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GENERALLY FAIR.
VOLUME XX—NO. 296
ANNOUNCE PROGRAM
FOR BOARD MEETING
TO BE HEED TONIGHT
Will be One of the Most Impor*
fant and Interesting Gath
erings of the Year. •
MANY SUBJECTS ARE
TO BE DISCUSSED
A. J. Mitchelson, Chairman of
the Meeting, Has Arranged
an Interesting Program, and
Every Member of the Board
of Trade is Urged to be Pres
ent.
The general membership meeting
of the Board of Traded
scheduled to be held tonight, begin
ning promptly at eight o’clock, will be
one of the most important and inter
esting gatherings of the year, accord
ing to all indications, and it'is con
fidently expected that practically the
•ntire membership will be present to
hear discussed many vital s problems
affecting the future of Brunswick.
A. J. Mitchelson will be chairman
Of the meeting, being at the head of
the committee, which has been busily
at work towards getting better freight
rates for Brunswick, one of the most
important questions to be before the
gathering tonight.
Mr. Mitchelson last night gave out
the following program, which has
been arranged for the evening.
The purposes of the meeting will be
stated in a brief address by Dr. J. W.
Simmons, president of the Board, af
ter which the following subjects will
be discussed: *
Co-operation of Merchants —L H.
Haym.
Brunswick as a Port —F. D. Aiken,
chairman of the harbor committee.
Business Tributary to Bruuswtck —
Mark Wilcox, chairman of the Young
Man’s Club. v
Rates - George,%. (lb
VorelgfTrade-Oeorge. H. Smith.
Asleep et the Switch —Judge E. C.
Butts.
Brunswick’s Possibilities—Fred G,
Wards, managing secretary.
The above is one of the most Inter
bating programs ever for a
Bound of Trade meeting h4ra, and
some unusually good talks will be
made. Every subject to be discussed
is one of vital import to Brunswick
and all members are urged to be pres,
ent. , .
BUILDING MATERIAL AT
A OREAT, BIG SACRIFICE
To' the pernon who contemplates
building or repairing at th& present
time or in the neap future, the an
nouncemcnt of Meifcrst, , Gordon ■
Freedman, 'purchaser* of the Picric
jAcid plant, will be unusually inter
••ting and thoae who avail them
•kites of the opportunity to purchase.
*wlll And that an enormous aajlnA can
be made.
There is a largo slock (ft lumber
•till on hand. In this stock Is tongue
and ? groove, flooring, gavel tv siding,
beagu. etc., 1 and l this Is to be sold
at from 96 00 to $14.00 per -'thousand
i There is also houses :complesH
and these are equipped with modepn
plumbing and there is also wooden
warehouses to be disposed of. Among
the, miscellaneous articles may be
mentioned rota, mattresses,'and mini
erogis other things ant) jJ4„wlll he sold
at • great sacrifice.
The owners of the e* tensive prop
•ritea arm determined to sell every
thing and if a slash in prices count
for. anything, they win suodeed. It
jail) par those interested to alive out,
took it .over and see what low
price! are be lug asked for ali mater
fal pn the mammoth *ie * f
' LlJtVg THIS MORNING 1
FOR TOUR OF fJLORID*
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Mr. and Mr*. Louis Ben nets will
leave ibis morning for an extended
automobile tour of Florida, during
which they will visit all sect lons of
the state They will be aw tv front
the city ten days or two weeks.
IRISH SCNOS REPLY.
Ihiblla. Sept, |,-‘-The*Wply of the
Irish republican cabinet to the latest
communication from Premier Lloyd
George on the British government's
peace proposals was dispatched last
prating to Lloyd Georgs who is ui
Isrtknd.
THE BBUNSWICK NE WS
ASK U. S. TROOPS I
BE SENT AT ONCE
TO WEST VIRGINIA
General B. G. Bandholtz Sent
Telegram to War Department
Early This Morning.
THREE REGIMENTS READY
TO LEAVE FOR COAL FIELDS
“I Am Satisfied the Miners Will
Not Obey the President’s
Proclamation Calling on
Them to Return to Their
Homes,” Said General Band
holtz in His Request For
Troops.
(By Associated Press.)
Charleston, West Virginia, Sept. 2.
