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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-07
GRADE CROSS
I nVCS SCHANCED
ThrouSho the State by High
way Conamission
MINIAIISEi CHANCES
FOR ACCIDENTS
Three Signs, For Crossings, For
Curves and For Bridges
ss;l fwsattsSA.s Taylor

Columbia. August 5---A system of
Inarkipg the state highways in South
.car0linR, so tsas to minimize the
chances for.s accidents at grade eros
sings Dangerous curves and danger
Gus bridges, Is being mapped out by
officials oi the state highway depart
hent. TO be passed ON by the commits
sioi, at its meeting in Columbia next
Tuesday The. highway department.
IS also cooperating with the railroads
of the state in AN effort to minimize
langer at railroad crossings.
The department is now communica-
ting with ID. III. Beatty, superintendent
of Safety OF the Southern railway, at
Washington. asking that his road un-
'dertake certain changes. especially IN
The marking of crossings on branch
roads, SO as TO make plain to travellers
the dangerous places on the public
highways. pyfi
The new state road system accord
ing to the highway departments pres
ant plans, i witlibe com ,lctely marked
with the new q signs. There will be
one set OF signs for dangerous grade
crossings, yan9lher form for dangerous
curves. and still another for bridges.
There will be Signs on the approache,
to school huffdfngsS atA ~
The new signs. I'm cases where they
are TO be- A,hfrffanent, VIII be of steel,
such az tnenschool signs and those
marking curves The markers warn
sng oi grade crossings and dangerous
bridges will be. made of wood, until
completed, and then iron signs will be
erected Mahyof the dangerous cross
ipgs and biddses are to be, eliminated
sn the new state road system. " y
The rew Groad markers will also
show distances between main. points
in the state and directions will also
be given. Mhen the highway commits
sion, acting under the new law OF
1920, takes over the county highways.
the state system will cover the entire
state and there viii consequently be
thousands of road markers placed.
The highway commission had q
[fheeting at Anderson on Monday OF
his week, the first of q series of hear
PCS with sthe public. preparatory 10
ing the county roads into the state
sNtem.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-07
ANCIENT LAWS OF INTEREST
Oldest Known Written Code Has Re.
Gently Been Translated by Emil.
nent French Scientist.

nent French Scientist.
What Is said to be the Oldest known
written code of laws in the world,
probably antedatIng that Of Hammur-
abb by at least 1000 years, has been
discovered In part among the hitherto
untranslated clay tablets from Nippuf
at the University CT Pennsylvania mu-
scum.
The Hammurabi code was prepared
about 2100 B. C., and was discovered
about 20 years ago on large diorite
stone by French explorers.
The laws. just translated by Abbe
Scheil Of Paris, deal with responsible
ties OF hired servants, rentals, rights
OF slave women who have borne chil.
dren to their masters, punishment for
adultery, etc.
One interesting statute provides that
rentals must run for three years In
case a man has taken over q house
the owner does not know how to Ian
age. This is somewhat obscure and
may mean that all rentals were for
that term. In any event property
could not be idle or be improperly
used.
In case a slave bore children to her
master she and the offspring were
free, and If the master married the
slave the children became legitimate.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-07

tuesday afternoon, Mrs. BraXton
Wallace entertained the Mizpah Bible
Glass of Trinity church at her home
ON Park avenue. The guests were
very happily greeted on the veranda
by Miss Eleanor Wallace and then in
vited in by Mrs. Wallace. Tn ehails
and living room were artistically de-
corated in ferns, simmer lilacs and
hydrangaes. Mrs. c. G. Lamb called
the social hour together, by asking
Mrs. T.. W. Vogel to give sketch of
the class; which she did i'm very in
teresting way. That Mizpah had the
honor OF being the first organized class
in Trinity church. Eight years ago,
lust as the sinking Of the Titantic five
ladies met and planned the organiza-
ton With Mrs. II. L. Birchard as
TEACHER, Mrs. Vogel as president, Mrs
FLORENCE DinlSins as vice-president.
Mrs. Mamie McKagen AS secretary and
Mrs. b. Wallace as treasurer (which
office she still holds). The class grew
rapidly and it wasn't long before they.
enrolled thirty Or thirty five members.
Mrs: Birchard proved an acceptable
teacher, which place she held until
moving to Michigan few years ago.
Mrs. Henry McKagen was unani-
mously nominated in her place She
has proved a born teacher as well as
a Bible student that it is interesting
To be a member OF the class. Special
praise should be- given to Miss Eula
~Reames. rain or shine she places
flowers i'm the church every Sunday,
TO be sent on Monday to the hospital
or any that il. sick, that rays of sun
light might overcast the clouds. The
hostess served delightful peach cream
and cake. She was assisted by Mrs.
Lamb and Dillon
Miss Eleanor Wallace gave quite a.
number of musical selections to the
pleasure Of the guests. Those present
were Mesdames Lamb, G.. r. Whitfield.
Hodges, Staley, King, Harmon, III.
Bruner, Lindon, Cannon, Mcdonald,
Vogel, II. McKagen, Adam Reames,
Parrot, ShOlar, Powell, John Team.
Jones, Ben Mitchell, Jim Tisdale,
wallace and Dillon, Misses Saliie
Brown, Ida and 'Eula Reames, Eliza
beth Kennedy, Lou Pate and Eleanor
Wallace. ah
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-07
Summer Travel I'm
State Increases
Twenty Per Cent Higher Than
Any Previous Year
Wyatt A. Taylor

