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1 it :-v i . . . J. THE WEATHER. Fair Friday, preceded by "rain In ,f early morning, colder; Saturdays f air. : EDi vol. xom-Nx, f7 .WTLMmGKTON, K. C, EBIDA5T MOKEONG, KEBETJARY 21L 1914. TOOLE injMBBR 13,55. . - . ' -v - ' -.. - ' ' ; , ' .....'.. '- ' ' ' - ' 1 '' ! ' 1 ' ' '' - - 1 1 1 -1 1 1 ' 1 ' ' ' ' - ... v Wilson Makes i Himself Plain on i rust legislation. EXPLAINS CONFERENCE Held Wednesday Night, With 'Attorney General - McReynofds Counsel and Advice Sought by Con gressional . Committees. . Washington, Feb. v 19. President W'ilscn desires that Tjills dealing with the trust problem bd so phrased and adapted to the decisions already ren dered by the TJnited vStates Supreme Court on the Sherman, anti-trust law, that the efficiency of . that statute neither shall be impaired nor compli c ated, but properly supplementeii. ... ' Callers at the . White House today v ere told by the President that . this v as the principal object ot his- con ference last night. with Atieraey Gen eral McReynolds.-rBe-i explained that tiie attorney general, . whose counsel Mid advice was being sought by Con gressional committees had given him I detailed idea of the "extent to which some of the . things now proposed night conflict with the-Sherman law. The President regards the r bill ere-, ating an inter-State trade commission as the central figure of the trust pro gramme. He said : a recent study of tbe statute creating -the bureau of corporations ;had convinced him that this bureau had much greater powers than generally was realized. He be lieved, however,5! thatx the trade com mission should include -the bureau of corporations and that 'additional du ties should be 'given to : the commis sion. Mr. .Wilson indicated . in his talks that serious consideration -had been given in the framing of the, trust l?gislation to provisions ,thatx would: rrotect small business concerns from statutes prohibiting,'; i trade . arrangei nents and combinations. He ' sug gested that r it "was i A -, diflBcult . thing ro frame an exemptiqniEu terms of ;dol- lars and for this reason did vjiot;.be l eve it was; practicable ; to '-exempt all firms, under -$5,000,000 in -'capital ization from tne; matHsitonai process cf the inter-State - trade.; commission ps proposed -but that - some -other . plan vciiTa' be worKeo bu t . a 1 1 : in is t mi ti ' a r : ', :v ' v -1 The House. . judiciary sub-commitT tee today virtually xxmipletedthe.hold. ing bill, the .fourth of the measures from the Judiciary committee it or rthe admkiistration"Ktrust legislation -pro-Lramoe. Finishing touches z Fill rpe riven the bill tomorrow, and-it, will l e introduced probably .by1 the , firstjof next week. v-c; ', n -v-;; The sub-committee : is - considering and may agree to redraft all? four, -of iv.s measures.-those dealing with hold ing companies, inter-locking - direc torates, trade relations and definitions cf restraints of trade, into one bill, to be introduced 'at-the conclusion of bearings scheduled tor the last of th week. . , .'Vu . - ; - . - The holding company bill, as fram ed tonight, would ; prohibit the exist ence of holding, corporations. It ex cepts from the inhibition such con cerns as the great life insurance com panies. '... '. , Chairman Clark and Commissioner Clements, of the Inter-State Commerce Commission, todayr, discussed the pro posed measure to regulate stock and bon d issues before the House .commit tee of inter-State commerceitf? : no Clark Before- Committee.! r Chairman Clark was doubtful of the expediency of . the proposal to ' exempt, issuance of short-term ' notes !' from Federal supervision, sayinsr't if they "ere excepted there, might be-expected to follow applications for ; permis sion to issue refunding papen He though it might lead to Interference '"ith legitimate regulation. ; He urged legislation amending the Hepburn .act of 1906 so that the commission could investigate the1 books and ; other rec crds of the Louisville & Nashville and ether roads back of that - date. He said the issue as to whether the, rec ords prior to 190S were a sealed book, vas beine: fought; out with the Louis ville & Nashville, now in,' a manda mus proceeding to : enforce ' the