The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, August 19, 1915, Image 1
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VOLUME XXX.
WILUAMSON SUED
BY JANE DUNCAN
"Worry County Farmer Sued for
Assault and Battery by
Woman
f A CRIMINAL ACTION
WAS THROWN OUT
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Attorney Employed to Answer
Complaint and Contest
the Case.
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' W. W. Williamson of the Green Sea
section of this County is a well known
farmer of good reputation and wellto-do.
An action has been brought
against him in the Court of Common
Pleas by Jane Duncan, an obscure
tenant, asking the Court for damages
for an assault with a knife that she
/^lieges Mr. Williamson carried into
the field and made threats. The attorney
for the plaintiff is Mr. O. Hoyt
McMillan of Mullins. The complaint
was served on August 3rd.
Some time ago this same woman
caused a warrant to be issued for the
defendant naming him therein as
Willard Williamson. The magistrate
after investigation, dismissed this,
Criminal case as being frivolous. The
complaint alleges that the threats
were made last November. Recently
the woman brought action in the
Court of Common Pleas asking for
$500.00 damages. Numerous witnesses
can be produced for the defend-]
ant, it is said, whose testimony will
show that the plaintiff, Jane Duncan,
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ITEMS FROM AYNOR.
Some much needed rain has been
falling during the last-few days.
Our tobacco market has been on a
boom since last Thursday when the
full corps of buyers appeared and began
to bid on the weed. Much of it is
bringing as higli as 12 1-2, 14, 15, and
17 cents.
Your writer saw one check to Mr.
Waterman Graham for $295.90. This
Mr. Graham said, was the proceeds of
one day's sales at 14 and 1/ 1-2 cents
and was sold at the Farmers Warehouse
with Mr. Bowles as the buyer.
This we don't suppose was any exception
as we have heard from many
others who have realized even much
higher prices since then.
We are informed that some of
Iiviuiuns rriends are knocking our
market by the use of unfair methods.
We see no reason why they should do
this. It will not hurt only where it
starts. Truth crushed to earth will
rise again. And reflect the injury
where it belongs.
Our farmers are now delighted with
prices at Aynor, despite the fact that
the European war is still raging.
< We are not knocking our neighbor
town of Mullins. We have nothing to
S knock it for, in fact, we are nroud of
I^lSlUllins for the good it has done this
i f part of the county in time past as a
Tobacco Market. But now we have
through the dint of toil, sweat and exI
peridnce built us a competent market
I of our own at home. We think our
I friends of Mullins ought to accord us
the same feelings of good will that we
I accord to them.
I We have a live little town, and our
I p?<>ple are the happiest I know of. j
I Ami why should they not be with
I plenty of fat beeves, plenty fat hogs,
I plenty fresh water bream and trout,
I plenty of pure water, pure air and no
I mosquitoes .
I Our town is sober and is determined
I to remain so by voting for State-wide
I prohibition on the 14th of next SepI
feidpfcr. Let every honest and sane
I man say Amen, and vote likewise.
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I Warehouse Given Free. "
I J. W. Little, the secretary of the
I Horry County Fair Association, has
I made arrangements with the Planters
I T^acco & Storage Warehouse Co., to
I secure the new warehouse for the
I purpose of holding the fair next fall,
I absolutely free of rent. This will
I save one item of expense this year.
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MAY STRENGTHEN
BORDER FORCES
United States is Preparing for
Trouble on Border Line
in i exas
THIS HOWEVER IS .
FOR PROTECTION
American Troops May be Sent
to Check the Mexican
Marauders.
Washington.?Raiding and guerilla
fighting in Texas along the Mexican
border will cause strengthening of
American forces there if Maj. Gen,
Funston requests it. Secretary Garrison
of the war department and othei
officials insisted, however, than any
such troop movement had no connection
with Mexican internal affairs and
would be only for protecton of Americans
in Texas
War department officials could
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^ain uu x uu dim DailOiat'lUl kV tlCL'UUIll
of the character of the raiders. One
report received here said about 1,00C
Carranza troops had been crossing
into Texas in the vicinity of Brownsville
to rally Mexicans in the State
to an uprising.
Secretary Garrison said he had nc
informal iOn of that chv.a der anc
added thvi if Carranza trucns were
found in Texas they coul 1 be (lis
armed and shot if they resisted. Car
ranza officials at San Antonio deniee
that ? y Carranza troops had crossec
the line.
