The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, January 16, 1919, Image 1
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VOLUME XXX1U ,
BUSINESS MEN ARE
JUST WAKED UP
To Importance of River Line
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ur aieamers 10 nom uown
-y, Rates
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LACK OF INTEREST
AND PATRONAGE
Possibly Responsible in Larg.i
Measure for Winding up of
Company.
Many readers were no doubt sur^prixed
to see a notice in last week's
paper which stated that the Waecamaw
Line of Steamers would nor
operate for passenger or freight on
the river between Conway and
Georgetown. after January 11th,
1919. For a number of years the
Waccamnw Line of Steamers have
hauler I quantities of freight to Conay
by way of Georgetown, taking
a longer time to reach this destination
but a lesser rate than the rail|
road would have charged in case the
boat line had not been in operation.
A fact which proves that the Steamer
line caused the railroad freight
to be less is that a shipment could
be brought to Conway from a dis
i ini point at a lower freight rate
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N. C. The rate of freight
wn.i lower to this point in order to
compete with the water rate.
l'erhaps the main reason why the
boat line has had to discontinue is
the lack of patronage on the part of
v the merchants of Conway. They
could got things quicker by railroad
^ and would not have enough of their
ft business over the water route. They
V -did this without realizing that they
ft wero working against their own in '
terest. A movement has been starti
ed to buy the stock and good will of
the Waccamaw Line and perhaps
this will result in getting it hack
/ into operation. If it is not done the
i town will suffer as a consequence.
It was staled last week that the
Waccamaw Line of Steamefs paid
/ out annually in salaries and for
other causes between twenty and
$25,000.00. Tliis amount taken out
i* of business channels here is bound
/ to make a difference.
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( WORK GOING ON.
* The work of repairing the court
house on account of the recent fii?i
which came near doing great damage
/ to the county; has been going on for
f some time. Painters have recovered
the overhead ceiling in the lofty
court room; and the wood work ha
been renewed in the office of the
Superintendent of Education and in
I the grand jury room.
, JSOMEPOWER SEEKS
TO ENLIST HER MEN
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^Berlin.?Agents of some foreign
power are reported to be in various
parts of Gorn\any enlisting officers.
Tfjere arc reports from so many
7 > sources there is obviously some
/ truth in them.
The junior accrediting the enlisting
to the United States or Japan
has brought a stream of dissatisfied
Junkers and officers to the few Americans
here. Gen. Merries and his
( wife, the General being in Red Cross
work and conspicuous on account of
the evacuation of prisoners, have
?' ^bcen visited by several officers, who
give them details of the reported
(enlisting points. Dusseldorf apparently
is the enlisting ceuitrp.
I have, been app;pnrhed op.^je r.ub
ject by strange, officers., .When .1 tell
them the idea is ridiculous as far, a<
America is conc<ircv*d, they, being
* mosAy professional soldiers, secrr
unable to understand our attitude
/ regarding the war, and say they ar<
*6<*ired some power is planning t
Renter army and na^y and li
anxiaus to get trained Germans.
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SAYS COMMUNITIES
MUST COOPERATE
Should Take Measures to Protect
Selves From This
Disease
In response to telegrams sent by
the State health office to the United
States public health bureau in Washington
with regard to the further
treatment of influenza which is still
pievalent in many sections of South
Carolina, the surgeon general wires:
"The bureau believes that prompt
isolation of the sick and the wearing
of masks by those attending on the
sick are inwortant sim-nros?ivr> moriM
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urcs in the treatment of influenza.
"Unnecessary public gathering-,
should be prohibited where the disease
is prevalent.
"The prohibition of pubic gatherings
by closure or otherwise is believed
of value in curtailing influenza,
but this is a matter which must
I be carried out by State or local au
thoritics after a consideration of the
circumstances." ;
Dr. C. V. Akin of the public health
s? rvicc, who has charge of influenza
control work in South Carolina, in
speaking of the recent outbreaks of
the disease said, "People as a rul? j
are not taking sufficient precautions
t- protect themselves from influenza.
1 Moving picture theaters arc operat
ing in many communities; stores arc
filled almost to capacity daily. And
then when an outbreak of the disease
occurs the community, instead of util
I mng its own resources, calls for outside
nurses and doctors, and when the
disease has somewhat subsided preventative
measures are abandoned,
ciowding is indulged in, and again
comes the outbreak and again come
the calls for help.
"This office is dosirous of rendering
every assistance possible, but
cooperation on the part of the people
should be given. The United States
public health service has already given
much assistance in combatting the
disease, but our people should not rely
on it absolutely, but should strive
to use their own resources. When
every community makes up its mind
resolutely to stamp out influenza and
to protect itself from i einfection, 1
believe definite progress will be
made."
