THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1919.
CANNIBALISM
; IN ARMENIA IS
. IIEINZREPORT
Starvation Among Refugees
. Forces Thousands to Ex
hume Bodies and Eat
t Eat Human Flesh.
Constantinople,. May 22L Starva
tion and misery prevail among
Armenian refugees in the Caucasus
region, according to a telegram snt
to Herbert Hoover in Paris by
Howard Heinz, American food com
missioner for the near east, who is
in this city.
Mr. Heini says that food for
" 600,000 in that territory will have to
be provided by outside sources for
another year.
"Regarding reports of cannibal
ism which have come out of this
district from Coa," said the tele
gram, "I have been forced against
my will to believe these reports to
be true, I saw with my own eyes
mutilated remains of corpses which
have been exhumed from newly
?made graves, I did not see anybody
who had actually witnessed the eat
ing of human flesh, but there is so
. much circumstantial evidence that I
personally came to believe it true.
"Cholera is making its appear
ance and the outlook is threaten
ing; ,
Paper Mills to ReoRen .4
t Monday After Strike
Glens Falls, N. Y., May 22. Ac
cording to present indications the
mills of the International " Paper
company, throughout the .country,
whichr have' been shut down '.since
May 11; as a? 'result of t strike,' of
employes, . will reopen f Monday
morning, May 26, with all1 the strik
ers.back at their jobs. Thereafter
conferences between officers iOf the
company and representatives of the
union are expected to take place for
a settlement of the men's wage de
mands. .. -.
A REAL
HAIR SAUER
Tills Man is Growing Bald. Parisian
Saga is Just ths Thing for Such Casts.
Report on Drug Traffic
No Surprise to Physicians
Familiar With Conditions
Dr.'Manning Says He Made Report to Government on
Local Situation, But Did Not . Keep Copy; "It's
Time People Were. Waking Up," Declares Secre
tary of State Medical Society.
"fhisll make it Grow Daddy"
" If your hair is thinpfng out, nrematurely
grajr,. brittle,- lifeless, full of dandruff and
, your head - itches' like mad, quick action
must be taken to save your hair.
Don't wtoit until the' hair root is .dead,
for then nothing can prevent baldness.
Get from Sherman A McConneU or any
good drug or toilet counter today a pack
age of Parisian sage it doesn't cost much
and there's nothing else you eould use
that's so simple, safe and effective.
You will surely be delighted with the
flrst- application. Your hair will seem
much more abundant and radiant with life
and beauty all itching ceases and your
scalp feels cool and comfortable. Parisian
sag is in great demand by discriminating
women because it is delicately perfumed,
does not eolor or streak the hair, and
keeps it lustrous, soft and fluffy.
Be sura you get' the- genuine - PartsUn
saga (Giroux's) for this Is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction or nothing to pay.
Adv.
THIN PEOPLE
i SHOULD TAKE
t PHOSPHATE
Nothing Like Plain Bitro-Phosphata to
.. Put on Firm, Healthy Flesh and
' to Increase Strength, Vigor .
and Nerve Fore..
rV-: ' af'lfc.
LMMatb.. i a 'mmw, lti.i sJ
Judging from the countless preparations
' and treatments which are continually be
ing advertised for the purpose of making
thin pop fleshy, , developing anril?"neek
and bust, and replacing ugly hollows and
angles by the
soft - - carved
lines of health
and beauty,
there are evi
dently thou
sands of men
and women
who keenly
feel their ex-
' eessiv thin
ness. T h i n n ess
and weakness
are usually
due to starved
nerves. Our
bodies ' need
m e r nhos-
J phat than is
con winea n
modern food
npAom, u.iiii mu B w S 1 Clans
"""" nl"un- claim there is
nothing that will supply this deficiency so
well as the organic phosphate known
among druggists aa bitro-phosphate, which
' inexpensive and is sold by Sherman
. If eConnell In Omaha and most all drug
tista under a guarantee of satisfaction or
' money back. By feeding the nerves di
rectly and by supplying the body cells with
the necessary phosphoric food elements,
bitro-phosphat quickly produces wel
come transformation in the appearance; the
increase in weight frequently being aston
ishing. . , -v 4
This increase in weight also carries with
It a general . improvement in the health.
