The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, April 06, 1916, Image 1
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VOLUME XXX.
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* 6. C. CAUSE DEAD
FROM PISTOL BALL
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In the Hands of Coleman
Sauircs at Trexler Lnm
V < ber Camps
MAGISTRATE CHESTNUT
HELD INQUEST SUNDAY
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} Squires Escaped to Tabor,
t North Carolina and is .
Pyi;v, at Large.
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'fy G. Cleveland Gause was found dead
near the houses of the lumber camps
of the Trexler Lumber Co., in Simp^
son Creek township, last Sunday
morning, with the sign of a bullet entering
his body in the hack and going
through to the front, penetrating the
lungs.
An inquest was held over his remains
on Sunday by Magistrate W.
H. Chestnut in the absence of the
votoner, V. I). JoiuioOu. Or J. .
\ SLalvey performed the autopsy finding
the bullet which caused his death.
Testimony was taken showing that
Gause and Squires became involved in
n quarrel on Saturday night about 11
o'clock; and after some words had
been passed a pistol was drawn and
fired. That Gause ran off and it was
thought at the time that he was uninjured.
On Sunday morning he was
* faund lying dead about seventy-five
yards from the place where the shot
was fired. It was stated that the
parties were drinking at the time.
"Hie sheriff went f look for Squires
on Sunday as soon as the news reached
this place.,, He found that Squires
had remained at the camps until Sun?
day morning some time he was in^
formed that the friends of Gause
might form r mob and do him violence."
He remained in the camp for
some time and then left. The sheriff
traced him to Sanford where he
claimed to Mr. N. B. Allsbrook that
his mother was dead in North Carolina
and he wanted to go to her burial.
He succeeded in getting Mr. AllsJ
brook to take him off not knowing
t'.iat homicide had been committed.
The sheriff went to Tabor, N. C., but
<lid not succeed in getting the man.
WILL TAKE LAWS
\ INTO THE COURT
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The committee appointed at the ret
cent conference on the insurance situation
met in Columbia Thursday to
formulate a plan of action hoping to
I relieve the property owners. What
* / course will be pursued had not been
definitely agreed on at late accounts,
but it is probable that the LaneyOdum
law which precipitated the
muddle will be caried into court for
a test.
The full membership for the committee
was present at the meeting
Thursday, as folows: B. P. McLeod,
AL chairman, Charleston; G. H. Edwards,
* Darlington; E. E. Child, Whitmire;
William Otis, Columbia, and R. W.
Holcombc, Columbia.
Three weeks ago there was held at
the offices of the chamber of commerce
a meeting at which the insurance
"muddle" was discussed by more
than a dozen speakers. Refore adjournment
the committee named
above appointed to devise some plan
$ of action by which it was hoped the
situation would be clarified.
As will be recalled, that practically
all the leading fire insurance companies
announced that they would discontinue
writing new business in South
Carolina after the law abolishing the
j tariff association became effective. * J
The insurance matter is very com*
plicated and has evoked much argument
and controversy. So far as the
insurance companies in the Southeastern
tariff association have "stood pat'
and their agents in South Carolina
have not been able to write new business.
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i AYNOR HAS NEW *
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
To Open For Business About
April 12th, With Capital
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The Bank of Aynor is a now institution
just organized at the enterprising
town of Aynor, this county.
The Captital Stock is to be $10,000.00.
A charter has been secured from the
Secretary of State, and it is proposed
to open for business on or about the
12th of April.
The officers of the Bank are: D. A.
Spivey, President; Geo. J. Holliday,
Vice President; and W. P. Lewis,
Cashier. Among the Directors is the
name of Don M. Burroughs and several
business men of Aynor. In addition
to the business men mentioned as
interested directly, it is understood
that outside connections have been established
with Banks and Bankers
which places this newest of Horry
Banks on a solid foundation.
Prospects for the success of the institutiion
are good. The personnel of
the parties interested almost insures
this.
In connection with the organization
of the new Bank it is also announced
that the Farmers State Bank will voluntarily
liquidate its assets and sur
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have already been made to take care
ot' all the depositors and the accounts
transferred to the new bank. The
Stockholders of the old bank have
pledged their active support and good
will to the new concern, and as soon
as their assets are liquidated, will
become stockholders in the new Bank
of Aynor.
RUNAWAY MULES
BREAK BOY'S NECK?
It was reported in Conway the first
of this week that a young son of C.