—General B. G. Bandholtz, the war de
partment representative in the West
Virginia coal fields, early this morn
ing sent a telegram to the war de
partment at Washington, requesting
that federal troops be sent at once
into the disturbed area.
“I am satisfied the men will not
obey President Harding’s proclama
tion calling on them to return to their
homes," General Bandholtz said, in
announcing his decision to ask that
troops be sent at once to restore or
der. r
Earlier in the night it was announc
ed that three regiments are being held
in readiness to be gent Into West Vir
ginia at a moment’s notice, and it Is
believed here that as a result of Gen
eral Bandholtz’ request the soldiers
will be enroute early today. Fifteen
army airplanes are already ’here,
ready for scout duty.
LOGAN COUINTY DEPUTIES
(ARE DRIVEN BACK. I
Logan, W. Va., Sep. 1. —Logan coun
ty deunties stationed Crooked.
f -■-•'•ft*’'’■ T ■
creek were driven toairlTfolle and a
half from their positions la a skir
miah with armed forces. Captain l. O.
UolHngsworth reported here tonight.
Two Deputies Wounded.
Two deputies were seriously
wounded In the encounter according
to later reports. Desultory firing had
been reported earlier from the Crook
ed creek sector and the Blair moun
tain district, and emergency forces
are being held *in readiness here tp
proceed to these places to refh'force
the deputies.
FORCE OF ARMS WILL
NOT SETTLE TROUBLE.
Washington, Sept. 1. —The trouble
In West Virginia will not be cured "by
forcing men Into submission, while
allowing the continuance of the evils
against which t|ie|r so rtesperntdly
protested." President Samuel Comp,
era, of the American Federation of
laibor, declared here tonight. In dis
cussing the trouble in West Virginia.
FORMERSTATE6AME
WARDEN IS DEAD
Clyde Matthews, Who Resgned
Several Months Ago as State
Game and Fish Commission
er, on Account of 111 Health.
Passed Away Last Night.
(By Associated Press.! "
Atlanta, Sept. l.—Clyde Matthews,
who resigned several weeks ago as
starts game and fish commissioner, be.
cause of ill health, died at a hospital
here tonight, after suffering a relapse
from double pneumonia.
The deceased was forty-three years
of age, and his home was at Trlen.
(3a. He had been under treatment in
a hospital here for the past two
months
The rieAth of Former State Game
and Fish Commtasioner Matthews
will be learned with general regret
n Brunswick, where he was welt
known and had many friends. It wilt
he remembered that Mr. Matthews
w*s stricken while on an official visit
to Blackboard Island, and was a pa
tient in the city hosptai here for sev
eral days, before being removed to
Atlanta.
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OFITHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pershing at Plattsburg; Photo Recalls
Stirring Days of 1917
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CLYDE STEAMER
FAILS TO ARRIVE
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Sailing Scheduled From New
York Last Friday Has Been
Cancelled, Because of Failure
to Get the New Steamer
Ready in Time For The Trip.
—Will Sail Tomorrow.
The sailing of the Clyde Line
steamer Lake Gllboa, one of the two
new side-hatch, oil-burning vessels al
duled to have departed frotn Net*
York last Friday and to arrive here
Wednesday, has been canceled, it was
announced yesterday.
Failure to complete the work of ex
tensive alterations 90 the vessel ne
cessary to convert 'ft into the side
hutch type In time for the sailing Fri
day was given as the reason for can
celing the trip. ( sLater reports are
that both vessels' are now ready for
service, and > fhat the new weekly
schedule will he inaugurated begin
ning tomorow,' when the Lake Gllboa
will sail for Brunswick, with practi
cally a full cargo.
The two steamers, have been con
verted Into the side-hatch, between
decks type, or regular coastwise ves
sels, at considerable expense, which,
however, will be {justified by the im
mense saving effected in the handling
of freight shipments.
