The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, July 07, 1914, Page PAGE FIVE, Image 5
NEWMAN TELLS
TEARFUL TALE
OF GOLD MINE
NORTH CAROLINA PROMOT.
ER SOBS BELIEF IN TAR
HEEL WEALTH
USED S?N ATE PAPER
But Copie* of the Letter Went
Only to Stockfaoider? and
' Hurt Stork
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(By AfiBocluted Press.)
Washington. July 3.?G. New-j
m An, promoter of a North Carolina
gold mine, tojd a sonata investigating i
committee a 'tearful otory today about
the use of official letter paper of the
census and rules committees for cir
culation of ? letter from a muiing en
gineer praising the property. He tes
tified he asked Senator Overman's
stenographer to make copies of the
letter and that a clerk in the census
committee, made | others. Senators
Overman and Clinton, chairmen of
there committees, knew nothing of It,
he said.
While Newman was telling the story
of his struggles to promote .the prop- j
erty he wept and once sobs stopped
him. , I
' Newman Bald' about thirty-five .or
forty copies of the letter on senate
paper were sent Out. but they' wor?
sent to his personal friends among the
Gold Hill stockholders. None of them
was used to "boost" the stock, he pro
tested. ' . ; ' "
The witness said' that appearance of
the' letters '.On senate stationery sent
the stock down' from 75 cents to BO
cents ? share, although the . mining
cr-gir.crir reported the GOld Hill prop-,
erty, worth' fCO.OOOipoO.
- "Nobody- helleren that statement/1
said Newman. , *.-,..,,,,?_,. .. ..
- Ih a voice choked with ..emotion the
promoter told the Commit tee of early
struggles of himself and his brother.
J. J. Newman, to d?velop the Gold,Hill
mine. '; '. ' U. ,;', .; \
. "My. brother saw. things .going, to
pieces,".' he .said. .."and b,e took five
sticks /of, dypam)t? and .blew himself
into Hen thousand^plecoB. -, He Jeft a
letter, saying his fife's work was. gone.
He said 'North Carolina was the rich
est, state, in .the unibh. When I heard
that I took, .oath Ijd .neverxleJt, go!^theJ
property Untfrf 'proVed'hW statement |
or w?n^th?t.wBfy he ttnfrt&>t ; <
Newman said he s?nt some of the ore
from the mind to John Skelton Wil
liams, then" assistant secretary of the
treasory.vahd asked -that, ?the Char
lotte. N-.;C . :mtot. no; reopened no that I
the gold co did be turned into cash'
resfdily: JHe . rhid fMrr wiiiIsmh ..toldl
hipo he had no - authority to. open .the
mint, but he ..had ! sent a' treasury ex
pert- to ?fr^s. "V6i-.., Uta wiiqe.
i Newman ' frequently used the presi
dent's- room. behind, the senate , cham
ber, he said, for his conferences about
the mine, but .declared he had gone
there each, time at' the invitation of I
some senator. He named - Senators
Overman, Ohllton, Martin. Swqnson,
and Pomerene or thoee with whom be j
had talked about the project.
. John Skelton Williams, .who is now J
comptroller of the currency, and I
George B. Roberts, director of the]
mint, were questioned at the conclue*-j
ion of ,Newman's examination and cor
roborated in' effect those parts of the I
promoter's' story which . concerned j
them.,.-.;.; .. -, - ,: ,v ;
Mr. Roberts Bald that at Mr. Wll
Hams' request : and after with Mr.
