HENDERSON, GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA. TWENTIETH YEAR NATION GIVES LAST TRIBUTE FOR COOLIDGE Simple Funeral Service* for Former President Held At Home Church In Northampton PRESIDENT HOOVER ATTENDS CEREMONY Sils Near Widow of Deceas ed With Her Son and His Wife; Favorite Old Hymn* Are Used and Body Is Taken to Plymouth, Ver mont, for Burial Northampton. Mass.. Jan. 7.—(AP) THp nation he served its honors today to Calvin Coolidge. thirtieth President of the United States. Friends and neighbors, the leaders in public life where he once walked .the high and lowly, joined to pay their final respects in a brief and simple funeral service such| as lie would have wished. President Hoover, who took up the burden Calvin Coolidge laid down in Washington not quite four years ago, tlie vice-president, the chief justices of the United States, others in the national government and the chief < xtcutlvcvs Os states of his native New England were there. In tiie congregation that filled the f< w hundred seats of the Jonathan Edwards Congregational church were also Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and James Roosevelt, the wife and son of the man who in a few weeks will take the office Calvin Coolidge once held as President. Mrs. Coolidge, with her only son. Jchn. and his wife, at her side, sat through the service in a front pew. With her in the same pew were Presi dent and Mrs. Hoover. Directly be fore them and below the flower banked pulpit stood the casket. The President's widow wore no mourning veil. She was pale but her face was calm and serene. It was a few minutes bebfore 10:30, (Continued on Page Six.) CATHOLIC U. HAS HEAVY FIRE LOSS Washington, Jan. 7 (AP) —An un e -timated amount of damage' was done to the administration building of Cath olic University here before a fire which broke out in the early morn ing quietude of the campus today was extinguished by fire fighting appara tus responding to a multiple alarm. Legality Os Beer Permit Challenged Hearing In Senate Committee Draws One of Biggest Crowds of Session Washington. Jan. 7 (AP)—The pro h'bitionist challenge through consti tutionality of the 3.2 beer bill passed by the House was declared with em phasis today by witnesses before a Senate committee. Friends of the leg islation were to be heard later. Edward B. Dunford and Andrew Wilson, of counsel for the National Conference of Organizations Support ing the Eighteenth Amendment! in .s!stcd the beer called for by the bill was intoxicating. % Rehind them st scores of persons on both sides of the dispute, crowding (Continued on Page Three.) Domestic Allotment Plan Viewed As Emergency Step For Agriculture’s Relief to see the income levy base broadened to bring in revenue. “I would be mighty glad to see it reported and passed by the House,” the vice-president-elect said in discus sing the plan agreed upon at New York. i He added, however, that if "this plan does not meet with the approval of the committee and the House, there are 49 other ways of raising the reve nues. i Discussing his remarks about alter native tax plans yesterday, .Garner said: i "What I feared was this - ' “I might suggest taxes that would b e less painful.*' « • Cliina and Japan To Negotiate For New Settlement Washington, Jan. 7 (AP) —Nel- son T. Johnson, • American minis ter at Peiping, advisfed the gale Department today that American army authorities at Chfciawangtao informed him the Japanes and Chfciese military authorities have agreed to enter negotiations for a settlement of the Shanhaikwan in cident« COTTON PLANT IS GROWN IN WINTER Hertford, Jan. 7.—(AP) —A well matured cotton plant with sev eral open boll* lias been ‘grown this winter'by IV. W. Lewis, Per quimans county farmer. The plant came from the root of a cotton plant of last year. ten years;' The Curtis-Aswell plan. The McNary-Haugen plan. The debenture plan. Mention of these pimply will serve to stir the memories of folk who have followed the progress of con gressional efforts to aid the nation’s agrarian interests since deflation ’of the land began, £0on ; after, the jirmis (Continued on Page Three, X ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER LAST PHOTO OF LATE EX-PRESIDENT This is the last photograph, to be made of Calvin (Coolidge, snapped when the late ex-president appeared at a New York Republican rally last General Assembly Away On One Os The Fastest c Starts In N. C. History “Economy” the Watchword, “Abolish It” .-Is the Slogan and “Balance Budget” the Aim 6f Menft>efl;' Cut. ; ting Began Before Assembly Convened Raleigh. Jan. 7. —(AP) —Considering' the fact that it had to take time out to change governors, the 1933 General Assembly is off to one of the fastest starts in the history of North Caro lina law-making. ''Economy" gs ,"|he 'Watchword, "Abolish it” the slogan. and "a bal anced budget” the aim of nine of every ten men here. And the tenth men are keeping very, very quiet. The legislators arrived with blood i# their eyes. They began to wield the knife even before they convened. At the Democratic caucuses Tues day. night, they whetted their ap petites for saving by abolishing such $5 ejay jobs as assistant sergeant-at arms. By the next morning they were ready to cut the governor. With one single exception, every thing important accomplished during the first four days in the session con cerned economy. And that exception— LITTLE EXPECTED OF SPEED EFFORT Finance and Appropriations Reports Not To Be In By February 6 n«illy Dlupatcli Unreal*, In the Sir Walter Hotel* HT .1- C. «\SKRRVILL. Raleigh, Jan. 7.