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WILKES com TD
. GIVE ITS SUPPORT
. TO POPE BROWN
Indications Po : nt to a Victory
for the Prohibitionists in
General Toombs’ Old Coun
f ty-The Situation
ST A-LFK SMITH.
WASHINGTON, Ga. Nov. F-Polltics
in Washington f« just as quiet as In El-
* berton. while in the rural district ot
Wilkes county the condition is very sim
ilar to that found in Elbert county. The
W merchants and professional men of the
city are far moie concerned over busi
ness affairs than over politics, while the
fanners in the rural sections are more
interested in the price of cotton than j
they are in the governorship.
Con* ing to Washington from Elberton
in an automobile, a large section of
Wilkes county was traversed, affording
an opportunity to sound the farmers about
the gubernatorial campaign. A number
were encountered who have made up
their minds about the matter, and it ap
pears from what they said that ther4
has been no material change I” the polit
ical alignment of the last campaign. Most
of them who voted for Governor Brown
are for him regain, and practically all 01 >
[ them who supported Hoke Smith are In
' line for CoL Pope Brown.
Governor Smith carried Wi.»es in the
last campaign for the third consecutive
time, and on the assumption that the
bulk of his following is now for the pro
hibition candidate it seems that CoL
■ Pope Brown has the advantage in Wilkes
county among the farmers. x
In the city of Washington. Judge Rus
nell has a strong and determined follow
ing. most of whom voted for Governor
Brown in the last primary. ■ There are.
however, several notable exceptions to
thia geaerai rule, and the local optionists
in the city of Washington win also get
a number of votes that went for Hose
, Smith in the last election.
It is hardly probable—and few Wash- ,
ingtoniana believe it possible— that Judge .
Russen s following is strong enough to
1 give him a plurality of the vote, and, ip ■
, view of the fact that the majority of his
strength comes from men who have here- ■
tofore been aligned with Governor Brown,
Pope Brown a chances in the county are i
improved accordingly.
THE DU.X T CARE SPIRIT.
* It is manifest, however, tnat the "don't j
care spirit' everywhere so evident in i
both the city of W ashington and in the
* <x>unty of Wilkes must be considered-
While Pope Brown is certainly the
stronger today, it may be possible for
either Governor Brown or Judge Russell
to swing the county with organised effort
However, there is little danger of this,
because, as stated, conditions justify the
assertion that it would be almost impos
sible for any candidate to perfect an or
ganisation of any force in this immedi
ate section
Bwsxjes the so-called "inheritance" by-
Pope Brown of the old Hoke Smith fol- I
lowing in Wilkes county, there is also
in his favor the strong prohioition sent! j
tnent in the ctiy of Washington and in
the rural districts. That the people, gen
erally speaking, regard pronibition as an
issue—and an important issue— in this
campaign is demonstrated beyond ques
tionb y inquiries among them. Os course
the stanch suppe rtens of Governor Brow n
insist that the question is not an issue,
but there are many of his former sup
> porters who have bi oken with him sole
ly on account of his stand.
Reverting to the "don t care spirit.' |
the sentiment at W. J. Adams A Bro. s i
store, some 15 miles from Washington,
near to the Klbert county line, is strong- i
ly illustrative. 1 stopped at the store to
water the automobile and discuss politics
with W. W. Adams, uie Junior member ot
the firm. The atore is a general trading
point, and is by farmers from
many miles around, and country stores
it Is generally known, are political hoi
beds as a rule. ,
The Messrs. Adams have supported
Governor Brown tn the past.and they may
- —and probably will—vote for him this
time Mr. R. W. Adams talked. He
said:
"1 never hear politics discussed in this
county. The people are more Interested
in paying their debts and know little and
care less about the campaign. I could not
-tell, you to save m« the sentiment of the
fanners who patronise us. and I see
many of them every day They come to
the store to buy provisions, and they
bring thefr cotton to the gin across the
road. The governorship is never mentlon
f ed. and I haven t fe«, enough interest
in the matter to make any Inquiry.”
Governor Brown carried th- Adams'
store preelnct in the last election.
STOPPED. AT TIGNALL. *
1 stopped at Tignall, some 11 or II
miles from Washington. Here are locat
ed a number of stores, -nd several resi
dences. There was manifest among the
t people with wh«m I talk the same lack
of Interest tn the campaign, though sev
g eral assured me that Pope Brown would
carry th e community, in their Judg
ment.
