The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, January 07, 1915, Image 1
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VOL. XXIX
BOYS PLAYED PRANKS
ON NEW YEAR'S EVE
s
As They Have Been Doing for
Many Years.
ALL WAS DONE FOR FUN
Some People Did Not Like it
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iiiiu jcjxpresuu incmseivcs
in no Uncertain Language.
The boys of Conway played the
usual pranks in the business portion
of the town while waiting' up last
Thursday night to welcome in the
New Year. All of the old broken
down buggies and wagons in the neigh
borhood, all of the old sign boards, all
of the loose goods boxes, and odds and
ends of every kind were found lying
in various positions in front of the
business places, some on the sidewalks
others inside of the entrances to the
stores and offices. Signs were taken
down and moved to the other side of
the street. Posts were pulled up and
things were dislodged to such an extent
that it took nearly the whole of
New Year's day to get things to looking
naturel again. But it was all- in
good nature and fun, no damage was
done to anybody except to make some
of them a little angry for a little,
while. Many were the laughs that
were heard on Friday morning* when
the business men went clown to enter
their stores.
This fun making on New Year's eve
has been a practice of the boys here
for many years past.
At the stroke of mid-night the
church bells and the steam whistles
all turned loose as usual on such occasions
nad the din continued for some
time.
The New Year opened bright and
clear.
SCHOLARSHIPS WON.
Scholarships to the Winthrop College
Short Course won by M'ss Kthel
I White and Miss Essie Cox, both of the
Maple School, Conway, Route 1.
Last Spring Winthrop College offer
ed two free scholarships to the members
of the Girls' Canning Clubs in
each county where the work is carried
on .
iii order that the girls of the state
might reap the benefits of this often
in 1014 it was decided to award two
scholarships to the two members having
the best gardens and report books
on June 20, 1014. Upon this dxam}
ination in Horry County the scholarships
were awarded to Miss Vira Tlinson
of TiOris and IV?!ss Hannah Long
of Toddvillc,
However, the idea is to award the
scholarships to the two girls making
the highest records for the entire year
based upon the following scale of
points:
1. Quality of products exhibited at
the County fair, 20 per cent.
2. Quantity (raised on 1-10 acre)
20 per cent.
3. Variety (of canned products exhibited
at County fair) 20 percent.
4. Profit 20 per cent.
5. Report (form P.-11-1) 20 per ct.
Total 100 per cent.
Upon this score for the entire yen''
Miss Ethel White made the best record
and Miss Essie Cox next highest
These girls have dene good work
and are to be congratulated upon the
advantages they will enjoy. The
short course will he given during the
Si mmc r School at Winthrop College
this your.
CONWAY LUMBER CO.
Last Monday the people of Conway
heard for the first timio in several
months the great whistle of the Conway
Lumber Company. For a long
time prior to the fire which devastated
this plant last summer,1 the saw mill!
has been shut down in order to install
new and more modern equipment.
About the time that this work was
finished, the fire destroyed the entire
saw mill plant and only the planing
mills and sheds were left. In a short
time the materials and machinery
were at the site for the erection of
an entirely now mill and it was this
new plant that was ready for operation
last Thursday at twelve o'clock
when the great whistle gave out a
long blafjt for the first time in many
months.
Miss Estelle Best of Galivants Ferry
spent a part of last week in Conway
the guest of Miss Ida Moore.
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"HOUR
FURNITURE COMPANY FAILED.
Last Saturday the Cnway Furniture
f'nmn'.m v flnerwl lie fl^rtvo + n ?*? * 1 m tr (1m I
V ,\/w\ \l ill? * J Wl w j V.UI UlU^ v? ?V.
keys thereto over to Hon. Hal. L.
Buck in trust to turn over to certain
attorneys in Conway holding claims
against this company for collection.
The many friends of this concern expressed
regret when leaning this news.
It is a corporation which has been engaged
in the house furnishing business
here for several years past, and
was thought to ho doing a g<v)d business.
It sold largely on the instalment
plan, and the hard times coming
along, their customers found it impossible
to pay. Some legal disposition
will ho made of the stock in trade and
the accounts due the business for the
benefit of the creditors of the company.
It was started years ago by J.
Lewis and A. H. Long. At the time
of the failure the stock in the company
was all owned by I>. Wall and
J. L. Goodman. The business was
conducted in one of the stores of Hon.
Hal L. Buck.
LULL ON ALL FRONTS OF EUROPEAN
WAR.
