The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, June 17, 1915, Image 1
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VOLUME XXX.
* BRYAN FOR PEACE
QUIT THE UABINtl
Resigned Last Week Because
Views Differed From
' Those of Wilson
PARTIES STILL FRIENDLY
THOUGH VIEWS DIFFER
' What Effect Will Have on
the War is Uncertain
Yet.
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Last week the sensation of the moment
was the resignation of William
y * Jennings Bryan from the cabinet of
President Wilson having held the position
of Secretary of State since Wilson
went into the President's office.
During all the war times he has stood
for peace. The note which was flamed
by President Wilson in reply to
Germany's answer to our note demand
ing reparation for the loss of th<> vic^
tims on the Lusitania, was framed in
terms which he deemed to be too
strong. The whole matter of his resignation
is explained in the following
despatch .sent out from Washington
last week.
W llliam Jennings Bryan, throe
times democratic candidate for the
presidency of the United States, and
author of nearly 30 peace treaties
4 with the principle nations of the world
resigned today as secretary of state,
as a dramatic sequel to his disagreement
with President wilson over the
gpvernment's policy towards Germany
The resignation was accepted by
the president. The cabinet then reproved
the response which had been
prepared to the German reply to the
^ Lusitania note.
Secretary Bryan will return to private
life when his resignation takes
effect. It was learned that he intends
to continue his political support
of the president.
Rather than sign the document
which he believed might possibly draw
the United States into war, Mr. Bryan
submitted his resignation in a letter
v declaring that "the issue involved is
f C 11 I"* A'Oi nnf 1 bnt 4 i, tt/. ! *-v ,,
I \'1 Clio. II 111 i/l 11VI1 (, liiill H' I ritiiilM iI
member of the cabinet would bo as
I unfair to you as it would be to the
I cause which is nearest my heart,
I namely, the prevention of war."
I The president accepted the rcsigI
nation in a letter of regret tinged
I with a deep personal feeling of af
I Jl fection. The letters constituting the
I official announcement of Mr. Bryant
^ departure from the cabinet to private
Hp life were made public at the White
House at 6 o'clock tonight.
Secretary Bryan's letter of rcsignation
was as follows:
"'My Dear Mr. President:
W* j "It is with sincere regret that T
have reacehed the conclusion that I
h suwuui return 10 you me commission
I of secretary of state with which you
I honored me at the beginning of your
I administration.
I Hoth on Principle.
I "Obedient to your sense of duty
and actuated by the highest motives,
3 a you have prepared for transmission to
I the Gerrpan government a note in
I which I cannot join without violating
what L deem to be an obligation to
I my country, and the issue involved is
I of such moment that to remain a
pjember of the cabinet would be as
H unfair to you as it would be to the
I cause which is nearest my heart,
H namely, the prevention of war.
H g "I therefore respectfully tender my
H resignation, to take effect when the
H note is sent, unless you prefer an
1 earlier hour. Alike desirous of reaching
a peaceful solution of the problems
against out of the use of submarines
against merchantmen, we find
ourselves differing irreconcilably as
to the methods which shoul'd be employed.
"It falls to your lot to speak officially
for the nation; I consider it to
be none the less my duty to endeavor
as a private citizen to promote the end
which you have in view by many
which you do not feel at liberty to
use.
g "In severing the intimate and
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WILLIAM J. BRYAN :
GIVES HIS REASONS
Why he Resigned From the
President's Cabinet
Last Week
HIS STATEMENT WAS
READ WITH SURPRISE
Would Refer Matter to Arbitration,
and Warn Against
Travelling.
William Jennings Bryan retired
last week as Secretary of State. His
first act as a private citizen was to issue
a statement explaining his rea
sons for leaving the cabinet and announcing
that lie intended to lay his
view of what the American policy toward
Germany should be before the
public for judgement.
The statement came as a sensational
climax to a day of farewell speeches
and good wishes from President
Wilson and executive colleagues of
the retiring Sccreary.
