Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

'fcr ?1 . i-' - ?????? VOLUME XXXII COuRT OF SESSIONS I um nc CIIUMCD TERM! iiuLuu oumniL.ii ii_nm i Murder Case Quickly Disposed i of by a Plea of Man- i * slaughter ! ( JURY DISMISSED ON 1 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON I i 1 Their Time on the Farms Con-I ' i sidergd Important at This : t Season. t , T ?o court of (leneral Sessions ron\;*?I on last .Monday morning, Judge S. W. (i. Shipp, of Florence, presiding. Judee Shipp arrived in Conwa;. en Sunday night, but for the con. vi inner of jurors and witnesses who have to come in on the noon trai; s to the court, the opening of the day'.work on Monday was postponed until tin hour of 2:20 in the afternoon. The first business before the court va> the sending of the indictments t-> the grand jury and the charge b> tin* presiding judge. Judge S h i} >: < mnplimented the grand jury in tlu course of his remarks upon the fact that he always found the Hotry (Irand jury in their seats ready for work when the court convened. Several cases continued from last term were discontinued. Solomon Brown charged with house Breaking and larceny pleaded guilty c and was sentenced to one year. j. The murder case against Jesse ^ Tv< gers and Annie Troy was quickly disposed of. Jesse Rogers was charged with the kil'ing of his wife some weeks ago. The man pleaded guilty | to manslaughter and was sentenced to three years at hard labor, while the ^ case against the woman was dismissed. j There was a charge before the ^ curt against lir. Sam Rogers, in., which it was alleged that he practiced medicine at Aynor without first obi-Mining the license provided by law. With the consent of all of the parties concerned, including members of the Horry Medical Association, the de- n fondant pleaded guilty to the charge, t I ^ X 1. - A. ? ? * our uie seniec.ce wa> suspended t>y a the court. J At an early hour on Monday it was I1 decided after conference with the n grand jury to lot the petit jurors and 0 witnesses go home on jWednesday ^ A^fternoon, and that no jury cases would be tried after that hour. j ' f Ed. Turner pleaded guilty to violation of the fish and game law. Ho v/iis sentenced to $200.00 fine or 2 11 ninths at hard labor, all suspended upon payment of $25.00 and pending ? vr< <?d behavior. ^ In the case of The State vs. Richa Jones and Arthur Burgess, chaj-g (' ) with larceny of live stock there J v as not sufficient evidence made out against Burgess and the court direct. (i a verdict of not guilty as to him. .- Richard Jones was tried and convictI by the jury. The State ^'s. Co^ie Hughes, Ben f: ghes and Jim Williams were tried v. ; assault and battery. ]' In the appeal taken bv Henry n\ f'dl and from magistrate court in w "iich he was convicted, the appeal vas sustained and defendant was re- . in eased. ' in another appeal from Magistrate court taken by Geo. Prince from a . verdict of guilty against him, the appeal was dismissed, and returned to * sc the Magistrate for him to carry out . the sentence. ' R. T. Battle pleaded guilty to vio- ^ lation of the dispensary law and was ' '' ed in the sum of $100.00. ^ yfa The State vs. Steven Dawsey has- ^ ertl' on a charge of seduction was next ^ called. The case came up under the, statute making it a crime to seduce j gr any unmarried woman under promise o? marriage. This was not finally hi; disposed of in time u> be reported in e? this issue. 30 Cozy Hughes, Ben Hughes, and Jim Williams, were all three found, guilty of assault and battery, of a so (Thr ( LAST OF CROP NOW BEING DUG During the lust two weeks the >1.11k of the Irish potato crop has been larvested and marketed excepting :he large crops of the Myrtle Roach harms Company, of Myrtle Reach >vho planted a total of three hundred Acres this year and who have had exceptionally gov d luck with the ciop ! i- well as with the handling and mar. ceting now just beginning in earnest. A total of aboid $,J().),l)iK).