The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, June 30, 1921, Image 1
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VOLUME XXXVI.
CRIMINAL ASSAULT
BY NEGRO
Enters Room and Makes Attempt
on Plantation of
>W. J. Singleton
FLEES TO BAYS
AND STAYS HID
Numbers of Men Said to be
Hunting for Him Wednesday
and Thursday.
A report from Socastee, reaching
Conway last Thursday, of an attempt
at criminal assault by a negro upon a
white woman, created excitement. According
to a telephone conversation
from that section, on Thursday afternoon,
men were chasing or hunting
the negro boy whc had made his escape
following the attempt and who
had hid in the swamps. Men were
watching for him all the way from
the neighborhod of Socastee as far
down as Collins Creek, or further.
The crime was attempted on Tuesday
night. At first the name of the
assailant could not be obtained . He
had worked for the Horry Drug Company
here in Conway, at one time,
and this was all the information that
many interested men could get concerning
his identity. Later he had
"been employed.by W. J. Singleton, at
Enterprise, on whose plantation this
attempt was made. He had been
sleeping on the back porch while engaged
in working about the farm for
Mr. Singleton.
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night. For some time Mr. Singleton
had been sick, hut was able to
get up and walk about. Ho had been
lying down. When ho heard some unusual
noise in the house he got up
and saw the assailant in another room
of the house. The occupant of the
room was still asleep. When the negro
discovered the presence of Mr.
Singleton he tore the room up general
ly in an effort to get out. In this lie
succeeded before anything could be
I done to him or to detain him.
The news spread on Wednesday
and Thursday. On one occasion the
negro had been seen by a negro girl
when he came out of a swamp. Some
men were on the road and when the
fugitive saw them he made a <|uick
disappearance into the thickets again.
After that it was like searching for
needle in a haystack.
A telephone message to sheriff
Jas. A. Lewis was received and he
went at once to the scene of the crime
"By Thursday evening there was nothing
new to be reported from that
community as to the apprehension of
the criminal. More news was expected
any minute.
There are no better people in the
world than those in Socastee. They
are law abiding as much so as any
people to be found in this country.
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unco 111 nine ^one '>y? vviujii nun.
Jeremiah Smith lived with his large
family on the farm in Socastee township
negroes attempted to enter his
home, but were discovered in time l>v
members. of Mr. Smi'Ys family.
There was no lynching, but the law
was respected. The culprits were
lodged in the county jail and brought
to the bar of justice where they each
one received what was coming to
them, long terms in the State penitentiary.
The country near the place where
this attempted crime took place last
week is full of bays and branches.
Thick woods will obscure a human
form from sight within a few feet.
Those who are hunting this criminal
In such surroundings will have a
hard time to fipd him unless he gets
"bold and seeks the open for the purpose
of obtaining food or water. It
is not expected that he can succeed in
getting away finally. He will be
caught in the end and made to answer
for his wrongdoing.
STOLE MONEY
FLED THE TOWN
The negro boy, Jimmie Jones, now
in the county jail under a serious
charge of criminal assault, is the
same waif who knocked about Conway
for a long time some time ago.
He was first known as a stable boy
at the homo ot nr. w. u. Aaams. ne
is of small statue and was thought tc
he much younger than he really is,
Later he was employed by Dr. ,J. A,
Norton to work about the yards. Here
he is said to have stolon money several
times from the rooms and aftei
Ji this ran away. Ho went back to Socasteo
where ho had been employed b>
W. f. Singleton before he came tc
Conway the first time.
Wfaen ho ran away from the towr
about six months ago for stealing
he changed his name to that of Greer
or Rainbow. No otTort had beer
made to have him apprehended foi
I the larceny of the money and perhaps
other things.
He is said to have been caught
stealing several ti*nes lately. He wat
workitvg; touwM the house at the '.ttttu
of ^e'^fifanHe.
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ERNEST RUSS I
AGAIN ILL
Ernest Russ, the young boy who *
was recently shot by Joe Causey, was
reported yesterday as being1 dangerously
ill, either from the effects of
the gunshot wound or from a former
i injury for which he had undergone
an operation.
