Newspapers / The Alamance Gleaner (Graham, … / Aug. 30, 1923, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Alamance Gleaner (Graham, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
VOL. XLIX SIDELIGHTS ON THE HON. C. BASCOM SLEMP. Some Letters That Show Kind of Politician He Is. Washington Correspondence. The evidence produced in the case of former Congressman C. Bascom Slemp in connection with the alleged traffic in Federal offi ces in Virgiuia was in the form of letters read into the Congressional Record by Congressman Harrison. Cancelled checks were also in cluded among the exhibits. It is admitted that some of the money obtained from successful appli cants of Federal jobs went to the Republican National Committee. Congressman Slemp's senti ments with respect. to the collec tion of mouey through the sale of postoffico appointments is shown by the following letter to Powell under date of December 22, 1921: "Dear Ben: I have letters in regard to, the collection of money for postoffices. One must bo very careful about this. It will bring the party iuto disrepute, which would be v?ry bad for everyone. We must preserve our standing with the people and with the administration. With best wishes, I am "Sincerely yours, "C. B. SLEMP." It is pointed out that he makes no protest against the collection of money fo#postoffices (appoint ments), but warns that "one must be careful about this," and closes with "best wishes." The following letters placed in exhibit were written to referee Powell and bore either the signa ture of L. B. Howard, Secretary, (to Slemp) or his iuitials: "Jauuary 12, 1921. "The postmaster at Henry, in Franklin county, has died. The Department is asking for the name of some one to appoint acting. The office pays about SOOO. I wish you would get in touch with Beverly Davis or some one and lot us have name as soon as pos sible. I would have the party send in a little contribution, say s'2s or S3J." July 2, 1921. "I think I have arranged for the appointment of Mrs. Angel at Boon Mill without au examina tion though I prefer you keep this in confidence. Do you think it would be wise to ask them for a little more help on our state work?" "July 16, 1921. "I am going to depend ou you to work out the Henry County ap pointment. ... Of course, you know that it is necessary iu mak ing these appointments to get men in that will help us in a financial wav, and also I want you to look after the situation in Campbell connty." "July 19, 1921. "The Post Office Department has asked us to give them the name ot some one who they can appoint as acting postmaster at Scottsburg. Please get iu touch with Leo Wolfe and give us the name at your earliest conven ience. Be sure and get some one that will help us out in our finances." "July 2G, 1921. "I think I have succeeded in having Clyde Boone appointed rural mail carrier at Wirta. Had you better see him and have him help a little." "July 26, 1921. "I have succeeded in having Mr. Archie H. Kirk land appointed rural mail carrier at Concord Depot. Can you see him and have him help out a little on ex penses? You know how to handle matters of this kind so there will be no come-back." * "September 22, 1921. "Replying to your various let-' ters will say first, that you need not have any fear pis to Mr. Slemp's friendship'for you and appreciation for you* valuable service." "September 28, 1921. "This is what I want you to do. Don't send any more money to THE ALAMANCE GLEANER. Richmond until I see yju. . . . Another thing I want you to do for me is this. I have been asked to contribute to the campaign fund, but was told to get what I give from my friends that we had been helping in the way of ap pointments. If you will arrange ttys for me I will appreciate very much, say something like S2OO. You can say to our friends that this contribution is for mo so there will be uo trouble about it. . . . Your letter relative to the Phoeuix office received this morn, ing and the matter will be hau died as you desire. If you have not already done so don't send the balance of his contribution to Richmond. . . . Dou't worry about the letter Bascom wrote you. When I see you will explain everything." "January 14, 1922. "Everything came in O. K. this morning. I gave Mr. S. $200." Fao-si miles of the foregoing let ters on the stationery of Congress-' man Slemp are iu the possession of the Democratic National Com mittee. * * * Slemp an a Southern Mosei. There is no secret about the reason for the appointment of C. Bascom Slemp to be Secretary to the President. Slemp is the most influential Republican leader iu the South. The appointment therefore means that Mr. Slemp is to secure the Republican delegates from the Southern States for Mr. Coolidge in the Republican National Con vention in 1924. The appoint ment is equivalent to au an nouncement of the intention of Mr. Coolidge