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WHAT RICHEY SAYS UI ENS ATMINET ISSUES 1E PLY TO DL 'INTOSI SAYS DO;TOK SHiNED IT In an A.davit Made at Columbia At terney W. B. Richey, Brother of B, A. Richey, Declares Mcntosh Signed Report, But Makes no Ef fort to Clear Up Mystery. "I can not understand why Dr. Mc Intosh denies the genuinenes of his signature," says W. R. Richey of the Laurens bar 1- an affidavit made pub He Monday in connection with the R. A. Richey parole case. The affidavit follows: State of South Carolina, County of Richland. Personally came before me W R. Richey, who, being duly sworn, says that he is a practicing attorney at the Laurens bar, in this State, and lias been engaged in the practice of his profession in the town of Laurens for the past 28 years. That he is a brother of Mr. R. A. Richey of Abbeville county, who was convicted of statutory rape. Thakfrom his brother's statement to him, and from the other evidence connected with the case, he has never believed, and does not now believe, that his brother Is guilty of said of fense, and that he has been con tinuously endeavoring to - clear his brother's good name from this foul charge. That the recommendation of the board of pardons to Gov. Blease, in which the board says, "From the - tatements made to us by the matron and the prosecuting witness there are grave doubts arising in our minds as to the guilt of the petitioner on the charge convicted," shows to disinter esetd 'and, unprejudiced minds that thereare others who agree with his view of the case. That, in hig efforts to relieve his brother, he requested different 9hysi clans to make an examination of his brothee's condition, by the consent of Superintendent Griffith of the State penitentiary, iho, in one of his cer! uIcates, says, in speaking of de ponent's brother: "His imprisonment is a burden to -the penitentiary, and I therefore recommend that he be pardoned." That he also had his brother ex -amined by Dr. Rolfe I. Hughes of -Laurens Dr. Wm. D. Simpson of Ab bev~le and Dr. R. T. Jennings of the penitentiary, and that they jointly * certifed to his physical condition, aid certificate having been publish ed in the newspapers. That Dr. R. T. Jennings gave a * separate and private certificate, which is dated April 20, 1911. In which he says: "He (spaking of R. A Richey) is physically unable to *.perform any labor at all. I find his right lower limb paralyzed from waist down." That the said Dr. Jennings gave a scend certifcate, dated August 22, 1911, and written in his own hand writing, in which he says: "This is to certy that R. A. Richey is now saffering. from stroke of paralysis of 1eft side. Said paralysis renders the said R. A. Richey- physically unable tobeout ofbed atany time. The sgid R. A.Richey hasbeen inthis condition to my certain knowledge since April 15. 1911." That deponent also presented to Gov. Blease certificate of Dr. C. C. been an occult reaction I can not de fne." The late J. Plerpont Morgan, who was a member of the voting trust for * the 'Southern never interfered with he policies of the road, Mr. Harri en said, and never discussed with its * anagement any traffic in coal or anything else. ofis relation to the Southern was ofthe slenderest character," testified Mr. -Harrison. Charles Steele, a member of the Morgan firm, was a Southern man, and had been the -most helpful director the Southern Railway ever had, said the witness. Referring to Elbert H. Gary, of the United States Steel corporation. Mr. Harrison said he believed he sug gested. the name of Judge Gary as a -successor to the late President Spen cer, of the~Southern, on the board of directors. -"I frankly admit that I suggested him for the benefit of the Southern," added fresident Harrison. "That was -before the day of universal disap proval of interlocking directorates. Since this agitation has come up I have watched particularly Mr. Gary's attitude. He has been scrupulous in separating his Identity as a director of the Southern and his interests in the Steel corporation, both as to pur chases of cars, traffic in coal out of the Birmingham district and In all other instances " President Harrison gave an histor ical description of the growth of the Southern, emphaing particularly the "brilliant campaign of railroad acquisition" carried on by the late President Spencer. Mr. Harrison characterized as "ab solutely untrue" the charge made by Dulaney that the Pennsylvania rail road influenced the affairs of the Southern. He declared his company has favored the development of hy dro-electric power, saying It develop ed industries and could "bring glory enough for all." "You are after freight, not glory," suggested Senator Tillman. "Glory brings freight," replied Mr. Harrison, smiling. Mr. Harrison produced the record of yearly coal shipments. "I'd hate to discuss that," replied the railway president. Mr. Harrison said the sudden death of President Spencer left the company with one of the severest dif ficulties a railway ever faced. "In 1908 we came as near disaster as e railroad can come," added Mr. Har rison. "A railroad with income can borrow, but our income fell off. I spent the time in New York trying: to borrow money, and President Fin ley spent his time on the road to cut: off expenses " Mr. Harrison read several letters be wrote to President Finley at thei time. One told of borrowing $2.000. non frnm thrao New York hanks for . SAYS RICHEY GOT IT M1cINTOSH CERTIFICATE SECUR ED BY