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News Observer Yesterday's Paid Circulation AY RALEIGH FRIDAY MORNING JANUARY 6 1933 SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY PRICE: VOL COM' NO 6 SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY RALEIGH FRIDAY MORNING JANUARY 6 1933 M1P tf I HEW GOVERNOR TAKES OFEC THE WEATHER North Carolina: Fair Friday and Saturday: slightly colder In south east portion on Friday dliak A Former President Calvin Coolidge Dies HEART FAILURE STRIKES PARTY CONFEREES MEASURE CUTTING QUIET MAN WHO REIGNED AGREEPONPLAN PAY OF OFFICIALS IN DAYS OF PROSPERITY TOERASEDEFICIT FINALLYISPASSED at Northampton Mass EHRINGHAUS TAKES STOCK OF STATE'S PROBLEMS IN SOUNDING HOPEFUL NOTE I OUTGOING AND INCOMING Roosevelt and Congressional Leaders Decide Upon Increase in Income Taxes I Ratification After Officials Are Sworn in Raises Question TECHNICAL POINT MAY OR MAY NOT BE RAISED Senate Will Act On Another Economy Move Today When It Gets Moore Resolution Calling For Reduced Serv ices and Early Balanced Budget Thousands Throng Capital For Inauguration of First Governor From Albemarle in More Than a Century SOMBRE TEMPER OF TIMES REFLECTED IN INAUGURATION Crowd Thronging New Me morial Auditorium For Its First Inauguration Ap plauds Economy Recommen dations New Executive Stresses Necessity For Immediately Balancing Bud get Stands Strain Well De spite Recent Illness Other State Officers Sworn In at Quadrennial Cere monies Here 11111111M 47: ()4 40 ict 11 1 (1 1 DIES "75pf ''it'4 -) 1' I lr i'''4'' 21'1fli-" ''4 47144 e'i 11 1 4N11461040t4 ii -1: 011 44 -'s'i I 16'' ir Ai JIM ItAfil DIES SUDDENLY CALVIN COOLIDGE When the above picture was taken at the Governor's Mansion yesterday it was Governor and Mrs Max Gardner (left) and Mr and Mrs Ehringhaus An hour later the titles shifted and Governor and Airs Ehringhaus returned to their new home in the house they had left as guests New Governor Greeted by Throngs at Inauguration Coolidge Found Success In Letting Others Work Raymond Clapper Tells of His Last Interview With The Former President SHOWS WHY COOLIDGE SHUNNED SPOTLIGHT To ALSO CONTINUE TAX UPON GASOLINE Legalized Beer and $100- 000000 Slash in Budget Estimates Likewise Ali proved Farm Relief Bill to be Passed Roosevelt to Confer with Stimson New York Jan 5----(AP)--Demoerotic Congressional leaders at a conference tonight with President-elect Roosevelt determined upon a program to balance the budget by increasing income taxes and con-tinning the federal gasoline levy with a view to avoiding a special session of the new Congress In addition the conference went on record for enactment of the beer bill at this session which it was estimated would return $125000000 The gasoline tax was estimated to return $137000000 and the increase in income taxes and the lowering of exemptions were estimated to return from $130000000 to $15000000 Budget Slash The prozram also called fnr a duction of $100000000 in appropriations for the coming fiscal year These items are expected by the Democratic chieftains to meet an estimated $492000000 deficit anticipated by the present administration in the fiscal year 1934 exclusive of the sinking fund for the retirement of the public debt The conference in President-elect Roosevelt's town house broke up at midnight and Speaker Garner and Senator Robinson Arkansas the floor leader acted as spokesman The program which Senator Robinson said was practically unanimously agreed upon" also called for broad authority for the President-elect to reorganize the federal structure to eftttct further economies The Senator said that it was the thought of the conference that with the enactment of this program to balance the budget along with the enactment of the farm relief measure now under consideration in the House that in all probability an extra session of the new Congress could be avoided No Beer Veto Senator Robinson expressed confidence that the Senate would pass the beer bill already through the House and declared that the program "does not contemplate a veto" of it by President Hoover He also said that the prohibition repeal pro posal approved by the Senate judiciary sub-committee would be brought forward for early action and declared that with the exception of the provision for ratification by legislatures it generally conformed to the Democratic platform The Democratic and Republican platforms he pointed out both called for ratification by convention The Senator said that this matter remained to be worked out Speaker Garner was questioned as to whether this repeal proposal would be accepted by the Democratic House as conforming to the party's platform and replied by say-(Please Turr to Page Two) I Ehringhaus The budget must be balanced immediately! And when I say balanced I mean balanced on the basis of substantial cavil doubt or disputation Unless this is accomplished quickly chaos confusion contumely defaults scrip payments and