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ROCKEFELLER'S FOUNDATION. WAlslI DU I \IU S Till M l I - ISKKChK N<> AUTHORITY SANK niOM .lo||\ l> si:. Head of Industrial notation* Com tuition s?i?>. \ftcr ImcMlgm lion. Power l> (outran to (.ovi-rn KiMM City. Mo., Feb. 15.?Frank P. Walsh, chairman of the ivderal Industrial relations commission, which has been Investigating great philan? thropic foudatlons, in a statement to? day declared that John r>. Rockefel? ler. Sr.. dominates the Rockefeller foundation, which. Mr. Walsh said, ?na apply the enormous power of the money It controls to almost any purpose It chooses. The testimony at the New York hearing" declared Mi Walsh, "show? ed that the trustees of the foundation exercised no authority thxt did not come from Mm. It showed that the directors o<* the Industries from which dlrecors of he indusrles from which the foundation obtained Its funds. As an Interlocking system it beats any thing the railroads and hanks over ex? hibited. "The powers It claims and exercises virtually are unlimited, as are Its financial resources. Whether such powers can be permitted safely In the hands of any authority less than that of the Government Is a question which will form an important part of the commission's forthcoming report. I in encllned to believe these powers onnnot be exercised under the Amer? ican theory of government. "The commission Is not through yet With the Rockefeller and other foun iattnns, but this much can be said: "The Rockefeller foundation Is en? tirely without the realm of Govern? ment control. "I am not surprised that the direc? tors and trustees of the Rockefeller foundation do not know some of the things brought out at the hearing. Thev do not know anything about the tundatlon. They do not see Mr. oekefeller twice a year. "Mr. Rockefeller is a very smart Irtan, perhaps the smartest in this eountry But he could not tell the Commission why he did not use his profits to pay a living wage instead pf using them In the distribution of a gharity that constituted a power Which many Americans have come to look upon as a menace. The power of the foundation's money Is being used to compete with the United States governmnt In the Investigation of questions being In? vestigated by the Industrial relations committee. The United States govern? ment Is spending $400.000 In Its In? quiry. The Roekefeller foundation. If It will, can spend $5.000.000 a year. Its Investigation is being conducted by the author of an industrial Act tried In Canada, which was opposed by every labor organization there and which failed signally." RFNF.W < vttm: ouapantixf. Farther Regulations Issued Put Cen? tral Seetion Under Pan lor Live M<>, U Shipment. Washington. Feb. 15.?Foot and mouth disease quarantine regulations were extended by the department of agriculture today so as to include all the tsrritoy eaat of the Mississippi and north of Tennessee in a restricted area out of which no shipments of live stock except for slaughter Within it hours will be permitted to th?* South or West. All of the great slaughtering cen? tres un h.ruled In the restricted ter? ritory and there Is little shipping of live cattle out of It. hut the new order was deemed necessary to protect stock producing regions from Infection, Two important new reflations were added today, one defining "im? mediate slaughter" as gOOd in exist? ing orders as "within #| hours" and another prohibiting the transporta? tion of live stock In any part of tin I'mted States after February 17 ex? cept In disinfected cars. Owing to the fa? t that few or no case* of foot and mouth disease have been found in Vlrmma. West Virginia, Maine and the iMstrlct of Columbia. Stock owners In tln.se jurisdictions will be permitted ggtgOf the IWVlOSd regulations to ship out stock upon affidavit that It has 0000 on their farms for a certain length of time and has not bOOg SanOOOSl to any risk of contuKion. to lf.ll? POM? Ol MO0Q1 Hol s. Federal Surgeon and Sunitur> I n;i n er to Work ;,i Fan should Plant. Columbia. Feb. I.?H. R. Carter. M. !