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VOLME XLM.EWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA TUESDAY OCTOBER 11 1910. DENIES THOUGHT OF PRESIDENCY Xayor Gaynor Declares Watterson Erred-Gaynor by No Means a Well Man. New York, October 8.-"Naver," is the word used by Mayor Gaynor as refuting the suggestion that he has the presidency in mind. This is the emphatic term he places in a letter to James Creelman, a close friend, through whom he declined the Demo -cratic nomination for governor. The *letter, with a statement by Mr. Creel man, is published in the Evening Mail tonight. This is the letter: "Deep Wells, St. James, L. I., "September 25, 1910. "Dear Mr. Crealman: Your note, ,with Mr. Watterson's, is at hand. Mr. Dix and Mr. Mack have been here, and I have told them finally and posi -tively that I am not a candidate for -governor, and can not be made a can -didate. I do not intend to abandon the city. "They say that it seems certain that -the convention will nominate me, even -though I am not a candidate. That 'does not seem probable, and I hope it does not occur, for in my present state of health it would weigh heavily upon me. Had Little Hope. - "I am now worn with anxiety. The 'shock I received has proven more permanent than I had supposed pos sible and my voice comes back only slowly. I am not certain that I can ever again bear the strain of the mayoralty. . - 4~ -"Although my mind is made up, I io not reserve any moral question In the case. I am under no obligation whatever to remain as mayor. I cer tainly had no such compact with those -who opposed me and voted against -me. It takes two sides to make a -compact; nor had I any with those -who nominated and elected me; and if I had, they would have a right to -release me. "Never," Says Mayor. -"As for myself or my poltical future, I shall not consider that at all. Mr. Watterson is in error in supposing that I have the presidency in mind. Never. And it is too late for me to begin shaping my cours. for any am itious future, and when a man has -gone down into the valley of the shadow, and looked the spectre of death in the face and said to it 'I am -ready,' nothing in this world looks very large to him, as I can assure you. "Yo'u will have a hard time reading this letter as my shoulder and collar 'bone are still disabled, owing to the -soreness of the neck muscles which control them. "Sincerely yours. Win. J. Gaynor. "James Creelman, Esq." In comment Mr. Creelman says in -part: Before the mayor sent the letter to 3Mr. Dix, which was interpreted by -some politicians as a refusal to be 'come a candidate shrewdly worded so as to procure the nomination against 'his protestations, I received a confi dential personal letter from him in answer to a note of my own, in which -T had enclosed a letter from Mr. Henry ~Watterson, the distinguished editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal: Gaynor Not 'Yet Recovered. "I am permitted at my earnest re -quest, to make public this private let Ster which conclusively shows what was in Mr. Gaynor's mind when he ~informed Chairman Dix that he was not a eandidate for governor." In conclusion Mr. Creelman says that the mayor has not so far recovered as many thiuk. "In view of the newspaper state ments that Mayor Gaynor is restored 'to his usual health and vigor he says: "I feel that I am impelled to say that this is far from the truth. He is still a very much impaired man." Card of Thanks. We desire to thank neighbors, 'iriends and physicians who so kindly rendered us assistance in the last ill ness of our dear mother, Mrs. Ann E. -Crooks. Hope God may bless and prosper them all. Mrs. Mattle Glymph Jas. D. Crooks. A. G. Crooks. .T. L. Crooks. C. 0. Crooks. Subscribe for The Herald and get the Newvs, BREAKS LOOSE IN GEORGIA. Delivers Three Speeches to Atlanta Crowds-Speaks at Uncle Re mus Celebration. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 8.