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Most of them were unimportant and none would curtail sharply the sweeping economies proposed to cut down the big federal deficit. ^ If the changes made are accept able to Mr. Roosevelt, the House will concur. If not, the measure must go to conference. Even in that event, however, party leaders were confident the bill would be in the Chief Executive's hands by tomorrow night. ? The House passed the bill late ' Saturday by 265 to 138. . Chairman Harrison, of the Senate finance committee, who steered tEe measure through the Senate, pre dicted no trouble in getting an agree ment witii the House over the ? changes, even though it might go to conference. Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader, estimated the Senate amendments would cut the proposed savings by a maximum by $10,000,000, but this still kept tEe estimate of the total economies around the $500,000,000 mark. Only four Democrats and nine Republicans voted against the meas ure on the final roll call. Forty-three Democrats and 19 Re publicans answered "aye.t. - ^ One Senator, Hayden .D., Ariz.) asked to be excused from voting "because of pledges I made to my constituents." Huey Long, Louisiana Democrat,1 one of the four of his party to op pose it on final passage, replied an emphatic "no sir" when his name was. called. The bill grants sweeping and. un usual powers to the President to re vise all pensions and compensations accruing to veterans of all wars, ex cept the Civil War, and their de pendents. Pensions of Civil War veterans would be cut a flat 10 per cent, for one year. The measure also empowers the. Executive to slash the pay of Fed eral civil and military employees on a percentage basis in accordance with the drop in the cost of living using the first six months of 192& as a basis, but providing no cuts shall exceed 15 per cent Senators and Representatives would be cut the maximum 15 per cent? or from $10,006 to $8,500. The veterans' slashes would be ( Continued on page two) ___________ i Common Beeeaey Urged B> Roper J ______ Tariff Policy of Fair Treatment For Other -Nations Advocated . * - . . Washington, March. 15.?Attack ing the present American tariff sys tem, Daniel C. Roper, secretary of commerce last night advocated a tariff policy "of common sense and fpmmon decency:" Z At the same time he predicted a - diminishing of the activities of the serted activities of docbtful value WOSld be eliminated and foot e? bp discharged. It was hi? first speech as secretary of commerce^- ? too mjmy - "yoOfJIp"' flOSdiy Mwe 'W -m i^k aB ? nj-tiAi Ci> ? ? I lit flWCp u ? iMiiflUf own xervent Tbe? inT^ivot^Hffcrcnccr jonvV . ox uic *>]3i$2aCaii psop*6 n<iV6 U/aihsii Ci>oa/I Vm ' nfvfllnfi ? ? 0C5O 1^1 Death of Husband Mrs. Herman Evans Ex onerated by Coroner's [ Jury Greenville, Mar. 14.?Mrs. Herman Evans, charged with the slaying of her husband here Sunday night, was set free by a coroner's jury here this morning when the jury found that she shot in self-defense as Eyam advanc |ed upon her-with a chair after pain fully choking her. The inquest was conducted under direction of Coroner A. A. EHwanger following the death of Evans at the local hospital here last night at 7:30 o'clock. Funeral services were* held from Williams Funeral Parlors J this afternoon at 3 p. m., and inter* j ment was made in Stokes graveyard. Mrs. Evans was said to have shot her husband through the stomach When he advanced upon her with a chair at the home op. Twelfth Street Sunday night He was carried to the local hospital where little hope- was held out for his recovery. Evans was about thirty years old and had been engaged in the opera tion of a filling station on the Greenville-Cox Mill road. , He is survived by his widow and a small daughter; his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Hardy C. Evans, and the following brothers and sisters,- all of,this county: Leslie, Walter, Raymond, Leon, Elmer, Ly man, Willie, Coy, Marvin Evans; Mrs. Rosa Jones, Mrs. Bessie Smith and Mrs. Helen Larughinghouse. Thirty-five Chatham County farm ers are planting new pastures this spring. Oratorio Society j To Give Concert Friday March 24 Many Delightful Voices To Be Heard; Concert Will Be Presented At Perkins' Hall. Jk The sedH^concert of the Farm-1 iville Oratono Society to be given at' 8.-00 Friday evening, March 24, in ! Perkins Hall, is being anticipated with much pleasure by the entire community. Its recent concert was . most successful and won for its di rector, F. R. Hufty of Wilson much j praise and commendation, j The program, in contrast to the j first, will be of a secular nature withJ several popular numbers included. I Tickets may be obtained for the rea sonable price of 25c. Included in the program are the following numbers: Piano solo?Miss Mas Joyner. Chorus?"Pale Moon"?Logan. Reading?Mrs. A. C. Hodges. Solo?""The Road To Mandalay"? CHey Speaks, Elbert Holmes. Duet?"Pagan Love Song," Mrs. John Dwight Holmes, Elbert Holmes. I Chorus?"Trees"?Rasbach. ? 