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TWO MR. MS, A. HOOD’S WITHDRAWAL LEAVES HO CAHDIDATE IN THIRD White Primary Committee Met at Noon and Accepted His Withdrawal—Entry List is Open Until Next Monday ANYONE MAY ENTER THE PRIMARY FOR COUNCIL Mr. Hood Said He Did Not Wish to Embarrass Commit tee, So He Withdrew. Under stood Dr. Ho*i.c Will Run. No Rules Changed. APki Hfr white primary committed m+i at noon today to con aider the cuhe of l>r. Geo. T. Home and the third ward council manic qucHtion, I)r. Horn* did not enter the primary by 6 P. ra. June {6th, when the entile* clon ed. Mr. J»m. A. Hood did enter Juhl before the time limit expired. Mr. flood wan declared by the nub com nnitter to he the only candidate and Dr. Horne appealed to the entire commit tee to reinstate him. This the com mittee declined to do but on account of Mr. Hnod'fl withdrawal decided to reopen the entry lint and it will be 1 opt open until next Monday noTht, Util, and Dr Horne. Mr Hood or any one else who ho deHiroti may enter. The meeting of the committee was • ailed to order by Chairman Julian M. Hmith and the following members were present: H. 11. MeOoweti, If. W. Hh&w, J |*\ I'arrtwell, VV D. Hop bine. A T. Ijunv D a Kogafty, C. J Van chan, It. 10. Elliott, VV. ft. Johitaon, T. K. F Mahoney, Deo. C. KrJmufele. J M Hn ith. 11. If Gum ming, VV IV Mbltc, K VV. Moore. Mr. T. M. Pbllpol was elected a mem ber of the committee from the first ward, Mr. H I! Alexander having declined to serve. Dr. II VV. Shaw, chairman of the sub committee, mad* a statement at the outset of the meeting giving the sub • uiinnlttee’s reason* for not admitting l>i. Horne ax a candidate iri the pri mary. ftr Hluiw Maid that due notice had been given in tin* newspapers of Urn time entries closed and that he thought it was up to the committee to ut hold his hand.* in the action of the sub committee. Mr. ft. K. Elliott ex- Presaed the same view A letter of withdrawal was In the possession of the < Imlrtuun and wan read by the secretary Mr. Hood’s resignation was accepted. The big committee recessed for five minutes and the sub committee went Into ssm fdon. When the big committee recom vened Chairman Shaw, of the sub committee, reported that there was no candidate for council from the third ward. Accordingly, on motion, the entry list w«h reopened and will remain open until 6 p. m, Monday, Ju.y ith, and any one may enter. The committee then adjourned. Here is Mr. Hood's letter of with drawal: Mr. Hood'* Letter. Augusta, (!■ . July 1, 'l4. Mr Julian M. Hmlth. (’airman, Oily White Primary Committee. Augusta, (la. I >ear Mir: In view of Ilia quealinna that have Wen raised liy Or lien. T. Ilorna, by reason of Ills failure to file hi* nn miuneement according to the rulea governing the white iirimary, I write y«U ttua: I have alaava lieen In favor of the white iirimary, unit while I do not think your committee tould change It* rulea and allow Ur Horne to enter aa a tndidate. mill, I feel that my can •ndaey at tlila time I* embarrassing to the committee. Therefore, tn order to lelieve them of any embarrassment, und at the mime time ahow the public that I am liberal In my view* and un willing lo do anything that would In iha leaat handicap the white primary, or that I Would *eeininJM.v. do anything that would be taking advantage of any one, I hereby withdraw my name from vour Imdy a* a eandldate for council from the third word. On account of aeveral friend*, l had under ronslders tton the on**t!on of running for coun cil for some time prior to the filing of my notice under the rulea governing H H H THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER. U EJ a successful remedy for Rheumatism Blood l’oison and all Itlood l*ise*»e*. At all Hruggists SI.OO. 11l F. V. LW»FMAN CO.. Savannah. Oa. I 1 1 PALM BEACH SUITS Our Palin Beach Suits arc carefully -duit and well tailored. They are made to fit and hold their shape and are of best materials. MS Creaky's “home of Good Clothes” the primary, but owing to the fart I lelt that my huainc-sa would not war rant a long heated and drawn out campaign, therefore I did not an nounce e,urlier. Yours very truly, .JAB A HOOD It 1h understood that Ur. Iforne will announce hla Candida* y for council from the third, subjjecv. t 6 the pri mary of July 10. ‘MARKING TIME’ PERIOD IN MEDIATION UP TO CARRAf'ZA-VILLA SPLIT (Continued from Preceding Page.) referendum. VIlla"a victory at Zaca tecan. It was asserted, had not served to bring the disputing factions to gether. Hope was held out however lor 'ii agreement to a conference, by reports lhal Villa was Inclined to sa w praceablo settlement of their re