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Vol. LXXI. No. 98. Weather SHOWERS. RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1912. LAST EDITION. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Doxible the Number of Paid Subscribers in R.aleigK of any Oilier Newspaper
MANY MORE
MAY PER SH
Unless Boats Are Hurried to Marooned
Deaths of Hundreds Are
Feared
GREAT NUMBER MAROONED
I, lick oT limits in Which to Make
Hexcucs a llislressing; Handicap
MlK'll Soldering Atmtlio' ft'iinjs
Agricultural Loss From I'loml in
Louisiana is Placed ill I'iight ami
n Hall Million Dollars S7.1
.Siuirc Miles Inundated Hun
dreds Received No Warning of
Flood.
New Orleans, llav ".--Inless
boats are hurried lo remote son ions
of the Hood inundated country in
Poinlo Couptv parish. It is learcd
hundreds will perish. ord was re
ceived in Morganza this morn mg
that great numbers'. 'of 'people are
marooned south ol Hie levee breach
at. Torras..- Lack . 01 hoa-ts la- a dis
tressing handicap. Stones ol sinter
ing aiuoiu; .tin; refugees reached here
this morning. ' noflieial estimates
place Hie agricultural loss Iroin the
flood an Louisiana al cif-h r .. -ti'irl a
half million dollars. Light hundred
and seventy-live stjunro miles are in
lindated. Mreadv considerable loss
: of life is reported.-'
Hundreds deceived n Warning.
New Orleans. Mav ". Iliindreus
living in -the !i.-i-k co'inn v received
no warning of Hood unlil Ihe torrent,
swept upon iIiimii. I hoy took rclugo
On house, tops and in trees and
I'M Mm. 1 or several davs tliev have
been without ade'iuate food and
r.helter.
Miuiv Kcliigeos at ISuiiiiic.
Mil ii k if, La., May 7. Itcfiigeea
Ironi Hie stricken sections of Pom to
Coupee, St. Landrv, and Avcvellos
parishes me Hocking lu re on ever'.'
tram. The task o' caring lor the
Hood stricken people in ;ri taxing ont
iildc aid has heell ri"iloxicd.
Cuttle I hicves Active.
.Morgunza. Lu.. .Mav 7. hccau.:o
ol flood ennditions. lal'le ihiivcs arc
acme. Many lancers have Ins!
their slock because I hcv were. unable
to ruur.i I heiii.
iKii: ci;s in' i:n:o.it mi;n
k lor ( "iilerciiee
Manager rl I lie
Railroad.
Willi (iCIHTtll
IVmist Iviuiiii
Philadelphia. Pa.. Mav 7 A coin
nrttee ,-epresent ing Hie- ltrnt herbond
ol 'I rnmmcti, I'.roi horh.iod of lue
men and Rrolherhooil of Conductors,
s nt a leUci ) i S. ('. Long, general
manager ol I he I'eiimn Ivunia Rail
road reiiiesl ing Ilia' he meet I hem
to discus', grievances. Ihirleen
grievance;; a.-" id issue 'Jitcst ions
of wages nor hours arc not involved.
'I lie diflerenceH d'al mostly w ith the
company s inlcrpictai ion of rules af
fecting two men. I went v-hve t h )u
sand men are involved.
I'lghl of Pennsylvania Deiiiociiits.
Harrisburv, I'a., May 7. -lioih
factions of the Pennsylvania democ
racy (dashed todav In convention lor
the control of the state organization.
The tint 1 n tight will he over a per
manent. ( linl.'inan. Both tactions
endorsed Woodrow Wilson lor the
presidency. It is probable that
Wilson delegates will be named to
day. IIAIlltllr STANTOX ItLATCII,
I'nder whose direction the (treat New
YK n(rrKette 'tUn-aVTe ' of 15,000
;vomi - way orgutrlied,' 7.". .
"A r
F
Sixty-ninth Annual Session to I
Called to Order Tonight In Hall
of Masonic Temple
WELCOME BY GOVERNOR
Many Odd Fellows Arrived During;
Day to lie ('resent lit First Meet
ing Tonight Ituilcgli Committee
Preparing to (Jive Kntcrtiiiiimcnt
to Guests Kchcknh Assembly to
Meet Here lit Same Time- The
Program.
