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URGES GOVERNMENT CONTROL flt'ri.fnon UH'OIMS o\ tili.. nmi \ni> nuDojun OWNERSHIP. <oennilttet> Report Dtrlarcs People Can Best lie Kerveil by Federal Ownership?Would Ix't Congress Buy 1,11 ms. Washington. Jan. 31.?Government monopolisation of telegraph, tele? phone and wireless communication *'and such other means for the trans? mission of intelligence as hereafter may develop," in recommended In a report today ojhmitted to the sen? ate by Postmaster General Hurleson. Immediate Government ownership of telephone lines Is recommended, with a system of license for the oth? er agencies of communication, estab? lishing a government monopoly even where there is not actual ownership. The report is that made to the Postmaster General by a special com? mittee, appointed by him, and was trsnamitted to the senate In response to a resolution asking that he make an Investigation of the subject as an extension of the postal service. The report points out that the founders of the nation were alive to the Importance of keeping under gov? ernment control all means of com? munication and provided In the con? stitution that congress should have power to establish post offices and poat-rouds. It was clearly the inten? tion, the report adds, that the gov? ernment should control every means of transmitting intelligence. The pos? tal service has already virtually ev? ery means of transmission except electricity, and yet the I'nited States alone, of all nations, the committee points out. has left to private enter? prises the ownership und operutlon of telephone and telegraph facilities. "These facilities are now for the classes." the report comments. "Un? der government ownership they will be for the masses.' Government ownership of telephone rather than telegraph linen It recom? mended for the reason that telegraph service can be more readily superim? posed on telephone lines than tele? phone service on telegraph lines. It is pointed out also that because of the great cost Involved It would he un? wise, from a commercial point of view, for the government to acquire the telegraph lines by purchase. The telegraph business Is on the wane, compared to the telephone business, the report says, and In the decade from 1900 to 1910 the average dally telephone connections inc reased 117 per cent and the number of tele? graph messages only IS per cent.. The telegraph companies, the com? mittee said, have already lost most of their short distance business, owing to the development of the toll tele? phone service, and prot-atdy will lose much of the long distance business when toll rates become adjusted on a cost basis. Another objection to acquiring tin telegraph lines Is that even the dupli? cate plants of rival companies would be inadequate because, the lines have been extended only to profitable terri? tory. The cost of acquiring the telegraph facilities is estimated at $225,000,000, as against |gg#aggg,twe> for the long IIstance and telephone lines. As then are some 3,000 gggptlsgofl of t?-l. phone lines, payments would extend over a period that would allow amph tlme to market bonds, the report adds. 1 The report declared that "the ggtf) way to afford to the people the com? plete and modern postal facilities that the constitution makes it the duty of the government to provide" is by car? rying out these suggestions: * 1. That congress declare a govern? ment monopoly .,ver all telegraph, telephone and radio communication, and such other means fOff ?M train mission of Intelligence, as may here? after develop. "I. That congress eOOJOtfl by pur < haee at anpralsed w&lue the com? mercial ttdephone lot work. except the furmcr li m-s "J. That congress authorise the Postmaster General 10 is.su.-. in his discretion gg I gadtf su- h regulation Ss h* ma\ gfggflhS) revocable li? censes for |lM op. r ttion. by private in? dividuals, associations. <oinpanns and corporations, of the telegraph ser? vice and such parts of the tel. phone service as may not be acquired by the government " The rcc.mm. relations are signed by I?anbl <" Roger? first assistant Pfi mast, r i neral; Merrill <' < !han< e, chief clerk pOgtOflOi d. par t no nt. gnd John C. K.im, Superintendent divis? ion of salaries and allowances, com? posing the rommRtea The report Hates that the I'nited gggggg is the- only on*- *>( the badum nations whieh hag b ft to private en? terprise th?