L. Williamson at Hammond, S. C.,
was instantly killed when mules he
was driving- ran away and wrecked
the wagon throwing the young man
out and breaking his neck. Friends
of the family were sorry to learn of
this sad news.
C. M. REAVES PROPERTY
SELLS NEXT MONDAY j
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The estate lands and personal prop-!
erty of C. M. Raeves, which estate has
been wound up in the court of bankruptcy,
will be sold at Loris on next
Monday by B. M. Badger, Jr., Esqr.,
the trustee in bankruptcy. 'Most of
the property will be sold subject to
mortgages that are now held against
it; but some of it is clear of encumbrances
as stated in the notice of
sale.
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TELEGRAM ANNOUNCED THTT" v
DEATH OF MR. STURTEVANT
News reached here the latter part
of last week of the sudden death of
Mr. Sturtevant, the wealthy gentleman
who recentlv married Hnn.
I son of near Homewood. The telegram
did not state the cause of death.
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Funston Expects Word.
San Antonio, Texas, March 31.?
j General Funston today awaited news
j that fighting between American
I troops and a Villa force had begun
j along the Northwestern railway beI
tween Madera and Chihuahua. Information
that he styled "unofficial" has
reach headquarters since yesterday
that a considerable force of Villa's
) men had concentrated in that region
and that the American cavalry was
moving forward in strength.
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I THE NINTH SESSION OF
i S. S. QUARTERLY MEETING
The ninth session of the Sunday
School quarterly meeting will be held
. at Berea Baptist church on the third
I Sunday in Apfil at 10 o'clock' K M.
It is hoped that all of the schools will
be represented.
I nir . - .7 W. A. Spivey, Supt.
| V i * i 1 Willie Hux, Sec.
IORRY COUNTY AND HER PEOPLE.
CONWAY, S. 0., THURSDAY
COMMON PLEAS COURT ;
WAS SHORT BUT BUSY1
Number of Cases Placed on the
Ust for Trial
Compromised
r.oiiRT \a/ffk proiwn
WW w i? k.u.l\ VI IV/ V I U
FAILED TO APPEAR
Several Cases of Interest Tried
and Passed on by the
Court.
The court of Common Pleas convened
here last Monday morning with
Judge T. S. Sease of Spartanburg
on the bench.
As it turned out none of the several
cases set for trial on Monday were
actually given to the jury except the
case of George L. Adams against the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company.
The other cases set for Monday
were either compromised or continue'!
until the next term of ^ho
court.
In the Adams case the plaintiff
brought suit for damages against the
railroad for ejecting him from its
train in 1912. He had purchased
from the railroad a thousand mile
ticket or mileage book as it is commonly
called, and printed on it is a
clause which states that the mileage
coupons in it should not be good for
passage only in South Carolina, and
not good for passage on any part of
an interstate journey. He was at
.Mullins and wanted to come to Conwry.
He purchased a cash ticket
from the agent at Mullins from that
point to Loris, S; C. After the train
left Loris for Conway he offered the
mileage book for his fare which the
conductor refused to honor and put
him off the train. The judge decided
the case in favor of the defendant
railroad company directing them to
find a verdict for the defendant. The
plaintiff will appeal the case to the
Supreme Court.
The case of Worth Compan vs.
Graham was discontinued.
Johnson vs. Valley was continued
until the next term.
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The case of Stanley vs. Permenter
and Holmes vs. Williamson were both
laid over until the next term.
On Tuesday the court started the
trial of the case of the Palmetto Grocery
Company vs. Artemas Alford.
There were three of these cases all
bearing the same title but involving
different issues to be settled. The
first case tried was one in claim and
delivery over a crop raised by Artemas
Alford during the year 1915. The
facts were briefly that Mr. Alford
owed the company about $1500.00 on
March 1st, 1915, this being the balance
due on crop mortgage of tin
year before and gave another mor:
gage on hte crop of 1915 to secure
this and the further sum of aboui
.$600.00 in fertilizers with the understanding
that Mrs. Alford would endorse
the note. The note was neve)
endorsed and the Palmetto Grocery
Co., did not furnish the fertilizers.
Later the crop was seized under the
chattel mortgage.
SUBMARINE. SHELLED SHIP
Washington.?The British horseship.
Englishman was first shelled and
then torpedoed by a German submarine,
according to affidavits made to
represenattives of the State Department
at Liverpool by three American
survivors. On the receipt of this infor
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men/tun, uuiciais said it seemed clear
that the Englishman had tried to escape.
