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J ft VOLUME XXXV. A Trial Last Monday Resulted in Conviction of Getty Stroud OTHER CASES ARE PENDING HEARING Charge of Public Drunkenness % ? r Against Lewis Tyler Following Trouble. The Town of Loris had a lot of trouble the last week D. J. Butler, the Intendent of the Town, would have disposed of sev-) eral cases last Monday, if the time > had been sufficient. However, it was only the case against Gettie Stroud that w|is tried, and this resuited in a verdict of guilty of Section Thirteen of the Code of Ordinances making it unlawful to impede or obstruct the Town Marshall in the discharge of his duties. The trouble be^an on Friday, Sep tember 17th, when Otto Stroud used profane language in the hullway of the lively stables occupied by J. C. Hodges. The Policeman is F. C. Stroud, a second cousin of Otto Stroud, Gettie Stroud and Odcll Stroud. F. C. Stroud, tlv Marshall, went ^to the stables to arrest Otio Stroud for disorderly conduct when the latter resisted and was assisted by Gettie Stroud. It was alleged ! that Gettie Stroud took the Marsh- I all's pistol and club, and struck : him several times in the back. After separating the Marshall from his weapon Otto Stroud escaped out (,f the Town. Gettie Stroud was a .nested later by the Marshal! and was tried last Monday and sentenced to a fine of $(>0.00, or twenty days on the public works. On last Saturday, Odell Stroud, who had not been in the difficulty up to that time, went to the Intondent and demanded an immediate trial for Gettie Stroud. The In tendeat refused to call the ease until Monday, when Odell Stroud insisted an<l told the officer that if he did not try it that day he .should neve)- try it. When he still insisted and disputed with the officer the policeman arrested Odcll Stroud. After Stroud had been placed under arrest, he is said to < have resisted, and the Marshall used his club. Odell Stroud is to he tried on October 7th for disorderly conduct and for resisting- arrest. Later on the same day, Lewis Tylev was arrested by the Town Marshall on account of public drun':< ness, and at first he submitted. He went with the Marshall to a store nearby to pay $15.00 fine and leave the Town. When he got in the store he is said to have cursed and refused to pay the money, and ran. The Marshall chased him into the Martin store and Tyler prevented the Marshall from entering at first by throwing cocacola bottles at him. It is alleged that Tyler was assisted by Martin to the rear end of the store where J Tyler gathered a number of * weights used with a pair of scales and threatened to kill anyone who tried to arrests him. Martin ord^ ered the Marshall not to come into the store. While the Marshall was trying to gain a rear entrance to I fVia hinUlinor n,n automobile OCC.U- C pied by Tyler's father and another ii party drove up in ifront of the t store, and Tyler slipped out, and v was placed in the automobile aa s the Marshall came around in front. 1 The Marshall drew his pistol and n ordered the car not to be moved, p Just after that the father of "Lewis 1< Tyler arranged to get bail for his h Hon and this ended the difficulty for the time. Lewis Tyler is charged in the p Court with* disorderly conduct, pub- ti lie drunkenness and resisting arrest v He will be tried later. f Martin, who tried to assist Tyler as alleged, will be cited for [rial according to the officers. V PICNIC AT MT. PISGAH There is to be a picnic at Mt. e Pisgah School House on Saturday J5, September 25th. Everybody especially invited and urged to bring well filled baskets. Good order expected n and cool drinks v-.wil'r/be "msrved.. J1 Come and bring yoUr frietids and let's have a jolly good day and c6le- e brate our'Tlnentl harvest - for past crop season. ? a ^ j Committee. COURT CONVENES ^ The court of General Sessions s< *<vill cor.vone next Monday morning' for I? rry County, Judge Geo. E. h Prince, presiding. c ^nj^FLr y j^Kj^Bjr. r^rft^ v? ' v??V?' TKU5R AND GAUSE, FINISH HEARING t> mmammamm Contest Over .Foreclosure of Mortgage of Small Farm ANNIE JANE GAUSE CLAIMS WAS FRAUD ?? i Forgery Claims Against J. A. Gause Said to Hare ' Been Dropped The hearing before W. L. Bryan, Special Referee in the ease of S. G. Tyler against J. A. Gause and others was concluded last Thursdav in the Grand Jury room at the Courthouse. The hearing was held in