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s t ll .... f )T |4 V?* p if *. << * ^ / *sr . ! v 11 ' g voLxms xxxn. 1 fflosftiutor attacks !; j. s. winburn. dfdt, f * After Having Trial in the Mag| istrate Court on Trespass Charge | iv!artin was arrested by court's constable j I Grows Out of Rent Lease for ' the W. T. O'Neal Land. I j. - I Jjhi Magistrate court here last Frl' t my the trespass case brought under I a warrant sworn out by C. H. Martin j against J. S. Winburn; came to a trial ?> .. ~ y ' ? Ck jui cumJlVJiSCfl <91 UK! ronow, ir.g: S. P. Hawes, J. E. Dawscy, D. > G. Hinson, R. A. Hodges, H. T. Wil\ liams, B. C. Altmun. e The testimony was conflicting, j especially as to the acts of trespass , charged, and there was considerable 1 doubt as to whether the acts had been committed maliciously as the law reR quires the trespass to be in order to make out the charge. At the close of * the testimony for the State, the de? i fendant moved for direction of a vcrj diet which was refused by the court. It appears from the testimony that i C. H. Martin rented the land from J. j * Wipburn for the year 1918 for the j j ngreed rent of $800.90, there being > w foi*ty acres of cleared ten l,! * more or less in the cultivated portion. j fWlnbum was compelled to go on the j < place in order to make certain re-1 fi pairs which the contract bound him to i perform.' There was also a dispute between the parties as to the right of } Winbuni to clear up some of the Voods land and plant it this year. j , )ury found the defendant f K guilty. The court imposed u fine >f \ one dollar* or five days, and the do- , i> fendant announced that he would apj peal to the circuit court. A few minutes later, as the pav, ties, including the magistrate were 1 f passing through the corridor of the | J xytrrf' house on the way out, Martin |{ ran in side ways botwen others and k shoving Winbirrn up against the wall ; |j attacked him with his fists. Winburn j J got away from the wall and others j ( passed in between the parties when ! f Martin tried to pet at hito again. At j ( his point by order of the court, Mar- j 1 tin was taken to jail by the constable i under orders to keep him in confinori ont twelve hours, jr After Martin had remained in jail 3 about two hours he wps brought boll for/5 the magistrate and fined in the | sujn of $5.00. HAS FINE SECTION AL0N6WACCAMAW i ' One of the finest sections of farmI ing. land in this country lies along | A \A7 0/?/?n rv* Daav/VM A. - A-1 A ! >!iv/ ti t*v tuiiian ivivci f wr near iaj inai I fiver, we should say, all of th^ way j from Red Bluff to Pireway, N. C., and j this is a section of our country that . ?#joys very poor transportation fa,'cifities. The only way except by priI vate conveyances, is the Waccumaw I Line of Steamers which ply along f the river at seasons of the year when X the water is high in the stream, r The Ward-Bate Company is now operating for timber in a part of that ' section and the taking of the timber will make it easier to clear some of the lands, not now in cultivation. Year before last the Whiteville J umber Company had a railroad run J r.ing from Vineland down into the | northern portion of this section of S country; but they finished taking the I timber they had bought and removed I xne xracKs. a railroad through here hjv way of Conway ami through this Mvtion to Southport or Wilmington, wm. C., would open up one of the rricliest farming sections of the country. . % ? o . President Wilson's address to Congress early in January, in which he defined 14 conditions for world wide peace, has acted like a leaven in the political life of Austritv-Hungary. Wm c \ REACH AGREEMENT ON RAILROAD RILL Government Control Limited to 21 Months After the War Ends. Washington. ? The administration bill for control of railroads during the war was prepared for final action when the Senate and Hi-oc conferees today reached complete agreement ..n differences in their respective measures. Under the conferees' final agreement which will be presented in bot'i bodies of Congress tomorrow, and will be acted on first by the House, the period of government control of the railroads was limited to 2 i months after the war ends, instead Iff flip two I'O't ! ?' r.4' V.U-. 11 ? - vut u |iv.i itni i;i Vf'*'* riUU!)',' bill, and the 18 months' limit by the Senate. The bill as accepted provides that the amount of taxes on railroad prop erty to be levied in the various States shall not exceed the ratio on such property for the year prior to the government control of the railroads. The bill also provides all short line railroads should come under the provision cf the act. MUST FINISH WORK BYMARCH 21 ST II m. Robt. B. Scarborough, momVvr of the district exemption board f for the eastern district of South Car| o'iinu; while at l^ome here last week i received a telegram from Governor 1 fanning stating in effect that it had been decided to complete the entire classification of all the registrants b^ March 21st. Appeals have, gone | up to th? district board from all of ,fU.e inking a mass of work for the distinct board to do. Ho lelt at once five Columhln