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The Brunswick Daily News. VOL. VIII., NO. 229. AUGUSTA !fl LINE FI MITO ROM JUDGE EVE IS PUSHING THE ROAD WORK IN RICHMOND COUNTY. Tj.at the Jacksonvi! :e • Srurs.viek-S;- vanrah Road W.l: Ee Exteide.: ;o Augusta. Thence on to Wash r _ ton. is New Certs n. V t\V Ol E l ■!< V 1 ’ U 11'ftni * X York te A Gaul* .•••;,.!(-(! •• . Ann,:. ■\Y. im.-nd" aid .Tads, Kw 10- counties hi i wet ii Savannah and Ait - gitsta. have goi-fi r0.,.': . bin sime of them mi'd fniptnvlug and ti* *,v are now being worked wi. If possible v'c will make a.t effort to ha 'o read from Now York to skum i.ah ex'. nd< and to Augusta.” — 4 WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE. Southern Publishers Grew Merry s'. Their Novel Banquet, llirmlngham. Ala. fun- 17 -The Southern Publisher!,’ association, af ter a two-days’ session, selected Mo bile for the next meeting place and adjourned. Officer-, selected for the coming year are: Rufus N. Rhodes. Birmingham, president; John Ross, Charlotte, vice president; Victor Hau eon, Birmingham, secretary-treasurer. Executive committee. A. F. Sanford, Knoxville Journal-Tribune: \V. Ik Jeffries, Birmingham Age-Herald: F. G. Bell, Savannah Morning News: F. W. R. Hinman, Jacksonville Tinies- Vnion; A. 13. Clarkson. Houston Post. The publishers enjoyed a royal banquet. Th**-,banqueters were seat ed around an Immense artificial lake, whose surface wa„ almost covered with water lilies. Live ducks swam upon its surface, and a fisherman in a canoe enjoyed lire in the center. Fish darted in anil out among the lilies, and four fountains in the lake kept the air coo,. Water indeed, was the most prominent feature of the ban quet, as the affeir was what is com monly called 'dry.” CRISP COUNTY BUSY. Too Many Courts, But Will Issue Good Roads Bonds. Cordele, Ga., June 17.—Crisp county •will be without a city court if a bill which has been prepared is passed. This wipes out the city court of Cor dele. The grand jury recommended in its report today the issuance of bonds for the building and working of a series of good roads covering the entire county. An expert will be em ployed to lay out the roads and make an estimate of cost so that the com missioners may cali an election for bonds Before the close of summer. TWO TRAINS DAILY WON'T PAY, SAYS ROAD Atlanta, Ga., June 17.—The railroad commission is again handling the port rate bugaboo. A decision is expected Saturday. The commission heard the petition of citizens on the line of the Atlanta! and Florida division of the Southern | railway for double dally passenger service. The officials of the Southern] Railway company answerd that two. trains a day each way would not pay.; The commission took the matter un-! der advisement. ♦ FINE CANTALOUPE CROP NOW GOING OUT Albany. Ga.. June 17. —About 225 ar3 of cantaloupes will be shipped from this section. A few cars are now rolling and prospects are bright.] Watermelons will not move before] July 1 and there will be a decrease! In the movement. ± hoskins-burton company SOON MOVE TO FLORIDA i The coming on the M. & M. steam ship Merrimac of C. S. Hoskins of the Hoskina-Burton Timber Cos., of Bal timore and Brunswick, brought out the fact yesterday that, the company will soon remove to Jacksonville. Man agerr E. Y. Smith will probably open bis office in that city early in July. The company does an extensive piling supply business and as practically all the piling timber Is now in Florida ihe removal is a logical r.-su't Savannah Scout Car Cannot Cross Ferry That the sc- ut <a . vviu . . . | from Savannah - 4 . - n.x v :. v. .. — - 4- Czar and Kaiser Meet and Embrace ll' lti H ifir-tOLY iiiC Iltg I OvUi> Uii ittti <*r;t I tcniiiy. Ouat clißlomauc bi.^- nificance i- attached to the meeting i TU, cv.