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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.