The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, July 29, 1914, Image 1

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VOLUM- XXX. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1914. NUMBER 1. TREMN[DOUS CROWDS GR[[I CAMPAIGERS Thousands From Laurens and Adjoining Counties BOISTEROUS MEETING BUT NO EXCITEMENT Governor Oiarged that a Plot had been Made to Assassinate ii Here and Bared his Breast to tile Bullets but None Caine. A tremendous crowd visited Lau rens last Wednesday on the occasion of the senatorial cam paign meeting, estimates varying froi two to five thoutland being iade on the crowd. A conservative estimate would place the number between four and five thousand of which many were women and children. Opinions' widely differ as to the po 1ltical complexion of the crowd. Both the Blease men and the anti-Blease mon claimed a majority. Gov IBlease probably had more actual noise made in his behalf by a small number of men said to have been from elsewhere, but all of the candidates received vo ciferous applause at times. Senator Smith was a great favorite with a large element in the audience and a spontaneous outburst of applause greeted him as he arose to speak and at the close of his address, A noticea ble feature of the meeting was that a great many took no part in the ap plause at all and gave no indication as to which canida'A they favored. Geo. A. .Browning, Jr., of Goldville, presided in the place of County Chair man Iiby, and made a splendid pre siding officer. With a boisterous crowd bent. upon making it difficult for different candidates to speak, he succeeded in. affording all the candi dates a fairly attentive hearing. The following account of the meet Ing was written by The State's cor respondent, .1. L. Koon: The record-breaking crowd o! the campaign came to Jaurens Vednes day to hear the senatorial candidates, there being approxinately 41,t500 per sons present. In consequence of tihe sliakeu p at Greenville last Saturday, many Voters came here today from adjoining coun ties exI)ecting another tilt. Ixmg Ie fore the hour for the meeting to be gin the natural amphithtatre out in the grove where the meeting was held had been packed. 'he meeting was boisterous, but there was no excite ment, although the governor .said that it had been rumored that he was to be assassinated here today. Reminding his hearers that there 'was nothing between. him and the nan who would shoot, the governor urged that "if the assassin is here, let him (10 his dirty wor'k." TPhe nearest -appiroach to disorder -was when W. P. -Pololck referred to 'the Union 'Republican ticket of 1880. which ticket contained the name of . F. Gibson of the governor's staff. One man in the audienice branded this as a lie. At this tense moment several p)0 licomen hurried about the mian, wvho .(Oept repeating: "It's a lie and he knows it." The Cheraw candidate's r'eply was: "A man can't come to miy face and call mne a hat' unless he's willing to take the consequences." Harking back again to the assassi nation idea, the governor said that a newspaper yesterd(ay in an editorial had invited thte assassination of the chief executive. "If 1 should1( be killed," the goveirn or -addeld, " more hearses would be called for them next day than for many years." The cause he represent edl, he explained, woutldl still go on. Rleporter's and editom's came in again for a seaching assault, most of them b)eing placed in the "Antanias club.'' "The reportbrs and~ tw~o-thiird.i of tihe editors," lie said, " woutld be it, hell before night,", if adjudgedl as Antinias and Saphtira were. Mr. Pollock got the brunt of the hackling today whmen he wvas making bold assaults on the governoi's ree-~ ord, The leaders were in small *groups, and kept upi "team work" in raising an uproar when a particular point wsp being oemphasized, or the (Ooantinnaa 'on page fonur WINTOS 