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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-08
MUST CLOSE SUNDAYS.
Oregon Daw Declared In Effect and
Valid.

Portland, Ore. Jan. S.-Oregon's
Sunday closing law, enacted in 1864.
and which for many years has Ian
guished, was declared constitutional
ana effective today in federal court
mere. The law prohibits transaction
or business on Sunday by mercantile
establishments. grocery stores pool
and billiard halls and other places of
amusement. The only concerns per-
mitted to do bushes on Sunday are
bakeries. hotels and undertaking es-
adjustments.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-08
OIL BLAZE AT BIRMINGHAM.
Burning Fuid Flows Down Creek
Loss o2SO,OOO.

Birmingham. Ala. Jan. 4.-Fire
early tonight destroyed the plant os
the Texas OIL Company at North
Birmingham. causing a loss estimated
as ssse,ooo. Fourteen tanks Of oil
and gasoline, containing 10000 gallons
each, were consumed and as the tanks
burst In succession and the burning
oil poured into Village Creek. the
names extended for nearly mile and
. half down that stream. About s4,-
600 damage was done to the Birming-
ham Packing Companys plant and a
bridge across Village Creek was burn
"a.
The flames broke out in the oil
plants pump house and the cause has
not been determined tonight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-08
DISCUSS HIGHWAY COMMISSION

Resolution of e. 1. Rcarlon Fayoring
Commission and Santcc Bridge
Unanimously IndOrsed.
The next phase of the boards
meeting came q few minutes after the
decision to build new Jail when the
Charleston and Clarendon County DEL
egations appeared to discuss the mat
ter OF establishing State highway
commission and the building of a
causeway and bridge across the San
tee River swamp and river at a point
a short distance from the old C. s. e.
N. railroad bridge. This matter was
fully discussed by a number of the
visiting gentlemen and citizens of
Sumter.
Mr.. j. B. Morrison, a representative
from Charleston county made an
eloquent address OH behalf of the es-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-08
|eluSlEl II ElEIlIoa SHAFT.
THOMAS CHIIDs, JR., MEETS
TRAGIC DEATH IN BIRMING.
HAM, ALA.
Left Hero Only Week Ago for City and
Had Been at Work for Only Three
Days-Body 20 Be Brought Back
T0morrcw for Burial.


From. The Daily Item. Jan. 4.
The many friends OF the family
were saddened yesterday and this
morning when they heard Of the sud-
den and tragic death Of Thomas
Childs. Jr.. of this city. who ON Mon
day afternoon was crushed to death
In an elevator shaft Of the Steel City's
Chemical Corporation building at Bir-
mingham. Ala. while at work for
that concern. fS
The news Of the young mans ter
rible death was first learned here
through q telephone message to Mr..
Mark Reynolds from Mr.. w. B. Nell
son. the manager Of the company. Mr..
Nelson telephoned Mr.. Reynolds al
about ot,lock Eastern time. soon af.
ter the accident had occurred. Out
side Of the. fact that young Childs was
|at work at the time. practically NO
Information has been obtained Of the
tragedy.
Thomas Childs Jr.. was the oldest
SON of Nj. and Mrs. Thomas Childt
Of this city. He, was In his nineteenth
year and had left Sumter just one
week before the tragedy to go te
Birmingham. where he was offered q
position, by Mr.. Nelson. He had been
II work only three days when tho &C.
|cident occurred. which crushed out his
young lif& Besides his parents. he !,
survived yly two sisters. Mrs. 4. D
Ravenel, Jr, and Miss Clara Childs
and ono brother, Master William
ChiIdas He graduated from the sum
ter high school . year and a-hall
|aCo aad had many friends among the
toung men and women Of Sumter. ~
well as at the city schools. who viii
he niied with sadness at his trasis
death. gi i.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-08
l1clyEELY NOT SAVED.
Name Of A4erican Consul Not on List
OF Survivors. s.

Washipiston. Jan. 4.--Consul Gen.
eral Skinner Of London. today cabled
the State department that Robert N.
