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I VOLUME XXXII.
| NOTHING WHATEVER
( IN LARCENY CASE
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v Stealing Charge Heard Monday
Against Prominent Men
Comes to Nothing
: Prosecutor elliott
, DOES NOT APPEAR
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| Prosecutor Was Defendant in
| Foreclosure Case in Court
Here.
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H. D. Elliott of Flo.vds township,
jimd w hose name has been connected
' *;iu y with land sales under foreclosure
of mortgages held by the Palmetto
Groc ry Co., of Mullins; was
the prosecutor named in criminal
v?
j' proceedings before the court of Maoist!
ate W. H. Chestnut here last Monday,
in a warrant in which Elliott as
the Herald is informed charged the
f stealing o'f a land deed and land plat
ij by the following named gentlemen,
4 all well known in business circles:
Dr. J. C. Williamson, F. P. Coving5
ton, June Baldwin, and H. L. Covington,
of the Williamson <fc Brown,
Land and Lumber Company, and
f John P. Cooper, of the Palmetto Gro$
eery Co., of Mullins, S. C.
It appears that some time after
[?. the suit to foreclose the mortgages
4 against his property hir
4 brought, Elliott made application to
[ k<?8i>rvc Miliik. or ix)?
r sibly some other financial concern
v to borrow money on his land. The
f title was reported adversely because
I he had no complete chain of title to
R some of the property. Tho Willianir
?on & Brown Land and Lumber ComB1
pany it appears had been concerned
fcl With this land, or parts of it, in
J] years gone by, in the purchase of the
, timber on it and possibly other trans
I actions, and they also hold a mortgr;:0
on -ome of it for mtfncy loaned
to Mr. Elliott. It seems that Elliott
1 at '.no time left some of his deeds
in the office of the lumber company,
1 and he ask <1 them to return to him a
j <lc .] entitled J. W. Powoil to (1. W.
'' 1 .veil, and their sear, h of the office
fi.lled to reveal any such deed. Tin
i ? 1 that was actually wanted in the
chain of title now appears to have
'i been one from J. \V. Powell to CI.
I! Powell, and this last named deed can
be located. Letters from the pro.f
ecu tor were here last Monday morn.
invc stating that ho, Elliott, had not
J. intended to ask for a warrant for
'& larceny against John P. Cooper, that
J his attorney had made a mistake as
H be had told him he wanted Mr. Coop|
only as a witness. H. D. Elliott
#I?4-l not. jirmojir ivt i ho hnnrimr of nil.
The witnesses who were here for the
j defendant testified and furnished
\ proof that there was no foundation
for such a charge against these wellknown
business men.
The case was dismissed by the
i Magistrate. Messrs. F. L. Willco.x
and W. F. Stackhouse were here representing
the defendants all of whom
> came into Conway on the late train
Jast Sunday night, except Mr. John
P. Cooper, who came over in an automobile
on Monday morning. They
1 }c^ft on Monday afternoon.
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Two holidays coming together never
fails to suit the man who hates
i work.
; caseIFsundeT
was dismissed
A case entitled the Stat*> vs. Ra
Ibon, being a charge of slander
against the defendant alleging the
publication of the marriage of a
young lady, when no marriage had
taken place, was heard bfeore Magistrate
VV. H. Chestnut here last Friday,
and the case dismissed.
^ The case grew out of the publica'
tion of a notice of marriage published
in this paper last year received
through the paper at the editorial
office properly signed. The defendant
however stated that he could not
write himself but often got others to
write letters for him, and he dcnie*'
writing this partciular letter.
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GASES CONTINUED
FROM LAST COURT
Will Come up For Trial Next
Week in General
Sessions.
The court of General Ssesions will
convene next week on Monday morning,
with Judge H. F. Rice the presiding
Judge. ,
An examination of the dockets
shows the following cases continue 1
over from the last term of the
court:
The State vs. C. F. Powel,-Breach
of Trust.
The State vs. F. O. Bellamy,-Forcible
Entry.
The State vs. Sam Bright,-Forcible
Entry.
The State vs. Ed. Long,-Larceny.
The State vs. L. P. Watts, Missie
Watts, L. M. Watts,
and Fannie Watts,
Violation of Dispensary
Laws.
The State vs. Vol Watts, Quince
Watts, L. B. Watts.
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Violation of the Dispensary
Laws.
The State vs. Steve Dawsey,- Seduction.
The State vs. Morris Goodman,False
Pretenses.
The State vs. Morris Goodman,Disposing
of Property.
The State vs. Gus Hammonds and
Hix Hammonds,- A sault
and Batter v
With Intent to Kill.
The Stat?? vs. Quince Graham, Char
ley Graham,- Cons
piracy.
