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.. ... v i .. ;:- - : . .. ........ . " r ' . t 0 : V fcrT ' The Weather Fair Thursday and Friday, little change in temperature; moderate and Fouthwest winds. 0 it; PAGES TODAY ONE SECTION ; i TOL.XCIX-O. 231. FLOTILLA OF U. S. rSfRdYERS IN ACTIVE WA TERS; American Squadron Touches at Queenstewn and Puts to Sea, Shortly Afterwards WE CAN START AT ONCE" This is Reply American Comman der Made When Asked When He Would be Ready MEN IN. PINK OF CONDITION One Destroyer Escorts Big Liner Through Danger Zone Queenstown, May 16. A squad ron of American torpedo boat de stroyers has safely crossed the At lantic and is patrolling the seas in w ar service. The American navy ?s actual entry into the war zone has already been productive of a brush between a destroyer and a Ger man .ijiuciwaici uutti, acuutuing to an announcement by the British admiralty, but the result of it has tot been made public. The destroyer squadron arrived in Queenstoivn after an unevent ful voyage across the Atlantic, but almost immediately after a formal exchange of greetings with the British naval officials put to sea again for the hard work that is before It. Crowd Cheers Americans. A croud of several hundred persons. some of them carrvinc tinv AmfrrifUn flags, lined the water front and cheered the destroyers from the moment they first sighted the flotilla until it reach ed the dock. The crowd cheered again a few moments later when the American senior officer came ashore tO ereet the British ssninp nffimiK ' onl "Wesley Frost, the American consul, VllO had tOmo" (InWn t r. rtnnlj- .. i fcv IHL llf welcome the flotilla. Everything wa3 dnrtp ii a civiTirt : . in.. ... n o.mjjic, uusmeos iiK.e manner. There was an entire absence of formal ity. The commander of the British flotil la was waiting on board his ship and Bent wireless greetings to the American nns as soon as they hove in sight, steaminsr in a lnnp" lino i rvf n. tVis hifkAK .w V W LUG AKJL1 UJ L , Heady For Business. . After the exchange of shore greet- ESS and the British commander. Via, congratulated the American officers on r sare voyage, he asked: "When win you be ready for busi ness?'' "We can start at nnre " ti-io Hmor-iir icpiicu promptly. This response. SO rharar.tepittii.allv ITlCrini . ... -. i'Mi, PUI uriSftrt r Hr t eh Mm. bander, who said he had not fivnP.Mftfl 1 no : - "mw.cans would be readv to bezln - - una siae so soon after their 5ng voyage.- When Vip Via, m his surprise, however, he mart a tour of the destrovnr an ti.-u. me American tars looked 'Yes, rpniia thft1 imer, "vire mad . over. That is why we are ready." jne equipment on hnar tv, jo iitinn I na 10 De m excellent con .."on and remarkably well suited to requirements on this side of the BrM,l Ln fact- it was said by the a.h officer, that the only thing lack 4orl eiPment of the American n Itsti!ica;ier .c,oth,n- Jt af iml 6 American3 were wear t(V!1,lJ!0!' light for the varying i thV COn,3ltlons they will encounter as r,n, , Allls iacK- nowever, iS quickly provided for AT . . IKRpt u 1 n lne sPts. -Ar:'0f the men" were-attended to Kthp , ps at once Pt out to ;samPT. i ,-ttP'-ins to ordinary fon b 111 ine pmK or condi- Ihejf tJJfe aPParently enthusiastic for 1ea.-anVll-C.frta,nly a flne y Jn as fit . more their craft look ... ds "t, sairl tic n.ui.u he wato,.; "ULlB" wmmanaer 'ra. tne astroyers file sea- 0l,-e of tv, . ap,,, '"""" uBsiroyers De ' auty even before ri9rliinr ,!- ; ,. 01 me Atlantic, tt, " " aK-ea lm j o wiieri it ilneer d escorted vthrough the 4t,antip , ne of the Ingest of the m.JZT- This an so pleased ta-p ; on board that tlly sent t5 th. n,LereetinK and appreciation 'man,ler of the destroyer. I "British Prote7H fr a British port under P'trovi " L. an American torpedo low . oenc their heartv rrAoHn.. s ,minander a"d her officers and t?freciat-- ' -e.to exPi-ess their keen I'11 betweVn V, 15 Practicl co-opera-t:t; Bn the eovprnmant P fciDirf Lntei States and the Brit- herfor th ? are now nghting to- Mon ... um r me seas." nM ,Pctllre of Flotilla. 1 et-"n.U81asc personr managed 0.nv A IVtllUla r-i5i '"PSnots of the Amerlr (ConH "Sto.Wn harbor, but the best -wuueci on Page Two). SERVICE IN U-BOA T IS E ADOPTS THE y BILL REPORT Senate Conferees Agree to the Provision for Increasing Pay of Enlisted Men TO SOON GO TO PRESIDENT Final Action on Conference Report May be Taken in Senate TodayReg istration Plans Already Completed. , "Washington, 'May 16. The conference report on the war army bill was adopt ed by the House without a record vote late today, after Representative Dent had announced that 'the Senate con ferees had agreed to the House provi sion increasing the pay of enlisted men. Final action must be taken by the Sen ate. The section regarding pay as agreed to by the conferees provides that all officers and enlisted men of the forces to be raised by conscription, shall have the same pay. allowances and pensions as the regular army and makes these increases in the pay of enlisted regu lars: Those receiving $15 to $21 per month, an increase of ?15 per month; (those receiving $24, an increase of $12; those receiving $30, $36 or $40 an increase of $8; and those receiving $46 or more, an increase of $6. : The Senate is expected to accept the conference report tomorrow or Friday and then it will go to the President. Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the Senate conferees, said he had yielded on the army pay increase only in a de sire to hasten final enactment, the in sistence of the House being so stub born that continuation of the fight would greatly postpone raising the new army.- The Senate had voted a small increase.. ; ' Senator Chamberlain said an effort might be expected when the report is brought up in the Senate to reduce the maximum conscription age of 30 years, insisted upon by the House and agreed to by the conferees. Both the pay in crease section and the Roosevelt volun teer amendment may also encounter re newed objection and several hours of debate are expected. Plans for beginning 1 registration of those subject to draft have been com pleted by the War Department and it -was announced tonight that immediate ly upon the signing of the bill by the President the department will also out line the procedure to be followed in bringing the National Guard into the Federal service. Many details regard ing the guard's mobilization and its status remain to be completed and Sec retary Baker said the state regiments would not be ordered to divisional or army corps concentration camps, except where a state division exists, until all preparations are made at the camp sites for their reception. Guard regiments now in the Federal service may be retained temporarily at (Continued on Page Three). USE ARMED FORCES TO E Bill Would Give President Power to Prevent Obstruction Revised Measure Introduced In Both Houses of Congress as Substitute . to tne Preferential Shipment Bill. Washington, May 16. A provision empowering the President to use the nation's armed forces to prevent any obstruction "of the orderly conduct or movement of interstate or foreign com merce" during the war was written in to the administration's preferential shipment bill today at a conference between President Wilson and Chair men Newlands and Adamson of the congressional interstate commerce committees. ) Immediately afterward the revised measure was introduced in the Senate by Senator Newlands and in the House by Representative Adamson, replacing the original measure presented yester day by Representative Webb. The provisions of the. Webb resolution, giving presidential authority to stipu late what commodities shall have pref erence in movement of freight, are in eluded bodily with amplifications In the new bill. One provision added to the' preferential shipment section would make it a misdemeanor pun ishable by a fine of $10,000 and five years imprisonment for any carrier or its employes to fail to comply prompt ly with a preferential shipment order. Another would give the' Interstate Commerce Commission authority to fix a just compensation for any extra ordinary service rendered by a car rier in complying with such an order. (Continued on Page Seven.) HONS ARM COMM RC 60 6 WILMIKGTON, EUROPEAN ATT A CKED Money to be Spent in America Under Supervision of a Treas-1 ury Representative WILL BE USED AS NEEDED Russia to Have at Her Disposal Expert American' Buyers to Insure Get tng the Maximum Amount of Merchandise. i Washington, May 16. The United States todaylloaned Russia $100,000,000, bringing the total amount loaned to the entente' governments up to $670,000,000 The money was loaned to be spent as needed without stipulation or under: standing of any sort further than Rus sia stands back of the obligation, will make it good and will spend the money in this country under the supervision of a representative of the Treasury De partment or a commission to be named hy the, American government. The latter stipulation was made in a spirit of co-operation, without intend ing to embarrass the Russian govern ment or to curtail its purchasing pow ers, but with the end in view that Russia will secure the maximum result for the money she is to spend. To aid in this, the Treasury- Department will place at her disposal the services of expert buyers in this country familiar with American markets and with Am erican values. In this respect, Russia stands on an equal footing with other entente governments to which the United States is making loans, the only distinction being that in the applica tion of the program Russia heads the list. Great Britain, France. Italy and other beheficiaTies of Atnerloah, loans soon Will follow. .