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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-21
STATE EDUCATION BOARD MEETS
School Matters Considered at Session
in Columbia.

Columbia, Dec. 1.-THE State
Board Of Education met roday at
p. m. in the office of the Governor.
The High School inspectors report
was considered, and High School ap-
portionments made to 1870 communi-
ties. The State High School aid will
be paid to the several county treas
urers by the State Supf -intendent Of
Education next week.
The High School appropriation for
| the scholastic year 1928 is 100000.
Conditions indicate that $4,000 or
$4,000 of this amount will be ex-
pended this year.
In view Of numerous requests from
| county superintendents and from
| teachers who had been employed
without valid South Carolina certifi-
| Gates. the board ordered an extra
| county examination to be held at the
Court House in those counties where
the county superintendent had re-
quested. or might request, the privi-
lege Of holding an extra examination.
| Questions for this examination will
be furnished the several county boards
| Of education in whose territory a de-
mand for this examination may orig
mate. All teachers employed without
certificates, will thus be given an op-
| nnrfnnitv IN
interested In this matter should make
known their wishes to their county su-
perintendent at once In order that his
request may be promptly filed with
the State Superintendent.
| The appeal from Lee county con-
corning the removal Of a district trus-
tee. was argued by c.. M. Aman for
the appellants and r. E. Dennis for
the respondents.
The appeal from Union County,
concerning the disputed territory be-
tween Kelly School District No. 18
and Farr School District No. %, was
argued by p. D. Barron for the ap-
pellants and J. G. Hughes for the
respondents.
In both cases the decision Of the
county board was sustained and the
| appeals dismissed.
| The attention Of trustees, patrons
and teachers was invited to the fact
that the exchange period on adopted
text books expires December Is, 1912.
All old books in use from 1906 to 1911
should have been returned to the local
depository before this date. The 1911
adoptions are now the only legal or
lawful books that may be used in
common school districts, operated un-
der the general law. or In special
| school districts receiving State aid for
High Schools for rural Graded
Schools. or for term extension.
A committee. consisting Of Superin-
tendent ]. 8. Swearingen. Superinten-
dent d. T. Kinard and Superintendent
Lueco Gunter, was appointed to inves-
| tigate the status Of industrial and az
| ricultural teaching in the public
schools. The author of the adopted
| History Of South Carolina was re-
quested to bring this State history
| down to date.
After holding an afternoon and
night session Friday the board a6-
journed at / p. m. Saturday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-21
PYTlIIANS ELECT OFFICERS.
Installation to BE Held on January
9th and Will he Open to Public.

Game Cock Lodge No. II, knights
or Pythias, at their regular meeting
the third Monday night in December
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year:
Deputy Grand Chancellor, C. II.
Wilson.
Chancellor Commander, James c.
Bryan.
Vice Chancellor, c. c. Beck.
Prelate. +. w. Josey.
Master of Work, A. E. Bentley.
Master Of Arms, j. A. Middleton
Inner Guard, w. NJ. Wolf.
Outer Guard, j. II. Darr
Master of EXchequer. ]. G. r. Will
der.
Master Of Finance, B. Walsh.
Trustee, T. E. Richardson.
1t was decided on recommendation
OF committee consisting Of Past
Chancellors s. H. Edmunds. Geo. W.
Dick and Barlow Walsh, to have the
officers publicly installed on the first
Monday night in January. Grand
Chancellor f. S. Evans of Green
wood has promised to officie.te And
Grand Prelate H. K. Osborne OF
Spartanburg, who will also be
present, Is to be the Orator OF
the occasion. Grand Vice Chancellor
Geo. w. Dick will, Of course, be pres
ent to fill the second chair Of the
Grand Lodge.
All members with their families
and friends are especially invited to
be present.
For many years 1t has been a Gus.
tom to give the children Of the first
and second grades Of City Schools q
Christmas tree. Mr.. Edmunds
was authorized to continue the GUS
tom.
The following letter was received
from Supreme Chancellor CARING and
will be of interest to all members:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-21

supervisor Pitts has found a large
deposit OF cement gravel which makes
q better road than macadam. The
cost OF hauling this gravel and plac-
Ing II on the roads In sufficient quan-
tity to make permanent roadway In
considerable. but when the county 10
financially able to undertake the con-
struction OF fret class system OF
public highways. the problem will be
less difficult than heretofore believed
TO be. for the lack OF good road ma
teriai has been the serious obstacle TO
permanent highway construction In
Sumter county.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-21
SEEKING FOR OTHER WORLDS.
Having Conquered Egg Market, Phil-
sdclphia Women Sigh for Other
spheres OF Activity.

