The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-06
Possibility of Settlement With
the Estate of Late DistiIler
By U. S. Government
Secretary of Navy Address
eS Naval Y. NJ. c. A. Today
Movements of Tarhee's.
NV W. r.. Yeiverton.)

WaSnlDStoD. II. -, Jan. o.-DiS-
trict Attorney A. e. Holton was in
Washington today comforting With
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
w. II. Osborn and with attorneys in
the n. Glenn Williams case. regard
ing a possible compromise of that
litigation. At the conclusion of the
conference, however. it was decided
that the government would fight the
case. the final disposition of which
will be accomplishe dby the trial set
for next Wednesday in the Federal
court at Greensboro. 1t is believed,
though. that Judge Boyd will grant
q postponement in view of the fact
that Judge Hough, a prominent at
torney for one Of the bonding COM
p panies involved, is suffering from u
broken arm.
II is also said that the defendants
are anxious for the case TO be post
poned until Mr.. Holton is removed
and his successor is appointed. since
they believe M other man knows the
case IL we'll as he n therefore that
he can prosecute more successfully
than any one else. The government
is anxious to settle the tangle which
has been in the courts for years. AS
sessment of $4,000 are claimed
against the Williams-Foster combina-
ton. while the bonding companies
backing the trio are liable for a max,
imum of only SIS 900.
Mr.. Holton's comments on his
pending removal are rather interest
ing. being entirely without bitter.
ness. He conceives himself at pres
ent 10 be the only messenger who car
properly tell Of the misfortune which
has stricken the old guard in NORTH
Carolina. He cites the interested t.
the first book of Job, wherein tn
devil begins under permission Of tn
Lord to apply the acid test to tn,
faith OF history's most monumental
example Of patience. AS each mis-
fortune piled up on Job. destroying
his servants, his oxen and the like
there Was in each case one man VIII
. spared, the mans mission to tie.
Job of his loss.
II only am escaped alone to tel
thee" quotes Mr.. Holton in describ
ing the blast has descended. He neg
lected to state the reception granite
the messenger by the three who wer
separated from their jobs a few week
ago. MIR. Holton takes heart in tn
fact that at various times when h
was appointed district attorney promi
nent Democrats in the State worke
Tor his re-appOlntment some of thef
declaring that it would be a calamit
were he not renamed. He says no
the prospects Of this calamity seer
to nave abated He takes pride
h fact. too, that one OF his appoint
ments was mad in the face Of oppt
sition from three big Republican leat
ers in the State.
The Murchison National bank
Wilmington, Of which II. G. Queen
president, was one Of the first n;
tional Banks OF the eleven which file
application for a. charter under I'll
reserve bank system at the reaSu
here. These applications made o
on the treasury came in the mail th
morning.
Mr.. Holton expresses doubt over q
nomination and confirmation of w.
Hammer TO succeed him. He does n
believe Mr.. Hammer will land.
that IL he does, the nomination "
be made without the recommended
or the AttOrney-General.
Secretary Daniels left for New Yo
tonight where tomorrow he will a
dress the naval Y. NJ. G. A. VIII
In New York he will be the guest
Mr.. and Mrs Finley j. Shepard. NJ
Shepard was Miss Helen Gould.
North Carolinians registered at h
tells here include NJ. Haynes. TarboI
Miss b. Burrus. r. NJ. Ramsey. a
edward A. Neese.