I On last Tuesday night he was seriously
bothered with pain beginning]
i in his extremities and extending into
I the region of the heart, and at one,
, time on Tuesday night it was ex!
pected that he might not survive. On1
Wednesday morning he was reported
as better and resting. i
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AT BUCKSVILLEj
The picnic of the Canway Sunday j
Schools was hold at Bucksville on .
nnl. .1 i.. noil. t - _ - i - t* ' i
i lu-jsuay, ?iuiie ^ui. 111 spite of me
hot weather there were about 150 people
present. There was good order
i II during the day, as all the children '
and young people present seemed to/
be bent on a good time. Part of the j
young men and boys enjoyed a swim 1
in the beautiful Waccamaw, which is,'
unusually beautiful at this point. The, <
rest of the folks sat on the bank and,]
watched them dive and swim.
When the dinner hour came there ^
was plenty, and to spare. Everybody *
forgot the hard times for the pres- .
ent. |1
One feature of the day that was ,
very pleasant for all but Mr. A. E. j
Goldfinch and Mr. E. S. C. Raker, '
was the sawing <?f wood by the de-! j
feated Superintendents of the Metho- (
dist and Baptist Sunday School class- ,
es. Mr. OuattlcbaimV, of the Presbyterian
School, the successful Super- j
intendent; stood on the log with a ,
stick and made them saw the wood
light. He brought home the only |
block that he could get them to saw)
and plans to hang it in the Presby- i
terian Church to show that the Pres- J
byterians won out in the attendance
record contest which closed a few
weeks ago.
T.^ 1 1 _ _ A 1 A 1
nveryuooy present seemed 10 navel
a nice time. Most of the folks left
early enough to see Conway defeat
Dillon in the ball game.
BEEINDUSTRY
GROWS IN STATE
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Clemson College.?South Carolina!
farmers in general and especially '
those in certain Piedmont counties j
are taking greater interest than ever1
before in bees, as may be illustrated
by an account of progress in Oconee j
and Anderson Counties, where the'
bee specialist of the Extension Ser-j
vice has many calls in promoting the I
work.
In Oconee County "Bee Week" was
observed recently under the leadership
'of County Agent George R. j
Briggs and Extension Bee Specialist
E. N. Pevost. Nine demonstrations
were hold with a total attendance of
7'! beekeepers, and great interest was
shown in all of the demonstrations.
Fourteen old box gums were discarded
and replaced by modern hives.
An example of the value of the work
done is in the experience of Mr. Davis
Martin, a farmer of Oakway, who
two years ago iransTerrea nis Dees
under the specialist's direction into
two modem hives and has this year
obtained about 300 pounds of first
class honey. This product figured at
30 cents per pound makes a pood
showing for so small an investment
in money and labor. Additional value1
is attached to the demonstrations held
during "Bee Week" because of the
fact that it will be easy for those
who attended the demonstrations to
continue to transfer their own and
their neighbors' bees into modern
hives. The beekeepers of the county
are organized into a county association
with three divisions to cover
three distinct Sections of the country.
In Anderson County good progress
is also being made in bee Work and!
this county now holds the record for
bees in South Carolina with over)
5,000 stands in the county. Many of;
( these stands have already been transi
ferred to modern hives and others
: are being transferred. The county
has a well organized beekeepers' as
sociation with a good membership all
. over the county. Monthly meetings
i are held at which problems of various
kinds are discussed and often
lectures given by some leading author
| ity on bees.
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DAY CURRENT.
The town, according to an an
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' nouncemeiu maae last vvcok ny me
> Quattlebaum Light & Ice Co., will
have day current beginning with
i Friday and lasting through the sumf
mer months. This will be a great
\ help to those working in offices and
\ stores as wel! as to the housewife
in her daily duties in the home. It
? is understood that a number have
already purchased fans in readiness
: for the current
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> Aay Miidtfime i* Avgoort time for j
Juniae tanning.
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CONWAY, s- 0., THURSDAY.
