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? VOLUME XXXIV. CASES IN COURT % TOOK MUCH TIME Limited Number Disposed of as y*~ pearly All Were Fought to Finish > t SEVERAL VERDICTS OF GUILTY PRONOUNCED ^"Court Lasted Through Friday of Last Week, - Busy All the Time. The nyurl of General Sessions lasted through Friday of last week, busy every minute of the time. Only a limited number of cases were disposed of as compared to the large num. - C w-i ui cases on the docket; one reason being that all of the criminal cases, or practically all, were bitterly contested by the defendants charged with the commission of crime. Instead of pleading guilty as they do in many instances, the defendants employed lawyers and contested every inch of the ground leading to their conviction. There were more convictions than there were acquittals. Solicitor Gasque was a hard morked man all the time. But he stood to the Tack in his characteristic manner, ^representing the interests of the Btate in a very skillful and zealous way using every particle of his long experience in advancing the side of ^ the Common Wealth. Beginning where the Herald quit last week in reporting the cases tried, the following cases were tried with , ITesults as stated: State vs. F. O. Bellamy, charged with taking a net from D. T. McNeill. The defendant was found guilty by the jury of housebreaking and larceny and was sentenced to a term of three years in the penitentiary, or the pounty chain gang. , State vs. Dayton Jackson, charged With stealing a bicycle from a colored man by the name of Dewitt. He was convicted and got a fine of $150.00 or one year. He is serving the year. State vs. George Skipper and Edna Hucks tried for adultery. The woman's sentence was suspended upon tier good behavior. The man got a sentence of one year and a fine of $100.00. The State vs. R. J. Graham was a charge of assault with intent to kill. TThe jury found him guilty of an assault of a high and aggravated na-' ture, vHis fine was $30.00. Stajfe vs. W. J. Osborne was a charge of maliciously killing a dog belonging to T. J. Vaught. The jury found the defendant not guilty. The court then spent the rest of the time in trying the murder charge against Jesse Lewis, and the court , was adjourned for the term on Friday evening. RUMANIA OFFERS" V, ALL SATISFACTION Paris?In, the answer given by Premier Bratiano, of Rumania, to the alitor note delivered by Sir George Rusfy Clerk, who went to Bucharest A^is an emissary of the peace conference, Rumania offers to give the allies all the satisfaction in her power with regard to actions con- ] nected with her occupation of Hun? < garian territory, according to the i Echo de Paris. Rumania is ready to evacuate Budapest or to co-operate 1 Adhere with the allies in maintaining 1 order, the note declares, and also sees i forth that Rumania is prepared to deliver to the allies a list of the war 1 material and rolling stock seized. Rumania however, expressed in the i note the hope that as she had recovercdjftiy what was due her from Ilun ] gavy the allies would not dispossess 1 her of these acquisitions. One point upon which she insists, according to i the vrsion. of the note, is the removal ] of the Hungarian blockade. ] Whit y j STOLL DECLARED NOMINEE IN SIXTH Columbia, Sept. 29.?The state democratic executive committee tonight declared Philip H. Stoll, of Kingstree, the nominee from the Sixth district foi congress. The committee was in. ?vvwiV|| |/? WVllVWIJ' al! of the clay and all of the evidence which was heard by a part of the committee last Tuesday was reviewed. The committee by a vote of 28 to 8 decided to throw out 12 votes from the Andrews boq in Georgetown, but passed a resolution saying that in as much as these 12 votes, even if all of them were deducted from the vote of Mr. Stoll would not change the result that the protest be dismissed. By a vote of 24 to 12 the committee defeated a resolution offered by Senator Clifton, of Sumter, declaring the election null and void, and ordering another election. The general election will be held next Tuesday. There were intimations tonight that E. J. Sherwood, the defeated candidate might go into the courts. The general opinion is that he will not. GERMAN SOLDIERS READY FOR SERVICE f I I IP With the American Forces in Germany.?An entirely new scheme for establishing: a reserve army in Germany in anticipation of some future opportunity to establish German military power is seen*by some German newspaper in a plan they have just discovered and exposed. While the scheme is confined to only one regiment and so probably has no sanction from the war ministry it is an indication, in the opinion of American army officers who for eight months have been studying demobilization of the German forces, of how hard Prussian militarism dies. rrhc Lightschlag corps of Westphalia, now the Sixty-second Reichsv/ehr (national at my) regiment of the thirty-first