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t VOLUME XXXI. PLANS SHAPING UP : FOR INAUGURATION President Calls Customary Spe- I cial Session of New Senate for Usual Ceremonies WILSON TO TAKE OATH ON MARCH 4TH < ( ~ ( Suggested President Make 1 Public Ceremony Merely s Occasion for Address, i i ? |1 Washington, Feb. 23.?Details of 1 the inaugural plans which have been 1 indefinite, because March 4 falls on Sunday, began clearing up today with the unnnnnpomoiif flint Pt-nui/lnnt Wilson had called the customary special session of the new Senate on j March 5. The special session will include the usual ceremonies of inaugurating the Vice President, which compose about half the formalities of the day. It seems to have been decided that President Wilson will take an oath of ( office* privately in the White House ? Sunday, March 4, but it has not been | Announced whether he will take it t again at the public ceremonies ? March 5. ^ It has been suggested that the t President make the public ceremony j merely the occasion for delivering < his inaugural address. \t The State Department ruled today t that if the President decided not to \ take the oath until Monday there would be n<> interim period in which the country would be without a Pres- j ident. The controversy over what part * women shall take in the ceremonies *\ shows signs of quieting down . Mrs. ( James H. Boggs, of the Women's W ilson Union, who announced last j night the "withdrawal of all women" ? from the inaugural parade because of ii difficulty with Chairman Har- ; per, of the inaugural committee, over r a State float demonstration, said today she had no other statement to make aud Mr. Harper indicated that ( he considered the incident closed. The ( chairman said he had assurances that \ many women's organizations would be in line. \ sunoayservTceY : for loris circuit f 'Loris Circuit?M. E. Church, South | ? Services for Sunday, March 4th: lt> a. in. Sunday School at Iona Church, Ebenezer Church, Camp Swamp Church, Loris Church. All of these are good live schools. We have a place for you. Come and i see. t 11 a. m. Preaching service at t Camp Swamp Church. g , 3.30 p. m. Preaching service at < Ebenezer church. 7:30 p. m. Preaching service at r Eoris Church. 1 You and your friends are most g /'."irrlin'lir invifn*! f r\ . VVl\4IV'IIJ tllT *W\yM tw U1 kTCl VIVCOl ^ 'Come and bring others with you. t o t The weather turned some cooler by J the middle of last week following the steady rains which came down all of t the first of the week. i o e GALIVANTS APPOINTMENTS 1 The appointments of Galivants h Circuit have been changed for their f better adjustment. They are now as ^ follows: Pisgah?2nd and 4th Sundays at 11a. m., each day. r Red Hill?2nd Sundays at 3:30 p. i m., and 4th Sundays at 7 p. m. I Rehobeth?1st Sundays at 11 a. m., e and 3rd Sundays at 3:30 p. m. p Sandy Plains?1st Sundays at 7 p. m., and 3rd Sundays at 11 a. m. A cordial invitation and a hearty welcome to all who can' attejicf: Let I everybody interested take due notice n and govern themselves accordingly, g also clip and keep this notice for future use. V Wm "HC c rO SUPPLY ARMY I OF FOUR MILLION Seneral Staff Plan Before i i Senate Committee for Approval. Washington.?The army general staff universal service bill was transmitted to the senate military commit;ee by Secretary Baker without a iefinite expression by the administration on the general subject or the specific proposal. The secretary suggested that wide publicity be givn\ the staff plan "to the end that >oth congress and the war department can have the benefit of an enlightened, thoughhtful public opin011 upon tlie mkkls urtd wishes of the country." In round numbers, the staff plad would supply a trained force of 4,)00,000 men with one year of intensive military instruction. WILL LECTURE HERE MARCH4TH & 5TH Prof. T. W. Shannon, who is author , >f "How to Teach Personal Purity,' ind many other books, the editor of < Practical Eugenics, the President of | he Practical Eugenic Movement, and ? in international lecturer on social, j rital and moral topics will hold a wo-day lecture course in Conway, \ darch 4th and 5th. Dr. Henry N. ? Snyder, President of Wofford Col- \ ege said: "Your presentation of hese vital topics was the best we , ?ave ever heard." ( Program?Sur.day. \ 11 a. m.?Methodist church. Subect: "The Power That Lifts." , 3 p. m.?Baptist church. Subject: , 'Life's Stories and How to Tell Them." All married people, teach- , >rs, women and girls over 15 invited. < 4 p. m.?Methodist church. Sub- ] ect: "Vital Facts to Men." Men ind boys over 15 invited. I 8 p. m.?Methodist church. Sub- ( ect: "Did God Make Men and Wonen Morally Equal?" All invited. Monday. School Building. Subjects: "Did jod Make Boys and Girls Equally 'Jood." Boys and girls. "How Boys Make Men." Boys Only. 4 p. m.