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/ t y % \ % % i ????????? VOLUME XXXV. EVIDENCE TAKEN _: IN LAND CASE' Estate Land of K. M. Floyd in I Galvants Ferry Involved SOLICITOR GASQUE REPV RESENTS MRS. ALTMAN i r* | Arguments Will Be Filed With < Referee By August 1st and Decision Rindered The reference hearing in the i case of Catherine Kirton and others against Albert C. Floyd and others, was concluded last Thursday before the Clerk of the Court; as Special Referee. The hearing last Thursday concerned an Answer filed in the case by Mrs. Etta V. Altman, who is nov confined in i The State Hospital for the Insane. In 1913 Mrs. Altman moved away to Georgetown County. Before she went to Georgetown she had made i a title for her interest in the estate land of X. M. Floyd to the defend- ; l ant George J. Holliday. After she had lived in Georgetown for a few * years she became insane and went to the State Hospital for the Insane. It was stated that she was j discharged and returned home and after being informed of the death of her son in France became unbal- < anced again and has been in the asylum again. Her answer in the I ca.se, made through Guardian Ad Litem, alleges that her deed is < void for reason of insanity. The 4 * testimony was taken down in full 1 at the hearing last Thursday and written arguments are to be filed i by the Attorneys with the Referee by August 1st. Solicitor^ L. M. Gasque represent- ? ad Mrs. Altman, or rather the i Guardian Ad Litem, Mr. T. H. Kirton, of Mai ion County. Messrs Wm. Page, A. D. Altman, , M. O. Huggins, were called in this case as witnesses to the mental con * dition of Mrs Etta V. Altman durf ing the ten or fifteen years of her life prior to the time that she mov ?*il to Georgetown county. SANITARY ORDINANCE. ? Editor of Horry Herald: , P'.ase a'low space in your columns to state a few of the provisions of the Sanitarv Ordinance which was adopted and ratified at the regular council meeting on ] June 7th. j ( From and after Jan. 1, 1921. n?|( surface privy can be maintained ( within the corpoiate limits of the town, if same is located within 150 feet from any street or avenue i \ , Conway under which a public sev?r pipe line runs. Outside of this limit no surface privy can be main tained within 100 feet from any t street or avenue. It shall be unlawful for-a residence - in town t> be occupied without same b in x provided with a toilet, privy or septic tank approved by the Board of ^ Health. Ample time has been -given for all property owners to provide their residences with the provision of the Sanitary Ordinance, and it is earnestly hoped that the Town will have the full and hearty cooperation of her citizens in a forward step in making Conway one of the most healthful towns in the state. Respectfully yours, . ; TOWN OF CONWAY. By L. D. Magrath, Mayor. C. H. Snider, Clerk o | DHDlll ATIMI nc II c rur ULHiiun ui u> o> | IS NOW 105,000,000 Washington.?The population of continental United States* is estimated at 105,000,000 by J. A. Hill,! chief statistician of the census bu-1 reau. His calculations are based en the combined population of 1400 cities and towns for which statistics have been announced. I The increase over 1910 is placed at ~j about 13,000,000 showing the growth j of the country has not kept pace W with previous decade. Almost complete cessation of immigration during the war is the chief reason assigned for the falling off in growth.' Others suggested were the two influ tenza epidemics, return of aliens to their native lands and deaths of soldiers abroad and at home during the war. TV aooroximate population of the cities and towns on which the estl~ mac was made is 41.029,354. This is an average of 20 per cent, c mpa-J w'tb 95 per cent in the previous decade. \ . .> if.": - ., I / \ (Thf SUGGESTS ARGUMENT AND NOT ABUSE By Those Who Write For the Paper 011 Question of Free Range. Editor Herald: Please allcw me to say a few words to those who write about the stock law. I think any one who writes abet the stock law should deboaic the subject and not quarrel and talk about what pe >ple wear on tkeii heads, laying babfes on sheep ^kins, and taking care of mnaway widows. That's as far from the subject as any one could get. S )me one remarked that lie was si ignorant that he didn't know whether or not Mr. W. I). Lew:s wore any thing on his head. Of; course he does, like everybody else, j All such as this is not discussing the stock law. Discussions are what people want to read. | \Vhat do you think about it, Mr. Editor ? ?Subscriber. (The