com mission' asserted-right. ; lIr. Clark expressed the. belief that vith the proposed "control of capitali zation, people would have more con fidence in stocks and bonds, feeling that, the railroads were organized as business enterprises for transporta tion, and not for manipulation by Wall street. He said the new generation in handling railroad properties more and more was appreciative of the new cider of business ethics. Railroad : eonle today, he added, would scorn to do the things, that: once were con sidered legitimate. . - ;'. ' ' ' Hearings before both committees pf the House probably will close vthe iast of next week. V - SCHOONER UUCREDA IS - HIGH AND DRY ON LAND Officers of the Cutter PamHco Think She Can be Floated. -' ; Xorfolk, Va , Feb." 19. The revenue cutter Pamlico, which went to the as sistance of the small schooner Lucreda a y'nore in Middleton- anchorage, re norts that. tVi vprrrI is hieh and-dry, but can probably be floated. The crewj ot the Lucreda, consisting: or japiam -v- W. Sewall and one seaman Had been a' en off the schooner when the Pam lico reached her.- ' The Lucreda strand ed last Saturday. - " ' . . - . - PASSES TO THIRD READING. South Carolina Mouse Votes on Bill Restricting Negro Labor. " Columbia, IS. C, Feb. 19. The House Passed to third reading today the Walk er bill prohibiting negroes from work 'n textile establishments at the same lime and on the same machines as hite men and women. -. 7 : An amendmeiit '..V proyides that ne Kroes may be employed as firemen and engineers in ' these, establishments. . - DR. CHAS. t V s -"a v'f0 Dr. Harper was elected one of ' 'State Medical Association yesterday.". He ; is president of the New. Hano ver Medical Society and is one of Wilmington's most prominent physicians and surgeons. He served during theppast -year as a member of the' exe- DOHGRESSIONAL m ENQUIRY Resolution Proposes to Determine In fluence of Certain Commercial Bodies on Wheat Prices. - iirnqulry-, intq ;jte'6aitioaan. operations of ; theXphlcgo aho! buluth bpards of trade and the, Minneapolis chamber of . commerce., to -determine their? ihflu4ence'6verlw.neat and flour prices; in,;, the country,., was proposed in '.a rsbjution .introduced . today by Representative", lnahanV ' pf ; !Minne-sbta.- -v TeJ.res61ution;.was referred "to "the ; Rifles j committee . I and Represen tative 'ilaih.ann.oun:ced 'his intenc.' "tion. of i pressing "'for. a, hearing .before that committee at the earliest possi ble date. 1 : ' "The cost of living has not respond ed to the general reduction in tariff rates, declared the preamble to the resolution, -and does not yield to the steadily" falling prices- received hy farmers for their products. "The world's demand for wheat and the : consumption : thereof so. closely balance its . production from year to year that there , is not legitimate oc caisioht f or i yiolent;' Atuations ;plfthainecessijtyjv 4-t 3 fao -X'. - n,The? 'cohsfeatiy ichahgihg- -price : to the 'fanner, and 'the continued high price to the consumer, it was' assert ed, arei due 'to the " manipulations , of: the f purchase ahd- sale of - the 7 wheat by the three organizations named. Each Of the three, it is charged, is a monopoly controlling ' wheat prices. "It -is generally charged and believ-i ea r, continues xne preamuits, .; mat the husiness of the-Chicago Board of Trada;and its oiaerations are controll ed by i memberships? whfch--are Owned J Dy a lew large operators,; parucman Arihojir, Peavey, J.! Rosenbaum, J. C. Shaffer- fe Company, r Bartlett Prazer & Co., who not only direct. the sadi board as an exchange, but; acting, in conjunction with the leading mem bers of the Minneapolis chamber of commerce, and controlling most of the terminal elevators of both cities, ex ercise -and have an unreasonable and unlawful control over, the prices" paid for wheat in these great terminal markets, and therefore in the whole country, and unduly control and re strain the movement, purchase and sale of wheat to suit their specula-, tive purposes." The resolution would provide for the appointment of a committee : of seven members of the House-with full inquisitorial powers and with ' specific directions- to ; investigate all .. Of- the transactions ; of Xhe tnree organiza tions and the make up of the mem bers of each.. - ; n,"?