OR, V. F. PLATT
HAS FULL CHARGE
Dr. J. A. Norton announced yester
day that he had sold out a controlling
interest in his stock in the Nortor
Drug Co., and had relinquished the ac
tive management of the business. H<
retained only a sufficient interest ir
the stock to ensure the retention o:
the name "Norton Drug Co." Th<
business for the past year has don<
better than ever in its history due t<
the efficient management of Dr. V. F
Piatt. From now on Mr. Piatt wil
have absolute control of the business
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MAKING TROUBLE
London.?The Manchester Guardiai
denies the implication that the meet
ing held in London to urge the goveri
ment to declare cotton contraband \va:
tainted with commercialism, in tha
the cotton interests would benefit b>
such a declaration.
"If Manchester men have a policj
it is not for trade or for sectiona
reasons but on broadly nationa
grounds," this paper says. "Our owr
views on the matter are these: Cot
ton is more necessary for purposes 01
war than any other article of com
merce and it passes our comprehen
sion how it ever came to be put or
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uie irue iidt.
The Guardian depreciates the sug
gestion that England should buy th<
American crop, if cotton should b<
declared contraband, arguing that ir
case loss must be sustained the
American growers should be the
chief sufferers. When cotton was
contraband in the Civil war, it adds
no one bought a supply to relieve the
famine in Manchester.
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Protracted Meeting at Homewood.
Services to begin Monday night
September 6 at 8:15 o'cle>ck, and wil
continue through the week. Preachin*
by Rev E. L. McCoy. Everybody ii
invited. Cordially,
W. Roy Phillips, Pastor,
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Several deaths have been cause*! ii
Spain by heat. The temperature rose
to 133 degrees in the sun at Seville
and 108'at Madrid.
IRRY COUNTY AND HER PEOPLE, FIF
ONWAY, S. 0., THURSDAY, AUG
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; OUTLINES SITUATION .
j BEFORE PRESIDENT
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1 Lansing Gives Comprehensive .
Account of Mexico When
Wilson Returned
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President Wilson on his return from
Cornish to Washington was given a i
. comprehensive account of the Mexican
r situation by Secretary Lansing.
t The secretary told the President <
. that official reports indicated that the
; situation in the vicinity of Browns
1 vine was ot a local character, and that <
f quiet prevailed at Vera Cruz, where
; there had been some anti-foreign de;
monstrations. He outlined in detail
> the dicussion of the peace plans at the >
New York conference of the Latin1
American diplomats.
Neither the President nor Secretary
Lansing was inclined to believe the
situation required any further precautionary
measures than have been taken
in sending battleships to Mexican
i waters and more federal troops to the
Texas border.
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FOUND A HALT
I Brownsville, Tex., Aug- 13.?Al'
though few depredations by gangs of
1 Mexican raiders were reported here
1 in the last 24 hours, authorities in the
i lower Rio Grande valley continued to
day to take measures to suppress the
t" awlessness that almost had brought
- about a reign of terror in this section.
Developments in this matter were 1
* expected to follow the conference to i
be held at Roekport, Texas, where
- Gov. Ferguson is spending his vacai
tion. Resides the governor, Adjutant 1
i General Hutchings, Congressman Jno. :
* N. Garner and other prominent citi- <
5 zens were to discuss the border situa- i
i tion. Further proofs that the out- 1
5 breaks are due to a conspiracy of '
> Mexicans from both sides of the Rio ;
- Grande was to be laid before Gov. 1
Ferguson.
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W. W. Graham spent some time in ,
Conway one day last week. <
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For the Week Beginning Wed
Issued by the U. S. Weathe
FOR SOUTH ATLANTIC AND EA
! Local thundershowers for a day o i
e fair weather during thp remainder c
e peratures.
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EST, LAST, NOW AND FOREVER"
HJST 19, 1915.
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?Lemon in St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
ASK THE U. S. A.
TO STOP SHELLS
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Jews Ask United States to Quit
Selling Shells to
Russians.
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The Association of Jews in Germany
has issued a dramtic appeal
to America, drafted by Dr. Levi, a
rabbi. 'for fUstl-ihnfmn
, .vviix/ii in ui-uiiai
countries. The appeal, based on the
fact that American shells are thrown
by Russians into Polish towns believered
to harbor Germans, says:
Europe stands in flames. Across
the ocean America alone lives at
peace. She hears not the thunder of
cannon. A fruitful rain of gold is fall
ing on a land enjoying golden peace.
We cry out to America: Thousands
of thy most loyal and industrious
citizens come from towns being
destroyed by the shells which thou art
sending. Instead of gifts of money
once sent back to childhood homes
from Libau to Lemberk, thou sendest
iron shells to supply the army of the
czar. Thou givest iron for gold, death
for life.
The children are murdering their
parents. America, thou hast peace.
Thou art not fighting for existence.
We implore thee to listen to this appeal.