Iears From Communities.
Iirccntly Dr. Akin sent telegrams
(o sheriffs and mayors of towns in
various parts of the State asking for
(!rfinite information as to influenza
in their communities. A number of
replies to these telegrams have been
received.
McCormick County seems to be suf
f( ring from the disease more severely
than any other section at present.
There are about 500 cases in th"
county according to reports received.
Dr. K. L. Neal of Gainesville, Ga.,
has been commissioned temporarily
as acting assistant surgeon of the
public health service and has been
sent to McCormick to assist in combatting
the epidemic. MLss Clara
Curran, Red Cross nurse who has recently
returned from Clinton, has
also gone to McCormick. The disease
ot Clinton is under control.
Telegrams have been sent authorities
in the city of Greenwood asking
an expression of opinion as to the advisability
of putting on a quarantine.
T he responses are to the effect that
the community is willing to risk the
piesent arrangements. Conditions in
I lie county are reported as bad.
Florence reported that there is les;
influenza in the city than was present
in December, and that no help is
needed. Conditions in certain parts
of the county, at Pamplico and Mars
Plufl' especially, are reported as not
1 so favorable.
I Coronaca reports no influenza in
the town, but some in the county
among the negroes.
> The sheriff of Laurens County re!
ports about 150 cases with the situ?
atjon in hand.
r -Parfcsville repoits that there are
i many deaths principally among the
s negroes.
- Greenwood County reports that
i there in considerable influenza at
? Kl'dcaey.
Blackstock reports that the op J
itorr
CONWAY, S P., THURSDAY,
GERMAN SHIPS TO
BRING YANKS HOME
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Paris.?American and British .representatives
will hold a conference
with German admiralty authorities
at Treves Wednesday for the purpose
of acquiring possession of German
and Austrian passenger ships
foi the tranportation of troops. The
United States will be represented by
E. N. Hurley, chairman of the shipping
board, and Admiral Benson. Admiral
Browning will be the representative
of Great Britain.
It is proposed America give Austria
and Germany food for the ships.
If is planned the British will get
smaller ships for the return of
troops to Australia and Canada,
while America will have the big
boats, which will include virtually all
the Hamburg-American liners, includ
iiig the Tmpcrator. This division is
suggested because the bigger liners
arc too large for Australian or Canadian
harbors. If this arrangement
becomes effective, it will increase
the flow of troops to America about
70,000 per month. This will make a
total capacity of shipping approxi
mutely 170,000 men each month.
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as. BLUE SOLICITS
AID OF MINISTERS
Washington. ? Dr. Rupert Blue,
surgeon general ol' the public health
rrvice, has asked the ministers of
the country to set aside February i)
as "health Sunday" and to preach
sermons emphasizing the responsibility
of the nation to protect returning
soldiers and sailors and the community
at large and to inaugurate
vigorous measures for combatting
social diseases.
This proclamation by the surgeon
g< neral has been sent to all ministers
with the request that they read
it from their pulpits February 9.
"The government of the United
States is asking the churches of the
country to take an active part in
meeting a great national emergency.
"The war made it necessary for the
nation io face frankly and courage
ously the menace of the veneral diseases.
Now the war is over and the
period of demobilization has begun,
drastic measures must be taken t'?
pi vent during this period these conditions
in civilian life which made
these diseases the greatest cause of
disability in the army.
"In the army and navy a program
of law enforcement., medical measures,
education and provision for
wholesome recreating was adopter!,
this program brought results. The
veneral rate was lowered below thai
of any army of any nation in the
history of the modern world. Nowthat
the war is over the cities and
towns through which the soldiers anc!
sailors will go and to which they wiP
return upon demobilization must be
made as safe as the camps from
which they have come."
HAMP GRAHAM IS
HURTJN ACCIDENT
W. Hump Graham, while moving ;
dwelling house on his new place recently
purchased, near Hear Swamp
ore day last week, suffered an aecidt
nt which might have boon pcriou-.
lie was moving the house out tthe
public road and was using :
stump puller with horse power at the
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turn*. nrmif iifur uic team OI recti UK
the efforts of the mules to move tlv
load, a cross beam on which much
foiec was being exerted became
loose and struck Mr. Graham acros
the abdomen. The injury was painful
and he was laid up at hir. home
for several days unable to work.
domic can be handled unless conditions
become worse than they now
are. > > ,
Marion repdrbs that the disease is
under control except in Mullins.