publics Internal affairs. As Intermediary. El Pa«o, Texas. --Miguel Diaz Lom bardo, constitutionalist representallvo at Paris, cabled today that he would leave at once for Bl Paso. This was taken here as Indicating that he would act as an official peace commis sioner between Carranza and Villa in I heir yet unsettled e»tnngement. Lombardo vVas minister of public Instruction In the cabinet of the late President Madero. lie has been friendly with Villa since the Miuleii revolution. Is on good terms with t 'nrrati7.ii and Is a close friend of (Jen oral Felipe Angelos, Carranza's de posed secretary of war, whose present relation with Villa bus been credited «a occasioning much of the 111 feeling between the two factions of the con st Put ton a I Ini h. Far From Complete. It w is learned today that tile recon ciliation between Villa and Carranza Is far from complete. Alfonso Mad - ro, brother of the late president; San tos Cuocano, the Peruvian poet, who hi.s been active recently In Mexican affairs, and Alberta Panl, one of Carranza's younger advisers, soma days ago offered their service ns me diators between the two rebel leader-*, It wis said As far as Carranza or Villa annus here have learned no defi nite plans are laid for an attempted adjustment. In the meantime Villa* heretofore successful campaign with .V xloo City as the ultimate goat, Is delayed Indefinitely. Second Largest City. Adv'lces Irom Guadalajara said that tin second largest city In Mexico wits about to he attacked by Gen. fibre- Ron's troops. The revolutionists It aits stated, have cut off the water, Ills lit and power supply of the city. From the eastern part of Mexico rime reports that the attack on San l.uls Potosl soon would be attempted by the troops under Gen. Pablo Oon zlea. 6,000 Troops. Six thousand soldiers composing three brigades, recently hate left Sal tillo, It was said, and within a few days IK,0(<l men will he Invcstlnß the city. In the meantime Villa's forces 'A the central division have remained Idle, attempting no movement attain'd Annas Calientas on account of a lacs of ammunition. Villa's men assert they are not assisted by the Carranza fac tion In their efforts to secure war munitions. Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Atlanta, Qa—The statu* of the Southern lnt« rcnllcglate Athletic As- Hoclatlon, insofar as several college* are concerned. Vtt* to be determined at a meeting here today. Representa tive* of the University of tloorgtn. (leorglA Tee’li. Vanderbilt, Mereer, Au burn. Cleroaon. Scwnnee, Florida, Ala bama and possibly Tennessee find Tu- Igne. illssstlsfled with several of toe s *o*clot ion's rules w ere expected to discuss and rectify them If possible. The meeting resulted from the with dratval of Vanderbilt University from the association, this action havftig been based primarily on the one year resi dence rule. Our Men’s Underwear Our Men's Underwear covers a wide range and in cludes everything from a good fifty cent goods to the heat linen mesh at two dol lars. COMBAGKS LEAVE CUV THIS P. K. Jump Down to Camp of the Wilderites For a Series of Three Games—Back Monday. After thhr name of this afternoon the j Combacks will hike over to the camp ' of the Wllderltr-s for a series of three games. When this series has become a thliiß of the past Manager "Babe'' Brouthers "set" will re-appear In An- I Kusta playiriß nine consecutive game) ["before leaving attain. The first on j the program will be the Maeon Tigers, j then the Columbus Foxes and lust but i not least the Jacksonville Wilderites It's a pity Augusta wont have base ha II on the Fourth, but It can”t be helped, for ns every one knows it's a rolte.i schedule and that’s all there la to it. Burgess will probably he In Mon day's game (against the Tlßcrs) and with all of the players working at Rood as they have for the past week why there’s nothing for the old club to do but to soar In the percentage column, and this la the very thing that’s goingg to be pulled off. IT the Augustans manage to cop two games out of the three In Jack sonville and then come back to this city and "work" jt wont be bard to obtain that coveted position at the top. but this Is only "supposing"—let’s get down to facts. The first game will be pulled off In the Wilderites camp tomorrow, Fri day will bo a holiday, and (Saturday there will be a double-header. The boys are now putting up the on<- grand article of ball and the only thing that could be done now In addi tion to the "smooth-running” of the club Is that the local fans turn out in a body Monday afternoon and give them a hearty welcome, Just to show them that their efforts are appreciated. AUGUSTA GOES