The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 25, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 29, 1922 Page: 4 of 18
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France'sFormer
JPresident Paul
Deschanel Dies
?AVas Active in French
Public Life for 45
Years
"IN EXECUTIVE
CHAIR 7 YEARS
Associated Press Report.
PARIS. April 28. Paul Deschanel
f. i.ntr president of Franc died Fri-
day afternoon.
t A. Deschanel was taken HI a few
' fays as". nd on Wednesday It wa
Uu.icuiued that complications had de-
veloped and his condition was serious.
After his resignation from the
Ficnch presidency in September. 120
. M. Ueschanel lived In retirement for
' several months. His condition Im-
proved steadily and late that year It
was announced he had completely re-
covered his health. In January of
in ot vnr Via hpimi n candidate In the
senatorial elections being returned
for Eure-et-Lire on January K. He
began attending the senate session"
iha rniinu'iiiir Miv and In January of
this year was appointed a member of
the senate foreign aliairs mmmiun
to replace M. 1'olncare. when the lat-
ter assumed the premiership.
Paul Kugene Ixiuis Deschanel tenth
president of France entered upon a
even-year term In that office on Feb-
ruary 18 12(I. after having been
chosen hy the national assembly the
preceding January by the biggest ma-
jority since the election of Thiers first
; president of tlie present republic.
'' (Statesman and author and one of the
most brilliant public speakers In
France. lcsrhanl's political triumph
maiked the retirement from public life
of former rremler Georges Clemen-
cou.
On May 21. 1920 a few months after
"i taking up his residence at the Etysee
palace us the successor of Polncar.
President Ueschanel when on his way
at nlRht from Tarts to Montbrlson to
J dedicate a monument fell from a mov-
; lug train while attempting to raise a
i window In his sleeping compartment.
He was supposed to have been only
K slightly Injured. After passing weeks
' of convalescence In Normandy he re-
- turned to I'm is In June to preside at
; the council of ministers. Later It was
f announced he had suffered a complete
breakdown and that his resignation
T' was ine it.l)le. The luUowing Keptem-
bor. the presi lent sent a letter of
resignation to I'rwnler Mlllersnd.
' which wng pt:i :i followed by the elcc-
. tlon of Ms ui i i-iTor.
I u se ha k I was tmrn In 1857 In Brus-
rels. When he was 2 years old the
boy returned to France. The young
. man was educated In Paris and when
only SO years hid he entered the public
service becoming secretary to de
Marcere. then minister of the Interior.
He became secretary to Juke 8imon.
president of the council the following
year and served until 188a when he
was elected member of the chamber
of deputies from the department of
Eure-et-Loire. In 1886 he was named
vice president of that body and two
yenrs later was elected president a
position he held until when he
was defeated for re-election.
leschanel was Piter appointed presi-
dent of the parliamentary commission
on foreign affairs and colonies his
work In that body continuing until
1909. in April. 1910. Deschanel re-
turned to the chamber becoming Ha
president In 1912. He remained In the
( chair continuously until his election to
: the presidency. In 1913 he was urged
to become a candidate for president
against Raymond Poincare but polled
only 18 votes at the election.
Heavy Decline in Value
Of Fruit Products Noted
Associated Presa Report.
WASHINGTON. April 28. The total
value of fruit and fruit products on
farms In l('2l was $625000000. as com-
pared with fT4OUO.00O In mo and
; I755.000.000 In 19l!. the department of
. agriculture announced Friday. The
decline la sttrlbuted to killing frosts
early In 1 921 and to lower prices.
Production of applies In 1921 was
only 95. 881. 000 bushels as compared
with 2:3.677.000 In 1920. Peaches
dropped from 46. 810. 000 bushels in 1920
to 32733.000 In 1921 and pears from
1. 805.000 to 10.705.000. There was a
Slight Increase In production in oranges
at 30700.000 boxes.
Marshal Joffre Rests
After Week of Fetes
Associated Press P.eport.
NEW YORK. April 28 His week of
ftttAa tinrimtt rm-4wa and rAren-
tions over. Marshal Joffre Friday was
ready to (five lumseit entirely to rest.