: Coium bia, August 5-Summer tray-
el is twenty per cent greater this year
than for any year in the past, accord
ing TO officials of the railroads in Co.
lumbia.> The travel has been special
ly heavy to the mountains and TO the
Pacific coast The travel to the Pa
cific has been unusually large. OFF,.
Gals of the Southern fstatef that the
travel TO the Land of the Sky this past
week had broke all records for this
year. They were unable TO handle.Nt
all, but they state they will take care
of the business next Saturday Is.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-07
ltes lncres "a 70
IAls of Palh


co'u'Pbia. August 5--rhe tirst (tm|
~ NJ history OF the South caro1lpt
r~'rond cominissivp TINT jan ar1>eo
fof Increased railrQa1 f}tt68 is the 81
p&pl q the residents of Mount Rle~
feaa S's5iIynnt9 lslaaA -and Isle ~
34s Tor hishee fares on the IsIe 4
t'p1f5s railroad. into Z T'ifarleston. nn{
~ trder being scnr tWSoflacials Of ~
ro9 q, and public ofIlehsls of charls IA.
eqtt Mount Pheasant grants the -
rezd conir,ission's $ authority for al, ~
erenee Of the faret son the seashoI
line of fi'ie cents a. m+se. The 6om
mIrdon acts under uacisorisy OF aa ac
% the 1920 leslslatsue, grant!ng ~
right 70 permit fare<snp to iye cen@
mlSe fot roads shortef than rs NM
This saves tho Isle ot Palms raiI>sc|
from the junk pile. but the com,sni1
sion makes IL plain that the order |
not TO interfsre withrthe rliiinx 4
1uoGe Smith. which orders the uroo.
20 ~ sold FOR 1vnk and the compan,
iiquioated. r. IL understood Jtda,
smith Will NO amend hts order q 4
allow the carrying out OF the raigoll
commission's order. M
1. u.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-07
Cooper HearsiKid-
mapping Case
Mayfield Goes To CoMmbia To
Resist Extradit;on

Columbia, August 5-Governor
Cooper has called hearing for Friday
afternoon in the case against w. ID. :
Mayheld, charged with Kidnapping J.
w. Crouch, of Bamberg, will appear
before Governor Cooper in behalf, on
the Denmark farmer who is,wanted by
Governor Bickett' for the alleged kid
mapping of two ngro farm hands from
Anson county, N c. Governor Cooper
VIII likely honor Governor Bicketts
requisition.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-07
Genuine Nutmeo.

Nutmegs are kernels of the fruit of
tree cultivated In Sumatra, Java, and
the West Indies. The shape and size
OF this fruit resembles a peach and.
when ripe. II easily splits in two parts,
showing the kernel (6r nutmeg) and
mace, which surrounds It.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-07
Named From Saints Day.

On the tenth of April. 1884. jacques
lprtier sailed from France with two
nall ships and 122 men to found a
l.,lony in North America. In May he
frriyed In Newfoundland. Cartier en-
tered the Newfoundland waters In the
fete day of st. Lawrence. and called
the gulf st. Lawrence In honor of the
patron saint Of that day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-07

Proverbs undoubtedly have ten
dency to travel. They are carried
from one land to another by emf.
grants, tourists, missionaries, trades
men and seamen; but many which are
Closely similar doubtless owe their
origin to no common stock, but to the
common experience Of mankind.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-07
New slnn Of Character.

