THE HKE: OMAHA. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 8. 192!.
,1
600,000 Russians
Facing Death in
( State of Samara
Official Unalle to Kffp Rec
ord of HurUl Kttiinate
140 to 200 Pcrtout Die
Of Starvation Daily.
By FLOYD GIBBONS.
ifclraf TrMMMt !!. i,rlbl. liJI,
Samara, Aug, 27 (Hy Cou'Wr to
P.igi, Sept. 7.-Vlalimrl SoVoLky,
tit ton of a village print and now
the communist governor of the Male
ol Samao, nay there arc oOU.UuO
tarvinif pra.ania in the ante, which
it three time a large ai Swilirr.
land anil of the J.OOO.uW population
9iily 5IO.OOO live In towm. The rct
ire all agrarian.
"By starving- pcaanut 1 mean
those actually poCMiug nothing to
fat," aid SukoUky. "The live
Mock for shipping has long since
been slaughtered and the breeding
flock also. There have been many
reports of cats and dogs beirlg eaten
in the towns and field rats in the
rural districts. The pcaan:a are
aloo eating a kind of twamp root
called 'u$ak,' w!,'ch is like p:st and
which chemists say is not poisonous,
but is not nourishing. Clay eating
has caused hundreds of death, par
ticularly among the childuM!-
The governor admitted tha. statis
tics on the cholera and typhus epi
demic had not been kept. Deaths
have come so fast that there has
been no time nor doctors to ascer
tain the causes. There has been no
lecord kept of the burials. Staff
men have been kept in the. cemetery
digging graves all the time, but they
had to deoend unon the town folk
or the relatives of the dead U carry
the bodies away. He said that as
near as he could figure between 140
and 200 persons have been tlj ing in
the city of Samara every day since
spring.
Pass 12 Funerals.
Leaving the whit building, which
serves as the governor's mansion,
above the park on the banks of the
Volga, we entered the city streets
again, passing 12 funerals in a 15
minute walk. Plain wooden boxes
were carried on a wagon drawn by
dejected horses. The coffins' were
all open, with some one walking
ahead of the horses carryin? a cof
fin lid on his head. Small boxes,
containing the bodies of babies and
small children were simply carried
under the arms of bare-headed peas
ants. The changing back gradually to
the old policy of private ownership
and the operation of the small pri
vate stores now makes the past fail
ures of the government all the more
apparent, particularly in view of the
fact that the change comes at a
time when any other state in the
world faced with the same crisis
would change from private owner
ship to the immediate government
confiscation of food supplies irr
feeding its starving millions.
It is a strange commentary en the
present stage of so-called commun
ism in Samara that hundreds, aie ly
ing irr the streets, -slowly dying ot
. . im : - :ui
starvation, wnnc ii is yussiuis, i
taurant and order .a., 70,000 .rouble
vncal, consisting of cabbage soup,
beef, potatoes, bread and butter, vea
and white cakes with stewed fruit,
or walk ou with two pounds of the
finest Russian caviar under my arm
for the modest cost of SO,O00 roubles
r not fluke $1.50; which is much
cheaper than it could have been ob
tained for before the. war. And this
in days of great hunger. :
' Orchestra in Park.
But one learns Russia by its con
tradictions. For instance, after din
ner I went to the public park on
the banks of the Volga at the end
of the town. Sleeping on . the
ground or on the benches at mlit
is prohibited the same as in Amer
ica, only here in Samara the wsary,
ftungry and sleepless ones stay out
side the park, peering through the
railings at the more or less happy
scene under the electric lights. Un
der a trig collection of arc lights a
five-piece orchestra was play.ng se
. . . . : i c it.. rt-ii. I'-:.,,.,,,. -
The violinist and leader wore straw
hats because the night was cftiily.
The man at the piano was in his
thirt sleeves. The clarinet player
wore a rough, much-patched cordt.
roy suit with a Visored white hat
of German band style. A woman m
a red waist and blue skirt played
a cello. -"
Soldiers and officers with their
alrls were sauntering through the
paths, taking pains, proudly, not to
salute or to recognize one anothei
. . , . t i M - .1. . I. .
rrmmp iiir Wiiniiii nr. iiuct .hit if , 1 1 . -
geois armies. Waiters were serving
tea, cigarets and soda but no liquor,
at tables near the orchestra and
my communist guide , proudly '? ex
plained that the park was now be
ing exploited by private interests
who rent the place from the 'gov
ernment.
