The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, November 23, 1916, Image 1
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VOLUME XXXI.
WILSON SETS DAY
OF THANKSGIVING
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Americans Urged, in Their
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Washington, Nov. 17.?President
t Wilson today formally by proclamation
designated Thursday, November
80, as Thanksgiving Day.
"It has long been the custom of
our people to turn in the fruitful au/
tumn of the year in praise and
thanksgiving to Almighty God for
His many l/.essings and mercies to
us and the nation.
"The year that has elapsed since
we last observed our day of thanksgiving
has been rich in blessings to
us as a people, but the whole face of
the world has been darkened by war.
in the midst of our peace and happiness,
our thoughts dwell with painful
disquiet upon the struggles and
I .sufferings of the nations at war and
of the people upon whom war has
. brought disaster without choice or
\ possibility of escape on their part.
We can not think of our own happiness
without thinking of their pitiful
distress.
"Now, therefore, I, Woodrow WilI
.son, president of the United States
of America, do appoint Thursday,
the 80th of November, as a day oi
national thanksgiving ar.d prayer
and urge and advise the people to
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on that day to render thanks to
Almighty God for the blessings ot
peace and unbroken prosperity which
He has bestowed upon our beloved
country in such unstinted measure.
"And I also urge and suggest our,
duty, iiv this, our day of peace and
abundance, to think in deep sympathy
of the stricken peoples of the
world upon whom the curse and terror
of war has so pitilessly fallen
and to contribute out of our abundant
means to the relief of their suf.
ferings.
"Our people could in no better
way show their real attitude towards
; the present struggle of. the nations
' than by contributing out of their
[abundance to the relief of the sufferings
which Will" hn? hvmitrhf i? ifa
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"In witness whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be affixed.
"Done in the city of Washington,
this 17th day of November, in the
year of our Lord 1916 and of the independence
of the United States the
141st.
k "Woodrow Wilson."
"By the President,
? "Robert Lansing,
V "Secretary of State."
COLORYDDWELLER
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Daniel Sharon went to sleep in his
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[cottage in tne uully section last
Thursday night and was awakened
just in time to escape from the
building before it was burned to the
ground. No one knows the cause.
Daniel does not know. He lived by!
himself but he was the owner of the!
house and lot and feels his loss
keenly.
This fire occurred about 3 o'clock
) in the morning. The alarm was
given by blowing the whistle of the
ice plant. Before the fire department
could get to the place, the
building had been totally destroyed.
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George F. Wing, of Columbia,
representing the S. 'P. Richards Com
pr.ny o^ Vtlanta, Ga., spent a day
here last week on business.
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U-BOAT CAPTAIN
DENIES CHARGE
That Life-Boats of Rowanmore
Were Fired Upon as
Charged.
Berlin.?Wireless to the Associated
Press.?Via Say vi lie.?Assertions
that the German submarine
which sank the British ship Rowanmore,
on which there were several
Americans, fired upon her life boats,
are dismissed as utterly false by the
submarine commander in his report.
In fact, it is said the men on the
Rowanmore owe their lives to the
precautions taken by the Germans
and the skill with which their operations
were carried out. During the
twenty-minute pursuit of the steamship
the submarine's shots were aimed
accurately astern to limit the
danger to the crew, which was congregated
at the bow.
FAIR ASSOCIATION
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The Fair Assncijifinn wiaVinQ lr?
thank the people of Horry County
for their loyal support during the
Annual Fair week just past. Despite
the cold raw weather you came to
the Fair and we thank you. The attendance
this year was up to the
usual standard.
You brought us many fine and va
ried exhibits. Among so many really
good exhibits it was indeed hard
for the Judges to decide upon those
entitled to premiums. Dut of course
we know every one could not win.
All premium checks have been
mailed out. We trust you have received
yours by this time. If von
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have not received yours by the end
of the week kindly let the Secretary
know and a duplicate check will be
mailed you promptly.
A list of premium winners will be
published in next week's papers. The
large amount of work incident to
winding up the affairs of the fair
Association has prevented our getting
the list of premium winners in i
shape for publication. I
We were glad indeed to have you
with us and we shall expect you
again next year. Already plans arc1
being laid for next years fair which!
we expect to be larger ar.cl better
than ever before.