—The concurrence of the House in the resolution by 'Senator ‘Lafry I. Moore, of New Bern; to compel the completion of the fi nance and appropriation acts by the committee and their submission to the two houses by February 6, thus making it effective, is regarded by the better informed here as little more than a grand gesture. The same is true of the other provision of the re solution providing for a survey by a joint committee on the possibilities of governmental reorganization and a definite report along these lines by January 20. The resolution also provides for the “immediate discontinuance of all of fices, commissions and departments” that are not found to be essential to the efficient administration of the State government. It is pointed- out, however, that specific acts will have to be passed in order to abolish any present offices, commissions or de partments. The passage of these spe cific bills later will be quite a dif ferent matter from the passage of this resolution, it is pointed out. Whtte it is agreed that it would be an eidcellent thing if the finance and appropriations committees can fin ish their deliberations by February 7, those familiar with past assem blies seriously doubt if these commit tees can possibly get the finance and (Continued « tage 6ix.£ PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA. AND VIRGINIA. HENDERSON, N. C., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 7, 1933 fall,* The picture fcives evidence that he was in poor health. that time /Mrs. CooPdge is said t 0 have asked her husband to see a doctor, advice it is believed he did not follow. ratification of the Norris "lame duck” amendment — didn’t cost any thing. Past legislatures have had watchdogs of the treasury. This is a kennel. It contains some 340 bared fangs to welcome him who would waste a dime. Consider the important steps taken by the assembly during the first three, days of its existence: 1. A 15 percent cut in the salaries of the governor and all constitutional and elective officers. There is some doubt as to the constitutionality of the bill, as it was ratified after the inauguration. However, the legisla ture has, definitely gope on record, and the result is to put the officers concerned in such a "hot spot” that they will be practically compelled to accept some sort of a cut, or else — 2. The definite declaration in favor intiriueri on Pag* Six) Ex-Senator Dies CUV D. OOf-F Thomasville, Ga., Jan. 7.-r(AP)T Former United States Senate Guy D. Goff, of West Virginia, died l s.t his winter residence here at 2 a. m. to day. He was in n»s 67th year. The senator, wno retired from na tional life at the end of his term in 1931 because of ill health, was liv ing here with his daughter, the wife of Representative Carroll Reece, of Tennessee, and her daughter. While funeral arrangements had not been completed, it was announc ed services would be private and; that interment would be : in Arlington Na tional Cemetery. WFathFr FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Generally fair and colder to al.ight iand Sunday, except pro bably light rain on the south coast tonight. Committee Assignments In Senate Are Read By Graham ! AtSrief Saturday Session! I$;V v * \ sSTIsSfy Impartial Observer Credits Wets With at Least an ‘Even Chance for Modification WOULD PREPARE FOR NATIONWIDE REPEAL r / Church People' Becoming More and More Active In Favor of Temperance Law and They Are Confident They Will Be Able to Hold Their Lines Dally r>is|»»t«-h narrow. Tn the Sir Walter Hotel. nv j. c. naswrcnv»!/»,. Raleigh, Jan. 7. — Not many mem bers of the current legislature are willing to commit themselves on the question of repealing the Turlington bone-dry act, but most of them are agreed that there will be a sharp di vision on the issue when it comes up. It is likely that there will be a show down of sentiment fairly early in the session, as several ardent wets are known to be considering the intro duction of modification or repeal leg islation, and Representative Cover, of Cherokee, expects to lose no time In introducing a bill to junk the State’s enforcement law. The Turlington act would become immediately effective upon any loosen ing of the nation's dry laws, and the wet bloc is determined to make a strenuous effort to get benefit of any modifeaton legislation enacted at the present lame duck session of Con gress or the next Congress which will be mcuh wetter than the present. With the Turlington act still on the statute books. North Carolina would be denied even wines and beer should they be legalized by the Congress now in session. Despite the fact that the State’s recent senatorial campaign provided a lively prohibition issue and was re garded as an overwhelming victory for the wets most legislative candi (Continued on Page Six.) E. B. LEWIS GETS BIG W. 0. W. POST Omaha, Neb. Jan. 7 (APl—'The ap pointment of E. B. Lewis, of Kinston, N. C., as chairman of auditors of the Woodmen of the WJorld Life Insur ance Association has just been an nounced by President Bradshaw of the body. Bradshaw said the appointment was the result of Lewis’ “Fine record as an auditor of the association and as State manager in North Carolina." ANOTHER HANG-OVER PARDON ANNOUNCED George Paul, Beaufort Court Clerk, Freed of Embezzlement Term by Governor Gardner Jan. 7. —(AP) —{Will anF other hang-over clemency action taken by former Governor O. Max Gardner during the closing days of his administration was revealed to day when it "was found that George Paul, former clerk of the court of Beaufort county, who was sent to prison for embezzlemept, had been freed. Paul was sentenced in January, 1932, to three to five years. Upon the basis of many recommendations, in cliXing one from the trial Solicitor Herbert Leary ,in which he suggested “immediate parole,” the sentence of Paul was commuted to 15 months, which gave him his freedom the first of the year. . Betty Compson In Protest Against Hunt for Jewels Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 7.