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VOLUME XX—NO. 277
GLYNN COUNTY WILL
PAY GOST OF SURVEY
ST. SIMON PROJECT
Engineers of State Highway De
partment Are Employed Fo*
This Purpose by County
ALL IN READINESS FOR
THE WORK TO COMMENCE
Assistant State Bridge Engineoi
Newton and District Highway
Engineer King Reach the City
Yesterday, and Will Begin
Preliminary Surveys at Once.
Assistant State Bridge Engineer
Newton, of the highway iepartmont,
and District Highway Engineer King,
of the Eleventh District, reached the
city yesterday, and wjll at once tako
up the work of running the prelimi
nary surveys of the proposed St. Sl
mou highway project.
The entire cost of these surveys
will be borne by Glynn county, and
not by the state highway department,
as is generally believed. The com
missioners employed th P engineers at
the request of the Board of Trade, the
Young Men’s Club and the Rotary
Club, and will bear all expenses of the
work.
It Is understood that a number of
surveys are to he made, In order to de
termine the most direct, and at, the
same time, the less expensive to con
struct of the numerous routes avail
able. However, It Is believed that
the engineers will be ready to submit
a definite report within thirty days,
and the route they recommend will
ha the one most likety to be accepted.
If state and federal aid In the con
struction of the project can be se
cured, as Is believed, the necessary
machinery will be set In motion for
the calling of a bond election to pro
vide Divert couut.vM-mart of rite bmt
just as soon as the report of the en
gineers Is completed, and the approx
miate cost ascertained,
BOLD ATTEMPT MADE TO .
ROB PHOENIX STORE NO. 7
A bold attempt, to rob store num
ber seven, of the Phoenix Grocery
Cos., on Norwich street, was made, in
broat^ ‘daylight, about six o'clock Sun
day ■ morning,* when a lone robber
calmly proceeded to baiter off the
loofk on the front <\mr. Persons
asleep in their homes nearby were
•roused by the noise, and the thief
was frightened away Just as he had
succeeded in effecting an entrance,
making a hurried departure before
an adequate description could bo ob
tained. Police headquarters was not
ifted, and officers made a quick re
spouse, but (he would be robber had
made good his escape.
TOURIST PARTY HAS
NARROW ESCAPE SUNDAY
P H. Shackleford, aged 32, a news
paper man of Portsmouth, Va., his
wife and five children, who spent sev
eral hours In Brunswick Sunday, an
route home from Jackaonvcillo, Fla,,
had a narrow escape from depth late
Sunday afternoon, when the car In
which they were traveling was*struck
by a fast Seaboard Air Lin*> passen
ger train, at Rlccboro. near Savan
nah. '
All of the party were more or less
seriously Injured, none of them fatal
ly, however. They wer* rushed to a
Savannah hospital for medical atten
tten
Witnesses of the accident* are said
to have shouted warnings but the hit
foists failed to shM* down in time to
•void being strnek, n The fast train
stopped with record promptness. A
local train following the fast train ont
picked up the seven Injured i*eople
and backed Into Savannah, when' the
whole family Is In a hospital
Sir, Shacklefonl and his family, who
bad been In Florida, were on their
way home
MISS WARDE REM)RTED
RAPIDLY RECOVERING.
Tti# many friends of Miss Mrv
Wards, who * stricken with a sen
lon* (tine** while vlsltlug relatives at
Shawntot. Ala., will he glad to learn
that she I* reported as rapidly recov
•ring, Mis* Wsrde was able to re
turn home, with her father and moth
•r Mr and Mrs. Fred 0. Whrde. Frt
day apd i now under car# of Dr.
J W. H ; aim on*
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
GUARDSMEN ARE CALLED
OUT TO PROTECT NEGRO
Jacksonville,' Fla.. Aug. 8. —A de
tachment of Florida national guards
men, now in annual encampment at
Camp Johnston, near hei*e, was rush
ed ’to the armory here early last night
to be held in readiness to protect
Henry Hamilton, negro, arrested yes
terday in connection with the murder
here Sunday night of Mr*. .J. B. Lee,
wife of a railroad mehcanlc.
