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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-05-16
BLEASE CONFIDENT HE'LL
BE ELECTED GOVERNOR
If Primary We're Held Today He Says,
He Would Win First Ballot
Says Would Abolish Many
Useless Offices.
Greenville Piedmont.

Greenville Piedmont.
eff the primary were to be neio
today. / have no doubt whatever that
I would be elected over Manning and
Cooper on the first ballot" was the
declaration of Cole L. Blease wed
nesday morning, when asked what ne
thought of his political prospects.
Mr. Blease arrived in Greenyille
Tuesday afternoon to attend the an
nual meeting of the grand lodge OF
the Odd Fellows. He will remain in
this section until the close Of the con-
vention, and is a guest at the Ottaray
Hotel. He does not expect to make
any political speeches during his
present stay in Greenville, he said
because he does not believe in mix
ing fraternal orders up with politics.
He declares, however. that he will
come back here later for political
talks.
Mr.. Blease was governor of South
Carolina for two terms, but was de-
feated two years ago for the United
States senate. He is now back in the
race for third term as governor of
the State.
'fMg campaign is in much better
shape now than it was at the CORE
spending time in any of my previous
campaigns" said Mr.. Blease talking
over the situation Wednesday, "and I
am very much encouraged over the
situation. 1 think can confidently
say that all those who were with rae
in 1912 are with me this year, and
there are many with me this year
VINO were against me then"
Mr.. Blease declared that Blease
men had been elected on the State ex-
ecutise committee in a number OF
counties at the recent conventions
though he was unable to give COM
plete list of these, as reports had not
come in from number Of the coun-
ties.
Mr.. Blease said he considered this
a very favorable sign for his candi-
dacy. "It is certain, anyway" he
said, 'sthat the State convention will
not be Manning convention, nor a
Cooper convention, nor Blease con-
yention.'
Fight Between Him and Manning.
Governor Blease said he thought
without doubt the main fight Of the
campaign would be between him and
Governor Manning. "Mr. Mannire
has the support of a well-defned fac
ton of the Democratic partyo in South
Carolina, and 1 have the support OF
the other well-defned faction" he
said. "Mr. Cooper's candidacy will mot
hurt me in the least. and I rather
feel that it will help me-"
Another thing that is in my IA
yor," said Mr.. Blease, "is the fact that
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-05-16
SAM NICHOLAS SMITES
JERSAY MAN SORE
Fourth District Congressman Easily
Beats Opponent Who starts Race
Question Argument.

! Fourth District Congressman Easily
Beats Opponent Who starts Race
Question Argument.
The State.
Washington, May 10.-News of
how member of the South Carolina
delegation in the house, Samuel J.
Nichols Of Spartanburg, severely
chastised a New Jersey member IN a
Washington hotel dining room last
night for remarks which the latter
made concerning the while people OF
the South and their treatment OF the
negro, leaked out here today, al
though efforts were made to keep the
matter quiet That the Spartanburg-
er came best in the fstic encoun-
ter is quite apparent.
Last night Mr.. Nichols was sitting
in the dining room of hotel when
the New Jersey congressman came in
and sat by him. In few minutes
the latter's secretary also came la
and joined the party. The New Jer-
sey man brought up the color ques-
ton and told Mr. Nichols that the
people of the South did not under
stand the negro and good deal
more along the same line, none Of
which was complimentary to the
white people, He also said that his
father was an aboIitionist and that he
was one, too.
At this point the Fourth district
congressman protested that he did
not care to discuss the negro Ques-
tioa, the matter of who was or who
was not an abolitionist or anything
about the subject. The New Jersey
man continued his insulting remarks.
Then quick as lightning out went
+ Mr.. Nichols left fist, straight from
the shoulder, landing squarely on the
New Jersey mans jaw for a good
uppercut. The New Jersey man had
been told what the South Carolinian
thought of himself and his ancestors.
"If you repeat that 1 will consider
that 1 have been insulted," said the
New Jersey man. Mr.. Nichols did
not answer but sent another swinging
blow into New Jerseys physiognomy
that knocked him down good and
hard and there was no attempt to
retaliate, although the New Jersey
mans secretary was standing by.
A clerk in the hotelf who at first
thought he would interfere, changed
his mind when he saw the South
Carolina blow landing on the New
Jersey face and instead, ran out of
the hotel door, making for home, so
those around said, and only returned
at the earnest request of the proprie-
tor when assured that no harm would
come to him.
When the story leaked out here to-
day Mr.. Nichols was asked for
statement concerning the matter and
was reluctant to make it public.
However, he said that if all the facts
were given he had no objection to
their publication. He stated that he
regretted the matter very much but
that when the New Jersey man had
cast aspersions on the South there
was nothing to do but "slap his face"
which he apparently did until
pulled off.
This morning the New Jersey man,
after getting a good drubbing at the
hands of the South Carolinian last
night, sent an apology for his part
in the encounter, if, in fact it can be
said that he had any part except his
remarks concerning the South and
his peculiar feeling when he came in
sudden and unexpected contact with
the dining room floor.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-05-16

