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The New York herald., 1921-10-12
281,121 LLITERATES
in new YORK CITY
27O,788 Are Foreign Born
Whites 10 Years Old or
More, Census Reveals.
SLIGHT DECREASE SHOWN
Total i'm State 425,O22, Includ-
ing Negroes, Drop From
1910 Figures.
SLIGHT DECREASE SHOWN
Special Despatch to THE NEW YosK HERALp
New York Herald Bureau.

Special Despatch to THE NEW YosK HExALp.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c.. Oct. IL.
New York city has 2S1, ,121 persons
10 years old and above unable to write
in English or any other language. This
was shown tonight in the census bu-
reau's announcement of figures on the
illiteracy OF the State.
OF that total 27o,7ss are foreign BORN
whites. The percentage of iliiteracy
in the total population 10 years old
and above Is So per cent. This was q
slight decrease below the figures In
1910. when the percentage was 81.
Iliiteracy in different groups Of New
York city's population showed these
percentages: Native white. 0.3; for
eign born white. 1873; negro. 81.
The younger generation in the city
Is much less illiterate than the older
the bureau declared. While SIS per
cent. OF males and 9.4 of females 2l
and older are illiterate the percentage
Of illiteracy among those between 1e
and 20 is only 10 per cent.
Total illiteracy in New York State
numbered 425.022 persons 10 years and
older. OF this number $3.50 are native
whites, 1926 OF foreign or mixed par
.ntage and 3s9.o63 OF foreign birth.
The number OF illlterato negroes IN the
State was given as 5.os2. In the whole
population OF the State 10 years OF age
nd above, the bureau said. the percent
age of illiteracy has dropped from 5.5
er cent. in 1910 TO 81 per cert. Il: 1920.
There is less illiteracy in the rural
districts than in the cities OF the State.
In cities 5.5 per cent. Of the people are
unable to write, while In tho country dis
tricts the percentage Is only 30 per cent
Greatest illiteracy In New York city
Is found In Manhattan Borough. the per-
centage being rs of the population 1C
years of age and above. Other boroughs
showed these percentages OF those un.
able to write: Bronx. 4.5: Brooklyn. 81
Queens. 49, Richmond. 40.
The Census Bureaus enumeration,
made in January. 1920. showed thes,
totals OF illiteracy In the different Dor
oughs: Manhattan. 140.s10; Queens
1898 Richmond. 3.6ss; Brooklyn
9S.03S: Bronx. 26.202.
Figures for other cities n New Yori
State showed these illiteracy totals
Yonkers. 4.30J: Watertown, 1855: New
Rochelle. LII: Niagara Falls. 2.935
i.ughkeepsie. 1853: Buffalo. 1905
Elmira. s22: Jamestown. -,5s1; Noun
Vernon 1864: Newburgh. 1.io9 Roches-
'er. 10.s7f:. Rome. 1881: Schenectady
:.J4e: Syracuse. 5,607: Troy. 1.611
Utica. 1892 Albany. 2.e1s Amsterdam
: oil Auburn. 1.401 Binghamton, 1,703
The New York herald., 1921-10-12
$4,000 GEM THEFT
FROM HENRY WHITE
Valuable Papers, Which May
Have Included Peace Data,
Also Taken.
DEEP MYSTERY IN THEFT
His Sleep Not Disturbed as
Robbers Loot Room on
.Lenox Estate.
DEEP MYSTERY IN THEFT