Coming to Wash'ng’on. finaltv. I found
at the Johnson b«tel sentiment In favor
of Pope Brown but .....e definite Infor
■ ,/ mauon as to ccmPtions In the country
dr—mmess sitting ebout the ho-
K tel d«cl-»>ed that. In their Judgment
the people all over this section are mor*
<-,ne* rT '*'"l shoot Cosiness conditions than
they ere a»w*nt politics
W. Frank Tee a we’l known merchant,
spoke oW enough about the race
- w s*e< It tn Wilkes rountv He has
been and w» now a warm admirer of
Governor Sm’th He ssM:
• tu."-s-ll will carry this county He
will get more vp-es than both the
Browr« J oiraert to vote for him. and I
am a Hoke Frith man.”
Edward V. Hl’l one o» the b-*«t known
F * ckivrn* o* Washington, who has served
In tv-th h-»nches of the general
from Wi*«* rountv. avowed his purnose
to vote for Russell this time, although
he has been a consistent supporter of
Governor Brown
have voted for Governor Brown
tvtiee." he said, "but I sm not for him
this time. He should not have entered
this race. nd. franklv. T do not be
lieve he ha« a cham-e to »w» elected t
do believe however. h» will outrun n ope
Brown and I am exneotlne Russell to
win. I personallv know verv little about
sentfwent wer the oounty. and T believe
there Rte few wbo have anv reliable In
i’ formation RmOO' condition* I have never
seen a face with *o >Ht|e mth—iastn and
I rataer believe the cwnd’date who exer
cises the greatest activity »r Wilkes
cotmty will get our four unit votes.”
Dead Auto Racer ]
JOKM X’MAT.
Driver of Case car, who wag kiUad
on Savannah auto course Monday In
practice ran.
JAY M'NAY KILLED.’
JOE DAWSON HURT
INJMTIGE
Driver of Case Car Meets
Death in Smash-Up With
Other Racer on Auto;
Course at Savannah
(By Aasociated Freu.)
SAVANNAH. Ga„ Nov. tsi —The Sa
vannah automobile race course claimed |
!ita flrat victim today which was the ;
flrat day it had been thrown open for
practice of those who ara entered for |
the races fiext week. J. D. McNay, ,
driving a Case car, lost control of I
his mount at the Mnotgomery cross, j
roads and the car went off the track,
turning over. McNay was killed and
[his mechanician, named Maxwell, iwas
badly hurt.
McNay was placed in another car and
l rushed to the Savannah hospital, but
*was dead when he got there. Maxwell is
badly hurt, but his injuries are not fa-
I tai.
| This was the second accident of the
morning on the course, Joe Dawson,
driving a Marmon car, having been In a
(collision a llttler earlier with several
other drivers and a touring car which
was on the course. Dawson is hurt so
badly he may not be able to enter tne
Vanderbilt cup race or the Grand Prize
race
The ether drivers in this general mix
up were Knipper, >n a Mercer, and
Barnes, in a Mercer. Thqjf were do;
hui;t Nlckrent waa driving the car ’n
which Dawson was riding when a tour
ing car came along on the course and
the four ears ran together, the drivers
apparently . becoming confused. The
Mercer rar s were badly damaged.
McNay’s remains were carried to a
local undertaking establishment. Hie
body bore few marks to show whai
i caused death, but it is believed nis neck
1 was broken.
McNay began his racing career in
Texas, but has been on all the famous
tracks of the country.
SOffUSTNTI SHOW
HOW TO MIKE I HOM
Demonstration on Sand Clay
Highway Will Be Made in
Whitfield
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
CARTERSVILLE. Ga., Nov. 18.-A
demonstration conducted by the United
States government in the construction
of a first-class sand-day road will be
! made in Whitfield county within a short
■ time. Enough money and work has been
• pledged and the government will send
' an expert to supervise the work.
The determination to have this work
I done grew out of the visit of the West
i era and Atlantic good roads train there
i Saturday. D. H. Winslow, the govern
! ment expert. ’ accompanying the train.
' having assured the good roads enthusi-
* asta that the government would be glad
to make the demonstration.