>.. senior surgeon. United States pub lie health service, and J, W. LoPrtnoe, santtsry engineer, arrived in Colum? bia yesterday and will act us adVSSSf to tho Parr Shot is COmpOay in the campalsn to drive the niOOCjttltoes Ironi the big pond 22 miles above Co? lumbia. The physicians were ?anf up? on request of the Staff board of health. SECOND DISTRICT PLAN LOST. - no raw jriMii. ron sot tu Car? olina. Minority Leader Prevents Passage of M4u1.suit* for Additional Federal Court. Woehlngtftn. Fob, 15.?The united i efforts of Congressmen Aiken, Finiey, Johnson and Kagsdale. who were pres? ent when the bill came up in the house today, were unavailing for the purpose of securing the appointment of an additional federal judge district, attorney and marshal for the western district of South Carolina, and for the time being at least there will be no further action on this matter here. The 1)111. which recently had a fa? vorable report from the house com? mittee on judiciary, was placed on the "unanimous eonsent" calendar, and a as called up here late this afternoon. It was hoped that Congressman Mann might relent In his objections for a sufficient time to permit the bill to 1 pass, but fortune did not favor its I passage. Indeed as soon as it was called by the speaker Mr. .Mann ridi? culed the idea of South Carolina re? storing an additional judge at this time, and "reserving the right to ob? ject." whieh gave him the opportunity to speak on the subject, Mr. Mann scoffed at the idea. That brought Congressman Finiey to his feet and he explained the past history of the bill, saying that it had once gone so far as to get to the ? White House, when Former President Kooscvelt vetoed it, and that there appears to be great need for it now. Mr. Mann said he did not propose to have the bill passed at the present time. Then Congressman Itagsdale, who had been over on Mr. Mann's side of the house, began to argue the matter. He was cut short by a direct objection from Congressman Cullop of Indiana, and there the matter ended, the bill being summarily stricken from the calendar. PRIMARY RULES TO I1FCOME LAW. Personal Enrollment Every Two Years ami Other Provisions Making for Pure EleeUons Retained. Columbia, Feb. 16.?Practically without opposition the house last night passed to third reading the Ornydon-Klcholro*! bill enacting into law the rules and regulations of the democratic party under whieh the last primary election was held In the State. The house substituted the Ciaydon bill with minor amendments for the senate Nicholson bill. A free i onference committee will straighten ? out the differences between the house and senate on the measure which are , Of small importance, as the Important personal enrolment feature has been retained as well as other provisions for which the majority In the last I State Democratic convention fought a successful light. The Democratic primary rules, whieh will soon be law, are funda? mentally the same as when they were drawn last spring by W. G. Sirrlne and others of Greenville . and put through the convention as the < lreenville plan." The Graydon-Nicholson bill was ?i m.-tided so as to exclude Charleston tor which a special primary election bill, containing the Australian ballot feature, has already been passed. Mr. Graydon of Abbeville explained the changes in the primary rules to the house, laying stress on the pro? vision defining the club districts more clearly under jurisdiction of the county executive committees. Mr. Graydon said that there was a d? mend I hot tin- rules made by the last Democratic convention be adopt? ed as law bOOOUOt they had Worked successfully and given general satis ' faction. He declared that a reenroll I ment every two years w;is necessary if the Democratic club rolls were to be kept above reproach. Mr. Gray? don said that none of the direful re? sults, predicted by the minority In the last Democratic convention, had come to pass last summer as a result of the adoption of ihe prtmery elec? tion rules and they had operated with? out causing complaint. MWe tested the rules fully in last ?ummer'i compoton ond i hope there nn III bo 00 opposition to enacting them InlO law," concluded Mr. Gi .y don. There was no opposition to the bill. lever TO SPLAK. To Pell reff Commencement Millionen ? I Winthrop and Ncwln-rry as Well u^ Other*. Washington. |<YI>. ! ',. Congressman Lever hoi i eeeit ed n large number of invitations to make addresses at dif? ferent ploeeo In Ihe mar future. To? day he announced that he had accept? ed Ihe following: Graduating address to the students or Winthrop College, June I; students Of Newbery College, Juno 7; at Clio. May 14; Hampton county lielil dav and eounl) school fair, al Hampton. March TANGLE IN MEXICAN AFFAIRS. ONLY CARRANSA HAS DIPLO- | MATH