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lltr ?.i MT1WATCHMAN. Kstabli ?Hi m N rtttjoj All. tt Itti <T. i Ml.m ani 9antbrm! !*nhli-d . ,| \,,, Mgfjgaj and Sulimlu) BT OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY MCMTkH, s. C. lernw I 11 S ' per Himum?In advance. \d> crtlaeinenLs: One Square first Insertion.$1.00 Rvry aubtte<|u?>nt insertion.60 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub ?errs privat? Interests will be charged for a* advertisement*. Obituaries and tributes of respite wMI be charged for. CHARLESTON ROAD RALLY. LfclAt.t K IS FOMKKD AND OFFI? CERS ARS CHOSKN Messing a Groat Soooeue Nest to Be Held at Alken. Charleston. July 12.?At an enthu? siastic and largely attended meeting today the Oood Koads and Drainage League of South Carolina was organ? ised and an Illuminating discussion of the subject closest to the hearts of the delegates Indulged in at the Com? mercial Club. Sixteen counties were roffeeencod at the rally, with over 100 delegates present. The meeting wss made noteworthy by several pertinent addresses, among which was one by D. H. Win slow, a government good roads ex? pert now In South Carolina to help blase the way for improved high ware. Orngeburg had the honor of win? ning the troph\ < up offered for the largest number of automobiles com? ing Into Charleston for the conven? tion with 38 machines here In good condition, while Columbia, which also entered the contest, came second with nine cara Officers were elected for the con? vention as follows: President, W. O. Ssnltfc, of Orangeburg; vice president. C. W. Moorman, of Columbia; secre? tary. K. 1. Ufaf don. of Bumter; treas? urer, W. D. Morgan, of Georgetown. Officers of the league were elected as follows: President, Col. James Coegrove, ot Charleston; vice presi? dent. C. W. Moorman of Columbia; secretary to act as treasurer, WL I* ReardonT of Sumter. Kxecutlve committee: Orangeburg. Samuel Dibble; Kb-bland, (?. K. Kent bert. Bumter. K. L. Wright. PlOff enoe. H. H. Husbands; Dorchester. S. L. Simons; Charleston. H. P. WH? lianas; Willlamshurg. J. YY Kelly. Georgetown. J. D. Johnson; Coileton. W W. Smoak; Lexington. K, L. Ly hraod; Alken. H. D. Gyles; Hamberg. J. F. Folk; Calhoun, A. J. Cauthen; Beaufort. Nells < 'hrlstensen; Barn well. Dr. L. F. Honner; Hampton. E. F Moore. Col. C.jHgrove, chairman of the Charleston county* rally committee, called the convention to order at ? bout 10:30, and addressed the meet? ing In a hearty way. Temporary of? ficers were then elected and the or? ganisation perfected. Mayor l*r<> Ten? Wilson O. Harvey, who Is also president of the Char'es t ?n Automobil?- Ohlei extended an of? ficial welcom- t ? the delegates. The election of a committee, on res? olutions was then in order, md the following were elected: Orangeburg. Dr Bsmuel Dibble and Dr. W. S. I ?rton; Kb bland. G. ft Kembert. S miter. K L. Wright; Floren?? W J. Brown; Dor- bester. !? I* Simons, Chsrleston. Col. James OOOgjFOVf chairman; Williamsburg, J. J. Gra him; Georgetown. J. K. Johnson; <'olleton. J. ?> Gntlln; Lexington, R. it Lyhrand; Alken, H. I). Gyles; i in i .Tic, J. F. Fuller; Calhoun, A J Csuthen; Karnwell Ilyron ilalr. li impton. J It. Fitch. OesjfstJ supervisor* were then ggesTd from, or their representatives, and the. following spoke, all pointing out more or less advance in good road work and a tendency to revolu? tionise the former bad condition by renewed and intelligent effort in th? past two rears At noon a renege of ten minutes was taken and the istssjatsi took op? portunity to register Ib.- ? ommit tmm on resolutions reported, upon a resumption of the business af the day. and reported the writing of a constitution and by-laws and also the adoption of a resolution looking to helpful good roads legislation. Both were adopted by a unanimous VOtO, The following constitution and by Uws were ad'.pt.-d unanlrnouHly. Isajafg I. Name ? Tin asso. latiort sh ill be known as the Q.I |;.11 md Drain? age league of South Carolina. Ifftt M If, objects?The objects of the league lie .Mihi ai a i ill be; (1> 10 promote and diffuse knowledge concerning the oonetru - tim of good roftdl and drainage ?>? ?ems; |t) to facilitate c mfet> nc an i I deliberation am tag the pe< pit or Ve? il as the Ten Mile Hill and on t to state concerning prood r td<i aii.1 drainage an I re'ab 1 interests, and 1) to provide means for bringing the needs of the people and the country before State and Federal govern? ment. Article HX Meetings?Section 1. Kegular an? nual sessions shall he held at such place as the league shall from time to time determine. Sec. 2. Special meetings of the league, or its officers, boards and committee may be held at times and places determined by the league or Its officers. Article IV. General Officers?Section 1. The officers of the league shall consist of a president, a vice president and a secretary, who may act as treasurer.