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i VOLUME 3CXXI.
CIVIL JURY GASES
| TRIED THIS WEEK
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Xourt Made Some Progress in
Disposing of Issues
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| CROWD FOR COURT
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r Land Cases Took up Most of
the Time of the Court
| on Monday.
The court of Common Pleas convened
here on last Monday with
Judge T. H. Spain of Darlington,
i presiding. Monday was legal salesday
and a great number of sales
wore advertised to take place at 11
o'clock by the sheriff and the Clerk
of the Court. Owing to the necessary
time taken up by these sales, the
j court was not convened until 2:30 in
I the afternoon.
I) Upon the opening of court, the
* judge sounded the roster of cases
prepared for trial.
The following cases were marked
continued without further delay:
i Worth Company vs. W. J. Smith.
Mills vs. Stanley.
A. J. Todd vs. Joe P. Vaught.
J. M. Johnson vs. C. C. Bullock.
It was announced that the case of
Whiteville Lumber Company vs. L.
fT. Bryan had been settled by the
igreement of the parties and an orer
taken discontinuing the action.
After spending more than an hour
f time, it was found that mo trial
ould be taken up during the remainer
of Monday afternoon, and the
ourt adjourned until Tuesday momOn
Tuesday morning the court
ook up the trial of the case of Flora
. Holliday vs. Agnes Jordan. This
s an action brought for trespass
gainst the defendant, the complaint
Ileging that the defendant had trespassed
on what is known as the Ca
y ?er nugnes or in. b. uopdard tract
of land in Galivants Ferry Township,
' the property first of Jos. W. Holliday,
then sold by his executors to the
plaintiff.
In this case about fifty witnesses
/were called counting those called on
both sides. All of Tuesday was taken
up and yet the plaintiff had not
' closed on their side, leaving- witness>
es to be sworn for the plaintiff on
Wednesday.
It may be impossible to publish in
this issue the result of this case
which is taking up considerable time
of the court.
iNEW ENTERPRISE IS
, NOW BEINGORGANIZED
Among the new companies is
the Bayboro Shop Company, now in
n wosti nf fiPffanivnliftn fA <4/^ o
r w w uw a
: #eral metal working business aru] deal
in hardware and other articles at
Bnyboro in this county. A notice of
.the opening of books of subscription
A\i'pears elsewhere in this issue of
the paper. Arnold Hell and several
} others interested v/ilh him are the
I corporate: s.
UOY VISITS TOWN
I FROM FAR-OFF STATE
Mrs. Daisy Reid Craig, of Clinton,
Ky., came to Conway last week
when she learned of the sudden
death of heir brother, Mr. E. Reid.
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The remains of M*. Reid were embalmed
and held over for her until
her arrival on the late train. She
remained here long enough to
straighten out all of the business affairs
of her brother and proved to
be a lady of refinement and edaeata'on.
Sho made many friends during
her brief atay ii) Conway before
leaving for her home.
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YOUNG LA3Y SADLY
HURT BY SHE-WOLF
Miss Lee Willet'ts, Georgetown,
Attacked When She Goes
to Protect Mother
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' Georgetown, March ttO?Suffering
intensely from laceration from the
vicious attack of a she wolf, Miss
Lee Willetts, a popular young George
town woman, is in the hands of physicians
today. Miss Willetts lives
with her mother <>.x High Market
street, extended, and yesterday afternoon
Mrs. Willetts went out to
feed the wolf, which was kept in a
pen in the back yarxL The animal
made a lunge at Mr, Willetts and the
daughter who was standing on the
back porch, knowing the viciousness
of the wolf since the death of it?
mate aoout two weeks ago, went to
her mother's rescue. The wolf fastened
its fangs first in the young
woman's thigh and as she fought hini
off with her bare hands he caught
her arm and fingers, literally chewing
one of the digits off. She grabbed
the blood-thirsty wolf with her
hand and the vicious animal again
sank his fangs deep into her arm.
