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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1933. BEI.IEVE COOLIDGE l Scenes of Last Rites for Former President ’ DED INESTATE Business Associates Know Nothing of Any Will by Former President. By the Assoclated Press. BOSTON, January 7.—The possibility that Calvin Coolidge died without mak- | ing a will was disclosed last night by business associates of the former Pres- ident. Ralph W. Hemenway, Northampton | lawyer and former pertner of Mr. Cool- | idge, said no will had been drawn so| far as he knew and he did not believe | sembers of Mr. Coolidge’s family knew of the existence of any such document. | Harry Ross, secretary to Mr. Coolidge said the matter of a will never had| . been discussed with him. John G. Sargent of Ludlow, Vt. ai friend of the former President for ma years and former Attorney Gene: was so ill today he could not be qu tioned concerning the will, but 50~ ciate, Paul Chase, id not know | & wiil ever had be 1f Mr. Coolidge died i leave two heirs, his w s Coolidge, and his only surviving son, John. ~ His only other near relatives Were an aunt, Miss Sarah Pollard of Proctorville, Vt., now approaching 100 I};eim ofMage. and a maternal uncle, ram Moor, 85, a rice plant Welsh, La. P er of | he would { GUNS AT BOSTON BOOM FAREWELL TO COOLIDGE! ARG WNational Guard and Regular Army Cannon Fired at Regular Intervals. By the Associated f cannon ‘echoed down along Boston reets and out across the w the harbor as State and Nati 1 tribute to Calvin Coolidge. A Massachusetts National Guard ttery from the 101st Field Artillery ew up its guns on Boston Common rly today. The United States Army tery at Fort Banks, across the har- r in Winthrop, boomed out the ation’s farewell. The Regulars began firing at reveille. rteen salutes were ordered fired at alf-hour intervals until the momen When the former President’s body was %aken from the church at Northampton. {Then, a 21-gun salute was fired. At 4 reat, 4:30 p.m., orders called for a palute of 48 shots. ‘The National Guard cannon fired ‘half-hour salutes from 7:30 until 10:30 am., for an hour after 10:30 the guns jwere fired at one-minute intervals and #rom 11:30 until 30 the 30-minute SPECIAL NOTICES. NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. ,a The annual_meeting of stockholders of | ‘A_S. Pratt & Sons, Inc.. will be held at the | ©ffice of the company. 515 15th Street N.W.. Washington. D. C.. at 10 o Tuesday, January 10. 1933, G. C. TRUE. Secretary. _ ROTICE 15 HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE annual meeting of the stockholders of The Capital Traction Company, for the election ©f a board cf directors for the ensuing year and the transaction of such other business clock a.m.. on .C. on . 19 10:45 polls will be open from 11 o'clock til 12 o'clock noon. ._D. CRAMPTON. Secretary. _ TRE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK- holders of the Home Building Association for the election of officers and directors and gch other business as may properly come fore the stockholders’ meeting. il held on Tuesday, January 10, 1633 o'clock p.m.. in the office of the tre: 2006 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Books now open for subscription to the stock of the 55th series MES M DWARD. Secretary. ay. January 12, at . uni . at asurer, THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SHARE- holders of the Continental Trust Company Will be held at the office of the company. 14th and G streets n.w., 0. 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FSclock pm ____ ROBERT H. LACEY, C THE _NATIONAL CAPITAL B2 OF WASHINGTON. D. C. f t ., for t usiness, wi €ompany, 113 OREGON DELEGATES NANED COOLDGE Placed Name in Nomination After Switching From Lodge. By the Associated Press. PORTLAND, Oreg., January 7.