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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-26
FIX BRIDGE RENTAL
At $4,000 A YEAR
administrative Board Charges
Railway That Amount to
Gross Mayo Structure
COMPANY OFFERED $4,000
lily Reserves Right To Increase
Assessment at End OF
iiivc-N ear Lease.

! TIE Administrative i'oard decited
yesterday that the right To operate
street cars ovcr the Mayo bridge is
! lnously for Il resolution recurring the
/! Virginia Railway and Power Company
to par an annual rental of thai amount
/ Tor IN" transportation privilege. The
power company offered $1,000
4 bes.do. payin@ the $4,000 annual
a"ntal. the COMPANY 1t is provided.
oaail o. It's own expense and charges
: maintain the wires and tracks over
/ the bridge IN Inanuer satisfa ctcry
/ TO tho city Engineer and tho Superiu-
4 tcnd"Iit of the Electric Plant. and in
h conformity with TIE general ordin-
;Y.c"s OF thc city III connection viii,
/ Tho maintenance Of electrical wires
and railway trachs upon tho streets.
Way Increase Rental.
= TiIa tIty reserves tho right At the
i c> pn,ttion OF the uVc-ycaI term foi
"hicu an annual ..nta! Of $4,000 is
Used. "a demand : larger conpeus;i-
! ton The rental determined upon for
( th" present it Is provided shall ho
paid sciniannuaily IA two equal INSTALL
/ :nouts of 5000 each. during the con-
3 iinue ic9 OF The liz" Year Contract
\ copy % tn. resolutions was or
/ dere" scrt TO the Virginia Railway and
Power Company. end will lie trans
mittod - X to-da:. No statement
( copid be obtained from tn, company
Yesterday ~ to It's probable action In
. the matter.
The preamble IL tic boards reso,,,-
I lions reci'~s It's a>t Of October 30. 1919.
granting perm iss!cu to tho virginia
! 'sai!VeN and Power Company. OF Ger
! thi'l terms ana conditions. to install ana
/ maintain AT its own expense thc noccs-
saiN trolley aad span wires across the
/ L'tdse. ana declares tho boards oniu-
/ ION ;hat the compensation for the use
81 -" blida" should D. fiXcd AZ once
B subsection i@-h Of section IL of the
( city charter, the board states express
! ~ authorizes tils CITY TO require all
transmission and Transportation COM
i'ani"a 90 p"y for the ,Is- Of any bridge
. constructed by it across the Jane.
RIVER
May Test tity'- Right.
Tn. question % Tic oity's ii4ut 20
charge for the use OF ~" bridge. II *
stated. will be tested by Ia. poy,or.
| company IL = friendl% suit tha' Will
b" brought to d=t-rmin. the point. IN
/ submitting its $. 900 Offer two weeks
ago I'll" COMPANY served notice that /,
dld not valve its claim that it is en-
ttled 10 tho free use Of the bridge as
"n integral part Of the City's highway
system
The Virginia Railway ana Power
Company PAYS 4 rental Of $500 (. wear
at present for the Free Bridge Dur
ing tho last year that il was in uSa
Toy street traffic the old Ma.o
Eridge returned 70: tho traction uriv-
il-e" q sum In .;.c"ss OF s. Que The
rental vas h5tsed on q charge Of three
carried across tho bridge. on tn. sam.
basis. II is estimated. tn. new Navo
bridge would earn beiwe SIP. 500 ana
/ l5,0or year
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-26
VERY PAINT Ill
ECZEMA ON HANDS
So Sore Could Hardly Put Them in
Water. Pimp|es or Arms Itched
and Burned Badly. Cured by Gu
ticura Soap and Ointment.

Hcnvi!lc. La. - VA. troubled with
eczema in my hands for several years The
skn would break and look like IL had beer
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-03

the surfacing of Cornelia street on which the factory of the Moon Motor Car Company is located. This street has been resurfaced five times in the last few years.
 The Moon factory is testing from eight to ten cars every day and the first leg of the testing run is made on Cornelia street. This constant traf- 1c has kept the Street department busy planning a new surface that will withstand the suction of the pneu- natic tires longest.
 This problem of road surfaces one which had troubled the minds of men but little since the time of the Ro- mans,is the product of the last few years since the automobile industry has had it's phenomenal developme ent.' g said Stewart Mcdonald in discussins g the effect of automobile tires on roads.
 '"The passing of macadam and tel ford roads is certain. The suction of the tire destroys such a surface so rapidly that it has been found imprac- tical to build roads along those lines The surface must have some sort of a coating projection to prevent the suc- ton from diglodging the separate par ticles in the makeup of the road-bed.
 'tThe old Boston Post Road. from Boston to Washington, which had withstood the wear of years from the time of George Washington, succumb ed to automobile traffic and was soon full of deep ruts. Likewise in Eng land where the roads had stood the test of centuries it has been necessary the auto traffic of the last few years, '' the auto traffic of he last few years"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-03
25o MILES IN A DAY.

