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Kept
Busy Overtime
on BoozeC Cases
Works Late at Night Preparing
Evidence OH 80 Raids
for Federal Court
Trials.

Robert 7. Samardiek, star booze
sleuth here, is working until the wee
hours of the morning almost every
day, getting his more than 150 liquor
cases in shape for the opening Of fed.
eral court July 7.
Samardick Is especially anxious to
be prepared for the opening of court,
for II is understood that Federal
Judge Munger will occupy the bench
Judge Munger is very much opposed
to the promiseuous violation of the
booze laws and hands ont very severe
sentences to those convicted of boot.
Logging and boozemaking.
BY the time court opens Samardiell
will have ready the largest number
gof federal cases. liquor violations OF
otherwise, that have ever been
brought up within one term Of court
in the history of this federal district.
1t is estimated with the raids to be
made he viii have more than 200
cases.
Samardick does all his own book
and stenographic work and prepares
all Of his records to be sent to Wash
ington.
lie has a typewriter in his room.
and while a good part Of Omaha is
sumberng he is pounding away at
his machine. preparing the records
and afiidaVits fer the following day.
District Attorney J. {. knsler and
his assistant. George Keyser have
spent a good portion Of their time
going over the evidence with Samar.
dick.
When samardiek makes an arrest
he has the goods" E" said Klnsler we
expect to get a conviction IN every
case -
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-01
Iowa Is Winner
In Track Meet:
/. of n. Second
Eleven Midwestern 4. \. |.
Records Shattered; Charles :
Brookins Is Indivi
Star in Events.

Afassing a total OF se pod
University of Iowa track teas
the second Mldwestern 4. \. I.
and field meet held Al Ak-sar.I
field Saturday afternoon. SelTaA
vas second with 50 points. Or k
third with 1s. Omaha Athletic esub
fourth with and Des Molnes uni
yersity fifth with ! point
Eleven records Of The Midwestern
4 4. [. were broken during ssae afs-
ernoon. The frs, % fan was the 10.
yard dash. which Charles BroakIHs of
Iowa won in 90 4.s. II. A Crawford
Of Iowa broke the reeord for tba Ia
hurdles when he was ciocked At
Hiss
Brookins. holder Of the worlds rec.
ord for the low hurdles. was the SER
satioa of the afternoon. being high
point winner and first n three exsuss
His mark in the s2u.yard hurdles IN
the first triad heat was - IS seconds.
three fiflhs q a second slower than
his worlds mark.
Other records 70 fall were shospa5
s2o.yard run. sso.yans run. hammer
throw. pole vault. high Jump and
mile relax
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-01
Big Saving
Is Shown by
Government.
Surplus Of $310,000,000 Left
in Budget at End Of Fiscal
Year, $ll0,000,000 More
Than Was Estimated.
Cost Is 1865, 100000
by International News Service.

