The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 116, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 29, 1923 Page: 6 of 49
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THE HOUSTON POST: SUNDAY MORNING JULY 29. 1923
FRENCH ENTHUSE
BUT LITTLE OVER
: SUMMER VISITORS
Say Foreigners Come
Sometimes From
Sympathy
Associated Press Report.
PARIS. July :s. The French feel-
ing toward the tourists who come to
their country each summer is typically
CXMessed by L Oeuvre. one. of the
brightest and widest read Paris dal-
lies. The hotelkeepers and shapkeep-
rs are represented as showing only
moderate enthusiasm over the yearly
Invasion. One restaurauter declared:
"The Americans come to dine once
Just to see what a noted restaurant
is like." says L'Oeuvre. "They order
aomethir.g off the grill and some pas-
try and wash it down with mineral
. water. It's a waste of time to be in-
sistently spreading a wine card before
them. They never budge unless they
have lad't-s with them. The Swedes
and English are freer than the Ameri-
cans in ordering wines. Before the
war all the leading restaurants had
a number of rich Americans who came
each yt-ar and spent without counting.
That was something but not its good
as the Russians or even the Germans.
Come for Economy.
"Nowadays we have business men.
who come between May and July and
the summer tourists who stay at the
first class hotels but who take their
meals at fixed-price rest.iurar.ts for
6 or 6 francs They pass Uieir even-
ings seated outside cafes consuming
a coffee and milk. Nor d- th shop
keepers reap a harvest. With the ex-
ception of a"t arid yurls
which interest a small number of real-
ly rich oollecTo'-s. t ur isiiors htsitat
to buy being alwavs aj'raid tk- are
paying too dear. TIvy all vim! 0r-
ma.ny where they f :r.-i i.'nita'.ion la-
risian products which seem duo to
the txclMnge si'.uation. infimt .!' lucre
advantageous "
Foreipn visi! irs. the arti:le in-
cludes corr.e to Krancv s-iu times
from sympathy. t'Ut always for
economy
A starting v.tory h.-.s l- pro-
pounded to a . cur for the ::ur:ber of
airplanes beioi.gtng to th- Paris-
Prague service which have taller id
German territory
It is said and bfiieved by irjxny of-
ficers of the Krt-r..h eir st-r':-.e in the
Bhineiand and the K.:hr th..! t'.e ci-r-mans
have discovered a ni-.'ar.s of
stopping the a-t:n of the rr.acneto of
airplanes in flight. The Germans are
credited with first having found a way
tn. Berlin to stop automobiles within a
specified area and the Frem h believe
they have applied the method to air-
planes. The rilots and passengers f-irred to
land are allowed to go free but the
plane and the freight it may :e carry-
ing are confiscated the machine be-
ing according to French reports
sawed to pieces.
Since January 1 Germany has re-
tained the liberty of the air. so far
as civil aviation is concerned under
the Versailles treaty but they are un-
able to prevent foreign military planes
from flying over German territory.
No Weather Reports.
And sine the oroupation of the
Ruhr bfgan they have refusal to sup-
ply any weather reports w'tlch are
so necessary to successful operation
of the air services. Recently the Ger-
mans served notice that no airplanes
would be allowed to cross their ter-
ritory to attend the aviation meeting
at Gothe- h'i'g. Sw eden. sthat Prance
has decided to h- rerreser.red by a
squadrilla of i.avy water r' "
The Franco-Rumanian re-Tim -r-Mal
company which runs '.c P.Hj-
Prague service has lost . . i.t hlnes
which were forced to land rrc Ty in
Bavaria. The company savs nia-
fblnes ha-e be-n in use since pel pj-
ary. Ever-.- case of fore-d larvv.r.R hae
been Investigated and the reason found
to be generally me -har.i -al. therefore
they are not inclined to belie the
WIFE OF BERLIN'S MOST NOTED
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER IS DEAD
Frau Therese Scherl Won Her Distinguished Hus-
band When She Entered a Beauty' Contest He
Was Conducting in His Publication
Associated Press Report
BERLIN. July tt. Tyrolean belles
who entered newspaper beauty con-
tests 30 or mora years ago did not
always land distinguished husbands as
European marriages in the "better cir-
cles" were not contracted along such
democratic liaes In those days. Yet
such was the fortune that came to
Frau Therese Scharl. widow of Au-
gust Schery Berlin's most successful
newspaper publisher who died the
other day.
A comely maid the daughter of a
Tyrolean village school master a phot-
ograph of Therese attracted Scherl as
he was mustering contestants for a
beauty competition he was conducting
in a circulation campaign for the Local
Aniieger and his various other publi-
cations. Promptly Eliminated.
