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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-07-08
Kil,gstree Loses to Clsnta

The game of ball played here last
Friday between the Kingstree and
Olanta teams resulted in defeat for
the home boys by a score Of 5 to z.
It was evident from the start that the
Olanta team had had more practice.
The boys playing on the local team
had very little practice, AMI, this con-
sidered, they played fairly well. In
this connection it is sus1ested that
they get together and practice the
game whenever opportunity offers.
DR.. Jacobs is getting together now a
bunch of younger boys Who he ex-
poets to play against the Wee Nee
team at an early date. Tbs will give
the Indians" practice even If Docs
team beats them.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-07-08
CONTRACTS LET YESTERDAY
Causeway and Road to Be Constructed
to Manning County Line.

Contracts were let yesterday by the
Board of County Commissioners for
the construction of the proposed new
causeway through the river swamp
from Kingstree on the Manning
Greelyville road, to w. H. Hanna OF
Charleston, and Courtney Campbell
of Forreston.
This marks the beginning of real
road construction in Williamsburg
County, as we'll as the mere undertak-
ing of this particular highway from
our county seat to the Clarendon
county line. Actual work is to be
commenced as soon as machinery and
other necessary equipment can be
placed on the ground. It also marks
the beginning of the construction OF
a state highway system through this
county, so per cent of the cost OF
which will be paid by the federal
government.
There are two other contracts, one
for the building of bridges and the
other for the construction of a sand
clay, selected top soil road as con-
tinuation of the highway on to the
Clarendon County line.
ALI work will be executed in ac-
eotdance with plans and specifications
of the federal government and will
be under the supervision of the State
Highway department.
It is said that, owing to the ad-
verse attitude of some of the prop
erty owners along the route this new
road will take, condemnation proceed
ings will have to be resorted to to
secure right-of-ways for consider
able portion of the route.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-07-08

PONS, one of which is given with
EACH SIS in cash subscrp ption busi-
ness turned in during the period end
ing July 18th.
Working Hard
Sorne real work is being put in this
week by the Give wires" in the con-
test, not only in securing one and two
year subscriptions, but in an endeav-
or to get the three, five, aid ten year
subscribers. Votes roll up by leaps
and bounds when three, five Of ten
year subscription is secured.
On July 18th.
There will be IS AWARDED to the
candidate turning in the gr:atest num-
Der of NEW subscribers from July
9Th, 2 P. NJ, until July 49, 2 P. N.
The winners name will be announced
in our next issue.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-07-08
Kingstree Defeated Is to 2.

Lake City defeated Kingstree here
Monday, 13 to 2, in a game replete
with errors and poor playing on the
part Of the Kingstree team. Padgett,
pitching for Lake City, twirled well,
allowing only seven hits and strik-
ing out II local batters. He was ac-
corded perfect support by his team
mates. Wallace pitched gopd BAN for
the Kingstree team, but reetiyed poeE
support. :. u. -.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-07-08
Our "Million Club"

We know some of the workers who
have expressed a determination to
"be a millionaire for once in their
lives" if it is only a millionaire IN
EXTRA VOTES.
It can be done, but the winner Of
these EXTRA MILLION VOTES
must keep FLOODING. Like the
Tortoise he must keep meandering
along, gathering a FEW HUNDRED
THOUSAND EXTRA VOTES here
and FEW HUNDRED THOUSAND
EXTRA. VOTES there, for they might,
you know, be needed "at the finish
when We award
This Prize List
Do you want that
$725 Ford Touring Car?
purchased of D. w. Smith, Ford Dis
tributor)
$500 Pathe Talking Machine?
purchased of Kingstree Furniture
Coz.
$56 Solid Gold Wrist Watch?
purchased Of T. E. Bagsett, Jewellery
$25 Pearl Necklace?
purchased of T. E. Baggett, Jewellery
Use System.
Every business, from the great cor
porations, to peanut stand, must
have some system, some definite
course Of business policy.
And the winner in this contest will
be he Tor she) who uses tact, judg-
ment, and SYSTEM.
How to Go About It
A few "pointers:"-
If you live in the country
Take your mailing list, and look it
over. Pick out the names Of folks
living on your route, and either go
see them, or phone them, asking them
to renew. If a friend or neighbor is
paid a year IN ADVANCE, he can
pay you for a year or more, and the
time will be added on to his present
date. Any friends or neighbors living
on your route and whose names you
DO NOT FIND on the mailing list,
make an extra effort 70 see, and ask
them to become subscribers to The
County Record, Williamsburg's only
paper. See EVERYBODY in your
IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOOD
FIRST, then 60 farther from home.
Use your TELEPHONE if you have
one. Look over the mailing list and
write to friends and relatives living
TOO FAR AWAY for you to call on
IN person. Then have your friends
look over this list, and get them to
see THEIR FRIENDS or to write to
their friends and relatives FOR YOU.
After you have worked your
ROUTE, then 60 to the neighboring
towns and work them the same way.
If you live in town
Make a list of everybody living on
your street. Go see them. Write to
folks living too far away for you to
see. After you have worked your
town, 20 out on the rural routes.
The Big $50, 900 Vote Coupons.
, It seems as though every candidate
would see the great vote-giving power
of the 10000 EXTRA VOTE coU-
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-07-08
WINNERS OF $500 IN CASH WERE Mrs.
HADDOCK, ,VAUSE AND MISS FLORA Smith