„ i was accompanied by Prime Minis',-r Stelypin. while the kaiser’s entotirage included C.'lian, • 1- lor von line low. Foreign Minister von Sciioti and Marine Mulster Admiral von Tii pi;/.. NO ONE IN BRUNSWICK SAW THE SUN ECLIPSE Dark, dull clouds In the west at sunset yesterday caused many per sons iu P.i unswick to lie disappoint ed. Early in the afternoon heavy showers followed a thunderstorm. Smoked glasses were at a discount last night. SUGAR TRUST WAS FOXY; STOLE MANY MILLIONS New York, June 17. —Trial of a dock superintendent and six checkers •of sugar weight: charged with con spiracy to defraud the United States government in the weighing of sugar at the docks of the American Sugar Refining company, in this city, began today. The cases are the result of inves tigations by the custom inspectors which disclosed that springs had been used to manipulate the scales used to weigh sugar imports in such a manner as to defraud the government of upward of $2,000,000 in customs duties. Brunswick Boy Wins Bryan Prize Brunswick came into the lineup at the University commencement at Athens in great shape by the capture of Bryan prize. O. J. Toinas, who left Glynn academy two years ago, taking up a course at the Uni versity, put up a fine essay on “Our Form of Government.” The announce ment yesterday that he had captured the Bryan prize brought much pleas ure to his many friends. SERVANTS' GAB. Feature of Gould Trial Yesterday Was Evidence of Maids and Others. New York, June 17. —The taking of the testimony of the servants and employes on two of the Gould estates, Castle Gould and Port Washington, N. Y., and the Blue Gap farm, in | Virginia, was continued today at the trial of the suit of Katherine Clem mons Gould for separation from her husband. HowarJ Gould. The defense has called a small army j of ntaid3. stablemen, gardeners, clerks, i carpenters and other employes to tes- | tify to the actions and conduct of Mrs., Gould in an effort to justify Gould in leaving his wife on account of her' alleged addiction to the use of in- 1 toxicants. TWO HUNDRED GEORGIANS Enjoyed a Picnic on the St, Johns River Yesterday. Nearly two hundred people left here this morning on the steamer De- Bary to enjoy the picnic and barbe- 1 cue at Greer. Cove Springs arranged by the Society of Georgians. The day opened most favorably, and at an early hour the pleasure-seekers began lo arrive at the dock. When the boat steamed up the river it presented a lively appearance. Many of the bus iness men of the city who at one time were residents of Georgia were on the boat, and all entered into the spirit of the occasion.—Jacksonville Metro pol’s. BRLNSWICK. GA., FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 18, 1909. DIKE MU! COME 10 COULD nos :men and engineers on T2XASPACIFIC PREPARE FOR TROUBLE. - cal fer A-bitraticn Made to George Cos. and D’o-e-t Fade t; Pass Heads of the System and te Enginemen Mrs Sore. To.nvkmia. ArU. !• - ■ 17—Whin* :.ilul Tlrt'.t ir. illlbc* li * . il'V V'-'r-n A Greek Services At St. Marks Fur tli first tin.i i. urs Die Greeks of Brunswick v. belong to t In- Oi iu’dox G:v> a e :i h, wll ha \\: church service- loda., conduct ed ;•> a pi’.est of tlieir ow n commun ion. As is well known, the Episco pal church in the I’niini Siat.es holds, close relation!, with the Creek Ortho dox church so that priests of one communion are always welcomed by those ot the other. Servile, at Si. Marks Episcopal china h today will he a.- follows: Holy Communion, Anglican services at 8 a. m., Rector R. K. ilovkin cele brant. Holy Communion, Greek Orthodox Communion, H to and a. m., Rev. Thus. Papageorge celebrant. Litany, Anglican service, 5 p. m., by, Rector R. E. Boykin. Services of Greek church at 8 to 9 p. in., by Rev. Thus. Papageorge. Priest Papageorge. who Is the guest at St. Marks rectory, is a most, in telligent and highly-educated Greek. His home is In savannah, where he is doing splendid servVu aiiKipg his countrymen.' Tin* Grinflk cploify of. Brunswick bold him iulhigh esteem and Hie attendance at 11*' services at Si. Marks today tie large. MONTE CRISTO ACT. It Will Draw a Big