Newman h'fe h?d rent F., Q. Roberts,
asapyef o?. ihe mint bureau, to exam1
ine the rolne. .. j> ; , t " ,
- Mr. WU1 twos, eatd that the mine had
been discii?'eqd *at a conference iu hia
office mf^he treasury at which.: his
brother; W: Berkley Williams. ..Now.
man and a mining engineer, of Wash
lngton WRr? present, , The witness
took ! l|tl?? nart^ In thn. conference,, he
d. :. ^r. WJlll?ni? te|tifled he owned
said
no
NeWniaPj.roc^H?^tS.th said
the conierence
mining^n^ W
^?rs^^wftnt*--"
iniereric?jrt:Tyjr, ' Williams' office
illowed l'n'.'?jbout three wcekB by
sr'iat^tije home here of another
'llam^ brothers Vwas ^rcp?nt' at thlB
second, confere^?c.'.'h?, said, but - New
^Iheir request, he
iK. ho eaId. war
man attended af their request, he de
cl?i^^Tlie?tt?^tlhgtVhei^ Jn
?gard to a prqpoclUon for, allotment
of stock and came to nothing. -
?.' NewtnWn eald'ho had- had pome Cor
respondence > with John ' Bkelloh Wllr
llama and Berkley Williams abo?i* the
mtoe. but he ctdferrnd-that It he'twea
otgfgg^^ti|pgp $
./-.-.. ?:fry? 7i ''.? *+> '?.-(* *; ' k
W;aJhw:^^CPd?f; ^.;-?vCrjrit*^ js
fmW^^M^0^. Tniraty j
ThW;owneja 'of North . Anderson* are
i?ocai.pie^?ed^^-?evhr before.over
th? prospects, ior the ?auccess x>f .toj
d?y'??^i?hlf??U(mHaIhte they : y'eeeer
dsy. di?'ebVeV?d^ fie?utJfdl, bubbling
^^t^^kat'thsYt
rmous ^rowd. of
?what. perplex
was found
Judge Geb. E. Prince, Col. Wm. Banks and Maj. J. R.
Spjeak 'Words of Praise about Richardson's Liver Tonic
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JUDGE PRINCE SAYS:
Dear Sirs: I
"In response to your inquiry, I cheerfully state that I used
R. L. T.
, if. .v.Yk ; :
in my family for several years with very beneficial results.
1 have personally used it recently for its tonic effects and
have been benefitted. For chronic constipation, indigestion
and torpid liver, 1 do npt know a better remedy."
GEO. E. PRINCE,
Judge of 10th Circuit.
MAJ. J. R. VAN DIVER SAYS:
Gentiernent: . % ~" T' V '
"As a liver medicine ,.
Richardson's Liver Tonic
is unsurpassed., ! haVe/given it a thorough trial and can un
hesitatingly reppramend/it to the~general public."
^'f , : V . > , J. R. VANDIVER> \
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i President Farmers & Merchants Bank.
COL WM. BANKS SAYS:
Gentlemen :
"I wish to say that 1 have been very much benefitted dur
ing this oppressive hot weather by taking
. L. T.
The extreme heat was very exhausting to me until I thought
of taking some kind of liver stimulant, and I wish to com
mend this to any one to whom you may wish to show this let
ter.
I would like to see
R. L- T.
become an industfy in Anderson, for there is not a superior
as a liver medicine and there is no need for our people to send
their money away from home."
Yours very truly,
WILLIAM BANKS,
v.. r?, r-..- . Editor.
it;'
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"ire due to the inactivity of the liver. This is especially ?ue of CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION, BILIOUSNESS, HEADACHES, ETC. There is no better remedy known to
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WASHINGTON BELIEVES MED-1
': IATION Wlli END MEX
:'*wv icAN War
POLICY OF WAITING
Ceurfansa, Has Failed ,5p,
i Definitely What He Esrpecia .
lagon through when all official stnte
raentB were transmitted, iyas Mr. Zu
b&ran. He insl *t?d that there wap
ho definite word from hi? chief re
garding the propane'! conference.
Justice Lrfimar nid M'r. Lehmann,
tpo American comm?asionuiM to the
Niagara Falls conference, returned .'o
Washington .today 'and'j talked briefly
wltn*TreiTd'eht WftsoH and /Secretary
Bryan. The president congratulated
then upon ,the!r painstaking. work.