It will be possible to load and un
load cargoes In much quicker time,
and with a great deal of dam
age. making it possible to operate the
service at considerably Jess expense
than was the case with the old type
of vessel In service.
jThe schedule to be Inaugurated to
morrow calls for weekly sailings both
from Brunswick fand New York. A
steamer wIIJL New, York jjr
Brunswick every Friday; arriving
here the following Wedpeaday, and
sailing for the return trip on Friday or
Saturday. This will be the most con
venlent and dependable steamer ser
vice Brunswlrk has ever had to and
from Now York, and a profitable busi
ness Is certain to be built up. Or
ganized efforts In that direction are
already under way. and* practically
all Brunswick business* men lave
pledged to route their shipment* from
the East via the Clyde Brunswick
line. * j*v
EXCURSION TRAINS TO u -
BE OPERATED TODAY
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Excursion rates will be’in effect to
day over all railroads entering Bruns
wick to mountain and;seashore re
sorts, and various cities# of the coun
try. The excursion tickets will be
goad on the regular morning passeng
er, trains. and it -is aai<| that a great
many tickets have been jwdd here. A
special sleeper attached to the regu
air train will be operated over. the |L.
B. 41 A., for the trip‘to Asheville,
N.* C., by way of the Seaboard Air
Line, from Thallman. Special excar
sions to Atlanta end tq Montgomery.
AU wiU be operated the las; of tbs
week
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA FRTOAY, SEPT. 2, 1921.
General Pershing inspect
This picture, taken a few days ago
at Plattsburg, N. t., recalls the stirr
ing days cf 1917.1 It shows General
Pershing on an official visit to Platts
burg inspecting the camp of the citi-
J. HONTER HOPKINS
NOW GAMI: WARDEN
Popular Ex-Mayor Has Been
Appointed Came and Fish
Warden For Glynn County,
Fbr Two Year Term, Begin
ning With Yesterday.—Re
ceives Commission.
(County Game Warden J. Hunter
Hopkins is now the official title of
Brunswick's popular ex-mayor and
well-known real estate dealer, who
will in the future devote a considera
ble part of his time- and talents to
seeing ‘that • the game and fish law>t
of the state are strictly, adhered to
In the confines of Glynn county.
Mr. Hopkins was appointed by Gov*
ernor Hardwick some weeks ago as
game and fish warden for Glynn coun
ty for a twtvyear term, beginning Sep
tember Ist.. He received his commis
sion yesterday from State Gome and
Fish Warden J. Frank Rhodes, of Ath
ens. and assumed his duties at once,
succeeding R. T. Bunkley. the former
county warden, who.* It Is understood.
dW not apply for reappointment
j* Glynn county la one of the most im
portant counties In the state from'tl&
standpoint of administration of the
state game and fish laws, because of
the abundance of game and fish in
this county, and the large number of
; spurt* men who come here on that au
rount Only one or two of the larger
counties exceed Glynn in the number
of hunting licenses sold annually, and
for this reason the post of game war
den Is ao important one.
COTTON-MEN BELIEVE IN
TWENTY-FIVE-CT, COTTON
Savannah. Ga.. Sept, L—Cotton wtP
probably go to twenty five cents be
fore the reaction sets in.
Several prominent cotton men have
expressed the opinion that the staple
will continue to soar until the twenty
five cent mark is reached and some
say that it-will reach thirty cents.
The short crop this year, made
shorter by the ravages of the boll
weevil, la largely responsible for the
steadily upward trend of the South'*
principal crop The good prices which
ara prevailing are especially advan
tageous to the hold-over men who
barn been clinging to their bates
a waiting * revival in prices.
PLOT TO OVERTHROW
BRITISH (DISCOVERED!.
London, Sept. 1. —A dispatch
frem Calcutta says that the po
lice In Punjab have discovered
a conspiracy among the Sikhs to
overthrow the British govern
ment and assassinate all Euro
peans.
The dispatch adds that the
prosecution of the alleged con
spirators will be undertaken.
ing Cos. M at Plattsburg.
zens’ military training corps. Later
in th 6 day he reviewed the provision
al regiment of students, while a large
crowd looked on.
DISTRICT MEETING
KNIGHTS PYTHIAS
Eleventh District Convention
Met For Annual Session at
Willacoochee on Wednesday,
With Delegates From Practi
cally All Subordinate Lodges
Present.
’’The Eleventh District Convention.
Knights of Pythias, was held at Wil
tueoochee. Ga., Wednesday, and pub
11* exercises^re^^^
house dommenofng af 11 b*fTnck in
the morning, with music and open
ing prayer.
