The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, April 08, 1915, Image 5

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j LOCAL HHP PHtSBHM. j Business say that it is rather dull.' It goes without saying Hon. G. J. Holliday was in Conway one day last week. Jeremiah Smith has an article in this issue. Harmon Dusenoury of Toddville was in Conway last week visiting his, cousins. Judge George E. Prince was the guest of Sheriff J. A. Lewis one day while he was holding court last week. A new coat of paint was added to the ladies rest room at the town hall last week. J. P. Williams of Port Harrolson "was in Conway the middle of lust ) week. i ^ M. J. Bullock, member of the county board of education, spoilt several\ days in Conway last week. There is a new advertisement in this issue concerning harness, bridics (and the like, made by hand. Read it in another column. Some days last week were as bright and fair as any we have ever had. \ Elijah Buffkin of Green Sea was fc among those who spent some time in r Conway during court week. W. Percy Hardwicke, cashier of the Farmers & Merchants Bank, sprained ^ his arm while cranking an automobile one day recently, and he has suffered very much from the injury. [ji. Attorney Harrelsim of the firm of j Harrelson & Harralson of Mullins ! spent most of court week here, being interested in the trial of cases before .the. court. You will-never be able to read a bet yf ;ter story than the Million Dollar jP* Mystery b,y Harold McGrath, let alone V j being able to see it in .moving .pictures f ; these last having been produced at an f I enormous expense. ^ 5 W. L. Richardson made a start last week toward the erection of a new dwelling on his lot in the W. R. Lewis I property. The foundations were placed for the mew. cottage / Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence after the recent burning of their !home on 3rd Avenue, rented another cottage from Horry County Trust Go , and moved [\ into that. They are now living on the same .Avenue but furthei west. H. P. Little was recently called to Tennessee by the sudden death of his father-in-law. Mrs. H. P. Little was .already with her father. The many 'friends <of 'Mr. and Mrs. 'Little will sympathize with them in their bereav :ment. Miss Stella Gaines, who recently ( 'finished a successful term of the pub', lie school at Toddville, left for her j home in a distant portion of the state / some days ago. She is a friend of 'Mrs. L. R. Ambrose and spent some '' .da^s .with 'hoi before leaving for her > home. m The Million Dollar Mystery starts in this paper in the issue of April 15. On the night of the 15th the same chapter that is published in this paper on that day, will appear in a reel of moving pictures a.t, the Casino in the Quattlehaum BlocV. If you are not already a subscriber to the Herald be , sure to send in yovr subscription in ' time to get the first issue of the paper containing the first installment of this story. . There is still some fa'lk of laying the water mains through the town and thus getting the benefit of the large tank of water for which the town recently spent thousands of dollars. But so far there is no way to i tell just where the funds are coming r from. The films showing the "Million pollar Mystery" the great mystery utorv writ.ton hv nno nf flio nnf/wl KL ers iOf fiction in this country, will be II one of the best things ever shown in V Conway. II will entertain you and you will become more and more inter ested as the weeks go by and the pA story develop#. Read it in this paper Jk and it will help you to a perfect unHr derstanding of the pictures when you R see them at the theatre. We do not mean that you have to both read the story and see it when it is acted in Bj the pictuves. You can read it alone DT as it is published from week to week in this paper, or you can look at it in the pictures at the theatre as the chapters appear from week to week;1 we only say that you will get more en m joyment out of it to do both. Read H and see it and you will enjoy both, we guarantee. Last Friday was a rainy day. The Million Dollar Mystery begins on April 15th. Mrs. A. M. Dusenbury was in Conway last Friday. Last Wednesday and Thursday were very cold days indeed. Attorney O. Hoyt McMillan of Mulliits, spent several days in Conway last week, in attendance upon court. J. W. Brunson, Jr., of the Loris section of Horry, visited Conway on business last Friday. Lucky thai the snow last week melt ed as rapidly as it fell. It would have been bad on young tobacco plants D. K~ McDuffle cashier of the Bank of Loris, spent a short while in Con- [ way last Friday on legal business. The work of clearing off the ground j and placing materials on the ground , still croes on at tho sit<> of t.ho Phmt-1 ers Tobacco Warehouse. It is to be of brick. Have you enjoyed Parrott & Co.r that will soon wind up ? Then be sure to get the Million Dollar Mystery. The Ladies Aid Society will give a play at the Burroughs School Auditorium Friday evening, April 9th. Dr. W. E. McCord expects to leave here next Friday for bis new place of business at Abbeville. Sheriff J. A. Lewis recently sold out the bankrupt stock of Sam T. Creech at Loris, the whole thing bringing about $700.00. Miss Cecil McKcithan spent the lat tor part of last week here with her parents. She is attending College at Greensboro, N. C. Miss Edna Eurle ^pivey was home l'rom College a few