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HHHKL S volume XXXV k CIVIL CASES ^ BEING TRIED Following Roster of Cases Recently Fixed by the Horry Bar ' COURT DELAYED TILL AFTERNOON Oases Fixed For Monday Not. Disposed of Until ^ Tuesday. ' '< Monday. The court of common pleas convened here lant Monday morning, Judge R. M. Memmenger presiding! /\l'Avi il? - ' ' v??? i me same. The court did not meet until the hour of 3 in the afternoon, as the session of the court at Georgetown the week before had run longer than was expected, and Judge Memminger could not reach Conway in time to open the court Monday morning. Two weeks before the opening of court the attorneys of Conway met and drafted a roster of cases to be tried at this session. When the court opened one of these lists, as published in the Herald recently, was given to the court and the cases set for Monday were called. Several cases set for Monday in which Hon. H. B. Scarborough had j been engaged' were set ove r for | Tuesday morning, on account of Mr. Scarborough's i''ness, caused by a recent attack of fover. The case of Cairo Milling Co. vs. A. T. Collins Co. was called and the case dismissed by order of the court. After this the court called the case of J. F. Hardwick vs. W. G. Page. The plaintiff was suing the defendant for the sum of $125, the value of a half interest in a corn crop raised by him on defendant's place, alleging that plaintiff had left because defendant would not pay 7.r)C per hundred for picking cotton and would pay only 40c, and the defendant told him to go to the other fellow; that his contract time was out, and when he returned found defendant gathering this corn; that defendent took all of the crop he had raised. n* The case was not disposed of the first day, but was being tried when adjournment came for'-the day-No other cases on the roster for Monday svere tried on that day. Tuesday. On Tuesday morning the trial proceeded in the case of J. P. Hardwick vs. W. Ci. Page, concerning the crops. The arguments were li ade and the jury charged. They returned in a few minutes with a verdict for the plaintiff for $125, the full amount /claimed. Next, the case of Alex McKenzie vs. Luther M. Stanley was taken up. I This was to recover damages from j a fire which plaintiff claimed wasl carelessly put out by the defendant! and that it spread and destroyed] his tobacco barn, timber and other articles, to the value in all of $1,500. Plaintiff introduced proof, showing the fire and the things it burned, but failed to nroduce deod? Umw ing his ownership of the land burned uvor. It appeared that the greater part of land burned over and where the tobacco barn burned belonged to plaintiff's wife, Mrs. Euphie McKenzie. At the close of plaintiff's testimony tho court granted a mo-' tion for a non-suit and refused to :amend the complaint bringing1 in Mrs. McKenzie as a party plaintiff. The case of Huggins vs. Price was continued by consent until the next term. In the case of Boyd Ford vs. R. F. Williams, involving a dispute about the division of a tract of 58 acres of land devised by Lucy A. Williams jn her last will and testament in the following manner: On one end of the tract she gave 29 acres, more or less, to Grady Williams, her sen, and on the other end she gave the same amount to her other son, R. -F. Williams, the dividing line between them being an agreed lir.e beginning at an agreed corner near J. D. Anderson's corner. This agreed .-line was never established during lifn r?f Tiimv Williams. MrwH Ford bought the share of Grady Williams and was not satisfied with a line that had been run by Mr. J. B. Gore, dividing the two parts, and brought this action, Both aides were in court ready for trial, and while waiting decided to settle the case bv leaving it to arbitration. The case of E. M. Bullard vs. j Mills was continued by consent of the parties. \\ a late hour on Tuesday afternoon the case of Ho C. Alfftrd vs. Butters Lumber Co. was commenced. The active party was Mr. Artemus A!ford, husband of the .plaintiff. This was a damage Case. It appeared that plaintiff had sold the timber (Continued on page four.) t iw LEAGUE WRITES TO TRUSTEES In Regards to Improvement of Burroughs School and New Building. At a recent meeting of the Conway Civic League there was a very full discussion of the plans of the Board of Trustees for the improvement of the Burroughs High School. As a result of thi? discussion, by order of . the League, the following letter was written by the Trusttes: "The Conway Civic League has heard with great interest ot the plan of the Trustees for the improvement of the Burroughs High Scnool. We are deeply interested in any improvement of our school facilities. "At our meeting on March oOth this matter was fully discussed and the unanimous opinion of those present was that the local situation warrants the erection of a separate high school building. We realize that the construction oi' such a building will resolve itseh very largely into a question of finance. At the same time we wish to record our belief that a wise policy looking toward the future necessarily means a separate high school building. 