Special Despatch to The NEW YORK HmALp.
PITTsFIEID, Mass, Oct. Invaluable
papers belonging to Henry White, one
Of the American members Of the Peace
Commission at Versailles, disappeared
with $4,000 worth Of jewelry and
wearing apparel when porch climbers
entered Mr.. Whites bedroom in his
summer home, Elm Court. Lenox, last
night without disturbing either Mr..
White or the watchman Of the estate.
From the fact that Mr.. White asked
the Pittsfield police to keep the burg
larry secret for twenty-four hours it
was understood he attached more than
ordinary Importance to the stolen
papers. No hint could be obtained re-
garding the nature Of them, but the
police called attention to the fact that
Mr.. White undoubtedly had in his pos
session his voluminous personal notes
on the peace conference proceedings
and that these covered many Of the
confidential phases Of the commissions
meetings. NJ
IneIe was no trace 1clLt py bic
thieves. No doors were opened. no win
dows jimmied, no footprints left any
where. The valuables had simply van
ished But from the situation Of Mr..
Whites room the police said the thieves
probably climbed to the roof Of the
porch. raised the screen OF window
very quietly. replaced 1t as carefully
when they left and went away. In an
automobile.
There were two leather boxes. one Of
morocco and one of pigskin. on Mr..
Whites dressing table. One contained
personal jewelry. the other jewelry and
papers. Both were taken. together with
suit OF Mr.. Whites clothing and silk
hose and neckties The jeweiry as given
out by the police is listed as follows:
One pearl and sapphire pin. the pearl
pear shaped. valued at $4,000; one plati-
mum watch. initiated "H. w." 'et with
sapphires; one solid gold watch marked
M r. w. to H. W.; pair Of cuff
links, set with pearls. and . sapphire
pin. The values Of the articles aside
from the first pin was not given.
Mr.. White retired at 10 30 o'clock, as
usual, and slept we'll He arose at his
usual hour this morning and did not
miss the stolen articles until he began
dressing. Then he notified the Pittsficld
police. They looked over the premises,
questioned the watchman. who said he
had seen nothing out Of the ordinary
They said the only chance Of getting the
thieves was to trace them through the
jewelry IL it appeared for sale or pawn.
Elm Court at Lenox Is one OF the
finest estates In the Berlxshires. 1t has
been in the possession OF Mrs. White.
who was Miss Emily T. Vanderbilt,
daughter OF William H. Vanderbilt. and
later Mrs. William Douglas Sloane, for
forty years. Mr.. and Mrs White were
married November last Among near
by neighbors are Charles Lanier. Mrs.
John r. Parsons. Cortlandt Field Bishop
and Samuel Frothingham. Burglars
have never visited the estate before. nor
any other in Lenox before. where
night watchman was employed
The New York herald., 1921-10-12
TAKE ALL TURNS UP AS
w. c. r. u. FORBIDS GAME
Put and Take Denounced al
Gambling and Against L0su.

ROCHESTER,. Oct. if.--Spinning OF
put and take" tops has fallen into the
bad graces of the New York State
w. G. r. IT,, which brands playing with
such tops as gambling. Resolutions
passed At the closing session of the
convention. under the section OF gam
bling" say:
I'VE particularly condemn the con-
trivance known as the put and take
top. the sale of which evidently In under
the state lay which prohibits the sale
of all gambling devices"
Many of the delegates never had seen
one OF the instruments. and when one
was put on exhibition II caused consid-
erabie excitement. The first spin re-
suited In q take ali'' turning UP, a
stroke of fate which caused the delegate
to remark that that was the way that
gamblers we're made, being lucky on the
first stroke.
The New York herald., 1921-10-12
STANDARD OIL MEN
GIVE UP SECOND BONUS
10000 in Jersey to Get More
Hours of Work.

The Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey announced last night that the
10000 men employed in It's plants at
Bayonne, Bayway and the Fairnount
section of Jersey City have agreed to
drop the second of the two 10 per cent.
bonuses granted during the war to meet
the high cost of living. The first Of the
bonuses was dropped last February.
The agreement was reached yesterday
afternoon at a meeting of the Republic
OF Labor. which Is composed of delega-
tions from the company and from the
workers organizations of the three
plants Tho company promised In re-.
turn to put the mer to work five days a
week. instead OF the threeand four they
arc now working, and TO start new con-
struction to keep every one busy.
The New York herald., 1921-10-12
MAIL MAN ACCUSED
OF DESTROYING LETTERS
Quarter of a Ton Found II,
Home, Is Charge.