- ownership and operation of the tedegraph and te-b-phom* fa? cilities" and that ''pra?-t n-allv all of the economists who ha.\e> treated the subject sre agreed that lekgfaph and I? lephonei facilities should be turn* Iratlad l?\ the ijMUf min ni." ' Th ? private monopol).' statt I the INSISTS ON EARLY ACTION, PRESIDENT CALLS FOR ANTI TIII'ST LAWS. Congressmen Feel That They Must la* ffegg by June 1 to Mind Their Fences. Washington, Jan. 30.?President Wilson is insistent on enactment of anti-trust legislation before an ad? journment, eve n to give members an early start in the congressional cam? paign. This was made clear to con? gress today by administration leaders. Mayority Leader Underwood of tno bouse told his colleagues that the president's desire that trust bills be passed bad led to a general taking stock of pending legislation with a view to curtailing the progiamme as much as possible. Democratic lead? ers arc setting the limit for the ses? sion ai June 1, and want to hew to the line to eomph'te by that time all bills and OthOT matters that can not go over. i Representative Underwood will con? fer with the president Monday on the subject of legislative programme. Senator Xewlands, chairman of the interstate commerce committee, to? day talked with the president on the pending Interstate trade commission bill and proposed legislation for a federal supervision bill of railroad securities. Hearings on the bills to supplement the Sherman law will be continued tomorrow before the bouse Judiciary committee with Representative Levy of New York as a witness. The house interstate commerce committee will resume bearings on the trade eommission bill Monday. A PUBLIC HIGHWAY. Efforts lfclng Made to Place Kumter on Washington-Atlanta Road. Secretary Reardon is making an ef? fort through Congressman Lever, Commissioner of Agriculture E. J. Watson, and Director of United States Ofllcs of Public Knuds L. W. Page, to have Sumter placed on the propos? ed Washington to Atlanta highway which is soon to be surveyed by a party of expert road engineers under the direction of the American High? way Association, of which Mr. J. E. Pennypacker, of Washington in sec? retary, and the United States Public Road Bureau. Congressman Lever forwarded to the Sumter secretary the following letter which shows that the directors of public roads in Washington is co? operating with Congressman Lever and the Chamber of Commerce of Sumter. Secretary Reardon has invited the party of engineers and the other gen? tlemen of the "scouting party" to visit Sumter next month, when they visit South Carolina points hunting out the most direct and ensiest au? tomobil* mote from Washington to Atlanta. Hon? A. F. Lever, 1*. S. House of Rep? resentatives. Washington, D. C. Dai Mr. Lever: i am in receipt of the letter which you referred to me, addressed to you by Mr. E. I. Reardon, in regard to in? cluding Sumter, S. C. among the towns, along the Washington-to-At Inn to highways, Mr. Reardon also forwnrded mo a copy of this letter, and I have taken the matter up, in? tending to five, the fullest consider? ation to the question. I assure you that 1 will be glad to do all that 1 can to hive Sumter placed on the line of this 1 ighway. Very truly yours, L. W. Rage. Director MARUIAC.i: AT St MMFltTOW Mis* F.ttu Scarborough and Mr. A. L. ilanffl Summcrtort. Jan. 28.? Miss Etta Scarborough and Mr. Albeit Lewis Asl.ill were mamed at the Raptist church hers this afternoon at 1.10 o'clock, the Rev, m. w. Gordon, the bride's pastor, oils tatlng. A FATAL FIRE. Attalla. Ala.. Cel.. L\ Judge Thom? as Votrees was burned to death and tjeorge Cox s/ai badly Injured when t\N.? brich stores were burned tins morning. The loss is $10,000, Judge Ventress eras II years old and a prom? inent cltlsen of Alabama, reporti 1 'h is no Incentive to eilend Us facilities to unprofitable territory. but tin- government must serve all the people. This universal service Ig ac? compllshed by ih<- equalisation of ' it< 1 In Axing rates the policy of this government is to ?uperlmpose no charge for taxation, t>ut only to see to it thai Ihs service .is 1 whole Is self supporting, 'i ne private monopoly, on the other hand must make s profit snd, in providing for tins, tends te Increase its rntei t<> the highest point that grill not, by so greatly restricting the volume of biislneiw, impair the ag it.' profit, ??????????? $1.00 .Vorth of merchandise & 5 pennies for 100 cents s lent here. Our 1914 Proposition As A Cash Store Our Motto: Is to save you not less t h a n 5 per cent. In December we told you to watch for our 1914 proposition, so here it is, Beginning Feb. 1st, for every dollar you spend at this store you get a FIVE CENT CASH PREMIUM GIVEN YOU at the same time you make your purchase. For instance if you buy a dollar's worth of mer? chandise at our low cash prices, you have 5c handed back to you then and there. McCOLLUM BROTHERS, "Take care of the pennies and the dollars will take care of them? selves." "THE READY-TO-WEAR STORE" P. S. A showing of evening and street dresses next Monday. CASH IS KING! For every $1.00 U spend at this store you get 5c of it returned to you. I t TIIIO XAXTU< KBT COMM ANDB1t MARKS IIIS REPORT. Wim Not Responsible?Put Iiis Helm Haid Apart in FlTort to Kscupc Striking the Monroe. Piiltimore, Feb. 1.?The steamer Xnntucket, which was in collision with the steamer Monroe Friday morning, today docked here, in a written re? port to ofllciala of the Merchants' and Miners' Transportation company, Capt. Berry said that while the Nantucket was on her usual course fog signals of a vessel, afterward found tO be the Monroe, were report? ed ahead. The fog was low lying and at times clearer than others. The fog signals of the Nantucket were sounding at regular intervals. The fog signal of the Monroe again was heard and this time on the Nan tucket's port bow. The next whistle she heard from the Monroe were two blasts, which indicated that the Mon? roe was trying to pass the Nantucket starboard to starboard contrary to the rule. Capt. Berry said in an endeavor to avoid a collision with the Monroe, the Nanttcket's helm was put hard aport to keep to right but the Monroe pro? ceeded at full speed and tried to CTOSfl the bow of the Nantucket. She suc? ceeded In getting partly past the Nan? tucket's stem when the vessels collid? ed, the Nantucket's stem striking the Monroe's starboard bow forward of the pilot bouse at right angles. The Monroe pussed under such great speed, according f*o Capt. Berry's re? port that the stem of the Nantucket was bent sharply toward her starboard side and the Nantucket slewed around so that her port side was scraped by the Monroe, crushing one of the Nan? tucket's port boats. The Monroe passed on out of light. At the tittle of the collision the Nantucket's en? gines were running at full speed astern ami had been running for some time prevloui to the collision. t'aot. Berryreport continues as follows: "The Nantucket appeared seriously Injured but was manoeuvred to gill In the work of rescue, continually us? ing her searchlight. Wireless com? munication was established and sev? eral vessels offered assistance, the first to arrive being the Hamilton, which convoyed the Nantucket to Norfolk. "The relief squad attending the pas? sengers was Increased by those who could be spared from atten? tion to the navigation of the Nan? tucket, and under careful attention those suffering most from the colli? sion were removed With the exception of one man. who after great effort. COUld not lie revived, and also II Mrs, Harrington, who died alter she b oi been assigned to a stateroom with her husband and all possible care and attention given her. ' it can be established that the stew* grdi stewardess and chief engineer worked Incessantly In an effort to aid and revive Mrs. Harrington. There was no attack made by Mr. Harring? ton on any one and there Is no foun? dation for tins report. After her dentil bei body Was carried to Nor folk und wireless Instructions were Riven to take care of it. "Matt) passengers of ihe Monro received on hoard the Xantugkel would have died had they not been resusci? tated bj tin- vigorous, prompt o/id successful work of those assigned to that duty, The reported statement Indication thai one ni the Nuntucket's BLAMES N?NTUGKET OFFICERS MONROE S CAPTAIN SAYS ACCI? DENT DUB TO CARELESS? NESS. Declares Nan tucket tunic on Him in Such Speed Collision Was Unavoid? able and Mies LlbeJ for $1,000,000. Norfolk, Va., Jan. ui.?Declaring the sinking of his vessel was du? to the negligence and carelessness of those in command of the steamer j Nantucket, Capt B. B. Johnson, com J manding the ill-fated steamer Mon ! roe, late today Hied a libel against the I former vessel. He claims a million , dollars' damage. The libel was tiled j in the United States