The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, May 20, 1915, Image 1
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VOLUME XXX.
. VERY EARLY REPLY
EXPECTED BY WILSON
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From Germany in Relation to
Positive Note on Lusitania
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KIND OF ANSWER IS
OF COURSE UNCERTAIN
President Went to Review
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Fleet at War Maneuver?
Interest Shown.
^ The government and people of the
v United States turned expectantly toV
ward Berlin, where Ambassador Gersird
hud Vippm i nst rnrtprl to ni'PSPnt to
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the German foreign oflice a note calling
the attention of the imperial government
to the "unlawful and inhumane"
destruction of the Lusitania,
and other violations of American
rights on the high seas.
Germany is asked in the note to disavow
the acts of her submarine com.
manders in the torpedoing without
warning of the Lusitania, a British
ship, with a loss of more than 100
American lives, and the American
steamer Gulflight, "as a result of
which two or more American citizens
met their death." Reparation "so far
as reparation is possible," is asked
and the United States declares it
"confidently expects that the impe^
rial government will take immediate
? steps to prevent the recurrence" of
such acts and practices.
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the cbmmuiiv.wv t says "the government
and people of the United States
look to the Imperial German government
for just, prompt and enlightened
action in this matter.
The course to be pursued by the
United States in the event of a noncompliance
with its requests and expectations
is not stated, but high officials
pointed out that the conclusion
of the note was intended to impress
upon Germany that there should be
no misapprehension in Berlin of the
firm purpose of the United States to
^ safeguard its rights by any means
necessary. This is expressed in the
final sentence which says:
"2"he Imperial German government
will not expect the government of the
United States to omit any word or act
I necessary to the performance to its
K sacred duty of maintaining the rights
of the United States and of its citiI
' f zens and of safeguarding the free ex
ercise and enjoyment."
I ^ Other Neutrals May Follow.
The Lusitania was struck by a GerBt.
man torpedo and sunk with the loss of
BE vVmany neutral, lives besides the scores
Ki V Americanl. The United States
B *vernment is the first to act . The
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41 VF neuti'al nations, most of whom
*' 'A been waiting for the policy of
.JffTnited States to be revealed, are
\ expected to decide what represen
Jfttions they will make.
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matists and officials generally one feature
that attracted wide comment was
N the stand taken by the United Staes
against the use of submarines as a
\nnmerce destroyer, the attention of
I the German government being called
to the "practical impossibility of employing
these under sea craft to destroy
merchantmen "without disre
Igarding those rules of fairness, reason,
justice and humanity which all
modern opinion regards as imperaThis
was taken by naval officers
* versed in international law and diplomatists
to mean that not only during
the present war, but in future international
conference to amend the
rules of martitime warfare, the Amer
ican government would be found align
ed against the use of submarine
against merchantmen.
Measures of Reparation.
Another feature of the note which
caused comment among diplomatists
was the statement in it replying to
the German circular to neutrals and
agrees to express regret and give
reparation for any mistaken attacks
on neutral vessels by submarine. The
^ORMnunication points out that while
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Going Down Main Street at
Breakneck Speed Saturday
Morning
NEAL HENDRICKS WAS
FORTUNATE IN ESCAPING
Several Thought the Driver of
Spirited Horse Would
be Killed.
The people on Main street here
were excited last Saturday morning:
by a runaway horse, the property of
of Mr. Neul Hendricks, a son of Mr.
W. J. Hendricks of the Pee Dee section.
The horse was being driven to a
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horse to a watering trough in the
rear of Spivey Mercantile Company
and slipped ofF the bridle to let the
animal drink. During this time Mr.
Hendricks was seated on the front
part of the wagon body.
As the animal started to drink,
without any apparent cause, it became
frightened and dashed round
the corner of the avenue and then
down Main street toward the depot,
going as fast as a horse ever went
except perhaps in a racing event.
This animal had formerly been used
in hauling about the city market and
at that time had been stabled in rear
of the stores of the L. H. Burroughs
Company. When the horse dashed |
down Main street and arrived oppo- j
site the narrow avenue leading down
to the stalls by the side wall of the
Masonic Hall, the animal turned with
out abatement of speed. At this
point Mr. Hendricks was thrown out
of the wagon falling against the corner
of the Masonic Hall building.
