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...Model Governor" of Shansi province, which he has in fact erected into an independent island state (surrounded by China), Yen rightly claims the high distinction of having brought prosperity to 11,000,000 souls, the happiest in China today, despite a food shortage in the southwestern part. His hobbies are not women, whiskey, opium or even gold; but good roads, silkworm culture, soldiers for defense, police to preserve order, and the development of superior cattle, horses, plows, poultry, fertilizers?all things of direct benefit to his rustic people...
Silver. At the chairman's request and over the protest of Southwestern members the House voted to drop a 30? per oz. duty on this metal, restore it to the free list...
...Mitchell's Electric Bond & Share Co.) and United Gas Co., which Odie Richard Seagraves organized in 1928. Mr. Seagraves, together with William Lewis Moody III, constitute what is commonly known as the Moody-Seagraves interests. Able promoters, Mr. Moody and Mr. Seagraves have developed many a Texan and Southwestern industry, including hotels, cosmetics, railroads. Mr. Seagraves has a large ranch at Kerryville, Tex. Although the new gas company will be organized as a subsidiary of Electric Power and Light, Messrs. Seagraves and Moody retain a large stock interest and will in all probability be represented on the directorate. Electric...
When President Gaston Doumergue and Prime Minister Andre Tardieu, both looking rather dour, returned to Paris last week after a flying trip to southwestern France, they could well appreciate why the tricolor banners flying from the walls of the gayest city were tied with black bands. For in, the region whence they had come new torrents of rain had followed thg tragic deluge of last fortnight (TIME, March 17), impeding rescue work, causing new catastrophes. Whole villages had been vacated, and in the city of Bordeaux the populace watched fearfully the rise of the mighty River Garonne, swollen by downpours...
Relief work was begun by hordes of soldiers and firemen from all Southwestern France. Prime Minister Tardieu had Parliament appropriate...