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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03
Deadly Grade Crossings
Thousands Killed Annually in
Collisions Between Trains
and Automobiles
fEMBER 8, 1920
~

Washington, Oct. 30.-Seventy per
Ecent of those killed or injured at grade
crossings in three-year period were
motorists, according to figures COM
piled by the inter state commerce
commission and just given publicity
by the American Automobile associa-
ton, which through its touring, good
roads, and legislative boards is pre-
pairing a nationwide agitation on
this vital phase of highways travel
and transportation.
Three times as many American
citizens We're killed or injured at grade
crossings in 1917, 1918, and 1919 as
were killed and injured during the
Revolutionary War" states NJ. o. Ell
ridge, the A. A. A. director of roads,
who gives the American casualties in
the principal battles as $500 and
places the grade crossing killed or in
jured for the three-year period as
1858 men, women, and children, Of
which 5,605 died of their injuries with
in twenty-four hours OF the accident
In spite of the combined efforts Of
railroad and highway officials and au-
tomobile clubs, the total number Of
the same rate. The number of such
accidents and deaths for the calendar
years 1917, 1918, and 1919, as compil-
ed by the interstate commerce com
mission is indicated 90 fo1lOuS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03
Hfn rRovIrAHIE n RAAIsERe


Ciemson College. Oct. 2S.--A fine
dtmonstraiion OF what good farmer
ren' Do with rye is found In the ex,
pefisnce pf Mr. w. H. Chitty of olar.
hmberg county. according to a re-
cent report from County Agent John
~ Braudon AIR. chitty soweJ three
1oIes Of rye on a strip OF land one
half acre wide and SIX ncres long. and
gatheredn l00 bushels of excellent rye.
No eommerciai fertilizer was used ex-
eept 7s pounds OF nitrate OF soda ap-
piled as a top dressing In the spring.
The rye followed q crop OF excel
lent beans and peas and h is this pre-
cecing crop which ls given the chief
credit for the excellent yield OF rye.
The Georgia method wus followed In
phnting two rows OF corn and one row
o. velvet beans with the COW peas
sown IN the mlddles at iaying-by time,
fhe inter being produced by these
crops being chopped up with a disc
harrow and thoroughly plowed IN be-
tore planting the rye. which was seed /.
ed az the rate OF one.half bushei per
acre.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03
Saving the
Absent Voters
Twenty-Five States Have Laws
Permitting Voting By Mail

Washington, Oct. 29.-Twenty-fiye
states have provisionc for voting by
mail for residents absent from their
nome state In the civil service, as
students or unavoidably absent on
business, according to compilations
Just completed by. Miss Elizabeth
halo, literature secretary OF the Ma
tional Woman's party ...
Thirteen states--Alabama, Califor-
MIA, Iowa, New Jersey. North Caro-
lima, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon,
South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, iVir-
Sisiia and Wisconsin--provide for
voting by mail for all persons alb
sent from the state. Registration in
person is required in. Alabama North
Carolina, Ohio South Dakota and
virginia. The other seven states al
low absentee voting by affidavit
signed before notary public and
sent by mail to the county clerk or
registrar.
Voting by residents absent i'm the
civil service is provided for in Ari-
zona, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, In
diana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mich
igan, Minnesota, Montana, New York
Gin the primaries only) and Vermont.
The privilege of absentee voting is
extended to students also by Idaho,
Montana and Vermont.
Laws providing for voting by mail
by those in the military service only
exists in Connecticut, Delaware,
Louisiaa, Maryland, Massac husetts
Mississippi. New Hampshire, Nebras-
ka and West Virginia. g. N.':
States which have no provisions for
voting by mail are: Arkansas, Flor
ida, Georgia. Maine. Missouri, Neva-
da. New Mexico, Pennsylvania
Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas,
Utah ana Washington .''
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03
CITY MANAGER sIIIL-
~ WELLS RESIGNATION

AFR. Howard stillweil. who has oc-
eupicd the position of city, manager
Of Sumter for the past four months,
has hled the following letter OF rcsig
nation with the CITY Council.
Hon. Mayor and Council.
tfcity nj Sumter.
Gentlemen; Cognizant OF the fact
That your honorable body. nv we'll as
members Of the city's organization
fail 60 comprehend the duties OF the
city's chief executive under the com.
mission manager form OF government
and the lack OF cooperation and con.
sderation shown me In this capacity
I hereby tender my resignation a,
such.
Respectfully,
HOWARD STtLBwEII.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03
Reform in ROumania
Large Private Estates To Be
Divided into Small Farms

