The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-15
Twenty NIilhons Interest i'll the
Two GarolR1as and Vir-
GINA Represented
GENERAL MERGER WAS URGED
Louis Brown While Awaiting
Trial for Murder Of Girl,
Commits Suicide.

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q NORFOLK. VA. March 14.-Thc
North Carolina Pine Association GncO.
representing interests In Virginia, North
Carolina and South Carolina that lave
something like seo,0Oo,00o invested ana
a yearly output OF about 1.20000O.000
feet OF timber. opened Its annual meet
ing this morning In tho Monticello Hotel.
THO full membership of the association
was represented, and In addition. a NUM-
Der OF lumber operators from other States
were in attendance.
President e.. G.. Fosbursll. of tho
3Tosburgh Lumber Company. of Norfolk,
presided over the morning session, read
ing his annual report. In which he re-
viewed tile work OF the year. referred to
tho condition making advisable tho ner-
ger of the North Carolina and South
Carolina associations. and spoke OF the
lumber outlook. Tho treasurer, w. B.
Roper. Of Norfolk, presented his annual
report. which was followed by the report
of tho secretary. John II. Walker. also
OF Norfolk. Chief Inspector II. II. Nor
ris reported on his work during tho year.
Following the reports. r. j. Camp. of!
Franklin, vice-pre.F dent ~ the sasso-
citation, spoke on Association Work
Horton Corwin, Jr., of Edenton, NJ c.,
read a paper on North Carolina Pine In
Comparison With Competitive Woods. -
ANNUAL BANQUET aS y
This afternoon was devoted to meet
lngs OF committees, and Tonight the an
Inral banquet of3tlic association. at which
covers were laid for about two hundred
was held In the main dining hall OF the
Monticello Hotel.
The officers of the North Carolina Pine
Association dnc.) are: =. q. Fosbursh,
president, Norfolk. Va; RI. Camp
e-president. Virginia, Franklin, Va;
j. a. Wilkinson. vice-presldent, North
Carolina. BcThavcn. n. c.: D. T.. Nc
Keithan. vice-prcsident, South Caroltna.t
Lumber, S. c.; w. Il. Roper. treasurer.
Norfolk, Va; John r. Walker. secrc-
taiy. Norfolk. Va,
The directors are: s
Nirginia--R ]. Camp, Franklin; A.
b. Cramer, Suffolk: f., C. Fosburgh.
Norfolk; Frank Hitch. Norfolk: w. p.
Jackson, Salisbury, Md; J. n. Deal.
Norfolk: c. r. johnson. Norfolk: r. S.
Coin. Norfolk; George w. Roper. Nor
folk; G.. w. Truitt, capron; b. Il. Cog
bill Boydton.
North carolina-E; NJ. Wiley. New
York, n. W: j. Z. Blades Elizabeth
5City Horton Corwln. Jr.. Edenton;.
Sam Wright. Boardnian: John AIRING
dale. Wilmington: George H.. Leach.
Mas ston: George W. Jones. Norfolk.
T. v OH
mis- S B:ggs. Williamson; j. w. john
son, Radford.
South Carolina--D f. AIcKeitlan,
Lumber; William Godfrey. Cherflw: r.
~. Alderman sAleoius III. j. .stcIaiurin.
tJr.. Sumter: G.. j. Cherry. Charleston
II. u. Tilghman, Sellers; Maxwell AM
8derson. Charleston: w. III. Hickson.
sLynchburg. VA: J. a. Sprott. Davis
Station. s.
CUT Ills OWN THROAT.
Louis Brown, tweilty-nine years old
awaiting trial Friday for the murder OF
Flossie Reese. at whom he threw n light
ed lamp. which exploded, fatni;y burn
ing the woman. committed suicide In Ills
cell in the Norfolk Jail this morning
by cutting his throat with sharp pen
knife. which he had In some unknown
manner been s.nuggled into the jail
Browns act was not discovered until
"a prisoner occupying a cell below heard
gurslne noise and, Jumping from his
cot, found himself despatched with
blood. which had run through the floor
of the cell above, When Browns cell
was opened the suicide was lifcless with
Brown was formerly prominent In
Portsmouth. Va ii
Brown was without friends or&money
his family having abandoned him. and
grew respondent as the day OF his trial
approached.
During the recent jail fire here he es-a
capped. but surrendered a few hours later
Brown left5a note. in which he told
lin detail Of his movements on the day,
and night of the death of Flossie Reese;
said that they had been drinking to-
gether. and declared TINT the upsetting
{of the lamp ignited the woman's cloth
ling. ~ 81. {