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) un, \OTBFK 47. ^ ^ JiEWBERRY, S. C, FRIDAY, JOE K, ltM. TWICE A WEEK, IU8 A YEAR. I Much Enthusia Democrats in, I ~ . . ; f Glynn PraisesM Wilson i I "America First" Si w Over President K F. Murray in News and Courier. St. Louis, Mo., June 14.?EnthusBL iasm distinguished the opening ses nofmnol nnn. SlOE 01 Lilt: X-'CIXI'W- iauV/ uauuual vvu vention. In this respect, it differed Pi^ distinctly from the Republican conrv-entioa and resembled tliat of the Progressives. Temporary Chairman i Martin H. Glynn, though his keynote speech was less epigrammatlcal than Senator Harding's correspond[ ing deliverance to the Republicans, I found his. audience much more re-j f sponsive and his oratory is being i 1 v complimented in extravagant terms j by the delegates almost without exception. The Harding speech was a finished product of its kind, but it lacked the snap and fire which <xlynn into his neriods today. The Dem ^ I ocratic delegates and alternates and many of the guests of the convention j were supplied this morning with good-! , -l sized American flags, which they liietinctively waved in unison at every j* climax in the orator's appeals to the "America first" sentiment, which is the coming Wilson campaign motto, j printed on the official "button designed by National Committeeman 'McLean | <rf (North Carolina. And, by the way, | the convention unconsciously pinned I on this morning by signing ^America" j f first and then getting down to busiI n-ess. | Smaller Than Average. I This convention is smaller than the average, "because of the practical certainty that there will be no fight over the presidential nomination and i L no very serious contest over anything j | else that is to come before the entire j I body. In' some of the State delega- j tions the attendance of alternates does j I not amount to 10 per cent. The St., | -Louis Coliseum, however, is by no means so large as the Chicago Coliseum so that the difference in the size of the respective multitudes is not very noticeable. Both buildings ? were well filled on their opening sessions. There were a few seats vacant in the . galleries at Chicago and a rew more vacant in the galleries here H xou&y but the floor was crowded! m in each case and so was most of the space in the galleries and on the I stands. The smaller dimensions ' of, f * the St. Louis hall put an audience in i closer touch with the speakers on the official platform. Glynn was almost V ' - - 1 l- Hie 3.016 -io sxiaive nantis v>ilu oyju?^ vi **.+0 responsive admirers in the front ranks of the throng of delegates fac- j ing him, and he displayed a remark-1 \ I able knack of giving them what they j I seemed to want. Ready to stop a I number of times in his review of his* ^ -V?. J ^A.W +V*/\ "TTT ** All lono&i prwcutuia mi iuc *Y iiov7.ii uvutrality policy, where praise was the burden of his speech, fhe eloquent j New Yorker yielded to the clamor as demands of the delegates and continued his analogies to the obvious satisfaction of the great assembly. In I the demeanor to the delegates there I was. nothing to suggest any lack of confidence in the political outlook. They acted like men who rejoice over the prospect of victory, and by no means like men who are attending a funeral?which is the term which some of the Republican leaders have I used in referring to the St. Louis gathering. A Republican onlooker consoled himself today by remarking, as he listened to the cheers which greeted every point made by Glynn, that he had seen the same high, spirits man., ^ted at the convention which nominated Judge T'arker in 1904. "Vn= + TnHcrk ParlrAr TTM miehtV KX V/ a, VUV V Vtvigv ? ? w? -y far from being Woodrow Wilson," a Democrat retorted. Senator Ollie M. James of Kentucky who will "be permanent chairmar\ of this o-onventicHi. as lie was fof that in Baltimore in 1912, expressed the belief that Roosevelt may yet sarprise the public by accepting the Bull (Moose nomination. Few others share this view. They generally see ism Among Big Convention n Speech Ringing With ?ntiment-'-No Fight \al Nomination? PALMETTO DELEGATION .NAMES COMMITTEEMEN w p. Pol look Will S^ond the Xomi nation of Wilson for South Carolina. K. F. Murray in News and Courier. St. Louis, June 14.?At the caucus of the South Carolina delegation today to select delegation officers and representatives on the committee of the national convention the following i were chosen: Chairman of the delegation, Gov! ernor R. I. 