VOLUME X TAX kEDUCTION PARAMOUNT ISSUE SAYS PRESIDENT Coolidga, In First Massage To Congress Closes Door To League of Nations OPPOSES BONUS FOR WORLD WAR VETERANS Chief Executive Gives His Posi lion On Practically Every Major Question Confronting The Nation; Also Endorses World Court With Reserva tions. Delivers Address At Joint Session. Washington, Dec 6. — President Coot Mgr frankly informed tho Con gross and the country today of his position on all of the major problem, confronting the nation. For more than an hour, calmly ami in lone phrase*, the executive ad ilrruMl n loint srvsion of thr liouae und Ser.atr, that breaking tba ilienee on pabiic question* to studiously maintained sir.co he entered the While House four months ago. Hie First Message Many of the score or more of subjects upon which the President touched seem destined to play their pait in the coming national political ramps'gno and this accounted ia some measure for the more than osa a’ importance that was attached to this, his first annual message. Outstanding points in the address were en *'u nqaaiifled approval” of the Mellon tax reduction program; a declaration against the soldiers' bo nus; endorsement of American sdr hocute to the World Court with rreetvnlionn; immediate re-organisa tion of the railroad lretghit rate structure; government assistance in the disposition of exportable wheat, and declaration* against price-Axing, the excess profits tax, repeal of the rote soetion of the Tranm>ortation Act and revision of the tariff. At Mat Session Mr Coolidge spots tn the Bows BIG LAND COMPANY LOCATES IN DUNN Johnami & Brunaa Land Aad Auctioa Co. More Horo From Middle Wort The latest addition to the buslnras life of Dana in the Johnson A Bran non Land and Auction Company. The headquarter* of this oorapany has recently moved to Dunn from Gnt teUrtturp, Ky. yh* company is cova poacd of four member*—Ben, C. A. and Tony Johnson and M. P. Brannon. The company will open an office here jurt as soon as s suitable location can be secured. This company bos been do lay baa nett in ths middle West for tome time and has told more than $1,000, 000 worth of property during the past year. The firm sale of real estate to be conducted here by this oompany will take place on Thurs day, Oeoaadber 1$. The parprAy to be eotd an that data Include* the old Mc-D. Holliitay heme nlacc. the J N. Croef, Jr., rMiUinco, wmo loU belonging to Junu Best and the B. 2. Blackman property, 01. the out skirts of Dunn. This company will make a specialty of handling real estate and conduct ing auction sales. No doubt the new enterprise will meet with succcm in this part of North Carolina, and Dunn gladly welcomes thy members of the company as citisens of “the llvest town under the ana.” Liquor Brings Girl To 60-Day Jail Sentence Greensboro, Dec. S_L [qioi brought a beautiful lS-year-old girl hert to a 60-day sentence hi JaU to day, and. In sdddinn, earned ber a beating at the hand* of two young men, according to testimony in mu nicipal court today. The girl, Marie Withers, and tbs boys, Jesse Smith and L. N. Dorse*!, got Into an argu ment at a garage, thea Into a AgM. The girl drew 60 days, Smith II months, and Domett was flnod lit Throe Fliers Killed In Collision la Air S«n Dingo, C*i, Doc.—Three na val airman ware killed Monday when two airplane* cetMdad at an tKitedt •f about 1,000 feet atmiat directly over the bridge between Coronado and North Island. The dead are: Lieutenant V. M. Byars, tl, of Coronado. Willierd B. Jaekaon, J$, aviation chief machini* mate, of San Diego. Thomas B. EntwioUe. aviatdow chief machinist mate, 79, whoaa widow re sides at Pensacola, Pla. Jaekaon and Endriatts, flying about bO miles an boar, wore nosing dawn preparatory to landing when Licatan ant By*is twang along the tsmat couiae. Both airplanes crashed and plunged downward in a spin Prominent Aeheville Physician A Suicide A«hc*ill., Dm. 8—Dr. A- W. Cat oway, one of tha forma* (ttmaeh •pocieliau in tha South and promi nent eocia v, committed raieido ai hla home, on Edgonost road, Oris afternoon. Hr was found dead in tha i«tt meat of the residence hjr Ms aaa, Jamet Calloway, shortly after • o’clock this afternoon. Ha rniinish tad tdickic some time tstSHa J i«s 8 o’clock. He was last saaa by tha family about 8 o'clock. Ho i nmplalaad of feeling id about 8 o'clock this after noon, and told members of tha family that he would nc; return to Ms office. On ratum of the family about 8 o'clock ha eras