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Death of Mr. Calvin Coolidge BOYCOTT OF SOVIET

EX-PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES

HEART DISEASE BELIEVED TO BE CAUSE OF DEATH

[THROUGH RECTER'S AGENT]

New YORK, January 9.

THE death of Mr. Calvin Coolidge, former President of the United States, occurred suddenly at his home at Northamp- ton, Massachusetts yesterday. Heart disease is belleved to be the cause of his death,

The tragic discovery was made by his wife, when she return ed from shopping. He had apparently died only 15 minutes before her arrival.

Mr. Coolidge, who for the past few weeks had complained of Indigestion, had bears to his office in the city as usual. Feeling un- well, however, he returned home early. In spite of his indisposi- tion, Mr. Coolidge had declined to consult a doctor.

MR. COOLIDGE'S CAREER: STEADY. AND USEFUL SERVICES

Mr. Coolidge was handicapped to some extent by his lack of foreign travel, but he was an extremely well educated man his knowledge of world affairs was greater than

John Calvin Coolidge was born at; no one man could have averted. Plymouth, Vermont, on July 4, 1872. His father, Colonel Coolidge, was a solicitor in good practice, and also a gentleman farmer. Calvin was the eldest son, and his mother, a woman of great charm of charac-imagined ter, more than average beduty, died when he was only twelve. The family was of old New England stock and held in repute in the dis trict. They were strict Paritana and the future President bare through his life the hallmark of this serious but kindly and happy early, life.

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After a satisfactory school and college career, when it was expect- ed he would become either a pro- fessor

Calvin, preacher, Ok Coolidge studied law, and begun practice at Northampton in 1807. Ho hold overal official posts in that city being elected a councilman in 1899, and becoming City Solicitor from 1900 to 1901, and Clerk of the Courts in 1904. From 1907 to 1908 be was a member of the General Court of Massachusetts, and two years later was elected Mayor of Northampton

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In 1919 he became a member of the State Senate, holding office until 1915, being President of the Senato for two years. to 1918, he was Lieut-Governor of Massachusetts, and in the two fol lowing years was Governor of the State,

He became Vice-President of the United States for the term 1020-24, and after the death of President Warren G. Hardinng, he was sworn in as President, being the 30th to hold this office,

The American flag at the Con- sulate, and on board all American ships was flown at half-mast, and this mark of respect, in accordance with custom, will be observed for thirty days.

REVEALED IN HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY

THE GOOD BOY!! OF AMERICAN POLITICS.

Some time ago Mr. Coolidg published This autobiography-a remarkable self-revelation of the man: & critic of the man and of the book said:

"Cool Cal," and "Silent Cal." as Mr. Coolidge is variously known to his compatriots, has been called other names than those. Some of his countrymen regard him with na. much favour as they would accord to a defective parish pump in time of drought, while others re gard him as if he had Messianis relations. The truth about him, if the truth can ever be known, is to be found in his autobiography. Mr. Coolidge, more than most men, knows himself, and in short, abrupt, undecorated,

understated

sentences he tells his countrymen and the interested world what sort of man he is. Here is a sample of his style (he is referring to his

The ceremony was conducted in the early hours of the morning of President Harding's death, by the father of the President, in the sit-father): ting room of the Coolidge farm, the onth being taken on the family Bible. Only members of the house hold and a few local officials were present.

GOODS

TO ENFORCE REVISION OF TRADE TREATY

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)

TEHERAN, Jan. 6.

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AN oficial protes to Persia, coupled with a demand for the oessation of the boycott on Soviet goods, has been made by the Soviet Embassy in consequence of a move ment between Persian merchants to boycott goods from Russia with view to enforcing a revision of the Soviet trade agreement of 1931.

The merchants complain that the prices of Soviet goods are being continually raised beyond the agre ed rates. The agitation is being fanned by a bitter Press campaign of criticism against the Sovist.

The Government is doing, its utmost to find a satisfactory Bolu- tion..