()() will be oceived by Horry growers of Irish Dotatoes this v< ar the prices realized nnning from $7.00 to ^10.00 per bar el, the highest, prices ever received i foi this crop from this section. There j ire a number of small growets wliosu.mes we have been unable to oh. j lain. Among the largest planters o: die crop this year, in addition t<> tin ; Myrtle Reach harms Company a I -1 ready mentioned, ate V.'. .J. Single,011, Hal L. Ruck, D. V. Richardson, j K. A. I Inrroughs. T. II. Cooper and K L\ Smith. All of th \=o will l.avt j arge profits as compared to the1 irofits ordinal ily made on farm pre-: luce in this section of th.e country. Mr. Richardson planted diffoiontly rem all of the rest. H<> planted th? J x>tatoes in wide rows s:> tiiat j to had room to plant rows of torn in between. He has harvests i mil marketed the potato crop leaving Ik co. n more than kr.ee high audi . > i > |<i i/uii^ <>i ;t oig yield >n the same land. Ho had only tv.cn;y-1'ivc acres but he sold the crop fo: liore than five thousand dollar.?. The crop has boon moved by special' rains and boats on the Waecamawj iver, accomodating those between J lore and Georgetown. The high prices obtained for the rop is thought to be the result of the tigh prices of almost every kind of! iroduce and supplies caused by the; var. No such prices were ever real-1 zed before for the crop. The success j f this crop at this time should be a esson to the other farmers and point he way for the farmers of this coun/ to make large profits all round his year 011 heavy food crops. jingletonloseT VALUABLE PROPERTY Sheriff J. A. Lewis last Friday ight received a telephone message o the effect that the barn of Mr. lack Singleton, a few miles from ordanville, in Dog Bluff township, ad been set on fire by some crimial; and the message sought the aid f the sheriff's office in trying to unt for the man. No blood hounds riviil-l Ko .*O 'he sheriff wont to tho place ;iii?(j ailed to fintl any sign of trades or ther evidence. The fii*?? may or may ot hnvo been accidental. He lost Ids barn with a supply of urn and forage, and a fine mule that as shut up in a stall and was killed y the flames. RUSTEES HAVE ADDED NEW ELEVENTH GRAOEj At a recent meeting of the tms-t 'es of the Bui-roughs High School,;, ?e board determined to add a new Ith grade to the school and a doestic science department for the >ming term of 1917-18. The faculty will be as follows; be-j g the same as for the term now ^ uling: j Superintendent and mathematics, high school, Hiss Margaret Con- ^ >r, English and Latin in high j hool; Miss Emma C. Moss, history ^ high school and music department;] iss Helen Ardrev, seventh grade, t iss Laura McMurray, sixth grade; iss Ivottie C. DuBose, fifth grade; iss Mary Harllee, fourth grade; iss Donna Coleman, third grade; iss rranees Burroughs, second ade; Miss Em Coles, first grade. r f gh and aggravated nature and were t cii sentenced to a fine w $2i>jUU or 1 days at-hard labor. o A. M. Dusenburv of Toddv'?!e spent r me time here on business latt week c I\mx HORRY COUNTY AND HER PEOI i 30N WAY, S. C., THURSDAY, ] OUR CHARITIES BOARD ON THE COUNTY JAIL Ways Arc Siated in WhicV Several Things May Be Improved. The following- is a report on the in stitution named. It is sent you bo cause of your interest. You are a liberty to publish it, to disiuss i with otheis, to treat it in any wa; that will increase if; cnTructiv value. If it contains any error or i in.just in any way, pleas * let u know. Oar earnest desire i- t?> he') in developing tliis institution, am others 1 ik< it t brought ut the Siuto aceordinj; to th.e best of modern stain a:<Is. (kidding and Equipment : Tin prisoner's quarters and their equip men! were cleaner on the whole a this inspection than they were whei 'ast inspected. The commissions i screened all the exterior doors aw windows of the jail and had a lov brick wall erected around the lion \ a rd. .Management: On this inspectioi we found that the jailer was appreciably nearei our standards in the per formanee of his dot i<>< in a.. "V " ?"