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A LETTER OT REU RET. The Chairman of Uic C ommit toe on Education of the Chamber or Cot, mmt Wrltea of tlie Sunitary Mm y KUitor Tho Item I have watched with Interest the work of the Chamber of Commerce Ini its efforts to procure a sanitary Sur? vey and It was with genuine regret that I noticed that the Board of County Commissioners found it neces? sary to' decline to make the neede 1 appropriation. These K?ntletaen .<?? Just as conscientious aa the memhe of the committee of the Chr.mber of Commerce, just as zealous for the wo - fare of tie county, and in addition to thia they feel more keenly the bur? den of the responsibility of the ap? propriation of public funds, since to them is entrusted the Ju-.t and equi table disposal of these funds. Since this is true, it would be un Just in me to offer any advor.ts criti? cism of the Hoard's uctlon. The;/ an) entitled to the same consideration their rights and feelings as one is prone to demand for oneself. The Board bases its declinati< . purely upon its financial inability ai (i It is sate to assume that the members of this Board are more familiar with tbeir financial needs and ability than any outsider can possibly be. They acknowledge the grout importance o' the proposed ranltnry survey, admin Its claims upon tho public attention, and express regret that they a. compelled by financial inability and by the stress of these extraordin?r*, times to decline to sanction the leg? islative delegation's making ne\' January, the appropriation that hat: been requested. As I understand it, this Is a HSquc? from the Chamber of Commerce to the Board of County Commissioner; for an appropriation of the sum or $2.000, which will make immediate ly available an additional sum o: $4.000. and the total amount of $C. 000 will be expended in making a health survey of Humter county for educational* and Informational pur* poses. ? This shout.i not, It seems to me necessitate the subsequent employ? ment of. a county health officer. I am iwnr? that one of the experts says that thia should bo done; but is not the purpose of this survey education al and Informational? Is not Its pin ? to put into the possession of cv cltiseo, qf Sumter county the ex? act status of the health conditions of the county ? . Is not Its purpose to co? operate with the cltirons of the ru? ral districts by letting them know whether or not they aro endangering the health of their families by the presence of certain unhealthful con? ditions that mimi,i be easily removed? If its purpose Is education and en? lightenment would not this purjio have been served by tho survey itself I Although I realize thut this action of the Board Is final. I feel, as chair? man of the committee on Education of the Chamber of Commerce, that this Is a propitious time for continuing n health campaign in our county. < I believe that the health record or our county Is good and I think that the health conditions are nbt ex? ceptionally unfavorable; but I reallz ! also that Ignorance Is a remedy fo - nothing and that, if there is any con? dition in our county that is preju? dicial to health we srlould know it. 1? a survey should reveal any condition that la unfavorable to the health of our people, we would congratu'nt ? oursel\es upon our prescience an 1 would take Immediate steps to rcc tlfy this condition; If. on the other hand, a survev should convince the experts that no change Is needed, w should feel so happy because of our county's condition that we should have no resret that we made Uli *? pendlture. No sane man is sorry that his life insurance premium mils due because of the fact that ho Is Still alive. N" one rSOJFS paying for a physician's diagnosis that pronounee-, one perfectly sound. Ws have long since reached the eonclusmn that tie it ..; u?< ee. r:h'\ I lerslna toore to bo desired th.n gOO ' health. Without it the will bSCOSBSg oseiiintinK and mental alertnes vain There Can not bo u sound mind In an unsound body and our physical fality determines ou :? output im ? I 11 thing. We know that tod.v the health ol tho indMdunl is tfoOsffOBlaVOd large 1 the bealthfulnem of the eopii.nin My and that Ibe healtbfulnSSS Of ai gfssjfi is determines by the health ?? MN individual-; 11i it < OSSP I I group. Tb?* lelifHiM hip 11 Ii:''' leciprocal. The I; w of sdt prcsu'.. lion bids us. therefore. ze:il?. r?| the health conditio:-.