found d. ad in tha basemen: by ail son. He aeod a 44 rifle, i’i« nail entering his heart, yaf ■UU bio trigger with his right band. it is not known hear long ha had been dead. He is belieed to hare* com—suicide bocaase of 01 hea’.t'. He had hoar daatinndont emr his fadore to improve duriag tha past few weeks. Dr. Calloway la survived by Jda widow, one son, X ana daughter, Mias Naim The badge ,4ardril (nr < Twn of ta •io* ' (ar i 3 Had Two Wive* But Not Yet Married Bder.ton, Dm. « NMh WIHicn* ■Mr tow been gollty of a great ■May athn* thing* but hr was so hig •Miat Jadge V. M. Brad derldod thi. halt when Kook eomc before hire chasm) wMh haring two wiea. Their wae no question aboai hit MVftagra or the number *f them. It waa alae dear that Noah had aat raaaatad between times te the dh rwma court. But it was equally err* tail/ that both ef hie wires had been Variously married and neither haJ tonal a divorce before marrying Neah. dodge Bond aaraveUJ the tangle by bolding that Noah had art bnco legally married to either of the wo Gillette Re-Elected Speaker Of The Home Waabiagton. Dm. i—Tha «8tk Ceipm wm Bipilwi today with tho breaking of the two-day dead lock in the Houar over the Breaker Although Coajcnae now la ready to fonottoa, little cam be done la the way of legislation uMil after the Christmas haUdaya. Coaeasittaei af Mi the Hoaae aad Senate have yat to he orgeniovd. end they meet yaw on U important mcaaaree More there can be ectlea by either bouse. The break Wert in g to tha rw-elee Um af fyiektr OBUtta on the Seat after tha Bayubll TRAFFIC OFFICER TAKESJJffl LIFE Ca lff» * “ Ra*b» Manat, Dae. 4 rwrWai hem ywtarday af the ma tin* of C. L. KdwanU. Uaffte rfffr~ on th>- »UW highway batwaaa tfci* ®**T «il Tartar*, which laaartnd at hi* hamc ia A* riimTrti county ««Ph*l R.Cunlay AeemnHng u> rtporta reaching her* Mr*. ErfwanU waa haay with gnar at her hoias in fiiMaia whan A* baud the rape* af a ydatai and raA •d »• her haaband'i roan* and found him in a dying osadhtaa artth a pia tal bail hawing boon And ink* MU tempi*, aad a m»bw in Mb right hand. Aha far aMlatanea fiaai tha by tba tkaa aba had haip bar huabaad •n oy m Report* resolved here indicate that! tho ritfoor had keen rick far aaoeari in rogord to Mo a oik, io behoved to hero boon tho uat of Ms not. Bo; had formerly boon a asoarier at the Tarhara paries bat bad aerrod aa traf fic Mleer oa tka Bosky Mao at Tar bora highway riaea a short that after it ssaa officlolly opened. This act saw* aa a caasgiata ear prise la aegaaiatancoo of tba dead sympathy to HU family. Detail* of the faasea) war* sot kneem ban kb Wilmington, Dae. I.—Da baa writtca Goa. Bearing H. Baacb, bond of the onginoara of the War Deportment, sadnrsisg tba peayaaal of RayoitoriBo to hare tbs gesaim snort provide sight feat ^f natal to the Carihsriond aialripiMi *e yaar mead by IriMlag a triad h* and dam oa tba smper Cage Bar merit . s a "a__ as_. -m. m a> mb HISTORY OF THE ' CffiKTMASSEAL ■ » •*» cnareoCT, vocrt we srzokc n o*wc scrnrcly cleared away. A number of the reeommendiAions lie presented run counter to ths legislative pdo prmm announced by the Insurgent* and since they hold the balance of power in both Hooacp, there was general doubt at the Capitol Uiait Congress would be able to translate into law even a substantial portion of the proposals of the Chief exe cutive. The President presented some of hia recommendations wMhoat argu ment, but others were discerned and at some length. Re did no* mince words on the subject of tax reduc tion. Telling Congress H could render no higher service to the country than to cut the tax bin, he declared that “to neglect it, to postpone It, te ab stract IS by unsound proposals, la te bocons unworthy of public confi dents and untrue to public trust. Tax Reduction “The country wants this measure to have the right of way over all others," said he. Before Mr. Coolidge reached the Capitol, Secretary Melton had trans mitted to ftepreseotaxie Greer, of Iowa, prospective chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, a pre liminary draft of a bill embodying his recommendations for tax reduction*. Mr. Green raid *ho draft weald be LUPCVI U uiv aura >aaa>>» w/ th« committee, waieb probably will be organiaod early next weak. President Coolidg* referred tereely to the qaoation of adjusted eampan ■ s».tio» far war veterans, which Mr. Mellon contend* can bo paid only at the exponee of tax redaction. "I do not favor tho creating of a bonus", ho said, in