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WttRSD'AY, FEBRUARY 1930 Cares of State Forgotten ' | ( i!*'%, I ’ : :' ! - : t' A • ' , . ■'>'•. • Y..V -.j ' 5 jjj h .v I I Sj .- ;". ,W' § || j 5 '.w? ; 'iptis#, | ;| I | Ab:ahana Lincoln reading to his son Thomas (Tad). “Little Tad” Father's Pet “Whatever herarne of Little Tad?” is the quo: t!idi I hstve been asked oftecest in n».v work of bringing forth new stories about the greatest of sill Americans. Even those whose meino ries cover the two generations from the time Abraham Lincoln was living in the White House seem confused about the identity of “the Child of the Nation.” In Tad's day he was more widely known than Robert. Tad. on account of the strange pet oame his father had given him, has been confused with Willie, who died in the White House in February. 1862. or with Robert, who survived his father more than sixty years, to he secretary of war and United States ambassador to the court of Great Britain, as well as highly prominent In big business as president of the Pullman Palace Car company. But the Lincolns’ youngest son al ways will remain, “Little Tad” in the minds of the American people, though he grew to be a stalwart youth and lived a while in Germany, where, as has been related, he won the childish devotion of the little girl who was afterward married to the last of the czars of Russia and who heroically met the tragic fate of the Romanoff dynasty there. In preparing this series of “New Lights” it has been necessary to re view the many sources of light on Abraham Lincoln and his famliy. In this process of research for “things new and old” 1 have been surprised to Er.d how many of the best Lincoln stories were started on their cheering way by the artist Frank B. Car prater, who wrote “Six Months in the White House” after spending the first half year of 1864 there for the pur pose of painting the now famous picture of “Abraham Lincoln Reading the Emancipation Proclamation to Bis Cabinet.” Near the President. Carpenter wished to live near the President in order to catch his natural expression as well as to he at hand to arrange a sitting for the picture whenever possible. In that half year the painter saw and heard the test stories about Lincoln, which fact shows there were many times more stories which might have been related from and about Lincoln if some one ad only been on hand to jot them own as Frank Carpenter was inspired to do; for Abraham Lincoln was him * lf 8 Blaster story teller. As one story suggests another. Since I have been relating the new stories picked up in the course of wenty years writing fur newspapers. °oks, magazines and moving pic ures. i have received letters with stories from eye and ear witnesses law i_ • *' ir ‘ Co,n he was practicing Portraits lU * T* l * majority of his t * r *fullv n 11 me s h° w him with bis hair toed down u** th * * id ** comb «J *nd plas * Photor/ar* V id that “Ped* ll * to «* for hair Wag ', ut most of the time his hi this picture tousled, as it is shown from all parts of the country, even dating back as far as Lincoln's young manhood. Since the appearance of this series of “New Lights” I have received word from Michigan, Wis cousin, Illinois. Washington (state). Oregon and California, offering fresh anecdotes which have never been published about Lincoln, who became the source of more stories than any other human being in history. Naturally Carpenter’s little old book could not have been true to the life if he had not related a number of tales about “Little Tad,” to the first of which I now refer in order to make these stories more intelligible to the present-day reader. Here is the great portrait painter’s introduc tion of Tad Lincoln: “Some photographers from Brady’s gallery came up to the White House to make some stereoscopic studies for me of the President’s office. They re The Rutledge tavern where Lincoln came to know Ann Rutledge. quested a dark closet in which to develop the pictures and, without a thought that 1 was infringing upon anybody’s rights, I took them to an unoccupied room of which ‘Little Tad’ had takep possession a few days be fore, and with the aid of a couple of servants, had it fitted up as a minia ture theater with stage, curtains, or chestra, stalls, parquet and all. Know ing that the use required would not interefere with his arrangements, I led the way to this apartment. Tad Asserts Rights. “Everything went on well and one or two of the pictures had been taken, when suddenly there was an uproar! The operator came back to the office and said that Tad had taken great offense at the occupation of his room without his consent and had locked the door, refusing all admission. The chemicals had been taken inside and there Was no way to get at them, he having carried off the key. In the midst of this conversation Tad hurst in, in a earful passion! He laid all the blame upon me —said that I had no right to use his room, and that the men should not go in even to get their tilings, for they had no business in his room! “Mr. Lincoln had been sitting for a photograph and was still in the chair. He said very mildly: ‘Tad, go and unlock the door.’ Tad went off. muttering, into his mother’s room, refusing to obey. I followed him, but no coaxing would pacify him. On my return to the President, I found him sitting patiently in the chair, from which he had not risen. He said: ‘Hasn’t the boy opened that door?’ \ replied that I could no nothing with him —he had gone off in a great pet. “Mr. Lincoln’s lips came together firmly. Suddenly rising, he strode across the passage with the air of one bent on punishment and disappeared in the domestic apartments. “Directly the President returned with the key to the theater, which he unlocked himself. ‘There,’ he said, ‘go ahead; it is all right now.’ “He then went back to his office, followed by myself, and resumed his seat “‘Tad,’ said he, half apologetically, •is a peculiar child. He was violently excited when I went to him. I said: “Tad, do you know you are making your father a great deal of trouble?” He burst into tears, instantly giving me the key.’ ” —Wayne Whiffle, in the New York World. £ The true rule in determining to em brace or reject anything is not whether it have any evil in it, but whether it have more ot evil than of good. There are few things wholly evil or wholly good.—Lincoln. - THE CHATHAM RECORD, PITTSBORQ. N. C. I WHOLESALE I ' • L'-V ’j MMy m ■■■ l ; m r-rH—rk- ■ l: >•:•'///: 4 !/' ;/n 1 /■ .vV.ri 1 ,/J j v LiJJ : WfewMl ft LM 4 “See that man. He’s one of the famous motion picture stars and one of our best customer^.” “You don’t say!” \ “Yes, he has a standing order for one dozen engagement \ rings per month.” MODERN In. Indian Squaw—Say, old mudface, we need some new blankets. Mudface —Well git one of them mail-order catalogues outa the wig wam and we’ll order about a dozen from New York. HOLE IN ONE (j mvvMi & He —Well, I made a hole in one to day. She —Bring it to me, I’ll darn It NEW HOOK-UP NEEDED He —My radio needs a new hook-up. She —So do I. My divorce was granted only yesterday. WOULD SCRATCH IT §4=s' Fisherman —Wheel 1 gotta bite. Disinterested Wise —Why tell me about it —scratch it! ONE-TRACK MIND Angeline— “ What’s w’rong with A1 j gy? Why these mental explosions ot his?” Arabella—“He has a one track mind and there are frequent collisions between his trains of thought, no doubt.” L ( WHO WON THE SUGAR WAR? [ (From The Hamlet News-Messenger) | _ It is very enlightening some , times to read newspapers and magazines published out of | the State to get their slant upon matters. The United States Senate recently voted down a proposal to increase tariff on sugar. Both North Carolina senators voted for the present low rate, as did every Southern senator except the two from Louisiana whose ! constituency was vitally af fected because of the cane sugar production there. But because Senator Simmons is a candidate for renomination i i respondents of state papers played up his vote big. Some North Carolina politicians wired him thanking him for his great fight in the matter, and that also got front page in the North Carolina dailies. ■ 'But The Pathfinder, weekly news magazine published at Washington and not interested in the political "welfare of any particular senator gives a sum mary of the whole sugar tariff fight in the senate—and Sen ator Simmons is not men tioned. The amendment which was voted upon was offered by Senator Harrison of Missippi who engineered it through the senate. Perhaps the chief sup porter besides Harrison was Senator Borah of Idaho. How ever, many North Carolinians honestly believe that but for the valiant fight made by Mr. Simmons the sugar rate would have been doubled. That is one advantage “standing in” with Washington correspond ents. | ♦ NO RELIGIOUS TEST ® (From The Hamlet News-Messenger) j Something has got to be i done about enforcement of the prohibition laws under the ; eighteenth amendment. There must either be an honest ef fort at enforcement or in com mon decency the laws should ibe repealed. That the former course of an honest effort is to be given a trial is indicated in recent pronouncement from the office of Attorney General ■ Mitchell, who declares that j hereafter only persons who do Inot drink and who conscien i tiously believe in prohibition | need apply for positions as j ; enforcement officers. That is an eminently sound basis upon which to operate. | There are thousands of peo ; pie in the United States who are conscientious in support of I the eighteenth amendment and its supporting laws. There are thousands of others who are inconsistent in that they pub-, licly profess to support it but! privately defy and scoff at its j provisions. On the other hand there are thousands who sin cerely and honestly oppose na tional prohibition and work through legal channels for its j repeal. Then there are others • who simply do not care either