great number OF candidates 1or
county Offices all over the State are
coming out for me. This is a sign
that they believe l am going to win
the race. If the primary were held
today, l am sure ! would defeat both
Manning and Cooper On the first bal
lot but of course a great deal of
money is going to be spent in support
of Manning's candidacy, and the
newspapers are going to conduct a
campaign in his behalf during the
next three months, and Of course all
this will strengthen him
When asked what measures he
would advocate if elected to the Office,
Mr.. Blease declared that among the
very first things he would advocate
the abolishing of useless Offices and
the reduction of taxation. He men
toned among these useless Offices"
the State board of charities. and the
State tax commission, and said he
would 'fkick the tax commission out
of the window the very first thing"
"I would have the salary of the su-
perintendent reduced to what it was,
and to where it should properly be-
declared Mr.. Flease.
"I would ask for a law allowing
each county to vote On the liquc-'
question, as to whether they wanted
it or not" he said. 81 would stand by
the present warehouse system and
would advocate the law being amend
ed so as to strengthen it. would ask
such amendments to the insurance
law as would do equal justice to the
insurance companies and the people,
but I certainly would not give way to
the companies to the detriment of the
interests of our State"
Fa7ors Sound Government.
When asked as to his opinion on
the compulsory school attendance
law, Mr.. Blease declared that he be-
reved in local self-govgrnment for
the counties, and intimated that he
would not stand in the way of dis
trict adopting compulsory school at
tendance if the citizens wanted it.
81 want to see the small schools
consolidated into big school house
centrally located and a "jitney bus"
system established so that the little
children of the country can have as
good facilities as the children Of the
Cities" he declared.
Asked what he thought of the
movement to abolish the county-to-
county campaign system, Mr.. Blease
said he believed it would be for the
best interests of the State to retain
this system, as it afforded the people
the best opportunity they have to see,
hear and meet the candidates. ut
would not make any difference to me,
personally, if the system were abol-
ished," he declared, "and in fact it
would rather help me- If you put
Manning, Cooper and myself to
speaking at three different places in
the same community at the same
time, I'm sure I'd hare bigger crowd
to hear me than they would"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-05-16
LANGLEY IS GRAND
MASTER OF I. O. 0. F.
Orphanage Saved by Pledges to Re-
Iieve Obligations and Provide
a Fund.

Greenvile News.
Before adjourning their final ses-
sion of the grand lodge yesterday
morning. an election was held result
ing: Grand master, A. B. Langley of
Columbia; deputy grand master, F. S.
Strickland of Columbia; grand war
den, James A. Clarkson of Hopkins,
Richland county; grand secretary, 5.
F. Killingsworth Of Columbia; grand
treasurer, H. Endel Of Greenville;
grand chaplain, J. K. P. Neatherly
of Columbia; trustees Of the home:
E. H. Aull of Newberry, ]. J. Nc
Swain of Greenyille, grand represen-
tative, F. C. Perry of Columbia, the
retiring grand master; James H.
Craig of Anderson.
Home Saved.
The Odd Fellows orphanage in
GreenNille, was one of the most i'm
portant matters before the grand
lodge. The Odd Fellows pledged
themselves to donate approximately
$1,20O which will relieve the obli-
cations and place several hundred
dollars in the treasury.
Wednesday night, it may be men
toned as pertinent to the subject, the
Rebekas raised s26 on the floor of
the convention and pledged the bal
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-05-16
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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-10-19