.Many Odd Fellows from all sec
tions of the state arrived in the city
today to attend tonight .the opening
meeting of the fil'th annual session
of the Carolina Grand Lodge. The
meeting will be held in the hall of
the. Masonic Temple. In session
simultaneously with the Odd Fellows
will he the Rebekah, the woman's
auxiliary, which will hold .its .meet
ing -In Odd Fellows' hall.
Raleigh merchants and other bus
iness men have placed welcome signs
in their windows and on every hand
the Odd Fellows may see a sign
showing him that his presence is de
riled. There will be 4 o or more
delegates in attendance.
The first session will be held to
night to which all Odd Fellows anil
.Masons were especially invited. The
sessions will continue through
Thursday. Maj. V. If. Overton ol'
Durham, grand master, will pre
side. Tlie welcome will be by (iov
ernor Kitchin and the response by
Mr. W. F, Kvaus of Greenville.
Lnlortniiiiiig the Delegates.
The Rnlciull Odd Follows are nro-
paring to make the "Visit of the Odd'l
fellows 01 rvortli Carolina to the
slate capital a most happy one. In
(Continued on Page Seva.)
TOCJCIIAl!
To Make a Study of the
Public School System
In That City
.Superintendent F.M. Harper has
completed arrangements for the
teachers of the Ilaleigli public
schools to make a trip to Cii'cin
nati to study for schools and system
of teaching employed there. The.ro
is a law which requires the teach
ers of the public schools ami high
schools to attend a recognized stand
anl summer school and Hie teachers
niiisl at tend for a term of not b-.-.s
than two weeks hi-ennially. If a
summer school is not attended, the
teacher, is batted from 'teaching- in
any stale school until he has at
tended the required two weeks.
Through the efforts or -Superintendent
Harper, Dr. Joyner has issued
a statement in which he states that
the trip to Cincinnati will relieve
the teachers from attending summer
school. . . "
There will be a meeting of the
teachers tonight to detormlne who
will atend and the definite arrange
ments will he made. Already about
2.1 have signilld their Intention of
going and about five more aro ex
pected to enter the list tonight. The
trip will cover about ten days, a
most thorough study will be made
of the Cincinnati schools and their
plan of work. The teachers will be
-accompanied by Messrs. Harper,
Hugh Morson and Frank Uraliam.
1)1 KS OF HKAKT 1MIWIIK
Mrs. William Toinlin Diet Suddenly
la IWmI.
Statesvllle, May 7. Mrs. Tom.lln,
wife of Mr. William Tomlln, died
very suddenly Sunday morning at
her home near Charles. Sho was In
her usual health when she retired
Saturday night, but sometime after
midnight. Mr. Tomlln, heard her
gasping for breath and when he
raised her from the bed he found
that she had died. Mrs. Tomlinson
was about 60 years old, and besides
her husband Is survived by two sons.
She was burled yesterday at Hebron
church, with funeral services by her
pastor,' Rev. J. O. Weathcnnan.
Washington Democrats.
Walla Walla. Wash.. May 7. The
resolution committee. In the demo
cratic stnto convention, rejected
resolutions endorsing Wilson and
Clark.- All the, main questions at Is
sue remain to be fought on conven
tion Jloor today, . , '
TEACHERS
P
Gets Maryland By Good
Majority Roosevelt
Wins Over Taft
Haltinmre, .Mil., May 7. Late i"
turns last night and early toiiay fr mi
the Maryland primaries:-', made no
material change in the majorities
indicated for Theodore Roosevelt
and Champ Clark at the slate con
ventions. Roosevelt lias sixty-six
delegates, only one m-.re than is
necessary for realm! of '.he conven
tion. Though returns are incom
plete from eoniiiies outside of Haiti
more: enough were received t.) estab
lish'. Taft's defeat.