- - Ridiculed Charges. " -Chicago, Feb. . 19. C. . H. Canby, president of -the Chicago r board of ftrade, ridiculed charges made in a resolution introduced m ine wouse . to day ' by Representative James Mana hant of ' Minnesota, In aligned statement r tonight Mr.; Canby said: -.".It '.is almost unbelieva ble that : any one could make such a series of absurd ; and untrue allega tions as contained: in the resolution. Many of these charges -were investi gated by a cofnmittee of the" Minne sota.. Legislature -last year and the Minneapolis ; exchange was fully ex onerated. - " . O.-. -. ' "The -allegations 'of monopoly are ridiculous. The facts . are that there is no trade of inquiry or method of doing business in the .world more op en; free, competitive and beyond con trol ' of trusts and combinations than is the business in grain and products as transacted' on . . our -various ex- The inspection of grain and the cnntrnl - of .! p. valors 'in Illinois is in strict conf ormiity with the laws of .tbe State,." the state inspectors anvms absolute ' control ' , of .- our system of grain-inspection."" .-.-- , . " HARPER - " - .TV A -I ;J 'I the three vice Tiresiripnta' nf tha Tri. EFFiCEUB1fON THE WANE Senate iv. Root, Warns Congress That urastic Revision of Legislative '.v"' Mfthod3 is Needed. - - .WasalngtonJ-eh 19 ; r-VGongres- Kiouai . emciency ,is on tne wane ana the . Hhole ' system of doing ', the peo ples' . business is breaking down un der Jthe t constantly growing demands upon :ti' Senator ; Root warned the Senate today in an arraignment " of the results of the committee system. Drastic revision of legislative meth ods -in both .Senate and House, he de clared inust soon . be undertaken or Congress would find itself hopelessly swamped. . ' . Half a-dozen members agreed with Senator Root. Senator Smith, -of Ari zona, sa.id it was ,folly to nut Senators on half a dozen' committees and ex pect them to attend, the meetings of eacn. : He had repeatedly been, called from -one committee, he said, to make a quorum in another. Senator Clapp said : the , size of committees and the tendency . to . gratify the ambitions of Senators by gfVing them committee assignments they desired, without re gard to the . efficiency of the committee,- .was the root "T5f the trouble. Ap. attempt of Senators Smith and Smooth ,to. take - from .the mines .com mittee? a bill dealing with the leasing of t Aiaskavcoal lands an-, drefer it to tho. committee- on public.; lands, -of which botn are members, precipitated the , debate. Chairman Walsh, of the mines -.committee, opposed the motion whioh will be disposed ,of tomorrow. He said a. ()ill on . this sub jecU would be . reported by the mines - committee next: week vif his committee . were left in .charge vof rthe measure. , Senator. Chamberlain, a member of the public lands committee and au thot of- the Alaska railway- bill, urged that 'the amines committee be permit ted to continue its work. v- Quick ac tion -on this -and several other bills which are o follow, ' was 'necessary, he said, to knock dovn the last bar rier to Alaskan development. . WILSQN WELCOMES PYTHIANS. Supreme Council Began Annual Con vention in - Washington. , ' Washington, - Feb. 19. Welcomed by President- Wilson , and praised by Secretary Bryan- as. "one of the great est -influences operating in" the world to hasten the coming or the universal brotherhood," the Supreme Council, Knights of Pythias today began its annual convention here. , Celebration of the order's golden jubilee marked the opening sessions, and in " the convention hall ' here and nearly-'8,000 lodge rooms " scattered throughout ; tne United -States .and Canada, -commemorative . services were - held' tonight. r 4 HEARSE WITH BODY AFIRE. ' Two 'Thousand People - See ' Unusual -' Sight on Broadway; " New?york;-"Feb. 19. The sight of arr- automobile hearse containing : a body' and, ablaze .from end to end to day.'ttrajeted 2,000 . pedestrians - on lower 'z Broadway. Harry Duris, ihe chauffeur,' swathed in a big fur coat, also 'caught fire. The body was re moved from "the blazing hearse . by the 'poliicieV Firemen,, then ..put outNthe fire : -It had ; caught