Editor of this paper fully agrees with "subscriber" concerning the way some of our correspondents have been writing for the paper on the question of free-range and general stock law. We had an idex that the general public would soon get tired of reading abuse and remarks full of ridicule heaped at one another through the columns of the Herald; and the Herald did not hesitate to fill its office waste basket week after week duiirg the last months with some articles that would not do to publish at all. Nevertheless, a number of articles appeared which contained a whole lot of matter that had no tearing one way or another on this important question. The Herald publishes "Subscriber's" article and also this note in the hope that those who wish to write on the question .of the Btock law will take warning from this and confine what they say to argument one way or the other and cut out foolish references to one another which cannot do any good bPt on the other hand may do much harm by stirring un ill feelings among neighbors.?E dtor). DECLARE VILLA MAN FOR MEXICO Washington.?Declaring in .favor of restoration of the constitution of 1857 and describing Francisco Villa | as "the only leader who disinterested ly and patriotically combats an 1 will continue to combat for t'-e welfare of the people and for the reestablishment of constitutional 01der,"* ten generals, more than 50 otlvoi- inrdiwlinw of staff, and a number of civilians, have issued a manifesto to the Mexican people announcing: their position in tne present Mexican situation. N. C.ADAMSRUNS FOR RE-ELECTION N. C. Adams has his ccard in th a week announcing his candidacy for rc election to the office of County Audi-| tor of Horry County, subject to the lules of the Democratic party. Mr. Adams has filled this office during the last term with great credit to himself and has shown the efficiency therein which comes from experience and ability. The work of the office has been steadily increasing during the time that Mr. Adams has been filling this position owing to the increase of population and tne gTeat increase in the valuation of the property of t c county. He is well trained in tv<duties of County Auditor and will ask the people to reelect him upon the strength of the very good record he has made. ?>? LLOYD FORD IS OUT FOR HOUSE Lloyd Ford, of Floyds Township, has his card in this issue and will MA mL A f/vl' f h A U All OA rvf T? 11 lcirvt- i/i iu i cue i w i i/i iiwunu vi resontatives in the coming Democrat ic primary. He has decided to make this race after having been solicited by numerous friends who advise him to stand for nomination. He is a graduate of WofTord College and has now completed the junior year in the law department of the University of South Carolina. o GOOD NEAR BAYBORO. F. M. Turner sends in an open cotton blossom from his farm near Bayboro. This blossom was open on June 25th, and was brought in to the Herald office last Saturday. Mr. Turner is behind some others in haviticr open blossoms but they sav that nis crop is as fine as anybody's. \ >*7* v \ % parr OONWAY, S C., THURSDAY WOULD START FIGHT ON BUBONIC PLAGUE | ^ Washington.?Calling attention to the discovery of bubonic plague in several American and Mexican gulf ports, and renewing his warning regarding the introduction of plagu-j from Mediterranean ports, which arc known to be infected. Surge n General Hugh S. Gumming-, urged communities throughout the country and especially along the coast, to inauguiatc rat extermination campaigns. "Hub nic plague is primarily a disease of rodents, especially rats/' said G- P' ial Cur.miing, "and the , disease > an l)c c ?ntrolled effectively I by measures directed against th rat. The extermination cf lats als is to bo desired because of the tremendous economic damage they cause." SI80,00;),000 for Rats. According to conservative estimates by the public health service based on numerous suiveys, theie iat least one rat for every person in the United States. The annual up keep per rodent was computed by | the same authorities as $1.80 in Great Britain, $1.20 in Denmark, and $1 in France. The depredations of the rats in the United States will very probbably excee. 