* ?.'* t ? <oMrnunity of which Wf ITi I P To fenr that .condit'oa j may pre that are lnlmh il to the pjOattl i I Individual and not to pjioki definitely to $ | trtsJn thia faei i ? u ? kind and nnjgst The law of all pervading a'i 'u'f i makes us t I e~*e rs of OOff brother's heult i The law of pMCJflOfll *? KMIO! Ii< i poses upon m the il itv f?f Ihe I ? ? twrvaUon of Lbe h Uli ol tl vicinal and of the community. Pasteur teils us that it is within | the power of man to abolish all in? fectious diseases. Notwithstanding this possibility there are one an I one-half million people who are ill at all times with some preventable dis? ease, entailing a loss of two and three-fourths billions of dollars. America spends six and one-half times as much for Are as for life, and yet the loss from disease and death is six times as great as the loss from fire. Some of our great cities are spend? ing twenty-five dollars for the sup grejaiton of vice and only twenty-five cents for the conservation of health falling to realize how vitally connected physical vitality is with morality. leaving out of consideration the endless anguish of an untimely death, there is in a death from a prevent? able disease great economic waste. Let us study together the table be? low that has been carefully prepared by Marshall O. I^eighton: Cost In Life Capital of Picvcntable Diseases.' > Ane Estimated Value of Human Lite. 0-5 years.$1,50^ 6-10 yenrs. . .t.. 2,30< 10-13 years. 2,b0!? 16-20 years. 3,00u 20-25 years. 5,00o 23-30 years. 7,.r.f)0 3,0-afB years. 7.00.? " 16 years. M<>0 10-45 years. 5,500 4 5-50 years. 5,One 30-55 yeafs. 4,500 55-60 years. 4,300 60-65 years. 2,000 65-70 years. 1,000 70 years. 1,000 i Multiply by the number of deaths for each age proup to learn the cost In life capital to your community in loss of life from one or all preven? table diseases. The French failed at Panama, be? cause, when they attempted to dig the canal. 26 per cent, of their workmen died and another 25 per cent, became ill. When the Americans assumed charge they controlled the fever and dyaentcry to such an extent as to re? duce the number of deaths in 0 thousand from 240 to 11. Study the table below to see what the death rate per thousand from typhoid fever was at one time. This study brought about a revolution in the health measures of those cities where the change was giost needed: Cairo.I.I .. .. l<ri Washington. 7* L.ndon. i:" Kcrlln. Munich. During the war between Ruaola and Japan the most remarkable efficiency was shown by the Japanese in tho conservation of the health of the arthy and this was due to the fact that they took nothing for granted; but had a sanitary survey made by experts of every new piece of territory to be occupied. tfheV know the wa? ter supply, they knew their prospec? tive environment. There was no guess work. Consider also what America did for Cuba. To conu nearer home: Greenville has had a sanitary suney made. She knows what sho needs and there is no ques? tion about Greenville's healthfulr.ass Twelve or fifteen yours ago K-.i t: ville had an unenviable reputation for lack of healthfulness. Under tb wise leadership of that prince amonv men. Major Coker, a health survey was made, definite steps wer?o take:; to remedy defects and a few years ago Hartsvillc was declared by gov ? ernmcnt experts t*? be. not one of the clearest, but the t leanest, to> in America. What do you BUppo rlartsvlUe would lake for n reputation like that .' What price would Harts Vllle demand In dollars and cents 1.0 i>c placed where she was | decade an a-balf agoY The value of oOOll ? rep n tat Ion and of such a condition is ln> ?.i eatable, Kothlng can be calle-l 0 fad that ca a brinp about such n 1 ransformatlon. it is generally believed that rural oommu nit lee are more healthful ihn i eitlen Whether or not this hellet '?? well founded may bo a quest on; In there bj no question that there nr< some dloeaoei thol are known a ru? ral dlasnsts, because of the frc q h .. of their occurrence In country rommunttleo, Among these dl i typhoid fever stands out consph uously, :\h ti?c lalde below will nhnnd nntly prove: ( Preps. od >?? i >r. John B, Pulton : '. rrets ry of the Plate Board of Ifonltl of Man1 B 2 3 i I WI 8 - :? B S m ^ .9 0 }'\\ v s? it< i in which the ur? ban population was more I han ? 0 per eent. of ths to tri. : . L| itc Ig v- h! i. tin 111 - hau population wu s be? tween 4 0 pei- een:. und GO per cent. ... . 