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k I $) yq :? VOLUME XXXIV. COURT PROCEEDINGS AT lllll OrAAIA&I AI mAT dtddlUN Disposes of Numbers of Cases Pending in the Criminal Dockets # _______ MURDER CASE iS f*~ TAKEN UP FIRST Many Farmers Could 111 Afford to Spare the Time From '0 Crops. s The Court of General Sessions convened last Monday morning; with Judge S. W. G. Shipp presiding and Solicitor L. M. Casque representing the State. After organizing and charging the grand jury the docket of cases continued from last court was called and the first case tried was the State vs. A. C. Murrell, charged with killing L J. Watts. This case -was tried in 1918 and resulted in a mistrial the jury failing to agree on the case. Following is the jurymen called to try the case the second time: G. B. Shelley, S. M. Graham, L. H.i Alford, W. F. Mishoe, E. S. Booth, W. J. Hanna, I). T. Smith, Bert Johnson, R. J. Beverly, E. T. Lovell, N. J. Cox, Si*.. Geo. W. Singleton. Before going into the Murrell case the following cases were ended by the solicitor upon payment of the cost: The State vs. Mai*vin P. Skipper and Page Skipper, Disturbing religious congregation. The State vs. W. J. Jordan, Hob Jordan and others, charged with disturbing a religious congregation. The State vs. Page Skipper charged with assault and battery with intent to kill. The State vs. John Grainger and Ernest Grainger charged with assault and battery with intent to kill. The State vs. Garfield Grainger, and others charged with riot. The State vs. Oscar Watts charged with assault and battery. The State vs. Othan Arnette and Caroline Watts, charged with assault and battery with intent to kill. The State vs. Steve Dawsey, charged with seduction was dismissed. On Tuesday at a late hour the case of the State vs. Murrel was concluded and the jury retired to considej^heir verdict a short time before the hour of adjournment. After remaining out for a short time the jury found him not guilty. The State vs. Andrew Dimery and John Dimery was called and defendants pleaded guilty to violating the fish law. The State vs. Pearlie Dimery an 1 j Robert Hatcher charged with violat-' ing the fish law was called anil de- j fendants pleaded guilty to the! , fcharge. o ? An effort to secure a branch fed- J oral rose I've bank for Columbia is be* ing made by the Columbia Chamber of Commroce. A BftffN THINKS PLAN WILL BE REJECTED Chicago.?International leaders of prohibition participated in a meeting here of 5,000 persons, who by a stand ing vote registered their protest against removal of, the July 1 ban -^gainst beer and light wines as recommended to congress by President Wilson. The gathering also called upon Congress to enforce the prohibition amendment to the constitution by passing suitable legislation. William J. Bryan, principal speaker, projected congress would not adoijBPrcsident Wilson's recommendation. When a Republican congress pass^ cd the Wcbb-Konyon bill over the veto of a Republcian president, it ,is not likely that the present Republican congress will accede to a Democratic president's wish, said Mr. Bryan. / I <Lllf KORRY WILL S90N GET THREE MOTOR TRUCKS Shipped From Indianapolis From the War Materials of Uncle Sam. Columbia, May 24.?The State Highway Commission lias been notified by 'lie Federal Bureau of Roads that 71) of the 290 motor trucks which are to be turned over to the Commission are ready for shinment. The State Highway Commission has instructed the Bureau of Public Roads to have three 2-ton Nash Quadruple Drive shipped from Indianapolis to Horry County. The trucks will bo turned over to the road authorities of Horry County for use in maintaining or constructing roads built in whole or in part with Federal Aid. Counties which have made no provision to use Federal Aid in construct ing roads or bridges cannot under the Federal law share in the distribution of trucks from the Federal Bureau oi Public Roads. These trucks are part of the sui*plus war equipment built by Uncle Sam for use in whipping the Huns. An act of the last Congress instructed the Secretary of War to turn over to the Secretary of Agriculture for distribution to the State Highway Commissions, through the Federal Bureau of Public Roads, all surplus war equipment, including tincks. It is expected that Souvh Carolina will get a good deal more I'oad builflintr nmiinmnnt ;i ?wl unr?r?l ir?u r? - -1 ? * I he-sides the 29f> ti*ucks which have been given to it. MAGISTRATECASES CONTINUED OVER % Between J. N. Barnhill and j. Gray Floyd Concerning Right of Way on Floyd's Land. Last Wednesday was the time set foi the trial of a trespass ease bruoght by