1 the estimate for Great Britain, Dr. Cummings said. One-half a cent a day he con sidered conservative, but even on this computation, it costs the. United States $180,000,000 a year to support its rat population^ This does not include mice. "The United States Public Health Service is prepared to detail tiaincd experts to assist communities in organizing the fight against rats," said General Camming. "Many of our officers have had extensive prar tical experience in this work, and know how to make it really effective." The health service has jusc published a bulletin dealing with methods for rat destruction. Copies may be obtained by addressing the United States Publx Health Service, "Washington, D. C. o SPECIAL MEETIN6 AMERICAN LEGION The American Legion held a. .special meeting in the Club Room Tuesday night, June 29th, for the purpose of drawing up a constitution and by laws for the local chapter. The following committees and ofTL cers were appointed by the Post Commander, C. J. Sessions: I To fiame the Constitution and bylaws: J. L. Thompson, T. C. Spark-, W. A. Stilley, Jr. The Ways and Moans Committee: T. C. Sparks, W. A. S Lley, Jr., J. L. Thompson. The Entertainment Committee: G. G. 01'"-cr, W. A. Stilley, Jr., S. L. T1 ompson. t OfL'ccr: T. C. Sparks. Vocational Training Officer: T. B. Ludlam. The Club Room will be furnished with tables, chairs and writing materials, bocks and magazines. It will be found open at' all times for the convenience of the members. The out of town members are especially urged to make this their headquarters while in town. After all business had been trans acted the meeting was turned into a social affair. Ice cream, cakes and cigars Were served. The next business meeting will he held July 8th, at 8:30 o'clock at tlv Club Room. T. C. SPARKS, Publicity Officer, o HARDING GIVES SUFFRAGE VIEWS Washingotn.?Management of the national Rpublican campaign was entrusted to an executve committee of 21 members headed by Chairman Hays of the party's national committee. Seven women have places on the executive committee. Announcement of the membersh p of the executive committor* tnrrot.l - er with the composition of two com mittees to arrange for tho ratifi a tion of Senator Harding, the party' presidential candidate and of Governor Coolidge, the vice presidential nominee, ended a two days conference in which Mr, Harding, Chairman Hays and members of the national committee participated. While the subcommittee was concluding its conferences Senator Harding recieved a group of suffra?;ists and in reply to their request or a statement of his position on the suffrage question, he declared that while he could not with propriety attempt to force any state t > hasten action on the federal suffrage amendment, he would recommend rat ification should any state official seek his opinion. - / T >. *r \ ( I JULY 1, 1920. GIMBEL INDICTED ON MANY COUNTS Now York.?Giinbel Brothers .of Now York, operators of a large department stoio here and eonirollo i by interests which own similar establishments in other cities, were indicted on 207 counts for profiteering I in clothing. I 1.1 l*i / < ? ? r rcmiei ick riimnoi, vice presidcn* of the corporation, Joseph J. 1) w dell, a merchandis< manager, and Charles D. Slawtor, cl .thing boyc r were indicted on the same charges. The Gimbel indictment states tint tlie average profit on all 207 aiticlo. mentioned was "103 1-10 per cent." | In one instance a suit of mohair ; clothes, which was said to have co a Gimbed Brothers $5 50 was oifered for sale at $20, " a gross profit of 263 per cent." The grand jury in the indictment asserted that a gioss profit of 5 > per cent would have been ample t yield Gimbel Brothers a lcasoraM-l profit, after the costs of a garment j and payment of all overhead ch.argcs i in connection with its sale. A "summer baigain sale" of overcoats netted Gimbel Brothers a gross | profit of 100 per cent., according t.) the indictment. The indictment of Gimbel Brothers followed a secret inquiry by the "flying squadron" of profiteer hunters which lasted about a month and specifies 207 articles "offered for sale," at the New York store on June 8, last. o MONDAY TO BE OBSERVED AS THE FOURTH The following patriotic and prominent business places have agreed to close their places of business on Monday, July 5. The Fourth comes on Sunday this year so they are to celebrate the day following. uoiuiincn ury tioorls (Jo. Kingston Furniture Co. Sutherland Furniture Co. S. T. Sessions & son Cox Lundy Co. Gent's Furnishing Co. Spivey Mercantile Co. Ru ss Brothers One Price Shoe Store A. C. Thompson F. C. Todd Conway Trading Co. Conway 5 and 10 cent Store J. S. Causey J. W. Sparks J. G. Woodward L. H. Burroughs S. P. Hawes R. W. Lane & Co. F. E. Stanley & Co. City Market Grier Mercantile Co. W. C. Johnson J. W. Taylor H>rry Hardware Co. Farm Implement Co. Buckley Brothers The Herald M. G. Andersen