He sails Baturday on the Celtic and
Friday planned to do absolutely noth
ing but be a guest at his hotel free
to come and go as he wishes.
I That Straw!
JS HAT Straw you haven't got
'- yjx I that you're going to get give
' us a Chinaman's chance and
. WW we'll put on your head what you
have on your mind.
I $2.50 to $8
Sharon Potts the Goose Crick Ferryman.
PROBE INTO OIL
LEASES IN TEAPOT
DOME IN PROSPECT
Long Attack Is Launched
Before Senate by
La Follette
Associated Presa Report.
WASHINGTON. April 21. Congres-
sional Investigation of the leasing by
the Interior department of oil rights
In the teapot dome Wyoming naval
oil reserve to the Sinclair oil Interests
Friday appeared In prospect ancr a
long attack In the senate on the leases
by Senator La Follette. republican
Wisconsin and announcements by re-
publican leaders of support for a reso-
lution of Inquiry.
Adoption of the 1 Follette resolu-
tion proposing an Investigation of the
teapot dome leases hy the senate pub-
lic lands committee and calling on the
administration for complete data re-
garding the leases was urged also by
Senator Polndezter republican. Wash-
ington and Senator McCumber re-
publican. North Dakota. In charge of
the tariff bllL agreed to lay aside the
tariff bill probably Saturday long
enough to hare tbe La. Follette reso-
lution considered.
flanatnr 1m. Follette. attacking leases
of naval oil reserve lands declared the
reserves were being "scrapped In be-
half of specially favored private In-
terests. His speech was In reference
to leases recently made by the In-
t.A damrimMt In the futnnt dome.
Wyoming reserve to Sinclair oil In
terests.
TK. WlaMnaln Mnllnr contended
that the department In making the
leases was "granting to favored Indi
viduals puhllc properties worth hun-
dreds of millions of dollars which be-
Inn m n th nnnl " He umd adOD-
tlon of his resolution calling upon the
administration tor an tacts ana docu-
ments regarding the teapot dome
leasee.
Secretary Fall of the Interior de-
partment was attacked by Senator La
Follette as the "ablest opponent of the
policy of conservation established un-
der Roosevelt." In ajl his public ca-
reer. Senator La Follette. aatd Secre-
tary Fall waa "not conspicuous as a
guardian of the naval oil reserves."
The value of the teapot dome reserve
waa estimated at 1600.000.000 by the
Wisconsin senator who declared that
the only reason advanced by the In-
terior department for the lease was
the alleged danger of depletion by
drainage from adjacent private oil
wells. This he challenged presenting
statements from Governor Carey of
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rOsarrlirM. ISM. remaree mi
t.
Wyoming. Dr. O. B. Morgan. Wyoming
Ktate geologist and otners aenying
that danger or drainage existed.
The connection of the Sinclair oil In-
terests with the teapot dome leases
Senator La Follette said. Ilea In the
fact that the vice president of the
Mammoth Oil company of Delaware
which was given the leases Is a Sin-
clair Slrector. Harry Sinclair the
senator asserted was "prominent In
oil racing and administration circles."
During the period of "mystery" about
the leases. Senator La roiiette saiu
"speculation In Sinclair oil on the
New York exefcango Jumped In three
days' trading over $30000000."
Senator La Fcjiette. who made pub-
lic recently a letter from former Sec-
retary Daniels of the navy depart-
ment attacking the teapot dome leases
said It was "significant" that every
officer of the navy who had been spe-
cially detailed to Investigate the naval
reserves and who had become especial-
ly well Informed as to these naval re-
serves and supported Secretary Dan-
iels In that contest have since been
ordered to sea or to other parts of
the world for duty."
"Today the naval reserve are on
the right road to destruction or ex
haustion by allowing specially lavorea
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Main
You'll Want a 1
Tropical Worsted
Showing a Fine
Collection at Around
$25 ' I
You'll want a Tropical Worsted because it is a
suit made from the lightest pure woolen suiting S
in America. It is no heavier than the Palm e
Beach yet it has the appearance of the spring es
woolens. Our Tropicals keep their style and s
good looks season after season. i s
Athletic Union Suits IM and $110
Fast Colored Shirts at $2M EE
Straw Buts $ZM to $8jM
Bath Suits for
.
