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DR. CARTER TELLS THE PEOPLE OF SI MTRE OF RESULTS OF INVESTIGATIONS. DHchea are Main Rreeriers of Mom. qaltocs In Vicinity of City?How Breeding Place? May be Removed? Borne of toe Thing* About Anophe? les Mosquito. At the Academy of Music on Tues? day evening Dr. H. R. Carter of the United States Public Health Service delivered a lecture on the results of the investigations of himself and his party of mosquito experts in the vicin? ity of Bumter. A fact that will be of Interest and a source of congratula? tion to Sumter people was announced by Dr. Carter near the beginning of hu lecture and Is that Sumter has comparatively few of the anopheles mosquitoes within Its limits and that most of these breed outside of the city and sufficiently far away as not to provs dangerous to the health of the whits people In Sumter. Dr. Car? ter stated that the anopheles mos? ! qulto would not go any further than It had to for Its food and the negroes! on the outskirts of the city generally afforded sufficient feed to slop the an?quito from coming further into town. Although there was * very small attendance at the lecture, those pres? ent found Dr. Carter's remarks very Interesting and Instructive. Dr. Car? ter In his remarks told many facts concerning ths anophsles mosquito and Its habits and how it could best he eliminated. He told of how much worse malaria was than typhoid, aa malaria affected immigration and the price of hind, whereas typhoid did not affect these things. He told of tests which had been made and which to all reasonable peo? ple would sssmlngly establish the fact beyond a doubt that the anopheles mosquito carried the malarial germs and that It was the only agent which earned these germs. The germ is secured from one person, upon whom ths mosquito feeds, and carried by ths mosquito to another person and Is not brought from the marshes, as so many people ssem to think. Dr. Carter stated that the ditches running Into Turkey Creek were the chief breeding places tor mosquitoes. Theas brsdlng places could be eradi? cated by cutting the ditches in a slanting direction so that they would not rava in and the water would have a swifter Mow. Qrasa must also be kept out of ths ditches. These ditch? es should be pot under ground or tiled, concreted or bricked. Kerosene In them would aid in preventing the breeding of mosquitoes. He propos? ed to put kerosene In Turkey Creek and to have a drip can at the head of ths creek, which would aid in get? ting rid, of the breeding places. In Rlcksr Lane, he stated, were a kind of anopheles mosqutto which did not carry malaria. He stated that the Turkey Creek Drainage district, as ex? plained to him by Mr. Palmer, would aid In the mosquito eradication work. Dr. Carter's maps, showing the breeding places of anopheles mosqui? toes; have been turned over to the City Manager and the City Manager and Board of Health will at once take stsps, Insofar as possible, to earn' out ths recommtndsttons mule by Dr. Carter. GEN. EVANS REPRIMANDED. Order Issued by Secretary of War at Instance of President?Will lk* II? ?anted from Post. Washington. July 7.?Brig. (Ion. Kvane, acting commander of the de? partment of the Hast, was reprimand sd today by Secretary of War Garrison In a letter forwarded to Gen. Evans for bin criticism of the foreign policy of ths administration, den. Evans in a recent speech before the Sons of the American Revolution at New York found fault with the government's treatment of foreign affairs, nnd Pres? ident Wilson decided the general guilty of a serious breach of army dis? cipline. The letter la not made pub? lic. Osn Evans will be succeeded by Major General l^eonanl Wood on next Saturday snd will go to the Mexican border to luko command of the - ons brigade of the First division. RAILROADS INCREASE FORCE. Thousand* Added to Ahl in Moving Western Crop*. Chicago, July 7.?Thousands of men have been added to the operating forces of railroads entering C.lcago to handle the enormous crops through ths middle west, according to an an? nouncement of rallrt?ad officials to? day. The crops west ofthe Mlsslssissip pl will begin to move about July 2?>th. ?Irnsinghsm Liquor House Burned. Birmingham , July 7.?The Bar hour Plumbing and Electric plant and Meyers Marx's liquor store were burned this morning. The loss of 9*6,000 Is covered by Insurance. BLEASEITES HECKLE SPEAKERS MAKE FREQUENT INTERRUP? TIONS OF JENNINGS, POL? LOCK AND SMITH AT UNION. Shouts and Questions Hurled at Op? ponents of Governor by Sniull Crowd of Ills Friends?Smith Final? ly Brings Audience to His Side ? Pollock Shows up Friend of Execu? tive. Union, July 8.?The United States senatorial campaign meeting here to? day was marked by a siege of the most persistent interruptions of speakers that has occurred since the campaign opened. Last Saturday at Spartanburg there was a concerted effort to howl one of the speakers off his feet. In Union today three of the four speakers were subjected to similar grilling interrup? tions from a small but noijy group that harangued tho speakers and kept up a rapid Are of discourteous remarks throughout tho speeches of both Messrs. Jennings and Pollock and far Into that Of Senator Smith. For the first time the