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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-11
GOOD
I2OADS
Pixies PEAK HIGHWAY OPEN
Alignment Definitely Completed From
Atlantic to Pacific-Last Link
Has Been FORGED.

The Pixies peak ocean to ocean high
way has definitely completed an indie
pendent alignment from the Atlantic to
the Pacific coast, says the New York
Tribune. The last link in the chain
was forged at San Francisco on July
80, when the national officers, in con-
ference with representatives Of various
California routes, selected the Feath-
er-River Sacramento Causeway routes
and established the Pacific coast termi-
nus at Oakland and San Francisco.
With terminal on the Atlantic sea-
board both at New York city and Phil
adelphia, the first prong passes through
Newark and Morristown, N. j.; Easton
and Allentown, Pa, joining with the
Philadelphia prong at Reading, Pa,
thence continuing westward along the
William Penn highway through Harris
burg, Tyrone, Altoona, to Pittsburgh;
crossing Ohio through Steubenville,
Coshocton, Newark, Columbus, SPRING
field and Dayton; Indiana through
Richmond, Indianapolis, Rockville; ILL.,
nois through Decatur, Springfield,
Jacksonville, Griggsville; Missouri
through Hannibal, Macon, Chillicothe,
St. Joseph; Kansas through Hiawatha,
Belleville, Norton, Colby, Goodland;
Colorado through Burlington, LimOn,
Colorado Springs, Manitou, Hartsel,
Buena Vista, Leadville, Glenwood
Springs, Rifle, Meeker; Utah through
Vernal, Duchesne, Heber City, Park
City, Salt Lake City, Ogden, Brigham,
Lucin; Nevada via the Overland trail
through Elko, Winnemucca, LOvelock,
Demo, and California through Portola,
Quincy, Oroville, Marysville, Sacrament
to, Davis, Benicia, Martinez, Berkeley,
Oakland and San Francisco.
The completion Of the western extern
sion Of the highway followed an official
inspection of the trip made by Presi-
dent G. F. Adams, in accordance with
the decision Of the midsummer meet
ing held on top of Pixies peak, July
1O-11, following a sociability tour from
Chilllcothe and St. Joseph. The re.
ports made on the inspection trip indi-
cate that less than 10 per cent of the
1900 miles between Colorado Springs
and San Francisco is in poor condition.
The road follows streams, is through
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-11
Highways In Connecticut.

The construction of concrete high
ways is going on in % cities and towns
In Connecticut, and when these con-
tracts have been completed there will
be about 70 miles Of concrete surfaced
payment in that state. The highways
are Is feet wide and cost $4,000 q
mile
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-11
Good Roads,

More than $500 100000 was spent on
highway construction and maintenance
In the United States in 1916. Of this
amount 16 Southern states spent ap-
proximately $52,O00.000.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-11
Good Roads INDISPENSABLE,

The time has come when we must
consider the roads an asset, indis-
pensable to the well-being of the farm
er and his family. This being true, is
1t not every mans duty to do all he
can to keep the roads in good condi.
ton?
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-11

Road Through Williams Canon, Near
Manitou, Colo.
inhabited territory with less desert or
desolate country to cross than any 9TH
er transcontinental route, and trav-
erses some of the most wonderful see
mic sections of the United States. Wis.,
its were made at each town en- route,
to create new enthusiasm for the route,
confer regarding highway development
and arrange for more complete mark
ing system. The average running time
was 10 miles per hour.
An emphatic campaign is now being
conducted to complete the marking of
the Pixies Peak trail from coast to
coast. The national specifications re-
Quire red and white bands, each 10
inches in width, at crossroads, forks,
and frequent intervals between, these
to be painted on telephone poles, fence
posts, trees or rocks. In addition, q
striking marker design in red and white
has been adopted, and 500 enameled
steel signs, IA by 20 inches in size, are
to be placed on individual posts at in
tervals of not more than five miles be-
tween New York and San Francisco.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-06
Sumter, S. c., Sept. 29,1917.

