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mUWAP MASTER FOUND. < INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM MHUON MAY REDUCE RATES SAYS SUPREME COURT. May M>ke Changvs, If Rate? Are DIsMSSslnniui j to Commerce mm Co tu? Has Power to Control In seeotare Ctiargeo Not Bound to Rc cfcsc* Rniee Below Proper Stand? ard ftr Bz%d? and PubUc. Waahlnfton. June 8.? Ion? step towards placing railroads under "one master instead of many" was taken today by the United States supreme ccurt la upholding the power of the Interstate commerce commission to strike down State rates that discrimi? nate against Interstate commerce. In soaetoato the court said that the Min? nesota itnd other recent State rate ceeaa In which the railroads lost might nave been decided otherwise had the rend gene to the commission for re? uet tnotssd of the courts. The decision was announced by Jostles Hughes. Justices Pltaey and Lorton dissenting. The case arose out of complaint by Shreveport (Lou Istass) merchants that the Texas rail? road commission had shut them out of all Texas business by compelling tne railroads to reduce Texas State rates far below what the interstate commerce commission allowed the railroads running from Shreveport to Texas cities to charge. Tne court first decided that the con? gress had power to control interstate shargee over on Interstate carrier to the extent necessary to prevent In? jurious discriminations against inter? state traAc, and then held that con? gress had conferred this power upon the Interstate Commerce commis? sion. The feet that carriers are Instru? ments of In t ras tats commerce as well as of Interstate commerce." said Jus? tice Hughes, "does not derogate from the complete and paramount author? ity of congress over the latter or pre? clude tho federal power from being exerted to prevent the lntrastate op ?cat lor.? of such carriers from being seed* a means of injury to that which has been confided to federal care. Wherever the Interstate and intra state transactions of carriers are so related that the govenment of the one Invokes the contol of the other, It m congress and not the State that fas entitled to prescribe the final and ease las at rule, for otherwise congress would be denied the exercise of Its constitutional authority and the 8tate, not the nation, would be supreme within tho national field." In removing discriminations against Interstate commerce, the court heli. congress was not bound to reduce the Interstate rates below what it may ?eem to be a proper standard to the carrier and the public. "Otherwise." said the opinion. "It could prevent the injury to interstate commerce only by sacrifice of its judgment as to interstate rates." Justice Hughes, who wrote the court's decision in the State rate cases of a year ago, pointed out that the present case did not confllot with those oasis, He said that, in the absence of a finding by the commission of nnjoot discriminations, lntrastate rates undoubtedly were left to be fix? ed by the carrier and subject to the authority of the States. ? "We are not unmindful of che gravity of the question that is pre? sented when State and federal views ecmshct." tho opinion concluded. "But ft wan recognised at the beginning the nation could not prosper if Interstate artd foreign trade were governed by many masters, and. where the In? terests of the freedom of interstate commerce are Involved, the Judgment ef congress and of the agenrics It lawfully establishes must control." Members of the interstate commis? sion regarded this case as one of the moat Important In which the body ever has been Involved. The decision was written by Secretary Lane before lie left the commission to become a member of the president's cabinet. BRICK POR ATTORNEY GENERAL. iTosnlnrnt Chester Lawyer Wffl Op? pose PeoNfa He Is Eitdor* d b) Columbia. June 9.?Ashh?| a. Brlce. of Chaster, today filed his pledge SS a candidate for attorney seneral. Mr. Brlce served several terms* In the leg? islature and Is well known* through? out tho State. The Chester bar at a meeting yeeterday afternoon unani? mously endorsed the candidacy of Mr. Brlce. Heat Suicide In Lousilllc. Loulovllle. June 9.?Crsxcd by heat. Julius Bronxton. the Janitor, leaped from the sixth Moor of the Kenyon building today, and was crushed to death on the pavement. Hnow |n Paris. Parle June t.?A phenomtnal snow storm struck Paris this morning, over two Inches of snow fell. It drifted lu some places. The temperature drop? ped to 40. TICK INSPECTORS APPOINTED. FOUR MEN CHOSEN TO WORK FOR CATTLE ERADICATION IN SUMTER COUNTY. Messrs. John B. Bradley, North Sec? tion of County; L. W. Warren, East Part of County; J. S. Dwlght, South em and A. Gilbert Brown, Western Portion of County?Information Can Be Secured at Chamber of Com? merce, Headquarters of Tick Fighters. Dr. H. B. Hood, of the United States Dcparment of Agriculture, working In conjunction with Clemson College, the director in charge of the cattle tick eradication campaign in Sumter county has notified the Sum* ter Chamber of Commerce of his appointment of four inspectors and hasj requested that the following be given publication for information of the citlxens of