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Mr. Merchant. ' THE WEATHER. ' Fair Tuesday and '. Wednes day; light winds, becoming var iable. Use our' Business Local col umns to advertise your specials in seasonable goods. One cent a word and they bring results. Ask the Users. FOUNDE VOL. LXXXVI-NO. 42. WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY MOBOTtfGr, MAY 10, 1910. WHOLE NUMBER 13,21)0. iIS LEADERS IlI&JGIITS ENCOURAGE PEACE JSI(EliIOill GEORGE V. RULER OVER THE EMPIRE Is Proclaimed With Tradi tional Ceremony of Past Centuries. SiSml The Strenuous Colonel The Strenuous Kaiser TAFT SAYS BILL New England Arbitration and Peace Con gress Conven ed Yesterday. TAFl'S POSITION IS GIVEN Letters Read From Knox, Bryan and Gompers -Large and Enthusias tic Congress in Progress at .. Hartford. ll.'utforrt, Conn., May 9. The New England Arbitration and Peace Con grrss began its first session here to day. The Congress was called to or ili t in the Hall of the House of Rep resentatives. Dean Henry Wade Rog ers, of Yale Law School, presided, and'aildre-ses were made by Mr. Rog ers and by Benjamin P. Trueblood, of the American Peace Society. The delegate body was large and enthusi astic. Official recognition of the im portance of the gaf.hering was given tonight when letters were read from President Taft, Secretary of State Knox. Ambassador James Bryce, W. J. Bryan and Samuel Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor. j. The letter from President Taft was in part as follows: - "I have on more than one occasion expressed myself as being in favor of international peace and in favor of arbitration to secure it, and I also dwelt on the subject in my inaugural address. That does not mean, how over; that I am in favor of a country giving up that which we now use for tit purpose of securing peace, to wit ness, our navy and our army, because 1 believe that the expense of arma w nt u working toward peace. I hope that your meeting wili 5e proui.eiive of much good in the pro motion of permanent peace and I wish you every success in your efforts into this direction." ., I assure you both personally and officially That-Im in sympathy with vhu movement for the arbitration or cimtiovevsies between nations as a means of calming Irritation and or prcscrv'intc peace." declared Secretary Knox in his letter. William J. Bryan's letter express ins regret at not being able to attend was read. In addition Mr. Bryan said: ' "f r.:r. in hearty sympathy, however, with the arbitration movement. -1 hops that your meeting will endorse a proposition which I introduced at the London conference four years ago, and which was afterwards endorsed at the New York Peace Conference. It is a declaration that all questions in dispute between nations should be submitted to an impartial international tribunal for investigation and report neioie any declaration of war or com mencement of hostilities. This leaves the party to act independently after the report; but if we can secure time for investigation and report on the tac;s a peaceful settlement of the dif ficulty i3 almost certain. "I believe that this peace plan wfiild really go further than arbltra . tjon agreement, because in all arbi tration agreements an exception is made as to question?, that affect the National honor and that exception is often sufficient to nullify the agree ment because questions of Natipnal honor are dragged in to justify the fhflaration of war. An investigation would separate all questions of honor front pecuniary questions and thus ex l';se the sordid reason, which is us ually at the bottom of war." ('resident Samuel Gompers, of the - American Federation of Labor; in his " 'rer said in part ' I want to express the hope that 'i'.' jrrowing Intelligence of the com. b.ned forces of the workers of the siat movement of the citizens gen erally win make for the early realiza 1fn of a world-wide neaee. "Organized labor stands for peace, imlustrial as well as international, 'I'liing critics to the contrary not- "imhranaing. We want international peace. All mankind yearns for it; '"imanity demands it. 1 "in nrmiy convinced that If a -'"'vuitf tendency toward internatlon " fraternity among the workers of "' eon,, tries Is manifested the more S'11-.-ai recognition of the identity of ;'H(;.ts of the toilers is established i" world over, that these practical "t'lhoils will contribute more than all to the enthornement of universal anions the peoples of the na 'ioi,!- or the earth." A Peace-Loving' King. "'itiord, Conn., May 9. Although im-ihle to attend the New England 1 aco and Arbitration Congresp. "'Hiii convened here today, Ambassa ". 1 I'lToe, sent. a letter embodying hi3 on peace and arbitration. ;t note supplementary to his let' ;"' and written following the an ""."''''.iienf of the 'death of King V'iini. Ambassador Bryce said "''ir Sir: The letter which I wrote 1o V'"i expressing my regret at being 'liable to attend the Peace Congress ..is written nearlv a week ago. he 1 knew that the life of King El "tin w;,s in danger. 