AFTEfI TRDPHY Fifteen Shooters of the Au gusta Gun Club to Go to At lanta Saturday to Brin? Back the Chamber of Commerce Trophy. There will be 15 members of the Au gustß Gun Club to go to Atlanta on Sat urday to contest for the challenge trophy donated by the Chamber of Commerce us Atlanta for the College Park Gun Club. Thle trophy Is a very handsome nffnir and the Augusta shooters are go ing to the capital city to bring It hack. The trophy must he won three time. t n succession befes-e It become* the perma nent property of any club When the Augusta club brings the trophy back (ns It confidently expects to do), then some other gun club In the state will challenge the local Club. If Augusta wine three times consecutively the trophy, of course, becomes its permanent property BOMBARDIER IS THE WINKER Fighter Regains Some of His Lost Prestige. Knocks Out Bell in Second Round. London.—Rombardler Wells last night knocked out Colin Bell, an Aus tralian In the second round of a con test for the heavyweight championship of the British empire. The contest was scheduled to go 20 rounds. Wells, by his victory won SIO,OOO and regained some of hts lost prestige, for the form he displayed last night against the Austrian champion again has caused him to be numbered among the "white hopes." In the opening round Bell u*ed rush ing tactics, making play for ltoniha dler'e stomach, but the Fngllshman mad* excellent use of his superior science, several times stopping Bell with lefts to the fuce. In the second round Bell sent Wells lo hie knees with a swing to the Jaw. No sooner was the Fngllshman back on his feet than Bell rushed again, again, expecting lo finish him, but Bombardier landed a terrific right to th i point of the Jaw, sending Pell to the board* where he remained until counted out. In the crowd that filled the arena were many fashionably attired women Royal Regatta Opens; Great Crowd is Present Hsnlsy-On-Thamss, England. A broiling hot sun greeted ths open ing today of the royal regatta here and found ten* of thousands of lover* of aquatic sports gathered nlong ths hank* of the Thame*. The river near the shore* was crowded with housc boata and launches occupied by offi cer* of th* "crack" regiments and protuftient society people The crowd* included mnny Americana who hud come to watch the performances of the Tmerlcan entrants In the va rious event. The day'* program was largely taken nj with the ellmlnatnry heat* of tho diamond sculls in which there were n number of scullers from across the Atlantic. SCHUMANN HEINK MAY TAKE HER MAIDEN NAME Chicago.— A decree of divorce In favor of Mr*. Krnesllne Rapp iMme. Schumann-Hrink) wife of Wm. Rapp of New York. was entered In the su perior court today. Mr*. Rapp may resume her maiden name, Krneattne Schumann Heink and Rapp must pay cost* of the suit. The decree also find* that ,he statutory charges made ngnlnat Mrs. Rapp tn the defendant's amended answer were not supported by evidence. The decree Is granted on statutory charge* which It I* held she proved against her husband. 7 HE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. Augustans Bothered With Less Mosquitoes Than Ever Before t Officially Stated Today at Board of Health Office That Com plaints About Flies and Mosquitoes This Summer Are Fewer Than in Previous Summers —Result of Use of Oil. Augusta so far this summer is prac tically free from mosquitoes. As far as the records of the Board of peaith show this has never been the case be fore. The statement was made officially from the orfloe of the Board of Health todaj/ that to date this season there haven’t been more than a half dozen complaints about the little pests. The absence of the mosquito in Au gusta this late In the season Is due I rlneipalty to the use* of more of the specially prepared oil which kills them and prevents their breeding. A 11 TO SAVE THE ENTOMBED 9 \ Forlorn Hope, However, of Being Able to Rescue Those Left in Burning Mine. Williamson, W. Va. —Miners worked with feverish energy today digging a shaft into the workings of mine No. 1, of the Hycamore Coal Company near here in the hope of reaehing five men who were cut off when fire broke out last night. The throng surrounding the pit after dawn that the hope was forlorn but the men un der the direction of a mine inspector and their bosses continued to dig. Others forced their way into the gas filled galleries and endeavored to choke the flames with sand, crews being relieved every half hour, but they made little progress. Uense vol umes of smoke Poured from the open ings and it was feared the fire was spreading rapidly. The fire broke out in the fan house and that structure was destroyed. Alarmed by the failure of the air, 25 men made their way to the surrace but five were caught in entries far from the opening. The nearest rescue crew of the Unit ed States bureau of mines was at Roanoke, Va. and was expected to reach here during the day. ‘m EDICT' OF NAVY IIEFFECT Daniels’ Famous Order Bars All Alcoholic Liquors From Every Ship and Shore Station Washington.