this county. Inspectors and The Territory They arc Working In. Inspector L. W. Warren. In the territory south of the A. C. L. Rail? road from Sumter to Florence, and east of the Central Railroad. (Post office address Mayesville, R. F. D.) Inspector John B. Bradley. Terri? tory north of the A. C. L. Railroad from Sumter to Florence, and east of the North Western Railroad from Sumter to Camden. Postoffice address R. F. D. No. 1, Oswego. Inspector A. Gilbert Brown. Ter? ritory north of the A. C. L. Railroad from Sumter to Columbia, and west of the North Western Railroad from Sumter to Camden. Postoffice address R. F. D. No. 3, Sumtei. Telephone No. 7010?4. Inspector J. 8. Dwlght. Territory south of the A C. L. Railroad from Sumter to Columbia, and west of the Central Railroad. Postoffice Wedge field. Telephone No. 7022?1-3. Dr. W. K. Lewis, also of the United States Department of Agriculture, as? sociated with Dr. Hood in tick eradi? cation work, request the statement made that the department of agri? culture Is getting out another largo installment of Illustrative pamphlets for distribution showing the life his? tory of the Cattle tick, Its baleful In? fluence upon the health of cattle, the financial loss per head of beeves and the loss on hides, how to prevent the cattle tick, how to destroy same on cattle and how to eradicate same in Infested pastures, and Just as soon as the department gets a supply to the doctors the Inspectors will be giv? en quantities for distribution in their territories. The Sumter Chamber of Commerce will also have a supply on hand to be sent by request of United States Senator E. D. Smith from the department of agriculture at Washing? ton. Parties desiring tc have either Drs. Hood or Lewis or Inspector see them may notify the Chamber of Com? merce, Phone 200, and the messages will be delivered as soon as possible, or they can phone or write to the in? spector direct. Drs. Lewis and Hood went out last week and worked on the farm of Dr. C. P. Osteen as a starter on cattle tick eradication. The four inspector* started to work last Saturday. The government experts express keen appreciation of the hearty inter? est In the tick eradication work dis? played by a great many business men of Sumter. Dr. Hood said Satur? day that the Interest in the work dis? played by so many business men was unusual but nevertheless gratifying to him. The Sumter Chamber of Commerce, Sumter County Farmers* Union, and President J. Frank Williams are co? operating and working heartily with the government experts and the four loc?l inspectors. WILL SELL HARPS. Forty Carolina Students to S|iend Va? luation Canvassing Illinois, Minne? sota and Iowa. Columbia, Juno 9.?About 40 stu? dents of the University of South Caro? lina will sell patent harps this sum? mer to tho residents of Illinois. Minnesota and Iowa. Some of the young men left Saturday; tho ma? jority go Thursday. For several years Carolina men huve found harp aclllng profitable and It also gives them a nlco trip during tho vacation period. The young men return in time to resume their studies in the fall. ? DIVA GETS IIEll DIVORCE. Famous Singer Madame Schumann Heluk, Is Eioiicrntod by Court. Chicago, June 9.?Madam? Schu? mann-licink was today granted a di? vorce from her husband, William Ra >P. Jr. A verdict was returned upon instructions from tho court, wfro declared "There is not a scin? tilla of evidence introduced against the plaintiff." The diva, radiantly happy, declared she would never marry again. CLEMSON COLLEGE NEWS. FORTY-FIVE MEN IN ONK YEAR COURSE. Trained In Sclent I fie Methods, They Are Returning to Tlielr Home Fa raw. Clcmson College, June 8.?Forty five young men are returning to farms in all parts of South Carolina ready and eager to put into practise the fundamentals of good agriculture which they have learned. These were the students of the one year course at Clcmson College, who were grad? uated on the night of May 30. They are prepared to resume their labors on the farms whence they came to Clemson last year and they will do so with the knowledge that by careful and faithful application of the in? fraction they have received they can become successful farmers and lead? ers in their communities. The one year course is essentially practical and is intended for the young man on the South Carolina farm who cannot afford an education lasting four years, yet desires to know enough of the principles of scientific agriculture to keep abreast of the progressive farmers of his commun? ity. It is he who comes to Clemson College to take the one year course. The course Is made as geenral as possible and covers a wide field. #Most of the time is spent in the study of field crops, with Just enough of the other scientific and the academic sub? jects to fill the needs the graduate Is likely to have. Every part of the course Is arranged with the idea in mind that tne student is a farmer's ron who leaves the farm for one year to study at Clemson and who will return to the farm ono year later to resume work. The bulk of the course is made up of laboratory and practical work, with Just enough theoretical work to make the student understand the practical operations he