49 42 j Seven States in which the ur? ban population was be? tween 30 per cent, and 4 0 per cent. G7 M Right States in which the urban population was be? tween 20 per cent, and 30 per cent. 75* 46 Twelve States in which the urban population was be? tween 10 per cent, and 20 per cent. 87 62 Twelve,States in which the urban population was be? tween 0 and 10 per cent. . 95 6 7 Would a sanitary survey be worth while that \\>ould enable every citizen in Sumtor county to know definitely J whether or not there is any condition j on or near his premises that would subject any member of his family to the possibility of contracting this fearful scourge? Most of the economic loss from ill? ness and death Is caused by a lack of knowledge. This lack of knowledge it two-fold: 1. Of constructive upbujlding. 2. Of prevention. An intelligently conducted health, .'.urvcy would mean a campaign of ed? ucation, of information, and of en? lightenment that would lead to the dissemination of the knowledge tha.: would prevent this waste. AH T stated In the beRinning, I have no word of censure for the Board of County Commissioners, only genuine regret that the Board finds Itself un? able financially to make the appro? priation requested; but, since the laws of self-preservation, of altruism, Of practical economics, of disease pre? vention, and of health conservation make it imperative for us to do all that we are able to do for the health fulnes8 of our county, I trust that some day and In some way It may be possible to have a sanitary survey that will give us the information that we seek?the exact status of the health conditions of our county?and I I hope that at that time the addi i tional sum of $4,000 may still be j available. S. H. Edmunds. I Of the Committee on Education, Chamber of Commerce. ADOPT SCMTKIt PLAN. Atlanta Meeting of Public Surety Starts Movement to Organize Entire South for Food Preparedness Along Lines Inaugurated in Sumter Last Tues? day, resident A. C. Pholps, of th ' I Chamber of Commerce and Mr. E. W. Uabts, who attended the Public Safe I ty Meeting in Atlanta yesterday as the j representatives of Sumter organiza ' tion that was formed here on Tuesday, returned home this morning. They report that a large and earnest meet* ing of representative business men and farmers of several Southern States j was held, yesterday and that the key? note of the gathering was agricultural preparedness and a vigorous cam? paign to make the South df-sup portinjj by planting a large- ucreos ed acreage in food crops. The Sumter delegates stated to the meeting what had been done in Sum 1 ter along this line and outlined the I ! plans adopted to. organize the county, j with a central committee of safety i and township committee to carry the work into every neighborhood* The I meeting endorsed the' Sumter plan as j practical and feasible and resolutions 1 were adopted looking to the creation ; of an organization along similar lines ! in every county in the South and a I State organisation in every State. The representative men of the South are keenly nwaki to the gravity of the situation, so that they may be? gin now to prepare themselves and to fortify the South against a food scarcity next winter and spring, at which time the South will feel tho pinch If the South does not tIiis suin mor produce enough food to feed ih<> entire South for another y<sar, wlth 0 .1 having t-? depend upon other sec? tions for sis to seven hundred million ib llnrs worth of foodstuffs as han been the case in normal times. Th" South will be made n? realize that neither man nor beaut can e:it cotton, and that In times of world wide food shortage food is the most valuable 1 oinmodlty In the world. Bad breath, bitter taste, dizziness and n general "no account" fooling Im sure sign of a torpid liver. Herbin?? is Hie medicine needed, it makes th" liver active, vitalises the blood, regu it ex the bowels and restores ;i lln< reeling of energy and cheerfulness l*rlce 60c. Sold l?> Slbert's Drus 'lore. Advt, London. April 8.?