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VOLUME XX—NO. 280
BITTER FIGHT OVER
GENERAL TAX BILL
ENOS LEGISLATURE
Adjournment at Two O’clock
i Yesterday Morning, After
Eliminating Movie Tax.
PAYMENT OF VETERANS
PENSIONS PROVIDED FOR
Revenue Estimated at Approxi
mately $12,200,000, With
Appropriations Totaling
About $10,300,000, Indicat
ing That There Will be Sub
stantial Surplus at End of
Fiscal Year.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 11.—The legis
lature adjourned sine die shortly af
ter 2 o’clock this morning after spend
ing th<j greatest part of the night in
reaching an argreeinent on the goner
al tax bill for, the next two years and
making provision for the deficiency
In the Confederate pension fund.
The fight over theamusement levy
ended in the elimination of the
amusement tax except for the annual
twentv-five hundred dollars levy on
grand opera.
Estimates on the revenue bill in
the last hours of the legislature were
that it would bring In twelve million
tiyo hundred thousand 'ollars.
The pension deficiency was pne
vided by an appropriation of eight
hundred and fifty-two thousand dol
Ur* for the 1921 shortage in pen
wioiwv {leaving the 1922 session t,o
care scr the next year’s deficit.
The removal of disabilities on
women as a result of the national fe
male suffrage amendment; the lU>
sition of one cent per gallon on je
tail soles pf gasoline; Increase in the
inspection tax were among the meas
ure* fiuaU* Paused. • -
BCENEB IN DYING
HOURB OF ASSEMBLY
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 11. —Ad nting
general tax bill which will provide
an estimated revenue or $12,200,000
to meet appropriations totaling
$10,200,000, the 1921 session of tin
Georgia legislature came to u close
at 2:22 o’clock Thursday morning.
Final passagp or the tax measure
camfc atte/ many conferences had
bean held b.v Joint comm It tees, ami
after many hours had been spent in
considering amendments. The last
important action taken by the two
branches a few minutes before ml
jour ament was the adaption cover
ing appropriation for pensions of
Uonfedeate veterans, under provl
*ions of the bill as adopted as a com
prtonfs<\ apijtnxlmlahfy ssl<W,otf>
will be tapped off the sped ip and de
flcienqjr appropriation*. This will
have $1,036,000 for each year In the
general appropriation bill and $852,-
000 as i deficiency appropriation for
1921. *
Working with the clock turned
back. Uie house and senate ended the
1921 session amidst the usual confu
glon marking the last hours of an an
nual meeting of Georgia legisla
ture. some of the memhers were tired
•nd worn out after the arduous work
Of the final day, white many were
hilarious ami celebrated the ivnclu
•ion jn good humor.
With a revenue of approximately
sl2f2ot>.UOt\ and with appropriations
of about $10,300,000. It Is indicated
thst there will be a difference of sl.-
960.000 which probably will poll up!
a substantial surplus at the end of
the fiscal year.
Several Sharp Tilts,
i Several hrp tilts occurred during:
the debate over a resolution to ad
Journ *ine die. charges being made
that the administration had sought
to covrc|i some of the members into
voting for a tax measure, tt was]
charged also on the floor of the house
that the senate was seeking to choke
the tax bttt down the house’s throat.
Immediately after the tax act was
p***eJ the house took up considera
tion of the pension bill. Because of
<Nff *• renew# between €he bouse end
senate over th 0 amount of money to
be appropriated for pensions, a con
ference committee was appointed.
The commit tea held a tong confer
tors and was unable to reach an
agreement. Bpeiker Neill then nam
ed anew committee to confer with
the senate committee relative to the
peaMoa bill
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS /
SEND .INVITATIONS
TOR CONFERENCE
President Harding's Formal In
vitations to the Great Powers
For Conference on Disarma
ment and Far Eastern Ques
tion Dispatched Yesterday.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 11. —President
Harding’s formal invitation to thje
great powers for a conference here,
beginning on November 11, on the
disarmament and Far Eastern ques
tions, was made public today by Sec
retary of State Hughes.
The text of the communication was
transmitted to Great Britain, France,
Italy, Japan and China. No limitation
was placed on the scope of th e con
ference, but ‘it was suggested that the
question of naval disarmaments
would, naturally, have first place,
though It had been thought best not
to exclude questions of other 'arma :
ments.
he invitations said there can be no
final assurance tof peace unless there
is a desire for peace, and that the
prospect of reduced armaments is not
o hopeful one unless it finds expres
sion in a practical effort to remove
the cause for misunderstandings, and
seek grounds for agreement as to the
principles of their application.
The United States wishes, through
an exchange of views, it mciy be pos
sible to solve the- Pacific and Far
Eastern problems, hut Instead of de
fining scope of conference, leaves this
to he "subject of suggestions to be
exchanged before the formal meeting
of the conference.’’