way but take the opposing! | view for a little temporary political or social advantage, j Any honest opinion is entitled to respect; no other kind is. | And here is where some of | the opponents of prohibition j enforcement are being incon \ sistent and absurd in their po ! sitions. Practically all oppon j ents of prohibition have re sented the efforts of its spon sors to make a religious issue out of a question that is evi dently only social and' eco nomic. We have never been able to see any religious im port in the question, and we have been among those who resented bringing in that issue to support national prohibi tion. But now some of the opponents of the Volstead and other supporting laws are say ing that Attorney General MitchelPs ruling imposes a re ligious qualification for public office in violation of the con stitution. Goodness knows the old constitution, almost every ar ticle of it, bas been ignored in the fanatical attempts to en force some of the anti-liquor laws, but for those who have always violently condemned j making a religious issue out |of prohibition to come along land plead religion against an j honest and constitutional at tempt to enforce a law is ridiculous. : . ® “Now the New Year, Reviving Old Desires,” let us desire more of | she old time live-at-home farming. EX-GOVERNORS PAIRED (From The Hamlet News-Messenger) | The expected has happened in the announcement of where • the two former governors .of North Carolina will stand in the coming senatorial primary. Morrison is for Bailey and Mc , Lean is for Simmons. Perhaps their influence will about bal . ance each other. Both have lost much in popularity since they last appeared before the , electorate as candidates and . j how many votes either can in j fluence is problematical. As a ! stump speaker and barnstorm |er Cam Morrison far excels | the Robeson Scotchman; but j ways that are devious—but es- I fective—in politics, McLean is j a recognized authority. Real ! interest centers in another j phase of the matter. Both former governors have been regarded as probable candidates for the senate, I Morrison from the west and; McLean from the east. Mr. Morrison practically eiimin nated himself some weeks ago. Mr. McLean in his announce ment of support for Simmons says that in supporting the senator he is impelled only by motives of party welfare and that it was necessary for him to submerge his own ambition; to go to the senate. A little analysis of the situation hard- | jly bears that out. McLean fig- j ures that Simmons will win, I ! both in June and in Novem- : ber. Senator Simmons has i passed his 76th birthday. He admits that his physical con dition is such that he can not make a campaign for re-nomi nation. It is likely that in creasing age will force him to resign; in fact many ob servers believe that he is mak ing the present race for no other prupose than to vindi cate his 1928 position, and that he does not expect to serve out his term. If he should resign before Novem- THE GREENSBORO DAILY NEWS One of the South's big daily newspapers, the Greens boro News occupies a unique and enviable position, serves a large and constantly growing list of subscribers throughout the entire state, and fulfills completely the need and demand for a progressive, independent and virile daily paper, which in every respect is a NEWSpaper. There is something in it every day for every member of the family, from the head of the house right on down to the kiddies. The best of features, always; all the sports, good editorials, complete markets and general news. 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Made-in-Carolinas Sales Exposition to Held in Charlotte The announcement of the State’s first made-in-Carolinas selling ex ! position to be fostered by a Caro lina department store, attracts the interest of a large number of man ufacturers as well as the public at large. For this selling exposition which opens in Charlotte February 20th and continues throughout, the month will feature attractive displays of some, of the State’s largest indus trial concerns. According to the announcement made by Efird’s Department Store, i the purpose of the event is to bring ! home to the people of the two Caro j linas the true value of Carolina ! products. The displays are to be’ ! arranged in such away as to not | only prove meritorious from an ed ■ ucation standpoint uut should stim ! ulate business interest on the part of all who see them. Manufacturers who are taking part in this exposition express much enthusiasm over the plans. A large number of people are expected to attend, for in addition to displays, other industrial attractions have been planned, which will be an nounced at an early date. INCOME TAX BLANKS If one couple out of 10 get a di vorce, and one out of every three people gets an auto, and four out of five get pyorrhea, what do the rest of us get?—The Pathfinder. PAGE SEVEN
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