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J ' " i ' * _ _ J* 4 . ' ' j ' ? (County ^ccorfc = . V0L 36 KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 15,1920. " NO 2? ?1 Make 1 THE THIRD PARTY ADOPTS PLATFORM "FARMER-LABOR" SELECTED AS NAME OF PARTY THAT WILL v OPPOSE OLD PARTIES Chicago, July 14.?Robert La Foliette, Jr., ndtified new party leaders tonight that his father would not run n. under any circumstances on the platM' form adopted. The "Farmer-Labor Party" was the name chosen by the convention of the new political party here tonight. The Labor group was dominant when the new fusion party adopted a platform late today in preparation of nominating candidates at tonight's session. A minority report for the platform committee was .sponsored by three of the five representatives of the committee af forty-eight, but was defeated (by a vote of slightly less than 3 to l. The majority report was signed by the five Labor members of the committee on resolutions and two of the party of forty-eighfs representatives. It was adopted by a big majority. Defections from the ranks of the new party began when it was shown that the minority report would be overwhelmingly defeated. James Ferguson, former governor of Texas, was the first openly to pull out of the meeting. He was followed by dele?states, none of |M60 41VUI M whom wma identified with the Labor ^ party. A near stampede developed when an attempt was made to forestall introdnction of the majority platform report by the submission of the contention of a report that was reputed to be acceptable to Senator Robert M. La Follette. The Senator's friends launched the attack with a declaration that the convention was boss-ridden and clique-controlled and that the Senator's own platform ideas had been buried in secret committee meeting. The storm broke with all the fury of a riot and LaFollette delegates were quick to seise the psychological moment to spring their Presidential boom. A big photograph of the Senator, flag draped, and a huge red banner inscribed with his name were swung before the convention and the demonstration was on. It lasted , about three- quarters of an hour, s Then a move was made to read the Senator's platform, but it was blocked by the decision of the chairman, who ruled that the majority report of the committee on resolutions was before the convention and must be dealt with % first. The LaFollette platform was never brought up again, but the minority report, which was later defeated, was said by its sponsors to be acceptable to the Wisconsin solon. / About 2,000 of the committee of * Forty-eight delegates assembled at another hall during the recess, J. A. H. Hopkins, their national chairman, presiding. Allen McCurdy, who made the keynote speech for their independent convention, made an address full of feeling and before they adjourned to meet again a 9 A . M . tomorrow it was clearly indicated that many of them were far separated from the Labor group. "We tried to get up a party for just average Americans to get into action in 1920,w McCurdy said. "We have been thrown together with a group who are working consciously for Marxian socialism. There isn't any enmity in me when I say this; I have been trying to say it to the fusion convention for two days. ' There has been an irreconcilable difference between some of us in the committee of forty-eight and the leadeds of the labor group. It is all expressed in one word in the majority report, where it stands for 'increasing' control of industry by the workers. That means that they want to sink the foundation of the new party deep into otryntmism, to be ready to ddiver ? ** '"'''I'tfloc of thla nation into the K hands of the workers in those induatries to be owned, controlled, operated for the benefit of the workers in them or for the whole people. "That's an honest difference. I say 'Godspeed to you if you believe it' is cn irreconcilable differences for i of us. four Pr< I WATER SITUATION CRITICAL !