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GENERALLY FAIR.
VOLUME XX—NO. 326
CONFERENCE WITH
CLYDE OFFICIALS
IS SATISFACTORY
President Raymond and Traffic
Manager Levis Spent
Yesterday Here.
LUNCHED AND DISCUSSED
THE STEAMSHIP SITUATION
Talks Made by Brunswick Bus
iness Men and Responses by
Mr. Raymond and Traffic
Manager Levis.—St. Elmo
Massengale Makes Charac
teristic Speech and Throws a
Little “Pep” Into Meeting.
President H. H. Raymond and Traf
fie Manager W. T. Levis of the Clvde
Line, came to Brunswick yestorda v
at the invitation of the Brunswick
Board of Trade, and had a heart tJ
heart talk with Brunswick people on
the steamship situation at the port cf
Brunswick.
In addition to these Olyda officials
the Southern was represent
ed <at the conference during the Jav
by J. M. Cutler, general freight agent;
the A.. B. ft A., by Traffic Manager
Kielhefer. while General Agent T. T.
Whight, on account of unavoidable ah
sence of Ooast Line traffic officials,
represented that line
Th e visiting officials arrived at
11:30, were met by Chairman Albert
Fendlg and his committee from the
Board of Trade and were escorted to
the Oglethorpe hotel.
A series of short conferences wore
held during the forenoon in which the
sMuathn was thoroughly discussed by
the visiting officials, various Bruns
wick shippers and the special com
mittee handling the situation. A broad
spirit was displayed on both sides
end it was very evident that th traf
m people were doing their best Ip
n*w conditions in transport
lion circles, du© largely to the United'
States Shipping Board operation or
all steamship lines at present.
At 1 o'clock the visitors wore guests
at a delightful luncheon, served In
the Board of Trade rooms in whirl
gome thirty-five or forty Brunswick
business men participated.
Chairman Albert Fendlg presided
and after the luncheon briefly outlin
ed the entire situation. He said in
the outset that Brunswick was not
entirely responsible for the loss In
traffic to the it’lydo Line hut It was
due largely to Irregularity In sailing
dates of tho line. He assured ITesl
dent Raymond, however, that Bruns
wick was going to cooperate In future
and said he believed that If the Clyde
Line came back In the same spirit
which characterised fh Mallory lino
there could be no trouble about Brun
wick tonnage for the ships. He closed
by introducing President IT. H. Ray
mend, himself an old Brunswicklan
who made a most Interesting talk In
which he discussed every phase cf tht
present complex situation. Mr. Ray
mend explained that shareholders in
steamship stock were clamoring fov
dividends and that the service be
tween ports that had heen UU profit a
ble had been discontinued as rapidly
M possible. The Brunswick Rue, he
said was one of the last to he sus
pended and that it was done in Jus
tice to the owners of the property and
as a duty which he owed to them. He
said that the losses of the Clyde Line
from operation in the year ISIS
amounted to the stupendous sum of
two million five hundred thousand
dollars.
Mr Raymond then entered Into a
lengthy discussion cf the whole situ
ation, showing how toafa In the
Brunswick-New York service had
deceased In south bound ships front
an average of a thousand to -that of
a hundred and fifty to two hand rod.
while the north bound traffic had #1
moat disappeared entPHv Ho aald
be waved to he frank and avoid e\m
ouflaclt.*; that he Uvtl In Bruns
wick dnr*ng tha heat rears of hi* life
and *'t* * tender nff-nnio* for this
city and her people, **lf 1 could an*,
*wer the dictate* of my heart." aald
Mr. Raymond. "I would trtre you
Brunswick people everythin* ym I
went*
Mr, Raymond finally threw the din
Into entau-vam hv a.-*uun.tn
hat when the im:* .1 Five* shipping
Pord dUconiltt' and operation of the
R*enwiek New > >-k service the
Clyde Uoe wot 1 resume theT oprr*
at ton sending It* own ah Ip* with
weekly sailing* tato Brunswick Ilia
statement ** roundly applauded
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
SUPT. BURNSET HAD CLOSE
CALL; TRUCK JUMPS ROAD
One Ton Machine cf Georgia High
way Commission Leaves Bridge,
Failing Into banal.
What came near resulting in a se
rious accident occiirred early yester
day morning when 'the one ton truck
of the Georgia Highway Commission,
used by Capt. Burnset in road work
in the district, plunged into the canal,
turning completel yover. The break
ing of the radius red, put the steering
gear out of commission and it went
wrong at the most inopportune place
.—at the canal bridge.