Jassy, Rumania, Oct. 20. - Ru-
mania's Asrarian Reform act giving
o,00o,O0O acres OF state, institutional
ana private lands to the peasants, has
been In operation year and has
brought about a degree of content
nent and satisfaction among the pop
uiation heretofore unknown. For the
hrst time in Rumania's history the
peasants have been given outright
ownership OF land. King Ferdinand
was hrst to give up part Of his large
land holdings to the people.
The appropriation of large private
estates by the government did not
please the proprietor classes, but it
has had a steadying influence upon the
temper and spirit OF the people, who
now have little sympathy for bolshe-
Nist doctrines. Nearly IS per cent of
the people OF Rumania are supported
by agriculture and under their own
ership the land during the last year
mas yielded larger and better crops
than ever before.
Five~siyths OF the population Of
humania consists of the peasantry,
who combine thrift with industry. In
fact the peasant class constitutes the
real Rumania. The whole hope of
the country Is bound up in it. A large
percentage of illiteracy prevails, but
the people possess many good quail
ties. One sees the same hand worked
! costumes that obtained in the middle
| ages, the same goodness of heart and
simplicity Of manner which always
characterize highly stratified societies
where people know their stations IN
lire and act accordingly.
The bulk OF the Rumanian nation
still lives in dirt-foored huts made Of
woven branches and plaStered with
mud. These novels usually are win
dowless and st0veleSs. The people
sleep upon the floor or upon benches
with their day clothes on. often six to
ten Of them in one miserable low-ceil-
Cd room ten feet square. In many
cases the poultry, pigs and cattle occu-
by the same room.
While Rumanian cities have made
decided progress during the last rs
years, the country--the real heart of
tionary. The ox-drawn wooden
plough, the hand scythe, and the
wheat fail used in biblical times are
| stiil to be seen.
Although producing enough wheat
4" supply all Europe with bread, the
Rumanian peasant does not touch
white bread. His diet consists almost
entirely OF n sort Of corn-meal mush
(mamaligD boiled so stiff that when
1t cools 1t resembles corn bread of the
| southern states. This meagre food
insuiiiCmntIy supplemented with fats
Is accountable for the large amount
OF pellagrn in Rumania--pcrhaps
"Huaiied nowhere else in the world
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03

ftxsllIe. Oct. h 1.-THE Paxville
|l~4 school began October IL with
<4n enrollment and before the
tDgM ~ over good many more
y e<peeted Each room Is filled TO
~41&i1k capacity. and this year prom
~>oep bN one or the best in the his
sQty a. tie school. Ct-.
" tpo truGlea feel especially fortu-
hale u securing for their principal
LiD Fuefe NJ Sprott, of Manning. ably
&soirilid ~ Misses Pearie Hools. of
lrNuo Vivian Eadon, OF Summertun
sn4 Iarearet Broadway of the COM
tponitS. 90
The Women's Christian Temperance
tn'on gave reception on last Thurs
o4y 4Arrnoon An the school auditor
-D " honor Of the teachers and those
ot tue community. A good crowd
w- Hresent and the occasion was a
-uc4e enjoyable one
~ vas a great pleasure TO have
preDtrf the state president, Mrs. Jo-
seQA liprott She urged the teachers
NJ h4se observed Frances willard day
n "a srhools she said too, that w.
~ H. u workers had not heard the
voice Of God, BE STILL" now that
noflplaA prohibition was here. they
eolld only hear Him say. Go for
ward "a tL4 u yFf t'.
Nle1' Ruby Quick delighted the aud
Mncc with two splendid recitatlons.
Durinls the social hour refreshments
twefe served by members OF the union
Nietroln strains were also enjoyed.
" rriendH OF Miss Alice Touohberry
ana Ar. Perry Touchbcrry were SUR
N'ipeo 90 learn Of the couples mar
rhage. which. was solempIzcd Wednes-
day nIerntng An the PARSONAGE of the
Eirs, i!opust church I'm Sumter, the
Nov w, n. Thayer officiating. For the
pfe8cni. they are making their home
With Mr. sam Toucbberry.
Mr., w. n Mcleod Is having repairs
made, on his residence. and adding
looro rooms.
Mrs. n w. Cutter has returned from
. visit ~ her daughter. Mrs. Walter
Dennis. at kinsstree.
Mira Willie Rawlinson spent last
week with her mother. Mrs. Shorter,
a Davis station. ~. -
the hast quarterly conference OF the
p.hewood CharEe for the Confer
once yeAf was held Monday at An
dfewa chapel church. All churches
repcfted 0ut and the work in a
qpnrishing condilioa. Rev. p. B. In
grnham II the pastor In charge.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03

