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WlONESOAY. AUGUST 12. 1908. THK MOHQVITO PEST. Under thu caption will be found In today* paper an article signed "Via? tor It hi timely, and while all of our cltlsena are sufficiently Informed of Ute existence of the trouble complain od of not to1 require any further re? main der. we hone It will be generally with the view that some g > ?d reeult. Whether our health officer la di? rectly entitled to the blame, as placed ay "Viator." we have some doubt; aut along with ethers, beginning with the city authorities, ws think hs snd they should have discovered before this, where s large sup;>ly of moaqul toes are bred, and thst ?ome messures abould have been taken to remedy the arena** It takes but s small quantity of orator to breed enough mosquitoes to aaaoy a whole household, sn empty tta can er bottle standlr g upright snd partly filled with water being suffl auaat, and there may be some of these htddf < snout In out-of-the-way pieces that may have escaped our vigilant health officer But the city hsa pro atdsd breeding places hi almost every ati set from which. It la the opinion of the writer, the Isrgest proportion at the peals come. The term cotta drainage pipes that hare been pot down all over the city have become obstructed In pieces snd the rain water thus dammed up and held there.- from one rain to another snsrJsaee several weeks, will breed enough meequttoes to Invade every honae In the city. If there were no other breeding place* The principal cause of this trouble Is that In nutting down the terra cot? ta drain pipes no peecsutlon has been taken to keen the sand snd floating trash from entering the pipes, the theory being that K will wash opt. TVs any one who will think one aatautn it will be quite plain thst this aannot be. Those who cannot or nrtll no* think eaa have evidence of the tact thst the sand collect? snd re all along In the drain, by look at the open drains slong the sides. Those drains are made a* oemont and are bard snd as smooth as Che term cotta. but the la not washed out Take a walk on nny street where n> term eettq pipe ha* been put sad yen will see thst tbs ends i other nnonipaa . for lore! with, and 1a sis a. ths bottom of with no intervening sand fJHsa or ffTaSJag?everything goes In, j ajMssa * snap he n fleet ng hoard or long to snter. In many ith of the pipe Is half mad wtek| -dirt t*\ the nines haw Been entirely I up and that whole street dug np snd relald j hi well known to Tet the retold- pipe put dawn la ths same way and the Ailing up process It Is prwrasned that moat neon Is eras? s sand trap 'hi and what fc Is -far. In -.the nret days of putting and)a covered drains wa had. them ?at la every opening, hut the mIs? aak? lain sende' nf building them? es wall as std???of brick and sad Uer hold Water like bot tasn. snd famished breeding pieces tar aisisjsatsis. CompUints became an taausl shout ths. saoequltoes that or earreotlng the construction assni traps, hp osalittag . tha| it tarht bottbm. they were abolish; ifeosjbthsr. srid ths mosquito pools lisasfsirsi from ths mouth to the Interior of the drains. Tan writer has discussed this mat bar with several elty onVlsIs, but hss aatyniently never succeeded In get* Una one to sso ths Importance of prac Usability of the suggestions made. When It wsa decided thst the city id s city engineer and did elect It was hoped that he might take a ameticnl view of this matter of proper construction of city drainage; hat sonn after getting Into office he wu* charged with the Inspection of the sewerage work, snd other Im? portant drainage John and has not had time to think of the wiggle-tall and mosquito Incubator**. We hope he may get there before long. In the gnenMltnc we welcome "Viator" to aur column*, and will be glad to have sorro thins; more from him Ws will hack him in anything he can do to aaJhdue the mosqi'ltoes. r ,>o ltleaae h i said: tin to the alrrk at adapt at Nswaoyry county and see If I am not on one side or the QthOW of ever\ important h-gal ga<*o. or so to mv paStOf in Xew'o. : i y ? nd avk hlin about mv fSSord. If Iff Mahnt bud satdi Qa to the south Car .no i I'otlege uid find out my rec nr then jMimethlng might have been fevi nb'd whleh pet hap* would h i.v astit.Hh 'd some of Mr HI. ,-. frlc:id* Who ought to kmiM bett r than 1? sjsjs>por1 such a min - Darllngtui K*?