RIGGEsT OFFER IN EFFECT AND
WORK THIS PERIOD WILL GO FAR TOWARD WINNING THE
SIPS FORD AUTO OR OTHER HANDSOME PRIZES FOR
YOU FINISH
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-07-08

had died natural death, Palmer los
ing thirty-six votes on the opening
night ballot, the thirty-seventh. At
the end of this there was q demonstra-
ton in favor of McAdoo, largely Or
ganized by the galleries and lasting
about ten minutes. The recess seemed
to have done everybody good, for there
was twice the alertness and pep" in
the air. But there was no material
change in the position Of the candi-
dates. Everybody seemed to realize
that nothing definite was likely to
happen and to be reconciled to the sit
uation.
At the end of the thirty-eighth
ballot, Carlin of Virginia, Palmer's
manager, made the announcement
that "Mr. Palmer expressed his graft
tude that his supporters had stood by
him so faithfully, but he did not de-
sire to delay the convention any long
er. Therefore, in order that the can
didate may be elected tonight, Mr..
Palmer desired to Internationally and
finally release his delegates"
Palmer Releases Delegates
There was a twenty minute recess
for the consideration of Mr.. Palmers
withdrawal. Then came the thirty
ninth ballot.
Everybody was on their toes wait
ing the result. Cheers greeted the
vote of each State. The adherents OF
each of the two big contenders left
in the field were confident that their
man would finally put it over. In
stead of the hum of conversation
which up to now had interrupted the
speakers announcement of the vote
of the various States, a breathless
hush fell upon the entire convention
hall during the announcement Of each
vote, to be followed by tumultuous
cheers.
A demonstration was started and
was soon in full swing for Uox. The
hall was a bedlam, the bands playing
for all they were worth, and one OF
the Cox adherents carrying a game
cock in the procession, which he fin
ally set on the speakers platform.
A little blonde girl, about four
years old, dressed in red, was lifted
to the deak on the speakers platform.
Her golden curls lashed to and fro
as she urged on the Cox rooters,
while waving an American flag as
hard as she could.
The bedlam of noise finally died
down, and the report Of the ballot
began again. In spite Of the announce
ment that Palmer is definitely out OF
the running, Pennsylvania stood fast
and oHersd him the seventy-three
votes it had steadily given him dur
ing the last two days.
On the thirty-ninth ballot Cox0
ceived 468h, a gain of eighty Tive.
Continued on Page ~
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-07-08
l Roosevelt for Viee-President

Franklin D. Roosevelt was noni-
mated at San Francisco for Vice
President by the Democratic Conven-
A.. -
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-07-08

Winners
for The County Records s145 IN
prizes ended Tuesday, and found that the winners
of these first Lena HaddoVause and Miss Flora
Smith both The close between these
two winners oey followed by three 'r four
others In fact so punched takes close calcu
atinr will be interesting to watch the race
Big Vote Offer-The Biggest.
From Tuesday, 6t until Tuesday, July 13h there will be
given the BIGGEST EXTRA VOTE OFFER OF THE ENTIRE CAM
PAIGN subscription business will ente the work
r turning in ONE EXTRA VOTE COUPON
good for 10000 Extra Votes
Sample
D.. Cash SIS means 10000 Extra voes
Cash $50 800 900 Extra voes
Cash $45 means 100000 Extra Votes
Cash $50 means 100000 Extra Votes
Cash SIS means 750, 900 Extra Votes
Cash 500 means 100000 Extra Votes
Cash $1O5 1,050,OO0 Extra Votes
Bisbee daily review., 1920-11-14