Reichswchr brigade, has sent out circulars to all men who have served in this volunteer unit since the aimistice, urging them to sign a pledge to ansmer to call to the colors in the event of general disorder or a new revolution. The Freihcit, the Independent Socialist organ in Berlin, suggests that the men responsible for the scheme really have in mind something more than suppression of didsorder, the paper then quoting from the circular as follows: "Soon the time will come when the ammivi imiui win nctvc ncud oi every resolute and proven arm." The circular, according to the news papers, says that the corps is organizing a "reserve" from among the best of its released soldiers, this reserve to be called into the service of | the corp3 in time of need. Details are then given of the method of issuing such a call. The "Freheit, in a recent issue, demanded to know who had given the corps the right to es- ^ tablish such a reserve and to promise regular Reichswehr or national army pay to these "reservists" whenever called. RAPIDMIGRAT10N OF THE BOLL WEEVIL; Clemson College.?Since August 26 y the actual weevil line has advanc d j fifteen miles, according to reports of s the Crop Pest Commission. The com-1 \ parative scarcity of squares (which s constitute the weevil's preferred food) and the favorable seasonal conditions ( arc the causes of this rapid migra- s tion, which will continue! until tjhe weevil is forced into winterquarters r by cold weather between the last of October and the middle of November. I Last fall the weevil was active into I December because of the unusually t mild weather. e The attention of cotton seed ship- t pers is directed particularly to this rapid weevil movement and the con- t] sequent necessity that the Crop Posi ^ Ccmmmission change the boll weevil a line and the quarantine line frequent- r ly during the next month. p |awr ? I CONWAY, S. 0 , THURSDAY WHITE BIRTH RATE SHOWS INCREASE Death Rate Among White Infants Decreases?Health Statistics. During the first six months of 1919, the total number of births of white infants in South Carolina was 9,670. The number of births of white infant^ for the first six months of 1918 was 9386, which shows that the number of white births for 1919 was 284 more than for the same period of time in 1918. Negro births for the same periods of time showed a falling off to the extent of 1,028. During the first six months of 1919, the number of births of negro infants in South Carolina was 10,255. During the first six months of 1918 the number of negro births was 11,278. Comparative death rates for infants of the two races for the first six months of 1918 and for 1919 show that the white race showed a decrease while the negro race showed an increase. in 1918 the death rate for white infants under one vear of ace was 94.7 per 1,000 births. In 1919, the rate was 88.4 per 1,000 births. (With the negro race, the deaths for six months in 1918 among infants under one year of ago was 169.4 per 1,000 births. In 1919 for the same period of time the statistics show that the death rate among negroes was 176.9 per 1,000 births. These statistics are taken from the official figures compiled by C. W. miller, chief clerk of the bureau of vital statistics of the state health department. The total number of births for the first six months of 1918 in South Carolina was 21,454. The total number for the same time in 1910 was 20,691. The total number of deaths for the first six months of 1918 in the state was 12,628. The total number for 1919 was 12,633. The rate per 1,000 of population was the samp for the two years while the birth rate showed a slight falling off for 1919. o J. O. Anderson was in Conway last Tuesday on business. PRESIDENT WILSON BEGINS REST CURE Prescribed by His Doctor as Necessary tor His Recovery DEFERS RECEPTION BELGIAN ROYALTY Until After They Return to Washington After Trip Over Country Washington, Sept. 29.?Back at the [\ruu~ TT _ - -- ?*nitu nuusu aiter an absence of 25 lays, President Wilson today was be- j (inning the period of absolute rest described by his physician a3 necessary for his recovery from the nervous exhaustion which cut short his speaking trip for the peace treaty. In a bulletin issued today, Dr.' Jrayson, the President's physician, j .aid: "The President passed a restless j light but is sleeping this ntoming.' j President Wilson will not receive Cing Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium at the White House until hey return from a tour of the Unitd States it was learned definitely oday at the White House. Secretary Tumulty said the Presilent would remain in seclusion at the Vhite House for the o resent. Ho idded that Mr. Wilson had spent aj estful night and had be^h able to :et some sleep. | & 9** ^OCTOBER 2 ,1919. HUNTERS WARM UP FOR 1919 SEASON Game Law Allows Killing of Some Birds and Animals Now?Others Later. The hunters of South Carolina are warming up for the full swing