*s Be patient with the quarrelsome neighbor, but wh. n p.i'lcnte Is ex? hausted, get a phonograph IT'S OP TO BLEASE. WHO 18 THE MAN WHOM LANA HAX EMPLOYED. Hon W. F. Stevenson. Member of the Dispensary Commission, Writes a I Vigorous Letter. A couple of week* ago the Cheraw Chronicle asked several questions. It wished to know whether, if elected governor, Blease would pardon the grafters. It said that the association of Blease with the grafters and his efforts to help the m block the efforts of the State government to land them, made that question Important. He was asked, too whether he would use all means to prevent: the United States court getting possession of the dispen? sary fund, and thereby blocking fur? ther investigation of the fraud.* against the State. As to those ques? tions, W. F. Stevenson makes the fol? lowing enlightening comment: The Cheraw Ctronlcle. Referring to your questions about Mr. Blease I will make the following statement: He was s memter of the committee to Investigate the State Dispensary Mr. Lyon snd Mr. Christenson, who did the heavy work and unearthed a lot of rottennetss, soon found that to accomp'lsh anything they had to keep their counsel from Mr. Blease, and that was strong evidence thst he was giving tips to the "drafters." It came out that one Samuel J. Lanahan had employed a State Senator to repre? sent his house snd work on the mat? ter of sales for him in violation of the law. When the witnesses, Mr. Lewis W. Parker, was called on to give the name of the Senator, he declined to give It unlees forced to do so. Mr. Blease led the fight to keep? him from being force to tell and by one vote the committee refuse to require Mr. Par? ker to give the name. Mr. Blease stated to Mr. Parker be? fore unimpeachable witnesses that he knew all about the matter and knew the Senator referred to and appreciat? ed his action In refusing to give the name. U was afterwards stated by Mr. Parker when required to do so by the present Dispensary Commission that Mr. Blease was the man. Mr. Blease denlee he was the man. He knew who the man was, and was on ths committee to run down the law breakers snd corruptlonlsts and In the face of that. with knowl? edge of a State officer he had been violating the law he .was .appointed to vindicate, he wae active In protecting the""wrongdoer. If elect*dy Governor, would he be less actlte if some of the evildoers, whom hs wss thsn protecting In violation of his duty, were now convicted? Again, when the appropriation was asked fort to be used by Mr. Lyon In prosecuting ths wrongdoers, hs opposed It vigorous, ly. Will hs allow ths convictions thst may follow such prosecutions to stand If hs Is Governor? Again, whsn ths Flelschman Co., found that ths Dispensary Commission was on ths frauds perpetrated by It oa the BUts they wsat Into the United State? Court and was joined there by Ulmen * Co.. and other smaller male? factors. They got an order appoint? ing a Receiver or ths funds on hand then iiao.ooo and endeavored to get the fund In Court. The firm stand of dovernor Ansel snd the Commission aloae prevented'the Courts from get? ting ths funds. ' ' '? When thg legislation that the State's attorneys thought necessary to render the State absolutely safe was present? er) to the Stats Ssnats. Mr. Blesse opposed it vigorously and by a fill bunter defeated, as hs claimed, the most Important of the measurss. When I tell you that the Commission hss found that Flelschman Co., has over? charged the State $111,000 In round numbers, snd Ulmsn $66,000, and that ths receiver's commission would be about $40,000 and the attorney's fees paid out of the fund about $50,000, you will see that It will cost the school fund $270.000, if Mr. Blease has his way, judging his will bv his acts, and this will be the result in favor of two of the liquor houses whose tracks he