^ These officers, with an executive com? mittee, shall conduct the affairs and transact the business of the league. Sec. 2. The duties of these offi? cers may at any time be prescribed i by formal action of the league or executive committee. In the ab? sence of such action, their duties shall be those implied by their desig? nations and established by custom. Sec. 3. The officers shall serve for one year, or until their successors are elected: Provided, That the pres? ident and secretary shall not be re? lieved before the close of a regular or annual session except by vote of the league. Article V. Committees?Section 1. There snail ha an executive committee consisting of one member from each county se? lected by the delegation thereof. This executive committee shall act for the league between sessions, shall have power to initiate planms and meet I emergencies, and shall report to the league on the opening day of each session. The president and secretary I shall be ex-offlcio members of the executive committee. Article VI. The executive committeemen from each county will at once organize a I good roads and drainage club in their 1 respective counties, except In those counties on which active good roads organizations exist and such organi? zations may or are urged to aflliate tlons for action to be taken by the club as they deem proper. Article VII. Section 1. This constitution may be altered or amended at any annual session of the league by a majority rats of the members present." Meet Next In Alken. After the adoption of the constltu I tion. setting forth the purposes of the organization and the benefits to I be derived from the organization. I Atken was selected as the next place 1 of meeting, and then the convention I adjourned. The good roads people made the I 3 o'clock ferry trip for the Isle of Palms. The seine was drawn at 4 I o'clock, and while the fish fry was ) cing prepared, the party took to the surf. During the fish fry arid clam? bake, the Orangeburg delegation was presented with the silver trophy and then came the concert and dance I which continued until 11:30 o'clock. Tomorrow morning the parade of the automobiles will take place. The visiting machines will be escorted as I with this league. The officers of said I Club shall be a president, vice presi? dent, secretary who may act as treas? urer, and an advisory board of such I a number of the members as the I club may determine. Each cluo will I be entitled to send one delegate to I the annual convention of the league I for every ten members of said club, The COUnty clubs will stimulate in terest In good roads as much as pos? sible and the officers and the mem? bers of the advisory board will take I cognizance of all reports of had ?tr?tehe* of and dangerous places in the roads and bring sann? to the nt I tontlon Of the county road authori? ties using all the influence of the IC)Ub to have roads put i? good eon I d It Ion as soon as possible. They will Iii q pa; parth ular attention to drain i re it their respective counties, I especially the proper drainage of tho J public i-.?ads and the eonstrutclon of I suitable lateral cans Is or ditches to irrv off the water from the road I dltehea They shall make a full re I port .it eat h monthly meeting of I their dubs with such reenrnmendu I Way out of the county the great I drainage and reclaim work of the I ('harleston board, under the dlret ting I hand of Col, Cosgrove, will be sbown. The good roads rally has been a I great success, and Iis results will **be I manifested in many substantial Ways I to the benefit of the entile State nd Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Ain vlTER. S. C, SATUR DEATH FROM ABOVE, j CURTISS DEMONSTRATES THE ilLOODY UTILITY OF AERO? PLANE, , Drops "Bombs" Accurately?Army Engineer, Seeing Ills I'erofrmance, : Declares Day of Armored ships Is Past. Atlantic City, N. J., July 12.? _ i Glenn H. Curtiss tossed oranges and mimic bombs within three feet of the decks of the yacht John E. Mehere II, used in place of a battleship dur? ing the sham battle arranged this af? ternoon to demonstrate the utility of aeroplanes in coast defense. The t mock bombs were dropped from a I height of about 300 feet and Curtiss J purposely failed to strike the deck of the yacht for fear of injury to the of I fleials and passengers gathered on her decks. I Experts agreed that a fleet of aero I planes armed with bombs of high ex I plosives could wreck any warship be I fore guns could be trained on them. The Mehere was offered as a mark I for the trials, as government officials have refused to assign a gunboat, 1 which would have been armed with cameras mounted on the gun sights I to record the hits made when the J gun fired at the aeroplane. Col. William Jones, retired, form I erly of the engineers corps, who Is an advocate of aeroplanes for coast J defense, stated that it was his belief I that the air machine had proved its I efficiency. I "The armored battleship has seen I its last days as an engine of attack I against a city or country guarded by J aeroplanes," he said. "Glenn Curtiss J or any other expert aviator could J drop high explosives on the decks or I down the funnels of a warship as I easily as Curtiss today tossed oranges J within a few feet of the yacht. I be 1 Hove a fleet or a score of air ma I chines would absolutely protect anv J coast city. A night flight by such a 1 fleet would not only probably demol I ish an entire fleet of battleships, but I could also so demoralize the crew of I the atta< kcu vessels as to make them I useless." Curtiss also dropped oranges over I a fortification marked out on the j beach, making practically every shot I a "hit," although the trajectory was J sometimes 30 degrees because ' the I wind and his speed. Walter Brookins* last flight here I today was sensational, the driver I gliding his niu^'ne toward the ocean j until its runners were submerged in I a breaker. He rose safely and glided I to the beach. Both Curtiss and I Brooklns also made exhibition flights 1 over the ocean. I Today's flights ended the meet. The J purses of $5,000 each were presented I to Rrooklns for breaking the alti I tude record and to Curtiss for estab | lishlng a 50 mile American record I over the sea course yesterday. Twen I ty-two flights were made during the I ten days of the meet. CURTISS MAKES RECORD. Makes Distance Along Reach in One Hour, Fifteen Minutes, 59 Sec? onds. Atlantic City, N. J., July 12.? Glenn Curtiss set an American record for a 50-mile flight in an aeroplane yesterday afternoon by covering half a hundred measured miles in five mile laps, along the beach, in elapsed time of l hour, 15 minutes and 59 seconds. Curtiss was in the air one hour and 30 minutes and spent I hour, 21 minutes and 5 seconds o?i the course, 6 minutes and 6 seconds being deducted for the turn at the two ends of the 2 1-2 miles course. In the early evening Curtiss sets a new mark for quick climbing by sweeping his machine 1,600 feet in the air In 5 minutes and 51 seconds. LEGISLATURE WILL PROVIDE Governor Makes Announcement Con* corning Hoyd-Rrock Expenses, Columbia, July it.?The General Assembly will appropriate money for the expenses of the Court of Inquiry, recently appointed to look Into the Hoyd-Rrock controversy, according to the opinion of Governor Ansel, given today. Governor Ansel has A led the expense account with th s Comptroller General and the matter Will come regularly before the tletl eral Assembly next year, The cost Ol tile ( !ouH was $ 1,(?",.i \t the Christian church, West Calhoun street tonight, Everett Hol IIns;worth, of Fltsgerald, Qa., will speak on the theme, "The Tino- for the Church." Everybody welcome, t is't at be thy Country's, Thy God's an< DAY. JULY 16. 1910 SfiYS MONEY ELECTED HER. MKS. YOUNG'S FRIENDS IN DIG NANTLY DENY TRUTH OF CHARGE. Supt. Foos, of Rending schools. Makes Sensational Declaration at educational Convention. Boston, July 9.?Charles Foos, Su? perintendent of Schools at Heading, Pa., charged that $5,000 was raised and spent to accomplish the election yesterday of Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, of Chicago, to the presidency of the National Education Association. The assertion, as the story spread among the thousands of teachers attending the great convention, made a tremen? dous sensation. Mrs. Young's friends stoutly and with great indignation denied the truth of the story. For some days there have been ru? mors of a "barrel," and it has been suggested that publishing interests w< re deeply, if not unduly, interest? ed in the outcome of the election, but I not until today, 24 hours after the convention was stampeded for the I Illinois teacher, did anybody flatly declare that money, and plenty of it, was utilized to swing the vote. Mr. Foos does not claim that Mrs. Young was cognizant of any such move in her behalf. Rather, he as? serts his admiration of the Chicago woman, while scorning bitterly the methods he alleges were used to put her in the presidential chair over Prof. Z. X. Snyder, of Colorado, the candidate for whom he worked That the alleged fund was raised some time previous to the conven? tion, and that a considerable part of it was used to pay transportation to Boston of delegates known to be strong for Mrs. Young, is what Mr. Foos claims. He makes no assertion as to how he believes the rest of the fund was spent. Marked by the first election of a woman as president, and by the over? ruling of the prejudice against nom? inations from the floor, the conven? tion ended tonight. Not only was the convention revolutionary in its method of selecting Mrs. Young to the presidency, but some of the speakers at the department meetings during the week gave expression to extremely radical ideas. President David Starr Jordan, of ] Leland Stanford, Jr., University, made an unqualified denunciation of