In addition to the above stated
crimes bound over to the court uy
cases which came over from the last
term, there are the usual number of
new crimes bound over to the court
by the several magistrates of the
county and which cannot be listed in
tl.is paper for the reason that they
are in the hands of the solicitor now
for the preparation of indictments.
Among the new cases will be that of
the State vs. A. C. Murrell, charged
with the killing of L. J. Watts, the
r.ews of which appeared in this paper
several months ago.
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the court lias been at Conway ontv
before' to hold court.
Giviclmlwiir
100KAFTER TREES
What about the trees on your
place? Do they need trimming or
re-sotting1? Have you ever thought
how much the trees added to your
comfort and the beauty of your
home ,
The ladies of the Civic League
have undertaken to get the trees in
Conway looked after and are planing
to have new ones set out bofov
the spring "Clean-up Drive" which
comes on a little later.
After consulting with the members
of the town council the League mem
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^ anuv/uiiLc mat tit^ v uuutn win
have trees plante<l on the streets in
the proper places if they are furnished
and will offer suggestions for
planting on the individual premise.
This work must he looked after
once for the trees will not live if
transplanted in the later Spring.
Th? first comment usually heard
from a stranger visiting in Conway
is concerning the beautiful trees 'n
the city, and the ladies of the Civic
League are working to keep these
beautiful marks alive and pretty.
Don't neglect this, join with the ,
league members in their work. Look ]
around your place at once and mak?
plans for the new trees needed. Helj
make Conway a prettier town and
assist in making the City on the Wac.
cainaw beautiful.
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THRIFT CARDS.
Laura Francis Spivey is the first
to report the return of a Thrift Sav
ings Cant complete. Who will be tlv
next from the Burroughs School'
Wo want to see every pupil in ever
;chool in the County complete one <
hose cards.
pgyy
CONWAY, S. C? THURSDAY
HALF AND HALF
MAKES GOOD BREAD
Wo have heard from some who
have tried the Herald's recipe published
in lust week's issue for making
good bread from corn meal ground
fine and wheat flour well mixed half
and half.
Since we are asked as a people to
save the wheat, it is the Herald's
idea to cooperate and do more than !s j
asked if possible in this patriotic i
movement. Just at this time if many
people will use only half the amount
of flour that was formerly eaten,
there is not a doubt in the world
.-.bout the great amount of wheat
that will be preserved for shipment
to thg soldiers. The recipe as published
last week takes a very small
a - r 1 i ?
auiwuiii (?i iiii'd as anyone win see,
and when made up strictly according
to directions given, and milk is used
in making it, 1 lie result is some of
the best bread that was ever produced,
presuming that it is properly
baked. The finer the corn meal is
ground the better the appearance of
the biscuits.
Try it to-day if you have not tried
it before. Hunt up last week's paper
and follow it exactly.
CASESSENTTO
THES01ICIT0R
W. L. Bryan, the Clerk of the
Court of General Sessions, sent to
the Solicitor's office on the 18th instant;
the records turned in by the
magistrates, upon which indictments
will be prepared against the following
persons; for attention at the
criminal court next week;
John W. Barker.
Morgan Lewis and Lola Lewis.
Joe Sarcas, Jr.
John Smith.
Jordan Mishoe.
Walter Holt.
J. J. Carter.
A. C. Murrell.
William Elliott, et al.
Henry Johnson.
Press Dozier.
I). G. Hinson.
Kelly Boyd, et al.
D. A. Lewis.
The following were reported as
being "hold over" cases from the
last term of the court:
Sandy Duett.
W. T. Hayes.
Harrison Rowel 1, ct al.
Sallio Powell.
Offie Strickland.
D. N. Stanley.
C. F. Powell.
| W. R. BR RAN,
C. C. C. P. & C?. S.
FEDERAL COURT TERM.
Florence.?United States court will
I convene here the first Monday in
March and Marshal Simms was here
today serving- the local jurors. The
court will be in session a full week,
the docket being- a large one. Most
of the cases are for violation of the
j liquor laws.
JESSE H. BROWN
CLEARED BY JURY
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| Jcsse H. Brwon, a street car conductor,
coming- here to work from
Conway, was tried today in the court
of general sessions on a ehnriro of
murder, killing J. L. Thompson, :?
railroad worker from Savannah, by
stabbing on January 24, and was acquitted.
Brown put up a plea of selfdefense,
declaring that Thompson attacked
him im the boarding house,
where the fight took place, using
1 brass knucks, and that he would have
been killed had he not defended himself
and had not some one pulled hi ;
assailant away from him. Thompson
was cut in the neck with a pocket
knife and died a coupler of hours
afterward. The State.
Mr. Brown is a son of Mr. and Mrs
iC. F. Brown of Bucks township. Before
going to Charleston, wher0 h '
has "been engaged with the street car
company, he filled the position of :
salesman for some time, and was
once engaged as a mail carrier. H.
was always of a peaceful disposition
and his friends regretted to learn of
Ms difficulty in Charleston, and ar
iow glad that lie is clear.