This is the result of the Western and
Atlantic railroad improvement train,
which made a trip over that line this
week, stopping at every station showing
the people demonstrations of road
building.
Bartow county is now in position to
do some fine work on its roads as soon
as the inclement and disagreeable'
weather passes away. Some of the latest
and most up-to-date road working ma
j chtnery which the county recently pur
, chased will be worked out on the roads.
: The new machinery cost the county
I the sum of $3,187. but it was very badly
needed and will mean a great deal in a
! few years’ time in money that will be
' saved the county in its purchase now.
The outfit consists, of a ten-ton 26&-
j horsepower gasoline engine Austin
> Western make, which is an engine with
the road roller combined, a combina
tion rudder plow and a two and a half
ton road scarifier
This machinery arrived last week and
, it was immediately sent to work on a
■ road through the Lands of Mr. Smalley
on what is known as the new river
road. The engine is intended to do the
| work of 25 mules, so the public can read
j ily see what a great thing the new ma-
■ chinery will mean to th- county, as it
I will cause the commissioners to have a
; great deal of work done on the roads.
I The scarifier carries with it a capacity
of four ordinary plows, and the pur
i pose in buying it was not only to use
j’on the roads, but also to cut down the
hills where they are very hard and
rocky. Wherever this machinery has
! been used it has proved a perfect suc
i cess. The board of commissioners se
cured their information largely from the
board of Commissioners of Hamilton
county. Tenn., where they now have In
operation four of tnese machines, and
Commissioners Gilreath, Veach and
Wischmeyer visited Hamilton county and
saw the machine there in operation be
fore purchasing this one. .
The machines are all guaranteed by
a large road machinery concern in the
west to give perfect satisfaction.
The board of commissioners are to be
congratulated upon the purchase of this
splendid road working machinery.
METHODISTS MIKE
CWE IN PASTORS:
ASSIGNMENTS HEAD
Rev. W./ P. Lovejoy Succeeds
Rev. Joel T. Daves as Pre
siding Elder of the Atlanta
District
IT BEV, LOT WARWICK.
| AUGUSTA, Ga., Nov. 30.—The eagerly
awaited assignments of pastors for the
coming year to the various churches of ■
' the Methodist denomination were read
before the North Georgia conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church, south,
this afternoon at 1:30 o’clock.
A number of changes are made. Rev. ,
jW. P. Lovejoy is named as presiding
1 elder of the Atlanta district, succeed
■ Ing Rev. Joel T. Daves. A number of
! other changes are also made, she assign
ments follow, by districts:
ATHENS DISTRICT.
' B. P. Allen, presiding elder; Athens,
First church, M. *L. Troutman; Oconee
street, A. A. Sullivan;, Young Harris
Memorial, 8. R. Ingram: Athens Circuit,
J. W. Taylor; Broad River, W. W. Ben- I
son; Center Mission, Marvin Franklin; i
(Farmlngto nto be supplied); Green Cir
cuit, Q L. Morgan; Greensboro. W. R.
Mackay; Lexington Circuit, J. S. L. Sap-;
pington; Little River, A. B. Sanders;;
Madison, J. H. Mashburn; Morgan Cir
cuit, B. H. Trammell; Princeton Circuit, :
iG. M. Crowe; Rutledge, G. T. Sorre’l;
Sharon, J. J. Copeland; Union Point. H.
J. Ellis; Washington, A. M. Pierce; Wat- [
J kinsville, W .D. Parish; West Wilkes. W. !
A. Woodruff; White Plains and Siloam,
J. W. Gober; Winterville. A- J. Sears;
Wesleyan Female College, W. D. Bonnell
(professor). f
ATLANTA PASTORS.
I Atlanta District—W. P. Lovejoy, pre
siding elder; Asbury, C. P. Marcham;;
Battle Hill. C. A. Jamison: Bonnie Brae, i
J. 8. Strickland; Druid Hill, S. E. Was-}
son; East Atlanta, C. V. Weathers; Eng- !
Hsh Awenue and West Side, H. D. Pace.)
I Epworth, L. W. Rivers; First chureb ano
Jefferson Street, S. P. Wiggins; Grace,
|C. O. Jones; Inman Park, 8. A. Harris;
Nellie Dodd and South Atlanta, M. L.