In his explanation, Mr. Bryan revealed
that the President had not felt
justified in adopting two suggestions
made by his Secretary of State?that
an offer should be made to Germany
to submit the questions in dispute with
the United States to an international
commission for investigation during a
year's time and that meanwhile Ameri
cans should by proclamation be warned
not to take passage on any belligerent
ships or on American vessels
carrying ammunition. These propo-1
sit ions Mr. Bryan expects to urge up-;
on the people "in the hope of securing |
such an expression of public sentiment
as will support the President in cm-1
ploying these remedies if in the future
lie finds it consistent with his
sense of duty to favor them."
Undisguised Amazemont.
Mr. Bryan's statement was received
with undisguised amazement in official
quarters. No comment was made at
the White House but some high officials
indicated that they believed it
most unfortunate that so profound an
expression of opinion should he made I
public while the discussion with Ger- J
many was in progress. Tt became!
known, too, that Mr. Bryan told his
colleagues in a general way of the!
contents of his statement and some
had advised against it.
The principle advocated by Mr.
Bryan is embodied in treaties of peace
negotiations by the United States with
ffO nations and was accepted by Germany,
although no convention ever
was drafted. The statement is a con
densation of the argument which Secretary
Bryan has been making repeatedly
to President Wilson in the last
few weeks, and upon which ho hopes
to build up a public sentiment in the
United States that will make war
with Germany impossible.
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Magistrate Court.
On last Wednesday there were two
preliminary hearings set before Magistrate
W. H. Chestnut. The defendants
in the cases were W. C. Page and
A. T. Johnson, both farmers of the
Galivants Ferry section and the cases
grew out of the disposition of certain
crops raised by them during the season
of 1914 and which they had been
charged with selling without applying
the proceeds on mortgages they
had executed for supplies to the Palmetto
Grocery Co., at Mull ins.
Before the hearing the case against
Mr. Johnson was discontinued because
the parties settled the matter. In the
case against Mr. Page, the defendant
waived the hearing and furnished
bond for his appearance at the next
term of tho court of General Sessions.
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Motion for New Trial.
A motion for a new trial has been
made in the case of Geo. L. Marsh
against A. C. Thompson concerning
the claim and delivery case tried in
the magistrate court some weeks ago
and decided by a jury in favor of the
plaintiff. The motion is made upon
after discovered testimony.
Sfforr
RY COUNTY AND HER PEOPLE, FU
NWAY, S. C., THURSDAY, JUN
"LI CV >TAIM?T TIRAP CftD n C I
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WE GETS TO DE EN
GREAT MEETING FOR THE
SCHOOL SA1
PROMINENT EDUCATORS C
PRESENT. THE FOLLOWING
THE DAY?
SUPT. S. H. BROWN
HON. R. B. SCARBOROUGH
PROFESSOR ROBINSON
A Demonstration in Canning
and tlie Tomato Cinb Girls. Be
BASKET PIC!
A FAVORABLE ANSWER
IS NOW EXPECTED
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Optimism of Wilson Cabinet in1
dicates Growing Belief in
Satisfactory Outcome.
Washington, Juno 12.?Official.
Washington today seemed to have
settled down with an air of confidence '
to await Germany's reply to President
Wilson's latest note.
There was a marked relaxation in
the tensity which pervaded ollicial ;
circles during the preparation of the
note and which accompanied former'
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secretary r>ryan s resignation.
Throughout official quarters there
was an optimistic feeling that the
United States in its firm yet friendly
insistneec that Germany conform to
the principles of humanity and international
law, had opened the way for
Berlin to continue peaceful relations.
No reply is expected for possibly
two weeks, the general understanding
being that Berlin will await the arrival
of Anton Meyer Gerhard, special,
emissary from Count Bernstorff, the!
German ambassador.
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Do you feel an interest in aiding the
ladies of the civic league? Then at-1
tend the special show put on at the
Casino Friday night. See the advertisement
in another column. Four
reels will be shown on that night,!
about twice as many feet of pictures
as usual.
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WEATHER
For the Week Beginning We<
Issued by the U. S. Weath<
FOR SOUTH ATLANTIC AND El
Showers Wednesday, Saturday a
seasonal average.
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RST, LAST, NOW AND FOREVER"
E 17, 1915.
4UGGIN' STUNT! WAIT TILL *
D OF DE FILLUM."
Iff ij * )Y yf" BjouNlirj Lions
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Rchse in New York World.
