vol. tw^oty-thkbe , kakmville, Pn-r C0UNTY- N0RTH CAJt0LWA' F ? JANtMRY 2C' 1933 1 X"'""R TnlRTY-SEVEN'
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Washington Sees Grave
Prospects in Far East
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Fighting South of Great
Wall Would Involve
Foreign Interests
Washington, D. C* Jan. 17.?The
possibility that fighting between
Japan and China in the Jehol region
may spread south of the Great Wall
of China and involve extensive for
eign interests is causing increasing
uneasiness in Washington official
circles.
The administration is standing on
its announced policy, to which Presi
dent-elect Roosevelt said today he
would adhere, of upholding the sanc
tity of all treaties, and no new ap
proaches to the troubles in Man
churia are likely at the present time.
But a spread of the hostilities into
Tientsin and Peining areas would
bring new worries, and military de
velopments in the Orient are being
watched with more concern than the
Japanese occupation of Jehol.
Below the Great Wall in this ter
ritory lie Great British coal and rail
way interests, and any military
movements into the sector almost
certainly would involve Tientsin, the
only important port in North China.
JAPANESE AGAIN TAKE
SHOT AT UNITED STATES
Tokyo, Jan. 17.?Cable dispatches
attributing a renewed anti-Japanese
atmosphere at Geneva to American
influence were prominently displayed
by Japanese newspapers today.
The dispatches mentioned in this
connection the activities of the
American embassies in London and
Paris.
Japanese officials said news from
Geneva indicated that the League of
Nations, considering efforts to con
ciliate Japan and China to be futile,
would proceed to frame a report in
accordance with Paragraph 4, Article!
15, of the league covenant.
The nature of this report, they as
serted, will determine whether Japan
will quit the league. The paragraph
In question provides for recommen
dations of league action.
From the Manchurian front came
news that Monday and Sunday Jap
? anese airmen bombed Chinese troops
in the Kailu district of northeastern ;
Jehol province.
The bombings, plus "internal dis
cords," are breaking up the numer
ous Chinese volunteers concentrated
in that section of Johel, Japanese
military leaders said. They asserted
the expected attack by the Chinese
on the city of Tungliao, in Man
churia, about 60 miles east of Kailu,
probably would not eventuate.
The war office issued a statement
saying that alarmist reports to the
effect that China in preparing for
large scale warfare against Japan are
propaganda. The purpose, the state
ment continued, is to scare Western [
powers into the belief that a world
war will result unless something is
done to stop the Sino-Japanese con
flict
The war office warned the Chinese J
that any such propaganda activities
amounted to playing with loaded 1
guns?that they might actually pro
jdnee a war, in which?case, in the
yiew of Japan, the full responsibility
would be on China's shoulders.
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SnaFwiiT
Speak Monday
Congressman To Speak
At Noon Recess of Su
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penor uiuri ??
Grecnrflie, Jan. 18.?Forme* Con
gressman John H. Small of Wash
ington* D, C., will speak at the
courthouse hen Monday at the noon
boor in behalf of "Some Important
Political and industrial Issues." it
was announced here today.
The speaking will take place at the
noon recess of superior court and
was expected to be largely attended
by reason of the prominence of the
former Congressman who has long
been in the national limelight.
Mr. "mell now a member of a law
Greenville. H* represented this dis
j^t>Con^sa fo^many years^
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Boose Passes
Seed l oan Bill
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Measure Providing
Farm Loans Passed
Under Suspension Of
Rules
Washington, Jan. 17.?Under sus
pension of the rules the House of
Representatives yest^jday passed
the Seed Loan bill for crop produc
tion during the year of 1933. Repub
lican Leader Snell and other Re
publicans vigorously fought the
measure, but its friends were able
to muster the. two-thirds vote by
which it was necessary to pass it
No amendments could be offered.
Representative Warren of North
Carolina, asked unanimous consent
to offer an amendment to make the
loans applicable to local farm or
ganizations, and Representative La
Guardia tried to get the interest
rate fixed at 3 per cent but a single
objection on the part of Clarke of
New York blocked same.
Representative Lindsay Warren
who introduced the seed loan meas
ure on the first day ?f the session
took part in the debate and replied
to Snell of New York and Stafford
of Wisconsin. Mr. Warren told the
House tha the measure was vital
and absolutely necessary and 'its
failure would mean disaster. He said
that the new regional agricultural
credit corporations were almost
worthless under the rules prescribed
by the Reconstruction Finance Corp
oration, and that no average farmer
could secure loans from them on
account of the security demanded.