'We are venturing to record our views as an indication of our interest and at the same time to pledge you our wholehearted co-operation in any plan that you undertake for the improvement of our school. "This letter is written at the direction of the Civic League." SHERIFF" CHASES AN AUTOMOBILE Car Breaks Down, Another Car Secured to Continue Chase. ? 1 On last Thursday the owner of a Ford car, alleged to be in the possession of Matthew Ward, arrived from Wilmincton and wont with Sheriff to Wampee on Friday to get the car. Matthew Ward had .sold the car to N. F. Nixon, Jr. Sheriff Lewis attended to various business matters along the road from Conway to Wampee and it seems that Mr. Mr. Ward hud learned, I hat the.Sheriff was on the way to get the car from Nixon at Wampee. Ward pot to Nixon somewhat ahead of the sheriff, took the car from Nixon and was getting away, almost out of sight, when the sheriff drove up. Ward led the chase, through the ! .-trips of woods, an I over b:u! road> into the swamps and had places near I the Atlantic Sc.i Coast, the SherifV | in hot pursuit all the time until finally tin* Ghent's car got over healed and stopped. As it happened another man was passing by and the sheriff pressed this car into the chase. Finally as the new car was in better condition and could make better time the Sherill overtook Mr. Ward and took the car away from him and brought Mr. Ward with the car to Conway where it is said that Ward later made bond and was set at liberty, if indeed, he had been arrested any of the time in the usual sense of the term. It is stated that the defendant does not yet say where he obtained this car. When asked concerning it he states that he docs not know the name of the person from whom he bought the car. This chase that the Sheriff made after him and the alleged car that had been stolen from an owner in Wilmington, caused no little interest and almost a sensation in the community through which the chase passed. FRED CTtoDD BUYS BUILDING Thompson to Build Brick Building Next to Post Office. F. C. Todd purchased the Bargain House and postoffice building, "on Third avenue, last week from A. C. Thompson. Mr. Thompson conducted the Conway Bargain House at this stand for several years, but recently moved his stock to the new building on Laurel street. Mr. Todd intends to thoroughly renovate this building, and make some changes in the interior. This is a valuable piece of property and is well located for a mercantile business. The postoffice building having been included in this deal, will necessitate new quarters for the office, and the postoffice department hav, ing a five year contract with Mr, Thompson for quarters brings out the fact, according to announcement, that Mr. Thompson will erect a hand - v s?# Nitro-Gl^ceiii Wth Sit Tools Locked Under dandy - s Counter PATROLMAN MARLOW SHOT BY YEGGMEN According to Story in Savannah Ga., Press?Nephew of J. M. Marlow of Conway. The following article appeared in The Savannah (Ga) Press of March | 28th, and give an account of the! death of Patrolman Walter H. Marlow, who was killed by Yeggtnen while they were attempting a robbery in that city. Mr. Marlow is a nephew of J. M. Marlow of Conway: Enough nitro-glycerin to blow up the entire Adler building, together with a complete kit of safe blowers' tools, were found this morning beneath the candy counter in Adler'*. department store, and turned immediately over to the police to aid them in running down the would-be burglars of the department store and the murderers of Policeman Walter j H. Marlow, who was killed yesterday moining on Abercorn and President streets. How It Happened. While attempting t.o arrest two burglars early yesterday morninp* nt o *" I me corner of Abercorn and President I streets, Patrolman Walter H. Marlow was shot by one of the men and instantly killed, the bullet entering- his brain. Both of the men made their pet away. These men had entered Adler's department store for the purpose of robbery. From present indications it is believed the men went into the store just before closing' time Saturday night and hid, awaiting a favorable opportunity to arrive when they could break into the safe. They had every thing ready but before they bud a cahncc to start operations Sam G. Adler and Melvin L. Adler returned to the store for some things they wanted. They tried to open the door