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the new President's closest personal friend, has been referred to as the
"Colonel Bouse" of the Coolldge administration. He Is expected to play
a. leading part in shaping legislative programme.
Together with William M. Butler, Boston lawyer, and James B,
Reynolds, Washington banker who bolls from -Massachusetts, the three
ffriMif of anofflclal Washington, taVon Just before the late President Harding
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Frank W. Stearns, the Boston mer
chant and closest personal friend of
the new president, to be the "right
hand' man of the Coolldge adminis
tration T
In the opinion' of many persona he
is to be what Colojiel House was to
the administration of Woodrow Wil
son. Some believe that he is destin
ed to play an Important part in shap
ing a legislative program others,
who have been watching him with
critical eyes, fear that he may be
come an "administration nuisance."
During the first few days follow
ing the elevation of Coolldge to the
presidency, Stearns , was seen V con
stantly in and out of the executive
suite. He enacted the role of major
domb around the presidential hotel.
It was , during , this period that in
order to arrange an audience for Jus
tice Sanford of the Supreme Court,
who had called, Stearns intruded on
a Cabinet conference the president
was holding, o
President's First Caller , ' :
The Boston merchant was the'flrst
caller to enter President Coolldge's
office at . the executive - mansion,
after the'1 new president took up his
duties. He has' been ; with Coolidr
almost continuously since he arrlve'd
In Washington following Harding's
death. ':':' , -
Frank Waterman Stearns is well
known in his own state. He'is chair
man of board of directors of R. H.
Stearns company, the great Boston
department store founded by his fa
ther, and for years has been the
strongest political adviser of Calvin'
Coolldge. - ! ;v
' Stearns is trustee of Amherst Col
lege,; from which the President was
graduated;7 a direetor of the 'Chil
dren's and Homeopathic hospitals of
Boston, SoutH End House and Bun
ker. Hill Boy's Club, a member of
th - executive committee of the
American Trust Company and Of the
investment committee of the Provi
dent Institution of Savins in the town
of Boston, a mejnber of the Congre
gationallst , Church, the Chi Psi
fraternity and the (Massachusetts.
Middlesex, Algonquin Brae Burn
Country and University Clubs.
Sees Significance
While Republican leaders are hold
ing many political conferences which,
are the order of the day in Washing
ton, they are wondering how m'"'1
help this "right hand" man will give
the Chief Executive during the next
ten months, the brief time which
Coolldge has to write a record of
achievement, before the next Repub
lican Convention. .
, Many observers around the, execur
tive mansion attached considerable
political importance to the fact that
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Stearns brought additional influence
and support for the President with
the visit of the Massachusetts Re
publican organization last week. This
was the first concerted action from
any state to put themselves and their
state organization behind "the new ad
ministration. . '.
Political leaders also see signifi
cance In that fact that it is believed
that William H. Butler, Boston law
yer, and intimate friend of Stearns,
will be named Attorney-General If
Attorney-Genera.1 Daugherty resigns,
as is looked for. Butler lately b.
came Republican National Commit
teeman when Secretary of . War
Weeks retired. y'r
Bay State Political Hub
Together with Butler and James B
Reynolds, the Washington banker,
who also hails from the Bay state,
the three are acknowledged as the
new President's closest political adv
sors. It la expected that they will help
develop and put through a program
fahioned after the New England busi
ness plan. . .
Taking in consideration the Presi
dent's three advisors, and with the
executive support, the speaker of tr
House, Gillette, Weeks in the Cab!
net, Winslow, Greene, Treadaway and
Rogers as House leaders, and Loige l
the Senate, all from the Bay state
I Massachusetts is in an excellent nv i
Ition to get what-it wants before Con
gress. ;
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fast becoming the hub of the political
wheel and the hand of Frank Wet
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Niews Items from Union
Waxhaw, Rt. 4. Aug. 22. We are
glad to, see the rains which fell Fri
day and Saturday, as the crops were
in need of it. , :
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Marshburn and
Mrs. Maude McAllister of Raleigh
and Mr. Knott of Oxford have been
visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Clark.
v Miss Janie Brown of Lincolnton,
N. C, who has been visiting her
friend, Miss Mae Cuthbertson, re
turned to her home Tuesday.
Miss Odessa Lemmond of Indian
Trail has been visiting Miss Lessie
Clark.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lemmond
spent Tuesday witlf- the former's
mother, Mrs. E. A. Lemmdhd.
Mr. apd Mrs. Will Helms and
children spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Zeb Helms. i
Mr. R. M. Shannon of Alonroe spent
the week-end with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Shannon. .
Miss Alice Mae Craig has been
visiting Misses Velma Howie and
Marie Gordon at Mineral Springs.
Miss' Ada Cuthbertson, who has
been visiting ner sister, Mrs. S. C.
Glass at Clayton, returned to her
home Wednesday.
Misses Martha and Saa-ah Crowell
of Indian Trail spent Saturday night
and Sunday with Mrs. J. L Davis. .
' Mr. Atlas House and Miss Flossie
House of Wesley Chapel spent Tues
day with Mrs. Will .Helms.
Little Miss Helen Clark spent the
week-end with her cousin, little Miss
Elizabeth Helms of Bakers.
Miss Annie Crowell of Indian Trail
visited Mrs. J. L. Davis Sunday after
noon. Miss Oclessa Lemmond coent Tues
day night with Mrs. B. R. Clark.
Carolina Bank Capital .
(University News Letter)
The state of New York has nearly
twice as much bank capital and sur
plus as all the Southern States com
bined. Pennsylvania has almost as much
bank capital and surplus as the entire
South. . -, ..
. New Jersey has nearly three times
as much bank capital as North Caro
lina. .
Rhode Island, no larger than' one
county m this state, has two-thirds as
much bank capital and surplus as
North Carolina.
' We haVA TlPflrlv twipa qo mnn nort.
pie as Connecticut, and rank ahead of
her in the total value of farm and fac
tory products, but she has nearly 50
percent more capital and surplus.
as were any legitimate reason why
Maine shouldave 35 dollars of bank
canital and stnclr
North Carolina, with all her agricul
ture and industry, has accumulated
only 21 dollars? v
. lhe answer lies largely in the dif
ference between wealth production on
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and accumulation on a per inhabitant
Dasis, but aside. from that, the habit
of thrift is a big factor. Until we
become more thriftv wa will nntiTino
to pay tribute to the people in other
states wno Duy ou bonds, who Alp
ply us with the money with which to
build our roads, our schools, to make
our town improvements, and even
xo carry on much of our trade. ;
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