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THE HOUSTON POST: SUNDAY MORNING MARCH 9 1919.
RUMANIAN PEOPLE
ARE WITHOUT FOOD
FUEL OR CLOTHING
Barefoot Children Women
and Men in Snpw Are
Common Sights in
Bucharest 5
BY LADISLAV C2APSKI.
Soecial Cable. Itr tfi'd V'ire to The
Houston 1'ost.
(Copvrisht. rjlfl.)
BUCHAREST. Kfb. 27. Via Paris
March S.-If ltuchnrcst and its outlyinj
dtatriets mav be taken as a basis for the
rst of the country "o per cent of the
Jlnmabiad neonle are foinr baftfoot this
winter and at ihe jatos of Rumania bol-
saerigm fans the embers of unrest.
Barefoot ohilJren. men and wvmn
walking iu the itnow covered streets of
Bucharest are sights that cease to ar-
rfst the attention after one spends a
few days iu this city. The poor are
without clothing. In one home which I
risked 12 persoas were liviug in a small
rtom. throe of them without shots or
stockings. They had just eaten fr tb
first time in two days and their food eon-
listed if a mixture of com flour and
water such a ordinarily given in Amer-
ica to poultry.
Another family consisting of an old
womuu. ut least t4. another about 34
aad two children also lived on to same
diet. Three in the household were bare-
foot. All they had for clothing was
woolen sliirts mid jackets. They had no
underwear. Tuey had no money with
which to buy bread and this was an uu-
beated house i me uot.ian and three
saall children live in a room sii by ten
feet square and with no windows. 1
found the children dressed in shirts. They
had neither drawers shoes nor stockings.
Two barefoot children living with their
barefooted mother had not eaten for -4
baars. There wus no wood in the house
aad no money to buy bread. The chil-
dren lay upon the bed sics from cold and
hunger.
Worse Outside City.
The conditions in the neighborhood of
Bucharest are. if possible worse than
ia the capital itself. There one sees a
greater number of people who have
neither shoes nor underwear who are
Had only in such gariue.it s or pieces of
garments as may keep them from sheer
nakedness. There also coru dour and
water is the great standby when any
ft.tir cau be found.
Many families in the districts I have
visited around the city live in mud huts
frequently a many as 1" persons being
huddled in one small dark airiest iuu-
geon. The very poorest exist on sauer-
kraut. Luxuries like sugar tea and coffee do
nt exist in the country districts. Beans
are scarce and sell for a high figure. Ia
most of these districts white flour has
not been since Humauia entered the war.
Ia one of the houses occupied by four
peraoDs. a mother and one child were
dying of hunger. At least one person in
each family goes barefooted not only in
the house but while working out of
doors in the snow. In Bucharest not
more than S'kX) persons are fed dady in
the five canteens run by tLe Rumanian
Red Cross. Six other kitchen are main-
tained by the city authorities. Only
wives widous. children and orphans of
Rumanian soldirr and suet crippled I
soldiers as apply are entitled to relief j
Will Open More Canteens. j
In the Red Cross canteen the daily ra- j
tion consists of bread with a pint ofi
soup ma ie from barley some garlic.
prunes and potatoes. Bread supplied by!
the city is n.ade. while ttie English flour:
.ration beginning March 1. is to be iu-
creased to ."."ill grains per person. The
Ked Cross lias decided to establish six
'canteens of 1" rooms each which will
Ifeed about INuiu person daily and an
! additional bread ration to be served with
tea. will be so gram. The daily menu
.in the tnimieipai canteens resembles the
!Red Cross establishments. The price of
ka pint of pea or ban soup is half a cent.
No relief i l.eiig g:ea by the city in
fthe m-:tter of .al and woodl but. tin ap-
jplicatiou for food relief inspectors are
'sent to make inquiries and prompt nieas-
tures are taken if imverty. exists. With
ia population in liucLarest of 3.10.U0O.
however the amount id public feeding
tdono ly Use cry and the Ied Cros
Mnerely emphasizes the urgent need of a
(much vaster urganizati-in ;f the populace
is to be sn'ej from starvation.
Bolshevism. a wc see it in Russia
from this viewp.ilut. thrives on hungT.
but ncv r relieves it. enpt by pillage.
Rich foodstuffs 'nave risen beyond the
reach of the poor a fact partly due it is
bePev.-d to tii- widespread speculation
drafting officials it is alleged Jelp to
prevent food from reaching the city in
larger quantities.
