New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 3, 1921, Page 10

10 BON DELEGATES " SAIL FOR FRANGE ip Will Take Them to Famous '~ Battlefields of War lew York, Aug. 3.—With the flag of feo national commander of the Amer- n Legion flying at her masthead more than 150 members of that Fganization on board, the American enger steamship George Wasning- sailed today for Cherbourg and rmen. The Legioners will disembark at the frst port, whence they will go to vis- the battlefields on which for more an a year they fought against the of the German empire. To hany of them it will be the first vis- to the scene of conflict since they for home, uniformed members of ious units of a victorious army. Take George Washington. The George Washington is one of [he largest passenger ships under the merican flag and one of the ships eized recently by the United Statés hipping Board from the United Statés 1 Steamship Co. her operatidg nanagers but released through injunc- on proceedings. For months she has een in the hands of shipbuilders un- rgoing a reconditioning to restore as one of the finest of American jiners. The Legion party is headed by na- Honal Commander John G. Emery nd includes men from every state of he union. The George Washington vas dressed in flags of the allied na- with which her honor passengers lought. Two destroyers and a con- oy of army airplanes were on hand o escort her out of the harbor. Reception Plans. Cable advices from Cherbourg said hat the veterans would be officially ceived there by representatives ot the French governmnt. A special de- tail of American soldiers from the forces now in Germany will be on jhand to welcome their former com- President Millerand and Premier nd will receive the toursts in Par- and Marshal Foch will join them in rey, where a monument erected by tizens of liberated Lorraine will be reiled, as a token of esteem to erica. The war department has or- red Major Gen. Henry T. Allen and company of infantry from Coblenz l#o attend the unveiling ceremon: The offical itinerary of the Legion- iires includes visits to Blois, Verdun, j au Thierry, Toulouse, Lyons, sbourg, Metz and Bordeaux. ) Program of Activities. i The tour will be made in special At Blois the Legion men will attend Jthe dedication of the statue of Joan lof Arc, presented to the French city the Joan of Arc committee of New ‘ork City. At Verdun the party will ipend a night in the famous citadel nd at Rheims they will take part in the ceremony surroundin= the nresen- tation by President Nicholas Murray jutler of Columbia University of the ,000,000 franc gift of the Carnegie |Foundation to the Rheims municipal [library. At Chateau Thierry the Legion par- [ty will. witness the layng of the corner- e of the Pont Roosevelt, which 1 replace the wrecked bridge across e Marne defended by American ma- chine gunners. s ““We are making this pilgrimage,” ild National Commander Emery, “‘as & proof that the war alliance of Amer- dc and France was based on righteous eoncepts. More than two vears have passed since we fought side by side. “Many friendships have been brok- en in that time, many agreements and associations repudiated. But the friendship of America and France per- sists. It endures because it rests on lgomething more binding than the for- mal agreement of statesmen. It is | based on a common understanding and oneness of aspiration that lives deep In the hearts of the two great demo- cratic peoples.” STS PROMISED IN RUM SMUGGLING ‘Wealthy and Prominent New York- ers Believed Implicated—Fed- eral Men on Trail. New York, Aug. 3.—Arrests of several wealthy and prominent men on charges of conspiracy to violate the federal prohibition law was prom- ised by federal authorities here today |as a sequel to the capture .of the .schooner Henry L. Marshali, towed “into port yesterday with a cargo of ' liquor on board. Members of the crew it was in- timated had given the authorities im- . portant “leads” concerning the finan- . cial sponsors of the Marshall and other rum runners which are said to thave plied between the Bahama ‘Islands and the American coastal three mile limit. The Marshall, her bow and stern shrouded in tarpaulins to conceal her identity, was run down by the coast guard cutter Seneca off the Atlantic City shore Monday night. Her cap- tain and mate escaped in a swift motor boat, leaving four members of the crew on board. It was from these three men that federal officials obtained what they declared was “startling” information as to the al- leged rum running conspiracy. Unconfirmed Rumors From Madrid Tell of Outbreak in Lisbon—Portu- guesc Legation Ignorant. Londoa, Aug. 3.