The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, March 27, 1919, Image 1
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I" VOLUMEXXXm
I GRAVE CONCERN
| IN WASHINGTON
'g Hungarian Development Is
Viewed as Highly
H Portentious
i1 Thnnni r- nni-tnikia
:r, tnuuDLC DnnwiiMU
i, FOR SEVERAL WEEKS
En Industrial and Food Problems
I f Believed to Be Re|r|
sponsible.
Br Washington.?Grave concern was
H evident in official and diplomtaic
Wl quarters here over the news of the
r. .seizure of government in Hungary
El by a Bolshevik regime which has inaugurated
its advent by declaring a
W suite of war with the Entente powand
seeking an alliance with the
lu.ssian Bolsheviki.
B* No one in authority would attempt
y to forecast the result or to discuss
R1', N?rhat measures might be adopted by
& the Associated powers, chiefly be
)* \ cause virtually all information read
ccived here has been in press disL'i
patches and the state department so
U far is without official advices on the
subject. With President Wilson and
A Secretary Lansing- in Paris the attiK
r tude of the American government to^
' ward any measures that m?y be proposed
will be determined and anil'
nounccd there.
, 4 Although the news from Hungary
p cicated a sensation, it did not come
|L' altogether as a surprise. For some
U (keeks the unrest in Hungary has
Ml tender! toward Bolshevism. This has
not been entirely due to shortage of
Mi food. The problem of industry and
\i raw materials giving employment to
1 workmen has been of equal imporil
t'Ance and other economic problems
j are involved.
London View is Grave.
London.?The revolution in HunI
Cary caused great excitement in Vi *'.
anna but did not surprise those who
( were aware of the true conditions of
I affairs, says the Vienna correspond)
ent of the Tdlegraph. He says the
j -communists of Hungary have long
I "been the real masters of the country
'> and liave been only awaiting an op
ivKf prrtunity to get rid of Count KarW
I olyi, who is considered to have been
Ski mever more than a figurehead,
l The correspondent declares there
no elements in Hungary capable
* WloI making a stand against the ex
^ Wrremists and that even in CzechoSlovakia
there are strong Bolshevik
k * influences. He pointed out that exrlt'
P?**8 agree there is very grave danlR;
jger of Bohemia following the ex'
lflL nmple^af Hungary. Tlie situation is
|*f#Sttributed by the correspondent to
rtTithe failure of the peace conference at
1 |?{f Paris to recognize the seriousness of
the situation and occupy Budapest
with entente troops. He says the
i ionly way to save the situation is to
j fiend American or British forces*
there, but adds:
hi Where a battalion would have sufficed
formerly, a brigade would be
J necessary now.
1 The Hungarian revolution and the
} Reported alliance of the new government
with the Russian soviet, which
is considered hero as a grave menace
jto Europe, has given rise to new
criticism here or delays in tnc peace
conference proceedings. The Globe
-referring to the situation in HunjR**ary,
says:
"That is the natural consequence
iof the delay of the peace conierencc
in making peace and if the delay con
timies we will have worse consequences
still. All this discussion of
the league covenant before , even a
preliminary peace has been reached
siniWy encourages the spread of the
Botfiievik disease and gives oui
chief enemy opportunities for inFor
some time recently the roads
were too bad for the farmers tx
visit Conway with anything to sell
By the middle of last week condi
tions had improved some.
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SLEEPING DISEASE
IN DILLON COUNTY
One of the Cases There Reported
to Be Better at
Last Accounts !
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There are two cases of the new 1
disease, "sleeping sickness," report- <
cd for Dillon county. One case is at 1
Latta and the other is across the 1
river. Dr. W. B. Smith has been ]
treating the case across the river and
the authorities to whom the symp- '
toms were described pronounced it a
genuine case of sleeping sickness. ~
The patient, who was a Mr. Harrel-. '
son> a son of the late Rev. Hugh
Harrelson, has been ill with the dis- i
e*\se nearly three weeks, but is bet- '
ter. There have been several cases 1
reported in the state, the latest one
being in Williamsburg county. The 1
medical profession is watching the 1
cases closely, but so far they have
been unable to make a satisfactory
diagnosis of the new disease.