AUTHORITY. American Consular Agents Can Only RoOCfl Government by Going to Vera Cruz?Problem Hard to Solve Washington, Feb. 14.?While no of llclal mOMagO has been received to ? day at the State department or the Spanish omhassy here as to the Span? ish government's attitude towards Gen. Carrania's expulsion of its min? ister from Mexico, press dispatches from Madrid Indicating that the mat? ter would be adjusted through dlplo matle channels were credited by of? ficials. Another action of the Carranza gov? ernment which may cause further complications for the Mexico City diplomatic corps was taken today in the announcement that Gen. Carranza personally is solely authorized to re? ceive and pass on diplomatic com? missions. This may seriously affect the diplomatic activity of American con? sular agents instructed to deal with the defacto authorities. The order apparently will make it impossible for diplomatic representa? tives to deal with the Carranza gov? ernment except by going to Vera Cruz, which they have been unwilling to do lest such ac'lon be construed as for? mal recognition. Reports of an appeal by Spain for joint action in Mexico were not re? garded here as accurate. Officials j pointed out the Spanish government l probably would consult the United I States before taking such a step. On accounc of tl. severe censor? ship established at Vera Cruz by Gen. Carranza little news of the difficul? ties of foreign consuls and diplo? mats has been permitted to reach the United States. It has Just been au? thoritatively learned, however, that for some time barely courteous rela? tions have been maintained between Carranza and the consuls of Spain and Great Britain at Vera Cruz. Both the consuls incurred Carranza's displeas? ure because of their persistency In calling to his attention what they con? sidered unjust aggression on foreign property. The American consul at Vera Cruz W. H. Canada, recently was instructed to point out that a continuation of the policy of executing Spaniards would be regarded with keen dis? pleasure by the United States, which would place personal responsibility on ! Carranza. Carranza's latest decree concerning' 'foreign diplomatic representations was I revealed today in a telegram from | Rafael Buboran Capmany, minister of the interior, to Eliseo Artvnondo, lo? cal representative of Carranza, which said: j "The first chief of the constitu i tlonalist army has been apprised that j persons of diverse nationalities styling themselves confidential or consular agents of foreign governments, with? out really being so, and other persons i styling themselves representatives of I foreign colonies or large foreign in? terests, established in Mexico, pre? tend to make representations, address communications and treat directly about matters of an international character with different leaders of the constitutionalist army. "This tends to disrupt unity in the constitutionalist government and to belittle the authority of the first chief, j it Is the purpose of this government ? CO comply with its international duties, affording just protection under the ; laws to all foreign persons and in / terests and this can only be done j properly through the appropriate au I thorities. j "Military leaders before whom such j representations may be made must confine themselves to Informing the I representatives of foreigners that they should take matters up directly with the first chief of the constitutionalist army." Oen. Villa's Washington agency to? night gave out a message from the northern chieftain describing the capture of Guadalajara, second larg? est city In Mexico. Villa reported he was pursuing the enemy, which had been engaged again at Bajacuran. In the State of San Luis PotOSl Villa reported his troops under Col. Per rabla deteated -.000 men under Gen. Aeusta. 1 . IM TV WITH NAVAL MILITIA. Mont, Iloyward Alaslgned by Secre? tary of tile Navy. Columbia, Feb. it. Joseph us Dan? iela, Hccrctary of the Navy, has detall ? 1 nn officer for duty with the naval militia Of South Carolina. The fol? lowing letter was received from the secretary tonlghl by Gov. Manning: "I beg leave to inform you that o ? ders have this day been issued to Lieut. James W. I ley ward, U, S. N. now on duty at the NttV) Yard, Char? leston, s. C., itsslgnlng him uddltionnl duty In connect ion v\ith the. naval militia Ol South Carolina, at .Mount Plegsant, Reo u for I and Georgetown, H. O." GIRL KILLED AT MILL. jean Mcelroy shoots miss ROCK8IE STI: AI) M A N. Tries to Kill Self but Sclf-inllictcd Wound Will Not Prove l atal?? Tragedy follow.