Five thousand Michigan men, from nearly every walk of life have recent ly set an example which may we'll be followed by the whole United States, by building 250 miles of excellent au- tomobile road in a, single day. And the women of the northeastern part of the state, through which the new highway runs, are entitled to much credit, too, for while their husbands, fathers, brothers and eweethearts la bored at digging and pIou9ning and grading, these women cooked meals that put new heart in the muscle weary workers and made this most mo- table accomplishment possible.
 As a result of the labors of these Michigan people, on Monday, May 9th, there now is an unbroken line of grav- eIed highway for over 250 miles from Bay City, to Mackinaw City. where two days before there was mile after mile of corduroy road, sand holes and swamp lands.
 Mayors of cities and towns, state ot- fcials, millionaire 1unbermen and mill men slaved in the hot sun, hewing with picks and axes at corduroy road slabs. throwing stones, shoveling sand and gravel, leading plough horses or performing other of the innunerable
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-03
rnp LINCOLN HIGHWAY.

The mere selection of the Midland trail. through St. Louis, Kansas City, Denver, etc, for the Indiana-to-Pacidc tour Of Indiana automobile manufac- turers, implies by no means that pref erence will be shown this route in the final selection of the Lincoln high way, even though the tour is in direct support of the latter proposition, it is reported. The only way for cham pions of the Midland trail to hammer down and clinch their routes nomiE- ation is to subscribe more money to the enterprise than the other thor oughfares For in the building of a highway it is dollars and nothing else that counts. One lone possibility Of creating the same chance for all routes That is to complete the entire fund of $10,0O0, 900 necessary to begin work on the project without accepting; a, sim gle conditional contribution. This, in view of the fact that the sum of $5,- 300, ,o00 is yet to be raised, and that the road, moreover, is to be done by 1915, seems to be decided off chance, however. Subscriptions by civic organ 1zations in the behalf of nnunicipaIf- ties which exTec. to profit oy the ,out ing of the highway, therefore, will have to b. relied on very largely This being the case, the best financed prop osition naturally will receive the pref erence.
 Lincoln highway projects of the past pale into insigntficance beside the Lin ! coin transcontinenta1 enterprise recent 1y icorporated in Detroit to succeed the Manufacturers Ocean to-Ocean Highway Association of Indianapolis.
 The great prestige of this venture lies in the fact that 4.200, 900 accrued to 1t from it's predecessor. With this sum
 as a nest egg, the fulhllment of it's
 mission, namely, the linking Of a | through road between New York and | San Francisco by 1915 is thought to 1 be practically assured.
 The original plan of the nanufactu-
 rers who launched the enterprise has
 not been changed one iota, save for 1 the dedication of the venture to Abra- 1 ham Lincoln. This feature was ad-
 ded as a happy after-thought. The
 basic idea is still to furnish the Amer ican people an object lesson in good roads so that they will become a ne cessfty and not a luxury. It is 1 thought that the building of one uni 1 for1nly excellent, indestructible trunk l line, through the parallel and link l highways it will inspire, will do more l to hasten the era of good roads than any other agent.
 Subscribers to the venture are found l in every walk of life. On the list
 which produced the original $4,200 900 are numbered manufacturers, civic as- socfations, motor clubs, merchants, and l private individuals.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-03
MOTOR TRUCK HAS MADE GOOD.

