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VOLUME XX—NO. 268
HEALTH OFFICERS
SOUTHERN STATES
INVITED]!) CONFER
Surgeon General Cummings
Calls Meeting to Gather at
Washington August 4.
TO CONSIDER PELLAGRA
SITUATION IN THE SOUTH
Representative Byrnes of South
Carolina Introduces Resolu
tion Requesting President
Harding to Report to House
All /the Facts Within His
Knowledge.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, July 28. —Acting with
the approval of President Harding,
Surgeon General Cummings, of the
United States public health service,
today issued invitations to all state
health officers of thirteen Southern
states to meet with him here on Aug
ust 4, for the purpose of considering
the situation in connection with the
reports of a threatened pellagra epi
demic in certain parts of the Southern
cotton belt.
Georgia Officers Invited.
, The states whose health officers
have' been invited to attend the pro
posed conference are Texas, Louisi
ana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee,
Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, Ken
tucky, Florida, North Carolina, South
Carolina, and Virginia.
Ask Harding For Facts.
Representatives Byrnes, of South
Carolina, introduced in the house to
day a resolution requesting President
Harding, if not Incompatible with the
public interest, to report to the house
all the facts within his knowledge on
which be based his recent letter to
the Wfeto Red Cress oflWal* coo
earning a threatened pellagra oftvl
demg* in the South.
Senators Deny Report.
About the same time Repeesenta*
tive Brynes Introduced his resolution
la the’ house a half dozen or more
Southern senators presented denials
to the senate of the reports that there
is a pellagraV peril in their states.
BRUNSWICK SOLDIER TO BE
BURIED BY SIDE OF BROTHER
The remains of Private Columbus
Eugene Barlow-, a victim of the wor’d
war, wht> lost his life in France, as a
result of an accident, shortly after
4se armistice was signed, will be
brought back to Brunswick to be bur
lad by the side of his brother*, Robert
Lee Barrow, who died while In camp
at Macon, awaiting the call to the
battlefields.
The two brothers, among tbu sever
al Brunswick boys who made, tie su
preme sacrifice during the world wgr,
will sleep side by side In Cal me do
cemetery, where a marble slab will
be erected to commemorate their ser
*vtee to the country In Its hour oi need.
Mr. Barrow, father of the hoys, stat
ed last night that all arrangements
had been completed for the bringing
to Brunswick of the remains of hb
son who died in France, an 1 that he
expected the body to reach here la the
next two or three weeks.
The young soldier, who was a mem
bar of the Brunswick company, lost
his life as a result of a dyimmi'e ex
plosion, while engaged In the w >rk
of filling up trenches, after the armls
tica had beep stoned. Upon arrival
hcce the remains will he taken tu
Charge by the local American Legion
p<*l and the funeral .ervtees will be
conducted with full military honors.
PRACTICE GAME WILL BE
HELD MONDAY AFTERNOON
In preparation fur the camp with
Porn and in a Tu*day afternoon, the
Brunswick All Star* will iwt a
atrun* local team at Norwich park
Monday afternoon In an exhibition
praciica game, which promises to
develop Into aat iff contest. Manager
©do Millar requesta the following
placet a to gather at the park at four
o'clock Motidad afternoon to taka part
tn iha game with the All fttara: 1.0
rvnUaon. J Owona. Daniel*. Hay
Woodn. t'ultar. Laadu*. Murk*., &
T. t Burn* II and &* tori
mu, and Harry Totkaldaaa.
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
GOLF IS NAMED AS
THE CO-RESPONDENT
Man’s Love For Game Caused Him
to be Cruel, Charge.
Newark, N. J., July 28.—The ancient
and honorable game of golf is “co
respondent” in a divorce suit filed by
Mrs. Rachael B. Hayward of Mont
t
clair against Sterling P. Hayward.
Her Charge.
In affidavits filed with Vice Chan
cellor Fielder yesterday, Mrs. Hay
ward declared the game took so much
of her husband’s leisure that she
scarcely ever saw him; that her lack
of interest in golf caused him to be
cruel to her and that he spent money
in pursuit of his hobby that he should
have spent maintaining her and their
two children.
Blames Relatives.