Crowd to St. Simons Next Sunday. The sensational exhibition to be given next Sunday at. St. Simons by Frank Thomas, the originator and demonstrator of the great Monte Cris to feat, will draw a big crowd to ttiat resort. The public will have an opportunity of witnessing one of the nerviest stunts on record. Mr. Thomas takes up a collection before going into the water, half of which goes to the orphans of Blakely. Should he fail to come up all of the donation goes to the orphans. The feat, is a sensational one. The demonstrator is tied and put into a barrel which is thrown overboard and sinks immediately to the bottom of the sound. The man frees himself from the ropes, breaks out of t lie barrel and swims ashore. A commit tee from the spectators does the tying —hence there is no chance for de ception. The special Sunday schedule of the St Simons Transit Cos. is a most con venient one. Steamers leave at 9 a. m., 10 a. m., 2.30 p. rn. and 3.30 p. m. The Monte Oristo feat takes place immediately after the arrival of the 3.30 o’clock boat. And oh you kid! watch the ad on the barrel! GEORGIA ORDINARIES. Macon, Ga., June 17. —Ordinary C. j M. Wiley, of Bibb county, is now Otis'- j ily engaged in preparing for the an- j nuai convention of Georgia ordinar-1 ies, which is to be held at Indian j Springs on Juns 23. DOWNWARD DROPS THE STOCK MARKET i New York, June 17. —Opening i prices of stocks today tended down-] ward. Advances of 5-8 in New York | Central and Chesapeake & Ohio were the only important exceptions. Cop per industrials were under special pressure. PEACH CROP LATE. Only Twenty-five Cars Against Four Hundred Last Year. Macon. Ga., June 17.—The Georgia 1909'peach crop will he 40 per cent, of the 1908 crop. Against 3,000 re frigerator cars ordered by the Central of Georgia last year that, road ha3 orders now for only 1900 cars Up to Tuesday but 25 cars had been sent out against 400 at the same date last year or just oue-slxteeutb. ROCK ISLMD ROW NEEDS IF, Ml, REPORT v R OM BOSTON THAT AN ANNOUNCEMENT MAY SOON COME. Final.cm l ic'es Concede That the F.c.A Saiar.d-Frisco In.erests Will Me.-t the lllnois Centra! Move iiy An:: te. Uerger.- i:: ":■• ; ii Railway and C-.-uiial i’ll i., f-’ruuswick. i ~ , ,ii ii ii. T -jl-, i i . . M a anv 0 s ;; -sq t s sfgnitic't" l ti n-’ ; ito II! nois Central, l.e ;Oh. V • 11, ;hc Rack taland will s on til shape to checKmate it We lin\ s it port jli. view nearby thu; it is equal In having a line info Savti i i.ah la . uwic’at circles the petition of the; rye v, rs of the A., U .v A. p> - auyinuß, to issue receivers’ certifi cates no that llie system may ki.< p up Rs udiance into Birmingham is ■rnd. r? iomi to )>i backed by Rock Rsl hhd interests who stand ready to take every certificate. In brief tin street lias it that the Rock Island will now se- to it that the A., 11. & A. is rapidly completed so thal the big syi tern may have an outlet on the south Atlantic. Wants Panama Trade. That Harrimun needed just such an outlet to make the Illinois On vni more valuable is conceded. A.iri at the same time the well-informed say that tlie Rock Island interests who have in the past backed the Atkinson syndicate are now urgent in their! demands that the merger nf the A.. B & A. and Rock island 1,0 put thijugl; as quickly as possible. Boost for Brunswick '.•he A., B. A A. Brunswick termi nals with the open sea in view ami having a score of economical advan tages, are rated the most valuable on the coast. The Rock Island lias 'ts eye out for the Panama traffic an I Incidentally by having the A.. B. & A. as an outlet will lie prepared to name the rates on all business from the middle west. An announcement concerning the A., B. & A. may very soon follow that made on Wednesday by the Ha riman interests. Waycross to Vote on a Bond Issue Waycross, June 17.