VOL. XLYIII
DEMOCRATIC PROSPERITY
Was "The Mess" G. 0. P. Inherited
Washington Correspondence,
The chief feature of Republican
propaganda is a plea in confession
and avoidance. Many Republi
cans now admit that they have
not kept their pre-election prom
ises, but offer the mendacious and
hypocritical excuse that the
Democratic administration left
such a "mess" on their hands that
they have been unable to do
This pretense, male for the
purpose of enabling Republicai
leaders and the Republican pre>
to' dodge the issue of broke!
promises to the people, is thr
oughly exposed by Cordell Ha l.
Chairman of the Democratic Na
tional Committee. After referring
to the mendacious campaign con
ducted by these same Republicai
"best minds" in 1920, "in reck
loss disregard of truth and moral-,
which they are now seeking to re
peat," Chairman Hull says:
"Under the rules of testimony
in any court of justice thes- au
thors of every species of criminal
deception in 111'20 are not this
year entitled to be believed upon
any political subject. But let us
see what kind of a 'mess' the re*
cent Democratic administration
did leave to its Republican suc
cessor."
Chairman llull then points out
how the Republican Congress of
1019-1920, bitterly partisan and
vindictive, did obstruct, delay
and defeat lho great reconstruc
tion programme of the Democratic
administration for the early set
tlement of all post-war.problems,
and to this extent created a mess
which the present Republican ad
ministration inherited.
Chairman llull then gives in
detail a picture of Democratic
prosperity which the Democratic
party bequeathed to the Republi
cans, which they, the Republi
cans, now refer to as a "mesV
lie s tys:
"Let us see further just what sort
of a 'mess' the Democratic adminis
tration did leave to its successor
The country was enjoyfug unparal
leled prosperity duiing 191U and
1920 under Democratic rule. Every
laborer \uw employed on lull time
at the highest wages ever received
in time of peace. Farmers in every
section were never aiore rich and
prosperous. They ha 1 accumulated
near thirty ! millions of wealth and
savings under the eight years ol
Democratic control, during which,
sound and reciprocal foreign market
conditions, enabling the farmers
readily to sell every ounce of theii
surplus products at top prices, were
maintained. The manufacturing
and mining and other great indus
tries had increased their volume o!
production more than 30 per cent,
and their annual income more than
fifteen billions of dollars. Their
increased property values and profits
amounted to tens and tens of billions
of dollars. The ablest bankors,
business men and economists were
predicting an uninterupted period
of unprecedented prosperity. >our
internal commerce, aggregating
eighty-five billions of dollars in 1920
had far more than doubled, while
our foreign commerce, aggregating
thirteen billion five hundred millions
of dollars in 1920, had more than
trebled. Every smoke stack was
smoking and every factory humming.
America had become the world's
banker and the world's storehouse
of foodstuffs, manufactures and raw
materials. A great merchant ma
rine had been built up. The nation
had achieved a most glorious war
record under Democratic leadership
America had leadership, sound poli
cies aud programmes, both domestic
and foreign, during the Democratic
administration, which was the envy
of the world.
"All these great outstanding facts
wilt always mark the wonderful
heights to which America climbed
in her financial, commercial, eco
nomic, military and social achieve
ments from lUI3 to I'J2O- These
big facts, which speak for them
selves, and which the most ignorant
citizen clearly remembers, are last
ing and indestructible evidences of
the so-called 'mess' which the pres
ent Republican administration in
herited from its Democratic P r
cessors."
THE -ALAMANCE GLEANER.
Senator Overman Shows Increased
Expenses Under Hardjng
Washington Correspondence.
Three yours after the war it i*
costing over a half billion dollars
more—or $030,000,000 more, to be
exact —for the legitimate expenses
of the government under Presi
dent Ilarding than it cost three
years before the war for the le
gitimate expenses of the govern
ment, under President Wilson.
This fact is set forth in minute
dein.il by Senator Lee Overman
(l)ftii , .. C.,) in a public state
men!. Senator Overman is the
ranking minority member of th«
Senate Appropriations Commit
ie«%aud Ins purpose in issuing the
statement- is to re! lit' the distort [
and untruthful statement sen I
oui by Republican propagandist.-"]
of alleged great savings and econ
omies (if the Harding administra
tion. 1 liese statements are wil
fully mendacious and are designed
not lo inform the public, but to
deceive it, lo fool it, to try to
make a monkej of the average
jitizi-n who lias not the time Or in
clination to study or analyze gov
ernment finances.