'Manning; committee on | resolutions, Senator E. D. Smith; i committee on rules, Mayor T. T. Hyde of Charleston; committee on credentials, W. P. Pollock of Chesterfield; committee on organization, L. D. Jennings of 'Sumter; committee to notify I presidential nominee, Bright Wil hamson of Darlington; committee to notify vice presidential nominee, ! John P. Thomas of Richland county; ivice president of the convention for | South Carolina, John G. Clinkecales , of Spartanburg. , I iW. P. Pollock will second the nomil nation of Wilson for the Palmetto j State, Senator Tillman did not come ! find frtnvAntinn TVof nhilris rvf ^ ? ? ; Wofford college is here as his alternate. Dr. J. A. Rice is alternate for T. W Da vies of Aiken. On account of urgent official business Governor Manning will leave here for Columbia tonight TOO MiFCH TDIE FOR CONVENTION" Tlie Delegates Puzzled to Know How I Four Days Will Be Spent. i ; K. F. Murray in 'News and Courier. St Louis, June 14.?How to keep I the national contention goirbg for the , four days promised to St. Louis Is [ the only problem that is giving much ; trouble to the Democratic leaders, | but this problem is worrying them pretty seriously. I Among the devices which have been j adopted to prolong the performances , is that of having the nomination of I President Wilson seconded by each State in a set speech. Groans, not loud, but deep, have I been heard in the hotel lobbies and I wherever else the delegates gather j since this- plan, contemplating nearly j half a hundred seconding orations bei came generally known. "Can't make me listen to 'em/' was j i ^Axr/\T?ifa ciofamnnf fif "frvn nnhli- I 1 tac larviuu &&v I cation. There is absolutely nothing i | legitimate to keep the convention in session more than two days. It is feared that many of the delegates will break away and go home j anyhow before the long program is "I'm willing to pay the hotel for four days, whether I stay or not," j said a delegate this evening to a' group of approving colleagues, "but I j am not willing to waste my time here i for four days when two would be sufI ficient, or three at the outside. It is j i a farce to use us in this way, merely; ' to give the city of St. Louis a run for its money." First Cotton Bloom, , Mr^ G. W. Kinard of Prosperity I the first ootton bloom of the season. H-e says it is from Jason. I Morris' field near Prosperity. Rev. Babb to Preach at Kings Creek. Rev. E. V. Babb is to preach at Kings Creek next Sabbath afternoon | at 3:30. The public is most cordially j invited to attend this service. 1 0?CTTM? TT-Vl-O t +V| ?} /^Al r>n pi "will (i > j lliU KJL n uw-l/ v Vv/ i in the successive announcements of i his lieutenants, such as former Sec! retary of the Navy Meyer, that they ! will support Hushes. ?VJ!IT3fIKE BOOSTERS TO ! VISIT NEWBERKY SATURDAY ('onifnir With Banners and Band to Tell You of the Great Things in Their Town. The good people of 'Whitmire town ire going to move down on Newberry I ind way stations on Saturday on a rooster trip in the interest of the L-hautauqua which is to open there on June 30. v I I They will travel to the music of the Whitmire band, consisting of 2"> pieces, and there will be about 50 automobiles with as many of the peo- j pie of the town as the cars can 'bring, j The party will come via Clinton and J give a band concert in that town at 2 | o'clock in the afternoon. From Clinton they will juorney to! Goldiville where at 3 o'clock there will I ho another hand concert bv the Wbit- ! mire band. The next StO.p will be in dewberry county at Kinards at which place tkey will give a band concert at 4 o'clock. The party will reach Newberry at 5 o'clock, or thereabout, and will snend the afternoon and evening with ' us here telling the people of the Chautauqua and the good things to be had and seen at Whitmire town- | As already stated the Chautauqua1 will open at Whitmire on June 30.' That will be known as agricultural day. Col. E. J. Watson- will make a speech and that of course will be free to all who attend. There are some verv fine numbers on the program. July 1, Saturday, nwrill be educational day and the governor will make a speech. This is also campaign day at Newberry but arrangements will be made to get the governor to speak either in the morning or afternoon, so as not to conflict with his appoint-1 ment at Newberry on the same day.' He will come to Whitmire from LaurStatp nandidates are CUd " U^l X> IUV <S/WMW\, -w? . on Friday. On Saturday the mill will be closed down and the annual barbecue given by 'Mr. William Coleman to the mill people on July 4 will be given this year on Saturday, July 