He also read to the House the high
rate of re-payments from the South
ern states. The bill now goes to con
ference and it* is "hoped that it will
reach the President in a week. The
Department of Agriculture will ad
minister the loans as formerly.
They're publishing a magazine in
New York entitled, "Strange
Suicides."
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Area Conference
Well Attended
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Many Members of Le
gion Auxiliary Gather
At Greenville
The Area Conference of the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliaries of the 5th
District held in Greenville on Tuesday
was described as one of the best in
many months, and those attending
from other sections of the State ex
pressed appreciation of the splendid
spirit of hospitality shown by the
unit there, which acted as hostess.
Farmville extended an invitation
for the next meeting to be held in
our city.
Splendid reports showing- actual
achievement the past year were made
by district and unit representatives.
All but three units were represented
in the reports.
Following the business meeting the
guests were entertained at a delight
ful luncheon,
?Mrs. W. B. Rodman, Jr., of Wash
ington, district president and di
vision vice-president, presided over
the session, Mrs, Wiley Brown, Green
ville chaplain, opened the meeting
with prayer and Mrs. K. B. Pace led
the pledge of allegiance to the flag
and recital of the preamble,
Following the singing of MAn.eri
ca," greetings were extended by Mrs
R. S. McGeachey, national defense
chairman of the State organization
and president of the GreenviHe unit,
She urged unit members to write their
members of Congress to oppose the
movement now on jfipot for reduc
tion of the Army and Navy.
Mrs. Swanson. Graves of. Washing
ton, responded in a delightful man
ner, expertsing the pleasure of the
area in meeting there.
Miss Bessie Brown, accompanied at
organ by Mrs. G. V. Smith, de
lighted her hearers with a solo num
^ Mrs. Frank Johnson, in a brief and
^ Mrs* Iseley ^ ^
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MTS? VY? Jtt. wuiis ox rwaivmfi
Among the Fannville Auxiliary
[ ~ Nation's Flags at Half Mast fo Calvin Coolidge.
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_ On all federal buBdinga *t WsaMaftbn* towns and hamletst&ougfcout tfienation, flags are at
half mast for 30 day* in honor of Calvin Coolidge, who now sleeps with his forefathers on a Vermont hillside. Photo*
show, left, Flag at half mast on th? Library of Congress with the Capitol in the background; center, Body of the
former president lying in*state at the church in Northampton, Mass. Bight, President and Mrs. Hoover arriving
at Northampton to attend the simple ceremony which marked the funeral.,, "as Calvin would have liked it"
Counties Want
Part of Gas Tax
County Commissioners
Act Unanimously On
Every Proposal Made
Raleigh, Jan. IS.?With their ranks
augmented by the impending threat
of a bill to abolish tax penalties, some
250 members of the North Carolina
Association of County Commissioners
gathered here yesterday to adopt 8
legisaltive program in which they
paramounted' opposition to . that bill
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and a proposal that the legislature re
mit 1 cent of the 6 cent gasoline tax
for use by the counties in payment of
their road debt service. The commis
sioners strongly opposed thfi diver
sion of any highway funds to the
general fund of the State.
The chances of getting through the
gasoline tax divirsion measure were
termed remote by State Treasurer
Charles M. Johnson, former director
of local government, whom the com
missioners favored retaining that
position by consolidation.
Mr. Johnson said there is a pos
sibility that highway funds will have
to be issued to refund the general
fund deficit of $12,600,000.
Governor J. C. B. Eringhaus ap
peared at the meeting to advocate
"substantial economy" all along the
line and to pledge his co-operation.
He was given a real ovation by the
commissioners, who displayed much
more than formal cordiality.
J. W. Whitaker, of Enfield, presi
dent of the association, opened the
meeting but most of the presiding
was directed to stay in Raleigh dur
ing the legislature and further the
legislative program. ?
Mr. Skinner began his task by an
appearance yesterday afternoon be
fore the joint finance committee. ,
Former State Senator Charles
Whedbee was present and was asked
jto draft a tax foreclosure bill to
' be backed by the body.
Other proposals adopted were:
Legislation to require the highway
commission to accept 30-day pris
oners for highway work. The mini
mum term is now 60 days and all
prisioners serving less than that time
are kept in county jails.
An act to permit landowners a
longer period to redeem property sold
for taxes and to reduce foreclosure
costs.
Changes in' dates of tax listing
.from April 1 to January. 1.. . ..
A horizontal redaction in property
values with local readjustment for
counties opposing a general' revalua
tion.
Permission to counties to fix sala
ries of officers and to consolidate
offices.