MIDSHIPMEN V.C.'S

MDS. CHARLES DAVIS LUCAS FIRST RECIPIENT

(Special Air-Mail Servica)

LONDON, Dec. 19. The following letter was taken from the Times of the above date. Sir-Your correspondent "Pater- familias" is not quite accurate “in stating that Midshipman Guy was the first or the second midshipman to win the Victoria Cross. The very first V.0. gained is to the credit of a midshipman, Charles Davis Lucas, who was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on the spot The following is a list of all mid- shipmen who have been awarded the Cross For Valour";-

1. Charles Davis Lucas, H.M.S. Hecla, Bomarsund, Baltic, June. 21,1854,

2. Edward St. John Danie

H.M.S. Diamond, Naval Bri- gade, Sebastopol and Inker man, June 18: October 18, and November 6, 1854.

3 Arthur Mayo, H.M:S. Pun- jsub, Indian Naval Brigade, Dacea, Indian Mutiny. Novem ber 22, 1887.

4. Duncan Gordon Boyca,

H.M.S. Euryalus, Shimone seki Forts, Japan, September

6, 1964.

5. Basil John Douglas Guy, Tientsin, H.M.S: Barfeur, China, July 13, 1000...

6. George Leslie Drewry, H.M.S. Hussar and H. T. River Clyde Sedd-el-Bahr, Galli. poli, April 25, 1915.

7. Wilfred St. Aubyn Malleson, H.M.S. Cornwallis and H. T. River Clyde,

Sedd-el-Bahr, Gallipoli, April 23, 1915.

Yours faithfully, W. M. LUMMIS.

He kept tools for mending shoes and harnesses and repairing water pipes and tinware. He knew how to perform all kinds of delicate. operations on domestic animals. The lines he laid out were true and straight, and the curver re Dalton Road, Ipswich, Dec, 12 gular. The work he did endured.

Fine Simplicity. Y

At the election in 1924, after strenuous campaign, Mr. Coolidge was elected President. During his term in office, the United States experienced a highly prosperous

ties. I was ready, from the time four years.

Observe how free from fusiness the justices named me the clerk of At the 1628, nad 1032 election that passage is, and how, in its the courts until my party nomin- And: on npaign, he was a strong supartless fashion, it contrives to be sted me for President."" Mutter det i Herbert Hoover, who fine. Mr. Coolidge, avoiding style, the following page, he states that succeeded him at the White House makes one which is apt and clear he "kept" his "peise."

and, at times, beautiful, How

Blow and Sure, charming is this reference to Mrs. Coolidge, a handsome lady: "For Poise, indeed, appears to be the almost a quarter of a century she virtue towards which the Puritan

in 1928.

After his retirement, his articles, for which he was paid at a very high rate, were much sought after

FRENCH LINER DISASTER

STILL HOPE OF SAVING HULK

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

ALL QUIET AT SHANHAIKWAN

SIKH SOLDIERS REPRIMANDED

COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF TAKES STRONG MEASURES

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JAPANESE STILL WAR-LIKE

(THROUGH BETTER'S AGENCY.]

HAVEE, Ja, d

PEIPINO, Jan. 6. Chinese reports from the Shan TOWING of the French liner,

Atlantique was reported athaikwan are state that the Suzuki 11 am, sixty-five miles from Havre, Brigade has now arrived at Shan tut as proving most difficultest owing haikwan and ammunition is stilled to the heavy list of the half water-being rushed up by the Japanese.

Some quarters foar an extension logged hulk, but it is hoped to

of the operations later, for, as the rench Havre by night-time, di

Captain Schools in a wireless Japanese Logation has not yet re Inessage from aboard a tug saidceived instructions from Tokyo to

he hoped to board the liner to-day when renewed efforts would be made to expedite the towing...

The ship is still burning except F deck but the water pouring in continually has broken the port holes.

The fire is believed to have been caused by the carelessness of, a amokor or a short circuit in a cabin where thirty mattresses were

stored.

The minister of Merchant Marine recommends that henceforth there "be no wooden decorations and two wireless stations fore and aft with a proper fro-brigade.

SILVER MARKET

LONDON PRICES

negotiate for a settlement, many Chinese are inclined to believe that Tokyo's declared desire to treat the mattor ne a local incident is merely

a smoke screen."

It is pointed out that it is two days since Tokyo said she Japanese authorities had been instructed to

negotiate.