governor's friends stayed today after tho chief executive had had his say. On every stump, the policy of Oov. Blease is not to appear until tho time has arrived for him to speak, and to leave the stand promptly when he has finished. Today the governor left as usual, but his supporters remained behind to hear both Messrs. Jennings and Pollock apply the gaff to the gover? nor's record. It wns their bold as? sault that caused the limited number to fret and bristle and squirm. Of the three subjected to these in? terruptions, Senntor Smith had least to resist. This was occasioned by the fact that the senator refrained today, as he has on every other stump, from any discussion of the charges pre? ferred by the governor, and utterly ignored the governor's record. Tho attacks which were directed against him were in the main due to a hos. tile attitude and were not provoked by any particular remark by the speaker. After much tackling the senator finally struck a sympa? thetic chord and carried the audience along with him by telling jokes, aptly illustrating the questions under dis? cussion. This was the second time that the senator has had to face a hostile audience In the beginning, and then emerge in unanimous favor, with a chorus of pleas to continue speak? ing. Mr. Pollock also added a feature when he held up for the audience to Inspect the red spread-eagle Repub? lican ticket of the Oarfleld-Arthur campaign in 1880. This explosive con? tained the names of several negro candidates for Republican electors and congress from different districts in the State-and that of J. P. Gibson, a candidate from Marlboro county for the house of representatives "and ap? pointed a member of the governor's staff." Gov. Blease, who spoke first, said that ho and his lieutenants had held a meeting last Monday, when reports as to the general situation from all part* of the State were considered. Conditions are such, he said, that there exists In his mind no doubt as to his promotion from governor to United States senator on August 25. "These reports," he added, "were not from blatherskites or from those who like to hear themselves talk, but from those who spoke in 1910 and in 1912, when everything seemed to be or? ganized against us." The governor again today struck at the newspapers. When the governor was plllorlng the members of the State Democratic convention and charging that the new rules wero only to "docclve our crowd," some one ant clpatcd the speaker and said, "It's rascullty." "It's downright thievery," tho gov? ernor retorted. "ltusct'.lity doesn't express It." "The rules are wrong, otherwise they would not be defending them," the governor added. The governor said that he didn't believe that there was a voter in Union county who would believe thut one man could raise or lower tho price of Option, "I don't believe any one will bo fooled by Senator Smith's claptrap," the speaker cotninued. "1 wouldn't vote for him If I knew ho could," one in tho audience vol? unteered. When the governor defended his pardon record on the petition plea. MM enthusiastic followed told the speaker, "You haven't pardoned enough yet. Open tho doors and turn them all out." The speaker assured the audience that as long as petitions, properly signed and properly drawn up, come la, pardons would bo grir.ted. Mr. Jennings drew u heavy lire whon ho launched Into a defense of the new rlmary rules, and told the Union citizens that if they voted Au? gust u"> they would vote according to Ihe new primary rubs, "and you can't help It." This was resented by several di? re (ly In front of the stand. INSISTS ON WARBURG. PRESIDENT WILSON WILL I1GHT FOR CONFIRMATION OF HIS NOMINEE. Prospect of Another Conflict Between President and Anti-Wilson Senators Who are Missing No Opportunity to Embarrass the Administration. Washington, July 9.?That Paul Warburg will permit his name ,to go before the senate for the federal re servo board, if President Wilson de sldes him to do so, but has not changed his determination not to ap? pear before the committee on banking and currency became known today. President Wilson will insist on the norniation of Warburg and fight for his confirmation in the senate. "Yes, w? will vote. We will vote," one auditor reiterated again and again while compaions urged that he keep cool. The hubbub became even more heated when ex-Sheriff J. G. Long, Sr., shouted: "The old rules wero good enough for lien Tillinan," which he kept repeating, as others took up the cry, "Take him out." When Mr. Jennings told of his suc? cess as a farmer, the question was asked, "Are there any negroes over there?" "Oh, yes," the speaker answered, "some the governor pardoned. One whipped a little child to death, but he was turned out .along with a whole lot of others. Hero again Macbeth Young, the county chairman and State senator fVorn Union county, interposed, and insisted that the speaker get a re? spectful hearing. "Let them have their fun now," Mr. Jennings begged. "After August 2G they will be wearing the longest faces you ever saeV ho explained. Mr. Pollock began by saying that "Senator Smith's record wa3 too weak for any man to stand on." ' "You're right," was echoed from the crowd. "Yes, and I'm going to tell you another thing that's right," the Che