Body of Suicide Found in
Lonely Shack at Newcastle
Newcastle, Wyo., Sept. 7. (Spe
cial Telegram.) The body of Wil
ford Forsythe, tool dresser in the
oil fields, was found in a shack in
a secluded part of the town. Auto?
sy revealed that death was caused
bv swallowing poison. At the cor
oner's inquest it was reported that
l-orsythe had been iff a despondent
state of mind for several months.
Efforts are - being made to locate
relatives supposed to be living' in
.Wisconsin.
Two Convicted of Murder
Tombstone. Ariz., V" Sept. 7.
Manuel Garcia and Jess Perez were
found guilty of first degre; murder
for slaying Jess Fisher, foreman of
the John Slaughter ranch on the
Arizona-Sonora border, 18 miles east
of Douglas, on May 4 last. Mr.
Fisher was shot and killed while re
sisting an attempt to loot the stores
en the Slaughter ranch.
T. Suicides Increase
Chicago. Sept 7. Suicide shows
the largest per cent increase of any
ot the death causes listed in the city
f y Health department s eight months re
J port made public today. There were
I 215 suicides in Chicago this year, as
. compared to io last year, an in
crease of 67 per cent. . '
FnrmAr Omarinn in 1 1.
A fa 17 V ' C-.s Hi.
mier i icu3 in i-an
Judge Charles S. Lobingcr cf the
I'nited States court in Shanghai ar
rived in Seattle September 2 on the
Admiral liner Silver State, the
big 21,000-ton shipping board vessel
which established a new American
transpacific record on its maiden
voyage under command of CapL
Edward V. liartlctt.
Judge Lobingcr. who formerly
lived in Omaha, said he had come
home merely to spend a two
months' leave. He expected, he
said, to go at once to Washington
and New York, and then visit
Omaha.
Judge Lobingcr went to the Phil
ippines to accept a federal judicial
appointment in 1004. He served as
a judge in the inlands 10 years and
then was transferred to the court at
Shanghai.
Hays Appeals to
U. S. Business Men
To "Carry On"
Postmaster General Says Less
'Thou Shalt Not" And
More "Come on, Let's
Go" Spirit Needed.
Cleveland, Sept. 7. Optimism,
a prediction that prosperity is com
ing and an appeal to American busi
ness to 'carry on" constituted ths
chief note of an address delivered by
Postmaster General Hays to the Na
tional. Association of Life Under
writers here. He also undertook to
give an account of the stewardship of
the administration of President
Harding and told what he was try
ing to accomplish in his own depart
ment. . '
"Altogether," he said, "we look to
the future with great hope. There is
ahead, the greatest era of expansion
and prosperity the world has ever
seen. Every one knows this and the
only question discussed is when it
will start. We are not in a period
of hard times coming. Wc are in
a period of soft times going. Pros
perity is coming it s time to go out
and meet it. l declare again, ami
shall continue to insist, that we have
less 'thou shall not' and more of
'come on, let's go.'" ,
Mr. Hays declared that, in his
many trips about the country he
found everywhere the same evidence
of hope. - "It is a great country,"
he declared, "and it is all ,4head of
us." ' , ,
Mr. Hays said that the keynote
of President Harding's purpose and
policy was to bring about a "return
to normalcy." '
i The making of peace with Ger
many he described as the biggest
concrete achievement of the admin
istration and one that flowed directly
from the president's personality. He
said that when President Harding
took control he found a condition ot
democratic politics which expressed
itself in terms of anger, controversy
and factionalism." It was a pro
longed contest, he sajd, ' sometimes
peace, sometimes battle, and oc
casionally armistice between ( the
White House and senate.
The speaker said that the - presi
dent's invitation of several nations to
attend the conference for the limita
tion' of armament would bring. about
a meeting which, in his " opinion,
'possesses more potentiality for good
for mankind than, any single event
in the last 1921 years.
U. Si Engineers Oppose ,
Improvement ot Hudson
'Washington,' Sept' 7. The federal
government would not be justified,
at this time, in going to the expense
of improving the, Hudson river from
its mouth north, 116 Janiles to Hud
son, for the purpose of securing a
channel "depth of 30 feet,, according
to a report of army engineers sent to
congress by Secretary Weeks. V
Th imnrnvement would COSt $2,-
233,000 the report said, and is "de
sired chiefly withra.view to tne de
velopment of an extensive . timber
traffic from the Pacific coast via the
Panama canal to Hudson, where a
large lumber terminal is proposed."
