THE MORNING OREGONI AN, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1920
DEATH AIR SEEMS
TO GRIP RUSSIA
Suffering and Privation Are
Fearfully Depressing.
MILLIONS ENDURE AGONY
Hista Soviet Official Flashes Along
in Automobile AVhlle Poor
Stumble in Streets.
(Continued From First Pago.)
thousand roubles our 20-minute drive
from the station to the commissariat
of foreign affairs cost us. As we still
dispensed the roubles at the rate of
IS to a dollar, this meant $80.
Officially the czar rouble is worth
no more than the soviet rouble.. One
must find a clandestine money
changer to obtain a more advan
tageous exchange.
One's first reaction to Moscow is
confused. The city looks better and
worse than one had pictured it. One
has a momentary thrill at finding the
street full of people, with sleighs and
automobiles scurrying briskly to and
fro, instead of that desolate emptiness
which somehow has become engraved
upon one's imagination.
This feeling of relief soon gives way
to intense depression, difficult of
analysis, but none the less profound.
One would achieve the same sensation
perhaps by living in a cemetery.
For death is in the air at Moscow.
Kot the violent death fancied by those
to whom a Bolshevik is primarily a
murderer, but the intangible, inex
orable death that goes with prolonged
suffering and privation. One sees it
in the dead-white faces of the people,
in their lack-luster eyes, emaciated
bodies, slow, stumbling gait. It seems
to gaze down upon one from the an
painted facades and unwashed win
dows of the houses. It clutches one's
throat when a skinny horse loses its
footing, falls and does not rise again
or when one passes the carcass of a
dog sprawling in the snow banks
along the gutter.
People Endure Agony.
I exaggerate, of course. But to
drive home the picture of Moscow as
I saw it a certain amount of exag
geratlon is necessary. This I say flat
ly without exaggeration: Of all the
suffering I have witnessed throughout
the war on the battlefields, among
pitiful refugees of France and Bel
gium, and in starving, beaten Ger
many, none even approaches . the
agony endured through months and
years by many millions of the Rus
sian people.
The dirtiness that one senses rather
than sees in Moscow's thoroughfares
in chiefly due. I believe, to a rather
peculiar factor. Successive Russian
governments, the Soviets more than
any other, have plastered the walls of
Dunaings an over tne city witn an
sorts of posters, placards and bul
letins. There being no time or labor power
sufficient to tear this matter down
arter It has served its purpose. Lt re--T
mains where lt is', growing constantly
dirtier and more dog-eared, until some
mw announcement is pasted over it.
Torn and dirty white paper is about
the most uncleanly . looking thing
there is, and every Moscow street is
literally lined with it.
That which was to me the most de
pressing single ingredient in the com
position of the street scenes was the
perpetual dragging of sleds laden with
food or fuel on the part of virtually
the satire population. When one can
appreciate the fearful effort required
to kep barely alive, these sleds with
their pathetic little cargoes became a
kind of symbol of the Russians' Cal
Tary. I used to catch myself wonder
ing how far that distinguished
looking, white-haired old chap had
to go to get the two loaves of black
bread and six small logs tied onto his
sled, or how long that hollow-eyed
little mother carrying her baby In
tier arms would have to live on the
three sickly cabbages and tiny sacks
of meal her sled bore.
Antos Rend Silence.
Mostly the streets are silent save
for a dull shuffling of feet through
the snow. Even the sleighs slide along
noiselessly and only an occasional
gutteral wail will be heard from an
isvostchik signalling to pedestrians
that it is coming. Silence is ripped
asunder, however, when a soviet auto
mobile or motor truck puts in an ap
pearance. ,
Shrieking a frenzied warning on the
noisest variety of siren horns, these
machines flash along at a speed that
would turn a New York traffic cop's
hair gray. Those in the Juggernaut's
path step wearily aside, inhaling the
nauseating benzol fumes it leaves be
hind without even a grimace of dis
gust. Traveling on the people's busi
ness a soviet car there are-no others
t is supposed to go as fast as pos
sible.
I have mentioned the unwashed
state of windows and the houses' need
of paint. These deficiencies, together
with the shabbiness of the people.
contribute to the general dreariness
of the streets, .which, incldentially
look mora crowded than they really
are, because folk mostly walk In the
roadway because lt is kicked up by
autos and horses' hoofs and is less
slippery than the ice-coated side
walks. Silk; Stockings Inlinown.
The only well-dressed beings are
the soldiers, whose overcoats and
caps are as "smart" as those of any
other army. The women are mostly
enveloped in heavy fur coats and wear
fur or woollen hats and thick felt or
leather boots like the men. Rarely
does one glimpse a skirt cut to a
fashionable Parisian length, or rather, )
snortness. tugn-neeiea snoes are al
most as unusual a sight as silk stock-
ings and the latter are practically
non-existent.