-?Methodist church. Subiect: "Ethics of the Engaged and ( Unengaged Girl." Women and girls >ver 15 invited. 8 p. m.?Baptist church. Subject: 'Forests Protected, Hogs Inspected, ( Children Neglected." All invited. FARMERS WAREHOUSE TO RUN THIS SEASON 1 The Farmers Tobacco Warehouse . I vhw'H urac r\r\t- .? i- 1. - 1- _ ? TT MU livt & Ull 111 l>Klt3 tODUCCO I >usiness last year, will be put in borough repair and will no doubt ;ell its full share of the tobacco rais- , id in this county this year. ] Mr. T. N. Fullerton who was con- ] lected with the Peoples Warehouse ast year, has formed a copartner- ( ;hip with V. D. Johnson the owner of , he Farmers Warehouse, and will run , his warehouse the coming season . inder the firm name of Fullerton & fohnson. ( Mr. Fullerton is well known to the ohaci'O Wfiwftra rwr fU!o I .... v-.w vr? mi a i/Viunty imV" ng been at Conway for the past sov- I ral years in the warehouse business, fe is a man of experience in the usiness and delights in giving the armors every attention in the handing of their product. o 1 The best thought in the country is ' tow being expended in plans for mak < ng good roads all over the country. 1 t is one of the greatest movements 1 ver made in behalf of the general I irosperity of this country. o I BOX SUPPER. l There will be a Box Supper at the c tehoboth Schobl House ori Thursday f Light, Marclr>, 8th. A play will also be t :iven. Evdfybody nivited. MYRTLE SPrVEY, , I Teacher. < % Mow >RRY COUNTY AND HER PEOPLE JON WAY, S. 0., THURSDAY, I COURT SPEEDS IIP IN TRYING CASES Usual Number of Misdemeanors and Petit Larcenies Come Before Court SOLICITOR IS ACTIVE IN CLEARING DOCKETS No Case of Great Interest up For Trial in This * Term, A _ " J ?? \ I The court of General Sessions opened here on last Monday morning With Judge T. H. Spain as the presiding judge, Solicitor L. M. Gasque was at tluCourt House early in the day preparing for disposing of the criminal cases as quickly as possible and thus clearing the dockets. There was the usual number of assault and batteries anil petit larcenies to be tried by the court, but there was not a single case of great interest up for hearing at this term. Judge T. H. Spain arrived in Conway on Sunday. He was accompanied by Mrs. Spain. This is his second visit to Conway in the capacity of judge. The first business of the court was the organization of the grand jury and the delixery of the indictments to them for hearing. The State vs. J. C. Morse charged 2i.U n t- - i' m . ? witn oreacn or irusi ana uisposing >f Property. Under Lien was continued. The State vs. E. J. Tyler charged with uttering a worthless check was noli prossed by the solicitor. The State vs. Preston Williams was returned to the magistrate court, *o also was Tne State vs. Henry Hardee. In the State vs. G. W. Prince, ap peal from magistrate court, was not contested and the fine will be paid. The State vs. Tallie Gause charged with arson obtanied a verdict of not guilty by direction of the court. The proof of his guilt was lacking. The State vs. Mark Floyd was noli prossed upon conditions. The State vs. J. T. Mills and T. M. Ilarrelson charged with engaging in a?: affray was noil prossed on terms. The State vs. Ed. Long charge'! with larcer.v of Live Stock was continued until the next term of the court. ine Htate vs. Newberry Roberta for non-ftWppoit was continued. The State Vs, Alexander Fn'nk charging- with grand larceny pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 1 year at hard labor. The State vs. Edgar Core and Sidney Gore for killing stock was tried and the defendants found guilty, and sentenced to pay a fine of $75.00. The State vs. Dasdie Turner and W. B. Taylor charged with adultery was tried and Dasdy Turner pleaded guilty and W*. B. Taylor was tried in his absence. The State vs. Ella Hardee and J. C?. Allen was tried and Ella Hardee was found guilty and her sentence was suspended. Sealed sentence iganist J. G. Allen. The State vs. Tom Gore for murler was continued. LIEUT. GOVERNOR- I SPEAKS AT LORIS A rare intellectual treat is in store! ?or the people in and around Loris,| 'The Gate City of South Carolina," j >n Friday evening. At which time ^ieut. Governor Andrew Jackson Sethea will deliver an address in the jOris Methodist church. Hon. Mr. Bethea is one of the State's most popular speakers. He is egarded as one of her most able >rators. He is a speaker of great 'orce and possesses a wonderful imount of personal magnetism. 