to be a candidate. Senator George H. Moses of New Hampshire has already under take to obtain the New England delegates for Mr. Coolidge, and could not even wait until Presi dent Harding was buried be fore announcing his intention to do so. While the new administration has a great many important prob lems of government to deal with, political activity in administra tive circles seems to be predomi nant at this time. * * * Hleiup au a "Ulv tVhlte." It is barely possible that Presi dent Coolidge's supporters for the nomination in 1924 will not find C. Bascom Slemp as influential or powerful in getting Coolidge dele gates from the Southern States as they expected through his ap pointment as Secretary to the President. The Republican party in the Southern States is in con trol of the colorel voters, and the n'groes of the South have not been particularly euamored of Slemp since 1921 when ho lent his influence to the "Lily White" movement in Virginia. At the Republican State convention that year, which was composed ex clusively of white delegates and which nominated a ticket com posed exclusively of white men, Mr. Slemp was very prominent. The "Lily White" convention so angered the colored voters that they held a convention of their own, and nominated a ticket of their own aud supported it on election day. Commenting ou these facts at the time, Mr. Slemp announced that he would not again run for' Congress iu the 1922 election, the i Washington Star (Rep.) said: '•Mr. Slemp, it has several times been stated, was blacklisted, so to say. bythecolored Republicans for his part in that performance, and that fact may in part explain his present announcement (not to run). Without the colored vote he could not win." Democrats Lead in Piqua, Ohio, First Time in 12 Years. Piqua, Ohio, furnishes another straw to" show the wind blowing in the Democratic direction. At the city primaries just held the Democrats cast more votes than the Republicans, which is the first time this has happened in twelve years. It ia another repetition of what has been takiug place ever since the Republican party under reactionary leadership came into control of national affairs in 1921. The people seem to realize that only through a repudiation of re actionary Republicans oan the present deplorable situation be overcome. GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY. AUGUST 30, 1923 A CASE FOR CIVIL SERVICE REFORM LEAGUE Is the Manner of Slemp's Trafficking In Federal Appointments. Special Correspondence. Washington, Aug. 27. —The fol lowing pertinent, letter appeared iu the New York Evening Post August 20: "Do not the letters of ex-Con gressman Slemp, published in the Evening Post, involve direct vio lation of the United States Civil Service laws? If so, he should be prosecuted instead of being ap pointed to an important govern ment position. Mr. Coolidge lias evidently made ,a poor start. Slemp belongs to a type of poli tician of a past age, a type that will soon be as extinct as is now the dodo bird. "(Signed) X." The writer's intimation that tlior Civil Service laws may have been violated by Mr. Slemp and his secretary served to call attention to the sileuce of the National Civil Service Reform League on the Slemp case. Nothing, of course, is expected from the Na tional Civil Service Commission, as at present constituted. The manner in which Federal offices under the Civil Service law have been trafficked in since the Republican party was restored to power in 1921 has been a national scandal. The National Civil Ser vice Reform League, a non parti san organization, is the one or ganization supposed to guard the public interest iu the matter of violations of the Civil Service law. The League has not hesitat ed to denounce discriminations in appointments, nor to denounce by name leaders of tlie present Republican regime who have vio lated and trampled upon the merit system. These violations of the Civil Service law are much less offensive than the trafficking in office which has been exposed through the publication of the Slemp letters and those of his secretary, Howard, bui as yet the National Civil Service Reform League has taken no action upon this form of Civil Service viola tion. In the opinion of many, the Slemp case is a flagrant sub ject for action by the National Civil Service Reform League. Taxation in 1921-22. Taxes collected by the Federal Government during the tiscal year 1921-22 totaled *t,90':5,0U0,000, aud exceeded by $1,317,000,000 the aggregate of taxes paid to all the States, municipalities and local governments of all kinds. The amount paid by the Ameri can people in taxes of all kinds in 1921-22 represent 14.3 per cent of the national income of $59,300,- 000,000. In 1913, wheu the na tional income was but $34,800,- 000,000, taxation absorbed only abjut 6£ cents of each dollar. The charge for taxes lias more than doubled in the last eight years. Agricultural lands liave been "taxed proportionately more heavi ly than any other form of wealth or property. Taxation of farm lands has increased an average of 125 per cent since 1 li, and [coupled with this rise in taxes there has been iu the last two years a decrease of about $9,500,- 000,000 in the annual value of | agricultural products in the fann ers' hands. How to Make Grape Jelly. A recipe much iu demand now is one for making grape jelly. Mrs. Cornelia C. Morris gives the following recipe which she has found to be very good iu her work with the Agricultural Ex tension Service: b pounds gr.ipes (one-half under-iipe). 