What Senator Overman means
by the legitimate expenses of the
government, is the expenditures
if tor eliminating all expenditures
resulting from tire war. In order
io lie perfectly fair to the Hard
ing administration, Senator Over
man deducts two billion six bun-
Ired odd millions from the total
appropriations' for 1923, as fol
lows: The Emergenoy Fleet Cor
poration, $ 100,000,UO(J; Veterans'
bureau, $418,000,00U; C. S; Hous
ing Corporation, $1,000,000; Alien
Property Custodian, 8370,000;
Internal Revenue and Public
Debt Service, $43,000,000; Bonus
to employes, $38,000,000; Public
Debt furfds, $1,200,000,000; Fed
eral Reserve Hank franchise tax
uul Debt retirement, $30,000,000.
Phis leaves $1,329,41*3,000 for
legitimate expenses of the govern
ment for 1923, as against $793,-
064,000 for 1915 under the Wilson
administration, a difference of
$536,000,000 in favor of Wilson
administration economy.
Senator Warren (Rep., Wyo.),
Chairman of the Senate Appro
bations Committee, has stated
that the total appropriations for
1923 are $319,000,000 less than
for lO'A'i, but the Republican Chair
man did not add that a greater
part of it-was on account of de
creasing the army and navy and
Oy charging the appropriation for
roads to the Postal appro
priations, which are not included
in the list of appropriations, but
which are paid out of postal reve
nue" 'Senator Overmans state
ment, however, gives the axplana
tion which Senator Warren's
statement lacks.
If Democratic spokesmen fol
lowed the same method of deceiv
ing the people used by Republi
cans, they could assert with
literal truth that the appropria
tions for 1915 under the Wilson
administration were $1,107,309,-
096.83', and the appropria\joris
under the Harding administration
for 1923 were $3,747,035,382.64,
thus showing that the Harding
administration has increased the
cost of government $2,639,725,-
685.91.
The bare truth, however, is
when these figures are explained
that the Harding administration
has ikf'K'ased the legitimate ex
penses of running the govern
ment, alter deducting expendi
tures made necessary by the war,
$530,000,000, while the Rebbuli
can party spokesmen and the Re
publican press are trying to make
it appear that he is economizing
and reducing expenses.
Every Department Shows Increase.
Senator Overman (DeinN. C.),
in his public statement, showing
that the Harding administration
has appropriated $536,000,000
more in 1923 than the Wilson ad
ministration appropriated in l'Jlo
for the ruhning expenses of the
government, after deducting alt
war expenses, and making a com
parison of tlrretf years before the
war with three years after the
war, the following detail is given,
showing the increased expendi
tures in each department, while
claim is being made that the ad
ministration is economizing and
saving money:
Executive Department and
other independent o(licet—Wil-
. • U* . /, .. • tin...
GRAHAM, N. G\, THURSDAY. AUGUST 3. 1922
son, 1915 , 89,000,000; Harding
1923, $23,000,000; increase, 314,
000,000.
State Department—Wilson, 19
15, $6,000,000; Harding, 1923
$10,000,000; increase, $1,000,000
Treasury Department Wilson
1015, $50,000,001); Harding. 1923
§199,000,000; increase, $149,000,
000.
War Department— Wil so n
1915, $181,000,000; Harding, 1923
$332,000,000; increase, $151,000,
000.
Navy Department—Wilson.
1915, $148,000,000; ILardinir, 1923
J297,000,000; increase, $148,000,-
000. .
1 Interior Department—Wilson,
1915, $21.1,000,000; Harding,
1923, $225,000,000; increase, sll 1,-
■X)0,OOO.
Agricultural Department—Wil
son, 191 Of $29,000,000; Harding,
1923, $59,000,000; increase, $30,-
OPO,COO.
Department of Commerce—Wil
son, 1915, $11,000,000; Harding,
1923, $18,000,(MX); increase, $7,-
01)0,000.
