THE BEE: OMAHA. SUNDAY. OCTOBER 23. 1!21.
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Bootleggers Do.
In Indianapolis
Plenty of Liquor to lio Had
If Consumer Not Too Par
tioulsr 500 ''Sale,
men Working.
Indianapolis, Oct. 2.'. I'lcnty of
litur is to I had in Indianapolis
if the consumer U not par tit ular
boot quality. It it estimated tin re
arc 50) bootlegs-era in the city I'cd
tiling the product of illicit still.
Drunkenness ha nut decreased
since Indiana went "dry" in 1117
nd the Mate' prohibition laws are
more Mtingint than the federal arts
if figures (rum period in the year
1917 and 1-1 may be accented a an
(surage. One thousand and V4 ar
rets (r intuxicatiou were made here
roin January 1 to September thii
year, an average of 121 a month. Dur
ing the 90-day period preceding the
closing of saloon in 1917, the aver
age was 1UM a mouth.
Iew intoxicated person are seen
downtown, however. Most arrests
are made in the foreign and negro
quarter.
"Anybody" can buy wine or "corn
liuuor." in the foreign uuartcr, hut
at most "dry" beer saloon where
bootlrtr whisky is dispensed an "in
troduction" expedite the sale.
So plentiful is the Mipply of moon
ahine, which sells at about $5 a i;uart,
and bonded stuff, which it quoted at
, $12 from the hip, that the police have
virtually ignored the infant industry
of home brewing of Leer, which also
i C is in "bad odor.ff
'(Women Police
Cost Too Much
. Work, for Which $130,000 a
Year Paid jn London,
Unnet'eBuary.
London, Oct. 22. London has a
woman police force numbering 100
' rank and file and 13 officers. They
have no real power or authority,
end they cost ncarry $150,000 a year.
The work of the patrols who are
to be distinguished from those doing
administrative and more general
work at police stations is mainly
concerned with women of a certain
type in, the more notorious quarters
of London, and consists very largely
of endeavors at crime prevention.
The women police, in effect, act
as liason officers between the gen
eral police and the outside organiza
tiorti that run rescue homes and
(other reclaiming agencies. This
work has for years been efficiently
carried on by voluntary "and unof
ficial bodies, and although the
women police claim that their pre
ventive work is increasing in scope
and effectiveness, the fact remains
' that the work which has Tiecn done
voluntarily for years now costs the
ratepayers $150,000 a year because
it is dene officially by the women
police. . : 1 ...
The patrols have no power of ar
rest. If a complaint ill made they
caution and watch the supposed of
fender and refer the complaint to a
male Constable, who, if necessary,
makei the arrest. A woman patrol
and a policeman, therefore, now do
the work which the policeman alone
hitherto haa done.
New Radio Distance ,
Record Established
Seattle, Wash., Oct. 22. Operate
inn; what is technically known as a
"federal arc," with which all the
new shinnine board liners in the Pa
cific are equipped, M, J. Bitzer,
chief radio officer of the liner Key
stone State, set a new record for
transmission of messages from a ship
at sea recently. "When the . Key-
stone State was one day out from
Yokohama on the homeward voyage,
11.-. Bitzer sent a commercial mes
sage to the Beach station at San
Fiancisco, approximately 4,500 miles
. distant.
The best previous distance record,
, according to Bitzer, was 3,800 miles,
(tnd while the latter was made under
perfect conditions the Keystone
State operator declared the new rec
ord was established despite many
adverse factors, principal of which
was interference from Japanese sta
tions. ; f . ' ?
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or replacement of New De
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Russia Is Smileless Land
Traveler Finds in Travel
Fight to Satisfy Most Primitive Human Needs la
Task That Outsiders Cannot Conceive,
Declares Associated Press
Correspondent.
THa .ubjoln.4 artlets, I vine iraihl
nvwriMOun vr la glvwuiy mamai am-
ritivn VI ' givvHir wwtai am
1 ttt tha hungry Mupln ut lluaala,
wriltoa tr 4 alaff ruriMH4tnil u(
Aawwlalwi l"raa ku nUrti llua-
IUU
Xha
la Willi lha AaiHi'in rallf wiirsra
hH lha fumlna waanad Ika iluur of that
auuniry afi-r tl.ay had barn t-Miii fur
mura ittatt turn tar.
Tba wril.r But oitlr tlaftsil Miwaw hut
nairaini lu I Ha ramin-atri kau ma
Irtt-ia o( Hainan, and Kaaan, whrra lha
drat Antariran towi illalrllill an. I
ma ha aaal by rabla allrring atvriaa
VI iaa ac.nea lit wiiuaaaro.
