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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-07-20

Senator VIM. E. Chiffon Is keeping
his fountain pen busy these Sizing
day answering the pumps and queries
OF political oponents and editors OF
an opposite political faith. Recent
ly when President Taft appointed
Guy ID. Goff Of Wisconsin. a District
Attorney in that state his name was
sent to the United States Senate Tor
confirmation Senator Chiffon Vas
one Of those who opposed the con-
firmation, and a Clarksburg editor,
fliVing in the home OF General Ma
than Golf, the father Of the Wiscon-
sin politician, charged that the op-
position to young Goff was based
upon the dislike of Senator Chiffon
FOR General Goff. In a two-column
letter Senator Chiffon make denial
Of the story and says his opposition
to the confirmation was the result of
conflict with a rule he had estab-
lished Of voting for such appointees
as to receive the support Of the Sen
ators from those states in which
the appointments are made. At the
same time Senator Chiffon tooR oc-
caSlon to say that there was not a
scintilla of truth in the charges that
his nomination and election to the
United States Senate was brought
about by bribery. This statement
brought on another controversy, the
Clarksburg newspaper holding that
1T was not responsible for, the
charges that They were made by
members of the same party ITO which
Senator Chiffon belongs, and that an
investigation was suppressed in the
State Legislature
Senator Chiffon also became Ell
gagged in another newspaper contro-
versy in Wyoming county, going to
the defense Of Herbert c.. Saunders,
the member Of the legislature from
that county. In this instance, also,
the West Virginia Senator denied
that he had received one vote for
the nomination or election to the
United States Senate though the
use Of illegal or questionable meth
DDS. Senator Chiffon is the owner
Of newspaper, and before his cleo
ition to the United States Senate
delivered many resounding whack
on the short ribs Of a political op-
pOnent. Now, he is on the receiving
end, and on the first intimation that
he is being stung will result in the
dose being doubled.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-07-20
Summer School TO
Close Next Week
MUSICALES A Nd LECTURES
BREAK MONOTONY OF REGU-
LAR CLASS ROOM WORK FOR
TEACHERS WHO ARE BEING
TAUGHT.

Institute, W. Va, July 19-
Summer School now in session here
is growing in interest and mem
btrs. Last week, the school was ad -
dressed by Mr.. }. Frank Marsh Of
the Department Of Schools and Prof.
Frank B. StrOthers Of the West Vir-
Rinia University. state Supern-
tend VI. =. Sawkey spent half day
at the school visiting the classes
and looking over the work.
TIL" local talent around Institute
CAV" a musicale consisting Of piano
and vocal music and several num-
bers by tn" Institute orchestra.
One Of the most interesting and
helpful features Of the summer
school Is the roundtable held each
Monday and Thursday afternoon.
Arthur {. MOnahan Of the United
States Bureau Of Education gave
several lectures this week on rural
schools and agricultureal education.
The school will close next week
with a teachers institute under the
direction Of y. w. Cavender. Super
intnGnt for Kanawha County.
Prof T.. d. Sanderson, dean Of
Agriculturo Of the West Virginia
University will lecture next Monday.
Other lectures will be given by
Supts. Geo. S. Leaidley, Of Charles
ton, and G. r. Murry, Of William
son.
WELLS-HYEAND BOUT
Matt Wells vs. Dick Hyland, 10
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-07-20

Left by Negro Porter From Money
Saved From Tips.

Alexandria Bay, Thousand Islands,
July 15.-ln the death this week of
A. }. Berry, colored, a porter for
80 years at the pier here, a familiar
figure in this region passed away,
Berry was strong in voice and size,
making himself easily heard above
the score Of other porters that
throng the pier on the arrival Of
each steamer. Berry left an estate
or about 500, 200, which he had OBJ
tanned by saving his tips and invest
iDe them.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-07-20
Every Phase OF
Educational Work
WILL BE CONSIDERED AT ST.
LOUS BL THE NATIONAL AS
SOCIATION OF TEACHERS IN
COLORED SCHOOLS.