from the motor. GOLDSBORO.MAN ASSAULTED,,: Severely Cut and Bruised by rUrtkriown c Negro. ' " -'-C -J-1-- . ." ' TSpecial Star; Telegram.) (Jpldsboro, .f N. : Feb. 19. About It o'clock :.Jpnight, Mr. Hiram West, a reputable white man, was assaulted oh the street by an unknown negro and severly cut and bruised about the head and . face. . Mr. West says he had no warning - and is unable , to as- . t siem'anv cause for the ' assault. The i negro made his escape before officers could reach the scene. . - . - ADAfil ; r. IS COB R0BORATE0 1- A " Newton; : vOncef Adqptted He 1 Didn't Sign Notel SO ARCHIE BROWN SAYS McArthurf Principat' Witness Yestei day, Swears He Did '"Not Sign Not for. 25Kl or Record ; Book' of Stockholders. 1 (Special -Star Telegram.i l Raleigh, C; ' Feb. "? lft.-Archie Brown,- of FayetteviMe;; Who was retaryiof the" tfayettevuie Traction & Power Company; 'When J. Sprunt Newton was the active head, spent some iime onjhe stand this-- after noon, testifyi.-witlr referencejto his knowledge ,as- to - tbe genuiQeness 1 of . the signature of Adanl IVtoArthdr on. the $25,000 -nc4;n question' in: the uit o. the ttins-lBink :ot;Nokblk vs Ne wtonvtiie JtlcArtKur s,' . et al. He woretvhetjsvas;' resenff 'when Adam McArthur,: lfst. Ju:y,;. caine" to 3 Sprunt . Newtoni"; &cer ne 'Received notice from the Norfolk ioank' that the note had been-protested and that Adam-McArthur was one :of the guar antors, v He testified that Adam - Mc Arthur'showed Neaon the notice of protest and asked him, what it-meant, stating that he had never1 signed, such a .' note.1 v Brown swore that Newton told McArthur that: it waa all a mis--take, that he liad not. signed tbe note and that he (Newton iwould straight en the matteTrout'all rjght.'; ;This was in corroboration .ot the testimony by. Adam McArthur earlier In the. day. 't ' "Raleigh Banker ae - Expert, . :"V Fabius H. Briggs,' .-Cashier of the Raleigh Banking . & Trust Company, was examinedas ran expert on signa tures believed tha the : signature of" the defendants on. the ' , note in question were mot- genuine. -4 Jndica' tions are that "the Irial will run con siderably in-tq next' week before final disposition is reacnecuj . . Adam McArthur was the " principal witness today Jn: the juit; which in volves the genuineness, of the signa tures of endorsers, on the ?2o,000 .note Fayetteville. He testified ' that he did Favetteville. H t.estlfirl that h did!States. r yr& .virt not sign -the notehin question or the record book of the stockholders that provided for about $200,000 of obliga tions including the $25,000 note that the Mc Arthurs and Mrs. J. Rsprunt Newton deny having endorsed. . Mr. MlcArthur; testified that he -did-sign the $7,500 note held by the -Richmond bank and that he was wrong in at first denying the genuineness - of this signature. - Sharply Cross .Examined. , , Adam McArthur . was sharply cross examined by opposing counsel as to his change of mind as to having sign ed the' note held by the Richmond bank. - He insisted that his admission was purely because ' he . thought the matter over and recalled having signed it and was not because he real ized that the other ' side had undis putable evidence.- He testified that in spite of the fact , that he had sold Warge holdings of real estate in Flori da within the past year he still has more real estate than he owned a :year ago, having bought numbers of lots in Fayetteville ana large quanti ties of timber land within the year. There were a number of character witnesses offered by the defense prior to Mr. McArthur's taking the stand. These were Dr. J. W. McNeill, John Eliott, J. ,W, Tomlinson, of- Fayette ville. - GOETHALS REACHES NEW YORK Is Handed a Letter From Mayor Mi t che I But Refuses to Talk About Police Commissionership. - New York, Feb. 19. Col. George W . Goethals, builder of the Panama canal, today arrived here, on board the steamer ' Metapan - from Colon, made non-commital answers to -ques tions about a letter taken to him from Mayor John Purroy Mitchel, that left the question of his acceptance of the. New York police commissioner- . (Continued on Page Six.) : OUTLINES Congressional -efficiency is. -on the wane according to-Senator 'Root, who warned Congress that vital ; changes in th.e legislative methods must be made at once. ' W ' L. During the debate on the pending arbitration treaties, the two -Senators rrom New York clasned after- Senator O'Gorman Jhad asserted that the Car negie Peace .Commission was. used to torm an .alliance between Great Brit ain and America beneficial to the offi cers of: the commission. ; ' Col. Gebrffe W. Goethals on his ar rival in New York from -the Panama New York "City which has been, offer ed him by. Mayor Mitchel. .He was handed a letter from the mayor when he stepped from, the gang plank. ' rnousands attenaea tne - funeral or the late Senator Baicon in Macon, Ga,, yesterday. Rain fell in torrents dur ing the day,, but regardless of tne weather great crowds followed .. the body to its. last resting place." -i k New -York markets : Money on call steady "1 ,3-4 to 2 per cent: ruling rate 13-4 : closing 1 3-4 to 2 time - loans steady. Flour quiet. - Wheat steady; No. 2 red 1.02 1-2; No. 1 Northern Duluth 1.05 1-4.' t Corn easy. Rosin auiet. . Tiirnntine easv. :- Snotrirotton quiet: middling uplands M2.95: gulf 113.20. ' - . SENATORS IN HEATED I - DEBATE ON TREATIES Gentlemen From New - York Grew Personal in Remarks ; behind Closed Doors. EXTENSION IS ASSURED During Conference With President He is Told That Leaders in..Both Houses Will. Vote for Re-V, ,, . peal of Free Tolls. ' ; Washington, Feb.; 19. Extension of general, arbitration treaties with for eign nations as the first, move in the sec-fgeneral poitcj- of the administration to rehabilitate foreign relations of the United States tonight .seemed assured after the Senate had taken up icon sideration of expired treaties and-had closely defined, issues involved in the situation .confronting the nation J j .. : Before the debate in. the Senate be gan on treaties' with. Greii Britain, Japan, Italy,1 Spain, . Norway! "Sweden, Portugal . and Switzerland,: President Wilson had- conferred . with Senators and Representatives about, the - trea- ties as well as xne paramount issue of Panama canal tolls. He was assured tnat the leaders of -both houses would vote to repeal the toll exemption for American ships after the. treaties had been ratified. - : .r- . -During, his " conferences the Presi dent expained that it. was the univer sal view of European nations that the United - States had violated the Hay Pauhcefote treaty by the exemptioA clause in the Panama canal act. He said no official representations to that effect had -been presented . in : fact, that : there had been no protest ; from Great Britain, during the present ad ministration, hut that he knew the im pression' was broadcast in Europe that the United States was becoming re miss in the keeping, of treaty obliga tions. --.;-?,:.- ; ;. j;Vr:'' : ; - Lines Drawn Sharply. '. v In the Senate the lines of demark ation as to the foreign: policy of the government were ' drawn sharply- when senator Chamberlain,-' of Oregon; bud mitted a general amendment', to - all pending-treaties which would exempt rrom -arbitration ;py tne- Hague - tripu nai the following uDjects : Admission of alien "children into the schools of the various States (Involving the Japanese question v on tne Pacific coast ) ' -.., ; ' All questions arising from the' Mott roe Doctrine. ';'- -; Provision of the Panama canal act exempting American . coastwise ship nins: from .tolls. - " Discussion of the subject : behind closed doors enlivened the Senate, as had , not been done in many days and a clash between Senator O Gor man and Root, of New York, marked the climax of neated debate. (Senator O'Gorman assailed the" Car negie Endowment for international peace, of which Senator Root is pres ident, declaring that" it did not seek to promote i international - peace, but to icreate an international alliance Be tween Great Britain and the. United States to benefit ofllcials whorw'ould profit from such a consummation Senator Root taking the remarks -of his colleague as a personal offense, resented them in vigorous language and precipitated a long discussions Senator Shively, acting chairman of the Foreign Relations committee, called up the treaties when the Sen ate had proceeded to consiaeration or. executive business and in a -speech outlining the