District Court at ! this point and served on officials of ! the Merchants' and Mine rs' Transpor? tation Company, at Norfolk and Bal ' timore. Capt. Johnson alleges that the Monroe was proceeding at half speed or less before the accident and laid-to after hearing fog whis? tles. He says the Nantucket came upon him at such speed that a collision was j unavoidable, although he had ordered his ship ahead at full speed to avoid , the on-rushing bow of the Merchants' and Miners' steamer. Wireless Operator B. L. Etheredge, j of the Monroe, declared tonight that the lone boat launched from the Mon? roe saved twenty-eight lives at one time and went bad: for a second trip. He says Capt. Johnson was in this boat and assisted in saving the lives of eight people. "We picked up Mr. and Mrs. Har? rington," he said, "but the latter died i before we reached the Nantucket. We 1 also picked up the body of a man whom I believe was that of Lieut. Curtis. We had two women in our hi >at. "\V?? tried to launch two other boats, but one of them was swamped. We could not launch the boats on the Btarboard side of the ship on account of the vessel careening to that side. I sent out an S. (). S. call just before the ship went down. 1 remained in ' the radio room until our current was cut off, then i jumped in the lifeboat. ! I followed Capt, Johnson. Roth of us landed in the boat and neither ol j us was in the water at any time. Capt. Johnson remained in the lifeboat un? til everybody we could lind had been placed on board the Nantucket." Capt. E. B. Johnson, of the Monroe, in libel proceedings bled against the Nantucket, tells the story of how the collision'occurred. He says: "At about l.L's o'clock approximate? ly, ship's time, a fog signal of one blast of a whistle from a steamer was beard. It seemed to be about three points <?n the starboard bow. The Monroe at this time was heading N. E. one-four N., compass course. Whereupon the engines of the Monroe were immediately stopped and re? mained stopped for about a minute, when a bright light was observed about four points on the starboard bow, but on account of the fog it \va^ impossible to tell at what distance. "As soon as this light w;is observed two whistles were blown by the Mon rone and her wheel was put hard nstarboard, which was the best thing under the circumstances that could b< '?..in' to avoid h collision, and the en? gines were put full speed ahead. With the speed of the Nantucket, it was im boats had a plug out nnd was not equipped with lit" preservers Is proven untrue by the fact Hint the N'untucket's boats returned with all t he people i he) could lind." LONG DEATH ROLL. FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND OF HI - KHTA'S SOLDIERS KILLED. Records of Mexican Mla!slc? of War Reveal Astounding facts?LYopcrty Losa Within Mno Montiis LZxt teds Hundred and Fifty Million. Mexico City, Feb. 2.?The astound? ing fact that tie secret records at the ministry of war show that forty five thousand federal soldiers have been killed and over eighty-Jive thou? sand wounded in conflicts with the rebels since President Madaro was driven from office was revealed today by an attache of the government. A majority of those killed were sol? diers drafted into the army and placed in the advance guard in battles in or? der that the trained troops might be held in reserve. Hough estimates place the property loss at a hundred and fifty million 'dollars within the last nine months. The losses indirectly due to tie revolution paralyzing business, de preciatl m of national currency, etc., will swell this total to live hundred million. It is reported that a number ot prisoners implicated in the Diaz plot to oust Huerta, have been executed, but Gen. Blar>quet denies this. possible, however, to avoid a collision, and the Nantucket coming on with apparently undiminished speed, struck the Monroe on her starboard side, .it ?the forward overall gangway, just for? ward of the pilot house, the collision taking place in less than a minute after the Nantucket's light was first observed. A large hole was torn in the si lc of the Monroe, below the wa : ler line. The collision took place 'approximately thirty-two miles north Of Cape Charles lightship. "The Monroe immediately began to I fill, and seeing that she was In im? minent danger of sinking, orders were given to arouse all the passengers and Clear away the lifeboats. In tin meantime, the