LAURENS MAN. 5partanburg Attorney Says He Wrote W. R. Richey to Get "Another and Better CertfficaW. W. R. Richey, brother of R. A. Richey, was the "prominent attor ney" who secured the statement as to the condition of R. A. Richey at the State penitentiary from Dr James H. McIntosh, "about the first week of January," according to J. Frank Clinkscales, an attorney of Spartan burg, who was employed to get a pardon or parole for R. A. Richey, in a signed statement given out Monday afternoon. Mr. Uinkscales said his attentlon was called to the certificate giveD by Dr. McIntosh while the latter was at the penitentiary when Mr. Clink scales was in the governor's office. "I wrote to Mr. W. R. Richey, at Laurens, to see Dr. McIntosh and secure another and better certificate. I did not consider that the certificate he had given was strong enough and for that reason wanted a better cer tifneate," said Mr. Clinkscales in his statement. "The certificate was obtained by W. R Richey," said the statement. The following signed and witnessed interview was given out by J Frank Clinkscales Monday afternoon: "My attention has been called to the dispute between Dr. James H. McIntosh and Governor Blease as to the genuineness of the signature pur porting to be that of Dr. James H. McIntosh signed to the Richey's cer tifcate. I was employed to assist in securlng pardon or parole from Gov. Blease for R. A. Richey who had been convicted at Abbeville of statu atory rape. I had represented Mr. Richey at his trial in court of gen eral sessions and after the supreme court refused to grant him a new trial Mrs. R. A. Richey and W. R. Richey of Laurens, requested me to assist them in securing a pardon or parole for Mr. Richey whom I con sidered innocent and who in my opin ion should never have been convict ed if a fair trial had been accorded him. I know nothing of the state ment of Dr. McIntosh exceot I had my attention called to it whi.e in the governor's office at Columbia and I wrote Mr. W. R. Richey at Laurens to see Dr. McIntosh and secure an other and --better certificate. I did not consider that the certificate- he had given was strong enough and for that reason wanted a better cer tificate. I was not at the State peni tentiary when the certificate was signed by Dr. McIntosh nor have I ever seen Dr. McIntosh sign any statement as I do not know the gen tleman personally. All I know con cerning this certificate was what I heard in regard to the same when I ias in the office of Governor Blease when I wias in Columbia and the cer tifcate was obtained by Wr. R. Rich ey. I never saw this certificate and can not say whether the same was written in handwriting or on a type writer. I do not know Dr. McIntosh personally and never saw hiuf sign any certificate nor did I know the exact date the signature was secured but my impression now is that It was obtained about the first week of Jan ury." J. Frank Clinkscales. Witnessed by: Eloise Kerr, W. 3. Comack. three months at 10 per cent. Mr. Harrison suggested to the president that all construction be stopped and the cash box closed down. He spoke of J. Pierpont Morgan as the first "emergency hospital", and In a later communication told of inducing the Morgan firm to advance enough money to tide over the Southern. "My friend, Mr. Steele, of the Mor gan firm, said my attitude in seeking to borrow money cheered if it did not inebriate," added the witness. "We were able in 1909 to refund $31, 000,000 development bonds, and then we were over the hill,'' explained President Harrison. "But every cent of this was to meet obligations incurred during the acquisition period and so President Finley had not a cent of new capital to do things~he desired. He did get $31,000,000 new money from sur plus income which he ploughed into the property in the form of improve ments. But he could not make great improvements like giving adequate terminals to the South. How often I have heard him wish for money to do this. "He did start to furnish some ter minals, for the collection of roads President Spencer had bought was fit to go into a museum. Until recent year the railroads of the South have been horribly inadequate because the trafic would not support improve ments "Mr. Finley was not able to do much, but he started out to iron out this collection of railroads by build ing terminal connections. As soon as he died I went out and borrowed $10,000,000 on the credit he had made for the Southern to do some of the things he had so wanted to do. If President Spencer is to be known as the maker of the Southern President Finley is to be known as the builder of its credit and organi 1ation. FRANCE MAY FENTER. Citizens Have Received Instructions Concerning Mobilization.. The French government and people appear to be quietly preparing for war, while awaiting Russia's decision. Troop trains are ready and army rep resentatives are on duty in telegraph, telephone and post offices. The aver age citizen has read in the news papers his general instructions con cerning mobilization; he long has had ts orders instructing him precisely when and where to report for service. Greece Will Help Servia. The Greek minister at Constanti iople says his country will send 100. )00 troops to the aid of Servia in h-' ight against Austria. Lad Breaks Collar Bone. Ross Rutledge of Lancaster fell WILL BUILD PIER SOUTHERN RAILWAY TO LOO 1b OUT FOR CHARSTON pa ani IT'S PRESIDENT TAlK , or lib Fairfax Harrison Explains Conditions B14 Under Which