Sumter, S. c., Sept. 29,1917.
Sumter's Home Chapter devoted all
its time at the first fall meeting to a
discussion of War Relief work, which
work is being done by ID. A. RS ev-
erywhere. The sum necessary to care
for a French orphan for one year,
$3.50, was donated out of the chap
ter funds. 1t was decided not to hold
social meetings this year, but instead
to ask each member to give ten cents
month to be used in War Relief
work. AS this is purely voluntary, the
members are asked to bring this sum
to the meetings or to send to the
regent, as otherwise it cannot be col
lected.
The urgent need for Red Cross gar
ments was discussed, and the chapter
voted to meet on Wednesday after
Moons at the Red Cross room to sew.
Every member is uregd to come on
every Wednesday afternoon possible
for as long or short a time as oppor-
tunity affords, to assist in this work
The chairman will be there from 3
O'Clock on, and we ask all to come, to
stitch, baste, rip, sew on buttons, or
do whatever we can.
How we might add to the comfort
OF our boys was talked off and will be
discussed more fully at the October
meeting.
Hoping to see you Wednesday after
non,
Yours truy,
Katherine Moses,
Regent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-06
HagOOd News and Views.

Rembert, S. c., Sept. 3O.-Mrs.
Alex. McCabe Of Washington, d. C.
who has been visiting her mother,
Mrs. 7. r. Moody, is in Columbia.
Miss Francis Moody is in Columbia.
Miss Edna Davis of Charleston. s.
c., is spending some time with rela-
tives and friends
Mrs. S. W. Allen and Mrs. W.. J.
Spencer are again able to ride out.
Americans do not love hurry.
Cotton will soon be harvested. The
crop is light
quite lot of fine molasses has been
made in the community. Another
year will see more planted This is as
IL should be. We can't expect to be
independent until we produce all the
foodstuff possible at home.
There is promise of large crop of
sweet potatoes. We fear fall irish no.
tatoes are very ordinary.
No one has any garden to speak of.
owing to the long drought.
Mr.. w. Nj. Sanders is getting on
ia'r'y well. "Hagood."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-06
The InIumam Character of the Ger
man Invasion Of Belgium.


The real character and the inhuman
effect of the German invasion were
brought home to us, and made pain
fully clear ID Ir eyes and our hearts,
by the amazing tragic spectacle Of
the flood of refugees pouring out of
Belgium.
1t began slowly. When the quaint
frontier town of Wise, surrounded by
its goose-farms, was attacked and
set on fire on Angus 4, there were
many families from the neighborhood
who fled to Holland. When Liege was
captured on the 7th after a brave de-
Tense, and it's last fort fell on the
18th, there were more fugitives
When Brussels was occupied without
resistance on the goth there were still
more. AS the invasion spread west
ward and southwark, engulfing city
after city in widening waves of blood,
the tide OF terror and fight rose
steadily. 1t reached it's high-water
mark when Antwerp, after the Ger
mans had pounded it's outer and in
ner circle OF forts for nine days, was
bombarded on October z and cap
tured on the 18th.
Nothing like that sad, fear-smitten
exodus has been seen on earth in mod
ern times. There was something in
it at once fateful, trembling, and ir-
resistible, which recalled De Quincey's
famous story of THE Flight of Tar
tar Tribe" No barrier on the Hol-
land border could have kept that
flood of Belgian refugees out. They
were an enormous flock of sheep and
lambs, harried by the werewolf and
fleeing for rheir lives.
But Holland did not want a bar
rier. She stood with open doors and
arms. offering an asylum to the dis
tressed and prosecuted.
1 do not believe that any country
has ever made n better record of wise.
steady and true humanitarian work
than Holland made in this mat
ter. 1t is not necessary to exagger-
ate it. Naturally, Belgium and Great
Britain bore by far the largest part
of the finar cial burden of caring for
the refugees. Regular subsidies were
guaranteed for this purpose.-Dr.
Henry Van Dyck, American Ambas-
sador to Holland in Scribner's Maga-
zine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-06
City's Nursc Report.