concluding recom mendation* for caring far the dUah )cd, Which included hoepHaliaation at government expanse for tho votenusa of all warm whore bedi In govaramont hoepKals are available. With respect to the coal aKaatton. tho Executive declared that under private ownership coal producer* mart obtain greater continuity df production aad the paMie nad be protected againet anroaeaaably high price*. lie eoaeoraadod the granting af aadfcerity to the President*to create a eotnmiaeion whan tba need arieea ta a!d coneitatloa aad voluatary arbi tration and ta poatral dlatribation In an rfiart to prevent profiteeriag. With respect to prohibition enfor cement Mr. OoeMdgu argad strength oniag of Ui* eeaat guard to prevent smuggling; rigid i*futo«ioa af tho major eoareoo af production and tea •serela* of every ettart to euppvaae Inters 1st* tram*. a_i i Jaaatia* PUeumien af tea racial qaaMteb, the Praridcat said Caagrae* ought to Berlin, Dec. 6.—Seven persons were killed end SO woosdod in a dash today between unemployed and the police at Wanac, Wed^ati* The unemployed, discontented over the amount peild them aa unemploy ment dolee, triad to atom the town hall. They attacked the police with stones and revolvers, whereupon the police returned their Ore. F natch troops Anally rest©rod order. Owing to tram farmer trouble at Sc lata. Dunn was without electric current from 3 o'clock yesterday morning until about 7 o'clock laat evening. This meant that no mechani cal work could be don* In The De patch office between those hours. exercise all of ita power* of preven tion and punishment against lynch ing. Bo also propoead the creation of a commission, composed of members of both races, to formulate a hettorl policy for mutual understanding and confidence. Mr. Coolidge’e message was ap proximately 7,000 words In length, one of the longest to be delivered *’ Congress in recent years. He spokj slowly, with Httlo emphasis or ges ture, Into s microphone from which hla words were carried by tdrphone wires to many parte of the country f/w KfMtlAiiliiir hv itt/lia. In addition the text of tho mamago Tad boon aenl to the American m haaslcs at London and Paris Air dis tribution to the Eo rope on pros* aa moir aa word waa flashed that tho President had hero” to Larfi Crowd Crowds which iwarmed on to the floor and overflowed the gelleriej board the President. Hundreds tumble to cot soar tho chamber wore able to hoar him on tho east pbtta of the Capitol throsth amplifying appara tus. So gn*t waa Mm crash oa the floor that tho ae reran t-et-arma waa unablu to carry oat a resolution passed by the House for the claerlng of tbe •nor before the arrlvd at Sen storm, who ft tod Id to taka mats allotted them Itt the front row*. Ia one sec tion member* of Um Cabinet Wvro Mm. CooUdca heard the PrerldenC* address from the front raw of the executive gel lory The President was giren an ova tion ae ho sntored and loft tho chans bar and wse reenaUdly applandod during Ids addrias Ho prefaced hit ■amegs with a tribute to Prasldord Harding and both tha Hearn and Son ato, after ramming their Individual ■tmiant later, adjourned until Mon day out of impost to the dead Prse id eat ro'jv. authorities on atowanh troriblel n ttw South. He moved to this city from Ohio about 20 yean ago- Siaee com in* to the eAy be had taken an active interval Jn community attain. He woo a thirty second degree Me eon and vice prerident of the Aahe ville Lion*’ Cl rib. Woman Charged With Speeding While Drank Kinrton, Dec. 1.—Myrtle King, claiming to bo from Raleigh, wTH he triad In police court hare Monday on n charge of driving a ear vUh ■inter the Influence of liquor, la a powered ipeobter rile raeed a traffic cop to a point 11 miles from here, and lost- She wae gate* in the direction of Raleigh when John Leath er*, motorcycle policeman, ran along side her machine and demanded that the nrrvnder. The racer* mar* Mir'rj I iG range when the ana* wan adnetod. The motorcycle cop started th* pursuit after a eollieten between the ear and one reported to have been Mf On all tha protons ballots Urals and Wetold had otsd tor Cooper, tot Berger had supported none of tha candidates. Leaf Tobacco Pleat U Sold At Auction Wilson, Dae. ».—In order to carry oat the terms af the will of tha tote Mm t. Hughes, tbs loaf tobacco plant ad tha John E. Hsghes Com pany was disposed of hare Tnaaday at pphlie suction. W. T. Ctort, a p re adnata tdbaccodtot of WfiaoB, purchased tha property tor tha ana of M1,