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IKE ANTI-TRUST LAVS. i?rfmi>knt xksfnts t<> St <;<,FS nan th a t wmm im h U>\miM.I1)\TKU. Put* stamp of HU Fsvor on All Four M?'?h,iith, Which Will Bo l*n^ mod in Lower llodv. Seaiatc May Peopo**' m\ replug Substitut*?. Washington. March 16.? Pieeldent Wilson at a conferem MJ tonight Wttll the house Judiciary subcommittee on trusts, put the stump of udminlstra tton ?ppro\a) on the substance o( the lour Pi In to amend the anti-trust laws whl<h the committee submitted in a pructlcslly linul form. There will be another conference at the White House mithin a werk and members of the committee asserted tonight that unless protracted disc ussion should be raised in the full committee when the measures are presented, all four bills to strengthen the Sherman law, cov? ering interlocking; directorates, hold? ing companies, trn.de relations and definitions of restraints of trade, would he reported to the house within a fortnight. President Wilson indicated his be? lief that it would he better to con? solidate ill the bills into one in order j to expedite legislation. The senate' Interstate commerce committee is un d. rstood to favor consolidation, and that it will be ?ffected by the house judlclarv committee practically is cer? tain. The president made a number of suggestions to the subcommittee which composed Icepresentative Clay t.n of Aluhama. I'arlln of Virginia and Floyd of Arkansas. He Insisted that personal guilt of individuals In i oritrol of corporations should be prescribed In every bill In order to brer.k up the evils that have grown up under the present anti-trust laws. The committee will revise the bills with this In view and talk with the preeident again before submitting the measures to the full committee and to the house. The draft of the holding corpora? tion bill had been completed just be for- the conference. The measuie would make unlawful those holding companies that combine the stock of vorporutioiiH so ah to lessen competi? tion, but would not affect companies which hold the stock of corporations that form essential parts of their busi? ness, lighting companies that are entirely for Investment and not for business Alrecily are not prohK?Ucd. This would permit companies like the big insurance concerns to hold the Stock of corporations which are not ? oin petltors. The committee believes that in this bill it has solved the problem of discriminating between the holding company operating by combining a number of competitors Into one com? pany and the corporations that have been compelled to combine a num? ber of concerns that are not competi? tors, but whose combination is nec? essary in order to make a unit or whole, gs In the case of an oil com? pany which combines u pipe line com? pany, a producing oil company, a re fining oil company, all making one legitimate od business. The cnmmtttecmen pointed out to the president that the bll would save to Industrial business the investor who BSjSjSJ the stocks and bonds of various ? orporations, but is not engaged in the business of operating any of them. The bill applies to railroad holding ? orporations. hut not to subsidiaries. It drawing the line at substantial com? petitors. It |8)cltMl0S cotton mills if made up of combined competitors; it aould prohibit holding corporations of moving picture concerns, which sought exemption, and would strike at various large holding establish? ments which made pleas before the .mit tee. The socalled theatre trust also would be affected. Theatre corpora? tions which hold two theatres ?n one cltv, unless it could be proven that they were absolutely non-competing, would be prohibited. but the bill Would not destroy a chain of theatres in different cities In which there was no element of competition .\oi?e of ihe f"ii Ml la uH now flam? ed provide for exemption of laboi onions from anti-trust prosecutions. ? natnr Hughes of \e.v Jersey is ex fo ?. ?