Our Civic League Nurse was much
gratified with her spring and sum
mer work. She had only three ty-
phoid cases during the spring and
early summer. very few cases of CO.
litis. This disease Is on the decrease
among the poor babies i'm Sumter
The obstetrical cases were greatly In
evidence. is during the summer
months. All these mothers and ba-
btes got along nicely with the excep-
tiou OF one infant who was bottle fed.
IL diea at the age of two months.
Our tubercular WORK has greatly
Increased. especially among the ne
grOes. This does rot show that this
disease Is or the increase. but that
we are getting on better with the
work OF discovering them. We have
supplied sheets. gowns. milk, groce-
ries. medicine. alcohol for rubbing
and sputum cups. In one instance
paid $50 per month for board for
three months. after that time the
county agreed to pay $40 per month
on the bill and for tho last three
months Dr. Brunson OF the Grace
Baptist church paid SO per month on
same bill.
ON August Sd our nurse went OFF
Tor three weeks vacation to the
mountains OF North Carolina. We
gave her two weeks and she substitut-
ed a graduate nurse for a week. Dur
Ing her vacation. the president of tho
civic League looked after cases. send.
iuE two children To- the hospital. onc
a child having cOnvulsions. and tho
other n typhoid case.
Now. much to our regret. our nurse
reports several eases Of typhoid since
her return To the city. with only ono
cNecption they were children. In al.
most every instance these cases have
developed whore they drink pump WI
ter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-06
A FINE SHOWING.
Many Graduates of the Sumter High
School Go to College.

OF the class that was graduated
from the High School last June the fol.
lowing are now at college. This is c
very fine showing and we'll maintains
the record that Sumter has made ir
sending her boys and girls to institu.
tions OF higher learning.
The list of names Of the students
and the institutions are given below:
Miss Tora Bagnal. Winthrop.
Robert Beaumont. Carolina.
Miss Margaret Banding Winthrop
Kennedy Bowman. the Citadel.
Graham Bowman. Wonord.
Thomas Boyle. Wofford
Miss zola Britton, Coker.
Miss Lucille Brunson, Winthrop.
Miss Mary Brunson. Winthrop.
Miss Dorothy Burns. Winthrop.
Miss Annie Churchill. Winthrop.
Miss Frances DeLorme, Winthrop.
Miss Carolina Dick. Winthrop.
Howard Jones, Carolina.
Lawrence Kirven. Presbyterian Col.
lege of South Carolina.
Miss Carrie Marshall. Winthrop.
Robert Mellete, Clemson.
Miss Emma Pinckney, Winthrop.
Miss Bessie Nash, Flora M'DonalC
College.
Minis Pitts, Clemson.
Miss Marie Price. M'Fcat's Business
College.
Eugene Purdy. Wofford.
Miss Marian RafFeld. Winthrop.
Miss Carolina Richardson. Win
throp.
Samuel Sanders, the Citadel.
Charles Shaw, the Presbyterian
College of South Carolina.
Kathrys Stubs. Converse.
Henry Thomas. Carolina.
Marion DuRant had his arrange
ments made to go. but his brother
were drafted for the army.
James Dick. who has a brother a
college. will 20 next year.
In addition to these names Hugl
Ryan from the Third Year Of tn;
High School won n scholarship
Clemson and Edward Brogdon of tn
Class of 1916. who stayed out year
he's gone to Davidson.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-06
Governmental
The Way Out.