to wether to buy or sell, how
much, and at what price, it is
scarcely the function of a news
paper to advise the individual.
but one feature which cannot be
too strongly empasized is that the
man who cannot afford to lose
cannot afford to speculate.
Whatever we may think Of the
ethics of market speculation,
whether we regard it as legiti-
mate business or as mere gambl-
ing, as a business proposition it
is something which one man can
afford, and which another can
.aot. The man who has his debts
paid, the needs of his business
and his family provided for, and
a comfortable balance in his
bank may without imperilling the
welfare of his family or the Sec
urity of his business. take a
chance on the grain market, just
as he may take chance Oh the
turn of the card. His loss. if he
loses will entail suffering on no
one. But the man who has act
ual need for all his fuads shows
poor Judgment if he risks any
part of his possessions in soecu-
lation, even though there is the
possibility of large profits.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-10-19
A Mans
Mistake.
"
bp
GEORGE MuNsoN
Copyright. lals. by ". q. chapman.)


Copyright, l0ls. by w. q. Chapman.)
When Charles Dawson left home
With his fathers fervent wish that he
might never return few had expected
to see him again. So when Tom Daw.
son died and left him his entire prop.
erty, the fourishing farm and dairy,
and the lots on Midvale avenue, az.
gregating sum of $4,000, everybody
knew that the ne'er-do-well would
turn up again soon.
He did. Very few people remem.
bered that Esther Rogers and Charles
had been engaged. but the few who
remembered specialized. Esther was
now middlish-aged woman, which is
not the same as middle-aged. She was
perhaps thirty-seven. Charles must
be forty-three If he was q day. Would
the engagement be renewed-that en-.
gagement that Esther had broken at
her mothers insistence?
They met and resumed their friend.
ship. People wondered, but little was
to be learned. They seemed just good
friends. Meanwhile Charles proved
that his journey West had sobered
him. He ran the farm systematically
and made good money out of 1t.
Then Laura Dean came into his ex.
istence. Laura had been little thing
In short dresses when Charles went
away Now she was a young lady of
twenty-five, the prettiest in the vii
lage. and the gayest. Esther, watch.
ing, saw that after Charles had met
Laura all the welcome In his eyes for
her seemed to fade away.
Like all good women. Esther craved
husband and a home. She had
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-10-19
will be
MERCHANTS HOTEL
Saturday, Nov. fifth
Office Hours 8 a. m. to 4 p. N.
One Day Only
NO CHARGE FOR EXAMINATION

DR.. Mellenthiu is ii regular
graduate in Medicine and Surgcr;
and is licensed by the state o.
North Dakota. He visits profess
sinonally, the more important
towns and cities and offers to all
who call on this trip consultation
and examination free, EXCEPT the
eXrensG Of treatment when dc.
sired.
According to his method OF
treatment he does not operate for
chronic appendicitis, gall stones
ulcers of stomach, tonsils or adc-
nOids.
He has to his credit many
wonderful results in diseases of
the stomach, liver, bowels, blood
skin, nerves, heart, kidneys. blad-
der, bedwetting, catarrh. weak
lungs, rheumatism, sciatica, leg
ulcers and rectal ailments.
If you have been ailing for any
length of time and do not get any
better do not fail to call as inn
proper measures rather than dis
ease are very often the cause of
your long standing trouble.
Remember above date. that eX-
ANIMATION ON this trip will be
free and that his treatment is
different.
German spoken. Address 33G
Boston Block, Minneapolis, Mimi.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-10-19
SPECULATION

AS the grain market is active
as it has been for this season
the tendency to spectators is
strong. Great flucuation in price
create the possibility of large pre-
fits and though the possibility OF
equally large losses is equally pre-
sent mans natural optimism
leads him to look on the more
cheerful side. and the matter OF
possible losses is usually given
but slight consideration. In most
neighbOrhOOds there are persons
who have made winnings On the
recent advance in wheat prices,
and reports of these are passed
around until the speculation few
er becomes quite prevalent. AS
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-10-19

