The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 20, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 24, 1921 Page: 2 of 64
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THE HOUSTON POST: SUNDAY MORNING- AFRIt 2-. 1521.
MM CABINET
AGAIM BUSY WITH
.1MLR0AD
.resident Convinced v Cut
Itites Is Key to Solution of
'! Normalcy Problem
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:By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
B&r iMMi Wire to The Houstoa Post.
WASHINGTON. April 23. Whether
thi Cunnnis-Ech transportation act it
warsiaf to to best interest of the coua-
trx c needs radical revision it a quet-
twa brought to the fore by tbe dieeueaeon
in tee Bteeting of President Harding with
hifcabinet Friday.
. no cabinet again discussed ways and
team of pttmc the country "back to
: neraaalcy" which Mr. Hardin is begin-
ning to realise ia about tha biggest Job
inr ntwtident ever tackled.
. . Wkb. tha tannara com plaining of mar-'
kerne ptadBCta at a toss manutsctur-
- era auckeninr d reduction and all blarn-
l teg alga transportation rata . la large
i part far basinets eepresMon the pren-
I seat and bit advisers art still inclined to
'. rerd tb relief of tee railroadt the key
1 of. the aolation of the whole problem.
"h Na SoJetles la Slant.
: Consequently the railroad question was
chiefly discussed ia the cabinet nesting
bat Without any tangible result save the
; airing- of many views. The president re-
iterated hit eonTiction that a reduction
i of rail rate would revive business but
I haw to get the rates reduced it a ques
' tioa that musics the executive.
It la apparent that tha solo tioa of tb
rsttreaa prooiem ay tae appointing ageu
' law tseana a long drawn out pro-
breed doubts
Cummin t-Ecfl
ciaaef
' cess which ia beginning to
oi taa wkMom ox ue
traaavartatiaB act.
Ualtr thia law the interstate commerce
must maintain rates that
a guaranteed return of o per
to the ran roads until o aerating
caata ae reduced the commiaaioa can not
. reduce rates unless it should be demon
strata! that increased traffic produced
T saca Ndvcooa weaM in create re venae
aa kar ttesi in operating coata ia waget
over which the labor board hat indepeud-
est Jurisdiction. The labor board Wis
aa flvtng coata not on raureaa
Aat May be Overaaslsl
Weather thia diversity of supervision
ia largely ta blame for the difficulty in
aSsebag a apeedy relief of the railroadt
ia a taaaUoa beginniax to claim attention
aaa aae on wnica ue rorta coming tn
vastlgatloa of the railroad situation on
Jet? taa Cummins resolution is expected
ta threw some light It ia possible that
aether overhauling of the transportation
ixw aaay be found necessary.
Tha president hat been impressed by
staMsaeata that consumers are not buy'
coal becauae freight rates are toe
t a and a redaction is being awaited
T wheat ia selling in soma localities at
; otats a baahel because transit rate
ar acahibitive: that the California citru
fndtgrowera have found that prices in
tha East would not pit transit charges.
Ue la convinced that the flat percentage
increase n rates was inequitable in many
caata. Coal for example frequently
coata less at the mine than the trantnor-
tatraa entire. The president thinks the
aa calls for a marked reduction ef
aa each basic conanodities at least
1 Clark Differs la Qaiaiea.
Aainaaa Clark of the interstate com
merce commission doe not regard the
freight rate aa important aa element of
tha economic problem aa does tha presl-est.
TThe California lemon trower." asl.1
TI4 Clark "ia unable to tell bis letnoas
ia taa Uast at pncea that will nay bun
ta produce pack and ship the fruit. At
nrat he aUmes the freight rates but
he -leaked further into the situation be
resaai that tha reason for this is thertrtt
-iat tha Sicilian lemon grower were
vLXS per box. That Sicilian grower
veiling their lemons in thia country at
''ate this advantage he can take that
U3 ia ear money back to. Italy ai
a rntmgeo into a so DUl. Ho in this tmt
ticfdar' tnstance the only way in which
"e tjaniernla lemon grower can success-
WT Compete is through the levying bv
"eaglets of an import tax thst will gire
a raaaonable degree of protection.
uaa tt auy be that within a few y?ji
abort time it will be possible to re-
Jaaathat import Ui.
i Treasls Nat With Rata.