football as a college sport, character? izing the game as "a mixture of bru? tality and pugilism, fit only for the sordid to view and the brute to play." William McAndrew, principal of the Washington Irving High School, New York. vigorously protested against the present-day high school curriculum. He derided ancient his? tory and the scanning of Latin verse and advocated the teaching of things more useful in daily life. Pleas were made by other speak? ers for the establishment of more practical courses in high and secon? dary schools. It was demanded by some that agricultural courses be in? troduced in the country schools, not as a theory, but in a practical man? ner. One of the speakers asserted that the agricultural colleges were so theoretical that they do not teach the common service of the farm. The CameglS Foundation was at? tacked by one speaker as the great? est educational monopoly In the world. The suggestion was made and well supported that the compulsory school age be fixed at 16. "When graduates entering normal schools do not know maples from elms or robins from English spar? rows the biology or the administra? tion of the high school is remiss." was the opinion expressed by C. II. Robinson, of Montclalr, N. J., before the department of science. The cry "back to the land" is as old as Adam, according to Anna E. Harvey, of Brooklyn, N. Y., address? ing the kindergarten department. "Ever since he was driven out of the Garden of Eden," she said, "man has been longing to get back to the soil, It is instinctive in children." James M. Greenwood, of Kansas City, said: "Our present system of teaching has produced s luxuriant crop of spineless and animated nobodies." Dr. Charles A. A. J. Miller, assist ant superintendent of the Baltimore public schools, discussed the qualtfl tlons and training the teacher of the special class should have In Pittsburg a man tickled a mule's hind lee with a straw to see If it would kick it did, but he has not been able to tell the doctors Vet whether he saw it or not. ?Wheeling I I ntelligencer. I Truth's." THE TRU New 8er ???^t????t?r. mm* CITY COUNCIL JEFPfr* ORDINANCE AGA .*ELL RINGINOi Street Hawkers Cannot King Bells in Future?Rlectloii of Health Officer Confirmed?Bog Law Will Be En? forced. City Council held a regular meet? ing, at 8 o'clock last night, in the council chamber. Present: Mayor Jennings; Alder? men Booth, McKeiver, Rhame and Wilder. Absent: Aldermen Cuttino, Glenn. H. J. MeLaurln, Jr., and Wright. Minutes of June 28th, were read and confirmed. Z. E. Walker came before Council to renew his request for improve? ment of West Bartlette street, across the Northwestern Railroad, and con? struction of a crossing at that point. He stated that it was impossible for him to comply with the requirement for a fifty foot street, as the street had been a public thoroughfare for 27 years, and people had built homes along present lines. Action was post? poned. Mr. Neill O'Donnell requested the privilege of repairing the door and tin roof of an old corrugated iron building within the fire limits, which he desires to use temporarily as a warehouse, and which repairs would decrease the fire risk. His request was granted. Mr. Booth for the Committee of Public Works, submitted a statement of work done for two weeks as fol? lows: Farm work.$ 18.00 Filling sewer trenches . . . . 14.00 Dugan street, cleaning . . . . 5.00 Bartlette atreet, cleaning . . . 5.00 W. Hampton Ave,, repairs.. 2.00 Unloading rock. 12.00 Loading gravel at Congaree . 72.43 Sumter street, drain and clay work. 303.80 Garbage hauled. 48.00 Street sweeping. 14.00 Total Pay Rolls.$494.23 No. men 41; Mules 10. City Engineer Lee reported clay work on Sumter street about half finished and progressing well. Written report from Mr. McLaurin for the Finance committed stated that the Clerk and Treasurer's June account had been examined and found correct, and called attention to the rapidly diminishing funds of the city which merits most careful consideration. Mr. Booth reported that the Sup? erintendent of Streets had asked for two additional mules, which he had hired at 50 cents per day. This, he said, was necessary in order to keuV the present force of laborers at work, and in view of sewerage work and other matters ordered by Council, it would be unwise to re? duce the number of laborers now employed. His action was approv? ed. Mr. Lee reported that he had sub? mitted to the County Commissioners an estimate of the cost of cleaning out Turkey Creek. The committee previously appointed to arrange for employment of city convicts by the county was requested to take up the question of Turkey Creek with the County Commissioners. Offers for keeping the city clock were received from Mr. H. A. Iloyt, $60 per annum, and Mr. L. E. Le Grand, $40. Mr. LeGrand's offer was aecepteed. The Clerk was directed to insure the fire station. The Fire Department Committee was authorized