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KIM? CONVENTION ACTS AS ORDERED Fifteen Men, Styling Themselves Audubon Society, Nominate Gibbes? Illegality Question: "Governor Looks Out for It/* Charleston American. i i Columbia, July 18.?Fifteen men, "w ith several hundred proxies of people whom they declared by vote to oe members, styling themselves the Audubon Society of South Carolina, today held a rump convention and recoir mended Wade Hampton Gibbes, of Columbia, to Governor Manning for appointment to the office of chief game warden of South Carolina. The gathering was in response to a call from (Vice President C. W. Barron, published in the newspapers* "ordering" a meeting of the Audubon j Society to be held today. Vice Presi- i d<-nt Barron's call was in response to a request from Governor Manning during the recent absence of President E. C. L. Adams from the State. President Adams, accompanied by Former Chief Game Warden Alfred A Richardson, appeared at noon, tke konr set by Dr., Barron for tke meeting, jumI entered a protest against the lega&ty of tke meeting, in wkick kt stated kit reasons for refusing to "o>1 Tk# nteetinar was ?a!l*d f order bj Tic* Pr?rii?at Barr?m. Skortly tker?*iter PresWeat Adams aid Cal. Rickar ??a retired aai noae of the Itiehardsom factioa participated ia the meeting. Tfee aame of Mr. Gibbes, already twice appointed by Governor Manning without the recommendation of the ecciety, the action of the governor "being declared illegal by the supreme court, will now go to Governor Manning and the matter will again be f threshed out in the courts. Baffled. There was -only one feature to the meeting. During its progress, the iratter of casting the present execu-1 tire committee was broached, and a j dilligent search of the by-la v/s for some authority for so doing was made1 but the by-laws gave no response, auu k the executive committee escaped. ^^^That really was the only surprise r 'sprung by the rump convention. Everything else it did was fully anticipated. But why it should stand back1 'in the matter of naming an executive corsimittee, simply because it could find no authority was the marvel, inasmuch as there was no authority for any other action which was taken. Following tie meeting Col. A. A. Richardson, former chief game warden and who still has the records or the office, for which he is liable un <3er his official bond, until nis succes\ eoi is? legally appointed and^qualified, said that he had gone up to "the so.-called meeting, but after looking it /' o\er it appeared to me to be more a Itmily gathering of the G-ibbes' clan than a meeting of the Audubon society. and after listening to the president's statement notifying them that th>? meeting had not been regularly called and could not be legally held. I left, and I do not expect to recogrize the appointment of a chief game warden under the recommendation of this. so-called meeting, or any other' action taken by it, until the courts have passed .upon it." Promptly at 12 o'clock President E C. L. Adams read the following statement to the few who had gathered together in the unity of a bitter parti?aifship, under a "law and order" administration, which had promised to know no faction: Stamped "Illegal." "I am here today on1/ for the pur-! pose of putting you on notice that any : action taken today in regard to the recommendation of a chief game warden is illegal, and I decline to call the pjeeting to order. "I cite you the constitution and bylaws, Article 5, as follows: 'Special meetings of the society may be called by the president or by any three members of the executive committee, the special object of the meeting stated in the call. Notice of said meeting * 11 u- j. v.. ? ?n SL'au ue seat uy tut; swiewi^- iu an. members of the society at least ten days before the date of the meeting r "Xo such notice has been sent out) by the secretary, and, therefore, the i great majority, of the members' throughout the State know noting of any meeting having been ordered byj tne vice president to be held today. "Fur^r than this I, as president gave notice through the columns of the newspapers that there would be hd meeting of the Audubon society on Julv 18. "Also Dr. Barron, vice president, T?