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The Brunswick New^.
VOLUME 6. NUMBER 162
MERCHANTS ALL
REPORT A VERY
‘ HEAVY TRADE
— * —
hsler Business Has Been
the Best in the History
of Brunswick
ill STORES WESE CROWDED
Throngs of People Were on the
Streets Yesterday and Last
Night and All Merchants
Had a Good Trade.
If the amount of Easter >t usiuess
a good sign of the times, then
Brunswick Is certainly in a better
jßf’lnn than she has ever been, a?
P7e Easter rush, which came to a
close with the stores full last night,
las been tmquustionably the best
• ver known to the people of Bruns
v. jck.
While most people always pur
{base their Easter articles a week
o> so before time, a majority, espec
ially the colored people. always
v alt until the very last day and toe
scene witnessed in a majority o!
the dry goods stores yesterday was
an unusual one and one of true ac
tivity, , (
Every merchant In the city, near'
iy, r-sport3 that the Easter business
tills season has been the best they
cate ever enjoyed.
While- I have not yet figured up
the amount of business dune during i
the week," said a prominent mer
chant last night to a News reporter,
"I am persuaded to believe that the
ruslness since last Monday morning
done by my firm, has been almost
double that done last Easter week,
or any Uuie previous to that lime.
Most of the trade this year has
i< en cash too. and that is surely a
mod sign.. Our slore has been
• iowJed almost (constantly stuce
last Monday morning, and while 1
t xpected an unusually heavy busi
ness this season, I had no idea that
tie trade would be as large as it
ras been."
One or two other merchants wer<
al -,o seen by a News representative
and they spoke in almost the same
vn. uage. The scene on the streets
'eslerday afternoon was nu; that
las stfldom l< fo • ■ bet a witnessed
id Brunswick except on Christmas
fo e. The shoppers were out lu tub
force, and by the tiurabc-r of pack
ages seen last night, nearly every
body will he out with anew Easter
outfit thl- morning.
While the stores were all crowded
last night tb merchants had pre
i ared for the rush with many exf •<
clerks and they handled the croax-,
- oil
POSTAL GRANTS
SECOND INCREASE
Telegraph Company Announces An
other Raise in Salaries of
its Employees.
The Postal Telegraph Caicls Cos,,
announces an increase of wages of
chief operators and clerks. The in
crease will each be graded accord
ing to the length of service and re
sponsibllity of the position. The in
crease is to take effect April 1. This
ie In addition to tile ten percent In
crease which was given to the oper
ators. traffic chiefs, wire chiefs, op
erators, thief operators and man
agers on March l.
MRB, 6FARKB THE LUCKY ONE
Held th* Number Winning Pretty
Eseter Hst,
J the drawing which took place
last, night at the millinery parlor of
Miss Jackson on Newcastle street,
Mrs. J. P. 3parks held the lucky num
1-er drawn, which was 767.
The hat given ae a prise wa a
v#rr bandone and Mr* Spark*
mgbtfi ood fertgne
m wtMie* t* ierne.
immrn is
BROKENMN
CAN WORIN
THOSE WHO WERE
HERE DURING THE SftWW*'
WILL STILL DE GIVEN EMPLOY,
MENT IF THEY WANT IT.
The camp established when the
longshoremen’s strike was declare o
early in February, in' the several
buildings known as "the acre"
broke camp last night, after being
successfully operated for nearly two
months.
While very little was printed in
the columns of the press during tils
time that this camp or “headquar
ters” has been In force, it was
something entirely new in Bruns
wick, and one cannot Imagine how
It was operated unless he paid a
visit after the work hours or on Sat
urday night when the laborers were
being paid off.
Between 800 and 1,000 men have
been housed and fed in the several
buildings during the entire time, and
it has required the services of ten
of fifteen men to conduct the place.
There was one or two bookkeepers,
a cashier, a time-keeper and num
erous guards, who kept the neg rots
in camp and watched them when
they were not at work.
While the strike was in force
these men were closely watched.
Each morning representatives from
the different lumber companies
would appear at the camp shortly
before 6 o’clock, secure their pro
rata of hands and drill them to their
-espectlve wharves, where they
would work until the knocking oh
nour. They would then return to
headquarters where • they would bo
served-with supper. They were al
lowed to leave the houses, of course
at night. It has been somewhat of
a difficult task to keep them in the
city. Every Sunday after they had
received their money Saturday
night, dozens of them would leav e
the city, saying that they were go
ing home to spend Sunday, and it
was seldom that any of them re
turned, but additional men were
pouring into the city all the time
mid there has been an average of
about 700 men at the camp all tie
time.
The Lumbermen’s Association paid
the expenses of maintaining the
headquarters and they likewise paid
the laborers, ea li paying off the
men who had worked for the firm
during the week.
