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* * VOLUME XXX. i IAST CHAPTER IN ' SEMINOLE CASE I ^ Willie Jones, T. S. Bryan and W. A. Clark Absolved of Wrongdoing BREACH OF TRUST I + CHARGE DISMISSED I Plaintiff Stockholders in CcmP pany Held to Have Been ft Passively Responsible. jly* Columbia.?The Supreme Court of I South Carolina has rendered a decis I ion winch is very probably the last legal chapter to be written in connection with t^e celebrated Seminole Securities ca^e. The court in a decision absolved Willie Jones, T. S. Bryan I and W. A. Clark, trustees of the | company, and well known business I * men of Columbia, from wrongdoing in connection with a case that claimed attention of the people of the State for several years. The majority opinion was written by Associate Justice Gage and occurred in by Associate Justice White. Associate Justice Fraser wrote a dissenting opinion. The action was brought in Richland ^county by J. S. Ivlugh, T. J. Crymes, J. L. Watson and J. F Dal ton against the officers and trustees of the Seminole Securities Company and several banks in the State. "Remotely it is," says the Supreme Court, "are the defendants Clark, Jones, and Bryan, personally liable to I the stockholders of the Seminole Se:? n * I.*-urines company lor $;-J,UUU Tor a ^breach of trust. The cirtuit court found they were not, and we agree." The court in its decision docs not go into a full history of the defunct company, but only recites the cardinal features as affecting the defendants. The company was chartered Jan. 8, 1^08, with a capital stock of $",00,000. The enterprise ran its whole career * within twelve months. The court says that the plaintiff stockholders are amongst those who undertook to hoist the enterprise. "It is time," says the opinion, "Garlington and his immediate associates were the initiators of the scheme. But the plaintiffs and all the stockholders stood by like Saul consenting to the death and they are *}.hose now complaining against Clark, Jones and Bryan, because the scheme failed." "Hot Air Balloon." The court ?avs that there is no allegation that Messrs. Clark Jones or Bryan held any stock or took any hand in the suggestion of direction , <^f the Seminole Company or received any compensation. The opinion concludes as follows: "We conclude, the stockholders of the Seminole, the plaintiffs amongst them, got up the corporation, set it going and named the directors. It was on its face, a balloon floated by hot air. These directors who made the contract with ^the trustees had the power to modify it, to buy stock in an existing company, instead of organizing a company, and to permit the trustees to take a part, and not all of the stock of an accident company. If the stockholders in the Seminole have been deceived, it has been by the action of men they put forward to represent them, to it Garlington and his confederates. The event proves that M,hose hitherto unknown and untried men hoisted a scheme which neither their stockolders nor trustees understood and which but for the timely initiative of the plaintiffs themselves I and the bold action of the court to which they went, might have wrought serious, damage. The judgment of tMf> circuit is affirmed." Concerning the alleged effort to mislead the public, the decision says: "That is to say, the president and directors of the Seminole Company, the managing officers, put forward Clark, Jones and Bryan to mislead the public but the stockholders put forward the j managing officers ag their representatives and the scheme of these managers was thus made possible by the act of the stockholders. The stockholders vouched for Garlington. May they (the * "H G PLAN ENDORSED BY TWO MORE COUNTIES . Project to Build Highway to Coast Moving Forward Rapidly.. (Florence Times.) Both Georgetown and Sumter Counties have endorsed the project to (connect the eastern, counties of the : State more closely with Charleston by a splendid highway suitable for all kinds of travel. Mr. .1. B. Morrison of MeClellanville, who is the leading spirit in the enterprise, was in Florence during the Pee Dee Fair-, and discussed the matter thoroughly with a number of the leading business men. A resolution endorsing his plan was passed by the Pee Dee Fair Association. Meeting at Georgetown. Mr. Morrison was in Georgetown yesterday to promote the highway. He met a company of leading businessl r\nf?r?lo f ntroflior \it! f V-> tV>n Knnr/1 nf County Commissioners and outlined i his plans. The road will have to ' cross two rivers?North and South Santee. ^ One Bridge a Draw. The South Santee will require a bridge twelve hundred feet in length This river is shoaly and not of sufficient depth to be naviagble, and for these reasons it will not be necessary ! to have a draw bridge. The North Santee will require a bridge of four hundred feet. This bridge must be a draw bridge, the river being navigable. The delta between the rivers is one mile in width and the road through this must be built up. On the Georgetown side a splendid road has been constructed to the North Santee. The principal expense of this highway will be in connection with the ; construction of the river bridges. The distance between Charleston and Georgetown by the road will be sixty miles. It will mean a great deal to Georgetown and all the Pee Dee country to be able to go to Charleston by this direct route, instead of having to I go through Columbia. It will bring i tourists who travel by auto from the j North along a much better route and through a more picturesque country. o RIOTERS DRIVEN BACK I Turbulent Mob Subdued by Force, After Looting and Burning Village. East Youngstown, O.?Driven back , by an iron