Probably Caused by Very Bad Weath
er Conditions Prevailing.
London, Jan. 4.?Latest news from
the battle fronts indicate little activity,
the lull evidently being enforced
by bad weather. Steinbach, a village
in Upper Alsace, is in 1 he hands of
the French, after hand to hand fighting.
This loss Berlin admits.
The day was marked by artillery
duels, with occasional infantry dashes
for slight gains, but the line from the
Oise to the sea was almost calm.
German headquarters declares the
situation on the eastern front remains
unchanged and nothing has reached
London to contradict this statement.
Politically, the American note still
occupies a prominent position, dividing
attention with speculations as to
what Roumania and Italy will do.
The British answer, it is expected, will
be sent to Washington later this week.
It is understood that Great Britain
lias reached such a satisfactory understanding
with Italy with regard to
the trans-shipment of contraband
that no cargoes destined for that conn
try have been stopped since December
4.
British officials declare that the relief
of American shipping from the
present regulations depends largely
on the assurances of neutral states)
bordering on belligerent countries
that they will not assist in supplying J
Germany, Austria and Turkey with
food and war munitions.
OBITUARY.
Whereas, it has pleased our father
above to remove from among us our
beloved sister, Mrs. S. E. Thompson;
and whereas she filled a large place in
our church and-society for a long
time, and discharged her Christian
.l.-i - - J i / i * -
duty wun nanny and singleness of
purpose.
Therefore be it resoled, that in her
life, and life work she was loyal to
her church, her Redeemer, and her
convictions of right and duty, and adorned
the doctrines of the Holy Scriptures.
That while we feel the loss of her
presence in our gatherings here, and
cherish her memory, we feel assured
that she has gone to the reward of a
life spent in the service of Him .who
hath redeemed her, and of whom it is
written, "Precious in the sight of the
Lord is the death of his saints."
That a copy of these resolutions he
spread upon the minutes of our society,
a copy also he sent to the family
of the deceased sister, and a copy, he
sent to the Baptist Courier for publication.
Committee,
Mrs. .T C. Livingston,
Miss Ollie Livingston.
Celebration Abandoned.
The usual White House New Year
reception, abandoned this year because
of Mrs. Wilson's death, was replaced
last Friday by a steady stream of!
p ? i i . -
loroign diplomats and government of-1
fteials who called and left their cards
with greetings for President Wilson.
With the exception of Secretaries
Daniels and Bryan, who are in North
Carolina, most of the cabinet officers
came to the White House and left
cards,
NOTICE.
While in town call on Mr. George
L. Marsh at the Peoples Brick Tobacco
Warehouse and make your tax returns
for 1915. N. C. Adams,
2t r County Auditor.
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Y COUNTY AND HER PEO PLE, I I
CONWAY, S. C., THURSDAY
CONWAY TOBACCO MAR
KET; NEW WAREHOUSE
New Company Now Forming to
Erect Large Tobacco Ware
house.
J. R.BOWLES IS MANAGER
Steps Now Being* Taken to Incorporate
Company Which
Will Operate This Ware
house This Season.
The Planters Tobacco & Storage
Warehouse Company is in prqgress of
incorporation this week. When organod
the company expects to begin soon
the erection of a large tobacco ware- ,
house on the vacant lot on the corner i
of Elm Street and 4th Avenue, just
opposite the site of the Farmers Ware
house Company. The building will be
of brick and in plan and execution will
be modern in every respect. The exact
size has not been given out but it
will bo as large or larger than any
warehouse now composing the market.
It will have all of the usual accessories.
The capital stock of the company
is $10,000.00 divided into 100 shares
of $100.00 each. The corporators are
.J. R. Howies. W. P. Hardwicke and II.
H. Woodward. It is understood that
others are interested in the intcrprise
but their names or places of business
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intention cf the company is to bo empowered
by its charter not only to sell
and deal in loaf tobacco, bat to do a
general storage business in cotton.
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TURN OUT MORE.
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! Please Gives Liberty to Thirty-our
More of tlie Worst Kind of Convicts.