HOUSTON BUSINESS
MEN TO MEET WITH
METAL TRADES MEN
(Continued From Tag One.)
that they bare the welfare of the citiaens
of this city at heart we have do hesi-
tancy in saying that we are .willing to
abide by their decision In this contro-
versy. Now that we have submitted our
case in this manner we ask our fellow
eitiieim if we are responsible for the con-
tinuation of this strike."
The statement waa unanimously in-
dorsed by the strikers at a special called
meeting Saturday labor leaders said.
The employe on strike at the Grant lo-
comotive and Car Works voted to table
the offer made by the company and abide
the decision of the titixens' committee it
was aaaerted.
Approximately 230 men are on strike.
The basis of their controversy with em
ployers centers on wages. The pattern
makers asked for an increase of li cents j
an hour and the boiler makers black-
smiths and machinists asked for an in-
crease of 7 1-2 cent. an hour. These in
creases were denied and the strike was
called. Had they been granted the pat-
tern makers would hare received Mi cents
per hour and the other three classifica
tions 87 1-2 cents per hour.
W. Cuver vs. T. A. rhanman et aL mod
ify opinion sustained; J. N. Kdens rt al
vs. Board of Road commissioners post-
pone submission to March 22 1910
granted.
Woman Scores Three
Senators for Giving
Comfort to the Enemy
Associated Press Report.
ST. LtX'IS. March S Miss Flor
ence King. Chicago attorney and presi
dent of the YAo"nens Association of
Commerce of the I'nited States scored
the Sixty-fifth congress for failure to
pas the suffrage amendment in an ad-
dress before the Kqual Suffrage league
of St. Iouis Saturday afternoon. Miss
King attacked Senators Reed. Borah and
Wadsworth declaring them the leaders
of the oppositiou.
It the women of Missonn do not do
all in their tmwer to see that Senator
Reed is retired to private life at the e-
I'iration of his present term they will
have shirked an urgent duty." said Miss
King.
llefemug to the three senators she
said "they should be taken to task under
the constitutional amendment which
makes it an offense for an American citi-
xen to give comfort and consolation to
the enemy. These man were violating
that amendment. There is no doubt in
my mind that Germany received secret
joy and satisfaction from the fact that
ench a tight was going on among the
war workers in America."
FIFTH CIVIL APPEALS.
' Houston Post Special.
PAI.J.AS. Texas. March 8 Proceed
ings had in the court of civil appeals.
rum ui.iiic ni 1'ULins. ioiiow:
Affirmed: W. U Carwile v. A. M.
Frasier et aL from Hill.
Motions disposed of: Tom Fuller vs.
R. L. Cameron rehearing overruled: R.
Defeated Congressman
Denjes That League
of Nations Beat Him
By Leased Wire to The Houston Post.
REESBT R(1. Pa.. Msreh Re
publican leaders in Westmoreland county
were stirred Saturday by reason or a
wireless message from President Wilson
to John If. Wilson democrat elected to
congress from the twenty-second district
in which the president congratulated the
successful candidate on his 'victory on
the issue of the lesgue of nations. While
John M. Jamison the defeated republican
candidate did not approve of the fault
finding tactics of his followers who
blame the Butler county republicans for
the party's loss in congress he said:
"The issues were exclusively local and
had notbing at all to do with the league
of nations to which I never made refer-
ence either in my speeches or my cam-
paign literature. I opine that the main
causes of my defeat were labor prop-
aganda that wilfully misrepresented my
attitude toward labor and the activity of
the liquor interests against me.''
New York Harbor Strike
Still Far From Settled
Associated Press Report.
NEW YORK. March 8. With New
York harbor still closed by the strike of
marine workers to virtually all traffic
save that operated by the railroad admin-
istration conflicting statements were is-
sued Saturday night by the union aud
private boat owners as to progress
toward a settlement.
T. V. O'Connor president of the Inter-
national Longshoremen's union whose
efforts in support of James L. Hughes
federal mediator are credited with hav-
ing helped to settle last night the strike
of more than 5WH) men employed on
railroad administration boats announced
he had arranged for a meeting on Mon-
day of "a large number of boat owners"
with union representatives.
Joseph J. Platzmayer. president ofyhe
Boat Owners' association declared how-
eve r. that "the fact that the railroad ad-
ministration has sacrificed principle to
expediency has not nfade the slightest
change in the position of the private
boat owners."
Gonzales Legislator Puts
Life and "Pep" Into
"Dead" Committee
'"' " yji?sey-
Two Entries in Louisiana
Gubernatorial Free-for-All
. Associated Press Report.
NEW ORLEANS. I... March .