-. ' ' '' -" .- Today's loan to Russia, her first pari ticipation in the huge sum which the United States will lend the allies, was made, it was said, first to help the Russian government obtain . supplies which she needs here and secondarily as an earnest . manifestation ' to the Russian people that the United States places no' credence in rumors that Rus sia is contemplating a separate peace with Germany. No assurances of Am erican confidence, it was thought, could give to the Russian government the conviction that America is ready to help her with a substantial loan would give. It was largely with this in mind that the negotiations, begun a month ago between the Russian em-! bassy and the Treasury Department,! were concluded, rather unexpectedly, by Treasury officials today. ; Officials want Russia to realize, it was authoritatively said, that the Unit ed States as : a sympathetic friend, is standing ready to help. To this end, intimations have been conveyed to the Russian government that today's loan is not the full extent to which the United States is willing to aid. but that other assistance, of a substantial na-' j cContinued on Page Seven. J GERMANS ARE CHECKED NORTH OF THE SCARPE - i ! ! I Suffer Heavy Losses in Attack j Made in Massed Formation They Push Forward Beyond British Outposts and Even Into the Chemical Worka But Are Quickly : Forced Out Again. From a Staff Correspondent of the Associated Press, British Headquar ters in France, May 16 (via London). The Germans j received a heavy check north of the Scarpe river today, where in massed formation they stormed this position which was recently won by the British. After a-terrific bombard ment lasting a considerable time, the German infantry came down the slopes of Greenland hill from the direction of Plouvain. . The British artillery made the hill side look like a mushroom farm, bulbs of shell smolte sprouting up thickly over the entire field. Machine guns streamed nickeled missiles into the enemy ranks on the front and in the flanks. " j Sheer weight and momentum carried the Germans beyond the British outposts- and 'even into the chemical works themselves, but, like a rubber ball, the rebound was instantaneous and swiftly the defenders struck. Aft er a long, and hard fight the enemy was thrown out with heavy losses, leaving the British established more securely than ever. . ' The fighting : continued about Bulle court and, a German" partial success recently won there was wiped out. Jrt the meantime 1 the British strength ened 'their positions' eastward toward '(Continued on Page Three). " - : - j i RUSSIA RECEIVES ! $100,000,000 LOAN ! ' i ' ii K.C., THUKSDAY MOBBING, MAY 17, 1917 ONLY 26 BRITISH SHIPS WERE SUNK DURING THE WEEK This Includes Those Over and Un der 1,600, Tons and Also Three ;Fishing Craft 62 LOST PREVIOUS WEEK Destruction of Large Ships De creased From 24 to 18 and : Small from 38 to 8 London, May 16. Eighteen British merchant vessels of more than 1,600 tons were suni during the past week, says the official summary of shipping losses issued fbday. ; Five merchant vessels of less! than 1,600 tons were sunk, -together with three fishing ves sels. The summary: , All nationalities Arrivals 2,568; sail ings 2,552. British vessels, mined, submarined and sunk, over 1,600 tons, including one previously 18; under 1,600 tons, five. British merchantmen unsuccessfully attacked, including flvg previously, 19. British flshinjgvessels sunk, three. The' foregoing statement shows the losses, for the jweek cut considerably more than half ; as regards .the number of vessels sunk, - last week's report showing 62 vessels as compared with 26 in thej current statement. " - In large vessels the decrease was from 24 to 18. fThe most marked drop, however, was in the numW of small er vessels destroyed. Last Wednesday 22 merchant vessels of less than 1,600 tons were reported sunk, in contrast with the five in this week's report, while the numbbr of fishing craft drop ped from 16 tolonly three. The, high . water mark in- the de struction of large vessels was reached in the report of: April 26, When 40 such vessels were announced as destroyed. TWO ITALIAN' STEAMERS ' ' ; ;; : ! ; xtwjJejC liilw tons suxk Paris, May 16. A dispatch to the Havas, News Agency, from .Rome says the losses -to Italian shipping during the past week a's a result of Germany's submarine campaign were two steam ers under r 1.900 tons each and aa-,,. small sailing craft. Some fishing boats a iso .were sunK. REV. AXD MRSt SILER HONORED BY MAXTON PRESBYTERIANS. . ,U -i, Maxton, N. C.l May 16.