the grand jury room at the courthouse for the reason that the court room was occupied by the Cunty Executive Committee who met to make an official count on the votes .cast in the second primary. The case of Tyler- vs. Cause attracted some unusual interest, one reason being that J. A. Cause sometime ago was proseccted for forgery of the deed under which his mortgage was mil-do; hut. the lorgcry case was dropped at the Courthouse according to testimony, and could not be, or rather was not, established. j J. A. Cause did not appear at the first hearing sometime ago but ho was present last Thursday and testified. He produced the original deed from his mother, Annie Jane Cause, to himself for the fifteen acres of land that is in question. The two witnessess to that deea were present in Court and proven the deed to be genuine and a\ having been voluntarilv executed hv 1 the old lady, Annie Jane Gause. Several \vitnessess were called by tlie plaintiff and there are testimony contradicting the testimony given by Annie Jane Clause and Jul its Ann Todd to the effect that this deed was procured by fraud. The decision of the Referee was deferred and in the meantime the attor- I r.eys will file written arguments in the case. ? o ? CIVIC LEAGUE TO MEET OCT. 6th. There will be a meeting of the Conway Civic League Wedne-d ly Oct. Gth, that is if the ladies of J Lhe town want a Civic League. ! With their cooperation I will take [Treat p'oasure in serving as presilent until my term is ended nexi spring. The League has a wonderful field for work this winter. For nstance we may join with th? Parent-Teachers' Association and Tiake a real true play ground for Jonway children, and \vc. may get with the county commissioners to jeautify the court house grounds. But a half dozen women can do rery little to accomplish what fif,y women may accomplish. If you are interested and want a' 2ivic League for Conway show it >y meeting at the Town Hall at our o'clock ^Wednesday afternoon, )ct. 6. (Signed) Nell A. D. Freeman Pres. Civic League. m HAS FINE SCHOOL. P. B. Loekwood, principal of the . tehoboth School, twelve miles from i "onway, spent some time last week I n Conway. This school has added he ninth and tenth grades and nil run frm August, when the chool commenced, until next April 921. Mr. Lockwood is an old ' lewspaper man, an expert all-round 1 irinter, but who has taught for a :>ng time at different intervals in lis life. i * _ i There was a large crowd of poo- ; le here last week during the elec-1 ion and also on Tuesday night diile the returns were coming in rom the thirty-nine precincts of lie county. VOl'LD ABOLISH . . FREE SCHOLARSHIPS Whereas we are deeply interestd in the cause of education and nin/N/l 4-- 1 l uuicii ia? iciirii OI Lne lOW CCVUCJl- j ional status of our beloved State. < 1st. That Upper Pee Dee Union j ow in session, respectfully asks | 1 ur representatives in the legisla- r ire to do all that lie in their pow- ] r to abolish the free scholarships ] s they now exist, and to estalish ] ~16an fund instead. j 12nd. That they shall devote < ienj?elves especially for all possi- ] le measures of educational ad- < ancoment, effecting the public < :hools of Horry County. ^ 3rd. That a copy of these reao- ( < itions he sent to the County pap-1 rs for publication. ' Jte* OONWAY, S. P., TgPBSDAT rn^mmiT AT COURT HOUSE .v* f Conforming to the retyuent of the American Cotton Association. *nd in response to the Proclamation of Gov. Cooper, "Cotton Day" was observed at the Court House here on Monday the 20th. Quite a number of farmers and bsiness men were present thus showing their interest in the cause of the South's great money crop. Mr. J. D. Montgomery wat elected temporary chairman and S. F. Bourne acted as Secretary. The chair briefly stated the purpose of the Association, and enumerated the many advantages to be derived from Horry's membership in the organization. D. A. Spivey urged the importance of the Horry Farmers and business men organizing foimutual benefit, and to affiliate with the State and National Association. i It was pointed out that the principle objects just now to be attained through this campaign was three-fold: 1st. The propriety of holding cotton in case the present pricesj were below the cost of production. 