In times of rushing business when the railroads have more tonnage than they are able to move promptly the use of high grade heavy duty motor truck for short haul work is coming to be an important factor which tends to facilitate the quicker movements of freight.
 Short haul business is not much sought by the railroads at any time and when the through business is very heavy as 1t was last fall when the country experienced a great shortage of freight cars the railroad managers welcome the relief afforded by the motor truck.
 The rate charged by railroads for short haul business while higher per ton-nile than on through traffic is scarcely sufficient to make up for the space occupied in stations by the goods and the labor of handling. When long haul business is available it is much more profitable. That is why the development of interurban truck business is good for the railroads.
 There are a great many reasons why it is good for the truck owner If @ shipment is to be made to a town twenty miles away the goods may be put on the truck in the morning, the run to the destination made in from two to two and half hours, and the goods unloaded at the purchasers home or place of business.
 In the case of railroad shipment the goods are loaded on a wagon, driv- en to a station, unloaded into the freight shed, loaded into the car, moved that night, perhaps to the town which is the destination, unloaded into the freight shed, loaded into a wagon, and unloaded at the purchasers house.
 The difference in efficiency between the two methods is so great that a mere statement of the case proves it. The truck does the work in a quarter of the time and at less ex- pense.
 For all these reasons many large business houses have adopted trucks exclusively for their short. haul freight work. In Cleveland, O., large deal CT in furniture and house furnishings makes all it's deliveries to nearby Ohio towns with truck. Tn Chicago a dealer in leather goods ships all goods to distance of 50 miles by truck. In Fall River, Mass, a, firm of drayrnen carry freight regularly at night to Providence and other nearby New England towns in a truck Because of the density of population and the short distances between cities New England has developed this branch of motor trucking further than almost any other state in the country.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-03
A HEALrHFUL OCCUPATION.

There is one operation in the con struction Of an automobile which in it's health giving qualities has the electric belt, electric foot pads and such second placers. Men who charge mag" nets for service in magnetos undergo an electrical treatment during all their working time that is little short of wonderful in its results.
 In the factory of the Ford Motor Company, four men are kept constant ly at this work. Shop superinten- the different men employed on the magnetizers have been astounded by the changes observed.
 So well known has the healthful qualities of this work become that the fran men of the machine shop are the magnetizers whenever a vacancy occurs.
 The healing process is very simple. All day long the men take a little U shaped piece of steel, place its ends on a highly charged magnet, lay it dewn carefully and repeat the process
 It is explained by the wise ones that when the steel receives the shock of the electric current, it passes some of this current on to the man who is holding the steel not very much, but enough to count after constant repe- tition. It is this shocking hundreds of times each day, that is the sana- torium treatment.
 Men who looked as though they were in the last stages of tuberculosis af- ter a few months absorbing electricity from the magnetizers, were hardly rec ognizable They had taken on pounds and pounds of good flesh; their mus cIes played and swelled under their skin as they worked; their eyes held the clear look of perfect health.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-03
Automobile News
SUCCESS FOR [. A. M. A. TOUR

D. s. Menasco, vice-president of the American Motor Co.,, of Indianapolis, has just returned from a trip through the west and reports the finest kind of enthusiasm among the people of that section, with regard to the coming Frisco Tour of the Indiana. Automo- bile Manufacturers association.
 'sCivic bodies and chambers of com merce, automobile clubs and similar organizations throughout this section of the country, are loud in their praise of the enterprise and almost demand ir. some cases that their cities be made stopping places," says MT. Menasco. Sacramento, for example, wishes to become the host of the tour during their entire stay in California. The road conditions, which had some op- portunity of examining, are very fa- vorable for a comfortable journey and it is safe, therefore, to predict entire success for the coming tour.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-03
THE FIRST CAR.

Just twenty years ago Elmer Ap- person and his brother Edgar built the first successful gasoline car in America It was driven for the first time on July f. 1893, the 117tl1 birth day of the nation The speed of the car was about twelve miles an hour. When Apperson first drove his ma- chine through the streets Of Chicago he was ordered off the boulevards during the time of the Worlds Fair because the machine was offensive to horses.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-03
RnsURFAcING OF ROADS.

The Street department of St. Louis has had an excellent opportunity to study the effect of automobile traffic on road surfaces in connection with
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-03

tasks which form a part of the work of road-bui1ding. In this picture you have an idea of the spirit which ani- mates northeastern Michigan.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-10
BRIGGS-BARNES.
Marriage OF Well Known Young Pco-
pie Took Place This Morning.

Miss Hattie w. Briggs, of this city
and Mr.. II. NJ. Barnes, Jr., Of Smith.
field, n. c., were married this morn.
ing at 10 o'clock at the home OF the
brides parents on South Harvin Street
Miss Briggs has made her home in
this city for the past year and Mr..
Barnes was formerly resident here,
when he managed the business of the
Royal Woolen Mills.
Only few friends and relatives of
the happy young couple witnessed the
ceremony, which was performed by
Rev. j. r. Marion. Immediately after
its conclusion Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes
left for Spartanburg, S. c., their future
home, where Mr.. Barnes is manager
OF a clothing establishment.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. Hyman accom-
panied them, Mrs. Hyman being a
sister of the bride.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-10
Death of Mrs. G. G. Brown.