Department of Labor —Wilson,
1915, $3,000,000; Harding, 1923,
SO,000,000; increase, $3,000,000.
Department of Justice—Wilson,
1915, 810,000,000; ilarding, 1923,
$17,000,000; increase, $7,000,01)0.
District of Columbia- Wilson,
1915, $13,000,000; Harding, 1923,
$24,000,000; \ncrease, $11,000,-
000.
Pres. Harding's Threats Subject
to Change Without Notice
Washington Correspondence.
Washington, Aug. 1. —The Re
publican legislative programme
as near as one can guess, which
is the only means of knowing
what the Republicans propose to
do, for they never really have a
definite programme about any
thing, is to send the Tariff bill to
conference by Sept. 1, and then
to adjoujn about Oct. 1. The in
terval between these lwo dates is
to be devoted to a consideration
of the Bonus bill.
It is generally understood and
accepted that President Harding
will veto the Bonus bill in its pres
ent form, or any bonus bill that
does nat provide for a sales tax,
so thatVhe big taxpayers will es
cape payments and that the tax
will fail upon the general public
made up of small taxpayers, f
With the responsibility on the
President for vetoing the bill, it
is thought that a number of Re
publican Senators can be brought
to permit the passage of the bill
even though they are opposed to
it. In this way they expect to
I'ool the soldier by voting for the
bonus knowing that it will never
become a law.
Just what Congress intends to
do about the Ship Subsidy bill,
which President Harding insists
shall be passed before adjourn
ment, is not definitely known.
File general impression is that
Congress will not attempt to pass
the bill before adjournment, al
though President Harding has
threatened to reconvene Congress
if it fails to do so. There is no
terror, however, in Mr. Harding's
threats, because like railroad
time-tables they are subject to
change without notice.
In the meantime, it is assumed
that the members of the limine
are finding out the views of their
constituents with respect to the
Ship Subsidy,bill. If they really
learn the truth, it may be safelv
predicted that there will be no
Ship Subsuly bill before adjourn
ment.
Abundant fossil (lorn found'in
rock beds in North Dakota shows
that what" is now a treeless plain
was once covered with splendid
forests of hardwoods, interspersed
with conifers. Numerous and
thick beds of fignite make it clear
that In this region there were
great swamps at one time. Fig
trees and a fan palm with leaves
six feet across indicate that the
climate was as warm or warmer
than that now prevailing on the
South Atlanticßlope of the United
States.
Many times Tan lac has- dont
what was thought to be impos
sible. It's worth your trial
Sold by Farrell Drug Co., Ura
ham, N. C.
Choosing picnic weather is sim
ple. Pick the day you want, then
postpone it until the next day.
Autoists More Careful
at Railway Crossings.
That drivers of automobiles are
becoming more careful is borne
out by a recent check made in
Kentucky by the Safety Depart
ment of the Southern Railway
System. • ..
At three different crossings on
the Dixie Highway, observations
were made during the month of
.I»ily with the following practices
no! iced:
Number of vehfcles passing
over crossings 907. 1
N umber stopped before crossing
tracks 221.
Number where driver looked in
one direction 354.
Number where driver looked iti
both directions 555.
Number where driver crossed
without taking any precautious
58. 5
Number crossed at speed ex
ceeding twenty miles jler hour 28.
This cheek discloses that one
driver out of four actually slop
ped to make sure that no trains
were approaching before crossing
the tracks, 57 percent looked in
both directions and 37 percent
looked in one direction before
crossing tracks, while only 0 per
cent failed to considihr care at
crossings and crossed without tak
ing any precaution whatever.
"it takes very little of one's
time to make sure that no trains
are approaching before crossing
rail-ioad tracks," says a statement
issued by the Southern, "and it
is hoped that you, Mr. Autoist,
will ever bear in mind the warn
ing that is displayed throughoui
Iho country, 'Cross Crossings
Cautiously,' and never be listed
as crossing tracks without taking
due thought of the danger. It is
by far wiser to bo careful than to
ignore any of the many precau
tions necessary."
Negro Farmers' Congress,
Greensboro, Aug 8 and 9.