This disease, while commonly called
"sleeping sickness," which exists
of the manner in which the patient
is affected, is entirely distinct from
the "sleeping sickness," which exists
in tropical regions and which is communicated
by the bite of the tsetse
fly.
In discussing the malady the publ'o
health report of February 21,
1019, in a report of the cause says
that the patient became dazed or
stupid, slept a great deal and was
drowsy by day. In marked cases the
lethargy was accompanied by heaviness
of eyelids, pain in the eyes,
blurred vision and photophobia and
in a well marked case gradually pass
ed into a stupor. There seems to be
little doubt, says the report, that
there is n certain amount, of fever in
an early stage of the disease, although
occasionally it may not be
observed for several days after the
onset of symptoms. The temperature
commonly ranges from 101 to 102,
but temperatures up to 104 are not
very uncommon. The patient lies in
bed on his back, often unable to
make any voluntary movement on
account of great muscular weakness,
the face is quite expressionless and
n.asklike, and in the severest cases
the patient lies in bed like a log, resembling
a wood-image in lack of
expression and mobility.
There are two distinct types of the
disease, one in which the patient is
dull and stupid and the other in
which he is hysterical and wild.
The disease has occurred in Europe
and in America, being more oilers
prevalent in 1895. In England
it has been made a reportable disease.
Out of 168 cases, 87 were fatal.
FORMEHiONlWTE
MARRIES IN CHARLOTTE
(Charlotte Observer). .
Miss Virginia Parks Davidson and
Mr. Douglas J. Burbage were married
Saturday night at the First
Baptist church by Dr. Luther Little.
The wedding was witnessed only by
a few intimate friends and came as a
surprise to scores of friends of the
young couple. Mr. and Mrs. Burbage
will make their home in Norfolk.
Mr. Burbage has recently been
discharged from army service and
will assume a government position
at Norfolk.
The bride is a popular and talented
musician of this city and has been
pianist at the First Baptist church.
?Sht? also served as a member of the
church choir. She is a particularly
attractive young woman and very
popular. Mr. Burbage is a native of
- Conway, S. Cf, but, with the excepl
tion of time spent in the army duvi
Lng the war, has for the past several
* years been located at Norfolk, where
he has held an important position.
Mr. and Mrs. Burbage are stop
ping for the present at the Central
5 hotel.
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The drill grounds of the home
- guards are now lighted by a string
of tungsten lights.
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CONWAY, 8. Oi, THURSDAY
FORMER WISER j
CLOSELY GUARDED
Amerongen, Saturday.?There was
a, state of the extreme alertness ?
mound the von Bentinck castle (
through the night and this morning J
in consequence of the receipt by the
former German Emperor last even- ]
ing of two violently threatening let- J
tors, one emanating from Amsterdam
and the other from the Belgian c
frontier and also a telegram from a
friend warning him of menacing *
peril.
All the Dutch gendarmes watching 1
aver the ex-Emperor's welfare were ]
kept on duty instead of half their
number being allowed their accustomed
rest. This mottling the garden <
paths in the neighborhood of the J
shed where William Hohenzollern <
was engaged in sawing wood, were 4
c nstantly patrolled by armed guards 1
while even outside the walls of the '
ii.. l . : i i i
tiwitiu gcimai muf> wei? rallying iu?uod
i*ifles.
One man was watching1 each of the
four sides of the castle, and other 1
precautions were taken to insure
safety.
WAR DEPARTMENT
HELPSRAILROADS
Washington.?The urgent need of
tnc railroad administration for ready
cash to meet the current obligations
was partially met through payment
of $100,000,000 by the War Department
on account of transportation of
troops and war supplies.
