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MM GOAL RATES REDUCED. < oHMKRt K COMMISSION KINDS IhUtXi \L THAN MCI MA sssjrv , p Carrtrrn Ordered to Abandon Plan of (?ranting Spcvlul Fa* on* t*? Sonic Companies?I onnc* Raten Too I Ugh i Washington, Aug. 12.?Sweeping re? ductions In snthraclto freight rates of railroads handling Hi) per cent, of the country's anthracite production commerce commission In a decision wer? ordered today by the interstate commerce commission in a decision which held the carriers guilty of giv? ing Illegal preferential treatment to silled coal companies. In addition to prescribing generally lower rates call? ed reaeonahle. the commission re? quired the railroads to establish through routes and publish Joint through rates to be paid by all ship? pers. Commissioner Harlan, who dissent? ed, contended that while modification of many coal rates was Justltled, to? day's sctlon was Inconsistent hi view of the recent rate Increase for virtually all other traffic. The decision comes after a long In? vestigation of rates and practices gov* ernlng the transportation of coal from ! >\Uanla anthracite fields ordered Juno 10, 11*12. As summed up by the commission the decision held: "That anthracite gggj rates In car? loads from the Pennsylvania fields to tidewater ports and certain Interior ports sre unreasonable. "That the respondents by means of trackage arrangements and free transportation to Junction points have extended the advantage of Inter? line transportation to their coal com? panies to the prejudice of otl t coal shippers to whom Inter-llne transpor? tation at Joint rates has been denied. Respondents aro required to establish through routes and to publish Joint rates applicable thereto. "That anthrsclte coal Is transport? ed In vast quantities and that this tends toward lower operating costs, thst concessions and offsets granted by respondent* to their allied coal companion In Interest charges, royalty earnings, the use of valuable proper* ' at Inadequate rentals, the free use of the carriers' funds and credit, or by other means are ss pernicious as di? rect cssh rebates. Buch concessions and offsets sre unlawful. "That lateral allowances paid to a cosl shipper In sceordance with an agreement alleged to be additional compensation for the use of a facil? ity furnished by the shipper, are un? lawful rebates." Unes to which the decision direct? ly applies aro the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Philadelphia I Reading, Delaware. Lackawanna A Western, Lehlgh V'alb y. Krle. Wllkcshnrrc & ?astern. New York. Susquchanna & Western. New York. Ontario & West? ern, the Pennsylvania* the Northern Central and the Delaware & Hudson company. YOl Nt. MAN KKKCTIKH I TKR. John Peter Hllltiousc Meets Death at Anderson?Junior at (toorglu Tech. Anderson. Aug. 11.- John Pttof Hlllhou?e. 21. eldest son of Mrs. Kula McKall Hlllhouse. was elect rocut* <i while working gg ?1? etile wires In the new switch house of the Southern I'uMIe t'tilitles company today. He wss standing on a board on the top of the electrical equipment which controls the electric cant nt of the Southern Power company and three local plants when his leg brushed against a bar eharged with ll.ttf \<?/jflfc?hs hand was resting on va nixed went her board I ag vfcleh i the circuit complete sending the cur? rent through his body. He had pres? ence of mind enough to call to follow workers to throw the switches which wss done but he was burned ho badly that death came a few moments later. Hlllhouae's father was killed by a Seaboard train In tho railroad yards at Abhevllle a dozen years ago where he was employed as yardinaster. Young; Hlllhouse was a in* mbcr of th*? Junior class at OoOTglS Tech and was an unusually bright young man. The funeral will bo tomorrow. Kil l I II HY I.H.IN MM.. Hones I'sih Chllil Meet* Sudden Heath. Anderson. Aug. 11.?The six-year old son of John Phillips, a farm* r of tho Hone*. Path section, was killed Slid bis four-> ear-old daughter wan shocked when a bolt of lightning struck the chimney of Phillips' bouse this afternoon. The house caught tiro but Mrt Phillips extinguished the flames before they made much head wsy. Mrs. Phillips ami four little children were In the house when the lightning came. po\\ id i; H?R Rl SSI V Du Pout Powder Company Rorchts Order for g70,IM?U,IMM?. Wilmington, Aug. 13.?The DuPont powder Co., has received a seventy mlllb'n dollar powder order. Mostly for