-Theodore Roosevelt came into Georgia today and found awaiting him a welcome, which was as warm as any he has received during his recent travels. On his ar rival in Atlanta he was greeted by crowds, which blocked the streets, heedless of the pelting rain, and cheered him as he rode at the head of a parade through the business streets of the city. Early in the day he spent several hours at Rome, Ga., inspecting the Martha Berry School for Poor Mountain Boys and Girls, and in speaking to another throng of cheer ing Georgians. Col. Roosevelt made three speeches in Atlanta. His first was at the South ern conservation congress. He urged the people of the South to take care of their natural wealth and said that if the country's resources should fall into the hands of a monopoly the peo ple would revolt. After taking dinner with Mayor Maddox he spoke at the Uncle Remus Day celebration, which is being held to raise a fund to pur chase the home of the late Joel Chan dler Harris, author of the Uncle Re mus stories, and preserve it as a me morial to his work. After speaking of the achievements of Harris, Col. Roosevelt talked on new nationalism Then he talked to the negroe4 of At lanta, in a negro church. Belleves In Conservation. Col. Roosevelt began his address before the Southern Conservation congress with a reiteration of his faith in the conservation mdVeMent "I believe in conservatifn with all my heart," said Col. Roosevelt. "I believe that the time has passed in this country when it was possible for reasonable men longer to permit the waste of natural resources. I believe that nation and State can cooperate in this great movement, and there are one or two impressions which I think we should endeavor to remove from the public mind. "Here and there, and notably in the West, you will find men who say that our purpose is to lock up the natural resources of the country. That is just as absurd as if a private individual should say that the farmer was en deavoring to lock up the natural re sources of his farm, when he declined to till his land in such ways that it would permanently lose its fertility. We do not intend to lock up a single resource, but we do intend that the resources shall be used without waste. "Ny Policies" Not Anarchy. "Certain of the papers which are~ edited in the shadow of Wall street, regard the doctrine which I have enunciated as smacking of anarchy. I. think it is really the height of con servatism. I thIink it will help the honest men of influence and wealth when we discriminate in the sharpest manner between them and their dis honest brothers. Now it is peculiarly necessary to do that In connection with our natural resources, the own ership of which, if allowed to go into one hand or the hand of one great cor poration may establish a peculiarly oppressive monopoly. Let us then make it the business of the govern ment, national or State as the case may be, to see that the mineral re sources so far as we still have power over them, that the water power of the country, that all simlar powers, are used under such governmental regulation as will allow ample profit to the users and at the same time guarantee the public at large in its rights. Against Monopolies. "I think that is an essential position for the government to take. I do not believe that we can afford longer 'M aliow men of shrewdness and some times with a lack of scrupulousness to get possession of the natural re sources of the country and then treat them as purely their own to do with as they choose. If such a system of r.Jonopoly is permitted to grow up in extenso sooner or later the people will revolt against it." Col. Roosevelt then spoke of the necessity if preserving the forests, and continued: "I hope that congress will pass the bill for the creation of the great Appalachian forest reserve. These forests lie in several different States. The waters which rise in them THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY. Communion Service at Grace Church. Many People Who Are Coming and Going. Prosperity, Oct. 10.-Mr. W. B. Wise, a well known cotton buyer of Wagner. S. C., spent Sunday in town with relatives. Mr. Eugene Kibler, of the police force of Columbia, S. C., was in town last week, the guest of his sister, Mrs. A. A. Singley. Mrs. A. Z. Counts h.s returned to Greenwood after ,! visit tc. her father, Mr. G. S. Merchant. Miss Janie Russell has returned home from Shorter college, Roma, Ga., on account of illness. Mrs. Sallie Black and daughter, Carrie, after spending a year in Americus, Ga., with Mrs. Sarah Cal mes, have returned to their home on Route No. 4. Misses Blanch Parrott and Tranni, Caughman, or Route No. 5, spent Monday in town shopping. Mr. L. S. Bowers left today for Co lumbia to attend the post master's convention. Miss Annie Singley has returned home after a visit to her aunt, Mrs. P. C. Singley. Mr. A. B. Wise made a short visit to friends in Ninety Six Sunday. Mr. Thurston Gallman, of Newberry, was the* guest Sunday of Mrs. L. S. Bowers. 