Negro Farmers will gather ..in
largo numbers at A. & T. College,
Greensboro, lo hear experts on
Co-operative Marketingfcud othej
farm subjects, at the Negra Far
mers' Congress, August Bth and
Oth.
Co-operative Marketing, fall
anl winter legumes, the family
cow, productivity of the soil, ru
ral economies and other agricul
tural subjects will be discussed
by men who-are authorities along
these lines. Dr. 11. W. Kilgore,
Director of the North Carolina
States Relation Service, who has
toured California and other states,
will make the principle address
on Co-operative Marketing. He
an authority on the subject.
This is the greatest movement
ever started among farmers. A
farmer who is not a member of.
either of the Associations must
have not had the proper informa
tion, such farmers should by all
means attend the Greensboro (
meeting. Dr. C. S. Brown will
deliver an address during the
meeting. Mr. F. It. Voder of the i
A. A: E. College, will speak on i
Rural Improvement. Mr. A. C. f
Kimery ot the State Department i
will speak on the Value of the I
Dairy Cow. Prof. C. 11. Hudson,
on How to Make the Soil More
Productive. There will be a j
Budding Demonstration at the |
Van Lindley Nursery. Big bar- (
becue dinner the second day. I
Don't mi** I'r'-sioent Inborden's j
address, Tuesday morning Aug- 
ust Bth. Two great Jays. Come j
and bring your friends. There i
will be no expense when you reach ]
A. A: T. College, board and lodging
are free. i
J No. D. WHAT, i
Sect, of the Congress. i
A new way of checking fire in
mines is by means of hue rock
dust placed in boxes And suspend
ed across the roof of the tunnel. 1
Explosion shocks cause the boxes •
to break aw«y from their Mipport
and the finely divided dual that
talis into the passage preventing !
the flames from spreading
A ship lines off the coast
of Washington recently picked up
a numder of grasshoppers more j
than three Indies' long, iiun-j
dreds fell on the deck and the (
sea was dotted with them, ll in .
presumed that they came from an
island in the Pacific Ocean.
HOME ECONOMICS
Work of Department to be Strength
ened and Made Independent Bureau.
Washington, D. C., August 3.
An announcement of unusual sig
nificance to both farm and city
women was made today by Secre
tary of Agriculture Wallace to the'
effect that steps will he taken
shortly to "strengthen the scien
tific work of the Department as it
may be related to home econom
ics." A similar statement from
Secretary Wallace 's being made
today by Assistant Secretary
Pugslry, who is speaking before!
'the American Home Economics!
Association at Corvallis, Oregon .
"Ultimately I have in viqw
making the home economics work
an indepondant bureau," said Se
cretary Wallace, "ranking with
the other bureaus of the depart
ment, and placing at the head of
it a woman of executive ability,
through scientific training, and a
broad and sympathetic under
standing of what is needed to
make such a bureau niost helpful
to the women of the country."
Work for women has grown
steadily in the Department of
Agriculture, in 1915, what has
been called the Office of Home
Ecocomics was created as a part
of the extension service. 11l this
home economics work a great deal
of attention has boeu given 10
studies of foods and how best to
use them, labor-saving devices for
the home, studies of dressmaking
and nyiterials, eto. While work
of this sort is planued primarily
for the help of women on the
farms, much of it is equally help
ful to women in the cities, and
especially to those in moderate
circumstances who must exercise
economy and get the greatest val
ue for the money spent.
The woman chief of the pro
posed new bureau will rank with
the chiefs of the other bureaus ol
the Department of. Agriculture,
attend the weekly conferences iu
the Secretary's office and thus
bring the women's viewpoint into
the general work of the depart
ment.
Of Interest to the Sewing Cirde.
Washington Correspondence.
There is probably not a member
of the circle who does not have
occasion to use gingham. Ging
ham frocks and aprons constitute
one of the necessities of the Ameri
can home. American women will
read with special interest the fol
lowing from Senator Simmons
(Dem., N. C.), which shows up
simply one of the many points of
attack the Republican tariff makes
upon the Americau housewife. In
a speech recently, Senator Sim
mons said:
"I have taken the duty on ging
hams. That is an average, I be
lieve, of 48 per cent. The initial
duty would be 30 percent. Under
this section the duty added would
be 12 per cent. That is 12 per
cent. Then add the dye duty,
and you have 5 per cent more.