—(AB) — Disregarding the plea of Betty Coi&p son, screen actress, that police’ drop their investigation of what she said was a $37,000 jewel robbery of her home, Chief of Detectives Joseph Taylor said the case “would be push ed to the limit.” Miss (Conipson, former wife of James Cnize, film director, said she had received an anonymous threat by telephone that she “would be taken for a ride” if she assisted police, PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. WHITE HOUSE MOURNS COOLIDGE ; i i fy The flagabo ve the White House is shown at half-staff a few minutes aft er President Hoover received word of the death of former President Cool idge. Flags on Federal Buildings throughout the country were ordered half-staffed In 'mourning for the pass ing of the ex-president. seErslisted V _ i Rankin, Gaston, and Cle ment, Rowan, Head Fi nance, Appropriations McDUFFEeToN FINANCE Also Gets Other Assignments; Speak er Harris To Announce House Committee Appointments Mionday Night Doily Dlsimteh Rarenn, In Die Sir Walter Hotel. BY J. C B/iSKBRVIUi. Raleigh, Jan. 7. —In accordance with predictions made by this bu reau, Senators R. Grady Rankin, of Gastonia., and Hayden Clement, of Salisbury were selected as chairman of the finance and appropriations committees, respectively, by Lieute nant Governor A. H. Graham, today. Because of the serious financial con dition of the State, the chairmanship of these committees, the most power ful in the Senate, are doubly impor tant. Members who will serve on the fi nance committee with Chairman Ran kin were appointed as follows; Sen ators Clement; A. D. McLean ' of (Continued on Page Three.) BOW IN FIRST BATTLE Faced Defeat of Tax Pen alty Bill Had He Press ed for Vote on It nnlly DlMpatrh Hnr*«a. In the Sir Walter Hotel. BY J. C. BASKISRVIT.L. Raleigh, Jan. 7. —Tam C. Bowie, the gentleman from Ashe, was defeated in his first' round in the House when he failed in his effort to get the House to pass his bill to remove all tax penalties on 1932 taxes and agreed to let the bill be sent to the finance committee instead of pressing for a vote. It is agreed that if Walter Mur phy, one of the co-introducers of the bill with Bowie, and Ed Flannagan, of Pitt, had not moved tQ.. halt, debate with the suggestion that the bill be referred to a committee instead of be (Continued on Page Four.), i 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY! PAY IS FIXED FOR IBEil Allowed $lO Per Day for Three Days and Mileage When They Meet To * .. y Cast Ballots BOTH HOUSES MEET ONLY 15 MINUTES House Votes to Have 3,000 Copies of Ehringhaus In augural Address Printed; Senate Without Quorum; Legislators Rest Over the Week-End Raleigh, Jan. 7 (AP)—North Caro lina’s General Assembly “rested” to day, though the record: will show that both the House and Senate met. In the House 27 members of the 120 were present when the session open ed. Six more came in before it was adjourned 15 minutes after it start ed. 1 The Senate also aoked a quorum and met; less than 15 minutes. Both houses met again Monday night. The Senate heard Lieutenant-Gov ernor A. H. Graham announce bis most important committee assign ments, placing Senator Rankin, of Gaston, as chairman of the finance group, and Senator Clement, of Row an, as chairman of the appropriations committee, and adjourned without re ceiving or considering a bill. In th e House the Sulli van-Martin bill to fix the pay of presidential elec tors was taken up as a special order, and, after being amended to provide for the pay of the electors at the rate of $lO per day for not to exceed three day®, was passed. Mileage is also al (Continued on Page Three.) r Ehringhaus Still Weak By Illness Got Through Inau guration Day In .Great Pain F rom His Exertions * ! VYI Dally Dlwpatch Bnrerni. In the Sir Walter Hotel., BY J C. BARKER-VIXtL. Raleigh, Jan. 7.—Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus, although in his officer again today, is still showing the phy sical strain resulting from his recent illness and the strenous day he put in incident to his inauguration Thursday. He admits that in many ways the day was a torturous one, that at imes he suffered intense pair# and that he managed to get through) it on nerve alone. “I am now ready to admit that from a physical standpoint, the day] of my inauguration was! one of the! most difficult I have ever gone thro* (Continued on P&se Two.) Will ~ ROGERS ’jays: Beverly Hills, ChU Jan. 7. You got to hand it to lowa for the best new* todjay. Some “bird” Ntried to bid in a (hum on a forced sale at less than the mortgage, and come pretty near landed hanging under a giant oak. We hope the days of the old town skinflint sitting back with some ready money to buy in the widow’s home is about over. Did you read where some Sen ator from Colorado was giving up hiS seat to his successor right away? He figured that the folks elected the other fellow and he was the one they wanted in there. That’s alnvost unheard of in po litical Hfe. There is a “lame duck” thut should have a statue. , . YOurs* .WILL.