His Railroad Has ab Labored-Says Its Ambition and fal eT Policy Has Been to Take Part in th Regeneration of the South. Confirmation of the intention of the Southern Railway to build imme- we diately at Charleston, S. C., an inde- "I pendent coal terminal, largely for ag Panama canal traffic, was given Mon- je< day by President Fairfax Harrison th before the special Senate committee all investigating the coal rate situation ge in the South. bo President Harrison said engineers is were now at work preparing plans l, for the construction of a terminal to he accommodate the loading of one ship at a time at Charleston, and that it ex would take from nine months to a f year to complete the work. He said Ex he had desired to arrange t use the ke proposed Clinchfield Road terminals no at Charleston, but after months of fi consideration he had found in May ti or June last that this was impossible re because of objections of shippers. to Mr. Harrison estimated that ito would cost $11,300,000 to put his be road from the Appalachian coal fields be to Charleston into proper shape for profitable coal transportation and to b3 complete the terminals at Charles- to ton He said the charges to the ship- fc per would be the same as that ,harg- to ed by the Norfolk and Western from N< the Pocahontas field, although the expense of the traffic to his road t would be greater than over the rival line. i, Fairfax Harrison, presideLt of the , Southern, told the Senate committee Y( investigating Southern coal traffi ca that in his oplnion B. L. Dulaney, the independent coal operator, of er Bristol, Tenn., whose charges have g, formed the basis of the coal inquiry, re was "suffering from what is known ex as delusion of persecution". a "I believe Mr. Dulaney has a deep- El seated hatred for one or two men w who.have succeeded In the Virginia in and Southwestern and Apalachian ca coal fields where he failed," said Mr. Harrison. "Being unable to reach rc these men, he attacked the Southern of Railway, a a railroad in these days m is always a target for attack. a "I resent with every fibre of my se being the charges of bad faith and fa chicanery brought against the organ- ec ganizationof the Southern- and I a] think I am supported therein by that b great mass of-people who .have done Si business with us in the South. I Ic feel a further resentment at the charge that the direction of the pol- at Icy of the Southern Railway has been in outside hands and that the man- d agement has been for any other in- e1 terest than that of the South. The ambition and policy of the Southern " has been to take a part in the regen- hi oration of the South and in that po1- - icy its officers and management all Pl along have shaped its course." cc President Harrison contended that ' the charges wore in the temper ofd times, which would listen to any alle- ~ gation that a railway is being used P' for dishonest purposes. "if I believ- f ed that the stockholders had elected W directors that used the Southern Rail- 01 way to its own disadvantage, I asP president of the railroad would re sign," declared Mr. Harrison emphat Ically. "If either Mr. Berwind or Grant B Schley have exercised a malvo lent influence over the Southern, I do not know It. I have never heard of their approaching the Southern to di get coal facilities or anything else. If they have had any influence it has a Gambrel, mayor of Abbeville, of dateti April 3, 1911; also certificate of Dr. m Win. D. Simpson of date July 22, m 1912, and further certificate from Dr. e C. C. Gambrell of date November 18, 193, signed at Abbeville; also of Dr. William D. Simpson of date, Ab- n beville, November 19, 1913, and of Dr. Rolfe E. Hughes of date, Lau rens, November 18, 1913. K That he also had Dr. A. B. Knowi- ca ton and Dr. James H. McIntosh to th examine his brother, not as a coin-r mittee appointed by Gov. DBase, nor s at the request of Gov. DBease, but of ch depndent's own volition, and that ca he received from these physicians, as through the hands of Dr. A. B. Ici Knowlton. the original certificate, which reads as follows-the headline i thereof being in print and the body ge thereof in typewriting without any an alterations, erasures, or the slightest th change whatsoever; that the body of lis this paper is in typewriting and the sli signatures to It are made by pen and - ink; that he delivered this paper to Gov. Cole L. Blease, and that the of same paper read by Gov. Blease at (8 Abbeville, and at the Columbia cam- Nc paign meeting (as published In the newspapers), is the same certificate that was delivered to him by Dr. A B. Knowlton, and was immediately delivered by deponent to Gov. Cole Ne L. Blease. That deponent now, at this moment, holds in his hand the said original paper, and that It is in xactly the same condition as when do: handed to deponent by Dr. A. B. of Knowlton. and as when handed by of deponent to Goy. Blease. That do- ap; ponent paid Dr. A. B. Knowlton for pea he services of Dr. McIntosh and Dr. "al Knowlton, and that deponent holds, Int n the personal handwriting of Dr. ani Knowlton, Dr. Knowlton's receipt for so said fee. The certificate Is as fol ows: wo "The Knowlton Hospital res "No. 1515 Marion Marion Street or "Columbia, S. C., Jan. 19, 1912. col "His Excellency, me "Gov. Cole L. Blease, we "Columbia, S. C. "Sir: At the request of Mr. W. R.