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VOLUME XX—NO. 288
PLANS UNDER WAY
FOR INAUGURATION
OF TRAFFIC BUREAU
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Experienced Rate Clerk to be
Employed to Look After
Brunswick’s Interests.
WILL BE AT THE SERVICE
OF ALL LOCAL SHIPPERS
Establishment of a Traffic Bu
reau, It is Believed, Will Re
sult in a Very Material Sav
ing !to Brunswick Business
Men in the Item of Freight
Charges.
Plans for the early Inauguration of
a freight traffic bureau In Brunswick,
a step suggested last week by A. Fen
dig and A. L. Church, are already
well under way, the Board of Trade
having immediately taken up the mat
ter with the business men of the
city.
Details of a plan which seems best
to meet the immediate requirements
have been worked out, and submitted
to all shippers and receivers of frleght
in Brunswick, and a great many fav
orable replies have been received, giv
ing approval to the project, and pledg
ing the nepessary financial support.
This plan Includes the employment
Of an experienced rate clerk, who will
be at the service of every business
man in the city, and will take care of
Brunswick’s interests in all matters
pertaining to freight rates, and the
handling of shipments. In addition
the rate clerk will, from time to time,
audit the bills of lading and freight
bills of merchants and shippers, and
it is believed that in this one particu
lar alone enough money will he snv
ed to pay the expanses of the bureau.
It is proposed to employ a man
wick 1# nhl discriminated against in
favor of Savannah, Jacksonville, and
other competing points. The salary
to be paid has been suggested al
$2,000, and It Is believed that the
entire expenses will not exceed
per ye/tr.
The business men are enthusiastic
pver the idea, and it seems assured
that. the bureau will he placed on
active operation soon. In discussing
the proposition yesterday, Sorrelnry
Wafde, of the Hoard, said: "I feel
mure than satisfied thnt the effiolen
cy and necessity for this Bureau will
be ho apparent, and itn value ho Hub
atantial, that before the first year
of its existence is ended, Brunswick
merchants and shippers will Join
hands t with the Board of Trade and
the city government in establishing a
freight rate bureau than can take care
of all emergences touching the city's
regarding rates as may
4?lse from time to time, and be of
real eervice in the development of
the city.”
KRUPP TO PITCH TOR
! THE AIX STARS TODAY
. There |4 widespread interest among
BfunswicK fans in the game staged
fug this afternoon between the For
uaqditia team aud the All Stars, and
the prospects are that hundreds will
wend their way to Norwich street
f*,rk to see the locals get revenge for
the defeat administered by the visit
ing team recently.
Those irhci are betting on Bruns
wick to win will And considerable
comfort in the announcement of Man
ager Edo Miller that Krupp. the star
pitcher of the Savannah K. <?. team,
will be in the box for the locals.
Krupp, has had some experience in
hi* league baseball, having been at
one time a member of the New York
Xuerlean clnb. He was seen in ac
ttcu.here last Friday, when he pitched
• few Innings for th Darien team.
Other out of tc4rtl players on the
local line-up for tail ay's game are
Wooten, of MeKae. and Morrison, of
Kastman, both of whom are excellent
amateur bail players. The Fernan
dtna clyb will bring a strong team for
the tWo games, this afternoon and
Wednesday afternoon, and even bet
ter baseball than was played last
week Is promised.
The All Stars will go to Fernan*
dint Thursday for a return engage
menu a double header being schedul
#d Lxcm>*on rate* will tie Differed
by the Steamer Atlantic few the trip,
and It t likely that a large number
of fans will go down to see the finish
of the fight between the rival organ!
ratio**.
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
RICHMOND POLICEMAN
KILLED ON STREETS
Richmond, Va., !Aug. 22. —Policeman
Washington I. Curtis, 28, was shot
and instantly killed at 2 dVloek this
morning by a man whom it is believed
he was* attempting to arrest near
Sixth and Stockton streets, South
Richmond. The entire police force
of Richmond is seeking the slayer.
Signs plainly show that the policeman
engaged in a scuffle before being kill
ed. One bullet pierced his heart, one
entered the stomach and a third lodg
ed in the neck. Od the ground be
side the body of the victim was his
own revolver, with all chambers full,
showing that he was killed before he
had time to fire even once in defense
of his life.
