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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-31
WATERWAYS BOOMERS
WELCOMED IN FLORIDA
Congressman Moore and Others
Due at Miami
Today

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. oct.

FORT LACDERDALE. Fla. oct. 81.
Continuing their inspection Of canals and
waterways down the east coast Of Florida,
Congressman j. Hampton Moore Of Phila-
delphia Mayor Frederick w, Donnelly. Of
Trenton. N J., and Charles Elmer Smith,
the committee preparing for the Atlantic
deeper waterways convention at Miami
November 26, have arrived at Fort Lauder
dale to visit reclaimed farm lands in the
Everglades. The party has now stopped
at al important points from Jacksonville
south and expects to reach Miami today
Congressman Moore said he was gratihed
WIN the reception accorded the committee
at all meetings thus far held. In West
Palm Beach the party was entertained by
the Chamber of Commerce, the Mayor pre-
siding Among those attending was the
woman Mayor Of Moore Haven. Mrs
OBrien, formerly Mrs. George O. Horwitz.
or Philadelphia, who is interested i'm the
drainage OF the Everglades and the early
cphpIetlon OF Florida's canal system Mayor
ponnelly. who expects to call the Atlantic
C"lst Mayors in convention at Miami OBJ
tanned the promise of the former Mrs. Ior-
WIZ 10 attend and participate in part of
.,le waterways discussion. Referring TO
MRS O'Brien as a Philadelphia woman WIN
had made good as a business woman and an
administrator, Congressman Moore said:
me Mayor OF Moore Haven, an Ever
sIades settlement on Lake Okeechobee who
was weli known as a publc-sprited society
woman IN Philadelphia, has become a real
4 FACTOR in Florida's business IIfe I'm loss tbar
one year. She is making n success Of her
nluck-land FARMS raising potatoes, toma.
toes' peppers and the like. and Is conceded
70 De good administrative officer. lust
aIler dlsmssing the town marshll for i'm.
! tTA,''Ioh t!,N. ana taking his gun away from
| nm, she motorboated II through tbc re-,
! sIaues canal to Palm Beach to attend on,
| waterways meeting after which she made
/ d snort address of encouragement at the
heu cross fair. That's a pretty good day',
! ida, don't YOU think F
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-31
63 NEGRO SOLDIERS FACE
TRIAL FOR HOUSTON RIOT
Witnesses Ready to Tell Court-Martial
of Mutiny in Texan
CITY

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, oct. 3l.-In the
little gift chapel at Fort Sam Houston to-
morrow sxty-three negro soldiers of the
Twenty-fourth Infantry will face court
martial for murder and mutiny In the
Houston riots.
Witnesses began arriving today from
Houston and from Columbus n. NJ, to tell
the rt-martial Of the night of terror
in which twenty-thrce men and women
were shot down in the streets of Houston on
August 23 The victims included Captain
]. W. Mates, of the Illinois National
Guard, whose body was mutilated with
bayonet wounds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-31
DANIELS VIEWS FIRST
TO FIGHT" CONTINGENT
WASHINGTON. oct. 3

Americas FIRST to fight" are ready This
was the verdict of Secretary of the Navy
Daniels today after he had inspected and
reviewed the Marine Corps detachments at
Quantico, Va. The marines will be the
next to go to France, he said.
The corps went through all it's PAGES,
peaceful and warlilSe, for the Secretary and
General George Barnett, who accom-
panied him. Secretary Daniels applauded
the performance Of Sergeant Barger. of
illinois, who set new record in taking
apart and setting up a machine gun while
blndfolded. Sergeant Barger's record, in
competition with rival, was two minutes
and flfty-fve seconds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-31
FAVOR r. r. REGULATION

WASHINGTON, Oct 31.-Federal reru-
lation OF the issuance of railroad securities
auu legislation giving the Interstate Com
merce Commission power over intrastato
rates are overwhelmingly favored in a
referendum taken by the United States
Chamber of Commerce.
railroad Incorporation law which
would make uniform the charters of all in
tGrstatc carriers also received the approval
of the nations business men. toda,,'s 10.
ports showed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-31
FLOODS AND FROST
HIT CITY TOGETHER
Schuylkill River Overfows
It's Banks in Manayunk,
District, Flooding Cellars
MILLS ARE NOT MENACED