State Senator K. M. Stafford of New
Orleans president pro tempore of the
upper house of the Louisiana general as-
semoiy. formally announced Saturdav
night his candidacy for governor iu the
democratic primaries next Jauuarv.
He is the second to enter the race.
Frank P. Stnbbs of Monroe havinr an
nounced his candidacy a week ago.
Jensen-Raymer Photo
Ability is sura to cet recognition' in
the house of reoresentatives. and that
has bean again demonstrated m the case
of Mr. riy. waea (speaker xnomasou
made no his list of committee chairmen
he assigned to Judge Fly the committee
on State affairs not a very imKrtant
committee iu other legislatures and one
to which only minor bills were usually
sent. But in this session with Fly as
chairman that has become one of the
three most Important committees ana
several of the big bills have been handled
by it.
The committee has held probably more
meetings than any of the other commit
tees has given careful consideration to
every measure sent to it for considera-
tion 'and has taken the trouble in several
instances to rewrite bills and to perfect
them in such form that they are now of
eveu greater importance than tbey orig
inally were.
Judge Fly Is one of the leading Masons
of Texas having been grand master of
the grand lodge and his standing as a
lawyer is very high. He is always given
atteution when he takes the floor and
his voice is potent for the advancement
of the administration's program of con
struction and conservation.
ITCLL FIGHT PROHIBITION.
Associated Tress Report.
HARTFORD Conn. March 8.
Clark O. Ball of this city who managed
Came Ration s tours some years ago
Saturday night announced that he is
forming a party to protest against na-
tional prohibition.
IL CAMPO OFFICERS RETXBX.
EL CAMPO. Texas. March S. Two
El CamDO boys returned last week from
service overseas. Lieutenant Walter
(Jack"! Puson son of Dr. and Mrs. W
W. Dusnn and Lieutenant C. A. Hop
kins son of Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Hop
kins.
CHARMING NEW
SPRING APPAREL
at Houston's Newest Women's Store
Warns Capital to Deal
Squarely With Labor
Associated Tress Report.
NEW YORK. March S. Capital' must
deal fairly with bona fide labor organiza-
tiens'or face a bolshevik movement tvpi-
ified by the Industrial' Workers of 'the
World. Hugh Frayne labor organizer
declared ih an address Saturdav.
Pomeroy llurton of the London Mail
asserted that the worldwide labor move-
ment was serious and must be given im-
mediate attention.
"There is a great need in England and
the United States." he asserted "for a
government bureau of publicity to make
people understand the industrial condi-
tions." An Investigation of industrial condi-
tions in this country is planned by the
National Civic federation to bring about
an understanding between capital and the
employed it was announced.
The investigation will be conducted by
a committee which includes V. Everi't
Macy and Mr. Frayne.
Cotton Congestion at
Galveston to Be Cleared
Houston Post Special.
WASHINGTON March 8. Orders
will be issued at once by the railroad
administration and shipping board which
will clear much of the cotton conges-
tion at Galveston it was announced Sat-
urday. Heretofore ships hare not been per-
mitted to load cotton destined for New
England mills for carriage beyond Ne-
xork. I nder the Dew orders they will
be enabled to carry this cotton to New
England points near the mills. The same
ruling applies to wool for the New Eng-
land mills. Similar orders will apply at
New Orleans
Waco Man Asks Review
of Espionage Sentence
Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON March a Petitions
asking review of the case of Troy Dea-
son convicted at Waco Texas on a
charge of violating toe espionage act and
sentenced to 18 aaooths imprisonment.
werOkfOed Saturday in the supreme court.
AM
New Silk Dresses
A special showing of some very
recent arrivals in Silk Dresses;
exclusive and original new
Crepe Georgette Taffeta Silks
as well as Crepe Meteor and
Crepe de Chines Fancy Fou-
lards and Printed Georgettes;
models for women and misses;
beautiful and individual new
ideas portrayed in this collec-
tion ranging in price
$14.75 $18.95 $24.75
$29.75 $35 to $85
New Coat Suits
Stylish new Coat Suits in all
the charming new models that
are now all the rage ; box mod-
els belted straight lines Rus-
sian blouse. They're all here
made of Men's Wear Serge
Tricotine Shepherd Checks
Poiret Twill and Fancy Mix-
tures. We're proud of this
showing and their price moder-
ateness will surprise you. The
prices range
$25 $29.50 $35
$39.50 $45 to $95
Attractive New
Trimmed
Hats
We continue this remarkable sale started Saturday
with many additional new Hats in time for this
week's selling.