By FONTAINE FOX I
Interests to secure leases upon them
They are being scrapped; that ia all
The circumstances surrounding the de
parture from tha policy of conserving
fuel oil for our navy clearly Indicates
the need for the full light of publicity
upon tho Interests which have moti-
vated the Interior department in this
mat!
Senator La Follette promised later
to discuss private leases In the tan
fornla oil reserves.
Beaumont Real Estate
Deal Involves $21000
Houston Post Special
BEAUMONT Texas. April ZS. One
of the largest local real estate trans
actions to be recorded at the county
court houae in several weeks waa eon
..i m - . A mm A Alan there today
when A. Phllo Howard paid $21000
for a 100x140 foot lot at Calder ave-
nue and Willow street. Tho purchase
. rr..A fmnl the estate of H. V.
Keith through the executors of the
estate Jamea L. and Will r. neitn.
Men and Women
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AY MORNING APRIL ?9y 1 922;;
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Big oti AND FOR
MORE AIR MAIL
ROUTES IS MADE
Business Men Would Pay
More for Quicker Serv-
Belief
ice
Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON April 28.-BusIness
men generally would be willing to pay
extra postage on air mail provided
tha safety of the mall and quick and
certain delivery could be guaranteed
representatives of the Aeronautical
Chamber of Commerce the Merchants
Association of New York and other
organisations contended Friday before
the house post office commute. The
Steenerson bill under which the post-
master general would be authorised
to provide star routings through the
sky was up for hearing.
A a.Arill InvAHtlEMtlOn DV Afll V
nautlcal Chamber of Commerce said
i.nih.r r Rail showed that the big
demand was for service between these
PO'nt: . .
New York ana cnicago; umu.uui-
and Norfolk Va. ; Omaha. Kansas City
to Galveston; Chicago and Blrmlng-
i . D.inn tn r pnmnna. v n .. vis
m' vri Philadelphia and Washing
ton; Boston and Lieirou; iiiaiuii
to New York; Indianapolis 10 i.iikm
Tji..nnii tn st Tmis. and Indian-
.rwr.ii. Cleveland all direct; Kansas
City to Chicago; Kansas City to St.
Louis and Kansas City to new 101-.
all direct; Milwaukee to Detroit; Mil-
waukee to Cincinnati and Milwaukee
to Cleveland; Minneapolis and Duluth:
Rochester. N. i. to nosu.n 10 i-o
York to Cleveland; Los Angeles and
Ran Francisco; Spokane and Seattle
and Portland.
Ona of the most useful routes sug
gested. Mr. Bell said was a route
from Minneapolis and St. Paul to Lake
Charles La. via Omaha Kansas City
snd other points establishing a iasi
north and south connection with Gulf
and South American steamship lines.
The Steenerson bill would nx me
flrsf class rate of postage on nlr mall
at not less than alx cents for each
ounce or fraction and would authorise
tho postmaster general to contract
with companies for transportation of
nrst class mall by aircran m a
not exceeding two mills per pouna
per mile and mail otner man nrst
class at a rate not exceeding one-half
a mill per pound per mile.
CORPORATIONS CHARTERED.
Houston Post Special.
AUSTIN. Texas April 28. Char-
tared Friday:
Texas Realty Mortgage company oi
Dallas; capital stock $50000. Incor-
porators: H. G. Corbln. J. W. Well-
man and John W. Klncald.
riauMni Lock and Safe company.
Inc.. of San Antonio; capital stock
$6000. Incorporators: H. n. iiaus-
IT WIM unrt C. C. Wltchell.
Amendments filed; Keith Lumber
company of Beaumont decreasing Its
..-nit.l stock from $400000 to 1200000
Manftnfatem - Hasseil ' company vi
Pnniiiinn. decreasing Its capital
toek from $0.000 to $26000.: Floyd
County Lumber company of loyaaaa
decreasing Its capital stock from
$200000 to $126000.
W- C. IMy MKOOIMPAKIY
"THE FASTEST CROWING D&ARTtiENT STORE IN TEXAS"
aa ae a
Ah A
Don't Leave Me Mammy. . .