bled with the promoters on a 50 per cent cut of the gross receipts, splitting their half 60-40. But that commonplace idea. too. has been scocped into the trash heaps of the yesterdays.
 Boxing of the present is run on the de money in de pocket" scale. The fighters want theirs" before the promoters turn a wheel in making up their eXpehse budgets
 Boxing has reached the stage where it enters the category of big business.
 No wonder Dempsey and Carpen- tier smile You'd smile, too, if you were in their shoes.
 Yet no one is kicking at their good fortune in being so situated that they can clean up a fortune in a sin gle show
 A boxing title is worth to cham pion just what he can make out Of it. He would be foolish to go bac' to the old scale of prices when thc bigger prizes are ready to be count. ed out to him by eager promoters.
 When Dempsey signed to box Car pentier for the worlds heavyweight championship. Jack was writing his name to a check payable to himself for the sum of $3OO.0OO, and Georges likewise for $2OOO0O..
 And the promoters who are facing the biggest gamble in ring history Tex Rickard. William A. Brady and Charles B. Cochran-they are a tric of hard-headed business men, who generally look before they leap.
 The average attendance at heavy weight title bouts of the past 20 years has been less than 10000. Al $25 per card it would require 2O,0OO to make up the $500.000 purse alone
 The picture rights may save the promoters if the present federal law against the taking fight films from state to state can be overcome. They get 50 per cent Of the picture privil eges and each fighter takes his 25 per cent. according to the articles of agreement.
 It's a lot of money. No bigger gamble in boxing was ever under. taken. But boxing never before was so popular and the customers so lib eral as they are now
 And the principals in the big bout excite not only America but Europe as we'll That covers a pretty big area.
 Dempsey can make the fortune which has been denied him so far. Carpenter can rehabilitate his ccal mines. ruined during the war And the promoters they are lucky can enter into the spirit of that old rag we used to sing Every little bit added to what you got makes just little bit more"
Bisbee daily review., 1920-11-14

WHITESBURG. Ky. Nov 13. = Fess Whitaker. rough-rider, author, school teacher, jailer, prisoner in his own jail and finally county judge. has got more doggone friends in Letcher-co than any feller in these here parts"
 And all these friends from the backwcods of "Kaintuckee" jes' nat urally went to the polls and voted Fess into the judgeship..
 She's landslide" said Fess, from his cell windowi
 And she" was
 Deputy JaIs Himl
 Which all puts Fess into mighty unusual situation. Some time back he drew a three-months' sentence for getting all "moonshined" up and taking part in political argument
 His deputy. Mack Yountz, put him behind his own jail bars
 Eut. huhi Fess just took out his keys and let himself out into the sunshine He left note behind:
 Needn't look for me Am gone to the tall timbers"
 Later On he returned to Whites burg and was rearrested He carried his case to the court of appeals and was released on bond.
 Six Months Term
 In the meantime the grand jury indicted him for jail-breaking and handed him a six-months' term.
 He was made a trusty and took charge of the jail garden Flowers seemed to take on new life, and townsfolk looked on and admired his handiwork with trowel and spade.
 Then Fess discovered that the whole town S-d countryside though him a martyr
 Wall" says Fess, guess I'll run for county judge"
 He filed too late to get his name on a regular ticket-so just ran as Fess Whitaker. While his opponent stumped the county from the Vir- ginia line to Bull Creek and back. Fess sat in his cell and worked on Valleys in the Mountains" a book he plans to have published soon. And once in awhile he made speech through his cell window.
 ''If Fess can make jailyard beau tiful what kain he do to our coun- typ was the general thought going the rounds.
 
 paper in which he said:
 Cell 4. Second Floor. Letcher-co jail. Paul and Silas were once be-
Bisbee daily review., 1920-11-14

turned to gasp masks to save us from being nervous wrecks in rigur- ing urS why the cost of mill enter tainment should be so big and burly
 Only 20 or 25 years ago cham pions fought gruelling battles of 20 rounds or more and. if they got purses of 5000. or $500 at the most they had killed the golden goose.
 Bankroils are figured different now. Even graduate from the pre- liminary class scoffs at the size of the purse which the champions used to be glad to fight for.
 In the old days the boxers gam
Bisbee daily review., 1920-11-14