wh<?w? the work of classifying* the regisj trants will go steadily on in an cff ji t to finish the entire work by today, March 21st, or as soon after this | dr.ee as it possibly can be done. STENOGRAPHERS^ . MAYBE DRAFTED A letter has been sent to all of the local boards of the State by Capt. R. F. Carwile, S. S. R., and approved by Governor Manning, urging that the filing of the occupational cards be finished at the earliest possible moment. It is recommended that if it i. found to be necessary, that the schools be closed for a short period to allow the teachers to give their full time to this work, as it is imperative that the classification be completer! at once. It was also recommended to the boards that if sufficient teachers can not be found to do the work, that citizens can be called to assist in indexing the cards. All local boards are asked to finish their classification of the questionnaires of the registrants, and report same to State headquarters immediately. The majority of tho boards of the State have practically finished this work, and only two remain who have not sent in their reports. The boards who have submitted their reports are lacking only in those who were classed as delinquents, and have not filed their questionnaires with the local board. Waltcrboro and Greenville, No. 2, are the only boards which have not filed their final report as to the status of this work. The headquarters office of the State urges upon the secretaries of' the various boards throughout the State the necessity of sending at once a list of all stenographers who have been placed, in Class 1, who are eligible in making up the 50 called a few days ago. The volunteering has been slow, and the department states that if this number has not presented itself for service by March 8, preparation will be made to apportion the number among the boards of the State, and call them by draft. *? The Germans are still adding to the number of their divisions on the western front. \ ? ' j? V s fOWWAYfl. O., THtmBDAY. Mi PRODUCE MORE FOOD I Columbia?A strong, urgent appeal is made to the. farmer hoys of the State 10 join cbm and pig clubs and raise food to assist in winning the war against German Empire in a letter from L. L.'Baker, of Bishopville, supervising agent of boy' club work, to the youths of South Carolina. Mr. Baker says that the boys on the farm are splendidly responding to the need of the hour and he expects to see legions of them enrolled for club work. He is satisfied that the youths will bend every effort to help in the crisis. His letter follows: Mr. Baker's Appeal. We are now in the early part of v new year, which year may go clown in history as the most important In all the history of the world. Wonderful things are happening among all,, the nations of the earth. This means that the world is being made over, and it is your good fortune, and mine, that we have a part in this remaking process. Let us see to it that not one thing is left undone that will help make the world a fit place for Christian people to live in. A plentiful supply of corn and hogs must be grown. Our State responded nobly to the call of the President for an increased production of ? food in 1917. The corn crop was increased 248,000 acres and the yield 11,939,000 bushels over that of 1916. In this fn-? crease the club boys played an important part. v.... . j Corn is not the only great need, and in the production of which we can engage. We are told that the world is facing a shortage in hogs. Besides the necessity of supplying the necdB of our own soldiers we are being called upon to furnish greater quantities to the Allies. The gravity of the situation should not be misundwv stood. r . .. How Boys, May Help. e. Each boy in South Carolina should be asking,-"What can-I-do?" Ydu cadjoin the boys' corn and pig t "?*? Y/hich arc conducted by Clemnbn QfitIc gc and the United States Department of Agriculture cooperating, an i be a producer of food, and thereby] help to feed a soldier?that soldier I may be your brother. There are thousands of good, bright, boys on the farms of South Carolina, practically all of whom should be enrolled as members of the boys' coi\> and pig clubs, and secure the splendid training to be received from valuable lessons taught them through the study of the soil, cultural method-, plant and animal life. Besides, the splendid profits that may be derived therefrom. If you are interested, either get ir touch at once with your county farm demonstration agent, who will be glad to enroll you, furnish you with all net* essary information and assist you ?n getting your seed corn and a good pig, or you may have your teacher forward your name to the county agent, asking that you be enrolled. I am sure he or she will take pleasure in assisting you. You should not delay this matter, as the season is get ting late. farmerstTgetporTION OF NITRATE SOON Mr. Davis, County Agent, received notice from the Department of Agriculture Saturday that in order to save time in the distribution o'f the nitrate of soda recently sold to the fanners by the Government the former plan of distribution had been