days the latter part of last week. K. A. Jordan, one of the leading business men, of Aynor, S. C., visited Conway t^ie latter part of last week, coming from Aynor in an automobile Conway Furniture Company has made an assignment of all its choses in action and bills receivable to Hal L. Buck for the benelit of the creditors of the concern. THE HORRYSCHDOLS HAVE FIELD DAY Exercises Interferred With by Inclement Weather. FINE EXHIBITS SHOWN Signs of Friendly Strife Among the Schools of Horry County is Hopeful Sign of Times Field Day Exorcises of the Horry 'County Schools, scheduled to come off I here on last Friday and Saturday, j were seriously curtaied as to attendJ ance by the rsfin and bad weather that 'began early on Friday morning and lasted throughout the day. Great pains had been taken to prepare for this, one of the greatest events ever pulled off by the schools of this county, and while the bad weather was a serious difficulty, still thegathering was a sucess from almost every standpoint. One of the most hopeful signs of progress and improvement in the com mon schools of this -country is the friendly rivalry now existing among the schools in different sections. They are trying hard to excel one another in the fineness of their work, and by this means vhey are al steadily advancing to that degree of efficiency which will land every boy and girl into the wider fie lds'of learning and gen oral knowledge. The county board of education, consisting of the Superintendent, Mr. S. H. Brown, and Messrs. M. J. Bullock, and Power W. Bethea, deserve a great deal of credit for the great interest they have shown in this movement, and the great amount of work they have accomplished, all without the hope of compensation except the] good that will accrue to the boys and I girls of our land. The attendance was not very good on Friday owing to the rain and the coin, but it was better than would be expected under the circumstances. The arrangements at the county court house for the exhibits from the various schools went ahead without trouble, and this work was done thoroughly. It would be useless to try to enumerate the many things shown in these exhibits of the handiwork and art displayed by the little boys and and girls as well as that shown as the work of the larger! boys and girls. Space j would not permit. It is sufficient to ' say that some of the things shown would strike wonder in the minds of any man or woman when informed that they were made by country boys and girls, in some instances without the advantages of proper tools and previous careful training. The purpose of these meetings, now generally held once a year in each county, is to stimulate interest in the cause of common education. Such a program as that carried out this time is bound to do this. Another thing is that it enables the children of one schoool to see what the children of another school are doing, and they can gain new ideas ami a fresh impulse from each other. Saturday was no better than Friday only the rains did not fall quite so regular. But the weather was bitterly cold caused by a wind of the north,>.nL!f rn... i ...us?u i?i n V i lit' tliilllA WHICH HUH been arranged for coming in from Chadbourn and Aynor, failed to bring the passengers they would have brought, if the weather had been clear and bright. Still the school children, trustees and teachers managed to get here in every way they could, and the da> a success in many respects although : the^ people could not turn out to witness what was done. The out door exercises had to be cut of necessity. The court house was used for display ing the exhibits and the room was suit ably decorated. Music was furnished by the Conway I Brass band. I j It js hoped that future field dayswill be held during better weather. NOTICE. Bp sure to see the play, "The Pine Hill Ladies Aid," given by the Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church, at Burroughs School Auditorium, Friday evening, April :9th, at 8:30 o'clock. Admission: Adults 30c., and Children 15 cents. I New Board of Registration. M essrs. S. M. Allen, B. F. Graham and W. L. Bellamy, the new Board of Registration for Horry County, held its first meeting for the purpose of registering voters, here at the Court House on last Monday. I Last Monday was legal salesday. Tt passed off very quietly here. TENWEEKSSlN BHKIttNT PHYCIANS FAILEDWONDERFUL RFCfl JFRY T wish to inform you of the great benefits I have derived from the use of Swamp-Root. I had been a sufferer for more than twenty years from kidney and liver trouble and was almost constantly treated by the most eminent physicians who could only give me -temporary relief. I had been in bed ten weeks when I began the use of Swamp-Root. Inside of twen- j ty four hours I could see that 1 had been greatly benefitted. I continued to use Swamp-Root until I had used several bottles when I really felt that my old trouble was completely cured and I am positive that any person suffering with kidney or liver trouble can be cured by the use of this preparation. I am now in the best of health, better than 1 have been for ten years or more. I do not know how to express myself as strongly as 'I desire, in favor of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, as I am sure that it saved my life and that my good health is due entirely to this great remedy, 1 heartily recommend it to every suffered and am con iielent they can be benefitted as I have been. It is a pleasure for me, gentle men, to hand vou this rcvommeiulation. MRS. H. J. PRICE. 