Neighbor to the Rescue.
The cries of the women brought
Mr. Elli3 Haralson, who lives next
door to the Willetts home, and he
caught the wolf by the throat, runnine
thf^ ri?L- nf Ki+fan UiA.
self. Tightening his grasp he finally
threw the animal into the pen and
then turned his attention to the badly
injured young woman. A physician
was summoned and the wounds
dressed. While her injuries are
painful, it is not thought they will
be fatal, but she will be some time
iu recovering from the terrible assault.
Sent to Deeeuufed Brother.
About a year ago Wilson Willetts,
a brother of the victim of the shewoirs
attack, traded a pair of chickens
for a puppy to a party in Texas.
Tlie puppy afterwards died and upon
writing the fact to the Texas fan-1
ceir, the latter sent a pair of wolves,
said to be perfectly tame. The male
as it grew older seemed perfectly
domesticated, but the female, the j
worst of the species, seemed to re-1
sent captivity. Wilson Willetts died J
about two weeks ago and the day I
after his death the male wolf expir
ed. Since that time the she-wolf has
grown noticeably more restless and
care was taken in feeding her.
! As soon as a physician was sumjmoned
Mr. Haralson, who had heroically
gone to the young woman's
rescue, returned to his home and securing
his rifle went to the pen and
dispatched the vicious brute that he
might no longer prove a menace to
those in the neighborhood.
M'COY TO PREACH
AT LORIS CHURCH
Rev. E. L. McCoy, the able pastor
of the Conway Methodist Episcopal
church, South, will spend Sunday
April 8th, on the Lords Circuit and
will preach as follows:
3 p. m.?Camp Swamp Methodist
Church.
7:39 p. m.?I^oris Methodist
Rev. Mr. McCoy is a preacher of
unusual ability and power and every
one should avail thermeelves at this
opportunity of hearing this gifted
divine.
RAGSDALE SPEAKS
AT WAMPEE SCHOOL
Hon. J. W. Ragsdale will deliver
the commencement address at the
Wampce School at 8 o'clock on Friday
evening', April 18th. The general
public are cordially invited to attcmd
the exercise* and especially to
hear his address, as he is an orator
of no mean ability.
TTu? Warn pee School is one of the
best of its kind in the county. They
have a fine building, and good teachers.
Everybody will be welcome to
see the closing exercise*.
Star*
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ORRY COUNTY AND HER PEOPLE
DON WAY, S. G.t THURSDAY, A
SCHEDULE OF EDUCA[
TiONAL CAMPAIGN
The South Carolina Methodist
Educational Campaign is now 0n in
full blast. Over six hundred meetings
are scheduled to be held through
out the state during the present
month of April.
President Snyder of Wofford College
is' leading the forces this week
in the Marion District, in lieu of
Bishop Atkins whose illness prevented
his coming. Rev. M. W. Hook,
the presiding Elder of Marion District
is making the round with President
Snyder, and will continue the
oversight of the Campaign in his
District until it closes. Dr. Snvder
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loaves after this week for other sections
of the state where he is tc
j speak in the interest of the Campaign.
Last week we gave the announcements
of the coming of Dr.
Snyder. We now present to our
readers the rest of the dates , places
and speakers for the rest of the
Methodist Educational Rallies that
are to be held in Horry County this
month:
Sunday, April 8th:
Union Church (Bucksvillc) 11 a.
m., Willow Springs 4 p. m., Prof.
P. W. Bethea, and J. O. Norton, Esq.
Speakers.
Brown Swamp 4 p. m., Rev. S. C.
Morris, Speaker.
Little River 11 a. m., Salem 4 p.
m., Col. R. B. Scarborough, Speaker,
Loris 8 p. m.. Camp Swamp 11 a.
m., Ebenezer 4 p. m., Rev. E. L. Mccoy
Speaker.
Sunday, April 15th:
Poplar 11 a. m., Rev. S. C. Morris,
Speaker.