Regrets from insurance companie.
as to the determination of Insurance
Commissioner McMaster not to seeI
reelection have been conspicuous by
their absence. But. that is a tribute
to his worth. Nobody can blame hin
Tor not wanting to continue in an of
nee which has been unable to accom-
plish what people expected of it. l;
.is not Mr.. McMaster's fault that fire
insurance charges are being increased
in this State. The fire insurance
companies of this country are very
powerful and they do not hesitate
use their power to the uttermost t.
create dissatisfaction in any State tha:
attempts to really regulate theh
methods of doing business within i.s
bounds. Each time q State is driven
to abandon an attempt at regulation
the insurance trust finds it easier tC
stave off regulation in any other State
in which it is proposed. The best
proof that the insurance trust be-
lieves that it has South Carolina whip
ped to a fraZZle is that so soon after
being readmitted to this State it feels
strong enough to make big raise in
the already high fire insurance rates
OF this State. The people are kicking
at the raise. but we doubt that the
legislature will dare tackle again the
tack OF regulating, really regulating,
the fire insurance business in South
Carolina. The one way out of being
robbed by the trust through extortion-
ate rates is to greatly increase the
number of mutual fire insurance COM
panies operating in South Carolina
Some OF these have been most notably
successful and have provided safe anG
satisfactory fire insurance for their
that eXacted by the trust Hundreds
more Of these mutuals ought to be
formed. They will not only lower
the cost Of fire insurance-they will
decrease the amount Of money going
out of the State to buy something that
can be provided at home. Stock com
pany rates always are lowered in
states in which the mutual insurance
idea makes much headway. If it ie
useless to look to tho Legislature for
relief, the people can provide relief
for themselves by forming mutuals.--
Groenvillc Piedmont
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-06
GRACE FACES CHARGE UNDER
WAR TIME ACT.
The POstOfiicc Department May Deny
Charleston American Use OF Mails.

Washington, Oct. 3.-John Il. Grace,
editor of the Charleston (S. CO. Amer
lean, appeared before the postoffice
authorities today to answer charges
Of printing matter in violation of the
espionage act. He was cited to show
cause why his publication should not
be denied second class mail privileges
The decision was deferred.
Grace's case was one of many the
postoftice department is hearing con-
stantly since the espionage act was
passed A number of newspapers and
magazines have been denied second
Class privileges and in some instances
individuals issues of publications have
been denied the privilege of the mails
altogether.
Innumerable complaints from
throughout the country that have
| reached the postofiice department
charging publications with printing
treasonable and seditious matter, have
led officials OF the department to con-
clude that the public is the best CEN
sor. The public, officials said today
usually sends into the department
matter that might be questioned even
before the departments own staff dis
covers it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-06
MANY MEN REJECTED.
hcavy Percentage of Disqualification
for Physical Causes at Camp Jack.
son.

Camp Jackson, Oct. 1.-Eight hun
dred and ffty men, who reported at
Camp Jackson for service in the ma
tiOnal army from the States Of North
and South Carolina and Florida, with
the first and second regiments of
selectmen, have been physically dis
qualified for service and have return
ed home. The percentage of re-
lections at present is more than 10
per cent. and all the men of the sec
ond increment have not been examin-
ed.
The report on reflections given out
by Maj. Adna II. Chaffee, divisional
adjutant, without comment, after they
had been compiled by Col. j. Malcolm
Graham, show that all Of the men
who had been SO far examined from
certain counties in South Carolina
had been found physically unfit for
service in the new army. Five men
from Florence county, S. c., have been
examined and reported upon and all
five were exempted. Six were examin-
ed from Dillon county, S. c., and all
six exempted. Two men from York
county board No. have been examin-
ed and both exempted.
The exemptions of the men from
some counties in the three States
mentioned do not reach 10 per cent
but an average exemption of 10 pei
cent. on the two increments is made
by some counties having had more
than 10 per cent. Of their quotas dis
qualified.
Brig. Gen. Charles II. Barth, com
mander of the S1st division, refused
to make any comment upon the mat
ter of exemptions
Following are the counties IN Soutf
Carolina in which the percentage o.
exemptions is heavy:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-06
Yours truy,
Katherine Moses.
Regent.
PaXvillc News Items.