We were glad indeed to have s?
many of the Confederate Veterans
with us this year, and we wish to
thank the Civic League of Conway
for helping us entertain them, b}
having them as guests of the Civic
League at dinner on Tuesday of Fair
Week. The Annual Reunion of the
Confederate Veterans should be
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iiiauu a leature 01 tnc Uounty Fair.
We tried to give you a good fair
and we again thank you for your
loyal support. Without your upport
wt cannot hold a Fair, so we ask you)
to help us make the 1917 Fair the
greatest event in Eastern Carolina.
SUBMMIOOTAKE
BREMEN'S PUCE
Washington.?Another great trans
atlantic merchant submarine to take
the place of the Bremen, sister ship
of the Deutschland, which was lost
with all hands on her maiden voyage
to the United States, now is being
built in Germany.
Definite information regarding
the new vessel is lacking. It is not
Known when the vessel will be ready
for her first trip to the United States.
The Deutschland, it was learned,
will not carry any regular mails
from the United States to Germany
on the coming trip. Negotiations for
a transatlantic submarine mail service
have been carried on between
the German embassy and the postoffice
department, but the operating
company has not yet agreed to the
service because it is felt that the
submarine service being in the nature
of an extraordinary one should
command a higher rate.
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CONWAY, S. 0., THURSDAY,
WILL WAGE WAR j
ON BOLL WEEVIL
Commission will meet in Columbia
Soon to Make
Some Plans
STATE CONFERENCE
BEING CONSIDERED
Farmers, Bankers and Agents
Will Be Invited to
Attend It.
Columbia.?No definite announcement
has yet been made as to
whether the boll weevil has crossed
the Savannah river, although the (
cotton pest has been reported in several
counties of the State. The weevil,
however, is known to have advanced
to a point in Georgia about
40 miles west of the Savannah river.
It is a matter of little difference
whether the pest has actually crossen
the Savannah river or has actually
made his appearance in South
Carolina. The weevil will certainly
appear early next season and will
cover the State within three years.
In the coast counties a$ least 75 per
cent of the cotton crop will be wiped
out.
Several weeks ago Clemson College
sent a commission to the weevil
States of the South and much information
was gathered. This commission
will be called to meet in Columbia
within the next two weeks when
a plan for a campaign by South Carolina
farmers and business men
against the ravages of the pest will
be outlined. Governor Manning, as
chairman of the commission, in conferring
by mail with W. M. Riggs,
president of Clemson Collego, concernnig
a date for the meeting of
the commission.
The plan for a crreat holl WAAui! !
conference to be held in Columbia
before the end of the present month
is being considered. It is probable
that the commission will order this
conference. In the event that the
conference is ordered, then farmers,
merchants and business men and
I bankers from every county in South
Carolina will be invited to attend
and hear the discussions.
The county demonstration agents
and the girls' club work agents will
be invited to the conference. Full
plans will be announced in a few
days.
RUSSIA CLAIMS
ARTIG ISLANDS
Washington, Nov. 21.?Russian
Ambassador Bakhmetieff has notified
Secretary of State Lansing that
Russia has claimed title to a number
of Artie ocean islands. The
claim is made by right of discovery.
The islands are off the North Asiatic
coast of Russia. They are said to
be of little value. The easternmost
i? more man iuu miles from Alaska.
The islands were discovered by
Frigate Captain Wilkitzke, aide-decamp
to the czar and chief of the
hydrographic expedition of 1913 and
1914, which explored the Artie ocean
One of the islands was named after
him, one after the czar, and one
after the heir of the throne. The
others were named after members
of the royal family.
DR. W. E. M'CORD
VISITS OLD HOME
Dr. W. E. McCord arrived in Conway
during fair week accompanied
by Mrs. McCord, and spent a day or
two meeting their friends while the
fair was in progress. Dr. McCord'
was formerly located here where
he practiced dentistry for many
j years. A few years ago he moved
to Abbeville and later located at
Greenwood where he now has a
large practice.