Seventy more convicts in the Penitentiary
an scattered on chain gangs
throughout the State were the receipt
ients of clemency from the hands of
Governor Please Saturday. The pavH
('on and parole papers were sent to i
tho office of the Secretary of State!
this afternoon and the convicts were
turned loose Saturday night. This'
brings the total number of cases in j
! which the Governor has exercised clem:
oney up to 1,014. Of the number Sat-1
urday afternoon 10 were full pardons,'
I S paroles and 6 commutations of sen|
tenccs.
| Among those turned loose is includ,ed
Howard and Noland, celebrated
I '"Cggmrm who woro snvwimv
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ton years each in the Penitentiary on
the charive of housebreaking and larceny,
having' been sent up from Spartanburg
county in 1907. Before being
tried in the State Courts they
served a term in the Atlanta Federal
Prison for blowing a postofTicc safe at I
Enoree, in Spartanburg county. They
I were paroled on the condition that
they be turned over to the United
States authorities who are said to
want then for charges of blowing
postoflice safes.
Another noted ease in the list is i
that of George W. Tidwell who was
convicted of manslaughter last spring
in Greenville, having slain It. Emmet j
Walker and sentenced to twelve years
in the State Penitentiary. hie got
his sentence reduced to seven years.
The appeal in this case was argued
before the State Supreme Com i a few
days ago.
The May boys from Union, sent
up for life on a conviction of murder,
U?A/1 ^"1'i *
mi iviu i aiutuon in sentence. Clyde
May {retting his sentence cut down to
two years and John May to ten years.
SENT IN FOR FIGHTING.
Isaac Brown Tried for Hitting a Son
of Van Owens.
Isaac Brown was tried last week
for hitting a hoy, the son of Van
Owens, near Myrtle Beach, and was
sentenced to 20 days. He was brought
over to Conway some days ago to answer
for the above stated charge. lie
was brought over by constable Ben
Owens. The difficulty took place near
Myrtle Beach during the holidays.
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Notice of Discharge.
Notice is hereby girn that the undersigned
administratrix of Iho personal
estate of Peter J. McCrackon,
Dec'd., will apply to the Judge of Pro
bate, at his office at Conway, S. C.,
at 11 o'clock A. M., on the 8th day of
February A. D. 1915, for a final discharge
as such administratrix.
Qualified Admx., of ffPefter
td G. McCracken, Dec'd.
D. Ti. Ford visited Conway the first
of this^vcek.
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1RST, LAST, NOW AND FO RKVE
si AKY 7, 1915.
ROBBERS BREAK LOOSE
LAST SATURDAY NIGHT
Store of L. H. Burroughs Co.,I i
Also Horry Hardware Co.
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SEVERAL ARTICLES TAKEN ;
Legal Steps Will Not Be Spared '
to Bring' the* Robbers to
Justice if it Can be Done
For a long* time Conway has boon' (
free from store breaking and night
robberies, until last Saturday night.
The store of L. H. Burroughs was entered
and a considerable amount of j
merchandise was taken. A lot of cloth- j
ing was missing as well as other artides,
but no accurate list of what j
was taken could be made up. The\
thief entered the store by breaking;
one of the show windows on Srd ave-!
nuc, next door to the livery stables
of J. A. McDermott. The thief left
a pair of shoes and a cap which may
finally lead to his conviction.
During the same night a thief broke !
one of the windows of the Horry
Hardware Company. A gun and some
knives were missing from the place
where they were loft the day before.
Also about $4.00 in cash was taken.
On Sunday night following the back ;
door of the store of the Conway Mercantile
company, run by A. l\ .Johnson
was broken and the store entered.,
IMMIGRATION BILL IN IIOFSK.
Washington, Jan. *.?The im mi grail
on bill containing the alien literacy
test went back to the house today. ;
The measure was passed in the senate!
by an overwhelming majority. The
bill passed the house 11 months ago
today.
A conference with the senate en ,
the bill was to he asked for today by
the house. The senate amended the
house measure in several particulars!
and these will be the subject of adjustment.
While administration leaders were 1
confident today that the senate
amendments would be accepted and
be ready for President Wilson's signature
by Wednesday or Thursday, at
least two of the amendments are expected
to cause considerable discussion.
One would exempt Belgian farmers
from the literacy test and prohibit
Americans from inducing or aid-1
ing immigration. The other would
exclude persons of the African race
or of negro blood.
The ultimate late of the bill still
was problematical today. While
President Wilson has indicated lie
would veto the bill I if it should come
to him with the literacy test included,! i
Democratic supporters of the measure j
were of tlie opinion today that he
would sign'it because of the other reforms
which it contains. ,
Leaders on both sides of the capi-1 ;
tol expressed the belief that the billi
could be passed over a veto. The vote '
in the senate, 50 to 7 against the |
bill, was taken to indicate that it !
could be passed should i' be rejected )
by the president. The measure pass- <
ed the house by a vote of 2*11 to 120, 1
being only five votes short of a two- .
thirds majority. I
OUITI'ARY.