on the Broughton street entrance, but were unable to do so. As there is a bolt on the inside of the doors the Adlers thought the bolt must have snapped into place. Noise Disturbs Burglars. The Adlers went to the lane at the rear of the store and hearing a noise ; in the store the Adlers tried the steel window coverings in wn ?" " n-- W II VJIV. >> III" i(lows were unlocked. The noise of ' the ihaking of the window coverings jdisturbed the two burglars who suddenly appeared at one of the window.; on the first floor above. One of the burglars started to slide down a drain pipe, dropping his revolver. The Adlers made a rush for the revolver, but stopped when threatened I hack by the man still remaining in i the store. | The Adlers then ran from the lane to Bull street to warn the police. Sergeant Berner and Patrolman Joseph C. Ludlam were at the corner ot Drayton and Broughton streets. Hearing the Adlers call for "polidb" Patrolman Ludlam answered their call. In the meanwhile both of the burglars were making their escape. I Patrolman Marlow, who happened to J be near the corner of President and Abercorn streets, seeing the two men running towards him, and hearing the sound of their pursuers, ordered the men to stop. One of the burglars whipped out his revolver and blazed away at Patrolman Marlow, who raised his left arm. The bullet struck his wrist first and then entered his brain. J. E. Coble, 127 Abercorn street. who had been aroused by the noise of the chase after the burglars, said he was looking out of his window when the shooting took place, and that Patrolman Marlow fell to the pavement the moment the bullet struck him, and the man who did the shooting quickly disappeared. Whether he went in the same direction his companion did is not known. Death Instantaneous. The body of Patrolman Marlow was immediately removed to the Marine Hospital where it was decided his death had been instanta neous. Policeman Marlow will be buried tomorrow afternoon. Interment will be in Laurel Grove cemetery. Ar1 rangements are pending the arrival of the dead man's father and fatherin-law tonight. : some brick building at the site of the old corrugated iron warehouse > on Laurel street, and give the officc quarters in the new building. This. improvement will add much to Laurel ; street, and will, no doubt, give the , office more room, which has been [ needed for some time. pfj|7 (\)g\y I W* ? 4 4 , APRIL 7, 1921. LEGAL SALES FEW IN NUMBER Tracts Bring Only Nominal Amounts at Auction Block LEWIS ESTATE~ LOTS NOT SOLD Attorneys for Mrs. Mary A. Lewis Obtain Temporary Restraining' Order. Monday was salesday. Several small tracts were disposed of by the clerk and sheriff for small sums, no tract bringing more than a nominal price. Among the places sold was that! of J. li. Smith, near Gurley, under a mortgage. One tract of the estate of M. C. Causee was sold to M. W. Causee foj; the sum of $100.00. A ?mall amount of corn and seed cotton was sold for $30 in the case of Tabor Supply Co. vs. Mary A. and J. R. Graham. 'All of the lands of the estate of W. R. Lewis, which were bought at the sales about two years ago by IWi.oi m A T - ' * * intp. wimy /\. ijonvis, was advertised for sale last Monday in default of compliance with her bids. It appears that she had not settled the one-third cash required to obtain deeds to the lands bid in, and this sale advertised for Monday was at her risk. Just before time for the sale attorneys employed by Mrs. Lewis filed an order enjoining1 the sale. On the strength of this the clerk of the court deferred the sale ai]d it was called off by him to await the further orders of the court. M. C. Woods, attorney for thje children of VV. R. Lewis by his JfiVst marriage, was here for the I sale and for the purpose of urging a motion to dissolve the injunction order. 'On Monday afternoon the court heard a motion to dissolve the injunction and it was dissolved on the ground that no previous notice had b^en given under the statutss. GET MORPHINE | I FROM AMERICA . ??? _ j Japanese Official Adds That it" Is Re-exported to to China. Tokio.?Morphine brought from the Uiiitevl States every year to Japan for re-export to China, amounts roughly to 05,000 pounds. Havon Fujimura, raising* the question of the opi \ um traffic in China assert:d at a session of the Budget committee of the House of Peers. It is impossible under existing conditions, Baron Fujimura said, for China to prevent the importation of Opium and morphine and the Chinese are compelled to endure terrible sacrifices in consequence. A large quantity of morphine is brought every year to Fobe from England, said the Baron, as well as from India and other places. It is re-1 exported here to Asingtao and to j Kwangtung. The Japanese Government-Gcneral