McNeely's name y not among the off,
cial list oH Persia survivors issued by
the admiralty. The name of Charles
Grant. another American. appears.
Consul Keblinger at Malta. cabled
that eleven more survivors. including
Lord Montague. had reached there.
All declare that the Persia was not
warned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-08
DECIDES TO BUILD NEW yAID.

Secretary JOhnst0ne and Others Tel
Of Need Of New Building.
At noon the County Board of Com.
missioners met with Mrs. A. 8. Johna
stone. secretary to the State Board u
Charities and Corrections. J. c. Duni
bar and c. e. Stubbs, Of the grand
jury, the Sumter county legislative
delegation, and other citizens interest.
ed In the erection Of new Jail for
Sumter county to discuss this import.
ant matter and devise the best meth.
cd Of securing funds for the under-
taking.
Mr.. Johnstone reported that he had
inspected the Jail and found it to be
insufficient In capacity to accommo.
date the number of prisoners kept in
1t by the county. insufficient in ar
rangements. without proper means
for the classification of prisoners with
regard to color and sex. and unsani-
tary In all Of its arrangements. Messrs,
J. G. Dunbar. r. B. Belser, DIR. H. M,
Stuckev, Rev. J. P. Marion and others
urged the necessity Of erecting a new
building for jail purposes. On mo-
ton OF DIR. H. M. Stuckey it was de-
cided to build new Jail on the same
site or lot as the present Jail, the
funds to be secured by levy of one
mill extra taxes for this purpose. The
old building will be allowed to remain
for such uses as the board may deem
necessary.
Tie estimated cost of the new Jail
With capacity for the county prisoners
is estimated at $4,000.
Rev. j. p. Marion was granted per-
mission to hold services each Sunday
for the chaingang. or to secure some
suitable person to conduct these SER
vices.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-08
sT0RY OF A SURVIVOR.
le0ber G'1nt Who Was Saved Whcs
Persia Was submarined Tells Of HI,
! Experience. II

Alsxandria. Egypt. Jan. 4.-RoBerl
Grant OF Boston. the American sur.
ytvof Of the Persia. today described
|the Pinkirs ofthe liner. He said: Il
49, iunchng when the explosion came
liks the bursting ~ the boilers. shir
ehtvsrsd and begun sinking. Nc
Nssay wan In has cabin on the itar.
board sidA and didn't have chance
TO escape. The dining room was MI.
ed With smoke. and flying debris. The
passengers rushed deck. singing
hymns ana shouting goodbye. cluns
to the wrsckage until picked up
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-08

14~1 ~ Daily Item Jan. ..
~ uohal issus Of dividends by the
oorks of ~ city rnsrksd the first OF
~ new ysaH ThireS thousand dol
~ - m wsrs issue,i In dividends by
~ bAnks ana trust ,ompai,ies which
pooog( having had sood buSAnsss
, 1qs1rg the past ysar and sxcpet IN i'm
Aease e business during the COM
2Ae gumtsr Trust Company sent out
lc1}esnal dividends Of per cent. on
- oapttnl sock. amounting to s1.Soe
~ the half year. HOrs II was report
- that bpsinsss Wa excellent. being
60 Goel q beGtsr th,sn ever before
u1(A psoapscts that Il win continue TO
(. ~ National Dank Of south Caro-
- 1nDned tn psusl semi al
}1cn1s of Z pr cent. on IT. capital
o)De1. totalling es.oeO for the half
yook x1e hank reports = good busi-
- = ~ pa ysar, one in fact bet.
~ >Asn ever bsfors with prospects Tor
: CpelA lnersass - w'lume during the
on1nE q yeor. \
~, 1oopls's Bank isued $4,000 a.