—With $70,000 worth of bonds tied up in the Atlan tic Car Works deal, Waycross is to hold another bond election on Satur day for a proposed issue of $15,000 of 5 per cent. 30-year bonds, to fur nish funds tor the building of a mu nicipal electric light and power plant. Much interest has been aroused and a full vote will be had. POPULAR RESORT FOR DRINKS IS AT FEARRINGTON'S STORE At all hours of the day and late at night this popular place is crowd ed with customers for the fine foun tain beverages that are served at this drug store. Special features of the re- j freshments usually found here are | all kinds of mineral waters on draft at the same price as soda water. This feature of the business is not gener ally known to the public and it will appreciate the information. * WAYCROSS NOW PULLING FOR THAT AUTO ROAD “If Wayne county will give us a bridge across the Altamaha river at Doctortown we'li soon have an auto mobile road to Savannah.” —Waycross Herald. ROLAND ELLIS OUT; HOLDER THE NEXT SPEAKER Macon, Ga.. June 17.-—Roland Kills,! of Macon, has withdrawn from the! race for speaker of the next house, | insuring the election of John N. Hold -' er, of Jackson, without opposition. SKIBO AT JACKSONVILLE. Jacksonville, June 17. —The Car negie yacht Skibo, in command of Captain Yates, which was at the Merill-Stevens company’s shipyards for repairs, has returned to Dimge ness. Will Not Deport Four-Year-Old Tot N ,- w York. .Tune 17.—Minna Hopken. a 1 • tty four-year-old girl, was saved from d-potration by the timely arri val of a telegram from Fitzgerald. Ga.. i)i t u given up had um-xp-ctully spo iled been located. The child will he fni half orphans in Bremen and the C, I'p;..}, f. v-Tumenr learning ib.at lun Bat Getz, tailed Fin. w.is lust ii avd No Negro K. of P's. Says South Carolina mi(j iusimuH i)t ill*- r)i ('u v S ii ii ir action vvili lie taken by the Pythians oi North Carolina shortly. The suits will be tenuously lesisted. The le - gi i Pvthiaas of Georgia hav.- fought He ir ease bind tnraugh the stale courts and ar now threatening an appeal to tin- United Flutes supreme court. The Knights of Pythias may gb about their t urpose in ihree ways, by suit through the state courts, by similar action in the federal e urts, or by request to the legislature to abolish the charter of the negro or- 1 ganization. Morris Estate Pays Big Tax Chicago, June 17.—Settlement of the largest inheritance tax ever paid in Illinois was made by the estate of Nelson Morris. The amount which goes to, the commonwealth is $165,- 899.52. This, according to the records of Cook ctlinty, hears -six per cent, interest from a date six months after the death of the pioneer packer, which will bring the total to nearly $184,000. GREAT AUTO CARNIVAL OPENS AT CHICAGO Chicago, June 17. —It is expected that a half-million spectators will witness Saturday's carnival to begin tomorrow on the Crown Point-Lowell course in Illinois and Indiana. AJI preparations were completed today for the meet, which will be the great est in the history of motoring in the west. National guardsmen will patrol the course and every precaution has been taken to prevent accidents. The meei will be inaugurated tomorrow with ihe 236-mile contest for the Indiana light car trophy. Saturday’s star event will be the 402-mile race for the Cobe cup. USE ASBESTOS SHINGLES ON NEW POWER HOUSE Considerable interest In the roof of the Mutual’s new power house has been shown among those engaged In building. The roof is covered with century asbestos shingles, anew de parture in roofing, which is being heartily endorsed by builders. Wright & Gowen represent the factory and are introducing this new material. * FIXTURES IN PLACE IN NEW KRESS BUILDING Hie work of installing the fixtures in the new Kress building was com pleted yesterday. The concern opens for business early in July and will] employ a half dozen clerks. The at tractive front of the building gives | that section of Newcastle street a business-like appearance. + SEBRING GOES OUT AND JORDAN COMES IN Jacksonville, Fla., June 17. —Mayor Sebring at noon Friday