Evening Star Newspaper, June 3, 1930, Page 27

O >, [ e i i * ¢ Edwin W.-Weihe, SOVIETS HOLD GRP " ON CENTRAL ASI Admit Food Shortage, but Declare Confidence in Coming Harvest. BY JAMES A. MILLS. By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, June 3—A trip of more | by than 5,000 miles through Central Asiatic Russia by making considerable progress indus- trially, but that the standard of living B is very low. The correspondents were guests of the Soviet government at the opening of the new Turkestan-Siberian Railroad | Th at Ainabulak. Ugbekistan, and their ob- servations showed that there is a seri- ous shortage of such indespensable foodstuffs as bread, meat, sugar and butter. Correspondents’ Meals Envied. Most of the railway station buffets and restaurants were destitute of edi- bles of any kind.except black bre: /bad bologna sausage and fish. In se eral instances Russians came to the correspondents and complained of high prices and lack of food and articles of clothing. They looked with envious eyes upon the international dining car in which the correspondents had their meals. But in spite of the insufficient supply of food, the masses of people looking surprisingly healthy. The Soviet government makes no at- tempt to conceal this shortage of food | N and other necessaries. It declares that the harvest this year will more than offset the present crisis and leave a generous margin for the country’s needs | w, next Winter and Spring. Much, of course, will depend upon the success 2’- of the Spring sowing campaign and the output %r ‘Lhc ‘o%flecflve and State farms this year. . Soviets Firmly Intrenched. Observation and inquiry by the cor- respondents also showed that politically the Soviet regime is firmly intrenched internally. Here and there, notably in Kazakstan and Tashkent, rumors were heard of sporadic risings and discon- , but these apparently were con- American newspaper men | A showed that the Communist regime is | Bo THE _EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1930. Cities of Nation in 10,000 to 15,000 Class Census Returns Give Staunton, Va., Population of 11,912—Hopewell Registers 11,325 for 710.7 Per Cent 4 Increase Over 1920—Winchester Shows Gain, With Total of 10,944. f By the Associated Press. Census returns of 1930 for cities of 10,000 (o 12,000 reported by census supervisors, bu still subject to revision, | X are as folldws: Swis Vale, Pa | Coshoeton. Ol : R R T T Population, I 1965 25 S NS B SR od, ‘Ind Messenagn, N. ¥ | Latrove, B Mamaroneck Del Rio, Tex. Helena, ' Mon 0000000 323 Sa B RS 885 25855 ne Menaminec, wood Park. fii Griffin. Ga gort Oollins, Golo. lo. ... Ling R. i oulder. Cols Cumberiand, T M ute, Ka Salisbury. Md Painesville, iy R esterly Easthampton. PP e s S S e e S e e s s e et 58828833253 fined to small, isolated groups and were easily suppressed. All along the route of travel Red army soldiers and secret litical police were seen in liberal num- zrs. especially at railroad stations. Of far greater interest to the corre- :gondenu than the formal opening of e new Turkestan-Siberian Railroad were Lhtehl: visits to Samarkand aud Bok- g. Apart from the n%urmce of a few Soviet co-operative stores, ‘he influx of & large number of Russians and the es- tablishment of a Soviet gendarmerie, these ancient cities remain pretty much as they were at the time Columbus dis- covered America. It was highly in’ cesting to observe the efforts of the B_riet government to introduce & modern ialist among the changeless desert, who, for a thousand iurn. have lived the same darkened ves and followed the same barbaric customs. Demonstration This Week Drop in any day this week and see the dem- onstration of this wonderful new device for polish- ing floors. Unlike any other device on the market, it is especially designed for easy, daily use. Your floors will always be spotless and well polished if you have one of these inexpensive polishers. Special Price, including supply of camel to ride on and two or three wives (the Koran allows them four each, but most of them are too poor to support more than one). ‘The Workers and Peasanis’ blic wpeluwnun‘:ramncmw of the central Communist government at Moscow. D. C. ART STUDENTS WIN IN COMPETITION Two Members of G. W. U. Class Awarded First Prizes by Memo- rial Crafts Institute. Marlboro , 4000 and Charles H. Jumper, 3212 Mcl ey competition held by the Memorial Crafts Institute of New York for the best mod- ernistic design for a family memorial !