* Quarrel in Spar? enburg. Bpartanburg, Feb. 16.?Jean Mc Blroy, a youth -\ years of age. shot and instantly killed Miss Rockoie Steadman. IS years of age, on the street at Beaumont mill village short? ly after noon today, after which he ran a short distance and turned his pistol upon himself, indicting a slight wound in the back of his head. The self-in flicted wound was not serious, how? ever, and he made his way to the city, where he woe arrested by. the county offices and taken to jail. The tragedy is said to be the result of a love affair. At Beaumont and at Clifton, where the Steadman fam? ily lived until three weeks ago* Mc Elroy bearded with the family. Yes? terday he la said to have had a quar? rel with Miss Rocksie Steadman when she gave him to understand that hir attentions were no longer de? sired. Today when she appeared od .he street on her way to the mill, MeElroy confronted her with a pistol in his hand. Some words passed be? fore the first shot was fired which caused the young woman to fall. The first shot, which would have proved latal, was followed by three others discharged into the young woman's head as she lay in the street. Before the people of the village realized what had happened, MeElroy had attempt? ed to shoot himself and failing dis? appeared toward the city. He was ar? rested on King street, only two blocks from the court house, and was taken to the county jail, where.it was seen that he was suffering from the wound in tho back of his head and a physi? cian was summoned. He would make j no statement as to the cause of the tragedy. The parties involved in the affair are well known in mill circles. For the last four years the Steadman family resided at Clifton and prior to that were residents of the Glendale village. MeElroy is said to have been a quiet and well behaved boy. DIPLOMATS Ml EE TO DEPART. Virtually All Foreign Representatives (Have Reen Given Discretion as to Remaining in Mexico. Washington, Feb. 15.?Virtually all foreign diplomatic representatives have been instructed by their govern? ments to use their own discretion about leaving the Mexican capital, ac? cording to an announcement today by Secretary Bryan. The British and Italian ambassa? dors Inquired of the state department during the day as to its advices from Mexico, reflecting the anxiety Of the governments over the situation In Mexico City, where food is scarce and the water supply cut off. The sit? uation has been complicated further by Gen. Carranza's decree that none of his subordinate military chiefs shall discuss diplomatic questions. This deprives the diplomatic corps at Mexico City of the privilege of deal? ing with Gen. Obregon or the defac Ito authorities. The only alternative is a visit to Carranza at Vera Cruz where diplomats art unwilling to go lest their visits be construed as for? mal recognition. Some embassies here understand that diplomats In Mexico City have agreed that if they have Mexico City they will leave the country entirely. Secretary Bryan said today he did not know the plans of the Brazilian minister In charge of American in? terests. The Brasillan minister has been informed, however, that the American government does not look With favor on Carranza's suggestion that the diplomatic corps go to Vera Cruz. It is expected the situation will be fully discussed at tomorrow night s cabinet meting. The department announced B. F. Xagel, regarding whom Inquiry has been made, has arived In Monterey and is well. WILL ADDRESS GIRLS. Levee to Deliver Commencement Speech at Winthrop. Bock Hill, Feb. 17.?Congressman A. l'\ Lever of the Seventh district Of South Carolina has been invited to deliver the annual address to the graduating class of Winthrop college at commencement next June. Con? gressman Lever has signified his ac? ceptance of the invitation. gkils' school RV'RNEl). KtUdellt* Escaped in Their Night Clothes. Graysville, Tenn., Feb. is.?The girls' dormitory of the Southern Train? ing School was burned earls this morning. The girls escaped In their night clothes uninjured, but suffer? ed from exposure. The loss vv;c: j-1 n 000, TO GIVE LOWER GRAIN RATE. RAILWAY OFFICIALS TO MEET IS MARCH AND ARRANGE FOR EMERGENCY. At Hearing Held in Columbia Hail roads are Promise Relief?General Opinion