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Mrs. Ferguson
Is Inaugurated
V - I'J.
Woman Becomes Gov
ernor Of? Texas For
Second Time
Austin, Tfcu, Jah, J7,?Mr* Miriam
A. (Me) Ferguson was inaugurated
governor of Te**at6day for the sec
ond time after 41am wfiin, % j
-When; Mrs.. Fersruson served m;
^ after *she
Wants Farm Bill
Confined to Only
Wheat and Cotton
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Roosevelt Says Senator )
Smith After A Confer- ?
ence With Him ;
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Wahington, Jan, 17. ? Senator ?
Smith, Democrat, South Carolina,
said today President-elect Roosevelt 1
told the domestic allotment farm re- *
lief bill to bs confined to wheat and ?
cotton.
"He was not familiar with the de- f
tails of the bill as it passed the house '
but he did insist, Smith told newspa- j
permen, that dairy products, pea- .
huts, etc., be eliminated from the bill,
in short, all but wheat and cotton.' .
Smith added the President-elect _
told him he would approve any modi
fication of the plan to cover cotton j
that the "cotton people" might agree f
upon. v
Smith said he had outlined to Mr. ^
Roosevelt a plan of his own under t
which the regional agricultural cot
ton credit corporation when asked by ^
cotton producers for loans to finance
this year's crop they would loan them ^
the money and would buy off the ^
market the amount of cotton he in- r
tended to produce.
Thus he Contended - the present ^
surplus would be reduced and result
in increased price of cotton so the ^
farmer the year later could repay j(
the loan and make money on his
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Philippines j
Cheerful Over !
IndHwidmcf!
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Students Of University *
at Manila Make Whoo-"
pee at Campus
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Manila, Jan. 18.?Students of the c
University of the Philippines cele- tl
bra ted the congressional independ- c
ence act today mV :a mass meeting on b
the campus while insular legislators e
informally discussed whether to ac- r
cept or reject the measure. w
The student celebration was the
first general expression of rejoicing $
by the Philippines over their inde- a
pendjra^e. . c
There was no demonstration on re- |
ceipt of the news that the Senate b
had overridden President Hoover's v
Y<>^
Manuel Qpenson, president of the t:
Philippine sep^te, and opponent of ?
the flakes Chitting measpye, made 0
nq cpnupent locally, but told pews- %
paper correspondents he was cop- v
fident the ipa?*inj| Democratic Cqn- ?
gfe^joiild approve an act at least
Be yefteyated that immediate in- ?
dependence would be preferable, as J
the eflopojpic condition of the
country without preparation would *
be worse than the present,
He said he-would sail from Manila J
Harch U by the way of Europe, afr f
his R after tba trip/
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Ferguson, *3?rred by a Senafb t
impeachment court from ever again r
holding a stake office of trust, after c
lis removal from the governorship :,
in 1927. ' ^ ^
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House Votes Down Bill
To1 Drop T Penalties
Reverses Itself _ After
Members Confer With
Local Authorities
Raleigh, Jan. 18.?Coming up for
i vote in the House at the same time
bounty Commissioners from all over
;he State were in special session here,
lie Bowie-Murphy-Flanagan bill to
ibolish penalties on current taxes
vent down to defeat yesterday. The
rote was 54 to 62,
The defeat marked a reversal of
tentiment in the House, for Monday
light it had overridden its finance
ommittee and voted, 62 to 47, to
emoVe the bill from the unfavor
ible calendar. Opponents brought
in adjurnraent immediately after
he bill was restored to tbe favor
ible calendar, and fruits of their
abors in the enterim were apparent
n the defeat of the bill yesterday.
The measure, which would have re-1
coved the penalty accruing on un-!
iaid 1932 taxes from February 1, was I
ffeetlvulv removed from the I-ecis- I
ative picture for the time being, as
ollowing its defeat it was "clinched"
ipon motion of Turner of Guilford
o reconsider the vote and to table
he motion, It now would require
. two-thjrda majority to bring it
iack, but Representative Bowie ex
iresged confidence that relief would
a accorded taxpayers in the future
hrough abolition of penalties in the
evenue machinery bill.
Even opponents of the measure
iuded its principle, but directed
rguments against changing rules in
he midst of the process of tax, col
ecting, declaring that its passage
rould virtually stop collections un
il June when the statutes require
hat property be sold for delinquent
axes. They pictured closed, para
yzed local government, defaulting
ub-divisions, a State without credit.