Mr. Hayward’s answer denies golf
is responsible for their marital dif
ficulties, which he attributes to dif
ferences with Mrs. Hayward’s rela
tives and her discovery that he was
not as wealthy as she had believed.
PRISON FARM PROBE
TO BE CONTINUED
Resolution Calling For the Ap
pointment of a Committee to
Make a Full and Complete In
vestigation, Will Very Prob
ably be Introduced Today or
Tomorrow.
Atlanta, July 28.—A formal resolu
tion calling for the appointment of a
committee to make a full investigation
of conditions of the State Prison Farm
will be introduced in the House Fri
day or Saturday, following the read
ing of the official report outlining the
true situation at the institution from
the house penitentiary committee,
which will hold an executive session
tonight. * *
This move is freely predicted by
(attiUteers *hw?#-Uw' In
vestigation to date has disclosed so
many Irregularities and charges erf
corruption at the farm. Avery un
favorable report is expected to be
submitted early tomorrow morning.
The last open session of the com
mittee was held last night, and at
this time, Judge T. E. Patterson, of
the Prison Commission, was cross ex
amined by Chairman June S. Perry
man. Ills examination revealed that
either the law does not make rigid re
qulroments on the commissioners, or
they have failed propertly to dis
charge their duties.
When the executive session is held
Chairman Perryman and other mem
bers of the committee who are deter
mined to "clean up” the condition at
the farm, will meet some opposition,
but the Indications are the political
strength of the commission has been
broken, Mr. Perryman will speak on
the disclosures of the committee when
he presents the report to the house.
Tax Matters Stormy.
Stormy debates on taxation ques
tions featured sessions of both houses
this morning, with the senate engaged
in the controversy over the abolish
ment of the tax equalization act and
the house lighting over the adoption of
the gasoline tax hill which was
brought up for passage by Representa
tive J. W. Culpepper.
The appropriation hill, providing for
.the payment of deficits and Increases
In salaries of the superior court, su
premo and court of appeals, was pass
ed after a long debate between the
house members.
HARDING INVITED
TO VISIT 'GEORGIA
Atlanta and Rome Extend Invi
tations to President Harding
to Visit the Georgia Cities n
Octoberi.—Presented by Sen
ator Harris and a Delegation
of Congressmen.
president Invited head coming
Washington. July 2S An invitation
was extended ’to President Harding
this morning for him to visit Atlanta
and Rome in October, The delegation
extending the invitation consisted of
Senator Harris. Representatives Gor
don Lee and WUliam D Upshaw Mr.
low Invited the President to spend the
week end at hi home uear the Chick-
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SOUHERN RY. MAY
MAKE BRUNSWICK
ITS LEADING PORT
—
Foreign Freight Agent White in
the City Yesterday to Con
duct Investigation.
FAVORABLY IMPRESSED
WITH BRUNSWICK’S HARBOR
Mr. White Says the Southern
Will be Certain to Route a
Much Larger Volume of Ex
pert Through Port of Bruns
wick in the Future.
J. W. White, foreign freight repre
sentative erf the Southern Railway
system, and the Mobile & Ohio Rail
road, with headquarters at Broad
wtA r , New York, was in Brunswick
yesterday, coming here to make a
thorough inspection of the Southern's
local terminal facilities, as well as of
the Brunswick harbor, with a vie#
of increasing the volume of export
freight shipments handled over the
lines of the Southern, and routed
through the port of Brunswick.
After completing his inspection Mr.
White told a News representative that
Brunswick had a much better harbor
than he had any idea of, and was en
thusiastic in speaking of the possibil
ities offered here for development of
the Southern's export freight busi
ness. He stated that there is ifo rea
son why Brunswick should not be
made the chief port of the Southern
Railway system, adding*that the har
bor here was not surpassed by any on
the Atlantic coast.
Mr. White was particularly pleased
with the entire situation here for the
handling of export shipment*, and
expressed surprise that vessels of a
draft of more than 28 feet could be
easily accommodated. He comment
especially on the record recently
made by the oil tanker Plait, which
eanift info porf Wednesday * morning
loaded to a depth of 28.8.
■ To Increase Tonnage-
That the volume of tonnage routed
through Brunswick will be materially
increased soon is certain,, said Mr.