— Warren G. Harding had been nomi- | nated for the presidency on the tenth ballot when in the thronged Auditorium in Chicago in 1920 the Oregon delega: tion to the National Republican Con- vention took the step that placed Cal- vin Coolidge in line to become the thirtieth President of the Nation. The Oregon delegation went to the convention pledged to support Senator | Lodge of Massachusetts for the vice presidency. But it was said Lodge did not care for the nomination. After the candidacies of Gen. Leon- ard A. Wood, Frank O. Lowden and Hiram Johnson had been checkmated, the Harding forces selected Senator Irving Lenroot of Wisconsin for the vice presidency. His name was put in nomination. Meanwhile the Oregon group had decided to support Gov. Coolidge of Massachusetts. Judge Wallace Mec- Camant of Portland climber to a chair. He obtained recognition from Senator Lodge, permanent chairman, who be- lieved he was arising to second Len- root's nomination. Instead, McCamant nominated Cool- idge. His words were “When the Oregon delegation cam the office of V. ident, a distinguished son of chusetts, he requested that we refrain from presenting his name. “But there is another son of Massa- chusetts who has been much in the public eye in the last year, a man who is sterling in his Americanism and who for all that the Republican holds dear. “I name for vice presidel Massachuse! part the exalted office of Calvin Coolidge of Prince George Made “Bencher.” January 11, 1 will be closed JOHN G B._ P ROVE "';NNUAL M) G, ASSOC THOMAS E. PE y | e | %0 THE STOCKHOLDE! ¢lonal Capital Ir District of Coi 1 NA e | | m o r. A D. A Provistons o ¢ Four of Chapt \.:n‘ ¢ y 9. 19 Slaction of direct $nd for any othe bel (#) —Prince George has mitted as a bencher of historic Inn, mak him a senior of the legal society. He first ed to the bar, t the rite was a bencher, Coolidge Attributed His Rise to Teaching Of Cobbler Friend Elderly Shoe Grieves at Passing of y Ex-President. HAMPTON, Mass., January 7 Lucey, 70-year-old cobbler- whom Calvin Coolidge White House: “If it ou 1 should not be here,” ormed of the death of his he was overcome. He had known since he was a He dge’s s dispensed the homely which Mr. Coolidge likes was a friend id when he regal . “and I had the sat g that I wa 1 Since the days at Amberst they had not forgotten each other. When the former student rose to the highest of- fice in the Nation, James Lucey was remembered. The letter Coolidge wrote still stands as one of Lucey's prized possessions. “He had no equal as a boy or man,” n. | Lucey sald as he recalled his visit to R nw. [CE 1S HEREBY GIVEN THAT I WILL Washington, where he had dinner at Président and had a White House car Dot be_responsible for any debis or obliga- fions_ hereafter contracted or o an myself 5w incurred by CHARLES feon, other. th NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ‘other than those contracted by mysell L. JONES, 1768 Pa. ave. a.w, 7° at his disposal. The old cobbler, as he recalled their many happy talks together, could say no more. He shook his head and held back a tear, His best friend wis dead. Repairer | made them, through life, | him from Washington was framed and | the White House as the guest of the| | | Upper: The Edwards Congregational Church in Northampton, Mass., where funeral services were conducted for former President Coolidge before his body was started for Plymouth, Vt., for burial. Center: In this simple family plot his forebears have dwelt for 200 years, rest. Lower | mittee, of which he was chairman. ‘This photograph of Mr. Ccolidge, believed to be his December 7 in New York at the sesslon of the National Trans —Wide World Photo. amid the rugged Vermont hills, where the former President will be laid to —Wide World Photo. was made tation Com- A. P. Photo. VERMONT WILL PAY | SILENT TRIBUTE TO | | DISTINGUISHED SON (Continued From First Page.) at r. Inhabitants re- ome years ago when . the former President's died. The roads were choked | ow and the then President of | e United States snd the rest of his| |p were d to ride on sleighs, 12 | t miles from Ludlow 'he roads had been s sent out early passable. an upstairs room of the Calvin ge birthplace, telegraph instru- | ] chattered, carrying out through > hills the last chapter of Plymouth’s | atest story. In the room downstairs Ir. Coolidge was born, Miss Flor: ence V. Cilley, owner of the general store, moved about supplying the wants of the greatest number of patrons she has known in many months. The room now is used as a storeroom, the main section of the general store adjoining. | The funeral procession, some of the | ay, will Tun along with Black River, | where Mr. Coolidge loved to fish, and | along Amherst and Echo Lakes, where | for days men who hold their lines through the ice have been pulling up pickerel and perch | The men of the town, many of grew up with Mr. Coolidge. | seemed impressed that a great neigh- bor had passed, but in their stolid and undemonstrative way they said little, | except to reminisce of days when they and the man who is dead, roamed the | towering hills together. | | Herbert Moore, distant