BORAH URGES PRESIDENT TO
(AVOID SECRET DIPLOMACY.
Washington, Aug. 11. —(By Assrnci:
ated Press.)—While the conference
invitations to the groat powers were
•n the cables President Harding turn
ed his attention to ascertaining the
sentiment of the senate.
He summoned Senator Borah, Re:
XT
armament conference, for Hkofe than
an hour went Aver the foreign prob
lems generally.
One question it Is understood re
ceived special attention was the pro
posal for free tolls for American
Coastwise ships at the Panama canal.
Senator Borah is also said to have
urged the President to avoid any ap
pearance of secret diplomacy In con
nection with the disarmament confer
ences.
Aihnlnlstratton officials expect the
conference itself to decide whether
the sessions are to be open or exeoty
tive.
BOARD DIRECTORS
APPROVE ALL BILLS
At Meeting Held Yesterday, Ev
ery Member of the Board of
Trade Directors Were Pres
ent, and Expressed Satisfac
tion With the Progress Being
Accomplished.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Brunswick Moard of Trade, held yes
terday, at which every member of
the board was present, the regular
routine business for the month was!
transacted, and oil outstanding bills 1
were approved for payment.
After the meeting the directors ex
pressed themselves as being highly
pleased with th 0 progress made by
the organisation *e far this year, and
it was confidently predicted that this
will be th,- most productive year of
the Board's history.
A number of matters remaining on
the year’s program of work were in
formally discussed, and tt is said that
the prospects are favorable for a suc
cessful conclusion of all these pend
ing matters belore the dose of the
year.
R. R, HOPKINS, JR. EXPECTED
TO RETURN HOME NEXT MONTH
The many Brunswick friends of R.
R. Hopkins, Jr., who has been under
going treatment at an Atlanta sani
tarium for the past few month*, will
be glad to learn that very favorable
reports of his condition have been re
] calved, stating that he Is rapidly re
; covering, and will very probably be
able to return to bin home here with
lin the next fee weeks
016 FISH PACKING
PLANTTO BE CITY’S
NEWEST INDUSTRY
Gale & Company, Large Florida
Concern, to Transfer Oper*
ations to Brunswick.
WORK ON PACKING PLANT
WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY
New and Valuable Enterprise
Secured Largely Through R.
R. Hopkins & Son, Will Bring
Fleet of Fishing Boats and
Fifteen (or Twenty Families
to Brunswick.
Gale A- Company, an extensive fish
packing concern, which has operated
£cr years in Florida waters, with head
quarters at Georgetown, Fla., will
within the next few weeks transfer its
activities to Brunswick, it was an
nounced yesterday, bringing to this
city'a. new industry that will add thou
sands of dollars annually to the
wealth production of Brunswick, and
flrom a practically inexhaustible
source as yet barely touched.
I Packing Plant Secured.
The concern has already closed a
deal through the real estate firm of
R. R. Hopkins & Son. for use pf the
dock and plant formerly used by a
New Orleans c< mpany, locJled just
north of the Brunswick Crtosoling
Company plant, property of the Bruns
wick Marin e Construction Cos. Work
wll begin* at once in repairing the
docks *and buildings for occupancy,
and it is announced that operations
will probably be commenced by Sep
tember 15, and by October 1, at the
latest.
Engage in Deep Sea Fishiid].
The principal activities of lA new
company will be devoted to sea
fishing, a field not now engaJH in by
any qf the local concerns.
fish w’M
ed, including ail kinds of Rea food to
he found in, local waters.
Bring Fleet of Boats.
A fleet of deep sea fishing boats will
he brought to Brunswick and the en
tire catch will he shipped to the mar
kets of the country fra.m this city.
Operations will bo conducted off the
Georgia coast between Brunswick and
Fernandtna, giving employment to a
large number of fishermen.
Twenty Families Coming.
It Is stated that fifteen or twenty
families will come to Brunswick to
reside as a result of the location here
of the concern, In addition to the
families of the members of the com
pany. Win, I). Gale, the president and
general manager, has already been
here to look over the situation. *nd
expressed satisfaction at the
pects, believing that there is a reaf
opportunity for suck a business as
his company proposes to conduct.
An important feature of the new' en
ter prise is the fact that a steady and
dependable market will also: be pro
vided for th f > catch of Independent j
fishermen, and the coming of the con
corn is certain to vastly stimulate the j
industry here.
•Secured Thru Hopkln* Firm.
. Realizing the value to Brunswick
of such a concern, the firm of R. R.
Hopkins $ Son did some hard and
effective work tn carrying through
the deal. Negotiations have been un
der way for a period of * several
months, and It is due loathe untiring
efforts of the Hopkins firm that Gale
& Company finally decided to trans
fer their operations to Brunswick.
