New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 29, 1921, Page 9

EW BRITAIN PEASANTS DID NOT CELEBRATE In No Mood for Observing Anni- versary in Russia Tartar Republic, D 20.~The fourth anniversary of the establishment of the Soviet Republic fn Russia found this peasant village of 600 people in no mood for cele- brating. Foodless and cheerless, the starving population could have no heart for any sort of jubilation, even If it knew what the political maneu- vers at Moscow means. Like most Russlan peasants, the unhappy folks of Ludogovka have neither the learn- ing nor the will to study politics. Riread, wood and warm clothing are their three desires. They haven't enough of any of these, Winter has lald its first heavy coat- fng of snow on the flat prairies, and the peasants have started, grim-faced, on their endurance test to see how many can survive the six months of cold and privation. Many of the younger children have heen deemed so completely underfed by the doc- tors in the employ of the American Rellef Administration that they will be given one good hot meal a day. Ludogovka is a typical peasant vil- lage of the poorer class. It ig 60 miles from Kazan and many miles from the Volga and railway communication. Pnpainted log houses are scattered along & main street. The houses gen- erally have two room Some have three. Frequently the animal sheds are built against the houses for warmth, Many of the stables are the back end of long vegetable gar- dens which yielded few potatoes and cabbages this year hecause of the drought. The stables are chiefly de- serted. There s no forage, no grain for the animals which have survived up to this time on the dry stubble which will soon be under several feet of snow. Russia doesn't have blizzards such as are known in America. In late Oc- tober or nearly Novemher the snows begin and continue gently nearly every day until the earth is covered to a depth of three or four feet. This winter will not bring its cus- tom round of winter sports and recreations. There are no horses to draw the troikas and jingle the bells which ordinarily enlfven Russian highways through the short days and long nights of frost. The home of Ivan troff is typical stricken houses respondent. P Ludogovka, Tvanovich Pe- of the most poverty visited by the cor- Petroff is a farmer, as actically all the villagers are. e s the use of several dissiatines of 1d, more than he was able to cul- tivate because of lack of animals and sced. He had once been a sturdy nt, over six feet tall. But his rag- ! trousers show his legs have tmken to mere bones and his «gly beard cannot conceal the refation and sallowness of his face. wife is lying 111, above a large onry stove. A gangling, hollow- 1 boy of 16 stands listlessly and s at the strangers. A little girl cight, who is getting the American 1eals, and two others, slightly older, who were not designated for the for- eign food, stand near their mother. The furnishings of the room are al- most nll. It has the smell of poverty and neglect. In good seasons Russian peasant houses are seldom clean, They are never ventilated. But the smell of cabbage, soup and tea make them cffensive In normal years. ‘When asked what the family had to east, Petroff pointed to two loaves of bread which lay on the stove and said there had been nothing else for his family in ten days. He threw open an adjoining room and pointed to a plle of the improvised ““flour” out of which the bread was made. It was nothing but bround up grass, leaves, sunflower seed and other trash of a similar character. The visitors offered him money. He took it unwillingly and asked: *“But what shall I do with it? There s nothing to buy in this village and $ can’t go In search of food. Neither can my family.” One of the American relief workers thercupon offered to buy some flour in a village many miles away. Through- out the remote villages of the Tartar Republic and the Sarama govern- ment American workers have found the same lack of food. NEW BODY PLANS TOBETTER LAND “Improved Bolsheyik Commun- ity” Starts in Russia Yasnaya, Polyana, Russia, Dec. 29 —Fifteen young men, two young women and an elderly matron have recently established on the Tolsol es- tate what they term an “improved Bolshevik community Described as an attempt to rectify failure of com- munism, the members of the colony are the declared enemies of