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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09
GEER MAY TRY
FOR CONGRESS
oREGoNIAN SAYS HE
HAS AT LAST DECIDED.
PendletOn Editor VIII Make an Eff
= fort to Succeed Congressman w. r.
Ellls-Portland Paper Says An
nouncement VIII Soon Be Made
Mr.. Geer Now In Portland and It Is
Said Plans VIII Soon Be Given Out.

After a residence of slightly more
than a year in the second congress
sional district, it is said that 7. T.
Geer, editor of the Pendleton Tribune
will be candidate for congress from
this district in opposition to Con-
gresham w. r. Ellis next spring.
1t has not been known just which
office Mr.. Geer would stand for next
spring, many thinking perhaps he
would try for the United States sena-
torship as he once secured the larg-
est popular vote for that office, but
was afterward turned down by his
party in the legislature. However,
that was before the day of statement
No. l. and the legislators were not
pledged to the peoples choice.
The Portland Oregonian of Satur-
day says of Mr.. Geer's candidacy for
congress-
Reports are abroad that T. T. Geer
of Pendleton, will shortly announce
his candidacy for representative in
congress for the second Oregon dis
trict, comprising most of eastern Or
egon, and Multnomah, Columbia and
Clatsop counties.
"Mr. Geer is an ex-governor and
since quitting that office has been a
newspaper editor He now heads the
Pendleton Tribune. He is expected to
announce his candidacy very soon.
perhaps next week, in order to Keep
other rivals of Representative Ellis
out of the field, so that the anti-Ellis
vote shall not be Intellectually split.
"Rumore of other aspirants are
afloat, among them James ~ DAVIS
George S. Shepherd and Roger B.
Sinnott all of Portland. Mr.. Davis |
was formerly a member of the legis-
lature and Mr.. Shepherd of the Port
land city council. Mr.. Shepherd ran
for the primary nomination for rep
resentative in congress last year
against Ellis.
Boomers of Geer have been sound
ing the political depths several weeks
to learn If they would afford sate
sailing for the Geer candidacy. They
seem to view the results of their
luest with satisfaction, and are said
to have reported encouragement to
Mr.. Geer. Mr.. Geer will naturally re-
,eive the support of the Moody ele-
nent in eastern Oregon, and is ex-
,ected to have the support of much
If the Simon element in Multnomah."
Mr. Geer left yesterday for Port
and where he expects TO remain until
and it is supposed that a
formal announcement of his candi-
lacy will be made soon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09
Will Return to FIathead.

]. d. Gregoire, the we'll known city
recorder of Adams, fho was recent
ly given an allotment on the Flat
head reservation in Montana, has
just returned from Montana. where
he has been looking over his new pos
session and will return this week to
reside there permanently. He is
we'll pleased with Montana and
thinks portions of that state have a
great future
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09
STATE SECURES
A SETTLEMENT
SECURITY COM
PANY AGREES TO PAY
Money Placed I'm Defunct Banks by
State Treasurer Steel Made Good
by Bonding Company to Amount
OF S4O9, 9,3SS.SS-BOnding Company
Gets Release from Steel's Bond,
But Is Held Good for Past Record.

BY a settlement reached in Port
land Saturday afternoon the state of
Oregon will recover from the bond
ing company the entire amount of
3409,SSS.Ss involved by State Treas
.urer Steels deposits in two closed
banks in Portland-the Merchants
National and the Title Guarantee and
Trust company.
The American Surety company in
which State Treasurer Steel was
bonded, has agreed to settle in full
with the state without a suit, which
had been threatened by Governor
Chamberlain If the matter was not
Immediately settled.
The terms of he settlement between
the state and the American surety
company are as follows:
The American Surety company
agrees to pay the state of Oregon a
total of $409,3SS.SS to cover the de-
posits in the Title Guarantee & Trust
company and the Merchants Nation
al bank. 1t pays at once the sum of
S112,47S.20 in drafts on New York,
payable to the state treasurer. 1t
agrees to pay on or before December
81, 1909, the sum of $295, 5,910,6S with
Interest at per cent dating from
November 6, 1907, until the princi-
pal is paid
In return for this the surety COM
panl Is relieved from future liabil-
ity on its bond of $550.000 held to
secure State Treasurer Steel, though
the bond stands good for past acts
and as security for the payment Of
all sums now due and mentioned in
the agreement.
The surety company receives also
the securities given by the Title Guar
antee & Trust company to secure the
states deposits in the bank.
State Treasurer Steels bonds of
$550,000 is Cancelled by the surety
and he is ordered by the
governor to file new bond of $780,
600 within 20 days. He will furnish |
the bond within the time and contin-
ue in office.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09
MURDERED IN SPOKANE.
Perry Schultz Killed I'm an Encoun-
ter With Burglars.

