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\ m VOL XXIV. nans For Horry Convened Monday, Judge Sease Presiding % WAS THAD DAVIS CRAZY? A Jury Will He Empanelled by the Judge of Probate to Solve this Problem?Court Came to an Abrupt End Wednesday Noon. The court convened at 10 o'clock, J S Sease presiding. Since the last term of the Court Conway obtained a double daily pas senger service so that the judge and Solicitor, and others connected with the Court, were able to get into Conway this time on Suudav evening Always before these oflicia's could not get here for Monday morning without coming in on Saturday afternoon, aud for a long time it I ad been the custom to put on the Court until Monday afternoon. A fter charging the grand jury, the Solicitor proceeded to hand them various bills of indictment, and this consumed nearly an hour, and the Court went into cases continued from tire last term. The State vs. Carter, obstructing road, nol pros, The Slate v.. Prank Davis, charged with arson, was called for trial, this caso having been continued at several Courts in the past Motion for continuance on the part of defendant was refused, the Solicitor agreeing to admit what the witnesses would say if present. It will be remembered that D A Huggins, a prosperous farmer of Galivants Perry, lost his barn by fire and also -1 /*? A another outhouse on a cunereat, occasion. Frauk Davis was charged with the crime and bound over by Magistrate Sweet. The prosecution was represented by H H Woodward and the defendant by R B Scarborough. The case was tried, and the Judge directed a verdict for the defendant. After the recess for dinner Thad W. Davis was brought t.o the court room to be arraiged for the crime of murder, having been in jail several months charged with killing Harrison Kirton. His attorney, R 13 Scarborough, moved to have a writ issued from the court requiring a jury to be empanelled to try the question of the defendant's sanity. Dayis had been acting very queerly since the killing and an affidavit made by Dr H. H. Burroughs was toj the effect that Davis was unsound mentally. An order was signed by the Judge to the effect that the Judge of Probate might empanel a jury to try the question whether Davis was crazy before the murder trial should proceed. This necessitated a continuance of the case. If the jury finds Davis is insane ho will be committed to the asylum, and the charge against him will not be tried until he recovers from his insanity. The State vs James Gibson was heu tried. The defendant was not represented oy an attorney. He was found guilty. Tne State vs W. Pearlic Hooks Jbr^' was tried and the jury found a verdict of guilty with recommendation to mercy. The State vs Geo C. Singletou was tried and he was found guilty of violating the dispensary law, The State vs Henry Lewis for ob structing road was nol prossed. The State vs Emory Hardee was discontinued at request of the prosecutor . The State vs Charlie Out was referred to a magistrate. The State vs E. J. Tyler was nol prossed. The grand jury returned no bill rin the crse against Frank Cerpon, The nex,t case tried was the State vs John A. Floyd and Mark Floyd, charged with assault and battery. The State was represented by the ' Solicitor and Itobt B. Scarborough and-the defendant by H. H. Wood wood. Tnis trouble arose between J. R Willhnw n and the B^lovd boys between whom there has been frequent trouble before. They jury . M /wl rt f. s; rUUi'lii U U ?C" Ully" UI II I I VJ , ^ The State vs Mack Wright, colorT" ^ ed, was tried resulting in a verdict of guilty. The case against R. J. C. Ward for obstructing a public road was continued until the the next term. The State vs Caesar Phillip* was an assault and battery, and the defendant pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a line of $75.00 or three months in the gang or peuitentiary The State vs Henry Barry was continued, the defendant being in the gang already serving another sentence. The next case tried was that of the Sate vs Sbep Turner charged with assault and battery with intent to ravish. The prosecuting witness told a different story from that which she related at the preliminary inves tigation. The court appointed B. W. Wait, Esq., to represent the defendant. Not guilty. The State vs Bellamy Oore and * <Fhr c ENDORSES GOOD ROADS. And Asks for Further Information. Mr. Spivey Give*; Light on the Subject. Dear Sir: I saw Senator Spivey's Good Roads bill published in the Herald for the benefit of tho voters, and read what he had to say, I have been talking with some of the men of my township concerning the Bill and they seem to think it alright: provided the present 2 mill levy will bo sufficient to piy the interest on the bonds and enough to redfem them when they come due. We would lttre to koow ho v much money the 2 mill levy will raise in a vear. Foi the benefit of the voters of mv township, I wish Col. Spivey would give this information. Respectfully, Wm. Burgess Burgess, S. C Mr. Spivey was shown the above communication and ask if could and would give tho information sought "I am more than pleased to do so" he