The address of welcome was given
by E. R. Smith, of Willacoochep
Lodge, in a cordial, impressive and
heartfelt manner, and was responded
to by ©. D. Brantley, pas# supreme
representative, of Blackshear.
sThe district convention was called
tb order at 3 o’clock In the afternoon
by President J. O. Sirmans, of the
Willacoochee Lodge, and quite a num
ber of delegates from all parts of the
district were present, including rep
resentatives from the Brunswick
lodges. Fred Pfeiffer, of Rathhohe
Lcdgs\ No. 45. this city, was re-elect
ed' secretary-treasurer of the district
BMckshear was select
ed as the place for the next conven
tion. to be held in February. 1922.
NAMED MEMBERS OF
WATERWAYS COMMISSION
Atlanta. Ga.. Sept. 1. —Governor
Ffgrdwick, today named J. R. Becker
of, St. MAry’s, Cha* Thomas, Way
cross, and Lee Lans’ev, Romo, mem
bers of the state canal and waterways
commission.
FORD HAB SOME CASH.
Lansing, Mich.. Sept. 1. —The Ford
Motor Company has in the neighbor
hood of fifty-four million dollars in
tmfch-ln the bank, according to a re
port tendered the department of state
here. The report has not been offi
cially accepted because of some min
or errors and may be returned to the
company for correction.
COLORADO MINERS
60 OUT OK STRIKE
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President McLannan, of District
Fifteen. Gives Notice That AH
Miners in Two Districts Have
Struck Because of Reduction
* in Scale of Wages.
Denver. CoL. Sept. 1. —The state in
dustrial commission announced to
tflght that President Mcl-annan, of
District Fifteen, United Mine Work
er* of America, had given notice that
all miners employed in the Wa'.sen
and Cameron mines of the Colorado
Fuel & Iron Company, wen* out on a
strike today on account of • reduction
in wages. Officials of the company
denied that there is any strike.
SWEEPING CUT IS
MADE IN ESTIMATE
OF COTTON CROP
Decline in August Condition
Caused Reduction of Nearly
Two Million Bales.
PRODUCTION THIS YEAR j
FORECAST AJ 7,037,00*)
Following Publication of the
Lowest August Crop Condi
tion Report Ever Made by the
Department of Agriculture,
Was a Rise of $6.00 Per Bale.
Washington, Sepi 1. —A decline in
the condition of cotton during the
month of Angust caused a reduction
of 1,666.000 in the estimated final pro
duction as compared with the amount
forecast one month' ago.
The production this year was fore
cast today at 7,037,000 -bales of five
hundred pounds gross weight by the
department of agri culture, which was
based on an estimate of the crop con
dition August 25th, which was 49.3
per cent normal, forecasting a yield
of 127 pounds per acre.
Georgia’s condition is reported 41,
with a production forecast of 827,000;
South Carolina condition 50, produc
tion 744,000 bales; North Carolina
condition 62; production 523,000; Ala
bama condition 53, production 472,-
000 bales.
The condition of the cotton crop
on August 25 was the lowest it has
ever been any month in the history
of the cotton growing industry, ac
cording to the records of the dei
partment of agriculture.
Commenting on the condition the
department said: ‘‘The damage is
greatest in the areti from central Ok*
lahoma to north central Texas. De
clines cf from ten to twenty points
are shown for South Caro
ls verythfng seems fo have gone wrong
with the crop, in southern South
Caroling Georgia. Arkansas and it
portion, of other states, there has been
an excess of rainfall and cool weath
er which combined to give a big weed
which the boll weevil attacked vora
ciously destroying all squares, and
the bolls set in August and even at
tacking the larger bolls.” J n
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PRICE WfNT^UP
SIX DOLLARS PER BALE.
New Orleans, Sept. I.—Following
the publication today of the lowest
August crop condition ever made by
the government, thefre was a rise in
the cotton market of about six dollars
a bale on the more active months.
WHITE TERRORIST
PLOT AT PETRDGRAB
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Eight Russian Cpmmunist Lead
ers Have Befn, Assassinated
Within the Past Two Months,
in .Terrorist Plot, According
to News Dispatches Just Re
ceived.
Riga. Sept. I.—Right Russian com
munist leaders at, Petrograd hare
been assassinated within the last two
months in connection with a “white
terrorist" plot, it '*was revealed by
Leon Trotsky, in a speech before the
Moscow Soviet ipieeting Tuesday
night, according a Hosts news
agency dispatch received here today.
