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V PROCEEDINGS OF ' THE LEGISLATURE TO * SECRETARY ROAD COMMI&8ION IS TO RECEIVE AN ANNUAL 8ALARY OF $3,000 PREVENT SIEZURE OF AUTOS The House Kills Resolution by Alkln Member Which Would Relieve Counties of Fine for Lynching. 1 Columbia. On t*L ~ ? a- * ' * " 1 ? ou. ?v.?iiMi sunuie passed 10 irwra reading a bill to amend the act regu lating the running of motor vehicles ' in the Rtate so as to make a bona fide < purchase money mortgage prior to any , liens that may hereafter be taken on I m car except, of course, liens for state 1 and county taxes. ' The House. The house at 2 o'clock adjourned un- * til Monday night. During the legisla* < tlve week Just concluded much work 1 has been accomplished. A favorable report has been made ' on the bill to provide for a statewide 1 bond Issue of $3,000,000 to create a 1 state fund for public buildings at 1 state institutions of learning, penal ' and charitable institutions and administration buildings. 1 New Bills. % i Feb. 23.?Senator Duncan: To au- ' thorize the issuance of bonds by all 1 cities and towns for the purpose of funding certain past indebtedness and < to provide for the payment of such bonds. i Mr. Young: To require the county i commissioners of Kershaw county to y make an accounting in the operation i of the ferry across tho Wateree river 1 near Camden during the years 1916, t 1917, 1918, 1919 and 1920. ) " The 8enate. c I Feb. 24.?The state senate disposed ?f a mass of uncontested matters and c discussed bills at considerable length, t Senator Laney: To encourage the |< teaching of agriculture. Industry and i< domestic science in public schools. [ t The highway bill was discussed at ! 1 length. The senate has amended the 1 bill as proposed by the joint commit* 1 tee by making the secrelary of the J commission the executive officer in* 1 stead of the chairman and making his salary $3,000. ( The House. The plan of requiring teachers to t ctay in school for a longer day than , five hours was lost, when Represent*- { tlve Pulmer's bill to fix the school day ( at seven hours was lost by being con* * tlnued. t The house by a vote of 60 to 33 con- | tlnued the bill to prevent the union t labor "closed shop" in South Caro- a Una after the longest and sharpest de- , bate of the entire legislative session. <= The Senate. ? Feb. 25.?At the night session. Senator Christensen called up the house bill of Mr. Oliver to prohibit animals from running at large within the state. The bill amended was passed to a t third readinr. * 8 The Home. e The house passed to third reading. * without material opposition, the bill 1 by Mr. Berry of Orangeburg to pro- 1 hlblt the sal9 after January 1, 1921, of 11 any new wagons or other vehicles of 1 other than a standaid tread of 56 r Inches. The bin exempts trucks and tractors with the dual tread. a Joint Committees. 0 The house by a vote of 61 to 23 c voted to continue the resolution by Nr. Buckingham of Aiken to have the f constitution amended so as to relieve counties in which a lynching occurs to n damages to the amount of 2,000 to rel- f atlves of the victim of the mob. This p action kills the resolution. p The House. g The Joint committee from the two ? houses appointed several days ago to ? Investigate the conditions of the heat- f< lng plant of the state capitol made $ their report. In this they recommend- 8| ed that an appropriation of S50.C00 bejf, made, which fund shall be expended < * in the installation cf a heating plant cl adequate to heat the building. j y Cotton Association Advises. A "The high coat of living should designate the year of 1920 as a slogan for jn *hog and honilnv* on everv cotton j p farm In the South," says a statement h 0 Issued hy the American Cotton a9so- a; elation. "If the cotton grower does a ""not produce ample supplies of food gi and feed crops on his farm this year tl because of a wild and unbusinesslike js scramble to grow cotton and got rich, f*> the result nevt fall will he flnnnclal m depression and a chaotic condition m which It will take years for Southern hi farmers to recover from. a] Interest In Women's Conference. F Interest In the series of state eon* feronces for women that are being c< held throughout the country