will turn over his office to William S. Jordan. There will be few changes in the minor of fices of the city. NO GLYNN OFFICERS AT FITZGERALD CONVENTION The convention of county officers, which opened at Fitzgerald Wednes day, has delegates from forty-nine counties. Practically every south Georgia county is represented excep; Glynn. The convention is the largest in the history of the association. Or dinaries, clerk s. sheriffs and treasur ers are in attendance. PRICE: 5 CENTS, RUSS GUN FIRES Oi ENGLISH SRIP BRITISHERS TO DEMAND APOL OGY FOR INSULT TO THE UNION JACK. Torpedo Beat Sends a Shot Into an English Vessel, Which Came Too Close to Czar's Meeting Place With the Gein-an Empercr. Vilioi p. Finland. June 17. -A British steamer has beet fu. and n,,.,j. \ ■ i?j,~ sun tori),-do boa. h r api-n.iu'iiii.c too c:m-e to Bn bay on ti , Fluuish coast •pero’ \\ iii:am iret tnclai*. Hu* Xon hi. uru. fhe was hailed and fried upon last night -off VTirmahtt, : iu ltd oi Biorke. 'iii> projeciih trora ’• r ■ ■a ' ' H 'U' ,p v.' ■--! a steam pipe BRITISHERS DEMAND APOLOGY FOR SHOOTiNG London, June 17 —The news that a Russian gunboat had fired on a Brlt ish vess-l Has aroused great indig nation hue and excitement is run nimr high. An apology will r- rjs m.uided from tlie Russii.ti government ■' >' "hai i- considered an insult to tlie British Hag. The firing on llie Xorthburg is the t pic of conversa tion all over ihe cit.y today. A i LANTiC FLEET GATHERS. All cf the Vessels Are at Hampton Roads Today, Washington, June 17. —In fine shape after their famous world tour the ships ot the Atlantic lUet are gather ing at Hampton Roads to take part in the summer program as follows: June 20 —Go to sea for short, pre liminary maneuvers. June 21 —Return to Hampton Road a. June 29—Leave Hampton Roads for New England ports to give liberty and spend the Fourth of July. July 2 —Ships will diverse to vari ous New England ports, Boston. Mar blehead, Gloucester, Rockport, Ports mouth, Portland, Boothbay, Penobscot Bay and Eastport. July 7 —Fleet reassembles at Rock port, Muss., and leave same day foi Provincetown. July 10—Arrive at Provincetown for drills and exercises. August s—Leave5 —Leave for Hampton Roads August 9 —Arrive at Hampton Roads August 14—Leave for southern drill grounds, and August 19th commence record target practice. Rear-End Smash Delays an Excursion Fernandina, Fla., June 17.—The Fernandina special excursion train, which left Gainesville today, happeu.- ed to an accident at Waldo, which delayed them for several minutes and badly bruised up a number of the passengers. The accident was caused by the brakes sticking on the train, and the engineer in backing up ran into a freight train. Front what could be learned, the tram that was backing up was run ning a ta considerable rate of speed, as it demolished two of the passen ger coaches, shaking up the occu pants pretty badly. Nothing seri ous is reported, however. Following the accident, the crew picked up three extra coaches and the train was soon on Us journey to this city with a delayed, but happy crowd, which arrived late in the afternoon. SAVANNAH LANDS MEETING. Atlanta, Ga., June 17. —Savannah landed the i9lO great council fire of I. O. U. M. The Savannah delega tion promise a most unique celebra tion. + THE GRAND TONIGHT. Another film of the series of great western pictures will be given at the Grand tonight, entitled "Love and Law." This subject will prove to be the best of this series. The acting and scenery throughout, is perfect. “An Awfully Bad Shot” is one of Pathe's best comic pictures and “Be hind in His Rent” is a very amusing story of an artist who forgot to pay his rent and the troubles he has. The program for tonight will prove very interesting. The pictures at the Grand are grow ing more popular every day. The young and old enjoy the clean moral pictures offered every evening. As the seating capacity of the Grand is unlimited theres i 1 ways room for all.