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The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-28

rom those who have that ther" Is II"
more impressive living thing than ''''
eagle in the aii.
Well. there are not many American
eagles left. civilization has cl''""e"
out what ii hasn't killed oil. l'ut Il
gun in the bands of the ordinary man
and give him Il chance III an eagle ahh
q! times out of hundred 'he or
binary man will shoot. Why: Ar-
paren,ly Just FOR the sake OF killing
That's what II guns for anu thai
the way the ordinary man is made
The writer expects to have it brought
ue 10 his credit On the Judgment da!
that he once. had such Il chance ami
didn't shoot.
Most Of the American eagles that
are left are in Alaska. And n"w III
Alaska the ordinary men are killing
Oft the American eagle for the sake
Of \ .itty-ccHt bounty. And the TINT
ell States government which governs
the Territory of Alaska. is in effect
pasin. this bounty.
Naturally. there is protest against
this most surprising state Of Things.
j. II. Davis. secretary Of he publicity
committees nj the American Museum
of Natural History, New York city.
SeatlS aut II protest i'll which he says +:
"Aluch has been written in deprera-
item Of the permitted determination al
The wild pigeon. Formerly found in
almost incredible numbers i'll some
parts Of the United States, the Species
WIS utterly wiped out ny unrestricted
ShoutirS and the destruction OF il =
nests. Ana so rapid was the pr"e">>
of lis extinction thai the bird had
vanished before 'lla public realized its
reed of protection.
~ similar fate now imminentiy
threatens the '..m.rran nr bald eagle
our national emblem and one nf The
MOST beautiful! AMI nagniiicrnt nt our
native birds. And by II curious irony
tn. destruction is hen" accomplished
at public expense. rs provided in Til.
bounty law passed by the territorial
legislature of Alaska on April 80
1917.
1.-THE Bald eagle has never been al,
abundant species. Estimates of H.
numbers have generally been greatly
exaggerated. 1t is only on the basis
Of the occupied nests that lis real
numhcrS-.r rather its real scarcity
can he estimated. Computations In >rd
spn observations ot the birds them,
selves are obviously unreliable. Fox
conspicuous by lis >iZ" and habits
and by its preference for coast regions
and large rivers over remote forests
tracr considerable attention. and thu
same individuals are doubtless seer
again and again. This will he real
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-28

'Sin"e the commencement Of our mu-
tllal welfare league among the prison
escapes than ever before. although
there is more opportunity TO escape
bnce. however. fellow with II lon:
term escaped. He was caught and
hr"ngh, back saw him AMI he asked
me to give him another chance 4
don't know just what to dn with YOU
| said: you'll only try tn escape again.
WARREN. said the prisoner. III
E't try to escape again: you have my
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-28
"HOnOr Among
Thieves" Also

You have heard the expression,
"hon0r among thieves"
have heard /, mnny times. hui !
have never heard such Il g,nd Illus
tratinn Of the phrase as the one given
nle the other day by Lieut.. Con-
unan,Ier Thomas Mott OSi"rne. wurdsa
u the Portsmouth naval prison.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-28