Details of the aillged plot reported
,by Cheka, or Bolshevik inquisition,
and was carried by the P. agency
and wireless. It Is charged that the
plot was participated In by American
I intelligence service, the French secret
service and the Finnish general *i<**f.
together with General Wrangel, and
Russian exiles in Parts.
WATER IS SUBSTITUTED
FOR WHISKEY IN HOUSE
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Philadelphia, Pa.. Sept. \.—United
States treasury department agents
came here yesterday to Investigate
the charges that water had been sub
stituted for whiskey in one hundred
barrels consigned to Greece.
Barrets containing water. the
agents said, were held in the bonded
warehouse of the < >mpany.
[ .HnnEnpn—
I FAW
PRICE FIVE CENTS
MEXICO REFUSES TO
SIGN TREATY WITH
THE UNITED STATES
President Obregon Reads Mes*
sage to Mexican Congress De
clining to Sign Treaty*
i ATION IS GREETED
to OLONGED APPLAUSE
SiA \f Treaty United
| £ g \ is “Neither Possible,
A Wnt Nor Necessary,
ai \ntrary to Mexican
C. |j 'tutional Precepts,"
Prt *r Obregon Declares,
sociated Press.)
Mexie Sept. l‘— The signing
of a tre, , .til the United State*
“neither possible, convenient nor nec
essary, and is contrary to the Mexican
constitutional precepts, in that it cre
ates special privileges for Ameri
cans,” according to that portion of
President Obregon’s message to th*
Mexican Congress, dealing with for
eign relations, which he read in tho
house tonight.
Prolonged applause from the mem
bers of Congress and from spectator*
In the galleries greeted President Ob*
regon’s declaration that “it is impos
sible to sign treaty with the United
States.”
There was also a wild demonstra
tion when a list of the nations which
have already recognized the Mexican
government were read.
SAVANNAH TO GET
BUSY ON BEUHION
General D. B. Morgan Preparing
to Start a Campaign to Rati#
Funds For Holding the Con
federate Veterans Reunion
in Savannah Next Year.
Savannah, Sept. I.—As goon as
Ge’p. D. B. Morgan returns from bis
vacation in North Carolina he is going
a campaign to raise the mon
ey \o entertain the Confederate veter
ans in their general reunion In May,
1922. . . \
General Morgen said today the as
surance from Mayor Stewart that the
city would gjve $lO,<HK)' to the fund
for the entertainment of the veterans
insures the rfeunion for next sprihi.
There is no question that' the cftlzejla
will raise the rent of the money need*
id, he says. ' j 4,
To See Edwards i ; ]
"As soon as I get back home ,spd
Charlie Edwards returns, 1 wHI take
the matter up with him, and get the
Savannah Hoard of Trade active k*
hind, the matter. That will insure its
success. > All trades and ci.vtf*.' Bodies
will be asked for help. Already 1 am
reaving letters congratulating Haw
vannah upon Us invitation to the vet*
erans to meet here. I am sure we
are going to give fbem a big
Dates Suggested. 'j ; * *
General Morgan today received a
letter from Gen. A. B. Booth, of Naif
Orleans, adjutant general end chief
of staff of hte U. ; C. V., su|g eating
that May 9 to 12 would be % good
time for the Savannah reunion;
eral Morgan thinks these dates would
be acceptable. *♦' 4
RIFLE TEAM LEAVES ;
FOR CAMP PERRY, 0,
, Sergeants Wood and Smith, of thw
Brunswick Riflemen, selected as
sult of competitive rifle contests held
on the company range at St. Slmbs
to represent the Riflemen at
tional rifle shoot to be held this weett
•t Camp Perry, Ohio, left last ntgh
for Atlanta, where they will Join
er representatives of Oeorgia military
organizations for the trip to
army camp. Both of the representa
tives of the Brunswick company aro
expert rifle shots, and ft b certain
that they will make s very credilabia
showing In this the most important
army rifle contest of the year, which
will be participated tn by both' UP
tional guard and regular army teams.
Valuable prizes wtil be awarded to
the winning teams, and to the best
individual shots. The tournament bb.
gins Wept i " * ,