Moscow, Oct. 22. (By a StalT
Correspondent of The Associated
l'rcss.) Rusaia i a ainilclcis land.
In more than MX0 miles of travel on
central Kunsian railway and rivers
the Associated I'ress correspondent
hiMi't heard a sinyle h.arty laugh.
The exuberance and oratory of the
first year of bolshevitm have disap
peared.
sneakers no longer tell of tne
glories of proletarian rule from the
corner crubstone. Kcd army sol
dirrs no longer jeer at the hour
geokic, for all have settled down to
gether to the difficult tak of getting
enough to eat; and persons who
have not tried existence in present
day Russia have no conception of
how difficult ft i to satisfy the most
orunitivc human needs there.
Nearly every man and woman met
on Moscow or I'etrograd streets o
day is carrying some trt of food
parcel or bartering: wttli food dealers
on the street corners, mere is
practically no wood and coal is ntot
dreamed of. Oil is the only fuel.
Kvcry family has a primus on which
the hot water for tea and the sim
ple meals are prepared.
Food Subject of Talk.
Under the housing rystcm most
persons have only one room in
which to cook, eat. sleep and do
washing. All the talk one hears on
the streets is of food. There are la
ments everywhere that the bread al
lowance isn't regular and the fre
quent expression of fears that the
famine in the Volga districts wilt
make the bit ad supply of central
Russia even worse.
Potatoes at 1,000 rubles a pound
are the cheapest food on the mar
ket, but 1,000 rubles is a small f jr
tune to most of the population and
it takes a lot of oil to ccok potatoes.
The days of political strife are ap
parently over. Russians have tired
of theoretical politics. The anti
bolshevlsts no longer discuss the
government. Paper decrees are
showered unnoticed upon bolshe
vists and noii-bolshevists alike. They
are too busy in their strife for food
and clothing to worry about wbat is
going on in the Kremlin.
Streets without lood shops are
practically deserted in- all the cities.
The search for food is at once the
work and the recreation of the pub
lic. Boulevards are lined with food
wagons offering fruit, vegetables,
bread and eggs, and the people seem
far more interested in these than in
the listless pedestrians and the little
bands which give occasional even
ing concerts. ..v.-
There seems to be -no. spirit of
play left in Russia. Even the chil
dren are sad and quiet. Recently
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The NewTypa 41 Cadillac Sedan
uftftestl nothing so much at
the quick littleness of a living
thing in its Instant acceleration
and eager response to every call
for power.
A few marked improvements In
design, such as lowering the
center of gravity with no les
sening of road clearance have
wrought wonders in emphasiz
ing the buoyant floating quali
ties for which the Cadillac has
always been celebrated.
The lounging comfort of the
seats themselves, the restful
nest and convenience of the
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many toy shops have reopened. The
soviet government never requisi
tioned Noahl urks and Trddy bears,
so dealers in that clans of goods are
unboxing their eld stocks and dress
ing Santa C'laus windows.
l ew moving picture theaters are
open, and those are given -over chief
ly to government propaganda pic
tures. The opera season has not
ytt opened. Dramas are olfered in
several less important houses. It
was in these theaters and in concert
halts that the correspondent saw the
only persons who seemed to relax
and divorce themselves from the
gloomy Moscow atmosphere.
Papers Are Bulletins.
Moscow newspapers and the
newspapers in all the leading Rus
sian cities are little more than gov
ernment bulletins. Because of the
shortness of paper they are gener
ally only one i-licet, and the greater
part of the space is given over to
long political articles. J he news
papers are pasted upon the dead
walls. Crowds gather about them
eagerly and scan the few foreign
dispatches. The great majority of
readers show no interest in the po
litical leaders.
Street crowds in Moscow present
a strange and varied appearance.
Unless the weather is sunny and
warm mere are very lew pedestrians
in the renter, of the city. Market)
which formerly existed near Opera
Place have been abolished and there
are few food shoos in what via
formerly the great shopping center.1
In consequence most promcnaders
ko to the food-lined boulevards, and
he slightest threat of rain drives
the crowds to shelter. Boots and
clothing are too precious to be ex
posed unnecessarily to the weather.
Uniforms In Evidence.
Really well-dressed men and
women are never seen on the streets.
There is no starch. Therefore, soft
collars and shirts arc a necessity,
and practically all men wear dark
gray or brown shirts and collars.