Russia. WOULD STOP COTTON TRADE. I N hl .lt SECUKTAUY OF FNGLAJfD S\Vs IT MAY H M:t i:ss\KY Tt) MAKF STAl'lilC CON TH AH AND. Hritish Government, Ho Says, Is Aiiviou* to Work as Little Hardship a* Possible to Neutrals. London. Aug. 13.?Lord Robert [Cecil, parliamentary under secretary for foreign affairs, In a formal Inter? view tu"ay defining tho Hritish gCJV? cnimciit's attitude In the cotton situ? ation, made this statement: "The allies must l>y all lawful means prevent cotton reaching their enemies; it may he considered necessary to j make cotton contraband.'' At the same time I^ord Cecil re? frained from any hint that the com mutiny would he removed from the free list at any specific date, or that i lie government had evolved any solu? tion to meet the demand of American OOttOfl growers and neutral consum? ers. He said explicitly, however, that it cotton were made contrahand Eng? land would consider tho act legal ami internationally justified. The statement, being lh< first In be? half of the government outside of parliament, relative to cotton, ami coming at a time when the public is eliimoring for drastic action to shut off tho supply from Germany, Ii tak? en in some quarters to presage this step in the near future. Lord Cecil's statement, which is prefaced with the explanation that it describes tho government's position concerning cot? ton "so far as It is at tho moment possible to detlno it," says: "The Hritish government is giving tho cotton situation Its continuous and most earnest consideration. Wo fully understand that upon a satlsfactorx adjustment of the matter depends to a considerable degree the welfare of ivearly a quarter of the population of tho 1'nltcd States. Tho welfare of the whoU? population of Great Hiit aln. however, also is involved, as well as that of all Great Hrltaln's allies, for whom the Hritish government is acting In these and other matters con? cerning contraband and trade "The fundamentals of the situation aro quite clear. The allies must by all lawful means prevent cotton reach? ing their enemies. That Is a vital military necessity which all the world will recognlio. "At the same time, and equally im? portant, consideration must be given to a great cotton producing country like America and to consuming coun? tries like Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Holland. A policy must be de? vised which will respect the legitimate rights of neutrals and yet safeguard the legitimate interests of tho allies and Inlhct as much damage as possi? ble upon our enemies. "Cotton has not yet been declared contraband, but under our blockade all cotton which Is believed to be des? tined for Germany is stopped. It may? be considered necessary to make cot? ton contraband. There is a demand In the allied countries that this should be done. There is ussuredly amplo justification for the uction if it is deemed necessary. "Cotton Is a very important, an es? sential Ingredient la fact, of propul? sion explosives. Copper Is contra kind by all the laws of the nation* and yet In the present war cotton has hi ?fj shown |a be more Important than copper. ThoiS may be a substi? tute for copper In making munitions of war. For cotton there is no known substitute, if American cot? ton |oea through to Germany the Gcr ?paana use h to kin allied soldiers. Therefore, cotton must not go to Ger? many. 'Making cotton contraband would be a distinctly legal action and can internationally Justified beyond protest) So far ai American cotton is concerned, however, the problem of marketing cotton on this side would undergo little ehango. American cot? ton destined for Germany Is now ?topped, It tin- product WON made contraband, it would i?e stopped In the same manner. The principal dlf ltCUlty wonld be that If cotton wer? contraband, shipment! from Amer? k ' which wer?- suspected of being for Germany, would be SClSed and would be liable to confiscation by prise court procedure, if proof were obtainable of German destination, whereas now tin- cotton Is seised, bul hot necessarily confiscated. "In any CaSO, Whether OOttOn Is con? ti i,band <?r not, the allies must per? mil neutral trading In this product. American growers must be qlven their market in neutral countries, even it' i hey are adjacent to Germany, How to permit this supply to move for* ward and yet safeguard the allies' in? terests by making sure that none of it Will go to the enemy constitutes a complicated problem of groal dimen? sions. ?