/ CONSERVATION URGED ! i * Town Has Outgrown Present Supply ! and Equipage?Stop Using Water on Lawns and Gardens. Comparatively speaking, Kingstree was a small village in 1912, when its j present water system was installed. I Up to last summer, the supply and' ; equipage was all that the citizens re quired. But in the eight years that have lapsed since the plant was put in operation the town has grown amazingly. Perhaps fifty new homes j have been built and equipped with j | water works, while thrice this many j of the old residences have installed water works by connecting with the town system. The flowing wells about town are not nearly so well patronized as they were yiiars ago, except as public watering places for stock. The increased drain on the town system is too great to, at the same time, keep a reserve supply in the reservoir and tank for fire purposes. It is only during the summer months I that this shortaffe is felt. More water is used in summer than in winter, and those of us who have it handy, with a hose apply it freely to our gardens, to our lawns, to our automobiles. We use more for the bath?in fact, we drink more, and it must all be sup plied by the to^vn system. . The commissioners are doing: all they can to improve the situation and j now earnestly request the cooperation i of all citizens in the conservation of | the general supply. In talking the j matter over with us, Mr. Lee, Pre si- \ dent of the Board of Commissioners, i, asked The Record to urge all whose homes are connected with the town's system to discontinue the use of the < garden and lawn hose, the washing of automobiles and to see that there 1 are no leakages from spigots. At : i present the supply is being cut off for a short time in the morning^, but j < unless every care is used to avoid 1 waste during the remainder of the day and night, the situation will gradually 1 become worse as the summer ad- 1 vances, especially during the tobacco i season when our population will be still further considerably increased. M ? ? t Boll Weevil in Lanes. i iJ Mr. Elmer Rodgers, of Lanes, was j' I i- ?.;?! mnminv Hp had with ! him a handful of cotton shapes taken from his field, each one of the shapes ' was brown and sere and inside was ; the unmistakable boll weevil. Mr. . Rodgers said that he picked six of ' these from one stock of cotton and that there are plenty of them in that I locality. i I "My feeling is that the real cause of < labor has been betrayed here in these conventions by its real friends." Melinda Alexander, secretary of the committee of forty-eight, followed him. She said the forty-eighters had been taken in, but in a position where their votes could not count, and their 1 voices not be made effective. A number of delegates left to go bock to the j labor convention. Others said they ' [ would stay outside, but the majority sentiment appeared to be with Chair- j man Hopkins in his attempt to try j, and reunite the body Thursday morn-1, ing. Several proposals were made to i ! kee?< on with the attempt to proceed ! with still another political party. . The new party, it was decided at | j the night session, will operate until 1 I August, 1921, under the Labor party ( { constitution. A draft of a new consti1 tution was referred to a conference -ommittee, to be reported on next year. ] At 11 o'clock tonight, with all other' i work out of the way, Ihe convention ] proceeded to nominating speeches for , presidential candidates. I R. H. Marland, of Wtishington, pre- ] sented the name of Dudley Field Ma- 1 lone. i New York delegates staged a brief I demonstration when Catherine Simms I of New York city, presented the name 1 of Henry Ford. She explained that 1 she had first tried to offer the Detroit < manufacturer to the Singl^2pE par- j ty, but received a cold Motion. < Her speech was halted several times i when delegates booed sad hissed. t Dmissorj GIVE YOUR FRIEND BOOST BY SUBS SUBSCRIPTIONS COUNT FOUR 1 PAID IN THIS WEEK, THA LAST WEEK ( ? ? ? * A0 Mrs. J. D. Foxworth Won $5 ANOTHER $5.00 GOES TUESDAY, JULY 20?WIN THIS $5.00 | DO IT NOW Many candidates have been made "promises." There are "promises" and then again. "promises." It has been said that "promises are made to be broken," but any person promising to take The County Record for a year or more from one of our candidates, and then breaking that promise, is not only depriving a friend of those votes, jarring her faith in mankind, but THE PARTY BREAKING THE PROMISE IS DEPRIVING HIMSELF OF 52 COPIES OF UP-TO-THE-MIN- 1 UTE NEWS OF WILLIAMS- 1 BURG COUNTY * %TT\ TO T17TT T UPT D VATTP I ADU IX ITlXUi H1JJLU ivu? B FRIEND FOUR OR FIVE I TIMES MORE IN THE WAY I OF VOTE GIVING VALUE IF 1 YOU WILL MAKE THAT | PROMISE GOOD and have in I the subscription THIS WEEK- ? Trying for Long-Term Subscribers. The candidates are trying to get 2, ^ 5 and 10 year subscription THIS WEEK. For an instance, TEN oneyear subscriptions give 161,000 votes if turned in by 2 P. M., Tuesday. Ten TWO-YEAR subscriptions give 330,000 votes; ten THREE-YEAR subscriptions give 496,000 votes; ten FIVE-YEAR subscriptions give 825,XX) votes; ten .TEN-YEAR subscriptions give 1,750,000 votes; and there are more hustlers trying for TEN TEN-YEAR subscriptions than you would imagine. ANY REAL WORKER CAN GET YEN FRIENDS WHO WILL TAKE THE PAPER FOR FIVE YEARS "when they are impressed with the fact that they will give nearly a million votes. Of course some will defer their :? i?