Expressed Booth Carolina Must Look to the South. Columbia, Peb. 17.?After the sit? uation had been fully presented the traffic heads of the three main rail? way systems operating in South Caro? lina promised immediate relief in the matter of cheaper rates on grain shipments. The railways not only promised to readjust the rates, hut to cooperate in every way in secur I ing markets for the South Carolina i crop, which will be the largest in the history of the State. The situation, it was pointed out by those attending the hearing before the railroad com? mission in the Supreme Court room, is one that needs immediate attention. I I Conferences are to be held and the j new rates will be announced as soon as possible. The movement for a re? adjustment of grain rates was launch? ed by W. W. Long, State agent for the United States farm demonstra? tion work and director of the Clem son extension department, in coopera? tion With the Chambers of Commerce i of the State. "Grain is a much more desirable tragic than cotton. If the movement is to the interest of the State it is to our interest," said one of the speakers for the railways. The general opinion was expressed by practically all of the witnesses that South Carolina must "look to the South," rather than to the east in I the matter of a market for grain , Florida, it was shown, consumes sev? eral hundred million bushels of wheat and is directly connected by three trunk line railways with all points in i Smith Carolina. John L. McLaurin, State cotton warehouse commissioner, was among the witnesses to appear before the commission. He raid that it would be I necessary for many farmers of the State to find a market for their grain ', outside the State. The farmers, he , said, will need ready money, because they are already carrying one crop. The South Carolina grain crop will be thrown on the market early in June.. The value of the crop this .year will be about $10,000,000. It was urged that the crop must be turn I ed into cash as soon as possible so that the farmers will derive the great 1 est benefit. Among those attending the hear? ing were: L. IS. Chaloner. freight I traffic manager of the Seaboard Air i * Line railway; J. W. Penin, general freight agent, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Ernest Williams, general freight agent, Charleston and Western Carolina railway ; R. B. Pegram, gen? eral agent, Southern Railway; J. A. Smith, division freight agent, South? ern Railway; Rawley \V. Holcombe and X. Monsoratt, of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce; D. C. Durham of Greenville; Charles Kemmich, j Charleston; C. C. White, United Slates ? bureau of markets; W. W. Long, John L. McLaurin and V. Hooper, of the Hill Ice Cream Company. It was agreed by the railways and j the petitioners that a proper market should be established fcr the grain, tand that the grades should be stan? dardised. The railway officials said that the markets should be found as ' near home as possible, although they were ready to "consider some adjust? ment to reach even the Eastern mar? kets." The hearing was in session for more than two hours when the grain situa? tion was discussed. The new tariffs are to be darwn and submitted to the railroad commission for approval. After the rate hearing today the I railro.ad commission issued the follow ( ing statement: "At a eomeroncc between the rep? resentatives of the railroads, the rail? road commission, the representatives of commercial bodies and State and : government officials, the question of the rate on grain from South Caro? lina points to eastern and Virginia I cities and to Southeastern i oints was ' fully discussed with a view to co-op oration of all concerned in marketing the increasing grain crop of the state. i As a result of the meeting, the rep? resentatives of the railroads will meet during the first week in Mandl to cheek in the rates to try to meet the above emergency situation. PRESIDENT EXPRESSES CONFI? DENCE. s.:>^ International situation Will be Cleared up soon. Washington, Peb. 17.