he'ped to cover when on the committee to investigate them. If he is elected, he will appoint a new commission to undo the work of the one which he has saved the State several hundred thousand dollars and for whom he has nothing but abuse, and will not a commission appointed by him, surrender to the United States Court? Judge his future by the past and answer. Again h? IpS iks of large appropria? tions. Hs has, as he says, been con? nected II y. sn with one or two short Intervals with the Legislature and he ( lalmo thai hs I* one of the gr? at men of ihs Senats because they elect? ed htm President Pre Tern, if-that m so, why iia* hs pot, with his great In? fluence, ind vote, held down appropria? tions? if hs c luMn'i do while a mem? ber, with a v ?ts, of the body thai makei them, hon will hs do it when he geli in ths Oovemor'i office when he 1? t ?t ;? n ember and has no vole on appropriations7 Hs speaks of ve? tolng the bills, Doesn't hs know thai ths Leglstlsturs can pass them over tire ( h?v< rnoi S \ eto? Didn't . the Governor veto a bill as unc onstiution al last year, and didn't the Legislature ' pass It over his veto, the Senate being largely led in doing so by Mr. Blease? He talks about an increase of three hundred thousand dollars in appro- , priatlons. In the period of which he i speaks the old soldiers' pension was j increased $200,000, and he ggyg he | wouldn't veto that, and $50,000 has hg tu appropriated to County High Schools, and Jefferson and Chester- j field have both gotten them and no- J body heard of a strenuous fight on that by Mr. Blease That accounts for a large part of the increase Mr. Blease makes these charges against the Legislature and holds the Governor responsible so as to divert the public attention from the grave question as to his connection with the late State Dispensary and his ques? tionable course as a citizen and Legis? lator In connection therewith. Is it any wonder that he would do so in the face of the above facts? I am not In politics. For honor given me In the past I shall always be grateful to the Che-terfled people and expect to show my gratitude by giving them the light of the facts in my knowledge as they exist on polit? ical matters whenever by schemes of demagogues and their backers the peo? ple are liable to be misled. The elec? tion of Mr. Blease would be a mis? fortune which I fear would cost the ^tate very dearly W. F Stevenson. CAMPAIGNERS IN MAYESVILLE. Candida tee for County Offices Speak to About 300 Voters. Mayeavllle. Aug. 7.?The candidates for county offices and for solicitor from this circuit, 21 in number, spoke here today. The meeting was held in the grove of the school gorund and was attended by about 200 voters. Mr. J. W. Cooper presided and Rev. J. W. McKay, D. D., opened the meeting with prayer. There were no Issues involved in the races among the county candidates and their talks were very brief. Sheriff Epperson gave a detailed account of the career and escape of Toney Moses, who killed Policeman Clyde of Sumter, and told of his ef? forts to recapture him. The candidates for the house of representatives gave their views on the lien law, the whiskey question and immigration?the three great qusstions of the day with legislators. Senator Clifton, In a few wards, im? pressed upon the voters .ths. necessity of registering and voting in the gen? eral election. The three aspirants for the office of solicitor made good, strong talks and each seemed to leave a good im? pression on the audience. The following is a list of thfe candi? dates In the county: ' Clerk at Court. L. I. Parrott, Incumbent; supervisor, P. M. Pitts, cornoer, Charles Thames, 8, F. Flowers, Incumbent, and T. M. Jones; auditor, J. Dlggs Wilder, Incumbent, W. H. Pate; treasurer, B. C. Wallace snd J. B. Raffieid; sheriff, W. H. Seal? and W. H." Epperson, In? cumbent; superintendent of Education, H W. Cuttlno and 8. D. cVth, incum? bent; legislature. C. B. Stubbs. T. B Fr?ser, incumbent; Geb. W. Dick, In? cumbent, B. W. Dabbs, arfii Chaa.L. Cuttlno; solicitor, Third circuit. A. B Stuckey, Philip H. Stoll and J. B. Mc? Laughlin. ] ? i