* TWVPrcc TUVU plVUI19Cf UUV liUA MUWU WAV * JUST WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU FOR THEM TO FAVOR YOU WITH THEIR SUBSCRIPTION OR RENEWAL THIS WEEK. Wins Five Dollars The $5.00 awarded Tuesday to the candidate turning in the greatest number of New Subscriptions from July 6th, 2:00 P. M., until July ISth, 2:00 P. M., was won by Mrs. J. G. Foxworth, of Cades, S. C. Another Goes Tuesday. A $5 cash prize will be awarded next Tuesday, July 20th, to the candidate turning in the GREATEST NUMBER of RENEWAL subscriptions from July 13th, 2:00 P. M. until July 20th, 2:00 P. M. Send or Bring Business In If for any reason you cannot come to Kingstree, just get your subscription business IN THE MAIL at your postoffice or ON YOUR RURAL ROUTE by 2:00 P. M. next Tuesday, July 20th, and it will count in the biggest vote offer for the balance of the contest. o Opportunity for Scholarship. A fine opportunity for some young man in Williamsburg County to get an education without cost is offered by the Citadel scholarship, which is advertised on another page of this mper. This scholarship is worth three hundred ($300) dollars a year for four years, and is open only to poor boys who would not be able otherwise to get an education at college. The Citadel has long been classed by the War Department as one of the "distinguished" military colleges of the lountry, and we hope that the deserv "? omhifinna vnilfltr irMm of the county will take notice of this rare and valuable cliance for an education it famous, military Institution. j Word THE BIGGEST CRIBING THIS WEEK 0 FIVE TIMES MORE VOTES IF X IF HANDED IN DURING )F THE RACE. j WILSON TO USE PEN AS CAMPAIGN AID 1 Will Remain at White House All Summer and Give Party All Possible Aid. .Washington, July 8.?President Wilson's part in the forthcoming Presidential'campaign will be passive ! only in the physical se ise and passive only because the illntss from which he is recuperating pr< eludes the possibility of active physical participation. But in the physically passive support the President Mill render Gov. Cox and Franklin D Roosevelt and the Democratic party there will be intellectual vitality of the sort that caused the leaders of the Allies to declare "President Wibon's notes did more to break the Germans than the force of the Allied amoka."" Whatever aid the Chief Executive renders will come direct from the White House, as Secretary Tumulty officially announced that Mr. Wilson would remain in the capital throughout the summer, thus setting at rest rumors that he is preparing to establish a summer Wiite House. In making this announcement Secretary Tumulty alst , as spokesman e r? :j ?. iur uie ricaiucui, iiui/ruuui)r lauuuicu the campaign that \ oil be conducted by the Chief Execut.ve in aid of the party. This was a slatement that the President is "elated" over the nomination of Gov. Cox and Mr. Roosevelt and that he expects every element of the party to join in c irrying the nominees to victory in N Dvember. oCOUNTY CAMPAIGN MEETINGS ? Candidates Will Open at Greelyrille Aug, 10; Close at Hingstree, Aug.lb At the meeting of the County Democratic Executive Committee, held in Kingstree, June 9th, 1920, assessments for the various county offices were fixed and the time and place of campaign meetings designated as follows: Greelyville, Tuesday, August 10th. Trio, Wednesday, August 11th. Morrisville, Thursday, August 12th. Hemingway, Friday, August 13th. Hebron, Tuesday, August 17th. Kingstree, Wednesday, Aug. 18th. roe iirat primary will oe neia on Tuesday, August 24th. Assess aorta. Candidates for Sheriff, $60.00; for Clerk of the Court, $76.00; for County Treasurer, Auditor, Supervisor, each $25.00; for Judge of Probate, $30.00; for House of