parallel* la In* tho pastors' state training confer- A nces, which begin February 18 and ai *111 continue to March 19. will be em- si Phaslzed Is Southern territory begin- cl ling March 1 at Nashville. Tenn., and m Richmond, Va. From March 3-6 wo- 8' men's conferences will be held at Bir- oi flJlnghiun, A!s,4 and Columbia. On ai March 8. the oanter of interest will ti hltt to Grenada, Miss., and Charlotte, st * ? * itc + * ' ' ' Hairls on Segregation. Commissioner Harris has issued, a statement .in which he advises the mUl managers to be particular in observing the laws relating to the segregating of races in cotton mill work. In another matter the mills are urged to take heed of the law and that is with reference to sanitary conditions in the mill buildings. The inspectors have reported some mills to be in bad condition. "Upon the examining reports made to me by Inspectors I. J. Via and O. H. Lucas." says Mr. Harris. 'T find- that there have been a number of prosecutions within the last week and it has been alleged that some of the cotton miUs were violating the laws, mainly the segregation act. This department did not enact the law but is responsible for its observance. Inspectors have Instructions to see that labor laws are complied with and that those violating any of the laws shall be prosecuted. "There has been some discussion as to the kinds of work permitted under the segregation act. and I therefore wish to present a ruling from the office of the attorney general in response to an inquiry from me. He has sent me the following letter: " 'Dear Sir: In response to your reluest, I advise that the act pertaining Lo the segregation of races in textile manufactories, approved February 16. 1915, does not exempt a person amployed by a textile manufacturing concern who is doing the work of a sweeper, even though such person may be employed in doing other work ilso. "'As to what constitutes an o'lTense [ take the position that under thii ?ct each individual employed con trary to the provisions of the acl would constitute a separate offense. ? Pansier of Tirzah, III. James Cansler, railroad commis doner is a natient at the Rantist ho.i ?ital. Reports from the institution wore to the effect that he was resting 'airlv well. Mr. Cansler has scores of Iriends over the state who will regret o know of his illness. Home Demonstrate, s Confer. The district homj 'Snnonstrat'oi igents and farm (lemonstratlon agents neetlng with D. W. V-'Aiklns, act llrector of extonsi-ti ?vt rk in 3 >utn Carolina, Miss Christine N. South, .fate home demonstration agent; I. L- Baker, director of boys' work and VI >88 Laura W. Bailey, girls' worker, u Id an all day conference at the refferson hotel discussing matters reating to extension work. Pontine is Expected Soon. J. L. Corzlne, new superintendent J the rural Sunday school department the Baptist state convention, is expected to arrive here within the next ew'days from his home in Illinois rhe rural work is a new* feature of he Baptist program in South Caroina, having been -create^ by the geniral board at its last session in Januiry. The department comes under he direction of the commission on lunday school, B. Y. P. U. and colportige. 'Outside Mone/* Not Barred. ' From various sections of the county'' comes the Information that dis loiea veterans oeueve uiai uie ieairal board for vocational education rill not permit them to keet> money hey may earn while in training, other han that provided by the gosrernnent. says A. Q. Field o? the informaion bureau, but this ts entirely eroneous, Mr. Field says. The federal board is glad to see ny young mtfh make "outside money" ther than the $80 a month which omes to bim from the government. larvard Scholarship is Open. Some one student from South C&ro* ua is to be given a scholarship to larvard university next year, accordig to a telegram received by Dr. ^eed Smith of the University of South Carolina, state representative f the Associated Harvard clubs. The tfer is made by the Harvard clubs >r a one year scholarship, valued at Ii50, to be given preferably to a tudent desiring admission to the -eshman class. The gift, however, rill be open to students entering all lasses in any department of the iini !