Time After Time
Georgia
Ohl You Beautiful Baby
Play That "Song of India" Again Chas. Harrison
Those Days Are Over Albert Campbell-Henry Burr
Dance Records
Jimmy Fox Trot Paul Whiteman and Orchestra
After the Rain Fox Trot... Paul Whiteman Orcheatra
Tie-Pee Blues Fox Trot. .Benson Orchestra of Chicago
Black-Eyed Blues Fox Trot Benson Orchestra
While Miami Dreams Fox Trot .' ..
J. C Smith and Orchestra
Tell Her at Twilight Fox Trot. .Hackel-Berge Orches.
Old Fashioned Girl Fox Trot
Paul Whiteman and Orchestra
Little Grey Sweetheart of Mine Fox Trot
m Club Royal Orchestra
Bygones Fox Trot. . . . .Paul Whiteman and Orchestra
By the Sapphire Sea Fox Trot
Paul Whiteman and Orchestra
D OD HIGHWAY
TO CONVENE AT
GDYMON IN 1923
Officers Elected at Close
of Successful
Meeting
Houston Post Special.
CANADIAN Texas April M. With
tha selection of Oujrmon. Okla. as the
r... rnI- hnMtnsr tha 1911 convention
and tha election of officers tha fifth
annual convention of the u-v-v nign-
way association came to a iuoceasful
close here Friday.
D. J. Young of Canadian waa elected
president; L. M. Markham of Lamar
Colo.; W. C. Washburn of Elkhart
Kan.; C. C. Small of Wellington. Tex-
as and W. B. Heldlund of Elk City
Okla. vloe presidents and W. A.
Palmer of Canadian ra-elected aecra-
Resolutlons war adopted urging
Texas and other States affected to
amend their constitutions so aa to pro-
vide State funds with which to match
leaerai aiu. in imiwiwu
talnlng our highways was urged and
the work of the State highway de
partment for the past year waa strons
i .. tAnmmmA a vnte nf thanks waa ex
tended Governor Neff for hla position
of highway matters ana 10 v.aiiuii
D. Fauntleroy State highway angl-
fni hla aervlees.
.M..i.nl. at WM v'a aesslon
... inoraaaAd hv the arrival of several
delegations Thursday afternoon In
cluding Comptroller uan a. oraiin.
Captain J. D. Fauntleroy G. GWlck-
ii... atmtm hivhwiv hrtde-a ensrineer
and' A. R. Losh federal highway en
gineer.
Many towns made reports on road
itinna at rfiai Thumdnv afternoon
session while Thursday night was glv-
tiv var niu STiints ana a vinea
Drogram was enjoyed contributed
largely by the delegation from Guy
Committee reports were made Fri-
.t.v mH naaoanmAnte made arainst va
rious towns for support of the high-
way for the coming year and also to
take care of ths deficiency now ex
latin?
A resolution by Perryton Texas
providing for an extension of the D-C-D
highway from Its northern point
in Rivr eniintv. Oklahoma to tbe
Canadian border through Liberal and
Garden City Kan. brought on a two-
hour debate participated in by many
delee-atea.
The resolution waa tabled finally
with an agreement to send a commit
tee to Scott City Kan. to the Kansas
t'.v.n .1.. Uamn.11 ftlahwav lauutla
tlon regarding the merging of tha
Kansas-Nebraska nignway wun me
D-C-D highway.
Grand Jury to Probe
Klan at Los Angeles
Associated Press Report.
LOS ANGELES April 28. A grand
Jury will be . impaneled Saturday by
tho Los Angeles county superior court
to investigate activities of th Ku
Klux Klan.
Thl was announced by Presiding
Judge Frank R. Willis following a
meeting late Friday of 11 of tho 2J
superior court Judges.
T I A MINIATURE VICTOR DOG FREE with
tjLjTLil every Victor or Edison Record purchased today.
ON SALE TOD A Y
The New
Victor Records
for May
Victor Records for May
Popular Songs
.Vernon Dalhart
Henry Burr
Peerless Quartette
.Aileen Stanley-Billy Murray
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ASTORS CENTER
OF ATTENTIONS
CAPITAL CIRCLES
Admirers Surround British
Visitors on Arrival at
.Washington
Associated Preaa Report
WASHINGTON April 1$. Lord and
Lady As tor arrived la Washington
ltUM eV. HaltlMinM em Mil Wat.! Ima
r HUB II VI U (smuuiviv ww
mediately the center of groups of ad
mirers who naa arranged a series oi
functions la their hunor.
