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Evening star., 1915-02-03
ANTITRUST SHIP SUITS
DISMISSED BY COURT
Judge Holds War Has Dissolved Al
legged Combination and Ques-
ton Became Academic.

NEW YORK. February 3.-The gov
ernment's antitrust suits against the
Prince line, the HamburS-American
line, the Lamport and Holt line and
others. charging restraint of trade in
connection with freight and passenger
steamship business between American
ports and Brazil. and against the
American Asiatic Steamship Compah!
and others whose steamships ply De :
tween New York and Asiatc ports
were dismissed today.
In dismissing the petition against
the Prince line and its co-defendants,
which include 4 British line and two
German lines. Judge Lacombe asserts
that the combination complained or
has been practically dissolved as fe-
suit of the European war.
"In consequence" the opinion reads.
"the questions presented have become
largely academic and it seems unneces-
sary to undertake any exhaustive dis
cussion of the facts
Evening star., 1915-02-03
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This book will be mailed free on re-
quest Mayr's Wonderful Remedy
is sold by leading druggists every
where with the positive understand
ing that your money will be refund
ed without question or quibble II
ONE bottle fails to give you abso-
lutte satisfaction.
Evening star., 1915-02-03

with an accredited voice regarding
these processes Of legislation which
are so closely linked to the successful
operation of American business.
| prior to this. so commercial leaders
| contended, the government had not in
dicated belief that business should
| have a voice in the molding of legisla-
| tion affecting business-this, too. des-
pite the fact that continuous conflict
had long existed between business and
| the governing bodies as to legislation
hearing on business In contrast to
| this condition was the constructive CO.
operation which had been achieved be-
tween the government and other or
Sanized industrial interests. Labor and
all legislative activity affecting their
rights. the counsel of accredited au-
thorities on labor and agricultural
subjects being sought wherever action
ment department.
Business Men Respond.
How can business and the national
government be brought together in a
broad national cooperation that will
aid both business and the government
asked President Taft.
There came immediate response from
business men in all directions who for
years had been thinking, writing,
speaking and working to achieve the
had looked into the future and realized
that business must make itself heard
and exert it's influence for the general
good of the country: they felt that the
Chasm between business and the gov
ernment must be bridged.
Another Big Chamber.
After telling some of the recent his
tory of the national chamber, Mr.. Or
man writes:
'Proba bly, the most widely known of
all the national commercial bodies is
the Deutscher Handelstag. a union of
all the chambers of commerce of Ger
many. which has existed fifty years.
The president of this organization is
Johannes kempff, who is also the chief
executive Of the reichstag. The great
trade extension by Germany, which be-
gan on a large scale about the year
1887. was promoted and carried for
ward by this industrial branch of the
government Of the German empire.
The federated commercial associa
tions of France, Austria, Italy and
Switzerland have existed for nearly
half century. Great Britain has two
large national commercial bodies-the
imperial council of commerce, of which
Lord Desborough is president, and the
Commerce, which has Sir Agernon
Firth as it's head.
Future of Chamber.
'1t is safe to predict that within
decade the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States of America, now less
than three years old, will have regis
tered itself force in the life of the
nation as great as has been the
Deutscher Handelstag in German ma
tional life after an existence of half
century"
Evening star., 1915-02-03
Anti-Sufragists Meet.

The District Of Columbia Association
Opposed to Woman Suffrage Is meet
ing this afternoon at the headquarters.
1902 H street, with Mrs. C. H. Davis
presiding.
Evening star., 1915-02-03
Taft's Reason for Organizing.

The President said: With a period
Of constructive legislation before and
lpol u. u ~ obviously the more
rccc.sarv that American business shall
% organize itself az to be able to
.pcat through a common medium and
Evening star., 1915-02-03
Must Educate Public.