to provide for an automatic electric switch for the fire station, and iron rails for the horse stables. A number of claims were present? ed, and ordered paid subject to cor? rection. On Mr. Mi Reiver's motion the City Engineer was directed to pre? pare specifications for constructing the proposed new main line of the western sewerage system and also for repairing the Oakland avenue line in order that bids might be made on both. The clerk was authorised to allow Mr. E. 1. Reardon the value of health officer's uniform recently purchased for him, as compensation for extra services The mayor stated that complaint had been made by citlsens, of the bells and horns used by street ven? ders in the early hours, and present? ed an ordinance for the purpose of abating the nuisance, entitled. "An Ordinance to Prevent the Hinging of Bells and Blowing of Horns, by Yon dors and Hawkers." which was road, adopted and ordered published, by resolution unanimously adopted, dls rot*. b SOUTHRON, Established June, ISM l^y ^XX. 41. ahRONAUT MEETS DEATH. CHARLES S. ROLLS KILLED IN ENGLAND. Tall Given Way, Precipitating Daring Society Aviator to Death Before Large Crowd. Bournemouth, Eng., July 12.? Hon. Charles S. Rolls, third son of Lord Llangatterk, was dashed to al? most instant death today when the Wright biplane, on which he was fly? ing, fell suddenly with terrific sp>ed from a height of 100 feet, the trag? edy bringing to a close the day of the first flying tournament of the year in England. He was considered the most daring and popular of British aviators. The accident was witness? ed by a large crowd, many of whom were personal friends of the young aviator. The biplane struck the ground close to the crowded grand? stand, smashed into a tangled mass, and before the doctors and their assistants could reach the spot Rolls was dead. The event in which Rolls was com? peting was for a prize for the aviator alighting nearest a given mark. This goal was directly in front of the grandstand, where the spectators wrere massed. He had risen to a good height, then shut off his motor and was gliding in a broad circle to? ward the mark. Without warnnlg the tail piece of the biplane snapped off. The machine gave a sudden lurch and the frame work crumpled up in the air. When it* struck the ground it was smashed to splinters. The doctors found that Rolls had sustained a fractured skull. The wreck of the machine and twisted stays surrounded the body so that there was difficulty in extricating him. Another campaign is on foot to establish Heyward county out of por? tions of Aiken and Edgefield coun? ties. pensing with the second reading. The minutes of the Board of Health of the 11th inst., which fol? lows, were submitted and read: Sumter, S. C, July 11, 1910. The Board of Health met In the Council Chamber at ? quarter past nine o'clock, p. m., with all members present exeepi Mr. Geo. D. Levy, who was out of the city. The president having received five applications for the position of Health Officer, the same were open? ed and read. It was then moved and carried, that the recommendation be made to the City Council that the salary of the health officer about to be elected be fixed at sixty dollars per month until the further recom? mendation of the board. Also that Qouncil be requested to discontinue until further request the employment of an assistant to the health officer; this action being tak? en on account of the fact that the board is under the impression that such an assistant is now employed. Also that the Council be requested to furnish the board with sev? en copies of the City Ordinances, or at least, with such ordinances as relate to the duties of said board. Election of a health officer was then gone into, and Mr. W. C. Towles was duly elected, said election to go into effect on July 1&, 1910. Bill for advertising in the State approved and referred to City Coun? cil. Moved and carried, that the presi? dent of the board direct the retiring health officer to deliver to him all the property which said retiring offi? cer may have in his possession or un? der his control belonging to the city, and including all furniture, station? ery, books, papers and especially, all statistics required by law to be col? lected by said officer as health officer and as secretary to the Board of Health. Until further notice the board will meet at a quarter past six o'clock, p. m., on the Monday before the second Tuesday of each month. The board then adjourned. R. D. EPPS, Sei retary Pro Tom. The action therein was confirmed. Council refused to grant Mr. H. R. Campbell's request for permission to repair a wooden building within the fire limits, belonging to the estate of A. White. A resolution was adopted directing the chief of Police forthwith to put Into execution the dog laws of the city. Report of the city waterworks for June was read and received as in? formation. Council then adjourned.