the de- struction of property, human or ani mal life and thus are arrayed against the Soviet government. The members of the a religion of manual labor and de- | clare its chlef tenet to he embodied | in the phrase “Love thy neighbor as thyself.” They' declare themselves, llke Count Tolstol, “searchers for the truth in all things” They arrived here in early September with a per- | mit from Moscow to occupy a portion | of the estate now classed as a national | Institution. A teacher whose brother 18 director of the colony, organized the movement. The 18 members, all of whom profess the practical idealism of the Doukhobor sect with a mingled belief in Buddhism, were allotted quarters in a once handsome but now colony make Mon.—Tues.—Wed. WINKLE | oughly. If | ready-made for tumbled-down the estate huilt of P'rince Volkonski, stol's mother The new arrivals building habitable to prepare the 100 acres Ineluded 1"ood the soviet government, the same all visitors to the Tolstol home, three 10 the The correspondent contact with a member o in a rather strange monner long journey, he had heen enrolled as a pilgrim at the Tolstol home, accord ing to the rules of the institution. He was given a bed in the ground floor room, characterized big brick arch, a room oceupled by Tolstol for some 15 years. Jus he was drop ping off to sleep, he by pleasing chords on located in the room done T boots, a bulldin the of one-story of 1780 father n for sorfs Tol have made and have cultivation of the in their grant #0 far has heen supplied free by as to The women cooking first in colony came the by a as was roused the grand he playing was belted jacket, and a sheep skin cap. Seeing the correspondent, he stopped playing and apologized saying he didn't know the room wi occupied. Then he went on to cx plaln who he was and began fo ask information about the possibllity of walking to Tndia, by way of Turkes- tan. He wanted to study philosophy there, he said. The 100-acre farm includes a big orchard planted hy the famous. Rus- sian author and one of the first ncts of the newcomers was to whitewash all the trees. This operation was pre ceded by an animated discussion to whether it should he done voung men carefully debated problerg: TIf the trees are not white- washed, the orchard will be ruined by insects but if the whitewash is wp- plled the insects will dfe of starva- tion and it is wrong to destroy life As the members of the colony are vegetarians and fruit is therefore the prime article of foog to them, neces- sity prevailed over ideals and the whitewashing was done, A second problem was solved much after the same reasoning. For many vears the manager of the Tolstol cs- tate has been Prince Obolinski, who occupled a building once used by the author as a peasants’ school. The newcomers, declaring that the pr ence of an overseer might re: rict their “liberty of action,” have decreed that the prince must go and the Obo- linski family soon must seck food and shelter elsewhere, The OF A VOLCANO U. §. Service Men Have Remark- able Health Resort in Hawaii Hilo, Island of Hawaii, T. H., Dec. 29.—On the brink of one of the world's wonders—the ever-active vol- cano of Kilauea on this island—the soldiers and saillors of the United States stationed in Hawali have a re- markable health resort that might well stir the heart of a multi-million- aire to envy. Realizing that troops stationed the territory need occasional change to cooler climate, citizens of the is land of Hawaii subscribed a large sum of money recently and erected barracks and other necessary huild ings on a tract of fifty acres over looking the spectacular volcano and commanding a full view of the neigh boring dormant volcano of Mauna Loa. A long lease was obtained and the property was offered without charge to the army and navy for use of th personnel. Major General Charles I Summerall, commander of the Iiaw atlan department, accepted and im- medlately arranged that detachments should make the short steamer jour- ney from Honolulu and visit the Kil auea military camp for a period of ten days at a time. The camp is at an elevation of 4,000 feet above sea level. The visits of the men and the change afforded from life in the semi-tropical climate that prevails in the rest of the archi- pelago, has proven of great benefit to the health of the troops, according to medical officers attached to