Mas. Sallie Hammond Brown, the
wife Df pr g. c. Brown. pastor of the
First Baptist Church OF this city, died
at her home on East Liberty Street
Tuesday afternoon between four and
Ave o'clock after an illness which
has lasted for something over a year.
Mrs Brown had been critically III
for the past week and her death was
not unexpected by her many friends
In Sumter. She had been an invalid
for many years. although she was not
in a serious condition until the past
year.
The funeral was held at the
cemetery Wednesday. there being
no services in accordance with a wish
OF the deceased. The funeral process
sion left the house at o'clock.
Mrs. Brown has made Sumter her
home ever since she was married TO
DIR. G. c. Brown. more than thirty
years ago. She was before her mar
riage. Miss Sallie Hammond Wright,
OF Levisville. Ga, I'm which state She
was raised. She Is survived by her hus-
band. Dr. c. c. Brown. her mother,
Mrs. III. G.. Wright. of this city, and
by Ave brothers, DIR. j. u. Wright of
Louisville. Ga; II. l.. Wright. Sum
ter: a. r. Wright. Sandersville, Ga. ;
III. @. and IL. J. Wright of Florida.
She also leaves "A niece. Mrs. Howes
of New York. and two nephews.
Messrs. Wright Howcs of New York,
and ID. III. Howes, Jr. of Wilmington,
n. G.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-10
Columbia, May 8, 1913.

Mr.. Clifton, when seen this morn
ing. turned the letter from Governor
Blease over to an Item reporter. He
stated that so far as he knew there
was no change in the methods Of an
polntment Of members of the County
Board and that these appointments
had always been made by the Cover
nor upon the recommendation of the
delegation although so far as he knew
there was no way to force the COVER
nor to appoint those recommended by
the delegation. He was sorry that
there had beer hitch in the mat
ter, and was not prepared to say what
action the delegation would take. 1t
was probable that a meeting would he
held to discuss the matter.
Another point brought out by Mr..
CLIFTON was the fact that Mr.. Chan
dler was now cotton weigher at
Mayesville, a public office and Mr.
Chandler a bonded officer, and that
he could not under the law hold the
two Offices at one time. Mr.. Clifton
did not know what reason Governor
BleaSe had for refusing to appoint DR..
Parlcr on the board.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-10
WILL ACCEPT POSITION.
Mr. w. S. Chandler of MaycsvilIc VIII
Resign as Cotton Wcighcr.

1t was learned Wednesday after
noon over the telephone that Mr. w
:. Chandler Of Maycsville, who was
appointed by Governor Blcase on the
county board would accept the po-
sition, resigning from the position of
cotton weigher at the same time.
Mr.. Chandler stated over the tele-
phone that he had already sent off his
bond and would file it as soon as it
was returned from the bonding COM
pany. He statcrd that ne had nomi-
nally been cotton Wcighcr at MaycS-
vile, but that in fact all the work was
done by his son.
With the appointment of Mr.. Chan
der on the county board another cot
ton weighcr will have to be elected at
Mayesvillc, as Mr.. Chandler cannot
hold the two Offices at one time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-10

Mrs. Edwin Wilson and daughter
Miss Lillian. were in the city Tues
day.
MT and Mrs VanCleave Albert Par
rott are now in the city from their
bridal trip. The many friends whom
she made on her former visits here
VIII be glad to welcome Mrs. Parott
To Sumter and to its social ife.
Messrs. J. III. Clifton and r. Frank
Kelly left Monday afternoon for Co.
lumbia-
Mrs. James Smith and Miss Molly
Smith. of winnsboro. are visiting Miss
Leonora williford.
Miss Grady Rumph, former resi-
dent OF this city and operator at the
western Union Telegraph Company
Office. has returned to Sumter, where
she has accepted the agency of the
western Union Telegraph Company in
this city. Her many friends here will
be glad To know that she has come
back to Sumter to live
Mr.. J. v. Wilson. of Columbia, Is in
the city for a few days.
NJ. Edwin Wilson, of st. Charles,
spent Tuesday I'm town.
Mr.. j. NJ. Parker, OF pelzelI, was a
visitor to the city Tuesday.
Miss Annie Teicher has returned
from trip to Atlanta. and Orange
burg.
Miss Ethel Carson, who has been
on an extended trip OF two and a half
year In the Philippines, where she
stayed with her brother, Capt. l.. s.
Carson. and other relatives. returned
home Tuesday afternoon. Miss Car
son stopped for a months visit to her
sister. Mrs. Edible Wells. at Oakland.
California. after landing at San Fran
ciscvo. before coming home.
Miss Emma McCreary of Asheville,
is visiting Miss Holly Brown on
Hampton avenue.
Mr.. w. T. Merritt is in the city on
business.
Miss Lessie witherspoon. who has
bees visiting at Col. Muldrow's near
Mayesviie. Is stopping in the city to-
day with Mrs. Mckay on Broad Street. !
She will return to her home in York.
vil!e tomorrow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-10
Rca: Estate Transfers,