$5 Richey of Laurens, S. C.. and with cor the permission of Capt. D J. Grit- wh fith. superintendent of the State peni- sin itentiary, and of Dr. R. T. Jennings. Col surgeon of the same, we have this an: day visited and examined Mr, R. A. ed Richey, now confined in the hospital f the penitentiary. We would re port that we find Mr. Richey suffer ng from a marked neurtssis, that the ae closely simulates a true paraly.. ed is. We are informed that MW. W4ohey 225 SPEAK AT AIKEN (Continued from first page.) I ig to keep up his courage and, he d, imported followers from other -ts of the State to cheer him, try to fool you," adding, "He's beat : knows it." Kr Pollock said the issue was not i eIection of any one candidate but hall we again enthrone law and ler and make life, liberty and erty safe as they were before Cole se?" f Senator Smith said he had been P ised for giving all his time to the. mers. He had given practically Y ry minute of his time to relieving E unbearable conditions in the agri- 1 tural districts in the South, for I tich he had no apology to make. E Much, he reminded the audience, i a being said about factionalism. m am not trying to array class I ainst ciss." he went on. "My ob- t ,t," he explained, "is to work for I At class which is the foundation of a prosperity. I am not trying to t so many laws on the statute I oks," he added. "What is needed I to keep some of those iniquitous I wes off;" "to stop that darned dog," i explained. There was something wrong, he a plained, when the South, which I rnishes the cotton for all the New i gland mills and supplies the mar ts of Europe as well, and then has t money. It was this condition that i st led him to a serious considera- 1 n of the banking laws, and which sulted in his writing an amendment I section 13, which allowed farmers I borrow 50 per cent. of Its value on al estate, and that would compel i nks to accept agricultural products collateral. Preceded by a band and escorted 1 his followers, the governor walked the stand. He said he had .been I ught bitterly because of his refusal approve of a new county with >rth Augusta as the county seat. a said there were about 330 votes ere two years ago and much less rolled there now. He said at Mer ether only one-fourth as many BR e enrolled as voted there two arm ago, and "They have sent a ,11 to North Augusta to save them." I He said he had heard from the trolment and "we have 'em beat 000 to 13,000 majority." He again ferred to the call of the confer ce of anti-Blease men in Columbia a "Rump convention," and said I e man who took thao nomination i:ld be a "perjurer and liar", say- 1 , the rules did not permt' of th-i idldate of a faction. Tte governor attacked the senator 1 r nct appointing some farmers to, lee and scored him for the aq.9oint ent of District Attorney Waston id Marshall Sims He iidiculerI the nator's claim of friendslbip to the .rmers. "Done nothing in the Unit i States Senate but draw his sai y," he said of Senator Smith, while a followers cheered. He said the mator had voted against the "tel w servant" law. "Who shot Dr. McIntosh?" a voice iked from the crowd. "You are dirty enough to have ne it," promptly replied the gov -nor, while his followers cheered. His declaration that he was going o pardon more" brought cheers for st ten years or more, and close mnfnement is rendering it more arked. We do not believe this con tion will be improved so long as r. Richey remains a prisoner in~ the mitentiary. We do believe that eedom, outdoor exercise, etc., ould restore him to as good a state health as he has enjoyed for the st ten years. "Respectfully submitted, igned) "A. B. Knowlton, M. D. igned) "Jas. H. McIntosh, M. D." I can not understand why Dr. Mc-1 ttosh denies the genuineness of his1 gnature, and especially since wait g from the date of this certificate until July, 1914, and after the ath of Dr. A. B Knowlton, when, a matter of fact, the certificates ve been on file during the entirei ne, and the governor, in his state ent of paroles, pardons and com-i utations, at the session of the gen al assembly, in 1913, presented Id reasons to the Senate, and the1 me are now a part of the perma 4nt iles of the general assembly of 13. .. My reasons for employing Dr. sowton and Dr. McIntosh were be- I use they were men well knowna roughont the State, and had the a p~taton of being physicians of lendid ability and men of high aracter, and I felt that a certifi to from them would have weight coming from men high in the med n profession. I am thoroughly convinced that if3 had the time and opportunity to t together all of my various papers d memorandums in this matter at I could easily and clearly estab- 1 h the fact that this is the original a ~nature of Dr. James H. McIntosh- a (Signed) W. R. Richey. Sworn to before me this 27th day 3 July, A. D. 1914. .r igned) W. Hampton Cobb, d tary Public for South Carolina. 