Nervousness, sleeplessness and lack of
energy, which nearly always- accompany
excessive thinness, soon disappear, dull
-tyes become bright and pale cheeks glow
with the bloom of perfect health. Hiss
Georgia Hamilton, who was once thin and
frail, reporting her own experience, writes :
"Bitro-Phosphate has brought , about a
magic transformation with we. I gained
16 pounds and never before felt so well."
CAUTION : Although bitro-phosphate is
unsurpassed for relieving nervousness,
sleeplessness and general weakness, it
should not, owing to its remarkable flesh
growing, properties, be used by anyone who
doe not' desire to But on flask
Reputable Omaha physicians yes
terday morning were unanimous in
their expressions of approval when
commenting on' the startling facts re
vealed in the official-federal govern
ment report on the increase in the
use of narcotic drugs throughout the
country. They, however, were not
surprised.
With one accord prominent mem
bers of the medical profession voiced
the opinion that the .situation de
manded immediate and special atten
tion on the part of city and state
authorities.
No Record of Omaha..
' The report of the special narcotic
committee was based on figures fur
nished by nearly all of the cities in
the United States with a population
exceeding 10,000. 1 v
. Dr. E. T. Manning, city health
commissioner, who recently resigned
but is still acting, declared tie fur
nished the committee with a rePrt
on. the situation in -Omaha. The
health commissioner asserted he
failed to keep a copy of the report
and would not attempt to say
whether his figures showed an in
crease .or decrease in the local
traffic. . ' . .
- "They were simply an estimate,"
he said. "They were not accurate
and therefore I did not regard them
as important enough to retain a
copy."
Conditions Alarming.
"What do you think of the re
port?" pr. Manning was asked.
"It reveals an alarming condition,"
was his reply.' ' . !
" "What'are you going to do about
it?" the health commissioner wanted
to know. '
In reply to the same question Dr,
Manning declared he was at a loss
to solve the problem. ;
The -' health commissioner of
Omaha does not know what the sit
uation is here with reference to the
use of drugs, he says. He does not
know whether it is on the increase
or decrease, h$ admits.
This' federal report does not
prove anything," he admits. "It is
based on estimated figures. I do
not see how any specific recom
mendations can be made on ap
proximate figures."
Easy' to Buy Dope.
"Dope can be bought almost at
will in Omaha," declared Dr. C. R.
Kennedy. "A number of Omaha
physicians are making their living
by furnishing it, I know of one
doctor in particular who paid an in
come tax above $10,000 last year.
He has no ethical practice. He has
made extensive improvements about
his home. ; ...
i "Other physicians know of this
case and many others of a similar
nature. It is very difficult for a
Physician to discuss these things,
'he physician who talks -on such
subjects is apt to be regarded as
jealous.
"I believe Omaha policemen know
where dope is .being: bought. .How
ever, I am not in a position to prove
this.
Needs- Real Drug Hospital
"What: Omaha needs is a place to
take care of addicts. They are filled
full 61 dope at the Detention home.
Xhe private hospitals will not admit
victims of., the habit unless, large
sums of rndney are paid."
When told of the government re
port on'the dope traffic Dr. J. M.
Aikeri.'secretary and treasurer of the
Nebraska State Medical association
declared:
"It is undoubtedly true. The med
ical association is in possession of
many facts that would startle even
to a greater extent. It is most cer
tainly time the public was waking
UP"
I Dr. W.-O. Bridges gave expres
sion to the opinion that the traffic
was growing more dangerous and
threatening. "The sale of dopeby
a large wholesale' drug house in
New York City for the month of
January was equal to the entiire
sale for the previous year," he said.