White, and in this connection inti
mated that the Southern is consider
ing plans to make Brunswick one of
its principal ports in the handling of
export shipments, especially to South
American countries.
Go After New Business.
Mr. White said that American busi
ness men are allowing European coun
tries to take a large part of the busi
ness built up in South America during
the war, but that Americans are now
becoming alive to the situation, and
are going after this trade in the right
way. He said also that German, and
other European shipping are
underbidding American steamship op
erators on freight-rates.
In connection with port develop*
ment. .Mr. White pointed out that un
der the new' rate schedules. Southern
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railroads have an advantage over tjie
eastern lines and that now is the time
to go after new business from the mid
dle west while t Mk lower,, rate to
Southern ports is fn effect. He left
last night for Mobile, Ala., to look over
the port situation there,
I
EMBASSY WITHDRAWS ITS
INVITATION TO NORTHCLIFFE
Washington, July 28.—Lord North
cllfre, the famous British publisher,
now visiting in the United States, Is
sued a statement here tonight, saying
"for reasons of which,! am not aware,
the invitation extended me to stop at
the British Embassy, and to attend
dinner there tonight, has been with
drawn.” Lord NorihcUffe** statement,
however, conveyed the impression
that the Invitation had been cancelled
las a result of his recent controversy
with Lord Curton, the British foreign
secretary.
amaugua battlefield in Northwest
I Georgia.
Going to Alabama.
The delegation will see the Presi
dent oext- week at a conference when
lit will be decided as to whether he
can accept the invitations. President
; Harding has accepted an invitation
|to .visit Alabama In October, and the
j desire of Georgia to entertain him at
* any time was expressed this morning.
Thfc Rome Chamber of Commerce ex
pended Us invitation and the Atlanta
| citizens have a standing invitation
since the President was unable to at
itend the Henry W. Grady birthday ex
ercises in May-
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1921.
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Sir Erneat Shackleton and route he proposes to-take on trip to South Polar regions. I
Supported by a small picked men, Sir truest Shackleton, the famous Antarcttic explorer, is to
start about the end of August on a- 30,000-mile voyage of discovery among the little-known islands of the lower
Atlantic and Pacific and the uncharted seas of the South Pole. The Quest, as his new ship is called, a little
vessel of some 200 tons net, will be manned by men of science and the sea, and equipped for evqj*y branch of sci
entitle research.
TAX ON GASOLINE
OEFEATEOIN HOUSE
Proposal to Levy Tax of One
Cent ' Per Gallon on ' Retail
Sales of Gas Meets Defeat,
But Attempt Will be Made to
Reconsider.— Qdv, Hardwick
in Favor Of It.” •
(By Associated Prees.)
Atlanta, July 28.—The proposed tax
of a cent a gallon on the retail sales
of gasoline In Georgia was defeated
in the Georgia house this afternoon,
the measure failing to get the neces
sary constitutional majority.
Sponsors of the bill declare that an
attaint will he- made to bring the gas
oline tax measure up for reconsidera
tion, and express the belief that It
will eyentuaily be passed. It is un
derstood that Govefnor Hardwick will
urge Its adoption if brought up again.
~ In discussing the. possibility of an
extra session of the legislature, Gover
nor Hardwick this afternoon declared
that he sees no necessity for an extra
session at the present time, declar
ing that all pressing legislation will be
passed before the date of adjourn
ment.
SEVEN SOON TO DIE
IN NORTH CAROLINA
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Governor Mofrison Yesterday
Announced the Dates of Exe
cutions of Seven North Caro
line Men Under Sentences of
Death. „ #
Asheville. N. C.. Jjily 28. —Gover-
nor Morrison has announced the dates
for execution of sere£ North Carolina
men under death sentence, including
that of J. T. Harris. Ridgeerekt mer
cAim. which was ftged for October
20. convicted of mnrdetjng
F. W. Monnish. an Alabama visitor,
recently made application for a bear
ing and Governor Morrison said he ex
pected to designate the Mine ter the
hearing soon. -
Other Da tea
Frank Henderson of Madison conn
I ty Is to- be executed Monday. October
j 10. HehdArson was convicted of mur
| dering his Attorneys have’ap
-1 pealed to the governor for a hearing.