ring of bayonets in the hands of Ohio guardsmen, the steel mill strikers and their sympathizers tonight were in hiding in the hills surrounding the city or else in their homes in the village. Late this afternoon a nnob formed just outside the plant of the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co., and made an attempt to attack the mills. Two companies of militia on guard there fixed bayonets and forced the crowd back through the burned section of the town and dispersed it. While the city is not under martial j law, Brig. Gen. Speaks, in charge of two regiments of guardsmen, virtually is in charge of the town's affairs. Saloons have been closed here and in the rest of the county. The guardsmen have formed a ring of steel around the wrecked section of the city and the sheet and tube company's | plant. Late in the afternoon a report was circulated that rioters planned an attack upon Struthers which up to that time had not been guarded by the soldiers. A posse of 200 citizens was armed and guarded the bridge from this <'it,v tr? St ruth ^ u ^ v. v?vitv/ & 1 1. VUUI U1 dynamite was fixed under the bridge ready to destroy the span should such action be deemed necessary to prevent the rioters from entering the village. t o .S. M. Anderson, formerly of Adrian in this county, but now of Wilmington, N. C., where he occupies an important position, left the latter part of last week for Wilmington, N. C., after spending several days near here visiting friends and relatives. now say MM* Bryan could not? If thererfotoe- tlftose stockholders have been caught* it is ift trap of fheiit, own setting." / Wimv ORRY COUNTY AND HER PEOPLE, IONWAY, S. 0., THURSDAY, J A "JOHN, I INSIST THAT YOU AND W ? . i- *1 *' * -^/I? willl PEE DEE JURIST I FOR SUPREME BENCH Judge Chas. A. Woods Mention ed For Justice Lamar's Place on Bench Washington.?Among the names which President Wilson will probably consider in filling the vacancy on the \ United States Supreme Bench caused by the death of Justice Lamar is that of Judge C. A. Woods, of Marion, S. C., who is now a member of the Federal Circuit Court for the 4th judicial district. The 4th district has not had a representative on the Supreme Bench for over fifty years and South Carolina has had none since 1804. Senator Overman, of North Carolina, who has been mentioned for the vacancy, today issued a statement declining to allow his name to be presented to the President, declaring that he felt himself to be much better juippod to represent his State in the Senate. I There is a good deal of North Carolina support for Judge W. A Allen, of Goldsboro, a member of the Supreme Court of the North State, and Senator Simmons and Overman may discuss him with the President. Statement of tf THE CONWAY Conway, S. C., Business Dec PESO I Loans and Discounts, Overdrafts, U. S. Bonds to secure circulation,. . . . Bonds, Banking House, Furniture and Fixtures, Cash on hand and in banks, Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer, Stock in Federal Reserve Bank, Other real estate owned Collections, LIABIL Capital Stock, Surplus Undivided Profits, Individual Deposits Time Certificates of Deposit Cashier's Checks Circulation, Bank Deposits, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Horry. I, Will A. Freeman, Cashir ly swear that the above statement is tr belief. Subscribed and sworn to 1916. J. Mc fi S? FIRST, LAST, NOW AND FOREVER lNUARY 13, 1916. ILLIAM PLAY THE SAME TUNE." 1 V\ ? Nelson in St. Paul Pioneer Press. LAYMEN'S MEETING AT BAPTIST CHURCH D Mnnn 4- 4- i ? i /> r? /\ ^ I I f"\ AM ^ ? ncjji ebtjiuciuvea ui an uunuminations to Gather Friday Afternoon and Night. At the Conway Baptist Church, on Friday afternoon at three o'clock there will be a meeting of all Laymen Committees of all denominations in Horry County. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the Laymen's work in general and to get things in shape for the Columbia meeting which is to he held on the Gthe to 9th of February. The committees will meet separately for one hour at which time they will lay plans for the year as to their own work, after which they will all be called together in the main auditorium of the church and discuss matters together. The night session will be a publicone and all are invited to attend. Speakers have been chosen for the occosion, with an interesting program. It is hoped that all the people in town and others who can will attend this meeting. At this meeting delegates will be elected to the Columbia meeting. For further information attend the meeting Friday night. J. C. SPIVEY, County Chairman. ie Condition of IATIONAL BANK, at the Close of 31, 1915. TRCES $183,58-1.55 90.81 100,000.0(1 6,000,00 18,200.00 2,800.00 107.524.5V 5.000.0C 3.000.00 .. .. .. !! .. !! .!!! .. 5,185.9, 2.711 $ 131,394.42 ITIES SI 00,000.01) 1,750.00 858.32 158,378.42 59,305.1(1 4,302.52 ; ... 100.000.00 0,800.23 $431,391.42 t of th<5 above named bank, do solemnue to the beat of my knowledge and WILL A. FREEMAN, Cashier, before me this 10th day of January, :C. MARTIN, Notary Public, S. C. rut (I. > 99 HORRY COUNTY BOY IS RECOVERING Has Spent Several Weeks at Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. Frank Loc\ the six yeaK old son of Mr. ami Mrs. T. A. Lee of Thompson. S. at last accounts was rapidly recovering1 from a skillful operation performed on him in a hospital in Richmond, Ya. This little hov was in a serious condition, with his limbs drawn by rheumatism or other disease when he was sent to surgeons in Richmond. l>y a delicate operation and grafting skin from one leg to the other, he was placed in position to recover and have the use of his members. The last report from the attending physician was to the etFect that he could come home in a few more weeks o onmw/av i nnnc u*c UUIl TV M I LUUUL 1IHO A SWELL BANQUET ' Last Friday evening there was a banquet given by the Conway Ancient Free Masons at their hall in the Collins building. The number of plates was one hundred and sixty and the menu consisted of oysters, fruit salads, roast turkey, coffee, olives pickles, cranberries, celery, cake and fruits. Members of the order with friends gathered for a social function and the banquet was indeed a success. Toasts were proposed and responded to as follows: Mr. E. S. C. Baker acted as toast master of the occasion, and toasts were responded to by the following: The Nation, the Hon. Robert B. Scarborough. The State, Col. D. A. Spivn,' n.??. o II.., i * ?