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The Brunswick Daily News.
VOL. VIII, NO. 223.
GLYNN ALUMNI AT
BANQUET BOARD
SECOND ANNUAL DINNER LAST
NIGHT PROVES A MOST EN
JOYABLE OCCASION.
Sparred by the Plea of President Wood
the Members Pledge fgr Renewed
Efforts to Raise the Standard of
the ‘Academy.
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Good feffihr/ship reigned ‘supreme!
last night _c the banquet board of 1
Gl)jen Alumni association. The Ogle- '
tharpe has ..-ver had Just 3uch a garn
ering of local oanqueters, all bent ou
enjoying to the lull the good things
set before them. The Oglethorpe or
rather the new Oglethorpe shared the
honors in company with the commit
tee on arrangements, who liad pre
pared a most enjoyable program.
City Court Judge D. W. Krauss pre
sided as toastmaster, which .means as
a matter of course that the introduc
tions of the several speakers were
made in a most happy vein. By unan
imous vote Judge Krauss was voted
the most genial toastmaster of the
Alumni association.
The forty-five guests of the even
ing included Judge Krauss, Snpt. N.
H. Ballard, Principal and Mrs. Ralph
Newton, Former Principal and Mrs.
B. P. Mann, Pres. A. V. Wood of the
board of education, Mrs. Daisy Keen
Davis, Mrs. M. C. Rowe of the class
of '59, J. J. Lott, Misses Mada Mc-
Donald, Lula Colesberry, Carolyn At
kinson, May Joe Lott, Gertrude Lott,
Caroline Raffo, Arnett a Odham. Kath
erine Stiles, Edith M. Ferguson. Ma
mie Atkinson, May Newton Fraiklin,
Florence Colesberry, Rebecca Davis,
Margaret Davis, Esther Clark, Flor
ence Porter, Mary Spears, Louise B.il
kara, Ruth Elisabeth Norris, Janie
Symons, and Messrs. Jas. H Osborne,
A. M. Ross, Jos. H. Ross. L. D. Od
hain, Rev. D. Watson Winn. Paul E.
Twitty, Roy C. Davis, W. H. Parker,
Walter H. Rose, Newton Walker. H. F.
du Bignon, Kenneth Ammons and
others.
Pledged Their Support.
When the alumni heard Pres, A. V.
"Wood discuss the needs of higher edu-1
cation, telling of the per capita of
$2.48 of this state as against S2B of a !
sister state, the guests became re
sponsive to >.his plea for support of
the schools .of Glynn. All pledged
themselves to renewed efforts towards
bringing the curriculum of Glynn
academy to be the equal of that of
Richmond and Chatham high schools.
Walter H. Rose responded to the,
toast, "Opportunity of the Young
Man,” in a most creditable manner,
while Prof. B. F. Maun handled thg
problem of “The Woman Invasion."
The story of the class of 'B7-88, as
told by Mrs. Daisy Keen Davis, was
superb.
Professor Ballard spoke on the topic'
"Glynn Academy." Miss Mada Mc-
Donald entertained all with reminis
cences of the 1890 class while Will H.
Parker replied for the class of 1909.
An Enjoyable Evening.
Several impromptu responses were
made and these proved a delightful
feature of the evening. At the close
the alumni elected officers for 1909-10
as follows: D. W. Krauss, president;
A. M. Ross, treasurer; Miss Mada Mc-
Donald, secretary. A committee com
posed of Misses Janie Symons, Kath
erine Stiles, Carolyn Atkinson, May
Joe Lott was appointed to prepare and
set to music a class song for the
association.