Underwood; Oakland City and Capitol
View, to be supplied; Park Street, 8. R.
Belk; Payne Memorial, J. z B. Stone; St.
James, H. W. Joiner; St. John, G. M.
Eakes; St. Luke, M. L. Walraven: St.
Mark and Center Street, A. F. Hughlett
and G. L. Chrfstln: St. Paul, B. F. Fra
sier; Trinity, J. B. Robins and J. T.
Richardson; Walker Street, H. H. Quil
lian: Wesley Memorial. W. R. Hendrix;
Atlanta Heights, I. H. Miller; . College (
Park, H. C. Christian; Collins Memorial,'
W. 8. Robertson; Decatur and Orphans ■
home. J. S. Bryan and J. M. Hawkins;
East Point F. S. Huason; Hapeville, P. |
A Keeley: Kirkwood, East End and,
Oak Hurst T. J. Branson; Mount Ver
non. C. L. Bass; Wesleyan Christian'
Advocate, M. J. Cofer, assistant editor;
Orphans' home, H. L. JCrumley. agent J.
M. Jawkins, superintendent; missionary
to Japan, W. P. Turner; conference mis
sionary, evangelist, E. M. Stonton; con
ference missionary secretary, John S.
Jenkins. \
AUGUSTA CHANGES.
Augusta District—J. H. Eakes, presid
ing elder; St. Jo|in, H. M. Dubose; St.
James, T. R. Kendall; Broadway, C. M.
Verdell; Asbury, A. D. Echols; Wood
lawn. G. F. Venable; St. Luke, G. W.
Griner; Culverton, F. R. Seaborn; Dear
ing, C. A. Swift; Gracewood, B. F. Mize;
Grovetown, G. R. Whitaker; Hancock,
C. A. Norton; Harlem, L. M. Twiggs;
Hephzibah, Neal White; Mayfield, W. H.
Clark; Mesena. J. M. Talktngton; Nor
wood, Firty Baum; Richmond Circuit,
T. T. Rorte; Sparta, W. H. LaPrade and
A. A. Tilley, supernumerary; Thomas,
Wallace ‘Rogers; Thomson Circuit, J. M.
Fowler; Warrenton, J. M. Tumlin; Paine
College. J. D. Hammond, president, R. T.
Campbell, W. L. Cox, Wales and M. M.
Stuart, professors.
Dalton District—W. T. Irvine, presiding
elder; Adairsville, J. O. Pettis; Calhoun,
E. J. Mackay; Calhoun Circuit, C. M
Hays; Cartersville, W. T. Hunnicutt;
Chattsworth, D P. Johnson; Chickamau
ga, H. L. Hendrix; Dalton. First church.
W. R. Foote; Emerson and East Car
tersville, W. E. Venable.
Fairmount and Fairview Mills—Marvin
Swilling. L. B. Burges, supply.
Hamilton Street—J. E. Russell; King
ston, H. M. Strozier; LaFayette, A. 8.
Hutcheson; LaFayette Circuit, H. O.
Greene: Lyerly, R. A. Cliatt; Eaton, J.
H. Hardy; Resacca and Tilton, N. A.
Parsons; Ringgold, J. H. Little; Hublig
ma, W. 8. Norton; Summerville, E. G.
Thomason; Trion. W. O. Mac Mullen;
Tunnel Hill, S. L. Hagan; Whitfield, C.
A. Allday.
ELBERTON DISTRICT.
T. J. Christian, presiding elder.
Elberton First church, R. F. Eakes; El
berton Circuit, R. F. Elrod; Bowman. T.
R. Kendall, Jr.; Carnesville, Irby Hen
derson; Clayton and Wesley Chaped, G.
W. Farr; Comer, T. M. Sullivan; Com
merce, Frank Quillian; Commerce Circuit.
W. L. Harrison; Cornelia and Demorest.
C. C. Spence; Clarkesville, J. R. Jordan;
Danielsville Circuit, W. S. Brannon; Hart
< well, Henry Brannon; Hart Circuit, W.
A. Cooper, supply; Homer. W. W. Wat
kins; Lavonia. J. W. King; Lincolnton,
John Franklin; Maysville. H. S. Smith;
Middleton. J. S. Abercromb e; Rabun Cir
cuit, J W. Stephens; Royston;. W. A.