For the purposes of foreign trade we
will require some government cooper
alton and some education of the pub
lie regarding conditions at home as
well as abroad. We have adopted the
principle of the widest possible COM
petition for our domestic commerce,
and the Sherman antitrust law has
been construed so as to extend this
principle to foreign commerce also. "a.
home this rule puts no particular hard
ship upon the seller, because the same
rule applies to his customers, but
abroad he meets 4 different condition.
There is no Sherman antitrust law
anywhere else on earth. or anything
resembling it. His foreign customers
are free to combine for the purpose Of
controlling the price in favor of the
buyer. This condition will work too
great hardship and will necessarily
have to be adjusted so that the prin-
ciple will be preserved as to our do
mestic commerce and our export
trade put upon an. equal footing with
the rest of the world"
Evening star., 1915-02-03

bodies to place the statistics on the
highest plane OF efficiency, accuracy and
nractical utility,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-15
GEN. GONZALES CARRIED THREE
HUNDRED CARLOADS OF FOOD
INTO THE CITY.
REPORTED CASUALTIES 5000
Zapata Troops Lose Heavily and Flee
Before First Chiefs Army.-Car.
rama Will Now Ask For Rec
oqnition by United States.

Washington.-Th State Department
has received dispatch from Consul
Silliman at Vera Cruz saying that the
Carranza chief of staff had informed
him that Gen. Gonzales entered Mex
leo City July 10; that casualties num-
bered 5000, and that the Zapata troops
had fed.
The next step is expected to be that
Gen. Carranza will present his claim to
the State Department for recognition
as the de facto power in Mexico.
Such a claim must be passed upon
by President Wilson personally, as he
has taken over entire direction of Mex
ican- matters. 1t is stated by officials
that should formal demand be made,
it will be referred at once to Cornish
for consideration.
The fighting on the outskirts of the
city was described as severe, "Zapatis-
tas having lost $500 men, four pieces
of artillery and great quantity of
small arms and ammunition"
Gen. Gonzales says that the ire
treating Zapatistas were pursued by a
portion of his army to cut off their re-
treat"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-15
U. S. TAKES OVER WIRELESS
Officers OF Navy Assume Control OF
SayviIIe, L. L., Enthusiastically
Violation Was Feared. d

Washington. naval Off
GERS on July took charge of the POW
erful wireless plant of the Atlantic
Communication Company at Sayyille,
Long Island, which will be operated
by the government until the close Of
the European war to insure against vi.
olations of neutrality. This is one of
the two stations in the United States
maintaining direct communication
with Germany: the other, at Tucker
ton, N. j., has been under control Of
the Navy Deparement since last fall.
Capt. William Bullard, superintend-
ent of the naval radio service, took
over the Sayville station, presenting a
letter to the owners from Secretary
Daniels. He Is empowered to make all
preliminary arrangements for the col
lection of tolls and management OF the
plant, and will use his discretion IN de-
Gliding whether to retain part OF the
present force or man the station with
all navy operators.
Although there have been reports OF
unneutral cryptic messages sent from
Sayville to be picked up by submarines
or other vessels at sea, in spite or the
presence of naval censors, no charges
Of violations of neutrality have reached
the Navy Department.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-15
NO BOMBS ABOARD LINERS
Frank Hollis Tale of impending De
struction to Ocean Steamers Not
Verified.-is Identified as
Muenter.

New York-Fears for the safety OF
the Cunard liner Saxonia were d1ssl
pated July Z, when wireless message
saying no bombs were aboard was re-
ceived from her captain in answer tc
a warning sent out that Frank Holt
had asserted that this boat or the
American liner Philadelphia were in
danger of internal explosions.
A reply was also received from the
Philadelphia that no bombs were found
aboard her.
However, the tension caused by the
warning OF the man who set of the
capitol bomb, then shot j. P. Morgan
and finally killed himself, has not been
entirely relieved, because it was not
known that he had not left explosives
aboard other steamers.
The belief that Holt was Erich Mu.
enter, fugitive Harvard instructor and
alleged wife murderer, was strength
ened here by Identification Of the, dead
man as Muenter by three men who
knew Muenter These men went to
the morgue at Mineola, accompanied
by detectives who spent busy day
delving into Hollis past in an effort to
trace his possible accomplice or &C.
complies and to learn the where.
abouts of the dynamite owned by Holt
still unaccounted for.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-15
NO PARLEY WITH GERMANY
Washington Notifies Ambassador &c.
rard Not to Engage in Comment
With BerIin-Outline Is Not
Pleasing.