destruction of our institutions are immediately ahead I am committed to the idea of an immediate revaluation (of real estate) and recommend it The rest is left to you I urge upon you also the immediate relief of property from the 15 cent statewide levy for the support of the six months school term A substantial even drastic curtailment in our spending is imperative I submit the following 'Teemmendations: that the law providing an entertainment fund for the Chief Executive be repealed the position of Executive Counsel be abolished and the Governor given authority to appoint a Pardon Com Died Alone and Without Warning in Bedroom of Northampton Mansion Body Found By Mrs Coolidge HOME TOWN AS WELL AS NATION SHOCKED BY NEWS OF DEATH Silent New Englander Who Rose To Dizzy Heights of Political 1' a Through Equally Sudden Death of Warren Harding Went To His Law Office in Early Morning Appearing in Usual Good He a lt Returned About 10 O'clock Talked With Secretary for an Hour and Then Went Upstairs Alone While Mrs Coolidge a s) Uptown Shopping Had seen Dead Nearly an Hour Before Mrs Coolidge Discovered Body Funeral Services To Be Held Saturday By MARTIN KANE Northampton Mass Jan Coolidge died suddenly and alone in the bedroom of his Northampton home today Mrs Coolidge returning from a shopping trip tieding hint dead on tho floor The country lawyer wile- became 30th President of the United States had succumbed to a heart attack Mr Coolidge was 60 years old last Fuurth of July The nation which knew little of his private life when he was in the White House and less in the last four years of his retirement was unaware that he was ill until the shocking news of his death came this afternoon Mr Coolidge drove as usual this morning from his home "The Beeches" to the law office he shared with Ralph Ilemenway He did not complain of illness but after an hour and a half at his desk he arose called his secretary Harry Ross and returned home Went to Room Shortly before noon Mr Coolidge left Ross on the first floor of the house and walked upstars to his bedroom Mrs Coolidge returned from her shopping tour a little more thanan hour later She went upstairs to see her husband She found his body on the floor He had taken off his (oat and vest but apparently had suffered a fatal seizure before he could climb into bed Roes had heard no outcry Mr Coolidge true to the tradition of reticence that followed him through life died without even a cry for help Mrs Coolidge whom the former President bad married when she was a young school teacher and he a struggling lawyer calmly summoned a doctor Heart Disease Medical Examiner Edward Brolen said Mrs Coolidge knew her husband was dead when she called to him on entering the room He gave the cause of death as heart disease There was talk of an autopsy but Mrs Coolidge expressed a wish none be performed according to Ross Stunning as the news was to the country which had enshrined Coolidge as an almost mythical character embodying the old-fashioned New England characteristics of frugality conservatism and "horse sense" still more shocking did it come to the townspeople who had watched his climb to the pinnacle of American politics Deeply touched was James Lacey veteran Northampton shoemaker-philosopher who had known Coolidge since his student days at Amherst College and who helped him win one of his first political posts that of Northampton city solicitor Cobbler's Tribute Tears streaming down his wrinkled cheeks the the elderly cobbler paid: "He was the best friend I ever had I knew him ever since November of 18'12 He used to come into my shop all the time and oftentimes would stop ti -bat "He was a triendkv man He spoke to his intimates and whatever be said as worth listening to I recall the letter he sent me a few flays after becoming President in which he said: "If it were not for you I would not be here' "That letter is my most cherished possession I remember only too well any visit to the White House some time after "Somehow I can't believe he is deed' And from all over the world there (Please Turn to Page Ten) The joint resolution providing for a reduction of 15 per cent in the pay of all officials inaugurated yesterday which passed the House on Wednesday beeame a law yesterday but delay in its final ratification until after the inaugural ceremonies gave rise to the technical question of whether the action came in time to he effective Although a large number of senators objected to the terms of the bill on constitutional grounds or because of its uniformity and alleged lack of discrimination most of the objectors voted aye "reluctantly and the vote was 45 to 4 the only negative votes being case by Senators Burgin Dunagan Hanes and Hartsell The Senate will take up another economy measure today having set as a special order a resolution offered yesterday by Senator Larry Moore which provided for a artcial committee on reorganization with a view to eliminating and consolidating