Since the strike was declared off
a few days ago i! was decided to
‘‘break camp” and everything was
closed last night, but. the negroes
who have been brought to the city
to {help out the lumbermen have
not been discharged and all who so
desire can continue work, provided
they can get a place to stay in the
city. As is well known Brunswick
was short of labor before the strike
was declared and 200 more me"
could have been used. Now that, the
longshoremen have* returned and
with three or four hundred new men
In the city It Is expected that there
will fce ample labor along the bay.
The force of men who have had
charge of the camp hay rendered
good service to the lurwermen. it
cost considerable, to maintain the
quarters, the force Itself being quite
a larH one.
Thue are over 500 beds, consider
able cooking utensils, etc., in 'lie
buildings, but'it Is not known waat.
will be done with those things,
While the camp was practically
broken last night, a number of the
laborers are still there, while some
of the office force and one or two
of the guards will be maintained for
several days
ON HIS REGULAR ROUNDS
Inlterary of Receiver of Tax Re
turns Dubberiy.
I will be at the following places
on the following dates to receive
state and county tax returns for the
rear 1607:
Sterling, April 6, 27, May 18.
St Simon Mills April 5, 26, May
17,
Brook man, April 12, May i and
31.
Bladen, April 13, May 3 and 16.
Brunswick, April I*, 19, 20; May
6, 10, 11, 23, 24, 25. -
John E. Dubberiy,
Receiver of Tax Returns tor Glynn
bounty, <?* Monk t,
SnuMwlek, Qi.
BRUNSWICK, GA., SUNDAY MINING, MARCH 31, 1907.
IPPfHE
!# ’ m
$m 7
—*—
Strike.
iflfl SHIPMENT WAS GREAT
During the Month There Were Ex
actly 24,000,000 Feet of Wood
Consisting of Lumber and
Crossties Shipped.
Those who expected Brunswick a
(■hipping record for March to fall
short because of the strike of the
'ongsho.emen which was in force
during Ihe entire month until a ~evr
urys ago, will be badly Asappolnted
when they are Informed thai tlre to
tal amount for the month, foreign
end domestic shipment and imports
pom foreign and diiuestlc ports
amount,?! to over two and a half mil-
Pon dollars, or, to give the exact fig
ures, a2 '78,027. This amount is di
vided is follows:
Foreign shipments $ 791 000
Domestic 737 770
Imports 1 269 857
Total *2 778 627
The arrivals for the months were
as follows:
Steamers • .21
Schooners 15
Barks 3
Total 39
The wood shipments for the
month amounted to 24,006.000 con
sisting of lumber and crossties.
This report is up to the close of
the books of Port Statistician Johan
nesen last night.
There sailed from port during the
nonth 41 vessels, most of which
were loaded while the strike was
in force. The lumbermen deserve
( redit for the dispatch with which
they loaded vessels in the face of
a strike, and lo them is due the ex
cellent record established for the
month.
TALES OF WOE
10LD10 FOLiCE
—4 —
Only Eight or Ten Offenders Were
Locked up Last Night.—No Ser
ious Affrays Occurred
While an unusually large crowd of
people were on the streets last night
the police did not have a very hard
time and only eight or ten arrests
were made during the night.
The most serious affray occurred
down at the camp of the laborers
cn Oglethorpe street., and while no
one was badly injured, there was a
rough house for a few minutes, aim
as a result three negroes were jail
ed, William Battle, Rufus Pratt and
Lindsay Lamar, it seems that Bat
tle pulled his pistol and made the
negroes scatter in every direction,
several of them tumbling down tne
steps. He failed to pull the trigger
however, and no one was. Injured.
Ford Thomas, a young white man
was locked up for abusing Bail
C.oette, the tailor.
Louis Nelson and Clyde Price, two
sailors, imbibed most too freely aud
tried to whip each other. One was
tailed and the other gave 'bond.
Dan Edwards. U P
pretty well and wantetHo curse
out everything In reach.
Tlmll Richardson got gloriously
full up town and then went home and
wanted to take It out on hU wife.
He struck her a few blows
had him put behind the bars,
Warren Parker, colored, cussed
out several people because ' ****
would not give aim all of the side
walk and was then insulted beciu.e
they locked him up.
Alston Brown is being he!-. -
SOUTHERN HAS
FILED ANSWER _
10 ITS BILL
Concerning the Enforcemen!
ei 3 Haw Rule of Ihe
Hailroad Commission
HE CAM GnQAiS lUIEISM
Railroad Says if Circular 318 is En
forced the Net Earnings of
Road Will Not Pay Inter,
est on Liat- .ities.
