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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-31
POLAND NEEDS "A HELLAND-
MARIA

A treasury watch dog in very fact
is what Poland's finance minister
thinks his country needs forthwith,
saws The Nations Business. Conse-
uuently. he prefaces his new scheme
OF taxation withIa demand that he
have an absolute veto power over
every project of the government that
would entail new expenditures.
His proposals for taxes are calcu-
lated to persuade Polish legislators
that he should have the veto power, for
he came forward with levy Of - per
cent upon capital invested in industry,
agriculture, or merchandising. Later
he consented to modify the tax into
levy upon rQal estate acquired in
the years Of 1916 to 1921, making the
amount 200 per cent Of the purchase
price if the property were bought in
1916, $50 per cent if the acquisition
were in 1917, and so on. The high
figure in percentage is set because
Of the depreciation Of currency that
has been going on at a rapid rate
Gold, jewels, money boarded at home
and the like he makes subject - a
graduated tax Finally, he proposes
to treat as genuine criminals any per-
sons who evade the law about export
ing Polish money.
All of this sounds harsh, but it serves
to demonstrate once more that q coun-
try that turns loose the printing pres
ses and INDUCES in an orgy Of paper
money must eventually take hard
road to get back to 4 position of finan-
cial credit and standing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-31
HOW SHIPS RATIOS WERE
FIXED

A newspaper correspondent attend
ing the Conference on the Limitation
Of Armamcnts gives US the following
description as his idea Of how they
arrived at the ratios for the differ
ent countMes:
Divide the number Of American sub
marines by the number Of British
dreadnaughts, and subtract the num-
Der Of japanese cruisers To this re-
suit add the cube root Of the sum of
the coast-lines of America, Japan and
Great Britain. Multiply by the maxi
mum distance between the coast Of
America and the coast Of Japan. Add
the average rate of exchange between
pounds and dollars. Divided by the
sum Of the national wealth Of Japan,
Great Britain and the United States.
Then place the decimal point four fig
ures from the right.-The Nations
Business.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-31

For the last ten years there has
been TO better known establishment
in the automobile and harness busiress
in Alexandria than the Smith Motor
ist Supply Company, extensive dealers
in automobile accessories and sunnlies
as well as in harness and saddlcry
at No. 116 North Fairfax Street.
Spare parts for Ford cars are
among the company's specialties, and
parts for Ford cars are carried
In the harness and saddlerv de-
partment, the company carries a COM
plete line and also operates a modern
and complete renair SHOP, whore ev-
pert saddle makers arc employed.
The concern is one Of the best
known in the city. and its proprietor.
Mr.. w. T. Smith. stands out as a
leading citizen Of Alexandria.
Mr.. Smith is one OF the most extern
sive property owners in tho city and
is big factor in the development of
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-31

Printing has been developed from the
old haphazard way of doing business
into a science that is we'll worth emul-
ating, and this is particulrly true OF
the work done by the Newell Printing
Company at No. PIP King Street.
This plant has been established in
Alexandria three years. having been
moved here frola Falls Church. 1t has
modern and up-to-date printing ma
chinery, and is the only shop in the
city which uses union labor excul-
sively.
How successful the company has
been may be judged by the fact that
it is doing more business than any
one printing Office in Alexandria, and
that the class Of WORK it turns out
is of superior character.
1t has from three to five expert
printers employed, and renders
prompt and efficient service, deliver
ing orders right when promised.
That is the seceet or the success Of
Mr.. Joe H. Newell, proprietor of the
company, who is one Of the best known
printing house proprie;ors in North
ern Virginia and whose twenty years
of experience in the business have en-
abled him to make a splendid record
for his company.
Mr.. Newell is a member Of the
Chamber of Commerce OF Alexandria,
and the United Hypothetical of Amer
lea, as well as Of the Kiwanis Club and
the Masons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-31
NEWELL PRINTING COMPANY

One of Best Knoaon and Best Equip
ped Printing establishments IN
Northern Virginia. This firm asses
Union Labor EroIHsicely-Has
Built Up Big Business
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-31
SMITH MOTOR SUPPLY co.