4 Trio?"'Indian Dawn"?Zamecruik,] Mrs. M. V. Jones, Mrs. J. W. Joyner,; Mrs. A. W. Bobbitt. Reading?Mrs A. C. Hodges. Piano Solo?Miss Mae Joyner. Quartette?"Crossing the Bar,", John Holmes, Elbert Holmes, Rev. L.! R. Ennis, Chas. F. Baucom. Vocal Solo?Mrs. M. V. Jones. I Vocal Solo?John Dwight Holmes, j Chorus?"Go Down Moses"?Noble, fcCain. j .Free Garden Seed Distributed in Pitt j Greenville, March rtmeat in charge ot general j |Ec^reUef activities. The seedl will be distributed among people: who have been receiving aid through J the Reconstruction Corporation, fund,! and each will be required to plant! a garden to help support his faintly during the coming- spring, and sumr JL T. Futrell, director of thcwel 13T6 D61 Jig QlolfiOuvcu vHXOUgn. ^OQIb' I i'; iv:' - ~T. T" ' . ' - . ? Upper, A moment crowded with history making m President Roosevelt delivered his inaugural address, -immediately after taHfcf the oath of oflee. Center, the Roosevelt family at the White'House, loft to right, Mr. and Mrs. James Roosevelt, Mrs. James Delano Roosevelt (the President's mother), Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt (first lady), President Roosevelt, John Roose velt, son, Mrs. Curtis DaU, daughter, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. Lower. President Roosevelt saluting the passing colors from behind the ballet-proof glass in the Court of Honor. Swimming Pool Discussed Eg FamwilleRotary Club Constructive Steps Tak-ji en Toward Securing I Pool For City I At its regular meeting on March ft 14. 1988,-the Fannville Rotary Club v held aa open forum discussion of the ?? possibilities of the construction of t r<g swimming pool within the corporate k limits of the eity of Farmville, : 1, During -the course of the discus- v sion the members of the Club advanc- s ed some excellent, ideas relative to r the financing, location, source of i water supply, and construction of the'4 proposed pool. Much interest was i Apparent and evidently many of thetl members bad been thinking along the it ines of securing a pool for the peo )le of our community, for the ideas vhich were advanced were quite tound and practical. A committee was appointed to work intrdthendetails and to preset** to the totarytUhib'd&tte-Hext meeting some [eAnittf "plaMtf in accoflfciii i. with *lay proceed/ The been^-launched tnd^nteresf-in the projeet Ts begin ling to be awakened. It is to be lopedtSafcevOry member oft he Farm dhe Community will think, talk, md~ formulate ideas of a Constructive iatui>e relative to this-issue. There s no logical reason why Farmville ihould not have a swimming pool and t is believed that If the people of i'armville will support the idea that t will become a tangible reality. ? ???' ' w Ambassador atPress Table Given Legislative Ovation Will Leave Shortly To f Tske Over Diplomatic In Mexico City . Raleigh, March 15.?The House of Representative* broke its rule against applause yesterday to accord an ova tion to a "reporter" at the press iabi<v As Is his custom when important matter* are under consideration, Joaephua na??*airf was at the press table with the regular House re porters when the Revenue Machin ery BHIcata^up at the morning ses sion. He had arrived from Wash ittgton, conferred with hours before, and entered the Hafl of the House unostetteibly. He was spotted almost immediately by Rep resentative. R. O. Everett, of Dur ban^ who'moved that the courtesittf of the floor bo extended to Win. * "Th ^ . ( ^ in Lal' 'n^'i' ; V ^ Jfte?*' ?.' - -f* ^ f ar^Sto " snend?v^er' V^j ?f. . iously interrupted thereafter by members pressing forward to con gratulate him peronaily . Members of the Senate &lso took occasion to congratulate him upon his appoint ment when he appeared for a while in the lobby of the Senate chamber during thS debate on the proposed new Constitution. Ambassador Daniels will leave Monday or Tuesday of next week far Washington, where he will spend about two weeks in . the State De partment studying the Mexican sit uation, and will depart shortly thereafter to take over his diplV matte duties!in Mexico City. | -W- ? ? ? ' ; I PROGRESSIVE BRIDGE CLUB | ^ '..-j An enjoyable affair of phe week' was the meeting of the Progressive Bridge Club held on Thursday after noon with Miss Tabitha DeVisconti as hostess. Lovely spring flowers from her own garden graced the liv ing room, where the tables were ar ranged for the games. Miss Add Bymim was winner of th^high^c^^ - UlyO OX v'Jlv. JUVvrilvyn W H vJvWJ? Jttffi* Large Quantity of Old Style Bills and Rate Gold Coins Turned In Opening Day; Deposits Exceeds Withdrawals Beyond Expectation. % _____ ^ ? ? Hie Bank of Farmville, this com munity's lone hut able banking insti tution reopened Thursday, March 16, for the transaction of unrestricted business under license granted by the State of North Carolina and busi ness was resumed on a normal basis on the day of the opening. The good-natured tolerance, univer sal in the nation, was shown here throughout the days of banking