DAILYFREIGHT '
IF NECESSARY
:ONWAY CHAMBER TAKES UP
MATTER IN REGARD TO THE
C OMING TOBACCO CROP.
Since the adoption of the tri-weekly
ichedule for freight trains to Co^ivay,
instead of the daily schedule,
iome concern has been felt as to
vhether or not tnis service would be
idequate to handle tobacco shipments
vhen the season opened. The Cham>er
of Commerce took the matter up
vitli Mr. J. T. Mishoe, Local Agent
>f the Atlantic Coast Line. Under
late of June 28th, Mr. Mishoe adIressed
a letter to the Chamber of
Commerce in which he expressed full
;onlidence that (lie daily schedule
would be resumed, if the shipments of'
,obacco and other freight warranted
esumption. /
Mr. Mishoe's letter follows:
"Referring to your letter of the
?2nd., with reference to freight service
between Conway and Chadbourn.
"Our local freight was made triweekly
by the reason of the light
>usincss moving, and 1 am advised by
>ur management that it is their purpose
to restore the daily service
A'henever there is sufficient business
:o justify it, and we are seeking the
lo-operation of shippers in our efforts
to only maintain such train service as
is necessary to protect the business.
"With reference to the tobacco season,
when we begin moving tobacco,
md it cannot be handled satisfactorily
with the tri-weekly service 1 fell as if
the service Avill be restored daily, and
don't think any of the tobacco people
need to be troubled about this for
1 am quite sure that they are not going
to lack for service, in fact our
people would bo very glad to see business
such that it would be necessary
to restore the daily service."
BIG ATTENDANCE
ON THURSDAY
At Potato Meet Scheduled to
Come off in Colum
bia.
Columbia.?A large attendance of
sweet potato curing1 house men is
looked for at the annual meeting of
the South Carolina sweet potato association
to he held in the Jefferson
Hotel, Columbia, promptly at
twelve o'clock on Thursday of this
week. Probably the most important
business to be transacted is the development
of marketing plans for the
handling of this year's crop, which
from preliminary estimates will
greatly exceed that of previous seasons.
The call for Thursday's meeting
has been directed to all of the potato
men of the State under a joint
invitation issued by the Association,
the South Carolina Development
Board and State Chamber of Commerce
and the "Extension Service of
Clemson College. A definite plan
under which all three organizations
will operate in assisting the farmers
of the State in placing the sweet potatoes
upon the market is being perfected.
The Development Board-State
Chamber has placed itself squarely
behind the development and marketi
n rr IV* r\ onmAf
iii^ ui biic nn uci |;wuiui l?l
South Carolina and means to make
it one of the most important of the
cash crops of the State.
The Board last October laid plans
to secure the services of a man who
knew the sweet potato pame and
was an expert in sales service
methods. The business depression
interferred with the Board's plans,
and only the middle of this month
did it find itself in,position to take
up the work.
The new manager, Mr. E. H. Horton
brings to the Board the publicity
and sales service methods of tho
big coroporation coupled with
thorough knowledge of the development
of agricultural industrial byproducts.
Mr. Horton will work to
lay the foundation of a successful
selling campaign and perfect storage
methods and develop sweet potato
by-products such as syrup, cattle
feed, vinegar, flours, starch, etc.
FOR RECREATION.
Religious workers who want a little
refreshment both in body and spirit
are to have opportunity to pet it the
week of August 23 to September 1.
The occasion is the holding of the
Southern Training School for Christian
Leadership at Blue Ridge, N. C.,
which is being promoted by the State
Sunday School Associations of South
Carolina, Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessee,
Florida and Georgia.
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WANTS TO SELL.
B. T. Dorman, a leading merchant
at Adrian, is advertising his fine
property at that place for sale. It is
on another page of this issue. Read
his advertisement ami aee tne description
of this valuaoje'pfopertv\
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JUNE 3Q, 1921.