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MUNITIONS QUERY
NOT SIGNIFICANT
Washington.?Announcement that
the War Department had asked American
manufacturers of war muni-!
tions for data as to their facilities for!
furnishing supplies, particularly in
the event of an emergency, led to
some speculations here, although officials
explained that the action was in
accordance with the usual practice,
both in normal times as well as in war
The announcement declared emphatically
that no purchase of war supplies
was contemplated at present.
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Mrs. Hattie Dusenbury and Miss
Jessamine Dusenbury recently visited
Conway.
FORECAST
nesday, August 18th, 1915.
r Bureau, Washington. D. C.
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BRAZILIANS SHY i
AT MEXICAN JOB
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Pan-American Plan of Pacific I
cation Closely Scrutinized
by That Country
FEAR EXTENSION OF i
U. $. IMPERIALISM
Government Asked for Fuller
Information on subject
at Once.
Rio Janeiro.?The efforts of the
Tan-American republics to settle the
Mexican problem are being followed
Here with keen interest. The national
chamber approved a motion asking
the Brazilian foreign office for information
as soon as possible regarding
the state of negotiations. The newspapers
continue to emphasize that no
attack is contemplated upon the sovereignty
of Mexico.
The semi-official Gazeta Do Notici
as finds fault with those who, pledging
themeselves in the beginning ,
against formal action, later come to
support the leanings of the United ,
States toward imperialism.
"In truth," it says, "South America ,
is not in sympathy with intervention
in the internal affairs of Mexico, but
the solution already reached by the ,
conference at Washington seems to be ,
to present a conciliation candidate for
the presidency of tho republic. The
only difficulty will be to obtain from j
the rival factions acceptance of a candidate
who is presented if not forced I !
upon them by America." .
MOB OF LYNCHERS" i
TOOK LEO FRANK!'
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Marietta, Aug. 17.?A small but
i well organized mob took Loo. M.
Frank from the State prison farm at'
Milledgeville last night, brought him 1
100 miles to almost within a sight of!
the former home of Mary Fhagan, the (
girl he was charged with killing, and
hanged him to a tree. No shots were
i fired.
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The body, barefooted and clothed
only in prison trousers and shirt, was
found two miles from Marietta at 8:f!0
o'clock this morning. It was believed
the lynching occurred at about daylight.
While officers were searching the
country about Milledgeville early today
local officials viewed as signifi- 1
cant the fact that several automobiles
i
well loaded, had left this town in the
direction of Milledgeville last night.
After the return of some of these ma|
chines today officers started out on
the road which they believed the automobiles
had travelled. They had
gone only two miles when they saw
the body of Frank not more than 150
yards from the roadside.
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FOR HOME MARKET
Long String of Automobiles
Left Conway Monday
For Green Sea
CARRIED BANNERS AND
OTHER LITERATURE
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Telling of the Many Advantag
es Now Offered Tobacco
Growers Here.
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The Conway board of Trade, of
which Mr. L. H. Burroughs is President,
and Mr. Paul Quattlebaum is
Secretary, had a meeting last Saturday
morning and arranged a "Boosters
Automobile Parade" through the
County for the purpose of advertising
to the tobacco growers the advantages
of Horry County as a tobacco
market. On Monday morning about
a dozen automobiles lined upon Main
street for the start. All of the machinos
carried banners telling of the
Conway market, and thorn worn ?r?n
L'ial banners advertising the several
warehouses composing the Conway
market. Each automobile was loaded
with business and professional men all
ready to meet the tobacco growers of
the County along the way and invite
them to sell their tobacco at the warehouses
in Horry County.
Without a doubt there are many
growers in the County who have been
kept busy and failed to learn the
groat facts about the growth of the
tobacco markets in this County. Starting
with tho flnnu'iiv *vinvl.-r?f "Kah*
r, ?"?">fifteen
years ago with only one warehouse,
the industry lias steadily grown
lining these years, until now there
ire two warehouses at I,oris, two at
Aynmv and Conway has four instead
if one. This shows that the business
men of the County are willing to invest
their money in the erection of
warehouses for taking care of all of
he tobacco the Horry growers ^an
aise. The business men who went
mi the parade last Monday went full
if those facts and others that ought
Lo he interesting to the farmers of the
bounty.
From this point tho parade went to
Clreen Sea where business men from
[.oris were expected to join them.
From that point the parade went to
various points along the leading highways
through the great tobacco growing
belt of Horry.
The Mullins* Parade.
The business men of Mullins had
advertised to have a similar parade
through the County on the same day*
The routes of the two parties ran together
at several places, but the occasion
was passed off with good humored
jokes. Short talks were made at
Jordanville where the largest crowd
of farmers had gathered.
The Mullins people passed through
Conway in the late afternoon.