Washington-The United States will
not engage Informally in any discus
sion or negotiation with Germany re-
garding the character of the forthcom-
ing reply to the last American note on
submarine warfare.
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin has
been informed that such Is the presi-
dents decision and that the ambassa-
dor Is to make no comment on the
tentative draft given him by the Ger
man foreign office. If asked for an
expression, he Is to say that the United
States will await a formal reply before
discussing the question further.
The outline Of the German note, as.
cableds by Ambassador Gerard, is.
known to be far from satisfactory with
officials. With respect to the sinking
of the Lusitania, ON which more than
100 Americans perished, no admission
of liability is made.
AS for the future, citizens Of the
United States would be permitted to
travel with safety on the high seas
If passengers on American ships or on
belligerent ships not carrying muni-
tions of war. The United States would
be required to inform the German gov
ernment of the date of departure and
character of vessels carrying Ameri'
cans and guarantee that such ships
had no munitions Of war aboard.
In this connection high officials here
stated that 1t would be an unneutral
act for the United States to notify any
belligerent government Of the date OF
departure from an American port or
the character Of the cargo Of mer.
chantman of another belIigerent.
Count Won Bernstorff, the German
ambassador, has been In communities
tion by wireless with his government
during the week and is understood to-
have impressed the Berlin foreign of.
fee that the form in which the propo-
sails had been made did not appear te
be acceptable to the United States.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-15
GERMANS, IN AFRICA QUIT
Gen. Botha, Former Boer Leader, Con
ducts Mastery Campaign and Cap
tures Entire Force.in South.

London.-The complete surrender
of German forces in German South
west Africa to Gen. Botha, commander
of the forces Of. the Union Of South
Africa; the French advance in the
Vosges of 700 yards on a. front of 600
yards and the capture there Of up
ward of 500 unwounded Germans, and
the stand being made by the Russians
in Southern Poland against Austro-
German forces, give British military
critics subject for comment on what
they term 'tthe turn of the tide" in the
war.
Gen. Botha's victory was foregone
conclusion, but the fact that he won
it after five months of warfare, de-
spite the rebellion in his own country,
and under many natural disadvah-
tages, is considered by military OBJ
servers to have been remarkable
achievement. To gain this victory
Gen. Botha's forces had to march in
the blistering heat through an almost
waterless country, in which the few
wells, had. been poisoned and where
isandstorms made it necessary for the
soldiers to wear goggles.
With. rapid, sweeping strokes Gen.
Botha worked round the Germans,
who were forced to surrender or sui.
fer annihilation, and thus prevented
them from breaking up into parties
and waging a guerilla warfare.
1t is expected that this territory OF
some 100000 square miles will be
annexed to the dominion Of South AT
srica. Gen. Botha already has begun
to send. the citizen army home and
force now will be sent to assist the
mother, country in Europe.
With the exception of the necessary
army of occupation, the citizen army
will be brought home as quickly as
paSsiblS
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-15
MEXICO MUST HAVE RELIEF
American consuls Say Conditions Are
So Serious That We Must Act In
side a Month.

Washington. - Urgent suggestions
that the United States wait no longer
than another month before taking
some decisive action to restore law
and order in Mexico have been for
warded to the State Department by
several American consular officers in
the northern part Of the republic. All
these reports, it was learned, have
been forwarded to President Wilson
at Cornish, N. H., after being care
fully studied by State Department Of
ficials here.
Threatened famine and the inability
of the contending military factions to
restore peace and establish govern
ment that could be recognized by the
United States are dwelt upon by the
consular officers. Conditions more
serious than ever troubled Mexico has
seen before are predicted unless the
United States lends a hand quickly.
Recognition of some element which
may set up strong government with
the moral support of the United States
is the solution usually urged.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-15
BOMB FIRED MINNEHAHA
Placed Explosives in Hold of Ship
Loaded With War Supplies.