Is made to perform. The class that has Just been grad? uated fro in the one year course is the second to finish this course, it having been established in the session of 1912-13. The number of students has been approximately the same both years. The one year course is considered one of the largest move? ments inaugurated at Clemson Col? lege In years. It is believed that it will grow in popularity. KNOX CORBETT FOR GOVERNOR Boom Started at Arizona to Induce Him to Run on Republican Tick? et. The following article from tne Tucson, Arizona, Citizen of June 2nd will be of interest here, where J. Knox Corbett is generally known and has many friends. His mother, Mrs. M. O. Corbett, and his sisters, Mrs. Walter Mlms, Mrs. R. S. Hood, and Mrs. C. G. Rowland, are residents of Sumter and are all well known here. Phoenix, Ariz., June 2.?At a con? ference of leading Republicans rep? resenting many counties in the State held here today, it was unanimously agreed that J. Knox Corbett of Tus son would make the strongest race for governor this fall, and a committee was named to go to Tucson and urge Mr. Corbett to permit his name to be used as a candidate in the Republican primaries. Many arguments were advanced to prove tthat Mr. Corbett would make a winning fight and a good gov? ernor. It was pointed out that he has not been allied with any faction of the party, that he is not a time worn candidate for he has never run for office and that he Is a pion? eer of the State and one of the best mixers in Arizona. It was urged that he is widely known over the State and would command the sup? port of many Democrats. Curiously Pirna County was not represented at tho conference, but all agreed that Arizona needs a busi? ness administration and that Knox Corbett, being a successful business man, was tho very person to put the State on u business basis. J. Knox Corbett, who is to be urged to run for governor by promi? nent Republicans in the State is one of Tucson's most prominent business men and property owners. Ho has served two terms as postmaster at Tucson, but has never run for public otllce. He llrst eume to Arizona in 1880, traveling by stage coach from Albuquerque to Tucson. He was born In Si rntcr, South Carolina in lift, Ills first position at Tucson was as a postal clerk. Later he ran a stago to Silver Hell and after that be? came assist tnt postmaster and in 1890 postmaster. For a time he was en? gaged in the cuttle business. He was again appointed postmaster in 1000 and served until 1014, He married Miss I.izzio Hughes, daughter of Sam? uel Hughes, one of the oldest pioneers of the State. Knox Corbett has been a life long Republican. Ho has a jovial disposi? tion and a (tost of friends PEACE PUNS PRESENTED. U. S. SHOWS MEASURES IT WOULD HAVE TO Ulli NO PEACE. Ideas Given Through Representatives at Mediation Confccncc?Schemes to He Fully Considered ut Meeting lu Near Future. Niagara Falls, Ont., June 8.?The United States government, through Justice Lamar and Frederick W. Leh? mann, today presented to the three South American mediators a complete plan for tho pacification of Mexico. It is the same in principle as that pre? sented by the mediators and already agreed to by the Huerta government. It contemplates establishment at the earliest date practicable of a new pro? visional government in Mexico City, which would conduct general elections for a permanent government. The plan, written by the American delegates after consultation with the Washington government, is brief, and includes several counter propositions of which the Huerta delegates will be advised tomorrow. From the mediators themselves it became known that the differences in tho two plans are slight. A full con? ference of all delegates and mediators is planned for tomorrow or Wednes? day. This is for the formal consid? eration and final drafting of the protocol. Although the question of whether the Antilla would be permitted to land her ammunition at Tampico was not finally disposed of today, the Mexi? can delegates let it be known that, while they hoped the cargo in some way would be returned to New York, they were not disposed to Interrupt mediation, even If the ammunition Anally got ashore. Gen. Huerta's or? der rescinding the blockade Influenced a spirit of optimism, for the situation was threatening. Tonight final word was awaited from the American government as to whether the Antilla would be permit? ted to land her arms. The Spanish ambassador at Washington is ex? pected to receive from Secretary Bryan the reply to the note addressed originally by the Huerta delegates to tho mediators and referred to Wash? ington by the American delegates here. The Huerta delegates wrote the note before they knew a blockade had been ordered. When Gen. Huerta learned that his representatives were taking the matter up through diplo? matic channels he suspended the blockade. It is understood that a diplomatic way of approaching internal ques? tions would meet the approval of Jthc constitutionalists but the mediators are insistent on an armistice. The constitutionalists want to know what the peace plan comprehends before they agree to a suspension of hos? tilities. They claim that when