4- ; - Mr. A. G. Wise spent the week-end lp Savannah, Ga. Mr. I. C. Dominick, of Route No. 1, carried his little six-year-old son last week to Columbia hospital to be operated .on for appendicitis. Mr. Dominick returned home yesterday and reports that the little fellow is doing nicely and will soon be home again. There will be communion services in Grace Lutheran church next Sun day morning at 11 6'clock. ADDRESS TO FARMERS. Anderson Mail. A strong plea for business rules and business methods in farming formed the key-note of the address delivered by Mr. J. B. O'Neall Hollo way before a number of farmers and others at the city hail today. On ac count of the rain that came before the time set for the meeting, the attend ance was not as large as it would have been, yet all of those who heard it were pleased with all that Mr. Hol loway had to say. He was introduc ed by Mr. T. T. Wakefield. Mr. Holloway illustrated his argu ment for business methods on the farm in a pleasing and forceful man ner, leaving nothing to be said against the plan. He said that business meth ods are in use in every other branch of business in the country, and to this fact is due success; thxen asked, "Why should the same not be true on the farm ?" Another point that was brought out and urged by Mr. Holloway was the need of the better educated farmer. Education along agricultural lines is as necessary to success as in any oth er line of business, he said, and he pointed out clearly why this is true, illustrating as he proceeded, and coming back again to the base of his address-business methods for the farmer. Mr. Hollovray is a strong speaker, and knows well the subject on which he speaks. He has spent all of his life on the farm and in teaching, and has met with success. He is making a tour of the State under the super vision of the State Farmesrs' Union. He has been in Anderson all of this week. and will deliver his last ad dress at Long Branch tomorrow. To night he speaks at Iva. and it should be peculiarly the work of the national government to see to their preservation. The South's Future. "No portion of our country is going to show a greater rate of development than the South will show in the course of the next 30 or 40 years. I ask you to see that this marvelous develop ment of the South takes place in such fashion that it will represent not a mere exploitation of territory, not a mere feverish growth in wealth and luxury or a honey-combed foundation of morality and good judgment, but that it will represent a solid and an FINDING THE KEY. A Visiting Hypnotist Performs the Feat According to Adver tisement. Fayssoux, the hypnotist, gave sever al fine exhibitions of his power while in Newberry last week. His sleeping man at Baxter's Undertaking parlors, after lying there all .of Wednesday night and Thursday as though he were a real corpse and enjoying his nap, was awakened Thursday night by Fayssoux according to program. The hypnotist performed his other free street feat to the satisfaction of the committee, the gratification of a crowd and the mystification of some. One of the committee, Dr. Smith, test ed the power of the hypnotist, and it worked like a charm. Fayssoux is no faker. The committee numbered Act ing Mayor P. F. Baxter, Dr. Van Emith, Mr. Cannon G. Blease and Mr. Robert L. Epting. First a letter was addressed to Dr. G. K. Hutchinson, taken to the postoffice and placed In box 185. Then the committee drove to the residence of Mr. G. M. B. Ept ing and hid the key on the wash-stand in Mr. Epting's room. The key was put under the cover of the washstand and the soap dish placed over it. The committee then returned by another route to Baxter's, where they blind folded the performer. Mr. Baxter took his seat with Prof. Fayssoux, the pro fessor driving and the other members being In the carriage. In front of the J. L. Bowles company's late stand FaYssour EWimi a little confused and got down, asking two of the com mittee to take hold of his wrists and accompany him walking, which they did the three going on foot, the car riage following. The professor took them over the route the committee had first taken and went direct to Mr. Epting's house, walked straight Into the room and got the key with as much ease as If he had put it there himself. Re-entering the carriage, Dr. W. H. Alderman at that time being one of the occupants, having got in out of the rain, Fayssoux again took hold of the reins and drove to the postoffice. He couldn't see, for his blindfold was complete, but he open ed the box and got the letter out from among a number of other letters in the box, carried it to the one to whom it was addressed and told the Initials on the envelope. Of course this act has been done here before, but It was new to some people and interesting to many, and marvelous to the large number of persons who do not