departments and bureaus and which also requires the finance and appropriation committees to report bills that will balance the budget on Or before Bebruary 6 a date much earlier than that on which those bills have ever been reported before Immediately after voting on the pay reduction measure the Senate recessed for the exercises at the arditorium The enrolling clerk returned to the Senate at 11:05 a rn a few minutes after the passage of the bill hut there was no Senate in session However the measure was read by title in the House and signed ty Speaker Harris The Senate reconvened at 3:30 i and the newly sworn in Licutenant Governor signgd the bill The fact the final act of ratification was eonsummated after the officers took the oath of office raised a technical question which may or may not be raised formally when tech officer affected is called upon to make out the payroll for his department at the end of the month State Auditor Baxter Durham who way have to rule on the qutition yesterday declined to comment while it became known that Attorney General Denali Brummitt who may have the last word in the matter will himself accept the cut without question The Supreme court has held that fractions cf a day do not count but rntification hits also been held to be an essential part of the passage of It bill which might cause the question to become a close one except for the general feeling that the overwhelming majorities In the Irgis'attire reflected a similar feeling among the people The salary of the Governor was raised in 1929 from $6500 to $10500 the increase to become effective this (Pleapo Turn to Pap Two) High Lights missioner a clerk in the executive department (to replace the Bureau of Personnel) The Local Government Commission can be very well transferred to the Treasury Department This General Assembly should give serious thought to the possibility of consolidating our Highway and Prison departments eliminations and consolidations effected wherever prat ticable classify governmental activities into essential and nonessential classes allowing to the Executive the power to discontinue in emegrencies those classified ss non-essential or cut down their oppropriations before going into the field of essentials In any judgment it would not only be unwise but a breach of faith with those who have purehased our bonds to turn these revenues (automobile license and gasoline taxes) now into the general fund The public sehools of North Carolina are a matter of first concern--I am convinced however they even (Pleas Turn te Pigs Two) By CHARLES PARKER In the best spirit of the times John Ehringhaus of Elizabeth City took oath as the 54th Governor of North Carolina here yesterday Thousands of citizens thronged Raleigh's new Memorial Auditorium and lined historic Fayetteville Street to wish well the first on of the Albemarle to become the State's chief ereeutive in more than a century Many of them were his neigh-hors front the northeastern counties reclaimed for North Carolina by the great highway system that bas been built within the last decade Sombre Spirit In form the inauguration flowed the pattern of inaugurations at happier years but in spirit it was weighted with the sombreness of the day None evidenced this more than the man chosen by the people of the State by the greatest majority ever accorded a Governor to direct its destinies through a quadrennium dawning in an economic crisis It was the beaming Blucher Ebringbaus known to thousands in the strenuous primary days who seknowledged the ovation of the multitude in the auditorium it was still the genially smiling Mr Ehringhnua who responded with firm "I do" to the oath of office administered by Chief Justice Stacy of the Supreme Court but it was an already care-laden Governor Ehringliaus who outlined in his inaugural address his conception of the problems of a State at the crossroads Note of Courage Although directed specifically to the members of the General Asarinbly grouped in joint session immediately before him the inaugural message reached over 4000 gathered for the first inaugulotion in the new auditorium a note of courage and hope as Governor Miring haus frankly took stock of the crisis at band "In such ai hour the plain on-varnished truth is best North Carolina knows how 'To take it on the chin and take it standing up'" he declared and the audience applauded The statement was eloquently expressive of the temper of the peopie They did not cheer Their hand-clapping was restrained But it was tremendously impressive at the intervals it developed Applause was not for flowery generalities traditional to Stateaddresses It was for concrete recommendations directed toward bringing order of the State's economic chaos Applause For Economy Twenty-four times Governor Ehringhaus was interrupted by applause The applause was concentrated in the latter part of the address which the Governor read following his manuscript closely The speech