1. This will insure a large crowd from the mill and frcm the surrounding country. On Sunday union services will be ? ? "'v"! held and the Kev. ur. mimam rwuei for twenty years a pastor in San Francisco will preach in the morning and in the evening. Monday will he health day at the cliautauqua and Dr. J. A. Hayne of the State board of health will speak i in .addition to the regular numbers on j the chautaquua program. j ? ? ? - _ _ i ^ I Dr. D. W. Juamei wno so^ pieaseu j those who heard him here last year | will be on the program and will be in I charge of the Chautauqua as platform J manager and his aldresses will be; worth the price of the tickets if there1 should be nothing else. Look out for the Whitmire boosters en Saturday of this week. They will tell j"">u more about it than we can. The KiD?*s Daughters. Are going to have an entertainment for charity, on Boundary street school j * - - ? * I lawn Including drills ana reiresuments. Special features doll floats for girls up to ten years of age and bicycle and tricycle for boys up to ten years. Ten cents admission for everybody including children taking part in parade. The Little Princess, and float on display in Dr. Mayes' window is to be given as prize for prettiest float and n.n Tndian suit as prize for the | boys. j Any child wishing to enter will notify Mrs. J. Y. McFall or Mrs. Jim Hunter. Everybody is expected to come and help this cause. Time: June 29th. "The Governor's Special." Patrons of the Opera House who follow Helen Gibson's weekly adventures are apparently never surprised [ r?t any feat tnat daring gin penormb. ! Today they will hare an opoprtunity j to see their favorite in thrilling exploits both on horseback, motorcycle, and on railroad trains, when "The Governor's Special" is shov/n at that house. In this episode of the popular "Hazards of Helen" the Kalem star uses her audacious courage to aid in exposing a crooked contractor. 'At tie Opera House today. [THE NEWBERRY CITY PARK OPENED ON TUESDAY K I)r. Cromer Makes (iood Speech?Says Schools of City Lack Parks? Should Have Two Parks. Dr. Geo. B. Cromer made a fine talk, I ! as he always does on occasions of this i kind, at the opening of the city park on Tuesday evening. He spoke of the j advantages of a park for the children, the boys and girls, of a town and city and the importance of getting the land before it is too valuable ! to be used for such purposes. Of the importance of "letting boys be boys and girls be girls and not making little men and women of them before I fziorlv ,f/\r that nprfnrmance. L1AOJ C4.1 ^ m vuvij ivi r w. - ?? , He said >we should have two >parks, j one on the South fork of Scott's creek ) for the -colored people and one on1 i the north fork for the white children, j There *eere several hundred women and men and children at the opening and if there was need of argument for ' the buildlog of a park it was in the nresenre of these children and the fun they were having, and not only' the fun but the real "benefit they will deriVe from it. Dr. Cromer said with all the good schools we had there was no.place at any one of the buildings for a playground, a base ball ground or athletic field, and these -were as necessary as any other part of the education t>f the child. He thought it should- not *be an eleemosynary institution which only meant that, you would take up a collection to support it. but it?hould be a business prop osition and -with money to run it. He said that one of the lecturers at the chautauqua had told us that we ! should have a park all the way along the creek from Glenn street on to the railroad. And we think we saw a | similar statement in our local cotem- J : porav in speaking of the lecture of; I Dr. Albert. We did not have . the j pleasure of hearing Dr. Albert but it I does seem strange that Dr^ Albert j j should be given as authority for the i i statement and for originating and ! i suggesting the idea when The Herald and News (and a correspondent of ! ours) for at least ten years did not' 1 print a paper without saying some-1 j thing along the same line., and one j time we had an option on practically i all the property mentioned, and we ! urged the business men of the town * - 1 V,.,.. ! 