ti . FOR RAILROAD COMMISSIONER. , I beg to announce my candidacy for re-election to the office of RaiV road Commissioner. I am making my campaign not In promises as to what I will do, but on what I have dons. Those who have had business with the rsilroad commission will testify that I have ever been ready to dis? charge the duties of my office fear? lessly, Impartially, and to the best in? terests of the people of South Caro? lina, and that I have always been courteous to those desiring informa? tion and relief. I am the only railroad commission? er who has moved his residence to Columbit to be In daily touch with the work of the office. During my term of office I have in? spected personally every line of rail? road in the State, often walking cross-ties that I might be assured thai the condition of the roadbeds and trestles were safe. I have been often in every county in South Carolina, looking Into the conditions of stations, and Improving the conveniences of the traveling public. I have stood for lower freight and passenger rate-:, better schedules, and ^.ifer modes of travel. The handsome majority you gave me formerly has always been appre? ciated, and hai been an incentive to a faithful performance qf my duties. I hope to have your support In the coming election, and shall strive to ?vrr render you faithful service, Reaped f ully, Hanks L Caughman. 7-8&X-12 DonM keep the family skeleton In ;i eloMt: give It a Christian burial. CANDIDATES. FOR UNITED STATES SENATE. I beg to announce my candidacy for tiie United States Senate in the approaching Democratic primary, a.nd 1 I respectfully solicit the support of the Democratic voters of this State. R. G. Rhett. FOR CONGRESS. I announce myself as a candidate for Congress from tl e Seventh Dis? trict of South Carolina, and pledge myself to abide the rules and regula? tions of the Democratic primary. A. F. Lever. FOR SOLICITOR I hereby announce myself a candi? date for Solicitor of the Third Judicial Circuit in the ensuing Democratic pri? mary. I . J. B. McLaughlin, I hereby announce myself a candi? date for Solicitor for Third circuit, subject to action of the Democratic primary. Philip H. Stoll. FOR THE HOUSE, triends of E. W. Dabbs hereby place him in nomination for the House of Representatives, subject te the rule* of the Democratic primary. We feel tha/ t he farmers for whom he has labored, *n and out of season, are entitled to one capable of represent? ing them. His Interest in all that pertains to the welfare of the county, eminently qualifies him for the posi? tion. His Neighbors and Friends. FOR CLERK OF COURT. I hereby announce that I am a can? didate for re-election to the office of Clerk of Court of Sumter county, sub? ject to the rules of the Democratic party. L. I. Parrott. FOR TREASURER. I hereby announce myself as a can? didate for Treasurer of Sumter Coun? ty, subject to the rules of the Demo? cratic party, and solicit your support. B. C. Wallace. FOR MAGISTRATE. '?? The many friends of Mr. Horace Harby hereby place him In nomina? tion for the Office of Magistrate for the Third Magisterial District, located at Sumter, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Voters. I hereby announce myself a candi? date for re-election to the office of Magistrate for the Fifth Magisterial District of Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Wm. J. Rees. I hereby announce that I am a can? didate for Magistrate in the Sixth Magisterial District of Sumter County, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. J. L. GUlis. I hereby announce that I am a can? didate for Magistrate from the Sixth Judicial District of Sumter County, subject to the action of the Demo? cratic primary. W. R. DuBose. I hereby announce myself a candi date, subject to the result of the pri? mary, for the office of Magistrate of the Sixth Judicial District of Sumtsr County (Rafting Creek and Provi? dence townships). J. L. Jackson. FOR OO SUPT. OF EDUCATION. I hereby announce myself a can dtdate for County Superintendent of Eduoaton for Sumter County; subject t.o the rules of the -Democratic