The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16
newman DECLARED
WILLIAMS Wrong
GOLD HILL PROMOTER CONTRA
DiCTED COMPTROLLER Be-
FORE INQUEST.
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Over North Carolina.
Raleigh.

Washington.-John Shelton Will
liams, comptroller of the currency,
told a special senate committee he
had never had any financial interest
in the gold mine at Gold Hill, N. e.,
the promotion of which through use
of senate stationery is being lnvest-
gated by the committee. The comp
| troller said Walter G. Newman, who
promoted the mine, had offered MIN
some STOCK but that he had declined
to buy.
Mr.. Williams presented a telegram
he had sent to Newman at Gold Hill,
informing him that Berkeley Will
| liams, the comptroller's brother and
Clevelan Perkins might look over the
Gold Hill property with view to in
vesting. Mr.. William denied, how
ever, that he had arranged an ap-
pointment between Newman and Per
kins in Washington.
Mr.. Williams produced a letter writ
ten by Newman urging Williams to
| join in some stock ventures in which
the promoter said he had Alaskan in
terests greater than those of ''the
Guggenheims, Morgan or the Standard
Oil crowd" and promised to make
the national city crowd green with
| envy"
| Frederick P. Dewey, assayer and
after director of the mint, told of
making an investigation of the Gold
Hill property at the instance of Mr.
Williams, and Director of the Mint
Roberts. He said that he found
there was no mine there, but there
was good prospect"
William c. Bishop, conducting an
Investigating agency employed by the
Curb Market Association in New York
said he investigated appearance on
the curb of a letter written on SEN
ate stationery and lauding the Gold
Hill enterprise. He said he found
only about three copies of the let
ter, but that these copies were shown
to every man on the curb. He wrote
to Senator Chiffon about the letters
which were on he paper of his com
mittee, and the senator replied de
nying all knowledge of them.
Senators Pomerene, of Ohio, anG
Swanson, of Virginia, testified they
had bought stock in the mine at thei1
own risk and on their own RESPONSE
bility. Mr.. Swanson said he purchas
ed at thirty cents a share and put il
$4,000. Senator Pomerene did no
specify the amount he owned
Assertions of Comptroller Williams
. that he had received no communic ca
lions about the mine from Newman
except few kilograms were denie,
by the promoter when he was recall
, ed to the stand. Newman said he ha,
two letters from the comptroller at hi
Gold Hill office. He offered to pre-
duce them, but Senator Thompson
, chairman of the investigating CON
mittee, declined to receive them as h
was anxious to conclude the inquiry
. Cost of Hog Cholera Serum Lower.
f The state department of agricultur
+ issues the following notice to thu
o swine growers of North Carolina:
, ION July 1 the North Carolin
n department of agriculture reduced tn
+ cost of hog cholera serum from on
4 and one-half cents cubic centimete
to one and one-fourth cents. The d,
n partmnt has been furnishing this s,
4 rum to the farmers at cost of produ
ton since 1910.
n AS the demand for the serum il
= creases, with the improved facilitie
!. for making it, the cost has been r
duced from two and one-half cents til
cubic centimeter in 1910 to one an
one-fourth cents. All serum will
sent by express c. o. D., unles
p check or money order accompanie
j. order.
s. Orders for serum should be a
II dressed to the Commissioner of Ag1
culture, Raleigh, N c."
Improvements in Health Bulletin.
n, When the July number of TT
lie Health Bulletin, the monthly public
g ton of the state board of health. is
n sued it will contain considerable il
e. provement in get up, according to E
1t announcement made by Secretary '
at 5. RANKIN of the board, who is edit,
le IN chief of the publication. It w
&c have specific departments for tuberc
o. losis, child hygiene. public health al
of sanitation and personal hygiene.
rs this way material heretofore print,
er In scattered and haphazarded mann
will be grouped much better.
Court Will Begin in AUGUST.
lr- The fall term of the North Caro1i1
by supreme court is to convene on Il
IS last Monday in August and the preli
of mary work is being pushed by Gle
&C. }. l.. Seawell. The justices. with +
Lst exception of Chief Justice Clark.
in out OF the city on their annual vat
re tlons. In the meantime, some ate
op ton is being given to the matter
W. the preparation of the questions tn
in are to be propounded to the applica1
CHI for licenses. Indications arc I'll