*We are interested only In keeping cotton oid of Germany. We not only do not object to its going to neutral countries but we, in fact, are anx? ious thai it should uo in older that there shall be minimum incunveu AMERICA cor Li) SECURE FORCE OF 1,200,000. OHioors Main Need In Volunteer Force ?Wood, Former Chief of Staff, Talks of Support of Potential Sol? diers. Plattsburg, X. Y.i Auk. 14.?The United States has plenty of material for a volunteer army of 1,250,000 and all that Is needed is a plan for uti? lizing it, Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood said h ire today in a statement on the nation's preparedness for war. The chief need, he declared, was otlicers. He advocated training college students in their junior and senior years along the same lines as now arc being used at the military camp of instruction here. Gen. Wood said the country has thrte sources from which to draw of? ficers from private life. First of these, he asserted, were men who had been in the regular service or militia. Sec? ond, he would obtain ollleers from a list of men kept by the war depart? ment who have qualified by examina? tions. The third source would bo from schools or institutions in which j some military training is given. For an army of 1,250,000, Gen.1 Wood said, the nation would need 10,000 otlicers. From these, 1,500 should be chosen each year for spec? ial grades of the service. These men eventually would have become the otlicers for volunteers. Referring to military service Gen. Wood said: "No one has a right to consider his discharge of duty as a soldier as vol? untary. This duty is an obligation binding upon all who mentally and physically are lit, and within certain ago limits. A man has no more rh,ht to speak of volunteering to discharge his duties to the nation as a soldier than he has to talk of volunteering to obey any moral law or pay his just debts." Gen. Wood also took a strong stand against waiting until time of war to organize a volunteer army. He as? serted such a plan would be aboutas effective as waiting until a fire broke out to organize a volunteer lire com? pany. ^ Idler! enlisted at such times, he said, would not know what was expected of them. MlN FHS MKFT TO PHOTFST. Dissatisfied at Delay in Completing New Agreement, May Hold Con? ference. , London, Aug. 15.?South Wales coal miner! met at various places yester? day and adopted resolutions express? ing dissalisfaltion at the delay in completing a new wage agreement and recommending that unless a set? tlement Is reached soon another con? ference be held to consider the re? newal of the strike. The strike was supposedly settled July 21 by David Lloyd-George, min? ister of munitions, it was announced then that the terms of settlement granted a substantial wage increase and involved concessions considered tantamount to an admission to most of the miners' claims. MARVELOUS INVENTION AN NOUNCED. North Carolinian Claims to llavo Forfccted Protection Against T-jr potloea. Norfolk, Aug. 10.?An invention to protect any ship from torpedo attaCK has been perfected by William Dixon, ?>r Oriental, N, C. He claims he c<mi explode or make a torpedo useless llfty feet from the vessel at which it Is aimed. Dixon has been summoned to Washington to confer with the na? val authorities. Did DAMAGE TO SUGAR CANE. Plantations Sillier Ten Million Loss by Hurricane. Kingston, Aug. 13,?Ten millions of dollars damage has been done the banana and sugar planatlons of the Weal Indies by a hurricane Which [swept over Jamaica. it noes to the neutrals concerned. "It Is obvious what the loss of Ger? man and Austrian markets will mean to American cotton growers. We ful? ly realise that it there is no Ger? man end Austrian outlet prices mas go down and that Americans will .suf? fer unless some means are devised for Compensation. Proposals in that di? rection have been made and are re? ceiving careful consideration. What will come of them I cannot say at Ihl. lime. Certainly i am not al liberty to Imply that favorable action will h< taken, nor will l say thai it will not. "All Americans must be full) aware of the complicated and gigan tic character of any scheme of thi. sort and the study it will require b<> lore being put Into operation. I hop< America will not bo impatient, hn will rest assured that the government! of the allies will give every consider* lion to the legitimate Interests of pj neutrals." APPEAL 10 MEXICAN PEOPLE NO INTIMATION OF