| to pi eHcnt .1 n amendment lor that purpose If the bills as they tlnsl i> ies< h the senate hav,? no such ex? emption Labor organisations, par ii? ularly the American Federation of Utior, have urged IfcS Karon-Mar b 11 bill, whih would exempt from any prose, ution under the Sherman law associations organised wholly for the promotion of labor The trade relations bill prohibits man its tart ri fesi i sent met lag Is Pi event a merchant from handling a . oiTipetitor s feeds It prohibits final i ii'i fixing ie the . msumefi though It pennits Ihe manufacturer or whole? saler t*> fix the BjfteS at which goods shall be sold In the hrst instance, as from manufacturer to Jobbet. I nder this restriction the bint SalS ISf ? manufactured article hy its producer would be at the same price everv ?hsiv. plus the SSSS of transports tion. This bill gives the right or in? junction to individuals tor threat MOd loss or damage and tho right to make uso of a government decree against any corporation. The Interlocking directorates bill includes a provision to prohibit direc? tors in various corporations selling to companies in which they arc direc? tors. The definitions bill embodies such definitions as seem not to have been covered by decisions of the court* _. i OPPOSES WOMAN VOTE. Mrs. Humphrey Ward Says 13tnllot Should lluve Physical Force of Man HoIiUmI It. Paris. March It,?Mrs. Humphrey Ward has written M. Ferdinand Ruis son, the leader in the Chamber of Deputies of the group working ac? tively for women's suffrage, in opposi? tion to giving women parliamentary suffrage in either England or France. While a strong supporter of the municipal vote for women, she declares that parliamentary suffrage 'is de? prived of its ult.n ate meaning if it has not the physical force of men be? hind it," and it should therefore be confined to men only. She says: "To my mind there are at least two insuperable objections to giving the parliamentary franchise to women in England. "First, it would disturb the rela? tion of the physical force of the coun? try in its political force; and in these days, when reform and legislation can be brought about by many other agencies acting upon parliament, the vote acting as an instrument of gov? ernment is. In my eye, very much more important than as an instrument of reform. The women's vote In such a country as England would be like paper currency with no gold re? serve behind it. "Considering the tremendous ques? tions, in which great bodies of men are ranged on either side, that have already arisen or '*re steadily develop? ing with the development of democ? racy, It seems to me more Important than ever that the political vote should indicate Where the physical force of the country lies; although, of course, the effort of every good citi? zen will bring the forces of reason and justice to bear upon that vote. Put in the last resort the ballot box is and must be our defense against disturbance and civil war; and If that defense is weakened by the participa? tion of women in the governmental vote, the country is weakened, and the women would be the first to suf? fer. "Second, in my belief Insuperable objection, so far as England is con? cerned, Is the large preponderance of women over men In England. We have, as you know, a preponderance of 1,250,000 women, and this im? mensely complicates and strengthens the physical force argument. "The argument as to the relative political Ignorance of women?ignor? ance dependent on their maternal functions and in a way discreditable to them?upon the larger and more external issues on which the nation's very exlstenco may turn, also weigh with me very much. It would he specially dangerous. I think, not so much in dealing with measures as in dealing with men?that is, the se? lection of a malo government to car? ry out a policy which can only he appreciated or executed by men." SHERIFF FEARED LYNCHING. Muck Minis Taken to Penitentiary for Safe Keeping. Columbia, March If,?Mack Mims, the negro who escaped from the Kdgefleld county chain gang and who shot J. R. W. Smith, a farmer, in the face with a shotgun Saturday, was today lodged in the penitentiary for safe keeping upon an affidavit of tho sheriff of Edgefleld county that the officer belle\os the negro would be lynched If held In the Edguiield jail. The following If the affidavit upon whb h the otltce cf the governor acted in the placing of Minis on request of the sheriff, in the penitentiary for I iff keeping: "State of South Carolina, county t f Kichland Personally appeared be? fore me, .lohn K. Aull, notary public for South Carolina. \V. 11. Swearln gen. sheriff ol Rdgefleld county, who, being duly sworn, says that one Mack Minis, who wus serving a sentence upon the RdgSfleld chain gang tor larceny of live stock, escaped from the gang) and in the puisuit of him l>\ .i pOSaS he shot a white man. That I the sind Mack Minis was ? aptured. bttt that deponent, the sheriff