The payment, it was annouunced
at the War Department, covers bills
already approved and anticipates
bills ordinarily due within the next
three months, War Department accountants
have computed the amount
new due from the department to be
$05,000,000, while the railroad administration
estimates it at $80,000,000.
Acting Secretary Crowell, in an
nouncing the payment, said the sum
had been made available by the shift
ing of funds heretofore appropriated
for the War Department, but unexpended.
To Solve Problem.
Ordinarily, railroad administration
officials explained, the War Department
would have made payments direct
to the railroads rendering service,
but the aggregate payment direct
to the railroad administration
was arranged to aid the administration
in its present financial situation.
The payments also would have been
spread over the next three months in
the ordinary course of business and
consequently tnis amount must uc
i subtracted from railroad receipts for
this period. The money will be distributed
by the railroad administration
to meet the current cash requirements
of individual roads.
Cash to Meet Demands.
'With the payment together with
tiro $50,000,000 advanced by the war
finance corporation, a payment of
$10,000,000 recently by the Navy Department
on account of transportation,
and various loans to be repaid
by railroads within the next few |
weeks, the railroad administration!
e> poets to have sufficient funds to
meet its current cash requirements.
Trade acceptances are to be used
in financing equipment purchases
and certificates of indebtedness are
to be given to railroads for amounts
due from the railroad administration
on last year's accounts. Detailed
plans for issuance of these certificates
of indebtedness, which will be
used as collateral for loss to individual
railroads by the war finance
corporation, arc to be announced
soon.
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HOUSE BURNS UP.
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A tenant house belonging to Hon.
Hal L. Buck caught on fire last Monday
and was a total loss. It was occupied
by a colored family and the
fire is said to have originated in a
room in the building which was locked
up at the time. It was thought
that some of the negro children had
been burned up in the house but this
proved untrue as they had escaped
to a neighbor's house.
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, MARCH 27, 1919.
S. S. WORKERS
COMING APRIL 8-9
Wo are expecting Mr. Webb, State I
t
Secretary of the South Carolina Sunlay
School Association; and his Coworker,
Miss Holland, to be in the
bounty April 8-9. The Horry County
Sunday School Convention will be
:eld at that time.
We are about to perfect plans to
i'vide the Convention and hold one 5
session with the Aynor Methodist i
ihurch, and one session with the '
VVampee Baptist church. You will '
remembe)' that we were to hold 1
these meetings some time ago but
had to call them off on account of
the "Flu." The reason for having
[>ne day in one part of the County 1
and the next day in another is bo- 1
&ai)?e the farmers arc very busy now <
und we want to put the meeting as
r.ear everyone as possible. Then you 1
L-an hear the two noted Sundnv
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School workers and not have to lose
but one day.
Sunday School and Church Work
has been greatly hindered this past
winter and we should make every effort
to get back to good work as
spring has opened up and the "Flu"
has almost died out. It is time for
us to awaken ourselves to our duty
and get the schools back to their
normal strength. Full programme
will be published in next week's paper.
J. C. Spivey, Pres.
W. M. Goldfinch, Sect-Treas.
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CAN'T RUSH GOVERNMENT.
Information How to Obtain the $60
Bonus.
Washington.?Officers and enlisted
n en discharged from service will not
expedite settlement of their claims
for arrears in pay by placing them
in the hands of attorneys or claim
cnlrl a cfatomnnt {cviinij juthe
War Department.
Claims of the $60 additional bonus
authorized in the War Revenue Act
the Department said, should be sent
to the zone finance officer at Washington
and the application should be
accompanied by a certified copy of
the discharge certificate to be made
by the nearest recruiting officer, a
statement of all military service
since the declaration of war against
Germany and the address to which
the check should be sent.
Claims for arrears of pay due officers
and enlisted men at the time
of their death in the service should
be addressed to the zone finance officer
and all claims for insurance, un
paid family allowance and compen
i: r A ii. .1! l l i j i
fsi-.uuu tor ui-uui or uisuuiuty, unuoi
the War Risk Insurance Act, should
bo made direct to the War Risk Insurance,
Treasury Department and
rot the War Department. It was
reiterated that it also was unnecessary
to employ attorneys or other
claim agents in order to have these
claims adjusted
DRAWS CROWDED HOUSE.