The submarine was operating
within the law in shelling and torpedoing
the Englishman, if the vessel
was fleeing to escape capture, as officials
here inferred from the dispatch.
The German government had been
asked whether its submarines were
concerned in the sinking of the Englishman
or the damaging of the
British channel steamer Sussex while
that ship was carying 25 American,
passengers.
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CAUTION?Cut your Cotton
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FIRST, LAST, NOW AND FOREVES
, APRIL 6, 1916.
YOUNG ARCHIE THARP
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
With Gun in the Hands of
Young Companion and
Playmate
INJURED BOY BROUGHT
TO CONWAY INFIRMARY
Hopes Entertained of SavingInjured
Limb at Hospital
by Operation.
As a result of an accidnet a few
days ago near Loris, Archie Tharp,
a boy nine or ten years old was hit in
the thigh with a load of shot from a
gun in the hands of Mack Reaves,
another small boy about the^ame age.
The injured boy was brough forthwith
to the hospital here and at last
accounts he was resting bettor than
at first and hopes were entertained
that the injured member could bo
saved.
The accident was purely the result
of youthful play and the two little
beys were the best of friends at the
time and are yet. The little Reaves
boy who was shocked by the accident,
is a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Reaves
of T.nris
FOLLOWING ADVANCE
ACTIVITIES CEASE
After haying pushed buck the
French lines along the westerly bend
of the Salient in the Malancourt region
northwest of Verdun, the Germans
have desisted from futher efforts
to advance there.
Farther to the west, however, the
crown prince's infantry again has
been counter attacking in the Avocourt
wood, several assaults having
been launched in efforts to retake the
position recently lost to the French.
Paris, declares, however, that the attempts
were fruitless.
German aeroplanes having attempt~
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uu anocner raid on saloniki, acocrding
to a Paris dispatch, but French airmen
repelled them.
Workers in the British munitions
ships in the Clyde district who have
struck have been called upon by their
trade organization to return to work,
their strike being declared unconstitutional
and in contravention of the
munitions act.
The recent war council of the entent
power was characterized by complete
unity of purpose and all the conferees
without exception were satisfied
with the decisions reached, says
Premier Saluandra of Italy in an interview
given a Paris newspaper representative.
Destruction of merchantmen by
German submarines in the now undcrseas
campaign is continuing. Today
the sinking of the British ate-nor Di-'
idem of 3,852 tons, is reported.
RUFUSGJIELSOlf
VISITS CONWAY
After an absence of a number of
years, Mr. ltufus (1. Mclson, of Hornell,
N. V., visited Conway last week,
arriving here on Thursday. He is
the eldest son of the late Wm. P.
Melson Sr., who lived for the greater
part of his life at the Melson place in
sight of the town and died some
years ago at the ripe ago of eightyfive.
Mr. Mclson stated that he would not
know the town except from the location.
He stated that the improvements
during the years of his absence
have been wonderful and it does not
look to him like the same place.
Mr. Melson is interested in the trial
of a case in the court of Common
Pleas this week concerning the timber
on a portion of the Mclson estate
lands near the town.
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There was some rain the first of
the week.
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VILLA KILLS GARRISON '
AND STRIKES NORTH
Pursuers Are Believed to Be
Closing in on Desperate
Gang.
Scui Antonio, March Wi-?After kill
ins every one of the 177 men in the
garrison at Guerrero, Villa moved
northward last Friday and is some
where near the head waters of the
Santa Maria river, according to unofficial
information obtained here.
Villa was said to have been either
on the San Geronimo ranch or the
Quemada ranch at the head of a considerable
force and troops of both the
United States and Mexico were believed
to be closing- in on him. This
information was regarded by Gen.
I'unston and his staff as probably cor
rect. if correct, it appeared probable
that very soon Villa either wlli have
to face his pursuers in a fight or
make another break through the tight
I cning line of troops.
I Whether his assault on th egarrison
at Guerrero was the same engagement
reported by Gen. Pershing was
not known, but it was considered likej
ly, since the action reported by Gen.
I Pershing occurred March 27 , somewhere
in that region. Details of the
engagement were not reported.
Gen. Pershing has been advised of
the report as to Villa's location and
it is known that the disposition of
his troops and those of the Mexican
government are such that Villa can
not easily escape without a fight.
American troops are converging in
columns from the north and it was indicated
that a part of them had gone
so far south thut they would be able
to join with tho Carranza forces in
preventing his escape in that direction.
Attempt on Villa's Life.