On Wednesday afternoon . Decern- ;
her 0th, the death angel visited the ;
home of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Fowler, 1
and claimed as its own their son Wil- j <
liam Homer, age 20 years. i I
The funeral service was conducted ;
Friday sLt ; noon Rev. K. L. Owens j '
His remains was laid to rest at ' i
Zoan eemetcrv at one-thirt v o'clock ' \
by e score of sorrowing friends. Is
The pall hearers were, Messrs. Shop
Crawford, Dave Graham, Wilson Deas 1
Edward Have, Tence Crawford and 1
George Johnson.
He leaves a father and mother, one
brother, Mr. John Fowler, and one
sister, Mrs. Cleveland Mishoe, and a|<
host of relatives and friends, who will; <
remember him through eternal ages t
with tender thoughts. Ho was a devoted
son, a loving brother and an
earnest worker of God's.
Our loved one has gone to that world
bright and far, 1
Where there is neither sorrow nor 1
care. t
Though here he was subject to sorrow '
and tears 1
T'will be happiness there, in the 1
limitless years. I
iJe will dwell with the Lord in man- ?
sions ;;bove
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T. L. Lee was in Conway last Thurs- 1
day.
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MISCREANT WAS CAl'GHT
I'he Negro Man Who is Said to Have
Broken in the Store of L. H.
Burroughs.
Elsewhere in this issue of the paper
s a news item about the breaking of
he store of Mr. E. H. Burroughs last
Saturday night, the thief making good
lis escape with quite a lot of mcrchindise.
On Tuesday news reached j
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Arrested in Columbia on suspicion, as
lie was found in possession of a lot of
^oods some of them bearing the name
of L. 11. Burroughs. It was stated
that arrangements would be made to
bring him to justice.
PRICES OP WHEAT SOARING
nnvAKi) NOW.
As Result of Great Need for Bread all
Over the World.
Chicago, Jan. 4.?Europe's need of
bread resulted today in spectacular
buying of wheat and caused new war
prices here. It was pointed out, however,
that the highest quotation today
$1,114 3-4, for May delivery was still
roundly 50 cents a bushel under the
price forced here in 1808 by
Joseph Leiter, during a period of
worldwide peace?$1 .85.
The upturn apparently had little, if
any, effect on farmers. Country offerings
were decidedly meagre, as
they have been for some time.
Although the prime inpetus for
high prices today came from seemingly
unlimited export demands, there
was no doubt that the public bought
wheat heavily, especially in the last
hour of the session. Millers, too, were
said to be anxious buyers, fearing that
the tremendous export call would
leave them short of supplies. Roughly
the total sales to Europe today inthe
united States were estimated at
3,000,000 bushels. Of this, 750,000
bushels was known to be for tl\o relief
of the Belgians.
Experienced observers failed to notice
any unusual excitement on the
exchange. The one striking fact was
the steady absorption of every bushel
of wheat offered".
Talk among broilers centered almost
wholly on the idea that tor the present
the United States was -virtually
the only big exporting nation. Nobody
seemed to look for an immediate
opening of the Dardanelles, and it
seemed to be taken as a certainty
with prohibitive vessel rates Argentina
would be unable to take care even
of contracts already made especially
with Italy, where embarrassment
will he serious it' large amounts expected
prior to March 1 from Argentina
are not received as bargained for
Highest Since War Began.
St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 4.?May wheat
reached $.1.31 7-8 on the Merchants
exchange here today, the highest
price recorded for wheat since the war
began. The increase was attributed
to heavy export demands and to the
elimination of Argentina competition
as a result of high ocean freight rates
TWO N EG HOES LYNCIIEI).
Ed and Will Smith, negroes said to
have been implicated in the murder
recently of R. A. Et ill well, an Elmore
county farmer, were lynched early
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i.mi .'.miKiay oy a moi) at .Montgomery
Ala. The negroes were taken from
the jail at Wetumpka, where they had
been confined since Friday morning
About 1 : >() o'clock Monday morning*
n mob of 15 or 20 men, ,m,as,,k.e,d
i mob of 15 or 20 men, masked and
boavilly armed, entered the Elmore
ounty jail, overpowered the sheriff,
bound him to a chab* and compelled
\ negro trusty to unlock the cells
ivhere the negroes were. After binding
the negroes the mob left with j
.hem in charge, going toward Elmore^
station.