a rev? olutionary army is once started in a comprehensive military campaign it can not be stopped for a week or a short period without making troops restless and endangering the control which the various chiefs have over their men. The mediators now are trying to evolve a method by which the peace plan will meet the approval of the constitutionalists before a protocol is signed. While details of the peace plan are necessarily withheld until there is a final agreement, it is known that a large share in the proposed new pro? visional government would be given to the constitutionalists. They would have at least two of the four cabinet members who would be appointed by the new provisional president who would succeed Huerta. The peace plan includes provision for general amnesty, the payment of claims, the withdrawal of tho Ameri? can forces from Vera Cruz and kin? dred subjects which would develop when a new provisional government would be installed. The new provisional government would be given formal recognition by the United States and thus be enabled to float loans and rehabilitate Mex? ico's linances. Already there Is talk of a $100,000,000 loan to cover the multitude of obligations arising out of four years of almost Incessant revo? lution. Tho answer from Gen. Carranza to the latest communication of the me? diators is expected in another 41 hours. It will have a considerable bearing on the attitude of the Amer? ican government towards the peace plan. Tho Mexican delegation tonight made public extracts from their not? to the mediators which brought about the request to the American govern? ment for a declaration of 'ts inter? pretation of the armistice and Its rela? tion to the Antilla shipment of arms. The extract follows: "According to news published in the press, an hour alter the Antilla had been cleared without difficulty by the fiscal authorities of New York, said authorities received tbe general order issued by the Washington gov? ernment forbidding the shipment of arms to Mexican ports. This order TROOPS MAY PARTICIPATE. AUGUSTA CAMP OPEN TO PAL? METTO MJLiTIA.. Chief Executive Will Say Whether Regiments Shall Enjoy Benefits of Instruction at Augusta. Columbia, June 9.?After the re? ceipt of a telegram yesterday from the Eastern department, United States war department, Governor's Island, reestablishing the instruction camp at Augusta, the governor, as commander in chief of the National Guard, will today decide whether or not the three South Carolina regiments are to attend the camp. The telegram from Adjt. Gen. Simpson was referred to the governor for consideration by O. W. Babb, assistant adjutant general. The chief executive will give his de? cision after a conference with the commanding officers of the regiments. Several days ago the war depart? ment issued an order that the pro? posed camp at Augusta had been abolished because of the situation in Mexico. Regiments from North Carolina, South'Carolina, Georgia and Florida were ordered to prepare for encampments within their respective Slates. The order, however, was re? scinded yesterday and the joint .camp will be held at Augusta. The following telegram was re ? ceived yesterday at the office of the adjutant general from Adjt. Gen. Simpson, Eastern department, Gov? ernor's Island, N. Y.: "In view of arrangements having been made to hold a joint camp at Augusta, Ga., for Ninth militia divi? sion and the great expense under? gone for that purpose you are authorized and urged to send the militia of your State to that camp in spito of instructions contained in telegram of June 3, directing estab? lishment of Joint State camps. Im? mediate decision as to whether your troops will attend camp at August-, or not is requested. All organizations your State designated to attend joint camp must camp same place during one period." NO IMPEACHMENT FOR SPEER. Committee Can Recommend Removal Proceedings or Drop Case, Latter Seeming Most Probable. Washington, June 8.?With the house judiciary subcommittee prepar? ing to submit its findings in the case of Judge Emory Speer, the federal judge of the southern Georgia dis? trict, charged with official miscon? duct, it was understood generally to? day among members of congress the report would hold that no evidence had been found to sustain impeach? ment proceedings. Chairman Webb declined to discuss the report fur? ther than to say that there could be no middle course; that the commit? tee could not suggest censure, but would have to recommend impeach? ment or dropping the proceedings. The subcommittee's report will be laid before the full judiciary com? mittee tomorrow or Thursday. It is expected to indicate that while many of the Jurist's actions complained of might not have been beyond criticism, there was nothing to warrant im? peachment. ZAPATA WINS VICTORIES. Two Important Towns Reported to Have Been Captured. Vera Cruz, June 9.?Unconfirmed reports were received today that Cuernavaea and Puebla have been captured by the rebels. If this be true Gen. Huerta has suffered se? vere reverses In the South and his downfall is likely to be accomplished by Zapata before the constitution? alists start their campaign against Mexico City. The