'" Taa facta are that the retail dealer
New York ia paying just one-half whit
t-fsttl last year but his price to the
eaaaauner is identical with that of iatt
Tea. Obviously the freight rate la that
aaa ta not what is preventing the grower
freaa getting tha price he got last year
anej under these conditions we do not
sea where a reduction in freight rates
weeJd benefit the grower. This is ue-
caaaa those who control the market will
not pay more than they are compelled to
a farmer is back to almost pre-war
conditions so far as the price he gets for
kitt wheat is concerned but we are nsv-
nej ut tame price lor the same loaf of
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Military funeral Gven
Last SurviYor of
Ulster's Campaign :
; Associated Praaa Report.
MAX DAN N. IX April 23. They
buried "8argetat Jim FUnnagan here
with taa military honors they felt due
aim aa the last surviving scout of Gen-
eral George A. Cuater'i frontier cam-
paign. "Sergeant Jim" died Thuradsj.
Be waa 84 Tears old.
Two hundred former service men
veterans of Indian fighting the Span-
ish war. tha Boxer rebellion the civil
war and world war Joined in paying
tribute to the old acout There were
aniforma of a dot en different types in
tha alow column that carried "Ser-
geant Jim" to bis grave.
Flannagan was known throughout
North Dakota at "Sergeant Jim" Flan-
narsn. His experiences included participa-
tion in the gold rush to California from
Greenfield. Mass. where he waa boru
and served through the civil war with
the 11th regiment of Ohio cavalry-
TEXAS GOVERNOR
MAKES STATEMENT
ON RURAL AID BILL
Many Petitions Cause Neff
to Explain Attitude Re-
garding Measure
YIYIANI RADIOS
HIS FAREWELL AUD
GRATITUDE TO U. S.
Houston Poat Special.
AUSTIN. Texan April 28. Gover
nor Pat M. Neff late Saturday authorised
the following statement
Tou may say for me as indicated la
my veto message of the $4000000 rural
aid bill I shall submit to tha special
tessioB of the legislature tha question
ol giving aid to tha public schools. I
make this statement for the reason that
I am receiving from those interested in
school matters a number of letters and
petitions asking mate submit this mets
are at tha special session. There is
no occasion for writing me or ia any
way encouraging me to eubmit thia
question as I am at much in favor of
fivinc aid to the public tchoola of the
State aa any one. From my meeaage ia
which I vetoed the rural aid bill l qui
the following:
"So heartilr am I in favor of adequate
appropriation for the public schools of
tha Btate tntt i desire nere to record
that if tha special session of the legia
lataae finds that money can be had from
any -proper source above the necessary
tang expenses or tne government I
propri-
runn
expenses of the government.
dir win in maxint an aavi
atioa of not only tha $4000000 hereby
vetoed but for anv other raaaonable
amount the State ia financially able to
appropriate. in connection with tha
swbtnisniou of thia proposition I shall
sag- the passage oi certain revenue
measures which If enacted into laws wiH
enable the State to render assistance to
the public schools even In excess of the
amount provided for in the rural aidi
biU vetoed by me.
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encari rress 1 hanked
for Widely Communicat-
ing Sentiments
Associated Press Report.
NEW YORK. April 25. Rene VivUni
who left hare last Wednesday for France
at the termiaatioa of hit special "mis-
nioa of courtesy." from the French gov-
ernment to President Harding. Saturday
sent wireless farewell greetings -to the
American people" and tha American U-gion.
1 can not resist tie impulse 10 ex
press tha heartfelt gratitude and farewell
emotions which 1 feel towarda the peo-
ple of your noble country for the sec-
ond splendid welcome and demonstration
of hospitality and sympathy extended to
me during my visit now lerminaieu
he said. "I particularly thank the press
of America which haa been so kind and
S ue rout In communicating to tne most
sunt parts of tha whole country the
sentiments that I have endeavored to
convey."
The former Freacn premier aito
thanked President Harding for hit cor-
dial reception and praised him highly (or
his coinage of the phrase "covenant of
conscience with reference to relations
between the United States and France.
The mesaage to the American people
continued:
ladiuelable Frietashia.
Mv second visit to the United States
hss left in my mind and heart the deep
conviction tbat tpere exists aa mait solu-
ble bond of friendship between the two
republics. Although for a period tha
thought of 'America and France while
remaining unchanged had not coma in
direct consonance aentuueate have now
been expressed which evidence common
loyalty and common devotion to the
same ideals. Thia common understand-
ing must surely continue. Between na-
tions aa well aa between Individuals
what is most dreaded la the tileace
which engenders misunderstanding. It
It in the exchange of Ideaa and of dif-
ferent points of view that the true path
toward reciprocal underttanding is ever
to be found.