Simmons; South Lincoln, J. T. Maxwell;
Toccoa, J. P. Erwin; Toccoa Circuit, J.
W. Brinsfield; Student at Vanderbilt Uni
versity, T. B. Middlebrooks.
GAINESVILLE CHANGES.
Gainesville District—L. G. Johnson, pre
siding elder; Gainesville Frst church,
Frank Siler; Gainesville, St. Paul, A. F.
Nunn; Gainesville New Holland, G. T.
Chandler; Belton, I. J. Lovern; Bethle
hem, G. W. Tum’in; Beauford, H. B.
Mays; Cleveland, M. B. Whittaker; Cum
ming. Z Speer; Dacula, R. P. Jacobson;
Dahlonega, M. B. Cunningham; Dawson
ville, W. E. Purcell; Duluth, A. E. Scott;
Flowery Branch, W. England; Grayson,
F. A. Ragsdale; Hall Circuit, W. M. Bar
nett; Hoschton, W. C. Fox; Jefferson,
John F. Yarbrough; Jefferson Circuit, J.
W. Bailie; Loganville, J. T. Davis; Law
renceville, J. T. Eakes; Louisville, J. W.
Twiggs; Monroe, J. A. Timmerman; Mon
rue Circuit, E. A. Copeland; Norcross and
Prospect. A. C. Cantrell; Norcross Cir
cuit, Homer Thompson; North Lumpkin,
W. W. Burgess; Pendergrass, H. L. Em
ory; South Lumpkin, W T. Gannt; Win
der, William Dunbar.
Griffin District—Fletcher Wallon, pre
siding elder; Griffin First church, J. R.
King; Griffin Hanleiter, B. P. Read;
Griffin Third church and Kincaid, J. C.
Adams; Griffin circuit, J. R. Allen,
Barnesville W. T. Hamby; Culloden and
Yatesville, W. T. Bell; Barnesville cir
cuit. G. B. Gary; Fayetteville, W. J. De-
Bardeleben; Flovilla, J. A. Sprayberry:
Forsyth. R. M. Dixon; Forsyth circuit,
E. A. Ware; Hampton, J. E. England;
Inman, J. S. Askew; Jackson. M. S
Continued on Page 3, Column 1.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA. TUESDAY, NOV. 21, 1911.
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SOMEBODY ELSE SEEING STARS IN THE DAYTIME!
HARVESTER COMPANY
ASKS FOR NEW TRIAL
/
Company Cbjects to Punish
ment for “Mere Possession
of Power,’’ Says Motion
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo„ Nov. 20.
Quoting Colonel Roosevelt’s recent dec
laration for a "square deal” for both the
corporations and -the public, the In-:
ternational Harvester company today
filed in the supreme court of Missouri ,
a motion for a rehearing in the recent
case, In which it was conditionally j
ousted from tha state and fined $50,000
on charges of violating the state anti- '
trust law. The gist of' the motion lt» |
that the Harvester company ought not
to be punished for the mere possession
of power, and it announced its "inten
tion of vigorously resisting the fine.”’ i
The brief quotes this language from
the court’s opinion by Chief Justice
Vail.ant:
"On the whole the evidence shows
that the International Harvester com
pany-has not used its power to oppress j
or injure the farmers who are Its cus
tomers.”
Also from a separate opinion of
Judge Franklin Ferriss, of St. L>uis,
as follows: •
“In this case the court is required by
the statute to pronounce a judgment of
condemnation on a combination which la
proved by the facts in this record to
have been so fax beneficial to the com
munity . . . that the price of mowers
and reapers has not been raised in pro
portion to the increased cost of materials
and labor, and that otherwise incidental
benefits have accrued to the consumers,
and furthermore, that Independent manu
facturers have not suffered by reason of
the combination.’’
Referring to the fine the company says |
it will oppose It, "not so much because
of its amount as because of the fact as
is contended, that so large a fine will
create the impression that the company
has been unfair or oppressive In its deal
ings, and therefore deserved so severe a
punishment, while the language of the
court’s opinion is to tne contrary."
The brief quotes former President
Roosevelt as follows:
“We demand that big business must
give the people a square deal; tn return
we must insist that when any one en
gaged in big business honestly endeavors
to do right he shall, himself, be given a
square deal.