relative of the former President on the maternal side, spoke of the time when he at- tended Black River Academy in Ludlow | with Mr. Ceolidg “He ! this time of y whom quiet then as he n later he said. ore said 'membered the time n he first went to Black River. rode down with Calvin and his he said. “The father, John, as making two trips in one and he | 1ad a calf in the back of the wagon | he was sending to the Boston market. | “When he let us off at the academy | he said to Calvin: ‘Calvin this calf is going to Boston. You study hard and | perhaps some day you also will go to | Bostor It so happened that Calvin ! Coolidge went to Boston, first as a State | Representative and then later as Gov- | ernor of Massachusetts. The Coolidge family lot is marked by tinpretentious stones and the turf. is | rough and untrimmed. Neighbors said | Mr. Coolidge had refused to improve the lot, saying: “I don’t want my lot to look any better than my neighbors.” Friends also related that Frank Stearns of Boston, a close friend of the former "President, on the death of Cal vin, jr. had offered to build a granite or marble mausoleum as & resting place | lvin. jr., and ‘ancestors, $1.39CoolidgeCheck Issued Before Death ‘ In Payment of Flour Letter Placing Order Ex- tended Regards to Play- wright Owner of Mill. By the Associated Press FARMINGTON, C; Today's ma to Fermington one of the last signatures ‘written by ‘alvin Coolidge. . nn., January 6— brought ton the died and Smith’s Flo payment for Mr. Coolidge last Frilay In his letter “ordering . “the usual amount of flour” Mr. Coolidge asked that he be remembered.to Winchell Smith, the playwright, whose hobby is the old grist mill, where flour still is ground between ancient mill stone Jesse Saunders, manager’ of the mill, forwarded the letter to Mr. Smith, who is traveling in Egypt The check w3s drawn i another hand and only the sigr e W o y gnature was Mr. DUCE SENDS SYMPATHY day ade the former payable to ““Winchell The amount, $1.39, is bag of flour ordered by President Italian Dictator Cables.U. S. Mes- sage in Coolidge Death. ROME., January 7 (/).—Premier Mus- solini yesterday cabled President Hoo- ;;Iru:]\gg ng his and the Italian gov- ment's regret at the de: v Cootidge. death of Calvin “I learn with great death of former President Coolidge and desire to express to you, Mr. President, L](‘v sincerest condolences of the Italian government and.myself personally over the loss of the eminent statésman,” the message sald AMHERST .PAYS TRIBUTE AMHERST, Mass. ‘January 7 (8).— Amherst Collége will' suspend all clacse today out of respect to the memory of Calvin Coolidge,' an alumnus and trustee of the college. . A special chapel service was held at 8:50 a.m, with- trustees,” faculty and undergraduates in attendance. Trustees, faculty and a committee of undergraduates will attend. the funeral services at Northampton: regret of the —_———— for the body, but that Mr. Coolidge re- fused the offer, saying that both Cal- ‘himself would lie with their It is on a check dated at Northamp- | HOOVER ATTENDS COOLIDGE FUNERAL Sorrowing Throngs Pay Final Tribute at Rites in Northampton. (Continued From First Page.) and decay which all around we see Thou never changest. “But it is not alone a grief-stricken | nation which bows before Thee—it is a | thankful nation as well. We thank | Thee for the life of him whose death we now mourn. We thank Thee for | what his life has meant to the country and to the world. “He Kept the Faith—" “We thank Thee for the exemplary devotion which he showed in the dis- | charge of all his public duties. We thank Thee for the faithfulness with | which he served his town. We thank | Thee for the measure of dedication | which he brought to the service of the | Commonwealth, and above all do we | thank Thee for the consecration with which he served his country in the highest office within the gift of the people. He kept the faith which the people placed in him. “We know he is not dead, for with | Thee there is no death. And now we | pray that Thou wouldst make his | memory to be a bright and shining | light upon the untried way that we | have still to walk, and upon the un- known path that our Nation has still to go. May we share his devotion, his consecration, his deep humility in a profound faith in Thee. Raise up, O Lord, in our day, new leaders to fol- | low in his steps. “O father of infinite compassion, God | of all comfort, reveal Thyself to those | who have especially