It has been learned here that Francisco
Villa nearly lost his life a few
days ago on the Corralitos ranch
where short distance from the place,
where he tortured and put to death
five Mexicans. One of his victims
leaped upon him and was strangling
; Villa when officers beat his assailant
senseless with the butts of their guns.
Mucio Polancho was the Mexican who
almost ended Villa's career.
The murder of five members of the
Polancho family was said to have,
been intended as a warning to other
Mexicans against having dealings
with Americans.
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Washington, March ?S0.?Agitation
' over the soaring price of gasoline
came up in the Senate today and ended
in the adoption of a resolution by
Senator Martine directing the attorney
General to investigate whether
rising prices are the result of an unlawful
conspiracy.
Senator Martinc's resolution was
prefaced by a preamble asserting that
the "Standard Oil Trust" controlled
the gasoline output, and prices.
"Every Senator here knows," said
Senatcr Stone, "that customers of gas
oline arc being robbed by some
thieves."
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GREER'S BODY KOlJNi).
The body of Luther Greer, drowned!
when his boat capsized on the Con- j
garee river two weeks ago, was found
by the crew of the Nan Elizabeth, a|.
boat of the Columbia-Georgetown line.
The body was about a mile and a halt j
down the river from Columbia. Coronui
Scott was notified and brought
the body to Columbia.
Greer was employed in one of the
Columbia cotton mills. He was formerly
of Wilmington, N. C. The accident
occurred near the government
locks, the boat being capsized by the
turbulent waters of the narrow sluice.
He and a companion wore on a fishiinr
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party, being unwilling to take the risk
af riding through the locks, got out to
walk around the dam when the boat
was tithed over.
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The weather changed to much cooler
by the middle of last week and the
cool wave lasted for several days.
NO. 51.
G0NN0R-0EW CASE
HAS BEEN ADJUSTEB
Parental Objections Withdrawn
to the Marriage Last
Friday Afternoon
INJURED MAN BACK
AT HIS RESIDENCE
His Injuries Proved to be Trivial
Compared to First
Reports.
Parental objections perhaps led to
the unfortunate difficulty which was
chronicled in this paper last week,
in which it. was
Connor, a well-known farmer had
been shot by Robert Dow, a young
man whom he found paying attention
to his daughter, after those attentions
had been forbidden.
At first the wounds of Mr. Connor
were believed to be very serious. He
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ar\ for treatment and surgical attention.
To the delight of his friends he
showed a disposition to rapid recovery
although one of the bullets from.
Dew's pistol was never found and
dislodged. He was sent back to his
home by his physician by the middle
of last wcolc and ho was able to be
out and attend to business though he
showed the effects of the trouble he
had been through.
On Friday of last week young Dew
came into Conway and gave himseif
up to the sheriff contrary to the reports
which had been circulated to the
effect that he had run away and
would not submit to the authorities.
He remained in the custody of the
sheriff until a late hour on last Friday
afternoon when he was quietly
married to the young lady in the case,
Deputy Clerk A. E. Wait performing
the ceremony at the Clerk of Court's
office. In the mean time all of the
charges against Mr. Dew had been
withdrawn by the father of the younir
lady with the consent of all the parties
concerned, at least this was the
understanding at the time the ceremony
took place.
It appeared that the young man
was perfectly willing to the solemn
vows that he took and is likely
that this near-tragedy would
never have occurred if his attentions
to the young lady in the first place
had been agreeable with her father.
At this time there is every indication
of friendliness and good feeling between
the two families.
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COMPANIES STAY
Thirteen of the 93 stock fire insurance
companies that were authorized
last year to do business in South Carolina
have renewed or pi von notice of
their intention of renewing1 their liccnsus
for the ensuing year, according
ing to information given out from
the ofliee of the insurance commissioner.
All the old mutual companies
and two or three more recently chartered
will also continue to transact
business. The new licenses date for
the succeeding months.
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I Puncture The Tin Cans.
Who would have thought that
the tin can is a menace to the public
health? The expert malaria
investigators of the U. S. Public
Health Service have found however
that discarded tin cans containing
rain water are breeding places for
the mosquito which is the sole
agent in spreading malaria. A
hole in the bottom of the empty
can might have resulted in the
saving of human life. Certainly it
would have assisted in preventing
a debilitating illness. Empty tin
cans have no business about tW( I
premises anyway, but if wfc must
so decorate our back yards, let's
see to it that the can has a hole in
the bottom. f