GEORGE E. HAWKINS HERE
FOR HIS REGULAR VISIT
About as regularly as August takes
it* place in the calendar year the
Kahn Tailoring Company, of Indian
apolis. represented locally by th
Wood-Bailey Clothing company. sqpds
an expert measurer to Brunswick. He
generally dos well her© because of
the integrity of the merchandise of
fered and the long sustained reputa
tion of the Wood-Bailey company.
This time the Indianapolis clothiers
have sent George E. Hawkins to again
care for the needs of the trade in
this section. He came yesterday and
despite that* It was a half holiday he
was kept busy.
Mr Hawkins is showing a fall line
' of fall and winter fabrics, with a wide
pattern range f riUn which to make
| selection. He will be at the Wood
j Halley establishment today and
throughout Saturday.
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA FRIDAY, AUG. 12, 1921.
m% FOR GLYNN
COUNTY HIGHWAYS
That is fthe Amount That Will
Come to This County For the
Next Year Under the State
Highway Bill, Passed at Re
. cent Session of the Legisla
ture.
Hon. B. F. Mann, Glynn county’s
representative in th e Georgia legisla
ture, returned to his home here yes
terday, after/completing his arduous
<fnties in Atlanta. 'Mr. Mann was
much gratified at the highway bill en
acted. at this session, which leaves
the statft highway department praett
cally as It was. fclth its usefulness
unimpaired. He was vice chairman
of the highway ocommittee.
I Under the new measure funds will
be alloted to the various counties for
highway purposes *>n a basis of the
stat e highway mileage in each coun
ty. This provision takes care of Glynn
county splendidly, there being a to
tal of,approximately 64 miles of state j
highways in the county.
Ua<h county is to receive about
$.*500.00 per year per mile, giving
Glynn county approximately $19,200
for rood purposes for the next year,
this amount, however, to Include all
maintenance expenses as well as new
construction.
But three purely local bills were
passed at- the session Just closed, all j
of these having to do with educations
al matters. One provides for the elec
tion by the board of education of a j
county school superintendent for aj
I fixed tern*. Instead of th* present ar
rangement. Th<* second gives the
city commissioners authority to deed
to the board of eduction streets and
public squares for schpol purposes,
and the third empowers the coiwnl*
sioners eo condemn property for j
school purpose, ,
OLD DRAINAGE CANAL
HAS BEEN REOPENED
The ok) drainage o.irvd- ]eai9lng
from the East end of N street to salt j
water, which had been filled in and j
.almost obliterated for years, has been |
reopened at the direction of the city
commissioners, by City Manager]
Gramlin. for the purpose of draining'
that section of the city, flooded by
th recent rains.
While the work of reopening the
PHOENIX
iNMnmr
TO FERNAND! 3-0
About One Hundred and Fifty
Brunswick Fans Accompan
ied the AIJ Stars ter the Flori
da Crty Yesterday, to Wit
ness Contest Between the
Two Teams.
The Brunswick All Stars went
down in defeat at Fernandina, Fla.,
yesterday afternoon, losing to the
strong team of that city by a score of
3 to 0, in what local fans, who wit
nessed the contest, declare to have
been orw* of the closest, most excit
ing and hardest fought baseball bat
tles of the season in this section.
The AU Stars were accompanied to
Fernandirra’ aboard the Steamer At
lantic, by a party of about one hun
dred and fifty Brunswick fans, an ex
cursion having burn conducted for
the ‘occasion. The "‘Atlantic left the
city at' nine o'clock yesterday ifiorn-
Ing, the delights, of the, plyasant voy
age down the coast added to by a pic
nic dinner served on the decks just
before reaching; Fernandina.
It is said that 'the people of the lit
tle Florida city.turned out practically
enmasse to witn*.s the ball game.
Poole .and Hanson was the battery for
Fenvandfna. while Toles and Hodges
performed for the locals.
Although Toles held the Fernan
dina swatters to three .hits, the luck
of the game was against him team
mates. and the.firpii seeye was 3 to 0 1
Brunswick batters suineeded in con-f
uecUng with Poole’s delivery for four
hits. Hodge*. Brunswick catcher, was
injuaed by a fotii tip In the eighth in
ning, and was relieved behind the bat
fty.K. Bums.
The Atlantic left Fernandina for the
rexurn trip about eight o’clock, reach
ing the city shortly befere twelve last
night. Daring the voyage home the
moon was #n the job, with no clouds
to obscure its glory, and return
ing excursionist* declared they bad
a happy day. despite the defeat of the
homo team.
old canal has not been entirely com
pleted. splendid results are already
apparent. The reopening of the ca
nal will also go a long way towards
elimination of the mosquito pest in
that part of town, and the city offi
cials are being warmly commended
for this excellent piece of work.
IMS'S FATHER
WEDS HIS STENOG.