M. A. Wright J. E. Dawsey Conway I)iug Co. Horrv Drug Co. The Field B. T. Hyman W. B. Chestnut & Co. Conway National Bank Peoples National Bank Burroughs Bank & Trust Co. Burroughs & Collins Co. Lewis Pool Room J. M. Marlow SENATOR HARDING GETS REAL REST: Karitan, N. J.?Senator Harding Republican presidential nominee enjoyed his first day of rest since hi was nominated two weeks ago atj the country home of his friend and: collegue, Senator Frelinghuysen,! here. Fatigued after several months' hard work in the senate, inter' | spersed with a strenous pre-convention campaign and numerous con ferences since he was nominated, Senator Harding has given up all political work during his stay here and is devoting most of his time to relaxation. He has seen no political callers and r.o definite engagements have been made for him here. The plan of doing a little work) on his speech of acceptance while here has been abandoned and the senator will not resume compilation of the draft until after he returns | 10 Washington. The senator and Mrs. Harding attended church this morning an 1 \ spent the rest of the day quitely at "The Hills," the Fielinghuysen estate. They worshiped at the 'third Dutch Reformed church, a small, quaint, colonial type structure on the main street of the village of Raritan. Senator Frelinghuysen'* father was one of the founders of the church, which was built in 1851 and Senator Fielinghuysen himself, is an elder there. There was no departure from the usual church service. Snator Harding and Mrs. Harding who are Baptists, followed the service with deep interest, joining in the singing and in the scriptural responsive reading by the congregation.1 " ' \ * * ' v * < v / 0 mM. FURMAN QUARTET WILL VISIT HERE Will Appear at Pastime Theatre at 8:30 O'Clock P. M. July 5th. T Furman Quartet, after a very cxtcn ive ca.ccr in college circles, is to .".pnr:>r in ('/.?? o.nn -4 4 V/Vltu uk> 1*.^ o.oi; o'clock. Monday ovo-hny, Ju!y M . This quartet of college si ;j>vrs is undoubtedly one of the bo i of il kind in the entire South, i or t re years they haw sun^ at diffe^on tin e- in many of ti?o loading town and cities in South Carolina, and the,, have been accorded a ve y enthusia.-iic welcome in each inst.i c \ For several weeks this sum men (ho collegians are to tour this ; n : other states. A very interesting feature of? their program is "Jim" MeCravy j and his violin. Another young1 musician who is S a member of the quartet is Judson League, pianist. j Everybody who has heard "Bud" Moore has been struck with the beautiful quality and wide range of his remarkable tenor voice. Fred Jones, of Greenville, is the basso. Besides quartet numbers, solos, both vocal and instrumental the quartet will be acocmpanied by "Bill" Blackburn as impersonator and reader. The concert will be given under the auspices of Pastime Theater, and music lovers of Conway, are fortunate indeed of having the opportunity of hearing these musicians and entertainers. MONSTER ALLIGATOR KILLED RY ROYS Some days ago an alligator mea.-| uring five feet nine inches long I was killed by Warren Johnson and IM. M. Hediick about eighteen miles op the Waccamaw river from Conway. A shot gun was used in killing the alligator. It is stated that a longer one was shot in this section some years ago but it was at a time when alligators were very numerous in the river. It is seldom that one of this length is killed now. The skin and teeth of an alligator are both valuable. Some of the flesh from this alligator was eaten by a number of boys and was said to be good. o- ?? EXPECT COUNTIES TO EXCEED QUOTAS Reports of much progress in several sections of the state in the expansion campaign of the South Carolina Development board were received last week at the headquarters in Columbia. S >me of the district chairmen entertain the hope that individual count'es will have leached or exceeded their quota* within a week's time. There is said to be a determ^nation in every county to carry the campaign through, for the men whi have been makinv the canvass aro unanimous in their statements that they are meeting* with thq most cordial cooperation everywhere. ! planWhold i another meeting There was a meeting: of the people who are interested in the South Carolina Development Board hell here last week when Mr. E. D. Kizer, who has headquarters in Florence, S. C.i as District Field Agent of the Board, made an address explaining the plans and puiposes of the Board and after which there was a general \ discussion by those present. Every J man present at the meeting became a member of the Board. On account of the small attendance at that meeting, owing to the fact that It whs not properly adveitised, it h planned to hold another meeting later on when the plans will again bi> presented. o ? . TENANT ON PLACE FOR 18 YEARS The Herald is in receipt of an open cotton blossom from the farm oi Mr. l). I). Harrelson near Luis, S. C., the fa mi being operated by Mr. J. M. Edwards. This farm has boon worked for Mr. Harrelson by Mr. Edwards for eighteen years making a record tnat could hardly bo beaten by any other tenant that we know in Horry County. He has a fine crop this yea as he usually had during all th?