uioods, coupled with the first freezing
..tber OF the season, visited Philadel-
pha today
THE schuylkin River. swollen to over
,.,,,rq by heavy rains, invaded the low
,r,np Manayunk mill district Goods were
-,o,,ed from the Easements and lower
-, of many OF the factories fringing the
stream.
The rapidly rising river covered the Flat
n,,, dam breast, above Manayunk, with
..,,r-foot muddy torrent early today, the
s.n,b Of the flood increasing to more than.
-, feet in the narrower channels Of the
Rv daylight the flood at the dam
~, so,,en TO two and half feet above nor
h-T 18th a consequent fall at Manayunk.
rr,,o mills are in no danger according to
Ine n,aaid & Guiles, canal lock inspector.
WIN the FIRST time since last spring the
ronroture fell to the freezing point, the
teup tp',rv touching 80 degrees at o'clock
meI' M ,,,orning, BY o'clock the sun had
tIlis tIlsr.od the city to a 36-degree point
wStn,i Wall conservationists who have been help
. ,he fuel administration by refrainIng
srom putting fire In their furnaces came
iion,,stairs shivering and quickly applied
s,.n match which meant inroads on the coal
tre mo Others sent in heavy orders to the
Poi dealers and in many instances were
SsGI"annointed because the dealers could not
onnnlv their needs.
Erom the storm-swept Wyoming Valley
,,rne reports of ten mines flooded and many
houses unroofed. The Susquehanna River
nyerhowed it's banks. In Plymouth when
Brown Creek left its bed three families
and the stocks of seven stores were saved
by a telephone operators alarm.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-31
plea TO Save Historic Church

Members Of the Church Historical So
ciety are protesting against the proposed
sale of Old st. Pauls Church, Third and
Walnut streets, founded in.1773 and termed
by Judge Norris S. Barratt "the mother of
the Episcopal Church in America"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-31
Italians Eager to Help Homeland

disaster to armies of their native land,
have applied at the Italian consuls office
here in the last several days in a vain
effort to return to Italy to help repel the
Austro-German invaders. Lack of trans
portation facilities prevents their being ac-
cepted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-31
Mrs. Rippin Investigates Army Camps

Mrs. Jane Deeter Rippin, chief probation
officer of the Municipal Court, is on a six
months furlough investigating sociological
conditions in the Texas, New Mexico. Ari-
zona, Utah and Arkansas army canton
rnents, with a view to bettering conditions
at the Philadelphia Navy Yard with the
knowledge gained.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-31
Urge Conservation of Drugs

A nationwide campaign to conserve
drugs has been begun by the department
of sanitation, medicine and Red Cross of
the Pennsylvania Department of Public
Safety Druggists are urged to prevent
waste IN supplies and to instruct the pub
lie how to do II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-31
HelsingfOrs Evacuation Continues

COPENHAGEN, Oct. 31.-The evacuation.
Of Helsingfors Finland will be completed
within fortnight, according to a dispatch
from there today by the Haparanda.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-31
Thieves Work Under Cops Noses

Unusual activity by thieves in the CEN
traI section of the city was reported in
the wake of District Attorney Rotan's
charge that Director of Public Safety Will
sons department is demoralized by poll
tics More than 5000 worth of goods was
stolen from the clothing factory Of Laet-
ner Brothers. 46 North Seventh street
shoes, an automobile and tires, jewelry,
clothing and sugar were reported stolen,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
SAYS
.HEPREFERSFIELD.
Roswell Artillery Captain
Declines New Mexico Ad-
jutant Generalship.

capt Charles N DeBremond, COM
mander Of battery \. New Mexico field
artillery and organizer Of this battery,
who was offered the adjutant general
ship Of New Mexico by Gov. W Z
Lindsey. has wired the executive de-
clining the position He gave as his
reason that lie preferred TO remain
in the field with the battery.
Capt DeBremond IS a former swiss
army officer and organized battery a
1T Roswell, y NJ. in 1903. He has
built up the organization so that it is
regarded as the most efficient artil-
lery organization in the United States
In recent tests at Ell PasO between
the New Mexico battery and regular ar
tillery organizations. the Roswell or
SANITATION has surpassed the regulars
in efficiency, target practice and other
tests held.
Capt. DeEremOud is farmer and
sheep raiser a Roswell He spent
eight years in the Swiss army as cav
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
VILLISTAS KILL
TRAIN ESCORT
Shoot Down IS at Laguna in
Holding Up Train; 20 Vii
listas Are Also Killed.