philadelphia. Dec. 16.--No date has
been hxed by the leaders In the
Housekeepers' league to close their
campaign for selling storage eggs at
~ cents q dozen. With the disclosure
OF their source Of supply and the low
ering of prices by dealers throughout
tho city. however, the women In
charge Of the movement say their
work Is accomplished and they are
seeking other commodity with which
to continue their campaign against
the high cost Of living.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-21
LITTLE GIRL HIT BY CAR.


SAi8nay hhuureO.
Monday about moor the little four
year-old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Bradford was struck by an au-
tomobile driven by Dir. Perry Moses
and the car passed partly over her.
but she sustained only slight injuries.
A bruise on the head. a few minor
cuts on the neck and slight sprain
Of the instep were the only injuries
which could be noted Tuesday and
the little girl was able to be up and
about. although at the time that the
accident happened the mother Of the
little girl and Mr.. and Mrs. Moses
who we're In the car. were very much
alarmed that she might be seriously
injured. A doctor who was summon
cd hastily could ind no injuries to the
little girl which would cause asy
uneasinessL
IL seems that the affair was purely
ian accident and MT. and Mrs. Moses
were extremely sorry for Il. although
n was something which MI Moses
could not have foreseen and prevent
ed. The little girl with two little
friends were holding hands and at
tempted to run across the street In
front OF the car. Two Of the little
girls got across safely. but ths little
Bradford girl stumbled and fell In
front Of the car. the fender Of which
struck her. The car was stopped in
stantly and the little siri got up and
was taken into the house. In front
OF which the accident happened.
Here doctor examined her shortly
afterwards and no injuries to cause
'th~ least alarm were found.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-21

Mr.. Arthur lafayette Culveyhouse
and Miss Mary Louise Ramsey Of
Sumter were granted a marriage Ii
cense Monday.
Licenses were also grantd to the
followins colored couples: Frank
ingleton and Julia Murray. Sumter;
..ad John Herriott and Bertha Will
liams. Providence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-21

A. c. L. train No. 46, familiarly
known as the "Shoony." was several
hours late Tuesday morning on ac-
count Of break down Of parts of the
engine between Creston and Remini.
There were q number Of would be
passengers at the station who were
rather impatient at the delay.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-21

The work on the concrete bridge at
Dingle's mill is making satisfactory
progress and If it is not retarded by
bad weather the bridge will be COM
pleted about January 1st. A great
deal Of work is also being done on
the causway through the swamp, the
road being widened considerably.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-21
WILL GO TO SUPREME COURT

TWO Questions Involving Oklahoma
"Grandfather Law Certified for
Hearing.
81 Louis. Dec. 1.-two Questions
reiat'ng to the validity OF the Okla
homa grandfather law" were certi
hed today to the supreme court OF
the United States by the United States
circuit court of appeals. sitting In st.
Louis.
The grandfather law" provides
that any person may be debarred
from voting In case OF his inability to
read and write any section OF the
state constitution unless his ancestors
were voters before January 3. 1885.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-03

The Healani club will celebrate the
Fourth with a few boat races, which
are to be pulled off early in the morn
ing, so that the oarsmen will haye
plenty of time to take in the sights
of the big celebration after their part
in it is done.
II was decided this morning to hold
two pickup races for the men who
are turning out for regular practise,
crews to be picked by the captains so
as to be as evenly balanced as possi-
BILE There will also be race between
last years senior crew. which won the
regatta from the Myrtles, and the ten
tative freshman crew of this year.
The idea is to give everyone chance
10 take part, and the contests will be
OF an informal nature, the final selec-
ton OF crews being left until the last
moment. The crews will draw for
barges, and the races. which win be
started between $3.50 and 3. will be
over the freshman course-from Ala
kea wharf around the spar buoy and
return to Alakea wharf.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-03
Wild And WOOLLY
DIAMOND DOINGS
IAN IMP OF SATAN y