1[I1[8 SIGNING C[RIFICAT Says Signature to Medical Certificate Not Genuine COLUMBIA PHYSICIAN SHOT DURING NIGHT Pardon of- It. A. 1lichey of Abbevilie Center Around iihich Storm has Waged , during Past Week. 31r. Iliebey Says Certiicte w .ii lianded lilm by Dr. reltitosi. Mr. W. It. Itichey, the attorney in terested in the It. A. itichey case, went to Columbia Mon(lay morning and there gave out an interview in the shape .of an allidavit in which he de clares that the medical certificate, niround which interest in the case con tcrs, was iandedi him by )r. A. 13. Knowlton with the signaiitures already attached. Columbia, .July 23.---"We would re port that we find Mr. Itichey suffering from a marked neurosis, that the same closely simulates at true paraly .sls" is what Governor Cole L. Blease today read from what he said was the original certificate handed hin by Mr. tichey .signed by .Drs. James H. Mc (ntosh and A. 11. Knowlton on their examination of '1. A. Richey, the Ab beville man, while he was in the pen .Itontiary and prior to his being paroled. The governor read the whole certificate while the 3,000 peo pie who packed and jammed the Co Jumbia Theatre listened closely dur ing the tense moment. This was in answer to the published statement from Dr. McIntich that he and Dr. Knowlton had agreed that Richey's paralysis, was fgiled. Dr. .lIntosh was not o the stage, blit was lying in Knowilton .infirm ary, where lie was taken for treatment early this morning after having been shot by a m'llan Who ielI i upti Ont M.\arion street ani who fled over the P1resbyteriani clhuirlchyard wall after he had Isailed him1. The governor shild he was sorry that 'Dr. Meltitosh was not oni the stand and11( went ott to saly that 'to illease main did(1 the deed. " lieferring to. the shooting, "Illease has got no frienids who holdi ietn III)," he stated. Iteading from a ty1wWritten ) coj)y of iIs sliech at Abbeville, Governor Illease saild: "I will now real yotu a cerA u"cate. One of the gentlemen who signed it has just passed to the great beyonl. A man who has, done more perhaps for the alleviation of human suffering than any.iman of ils aiq that has ever lived in S'out-h Ca-rolinit; a man who stood, as a surgeon auid physIcian, the equal of any, antd' a mal of the highest moral charater. le is dead ani can not speak fof hi mseif, bitt here is what be said: "'rTe otlher signer, D~r. Jlames Hi. Mc lIttosih, ma'y' niot lhe knownt to you, hut lie is k~owni'.to your' physieians: ask thten ,tybo dIe is. As .a physician and as a' tnatdie stands htigh in his slate, andi no man wouldi say that Dr. Mc Intosh wotild- lie. "Nowv ir 11hon of the character of these whlo signted 'these vairiouis certi ficates in their professIonal lIfe can lie bought to signt false stattemtents, Ghod save their professIon ini outr state. (1o tnot bli eve it and nto tmana can make me believe it." 'lie then readl the following state ment: 'rTe Knowitotn llosital, "No. 1,515 Mariott Street, "Columbia, .Jatnuary 19, I191l2. "llts Excellency, (Goverinor Cole la. illease, C'olumubia, S. (C..-Siir: At the requtest of Mr. WV. R. [flcey, of 12aui rens, 8. C'., and1( withl the ptermission of ('aplt. D). J1. (rilith i, suplerintendhentI oif the state peitenti iary, and~ oif Dr. it. TI. Jlenintgs, aurgon oif tht saute. we'( have' this dayii vIsited andl exainiied Mir. It. A. Ilichey, no0w coninedll in the hiositalI of the litttnitinary. We' wouild repor't thatt we ilnid NIrt. illch e'y suffet lng fronm a1 marlked nteurosis, that the same closely simui)ates~ a tiruie pairaylsis. Weo aire informed that Str. Rlichey has had some such troule for the past ten years or more, ndl close confinement Is renderhig it more marked. We do nlot bielieve his condition will be improved so long as Mr. Richoey remains a prisoner in- the Pefanlnarv. We do bell've that free ENROLIMENT BOQOKS CLOSED. Thue Expired last