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* ^VOLUME XXX. GOVERNOR TAKES J HAND IN STRIKE ^ Will Look After Interests of * Columbia Carmen as to Inspection A NFAR RlflT flM - - - ? ? I W | 5 * THE MAIN STREET ; / Governor Addressed Crowd. \ Wonjt Stand For Any Violence? 1 i 1 i Columbia.?At tor a day marked by ^ three clashes, union and street railway officials got down to work last week on a plan to bring about a settlement of the differences. The union carmen 1 placed their interests in the matter of a method of inspection in the hands | of Gov. Manning. The inspection j ?. method caused all of the trouble. Late in the afternoon there was a near-riot on Main Street, when sympathizers attempted to pull a motorman from a car. Gov. Manning addressed the crovd and assured the strikers that they would get a square deal but that he would not stand for violence in any form. This irmdent came directly after a car was stopped on Main street just in front of the News & Courier Bu- ; reau, anu a. W. Oxner, who was running as motorman, was taken from i the car. When this car turned from Gervais street into Main, in front of the State House, several strikers tried to induce the motorman to quit his place. Just what followed is not known >but some remark was made and a big crowd followed the street car for two blocks and caught it in front of the National Loan and Exchange. i Mr. Wallace and policeman came to the scene and after some time Mr. Oxner was escorted to the sidewalk. Run Over by Automobile. A lane wide enough for automobiles ^jto pass through was kept open with difficulty, and finally an automobile ' ran over G. O. Warner, manager of the Ideal Theatre, who was in the crowd. He was removed to the hospi- j tal and given attention. ] After some time Mr. Oxner, accom- : panied by Mr. Wallace, came back to , the car and getting on took it up the 1 ^ street, while some in the crowd chetr j <ed and others jeered. Policemen fin- , ally got the crowd to disperse. , Charges were entered by General Manager Wallace against John Gold- , man, S. C. McKissick and J. W. j Brunswick, who are said to be among j 'the strikers and who are charged with ( being the ones who attempted to take ^ 41 otorman Oxner off the car. ] This car had barely gotten a block \ up street when a big crowd was seen two blocks down the street. at the ] transfer station which is just in front j of the City Hall and the State House ( Jt Strikers were trying to get the motor-1 j f men and conductors of two cars, which ^ were just turning into Main street, ^ 1 IV to get off and quit. A tremendous J\ crowd, which had gathered, were ^ pressing close and Policeman Stack, who was in plain clothes, it is claim- ( ed was trying to keep the crowd back by urging them to desist. General ^ Manager Wallace arrived on the scene y in an automobile nnd sit nnr?o wnnf tr? ? W , t the assistance of the men on the cars.1 He told the crowd to stand back and it j ^is said, that several threats were made against him some persons in the crowd. On account of the threatening attitude and the menacing way at which they were trying.to climb on the car he thought they were going t to attack him. Ho defended himself c with a heavy iron rod, and Struck Policeman Stack over the head, the blow ftaking blood flow freely. It is sai l ^ that Mr. Stack, being in citizen's j? clothes. Mr. Wallace took him tor j c one of the strikers and hit in self-de- r fence. t The incident added more excitement s and Mr. Wallace was promptly placed f under arrest. When the patrol wagon c ^arrived and Mr. Wallace was put in ^ and driven off the strikers and their r sympathizers sent up a big cheer. Mr. a Wallace was released under bond v which was promptly furnished. | m Or . 0 RUSSIANS ADMIT FURTHER RETREAT Dccupation of Pinsk Will Facilitate German Advance. Lqndon.?Petrograd admits the Russians are falling back in the direction of Pinsk, capture of which rvas announced by the Germans. Occupation of this town may be expect;d to facilitate gicatlj the progress of ^on Mackcnsen's forces through the Pripct marshes. Owing to the prorogation of the Duma, domstic affairs are occupying .ho attention of the Russians. The effect of this incident on the military situation is feared as is indicated hvl Ihe proclamation of General Ruzsky, Russian commander in :ho north, calling upon workmen not to slacken their forts to keep the army supplied with munitions. nntMT IAIA UT OC\ uuit i <ttnm iii) MUCH MONEY New York.?The propsed billion dollar loan to Great Britain and France shrunk in the gossip of Wall Street to half that size. Five hundred million