1*0 taKe up me matter aim uuv i j property while it may be obtained at a reasonable price. At one time we had enlisted the cooperation of one of the pastors of the colored Baptist church to let us have that lot also. A +VI A A/vnorrAOfQtiA.I ' inai was jusi uciuic lj-ic v^uwun , made cerain improvements to the building. We tried to interest Mr. Spearman and Mr. Wright and Mr. Kinard 'but they would not. We are delighted they are now taking hold (even if they have forgot) and they shall have our hearty cooperation and support, but we just can't help making ah effort to keep the record straight. The Idler talked about a * ? H- ttt r/ifa fn T" ' n j parK in evei v icuci n mui6 ! paper and kept it up from the first ; letter to the last. And it may come again. Let's "be willing to give the devil its due. 'But the 'park is the thing, and "we | are pleased to see the interest that is ' being taken. And Dr. Cromer is right, J the park should not be on leased land, K..i T^/-? ~T-, lonr? rtwnAfl f">V fhe ' . UUL siiuuiu ut VJU. lauu wouv- ~J I I town, or a park association. And the j sooner we buy it the better, and the ^ less it will cost. The ^Newberry Concert band furnished music for the opening, but there is need of a pavilion and some j other improvements and they should j be made on land owned by a park as-1 j sociation or toy the town. The park's the thing. If every one j would just do a little it could be made a real thing and improvements could be made that would soon transform I i the creek bottom into a thing of beauty. Picnic Postponed. Ow4n^ to the rains, the Sunday school o? the First Baptist church h?.s postponed their picnic till Friday. June 23. W. 0. 'Wilson, ! Secretary. 3IYTERI0US DISAPPE ARA>'C E OF "DUTCH" 3FLEAX / Quiet Investigation for a Month Has Failed to Locate Him?>o Motive or Reason for His Disappearance. Missing since IMay 14th, and with his friends hoping day by day that the mystery of his sudden disappearance would be solved, Professor Fred D. McLean, of the faculty of Newberry college, has not yet been heard from, and the mystery has become more mysterious. A quiet investigation t>_^p an-ri'c H i c o .n rwa nranpp has U1 JT 1 L/JL# lUV^ii^au o **MWW ??? been made since he left 'Newberry more than a month ago, with the hope that his whereabouts would 'be made known without the public prints 'being resorted to. Up to this time, however, all efforts to locate the missing man have failed, and the story of his disappearance lias been given to the newspapers. .\fr vrnJ^an left Jsewberry on Fri day night, t.May 14th, on the Southern train for Columbia. (He did not tell any of his friehds of Ws .intention? but left a list of accounts which he owed in this city, with the request that they be settled. He had a balance in one of the local banks and also left considerable earned salary with the college, these amounts being more than sufficient to settle all of his indebtedness here. He did not carry any extra clothing 'with. him, but, on the other hand, lert nis room and contents as if he expected to return. It is understood that he told several of his friends a few days hefore be left that he was going to Columbia in a few days but would return on the following Monday. An Investigation, which has -been conducted in Columbia, failed to reveal anything in reference to the missing man. w Mr. McLean aamfc to -Newberry at A- * 4-V?yv CA^ciAn in "1 Q1 5 me opening ui uic m from Youngstown, Ohio, accompanying Coach Thomas, of Ohio. He graduated from Newberry college in Juue, 191"., and was then electfed tutor in the institution. While pursuing his college course, McLean for several years was secretary to Dr. J. Henry Harms, president of the institution. He was well-liked in Newbery, being equally as popular in tfie city as upon t] " college campus. While a student at Newberry col lege. McLean, who was familiarly known as "Dutch," headed the list of football and basketball stars in South Carolina collegiate circles, and was said. to be one of the best football players in the South. While small of stature, he was one of the fastest men ever seen on a Carolina gridirou, and had numerous offers from other colleges in the State to join their squad. He was at one-time assistant coach of the Newberry team. While in Newberry, he became affiliated ?+ Take's EDiscoDal church. As stated, McLean came to Newberry from Youngstown, Ohio. He is a graduate of the Youngstown high school and after his graduation he attended Brown university, Providence, R. I., for one year. McLean is about five feet four inches in height, and is apparently about thirty years of age. Although small, he has a very athletic build, and weighs about 15-0 pounds. He is a very nice looking young man, dresses well and is ivery quiet and re served in manner. His conversational tone is very low, and he is a man of few words. At the time of his disappearance, McLean was treasurer of the Athletic association of Newberry college. All of his accounts are in first-class condition. The young man's family in Youngstc^wn, Ohio, are making a diligent I J search, for him, not having heard | anything from him since he mysterI iously disappeared more than a j month ago. Nothing is known of his , whereabouts from this end of the line ! since he was seen on the train bound I for Columbia on the night of May ! 