Kussia was always great on uni
forms. Railway employes and oth
er civil employes of the government
wore uniforms under the old regime
and. still cling to the custom. Shab
by uniforms, or parts ot uniforms,
make up the costumes ci nine-
tenths of the men in the streets, and
the second-hand clothing stalls dis
play practically, no clothing but uni
forms. . '
Women have also availed them
selves largely of men's uniforms in
improvising costumes. Hats, coats,
waists and even shoes of army khaki
are seen everywhere among gVoups
of women. Tablecloths, damask
curtains, furniture covers of large
flowered -cretonne, rich Persian
shawls, masquerade costumes and
bright-colored evening gowns, havs
been adapted to street wear.' for
tunately, Russian women have such
an independent bearing and are
such individualists that they show
no embarrassment whatever in wear
ing any clothing available in , this
land so sadly in need of cloth.
,
new steering wheel, and in
strument board, and the com
pleteness of the new windshield
and ventilating arrangement,
all conduct to a sense of com
fort and well being that Is de
lightful. t
The new type Cadillac Sedan Is
a delight to the eye, but the
real revelation will come to you,
in your first ride in the car, in
the marked increase in riding
ease and readability and swifter
acceleration.:
A delightful experience is in
store for Cadillac owners and
non-owners alike.
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?he Standard of the World
Russians Trying
To Sell List of
Effects for Food
Many Offering Kvcn JS'rvfi
sury Clothing for Rations
To Supplrmrnt Muck
Krraii and Soup.
By CHARLES DAILEY.
ChiU. Trans-llaikal, Oct. 22. In
Chita tlu-y rail it Crazy square, but
it is not different from the lurar
that have sprung ui all over Russia
in the last desperate cilort to pro
vide for the winter. For the Russians
are selling or, rather, trying to sell
the hist of their effects in ttie hope
of getting a little money to buy
needed clothing or food to supple
ment the unbalanced and insuffi
cient diet of a pound of black bread
and a bowl of soup, which Is the
maximum daily ration in the very,
best communities. In many places
the quantity available is far less.
Where once was a madhouse in
Chita, with its spacious, thoug' tree
less grounds, there is now a vacant
square. There has sprung up upon
the sandy soil an indiscriminate tot
of shacks along a couple of streets
that have been staked out by the
very building of the shacks them
selves. Here come every day 'He
townspeople and the country people
with things to sell. Here come also
others to inspect the wares offered,
but rarely to buy, for so few have
any money at all.
Clothing Big Need.
One may purchase here coats,
dresses, hats and books. These are
the most readily sold. A few cheap
furs are offered; all the better 6kins
long since have been requistioned by
the government. Clothing the people
sadly lack perhaps the sellers even
more so than the buyers, for the
sellers also require food and are will
ing to sacrifice their covering to
obtain a few bits for their stomachs
The buyers of these articles are
chiefly Buriats and Mongols, though
now and then a Russian finds a pair
of not too badly worn boots within
his price. But who wants a pair of
kid gloves, a doll carriage or a pair
of opera glasses?
In the stalls are hundreds of books,
games in which the children used to
indulge, the plush parlor furniture
in which Russians delight, kitchen
utensils, pictures both paintings and
lithographs great and highly chased
samovars, candelabra, gay ribbons,
anrl bits of fiimv lace. Bu' who
wants these? The curious passerby
merelv look at them and move along,
just as they did when last' they came
here.
Snrh thinira as beds. Mankets ana
other absolute household necessities
long since have found a purchaser,
and these articles no longer are to
be seen. When clothing or boots are
offered one mav make up his mind
that the owner of them has decided
to remain indoors for the winter,
sendine his most warmly dressed
child for the food ration at the mu
nicipal kitchen. Such' offerings are
soon sold, if the price is low enough
usually only a tew silver rubles
and the Buriats and Mongols carry
them off.
And up and down these two ave
nues between the stalls wander all
day lone men and women vainly en
deavoring to sell tor the merest
L A C
fraction of tht-ir original ct at title
worth many gold ruble. Kvcry dv
thrae mcii aud women come, with
hopeful face aud appealing ryes, but
each day a tittle more haggard, a
little lets hopeful, a little nearer
what may he their last winter, for
llic.o are of the better class.
' Part With Cherished Goods.
Hit by bit they have . sold off
their salable goods; now with the
price each day growing lower until
uhrady U is less than the bullion
value they try to dispose of their
most cherished effect. There are
wedding rings; there are rings set
with diamond and amethysts and
opals and rubies; there are corul
and other necklaces; there are brace
lets; there are wonderfully carved
meerschaum pipes and cigar and
cigatrt holders; there are Ivory
dressing case acccssoiies, hand
painted fans, silver cigaret cases,
jewel boxes, silverware fcr the ta
blecases of wedding presents in
their entiretycameras wit highest
grade lenses, eyc-.l.ssc with golJ
mounts, lorgnettes, binoculars from
famous factories all the parapher
nalia of wealth and opulence, olfered
by their once wealthy owners for a
mere song and with absolutely no
buyers.