-German nirphm ? bombarded towns on the Kentish coasl Insl nl ht. It is officially or ioum > d tii."t Up re were no casualties Farmers and others who live al dls-1 >ance from m drug s? ire . ?uld keep In the house s bottle of Bullard'ttl mow Liniment. It may be needed at j any time for cuts, wounds, sores, 'pralns or rheumatism, it is a pow? I iii?i healing ami penetrating um edy, Price 25c, 50c adn $1.00 pei ' oitie. Sold by Slbort'a Drug Store, Advt REGIIS FOR mi CALL OF PRESIDENT WILSON BRINGS RESPONSE. Last Week One 111111(11*011 and Twenty South Carolinians Applied for En? listment?Thousands Of Young Men Needed And the Opportunity for Service Woe Never Better. the Editor: The Naval Recruiting Officer re? ports that results are beginning to show from the president's appeal for the navy to be recruited to war strength. Since Sunday, the 2?th, over 120 men have applied for enlistment; about 35 of these being Charlecton ians. However, due to the urgency of this call and the enthusiastic re? sponse with which it is being met by the North and East, the recruiting of? ficer expressed himself as being a lit? tle disappointed with the results to elate. Lieutenant Cooper stated that, 'While in no manne:' wishing to de? tract from the imperative call of duly which is urgent and every American owes his country, he again appeals t" eligible boys and their parents to con? sider the navy as a gateway to unlim? ited opportunities for personal ad? vancement. The lifo of a Man-O-Wnrsman should appeal to boys of spirit. Its BOelthfulU :-s, wholesomcnes:-:, ef? ficiency and future idiould .appeal to their parents. It fu nishes adventure, ever changing scenes, new countries, 'new people, a chance to serve the country in an honorable profession. The navy also offers steady em? ployment, good practical training, pro? motion, provision for old age, health? ful life anc opportunity for travel and education. All pay received is clear of all living expenses. The food is excellent. No military service In the world spends the money or care on "food that is given by the United States navy. The navy maintains numerous schools for the instruction of its re? cruits. There are four large training ? o stations: at . Newport, R. I., Norfolk Vti., Great I^ikes, 111 (North Chicago) and San Francisco, Cal. Every recruit who enlists as apprentice seaman' i? immediately transferred to one of 'these training stations for Instruction liefore be is assigned to a seagoing vessel.. '' ^fhe navy maintains trade schools as follows.. The electrical school for th instruction of electricians, both gen? eral and radio; the Artificer School, for Shipwrights, Shipfittcrs, Carpen? ters, Blacksmiths, Painters, etc., the Yeoman School for stenographers, typewriters and book-keepers; the commls.'iarv school for cooks, bakers a'noV Commissary Stewards; the Hos? pital Corps Training Schools, for the instruction of men in nursing, first aid, drugs, etc.; the coppersmith school; the machinist school; the {Aeronautic school; the musical school; the schooi of Drawing; the Torpedo school, and the class for instruction in gasoline engines. It 4s hoped that the subject mat? ter of this letter will receive your very serious consideration; that you will publish this letter either In whole ] or In part; that you will give this sub [ jeet continued space: and that you ' will furnish this office with a copy ol I r. your paper. Assuring you that any publicity you may give to this measure will be greatly appreciated, and extending to you in advance, the thanks of the na? val service in general, and of this of? fice in particular, I am, Yours very truly, O. P. Cooper. Lieutenant. U. S. Navy, Recruiting Of? ficer for South Carolina. Headquar? ters 200 Meeting Street, Charleston, S. C. SUMTER COTTON MARKET. Corrected Tally by ERNES') - Tin f.uton Buyer. Good 'Middling 20 .:? ;. Strict Middling 2<? :>-s. Middling 80 1-2. Btrh I |jO\y Middling 20 l- i. Low Middling I? 1-4. Staple cotton 2:J to 27. Corrected Daily by HARDY CO., Cotton Buyers. Good Middling 20 3-4. Strict Middling 20 r>-s. Middling 20 i -2. Strict Low Middling L?<> 1 -4. CJow Middling I 1. Price nominal. NEW YORK COTTON MARKET. Yes'dys Open High Low Close ('lose May . .21.25 .2:. 20.40 .60 .12 July . . 21.40 .05 20.10 ..12 IM i ()ct . . 20. 10 . H? .OS .Ml ').- I Dec . .1 !?.!