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/ ft. Thursday, May 24, 1928 ?* * ; /\ ' uth (Jar ■ Page Number Eight fically against Smith of New York or others holding similar views on the liquor question, staged a personal encounter between former Governor John Gary Evans, of Spartanburg, and Colonel Edgar A. Brown, of Barnwell, elected delegates to the national convention and officials of the State party, adopted a brief platform, and then quit. The forces battled from twelve o’clock noon un til nearly eleven o’clock at night, with two recesses to eat. Two of the strongest speeches of the convention were made by Doctor Gedrge B. Cromer, of Newberry, a prohibitionist of years standing, and a practical as well as a political dry, who stood squarely for the retention of Rule 32, who opposed the instruc tions specifically against Smith. The Newberry delegation stood for the retention Of the rule. In the organization of the conven tion Mr. I. H. Hunt was assigned as Newberry’s representative on the rules committee and Doctor Cromer on the platform and resolutions com mittee. Senator Cole L. Blease made the opening speech in favor of the re tention of Rule 32—that part of it relating to the support of the nat ional nominees being under discus sion—the senator being the author of this provision requiring the pledge to support the national nomi nees, back in 1902. He first intro duced a resolution in the county con vention of Newberry of that year calling upon the State party to put this pledge in the oath required of voters. Mrs. Robert D. Wright, of New berry, was chosen as alternate dele gate to the Houston convention. The two delegates from the Third district are Doctor G. A. Neuffer, of Abbeville, and Captain Louis C. Richardson, of Anderson. Drys In Control With dry delegates holding the Whip hand during the greater part of the sessions, the convention went on record as standing firmly for the strict enforcement of the national prohibition law, instructed its dele gates to the national convention at Houston to work "and vote as a unit for dry candidates and for a dry platform, expressed itself as favor ing the retention of the two-thirds nominating rule and refused to abro gate rule 32, under which voters in the primary pledge themselves to support the nominees of the party in the general election. Efforts to have adopted a resolution by which delegates to the national convention were specifically instructed not to vote for A1 Smith met with defeat. Governor John G. Richards was elected Democratic national execu tive committeeman, defeating Frank Watkins of Anderson by a vote of 183 to 150. John Gary Evans did not offer for re-election. Mrs. I. H. Jennings of Columbia was elected national committeewo- man by acclamation, succeeding Mrs. LeRoy Springs, who announced her retirement from the position. Governor Richards, United States Senators E. D. Smith and C. L. Blease, the state chairman, Roach Stewart of Lancaster, were elected delegates at large. Alternate dele gates chosen were Judge Mendel L. Smith, convention president, Lieut. Gov. T. B. Butler of Gaffney and the retiring commiteewoman and com mitteeman, Mrs. Springs and Mr. Evans. Rule 32 was unchanged as to sup porting the nominee but a revision recommended by the committee on rules was adopted, deleting that part of the oath which refers to the bolt ing of the ticket for Blease i n 1916. Senator F. A. Miller of Darlington gave it as the sense of the commit tee that it should “let bygones be by gones.” The Fight The charge, “You are already in the Republican party,” hurled bj John Gary Evans, Spartanburg, former governor of South Carolina and retiring national executive com mitteeman in the face off Edgar A* Brown, Barnwell, former speaker of the house of representatives and for mer candidate for the United States senate, brought about a fisttcuff at the State Democratic convention about 6:30 in the afternoon. Hardly bad Mr. Evans spoken the University Of South Carolina Scholarship And Entrance Examinations Dr. D. M. Douglas, President Columbia, S. C. Examinations for award of vacant scholarships in the University and for entrance will be held at the County Court House Friday, July 13 1928, at 9 a. m. Applicants must be 16 years of age. S. C. Democrats Vote For Dry *• • * Convention Refuses To In struct Against Smith « COLUMBIA, May 16.—iOne of the stormiest State conventions seen in South Carolina since the early nineties today stood squarely by Rule 32 which pledges the voters in the primary to support the national as well as the State nominees, put through the dry program to strive for the nomination of only dry Cai»- : Scholarships are vacant in the fol didates for president and vice-pred^ lowing counties: Abbeville, Aiken, ident, but refused to instruct sped« Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Col- — ‘ l e t o n, Darlington, Georgetown, Greenwood, Jasper, Marion, Newber ry, Orangeburg, Richland, Spartan burg. Applicants for scholarships should write to Committee on Normal Scholarships for application blanks, to be returned by July 19th. Schol arships worth $100 plus tuition and term fees. Next session will open September 19, 1928. Summer School Faculty of 50, offering more than 100 courses for teachers, superinten dents and principals. Many graduate -ourses. Degrees conferred at end of summer term. Full information