Before disposing of the tax pen
lty bill, the House received 15 new
ills, one of which would relieve mo
or car owners and operators of lia
ility for injuries to guest pas
engers, and another to reduce inter
st and fees on tax foreclosures and
mit expenditures for advertising ?
oreclosures to $2.50 each.
t> - nr.., i i
jveprcseuuiuve mur pay ur^ueu
gainst cutting the pay of committee
lerks from $5 to $4 a day, stating 1
riat they were being hard-worked in :
apacities requiring considerable in
elligence, but his plea fell on deaf 1
ars, the House passing the bill to :
educe pay of Iegilative employees
rithout a record vote.
The bill reduces pay of chief
lerks, now getting $7 a day, to 96,
nd other clerks by $1 a day- The
hief pageB were cut from $4 a day
a $3.50, skilled laborers from $3.50
9 $2. The pay of pages, $2.5Q a day
ras not molested.
Arguing for the ciits, Representa
ive Allen of Gipnvi]le declared that
e w^S not "willing to out the pay i
f school teachers in my county gat
ing $00 a month by 16 per cent,
djile wo are paying our clerks $150
month without reducing them.''
"We can't afford to cut other State,
mployees gnd not cut the pay of
ur own," observed QTfcrry of
The bill was sent to the Senate by
pedal messenger. 1
Merger Counties
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TIia "JfrmfftA Cnmmtht4i? nn rnuntiesL
?.T" ~r"^TV" '
ities and towns Wednesday votdd a
adorable report for a proposing
he creation of a commission of five
nembera to study possible county
onsoHdttions in florid Carolin# ] ;
^ meaqre^rovides t^U^gov^
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a group XJZ wmbor powity iflirors
iera o.Wii^rs in. itsnooipu couuty in i
p ?;;; ? A PfiG6tnb6f? ?
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Philippine islands
Given tadendence
Senate Voted To Reject
President's Veto By 66
To 26 Votes
Washington, Jan. 17. ? Freedom
for the Philippines was granted by
Congress today, the senate voting to
override Mr. Hoover's veto on the bill.
A, two-thrids vote was required.
The House last Friday voted 274
to 94 to override the veto more than
the margin required.
The Senate vote on rejecting the
veto was ?J> to 26.
The vote was five more than the
required two,thirds of the 92 mem
bers casting ballots. Forty-five
Democrats voted with *21 Repub
licans and the lone Farmer LaE
orist, Shipstead of Minnesota, to
override the- President's veto and
make the bill a law.
Under the new law complete in
dependence for the 34 year old
American possession will be achiev
ed in from ten to thirteen years pro
dded the island legislature accepts
the act within one year from today.
Failure of the island legislature to
accept it, and dispatches from Manila
have carried strong objections to it
from that quarter, would start the
whole controversy over again with
doubt existing in some capital quar
ters that the new Democratic Con
gress will get as satisfactory a bill
through perhaps for , years. ' The
Democratic platform promised im
mediate independence.
Jn the senate this afternoon Sen
ator Carter Glass Democrat Virginia,
who has been mentioned as Secre
tary of the Treasury in the Roose
velt cabinet, said he would not ac
cept the position under any circum
stances. . Glass servv.-d in that capa
city in the Wilson cabinet.
Representative McFadden, of Pen
nsylvania, again moved in the house
to impeach President Hoover and
Speaker Garner had the resolution
read which was overwhelmingly de
feated last December when first -in
troduced by the congressman.
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Boll Offers Bill
For Farm Relief
It Authorizes Creation
of Loan Fund of One
Billion Dollars 1
Washington, D. C., Jan. 17.?Sen- '
ator Hull has introduced a bill '
which he believes will give the best '
aid to agriculture. It authorizes a .
bond issue of one billion dollars to ;
be loaned to farmers for the follow
ing purposes as stated in the bill: '
"To enable them for a period of
two years 'from the date of the en- 1
actment of this act (1) to make pay- 1
ment of interest on loans made to ?
them and secured oy their mortgages
in an- amount equal to the differnce i
between the rate of interest agreed
upon at the time such mortgage 1
loans were made and 3 per cent per
annum, and (2) to secure postpone
ment of foreclosures upoii the mort
gages securing such loans in each
and every instance in which the farm
mortgagor is exercising reasonable
diligence to meet his accuring in- .
terest and installment payments, and
(3) to make payment of any delin
quent taxes accured against the
mortgaged premises and . in arrears
more than one vear, less interest
and penalties, due the State, county .