Jose Yuez Salazar's band Of Villa
rebels fired into q Mexican Central
passeneer ,rain at Iasuna station,
chihuahua. Saturday. killing 8 Il the
de facto governments troop escort
and wouudins three passengers ac-
cording to Mexican Central employees
who arrived iu Juarez Monday. Il was
added that 20 of Sslazar's men were
killed and - wounded h- the Car
rama troops during the eusa cement
which followed the holdun-
Rebels Surround Train.
The villa rebels Were reported %
brave surrounded the train. orerpow-
cred the escort after q brief fight and
to have robbed the train Of everything
which could be carried away The
train was southbound and after rob-
bling il. the wounded passengers were
sent 10 Chihuahua City
a train lett here early today with
1000 YaQui Indians on board and with
2 pilot engine ahead OF the tram. tne
Indian guards were part OF the SO
nora command of Col Guillermo
chavez which marched over the noun
-ains into Chihuahua recenIly
American says ~ Killed.
Carranza officials here said a re-
mort had been received from Chihua-
nua CITY of an attempt 70 hold mp the
south bound Mexican Central paSSen-
ger train somewhere south OF aocte-
y11fne station hrr. after an exchange
Of shots. il was said the train sue
ceeded in escaping from the rebel band
ard proceeding to Chihuahua City. No
estimate Of the dead was received IL
was added
Al American passenger who arrived
from Chihuahua City Monday said 10
Villa and Carranza soldiers we're killed.
He also said a rail was removed from
the track and the engineer succeeded
in hacI-in. his train after the Skin
mfsh. Later the rail was replaced ana
fhe train proceeded TO Chihuahua City
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
ARMY DEPOT IS
To STAY HERE
Depot Quartermaster, Maj.
Elliott, Says California
Report Absurd.

There Is absolutely no truth ii che
story Of the removal Of the Il Paso
army stores depot, but I heard the
same story the other night was the
reply Of Mai William Elliott. depot
quartermaster. United States army, IL
charge OF the border district, when he
was told Monday that a report had
reached here to the effect that the
big army depot in FL Paso was 20 be
removed TO Los Angeles. Calf
The story is absurd, said Maj. IL
Lott, because there is no demand
Tor such a depot at Los Angeles. There
rs 10 Capitalization of troops there and
J have not heard any report indicating
mat the sending Of troops to California
Is contemplated OF course the depot
here VIII be reduced as there is no
necessity for keeping here supplies for
100000 troops after the militia has
Teen sent home"
California Wants Reward.
The report that the removal OF the
reached this city by way of California.
hat Los Angeles people believe they
VIII get the depot IS indicated by the
talk Of men recently here from that
CITY Iney say that California elected
wilson and has 4 right TO ask him for
OF troops from the Mexican border and
threatened danger from the sea fur
nlShes an excuse for the concentration
o. troops on the Pacific coast. hence
their hopes Of securing the biggest
quartermaster depot in the west.
II Is reported that Los Angeles rep
representative in congress has assured
MS home people that in a short time q
large force OF troops and a big depot
"ouio md their way 10 Los Angeles
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
JUAREZ GIVES
CARRANZA BOO
National Election Is Quiet;
Prieto Elected Deputy;
J. Urueta, Senator.

Unofficial returns Of the election for
national officers held in Juarez Sunday
showed that approximately 500 votes
were cast in The city Returns from
The towns in the Galeana district had
not been received al Jusrez Monday.
IN Juarez Venustiano Carranza was
unanimously elected president Manuel
NJ Prieto. former mayor of Juarez and
delegate TO the recent conference at
QuereJaro. was elected 20 the house OF
deputies from the Juarez district and
Jesus Jrueta. prominent orator and
attorney OF Juarez. was elected sena-
tor His alternate elected is Santiago
Gonzales Cas1Eau-es-
~ iliista- IL Not for Carramza.
PrOciamatiOns deuouuciug anyone
as a Nillista who did not vote for Car
rama for Jhe presidency were posted IN
Juarez signed BY ~jefe de las armas~
The proclamation stated that any per-
son who did not vote l0- Carranza
should be executed
The election passed quietly. without
show Of armed men. There was little
interest manifested. All saloons We're
closed during the dav-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
CARRANZA WINS
BY GREAT VOTE
First Real Election Ever
Held in Mexico, Many Old
Residents Declare.

Mexico City, Mex. March l2.-Gen.
Nenustiano Carranza has been elected
president of Mexico by an overwhelm-
ing majority. That much is evident
as result of yesterdays national cleo
tionz.
Although tile voters had the 3rivi-
lege OF writing in or declaring any
name they desired. Gen. Carranza re-
ceived all but a few scattering ballots
The estimated vote cast runs all the
way from several hundred thousand
10 a million
Many old residents declare Is was
thu first real election ever held in
This country Reports from various
parts Of -he --public indicate that
there was no disturbance or intimi-
dalton.
Troops were nor iu evidence, The SOL
diers castins their votes ia their bar
racks
First President since Madero.
Mexico viii now have constitutional
president for the first time since 1911
when Francisco Madero received more
than 800, 600 votes Gen. Nictoriano
Huerta called an election IN 1919 and
declared himself elected but later null
lifted the election on the ground tnat
an insufficient number Of votes had
been cast.
Il viii be some time however. he
fore the returns Of The congressional
elections are definitely kncTn although
the candidates on the ticket Of the
Constitutionalist-Lib party when
first backed Carranza are running
strong in most Of the districts.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
T. P. SWITCHMAN FORM THREE
TRAINS IN HOUR AND HALF

