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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-18
CASSIE CHADWICK DEAD.
Nervous Prostration Was the Cause
Of the Celebrated Woman Finan-
cier's Death-No Loved
Ones at Her Bedside
When the End
Came.

Columbus, O., Oct. 10.-Mrs. Cas-
sic Chadwick, whose amazing finan-
cial transaction eliminated in the
wrecking Of an Oberlin, Ohio, bank
died in the women's ward at the Ohio
penitentiary tonight at 1915. Mrs.
Chadwick had been in comatose
condition for some hours previous to
|her death and the end came peaceful
ly. No friends or relatives waited at
her bedside, only the prison physi-
clan and hospital attendants being
present. Her son, Emil Hoover, had
been summoned from Cleveland, but
he was not expected to arrive before
tomorrow.
Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick, whose
maiden name was Elizabeth Bigley,
was a native Of Woodstock, Canada.
She first came into public notice in
Toledo, O., about 20 years ago, where
she told fortunes, under the name OF
Madame Deviere. While in this city
she forged the name Of Richard
Brown, Youngstown, O., and for this
crime was sent to the penitentlary at
columbus for nine years.
She served but portion OF this
sentence and then located at Cleve-
land, where she married man nam
ed Hoover. Her second husband was
DR.. Leroy S. Chadwick of Cleveland,
a man of good family and excellent
standing in his profession.
In the latter part Of 1902, or early
in 1908, Mrs. Chadwick, in the pres
ence Of her husband, gave to Ira Rey-
nolds, the cashier of the Wade Park
bank Of Cleveland, a box containing
notes signed with the name OF An
drew Carnegie. These forged notes
are alleged to have amounted to ST.
100000. Reynolds gave a receipt tor
the papers, which described the notes
and the signature upon them. Mrs.
Chadwick left with Reynolds as an
explanation Of the notes, the state
ment that she was a natural daugh-
ter Of Carnegie.
With the receipt Of Reynolds IN
her possession. Mrs. Chadwick went
to different banks and many capital
lists making loans and paying not on
w high interests to. the banks but
heavy bonuses to the bank officials
who loaned her the money. The ex-
tent of these transactions Will never
be fully known but they ran up into
the millions. They Involved men OF
hivhstandiny IN the financial world
and caused heavy losses to many
banks.
| In November, 1904, she was sued
| by a man named Newton Of Brook
! line from whom she had borrowed a
! large amount. Other creditors came
down upon her and soon she was ar
rested by the federal authorities on
the charge Of conspiring with Chas.
Beckwith, president, and A. B. Spear,
cashier, of a national bank in Oberln,
O., which had been substantially loot
! ed. Mrs. Chadwick had obtained
! from this institution such large sums
: that it was compelled to close its
doors, causing heavy losses to the de-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-18
Friday, October IS, 1907.
AS TO SALARIES.

Gov. Ansel in an interview, says
that the salary Of the governor should
be increased, I'D he also wants a
new mansion built. In both Of these
propositions Gov. Ansel is entirely
correct. The fact Of the business is,
that all of our salaries are too low.
The cost Of living in Columbia apart
from the expense Of the campaign is
more than the salary that we pay
our state officers, especially if they
have to rent their homes and move to
columbia.
Superintendent of Education Mar
tin, it seems, has been investigating
the salaries Of other like officers in
other states, and he finds that the
salary of the state superintendent of
education in South Carolina is less
than in any other state. Expenses OF
all kinds have been increased very
much since the present salaries were
adjusted, and they we're too low at
the time.
Of course many men could afford
to take a position like that Of Gov.
Ansel if it cost them a little more
than the salary, because there is an
ambition to be gratifed, but even in
this case, the governor gets $l,lOO a
wear more than other state officers
and has his house to live in without
cost and has now his fuel furnish
ed to him. In the other state Offices
the occupant, we should think,
would barely get back out of his sal
ary the necessary expenses of hv-
ing. The same may be said Of mem
bers of the legislature. Their pay is
81 per day, and if they live respect
ably at a first class hotel as they
ought to do, their hotel bills alone
are $3.50 per day, and it, therefore,
makes; it an expensive luxury to be a
member of the legislature.
It is no answer to these sugges-
tions to say that there would be men
found aspiring to these positions eV-
en- at the present pay. We have no
doubt there would be candidates for
any and all Of these Offices even if
the pay were less than it is at pres!
ent; but a. great state like South
Carolina should not expect its pub
lie servants to discharge the duties
of their respective Offices without
reasonable compensation, sufficient
that they might live comfortably out
Of the salaries.
AS to the new mansion, there can
be little question in the mind of any
citizen Of this state, who has seen the
present building, that there is need
of a new one.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-18
COL. WATTERSON'S DARK
HORSE.