*as put on notice by telegram from the secretary that no meeting could be called for July 18." The "Patriot" Clan. Vice President Barron said that he felt he was doing his duty to South Carolina in calling the meeting ' the request of the governor. He saiu he war too ill to preside and was forced > . / f to go back to the springs at 12: i5 o'rJock, and he called Coi. W. A. Clark to the chair. On motion of Mr. I). H. Weston, who is Uuited States District Attorney,' Chairman Clark appointed a creden--} ti<;Is committee, composed of Mr j Weston, Mr. A. S. Salley, Jr., secre-j U:ry of the State historical commis- j sicn, and Mr. Albert R. Hevward. j The credentials committee reported thist there were 15 members present, with 321 proxi-es. On motion of Mr.' R. Beverly Herbert, the report was received as information, and all tho;?e having proxies present were elected. members. # j The question then came up as to vtat to do with the money which accompanied the proxies of new mem- j bers. Mr. Salley made the point that Mr. Albert R. Hey ward, appointed treasurer by Governor Ansel several; ye^rs ago, was still legal treasurer, *3 v * as* - ? - j a treasurer neia unxn reruvTcu ivi . cause, aid that tke appointment of Mj?s Belle Williacs as treasurer | by Governor Manning was illegal, in thai bo mai could hold an ofice! in Souti Carolina. There was coa-! sicerafcle discussion on tke point, and the cob Ten tie* finally decided to rti soire every point in its favor, as far. Las possible by recognizing Mr. Hey-! \a-r4 at ?till treasurer of tie seeiety, ! 1 -1-- - u<?. n*T_ *.1S# I W Kia ra . ersT UjLMMimz f?r j Tk? mrcm.ti*? als? k?U tkct a' j secretary ?kwtl4 bt elects ? place 3i ' Secretary V. P. Fn?4ertHirk, appwmt-' ! ed by President A?ta*s *rh-mi Hit*' i j Belle Williams resiffiei at botk secretary aod treasurer. Mr. Albert R. j I Hey ward was also elected secretary, ' ?i-J A ,UC%?? i 3.1:a a motion was carnea iu ynj uua; $10 per month for his services as sec-! retary and treasurer. Mr. He/ward was requested to take the money and also to make request of President Adams to turn over to him any mony of the society which he might have on hand. Mr. Heyward wanted to know what to do in the matter of paying counsel; t^ get the money if President Adams ; should refuse to turn it over. He said it looked to him as if the matter would j go into the courts again, and he: I wanted to know upon what authority; he could employ counsel. He alsoj wanted to know upon what authority! he should pay out money belonging to! the society. As to the latter point, he was admonished by Chairman Clark to go by the bylaws where they covered the <point, and where they did j rot to go by direction of the officers. J As to the employment of counsel, it j was suggested that Governor Manning i would look after that part of the matter. "I am a little vague as to where ray authority comes from," said Mr. Heyward. And he seemed to express the prevailing sentiment?though it was not ojenly expressed by any others. On motion of Mr. Herbert, the convention proceeded to the matter in hand?the recommendation of a person suitable to the governo 9">r ap-. >poirtment as chief game v. x\ n. Mr. j Herbert nominated Mr. Gibbes. Mr.! ' ~ ?' J ~ J ~ A,lr ' j>ajiey seeouueu mc munuu. Weston moved that the nominations oiose. All the motions were unani-' reously carried as rapidly as they! were put. Mr. Edmund Heyward, acting as j temporary secretary, was instructed, to send Mr. Gihbes' name to the gov-' error. There being nothing else to do that aisvone could think of- the little i gathering then adjournert. DOG BATS. : i Ycrkville Enquirer. | "When do dog days set in;N what do' I ycu know about dog days anyhow?'', | is a question that has been put to the; j newspaper man quite often during: th-: past week. Mr. J. X. McDill, M".! J. X. McGill and others were talking^ about dog days over at Hickory Grove i i i ov.i-1 fnllrc all nvAr the [ V f Llii ?,ovaci. * uu-a I KS t uu ! I