Nothing is ye! known regarding
he movements of the mob after lea-,
Mng the jail and no official report has
men made as to the finding of the
todies o^ hto two negroes.
State troops v.hich were huvridly
lispatched to Wetumpka from this
by are said to be searching 'or the
nen who took the noo-ron* fVmvi i-?;i
No arrests have been reported.
NOTICE.
All persons within Simpson Creek
.ownship, District No. id. are hereby
'cspectfully requested to build up
heir fences so as to comply with the
aw which requires them to bo at least
'our feet high measuring from the
evel of the ground; and the law will
)o enforced if not complied with by
March 1st, 1915. I request that this
>e done in accordance with the duties
mposcd upon this office by the statuses.
H. C. Gore,
ilti. Magistrate.
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No. 39.
JOE COCHRAN IN TOILS
ASSAULT AND BATTERY
Struck Mr. Henry B". Baker
During Carnival Week
Here.
CAPTURED IN GEORGETOWN
Preliminary Investigation Held
in Case Last Week by Magtrate
Chestnut and He
Was Bound Over.
Joo Cochran, the mulatto negro,
who struck Henry 1?. Baker during the
week that the Rogers Canival played
in Conway, was arrested in (leorgetown
County last week and was
brought hero and lodged in the county
jail on Tuesday of last week. He demanded
a preliminary investigation
before Magistrate Chestnut and this
was given him on last Thursday. The
witnesses against him were few in
number, and their evidence was sufficient
and amply sulticient to send
him up to the court of General Scissions,
where he will be tried next February
for his dastardly deed.
It was during the stay of the carnival
that his crime was committed. He
used some talk to Mr. Haker as the
latter was playing at one of the
booths. Haker asked him to go on
and when he persisted in annoying
him gently pushed him to one side.
After a few minutes Haker started otf
up the street. When he had arrived
near the corner of the store of W. R.
Lewis, Joe Cochran ran out behind
him with a club and struck him a
heavy blow on the head. He fell to
tlie ground from the effects of the
lick and was bleeding* profusely when
picked up b\ friends and carried to a
physician on Main Street.
Joe Cochran ran and for some time
succeeded in eluding the officials. He
\va^ located at last in Georgetown
County and was arrested upon a telegram
from the authorities here. Monroe
Johnson, a policeman of the Town
of Conway, was sent to bring him over
and he arrived here with the prison
or on Tuesday of last week. The feeling
against Cochrart for this deed was
very strong at the time of the occurrence.
Cochran had been in trouble before.
Me was tried for burglary and larceny
and found guilty and had just come
oft' the chain gang from completing
sentence for that crime when he committed
this last criminal act.
J. T. PROCTOR CLOSED.
Tlln O'l'rtPnl'V 1111/1 movlfnt- 111! '
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Mr. J. T. Proctor closed down its operations
the middle of last week. The
papers under which fhe store was
closed are said to be held by Mr. A. C.
Thompson of the Conway Bargain
House and Conway Live Stock Co. Mr
Proctor rented his building from Mr.
Thompson.
PENSION NOTICE.
The pension commissioner willl be
in Conway, at the office of the county
auditor, each Saturday in the month
of January. Persons desiring to make
application for pensions are asked to
take notice and apply accordingly.
Jeremiah Mishoc.
SI NOW SCHOOL MEETING.
The Fourth Sunday School quarterly
meeting will be held at Gctsem
in;' Raptish Church on the third Sunda}
in January at 10 o'clock. We hope
that all of iho schools will be present
in the contest, and will bo on hand
promptly at the time.
W. A. Spivey, Supt.,
j. A. Alford, Sec.,
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Wilson Selects Men.
President Wilson was understood
last Friday night to have decided tentative1
y on three members of the Fedoral
Trade Commission. They are
Joseph Davies, commissioner of corporations;
Iklward N. Hurley, president
of the Illinois Manufacturers'
Association, and George Foster Peabody,
a New York Ranker. Two others
are to be selected.
Snow Fighters Kehearse.
Theoretically there was a snow
storm in New York one night last
week and 4,000 men attacked mythical
drifts and loaded invisible spow
banks into wagons or shoveled them
into ?ewers. The snow fighters were
called out by the police on orders jfrom
the street cleaning department for rehearsal
of the parts they are to play
when a real snow storm begins.