* ? ui a n j . ,uto Men Confident. The senate having* parsed the hill taking mortgagea on automobiles rior to any liens that later may he isued on cars except llena for state nd county t'sea, tho South Carolina utornotive Trade association has isnod an appeal to the house to pass le measure before the adjournment i reached the coming wtek. Thu . >r no opnnait'on has developed to the leasure in the house and the auto. - - luuro Hsw.'innrn r>nresses the r?rxs that rune v.'il. *Thf: measure Iso has the support of the bankers. relght Embargo Unjust. The embargo now In force against srtalr. articles of freight on the At mtlc Coast Line and the Seaboard lr Line railroads It "unfair, uniuat nd uncalled for." according to a atement issued by Prank W. Shealy. lairman of the state railroad com ilssion. No such embargo, Mr. healy thinks, should he put on with it the permission of the commission id It Is probable, Mr. Shealy says. >at the commission will make soms ich a rule wben the roads pass bach > the private owners Mauh L PEOPLE TO DECIDE IMTTERJF TREATTf EFFORT8 TO BREAK DEADLOCK IT 18 CONCLUDED, 18 A MERE WA8TE OF TIME. A COUP OF IRREGONCILABLES Compromise Negotiations on 8ubject of Major Reservations to Article Ten Are to be Dropped. Washington.?Convinced that for the present their labors to break the p^ace treaty deadlock are a waste of time, senate leaders moved to get the treaty out of the way of pressing legislation and to let ths Issues raised by the ratification fight go Into the political campaign for decision. Under the plan agreed to and apparently acquiesced in by all elements of both parties, compromise negotiations on the crucial reservation to article ten are to be dropped, readoption of the republicaif reservation program of last session is to be completed , as a formality, and then a flna^ ratification vote is to be taken to put the treaty out of the senate and into the campaign. *nw A iL- *?? ? ? me i>uu)f ui iii? irnji'oireiianiPS in thus bringing the treaty light to a truce wag a virtual repetition of the move by which, several weeks ago, they ended the bi-partisan compromise negotiations by bringing pressure to bear on republican loaders. GOVERNMENT OF BOLIVIA IS TRYING TO SECURE SEAPORT New York.?Bolivia's commercial ambition is to obtain th? seaport of Arica through an agreement it is proposed to make with Chile nnd Peru. AMERICAN IN FOREIGN ARMY IS KILLED IN LITHUANIA. Warsaw.?An American named Harris is reported to have been killed at Kovno. Lithuania. Harris joined the Lithuanian army a few months ago as instructor. * 165,000 ACRES GOVERNMENT LAND WILL BE SOLD 8OON. ~ Washington.?'Public sale of 165.000 acres of land in the former Cheyenne river and Standing Rock Indian reservations. in North and South Dakota, was ordered by Secretary Lane. AMERICAN FEDERATION TO f TAKE NO FURTHER ACTION. Miami, Fla.?No further action will be taken by the American Federation of Tjlhor In room *?*! ?11??J , ? ... i vr>?>u lw iuc i aiu uau 1)111, signed by the president over the protest of organized labor. Samuel Gompers, president of the federation, said. 2.5 PER CENT BEER HELD LEGAL BY WISCONSIN COURT. Milwaukee, Wis.?Manufacture and sale of 2.5 beer in Wisconsin was legalized in a decision handed down by Federal Judge Oelger In the test case brought by the Manitowoc Products company for an Injunction to halt enforcement of the Volstead act. SENATOR BANKHEAD. ALABAMA, HAS DIED FROM LA GRIPPE. Washington.?Senator John H. Bankhead of Alabama, died here after an llness of several weeks from la grippe. Senator Bankhead was 77 years old TUDPr DCrAUMCimAVIAi.a - ~ ? . ..L.WWI?IUII_IIU? I IUIXO Mttt MADE BY NON-SECTARIAN**. New York.?Banishment of the Turk from Europe; and of the Moslem government's control over Christians and fulfillment of the allied pledge to Armenia, were urged In a resolution adopted at a non-sectarlan mass meeting here. Copies of the petition will he forwarded to President Wilson and the supreme council at Paris. STRIKE SITUATION AT PARIS APPEARS SLIGHTLY IMPROVED Paris.? Railroad men moh'l'red hv the Paris, Lyons and Mediterranean system were r^nort'ng In increasing numbers and what little change there is in the strike situation seems to be for the better. So far, the general ; strike may be said to be a