2nd. To nrovide wnroiinn?o ities for holding cotton, and enable the producer to borrow sucicientj funds to meet his immediate obligations and 3rd. To wage a campaipn for curtailment of acreage for next season, seek to increase acreage of food crops and diversify in other money crops. On a motion a committee was appointed to investigate the possibility of arranging with some local warehousemen whereby plans might be perfected to take care of the cotton desired to be held this season. I By a unanimous vote the meeting indorsed the aims and purposes of the American Cotton Association, and urged all our people to join the local Association. The membership f< e is 25 cents per bale for each bale raised. It was resoled to have a "Cotton Picnic" to be held at Homewood on Friday, the 30th of September: At which meting able speakers will be lu.d, including President Wannarnaker of the National Association, I Hon. Jos. A. Brown of Chadbourne, and B. F. McLcod of Charleston. J. D. Montgomery and D. A. Spl vey were appointed as a Committee on securing speakers. Every person in the County in any way interested in this movement are requested to be present on this occasion. The following Committee was appointed to tnke charge of the Picniv' and exercises: V. D. Johnson, Chm., S. W. Martin. V. P. McQueen. B. H. Martin, D. Watts, H. C. Cannon, W. F. Hucks, S. E. Bourne, L. P. Roberts, H. L. B. Jordan, S. H. Brown, W. J. Hendricks, J. W. Hughes, R. B. Glasgow, J. H. Hendrick, W. M. Booth, W. J. Waller. J. A. McDeimott, T. J. Vaught, D. D. Edge, W. OFFICIAL RETURNS, STATE SENATE S w ~ 3 sr- <-+ o sr PRECINCTS f Grahamville ...16 20 Withers 6 34 Dogwood ,. .. 6 27 Port Harrelson ]7 .30 Marlow 3 29 Hickory Grove 38 43 Grahams X Roads 16 28 Jordanville 28 74 Galivants Ferrv *7ft 01 Dog Bluff 44 6f Adrian 32 103 Comvay 217 199 Homewood ..| 12 4S f'Oris 106 66 Wampee 29 24 Little River 34 10 Hammond 36 20 Jemigans X Roads 22 81 Allsbrook 27 40 hurley 35 31 Daisey 61 34 Floyds f 136 35 Sedar Grove 9 90 urroen sea ... 82 60 \ynor 98 64 ?,ool Spring 44 44 Blanche 53 23 White Oak ? 48 Taylorsville 16 41 Bayboro 23 66 knotty Branch 0 43 -lorry 40 48 Sbenezer 18 47 Spcastee.. 21 4.> [?affi?r j . i. 84 14 SreejlWood i.. .. * 19 10? 3h*m ... igl fi /anielle .... 48 16 Spring Branch 16 il TOTALS 1528 1905 i IP ?> rBBPTEMEK 23, 1920. ' FREE RANGE VOTE Ts~ v!~ Tv*T%- y'ji. AT EBENEZER POLL 1 *' Perilaps ' some misunderstandiri? has berri'caused by means of a mistake in recording the unofficial vote, Cast on the stock law at Ebenezer voting precinct, in the first primary. The way it appeared in the paper as we now find out, showed the free range vote in place of the stock law vote and vice versa, thus making it appear that the stock law received a much larger vote at Ebenezer than the free range. The mistake came about by reason of the fact that the public bulletin board, which was posted by the Nor ton Drug Company, had placed the stock law and free range backwards, as compared to the way th?y were placed en the ticket. The Herald had a tabulation in accordance with the i arrangement of the ticket and hence the figures get reversed when tavana ferred from the board to the Herald card. The Herald makes this lengthy explanation to let the people know j that there was no intention on it?| part to misrepresent the votes cast | on this important question. The peo- I pie will note that the Herald gavt* j the correct totals and this proves that it was only a mistake in stat- j ing the number of votes. Certain | people have said that there was a j I disposition in Conwav favoring the! I ) ? ? ' * - - - i nwjh iaw and nad used this trick of j reversing the votes cast at Ebenezer to favor the stock law as much as; possible, and this we know to be a mistake. W. (). W. PICNIC There will be a Woodman picnic I ! and Rally at Pauley Camp, No. j 979, located at Pauley Swamp. Sat- j urday. Oct. 2, 1920. The public is! invited to come with welJ filled baskets. Cool drinks will be on the grounds, and also favored with several good speakers including Mr. F. M. Bryant and Mr. E. S. C. Baker. Committee: J. C. Miller, J. E. j Brown, I). M. Martin, J. W. Bev| erly. Tillman Brown, Clerk. CASE DISMISSED The case of assault and batters* against K. V. Ward in which J. O. Bell was prosecutor, was heard before Magistrate Chestnut last I week and the charge dismissed. The defendant wa?. held for a s!'m* ple assault and battery and ?i Jater date fixed for hearir.tr it. B. Clardy, W. K. Wost, W. C. Martin, I. P. Patrick, H. Ci. Johnson. C. V. Johnson, N. E. Hardwicke, M. D. Stevens, M. A. Gause, C. H. Spivey, M. C. Holmes, Kelly Tcrnp'dns. John T. Shelly, D. X. Spivcv, H. K. Cook. A. T). Jaekso^. J. P. Derham, N. B. AHsbrook, H. C. Ho re. This Committer insists that ev~ erybody bring baskets and assist in making it a great day socially as well as to promote the cause of cotton and better prices. ______________??? i SECOND PRIMARY HOUSE REPRESEN- SHERIFF TREAS. TATIVES ^ w r4 w so w 1 O a ft P ft *-5 q 11' j; vi "< <? 