DENVER, Oct. 11.--More than 10000
letters have been destroyed during the
last three months by L. w. Coats. SUBJ
stitute mail carrier. according to an
alleged confession made by Coats to-day
to Captain OF Detectives Rinker.
Coats was in Jail tonight as a result
Of charges placed against him By Roy
Nelson, Postal Inspector. According to
Capt. Rinker. quarter of ton OF
letters were found in the basement OF
Goats home. Coats had placed them
the. man declared, because hc did not
want to work more than eight hours a
day."
Coats also Is alleged to have confessed
to burning thousands of letters because
he did not want to deliver them.
The New York herald., 1921-10-12
BODY BELIEVED THAT
OF BLAIZE J. HARSELL
N. Y. Sportsman Long Miss
ing in Virginia Mountains.

speciei Despatch 10 THE NEw YosK IiERArp.
BRfsTor., Tenn. Oct ia body
found to-day in the mountains near
Saitsville. Va. Is believed to be that of
Blaize l.. Harscll OF Bedford. West
chester county, n. Y. who has been
missing since last February, when he
started on a hike through the mountains.
News OF the disappearance became
known with the arrival here this week
of detectives engaged by his brother to
hunt for him.
Harscll was last heard OF In Roanoke
In February. when he was making prep
arations for trip afoot through the
mountains to Macon county, Georgia
The jaunt was for the purpose OF fitting
himself physically for Journey In
South America next year.
The body found to-day Indicated that
II had lain In the mountains for months.
The New York herald., 1921-10-12
AMERICAN KILLED IN TAMP1Co
Mexico Asked 60 Arrest the Un.
known Murderer.

wAsHfNoror; Oct. ft.--Harry La.
nannc. an American member of the crew
OF the Shipping. Board steamer Salem
County was stabbed and killed last Sat
day night by an unidentified Mexican. at
Tampico.
The American consul at Tampico re-
ported he had telegraphed Mexico city
asking the Mexican Government to ar.
rest and prosecute the murderer.
The New York herald., 1921-10-12
GAS BOAT CREW browns.
Tho y. r. Robinson Founders "
storm In Alaskan waters.

SEATTLE, Oct. 11.--Capt. Bernard
knudsen. master. and four OF the crow
OF the gas boat ]. T. Robinson were
crowned in the sinking OF thc Robinson
curing a storm off Ahrulxiin Bar. near
the mouth Of the Sjtuk River. southeast
crn Alaska. October s. according to word
brought here to-day BY the steamship
ADMIRAL Watson.
The New York herald., 1921-10-12
s1s.ooo,ooo WILL PRoBATED.

SALINAS. Cal, Oct. 1.-THE will OF
James r. Murray. Montana mining mag
nate. disposing of property unofficlally
valued at S16.0000,0o0 was admitted to
probate yesterday after attorneys for
contesting parties had signed agreements
that there should be no contests.
The widow. Mrs. Mary Haidorn MUIR
ray. and nephew, James Il. Murray OF
Butte. Mont. were the principal bene-
nciaries.
The New York herald., 1921-10-12
PERU MUST PAY FRANCE.
sv the Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Oct. 1.-THE Interna-
tional Court OF Arbitration to-day
reached a settlement of the claims OF
the various French firms against the
Peruvian Government. with the ex-
ception OF two unimportant claims the
court recognized all the French demands
and decided that Peru must pay
25.o0o.000 francs. 10 be distributed By
France among the various French
creditors. in five annuitics OF 5000. 900
francs each.
The New York herald., 1921-10-12
WEATHER FORECAST
Body of Unknown Hero
to Leave Havre Oct. rs
BIZ the Associated Press.