of Kwangtung derives a revenue of Y. 3,000,000 (about $1,000,000) every year through opium, Baron Fujimura said. Under these circumstances, he declared, it is not surprising that the Chinese charge the Japanese government with conniving ! r% f U i Hl/vllii 4" /"J rt at linn iiuiai iuud ti aviv;* Such a state of affairs in inexcusable, whether viewed from the standpoint of humanity or from that of international relations, declared the Baron, and he asked what the government had to say on the matter. , In reply, Mr. Tokonami, the home minister, said that the Japanese gov ernment has been controlling the opi um traffic in accordance with pro : visions of the Opium Law of 1919. .This law requires that all those who (exported opium should first obtain the permission of the home minister. 'The home office allowed no permits for the exportation of narcotics exi jcept under the condition that they jwere to be used solely for pharmaceutical purposes. On account ol |persistent talk regarding1 the smug[ gling of opium, the government [ framed 'a new law in December which came into operation at the beginning |of January. It was hoped, he said, that this would prevent the smuggling alleged to be going on in the ;past years. j Count Uchida, the foreign minister supplementing the home minister's > emanation, said that Japan signed ! the international opium treaty of > 1912, but has not ratified it. As the ' treaty will begin to operate this J year, howeyer, the government, he * sa?d, is determined to exercise strict |control over the trade in opium. > f | f VltltL ?? YOUNG LADY DIES SUDDENLY Of Appoplexy at the Ardmorc Hotel Tuesday Night?Sick Only Few Hours. Miss Elizabeth Owings, of Owings, S. C., Laurens county, stenographer in the law offices of Hon. R. B. Scarborough and Cordie Page, Esq., died suddenly of appoplexy at the Ardmore Hotel Tuesday night. Miss Owings was apparently well when she left her work and went to the hotel Tuesday evening, and no one suspected her being ill. When she did not appear at the evening meal at 7 o'clock, Mrs. Jones, the proprietress of the hotel, went to her room, and found her on the floor unconscious. A physician and nurse was immediately called, who remained with her until the end at 12:10. Miss Owings never regained! consciousness. The body was prepared for ship-1 ment by the undertaking department j of the ;Ci<u:>to:i Furniture Co.,1 and left on the Wednesday morning! train for Owings, accompanied byi Mr. J. L. Cooper, of the Farm Implements Co., her relatives having! been telegraphed of the sad news of her sudden death. Miss Owings came here about ai month ago. She was an efficient stenographer, and was well-liked by all who knew her. DISCUSSION U. S. WARES ^nntisnrk Phil/* rv.:*: I wiiiic, rr'.jjUi Ol III- i cizes ? Answer by the j Chilean. Santiago.?The South American counties will be commercial clients of the United States so long as ihey are not able to avail themselves of moiv advantageous markets, says the newspaper ultimas Noticias in an editorial in which it asserts American goods "ordinarily are of inferior quality." The paper says the war permitted the United States to enter into commercial relations with the South Americans who "by force of necessity were obliged to accept America's serangc systems, diametrically opposed to those that had been used ivy' the ?-reai' pfrbdnniftfJr nations of the old world." It is well known, the paper declares, that the methods employed by the North American export cr differ notably from these followed by the exporters of Great Brii',?wi ..i ?ii '? ?.<11v4 iiiuiM- .in uy vicrmany. I "The American goods apart from being ordinarily of inferior quality are costly," the paper adds, "and in addition the goods are badly packed. This results in iieavy losses. More over, the Americans do not concede | credit and if they do concede credit it is on terms iittic acceptable.' . Replying to the newspaper's [charges of inferiority in American j merchandise, a writer in the newspa I per El Mercurio, signing himself "Chilean merchant," says: "If American goods are consumed by 150,000,000 Americans and Canadians?in fact nearly half the population of the universe?are you not able to be assured that American merchandise should be good enough for South Americans ?" Answering the newspaper's asser-j tion that American export methods are entirely different from those employed by the Europeans, the "Chilean merchant" says there are two reasons for this: First, because the Europeans have demonstrated that their system of selling has not proven bene ficial since "it only has faciliated ficticious business without foundations, resulting largely in heavy losses through bad arrangements or bankruptcies," and secondly because the Europeans are not able