been brought into | the darkness of sorrow; to those who | knew him best and loved him most. Strengthen the hearts that faint under | | the heavy burden, and support them in the arms of Thine infinite love. May they know that in all their distress | Thou dost care for them with unfailing tenderness. Help them to bear with patience their affliction, and to look with glad confidence toward that future where God shall wipe away all tears | from their eyes. “May we not begrudge him, whose | loss we so deeply mourn, the rest with | Thee which he has so richly deserved, knowing that by Thy mercy and grace | he finished his course, having kept the | faith. We ask this for the sake of Thy | Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.” | Quartet: “O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go.” Benediction—"Unto God's gracious | mercy and protection we commit you. The Lord bless you and keep you. The | Lord make his face to shine upon you | and be gracious unto you. The Lord | lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace, both now and forever- | more. Amen.” Organ. Policemen Are PaMbearers. Six policemen of the Northampton Police Department were active pall- bearers, while the honorary bearers were all old friends of the dead ex- President. They were Willlam F. Whiting of Holyoke, former Secretary of Commerce; Frank W. Stearns, Bos- ton business man, who was the former | ! President’s closest adviser; Clifford H. | Lyman, Northampton book dealer; Judge | Thomas J. Hammond of the Superior | Court; Reuben B. Hills, manufacturer; | Walter L. Stevens of Northampton, at- torney; R. W. Hemenway, former law partner of Mr. Coolidge; William M. Butler, former United States Senator; | Homer C. Bliss, mayor of Northampton; John H. Trumbull, former Governor of Connecticut, and Charles E. Andrews, treasurer of Amherst College. The body lay last night in the com- fortable living room of the Beeches, the Coolidge home since his retirement from the presidency. A grayish-bronze | casket with white satin lining rested upon standards in front of a fireplace at the east end of the room. Across the top was etched: .“Calvin_Coolidge 1872-1933.” The former President was dressed in | morning clothes, striped trousers, wing | collar and four-in-hand tie with light white stripe. On the third finger of his left hand, folded over his right, was | a black intaglio ring. His head inclined slightly to the right. The expression was untroubled, serene. Glass covered the opened por- tion of the casket. On the wall over the mantel just above hung an oil painting of the May- flower—the one-time presidential yacht. At either end of the mantel there stood seven-branch candelabras with blue candles, unlit. Spaced two feet apart, so that they were even with the sides of the paint- ing, were two vases. One of them held | | a rambling plant of large leaves that | | clung to the top of the picture frame. | Painting of Plymouth Scene. i | At either side of the fireplace were | | casement windows. In a corner at| the opposite end of the room was a | grand piano, a music book opened cn | its panel—opened to “Vi Elsker Vort | Land,” “Danske Tanker” and “Vugge- | song.” | i Scattered over the room in vases, | arranged simply and sparingly, were | | flowers, orchids, roses, asters, selected from flowers sent in. | Oil portraits of Coolidge, Mrs. Cool- idge and Calvin, jr., hung on the walls. | There also was an oil painting depict- | ing the scene in Plymouth when Col. | John Coolidge, notary public, admin- | istered the oath of office to his_son by the light of an oil lamp. There were several photographs, family groups | and a portrait of Tim, Mrs. Coolidge'’s chow dog | Tim wandered about the room last | night, sometimes curling up under the | piano and sometimes shoving his cold | nose into the hands of the visitors. | Mrs. Coolidge retired for the night | shortly after the body was placed in | the room. John Coolidge, Frank W. Stearns and Harry Ross, Coolidge's last | secretary, were in and out. | ™ Sextons and others labored long in| the church in preparation for the lying- | in-state and the funeral. The audi- | torium of the church is square, austere, with a balcony running three-quarters around. The pulpit stands on a carpeted dais, the choir loft behind with gilded organ pipes for background. The pews nrc‘ straight, hewn from ash, and cushioned. | | | | physical inconveniences. IMPORTANCE ATTACHED TO JOB | BURDENSOME, COOLIDGE