Night. Enrollment lin Laurets Townslyp almost Equals Vote of 1912. The books of enrollment for the democratic primary closed last night. At nine o'clock there were 601 names on the city enrollment book, 225 on the Watts Mills book and 220 on the Latir ens Mills book, making a total of I, 016. In the first primary of 1912 there were 1,071 votes cast for the three candidates for governor. A number of voters who voted in Laureis town ship in 1912 had to enroll , in other townships this year, so it is very probable that the enrollmnilt this year about equals the vote of 1912. Al though the books have closed proper ly qualified voters may have their names added on the books upon the order of a "judge of competent juris (iction." The enrollment hooks must he handed to the couity chairman with In three days from today. They will be Copled and certified to by the couna ty chaIrman a1(d '. copy put in the clerk of cour's ofilce for public in spect ion. At least tent days before the first pirimnary the county commit tee shall meet after at least three days published notice. At that time any person .may filc complaints as to supposed illegal voters and the com mittee shall then, acting upon these complaints, purge the rolls in a fair and impartial manner. Due notice will be given to a voter before his name Is stleken from the list. dom, outdoor exercise, etc, would re store him to as good a state of health as he har enjoyed for the past ton' years. "Respectfully sblimitted, (Signed) "A. H. Knowlton, N. D. (Signed) ".James H-. Melntosh, NI. D." Statement. by McIntosh. The following is Iho st to ent of Dr. .lames II. Melntosh appearing in the 'tecord of .luly It: "It is true that I was appointed on a committee by the loverinor to ex aiine R. A. lichey. It is also Iti that with the late D-. A. 11. KnowIton. I (dd go to the Pelitentit iy :11nd Itako suelh an 'tKxamulnation. U)ut it is :lot true that this repm: of the saidI vol Iittee sihliedbmll . by Knowltc anm't mlyself in .1ny way. treon:,m11 nded .1 pardon or pimrole oI th '!d IL A. Rllicey, 11he fact bi1-ingf :b1:! both) D)r. Knowlton atild I full. i.gri (Jl IVat his paraylsis was feignied. The Ilichy Clias. WnVol the IMllehey ca!se wasI laken ml tlhe autt'diencie setileid imk and list en-!. fotr titis cotitained Ihe imu1ch -disescd certifieates signed by -D!r. .l arne 11. Me. Intosh, who was last inight shot aid wounded as lie was returning home, in( the late Dr. A. 3. Knowlton. Cai Ing Vt'. August Kohn to hold the coyi of the certificates given in the Iieho. case by Drs. Melntosh and KEnOwlto.a, (Governor Illease read th0original, anid in it he qioted this as time latgiage ef lhe two doctors in treferring to I Ylbey's comlplainit, as "'miatrked neuirosi ', that the satme sitiultatc trite para'lysi.'." lie olfer'ed a r'ewattd of $100 to anty tutai to prtoveC that thme sign alture on Ith"' cet tilleate was tnot thtat oif Dr.' MelnfIitosh andl Dr. Knowlton. lie had satid he mailed a co py of thIs record to The News andc (Courtier andl othetr patpers. "'tInfortuntately Dr. Me(lnmtos'h is not" here. The .man that shot Ithim 1la.st ttight1 Is tnot a frietid of lehase,"' he stat ot, treferinlg to the aitttmpted assas'iina tion of Dr.' Melintoat ats lie was tet ornt lng home early this tmorninag,. Dr. Mc intosh is lylig wvounded at Knowtta'n Intfirmtat'y. C'otinu ig, thle Go(v 'nor said: "'No hilease mant evert id a i ]ek like that." Of Dr.' Melntosht the Gov Is ai good man.ti .I amc s''iy Ie is tiot Ierie so I 'oiild( show himu tils ('r1 tilae face to face and ask him t if lie sigtned it, If lie aiid yes 1 would then ask htim to explain ha udenilal. lf he' said~ lie did( nol signt it I would ask himt to coi-olperte with tme Iiint uning downi tie fotrger' and putting hint int the l'en l'evioutly lie hild saitd taait. he( w~ouild liatve told( Dr.' Mll oshi lie had been giveti te Uiehey corifileale