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Kvu- ' ? : >* I 'I ; |fyt (Coitttti) Itofti. VOL. XXXI. KINGSTKEE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAT 18, 1916. NO. 11 New Subscripts What t ? If Yoq Care to Win One of Will Hare to Keep Busy strate to Yonr Friends Win?Don't Be a Recepti and Ambition Are Going If you are a candidate in this rac< don't be ashamed of it. Don't go 01 record as being in the "receptive class". Strong men and women o: this age are not tucking themselve: away in some dark corner awaiting the arrival of some Columbus to dis cover their talents. Active, aggres Bive, concentrated energy is the fab lie of which success is woven in thii bustling, turbulent old world. It's the love of the game, the lau rels of the winner, that makes an] athletic game popular; it's the lov< of the fight,the satisfaction of know ing that you have succeeded, thai moiroa arnrth thp livinir: and s< in a competition like this, it is th< fun of working, the interest of ri valry that makes the prizes wortl more than their mere cash value. The live wire is the only effectiv< wire. Be one yourself. Be full of en ergy charged to the limit of power It will carry you far and will at onc< communicate a spark of enthusiasn ^ to the person whom you are tryiaf ^ to interest in your campaign. Yoi V cannot give what you do not posses: and unless you feel confidence, en ergy and enthusiasm, you canno / arouse interest among your friends f The special prizes for the highes numbers of new subscriptions wil be given May. 27. Candidates in ?>is trict No 1 must have their subscrip tions entered at The Record offic before 7 o'clock Saturday evening Hay 27. Candidates living in 1/19 & tript No 2 will be allowed to mai their subscriptions Saturday even ing. This gives the candidates ii District No 2 a chance to work u] to Saturday night, May 27,when the; can mail in their subscriptions anc they will be counted on the prizes All that is necessary is that the let ter bears a postmark of Mav 27 1916. Do not let your competitors read your friends and neighbors befor you do. It is rather discouraging t approach a friend whose assistano T you have been counting on, only t find that your friend has just sub scribed for some other lady. Get into immediate touch with al your friends and relatives, either ii person or by phone or mail, and asl them to save their tickets, coupon and'subscriptions for you. Get thei promise at least and get the sub scriptions later on. Do not put thi off; it is one of the important detail of the contest. Read the list of candidates on pag -a 11 five and see if you are one 01 inem Flames In Florence. Florence, May 15:?Fire was die covered last night in the large Ku ker building on the corner of Evan and Dargan streets, occupied by Ik< Schultz (brother of Mrs Ray Peres late of KingBtree) and filled with i new stock of dry goods, clothing, no tions and the like. It was an ugl: fire to fight,hidden away under a lo of empty boxes in a part of the ston used for lumber storage. The firi may have been caused by a brokei j electric light wire, for Chief Thiem< i of the fire department, in huntinj for the fire in the dark and smoke was badly burned by the live wire IS C R I r ! Kiogstree Manofacti ns Are Yon Want Now. the Gold Pieces May 27 Yon This Week and Next?Demonthat Yon Are Determined to r niiliJotfl Wnrlr A ftnnh? If C UUllUUaiC ll wi a nvu * nj to Win the Prizes. ? LOCALS FROM LAKE CITY. 1 ? Fishermen Have Good Lack?Ref llgloas and Personal Items. 3 Lake City, May 17:?Messrs John [ E Baker and B Wallace Jones, Sr, . left Sunday for Birmingham to - attend the Confederate reunion. 3 Children's day exercises were held at the Methodist church last Sunday. 1 Fishing is the only business in ? this section that is thriving now, - and that business is being worked t for all there is in it. Lynch's lake 5 has a well-trod "tow path" on each - side; and every pike not yet deceas* ed. had better make his will. A 1 good part of the population are spending their time largely in the - swamps, and they are catching fish, * too. We have heard of but a single * instance where a man who went af* ter fish failed to get them, and in 1 that instance the man got something. I He came back well "primed" and J orating in a circle. , 3 Monday morning rain began fall* ing about 9 o'clock and continued t with some interruptions until early ' Tuesday morning. It was not a t beating, washing rain, but a quiet. 1 soaking one. Just what was needed. It whuld be surplusage, absurdly * jidiculous to say it was welcome and e very much so. To put it conservatively, this rain was worth thous~ ands of dollars to the country. 1 The Halcyon hotel closed its doors - -1-1- ? ? ? 1-. 