-A retention was given b y the congregation of the Presbyterian -chkirch last r night at the home of Mrs. Mi E. MCKinnon1 in honor of Rev. E: L. Slier and Mrs. SHr h having, been recently elected co-pastor with Dr. Hill at this place. AH the congregations of the town were guests and this included all ages up to 86. Many in their seventies wern nrAsont and , enjoyed the! occasion immensely. Gen. Townsley Transferred. Washington. May 16. Armv orders given out today announced the trans- ui ui igauitii unuei ai ; u. r. X OWna- iey, no wcommanding the Charleston, S. C, coast defense district, to take command of the fortification of Ma nila and Subig bays, Philippines. Between Gavrelle and the Scarpe riv er in France the German forces again made counter attacks against positions taken from them recently by Field Marshal Haig's ipen, but again the Brit ish inflicted heavy casualties on them and held their ground. At one point, by numerically, superior .forces, the Germans made i ?the British fall back, but, returning ib the frayi the British immediately repulsed the Germans and re-captured thei lost terrain. Likewise on the Aisne sector held by the French, the (Sermans threw in larcre effectives in an'ndeavortb push back the line. At several places the French line bent underj the impetus of the forceful offensive, but, like the British, the Frenchmen launched brilliant coun ter attacks which enabled . them to re take their lost ground and inflict heavy losses on the Germans.' The Italians are keeping up their strong1 offensive fagainst the Austrians along the Isonzo front and have suc ceeded in capturing several vantage points, including! the village of Zagora and Zagomila and carrying with great dash two mountain crests. ; ; The Aus trians, apparently taken . by surprise in the commencement of the offensive, now are striving with their artillery and infantry to 1: hold theJ Italians In check, but thus far, according to the Rome war officer they have met .with no success. Prisoners; to the number of. 3,375, among j them -98 -officers, and guns, machine guns'' and war material have been captufed by th Italians. Both in Mesopotamia and in Mace donia successes -for the Entente Allies are .recorded. In! the latter theatre the British in the Lake Doiran region have captured 5,000 yajrds of enemy trenches to a depth of 500 yards and in the Struma , river $eHor another front of trenches of 3,000 yards. Again the weekly statement of -British shipping lossjes as a result of at tacks by submarines or the striking of, mines shows a gpodly falling off from previous weeks, only .23 vessels having been- lost last wk as ' against 62, In cluding ' fishing . vessels, announced the previous week. j . " .. j War News Summary SENATE DEVOTES FULL SESSION TO BITTER CRITICISM ' V Attacks on Government Begun Be hind Closed Doors and Re-" newed in the Open WAR BUDGET STARTED IT Council of National Defense and the Shipping Board Made Special Targets Washington, May 16. In beginning consideration today of the $3,390,000,000 war budget, the Senate devntArt-fc r, tire -the session to sweeping criticism of executive branch of the govern- ment. Seldom has the Senate rh9mhr beenuhe scene of such vehement at tacks continued for five hours behind closed doors and renewed after the doors, were opened. No progress was made on the bill, but with the outburst of indignation out of the way Senate leaders thought passage of the huge war appropriation measure would not be long delayed The Council of National Defense, com posed of cabinet officers, its. civilian advisory ! commission; and the govern ment Shipping Board were special tar gets of senatorial wrath and President Wilsop ihimself was sharply criticised. The council was charged with usurpa tion of authority and with unlawfully delegating power to the advisory board. The Shipping Board .was assailed for alleged interference with private ship builders and for insisting upon its wooden ship program. The President was attacked for alleged lack of co operation and consultation with Con gress. ' . The upshoot of the entire discussion was over adoption of Senator Sterling's amendment setting forth that the pow ers o(f the Cpuncil of National Defense shall- not be enlarged because of war conditions. A section of the bill appro priating. $500,000 for the defense coun cil was the basis for the debate. Democratic Leader Martin consented to an executive session, suggested by Senator Weeks, because the whole bill involved discussion of confidential mil itary questions. " Five-hours-afterward the doors were opened.; because Repub lican senators," including1 Lodge, Norris and Brandegee, suggested it : was not proper that such -statements, as had been heard, should - be made without cognizance . of the public and without opportunity for those attacked to of fer defense. . Democratic senators,; it was said af terward, began the -discussion by criti cising certain acts .'of the advisory board. , SenatprReod was said, to have been I particularly Vehement. Senator Lewis, of Illinois,. vigorously condemned certain activities or tne board, especial ly regarding the. letting of government contracts,! and offered'an amendment to the law creating the defense council to. provide that hereafter men shall be appointed to the advisory board subject to the Senate's confirmation. Some senators sadd President Wilson was not being kept properly informed regarding supply purchasing. Others declared that the President and the caiblnet had, without warrant of law, (Continued on Page Three). WOULD MAKE SUR TAX 25 PER CENT HIGHER Vigorous Attempt Started by Len- root and Sherley Howie Committee of .the Whole Votes to Place lO .Per Cent Tajc on In comes Ranging Between $40,000 and $60,C0O. Washington, May . 