understand it. Dr. Smith can tell you a good deal about it. * ** * ** * ** ** * * * * * * SOCIAL. * * * ** ** ** * ** ** ** * The literary and socIal clubs of Newberry are all resuming their fall work. Last Saturday the Woman's club met at Mrs. W. H. Hunt's and held a business meeting, elected two new members and discussed their new ~work. The Bay View course on Italy will be studied this year, with origin al papers and talks by the members. Tuesday morning the Fortnightly club met with Mrs. Lamb ert Jones for the first meeting. One of Stod dard's lectures was read by Mrs. Car wile, while the ladies embroidered and sewed on fancy work. Then followed a spirited discussion of current events. A delightful lurscheon was served af ter this to the following members present: Mrs. W. G. Houseal, Mrs. W. H. Carwile, Mrs. W. H. Hunt, Mrs. 0. A. Bowma-n, Mrs. P. E Scott, Mrs J.' H. Harms, Mrs. Bernice Martin and Mrs. S. B. Jones. The Drayton Rutherford chapter, U. D. 0., this same afternoon met with Mrs. P. G. Ellesor. Mrs. R. D. Wright having sent in her resignation, Mrs. J. E. Norwood was unanimously chos en president. Mrs. S. J. Wooten and Mrs. Robert Caldwell were elected delegates to the general convention to be held in Little Rock. Ark., No vember 8, and for the State conven tion to be held at Georgetown in De cember. Mrs. P. E. Scott and Mrs. J. M. Kinard were elected. A refresh in ice couirse was sfe:ml by tha THE IDLEB. * I read in a paper the other day that down in Charleston a thief entered a dental office and stole, or carried off, $700 worth of teeth. It is stated that the thief was particular in the kind of teeth he took and carried away only the most costly work. What any body except a dentist would want with $700 worth of false teeth I can't ima gine. And then the idea of breaking in an office and stealing them seems to me to be the limit. There is no telling where we are drifting. And besides, this was done in Charleston. Well! -0 The editor informs me that the prospect of securing my park is bright. Especially from College street up either side of Scott's creek to Calhoun' street. This will be a beautiful park and the news is grati fying. It will make a dandy. Now, as soon as the options are guaranteed then I want some business men to get together and form a park association and raise enough money with what city council will contributi to open the boulevard and plant the treed anLa the grass and lay out the walks and instal the fountains and build the rustic bridges so that we may have a grand celebration at the opening next spring and Invite Zach Wright and Marion Davis and all West End over to East End and have the West End band and Gov. Blease and the college presidents and the civic association and the whole town join in an old fashioned love feast. That will be great. It will be joyful. Talking about the park somebody well, of course, I know whence It comes-handed me the following: Mr. Idler: I understand that it is rumored that certain parties are mak ing an effort to elect a mayor and ald emen who are favorable to the repeal of the ordinance forbidding wagons and other vehicles from loitering on the public square in front of the old court house, and to allow this nuis ance to be renewed. Is it true? If so the people who favor the present ordi nance better be up and doing before the primary doors are closed, because then they may awake to find that the only candidates who have filed their pledges are the ones brought out by this crowd. If it is not asking too much of you please interview the dif ferent candidates, or ask them through your column, viz: Will you vote to allow wagons and buggies and other vehicles to block the streets and public square as was done before the passage of the ordinance in question? -0 I am surprised at any such rumor and can ot believe there is any foun dation for it, because I can not believe Newberry has any one calling himself a citizen and presuming-having the audacity-to ask the people for their suffrage who would for a moment fav or any such backward step. Fact is I am almost afraid to ask any such question because I fear the gentlemen who are asking the honor would take it as an insult to their intelligence. But here goes. Stand up Mr. Ear hardt and Mr. Lominack and Mr. Swit tenberg and Mr. Summer and Mr. Smith and Mr. Langford and Mr. Goree and Mr. Evans and Mayors Bax ter, Langford and Wright, and all the others, look upon the jury and true answer make, what say you, guilty or not guilty? Personally I don't care whether you answer it or not, but in *the name of civic improvement I ask