The Washington herald., 1922-11-19

other day had his coat cut By some
one who reached up under and
took everything he had"
You can 20 with us In the diplo-
matte car" smiled pretty Niss
Christine Backman, who was going
In to Moscow on business for her
company. II viii be your guide
and put you safely on the train to
come back. They VIII let you 20.
It is only when one has been In
there. and come back. and wants to
80 again. that they are Suspicious.
FEEDING 1oyoso. 80.
Take food with you. OF course.
you won't get anything on the
train. the thirty-six hours you are
going there" explained Capt. John
c. Miller. Of the "A. r. A." Ameri-
can Relief Administration, Hoov.
er's office. Get q loaf Of bread.
Probably you might like some
ham,"
Sausage laughed F1ambeau.
And fruit"
Yes. fruit" agreed Captain NIL
Ter. And you can telegraph ahead
to our office. They have several OF
the Associated Press people there,
Mr.. Howe. and Mr.. and Mrs. Du-
ranty. and Mr.. and Mrs. Rennick.
Probably they could put you up for
the night" In Russia. 80 Captain
Miller explained. their mission has
been feeding 10000. 900 people. in
cluding 5000 900 adults. The work
in LAtvia b now being discontfn-
ued. though in 1919 they fed 10000
children. but At present conditions
are vastly improved.
Flambeau was the recipient Of
many honors In Riga He was in
vited to tea at Madame Rozentals,
and another day to see q special
exhibit OF Latvian ceramics. such
as may be sent to Washington later
for the exposition there. Prof. and
Nine. Kundzin had coffee for him,
with a party Of friends.
And then he was chosen to speak
before the wv. c. T. u" Of Latvia.
Esthonia and Finland. which was
holding q large antialcohol con-
gress just at that time. In vain
Flambeau explained his divided
principles Beer or no beer. he
must talk on Prohibition In Amer
ica." even II only for five minutes.
So he consented. and good Frau
Doktor Trygg Helenius. the leader
from Finland. q remarkable woman
Of great ability. was happy In her
triumph. and begged him to send a
notice to American newspapers,
which Flambeau readily agreed to
do. News 10 always news.
FINLAND FOR PROHIBITION.
Finland voted for prohibition
twelve days before America" re-
called Frau Doktor Trygg Helen
ius. and she gave F1ambeau a
beautiful souvenir Of Finland, a
handcarved knife. with q hand
some leather sheath. another
delightful reminder Of q wonder
full journey.
Riga II really Q fascinating
city. In its parks . bit like Wash
ington and Paris. and In its
quaint streets and earnest people.
like Boston. In fact. there is
almost an Anglo-Saxon strain in
these vigorous folk Of the new
land Latvia- Their language. too
has something akin to the Anglo
Saxon. It II quite different from
Russian.
Almost every one In Riga known
perhaps five languages. Latvian.
which he always speaks by pre-
ference: German, which he also
speaks fluently. the language Of
business; French. the language Of
society; Russian. now eschewed.
but well known: and English.
which they tell you they speak
Elm bischenr" They studied II
In the schools, but have forgotten
now"
The Dom Kirche IL q marvel Of
Gothic architecture, crowned BY q
cock atop of a tall spire. A
smaller cock tops the Peterskirche.
and q third may be described
among the spires Of Riga, .
popular emblem. The Saint Ger
trude's Church has . lovely
painting byHJan Rozentais, "Jesus
Blessing the Children" q litho-
graph copy Of which Madame
Rosentais presented to Flambeau.
II has . trace Of pre-Raphaeiite In
fluence In it's beautiful symbolism.
THE ROZENTAL PAINTINGS.
Rozental's paintings many Of
them fairy fantasies Of an idealist
in color, may be seen IN the
Rozental home. others In the
Modern Museum. and many more