The Highway commission held a
meeting this week to consider bids
for the $2,500, ,0O0 good roads bonds.
There were several bidders for the
bonds, but none were high enough to
satisfy the members OF the commits
sion. The bonds could have been sold
on a "a per cent basis, but as il Is
evident that the bond market is grow
ing stronger and the demand for in
vestments of this character is increas-
ms the commission decided that it
was inadvisable TO sell the bonds now
The representatives of the bond
houses appeared anxious To close a
deal Tor the bonds at once and ad-
vanced many arguments why the COM
mission should sell now on the basis
That has prevailed during the past
rev months, but the com mission
could not see II this way. Until the
price OF road material declines to a
reasonable figure II would be folly to
undertake To build the proposed sys-
tem ~ county roads. Under present
conditions the cost OF the roads would
he excessive.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03
Dividends For WOOdmen
Nearly One Million Dollars to be
Divided Among Policy
Holders

w A. Fraser, sovereign COM
mandcr Of the W0Odmen of the
World, is mailing rotices to field
workers in the insurance department
adNSlng them that the policyholders
VIII get dividend on or about Jan
"afE ]. The department will dis
ulhul" nearly l,OOC. 900 among the
members, each pOliCyhOlder getting
'' amount t" equal one monthly in
S'aIIm"nt. Forty seven thousand
Woodrhoppors i'm South Carolina will
be interested il the distribution of
the fund.
The sovereign commander saws the
N'luatlon calculations Indicate q
i'dnoS"mc surplus in the insurance
prahrh and that conditions were
pr"''Eh' about 10y splendid mortal
"H experience which is far below the
anticipated, coupled with economical
management Of the affairs Of tho ca
'l"y. All members who are in good
standing on December 81 will be on
utied TO participate i'm the refund
ana VIII receive checks carly in
January.
Ihe Woodme1 of the World has
enjoyed a wonderful growth in Co
lumbla and throughout the state and
the choppers will learn with nleas-
ure that the insurance department
has prospered during the year 1920
Three camps in the capital CITY have
a membership of approximately
800.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03
Negroes Arrested
For Fighting
Shooting Spree in the Shiloh
Section Near Olanta

Word was received here yesterday
by the sheriff from Otlanta that three
negroes had been arrested and placed
I'm the guard house at Olanta for a row
and shooting scrape and that the ne
.groes had the row just over the Sumter
county line I'm the Shiloh section. Mr..
Newman and another policeman were
sent by the sheriff to bring the negroes
here To he placed I'm Jail and for trial
The participants in he fight were a
negro named Aaron Nelson and q ne
gro and his wife named Evans. One
OF the negroes came out OF the fight
full OF buck shot, but 1t is understood
that the wounds are not serious.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03
WOlnan's Citizen
ship Club
League of Nations Discussed by
Mr.. E. c. Haynsworth

If Lodge, Johnson, and other bitter
opponents Of the league of nations
could have been present at the meet
ing Of the Woman's Citizenship club
last evening TO hear the comprehen-
sive exposition and defense of it's
covenants and purposes by Mr.. Hayns-
worth, we are sure that they would
have been convinced in it's favor and
all opposition overcome. This ad-
dress was made to a we'll numbered
audience of men and women.
Mr.. Belser gave a brief explanation
Of the amendments of the constitu-
ton to be voted on in November.
The next course of studies to be pur-
sued by the CluD is the Three Spheres
OF Action-legislative, executive and
judicial.
SECRETARY.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03

Oct 29.--Action will
~ tnken at an early ciIte by
~ Carpilna Railroad Commits
Ainnt the cas- tslsss handing OF
ohipments by the American
~ 1company. according 40 an
~u9nt made hy tho commission
tcdar. The commission will
opu issue en- order soon TO re-
- TN express company to cnange
rtr,tm of handling block ship
40 That break open In transit
Huo commission has been flooded
.f4 complaints n Is stated. asaiist
eNpress company. for bad handl-
no - block shipments Shipments
M uennoutIy allowed to break open
Transit. and the Individual pockai, IS
Tpne~ined In the block shipment are
frt1 reltvofed separately and sepa-
N1,4 q. o. -. >aarEes mas 9e. Il is stat
81 ~ 'tnt commission. The commits
-,q4 will probably issue an order to
4tNN1e the express company TO
o-1D1o It's systeSn of billing on intra-
-,1. ohipmants. and requiring the
81 (4tg company TO notify consignors
~ D>gi1hAble G.. o. ID. shipments
-ntl~ possib OF the refusal OF con-
q,enc.1 TO accept broken shipments.
me onpgignor to pay the cost OF the
'>slelsaphic adviccs OF such refusal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03
WallaCc-Ostccu