failure, as j iMiuiutMH oi raiirona men, even union adherents are refusing to quit, particularly in the provinces. Inconvenience is being suffered and freight service dislocated, however. * PROCEEDINGS CAN ONLY BE BROUGHT AGAIN8T EMPLOYERS Washington. ? Georgia supreme court decrees holding that proceedings under the federal liability act can only be brought against an employer, were upheld by the supreme court. The opinion wns rendered in appeals from the dismissal of damage proceedings brought by B. C. Lee for in- j Juries received while employed by the ' Central of Georgia Railroad, but in which he also had named another employe as one of the defendant*. WOULD PROVOKE FUTURE WARS ?. i Counts Upon Co-Operation in Efforts to Maintain Direction of Affairs Initiated by ?eace Conference. Washington. ? The conclusion of | President Wilson's latest note to' the supreme council reiterates his former position and is as follows: Referring to Italy's sacrifices, advanced in the correspondence as reason for her claims, the President's , reply was: ? "Such consideration cannot be made the reason for unjust settlement, which will be provocative of future wars. A course thus determined 1 would be short-sighted and * not *ln accord with the terrible sacrifices of the entire world which can be Justified and enoDled only by leading finally to settlements In keeping with the principles for which the war was fought. The President asks that the prime ministers of France,. Great Britain and Italy will read his determination in the Adriatic matter In the light of these principles and settlements. "He confidently counts upon their co-operation In this effort on his part to maintain for the allied and associated powers that direction of affairs which was initiated by the victory over Germany and the peace conference." NEVER AGAIN WILL APPEAR ON A CONCERT PLATFORM. London.?Ignace Jan Paderewski, former Polish premier, will never again appear on the concert platform, nor is he likelv tn rwinfpr nnlltlno nppnrit. ing to The Vevey, Switzerland, correspondent of The Daily Mail. ) MARCH HAS NOT PLANNED ANY SUMMER CAMPS THIS YEAR. , I Washington.?The war department ] does not plan to hold training camps i for reesrve officers this summe/ and | in no case will reserve officers be called this year without their consent, < General March announced. TO BUILD PIPE LINE FROM 1 NORTH TEXAS TO CHICAGO. Chicago.?A pipe line to carry oil from the Kansas, Oklahoma and north- , ern Texas flelds to Chicago, with a distributing center at St. Ixmlb, will 1 be constructed and in operation In 1 the next twelve months, two petroleum journals announced. I A VERY VALUABLE SAPPHIRE HAS BEEN FOUND IN INDIA. 1 Bombay, India.?A sapphire eight ' Inches long and weighing more than 1 five pounds. Is reported to have been < found at Mogok by a Burmese. Its value is estimated at between 35,000 | pounds sterling and 50,000 pounds sterling. ARMY REORGANIZATION BILL , 18 NOW READY FOR THE HOU8E t Washington.?Its provision for unl- t versal military training eliminated, the house army re-organixation bill laying down the general principles on which 1 the nation's military establishment would be based, is ready for presentation. 1 MEMBER8 R. C. COMMISSION 1 RELEASED BY BOL8HEVlkl. 1 f Washington.?Release of Edward H. Charette. of Stockton, Cal? and Dr. * PrdTlerick L. Barnum, Brooklyn, N. Y., members of the Red Cross commission to Siberia who recently were captured by the bolshevikt, was reported to Red ( Cross headquarters from Vladivostok. t WILSON BRAIN QERMS NEEDED , BY SOME FOREIGN PREMIEA8 t Manchester. England. ? President t Wilson's letters in the Adriatic cor-j respondence. Just published, are con- | sldered by The Guardian as a refutation of "the reports that his illness has caused soma loss of mental force and balance." It aaks: "If President g Wilson Is suffering from any malady of political Judgment, could not some , American bacteriologist convey us a|f few germs that we may inoculate our j European premiers?" c SPECIAL ADVERTISING TRAIN j FOR PORTS ASSOCIATION USE Savannah, Oa.?Five Port3 Association. consisting of representatives irom the cities of Savanah, rirunswlck. K .luilisonville, Charleston and Wilming- * ton, laid plans here for sending a big' i special train throughout the middle- i western states on an advertising and trade building m'ssion. The co-oner- ^ ation of the states of Georgia. North 1 Carolina, South Carolina and Florid.