I. a. Ryttenberg to Ethel c..
schabelltz, acre lot on extension Of
Calhoun street. 500.
Master to James II. Wells. 35 acres
In Pritateer township. $500.
Realty Development Co. to Re-
becca and Israel Bclser, lot or I,1~-
Win street. S175.
u. II. McCallum. Jr.. to j. T.. Bel
ser, II. ~. Bclser and w. G.. Belser.
"A three -fourth's interest to tracts OF
1876 acres and i.7 acres on Sumter
Stateburg road. Si.556.25.
J. W. Mccoy To Matte Linton. lot
near southwest edge of city, $7OO
Eugene \. Miller to Jesse r. China
lot on Wright street. S1.SOO.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-10
Funeral Of Rev. James Mcdowell,

The funeral OF Rev. James Nc
lowell ID. d., which was held at
noon Thursday in the PRESBYTERIAN.
was attended by Il large congregation
composed OF his friends from four or
hVe counties, who were members of
the churches he had served as pastor
during his long ministry. During the
hour of service business was SUSPEND
ed all the banks and stores being
closed as mark Of respect to his
memory, and as tie funeral passed
through the streets from the church
To the cemetery, the city hall bell was
toi!ed
The services at the church were
conducted by Rev. w. j. Mckay, as
sisted by Rev. j. p. Marion, the pas
tor of the church. Dr. Mckay paid
to Dr Mcdowell the loving and tender
tribute of a friend who had admired
and rcvcrcnCcd the departed servant
of God for Il lifetime and who mourn
ed his death as a personal loss, that
was tempered only by the knowledgc
that his venerable friend had been
called To that higher and better home
that his long life, sanctifcd To good
works for his fellow men, made his
sure ana just reward. The services
were brief and simple and in keeping
with the life and character of the
man who had entered into rest after
a well spent and useful life that was
an "NahpI" ana inspiration to all who
came under the influence of his min .
istry.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-10
WON'T APPOINT DR.. PARLER.
GOV. BLEASE RESPECTFULLY De
CLINES TO ACCEPT DELE
CATIONS RECOMMEND
ALTON.
W. :. Chandler of MaycsviIIc Appoint
cd on County Board by Governor i'm
Place of DIR. NJ. l.. Parlcr, Who Was
Recommended by County Lcgisla-
tive observation-disclosures Rccom-
mcndcd Appointed.

/ In q lctter to Sopotor II C,,:r.
Governor Rleaso stot,. tho. .,,
not appoint DIR NJ r pon,on %
WcdrofioId on tbo Cou, p.
annoirts i,,s.o,
G Cbo,d,o "'' w.
otbor ror.o u. i'"'
ou;.,,.,, ~ ''o
1i,,,, e,,u.,, ~, -
Croo,.. i'"i'''iS
Wy G o.,, ''ooiu anu
"e'e ap-
'o'e' "or 'ai'houGh he
vi 'he uelegation
VIII "ii'li NC appoint
'e'''o ie'ter 10 Mr. CHI
n,,
% ~, CONGRATULATIONS OF Aprl
o'oh'e 10 county Com
'o' sumter county, duly
''''" All 'he Acts OF 1913,
80 '"o lo'io"ihg proviso for
Oo"'''S' mat IN the Coun-
VI "u''''er 'here snail be five COM
''iSSioiers' 10 pe selected from dir
p0' ''ohs ol the county. There
''' 'neS shaii pe
h., vho e''ioh of
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-10
Rev. James Mcdowell Dead.

Yorkville, S. c., May 7.-Rev
James Mcdowell. who has been i'll
here at the home of his son, DR.
James Mcdowell, for the past two
months, died at 0 o'clock this morn
ing, aged 81 years and three months.
The body will be taken to Sumter for
interment, arriving there on the train
from Columbia al 7.30 o'clock to-
morrow, Thursday, morning. The
funeral services will be held in the
Presbyterian church at IL o'clock,
noon, Thursday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-10

\ good dry Clcancr-the Webb bill
w lmington Dispatch.