Democratic returns still are in
complete, but apparent 1. conclusive,
give Champ (".ark seventy-: iro dele
gates, Woodrow Wilson forty-four,
and .ludsou Harmon four. lOstimales
of the pcrs'mal preferential vole of
Maryland give Roosevelt a majority
of less than f.nir thousand over Tal'l.
Clark's plurality in Baltimore city
over Wilson -approximated thirteen
thousand. The vide, when com
pleted in the counties,, probably will
redact this to elevei ..thousand.
Roosevelt and C'ark .therefore; will
take .roni Maryland It) the national
conventions a solid block of six'een
votes. '- -
STIM.KT KIIMW
StalesviMe Sold KIO.KMt Hint by
Sunup PuUer P.reaking.
(Special to The Times.)
Statesville, May 7.--The States
vi!!e aldermen have fold ?(in,00(i of
five percent street improvement
bonds lo 11. P. Spears Sons Company
of Chicago, III., tho price paid for
the entire amount being $2.10 above
par, while the purchasers will pay
all expenses, etc: Of the bonds
$40, (hip are in ten-year serial bonds,
one -tent b of which ks to he paid an
'iiiully, and the remaining n.'lliil
mature in Uu years. The sale of
the 'bonds' open the way for greater
activity-' in strict improvement. Near
ly live mile;; of cement sidewalk has
already been laid within t lie past
year or so and now the paving of
the streets will be taken up. A con
tract has already been let for the
paving of llroad aiul ("enter streets
the principal business streets.
Severe Injuries.
Mr, C L. .M unlock, foreman of
the road force al work on the Island
Ford road, has two broken ribs, a
dislocated collar bone and other in
juries as Hie result of an accident
which cnine near costing him his
life. Mr, ' J unlock was superintend
ing Hie operation of a stump puller
oii the a ugh ; place thr.-e miles
west of town whi le a portion of .lew
road is being -opened. lie stepped in
behind the lever drawn by 'mules
to adjust something about Hie ma-chii-e
and while be was within. Hie
reach of ib,. lever the clevis came
oil the .-etui of the lever and the
weight of the stumps Jerked il back
with terrific ' force. Mr. Murd ick
received the full force of the lever
anil was caught between it and the
stump, another stump' which stopped
the lever saving . him from being
crushed to death. He was qwckly
released and a physician from
RtHteHvllle who answered the call i:i
an auto attended him. Two ribs in
the left side were broken 'and bis
collar bone, was knocked out of
place, in addition to severe flesh
bruises.
COLONEL HORNE
DANGEROUSLY SICK
(Special to The Times.)
Oreennboro, May 7.- The fond I
Hon of (il. Ashley Home, who was
stricken with paralysis Just, before
the arrival of the Macon special
here last night, showed little change
at noon today and his physicians still
consider It unwlso to atlempt to re
move him from the hotel rami where
he was first carried. Colonel Home
was 1:1 a semi-conscious state tills
'morning and the statement came
from tho sick room that he was
dangerousl.- sick. Mrs. Home and
Charles Home arrlvea this morning
from Clayton.
I'HKSIDKXT TAKT KKSTIXCJ
:') '-'
Knjoylng a Day of Recreation for
Hint Time In Several Week. .
Cincinnati. O., May ".' President
Taft. for the first time In several
weeks, cast official cares aside for a
day of rest and recreation. This
morning he hold a reception and this
afternoon he planned to nttend n
ball game. This evening be attends
the opening of the Cincinnati May
ffiiwical festival,
AM
A
W ABA N
VETERANS AT
MP N
Filty Thousand of Thera Gather At
Macon For Annual
Reunion
THE OPENING SPEECHES
'ify Thousand Present l'.-sjili-s
"Sons" and "Daughters" and
Other Visitors anil Many More
Are Arriving on Special Trains.
Convention Called in Older by
General John YV. 1 id'loS:, ol
Rome, (Ja, Address of Welcome
P!y Col. Walter V. ilanis, of Ma
con Itespoiiee by (iiucral Wnl
kcr Anneal Oration Tonight by
O.l. Wallace Sirens, of Mont
gomery. Macon, Gil.. .May
thai gra.'-clad bett
nuanls ol
set the
v.orl j a notable . v.:
Ii:iy years ago, a:is: ei
here Icalay in a run.
was ;he annual rt;:t:i:-:i
Confederate Vet, i .,:
tented city fifty th c
with that -afiiliaicd
"Dugb.ters" gather i',.
mere ;ire ; com Dig' on
from all parts ol' ' e
camp is lamed in i !:
John I!. Gordon,
military leader.