"TIGER” FLOWERS
FAILS TO GET TITLE
Brunswick Negro Put to Sleep
in the Sixth Round of a Sche
duled Fifteen Round Bout by
Panama Joe Cans, in Cham
pionship Fight at Atlanta
Last Night.
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Aug. B.—Panama Joe
Gans, claimant of the negro mid
dleweight boxing
knocked out “Tiger” Flowers, At
lanta contender for Tex Rickard's
diamond-studded belt, now in pos
session of Gans, in the sixth
round of a scheduled fifteen-round
* bout here tonight. Gans outclass
ed his? opponent at <?very stage of
the fight. 1
That “Tiger" Flowers, well-known
Brunswick negro boxer, failed to land
the championship honors in his fight
with Cans last night, will be the
source of deep disappointment among
thfk members of his rac P here, among
whom he has scores of enthusiastic
followers, who were betting on him
to win.
The “Tiger” has hnd a successful
boxing career since leaving Bruns
wick, and in fact his last nighl
by Gans is the first, important fight
bo has lost since entering the ring
Pat to- was able to stand up six
rounds before the champion ts an ovi
denco of his ability as a fighter.
A large party of local colored fans
as well as many of the white follow
ers of the game, were In Atlanta to
witness the contest, and there was
general interest about the city in the
result.
TWO ARRESTED ON
CHARGE OF ARSON
Thomas Brown, Aged 72, and
His Son, Claude Brown, Aged
38, Are Alleged to Have Set
Fire to Oil Mill at Sanders
ville, Ga., on May 20.
Sandorsvllle, (la.. Aug. B.—-Thomas
Brown, Hevcnty-twc# years of aeo, and
his son. Claude Brown aged 38 were
arrested here today on warrants
charging that they set fire to the Han
dersvllle Oil Mill plant here nrt May
20. resulting In Its destruction.
Sheriff English claims that the eld
er Brown has mathua confession to
him. In which he* Implicated others In
the burning of th, oil mill, but ho de
clined to divulge the names of those
Implicated pending furtner investiga
tion The oil mill plant was insured
for olghty-six thousand dollars.
STOLEN MAIL POUCH IS
FOUND IN NEGRO’S WELL
Jackson. Qa., Aug. 8. —Jackson bus
iness men were reading letters Satur
day that should have been delivered
to them on April 12. On that date a
locked pouch was stolen frnn depot
in Jackson. It was found Friday In
a well by a negro. Will Berry, who
was attempting to recover a bucket.
Postofflc,. officials had about given
up hope of ever locating Ihe missing
mail sack. It arrived In Jackson on
the southbound train at 2:2S a. m,
on April 12 and was thrown off at ihe
depot, to be hrought to the postoffice
later. Before the mall carrier arriv
ed the sack was stolen.
The thief who stole the mail pourh
failed to obtain any money, as the
sack contained no registered letters
or parcel post package*. The leather
strap was cut and a large rock put in
the -ack to sink It in the well. Many
of the letters and checks were torn
and mutilated
The post office department Is wort*
lug on the case.
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OWTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
IT-YEAR OLD BOY
ADMITS KILLING
HIS AGED MOTHER
Says First Shot Was Accidental,
And Shot Her Twice More
to End Suffering.
CONFESSES THAT HE HAD
QUARREL THE DAY BEFORE
Wilie Deffendoll, Aged 17, and
His 22-Year-0!d Brother,
Dolly, Are Both Being Held
on Charges of Murder £y the
Police at Evansville, Ind.—
Story of Accident is Discred
ited.
(By Associated Press.)
Evansville, Ind., Aug. B.—Willie Def
fendoll, seventeen years of age, to
gether with his brother, Dolly, aged
22, are being held on charges of mur
der in connection with the recent kill
ing of their seventy-year old moth
er, Mrs. Martha Deffendoll.