of Rdgefleld t ounty, feels that he is net able to protect h m In the Rdgefleld Jell, and rOQUQSts his Excellency. Oo\ . Bt ISO, to order him pbo sd In th state penitentiary for safe beeping foi the reason (|iut hS Iteheves that th said stech Mima would be lynched If held in |hs Rdgefleld jail. ' The feeling of spring, is in the air and ihs fishermen nre overhauling ihalf mahle IWRLESOX AMENDS PARCEL DOST HI LMS TO AID CON? SUMERS. Express Ontcs May be Used?Pack? ages Weighing Not More Than 50 INmnds May go Direct to City Klt< li? en. Washington! March 16.?Postmas? ter General Rurleson, hy amending the parcel post regulations, announced today tho establishment of a ' farm products post," which can be utilis? ed hy farmers and truckers for the shipment of crates or boxes of butter, eggs, vegetables and dressed poultry, weighing between 20 and 50 pounds, directly from the farm to the city kitchen. The new service is provided only for the first and second zones?ap? proximately 150 air line miles. Under tho new regulations, boxes and crates similar to those used in the express service, when packed with farm pro? ducts, will be carried outside the mall bags and will be promptly de? livered to the city consumer. The "farm products post" is creat? ed for the purpose of opening up a cheap marketing avenue between the trucker and the city consumer, with the view of reducing the cost of table i ccessities in the populous centres. Investigations show that food pro? ducts, for which the farmer receives $3.24 on his farm, are retailed in the city for $5.55 under the present mar? keting system. It is the idea of the postofflce and agricultural depart? ment experts, who have been study? ing this problem, that the farmer will actept $4.25, postage prepaid, for the articles of food which he sells to the commission merchant for approxi? mately $3.24 and for which the city consumer pays $5.55. If he does, the city consumer will save about $1.25 on every market basket. The postofflce department declares that the new regulations should prove a "boon to farmers and truckers." Under the old regulations the crates and boxes of farm products had to be securely packed and of such lim? ited size so they could be placed in mail bags. Under the new regula? tions the ordinary crates used in the express service for butter, eggs, fruits, berries, vegetables, dressed poultry and other articles will be accepted, provided, of course, the maximum weight of these crates in not over 50 pounds. Packages under 20 pound* must be securely packed so that they can be handled in mall sacks with or? dinary mail. The? "farm products post" will bring the truck fields of the Eastern shore of Maryland and Virginia and the farms of Frederick, Carroll and York counties in Maryland cmd Pennsyl? vania and the Valley of Virginia to the Kitchen doors of Baltimore. John C. Koons. chairman of the parcel post committee of the postofflce depart? ment, who is a native of Carroll coun? ty, Maryland, recently declared that enough garden truck and fruit rot In the Maryland counties to feed Balti? more city. He said the truckers have no easy and quick transportation method of reaching the city kitchen and permit the garden truck not used to go to waste. It is believed by Mr. Koons that should these truckers he able to utilize ordinary crates for shipment of vegetables to the city consumer much of what otherwise would waste will be sent to the city for consump? tion. Following the establishment of the "farm products post" steps must be taken to get the trucker and city con? sumer In business touch with each other. Tho suggestion is made that Baltirnoro newspapers open a "farm products post" column on their want ad pages, in which the farmer can ad? vertise his products or through which the city consumer can seek a trucker with whom to make a contract for the delivery of "market crates" of vegetables. BRITISH CABINET MEETS. Extraordinary Session Called to Con? sider Crisis in Home Rule Legisla? tion. London, March 17.?So critical has the British Situation become that to? day Pr?mier Aequlth summoned an extraordinary meeting of the cabinet to consider the; home rule hill and Ulster exclusion. All ministers were* prese nt at the cabinet meeting. The Unionists are expecting to make? a hitter attack on the government. STEAMER IN DANGEROUS PO? SITION, City or Sydney Aground OH Coast of NOVO Scotia. Halifax, N. B? March 17.?The steamer City of Sydney, bound from \e w York to st. John's, X. P., ground' eil off Hantbro in a dense- fog this morning, a heavy sea is running ami the vessel i* In dangerous position. Tb?