"This means that retail druggists
are stocking up with dope. It -is
safe to assume that Omaha js as
well, if not better, supplied with
narcotics as any other city."
: Tells of Woman Addict .
"I know of a patient who was a
woman drug addict," said Dr. L. B.
Lake. ' She was conhnea to - net
bed. One day she got up, went out
and purchased a quantity of mor
phine. She seemed to have no dif
ficulty whatever in gettmg tne siun..
That is the crime of it It can be
gotten here with no trouble at all"
Dr. H. J. McArthur expressed
surprise at the government figures.
He was emphatic in the belief that
something should be done immedi
ately to stop the traffic in Omaha.
Girl Leaves Court With
"King of Drug Peddlers"
Beatrice Wilhelm, alias Ruth
Clark, spent Wednesday night in the
city jail. She was arrested while walk
ing the streets and chargid with va
grancy and prostitution. She was
released yesterday morning an ac
companied Curlev Stinson, colored,
known to the police as "King of
Omaha Dope Feddlers, trom tne
station. "'..
The stirl told the police . she no
longer lived with Stinson, who is
under federal indictment charged
witn violating tne narnson orug act.
She said she was living at the Ha v.
ens hotel, Fifteenth and Chicago
streets, and ' working in the hotel
restaurant for $10 a week. - r
.Stinson and the Clark girl left
the police station together.
Ruth Clark is the eirl who made
sensational charges several weeks
aeo against the ooliee department,
accusing members of the force of
protecting the 'higher-uns" in the
Omaha dope ring. Later she declared
that the- police had threatened to
run her out of the city if she did not
stop talking.
A short while after Ruth Clark's
charges were published in The Bee,
Chief Eberstein called the girl into
his office and prevailed on her to
sign two affidavits repudiating her
previous statements implicating
members of the department.
Ruth Clark ( is the girl, whose
cause was, championed by Dr. Jen
nie Callfas, secretary of the Public
Welfare board. Dr. Callfas' sym
pathy for the girl was solicited by
Chief Eberstein.
Chief Eberstein has manifested no
interest in the case since .Ruth
Clark was prevailed on to sign the
two affidavits exonerating the police
department. . J
Wyoming Dope Smugglers
Are Given Term In Prison
Cheyenne, Wyo., May 22. What
federal officers declared was one of
the biggest drug smugRling enter
prises in the , history of the north
west came to an end yesterday wnen
David iBaxtef' and his wife, Bessie
Baxter of Butte, Mont., pleaded
guilty in federal court here to il
legal, sales or morphine and were
sentenced to serve one year and one
day each in the federal penitentiary
at Leavenworth, Kan.
Letters found in the possession of
the Baxters, federal agents told the
court, indicated that they had been
engaged in smuggling drugs from
Canada into western states for 13
years. One transaction, it was said,
involved $3,000 worth of drugs.
More than 300 hypodermic needles
were confiscated in concealed pock
ets, filled with the drug, found in
coat sleeves, in the armpits, in
clothes' linings and even in the un
derwear worn by the Baxters, the
prosecutor said.
Baxter and his wife were arrested
at Casper, Wyo., three weeks ago.
PROTEST ITALY
LANDING ARMY
IN ASIA MINOR
Greek Premier Leaves Coun
cil 'After Sharp Personal
Incident With Italian
Delegate.
Paris, May 22. (Bjrthe Associat
ed Press.) It has been learned in
trustworthy quarters that the United
States, Great Britain and France
have united in sending a note, to
Italy requesting explanation of the
landing of Italian forces in. Turkey.
.Premier Urlando is said to nave
madea reply fb the council of four
after a sharp personal incident dur
ing which he objected to. the pres
ence of Premier Venizelos of- Greece,
The latter retired from tht meeting.