sus pension with confidence maintained in the early opening of the local bank, which is regarded as one of the State's most substantial and trust worthy institutions. Several interesting things happen ed on opening day, the actual cash withdrawals did not exceed $300, the deposits being more than $10,?00 greater than check clearings. "A good amount of gold was turned in, portion of which was deposited and the other exchanged for currency. Many old style bills were noted among which was a $20 blH issued in 1885 on the National Bank of New Bern, a rare gold piece, of 26c denom ination was also exchanged during the day. In today's (Friday) report as to the activities of The Bank of Farm ville, Cashier D. E. Oglesby states deposits exceeded checks by $21,000, and that some gold and a large quan tity of old style bills were received. D.A.R. Chapter Made Excellent Showing In 1932 Activity Centered About Education of Citizen ship of State "of North Carolina. .. ... ? Rounding out a year of unusual activities along cultural and financial lines, the report of the Major-Benja min May chapter, D. A. R., given at the meeting held on Saturday after noon with Mrs. P. E. Jones and Miss Annie Perkins as hostesses, was de clared the best of the past three years, and outstanding because of the amount of work accomplished during a period of nation wide distress. Beginning in the Spring of 1932 the chapter worked with other orga nizations hero to further Farmville's 60th Anniversary celebration, for the purpose of stimulating courage in the face of adversity and promoting a spirit of town pride, the regent, Mrs. T. C. Turaage being elected to head the celebration as general chairman and presiding officer. Conspicuous among the events of the celebration program was the beau tiful and original folk play, the unveil ing of the Alfred Moye and Plank Road and the colonial dance, the proceeds from the last named going to the North Carolina University's Emergency Student Loan Fund. Succeeding this the chapter; to gether with the Col. McAllister chap ter at Snow Hill sponsored a Cicen tennial Ball at White Lake to* raise additional funds , fur this strategic need at the State University. The Major May chapter has con sistently maintained the position that to fail in making North Carolina "SAFE FOR EDUCATION" would be a betrayal of future strength and j citizenship and took this as the ma jor objective following the resolution regarding this, which " was passed at the state conference in Durham. The chapter's program of highway tree planting Has been continued by a strong committee headed by Miss Tabitha DeVisconti. The program of study for the year was based on [ "National Issues and Institutions," the position or tne cnapier on in agon al Defense being'that of adequate armament until the United States can be assured of GUARANTEED PEACE* The T. M. C. % and R. 0. T. ?.? the chapter heartily indorses feeling the necessity for having dis ciplined and "able-bodiedi^wn at all times. The subject of study for this meet ?I>I 'V'ii -'tn ,u?i . lu Cabinet Pinch-Hitter f A new photo of Homer Camming! of Connecticut who wu drafted by President Roosevelt to fill in the va cancy as Attorney General in th* Cabinet, brought about by the sodden, death of the late Senator Thomas. Walsh of Montana. Tennessee Hard Ail By Tornado Death List Reaches 34; 200 Injured; Enormous Property Damage Nashville, Tenn., March 15?A March tornado lashed the Tennessee and Kentucky border from Mississip pi to the Cumberlands last night and left behind it thirty-four-dead, more than two hundred injured and prop erty damage estimated above $1,000, 000. - The twister struck Kentucky in the night after preliminary blows at Arkansas and the Missouri side of I the MississiDDi and mowed a path of destruction from the valley to I the mountains through Nashville, Harrogate, Jellico and Kingsport, Tenn., catching many small villages on the way. Throughout the night and today the list of dead and injured grew! as reports trickled in from rural sec-1 Lions over crippled communication J lines. Nashville, a city of more than 160,- J 000, and the Tennessee capital, felt I the full force of the storm as the I ?driving wind dipped over the hills and out across a vast portion of the] community, blowing over houses, damaging buildings, uprooting trees, and littering the streets with debris. At least eight were killed. Red Cross To Aid Sufferers County Chapter Seeks Libefal Contributions For Sufferers In Cali fornia Greenville, March 15.?The Ameri-J can National Red Cross has been de signated as the official relief agency for the sufferers from the Southern California earthquake, and the ?Pitt J County chapter has been called upon j to help ,along with, all other local chapters. There are about 7,500 fam- J ilies whose homes have been destroy-I ed or badly damaged, and for the! .most part these families have no resources of their own. The people of California have for many years been most generous in I contributing to Red Cross