16. A vigorous movement to Increase the proposed war revenue bill income sur-taxes 25 per cent on all amounts above $40,000 start ed ln the House today under the lead ership' of j Representative Lenroot, of Wisconsin,1 and Representative Sherley, Democrat, of Kentucky. Over the determined opposition of Democratic Leader KItchin and Rep resentatives Fordney, of Michigan, and Hill, of . Connecticut, Republicans, the insurgents; succeeded, in obtaining in the committee of the whole of their proposed increase from eight to ten per cept on incomes, between $40,000 and $60,000, and tomorrow they re sume their fight deter mined to elevate every i division until incomes above $50,000 would pay almost sixty per cent. ! I Should the proposed increase prevail there will be an attempt to strike from the bill the proposed 'freight, light and heat taxes and, possible, the increased second-class mail matter rate. Unoffi cial esMgaates are that the proposed 25 per cent' increase would net approxi mately ..'$100,000,000. Representative Kitchin assailed all suggested -Mncome .tax rate 'increases over --the committee :recommendation. He insisted that support of such' pro continued on Page Two). Quits Congress for Army : ii - ' j : " tN: Representative Gardner, of Massachu setts, is the first member of Congress to join the army He-has resigned his seat in the .House and "will report next week , at Major General Wood's head quarters at Charleston for active ser vice as a reserve officer, having been taken in from the old officers' reserve corps. ''" . " ER Wm. L. Smith Elected by I,0. O. F. to Succeed Richard J. Jones Tribute Paid COMING HERE ' NEXT YEAR Calvin Woodard, , of Wibion, Elected Grand Master and Qrand Head- . auartersRenoved to-GoldM- boro Mr. Woodell Retires.. (Special Star .'Telegram). ' ; High Point, N. C, May. 16. Wilminff ton was unanimously chosen as the place of meeting in 1918 of the Grand Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fel lows and State Assembly of Rebekahs, and William L. Smith, of Wilmington, was elected Grand Treasurer of the Grand Lodge j to succeed Richard J. Jones, deceased, during today's sessions of the two bodies in this city. The selection of the next place of meeting was made this morning and there were. but two contesting cities, Rocky Mount and Wilmington. As the issue was about to be submitted to a vote, the Rocky Mount workers with drew and Wilmington was unanimouslv chosen as the place to gather next May, The election of officers occurred late this afternoon and the following men were elected, some of the' contests be ing rather spirited, others resulting bv acclamation: . Grand master, Calvin Woodard, of (Continued on Page Three). THOS. J. MURPHY HE IDS NORTH CAROLINA ELKS I . i Greensboro Selected as Convention City for Next Year New Bern Wins Two Prizes' In Parad State Building Commlsolon Meets and Makes Some Appor tionments. (Special Gtar Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C, May 16. The North Carolina Convention of Elks elected T. J. j Murphy, Greensboro, as president; p. D. Daughtridge, Rocky Mount, and B. P. Leard, Salisbury, as vice-presidents, and re-elected T. B. Kehoe, of New Bern, as secretary-treasurer. Greensboro was selected unanimously for . the next convention. In the big parade this evening New Bern won the silver trophy by Raleigh for the best appearance in the line of march. New Bern also won a cup for he best musical organization in line. It was a drum corps. The cup offered by New Bern for the lodge having the largest number of men in line went to Durham. Greensboro . also won a cup on appearance. ! The officers will be installed tomor row morning and to-morrow afternoon the festivities will close with a big barbecue at the! State Fair grounds. Day of Festivity. This was a festive day for the North Carolina Elks, gathered here for the seventn annual convention. . in the Elks temple all forenoon there was in prog ress a business meeting dealing with the inner life of Elkdom. in this State and in the afternoon there was a session in- the Senate chamber of the I (Continued "on "Page Two). i W M ON IN GRAND SAYS CONVENTION AND BOARDS LACK LEGALAUTH0B1TY Tennessee Layman and Banker Springs Sensation in South ern Baptist Convention OFFICERS ARE ELECTED Dr. J. B. Gambrell, of-Texas, Pres identAction on Consoli dation Plan is Delayed New Orleans, May . 