The character can be read from the
feet. Women with square feet have
practical, strong, honest natures and
make excellent wives and mothers
Long, slim and dainty feet Indicate
q sensitive, vain and proud disposition
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-07
Real Life

10 work, to help and to be helped,
10 learn sympathy through suffering,
TO learn faith by perplexity,- to reach
ruin through wOnder-Behold! This
is what. It IL ia prosper, this is7what
,s to live.--Phillips Brooks.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-07
AmphIbleus Soldiers.

a Frenchman has suggested that
with little training the soldier may
90 amphibious to certain degree. Il
rs contended that with practice o body
'of soldiers with their arms and accou.
trements could cross stream 90 feet
vide oy merely walking across on the
sottom with the water over their heatla
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-07
Count and Wife MUIR
dered i'm Valencia

Madrid, August 5.-4-Count de Sal
vatora former civil governor of Bar
celonia, and his wife were graveiy
wounded and Marquise de LaJares
Killed in Valencia. They were killed
by five men firing into the carriage.
The minister Of. interior says the as
saSSin was q trade unionist
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-07
Gifted lnnauInatIor

MRS. Ayres has great gifts Of imag.
ination, hasn't She"
Il don't know. Why do you think
so3"
4 herd her speaking of the fla,
they live In as our town house. -
Boston Transcript.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-07

The price of tobacco Is said 10 ~, !,
oayaneed 's"mewhat during the pdst
week TIN better grades or the crhp
are now coming on the markot ahd
tho average price 10 nsturally htshSr
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-07
Suffrage to Be Consid:
cred in TennesSs
Hardine Telesraphs to Chai
naa Asking For Ratificats "

Nashville. August 5.----coincidor
Win the statewide primaries to IN
'ees state officers and IL Legislators
wno whi parrcipate in the conslderd-
ts'n "t Suffrage. the Tenncssee Con
s.'tuuonai League today requek& IA
COX and Harding TO remove their lpo-
nticai pressure ON the Tennessee lox- :
isiature. {, 8 " -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-07

Marion. August 5.---tfarding sentY
telegram TO the chairman of tho reb
ncsrc Republican cohnnittce uraIi,
sunrsze ratification and letters ifrJ,
Carrie Shrpman Gait saying MOTTO |,
disconrnTed' over the Tennessee oh
look. Y
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-07

Dayton. August J.<-AdaitIou
measures 30 secure Tcnnessee's rstiI
cation ~ suffrage were prom .sea 1
Cox today He said he would mi
furtner moves immedn,tely. bu, II
nos Indicate ;hcir nature
The Nome nugget., 1920-04-24
eAFFNEy NOT A CANDIDATE

Thos Gaffney arrived in town dur- ing the week and departed Friday for the scene of his mining endeavors on Sunset. Asked as to the vague rumors that he will he legislative candidate at the coming elections. Mir Gaffney said that the penchant for contesting elections appears to have reached epi- demic proportions lately and anyone who wins an election is very liable to fine themselves in q controversy. With ,his prospect in view it appears to him that it is an unpropitious time to shy ones political castor and he has no in- tention of running for office. this year at least. Being a wise political owl. he doubtless conceives the view that the Alaskan political stable will be subjected to q pretty thorough clean ing in the not greatly distant future and the resultant sanitation will put the quietus on the contest germs.
The Nome nugget., 1920-04-24
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES
 APPEARING

The close approach of the primar- ies is causing the independent" as- pirants for office to come out of their holes and there will doubtless be . flock of them in sight by Monday evening. at which time the primary nominating period will close.
 Nomination petitions s, far appear are those ,t Jas. r Daly wlp has served several terms in thea Alaska legislature and has go. so used to 1t that he wants to get back: Oliver Eicwers. he well known solomon dredge owner, who also aspires to a scat in the legislature; Chas Brown. for legislature; B Ivory for Senate; o. D. Cochran. legislature. Andy An- derson. legislature and Duffy o'Connor for legislature.
The Nome nugget., 1920-04-24
CLAIMED PIONEER HOME
 IN psPloRABLE CONDITION

'Col. John Schoenbar returned last night on the City of Seattle from the Pioneers Home at Sitka. Col. Schoen- bar had intended entering the home but found the place crowded with old trail blazers who were not receiving proper care. As his own condition is such as to need almost constant at- tention, he was forced to return to Ketchikan on the same boat which took him to Sitka," says Q February issue of the Ketchikan Times.
 "Col Schoenbar stated that the man. ager of the home Is in no way to blame for the conditions there. b tuthat suf- ficient money for proper maintenance of the home was not placed at the disposal of the management.
 There are 70 aged inmates in the home he says and many of them are bedrilden and helpless. One nurse must care for all the wants of these men. with the assistance of one man who acts as cook and general roust- about. There are from 16 to IS men in small room and the rooms are not kept clean.
 "The Pioneer Home Is conducted by the territorial government and it is q crying shame that a territory so rich in resources and which produces sC much of the worlds wealth. cannot furnish comfortable conditions for the old trail blazers who have made avail- able these wonderful resources.
The Nome nugget., 1920-04-24
A EoRmER NoMElrE