the de- partmental surgeon. in United States holds about $3,500,- 000,000, or 40 per cent of the world's gold supply. afesdotesdesederinitesfefoissfefedniodiadelutofentifile A Stubborn Cough Loosens Right Up This home-made remedy is a won- der for quick results. Fasily and cheaply made. b m*wnw»rwmq«:»:-*w? Here is a home-made s\'mr which mil- lions of people have found to be the most dependable means of breaking up stubborn coughs. It is cheap and simple, but_very prompt in action. healing, soothing influence, chest sore- ness goes, phlegm loosens, breathing be- comes easier, tickling in throat stops and you get a good night’s restful sleep, The ueuval throat and chest colds quered by it in 24 hours or less. better for bronchitis, hoarseness, eroup, ter coughs. After & fano plano | y & young man who wore lv\uh’ this | jured. 1 man really isn't in the danger he FIRE DEPT. CAR I SMASHER OF HOPLS Scion of Bourbon mily Badly In- jured When He Steps in Front of New York Chief. New stead perity of « Lou Dee, York, 29.-—America in- of land promise and pros- has proved to be the provines ppointment and pain to Prinee de Bourbon, who today lying in Bellevue hospital cot bad in- Jured. He came to the United States last spring as representative syndicate seeking to stimulate trac between this country and the Balkan States, ting he wa 1 brother of King Alfonzo of 8§ Shortly after hi ment was madc as to marry Mrs. Bertha K. Arch widc of a weaithy Knglishms a dent of | this city, but in August, the was @ statement from Mrs. Archbald tha the engagement had been broken Last night Deputy VFire Chief “Smoky Joc artin was speeding to a fire on upper Broadway when, near mounce- jthe curb disregarding the warning clang of the hell on the veteran fire| DRIED RIGHT UP Any breaking out of the skin, even flery, itching eczema, can be quickly overcome by applying a little Men- tho-Sulphur, says a noted skin spec- falist. - Because of its germ destroy- ing propertic tion instanly brings ease from skin irritation, soothes 1 heals the | eczema right up and leaves the skin | clear and smooth Tt seldom fails to ment and disfigurement. Sufferers | from skin trouble should get a little | jar of Mentho-Sulphur from any good druggist_and use it like a cold cream. | | rclieve the tor- | | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday CLYDE COOK —_——in— “THE TOREADOR" s DOINGS OF T | 45th street a man hurried out from ! {f WITH SULPHUR| his sulphur prepara- ||& kS | This remarkable photograph of a thrilling spill in.a race was made at Kempton, England. Jockey Escott's mount went down when he was leading the field. That was becanse a horse will not willingly step upon any living thing in its path. So, this seems to be. He seemed v until the him and was hurled 40 the impact, his left shoulder broken and he suffered juries, It was DPrince He based with the Spanish sovereign on i King Alfonzo XI1I beautifnl Rumanian girl born in 1884. This before a male heir irone was welcomed by the royal ousehold of Spain. Spanish authori- ties here have not taken seriously the n claims to direct kinship to Al- fonzo but have admitted the price might be a scion of another branch of the Bourbon family not 1o machine then he feet hy was in- s motor, was almost stopped. He fighte upon internal Louis his claim to relationship rom ance between of Spain Whose was and a son wa two year: to 16 Kowitz John Simkowitz Place, | i in the bathroom of hi day longer ¢ his playmates. they had heen cruel at play able new any longer jle sine fered an e DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1¢ LOOT STORL dog. wire« UNDER by the green parked currying car of automobile, outside the store goods from the He opened fire, and hotel awoke ed fire wnd RN barking a | He wheeled and tore Thieves in York Village ¢ Aito Despite Bullets state arry men Goods to tt burglars ita occupants fled, wnd - additional Con- rorized 'l | turned loaded ide of the the last other it catina g up into it the store thei store remained trip, when they toward Syracuse, Matt Hollenback n the village He to life | eriminal, three mereh b witn filled cars he villag tod The raid fr¢ ago Neither horse nor rider was in-| CRIPPLE HANGS SELF, Year Old Boy Unabie Taunts of | Dec, 29.—V sixteer w0 ymates, Villiam ¢ vear-old 81 Washington | wssaie, N. 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