FOUND| Every Act and Every Word Had to Be! Weighed Carefully—Travel Presents Grave problem This is the second of two articles Calvin Coolidge wrote after leaving the White House. describing the many and exacting duties of the presidency. BY CALVIN COOLIDGE. Everything the President does, poten- | tially at least, is of such great impor- tance that he must be constantly on guard. This applies not only to him- self but to everybody about him. Not only in all his official actions but in all his social intercourse, and even in his recreation and repose, he is con- stantly watched by a multitude of eyes | to determine if there is anything un usual, extraordinary or irregular which can be set down in praise or in blame. Oftentimes trifling incidents, some insignificant action, an unfortunate phrase in an address, an injudicious letter, a lack of patience toward some one who presents an impossible propo- sition, too much attention to one per- son or too little courtesy toward an- other, become magnified into the sen- sation of the hour, While such events finally sink into their proper place in history as too small for consideration, if they occur | frequently they create an atmosphere of distraction that might seriously in- terfere with the conduct of public busi- | ness which is really important. Sought Air of Simplicity. | It was my desire to maintain about | the White House as far as possible an | attitude of simplicity, and not engage | in anything that had an air of preten- tious display. That was my concep- tion of the great office. It carries suffi- cient power within itself, so that it does not require any of the outward trap- | pings of pomp and splendor for the purpose of creating an impression. It has a dignity of its own which makes | it self-sufficlent. Of course, there | should be proper formality, and per- | sonal relations should be conducted at | all times with decorum and dignity and in accordance with the best traditions of polite society. But there is no need | of theatricals. However much he may deplore it, the President ceases to be an ordinary citi- zen. In order to function at all he has | to be surrounded with many safeguards. | If these were removed for only a short | time, he would b2 overwhelmed by the | people who would surge in upon him. In traveling it would have been agree- | able to me to use the regular trains | which ‘are open to the public. I did so once or twice, but I found it made great difficulty for the railroads. They | reported that it was unsafe because they could not take the necessary pre- cautions. It therefore seemed best to run a second section, following a regu- lar train, for the exclusive use of the President and his party. While the facilities of a private car were always offered, I think they were used only once, when one was needed for the bet- ter comfort of Mrs. Coolidge during an | illness she had. Urges Federal-Owned Car. Although I was not given to much travel during my term of office, it was sufficient to convince me that the Gov- ernment should own a private car for the use of the President when he leaves Washington. The pressure on him is so great, the responsibilities are so heavy, | that it is wise public policy, in order to | secure his best services, to provide him | with such ample facilities that he will | be relieved as far as possible from all | It is not generally understood how much detail is involved in any journey | of the President. One or two Secret Service men must go to the destination | several days in advance. His line of | travel and every street and location which he is to visit are carefully exam- | ined. The order of ceremonies has to be submitted for approval. Ofltntimes| the local police are inadequate, so that | it is necessary to use some of the mili- | tary or naval forces to assist them. Not only his aides and his personal physician but also Secret Service men, some of his office force and house servants have to be in attendance. Quarters must also be provided for a large retinue of newspaper reporters and camera men who follow him upon all occasions. Every switch that he‘ goes over is spiked down. Every freight train that he passes is stopped and | every pussenger train slowed down to 10 miles per hour. While all of this | proceeds smoothly, it requires careful attention to a great variety of details. It was never my practice to speak from rear platforms. The confusion is so great that few people can hear, and it does not seem to me very