or municipality. The amount of such j
tax loan shall constitute a para- <
mount lien on the property of the <
taxpayers. Such loans or advances <
Bhall be made without interest and
on such terms as the Reconstruction :
Finance Corporation may prescribe.7'
Sends Medicine For
Victim Of Sneezing \
Greenville, Jan. 18.?The Green- 'j
villc Chamber of Commerce sent a <
specially prepared drug yesterday toij
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Daisy Jost, l&-year-oia crnia at ,
Chippewa Falls, Wis., who is a sneer- ,
ing victim. I
The medicine was prepared by W. 1
Hill Home, local/druggist. It'con- (
taihed drugs that are soothing to the
mucus membrane. The child's nose ]
and throat have become - irritated ,
because of the constant sneezing. ]
I Dr. William E. Henske, attending ]
physician,"was wired to use the ,
preparation upon its arrival, which ]
was sent by special delivery. In ]
numerous eases where it has been
used immediate results have been ac- i
complished which were beneficial to
the patient. w:M xb'P'y - iift'
WSm - yfaMKrate# i
fcredelHarmers using the seed loans i
for cash buying last season say they <
Roosevelt Plans toMeet i
Stimson and Hoover
President-elect Will
Continue Discussion of
Foreign Problems
New York, Jan. 18.?Further dis
cussion of America's foreign policy
between President-elect Rooseyelt
and Secretary of State Stimson. will
precede the conference of Roosevelt
and President Hoover Friday, it was
[learned tonight.
? Roosevelt, who will leave here to
morrow morning for Washington,
was expected to exchange ^views with
Stimson immediately upon his ar
rival. .
It was learned also that it Was
a suggestion from the President-elect
which led to the invitation from Mr.
Hoover to another visit to the White .
House. Foends said Roosevelt, at
the time of his meeting with Stim
son at Hyde Park, informed him of
his plans for a stop in Washington,
and added that if the President
wished to talk with him he would
be available.
Although Roosevelt insisted his
conversations with the President
should not be regarded in the light
of a conference and that he expected
they would be "very general," close
associates were of the opinion the
Far Eastern crisis precipitated by
Japanese invasion of Manchuria and
Jehol province would be the prin
cipal topic.
Strength is lent tliis belief be
cause of the seriousness of the situ*
tion and the fact Roosevelt's ad
ministration will be committed to the
Hoover doctrine of non-recognition
of puppet governments set* up after
violations of the treaty- of Park.
Roosevelt would not confirm or
deny reports that Norman H. Da\is,
chief of the American delegation
to the Geneva disarmament confer
ence, would "sit in" with him at the
White House. Neither would he dis
cuss the possibility of Prof. Ray
mond I. Moley, his economic adviser,
accompanying him, a$ .he did when
both men wept over the war debts
question. **
He devoted his -final day in New
, t ?
York City to a . series of informal
discussions with callers, who in
cluded Herbert C. Pell, former Der"
cratic State chairman, and 'Herbert
Bayard Swope.
"Have you heard tliat the Demo
crats in Congress have decided to
wait until you call a special session
before attempting to balance tRe
budget?" he was asked.
"Oh, that's just another Washing
ton report," he smilingly retorted.
"What will you and Mr. Davis
talk about on the trip to Washing
ton?" he then wa3 asked.
"We plan to take up the progress
of the disarmament matter," he ex
plained, "and perhaps the world
economic conference in London."
"Will Mr. Davis attend that con
ference?"
"Why do you ask?" Roosevelt shot
back.
"Because," his interviewer re
marked, "if he is there, then he
cannot very well be Secretary of
State."
The President-elect laughed heart
ily and turned to other subjects.
Will Charge
Jury Monday
Asks County Officers
To Be Present To Hear
The Charge
Greenville, Jan. 18.?Judge Henry
A.. Grady, of Clinton, who is conduct
ing a two-week term of Superior
Court in this city, will stress the
rivil form of government in his
Jiarge to the new six months'grand
jury next Monday morning, it was.
made known todays ' ?.
Judge Grady will speak on the sub
ject, "The Meaning of the Civil Form
>f Government," and has asked that
ill officers of the county be present
to hear what he has to say.
The judge's charge to the grand
jury is always the highlight of a
:riminal court session, and especially
in view of the fact that juries are
:hosen now only every six months,
md a tremendous crowd was ex
sec ted to be ?resent.
Preceding the address, a new six
months' grand jury will be chosen.
Following the address, court will
i>egin delving into the one-week
criminal docket, consisting of two
murder cases and a charge of crimi
nal assault Many other minor
diarges sre to be considered, princi
pal among them being numerous vio
lations of the prohibition law.
Court this week is confining its at
tention to consideration of civil cases,
m'W:IssSSr
lege at ten o'clock Friday, Janaur^