The regular annual business meet
ing of the w. c. Il. u. was held at the
Methodist church on Tuesday after
non. Mrs. w. r. Keels read a leahet,
Esther and Her People," Plans were
discussed for the community fair to
be held here on the 3lst. The follow
ing officers were elected for the COM
ing year: President, Mrs. j. H. Broad
way; secretary, Mrs. w. r. Keels;
treasurer, Mrs. w. T. Gunter; Flower
Mission, Miss Jessie Curtis, Medical
| Temperance, Mrs. f. S. Geddings
| White Ribbon Recruits. Mrs. T. w.
Gunter; Medical Contest, Misses Lea
tina Edwards, Earle Perritt and Alice
Broadway; Christian Citizenship. Miss
Annie Bradham
Miss Hattie HerlOng left on Satur-
day for her school near Lugoff.
Lieut.. Harold C. Curtis was here for
the past weekend to see his mother,
Mrs. S. e. Curtis.
Miss Lorraine Latham of Sharon is
here visiting her sister, Mrs j. w.
Minis. Jr., before returning to her
school in Williamsburg county.
Rev. A. s. Lesley, pastor of the
Methodist church. preached a strong
sermon on last Sunday morning. on
christian Citizenship" by invitation
Of the WOman's Christian Temperance
union. His hearers were much pleas
ed with the discourse Rev. Lesley is
very popular with the Paxville people.
irrespective of denomination
Married on Monday last at Man
ming by Judge Windham, MIR. Daniel
Reynolds and Miss Essie Ardis. They
will make their home in the commu-
nifty.
Mrs. Thomas Durant OF Elliotts is
here on a visit to her daughter, Mrs.
w. r. Keels.
Miss Emily Broadway left Sunday
tn resume her school duties near
Kingstrce.
Mr.. ConnOrs Davis OF Charleston
was here for n short while last week
to see his relatives.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-06
Auto-Intoxicatiop
Causes Death

Do you know why you have sick
headache, diabetes, neuralgia, rheu.
matism and liver or kidney troubles ?
It's because you are being poisoned
by products Of your own body. Your
organs Of elimination are not work.
ing properly. Waste material that
should be thrown out is being retained
to poison and intoXicate your system.
That could not happen IL TIC bowels
were kept open with Grargc: Liver
Regulator. This splendid preparation
is purely We eyetable and non-a alcoholic.
Demand Granger Liver Regulator ~
your drug store-25c box-and take
no other. There is nothing "just as
good"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-06
". NJ. G. A. Notes.

The Young Mems class will begin
Monday night. and the work in thi
class will he more strenuous than tn,
business mems class. because youn;
men as general thing are more ac
tive. agile and stronger than tn
business men. Basketball will tax,
the place of volleyball i'm this class
and there Is absolutely no excuse VIII,
every young man in Sumter betwee
the ages OF Is and % should not ge
into this class and build up the;i
health and strength this winter. Their,
Isl nothing else in the world that wi!
make young man feel better than {
good workout. shower bath and ;
good rub down. DO not forget Mon
day night at S.l5 this class will STAR
off i'm fun force. so be present. W.
will also elect tho captains for the
first basketball teams this night, and
the first games OF the league seasoI
will hc played the following THURSDAY
night.
We arc going to begin right ava,
% prepare things for the big mysta
gOcuc which is to be held at the Y. NJ
g. n. on November ID. This was (;
very biR thing last year and this yea
g, e. going to bc even "a larger affair.
j. w. ". Duncan. Jr.
Physical Director.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-06
Solitude Has Its Value

Proofs OF growth due to solitude arc
endless. MlltOn's greatest work was
dohe when blindness, old age and the
death OF the Puritan government
.orccd him into completest seclusion.
beethoven did his best work i'm the sol.
itlde of deafness. Bacon would never
nave been the great leader of scien.
tile thought had not his trial and dis.
grace forced him from the company of
II grand retinue and stupid court 10 the
solitude Of his own brain.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-06

Optimistic Thought.
A woman who has never been pretty
has never been young.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-06
ID. A. II. Notice.

The following circular letter has
been sent to the members of Sumter's s
Home Chapter, ID. A. r. Any ID. 4.
RS in Sumter not members of this
chapter are asked to come to the
Red Cross headquarters to sew with
them on Wednesday afternoons.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-06
JURY Isr.
Petit Jurors Who Will Serve During
Second Week OF Court.


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