKE COLLEGE, SALEM, COUZENS SCORES By the Astociated Prose. wircless telegraphy. Only one of | Hoover to|chapel. The entire - student hody, REVENUE BUREAU Hundreds of Millions in In- come Taxes Not Paid, Senator Charges. By the Associated Press. . . DETROIT, September 18.—No other Government bureau is as inefficient as the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Sena- for James Couzens said in a Rotary Club address Yyesterday. If the public knew “‘the whole truth,” Mr. Couzens sald, it would demand the abolition of the income and corpora- tion taxes and the substitution of a new form of taxation “that could not be manipulated in the interests of a few. Hundreds of millions in taxes prop- erly due to the Government were not | collected, the Senator said, and he charged that in some of these cases| the refunds, cancellation (o collect were due t fluence and favoritism. “The gross mismanagement by offi- clals in the enfdtcement of prohibition Is fairly well known through pressand otherwi he said, the secrecy surrounding the collection and failure mproper in- “but because of | | ton. | dent NEW YORK, September 18.—*Ma" Ferguson, Governor of Texas, is iden- tified in the minds of some Ameri- can school students as President of Mexico and also as Babe Ruth. Tea- pot Dome is thought by other stu- dents to be a bullding in Washing- And still others confuse Mus- | solini with “Battling” Siki, Al Jol- son and “Billy” Sunday. These were among the surprising answers given by American high school. college and university stu- dents in the annual tests on current history conducted by the Review of | Reviews. The survey was based on the examination papers of students scattered throughout country. It was found that no particular| section of the country stood out markedly abéve the average in the knowledge of current affairs. Eleven per cent of the students failed to| recognize the photograph of Presi- | Coolidge. Only 42 per cent! knew the name of the inventor of the four could identify a reaper and a Applicents Given Examinations to | had purchased Japan. \ 1,650 | 2 tractor—even when' they were given | a setting of a grain field. me of thé students placed | Muscle Shoals in Italy, others placed it in the Pacific Ocean. One yauth | was convinced that the United States Determine Qualifications for 24 New Posts. Creation of the first eligible list of “The question may well be raised,” | annual substitute teachers for the the report said, “whether we are sup- | District public schools was started plementing the headline reading, the | yesterday by the boards of examiners pioturs newspapar itne @iotuse wup: vhite and colored systems. All plement and qubvie B el i "e”mml:;:Jl‘fl'}sanrsnmmlllled for the positions study In the classroom to an ade-| (oo ziven oral examinations by the quate degree. ! hoards. “Too frequently the question: ‘Do | ™ape initial corps of paid substitutes reading the newspapers| iy be composed of 24 teachers, 16 in nes?’ was answered frank- | the white schools and 8 In the col- the funny part.’” | ored. There were 120 applicants for urban ~and metropolitan | the 16 positions in the white schools communities were covered by the|and about 70 for the 8 in the colored. report. ‘The general average of the | Appointments from the eligible list, 1,650 test papers was 43 per cent, al- | formed as a result of the examina- though many schools which made | tions, will be made before the end of low percentages did not forward |the week. 5o that the substitutes will their papers. One senior high school | be available when the schools open returned papers only 14 per cent for the new erm Monday. Those ap- correct | pointed will be paid for the entire COUNTERFEITING LESS. Currency Stabilized Bogus German Money. Correspondence of the Associated Press. | BERLIN, August 21.—Counterfeit- | iMg, which flourished during the in- Decreases MEN IN FEMININE ROLE. { month of September, although they e less than t College Students Do Housework and Take Care of Children. | GALESBURG, IIL, September 1% | (#).—Man has invaded woman's field at Knox College in the matter of | | | | | i | the pledging of debtors, which {s re- | garded as a modified type of slavery, existed ‘'some time ago in the Philip- B (b Associaiat Brase pines, and requested information as GENEVA, September 1. Nelther to whether it still was in effect. slavery nor peonage exists in any| form in the Philippine Islands, the | Contradicts Rumor. More than £0,000.000 swine were League of Natlons was told in a di-|slaughtered in the United States last | rect communication received today vear. Continuing the Sensational Values of Our Summer Clearance It’s true that we are the largest retail auto supply store in the Eastern part of the Top Re-cover for Ford the active and prosperous condition | members of the board of trustees, of American business. Best extemporaneous speeches are made to audlences of one or two. “Americangs | alumni and visitors from Salem and are simply requiring more goods.” hre | Roanoke attended the exercises | said, “and the demand is for bokh | principal address was delivered by Dr. | raw’ materials and for luxury prod- | ucts.” The F. C. Gotwald of York, Pa., who spoke on “Education and Politics in India.” Self-service radio parts stores are becoming popular in this country. iy, % Z of incomes excess profits and corpora- tion taxes little is known except by those who have benefited by this mal- administration.” 