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I 50 28 33 46 11 32 28 a 3058 1772 1886 1942 1479 1827~1624 TllppiCANlil" THE AMERICAN LEGION Facts About the Organization. What it Is Doing and How It Helps Service Men. The American Legion is an organization of American Veterans of the World War. It is nonpartisan and non-political. It is a civilian organization?non-military cr militaristic. Nearly all of its! members were civilians before the, war and are civilians again. It1 makes' no distinction in rank and I "no detinction in overseas men and J men who did not go overseas. It was organized in Paris, Fiance March 15th to 17th, by officers and men of the American Expeditionary | Force at an organization mect'ng. I The name "American Legion" was selected. The action of the Paris meeting was indorsed at a- similar meeting hold in St. lx>uis, Mo., May the 8th to 10th, 1919, by troops who served in America. A constitution was adopted which conform-1 ed with the principles of the Paris | resolution. The preamble of this' constitution reads: , "For God and Countrv we associate4 ourselves otgether for the fallow inir nurnosp* TV? ur*U/^i - . ^ w . A \/ VI 1'IM'IVI 4411*1 defend the Constitution of the United States of America; to maintain law and order; to foster and perpetuate a 100 per cent Americanism; to presei*ve the memories and incidences of our association in thej Great War; to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the commun-1 ity, state and nation; to make right the master of might; to promote peace and good will on earth; to safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom anu dcmocraiy; to consecreate and sancitify our comradship by j our devotion to mutual helpfulness." The American Legion has carried out this program by Demanding investigation of the pardon and subsequnt honorable dishcarge of con victed conscientious objectors. Strongly condemning the I. W. W.'s, Anarchist and International Socialist. -i- > 1 - ? n uemuiHieu ot Congress the1 j same pay for men of the National Guard and National Army as for men of the regular establishment. Initiating a campaign to secure scrvice men their rights and privi- j logos under the War Risk Insurance Act. Demanding that Congress should deport to their own country those aliens who refused to join the colors at the outbreak of the war and ploadod their citizenship in other countries to escape the draft. Undertaking to see the that disabled solders, sailors and marines be hi ought in contact with the Rehabilitation Depaitmcnt of ho Government, this department helps them to learn and gain paying occupations. Demanding that nationalism citizens convicted under the espionage act have their citizenship cancelled and he deported. Authorized a bureau to help service men to get their overdue pay and allotments. The Wtfcatcmaw Prat of the American Legion. The Waccamaw Post of The American Legion was formed Nov. 20, 1919. All returned service men were asked to join. It is the endeavor to obtain every ex-service j man to become a member of this?- i THEIR ORGANIZATION, in order 1 to keep awake the spirit of com- j radeship and brotherhood which ' was the dominating spirit of the j ^rvipp ' The' Waccamaw p~. '~M i ?norry : Own?has been instrumental in lo- v sating lost discharges; lost cloth- < ng, equipment, etc.; in obtaining j Vocational Training for our partial ly disabled men. In getting insur- v ince and allotments for those who ' lad not received theirs. J Club room facilities are furnished J 'or the members. The old "Club loom," in the Conway National J 3ank Building, has been rented, lore the returned service men will 41 ind comfortable chairs, tables, (. nagazincs, newspapers, and station L try. YOU, World War Veterans, are equestcd to make this your head- . (uarters when you are in Conway. . .