That would raise it above the
maximum. It could not gb higher
than 45 per cent; but the com
pensatory duty ou account of the
Egyptian Cotton Is not embraced
in thai limitation, and the com
pensatory duty according to the
calculation that I have here, made
by the expert, would amount to 1
per cant if there was Egyptian
cotton used in the cloth, which,
added to the 45 per cent, would
inake 49 per cent, as against 20
per ceut under the present law "
As cottou cloth can be made
more cheaply in American than
in any other country in the world,
and there can therefore be no rea
son for the tariff except to enable
American manufacturers to tax
the Americau home, the special
hardship and iniquity of this tariff
on giugbauis becomes glariugly
apparent. The above, however,
! covers only a single item. The
I tariff ou cottou is intended to in
crease the price on all kinds and
| grad«-s of this universally used
i product In auticipalioii of the
passage of this measure prices
i nave already been advauced.
Think of it! lu a few years the
fame of Taiilac has gone round
the^ world. The reason is uierit
aloiie. Sold by Drug Co.,
Graham, N. C.
PICNIC AUG, 12 AT ELON.
Basketball, Tennis, Races, Boating,
Swimming, etc, in Afternoon
Cor. oI The Gleaner.
Elon Colleg«UAugust I.—The
Greensboro
accepted the iuviiutiouohthe col
lege aud community to picnic here
on the 12th. *
It is understood that not only
members of the Greensboro Coun
cil, but those iu the territory
ministered to by the council who
are not members of «he couiicil
but who are eligible, because thSy
are traveling men, will be invited
to participate in the festivities ot
the day. The wives and children
of the Knights of the Grip iu this
territory will also be present for
the occasion.
The following program has been
proposed lor the college audi
torium, beginning at 11:00 a. 111 :
Organ Voluntary.
Address ut Welcome by W. A.
Harper.
Response by C. C. Taylor.
Vocal Solo by Mrs. K. (J. Cald
well
Day of Hope—E. C. Caldwell.
"Rescission.
Following the program iu the
college chapel there will be a
basket picuic at one o'clock on
the college caufnua, where special
tables and prepKml booths will
be provided to furnish refreah
inenUi. Each of the picuicers is
invited to bring along a ba^tcet.
Following the lunch there will
be boatiug and swimming at Lam
beth's pond for those who are
interested in such diversion.
There will also be opportunity
for tennis, various races, aud
other games to be participated in
by others on the college athletic
grounds.
At three o'clock the Elou Y. C.
C. team will play baseball with
the Swepsonvilie team of the bi
county league—a double-header
to be staged for this day.
The fallowing committees have
been appointed:
On Eutertainineut for Ladies :
Mrs. W. A. Harper, chairman,
Mrs. 11. 11. Kiuirey,. Mrs. VV . P.
Lawrence, Mrs. F. B. Corboy, Miss
Josephine Mainor, and Mrs 11.
D. Luii belli.
On Entertainment for Men:
Mr. H. 11. Kimrey, chairman, W.
It. llinton, U. D. Lambeth, C. L
Uinsted, E. B. Huflines.
On Recreation: P. B. Corboy,
chairmau, J. B. Newuian, W. J.
Apple.
On Tables and Booths: C. 11.
Atkins, chairman, Mack Clou
deniu, J. J. Lambeth, C. D John
ston, D. W. Brown.
Leonardo tin Vinci, aside trom
being a great artist, wwt a mili
tary engineer and wrote art idea
on aeronautic*.
Of the 36,G'J1 convictions for
crimes committed in New York
State during 1921, the state
troopers brought about 11,8110.
There may be no connection,
but the increase in rubber heels
and divorce suits are about the
same.
IF WOMEN ONLY KNEW
What u Heap ut ftla|i|)!i)c«n It Would
firing to Graham Home*.
Hard to do honnework with an ach-|
ing bw'k,
Uriug* v .11 li MI . M of nii-ery. at
leixure >r u' «rK.
If women >nl> knew the cause —I
that
Backache pains often come from I
weak kidneys,
'Twould aave IIIIICII needlt-BH woe.
Kid lit y Pills are for weak
kidneys. Ask your neighbor!