If the .rea, bird "f splendid tratli
ton is due. beyond doubt. I" the com
mon lack of info'-..1i"n regarding its
ihren, erel cNtinr,. II. The situation
calls for lie widest publicity. The
sheer vandalism Of the destruction OF
the bird should he checked. and check
cd ut once. The crusade for its pro-
lection should enlist the enthusiasm
and sincere effort Of bird lovers amt
bird students throughout the conn
try. nf our scientific and patriotic SO
CLOTHES. and "f the public press. II is
only by the prompt passage of fed
eral law prntccrn. the American
eagle that our national bird can he
saved from tntal rNtinction."
Let me renew the ndiuratinn OF
Capt. H. W. Shoemaker vt rcnnSyl
v;l!,ia to q" what You can Ia stop the
slaughter Of American eagles along
the Alaska coast. II writer says In the
SATURDAY. Evening Post. by reason "i
the government bounty offer 5.lW
eagles We're killed in eighteen months
! THIS is an absolutely unnecessary
waste uf life VnS~s
Eagles have killed some Of the
Young foxes on one ar two fox pre-.
serves on Alaska, islands. though they
have never destroyed the wild fnNe>
of Alaska in all the centuries they
. have live! together.
Eagles do kill Il few salmon aud eat
( b,,t L., ia,
wise do they i,nperil any salmon fish
cry. They may kill rabbits now and
/ again. but in no sense have they been
,ie>iroNer> "f wild game. For the
most Part they han. along the coast
and ike "n fish life. \ dead whale
/ lasts them i, long while.
I There is io reason on earth why
I these bald Ea.l.>-nf that species
Z which ". have leen proud to call the
/ bird NJ freedom. of That Species which
W. have IN, GA our coinage and our
Scal-Sh"uid te destroyed under u
1 bounty offered nv amy branch Of the
American government.
II was capt. Shoemaker, by the Way.
WHO so far rs | know wn> the tirS,
man /" put into prin, til. belief tia,
/ fhr best protection If game did no,
consist IN amy otiiciou> war upon the
I enemies at the game On the part -.
/ man himself. Capt. Shnelnnl,rrs com
ch.>ion> We're that under tie old laws
nf nature the strong Specimens sur
/ SiVeh ana that HE hest ,ltNrlupineni
-. any species WAS in the midst Of it,
natural cnen,ie>. His theory. holster
ei by observation. is entirely n.aiGS,
, the modern proposition thar You can
save quail or grouse 10y killing crows
ur hawks. "r that You can save trn,l;
by KILN. p"IirnnS.
! II is but Il feeble Itfrn>. hat viii,
game can cree, n;t at its in,'rp, Sins
Knowledge of man AMI his 'lraGilina>S
The maiiarh learns To div. in three
feet of wafer instead of six inches nn
~ uses more open water. In, he is mo-
safe. The Cuvey Of quail earns to Il,
IA the h.n>.'>l >wann on The cove,
rise. hut il is not safe. The sheep ~
10 the highest n.,in,nin>. the elk I.
,ain>. bur they are nn, safe. Trans
,nr,a'i"n and Invention "n tn. p.r
al man have on'r'n all the Resource.
III our wild game. :" i, comes >i,npI,
to y question Of whether We wan, |
Or don't want it.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-28

word for it now. VIII you shake on
liz
I'VE shook hands and knew he
would keep his word. Tie never tried
10 escape. for there Is honor among
thieves. BOSTON Post.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-28
Gives Til, Il Hurts.

New Castle. ky.-A case Of rare
,,nseltishness has been brought to light
here. When the families Of Noah Pet.
tit and Dave Roberts. near Flat Rock.
were III AMI no help came. their f,sM
gave out. Quintis Races. himself papr.
supplied their Harder until his. tea.
was bare. and he himself faced starv.
alton.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-28
African Bird Sweet Sinoer.

The ca:~ canary is the only native
hir'! Of Africa that is well known for
his sweet AMI continuous song. He Is
10 he found even in the Orange River
colony. which is otherwise devoid IT
song birds.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-28
Heipfulness Its Own Reward.

Never let yourself worry as IT,
whether those You help will he sutfi-
GENTLY grateful. Think nf helpfuluess
a. its own great reward
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-28

AVE YOU ever seen
Il bald eag!e--the
"Americun eag gle. our
national T. IN b ! Z m:
Yes! Then You don t
need to he tul,! what
ii thing OF beauty and
power he Is. NJ
Then take it on .a;'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-11
Dayton Ready,
For Speech
Throngs Travel to Fair Grounds
To Hear Nominee


Dayton August 7.-National De-
mocracy today took up the battle
gauge with its Republican opponents
for Americas greatest political prize,
the presidency. With today'S formal
notification of and acceptancy by Gov
ernor Cox of the Democratic nomina
ticn the national campaign was on
between the two dominant parties
Democratic legions by thousands
joined in the ceremony, all states. be-
Ing represented in the days program,
which eliminated in the governors
address of acceptance Dayton declar-
ed a holiday and throngs trvelled to
the fair grounds, marching delega-
TONS parading the streets with bands
long before l o'clock, the hour Sc. for
the ceremonies
The early promise of fair weathe,
was broken by rain and indications O,
thunderstorms. The ardor of the
street crowds, however was not
dampened.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-11
Sumter Defeats
200 Heath Springs
Rally in the Ninth Gives Vic
tory to Local Team

Sumter defeated Heath Springs
Thursday at the Fair Grounds by the
score or to 2. Ladestro, pitching
for Sumter was in great form. Heath
Springs making runs in the third
but being under control of the Vir-
ginia pitcher at all times after that.
Sumter scored one in the first inn
ing and was unable to score again
until the ninth. 1t looked like if
was Heath Springs game until Chan
der, for Sumter started batting raI
~ in the ninth by getting single.
Ladestro followed with a pretty sim
gle and Bachelor poles one out over
second that scored the two runs win
lilng the game. Barker, the new ad =
dltlon TO Sumter, played q pretty game
and If he Keeps it up, will be a great
addition to the locals. Richards. the
Heath sSprings center fielder did well
with the stick, sending one pretty
one over the fence. Batteries. :~Hea th
Springs, Milan and Richards: Sumter.
LaderO and Roth.
Score by innings:
Heath Springs 90 200 o 0 o
Sumter O o n q n n 9
sumter play Heath Springs again
this afternoon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-11
Sumter Defeats
Heath Springs
Takes Second Game of Series
in Good Exhibition