No formal conference was held, but
the coramlsloners expect to sers the
president again, probably next Mori-.'
day.),'/TOey will remain hefe subject!
to call should the constitutionalists;
ggreo to..meet the Huer ta delegatea.*
The American commissioners did not
confer with any of the. constitutional
If?^jr^t?frtfty *3Pf?<* tp until" B^r?-?
dQfin{te plan of action' Is agreed Up
en; j*-. ^ *j s I . <.,'.: ..>: ;
At constttulldnallBt ' he'adrjuartera
it ,was apparent that tthe *: imm?diate
ao?r'c? ?f anxiety was not so much
t^fl prdbosed meeting with Huerta del
egates, but. their- own Internal troub
les, chiefly the differences between
General Villa.'and General Carranza.
The conference at Tprreon with a
view to settling, these differences was
reported still to be In progress
- Unofficial Statements were made
herd tonight that all differences would
be satisfactorily adjusted within aj
short time and that the military
campaign against' Mexico City would J
j^e renewed .shortly with i?Crc?ped |
vigor.
t $?Jr tt? COME BACEV
Little Joe Brown Sets the Tongues &
. .? - -ti-.. . Wafgfn?'? \
Atlanta. July 3.-Now that little Joe
Brown, has shied his hat In the ring al
ter playing yelled prophet for many
weeks, the politicians are buEzlng mer
rily. And after the defeat given
him by Hoke Smith in their last race
the question naturally arises: "Can
Brown come back?"
DIscuBBlon In political circles In the
streets and at the capltol where mem
bers* from every county are airing
theirytawa ts rife, aftd m?H ones
say Brown has a very slight- chance
ttW:JW)Wt.i'a*'; '. ' .''? i ;
V.VHok? Smith ; as senator. Is. far,
strenget 'than ?ose Sroith-' ss ? govern
nor," they Bay. '.'Senator Smith has
won a gfeat many frlendB by his work
In the' peoate Many prominent men
fcho ware hot with hltri . in - former
campaigns are heartily la acord with
him now., His work -in, bringing Jha
regional reserve bank to Georgia has
.hiin^werfoMr^
._ Ji?fi:.-l^i^*lMW?^'W"^Br^
Is the fact, which seems to be well es
tablished that J. B, Btoitb, his former
Oampalgn Manager. ls,lo e?ter th
tS '-Zlt?M?n:, While It J? W
lii ^fcei Btevrn;It
if. have had a serious
WifclJtift aknith'? support la
^KaiMl?htf' ?t-goVerV
. Brownes rceerit diatribes against
" leh^,wiVj^hdo?hVJojr.?bit
_ ' jdi?p?e not only unhra men.
those whose relatives f.re In the
aalonsi ...
Higk Pri?e fer Celtoo.
aw ^Yotkv July ?.~The first bale
Amfooftop marketed :o the
* es. weighing 30.2 pound*,; sold on
eo?o? ^change - here today for
? -TV***. *-.
Y??tHTriftfeW
COLD WATER
ON CANDIDATE
WHILE HE CRITICISED JOHN
V RICHARD^ RfeoRD AT
' HisjH?wsl ; ;y
A;lNo|f: -Meeting
Menzel L. Smith Carne Squarely
Ont Aga?ist Blcaw In Meet
>fai#;a*:H^^^ '
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Caraden, ' July 3? Continued inter- j
ruptlons by members or the audience.
With the most pronounced exhibitions
of* factionalism of the campaign,
marked the meeting be re today of can
didates for'' state offices. .From the
crowd of probably 1200 restless vot
ers of Kershaw county, the .home of
John O. -.Richards and Mendel L..
smith, candidates for, governor, at
frequent intervals throughout .the
meeting came cheers for Blease, Rich
ards.' B. Frank Kelleyj candidates for
lieutenant govorno'r. Mondai L? Smith
S?d otu6FS. 'When- a boy of about
fifteen years, named Workman, .threw
a partly filled glass of water on Char
les Carroll Slthma, candidate for gov
ernor;' ifee disturber, reached Its
climax. ' ' ",,
The boy ip a relative by marriage to
J. G. Richards, one of SlmmB oppon
ents, whom SimmB was se- arely criti
cising'at the time of the occurrence.