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FIUST, LAST, NOW AND FOREVER
NOVEMBER 23, 1916.
BLACKLIST ISSUE
NOT YET SETTLED
British Reply to American
Protest to Bring Further
Negotiations
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GREY DEFENDS THE I
PRACTICE IN NOTE
Says Britain Breaks No Law
and Invades No Neutral
Rights
Washington. ? Further negotiat
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British governments over America's
I objections to Great Britain's trade
blacklist were considered certain
here. A British reply to the latest
American protest made public by the
State Department defends the British
position and leaves open the
door for further exchanges.
Great Britain's defense of the
blacklist declares the measure is
purely a municipal regulation, denies
it invades neutral rights and
asserts its purpose is to shorten the
war. Three can be no contention,
the} note declares, that the British
hav,e not the right to deny the facilities
of British commerce to those
win? assist the cause of Britain's
enemies wherever domiciled
Discounts Suspicions.
"The feeling which I venture to
think have prompted the note," the
foreign minister declarse in the British
reply, "must have been that the
Pictures : : : : will be expanded to
an extent which will result in their
interfering with genuine neutral com
merce, perhaps also that they are
not exclusively designed for bellig
erent purpooses, but are rather an
attempt to forward our own trade
interests at the expense of neurta:
commerce : : : : : and that they are
from a military point of view, unnecessary."
Even these conclusions it is assert
ed, are wrong. The foreign minister
premises that the measures will noi
be extended further than is absolutely
necessary, declares they are strict
ly war measures, and says that the
end of the war is not near enough in
sight for Britain to neglect any just
means to bring about its termination.
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GLORIA'S ROMANCE
AT PASTIME THEATER
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Gloria's Romance and the lyceum
number come together at the Pastime
theater to-night, Thursday,
November 23rd. Gloria's Romance
will begin at the theater at 5 o'clock.
Then the lyceum people will take the
stage, and after the lyceum is over,
Gloria's Romance will begin again
and the films will be shown for the
balance of the evening.
The mnnv u/lio ?'?
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this fine picture will have the
chance to go at 5 o'clock and see the
pictures and later take in the lyceum
number.
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WAREHOUSE USED
IDLE THIS YEAR
The large warehouse in which the I
fair of last week was held, is the
property now of Mr. J. J. Williams.
The building was sold on last salesday
under a mortgage for a loan,
and the building was taken in by Mr.
Williams. He donated the use of
the building to the fair association.
This large warehouse as it was
involved in debt, lay idle this year
and could not be operated. Next
year it will be in operation again
and will no doubt help in making
Conway one of the best tobacco
markets in this section of South
Carolina.
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SPEED WANTED IN
8-HOUR LAW SUITS
Department of Justice Anxious
for Supreme Court Decision
by January 1.
Washington, Nov. 1G.?Early decision
by the Supreme Court on one
oi' the railroad suits attacking constitutionality
of the eight-hour law
probably will be sought by the Department
of Justice. An appeal probably
will be made in the first case
decided in the hope that the Supreme
Court may be able to pass judgment
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The department's policy has not
been finally settled, but it was said
today that this course probably
would be followed. If an appeal is
taken the court will be asked to advance
the case.
Official notice of the filing of six-1
teen suits had been received today
In the department.
Preparations were being made today
for the meeting Monday of the
J' i.nt Congressional committee to in
vestigate railroad questions, including
government ownership. The com
mittee has sent notices to every
State Governor and Attorney General
and State railroad commission, t<<
commercial and industrial organizations,
and to the president of every
railroad.
No dates for the appearance of1
witnesses have been set, but the hear I
jng will open Monday with testi- ]
mony by State railway commissions, i
GERMANY WILL FORGE
ABLE MEN TO WORK
Benin.?By Wireless to the Asso-1
ciated Press Via Sayville, N. Y.?
The finishing touches are now being
given to the "man power bill' providing
for universal labor for ablebodied
Germans behind the front.