st. Louis, Mo-, July 17.-Exten-
slVe preparations are being made for
the eighth annual session Of the
National Association Of Teachers in
Colored Schools, which is to convene
mere July $3.50. The program
which has been made out by Presi-
dent w. II. B. Williams and his off,
GERS has for it's scope work COM
prising every phase Of education in
any way concerning the Negro people.
On Wednesday evening the well
come addressee and responses will be
given, together with the address of
President Williams. Thursday will
De devoted largely to Elementary Ed
ucation.- On this day number of
prominent speakers will give address,
es. Among those who are to speak
are II. G. Walker, School Extension
Agent, Of Virginia; Mrs. Beulah W..
Porter, Of Indianapolis; J. S. Harris,
or Kansas City; George l.. Hayes, of
Indianapolis; and w. H. Burnette,
or Texas. In the afternoon round
table meetings will be held on EIe-
mentary, Secondary and College
work. The Elementary School round
table viii be conducted by A. n. Par
ker, OF Alabama, and Mrs. l.. W.
Coleman, of Mississippi, while the
Secondary School and College round
tables will be conducted by J. S.
Clark, Of Louisiana, and NJ. w. Do
gan, Of Texas, respectively.
Thursday evening the addresses
will be given by Inman E. Page, Of
Oklahoma; G.. G. Wilkinson andL. B.
Moore, Of Washington, ID. c..
On Friday, July 18th, the day will
be given up to Secondary Education
al addresses to be given by Mason A.
Hawkins, Of MarylaDd; FrankL Will
liams, Of st. Louis, B. F.. Bowles, of
Illinois; j. A. Henry, Of Tenn; G..
w. Trenholm, Of Alabama; G.. S.
Grisham, Of Kansas City; Richard ID.
Stinson, Of Georgia and G.. II. Turner,
OF st. Louis. The evening addresses
will be given by M. G. b. Mason, Of
OHIO; A. A. Graham, Of Virginia; B.
f.. Allen, Of Missouri and Joseph A.
Booker, Of Arkansas.
Saturday July "29th will be Higher
Schools and College Day. The speak
| ers for this day VIII be T. VI. Terrell
and 0. A. Fuller, of Texas; Charles
I &. Kelley, of Afabama;- N. b. Young,
OF Florida: 4. #. Hubert, of Missis-
sippi; O. l.. Coleman, of Louisiana; !;
E. l.. Blackshear, of Texas; w. IS.
Buckhannan, Of Alabama and l.. J.
Bowan, Of Mississippi
Sunday July Goth, the last day will
be Educational Day for the city of
st. Louis. At 1900 o'clock the var
lous pulpits OF the city will be filed
by leading educators. At 800
o'clock in the afternoon at the great
| Coliseum on Washington Avenue, ad-
dresses will be given by Hon. William
+. Evans, State Superintendent Of
Education and DR.. Booker II. Wash
ington, Principal Of the Tuskegee In
stitute. Gov. Hadley has also been
invited to speek at this meeting.
Since admission to the Coliseum
Will be free, it is expected that the
entire seating capacity Of 900 will
be taken. Already ST. Louis and the
whole state Of Missouri are at white
heat in preparation for this great St
Louis meeting
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-07-20

WAN. Auui uieSSeS were also
delivered by editor II. -Whittico
OF the Mcdowell Times, and A. p
Strughter, manager Of the Sentine
Publishing Company.
The financial report was read b,
Rev. j. e. Pryor which showed tha,
$457.O0 had been sent for all uur.
poses.
The statistical report which was
read by Rev. w. G. Patterson showed
that there We're fifty churches rep.
resenting in the Association with the
aggregate membership Of 3,512
there having been a net Increase OF
$50 during the past associational
year.
. The following officers we're elected
for Moderator. Rev. G. w. Woody
Of MaYRierry; Vice Moderator, Rev
II. J. Brandon, Of Pagetown; record
ing Secretary, Rev. r. II. McKoy, Of
Bramwell; Treasurer Rev. w. w.
Hicks. of Bluefield; Statistical Sec
retary Rev. w. G. Patterson, Of Coal
wood; Corresponding Secretary Rev.
w. H. Mitchell, Of Eckman.
Executive Board: Revs. l.. A.
Watkins, J. f. Pryor, L. Dabney, J.
Is. Evans, G. w. Cottrell, and w. G..
Clements.
Officers for the Woman's District
Convention, which is an auxiliary
to the Association: President Mrs.
NJ. E. Green, First Vice-President
Mrs. NJ. A. Brown, Second Vice-Pres-
Mrs. M. A. Franklin, Treasurer Mrs.
b. e. Taylor, Corresponding Secre-
tary Mrs. N. A. Webster, Statistical
Secretary Mrs. A. A. Pittard. Board
Members: Mrs. Amanda Mitchell,
n. '. Watkins and Alice Hoirston.
These were installed by Prof. J..
NJ. Arter who in a good speech de-
scribed the duty Of each
The meeting for next year will be
held at Williamson.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-07-20
Pfttsburg~ Nj. G. A.
Buys Valuable LOt
Has Raised $4,000 of The $4,000
Necessary to Secure Third Of Sum
From Julius Roscnwald, The Chi
caSo Jewish PhilanthrOpist.