- wireless operator is sending out "s?>s" signals. The Sydney carries a cre w of forty-five men ami a ?loy.cn g#eeeagei ?> Bill FIX BLAME. om; bdamks Wie moShoi:, otii KU Tili: NAXTTfKFT. Divided ltcpoil Returned by Hoard, Which i Ins Been Investigating Dis? aster off Virginia Coast?Sargent Exonerates Berry ami Accuses Johnson; Howard Takes Opposite! Position. Philadelphia, March 1(J.?The two United States local inspectors of steam vessels who investigated the disaster off the Virginia coast on January 110, In which the teamship Xantucket rammed the s'.eamer Monroe, causing the loss of 41 lives, rendered a divid? ed opinion today, one holding the cap? tain of the Xantucket guilty of neg? ligence and the other charging the commander of the Monroe with re? sponsibility for the disaster. The report of the investigation, along with the two decisions, was for? warded to Henry M. Seely, supervising inspector at Xew York. Ji is not known here what the next step in the caso will be but it is believed the supervising inspector will consult the department of commerce at Washing? ton before making any further move. The local inspectors who investi? gated the collision are Capt. R. A. Sargent, inspector of hulls, and D. H. Howard, inspector of boilers. The de? partment of commerce designated them to investigate charges against Opmi'n Berry, captain of the Xan? tucket, brought by the local inspec? tors at Xorfolk after a preliminary examination. The charges against Capt. Berry in? cluded negligence in not reducing the speed of his vessel in a fog, and with neglecting to ascertain through the wireless operator the proximity of other vessels. Xo charges were brought against Capt. Edward E. Johnson of the Mon? roe. Twelve days were devoted to 1 hearing witnesses and after counsel for Capt. Berry had argued his case today, the board rendered its decision. The opinion filed by Inspector Sar? gent was voluminous, going into the construction of the ship, the collision and the conduct of the crews after the impact. The report concludes, that Capt. Berry and all other licensed offi? cers of the Xantucket are exonerated. Capt. Sargent's report then charges Capt. Johnson with "incompetence, negligence and inattention to duty." He is charged in the report with vio? lation of the international rules for preventing collisions in giving a wrong I whistle signal in the fog; with negli genee and inattention to duty because he took no action to prevent the col? lision or to lessen its force when the1 vessels came in sight of each, other, and with incompetency and unskillful ness because proper discipline or or? ganization was not maintained among j the crew in an effort to protect lives'! of all persons on board and because no proper effort promptly was made to obtain assistance from the Xan? tucket. On the last specification Capt. Sar? gent said: j "While we believe that Capt. John-It son as an individual did everything : that was humanly possible to save the lives of all, it is to be regretted that he did not delegate certain duties which he attended to himself to some of the other members of his crew and thus give himself more time to devote to matters of greater impor? tance." Inspector Howard refused to sign this report and rendered one of his own in which he found Capt. Berry guilty of failing to reduce speed in a fog as charged, but not guilty of al? leged failure to use the wireless ap? paratus, and recommended that his master's license be revoked. In reading his report Capt. Sar? gent stated that he had been a li-! censed master and was experienced in navigation and that Inspector How? ard was not a licensed master and had no practical experience as a naviga RAIBING CARGO OF MONROE, Divers Working In Holds of Sunken Steamer. Xorfolk. Va., March 16.?The worK j of raising the cargo carried by the Old Dominion liner Monroe when she1 sank off the Virginia coast January 30; following collision with the Mer? chants and Miners' Transportation' Company's steamer Xantueket, Is now well under way. Divers are work-' ing in the hold of the Monroe from the wrecking steamer I. J. Merritt and barge Superior. In working to save 'five hundred bales of cotton which, the Monroe carried the divers have had to s?