The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30
GENERAL CARR
 DIES IN CHICAGO
 0F PNEUMONIA
Former Head of Confed- crate Veterans Was Wis
 ting Daughter There
HAD GIVEN MUCH
 TO PfIILANTHROPIEs
Large Business Interests Iii Carolina Were Tn
 His Control

sf CF9ICAG0. April %. General Julian S. Carr, former commander-iu- chief of the United Confederate vefer- ans, died at the home of his daughter here abont 10:f5 o'clock tonight Pneumonia developed today as the result of sn attack of influenza he con fracted while on his way to Chicago from his home in Durham, \. C., last Saturday
 General Carr left his home 1t Dur ham where he was well known banker last Saturday to come to Chicago for visit with his daughter, Mrs. IT. O. Flowers. On the train he contracted iri- flpeuza and was seriously ilI when l,e afkieed here
 Specialists Called
 K His condition grew worze and today several Hpeeialists were called in to cpnsultafitn They announced tonight That he had cofitracted pneumonia and tlnk his illnesa wns ecmplieated by a heart affectiot It was stated at that time fhqt lie probably would not survive
 He died at 1t, | i5 o'clock. Arrange, ments fqr the funeral have not been completesI but it K iirobable that the body will be taken back to his home for
 
 Served A Frivsta
 Mir Carr. while holding the rhnk. of general in the Confederate Veterans or ganizations never wBs m officer in. the Confe7egate army He left flis studies q | the University Of North Carolina when " sxelxs old to Jpin the army of north iern lrginia and served 9hrpNehoiit the war as private ih Halnpton5 Corns. Tlzs the Nfa and plirfhased for S4.BIle n one third ifliereSg lin tks BIack,seI Durham Tobhcco company, hlinUffes tprers of smoking tobacco. He, became financiel manager of tke bhAiness which finally was sold fo the American To. baee0 company foF ereraI million dbl- lars His business interests were varied. He N'aS president of the First National bank of Dnrhan1 and had naff m fhe management of scores of ether indus. tries
 Never In Political Affairs
 Although he never held political of flee General Carr was deleeate-atz large to 4 democratic national conrens ti0ns He declined the nomination for goyern0r in 1906 and received IA votes for the vice presidential nomination at the demperatie national convention m ~ iN1sls liie mo SesSn q ie6S ai
 s fQs Init < lis tss senator bisfl ih fef9F e SSeie l6r Enfslis 10jA ~ Sintni6fls
 General Carr gave freely of his time and money to educational and philan- thropic causes. particularly to schools and colleges of his own state. Trinity college at Durham owes much of its growth to his influence.
 Paid Soldiers Bills
 It is said of General Carr that dur ing the war with Spain he paid the bills for families of every DurhcSpi sold fer who needed assistance During the World war he was an assistant in the office of Herbert Hoover in adminis- tering the food conservation program.
 General Carr was conspicuous fig ure at Confederate reunions. He was made ma ajor-general of the North Caro- lima division when the United Confer date Veterans association was organized and held that office until the reunion of 1921 when he was elected con- mander-in-chief of the veterans.
 General Carr was a son of John Wesley and Elizabeth PannilI Carr and was born at Chapel Hill. N. C., Octo- Der F, 1845. He was married to Miss Mamie Graham Parrish of Orange county. N. C.. in 1873. Six children were born, Eliza MOrehead, Lalla Rookh, Julian s. Carr. Jr., Albert Mar yin, Claiborne Mcdowell and Austin Heaton Carr