. '.' While. ! he si m ill'-: ;'
of. military hands, ar,.!
call of drnni ' b".
alcuiated to move , !i.
to ihorglits of :-'!"" tsi
staged hidf cent ii".
me. ( of sadness I'"1
in: gi'iit i.'f of "I'laiLit!
;;de ol' ..'Valor
il the ridl-call
of I'lcac'e. It
el' the I'liited
ji: t be gr, at
iii'd vvtei'i'.ns.
'foils'' ilnd
an-l liiiiulred.'
i"f!!il trains
iinion. Tin'
or of Genera I
-iia-'s fainoi'ii
i i s-i - of i) i:'lis
! ii..' rbnlling
i oi'iis were
;;,ed warriors
','iilur scenes,
n. here were
se of ; lie d is
g 1';-.' line."
Tile cm Veul.io.il i;:i.. Milled !( older
by - "ener,.l Jcli i W. Madddx.- '; d'
I'.ninc, Gii. Col. 'Vn!cer A., tiai ri.-i,
t'.'onlinued i.iri Page Seven.)
ALIENS WO
Evidence introduced That
They Were Protected
Against Builds
Wythcvillc. Va.. May V. :"eer.il
wiliiessi'!-, id: I'm Hillsville. tVilgedy
tesliJied todav in the trial of Floyd
Allen, cliin d Willi iiiiird-ntig
Prosecutor roster, .thai shots were
fired .by nieiiiin is of the Allen clan
before conn ullicers and others n
I Urned t hie .s
The com 1 1 1 1 1 call Ii prod hi ed wii
nesses b." - I'Sunr - the ' pro:a cu! ion
liopes to establish the l';t- thai a
conspiracy A'a's . formed : by the Al
iens to shoot I heir way out of court
ill defiance ol law should Floyd Al
len be sentenced to prison. All the
witnesses placet! on the 'stand by
the stale have agreed that tfiV shool.
ing was started by the Aliens. Two
more witnesses testified loday that
they saw Fh,d Allen shooting in
the court oll'n ers .direction.
Further evidence Hint Floyd Al
wore a bullet proof protection in
Hillsville court developed today.
Deputy Sheriff Gillespie testified that
after the shooting began he fired
four shots points blank at Floyd Al
len. Ifefore Allen was arrested he
changed' his ilothes. Gllesple rirni-
ly believes that the Allen clansmen
on the day id the tragedy wore
some armor protection.
Sluiners In Los Angeles.
Los Angeles. May 7..Mayor
Alexander welcomed the Imperial
Council at Hie thlrty-elghHi annual
conclave, Order of the Mystic
Shrine. ''Imperial Potentate Trent
responded. A great street parade
featured the program. Roanoke
Virginia, was among the several
Cities granted charters.
.lumped From Mrooklyn Itrldge.
New York, May 7. Charles Mc
Farland, h chauffer, despondent
plunged over the Mrooklyn bridge
rail Into the river a hundred and
thlrtv-five feet below. A tug boat
picked McKarland up, unconscious.
He will recover.
Quiet Flection In Mississippi.
Jackson, Miss., May 7. A dem
ocratic nresidentlnn preference prl
niary was held throughout the state
today. The names of I nderwood
and Wilson were on the ballot. There
is apathy among the voters.
Never nisi; a friend for a candid
opinion unless you are sure you
want (t.