—Secretary Daniels' fa mous order barring Intoxicants from the Navy went into effect today. It not only abolishes the traditional ■'wine mess" of the officers but bars nil alcoholic lllquors from every ship and shore staion of the Navy. Beginnlg today any officer found In possession of alcoholic liquor on board ship or at any naval station will be guilty of misconduct. Commanding of ficers will be held directly responsible for the enforcement of the “dry edict.” Considerable speculation is being Indulged in here today as to how of ficers would accept the new order of things. They were amazed at the time the order was announced in April. Secretary Daniels has said that a reasonable construction was to be placed on the order. This was tak en to mean that If any liquor happened to be on board a vessel on foreign ser vice, including those in Mexican wa ters, a reasonable time would be given in which to unload it. On ail naval naval reservations and on ships in home waters, however, it was expect ed that the lid would be on tight to day. JUSTICE LAMAR GIVES VIEWS OF U. S.: ENVOYS POSTPONE DEPARTURE (Continued from Preceding Page.) lalked with Emlto Rabasa, head of the Huerta delegation. Wants Understanding. It was understood that he, too, was unwilling that mediation should re cess without some definite under standing as to the future. The Huerta delegates consider that their work on the international controversy Is fin ished and It la believed they would like to have the delegates appointed 1A- Huerta take care of the Internal ques tion. The American delegates are prepar ing to stay here another week, hut the Huerta delegation Is expecting defi nite word from Mexico City today and may leave on Friday or Saturday. •FOR RENT’ IN 600 FORMER LIQUOR MARTS (Continued from Preceding Pare.) the state. Some have turned to other lines of trade. Still others have retir ed from active pursuits. Of the 1,200 retail and wholesale liquor establish ments in the state June 1 many had closed their doors before the week be gan. Only a few kept open until the last minute. No Celebration, The transition was orderly There was no celebration although man., curious ones thronged the streets of the cities. Five deaths, due wholly or in part to Intoxicants, were reported yesterday from the southern portion of the state Nearly $1,000,000 tn rev enues are taken from the state, coun ties. cities and towns by the passing of the saloons. To meet this deficit each district has evolved other forms of taxation. To Enforce ths Law. Bred . Blue, state commissioner of prohibition, has perfected arrange ments for enforcing the law. "The fight for prohibition has only commenced.” he said tn a statement issued last night tn which he appealed to every citizen to aid the officers in compelling en forcement of the Yost Act Commis sioner Blue declares he will use every power at h.s command to see that the act is observed in every particular. little tank wagon filled with this prep aration visits the sewer openings about the city every day and thousands of gallons of the fluid have already been poured over the town to keep down the mosquito. The oil has evidently done its work. This season the effects are more noticeable than ever before, Pos sibly because more oil has been used. It is also understood that the Board of Health has received less com plaints this summer on account of the ordinary house fly than previously. It is a fact that the city is cleaner; the health department is simply doing its duty. DEMOCRATS Of SENATLCAUCUS Probable Announcement to Country That They’ll Stay at Posts to Pass Anti-Trust Laws. Washington.