'Phe (formed confessed today, ac
cording tc Coroner Varnei Kriekhaus,
that he shot, and killed his mother.
According tp Willie's story, as relat
ed by the coroner, he and his mother
were out walking throng,i the woods
after squirrels when the hammer of
his gun struck a tree and was acci
dentally discharged, the lo::d passing
through his mother’s back.
The boy claims, says the coroner,
that when he saw his mother lying
wounded on the ground that rather
than see her suffering continue he
shot her twice more, resulting In her
instant death. ,
W'hile tl|e officials ay the confes
sion clears up the mystery of who
killed the woman, they put little faith
in the story of the first shot being ac
cidental, and claim that the boy has
admitted that he had a qu&frel with
his mother the day before when he re
turned from Boonefllle without get
ting a job.
COUPLE MAKING MOTOR
CYCLE TRIP 10 THE NORTH
Mr. and Mrs. L. Berry, of Jackson
ville, Florida, reached Brunswick last
night, on the first lap of a motor
cycle trip to Eastern states. Mr. andi
Mrs. Berry are traveling without the
Ufwa4 attachment, and en
countered heavy going between Jack
sonville and Brunswick. They arriv
ed about eight o’clock, after traveling
for hours In a heavy downpour of rain.
However, they are not In the least dis
mayed, or discouraged, and were in
the best of spirits, anticipating better
luck for tle rest of the long and
unique Journey. They were register
ed for the night at the Hotel Royal.
ATLANTA SLEUTH
IS FOUND GUILTY
•
City Detective W. L. Payne is
Convicted of Accepting
Bribes From Negro Bootleg
ger, After Jury Had Remain
ed Oyt Twenty-four Hours.
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Aug, S.—W, L. Payne, city
detective, was convicted by a Jury hi
superior court here Sunday of charg
es of accepting bribes from Nat Mc-
Whorter, confessed negro bootlegger.
The case‘was an outgrowth of the
city council committee inquiry ItLto
operations of alleged “bunco" men
and gamblers here at which Mc-
Whorter said for more than a year he
paid the detective S2OO a week "pro
tection money.**
Sentence is to be passed on Wed
nesday. The jury was out twenty
four hours.
Detective Payne was the first offl
rial formally to face charges arising
out erf the recent bunco probe. When
he lock the stand in his own defense,
Payne declared that the money he
had deposited had been received from
his brother-in-law for Investment pur
pose* and from rewards from the ap
prehension of criminal* and whiskey
I car*.
Such a statement is preposterous
( and absurd." declared Solicitor Boy.
kin in hi* address. “The banka them
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA TUESDAY, AUG. 9, 1921.
AUTO GUIDE BOOK
QUEBEC-MIAMI ROAD
Experts Here Yesterday Gather
ing Information and Compil
ing Data For New Auto Route
• Book, Publication, Which Will
be Issued in Near Future^
D. C. Roahces and A. W. Lewis,
representatives of the -Automobile
Club of Southern California, with
hphdquartors at Angeles, men
who are experienced In the work of
compiling automobile route books,
were in Brunswick yesterday assem
bling data and gathering Information
to he used in the early publication of
a complete guide and route book cov
ering the Quebec-Mlami highway.
Messrs. Roaches arid I<ewi* have al
ready gone over the entire route, and
are now on thejr way buck north,
checking' up the results of -their' data
gotten together on the Southward
journey. Both were particularly
pleased with the new qpastal route
Into Florida, made possible by the re
opening of the Darivn-Brunswick
bridge, and this route will be made an
official part of the Quebec Miami high
way.
, Both gentlemen had some very
complimentary things to say of Bruns--
wick, commenting especially on the
splendid garage service here, and the
reasonableness of the charges made.
They had some repairs made to their
car. which bore a California license
tag, before leaving yesterday for Sa
vannah. Local hotel facilities were
also highly praised, and the gentle
men stated that they had beer, ac
corded the most courteous consider*
tfon all along the Dixie highway.