You sl,ould support and vsts for our cid tewmsman. Jshn Rusesard whs served us as mayer and city attorney and at all times was preminsnt in ali civic and patriotic snevsmsnta and ae. tivities. Hia rceerd and efficient sss. vices should bc rsmunsratsd hy chew.
 ins our apprseiat;en ef his sHerts aud ssrvices. With his knowledge ef eur sse4ion and his experience should lH . guide to him and an ass. stance ts .ss thereby placing him in hsttsr pe- sit;en to ssrwc this section than any ether candidate. Atv.
The Nome nugget., 1920-04-24
HousEsREAKERs STEAL
 MINERS SAVINGS

One hundred and sixty five doll,rs in cash was the loot of burglar who broke into the cabin of Theodore Greg ory q local Greek resident. while he was attending the children's entertain ! ment in Eagle Hall Saturday night. Gregory, who is also known as Dam. iano" resides at the corner of Third Avenue and E. Street. To gain entrance to the cabin. the l thief nried out one ofthe screw eyes to which the paddock was attached, aftcrwaid replacing the eye in It's pro- pe. position. AS q result. Gregory failed to notice anything wrons. when he returned, the door being apparently as securely locked as when he depart l ed. The stolen money was taken ':cm the habit of keeping his savings. On going to his money depository during the afternoon following the entertain. ment he found the money gone. Mo- thing eiese in the cabin was missing or disturbed. For q time he was un- able to account for this unexpected de- velopment but later examination re- vealed the loose screw eye and disclosed that his loss was due to burglar activ- ities.
 According to Gregory the place where he stored his savings was known to two or three people and his sus. picions are naturally turned in their direction. He says he is very anxious to get .the money back and has 50 far refrained from lodging Il complaint with the authorities owing to a hope that the burglar will return the funds | when he learns that the loss leaves Gregory without funds and in debt for dentist bill amounting to s2s0. l Gregory says he intended to pay the bill last Monday with the help of bor- rowed funds. He says he intends to leave his cabin door open in the hope that the burglar will kindly return the stolen money on learning the cir- cumstances in which It's loss leaves the victim. Also he promises not to prosecute the offender if the funds are returned.
The Nome nugget., 1920-04-24
(Advertisement)
J. c. MCBRIDE
 MAKES STATEMENT
Juneau April, 22. 1920

Juneau April, 22. 1920 Nugget Nome:
 Following telegram received by L.. L. Harding:
 Seattle. April 21. I. l. Harding, Juneau: You wire Alaskan republican clubs and newspapers over my sigma. ture that am supporting Dan Suth. erland and will cooperate with him. Any statement that I refused to sign pledge or evade Is absolutely false and misleading. My letter to Juneau re- publican club April 9th states that l am supporting all republicans who are nominated at the primaries and that have not associated myself with any candidate during the primaries and candidate during thep rimary and that l am not allied with nor respon- sible to any so called political faction whatsoever and that If elected I will recommend for appointive offices only resident Alaskans and bona fide re. publicans. I now reiterate each and every statement in said letter and other personal letters and advertise. ments in Alaska newspapers that stand for Alaskans for AlasEa an.l the Appointment to ofiices. only of bona fide republicans to be chosen with con- sent and endorsement of local repub. lie; ns That I am .taunch lepuh- lican and have been al. my life. The tele gram sent out in the name of Ju- neau republican club last Tuesday att lacking me unjustly and without pro- vocation is simply Her-cn propaganda instigated at the hand of the faction of Heron supporters in the Juneau re- publican club. from which organisa- tion forty six representative Alas kans and republicans. being one. withdrew last January, solely in the interest of party harmony"
 Signed j. C. MeDAloE
The Nome nugget., 1920-04-24