An excellent sketch of Gov. John
Johnson, of Minnesota, is given in
the current issue Of the National
Magazine. Of course, the fact that
he is Col. Henry Watterson's "dark
horse'' for the Democratic Presiden-
tial nomination makes it all the more
interesting, but aside from that signi-
icance the story of the mans lite
reads like piece of fiction. There
are many similarities between his
earlier days and those Of Lincoln,
both having arisen from obscurlty
and the most abject poverty. Like
Lincoln, johnson is a self-made man.
Gov. Johnson is a Democrat. He
is Of the old stamp of Democracy.
His remarkable magnetism and
strength is shown in the fact that
he was elected chief executive Of a
strongly Republican state.
He may or may not get the nom
ination. That is question that may
be considered later. But since he is
the choice among all available men
of Col. Watterson, let us see what
sort Of a platform he would build
for himself to stand upon in the ev-
vent of his candidacy for the noml-
nation. He is in favor of making
a revision Of the tariff. He is oppos-
ed to the government ownership ideas
which have lately struck an element
of the Democratic party, but he is a
strong believer in government regula-
ton and control of railroads and 9TH
er corporations which may require
such treatment. He is opposed to
the idea Of centralization Of govern
ment, but adheres rigidly to the old
idea Of holding the rights of states
sacred and supreme. He is conserva-
tive; he is sound. His ideas are good
and above all are Democratic. The
magazine article referred to is inter-
esting and worth reading from any
point Of -Greenville News.
We would be glad to see Col. Wat
terson's dark horse made he leading
horse in the Der, >cratic convention
next year, and as his running mate,
we have thought that Gov. Higgins,
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positors and running many Of them.

positors and running many Of them.
Mrs: Chadwick was brought to
trial, being indicted for a variety Of
offenses against the national banking
laws. Beckwith died before coming
to trial. Spear pleaded guilty, was
sentenced to seven years in the peni-
tentiary and is now serving time at
Columbus, 0.
Mrs. Chadwick was brought trial,
March 6, 1905, and after hearing
which lasted two weeks, was found
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-18