rejlyed: Ttie present assessed value of property in our county is near three million dollars. Tho two mill levy will rai: e ab >ul $(>,000 , If the bonds are sold a* 5 per cent wo hope tvj get them at 4 12 per c?nt the interest yearly will be $5,000 The f(5,000 will accordingly pay the interest and leave $1,000 to be placed in tho sinking fund the first year with which to redeem the bonds From year to year we oxpect the property of our county to increase, t.hnc in 11^ i n if t.lm '/> millc tvvivo mnrp VUU UJ 14 ft I U ^ VII V ' UJ tttkj t W? >v\/ vr v each year. The interest, being *a permanent amount, the total increase will be added to the redemption fund. The Puzzle Solved. Editor Herald: I have read the good roads bill you published in the Herald together with the comments made by Senator Spi\ey. I want to say that my eyes have been opened and I am convinced that it is the thing for we farmers to advocate. I have always been a believer in better roads but 1 have been puzzled to know how to get them. 1 knew that our taxes were already too high and I feared that the bonds would make them higher but on reading the explanati jn and understanding the plan better, I see now where we can get the results wanted and not increase the tax levy. I think there is no other one thing that is as important and means as much to the county at large as this matter of good roads. It does seem that when we people in the couuiry tret a chance to secure this great O - - , benefit to our class wo ought to stand together, man to man and help Col Spivey push it through. Now, Mr Editor, I have given this bill due consideration and I think it is the best plan that we, as a laboring class, will ever get to have good roads. Oh, well some might,say that it will drain the county. How can it drain tho county when it dumps down and puts into circulation #100,000 00 more in Horry county than there ever was at one time before and we all stand a chance to go to work and get our share. I have recently learned that our sister county has already issued bonds and have gone to work on the roads Why can't we keep step with her? Surely with tho progress there is in Horry county to day that her people will never let any county in the State that is anywhere the same size get ahead of her. I have talked with several of my neighbors about this matter and I am glad to say they heartily agree with me. I surely think wages will be better and farm produce will be higher. I was utterly surprised to see Mr J. O. Norton against tho bill, but if Mr Norton lived in tne country like we farmers do and had to haul through the mud and sand like we do, he would be as strongly for it as I am. Now, I do hope that every laboring man in Horry county will study this matter closely and after giving it all the consideration it deserves, go to the polls and vote accordingly, I will bo satisfied with the results. Wishing the Herald, its readers and the Spivey bill much success, I am yours, L. P. Roberts. Conway, S. C. -1 ^ m The committee of fihe grand jury was in Conway last Friday looking into certain mutters in the county cilices. Edge charged with an atTray, was ended by a plea of guilty and each of the defendants paid a fine of $25. State vs O car Mack charged with assault with intent to ravish. Defendant pi haded guilty t > aggravated assault and battery. The court adj >urned Wednesday afternoon. The grand jury was done with their work and their final presentment will be made before Judge Sease when he comes back on the fourth Monday in October. flow vs ' ONWAY, S. C., THURSE B H in Much Good Has Been Ac> complished. WILL NOT INCREASE TAXES The Spivey Good Iioads Proposition Thoroughly Explained by Its Autho" and Several Prominent Gentlemen. Endorsed by Good Itoads and Drainage League. [ As previously advertised, there was a meeting at the court house ast Monday called by Col 0 P. Quattlebaum, president of the II )V ry County 'stood Roads and Drainagp League, for the purpose of discussing good roads, the necessity for thorn and the best vn.y to get them Tne meeting had been called for 11:00 a. m , as i t was ex pectod there would be no court until the afternoon, but the court cflic'als having nn t.ho Stindav afternoon train, courtconvened Monday morning. His honor, however, kindlv consented to adjourn court at 12 noon, at which time the good roads meeting was called to order. A large number of people left the court house at the adjournment of court and the crowd that attended the meeting was not as large as desired, but those who did remain seemed very much interested and paid strict attention to all of the speakers. Col Quattlebaum was the first speaker. Said he did not .understand why he was elected president of the Good Roads and Drainage League unless it was because of the interest he had always taken in good roads, that when a boy he remembers it used to take a team with only a 500 pounds load to the mule, three days to make the trip from his father's home to Columbia and return a distance of only 28 miles. Tn order to have good roads we must have the money to build them witn. Now as to the best way to get