It is learned that yesterday, after- noon and evening, there was on exchange of rifle shots across the Tashih River, apart from which the position remains unchanged

PUBLIC BODIES MEET

(THROBOK KIUTER'S AGENCY.!

NANEING, Jan. 6.

All public bodies here are hold. ing a mass meeting this afternoon to discuc what measures these bodies should take in connection with the fall of Shanhaikwan.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) YEN ADDRESSES COMMUNI-

LONDON, Jan. G. CLOSING SILVER PRICES IN LONDON TO-DAY. WERE:—

SPOT

FORWARD

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DRIFTING SLOWLY ALONG ENGLISH CHANNEL

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(BRITISH. WIRELESS SERVICE.]

LONDON, Jau. 3.

The still burning hull of the French liner, L'Allantique, carried by the wind and current drifted slowly along the English Channel. to-day.

She appeared through he mist

drift eastward. ·

THENCOR LEUTEL'S AGENCY ]

Poosa, Jan. 3. THE Commander-in-Chief has pro- hibited Sikhs, belonging to the Bombay Sappers Regiment station

at Kirkee, to carry arms for twelve days, following a recusal; by certain Jath. Sikhs to accept as mess-mates lower castee of Sikhs drafted from à disbanded pioneer battalion, also as a mark of cen- re-in-connection with the recent wounding of Captain Thompson by a Sikh soldier who was aggrieved by the Subadar, Alajar's reprimand, In this connection, owing to the same disentisfaction, a Sikh has now confessed that he intended to kill the Sundar Major and Colonel but wounded Capt. Thompson by a

mistake.

The regiment consists of almost Bikhs, Morlenis and equally

Maratine.

WHERE SHIPOWNERS ARE WELCOME

LORD ESSENDON TELLS THE STORY OF A DREAM

(Special Air-Mall Bervice):

BIG JAPANESE DRIVE FAILS

"ANTI-MANCHUKUO FORCES SKILFULLY RETIRE

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOV. }

HARRIN K

THE big Japanese drive along the

eastern section o the Chinesay Information from all indepen Eastern Railway has failed. ** dent sources shows that no heavy fighting has taken place. The anti-Manchukuo forces extricated themselves skilfully from positions assailed by the Japanese and suc cessfully evaded the blow which the Japanese hoped to deliver

This is confirmed by reports from Japanese sources stating that General Ting Chao, without fight ing, has reached Poa Tsing, some ninety miles north of his old base at Mishan, with his forces and ar- tillery intact.

Other anti-Manchukuo forces, is learned form Japanese military headquarters, are retreating to wards Tungning, to the southeast. of Pogranitchnaya

All damage to the C.E.R. track on the section from Bailin to Mu- ling has now been repaired and communications between Harbin and Muling are being restored to day.

LONDON, Dec. 10. Shipowning as a special punishy ment of the Devil was the picture. drawn by Lord Essendon, chair-1 man of the Furness Withy Line, speaking at a luncheon of the Royal Empire Society in London,

THE RADIOLOGISTS EGG

MORE WIREI

(Special Air-Mail Service)

LONDON, Dec 197 Professor F. L. Hopwood in his

CATION TO LEAGUE

GENEVA, Jan. 6 Dr. W. W. Yon, the Chief Chinese Delegate, to-day addressed a com- munication to the Secretariat of the League, quoting a message des My optimism received a rude residential address at the Institute patched by the Shanghai Amocin shock a few days ago as the result of Radiology Congress said that re tion Chamber of Commerce, and of a dream," he said. I dreamt cent discoveries with wireless, wave the Shanghai Bankers Association I had passed away, and in the lengths Dade it possible for the the yolk remained uncooked, or vice versa protesting against the further pre-natural course of events presented white of an egg to be cooked while He said it seemed as if we were crastination on the part of the myself at the Heavenly gates, full League. The message declares that of confidence in the recognition of the entire Chinese nation is indig my claim for immediate admission about to pussess the power to apply. nant over the Shanhaikwan affair I was, however, told to go else a hot poultice, so to speak, to select and feels that the continued aggreg where, ne shipowners were nót ac- sion of the Japanese in China has ceptable. I, therefore, descendet ed internal parts of the body. This been encouraged by the cague's with sorrowful steps, and, without promised to be one very useful sk finding it necessary to make anyunat to the methods of therapeutic supineness