A surprising number of shops were
open, considering the tales that have
been told about all commerce having
been wiped out. Most of them were
soviet stores, to patronize which a
prospective purchaser, must have a
card or special order.
The private shops are all of the
smaller variety, selling such wares as
drugs, groceries, leather goods, mil
linery, perfumery, books, objects d'art
and knick-knacks. At night all save
the principal squares and ' thorough
fares are unllghted, but nevertheless
they are thronged with pedestrians
until after midnight. Indeed, between
11 and 12 they are more crowded than
at most hours of the day, because of
borne going theatergoers.
There are far more theaters open
and playing to full houses than there
were in peace times. Doubtless the
very strain of conditions under which
they live drives Moscovites to seek
temporary forgetfulness In the play
houses, as humanity always does in
a stressful period.
Movies Are SovtetakL '
There are motion picture shows
too, all Sovletski (nationalized) like
the theaters ' and producing some
mighty good films; grand' opera bal
lets, concerts, both vocal and sym
phonic and even a dance hall or two.
From the station we repaired, as I
have said, direct to the foreign of
fice, which occupies a wing of the
former Hotel Metropole, now the Sec
ond Soviet House, on the Theater
square beneath the Kremlin. We
were welcomed in the most cbrdial
fashion bv a little Jewish .function
ary named Kantorovitch.
Kantorovitch handed us a billeting
order, supplied us with an escort to
our domicile, and told us to have sup
per and a good night's rest. We
promptly hied up thither, to the tune
of another 2000 roubles.
The house in which we were lodged
was one of two controlled by the for
eign office. It was a magnificent
mansion, practically a palace, "expro- i
priated" from one of Moscow's mer- I
chant princes. Kubes and I shared a
huge room adjoining a gorgeous i
bathroom and fitted with , electric
lights, delightful furniture and every
other comfort except heat.
Tio Heat In Moscow Houses.
During the first three weeks we
dwelt there that house was heated
only one day a week. The rest of the
time the temperature was about one
degree higher than outside, or about
ten degrees Fahrenheit. I wore two
suits of heavy underwear, two pairs
of woollen socks, two sweaters, an
army shirt, a heavy suit of clothing,
thick boots, a fur overcoat, fur
gloves, woollen muffler and a cap
that covered my ears. Indoors the
only thing I removed was the muffler
and cap.
Our house was conducted by a
small woman with bobbed hair and a
suspicious air, who was referred to
as "the commandant." She had two
servants, a babooshka who cooked,
and a younger maid of all work to
look after her dozen boarders. This
pair, receiving the lowest Soviet wage
of 1200 rubles a month out of which
they had to buy food toiled as no
servants I have ever seen in Europe
or America would have done. They
were on the Job at 8 A. M., and con
stantly at it until 11 at" night, nor did
they ever, as far as I could see, get a
day off.
Our first conflict with "the com
mandant" arose over the very vital
question of a hot bath recommended
to us by Kantorovitch. She pro
tested that there was not enough
wood to heat the boiler.
Bathing Supervised.
"Besides," she added, "I must have
an order signed by Lenine to give
you a bath." This intelligence de
cided us to do without a bath, neces
sary though it. was-.
The dinner provided for us on th
evening of our arrival was typical of
the one square meal we were
thenceforward to receive daily. It
consisted of cabbage soup, in which
chemical analysis could have dlscov
ered a trace of meat, plain boiled
cabbage as second course, a glass
tea with one spoonful of sugar and
couple of slices of black bread, inter'
larded with straws and other refuse.
Sometimes In lieu of cabbage we had
mashed potatoes.
This is a full and faithful record
of all the food we drew from Soviet
sources at the Maly Haritonevski
house. And being foreigners, and
therefore objects of Russian hospital
ty, we were living on the fat of the
land. Only the red soldiers and pos
sibly the people's commissaries at the
Kremlin fared better than we.
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Electric Irons (complete with cord and stand) . . .$3.50
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Hot Shot Batteries (a saving of 10c) $2.90
Dry Cell Batteries (for door bells, gas engines) 45
Double Sockets (for lamp and electric iron) $1.20
Electric Light Extension (8-ft. cord and plug) . .$1.25
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SIiAUGHT MUST CEASE.
Majority of Drives Should
Stopped Before They Begin
Oregon, Executive's Opinion
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SERVICE WANTS MEMBERS
Community Organization Teams
Work for Lead Place in Campaign
Special effort is being made this
week to Increase the membership of
Community Service in Portland and
to that end teams representing the
various civic bodies have been in ttye
field. Wednesday was Ad club day to
help the drive and yesterday the Pro
gressive Business Men put their
shoulders to the wheel.