2 pounds water (one quart) Crush grapes aud boil with the water 20 minutes. Strain through cheese-cloth aul pour juice through a flannel jelly bag. Meas ure and add from one-half to three-fourths as much sugar as juice. Cook to 223° F. Grapes require less sugar than apples as they oontaiu less pectin which is the jelly-making substance. Over-cooking and the use of too much sugar cause many failures in jolly-making. BILL BOOSTER SAYS GOOO BRAat BAUO PGP* \y ot> a. -ovm\ re ocvjeujw am Atfpfiecvfavow of uu&tc \ \-r RAVSES THfi. VAORALE OP •tue people \ -me concepts 9BAUG CROV4OS *Tt> -tue. -XWtt BOKST6 OP A fcAVKJ SHOULD SOPPOftX \T UaSRAU-M\ -TOVIIU vjttMoux one suooto bm- COUUAQe VCS KAO&ICtAUS To oer -tbwmep.*. " She Had it Right. Two Irishmen had visited St. Paul's cathedral. One was from the country and hud been taken to the famous building by his friend, who wished him to be duly Impressed by Its gran deur. As they came out, the resident of the city said: "Well, Mike, and phwat do think of It? Isn't It grand?' ' "Pat," said the one from the coun try, "it bates the divll!" "That," said his friend, "was the intention." Every Day It Sabbath Day. Every day Is Sabbath somewhere In the world. The Greeks observe Mon day; the Itnsslans Tuesday; the As syrians Wednesday; the Egyptians Thursday; the Turks Friday; the Jew ish people Saturday, ud the Christians Sunday. ; Fool Question*. i F. O. H. asks —"Does a tree have to pack Its trunk every time It leaves?" Doc, you better rush this bird to the hospital If you want's save him.—Cin cinnati Enquirer. | Tha Publlolty Hunter. One hankering for publicity prefers to be misquoted. Then he can be mis quoted again In explaining that he didn't say what he said. —Pittsburgh Ouzette-Times. — Exasperating. Two things that try a woman's tero j>cr are, to get ready for company that doesn't come and to have com pany come when she isn't ready. Survivors of the Revolution. The last two veterans of the Amsi>- lcan Revolution were John Gray, who was born In 17R4 and died In Ohio In 1800, and Daniel F. Bakerman, born tn 1760, who- died In Cuttaragus county, New York, In 1869. Famous Books. The Good Book. The book that yew wife gave you for Christmas. A dosed book. "Robinson Crusoe." Ths ceok book. A handbook. "Littla Red Rid ing Hood." Hubby's check book. What the Epitaphs Said. Reading the epitaphs In Bath church, one Is surprised to gee how wise and i?ood w -e the IndVs and gentlemen oi the Eighteenth 'iitury.—l'rQjn Real istic A| !. J Isms. A Wise Guy. "De prodigal Bon,"* said Uncle Eben, "was foolish. But ha had sense enough to know dat home cookln' bast boardln' houses."—Washington Star. The Tripping Tongue. Mrs. Blank (visiting)— Really, Hen ry and I meant to call lonfc before this, but somehow we kept putting off the evil duy.—Boston Transcript. Cleans the Paint. Remove fingerprints by wiping the paint with a cloth dipped In karosane. Then go over the surface with a doth wrung out oi hot water. Btick to It. Persistence wins. "Dlataond* are only chunks of coal that stuck to theU Job," says Forbes. —Boston Evening Transcript. Something to Flip Off. Some scientist has Invented a con crete shoe. There'll be some fun ia dropping one like that. And Never Return Them. "It would be a great blessing If po* erty could borrow the tflngs of riches." —Boston Transcript _ . .. CHAUTAUQUA A SUCCESS First Rural Chautauqua Comes to Suc cessful Close at Alexander Wilson High School. Written for The Gleauer, Perhaps the first rural Chau tauqua ever held in North Caro lina was conducted last week, be ginning August 22nd aud running continuously for five nights, at Alexander Wilson High School, betweeu Haw fields aud Swepson ville. Undoubtedly this Chautauqua has proved a success, the attend ance being around five hundred people each night. All live com munities which compose the con- j soMdated district' were well rep resented, as were als > Burlington, Graham and Mebane. Such, a meeting, held iu such an atmos phere as that which prevailed throughout the Chautauqua, can hardly fail lo benefit a large coin- j inunity and draw its people closer together. It is hoped that this will result in an annual Chautau qua