dignified When the President speaks it ought to | be an event. The excuse for such ap- | pearances which formerly existed has been eliminated by the coming of the radio. It is so often that the Presi- dent is on the air that almost any one who wishes has ample opportunity to hear his voice. It seemed more appro- | priate for Mrs. Coolidge and me to appear at the rear of the train, where the people could see us. Invitations Constant and Pressing. One of the most appalling trials which confronts a President is the per- | petual clamor for public utterances. | Invitations are constant and pressing. They come by wire, by mail and by | delegations. No event of importance is celebrated by any group anywhere in the United States without their invit- ing him to come to deliver an oration When others are enjoying a holicay he is expected to make a public appear- ance in order to enterlain and instruct by a formal address. ‘There are a few public statements that he does not deliver in person, like proclamations and messages, which gd to the Congress, either reporting his views on the state of the Union in his annual message or giving his reasons for rejecting legislation in a veto. These | productions vary in length. My annual message would be about 12,000 words. | My speeches would average a little | over 3,000 words. In the course of a | year the entire number reaches about | 20, which probably represents an output | of at least 75,000 words. | This kind of work is very exacting. | It requires the most laborious and ex- tended research and study and the most. careful and painstaking thought.l The terms of Morris Plan | Loans are simple and prac- | tical—it is not necessary to have had an account at this Bank to borrow. For each $60 bor- rowed you agree to deposit $5 a month in an ac- count, the pro- ceeds of which | may be used to cancel the note { when due. Depos- | its may be made onaweekly, semi- monthly or | monthly basis as | you prefer. $120 $180 $240 $300 $360 $540 $1,200 $6,000 Loans are pass- ed within a day or twoafter filing application— with few excep- tions. MORRIS PLAN notes are usually made '{or 1 year, though they may be given for any period of from 3 to 12 months. $100 $500 MORRIS PLAN BANK Under Supervision U. S. Treasury 1408 H Street N. W., Washington, D. C. “Character and Earning Power Are the Basis of Credit” for Executive. Each word has to be weighed, in the realization that it is a presidential ut- terance, which will be dissected at home and abroad to discover its outward | meaning and possible hidden implica- tions. Before each address was fin- ished it was thoroughly examined by one or two of my staff, and oftentimes by a member of the Cabinet. k Easy to Deliver Talks. It was not difficult for me to deliver an address. The difficulty lay in its preparation. This is an important part | of the work of a President which he cannot escape. It is inherent in the | office. | As T left office I realized that the more I had seen of the workings of | the Federal Government the more re- | spect I came to have for it. It is cu-! ried on by hundreds of thousands of | people. Some prove incompetent. A | very few are tempted to become dis- | loyal to their trust. But the great rank ants. While some are paid more than | they would earn in private life, great | throngs are serving at a distinct per- | sonal sacrifice. Among the higher offi- cials this is almost always true. The | service they perform entitles them to | approbation and honor. | The Congress has sometimes been a sore trial to Presidents. I did not find it so. Among its members were men of wonderful ability and veteran ex- perience. I think they make lhelr; decisions with an honest purpose to serve their country. | The membership of the Senate changes very much by reason of those who sacrifice themselves for public duty. Of the duties of all public offi- | cials with whom I have ever been ac- quainted, the work of a Senator of the United States is by far the most labori- ous. About 20 of them died during the eight years I was In Washington. (Copyright. 