1106 Center St. Portsmouth, Ohio. Personally appeared before me this 1:3th day of September 1909, Mrs. 11 J. Price, who subscribed the above statement and made oath that the same is true in substance and in fact. R. A. CALVERT. Notary Public. Letter to I Dr. Kilmer & Co., | Binghampton, N. Y. | Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do for You. Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.. for a sample size bottle. It will convince anyone. You will also receive a booklet of valuable information, telling about the kidneys and bladder. When writing, be r.urc and mention the Conway Weekly Horry Herald. Regular fifty-cent and o.u dollar size bottles for sale at all drug stores.?adv. STRAYED. One Black sow, mark crop and split in right and crop in left oar, has been A. ? 1 fl ? n ^ m my piuce avc rnonms. uwner can and pay charges and get same. N. F. Nixon, Wampee, S. C. Whenever You Need a General Tonic Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic propertiesof QUININE and IRON. It nets on the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Ivnriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents. W. H. LEWIS COMES 1 WITH STATE'S SIDE} 1 Claims Article in This Paper af- 1 ter February Court Gave On- c ly One Side 1 t SAYS TODDS ACTED BAD r C This Paper is Perfectly Willing f to Give all the Space Needed } for a Fair Hearing Among * its Readers. * Thinking that you would at least he 1 fair enough and would have consider- 1 ation enough for the feelings of those J of us who have been so heavily hit 1 as a result ox ftho trouble which arose 1 at Mr. J. W. Todd's home near Hay- ( , . ... .... i ooro last ran, resulting in a trial oi i 1 the Todds for murder, to give at least a portion of our side of the controver- * sy. I take this liberty of asking that you give this article the same prom- ; inence in the next issue of your paper that you did your side, as Attorney for J. W. Todd and others, in your paper of March 4th of the trial of the Todds for having slain one of my sons and beaten the other nigh unto death. I can find no fault with what you as Attorney for the Todds wrote in your paper for the reading of all the people, as to the claim or contention of the Todds. Your piece gave a correct report, doubtless, as to what your clients claimed at the trial?to-wit: that my boys were drunk; were noisy; had pistols, etc., but you stopped there. It I does seem that even though you were i their Attorney in the Court, yet that | when you went into your office as editor of a paper and attempted to give your readers a fair and impartial report of the trial, that you would have given them such a report. Witnesses were sworn and testified that my boys were not drunk, they tes tified further that the one who was slain had no fire arms with him nor had he one that entire day; they testified further that the boys were not boisterous, that they offered no insults whatever to the family of Todd nor to him and that they were leaving the place late in the afternoon when the unfortunate occurrence transpired which leaves a vacant seat in my home and one more member of the gang as a result thereof. This was brought out by witnesses, as you will recall yourself, who were concerned, and by witnesses, who, unlike the Todds, were not swearing to save their lives. Your report, while not claiming to he an accurate report of all that took place at the trial, at the same time given out to the world in a newspaper which claims to print the truth, would leave the impression to those who had not heard the trial that the State had no witnesses at all. Not one word did you insert as to what the Todds did; as to what was going on all day Sunday at their place; as to what condition all of them were in. I have no desire to bring this out before the pub lie, but it is nevertheless a fact that your friends, the Todds, even though they were swearing to save their necks, admitted the presence of a great deal of wine there that day; ad mitted the use of oaths on Sunday and admitted also that the elder Todd drove to church this Sunday morning ||pIiS5 Now in New Next door to All my Custo ^ the New PL vith wine in his buggy, and two of lis sons who went to spend Sunday vith their father returned home that light with wine in their buggy, drivng a horse of a negro which they re- c urned to its owner very badly cut up. v When you were writing this piece, s, lid you forget these facts that were t< irought out? And many other facts c; hat I care not to mention in this con- h lection. I hope it was merely an ov- ii rsight because 1 would hate to think hat just because you were paid as a p awyer to defend the Todd family that f :ou would take advantage of the fact n ind give your readers only your side c >f the controversy. 