' Reply' Unknown; -
The Italians.; landed forces v at
Adalia, Budrum and Makri during
the period when Premier: Orlando
and Foreign Minister Sonnino'j had
withdrawn from the peace 'confer
ence, making the landings without
notice to the allies.
The nature of the Italian reply
and whether it was acceptable to the
senders of the note was not known
this forenoon.
The reported Italian incident ap
parently , complicates the Turkish
problem, already a vexed one, with
which the peace conference heads
have been struggling for some time.
. Allies Land Army.
In evident anticipation of a Greek
mandate to administer the Smyrna
district, allied forces were landed
at Smyrna last Thursday, meeting
with considerable resistance from
the Turks, but making themselves
masters of the city. Italian troops
were reported to have participated
to some extent in this landing. Ac
cording to a Paris dispatch of May
20, however, the Italians had pre
viously landed forces at Adalia, on
the southern coast of Asia Minor,
and likewise disembarked troops 'at
Budrum, 96 miles southeast of Smyr
na, and at Makri, on -the Gulf of
Makri- in the vilayet of Smyrna.
There had been nothing to indi
cate that these landings were not
by agreement among the allies, and,
indeed, some of the unofficial fore
casts as to the probable division of
lurkish territory under the league
ofy nations mandatories had indicated
the probability that Italy would be
given the Adalia district to adminis
ter. Casuals Arrive in New York.
New York, May 22. The steam
ship Yale from Brest arrived today
with 298 casuals 16 from Nebraska,
and the others scattered and nearly
all discharged from service.
Zionist Delegates Will
Be Selected On June' 29
New York. May 22. Jewish com
munities in 352 cities in the United
States on June 29 will choose dele
gates to the 22d annual convention
of the Zionist organization of Amer
ica. The convention will be held in
Chicago, probably the first week in
September, it was announced ' at
Zionist headquarters here today. t fJ
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0. of OY Luncheon
Forty members of the Chamber of
Commerce attended the "Maytime
luncheon" in the Orchard & Wit-
helm store at noon yesterday. Dr.A.
P. Overgaard was chairman of the),
committee on arrangements.
Anion? the numerous worries of women a sallow
or muddy complexion is by no means the least, and
to try to cover it up with face powder only makes a
bad matter worse. You must get at the roof of the
evil. It is caused by a sluggish liver; constipation
and errors in diet. Take a few doses of Chamberlain's
Tablets, adopt a diet of cereals, vegetables and fruit,
and take plenty of outdoor exercise. Walk at least
five miles a day and the trouble will gradually dis
appear. Try it.
Shoots Himself With Gun
Bought at Police Sale
Handling a revolver he had just
bought at the police auction sale,
John Anderfelt, a pawnbroker,
Thirteenth and Douglas streets, ac
cidentally shot himself through the
left hand yesterday. The acci
dent occurred inside the police sta
tion, which Anderfelt was about to
leave. The bullet passed through
the pawnbroker's hand. He was at-
tended by a police surgeon.
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iLi-l M - - PASSU. DEPT, CANADIAN K-i
Announcing -for Friday and SaVurdaij
n Two Day May Sale, of White
TIMELY offering and sale at very special reductions, of cool, refreshingly snmmer-lik'e
wearing apparel, typical of the Standards of our Individual Specialty Shops' Merchandise, v
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are
-White Pumps
White Oxfords
$6.85
DEVELOPED in finest grades of White Nile Cloth,
and Sea Island Canvas; easily cleaned, featuring
the long, slenderized vamp, high or low heels, assur
ing cool comfort, long wear, and service for hot days
to come.
Hundreds of White Wash Blouses
Dress Oxfords.
Nile Cloth with
turn or welt sole;
full covered Louis
heel; in sizes 24 to
. 8; width AAA to D.
Street and Sport
Oxford
With white Ivory
leather sole, and
heels VA Inches
high; sizes 2V4 to 8;
width AAA to D.