party* -and isolksit the support of rhfr 'fetlow citinena r * H. W. Cuttino. . * tX>R SHERIFF Ths friends of M*J. Wm. H. Scale hereby announce him a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Sumter county, subject to the'reB?lt of the Democrat-' Ic primary. Major Seate has served Sumter county for years ss Supervisor to the great satisfaction of the entire county, and in bringing him forward as a candidate for Sheriff we feel as? sured that his conduct of that office will be equally satisfactory. * Many Voters. I hereby announce that I am a candidate for re-election to the office of Sheriff of Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. W. H. Epperson. FOR. SUPERVISOR. I hereby declare my self a candi? date for the ^fRce of County Super \ Isor, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. If elected, I will honestly and impartially discharge i the duties of that oflice. | P. M. Pitts. NOTICE Of Primary Election, Names of Man? agers, Notice to C andidates und Meeting of County Executive Com? mittee. The following have been appointed to serve as managers at the ensuing primary elections to be held on Tues? day. August. 25th., and Tuesday, Sep? tember, 8th., 1908: Sumter, Ward. One?J. L. Brown. J. M. Fogle and H. J. Seymour. Sumter, Ward, Two?W. A. Brown, J. S. Richardson and J. F. Reld. Sumter, Ward, Three?Jos. A. Net? tles, Charles Curtis and W. C. Ivy. Sumter, Ward, Four?G. E. Rich-1 ardson, Presley Tisdale and H. J. Law? rence. Statesburg?W. J. Norris, T. S. Stuckey and G. V. Nelson. Concord?G. W. Mahoney, W. L. Brunson and J. M. Hodge. Oswego?^J. I. Lesesne, L. J. Brown and W. D. McLeod. Farmers?F. O. Jennings, J. C. Dawkins and H. M. Spann. Shiloh?W. T. Green. S. B. McEl? veen and J. K. McElveen. Taylors?I. M. Truluck. R. F. Keels and A. H. Truluck. Borden?G. W. Hatneld, C. G. Wal drep and J. J. Hatneld. Mayesvllle?A. J. Pringle, F. A. Stuckey and H. Newman. Earle?Winburn Wells, W. A. Davis and J. H. Broadway. Salem?G. W. McBrlde. J. A. Boy kin and R. E. McElveen. Trinity?S. J. Pla>er, J. A. Mims and J. T. Dennis. Providence?J. D. Myers, Harry Parker and H. A. Raffield Scarboro?E. H. Cranford. R. W. Law and F. B. Stafford. Privateer?W. D. Lynam, W. L. Jackson and W. E. Kolb. Zoar?P. L. Jones, Samuel Newman and S. J. White. Manchester?Geo. Geddings, Henry Pritchard and T. H. Osteen. Gaillard's Cross Roads?T. J. Kir ven, R. B. Jennings and W. A. Wel don. Wedgefield?W. B. Troublefield. F. E. Thomas and H. D. Cain. Rafting Creek? Pisgah? Polls open at eight o'clock in the morning and close at four in the after? noon. One of the members from each club will call at the office of the under? signed. Sumter, S. C, on or before Saturday, August, 22nd., for boxes, tickets, inr tructlons, etc., and to quali? fy. Candidates will bear in mind that they must render an itemized account of all money spent or .provided by them for campaign purposes with the Clerk of the Court at the end of the Campaign and before the day of elec? tion. Managers will please send in returns to the - undersigned at the earliest possible time. Executive com? mittee will meet in Court House on Thursday. August. 27th., 1908 at 12 o'clock M.. to tabulate returns, de? clare the result of the primary etc.' , JOHN H. CLIFTON. ' , k County Chafrman. | 8-11-1 2t?w A s 2t ? I The' Georgians now don't care if all the mint beds die out and all the wheat straws'nave a Joint every half into:; ? ; ? ? ? ' , . ... ?' H , 1 9 ? Maybe Hobspn has. come to the, con? clusion that be was,wrong about that Japanese .war. fbs)ng,Ju3t around the corner., * . ? . ! ? . r ? i mm* j . i - ' . Signs Called for by the Airship Age. Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 10.?Another demonstration of the arrival of the airship age is given by a movement which has originated here. William Pinckens has announced that the mayors of all the cities of the United states and Canada have been asked to aid in a scheme to enable aeronauts to determine their bearings. The" scheme is to have the name of the city painted in gigantic white letters on the roofs of one or two of the city's largest buildings. According to Mr. Pinckens who Is director general of the contest for the federation of American Aero Clubs, this has be? come a necessity. Columbus will be the first city to act on the suggestion. The Jeffrey Manufacturing company will soon |have the name "Columbus" on top of their building. Sumter Telephone Manufacturing < uinpain Staats Down its Plant for Two Weeks. The Sumter Telephone Manufactur? ing Company has shut down its ext .?