? VII' condition in which ho had tho pi is. oners' quarters, his classification o prisoners and his requirements as t< tho personal hygeine anion g th prisoners. This commendible im provement is reflected by the in creased score we are able to giv< after this inspection under "The Shei il'f's Management, Methods and He. suits." Recommendations: To enable th' sheriff to increase his score we recommend : As to "Jailer's General Duties"? Arrange for holding religious services for the prisoners every week. Account quarterly to the county commissioners for supplies used, or hand and received. Requisition supplies needed in writing. As to 'Personal Hygeine'?See thai the prisoners' get clean underclothing oi?.:e a week. After it is supplied l>\ ho commissioners, give prisoner, clothing to wear while in jail. As to "Food and Feeding"?Give tlu prisoners three meals a day instead of two. To enable the county commissioners to enable their score we ret oturn end : As to "Jail's Equipment and Repair"?Repair plastering in the jailer's residence where needed. (Previously recommended). Calcimine tlu* interior walls of the jail white or cream. Paint the still cell work white or light gray. Do not s' pph mattresses or quilts for the prisoner's bedding. Replace them with straw ticks and blankets respectively. Provide clothing for prisoners to vtar while in jail and cuspidors for it. - ?* uieir reus. As to "Medical Service"?Employ the jail physician on a salary instead of paying- him a fee for each visit. Require the jail physician to make a physical examination of each prisoner within 24 hours of commitment, vaccinate prisoners against smallpox when indicated, and to visit the jail regularly once a week as well as on call, semi all tubercular prisoners to the tuberculosis hospital at the State. Penitentiary within '5 days of diagnosis As to "Financial Management"? Keep a cost system on the jail. To this end require the jailer to report monthly in writing on supplies received, used and on hand lyul to requisition supplies needed in writing, "heck the sheriff's monthly jail resort. in. A ?nt^ ,/%. A ? MAir, UUAKiJ or CH A HIT IKS AND CORRECTIONS. Albert S. Johnstone, Secretary. ??o ? A fault which is as large as a noun tain when you see it in the other ellow, becomes not larger than the he size of a pin point when you see t in yourself. A war such as this in which this ountry is now engaged brings many hanges in every day affairs. LE, FIRST, LAST, NOW AND FORE MAY 31, 1917. ONLY EMPTY WORDS J DECLARE GERMANS I ? i As to Lloyd George's Optimfstic Statement on Submarine Menace. -j Amsterdam.?The speech of IVo. micr l.loy.l George last week in which i lie said German submarines wrio beI ing eombatted successfully and that , i Knglund couhl inn bo starved by tin . i submarine campaign is chat actcn i'/.oi -las "only empty words" in a si a. i-of s I firiaI (ler-nan reply. . j "Knots are liking." says the r ?>1 \ . ; I "beeausc our navy ha.; found litti' ,)trace o'" tile new' method-; whero!>\ { I according* to the views of the enemy. I ':he submarine banker cannot be nu 'Hitherto all enemy counts lav _ i agreed that with the present tr 'an ; J the y are powerless against the se , | rious dantrers oeca.-i mod by snhm ?1 fines. A change in tactical method; j cannot lr* achieved in a foi tnight k. -We calmly await ld.oyd George's pre?_ diction as to the future." I iENGLAND NEEDS MEN FOR HARD LABOR ' M?dbourno, Australia.?A thousam laborers are to be despatched to En.c land by the Australian government at the earliest moment. The common wealth authorities lately receives' cable advices from the imperial authorities that there was in Great Britain a serious shortage of strong laborers for construction work an' help in that direction wiuld be welcomed. The commonwealth offered J ,<>00 men. Railroad constructioi * hands and the like will be given tin preference. They will be exemp; from British military conscription. Free steamer passage to and from England will he granted. The rate t<< pay will be approximately 18 centan hour for a 54 hour week. ; ?