baltimore, Md, July 19.-Mr. and
MIS-. Samuel MOrsell, who spent the
last lap of their wedding journey
with relatives in this city, are now
at nome at 6l9 Duff street, Pittsburg.
Mrs. Morsell is a member Of prom
1nent New Haven family and taught
school in indianapolis for the past
five years.
Mr.. Morsell has been secretary Of
the Pittsburg Y. NJ. G.. A. since last
October. ~A@s9
"Our Y. NJ. C. A." he says, "is in
a flourishing condition. A fund Of
$4,000 was raised to establish the
work, and $4,000 Of this was con-
tributed by the race. We are now
trying to raise $35 900 more in order
to get the $4,000 offered by julius
Rosenwald, of Chicago. We have
Just purchased for $4,000 a splen-
did piece Of property on Center ave-
nue. and there is every indication Of
a prosperous future for our work."
Mir. Morseit is native Of this city.
After graduating from the ColOred
High School, he taught school for
several years. He was subsequently,
graduated from Oberln College and
the divinity school Of Yale University.
The Pennsylvania A. VI. e. Zion
Church is being remodled Rev. K.
d. w. Jones, a son Of the late Bishop
Jones, is pastor Of the church.
Rev. VI. G.. 3. Mason, secretary Of
the Freedmen's Aid Society Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, preach
ed at John Wesley Al. e. Church Sun
day morning. Rev. DR.. Ernest Lyon
is pastor Of the church.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-07-20

The same situation is true within the
Republican party. but the clamor In
the latter party is directed principal
ly at the State Committee.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-07-20
Visit OF
Governor
TO PRESIDENT TAFT CREATES
CONSIDERABLE POLI1N-
CAL COMMENT.
"Friendly Interest,"

In Panhandle State Of Occupant OF
The White House Concinves WISE
acres that Situation Here Was
Discussed and Chief Executive
Gave Advice.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-07-20

School work. Addresses were a1oo
delivered by editof~M. II. Whittico
OF the Mcdowell Times, and A. p,
Strughter, manager Of the Sentinel
Publishing Company.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-07-20

WELLS-HYLAND BOUT
Matt Wells vs.. Dick Hyland, 10
rounds, at Albany, N. Y.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-07-20

George w. Bland, State Senator
from the Twelfth District, has bios
sOmed out into real country editor
Senator Bland has purchased the
West Union Record from Silas
Smith, who was editor and owner for
quarter Of century. Senator
Eland was the leader of the insur-
gent or progressive Democrats in the
State Senate and his newspaper is
bristling with insurgency. He has
been quoting some Of the Old-line
Democrats Of his district on the po-
lltical situation and more especially
on the present leadership of the
rarity.
The insurgent elements in the two
dominant parties will have to be
rerkoned with next year. 1t is Just
as pronounced in one party as it is
in the other. There are probably
half-dozen Democratic journals
which have not recovered from the
shock Of senatorial elections last
winter and are continually clamor-
ing for change in the leadership.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-07-20

embody the primary plan to which
the party was committed by the Re-
publican members Of the Legislature
and at the same time the holding
Of convention would satisfy those
who were opposed to direct prima-
ries.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-07-20