Scherl promptly eliminated Therese
from the competition with Bavarians.
Pomeranians. Saxons and other Ger-
man fraulelns. and posthaste dis-
patched his trusted managing editor
to the girl's Tyrolean home with In-
structions plus a large amount of
cash to inform her parents that their
daughter was exactly the type of a
wile he had been pearching for. The
modest but dignified school master and
his wife naturally were flabbergasted
over the uncermonlous manner In
which a total stranger had assumed
to bid for their daughter's hand
through an equally unknown go-be-tw-ee
n.
But Scherl's emissary who by the
way had learned the Dewspaper game
in the United States many years be-
fore jroved a skillful negotiator. He
succeeded in overcoming the parents'
early scruples and such other embar-
rassing details as the question of a
dowry and with an airtight option on
Therese he hurried back to Berlin
while the school master and his wife
and the blushing Therese scanned the
Tyrolean horiion for signs of the com-
ing of the girl's unknown suitor.
Marriage Successful.
Pcherl went to the Tyrolean village
won the approval of the parents and
the love of Thereee. and the engage-
ment of the couple was arranged with-
out much delay. Scherl died two years
ago. His widow passed away in her
Tyrolean home the other day. Friends
and business associates of the couple
declare that the union which was con-
tracted under such romantic circum-
stances was sn extremely happy one
and that the Tyrolean school master's
daughter proved a valuable Intellectual
aid to Scherl whose life was wholly
wrapped up In developing his gigantic
publishing projects.
The demise of Fran Scherf has re-
vived a score of stories about her pub.
lisher-husband. who achieved fame and
fortune through American methods
which enabled him to gather In thou-
sands of subscribers and countless col-
umns of classified advertising and also
to develop his domestic and foreign
news services. Socially Scherl lived
the life of a recluse. Only his chief
executives and aides came Into per-
sonal touch with him. He was s com-
parative stranger to a majority of his
employes
Gets In Own Paper.
It was this circumstances that once
almost cost a young reporter his Job.
Scherl so the story goes once con-
fessed to a confidante that In his boy-
hood days he robbed a bird neat an
act which he regretted all his life and
for which he vowed to do penance. His
penance consisted 'n his filling a huge
cage with birds of all varieties and
transporting them Into the Tlergar-
ten where he would give the birds
freedom. This was his annual sacri-
ficial offering for his boyhood offense.
Returning to his office late one day
when he had made his annual pil-
grimage to the Tiexgarten Scherl's eye
fell upon a double-banked news Item
in the Local Aniieger to this effect:
"This morning a comical-looking in-
dividual who gave evidence of being
demented was seen driving In a fash-
ionable equipage through the Tlergar-
ten. On his knees rested a huge bird
cage containing several doiens of
frightened birds Suddenly the car-
riage halted the strange man opened
the cage and released the birds' and
then disappeared. His Identity is not
known although one of the caretakers
in the Tiergarten said he was sure it
was the same individual who came
there last year with a big cage of all
kinds of birds."
There was a momentary panic In the
editorial room of the Local Anzieger
but the reporter was absolved of blame
for the story he had brought in.
GERMANY ASKS U. S.
FOR SURPLUS GRAIN
ON EASY PAYMENTS
Ruhr Food Situation Nears
Crisis; London Officials
Anxious
magneto-interference theory The
undersecretary of state for aeronau-
tics also doubts the theory' but is un-
willing to declare It groundless as he
is aware the Germans are doing re-
search work along such lines.
morning. The man drank a small
quantity of the acid a short time be-
fore being rushed to the Infirmary a
report there stated. After receiving
treatment he was conveyed to his
home.
Associated Press Report.
BERLIN. July !8. Frits Thysssn.
the Ruhr Industrial magnate visited
Alanson B. Houghton the American
ambassador today and dlscussedywlth
him the food shortage In the Ruhr
area. The German newspapers are
asking insistently why the United
States can not be Induced to send its
surplus grain to Germany and are
suggesting that the Americans Im-
prove their wheat prices by letting
Germany have the surplus on easy
terms.
LONDON. July !8. The food situa-
tion In Germany Is giving rise to some
anxiety in official quarters tn 1 ten-
don. It is understood It was impos-
sible to purchase butter eggs or
potatoes in Germany yesterday be-
cause farmers were holding up sup-
plies in consequence of the heavy cur-
rency depreciation dally. "
BERLIN. July 28. Greater Berlin's
food crisis Is viewed as one of the
direct results of the "dollar cult"
whose most ardent devotees may be
found In the rural sections where not
only the large agrarian but the modest
truck gardener and dairy farmer have
now become tourse fans.