Mexican gunboats are today returning to Puerto from Tampieo. They have not received the official communication rescinding the block? ade of Tampieo, but were warned by American warships that the blockade would not be allowed. The New York Stute forest nurser? ies have a capacity of 2S million young trees a year. shows that it is the intention of said government to show no preference for either of tho combatants in Mexico, and it is natural to suppose that, ill the same spirit, it was to consider It opportune to give the necessary or? ders to the American navy forces to prevent the unloading of the war ma? terial In Tampieo unless it is thought preferable that the Mexican gunboats detained the vessel and seize the con? traband of war. In this last ease tho American government must nol consider the act as hostile to the American nation as the Mexican dele? gation places on record its govern? ment's most earnest desire to avoid any incident which may disturb the peace negotiations." The Mexican delegation's note begs the mediation plentpoteninrtcs to take the case into consideration. TERRIFIC HEAT flit middle west SWEI/t1 RING UN? der SIZZLING TEMPERA? TURES. i V 1 In Many Places Tliermor^ ter Regis? ters More than One * Hundred? Many Deaths and SeverJi Suicides Attributed to Heat. J Chicago, June 9.?The ?fmtire coun? try today is sweltering under an in? tense heat wave, temperature general? ly over 90 degrees, with many places in the middle west regist? ring over a hundred. At Evansville, Indiana, yes? terday, the temperature reached 108 in the shade; Logansport 102. Two suicides at Fort Wayne, one death at South Bend, one at Wabash, a drowning at North V\jrnon and three deaths at Chicago today are at? tributed to the terrific : tat. There is no relief in sight. Five Deaths In Pitttburg. Pittsburg, June 9.?Vive deaths and a dozen prostrations occurred to? day because of the preeent torrid wave. Hottest Day in Atlanta. Atlanta, June 9.?This was the hot? test day of this year. he mercury stood at 95. I -* WOULD ERADICATE MOSQUITOES. State and Federal Authorities May Come Here to Engage in Health Fight. Columbia, June 6.?Dr. Carter and Mr. LaPrince will go to Greenville and lead in the work of exterminat? ing the mosquitoes and in eradicating the malaria. They will spy out the breeding places and show the people by lectures and other ways where the malaria is bred, and will then wipe It out if the people assist. They will show just what the malaria will cost them to wipe out. These gentlemen come without cost to the people of the State, for they are paid by the United States government, and they will lend their assistance and invalu? able experience in making healthy such regions as now suffer from ma? laria if the people will only ask for them. Any locality wanting to get rid of malaria will have the oppor? tunity by writing Dr. J. i dam Hayne, secretary of the State obard of health, j Columbia, S. C, who will then take the matter up with Dr. Carter. Dr. Hayne, in speaking of the work this morning, said the pro? gramme of the State board of health called for malaria eradication work first in Greenville, then in Ridge wood, a suburb of Columbia. He said the State board of health had received requests for assistance from Sumter, Hampton and other counties, and that Hampton would probably be In? cluded after the work was completed at Ridgewood. Dr. Carter is described by Dr. Hayne as probably the "most practi? cal man for eradication of malaria In the United States." He referred to the distinguished work of Dr. Carter in fighting cholera in Mussia, yellow fever in Savannah and his work for six years on the Isthmus of Panama, where, as second in charge to Dr. Gorgas, he did the work of making sanitary what had heretofore been a malaria-infested region. Dd. La Prince was his chief sanitary engineer on Panama, and in bringing him to this State Dr. Hayne fee is much gratl fled. Dr. Hayne. State Eioe'ih Officer, has written the Sumter Chai" ber of Com? merce that he will reque^L Dr. Car? ter to put on a mosquito eradication campaign in Sumter county, and that he feels quite sure It will be done. This depends largely however, upon the interst displayed by the city, county and the health authorities of each county. The expert mosquit.? eradicators are not pushing themselves on any community, not for the present at (east. ???_____ TIDWELL DENIED RAIL. Supreme Court Inclines to Rcloaso Manslaycr. Columbia, June 9.? Vhc supreme court in an order yesterday by Chief Justice Gary denied the application for bail made by attoi icys lor Geo. W. Tidwell, who was i <m\ ietcd sev? eral days ag?> in Oreor illc of man? slaughter and sentence 1 to serve 12 'years in the State penitentiary. Wil? lton H. Barle appeared for Tidwell. 'The State was represent-vi by Proctor A. Bonham, solicitor If the Tenth 1 circuit. TERRIBLE IN NEW ORLEANS. -I Nine Dead, Others in; ml or Pros i tratcd by Intens?. 1 Heat New Orleans. June ?.?Nine are dead and five are suffering serious in? juries as a result of the intense heat today throughout Louisiana and Mississippi. Eight persons attenfpted suicide nnd a score have been pros? trated In the last twenty four hours.