raw man added, while the faces in the audience grew si^rn. "The record of QoVt lllease is too bad for any good man to stand upon," he added, and the heckling was again taken up. To ono of those who kept inter? rupting him, Mr. Pollock replied: "If you had as much brains in your head as you've got mouth, I'd ask you to get up here and make my speech." Mr. Pollock referred to the pardon of Cordoza Hampton, the Union coun? ty negro blind tiger, who got the benefit of the governors' mercy when under a chaingang sentence, together with the payment of a fine, for vio? lation of law in Union county. This speaker also took the governor to task for vetoing the act that pre? vented aliens from voting in the Dem? ocratic primary. However, it was the Republican ticket which the Cheraw man dis? played that was the distinct feature of the meeting. The candidates for presidential electors from two districts, he said, were negroes. The candidate for con? gress from the First district was also, tho speaker said, a negro. Tho name of J. P. Gibson appeared on this negro Republican ballot as a candi? date for the house of representatives, "the man appointed on the governor's staff," Mr. Pollock said. Senator Smith, when introduced was met with the remark, "He looks just like Jones." "You'll find out, by gum that It's not Judge, Jonca before we get through with this," the senator re? plied, which retort drew much ap plauso. Tho speaker then said that he had no apology to make for spending live and one-half years working in the United States senate "In the interests of tho people who make the food you eat and tho clothes you wear. If it weren't for the farmers, there'd bo no factories," tho speaker con? tinued. It was at this Juncture that some one asked about the negro. "No man made in tho image of God wants a puro white government more than I do," Senator Smith an? swered. "Three members of my own family have been butchered by black brutes, and the man who says I ad? vocate tho social or political equality of the negro tells a deliberate false? hood and he knows It." "What about negro postmasters?" another inquired. "I'd put them out tomorrow, if I could," was the reply. "Hut you must remember that here are 100, uoii.DDO people in this country, and some of those Yankees up there want to keep negroes In office that they may get a few votes," he added. A query was also asked about "llas kclllsm." To this Senator Smith re? plied that he did not attend the Has kell convention; that he was at St. Qsorge to see the woman he after? ward married, and that he had alll davlta to this effect The speaker also volunteered an answer to the charge that he had BUSINESS CONFERENCE HELD. PRESIDENT VISITED BY DELE? GATION FROM CHICAGO. Amendments to Pending Bills May Result From Suggestions of Callers. Washington, July 8.?Representa? tives of "big business" talked at length with President Wilson at the White House today about the administra? tion's anti-trust programme. Ten leading members of the Chicago As socatlon of Commerce gave Mr. Wil? son their ideas of proper trade com? mission and railroad securities boards, and as a result the bills passed by I the house and pending in the senate may be modified. Both the president and the business men gave out state? ments referring to the cordiality of the meeting. A direct result of the discussion the president late today telegraphed to Representative Covlngton of Mary? land, who framed the house trade commission bill, asking him to return to Washington to confer with the Chi? cago delegation. The Chicago delegation advocated a trade commission with broad powers of Investigation and authority to or? der the discontinuance of practices contrary to law. They objected to making all corporations return annual reports to the commission and thought too many definitions of illegal prac? tices were unnecessary. The president listened carefully and interposed some ideas of his own. The question of business prosperity was mentioned in a general way, and afterwards officials said the president still was of the opinion that condi? tions are growing better. President Wilson tomorrow will re? ceive Henry Ford, the millionaire au? tomobile manufacturer, a committee of Illinois bankers and members of the National Association of State Bank Supervisors. After the conference Joseph H. Defrcas, on behalf of the Chicago delegation, issued this statement: "The president, as we know would be the case, gave us a considerate and open minded hearing. We in turn were desirous of giving him and the administration, including congress, such suggestions with regard to pend? ing legislation as we thought might be helpful, not only to the lawmak? ers, but to business generally. In get eral we favored a trade commission but suggested certain points, which, i if agreed to, would make it a con? structive agency helpful to all honest business. We also discussed business conditions." FEDERALS JOIN REVOLUTION. Huorta's Outposts nt Vera Cruz Re? ported to Have Revolted. Vera Cruz, July 7.?Chief Constitu? tionalist Agent Compero sent a dis? patch from here this morning to Car ranza stating that the federal outposts in the vicinity of Vera Cruz have re? volted and have decided to join the revolution. Former Minister of Commerce