- The tension existing between tin* United states .nid European belligerents relaxed to-' day by reassuring word from Presi? dent Wilson, who is confident that tin- International situation will be chared without embroiling the Unit? ed Slates in the warfare. The United Slat s will deal firmly with the situa? tion, l ilt it is not believed that the Germans will blow up any American nit rchtinl men. SITUATION CONSIDERED GRAVE OFFICIALS BELIEVE DAUGER ZONE DECREE BEVELOPS GREAT DANGERS. So Reply From Gcmenns?However. Relations Between Gerard und Berlin Authorities arc Still Cordial, Despite Crisis in AnUre. Washington. Feb. 17.?Secretary Bryan sai<l late tonight that no reply had been received from Germany to the American note concerning- sub? marine attacks on the belligerent mer 1 chant vessels in the new sen war zones under the German admiralty's procla? mation which goes into effect tomor? row If a reply to the proclamation of the United States had been de? livered In Berlin to Ambasador Ger? ard, the State department had not been apprised of that fa< t Publication tonight of the text of Great Britain's complete reply to the American communication concerning j contraband and neutral shipping, which contains a warning that if Ger? many abandons the principles of in? ternational law by refusing to verify the character ot a merchant ship be? fore attacking, Engiand may not be bound by the rules hitherto accepted, jio-*? r<?! ?-->i<-? T7?*m1 ?,iM">*jon fur? ther uncertainties on watch the de? velopment Of the next few days were generally expected to have an import I ant bearing. While White House und state de? partment officials did not discuss what might be done if any American ves? sels* or lives should be lost in the j war zones, it was admitted on all sides that the situation was fraught with many grave possibilities. Representatives of the German gov? ernment are entirely friendly in their conferences with 'Ambasador Gerard, and there is nothing to show that ; officially there has been any change m the good relations which have hitherto existed. The manner of carrying out the submarine campaign is awaited here with considerable anxiety. It was hoped that since negotiations with neutral governments were pending the : German proclamation would not ac ? tually be carried into effect for a few days. Many American vessels will be in the war zones in the next ftW days, and there will be afforded, it is be? lieved, an opportunity to reach their d< stiuations. The recent suggestion from Gorman sources that American merchantmen I mi^ht escape attack if convoyed by ,an American warship has not met with approval in naval circles here. It was suggested that the threatened 1 British retaliation for the German war zone order may be a blockade of the German coast. In that case not even an American man of war would have ! the right to pass the blockade lines alone. Formal notice by the British of the blockade and recognition of it by thG United States, would at once remove from the field of diplomacy negotia? tions on all questions relating to the right of neutral nations to send car? goes of food to the civil population I of the blockade btate. FAVOR EXAMINING BOARD. 1 Senate Fasses Rill Designed to Stand? ardize Profession and Furnish Cer? tification. Columbia. Feb. IS.?The bill pro? viding for the establishment and ap I pointment of a board of examiners of ?accounts, to fix the qualification of certified public accountants and to pro? vide for licensing them passed third i reading and was ordered enrolled for I ratification after a short debate in the senate last night. Senator Alan Johnstone said that the board was merely one to examine ; those who "hang themselves out as j public accountants.'* The board col? lects a fee of $20 from the applicants land |5 additional in case the appli j cant is successful. Senator Wightman moved to strike I out the enacting words on the ground that it drew an exorbitant fee from those who may wish to be account ! ants. Senator Nicholson said that the bill would enable a man to be a ' certified public accountant," and would not prohtl it any one from being an ac 4 countont. The board will ;,'\?- cer? tificates, winch will be recofrnleod wherevi r the applicant may ?,o. it was pointi d out that lawyers doctors, teachers and others have n ctlflcatOS It was s:'id that :*.o States have similar provisions, Which are designed to help a man to help himself. SPEED RELIEF SHIP. Governor to Attend Reception Aboard the St. Helena. Columbia, Feb. is.?c nr. Richard i. Manning has accepted on imitation lo attend ? reception aboard the St. Helena, the Georgia -Caroline relief ship, in Charleston harbor next Mon day. The reception will begin at 11 o'clock Monday morning and the governor will leave Columbia Sunday a i t ernoon.