new pleasure to occupy his
mfnd-the automobile would take
him through the country. to town
or where he wished to go. 1t
would take him home i'm time for
a good nights rest, something
his driving horse would never do.
On the other hand, the motor
car has wiped away border lines;
it has brought the farm nearer to
the city; it has increased the val
ue of farm land. The farmer
has learned that the gas engine
will do almost any kind of chores
he has to do, and when some
thing breaks he can crank his
auto and run into town for a :ew
part with the loss ofpractically
no time. For the farmer who
raiser truck, the motor has brot
better prices. 1t has gotten his
products to the market earlier
and when they are fresh. The
farmer does not have to start at
three O'Clock in the morning as
does the man who depends on the
uoi oc duu CliI lO carry HIS pro-
, ducts.
! The farmer with a milk route
has found the motor car indis-
pensable. In the hot summer
the milk can be delivered with
rapidity, and the saving in not
having the milk sour before de-
livery is sufficient to pay for gas
end oil for a month. The farm
er who owns an automobile can
not only save time and money, but
Oh Sunday or in the evening his
family can be whirled through the
icountry to visit distant friends. 1t
twill take the family to church and
many other places that could not
be reached when the llors is de-
pend d upon.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-10-19

dreamed of. Charles ever since his re-
turn. 1t would be affectation to say
that she had not often forgotten him
during the years Of his absence. But
with his return the memory of the old
love came back to her and, though she
dared not show it, she fancied Charles
was not Indifferent to her.
She fancied SO that night when he
opened his heart to her. He told her
what wreck he had made Of his life.
II was a fool, Esther" he said unhap-
PLY. II sQuandered my youth. What
is left to me now?"
AS he said this he looked up, and
suddenly Esther knew that her eyes
had answered him. She blushed furi-
ously. Now that she knew he cared
for her she was afraid. And then
well, then an interruption came
For girlish voice rang out from
the street: Miss Rogers! Oh, Miss
Rogers, where are you?"
1t was Laura, unconventional as al
ways. OF course she was invited in
and presented to Charles. and as soon
as the man had set eyes on her he
uegan to dream again. He dreamed
Of youth that was yet recoverable.
He looked at Laura as If she embodied
all that Esther had been.
After that the man and the girl
often met, and Esther shrank more
and more into her shell. It was plain
that Charles cared for her no longer.
AS for Charles himself, his mind was
in a whirl, and he hardly knew what
he wanted; he was drawn like mag
net by Laura's bright eyes and OBJ.
vious interest in him.
Then. one evening, when he had en-
tered the garden to call on Laura, he
was surprised to hear her in the little
summer house. 1t was pitch dark, and
before he could make himself known
the words he heard held him spell
bound. Laura was talking to Esther.
"Of course, I don't love Charles
Dawson" she was saying Indignantly.
Cant have a little amusement with
the only eligible man left In town."
"Do you consider it amusement to
ruin mans happiness and break his
hearth" asked Esther.
"Oh, mems hearts are not SO easily
broken Laura answered. HE thinks
he is Irresistible, that middle-aged
man of over forty, and am going to
teach him little lesson which he
sorely needs.
II have been leading him on and to.
night expect he will COLL. and q little
encouragement viii soon bring him to
the proposing point. And then shan
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-10-19
NEW NORMAL FoR DICKINSON

Southwestern North Dakota cit
! les are giving this state Il splendid
exposition Of the principal of
community interest, in their
Who'll" hearted. support of tn" pro-
poscd constitutional amendment
by which IA new state normal
school would b. located in Dickcn
son.
I Every city in the district. and
; it comprised nearly IL fourth of
the entire state is united i'm favo:.
of Dickinson for .ne new school,
all local seliishness and local am
bltioal being abondcdi THAT tn.
district may obtain the education
faclItlcs required to properly
maintain tn. states educational
interests.
With no state school closer
than Valley City on the east ana
Minot on the north, Dickinson
is in the heart of a tremendous
territory tina, is now denied fac
ilitics for the proper education Of
It's young people. The territory
i'SA uAt - an IiuI SCILlOJl NcSL anu
south of the Missouri River. and
with the tremendous growth ex-
oerienced during the past few
years, sponsors of the normal
school movement are possessed
with very forceful arguments i'm
favor of it.
The U:lited front presented by
the southwest has carried their
movement To marked successes al
ready. Twice the state legisla-
ture has passed favorably on the
proposition of establishing the
new normal school; both great
political parties in this state have
declared themselves favorable,
and the state board of regents
has recommended the scnnu..
lt:is because the people of the
southwest have recognized the
power of united action that they
have been able to advance their
causes so satisfactorily up to the
present time. The normal school
amendment needs only favorable
action in the coming general ell
ection to become a law-and there
is every reason to believe that
the people Of the state will ap-
prove of the plan of the general.
ly recognized need for the school.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-10-19
LEARN SECRETS Of NATURE
Some Of the so.caIled Rarer Metals
May Not Always Be So, De.
clare Chemists.