changed. In- j stead of notifying each farmer how j much soda he will get and then hdve him deposit his money in the banl: | before shipment is made a shipment j will be sent to the county as soon as I possible and a local man appointed! who will distribute to each farmer a i portion of his application for im! mediate needs for which the farmr will pay cash. A man was immediate | ly recommended who had agreed to | serve. A request was sent to the Department asking them to make a shipi ment for this county prior to April first in order to prevent serious loss to the farmers. The remainder of the soda for this county will come in at a later date. * o "America has no plans or desires for territorial conquest in Russia." , 1 i / * ~"~~~~~~'_""" BSffliS" 1 IN ttRAFT FOR ARMY * / _ V Washington?Secretary Houston 'o day conferred with' Congressman Lever, chairman of the house committee on agriculture, regarding plans for the next draft of troops by which labor for this crop year will be interfered with to a very small extent. iAfter this conference Mr. Houston scussed the situation wtih General owder, provost marshal, and ulough neither would make a full statement regarding what had been agreed upon it was given out that an order would be promulgated in the next few days which will dispose ' f the matter in an entirely satisfactory manner. Congressman Lever was onthusia* ne concerning- his part of the conference anil while ho stated that he was not at liberty to say what plan would be agreed upon, inasmuch as that will be a matter for the provost marshal general to make public, the situation, ir. his judgment, will be worked oui without further embarrassment to farm help or to its employers. General Crowdcr after leaving Secretary Houston said it would pro'oably be two or three days before ho would make his decision known. TEACHER SHORTAGE ANOTHER PROBLEM A general dearth of teachers is expected for South Carolina, schools by John .K. Swearingen, State superintendent of education. ' This statement was made l?v \f 1' frill.,.. _ ? J /,r<.uilllgCU iv/liun * mg * meeting of the State board education. It was also emphasized by Mi. tiwearingen that in all appeals for free tuition, in case* denied by the State board of charities and correc( the appellants were sustained. NEXT DRAFT DATE ANNOUNCED SOON Wash! ngton?Announcement of the Relate of the next draft Is imminent. The provost marshal general's office lias prepared "an impflVfant "atfnSttrtce ment" which is believed to deal with tiie time and method" oT~ V.uiTiinoiiing the second levy. The best opinion 's that the first of the men will move to camp in April. Publication of the announcement is held up pending action by congress on pending amendments to the selective service act. The most important of the proposed changes, in the opinion of Provost Marshal General Crow dor, is that which will give him authority tc base State quotas on the total number of men in Class A-l instead of the total registered. Preparations have been made for Slimmnrino* I ? ? - & ?iiv i villaining IHTJJiW* certified under the first draft. Between 70,000 and 80,000 of these were called but only half of thenv have been sent to the training camps. The inadvisability of centralizing these troops in Southc rn camps and the fact that the annv medical authorities, do not believe it safe to transfer them to colder northern camps during* hte winter given as principal reasons for the delay. The joint resolution, already passed hy the senate, providing for a change in the selective draft law so as to base the quota of each State on the I number of men in Class One instead J of in the population, was favorably! reported to the house today by the military committee and will be acted upon prom ptly. MEETING OF SUNDAY ; SCHOOL CONVENTION The Sunday School Workers will please bear in mind the Convent', ns to be held next Saturday, Sunday and Monday 1 nvivi VI 10 ei^nvftli ? . ........ viih. mi i-iii iii um 11: ^ ' i v. Good H6po Sunday 10 A. M. Salom Baptist Church Sunday '? P. M. Union M. E. Church Sunday nignt and Tilly Swamp Monday morning. A large attendance expected at all places. A/ 4 raid. - ' .... LAWYERS ARRANGE 1 ROSTER OF CASES For Trial at Spring Term of Court of Common Pleas. At a mooting of the Conway Bar on Monday morning, March 11th, 1918. the following cases were, by consent, designated for trial at the approaching term of Court of Common Pleas for Horry County which convenes Monday April 1st: Monday. J. S. Bellamy, Plaintiff vs. B. N. Gore, Defendant. J. M. Johnson, Plaintiff vs. C. C. Pollock. Defendant. Thos. C. Brown, Plaintiff vs. Mio nie Sanders, Defendant. J. H. Harrelscn, Plaintiff vs. J. \V. Dawsey, et a!., Defendants. Tuesday. American Fertilising Co. vs. Geo. M. Kirton, Defendant. J. C. Hi yant Co., Plaintiffs vs. G. W. Giaham, Defendant. Gertie Allen Ward, Plaintiff \v\ Palmetto Grocery Co., Defendants. Duke Watts, Plaintiff vs, A, T. Co'. Lns Co., Defendant. Lillic May Floyd. Plaintiff vs Mont gomery Lumber Co., Defendant. C. L. Ford, Plaintiff vs. W. K. Shel1 ly. Wednesday. International Harvester Company Plaintiffs