< ?. o ? REGISTRATION I)A V. Next week?dune 5-?between the hours of 7 a. m. and 9 p. m. the whole ! young manhood of South Carolina, rich and poor, white and black, will be registered for the sendee of the 1 nation in time of war. Of all essentials connected witl. this registration, the most notubU for South Carolina is that it be full . and oomnlete. t?'vi?w o , ?. ? ? . , 1111(11 111 lHHUl Carolina who has passed his 21s ' birthday but not his .'list by June > must register. Who shall "wilfully fail or rei'use to present himself for registration," in the language of tlv statute, "shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon convietion ir. j the district court of the United States, having jurisdiction thereof, t>? punished by imprisonment for not more than one year and shall there upon he duly registered." Furthermore, every person within the age limits " shall be deemed t have notice of the requirements >i this act upon publication of said proc lamation or other notice as aforesaid given by the president or by his direction." In other words, the responsibility is on each individual. The proclamation has been issued, and it is the law imposed duty of each man between the ages of 21 and SO, inclusive, to see that he is properly registered. If he fails he is subject to the penalty. o The Methodist parsonage is now rnnwll v ..vi?>ii>k v>ini|iu:ut)!l, V> . I,. Housaml who has become an expert decorator during- the last few years, and who has had extensive experience was engaged to do the painting inside and out, and came here from Estill last week to begin the work. The inside finish of the rooms consists mostly of "Upson Board" and it has made a finish for the rooms in the parsonage which is beautiful indeed. The contractor hopes to bo finally done now in a short time. J A. Keason was in the city this week. o Fill in the days with labor and not with worry. i raid. VER." GREAT ADVANCEMENT MADE IN SCHOOLS To the trustees ami patrons:? Perhaps, it would be interesting, to review some of your past progress. 1 :11>11 <??? ? lion- i.i 1? ..... v i\f >, V| l< I I l\ I \ \ (III llitvo I'll S J) - | e<l your opportunities. When the State appropriations! were made, you all worked hard voting taxes and increasing levies already voted and in a short while Horry was netting more money from thi term extension act than any othe ci unty in th.e Slate. Then the Rural Graded School act was passed, and at once, the trusteeem! patrons of the laige schools i the county hi,nan to qualii.v a change their school from the tern, extension ait to the rural crude-! school act. and this year, Horry i g< ttir.g money from this act. rank eighth or ninth in the State and second in the low er part of the Slat \ led only by Florence county. Now, another act has ,>eou passed which will he a great he'p to t i county. The act reads as follows:? "Tha. any district voting on an eight-mil! tax for current expenses, paying moderate salaries, furnishing m fewer than nor more than .,0 pupils to any teacher, and unable to ru?' seven months, the State will guarantee a seven months term." There are some 40 or 7)0 schools in this county that should take advantage of this act. Taxes should bo voted or increased at once to take ad vantage of this act. Some one may say that it is hard . tinip-i- it i < vi-M,- -1- -? -- , 1.1 ?ui viiur^ *11111 L(1UI N\ 1* I should economize. 1 agree with you in this. We should economize in every possible way but we should no' curtail our expenditures to educate and enlighten the present geneeation. May we all bear in mind that th.i war itself is primarily a concern oi this adult generation, and that the schools should be kept as free a possible from any unnecessary diver, sion from their fundamental task. If we curtail our expenditures foi educational purposes, shorten the length of our school term, we burden i unfairly the next generation, the bu * S den will be illiteracy. The building fund is not exhausted ! I file an application every few days. I This has been one of our barner! years for nice new buildings. Come and see me at once, if you think of building this year; take the advantage of the present appropriation. I have blanks for special taxes, blanks