— Definite and final no ticc to business interests ana the country generally that congress will not adjourn without action on tne ad ministration trust legislation pro gram, was the primary object of the caucus of senate democrats called for late today with President Wilson’s approval. It was said at the White House to day that, the president would send no message to the caucus and that he had had nothing to do directly with the calling of the meeting. For Late Today. Washington —Senate democrats will hold a conference late today when it is expected a resolution will be adopt ed announcing to the country con gress’ intention to remain in Wash ington until the administration’s anti trust program has been enacted into law. The conference was called by Majority leader Kern to act on reso lution declaring it to be the sense of j the democrats in the senate that trust legislation be enacted at this sessioa Belief was expressed today that the I decision to hold a conference was to assure the country that the ami-trust program would be pressed to a final conclusion as soon as possible. Wails some opposition was expected from democrats who hold radically diffep ent views from those of President Wil son, administration leaders in die Benate were hopeful that the resolu tion would be adopted. It would bind democratic senators. It was not expected the conference would make an attempt to outline a definite plan for legislation. The reason for this is the fact that two of If Your Vacation Takes You Near Battle Creek You arc cordially invited to spend a few hours at the famous pure fuod factories of the Postum Cereal Co., Ltd. (Probably the greatest group of pure food factory buildings in the world today) Experienced guides are always on duty to show visitors the beautiful of fices and art galleries, the spacious grounds and gardens, and the surrounding group of twenty factories wherein are made Postum, Instant Postum, Grape-Nuts, Post Toasties and Post Tavern Porridge Every step in the making of these famous foods is shown the visitor from raw material to fmisled article. Guests arc encouraged to ask questions, and the most searching inquiry into each and every process concerning pure foods and how they are made, , is invited. The work of the thousand employes and the marvelous and intricate ma chinery used in manufacture, was explained last year to some 25,000 visitors. This year there'll he more, and you are invited to he one of them. There’s considerable to see—and ‘There’s a Reason” POSTUM CEREAL CO., LTD. BATTLE CREEK. MICH. ~ * Distinctively Individual ■■■■■■■■ < TURKISH BLEND have an individuality p possessed by no other. || ZO&ptfajifp ii Ififo.*™ An H Ultima Coupons eon be exchanged for disnncnveCifh Bfj the measures on the program—the Clayton anti-trust and the railroad se curities bills—are still in committee wit',l no prospects of an early report on either of them. QUAUTWE AT S.O.JSJJFTED Restrictions Removed For Human Beings, But War on Rats Vigorously Waged. New Orleans.—Normal business conditions prevailed here today in the 49 blocks ot the downtown distrlci which had been under quarantine be cause it was feared bubonic plague might spread. The quarantine was declared off last night under direc tions from Dr. Rupert Blue, surgeon general of the United States Public Health Serv'ce who telegraphed that steps further planned were not war ranted at this time. Before the quarantine was declared off more than 3,500 permits to bread winners to cross the dead line had been issued, street car conductors locked the doors of their cars while traversing the district under obser vation and amusement resorts in the infested zone temporarily had gone out of business. Although the restrictions as to the movements of human beir.gs were re moved, rats were still under the ban and a campaign of extermination will be waged against them. One of the regulations promulgated today by the city board of health requires that “all rats caught by individuals shall be immersed in kerosene and reported to the board of health laboratry.” No alarming symptoms have been shown t>y any of the 27 inmates of tne Volunteers of America Home, who were isolated when the plague was discovered in the home. This fact and the failure to discover oiher eases in the city has led local author WEDNESDAY, JULY 1. mi 206r15* ities to believe the situation is well Id hand. BRITONS OFMTO VERA~CRUZ ON SPECIAL (Continued from Preceding Page.) cording to an Englishman who wa.a presnt at the meeting at which the minister advised, his countrymen to leave Mexico. Americans Uninstructed. Washington. Carranza's agents here after a conference made efforts to get in communication with him at his provisional capital In Monterey. They said they had no further report on the progress of the plan to submit the proposal of meeting with the Hu erta delegates to his generals under the plan of Guadalupe. Secretary Bryan would not discuss the Niagara conference today. So far as was known no instructions as to leaving have been sent to the Ameri can delegates. ACQUITTED OF JEKYL ISLAND MURDER CHARGE Brunswick, G».—J. H. Thompson was acquitted here today of the charge of having murdered PrtuL J. W. Hart on Jekyl Island, ago. The case went to the jury late day after a three days hearing. ~