J. Gray Floyd vs. J. N. Tiarnhill, the Warrant charging that N. Bamhill entered upon the land o!' the prosecutor and pulled up stakes which he had set to make a fence, filled up the holes he had made for the posts, and committed other trespasses after notice from Floyd piohibiting the same. The defendant, J. N. Bamhill, claims the right to a way across the lands of J. Gray Floyd, this way having been used by the late Pharoah Bamhill,, the father of J. N. Bamhill, foi a few years before his death, it is said by permission of Floyd. Recently Floyd decided to clear up his land and run a fence around it when the defendant ordered him not le do so and various troubles and annoyances have arisen. Recently J N. Barnhill has taken out a Warrant for J. Gray Floyd charging him with having obstructed the public .......1 I* : i? i r- > a i i wan. 11- i.-> viiumni oy ueienuam- mat the old road which used to be located on this land has been abandoned by the public for ten years or move, and that the road now contended for is only useful to the Barnhill family for their own private purposes. o New Irish potatoes have been com ing in very slowly. LECTURES AND CONCERT DRAW BIG CROWDS Perhaps as large crowds as ever attended anything of the kind in Cob way, came to the Chautauqua here last Friday to hear the lectures by the director and the concerts given by the Agnes Mathis Co. The lectures were worth all that the Chautauqua cost, and the same thing can be said of the two concerts given bv the company of four girls composing the Agnes Mathis Company. The audiences were very large at both the- afternoon and night performances. pjtrrr CONWAY, S. C., THURSDAY, HORRY COUNTY CENTENARY FUND Horry Methodists are subscribing to the Centenary Fund in a fairly 1 liberal manner and we think final s reports will show the County over- i subscribed on its allotment of I $41,073.00. t Up to going to press the following amounts have been reported to I)is- 1 triet Headquarters: ( Allotment. 1 Conway Station $10,897.00 < Loris Circuit 0,(>.30.00 Waccamaw Circuit 3,910.00 I Bucksville Circuit , 3,621.00 Ay nor Circuit 6,9.36.00 * Conway Circuit 6,0.35.00 Floyds Circuit 6,035.00 Little River 3,009.00 I O. ir. i ?. ? ( i wiui $9 < ,U/O.U'J Reported. Conway Station $14,700.00 ' Loris Circuit 8,015.00 ' Waccamaw Circuit 5,450.00 ^ Bucksville Circuit 4,000.00 1 ' j Aynor Circuit 3,275.00 Conway Circuit 4,030.00 Floyds Circuit 5,914.00 Little River 1,190.50 _J 1 Total.. .: $46,574.50 1 Complete reports are not in from ' Aynor, Little River, Loris, and 1 Floyds, and Conway Circuits. The Teams in these charges are working : hard to try to bring each charge "over the ton." It is wonderful how this work has gripped the heart of our people and given them a new vision of what the Church is attempt ing to do. You will note from the above that Horry County lacks only $498.50 being out in full on its allotment. Let us hope that complete reports will carry the County well over. The Wacciynaw Circuit, Rev. J. E. Cook, pastor, was the first charge in the County to pay out and still stands at the head of the list on the percentage raised on allotment. The pel ccntage being 139. Conway Station comes second with a total of 134 per cent. Centenary Church (properly named) on the Waccamaw Circuit is the first church to report oversubscribed. This little' congregation has more than doubled its allotment. This Church is located six miles from Conway on the left hand side of the Myrtle Bceuch road as you go out from Conway. Raise your hat to it the next time you pass. A. E. Goldfinch, Campaign Director for Horry County. o Two battalions of National Guard j arc to bo organized immediately in j South Carolina. STARTSCAMPAIGN TO TEACH THRIFT: Washington.?The government is, be ginning a plan of education to, teach the people the value of a dollar, j It is to be a national movement of ; thrift?to induce all to "lay by" a little for "a rainy day." Five departments?treasury, labor, commerce, agriculture and the interior?have plans to promote regular saving, wise buying,. sound investment and reinvestment. The whole plan of co-operation and co-ordination of the various government departments is centered on the one obiective?an "mvn.vnnv./m'n. home campaign." The lilies already worked out are: 1. Buy now, but buy only what you need. I 2. Eliminate all useless expenditures. 3. Support essential industries maintaining steady employment. 4. iThrift should not be confounded with miserliness. 5. Save for worthwhile purchases. 