Representatives, $16.00; Coroner, $10.00; Magistrate at, Kingstree, $10.00; Magistrate at Greelyville, $7.50; all other candidates for Magistrate, $5.00; for Slate Senate, $25.00; i Cotton Weigher at Kingstree, $10.00; Cotton Weigher al; Greelyville, $7.50. All candidates ?re required to file ; pledges and pay assessments not later ; than 12 o'clock noon, on Monday. ! August 9th, 1920. Timmons-Sturgeon. Last Wednesday afternoon two ol the most popular young people of Lake City went quietly to the Methodist parsonage aid were married by the Rev. W. A. .'Beckham, Methodist minister. These young people have : been going with each other about five years, part of which time, though, the young man was in France. Both of these young people are well known here and in other parts of the state, and the news of their marriage will be a pleasant surprise to many. The bride was Miss Bertha Timmons, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Timmons, and the bridegroom was Sam J. Sturgeon, son cf Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Sturgeon. ? A Correction. In the big double page advertisement in this paper by the Silverman Department Stors, men's overalls are priced at $8.73. This is a typographical error; the price should be $2.73. : .... .. Worth IW. W. BUSS SHOT ON CONWAY STREET Member of House of Representatives Killed by George L. Marsh. ??? Conway, July 14.?W. W. Russ, member of the South Carolina legislature and prominent business man of Conway, was shot and' instantly killed i on Julv 8 on one of the streets of Con way, by George L. Marsh, also of Conway. The cause of the tragedy is unknown. Mr. Russ was killed in a street near his residence, a shotgun being used by Mr. Marsh, according to eye witnesses. Mr. Russ was on his way home to dinner and had just passed the residence of Mr. Marsh when the latter came into the street armed with a shotgun and after a few words had passed between them, fired the shot which resulted in death. The coroner's jury, which was immediately empaneled, returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased came to his death as a result of ' wounds inflicted by Mr. Marsh. Mr. Marsh is at liberty on $5,000 bail, awaiting trial at the September court Mr. Russ is survived by his widow and six children. Mr. Russ had de1 veloped a considerable business and was regarded as a very influential citizen. SENATOR eTD. SMITH Daniels' Paper Praises South Carolina Senator South Carolina has had a sensational page in the political history of the country, but in all of its novel story it has not contributed anything that has a deeped significance than the origin of the port facilities plank in the Democratic platform, of which Senator Ellison D. Smith, of South Carolina, is the fathering influence. Senator Smith has been active in the practical things that help his nation and his section. He was one of the original organizers of the cotton as- i sociation movement, and for a number j of years he served the South in the! field work with the organization of I the association. When he came to the election for the Senate in 1908 his vote was the biggest his State had | given for this office, showing the apI preciation in which the people of his State had held his work. In Congress his committee assignments show the bent of his work. They include the committees on railroads, manufactures, interstate commerce, agriculture and forestry, and he is chairman of the committee on conservation of natural resources, every one of them a practical working committee that comes directly to the welfare of the country. As an active member of these industrial and commercial committees Senator Smith has a chance to see the needs of the country in its production, distribution and foreign commercial relations, and he has the conception that realizes the absolute necessity of maLing our railroads and harbors serve the requirements of both domestic and foreign trade. Considerable that has been brilliant has been written by Senators from South Carolina in the story of the country. The State has contributed its share of the oAMaAfiAnal i-9% ifo sia-tr Pnf novor Vl9_<3 OCU0aviVUM Ui tvg uctj www mv>v* tt her representation in Washington showed a more comprehensive association with the practical necessities of the country than Senator Smith is exhibiting in his committee work, and the earnestness with which he under- ' takes to make that work count. South Carolina feels a great pride in the names that have represented the State ; in the federal Senate in the past, but ' by the time her present delegation there has concluded the tasks laid : out for the members it is possible a 1 new elaim to conspicuous service, and 1 in a new line, will have been registered. The nation as a whole and the ??