Dr. Geo. T. Harding, Father of
President Harding, and Miss
Alice Severns, His Stenogra
pher and Office Attendant,
Married Yesterday in Mich
igan.
fßv (Associated Press.)
Marion, Ohio, Aug. 11. —Dr. George
T. Harding, father of President bar
ren G. Harding, admitted on hts arriv
al here tonight from Toledo that he
and hla stenographer and office at-
fit tea Alice (Severn*,
married today at Monroe, Michigan.
Two friends accosted them as they
left the train, and th e doctor and his
bride accepted their good wishes.
Entering a waiting automobile Dr.
Harding took his bride to her form
er he>e,\ saying, “Good night, Alice,
I will see yon tomorrow!" He then
reentered hi* automobile and drove
to ffts own home, four block* away.
Earlier in the afternoon at Toledo
Dr. Harding had curtly denied the
reports vf his marriage. The Doc
tor is seventy-six yeasr of age, while
bis bride Is fifty-two.
H. M. PIERCE OFFERS
SITE FOR TOURIST CAMP
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H. at. Ptore*, who conduct* a gen
eral sßorv* ’oh Olynn avenue, In the
vicinity of the, old Maritime plant, an
nounced yesterday that he will offer,
free of coat, all land necessary fer the
establishment of the proposed tourist
camp. Pierce owns a tract of
land in that part of the city admira
bly snlted for this purpose, with a
flowing artesian well within leasy
rearih.
A site for the comp has not yet
been selected, and it is believed that
Mr. Pierce'# offer will be given seri
ous consideration by the Young Men's
Club, at its weekly luncheon today.
The Clnb Is behind the movement for
th establishment here of a tourist
camp, and In any case will doubtless
select site at today's luncheon.
The city government has offered to
provide electric lights for the camp
““showers
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ASK mSS MEN
LEND J PORT •TO
NEW. ITERPRISE
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Demonstrai g of Article to be
Manufaci * j Will be Made
at M as jg Today.
LEADING I j,NESS MEN
GIVE THEIR ENDORSEMENT
It is Said That This Industry
Can be Capitalized and Plac
ed on a Paying Basis Within
Thirty Days From Date, and
Will be Splendid Thing For
Brunswick.
A call for a meeting of Brunswick
busihess men, t 6 fie held in tha as
sembly rooms of the Board of Trade
this, Friday, afternoon, has been is
sued, the meeting to be for the pur
pose of lending morfll support in the
establishment of anew manufactur
ing industry for Brunswick.
The industry to be discussed, it is
said, can be capitalized and placed on
a paying basis within less than thir
tey days from date. A demonstration
qf th e article it is proposed to manu
facture in this city will be made at
the meeting this afternoon, and the
business men will then be given an
opportunity, to see for themselves
what a splendid business proposition
it really is.
In fact, some of the leading busi
ness men of Brunswick have already
given the proposition their unquali
fied endorsement, and etxpfresss the
opinion that it will be a fine thing
for Brunswick to handle.
The meeting will be open too the
public, and every one interested in
the growth of Brunswick, its* prosper
ity and industrial development, is
cordially invited to be present T|i
ih .tiii s*, <}' , „<i. sHling scheme,
but a mil, bona fide business proposi
tion. and the belief Is confidently ex
pressed that the enterprise will be
put over without the least difficulty.
I
WHOLE TOWN USED IN
MAKING BIG PHOTOPLAY
Sowing evil words today in the hope
of reaping a harvest of evil det&s to
morrow, the- carriers of 'pernicious
foreign doctrines are busy in Ameri*
What will happen If this epd la
allowed to take root here Is shown in
“The Faee at Your Window," anew
William Fox special film production,
written by Max Marcin, the well
known playwright. The
will be shown ut the Grjapd Theatre
on Monday. *' ** *
PAYING THE PIPER’
FOR SLOW MUSIC.
When you go to a dance and the
fiddler and the banjo artist dole
out something they call , a two
step but sounds more like, a fun
eral dirge your nimble feet re
fuse the sacrifice, while your
brain reels at the thought of hav
ing to pay for something you are
not getting. t
' Wife i f
And pretty much of th same re
bellious thoughts come to the
merchant when trade is dull and
the piper, represented by old Gen
eral Expense, either has to be
paid or the merchant must quit.*
At the dance you can quicken the
piper's tune to your liking by
crossing hie palm with sliver.
fn business you can put the pro
fit sign after the name of -old
General Expense by honest end
continuous advertising. , There
is no other way. Tell your story
straight and fairly and all the
time; price merchandise to meet
the times and you cannot toes. I
Your public will gladly dance to
any tune In harmony with its
pocket book. The News reaches
your public. It is a business get
ter end seller of proven prime
worth. I
Remember, too, that every little
want-ad In The News has e mean
ing all its own.
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