3 Seal) t FOR THE INSTIGATOR. a tions of Reward. d 3. W. Norwood of Greenville, presi- 11 t of the Norwood National bank D that city, has advised that his offer f, a reward of $5,000 was for "the s prehension and conviction of the u son or persons who instigated" the btempted assassination of Dr. Mc osh" ani not for the apprehension conviction of the person or per is who attempted the deed. t was announced that Mr. Nor od offered the reward for the ar t and conviction of the assailant assailants. He asks that thir be C rected. Following is the state- 1. nt that was issued by Mr. Nor- N "I personally offer a reward of ti 000 for evidence resulting in the viction of the person or persons t4 o instigated the attempted assas- a ation of Dr. James H McIntosh of ci umbia. I offer this i'n addition to ti other reward which may be offer- tC by any person or group of persons. "J. W. Norwood." D Traeled in Car of Melons. hen a car of watermelons arriv at Jersey eity Satur'day with 1- i: melons a small neg was fouhd F ran Ii the~ Ca i R 1 DECLARED LUSTRIA NOTIFIES SERVIA Of WARLIKE INTENTIONS WAY SPREAD TO EUROPE 3reat Britain's Effort to Keep the Peace Fails When Germany Re jects Mediation Proposal-Wital Question at Present is the Atti tude of Russia. The Austro-Hungarian government leclared war against Servia Tuesday y a manifesto which is one of the riefest of history's momentous docu nents. Germany paved the way for this eclaration by announcing her rejec ion of the British proposal to bring rour powers together In conference ror mediation. Germany explained er ally could not be expected to sub mit her acts to an European council as though she were one of the Bal kan states. This announcement preceded the declaration of war .by only two hours and showed the harmonious working f the partnership between the two nations which stood firmly together thrqugh the Bosnian crisis of 1909. The center of interest has shifted sharply to St. Petersburg, which holds the decision whether an Euro pean war wlich probably would shift' the balance of power, if not rear range the.entire map of Europe, is to break out. Negotiations are afoot there between the Russian foreign minister and the Austrian ambassa dor, which ahe designed to "localize" the conflict Under the leadership of Sir Ed ward Grey, the British Secretary of State for foreign affairs, strenous ef forts were made Monday to avert the war and, if that was impossible, to localize the conflict. Sir Edward Grey explained in the House of Commons his idea, which was that the four powers-Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy -keep in an endeavor to arrange the dispute between Austria and Servia, on the basis of Servia's reply to Austria's ultimatum. If that was not agreed to, it was hoped to confine the hostilities to Austria and Servia. Great Britain and Russia were tak ing the leadership in the peace plans. The czar's government warned Aus tria that she must not invade Servia and is pressing on that empire a dip lomatic formula under which Servia would give assurances to Austria that would not violate her national sov ereignty and whIch Austria would be able to accept without apeparing to back down Great Britain has asked Austria to assent to the mediation of disinter ested powers and submit her griev ances to a conference. In this she is backed by France and Italy. Ger many has been asked to join in this effort, but has declined to Interfere with her ally. Great Britain and France also are endeavoring to obtain an agreement to prevent a European war ino case Austria insists on disciplining Servia. Late dispatches indicate that neither Austria, Russia nor Germany has yet shown a disposition to give guaran tees. Emperor William returned to Potsdam and held important confer ences with the empire's chiefs of for eign and military affairs and went away ostensibly for a short holiday. He left It to be understood that with the czar rested the decision as to a general war. Reports continued to come. from Austria of a conflict between Aus trian and Servian forces near Bel grade, but details were lacking. There was no proof that Austrians had crossed the Servian frontier. De nials of mobilization were made in Berlin and St. Petersburg, but It was reported that Ruissian troops were massing on the German frontier and the Kaiser's offcers were said to have taken measures to meet this move ment. Shots were fired by Cossacks at German officers. An official announcement was made that Greece would send 100, 000 troops to aid Servia. The Lon don Stock Exchange and the Conti nietal Bourses that were open were panicky and the decline in prices there caused a drop in stocks on the New York exchange. Underwriters refused to Insure a record shipment of more than $10, 600,000 in gold for shipment to Eu rope until the war scare abates. housands of Austrian and Servian reservists are preparing to leave the United States to join their home rmes. All Servians between 18 and 60 rears able to bear arms have .been alled out, and mobilization is rapid ,y proceeding. Russia Preparing for War. In London the events of Wednes lay brought no relief to the suspense ior any diplomatic achievement to re trict the Austro-Servian war to those wo nations. The feeling through >ut England and the continental feel ng, as reflected by the corerspondents >f the London papers, are distinctly nore ankious. The events have made r pessimism. Direct negotiations etween Ralssia and Austria, which rae other governments hope of a ompromise, have failed. Russia Is nobilizing against the Austrian fron er four army corps in each of four listricts, consisting of 1,280,000 men. Lussia's resolution to stand by Servia .ppears to be fixed. A manifesto by the Russian em ror making his policy clear is ex cted hourly. The diplomatic representatives ave not yet despaired. All say there< et is hope and base their belief on 4 he fact that Gei many, France, Great tritain and litaly-the last two nam d most of all-do not want war and I .o not think the Austro-Servian quar e important enough to justify it. t St. Petersburg messages say Russia I sed Austria for a direct exchange I f views and that Austria refused I his offer. The