that money. Two ways were suggested: First to levy a sufficient tax to build them, but our paople feel that they now have about all the taxes they can stand, and such a levy would be burdensome The other and best plan is to issue bonds as provided for in the Spivey bill to Devoted on in the next election. The two mill levy we have now for roads would be sullicient to pay the interest on the bonds and create a sinking fund for their retirement, Some people object to the bond business because the boods will perhaps be here for their children to pay, hut. pupn if this is t,ruft. it is but right, as our children will be enjoying ihe benefits of good roads. It is better to*use this 2-mill road tax we are already paying in paying the interest on the bonds than to be wasting it in temporary repairs on roads and bridges as at present, because when we get the roads built they will need very little repairs. The money would not be tied up in the banks as some have suggested, but would be placed in circulation in all sections of the county, as the bill provides that the money realized from the rale of the bonds shall be expended in the different townships as nearly as possible in proportion to the amount of road taxes paid by such township. The quesli m soon to be settled at the ballot box appeals especially to the people of the rural districts, Good roads enhances the value of the farmer's property, puts him nearer town, saves his teams, vehicles and time, Cot, D. A. Spivey. Col Spivey, author of the good roads bill, said he was unable to make a speech, but was glad of an opportunity of explaining his bill The people would remember that he had a good roads plank in his platform two years ago. Does not claim to be a smart Aleck, but wanted to do something. He had thought that everybody would admit that we needed good roads, but had found one man who said we did not. We ail know the advantages of good roads, but roads must be built and to build them requires money. Now how to get the money without increasing our taxes too much, as our taxes are high enough now. We have a two-mill road tax will pay the interest on the bonds and at the same time create a sinking fund sullicieut to retire the bonds by the time they mature, and in this wav we would immediately get the advantages of good roads without increasing our tax levy. He studied this matter very carefully, several other plans were suggested but none of them were feasible. His b 11 provides that the first $50,000.00 shall be paid in twenty years and the second $50,000 00 in thirty years and he believes that our present two mill levy will be sufficient to pay tho interest and at the same time retire the bonds at maturity. Hon JkrkiiIah Smith, I Mr Smith had thought his time H *if AY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1910 | Approaching Marriage. f Miss Fannie Oiive**, a c i trm:nsj youo^ of the Sooastee ecii?i) of the county, will be married to Mr. S O-car Clardy, on October f> h, . 11)10. Mr. Clardy is a younjjf bti-d n ss man now residing at Verdie, ??la , but ka native of this county The friends of the couple will read ( DDIS UIlllOUIl'JJ.MUt'IlO Willi u i * . On October 25th tlio price on al! i magazins will advance. I* wil be i to your advantage to give nie your ' business. Southern Magazine Agency. Attention is called to the advertisement of the Spivey Mercantile Co., in which they state that they are selling agents for the Chaddocu Terry Co. Tnese shoes are said to be the bes1. made and a trial is invited, call and get a pa r, carry them home and try them yourself. Married: On September 22 ,d by A IJell, Notary Ruble. Mr Alva Williams, of Nicholas R P R No 2 and Miss Aita Suggs. Mrs R C Phillips and Mrs E M Wall, (f Eul<>ni.?, are visiting the I fi mi 1 \r nf iVI ? It.irvr Will in (li'jn iv:iv. I C* 111 1 1 J \j JL 1U i J-/ .y t? M W J . Magistrate Daniel G/ainger held court in C tnway 011 Tuesday of last week. W Tj Rhodes, of Loris, was in Conway recently for a short time on business. High prices paid for seed cotton at W B Woodward & Co. Bucks siile S C. for speech making past, but is always willing to say something for the welfare and betterment of the people of his county. But he don't 1 feel like talking when the people who should be interested lea ye such a meeting as this. Has read and ' reread the Spivey act and has also i read the good roads bill under which I Marion county is now working Lias i criticised both but believes that the t Spivey act is far superior to Mar- ? ion's. However, the people of Mar- i ion county are going ahead under c their bill, building good roads, and 1 nobody is kicking. The "railroad ( bonds" were a good investment, but the people of the four townships c through which the toad runs simply n gave a rich corporation nearly 1 000 as a free gift and got nothing ( in return. It does seem like we vi ought to be willing to spend $100,- t onn fr?r an nhioe.t thill wiil benefit a us and our children after us. All l admit we need good roads, but some ?' say they aro unwilling t) vote for J the bonds unless they knew who the 1 members of the commission provid- 1 