DEATH YESTERDAY
OF BELOVED WOMAN
After an Illness of Three Weeks
Miss Kate Slater Passed
Away at 11:30 O’clock Yes
terday Morning, at Her
Home, 1418 Reynolds Street.
—Funeral at Ten O’clock
This Morning.
Hundreds of Brunswick people are
bowed In grief and deep sorrow at the
death at 11:30 o’clock yesterday
morning of Miss Kate Slater, who
passed away at her home, 1418 Rey
nolds street, following an Illness of
three weeks. Miss Slater was one
of the most universally beloved wo
men in Brunswick, and seldom has
the announcement of a death here oc
casioned such genuine sorrow and
general regret.
Miss Slater was sixty-one years of
age, and had resided in Brunswick
since her girlhood days. For more
than a quarter of a century she had
been engaged in conducting a mill-:
fiery store oh Gloucester street, which
Is one of the leading establishments
of the kind in the city. Her business
life brought her in contact with a
great many Brunswick people, and
she was known and loved by a wide
circle of friends.
For a long number of years Miss
Slater was a faithful and active mem
ber of the First Baptist church. She
organized and was leader of the Loy
al Temperance Legion, was teacher of
one of the lurgest classes in the Sun
day school, and was a devoted and
hard worker In all church activities.
She was loved and held In highest es
teem by all who were so fortunate as
to know her, and her dally life was a
true exemplication o* gracious South
ern womanhood and real Christianity.
Miss Slater had been confined to
her home for 4he past three weeks,
suffering from carbuncles, which
caused her death. It was known that
she was seriously ill, but her friends
were not prepared tor the announce
ment of her death, which enmes as a
surprise and shock to them. ,
Besides her mother, who resides in
this city, deceased Ih survived by an
uncle, J. A. Nevenea. two cousins. Mrs.
W. K. Woodcock and John E. Bowen,
all of StatcAboro, who with other
close relatives from Statesboro and
Bulloch country, arrived last night
to attend the funeral, which will be
held today.
The funeral services will be con
ducted at 10 o'clock this morning
from the First Baptist church, tbe
minister. Rev. O, P. Gilbert, officiat
ing. The interment will take place
immediately following in Palmetto
cemetery.
The members of Miss Slater's Sun
day school class, as well as the boys
of the Loyal Temperance Legion, of
which she was the head, are requested
to gather at the church ten minutes
before the hour of the services, in
order that they may he seated In •
body. The following gentlemen will
serve as pallbearers:
F. F.. Twitty. Millard Reese. D. W.
Middleton. A. M. Loren txson, C. F.
Kelly, and J. B. C. Blitch. Hundreds
of sorrowing friends will gather at
the church this morning to attend the
funeral, and to pay last respects to
the deceased. The family of Miss
Slater will have the deep and sincere
sympathy of the entire community in
their great sorrow.
Senator Harris 111.
Washington. IX CU Aug. 53—Sen
ator Nicholson told the senate late
Saturday that Senator Harris Hi ill
At his home in Georgia and he wished
that announcement to stand In con
nection with the recording of votes
la the senate.—
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
12 LIVES LOSE IN
MACON HOTEL EIRE
IT IS NOW RELIEVED
Search of Smouldering Ruins
Halted at Sundown, After
Four Bodies Recovered
ESCAPING GAS SAID TO
HAVE CAUSED DISASTER
Terrific Explosion Cut a Hole
Through the Hotel From the
Basement to the Roof, Tore
Out the Stairways and
Wrecked the Elevator, Trap
ping the Guests on the Up
per Floors.
(By Associated Press.)
Macon. Ga., Aug. 22.—Search for
bodies believed to be in the smould
ering ruins of the historic Brown
House, which was completely destroy-
I
ed by fire early today, wap halted at
sundown tonight, although it is be
lieved that more than a dozen bodies
lie buried in the debris.
Four lives are known to have been
lost as a result of the blaze, and ac
cording to reports of missing persons
believing to have been in the hotel
at the time the fire commenced, the
death list will undoubtedly reach at
least a dozen.
Terrific Explosion.