lacked just two minutes of being one hour in delivery The first part a review of the situation as the new Governor finds it offered little opportunity for demonstration The pieture wassIs dismal one of deficits and decreasing revenues of distress and unrest It was a presentation of the "unvarnished truth" tint the undertone was not pessimistie Rather the address revealed a sweeping knowledge ot the problems knowledge -centered about the emphatic statement: "The budget must be balanced immediately" mettattely Omits Sale Tax The speech contained numerous concrete suggestions for curtailment consolidation economy which invariably drew applause There were those however who expressed disappointment that the new Governor failed to mention the issue which deadlocked the General Assembly (Please Turn to Page Two) Full Test of the Inaugural Address by Goverror Eltringhass on Page IL Thousands Line Streets and Crowd Into Auditorium To Welcome Ehringhaus MANSION OVERFLOWED BY RECEPTION GUESTS Elaborate Parade Passes in Review Before Gardner and His Successor Thousands of North Carolinian gave a genial greeting to their new governor Through lanes of Tar Heels he vas eseorted down Fayetteville Street to Alunicipal Auditorium and there up' wards of 4000 heard him pledge his best to them Silk topper wa llow -ta ils and all Governor Ehringhaus found a royal welcome throughout the line of march from the mansion to the auditorium and back to the reviewing stand in front of the old Gilmer The inaugural eeremonies really got underway 'Wednesday night when the advance guard of friends from the Albemarle section reached Raleigh beaming broadly and shaking hands extensively in hotel lob bies and on the atreets Elaborate Parade The parade a grand array of peace-tiine military units Ives one of the most elaborate from a uniform standpoint witnessed in Raleigh for years In it were the service company 120th infantry and band Raleigh headquarters company 60th brigade Leaksville Co 120th infantry Wilson Battery 133 field artillery New Bern combat train 113th field artillery Smithfield medical detachment 113th field artillery Battery A 212n4 Coast Guard artillery Wilmington combat train 252n1 coast artillery Greensboro 115th ambulance company Edenton Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry Fayetteville North Carolina State College cadets 800 in number the Lenoir High School Band The military units honored Governor Gardner with a special formation at the mansion and as the gubernatorial party left the auditorium there was another formation and the gubernatorial Salute of 17 guns as tribute to Governor Ehringhaus In charge of the Rirade wax Adjutant General Van Metts Members of the staff of the State's National Guard who acted as aides to Governor Gardner and Governor Ehringhaus were Col II Davids of Raleigh: rel Don Scott of Graham Col A Newell of Henderson Col McClelland of Vilmington Lieut Gordon Smith of Raleigh Major Ralph Lewis of Greensboro: Major Coston of Asheville Captain Boyette Jr of Charlotte Major Paul Veunts of Charlotte and Captain Cole of Salisbury Palming In Review On the reviewing stand were the inaugural party including the three Ehringhaus youngsters and military aides As the military units passed before the revievrintr stand the eom(Please Turn to Page Two) HOUSE BILL WOULD ABOLISH PENALTIES Bill on Tax Collections Placed on Calendar For Act tion Today The Ilouso prepared yesterday for a dive into the troublesome tax collection situation With sponsorship that insures serious consideration it received a bill to abolish penalties for nonpayment of property taxes and placed it upon its calendar for consideration today The hill was introduced by Reprentatives Bowie of Ashe Murphy of It (Man nntt Flanagan of Pitt It titi placed upon the calendar upon motion of Representative Bowie who explained that it was desirablo to ilisposo of it quickly in order that penalties for non-payment of taxes due last October which under the law begin on February I might be forestalled It was learned from Representative Bowie that the bill is to be followed by another aimed at reducing interest after sales for tax (Please Turn to Page Fourteen) ISteamboat A non-existent steamboat came mighty near breaching the decorum of the inauguration yesterday The steamboat has brought smiles into other inaugural cere monliss once it nearly caused a member of Corporation Corn mission to decline the oath of office yesterday at the Me morial Auditorium it brought broad grins to principals and a sound from the audience that on less momentous occasions must have been called a titter It was all brought about by the archaic oath prescribed for members or the Corporation Commission Associate Justice Brogden administering and Commissioner Stanley M'Inborne receiving got through in perfect decorum until the point of in misting that the commissioner own no steamboat was reached Justice Brogden smiled so broad ly that he had