Washington, June 30.-The govern.
ment's budget. at the end Of the fiscal
year 1922.23. showed a surplus of
1910 900 .0oo-S11O 900. 600 more than
that estimated by President Harding
on June Is.
Large increases in customs collee.
tions and ordinary revenues, coupled
with economy measures invoked by
The administration, enabled the gov.
ernment to reduce its operating ex.
penses and pile up this big surplus
according TO Brig Gen. II. NJ. Lord.
he director of the budget.
Lord said the cost Of running the
government for the entire 12 months
was So. .595. 600 600. That amount of
cash was actually withdrawn from
the treasury to pay not only for
ordinary current government needs.
but TO liquidate obligations on ac.
count of capital operations. including
retirement Of the public debt,
Big Reductions Shown.
Reduction in total expenditures. az
compared with the preceding fiscal
year. amounted to 1866. 600 300. The
ordinary operating expenses Of the
government We're Approximately s297.-
900 900 less than last year, exclusive
Of expenditures on account Of capital
ouilays. the fleet corporation, refunds
in tax receipts. interest on the public
debt and retirement OF the debt.
Tho estimated deficit n year ago.
fs5s- 81.
coo Lord accounted for wiping out
this expected deficit. and running up
The new total Of a surplus as follows;
Increase in government receipts
above previous estimates amounting
70 S767 .00o .oco.
Reduction in estimated total ex.
pendItures IF s356. 1000 600.
Larger Customs Receipts.
Larges. receipts were due 70 an IN.
crease Of s213.00o 600 in customs re-
ceipts. A total OF 1858. 900 900 was
paid into the treasury by customs
collectors. The amount collected In
1922 was s35e.oo 900.
Treasury ledeers also showed an
increase Of $423.0 900 900 in internal
revenue ltGt DIS. IItGF WAS m IN
crease also Of sfsf 600 900 in miseei.
laneous revenue receipts. Lord esti.
mated that the government had re.
dueed general expenditures by s45..
600 n00. \ reduction of $4,000 600 in
interest charges on the public debt
also was reported. There was a net
decrease in expenditures on capital
outlays. operations in special ae.
counts. refunds Of receipts and re
tiremsnt Of the public debt amount.
ing 10 $40. .00o.o 900
a supplemental report on opera.
tions in the Postoffice department
showed a postal deficit for the year
amounting 70 S22 .0o0. 900.
Director Lords figures today re.
vealed that the Posfoffice department
probably VIII end the fiscal year now
about TO begin with at least 81 ,oo0.0o0
surplus
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-01
Donor to Free
Milk Fund Finds
Joy in Giving
Best Way TO Make Your Own
Troubles Lighter Is to Give
to Those With More
Trouble. SAYS Giyer.

Here is iii Of philosophy from
one ef these who has donated 10
The Omaha Lee Mix and lee fund for
babies:
Z get more pleasure from donat.
ing a bit Of money y this fund than
from any other thing can think
Iof doing. We all have oar sorrows.
some Of them secret and others that
everyone knows about.
eMy laee II the best way 10 make
lny own fneulles lighter Is TO find
persons with even more trouble. and
aid them. ! know the terrible misery
which a mother endures when she
sees her baby losing its health and IS
unable TO help Il. And / also know
how The Omaha Bee Milk and Ice
fund brings JOY 70 the hearts Of these
mothers. Hence l find happiness in
giving TO the fund. f.
This contributor is right. There is
nothing more delightful 10 behold
then the expression Of JOY which
enosses a mothers eareworn conten.
ance as she sees her beloved baby re.
gaining its health. This fund Is re
storing the health OF these tots IN
scores Of poor homes Of The city. L
kept down the infant death rate dur.
ing The last not period. and i VII
continue 10 do 50 during the re
mainder Of the summer. But more
money sfnl IS needed. Contribute.
and experience The joy which comes
with the knowledge that you have
helped II defeat despair and death.
n-.-.--...a.I. a.L.,.... l...l.c.l ..nfrlhla-
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-01
New Head of Reclamation
Service Assumes Quite.

Denver. june sa.--Frank T. wey
mouth. chief engineer Of the ssnreau
II reclamation. in charge ~ he
Denver offlee. today became engineer
N charge ot the entire reclamation
service as the result ef the shake
up Recently in the Washington e.
fee IL was announced At the Denyer
headquarters. Secretary of Inferasf
Norz announced Friday. ahoagss
President Aanding's special train Sr'
Montana. that he had APPOINTED Ma
Weymouth.
Mr. Weymouth viriaally taxes me
place 4 \. p. DAVIS. director II he
reclamation service. whose resxAt.ss
ten IS effective te5sS. Al,l1ough Ia
viii remain ~ the neaesr offare. sss
Nil be the senior engineer ef thn
department and WI II IN charge ef
al work.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-01
Welchs Open Their
New Home This Week