"We need to formulate immediately and
definitely a policy which, in dealing with
big corporations that behave themselves
and which contain no menace, save what
is necessarily potential in any corpora
tion 'which is of great size and very
well managed, shall alm, not at their
destruction, but at their regulation an*
supervision.”
MIKE is M MBs !
OE CORN TO TNE ACRE
*.
TINGLE, Ga.. Nov. 18. —Messrs. Mer
cer and Thomas have gathered their
12-acre crop of corn and find the yield
per acre to be 157 1-2 bushels. x
This is the plot located op their
farm near Tingle on which a wager
of SSOO was made by Mr. J. E. Smith,
Jr., through the Dublin chamber of
commerce. No one took the wager up,
although people from 12 states came
with that purpose in view, but backed
out when they inspected the crop.
Messrs. Mercer and Thomas have dem
onstrated what the majority of Laurens
farmers can do. They have gathered a
record yield of corn from land that
was, before they began to properly
care for it, no better than can be found
in nearly every section of the county.
L.-'* - ' <
HD PRESIDENT
SLAIN BI ASSASSINS
11 1 v '“
Ruler of Santo Domingo Vic
tim of Plot to Overthrow
Republican Government
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Ramon Cac
eres, president of Santo 'Domingo. was
assassinated by political malcontents in
San Domingo City late yesterday after
noon according to reports to the state
deparment today. No uprising has fol
lowed yet.
Mr. Russell, the American minister to
Santo Domingo, is at present in this
country on leave of absence and the
secretary, Mr. Endicott 'is acting as
charge.
Lacking further information. It is pre
sumed here -that Caceres has fallen vic
tim to one of the characteristic domin
ion plots. Lt Is known that Caceres’ ad
ministration, which has lasted four years,
an almost unprecedented period in Do
minican history, has very recently been
disturbed by several well-defined revo
lutionary plots.
Last. April Caceres became convinced
that a formidable movement was afoot
looking to his overthrow, headed by Gen.
Carlos F. Morales, who had preceded
him in the presidency of Santo Domingo,
and Mauricio Jimennez. former vice pres
ident of the republic.
General Zeno Toridio, a veteran sol
dier of the Dominican army, had also
cast In his lot with Morales and Jimen
nez. and the three had arranged to
launch an expedition from Porto Rico
when they were suddenly arrested by
the local authorities on a change of vio
lation of the neutrality laws. After sev
eral months' detention the prisoners
were tried at San Juan and were ac
quitted. They immediately disappeared
from public view and the last heard of
them was early in October.
SOUTH GEORGIA LAND
OWNERS ORGANIZE
Objects of This Organization
Are Given in a Formal
Statement
TIFTON, Ga., Nov. 18.—At a meeting,
held recently at Tifton, the organization
of the South Georgia real estate land
owners was perfected.
It was named the South Georgia Co-
Operative Development association. The
objects were stated as follows:
The object of this association shall
be co-operative in the promotion of the
► development of south Georgia and pub
licly seeking the best interest of the
section.
All real estate men. publicists and rep
-1 resentatives of immigration and indus
-1 trial departments of various railroad lines
opeiating in south Georgia are cordially
invited to membership. This includes
land owners, real estate dealers and
newspapermen and such others whose in
terest in this section is sufficient to stim
ulate publicity in the development of
south Georgia.
The board of directors to consist of
one member frorh each county in the
territory and one representative of each.
Following officers were elected:
John W. Greer, president, Tifton; W.
E. Aycock, vice presdent, Colquitt; H. B.
Layton, secretary.
GOVERNMENT READY TO
FIGHT BATH TUB TRUST
DETROIT, Mich., Nov. 20.—The gov
ernment’s criminal case against the
firms and individuals in the bath tub
trust will begin in the< federal court
here January 30, it was announced to
day.
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GOVERNMENT SCORES IN
MEAT PACKERS' TRIAL
Court Adjourns Until Decem
ber 4-No Effort by Packers
to Stay Trial
(By Aweciated Frets.)
CHICAGO, Nov. 20.— Judge George A.