and Industry Moheno of Huerta's cabinet has been forced to resign and fleo to Puerto for his life according to his wife, who fears that Moheno has been captured. The City Democratic Executive Committee has decided to petition council to hold a Democratic primary to choose nominees for the municipal election. The primary will be held on Tuesday, July 28th, and the municipal election will be held on Tuesday, August 11th. On the Deerlodge national forest in Montana one lookout station has the record of reporting accurately, by distance and direction, a fire that was sixty miles away. voted to pay $2,000 to tho family of a negro in the event a member had been lynched. This, the speaker ex? plained, was written into the consti? tution by Tillman and the reformers In 1895, and that all the legislature was called upon to do was to pro? vide a way for a court of competent jurisdiction to handle this provision of tho constitution, after it had been embodied in the constructive law of the State. The order of speaking today was an exact duplication of that of the ini? tial meeting of the campaign at St. Matthews June 17. Then as today tho governor had stirred the crowd in advance, and Senator Smith had to force a hostile audience at the onset. But today, as at st. Matthews, the senator tactfully felt bis way, and when a chord of sympathetic inter? est had been struck, swept his audi? ence along with him keeping all in boisterous good humor by an Inex? haustible supply of striking good jokes, with which he aptly Illustrated each question under discussion. The meeting today was held in the grove on the sehoolhouse grounds, with approximately 1,000 voters pres? ent. There will be no meeting to? morrow. On Friday, the candidates again get together at Xewberry, and go to Greenwood Saturday. ?H?BE REFUSES COURTESY. ? DECLINES TO GRANT FORMAL. PERMISSION TO GEORGIA TROOPS TO PASS THROUGH STATE, e - Merely u Matter of Courtesy, but Troop* Will go Another Route? Gen, Moore Reports That Governor Will Sign no Orders until Dispute With War Department is Settled. Columbia, July 9.?The governor of South Carolina refused Monday to sign an order granting permission for such troops of the National Guard of Georgia to enter South Carolina, go? ing to or returning from the Camp at Augusta, as may obtain the benefit of j a more direct route thereby. The or? der was submitted to the governor by W. W. Moore, adjutant general, along with other orders. The governor re? turned all of them, saying he would sign no further orders until the mili? tary matters had been straightened out between this Stete and the war department, Gen. Moore says. "It is a matter of courtesy, simply," said Gen. Moore, last night. "I am aware that there is a law that does not permit armed troops from another State to enter withotu permission. In the general run of things I do not think it is necessary for them to have permission." J. Van Holt Nash, adjutant general of Georgia, wrote Gen. Moore on June 30 as a mere matter of form, request? ing permission for troops of the Na ional Guard to enter South Caroline on their way to and from Augusta. Gen. Moore was on the campaign at the time tho communication was re? ceived at his olllce. On returning he presented order No. 4 7, along with other orders, to the governor for his signature. In his reply to Gen. Nash on July C, Gen. Moore said: "The order was returned to this de partmtnt by the governor with the statement that he would sign no fur? ther orders until the military situa? tion in this State was cleared up with the war department. "I regret exceedingly that the gov? ernor has taken such a position and that this courtesy can not be formally granted you." WILL ATTEMPT TO PASS. North Carolina Troops' Pinns Not Altered. Raleigh, N. C, July 8.?Although Adjt. Gen. Young was en route to Camp Glenn today it was stated in his olllce that the Second regiment and Troops A and B certainly would at? tempt to pass through South Carolina unless the war department at Wash? ington gavo other orders. Inquiry was made at both the governor's ollice and the adjutant general's office, where the report from Columbia was not taken seriously. TO CHANGE HIS ROUTE. Hussars' Captain Will Alter Line on March. Savannah, Ga., July 8.?Gov. Cole L. Bleasc of South Carolina has de? clined to grant permission for the Georgia Hussars, a cavalry company of Savannah, to travel through South Carolina en route to the State military encampment at Augusta next month. The Hussars had been routed via Blackvllle, S. C, but the commander is advised by the Georgia military authorities that the rotuo must be changed because of the attitude of Gov. Blease. The rerouting will cause no serious inconvenience. DISPUTE THE CAUSE. Atlanta, Ga., July 8.?Differences existing between Gov. Blease of South Carolina and the war department are responsible for the governor's re? fusal to allow the State troops of Georgia to pass through South Caro? lina to the proposed joint encamp? ment in Augusta, Ga., next month, it was indicated here tonight. Adjt. Gen. Nash of the Georgia National Guard made public a letter rfom Adjt. Gen. Moore of the South Caro? lina National Guard, which said that the ban would not be removed until tho issues between Gov. Blease and