14th. ! While the condition of the 70ung man's room and his affairs in general would indicate that he expected to rej turn to Newberry a few days after he j left for Columbia, the fact that he left a list of his accounts to be paid would x PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS FRO31 POMARIA TOWN *?. Mr. Bradus Long of Darlington is visiting friends here. Mr. J. W. Stone of iVaucluse, S. C., ana ivir. u. ?i. stone or 1 nomas, \*<x. spent Saturday night and Sunday with relatives in the community, making the trip in their Ford. Mr. Clyde Watson of Greenwood is visiting his sister, Mrs. W. A. Duckworth. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Cromer of Newberry, R F. D. spent the week-end with Mr. Wilbur J. Ringer. Mr Lupo after a pleasant visit to the family of Mr. T. A. Epting, has returned to his home in Columbia. Mrs. Joe iStnith of Newberry:# spent the first part of the week with the family of Dr. E. -O. Hentz. The latest news from Columbia is that little Richard Hipp, who was so seriously injured here last Friday by - ?J i-i ? i -i tee motorcycle ana oicjcie wxwa, ?? very mucli improved to the delight of the entire community. Mr. Geo. Amick who was also painfully .but not seriously hurt is able to be out, but still has a very bad bruised face. Miss Gertrude Young has gone to Clinton .where she -will spend a few weeks .visiting friends. lead one to believe that he did not intend to return. The disappearance or Mr. McLean has created quite a stir not. only in (Newiberjy, where he was well liked, but throughout South Carolina collegiate. athletic circles, and it is hoped that the apprehension of his many will ?rw\n Ho rollPVPrf hv some lll^uuo nil* UVVM WW j word from ilim in explanation of what now appears to be much of a mystery. . During the vacation .last'year Mr. McLean acted as local reporter for j the Observer and in that way became .the better acquainted with the people of the city. Und made many friends i among them. | The following appeared in the Au! gusta Chronicle of June 13: There was another effort to identify "Mr. Blank'' yesterday. "Mr. Blank," as is known, is the young man who ! is here and who does not know who / I " he is. Several weeks a^o Prof. Fred McLean disappeared from Newberry college at 'Newberry, S. C. He was of the faculty there, his ncme being in Youngstown, phio. Up to ..his time there, has been no publication of the facts of his disappearance. He was most' popular in Xewbery, in and out of college circles. He was prominent in college sports, was nfcknamed "Dutch," on the campus, and at one time was the college coach. Nothing has been heard rrom aiin *. by his people in Ohio. Leaving Newberry, he left a bani; deposit of $90, and an earned salary of $200. Most diligent inquiry has failed to disclose any reason that would have caused his peculiar departure from Carolina. His friends have made quiet inquries without success, and are now appeal- \ ing to the public prints in the hope of securing news of "him. He is about 25 years of age and quite a handsome young man. The other night Mr. B. A. Watts, who travels Carolina for a Detroit house, was a"1 guest at the home of Prof. C. F. Wertz, of the Newberry college faculty. -Learning of the case -VT^T aon onH hpin ic shown O i. rivicasui iu^uvou u.uu ~ his photograph, Mr. Watts inferred that he and/IMr. Blank" might he tho same man. Mr. Watts had kept .up ^ with the "Mr. Blank" case through The Chronicle, and had a picture of that young man. Armea wiui a portrait of Professor McLean, Mr. Watts came to August yesterday and conferred with "Mr. Blank " He quickly became convinced, however, that the professor and the man in Augusta are different people. As a matter of factj^ "Mr. Blank" was at the lUniversity hospital long before Profecsor McLean left Newberry. t* mfltr hA nf interest to know that "Mr. Blank" and Mr. W. E. Trowbridge leave Thursday for Bangor, Me. 'ttfr. Blank'' has made the statement that, put in Bangor and given an automobile he will be able to drive to his home town in forty-eight hours'. He is convinced that his hom^ is in Ban gor, or in the vicinty of that .city.