-- ' I . v. vui i oi-niuur nai iduck. Our Order, Col. C. P. Quattlebaum. What Our Order Means to Our Order, the Rev. E. L. McCoy. PLAINTIFF WON OUT IN MAYNARD CASE In the magistrate court here last Tuesday, before Magistrate W. H. Chestnut, the plaintiff J. Sid Bellamy won in his proceedings 'against S. W. Maynard for vacation of the farm at Wortham's bridge which had been leased by Maynard from Bellamy for i the term of five years beginning Jani uary 191 f>. The summons as issued charged that Mr. Maynard had failed to pay his rent according to the terms of the lease and after hearing proof on both sides of the case, the magistrate decided in favor of the landlord, as it appeared that Mr. Bellamy had been compelled to resort to legal process to collect his rent for 1915 and had not succeeded in getting his mon, ey. Both sides were represented by attorneys. FERTILIZERS WILL RE VERY SCARCE The outlook for fertilizers this Spring is gloomy. Local dealers are 1 discouraged and will not be able to J make arrangements to furnish fertilizers as usual on account of the high i prices of the ingredients that it takes 1 to make them. Each unit of per centage of potash added to the fertilizer increases the cost at the rate of eight ; dollars per ton. Cotton seed meal j jand ush scrap products may bo ob- J tainod, but thev will cost more than I * , usual it is said. 1 This condition may turn out best 1 for the far mors in the long run as they will learn to depend more and more upon homo made products and . perhaps be able to make a better pro! fit out of what they raise than they would otherwise do after paying the large fertilizer bills. This cqndition of affairs has been brought about by the European war in Europe, and the conditions will not ' likely change until the great war is over. I NO. 39. BUILDINGS BURNED AT LITTLE RIVER Circumstances Show That Crime of Arson Was Undoubtedly Committed DWELLING AND TWO STORES BURNED UP Fire Discovered Too Late to Prevent Total Destruction of Property. Last Thursday night witnessed the first fire that has occurred in the Little River section for some time. One dwelling and two store houses belonging to the Livingstone estate at Little River village were totally lost as a result of the fire. One of the stores was occupied by Mr. Claade Livingstone and he lost his entire stock of merchandise. The other store building just across the road which ran between the two buildings contained a lot of feed stuffs which were also lost. The dwelling was occupied by Thad Edwards and his family. Mr. Norman Cooper happened to be up at the time and seeing the fire awakened the sleeping inmates in time for them to escape from the burning building He was assisted in this by Mr. Moore Thompson. Most of the furniture and household belongings of the family were saved by means of quick work. The fact that the three buildings were'apart and all burned up at the same time shows that it was the work of a criminal who acted from ill will or spite. The stores are on the public road while the dwelling sets back on an avenue leading to the river front They were set at the same time and no doubt by the same hand. o WASHINGTON FINDS TONE MUCH BETTER Washington, Jan. 8.?Encouraged by the conciliatory attitude shown by Germany and Austria in recent dipStates, oflieials are considering requesting a definite and comprehensive statement pledging not only Germany but all of her allies to respect in the conduct of their sea warfare the guarantees as to the safety of American life for which this government lias contended. President Wilson is being urged by some of his close advisers to ask the Germanic allies for definite assuances that no unarmed ships with Americans aboard shall be destroyed by any of them until the passengers have reached a place of safety. The president is said to look with favor upon such a proposal, but has reached no decision. In any case he probably will take no steps until details of pending negotiations have been cleared up. . Oflieials are gratified over Germany's latest note on the destruction of the American ship William P. Frye, because of its acceptance of the principle that the mere placing of non combatants in lifeboats before a prize is destroyed is no't a sufficient guarantee of safety. Solution Seems Near. This concession, coupled with the offer to pay indemnity for the T.us!tania victims and Ambassador von BernstorfT's assurances regarding the conduct of German submarines in the Mediterranean, has contributed greatly to the feeling that a solution of the entire problem might be near at hand. o If you are not reading the Diamond From the Sky, you are missing a fine story and a good literary treat. It was selected out of thousands submitted in a great contest. It is better than we expected it would be. Keep up with it from week to week. See it in moving pictures. o The weather was warmer again by the middle of last week.