With the water slowly trickling down
fata back) Slmths pleaded for better
treatment and received ' an ovation
from the crowd, which .expressed In
dignation in loud cat-calls, and cheers.
The ,boy was quickly escorted from
the. stand in a public park, whore the
meeting was in progress.
Th? disorder Increased when Slmms
began a severe,^.arraignment ?f cer
tain opponenta, after declaring his
affiliation for Governor Blea^ A
tin-sry reiatlve to certain acts of ,Men
det ?j. Smith In the Zitate democratic
conVe-nU^' ^ lbl2 drew in reply
?mitb* declaration of political enmity
to Go?bt??t BTeaee, expressing for
the first time hla factional affiliation.
William C. Frby. candidate for gov
orrion asked an explan a t ion of Smith's
acUoO te'ibr?cWW?- an cbgagemfcnt at
Richmond after he had stated that an
altcrns,te delegate; would represent
him at the convention, charging that
It 'looked l'ko Smith Was . playing
both sides." i ; - -
With lrby's permission,. .Smith
Blated that he had heard the report
tbBt>ho favored Blease in the latter*
tifforts to seen reflection as. a delegate
lo (ho^NsUonal Democratic conven
tion and h?-(Smith") had cancelled the
engagement at Richmond to fight
Blease's affori This explanation and
laott declaration brought evidences of
ptfliUc^l cleavage to the surface.
> Whi?e'th? crbwd maintained a con
tinual disturbance, Charles -A, Smith. |
rilso a candidate for governor, began
his address only to be repeatedly In- ,
terrupted by a Confederate Votera*,
who demanded that Smith promise to i
secure better treatment for the veto?- i
npiVK ib*^jltjutbia Confederate !
\tows, where h? said ht ,h?d. formerly ?
lived, Charles Smith refused to [
listen to the appeal and made no
answer.
The aged veteran's plea was heark
ened to by Lewd ens J. Browning, who
denounced the manner in which the
old soldiers are clothed and cared for
at that institution.,
Wbhn the native candidates for gov
ernor. Flfcha'rds and ' Mendel Smith,
began their pne-minute speeches,-long
continued' applause" greeted them.
They gave their time to their oppon
ents, merely making' their announce
ments.
Pleas by Richard I. Manning for the
elimination' of, factionalism and dis
order, and for conservative, construc
tive legislation were .without result,
for the height of disorder* was reached
within a few minutes when Mr. Slmms
spoke.
Charles A. Smith appealed- for the
unification of the people and urged
them to work together for construc
tive measures to benefit the various
interests of the citizenry.
The advocacy here of compulsory
education by John G. Cltnkscales was
received without the customary ap
plause, though the diminishing crowd
quietly listened to his argument for
a statewide law.
Lawlessness In. Columbia, and In
Charleston was denounced'by Robt.
A. Cooper, candidate for governor,
who emphatically urged rigid enforce
ment of the laws.
Indications of a possibly "warm"
meeting came early In the meeting
when Jas. A. Summerset, candidate
for comptroller general, opposing
Comptroller Gent. Jones for re-elec
tion, became Involved with his op
ponent in a wordy war.
After Summerset had severely crltl
slscd his opponent's official acts Jones
Inquired "who pays your campaign
expenses?'' Summerset answered "I
do." Jones replied, "I don't believe
it."
ooooooooooooooooooo
o No Evading the Evidence b
o o o o o o o o o o o o.o o o o o o o
Ex-President Taft at a dinner at
the Hotel Taft in .New Haven, satir
ised the iconoclastic modern view of
our law courts.