THE old fashioned roung house ball
player" says Bobby Gilks, the. Cleve-
land scout 'and once great fielder, is
almost gone. You don't see many of
his kind and you hardly ever see a
trick pulled of the Kind that
be turned in the single umpire days.
II the double umpire system did moth
ing else. it at lease knocked out the
tricky ball player, and those who like
a smooth, gentlemanly game ought to
be duly grateful
Those times have gone. The dous
bic umpire system enables the field
boss to keep a watchful eye, and it is
pretty hard to find a player now who
will take the old time chances they
know blamed well that they will he
spotted. sure. Under these circum-
stances. you can imagine with what
amusement saw a player of the old
school stock springing to life in a
little league last season-a player
who, though a kid in years, had the
old time stun down pat, and didn't
hesitate to pull it, either.
The kid in questionable cherub
who brought back memories of thirty
years ago-was one Parker, a pitcher
of a class C team. and. think, one
OF the most intelligent as we'll as the
nerYiest of modern ball players
anyhow, the day | was watching
the game this Parker hit one down to
short and tore for first with commend
able activity As the BAH arrived he
contriYed. wholly by accident to hoist
one shoulder; the ball hit the sho1Ea-
er bounded oE and gave him a lease.
OF life. Wild howls from the infieid
but the umpire declared that there
was nothing but an aedent apparent
" as far as he could tell That filed
the bases. with two men down
The next man singled. the runner
on third scored. and. of course, the
others moved up q peg. In he d'ist
and confusion the ball went to the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-03
PRAISE FOR LAST ISSUE
OF BLACK AND GOLD

The commencement number of
Black and Gold. the Mckinley High
school magazine, has just come off
the press and has been highly com
plimented on ali sides as being an is
sue rejecting credit on its staff and
on the school il represents.
The contents, which fills 145 pages,
lg made up of short stories, descrip-
tive articles. and several poems. Pic
lures of each member OF the gradual
ing class appear in one department of
the magazine.
The staff of editors TO whom credit
is due is Fenner Stickney. editor-in-
chief; Joseph Dwight. athletic editor;
carrie James. literary: Zalida De La
Nux. literary; Adele Wicke. exchange
editor: Henry Yap assistant business
manager; All Bun Lau senior contrib
utor; Foo Kau Lee, literary; David
Kahalewai sophomore art editor; FL
eanor yogel, literary and senior art
editor; Edith Smith, alumni editor;
Clara ingalls,, joke editor; Chas. Daw-
son, joke editor; George Cassidy,
school notes editor: Constance Ca,
mara, sophomore contributor.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-03
SOME USEFUL @DEFSv

Now that they have slang distionar
les, baseball dictionaries and othe
kind of dictionaries it's up to tbs
scribes to dig up boxing dictionary
and here's a brief one:
Fight-(a) That part OF a boxing
contest not called for by the motor
picture contract. CD what all wi
have to do to get afberth out at Las
Vegas July 5. (c) To strike viciousI.
to punch with fist, to punch ACCORDING
to set rules until the opponent is IN
conscious (obsolete).
Fighter-(a) A plntocrat. (b) A
person of leisure and means, usual.
devoted to the driving of automobiles
tel a managers meal ticket. Cd 7
r. (e) An opinion of himself still held
By Carl Morris.
Mit4-ta). receptacle peculiar TO
fighters. OBJ Something to be filled
N. B.-The greatest development Of
nlitts will be found, strange to say,
among managers, rather than among
the fighters themselves.
ManagerA loud noise entirely sur.
rounded by diamonds
Referee An opaque body directly
between the spectator and the fight
ers.
White Hope Figure OF speech.
meaning very Slim.
Color Line Imaginary boundary,
separating white fighters from trou-
bles.
Seconds -One who fans resin on
the ringside spectators.
Stall Where you get the feed box
information.
Purse-(a) What remains after the
promoters get theirs. Obi An incen-
tive to crime, when displayed at fights.
Frame-up. Fake-A weird cry, usu-
ally uttered by those with ticket on
the loser.
Principals-slocalled because they
beget interest.
Perfect Condition-Wha every de-
feated fighter discovers he lacked
when he went into the ring.
Gona-A welcome sound.
Punch-EasiIy assimilated, when
taken internally.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-03
Hill O RACE OFF UNTIL NEXT
WEEK is LATEST