6* Take advantage of opportunities as against "a rainy day." 7. Thrift stamps and war savings stamps offer a practical inducement to acquiring the power of a financial reseive. The departments will interchange ideas and from time to time will is-j sue pamphlets for general distribu-, tion embodying any new "short cuts" , on the road to home and fortune. (3UfX MAY 29, 1919. TROOPS OF THE 81ST LEAVE FOR THE U. S. Brest, May 27. ? The American battleships South Carolina, Minnesota and Missouri are sailing this Afternoon with the first troops of the 81st (the "Wild Cat") Division to be repatriated. The troops arc from North Caroina, South Carolina and Georgia. Dr board also are the 156th artillery >rigade and 806th ammunition train complete. The three battleships are bound 'or Newport News. 10 PAY ALLOTMENTS WITHOUT SIGNATURE Washington.?Payments of past lue and current allotments to famiies of s??ldir?r? '.m/l cui'Iavk ..?.l r- Mint ouuv/l r? ell IVl VIL*pendents of Civil War veterans will 30 made by the war risk insurance bureau without waiting for the formal signing of the urgent deficiency jili by President Wilson. (Authority to send the checks forward "without a moment's delay" | ivas cabled to Secretary Glass by ' President Wilson after' the president had been informed that the $45,000,- I 300 deficiency measure had been passed by congress. The bill is now on its way to Paris where it will be signed by the president. navyaSr policy" MAY BE CHANGED Washington. ? Construction of a fleet^of scouting aircraft of the dirigible or lighter-than-air type as an adjunct to the American naval forces is expected by well informed naval officers to be recommended to the general board of the navy in its report to be submitted within a few days to Secretary Daniels. GERMANY WOULD" REDUCE ARMIES To Declare Willingness to Abandon Policy of Militarism. Berlin.?Information has been received from an unimpeachable source that the counter proposals to be made by Germany to the Peace Conference will declare in favoi of military disarmament, saying Germany is ready to reduce her forces to 350,[)()() within two months after the con idusion of peace and by the expiration of another year to cut the size of the army down to 200,000 men. It will be declared that in spite of internal disorders and the necessity for defending her frontiers, Germany thus agrees to disarm ahead of all other powers. It is pointed out this gives adequate proof of Germany's determination to renounce all militarist and imperilistic tendencisc. A VIATORS MOVED^ TO PARRIS ISLAND Washington.?The marine aviation base now located at Miami, Fla., with from 800 to 1,000 men, is to be removed immediately from that place to Parris Island, S. C. This in forma tion was made public here by Congressman Byrnes of South Carolina after a conference with many department and marine corps officials, (1< neral Bennett, commandant of the corps advising him to this effect. The change, which will be made immediately, is in the interest of the service and it is said will permit the men being recruited for the service being handled more expeditionary than at the present time. It is stated that the navy men at Miami will not be moved, but will remain there. A. C. MURREL IS ~ j CLEARED BY JURY | Second Trial of His Case Results in an Acquittal After Day and a Half Trial. The first ease tried at the court this week was that against A. C. Murrell for the killing of Levy J. Watts in December 1917. The case was called and tried at the September term 19IS, with an array of council on both sides, and after i. trial of about two days, the jury remained out for a long time and faded to agree on the case. This time about the same testi- | mony was introduced as at the first i trial. The time taken up was about the same and the arguments of coun so1 covered about the same ground. | The case was given to the jury late in the afternoon on Tuesday. They remained in the room about one hour, probably less time, and came out with a verdict of not guilty. The case created a great deal of interest and the court room was packed to its full capacity while this trial was going on. MANY DRAFTED MEN SUFFER FROM DISEASE Medical examination of draftees in the second million called to the colors showed that 5.4 per cent, of the men had a venereal disease. This per cent, is in reality just a oneflay average as it does not include men who may have been cured the day before or who may have become infected after admission to the army. Tn the cities having a population between ,'10,000 and 40,000 Columbia had the highest rate of 14.98 per hundred. In this same class, .Jamestown, N. Y. had the lowest rate of any city in the United States, her per centage being 0.80. Of the ten cities of 500,000 and over, New York