Spokane, WASH, Dec. 9.-Perry
Schultz, aged about 45 years, a Spo-
kane Traction company motorman,
was shot and killed in a desperate
encounter with a burglar or burglars
the police believe, in his room.
Schultz lived on the second floor Of
a Main avenue hotel. The murder
was committed about o'clock Sun
day morning.
Following a thorough probing of
the mystery by the entire detective
force, the police placed under ar
rest, on suspicion, Curtis A. Hawk
enberry, 20 years old, and an ex-con-
Wet, and Joe Gregg, 25 years of age,
bartender, who occupied the room
adjoining that of the dead man.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09
FAILED TO PROVIDE.
Harry Hayes Arrested Because Wife
and Family Was Not Cared For.

Charged with having failed to pro-
vide for his wife and family, Harry
Hayes, former employe of the New
port company. is now under arrest
and he will shortly come before his
honor, County Judge Gilliland. He
was arrested by Marshal Gurdane, TO
whom the circumstances of the case
had become known, but this morning
the prisoner was transferred to the
county jail, as he is charged with
violating a state law.
The arrest of Hayes is the second
one in this county for violation of the
law which forbids a man from failing
to provide for his family. Frank
Balcom, the first offender, was given
a sentence of one year in the county
Jail by Judge Gilliland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09

Washington, Dec. 9.-Senator Full
ton tomorrow will offer a bill pro-
viding for public buildings in Pendle-
ton, La Grande, Oregon City, Astoria,
Albany. Roseburg, as well as for a
S2,UOO,000 structure in Portland.
Congressman Ellis public building
bill provides for $4,000 structures
for Pendleton and La Grande.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09
BANKERS IN JAIL,
San Francisco Financiers Look at
World from Behind Cold Bars.

San Francisco, Dec. 9.-W. J..
Bartnett, director of the defunct
California Bank & Trust company,
was placed in the city Jail at 1925
following his business associate in
the bank, ]. Dalzell Brown, who had
spent all Sunday behind the bars.
Bartnett was placed under arrest
at his country home last night and
taken to the city this morning. In
an interview he states: Everything
will be cleared shortly. Ny dealings
with the bank are not wrong"
Because of the accusations against
him, Bartnett has resigned as chief
counsel of the Western Pacific.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09

last night. This has been a day of
funerals.
In the lodge Of knights of Pythias
only seven out of a membership of
81 are left to bury the dead of the
order.
In one street in the town not
man is left alive over Is years of
age. All the saloons are closed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09
Hartman to Fight.

Washington. Dec. 9.-Wm. A. Her
rim, Harriman's chief political leader
on the Pacific coast and head OF the
Southern Pacific law department. has
arrived in Washington to lead the
fight against the lumbermen and the
congressional delegation of the north
west who are backing Senator Fultons
bill against an effective increase in
rates until passed on by commerce
commission.
This afternoon the congressman
and senators of the northwest will
meet with the delegates from the
lumber companies and organize to
fight for the bill.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09
PETTIBONE TRIAL DELAYED.
To Enable Attorneys to Prepare Stip-
ulatiOns I'm Relation TO Testimony.

Boise, Dec: 9.-In order to give
the attorneys for both sides time to
prepare their stipulations In rela-
tion to the admission of testimony.
the trial of George Pettbone was de-
layed for one day.
The stipulations will include testi-
many In regard to the Bradley ex-
plosion in San Francisco and testi-
many in regard TO the Colorado
mines.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09
TWO YEGGMEN KILLED BY POSSE At
CHEHAL|S

Chehalis, WASH, Dec. 9.-Consta-
BILE McFadden was fatally wounded
and two yeggmen were killed as the
climax of the wave of crime that has
been infesting the little town of
Winlock for the last few days.
The Yeggmen attempted to rob the
postoffice Saturday night and a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09

Samuel Simpson, 1S, accidentally
shot and mortally wounded William
Du Russell; about the same age, at
Boise, Saturday, Young Simpson
pointed a supposed-to-be. not loaded
shotgun at his chum.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09
SHERIDAN s BODY
. TAKEN FROM RIVER
Butter Creek Rancher and
Horse Meet Death in Rush.
ing Waters,
TRIED TO SWIM HORSE
TO sWITZLER's ISLAND.

Search for Body Rewarded in One
Dragging of River-Death Revealed
by Finding Horse Drowned With
Saddle and Bride Still Orwell
Known and Respected Young Man
Held Considerable Property
Hazardous Feat to Attempt to Cross
River.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09
Emperor william Is Better.