Carpenter, of the United States district
court, today- postponed until Wednes
day morning the trial of J. Ogden Ar
mour and nine other packers charged
with violating the criminal provisions
of the Sherman anti-trust act. The
postponement was in cognizance of the
action of‘Judge Kohlsaat, of the United
States circuit court, who after quashing
the writs of habeas corpus previously
granted the packers, Withheld the entry
of the order until - Wednesday.
J. Ogden Armour, the only dependant
not directly concerned in the habeas cor
pus proceedings, might have been plac
ed on trial, but Judge Carpenter an
nounced that he was not disposed to try
his case separately.
Counsel for the packers refused to in
timate what their next move would be.
Government lawyers w-ere expect
ed to be early on the alert
today. prepared to take steps
lawyers were expected to be early on
the alert today, prepared to take steps
to block any attempts of counsel for the
indicted - meat packers to gain further
delay for their clients in the trial for
alleged violation of the Sherman anti
trust law, which has been set to be
gin at 10 o'clock thig morning before
United States District Judge Carpen
ter.
Complete silence followed the meet
ing of the defendants With their law
y°rs yesterday in the offices of Edward
Tilden. That the meeting was called
to lay plans for obtaining delay was
the general opinion. This conclusion
on the part of the government attorneys
led them to.be ready for any action to
disrupt the plans of their opponents.
Rumors regarding me case were
many. All were indefinite. One that
appeared to have some foundation was
that counsel for the packers might ap
peal to a state court. 1 his was met
by the argument that Judge Carpenter
might refuse to recognize such a step.
The rumored move brought forth warm
comment from District Attorney James
H. Wilkerson.
“Any attempt,” he said "made for
delay before a state court will be met
immediately by some lively action."
It is believed the trial will not be
called before Judge Carpenter before
Wednesday morning, the time set by
Judge Kohlsaat for filing his order to
quash the write of habeas corpus.
Judge Carpenter, it was thought,
might take up the examination of the
venire summoned before him. He was
expected to hear excuses of prospec
tive jurors and weed those men -who
w.ll be unable to serve in order that
time may be saved in the examination
of the candidates for jury service when
the case is hniuy called for trial.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—Unusual
stir prevailed early today around the
supreme court of the United States be
cause of the expected attempt of attor
neys for indicted Chicago beef packers
to procure a stay of their trial for al
leged criminal violation of the Sherman
anti-trust law.
Repeated reports that the legal con
troversy would shift today from Chica
ga to Washington were responsible for
the excitement. When the court met
at noon the indicted packers had no
standing before that tribunal. The
packers stood indicted in the United
States district court at Chicago. They
had submitted themselves to the author
ities there in the hope of procuring their
release under a writ of habeas corpus.
Judge Kohlsaat, of the United States
circuit court at Chicago, had dismissed
the petition for the writ, but had with
held his order of dismissal until Wed
nesday. This had the effect of delaying
Uie trial which to have begun todhy at
TO am m. in the United States district
court at Chicaffo until after Wednesday.
BANKERS TO 088 i i
FARM LOANS UNDER : 1
FEDERAL COMTHOL?
“ J
Resolution W : ll Be Introduced
at Meeting for Financing
Farm Developments Under
Government Supervision
j
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 20.—Delegates'
to the 37th annual convention of the
American Bankers* association con- 1
tinned to arrive in the city throughout,
yesterday and up to a late hour last
night on special trains from all partsi
of the country.
These were increased by the arrival' .‘J
this morning of several more large par-,
ties, when, according to Secretary'
Farnsworth, of the association. the j
number of financiers in attendance will'
be larger than at any former conven
tion.
COMMITTEES MEET.
While the convention proper win not* .
open until Tuesday morning, today was
a busy one for the members of the vx- 1
rlous committees. Beginning at 3,
o'clock this morning with the gathei—'
ing of the administration
the following committees were engaged* v |
in the preparation of reports to oe
made to the convention: Bills of Lad- 1
ing. Federal Legislative, Express Com
panies and Money Orders, Law. Trust'
Company Section Protective -awe. Ex
ecutive Coml t tees Sav.ngs Bank sec
tion, Executive Committee Clearing
House section. Fidelity Bonds and Burg-*
lary Insurance, Executive Committee
Trust Company section. Finance and 1
Currency commission. The committee*
on forms for National and State Banks, I J
amendments to the constitution and
Americgn Institute of Banking willi
probably get together some time during
the day, they being subject to the call t
of their respective chairmen.