0 If what you said in your report is ^ ill that transpired at the trial, how ^ an you reconcile the fact that the ^ jury, composed of some of the Coun- ^ Ly's best men and who sat patiently throughout, the trial, sent one of vonr . dients to the gang? Surely they could t have had no fooling in the matter. r They were chosen out of a panel of K> and accepted by both you and them to try the case. They undoubtedly lifter hearing all of it decided that the Lewis boys were not as bad as the ^ Todds contended they were. If they i . had believed that just what your] clients said was true, I dare say they could never have convicted them. I I hope you will see lit to publish this in the spirit in which it is written. I have no desire to break anew old scars nor bring back to view the hideous picture of the Sunday afternoon but loyalty to my family and to the memory of my son solely prompts me in asking that you give your readers at least an intimation that what the Todds told at the trial was not all that was said before the jury. Your friends doubtless concede you as an attorney, the right as a newspaper man to give the version of your clients in an occurrence which may result in a law suit, but they even, I doubt, would concede you right when the matter had gone to trial and a jury had spoken to give just your , . , , . ~ V , -v clients version 01 tne affair. Yours truly, W. H. Lewis. (1 had no doubt that everybody understood all this. J. W. Todd is a drunkard and has never denied this to his attorney or anybody else, so far as I know, neither does anybody doubt that all his boys followed in his father's foot steps in the way of using intoxicating drinks. It was useless to state in the article mentioned [ facts which are already well known to the public. I said during my argument in defense of the Todds, and I still say, that if it had been a different kind of family from that of J. W. Todd, none of the accused would have been convicted under the circumstances. As the Todds already bore a rather bad reputation for drunkenness and what generally follows that, condition, they had a hard row to hoe, | and I as their attorney had a hard I case to fight. So far as publishing both sides of this case or any other, the Herald stands ready to do it, and will give Mr. Lewis all the space ho wants.?Editor.) The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Head Because of its tonic antl laxative effect, I.AXATIVE BROMO QUININE Is better than ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor rinsing in head. Remember the full name and look 'or the signal are of K. W. GROVE. 25c. Wiammtammmuem*tm*ac*mc<Matrvu+9*v*m.\.mmm h mmmmmmmmmtt mj^jkmrnmrnam ramun y.-ji jt Quarters in the Page Grocery Co Woodward Bros. mers are invited to ace. Prices always me a trial. ). F. RABIL CONCERNING COTTON LOANS. (Daily Record.) John L. McLaurin, state warehouse ommissioner, in talking of his recent isjt to New York, says that he is atisfied that the most practical way [> handle cotton loans is through locil banks, as the financial institutions i New York cannot well deal with idivduals obtaining small loans. He stated that on his trip in comany with J. Arthur Banks, senator rem Calhoun, he had made arrangenents so that cotton in warehouses an be financed at a rate of interest n straight loans not excelling five ler cent and on bank acceptance, at he present money rate, including roker's commission, not over four >er cent. n ? \ t i t i * ivir. .uciauirin credits nis success in his undertaking to the existence of he currency law which several nonths ago he foresaw would imparl 'lasticit.v to our currency system, in naking credit and not gold the real noney that is the bin kbonc of comnerce. He now needs the machinery ?f local banks to assi; i in making this oan available. The cotton planters have created cast national credits which others liave used and it is now time for the farmers to have the benefits of the money from their own credit. Northern banks have not been familiar with the form and quality of the warehouse receipts in the South and the integrity of the credit. The state warehouse law was de!?*nr>d flivmviVt fhr moilnnvi f 'iii-niiiyli ? o ?V/ - ...VV..VV... VMt V which should be cst:.Hi*>hod to the satisfaction of the financiers in the North the value and validity of the warehouse receipts. Now York financiers are ambitious to make that city the money center and are establishing branch houses in Latin-American countries. In order to keep the business of the South the New York bank imr houses must offer rates of Interest lower than the accomodations of the reserve banks. The reserve banks are ?h>ing good work now in offering elasticity to the credits. The old was too rigid. The prosperity of this state <iepends upon an intelligent use of the credits arising from the sale of cotton. The state warehouse receipt is the best security that can be offer erf |ind it is up to the local banks to recognize these certificates and to lend money on thorn at the same rate which can be obtained in New York?four to five per cent. Senator McLaurin says that the legislature did not give him the money with which to m: kc loans on cotton, and he can secure money in New York at 4 to 5 per cent, and he has secured the promise of local banks to handle loans on a margin of two per cent, profit* The senator while insisting that this is the proper method for handling the cotton situation yet confesses that there is a lack of cohesion on tHe part of the farmers themselves, and he calls upon them to organize for practical purposes in order to reap the benefits of the warehouse proposition. Ho ?lsn Kf II t" OR tlllll thi\ in the price of cotton is t.-Uiatrous and will load to injury later on if the farmers are not \vi3e enough not to increase the intended use of fertilizer and acreage. Buck Block | ^ >mpany and J Jw visit me at IK^I low. Give <?r as sisal mmmmmmmmmm nammmmmmmm wmmmmmmmmmmmmmm