corntr have evinced more or less in-| j terest in the matter. According *o: j Mr. Dill, the old saying is that if! it rains the first dog day it will rain! I fcitv days; but there is more or less division as to when dog days set in. | Some modern almanac makers reckon the dog days from .Juiy z\ 10 August 24; others from July 3 to' August 11. . Dog days, called by the! ancients, dies caniculares, is suppos-1 e<l to be the period of greatest heat in summer. In the latitudes of the Med-! iterranean sea, this period nearly cor- j I responds with that in which the dog ; I star rises at the same time with the! I isr.n To t"his conjunction all antiqui-/ ty, and all later followers of judicial astrology, ascribed a malignant influence. The heliacal rising of the dog star is a very definite phenomenon; it's piec-ise dates cannot he determined, and owing to the procession of the equinoxes it does not now occur till about August 10, when the greatest j heat of the "eason is ?ft^a over. So f t uncertain is the time that the ancients indiscriminately ascribe the evil influence to Sirius and Procvon (the largest stars respectively of Canis Major and Minor) though there are' several days' difference in their helia-| c;?l risings. I p.r> r?ut intr> a field sorap nieht when. the stars are bright and you will learn ! some thing of Sirius, the dog star| v.ho controls the dog days. You will I have no trouble in identifying him.! He is the brightest and in appearance,' th?- largest, of the fixed stars, named from the constellation of Canis Major, j in which he appears. The dog star is the Sothis of the an- j cient Egyptians and is one of the six fixed stars which Ptolemy enumerates in his catalogue as of a fiery red col-! or Seneca said it was redder than ^r - ? ~ TV,.* r\f VDO T*CJ i JCc-lS. 0*11 L. luuitaaiiuo wj. _ tui o ?. parsed since Seneca and Ptolemy! studied the stars, and Sirius has1 changed his Vght to a perfect white ?id he furnishes the only example of; a historically proved change of color in th? appearance of a star. By the Egyptians the dog star was, called Sothis. They reckoned their' year from one helical rising of the iofc. star to another and their year I was thereto'e known by other peo?!# of the vorld at the "Sothic year."; M?gt York couaty folks who fceliere i? iini. sad moons (sad there are: lets 0t them) recokoa July 24, &s tkt 6cz day, ai-d tke statui ?f tkt nuatker o* that day i? being awaited witli! csasiderable isterest. TIMELY A9TICE FK0M LANK*. Stithen F*et Stressed Seed ef Dirernf PrftBS. New York Evening Post. Kipling is not the only poet to subdue his muse to practical themes. Southern admirers of Sidney Lanier are pointing with pride to his lines, j now giving new timeliness, on the need of diversification of crops, farm! credits, and the like. In his famous j "Corn" he was as vigorous as thei Britisher in his denunciation of thej "flannelled fool at the wicket." "Dwelt one I knew of old. who played at toil, And gave to coquette Cotton soul -nd soil. j Scorning the slow rew rd of patient grain, He sowed his heart with hopes of swifter gain. Then 3at him down and waited for the rain. He sailed in borrowed ships of^usury? A foolish Jason on a treacherous sea, Seeking tne neece ana miuirtg H11?C1 J. Yea, gathering crops, whose worth no man might tell, He staked his life on games of Bajand-Sell. i And turned each field into gambler's hell. I ) ! So long as he was able, he had 'small loans b'y pledges great renewed." Here Lanier is a bit archaic, for our land banks would) ont encourage a planter in thriftlessness, with the result finally of driving him "away into the deep, oblivious West." What the War Will Do for Us. j A writer in the July 'Woman's Home Companion says: "War is costly; war is terrible. Yet to that nation whicli does its partj manfully was brings certain compen-i sations. "The average man has a third of h'is lung capacity which he never uses. Only under the strain of some grear emotion does he learn to use his full lung power. "What is true of men is true of nations also. Only out of the strain of great crises do they come to