-- - mh Violn affairs OOUVU ttd A ocvuvu vwu MVN.r w along by backing and encouraging I Senator Smith in the work he is doing. '' ?The Raleigh News and Observer. ! o 1 There has been a great demand on 1 oar advertising space this week. In 1 addition to nine bank statements, aev- * eral notices of school elections, there are a number of pages of new display ads. and still we had to refuse < several who came in late with their J copy. It pays to advertise. 1 W 4 I * -.-iLi 100 0|o ALLIES TURN DOWN ' GERMANY'S PLAN TO ENFORCE TREATY AT ONCE /inm? 4%rv trAmmOO unLE<3d aivsLunz^o ? HER ATTITUDE Spa, July 13.?A deadlock has been reached by allied representatives and the Germans on the coal question, and Marshal Foch and Field Marshal Wilson, the allied military chiefs, have again been summoned to discuss possible enforcement measures. The allied premiers, having been informed that the Germans were ready, called a meeting for 5:80 o'clock this evening, instead of tomorrow, as planned this morning. The German reply was not acceptable and the summoning of Marshal Foch and Field Marshal Wilson, it is understood, means immediate measures to f . enforce the treaty unless Germany - f modifies her attitude. The German foreign secretary said to the Associated Press: May Issue Order. "The Allies may, under the treaty, give us an order concerning coaL If they give an order, we, of course, would try to satisfy it But we do not believe we could. That would sot be a voluntary cooperative arrangement" The secretary expressed the attitude of the German delegation as it is tonight but the allied delegates hope before they take further measures that the Germans may change their decision. Drl Simons said late tonight that the Germans had nothing to add to their coal proposition. He regretted exceedingly the position taken by the Allies and said that the Germans must simply await further action. M. Millerand, the French premier, said he regrets that it is not possible for Germany to cooperate with the Allies in the execution of the treaty, but he is firmly resolved to stand on the position now taken up. German and Belgian Fight. o T..l_ 10 rnjm. OJW, <1U1JT 1U< Uvuig vu. HUB m. mibers of the German delegation have complained to Chancellor Fehreabach of aggressions of which they claim to have been victims since their arrival at Spa. One journalist attached in the German delegation came to bkpn with a former Belgian officer wlnpee * house he occupied at Spa during the war. Hindenburg Fired Upon. Berlin, July 13.?An unknown man broke into Field Marrshal Hindenburg's house today and fired at the ? . . ??, m.. 14m ziexa marsnai. me uuueb maw mark and the man escaped. The field marshal was alone at tha time and attempted to call a servant. The intruder grappled with the field marshal and during the struggle fiaed his revolver. The culprit then broke away and made his escape. o Bodie-In graham A wedding of unusual interest was that of Miss Lavinia Bodie to G. B. Ingraham of Hemingway at the Jefferson hotel in Columbia last week. The private parlor and dining room , were decorated with a profusion of cut flowers in purple and white. After * 4 the ceremony, which was performed by the father of the bridegroom, the Rev. P. B. Ingraham, of Pinewood, the wedding party was served a course H inner. j]jj Those of the wedding party were: ' ?: rhe Rev. Mr. Ingraham and the Misses [ngraham, of Pmewood; and Mr. and Mrs. Gene Bodie, of Batesburg. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Ingraham left tor the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee.' After their return they will be at home at Hemingway. A Whirlwind Campaign. A whirlwind campaign for the purpose of raising $5,000.00 to erect a lew and more modern school building for the colored children of Williamsburg County, located at Kingstree, will be carried on throughout the County July 25 to 81. l-15-2t. o Silverman's store will be closed all lay tomorrow, (Friday), in order to j mark down and arrange goods for the jig sale advertised in this paper.