~ q a1nssl dividends. Buslnea
Ske 5spos>sd - ~ ilaprovins steadily
Ul(n Droapsees better Tor the new
yuks, IN ~ Chrlstn,as savings fund
~ lsssieution ssnt sat between >s.-
- a1a elo.oeo q rs sliarsheldsrs. :
1e iDereass evsr prsvioas ysasa
~ c1u Nstaonal Bank lasued IL
QlA1 tnree ~ cent ssml-annual d.
&ds g ,ee.pee. or $500 Tor th&
61lnsss NJ, rsportsd rood
\ ~ ~ fut1sa "
~ NaAlepnl BAnk Of sumtsr isaued
1 ~ oppA eonh-alsnwal dfvidsudS,
6|osntlng % oo.oeo Ths hank -.
tetn buaRen soea durins ths past
~ sn4 b lookina fof ~ businsss
toe1sg ne eomine ~, - L feels
,(I>e 4 = in : poulfao,i q handls Il A
~ nrse Nationah bahk of suns-
~ sset out ohscks for 5000 - il
eon1-onnual dividsads Of per cent,
- ~ npisal stock. The bank re-
& J(e>s espos1ts - laigs ana the good
llnep (ees during thS iAst ysAr =
oanee = y svsn bsttsr during ths
~~~-~~... Az tft I'll tt41 III ,iI f 81 ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-08
PRESIDENT ON JOB.
Making Every Effort 70 Obtain Facts
~ In Persia Case.

washington, Jan. Through his
secretary, President Wilson gave out
the following statement two hours af.
ter his return from Hot Springs:
The president and secretary OF
state are taking every means possible
to obtain full facts In, this grave mat
ter and will act as soon as the infor-
nation is obtained"
The president then entered q con.
ference with Senator Stone.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-08

The County Board of Commission
ers had a long and interesting session
on Tuesday preparatory to their an
nual meeting on Thursday. However,
as the matters Of chief interest to
come up before them were acted on
they will not have nearly so compli-
Gated q meeting on next Thursday.
Delegations from Charleston and
Clarendon counties appeared to dis
cuss the matter Of the establishment
of State Highway Commission and
the building Of bridge and causeway
across the Santee River Swamp and
river at n point near Wright's Blum
and the old c. 8. and N. railroad
bridge. Another matter to come ur
was the erection Of new Jail. Be.
sides these matters the board had its
own regular routine matters to attend
to. so altogether they had a busy day
Petition for Road.
| The board was called to order al
10 o'clock by Supervisor Pitts with
all Of the members present. After the
reading Of the minutes of the pre-.
vious meeting the first matter taken
UP was petition from citizens OF
Aayesville and Shiloh townships Of
the Hope Swamp section to open 9
road from near Rees Nesbit's on the
Trinity public road to point near the
intersection Of the Steam Mill and
Scottsville-S Shiloh roads. and to re.
build the Steam Mill road to the Black
River road near Brick Church, the
rights Of way for same being donated
Action on this matter was deferred
until the annual meeting Of the board
on Thursday. s
Supervisor Pitts reported that the
board Of arbitration selected to asses,
damages to Mrs. p. F.. Sanders on ac,
count of a public road being extend
ed through her property near Hagoot
had returned a bill for $500 againla
the county In favor Of Mrs. Sanders
This decision was accepted by the
board. II, .q
A deed from WIN. Graham conveys
Ing to the city and county Jointly the
Boulevard and road connecting it with
the Plowden mill road was received
The board took no action in the mat.
ter. 81.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-08

AeNaes 70 unlsed states x'euauds for
nSsdng q Tsuteus n.kea From
WasAingten. Jan. ss--The state de-
peftusnt We oaaciasly advised today
eoeeeeh ne french embassy that the
Ssp1Nh government in response TO
- reseetations made by the United
8 80 - ordered the immediat 70 re-
q1e q German subjects recently re-
rtved from American ships ON the
~ - by the French cruiser Des-
me state department. also was In
tensd that the men arrested would
9 turned over to the American consul
- Fort dc France. Martinique. where
shsy were taken for detention. ,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-08
GOING TO MoNTGoMERY. /.
Major Boggs to Leave Washingto,
Ofico Of Panama Canal.