for Alexander Wilson. It h»s been stated by some iu attendance, that the programs given last week compare favor- j ably with those of other chautau quas where a large money guarau-! tee is required and for which season tickets sell for two and three dollars. Speakers on the program weie Hon. A. L. Brooks of Greensboro, | who gave in a most pleasing man-j ner, his lecture on "The l'assion Play"; Mr. Sherwood Brockwellof Italeigh, who is serving his State | aud humanity in a characteristic! aud unique way and who lectured j brielly but earnestly on fire pre vention. Mr. Brockwell also com pletely won the hearts of his au dience in his role of comedian.' Mr. li. 11. Ituffuer, Professor of Dairying and Animal Husbandry! at N. C. State College, gave nu [ interesting lecture on "The Hu man Factor in Farming",_ Mr. M. 0. S. Noble, a teacher at the State University for the past twenty five years, known by the Chapel Ilill boys as "Billy Noble", gave in his own humorous way, au entertaining lecture ou "The Birthright of the Rural Child." Mr. E. S. Barker, Jr., of our Representative at Kaleign and also President of the Stale Bar Association, always a brilliaut speaker, lectured on "Socialism and Government". Rev. G. O. j Laukford, pastor of the Christian | church at Burlington,land an e.v-| cellent speaker, spoke for Dr. j Harper of Eton College on Sunday , night. Dr. Harper was unable to' fill his engagement to lecture on "Rural Life in the Bible". The uiusiciaus who helped to make the Chautauqua programs a success and who, without ex-j ception, gave concert* which any j Chautauqua might bo proud to present, wore as follows; William 1 Clegg Monroe of Greensboro, who I has studied in New York City and expects to leave next month forj Paris to continue lits work this winter; Mr. Sherwood Brockwell' who says he can't sing but who] always manages to please his au diences whether in the role of singer, comedian or serious lec turer: Mesdaines Homer An drews, Herbt-rt Coble, M. C. Ter rell aud Ben Stein of Burlington and Mrs. Ira Ward of Urah.im, who gave a varied and most pleasing program ; Mrs. Huff al so of Burlington who is ma only a singer possessing a beautiful voice but is an excellent reader, the selections which she gave pro voking much applause. Alamance county is greatly to be congratulated oil possessing so much real talent and much ap preciation is due to Mr. .»1. C. Terrell, Superintendent of County Schools, for his services iu secur ing so many people for this occasion. The music on Sunday night was furnished by Miss Mary Graham Morris, pianist, whose numbers were splendidly rendered; by the Mebane Male Quartet who sang twice and was enjoyed by all; and by Miss Louise Cooke of Swepsou ville. Miss Cooke has spent three I years at the Durham Conserva tory of Music and has a rich, sweet voice. She sang "The Holy City." One leinarkable feature of this Chautauqua was the way in which the financial end of it was handled. The motive for holding the Chau tauqua was not in any sense to ' make money, but rather to give ;to the people of a large rural i community an opportunity of | hearing some good speakers and j I good music such as is enjoyed by ; [their town neighbors. No charge! was made for admission at any ; time but voluntary contributions'! ! were made each night. These I i amounted to over eighty dollars which it is thought will pay ex- t ! penses, since all who so generous-! !ly took part on the programs oid so without any recompense except I their expenses. Mr. W. L. Cooper, Jr., of thej j faculty of the High School, was Chautauqua Manager and was i ! heartily supported by his faithful; j board of trustees. . To Show Results of Lime With Legumes. Raleigh, N. C. August 27. — E. t C. Blair, extension agronomist of j the Stale College and Department |of Agriculture, will hold a num ber of mee'iugs during th- month of September to show the excel lent elfect secured by using lime and iu a combination to , improve tin- fertility oi the soil Mr. Blair i-i conducting demon strations with lime in abou' nine ! teen counties of the State. The general plan of the work is lo use lime on 'ine acre of land, to grow a legume on this soil, turn under the leguuie aud note the resulting 'effect on the following crop. | Good ineie, us in crop yields have ! been secured from tins practice, as shown by comparisons with a , strip of land left unlimed in each demonstration. > Demonstrations are made with j farmers under the direction of the j county agents. Soybeans, cow ! peas, velvet beans, crimson clo ' ver, red clover aud vetch are the legumes being used. Mr. Blair j has found that lime is very bene ficial to all of these legumes, hav ing nearly trebled the yield of red clover ha)' in one instance. One crop of crimson clover turned uu di-r made an increase of 15 bush els of corn per acre, in addition to paying for itself with grazing. Farmers of the counties in which these demonstrations are to bo held should attend the meetings to see iho effects of lime and tommies, advises Mr. Blair. |The meetings will begin the last week iu August ami continue | through [Mjptemb .