GLYNN COUNTY FARMERS
SUPPLY MANY BROILERS
While New York and Philadelphia
housewives are paying from 50c to
75c per pound for "squab broilers”
or what Georgians know as baby fry
ers, Brunswickians are enjoying fried
chicken “raised near Brunswick" at
"three for a dollar.” Brunswick re
tailers are taking every day from a
dozen up to a hundred chicks from
nearby farmers who have found poul
try raising a profitable side line. The
wife of one well-known farmer living
at the six-mile crossing, has already
sold this season over 200 head of
Young broilers, the prices varying from
45 cents in May to 30 and 35 cents
at present. The local demand for
frying-size chickens every spring
sends hundreds and even thousands
of dollars to Tennessee and north
Georgia. Part at least of this money
will this year go to Glynn county
farmers.
M. & M. STEAMSHIPS
OPEN A NEW LINE
Savannah, Ga., June 16. —Commenc-
ing Sunday the Merchants’ and Min
ers’ line will open the route from
Savannah to Jacksonville, sailing
every- Monday, Thursday and Satur
day.
The new route gives the M. & M.
ships an extension which will bring
considerable Florida b ’.sinoss.
RED MEN ELECT
STATE OFFICERS
BRUNSWICK MAN CAPTURES THE
REPRESENTATIVE TO GREAT
COUNCIL OF UNITED STATES.
Atlanta, Ua.. June 16.—After hear
ing one ot the most encouraging an
nual reports rendered in many years,
the great council, Improved Order of
Red Men of Georgia, elected officers
ULs .afternoon for the coming year
as follows:
Great* Sachem—F. F. Smith, Atlan
ta.
Great Senior Sagajpore—H. M.
Ward, Savannah.
Great Junior Sagamore—E. A.
Baughn, Atlanta.
Great Prophet—C. L. Elliot, Bruns
wick.
Great Chief of Records —M. J. Dan
iels, Griffin.
Great Keeper of Wampum—G. E.
Johnson. Atlanta.
Great Representative- C. L. Elliot,
Brunswick. ,
The year just closed has been a
banner one for the Red Men. Under
the guidance of Great Sachem L.
Elliot, of Brunswick, a dozen tribes
were revived and strengthened and
several new tribes instituted. One
of these, at Dublin, goes on record as
the largest new tribe of the entire
great council of the United States.
So steady has been the increase in
tribes for the past few years that
few members of the order have real
ized Georgia's new' position In the
great council of the United States.
Early this year Great Sachem Elliot
announced that this state would in
future have seven delegates to the
great council —the maximum repre
sentation allowed under th-. constitu
tion of the order-.
Atlanta Red Men have given the
delegates a royal tine. One feature
of the program was the drill by Com
pany No. X of the military branch of
the order. As Great Sachem C. L.
Elliot, of Brunsw’ck, was colonel of
the Georgia division, ft is probable
Macon and Savannah will soon have
companies, while Brunswick Red Men
have already applied for a charter.
Harry Thaw Fights
To Cain Liberty
White Plains, N. Y., June 17. —The
Harry Thaw case will again be in the
public eye tomorrow when Justice
Mills hears the fourth habeas corpus
arguments. Mrs. Thaw, mother of the
prisoner, is here and her money is
backing the fight for Thaw’s liberty.
Martin Littleton opposed the move
and dropped out of the ease when
the Thaw family insisted that a fight
should be made to show that the pris
oner is not insane at present. This
is the fourth habeas corpus writ is
sued since Thaw was committed to
Mntteawan a year ago.
In Erie Wreck
Not One Killed
Elmira, N. Y., June 16.—The Erie
passenger train westbound. was
wrecked west of Waverly this morn
ing. Every car on the train except
one left the rails. Many passengers
were shaken up badly and cut by
flying glass, but no one as far as is
known, was seriously hurt.
MISS BEMUS DEAD.
Head of Negro industrial School
Passes to Rest.
News received ia the city yester
day of the death of Miss Carrie E.
Bemus, founder of the Bemus Indus
trial school, for negro boys and girls, j
caused regret. Miss Bemus died at
Los Angeles, Cal., following a break
down which occurred early in the
spring and which brought on a stroke
of paralysis.
The funeral look place yesterday at
the former home of Miss Bemus in
Pennsylvania.
