The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-15
~ LeeC County SEM Says
He w as Imp sed U pom i.
by Others.
BOTH USESIHOLD
BR I.E E S b SSIO us
Enrolling Clerks Are Busy Put
ting in Order Work Of Legisla-
tureH House Members Make
Fun Of Statewide
Prohibition
Bill.

y
Bill. tslsS
Making the nmcnde honorable to
DIR. Ennlon G. williams and the statcs
Board OF Health for charges nEainSt
them III connection with the pMrchnsc Is
tof the Cnta>yba snnatorium site, sem
3ator j.. G. Noel read yesterday morn
! Ing In the Senate a Abatement saying
Ethat he hnd heen imposed upon by
Robert Williams Daniel aud w. l.s
'Watlsina, withdrawing all that he said
against the Catnyyba saaatoRiuil
management. He asked leave to NM s
his rcparation printed in the Jsurnaa a
OF the Senate, aud ON InOtionSgof Sem.
3ators Keczell that privilege was grant
lslon. ~. (. 4 3 ,s9 s
Both houses OF the Legislature held 4
briet constructive sessions for the
purpose OF signing enrolled bills, but
the business transacted was OF little
other Importance. n
Senator ,,oels complete retraction
OF his charges against tho Hea1tf, q
Board ends all controversy regarding
the Catawba Sanatorium for Consump-
tives. and leaves the way open for sS
the continued enlargement OF the irs-
eral appropriation act.
Senator Noel's statement.
Senator Noel reviewed the history Of
his connection with the charges. stat
ing that the editorial In the Roanoke
Time criticizind him for his stric-S
lures on the expenditures OF the state
BOARD OF Health had CAUSED him to-
think that. pal was trying to divert
PUBLIC attention from those expendI-
lures and the sana toriunl. rther, he
Il declared that he ~ rs of Fopin ion hat
4 Robert Wtllianis Daniel. Who hal
\ gtelephoned him from Philadelphia. and s
i Wv. B. Watkins. discharged emp1oye OF
1.-THE Board Off Health. who had given
! him the papers on which he based his
I charges had both imposed on him 8py
Il trying to make him medium through
! whom to vent their personal spt te.s
\ Hacking moral courage to face the is Is
sue lnanfully when their names were
I mad public.
senator Noel's statement follows in
full: s8s III
Some three or four weeks ago. o.i,inA
1 1.-The discussion of the Fletcher bill, bill
4 known as Senate bill No. II. = declared
that we were too profit lgates with th eSs Fs
peoples money. and gave as an M
stance that IN Il 9 0ss 500 10 was SUFFICIENT sg
for the State Board of Health. and that
Hin ] 909 we allowed the said board to-
lspend $4,000. For t hat statement
was severely cri ticized by the Roanoke
Times, and In q way that forced ma
1 to believe that the paper was trying
Ito divert public attention from the
|expenditures and the Catawbal Sanators
|rium So u began to look about to-
lind evidence OF cxtravagances IN con-
J |nection with the instituti on.
Got Papers from Watkins.
81 IT was informed that certain & facts
4 were in the possession OF o. man who
Twas formerly associat ed with The de-
A partment or who knew OF transactions
that justified mysrema rk nsulteds .1}
II gen tlemen who were said to be cognt.A
.zant OF the rellabillty and strus stwo ortht-ssss
iEness OF my IN forman t. After, con ver-ye
lisa ton with the person In; q ues Hon s1S
Twas furnished with copies OF certain
4 s|5papers and reports VIII ich she claimed
Ito be authentic and which he leg no
sEtosb believe4he had obtained IN a8 lesiti-
Innate and proper manner. These papers
4 I,seenned to esta blish clearly Ethings:sss
/ I'd. That the loca tlon chosen ~ tho
Il State Board OF Health was an improper
/ place for the estab blishmen ssofs e tu.S L,
y tuberculosis sannt ortuHl. SS
y N 20 That the States money had been
y wasted with q prodigal hand. ,5S
a .Therefore, on a d 1uestnon OF per-
Z sonal privileg on la st Thursda Y n1ghtsi
4 made certain staten IS Win re1e els
Z ence to this apparent NV asteS OF money
: on Friday read papers to su bstanttateF
Nlthose statements. On Saturday SI had
D a telephone call from @ man IN Phil-s
4 adelp whose name - dersto Cd to-
"a be Williams. It transpi res y hat thsf
III gen IL emnn wa s Robert w llams y anlel.S
Z Each Had a Grievance.
\ III "OverSthe phone Z unde ID him
4 Ito say that he had in formal ton which
8Ewould establish ~ char re OF grat ~ IN
the procurement 33of the property ac-S88
Il Iquired for til la purposes OF the sal nato-g
SIrlun, So II ag gain rose to a. question or
aI perso onal privilege and gave sW hat I Iasun-
to be the substance Of his
81 stat tcments3 over the Stelcp hono.s IN order
N that might prosecute the matt ter4tos
q an investigation without treating tho,
n Senate unfairly. u he mad de SO od% when
y he came TO see me, w b he romisef
n to do when he came to this ci ity;. Ede,ss
Z did come to Richmond. as see bYstf
norning paper. and furnlshe ed the press
&Ewith statement which Is so at yartr
!! Jance5 { withswhat he&told me as to- pres
! sent an exactly cont trary view. have
ed that Il no aperson from w no ~ s1s
q got 4 he letters was a @dt tschar rged en-
I ,fl3nloyo OF the Heal tn y rtme 7. +. No
IEEthat Mr. Daniel Is q nephew Z OF .sth hs
llltlrst sSupcFlntendentE0ltH E0l y ND $ea at!d suS4uHs
!. Dr. RobeVt n, tlliams, ID Ind IN at& cacf
\ has a grievance agal Inst the mana gtnHs
4 tfIhoard { OF sa Id 4sana tor iulr,.
: : Was Imposed Upop, MS
/ / feel that ESQ me ha, ,ye imposed
Il on mo In ma Il & mo q med lulll thro us ll
: ! which they no ped ITO sbrt Ing a disfayor
! Ithis institution "a graf W their s,ss ~
! ! aa|personal spite a sal MS N ma ne enc
! but who did no Il have n he moral spnY,s
d Iage TO face the Issue II ike me y I'M hsa