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I, FEBRUARY 21, 1918.
CHAUTAUQUA BEGINS
AT PASTIME TO-DAY
Among the attractions which will
' be seen at the three-day chautauqua
beginning in Conway to-day, February
21st, are "The Mills-Andrus Company
and Martha Morrison," who will
furnish the closing" concerts and entertainments;
Louis Williams, Electrical
Entertainer, who will give two
of his performances on the second
day of the entertainment; Cap's Orchestra
wnich will appear in two concerts
on the opening day; one domestic
science expert sent out from
Washington, who will hold forth >n
the second day; Dr. A. W. Hutchins,
the director of the Chautauqua, who
will give two lectures during the
t!m0 on very important matters touch
ing this country just at this time;
and on the last day there will be a
great Reel Cross Demonstration.
The above are only a few of the
many things you will want to see
during the three days of instruction
and entertainment, now beginning.
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STRIKERS GALLED
BY DRAFT BOARDS
New York.?Many striking ship
carpenters at Staten Island plants
have been notified by their local
draft board to appear today for physical
examination, theri exemptions
because of fitness for industrial work
having been automatically rescinded
when they quit such omployim ni.
Draft boards in Newark, N. J., and
other nearby points where carpenters
are registered are expected to
take similar action.
The strike at two Staten Istnnd
yards continued today with prospects
that tlie 450 strikers would be joined
by several hundred other carpenters
unless the government intervenes.
Irhe strikers are demanding a wage
increase from $4.80 to $6.60 a day,
the same scale, they say, as is being
paid on the Pacific coast.
! NINETY-THREE PER CENT
OF SOLDIERS INSURED
J Washington. ? Ninety-three per
j cent of the men in lite 17 large lrage
j army camps are insured under the
new war risk plan. Secretary McAdoo
announced today. More than
one million applications, representing
insurance of almost eight and onehalf
billion dollars, are on tile with
I the bureau of war risk insurance, and
! thousands of applicotions written up
j to February 12 have not yet reached
| the bureau.
! On the percentage basis, Camp
Dodge, Iowa, leads wiht 99 92-100
per cent of its personnel protected by
United States government insurance.
Next is Camp Zaehary Taylor, Kentucky,
with 99 3-10 per cent,
j In total amount of insurance written,
Camp Logan, Texas, leads with
$310,000,500. Camp Greene, N. C., is
second with $313,170,200.
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AS TO SELLING HENS.
The Department of Agriculture ;s
now opening a campaign urging
J farmers to refrain from selling hens
j from the first of February to the
first of May, and at the time requesting
buyers to refrain from buying
hens during that time.
The Poultry and Egg Section of
the United States Food Administration
feels that this is a highly desirable
move and requests your
hearty co-operation in seeing that
the best possible results are secured.
] Every hen which is sold before the
first of May represents a food loss
to the nation of about thirty eggs.
The total loss of eggs represented by
the customary selling of hens between
the first of Eebruray and the first of
May amounts to about 150,000.090
eggs. The value of these eggs is
about 80 per cent, of what the hen
is actually worth, so that this.probgram
does not entail a loss to the
former, but on actual gain.
Wo hope that you will give full
publicity to this program siiiee it is
o'f interest to producers and dealers.
??Wm. Elliott,
Food Administrator for
South Carolina.
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A cloudy morning hardly ever
means a gloomy day.
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GOOD ENROLMENT
OF SHIPBUILDERS
Over Half of Number Needed i
Secured in First Week
of Drive.
Washing-ton.?More than half of }
the great number of shipyard work- :
crs needed to carry out the country's i
merchant marine program have b en
secured in the first half of the first'
week t'o the nation-wide enrolment
campaign by the United States pub- !
lie service reserve. This is snown by ,
incomplete returns to William E.
Hall, director of the reserve.
I Tiw, .1 !? -- ?
i.n iKuiwmii unve win no contm-j
ued for another week, however, and i
thereafter in every State wtnse
quota is not filled at the end of the
campaign. Mr. Hall pointed out to- 1
day that to obtain suitable men is
more important than speed in attaining
the quota. He emphasized the'
fact that men are not expected to
leave their present jobs until they
are called upon by the Labor Department
for shipbuilding service.
NO SECOND DRAFT
BEFOREMAY OR JUNE
Washington. While the House
was discussing the Alien Slacker
Bill today Representative Dont of
Alabama, Chairman of the Military
Committee, said the second draft
would not be called for some time
and consequently there was no hurry
for action in regard to alien slackers.
Representative Flood of Virginia,
Chairman of the Foreign Affair <
Committee, told the House there
would bo no second draft before next
May or June.