Halifax, N. S.-A bomb placed on
board the Atlantic transport liner
Minnehaha, probably while she lay at
her pier in New York, caused an ex-
plosion and fire at sea, which forced
the steamer to put in here July 8 for
examination, in the opinion of the vess
sells officers.
The explosion occurred in No. 3
hold and was OF terrific force, sfak-
ing the vessel from stem to stern.
Those of the crew forward at the time
were stunned by the shock and two
sailors were hurled bodily into the
air. Flames followed quickly and for
two days and nights the crew battled
heroically to save the ship.
The ships officers do not doubt
that Erich Muenter, alias Frank Holt,
or confederates, were responsible for
the explosion, which occurred on the
afternoon of July 7, the date on which
Muenter predicted that some vessel,
the name of which he appeared uncer-
tain, would be destroyed.
Muenter's plans were frustrated by
the fact that his weapon of destruc-
tion was placed with miscellaneous
freight forward and was not near an
enormous cargo of ammunition.
While the sailors fought the fire
Capt. Claret headed for Halifax and
brought the vessel safely through a
gale and fog to an anchorage In the
lower harbor here. The flames In
the meantime had eaten their way
into No. 4 hold, but 1t was announced
they had been e4tinguished.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-15
A LETTER TO NEWSPAPER SAYS
SHIPS LEAVING NEW ORLEANS
WILL SINK.
WIRELESS SENT VESSELS
Writer, Who Says He Is Partner Of
Muenter, States He Will Finish
What Muenter Failed in Ac~
compIishing.

New Orleans.-A written threat to
assassinate. J. Pierpont Morgan, Sir
Cecil Spring Rice, British ambassador
to the United States, and to destroy
by bombs British vessels clearing from
American ports, was received July IL
by a local newspaper from person
who signed himself as "Pearce."
Pearce declared that he had come
to New Orleans to complete plans for
the destruction of British mule trans
ports sailing from this port and said
the steamers Howth Head and Baron
Napier, which cleared from here July
and sailed from Port Eads the fol
lowing day, probably never would be
heard from again. The Howth Head
sailed for Dublin and Belfast via Nor
folk for coal, with general merchan-
disc cargo, while the Baron Napier
had on board 967 mules for Avon
mouth, England, direct. Neither YES
sci carried passengers, it is said, but
the Baron Napier had aboard large
number of muleteers, many Of whom
are residents of this city.
Local government officials, on being
notified of Pearce's threats, immedi-
ately attempted to get in touch with
the Baron Napier by wireless. The
Howth Head is not equipped for radio
communication.
Erich Muenter, who several days
ago shot and wounded Mr.. Morgan,
and who later killed himself, had been
working with Pearce in an effort to
prevent the United States from taking
any part in the European conflict, ever
since the war began, Pearce wrote.
Scores OF detectives are securing
the city In an effort to locate Pearce,
while squads of British government
agents and attaches of local shipping
firms were seafching all Brislsa ares
sells in port in an effort to ascertain
whether bombs had been concealed IN
their cargoes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-15
GERMAN ADVANCE STOPPED
Russians. Bring Up Strong Reinforce,
ments and Hold Invaders off Stra~
aeticai Railway Into Warsaw.

ments and Hold Invaders off Stra-
I geticals Railway into Warsaw.
London. - BY the employment OF
strong reinforcements the Russians.
temporarily at least, have checked the
Austro-German advance toward the
Lublin Railway, which, IL successful,
would imperil Warsaw. The Russians
claim serious defeat for the Austro-
German army in the region OF Krasnik..
south Of that railway, while the Aus
trians state that "the battle was invis-
Grated by the participation Of strong
Russian reservists."
So far as communications are con-
cerned, the Russians now have the
advantage of positions, as they have
splendid system of railways behind
them by which they can quickly move
troops and guns to the threatened
areas.
This battle, one Of many since the
Austro- Germans commenced their drive
through Galicia, has just commenced,
but according to dispatches received
in Geneva from Austrian sources the
Russians thus far have had the best Of
1t, and have inflicted heavy losses on
the invaders. These dispatches state
that thousands of wounded are arriv-
ing in Lemberg, Przemsyl and Jaros
lau.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-15
TORNADO IN MIDDLE WEST
Storm Sweeps Eastward From Mis-
souri, Up Ohio Valley, Leaving
Scores of Dead.