Nantucket had swung around the stern of the Monroe, and was lying oft about a quarter of a mile. The Monroe proceeded to till rapidly, and abojt four minutes after the collision, was nearly on her beam ends. One of the lifeboats on the starboard side w. s smashed in the col? lision, and another was swamped while being launched. The remaining life? boats on the starboard side were got away as quickly as possible, it being impossible, on account of the heavy list to starboard, to launch the port side lifeboats. Not more than ten minutes alter the collision, the Mon? roe foundered in about tit teen fathomi of water, going down In approximately the sann? place at which the collision occurred. "Many of the Monroe's crew and passengers were saved in her own boats, and others were picked up by boats rrom the Nantucket, which was standin;; by, and rendered all aid p<>s slble under ihe conditions. Nineteen passengers were lost and twenty-two of ihe crew were Host. Tin- libellant fur her alleges that by r? ason of gald collision, he has suffer? ed damages In the total loss of the slid steamer Monroe, with her stores and munitions, bei- cargo nnd Height, and ihe effects of the mastci end ma? rines aboard, which were lost. as well as the baggage end personal effects of tin- passengers, which were lost, nnd on account uf ihe expenses arising out ..t said collision, mi n sum which the libellant is al present unable to state with accuracy, but which, upon In for HUMAN WILL GOME. WILLING TO TESTIFY IN IXYESTI GATOX OF IIOSPTAL FOR INSANE. South Carolina Senior Senator Notifies the Committee That He Will Appear Saturtlay. Washington, Jan. 31.?Senator Till man will go to South Carolina during the coming week, according to a let? ter which he wrote today to Chair? man Wyche, to testify in the State hospital asylum investigation. Today he addressed the following letter to Mr. Wyche on the subject: ? Yours of the 29th received. I note the joint committee desires me to appear before it on Tuesday, Feb? ruary 3. I am very willing, anxious, indeed, to tell what I know about Dr. Babcock and Dr. Saunders. But I do not feel that I am strong enough to stand the strain of traveling just yet, as I am confined to my rooms at the hotel on account of illness. If the joint committee will be in session on Saturday, February 7, and I am notified to that effect, I will try to appear before it, depending, of course, on my physical condition between now and then. If it will not meet then, I do not want to take the trip to South Carolina for nothing. So please let me know if you will hear me then." KILLED BY AVTOMOB-ILE. Terrible Accident at Harodsburg. Kentucky. Harodsburg, Ky.f Feb. 2.?Leslie Edwards, aged 21 was killed, and Buford TerhOne. aged 22, was fatally hurt last night by an automobile which foil a hundred feet from a bridge into a shallow stream, pinning the men under the machine. The men were found thi* morning. Ed? wards was frozen to death. mat ion and belief. he avers will amount lo upward of $1,000,000. ?The libellant further recites that the collision was in no way caused by Ihe fault or negligence of those on board of, or In c harge of the naviga? tion ot the steamer Monroe, but was due solely to carelessness, negligence and faulty navigation of those on board of, and in charge of the steam? er Nantucket, and especially in the following particulars: ' In not having a competent master and crew; In failing to give the sig? nals required by law of a vessel under way In a fog; in proceeding at a high rate of speed in foggy weather; in not stopping her engines when she heard the fo^ whistles from the Mon? roe; In failing to keep and maintain a proper and efficient lookout; in mak? ing absolutely no efforts t*> avoid the collision, bul Instead, coming on with Undiminlahed speed after she had heard the signals fror? the Monroe; in t uit the Nantucket was carelessly tnd negligently navigated." Say They Did Not Stop Reporter*. Norfolk. Va. Jan. 31.?The local United Statea steamboat inspectors to duy denied that they gave orders for? bidding newspaper men to board th ? steamer Nantucket when she landed at Norfolk yesterday with the lost steamer Monroe s rescued. Officials ot the old Dominion steam? ship company today announced that the wrecking steamer i. J. tlerrltt would be kept at sea searching for bodies ol the Monroe's dead just no long as any hope remained for the finding of bodies.