> years that he has planted it. "v' WI4F^ m fl v M 3 ' *3B * No.'rf BROTHER'S WIDOW | WANTS PEACE BOND To Prevent Threatened Injury From Robert Barefoot in Dogwood Neck THREATS ARE MADE ABOUT COTTON CROP Jase Was Continued When > C.illcd Before Magistrate ? Chestnut Last Friday Last Friday was fixed f?- r a trial ia theMagistrate Court under a war. rant for breach oi the peace brought by Mrs. Barefoot of Dogwood Neck Township, the widow of Terra Barefoot, against Robert Barefoot, a brother of her deceased husBand. The prosecutrix aims to bind Robert Barefoot to keep the peace. Magistrate John Simmons was here as a witness but the case was continued by Magistrate Chestnut until some further date. It appears that the land on which Mrs. Barefoot now lives belonged half and half to her late hu-band and his brother Robert. Recently friction came up between the two as it appears that Robert Barefoot has a cotton field around the house where the widow lives. It was stated by one of the witnesses that Robert Barefoot had made threats against the widow to the effect that if he caught her again in the cotton patch he would use physical violence to put her out, ard the situation appears to be that she cannot go to certain out buildings on the place without going through this cottur I patch. According to wi tresses, many threats have been made, an 1 it < oal I appear that things have become very linitloacnnf f v tV?io ? ...U ? I.. ?..r.vv?<?nv > \/i vino n uiiiau WlIU l> evidently trying to make a 1 ivincr on the farm where her husband stayed when living. A. C. MURREL FOR SHERIFF'S OFFICE The readers of The Herald will notice in this week's paper the announcement card of A. C. Murrel as a candidate for elect i n to the office of Sheriff of Horry C unty. Mr. Murrel has been in po'itics before this and consequently is already known to all of the voters of this County. He fPled, with efficiency, the office of County Supervisor for a total period of eight years, beginning his administratin in the year 1907 and continuing in office until about the year 1916. After that hewas township supervisor of Conway Township under a lafer law for County Government passed by the Legislature, filling this position <tur^ i inc the years 19X7 and 1918. He made friends while filling this office. He will ask for election to 1 the offioft of Shoriff r?f + Onimfu ? ? ? v/ l VIIU WVUttWJ' upon the record he made. o TOBACCO MEETING FOR NEXT TUESDAY Mull ins. S. C., June 29, 192t> A little more than a year ago theSouth Carolina Tobacco Association was organized at Florence, S. C., but scon after the markets opened last year it was found that the organisation lacked efficiency. As every warehouse selling tobacco in the belt wan full of tobacco and could not ship a pound, hence it was necessary to I have a call meeting of the associaI tion and appoint a committee to go | to Washington for the purpose of cot ting the railroad embargo liftoff. This was done and in three days the purpose was fully accomplisherd. As vice president of the associa: tion I have received urgent request.* ! from prominent farmeis, bankers, j warehousemen and tobacco buyer* i askng for a meeting of the Asso! ciation. To accordance with t^ere re| quests I have selected next Tu^sdav. | Tnly (b.b e< I1.80 for a meeting of tue association to bo hob! in County Court house in Florence, S. C.f for pin pose of perfecting a more e<*ficient organization and to consider the question of finance and transportations and any other matter which may properly come before the meeting:. In making* this call I earnestly request that the tobacco growers, the tobacco warehousemen, the tobacco buyers and the bankers of overv to bacco .growing section of the State I send representatives to the meeting. | It is also requested that the weekly j papers in the tobacco bolt publish i this notice. N. A. McMillan, ' Vice President S. C. Tobacco Asso.