Many who were looking on at the occurrence
felt sure he was killed owing
to the apparent violence with
which fie was thrown from the vehicle.
But after about a minute he
got up and went on after the horse.
Examination showed that his clothes
had been torn in several places and he
was suffering from the shock and
many bruises, but no bones were
broken.
The horse ran in contact with an
obstruction a few feet further down
the avenue and here the wagon parted
in two. The animal ran on and went
into the stall with fragments of the |
wagon attached to the gear. The
horse is a spirited animal and appeared
to be very nervous after the occurrence.
"expressions of regret and offers of
reparation in case of destruction or
neutral ships sunk by mistake" may
satisfy "international obligations if
not loss of life results," they can not
justify or "excuse a practice the natural
necessary effect of which is to
subject neutral nations and neutral
persons to new and immeasurable
risks."
In another portion emphasis is laid
on the inability of submarines to exercise
the right of visit and search atj
sea because of practical difficnHiosI
making it impossible for them toj
make a prize of merchantmen since
a prize crew could not be aboard of it
taken as a prize the ship could not
be sunk without leaving the neutral
vessel's crew "to the mercy of the
sea in her small boats."
It was this feature?the application
of the rules of naval prize law
to the cases of neutral vessels carrying
contraband encountered by submarines?which
attracted attention
when the German circular note to
neutrals was first examined. The argument
made in the American note
of today is designed to point out the
inadmissibility of what had been regarded
in some quarters as concessions
by Germany in the treatment of
neutral merchantmen.
Old Treaty Rights.
The citation in the note of "the explicit
stipulations of the treaty of
1828 between the United States and
Prussia was regarded as important
from a legal point of view. Under that
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CONWAY THE GUEST OF
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Opening Session Tuesday After
Church?League Visit
way Chapter With
Waccam
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The Marion District Epworth League
Conference opened its fifth annual
session here Tuesday afternoon
at 3:30 o'clock with devotional exercises.
Enrollment of delegates was
next in order and those who had already
arrived were consigned to
homes.
The regular afternoon program was
not carried out as published owing to
the fact that the Conway Chapter had
arranged to entertain the visitors on
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of the Waccamaw Line Steamer
boats, was chartered and at 5 o'clock
she left the wharf with her decks
crowded with visitors and entertainers
As the Burroughs was piloted
through the water of the beautiful
Waccamaw river, the evening's zephyr
fresh and laden with the perfume
of honeysuckle and wild flowers, blew
in and blended with the song and
laughter of the merry makers, and all
worked in harmony for a pleasant
outing.
Although a little late in getting
started, the evening's program was
opened with song service at about
8:45.
Mr Stokes King, in behalf of the
Conway chapter and the citizens of
v_,oiiwuy in geiieitw, weicuiueu me visitors
to our city in a few very ably,
chosen words.
Mr S. J. Bland responded to the address
of welcome. Voicing the feelings
of the visitors, Mr Bland assured
us that welcome was not not only
evident in the language of our mother
tongue, but was written in the faces
Cases on Docket.
The following is a list of the cases
in the criminal court laid over from
last term in February:
W. W. Dawsey and J. W. Dawsey
Disposing of Property under lien.
Fate Grainger, Malicious Injury to
trees.
Norman Mosely, Disposing of Property
Under Lien.
Jno. G. Allen and Ella Hardee,
Adultery.
Calvin Strickland, Murder.
James Todd, Violation of the Dispensary
Law.
There will be about the usual number
of cases to be tried for minor ofP
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iciiaco ociii> lit ii*_mii till |iili IB ui Uli-'
county by the various magistrates.
These will no doubt take up several
days of the time of the court, but it is
WEATHER
For Week Beginning Wedi
Issued by the U. S. Weatl
FOR SOUTH ATLANTIC AND I
Fair Wednesday, followed by
East Gulf States and probably
Atlantic States, followed by gener
erate temperatures.
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MAY 20, 1915.
THE BIG LEAGUE.
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MARION DISTRICT
LtAliUt UUNFERENGE
noori at Conway Methodist
ors Entertained by ConBoat
Ride Down the
aw River.
of every individual and fdled the atmosphere
on our streets and in our
homes.