Homewood 4 p. m., Rev. E. L. Mc- i
Cov. Snnnlror '
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Floyds 11a. m., Zoan 4 p. m., Rev.
W. R. Phillips, Speaker.
Sunday, April 22nd:
Sandy Plains (Galivants Ferry) 11
a. m., Rehoboth 4 p. m.* Rev. W. B.
j Duncan, Speaker.
Sunday, April 29th:
Antioch 11 a. m., Rev. G. T. Rhoad,
Speaker.
Pisg-ah 11 a. m., Red Hill 4 p. m.,
Rev. D. H. Everett, Speaker.
SPEARSSHOT
BY NEIGHBORS
Camden, March 31.?In a dispute
1 over a small piece of land near DeKalb
this morning', Lewis Spears was
shot and seriously wounded by members
of the Jordan family who are
near neighbors to Spears.
It is said both parties laid claim
to the land and that Spears had it
posted. The Jordans are said to have
torn away the notice and were preparing
to plant the land when Spears
went to them in protest when the
shooting began. There were five mem
bers of the Jordan family present
and it is not known how many took
part in the shooting. Spears was hit
seven times with a rifle and revolver
bullets, the most serious wounds being
in the head. The next few hours
will determine the outcome of his
injuries.
None of the Jordans were injured
A mule belonging to Jordan proved
to be the innocent bystander in this
affair as a stray bullet struck it, kill
iing the animal instantly. All parties
are prominent farmers.
RESOLUTION FOR WAR
BEFORE BOTH HOUSES
Washnigton, April 23.?Immediately
after the president left the cnpitol
the senate and house reconvened and
an identical joint resolution was in
.troduced in both houses declaring the
existence of a state of war and di.
recting the president to employ all
the resources of the country to carry
on war against the imperial German
government and bring the conflict to
a successful conclusion.
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Don*t forget the new serial which
this paper will begin to publish on
Thursday May 3rd, 1917. It is entitled
Patria, and is as good as we
have ever run. It is a moving picture
story and will interest those
who keep up with it on the scree?.
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; FIKST, LAST, NOW AND FO REVI
lPRIL 5, 1917.
FIELD DAY BROUGHT
LARGE CROWDS HERE
Horry County Field Day brought
u large crowd of people to town on
last Friday and Saturday. The exercises
were carried out according to
the program recently published and
created a great deal of interest
among the people.
The parade of school children from
the Burroughs School Building to the
court house on Saturday morning
was among the leading events of the
occasion. The children were there in 1
numbers and made an interesting
sight. Special trains were run to
bring the crowds and take them
home again on Saturday afternoon.
The following are the winners of
prizes in the Field Day contests:
Oratorical Contest.
The following are the winners in
the Oratorical contests. The first
places were awarded gold medals:
High School?Boys, first Munsey
Gleaton, Aynor; second, Floyd
Sandy Plain > High Scholl?Girls:
first, Neva Row ell, Wanamnker; sec
oi\d, Leila Perritt, Aynor; Grummai
School?Boys: first, James Edward
Bryan, Conway; second, R. A. Bass,
jr., Sandy Plain; Grammar School?
Girls: first, Leona Jones, Conway:
second, Jessie Maude Timmons, Aynor.
Winners in Literary Contests.
Spelling?High School: first, H. L.
Macklin, Socastee; second, Hal Hoi
mes, Conway.
Spelling?Grammar School: first,
Bculah King, Horry Industrial; second,
Rochelle Mishoe, Conway.
Arithmetic?High School: first,
Kelly Dorman, Conway; second, U. S.
Harper, Horry Industrial.
Arithmetic ? Grammar School:
first, George Johnson, Horry Industrial;
* second, Walter Martin, High
Pot!*! ?
Composition?High School, first,
| Ralph Dawsey, ConWay; second, Vol
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nuuciauu, iUl. vuve.