—A Reuter’s dis- patch filed in Madrid yesterday states that following rumors from Vigo that & revolution had broken out in Lis- bon, a telegram received direct from the Portuguese capital said extensive precautjonary measures had been taken in that city. Troops had been brought in from the provinces, the dispatch added, but all was quiet in Lisbon and throughout the country. The troops in Lisbon are said to be confined to their barracks. British official circles and the Por- tuguese legation in this city were not : to _throw any ht. on the LAST HONORS NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 192I. ——————— ¥ | Walk-Over is sponsor for the current vogue of black shoes for well-dressed men. FOR AIR HERO £ REFRIGERATOR 1-3 OFF Regular Prices. JOHN A. ANDREWS THE BIG FURNITURE STORE AUGUST 3-PIECE REED SUITE $55.00 Former price $85.00. SALE Furniture, Floor Coverings, Bedding, Ranges, Etc. A stirring midsummer Furniture Sale that will offered. —_At- $.15 55 b ALL COTTON MATTRESSES All sizes, two parts, roll grip the interest of every housekeeper—not alone for the phenomenally reduced prices, but because of the rare beauty and apparent quality of the great stocks A rich reward in dollars saved awaits those who anticipate their Fall and Winter needs and buy dur- ing this great August Sale. edge, good quality striped ticking. Regular $15 Mattress A $31.50 Our Special [a83 PERIOD DINING SUITES. LOWEST IN YEARS - $550.00 10-Piece Mahogany Suite ... $475.00 8-Piece American Walnut Suite .............. $350.00 8-Piece Mahogany Suite .................. ... $396.00 8-Piece American Walnut Suite .............. COMPLETE HOME OUTFIT At Savings of Hundreds of Dollars—FREE STORAGE—Purchase will be stored FREE until wanted, insured against fire or damage. Floral offerings from all over the world were sent in honor of Harry : Hawker, who gained world applause two years ago by the first attempt to fly across the Atlantic in an airplane. rescued by a vessel. Picture shows his funeral in St. Paul’'s Churchyard at suburb. THIRD OF STATE’S POPULATION YOUNG Thirty Per Cent. Are Under 15 Years of Age and Only 22.2 Per Cent. Are Over 45 Years of Age. ‘Washington, D. C., Aug. cording to the 3. — Ac- census of 1920, 30.0 per cent., or almost one-third of the people in the state of Connecticut, arg_either infants oz children under 15 years of age; 7.7 per cent. ara young people 15 to 19 yvears old; 39.9 per cent. about two-fifths, are men and women in the prime of life, being from 20 to 44 yeara old; whilo 2 per ‘cent., being 45 years of age and over, are well along in middle lifa if they have not reached old age. The urban population as compared with the rural, shows some rather striking differences In age, the per- centage 20 to 44 years of aga being 41.7 for the urban population as com- pared with 36.1 for the rural, while the percentage 45 vears of age and over is 20.5 in the urban population and 8 in the rural. Probably these differences in age composition result mainly fron. the migration to cities of foreigners and natives in the active years of adult life. The percentage of children is about the same in the urban population as it is in the rural, being 29.9 (urban) as against 30.4 (rural) Just about three-fifths of the pop- ulation, 60.7 per cent, are old enough to vote, being 21 or over; and in this class the men outnumber the women in the ratio of 102 to 100. The males of tary fighting age, 18 to 44, con- stitute 43.1 per cent. of the male population and 21.7 per cent. of the total population. CREWS NOT INCLUDED. 11 Others Landing at Buenos Aires Must File Personal History. Buenos Ares, Aug. $.—Crews of steamships entering Argentina ports will not for the time being at least, be required to present the same docn- { mentary record regarding their per- sonal history as is required of each traveller entering this country. The recent decree to this effect will not be put into force by the immigration au- thorities of Argentina who have de- cided to indefinitely postpone the en- forcement of the order because of the protests from steamship companies. Announcement was made by the au- thorities vesterday however that new regulations applying to travellers ha been decided upon. In future all per- sons entering Argentina must be pro- vided, in addition to other documents, with identification cards, w will be issued by Argentine consuls ang surrendered upon arrival at Argentine Hawker was killed in a He fell into midocean recent exhibition flight. Hook, a London SHORT SESSION OF POLICE COURT| Only One Man Sentenced— Threw Stone Through Window Eight or nine witnesses weve hex and three defendants and their cases were dis pcsed of in 13 minutes by Dep Judge B. W. Alling, in police couri this morning. Only one person -d answered