In the truck with Supt. Burnset was
Amos Reese, colored. He landed on
hie head in the muddy canal, while
the former fell quite a distance, strik
ing on his side, but in a soft place,
which accounts for the fact that
neither was injured to any great ex-,
tent. The damage to the truck was
slight.
GLYNN COUNTY DAY
AT BRANTLEY FAIR
Many Brunswickians Wil!
Leave This Morning and
Spend Day There.—Event is
Opened and Indications Are
Will be Great Success.
This is Glynn County Day at the big
Brantley county fair, which opened
at Hoboken yesterday morning and it
promises to be one of the greatest
events of the kind ever pulled off in
this section. (
Headed by Fred G. Warde, manag
ing secretary of the Brunswick Board
of TVade, and J. Mark Wilcox, presi
dent of the Yeung Men’s Club, a large
delegation will leavp. this- morning for
the Brantley county capital gnd It in
expected that the fair managers wil’
be satisfied with the number as the
exhibit feature was passed and it is
thought attendance will more than
satisfy those who have worked so
hhfdTrtt fho iHM of the great uti
dertaking.
Among those who’ will represent
Brunswick today besides Secretary
Warde and President Wilcox, will bf
M. H. Burroughs, R. L. Philips, Judge
K. C. Butts, H. H. Herndon, and a
Inrge number of others.
Several who were In Hoboken yes
fcerday say the fair is one of the best
they ever saw and those who go to
day will not be disappointed. The
livestock and agricultural displays are
unusually interesting and the same
may be gain of the various others.
and before resuming his seat he made
an earnest appeal to support the
Clyde line in order that the service
he had In mind might become a per
manency.
Traffic Manager Levis followed Mr
Raymond and he very much nU\aed
those present by announcing Ur.i* h?
would endeavor to keep Brunswick on
n parity, as much as possib'e. with
the ports of Jacksonville, Charleston,
and Savannah, on the matter of
freight rates. In other wrtrdn hr
would see to it that Brunswick en
Joyed as attractive water rates n
the ports named. He discussed tV
situation fully and made a splendid
Impression on those who heard him.
Talks were also made hv General
Freight Agent Cutler, of tho South
ern, Traffic Manager Kielhefer, of the
A.. B. ft A., and General Agent T. J.
Wright, cf the Atlantic Coast Line,
in which all of them pledged their
line* in the Interest of a grater vol
ume of traffic for the Clyde line.
8t Elmo Massengale. the well
knowh advertising man. made one of
hts characteristic talks in width he
took occasion to throw a little “pep"
Into a rather solemn situation, lie
said everybody had lost money dur*
Inf the past two years; that tho Mai
lorv line made money out of Bruns
wick people for forty years and ought
to stand to the rack, fodder or no fod
der. -I ll tell you where your Bruns
wick frieght has gotte.'.shld Mr. Mas
sengale. “U** gone t‘l.-ty*,
and the Clyde line se/vtt Were* The
entire crowd. Including \h* visitor*,
enjoyed Mr. Masaengale’* little talk
and the applause which greeted It in
dicated that those present thought
there waa more truth than poetry in
what he said.
President Raymond and Traffic
Manager Levis returned to New York
yesterday afternoon and te Bruns
wick business men who have been
bandlnlg the situation hare reason to
feel that their work has brought good
results.
ta the meantime fha Clyde Un*
will he operated to this port oa Us
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF TW ■ 1 1 I I I
SECRETARY WEST
ARRESTED CHARGE
OF EMBEZZLEMENT
Has Been Secretary *to Three
Governors of State
of Georgia^
“WENT SOUTH” WITH CHECK
OF PRISON COMMISSION.
Is Alleged to Have Also Gone
Wrong in Matter of Printing.
—Was Taken to County Jail,
But He Later Succeeded in
Making Bond in Sum of Sev
en ,Thousand Fjve Hundred
Dollars and Was Released.
, (By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Oct. 10.—Claud A.
West, former secretary to three
former Georgia governors, was
taken to the county jail, today on
a * warrant charging embezzle
ment of state funds, the amount
being $1,500 insurance money
paid to the state prison commis
sion.
West was released this after
noon on bail in the amount of
$7,500.