'May' I. ask you r' "'!'! to it now the following word3 " ' postscript. nee' the nhovo Ipttpr wnn wr'tfen 11). V h'i 1 ii on ted death of King Edward i taken avraV from the sacred it 'ih- of peace and good will among nations one of those who was Heard Eloquent Pleas at Metho dist Conference. VANDERBiLT UNIVERSITY CASE Dispute of Methods of Electing Stew ards First Fight on Floor of Con ference Features of Yes terday's Session. Asheville, N. C, May 9. It is not impossible that had the conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. South, heard the eloquent pleas made before the Committee on Revisals this evening the women would have won their plea for laymen's rights. The committee had announced that it would hear arguments for and against the memorials that have been pouring in. The chairman of the com mittee, Dr. E. W. Alderson, of the Tex as Conference, asked if, the women had any plans to offer for the hearing. In answer Mrs. MacDonald, secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions, stepped forward and announced tfiat Mrs. Luke Johnson would open for the petitioners. Mrs. Johnson made a stirring plea for the women. She declared that for centuries women had been gaining their rights and that it remained for the church to be the one institution that stood in the way. "We do not ask' for office or position," , she said. "All we ask is a larger place in the service of God. What is the matter with us? Why cannot we have what we ask? Is it because we are women, because we are your wives, your moth ers, your sisters, your loved ones? Does all this make us unworthy to stand by your side and discuss the great questions of our church?" Mrs. Johnson was followed by Miss Head, prominent in the Women's For eign Mission Society, who declared that in many places women were serv- ng Its stewards illegally, because there were no men competent to do the work and that the church was putting these women In the position of church . law breakers. She asked that if for only this one reason they make church 'work legal. Miss Belle Bennett, president of the Woman's Home Mission Society, clos ed for the petitioners. The committee then went into exe cutive session. Its findings will be re ported to the conference later. The Committee on Education listen ed to the disputed points in the Van derbilt University case. This is the argument as to whether the Nashville University shall be taken out of the hands of the church and made a Na tional university almost non-sectarian in character, or whether the church shall control. On one side are arrayed the chancellor, Dr. Kirkland and . the board of trustees, who elect their own successors, and on the other the Col lege of Bishops. The discussion was marked by the most kindly expressions. Bishop Hoss opened for the bishops and Bishop rlendrix replied for the trustees. Chancellor Kirkland closed for the trustees. This committee, likewise, will report later. Aside from the dispute as to the method of electing stewards which was the first fight on the .conference floor and which was won by the con servatives who favored the present plan of having the preachers appoint them as opposed to the idea of "their election by the church members, the main matter . of interest in the con ference today was the report of the Sunday School Committee which rec ommended the establishment of adult Bible classes to replace the various societies of voung men and young wo men under different names which now exist in "the various churches. It is proposed to appoint a general super intendant and assistants for this work and inaugurate a church system. The report will probably be adopted with out debate. ALABAMA BANK CLOSES. City Bank and Trust Co., of Demopo lis Deposits of $250,000. Mobile, Ala.. May 9. News was re ceived here this . afternoon that the City Bank and Trust Company of De mopolis, Ala., has closed its coors. The bank had a capital and surplus of S9R.000. and deposits to the amount of $250,000. The bank did most of its business with New Orleans and New York.. .1. B. Merriwether is president of the bank, and, it is reported that the bank will pay all its liabilities in full. most earnest in pronoting it and who had done most for it. He was always a warm and true friend of the United Plates, and rejoiced in nothing more than In the growth of a cordial friend ship between your country and i9 own. hoping and trusting that like sentiments of friendship would In time become general among the nations of the world. The countless exoresslons of sorrow at his departure which have already reached this embassy from all parts of the United States show how cordially his labors ! In the cause of oeace have -been appreciated by your people, and pnch an appreciation has gone to the heart of . the English na tion, who are grateful for your sym