Sumter defeated Heath Springs
again in a pretty exhibition a. the
fair grounds before a good crowd OF
fans. Sumter and Heath Spl GE each
drew blood i'm the first inning by send
ing one run apiece across the plate.
This ended the scoring for Heath
Springs, as Nunnamaker had the
visitors swinging like rusty gate for
the rest OF the game. Sumter scored
ir the third and sixth innings, and the
game ended tot i'm favor of the local
Pill singers.
The entire Sumter team played a
good game Of ball. All wc.e hltting
nicely and in the field continued their
jam up playing. Nuanamak er' IS
pitcing left little to be desired. That
boy is there with the goods when it
comes to a question Of pitching bal
Richards, Heath SPRINGS center
fielder, di some pretty work with. the
stick.
Eatterie:
SImter-Nunnamak anl Roth.
Heath Springs-RicharGs and Rich
ards
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-11
Furman Teachers
In The North
AT Various Universities Pre-
pairing For Special Work

Three of the professors of Furman
University are studying in the North
this summer Professor III. T. Cox is
studying at Cornell and will come
back to put the results of his work
into his classes in physics. Professor
J. L, Vass is studying at Columbia
unlverity, New York, doing some spe-
cial work i'm connection with his
courses in history. The special point
which he Is investigating is Assyrian
history Professor Lawrence Henry
Bowen is in the University of Chicago.
working toward the degree Of Doctor
of Philosophy. He u.s. of course, spe-
cializing on mathematics. the subject
which he teaches at Furman .Universi-
ty These three men will be at their
places when the session opens, Sept.
18th, refreshed and strengthened by
their Northern studies.
Professor w. Fl. Coleman, who
comes to Furmah from Mississippi
this fall, has spent several weeks in
study at the University of Virginia,
under famous Boston professor of
oratory. Professor Coleman will
take up his work with Furman Uni
versity on Sept. 1st. He is already on
the ground,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-11
MARRIAGE LICENSES

White:
Mr.. Ernest III. Selling. Charleston,
and Miss Mary a. Began, Sumter.
Mr.. =, J. Whitehurst. .~and Miss Ha-
eel ID. Cunningham, Sumter.
DIR. Brewer and Miss Ella Ardis
Pinewood. -
Mr.. Ernest Koone and Miss Sue
Lee Hodge. Tindals.
Mr.. Harry J.. SheaveI and Miss
Emily r. Griffin. Augusta.
Mr.. C. b. Pack. Sumter, and Miss
Theresa Hodge. Tindale.
MIR. III. p. Thames and Miss Sally
NJ. Sheppard, Manning.
Mr.. James Brodgon and Miss Mary
B. Mcllette. Sumter.
Colored:
Zife Faber, Bishopville. and Mar
garet Taylor, Camden
Lewis jenkins and Allie Brooks
Sumter.
Aleck Harvin and Garry DuBose,
Sumter.
Steve Smith, Columbia, and Susan
Burroughs, Sumter.
Lorenzo Simmons. jamestown, ant
Hattie Gordon, Rimini.
Kato Vann and Lula Merchant
Wilmington.
John Cantey and Emma Johnson
Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-11
COTToNl
John f. clar


New York. Aug, g.
able turn in the Poll
cables, 8, bad break Ill
foreign exchange depress
today but a demand for
unfavorable weather and
that four day truce shd
agreed upon checked the deciI
caused a moderate rally. The 4
er detail showed precipitation
light showers to heavy rains pr1
cally all over the belt where 3
weather is much more prefern1
and weevil complaints can be Tod
for generally. The market, Is 50
customed to talk Of crop reducf
by the weevil that it pays litti6
.tention TO them and is rather
posed at the moment to look at 4
European rather than the done
situation for a cue as to the con
of values. Trade today was li
and rather featureless one of
large spot concerns appeared to
a seller of January. The outlook
for a continued nervous mari
awaiting developments.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-11

oenAtor John a. clifton has ac-
uepted tine appointment a. chairman
Of tho Dollar Democracy campaisn
Tor Sumter County. The plan is to
'rhtain q contribution OF st least ons
Collar from every loyal Democrat to
tkc campaign fund TO pay the leslti-
nASf~ expenses @ Cox and Roose-
ve' The Democratic party 40 the
pa OF the people and the cam
pa expenses must be provided by
the rank and file of the party. The
big corporations and the rfuitim,l-
Iionairos will raise the campaicu
fund for the Republicans and no as
sistance can be expected by the Dem
ocsats from these sources. IL ever,
Dsmocrat will give ono dollar n fund
mAfRiclent TO pay all the expenses OF
tha campaign Will be provided and
Cox will be under no Obligations te
the malefsctors Of great wealth who
Try 70 dictate the policies Of the gov,
eminent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-11
Rogan-scilillss