Lady Astor. who motored from Bal
timore was guest of honor at a
luncheon given by Senator Swanaon
at ths oapitol. Members of the VJr-
1 I. kHnnh nf the Metlnnel T ... a VI a
of Women Voters and the entire Vir
ginia delegation in congress ana tneir
wives were present ai me lununoon
at which Mrs. Cunningham Halt sls-ter-ln-law
of Senator Swanaon was
hostess.
At tha conclusiou of luncheon the
guest of honor made a brief address
In which ah expressed ner pleasure
at being "homo."
Lord Astor's first visit to tha capltol
was for a reception neld In the office
of Senator sterling oouin uuou.
Members of tho senate and bouse were
i.mu1iuiI t the Mrltlsh nobleman
by Wayne B. Wheeler general coun-
in tha. Ann.MD oon ipnuija. ina
later Lord Aator held a brief confer-
Mezzanine Floor
Red Seal
ITS T 1
Carrisima Soprano Frances Alda
Secret of Suzanne Soprano Lucrezia Borl
Barblere di Siviglia Bass Feodor Chaliapin
Love's Nocturne Tenor Beniamino Gigli
The Living God Tenor Orville Harrold
Caprice No. 13 Violin Jascha Heifetz
Waltz Violin Fritz Kreisler
Serenade Espagnole Violincello Hugo Kreisler
The Road That Brought You to Me Tenor
John McCormack
Canzonetta-r-Violin - lErika Morini
Walkure Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire
Philadelphia Orchestra
Prelude in C. Sharp Minor Piano Sergei Rachmaninoff
Granadinas Tenor in Spanish. . . .Lito Schipa
Vocal and Instrumental
The Waggle o' the Kilt Sir Harry Lauder
Bella McOraw .Sir Harry Lauder
Waltz Piano Duet Guy Maier-Lee Pattison
Espana Rapsodis Duet Guy Maier-Lee Pattison y
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.
Olive Kline-Elsie Baker
Savior like a Shepherd Lead Us.;.....
Olive Kline-Elsie Baker
Longing Dear for You.. ............ ......Olive Kline
Rodda' i da Win' ...w. Olive KHne
no with . official of half -
temperenoa organisations. nUIU '
Lord Astor said ha waa
visit to Amerloa me occssiOT J
thorough .tudy of sjious mJ H
social questions and would UkatM
ODDortunlty Friday t get sxpressions
&m.n fa official UN -h"rZE
.Ibis. Ha denied that he waa maJUnf
an especial atudy f MOoa.-
thoughhe .aid. he waa obtaining data
on the results of th 1n""
amendment along with other subjects.
Comments on the lubjoct under rtudf
would be withheld ho explained untl
ha had gathered a mora oomplel ex-
pression of opinion.
Road Contracts to Be
Let at Beaumont May 22
Houston Post Special
BEAUMONT Texas April II Con-
tract to .tart tha big 1200000 road
and bridge contract will ba let on
May 21.' the commissioners court or-
dered at a special session bald thttJ
morning at 10:10.
Th. work to be let on this data will
not Include any of tho concrete roads.
for It Is tho Intention of the couxj w
complete th hard surf. cedjd. first
In order that they may b used for
detouring white th concrete road are
bmt.ria. to b. tld o- at thj
present time Is for PPI'nltif
miles of road. It Is 4?"
class of acceptable material will b
Thepocrflcatlona will call for 100.-
000 yardVof shell and 10.000 rar '
gravel or stone or 100.000 yard of
gravel or stone and 20.000 yards of
shell or 120000 yards of hell. Tael
or stone. Bids will also be received
for placing this material.
SPECIAL
TODAY
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SWEET PEAS
$1.00 Per 100
The usual Kerr Quality; fresh
and fragrant.
Simply Phone Preston 1604
Main at McKlnney Ave.
"Quality Without Overcharge
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