The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, October 02, 1919, Image 1
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VOLUME XXXIV.
CASES IN COURT %
TOOK MUCH TIME
Limited Number Disposed of as
y*~ pearly All Were Fought
to Finish
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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.
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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. ]
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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?*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. |
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^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
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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.
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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.
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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. ,
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SLAYER OF TYLER
GOES TO THE PEN
Woman Charaed in the
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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,
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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
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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
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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.