Ertensiue Dealers IN Automobile
Accessories and Supplies Spare
Parts for Ford Cars--Hae E.rten-
size BHsiness-W. F. Smith, MINI
uger We'll Known IN Alexandria
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-31

Para, Brazil, is known as the "gate-
way Of the Amazon"
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-11-09

de konec? Jsou dve moznosti :
bud odpusteni, nebo rozchod.
Odpusteni vas uvede opet do 81
tuace, We ktere jste nyni, bo-
lestnymi vzpominkami a nevy-
hnutelnym chladem, ba. vice,
proto take bude vam nevysy-
chajicim pramenem zarmutku.
Rozchod -"
'Nikdy! Umrela bych, kdy-
bych no jiz nespatrila, nesly-
sela, nezila vedle neho."
"Nuze?"
Hrabenka zalomila zoufale
rukama a prerusivsi dech, sko-
TO Sc dusic lzkosti, jez tiskla
jeji srdce, rekla:
"Chci to vedeti! Trplm pri-
lis svym podezrenim. Pravda
bude stokrat meme kruta. Mu-
sim znati tn zenu, muslin I'VE
d6ti, kdo jest, jaka jest a kde
il poznal. Musite pochopiti, &C
zakousim, a pomoci mi, misto
abyste mne mucil svymi ddvo.
dy. Vidite dobre, ze jsem sile.
ma! .Posud'te mne. Dejte mi dc
brou radu!"
"Takovou, ktera by sc vam {
vsem libila." rekl markyz CHA,
dne. "Necekejte ode mne tako.
We ochoty. We vasi situaci by
byla zlocinem: reknu vam jen
CO We, prOsp6ch dObre zamy'
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-11-09

sleny mi vnukne."
Pant de Fontenay Sc nahle
vztycila oblicejem rozpale-
nym pravila:
"Ne. Zadne odmlouvani uz,
zadne uvazovani! Neodvratite
mne cd meho zam6ru. Chcete
mi zabraniti, abych patrala.
Nepodari sc yam to. Pochyb-
most by mne zabila. Chci radeji
hroznou jistotu. Aspon budu
vedeti, echo Sc drzeti. A pax,
byl-li nevinen!"
Jeji tvar Sc osvetlila papr-
skem radosti. Vzdech llevy u
volnil il roztrpcene srdce, Cd
dala Sc teto utesujici myslence,
ktera il uz napadla v jeji beze-
snosti.
"Nebot' konecne jej snad OBJ
vinuji krive! Kdoz vi, neni-li
ma zarlivost bezddvodna, neni-
Ii to jen zdanlive? Jak veriti,
ze by on, tax milujici, tax YER
ny, tax oddany, by mne mohl
podle, neslechetne Klamath
{ Markyz zakyval .hlavou a
stahl posmevacne Ista.
"Muz neklame podle a nesle
chetne, nevi-li jeho zena mic.
Starost, aby Sc ukryl, svedci Q
jeho setrnosti k nj. Mil boze
Silena vasen, jakou mate Wy O.
statni vdane zeny. do ySehO
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-11-09

Sc tri kroky cd nj, bled vzruse-
MIN, pax neodolatelny po-
hyb, kterym Sc vrhl k jejim
noham, pax do jejiho naruci,
place radosti. Jak il tehdy milo
val, CO bylo sladkych SLOW, CO
neznych ddvernosti! Den zapa
dial, tri hodiny byl S nj uzavfen
sede vedle nj, ruku v ruce, oci
V ocich, hovore S nj budou-
cnosti, a netusil, re cas- uply-
nul, nemohl sc rozhodnouti k
odchodu. Zadrzela jej k obedu
a We vsedni jidelne, obsluhova-
nj jedinym duyernym sluhou,
oni, kteri Sc videli naposledy v
nadhernem dome Schwarzbur-
COVE, Sc bavili prostotou toho-
to bytu, smejice Sc jake skola-
ci prazdninach, shledavajice
vsecko roztomilym radost-
nym.
A bylo to tax deset let. Nej-
sladsi, nejjistejsi, nejst' 'astnej
81 zivot. Nebe trvale ciste, upro
sired nehoz bez neimensiho
mracku, ktery pfedchazi bou.
ri, zableskla tato hromova IA
ma. A vsechno bylo zvraceno g
kid sc snad nikdy nevrati.
Uboha zena Sc nemohla pfi
techto smutnych mySlenkach U
braniti placi a nechala stekat
mlcky Shy, bez pretvarky, be-
handy. Nezabyvala Sc svym
starym pritelem, zapomnels
ma jeho pritomnost, myslila jer
ma svuj rozbity zivct. Zvedls
Sc pfistoupila pomalu k ok
nu, jakoby chtela spatriti, zda'
Ii ten, ma nehoz jedine myslila
a o nemz tusila, re prave v tt
chvili je u jeji sokyne, Sc il ne
zjevi pfi navratu a nedokaze
il tax nicotnost jejich obav. vi
della dvur prazdny, jehoz dlaz,
ba Sc svitila ma slunci. Hlubo.
ce povzdychla a zaseptala:
"Ne! Ziti takto neni jiz Ii.
IT,"
Pfistoupila k markyzovi &
hledic na neho hluboce, pravi
la:
.'Dekuji vam "a vse, CO rozu
mneho jste mi v tom okamzikr
fekl. Jest jistQ, ze trochu skep.
Sc a mnoho trpeiyosti by zaji
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-11-09