disaster relief funds in behalf of other sec tions of the country. This present appeal is the first that has been! made in their behalf since the San Francisco disaster in 1906. It is J hoped that their call for aid will not I be in vain. While the great bulk of this relief! fund will be raised throughout thel State of/ California, there must be contributions from other parts of the country if the relief attempt is to be I successful. Who knows when a disrl aster may hit this section of the I country ? Were such to occur, tl?. I American Red Cross would come to I ' * ^ ?' J -11 aAiifiAno I our VQ ftim CttU upuil uuin acvwiuuo of the couhtry to contribute to our relief. Let us, therefore, contribute as liberally as possible for our fellow-" countrymen in Caltfornli^';. : Contributions will be received with in the ne*t few days at the office of Wnt J. Bundy, chairman of the Pit! County Chapter, . directly opposite the court house. Bring or mail your contributions as soon as possible tc Mr. Bundy, or, if more convenient to any of the following chapter offi cers: W. A. Daiden, attorney; Mrs. George F. Hardy, A. B. Ellington, K. Futrelle, Dr. J. M. Barrett, Mrs. to Rev. Dodd; in Winterville, j a,..,,:A ? ? ? - President Expected To Belief Plan Infmedi ately ... Washington, March 15.?President Roosevelt tonight was ready to launch his "Back to the Woods" program for 200,000 of the nation's jobless, and at the same time move to aid the far mers hit by hard times and low prices. This two-point program was sum- " med up by friends of the President simply to mean: ? 1. The putting of people to work as soon as possible. 2. An effort to increase, without delay, the value of agricultural prod ucts. It was stated that Mr. Roosevelt , probably wo^ld send his unemploy- / ment recommendations to Congress : tomorrow in the hope of early ac ion. He was represented as feeling hat the two items were in the cate gory of "constructive" legislation, and therefore of first importance. The details as to the financing of :he unemployment . relief scheme were worked out during the day in White House conferences, it was re ported. No specific information about the two schemes could be learned. Mr. Roosevelt, it was understood, leaned to the proposal that unex pended Treasury balances be drawn upon to help put the plan into op eration. These funds would supple ment the $500,000,000 bond issue that he will ask for in his message. Meanwhile, Senator Robert F. Wagner, Democrat, New York, and jne of the leaders in the fight for Federal aid for the jobless, was of the opinion that a two bilb'on and a half bond issue'was necessary if the administration was to make real headway in its efforts to relieve distress and start its people back alpng the road to recovery Mr. Roosevelt's plan calls for the recruiting of -unemployed in all parts of the country and putting them to work on reforestation in the government preserves. They would live in camps and clear acre age now overgrown with scrub so that healthy timber would have a chance to mature. He believes that the initial cost would some day be returned to the taxpayers through the sale of that timber. . Only those persons now receiving state and municipal aid would be taken into the camps, according to the terms of the plan. Whether states would contribute to the cost,- or whether the entire bur den would be borne by the Federal government, was not stated. As to relief for the farmer, the President was said to be of the opin ion that it should come at least by April, or its advantages for this year would be lost. He was reported to be anxious that it be made avail able in time for the spring planting. While advisers of Mr. Roosevelt were reticent concerning the full de tails of the agricultural relief planr it was asserted in authoritative quar ters to embrace proposals for aban donment of marginal or unproduc tive farm, land, and a sizeable re duction in tillable acreage. Five Hundred Ask Seed Loan Rush For Federal Crop Funds Continues With Renewed Impetus Greenville, March 16.?Five ' hun dred applications for Federal seed loans have been filed by Pitt County farmers since the filing period began over a week ago, and today they were still pouring into the farm depart ment where the work is being con ducted. ! E. F. Arnold, director of the farm department, said this morning that over sixty applications had been filed 'fuly here with over two hun dred persons being present each day to await their turn at the fUiwlipk m ? One day last week aajtfgh a* five hundred people were aerei, but when Uhey found that the rush was so great many of them returned home to await a more auspicious moment The personnel of the farm depart ment has been increased, , consider ably to take care of the rush for loans, and Mr. Arnold is being as sisted by E. P. lame, Federal seed inspector for this community. In dividual growers may obtain as much as $800, hut farms" can borrow aajrl. * much as $1,200. ' ' ' .. , " ^ Ij.PMMiftyii ami livino* iiTt f/t a