[Other dates set were: Doll Little of
I Anson county. September 23: Harry
| Caldwell. Wayne county., October 31;
JkttM Foster. Wayne, coun;
i ber IS; W. H. Westmoreland.’lredell
1 county. November 21; Claude More
head. Guilford county. November 30.
iTbe governor said hearings would be
granted all who made application
Shackleton Ready to Explore Uncharted
Region of South Pole %
ENGLISH ATHLETES WIN
FROM AMERICAN TEAMS
(By Associated Press.)
Travers Island, N. Y„ July 28.—The
English team, composed of athletes
(from Oxford and Cambridge universi
ties defeated Princeton and Cornell
athletes here today in the internation
al track field meet, with five firsts and
six seconds to their credit, agaidst
five firsts and five seconds for the
Americans. The credit
ed to the Englishmen came as a r#
stilf of a tie 5 on* of She fronts,
add pellagra story
FREEOONiARGE
MURDER OF FATHER
Fourteen Year Old Myrta Wof
fard, of Gainesville, is Acquit
ted by Jury After Hearing Her
Story -of the Cause Which Led
Her to Kill Her Father.
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(By Associated Press.)
Gainesville, Ga„ July 28. —Myrta
Woffard, fourteen years of age, was
acquitted by a jury in superior court
here this afternoon, following her trial
on a charge of having murdered her
father. Cleveland Woffard.
In her story of the killing told to
the jury the little girl gave details of
how her father eras alleged to have
Improperly ,approacHed her, leaving
her no alternative but to defend her
honor. The Jury brought in a verdict
of acquittal within a few tniputcs af
ter retiring.
In the case of Mrs. Mary Townsend,
who claims she shot Dr. J. R. Arring
ton in self detense, a mistrial result
ed.
CLEAR WAY FOR PASSAGE
OF AGRICULTURAL CREDITS
(By -Associated Press.)
Washtfifttcnv July 28. —Bt-paftiean
senate forces today cleared the way
for the passim, possibly tomorrow,
or early ijpxt at the latest, of the
pending agricultural credits bill, em
bodying the administration's plan to
make the war finance corporation,' pn
'administrative agency. The new sub
stitute bill, providing this, was favor
ably reported by the senate agricul
tural committee today.
WANTS LAW TO PREVENT
IMITATING DANGER SIGNS
Atlanta, July 2s.—Senator Dennis
Flemming will Introduce a measure in
the senate Friday designed to prohib
it any merchant or any one else to
erect advertising signs slmilar’to the
danger signals placed at all intersec
tions by the railroads.
“These imitation signs are danger
ous and are beeomlng too numerous
throughout the state." said Senator
Fleming, “and I intend to do all I can
toward having them removed.**
ARMED GUARDSHOLD
VIBW.RY. BRIDGES
Guards Placed by Order of Fed
, eral Judge Evans, as Result of
, Reports That Attempts
Would be Made to Burn Tres
h,-i t l es ,j£ c ir d l® rt P H WP. r Mf o*
of Junking the'Road.
(By Associated Press.)
Moultrie, Ga„ July 28.—Guards arm
ed and instructed officially as to their
duties have been placed on duty at
the bridges along the line of the Val
dosta, Moultrie & Western Railroad,
for the of protecting these
structures from any attempt to do
them harm. These guards were plac
ed personally by Receiver Robert W.
Murray, who is in charge of the prop
erty under an order from Judge Bev
erly D. Evans, of the United States
district court.
With preparations being rushed for
ward by C. L. Jones to start a large
force of men at work tomorrow morn
ing tearing up the track, it*was deem
ed wise to station these guards, be
cause of certain Information which
had come into possession <ff the re
ceiver regarding anticipated action
to damage. If not destrqp the bridges.
C. L. Jones, .who purchased the
property at a recent receiver's sale,
has been negotiating for the sale of
the road for several days, and Tues
day believed that he had sold it, hut
there was a hitch which dissipated all
these plans and the would-be purchas
er took hlg leave from the city.
Following this came information!
from the court to the effect that the
work of removing the track and other
material of the road should proceed
at once, caused Mr. Jones to get busy.