The exact details of the measurehave
not been given out, but the
newspapers indicate it will apply to
all classes, rich and poor alike, affecting
particularly the idle classes
living on private incomes. This form
of coompulsory service, it is understood,
will not apply directly or specifically
to women, but a consistent
campaign will be made to utilize to
the utmost this reservoir of labor
power.
The measure will be submitted by
the government to the Bundesrath
within a few days. The Reichstag
will be reconvened to act upon the
bill as soon as the Bunclerath shall
have approved it. All indications
point to its speedy passage.
FAIR ALIGONE
BY SATURDAY MORN
Last Saturday morning when the
business men opened up their stores
in Conway, they realized that the
4th annual County Fair had come
and gone. The fair closed its doors
on Friday evening with the ball. On
Saturday morning the work of removing
the exhibits and cleaning up
the building and grounds began anil
was finished in double-quick order.
The large crowds that had been
present in Conway nearly the whole
week had all disappeared from the
town, and Saturday was a very quiet
day.
The Herbert's Greater shows, the
carnival company engaged by the
fair association, contrary to the
usual custom, failed to wmnln
the town for Saturday and Saturday
night. The carnival tents were all
torn down by an early hour on Saturday
morning and went out on a
special train the same day.
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BOX SUPPER.
There will be a Box Supper and
Cake Walk at the Hickory Grove
School House on Thursday night,
Nov. 30th, 1916.
i Come one, come all.
?I. B. CHESTNUT.
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CROWDS GOME IN
WHEN SUN SHINES
Bad Weather of Wednesday
Followed by Clear Weather
Thursday
PEOPLE SHOW INTEREST
IN FOURTH ANNUAL FAIR
Thursday and Friday Were
Home Coming and Get-toGether
Days.
The bad weather of last Wednesday
was followed by some of the
tinest weather we have had this sea
son, anil last Thursday saw the biggest
crowds that ever visited a fair
in Horry County. The bad weather
on Wednesday no doubt deterred
many from visiting tlie fair on that
day. The good weather on Thursday
and Friday seemed to encourage the
people in their idea that there was
interest and instruction, benefit and
advantage for them in seeing the
exhibits at the 4th annual county
fair.
The excursion trains run to Conway
on Thursday were loaded with
people as compared to the small
numbers that way at former fairs.
People from sister counties and
from far distant states arrived in
Conway for Thursday and Friday,
thus making the occasion one of the
greatest home-coming and get-to(gether
events this county has ever
had. ^
The agricultural exhibits perhaps
claimed the most attention. It is a
time when the attention of every
farmer should be turned somewhat
away from monoey crops and centered
upon the idea of producing in
this State everything that the people
can consume. There is no other
way to meet the holl wmvi'I in
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now spreading so rapidly toward
I this part of South Carolina.
The carnival shows did a large
{business during Thursday and Friday
of the fair. The people who
came to look at the interesting
sights in the fair building, when
they got tired of that, spent some of
their time looking about the midway,
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Although the bad weather of
Wednesday hit the fair attendance a
bad blow so far as the numbers on
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that day were concerned; still the
management seems more than pleased
with the general result.
WOULD REVOLUTIONIZE
AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
Detroit.?Henry Ford, the automobile
manufacturer, on the witness
stand at the Dodge injunction
hearing, declared that his plans for
spending many milions of dollars to
double or treble the capacity of the
Ford Motor Car Company's plant
probably would revolutionize the autcmobile
business.
Ford admits he contemplates
spending millions of dollars to obtain
ore deposits and more millions
to erect blast furnaces near Detroit.
When his plans are completed, he
testified his company will be able to
ship ore to its furnaces and there
make castings direct from the ore.
Ford said that the lack of uniformity
in casting has been one of the great
problems of the automobile i?a?
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Ford as president of his company
is defendant in an injunction suit
brought by Horace E. and John F.
Dodge, local automobile manufacturers,
to restrain him from using the
Ford company's profits to develop
its business. The Dodge brothers
own 10 per cent of the Ford sto^
and demand that the profits which
now total about $50,000,000 be paid
out in dividends. They allege that
Ford's plans to develop his company
are "reckless and unwise."
The hearing which began is upon
the motion to make the temporary
injunction permanent.