Coming from the Atlanta Baptist
Institute several years ago, Miss Be
mus established a mission school at
the corner of I and Wolf streets where
several buildings are used for the
work of the school. Northern friends
aided her In founding a school which
has proven of much benefit to the
negroes of this section.
RESIGNS POSITION AS FIREMAN.
I desire to advise the public that
I have resigned my position with the i
fire department and have engaged in
the transfer business with Mr. E. M.
Peerson. In this connection I wish to
state that I highly appreciate the
kind treatment of Chief Taylor, while
working with him, and leave with the
kindest feeling toward him and the
force, simply to engage in another
!lr>e of business. Lawrence Goins.
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BRUNSWICK, GA., THURSDAY MORNING. UUNE 17, 190*.
LOCAL KNIGHTS
SET FINE EXAMPLE
START NOW TO RAISE FUND FOR
ENTERTAINING GRAND LODGE
NEAT YCAR.
Will Solicit Only From Members of
the Order in Brunswick to Give the
Visitors a Royal Entertainment at
Grand Lodq* :Weet .
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Brunswick Pythiany are*>rep"art§g
to make a record In the way of en
tertaining the Grand Lodge. Knignts
ot Pythias of Georgia in 1910. Inci
dentally the two lodges of the order
are planning a program which will
reflect credit upon the city as well
as upon the organization. The enter
tainment is estimated !o cost $1,590.
There will be fully 2,00n delegates
and visiting Knights.
Unlike the entertainment of the
grand lodges of other bodies, Bruns
wick's Pythians are tukiug upon
themselves the entire cost of tile
three days’ entertainment. Not a dol
lar is to be solicited by the general
committee front any one not a mem
ber of the order. That this earnest
loyal public spirit will not go un
appreciated is certain. Brunswick's
business houses will without doubt
join in a general scheme of decora
tions and additional entertainments
on the side which will make the next
session a record one.
Committee at Work.
Members of the order yesterday re
ceived a copy of the following letter.
Dear Brother:—You doubtless are
aware of the fact I hat the Grand
liOdge, Knights of Pythias of Geor
gia will hold its next session In our
city in 1910. The committee named
below, from Oglethorpe lodge. No.
24, and Rathbone Lodge, No. 45, have
been assigned the work ot securing
funds for the entertainment of the
Grand Lodge. It is their intention to
secure all needed monies, amounting
to $1,500 or more, from the members
of the order in Brunswick, by cash
donations or monthly subscriptions,
Each member of the committee h: s
been given a list of members from
whom he is expeetd to collect a dona
tion. One of them will call on you
for yours, and the order expects you
to do your best.
It is iip to us, and we Aeel sure
that every Pythian Knight will rise
loyally to the occasion and provide
entertainment second to notie separ
able. and of which you and the city
of Brunswick may justly be proud.
You may have heard it remarked that
our City is so slow and sleepy that
Gabriel will toot himself red in the
face trying to wake it up, but it is
not so. We will prove lo al comers
that Brunswick fills the bumpers of
hospitality to overflowing, and then
some. Yours in F. C. 8.,
L. Ludwig, Chairman,
C. M. Symmes, Sec’ry,
H. J. Read Treas.,
E. C. Butts,
T. B. Ferguson,
L. H. Haym,
F. A. Dunn,
J. W. Simmons, Jr.,
Committee Ways and Means.
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MONTE CRISTO ACT.
It Will Attract Large Crowds to St.
Simons Sunday.
On Sunday, June 20th, grand free
attraction at St. Simons island for lad
ies, children, gentlemen, also oh, you
kid! That includes everybody. Come
on in, the water's fine. The boat's
running, too, from Brunswick will be
ample to carry the largest crowd that
ever went to the island as the com
pany lias made special arrangements
to accommodate the crowds so every
person may have the chance of wit
nessing the great Monte Cristo act as
presented by Frank Thomas, the dem
onstrator.
This act is the most sensational act
ever witnessed as when we see Mr.