Texas q Pacific switchnlen. under
personal supervision Of Supt G. T. Nc
Mullen. OF Big Springs. made record
time IN the assembling of three trains
Sunday night for moving the smaller
units Of Michigan troops from the T. *
= YARD N Fl PasO- The trains were
ready 10 be iced and watered in an
hour and 4 half after the order TO
make NJ was received The troops be
gan moving shortly before noon Non
day. routed by Fort Worth, Texarkana
and st. Louis
The Michigan cavalry went on the
first train. the artillery on the second
and the engineers and signal men on
the last Each train had Pullman. box
and fiat cars and gondolas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
GEORGIA INFANTRY TO LEAVE
ON TRAINS; NOT MOTORS

Replying TO queries as TO the kind OF
transportation mat viii be furnished
TO the Georgia infantry brigade for rs
trip homeward. beginning March -
since suggestions have been made nv
Dixie Overland Highway officials in
Georgia that motor trucks be used
Orig. Gen. Walter A. Harris. brigade
commander. said Monday that his IN
derstandlnS is that tine troops will be
moved on railroad trains. in dar
coaches. If necessary. The three -eef-
ments are preparing to break carnp N
Camp Cotton, TO be entrained from the
18th 70 18th.
The Dixie highway officials had
wired president Wilson and the Cover
nors of all states i'm the south recon-
mendins The highway TIP as practica'.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
VILLAS MEN ROLL ROCKS
ON CARRANCISTAS AT CUMBRE

in a battle between Nilllstas and
Carranza troops last week near Cum
bre tunnel On the Mexico Northwestern
railroad lasr week the Niliistas rolled
huge rocks down the mountain side on
the CarranZa troops. killing and injur-
in- many cf 7heir number. according
70 sdTices received Monday 10y govern
menr agents
The action Of The Nllistas caused the
Carranza forces 10 retreat and q large
quantity Of ammunition Is said 10 haze
been secured hv the Villa troops
According no government adViceS-
Villa troops commanded by Salazar.
Eelarde and Guiterrez dominate the en-
tire district between 1Iaders and
Casas F1rardc>
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
Gen. Bell Recommends $40
Noncommissioned Officers
For Commissions In Anlu

Eight hundred and forty noncomrnis-
stoned officers in the Fl Paso district
were recommended TO the war depart
ment for commissions in the regular
army by Brig Gen. George Bell. ir
saturday sixty noncOmmissioned off
y regiments OF regulars stationed al
II Paso. q
The war department recently asked
Gen Bell to select from the FL Paso
alstrlct a number of enlisted men who
are eligible for commissions in order
that they can be promoted TO the ranks
or second Lieutenant, first lieutenant
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
MICHIGAN, OHIO, TENNESSEE,
SOUTH CAROLINA TROOPS co

Nearly 1900 Michigan troops left 81
Paso sunday for Fit Wayne. Mich TO
be mustered out OF federal service
Among the troops We're batteries 4 and
Is. field artillery, troops \ and 2 Of
cavalry. field hos itsl company No. J.
two ambulance companies. and the en-
gineering and signal corps Companies
The departure of the Michigan aux
Hilary troops leaves IT, SSrd infantry
as the only Michigan organization at
Fl Paso- This regiment is scheduled
TO leave for Fl. Wayne March 20
The Eighth Ohio infantry. the Second
South carolina infantry and troops r.
e. and l. OF the Tennessee cavalry left
ID Paso late Saturday night FOR their
home stations
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
LOCAL OFFICERS WILL TEACH
WEST POINT CADETS IN FALL

Lieutenants from the Fl Paso mill
tarv district have been named on the
staff Of officers who Will 20 on duty
AT West Point at the fall term, in Or
ders received from the war depart
ment. The officers are stuart W era
ner and Thomas II. Rees. Eighth cav
airy. Robert NJ LittlejOhn. nth cav
airy. and Ziba l. Droliinger. 18th in
fautry. The leuteants VIII proceed TO
West Point late in the summer
Cart Fred Cruise. who has been at
tached TO the Third Pennsylvania ar
tfiIerv as = lieutenant colonel has been
ordered to join the Fourth field artil-
ley IN. the Panama canal zone when
the national guard regiment is mus
-erel ont n Sun hurv. Pa
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
CARRANZA TO EXTEND
AMNESTY TO REFUGEES