"tn the name of France that ia simply
a skint iuttica and It ever ready in peace
at in war to fulfill all her obligations
towardt other peoples I again salute
America all America one and indivis-
ible and trader her my gratitude for the
vmnath and friendship she has mani
fested towards my country and France
all France is on and Indivisible in af-
firming the thankfulness that the will
eternally feel toward America."
Lealea Ceearatalated.
A wireless message of congratulation
to tha American Legion waa made public
bare Batnrdav br Marcel Knecnt. tbe
former premier's secretary while he was
in thia country ine mesaage read:
"Before returning to France I can
not refrain from expressing my affec
tionate greetings to the American Le
to its national commander. Colonel
Galbraith Jr. and to tbe com
fey them they will find anew tha image
of tha great country which they honor.'
Unions Asked to Throw
Out Dishonest Leaders
Associated Press Report ; . ;
CHICAGO. Anril 2fUaaAf 3nhn
Datley chairman of tha leg! tin tire com-
mittee investigating an alleged building
trust here tn aa open letter Saturday
told Chicago labor uniona evidence thus
far aaowed that acarcely a dishonest
building operation uncovered would have
beea possible without the "connivance of
dishonest labor leaders" and urged the
wortara to place before taa committee
any evidence they might have.
"At thia time wa are not directing our
a ecu ea tiona against any individual taid
the tatter "but are putting It sqaarely
up to tha members of the building trades
uniona to put their houses ta order bv
rising with the might of tha majority and
overthrowing bob who act as their agents
only because of the opportunity for
graft"
rlon. to
F. W.
mander-ln-cblef of the American expedl
tionarc forces my beloved and valiant
friend. General John J. Pershing. I shall
never fortet the enthusiastic mass meet
ine where I saw in front of me the
courageous soldiers stsembled to listen
to the voice of Franca. I hail them and
I await expectantly their visit to Franca
this year. Among the great people who
jrea.
I' "I venture these thinrs to show
aXaf the trouble does not lie with
retgat rates."
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Airplane Crashes Near
BeevUle; Pilot Is Killed
Hooaton Post Special
BEEVTLLE. Texss. April 2?. A Cur-
Sa airplane piloted by Forrest Elton
ieejse ere ashed to the ground near here
iata Friday morning. Reese was killed in
lha crash and a passenger Henry Halt
mat af Mr. and Mrt. J. 8. Htll. slightly
lajured.
. Aenrdmg to reportt the pilot hadJ
aa men mil up on an instruction
wps Sad was beginning to descend
whoa he Mat control of the craft and
'"ia sat d to tbe ground. Reese the pilot
e few minutes later.
thst
tbe
toil s Engineering
Princeti
: i ' School to Be Enlarged
Associated Preaa Repot.
PBTNCEON N. J April 23 Presi-
ana John Grier Hibben announced Matur
ely that Princeton s engineering school
wtu aa greatly enlarged next fall and that
decrees in electrical mechanical chem
ical and mining engineering will be
gnated ia the future. The engineering
owm si present provMes instruction
loading only to the degree of civil en-
gmeering. n I f-
MAXES TOUR OF RICE SECTION.
i ' Houston Post Special.
BEAUMONT Texas April 23. L. B.
aa receiver for the Southern Rice
wars asociation. haa just returned
a tour of the rice section of Arkan-
. v xxe says toout UU pet cent of tbe
acreage will be planted this season
t potts rice moving there at 50 cents
iiel Which it equivalent to UjQ a
u .m?m Vr .ow ra riot is
; bom rar auMxieeo.
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Main Rlea
Ownership olj Bean IV '
.Issue in. $50000 Suit
Attodattd Preat Report ' - .-
HAMILTON Ont April sa-Baapoa
sibllity for possessing a'bean of tha 6rdl-
nary garden variety Saturday furnished
the baait ofa $50000 law auit here. Tha
suit was brought by Adam and Isabella
Gilbert against A. IfcDougall for com-
pensation for Injuries suKersd by Mrs
Gilbert when the slipped on tha beaa in
front of the defendant's a tall in a vege-
table market nearly a tear ago.
Ths plantiffa were uaeaccsssful in a
lower court because of lack of evidence
that McDougall owned tha baan
Qass Window Breakers in
London Intensify Campaign
Associated Press Report
IONTK)N April 28. The mysterious
band of men that hat caused great dam-
age by cutting and otherwise damaging
plate glass windows in London causing
a large financial lota hat lnteoiiiled ltt
camnalgn which has spread to many
places In England. : i
The plats glass wtndowa ruined la the
London area elont bow total ofs t-Sn
2500. The band haa been most during la;
Its operations but no arresU hare thus
far beea made. r i
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