ed for in the bill would be. J3.it if they knew who would compose the e commission they would never vote >' the bonds, because petty politics \ would creep in and become the real 1 issue. All money is expended by i some person or commission, our t ordinary county funds are expended v by the county commissioners, our h school board expends our school y funds, all the funds of the county r are collected, held and paid out by u one man, the county treasurer, a EIon J. P, D Kit ham 1 MrDerham was caded un by the chairman, but said he had attended J none of the good roads meetings. The heaviest tax ever bourn bv any people is the burden of ignorance a We all have an interest in the bet- j terment of our people, e Hon G. J. Ho km day v Mr Holliday said he was not go- 0 ing to make a speech. Travels the I roads about as much as anyone, and u therefore interested, as all of our r citizens should be in good roads t Had not read Col Spiyey's bill and v was glad to hear it explained. Can P think of nothing that would be of 11 more benefit to the farming interest c>than good roads. Is in favor of the '< bond issue and hopes to ride over ? some of the roads built by it. Col Quattlebaum then explained b why the building commission had e not began work on the bridge across h Waccamaw river. There was a lot j of red tape about the matter, but f the real cause now was the lack of t funds The lowest estimate that h they have had on the bridge is $8,000 o and the commission only has about d $(>,000 in hand. Would be glad to i have tho newspapers publish an h itemized statement of the ^accounts v of the commission as to moneys ro- c ceived and paid out. t Immediately after the adj ?urn- i ment of the good roads meeting, the t executive committee of the Good f Roads and Drainage League were 1 called together by Col Quattlebaum, t the president. All townships but v one wore represented. The com- o mittee decided to unanimously, as an organization, endorse the $100,- \ 000 bond issue for good roads. The i president of the League was in- t structcd to arrange for a series of t good road rallies over tho county, c such series to be us extensive as t practicable and to invitedistinguish- f ed speakers for such rallies, especially a representative of the United I States Agricultural Department. I The members of the executive com- s mittee from each township agreed ] to organize their respective town- I ships, 1 m REPLIES. To Comments of Mr Norton on His Good Roads Act ACT MEETS REQUIREMENTS By Its Adoption it is Alleged that at the End of Fifteen Years Our Property Will be Double What it is Today. Mr. Spivey was ask if ho bad any reply to make to the criticisms made upon his Good Koads Bill by Mr. J. O. Norton in tho last issue of the Herald "No, I have no com n> en tb whatever to make. In fact there is nothing to answer, as he otters no argument, against tho main feature of my Bill, admitting even that it "may be a good thing." His fuluiinations stem to be directed against ouo of the minor features only of the Bill, claiming it to bo "disruptive and incoherent " As a matter of fact, the whole plan, as will be seen by reading the Act, is aimed to strengthen the Supervisor and to aid u :i j ?? uis njuiu. "The epithets directed by him are not argument, but simp y go to show the state of his mind just after a primary election, in which Mr J, Grander was very much interested, and the result of which was not altogether according to his expectations. 41 It was generally understood that Mr. Norton would oppose any scheme having, in his fancy, any tendency to curtail his powers or any way jeopardize his posi.ion as secretary to the present Hoard. No one can scarcely blame him for wishing to retain his job, and that it an increased salary, if possible." 44It is the opinion advanced by nany, however, that the people of :lie county will not seek advice, or iccept dictation from a party not uteres ted as a tax payer, from >ne whose locomotions are conincd to the paved side-walks of 2Jon way." "At the end, say of 15 years we :an safely hope that our property vill oe near double what is is to-day. fhe 2 mills in this case yielding $12, ? ? - - - - 1 ' 117 ? * U n ? ? rt trAMn / f A Atfnn HJU llllllUUliy. umiii tvuuivciu^ >f four million dollars property, he 2 mills will raise $3,000. a year ibove the interest. In 20 years his would amount to $00,000. Thus edeeming the $50, 000. worth of 3onds, as provided in the 13i 11, and caving a cash surplus of $10,000. >esides. ''Tiie remaining half will be much a^ier raised, because the interest villbecut in half, while our pro>erty will be doubled. This calcuatiou, you will note, does not take oto account the interest accumulaing from the sinking fund, which rill amount to many thousand dolars during the whole 20 and 30 ears same being likewiso used in edeeming the bonds. My candid pinion is that the bonds under this rrangement will be paid before hey are due, and the county will ave a good size surplus fund renaining," "At any rate, it is likely tint 30 ears from to-day, the writer of this rticle, together with a great ma:>i*ity of the readers hereof, will