Plain, Opera
Pumps
With long vamp,
Inch covered
heel; a delight to
the eye, a comfort
to the foot
SHOE SHOP
MAIN l-'LOOH
i Go irvMay White Sale
Friday and Saturday
at
$2.65
Blouses that were previously
priced up to $5.95,
SEVERAL tables given over to the display and sale of these blouses. At
tractive voiles and organdy blouses, with embroidery, lace insertion, laee
edges and tiny tucks as trimming features. Also a limited number of tail
ored madras shirts to wear with stock collars, Exceptional values.
Another Group of
White Wash Blouses
Choice, $1 .95
SCORES of styles to select from. Fashioned of voile, linen and other pop
ular lingerie materials, effectively trimmed with laces, insertions, tucks
and embroidery. Some of these blouses are slightly soiled and mussed from
display.
blouse shop
-SECOND FLOOR
White Hose
75c Vo $2.50
Special shipments for the May
Sale, famous makes Phoenix,
Gotham, Wayne Knit and Victor,
In regular and out sizes.
May Sale of
75c Hose at 49c
In Lisle, Silk Lisle and Fiber,
a mixed lot of all sizes; good
wearing Hose, and ' unusually
good values.
$1.25aa$1.50
Hpse at 98c
Silk to the knee; garter top,
full fashioned, seam fashioned
and seamless foot; In broken
lota.
Mau Sale o $2.50
Hose at $1.95
Embroidered Clocks and Fig
ures, some silk to top, others
have lisle garter tops; full fash
ioned, double heels, toes and
soles.
HOSIERY 8H0P--
-MATN FLOOR
Lingerie Specials
THIS sale should be of special In
terest to the bride-to-be, for
these dainty under things are incom
parably attractive, and very unusual
values at this noteworthy Maytime
, pricing.
$3.95 Gowns
or $1.6 5
Of sheer nainsook and Patesse, In
white and flesh; sleeveless style,
trimmed In daintiest of laces and em
1 broideries; also touches of embroid
eries In color.
$3.95 Chemise
aV $1.65
And Step-ins of fine soft nalnsool
ftTid PatpRso ftph nr whltA. bpaiitifullv
embroidered, .daintily tailored, ribbon
straps, fancy backs. ,
$1.50 Step-ins
at 95c
In sheer materials, both . flesh and
white, dainty trimmings of tine laces
and embroideries.
LINGERIE SHOP-
-SECOND FLOOR
PAXT0N
BLOCK
50 WHITE DRESSES
Greatly Reduced
For This Maytime White Sale
$5.95 and $8.95
"CI ASHIONED in sheer organdies and dainty voiles; ideal fabrics for
- "Frocks-for-every-occasion," in ruffled, tucked, the new short
sleeve, the long, drapy over-skirt modes. These lovely frocks are
slightly soiled from display, handling; hence the low pricings. Previ
ously priced up to $17.50.
DRESS SHOP : : SECOND FLOOR
100 White Dresses
For Girls
v Previously Priced Up to $5.95, at $3.50.
Previously Priced Up to $13.50, at $7.50.
For young girls from 8 to 16, developed in summery voiles, lawns
and organdies, with trimmings of fine, dainty laces, some have pretty
fancy sashes. These dresses are slightly soiled from display, i
VWite Middies
at $1.15
AndsMlddles with collars of rose or Copenhagen, the always delight
fully girlish and serviceable blouse for all out of doors and school
wear; sizes, 6 to 20. Previously priced up to $1.95.
' GIRLS' SHOP ; SECOND FLOOR
ertsion & ffiome
lbrtbge-&eenolbsf Company
tS$e Btovt of ipectaUp gf)op
Di
Trimmed '
WWte Hah
$4.95
Previously Priced
Up to $10.00
SUITABLE for immediate
and summer wear, in
designs to meet all the Oc
casions of the summer calen
dar. In Milans, and Milan and
Georgette combinations, with
smart trims of wings, ribbons
and flowers.
HAT 8HOP SECOND FLOOR
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