* ; i w:H be sought. Tentative plans call i for a Pullman party. I I ^ ft THE HONDURAN GOVERNMENT 8 HAS DISBANDED ITS TROOPS San Salvador.?An official dispatch from Tegucigalpa says that the Hon-! r dnran government has disbanded ltsjt troops, leaving only small garrisons; \ In the departmental capitals. This ac- t< tlon was decided upon, the dispatch t states, because of faith In the prom- 1 lees of President Chamoro og Nica- s ragua, that he would not permit the snemU-s of the present government of j Honduras to obtain arms on Nica- t raguan territory. fc ROADS RETURNED TO THEIR OWNER! * ? DIRECTOR GENERAL CONTINUE! IN HI8 PRESENT P08ITI0N UNTIL ABOUT MAY MANY EMPLOYES LOSE JOB! Of the Gigantic Organization Whicl Waa Created Aa a War Expedient Pew Retain Their Positions. Washington.?America's rail trant portatlon systems, operated as on great one public utflity since Dt :meber 28, 1917, again will be dt rided among tbeir 230 respective coi porate owners when the governmen releases control. Director General Hines, as the agen at the President, handed over th properties and equipment, valued a approximately 120,000.000,000, to the! old direction free except for the Juris diction retained by the government li the new railroad reorganization bill. While all arrangements for forma restoration of the carriers to thel awners wero completed by Mr. nines instructions went out to operatini representatives of the railroad admic Istration, informing them that the; would "report to the proper official of the corporations which resumei control at 12:01 a. m. March 1. Of the gigantic organization, ere ated by former Director General Mr Adoo as a war-time expedient, onl: a small part will remain. Some o Iti... V ' 1- - * * - .. cor unid kuiiv ubuk io mcir lorme places as officials of the corporation while others have entered into nev lines of endeavor. Mr. Hines will continue in his pres ant capacity until about May 1. DERCUM IS SITISFIED WITH THE PROGRAM OF PRESIDENT Washington.?Dr. P. X. Dersum o Philadelphia, paid a visit to Presiden Wilson and expressed the greates satisfaction with his continued prog ress. LA8T OF THE AMERICAN~ARMY HAS REACHED VLADIVOSTO* Washington.?The last of the Amei ican army detachments along the SI berian railroads Is now believed t< save reached Vladivostok for th< <i?vubiiuu ui miinriuiin iravps. BIG SEIZURE OF CONTRABAND HAS BEEN MADE IN CHICAGC Chicago.?Two carloads of paten nedicine said to contain 55 per cen< ilcohol were seized by federal au horitles. on warrants issued bj he United States district attorney. KNOXVILLE IS CONFRONTED WITH SERIOUS FUEL DEARTH Knoxvllle, Tenn.?Coal yards ol Knoxvllle are practically empty, anc1 mless relief is offered soon it Is be ived the city will be confronted witt i serious fuel dearth. 'LOCAL COLOR" QUEST IS DENIED TO VASSAR GIRLS New York.?The quest for "loca rolor" and night court "atmosphere" >f seven Vassar girls who came hen o see at first hand New York's under irorld was baited when District At orney Swaan disapproved the visit >f the co-eds and refused to assist hem. * rUEL ADMINISTRATION POWER HAS NOT BEEN DIMINISHED Washington.?Coincident with the ilgning of the railroad bill Presidenl Vllson issued executive orders pro dding for continuation of the power? if the fuel administration, but divid ng them between the director general if railroads and a commission of four SOLDIERS HAVE OFFERED AID TO THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT Paris.?The un'f>n of former sol tiers with more than 400,000 member? ias otfored its services to the govern tnent to operate trains during the ailway strike. The offer of the soldiers' union vas made through Secretary Bertrand fe said he was oreDared tn nffor lot only to run trains but to man notor trucks and vans to revlctual 'aris. TEADY PROGRESS BEING MADE ^TOWARDS PEACE WITH RUSSIA London.?Steady progress Is being nadfe by the allied supreme eouncH owards peace with soviet Russia. It vaa learned that the foreign minisnrs of Poland. Rumania, Latvia, LIhuania and Esthonla will meet