John w WEIGH received word yes.
terday TINT his wife and daughter.
Gertrude Irene. are returning from
California. The Welehs are opening
tfeir home, cherTycroft, this week.
May Louise Boos OF Los Angeles.
who is accompanying Mrs. Weleh asd
Miss Welch to Omaha. Will be 4fhe
house guests Of the Welohs M a
month,
Miss Welch has been Attending
Westlake school IN Los Angeles the
last year. Merehon Welsh, . son.
..who completed his freshman year Ut
e southern branch of the univer.
of California last spring. viii
ind the summer at Los Angeles in
J employ ct an engineering com.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-01
Fire Started by Tailor
Wipes Out Texas Village

Beaumont. Tex, June so-When n
pressing machine in a tailor's shop
blazed up suddenly an employe picked
up bucket Of gasoline. believing 1t
70 be water, poured the oil on the
machine and started a fire which
Virtually wiped out Orange Field. a
village ID the Orange oil field near
here today. Thirteen buildings were
consumed, The loss is estimated az
$50. 900. First reports that an oil
well was afire We're incorrect.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-01

many Of the tents and a number OF
the frame houses-none OF which
have cellars or Foundations we're
flooded out One good twistertype
Wind, such as Omahu occasionally ex-
perienees. would blow nine-tenths OF
The town away
l3ut 10 get back to the story or
brolten dreams. Almost Immediately
after The announcement that Jack
kearns had accepted an offer Of $500
600 cash for Dempsey 20 fight Tommy
Gibbons IN Shelby OH July l. every
incoming train WAS crowded with pas.
sengers bound for Shelby. They eame
from far and near and for all pnr-
loses. Particularly did many come
from Canada. Houses aud tents went
mp over night. but not fast enough
10 care for the incoming horder. 80
prices vent up accordingly. and inc
price Of labor went down. There were
more workers than there were Jobs
Wages Drip.
For Instance. before work was
STARTED on the shelliiko arena where
Dempsey and Gibbons are 10 fight i
out for tie championship Of the
world, the advertisements FOR work
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-01
Fund Officers Named;
Knudson Goes Unpaid

special Dispatch 10 The Omaha Bee.
Lincoln. June so.-The ney guar
antee fund commission today elected
=. J. Dempster # Geneva wee chair
man and Van L. Peterson of Curtis.
secretary.
The commission did tot act on Gov.
ernof Hryaus prdfazal to pay K. {.
Kuudson. secretary of tia1fe and com.
meree. $1,000 annually for acting as
chairman.
knudson today made a drat OF one
twentieth q per cent against all
state banks FOR benefit of tho guar.
anty fund This levy will raise ap-
nroxlmately s1a3ooe.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-01
Santa Fe Lumber Store
Reported Doomed by Fire
ny lnlernailenal NeNs ser,lee

Los Angeles. Cal. June se.-The
Santa F'e Railroad eompauy's store
of lumber at san Berlinando valued
at 81 a0o o0o. today was reported
doomed to destruction by fire believed
10 have been an ineendiary Fire de
partments from SIX adjacent cities
were reported battling the enormous
blaze.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-01
immigration Quotas TO BE
Completed bv First of Jul,

New York. June 30-The July I'M
migration quotas Of two continents,
Asia and Africa. and OF five conn.
tries. Albania. Greece. Palestine. Tur.
key and Syria. VIII be more than
filled tomorrow when the immigrants
aboard l6 ships are landed at Ellis
island. Deputy Commissioner OF I'm
migration Uhl announced today
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-01
$500 Whipping Parties
Staged in Oklahoma in \ ear

oklahorhs city. okl, June 80
There have heefs AZ least , 500 whip.
ping parties in oklahoua in the last
year. according To unofficial informa.
ton received BY Governor J. <. Val
ton. it vas declared in a statement IS.
sued here today from the governor 5
officer by Aldrich Blake. the execu
tive's secretary.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-01
Nearly 100000 Teuton Marks.
Once Worth SI7. 900. Now 81