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Coroner Lee Wages announced to
night thnt * the coroner’s Jury had
reached the conclusion that the ter
rifle explosion was caused by escap
ing gas in the basement of the Bruner
Drug Company. The explosion caus
ed a fire blast which cut hole
through the hotel from the basement
to the roof, txrre ouj the stairways and
the ef*valors? ) *
The fire escapes were almost com
pletely enveloped in flames, and an
instant later fire was alas bursting
from every window of the old brick
structure, one of Georgia’s oldest and
most historic hotels.
It is understood that the state fire
marshal) will arrive here tomorrow to
aid in an inyeytlggtion. which will be
conducted to determine the ex&k*t
cause of the disaster. The. facts ob
tained as a result of the inquiry will
be places) before' a grand Jfayy.
Only, thee of the known dead have
been identified. Eight persons are in
local Hospitals suffering from bums
and bruises, and many others were
injured by Jumping from windows on
the second and third floors to the
pavement below. The known missing
'tonight numbered seven. inquir
ies have been received frojn all, parts
of the state for persons' it is feared
were in the hotel, and who have not
been heard from, *
LAWYER RETAINED/
BY MRS. OBENCHAIN
W ■
Lecompte Davit.
•
Lecompte Davis, brilliant criminal
lawyer of lx* Angeles, has been re
tained by Mrs. Madalyne Obenchatn
in her fight for freedom and exoaera
tion of tbe charge of murdering J.
Belton Kennedy, on# of her former
sweethearts. Davis woo fame as one
of the attorney* for the state in the
McNamara murder trial in Los Ange
le to I*lo
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA TUESDAY, AUG. 23, 1921.
WATSON AFTER REFUND
WAR COTTON TAXES
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Washington, Aug. 22 —Senator Tom
Wasson said today he intends to press
his bill which he has Just introduced
for a refund of some $68,000,000 of
special taxes collected on raw cotton
at the close of Civil War, .His bill
provides that as fai' as possible the
claims of all rightful claimants shall
first be satisfied and the balance
shall then be used for the relief of
aged Confederate veterans.
Conference on Dry Agents.
Washington, Aug.. 22.—Internal Rev
enue Commissioner Blair conferred
with President Harding • today with
respect to appointment of prohibition
enforcement officers in some of the
Southern states,
ST. MARY’S BRIDGE
BILL INTRODUCED
I s
Measure is Presented to the
Senate by Senator Watson,
and Introduced |n ithe House
by Representative Lankford,
of the Eleventh District.
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Final action towards the building
of a highway bridge across the St.
Mary’s river, at Wilde’s Landing, just
below Kingsland, was taken last week
when Senate bill No 2430 was Intro
duced in the United States senate by
Senator Thomas E. Watson, acting
fo# Senator Harris, and in the house
by Representative Ijankford, of the
Eleventh district.
This bill provides the authority of
Congress for the bridging of the St.
Mary’s at the point named, the work
to be carried out supervision of
the district engineer’s office, and be
ing a local measure its pasage is cer
tain, being merely a formality.
It is announced from Kingsland
that just as soon .as m measure be
comes a law, construction work on
the structure will be commenced. The
bridge is to be built by the Kingsland
Bridge Company, a private incorporat
ed concern, and will be operated on a
toll basis. Franchise has already
been obtained from both Georgia and
Florida, and the capital stock paid In,
and everything ready for work to be
gin.
A steel draw bridge has been pur
chased from the government, at
Charleston, 8. C., and will be trans
ported to Wilde's Landing. Tbe build
ing of this bridge will eliminate the
last remaining ferry along the coast
route of the Dixie highway between
Columbia. S. C., and Miami, Fla. It
is hoped by the promoters to have
the structure ready for traffic by the
first of the year.
In this connection It Is interesting
to note' that the state highway offi
cials of Florida have announced that
construction to begin Immediately
of a first class highway leading from
Wilde's Landing to Yulee. and provid
ing a continuous road into Jackson
ville that will be kept in first class
condition.
TWO INJURED IN AUTO
ACCIDENT SUNDAY P. M.
In a head-on crash between two au
tomobiles near the five mile; post on
the Darien road late Sunday after
noon. two person*. Mrs. J. P. John
son. and her little daughter, of Dari
en. were injured, and both the cars
badly damaged. Mr. and Mr*. John
won and children were enroute to
their home In Darien, after spending
the afternoon hetfe. and Just beyond
the four-mile post. Mr. Johnson. who
was driving, atom pled to pass a car
ahead of him. failing to se* * Ford
coupe coming In the opposite direc
tion. which vras being driven by A.