factor in Democratic Success in 1908.
Na. IIAEIIN AND lIR. %NSEL.
Superintendent Of Education 0. B.
Martin is not pleased evidently with
the action Of Gov. Ansel in appoint
ing members Of the state board of
education. We would like to suggest
that Mn. Martin should not make
such a display Of himself and Of his
temper, because it is not good ex-
ample for the head Of the education
al interest Of our great state to set
to the other people Of the state and
especially to the children. Now, it
may be that Gov. Ansel ought to have
consulted Mr.. Martin; it may be that
the appointing power in the creation
Of this state board Of education
should have been in Mr.. Martin, as
the superintendent Of education, but
somehow the legislature in its wis
dom has placed the power upon the
governor and the responsibility rests
with MIN; it may be that all the
members of the state board Of edu-
cation should be teachers, but some
how the legislature did not see pro-
per to so fix it in the law, which
makes this board. The thing for Mr..
Martin to do is to have the legisla-
ture remedy the defect III the law, If
it be defect, and take away from the
governor the right of appointment
and give it to the superintendent Of
education.
We do not happen to know Mr..
Rice, who has been appointed, but We
do not see why he is Ineligible be-
cause of the fact that be is a. lawyer,
and unless the legislature, or some
power that has the making Of this
board, should state that it should be
composed Of teachers, We cannot un-
derstard why it is such crime for a
lawyer to be on the board. There
are many lawyers, who are fully
competent to discharge the duties
which devolve upon the board of edu-
cation, and there are many lawyers,
also, who are as much or more IN
terested in the education Of the peo-
pie of this state as some teachers.
In fact, it would seem to us that It
would be wise to have on the board
one or two men, who are not teach
ears, because the tendency Of a
teacher is to become theoretical and
the counsel and advice of a practical
man Of affairs and one who is inter-
ested in education, it would seem,
would be a valuable addition to the
state board of education.
The comparison, as to the compost
ton Of the supreme court, we do not
think holds good in the matter of a
state board Of education. Of course
it is right and proper that there
should be some teachers on the board,
and if we are not mistaken, the pres
ent board has already one or two
members, who are not teachers, and
just why Mr.. Martin should have
such antipathy to lawyers, we can
not understand; but certainly we do
not see where any good can come from
such outbursts as Mr.. Martins let
ter to Gov. Ansel.
Mr.. Martin announces that he will
not be candidate for reelection, and
it is stated that if the Office were ap-
pointive, he would resign.
It is unfortunate that there should
be such disagreement between two
heads of the government, but we do
not believe that Mr.. Martin was JUS
titled in writing such letter as he
did.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-18

SALE will sell at the residence of
Mr.. J. ". George, near Sighs, on
Friday, Oct. 18th, at 10 a. M, all
my household goods, farming imple-
ments, tools, etc. Terms Of sale
cash. W. P. George.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-18
GET TICKETS EARLY.
TIME CALLED AT $50
Your money refunded after
the match if you are not satis-
fled.

Wrest ingsis a clean artful
sport, devoid Of brutality. La
dies attend in large numbers at
Columbia and other cities.
Any lady will be admitted Free
when accompanied by party
holding one paid coupon ticket.
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guilty Of conspiracy to defraud-
Her health, which was not good at
the time of the trial, failed steadily
after it's conclusion.-The State.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-18

Of Rhode Island, would be a strong
factor in Democratic Success; in 1908.
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CONDITIONS:

Hudson agrees to beat Doug
las three straight falls within
one hour and fifteen minutes
or forfeit the entire purse.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-16
BURGLAR HELD /
WOMAN IN FROM
Kansas City Youth Killed HA
Mother in Attempt to Shoot
a Midnight ProWIer.

Kansas City, Oct. 15.-George Smiley
aged II years, shot and killed hid
mother, Mrs. Lizzie Scholfer, aged 4i
years, in their home at 2943 Myrtle
avenue, at $3.50 o'clock this morning. In
a statement to the officers, Smiley says
he shot his mother in defending her
against a burglar. He is being held
for investigation.
Smiley was the wOman's son by her
first husband. She was separated from
her second husband, William Scholfer.
who was in Minneapolis when last
heard from.
Smiley, following the shooting, gave
the alarm to. the neighbors. -
At the police station he said he had
been awakened by the screams of his
mother, who told him there was bur-
glar in the house. The woman had
grappled with one man and urged Smi-
ley to get his shotgun. A moment later
the burglar had freed himself and was
making an attempt to escape when
Mrs. Scholfer ordered Smiley to shoot
AS Smiley raised his gun, a single
barreled affair, and fired, the burglar,
he says, pushed the woman in front OF
him. She received the full effect OF
the discharge, dying within few mo-
mentS.
Mrs. Scholfer was shot in the breast
and never spoke after receiving the
wound.
An investigation of the house made
by the police showed that the woman S
money and valuables had not been
taken.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-16
ALL ABOARD FOR eOLDFIELD
New Line Via Salt Lake Route Will
Be Opened Tomorrow or
the Next Day.