COBLENZ, Oct. H. Major
Gen. Henry T. Allen, Ameri-
can commander in the Rhinsland,
will select the unknown soldier"
at Chalonsaon Oct. "a and accom-
pany it to Havre. The body will
be escorted by an honor guard
Of non-commissioned officers who
served in France in the war.
Arriving at Havre on October
25, the decoration of the Legion
of Honor will be placed on the
bier. The cruiser Olympia will
sail for the United States with
the body the same afternoon.
The New York herald., 1921-10-12
GIANTS WIN SIXTH GAME,
8 TO S, TYING WORLD SERIES;
THREE HOMERS ARE MADE
World Series Gate Receipts Approach
100000 Mark; 81, ,283 Attend Sixth Game

THE approached
terdy receipts of $112234 bringing the total s6S5807
cordng the official 34,2s3 paid the Giants and
Yankees play yesterday the smallest attendance opening
week AS the players do participate the receipts after the
fifth the sixth receipts divided Advisory
Council and the club Is the the
balance to the latter.
The distribution o is shown in the following table,
The New York herald., 1921-10-12
Precedcnts Fall Like Leaves.

Probably no account OF the first four
innings OF yesterdays game will be
entirely accurate. Things happened
that never happened before. 1t got SO
that as soon as the outfielders saw 'hc
pitcher raise his arm they lowered
their heads and galloped toward the
fences.
Gilbert Raisin OF Oxford, Nd. who
has hung on since the first game, put
ting Off going home because he can't
think what to tell Eastern Shore folks
about Frank Baker, said It reminded
him Of a game he saw at Royal Oak,
Nd. between the Choptanks and the
The New York herald., 1921-10-12
McGraw, Who Showed q
Leaning Toward Pacifists,
Changes His Attitude
After Fourth.
FIELDERS GET LEG SORE
Hits Rain So Fast Early i'll
Contest Catchers Haven't
Enough Work to Keep
Warm.
RUTH KEPT OUT OF GAME
But the. Babe Shines in a Sar-
tOrial COnfection as He Wis
its Grand Stands With
His Arm in Sling.

At the close of the first inning on
the. Polo Grounds yesterday McGraw
went over to Higgins and said:
miller, what do you say to a nice
friendly letter to- Secretary Hughes
or President Wilson saying that the
pair Of us will be glad to attend that
anti-brass knuckle5 conference they're
holding next month? There ought to
be less rough stuff in the world.
Well go fiftysifty on the writing.
Ruth can beat It out on his type
writer, being that he amt working.
and Casey Stengel. who knows how /
look at such things, can dictate,
What do you say, Miller?"
"I'll take it under advisement," re-
piled Huggfns, tipping his hat to the
scoreboard. Besides, you amt got
nothing to cut down, John"
The second inning came to an end
and McGraw looked up his competitor
again.
Now what do you say, Miller?''
he demanded. Don't you think this
thing has gone far enough. It needn't
be long letter; just few words in
the Babes best style, with hint OF
so here thrown in by Casey saying
that we'll be present on November
II earnestly seeking to aid in The
restoration of peace on earth ant
willing to do our bit in keeping the
rough element apart. What do you
say, Miller, hey?"
Huggins spars for Time.
John" replied Higgins with the
air of a prime minister whose dearest
friend runs shipyard, I'll have te
give thought to the proposition. See
me at the Waldorf this. evening and
we'll talk 1t over. You see. I'm com
mitted to a policy, and it's not for me
tc go back on the people who are de
pending on me for their rights.
Besides, john" continued Hug
gins, where do you get of talking
disarmament? What's happened to
your"
But the minute Barnes struck out
his third Yankee in the fourth Miller
Higgins, shielding his eyes from the
score board. called upon the pacific
John McGraw.
.'About that letter you were talking
about. john" he began. II got the
Babe all set for the writing, and
where's Casey? I've been thinking it
over and you talk sense, John. Wen
address II 10 the President and Wen
share the same room in Washington
so we can work in harmony and"
George" yelled John McGraw.
George Morkartyi Umpire Moriarty.
will you come here and do your duty.
Am I, the manager OF lawful con-
testant for the baseball championship
OF the world TO be pestered by nuts
never saw before. with me so busy
thinking and all? Umpire Moriarty
will you order this person from the
field before make my first assault
upon my fellow man. I never saw this
person In my life before
The New York herald., 1921-10-12