Utiles by lucky chance some for
eigner should come this way and
few of them do and has the money
to spare, these articles will not be
sold at all. And the owners of these
treasures, what of them? They are
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not red and are in no favor with
the ijou-rnmeiit. YVhrn winter conic
they may lind it impossible to re
ceive rations.' The army and the
government wotkrr cmie first, an t
(lie supply, evru here in Chita, and
morn so in the cities further west
ward, is certain to be insultident.
Still Make Merry.
In the public gardens the people
still gather in the evening to make
merry, though 'the nights already
have become thill. The woma t who
tend the kiosk, where re sold choc.
olato and cigaret , complains that
sale are few and she may a well
shut up aud go home. Home? Well,
tin woman, now' in the SO,
daintily bred and highly educated in
several languages, was rated as
millionaires before the revolution.
Though she i penniless, she is not
friend lea. The man who has' :he
crnccKjinn for the kiosk says she
may keep it open so long a s'.ie can
break even, lie pavs lu r as wage
the equivalent' of $10 a mouth tud
her food. This man has known her
for 20 years, seeing her every dav
in her great home. He had been all
these year her cook.
Despite their shriveled stomach
and their thinning clothes, these peo
ple make merry in the public glr
den while the mild weather lasts.
An evening clinic has been estab
lished in Paterson, N. J., for the
workers who are employed during
the day.
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With the latest price reductions, and the latest improvements, the
Hupmobile now stands at the very peak of good motor car values.
The nevVprices, for delivery to the buyer, are as follows:
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Roadster and Touring, $ 1625
Coupe, $2350 Sedan, $2450
-, (Includes all charges revenue tax, freight, etc.) ,f.
If Hupmobile value had previously been open
to comparison, there is no ground for com
parison now.
These new prices, and the betterments we
tpeak of, put this car more than ever in a class
by itself. ... '
No car of equal quality and equal ability is to be
bought today at such a fair and reasonable figure.
All of the improvements are such as to add to
thecar'sperformance.economyor convenience.
They include: V
1. Cord tires, 32x4 inches, as regular equip
ment on all models.
2. New carburetor which, by means of an
. automatic economizer, increases gas mile
age; and improves acceleration and flexibi
lity by automatic operation of an acceleration
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Chinese Y.M. C.A.
Proves Popular
Assorialioii at Chicago Starts;
Americanieation School
For Young People.
Chicago, Oct. 22. Located In the
heart of Chicago's Chinatown is the
Chinese Y, M. C AH which has come
into new popularity. It has started
nhool for young men and children
in which they can learn about their
new country, how to be good Amer
icans and speak good English.
Classes meet three titnr a week.
One group takes up English, which
j supplemented by lectures on cur
rent events in America. An Amer
ican and a Chinese student are in
Ovor
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"well". The engine starts more easily and
warms up more quickly and smoothly.
3. An increase of 25 per cent in the capacity of
the storage battery. Thirteen plate battery.
4. New cushion springs that increase riding
comfort.
5. Brake adjustment and equalization mad
' easy and permanent.
6. Heavier frame increases rigidity of chassis
. ' and makes both bodyand chassis more quiet.
If you have been waiting to buy a car, the
time to buy is here, now, and the car is the
Hupmobile. '
Come and see it. Ride in it. Even go out
and try to find its equal in the matter of price,
x quality, performance, or any other feature,
- and we feel sure you will come back to the
Hupmobile.
Telephone Douglas 8433.
structor. Another group of ebil
dnii study American history, l lera
ture nud geography. Young men
who are In this country to learn
American business methods and ex
pert to irturn ( China also can
Irani Mandarin, the olhcial court lau
fu.ige of the Chinese republic. Health
aud thrift campaign and other
American educations! projects are
promoted.
One of the most popular classes
is the mandolin class. This meets
once a week and the musically in
clined can learn how to play Chinese
music on American instruments.
K. C. Mui. native-born Chinese,
who received his A. It. degree fiom
Oherliu college, is secretary of tin
Chinese V. M. C. A., which Is sus
ported almost wholly by mcrchanil
of Chinatown.
Mcmbtis of the Bindery Women's
union in New York city voluntarily
agreed to a decrease of $4 per week
in their wage scale.
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