He further gave an account of spplication for admission I was welcomed to another place, where experiments he has carried out with I was told that shipowing for sound waves on liquids. He showed many years had been one of the by means of a cinematograph film most succeful forms of punish how sound waves will produce hol

low spaces in water, will melt wax, Naturally, I was very curious to und will kill fish within five seconds. Speaking of the impacs of wireless see how exactly the business was run, and I found that it had been telegraphy on therapeutic radia developed far beyond our earthly tion, he said we stood on the thres practice. In fact, some of the mua hold of great discoveries. sures which we poor mortals have were the potentialities of radiation discussed from time to time in our search for remedies for pur troubles great as they are at this moment.

BY TAXI AEROPLANE TO had actually been amplified and developed, as it was found that many of them added considerably

PALESTINE to the punishment.

HO CHU KUO BLAMES 1901 PROTOCOL

PRIPING, Jan. 6. Tho restrictions imposed on

a few miles off Portland Bill this China by the 1901 Protocol had morning and crowds watched her forced China to share her strategie slow progress as, wreathed in steam poials with the "enemy," render and smoke, and surrounded by tags ing it impossible for the Chinese and other vessels, she proceeded to troops to effectively defend the city, declares General Ho Chu Kuo, the Cannes Commander of the Feng tien Formes at Shanhaikwan, in a personal statement concerning the fall of Shanhaikwan into the hands of the Japanese.

This afternoon, tugs succeeded in taking her in tow, but it is not yet certain whether she will be put shore," whether she will sink her self, or whether a French warship which is #anding by will send her to the bottom.

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General He states that since September 18, 1931, the position has been even more anomalous "There has been neither peace nor war. My troops were there, but not defending as we could not take any hostile action against one who was clearly our enemy."

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(Special Air-Mail Service)

LONDON, Dec. 19

Each nation had the privilege of carrying what it considered to be its own cargo, and no freight charges had to be paid in foreign currencies. It seemed to work pret good many voyages the trafic was Airways has left Croydon for ty wall until I found that in a taxi aeroplane of Imperial Continuing, General Ho says in all one way, because some nations. Palestine. It will be away five his personal statement that despite oxed so much money to others thai weeks and will be used in, Iraq, these handicaps and fighting against business between them had come to Palestins and Syris, for the mak an enemy with far superior amins a standstill. Then I noticed that of sections of a bird. Captain C and equipwente, his men could hold there were no ships laid up, and P. Olley, who is flying the nort the city for three days and nights. the shipyards all seemed to be ful-plane, a Westland Wessex, to Jera- The fighting must be considered aly occupied, so I inquired about salem, will there hand it over H

as simply

by the leading journals of the has borne with my infirmities, and aspires, although it is one which any her bull and furmels are intact redeeming feature of the unfortu- that, and found it all worked very another pilot so that he may fly

United States, and he also accepted several directorships with large business concerns,

CONSUL-GENERAL'S TRIBUTE

DEEP HOLD ON AFFECTIONS OF HIS PEOPLE.

"There may be some criticism among those who are not acquainted with the uation," General Ho declares, but as far as I am con- cerned, my conscience is at ease." JAPANESE STATEMENT; TO LEAGUE

"No Payments.

party of big game hunters in Avro Ten from Cairo.co Arusha Tanganyika."

Liner May Be Bunk. It is understood that the last mentioned course will be adopted if the doomed liner threatens to become a danger to shipping.

This evening, the L'Atlantique was some fifteen miles south of the Needles and was still moving east ward with the turning tide, while the fire seemed almost to have burnt |itzelf out.

Airmen who have flown over her bat the foremost has broken and nate situation. " I have rejoiced in her graces." I he seldom achieves. "My progress," dropped overboard while the rest doubt if there are many artificers Mr. Coolidge says again, had of her is mainly a tangle of burnt of words who could turn a com been slow and toilsome, with little or burning debris.

As fast as the shipyards built a new ship an old one was broken up.