C. Jones, of Darien, who. with bis
wife and brother, were enroute to
Brunswick.
The two automobiles went togeth
er with considerable force, the impact
throwing the little Johnson. ft* .from
the car a distance of several - feet.
She was badly bruised, bat not seri
ously injured. Mrs. Johnson's injuries
were more seribu> being badly cat
about the face from the dying glass
of the shattered windshield. The oc
cupants of the other car escaped in
jury. The Chevrolet driven by Mr.
Johnson was badly demolished, and
the Ford was also damaged to some
extent. Mrs. Johnson and her little
daughter were brought to the city
hospital here foe' medical attention
later returning to their home in Da
rise
Canada's New Governor on the Job
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Lord Byng inspecting gu ard of Honor at Quebec. ’
Lord Byng, the new governor general of Canada, famous daring the
war as the hero of Vlmy Ridge, is on the job in the Dominion, as the pho
to shows. While in Quebec, where this picture was taken, a few days ago,
he was given a great ovation.
CONDEMN POLICIES ARMY CAMPS TO
OF RESERVE BOARD USED'FOR SCHBE
President Wannamaker, of the
American Cotton Association,
Charges That Board’s Posi
tion Is “Cynical, Cruel and
Inexcusable, and Constitutes
Commercial Criminality.”
tßy Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 22.—The policies
of the Federal Reserve Board in re
gard to the price of cotton and curren
cy deflation are "cynical, cruel, and
inexcusable,” and const Rate a "fi
nancial tyranny and commercial crim
inality," J. H. Wannamaker, president
of the American Cotton Association,
charged before the joint' congression
al commiission on agriculture, here
today.
The methods of the Board, he add
ed. “is heaping up gold in the United
States at the expense of all civiliza
tion." Speaking for the agricultural
producers the witness asserted that
the Federal Board banks are respon
sible for the general price decline of
farm products.
CONGRESS READY TO
RECESS WEDNESDAY
Indications Last Night Were
That Adjournment Would be
Made Without Final Action on
# m
the Anti-Beer Lesislation De
spite Protests of Prohibition
Leaders. . *
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(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 21—In the face
ef all sort* of claim* by prohibition
leader*Jh#t Congress should not quit
worker !>H*U the anti-beer legislation
haa been enacted, the indications to
night were that the sengte and house
would recess Wednesday without har
ing taken final action on that mea
sure.
general views expressed by
leaders was that the house . would
act on the bill, leaving the report be
fore the senate for consideration after
the reassembling of Congress in the
fail. •*
BILL HELP FAR.HERS
PASSED BY SENATE
Washington, Aug. Si.—With a num
ber of amendment* tbe senate bill,
which would make one billion dollars
available through the war (Inane* cor-
Four United States Vocational
Universities in East, Middle
West, South and the Pacific
Coast, to be Established at
Abandoned Army Canton
ments.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 22.—Four United
States vocational universities, to be
located in the Rast, the Middle West,
the South and the Pacific coast, are to
be established at the sites of abandon
ed army cantonments in the four sec
tions by the Veterans Bureau, under
anew policy of rehabilitation of dis
abled former service men, it wa an
nounced tonight by Director Forbes.
In announcing the plan Director
Forbes stated that he would leave
within the next ten days for a tour of
inspection of advantageous sites, but
that he expected to announce the lo
cation of the first institution before
his departure.
TWO ARE DROWNED
NEAR VALDOSTA
. At
James Cercy, Young White Man
25 Years of Age, Lost His
Life in the Waters of Withla
cooche Creek in Vain Attempt
to Save His Sister From
Drowning.
Valdosta, Ga.. Aug. 22. —In an at
tempt to save the life of hi* s'ster.
Jewel, aged 15, James Cercy a young
man 25 years old, lost hi* life in- the
WlthUcoochee river, thrse mile from
here, yesterday afternoon. Mr.*and
Mrs. E. Cercy and their seven chil
dren had motored to .TrOoprlHe yes
terday afternoon to go ill btb*ng at
the river there.