*> sive plant for two weeks, in accord? ance with its annual custom, in or? der to take stock and repair ma? chinery and alr-o that its numerous employes may take a holiday without disorganizing the force. In order to get out a new eatatogtM of the various types of telephones, switchboards and other apparatus manufactured by this factory, over 600 letters of inquiry were recently addressed to the patrons in various parts of the United States. atexfe o, Canada, South America, Cuba, and to European countries where the products of the Sumter factory are shipped to their customers. The replies to the letters of inquiry would soon satisfy any one that this up-to-date telephone facory has. been b wilding up a very enviable reputation for first das? tel? ephones and switchboards. The re? sults of the inquiries are not only very gratifying to the officers of tan factory, but indeed to the citizen* of Sumter as well, because all Sumter people are justly proud of the success with which this factory has met. The company's multi-discharge lightning arrester came in for a lot of complimentary and satisfactory re? plies from customers, the United States government, which is a iarge customer of the Sumter telephone factory, evidently t?eing well plsSSMl v'Ilk this arrester and being a large u<ci- of the attachment. FRANTIC RACE WITH DEATH. Three Youths (aught on Railroad Bridge Flee for Their Lves?Two Killed by Speeding Tram. Indianapolis, Aug. 9.?More than a score of men and women stood on the i banks of White river, seven miles from Indianapolis, this afternoon and watched Hubert Staley, 17 years old, and John Weston, 19 run a frantic race with death for 200 feet across the Monon railroad bridge. The race? was a losing one, for the young men, before they had reached the end of the structure, were hurled *.o death by a passenger train. A companion of the boys, Herbert Jenkins, 18 years old, reached the end of the bridge a few seconds ahead of the speeding train. I Young Staley was carried 200 feet j down the track and his body scatter? ed along the right of way, while Wes? son's body was thrown down the em? bankment I The trustees of- the South Carolina University have awarded the oon j tract for the erection of a new class room to the King Lumber Co.. of CharlotteVille, Va., whose bid was 128.7*2. snunMmmBssassnsnM?aassnBsnjmnnmsBBosni FOR SALE?-One 8 H. P. gasoline en? gine. Fairbanks make. Price $U0. O'Donnell A Co. 8-5-41 $3.10 / - -TO GREENVILLE :. ' ' An4 Return.* ^-ACCOUNT^ Reunion Confederate ** 11 ? ? * ? a? ( Veterans. He Coast Uni! Tickets on sale August ioth, nth and 12th, final limit August 14th. For further information call on Ticket Agent, or write W. J. CRMS, T. C. WHITE, Pas. Traf. Mgr. 6en. Pas. Aft. WILMINGTON. N. C. THE FARMERS* BANK & TRUST COMPANY. CAPITAL PAID IN.Si 20f000 Does a general banking busin? 6s: satV and cons^rrative. CITPpl tT? ~.n Special care and attention given tn trust funds in our . -5,000 savings department, where we allow i per cent interest, STOCKHOLDERS LIABILITY*. ..120,000 compounded quarterly. No accounts too lame or too _ small to be accepted in this department. Parties having DDnrrr-nnv i .,. ,.?^ A, rt funds seeking absolutely safe S per cent investments 1 KU i 1\L I It )A IO DhrOSI 1?RS, S2O5.0O0 and those wanting money on first class real estate colls teral will find it to their interest to call on us " l.\ <;. R< >\VLA nu. President ii i . HA YNfc WORTH. Vlce-Pre B. O. KCRDY. K. .?. It la nu. Attorneys R. L. EDMUNDS. Cashier. 30 days' treatment for $1.00. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. For the Kidneys, Bladder and Rheumatism. RELIEVES BACK-ACHE