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i FINKLEA
rURDAY, JUNE THE 19TH j
?
)F THE COUNTY WILL BE
WILL BE THE SPEAKERS OF j
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HON. E.J.SHERWOOD
MR. POWER BETHEA
MR. LESTER LEWIS
Will be Given by Miss Durham
igins at Ten O'clock A. M.
JIC DINNER
CARRMA FORGES
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Vera Cruz Report Says Armistice
Has Been Offered
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by Defenders.
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Vera Cruz, Juno 13.?The Domocrata,
tho Carranza organ hero, today
published an extra edition containing'
a dispatch from Peubla, which is in
substance as follows:
"General Pablo Gonzales, who has
been sent with his Constitutionalist'
army to take Mexico City, has been
visited by three members of the convention
party from Mexico City with
an oqer of an armistice. The delegates
suggested that the fighting in that1
vicinity cease as all the people were
fighting for the same purpose.
Genreal Gonzales leplied that the,
forces in Mexico Citv had belter:
throw in their lot with General Car-!
ranza or evacuate the city without
bloodshed. He gave the delegates 48 |
hours to return and prevent his pro-!
position to the convention.
Constitutionalist headquarters here
believe the Mexico City forces are preparing
to flee and turn over the city
to General Carranza, General Gonza-j
les is said to be prepared to foe 400,-!
000 persons should Mexico City be taken
within a few days. ,
Childrcns' Day at Union Church.
Ther will be Children's Day exercises
at Union hurch, June 27.
Exercises will begin at 10:.'10 A. M.
The public is invited.
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FORECAS!
inesday, June 16th, 1915.
?v Bureau, Washington. D. C.
VST GULF STATES:
nd Sunday, temperatures above the
mill.
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rOWN OF LORIS HAS I
ELECTIONS IN PLENTY
Second Primary Ordered for In- (
tendent and Wardens
of Town
LINES CLOSELY DRAWN I
IN LORIS POLITICS
Notice of Protest Filed With
L. K. Rogers on
First Primary.
On Tuesday of last week the regular
annual election for officers of the
Town of Loris took place after the
regular notice. There were three candidates
for Intendent: M. M. Stanley.
L. M. Stanley, and Y. P. McQueen.
The candidates for Wardens were:
.J. W. Hughes, M. C. Butler, Ci. C. Butler,
C. M. Boyd, A. Bryant, J. T.
Rhodes out of which four were needeel.
1 he result of the election was as
follows in relation to the race for
Mayor:
M, M. Stanley 28
L. M. Stanley 1(5
Y. P. McQueen 31
As no candidate for Intendent got a
majority of the number of votes cast
there was a new election ordered to
uocuie me issues uetween .Messrs. .u.
M, Stanley and Y, P. McQueen. In
relation to the wardens, two out of
the six candidates, to wit: J. A. Bryant
and J, T> Rhodes, were elected.
There will bo u second race by J. W.
Hughes, M. C. Butler, (1. 0. Butler,
and C. M. Coyd, for the remaining
two places on the board of Wardens.
The second electon was ordered and
will be held after the regular notice
of ten days. Politics seem to be close-*
ly drawn in Lori? this year, ^ i
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Party at the Inlet.
Murrells Inlet, June 12.?The Orabelle,
Commodore HuelCs yacht,
brought up a house party for the
Bcaty cottage Friday of last week.
Those who made up the gay crowd
were: Cnpt. and Mrs. Joseph Lucas,
Misses Pearl Gilmore of Holly Hill,
Trannie Caughman of Prosperity,
Kate Dickert. Louise Peaty, Kdna
Daggett, Annie Dunn of (Georgetown,
Albert De\'ore of Philadelphia, Pa.,
Dr. Paul 11. McDonald, Dr. Bomar,
C. C. Phillips, Henry Thomas, and
llaskell Peaty of (Georgetown,?Murrcll's
Inlet Correspondence to Columbia
State. " v * v <?
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In Recorder's Court.
Last Friday night after the services
were over at the Peoples Tobacco
Warehouse, three town boys undertook
to "rock" some boys who came
into the town to attend the services
The country boys had been to church
and were on their way back out of
town when the rocks began to fly.