11 ?. Oa n?? MtfwUf T f io ~ UJ tne puunu oniuiuay uigub. n ij a said that the closing is only for the P purpose of having necessary repairs y made, and that when these repairs i are completed, business will be re> sumed. Mr G L Sauls, the owner, has not yet announced whether or . not he will rebuild the portion of the hotel destroyed by fire last winh ter. e Mr J H Black well, delegate to the 0 State convention from Lake City, e being unable to attend the conven0 j tion, Ashton H Williams, Esq, alterh' nate, went in Mr Blackwell's stead. I The best crop of tobacco this 1; writer has seen is the crop on the n j old Cunningham place about four k miles qorth of Kingstree. s j Work on the ice factory is going r ahead with satisfactory speed. The K buildings are about completed and 3 most of the machinery and appas ratus in place. Before long now the plant will be in full operation. e Messrs Thomlinson and McWhite are the owners. Mr C E McGee of Sumter stopped over in town Tuesday on his way to i- Cowards, where he has a lumber - mill. o #-n S OUKIJC 1U1IU) OCC111 IAS til I LIIV 110111U5 e is a lazy man's job. Those who i, think that way are requested to try a catching pike just one day. Go at - it fairly and keep it up,and if you don't j7 earn your supper, sea water is not t salty. And some men who like to e go off fishing and spend the night, e say that, since the first of last Janu1 ary, the matter of getting "bait" is i most like work. I News is scarce this week. Every, body is either at work or playing . checkers. WLB. P P N .Q We are makh Screens to fit lie is this: If v than you can pay us a pi Window scree ring & Construction Co. 8O?0vQ?O?O?Q?OV'O?0?Q?OV???0?C WATERLOO FOR BLEASE FORCES IN THE STATE CONVENTION AT COLUMBIA YESTERDAY?DEFEATED AT EVERY POINT. Columbia, May 17:?United States Senator B R Tillman was re-elected national committeeman over Lowni des J Browning, of Union, the Blease caucus nominee, this afternoon by the Democratic State Convention by the overwhelming majority of 267 to 43. The senior Senator was placed in nomination by Senator Nicholson, of Edgefield, and there were several seconds. Mr Browning was nominated by Mr Long, of Union, and on the roll call by counties the Senator swamped his opponent. The forty-three votes for the Union man were made up of one from AikeB. thirteen from Anderson, one from Barnwell, five from Clarendon, four from Dillon, one from Dorchester, five from Laurens. eight from Newberry, six from Lee, one from Oconee, two from Richland. The delegations from Newberry, Union and Lee were the only ones voting solidly for Mr Browning. One from the Anderson delegation and one from the York delegation voted for Senator Tillman, the rest | of these delegations going to the I Union man. When the solid Charleston vote of eighteen was announced ! for Senator Tillman the convention l broke into applause. John Gary Evans was re-elected State chairman over W A Stuckey,' of Bishopville, the Blease caucus nominee, by the overwhelming majority of 257 tc 74, the Stuckey votes coming from Abbeville 1, ' Aiken 2, Anderson 13, Bamberg 2, Barnwell 3, Berkeley 3, Calhoun 1, Clarendon 5, Darlington 2, Dorche3, ter 2, Georgetown 1, Lancaster 1, ! Laurens 5, Lee 6, Lexington 1, McCormick 4, Newberry 8, Richland 2, Union 6, York 7. Chairman Evans [{was placed in nomination by Ex! Governor Ansel and Mr Stuckey by i! Mayor Sawyer, of Georgetown. l The Blease caucus nominations , were overwhelmed with the same unvarying majority throughout. I On motion of Christie Bennet, for '! the Richland delegation, Gen Wilie Jones was re-elected treasurer of I the Democratic party by acclamation. , The first test vote between the Blease and Anti-Blease factions this afternoon came on the adoption of the majority report of the creden; tials committee to seat the Chrisi tensen delegation from Beaufort. j This report was adopted by a vote i of 265 to 59, the credentials com- j : mittee having returned a report, 331 ! to 9. to seat the Christensen delega- j : tion. When the convention reconvened ; at 4 o'clock and before the creden- j [tials committee reported, on motion! of State Chairman Evans the con-j vention voted to allow fifteen min- j utes for a committee of suffragettes I to present a petition to the conven- [ tion. A committee was appointed j to escort the suffragettes to the desk. Mrs Lynch said their resolution asked the convention for two things: First, an amendment to the, State Constitution extending the right of suffrage to women, and, second, instructing the delegates to St Louis to work for incorporation into the platform of the national Democratic party a declaration favoring woman suffrage without rerrard a fodera 1 amendment to this i nd. During the afternoon session Dr Olin Sawyer was the only one of the | Georgetown delegation on the floor. SSSB8&8S?8S88S?8388s ? ? ^ a# ?m AMCflf ill ]g a apcuau^ UI uiauuiawiui any measurement and our p ve don't make you better si buy the ready-made kind fc jnny for our screens. Qlve t ns. Dr Sawyer