charges sentenced and sentences were sus- pended in two others. Guiseppe McDermott, who lives on North street, and Rockwell Lyons, of Worcester, Connecticut, got tanke:d up on fuel oil and buz juice last night and fell into the hands of the police as a natural result. McDermo™* pleaded guilty to having gone look ior trouble at the saloon of Theodore ujeck, North and Sexton streets, and was captured by the police while ‘n tne act of throwing a stone througa a4 window. He was fined $10 for be- mg drunk, and $15 for injuring pron crty. : Lyons, who is a young man with & ood record as a law-abiding citi as well as a soldier of the world war, ecame bewildered from the effects «f the concoction of which he had been imbibing and wandered into the nome .of F. R. Fuller, at Matn street, shortly before 2 o’'clock this riorning. Althouzh he is a single man, the peculiar effects of the liuld he had been drinking caus:l Lim to labor under the delusion that he had accumulated a wife. He toi Mr. Fuller, who ordere him out ttat he was looking forthe missing wife. He pleaded guilty this morn mng and said he was sorry. Juds: Alling suspended sentence. Harry S. Olcott, formerly Dritain, but now of Boston, know Church street was a ed district and let his car eet for one and three-quartets hours. He told the court that he now knows it is restricted district. Sentence suspended. of New did not restrict- and on the CHILDR BOOKS WANTED. Books for children are desired by lo- cal board of health nurses for children in the Underecliff Children’s Sanatorium Meriden. Secondhand books of any able kind for children of ages rang- ing from 5 to 14 will be welcomed. They can be left with Miss Duell at at su and was | I Here are wonderful, miraculous. $325.00 3-Piece Tapestry Suite . .. $175.00 3-Piece Leather Davenport Suite $135.00 $375.00 3-Piece Tapestry Davenport Suite $269.00 You Can’t Afford to Miss These deep, luxurious, overstuffed Living Room Suites, at prices that are little short of $235.00 3-PIECE BEDROOM SUITE $135.00 Walnut finish, Queen Anne design. Formerly sold at $225.00, JOHN A. ANDREWS | $450.00 $350.90 . $275.00 . $285.00 Beds Regular $55 value, UNMATCHED VALUES These beautiful Bedroom Suites offer savin: that will not be duplicated. To wait longer meafiz that you’ll pay more. $300.00 3-Piece Walnut Suite $275.00 3-Piece Walnut Suite $540.00 4-Piece Walnut Suite ... $225.00 .... $200.00 ... $400.00 THE BIG FURNITURE STORE. D A T R U O B NI PV NEW BRITAIN MOST IGNORANT IN CONN. (Continued from First Page.) Jeague cities of this state; as a bet- ter comparison, they would makae a total of twelve and one-half compan- jes in the army of the United States, recruited for war purposes; the num- ber would make almost six times the total mumber of students in tha av- crage small college in this country and would equal the numbers of stu- dents in several of the larger univer- sities. Reason Hard to Expla Just why New Britain has so many because they cannot read, illiterate, ~wou'd probably be hard to explain. figures prove that the mumber enu- 1erated a year ago January showed {his number of persons over the a of 10 years who were so classed. Of this number there were native whites, 4,146 foreign-born whites, and 43 Negroes. The percentage in the :owal population over 10 years of age 9.5, which shows a slight increas: 1910, when it was 9 “or the itive white the percentage is 0.2 tire foreign-born white, 19.8, and for ihe Negro, 16.6. Younger Well Educated. That the younger generation in this much illiterate than the indicated by the fact that per cent of the males anil 6 per cent of the females 21 years o aze and over are illiterate, the pe ~cntage of illiteracy in the popula- \ion 16 to 20 vears of age is but 1.7 \nd there is a rub for the female sex, Lor these accurate figures of the cen- cus takers prove that young women Jver 21 are more iiliterate than ths Joting men to the freat big differencs persons who, are classed Sut less , for| ing the terms of equations and not averages. This would indicate that there is something radically wrong in the “equal rights” sex for the school figures for years have shown that ike boys were, far in the minority of those who were being educated, anl for years back it has been the pride oi fathers to educate their daughters first. Foreign-born Influx. 