The executive council of the assoc!*-'
tlon will meet this afternoon, when U
will consider among other things the l L
subject of the succession of officers and
the election of a chairman, for which
place four candidates are in the field,
Arthur Reynolds, of Dea Moines, Iowa;
Ledyard Cogswell, of Albany, N. T.,
William George, of Aurora, Hl., and
Sol Wexler, of New Orleans.
A petition signed by 5« of the lead
ing investment bankers of the country,
asking that an "investment bankers'
section," be addedXo the parent organ
ization, will be presented.
If approved by the council and later
rat. ed by the association this section
may form an organization at thia con
vention and be given opportunity to act. I
It is said that if organisation Is per
mitted membership would not only be re
stricted to members of the American
Bankers’ association, but only bond deal
ers of responsibility and of the highest
integrity would be invited to join the sec
tion.
The convention of the National Asso
ciation of Supervisors of State Ranks,
of which H. M. Zimmerman is presi
dent, will begin its tenth annual conven
tion this afternoon. Its session will con
clude Wednesday. After a roll "all and
Introduction of delegates, an address of
welcome will be made by Charles Jan
vier. of New Orleans, which will be '
sponded to by Pierre Jay, of New York.
Tonight a banquet will be tenderel the
executive council of the American Bank
ers’ association and 4he Association of
Supei visors by the New Orleans bank
ers.
EXPECT BITTER FIGHT. > <
A biter fight is expected to develop
in the convention over a proposed amend
ment to the constitution of the associa
tion, designed’to prevent the tutune pos
slb.lity of the organization being con
trolled by a few members. C. H. McNi
dtr, president of the First National bank
of Mason City, lowa, will offer an amend
ment to the constitution providing that
the chairman of the executive council ’
and the vieft president of the associa
ticn shall be ineligible to election to a
higher office until one year has elapsed
after the expiration of their terms of
office.
For the first time tn the history of
the association it cannot be forecasted
with any degree of certainty who will bs
elected chairman of the executive coun
cil. Prominent among the candidates for
this office ar e William George, of Auro
ra, Ill.; Sol Wexler, of New Orleans, and
Arthur Reynolds, of Des Moines, treas
urer of the association.
C. H. Huttig, chairman of the execu
tive council, who will be elevated to ths
vic e presidency, recently underwent an
operation at his home in St. Louis, and
will be unable to attend the conven
tion.
FARM FINANCING. U
Ocof.O etaoi , etaoiCMFW et.
An important resolution submitted tor
consideration by Myron T. Herrick, for
mer governor of Ohio, suggests a plan
for financing farm development under
government supervision. .
Mr. Herrick favors the oixanizatlon ot
a corporation to operate under govern
ment supervision, which will make long
term loans to land-owning farmers at d
small rate of interest and possibly the
adoption of an amortization p'lan which
would enable the farmer to pay the loan
through the addition of small sums an
nually to the interest rate.
His resolution, in part, follows:
"Whereas, Experience in other coun
tries makes it evident that scienti-c
fanning methods probably will not bs
utilized in the United States to approx
imately the fullest extent until there be
provided some means by which farmers
may obtain the funds they need at'
rates substantially as low as those avail
able to large individual and corporate
borrowers; and
LAND LOAN FUND.
"Whereas, To successfully inaugurate
and maintain institutions whose purpose
shall be that of loaning funds to land
owners on terms that will stimulate bet- »
ter methods,. it is necessary to secure
the sanction and assistance of some or
ganization similar to that of the Ameri
can Bankers' association whose motive
would be unquestioned and whose sup
port would be a guarantee of conserv
atism.
“Therefore be it Resolved, That in view
of the imperative need in the United
States of organizations that shall have as
their first purpose the making of loans
to land owners at low rates and for long
terms, these resolutions be referred to -
a special committee of the American
Bankers’ association or to an appropriate
standing committee, with instructions to
investigate the general subject of farm
financing in relation to conditions in th* x
United States, and to vunsider the advis
ability of having the American Bankers’
association actively encourage and assist
in procuring legislation that will aid in
establishing safe and adequate farm fi
nancing institutions throughout the Unit
ed States, such as have been so eminently
successful and beneficial to the agricul
tural interests of France and Germany."
NO. 18.