Washington. Jan. 4.-Major Frank
G. Boggs. Of the army engineer corps,
for the last eight years, purchasing of.
ncer and in charge Of the Washington
ONCE OF the Panama Canal. has been
assigned to duty at Montgomery Ala.
the order to become effective as soon
as his services can be spared here. It
is understood he will be relieved by
mis- present assistant. Major Earl I.
Brown.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-08
COUNTY BOARD MEETlNe.
FROM CLARENDON
AND CHARLESTON COUN.
TIES PRESENT.

Discuss Building OF Causeway and
Bridge Across Santce River and
Resolutions Passed Favoring State
Highway COmmission-DecisiOn to
Levy One Mill Extra Taxes to Erect
Z New Jail Building for
New Road ut Shiloh.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-18
A Kiss for a Throne.
The Famous Incident Of Cleopatra and Caesar
as Shown by the Great Painter Ger0me.

IF a kiss lasting forty-nve minutes Is
worth little car. what kind Of kiss
: would be worth 12-cylinder touring
car? II one kind Of kiss is worth an auto.
mobile, what kind Of kiss would be worth
house? Just how could one discriminate
between q kiss worth an evening gown
and one worth piece Of city real estate?
Between one worth diamond ring and
one worth only pair Of silk stockings?
Can q definite commercial market price
be placed upon q kissf
According to the decision Of . Jury
sitting In Scott County. Iowa. the kiss
has been accorded commercial value.
For the first time In history oscillation
has been legally given financial rating.
This enterprise and intrepid Jury de.
cided that the kiss Of comedy blonde
matron was worth the car.
30 far 80 good: but Q most interesting
point, either overlooked or ignored by
the Jury, was returnable or exchange
value Of kisses.
In this Iowa lawsuit farmer brought
action for the recovery Of car he had
transferred for the consideration Of kiss.
He did not allege that the transaction
had been fraudulent; he made no claim
Of having been swindled; he merely took
the ground that commodity purchased
with kiss should retain its osculatory
rating. He offered, 1t is said, to buy the
car back from the woman to whom he
had sold II at double. even treble, the
price she paid; but she declined the offer.
manifestly fair as It was!
1t is not to be wondered at that this
Scott County Qowa) Jury deliberated for
nearly five hours before bringing YER
dict for the defendant, declaring she
should keep the car; that she had given
full equivalent Of its value and was,
therefore. legally entitled to It.
The Jury doubtless realized It was
about to set world standard. The prob.
lem involved was one Of ratios, Assun1-
ing the value Of long kiss to be small
automobile, what would ave-minute Kiss
DO WORTH
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-18

he became restive He did not get many
rides himself in the machine. Whenever
Mrs. Spangler wanted groceries or any
thing from town she told him to go to
the village in the car and bring back the
articles desired. That was all the JOY
riding he was accorded.
On the other hand, Mrs. Spangler mas
tered the art of the chauffeur. She went
out motoring all the time. She motored
in the morning. She motored In the
afternoon. She motored until late in the
night. One Sunday she went away and
was not seen on the farm until the fol-
lowing Tuesday or Wednesday. Then
one evening bachelor Brown experienced
most unpleasant shock.
Pottering about outside the farmhouse,
attending to various sordid duties, he
heard the loud and jubilant footing Of
horn, and looking up from his labors
saw the car he had purchased dash by.
In. 1t were Mrs. Spangler, at the wheel,
and man. Mrs. Spangler seemed ra,
dainty happy. The man seemed happier.
Engrossed in one another. laughing.
elated, neither looked in the direction OF
the detected Brown. The ringing echo,
Of their laughter, the bacchanalian glee
Of the footing horn, filled Mr.. Browns
soul with rage and chagrin.
Within his house things went from bad
to worse. According to Browns testi-
mony, the broom was seldom taken from
Its place back Of the kitchen door. Dust
covered the floors Of the rooms. The
washing was not done.