New York. June se-Nearly zoe eoo
German marks. which had nominal
value of So Coo before the war. could
he purchased IN the local foreign eN.
change narket today for 81.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-01

more had thev opened ap Than stat,
AGENTS swooped down on the town,
eonaseated ali tie paraphorna5la IL
slght4and made reservations for the
gamhers ont of town
Rostleggers suffered the same ex.
perience. The town IS tllea with
officers The federol nrohlbition ii.
rector has a bis crew on the job.
State agents patrol the town con.
stantly. Almost every other man
you meet On tho street is a deputy
sheriff or deputy marshal Scores
have been appointed to serve until
after the fieht And they're al &C.
tive ton Sc active have they been
that the town jail is totally made
uuate 10 care for their guests As
a result a huge stoekade has been
hulli onto the iall Il has eapae.
itv cf sou Il isn't filled vct. hut
1aiier Kelley confidently predicts that
1t viii be filled to overfiowing eo.
fore many more hours nass.
Town Il Orderly.
As result nf this police activity
the town is quite orderly. There
have been few helaups--even one
right IN front of one ot the town 5
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L 7 X 4 7

immediately upon receipt Of the
flash announcing the winner OF
The iitular prize fight at shelby,
Mont. next Wednesday afternoon.
the big prcKses OF The Omaha Bee
viii start 10 grind cut the Fight
Extra
Three direct wires viii carry the
DempseyGihhons flght news into
The omaha Bee office.
Three staff Fred $.
Hunter, pwmon Runyan and Davis
Walsh are representing The
omaha Bee At the scene of the
fight
The Omaha Bee viii be the first
bona fide fiRht extra on the street
"Wednesday afternoon
u ITCH FOR IT !
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-01
Mercury Drops So Degrees.
Sneciai Dlsnnteh To The Dmaha Bee.

|Falls City, Neb., June 3o.--The
)mpeTature fell to 40 here Friday. a
Yep Of IS degrees from the peak OF
be week. A heavy downpour just
Rfore noons>continued 10 send the
tercury downs
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-01
WHERE TO FIND
The Big Features Of
THE SUNDAY BEE
PART ONE.

PART 0>E.
Page MARK sullivan. Famous M
Ieal Authority, Declares Frame. Vi
heparafions,
Page IA Feature story Prom shelby.
Mont. Scene of the Forthcoming
Dempsey -dibbon- Champions hip lat
fie. BY Fred ;. Hunter. staff Writer
Tor The Omaha Bee.
fage 4-How Omaha Officers Trapped
IA Number Of Tax Dodgers and Re-
sealed an Alleged Conspiracy 30 De-
fraud the Government.
Page s--Editorimi.
Page 1O--"hough Hewnr
Page 1l--"llelen and warren
PART TWO.
Pages |. ? and g. The Best sport
Pages In Omaha
Pages and Auto Section.
Page Real Estate.
Page s--Markets
Pages :. 3 and g-Classified Ads.
PART THREE
Pages /. .. ;, 4 and 5-soeieiy.
Page h--ilosd seorge. british IL
Premier. DeeIarse Misunderstanding
cf Versailles Treaty l. Due To lgnnr-
anee of Its Contents.
Page B--shopping With Polly.
Page Movie section.
Page s-Amusemenfs and Travel and
Resorts.
PART FOUR.
Iifty-second Annis ersary Of The oma-
hn Bee Devoted To Interesting Iaef~
in Connection With the Growth Of
Omaha During the Last Year.
PART FIVE.
Four Pages "a the Most Popular
DAFT NTx
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-01

men stipulated The wage scale al
SO and 81 day But when the day
70 start construction arrived IL was
found that there Mere 10 men fot
every job. What happenedg The wage
scale dropped to 81 day
Wages suffered corresponding re
ducuons all over town. and the work
men found they couldn't live on 81
a day. although those that couldn't
find jobs were that much worse off
For nights the waiting room of
the little frame raiiroad station Was
crowded with new citizens who didn't
have the price Of a bed
Conditions grew 40 better fast
Newcomers continued 10 arrive IN
great numbers. The towns nlAin
street--enly three blocks Iona was
thronRcd day and night There
wasn't a bed 10 be had Food was
scarce.
Dry Agents Arrive.
Then came word that the Dempsey.
Gibbons fight might not be held. On
top Of that government prohibition
Officers and state agents arrived and
began 10 rid the town Of some Of
it's undesifables And the exodus ho
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-01
PART SEVEN.
lR0loprayure Seclion !