(;rs?on;euflu and will receive an award o . The winning design portrays a tower- ing rectangular shaft of stone ta) at the top, with a slight sugges of the modern setback. At the jeft of the base is a crouching female figure in an attitude of sorrow, and to the right is e terraced lawn bordering a pool. Seventy designs were submitted from ‘all parts of the country. surpose of the contest was to modern note in memorial de- TOKIO EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE IS SLIGHT Clocks Stopped and Homes Desert- ed, but None Hurt in Year's Strongest Tremor. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, June 3.—The longest and ;Larom’;:s!vi el-;:bq\u.ka of the year Sun- v had Jeft only minor damage in 4ts wake. Of 25 minutes' duration and 12 milimeters magnitude, the disturb- ance stopped clocks and caused fright- ened people to desert their homes, but nowhere in the affected area were any casualties reported. The quake heavily £hook an area within a radius of 60 § miles of Tokio. An official communique said the dis- in the Pacific turbance was cen Ocean eastward from Tokio. Take advantage of an early start b¥‘ an aggres- sive war on the fly at the beginning of the season. ‘The Star has for free distribution wire-handled fly swatters. Ask for one at the main office_of The Star, 11th and Pa. Ave. N.W. $5.75 Butcher's Liquid Wax 5 Housewares—Bixth Floor, LANSBURGH &BRo 7th, 8th and E Ses.—National 9800 LANSBURGH &BRro 7th, 8th and E Sts.—National 9800 The Fresh Air Taxi Comes to Washington ! V' Checked by Amos | V'V Double Checked by Andy | Ready to Induce Side Split- l ting Laughter From Everyone The biggest toy “propilition” we've ever seen. A heavy gauge metal miniature of the universally popu- lar Fresh Air Taxicab; 8 inches long, 4 inches wide | and 334 inches high. 3 Finished as you would expect it, with typical Amos 'n’ Andy printing from bumper to license plate. It rambles along under its own power, then suddenly stops—shutters—rattles—and shakes, much to the “regust” of Andy, the big business man, who occupies the back seat, and to the consternation of Amos, who is driving. Every Amos 'n’ Andy fan will want one, and will want to be the first to introduce it in his respective " neighborhood. Order Yours By 'Phone for Immediate Delivery - National 9800 — Jane Stuart e | Walla_ Wi Albary. Ga Shelton. East Mol SEsesspEsssst H335433 3322882333333 Su3Spanunsez, B =ty = i Pyl ‘Min) *Indicates decrease. Re Cities of bstween 12,000 and 15,000 2 inhabitsnts: City. Coruand, N Norwood. 8 Goldsboto, ’“o §..u-¢==.~=.-o-‘a PeEStagsaa Chambersbu Porma. Ohi Big Spring, Tex South Pasaden Portsmouth, N. H V3233335332022 by Population. Pct. ine. | 14.989 12 | Stevens Point. wis Natick, Mass. .. Sereocs i raisemdis N J iz ife, Vallelo, Calif Farrell. Pa - Holland, Mich ;. uth Bridgs, Mass tta. Ohio ... o B§5o88 asisiateiinie s i 32358 5 La. kasha, Ok Castie. Tnd ! nses City. AT 102010 D O S2%8832338ss Bt ¢ o sesgsean e ] 33 PrpsE Rt S = 525, SNNI0AE Ao e TR RBRERESE 5! ueester, N. H Soyth Portlanid. “Denotes decrease. - EDUCATORS IN PARLEY Pacific Coast Colleges Considering Supervision of Athletics. SEATTLE, Wash., June 3 (P).—Grad- uate managers and faculty representa- tives of the 10 colleges and universities of the Pacific Coast Conference gath- ered here yesterday were expected to | reach a decision on the proposed ap- | pointment of a high-priced commis. | sioner 1o supervise conference athletics. A faculty committee whose recom- mendation will doubtless be adopted has had the commissioner question under consideration since the confer- ence’s Winter meeting. Sport sched- ules for 1930-31 also will be adopted. An effort is to be made to save a fifteenth century church at Linz, Aus- tria, by gassing the wood worms which devouring it the papers Four Siamese fighting fish brought to U. 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