1 'Make your plans to hear him at i vorLs Methodist church on Friday evening. s i*> FIRST, LAST, NOW AND FO REV] AARCH 1, 1917. SHIP SUBMARINED; AMERICAN DROWNS \ Robt. Haden, Presbyterian Mis sionary, Loses Life When French Liner Sinks CONVOYED BY DESTROYER SEVERAL PERSONS SAVED Athos Carried Troops?Austrian Submarine May Have ' Done the Work, , I " I Paris.?The French steamer Athos. Carrying Senegalese troops and colonial laborers, has-been torpedoed. J in the Mediterranean sea.The tnrppdolhg: occurred, hdttflth I standing the fWt that the Athos war escorted by the French torpedo boat destroyers Mameluke and Enseigne VTa.mv! oi'ilrvl U\- " ?linkrt>ii I & t V i I i i t n IIIVllj U%> il JMIIUV/U v? saved 1,450 persons from the steamer. Report to Washington. Washington.?Robert Allen Haden, an American Presbyterian missionary stationed at Foo Chow, China, perished when the French liner Athos was destroyed by a submarine 210 miles east of Malta on February 17. Consul Keblinger, at Malta, cabled a report of Haden's death to the State Departmen and said that the missionary's address was given as in care of the Presbytreian Mission I -Board of Nashville, Tenn. The consul's dispatch gave no details as to other loss of life, how the ship was destroyed, whether she was warned or how the American was killed. The nationality of the submarine was not giveu, but may have been A A T /? ? ? /vusinan. lniormation is being gatn ered officially to determine the importance of the case in relation to the tense situation between the United States and the Central Powers. A later dispatch from Consul Keblinger said the Athos was carrying troops and may have been a transport. No step can be taken until this fact is definitely determined. This government probably will have no cause for action, if such is the case. The later dispatch added that Hadon was drowned while going back to the ship to assist somG others, and that the submarine showed neither flag nor number. The later dispatch however, established that the Athos was torpedoed without warning. Native of Louisiana. Nashville, Tenn?Robert Allen Ha den, the Southern Presbyterian mis sicnary reported to have lost his life on the French liner Athos, was born at Keatchie, La., August 13, 1865, and graduated from Southwestern Presbyterian University, at Clarksville, Tenn.. in 1891. at once onterimrl missionary work. He Ivad been twice married. His family lives in Switzerland, but he has a son, Julian, in ? this country. He left China December 29 to visit Switzerland. The first news of the tragic death of Mr. Haden to reach the Presbyterian Mission Board was the Associated Press bulletin from Washington. There had been some anxiety expressed, however, because of his delay in reaching Switzerland. Ho was stationed at Wusih, China, in 1891, being moved in 1895 to Kiang Yin. In 1908 he was transferred to Soo Chow, where he was engaged in evangelistic missionary work in the! rural district. ) Mr. Haden is survived by a widow and seven children. His first wife was a Miss McGinnis, of West Tennessee. His second wife was Miss Eugenie Clara Hibold. He was last in this country from March, 1910, to November, 1911. The French steamer Athos, of 12,000 gross tgns, according to the New York maritime , register, was last reported as arriving at Kobe, Japan, January 17, from Marseilles, France. The Athos was a steel twin screw steamer and was built in 1914 vM. ER.** TEACHER CUT UP BY MAGISTRATE Shocking Tragedy at Cartersville Last Week at School. E. T. McGill, principal of school at Cartersville in Elorence county was probably fatally cut by Magistrate tl. K. (Innnov Inst wool.- -?t ll\? Office in that town. Prof. McGill was brought to the hospital in Florence in a car, with all Speed. He was covered with blood. Connor cvit hiu\ about the face, head and neck. A Constable wl\o is also a police * V; Art wAs present during tVie cutting but is alleged to have refuesed to interfere or arrest Connor because he was Connor's constable. By standers interfcrred in time to save McGill from being carved to pieces. Mr. McGill has been teaching two years in the county and at that school and is regarded as one of the best teachers and most excellent gentlemen in the county. The trouble started over the insubordination of some children in school who were sent home, Connor's children being among them. Feeling is strong against, Connor is alleged by those who came with the almost dead man. Action will at or.ce be taken in regard to such conduct by a magistrate and his constable. localbusFnessman i studied with jduge Washington. ? President Wilson has sent to the Senate the nomination of Colin Neblett, of Sil ver City, N. M., to be United States Judge for the federal court district comprising New Mexico. Early confirmation of the appointment is expected. Judge Neblett, who is now on the district bench of