signied byV him and the latle Dr. Knoicwltn by onie of' the most51 protmintet Iaw y s in Foithi Ca:rolinta. it bing Mr. W. 11. !lehle" of i -aurenes. noon (lovetrior IBle'ase andic severl othIi cirs visited the Kniowl toni hospita and11( sutbmtiltted to Dr',. J. II. MeIlntosh the statement recad by the governor last TPhitrsday, purp~orting to ho sikned by (Dr. Me-lutosli. The physician stated that 20 signature wqs a clever- im tation, ,but that it Wae- tot gernuine. The statement Waktypewritten ott the hospital letter hy'ad, the signatures tie ing in ink, . , 31 U ST FILE PLEE1)(ES. Candidsates are Iteminded that Pledg. es must be Filed and Assessments Paid. In view of the fact that few of the county candidates have so far signed their pledges and paid their assess ments, -Sec. Crews, of the executive committee, has issued the following notice: "All candidates ir( reminded that they niust not overlook the import ance of signing the 'pledge with the secretary, W. T. Crews, and also a pledge with the clerk of court, C. . Power, also to pay their assessments to It. 1l. Dahh, acting treasurer. ''le afternoon of August 9th, 111.1, is the latest for filing these lledges and pay ing assessimenits. Candidates for 1mag istrate to not hiave to sign pledges or pay assessments. "WV. T. Crews, "Sec. County M'x. Com... TIREE C.\MES OF lASlE|I10l,. W1att's WiV ll Play Greenwvood sit lViits 31111 Park Thursday, Friday and Saturdaily. Three games or the best variety of baseball will be played on the Watts Mill grouids this week between Green wood and Watts. The gaines will he played Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The contests Thursday and Friday will commence at 5:30 and the Sat urday game at 4 o'clock. Watts will be somewhat strength ened for ihiese games, as a good pitch ing staff has been signed. Greenwood has her usual good team and every thing point to the best series so far played on t: a local grounds. ALL AHOARD FOR SAVANNAH Excursion to the Aforesaid City over c. & W. c. Next. ruesdiy. Next Tuesday, August -Ith, the Charleston and Western Carolina Itailway will operate ani excursion ov er its lines to Savannah. the popular seashore resort. The price of the rouid trip ticket is $3.00, the trip lasts two days. The excursion Irain will leave Greenville at 6:30 a. in. Aug. -ith. adil returning will leave Savannali at 9 p. Im. Au1g. 5th. Seriles lesuimeld it 31lt hoi st Church After a vaetion of a ioith, regular st rvices will be resimed ait Ile Flirst Mlethodist1 chur11ch, oil next Sunday .\ul g ilst 2. Smiay school services will lbe hield at 10:111) A. M., prea ching at 1i:01i) by Rev. P. F. Kilgo, Presiding Kider of the Greenville district, after iVch101s lie irid quarterly coiferenee for this charge will be held: 'it. 8::10 p In. tlero will be preaching by the pastor, 1ev. .I. it. T. Major. Bu1aptist. Church Closed. The First iaptist church will be elosed during tle month of August. lev. and Mrs. Lawson and their son, 'Mr. IFdwin TaIwson, Will leave today for their old home in Georgia where they will visit until the first of Sep temnber. New Auto Agemicy. Mr'. Fr'ed Wham' has accephted the ageniey for t he Tirumbuti automobile. The first shipment of these mnacinmes wats received last wveek and they ar'e attractinug a lot of attention on accounmt of Ihlir i u niqute design aiid size. Th'le first to piurchiase a Trumibuill was .