Three shifts of men are at work night
and day completing the Las Vegas &
Tonopah railroad into Goldfield The
tracklaying has been completed and only
the ballasting remains to be done By
tomorrow or next day it Is expected that
both freight and passengers will he car
ried between Salt Lake and Goldfield via
the new route.
The officials of the new road have pro-
posed that Oct. % be named as the day
on which to celebrate the completion OF
the road into Goldfield. Excursions will
be run from Salt Lake and Los Angeles
to Goldfield on that day. Officials of the
new railroad and of the Salt Lake route
will be present at the celebration.
1t is believed that the continuation of
the line will be pushed as rapidly as pos
sible from Goldfield to Tonopah.
General Traffic Manager Gillette of tn
Las Vegas & TonOpah railroad has N
Eounced the appointment of c. Z. Red
man, formerly commercial agent for the
Salt Lake route at San Pedro. to be the
freight agent at GOldfield. w. G.. Scott
of Salt Lake has been appointed cashier
at the GOldfield office
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-16
Sixteen KILL
IN AWFUL WRECK
Passenger Train Derailed at
Shrewsbury, EngIand-0r-
ders Were Disregarded.

Shrewsbury. Eng. Oct. ia train
made up of passenger coaches bound
from Scotland and the north of England
TO Bristol left the rails as it was enter
ing the station here at an early hour this
morning. Sixteen persons, including ten
passengers, were killed and many were
injured
The London & Northwestern railroad
on which the train was running, curves
sharply as il nears Shrewsbury and there
is a standing order that the engineers
must not exceed a speed of ten miles an
hour at that point. Disregard of the or
der is believed to have been the cause of
the accident. The engine and all the
cars with the exception of the last one
left the rails, and when the officials from
the railroad station reached the spot the
cars were a tangled mass of wreckage.
beneath which were the bodies of the
dead and injured. Fortunately, the wreck
did not catch fire, and the doctors and
salvage crews. which soon reached the
scene did not have this added danger TO
fight in the darkness and the pouring
rain, which. however. retarded the work
of rescue, and several hours elapsed be-
fore the last body was taken out. The
killed Included the engineer and fireman
and the guards and postal clerks, who
were in the mail car immediately behind
the tender of the engine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-16
TELL MARVELLOUS STORIES
Arrivals From Bear Lake Say the
President Breakfasted on
Cold Bread and Meat.

Stamboul, La, Oct. 15.-At o'clock to
night no news of the presidents day hunt
had been received here. Arrivals from
the Bear Lake encampment tell marvel
Gus stories of the presidents hardwood
and capacity for roughing it. When he
carried his blankets with him from the
upper camp last Friday and that night
and next morning ate only cold bread and
meat, he had taken in his saddle peck
cts, they marveled that president could
be so easily satisfied, but when he jumped
into Bear Lake for a swim upon rising
at daybreak this morning, their astonish-
ment was almost without bounds. The
thermometer registered at the time less
than 40 degrees and most of the others
present were hugging the camp fire. The
president plunged into the water as soon
as he arose. AS he approached the edge
of the lake he bantered some of the other
members of his immediate party to join
him, out none did so. He swan a distance
OF 100 yards to an island and then re-
turned, declaring upon landing that the
exercise had been most exhilaratlng and
that the water was warmer than the air.
The fact that he seemed almost tireIess
In the saddle is most favorably comment
ed upon and is regarded as quite marvel
Gus Tor one of such exalted position and
supposedly Sedentary life
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-16
JUBILEE YEAR
FOR DEMOCRATS
Party at Ogden in Excellent
Shape and a Win Is Pre-
dicted at the Polls.