1
COLORED MAN
HIT BY BOLT
Was On Box Car at
Merry
Oaks Now In Hospital
Here
William Hooker, a negro brnke
:uan in the employ of Hie Seaboard
ir Line,. -was struck by lightning
while on a box car at .Vlerrv Oaks
rdiiy af.ernoon, the bolt run
ning .Ircni Head lo leef, ami mulct
ing painful burns. Hooker was
brought t ii St . Agnes Hospital last
night, v. Ii.-re he was given medical
lenlien" by Dr. .1. R. I'ogere and
I ir. i . .ludd. ! le was still un-
conscious loday
biit there is hope
Hooker's home is
for- his -refoveri
Cameron,
A peculiar, thing about the acci
dent was that the. lightning did not
pierce the skin until the bolt struck
the big lie. which u'ns splintered.
1st as a iree is split where the
limlii. fork or w'aere 1'ie l run I;' enters
e groiiinl. Hooker was not thrown
oni the cur.: and was ' brought -at
once lo Raleigh lor ireinment.
I'M M AI. At C'DiiM'
oi'iig I'usims 1 .Man I'ouiii! D.ing-
iing I'riiin tool il !J;igy Two
Men DiiinU.
.'iierial to The '.-.Times.) ;
Hi: 1; iry, - May 7. !i. -ngitig .from
lis le:gg;.'. v.'itli hi.s face buried in the
mud (lie li:"liss body of'-. Henry
leever i ;:.yoiing ' husinens tmm til"
i I i'e;'nry v. a A found early y.eiierilay
morning ;ii he llrei'.kloi il D i i (;- by
I'.iivin Raker, a fanner in: bis . way
i o H ickory. ' . .
Recver in company" witli W r.ltcr
Jones hli town bile Suiiilay evVii
iug in a. jiuggy. it is supposed that.
went in search ot wln:;l:,y as
boiii'are kuov.-ti io lie drinking men.
'i lie-: evidently se-iin d some and
v it- rcturnir.g . hriine wlinji the f-jial
iic(:idenl occurred.
Junes 'was four.l ue- morning in
the barn of I'har'.ie Whiteiier in a
(Irunki ii .'.iiiiior. He i videniiy hud
fwlli'll. out of til'.' hllugv ieve!-.ll Imu-
'reii yards fioin v.' he iv l b c I'iilal in -i
jiient occi:rred and in order lo get
on) of the rain l iiide his v :iy to Hie
lii'rn.
I ml ici! I ieiis li re i.Juii- Keever mail.
aged In st.iy" in t he I.I! gg V u 11 1 : 1 tile
1'i.orn' . withoi'ii a driver ..yviindi.'red io
tin- ride of the- road w'lere the buggy
stri-el; a stump snipping hi in. Keever
who was a iTi-tiple '.villi a p-g leg
V'iis C'-pleftlly lring to y'aiui in the
luiggy ami nit a limb I'reni an uve-r-luiiigiuaiiee
as niiirk;. v ere -n' on
Hie limb wh-'i-e lie trie,) Ii) i-lil it off
to a ;e i's a Whip. Wl'eii .found ilie
loiie was sianding peri'er I iv . null
and showed signs of i.eing ilrhen
hard. Keever siiov.i ii no e i leiu e of
a struggle after he fi II:
WILMINGTON ODD I I I LOWS
Hcprescnta'ives Here io Attend i!lli
i oiivelil ion.
.Wilmington, May' V , goodly
ri'ii.-i'senl ai ion . of Odd 1'i-llows. left
Wiliuillgloii ye:-lerdiiv.: hound for
Riibucb. lo take n:,rl in the lilll II
annual convention of the state, .
All Die- lodge . . in the city Have
ant borized deb gales, beside nuiiibers
that Hill atletiil in private capaclies.
Amtilig those who attended as au
thorized delegates are Messrs, M W.
.lacohi, W. L. Smi: h and , R. J.
.Ions.' Mr. Join's is ihe erand treas
urer of Hie state orgatii.atioti and
Mr. .lacohi is a .1-year iiiemh'r 'of
Hi" hoard of trustees of the Orphans''
I lei.ie.
The Rebekah State Assembly will
also he represented from t his place.
attack coney
S' raiilon. Pa.. May 7 - I'.'iraged
women led an at'iicking iarty of
four hundred men, women and chil
dren In n deinonstral ion agai ist the
men engaged In repair work on the
Dickson collery of the I tela ware and
Hudson Camoany, Several men were,
badly healei. The police dispersed
Ihe giii.ietlng, it was the first out
break Here since the tiilnei'H' sitHpeii
sion live weeks ago.