to Panne momentarily Commissioner Winborne followed suit with a smile de noting as plainly as words that steamboat ownership was per hips the least of his worries The oath was prescribed a long time ago when there prob ably was danger of a commis sinner owning a steamboat A few years av it did worry I Bailey Commissioner I a borne's) predecessor who did own a boat It happened to be a gasoline boat but It nearly caused COMM ittriOnPT Bailey to decline to take the oath until he got straightened out about it NEWS OF DEATH SHOCKS CAPITAL 1 Hoover Proclaims Period of Mourning House and Senate Adjourn As Tribute Washington Jan 5 (AP) Amazement anti sorrow mingled in a grief-stricken Capital tonight as it united with the nation in mourning Calvin Coolidge whose death shocked the White House the Congress and the citizen in the street President Hoover led the homage to his predecessor issuing within a short time after word of his death reached Washington a public proclamation deelaring a month of na tional mourning With an endless stream of condolences and regrets pouring frorc the Capital to Northampton tho Chief Executive dispatched his own and sent White House naval and military aides there to give what help they could in making funeral arrangements The President meanwhile made plans to attend the funeral Busy legislators intent upon thetr tasks in the halls of Congress were startled to their feet by the quiet announcement of tho death In a few short minutes House and Senate stood adjourned as a token of respect The House waited for a message of sorrow from President Hoo ver before ceasing its labors Within five minutes after word of the death reached the Capital the flags on government buildings and (Pleane Turn to Page Fourteen) Roping 'Em In -I-- By WILL ROGERS Beverly Hills Calif Jan Mr Coolidge you didn't have to die for me to throw flowers on your grave I have told a million Jokes about you but every one was based on some of your splendid qualities You had a hold on the American people regardless of politics They knew you were honest economical and had a native common sense History generally records a place for a man that Is ahead of his time But we that lived with you will always remember you because you was "with" your times By golly you little red-headed New Englander I liked you You put horse sense Into states manship And Mrs Coolidge's admiration for you is an Anted can trait Yours WILL Abandoned Travel and Other Pleasures Because of Aversion To Publicity Editor's Note: The United Press is now able to release the story of Calvin Coolidge's last big interview with Raymond Clapper chief of the Washington Bureau of the United Press Clapper went to Northampton to interview Mr Coolidge Nov 13 1931 and was alone with him from 9:30 a until noon During this time the mer President discussed frankly his experiences in Washington and his views regarding men and events He declined to permit direct quotation of the discussion in aecordance with a rule which he found it necessary to maintain His reason was that he did not wish to be interfering in national affairs In view of the public value of his views it is now possible however with propriety to to-veal much of that discussion By RAYMOND CLAPPER (Copyright 1933 by United Press in All Countries) Washington Jan with both of his high-topped tan shoes cocked on his tinie-stained golden oak desk in the quiet of his country law office in Northampton Mass Calvin Coolidge revealed to me what he considered his formula for such success as be had achieved as President of the United States "The longer I was there" Mr Coolidge said pausing reflectively as he drew at the white paper bolder which held his long cigar with an inch of undisturbed white ash at the end "the more convinced I became that the only way to succeed was when there wu a job to be done to look around and find the best man to do it and then let him do it" Day of Interview Our interview took place during One of the more hopeful periods during the depression At 9:30 a on the morning of November 13 1931 I climbed the worn steps of the old red brick masonic temple in Northampton to the second floor where his small law office was Two clerks were working in the small ante-room The door into his office was open and I was told to walk in It was a small room The book cases contanied old law books A faded fas-simile of the Declaration of Independence hung on one wall In the corner toward the window was his desk piled up with all sorts of papers unlike the neat almost bare desk at which he worked in the White House where the few papers on hand were always stacked carefully beside a tray of carefully sharpened lead pencils Mr Coolidge was wearing a business snit that op-- (Plean Turn to Pato Fourteen) THIRD DAY OF SESSION Senate meets at 11 a House meets at noon Moore resolution on balancing budget special order in Senate Bill to abolish penalties on payment of property taxes on House calendar '1.