had the lowest rate, '2.44 for eacli hundred men. St. Louiswas highest in this class having 8.58 infected men per hundred. Savannah, Ga., had the highest rate of all cities, her percentage being 27.45. In cities between 40,000 and 50,000 Racine had the lowest rate with 1.15 per cent while Macon, Ga., had the highest rate, 18.411 per cent. The treasury department, United States Public Health Service, division of venereal diseases, has recent ly issued a bulletin which gives the percentage of men in the draft affect eel with venereal cliseasces. o It' stands to reason that the beaten Germans will fight for the best conditions possible. U. S. WILL DETAIN SEIZED VESSELS Definitely Decided We Will Keep Ships Taken From the Germans. Washington. ? Official advices reached Washnigton today that a full understanding had been reached by the council of four at Paris by which the United States will keep aM the German ships seized in American ports when this country entered the war. I President Wilson has informed officials here that the council of four at Paris has reached a full under i? ? -?-i ' ? ** * ? ntuiiuuiK uy wnicn tne united States will retain the 700,000 tons of German shipping seized in American ports when this country entered the war. Great Britain had proposed that this tonnage as well as German ships seized in other countries be placed in a common pool and allitted on the basis of tonnage lost through action >f enemy submarines. The United I >tates has steadfastly refused to I accede to this plan. NO. 6. NAVAL COURSE IN "" COLLEGES OF U. S. Plan for Creating Officers Reserve Corps Being Worked Out 'four-year training j in naval branches With Few Weeks of Intensive I Finishing at Annapolis. Washington?Every university and college in the country will be given an opportunity to co-operate with the navy department in building upa naval reserve officei corps under plans now being developed by Assist ant Secretary Roosevelt, details of which were made public. Mr. Roosevelt and naval officials for sometime have been workings out a scheme whereby college men may win commissions as ensigns in the great reserve sea force to be permanently maintained. A four-years course in nautical subjects, augminted by several months of post giaduate work at the Naval Academy, will be offered by the government, if the proposed plan is adopted. As proposed the plan is to en,.?11 -wOl - .w.i iresnmen who desire to take the course, for a period of four years. During the first school year the navy department would recommend a course for a period of four years. During the first school year the navy department would recommend a course of study along naval lines in connection with regular college works, including physical training. The work would be under the direct supervision of the college authorities and commandant of the naval district. At the end of the fresh man term, members of the training corps would go to a naval training camp for six or eight weeks. During the second school year an advance course in navigation, higher mathematics and astronomy, international law and naval strategy, would be studied and at the end of that and the third school year the embroy officers would be taken aboard war_1_ * snips iov a cmisc of six or eight weeks' duration. Upon graduating1 from college members of the corps who had completed thq course satisfactorily would be sent to the Naval Academy for two months of post-graduate work, the government paying all expenses and a salary. That course completed, the successful candidate would be commissioned as ensigns in the rescive and sent to civil life under no obligations to the government except a pledge to servo as officers in the event of emergency and to keep in touch with naval developments. In order to make the course attractive the tentative plan is to send the training squadrons abroad each summer so the students may have an opportunity to study foreign navies. During these cruises, the reservists, who would be taken into the reserve as seamen second class, would be given an opportunity to advance through the various non-commissioned grades and would be paid accordingly. FOUR CADETSHIPS ARE DUE TO SOUTH CAROLINA Washington. ? There are four cadetships at the United States military academy due South Carolina. Two of these are credited to the 6th Congressional District, and one each to the First and Second Districts. Candidates must submit satisfactory certificates by June 2f> for entrance to the academy on July 10. The law requires that each person appointed shall be an actual resident of the state, district or territoiy from which he proposes to be appointed. 4