ARMED IN? TERVENTION IN NOTE TO DEMORAIttkEI) COUN? TRY. Patriotism of Men of Nation Appealed to by Pan-American Note?Ask Tbat Steps be Taken for a Consti? tutional Reconstruction Of Country ?Request for Harmony Among Chiefs. Washington, Aug. 14.?The Pan American appeal to Mexico, now be? ing delivered to the chiefs of factions and governors of States, was made public tonight by the state depart? ment. Without even an intimation of armed intervention, it calls upon the leaders to meet somewhere In Mexico on neutralized ground, In B confer? ence "to adopt the first steps neces? sary to the constitutional reconstruct tion of the country" and to issue a call for immediate elections. The ser? vices of the United States or any of the other Pan-American conferees are offered as intermediaries to arrange the meeting. The appeal, although addressed to tho political and military leaders, takes the form of an announcement to the Mexican people themselves. As made public by the department tho document is prefaced by this an? nouncement: "The Mexican people are informed that the following communication has been sent to many prominent persons in Mexico who posseses authority or military power within the republic" Then follows this appeal, dated at Washington, August 11: "The undersigned, the secretary of state of the United States, the am? bassadors extraordinary and plenipo? tentiary of Brasil, Chile and ..rgen tlna, and the envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary of Bolivia, Uruguay and Guatemala, accredited to the government of the United States of America, acting severally and independently, unanimously send to you the following communication: "Inspired by the most sincere spirit of American fraternity, and convinced that they rightly interpret the earnest wish of the entire conti? nent, have met informally at the t>ug gestion of the secretary of State of the United States to consider the Mex? ican situation and to ascertain wheth? er their friendly and disinterested help could be successfully employed to re? establish peace and consul Uonalor? der In our sister republic. "In the heat of tho frightful strug? gle which for so long has steeped in blood the Mexican soil, doubtless all may well have lost sight of tho dis? solving effects of the strife upon the most vital conditions of the national existence, not only upon the life and liberty of the inhabitants, but upon the prestige and security of the coun? try. We can not doubt, however?no one can doubt?that in tho presence of a sympathetic appeal from their brothers of America, recalling to them these disastrous effects, asking them to save their motherland from an abyss?no one can doubt, we repeat, that the patriotism of the men who lead or aid in any way the bloody strife will not remain unmoved; no one can doubt that each and every one of thv n, measuring in his own conscience his share in the responsi? bilities of past misfortune and look? ing forward to his share in the glory of the pacification and reconstruction of the country, will respond nobly and resolutely to this friendly appeal and give their best efforts to open? ing the way to some saving action. "We, the undersigned, believe that if the men directing the armed move? ments in Mexico?whether political or military chiefs ? should agree to meet, either In person or by delegates, far from the sound of cannon, and with no other inspiration save the thought of their afflicted land, there to ox change ideas and to determine tho fate of their country from such action would result in a strong and unend? ing agreement for the creation ot a provisional government which can adopt the first Steps necessary to the constitutional reconstruction of the country?and to issue the llrst and most essential of them all, the Imme? diate call to general elections. "An adequate place within the Mex? ican frontiers, which for the purpose 'might be neutralised, should serve as tin seat of the conference; and in or? der to bring about a conference of [the nature desired, the undersigned I win act as Intermediaries to arrange the time, place and other details of such conference if this action can In any way aid tho Mexican people. "The undersigned expect a reply to this communication within a reason? able time, and consider that such a time would be ten days after the com? munication is delivered, subject to prorogation for cause. ? Robert Lansing, Secretary of State ol the United States. "1>. Da. On