Matters yachting are hanging on
the arrival Of the belated NattOse.
The entertainment committee of the
/ Hawaii Yacht Club hardly feel like
starting something until the Ca
madam entry puts in an appearance,
and in the meantime the yachtsmen
of the Lurline and Seafarer are put
ting in their time mi leisnrely way.
resting up from the trip, and taking
in the sights OF Honolulu on their
own hook. When the Nattose an
rives an auto trip around the island,
IA dance for the visitors, a lllau at
Pearl Harbor, and several other en-
|tertainments will be brought off.
The uncertainty. as to when these
festivities will commence makes it
improbable that the visiting and local
yachts will start on the race to Hilo
next Friday evening, as planned yes
Eterday. The idea is to get in one or
two social doings before getting down
10 business again, and it is more
likely that the Hiio race will be
started next week. tss
Commodore Warren ID. Wood, Of
the South Coast Yacht Club, and
Arch Brown. OF the same organiza.
.tion, who came down as guests of the
Hawaii, are enthusiastic over the sail
ing of the local yacht in the long run
across and are keen to see how she
will hold the Lurline in windward
race. Commodore Wood is a keen
Hyachtsman, but he doesn't confine his
sporting activities to water, earth and
air getting a good share of his patron
age. At the recent flying meet in Los
Angeles, he spent about half the time
riding with the we'll known aviators.
Nothing can beat a yacht race
across the Pacific, though, said
Wood And F couldn't ask for a
trimmer craft to sail it in than the
Hawaii"
5 1t is settled that the Hawaii will
enter the Hilo race for another brush
with the Lurline, She will be sailed
by either Charles Wilder or George
Crozier.
. . o o o o 90 o o o o o o o e
to England. While he is in England
Wells proposes to have an operation
performed on his caulihower ear
Wells says that he will return TO-
America next September and will be-
ready to take on any of the American
ightweights.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-03
STARBUILETINs PAGE OF LIVE SPORTS NEWS
CAVALRY POL 0ISTS
WITH STRING OF 80
PONIES At MoANAL VA

The polo squad Of the 5th Cavalry
five men and % ponies strong. arrtS-
cd at Moanalua yesterday, and will re
main there until after the inter-islane
championships the latter part of tht.
month. Men and animals form like
" combination. and it is certain that
they viii make q good bid for premie
polo honors for he year. Whethe'
they viii be able to duplicate the trick
they turned In 1911. by beating out
Oahu after losing to Kauai, remains
To he seen, for it's certain that ii
the local four, the Cavalry has a
stronger opponent than last year
while the Maui team Is doped &c
be faster than the Kauai Aggregation
The polo squad is slightly different
from the one that came down in early
May and played three-game practice
series with Oahu. Lieutenant Gran.
niger, who played back in those
matches. is not Included his place be
ing taken by Captain Forsythe. recent
" returned from the mainland. Mill.
kin. Hansen and Doak, who played IN
the May games, are all available
WlIn l1lculcndul ouCAA0a 80 . IT.
man. No. / seems be the open posi-,
ton, for which Sheridan and Millikin
are trying. Both are brilliant players,
and although Sheridan has figured on
the team for longer time, Millikin
stole march when the former was
on special duty at washington, by be
ing played regularly on the team, and
getting some splendid experience. Nil
likin played so brilliantly in the last
series that the veteran Sheridan Is by
no means sure of landing place. Ii
any event, the team viii have one frs
class substitute, ready Il jump in and
play any position in case Of acciden
to one of the other four.
Several Of the squad are serving
with the detachment that is to give
the military exhibition at Kapiolan
Park tomorrow, so real polo practices
will not commence at Moanalua for
the Cavalry until Friday or Satul
day.
Tbs afternoon there will be game
between the Oahu firsts and the Reds
the latter team being the stronges
combination of second string loca
players that can be brought togethe
to give the regulars hard fight.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-03
JOHNSON And
RIVERSIDE
like winners
Honolulu Fans Don't Take Las
Vegas Affair Very
Seriously