<? to the American Ivegion Hall? 1 ake your fnend with you?have a il omfortable place to discuss your 11 tusiness. The American Legion has had he Carolina Glee Club at Conway, t has had several dances in their n lall and one at Myrtle Beach. n The legion is endeavoring t> ob~ ii ain the names and photograph ; of? .11 men who were killed in ac tion i C r lost their lives while in the ser-1 . ice in order to have a complete | word for the erection of a suitable li icmortal. ti On November the 11th, 1020, the S xitfon is going to have, in Conway, picnic ahd pattuie of the fetal fned o ervffcfe infefi. r Puritig the winter it Is going tJ t ^_?I. l?t* "** * ^ ; ' . V , HO. 23> EXilTiVECOMMITm DECLARES RESULTS . No Protests Having Developed in Relation to Second Primary FORD AND PRINCE CHOSEN FOR HOUSE Smith for Senate, Lev/is for Sheriff, Barker for Treasurer The Horry County Executive Committee held a meeting at the Courthouse here last Thursday for tlu; purpose of making an official tabulation of the votes cast in the Second Primary. ! It appears that all of the memI bers were present and participatcd in the proceedings. There were but few changes found necessary In i the figures as given in the unofficial count published in this paper ! last week. Some corrections wor* necessary, but they did not change I the results, and the committee declared the following as being truly , nominated: Jeremiah Smith for the senat? I over VV. L. Mishoer I .J. A. Lewis for sheriff over his I opponent 11. N. Sessions, i C. E. Barker for County Treasur j cr over his opponent the present j encumbent, W. L. Bellamy. G. Lloyd Ford and W. A. prince as members of the House from Horry County. There nad been some question in the minds of many about the race to: the House in the second Primary. Only three candidates' names appeared on the ticket, when the voters went to the poKes and they had to Vote for two out of the three. This came abiut by reason of the fact that Robert Carter had been d clared out and Wilson Ixnvrimore would not agree to go back | into ti e contest after Carter had 1 been declared out by the Local Com i mi I.tee. The rules of the Democratic PrlI mary require that there shall be ' Iwice as many candidates as the numbei of candidates to be voted for, regarding any one office. There were not sufficient to comply with this rule and it was not Known hnf f ? - v nuini' proiest might he filed by friends of Mr. W. C. Hooks concerning this, However, there \va> no protest entered and the Committee was, of course, authorized to declare the two who received the highest number of votes as being the choice of the people. The official table of the votes cast appear in another part of tins paper this week. <K HIS HUNTING LICENSE RETURNED On last Thursday a young gentleman from the Loris section in the course of the culmination Of his nuptial obligations, whisper*** nervously to Mr. Taylor of the Conway Hardware Co. to know whether he dealt in license. "Yes," replied Taylor, "take state or County," "County," replied the anxious ^room-to-be. The deal was closed, the price handed over, and the blushing bride-to-be recognized the' satisfied smile on the face of her suitor as he returned emerged and proceeded to point the nose of hfs Kord the nearest route to the 3reaches. Now this cranky clergynan being too much disposed to scrutinize, veTy violently broke the ?ad news to the happy couple ;hat the form of their license did \ot conform In all respects to the .pecific document which in hl? udgement would constitute the lccissary prerequisite to a lega* orm of marriage ceremony. Th? rtni/low 1-v 1 ? -1 1 ..iwuuu uiuMfti anu waited while he hunting license was returne<! ind another document of different limentions was procured, and now hey are at home to their many riends. . vii license dealers are diligent hii'-v men but Taylor's picture "'anted at the Fish and Game )epartment as the first to secceed t substituting marring" license for unting license.?Contributed. ?? .??? CARD OK THANKS. 1 take this method of expressing iy thanks for the support given fie by the vot.or; .oC Hoiry County 11 the first and second primaries. H. N. SESSIONS* 'onway, S. C. adv - 11 ^?[' ,av? Glee Clubs from the various fiafc and female coll ges of the it&te appear in Conwai The; Legion will he > rlad to perqfro with any oomnijnity in arancr'ritt **fi entertainment of any haraCief.