The chairman of the Democratic city
central committee stated tonight that out
OF over 800 new names added to the reg
istration list in Ogden yesterday. he had
secured by far the best of it, The indi-
cations seem to bear out this statement
that the Democrats had secured the long
end of the deal, probably two-thirds of
those registering being Democrats. The
result is decidedly gratifying to the CEN
tral committee and indicates decided
change of sentiment compared to that of
two years ago. While many of those reg
lsterlnS TINS year are casting their maiden
votes, yet there are many of the old vOt-
ers in the list who did not vote a year
ago. and who are consequently compelled
TO re-reglster 1t is noticeable that among
the latter large percentage were Demo-
cratic, the estimate being made from
former political affiliations. As to the
new voters, of course, it was impossible
to say lust who has the best of it, but
the Democrats cannot get less than an
even break, which will give them a de-
cided advantage on the registration for
the day. The heaviest registration was in
the Third ward, but the precinct adding
the most names to the roll was the Sew
enteenth district of the Fifth ward
The indications are that the registration
list viii be still larger on the 18th. 1t is
estimated that 10 per cent of the vote is
unregistered. The Democrats did the best
work today in getting out their voters to
the registration offices, and will conduct
another active campaign on the 18th, when
it is expected that the Republicans also
will make a strong effort to pick up their
vote
The chances for a Democratic victory
this year in Ogden appear the best for
several years. Just preceding the Conroy
campaign many Republicans were heard
to say that they intended to vote for the
Democratic nominee for mayor. They did
so, and DR. Conroy was elected. This
year they are saying the same thing, and
should history repeat itself, Alex. Brewer
should win.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-16
GENERAL PASSENGER AND
TICKET AGENTS CONVENE

Washington, Oct. 15.-The American As
ISOLATION of General Passenger and Ticket
Agents convened here today in their fifty
second annual convention. Delegates rep
resenting all the important railroad and
steamship lines in the United States
Canada and Mexico are in attendance
President Finley of the Southern Railroad
company, in an address declared that the
demand for lower fares has been political
in its origin, rather than popular and has
been voiced in political platforms rather
than in requests to railway managers or
formal complaints to national or state
commissions. The result, he asserted has
been arbitrary reduction of passenger
fares, without adequate investigation and
without regard to whether the passenger
traffic possibilities in the state where
these reductions have been prescribed
have been such as to make it possible
for the railways to build up a fairly re-
muneratiVe traffic at the reduced rates
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-16
COMPAhY'S REFUSAL FINAL
Rio Grande Will Not Reinstate
Operator Skeggs-It's the
= Telegraphers' Next Move.

Denver, Oct. 15.-In statement to the
public. issued today, Vice President
Charles H. Schlacks of the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad gives the reasons for the
company's final refusal to reinstate on
demand of the Order of Photographers OPP
orator r. H Skeggs, who was discharged
on Sept. q for refusing TO test Western
Union wires at Grand Junction. Skeggs'
action, Mr.. Schlacks says, was viola
ton of the railroad company's obligations
to the Western Union Telegraph company,
and his refusal to obey the order of su-
perior officers was destructive of disci-
pline President H. 3. Perham and other
officers of the Order of Railway Teleg-
raphers are comforting concerning their
next move.
A call for a referendum vote of opera
tors employed on the Denver & Rio
Grande on the question of striking, as a
result of Vice President Schlacks' deci-
sion. was sent out tonight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-16
W.C.T.U. STATE CONVENTION
Reports Show Flourishing Condition
Officers Elected for Ensu-
ing Twelve Months.

The state convention of the Women's
Christian Temperance union was held at
the Congregational church in this city this
morning and was a most successful ses-
sion. The church was beautifully deco
rated with flowers, and many interesting
addresses were listened to during the day.
The reports of the regular Officers of the
union were received and accepted, and the
following officials were selected for next
year: President. Mrs. E. E. Shepherd,
Ogden; first vice president. Mrs. F. G..
Shaw of Corinne: second vice president
Mrs. Mary Boyndon OF Provo; correspond
ing secretary, Miss Maude Ditmars of
Salt Lake; recording secretary, Mrs. John
Hobbs of Ogden: assistant corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Mary Newton of Spring
Vile; treasurer, Miss Leota Kennedy of
Ogden