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Oct. IQ. —Claude A. West,
former secretary to three governors
of Georgia and employed for two
months by Governor Hardwick, to as
gist bis secretaries and clerks in get
ting their work started, was held at
police headquarters this morning on
a blanket charge of suspician. pend
ing the issuance of warrant charging
embezzlement of state funds, which
Governor Hardwick had directed his
secretary, D. B. Blalock, to have is
sued.
'Hi** matter had been laid before the
chief by Mr. Blalock witlj a request
for the arrest to be mads.
Governor Hardwick has employed
a firm of auditors to make an exarnl
nation of the books of Mr. West for
some years back. , The audit waR
commenced this morning. The alleg
ed shortage on which the warrant was
to be issued amounts to $1,500 and
consisted of a fire insurance loss cn
two small buildings at the state prl*
on farm.
’According to Governor Hardwick’s
information, the buildings wore burn
ed early in 19°0, the losses were paid
by the insurance companies in checks
drawn to the order of Hugh M. Dor
sey. governor, and were indorsed by
Governor Dorsey and cashed at the
bank by Claude A. West, whose In
dorsement also appeared thereon.
In addition to thip matter Governor
Hardwick further stated he had re
quested the auditors to exammine a
transaction involving a payment by
the state since he became governor
of a small printing hill due Foote &
Davies. According to the governor's
Information, he said, the bill was pre
sented in triplicate, as* usual, and Mr
West had the warrant drawn for three
times the amount of the bill and turn
ed It over to Foote ft Davies with the
that they give him their
check for the excess, amounting to
1118. and make It payable to Miss
Myrtle White, executive secretary to
Governor Hardwick. This was done
by Foote ft Davies. Governor Hard
wick said he understood, to save the
trouble of getting anew warrant for.
the correct amount the check to Miss
White was cashed, he understood, by
Mr. West.
J. S. STINSON TO MANAGE
LOCAL DODGE AGENCY
Dodge Brother* cars will be sold
In the local territory in future by J. 8.
Stfnson. who. with Volney William*,
was in te city yesterday for the pur
pose of taking orer the local agency.
Mr. Stinson, who has been a success
ful practicing attorney in Waycross
for a number of years, will retire in
ftrtter to give his entire attention to
the automobile business.
Mr. William*, who is well and fav
orably known here, will take charge
! of the Savannah territory, consisting
of fifteen counties, on November 1.
and will devote hi* entire time to this.
Dodge car* and parts will continne
at *he present location on Newcastle
street and a large stock will always
be carried.
present schedule, but when the Ship
ping Board releases it. in probably
about sixty days, the service will he
all that Brunswick desires.
BRUNSWICK. GEORGIA, TUESDAY, QC4. 1 1, IK I
View of Field On
Which oHffs and Yankees Battle
I Ik. i) /A .. v A <y...- A v.
PHIL E. BURGESS
HAS PASSED AWAY
After Illness Extending Over a
Long Period, This Lovable
Brunswickian Breathed His
Last Sunday Morning.—Fun
eral Thursday.
After an illness extending over a
long period*Phil K. Burgess breathed
bis last Sunday morning and his
death carries sorrow to many hearts
as there was not a more popular man
in the entire city than he. For weeks
it has been known that he was mak
ing a brave but hopeless fight and his
devoted wife and hundreds of friend*
have been expecting the worst for
many day*.
Mr. Burgess has been in ill health
for about a year. He first went to At
lanta In search of a remedy for his
ailment and returned a great deal Im
proved and continued In seemingly
good health until about four months
ago when his old trouble returned and
be was taken to Savannah, where, af
ter an operation, he was sent
and those close to him knew that bis
death was but a matter cf a few
months.
Deceased was born on the Isle of
Jersey fifty-five years ago but went
to Canada when only eighteen years
of age. He resided there for some
time before locating in Toledo. Ohio,
and from there he came to Bruns
wick. He was for a lopg time con
netted with the Yaryan Rosin ft Tur
pentine company. Later he was elect
ed chief of police of the city of Brnus*
wick, but resigned this position. He
then accepted the chief's place with
the Atlantic Refining company, which
place he held up to the time he was
taken 111.
In 1898 Mr. Burgess led Mis* Jennie
Rhodes to the altar at the latter’s
homo. Bliss field. Mich., and all
through hi* last, long illness his de
voted wife has ever been by his tide
administering to him night and day
and to her the sympathy of the entire
community will go out. Detested
leaves a father and two sisters on the
l*!e of Jfrsey. as well as other rela
tives.