Beautifully Trimmed Hats in all the newest effects
in Fancy Straws and Braids; a hundred different
models to choose from; large medium and small
shapes; manv that sold to $12.50; are 7 Cft
choice VI
Individual and exclusive new Trimmed Hats that
portray all the leading style tendencies of the sea-
son; dozens of different original styles; 10 Cf)
many worth to $18.50; are choice each. . . V latidU
ROUGH BRAID SAILORS
A big table full of Rough Straw Hats in Sailors and
Turbans: all the new and wanted colors in the lot;
none sold less than $5.00. On sale choice M QC
each yXidJ
$29.50 AND $32.50 CAPES AND
DOLMANS $25.00
Capes and Dolmans that are now all the rage are spe-
cialized for this week's selling. They're made of Serge
Velour. Cloth Galardlne In Nary Pekln Sand Rookie
Grey etc.; the regular 129.50 and 132.50 kind; dozen
of different models. Thl week.
choice
$25.00
$5.00 to $7.50
Blouses $3.98
At a feature extraordinary
for this week's selling we
offer choice of about two
hundred new Georgette
and Crepe dc Chine
Blouses in flesh and white
that come in tailored and
fancy trimmed worth regu-
larly $" gome up to $7.50. .
Choice
$3.98
910-912 Capitol Avenue.
"The Store of Courtesy."
Between Main and Travis
Red Cross Workers First
Americans in Austria
' at End of the War
i i 1
Associated Press Report
WASHINGTON. March 8. Red Cross
workers were the first Americans to en-
ter Austria at the end of the war.
Reports of Major Guy Powell direr-
tor of military relief in Italy made public
tonight at Red Cross headquarters here
describes how he an Italian army cap-
tain and an American Red Cross ambu-
lance driver' went into an Austrian city
four days before the German armistice
was signed on the strength of the prem-
ature report of the armistice.
; because of the protection it Would give
migratory labor was exprsssea oy aiiss
Jane Addatne of Chicago at a meeting
here today of ths League of Free Na-
tions association.
I
COSDITIOSS AT BEE8T C00D.'
I Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON March 8. Brigadier
General Frank T. Hines chief of em-
barkation who arrived in Washington to-
day and reported to Secretary Itaker
after a trip abroad said conditions at
the embarkation camp at Hrest had so
'improved that there was no longer any
WOULD PROTECT LABOR.
Associated Press Report.
NEW YORK March 8. Hope that a
league of nations will become a reality
DESTEQTER LAUNCHED
v NEWPORT NEWS Va March &
The destroyer John Y. Mason was
launched here today being christened by
Miss Mary Mason Williams great grand-
daughter of John Y. Mason secretary of
the navy In the cabinets of Presidents
Tyler and Polk.
Hoover Given Greatly v
Increased Powers by '
Supreme War Council
7
I Associated Press Report
TARIS March 8. The supreme war
council has decided to five Herbert C.
Hoover director general of allied relief
practical control of all the railways in
the old Austrian empire and to make him
the mandatory of the council in demand-
ing locomotives and freight ears from
each of the new states of old Austria
with which to create a food and relief
service. The relief trains will run oyer
all lines without political or military In-
terference. The service will be under the relief ad-
ministration headed by Mr. Hoover. He
has placed the matter in the hands of
American army engineers for execution.
The engineers bare been detailed by Gen-
eral Pershing.
ftThe Linen Bargains
HE TERM bargain sounds a bit like an overworked phrase.
For this reason we wished to avoid the use of it here. But a
bargain can best be called a barcrain and these are truly bargains.
All the offerings featured in the great sale of Household Linens hold
good tomorrow. This is indeed an opportune time for you to replenish
your supply or even anticipate your future requirements.
Linens of Quality
LINEN. DAMASK An all linen
Damask; theVegular price of S3.00
a yard Is below the market value;
70-inch width. Special
yard... r...
TABLE DAMASK Will wear and
look better than an ordinary trade
of linen; 70 Inches wide; regular
11.50 quality; priced at
a yard
GLASS. TOWELING A linen fin-
ished smoothly woven Kitchen
Toweling for polishing glasses;
white with red stripe; 17-inch
width; our lta quality;
priced at A yard
H. S. TABLE CLOTHS Satin Fin-
ished Mercerized Table Cloths of a
good Quality dblnatk.
72x72 hemstitched $2.50
value
72x90 hemstitched $3.00
Value
a.$1.59
$1.15
...14c
$1.89
$2.29
MERCERIZED DAMASK Heavy
grade; will make serviceable ana
Inexpensive table cloths; 64-inch
width; the $1.00 quality; at g0
Cr'aSH TOWEUNGDoodii flrmty
woven duality; plain white with
blue border; 17 Inches wide;
the 20c grade; at a yard...