There was a good picture on at the
Pastime last Tuesday night and new
music by the Conway Band. These
attractions drew one of the largest
crowds ever seen at the theater.
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TODDVILLE TIDINGS.
Mr. A. E. Goldfinch and Mrs. Murray
addressed a large audience at
Union church Sunday afternoon in
the interest of the Centenary Movement.
Miss Bessie Dusenbury spent last
Tuesday m <Jon\vay with relatives.
Mr. Jacob Williams, a prominent
fa: mar and beloved citizen, died at
hi ; home near Greenwood last Saturday
in the eightieth vear of his ago.
The funeral services were held .it
r.tuly Primitive Baptist church, of
which the deceased was a consistent
member.
Mr. Williams spent the greater
part of his life on his farm near
Greenwood. In all the relations of
life, he exemplified the character of
an upright Christian gentleman.
The deceased leave? a widow, one
son, and a host of relatives and
friends to mourn the loss.
?Forecast.
I Secretary Daniels has approved a
new sendee coat for naval officers.
raid.
GERMANY IS BOUND
BY HAND AND FOOT
Must Accept Terms and Sign
the Peace Treaty, Whether
She is Willing or Not.
London.?Cecil Harmsworth, under
secretary for foreign affairs and
minister of blockade, told the United
Press tonight that Germany will not
refuse to sign the peace treaty for
the reason she cannot do otherwise.
4<The Germans are bound hand am\
foot," said Harmsworth. "1 don't an-*
tlcipate any difficutly in getting
them to sign the preliminary peace
treaty despite the German statesmen
declare they will refuse to accept
'unsatisfactory' terms. The reason 1
don't see any difficulty is that the,
blockade still exists. Germany has
ro fleet and we hold Rhine bridgeheads.
It is impossible to predict
what would happen in the remote
chance the enemy should refuse to
sign."
Harmswortli, who just returned
from Paris, where he conferred with
Herbert Hoover and others regarding
rcvictualing of Germany, said the
b'ockade will not interfere with the
food work.
"The blockade is only operating
aganist shipment of raw materials
into Germany," he explained. "Some
food has already gone into that country.
More will follow. We don't
want to see them starve."
Reports that Americans opposing
President Wilson are charging the
American administration with contioiling
cables and interfering with
accurate circulation of their opinions
arc not taken seriously by Harmsworth.
"I believe the British press and
public are fully informed," he said.
"What the American opposition
wants most is to believe it is having
some effect on the Paris treaty situation
should include the league of
liJitirnvn envon ri n1 ilr? rnncf
peace delegates. I also believe the
league will be a remedy for future
wars."
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TOP DRESSINGS FOR GRAIN.
Clcmxon College.?As the time is
at hand for the application of top
dressings of fertilizer on oats and
other grain, the following paragraph
from the annual report of County
Agent W. T. J. Lever, Richland
County, may prove of value to other
agents and to farmers in general.
"Had three demonstration tests
on oats using 75 pounds sulphate of
ammonia against 100 pounds nitrate
soda, 3 acres each. Soda best on
sand and red clay; sulphate of ammonia
best on gray clay; 300 pounds
per acre, second application, costing
$6.56, increased yield of corn 15
bushels per acre."
COMMUNITY AID
FOR SOLDIERS
The War Camp Community Service
in Columbia is endeavoring to
do a great work in the interest of
soldiers who are being discharged at
Camp Jackson from time to time;
and they are sending out to the
branches of the State Employment
Bureau in every County (County
Labor Board), the list of soldiers
discharged each week; and they arc
asking the Local Boards to endeavor
to find out which of them are in
I need of employment and assist them
in getting work to do.