London, Dec. emperor Will
liam, who has just completed the
rest cure on High Cliffs castle, will
arrive here today. He will leave
Wednesday for his home, visiting
Queen Wilhelmina en- route
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09
Cache of Rifles Found.

Goldfield. Dec. "A cache of 100
rifles has been found by Captain
Says of the Wngfield companies pri-
vate detectives. AS yet no one has
claimed them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09
SAYS WOMAN soIb TESTIMONY
Col. Cody Charges Helen Mar With
Being Paid for Testlfy1ng in Gould

Denver, Colo, Dec. 9.-Col. VIII
liam Cody directly charges Miss Hell
en- Mar with being paid for her tes-
timony in the Howard Gould divorce
case. 4 81
Miss Helen Mar was paid so much
per word for her testimony in the
Howard Gould divorce case when she
testified against Mrs. Gould in New
York." he said today.
II was offered s50,O0O TO testify,
but refused the offer. There was
nothing between Miss Clemmons and
l."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09
MESSAGES FOR AID SENT OUT BY THE
M0NONGAL COUNCIL.

Monongah, Pa, Dec. 9.-The work
of rescuing bodies was reshmed this
morning, fire having died out in
mine No. 8.
Last night the city council sent
messages for aid and a quick re-
sponse is expected from surround
ing towns.
Forty-three bodies were taken out
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09

Mrs. William ]. Bryan and daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. H. Leavitt and her two
children, Ruth and Bryan. sailed
Saturday for Europe to spend the
winter in Mediterranean resorts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09

private bank last night.
Determined to stop the thievery,
McFadden attempted to arrest the
yeggmen with Officer Castator.
The yeggmen resisted and shot Me
Fadden. A posse gathered and pur-
sued the tramps and in an exchange
of shots both yeggmen were killed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09
WILL NOT WAIT SONS RETURN.
Mother of Secretary Taft VIII be
Buried on Tuesday.

Millsbury, Mass, Dec. 9.-The plan
to hold the funeral of Mrs. Taft un-
It'll the arrival of her son, Secretary
Taft, has been abandoned and the
funeral will take place from the
Storey mansion on Tuesday.
The body will be taken to Cincin-
natl and laid beside that of her bus
band.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09
SECRETARY TAFTs GRIEF.
Reaches BOlOgne and Is Apprised of
His Mothers Death.

Boulogne, Dec. 9.-When the liner
President Grant touched here this
morning. Secretary Taft on board. the
sub-prefect went aboard and pre-
sented the French governments re-
spects
The secretary had been informed Of
his mothers death and plainly showed
the grief he felt.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09
CLASH FEARED
ON WEDNESDAY
Mine May Be Opened at
Gold6eId With NOn-Union
Men.
GOLDFTELD LOOKS
LIKE A FORTRESS

Soldiers Patrol the Mining City and
Every Pedestrian Is Compelled to
Stop and Give an Account of Him.
self-Srike Breakers to be Scat
tered TO Avoid Concentrated Attack
Both Sides Reveal Fear OF I'M
pending Trouble.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09
s
PUBLIC BUILDING
Senator Fulton and Represen-
tatIve Ellis Remember This
City in Bills.
ELLIS WANTS S25,OOO
FOR HOME TOWN.

Southern Pacific Sends Herrin to
Fight Lumbermen and COngressiOn-
al Delegation Of Northern on Sena-
tor Fulton's Measure Regarding
Freight Rate Increase-No Action
Probable In japanese Immigration
Trouble.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09

An oregon farmer has sold his
wheat crop for ,$7O,S42.7O. Stick to
the farm, boys.-American Farmer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09
BOUGHT THE BANK.
Institution In Financial Trouble Is
Cared for by Man Whom 1t Staked
I'm Mining Venture.

OHrtu IOf Dy Mdn WnOm IL Stakeu
In Mining Venture.
Kansas City, Dec. 9.--To pay a debt
of gratitude and protect the interest
of a bank which was involved in sus-
pension of the National Bank OF
Commerce in this city, Joseph Brown
Of Argentine, Kan, who a few years
ago accumulated large fortune
mining in the Klondike, purchased
outright for $4,000 the First State
Bank Of Argentine, which closed its
doors last Thursday for one day only.
The bank staked Brown when he
started on his Alaskan mining ven
ture and when he learned that the
bank was in trouble he decided to go
to its assistance.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09

The Hoquiam council has ordered
all boxes to be removed from saloons.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09
SEATTLE STRIKE OVER.
Restaurant Men Give I'm and Put
Apron Brigade Back to Work.