Other teams are carrying on the
work, including "army" and "navy'
competitive teams of girls organized
under Miss Kathleen Cockburn, head
of the girls' department of Com
munity Service. The Junior-Council
of Jewish Women has also organized
a team and other organizations are
aiding in the movement.
The membership campaign received
particular encouragement yesterday
through the arrival ih Portland of
W. W. Pangburn, national director of
Community Service, with headquar
ters in New York, and Miss Nellie
Joan Oiesen, field secretary for girls'
work. The visitors were tendered i
luncheon at the Portland hotel yester
day noon at which members of the
local organization were present.
SUSPECT UNDER ARREST
Authorities Will See if Charles
White Is Man. Wanted.
THE DALLES. Or., March 10. (Spe
cial.) Charles White, suspected of
shooting a night watchman at White
Salmon, was arrested last night by
Police Chief Frank Heater upon tele
graphic instructions from Sheriff Ira
Henderson of Klickitat county. .
White was arrested when he
stepped off the ferry after coming
from White Salmon, to Grand Dalles
by rail and thence across the river
to this city. He is being held in the
city Jail pending the arrival of au
thorities from White Salmon, who will
endeavor to determine whether he
is the man wanted.
Two other suspects were arrested
here last night, one of them, George
McCarty, was carrying a revolver, but
his pal, Ray Buker, was unarmed.
Both men proved their business and
McCarty explained the possession of
the gun, as he is a sheepherder. .
Cbehalls Elks Let Contract.
CHEHALIS, Wash, March 11.
(Special.) Pat Manning, contractor,
has been employed by the Elks' build
ing committee to superintend con
struction of the three-story Elks'
building to be erected here by' Che
halis lodge of Elk a It is planned to
begin wrecking the old building on
the site by April 1 and work will be
rushed as rapidly as possible enee It
begins. The building will cost
1100,000. i
SALEM, Or.. March 11. (Special.)
Before Governor Olcott will indorse
or issue future proclamations calling
upon the people of Oregon to give of
their funds for foreign relief or to
further the interests of home institu
tions or organizations, it will be
necessary to convince him or tne
worthiness of the cause and import
ance of the movement, according to a
letter prepared by the executive to
day and sent to Edward H. Egbert,
chairman of the central committee for
Russian relief.
'Undoubtedly there is much suffer
ing in Russia," said the governor's
letter, "and, fundamentally, there may
be much merit in your plan for rais
ing such funds.
Because the people of this country
during the war showed their inherent
desire to assist In every worthy
cause, there have errown ud like 1
ushrooms, Blnce the war, hundreds I
oi organizations naving ior tneir soie
purpose a desire to t obtain money
from the people on the plea that such
funds are to be used for philanthropic
and charitable objects. It is time that
this class of organizations be curbed
and restricted.
"We have numerous problems to
grapple with here at home which will
require the time, attention and money
of our people. My suggestion would
be to all of those who are launching
movements for drives upon the
pocketbooks. of the American people
that they give very careful study to
the present necessity of such plan. If
scores of these movements were dis
continued before they started more
genuine good would be done than will
be attained if they continue in all
their multiplicity."
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Sherman act under which the suits
were brought.
Officials explained that the four
to-three decision, the vote in the steel
trust case, could not be construed as
meaning that that was the view of the
high court on the Sherman law. The
decision stated that the steel cor
poration was not committing unlaw
ful acts now, but officials pointed out
that the department was left free to
institute new proceedings if violations
were discovered.
MRS. GERMANUS IS DEAD
Funeral Takes Place This Morning
From Family Residence.
Mrs. Carrie Germanus who died
Tuesday, March 9, at her home, 792
Lovejoy street, was prominent In
Portland in early days. She was born
in Vancouver, Wash., in 1861, but her
parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Leopold
Mayer, had settled! in Portland in 1852,
and her father was the first president
of the Temple Beth Israel in Port
land. Surviving Mrs. Germanus is her
husband, Dave Germanus and a son
Harold of New York, also two sisters,
Mrs. Jessie Meyerfelt and Mrs. Mike
Jacob of San Francisco. Mrs. Ger
manus was a charitable and active
worker in the Council ' of Jewish
Women. '
The funeral will be held from, the
family residence today at 11 o'clock.
ORATOR ENTERS CONTEST
UNIVERSITY REPRESENTED I3f
AXXCAL STATE EVENT.
Fred Coley Will Speak at Forest
Grove on Iiive Topic of In
dustrial Patriotism.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene,
March 11. (Special.) Fretf Coley of
Eugene, a senior in the university and
a graduate of the Eugene Bible unl
versity, will represent the University
of Oregon in the annual state ora
torical contest at Pacific university.