1933. by North American News- | paper Alliance, Inc.) STAMP OF COOLIDGE & MAY BE NEXT ISSUE Recommendation by Postmaster General Brown Is Expected to Be Made. | | of each new specimen. The large phil- atelic collection of members of Con- gress and others enlisted his admira- | tion.” The Postmaster General already is receiving requests from philatelic so- cieties and individual collectors for a special stamp in honor of Mr. Coolidge. MOURNED BY ACADEMY Coolidge Awarded Belated Diploma PR N BANDLIG CONERESS KNOTS Vetoes of Equalization, Mus- cle Shoals and Bonus Measures Recalled. By the Associated Press. Though Calvin Coolidge as President managed to maintain a relationship with Congress which on the whole was peaceful, he had his difficulties with the legislative body, as have all Presi- dents. His most important clashes with Cengress were marked by vetoes of the equalization plan of farm relief, the proposed Government ration of M\;scle Shoals and the soldiers’ bonus bill. Through the medium of the famous White House breakfasts of ham and eggs and control of patronage the former Chief Executive managed to keep his relations with regular mem- bers of the Republican party in Con- gress largely peaceful. The bolting of insurgents, however, led during the early part of his administration by the late Senatcr La Follette of Wisconsin, | and file of them are of good ability, | broke into the party ranks time after | conscientious and faithful public serv- | time. Bonus Action Rebuked. ‘The bonus question came to President Coolidge after President Harding had vetoed it and had been upheld by the Senate. When the measure was passed again and sent to the White House Mr. Coolidge slapped back at Congress with a sharp denunciaticn. The fight was futile, however, as the House overrode the veto 313, to 78, and the Senate, 59 to 26. One of the President’s most spec- tacular battles with Congress came over his nomination of Charles Beecher Warren as Attorney General. The Senate rejected the nomination, but Coolidge, Jhis ire up, refused the heeding of his party leaders and re- turned the nomination. It was during this furious maneuvering that the nomination was called up for action and again turned down, with Vice | President Dawes arriving just too late with the deciding vote. | Veto of Bonus Bill Besides approving a measure mate- easing the tax burden which hung n the Nation after the war, Mr. Coolidge - vetoed the bonus bill as an act of economy, curtailed naval con- struction and -vetoed a bill to Mncrease | the pay of postal employes. All these actions were based upon his cemands for curtailing expenditures. | He later signed the postal pay measure | after means of providing the revenue had been incorporated. FORMER COOLIDGE TYPIST (PAYS TRIBUTE TO MEMORY | Ex-President’s Thoroughness, Pa- triotism and Dislike of Sham Re- called by Erwin C. Geisser. | By the Associated Press. LAWRENCE, Mass.,, January 7.—Er- | win C. Geisser, for six years Calvin Cool- |idge’s personal stenographer and one | of the members of the little group pres- ent when he took the cath of office as President. in his father’s farm house in Plymouth, Vt., yesterday paid tribute to the memory of the former President. “I had a great admiration for Calvin Coolidge. He loved to think out things from every angle. The smaller prob- lems received the same consideration as the larger. | “He was an intense American, ex- | traordinarily well versed in all our his- | tory, our institutions and our political economy. “Calvin Coolidge stayed Calvin Cool- idge thrcughout his entire life. He loved {the truth and disliked pretense and sham |~ “He endeavored always to be just. He knew how to judge men. | am grievously sad at the passing |of a great character.” A postage stamp in tribute to former President Calvin Coolidge probably will be the next philatelic issue of the Post Office Department. Second Assistant Postmaster General W. Irving Glover last night indicated that Postmaster General Walter F. Brown will recommend that such a stamp be authorized. “It is very likely Mr. Coolidge, alway. a good friend of the philatelic art, w be honored, &s Woodrow Wilson and Willlam Howard Taft were honored, Mr. Glover said. “They also died after leaving the presidency. “Mr. Coolidge never was a collector of stamps, but he was exceedingly solicitous for the welfare of the Phila- telic Agency, and advocated co-opera- tion between the department and col- lectors. He always was interested in new issues, and former Postmaster General Harry S. New made it a prac- tice to present him with the first run at Exercises Zast June. | SMITH HAS NEURITIS ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt, January 7 ().—st. Johnsbury Academy Alumni Association yesterday recorded the first death among graduates who received diplomas last June. 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