! The list reported last week consisted
of the following:
Fay Mills, Conway; Frank Hendrick,
Conway; George Tompins, Conway;
Benj. Lilly, Conway; Walter H.
Cannon, Conway; F .P. Edge, Warnpee;
Wm. Stevens, Wampee; Max
Cox. Allshrook: David Hurks. Todd.
ville; Jackson Buffkin, Green Sea;
Lennox Lewis, Galivants Ferry;
Noah Mishoe, Galivants Ferry; William
Jones, Loris; Eugene Vereen
Burgess; Chas. Cartrett, Gurley.
Colored.
Andres Johnson, Thompson; Geo
Bellamy, Gahara; Eddie Jackson, Cot
way; Dock Freeman, Conway.
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NO. 49.
NEGRO WOMEN HAVE
CITY THIEVES BEAT
Running Shop-Lifting Game in
Conway Last Friday on
Merchants
WERE CAUGHT WHEN
THEY LEAST EXPECTED
Is umber of Merchants Lose
Goods Totaling About
$90.00 in Value.
Rosa Averill and her daughter,
Flora Averill, two colored women,
were lodged in the Horry jail last
Friday charged with stealing goods
ond merchandise amounting to within
a few cents of the sum of $90.00.
They operated the boldest shop-lifting
plan ever known in Conway.
How much they stole at other times
is a doubt in the minds of merchants
who were touched last Friday.
Their detection was a matter of
accident. They stole goods last Friday
from the following merchants of
Conway: F. C. Todd, Conway Lumbei
Company Store, Solomon Scherr,
5 and 10c Store, Burroughs & Collins
Co., Spivey Mercantile Co., L. H.
Burroughs, and J. E. Nicholas.
The Nicholas store was the last
piucr wni-re tney operated and resulted
in their being caught. The
Uvo women entered the store and
the older one wanted to buy some article
in the back of the store and engaged
Mr. Nicholas about the purchase;
while the younger woman remained
at the front where a young
lady clerk was at work. The clerk
had just noticed a piece of cloth to
one side upon which she intended to
place another bolt from the shelf in
a few minutes. She asked the colored
woman if there was anything she
could do for her, and she stilted that
she was only waiting for the other
party. Then the clerk turned her
back and was busy for a few minutes
among the shelves and then picked
up the bolt of cloth and went to
place it where she thought she had
seen the other bundle but which had
disappeared. The case was reported
t > the Magistrates office and the con
stable arrested the two \vomen on
the street and took them back to the
store.
At the store they were identified
a ? the parties who had been in there
when the cloth disappeared. Taking'
the women to the Magistrat6's office
they furnished bond and were dismissed
until a trial. In the meantime,
the constable, Mr. H. N. Sessions,
watched the pai*ties as they
wandered along a back street and
f.rally saw them enter a thicket near
the residence of F. C. Todd where
they had a horse and buggy. When
1 they saw Mr. Sessions they ran. In
1 the buggy the constable found a sack
full of these goods consisting of
bolts of silk, five or six pair of shoes,
one boy's suit and various other articles
amounting to about $90.00.
The shop-lifters were again apprehended
and placed in jail.
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FOR PENSIONS.
The new pension law passed by
tKn VAiwint onooi/\? ^ ^
n.v- IV Will/ ov:.toiv?ii ul hiv" a.v
' sembly requires that the pensions for
i the year 1919 be paid under the old
t law. The State pension board will
pass upon all the rolls sent in by the
. various oonrity boards, approving* cr
disapproving the new applications
and applications for raises. The
money will be sent out to the various
i clerks of court the same as hereto
fore, during the month of April.
The State pension board consists
of the comptroller general * who hs
; chairman, R. J. Morris, Charleston;
; D. R. Flennikin, Columbia; J. E.
Craig, Chester, and Dr. L. K. Phif,
pot, Columbia.
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R. A. Duke has moved his garage
. from the Jenkins Building on 3rd
1 Avenue to the corner of 4th Avenue
r.nd Laurel Street.