vniknouti a vSechno znati "a ce
nu rozervaneho sveho srdce, je
z nejrozumnejsich veci ma sve
te. Manzelska vernost, jake W.
zadujete, je vzacnost skoro ne
nalezitelna. Kdybych byl ma
vasem miste, misto abych roz-
siril oci, abych lepe videl, "a
, vrel bych je rukama, abych byl
spise slepy. Nezadejte ma mu-
III, echo vam nemGze dati a spo
kojte Sc S tim, CO vam obetuje: ::
svou horlivost, svou prizen, rov
nomernost povahy. To zabezpe
cuje stesti pro vsechny dny. O.
statek patti do romanu: nechte
jej kniham neuvadejte no do
zivota."
Hrabenka jiz neposlouchala
pfitele. Jejfm ocim Sc zjevil
maly dGm We videnske ctvrti a
zelena zahrada, kan Sc plizi-
la brankou, zakrytou bfect''a-
mem. Jak tam byli st astni, kdyz
81 navzajem prisahali jak 81
byli velmi oddani. PAX to byl
jeji prichod do Parize po jejim
smutku, kdyz byla odloucena
osmnact mesicd cd Amanda, a
jejich prvni ,spojeni v byte ma
Elysejskych polich, ktery ma
jala nez sc rozhodla zafiditi sc
trvale. Videla Amanda, jak
vstupuje do salonu a zastavuje
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-11-09

stilo mnj kid. Ale kdo mi jich
da? Vite, re mann vylucneho
ducha a vrelou dust, spatne pri-
pravene ma ohledy a ma dstup-
ky. Vsechno nebO mic, by mo-
hlo byti mym heslem. Nepo-
kousejte Sc jiz -tedy privesti
mne k vyrovnani, jez Sc nesrov
nava S mou povahou. Bud'te cd
danym a prohledavym prite-
lem, na nehoz jsem Sc nikdy ne
obratila bezvysledne, kdyz me-
la rozhodnouti nesnazich. Pc
mozte mi svou zkusenosti a
svym duvtipem. Dejte mi pro-
stredky, jak vniknouti do ta-
jemstvi, jez chci objasniti -"
Pan de Villenoisy il uchopil
"a ruku a stiskl il pratelsky We
SVycn rukacn.
"Mate horecku, Mino," pra-
vii. "Snad bylo by lepe odlozi-
ii konec teto rozmluvy."
| "Trpim trochu, ale jsem zee
la chladnokrevna. Mdzete mlu
viii. :. ;"
"Nuze, ma draha, rozumel--
! Ii jsem vam dobre, zadala jste
mne neurcitymi slovy, ale ko-
necne zadala jste mne prece, a.
bych vam usnadnil dohlidku
| ma vaseho chote. Docela hlou-
pc a abychom nazvali vec je-
jich jmenem, chcete jej dati sto
povati, spehovati miti zpra-
WI o jeho cinech a skutcich. Ne
mylim Sc, je to tax dobfe, neni-
] Ii pravda, co chcete?''
Hrabenka stahla rty jakoby
Sc zdrahala rici rozhodne slo-
vo. Jejim uslechtilym oblice-
jem preset vyraz nechuti. Ale
| odpovedela pevne:
"Ano, to chci."
"Myslila jste, re mel jsem
We SVEN diplomatickem povola
nj prilezitost uzivati lidi schop
nych k takovemu patrani, a
chcete, abych vam vybral jed
noho spolehliyeho. ktery ne.
zneuzije tajemstvi, jez Sc mu
| syeri.'
"Ano. Ale bude Sc mu musi-
ii vsechllo rici?' zeptala Sc
! hrabenka uzkosti.
lP0kracQvani.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-11-09
P0SLEDNl LASKA.
ROM An
Napsal G. Ohnet. Prelozil ]. Sajic,