-nd up many package? of de? cayed vegetables, damaged tobacco, etc. The weather is proving favorable for the work-of the divers. There is no chance of tin- Monroe ever beim; raised. Washington, March 17.?The gov? ernment census report issued today shows 1611,239 bales ?'f cotton eon sumed during February, against hs. yu3 last year UNIVERSITY NOTES. Students Hear Good Lectures?Grip Among; I*rofessors?Glee Club En? tertainment. The students of the University en? joyed two magnificent addresses at the meeting of the Y. If. C. A. on March Mr. Erving, editor of the North American Student, spoke on Why the College Man Should Study World Problems." Professor W. K. T?te spoke on "A Teacher's Opportu? nity in South Carolina." Both ad? dresses wore heard by a large and at? tentive audience. At the meeting of the Y. M. C. A. last Wednesday night the sixth of the Life Work series of lectures was de? livered by B. D. Sompayrac, an emi? nent architect of Columbia, on "The Practical Side of Architecture.' The lecture was decidedly one of the best of the series. During ,v>e past week the following professors have been confined to their beds with grippe: Acting President, A. C. Moore, Yates Snow den, George McCutcheon, and G. A. Wauchope. All are better and have resumed their duties. The University bulletin on High School Athletics, which contains val? uable information for all who are in? terested In athletics, is now out and may be had without cost upon appli? cation to the acting president. In the death of Roy Quay Mitchell, a student from Laurens County, on March 6, the University has lost one of its most promising men. The en? tire student body escorted the body to tho depot, and several of the stu? dents and Professor Mills accompan? ied the body to his home. All stu? dents mourn the loss of their friend and fellow student. The following men have been se? lected to represent the University in the debate which is to be held with Trinity Collge at Durham, N\ C, soon: M. A. Wright, J. S. Dudley, and J. A. Tolbert, with K. R. Jeter as alternate and manager of the team. To the* winner this year the cup will go, as Trinity and the University have each won one debate. One of the most enjoyable occa? sions of the year was the entertain? ment given in chapel Friday night by the Glee Club of the University. This their first performance in the city of Columbia this session was a big suc? cess. EXPFRTS TO FIGHT TICK. Campaign to Drive Cattle Pest From State. Columbia, March 16.?In a few days the bureau of animal Industry of the United States department of agriculture will designate a man tc take charge of the government's share in eradicating the cattle tick in those counties in South Carolina which are still under federal quar? antine. The man will be named by officials of the bureau of animal In? dustry, after consultation with Dr. W. M. Riggs. president of Clemson college, and A. F. Lever, congress? man from the Seventh South Caro? lina district and chairman of the important house committee on agri? culture, who has just completed the big task of passing through the house the annual agricultural appropriation hill. The last general assembly appro? priated $30,000 for the eradication of the cattle tick in South Carolina' contingent upon the appropriation ol a similar sum hy the United States department of agriculture. Under the terms of the general appropriation bill, the State appropriation will be spent for the eradication of the tick under the supervision of the authori? ties at Clemson college, working in conjunction with the federal cattle experts. JONES LEAVES STATE. Paroled Prisoner Goes to Baltimore Hospital. Orangeburg March 16.?Jno. J. Jones, who has been paroled hy the governor, left this afternoon for Bal? timore, where he will undergo an ex? amination at Johns Hopkins hospital. Jones stated that if this examination was favorable and there were chances of his recovery from the symptoms of disease from which he is now suffer-; Ing he expects to take a course in law. Jones Is now a lawyer, but de? sires to better equip himself for his profession. The case against Jones was an in? teresting one. It has been 39 months since he was bist placed in prison, and tomorrow will be 17 mouths since he commenced his sentence. His case was hard fought in the courts of this State, and in every instance he lost. Jones was a lawyer practicing at Branchville, when he shot and killed Abe PearlstlnOi a merchant of that town. Federals Capture Town. Laredo, March 17.?