was named on the committee on rules. At 6 o'clock the convention recessed until 8:30 to allow the con mittees on platforms and resolution*and on rules to frame their report The convention reconvened at ! o'clock. Mr Cary, of Oconee, an nounced that Dr W A Tripp, of An derson, had been nominated as vic< president from the 3d Consrressiona district, and he was elected. A correction in the vote for nation al executive committeeman was noted by Mr Dominick, and was sc corrected, ine vote was: mimar 268, Browning 64. A motion by Mi Mixson to elect the fourteen district delegates to the National Democratic convention was adopted. The district delegates were choser as follows: First District?Delegates, P K Gadsden, of Charleston; V C Bad ham. of Badham. Alternates, Huger Sinkler, of Charleston: A C Brad ham, of Manning. Second ?J L Walker, of Johnston T W Davies, of Aiken. Alternates, George W Beckett, of Beaufort; J B Black, of Bamberg. Third?G A Neuffer, of Abbeville; E P McCravy, of Pickens. Alternates J N Pearman, of Anderson; J B Derrick, of Newberry. Fourth?David DTraxler, of Green ville; S T D Lancaster, of Spartanburg. Alternates, J M Grier, oi Union; J C Owings. of Laurens. I ' _ PLAY BALL We all need exercise in the open air. Why not play the good old American Game of Base Bail It's the most healthful game of all. Get a supply of DIAMOND BRAND EASE BALI GOODS. Get vd Team. It will be gr.ea: fun and exercise com Lined. Call and "C" our sup,>!: Let us heir> you seie: the r.f '' - i. r.d ui Bat?, Eails a d G ;=ves. We guarantee them tc give s a i i 3 .1 c t i o n ? they're the1 ?:t ma le. Kingstree Hardware Company Kingstree, - - S. C. 4 ring Window and Door i g proposition to the pub- S creens for less money ; g >r,then you won't have g is an order for door or ? Kingstree, S. C. If Fifth?J M Hemphill, of Chester; G K Laney, of Chesterfield. Alternates, W W Dixon, of Fairfield; W R Bradford, of Fort Mill. Sixth?Bright Williamson, of Dar. lington; A C Hinds, of Kingstree. Alternates, J S Manning, of Dillon; M H WnnHa nf Marinn Seventh?John P Thomas, of Columbia; Robert Lide, of OrangeI burg. Alternates, J H Clifton, of Sumter; Dr S J Summers, of Calhoun. Eight delegates at large to the i National Democratic Convention at i St Louis, with one-half vote each, r were elected by the convention tot night as follows: Governor R I Man: ning, United States Senators Tillman and Smith, State Chairman i John Gary Evans, W P Pollock, L D Jennings, John G Clinkscales and [ Mayor T T Hyde, of Charleston. The delegation was instructed for Woodrow Wilson. The convention - adjourned at a late hour. TheKingH; f Invite You T - We are giving votes i being conducted by The cash trade and on paymen are in need of Hardware, worthy lady in the race. Remember, you get 1 you spend at our store, eil on payment of accounts. We Invte Yon The King Hard "The Popular I wm'vmtmrvmaa&wm ? I Real EstateCountry Farms and If You Want If You Want I We can place you in any s you want. Address all c( Gourdin & Harp* 4 MMfl 1 AA . I MEMBER: I n IS A PLEASURE TO US } AND THEIR FRIENDS IN MAKII j OUR BANK IS A MEMBER j SYSTEM OF BANKS WHICH 91 THEIR DEPOSITORS. ! WE CAN TAKE OUR SECURIT1 I BANK AND GET MONEY. ) WHEN YOU PUT YOUR MONE I YOU CAN GET IT WHEN YOU W COME IN. BANK I WE PAY % PER CENT INTER Farmers & Mercha "ABSOLUTELY SAFE" AiUuftzad kjr Fadanl Rwwti loan) la Act REMEMBERED AS A GIRL. Sumter's Aged Residents Recall Clara Louise Kellogg. Sumter, May 15: ? Mrs Clara Louise Kellogg, afterwards Strakosch, the famous prima donoa.who died on Saturday afternoon, is remembered in Sumter as a small girl by some of the older residents. She was born in a little house on Main street.and which is now on Dugan street. It is in a fair state of nM?oMTorinn onH ifc in fltfttpd that the famous singer was born in a little attic room of the building. * y It was after she became famous ? .4 that, during one of her tours of the country, Madam Strakosch visited Sumter in order to see the town and house where she was born. At that time she gave a complimentary recital to the people of Sumter, after which an informal reception was given to her. irdware Co. in Oi. o i heir More | n the Ladies' Contest now I County Record for your t of your account. If you buy it of us and help some 00 votes for every dollar ;her on cash purchases or 1 To Our Store ware Company lardware Store" -Farm^andTl Town Lots For Sale! 1 to Buy, See Us q to Sell, See Us | section of the Courity that p )rrespondence to 1 er, Kingstree, S. C. I I w> ? vuul' FIDIHA18BE8VE SI5TIM OF BANKS TO "GUIDE" OUR CUSTOMERS <G FINANCIAL MOVES. OF THE "FEDERAL RESERVE" rAND TOGETHER TO PROTECT [ES TO OUR DISTRICT RESERVE Y IN OUR BANK IT IS SAFE AND ANT IT. WITH US. EST ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. tnts National Bank, LAKE CITY. S. O. at UsloittritM', Execalir, TrustM aid Registrar.