importance of restoring the relationsmp of the U nited : states with other great powers of the .world, appealed to the Senate to disregard local issues for the' common welfare, He xffered a resolution that the trea ty with Spain, which had expired af ter five years' existence" be extended without amendment This was In ac cordance with the plan of the commit-'. tee to have threshed out all the issues before-a vote is taken on any of the treaties, it being purposed to leave the British and Japanese treaties un til the last. , ; i . :- Situation Well in Hand. ? After the executive session Senator Shively and others asserted ; that the situation was well in hand and pre dicted ratification of all the treaties by a comfortable majority. ' ' -, ' :. .? Senator Chamberlain opened the fight against the treaties on behalf of Democrats who are opposed . to a re peal of the free tolls provision of -the Panama canal act. He declared oppc-i sition to all arbitration pacts . joh the general ground that this goyernmeht should not submit any American question to a foreign tribunal. ::The pending treaties are alike, . providing that disputes at law or other interpre tations of treaties, .which- cannot be settled by diplomacy should be - suo-. mitted - to the permanent . arbitration tribunal at The Hague, i s l In his view against general arbitra tion Senator Chamberlain r was i sup ported , by Senators O'Gorman, ' Pqin dexter, wimam Amen : Hmitn a ot Miichiffah.' and others. ; It was conr ceded, however, that the policy of ..ar bitration will, not De .repudiated oy this Congress. For this reason Sena tor Chamberlain did not dwelt - upon that , subject long but offered an am-' endmentv to' limit their scope. References by. Senator Chamber lain : to the ; Carnegie Endowment - for O'Gorman to expand the . subject: with the attack which aroused Senator Root. . A?r -: X - Rebuked in Strong Terms, ' ' According to Senators who. heard the exchange, the Republican ;, Sena tor f rom . New ' York interrupted -Mr,-O'Gorman and rebuked him in strong terms. When Mr. Root asserted -that he regarded Senator O'Gorman'a statements as a personal offense, the latter assured his colleague that he had meant no offense. -v. Senator. Root declared he continued to resent Mr. O'Gorman's remarks . despite his. prp testatiom ,- ? : -" -":' ;?r" Senator John Sharp Williams,4 "of Mississippi, wh"6 also is a trustee pf J (Continued on Page ix.), ; . r Dr. Edward CT. Register ; ifeiyiiiw'' 1'1 S'ViM'tLi ..mmi f" Dn Register vas elected yesterday as presiaent or tne vn-feiate Medical Association, - to succeed Dr.- Sbutligate Leigh, of Norfolk, Ya.. His home is in uuanptte. tie ,isr eqitor of , the for cIia V Hedical J ournal and the State. ' ' . ... . . SEN; BACON BURIED Impressive Ceremony Yester s -' .: day at Macon. Thousands Lined the Streets and Fol v "' tlowed the Body to- the ; Grave" in " Midst, of Downpour of Rain Many Flowers. - Macon, Ga., Feb 19. Under weep ing, sodden skies the body of Augus tus O. .Bacon,: soldier, statesman; and for ;17yearsj?UhiteaU Statesenatpr Tonight j; the new-made -tomb was hidden beneath a: great Sank' of 'flow: ers, piled high by the loving hands of hundreds of sorrowing friends. ' : Simplicity marked the burial ' ser vices. Before the long procession fol lowed the body to the grave a brie impressive service was said at Christ Episcopal church. At the tomb ' the coffin was lowered to its last resting place with the rites of Masonry.' Ev ery honor tnat it was in , the power of his native State and' his home city to accord to Senator Bacon's memory today marked his funeral. , . . Thousands of citizens-, faced the driving rain to march with , the fu neral cortege while other thousands, standing with heads uncovered, lined the streets through, which,. the pro cession passed. Senators and Repre sentatives who accompanied the body from Washington, Confederate veter ans, National Guardsmen, members of Senator Bacon's immediate family and official representatives . from "many State organizations followed the body to the cemetery and stood silent dur ing the short service there. "Among the mourners was ', Governor John M Slaton, who accompanied the funeral train from Atlanta. -. .