today to extend long term credits through lack of means. The Chilean merchant thinks the period of long term credits has passed never to return, and continues: "What occured here in Chile before the world war? A foreigner would arrive and set up a business with, say, 20.000 pesos. He then received visits from the salesmen of European firms umuU JAII y-: - ? i niiw )yuuiu uciivci mill mercnanaise. | At the end of two years he would | have a credit with these houses for more than 200,000 pesos. At the end of another year he had declared bankruptcy?accidental or fraudulent? thus occasioning heavy losses to the European creditors." The merchant adds that American^ always have extended credit to serious firms that respect theii obligations and do business on a solid basis o FUNERAL SERVICES. The funeral services of the late Mrs. U. M. Dyson will bo conducted by the Uev. L. F. Westbury at Cool Spring Church Sunday mrrning, April 10, at 11:30 o'clock. NO 51. DAY WORTHY OF SUPPORT Will Increase Interest in Education as Nothing Else Will SHOW INTEREST BY COMING OUT Make it One of Greatest Events in History of Our County On April 8th, and 9th, the sc _ooI children from all over Horry County will gather here with their teachers and friends to enjoy the spirts of the annual ?Field Day. Sue events are coming back into play since the ending of the world war, and it is time that they should for many other reasons. On those days the pupils will vie with each other in the tests provided by the management, and the ex~ ercises will awaken in all of them keener interest in the improvement of the mind. As it is well known that this s?x;tion of the country needs to be brought up on the scale of knowledge as compared to other sections of a great country, it becomes the duty of every citizen to try to make events like these great successes. The merchants and business men of Conway have tried to do their part by contributing both money and property to furnish the prize offered. Others who do not contribute of their means are able to work in the interest of the occassion and can be here and show their interest in theit children, if they can do nothing else. May this annnual event become one of the greatest occasions in the history of Horry County. HORRYSTOCK QUARANTINED Persons Desiring to Move Cattle Should See Dr. C. Hedley. For fear the cattle quarantine status of Horry County is not clearly understood by some, I wish to state that all cattle in Horry County are under state quarantine. This quarantine restricts the movement of cattle, for any purpose, from one farm, to another, from one section of the county to another, or from any section of the county to any other county in the State of South Carolina, or other States. Before cattle can he moved f.QK> any purpose, they must he inspected bv au auth rized cattle inspector of the State of South Carolina; if the cattle are found free of cattle, ticks they must be disinfected with the Standard Arsenical Solution, under the supervision of the state cattle inspector who will issue a permit, in writing, for the speei'.c movement, provided, the owner has fully complied with the rules and revaluations with reference to freeing their cattle and premises of ticks. The movement of tick infested cattle, horses or mules, in any manner, for any purpose, over public highways, is a violation of the state laws. All persons desiring to move cattle within or from Horry County should arrange with Dr. Clark Hedley, Conway, S. C., several days in. advance for the inspection, disinfection and obtaining of permit before moving the cattle. W. K. LEWIS, State Veterinarian. ? o ? John R. Tolar, a former Horfyite, and who now resides at Fayettville, N. C., spent several clays with frienda here last week. o?. ..... AYNOR VS. CONWAY. In a game of baseball, played on the lo*al diamond, last Wednesday between Aynor and Conway, the Con way team won by a score of 9 to 0. Quite a bit of interest is beinp taken in baseball this season as evidneced by the crowd present at this game. James H. Hart, a Horryite, and who is pleasantly remembered here by some of our citizens, left Sunday for his home at New York, after spending several days here with friends. o PRAYER MEETING THURSDAY NIGHT AT M. E. CHURCH Owing to the meeting of the Presbytery the prayer meeting at the Methodist church will be Thursday night, instead of Wednesday night. On this occasion Rev. G. E. Edwards will address the congregatio* on the theme of Christian Education. Rev. D. A. Phillips, the presiding elder, will also be present. The entire membership of the church, the members of the other churches and the public generally are urged to hear Rev. Mr. Edwards' address Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock. ?J. C. Atkinson,