Among the SO-called "rarer" metals
the most interesting are those whose
compounds are abundant but whose
cost of obtaining from these COM
pounds is very high. In other words
cheap methods have not yet been
worked out for extracting the metals
from these abundant compounds. In
an article by DIR. ]. w. Richards in
'Metallurgical and Chemical Engineer
ing discussion is given of the posi-.
bilities Of some of these rarer metals,
among which are beryllium, which is
found as compound in the gem, en-
erald, but more abundantly as min
eral called beryl. Magnesium is an.
other metal which has lately been
made on q. fair-sized scale in this coun.
try but not especially cheaply. Others
are calcium. strontium. barium. boron,
chromium. titanium and chromium.
Aluminium in 1886 sold for SIC per
pound. Today it sells for 60 cents,
but normally is much lower, due to
cheap methods Of extraction by cleo:
tricity at Niagara Falls.
The silicon industry furnishes an
other example in point. Silica is the
most abundant and cheapest material
In nature. yet silicon was selling In
1900 as a chemical curiosity at over
500 an ounce. At present 10 cents
per pound Is a good price for silicon,
due also to the use Of electricity in
an electric furnace. 1t is possible that
the coming generation of chemists will
find cheap methods Of producing some
Of the present "rarcr' metals.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-10-19
MIR. GEO. 4. BANGS
CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS

Geo. A. Bangs, the democra-
tic candidate for Congress in .he
first district was born at LeSueur
Mimi, November 9Th, 1867 and re
moved to North Dakota. with his
father, A. w. Bangs and fanny,
during the winter of 1881 and
1889; during 1882 he lived near
thompson upon a farm and dur
ing 1883 upon his fathers
homestead at Cary, in Ramsey
County; for 81 years he has
lived in the City of Grand Forks.
Mr.. Bangs was educated in the
public schools of LeSueur, and
Grand Forks and studied law in
the office of his father, and
Bangs and Fisk. then composed of
Tracy r. Bangs and Chas. j.
Fisk, at present Chief Justice of
the State, and was admitted 10
practice in 1893, becoming in
1895 member of the firm of
Bangs & Fisk.
Mr.. Bangs almost immediate
ely took his place i'm the front
rank Of North Dakota lawyers and
has handled some of the most
important litigation of the State,
among which were the Capital
Comision cases i'm which, upon his
argument, the Supreme Court
held void the law of 1905 provid-
ing for the sale of the Capitol
lands and the construction of thu,
Governors mansion and Capitol
buildings at Bismarck; also the
Municipal Court Act for cities in
the state; Mr.. Bangs handled the
Pembina County seat litigation
the litigation arising out of the
division of Ward County and thn
organization there from from
Mountrail: Burke and RenviIie
Counties; the division of .hc
Billings County, the organization
of Golden Valley County and the
county seat litigation arising out
OF the location of the county seat
of Burke, Mountrail. Rolette and
Sheridan Counties; as we'll as H1a
Mouse River Drainage project hy
which was redeemed approximate
ely $4,000 acres of flooded lands
in the Mouse River Valley.
Mr.. Bangs practice has not
been confined to North Dakota
but has extended to the Supreme
Courts of the sister states. Min
nesota and Montana, as wei as
the United States Circuit Court of
Appeals, at st. Paul, Denver and
st. Louis.
Mr.. Bangs is at present en-
gagged in the practice of law at
Grand FORKS as a member of the
firm of Bangs & Robbins and has
collected probably the largest law
library in she northwest of about
5000 volumes; he is City Attor-
ney of Grand Forks, and was
States Attorney of Grand Forks
County from 1898 to 1900 and
city attorney from 1896 to 1906 {:
this is the first time that Mr..
Bangs has been candidate for
office other than for States At
tOreny.
Mr.. Bangs has always bee pro-
gressive in his politics and has
taken an active interest in the
betterment of political and SOC
ial matters.