1--WE had row one Sunday" said
Brown, almost .plaintively, in court, land
she never hardly swept her floor out after
that. Never done thing. Never baked.
had to buy bread and had to buy meat,
and she would then take the meat and
fry it and would have no vegetables
cooked or nothing. She just spent every
day fixing up and cleaning UP the car
and running around"
Things came to such pass that Mrs.
Spangler decided she did not care any
longer to fill the role Of housekeeper.
She told the jury she voluntarily threw
up her Job. Brown Indignantly retorted
that he was glad Mrs. Spangler had left
that he had all the housekeepers he
wanted, ard that, knowing how to cook
he would be his own housekeeper from
then on. But he wanted the return Of
his car. Mrs. Spangler's kiss was moi
worth a car, he contended.
The Jury. considering the facts IN tbs
case and all the testimony, ,deliberated
for hours. They reached the followinJ
verdict:
We, the jury. find the defendant
Bertha Spangler, to be the legal owner Of
the Ford In question" -
AS the verdict was delivered by H. D.
Parmele, the foreman, Mrs. Spangler rose
to leave the courtroom smiling VIC
toriously and radiantly. The commercial
rating OF her kiss had been legally es.
@Dhsned. Nevertheless she declared
she did not intend taking ADVANTAGE ~
the financial value thus set.
have had enough Of men and enough
OF Kisses she said. Personally, think
q woman's kiss is sold cheapiy for an
automobile. Men ought to keep house for
themselves, and hereafter am going TO
Keep house for myself. and an never
going to marry"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-18
Mrs. Spangler Gaze
the Kiss and Got
the Car, Farmer
Brown Wanted to
Return the Kiss
and Take the Car
Back, the Jury De-
cided That Kisses
Are Not Returnable
---and the Whole
Interesting Subject
of What a Kiss
Really Is Worth
That This Interest,"
ing Case Opened

Or would the value depend upon the
kind of woman who gave the kiss and the
type Of man who received It? The woman
who was awarded small car for her KISS
Ia thirty years of age. II she had been
forty, would her kiss have been worth
still smaller car?
One member Of the Jury commended
that no kiss could possibly be worth an
automobile; still another maintained that
an automobile was meagre payment Tor
any kind Of a kiss Another declared that
the farmer who had been favored had
gotten of cheaply, for, being middle.
aged bachelor, he had few chances OF
gathering kisses.
Although the Jury delivered verdict
definitely according the thirty-year-old
matron the car, 1t can be seen that they
did not thereby standardize the value OF
q kiss, but ruled that the value depends
upon the persons, the time, place and
circumstance.
The unique suit for the return of the
car given in payment of kiss, was
brought by Thomas Brown, a wealthy
farmer and bachelor Of Scott County.
Iowa, against Mrs. Bertha Spangler, who
had been his housekeeper.
Brown testified that Mrs. Spangler mad
been an excellent housekeeper. Under
her management his farmhouse had been
kent spic-and-span Meals were served
punctually and the food was deliciously
cooked. No one could surpass her In
baking bread. Browns physical needs
were adequately cared for. but appar-
emily those of his spirit were not. He
yearned to kiss his fair housekeeper.
But kiss she would not Then Brown
purchased the car--the car aroused the
enthusiasm and admiration OF pretty
Mrs. Spangler. And Brown, having
failed to secure the kiss otherwise, Of
fered the car for kiss.
How much did you care for Mrs.
Spangler at the timer. he was asked.
81 never thought more Of any woman
than did of her in all my life" he replied.
The Jury decided this admission proved
the kiss was Of real value to Mr.. Brown.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-18

The cross-examination Of Mrs. Spang-
Ter revealed the amazing length of the
kiss for which she received the Ford.
In reply to the question as to the time
when the remarkable exchange was
made she said she could not remember
the date, but one Saturday afternoon
when she returned to the farm from
nearby village when she had bought
necessaries, she found Brown there with
the automobile.
about what time was that"
1T may have been about 4 o'clock"
What did Brown say to you In regard
to the car at the time, II anything?"