Willie Sulphur Springs. The Grecnbrier ana
Cottages. Delightful autumn days. Perfscs
GOLF. Eysry outco7y sport.-Adu.
The New York herald., 1921-10-12

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-11
so CARS STRANDED
ON MOHAWK TRAIL
Glare Ice Makes Roadway Almost I'm
passable--NIany Machines
in bitches

NORTH ADAMS, Mass, Nov. II-After
perilous trip over the Mohawk trail,
which is coated with several inches OF
glare ice as a result of Wednesday storm,
J. \. German and w. II. Briggs of Bos-
ton reached this city yesterday after
noon in an automobile that bore numer-
Gus scars received in skiding against
fences along the route, to indicate the
dangers of the journey.
Their machine was the first to COM
plete the trip over the trail since the
storm, and the chains on the rear wheels
were worn out as a result of the con
tinual sliding over the ice. The motor
lists reported that the condition of the
famous highway was such that driving
was extremely dangerous and that 50
machines. including two large motor
trucks, were stranded along the road,
unable to proceed in either direction ON
account of the slippery surface.
Most OF these cars, they said, were
stalled on the sharp incline above the
hairpin turn, about three miles from this
city. Numerous other machines slid
from the roadway into bitches. They
reported that one large touring narrowly
escaped plunging over a steep enbank-
lmenta Many of the stranded automo-
biles had been on the trail all night. .
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-11
Hasn't Been Defeated This
. Season-Would Like to
Meet Rutland
Especial to The Reformer)

l. -
st. Adams high school has completed
its football schedule and unless games
with Lyndon institute or Rutland high
school materialize as a result of st. Al
banss championship claims the local
school will rest content on its record of
seven victories and no defeats. Not n
Vermont team has crossed its goal line
this season and none have threatened
within its 20-yard line. Few were the
opponents that goe even within range Of
this chalk mark. Real resistance was
met Mt PlattSburg The New York team
was primpd for the conflict and as one
New Yorker said before the game: IF
we don't beat the VermOnters today we
never will" Plattsburg failed, but st.
Albans'S hitherto white sheet was marked
by the 10 counters rung up by the En-
pire State boys. who fell. however. 10
= points short Of winning. For seven years
football games have been played between
these two teams and the New York team
has yet to win.
An untitled schedule early in the fall
made the st. Adams choice of opponents
rather haphazard. Yet the best elevens
in this section of the state were taken
on and chances a-plenty given both Rut-
land and Lyndon institute. Rutland has
persistcntly refused. until a late date. to
meet st. Adams on Centennial field, Bur
EngtOn, and now comes out with the claim
that St Adams would play only on its
home field. Rutland was asked TO play
at Burlington on ArmiStIce day as far
back as September. but for one reason or
another Coach O'Brien sidestepped the
issue. He has been inSiStent that St
Adams play in Rutland on Thanksgiving
day and evades the issue of Il game on
neutral field unless on a date of his own
choosing in the distant future.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-11
LIGGETT WILL PAY DEBTS.
Head of United Drug Co. Getting Out of
Financial Difficulties.

BOSTON. Nov. 11-Word filtered
through financial circles yesterday after
noon that Louis X. Liggett. president of
the United Drug Co. will be able to meet
all his obligations in full, with interest at
g per cent, and viii ask the discharge of
his trustees on November Il. The an
nouncement was made by the Boston
News bureau.
4. a few weeks ago Mr.. Liggett. because
of the rapid decline in the price of United
Drug Co. shares, was unable to liquidate
his personal debts and was obliged to APP
point trustees TO represent the interests
of creditors.
The United Drug Go. operates large
manufacturing plants in Boston and else
where. selling directly to the Rexall drug
stores and to the chain of Liggett drug
stores and to the chain observation-disclosures
stores which it owns. There are nearly
10000 of these druggists stockholders and
nearly all of them are personal friends
Mr.. Liggett. When the facts became
known that Mr.. Liggett was in trouble
these druggists began to rally to his sup
port. and hundreds of kilograms and let
ters were received, offering loans of money
and securities to assist Mr.. Liggett.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-11
BRATTLEBORO PERSONAL