An amendment which promises t->
play a conspictous part In the su ! t
uow pending between the IGieorgi;.
railroad commission and the Sauti -
ern railway was filed by the road r
attorneys Friday and admitted U
the pleadings by Judge William 'l.
Newman, of the United States efi
cuit court before whom the case is
now being argued.
The substance of the amendment
is an allegation alleged to he borne
out ■.y the specill figures in the do(
timent Uiat of circular 318, the 01
her of the commission, which, if en
forced will reduce freight rates 25
percent and which ts the basis of
the suit, be put into effect the annua
interest accruing on that, portion
of the Southern’s mortgage bonds
and interest bearing liabilities and
trackage and rentals properly appor
tlonable to the Southern’s lines In
Georgia
lu support of this allegation the
•'ttnrr.eys for the- Southern claim as
follows;
That the mortgage bonds of the
company now outstanding are $45,339
000.
That the foregoing amount Is ap
pile able to 3.740 miles of railway.
That the portion applicable to the
company's 65,304 miles in Geoigia is
$8,531,425,57 plus an Interest o
$422,806,05.
That the total general obligations
of the company applicable to Geor
gia are $15,811 plus an interest cf
$168,223,05.
That the income from the roads
investment in Georgia for the year
ending June 30. 1905, was $238,361,11.
That if from tills amount there b(’
deducted a minimum proportion of
taxes and improvements only $161,-
375.51 will remain as net earnings,
an amount insufficient to pay annual
interest on liabilities.
To this Attorney Gen
oral and Attorney Wimbish
the rlalroad commis
sion, demur ori the ground that the
amendment does not show affirma
tively that, the necessary result of
the enforcement of circular 3ii>
would be confiscatory, and also on
the ground that the company fails to
show the proportion of the total
capitalization of the Southern as
applicable to ith properties in Geor
gia.
CARNIVAL OPENS MONDAY WEEK
Parker People PrepSHng for Their
Annual Tour.
The Parker Carnival Company will
open their season in Brunswb'.t Men
uay week, thfc carnival to be given
under tho auspices of the Druns
v lek Riflemen. At the close of the
week’s engagement in the city the
company will leave for Its annual
tour, but will return to Brunswick
whenßthe sea son closes to again go
into winter quarters here.
The people connected with the car
nival have made many friends dur
ing their stay in Brunswick. They
are a clever set, good citizens and
all of their friends will be glad to
know that they expect to make
Brunswick their permanent winter
quarters and hereafter the big at
traction will hail frc.u Brunswick
instead of Abeline, Kansas.
GOOD eASTER WEATHER
for today in Georgia'
and wurmer.
Aflnie Thompson s face off. He sue
cecded in knocking It oge- sided be
fore he was arrested.
Ralston Brown, a rcguiypjposgp
locked tip on bU same oidchtige,
. vink and disorderly.
ROOSEVELT 11 LET
THE HOADS DOWN
EAST
announced'that the presi
dent HAS MODIFIED HIS ORIG
INAL PLANS TOWARDS THE
OF THUNTRY.
Washington, March 36. —It was
said today by those close to th,
president that he had modified his
.ailroad plan wnith would be easici
tor tne roads and in the meantime
jive the people what they are asi.-
aig for.
it is not the intention of the pre
dent to drain water *from " the' rat.
eads or take any unfair advantag
.;£ tutm but in the meantime he wu.
see to it that some changes wii.
be made.
(O BUILD PKETTJL^tESIDENCS
L. M. Orr Will Effect One Out 0..
Dartmouth Street.
L. M. Orr, the IveU known plan
i,g mill man, wilMin the coure •
.t few days begin ork on a pr 1:1.
a, w residence to erected on tb.
>ui cornea’ of Keyiwtls and Abt
marie streets, where uWresidente o.
it. U. Hopkins lorwerlj^hood.
Mr. Orr has already had wae lini.
oi r removed to the site,
tor the house have been comph %
aid the work will begin this W""*
Mr. Orr will occupy the
when it is finished.
AT SECOND ADVENT CHURCH
Special Services Will be Held Theu
Today.
Our friends ate cordially Invite 1
to attend both services at the Seco; 1
Advent church today. M’rnUig :-ei
vice at 11 a. m. h.ibjjjt "Gospel
of the Resurrection,’ Kvening se
vice 7,30 p. 111., subject ‘The Hope of
the Resurrection.
The pastor, Rev. Mr. Thorntoa
cordially invites all Ids friouds to
near the afaove nail'd J'.arutsioa
which will be thoroughly Biblical am
will be encouraging to all who nea
them. Church opposite new court
house, corner of C and H streets.
Going to Cumberland,
Several large parties will leivt
ttmorrow and Tuesday for Cutub?:-
iand wlieie they will spend soon
days drum fishing. It is said that
the big fish are biting fine at .inv
ent.