1 That New Britain’s poor showing in the line of educated persons is due to its large foreign-born influx of recent years is indicated by the figures which show that 4,146 of those illiterate are the local residents who have come fiom foreign shores. These statistics show a great deal of work ahead for the educators of this city in the way of reducing this iliiterate stain; which proves that over 4,000 of the city’s people cannot write anything at all, in their own language or our own languuze. Governmens Figures According to the census, thera are 67,265 illiterate persons ten years of age and over in the state of Connecti- cut, ‘“illiterate’” meaning, unable to write. Of this number 1,532 ara na- tive whites of native parentage, 1,395 are of foreign or mixed parentage, and 63,131 are of foreign birth. The number of illiterate negroes is 1,078. age and over the percentage of illiter- acy iz 6.2, which shows a slight in- crease since 1910, when it was 6.0. In the case of the Negroes, the per- centage declined from 6.3 to 6.2, and in the case of the native white of na- tive parentaga from v.5 to 0.4. There is less illiteracy in the rural districts of the state than in tha cities, the percentage being 5.3 for the rural population and 6.6 for the urban; the difference is doubtless due to the large number of foreign-born in the cities. For the native white population of native parentage the urban percentage of illiteracy is 0.2, while the rural is 0.8. In the case of the Negro population, the percent- age is 6.1 in the urban population as against 6.3 in the rural. _ By counties the percentage of il- literacy ranges from 6.6 in New Ha- ven Couhty to 5.0’ in Middlesex coun- In tha total population ten yeari of | LOCAL MAN CARUSO’S BOY FRIEND IN ITALY (Continued from First Page.) cano continued. ‘“As a boy Caruso was strong and fond of sports. He was poor.” “Was there not something about your buying him shoes?” he was ask- ed. “That was a little matter,” replied Mr. Recano deprecatingly. “I would not like—it would not be well" to speak of that.” Urged to tell of the incident Mr. Recano described his own interest in a large leather concern where the ma- terials for the making of shoes was sold; of Caruso’s coming to him when they both were 1S years old and of procuring from him, because of their previous acquaintance in school. the leather for a pair of shoes which he wanted to wear at his first appearance at the Bellini Theater. Another friend was to make the leather into the shoes to l:;§ worn. Sangt For No Pay. Graphically the man described Ca- ruso’s diffidence, almost fright upon this occasion of his first real public appearance. He was to sing in Caval- leria Rusticana. Physical fear held the great artist, and he had to be fairly pushed on the stage. Mr. Recano's eves sparkled as he told of the inci- dent. He gave a dramatic perform- ance of the struggles when those in charge had to almost drive the tenor before the footlights after the curtain had been raised. “He received no pay that night,” said Mr “How they praised him exclamation of this almost frisnd of the s Ter. singing " was the life-long ““He would sing, would call him up into the from far down in the street. so grand. Did Not Friend. “I went to New York in later y often to hear him,” said Mr. Recano. “Always he would tell me to come to him.” The great tenos did not for- et _his_friend of the M days_in the 8-PIECE DINING SUITE $114.00 “Golden Oak, Colonial design. Formerly sold at $195.00 country of romance. The friendship continued until the death 6f the great singer. Mr. Recano came to this country 16 years ago, and to New Britain t vears later. Often in his rema about his friend he would pa thinking apparently of the sad news of his death that had just reached him. He spoke absently to callers entering his outer office, but was glad to speak of his friend whose fel- low countryman he was proud to be PRESIDENT HAVING GENUINE VACATION Find Actual Rest and Freedom From Cares at Secretary Weeks” Lodge in N. H. Lancaster, N. H., Aug. 3.—Presi dent Harding found today the secl sion and easement from cares of o fice for which he has expressed a d sire so often since ne became chi executive. As a guest of Secreta Wecks at his couniry summit of Mount Prospect, the pr. dent and Mrs. Harding, with a party of friends, began with a day a vacation which is to last until the end of the week at least. A closed private road is the only approach to their retreat and a telephone four miles away at the foot of the moun- tain is the nearest connection with the outsiGa world. It is expected that their only trips outside the Weeks' estate during their stay here will be to nearby golf courses and for short motor rides in the White Mountains. The president expects to give attention only to such public business as will not permit of delay. The president and Mrs. reached the Weeks' lodge home on th of rest Harding late terday by motor from Portland, M where they left the yacht, Mayflower, after a cruise from Washington. They will prgbably return to the cap- itol by the same e, : Saturday or g