16. A decided sensation was created in the Southern Baptist Convention here late today when J. F". Brownlow, a banker and lay delegate from Columbia, Tenn., de clared on the floor that high legal au thority which he had. consulted .had held that the convention, together with its various boards, which handle several- million dollars annually, were operating illegally and that, under the law the convention had no legal juris diction over its affiliated boards. Mr. Brownlow's assertions were made during discussion of a motion to adopt the report of the committee on consolidation of the Home and For eign Mission boards and the Sunday School board of the denomination, a proposition which has been the sub ject of controversy in the convention for several years. Consolidation Plan Compromised. The committee on consolidation of the three boards revised the sugges tions contained in the majority -.arid minority reports previously published in the denominational journals. The majority prior to the convention had recommended appointment of an exec utive committee to direct and co-ordinate all the work of the three boards and supervise appeals and campaigns for - funds, with headquarters in Nash ville. The minority favored tabling the whole question, In the revised report submitted. to the convention to day, which was a compromise between the two elements in the committee, it was recommended that the three boards remain separate as at present and that an executive committee! of seven be elected annually "to have oversightof the arrangements for the convention and act for the convention in the interim of its meetings on nec essary matters. It further recommend ed that the committee "also be em powered to act in an advisory way ok all questions submitted to it on mat ters arising between the three boards and the state boards, but orily on re quest of one or more of the boards concerned." Mr. Brownlow Interrupts. A motion to adopt this report was made and seconded when Mr. Brown- low took the floor. He stated he had consulted eminent lawyers regarding the status of the convention and its boards and had been advised they were operating illegally. The Southern , Baptist Convention, he mentioned, was incorporated under an act of the Geor gia, to project itself into other states the boards were incorporated separate ly under the laws of different states the Foreign Mission board in Virginia, the Home board in Georgia and the Sunday School In Tennessee. Mr. Brownlow declared lawyers had held that the laws would not permit the convention, incorporated " In Geor gia to project itself into other states through separate units or incorpora tions as had been done in the case of thet boards. He urged that the convention adhere closely to its charter, get legislation from Georgia permitting the conven tion to take over the property and in terests of the boards incorporated in other -states, elect a board of direc tors with a president and an executive committee for the entire corporation and select each year a chairman to preside over the deliberations of the convention sessions, but who would not be head of the business corporation. -Offers Substitute Motion. , Mr. Brownlow moved as a substi tute for the previous motion to adopt the consolidation committee's report, that the entire subject and the ques tions raised in the report's discussion including the legality of the "incor porated units" of the convention be re ferred for more, complete consideration of seven lawyers and ministers and business men, empowered to employ counsel if necessary and report to next year's convention full recommenda tions as to what action was needed. The convention took a recess after deciding to give further consideration to the consolidation committee's re port and Mr. Brownlow's substitute motion, late tonight, following the con vention sermon which was delivered by Rev. Dr. C. W. Duke, of Tampa, Fla. Officers Elected. At the initial session today officers of the co.nvention were elected, includ ing Dr. J. B. Gambrell, of Dallas, 1 president, who succeeded Dr. Lansing Burrows, of Americus, Ga.who re tired after 36. consecutive years of ac-' tive service as an officer of . the,. con vention. Candidates opposing Dr. Gambrell were Dr. John-D. Mell, Athens, Ga.; Dr. S. P. Brooks, Austin, Tex.; Dr. W. W. Landrum, Louisville, Ky.;':-Dr. J.,T. Henderson, Knoxville, Tenn.." and Dr. John E. White, Anderson, S.; C. (Continued on Page Ten). . 1 ! Hi Vli v x i i li t i Ii .' 'T .VV. 1 $4 t V' 1.1 " t iv V" I1 r - i .1 f t. ll r I r - :t fe' v- f
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