' In concluding the program, Miss
Sallie Belle Watt, Field Secreary of
the South Carolina Ep worth League,
entertained with an illustrated lecture
on Africa.
The conference will adjourn Thursday
at 12 o'clock.
The following although not complete.
is a list of dolecates and
churches represented at this conference
!
AY NOR?Misses Eloisc Roberts,
Carrie Roberts, Emma Small, and Mr.
Ervin Johnson, Misses Maude Dawsoy
Lizzie Johnson, and Minnie Shelly
EULONIA?Misses Ethel and Belle
Richardson.
GALIVANTS FERRY?Misses Green
and Broadway, Estelle Best, Jessie
Gore, and Messrs. Harvey Floyd and
Horris Cribb.
GALIVANTS FERRY JUNIOR
LEAGUE?Misses Minnie Lee Floyd,
Esther Gerrald, Nan Best and Mr.
Auhrv Pjip-p
COOL SPRING?Misses Anna Jones,
Lula Doyle.
FLOY DALE?Miss Clara Everett,
Mr. Foster Rogers, and Rev. D. H.
Everett
SANDY PLAIN?Misses Lila
Bass, Burnie Floyd, and Messrs. Eu(
gone Shealy, Jeff Lewis, and Rev.
Shealy.
SALEM?Misses Ruby Cox, Edna
Hardee, Ruth McNeill and Mr. Everett
Watts.
REHOBOTH?Misses Claudie McLaughan,
Julian Johnson, and A. T.
Johnson, W. C. Pittman.
not expected that the court will last
longer than about Thursday of next
week.
L. M. Gasque will be the solicitor.
It will be recalled that in a contest before
the supreme court between Mr
Gasque and Mr. Singleton, the former
was declared entitled to the office.
Some one in speaking about the
matte}' the other day stated that in a
recent conversation with Mr. Gasque j
he said that he expected to clear the
docket while here.
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Damage hy Lightning.
On May 7th lightning struck the
barn of Mr. P. V. Dunn, near Conway, i
S. C., and totally destroyed his barn
and contents. The damage was about,
$300. The rest of the property, dwelling
and stables were protected by
lightning rods and no damage was(
done to them. I
FORECAST
lesday, May 19tb, 1915.
tier Bureau, Washington. D. 0.
2 A ST GULF STATES:
showers Thursday and Friday in
from Friday to Sunday in the South
ally fair weather thereafter. Mod
era hi.
EXACT FACTS ABOUT
JIM VEREEN KILLING
Testimony Taken at the Coroner's
Inquest Last Week
is Published
TWO TOMPKINS MEN
HELD BY CORONER
Accused Men Recommitted Under
a Warrant. Tscnipd hv
Coroner Johnson.
In order to give exact information
about the killing of Jim Vereen in the
fight which took place in Dogwood
Neck last week The Herald here
publishes the testimony taken at the
inquest, or at least such portions of
this testimony as are important to the
case:
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Horry.
JENNIE VEREEN, being duly
sworn says: that she saw and was
present at the killing of Jim Vereen
at Sara Gerald's. He (Jim Vereen)
walked up and spoke to Mrs Gerald,
then he spoke to his daughter, and
says, Jennie, I think you should of
been at home helping your aunt Jen
nie get dinner instead of being associating
with such trash as you are.
Putty Thompkins spoke and says, I
am no trash, no more than you arc.
Jim spoke and says, you are. Hen
Thompkins walked behind then and
went to whittling on a stick with his
knife. Putty Thompkins spoke iind
says you are a d?n liar. Jim says
you arc another. Thompkins stooped
down and picked up a board. Jim
stooped down and picked up a piece
when Jim straightened up. Putty
struck him in the face. Jim returned
the lick and knocked him down, lien
Thompkins ran to him and threw his
arms around him and stabbed him
with a knife three times he stabbed
him in both sides and looked like
tried for his throat or heart, and Jim
threw up his hand to defend the
lick, when he threw up his hand to
defend the lick he said, Ben Thompkins,
don't cut me any more. They
ran in tne yarn each one picked up
an axe, then the man of the house
came out and told them to stop and
they stopped. I was coming; from my
place up there. I was in 15 or 20
feet of the killing.