JAMESDEFENDS
PLANS FOR WAR
In congress last week Senator
James of Kentucky, spoke at length i
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hi uv-LCJWN" 01 mo administration'. |
I war accomplishments.
Senator James' speech reo pence
I the war discussion, which promises
; to continue again for several days
1 with Republicans loading the attack
j and Democrats making defense.
! Senator Chamberlain's speech, Mr.
James declared unjustified by the j
i facts, and of great comfort to tin4 !
, enemy.
"Who can measure the mighty
j force of this utterance in the hands
I of the kaiser?" he'asked, stating that
i it probably was emphasized in Gevl
man newspapers as responsible, oomI
irg from the chairman of the milt-'
J tary committee.
j "Of course, I know he did not in|
tend to have that effect, but I'm just
| pointing out the danger of such lit.- ,
it-Tcinrrs. i.ei s sec il they are war- j
ranted. I will undertake to prove j
they are not.
"Of course America has made mis - j
! takes," he declared, "but we want to
igo back and live in the atmosphere i
j before the war."
j At length Senator James reviewed
! the sudden expansion of the army,
I the quick passage of the draft law
I and the registration of 10,000,000
J men, their mobilization and equinment
and that whereas the French
only had asked for ".0,000 troops at
the beginning to enhearten the
French people "many more than
1100,000" had been sent.
"How has a military establishment
fallen down that can do work like
that?" he demanded. "No," ho' <
, shouted at Senator Chamberlain, "the.
I ocpartments have not ceased func-'
, tinning'."
j In conclusion Senator James said: |
"In time like this we need a united
American people back of the corn-!
mander in chief of the army and navy '
of this land, and of course who ever J
attacks that commander will have the. j
whole support of every pro-German
every spy, every pacifist, every ennmy
of America, who will rally behind
him because they want to break
down the great directing force of
this war.
"President Wilson walks the tight
rope it stretches across the sea with j
i its wrecks and dead; he holds in hi. J
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NO 44.
APPLY FOR BUNKS
HERE AT CONWAY
C. H. Snider, Local Food Administrator,
Will Supply
Farmers and Millers
WITH CERTIFICATES
FOR MEAL AND GRITS
Take the Certificates to tho
Grocer After Being Signed
by Miller.
The farmer who raises his own
corn does .io't have to buy pound for
pound of other cereal in order to obtain
flour from his grocer. When he
carries his corn to the mill to be
ground, the farmer will sign a statement
showing the amount of pounds
of flour which he then lias on hand
at home, the number in his family,
and the number of tenants he supplies,
and at the bottom the miller
will sign a certificate showing the
amount of pounds of meal and grits
that tip* farmer luis on that day had
ground at his mill. This certificate
is taken with the attached statement
to the merchant, and the amount of
fi<Vur the farmer can purchase i?.
based on that.
The blanks for those certificates
are now on hand at the office of Mr.
C. H. Snider, the local food administrator,
and he will supply the millers
and the farmers also with the blanks
upon application. Those who cannot
call may write to him at Conway and
receive the blanks by mail.
To save time and confusion let every
farmer when ho starts to mitt"
take note of the amount of flour he
1 as 011 hand at home.
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SCHOOL TEACHERS
HELP IN WAR WORK
President Wilson issued a call to
all of the school teachers of the countiy,
some time ago, to offer their uid
in the filling- out of cards in the offices
of the 'oral boards, in the work
of placing- the registered men m
classes, etc.
The teachers of this county have
responded and numbers of them were
in Conway last Saturday engaged in
the wo?rk.
PREPARE VATS
FOR CHARGING
In a recent issue of this paper I
asked the farmers who hat! an interest
in a dipping vat, to have same
cleaned out and refilled with fresh
W.'ltiM'. 1 hi) vn nr\f
? - - . .VI , V in<v 1ICIU II I I VIII very
many as yet. I would like to hear
that more vats were ready to charge
with chemicals.
Time is growing; short. The regular
dipping of all cattle in this county
will start April 1st, 1918. When
your vat is ready for the chemicals,
send me a post card, or word by
somebody and we will come out and
charge the vat. If the vats are not
ready by April 1st for dipping the
cattle, then those cattle owners will
be served notice to take their cattle
tc the nearest vat that is ready. We
are in this war on the cattle tick to
w in, just the same as we ar0 in the
war to lick the Kaiser, and the government
is back of it all so lets heip
the government and do all we can.
?Dr. C. Hedley.
Conway, S. C., Feb. 18, 1918.
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greatest things we know with which
to aid in winning the war.
hands the richest treasure ever lodged
in the keeping of one man. That
treasure is our very life, our liberty,
eur institutions, our homes, our firesides,
our all.
"Lot me plead with you; let me
plead with all Americans, do not
shake the rope. I>o not badger him;
do not heckle him. Do not annoy
him. He will make the j nirney safe:y
ovei th!s ocean ol bloo and peril."