lave 4 passed over the riwr. " We an only trust that our posterity rill be sulliciently able to lake care if the problem as it then arises, t ought to be ample satisfaction to is that we and cur children are to eceive tho benelits accruing from he scheme all these years and that i'libuut any extra cost to the tax iiyer. If our friends are so much ntcrestod in our prospective "grand hildron,"l know of no better 3gacy to leave them than a system f g >od roads." "Another feature of this plan to e considered *.s tno amount of mon y it will bring into our county and e circulated among our oitizens nstead of draining the county of iinds, as some suggest, it will be be direct opposite. None of the leal banks, or any individual in the viuuty, will be in a position to hanilo the bonds at this low rate of nieivst, The commissiondrs will lave to place them in northern or vestern markets, and thus bring in icw money to be dispensed among he laborers of the county. I take t for granted that the board and he supervisor will let the contract or the construction of the roads to ocal parties in each community and bus keeping the funds at home. We ~" "-""O'lii.iriv t.ho crniifl rHiids; VIM autv;iuiu^ij kud ttie money still in our midst, 141 will fuVtber Jex plain that the )lau outiiuod doos not elTecfc the iro&ent road law at all, it remains he samo. That is, the $.'i commuation tax or six days labor will sontinuc as heretofore and will serve ,o keep the roads repaired and in r< it J condition after they are built. In fact 1 believe that, should the unds derived from .he sale of the ootids be suHieient to build a reasonably ^cod system in the oouuty, the present 4H commutation tax can be lowered to $ I. or li days labor. We must remember that the cost of No 25 The Reason Why. Dear Mr Editor: - I have bee i asked by two or three parlies re? oeiitly concerning the amount of i.. ...... tunas we nave in uunu iur tut- puiI pose of holding bridges. Tninking it would be a good thing to pub'ish a statement I Herewith submit same as shown below and ask , that you publish same this week i It gives a concrete statement of the finances up to date. 1 will be glad to make out an ; itemized statement for publication as soon as you have > pace for it. It will probably cover a half page or t more so 1 know you would uot be in position to publish it this week. 1 have everything itemized on my record and can make a complete statement in a few minutes if you will advise when you can publish same. You will note from statement I below that we have in hand in County Treasurer in cash #(>,2<3 us and a mortgage for $075.(10 totai $(>,947 08 Out of this amount wo owe about $550.00, which will leave in round numbers $(>,500 00 to build bi idgcs ltKl'OKT OF TKKASl 11KU OK liClLIUNU CO.M M ITTKB. To-amount paid for erection of courthouse $25,548 98 To amount paid for erection of jail $9,490 00. To amount paid for Furniture $3 484 98. To amount paid for Tank $450.90. To amount paid for Real Fslate $1000.00. To amount paid for Architect $1,980.00. To amount paid for Plumbing* ci; Sewerage $1,852.55. To amount paid for incidentals $879.74. To balance on hand in County Treasurer including mortgage f?-r $(>75, $0,947.08. $51,0i>l 18. UKCKM'TH. By sale of Bonds $40,700.(50. By sale of old lots and building; 10,850 70 By rebate on tank $27*88. $51,001.18. Respectfully submitted J C Spive.y, Sccetary Building Committee. Card of Thanks. To The V. iters A id 1 desire to take *, : * thanking the v.nOi o .i ??**.> C.m. for the handsome vote give* the first primary on the V.j.a t i August, which resulted in my nomination to the oflicoof Treasurer of Horry 1 Couuty. While making the campaign, 1 promised the people if elected to the otliee, I would give my bestelTorts to the discharge of the duties of the oflice, and I hope to bo able to render such service as will meet the approval of the poop'e of the county, as far as it is possible. Ag^in thanking you, and hoping to retain the confidence which has been placed in me, I am, Yours greatfudv, John II )lt: C Y Johnson was in town last Friday on business. Mr and Mrs J F 11 irpor spent a day in Conway last week. F A Burroughs rolurne l last week from Henderson ville, where ho spent a few days vacation* 3W B ) .y 1 J mes, of J iRico, S. C. was in town on busiuesi l.i*t Sio u relay. J W Spu kes has opened a verv neat millinery store on 8rd Avenue, and all of the ladies will be welcometo Iook over his stock. J. C. SIMVEY Cotton Buyer at Conway for the past FIVE YEARS The man who has succeeded in help1 1 i'J * ' l?? rt/\I 4ixn r?\ o i*u"I nf mg io i) it nil up me umuii .......... ... Conway. He turned loose in Horry county las t season over ONK HUNDRED ANI) FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS 000.00) for cotton and didn't spend it all. He is still buying seed and lint and paying the highest market prices. Take your cotton to him. keeping up a good road is almost nothing. With a system of modern nigh ways, tho matter of road tax, or tho old custom of "road working'* f amilliar to us bjys of lti, will ba a t h^ug of tho past, Sj rnoto it be!" * y