ORCHESTRA FOR
MYRTLE BEACH
THE TODDLING FIVE ORCHESTRA
OF LANCASTER, S. CM HAS BEEN
SECURED FOR THE SUMMER
The Toddling Five Orchestra, of
Lancaster, S. C., one of the best in
the State; has been secured for the
summer season at Myrtle Beach by
Chas. W. Adams, who has charge of
the entertainment at this popular
resort.
Mr. Adams has an advertisement in
this issue and has also mailed out i
posters announcing the securing of1
the orchestra for the season, and tlu
opening dance on Friday, July 1st.
He has also arranged for a dance
July 2nd and the afternoon and evening
of July 4th, with special music.
Myrtle Beach is growing rapidly,
and is one of the best bathing beaches
on the coast, and the owners of the
property are making everv effort toi
entertain those who visit this popular
resort.
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DR. GORDON'S FAMILY SERMONS
GROW IN INTERES'i
It is obvious that the people of
Conway aro not inclined to attend
Church services during the summer
months, but those who are following
Dr. Gordon's series of Family-relationship
sermons at the Baptist
Church, yet a large dividend on the
energy they invest in attending the
Sunday evening services.
Those sermons are brimming full
of common sense and express the
conviction of a student and observer.
The subject last Sunday eveningwas:
"The duty of the parent to
the child." The discourse was begun
by a picture of the conquest of
this County, its government, its
courts, its industries, its institutions
of learning and religion by a new
race and generation now in the making.
The policies of the conciuerers,
I including their ideas and aspirations,
being now in the making.
From this picture the use and
abuse of parental authority was developed
by the minister, in an earnest
and simple way, and in such a manner
as to make an impression for
good on his hearers that cannot be
discounted. He warned his hearers
of the evil of unfulfilled promises,
of - punishment and reward to the
child, which, in its final analysis,
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The next feature of the sermon
developed was that of parental leadership,
which was declared by the
minister to be a natural, instinctive
and God-given position, and one of
responsibility so serious as to have a
life-long- and eternal effect for good
or bad.
Another feature of this sermon
which is of serious import, is that
part of the discourse relating to
breeding. He discussed, as an example,
the accomplishments of the
Kentucky Horse-men by selection in
their breeding; the accomplishments
of the historical race of giants by the
| same process, and warned his hearers
of the danger signals that are
! in the roads of those who disregard
; the principles illustrated in those exI
a in pies.
The subject next Sunday eveningis
"The duty of the child to the
parent." These servicos are short
and the subjects covered in a manner
that cannot fail to be instructive
and entertaining.
AUCTION SALE
WILL BE READY
The auction sale of lots belonging
to J. T. Shelly and C. E. Muggins,
Withers Swash, is in readiness for
pulling off on July 4th, in accordance
with the advertisement already published.
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ELECTS OFFICERS.
a ha., r* ~:i xr.. 1 or t.. r\ t t a
am. i I v? 11 V'UUIKll i>U. iOij, o I. u, u. n,
M. met on June 25th, 1921 and elected
the following: officers.
C. W. Anderson, J. P. C.
C. A. Cartrette, C.
G. B. Cartrette, V. C.
E. S. Booth, R. S.
T. W. Booth, A. It. S.
H. 0. Hux, F. S.
B. W. Mishoe, Cor.
G. W. Tompkins, W.
T. P. Goodyear, I. S.
J. D. Holmes, 0. S.
Mark Gore, Chaplain.
C. W. Hux, Trustee.
WHO WILL GIVE
SUMMER BOARD?
The Conway Chamber of Commerce
now wants to know the names
of all residents who will agree to
take boarders during the approaching
tobacco season; either roomers who
will get meals elsewhere, or both
meals and rooms for the entire tobacco
season.
The tobacco crop is shorter than it
was last year but there is a great
quantity to be cured and sold just
the same, and it is expected that the
town will have the usual number of
visitors during the season.
Address.the Secretary of the Chamhe"
of corrv.rierce, giving rates.