pathy. ;...... "I am my dear, sir. Very respectful ly yours, "JAME33 BRYCE." Revisals Committee FUNERAL EDWARD VII MAY 20ITHE PRESENT LM "A JOKER" I Great Britain Beginning to Resume Its North Carolina Scnaior Cited Discrimi Normal Life Members of Pariia- j r.atory Hates of H&.ii fcids in His ment Hastening to London Theatres Open. London, May 9. George V was pro claimed King throughout the Dnipire today with all the traditional ceremony of past centuries. In Dublin the Uls ter King at-arin-- read the proclama tion in the presence of Lord Aber deen, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and Lady Aberdeen. The country is now beginning to re sume its 'noiunal life, the King's earn est desire being that except ou the day of the funeral of Edward VXJ., which is now formally fixed for May 20th, the National mourning should inflict no unnecessary sacrifices upon the people. Premier Asquith and Reginald Mc Kenna, first Lord of the of the Admi ralty, arrived in Ixndon tonight. Oth er members of the cabinet and offic ials holding important positions under the government are hastening to the capital. King Haakon and Queen Maud, of Norway, were met at the station this evening by King George and Queen Mary, and young Prince Olaf threw his arms around his un cle's neck. The party drove imme diately to Buckingham Palace, where they viewed the body of the late King. A brief religious service was held in the chapel. King George, in a letter to the the atrical managers', expressed the wish that the theatres re open until the day of the funeral on account of the num ber of, people that would be thrown out of work by , the closing of the houses, and this will be carried out The King Issued another" letter, ini which he said: "Knowing so well the feelings of my beloved father I am sure that it would be contrary to his wishes that there should be any interruption to the employment of the public during the Whitsuntide holiday. I there"or hope that the general mourning will not prevent my pe6ple from taking the usual advantages of the various opportunities afforded them for the coming days." Many of King Edwards personal friends including Earl Roberts. A. J. Balfour, Lord Curzon, of Kedleston. and Lord Kitchener, were permitted to view the body today and late to night, after a brief solemn service. which was attended by the widow and all the members, of the Royal Fam ily including King George and Queen Mary, the body was transferred to the casket shell which was kept open, un til after the arrival of Queen Maud, of Norway, The young Queen took a touching farewell of her royal father. They followed a service which was held mainly for the King and Queen of Norway and the shell was placed in the lead envelope and sealed. It will remain In a temporary coffin marde of elm while the special oaken casket is being completed. Berlin, May 9. The death of King Edward was announced in the Reichs tag today by' Count Schwerin, the president. The members of the cabi net and of the Bundesrath also were present in the chamber. All rose to their feet and remained standing as the Count described the deep emotion felt by the whole Ger man people, over the death of the British ruler. On behalf of the Reichs tag, he said he wished to express con dolences to the Emperor. Germany, he said, "shared with the whole civi lized world the sorrow that weighed heavily upon the British nation. Seoul, May 9. All public festivals have been suspended here where the death of King Edward has called for sympathetic expressions. DUTCH TO CELEBRATE. 300th Anniversary of Manhattan Is land -The Movement. New York, May 9. Impetus to the movement to celebrate the 300th anni versary of the settling of Manhattan Island by the Dutch with an interna tional exposition in this city in 191S was given tonight at a banquet held under auspices of the' Citizens World's Fair Committee at the Hotel Astor. Nearly 1,000 prominent New Yorkers attended, while notable visitors from Other cities, representing practically every State executive in the country, were on hand to indicate the support that Is promised the enterprise. Messages from the governors and representatives of other nations, ex pressing the hope that the exposition will prove a signal success, were read. Mayor Gaynor acted as toastmaster and in his speech explained that the purpose of the gathering was to call public attention to the proposed expo sition and to lay the ground work for the appointment of a permanent com mittee. ' Henry Clews, president of the Citi zens Committee, made a plea for co operation in the enterprise and spoke of the benefits sure to accrue from the exposition, and of its value in an edu. cational way. ; , - ", ... Strongly Favors Long and Short Haul Amendment of Pending Measure. Ctts As Compared With Others. Washington, May !. Taking up the railroad bill tody tho Senate resumed consideration of .the lung and short ihaal amendment, bncjor Overman