Miners In I'gly .Mood,
Mount Carmel, Pit.. May 7. Idle
miners are in an ugly mood. I'ive
hundred, accompanied by ma i ,. wo
men sympathizers, stopped Hie
Heading railroad mine train near
Alaska - shftft, preventing the com
pany's hands from going to work.
Pickets on the roads lending to the
mine were dispersed by mounted
troopers.
'Special Term for Durham.
Governor Kitchin last evening
ordered a special term of court for
Durham county for Hie trial of civil
cases, to begin July 8 and continue
,, u.okia in. Ion VI W U'lHlh.ii
will preside,
SST STEADY IN BOAT
AbiW.S MR. POU
Policyholders
Nothing to Fear From Proposed
Merger
RALEIGH MAN IS
GRANTED PARDON
The governor last evening granted
a conditional . pardon to .Washing
Ion Martin, convicted in Wake coun
ty la;; Juiy. of Larceny and sentenced
lo -I years on the roads. 'I he police
justice of Raleigh, the chief of po
lice,' 'Hie trial judge of t lie superior
court, the solicitor and many others
recommend pardon, it. being doubt
ful, in their opinion, as to Hie man's
guilt.
The reasons for the 'pardon fol
low: -7
"I'ariion is recommended in this
case by- the police just ice, who lirst
tried prisoner., the judge of the su
perior court, and tire solicitor who
tried the 'case, the police a utinrit ies
of the city of Raleigh,', who have
t horoiighly in vest igat ed, and now
have grave doubt ol. prisoner's guilt,
and also l.y many .-prominent, eit'i
:a us. ' I therefore pardon prisoner
on condition, that, he remain law
abiding and of good tieh.ivser'.'"
On the reconimendiil ion ol' ihe
judge, solicitor and many prominent
citizens; Pii'i'iiie Lee. comicted in
Pasquotank county in Sepiemirer,
li.Mis, if attempt to commit rape,
ami " :.' :r "d to la years In Hie pepl
leni tary. Was granted :i. i ondil lonul
p-ir;loi . -by a lie governor:
The -reasons follow :
"On the r,-ei ) in ii u-url :i i ion of the
judge a fid sulicifor y.ho tried this
ease, and of many i-ounty ollicials
iind' ol hy;' iirnniiiieiit. : ii izens, I- liar
dun prison ; on eoiiil.it ion that he re
mam in y. -aliidUig and Of good , be
havior.". 7 ' . .
SUNDAY GOLF
IS ABOLISHED
...;. s ; - ' -
Country Club Votes It Ott
At Enthusiastic Annual
faceting
T!
mall
r
:i
umlny golf on the
laleigh ' ' ; hi
en led. en.'.'
liglll -.( il I
( lull grounds was
I lor all lime last
l usiiis1 ie meet i ng of
in nil! :l house,
ii- ilul
el.d
and lay a
! Jon . a.
from- u.
li.-it h .
. Tie r.
lutioit. ;
I! II, I,
lee-ulier.-
of I mi In i I, a resnl il
er in probiliii members
t ne links on t he Sah-
Olipi
ii I 'l t he C;,o
seli'ed by lr.
pi-
" l -, r.-nd .i.ee-H proiuiie'iit
din ussed t lie iiiesl ion .from j
s. alt iiougli- t he matter was
n s'ooil feeling and no per-:
both sides,
decided ill
Mill a I Illfell
was given, to linyoni
In the aiiniiiil .election of oflicers
the ... I'lillo .'.ing gentlemen were, elect-
d:
Mi
i '. 1 1 ill v.-r. president :
M.v W. il
Wiliiatnson. vice-presi.
deiil; Mi-. W
W'llson. secretary.
Smith, treasurer.
and Mr. '
As member
.,!' lb
board of gover-
iiors lor a
A. r.inehan, .1
Kerrall "and A
ear lenn Mes:rs. W
1!. Tiniberlake, J !'