of the hunting season. For some forms of game the season is already on. For others it began the first of October, and for still others not until November. Attorney General Wolfe is furnishing to game wardens and others entrusted with enforcement of the game Iuwb, and to hunters as well, copies of the game laws of the State printed on authority of "W. H. Gibbes, chief game warden pf the State. The laws are printed in a small book, which is of value to game lovers. The book contains in full the new game law, enacted by the legislature of 1919. [Foxes may be hunted, according to the State law, between September I and February 15. Opossums, coons, wild cats, rabbits, siquirrels and some other animals cannot be hunted until after October 1. The deer season is now on, being from September 1 to December 31. It 8 against the law to hunt at night, except for racoons, opossums and foxes. The seining and gill net season for fish is now on, lasting from September 1 to May 1. The partridge season extends from November 15 to February 15, three months, and the bag limit is fifteen per day. The open season for wild turkeys begins November 15 and lasts till April 1, with a bag limit of two a day, and a total limit for the season of twenty turkeys. The open season for doves is from September 15 to December 31. The open season for blback birds is from October 1 to March 15. Pheasant hunting is against the law at all times in South Carolina now, a closed season of five years huv ing become effective with the passage ol the 1919 game law. The season for hunting game animals is from October 1 to March 15, except for deer, the season for which is September 1 to December 31. The bag limit for squirrels is 15 per day. School boys are not all acquainted with the fact that it is against the law to destroy birds' nests. The destruction of nests is punishable in the same way as the destruction of birds. The chief game warden is issuing a number of licenses now. The license fee for a resident of the county is $1.10. For a non-reisident it is $3.10. The hunters' license fee for a year is $15;25. The license for fishing on the ~ M 1 ' J " - jmi L ux non-resiueni s is $3.zo. < LOOKED LIKE STORM. The clouds came over with frequent' gusts of wind, beginning last Monday and lasting for a day or two. It looked much like a September storm was in the making. GLEAN STREETS ON SUNDAYS The rush of the tobacco season having passed, the time is now opportune to begin the Fall clean up of the town. In the next week or two a special time will be set apart for the removal of all weeds, cans and rubbish, and an extra force will be put on to assist in the removal of same. In the business section on Sunday mornings the streets present a rather sad appearance. Paper and peanut hulls cover the pavements and spoil the looks of our streets. We want to make this the starting point and you Mr. Merchant can help. On Satur tiay nights just before you close have the pavement swept off and put the sweepings in a receptacle so that it can be removed. The balance will be attended to. If you will do this we will have clean streets next Sunday moMriihg. It will be easy .to pick out thos? ivbo did not. t ?L. D. Magrath, Mayor. % i,. I mU. GERMAN LINERS TO RE RETAINED Washington.?Eight German liners, including the former Hamburg-American steamer Imperator, second largest ship in the world, allocated to the United States by the interallied shinnimr pnmmiooiA? ? ?i t?o W...HH001UU IUW I niu signing of the armistice ami used to bring home American troops, arc to be retained by the United States. Plans to place them in passenger and freight service are being prepared by the shipping board. The Imperator. had been allocated by the allied naval commission at Paris to Great Biitain and the British minister of shipping expected that the ship would be delivered to him at Hoboken for use by the Cunard line in service between New York and England. The ship-j ping board announced, however, that it had taken the liner over from the war department and ordered a survey to determine repairs necessary for use as a liner. o GREEN FEEDS IN WINTER. Green feeds, such as sprouted oats, alfalfa meal, chopped alfalfa, and clover hay, cabbage, and mangled beets should be supplied hens confined in small yards and also to all hens during the winter season when no green feed is available. Cabbages may be hung up in the poultry house. Beets are usually split and stuck on nails on the side wall of the pen about 1 foot above the floor. Frozen vegetables can be thawed out and fed to fowls, but usually do not keep well after thawing. Clover and alfalfa may be fed as hay, cut into one-fourth or one-half inch lengths, or they may be bought in the form of meal. FAIR TREATMENT FOR AMERICANS "Washington.?While the German government failed to live up to agreements concerning housing and caring for American war prisoners, their treatment was merciful on the whole, and