ja3 the principal speaker, j Leclufin: (hat tha i;rg:ont law con Unin "a joker." the North Carolma i Senator presented an ampuJinent mak ing it unlavl'ul for nay common carrier to charg more for a short than for a jlong haul, except with the approval of I the Inter-state Commerce Commission. He said that there is not a town in his State inat is not discriminated against by the railroads. Giving instances. Mr. Overman said that on a carload oi molasses from I New Orleans, the rat, to Lynchburg, Va., was $r2, while to Greensboro, N. C, 114 n:;!c3 nvarcr, th rate was 104. Oh a carloar'd of g. ;!u the rate from Cincinnati is $"6 to vireensboro and $2 to' Lynchburg. Like discrimina tions on fruits, cotton and other ar ticles were alleged.. Mr. Overman, also understood to show that the New ISngland cotton mills get their cotton cheaper thanvdo the Southern mills in the heart of the cotton region, waile at the same time they pay le3s on shipments of the pro duct to the Pacific coast. He contend ed that the rate9 were established without any regard to their reasonable ness and were absolutely arbitrary. Will Hurry Vots On Bill. Washington, May 9. Vnators Aid rich ana Hale, Republicans "and Sena tors Money, Bailey, Bacon and Hughes, Democrats, held a brief conference to day to see if some agreement could not be reached to dispatch business and figure on adjournment. There was no report of the Insurgents present. It was agreed that everything possi ble to hurry a vote on the railroad bill would oe done by the leaders of both parties. No conclusions were reached in re lation to any other matters, however. Senator Ba.iey served notice that he would try to force an early considera tion of tne Statehood bill MRS. MORSE WITH PET-TION Asks Congressmen and Senators to Sign Working For Husband. Washington, May 9. Dressed in a most modest gray suit and black hat, a sad faced, gray haired little woman, stood nearly ah the afternoon at the main entrance of the House and Sen ate and quietly importuned members of Congress to sign a petition to the President to pardon her husband from the penitentiary. The woman was Mrs. Charles B. Morse, wife of the New York financier now in the Federal pen itentiary at Atlanta, Ga., serving a sentence of 14 years for wrecking his banks in New York. Many members, both of the House and Senate signed the petition. Some declined abruptly, and other explained their acquaintance with the facts in the case and did not sign. Most of the New York members of the House sign ed, although there were some who de clined. With Mrs. Morse were Miss Morse, a sister of the convicted financier. Mrs. Morse worked seriously and earnestly, but so quietly that none excepting those she approached learned the na ture of her mission. OUTLINES. Senator Overman, of North Caro lina, in a speech in the Senate yester day strongly favored the long and short hayl feature of the pending rail road bill -President Taft in a speech last night at Passaic, N. J., declared that the administration railroad bill has not been emasculated and that it still contains its important features. Several women appeared before the Committee of Revisals at the Me thodist conference, at Asheville yes terday, and made eloquent pleas for laymen's rights. The Vanderbilt Uni versity case was taken up again. At the New England Arbitration and Peace Congress yesterday letters were read from President Taft, Abbassador Bryce and Bryan,' Knox and Gompers in sympathy with the object of the congress. Col. Roosevelt will likely he designated by President Taft as a special ambassador- to represent the United States at the funeral of King Edward The famous libel suit of the United States against , the New York World, was docketed in the Su preme Court yesterday. 'New York markets: Money on call steady 3 3-4 to 4 per cent., ruling rate and closing bid 3 3-4, offered at 4. Spot cotton closed quiet. 25 points, higher, mid dling uplands 15.50, ' middling gulf 15.75. Flour quiet and steady. Wheat dull, No. 2 red 1.16, No. 1 northern 1.20 3-4 opening navigation. Corn firm No. 2, 69 1-2 elevator, domestic basis. Oats steady, mixed nominaL Rosin easy. Turpentine firm,- ; - ' : :, - 3fe t ' 'rfv ,r...Xi,l fm. lim&WCAWL-AR Kns Tn Swodpn Mr Rnnsex-elt lpfl. today and wherever the special train carrying the party stopped today in terested ones had gathered to catch a sight of the distinguished Ameri can. At some places hundreds of people turned out. ''Usually Mr. Roosevelt bowed his ' acknowledgement of the noisy compliments and in a few in atance.s he made some remarks. Th3 visit of Col. Roosevelt to Berlin, where he will oe entertained by the Ttaiser,' promises to be one of the most interesting incidents of the tour of Europe. . According to the cablegrams, the Kaiser was expected to meet Coi. Roosevelt at the railroad station ana he has -planned to give the ex-Presid mt a strenuous time. . DAY'S DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL State Building Contracts Let Croat an Organization Chartered Call for Second Democratic Mass Meet- Other News Notes." (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C, May 9. The Coun cil of State today awarded the con tract to Young & Hughes, of Raleigh, for installing a complete ventilating and heating plant for the capital building in compliance with the spe cial act of the last Legislature. Their bid, the lowest, was ?4G,048. The con tract was also let to the Carolina Elec tric Co., Raleigh, for the electric wir ing of the building at $2,275. The Confederation of Red Men (Inc.), received a charter without cap ital stock for the purpose of promot ing social, literary and fraternal rela tions between Croatan individuals of Robeson county. The incorporators are A. S. Locklear, W. D. Oxedine and Everitt Sampson. Another charter is The Industrial Christian College, lo cated eight miles out from Kinston, capital $50,000 subscribed and $125. 000 authorized, J. W. Tyndall and J. O. Sanders principal incorporators. The condition of Mr. Luther Loch hart, state oil chemist, who underwent an operation for appendicitis Saturday night at Rex Hospital here, is report ed to be very satisfactory. No compli cations are anticipated and his im provement since the operation has been steady. The call for the second Democratic mass meeting, limited this time to those desiring to overthrow the "ring Democrats" in Wake county is issued, the date being Saturday. May 14th, in Metropolitan hall. It is signed by 76 Democrats in various sections of the county including J. W. Bailey and Josephus Daniels, leaders of the move ment. It declares that the conduct of the leaders and representatives of the Wake county Democratic ring pri or to and on April 30th makes it nec essary that the party's leadership shall be purged -of men who have proven so unworthy. The purpose of the con vention is declared to be to denounce and rebuke the conduct of certain men using the party for selfish ends and who sought recently to prevent tne rank and file of the party from assem bling to express their will ; take action against these objectionable ring lead ers and with respect to candidates and policies for the June primaries; de vise plans for execution of the will of the rank and. file in the primaries; to redeem theparty from the disgrace of the present coterie. It is prescrib ed, in the call that the voting shall be by townships in proportion to. the Democratic vote each case in the last election for Governor. Also that the invitation to attend this mass meeting is limited to tho$e who are opposed to the conduct of the Democratic ma chine. . -: ... . . ..-:'.-. : N f - "- , ' r V Sis? fiitnokhnlm fnr RrHn at 11 TWO KILLED BY FAST TRAIN Clinton Young Men Run Over at Rocky Mount .Saturday Night Cyclone in Taylor's Bridge Township, Sampson County. (Special Star Telegram.) Clinton, N. C, May 9. The bodies of Roy Gainey and Wilbur Devaull, two young men who were killed a: Rocky Mount late Saturday night by Atlantic Coast Line fast train No. 85, were brought here this mprning and interred in Clinton cemetery. The young men left Clinton recent ly to seek employment and were wont ing in a cotton mill at Rocky Mount. They met death in avoiding one train at a crossing by stepping on another track when they were .run down ny an incoming train which they did not hear on account of the rumble of the first train. Their parents live in Clin ton and were apprised of the sad news by wire yesterday. A cyclone passed through Taylor's Bridge township, this county, late yes terday afternoon and did considerable damage. The residence of Preston Bryant, a worthy white farmer, was demolished and Mrs. Bryant seriously hurt. The top of the house was car ried bodily nearly half a mile away, and left In a swamp. There were eight children in the house and these had barely gotten out when the crash came. TWO KILLED BY BURGLARS Maid and Butler 'in Home of Dr. Can non In New York. New York, May 9 Evidently the vic tim of burglars, Charles W. Beman, a Hindoo butler,' and Margaret Mshan, an aged house-keeper, were found mur dered tonight in the residence of Dr. Mott D. Cannon, at 131 West 122nd street. The two had been killed sometime between 2 : 30 and 5:45 in the afternoon during the physician's absence. Re turning Dr. Cannon discovered the bodies. The butler, who was 25 years of age, had been shot through the mouth from the right cheek. There was another wound on his forehead and one on the back of the neck. The last two, the police say, were apparently inflicted by a jimmy. The old house-keeper had an ugly bullet wound - the back of her head and had also been beaten with' a jummy or some other blunt in strument. . Examination of the physician's-study in the rear of the third floor of the residence showed that the top drawer of a bureau had been "jimmied" open and $i00 in bills, $100 In silver and sev eral valuable