Read what a Graham citizen say*:
Mrs R. 0. Phillips, Guthrie St.,
aava: "I suffered a great deal
from kidney trouble for several j
yeari. I was very pervons at times, i
felt weak and tny sight seemed;
blurred. I began using DoanV
Kidney Pills and was soon feeling
 (tetter. 1 have gained steadily since
taking this remedy."
Over ten years later Mm. Phillips
said: "Doan's Kidney Pills have
no equel and I can say thev have
done me a world of good in re
lieving the pains in my back and
regulating my kidneys, r would not
t>e without a box of this remedy
on hand."
60c. at all dealers. Foeter-Milburn
; Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
NO. 26
Our Water Powers.
By Joseph Hyde Ptatt,
Statistics recently made pablio
by the North Carolina Geological
and Economic Survey and the U.'
S. Geological Survey sljow the a
inountof developed and undevel i
ope'd water power in the varioua
states. Ranked in order of m«g-
of developed water powers, *
North Carolina stands fifth with
300,000 hor-epower. The first
I five states rank as follows:
iNew York 1,291,857 h. p.
j California 1,149,01*9 h. p.
I Washington 454,356 h. p.
' Maine 449,614 b. p. 1
North Carolina » 360,000 h. p.
'ln potential ot' undeveloped
waier power North Carolina is ex
ceeded only ly New York of all
states east of the Mississippi ri
ver. It is estimated ! tat there is
lat least 1,«>00,000 ho seyower ia
North Caroliua streams which can
Redeveloped for future use as in
dustrial needs in the State arias.
Much of this amount >f undevel
oped power is not economically
developable under condi
tions, but even uow 'here are
vast quantities of potential hydro
electric power i;oing to waste
which might profitably *»e used to
inciease lh" industrial >utput of
Nortn Carolina.
The state at present has an J
average daily output of hydro
electric energy of well over 2,000,- |
1000 kilowatt hours. In this re
jspect it is exceeded by uo state
!«ast of the Mississippi except New
York, which contains the Niagara *
Falls power. Iu output of loci
vidua! power companies, also,
North Carolina ranks wtil to the
front, the output of the Southern
Power Company reaching about
790,000,000 kilowatt hours, an
j output exceeded by only eleven
companies in the entire United
States ami Canada. The peak
load of this country for one day
is estimated at about 218,300 liko
watts, which is equivalent to 293,-
000 horsepower.
In Oklahoma all the Indians
are getting autos. Now watch
the Red Skins bite the dust.
More than half the states have
a county named in honor of
Washington.
tiCti is a peescriptioii for Colds,
Fever and LaGrippe. It's the
most speedy remedy we know.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
LOVICK H. KERNODLE,
i Attorney-atLaw,
GRAHAM. N. C.
A»»o( latfd with Joliu J. lien 'erton.
Office over .National Hank of'Alatu^nca
THOMAS D. COOPER,
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law,
BURLINGTON, N. C,
Auoclated with V. S. Coulter,
N-w. 7 and S First National Bank Bklg.
S. C SPOON, Jr., M.
Graham, N. C.
Office over Ferrell Drug Co.
Hours: 2 to .'1 and 7 to '■> p. in., and
by appointment.
Phone 97
GRAHAM HARD ]N,M.D.
Burlington, N C.
i>;lice (tours: K to J I a. m.
uii'l l>y u|ipointm at
Olli.e Over Aunu: l)t IJJ Co.
Tvlephuno: Oltice •! I« Hi- -idenre 'JOI
JOHN J. HENLERSON
Altorney-at-Law
GRAHAM, N. C.
O'llci aver National Bank o. Alamance
x. s. oooe",
Attarnay -at- Lao
• «H I At. • . N. C
u(IIro Patt«r*on Building
t*«oond Fluor. . . .
'•HI. Will UOAtUi.
. . DENTIST : : :
I .... Narth Carallna
iKKIOK IN PARIS RTTTLTUNG
J. III.MKH l.'»N(. LOLIS C. ALLEX
Uurliam, M.C. Graham, N. C.
LONG & ALLEN, *
; ikitornera and Coonaolora at J~>*w
ORAHAII, X. 0.