JENNIE VEREEN.
BEN THOMPKINS' statement: Me
and my brother was at Charlie Gerald's.
I told him to let's walk about
some. Me and Putty got to the gate.
Jennie come up there and began talking,
who was Jim Vereen's daughter.
Jim come up and spoke to Mrs. Gerald.
He ask Jennie who told her to
come over here. She told him nobody.
Did I raise you up to talk with
any such boys as these was. She
said no, I think I raised my self.
Putty said to him don't you think I
am good as you. He said no, d?n
you?you ain't. Jim and his daughter
give one another the lie a little
bit. They both picked up a stick and
both hit. Then 1 run in and cut him.
I don't know how many times I cut
him. I had my left hand around his
nock. 1 turned him loose and walked
off from him. He got out his knife
and took it in his right hand and
club in his left hand, lie said to me
after he got his knife out if you want
cutting, you can get it.
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| PUTTIE THOMPKINS, boing examined
last Sunday about 11 or 11:30
o'clock: Me and my brother was at
Charlie Gerald's. Me and him was
sitting down in the house. He said to
me less take a walk. We went to the
gate and met Mr. Jim Vereen's
daughter. When we was there a few
minutes we saw him coming on down
the road. He come up and spoke to
Mrs. Gerald. He asked his daughter
who sent her up there. She told him
I come my self. He ask her if he
raised her up to be with such people
as was with; She told him she didn't
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BAPTISTS PRAISE '
WILSON'S COURSE
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Approve President's Efforts
for Peace With National
Honor
WOMAN'S MISSION
WORK DISCUSSED
Home Mission Board Was
Also Up for Adoption
by Meeting.
The Southern Baptist convention at
its second day session in Houston,
Texas, last week had before it for
discussion the report of the committee
on efficiency which recommended
that no changes be made in the home
and foreign mission boards as now
constituted, that the number and salaries
of the secretaries of these
boards be left to the boards themselves,
and that the convention consider
and prepare to act upon at its
next annual meeting the suggested
consolidation of The Home Field and
The Foreign Mission Journal, two
Baptist publications.
The report of the homo mission
board also was expected to be considered
for adoption, or for such changes
as the convention might recommend.
Both reports were placed before the
convention late yesterday. Other reports
already presented to the convention
were expected to come up later
during the session.
Detailed reports of the work done
during the past year were before the
I Woman's Missionary Union for discus
sion including a report of the committee
on the Margaret fund. This
fund has been set aside to provide
scholarships for children of Baptist
missionaries. The report stated that
by May, 1916, it was believed the interest
from the fund would be sufficient
to allow the first scholarship to
be awarded.
After opening exercises, the convention
unanimously adopted resolutions
approving the stand taken by
President Wilson in the relations of
the United States since the European
war.
Prayer was then offered for divine
guidance for the president.
The resolutions which were ordered
telegraphed to President Wilson were
as follows:
"The Southern Baptist convention,
representing 2,500,000 Baptists, desires
to place on record its high appreciation
of the great service to the
nation and the world now being rendered
by the President of the United
States, Woodrow Wilson, in the firm
stand he has taken for the ideals of
peace and at the same time in his
vigorous assertion of the principles of
justice and the requirements of international
law.
"We rejoice in the restraint, the
discrimination, the judicial fairness
and the courage with which he is
steering the ship of state in a time
of extraordinary difficult and danger.
"We desire to express our unwavering
confidence in him, as the exponent
of our national ideals and of the
ideals of higher civilization of the
world, and also to assure him of our
profound sympathy and prayers in
the solution of the dielicate problems
and the performance of the arduous
tasks in which he now is engaged."
The treasurer's report was read and
the treasurer and auditor re-elected.
Rev T. J. Searcey, of Memphis,
Tenn., a fraternal delocnto from tb#>
National Baptist convention (negro)
addressed the convention, thanking
the white Baptist for their aid to his
race. He also paid a tribute to President
Wilson for keeping America at
peace.
think that he raised, she come pretty
near raising herself. Then I ask Mr
Vereen if I wasn't good as he was,
and he said no. I struck him first and
he struck me. I didn't stay there
any longer, went to my sister's.
. puttie; thompkins.
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