CONTINUED ON PAas Two.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30

is for the township to levy an annual
tax for hard roads that will produce
perhaps $1,000 or $4,000 and expend 1t
upon a gravel or macadam stretch OF
road, which is to be extended from
year to year at a rate that will give
the township a fair amount Of hard
roads, say, in twenty or thirty years.
By the time the last mile is built I'M
der this plan, the first one is worn
out, the rule being that the road once
built receives no attention, and that
the money raised is spent upon build
ing more roads. The roads are Ssu-
ally built without much, II any, at
tention being paid to drainage, and
the results are not always satisfac-
tory, in fact, they are seldom what
they should be- Those charged with
the duty of spending tNc money nine
teen times in twenty know little, IL
anything, of how the road should be
built, and when it is finished it is
usually about half as good as it ought
to be and has cost nearly twice as
much as 1t should, for let 1t be said
again and again that the greater part
of the taxes raised for highways is
frittered away by misdirected effort.
An eminent engineer, who has had ex-
tended experience, says at least sixty
per cent of the funds raised for high
ways is wasted. Certainly the waste
is at least one-half This being the
case, it follows that one of the first
things to do is to stop this awful
waste and see that a dollars worth of
road results from every dollar ex-
pended, instead of forty to fifty cents
worth. 1t ought to be clear that il is
very important that roads should be
constructed under expert supervision,
and that a capable road engineer is
needed. OF course it is not practical
to have this and build the roads piece
meal, a short stretch at time, hence
the township will find it wise, instead
of an annual tax levy, to issue bonds
to the full constitutional limit and
build, say, fifteen to twenty miles Of
road at once and pay for them by the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30

THE sleuths of the postofflce de-
partment are growing stiff in the
joints from lack of exercise, the Oil
cials of the attorneys generals Office
are doing at their desks, and the ma
chinery that used to be grinding out
fraud orders so merrily is rusting
from disuse.
The world seems to be growing bet
ter. OF at least that part of it which
formerly INDUCED in SO many get
rich-quick schemes seems to be less
active than in days gone by, and the
postoflee officials declare that 1t is
all due to the vigorous measures
taken by the present administration
to stamp out public fraud and proisct
the unwary.
Months have passed since we have
issued a domestic fraud order" said
Jesse Suter, the authorized publicity
agent of the postofiiee department,
whereas in former times scarcely q
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30
Nation Has q Great Naval Scrap Heap

THE fate of the battleship Texas,
once the pride of the United States
navy, recently sent to the bottom of
Tangier sound, in Chesapeake bay, by
the guns of her sister ships, as an ex-
pertinent in naval science, has called
public attention to the prodigious size
Of the nations naval scrap heap.
Not only is the government spending
more than s66,0O0,000 on its new
Dreadnaughts now under construction,
but it is throwing away annually mil
lions of dollars worth OF battleship
construction of the older type, now
considered out OF date.
On the naval junk pile in the last
ten years So vessels have been
dumped They cost the government
to build, or to buy ready built, $9.S03.-
1850 From the sale of the refuse
barely three per cent, or $2S9,029.4L,
has been received.
The ships which have been destroy
ed outright are but the smaller part of
the number of abandoned naval YES
sells which total So in the past ten
years The greater part are those
which, while still technically counted
as q public asset, would be of no value
in war and would never again be used
for that purpose. They are in use as
training vessels for the naval re-
serves of various states. The monitor
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30
q Check TO Mail Frauds

day passed without the issuance Of
one or more against individuals or
firms who were fleeing the people
AS a matter Of fact, the get-rich-
quick schemers are coming to the
conclusion that the postofilce admin
istration will not stand for them and
that in consequence it will be
healthier for them to keep within the
bounds of the law.
They know that If they conduct
shady enterprises nowadays they face
not only the penalties of a fraud Or
der, depriying them of the use of the
mails, but also stand a very good
chance of getting into the peniten-
tiary. The victory of the government
in the Harrison case in Cincinnati
had very salutary effect, and the
prosecution now being pushed against
the officials Of the United Wireless in
New York Is another object lesson,
showing that the government is very
n7uch in earnest in its determination
to send moneyed crooks to Jail, Just
as readily as though they were men
of no means at all.
''The only cases that we are called
on to handle nowadays seem to be
the mail for lotteries in foreign coun-
tries"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30
RAISING TIE MONEY
coED ISSUE is BEST WAY TO PAY
FOR GOOD ROADS.
EFFORTS OFTEN INSTRUCTED
Good Roads Fever Carries Community
OF Its Feet Frequently and Work
Is Started Along Impractical Lines
Tax Levy Plan Wrong.
BY HoWARD Il. cross.

In forwarding any great movement,
IS the building of good roads, enthus-
! iasm is essential, but unless this is
coupled with a knowledge of the sub
ject, it is a question whether it some
times does not do more harm than
good. The writer believes that a
movement for better highways is oft
en- retarded by over-zealous friends
who are attempting to do something
they do not understand. The propo-
sition to build good roads throughout
the land is very big one, and ex-
ceedingly important. 1t is a question
that must be handled in a big way.
If anyone had suggested fifty years
ago the building of a railway to the
Pacific slope, he would have been de-
clared at least visionary. This has
been accomplished and today there
are half dozen such railways, and
the four months journey across the
desert is now comprised in less than
three days. While the building of
good wagon roads throughout the
country is an immeasurably big job,
yet there are back of 1t boundless re-
sources; there is far more to encour-
age us than the builders of these first
great continental roads had to en-
courage them. Let us go forward
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30
a Strange Sea Fish.