Seattle, Dec. 9.-The strike of
walters in Seattle against the seven
day order put into effect by a num-
ber of restaurants, has had the de-
sired effect and all except two of
the restaurants affected by the
strike are now in line again.
Hotels and larger restaurants are
open shop and not involved in the
controversy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09
GEORGE WEBB
IS CAPTURED
Slayer Of Heppner Butcher
Arrested by Spokane Police
Saturday.
MURDERER 'CONFESSES-
CLAIMS SELF-DEFENSE.

Morrow County Man Had Been Work.
ing Near Spokane Ever Since the
Shooting - Claims the Murdered
Man Tried TO Choke Him--StOry OF
the Brutal Crime-Fled on Horse
back From Scene After Committing
Deed-Will Reach Here Today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09

Pendleton stores are filled with at
tractive goods at the most reason
able prices ever to prevail In the
inland empire. Read the adVer-
tisements for particulars.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-01-31
Hens Pay IL They Lay.

What is more aggravating than the
refusal of the biddy to lay when eggs are
high
The poultryman oftentimes sputters and
scolds and proposes to live on poultry
until every hen is eaten, forgetting that
the biddy always does hec duty when she
;s sunnlied with the necessary ingredients
for producing eggs. She likes to lay and
then talk about it after she has done the
job, but she does not like TO WORK wneu
with warm, stimulating food, II she
could speak good English, she would
tell you that she would like few rations
each week of green cut bone and meat
that she would like warm, clean home
to live ina home with plenty OF sun
shine and southern exposure carroll ?
Page OF Hyde Park, Vt, supplies fresl
green cut bone and meat at $3.50 for
800 pound barrel, freights prepaid to an!
station in New England or the midai
states, and the money may be sent OF nj
risk in registered letter, postal none.
order, express money order or check.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-01-31

There is more catarrh in this section OF
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last Few years was
sunposed to be incurable. For great
many wears doctors pronounced It local
disease and prescribed local remedies ana
bv constantly falling to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incura bic. -. sci
ence has proven catarrh, to be constitu'
.inrol disease and therefore requires con-
siitutional treatment. Halls catarrh
Care manufactured by f. J. Cheney y Co.;
toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional !
cure on the market. 1t is taken lnternaiiiy
in doses from ten drops to teaspooniul
# acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case it fails e
cure. Send for circulars and testimonials
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, ..
| Sold by Druggists, 7oc:,,
Take Halps Family Pills for constipa
ton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-24
DEATHS.

at o'clock, Thurs
residence, $500 T. Grace Street,
LYDIA G., the beloved wife OF Geo.
n Currie, aged slXty-slx years.
Funeral on SATURDAY AFTER
NOON at a O'Clock from tho residence
FRIENDS Of tho family are Invited to
attend.
Died, at her home; in philadel.
phia, Pa, at G:65 o'clock Wodnesd,ay
ABETH EAST, eldest daughter Ct
Henry 7, and Mary Z East; f. &C. I,
afternoon. ana were taken to ih no
residence of her parents, No. lolo
West Marshall Street.
shall.street Christian churoa SAT
4 URDAY AFTERNOON, tho Aonr to he
announced later.
TERRY.,-Died auddnesnlly IN this city Y.
Thursday, May cad, at o'clock
Fl r. NJ, JOHN u, TERRY, aged sixty.
seven years,
Funeral notice later.
YARBRoudH,-.Dis led, at the residence
1900 Grove Avenue, Mrs. MARGARET
Va.
Fnneral from tho above residence
FRIDAY AI'TllRNo DON 1T 4 o'clopls.
Friends invited to attend. Intcrment
IN oakM.o99d Cemetery. u
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-24

to believe that railway is different
from any other kind of business; that
earnings are not essential to its credit;
that 1t has some unlimited and mys-
ferrous means of raising money, and
that investors In railway stocks and
bonds should be willing to supply all
tho funds needed for extensions and
bcttcrmcnts, In the face of PROPOSE
tons to reduce arbitrarily the earn
ings upon which they must depend for
returns on their capital. In short
investors in these securities are looked
upon as a class aDart---as persons not
entitled to the same protection under
the laws as is given to investors in
bank stocks or in the securities Uf q
cotton mill, or an iron furnace. This
Is serious mistake. Investors in
railway securities are our felIow-citi-
zcns--inen and women acting as In
dividuals or collectively through the
medium of savings banks. insurance
companies and other Institutions They
are engaged In no blameworthy enter
prise. but are devoting their money
TO building UP business, upon the
success OF which all other forms Of
business must depend"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-24
SHOOTS DOWN MAN
WHO MADE ARREST
OF Columbia Bank Prcsi
dent Killed by Negro Who
Had Been DisorderlY.