Thomas sunk beneath the water, and
realize the position in which he is
placed, that he must free himself or
drown. The different managements
at the island are exerting themselves
to the uppermost so as to be ready
for a large crowd.—Adv.
SCHOONER LAWRENCE
FAST ON THE SHOALS
Vineyard Haven, Mass., June 16. —
The schooner Edward J. Lawrence,
from Norfolk for Portland, with coal,
is aground on Cross Rip, Nantucket
shoals, according to a report brought
here today by the captain of the
schooner Lizzie I). Small.
The Lawrence struck the shoal yes
terday afternoon and repeated at
tempts on the part of the tug Mer
cury, which was in the vicinity, to pull
her off. were unavailing. Another at
tempt to float the Lawrence will be
made today. The sea is cairn this af
ternoon and the vessel's position is
no! considered dangerous.
UPTO BRUNSWICK
TO GET TIE
HERE’S A TIP THAT JESUP AND
WAYCROSS MAY GET
IN THE GAME
Although Route is Longer the Pro
posed Savannah-Jacksonville Auto
mobile Road Could Be Swung to the
Counties West of Glynn.
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Unless Glynn and Mclntosh coun
ties get a switt move under way and
arouse Camden, Bryan and Liberty
counties to join in tne program for
a first-class roadway from Savannah
to Jacksonville via Darien and Bruns
wick, there is a possibility, even a
probability, that the counties on the
west will gel busj and pulling together
for a great thoroughfare, swing the
proposition, la such an event Bruns
wick would again be set off on one side
■ —and another fatal blunder would be
marked up to Brunswick.
44. R. Robinson, a drug drummer
representing a Savannah house, who
is in Brunswick every week and who
is well known to liie trade, tells in
the Jacksonville Metropolis of a move
ment at Jesup which spells trouble
for Brunswick unless there is a hus
tle lo checkmate it. in brief the
first steel bridge over the Altamaha,
giving a thorough connection be
tween Brunswick and Savannah, will
settle the matter as to the route for
tile automobiles.
Says Mr. Robinson: "As Jesup there
is considerable agitation of a bridge
over the Altamaha river, so as to
make the road route to Savannah
much shorter. A prominent business 1
man, who is interested in the move
ment, has recently held a conference |
with commissioners of Wayne and j
Liberty counties, seeking to get some-1
thing done along tlie bridge line. East
of Waycross there will shortly be 20
miles of excellent road, made possl- ■
tile by the cooperation of the Ware |
and Pierce counties' authorities. This
puts the Savannah road question up
to Wayne and Liberty and the other
counties that will be traversed if the
prescat plans are followed."
Scout Car Coming.
As told in The News Tuesday, Sa
vannah is to send out a scout car early
tlie coming week to locate tta best
route from that city to Brunswick and
Jacksonville. It is possible that the I
car will come by the way of Bur
roughs, where the Ogeeche will be
crossed and following the Seaboard
Air Line route will cross the Altama
ha at the Barrington ferry. Once j
across the Altamaha the car will have j
an easy run lo Ml. Pleasant, thence
into Brunswick. It Is probable, liow
ever, that the'Darien route will lie
used, the r*ir leaving the old stage
road at Then and following the old
postroad into Darien, where two of
tiie party will lie brought over the
river in a launch to Dents. The scout
car will return to Theo and then on
to Barrington and Mt. Pleasant.
Several Brunswick automobile
owners have volunteered to take up
the party at Dents, bringing them in
to tlie city over the proposed roadway
from Brunswick to Darien. One or
two will go to Barrington anil accom
pany the scout car into the city.
The run to Jacksonville is 107 miles
-and it is estimated will take about
eight bouts. The run from Savannah
will require fully 24 tp 36 hours be-
of round-about roads north of
Barrington ferry in Mclntosh, Liberty
and Bryan counties. Some of these
roads cannot lie used in wet weather,
hence the scout car in case of a
heavy rain is likely to be delayed.
Considerable local interest has been
aroused by the news of the proposed
run from Savannah and it is certain
that the scout car party will receive
many attentions.