Reports received indicate that thera
: is considerable influenza omonjf n?grreea
living in the >rlcinlty of Clem
con College,
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JANUARY 16, 1919.
AIMS TO EQUALIZE
SPOTS AND FUTURES
Washington.?The amendment to
the cotton futures act introduced in
the senate by Senator E. D. Smith
has attracted considerable notice as
i* evidenced by letters and telegrams
received py the senator, who
today issued the following statement:
"I havq. introduced an amendment
to the cotton futuios act restricting
delivery to five grades, namely, low
middling, strict low middling, middling,
strict middling and good middling.
These grades comprise aboil
80 or 80 per cent of the cotton crop
of the South.
"Under the practices allowed by j
the administrators of the present
law a vast number of grades and
kinds of cotton arc allowed to be delivered
on contract, with the result
that the small per cent, of low grade
cotton is used to depress the price of
the 80 per cent. This is made manifest
by the present market quota
tions, to wit. Contract eolton is
quoted from $15 to $20 a bale less
tl?an spot ictton in identically the
(some markets. The reason for this
is tlia.t the purchaser of a contract
Las no idea within a wide limit of
what ..grade or grades of cotton
i would be tendered him and ultimately
a# what difference in price from
the basis grade.
"Under the proposed amendment
I ihe purchaser would know that ho
would get one of the real merchantable
Standard grades. The seller of
ja contract under the proposed amend
meat would be forced to soil at itreal
value because be would not be
allowed such a wide latitude of
grades out of which to substitute
j something of a doubtful or uncertain
I value. Such a contract as 1 propose
1 will make the contract price for cotton-,equal
to the price of spots and
will in no wise effect adversely the
sale of the trrades excluded: in fari.
it will enhance the value of all grades.
It will make the contract reflect
the real value of cotton rather
than the present confused miserable
state of affairs. I sincerely hope that
| every producer of cotton will lend
his support to the early passage of
this necessary emendment..
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HUGE DEATH TOTAL.
Washington.?Deaths from influenza
in this country have totalled
piobably 3f>0,000, according; to prcjliminary
statistics of the epidemic,
! announced today by the public health.
| service. It was said the estimate
| was "intentionally conservative."
[ Cases of influenza decreased in an
civil communities throughout the
United Stales during the week ending
December 27, except for slight
increases in Michigan, Now Jersey,
Maine and parts of New York Slate.
POTASH OFALSACE
TO BE BROUGHT HERE
Senator Fletcher of Florida today
secured an order from the war priorities
board that beginning immediately
shipments of potash will he
made to the United States from Alsace.
Recently some of the Western
States, with large potash deposits,
have been complaining against this
contemplated action, declaring that
should shipments of this kind be permitted,
it will lower the price oi
flinii" r?ivwlnr?fr fTile I'/mi-.m
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ing was done. However, Senates
Fletcher kept at the matter ami
finally showed the government authorities
that it was not fair to the
agricultural people of this country,
especially the South, to keep oui
potash which they greatly need, an i
to let in cotton in competition wit'.i
the amount prroducced. He also showed
them at this time the United
States department of agriculture
and other government agencies an
begging the people plant large
crops for the stricken people of EuTcpo,
but, at the same time, preventing
the farmers from securing potash
except at an exorbitant price. - He
was successful in his efforts and potash
will now be brought in from At
aace and probably docked at Charles,
ton. This means cheaper fertilize!
for Southern farmers.
raid.
LEGISLATORS START
EARLY THIS WEEK
General Assembly Opened
Tuesday of This
Week.
The first session of the 73rd gen
oral assembly of South Carolina convened
Tuesday. Many matters of
Statewide importance are to be
bi ought up for consideration ? 1
the session, which is expected to run
I through the customary 40 days.
JKol lowing the organization of the
house and senate on the first day of
the session, the annual message of
Governor Richard 1. Manning, who
n tires from office on January 20,
after having served four years, as
chief magistsatc, will be read before
both bodies.
In neither the house nor the senate
are the elections of the officials expected
to consume much time. In
i! ( house the retiring speaker, Thorn
as 1\ Cothran, of Greenville, is ex
! pociccl to bo reelected on tlie? first j
bill lot , |)OS*> My without opposition, i
and thus far no opposition has developed
to the reelection of J. Willi
Clihhes a.> clerk. The presiding
officer of the senate is Junius T.
lilies, lieutenant goveernor. M. M.
.Mann of Calhoun is the retiring secretary
of the senate. He is offering
for reelection apparently without op
position.