Composition ? Grammar School:
first, Margaret Morris, Horry Industrial;
second, Robert Dunn, Socastee.
Map Drawing?High School: first,
Continued on Page Eight.)
UNION SERVICES AT
METHODIST CHURCH
The Hon. Fred G. Bale, of Ohio,
will deliver his famous lecture, "The
Inevitable Result,'" at the Union
Services at the Methodist Church
Sunday evening, April 8th at 8:00
p. in. Judge Bale is lecturing on
National prohibition; be sure to l\eai
him at this "Dry America Rally."
Commenting on Judge Bale's address
The Columbia Item says:
"As a substitute for Governor R.
B. Glenn, who was detained by sudden
illness, the Hon Fred G.. Bale of
Ohio addressed a delighted audience
at Trinity M. E. Church in Sumter
(S. Car.) last night. He showed them
in well chosen words the evils of the
liquor traffic. Much of Judge Bale's
talk was confined to the evils of
whisky among the children apd youth
and he drew his illustrations fre-1
quentiy from lus experience as Judge
of a Juvenile Court, showing that
many of the boys first learned to
drink when of a tender age."
FOR BOND ISSUE
TO FINANCE WAR
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*> ctttninKiun.?ii.xiensive t>on<t issues
and somo increase in federal
taxes if the United States entehs the
war wore predicted today by Senator
Simmons of North Carolina, chairman
of the senate finance committee.
The senator made it clear, however,
that no very definite plan had been
worked out by congressional leaders.
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H. G. Cushraan will soon begin
the erection of another new brick
building on his property in rear of
the Pastime theater. The. new build
ing will be used for the purpose of
enlarging the garage which he is
now leasing to the Conway Motor
Car Company who handled the lluick
agency here. It is not stated just
when the work on the uew building
will begiu.
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PRUSSIAN WARLORDS (
MUST RE PUT DOWN
Congressmen Cheer Loudly as /
the President Demands
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Action.
What the President Asks. ?
1. A declaration that Germany's
acts constitute war against the United
States.
2. Mobilization of every American
resource to meet and overcome the ^
hostility of the German government.
8. Full cooperation with the entente
allies, including liberal financial
credits.
4.v The raising, on the basis of the
principle of universal liability for
military service, c)* an army of
500,000 men, to be followed by si mi- r
lar inrvprnonfa si? -focf oc ...... 1>
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be trained and equipped. ^
5. Bringing the navy to its strong *
est war footing, including facilities
for dealing- with submarines.
Washington, April 2.?President *
Wilson tonight sskc-u congress 10 ueclare
a state of war existing between c
the United States and Germany. *
While the news of the torpedoing of
the steamer Aztec?the first Ameri- *
can armed ship to sail in the war? c
was being told from mouth to mouth I*
in the capital, the president, appear- 1
ing before the house and senate in *
joint resolution, asked congress to *
recognize and deal with Germany's c
warfare on America.
The president said war with Gormany
would involve the practical co- ^
operation with the governments now
at war with Germany including lib- 4i
eral financial credits. He urged the
raising of an army of at least half
a million men, with similar in<fta- ?
ments to follow as fast as thev can
bo trained, on the principle of "uni- L
verbal liability to military service."
The president made it clear that
no action was being taken against
Austria, Bulgaria or Turkey, and
that it was against the Prussian,
autocracy, which has conclusivley f
demonstrated that it can not live at
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peace with the United States and not'<
against the German people, that ac- 1
tion was necessary.
CONWAYDEFEATS ;
HORRY INDUSTRIALI
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Conway defeated the Horry Indus- *
trial team in a game of base ball on r
the formers diamond by the score of (
13 to 12. The game was called prompt *
ly at 3 p. m. and was interesting and i
exciting throughout. The local boys
tightened up after the 5th inning and 1
held the visitors in their power, so to '
speak. Lewis with able support all
around was able to keep the boys
guessing.
