Evening Star Newspaper, September 4, 1931, Page 6

¥ A6 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY. Sll}l"l‘l‘l.\lBER‘ 4, 1931. FRENCH ENSHRINE PERSHING IN HEART R. E. F. Chief Returns to U. S. | t to Prepare for Petain’s i Coming. By the Auntwf; r;m i PARIS, September 3.—Gen. John U. Pershing, who has returned to the United States to help prepare for the | coming of Marsh:l Petain with the French mis-icn for th: Yorktown Sesqui- centennial Celetration, left France more | firmly enshrined than ever in the hearts of this country’s citizens. Contributing factors were his dgnity and s mplicity of ng, h fu.al to T to criticisms of his war-time role | ®nd his plcasure at renewing contact Wwith the French. Nime Given to Street. The Paris Municipal Council gave his cf th> capital's nowest > Eoulevard du General Per- g joins two squares bearing historic names. One is the Place du Mart Galiiene, n2med in honor of the scldi instrumental in saving Paris in 1914 The cther is the Place de Verdun. “I accept that honcr.” said the gen- eral, “not for myself pessonally, but for the two million Americans whio crossed th® seas to aid France in maintinng these principles ¢f Lberty and fraternity which she has elw.ys defended.” The Spring and Summer wer2 busy tikes for Pershing in Fiance. Besides his work as_chairman of the Battle Monuments Commission, whicih _brings him over for part of every year, he was in demand for fetes given at the re- production of Mount Vernon, the cen- tral buildings of the American exhibit at the Colonial Exhibition. His soldierly figure, unbent by the approach of his 7lst birthday anniver- gary on September 13, was a familiar one about the Paris streets, although he donned his olive-drab uniform, with the four sliver stars, only on ceremonial oceasions. Visits War Landmarks. The general spent much time revisit- dng old haunts of the war years in Paris and the provinces. Ore of h's chums was Gen. Corvisart, who was ¥rench observer during the Russo- Japanese War when Capt. Pershing was Setving the United States in a similar capacity. He took motor trips to Chaumont, in the Upper Marne Valley, where he had his war headquarters. He had a rare treat in the visit of old friend, Ambassador Dawes. For three days “Charlie” and “John™ rmym around together. running out to the old battlefront, looking up mutual acquaint- ances and reminiscing over the days When Brig. Gen. Dawes was chisf of the A. E. F.'s Gen. Pershing Board. BROOKLAND-WOODRIDGE GROUP ELECTS HEADS Paul F. Moore Is Named President of New Association Formed by Business Men. Paul F. Moore was clected president of the newly-formed Brookland-Weod- yidge Busincss Association at its first meeting Wednesday night at the Ma- fonic Temple, Twelfte and Monroe streets mnortheast. J. L. Fowler was elected vice president; William H. Hes- sick, jr. secretary, and M. J. Blanke, treasurer. About 60 business men of the Brock- fand-Wcodridge section attended the meeting, which was addressed by Arthur C. Smith, president of the Central Busi- ness Men's Association, and by Maj. C. R. Hudgins, national organizer of the Reciprocity Club. The first project to be taken up by the new group will be the sponsorship of a neighborhood advertising paper. The second meeting will be held in ‘Woodridge the first Monday in October. WOMEN’S PEACE LEAGUE SECRETARY JOINS DRIVE Miss Detzer to Meet Disarmament Caravan in Buffalo for Speak- ing Tour. Dorothy Detzer, executive sec- of the Woman's International League for Peace and Freedom, was en route today to join the Disarmament Caravan in Buffalo, N. Y., from which she will campaign for world disarma- ment and secure signatures to a peti- tion demanding disarmament of all na- tions. Miss Detzer will speak at meetings in Buffalo, Rochester, Ithaca, Syracuse and Albany. The caravan, which al- ready has toured 16 Western States, is under the leadership of Miss Mabel Ver- non, Wilmington, Del., who conducted tour on behalf of CLOSED...allday BUT we're Open All Day Saturday Take advantage of this oppor- tunity to get any last minute items LABOR DAY . for you in All Styles— In the WARING...for the young man or the conservative dresser. All Fabrics— In the WARING...including the finest of hard-finish, hard- wearing, crease-holding WOR- STEDS.. .gel-nese linings. All Sizes— In the WARING...from the youth 34 to the large 46. Sor HeRz06 ~ F Street atr Q& New Sleeping Cars Expected to Boost Tourist Business {Elimination of Noises, Heat and Dust Sets Higher Standards. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, September 4.—Air-cooled, dustless and practically noiseless slecp- | ing cars may enhance the bid of sev- | eral raiirond companies for the tourist | business of next Sumi i | scveral of the cars with these com- | fort improvements have been receiving the test of service on lines in various parts of the country and the results, the developers say, have been gratify- ing. The new cars use a “forced air” sys- tem which brings one condition at least diameirical to the exhaust ventilator system which has been standard for many years, The exhaust ventilators ! reduced pressurc within the sleeping cars, facilitating the entrance of dus The new system of air ducts enforces a higher pressure within the cars than prevails outside, t>nding to prevent dust ing-es: Toree methods are utilized at present to lcwer the temperature of the air sent throgh the ducts—mechanical refrig- | erati®, ice and a water spray. To avold idditional hose connections the | varioLs systems had to be self-con- tainea for each car. Electric power was accordingly decided upon and a | special axle was perfected to accom- | modate a' direct-driven generator. | The succcss of the new air-cooled system was revealed in temperature | records which showed that on one hot day this Summer, when the thermome- ter registered 111 degrees outside, the | interior of th- slezper had a tempera- | ture ranging from 82 to 85 degrecs. . C. ILLITERACY - FALSTOTSPCT | gl Only 533 White Included. | Colored Total Drops 4.5 Pct. Tiliteracy in the District of Columbia continued on its downward trend during | the last decade, with only 1.6 per cent | of its 418,941 persons over 10 vears old unable to read and write, the Census| Bureau announced today. This repre- | sented a decline of 28 per cent, | compared with the 1920 figures |~ The bureau said there were only 533 white persons in the District classed as | | illiterate out of a total white popula- !tion of 277.294. A decline of 4.5 per | cent_in illiteracy among the colored | | population was noted. there being 4.591 | | persons unable to read and write out of a total population of 111,224, Women Again Pass Men. The highest percentage in Washing- ton was among the foreign-born whites They total 26,659, and out of this num- | ber 1411, or 4.8 per cent, were classed as illiterates. Ten years ago their per- centage stood at 6.1. The bureau’s national compilation showed there were 4,283.753 persons in the Nation unable to read and write out of a total population of 98,723,047 per- sons over 10 years old. is_repre- sented a numerical drop of 648,152 since | 1920. Women, once the less literate portion | of the population, surpassed men in per centage able to iead and write for second decade. | Back in 1870, when the first illiteracy | figures were compiled, the males were | 18.3 per cent illiterate; the women 21.9. | Masculine learning continued to have the edge down to 1910. when men were only 7.6 per cent illiterate as against | women's 7.8. . Towa Leads States. ‘ But by 1920 the women cut 1-10 of 1 per cent from the 6.0 record of tire men. The 1930 figures were women | 4.275 illiterate; men 4.401. H Towa held its lead as the most literate State, with but 0.8 per cent of its po; | ulation unable to read or write. Wasn- | | ington and Oregon, tying with 1 per! | cent, were second. The white urban population was 2.5 per cent illiterate; rural farm. 3.4 per | cent illiterate; rural non-farm, 2.9 illit- | erate. | Wider discrepancies existed among | the Negro population, 9.2 per cent ill | erate in the cities: 23,2 per cent on the | | farms: 205 per cent in the unincorpo | rated places. | New Jersey 0il Official Dies. | PASSAIC, N. .7, September 4 (). | Word of the doa‘.’ of Robert Dix Ben- | | son, former president of the Tide Water Ol Co., at_his country home at Lake | Placid. N. Y., was received today. He | | was 70 years old. .MONDAY ... that Labog Day trip...and if t're interested in “new things” take a look at the new arrivals SUITS. . .especially the new Fall HATS Teaturing at 53.50 Open Saturdays From Now on—Closed Monday—Labor Day THE HECHT CO. 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