A jednim douskem vypravo
vala staremu priteli zvlast-
MIN odchodu Armandove, pra-
We kdyz pfichazeli hoste, 0 ma
leu telegramu, ktery jej veli-
telsky volal, o jeho kvapnem
navratu, o jeho zmatku v jed
ne casti hry, pax O jeho necitel
nosti, kdyz Sc no neprimo taxa
la, o jeho vroucich odpovedich,
o jeho neznych protestech. A
to vsechno: lez, klam, nebot'
byla jista, ze miluje jinou ze-
nu a re jeji nestesti jest jiste.
A dala Sc do prudkeho narku,
do rozhofcenych protestl, wy
vajic markyze o pomoc, po-
vzbuzujic jej k rozhorceni, pl-
ma touhy primeti jej k tomu, a
by sdilel jeji hnev.
On il poslouchal bez citu, a.
niz otevrel 1sta, aniz ucinil po-
hyb ldivu nebo vycitky. Uvazo
val, oci jeho polozamhoureny,
zatim co kypel hnev, ktery byl
v nj. Kdyz pfestala zaplava. oh
vineni a obzalob kdyz 20 PRIV
Mich strhujicich sdelenlch ma
stala ochablost uplneho donna
nj, zvedl diplomat bilou hlayu,
zamrkal 1--WE a shrnul situaci v
techto prostych slovech:
"A CO chte sc vsim?"
Pc teto otazce zmenila PAM
de Fontenay oblicej, zbledla a
rekla -trestoucim Sc hlasem:
"Chci poznati pravdu. Byti
jista tim, co tusims ved6ti, kde
jest tato, zena, kde bydli, jak
dlouho il mli, chot' zna, vsech-
no konecne ="
"A pak?"
"Jak a pak?"
"Ano, a pax alz budete il
sta, ze jste oklamana: CO ucL
nite?"
Hrabsnka pohledla nal. stars
ho pritele polekane. Y okamze
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-11-09

nj vytusila ddsledky situace, v
niz uvazla. Dosud byly zavery,
jez vyvodila z Armandovy ne
vernosti, cist6 moralni. Musily
Sc vyvoditi ddsledky materiel-
nj? Otazka byla urcita a roz-
resent Sc il zdalo uz tax hroz-
ne, ze Sc neodvazila odpoved6-
ii.
Markyz pravil mirne:
'Nemyslim, re byste byla O.
chotna podniknouti patrani, a.
byste nesla az do krajnosti, po-
tvrdi-li Sc vase obavy. Nez Sc
zacne kampan,l nutno vzdycky
81 ujasniti NONE vysledky. Je-
stlize vas. jak. jste. oznamila
hned zprvu, vas chot' opousti a
zrazuje, co ucinite
Hrabenka zIstala1 znovu IT,
Sc, rozcilena hrdzou, ze by Sc
odhodlal, Markyz tedy pokra-
coval:
tNeodpovidate. Pochopila
jste tedy dosah me otazky. v
teto chvili nemate nez. pochyb-
nosti a .jste mucena zarlivosti ;
ale co jest muka, kterou trpi-
te, Y. srovnani s tou, iez ma vas
ceka, dozvlte-li Sc jistotu? To
vam chci ujasniti. Rekla jste
mi sama, ze vas muz byl rozto-
rnily, ze mic v jeho choyani ne
mohlo by VAN dati vystrahu,
kdybyste nebyla ucinila to od-
haleni, Snad z opatrnosti zale-
zelo ma tom, aby mic nepfislo ma
jevo a abyste byla spokojena
Icepnym st6stlm, jimz ,jste
Sc tesla. .Je. to, opravdu jen mi
nimum. Ale minimum je jestd
n9co. Pocne-li patrAni, mIzete
byti zavedepa dale nez chce-
lte.. Vas chot' mIze zpozorovati
Vase manevry, Je-li nevinen, bu
de tezce otfesen; je-li vinen,
tjestG hloubeji bude.. ranens Phi
ido+o nok.. Y r0ztrzo0. Iak.v. hl1-
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-16
Put Liability on City.