Cincinnati-Latest reports ON tha
extent of the cyclone damage Of July
here show so many persons missing
that an estimate of the dead is impos-
sible. It is feared, however, that q
score or more have lost their lives.
The steamer Island Queen, plying to
Coney Island. a picnic resort. did not
report on time. There are many hun.
dreds aboard.
The steamer Convoy was sunk, with
all on board, crew Of 13. The steamer
Bolton was sunk, but all on board were
rescued except the captain, who was
drowned.
Six persons are believed to be dead
in the debris at Eighth and Cutler
streets. Eight persons are missing in
house demolished at Sixth and Mound
streets.
A large tenement house on West
Eighth street was demolished. Five
persons were killed and several were
buried in the debris and not accounted
for later. Seven more buildings, most
ly small ones in the business section
in the western part OF the city, were
also destroyed.
All the ambulances and doctors in
the city were summoned to the aid OF
the victims. The fire department was
also called on to check flames caused
by the breaking of natural gas pipes in
the wrecked buildings.
Pennsylvania passenger train No. 8,
Cincinnati to Cleveland, was blown
from the track somewhere between
Cincinnati and Columbus. There was
four feet of water over the track.
According to reports brought by ref
ugees, the town of Ludlow. KY. six
q. les southwest OF here, was practi-
cally leveled by the storm. The club
house and motordome at the summer
resort on the edge of town were de-
molished and 1000 persons are ma
rooned there without shelter.
Owing to the fact that all wire traf-
fic was destroyed through the Ohio
valley, the extent of the damage or
possible loss of life in the river towns
in this section is not known. Last re-
ports were that much damage had
been done in Dayton, Bellview, New
port, Covington and Ludlow on the
Kentucky shore and at Lawrenceburg
Ind.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-15
kansans Now Wear Boards.

Kansas City, Mo.--Kansas farmers
have returned temporarily to the fash
ION of long hair and long boards to
prevent mosquitoes from interfering
with harvesting. According to reports
from western counties, the farmers
and their employees hape found this
the only protection from the insects.
The continued wet weather has caused
stagnant water and great numbers or
mosquitoes infest the fields. The
farmers say the insects are unable to
bother them when faces and necks are
protected with long hair.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-15
RAILROAD COMMISSION SAYS,
HOWEVER, AMoRY DEPOT
MUST BE BUILT
TWO INDICTED FOR KILLING
Hinds County Grand Jury Chargs
Horace Perry and Jim Harrison
VITA Death of Mrs.. EIIaF
Coker.
Jackson

The state railroad commission has
passed an order bearing on the Amory
passenger depot case, which has hung
fire for so many months. Owing to the
fact that the property and operation OF
the Frisco system are in the hands OF
receivers, the former orders assessing
fines against the ST. Louis &c San
Francisco for noncompliance with thG
Amory depot order were dismissed,
including the accumulated fines OF
$500 per month for the past several
months.
However, the Amory case is revived,
in an order directed to the receivers OF
the road to file plans and specifications
within 80 days; otherwise the receiv-
ers will be subject to penalty.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-15
Wilson Studies Note.

Cornish, N. H.-In the quiet Of Cor
nish hills President Wilson has been
giving careful consideration to Ger
many's latest note. He is believed to
have mapped out In a general way the
next step the United States will take,
although there will be no final decision
until the situation has been discusses
fully with the cabinet.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-15
Bombs on Shinhoard.

New York. Nine unexploded bombs
were found aboard the steamer Kirk
Oswald at Marseilles when she dis
charged her sugar cargo from New
York on her last voyage, according to
the Kirk Oswald's officers, who reach
ed here July 10, on the steamers re-
turn trip.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-15
saw 13e Airships Lost.

Berlin.-According to German offl.
ciaI figures, the German, Austrians
and Turks had brought down not fewer
than 1856 hostile aircraft up TO june
20. or these 81 were French. The En-.
glish lost AZ. the Russians only 26.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-15

London.-The naval correspondent
of the Evening Standard identities the
German battleship sunk In the Baltic
by a British submarine on July 2 as
the Pommern
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-15

"hife. Termer" Gets Pardon.
For, the reason, as stated in his GER.
tificate, that "Ben Williams has for
IT years given faithful service, as
convict and given no trouble to the
penitentiary officers. and been most
OF the time s-trusty." Gov. Brewer has
acted on q recommendation Of the SUI
perintendent and trustees Of the peni-
tentiary and granted him meritorious
discharge. Williams was sentenced
from Sharkey county In January, 1898,
to life term for murder, and has
made model convict, and has been
so efficient that the officers who have
had charge of him regret to see him
leave.