The home of Mrs r. T.. Rogan was
the scsne of a beautiful wedding last
"Wednesday. August Ath: when her
daughter. Mary Adelaide. became the
bride or Mr.. Ernest Henry Selling
Relatives and friends witnessed the
ceremony performed by the Rev. w
3. Trimble OF Sumnierton. The cere
mony took place at s o'clock. The par
Tlor In which the ceremouw took pIac.
was beautifully decorated with ferns
and cut rowerE Immediately before
rendered by Mrs. Lun Davis, sister OF
the bride. Then as the notes ,oI
Lohengrins wedding march were
sounded the wedding party took their
placer. The bridesmaids ana Ngrooins-
lineh came-in the following order, TAX
ing their places on each side OF Mr..
Trim bile: Mr.. M r. Bouyer of, Pine
wood with Miss Frances Selling 4 ol
Charleston: MIR. Charles 'Sinanim- o.
Charleston with Miss Martha Walker
OF summerton- The maids were white
and lavender organdy dresses will,
bouquets of asters and ferns The two
ring bearers. little. Miss Katk Rogan
sister OF the BRIDE. ana Miss Mar
guerite Davis. neice of the bride. came
next. bearing the rings on trays. Th,
dame. 5irs. N. b. Kelly of Kelton, S
| O., was gowned in yellow organdy, hel
bouquet was of pink roses and 'ferns
Then came the mall OF honor. Mis-
Celia Rogan. sister OF the bride, who
wore dress of green organdy. hel
bouquet was of pink roses and ferns
Then came the bride on the arm O
her brother. Mr.. Thomas Rogan. Sh
wore travelling suit Of blue trico
tine with accessories to match. carry
In bouquet Of brides roses am
fernA She was met In. room by groom
who entered from the side door, at
tepded by hts cousin. MIR Fred Whe
man OF Charleston. his best man. TIL
minister then proceeded with tn
behutifui double ring ceremony.
| After the ceremony the guest
were served with cream and cake
After receiving the good wishes o
their many friends. Mr.. aud Mrs. Sell
ling left on the $50 train for Colum
bia and Atlanta. They will be a
home August 2ist. at IS Bee street
Notwithstanding Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-11
CELEBRATION AT
STA1ESBURC.
Commemorate Birth of Cen
!. eral Sumter Saturday
BASKET PICNIC AND
SPEAKING ARE FEATURED
Citizens of Sumter and County
Are Asked to Come to Hon.
or Dead Hero \

The ladies and gentlemen Of the
General Sumter Memorial Association
Of Sumter county have requested the
Sumter County Chamber of Commerce
W invite the citizens of Sumter city
and Sumter county to attend the an
nual celebration of the birth of Cen
eral Thomas Sumter on next Satur-
day, August 18th, at the General Sum
tar Memorial school In Stateburg
township Sumter county.
The event this year vii consist of
an all day basket picnic and very
interesting. entertaining. and in
structive program Of instrumental and
vocal musical reditions, together with
q couple of short addresses by two of
the most eloquent platform orators of
this state. M
The exercise will be held In the
modern and spiendidly equipped
school building. which Is I'm q way a
monument to the memory of General
Thomas Sumter, the revolutionary
gamecotk after whom Sumter county,
tho garnccock county" and its county
seat Sumter, Is named. aud might in
cidentaly be said to be q monument
to the progressiveness and the inteili-
gcnco of the patrons of that school
district sumter Is the "gamest city"
81 South Carolina. c
\ Every year hundreds of Sumter
county citizens look forward with
pleasant anticipation to the annual
exercises in .commen,oration OF the
hfework OF this military hsro and
statesmHn whose remains are in
terred near the General Sumter Me-
morisl school under a beautiful tomb
stofs erected by the General Assembly
OF South Carolina u number OF years
AGO. and the unveiling ceremonies Of
which we're attended by many thou
sands from all over South Carolina,
and many other Southern states a6
which Governor Ansell of South Caro-
lima and Governor Montague OF vir-
ginia presided. a military detachment
from Fort MoultrIe iR Charleston har-
Dor acted as guard of honor during
the unveiling ceremonies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-11
OFFICIALS Salts
flEDWlTHS SYSTEM
State Highway Commission
Visits Piedmont Section
HOLD HEARINGS IN VARI-
= GUS LEADING TOWNS
Win Come to Sumter on We'd
nesday to Consult County
\ Board and Others
Wyatt A. Taylor