Mr. Burgess was a great friend of
the boy*. He organised the first troop
of Boy ttoouts here and one now bears
bis name. Me was a member of Ocean
Lodge of Mason* and ha* been active
In circles of theghfanlxatton since he
came to Brunswick in 1911.
The funeral will be held from the
First Methodist church Thursday af
ternoon at 2:39. conducted by Rev.
Thomas H. Thomson, and interment
will be in Palmetto cemgtery The
following will act as pallbearers: Dr.
J. W Simmons. Dr. C. M. Gowan. Rey.
D. Watson Winu. J. B. C, Biitch.
W. F. Symmons.. C. L. Millsep, St.
Elmo Commandery will have the fun
era! in charge- Ail-of the pallbearers
with the exception of Mr. Milisap. are
paat commanders of 8t Elmo -Com
SEVERAL CONFLAGRATIONS;
MONETARY DAMAGE SMALL.
Home of Dr. V. L. Darby Ablaze Sun
day Afternoon, Caused by a
Defective Chimney.
While the Are department has an
swered several calls during the past
thirty-six hours, excellent work of
Chief Harrison and his force has kept
the damage down to a small figure, in
some cases less than $lO.
The raoqt serioue blaze was that at
the home of Dr. V L tl#? Rey
nolds street, at f:Sfi o’clock Sunday
afternoon. While the fire was con
fined to rbof damage, water did con
siderable harm and much of the fur
niture, etc., in the house was practi
cally ruined.
At 11:30 Sunday morning the de
partment answered a call out on Am
herst street and succeeded in saving
a small house, number 1424, owned
and occupied by Barah Polite, colored.
The damage was slight as only a
small portion of the roof waa burned.
At 11:30 yesterday morning the gas
stove at the Texas lunch room. New
castle street, exploded, and here, too.
the damage was small.
HARRISON IS OFF
FIRE CHIEFS MEET
Fortieth Annual Convention of
Fire Chiefs of America Will
be Held in Atlanta Beginning
Today.—Asst. Chief Drury in
Charge Local Department.
•
Chief J. H. Harrison of the Bruns
wick Are department, left yesterday
for Atlanta where he goes to attend
the fortieth annual convention of the
Fire Chief* of America, and in the
gathering will he heads of fire de
partments from every section of the
United States.
At theae convention* gather, not
only lire fighters bat Insurance neu
and a general exchange of views re
sults In great benefit to aU who at
tend The session is called this year
at the very beginning of fire preven
tion week and interesUng program*
have been arranged for every day of
the session. .
As winter approaches every section
of the cpuntry is taking, steps towards
preventing fire* and in practically ev
ery school In the United States talk*
along these Hnea will be heard by the
children. Chief Harrison has attend
ed these conventions on various 4 oc
casions and has derived a great deal
of benefit rfom them.
During the r absence of Chief Harri
son. AsslstajgK Chief Drury will be in
charge .while Foreman Herfel will
act in the capacity of assistant chief.
mandery. All members of the Mason
ic order U Brunswick, as well as visi
tors are invited to attend the funeral.
S.G.GOODBHEADIS
CAPTURED AT LAST
Man Indicted in Connection
With Glynn County Bank and
Court House Robberies is
Captured Near Jacksonville
Yesterday.
iiiwr SMCccomtiiij v viVuiiig
of the law for the past eighteen
months, S. J. Coodbread, charged
with complicity in the robbery of the
Glynn county court bou3o and the
Glynn County Bank, was arrested
near Jacksonville yesterday, and
Sheriff Robert S. Pyles will leave hen-,
this morning over the
rp.lngham and Atlantic railroad tor
bring the prisoner bad;.
For the past several w?kc Sheriff
Pyles has been ,u c'osj touch with
Sheriff Merritt, of Duval county, Flor
ida, and on several occasions officers
of that county hcve been close on the
trail of the majj wanted. A friend cf
Good bread, it is said, called on him
at or near his hiding place and it was
through this means that he was cap
tured, The telegram from Sheriff
Merritt was received by Sheriff
early yesterday morning and it stated
the prisoner would return to Bruns
wick without requisition.
Good bread was Indicted with C. L.
Davenport and William Zant. in con
nection with the robbery of the Glynn
county court house and the Glynn
County Bank, but ha* never been ar
rested. Although various rumors have
been circulated about his frequent vis
its to Brunswick no one has ever been
able toioe hiip and Sheriff Pyles has
used every means possible to effect
his capture. Some days ago it be
ceme evident to the local officers that
those of Duval were close on his trail
and the information was correct, the
rapture being made at an early hour
yesterday morning.