5 4 ‘ \ i United States, but ewen at that, we haven’t ation period, has decreased greatly | employment to pay school expenses. with the stabilization of the mark |Today three Knox men, whose names | \ the room to store CARLOADS and CAR- and the disappearance of the o1d | the college employment bureau asked | ‘ i LOADS of cold weather merchandise so R ST S R 2 | be withheld, were found doing house. military auxiliary paper bills. l"of! work and taking care of children It CUSTOMS BILL PASSED. long as a large stock of summer auto sup- “Jies still occupies wour shelves. These are the Top Recovers that make an old car sparkie with newness. Guaranteed to tit all Ford touring models. Absolutely water proof. Easily installed E motor that is filled regularly with Pennz. oil returns a profit of thousands of percent on this_little investment in CARE. THE PENNZOIL COMPANY OIL CITY, PA. WASHINGTON OFFICE 1018 18th St Telephone North 147 the first half of 1925 only 20 arrests| was explained that there were more for counterfeiting were made, while|Jobs for women than for men and MELBOURNE, Australia, Septem- ber 18 (#).—The House of Represent- in 1924 there were 314, el The large number in the latter mtives has passed the customs|vear is thought to have been due to} Act amendment bill. The measure |the fact that the old paper bills, legalizes the imposition of the condi tion that in order for goods to enjoy which continued to circulate with| the Rentenmark, were of such poor| full preference urder the tariff act they must be 75 jar cent of British workmanship that it was compara- tively easy to imitate’ them. manufacture. It asko grants a pref- | —— — ergnce on goods of 35 per cent British | We ought to get as used to voting manufacture if the preference does [as we do to going to the_post office. | not clash with established Australian | Then public affairs would be attended industries. to. | e XoimgNers g 1319-1321 F Street [Biutiees of aiher makes! | tradequichlyfor. Studebaker One or the other must go—so we're clearing out our entire $75/000 stock of GUARAN- TEED, NATIONALLY FAMOUS Summer auto supplies in one mammoth sale. And remember, everything you buy at our store is FULLY GUARANTEED on a money back basis—no matter how ridiculously low the prices are. Open Saturday Until 11:30 P. M. Luggage Carrier Of . exceptionany fine quality plate glass. These mide wings will fit any windshield and can be attached or taken off in a very short time. A very attrac tive accessory Come Early Rotoscopes, $1.49 Tetratnr Famous McKay Bumpers September 18 STORE NEWS 922 Hours: 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. “world. Made of the finest spring steel, and beautifully plated, McKAY BUMPERS withstand the severest shocks and bumps. They can be easily attached, and once on, vou'll never want to tak» them off. Special Summer Clearance Sale Prices: Reinforced throughout® Heavy steel, black enameliad. Looks well ' - . Here are bumpers that are famous throughout the oo the finest cars F v Front or Rear Bumpers for Fords. ..$7.95 lower Vases, 69c Front or Rear Bumpers for Chewrolets. .$8.95 noa ana wide vartaty af o Front or Rear Seats for Fords to the interier other acces. u Atstinetive vase Here's tham a fine flowar a rare apportunity at & low price Made of heavy fabric leather to match uphol- stery in cars. All made with, heavy oak frame and interlaced to prevent sagging. Extremely comfortable. Rear Seats for a Fall suit Hot Shot Battery, $1.69 A rompact -2 volt bat- Front Seats $3.95 $4.49 Top Bow Pads, $1.49 Don’t judge these values by the price. Come and see them! Men come here to buy one suit and go away with two— sometimes three! Al an aiso be adapted for radio use Cut-Out for Ford 99¢ Sefentifically and aimply This ran be inatalled out Adifficulty by Ask men vice Station. Steering Wheel for Ford, $1.69 constriciad Specta tor tomorrow versy operaten. with ne. Ser Thess are made of black or Arab baw drill. complets with padding and webbing to give them additioral strength An nnpsual v offered spacially in whis Summe} Clearance Trust us for quality and tailoring. We’d never hurt our good name by sew- ing our label into unworthy clothing. an the in our 30x31, Penna. Tubes $1.19 Altheugh salightly bismishea. vou'll get more satisfaction out nt these tubes than from many other famous makes. AR excep- tional value in this great Clearance. Clearance Sale Prices on RUBBER MATS FOR FORDS During thix Sale Taubman's offer their entire stock of floor mate and carpets at special prices. For tomorrow these prices prevail Rubber Mat for Front of Touring or Roadster Fords Rubber Mat for Ford Coupe... $1.3% Rubber Mat for Ford Sedan.....$1.95 Do Ray Smoke Kit 79¢ ot et Constate sombination match _ Do you men realize that we are selling the finest kind of Fall Suits for just about ONE-HALF their usual cost? ‘Suits of pure worsted, and worsteds with a silk mixture, are worth $40 to $45. Those would be fair prices. But you’ll find hundreds of them in this sale, in proper weights and colors for Fall and Winter wear. atts Can_be to the da or anv vour ear in a very few minutes. 7 244 Tool Box, $1.49 2 2 % + Stop Light, 49¢ Has clear light. legible for a con siderable distance, Can be eas- ily attached to any make car. Trouble Light, 89c 99¢ Of himn- £rade rubber These With lock. Made of finest pressed steel. Black enamel. 7 of partectl eontrol otd your steering apparatus at all times SPECIAL for tomorrow 7 A wire-protected bulb with 10 feet extension wire. Can be easily attached to the dashlight socket. %2 7 Z, Lamp Kits 7 Diamond Foot Accelerator for Ford ..39c Cleveland Brake Shoes, for Ford, pr..$1.19 Touch-Up £namel L R SR Sponges . .16¢ Chamois Victor Parking Light, with switca...$7.25 aubman’s Everything for your automobile 430-432 NINTH S:I'_. N. W. Mirrors, 19¢ = For both -open and closed cars. 'SPECIAL. J o 77 Consists of one dashlight lamp. two headlight lamps. and one- tail light lamp in strong un breakable hox. Every motorist shonld have one of thes lamp Kita In his car at all times. 2 You’'llalso findmany darkblue cheviots that are to be the ‘“real thing” for the coming season, including a large number of the popular double-breasted models. s in a very short fme to any Ford modal. . Headights, for Fords $2.95 Pr. These Eave strong lenses in handsomely ished frames of the strongest Stores i Baltimere Buffalo Altoona Greensburg Johnstown Rochester Norfolk ‘Washington Necessary Alterations at Actual Cost