augusta Ca. oct. 24-Thc friends
lhrougf "ut Georgia and Carolina of
J. e. Wallace Of Augusta and Mrs.
bernice Os,een "r Sumter win he in
tItsttd To learn Uf their marriage
when occurred Saturday morning
oc'"her 81 at tn" parsonage of St
johns church. the Rev. G. G.. JorrcII
"h'catIhg. The bride md BRIDEGROOM
molorrd over from Columbia accom-.
panied hy Mr.. and Mrs Amcs WnId-
en-, w"O were present AT lhc wcadin,
Othcr friends prescM were Mrs san,
Coon and ". j. Mccall OF Aiken
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03

In 1924 when times were about as
hart as they ever were In Sumter
county the merchants and other public
spirited citizens cnntn outcd more than
three thousand dollars to ra fall fcsti-
val. and the event was great sue
cess and benefited sumter ARa'u I'm
1900 sumter staged u fall festival anj
the business men contributed within
"A few dollars of si0 thousand dollars
Tor the expenses OF the celebration.
WIS IL 10 40 dinlcult To raise half that
amount now?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03

Halifax, oct. 3O.-Amcrcan schoon-
"r Esperanto and the Canadian two
master Dclawanna dashed off on the
'liSt race Of international fshcrman's
regatta az ? O'CloCk over course Of
LNrlN miles,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03

Hollywood Camp, with more than
LOO members will be interested i'm
this announcement as many OF the To-
cal Woodmen will STARE in this dis
tribution of dividends. All members
who have converted their policies will
receive dividend checks, but all who
hold inadequate rat" certificates on
which there exists a lien, will be cred
tied with the amount of the refund
on their lien, thus reducing the lien by
the amount of the refund.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03

Total for
years, 5,605 14,O63 1865
These accidents include all persons
who were injured or killed by rail-
road trains striking or being struck by
trolley cars, automobiles, or other
vehicles and by trains striking pedes-
trians. A great majority of these ac-
cidents have occurred to motorists, as
will be seen from the following
firures.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03
Totals for

8 years 3,446 9,767 1928
Thus it appears that nearly 70 per
cent OF those injured and killed dur
ing the three-year period were mo-
torists and that such deaths and ac-
year to year. In fact, there were
nearly IA per cent more motorists
killed in 1919 at grade crossings than
in 1917.
During the half year ending June
30, 1920, there were 1902 motorists
killed at grade crossings in the United
States.
That preventive measures are be-
coming more effective in some states
than in others because Of grade
crossing eliminationS, more cautious
driving, and the protection of cross
ings by gates, bells, etc, is indicated
by the fact that the deaths occurring
are not always III direct proportion
to the number OK machines registered
in those states. For instance, while
New York gained first place in regis
trations, more mot orists were killed in
Ohio. Likewise, PENNSYLVANIA, run
ming third in 1919 registrations, has
NTH place on the death list. Massa-
chusetts was tenth in registrations, but
tWcnty-four in fatality matters. Con-
necicut was twenty-third in registra-
ticns, but thirty fourth in grade
crossing tabulatior.
More people were killed in Della
ware in proportion to the number of
machines registered than in any other
state. Florida occupies second place
on this unenviable list:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03

1t is practically impossible to clmi-
tho expense involved
The Pennsylvania railroad has al
ready spent 5000 900 in grade cross
ing elimination, but ii is estimated
that it would cost $500. 900, 900 to wipe
out the remaining 1900 crossings.
"Thcre are thousands OF grade
crossings, however, which could be
eliminated by relocating the main
highways and by cOnfinine the bulk Of
the highway traffic to one side of the
railroad" comments Mr.. Ellridgc.
VERY frequently the highway will
wind back and forth across the rail-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-29
Aged Pedestrian To
Go Back Ia Norway