refuasal appears to ave been to extend the much dis ussed negotiations which TuesdayC rere considered In the chancellories I s the principal known basis for op Sirmiasm. e.Bits scetr rREATS FARMER ROUGH --- HE GOVERNOR BAWLS OUT RE SPECTABuE FARMER. Vhen Oconee Tiller Says He Saved Money Through Smith's Advice Governor Makes Fun of Him. The following article was clipped rom the Farm and Factory, a news aper published at Seneca: "Several different reports of the ehement conversation between Gov. lease and John T. Dyar at Walhal L list week have been heard here. representative of this paper was ot present at the Walhalla meet ig and Farm'and Factory carried o report of this feature of the cam aign meeting. It is said by some at Gov. Blease's bitter words to Mr. oyar were uncalled for, while others pprove of Blease's attack. "The Keowee Courier of this week, .as a lengthy write up of the meet ng and in reference to the- Blease )yar spat that papr has the follow ag to say: "'How many of you farmers got ny advance in price for your cotton y holding it on E. D. Smith's ad ice?" asked the governor. " 'I did,' said John T. Dyar, one of he most prosperous farmers of Oco tee, who resides in the Seneca-New erry section. "'Yes, your clothes looke like you Lave gotten a whole lot for your cot on,' came back from the governor. "I1 got more by holding on his ad ice "'You're a nice looking something o come up here and interrupt a gen leman when he is speaking, aren't ro? What you want to do is to go ck home and learn some manners. tou look like you need to stand there ind hold to the back of that chair. rou ought to get behind it for shame Lt interrupting a gentleman." Commenting editorially on the in :ident, the Courier says fuhtrer: 'John T. Dyar, who lives near Sen Ia, is one of the best farmers in )conee. He has made a success of is business; he has worked for and mrned every dollar he owns. He is what is known as a self-made man, md he has every reason to be proud f the job. Gov. Blease's taunts and abs at him last Thursday at Wal ialla were unjust and uncalled for. r'he governor asked a simple ques on and Mr. Dyar gave a civil reply. hat more could a gentleman want? ret Mr. Dyar got unkind Jabs and aunts that were unjust to him and :o an Oconee audience. There are 2undreds of farmers in Oconee de erving the highest praise for their ittainments, but we doubt if there is my more deserving than Dr. Dyar." WHITE MAN EITTD. Eit by Baseball Bat by Some Un known Negro Five Negroes-James Nesbitt, Paul Mills, Mollie Mills and Joe Jack son-charged with the murder of Ianning Forester, a white man at landrum, Saturday night, have been rrested and lodged in the Spartan burg -county jail to await trial. The estimony produced at the cororner's quest established the fact that For sted received an injury to the head by means of a baseball bat in the bunds of one of the accused, which saused a concussion of the brain. The difficulty, according to the tes imony in the case, arose in a res aurant conducted at Landrum, by a egro, Abe Mills. It appears that zester, accompaniea by a friend, 11ie Henderson, went into the ne ~ro's restaurant Saturday night and >rdered fish and cocoa cola. In mak ng settlement for the order, the tes :imony shows that the negro claimed :he white men had not made settle ment in. full, and a fuss ensued. While the proprietor of the restau ant and the white men were in the quabble, it is alleged that several egroes came into the place and par icipated in the trouble. Other ne 'roes, It stated, came to the scene of he trouble from the rear apartment ,f the cafe. In the general disorder which fol owed the witnesses testified they ere unable to state who Inflicted he blow on the head of Forester hich caused, his death. The greater eight of the testimony, however, ended to show that J..mes Nesbitt ras the principle In the act. It Is lleged that the bat used was the iroperty of the negro, Joe Jackson, rho has been arrested in connection rith the case. PLENTY OF GOLD. icAdoo Says United States Has Enough in Washington. With a billion and nearly three undred million dollars in gold coin nd bullion stored in treasury vaults nd about $600,000,000 .nore of coin a circulation, treasury officials said uesday night the United States had) o cause for alarm over the tremen ous shipments of gold from New 'ork to war-clouded Europe. Secretary McAdoo explained that he country never was in a better osition to send some of its millions broad and declared there was noth ug to fear from the drain to meet iso, that while Europe just now was rawing upon America's gold supply,1 would only be a short -time before oney would be coming back to pay1 r the vast quantities of food and pplies this country would b'; called pon to ship across the water INVITED TO ATTEND. andidates Receive Invitation toa Meet in Columbia. Lowndes J. Browning, John G. inkscales, Robert A. Coper, Richard Manning. Charles A. Smith and 1a endel L. Smith. candidates for gov- y -nor, Tuesday at St. George received t e following telegram from Aiken: "You are cordially invited to at- E ud conference in Columbia July 31. id urge your attendance as no harmr n result from a friendly consulta on regardless whether you submit a action of conference or not. (Signed) B. F. Holley, H. P. yches, John C. Hunter, committee." b C Eleven Sailors Hurt,y Eleven sailors on the White Star a :er Baltic were Injured in New York t: 'iday when a boat fell during fire -11, an may