In the Botanical gardens. Glasgow,
belonging to the city, was bed Of
specimen plants, including some bella
donna. Children ate some of the
bright purple berries Of this, became
Ill., and one of them died. The father
sued the city for damages ON the
ground that the death of his son was
due TO It's fault.
The Judge dismissed the suit, but
this judgment was reversed on ap'
peal. A further appeal was taken to
the house of lords, which has just de-
cided against the city. 1t holds that
as the children were entitled to 80
where the shrub grew, that no warm
ing was given to parents or guardians,
and that the city authorities knew of
the danger of the pretty hut deadly
berries, their presence might be con-
sidered n trap for the very young, and
therefore the city was fully liable.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-16
Busiest Station in the World.

Twenty years ago Londoners. proui
OF the size of the city and the dimen'
sions of its traffic. used to point 10 the
fact that Clapham Junction was the
busiest railway station In the world
on an average a train n minute passed
through II. Now that record Is doubled
at the Underground station at Earl's
court, where 100 trains an hour pass
through during the rush hours. and at
Charing Cross, with its three under
ground stations In one, there are often
four and on an average three trains
minute. Twenty years ago, again.
there were no motor Omnibuses, and
the horse omibuses were but frac-
tiOn of their number. During the
busiest hours today $40 Omnibuses pass
Charing Cross I'm the hour, 500 pass
the bank. $40 pass Oxford Circus and
51S pass Piccadilly Circus. Omnlbuses
and underground trains carry 4,000,OOO
passengers day. The population has
increased less than 20 per cent since
the beginning of the century, but for
every journey in bus. tram. train, or
cab people made then, they make be.
tween 80 and 40 today.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-16
ent mater do the navigaun' whis

-nt matell do the navigstin' whiis
Scraggsy's Ienrnin' the deep sea stuT."
Second the notion" rIid Captain
Scraggs briskly. "McGuffey. your ar
gumeni does you II heap Of credit.
It's--it's--dog my cats, McGulrey. iis
mastery. Ii shows u Keen apprecia-
tion Of All old skipper's icclin's, AMI
IL the move is agreeable to Gib, I'm
willin' to hail him as commodore and
fight TO maintain his office. IL dun
no. Glib. what I'd do IL didn't have n
mate TO order around"
"Gcntlcmen." said Mr.. Glbncy. beam.
ing, "thc motions carried unanimous.
Captain--chief-y fins. D0oS me.
I'm honorcd by the handshake. Now,
regarding that crew you brOugn. down
from San Francisco IN the Uin Mag
gle, Scraggs, they're likely lot aud
will come in handy If times is us live
ly In Colombia as | tiggcr they will
be when we arrive there. Captain
Scruggs, you will have your mate pipe
the crew to muster and ascertain their
fcelln's on the subject of tukln' u
chance with Commodore Gibncy. II
they object to goin' further. well land
'cm In Panama an pay 'em off ns
agreed. If they feel like followin' the
Jolly Roger we'll give 'ein the coast
seaman's scale for deep-water cruise
and five per cent bonus in case we
turn big trick"
Captain Scraggs went at once on
81.
to report that the mate and the four
seamen elected to stick by the ship
Bully boys" said the commodore
bully boys. like that mate. He's
smart man and handles a gun well.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-16