- - . . . Tonight the Congressional delega tion which came trom tne ..National capital to attend the funeral, returned to Washington. . Public schools, all State and city buildings, and practicaiiy-every Busi ness 'house in the city were closed during the funeral . services. M'REYNOLDS DISMISSES , DISTRICT, ATTORNEY HOLTON Hammer May Resign as Soon as He Has Been Confirmed. - (pecial .Star Telegram.) Washington. D. 0.. Feb. 19. At torney General McReynolds . sent a telegram to District Attorney A. , E. Holton tonight dismissing him from office. At ! the same time he wireu Judge James E. . Boyd, at Greensboro, asking that he appoint Assistant Dis trict Attorney Clyde R. Hoey to act in Holton's place pending the nomina tion and confirmation ot W.- C. Ham mer, of Asheboro. Mr. McReynolds, it is said, did not believe Judge Boyd would- name Hammer until he'., was confirmed. ? In -order that the - orace might net - be -vacant he asked v that Mr.' "Hoey. -who '. he -believes has the respect- of "Judge isoyd, be: appointed temporarily. ; -vr,:- . t , , President Wilson assured Senators- Simmon and Overman today that he would appoint. - Hammer ' district . atf torney for Western - North Carolina. His name , will to to the; Senate c to jQiorrow.- i r h a'-'Mj'iVv;,'' Mr. Hammers appointment is - to be made against the; ad vice of r-Attor ney General McReynolds. : The AttoM ney General told the President that he did not-want Hammer and would not recommend, him for. appointment. Senators Simmons : and . Overman, however, were able to get the Presi dent to name the' Asheboro man over his protest. Believed . Hammer- Will-- Resign. Because of Mr. McReynoldsr atti tude towards Mr. -.Hammer,- the lat- ters friends here are predicting tnat he will resign his commission as soon as he is nominated . and confirmed: They do not believe Hammer will force himself upon the Attorney Gen eral and that he will consider that he has been; vindicated after his confir mation is made by the Senate. ; Governor Craig in Washington. Governor . and Mrs.' Craig are In Washington.';". The Governor will tlook into the status of the coton tax cases and while here will call on President Wilson. ' .P. R.;Ai r DOCTORS' MEE1G si MOST PROFIT X 5 , Convention of Tritite Mecli I cal Association AdjournsS-' GREENVILLE, S. C. I NEXT Officers Elected Include Drt: E:Cs Reg . : i ister, President; i Dr. Chas.T. , L Harper, of Wilmington, , r ; : Vice' President. y'' V:'V''v ABLE 'Closing one of . the ,most profitable; J .conventions of --its histbry' . : the Trfc-i ' : ( State Medical Association Vaf ter'. hav- ing been in session here for two days, :, " adjourned yesterday afternoon at 5:45.; o'clock and practically 'all of' the yis-';: Iting physicians '.: left' -on.- the night .' :.; ? trains for their hOmesl.lThe place .se-;; -:. lected for., the next : : meeting ; .- was ' ' s Greenville, S. tnough this .Is sUb; 1 : i ject ; to change,, and . the f oliowing .ofit-r f ' cers were 'elected to serve for" theen- !-' . suing year: 1 : ' v , : ; . " v f '' j. . ;, ; ryxUy - President -Dr.' 1 : Et : :CV''-: Register ? Charlotte- ,.,-'.-, : H r 1 ' f-Htis ; "; siM Vice President ' fdr'-Virginlar-Dr.5 J; ' 1 Allison Hodges, Richmond: i s. v ' Vice President for North Carolina; Dr. Chas..T. Harper, Wilmington. - Vice President for South Carolina :..' : --Dr. F. H. McLeod, Florence. . :.' Secretary - and Treasurer Dr. ; Rolf e . '" E. Hughes, Laurens, S. C, (re-elect-' f -ed.) ; :--' : y :--'..-:) i Dr. Southgate ' Leigh, the retiring ' president, was elected a .member - o.i the executive council to succeed Dr. ? v J. Shelton Horsley, of Richmond; Dr. D. T. Tayloe, of Washington, N. C, was elected to take the place of "Dr. t -C. T. Harper, ' of .Wilmington, who was elected .vice president of the as- ' soclation, and Dr. W.' W.Fennell.) bf ' i :. Rock" Hill,' S:'C, was elected to sue ceedi himself. - There were only, three vacancies to be filled at this meeting, - . The council is composed of the fol- - . lowing physicians: v-v Dr. f Southgate t l -Leigh; Norfolk; 1 - Dr. R. - B. Epting, : ; Greenwood S. C; Dr.-.A. D. Stanton, . High Point; f.Dr James H Culpeppen ; Norfolk;- Dr. ; Samuel - Lyle, -' Lynch- i -burg, vVa;; Dr. A; -E. Baker, Charles ton : . Dr. D. - T?