dollars was the sum set as the amount American financers would lend. That figure seemed uniform in a half dozen or more reports current in the financial section. discussedplwT saving mexico Washington.?Steps that may lead soon to the recognition of a government in Mexico in the hope that pacification of the country may follow was discussed at a conference in New York of Pan-American diplomats over which Secretary Lansing presided. The secretary talked with President Wilson on the sitaution and during the past week exchanged views with the Latin-American diplomats. Just what procedure is to be followed has not been decided, but the plan of recognizing at a future date a faction not Dnly that demonstrates military supremacy but gives promise of stability already has been accepted by the conferees as the logical development of future policy. No decision as to which faction or ?roup is to receive recognition or moral support has been made. The intention is to hold a series of conferences in which the conflicting terriritorial claims and purposes of the respective movements may be exhaustively examine^ and studied. Inasmuch as the Pan-American conference originally suggested a moetng between representatives of differ-! ?nt elements on Mexican soil and this Dlan was rejected by the Carranza .... - .action, controlling a large territory,j <he probability is that the conference vill take the view that since the fac-' ions are unable to agree, the question )f military supremacy must be the (lending factor. Accordingly, Gen. Car anza's invitation to discuss internaianal affairs with the conferees will >e accepted, though instead of going j o the border themselves or sending a !ommittee to meet Carranza, the con'erees will ask that Gen. Carranza ap>oint delegates to meet them here. o In Court Next Week. One of the cases to come up for rial at the court next week is a harge of obstructing a public road by j 5. C. Dunn and prosecutor against the lefendant Charles N. Causey. Mr. Causey is the owner of a large tract f land on the eastern side of the Wacamaw River at Cox's Ferry. On the iver bank where the ferry flat lands here is a turn along the bank to a pot about thirty-five or forty yards rom the ferry where Mr. Dunn laims he has the right to stack cord vood to be sold to the steamers on the iver. It was the passage to this spot ind not the public road,'It seems, that vas obstructed! and the case'in court vill ho doubt show^ "HORRY COUNTY AND HER PEOP ONWAY, S. 0., THURSDAY, SE REAL DlPi i^' v*i L _5dCi^. Ji ,^x w ^ Auioist: "Well, you've fiagged me to Spokesman: "v/Vhy, wo jes wanted ti car ta run it wid do back seat empty." WILSON PRAISED BY GERMAN PRESS Berlin.?In the German governments explanation of the Hesperian case, Germania sees the way made clear for "President Wilson's ultimate position regarding the German note concerning justification for the sinking of the Arabic." The newspaper declares that the Britsh press must give up its hopes of differences between Berlin and Washington. It praises President Wilson for having refused to be influenced by British reports of a new menace to German American relations which h&s just been guided into a more peaceful channel. o Superintendent's Letter. To the Corn Club Boys: You have had very good seasons this year and I hope that you all have a splendid acre of corn. Last year we had fifty ten-ear exhibits, we are looking for the.t many this year or more. Gather your corn some dry clear day between the 1st and 10th of October. If you cannot write a plain legible hand get some one who does to fill out your annual report. When you fill out your annual report, write the name of guano used, acre, Big O or Cooper, etc., and the township in which you live. Remember the Corn Club districts: District; No. 1, Floyds, Green Sea, BayboroJ Galivants Ferry. No. 2, Dog Bluff, Conway, Simpson Creek,. Dist No. 3, Little River, Dogwood Neck, Socastee, Buck. The boy in each district making the best record on his acre will be given a round trip ticket, R. R. expenses, to | the State fair. The boy who wins the; trip will not be eligible to any other: premiums if he accepts. If he does not accept the trip goes to the next highest. I have collected the money for three | round trip tickets and I hope to go with you and see that you have a goodj time. Send in your annual report as soon as possible. S. H. BROWN. o_ The Black Box was started in this. paper with the first instalment last week, and on Thursday night the first instalment was to have appeared in! moving pictures at the Casino Theatre. Owing to a rnix up of some kind by the express company the films for the show did not arrive until Fridav. i The pictures appeared on Friday night at the theatre and many impres-|, sions were heard in their favor. i WEATHER F( For the Week Beginning Wen Issued by the U. S. Weathe FOR SOUTH ATLANTIC AND EA Generally fair weather and modera week. LE, FIRST, LAST, NOW AND FORE PTEMBER 23, 1915. LOMACY. J ? ? ?