While I should hesitate to take ad,
vantage of my prerogative rs commo'
dOre to interfere with the normal work.
in's of the deck department. ] trust
that on this special occasion our cs'
teemed navigatin' officer. Captain
Scraggs, will not consider 1t beneath
his dignity or an attack on his Office
If suggest to him that he brew an.
other kettle of grog for the crew.
Second the notion" replied Nc.
Guffey.
Carried" said Scraggs. and pro.
ceeded to heat some water.
Anything further?" stated the pres
ident.
How about uniforins?' This from
Captain Scraggs.
"We'll leave that TO Gib." suggested
McGuiley Hes been In the Colombo
an navy and he'll know just what to
get u.s."
"Well. there's another thing that's
got to be settled" continued Captain
Scraggs. IF I'm to be navigatin' Off.
Ger on the flagship of Il furrin' fleet
strike me pink II I'll do more cookin'
In the galley. It's degradin'. move
that we engage some enterprisin' Ori-
entail for that job"
Carried" said Mr.. Gibney. "Any
further business3"
Once more McGuffey stood up. Gen
tlemen md brothers of the syndicate"
he began, "Tm satisfied that the back
bitin', the scrappin', the petty jeal-
Ousles and general cussedness that
| characterized our lives on the old
Maggie will not be duplicated on the
Maggie ii. Them vicious days Is gone
forever, I hope, an from now on the
motto of us three should be:
"All for one and one for all
| United we stand. divided we fall"
This earnest little speech, which
came straight from the honest McGuf'
feys heart, brought the tears to the
commodOres eyes. Under the inspira
tion of McGuffey's unseltish words the
glasses were refilied and all three
pledged their friendship anew. AS fo'
Captain Scraggs he was naturally o.
cold and selfish disposition, and Nc
Gulfey's toast appealed more to his
brain than to his heart. Had he know
what was to happen TO him in thu
DAYS TO come and what that simple
little motto was to mean In his par
ticular cast. II is doubtful II he woult
have tossed OF his liquor as gaily al
he did.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-16
CITY OF misery
Desolation Marks the Great
Georgian Capital.
All Gayety and Prosperity Vanished
With introduction o. the Bol-
shevik Influence.

Tiflis, Georgia, is today Il city dreary
by day. terrible by night. The last
city of importance to come under the
influence of the BOlshevik emblem OF
the hammer and the scythe. replacing
the double-headed eagle of the en-
pire. here are contrasted the happy
old days of gayety and prosperity with
the dull misery of the new regime.
At the railway station. on entering
the city. the difference Is seen and felt.
Instead Of staggering guards In black
boots, black long coats and flashing
silver belts and swords, are seen few
addressed red soldiers, looking hungry
and uncomfortable in ill-fitting clothes
held together by loose belt Bare
footed, dirty, white-faced. ragged boys
clamor for chance to carry baggage.
Peasant women and bourgeois won.
en- Of the old regime stagger along un.
der loads of baggage or packages
Of food and fruit brought from the
country. Broken-down hacks wait for
fares. pulled by thin. underfed horses.
The streets are dirty and ill-swept,
full Of holes.
People wear clothes that seem te
belong to another era. Here, where q
dozen tongues were spoken and where
100 tribes used to gather In the proud
flnery Of their national costumes. all
Is down at the heel.
Women often 20 stocklngless! Their
shoes show signs Of patches done over
and over again until they are com.
posed Of patches only. Their skirt:
may be Of old pieces Of silk and theh
jackets of military cloth, or even the
black leather of aviator coats. Shawls
have replaced hats.
The men civilians wear clothes that
are parody on shabby gentility. Their
top boots are all top, the soles and
heels long since worn away. All sorts
Of military odds and ends, from all
the armies of Europe. contribute to
their dress-khaki puttees, yellow
| leather jackets, British canvas trous
ers, French blue caps. United Sta IS
army coats.
The stores are boarded up. for the
most part, and when open only have
q few bottles of French or Italian per-
fumes, and little else. A pair of Amer
lean shoes Of poor quality was seen in
one window. marked 100000 rubles,
an incredible sum of money in Il city
where monthly salary of a soviet EN-.
plOyee Is 5000 to 5000 rubes.
Small trading Is done on the market
place, where starving families sell OF
inery and jewelry which escaped the
wrecks of their homes. These homes,
once so comfortable and bountiful In
hospitality. are cold for lack Of fuel,
dreary for lack of food. often curtain.
less, with here and there bullet marks
on the outside walls. The toilets and
baths are useless because the city
water supply is cut off for lack of fuel
The Red army of occupation has or.
ders from Moscow to be good to
Georgians and 1t Is "good," yet its com
manders 80 about with set, stern faces
as If the world was watching.
Cholera In summer, starvation In
winter-this Is the lot of Georgia.