Ever since the mark began Its pres-
ent tobogganing there has been a
noticeable interruption In the ship-
ment into Berlin of potatoes grain
dairy products and beef and the
municipal authorities at first failed to
grasp the cause.
The German agrarians now view a
pound of butter or a quarter of beef
as a "gold value" to be computed on
the dollar basis. The extent to which
the fluctuation of the mark Is re-
flected In the capital's retail trade is
Illustrated in the varying price levels
named for identical commodities by
different dealers in the same neigh-
borhood. Thev are explained on the ground
that one dealer succeeded in laying in
his day's supply before the bourse re-
ported the mark depreciating while
his competitor across the street is
forced to ask higher prices because
his purchases were made later and on
a less favorable wholesale market.
' These price discrepancies form one
of the numerous causes for complajnt
among the shopping public although
the retailers insist there is no remedy
in view of the growing practice of
estimating food products on the dol-
lar basis.
STETTIN. Cermany. July Al-
though Stettin is In the center of a
rich agricultural district. It It Buf-
fering from'-a serious food shortage.
The farmers are sending their prod-
ucts to Jha Baltic sea resorts whore
th prices ar higher and where there
la no danger of food riots.
BANKIR PROMOTE!?.
BAM BENITO. Texas July It. B.
A. Epstein who for several years has
been connected with the Farmers
State Guarantee bank of this city has
just been made vice president. He is
an early aettler of this city and has
done much to help In the development
of the city. Mr. Epstein Is an over-
seas veteran having spent two years
In the army. He has been with this
bank continuously since 191.
OLD MEN ARE BEING
MADE "YOUNG" AGAIN
Science Finds a Way to Restore
Youthful Vigor to the Aged
Without An Operation.
A way to restore youthful vigor to
aged persons without an operation or
dangerous drugs has been discovered
by scientists. The new discovery is a
simple safe tablet preparation known
as korex. which can be used by any-
body at home without the advice of a
physician. It has been put o thou-
sands of tests and has achieved re-
sults that seem almost miraculous.
For Instance a New Orleans man
more than 60 years old makes this
report :
"I feel so good from the effects of
the korex treatment that I would not
take 15000 for what It has done. It
has brought me back to as good
heatlhy physical condition as I enjoyed
at 35. I am apparently as supple as at
;5 and my eyesight Is better than for
years." A man In Chattanooga Tenn.
writes: "I have given korex a thor-
ough trial and have found great re-
sults. I feel like a 16-year-old boy."
A cltlsen of Charleston S. C. savs:
"My tongue is not able to utter the
praise korex should receive. It is a
godsend to suffering humanity. I feel
as if I was 25 and yet 1 am M." Thou-
sands of similar reports have been
made many of them by women who
praise the discovery highly. Hundreds
who have tested the treatment testify-
that Its effects are felt quickly some-
times within "4 hours.
Distribution of the genuine korex in
the I'nited St-ites is controlled exclu-
sively by the Molten Laboratories. 1485
Melton Building Kansas City. Mo
These laboratories have fixed a fair
price of only 12 on a special double-
strength treatment prepared for home
use. This treatment will be sent In a
plain sealed wrapper to anybody who
writes for it. Applicants should send
$3 with their orders or agree to pay
j: and posttge when the parcel is de-
livered but the laboratories which
are nationally- known and thoroughly
reliable will refund the 12 If the korex
fails to produce results within a wetk.
The supply of kor-x In America Is
limited so those In need of it should
write to the laboratories Immediately.
With carbolic acid burning his face j
and a portion oi tne poison in ms fiw ;
Librado Castro "6. a laborer residing
at Washington avenue was taaen f
to St. Joseph's infirmary Saturday
MOSQUITOES ARE
DYING BY THE
BILLIONS!
All over the Southland Mosqui-
toes Flies Roaches Ants Fleas
Mites Lice and all other household
Insects ore dying by the billions
from "JIT' VAPOR. "JIT" doesn"t
stain anything doesn't Injure any-1
thing is perfectly harmless to hu-
man beings. It kills germs and It
purifies the air. Over a million
three hundred thousand bottles nsed
last year. There is a 30c 60c and
$1.00 sire for sale by druggists
everywhere. "JIT" Is patented in
the U. S. Patent Office. Adv. I
" 3 . I
iamon
American cut spec-
iullv m?.i!e white
tiiair.n ! in 18-karat
white cold tnount-
inc ai'Iine t"p.
special at
$22.50
Sterling For
Wedding
Gifts
windows
p : a. t e s
nth"" i'f':
turr
ijf showing In th
rhrir hollow ware
pst-clally Mittabie
-line ?;fts.