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JACK WARD IS
UNDER A BOND
Jack Ward, of the W am pee section,
was arrested here by Chief Smith last
Tuesday morning under a warrant
sworn out by V. D. Johnson, of the
rural police. Ward was kept in the,
county jail until in the afternoon ot*
Tuesday when bond was made for his
appearance at the court of General
Sessions at the next term. }
He is charged with selling intoxi-t
eating drinks. He is a brother of.
Matthew Ward who was recently
mixed up in some difficulty about a
Ford car. ,
SEE TI IE PLUNGK31
WHEN HE COMES
Great Film Selected by Methodist
Ladies at Past'ine
Theatre
STORY IN BRIEF
s CREATES INTEREST
Most Extreme Hate Turns Into
Purest Love as Plot of
Wonderful Story Unfolds
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The ladies of the Conway Methodist
Church have a picture at tho Pastime
Theater on Thursday, Juno 30th, tho
proceeds to jvo to tho benefit of local
i church improvement and work for the
J church in general, which is much
needed.
I'A'pvy member will be in favor of
this way of raising money, especially
1 in view of the fine film that has been
iselected, and the very laudable purpose
for which the entrance fees will
! be spent.
Others who are not connected with
the church will also be interested
when they once understand what the
picture is, and by what company it
I has been produced. The picture is entitled
"The Plunger," and is presented
J by William Fox. The story of the
| film is as follows, in brief, and if
you will read it you will be entertain;
ed even if some mishap should cause
i you to rjqiss the picture:
The Story.
"Take a Chance" Schuyler was the
whirlwind of Wall Street. In a few
[short, meteoric years he had risen
[from olTice boy to millionaire. His
I spectacular rise had left him dizzy
but smiling . His dynamic energy was
equaled only by his honest aggressiveness.
Also in the heart of the nation's
'great financial battle ground were the
I offices of John Houghton, who held
two things dearer than life itself?
his integrity and his motherless
daughter, Alice.
"Silent" Yates, Houghton's manager,
was a sneaking cad, whose real
; character pas unsuspected by Houghton.
His zealous service was actuated
I by only one motivc^-his lustful dej
si 1*0 to possess Alice. When Alice
| came to her father's office urging
(him to take her to luncheon and the
j matinee, Yates saw an opportunity
1 to ingratiate himself with both fath'er
and daughter bv?offering to handle
an expected order from Dodge,
Houghton's most valued client.
Though pressed with urgent business
Houghton consented to accompany
Alice, entrusting the Dodge matter
to Yates.
The moment the girl had gone
from the room, after her father's
I promise to meet her later, Yates
dropped a hint to the father of his
I hope to make Alice his wife. The
j father recoiled at the suggestion, telling
Yates his hope never could be
realized.
Yates took the rebuff gracefully,
but got his revenge that some afterjnoon,
when he stealthily changed
j Houghton's written memorandum regarding
Dodge's stock to read buy
instead of sell?changing also the
number of shares involved. When the
market closed that afternoon, Dodge
had been wiped out in consequence.
Yates immediately telephoned Dodge,
gloating in his triumph, told him of
the calamity and added that Houghton
was responsible for the crash.
Yates refused to reveal his identity as
1 informer.
Dodge rushed, frantically to
Houghton's ollice, accusing the broker
of treachery. Depending on the
written memorandum he had left to
(dear him of the charge, Houghton
! found to his borrow that the order
I actually read to buy in large quantities
instead of to sell a conservative
amount. During the resulting quarrel
Dodge was shot and killed. The
moment the shot was fired Yates step
ped coolly into the broker's otlice, acJ
cused his employer of killing Dodge,
i and demanded as his price for silence
the hand of Alice.
During the ensuing months Hough
ion, mow a pitiable wreck, allowed
Yates to usurp his business. Agonized
by the fear of exposure, Houghton
asked Alice that if possible she
look upon Yates' marriage proposal
favorably . The girl, loathing the
very sight of Yates, couki not consent
At length Yates' mercitea* bleed'
ing of his employer brougbi (V.ugiv
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NO. 11."
ARRESTEDON
SERIOUS CHARGE
Jimmie Jones, Negro, Brought
in to Jail by Officers
DRIVEN FROM HIS
HIDING PLACE
Apparently by Want of Pood
and Water?No Violence
Threatened.