He expected to get his crew started
on the work Wednesday morning, but
could not get ready. Thq work will
start at or near Moultrie tomorrow,
according to r. Jones’
he is informe4 the^ court now expects
him to proceed with the dismantling.
the meantime the guards at the
bridges have been told toAiee that no
damage is done to them by any per
son These guards are armed, but
they have been instructed not to shoot
unless their lives are imperilled or
It Is necessary In order to prevent the
use of some means that would destroy
the property.
YOUNG BUSINESS WOMAN
DIED FROM OPERATION
Savannah. July 28. —A *' coroner's
jury Wednesday afternoon after an
inquiry Into the death of Miss, May j
Gerber, prominent bnstnes woman, re-J
turned a verdict finding that the j
young woman died as the result of a
criminal operation performed by an
unknown party. It was also found
that she made no ante-roorten state
ment Miss Gerber died Monday.
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SHOWEiRS
PRICE FIVE ICENTS
'COTTON ACREAGE
IN SOOTH REDUG
TWENTY PEB CM:
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Unprecedented Changje in *
of Acreage Devoted io Lead
ing Southern Crops. *
ELEVEN MILLION ACRES
CUT FROM COTTON CRO
Nearly Two-thirds of the Land
Formerly Devoted to
Cotton Has Been Put in
Wheat, Corn Hay and
Potatoes.—Tobacoo Acreage
Also Reduced. (
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(By Associated Press.)
Washington, July 28. —An unprece
dented change in the ratios of the ac
reage devoted to the leading crops in
the cotton belt is shown this year, ac
cording to an announcement made by
the department of agriculture, which
declares thta almost eleven million
acres has been cut from the cotton,
rice and tobacco acreages, and that
slightly less than two-thirds of this
land has been put in wheat, corn, oats,
hay, potatoes, and other crops.
A large part of the remainder has
gone to pasture lands, ar is being al
lowed to remain idle this yqar, says
the department The met reduction
still leavps a larger acreage in culti
vation, however, than was the case
before the war.
The cotton acreage hai? been reduc
ed this year a total of twenty-eight per
cent, while there is a per
cent reduction in the acreage of rice,
and a cut of thirty-two per cent in the
tobacco acreage. The change Is due
to unsatisfactory prices for the staple
products of the South, -according to
the department.
WILL CO-ORDINATE ARMY
. 4 AND NAVYJPIJRCHASING
Washington, July 28.—An executive
order to co-ordinate the purchasing
for the army and navy and shipping
board, and to permit the transfer of
surplus supplies from one branch of
£he government to another has been
signed by the President.
This was drafted under Charles
Dawes, director of the budget bureau
and it also divides the country into
zones corresponding to the army corps
areas, with a general purchasing
agent ffir each zone.-
TURKS THEVAGUATE
ISMID PENINSULAR
Advanced Movement ,of the
Creek Army Cause of Hasty
Action.—Circassian Bancfits
Invade and Raid Town, Caus
ing British to Send Reinforce
ments to Dardanelles.
London. July 28.*-The Turkish na
tionalists have decided to evacuate
the Ismid Peninsular.
'* This step has been determined up
on. says an Exchange dis
patch from Constantinople, because of
the Greek advance in the direction of
Ada bazar, at the base of the peninsu
lar.
BANDITS RAID
TOWN WEDNEBOAY.
Constantinople. July * —Circas
sian bandits appeared yesterday* at
Karaboughtan, on the Sea of Mar
mora. raided the town and killed the
Turkish governor and the commander
of the gendarmie, A British detach
ment assisted the gendarmes in pur
suing the bandits. Asa result at this
incident the British are reinforcing
the Dardanelles garrison. v
PLANNING TO LAND ?
GREEKS ON BLACK SEA.
Constantinople,/ July 28. —The
Greeks are credited, in rumors current
here, with planning to landing on the
Black Sea coast in Asia Minor, with
a point east of Thrace as a base for
their expedition.
The purpose of this will be to out
flank the Turkish nationalist* and
compelling their evamatlpn of the
Ismid Peninsular, and if successful
the. probable forcing back of the
Turkish right wing to the vicinity of
Angora