Many Hungarians Captured
In Clash. With Austrians
Vienna. Sept. 7. (By The Asso
ciated " Press.) Three thousand
Hungarian insurgents on Monday,
engaged the Austrians in an effort
to capture the Austrian town of
Kirckschlag. The engagement, which
lasted eight hours, ended in the re
tirement of the Hungarians, who lost
numerous prisoners. The Hungar
ians casualties are not known. The
Austrian losses, two men killed and
20 wounded. - -'' :'
Both sides used hand grenades and
machine guns. . -
First Shipment of American
. Food Arrives in Kussia
.V Ont ; 7. fRv The Asso.
ciated Press.) The American steam
ship Phoenix has taken into Petro
grad, the first consignment of Amer
ican tood lor tne starving emiaren
of Russia, says a dispatch to the
Letvian Telegraph agency from
Moscow. The vessel sailed from
Hamburg. . ... . .
The American relief administra
tion Monday sent its first train di-
ircct to Samara from Moscow,
AruJ Cream PattUs Made
frttith while you wait; in sis plua
'nir flavors. Our cream patties
have city-wide repuutlun for
quality and price. Regularly f0c ;
for this sale,
per pound, JJC
. Main Floor Weil
Starting Thursday at 9 o'clock Sharp! Great
rrN5(2f About 2000 Pairs of Women's
The sale, moderately speaking, presents one of the most extra
ordinary glove buying opportunities offered in months, we
might almost say in years.
Long Gloves Gauntlets
Slip-ons
Biarritz 2-clasp Gloves
Main Floor North
Thursday An Extraordinary Sale of
Women's Suits and Dresses
About 150 rffr pzf
Canton Crepe A
Taken from our
ii .1.
'j i mis saie.
This is by far the best and most au
, thentically styled collection of
dresses to be seen anywhere; lovely
beaded effects, embroidered models
and others, self-trimmed ; smart
new effects in necklines and sleeves ;
navy, brown and black; special, for
Thursday, - 35.00
In Our New Picture Depart
ment An Attractive Display of
WALLACE NUTTING'S
Hand Colored Platinums
Lovers of beautiful pictures will appreciate this
tasteful display of the work of this well known
artist. Ready for your inspection Thursday, Sep
tember8th. ,
f -..
Sixth Floor East
g - : ; : : ; ; ! jj
Hliglhi
Chiefly From
V. Perrin & Co.
per pair
Special
W
Dresses Qci
regular stock for
Second Floor-
rWesl
Tea and Wafers
Served From
2to4P.M.
Grade
3M
Thursday An Exceptional Opportunity!
Purchase of 86
omen s New all
w
14 Styles to Select From!
Oxfords of ;
Brown Calf J -Mahogany
Calf
Brown Kid
Black Kid
Third Floor
About 40
Fur Trimmed
Suits
We offer a group of only 40 suits j
in six different styles; made of
excellent quality tinseltone and
velour de laine; fur trimmings
are of Beaverette, Slynx and Sea
line; embroidered v and plain
models; only 40 suits in the lot, so
don't delay your selection; excel
lent values at 35.00
Thursday We Will Present An Entirely
5.95 "Wonder
-Introducing the Loveliest Features of the Fall
MILLINERY for every Autumn occasion! Jaunty
little sport and tailored styles that suggest crisp
keen days in the open softly draped town hats of ricr
duvetyns and velvets and a beautiful collection of
large black dressy styles in panne velvet with single
exquisite French touches of an Ostrich plume bit of
lace cire ribbon or a lovely ornament. Almost
every style, color and fabric may be found in this wide
range of Autumn models all at 5.95!
Second Floor East ' .,
Gloves!
doves Formerly
Priced at
4.50 to 6.00
They come in overseam, P. X. II. and Pique seams ; in the most
wanted styles in shades of brown, beaver, rust, gray, white
and black.
French Lamb
Real Kid
Suede and Cape
Main Floor Norih !
Pairs
Strap Pumps of
Patent Leather
Black Satin
Black Kid
Brown Calf-
East
Regular
3.95 Values
In plain and fancy lace effects; vests in bodice
and regulation styles; in French gray; orchid,
corn, flesh and all the latest shades; all sizes;
regularly sold at 3.50 to 3.95; priced at, per
garment, 1.95
. Third Floor Center
New ana captivating Conceptions
Store Hours:
9 a. m. until
6 p. rrit
Sale of
Aii f unusual opportunity to
supply your fall and winter,
shoe Aeeds at a great saving.
The lot represents a special
purchase of well-fittfng and
gracefully styled" pumps and
oxfords. Early attend- n
ance is advised. D UU
Wonderful Values in Women's
Silk Jersey
Vests and
Bloomers
3.50
1 95
New Collection of
Hats"
Millinery Mode in
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