gold stick pins taken. The house-keeper had been In Dr. Cannon's employ for '40 years. The Hindoo entered the phyisician'a ser vice only last Saturday. IS STILL INTACT Declares Railroad Measure Contains its Important Features. SPOKE AT PASSAIC, N. J. President Reviews Pending Legisla tion and Names Measures He De sires, Enacted Into Law Gov. Fort Also a Speaker. Pasaic, N. J., May 9. In a speeca before the Passaic Board of Trade here tonight in which he discussed the legislative situation at Washing ton, President Taft declared with a great deal of emphasis and amid an outburst of applause that the railroad bill has not been emasculated In any vital way and predicted that a satis factory law .would be passed. "The bill," said the President, "still retains its important features and I am hopeful that within the next two weeks we shall see the passage of the bill in both Houses, the adjust ment of the differences between the two Houses and its final enactment. It means a great step forward in the power of regulation entrusted ,to the Interstate Commerce Commission sub ject to expert review, it does not transfer and I should he loath to do this from the board of directors to the Interstate Commerce Commission the power of running and operating the railroad. It till leaves wide dis cretion in the owners of the property; but the powers exercised by the com mittee I feel confident can be exercis ed for good and will not remove the existing motives of enlightened sel fishness for the improvement by the owners of railroads in the methods and cost of transportation." The President declared that the newspapers reports of the crippling of the railroad bill had been greatly exaggerated, and he set out In detail the provisions of the measure a it now stands. He said he hoped the provision which permits -a road owning 50 per cent of the stock of a compet ing road to acquire the remaining; stock would be restored and told why. In his review of pending legislation, Mr. Taft expressed the belief that the following measures will be enacted into law: v i&tatehood for Arizona and New Mex ico, Postal Savings Banks, Antr-injune-tlon, the so-called validating bill of the conservation measure, the public ity of campaign expenditures, the rail road bill. In his comment on the delay in pass ing the statehood bill, the President acknowledged that there was a "hesi tation" on. the part of the Republicans in the Senate to pass a bill which 'is "so likely to add four Democrat to the Senate." "Or if not the Democrats," he add ed in taking what was regarded &s a little passing reference to some In surgents, "Republicans of that radical type that are entirely out of sympa thy with- the more conservative no- . tions of the East." In spite of this the President said he was very anxious that the party should carry out its statehood pledge and he did not think he would be dis appointed. . : ' The President came to Passaic this afternoon from New York where In the afternoon he had attended tho actors' fund fair. Passaic turned out its entire popu lation to honor him. . The streets were crowded and school -children waving flags lined many of the thoroughfares. In the evening the President on the way from the home of Victor L. Ma son where he stopped, to the banquet in Turnverein led through the' busi ness section where a splendid court of honor had been constructed and dense crowds were congregated. iMr. Mason, who as president of tho Passaic Board of Trade, presided at the banquet, was assistant secretary of the Republican National Committee during the recent campaign. Gov. Fort, of New jersey, aroused a great deal of enthusiasm with a speech in which he denounced the criticism of an executive ont he ground that he should be held responsible for legislation" "and everything else." The President was decidedly hoarse tonight. He left Washington . ths morning with a severe cold which threatened bronchial complications. His ohysician. Dr. J. J. Richardson, of Washington, accompanied him. In addition to President Taft and Gov. Fort the speakers tonight includ ed John W. Griggs, former Governor Franklin Murphy and Job E. Hedges, of New YoPte. President Taft return ed to Washington tonight. Taft at Actors' Fair. New York. May 9. President Taft dared disaster this afternoon when he climbed upon a chair, the better to make himself heard and bee at the Actors' Fund Fair which he formally opened at the 71st regiment armory. But the chair held. The President's brief .response to the address of wel come was loudly cheered by the player The President said In part: 'I should be wanting in personal grati tude if I did not seize this opportunity 1 to come here and give my thanks to a profession to which personally I owe so much. I do not nke to compare you with lawyers or politicians, but there is one respect, at least, in which we. (Continued on Page Eight) r . 'A-
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