^ - I ' V. * .. \ ^" *+ wiMa^ ^1 ,^:j:vir - ' H 1> & _ iJr^'Sr v?< ? 7*^ - _: stop. Now, what is it?" a tell ya that it is wery, wery bad fer a ?Rehse in New York World. MAYOR EMBEZZLED PLEADED GUILTY Ansonia, Conn.?Former Mayor Franklin T. Burton pleaded guilty in the city court to the charge of embezzling $06,000 from the Savings Bank of Ansonja, of which he was treasurer. He was held for trial in the superior court, his bond of $10,000 being furnished by William A. Nelson, a director of the bank. ed near the bank, but there was no A crowd of several hundred gatherdisorder. Extra policemen were on guard, however. Depositors were admitted one by one and paid in full. ( ? Drive on the Side. My attention has been directed to the mode of travel adopted by the 1 owners of automobiles in this town. With the idea of helping out the building of good roads they drive on the sides of the street, and not in the middle. Driving in the middle would of course be doing a little toward the injury of the streets, and they evi- * dehtly want to help in the building of ' better streets by driving at the sides ^ and thus avoid the packing down of ( the clay that has been placed in the 1 middle. As a result of driving along the edges, the clay in the middle re- 1 mains loose and the first rain washes c it away. As one of the band I sug- 1 gest that we continue to help in the cause of better streets by always (having along the sides and never in the middle. n AUTO OWNER. i GLADTORECEMT ; LETTERS LIKE THIS! C The following is one of the many! c kind letters we have recently received enclosing subscription renewals, bothl. in response to our request, and also I no doubt voluntarily,: The Letter follows: ' Cottondale, Fla., Sept 15, 1015. \ Mr. H. H. Woodward, Conway, S. C. Dear Friend:?I am enclosing you a check for $3.00 which I hope you j ] will find correbt. Please let the good;' old Herald continue to come to our home for it is a welcome visitor every Friday night in Cottondale, Fla. Love to the good old Herald and all it's many readers. o I beg to remain, Yours truly, . D. O. HOWELL. ^ Do us likewise kind friends, and . show your appreciation of our efforts to please you in a county paper. 3HECAST i c esday, September 22, 1915 t r Bureau, Washington. D. C. t ST GULF STATES: ite temperatures throughout the C ??? ?i??? s vail .ET THEM BEWARE "( OF FRUIT AGENTS A Who Sell Trees For More Than / Value and Many Culls. It has become necessary for the \ Farm Demonstration Division to look ifter the fruit tree interests in the State. There are men who travel ground and take orders for fruit trees Aver the county and charge more than ^ three times the worth of the trees. Dots of times the trees that they sell are culls and not what their "picture book" represents. Next Friday ami Saturday, Sept. !iml M V y/illillriHov nf /"Mr.*** M ? VII MVVIt) A kl I I11IIV UV I , \ ' I V 11' I I I son College wi'^. be in the Farm I.)om onstration Office for tlie purpose of talking to those who are interested in putting out an orchard this fall and will advise the best stock to use and will also take orders for any amount at a low cost. The Extension Dept. vd' the State has made arrangements with a reliable nursery to furnish all kinds of fruit trees at a very low cost and it will pay anyone who wants to put out some fruit trees to call and see Mr. Schilletter and talk the matter over with him. M. W. WALL. SMITH GREATER SHOWS COMING FAIR WEEK The County Fair Association last Tuesday made a contract with the Smith Greater Shows to show during fair week on the fair grounds. This company has six shows, three riding devices, an Eli Ferris Wheel," one of the finest "merry-go-rounds" on the road, and one of the finest animal i ?