for building aid and new, I school laws. ?S. H. ltrown. - rt- JAP WARSHIPS IN MEDITERRANEAN; I A??d.v? 41 TM- " * ? int> arrival 01 a eonsid-I erable number of light Japanese naval craft in the Mediterranean to cooperate with the naval forces of the Allies" was announced in the Hous< of Commons today by Lord Robert I Cecil, minister of blockade. A Paris dispatch last Friday said j a number of Japanese gunboats had j arrived at Marseilles to assist in the! operations against German subma . rines. ; FREE TRIPS FOR ! CONFEDERATE VETS Columbia. ? Indigent confederate , i Veterans who would otherwise be un- J 1 able to attend the great reunion in t W ashington the early part of June, l? may attend through the courtesy of1 \ the Southern railroad. Where camp 1 commanders recommended it, passes t will he provided by the road to those. Veterans unable to meet the expenses |c of a trip. j ( This patriotic action of the mil-It road follows an exchange of letters between John G. Richards, chairman \ of the Sou^h Carolina Railroad Com- f mission, and the traffic managers of 4 all lines operating in this State, in which Mr. Richards urged some such action on the part of the roads. u NO. 6. ITALIANS SMASH illCTniifci mrn HUd IRIAN LINtit Break Through From Castagnavizza to Sea. Taking 9.000 Prisoners GAIN CONSIDERABLE NEW TERRITORY Enemy Surprise..! and Nonplussed?Corn: ers Repulsed Later. Rome. Italian fo.v-'s y \>te 'day broke through the Au<tro-liun\ari lf> lines from L'astnj.vnra br/.u to the soil, toUiitif more than U.00 ) prisoner..., i says an official stateiv.e: t Lsuod t >Idav be the Italian war { %,>.<! tan* it. t # 4 The Italian war office announce 1 that Italian farces had occupied part i of the area s'Auh of ihe C'ascn>? na.I vizy.a. IJoscoir.it! > road, had p&.-se 1 | 1'oscoinalo ii.nl had eapturcd the to v. n 'of Jamiano and strong heights east I T ' . 1 ol 1'ietrarossa a at Uosn:. The Italian official stut^raent s;ti I hat the Austro-Hunyptnans ware at. first surpriseo itnd nonpulsed. Toi wards evening they launeheil counter i :ittiti'W< Kiit 1 1 rt v i ? i * jnuseo. Italian airplanes number1 Tig ISO I dropped ten tons of bo?ab> on th:> I A ustro-Hungarians, j The British batteries conperat d j v.itli the Italians. ! Obi? fives (lainel. London.?The Italian offensive han I ?ntered into its second stage with new and important gains between Gorizia and the sea, said Maj. Gen 10. 71. Maurice t,> the Associated Proas today. The Hirst day of the n?w drive has resulted in tlve captur* of more than .'5,000 nrisorcrs. ^ Gen. Maurice said alt the objectives of the Italians had been gained and that details el the operations 'would be given in the official communication at Rome later in the day. CONWAY BOYS HAVE , ORGANIZED BANO n W The young men of Conway have completed the organization of a band for the town. There are twenty young men in the organization which will Ire headed by Mr. Copp, whose leadership will insure the success of tl e enterprise. The officers of the organization aie: Pres., \\. G. Copp; Vice-Pres. R. VV. bane; Sec., J. S. Beverly; Tieas., Kdward Burroughs. A committee has been appointed and will make a canvass of the town for the i?ii* *???.!.? - '' ?.?i reusing iunfi.i with which to purchase the instruments. The town needs the Hand an<t we hope that the business men of the town will contribute to this worthy cause. ?Committee. o ADDITIONAL GAINS MADE BY ITALIANS Koine.? The Italians have captured To00 more prisoners on the Carso^. tin war office announces. Heavy fighting- continues. The Italians made important progress in the coastal region in the direction of Triest. They carried uvnches from the mouth of the Timwo river, on the gulf of Triest, to a noint east of Jamiano, and also the IM- ? m M.it-ii r ioiKiar and Meleazza. The Italians also made progress 'ast of Boscomalo, in the region off "'astagnavizza, north of Tivoli and in he Plava zone. The statement says the number of jrisoners taken on the .Tulien front 'rom May 14, up to yesterday rs 22,U9. o Things hardest fo win are the ones lest wanted.