ORPHANAGE IS FULL
AND TREASURY EMPTY
The Methodists of Brunswick will
regret a report sent out from Cordele
yesterday that the Orphans' Home at
Macon is in sore distress. According
to Rev. W. A. Huckabee, agent of
the Home, there are 128 orphans in
the institution and on June 8 there
was a balance in the bank of only r 64
cents.
Cbrdele citizens sent n about $l5O
or almost enough for one week’s ex
penses. The report is a distressing
one, but will, it is hoped, rally the
friends of the Home to its aid in this
hour of need.
CORPORATION TAX IS
NOW BEING CONSIDERED
Washington, Tunc 16. —President
Taft today held a special cabinet
meeting, Senator Root also being
present. It is inferred that the
meeting was called to obtain the views
of the cabinet a6 to the president's
proposed message to congress today
regarding a tax on the net earnings of
corporations.
OPEN REVOLT
IN HONDURAS
CABLES TO NEW ORLEANS PRE
DICT SERIOUS CRISIS IS
NEAR AT HAND.
New Orleans, June 16. —Tbe Times-
Democrat today says:
“Events are marching on toward a
revolution in Honduras, according to
dispatches received today by local
business men engaged in Central
American trade. The country faces a
crisis, probably the most serious since
the fall of General Bonilla in 1906.
The dispatches say La Ceiba and the
northern coast provinces of the un
settled country are in open revolt, and
have sent emissaries to New Orleans
to persuade Bonilla to return and take
possession of the government."
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Eclipse of Sun
Comes at Sunset
Get out your smoked glasses late
this afternoon and when the hour ar
rives be quick, for you will have but
a few moments to witness one of the
most remarkable eclipses of the, sun
on record.
Washington sent out telegrams yes
terday, stating that at Brunswick the
eclipse would be visible at 6.59 p. m.
As this is the sunset hour there is but
a faint chance to observe the phe
nomenon. if one were in Alaska,
Nome, or at the North Pole, the
eclipse would be pulled off at day
break and would last for three hours.
An Unusual Sight.
Pittsburg, Pa., June 16.—According
to Professor John A. Brasliaer, an Al
legheny astronomer, tomorrow’s
eclipse of the sun will be totally un
like any other recorded in the his
tory of skygazing. He says:
“The eclipse will be of a very in
teresting character from the fact that
for a few seconds it will be an annu
lar eclipse, then change to a total
eclipse, then back to an annular
eclipse for the second time. I cannot
find record of such an occurrence in
any history of astronomy, although
we have records of annular eclipses
for 400 years, and of total eclipses
for thousands of years. The eclipse
as a partial phase of greater or lesser
magnitude will sweep over the North
American continent from the north,
decreasing in size as it passes
through Canada and the States.”
Good Roads Meet
At Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald, Ga., June 16.—The coun
ty commissioners of fifteen south
Georgia counties will meet here to
morrow for consideration of the good
roads contest, and a direct route
from Atlanta to Jacksonville via Perry,
Hawkinsville, Fitzgerald, Douglas and
Waycross.
The enthusiasm shown gives every
assurance that the road will be built,
as the commissioners in the counties
interested express their willingness
to do their part toward its construc
tion.
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BANKERS GO WEST
Chicago, 111., June 16. Eastern and
southern members of the American
Institute of Banking, met here today
to begin the trip to Seattle, where
the annual convention will be held
next week.
TARIFF OFFICIALS MEET.
Atlanta, Ga., June 16. —Reduced
rates for a number of occasions will
be discussed at the meeting here to
day of the conference committee of
the Southeastern Passenger associa
tion.
ELKS CIRCUS OPENS.
Washington. D. C.. June 16. —Elks
of the national capital opened at Ben
ning track today a big circus and
jubilee, which promises to eclipse any
similar event ever held in this coun
try.
TONIGHT AT THE GPAND.