there was no systematic abuse, according to a statement by Carl P. Dennett of Boston, Red Cross commissioner for prisoners' welfare during the war. "We always had in America more German agents in detention camps than the total of all American prisoners in Germany," Mr. Dennett says in the summary made public by the Red Cross, citing reasons for the gentler handling of American prisoners as compared to Russians and Italians. Toward the end of the war, a special agreement was made between the united States ami Germany for treat ment of prisoners, but did not become effective because of the armistice. Mr. Dennett said there were 23,600 American prisoners in German hands. In the early months of American participation there was considerable mal treatment in passing through Germany, and in some cases the men were robbed of shoes and clothing, and the first food parcels sent them were often stolen, he added. Finally, under Mr. Dennett's supervision, a special supply system was built up in Switzerland and each American soldier prisoner was sent 20 pounds of foods weekly. In each camp, where Americans were confined, a camp | committee would supervise distribution and this evidence of plentiful supplies for Americans had a respect compelling effect on the German population, the report states. "It became a source of embarrassment to German officials," Mr. Dennett says, "and we were even told l that we were sending too much, and asked to reduce the quantities. He- j pnilcn Amni'ipnn nt'ivjimnvj iirai'o ennf I food, clothing and toilet articles to ] enable them to maintain their health < and self-respect, they were respected ] fcy the Germans. On the contrary, ] Italian and Russian prisoners, who \ received no supplies, were treated ? like dogs." , The report declares that without food, clothing and facilities for rec- . reation and amusement supplied from , their own country, American prison- ] ers would have faced st&rvatioh and j suffering. , t NQ724! SLAYER OF TYLER GOES TO THE PEN Woman Charaed in the ^ ? ...w VMWV l?l Freed at Direction of Court JESSE LEWIS WILL SERVE COUNTY FOR ACT Much Testimony of Bad Whiskey and Numerous Threats Before Killing. The murder case against Jesse Lewis and Loula Bullock was taken up in the late afternoon of Thursday. The defendants were charged with the killing of Tolar Tyler on August 2Srd, 1919, and which created excitement at the time, as the slayer ran away after the killing and was arrested and brought back and lodged in the county jail by G. C. Stroud. The jury empanelled to try the case were as follows: J. R. Strickland, H. N. Anderson, S. W. Martin, J. Lewis Vereen, H. L. Marlow, W. S. Hardee, Noah Edwards, Sam C. Rabon, W. A. Page, J. R. Tucker, L. S. Burroughs, W T-V n ? ?? . 1J. vox. The testimony showed that parties* had a bottle of tomato wine or intoxicant of some kind and several men. Mere drunk. It was at the residence of Daggett Fowler. The. court was still busy with the trial of the defendant on Friday. K number of witnesses were sworn byi the State and a number by the defendants. The defendant, Jesse Lewis, testified in his own behalf and claimed self defense and said that the deceased, was after him with a knife. The defendant, Leila Bullock, testified and denied that she grave Lewis the pistol with which he killed the deceased. This case took time to try. There was no testimony upon which the State would ask for a verdict of guilty as to the woman and a verdict of not guilty was directed in her behalf. They considered the case of Jesse Lewis and found him guilty of manslaughter, with recommendation to the mercy of the court. The court first sentenced Lewis to three and one-half years penal servitude. Later in the day the court reduced this to two and one-half years. The testimony offered in the case showed that the killing followed a drunken row after there had been exCOKsivP <lfinVinr? " <" ?"*" * . _...... w w \?? aj jf v ik%s j/a? tiu?i| UWI following a number of threats made by the deceased. . < ; _ o ?** LACK OF MATERIALS. There is a lack of building material in this section of the State; and a great lack of railroad cars in which to haul what little material there is. EFFORT TO ADJUST PROBLEM OF IRISH ? Is Being Made by Lloyd George Is the Opinion of London Circles. London?Efforts are being made by Premier Lloyd George to reach an adjustment of the Trish problem, accordng to opinion in political circles here. Among the possibilities it is said, the resignation of James lan A1 acpherson* :hief secretary for Ireland, who may be transferred to another post, Field Marshal Viscount French, lord lieutenant, who has been in London for several days conferring with officials will, it is said, return to Ireland. Viscount French is reported to have advocated another attempt to reach n settlement of the Irish question, and he is said to be preparing his pro posal for submission to parliament tvhen the next session opens.