7. G. UIlery is confined to his room in
the Ullery building by illness.
Attorney NJ p Maurice will go to
Westminster tonight to address the Mems
club.
State store is i'll at his home in Charles
town, n. Ii.
Miss Ruth Berlin, assistant in DIR. G..
r. Anderson's office, is spending few
days in Worcester.
Reuben Brown has returned to Green
field after a few days vacation spent in
DummerstOn deer hunting.
Miss Rose f. Johnson has entered the
Children 5 hospital in Boston for tsree
years course in nursing.
Miss Susan Hanrahan returned last
night from New York, where she had been
during the week on business.
Miss Evelyn Harris, who had been in
New York visiting friends the past week,
returned home last evening.
Mr. and Mrs. c. B. Switzer and Mr.: and
Mrs. Waldron are in West TOwnshend
on a hunting trip of a few days.
Mrs Mollie Huntington was discharged
Yesterday from the Memorial hospital,
where she had been following an opera
ton.
Clifford G. Maynard of Burlington,
formerly of BrattlebOrO, has been i'll the
past two weeks in his home, but is a
little better.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. r. McElhinny have
! closed their home on Putney road for the
winter and are at the Brooks House for
the present.
Leo Gonyer, bell boy at the Brooks
House, returned yesterday from East
| Dover. where he had been several days
| hunting deer.
| Miss Dorothy Rice, who had been i'll
| three weeks with a bronchial trouble, is
| ont again and will resume her studies in
| the high school Monday.
| Fred Cain has resumed work for Bond
| & Son. after having been in the Memo
rial hospital following injuries received
when he was kicked by a horse.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Carl S. Hopkins went
where they will visit in the home of their
| daughter, Mrs. Paul b. Convey, over Sun,
day.
Emery Hall is having a few days va,
cation from his work in the BrattleborC
Drug Co.'S store and is hunting deer
, Lawrence GorborinO is substituting il
the store.
Arthur Ross, who is employed in the
I Western Union telegraph Office in Pitts
field, Mass, is expected tonight to visit
over the weekend at ]. I. Denning's or
Walnut street.
| Mrs Ernest b. Holiday. who was op
, Grated upon two weeks ago in the AIelrOst
hospital for appendicitis. was discharged
| Yesterday and returned to her home OF
! Pleasant street.
Mrs Frank E. Barber, first vice presi
dent OF the Vermont League of WomeI
Voters, went today to Brandon to at
tend today and tomorrow a league meet
ing Of the officers of the league. 4 dele
gate from the National organization il
| III Washington will present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-11
SUBMARINE AFIRE UNDER SEA.
Six of It's % Men Burned-Makes Rec
ord Run for Safety.

Los ANGELES. Nov. 11.-Ten faith
oms below the surface of the sea the sub
marine L-6 burst into flames Is miles off
Los Angeles harbor yesterday afternoon,
flooding the compartments with smoke
and flames which overcame several mem
berS of the crew, three of whom are in n
serious condition.
Destruction of the submarine and the
deaths of its crew of % men was averted
only by partly conquering the flames as
the submarine shet at full speed to the
surface and by making a record 15-mile
run to the submarine base with all men on
deck and with huge volumes Of smoke
and fumes rolling from the coming tower
and matches.
Six of the crew were so seriously
burned that they were removed to the
hospital at the submarine base for treat
ment.
The fire brought the craft to the, sur
face and submarine chaser No. 800 quickly
went to the rescue. Sailors with gas
helmets went into the blazing compart
ment and brought out the injured.