BY DEAN SNYDER
 A half million dollars is real nest egg for championship fight. Five hundred thousand dollars would buy a whole fleet of Rolls Royce sport cars or it would pay for enough ice cream sodas to float a battleship in.
 At the present inflated prices of boxing it took every nickefs worth of half million bucks to bring Dempsey and Carpenter out of their corners.
 During the war the boys wore gas masks. Tn times of peace we have
Bisbee daily review., 1920-11-14
Kentuckian Elected
 Judge While In Jail

hind prison walls. The walls fell in on them. I trust this won't happen here cause my four colcred cell mates might get hurt
 But the only thing that fell in on Fess was an avalanche Of votes.
 Laughing Up sl' eve
 And now Judge Whitaker. alias
Bisbee daily review., 1920-11-14

Prisoner Whitaker, is laughing up his sleeve.
 Wouldn't it be funny if I could pardon myself?" says he. But I'll serve my time-less see, about two months yet
 Whitaker served as a rough-rider Tn the Spanish-American War and was wounded in the capture of San Juan Hill.
 Teddy Roosevelt once told me he smilingly boasts, Tess, you are de- tined to become a great man. Some day you will adorn the congress sional halls of fame and be credit to your country"
 Waste of Time
 q can read Reggie like a book"
 You shouldn't waste your time on such stupid literature Boston Transcript.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-11-14
Lucky pon

T am leading a dogs life" com plained the First Human.
 Then you are lucky" yawned the
Bisbee daily review., 1920-11-14
Sunday Morning, November IA. 1929

Second Human. "A dog doesn't have to bark when he isn't interested or wag his tail when he doesn't give a durn. ."LC Cincinnati Enquirer.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-11-14

ITHACA. Nov 13.-Night football practice beneath a flood of electric lights as introduced by Gil Dobie at Cornell has convinced other schools that he means business.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-11-14
Viscount Grey Is Still
 Unable to See Perfectly

LONDON. Nov. 13.-Viscount Grey whose sight was partially restored while he was in America as British ambassador a year ago. says in a letter to the Berwickshire Natural ist Club: Though I can see suffi- ciently 10 walk about I cannot sec
Bisbee daily review., 1920-11-14
BY HAL M. COCHRAN,

N. E. A. Staff Correspondent. 'Moonshine is the clearest, And yet it acts the queerest; Friendship is the strongest, Yet wrong is always wrongest; Officials are the blandest, And politics-the damndest,
 Tn Kentucky"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-03
CAPITAL UNEASY
OVER JAP ISSUE.
Negotiations Of Far-Reaching
Effect Under Way Between
Toxic and Washington.
SERIOUS CRISIS is DENIED

Washington. Sept. s.-u. N. Sire
gardless OF official assurance emanating
from both sides TO the controversy gem
itine uneasiness over existing Japanese
American differences has permeated Of
ficial circles here.
At the japanese embassy nigh OH
cial told the international News SerV-
leo correspondent today that beyond
doubt pending questions would be set
tied ''in a spirit OF open frankness and
sincere friendship" but at the state de-
partment Secretary Colby would not dis
cuss the situation for publication.
II Is no secret from officiai and diplo-
matte Washington, however, that CON
vcrsations" OF far-reaching consequence
are now under way between the Amer
car capital and Toxic and that these
discussions are far from dealing with
The California Japan dispute alone, or
with the occupation by the Japanese
OF the northern half OF Saghallen island,
emil brace the whole problem involved In
the far eastern policies OF both powers
Before the negotiations are termi-
mated, Il is understood, not only must
an agreement be arrived at on Japanese
Immigration. but the policy Of the "open
door In the far east must become the
subject OF an understanding MS well,
Al the Japanese embassy here ofii-
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-03
POLES WON'T RECOGNIZE
LINES FIXED BY ALLIES
Left to Face Bolsheviki Alone,
Warsaw Refuses Advice.
Colby Comments.