Davenport and Znt were ecjgvicted
at the January term of the superior
court and since that time unusual ef-j
f ort* have been made to capture the
third of the trio. who. it is alleged,
committed the robberies.
Sheriff Pyle* will return with hi*
prisoner on the A-. B. & A. tonight.!
There was a reward of SSOO out for
the capture of Goodbread and Jhej
sheriff will take this amount' along
wUh him to Jacksonville today.
JUDGE FRANK HARRIS NAMED
ON THE VETERANS STAFF
Notice has been received in the city
of the appointment of Judge Frank H.
Harris, of Brunswick, on the general
staff of the United Confederate Veter
ans and the honor, coming a* it did.
unsought, la a distinct recognition of
the local Veteran and one of which,
not only himself, but the camp here,
should feel proud. Judge Harris was
former commander of Camp Jackson,
the local Confederate Veteran organ
ization, but resigned some months
ago. I
f
■ FAIR
PRICE FIV 17 CENTS
YANKEES Wll VRS
BY SCORE OF M
Babe Ruth Pulled Bunt
at the Right Time Which
Counted Well. '
—i— •
M’ORAW’S CROWD DEFEATED
BY CLOSE SCORE OF 3 TO I.
Yesterday’s Game Gives Yanks*
Three to Two Games Over
Giants.—Giants Only Scored
in First Inning by McNally’s
Fumble.—Catching Runners
Broke the Rally of the
Giants.
“Babe” Ruth made a home run
at the Polo grounds Sunday, but
the hit, a tremendous wallop into
the right field bleachers, came In
the ninth inning with nobody on
base and failed to save the Kank
ees from defeat In the fourth
game of the World’s Series.
The Giants won by a score of
4 to 2.
New York, Oct, 10. —Bunt in base
ball doesn’t hold a candle to the homa
run as a. spectacular feat but the little
bunt Babe Ruth laid down on the
grass at the Polo grounds today show
ed how much importance sometimes
attaches to less sensational perfor
mance. Ruth’s homer Sunday was
for his team just' another run and
nothing incirej. butt his bunt today
proved the turning point in the con
test, which the Yankees won three to
one.
The victory today gave the Yankees
three to two over the Giants for the
series. The Giants scored in the first
anning on McNally's fumble and sin
gles by Frisch and Kelley and the
Yankees tied up in the third on Mc-
Nally’s male, Schang’s dbutye an*
p- im *
fourth Riftli toolf the funeiners ny stir*
prise, bunted safely and scored on
Muesel’s double. Ward’s sacrifice fly
tallied Meusel.
That inning ended the scoring for*
the daty for Hoyt, who was a bit un
steady, at last steadied down and had
the Giants guessing. There was gome
wonderful defense work by the Yank
ees, however, particularly In llghtr
uing throwing by Muesel who, twice
broke up Giant’s rallies by catching
runners, >
Nehf allowed the Yankees six hits
to Giants ten.
The score wa close, though, 3 to
1, and there was exciting minutes all
through the game.
COMMISSION TO
SEND MACHINERY
Importance of Altamaha Bridge
Realized by Georgia Highway
Authorities and All Needed
' Equipment to be Furnished
at an Early Date.
Ileiizing the Importance of the Al
tamaha bridge, not only to this Imme
diate section, but to all Georgia, a*
well as other southern states, the
Georgia Highway Commission has
made' It known that the keeping of
the highway in drat, class condition
shall not lack men or machinery and
to that end. has glren notice of sev
eral modern read implements which
will soon be available for the use of
Supt. Burnset. of this division.
Borne days ago * one ton modem
track was received here and local
road authorities have been advised
that other implements will follow
from time to time. It really require*
men and machinery to keep the high
way In good condition as it has prov
ed to be one of the moat generally
used of any in the state and as the
winter season cornea, travel by this
popular route will increase every day.
Not only is traffic heavy southward
but hundreds are passing through this
city almost every week on their way
to points north, east and west.
Supt. Burnset In charge of this di
vision. is working under the Georgia
Highway commission and that he la
giving general satisfaction to both hit
employers and the many who use the
roads is certain. He is well versed in
road building and "upkeep" and under
his direction the highway will be
maintained to the very highest stan
dard