L. Hake;-, wre eleci.
d
President : Williamson's report
showed .considerable progress under
h is ailniini -trill ion, and t lie I'm a lie ia I
condition of ihe club at present !s
most gratifying to the membership.
I here are .UJ members enrolled,
L'lin of these being resident members,
and .; lady ineliih1' s.
ATI LMPT l!op.!:i:V.
I'lieil to Rob W-st Durham I'ost
Odice. .
Hurham. M;i.' ". - Another1 unsitc
cessl'nl attempt was made Sunday
night to rob the West Durham post
oII'h e, bill the would-be robber or
robbers was frightened aff by the
aivproach id; several young men who
heard the noise when Hip. window
to the building was broken. There
have been other attempts at this
same office, hut all were fruitless for
I hi; burglars,
Negro L lulled in Mississippi.
Columbus, .Miss., May T. George
laid, a negro accused of shooting and
wounding Mrs. Thomas Deo, a prom
inent planter's wife, and her son
Thomas, as captured by posse last
night anil hanged to a tree. Mrs.
Doe mid fun were It red on from nm
buidi Saturday night on tho Dee
plantation. Neither was seriously
hurt.-
In Jefferson Standard Have
tOCAL COMPANY IS
SOLVENT. RELIABLE
No Danger ol .my Loss to Insured
I roni Proposed Merger, as Policy
holders Ale Amplv Protected
.Mr. 'I bos. (.. IScall, (ireensboro.
Attorney. Here Today in Confer
ence Mr. Poll Authorizes State
ment as to What is "I'ndoubtedly
the Law in This State" Warm
i-'ecliiig Ivvpi-esscd lor Thos
Members ol .lellerson Standard
t omiiiittee Who .Stood Solidly
lor Ilaleigli Knil of Matter Not
1 et in Sight.
speaking lor himsclt and HO other
pnhcvhohlcrs. manv ol them large
ones. Mr. James II. Pou this after
noon issued a statement in which he
advised all policyholders of the Jet
ferson 'Standard fo. sit steady in the
boat, 'and assured them that their
policies were sale Iron) anv harm
whatever. Mr. Pou today received
Irom Air. ( . . Gold an answer to
his letter addressed yesterday to
President Drown, in which he asked
tor inlormat ton, -Mr. Gold saying in
reply that the president of the com
pany was out. of the city and that
the matter would be referred to him
as soon as he returned. Until Mr.
Ill-own returns it is not Mr. Pou's
i u i "ii ; j -n io take anv action unless
eoinetiiing unforeseen arises, when
he promises to take immediate ac-
t ion. . :'
".Not less I ban 'Ml stockholders."
Mr. Pou mid, have authorized mo
to join alieni in suits and every hour
others are communicating with me
with this end in view. Several of
Ihe largest stockholders have told
me thev approve of mv position,"
(i-eeiislioio Lawyer Here.
Mr. 'i bourns C Meall, attorney for
i lie i ireensboro Lite insurance Com
pany, was in Raleigh todav, and call
ed on M. Pou, who told him the at
t ii tide ol tin; policyholders whom he
represents. Mr. Pop informed Mr.
Reall thiil the Jefferson Standard
could go to (ireensboro, but that it
could not take down anv of Us as
sets and leave the policyholders
v.-iib a lessened or weakened se
curity. Mr. Pou authorized Hie following:
I be Law Ml (he Case.
be lolloping is undoubtedly the
la w i ii t his stale :
"1. There is no law m North Car
olina permit! ing a mr.-ger of. two
Itle insurance companies.
2. A i ombiiiat ion ol the Jefter
son standard with any oilier com
panv must be cflocled. It al all, eith
er bv a reinsurance ol a third com-
patu which will insure the policy
holders ol the old companies.
"!. o polii vholder In the Jeffor
(Contlnued on Tage Sevn.)
( VKI S W. McCOIt.MICK.
ho will he among the individual
(lelembintM mimed in the govern
iiiciiCh suit for the dissolution of tlie
International Harvester 'oinianf,
or Ho-cnlled "Trust," the pners for
widely are now slipiMiseil to lie under
juepnral Ion by governmetit Offlcili
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