The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-06
GREGORY, FORMERLY
CABINET MEMBER, TO
AID LUMBER DEFENSE
Law Partner Of Ex-Attorney-
General Of U. S. in Memphis
Helping |. C. Boyle Prepare
for Opening of Case Monday

Thomas w, Gregory, former attorney
general Of the United States, who re-
Gently retired from President Wilson's
cabinet, has been retained as associate
counsel to defend the American Hard
wood Manufacturers association In the
Injunction suit filed against 1t in fed
eral court. Announcement that former
Attorney General Gregory was asso-
ciate counsel for the lumbermen was
made Saturday. The former official
will not be present at the trial against
the ''open competition" plan, which
opens Monday, but E. Carroll Todd,
partner of Mr.. Gregory, arrived in
Memphis Saturday.
Mr., Todd was assistant to the attor-
ney-general when Mr.. Gregory was in
the cabinet L. G. Boyle, former at
torney- general OF Kansas, now
Washington solicitor, is chief counsel
for the lumbermen and has been in the
city several days. He is expected to
lead the defense at the t rial before
Judge Mccall Gen. Boyle has re-
trial and will have W. II. FitzHugh
and Harry b, Anderson from the Mem
phis. bar with him.
Lun1bermen and their counsel Satur-
day were busy completing their de-
fenset Affidavits were taken through
court at the trial A meeting of the
board Of directors of the American
Hardwood Manufacturers association
was held at the Hotel Gayoso, but II
was said that only matters relating to
the suit were brought before the meet
ing. The clerical force in headquar-
tiers Of the association was kept in the
office part of the afternoon and sew
eral attaches were directed to be in
res diness for work Sunday IL needed.
The answer to the government suit
probably will be completed Saturday.
III k-a., tutn A torn nav 4 SGAN1
Todd, Gen. Boyle and Messrs. Fitz-
Hugh and Anderson co-operated in
drafting the defense's reply.
Directors Here. H.
Lumbermen from alk> sections of the
country are in Memphis to attend the
Z trial. Nearly every member of the
board Of directors was present at the
meeting at the Hotel Gayoso They
represent lumber companies through
out the South and Middle West.
NJ w. Stark, of the American Coli
umn Lumber company, also Is in Mem
herman Of Rainei W, Va, arrived Fri
day Directors at the meeting Sat
urday were: ,.
Ralph May. May Bros, Memphis; T.
NJ Brown, W. P. Brown Sons Lum-
Der company, Louisville, KY; II, u.
Weiss, George G, Brown & Co, Mem:
phis. g, Ill. SheiTill. Sheriff. Hardwood
Lumber company Merryville, La; H
b. Curtin, Pardee & Curtin Lumber
sompany. Clarksbure, ! W Va; John
e Itaifie, Meadow River Lumber company
Rainelle, w. Va.;J w. Mayhem. w. NJ
Ritter Lumber company, Columbus, o.
b. b. Burns, c. l.. Rttor Lumber COM
ilaHy, Huntington, w. Va. S. b. Ander-
son, Anderson Tully company Menu
phis; w. H.. Russo, Russo & Burgess
Inc, Memphis; Il. @. Robinson, the
Mowbray & Robinson company, Gin
einnati; Leon lsaacson. yellow Poplar
Lumber company Coal Grove, Ohio
James E. Stark, James y. Stark & Co.
inc, Memphis r. A. Lang, Paepcke
Leight Lumber Co., Chicago; M. B
Cooper, Carrier Lumber & Manufactur-
ing Co., Sardis, Miss. Max Miller, Mil
Ter Lumber Co., Mariana, Ark: F. X
Conn, the Bayou Land and Lumber
company. Cincinnati, and w. p, Burke
Lamb Fish Lumber company, Charles
ton Miss.
II. j. Jurden, local member of the
board Of directors, is expected to arrive
in the city Sunday from Florida. The
following are officers in the organiza'
ton.
President. r. NJ, Carrier; first vice.
president. NJ. W. Stark: second vice,
president, j. w. Mcclure, and treas.
urer. r. II. Darnell.