Amnesty WIZ b offered 10 all 3Iexi-
IAN refugees bv Gen. Carrauza after he
IS iusugurated president Of Mexico OF
Nay ]. according 10 Information re-
,-eived here Monday by Carra1za Of
ficials- The only exceptions to the
blanket amnesty proclamation viii ne
Francisco Villa his immediate follow
ers and those who were implicated n
me murder OF president Francisco T.
lfadero and vice president Pine Suarez-
Even these viii he limited TO the lead
ers and viii compose a comparatively
small group. according TO the messaEe.
Full guarantees VIII be offered 70 all
others who have been expatriated dur
ing the revolutions.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
MORRIS SAWYER STABBED;
THREE MEN HELD BY POLICE

Attacked By several MeXlcans at
santa Fe and Main streets. when ne
rushed TO the aid of a friend. Morris
SAWYER. Of 22Of Copper street. received
a severe stab wound in the chest Sun
dav night about II o'clock Sawyer
yvas taken to the emergency hospital
and later sent 20 his home The Mexi-
cans fled after the stabbing- Later
three men were arrested in the carni
val grounds by city detectives. who
cave the names OF p Rodriguez, y
Stewart and F. Fernando
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
PNEUMONIA CASES FEWER:
QUARANTINE OFF WEDNESDAY

only FOUR new cases ~ UneumOnI1
were received at the base hospital al
Fort Bliss during the last week from
amor all the troops OF the ii Paso
military district. according 10 the
weekly report Of the United States
army sanitary department. The small
number Of new pneumonia cases has
resulted from the quarantine which
mas been in effect since March l. Prior
20 the quarantine there was an average
Of 80 cases of pneumonia each week in
the district
The quarantine on the military
camps viii be lifted Wednesday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
OHIO AUXILARIES LEAVE
TONIGHT FOR Fl. SHERIDAN

-Four trains Of Ohio auxiliary troops
VIII leave Fl Psso 1a-c todav o,-e- IL
santa Re railroad for TT Sheridan
III 10 be- mustered out The troopS
began entraining early Monday morn
ING and il is expected that the move
ment will be under way before mid
night.
The Ohio troops scheduled 10 leave
are the first battalion Of engineers.
signal corps, field hospital companies
/. ana and ambulance companies /
and .
me third Pennsylvania field artillery
is scheduled 10 leave FL Paso on Tu.S-
day Tor Sunbury, Pa, which has been
designated as its mastering out sta
ton That city is the home of Mai.
Cen Charles NJ Clement, Pennsylvania
commander.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
THREE FORMER Ell PASO ARMY
MEN LED INAUGURAL PARADE

Three former r. Pasoans led the in
au=I ral parade ~ ssh1ngton March
- according 10 George o. Carothers.
VINO returned sunday from New Yc-il
City. and "a no was fu Washington for
the inauguration Of president Woodrow
wilson The former II Pasoans were
Mai Gen Hugh 7. Scott. cher Of staff
Of the l. : army and former COM
mander al FL Bliss. Col r. T. T.
Niche. his chief Of staff and former
adjutsnt At Fl. Bliss. and Capt. Harry
y Cootes. former provost marshal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
VILLISTAS CUT OUT PICTURES
OF CARRANZA ON POSTERS

Posters bearing Carranza's pictures
which were pasted about JUarez on
sunday were mUtilated during the uisht
by Nillista sympathizers. who cut out
the picture OF Carrauza- The JuaTez
police are investigating. and IL IS said
several persons who are believed 10
be Villa sympsthizers VIII be arrested
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
SALAZAR IN Ell PASO LAST
WEEK, DECLARE VILLISTAS

Jose 4nez SslaZar. comm zrder Of tn
NnIsta forces In northern Chihuahua.
spent several days iu Fl Paso Lass
week, according 10 Nillista adherants
and American friends Of SaIaZar. They
said that Salazar arrived in Fl Paso
Tuesday and during his stay here had
conferences with several Vfllista lead
ers and Americans
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
NENICG PLANS TO LIFT
ARANTINE On wv AOKIN.

Mexico civ, Mex Naroh le-It has
cen announced b- the department u
the interior that the quarantine IN
Mexico against the port or New York
on account Of infautile paralysis
shortly VIII be raised and that pas
SeugeTs entering Mexico no longer viii
De subjected 70 the rigid medical eX-
animation and disinfection process
which have been CUSTOMARY