Secretary of War Garrison had been settled. The war department recently with? drew an invitation to the South Car? olina militia to participate In the en? campment because they did not meet ths requirements of the Dick militia law In the matter of equipment and number of enlisted men In the va? rious grades. Trouble had previously arisen be? tween the governor and the secretary of war over the location of the pro? posed encampment on the Isle of Balms at Charleston. S. C. Secretary Garrison finally peremptorily trans? ferred the camp to Augusta. Some time In April a demand was made on Huerta to salute the Hag. but here it is the Fourth of July and j he hasn't fired a gun and we have not been able to fire the son-of-a-gun. ?Wilmington Star. CONSTITUTION A LISTS REPORTED UNWILLING TO EUTER X EG OTI AIONS. Naon is Surprised at Accounts of Constitute lalists' Determination to Remain Out of Peace Parleys with Astonishment?Would Mean No Hci'ognition. Washington, July 8.?Border dis? patches stating that the constitution? alists would not enter informal peace conference with Huerta representa? tives were 43?"rtially confirmed hero to? night. RafMl Zubaran and Luis Ca? brera, the two most prominent Car? ranza representatives here, had noth? ing to say, but word that most of the constitutionalist .generals, to whom the plan for conferences had been submitted, had disapproved it came from well informed sources. Minister Naon of Argentina, the only one of the mediatcrs in Wash? ington, read the dispatches with evi? dent surprise. He indicated that the mediators would take no action until the attitude of the constitutionalists was learned of officially. Secretary Bryan said it would bo improper fur him to discuss the sit? uation in advance of the arrival of Carranza's formal answer. That constitutionalist leaders strongly oppose the idea of peace con? ferences did not surprise officials, who have maintained it would be im? possible to modify the plan of Guad aloupc, which provides that a mil? itary government shall be set up af? ter Mexico City is conquered and that no elections shall be held until the country is pacified by military rule. Reports from Torreon that difficul? ties between Carranza and Villa had been composed were verified today by agents of both. There WAS* however, an undertone of comment, indicating that it was but a temporary truce. The break has had a disorganizing effect politically in the constitutional? ist ranks and evidences of it are man? ifest in Mexican circles here. Reports from the border today said one of the conditions of the agreements between Carranza and Villa was that Rafael Zubaran be retired from his post as head of the constitutionalist agency here. Mr. Zubaran and Mr. Cabrera have worked hard to bring about informal conferences with the Huerta dele? gates, who now are in New York. That net1 her the United States nor Argentina, Jrazil or Chile would rec ? ognize a military government In Mex? ico City is ihe opinion of many South American diplomats. Non-recognition means lack of moral and indirectly financial support, and the mediators do not believe the constitutionalists could maintain a government under such handicaps. In view of the lack of definite in? formation not only on the Carranza Vllla agreement, but the purpose of the constitutionalists as to peace con? ferences, a definite expression by the Washington government is not likely beforo the end of this week. Should tho constitutionalists defi? nitely reject parleys on the internal questions tho Niagara protocols be? come nullified, as everything agreed to there was conditioned on a pro? visional government set up by the two Mexican factions. It is bellevod the Huerta delegates soon will announce the position of the Huerta government and leave New York for Mexico. Whether mediation would terminate then, endin? the armistice at Vera Cruz, is another complication. The general Impression is that the United States will continue to ext rt pressure to bring the factions into conferences and that in the meantime sOflM ar? rangement for the maintenance of the military status quo at Vera Cruz will be effected. Mexico City, July 9.?President hu erta s offer to the constitutionalists to negotiate for tho establishment of a provisional government which was of? ficially announced by Acting Foreign Mildster Ruiz in both houses of con? gress last right la regarded today as the first step towards the retirement of Gen. Huerta. The attitude of deputies and sena? tors Indicate that they consider it an important advance In the efforts to restore peace and establish a stable government that will receive the rec? ognition of the United states and oth? er world powers. Though the Rull report giving the result of the mediation labors at XI agra Falls charged that the United States is giving help to the constitu? tionalists it. lacked the flamboyant language in which previous accusa? tions have been couched. The report concludes v Ith a plea to the revolu? tionists to cooperate In establishing ' peace in Mexico. JORDAN ELEUTED PRESIDENT. St | Paul. July 9.?David Starr Jor? dan, chancellor of Iceland Stand ford University, was today unanimously elected president <>f the National Kd ucatlonal Association, succeeding Jo? seph Swain.