17,916 CANDIDATES FOR pliment as gracefully as Mr. about it that was brilliant, or

and I asked how the shipowners

CAMBRIDGE LOCAL Coolidge has turned that one. His spectacular, the result of persistent Heavy Insurance in Britain,

managed to pay for all these, new ships. I was told that they did account of the night on which Lis and painstaking work, which gave Her owners state that 21 men,

EXAMINATIONS father administered the oath to it a foundation that was solid members of the crew, are missing

not have to pay. They got a subr him when be succeeded Mr. Hard-During those two years I spoke although it is still hoped that some

sidy for part of the cost and owed ing is written with an austerity some and lectured some. This took of them have been picked up by the

(Special Air-Mail Service); - GRYEVA, Jan. 6. the balance to the builders, who that approaches magnificence, and me about the country in travels

vessels of different nationalities is extraordinarily moving. There that reached from Maine to Cali-which came to the liner's aid.*****

The Japanese statement on the turn borrowed from some one

also

LONDON, Dec. 10. Then the weakness of the whole is, indeed, throughout the book an formia, from the Twin Cities to

It is stated that the sum involved Shanhaikwan events was received

Commencing on Doember 15 the emotional quality that is full Charleston. I was getting ato far as the English insurance may- here to-day from Paris. The note

Cambridge LocalDecember though it never overflows

quainted. Aside from speeches I Mr. Douglas Jenkins, the Ameri-

did little writing, but I read ket is concerned in. about £1,200,000 says that the Japanese Authorities procedure was revealed as the can Consul-General for Hong Kong,

great deal and listened much but although the loss is one of the in Peiping rainly endeavoured to volume of international trade was

the boats that socmed so hury were centres in Great Britain and

cargoes reasThe total number said that the news came as a great

dales in 17,918 of these A Puritan household is generally While I little realised it at the time, largest in recent years, the under persuade Marshal Chang Hauch gradually getting lam and less and aminations will be held

writers are facing it quite calmly, Liang to put a stop to the more- shock to the American community.

unately, I round and round

of the entered for the school President. Coolidge was held in the depicted in fiction as one where it was for me a period of most risk bag been widely ment and had to mobilize forces really carrying the for

because it was realised that the game of Hades found my room.

and 8,395 for the junior highest regard in the United States there in little fove or kindliness, important preparation. It enabled

mode any firm On first assuming office he had but the inescapable characteristic of me to be ready in August 1923 spread as not seriously to discon- recently towards the Manchukuo then woke and

security of Manchukuo was being needed a sunshine, and tion.3.1.145 Cand manaced. At this moment of ten gain, ame given the impression of a cold and the Coolidge family is the affection Mr. Coolidge's religious beliefs are not stated in this book, but

with mon and disquietude an unpleasant aloof man, but, his honesty and his which all its members felt and

incident occurred at: Shanhaikwan:

cour capability na un administrator won feel for each other in brief, but if he does not believe in the doc the confidence and affection of the highly sensitive, phrases Mr. Erine of predestination, he ought

The Chinese soldiers threw. bombs" people. They respected his paucity Coolidge refers to the death of his to. Those who are interested in

to the Japanese Gendarmerie post of speech and the reliability of second son, which occurred dur the attitudes of the United States

in that town, while simultaneously what he did say Mr Coolidge ing his Presidency When he towards the League of Nations will

other soldiers fired upon the first impressed his personality on went the power and the glory of find a clear expolition of Mr.

sidence of the Gendarmerie

the other bombs were thrown Amerleh by his firm handling of the the Presidency went with him Coolidge's views on page 140-50 and Boston poling strike during his term This is the Puritan family at: Ita 163hey are too long to be

Fobowmoments of the Manchukuo | La Vice-President. Their confidence Anest In passage after pamage quoted here. Mr. Coolidge is the

Frontier Guards:

that In his courage was never betmyed, Mr. Coolidge clearly declares his Good Boy of American politics, the and he had several awkward home character. I am not gifted with spiritual child of Dr. Samuel to surmount. Thought by intuition I need not only hard Smiles, but he is not the unlike

silent man, Mr Coolidgo work, but experienca to be ready able creature that that statement tion abong, what to do in case

allents riblic speaker and to solve problems, he says of him would cause us to suppose. There bomb attacks from the air and

and concise Engelf, and

tiped industry, is character in him, and uprights Mintsid methods quality was need and in hisgcommonest expression,new, and feeling, and

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