vs. O. C. & J. M. Connely. Defendants. Powell' Supply Co., vs. Ava Jane Alexander, Defendant. Ava Jane Alexander, Plaintiff vs. Montgomery Lumber Co., Defendant*, A. B. M;Coy, Guardian, Plaintif? vs. H. H. Woodward, Defendant. Pee Dee Brick &. Tile Company, Plaintiff vs J. W. Dawsey, Defend ant. Bamhilt, Plaintiff vs. Bumhill, ct til., Defendants Equity. Flora J. Holliday, Plaintiff vs Ma/ tha H. Johnson, Defendant. John Arthur Johnson, Plaintiff vs. D. C. Johnson, Geo. J. Holliday, et al, Defendants. * ' .Martha A- Floyd, Plaintiff vs. Emma Strickland, Defendant. Claud B. Livingston, Plaintiff vs. J. F. Lewis, Defendant. H. W. Woodward, Plaintiff vs. Nick Floyd, et al., Defendants. Boyd Ford, Plaintiff vs. R. F. Williams, Defncdant. Pee Dee Brick <? Tile Co., Plain tiff vs. J. W. Dav/?ey, Defendant. chesterIdietT in the signal corps Chester S. Diet?., of Conway, son of Dr. C. S. Diet/., has been accepted for enlistment in the United States Army and is now on duty at Fort Screven, near Savannah, Georgia. \oung- Diet/ chose the aviation section of the signal corps as his branch of service . Every volunteer in the army has the priviledge of choosing his own branch of service. His many friends here will congratulate him on ins success in entering the army and will wish for him the best of luck and success while in the sei'vico of Uncle Sam. SEGRETARYB AKER^ LANDS IN FRANCE; A French Seaport, March 10.? Newton I). Maker, the American Secretary of war. with a staff of seven persons, arrived here today on an American armored cruiser. The party was mot at the pier by a French neural, representing the French army. TO URGE THEMTTFILE j Itinntar tiu nrninuol IMiUMC IAA litlUKNd Washington, March 10.?To urge citizens to file their income tax returns, by April 1 and to answer reports that wealthy men arc taxed proportionately less than men of modest means, 20,000 four-minute men will start next Monday on a nationwide public speaking campaign in theaters, moving picture houses and other public assembly places. . .... \ ?" ' ' ' I *? ) j V ~ Na'47. ' TROTZKY QUITS POST AT LENINES RIGHT I Bolshevik Premier Fast PartI . j ing Company With Former Colleagues FOREIGN MINISTER FOLLOWS KRYLENKO Two-Thirds of Original Trio Now Out of Socialist Government. While Nikolai-Lenino, the Bolshevik premier, is bending* every effort to insure ratification by the Russian tongrcss to meet in .Moscow March 14 | of the peace treaty signed with the central powers, his colleagues in Bolshevik authority are dropping away from him or arc being dropped by him. The latest to oo is the m?m wKa Wh virtue of his post as a spokesman has boon marc in the public eye than Lenine himself?Leon Trotzky, the commissioner of foregn affairs. . Trotzky's resignation, announced ^it Maximalist party meeting in Pet*?grad, quickly followed that of Ensign If rylenko, the Bolshevik commander in chief. . WARNING AGAINST ' DYNAMITE CAPS " ' ? Victor, the twelve year old son of Hon. A. D. Jackson, met with a frightful accident last Saturday afternoon. He, unknown to any one, got. atopic dynamite caps which had , been used for blasting stumps. After shooting some he became curious to know what they were made of, so, not knowing that a jar would cause them to explode he tried to open one. It exploded in his hand, shooting off the thumb and forefinger of his left hand. He was rushed to a doctor and is doing as well as could be ex pectod. This should serve as a warn ing to others. If you have dynamite and need it, use it; if not you had better destroy it. o TODDVILLE TIDINGS. Mrs. Fancy Dusenbury and Miss Jessie Dusenbury spent Monday in Conway. M i >ses Albcrtine, Mary Edna an^ Sarah Elizabeth Haselden. of Dillon, spent Saturday and Sunday here visiting relatives. Miss Grace Haselden left Sunday for Sellers, Dillon county, where she will spend a few weeks visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. Kate Martin, of Plant City, Fla., is here on a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Oliver. M iss Marguerite Oliver, who fa teaching at Tabor, was here Saturday and. Sunday. There will be an Easter entertainment at Union church on Sunday, March 31, at 10:30 a. m., to which mc puDiic is cordially invited to attend. The exercises will be under the management of Miss Jessie Dusenbury. Mrs. H. H. Woodward and children I spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. U. A. Dusenbury Miss Bessie Dusenbury, who recently entered the Burroughs School, speaks in highest terms of the school in general and her teacher, Miss McMurray, in particular M iss Jessie Dusenbury, who stood a civil service examination for Mali on of an Indian school last year, and passed a successful examination, was recently certified by the civil se rvice commission to the secretary 01 the interior for an appointment in Arizona. The Secretary wrote Mis? Dusenbury to wire her acceptance or declination at once collect. Miss Dusenbury was forced to decline as she has one brother in the Navy, one in the Army and her other brother, Dbnnie, is now Capt. of a Government Dredge. Miss Dusenbury hopes ' -> get in the Government service 'uter. ?FORTGAST.