\1r.. R. Fleming .'ioties wh'lo umso his for rtnintg arioundit town andI also for a lHad Narrow Escape. Thle 'it tle el(een-iniOnt his old (child of '\1rI. and Mrts. C. 11. llhayes had a v'ery narriow escapie last 'lTirsday miorning, whleii she fell fromi the back piazza of thlei r home to iihe griounde, a dlistaiice of twelve 'Met. The distance of the fall alone' seemued sufileient to (caur( seriotus ijury buti . adlded to thIie fact that the littlhe child fell upon a hlle of stones it seemis almost miiat'u lous that it escapied seiouiis injurny. Ii. F'. Simipson, of G rny (ur t, senit in Fir'st itoh 11 1u 22!. Tihe first opiemn cotton boll oft lihe sea Soin was Snlt ini Wednl esdayi b .lrM . Ii. F. Siiiipson, G (ray ('outtt lit. I. Mlont day n~urn ing 'a pt. .1. M . Phil1pot sent I a the secondt hiol I and shortlIy after Mr. A. Diasl (ray brought in thle t hird. All nf the boils wei'e very small. fThis cotton .boli arrIved abiout t wo weeks earlier than the tfi'st boll of last seasoin, which was sent in by Al bert Baldwin, of Ora, on August 11. IR CLOUDS HNG OV[R [UROP[ Conflict Between Austria and Servia Inevitable OTHER GREAT POWERS MAY BE INVOLVED (Geranyaii issues Warning nthat. if any Other Poniers Take up Quarrel e I i een Servin and A ustria Serious ('ollseqiuences may Follon. London, .liy 2(.---Tothy's develop m ifeits appear to furilisih liew proof that Alstria is determiled to Itiake war on Servia. The possibilities of,1 a grteral Iulopeanl war seeiln greater han ever iiave confrontied te pies elit genevrationl. The serviani reply to the Austro. Hlungarian ultinuttum wvas anl ac . ."e of almost all1 the imperiouls dertiani til i t tiltxe ap t th a Austrial of ficials shall Irticipate iln the ini4sti gation and fix the responsibility for the anti-Austriani propaganda. Servia pIroposed -iI'n appeal to tie powers at The Hague for the settlement of that featiu re. Notwithstanding this humiliating surrender, whielh was more than Europe expected -of the proud little nation, the Austrian government to day gave the Servian minister his passports, which may be construed ,is a virtual declaration of war. Austria committed an act of war by arresting the chief of the Servlan general staff. General Putnik near luda pest. A formal declaration of war is not expected because Servia is not a par ty to The, liague convention, which requires this. The suspenisioni of all parlial mtent ary and] judicial institutions has ben deered in Austiia and an iron clad velnsorsitp has drawn a Coridon of SC Crecy around the oilitry. I0vei now '.h1o Austrian armties ma1;y hw closing inl uponl Servia and launtchthiig a sudden blow, as lapan did wilen she senl(t her tleet agalist thte Iussialn ships without walning. Witile Austria annllounltVes '"a parl utl inobilizatfin" the Austrian amlbassa (o t. I Lotldol hias issietd a sigti-li eant notice to all Austrians lialble to military service to return,11 hiomle. Tle only possibility or aiertilig war at the elevent hiour whliii Austria recog ntizes is tlat Servia shall reconsider her reply to tire Austrian note and hlow to all he delmantds. Ien th ten Austria proposes to exact. payment for all tier expellse's ill connection witi her iili iitary meastires. Tle question as to whtether Russia will take up arms to save her Slav protege is the feat ure on wi ichl the peace of Eu ropte i njges. TheI samte degree of secrecy wlich Alstria sl's Iipiosedl has been established in lius sia also, t hereforle It catinot lie Ikno~wnI what military pirehtarations are ill trogr'ess thlere. l'Te lRussianI govern mlentl hts pteritted mtii lessag(es to go for'th (juotinug the St. I 'Citrsuiig pa tiers as coiisidlerinig initertvention11 ini evitabhle and i demiandedh by t he '11po lar seittittuent. (erutniy has inftormed.t thle oilier ptowrs thIatI she ('cos ies the ( Aulst ro Se rvianii tl quar el contern~is those na tioins alone. If any11 (ithler power takes it til she. dec'(lares(', strIius Coil seiten Ices lust. fol low. Aeeord'inig to Thle D~aily Te'olegrapth, thle G ermanl I ambhassadtorls at thle ea p Itails of the tritple e'ntenite- --t.ondoii, St. I'eterstturig and1( tl'ri---when ask - ('d to1 press5 thel goiveirinmet to1 act as~ ai chee'k on Au stria, repIli'ed simli ply thait they v'ou1ld1 for'warid the r'e iniets (it L~OndIont and I'ai'is 1t do lieir olth'ehal St. l'tersburi g mtessa ge says hiotes still are't enitetaiined there thatt I toulghiout Autstrtia and the ('(ensored lthe peotple are en Itusist ic forii war. '[Thr lirItishi admiilaltv hssued'( ordei's ttiiight keepting the lirItisht fleet ont a warii footing. Cli ld ren's Day' at Lebantnoni. Children's D~ay exeircises will lhe held on the first Satturday ini August inslteadl of August 21st, as prevtoulsly pnblished. FROM 1N[ COUTY News Letters From Many Sections. 