<> .52 ,1.1 .13 lv7t If you COUgh :?ll night you gel no ? r st nor does anyone else In the house. Keep within reach a bottle of r,;ii lardJs Horehound Syrup', it Is then easy,,to stop the tickling which causes the,cough, whenever it appears. Price 2?C, 50c and $1.00 per bottle. Sold l?y Blbert'fl Li ?g store.?Advt, OTHERWISE SOUTH WILL FACE STARVATION. Carl Vrooman of Department of Agri culture Stresse? Importance of Right iteming at TIUs Time. Atlanta. April 3.?Carl Vrooman, assistant secretary of agriculture, addressing the Southeastern States food crop conference here today, de? clared that unless the South in creasad its food crop in the. event of war, the ' South, like Germany, faces starvation." "This condition will not arise be? cause the United States will not have food enough to supply this section," asserted Mr. Vrooman, "but such a condition threatens because of a shortage of freight cars and the pos? sibility of other sections being unable to ship foodstuffs here." i He called attention to the fact that ' the South had been Importing $600, i 000,000 to $700,000,000 worth of food? stuffs annually from other sections I , and said the "South would go hun I gry without this aid." , The assistant secretary who Cam? I South to open the government's sug? gestion for increased food crops spoke to membera of the Atlanta and Georgia Chambers or Commerce I and delegates to the Southern Cattle* ! men's association in convention here, j lie OSBSMnd food crop Blttst be in j creased becauga the United States was called upon to supply the allies with food and financial assistance. "I do not believe the United States will send troop:: to Europe at least for the first year unless a small con? tingent of 10,000 to 20,000 is dispatch? ed for the moral effect it would have." he suid. A prudent mother is always on the watch for symptoms of worms In her children. Paleness, lack of interest J play, and peevishness-is the signal for White's Cream Vermifuge. A few doses of this excellent remedy pu1 an end to the worms an< tl child soon acts naturally. Pn tfSo per bottle. Sold by Sibert's Drug Store.? Advt. SMITH-OAIXEV. Marion, April G.?The home of Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Pate Smith was filled with interested friends and rel? atives on Thursday afternoon when the marriage of their daughter. Miss Lilliam Wesley Smith, and James Claude Gainey of Sumter was solem? nized. Dr. Rufus Ford, the beloved pastor of the bride, performed the ceremony. The bridal colors of green and gold were used in the decora? tions. The artistic touches were com? pleted by Mrs. Rufus Rogers and Mrs. Lois Ford Jones. The two double Windows with delicate tracery of Ivy and yellow jasmine formed the back? ground. The improvised altar was entrained with yellow jasmine and numberless gold candles in crystal stands and many shaded lights gave a beautiful effect. The bridesmaids, Misses Ethel Foxworth of Centenary and Essie Smith of Mull ins, entered first. They wore lovely tunic frocks of white silk marquisette embroider I ed In gold and carried white carna? tions with asparagus fern tied with big bows of gold tulle. Then came the dainty little candle bearer, Hettie Joe Pace, the niece of the bride, and little Leona Terry of Mullins bore the ring in the heart of a calla lily. The maid of honor was the younger sister of the bride, Miss Hazel Smith who wore a lovely white frock, dainty and girlish. The bride and groom enter? ed and the impressive ring ceremony was used. The bride was strikingly handsome in a blue taffeta coat suit with Paisley decorations, gray hat, j 'douse and other accessories. Her j Monde beauty was enhanced by the i colorings of her costume. She car ! rled an exquisite shower bouquet of lavender sweet peas. Alter the cere ' mony music was rendered by Miss i Marie Foxworth and block cream In green and goi.i was served by Misses I Alnieade Dosler, Grace Harrelson, Alice Norwood and Mollle Pace. These dainty girls wore gold dn is a <>: white drosses with wide gold sashes. Assisting in receiving the guests were Mi-s. Charles Pace, Mrs. Pearlev Smith, Mrs. Rlddlek, Mrs. S. W. Par? ker and the friends of tlu groom, J, Ii. Lawrence, George D. Levy, John L, Blbert und v. P. Telcher of Sumter, Mrs. Gnlney h:is a do? llghtfully happy disposition and ha* many loyal friends here who appre? ciate her worth. The groom was once employed hero but is nov la Sumter. where after a bridal jour? ney through Florida they will mkae tlu ir horns. Mr. Gainey has made Suintei home for about two years and lib friends here will be glad to welcome his bride to her new home in the city. To have a fine healthy complexion? the liver must be active, the bowels regular and the blood pure. All this ??i P??outrht shout by usine Herblne. It thoroughly scours the liver, stom? ach and bowels, puts the bod\ In due condition and restores that clear, ?