their j fullest capacity for l'fe and worK. "We shall come out of the war a; poorer people, a more solemn people,! but a people that has learned in the; hardest school in the world the lessons of discipline, and of frugality, and seii-denial and thrift." I Willing- to Ho Good. Albert C'ievalier tells the following ing: i>i ''One night," remarked the famous comedian, "in a certain music hall j where there was a notoriously bad orchestra, the manager suddenly appeared on the stage and apologized t _ ! for the absence of a favorite comic singer whose name was a great feature. "The manager explained that he had every reason to believe that the artist in question would positively appear later on; and then, by way of throwing oil 011 troubled waters, suggested, in order to avoid a wait, that the au- j dience should be favored with a lit-J tie music. 'As he announced this, a pathetic voice in the gallery was heard: 'Oh, I soy, Mr. Manager, we'll be j good if yer don't let the band play!" Subscribe to The Herald and News. Days and N'lplits. 'I suppose," said the literary youngi man, "that you have read "The Last; Days ot Pompeii?" 'No, I haven't," admitted the fair maid from the back township, "but I've read nearly ail of the 'Arabian Nights.''' ANNUAL CITIZENS' MEETING The citizens of Newberry school district are requested to meet at the court house at 10 o'clock a. m.. Tu esdav, July 24, 1917, to hear the re-J port of the trustees of the school. W. A. McSWAIN, Chairman. 7-10-4t SUMMEfiLASD COLLEGE FOR W0ME5 Offers These Se]?erier Advantages. | An amDle and canable l'acultv. Genuine interest in the indiridaal student. Modern buildinge splendidly equipped. Ideal location. "Sumrnerland" is healthful as well as beautiful far gil> uatioa. Pine air and pure water?all tk< coaditioHs coaducive to good healtli. A Christian atntospher? aad positive Christian fceaehimg. Moderate terms in order te pisuze (dvmifiirM within tlwo r?sr1i of as maiy at powible. Next sesaioa aegim September 2#tlL Catalogue fnrmished oa application lafluirie# should be addressed t BIT. P. 11 K^yaOE, FrwUeat. Leesrille. S. G. mimmt Fer TabenraoJt gckoel. Application should be sa feaad ol either of cadersigned mot later tbaa Saturday mooa, July 2ttk. Jokfe. ~?V. oia^.k. J. E. Nei-ffkbors. M. P. Johnson. Trustees. Kinards, S. C., R. F. I). No. 2. Pomaria Cotton Weighers Association By order of the president ihe Cot-1 ton Weighers association of Pomaria will meet at Pomaria July 21, 1917, at 2 p. m. for the purpose of electing officers. Candidates for cotton weigher must have their fees in by . .. , . i tnat meeting, ine eiecnon w^iii oej held two weeks later, August 2, 1917. D. L. WEDAMAN, Secretary and Treasurer, 7-10-3t . 50TICE TO CREDITORS. [ STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, ? - /\-n \Tmnm"nnr?xr UUUM I UJP i\il?WJDii.x^rvi. In the Probate Court. Lc-uvemia Fair, Administratrix of the pergonal estate of Reuben Mayes,! deceased, and John Wililams, as the: Administrator of the personal es-' tate of Ellen Mayes, deceased, and: in their owi rights. Plaintiffs, against Charlotte Asburv, Susie Snowden,' i Lois DeWalt and Marion Jones, Defendants, j The creditors of the said Reuben; j Mayes, deceased, and the said Ellen J Mayes, deecased, are required by anj order in the above entitled action,! passed by me on the 2nd day of July,! 1917, to render in an^ establish their j claims and demands before this Courti on or before the 7th day of August,! 1917, and said creditors are by said; Order enjoined and restrained from, | prosecuting the collection of their; j claims in any other manner or Ccurt.1 Notice is further given that the ad-; | ' ministratrix and administrator of the: estates of Reuben ^ Maye3, deceased,' arid Ellen Mayes, deecased, respective-' iy, will make a final settlement as; such administratrix and administrator in the Probate Court for Newberry; County, South Carolina, at eleven; o'clock in the forenoon on the said Ttiij day of August, 1017, and immediotely1 thereafter will apply for a discharge as such administratrix and adminis-j irator. W. F. EWART, Probate