The negro boy charged with a
namele s crime in Socastoe township,
was brought in ami lodged in the
Horrv jail last Thursday night, after
midnight. His name was given varjious!\
as .Jimmic Jones, .limmie
vt11 ami .) immie lcainoow. uis correct
name was finally decided upon
as Ji nmie Green, and he is about
[eighteen years of age.
I As stated in another article in this
paper, sheriff Jas. A. Lewis was notified
of the occurence ; nd he went
! dov. 11 there on Wednesday evening.
(Upon his arrival he found that the
. posses had organised >n an effort to
(apprehend the criminal. He felt
! sure that no violence w ould he done
j to iht negro if caught and that lie
i would be delivered to him or some
| ether officer when caught. The sheriff
went to other parts of the county
to attend to pressing business.
, It wns not bel eved that the fugitive
could make a getaway from the
W'0(is without I eii.r seen and a close
j watch was kept, it is said. It Appears
that he had no regular home but had
[ bee n staying at four or five different
j hoiiies of colored people at different
times.
On Thursday evening he went out
of the woods to one of the places
where lie had been staying and it ap'
peared that he had l>een pushed to
take this step by starvation. He was
taken into custody.
Late on last Thursday night the
sheriff was again called but he had
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In his abscence, Chief of Police
Smith, and D. G. Hinson of the Conway
night force, went to Socastee and
brought the negro to the county jail.
The accused will doubtless remain
in the jail here until the regular
term of the court of general sessions
in the Fall and at that time will be
tried for the offense. Ther? has been
no talk 'of holding a special term of
court at which to dispose of the serioiis
charge against him.
There has been some talk among
J the people about the punishment
! that should be meted out to the accused.
According to some, the elecj
trie chair would be too mild a punishment;
others think that the term of
I forty years, or life imprisonment
j would be enough.
j ton to the heartrending point of placjing
Shadow Terrace, his magnificent
suburban home, on the market. Yates
j had intended to buy the place himself
so he could bring greater pressure
i to bear on the girl and her father,
| but "Take a Chance" Schuyler bought
; is, unknown to Yates.
When Schuyler visited his newly
acquired property, the girl became
! bitterly resentful toward him?regarding
him as an intruder whose
1 right to the place through a mere le!
n'tl ) *?"> <- -it! >n\f ll 5 n iv /i/ir>iiiiiv/i.l
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j with hers. To her Shadow Terrace
i was sacred by memories of her mother,
and loved a.^, a part of her own
happy girlhood.
Schuyler, admiring Alice, tried, but
vainly, to placate her. Before he left
Yates arrived and, inscensed because
the property had been sold, demanded
that the girl marry him at once or he
would expose her father. She promised.
Hating both Schuyler and
Yates, she finally ran away, was kidnapped
in the grounds by Yates' hired
thugs, and rescued by Schuyler. Even
then she continued *to misconstrue
Schuyler's kindly motives. Finally
Schuyler went away in disgust.
Yates, furious at Schuyler's interference,
brought about a stock manipulation
in "the Street" which
ruined his enemy financially. Then
Alice went alone to Yates' oftlce to
tell him she could not marry him.
Yates caught her in his arms and
forced his vile embraces upon her.
At that moment Schuyler, seeking
vengeance, reached Yates' office.
In the terrific fight in Yates' office,
witnessed by Alice, the cad was
forced to confess that Houghton was
I innocent ot Dodge s death and that
he himself had fired the fatal bullet.
Yates was taken away by the police.
1 Then Alice, realizing1 that her supi
posed bitterness toward Schuyler was
really love, called softly, ""Chance."
, He took her in his arms.
Wait until you see George Walsh
as "Take a Chance" Schuyler in this
I picture and you are certain to be glad
you are one among the big crowd that
is sure to visit the Pastime, tonight,
i Thursday, June 30th.
1 Were you ever interested in seeing
1 most extreme hate turn into the
. strongest love, and with such convinc??????
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