-? ., i ,..i.t?0 rn,MoW;on so m1" desired by ladies, Pi mm* r?0c. Sold !?> .jiijciu i-nu& utore,?Advt. MILLER SPEAKS IX HOUSE OF ZI MM ER MAX X I XTRIO VE. Berlin, Accord ing to Congressman, Has Sought to Use Mexico for Sub? marine War. Washington, April 5.?Representa? tive Miller of Minnesota (Republi? can), member of the foreign affaii-s committee, created a sensation dur? ing discussion of the war resolution by declaring that an unpublished paragraph of the Zimmermann" note offered to establish a submarine base in a Mexican port and supply Mex? ico with unlimited quantities of arms and ammunition and send German res2rvists in the United State's into Mexico. The unpublished portion of the Zimmermann note Miller quoted as follows: "Agreeable to the Mexican govern* ment, submarine bases vvill be estab? lished at Mexican ports from which will be supplied arms, ammunition and supplies. All reservlsls are or? dered into Mexico. Arrange to at? tack all along the border. ?.liiier further said he understood three Gorman ? schooners hud landed on the western coast of Mexico and hat Villa was surrounded by Ger? man officers who had taken charge 1 i of the drilling cf his men. Reliable information also was that the Car ranza army was "not much better," M'llcr said. V\ hen Representative MHier'sviuota tlon vns submitted to Secretary Lan? ding, however, th^ secretary of state declared the Zimmerman Instruc? tions "contained nothing of the sort." It has been understood, but never officially announced, that the full text <>f the Zimmerman instructions to German Minister von Eckhardt was net published with the main portion, which revealed the attempt to ally .Mexico and Japan In war against the United States. Members of trie for eign affairs committee in congress, however, had been supplied with the full text and with other evidences of German Intrigues against the govern? ment. Representative Miller expressed no surprise when told that Secretary Lansing denied that there Was any? thing like the quotation in the zTni merman note. Mr. Miller said there was a reason for not making il pub? lic at first but that there was no rea? son to suppress it now. "I believe the quotation is absolute? ly correct," he added. "I got it from a man who is in a position to know. He gave it to me as a matter of con? scientious duty. Otherwise I would not have been justified in giving that unpublished portion of the note." The Zimmermann instructions to von Eckhardt, translated through Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador here, were first revealed by the Associated Press on February 28. Dated more than ten days before the submarine campaign of ruthless ness went into effect, the instructions disclosed that Germany, while pro? testing her intention to adhere to her pledges, was even then contemplating the United States would no longer remain neutral and proposed to Mexi? co an alliance with Japan to attack the United States. Mexico as part of her reward was to regain "lost pro? vinces" in Texas, Arizona and New Mexico. Foreign Minister Zimmer? mann acknowledged the authenticity of the instruction but maintained they never had been delivered to Carransa. It seems certain the proposal has not ?onc to Japan, but American officials have not been so sure that it was not In fact in arle to Carranza. Since the disclosure there have been many reports of clor man reserv? ist.? going Into Mexico. ARK YOU RHEUMATIC? I Many Pongs That Pass for Rhesmsa* tlm are llcall) Hue to Weak Kid? neys. ) _ I is it rheumatism? I Soi every pain Is. i Weak kidneys let uric acid collect, i Uric ??. id causes many queer pairs. in ihe high it's sciatica; ? in Hie '?- lunibego; I kite nsr% v .. n ?utr|tie. ' Gout, grn.\el, d.o.sy are uric trou ' I It s. 1 When y.m suspect the kidneys use Doan'a Kidney Pills? i The home-recommended remedy. ' Sumter testimony is the best proof. ' Read th.s Butnter man ? stor) : I. a. Whlttemors, it Harby Ave., say 8: "My kidneys were badly (Reordered and my back ached. 1 also suffered from rheumatic pains in my limbs. The kidney secretions passed loo freely. Friends recom? mended Doan'a Kidney Pills and 1 got tome at Heat on s Pharmacy. They did me a world of good. Price 50c. at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan'a Kidney Pills?the same thst Mr. Whlttemors had. Foster-Mttburn Co., Buffalo, X. Y. ?.9