Judge for Newberry County,1 South Carolina. Dated: July 2nd, 1917. Ilpll NOTICE OF SALE. STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. In the Probate Court. Louvenia Fair, Administratrix of the personal estate of Reuben Mayes, deceased, and John Wililams, as the Administrator of the personal es-: tate of Ellen Mayes, deceased, ami tlioir n-cvn ricrhf-q JLll iiivn v i? a A Plaintiffs, | against Charlotte Asbury, Susie Snowden, J Lois DeWalt and Marion Jones, Defendants, j By order of this Court herein, I will? sell to the highest bidder, before the' Court House at Newberry, South Caro-i lina, within the legal hours of sale, J 4 i. 1 017 on saiesaay, in August, i All that tract, piece or parcel of land, lying, being and situate within the corporate limits of the town of Newberry, in that part commonly called "Graveltown,"' containing ?nefourth acre, saore or less, and bound-) ed by the lands, now or formerly, of E. A. Griffin, Southern Oil Mill Com-, pany, Farmers' Oil Mill Company,! Frances Andrews (colored) and Hun-1 ter Street, the same being the iden-j 1 tical lot of land conveyed to Reuben 1 Mayes and Ellen Mayes jointly fcv 1 deed of T. C. Pool on the 15th day of 1 September, 1904. | < TERMS OF SALE: All of the pur- 1 chase price to be paid in cash, and 5 the purchaser to pay for all necessary * papers in the conveyance. As an ev- ] idence of god faith, the purchaser shall deposit with the Probate Judge, im-j mediately upon the premises being! ! sold to him, Fifty ($50.00) Dollars,] ' / // ' i ! / / / g Non Stop ii i5^ IFp; l^xcursion Fares V I way System from Lake Junaluska a N. C : (Account Chautauqua Period, ers' Conference, Board of Missi on sale July 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, : 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18 and 19,, lii ibaic. i Nashville, T< Account Peabody College Sui Jane u, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, Jul days from date of sale. Black Mountain ] $5. Account Various Religious A 31, June i, ii, 12, 13, 21, 22, : 127, 3c, August 1, 6, 10, 14, 17, of sale. Athens, ( Account Summer School Uni 30, July 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, ; from date of sale. Proportianately re< ooints. Call on local ager Ition or address S. H. McL! S. C. I Students i Pnlid For r.ollpo IUlAAAUti d\ VA Newberry College offers course logy, Bible, French, Spanish, C Religion, Economics, Latin, Gr and History. It offers a conrse in Military T with credit. It prepares for Law, Medi Teaching and Business. General Wood says: 4'The wz I young men TO FINISH THEII Secretary Baker says: "We r food; third, EDUCATED MEN. Write for catalogue and descri College. Session begins Septeml President J. Henn Newberr DHBHBBBnBBBHBBBBI m I- ? '.m!:'. ,.'?mm and in event of said purchaser failing to do so, the Probate Judge shall without further notice resell said land at the risk of the defaulting purchaser, either on the same salesday or on. some subsequen; salesday, and it' the purchaser fail to comply in full. <vith the terms of the sale by the 12th lay of August, 1917, the said Fifty ($50.00) Dollars shall be forfeited and ;aid land resold as hereafter directed by this Court, upon the same terms n the Order of this Court herein. W. F. EWART, Probate Judge for Newberry County, South Carolina.' Dated: Tily 2nd, 1917. / High Grade I J 1 Complete #/////! CAB0LI31 iPT# CO.PH?3f8 171 rBEER^?BraCi8?tDIAj ia Southern Rail- I Newberry, S. C. R nd Waynesville, I $5.45 I Sunday School Board, Workons, Epworth League, tickets 23, 24, 25, August 2, 3, 5, nited 17 days from date of i ^ ; ' ill J \".t , ' ; la. $3.95 | iversity, tickets on sale June I 30, with final^ limit 15 days iuced fares from other its for further informaEAN, D. P. A., Columbia, l IIIIIUIIHI Attention! I e in September I ?s in Chemistry. Physics, Bio jerman, English, Philosophy, H eek, Electricity, Mathematics | raining, three hours a week, cine, Theology, Engineering, ir promises to be long. Urge I EDUCATION." leed first, munitions; second, > y ptive literature of Newberry I >er 20th. a?sgu?i m??? g n n n