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Page Two Recollecdeiui of Andrew W. Mellon By H. E. C. Bryumt WtdusftDS, Dec. IS—The announcement of tine United Slates Board of Tax Appeals that the lafie Andrew W. Melfc® had been found innocent of the charge of income tax fraud did not ammtJM a surprise to news paper .men who knew him well. Mr. Melton was a rich man, and money-making was not only a bumness but a pastime with him. He liked to pile up dollars as a sportsman likes to catch fish car kill rabbits, birds, or other game. But persons close to him could not believe that be was dishonest. His aniecedants were Scotch. He was a Scotch- Irisb Presbyterian, mid his bringing up made him thrifty and careful. On entering the cabinet of President Harding"** Secretary DISTINCTIVE CHAPEL HILL GIFTS Biila PiWirtrf bjr The University of North Carolina Press Pin Boofc-of-lbe-Mooth Gib Recommendations Seed From Madagascar Dumoan Chuck Heyward. The •terjr of rice planting bra for mer governor of South Carolina, b>m»rif tbe last of a long line of nc* planter*.. More than 70 pho tographs of the South Carolina Low Country * - $2.50 Parson Brownlow E. M. Coulter Biograptiy of the Fighting Parson of the Southern H ghlarvJ* $2.50 James Longstreet: Lee’s War Horse //. V Eckenrode and Bryan Com - rad . $250 Cabins In The Laurel Murui.E. Sheppard. Life m the: uarolsna Blue k«/e. 128 fuji page Bayard, Woottao photo-! graphs $2.00 Bad* woods America Cbarict Murray Wilson, Pano rama of rural America. 22 fuli page photographs by Bayard Woo Ur-n $2.50 * Other Gift Suggestions The Lost Colony Paul Green $2.00 Stories Os The South Compiled by Addison Hibbard SI.OO 90* In The Shade Clarence Cas>m $2.50 Old Days In Chapel Hill Hope S. Chamberlain $2-50 'Lyrics From Cotton Land and Songs Merry And Sad John Charles McNeill. (Boxed) per volume SI.OO ■ ii' nmsmmmmmmm i i » i ■■■— l !• ■ Books for Children Over The Blue Wall Etta Urn Matthews. Illustrated by James Daugherty $2.00 Those Who Dared C. H. Willis and dr. S. Saunders SI.OO In A Bengal Jungle John Symington SI.OO Birds Os The South Charlotte Hilton Green $1.60 A Special Gift Service Prom now until Christmas all Preas books will bo wrapped in Christmas paper and sent with a specially designed gift card post paid anywheA in the United States. Delayed mailing if desired. Orders may be placed through THE BULL'S HEAD BOOKSHOP, THE INTIMATE BOOKSHOP, THE BOOK EXCHANGE, or THE UNIVERSITY OP NORTH CAR OLINA PRESS—-All of Chapel Hill, N. C For Christman Gift Hooka from Chapel Hill of the Treasury, Mr. Melton was like an innocent child when in the hand* of a drove of eager, aggressive, determined news hawks. I was at the first press conference he had, and I felt sorry for him. He actually trembled when the reporters filed into his office. Fingering la little all-tobacco cigar, about the size of a cigarette, his hand shook so that be could hardly get it to his mouth. Although be had faced all sorts of busi ness men. ..sharpers aqd worse, be had no stomach for the cor respondents who swarmed about I him, but he was friendly, polite land frank. As the weeks pass ed he became more at ease at isuch conferences. I was on the New York World Bureau at the time Mr. Mellon came to Washington to take over the Treasury Department, i Duty required frequent visits to | him, and some of the questions j I had to ask were insolent if not | insulting; but I was never turn ed away empty-handed or mis treated by* him. A story to the effect that Mr. Mellon had agreed to allow cer tain liquor handlers to have per mits for whiskey held by the Government if they would pay off the million and more debt of the Republican National Com- p V I THE SEW HASOLISE LAW I I m H E State of North Carolina, .mder b lfcT» in tl» ) I la new law which became effect,e * I December Ist, prescribe. certa.n mint- , und , rdf , rapidly I I mum quality standard, for g®»> me. ,d»ance» in technology permit. ' I I I These quality requirement, were «et Gul( maintain. nine I in view of the need, of today’, motor.. übot(ltor ie.. .uffed by able | Tet aever.l yea, ago, That Goo m who « aim i. con.ta»tlJ to , I . Gasoline was stepped up well above the«e « better every previous beat. I I new state standards~and i§ wh y the Sign of the I I has continned so ever since. Orange Disc, displayed by I 1 \ Gulfs premium gasoline, ajl Good Gulf dealers of ■ I No-No* Ethyl, exceeds the [(■El 111 K | North Carolina, is a relf ■ new state minimum require- )) able guide to fine motoring I ments by the widest margin \ / products. I M in motoring history. \s. I gulf oil cotmtATies I THE CHAPEL HILL WEEKLY, CHAPEL HILL, N. C. mittee came to us. The thought of the fourth richest man in the United State* entering into such a cheap conspiracy was very dif ficult for me to swallow. Our bureau was asked from the home office if we could get to the bot tom of that report, then in cir culation in certain quarters in New York. The chief of the World Bu reau agreed with me that we should not go to Mr. Mellon without more information. The matter was dropped for the | time, but in a few weeks it came up again. Once more we decided ito pass it up. But soon after that we were informed of the name of the author of the story, and the declaration was made ; to us that he had seen Mr. Meif lon in person on a particular day ; and taken up the matter of per- I mils for bonded liquor. We had | to see Mr. Mellon; we felt it our I duty to him as well as to our paper. I went over and called, told him of the reports, arid showed him a telegram giving the Lat est version. He was not nervous that day. Bracing himself in his chair, and taking a little firmer grip on his tiny smoker with his teeth, he rang the bell for his secretary, and told him to bring in the diary for the date men tioned. Sure enough the name looked for was there, but with it a notation that the caller wanted to know something about liquor permits and was passed on to Commissioner of Internal Revenue David H. Blair. I went to see Mr. Blair, and his books stated that the man had been told how he and others could get permits for the withdrawal of whisky. At neither office was there any discussion of the Re publican committee debt. But the man had achieved his pur pose; he went back to New York and offered to sell his in fluence, and found suckers who took the bait. The fact that a man of that type had been allowed to call on the Secretary of the Treasury interested me, and I returned to Mr. Mellon. I was told that the fellow was unknown to him and the record showed that he had been presented by a Republican United States Senator. Mr. Mel lon had never heard of him be fore, but. received him because $ a member of Congress had pre sented him. From Mr. Mellon I went to the Capitol to interview the Sena tor, who, in turn, said he knew nothing about the man, but some colleague had asked him to go down 'and introduce him. When I told the Senator what I knew about the talk in New York, and what Messrs. Mellon (Continued on page seven) Special Sale Boys’ and Girls’ Shock-Proof Watches Prices: SJLSO, s3io, $5, & $7.50 Only Limited Number at These Prices L. R. Dekle, Jeweler & Watchmaker W Over Andrew*-Henninger : Convenient Terms Arranged ~ May We Suggest that you visit the store and view, at your leisure, the many displays of items so, appropriate for ’ Gifts for I. Men, Women, and Children We offer you assistance in making your selection, not just merely to make a possible sale but to insure you a full measure of happiness in knowing the rightness of your gifts. \ ' . r Andrews-Henninger Co. Chapel HiH, N. C. Friday, December 17, 1937
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