TABLE NAPKINS An Imported
linen finished Napkin; 21-Inch site;
$4.00 grade; a 4 QP
dozen vuivv
TABLE CLOTHS Made of a stand
ard grade damask and neatly scal
loped round; 72-ln. sixe;
12.50 quality; each. .
MERCERIZED DAMASK Satin
finished Mercerized Damask; 72-
Inch width; the $1.23 qual
ity; at. a yard
LINEN NAPKINS This is an All
Linen Napkin; patterns are neat
and the size is IS Inches;
the $3.00 quality; at dozen
16c
$1.89
!.89c
$3.95
Towel Items of Interest
$2.95
II. S. HUCK TOWELS All
white with white figured bor-
der; lSx36-inch size; $4.00
quality; a
dozen
BATH TOWELS One of our
most popular selling num-
bers; 20x40-inch size; 50c
grade; priced at 9Qj
each 07C
HUCK TOWELS A good
quality Cotton Huck Towel;
16x35 inches; regular $3.00
value; at a A J r
dosen $.40
BATH TOWELS A durable
quality Turkish Bath Towel;
size is 17x34 inches; $3.00
quality; at a
dozen
$2.45
HAND TOWELS Heavy
quality union linen huck; all
white with figured white bor
ders; 50c quality; at
each
39c
BATH TOWELS ISxMdnch
Bite and the quality we sell
regularly tor $3.50;
$2.79
priced a dosen. . .
LINEN TOWELS An extra
heavy quality huck; 19x37-
inch rise; plain hemmed
ends; 75c quality;
each....
BATH TOWELS Better
quality double thread; strong
in construction; 19x40-incb
size; the 65c quality;
each
54c
48c
r.29c
Curtain Materials
CURTAIN MATERIALS In this lot will be found
Marquisette; 36 Inches wide. These 50c fab
rics priced at a yard
CURTAIN MATERIALS Plain Marquisette in white
and beige witb no border also Voiles In white or
beige; 36 inches wide; 35c values; priced at oi
a yard ; CxC
LACE CLOTH Curtain fabrics In very novel and
attractive lace effects; shown In white and beige; 36
inches wide; the usual price Is 75c; at a
yard
DRAPERY VOILES Large variety of patterns in
Lace Bordered Voiles; border effect In white or
beige; 36 inches wide; 25c values; at
a yard
48c
17c
Spreads Bath Mats
CROCHETED SPREADS A closely woven Crochet-
ed Spread; full double bed size; an excel- j iff
lent $4.00 value; each. ....))
BED SPREADS The quality Spread Is woven not
crocheted; has a satin finish; full size; y nf
hemmed ends; $6.00 quality; each $4Od
BATH MATS Heavy weight Hath Mats; in light or
dark shades; all the $1.75 Bath Mats priced f AQ
at each $l.Jlf
BATH MATS In light or dark shades and In pretty
color combinations; we Include all our d Oft
$2.50 Mats; each pl.07
HEMMED SPREADS Heavy weight firmly woven
Crocheted Spreads; double bed size; hemmed ends;
tne regular 54.50 quality; at.
each.
$3.45
Silk Department Specials
Two Items Are Considerably Reduced
SPECIAL NO. 1-Colored Taffeta Silk-About
2000 yards of plain chiffon finish Taffeta at
special prices for Monday and Tuesday. The
colors represented are Copenhagen Hague
Tckin sky navy and midnight blue sand tan
reseda Kelly Russian myrtle and sage green
silver steel taupe pink lavender maise and
white; 36 inches wide; the ?Z.OO qual-
ity at a yard
UiOV CI 1 1 VX
$1.59
SPECIAL NO. 2-Vhite Messaline Satin A
very special offer of our regular quality of White
Messaline; only offered in white however as
we have quite a large surplus quantity of the
white. This is of course an all silk fabric and
mostly used for trimmings lining and some-
times for dresses; 36 inches wide; the tfl Oft
regular $2.00 grade at a yard $ I id J
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Retained From Fashiondom
ANNOUNCING Miss Kapp'a return from the East and the season's opening of our
Dre8smaking'EUtabIishment on Monday morning. Miss Kapp has spent several
weeks East visiting New York and other important style centers attending the leading
style exhibits absorbed in intense study of the new modes for Spring.
Miss Kapp will be pleased to discuss style with all who are interested in especially
made garments. We anticipate an unusually large number of special orders and would
suggest that orders be placed early as they will be made up in rotation.
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