'CORRESPONDENTS GIVE LOCAL NEWS llalijwinings Of it(eres9t. t) Mainy Peo pe all over the county ul to Th1,ose who ha1 e feft. the Faumilty nHearth& and gont to ot.her States. lei. Jul 27.----.\r. and Mrs. Z. Co lteeves have reetv ly moved I ito their tiew dwelling. AIr. iand Mlrs. .1. 1. Mlahaffey visited inl Founltainl Inn the latrpart of thle week. AlrI. and .rs. M. W. Cmay spient Pri day with Rev. If. 1,. laggott aind wifo of Gray Cou' . .lr. antd Alrs I. It. Brooks spoilt a few days last week in Asheville, N. C. Alisses Alarie atid Lzzie Malahon spelt Friday with Alisses Sadit, and \'irginia Gray. Mlisses Claude and Bruio Gx'ray vis-' ited their grandinother, MNrs. L. I Brooks, several days last week. Miss Sue Gray spent Monday night with Mrs Caroline Gray of Fountaini Mr. Erskine B3.,bb and family of Laurens visited Mr. and Mrs. C. A, Babb Suniday. Montgomery, July 27.-The farmers of this section are about through work for this season. Crops are not looking very well owing to the dry weather. 're protracted meeting closed -at Trinity Saturday. Rev. flare tilled his reguilar appoint menit at New Ilope Sunday. Mr. and Mirs. iKdd Lawson spent Sat urday in Clilltoin. .lMon tgoiiery..1l 27l.- The farm Miss iEva loe Moore, of Waterloo, is splemiling a while with her COIsins, AlIsses1 olilis and Jo.-ie .\le Watsoni. .liss lsouttle C. and :iahi lom Stone spet siunthiy with their grandparents .\Mr. antd .lrs. Lylich. Mir. It. G. Watson wnt to 1,aurlls Saturday o1 busi ness. \I'. and Mrs.' 10. A. Sanders splnt sunday with .ltrs. .ary lIipp. .r. and .\l s. Gilior'e Watsoll :111d family ain Miss IEva M.\oore spent I Siun day at the hoeit of Mr. .I. T. W'at:ol. Al'. itavid Willard spentSuday p. iml. '1t the home11 of MI. .1. L2. Poole. Mr. anld Mrs. 1). M. Poole spent 81?unday witi Ihe lat ler pIarllnts M11. al d .il rs. 11olton of' Cross Aiichor. Wa tis Mill, .luly 27. --'he mrany friends of Mr. Pink Riddle will regret to learii of I his death which suddienly ovcurred oil .Jliy 18th at ils ihone in Greenwood. 1is remnain s were hid to rest in Mt. Plieasant churchlyard. The funealttli services wer ie t'oinduicted bty AlrI. Ilidlet was ab iout t;2 year's of' a ge anid wais b'oirn iln I 4aIurensO~ couny anid wasfl well known'i (througlhoult the. M\r. RidleIt leave~'ls a w ife a nd i2 chiiIlrn, viz.. I2. .1. R itilet of laurlens, Mirs. (GuyI M .\loor or ('oldI Point, .I. iL. l1 iddl e, S. E. H iddIc, .1. 1". and W. L1. ile~t of' Coldville: I'. Ri. Anti, L~ois, Iatalph anid l'dga r Ridd le of Gr 'eenwtoodl. Ills bro'ther('Is andt sisteris are it'Iithar id lliddle, of' Laurietnis; Geor'ge Ititidle, of' I i sbon; Will iamn l iidle, of Prountiia in inn. Ptower' itIdle of' lrceenville : .\uis tln ltid' , of Moun fvillI; Abbie I Id die, of tb ny Cour' llr. 'f'ilda Niilsoii, of' Etori't: Mt s. Manid i' Maloe r of' Iishton. I or, 1Rev. ( . I. 'IlIedgepeth, whoi hais btteen siiffte ring froot an att(ark of' aiP lierllitiis. is niow able t) be ouj tigain We( art' very' ghald to hiav now it tour i' dstu. Rev . W. P'. Va ibIoiretn h, of' II. Irwvis. in a seriesu ort wee'ti at tis plate-'. I'v'uerbod i' invited to atten''ld IthI Se'rviI'es anld he'air the runnyii p01)d thinigs whiib llrot. Yathl(Ioough7 wIll iavc to telI. .\lri. and Mr's. .14)hn1 lira nkts, of Win.. fter Park, Fla. aret no0w tn anl (extendted vlsitI amnonig relat ives here. We ar' r id to welcomtt (tem In ou r midst agaIn. Mirs. L. (C. Clap Is nowt Visiting rel (Continued on Pawn HIm i