The automobile guide book, soon
to be published, will be one of the
most complete works of the kind ever
gotten out In th* United States, cov
ering highways In all parts of the
country. It will include routes lead
ing Into Florida from all parts of the
United States, many of which will
converge into the Eastern branch of
th* Dixie Highway, and come by way
of Brunswick.
selves have told us how much money
Payne has to his credit. If he had
saved every cent be bad earned since
the time h became connected with
the force, in lot. he could not have
saved the sum he placed on deposit
during the tlx months prior to com
mencement ot the bunco probe.”
Agaicultural Utopia—Wireless Market Reports
and Farming by Radio Control
—-T “TJ
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TWO ARE DROWNED IN
SURF AT WILMINGTON
Wilmington, N. C., Aug. 8. —Miss
Louise Parks SVan, of Statesville,
N. C., 21, and Marion Avant, Wil
mington, 24, lost their lives in the
surf at Wrightsville Beach near
here shortly after 8 o’clock Sunday
morning, having been drawn bv the
frujrrefit beyond their depth. Bath
bodies were recovered.
HAHIRA POSTMASTER
IS UNDER ARREST
Ben L. Cumbus, Who Claims to
Have Come to Himself in
Los Angeles After Period of
Several Months During
Which Time His Mind Was a
Blank, is in Charge of Feder
al Officers.
(By Associated Press.)
Macon. Ga., Aug. 8. —Benjamin L.
Cumbus, postmaster at Jlajtira.
who claimsvthat he to himself in
Iso* Angeles. Cal., several days ago.
after a period of several months dur
ing which tim e hls.ißind was a blank
as a result of an attack of amnesia,
arrived here today ia charge of feder
al officers, charged with fh* emberaic
ment pf tbr*'* 4 hundred dollars from
the Hkhi| pestofhce.
Cumbus claims that he did not even
know there was a shortage In h'r. sc
counts. His dlsappma-anc'! was long a
mystery, and a country-wide search
had been nude for hm. l?e was bad-'
ly gas.ed wblU In the army oa tha
battlefield* of franca and Is also
said to have been a victim of shell
shock.
OHIO TOURIST PARTY
IN CITY LAST JWjHT
Mr. and Mr*. Gale S. Wagner, and
Mtss Ruby Maple, tourists from Sclo.
Ohio, reached Brunswick !a*t night,
enroute to Florida, after a successful
antcmobile Journey from the Ohio
town. The party reported that the
roads for the entire distance had been
found In fairly good condition, and
that but vary H*He damage had been
done by the recent rain*. They are
boosting the coast route a* the best
way into Florida. They registered
at the Royal last nisht, and will con
tinue to Jacksonville this morning.
'5 PER CENT MOVIE
TAX BILL ADOPTED
Georgia Senate Passes £tate
Tax Bill by a Vote of Thirty
eight to Seven—Houses Rais
es Appropriations For Next
Two Years to Twelve Millions
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Aug. 8. —The Georgia Mm
ate passed the state tax bill today by
a vote of thirty-eight to aevea, after
adopting an amendment placing a live
per cent tax on all amusement enter
prises. If this bill is finally passed,
and becomes a law. It will hit the
moving picture operator* a hard blow.
The house, during consideration
the appropriations for tbe next two
years, has raised the total to more
than twelve million doiitra for that
period, despite the effotg of Governor
Hardwick, who has been urging that
appropriations be beld under the nine
| million mark.
Both the house and senate were in
a st-tte of feverish activity odoy try
ing to clear up all pruning -egU!a
tion which must be attended to before
the session officially ends ot midnight
Wednesday night
POLA NEGRI SCORES HIT IN
“GIPSY BLOOD” AT GRAND
Pola Negri, who made such a sen
sational success as the star tn "Pa*-
siQP,” scored another decided hit In
"Gypsy Blood." First National attrac
tion at the Grand yesterday, and
which Is also to b< on the program
for today.