Heard Cry.
While in bathing James heard the
distress cries of his sister and dived
in after her. Both were drowned.
The body of the girl was fount this
morning about a mile from the place
she was seen to go down. The young
man’s body was recovered yesterday
afternoon two hours after *he fatall
ty. The parents witnessed the trag
edy.
The double funeral will be held this
afternoon in Valdosta.
po rat ion for stimulating exportation
of agricultural products, was passed
todav by the house
/ej*s
PRICI r E (CENTS
COMMIT;: MAMED
TO SOL f IT FOR
THE CLI E LINE
Organized Efforts Will be Made
to Build Up a Real S hipping <
Business For Fort. j
CLYDE LINE ASKED TO
PUT AGENT IN TfHE FIELD
New Schedule of Weekly Sail
ings Between Newt York and
Brunswick Coes Ifrito Effect
This Week, and Every Coop
eration Possible Wfill be Giv
en to Make the Service
Success.
The special Committee of the Board
of Trade which has been the
Clyde Line steamship matter sro suc
cessfully, met yesterday afternoon
to devise ways and means by which
the Clyde Line officials can be assur
ed of cargoes into and out of Bruns
wick in sufficient volume as to make
the new schedule of weakly sailings
between New York and this port a
success financially.
The eommitttae is composed of L.
if. Haym, chairman P. b.
Geo. H. Smith, A. and A. J.
Mitchelson, all of whom wiere
as were also R. L. Andrerws, M. Mc-
Kinnon, C. Miller, G. Don Parker, J.
W. Simmons, M. J. WelsAi, C. W. Ir
win and Fred G. Warde.
The importance to Brunswick of
the success of this new steamship
service was admitted by all, and ev
ery possible cooperation was pledged
the officials in the work of soliciting
shipments. It was dettenniued to
urge all Brunswick merchants and
business men to route all shipments
from New York and the Kfst by 11)0
Clyde Line Brunsick route.
"No matter or'bow big
yonr shipments ma| t|e, let them
come via the Clyde Line,?’ will be the
j appeal that is to be made to business
men. phe weekly schedule will be
gin this week, when the Steamer
Lake Gllboa sails from New ¥ok
Friday. This is one of tho tvo new
side hatch type of boats sl'oeated *o
the service by the shipping boarc.
Soliciting Committee.
A committee of four was appoin rd
to make an active canvass in Biuns
wick and this territory for business
for the Clyde Line, and all business
men are urged to pledge their ship
ments to this service. The commit
tee Is composed of A. J. Mitchelson,
chairman; Frank D. Aiken, C. P. Dus
enbury and Fred G. Warde.
A telegram was also sent to H. H.
Raymond, manager of the Clyde Line,
urging him to send a special agent to*
Brunswick at, once, to help in tjj'e
work of straightening out rate differ
ences, and to assist, in a'general way.
In securing cargoes. All rajlroads en
tering the city will also be caUed up
on to aid in the work of soliciting
business from interior points. *
BRUNSWICK BOY MAKING
FINE RECORD IN SCHOOL
Robert F. Misslldlne, formerly fore
man of The News composing room,
who is now a student in the Gregg
School of Commercial Art. In Atlanta,
arrived Sunday to spend a two weeks
vacation at his home here. The many
friends of Mr. Misslldlne will be glad
to learn that he is making splendid
progress in his studies, as exemplified
by sample* of his work which ho
brought home with him. He has al
ready advanced to such ah extent that
he i* employed to do considerable
work in the art department of the At
lanta Constitution, and hi# teachers
speak highly of his talent in tbe pro
fession he has chosen.
PHIL BURGESS REMAINS
IN CRITICAL CONDITION
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The hundreds of friends of Chief
Phil E. Burgess, popular Arco officer,
and former Brunswick police chief,
will learn with deep regret that he
remain* in a critical condition at the
Oglethorpe Sanitarium, In Savannah,
where he Is undergoing treatment. A
number of friends of Mr. Burgess
went to Savannah Sunday to pay htpi
a visit, and while they reported the
patient to be cheerful and making a
brave fight. It is said that there is
but slight improvement in bis condi
tion. His physicians, and friend#,
however, are stitl hoping for his re
covery.