Washington. Sept. 3.--Poland has de-
clined TO jeopardize her military opera
tons against the bolsheviki by binding
herself 10 regard the artificial boun-
daries" laid down at the peace con-
ference.
Replying to Secretary colby's sugges-
ton that Poland remain within the lines
specified by the peace conference. the
Polish government states Its positions
Notwithstanding the sympathetic
attitude Of our allies, the Polish nation
had TO face the danger alone. and
political events proved that II must In
the first place rely upon It's own mill
tary strength. II military operations
nocessitated the measures to prevent
hardly he considered fair that artificial
boundaries that do not bind one oppo-
nent should interfere with the military
operations OF the other"
The text OF the correspondence be-
tween the American and Polish govern
ments relative to the Polish Russian
situation was made public last night at
the state department. II consisted Of
message addressed to President Wilson
by Premier Witos OF Poland, n note by
Secretary Colby under date OF Aug. 81,
and two replies from the Polish govern
ment. one under date OF Aug 2S and tho
other OF Aug, 30.
The general nature OF the correspond
once became known previous to It's
being made public last night and state
department officials Thursday charac-
terized the Polish replies as entirely
satisfactory"
Tho message Of Premier wtos to
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-03
STRIKERS SUSPECTED OF
SEEING FREIGHT TRAIN

Chicago, Sept. 3.--The freight train
seized here last night by band OF men,
believed to be members OF the striking
"outlaw" switchmen, was found early
today near Bonsonvllle, ILL.,, with the
throttle wide open and the twenty ono
freight cars apparently untouched. Sew
ern battles between freight crews and
bands OF the striking switchmen, who
never regained their jobs, preceded the
theft of the train, which occurred
shortly before midnight last night in
the Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
yards at Cicero, a suburb.
Thomas white. the engineer, was
driven from his post at the point Of
a gun and when Bert Zimpone. the
fireman. resisted. he was badly beaten.
White Immediately gave the alarm and
after several hours search the train
was found Railroad officials believe
the throttle had been pulled wide open
and tho train then abandoned by the
band who stole 1t. 1t had apparently
run down for lack OF steam. White said
the manner In which the thieves
handled the engine convinced him
they were experienced railroad men.
Five suspects were taken into custody
early today by the police.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-03
.MACSWINEY'S DAYS
APPARENTLY NUMBERED
Self Starved Man Reported as
Sinking Rapidly and Very
Much Weaker.

London. Sept. 3.-Terence Macswi-
ney, lord mayor OF Cork, who is In a
critical condition In Brixton prison as
q result OF his hunger strike, which
began Aug. ~, was reported this morn
Ing TO be showing signs OF sinking rap
Idly and 10 be very much weaker. This
statement of his condition was made
by his brother Sean MacSwiney, after
he left the prison this forenoon.
At the lord mayors request. mem
bors of his family visited him this
morning and later they expressed fear
that the end was not far away. Those
who went to his cell included Mac
Swiney's wife, his brother, Sean Mac
Swiney, and his sisters. Annie and Mary
MacSwiney. They arrived at $3.50
o'clock and remained for forty-hve
minutes.
Father Dominic, private chaplain to
MacSwiney, celebrated q special mass
In the prison this morning.
report made on Mayor MacSwi-
neys condition shortly after noon said
he was rapidly approaching uncon-
seriousness. He was too weak during
the morning 10 carry on a conversa-
tion, II was said
Warshlps at Belfast.
A destroyer and light cruiser ar
rived at Belfast harbor late today for
the. purpose OF protecting the shpyards
and shipping.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-03

! cials declared themselves very hopeful
that a satisfactory agreement will be
reached on all points now the subject
OF conversations and decry any attempt
to give color to alarmist reports,
When the International News serv-
ice called attention 10 predictions OF
a dangerous crisis In Japanese -Amert-
can relations advanced In unoftclal
quarters they Immediately negatiyed the
suggestion.
Whatever questions may actually
be pending between the United States
and Japan for final adjustment" an im-
portant member OF the embassy stan
declared, II feel quite certain that they
will In no case be permitted by either
government 10 drift to situation JUS
tifying startling predictions which you
state have been INDUCED In. There can
be absolutely no doubt that both gov
ornments are approaching all questions
OF mutual interest In n spirit OF open
franlness md sincere friendship, and
with the firm determination to find a
settlement"
startling Predictions"
One OF "the startling predictions"
mentioned was that OF James Hamilton
Lewis former United States senator
rom Illinois, who In a speech before
he American Bar association nj st.
..ous, predicted there would be another
gerld war within four years and that
the conflict will he in the Pacific"
Gov. stephens, Of California, II is UNI
lorstood today. viii personally explain
california's position on tho Japanese |
question TO Secretary Of State Colby. |
low discussing the problem with the |
.apanese ambassador here. Mr.. Kijuro
ihidehara.