FFfFfNF9f y ' Ut 2 - f9FFFffF
Page IA Hull rage OF Pictures Of
Omaha hos Scouts la Work aud
PLAY ai Camp clifford.
Page 2--A Page OF Interesting scenes
81 the Virgin Islands. in the Garth
raees 3 nnd l--Nlseellaneen. rIctnres.
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Fixed sum Essential.

The Frenehman replies: "Iow
lch, Monsieur. but who can say
Nv much? Behold our devastated
Rtricts, look upon our destroyed
Al Rstorles, our ruined mines, ,oul
rsmes that have been wiped out All
TINT must be repaired, and the repa.
ration must be made by the Ger.
.naans who did the damage"
- FosrpeF,ly. sfsYazftt faesrr. tiiai -,
3uat and right. But. In order 10 make
any progress, we must reduce 1t to
figures. Just what Is the amount of
money that France wants for the
PREPARATION of all its damage? Just
what Is the amount in francs, or in
doilars?''
10 this the Frenchman replies
again: But who can say, monsieur?
Look at the destruction, look at the
DESTROYED factories, the ruined mines,
the homes wiped out. Look at our
wounded soldiers, our widows and
orphans, who must have pensions.
In order 70 make progress, in order
to get something definite. you say:
1T is apparent that the amount. IN
franes or il dollars, is difficult TO
arrive at. Would France be willing
10 have an international commission
OF business men, including American
Turn 10 Page Eleven. Column Three.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-01
SLAYER GETS IS YEARS

Let us mail The Omaha Morning
Bee or The Evening Bee to your
vacation address. just phone At
lantic 1000.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-01
PART SIN
Magazine Section

Magazine Seeiion.l
Page 1--..GaIiesher of Beaver" a
>tors Of the Vikings Of To-day. r.
piste With the Elements pf Love,
Ieaiouss and stirring sction. hy D.
fseford Jonfr
Page s--Iaek aarberrs. Universal Ser
lee staff Writer. Declares Records
Of the Nation show that Murder Ha<
iscrame safe Trade
Page 80. q. Mcintyre Discusses In
HIs sual Humorous Vein, Things
I'D Like To knew How Ia DO"
There's laugh In Etety Line.
Page Abe Martin, Drotlcst Of Hu-
mnrirts. Tells What lie Thinks of
Girls and Trfiers.
Pages I and 5-~is Hawnii's "tsodde~>
at Fire 10 Claim New Victims >
Read Why Science Iears Another
puthurst ~ thn Noieana Where Pefc
Nns Believed 10 Live With Her
Dreadful Dragon of Human Saeri-
ficss,
Page B--ilappyiand. for the kiddies.
Page LETTERS From Little Folks of
Hnnp,land
rnrs s--ifnshinn Eanny.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-01
BY FRED s. HUNTER,
Staff Correspondent.