Here he says, 4 brought you your
machine and here is the receipt for it.
Take 1t and keep 1t, SO you won't lose
It and now you are going to kiss me-
said, Sure will kiss you"
You gave him the kiss2" she was
asked
"Sure kissed him." Mrs. Spangler
admitted. II kissed him in the pantry"
Under questioning by the Court Mrs.
Spangler declared that was the first
and last kiss she ever gave Mr.. Brown.
what did you give Mr.. Brown for the
car, II anything?" said the Judge, who
seemed to view the case with some sus.
picion.
"A kiss-that is all he asked for" said
the defendant. That was after he gave
me the receipt for the car"
"Had you given him any before?"
/"No, SIR"
"Have you given him any since?"
mo, sir" emphatically. .-.
II do not care how long 1t lasted
.1ukordad ouo ~ fho i,rvvnon snO Eioo
is worth a car"
"But a kiss is worth something?"
averred one the jurymen, a farmer,
whose furrowed features were not ex-
actly kissable,
"Sure it's worth something" all ad-
mitted. "But how much?"
She. sure has pretty mouth" said
one gravely. .U. re.a
Eyes, but is that mouth worth carr"
Mrs. Spangler's pretty woman; Of
course II she was ugly don't think as
her kiss would be worth car" averred
another.
The jury, of course, considered the var
ious complaints made by Mr.. Brown.
Brown admitted he had actually given
the. car to Mrs. Spangler.
81 said to her, How do you like the
carr said Mr.. Brown. in his testimony.
"'Oh,' she says, 1t looks all right And
that was all there was to It."
"Did you tell her at any time that the
machine was hers to take and use?"
why, yes" he admitted. 81 teld her
the machine was hers to go anywhere any
time she wanted to, and she needn't ask
me to hitch 1t up, providing she never
had any men riding around with her, or
didn't stay out late at night. told her
that several times. You can ride round
here in the country says. You can
have as good home as any woman could
have"
Unfortunately for Brown, however, his
own happiness was short lived-the
kisses stopped. And when no more kisses
were forthcoming he wanted the car
back. For about q month Brown had
seemed satisfied with his bargain; then
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-18

A Kiss
Soul
Faust with
Marguerite.
for Whose
S9AG31Vo
He Made
His Compact
With the
Evil One.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-18

AKiss
for
Power
The
Biblical
Incident
of
I. Delilah
and
Samson
Conceived
n. by the
English
Painter,
Solomon.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-06-01
Notice of Election.

A petition, signed by the required
number of qualified electors and free,
holders, residents of Hayward school
district, No "a, in Williamsburg county
and State of South Carolina, and pray
ing the County Board of Education for
said county to grant an election in said
district for the purpose of voting an
extra tax of one (1) mill to be used for
school purposes in said district, having
been fled and said petition having been
granted and election ordered,
Notice is hereby given that an elec-
ton for above named purpose will be
held at Hayward school house in said
district Saturday, June 8, 1916. Poll will
open at 500 a. m. and close at 4 90 r. m.
The undersigned, by virtue Of their Of
fee, will act as managers of this elec-
ton and will canvass the vote.
DE MCCUTCHEN,
c G DANIEL,
B N STUCKEY,
5-25-2t Trustees District No q.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-06-01
Registration Notice

The office of the Supervisor Of keg-
istration will be open on the 1st Mon.
day in each month for the purpose OF
registering any person who is quail
fed as follows:
Who shall have been a resident OF
the State for two years, and of the
county one year, and of the polling pre-.
cinct in which the elector offers to
vote four months before the day of
election, and shall have paid, si1
months before, any poll tax then due
and payable, and who can both read
and write any section of the constitu-
tion of 1896 submitted to him by the
Supervisors of Registration, or who
can show that he owns, and has paid
all taxes collectible on during the
present year, property in this State
assessed at three hundred dollars OF
more, BE CLARKsoN,
Clerk of Board.