In the senate committee assignments
are made in the caucus held
the night before the session opens
the following day; the personnel of
the house committees is selected by
the speaker. Senator Niels Christen;en
of Beaufort will hold over as
chairman of the finance committee
of the senate and it is understood
that Representative W. R. Bradford
of York will be appointed to th<">
chairmanship of the ways and means
committee of the house. Mr. Bradford
is a newspaper man as is Senator
Christenscn.
Legislation to Be Proposed.
Among the more important matters
to he considered at the session
the joint resolutions to be offered
for a constitutional convention, the
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ing bonds, to bo underwritten by the i
State; reform in the tax laws of the
State; increased appropriations for
iho public schools; increased salaries
for State officials, and the application
of the Military College of South
Carolina (the Citadel), for a million
lollar appropriation to increase tlv
'acililios of the institution.
Thus far there has not been a
'Vi cat deal of agitation for the p?o
uesed constitutional convention, but
hose who are sponsors for the mov"
r.ent point to the patched up condition
of the present, constitution, dm
to the many amendments which have
been made to it since it was adopted
in 1895, as sufficient reason, if no
Vihor could be offered, for rewriting,
the organic law of the State. Manv
hold that the three mill school tax
provided for in the present constitution
should be done away with as a
handicap to the development of the
public school system.
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AMONO SEVENELY WOUNDED.
In the casualty list, which was
published in this country the latter
part of last week, there appears tin4
name of Corporal Samuel W. Hewitt,
Burcol, S. C., his name being
among the list of severely wounded
while in action in France.
VERY MANY DEATHS
IN NOVEMBER 1918
According to statistics recently
compiled by C. W. Miller, chief clerk
of the bureau of vital statistics of
the State board of health. 2.227 nor
sons died in South Carolina during
the month of November as a result
of influenza and pneumonia.
Of this number 761 were whites
i and 1,421 negroes. To these totals
' should be added the 45 deaths reportal
from the City of Charleston
' for the month.
f Horry County had 17 whites;
9 colored.
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FLU BREAKS OUT
IN CONWAY AGAIN
Members of Several Families
Attacked by the Disease
This Week
USUAL PRECAUTIONS
ARE BEING TAKEN
Reports From Other Sections
of State Show Recent Increase
in Cases.
This week marked a third outbreak
o{ the influenza in Conway. Among
those first taken were C. R. Scarborough,
Paul Quattlebaum, and
members of the family of Mr. and
Mrs. Ct. P>. Jenkins, and Mr. Ijangley.
Other cases are reported from different
section of the community but
their names were r:.? obtained
Lad Monday the local board of
health acting under the laws and
regulations of the State Hoard, notified
all places of business to close
ai 5 o'clock in the evening until further
notice. Drug stores were stopped
from making sal us after that
hour except the filling of prescriptions
for the sick Public gatherings
wore prohibited until further notice.
Reports from other sections of this
State show that the influenza is still
breaking out at unexpected places
where no cases had been before; and
it. is predicted that it will take at
least the entire season for the disease
to run its course.
So far this time no serious case*
have developed in Conway so far as
the paper has been able to learn.
The weather of the past two weeks
has been favorable to the development
of the disease.
\mm policies
FOLLOWED BY NINES
Washington.?The policies of Waller
i D. llines, newly appointed (U
rector general of railroads, will be
advocacy of a five year continuation
of government control or early relinquishment
of the roads to private
control unless congress promptly enacts
remedial legislation.
"Mr. McAdoo's policies are my policies
and I intend to carry them out
through the existing railroad organization,"
he telegraphed today to regional
directors immediately after
announcement of his appointment
which was made by President Wilson
I)', cable ad on recommendation of
Mr. McAdoo. The row director general
also declared for a square deal
lor labor, fair treatment of railway
owners and patrons and closer under|
standing between the public and the
| government on railroad questions*.
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MtN LtflVt AKMT
IN GREAT NUMBERS
Washington. ? Demobilization of
the American army, General March,
chief of staff, said today, is proceeding
at a rate which comparative
figures show to be more than twice
as fast as the British demobilization.
Actual figures up to January 10 of
men discharged from the Americ&Ji
army showed a total of 0911,889.
British discharges to January nuut
bcred 352,658. American officers to
At. 1 - - - rt Ano \ m
inc numDcr or 4 < nave Deen returned
to civil lift-, while on January
7 the Hritish had discharged only
0.038 officers.
American troops scheduled for dtmobilization
now number 1,151,000,
including 90,000 men who actually
have returned ftrom overseas, but not
including units designated far raturn
or on their way home.
The official record announced by
General March showing the locjdiea
lb France and Germany of the Am^tican
divisions gives 11 divisions as
comprising the army of occupation.