New Mexico, was selected by the president from a list of ten or twelve active and receptive candidates, among whom were Andrew H. Hudspeth, of White Oaks, at present United States marshal for the district of New Mexico; Chief Justice R. H. Hanna, of the New I Mexico Supreme Court; Judge Granfil'e A, Richardson, of Roswell; Sum mers Burkhart, of Albuquerque, at present United States district attorney for New Mexico, and Noill 13, Field, of Albuquerque. The new federal judge for Now Mexico auoooedw the late Judge William H. Pope, who died last fall at Atlanta, Ga., following tt prolonged illness from pernicious anaertlia. It is of local interest to state that Judge Neblett, when quite youthful, attended Bethel Military Academy and studied in the same classes with Hon. George J. Holliday, one of the leading business men and holders of real estate in this section of South Carolina. LOWS STRAWBERRY GROWERS MEET A very enthusiastic and profitable meeting of the Loris Strawberry Growers Union was held last Saturday. The meeting was largely attended and deep interest was manifested at every stage of the game. Messrs. M. W. Wall, County Agent; Mr. Hoffman, Market Reporter; Mr. Banon, Representative of the North American Fruit Exchange; Messrs. Wall6r and Causey, of the Conway Union and Mr. Dorsey of the Adrian Union were present and delivered interesting and timely talks on various matters of interest to the growers present. . 1 The growers of this section are determined to co-operate one with ' another and make the Strawberry i industry a great success. i at Dunkirk, France. She was 508 feet long, 11.7 feet breadth and 45.1 feet in depth, and owned by the Mes- < sageries Martitimes, of Marseilles. > ' * i NO. 45. NEW TOBACCO MEN TO OPERATE BUSINESS Have Leased the Planters Tobacco & Storage Building for Term MEN OF EXPERIENCE IN SALES BUSINESS I House is one of Largest and Best Lighted in the State. ,j - - -- * - * Mr. S. A. Gravely, of Rocky Mount, S'a., spent last Thursday in Conway, the purpose of his visit being to close a deal for the leasing of the Planters 'Tobacco & Storage Warehouse, now the property of Mr. J. J. Williams. The deal was made and closed while he was here. The lease is for a term and carries the option of renewing fiom time to time. Associated with Mr. Gravely are: A. B. Garrett, W. E. Woody and W. Percy Hardwicke. The business will be conducted under the firm name of Gravely, Garrett & Co. These men from the State of Virginia are gentle men of long experience in the tobacco warehouse and storage business, and some of them have been engaged in this business for a period of twentyfive years. They know the business from beginning to end. The firm will bring from Virginia, the necessary capital with which their leaf tobacco de&limra will be backed up and they plenty of funds with which to do business. Those who are not acquainted with these gentlemen are invited to write to the First National RnnL yj x A CV" pies National Bank of Rock Mount, Va., in case any question should be raised as to their standing financially and from a credit standpoint. The Planters Warehouse is among the largest and best lighted in the State. A large business was conduct ed there by J. R. Bowles during the season of 1915. Last year the property was tied up in litigation and consequently was not operated. PRESIDENT WILL MEET MENAGE OF GERMANY ' ) Washington, Feb. 2$.?President Wilson today took the inevitable step ." rid asked congress for authority to use the forces of the United to protect American nhlth) and Uvea against the German submarine mfeti-1 ! ace?to put the nation in a state of armed neutrality. The immediate response was the introduction in the house of a bill approved in advance by the president empowering him to furnish guns and* gunners to American merchantmen; to "emnlov snnh 4 j nicMruincnwti"* ties and methods" as may become necessary and providing for a $100,000,000 bond issue to be used in his discretion for war insurance to encourage American commerce to brave the submarine peril. The bill may be brought up in the house tomorrow with special rules for its immediate consideration. A similar bill will be considered tomorrow by the senate foreign relations committee. NEW ^ORK ASKED TO FEED POOR t ^ r ? - ?\ew York.?More than a thousand % women were present while at least 5,000 fought to get into the hall at mass meeting to protest against the food situation which broke up early today after sending an appeal to President Wilson, urging relief for the conditions. The city authorities are urged to appropriate a million dollars to distribute in food. o . A number of commercial travelling men spent several days in the county last week calling on our merchants.