ma, Ambassador Rxtraordl nary and Plenipotcntiar> of Urasil. "Udo. Saures-Mujica, Ambassador Bx traordlnary and Plenipotentiary of Chile. lMR, y. Naon( Ambassador Bxtraordl RESPITE FOB JOE 11110.. C ase to go to BOARD OF PAR? DONS FOR REVIEW. Got. Manning stays Sentence w> That Contents of Affidavits Can be Inves? tigated?Negro Convicted of Mur? der of Two Small Boys. Columbia, Aug. 10.?Gov. Manning today respited the death sentence on Joe Malloy, a negro, from August 18 to September 29, so that the case can be heard by the hoard of pardons. Malloy was convicted from Marlboro county during the July, 1915, term of court for the murder of Prentiss Moore and Hogers on Thanksgiving day, 1910. He has had two trials and his case has been reviewed by the State and federal supreme courts, j Sensational affidavit! have been filed with Gov. Manning implicating [two white men in the murder which, if true, absolves Malloy from guilt. The contents of these affidavits were such that Gov. Manning thought that the death sentence should be stayed until their contents could be rigidly investigated. Copies have been for? warded to Solicitor Spears. CANDIDATE FOR HIGH HONORS. Winthrop President May Head Nation? al educational Association. Con? venes Today. San Francisco, Aug. 15.?The Na? tional Educational association will convene here tomorrow with 8,000 to 10,000 delegates present. Dr. Joseph Swain, president of Swarthmore, will call the convention to order. Dr. David Starr Jordan, president of the association, will address the convention tomorrow on toe "Teacher and War;" Elmer Ellsworth Brown, eancellor of New York university, will speak on "Educational Progress of Fifteen Years" and Mrs. Philip Snowden of England will talk on "Women and War." A lively campaign for the election of the next president of the National Educational association was in full swing today. Dr. David Bancroft Johnson, pres? ident of Winthrop college, South Car? olina, and Miss Grace O. Strachan, district superintendent of schools of New York, seemed the leading candi? dates. Dr. Johnson withdrew from the race for the office last year in favor of Dr. David Starr Jordan. OKCMA RETAINS PREMIERSHIP. Japanese Statesman Weathers Crisis und Hein Ins Pow er. Tokio, Aug. 1G.--Count Okuma, the prender of Japan, who has led the government through another crisis announced today that he will retain the premiership and carry out his pro? gram. He declined to say whether or not Japan would take a more ac? tive part in the war or what new steps will be taken in regard to China. Explosion Kills Five. Emporium, Penn., Aug. 1G.?Five persons were killed in a mysterious explosion at the Aetna Explosive Com? pany which is working on war or? ders. nary and Plenipotentiary or Argen? tina. "E. Calderon, Envoy Extraordinary and Mildster Plenipotentiary of Bo? livia. "Carlos Maria de Pena, Envoy Ex? traordinary and Minister Plenipo? tentiary of Uruguay. "Joaquln Mendes, Envoy Extraordi? nary and Ministor Plenipotentiary of Guatemala." The appeal went forward today to Carransa and Villa and to more than a score of other military and political leaders throughout Mexico. As re? plies are asked for within ten days after the appeal is received, no fur? ther meeting of the Pan-American conference is planned until they have been received or it may be apparent that some of the Mexicans addressed do not propose to reply. The conferees confidently expect wtihin a reasonable time enough fa? vorable replies to warrant them in ex? tending their aid to arrange for the proposed peace congress. Carransa's attitude still is a matter of speculation here. Although his po? sition thus far has been regarded as, defiant, it is hoped the friendly tone Of the appeal may lead him to open negotiations with the conferees. It generally is believed he will reply by making counterproposals of some sort. should Carransa make no reply whatever, it Is expected the conferees will accept the invitation of other fac? tions to arrange details for a peace conference without his participation. in support of a government not rep? resenting all of the factions probably it would become necessary to extend the plans of the Tan-American con? ference. An embargo on arms against forces which might oppose the new government probably would be the first step. BIG BUILDING BURNED. SHAW MOTOR COMPANY AND BUNTER TRANSFER COMPANY BURNED OUT THIS MORNING. ' New Ford Car and Several Old Cars Destroyed?Four Mules and Jack Humcd?Fire Said to Have Started in Side of Building Occupied by Sumter Transfer Company?Flre BeeB Do Fine Work in Saving OUier Buildings. > \tg/fWfri Fro mthe Daily Item, Aug. 16. The large wooden structure occu? pied by the Shaw Motor Company and the Sumter Transfer Company was de? stroyed by fire this morning about 3 o'clock. The damage done was as follows: 1*. I). Jennings, building occupied by Summer Transfer Co., valued at $3,-. 