at Varsaw to discuss peace with Rusia under the sanction of the allies. Esthonla has already concluded >eace with soviet Russia but it may >e Included in a new general treaty Deluding all the border states. COLBY IS-AN LX-3ULL MOOSE J 1 Not Even Among Those on the Insids Y of Administration Circles Was a Thought of* Such a Selection. ^ Washington. ? President Wilson qj again upset the expectations of official and p<0ltlcal Washington by naming Bainbridge' Colby, a New York attorney ^rho left the republican party with Theodore Roosevelt in 1912, as secretary of state. a The selection caused scarcely less |"| of a sensation than the dismissal of Robert Lansing from the state portfolio two weeks ago, and was received h with such undisguised surprise in the ' Senate, where the President's choice must be approved before Mr. Colby can take up the duties of office, that none of the leaders cared to predict l" when confirmation might be voted. e Not even among those on the inside ^ h of administration circles had there I. been any expectation that the selec> tion would tall on Mr. Colby, who told c? Inquirers that he himself had been * given only a very brief notice of the President's intention. Te t Pr 6 ITALIAN LABOR CHAMBER HAS 1 CALLED SYMPATHETIC STRIKE ml r so l' Naples.?A general strike in sympa- th n thy with striking metal workers has pr been deolared My the labor chamber. Ipr 1 V [ so r i lot , FORMER PREMIER ASQUITH a p AGAIN SENT TO PARLIAMENT la| i- I ne p London.?Former Premier Herbert j ? ,H. Asquith was elected to parliament; ha j 1 from the Paisley constituency in the ce recent by-election. co u va A VOTE ON RATIFICATION OF Qr I TREATY MAY COM? ANY TIME pr f I 22i 1 Washington.?A vote within the next two weeks on ratification of the treaty 8 | of Versailles is contemplated by sen1 late leaders Af " |SOUTH CAROLINA'S ASSEMBLY KILLS "CLOSED SHOP" BILL. ! | an Columbia. S. C.?After one of the ^ f most vigorous fights of the legislative isession which finally developed into ?e ' {a filibuster, a bill prohibiting "closed * shops" In South Carolina was killed CC t in the South Carolina general assembly. ( CHIEF OF KAYUSE INDIANS sei ASPHYXIATED IN CHICAGO, of ^ ml Chicago.?IT. M. Sum Kim. chief of co '* the Kayuse Indians, of Umatilla coun Br, Oregon, who was en route to Wash- pF 5 Ington on business for his tribe, was * found asphyxiated in a hotel here. |The police were of the opinion that ^ he had blown out the gas. on tra j GERMAN CABINET MINISTER ce| OF FINANCE RESIGNS PLACE qu t! ma t ] Berlin.?Mathias Erxberger tender- an ed President Ebert his resignation as | r minister of finance, basing his action ;ol upon a desire to have the investigation of his alleged falsified tax returns proceed without prejudice or conaideration for his official position. ^oi THREE AND HALF PER CENT r BEER WINS IN NEW JERSEY | rai Trenton, N. J.?Amid scenes of . , i tal 1 tumult and cries for recognition by members on the floor, after two hours debate, the New Jersey house of as-T'" sembly passed' a compromise "wet"i . bill Axing three and a half per cent \ alcohol by volume which is declared 1 I to be slightly stronger than the 2.75 Mr ' beer of war-time prohibition days as ? the legal limit for beverages In New cul Jersey. tio im t ALL ALTITUDE RECORDS HAVE Tu t BEEN SMASHED IN 8KY DRAMA dr< Dayton.?An airplane carrying MaJ. AN R. W. Schreoder, chief test pilot at I , McCook field, fell over five miles after reaching an altitude of 36.020 f feet, said to be 6,020 feet higher than Le t the world's record. A * urn Instruments on the machine Indi-!tri< i cate that it fell more than five miles tai . In two minutes. While still 2,000 feet din I aboye the ground the airplane righted,Gri , itself and glided to a graceful landing, iwil IRON COUNTY REVOLT TO BE SE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED Washington.?A complete investlga- 1 ( tion of the prohibition controversy dor in Iron county, Michigan, will be fro made by the bureau of internal reve- wh > nue. Commissioner Roner nnnmmfou* I H. M. Oaylord, deputy prohibition fee ; commissioner, will leave for Grand I Rapids and Iron River city to take me i j up with the authorities there the con-: On i troversy which led District Prohibition , vie ' Commtsloner Dalrymple to declare tbe len county in "open revolt" and SERIOUS LIVING CONDITIONS HL ARE REPORTED IN PETROGRAD Helslngfors, Finland.?Reports of I serious living conditions at Petrograd era have been received showing that liet i typhus, cholera and influensa are tioi taking a heavy toll. |refi ; The reports state that up to Janu- cou ary 15 deaths in Petrograd were me reaching a total of 3,000 a day. The Jud | coffin factories could turn out only the j 1,000 coffins dally and most of the A | bodies were being carried into the ass j country on sleds and left in the snow. (mai IN IMN OF MILL PROFITS > * HARQE ,13, COTTON MILL MEN HAVE PROVED THEMSELVES WORST OF PROFITEERS. RICES UNREASONABLY HICK 10 Spinner, in One Month, Clears en Investment of $200,000, the Neat Sum of $56,000. Washington.?After hearing charges Representative Tllson, Connecticut, at cotton mill owners are "profiteers the worst sort," the house Interstate mmerce committee ordered a favorle report on his resolution directing e federal trade commission to instigate the necessity of the higher ices In the industry. Both New \England and southern Ills had reaped big profits, Mr. Tiln declared, but the latter had mada e greater net returns. He cited ospectuses of financial institutions omoting sale of cotton mill stocks, uthern press comment on "the fabujs worth of cotton mill stock" and summary of market prices for the ?t several years as proof for the ?d of an investigation. Although the cost of the cotton yarn* d increasod several hundred per nt, Mr. Tllson declared that ravr tton and mill lahor had each ad- * need not more than 15 per cent, le spinner in one month made a oflt of $55,000 on a capitalization of 00,000. he said he was authoritar ely advised. JTWERP SHIPPING r.nwrrpw BUYS TEN SHIPS FROM U. B. New York.?Purchase of ten stand[i 3.000-ton steel steamships from a United States shipping hoard has en announced by the Lloyd Royal ilge of Antwerp. tLLEGE FRATERNITIES ARE STILL UNDER BAN OF 8TATK. Columbia, S. C.?The South Carolina aate struck out the enacting works a bill whereby college fratternltles ght have been authorized in stats lieges by the board of trustees. 1ICE OF NEWSPRINT PAPER HAS AGAIN BEEN ADVANCED^ New York.?The price of newsprint International Paper Company conicts will bo increased from 4 1-1 rits a pound to five cents for tha arter beginning April 1, C. W. L.yin. vice president of the company, nounced. JARANTINE ON AGAIN8T THE DREADED CORN BORER PEST Washington.?Discovery of the com rer in broom corn shipped from Italy Now York caused the imposition of quarantine by the department of riculture against the importation of ft broom corn, Indian corn and cern related plants. <E TURKISH PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE BECOME A HANDICAP Londorn?After a long speech by . Ronar Daw, who declared that ha lid not imagine anything more eaitated to mako the league of iu^ ns a failure at the outset than to pose upon it the burden of thai rklsh problem, the subject was >pped. IENDMENT TO LEVER ACT IS DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL. 3t. Ixiuis.?The amend'ment to th? ver food control act was declared * constitutional by United States Dia? ct Judge Paris here when he snannd a demurrer of the defense and missed the case of the L. Cohen scery Company, which was charged u muKiriK an unjust profit on sugar. ISMOLOGIST FROM NAPLES % IS HERE ON WAY TO MEXICO ^ew York.?Professor Emelle CM10, noted seismologist, arrived here m Naples on his way to Mexico, ere he has been sent by his goviment to study the cruses and efts of tho recent earthquakes, le brought his new invention for tho asurement of energy and motion, the trin acrnw * ?? ? " - " m r ??hv umm tut) Qf*? e for measuring the amplitude, gth and duration of ocean wares I their effect on the motion. IN GENERAL8 AND ADMIRALS AGREE TO STAND HUN TRIAL ierlin.?A number of prominent gen- t Is and admirals accused by the al- ^ i of war crimes issued a declare- y ii, which, while reiterating their r jsal to appear before a foreign rt, expresses the willingness of the n to go to trial beforg a German ge, in whose fairness they dederw lr confidence. k German Judge, the declaration arts, will proceed according to Ge^ a law.