The following brand new moving
nictures subjects will be Bhown at
the o:*nd tonight!
The sensational melodrama, "One
Stroke of 12,” will hold the audience i
spellbound.
“The Lady Cabby’s Romance” Is aj
very amusing French picture.
“Bobby's Animated Sketches” isj
without doubt the host child picture
ever taken.
"A 'Fish Story” is a very clever
comic picture. Almost everybody in
I Brunswick is farjil'.a.r with a fish story
ond th’s picture ought to create a
great deal oi interest.
PRICE: 5 CENTS.
HEAD OF BARAGA
HAS HIGH HOPES
THINKS THREE MILLION MEM
BERS MAY BE ENROLLED
BY 1912.
Local Members Are Hoping foe a
Visit from Founder Maracbail A.
Hudson, Who Was in Savannah
Yesterday for a Brief Visit.
Local members of the Baraca are
hoping that Marshall A. Hudson, of
Syracuse, N. Y., founder of the organ
ization. will visit Brunswick. He is
now ia Savannah the guest of the Ba
raca class of that city. Mr. Hudson
is pushing the World-Wide Baraca
association.
The original class of the First Bap
tist church of Syracuse has grown
from eighteen members just thirteen
years ago to an enrollment of 355
today. The total membership of the
movement is now 400,000.
Mr. Hudson is a man of magnetic
personality, whose every manner is
cordial and friendly. Of the great
movement, of which he is the found
er and lias been largely the developer,
he spoke modestly. He is a plain,
unassuming business man, having up
until a few years ago been the pro
prietor and successful manager of
several crockery stores in his native
city.
Mr. Hudson is most optimistic as
regards the future of the movement.
He believes that within three years
the total number of Baraca students
will number more than a million.
"OPEN SHOP” ORDER.
Will Affect One Thousand Skilled
Workmen at Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Pa.. June 16. —Over 1,000
skilled workmen, members of the
Amalgamated Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers, employed by
the American Sheet and Tin Plate
company, will quit work on the night
of June 30, at which time the "open
shop” order of the company becomes
effective. Many unskilled workmen
will also be affected.
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/WALL STREET WEAK.
Troubles of United States Steel on
Paris Bourse Cause Declines.
New York,-.Jtine I^—The stock mar
ket opened weak with the showing of
sharp declines f#r most favorite,
speculative issues. Reports of obsta
cles to listing of United States Steel
on the Paris Bourse affected -the
whole market.
GEORGIA' UNDERTAKERS
MEET IN SAVANNAH
Savannah, Ga., June 16.—The Geor
gia Funeral Directors' association met
here today. E. A. Almand, of Mans
lield, now secretary, was elected pres
ident. One feature of the program
was the discussion of disinfecting as
well as embalming the bodies of all
dying from contagious or infectious
diseases.
LABOR LEADERS MEET.
Columbus. Ga., June 15.—The state
Federation of Labor met here today
to be in session three days. The
convention was welcomed to the city
by Mayor Browne. Judge W. G. Love,
F. M. Sommerkamp, Jerome Jones,
of Atlanta, and other speakers, mada
addresses.
PYTHIAN FIELD DAY,
Bangor, Me., .June 16. —An encamp
ment and field day celebration was
commenced here today by the Maine
Brigade, Uniformed Rank, Knights of
Pythias.
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PENN COMMENCEMENT.
Philadelphia, Pa., June 16.—Univer
sity of Pennsylvania’s one hundred
and fifty-third annual commencement
took place today, with Prof. Penn
iman, the retiring dean of the college,
as the principal orator.
•■MOVES TO BRUNSWICK.
Dr. W. N. Nanney, of Mt. Pleasant,
and formerly of Waycross, is to be a
new resident of Brunswick. Dr. Naa
ney will remove here within the next
few weeks with bis family and will
receive a hearty welcome.
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HOBART COLLEGE.
Geneva, N. Y., June 16.—Hobart
College completed its eighty-fourth
| year today, when dip'oro-s were glvert
the graduates.