"To hear these absurd fellows
talk," he said, "you'd think our courts
Were so corrupt that the multtmilllon- .
are, when he went .to law, prepared
his cas? as Calhoun Clay did his.
"Clay pr Nola Chupcky was haled
to court on a charge of chicken steal
ing. " . .
^A*e'*jtoii the Vor-ecutor. In this
case" the Judge asked blm.'
"'No. eah; I'm d? mai what stole 1
de?I mean hot. guilty. Yo, Honah,
not .guilty, sah'.* ; j .
. "This bad break oh Calhouh'a part
was overlooked, and he was told .to :
proceed with bis defense. His defense ,
staggered everybody. It was alibis ,
?hot one alibi, hut eleven. Eleven ,
different men ea>.h swore that on the
night and at the hour of-, the theft of
the chicken, Calhoun Clay had been at
hie realdence.
"The Judge acquitted Cal, and* In
doing SO said:
"i'm morally certain dat de/cused n
stole de birds, but I'm here ter obey !
de laws of evidence and accord In' to 1
dem, how could de prisoner have been
llftln* chickens when he was enjoyln'
himself In about all de houses in. Ia>* <
max county. Prisoner, you has [Ieben 1
alibis and you goes free.' - '" ' ' i
" Vas,* said Calhoun Clay proudly I
&>sm'&1? T3S i
Oat shiftless Wash White ?-quartan (
1er come hero and "swear dat.1t was at t
hl? house, top; but WashU never ?
earn no money till dey pays fo' sleep- j
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THEN at
Seventy-flvo years ago today the
l?rrt state normal Bchool In the Uni
ted' States . Ras opened . In. 1-eqUogtoOr
Masr. The parlor of a boarding
house*' was the"cradle of th(s educa
tional i y aterr.. In.,those days it was
thought that a. reboot "to teach
teachers bow to teach" was a need
less expenditure of time and money.
Unable to secure state aid, the pion
eers accepteaV4Rtfney-offered by Ed
mund Dwlgbt, who later became con
spicuously Identified with the new
educational movement. The first
claps, consisting, of five girlB, wad tho
ItCV. Cyrus Pieren or Nan tucket as its
teacher. At tho end of the first year
the. school, known as- tho Lexington
Academy, had twenty-five students?
all glrle. It had demonstrated Its
worth bo thoroughly that the legisla
ture voted by a targe, majority to ap
propriate sufficient funds to eatao
lish it an a permanent adjunct to the
educational system.
SMITH STRONG i
WITH FARMERS
IN CHEROKEE
AND BLEASE IS sfttONG WITH
THE BOYS OF THE
MILLS
USUAL " HECKLING
Pollock and Jennings Were An
noyed and Blease Had Some
Questions Asked Him
. - ?.,?
Special to The Intelligencer:
Gaffney. July '3.?In the court house',
packed .with at' * loast 800 persons,
most of them voters?, and many more
outside ,unable to gain admittance, '
the 15th,meeting of the campaign for..
the Unl'cxI ' States senate was held
here1 today. The crowd was several
hundred*'short of thai which heard
Governor Blease and Judge Jones
two years ago. The governor carried
this county, Cherokee, by nearly 600
votes .two years ago.
Today Senator Smith at least di
vided the honors in the matter" of ap
plause with Governor Blease, the di
vision being apparently as, yesterday,
the cotton mill men for the governor, ;
the farmers for Senator Smith. Jen
Hinge and Poll or k "took" well also.)
An attempt to . hoot down Pollock
when he begarton Blease's record did
not succeed, tho an tl-BI easel tes, It
appeared, drowning the voices of their.
rivals. Blease was Interrupted a
number.of times also. County Chair
man Ri A.-Dobson presided and the
dev. Mr. Knox offered the Invocation.
Law Is Issue.