2shelby. Mont June 50.--A boom
wn that IL living on hope-that
! the story Of Shelby.
tut underneath the surface one
cs the feeling of disappointment
marks a land Of brokeh dlealas.
Ehelby Is not new town. Years
90 it was established as Shelby
junction with the coming Of the
'reat Northern railroad. which made
t a branch line connection point
Nth Great Falls. 100 miles To the
buth. and the Canadian border 10
|iIes 70 the north. but that's all IL
Ias--a junction point. Until Eve
rs ago II was a village Of 40.
|hapg 90 houses And il was no
ne than a name on The time table
llen traces Of oil were discovered
miles 10 The north And the boom
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-01

KAN Tho boom suffered severe
slump.
The night is back on The ear,iz
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-01

|hftbys first ntimation that II
/ 40 develop into o boom town
be WHOM It awolte one morning
find that a 81. Paul eap,taliet had
|'chaacd practically The entire
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-01
: 'rench Are
ague on
operations
. L. S. and Britain Will
ncel Debts as Step To-
ward European Settle
ment.
tate on Fixed Sum
by MARK SULLIVAN.

ls. June 30-You meet z
.hman of the governing class ol
lris editor. Or, it may be. one
aose American partisans of the
h who are more French thar
ench themselves-more violent
ir insistenee on the French
of view. You meet such a mar
you start earnestly about the
ess of finding out Just what the
eh point of view is.
Pu meet your Frenchman and you
10 him: lust what does France
r. The f'renchman replies with
r of slightly indignant surprise
If every one ought to know what
lnce wants. In this spirit he be
rather emotionally: "Mais, mon
klr. what does France want. Look
France has suffered. behold our
|astated district. look upon our de
|oyed factories, our ruined mines
/ homes that have been vii 4d out
I,nce wants reparation. France
is justice.
tfter good deal Of that. you re
Z. with sincerely patient and
Dapathetic purpose to reduce these
to something more
ncrete. something more easy to be
sde simple and clear to the Ameri
I public:
i take it, then, that among other
lgs. France wants money. But
,Y mnch2"
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FORECAST

linday fair; not much change in
(perature.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-04-24

can dollar at about 54,000,000 soviet rubles, and American currency is re- polxed trickling into Russia at the rate of about $1,OOO.OOO month. .
 The soviet doctrines, becoming re- cognized for their shallowness, never can be imposed upon ever the Rus. sian people, despite the attempt of Le- nine to flatter his henchman with the suggestion that after Russia recovers from the war it will be possible to re- turn to the experiment. The process is going in the direction opposite from that desired by the bolshevists. Instead of converting the rest of the world to bolshevism Lenine is sue ceeding in converting Russia to capi- talism.
 And when Lenine disappears from the stage the swing of the pendulum is likely to be more pronounced.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-04-24
SOVIET PROPS ToTTER

In connection with the report of a returning American, and their verih- cation by press dispatches, that Nlco- lai Lenine and Leon Trotzky are suf- fering from fatal maladies which may be expected to cut down the two props of the present Soviet govern ment in the comparatively near fu- ture. a writer is led to the conclusion that the 20O,OOO,O00 Russian people now held in subjection to bolshevlsm would not submit to the existing sys- tenn under new dictators.
 There is considerable foundation for such a belief for the reason that the soviet government under Lenine and Trotzky, it's founders, who have en- trenched themselves in power thru the villainous cheka, constantly fears the fall of a Damocletian sword.
 The truth is that Russia at present is governed by a very thin form Of sovietism, if it can be called soviet ism at all. The experiment with the simon-pure brand of bolshevism was short lived. Lenine, who in many ways is a genius, and certainly the recognized mainstay of sovietism, was not long in discovering that his vis- ionary doctrines could not be applied cuoooccfuIlv uo hoe admitted that sovietism is failure and has frankly abandoned it, substituting a form Of "capitalism." Probably his hopes have not changed, but he is practical enough to realize that unless he gives the Russian people semblance of liberty he would be unhorsed in spite of the policy of blood and iron which he has carried out
 It appears, too, that the Russians are awakening. With the fear of fa- mine somewhat allayed, they are de clared to developing a hunger for the American dollar, and after being fleeced with worthless Confederate e currency are now demanding green backs bearing pictures of Washington and Lincoln, which until recently commanded premium of 20 per cent over all other forms of American cur rency. At present the curb exchange markets in Moscow rate the Ameri-