upon application to Director of Summer School. Probably one-half of the mileage on an automobile is run up while looking for a place to park. xxx Gree n is always suitable for decor ations because one can always find so many guests who fit into the col or scheme. words when Mr. Brown shouted “You’re a liar.” At once Mr. Evans rose from his seat beside the center aisle of the hall of the house, struck Mr. Brown i n the face and the two at once grappled and a fist fight was on, and before the two could be separated several blows had passed. The hall, crowded to capacity with the galleries filled with men and women, was at once in turmoil. Sneers and hisses resc*unded and for some ten minutes pandemonium reigned. After prolonged pounding with the gavel, Mendel L. Smith president of the convention, restor ed order. On Rule Discussion The fight was the outcome of a discussion On rule 32—the rule which provides that voters in the primaries shall, in the general elec tion, support the nominee of the par ty, state and national. The “dry” delegates, W. L. Riley Bamberg, floor leader, had intro duced a series of resolutions, one of which provided that rule 32 be amended so as to prescribe that the voter take the oath prescribed in the statute governing primaries. Under this oath the voters swear they are residents of the club district, that they are qualified to vote and that they have not voted before in the election. Senator Blease discussed the rule as it now stands, gave its history and said to abolish it would open a dan gerous gate—that a man defeated in the primary could run in the gen eral election. He made a plea that the oath be left as it is for the sake of white supremacy. In 1890, he said, the party was divided into two factions in the state jind in 1896 there was another divided into two factions and in 1900 similar conditions existed. In 1902, at a meeting of the state Dem ocratic executive committe the word “national” was inserted in the rule. “If the state delegation takes part in the national Democratic conven tion, people of the Democratic party are bound to support its actions as though they had voted on the mat ters decided upon in the primary,” he said. As Tjo Steam Roller “We are treading on dynamite when we begin to tamper with the party rules,” Edgar A. Brown de clared, i n speaking on the resolu tions. “We hear much about people in Spartanburg wanting to go to the Republican or some other party. Let Mr. Evans organize his other party if he wants to, but don’t let him break up the Democratic party we already have.” Mr. Brown was standing near the chair occupied by Mr. Evans. “You are already in the Republi can party,” Mr. Evans said, without rising from his seat. “You are a liar,” Mr. Brown re plied and at once Mr. Evans arose and struck Mr. Brown in the face. Rule 32 was retained by a test vote of 194 to 147. The vote by which the convention refused to instruct specifically against Smith was 190 to 146. On the dry program the vote was overwhelming. Some Questions For Yourself, Mr. Farmer Mr. Farmer, ask yourself these questions. If you can answer all of them accurately and satisfactorily ydu are probably prosperous and contented with your lot. If not— well, try to answer them anyhow. WJhat is the size of your farm bus iness ? What part of your investment is in land, buildings, livestock, machin ery, and qther capital? Are youjr crops properly propor tioned for greatest returns? How do your crop yields compare with the average yields of the local ity? What classes of livestock return you the most money? How do the returns from your livestock cctnpare with the average of your locality? How many acres of crops do you raise per man? Per horse? Is your farm so organized that each part of the business is yielding satisfactory returns ? How much have you left fo>r your own labor after deducting from your total receipts your year’s expenses, value of labor performed by mem bers of your family, and interest on your investment? How much does the farm con tribute toward your family living? Farmers’ Bulletin No. 1139-F, published by the United States De partment of Agriculture, is designed to help you answer these questions intelligently. Then if the answers are not satisfactory you can more readily find the strong and weak points in your system of manage ment and make such changes that the answers next year to* the same questions will prove more satisfac tory. This bulletin includes blanks for the compilation of an analysis of the farm business as a whole and in its parts, and the authors explain how the spaces may be filled and the summaries made. It is mailed on request to the Department of Agri culture, Washington, D. C. txt Citation Of Letters Of Administration S. C. WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL REVIEW Taxes May Be Direct Or In direct, But Their Only Source Is The People STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick, By L. G. Bell, Probate Judge: W\HEREAS, R. F. Carroll has made suit to mo to grant him Let ters of Administration of the Estate ard effects of Geo. W. Carroll. THESE ARE, THEREFORE, to cite and admonish all and singular the Kindred and Creditors of the said Geo. W. Carroll, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at McCorm'ck Court House on 7th day of June, 1928, next, after publication hereof, at 10 o’cldck in the ferenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. GIVEN under my hand this 22nd day of May, Anno Domini 1928. L. G. BELL, Probate Judge, M. C., S. C. THE CITADEL The Military College Of South Carolina Vacant Schol arships A vacant scholarship in McCormick County will be filled by competitive examination to be held at the coun ty seat ch Friday, July 13th. Appli cants must be at least sixteen and net more than twenty years of age, and must meet the educational re quirements for admission to the freshman class, which are a certif icate from an accredited four-year high school, covering fifteen units, or an equivalent examination. This scholarship covers tuition, board, hospital, laundry, rcbm, and an allowance for uniforms. The Citadel is a liberal arts col lege, offering electives in civil en ginering, science, language n :d lit erature, and business admin ration. It has an excellent milit: ,v y sys tem, having been rated by tbo War Department continuously fc many years as “distinguished mil.ia y col lege.” An inspector says o 4 ‘ it: “It is so superior in all its meth ods, it must be classed alorc.” It provides thorough ? hysical traning of all students under com petent supervision, and c courages all athletic sports. For catalogue and blanks, write to, COL. O. J. BOND, Pres dent, The Citadel, Charleston, S. C. Greenville—Machinery received for installation in Renfrew mill. Columbia—Contracts awarded for 11 highway construction projects ir state to cost approximately $1,000, 000. Gaffrey—Repainting and repairinr post office building here completed Denmark—Plans making by Der- mark Ginning Company for erection of new gin here. Orangeburg—New garage building under construction on North Brough ton Street neacs completion. Charleston—Contracts signed f 'r construction of Cooper River Bridge here. Spartanburg—Montgomery Insur ance Company, Spartanburg, capi talized at $10,000 granted charter. Andrews—Peoples Motor Sales Company, Andrews, increases capi tal stock from $5,000 to $15,000. McCormick—Third carlot shipment of poultry for this year from Mc Cormick made on recent day. Ehrhardt—Olar road will be con structed soon. Denmark—Establishment of air port here under consideration. Leesville—Co-operative carload of poultry shipped out recently. Over 1,600 men employed in con struction work at Saluda hydro-elec tric development project. Kingstree—Improvements made to Colored Methodist Church here. Ellcree—215 acres of tobacco set cut in this section this season. New steel bridge over Broad River at Strother connecting Newberry and Fairfield Counties completed and op ened to traffic. Sumter—Contract, awarded for con struction of tobacco warehouse on site cf burned Banner Warehouse here. Gaffney—^Highway from this place to Kings Mountain through Blacks burg completed and opened to traf fic. Gaffney—New York-Atlanta air mail service initiated May 1, giving Gaffney direct and overnight service to North and South. Columbia—Federal-aid road sys tem in state now includes 185,772 miles. Columbia—Successful f‘Clean-Up Wleek” held here recently. Spartanburg—Plans making for construction of $80,000 Spartanburg County Negro Hospital here. Spartanburg — Erwin Wholesale Company, Spartanburg, with capital 'tock of $100,000 chartered. Beaufort—(Extensive improvements being made to Community House here. Beaufort—South Carolina Produce Association placed market board in front of Bay Street office. Greenville—Contract awarded to taling $31,056 for construction of concrete bridges across Saluda River and George’s Creek in Greenville and Pickens Counties. Easley—Company plans huge gas plants for this place. Easley—New brick building under construction on Main Street. Hardsurfacing of Easley-Anderson road completed. Greer—New Glassy Mountain church is ready for dedication. Newberry — Electric Refrigeration Company opens branch office here. 4XX- You doubtless have noticed there are no love matches between old men who are poor and young women who are rich. txt The average dress pattern requir ed almost two yards more material in 1918 than in 1927. The combined harvester-thresher, or edmbine, has been used successful ly in the Great Plains region for harvesting wheat. The combine low ers the cost of harvesting and threshing, it reduces the required amount of labor and it shortens the harvesting and threshing period. Its use is particularly adapted to larger acreages in the western semi-arid wheat-growing sections. On small farms and fields the combine is not such an economical method of har vesting wheat, but for the farmer who has large acreages or who can use it on neighboring farms, it may prove a good investment. Although wheat is the principal crop harvested with the combine in the Great Plains many farmers use it to harvest oats, barley, rye, emmer, flax, and grain sorghums. X It pays to employ sound principles of building construction and to exer- csie the greatest care in managing a home or business, in order to avoid fire. ‘Xt Although there were 42,000 fewer employes on railroads in 1927 than in 1926, wage increase amounted to $50,000,000 over 1926. LET 11 DO VU ■00— _00— —00— We are prepared to do various kinds of job printing neatly and promptly : and solicit your orders for Ruled Letterheads * \ Typewriter Letterheads j Noteheads Billheads Statements Envelopes Posters ? 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