The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-07
PAUL DOUMER PASSES AWAY
 EARLY TODAY
Death Comes l2 Hours After He Is Shot by
 Russian Fanatic
LIFE SLOWLY EBBS,
 GOES OUT AT DAWN
Efforts of Seven Physicians Are Fruitless- Wife
 Is at Bedside

PARIS, May I.-Paul Doumer, President of the French Republic, died this morning at $40 o'clock. Death came just at dawn, nearly 12 hours after Doumer had been shot by a White Russian fanatic. Dr. Paul Gorgulov as he was vis- ting the Veterans Charity exhi- bition.
 Every effort was made to save his life. Several physicians were in attendance. His wife and one daughter was at his bedside when he died and the entire French Cabinet was assembled in the next room.
 The shoulder wound was the one that caused the Presidents death. Several blood transfusions were made, but they were unsuccessful. The slain Chief Executive will be buried tomorrow with the high est of honors.
 It is not known when a new President will be elected although it is supposed to be within AS hours. It is believed a session of the Senate and Chamber of Depu- ties will be postponed.
 Albert Lebrun, President of the Senate, is prominently mentioned as possible successor.
 Alientists have examined the assassin, but have not disclosed their findings.
 Self-Educated
 Son of a humble railway work CT, orphaned at an early age, self educated after a fierce struggle, Paul Doumer at "A was elected the thirteenth President of the Third French Republic by the Ma tional Assembly, sitting at Yer sailles, May IS, 1931.
 His colleagues of the Senate and former colleagues of the Chamber of Deputies, who composed the electoral body, preferred the white bearded, austre old gentleman to the more famous and eloquent for eign minister, Aristide Briand.
 It was the second time that Doumer had been a candidate for the Presidency. In 1906, when he was President of the Chamber of Deputies, he ran against Armand F'allieres, then President of the Senate, and lost. A quarter of a century thereafter, having been himself elected to the Senate Pres idency the second office in the French state, Doumer attained his ambition.
 Career Is Crowned
 His induction into the Presidency crowned a career that had its gen. esis in the efforts of the son of a section boss on railway to get a University education. He was born into penury, which became real poverty when his father died while the future President was still in grammar school
 The widowed mother managed to keep him there until he was IA, when he got a job as ap- prentice to an engraver. He stud jed at night, won his education and became school teacher. For saking that profession for news paper work, he gravitated to poh- tics, specialized in fiance and was made Minister of that department in 1895.
 Sent to Indo- China
 Next he was sent to Indo- China as Governor General, making a name for himself as an admin istrator through seven strenuous years of looking after the affairs of that troubled colony. On his return he was reelected to the Chamber of Deputies and three years later was chosen President of the lower house.
 He was holding that office when F,allieres, then President of the Senate, defeated him for the Pres idency of the Republic. In 1912 Corsica chose him as it's Sena- tor.
 Sons Killed in War
 The war years took heavy toll of the Doumer family. Three of his five sons were killed in battle and a fourth died soon after the Arrnistice was signed from wounds.
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