ner, followed by a flag salute by the
 school. The initial numbers were sue
 ceeded by Three Flags, by boys of the third grade, George Washington $
 Song. by the primary school; Gold
 en Words of Lincoln" by pupils of the 9th and 9th grades and Land of Mine" by the entire school.
 The first individual number was |, piano solo rendered in excellent man. ner by Frances Ross. An operetta. "A Box of Dolls" by the little tots of the first grade followed and proved one of the most pleasing numbers on
 the program. Esther Breeding next
 recited Kipling's "E:lephant Child' with an clocutionary ability decidedly remarkable in one of her years. The succeeding number was ;i piano duet
 by Russell and Mildred Maynard. wh, acquitted themselves in cxceilen manner. Swallow" q decidedl, Ii''lSiiiS 'siHt.tt'l III DN tDf entire school followed. Per Peter. son and Wilfred Nelly, both no'
 much bigger than the provo:hial min
 ute" recited Our Dogs" with the a., lomh of veteran actors and were fol fourteen boys were tho actors. Misses
 Marion Bachelder and Emily Pole.
 next won well merited applause with la *killfully rendered piano duet. <
 pretty flower drill by eighteen girls
 was the effective number following Andrew Sather then recitej the story 1 of ;l stolen Watermelon" with con-
 was closed with pleasing march en-
 senlble by girl pupils of the high
 school and grammer grades. The work of the pupils Was excellent thru. out and well merited the generous applause bestowed on every numbe, by the audience.
 An interesting feature of the en- Itertainment was the awarding of the prizes in the guessing contest regard ing the time the big clock would stop. and also the awards for ticket sales. The first prize in the clock contest was given to "Dr" Briuker ot the snowy locks and sad sweet smile who guessed the exact time. 6:15 D. m. Second and third prizes fell to
 Esther Breeding and Charlotte Swan- berg.
 | Prizes in the clock contest were donated by the following business houses. 1st prize, purse. A J Meuller: second. framed native study photo
 Lomen Bros; third, box candy, Carl
 Porath.
The Nome nugget., 1920-04-24
CLOCK ENTERTAINMENT
BIG SUCCESS

Instead of being w.iskcd away to some far of haunt of commerce dur ing the coming summer, leaving be- hind q real as well as sentimental gap in our communal life, the bi. Seeerstrom and Hagen cIock-the town clock" as it is familiarly known-will continue to adorn the classic reaches of the main stem and mark tho passing hours for many q stacle or contingency arises of which man knoweth rot nor dreams. Tho in the radiant light of the long Arctic days and the gloom of the Arctic nights: in sunshine, in shadow. in calm, in whirlng snows. it's broad face will continue to look benignly m and down Front Street. perhaps until new generations have supplanted those who now cast their eyes toward ii to learn the answer to that ever recurr- ing question: What time is it?" For enough funds were raised as |; re . suit of the entertainment given by 'ac school riddles o' Nom" Ut Eagle iiall Saturday nigh. 10 pay the cost of the clock in full together with all incidental expenses, and maybe with enough left over to place some where on it's clocky anatomy q tablet stat ing that it was presented to the mu- nincipality of Nome by the pupils os Nome's public school.
 Thanks to the very laudable efforts of the kiddies and their teachers and the kindly help of nearly everyone in town, the old clock will become T per- manent fixture. to remain. let us hope at least until some far distant day when Nome has become a great and and occupying q position of immense importance in the commercial and in dustrial life of this great territory and the world.
 Four hundred and eighty dollars was the sum realized as result of the entertainment. \ small portion of it will be distributed for expenses which could not be avoided. but enough will be left to pay for the clock, with money left over. Nearly everyone in town bought ticket. The kiddies proved such excellent "rustlers" that there were mighty few with loose dollar in their pocket who got away with it after the diminitive ticket se1- leis had employed their numerous cajolries. Little Miss Esther Breeding proved the most successful ticket agent by disposing of forty four tickets and was awarded the first prize of s of fered by the committee in charge of the entertainment. Sister" Frances Ross was second with sales of 30 and third prize fell to valery Mcclure and Nels Swanberg Jr.. with 20 each.
 The entertainment proved to he one of the very best children's enter tainments ever given in Nome and was keenly enjoyed by the big crowd gathered in Eagle Hall. As result of the painstaking work of preparation conducted by Principal Emma Orr and assistants. the '.breakdowns" usually associated with childish performances performed like veterans in most coses
 The program opened with the slor- ious strains of the Star spangied Ban
The Nome nugget., 1920-04-24

po. rrcAl ADVERTISEMENTS ARE ACCEPTED THE NUGGET WITHOUT REGARD TO THEIR PARTY REPREsENTAroM. AT. rEMroM s CALLED THEIR PUBLICATION DOES NOT iM PLY ENpoRseMEMr THIS NEWsPAeeR.
The Nome nugget., 1920-04-24
ELECTION CONTEST
 STILL PENDING

The contest for the mayor:,li.y in- augurated by Attorney Fred Harri- son is still pending in the district court. Further proceedings were scheduled for today but have been postponed until Monday.