you. Take notice, civic associa tion, if you are not in a state of in noxuous dessuetude-that is to say, if you are still alive and able to kick. -o I don't feel good and it has been an awful effort to be bright and cheerful in my column this time. I feel awful ly discouraged sometimes and I wish I could cry, because I believe a real good cry sometimes does good. But I read Buster Brown. Do you read the funny paper? I think I have ask ed that question aforetime. Well, I like Buster. Some of the funny pa pers have no point. I used to enjoy Mr. E. Z. Mark-because I am that but Buster Is a philosopher. The last resolution that Buster made gave me a new ray of hope, however dim the ray may be. Hear him: "People who live in fear bring things on them a -o be frightned. It is a scienl THE NEWS OF WHITmIIE. The Death of Two Little Ones-Runo away Horse-Mllinery Opening. Personal Mention. Whitmire, Octs 10.-The family of Mr. Wm. Coleman, after spending the summer at Asheville, N. C., have re turned to their home here. Miss Frances Jeter began teaching Monday morning, as a governess for the children of Mr. Wm. Coleman. Miss L. R. Cofield came down from Spartanburg Saturday. She resumed her duties as governess for Dr. R. R. Jeter's children Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Thad Coleman will keep house in the building on Cole man avenue, once occupied by Mr. Wm. Watson. Miss Bertha McCarley is in Colum bia taking a course in Draughon's Business college. Whitmire is well represented in the college by Messrs. Metts Fant, 3. W. Gary, Cofied Jete and Miss Bertha McCarley. Mrs. Kibler, after a pleasant visit to her niece, Mrs. James Baker, has re turned to her home at Beth Eden. The fall openings of Misses McCar ley and Kyte were well attended and very enjoyable. The hats are "things tf beauty." They will prove a joy, but not forever. They are both large and small, wide or tall. The price must be 0. K., as ladies from both Carlisle and Newberry have come. here to buy. -'MmfE:T Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Hudson, after. a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Z. I. Suber, and other relatives and friends, have returned home. As Mr. Frank Fant was coming in to town his horse became frightened, ran away and threw him from the buggy, bruising him up considerably We understand that he is not serious ly injured. Mrs. Mary Calder left Monday for her home in Winston-Salem, N. C. Mrs. Jas. Rice and Mrs.-Geo -Co field, of Carlisle, spent a day of last week with Mrs. J. E. Cofield. Mr. George Carter Riser, the son of Mr. Geo. Riser, is quite ill at his home at the Brick house. His. many friends are very anxious about him. Mr. Clark Abrams has been very ill, but is improving. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Cully died last Sabbath. The body was taken to Cclumbia for interment. The nice new bridge over the mill pond at the Glenn Lowry mill is fin ished. Little Joe, one of the interesting triplets of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Baston, died at his home here last night and was buried today. We extend to the bereaved parents our heart-felt sym pathy. Miss Myrtle Duckett, after a pleas ant visit tQ friends In Union, has re turned home. NIta. Amity Lodge, No. 87, A. F. I. An extra communication of Amity Lodge, No. 87, A. F. M., will be held next Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in Fraternity Hall. Visiting brethren cordially welcomed. The F. C. degree will be conferred. H. W. Dominick, W. M. J. W. Earhardt, Secretary. tific fact which Job uttered: "The thina I most feared has ocme upon mne.' That's why it came upofn him-he feared it. Like attracts like. You've seen a man on a biycle run into a post when he had half a mile of room on each side of it. Let us not live in fear. Fear of sickness or poverty or drought or rain or some fool thing. The One who created all things hasn't lost track of us. Suppose the world comes to an end, we can get along without it. There are other worlds, and eternity is ahead of us. Don't fear failure." Now that sounds mighty good, but when I see people getting rich who I know haven't worked half as hard as I have and who haven't one-tenth the gray matter I have, (Did you hear that?) I am almost afraid, or rather I have a tendency to fear, that mnaya be I have been lost track of, but I reckon when we all reach that eter nity that is ahead of us, the accounts will be properly balanced and justice 'will be evened, but It is mighty hard here. I am still working, while I hope. The Idler. Subscribe for The Herald and get the News.