Columbia, Aug Dissatisfaction
with the proposed state highway sys-
ITEM has been expressed publicly by
county road officials and public spir-
tied citizens, according to members
of the state highway commission who
retuned to Columbia Saturday from
q series of hearings i'm the Piedmont
section preliminary to taking over
the county roads into the state system.
The state system as proposed by the
former highway commission is being
taken over by the new commission
In the counties SO far visited by the
commission only a few changes in the
system were suggested.
During the past week hearings have
been held at Greenville, Spartanburg,
Gaffney, Laurens,' Greenwood. Ander-
son, Rock Hill and York. In Green
Vile county the state department is
prepared to take over for maintenance
about 100 miles Of county roads, al
ready up to star dard. In Spartan
burg approximately 80 miles are to
be taken over| and in Cherokee coun-
ty about 40. Other counties will
bring the state system up TO approx
500 miles, when all roads now
planned have been brought up to
standard
The highway commission took over
Tor construction I'm Laurens county
about nine miles Of the Dixie High
way, between Princeton and Ware
Shoals, the Ware Shoals Cotton Mill
agreeing to stand half the cost, UP
to $4,000, the remainder to come
out of the two mill levy for roads in
Laurens icounty.
During the coming week, the high
way commission will have busy
program. The commission holds it's
regular monthly meeting Tuesday. On
wednesday the commission goes to
Sumter. on Thursday to Orangeburg
and on Friday to Newberry. A barbe
cue will be served the commissioners
ut Newberry,
Attending the hearing during the
past week have been all members of
the commission, A. b. Langley, CO.
lumbia and. Commissioners Rhett.
HERON, Rentz, Walker, Ligon and
Manning. together with Chief Engi-
neer Moorefield and Secretary Thorn
as
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-11

Reports today Indicate that the ar
my worm Is beginning TO attack the
cotton crop i'm some sections of the
county. having made a clean sweep
or the grass and young corn, which
they prefer to cotton. The worms do
not eat the cotton as long US they can
fnd grass, peavines or corn. but when
there is no more grass they turn ii cot
ton and where they have done this
the damage IL considerabl bic. The
greatest damage Is caused by the
worms cutting the stems OF the bolls
and In field on the road just beyond
Pocalla the ground Is said to be lib
erally sprinkled with half grown
and larger bolls that the worms have
cut Off
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-11

Columbia, Aug. S-Columbia
Moose held interesting exercises al
the Columbia theater yesterdav af-
ternoon. The. feature of the after
noon was an address by James j.
Davis of Pittsburgh. 4 fine run of
films showing the cilil6ren's home
Moosuheart, Ind, and lecture by
Rodman Brandon, supreme secre :
tarytof the supreme lodge OF Moose.
entertained the large audience. I'M
pressive ceremonies marked the
opening. The Moose stood erect.
bowed their heads, folded their
arms, and repeated the words of the
Master: Suffer the little children to
come unto Me. and forbid them not
for Of such is the kingdom of, hea-
ven." The house was dark during the
ceremony
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-11
Country Club Site
lis Chosen

Ihe Country Club has tentatively ac-
cepted a proposition by which the
club site will be at First Mill. The
pond bed will be cleared out and tho
dam rebuilt and the club have the
exclusive right to the use of it. This
VIII give bathing pond place for
boating, and the pond can be stocked
with fish.
With this site is enough land for
any purpose that the club might wish.
tennis courts and a golf course when
IL is ready to ESTABLISH one. Unless
something should go wrong with the
plans now being worked out, or there
should be even greater delays in
building than what this age is accus-
toned to. the club house should be
ready for use sometime during the
fall rr
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-11

MIR. II. p. Fulmer of Orangeburg,
who is candidate for congress In this
district, in opposition to the .incum-
bent, Hon. Ed. G. Mann, has been IN
the city for several days getting an-
quainted with the people of Sumter
and vicinity. In the primary last year
Mr.. Fulmer, although practically un.
known in Sumter county, received the
second highest vote in the county and
this encourages his friends to expect
that he will make much stronger
run this year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-11

Democrats who signed the club
rolls with their initials only and not
with their full names, MS the rules re-
quire, should apply at once to County
Chairman j. III. Clifton to have the
necessary correction made If they
fail TO do this before August 18th
they will forfeit the right to vote in
The primary.