The agency of the motion picture
screen serves to bring to the Inspec
tion of the public Mile. Negri as a
beauty of the most statuesque charm.
The main attractiveness of th e ac
tress lies in the winsome contour of
her face and the remarkably large and
exquisite eyes which tell everything
or nothing as she wills.
In all of her natural mannerisms,
Pola Negri is simultaneously intense
and fancifully fantastic. Her grace
Is another of her outstanding qual
ities. It is needles* to say that more
than passing interest has been taken
in this actress since her debut on the j
American screen in "Passion’' and
especially have the motion picture
centers been interested in this new
found ideal of the judges of womanly
beauty
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SHOWERS
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ORGANIZED UI6 OF
HEN-ROOST TANARUS
ARE LANDE f JAIL
Quartet of Youn f iro Men
Arrested Follow; lids on
Local Poultr ds.
ALL WILL ENTEF AS
OF GUILTY IN CITY COURT
Chicken Rustlers Rounded Up
by Police Officers Readily Ad-,
mit Their Guilt.—One an Es
caped Convict, and Another
Wanted For Theft of Money
From Abboftt Market.
Through Activities of the police de
partment Sunday night and yesterday
an organized gang of “hen-roost” rob
bers, composed of a quartet of ydung
negro men, ranging from 18 to 25, has
been broken up. and the four negroes
are languishing behind th e bars at
the police station, awaiting a commit
ment hearing.
Numerous thefts of chickens* Jls
well as the larceny of other valuable
articles, have been reported to the
police from all sections of the city the
past week or so, and it is believed
that practically all these thefts will
bdl traced to th e * quartet now being
held.
• . Wholesale Raid Friday.
The gang began ehickeT*steasing
operations on a wholesale scale Fri
day night, when a raid was mad* on
the poultry yard of Dr. C. V. Collier,
located in the rear of his residence,
on Union street. A total of fifteen
hens were carried away, while anoth
er was left dead in the coop.
Sunday night Officer Ridley Jook
Hexekfan Green into custody, and
after a little questioning Hezekiah ad
mitted his guilt, and implicated three
others in the thefts. During yester
day Richard Israel, I*eo Union and a
negro known as “Sonny Boy” were
placed under arrest by Assistant Chief
McGaulley and Officers Ridley and
Tankersley. They also owned up to
participation in the raid on Dr. Col
lier’s poultry, and all will probably en
ter pleas of guilty in city court.
Green,-it developed, Is also wanted
on a charge of having escaped from
the Glynn county gang recently,
where he was serving, a sentence for
larceny. Israel, another of the quar
to, has owned up to the theft of about
S3O In cash from Abbott’s market a
few weeks ago. He will also be tried
on this charge. Union is said to
have a previous chain-gang sentence
to his credit, while "Sonny Boy” also
has a lengthy police court record.
Green was committed to city court
yesterday morning by Recorder Pope,
and the other three will very probably
be remanded to the county Jail this
morning to await sentence for their
numerous transgression, many of
which they have already admitted.
THERE IS A RTFT
IN THE BUSINESS SKY.
Sunday this paper carried a little
storyette on making Hay while toe
sun shlnee, telling merchants that
the advertising columns of The
News offered the surest means of
a harvest in a season cf depres
sion, but .one which, however, was
giving way before the 1 onrush of
normalcy and good times.
Now comes a big concern engaged
in a business a little harder hit,
perhaps, than most enterprises,
and backs us up in a most heart
ening manner. It tells of a “com
mercial sunshine” that has broken
the dark bounds—A RIFT IN
THE BUSINESS SKY—and that
It is now ‘'glowing” In a certain
cloud-dispelling fashion. Read It
because It Is worth It, and R Is
warming to both cold feet and the
Icy cockles of a pessimistic heart.
The News sells the best advertla
ing obtainable. It la a business
getter and seller of proven prime
worth to Brunswick.
Every little want-ad in The News
has a meaning all Ha own. Try
one.
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