HO IRE DUS
IH RESTAURANTS
Orders Were Issued Yesterday by the
Police Department to Ail the
Restaurant Keepers.
In future those who have been ac
customed to going into restauram.
and carrying along their little but
tie of beer to drink with their me a
will have to take, coffee, water, tea
or something of the like, as order
were Issued by the police depart
meat yesterday -to all of the res'.aui
ant proprietors and probably the lie
tel managers that hereafter no dria*
ing of intoxicants will be allowed i.
restaurants or hotels, as provided i.
the city ordinance.
It has always been against the 01
(finance of the city for a saloon an.
a restaurant to be operated in cot.
junction with one another, Cut it wu.
not heretofore known that it ia
against the law of the city for .
man to go to a saloon and buy a bo.
ae of beer, take it to the restaurun
aud drink it with his meal, but a
cording to Ihe ordinance, it is pr. -
nibited, and while it has been don
n Brunswick in the past the ordet.
were given the restaurant men o.
he city yesterday not to longei
permit anybody to drink In thei
places. The order was, In all pro •
ability, issued to the hotel men a.
well.
Many claim that such a law Is iin
constitutional, claiming that there i :
no law which can prevent a fiifci
.rom going to a saloon, buying 111
■icer and drinking it at his tabb.
the table of a restaurant or a hotc.
but whether I* Is unconstitutional o
not none of the restaurants will 0.
low anyone to drink any Intoxi
cants l Uxeir places hsreafter
P>Cff, FIVE CENTS.
DEFENSE HAD
THE BESIJF IT
li IHSr CASE
Signified tatr cf II;t;
£ is j
Impressed Msmbtrs on
Commission
But he Replied to All of Jerome’s
Questions Plainly— Was Ration
al. Dignified, Thoughtful
and Seemed Sane.
New York, March 30.—Thaw a: d|
’he defense triumphed again tod J
before the lunacy commission
s investigating into tae sanity of
Harry K. Thaw. Durng the entire
Jay’s proceedings everything favor
ed the defense.
Attorney Delmas stored his best
point when he prevented Dr. Alien
McLane to testify in behalf of 'ha
state. McLane’s testimony would
lave been to the effect that Thaw
s now insane and it. would have had
nuch weight with the commission,
hut he was not allowed to testify.
Harry Thaw stood Jerome’s rig’J
cross-examination for three and ~ a
uilf hours in an unshaken manner.
He replied lo too qusßti: ns ns clear
as Qui'-kly and as deliberately ns
tny man could have done. Hie
plain-manner, pleasant speech and
gentlemanly ways certainly deeply
impressed the nu mbers of the cora-w
mission. He conducted himself dur
ng the entire day in a rational,
■.round, thoughtful and dignified man
ner, always facing pleasant aud re
■dying to the numerous questions
asked by Jerome in a -a - fashion.
If Thaw is insane it certainly has
not been brought out before the com
mission, and it seems i.npass tde lor
my verdict except that the man Is
vbsolutely sane.
Attorney Delmas was more than
■leased with tne day’s proceeding's.
He is absolutely certain that tho
commission will find that Thaw is
sane and the trial will proceed dur
ing the coming week. Outside of the*
prediction of Attorney D imas that
inaw would be found sane, many e.fix
rs who have closely followed the
case are of the same opinion and it
s now thought that the commission
will reach a decision Monday.
HE’LL NEVER GET THERE.
That Distance Walker is in
Jail Again.
That fellow Shockey, who claims
that he is walking from California
to Jamestown, is having consUma
de trouble. He served out a s n
tnce in the city chaingang ncre m.J
now he is in jail in Savannah.
The News of yesterday had the to)
lowing about him:
“Once more has the pedestrian
t'ip of S. W. Shockey fom Calif ir
nia to the Jamestown expos Li. n
been delayed by the law in Hav
•innah.
“His departure from this city to
resume his march 10 Virginia may
be delayed for a number of days un
less he has enough ready money to
pay the fine which Recorder S n
'.vht-z promised him a few days ago.
“At that time Shockey won the
heart of the recorder with a scu'o
when the evidence introduced
against him was that he had u mfi
the street directly in front of the
ptiice headquarters for a bed.
“He also promised to do tertcr
loan he had done and to vacate aav
annah with all speed. A day pass >il
without any intimation reaching the
■ecorder that Shockey had not kept
ols word. But yesterday at H
aclock he was arrested in the Ua
xn station and was sent to the po
nce station.
“The same charge as formerly was
plated against him, that, of drunk*
mines*. lie claims he is on his v, ay
overland from Han Diego, California
to be present at. the opening of tha
Jamestown exposition, probably to
show himself as t,-. cUamplou w-fiit
er. Ho will bo arraigned la pofic*
court thl* morning,"