rdi. , MUST QUIT GRMLMG )ISSATISFIED DEMOCRATS ARE OF NO USE TO WILSON. time Has Come for "Sorehead Demo crats" to Rally Behind President and His Program. It is beginning to trickle through :he minds of sorehead Democrats, the kind who have persistently carried a grouch around with them ever since ,he Baltimore convention because Woodrow Wilson was nominated, .hat they are just about as efficient in Washington-in the House and Senate-and are able to do about as good a day's work for their consti tuents as a man fishing on river bank with a pin hook and no bait, says P. H. McGowan, writing from Washington. It has been very apparent at Wash ington recently that all the country's grouch was not carried by the G. 0. P. and the Bull Moose, although the latter, to tell the truth, have not had much to be sore over. There is.an ther element, however, which should be ashamed of what it has done and atone before it is too late-that is the element of the regular Demo cratic party in congress which has been knocking the administration whatever happened And just here it should be stated that no personal allusion whatever is meant. The crit icism is intended to apply in a gen eral sense and in no way to accuse any particular person or carrying the aforesaid grouch. It is quite natural that- within the ranks of the G. 0. P. there should have been an army of knockers-big, husky, brawny fellows, with sleeves rollk up ready to knock 'he very cover off the administration every time the ball was put over the polit ical plate But about the best they have been able to do has been to hit measly rollers and to go out at first. They haven't made a clean hit yet and as for a "homer", that isn't like lv in the' political bal lot while Wil son is'pitching the game. In congress, disgusted with T. R.'s antics and being fully convinced that as long as he remains before the footlights he is only making votes for the 'Democrats, "Jim" Mann, Repub lican watchdog of the House, and a half dozen stalwart G. 0. P. men in the Senate are making themselves ridiculous by their persistent calam ity howlings and dire predictions that the country is going 20 miles a min ute .to everlasting perdition. Nc one can blame them. They see that in 'the White House there is a real man, no matter what may be said of his performances in the school room. Wilson is there and the Republicans ust can't put anything over on him. So far as the Ball Moose is con cerned, Chief Warden Murdock is do ing little more than make House galleries smile when he 'ises in his place and begins his customary at tacks on the work of the administra tion. No one would expect anything more. Murdock is a good feloiw and he is but carrying out the orders frome boss T. R. But It is time for the disgruntled Democrats to stop grouching because Champ Clark or Underwood or Har mon or some one else did not get the Baltimore nomination. Unaless they do, thiey must realize that their pur pose in congress is usaless and that being out of touch with the White House, they must in turn be out of touch with their constituents and thai what they receive for their time spent in Washington is money wasted. It is certain that few other than Wilson Democrats will find their way to the capitol hereafter If the people at home are in their proper senses. Woodrow Wilson is neither a. czar ruling with an iron hand nor a fool to distribute patronage in the hands of persons unfriendly to the party's interests. The people everywhere wish for a generous distribution of patronage as long as there is any to be had but they will not get It by sendng to Washington anti-Wilson members of congress. SAW ASSAILANT. Woman Saw Man Leap Over Wall After Shooting McIntosh. It has been learned that Mrs. 3. W. Marshall and her daughter, Miss Mary Marshall, of 1314 Bull street, Colum bia. saw a man leap the brick wall of the First Presbyterian church yard near the gate on the Bull street side a few moments after the shooting of Dr .James H. McIntosh Thursday and run south along the sidewalk in the shadow. Tsey last saw him as he passed the home of Dr. William Wes ton on the southwest corner of Lady and Bull streets. Mrs. Marshall and her daughter said that they were awakened by pis-. tol shots and went to front windows of their home, which is on the east side of Bull street, directly opposite the gate of the church yard wall. hey heard, they said, another shot and a cry for help, and then a few minutes later, they could not say .iust how many, as they were very nervous, they saw the figure of a man come over the wall near the gate and run along the sidewalk and disappear :lown Bull street. Neither Mrs Marshall nor Miss [arshall, they said, could describe the an. They said that they were very uch excited and that the street was lark. At first, they said, they could lot tell the locality of he firing or or :he cry for help. They heard, they sad, persons stirring over at the Mc ntoash home next door, on the north east corner of Lady and Bull streets. Vhen they saw a man run out of the clntosh home and west down Lady treet they thought that the shooting iad occurred at the Mclntoshes. 