-" Tavloe.s Waahineton-S 'M . fV. ! .Ttak Wl -JSKt : .Von all t? nnlr , tin A V the coayentioni- expressed 'hls -thanks ' r to,the, members: of the association; for ! f1 had1 "given hiin during the 'past year.' :;:. He congratulated them on having had O . :;' ' such a. successful convention 'and :- !- thanked '-.the ; many lprom4nent physK vst,-. : cians '.whbyhad read papers during the '".; tWoMiay 'session: He-felt aure that it ' would go down as one of the most successful Conventions In the history, , of the Association; v? :. -j..v -w .-J:i.f.. j The 'nominations ? for the bf9cera v ,t and for the - next placer; of meeting.," - i were made by, thes executive commit- . : ' L -tee and were adopted -unanimously. bv 1 " the association.. Beginning : yester- - day morning at 9 o'clock, and contin-' " uing through the day with the ex- ; ;.: ception of an hour or . so for dinner. . the entire time of the convention was - :-.; devoted to the reading of papers on - various questions of interest to the ' a ,' doctors. '- .'"'. ' . -'" ' ; Owing to the fact that there were v ' so many .papers' to be read It was de cided by the association, at 1:30 ' o'clock yesterday afternoon . not to take the trip to Wrlghtsville Beach , V r , as had been plannedoby -the local com ; tv nifttt.ee f on entertainment-c The-- fol-.i lowing resolution' -waa'r: adopted "a onrf -; tecOmmendationi ; f of 2 the e: exelcutive ' , committee : ' yi v.-, s v. . .... .. ... ., . .. Resolved. That - it I f the Rena , of ? the executive counciLthat the - as so- 'i elation should, not adjournv in ' order. c io accept .v ;mer invitation . ; to visit Wrightsvtlle, Beach this, afternoon. xne occasion? would 'doubtless be en-- v f t . joyable and the; arrangements made ,' t by the locaL commlttee are appreciat-.Tr v4 ed, but, the first duty ot the associa- . i aon is to carry out- its scientific prpr i gramme." - ;;':; -.-'-.'- -- :. , : ' . .. : A Busy Convention.. . ,: - ; - - -The convention was notable for the . . great interest shown in the scientific t-vH" discussions. Rarely : has it been the -A J privilege of this city to entertain a " convention which evinced an mith . . interest in the real business for which it was convened. The members of ,V the association expressed themselves ' -; in the highest terms of their appre- ;. elation of the splendid entertainment . " which had been' provided for them by the Commercial Club and the New " Hanover Medical Society- . u rms is tne first convention to be -directed to Wilmington through the t efforts of the Commercial Club and M the arrangements, for the. entertain- f ment of the doctors was perfect in every detail- One and all of the manv ' ' 1 attending expressed themselves as de- .. ; ngnted and Highly, pleased. Commls sioner Frank. Barry.-' of ; the Commer- ciai Club, is much gratified over its .''.'-'..:; success and hopes to have other con- . . ventions come here, more .-frequently; v 4:: in; the future, - . -r,- , ' . - ' - "'.' ;' ! ; Kesoiution or ThanKs. By.-a- risine vote the following rr. lution : of thanks was - passed . unani-': ' ' ? mously; yesterday by the convention: . ! "Resolvedj .That the sincere thanks - of the TrI-State Medical Association i v - De extenaea to. tnose who have made ' ' the Wilmington meeting one of the -: ' most enjoyable In the.history of the ;'t ? association. J.. - ' :- :-.' "We i especially , wish io ' thank the -: chairman and the - members - of .the Ii: H committee of arrangements, the presi- ? dent and' secretary and members of - i? the Commercial Club and the press ; ' and people of the hospitable city of : ; - i Wllmlnirfnn .. . . '. :" ! Tfie executive committee announc- i ;.; ea yesterday tnat ;54 new memDers . j had been received at this convention or more than : double vthe number received at any previous convention. Dr. W. Cv Galloway stated that it was no doubt due to the fact that the con- vention was . held in Wilmington. There were a number of; the Wilming ton physicians who ' joined the asso ciation. '. .-' - ' . : The con vention had several Invlta., (Continued on Page Six.) i X :I t i 1 i, :! J
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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