% snows now travelling. j There is a lady high-diver, a fine concert band of 14 men. Twenty-five concessions. It is said to be one of the finest companies of its kind. watsonpressesT drainage cause; San Francisco, Sept. 17.?The International Drainage and Flood Control congress met here tonight in con- i junction with and under the auspices ^ :>f the fifth annual meeting of the Na- ^ ional Drainage congress. Col. E. J. Watson of Columbia, S. C. j 5resident of the National Drainage . congress, made the only address of the j rirst session. , o Made an Assignment. I/ast week Mr. L .H. Burroughs, the I veil known merchant and farmer with i large store on the corner of Main Street and 3rd Avenue, known as the )ld Mayo lot; made an assignment to Ion. R. B. Scarborough for the beneit of his creditors. It is stated that he failure was caused by the time 1 redit system, and the general finan- i ial depression and general hard times \ The stock will no doubt be disposed of '1 n the usual way, though the creditors t lave not had any meeting as yet. A 1 > neeting- of the creditors of Mr. Bur- I n oughs has been called for Saturday, September 25th. Besides the store f iroperty in Conway Mr. Burroughs e wned several cottages in the city and v large farm near Savannah Bluff tl cross the Waccamaw River. He was e lso interested in the Farmers Tobac- tl o Warehouse. h o u Repairs were found to be necessary e r> the steam heating plant at the stor-I s of Burroughs & Colliins Co. , the 11 asement pipes having rusted out so o hat they have to be removed. Some | E 1111k is aiso wrong: with the steam T ipes at the Conway Methodist church rl o? , b The small stock of poods of the 'odd-Adams Co., near Hammond, S. were recently sold out at auction, he concern having pone broke some j h ime since. s? o | p W. G. Sarvis, a leading farmer of s limpson Creok township, . <came to h lonway last Wednesday and spent tl ome time here on business* J c< % NO. 24. BOUNTY FAIR IS VERY PROMISING Arrangements Being Made for Greatest Fair in History of Association. VALUABLE PRIZES GIVEN AWAY FREE krrangemtns Being' Made With Large Carnival Company to Furnish Shows. The work of arranging for the coming annual county fair on October 12th to loth, is going ahead. The secretary, Mr. J. \V. Little is very active and for several weeks past has attended to very little business except that pertaining to the fair. i ? 1 /vn automobile will begiven away on one of the days of the fair. It will be exhibited o ntho fair grounds during the fair and all persons holding chances on this free automobile will stand an equal show of winning the machine. Those who are not informed as to the particulars in regard to giving away the automobile should hunt up the advertising matter at once and find out. It is as lucky for one as another. Another feature will be Aynor day when the enterprising business men of that town will give away in the fair grounds anice range such as are usually sold at from $75.00 to $100.00. The person holding the lucky chance on this range will get it free of cost. Arrangements were in progress last week with a large carnival company. The fair would not be complete without something of this kind. The management intends to secure the best for already been signed wifg n large coir; this year, and if a contract has not pany, it will be signed within the next few days. The fair will be held in the large and commodious Planters Tobacco Worplinn?p H" *?* " ' i . *i > At- is u large UUlKling with plenty of light. It will help to make the fair the best that the county has ever had. Steps are being taken to make every thing connected with the fair in modern anil most approved practice. There will be plenty of room for laying out :he exhibits and classifying the different products of this county. The nremium list was recently published n this paper. It is a goood list and t is hoped that farmers competing for hese prizes will be greater than ever 3efore. NATIVE HORRYITE ON GREAT LEAGUE # Washington, 1"). C.?W. H. Cooper, 'resident of the United States Savngs and Union Saving banks, of Vashington and brother of W. I?. and "hos. K. Cooper, of Wilmington, has icen appointed vice-chairman of the National Defense League, Congressnan Kahn, of California is chairman. Representative Claude Ritohin left or Scotland Nock, after visiting sevral of the departments. Mr. Kitchin rouId not discuss the tariff or any of he National questions which will ome up before the next Congress, he majority leader said he would ave nothing to say on these questions ntil they had been thoroughly threshd out among the committee members. J. W. Thompson, of the McAdoo lotel, and W. M. Joyner, an employe f the American Exchange National lank, of Greensboro, and Mrs. J. W. 'hackson, of Raleigh, are here. Mrs. ^ * ^ * J ' ' ..??i\ouu vciiic-u un occreuiry 01 me levy Daniels. o Called Home. Capt. J. K. Bowles was called to his ome the latter part of last week by erious illness in his family at that lace. His son, who had been ill for ome time passed away. Mrs. Bowles, is wife, was also very ill, and but title hope was entertained for her reovery.