-The federal today captured the town of Guerrero 7u miles south of Laredo without re ststance from the small body of reb el? thvrs. WOMAN KILLS EDITOR. AVI I E Ol ' FRENCH STATESMAN SHOOTS EDITOR OF FIGARO. Pari? BUmsJ by cn-ational climax Of Political Controversy?WonuiD < ailed at Editor's Office, Sent tn Card Was Receive*! Courtesly and Oaetaai Puns on Her victim. Paiis, March 1?.?Beaton calmette. editor of The Figaro, shot today by Mme. Henriette Caillaux, wife of Jos Caillaux, the French minister of finance, died tonight. Mme. Caillaux went to the office of The Figaro to carry out an act of vengeance against M. Calmette. who had been waging a campaign char? acterized by great bitterness against the minister of finance. She fired three times, Mr. Calmette being woui ded in the chest, in the side and the abdomen. While the editor was being trans? ported to the hospital, he said re? peatedly: "I have done my duty. I have done my duty." Having committed the deed, Mme. Caillaux submitted to arrest, and while employes in The Figaro were taking the pistol from her hands, she said: "Si:iv2e there Is no justice in this country, I take upon myself tn act of justice. Take me where you will." Mme. Caillaux immediately was re? moved to a police station where she underwent a preliminary examination, the subBtance of which was com? municated to the press at her desire. "I am sorry,", she said, "for what I was obliged to do. I had no In? tention of killing M. Calmette, and I would be happy to know that he will recover. I desired only to teach him a lesson." When Mme. Caillaux called, M. Cal , mette was preparing to leave his of I flee in the company of Paul Bourget, the author. He excused himself te receive Mme. Caillaux. In her statement to the police, Mme. Caillaux explained that the campaign against her husband had become in? tolerable, and she determined to stop it. She consulted an eminent lawyer who ad\ised her that legal proceed? ings would be futile?tha* they wera often worse in the case of innocent persons that in the case of the guilty. She then decided to take tn* law into her hands. She bought a re* volver, drove to The Figaro offices aad sent in her card. M. Calmette was most polite and asked what he could do for her. M 'It is needless for me to pretend that I am making a friendly call,' I answered," said Mme Caillaux, "Then, 'osing all control of myself at the thought of the humiliations inflicted on my husband by this man, I drew my revolver from my muff and flrefl all the cartridges. M. Calmette was surprised at the first report and tried to take shelter behind a desk." Mme. Caillaux was charged formal 'y with attempted homicide and re? moved to St. Lazare prison. Later the "'harge was changed to homicide. ARMS FOR AMERICANS. President Huerta Grants Permission for Shipment of Machine Guns to American Embassy. Mexico City, March 17.?President Huerta today lifted the embargo on the shipment of arms from Verm Cruz to the American embassy here, giving permission for the immediate transportation of rifles and machine aruns to the capital. Gen. Huerta said he never objected to the Americans arming themselves, but objected to ?he publicity given the matter by th*e newspapers, fearing its effect on pub :ic feeling in Mexico. The gover ment reports from Torreon state that the battle continues with the federals holding their own. MAJOR KIRBY OUT AT LAST. Won't Longer Resist Blease, Says Venerable Magistrate. Sparta iburg, March 16.?Magis? trate Augustus J. H. Kirby, 85 years old, whom Gov. Blease has been try? ing to remove from office for three years, has given up the fight. He re? ceived a special delivery letter from .he governor while at church yester? day, notifying him that he had been suspended "for incapacity, miscon? duct and neglect of duty." Major Kirby said todaj he would make no further battle to retain his office. The obi gentleman talked of being tired. II.- declared that Col B. G. Landrum. of the governors staff had preferred the charges on which he was suspend? ed because he recently bound Lan? drum over for court on a charge ot assault and battery of a high and ag gravated nature. Major Kirby was removed from of? fice by Qov. Phase three yean* ago. but refused to quit The Suprems Court wae appealed to and it found that the governor had exceeded his authority. Major Kirby was reinstat? ed. He hns been magistrate here for twenty-four years