The boys after heinf ?it t;wl.rrwl wn
? O vv*?v ?? v I I V
into tho power house of the Conway
Light & Tce Co., and the manager
went with 'jhcm a portion of the way
homo. Next day the boys who committed
tin's outrage were tried before
the town court and fined for their
conduct. Tile boys who were tried
were Harry Oliver, Norman llruton
and Andrew Moore.
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Minister Ordained.
Rev. A. II. Griffith closed his work
in the revival meetings at the Peoples
Warehouse last Sunday evening. He
visited Myrtle Peach the first of the
week and returned here where he officiated
in the ordaining af the Rev.
Mf. Lemon, the new pastor of the
Presbyterian church.
Went to Columbia.
Judge J. S. Vaught left last Monday
morning to Columbia for the purpose
of taking a lunatic to the State Hos
pital for the Insane. He returned on
Monday night and was back in his office
on Tuesday.
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Fourth of July Celebration at Adrian.
There will be a Fourth of July
celebration at Adrian on 3rd of July.
Hon. R. B. Scarborough will be the
speaker on the occasion.
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NO. 10. 1
ATTORNEY'S OPINION
ON CERTIFICATES I
Dftered by Persons Otherwise
Liable to Road Duty in
Horry
MANY ROAD OVERSEERS
ASKED FOR ADVICE
Opinion of County Attorney oil
Question Published by
Request.
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>> in-iivviT mere is a strong pressure
brought to bear to carry out the
law requiring work on the roads of
the county, there is always a lot of
questions raised upon the application,
of the law. Many road overseers
have been to Mr. Norton, the county
Attorney, for advise as to what to do
with doctor's certificates exempting
persons from road duty. Ho has advised
that all certificates be referred
to the County Hoard for its action and
the persons holding them be reported
as defaulters claiming exemption upon
certificate of disability. The County
Attorney's opinion on this subject
has been written out by him for the
information of the County Board. It
reads as follows:
To the County Board of Commissioners!
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I have been requested by several
Township Supervisors and road overseers
to pive opinions as to the status
and effect of a doctor's certificate to
exempt a person apparently liable to
road duty fro mperformance of that
duty. In order that the Board may
have a complete understanding of my
position, I herewith irlve the Board
a written statement of the opinions.
I have given on this subject: ^
1, Definition of "nblebcnlled,"-The
statute now in effect in this
county provides: "That all ablebodied
male persons between the ages of
twenty-one and fifty, both inclusive^
in the county of Horry * * * shall
annually perform" road duty. It also
provides, "that any perosn claiming
exemption from the provisions of this
act on the ground of physical- disabiliy,
if not apparent, shall bo required
to produce a certificate of disability
from two regularly licensed physicians
dated within three months."
'.20 Stat. d()">. The general law (section
1977, Civil Code, 1812) reads:
"AU male persons able to perforin tho?
labor herein required * * * shall
be required nnnuallv to ncrform labor
on the highways."
It appearsv from these statutor
provisions (a) that the terms "ablebodied"
and "able to perform the duties
herein required" may for all practical
purposes he deemed identical
in meaning. It is not probable that
the Legislature intended a different
classification of men to be liable to
work the road in Horry County from
other parts of the State. The provision
for Horry is not a special provision
in a general law as to the class designated
to work the road; but is
practically an identical provision in a
special law.
It appears also (h) that physical
disability is a complete defense to an
indictment for failure to perform road
duty; that such disability, if apparant,
may allow the porosn to be exempted
by the Township Supervisor,
or road overseer, (d) When not ap
parant, evidence of physical disability
is complete if the fact is certified by
two regularly licensed physicians
within three months.
2. Physicians' Certificates.?Concerning
the form and matter of a certificate
I have reached the following
conclusions of law: (a) A single
single certificate may be signed by
two doctors if both by personal exami? .
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naiiuu nave reacneu tne same opinion
and state the same facts, (b) The
certificate should state that a pesonal
examination was made,' and specify
the facts upon which disability is concluded
so that the Commissioners may
determine whether complete, or partial,
or no exemption is allowed.
3. Certificate as Evidence.?All
doctor's certificates of disability
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