Drifting, wandering, Bernt Berger.
son. aged about 65. friendless, foot
sore and aAone stumbled into the sec
uon house at Honeyford at about 5
o'clock Yesterday morning and later
he was brought to this city.
At first the actions and talk of the
ancient pedestrian caused Officials to
believe he was demented but. when
examined and talked to in his native,
Scandinavian tongue By County Judge
j.. X. Hassell the wandercr gave no
signs Of an alien mind, the judge as
scrts. ,.
Bergerson, according to his story.
has been walking for days through
northern Minnesota His ears and
chafcd by his boots The man is FUN
down physically and is jaded mental
~ but seems to be Of sound mind.
The drifter is being given proper
care by Judge Hassell who while
~Rergerson ds recuperating, from his
meanderinss will look up money to
which the man has a claim with "a
SolQr. Norway, where he has relatives
who can give him the best of care in
his. DECLINING years.
Bergerson wants to go to his home
and has a little more than $50. At
Ericsburs, MINI, he claims the BAG
kus Lumber company and 1umbermen
for whom he worked owe. hi mmoney
which he did not collect before leav-
ing on his walking. tour. Judge Has,
sell will try and locate the money and
arrange for Bergerson's return to
Norway.
The man states that he walked INTO
Euclid Saturday night. and continued
on to Crookston where he was cared
for by the police and that h9 walked
to Grand Forks Sunday ind from
here on to>Honeyford where he ar
rived Yesterday morning.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-29
Washing Won't Rid
Head OF Dandruf

The only sure way to get rid Of dan
drufr is to dissolve it, then you de-
stroy it entirely. To do this, get
about four ounces of ordinary liquid
arvon; apply it at night when retiring:
use enough to moisten the scalp and
rub it in gently with the finger tips.
Do this tonight, and bt morning,
most II not all, Of your dandruff will
be gone and three or four more ap.
plications will completely dissolve and
I entirely destroy every single sign and
trace Of it, no matter how much dan
ruff you may have. @
You will. find, too, hat all itching
and digging of tn escalp will stop at
once, and your hair will be fufy,
lustrous. glossy, silky and soft, and
look and feel q hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any
drug store. 1t is inexpensive and
never fails to do the work.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-29
MISS GRAHAM TO
REPRESENT LOCAL
SCHOOL AT WARREN

Miss Doris Graham will represent
the local. high school in the Minnesota
Red River Valley Development asso-
MISREPRESENTATION contest which
will be held, in Warren, Mimi, today,
and left this morning for Warren.
She was accompanied by Miss Ethel
Sebastian, a member of the high
school faculty.
Miss Graham was winner of the 10.
cal contest held in the high school the
first part Of last week and will use for
her reading tonight 1.-The Man With
One Talent" This contest is an an
nual affair, and the winner is pre-.
scented with a loving cup. Should one
school win the cup for three success.
sive years, that school is entitled to
trophy.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-29
Ten Ten ENTERED
IN CITY RACE
Petitions Out For Mayor,
Treasures, Magistrate and
Seven Aldermen.

Petitions nominating the r~e-elec-
ton Mayor Fl NJ: Wheeler, City
Treasurer Jacob Welsh. Police Magis-
trate r. J. Purcell and the seven al
dermcn whose terms expire this year
are being circulated in Strand Forks
today. :,
The city election takes place
March 16 at the time Of the state
presidential primaries. Under the
stAteN law nominating petitions must
bASh1ed with the city auditor at least
20SNdAys before the election, and City
Auditor w. Fl. Alexander has ruled
that midnight of February 20 is The
latest time at which petitions will be
received.
The aldermen who are candidates
for reelection at this time are: w.
son, Second ward. Thomas Grifiths,
Third ward; J.. L. Hulteng. Fourth
ward; NJ. w. Day, Fifth ward; J. d.
Turner, Sixth ward; Andrew Peder-
son, Seventh ward.
No opposition candidates have as
yet appeared SO far as is known.
So far as the lnayorality Isl con-
cerned, DR.. Wheeler was elected
without a contest two years ago.
opinion recognized the Importance of
concentrating the entire attention of
the people or the issues which We're
of pressing Importance. m felt that
it would be a grave mistage to haps
attention diverted from these issues
by a municipal contest which would
inevitably divide the city into rival
fractional groups. In the effort to
avoid this a representative gathering
was held to endeavor to select a can
didate for mayor who could be elect
led without opposition. DR.. Wheele,
was the unanimous nominee of that
conference, and he was accepted
without opposition by the citizens al
large.
Two years having elapsed, petitions
for DR.. Wheelers denomination have
been prepared and are being circu.
lated by several of the same mer
who assisted in nominating him on
the forner occasion. These petitions
set forth briefly the conviction of tho
signcrs that ADMINISTRATIONS which
made it desirable to avoid q contest
then apply today with fully as great
force. They point to the energy
which Mayor Wheeler has shown ir
the performance. OF his duties, to the
close and ~tireless attention which he
has given the work, and to a genera
record of business efficiency.