The game was witnessed by some
four hundred persons. The Horry boys
used two pitchers. After the fifth in s
ning Smith was placed in the pitchers
box, however this change spelled de- j
feat for the Horry Industrial aggre- j
gation.
Ht'OKK BY INNINGS.
Conway ... 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 2?13 .
Horry ....1 0 4 2 1 2 1 0 0 1?1211
Umpires: Hinson on the bases and
Anderson by the pot.
iGRiwmliES ,
AS RESULT OF BLOW'
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The wife of Jess Rogers, the col-! ^
ored man, who last week beat his j j
wife on the public street, by striking!]
and wounding her severely; died the
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maining unconscious for several
days. She died from tho effects of
the wounds inflicted on her by Rogers.
The man was placed in jail, and
he will now have to stand trial for
murder it seams, as his victim has
died from the effects of his treat- i
ment. <
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This paper will begin the publication
of an entirely new serial story
>n May 3rd. Get ua your renewal
subscription now and be in time to
begin this interesting story.
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NO. 50
1ENSUS OF EXPERTS
IS BEING ARRANGED
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America Will Not Sacrifice
Specailists on Firing Line
as Europe Did.
iUREAU OF MINES
CONDUCTING CENSUS
Thousands of Letters Being
Sent Out to Locate Men
of Qualifications.
Washington?So the United States
nut run uie risx oi sacrificing
urge numbers of its best engineers,,
hemists and other scientists on the
iring line, as the European bellig
rents have done, before realizing^
heir value behind the army, the
bureau of Mines is conducting a ceuus
of technical experts at the reluest
of the Council of National Deense.
Twenty-five thousand letters are
>eing sent out to all kinds of mining
orporations to develop the qualificaions
and nationality of their feohlical
employees, and the American
nstitute of mining Engineers and
he American Chemical Society are
ooperating with the government.
"Warfare today is one of mateials
transformed in the shortest posible
time into terrible weapons of
iestruction and defense," said Director
Manning, of the mines bureau.
It requires an unlimited number of
rained technical men, who know at
>nce hc^w to fashion these engines
ut of the raw materials. In this
ountry we have the technical talent,
nen of vast practical experience, ana
nen who have already supplied such
Materials as are needed in warfare."
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* ut iiubivii) iiu Ntiu, IUUKI nov ITUIKC
he blunder made in Europe of pitting
technical men in the trenches,
'orgetting they would bo more badly
leeded elsewhere, a mistake that
'was a most serious handicap to the
Mlies."
The census, he said, would put the
:ountry in a position where experts
ould be mobilized in any one of
'ifty lines" without delay. If the
War Department needed tunnel
juilders, explosive experts, men who
enow about dike and levee building,
he erection of machinery or the
nanufacture of metals from ore, he
ieclarcd, the most representative in
he United States could be procured
it once.
INGREASEGUARby
AROUND NEW YORK
New York, April 2.?Every polieenan
not on active patrol reported tolay
for reserve duty. Police Commissioner
Woods issued the emergency
>rder last night after reading the
President's address. The order wilt
ceen about 12.000 mr?r? rwirlv frw ;? _
m _ - rw ^ w >..w(k ? J Alttr
nediate service until further notice.
5RITISH CLOSER
TO ST. QUENTIN
London, April 2.?Their latest
<ains have brought the British troops
.o wihttn two miles of St. Qucntin,
jays the official report from headquarters
in France. Ir. the invcetnent
of St. Quentin several more
ullages have been occupied by the
Iritish, including Francilly-Sclencf,
tolnon and Selency.
BREAKBLOiADE"
BY THE HUNDRED
London.?During the week ending
March 25, 2,214 ships of over 1M
tons net arrived at port in the United
Kingdom, according to an official
statement issued. During the
tvame period 2,428 vessels of oyer
tons net sailed from ports ftp the
United Kingdom. These figures are
exclusive of fishing vessels and ftocnl
shipping.