With two championship fights seized
eled for July 4. the fans will AZ least
have plenty to read about. even il they
haven't whole lot TO look az Inde-
pendence Day Johnson and Flynn
are due to pull OF their muss up at
Las Vegas u. NJ. and Rivers And
Wolgast are booked to entertain the
fans at Los Angeles.
Surely these two bouts should give
the fans much to think OF and talk
about. In Honolulu the Johnson-F FLYNN
light is no. taken very SCI lously.
Local followers OF the game OF nsti.
cuffs cannot see where Flynn has 4
Iook-in with johnson and natnfa.y
tina takes the edge on that bout so
far as local interest is concerned
The Riyers-Wolgast bout Is natural
" the one that Is attracting most at.
tention, not only IN Los Angeles. hut
in this city. Followers Of the hoxine
game look for this bout To be red
not one, and the betting here is even
money. A year ago q bout between
Wolgast and Rivers would hardly have
attracted any great amount OF aifeh-
lion 70 itself. At sGeh q time Wolsast
would have been 10 to over the Mexi.
can, but lot OF changes can happen. IN
less than \ year. IN fnaf brief time
Rivers has gained thousands - admir-.
ers and Wolgast NJ lost one admIfcr
for every admirer that the Mexican
has gained.
Wolgast is sure to get real try out
with Afvoro TTI4tIII u - -. ~
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-03

second baseman. Making a great
bluff of returning to. the pitcher.
Archer stopped Ikedightning, hid the
ba under the second cushion, then
stood up and looked innocent An old
gag, hut one that still gets idiots now
and then.
Naturally, there was a mad riot,
but the poor, lonesome umpire hadn't
seen it, and could only rule that, in
his Judgment, there had been bad
throw by somebody, and that the run
counted, while Parker vent to fhI'
After an awful riot peace was declar-
ed and the next man popped out. Two
innings later, Parker the Same inno-
cent youth, drew four balls and was
sacrificed to second The next bat
ter hit to short, and, as the umpire
rushed to frs to watch the play,
Parker cut through the pitchers pc
ton and rushed home. As he arrived
he threw himself over and lay back
ward, pointing toward third, and leav-
ing the exact imprint of the ground
that would be left by runer legitf-
mately coming home from that die
ton.
THE row that followed almost
wrecked the stand, fer this proved
to be the winning ;n-and Parkei
get away with it-loyelv child. Inn
of satan. rather. Id lige to seq nat
kid in the big league. Do you know,
I'd go 1000 miles to see him play his
first game against MeGraw."
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-03
|. o. o. r. LODGES HOLD
JOINT INSTALLATION


At joint installation of Excelsior
Lodge No. and Harmony Lodge No.
3, ]. O. O. F., officers for the ensuing
year were installed by Lester Petrie,
District Deputy Grand Sire, assisted
by NJ. T. Simonton, P. G., Grand Mar.
shall, F. o. Boyer, p. G., Grand Sec.
rotary; r. F. Quarles, p. G., Grand
Treasurer; E. L. Schwartzberg, p. G..
Grand Warden; j. ID. McVeigh, p. G.
Grand Inside Guardian, and ]. J.
Locker. p. G., Grand Chaplain.
An enjoyable smoker followed the
installation.
The new officers for Excelsior
Lodge are
J. L. Blaisdell, N. c.; A. II. Myhre.
". G.; r. A Woodward, P. G.; r. S.
n. e.. A. III. Hodson, p. c., L. S. N.
G.; +. Gertz, r. S. V. G.: f.. w. Wood,
L. s. " c.; M. w. Tschudi. p. G.;
chaplain; A. G. Horn. Warden; G. ID.
Samson, Conductor; G. L. Samson, l.
G.; j. A. Williams, o. e.; Fl. L. Der
by, r. S. s.; A. Hendriks, L. S. S; l..
L. LaPierre, p. G., Secretary; s. A.
Jacobson, P. c., Treasurer.
Harmony Lodge officers installed
We're
G. e. Calvert, n. G.: r. Cheatham,
". g.; w. Gehring, p. c., r. S. N. c.;
w. r. Foster, L. S. N. g.; H. Mccoy,
P. G.. R. S. ". c.; C. Fl. Brown, L. S.
V. G.; P. Bunke, Warden: G. Wilken
sen, Cond.; l.. Javete. T. G.; C. A.
Shaw, o. e.; A. Bunke, r. S. s.; c.
a. Vouse, L. S. s.; H. d. Wicke, p.
O. Chanlain PauI Smith p G. Sec
rotary; James Bicknell, Treasurer.