..una bowl.
compotes and
ns are hrv all
hv th rrLajiufac-
UMarantf1 and ail
inc"l.
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De Molay
Jewelry
Our stocks of De Molav
Jewelry &i well as oihT
emblem jewelry are prob-
ably the most complete
in the South.
Whether It he a ring a
fin or a charm it is here
for. your inspection and
w i t h o ut obligation on
your part to buy.
Let us discuss your em-
blem jewelry problems
with you. No obligation.
Gold Jewelry
Inexpensive jr'H J'-w?ry items that
art suitable either f"r your own r.e
or its birth'iay or o?br p:fs will
found h-r in pr-a; jT'-f-jM-'n
8tick pins cuff lu.ks. b-it buckles
collar pins brooch en. bar pirm and
finger rin?$ are among thj items now
on display m our windows.
Ail moderately priced.
Let Us Remodel Your Jewelry
This Is a dull season in our shops and
for this reason It is a good time to have
your unused Jewelry rebuilt. We are re-
mount experts and will assemble your
own Jewelry and diamonds Into a new-
model of your own selection. A good time
to have Jewelry remodeled for the holi-
days. Designs submitted without obli-
gation. Coiue In tomorrow.
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419 tAH ST. COR. PRAIRIE AVE
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Texas and Louisiana
Merchants
Don't Fail to Attend
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HOUSTON WEEK
AUGUST 6 TO 11
Direct Water Routes From
Eastern Sources of Supply
Exceptional Jobbing
Facilities
Direct One-Line Haul
to Your City
The Three Links Which Make Houston Your Best Market
This "Buy in Houston Week" will be the largest ever held in
Houston. Every member has prepared for your coming with
styles designs and articles necessary for your trade.
QUICK DELIVERIES
Seventeen railroads assisted by our great water transportation
from Eastern sources assure you quicker service and better prices
R. R. Fare Refunded to Visiting Merchants
Merchants residing within 200 miles of Houston one one-wav fare refunded on
minimum purchases of $500 and round trip on purchases amounting to $1000. To
all merchants residing beyond 200 mKes of Houston one-way fare will be refunded
on minimum purchases of $750 and round trip amounting to $1500.
Register at Trade League Headquarters ground floor Chamber of Commerce Building
corner of Texas and Milam where you will receive tickets for the amusement features
which will include theatres baseball automobile rides and a trip down our Ship Channel
to the San Jacinto battle grounds where a special crab dinner will be served.
THE HOUSTON TRADE LEAGUE
OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BLDG. HOUSTON TEXAS
itiroMimmiinimiiiiiraii
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Complete Bed Outfit $19.50
Just see what this sensational offer includes! A full sized metal Bed fin-
ished in white enamel with two-in.ch continuous posts and substantial fillers;
a Spring of link wire fabric construction built for sleeping comfort and deeply
tufted mattress with roll edge construction. Then look at the start ingly low
price for the entire outfit Better come early!
Closing out these substan-
tial Maple Porch Rockers.
We have about 55 of these
Rockers in three different
patterns. We are closing
these out at no profit.
Your choice
$3.85
Here is a chance to cover
that spare room with a cool
Matting Art Square. Size
9x12. Many different pat-
terns and colors to choose
from. Special price
$3.95
Right now is the time to
pick up. a bargain in a Chif-
forobe. We find we are
overstocked in this one par-
ticular pattern in gotden
oak. Exactly as pictured.
Specially priced at
$27.50
Another great value is above pictured. A beautiful three-piece genuine
walnut veneer Bedroom Suite that consists of attractive Vanity Dresser
roomy Chifforette and charming Bow-End Bed. This suite is an extraor-
dinary bargain. Come in and see this big value
$10.00 Down S2.50 Week
119
50
Here is a real value in a Dining Suite. Eight pieces in genuine walunt veneer sim-
ilar to illustration. Consisting of a 60-inch Buffet large size oblong Table and five
Chairs and Host Chair upholstered in blue mule skin. A sensational
value at.
$149.50
Sole Agents for Hoosier Kitchen Cabinets
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I 808 Prairie TWO BIG STORES 710 Milam I
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YOUR VACATION
The TRAVEL BUREAU of THE HOUSTON
POST is furnishing details regarding summer
resorts hotel rates railroad fares etc. to Post
readers every day.
If you desire any information or we can assist
you in planning your vacation just drop a line to
t this department. This service is absolutely free
to Post readers.
NOTE Ai It takes considerable time In many Instance to look up details and
there are so many Inquiries each day this department can not five this Informa-
tion on telephone or personal calls. All communications will b promptly answered '
II you will mall your Inquiry to
THE TRAVEL BUREAU HOUSTON POST
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