The angler, or fishing frog, Of
which specimen has just been cap
tured near Brighton, though no.
where common, seems more gener-
ally distributed around our coasts
than some authorities suppose.
The angler is so called from the
curious rod and bait formed by a
modification of a ray of the front
dorsal fin, which was formerly fan
cied to attract small fish; but the en-
tire hideous body is marvellous
mimetic adaptation of the bottom of
the sea, upon which the creature
walks, using the pectoral fins for
feet. This marine ogre has little
value, except for museums: but the
gall is used by Irish washerWomen
to bleach linen, and in Iceland it is
utilized for the manufacture OF soap.
Westminster Gazette.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30

yETASHINGTON.-Chisf Justice White
w OF the United States Supreme
court has appointed commit
tee to revise the rules OF equity prac-
tice In the United States courss. The
committee is composed OF himself, JUS
tees Lurton and Van Deventor, the
only members Of the Supreme court
who have had experience on the bench
of the United States circuit court. JUS
tice Lurton since 1898 and Justice Van
Deventer since 1908.
This move is the initial step In q
great reform in federal court pro-
ceduTe, which has long been advocated
by Justice White, who has often criti-
cised the antiquated practice On the
chancery side OF these courts.
The present rules were promulgated
in 1892. They are adapted in their en-
tirety from the ancient rules of the
high court of chancery of England.
and are cumbersome and complicated
in the highest degree. lending them
selves to delays and embarrassing liti-
cation rather than expediting causes.
1t is significant that the rules from
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30
Maine Uncovering Has Been Gradual

A RMY engineer officers at Havana
n have estimated that 1t would be
at least two months after work be-
gan on pumping out the water in the
Golfer dam about the battleship Maine
in Havana harbor before an expert
opinion could be formed as to wheth-
er It was an inside or outside eX-
plosion that sank the vessel.
With the water over the wreck
lowered four feet, the top and sides
of the wrecks afterdeck are in view.
It has been expected that when the
water was lowered enough to expose
the top deck this would probably
loom up as a bank of mud as the wa
ter in the harbor is very muddy and
the vessel has been collecting" de
posits for 10 years. When work on
the upper deck is completed there
will be more pumping and more mud
until the water is lowered to the
deck below Inspection Of this deck
will then be undertaken without I'M
due haste. 1t is believed that the
lower down the water goes the more
difficult will be the work Of clearing
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30

with stout heart and high purpose
and with a clear head, and all will
come out right.
In a good roads campaign one of
the most important things is to I'M
learn some things that are not SO, to
get a view of the proposition from
the right angle, and not to work along
impractical lines. The good roads
fever usually esreaks out in some COM
munity with hairrah, to build mile
or two of hard roads, and there is a
squabble to determine which particu-
lar road shall have the improvement.
Selnshness crops out and must be
reckoned with. When the particular
road has been determined upon, then
comes the question of raising funds.
Those who are disappointed will give
nothing; others will contribute va
rious amounts; the banker, merchant
and grain dealer are called upon and
subscribe different sums; others will
contribute labor; an entertainment
will be held in the town hall, the pro-
ceeds to be devoted to the building of
the road. The local paper will be
filed with letters, interviews and edi
torials; everybody is patting himself
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30

bond issue, paying off the bonds in in.
stallments. This is vastly better and
cheaper than to build short stretches
by an annual tax levy. OF course in
terest will have to be paid upon the
bonds, but on the other hand the PEG,
pie will have good roads to use, and
if the use of the roads is not worth
more than the interest on the bonds
required to build them, then road
building is not worth while The
worlds experience is that good roads
are always worth several times what
they cost to any community.
There are many advantages to this
plan. BY building many miles at once
it is practical to have good engineer.
ing supervision and proper specifica
tons, and the result will be a well
drained, better and a more durable
road and one that will not cost nearly
as much to maintain as one poorly
constructed Again, on so large a Job
contractors will figure lower than up.
on small job and the best machinery
and methods can be employed to ad-
vantage, so 1t is fair to say that twen-
ty miles Of road built under a single
contract will cost from Is to 20 per