1 look as the foremost conciliator f Europe, is attempting, it is believ d, to frame fresh proposals for a ettlement. The diplomatic world of .ondon clings to the belief that a neans can be found whereby Austria nay satisfy Russia that she can at ai her ends without recourse to neasures which the Russian govern nent and Russian public opinion can tot accept. There is the greatest anxiety as to hether Russian mobilization will be onfined to the Auistrian boundary or s proceeding secretly against Ger Shed your machinery so It can Shed lE WARNED BLEAE BABCOCI SIT IGRET AT i6y TELLS OF HIS IHENT At Request of Governor Three Physi dans Examin Richey and Report Adversely to Plea of Il Health Sent in Report Which Governor so Far Has Failed to Make Public. That Dr. James W. Babcock In 1911 urged Gov. Blease not to liber ate R. A. Richey, serving a sentence for a grave crime, from the peniten tiary, and that lie was concurred in' this by Dr. D. S. Pope, who consid ered Richey a man dangerous to a commumty, were devolpments of par ticular interest Saturday in the ex change of statements between Dr. James H. McIntosh and Gov. Blease relative to the governor's justifisca tion, in physician!' reports of Richey's condition, for paroling Richey. Dr. Babc&k said he told Gov. Blease that "if. you free that- man you will have al the women of the State down on you. It is bad poll tics." Dr. Babcock further made plain the fact that he had refused to examine Richey until after he had been requested to do so by Gov. Blease. Dr. Babcock authorizde the follow ing: "Dr. James W. Babcock said Saturday that while superintendent of the State Hospital for the Insane that he had reported to Gov. Blease - about the condition of R. A. Richey. He said that to the best of his recol lection he had advised against;Rich ey's release from the State penitenr tiary, where he was serving a sen tence for a grave crime. "Dr. Babcock further said. that be had been approached more than twice by W. R. Richey, a'brother of . A. Richey, who sought to have. him ex amine R. A. Richey, but whose im portuning was refused. "When Gov. -Blease later asked Dr. Babcock to examine R. A. Richey in - the company of Dr. D. S. Pope, and Dr. R. T. Jennings, the State peni tentiary physician, he said hle con sented, as he always did when direct ed by a governor to make suc. an examination. After making the ex-. examination. After making. the exam ination Dr. Babcock said a report teBl ing, in sulbstance, that Richey should> not be liberated from the peniten tiary, was writien, signed by- them and presented Gov. Blease "In conversation with Gov.:Blesse, Dr. Babcock not only told him- not to liberate Richy but said 'if'you. free. that man you -will have all the women of the State down on you. It is had politics.' He said he made this .ex amination probably before similar ex amination was made by Dr. James H. McIntosh, and about the close of 1911." When Dr. D. S. Pope was asked re garding this visit with Dr. Babcock and Dr. Jenijings to the State peni tentiary to examine R. A. Richey, he stated that the facts related in the statement of Dr.Mabcock, which i printed above, were true to the best of his remembrance. Dr. iPope further said: "I was satisfied that Richey was a malingerer and was even more em phatic than Dr. Babcock that he should not be liberated from ~the State penitentiary. I believed he would be dangerous to the State if at liberty. A man whose mental condi tion is so low as was Richey's should be taken care of by the State. I went there at the request of Gov. Blease, brought to me through Dr. Babcock, as I understood It at that time, and signed the report In that capacity." "Richey feigned fits, but I soon cur ed him of that practice," declared Dr. R. T. Jennings, State penitentiary physician, when interviewed in con nection, with the statements of Dr. Babcock and Dr. Pope. "Richey was brought to the penitentiary one Sun day afternoon by Sheriff Lyons and Mrs. Richey accompanied them. With in a few minutes after they arrived, Richey feigned a fit and I gave him medicine which after repeating the dose forced him to change his tactics. "Richey continued to feign fits and became a nuisance around the peni tentiary. As I understood the com mitment papers, he was brought to tho penitentiary for confinement only. He became such a nuisance that I wanted to get rim of him. I was call ed out of bed at all, times of -the night to go to the penitentiary and doctor him while feigning fits." | ' NEGROES SHOOT EACH OTHER. Mallory Scene of Melee -Among Sew- - everal Negroes. Dan Benson, a negro, was serious ly shot on Friday night by Nelson Ellerbe, also colored. Benson, Eller be and several other negroes were at a negro house on the Cottingham place, about three miles from Mal lory, when a general row began in which Tim Harley receive'd a heavy blow on the head and Daniel Benson a shot through the face, cutting his tongue nearly off. Dr. Carptenr was called to dress the wounds and upon his advice 'the negro was hurried to Florence. The other negroes wiere arrested, all giving ball except Eller be, who was held pending the result of lthe wounds. Launch Catches Fire. Twelve persons almost lost their lives on Lake Erie Saturday when their launch caught fire while they were two miles from shore. They were forced to. pluge into the water, but were picked up safely. Man Shoots Divorced Wife. Locating his wife in Atlanta after a search over several states W. J. Neil Sunday pursued her to the base ment and shot her to death. He then suicided. Enrollment in Greenville, Official returns show that 2,122 voters have enrolled in Greenville this year as against 1,815 votes cast In the city last year Foreign Students Sent Out. All foreign students at the Ger !an uiniversities have been ordered to lea b the Tmpeil gwa~antn