500 and insured for $2,500; D. D. Jen? nings, private stables and burn, val? ued at $700, with insurance of $300; building owned by Dr. E. S. Booth, occupied by Shaw Motor Co., valued at $3,500 (emote as part owned by X*. D. Jennings), insured for $2,300; Shaw Motor Co., new Ford car, seV eral old cars, buggies, wagons arid other vehicles, Ford car parts, tools, ollice fixtures and other supplies, val? ued at between $8,000 and $9,000 witti Insurance of about two-thirds value? Sumter Transfer Co., four mules and jack, feed, vehicles and tools, valued at not less than $3,500, with insurance of $2,000; Li. B. H. Darr, $75 damage on household furniture, with Insur? ance to cover loss; and damage to house not known, but insured, mak? ing a total of $20,275 loss with $13, 375 insurance. The Sumter Transfer Co. was owned by a stock company in which L. D. Jennings was the chief stockholder and Eugene Stansill was manager. D. C. Shaw was owner oi the Shaw i Motor Co ? The fire alarm was given by Zach Darr this morning at fifteen minute? to 3 o'clock, Darr having been sleep? ing in a room adjacent to the stables, which were all ablaze when he dis? covered the fire. About the same time roomers at the Y. M. C. A. discovered the fire, being awakened by the blaze and heat, and fired a pistol to give the alarm. At this time the part of the building occupied by the Sumter Transfer Co., according to their report was ready to fall in and the other part was in a blaze. The firemen did ex? cellent work on their arrival in saving: adjacent buildings. The house occu? pied by L*. B. H. Darr was on fire and was extinguished and saved from fur? ther damage. By their hard work the blaze was confined to the buildings already burning, and other structures, besides being scorched by the heat were uninjured. Six streams were played on the fire and used in pre? venting its spread. So far had the fire spread when the alarm was given in that it was im possible'for policeman, who arrived a few minutes later, to save any of the stock of the stables, or get out any oC the stuff from the Shaw Motor Com? pany quarters. Mr. Plowdcn manag? ed to get into the office of the Shaw. Motor Company and save a batch of notes which he had taken out of the safe on Saturday to deposit in the bank, but had later left in a drawer in the ollice. Fireman Ryan White ort request of Mr. Shaw managed to save Mr. Shaw's desk, but all of his cor? respondence and mail for the past week was burned. Efforts were made to save a*new Ford car In the build? ing and it might have been saved, but for the fact that the hose was in danger of burning and when it was removed to a safe place, it was too late to save the car. The building was an old one and burned with great rapidity. It was dry and hay filled the loft on one si he and the oils and paints used in the Sahw Motor Company made the whole place like tinder. The heat was In* tense and the firemen had this to con? tend with in fighting the fire. The steamer was not put into operation until late, when tho fire was most oVe*r and the worst was over. The Y. M.'C A. suffered a large number of cracked window panes from the heat, but oth? erwise was uninjured. What caused the fire is not known. There were various reports as to which side It caught in, but the state? ments of those rooming at the Y. M. C. A., to the effect that the side oc? cupied by the Sumter Transfer Com? pany was ready to fall In when they first saw the fire, would Indicate that it started In this side. It was stated by policemen this morning that sever? al gentlemen had been in the side occupied by the Shaw Motor Company at a few minutes before 1 o'clock this morning, these being the last persons seen around the premises. CABINET MEETING CANCELLED, Called off by President as No Concert? ed Action is Desired. Washington, Aug. lf?.?President Wilson has called off tomorrow's cabi? net meeting as there is nothing on which he desired concerted counsel, but he will hold conferences with in dividual members of the cabinet.