COLUMBIA. s. c.. May 23-After
being arrested at the baseball park at
Carlisle this afternoon by Clarence c.
Gist. brother OF President Gist. of the
Bank of Carlisle. for dsorderly con-
duct. Arthur Davis. Pullman porter,
waylaid and shot Gist, killing him in
stantly. The shooting occurred near
the Seaboard Air Line depot about
$3.50 o'clock tonight. Excitement ran
high for a time. and race trouble was
feared, but cooler heads prevailed. and
late tonight the situation was quiet
ing down. The negro Is still at large.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-24
Mrs. Dora Kent.
rSnncial to Tha Times. DispltCh ]

3 [SpcCIaT 20 TIC II1IIcs*LIsPutCTI.J "
PETERSBURG, VA, May 23.-Mrs
Dora May ISont, widow Of Charles a.
Kent, died last evening at the residence
OF her father. Mr.. ]. w. Nunnally, on
Miller Street. Mrs. Kent is survived
by her mother and father, one child
and several sisters and brothers, among
whom is Mr.. ], G. Nunnally, Of Rich
OOn1
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-24
POWERFUL ARRAY Of
LAWYERS ENGAGED
State Assembling Some OF Best
Legal Talent iii Carolina TO
Defend Rate Matter.
sEABoARD WILL OBEY LAW
10 Observe Rate Law Under
Protcst-Agrccmcnt TO Co
operate and Share Success.
to Tho Tl1nc -lllsnnich,1

Especial to Tho Timcs-Dispatch.l
RALEIGH. N. G., May 2S.--Tlc Cor
porntion Commission received Il tcle-
gram this morning from State Senator
Walter Il. Daniel, of Weldon, accepting
an appointment as counsel on the part
OF the State and the commission In
the injunction suit Instituted by the
southern Railway Company to prevent
the enforcement OF the acts OF the last
Legislature for the reduction OF pas
sengcr and freight rates effective July
LIST.
Mr.. Daniel was chairman OF the Joint
conference committee on the part or
the Senate and the House. which
finally brought In the passenger rate
bill for 2 Ia cents per mile. which
finally became the law. In fact, q good
and essential part of the original
Daniel la cent rate bill was in
corporated in the committee report
which became the law.
Associated with Mr.. Daniel and At
torney-General Gilmer in the litigation
as counsel will be James t. Shepherd
cx-chief justice of the Supreme Court;
cS-Congressman L. A. Woodland, who
was Of the counsel for the State in the
famous Selma connection litigation,
and the law firm of Winston e. bryant.
Of Durham. one Of the strongest law
firms in the State Informal conferences
Were held to-day between the commits
sion, the Attorney General ana some
| OF the other counsel, who happened
| to be In the city, and q general con-
| ference Is to be called at once for
mapping out the procedure and pre-
pare the answer which must be made
IN the case before United States Circuit
Judge P1itcharts at Ashevi.lc June
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-24
BANKERS MAKING
NOTABLE PROGRESS
First Business Session OF Caro-
lii1a Association Marked by
Encouraging Reports
SITUATION PECULIAR, SAYS HE
president Finley, Of the Southern '''rr3t ',':t'
Says Legislation Has Brought
: AboutsAnomalous Conditions.

10 rho rimca-Dlspatch.l

pSpecla to The Timca-Dispatch.l
WIN sToN SALEM, N. 81, May 2S,=--
AT tho first business sesbion@of the
North Carolina Bankers Convention
,h,s morning, President J. u. WHY
aubmittcd his annual address, IN winch
he. congratulated the association upon
Tho substantial Accomplishment and
general satisfaction OF banking bust
ness in the state during the past year.
lie stated that thirty-four States ana
four national banks were orgnhlAod,
giving North Carolina a gain In bank
ing capital OF about sl,000,0o0 Prcsi-
dent willy spoke Of the power and IN
ilucncc OF banks aud the prominent
part they had taken in the States
growth and prosperity. Secretary ana
Treasurer Hunts report showed that
no bank failures had occurred In North
Carolina during the past year, though
there had been some consultations and
liquidations; that the number of banks
in the state May Is, 1907. wcrc' Ma
tional banks. 81; state. savings and
trust companies, 2S1: making total
OF 1913; that the present membership
OF the association Is $50, n gain or 20
during the year.
Colonel John r. Bruton, OF Wilson,
4 in his report for the Legislative COM
1nittee, said that the bankers made
no demands upon the Legislature, nor
did the association employ any lobby