-r and parts oi j October anil November. Mr. Blair states that many farmers in I North Carolina have soils that 'need improvement, aud a visit to one of these demonstration will prove both beneficial hud valu able. Some field meetings will be held during the same period to show how fndd selection of seed ;corn and cotton is conducted, j The meetings which Mr. Blair has announced to date are as foU lows: August JS at F. 11. George's ' farm at Comfort in .fpnes county, September 7 and 8 in Alamance county to show seed selection; September lu at Connallv's View farm near Milton' iu Caswell coun ty; September 11 at T. I. Caudle's ] farm in Davie county; September 12 at C. J. C. Click's farm near Woodleaf in Rowan county and i J. F. Knight's farm near China Grove in Rowan county; Septem ber 13 at iho County lluine farm neai Taylorsville in Ale auder county 1 Europe's Industrial Decline and U. S. Agricultural Situation f ' I Analysis of Arfiericau foreign 'commerce have been stmek with the grow-ii of our trade with jAsii, Africa, South America and Oceauica and the relative decline of our purchases aud sales iu Eu rope. Speaking of this shift in America's commerce with the out iside world, Fred- rick Todd, sec retary of the Firs't Federal For eign Backing Association, at tributes it io three principal fac ; tors, one of which, he says, is "the decline of Europeau industry aud trade." This depression in Europe is vital factor iu the agriculture situation iu the United States, but this apparently makes no ap peal to the isolationists eveu from au economic point of view. WANTED AT ONCE—To rent a 4 or o-room house in Graham, i Address C. Dewey May, Haw River, i N. C. NO. 30 How to Make Cold Pressed Grape Juice. ' __ • ! How to make a delicious drink and one that is easily sold ac the ! nearby drug stores is shown by Mrs. Cornelia G. Morris, district home demonstration agent for thfc . State College and Department of i Agriculture, in a recipe for cold pressed grape juice. Mrs. Morris says that this drink retains all the delicate flavor of fresh grapes. It is made in the following way: Crush grapes (do not cook), strain through cheesecloth and let stand one hour. Strain or i filter through a llaunel bag, being careful to keep back the sediment. Pour juice into quart jars that have been sterilized, adj new rubbers that have been was; din hot auda water (1 teaspoonfu soda to 1 quart water), place to s on jars and adjust the clamp, but do not seal tight. Place jars in ,sterilizer (a tin wash-boiiar with wooden rack iu bottom may be used) and surround with cold water, allowing the water t > come to the shoulder of the jar. When the water readies the boiling point F (a hard, jumping ooil) keep that temperature tor 2 minutes, remove jars and seal im mediately. The juice inside the • jars will b« uuly about 185'' F. A higher temperature or loigor cooking impairs the flavor. Xo sugar will t.tf required as the cold pressed juice contains a high per centage of fruit sugar. The following weli known va rieties ,of muscadines are es pecia.ly good for this cold pressed juice: Scupperrtong, Thomas, Mish, Eden, Memory. Smith, Flowers, James, and Luola. lUo Thomas is perhaps the best. Bunch grapes cau be used in the same way. Last week to pay 1922 County Taxes. SL BSCKIBh FOR IHh GLKA:. 66 6 is a Prescription for Colds, Fever and LaGrippe. It's the most speedy remedy we , know, preventing monia. PROFESSIONAL CARDS . J. B. BALL, D. C. _ . CHIROPRACTOR Nervous and Chronic Diseases, bUKLUGI'ON, N. C. Office: (Her Miss Alice Ko» laud'* Store, telephones: tntice. Will. Kesideuce. 10. LOVICK H. KEkNODLE," At iorney-at-Lavv, (i K A HA M , N. C. Associated ultli John J. Henderson. Office over National Hauk of Aluniau** THOMAS D. COOPER, Attorney and Counscllor-it-Law, BURLINGTON, N. C, Associates with W. S. Cool Nos. 7 ind 8 Fmt National Bank . Jj. S. C. SPOON, Jr., IV.. D. iirabam, N. C. Office over Ferrell L>rug Co. lloux-si - to 3 and T to y p. m., and by appointment, l'hone i>7' GRAHAM HARDEN, M. D. Burlington. N. C.| . OUku Hours: y to 11 a. in. i autl !>y uppoiutml-nt Office Over Acme Drug Co. , Telephones: Otttce HU— Residence jBI JOHN J. HENDERSON Attorney at-L nv | GRAHAM. N. C. ' Oltiee over Nillaail B«ak ol AlaauM* I?, s. cook:, Attornay-at- La«r c -.KAHAM, .... N. C Oca to I'sttcrsya Building 1 ; caooud Floor. . , Oil. WILL UOAG, JR. T . DENTIST : i e • jraham, .... North Carat a ' OFFICE IN PARIS BUILDLa j
The Alamance Gleaner (Graham, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Aug. 30, 1923, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75