W. P. Pollock, to leading off, de
clared the ! greatest issue -before the
people of South Carolina today is
whether or nor they will have a con
Inuanco of lawlessness or return to
Uaw, order end decency/' . He made
Ils ' usual refcronce . to conditions In
?harlcston. When the rpeaker read
he luit of challenged applicants,
tfurriners", In club S,. ward 8. Char
estoa. >'. Blosse enthusiast shouted
al<f?r, Co?ey." ? jMr:v^>U^^^replled*
4??'-?V?v ? v\. '.. <. : :.; < '
id NOW
Today the normal t-ch
dispensable r rt of thojjtt:'
rr?t?m-'thr?nhi-miL-^AifUf.
It exerts a commanding lnflii
the. 623,000 school : t f?chern
Jnnf.ructlng JS.OOO.OOtP noli-otil; chlldr
The old time pedagogue, who. was con- /
sidered efficient it ho or rho had mas-y
tercd the threo R's Is giving way to
the highly trained . normal ochool
graduater who has spent twb or moire'
years in diligent study to prepare for
the profesrlon. There are more than
300 public and private normal schools -
in the Unlt?d States today. The
number of prospective teachers, en
rolled aa students aggregates-nearly'
100,000 or which threo-fourtbo ara'
women. The .'graduates from the,
higher tcacherr!' Instltuttouff nro mas
ters of curriculum equal to tboso of
the mort advanced universities?-sev
ers! of these institutions- grant ped? -
agog leal degreer. The normal echool
exlrts today In practically every civil
I zed country. ^
"-~~^*ryt^*>r.~~.-^i; |j
"yes, you're right, they ?re M?vfor
Coley. but I don't believe you-want to;
be lined up with a bunch of bagoes.'?. '
Senator E D. Smith was
hoarse and close attention, was
his speech and with hia nIo*;n
pathos and humor he wae fywiuon
cheered to the. echo, typifying , to
criticisms of Bleaso he reift> rated his
position toward imnilgKjisjKm by de
claring that dcsplte-t>6?ppositton ?f
the president and V&ty leaders to a
law too rcstrlctodflMe would, if. pos
sible, na'" up thfl^Sor agalOBt the Irj
flnx of ropetnTlabor that would
compete xiih Americana. The sena
tor said he was determined ns far ab
lay In his po-yer as cbafrman of the
Senate Immigration eommittee to
"keep out dagoes and scum tra\?
southern Europe who Uye-'on>]jatteh
oranges, black. bananir^^,8Ud|S
to death at the polls.?.- I
Denounced Primary. >
Governor n lea so denounced the new
primary rules, calling them the'"dirt
iest piece of ballot .box thievery ever
attempted to be pulled .off- in .South,
Carolina.0- ' ' v - i
Declaring that the "greatest dis
cussion going on In this campaign is
cotton," th? governor launched into ?
his attack on Senator Spilth's record
from the time tb? senator was a mem- ,
ber of the Soutt Carolina legislature ;
to the present. "Haskelllsm"^ and"
vnlggerism*' occupying; ':" prominent?
places In the dlscnselott;*' ^ 1 )/
L. D. Jennings was th? last BpaakOr- -
He said many Bleaseites were leafPH^
because they dIdn't want 1,0 hear htm
talk about the governor's 1 record "be -
cause they, are m*mWfr**t?f?&
said that, like the governor and
pardons, those , who did^hotlHkg,:
new rules woln'CTfa.vo.,to, ,yi
them and you can't help it.
considerably, into the g?n ~
Ion record, citing epeclfic
insde a bid fir theivq"
will not under any ci
for Blesse-,, and - who do ; not, care to
rote for Smith. ??mo^rowV.in^^ V
*!H he held in Si>artattbnrjr.
Charged With Wr^WnW
Lexlngtohi'Va.. ^j^fM
vith attempting to wreck - a
make, gnd Ohio railwa; "
Galley Thursday nigh
Tors tlcfl on tb? track;
Vlll McMnllen and
[hey were arrested,
ivea. "