Forest Grove, tomorrow night. Mr.
Coley's subject, on which he won in
the tryout here, is "Industrial Patriotism."
The contest last year was won here
by Albany college. During the last
12 years Oregon has won the gold
medal and first place six times. R.
W. Prescott, now professor of public
speaking and coach of debate and
oratory, was the winner in 1908. Since
then the Oregon winners have been
David Pickett. Carlton Spencer, Vic
tor Morris. Walter Myers and Abe
Rosenberg, who won in 1918.
Two sets of Judges will be need-
one to decide on thought and compo
sition and the other on delivery. The
judges on thought and composition
will be H. S. Merriam, professor of
English at the University of Montana;
Irving E. Miller, professor of English
at the Bellingham (Wash.) normal
school, and A. R. Priest, professor of
public- speaking at the University of
Washington. Judges of delivery will
be Frank H. Hilton, Portland attor
ney; Dr. Joshua Stansfleld, pastor of
the First Methodist church of Port
land, and Right Rev. Walter Taylor
Sumner, bishop oil the Episcopal dio
cese of Oregon.
CIVIC CLUBS ORGANIZED
Neighborhood Plan at Aberdeen
i Being Developed.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. March 11.
(Special.) At a meeting of residents
and property owners of B and adjoin
ing streets, A. E. Davies was elected
president and Mrs. G. F. Messer, vice
president and secretary of the B
Street Improvement club, a branch
of the Civic Improvement club, which
is organizing neighborhood clubs
throughout the city.
Mrs. M. M. Stewart was appointed a
Committee to form a Junior improve
ment club among the children for the
purpose of stimulating their interest
in such work and securing their help
in caring for the trees and flowers.
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STATE HIES AUDITORS
FIRM ENGAGED EV COXXECTIOX
WITH HOFF INQUIRY.
Grand Jury Investigation Starts
Monday Under Direction of At- .
torney-General and Assistants.
SALEM. Or., March 11. (Special.)
Marwick, Mitchell, Peat & Co., to
day were employed to audit the
books of O. P. Hoff, state treasurer.
and the work will start tomorrow.
A. I Andrus, manager of the com
pany, will be in personal charge of
the audit. Because of the extent of
the Investigation outlined, lt is not
likely to be completed before the last
of next week. ;
The grand Jury Inquiry, however,
probably will start Monday, accord
ing: to announcement today. It will
be in charge of Attorney-General
Brown and his assistants. Although
there have been many rumors re
garding the treasurer's office during;
the past few days, practically the
entire probe will relate to the di
rect charges that Mr. Hoff purchased
securities for the state for which
he is alleged to have paid the brokers
excessive commissions and that some
of these securities were bought at
a figure above market quotations.
No allegation has been made that
any official or employe of the treas
urer's office profited from the pur
chase of the bonds. Neither has any
one questioned the honesty or In
tegrity of Mr. Hoff.
Friends of Mr. Hoff who claim to
be in touch with the affairs of his
department say they are confident
his accounts will be found correct,
and that at most, any criticism of the
grand Jury will center about the com
missions paid for securities for the
state. I
College Demonstrator at Ohehalis.
CHEHALIS, Wash., March 11.
(Special.) Miss Bessie C. Bardsley of
the Washington State college has been
conducting a line of demonstration
work among Lewis county women re
cently. Last week Miss Bardsley con
ducted a class in sewing In Salxer
valley. This week at Ford's Trains
grange hall a similar class Is being
held.
TWO INDIANS ARRESTED
One, on I'arolc From Penitentiary,
.'f ; ,irod of Forgery.
LEW1STOX. Idaho, March 11. (Ppe
rial.) Andy Bushman and Hugh
Broncheau. the former a Umatilla and
the latter a Nez Perce Indian, arrested
yesterday on the charge of having
stolen an automobile in Yakima, will
have to answer to the charge of for
gery, also. It Is alleged Bushman
passed several worthless checks of
110.
Bushman says he was formerly
student at the Chemawa Indian srhnol
near Salem, Or., and that rei-ently he
was released from the Oregon peni
tentiary on parole, having been mn
tenred to rve from one to ten years
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TRUSTS IT PERMITTED
DECISION OF SUPREME COURT
DOESN'T CHANGE POLICY.
Attorney-General Says No . Weak
ness Disclosed in Law Governing
Salts Against Corporations.
WASHINGTON. March 11. The de
partment of Justice Willi proceed
against all corporations alleged to be
trusts, regardless of the recent de
cision by the supreme court In the
steel corporation case.
In announcing the department s pol
icy today Attorney-General Palmer
said the steel case does not indicate
what the high court will do In other
similar trials.
Mature study of the steel corpor
ation decision, the attorney-general
added, disclosed no weakness la the
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