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GENERALLY FAIR.
VOLUME XX—NO. 327
STATMENT ABOUT
ST. SIMON BRIDGE
PROJECT IS ISSUED
Tells of Report of Engineer
Slade, of Georgia High
way Department.
TWO COMPLETE SURVEYS
AND COST OF STRUCTURE
M. B. McKinnon, E. L .Stephens
and J. Mark Wilcox, Commit
tee, in Statement Tells of Ev
ery Move Made Up to Present
Looking to Building Connec
tion Between Brunswick and
St. Simon Island.
A promised by those who have
in charge the Bt. Simon bridge pro
ject, the following statement was giv
en out yesterday morning:
“At the request of various citizens
and civic organizations, the Hoard of
Commissioners of Roads and Revenue
secured the services of a state high
way engineer to make a survey or
surveys of a proposed road from the
mainland to St. Sin Ton Island, this
survey has been made and the report
Is now In the hands of the commis
sioners.
Two complete surveys were made,
one at the site known as the 'McCor
mick location,'• and the other from a
point at the site known as the Cy
press Mills. They made partial sur
veys from the foot of Gloucester
street, and from the site of the IT. S
Maritime corporation, the site from
the foot of Gloucester street'they did
nyt consider feasible on account ol
the enormous cost and the possibility
of the marsh being too soft to hold up
the read bed; the one from the U. 8
Maritime Crporatlon they did not con
skier as the requirements of r.avlga
tlon would not permit the bridge tc
be built at this point on account of a
hand in Bgck River. ,
The cost of building from ‘the “Mr'
Cormlck Hite’’ they estimate at s24‘*.
650.09.
The cost of building from the “Cy
press Mill'* site they estimate at .*29:1.
373.30.
The McCormick site is loeare R. 7
miles from the center of Brunswick
and .the Cypress mill route Is kwet
ed 3,2 miles, from the cen'&r of Brunr,
wick.
Upon the receipt of this report nn<:
after careful consideration of sam
and a discussion <f the different
routes, costs, etc., with S. H. Slack,
chief bridge engineer of the state
highway department, and also after
an investigation as to whether or
not the county could expect to receive
either or both state or federal aid
they decided that it was a propoti-
Hon that Glynn county should not at
tempt to finance by horseif, the cltv
commissioners were Callod In to con
suit and advls with as to whether or
not It was a proposition that thev
would be willing to submit to the vot
era of the City of Brunswick to deckle
whether they would participate In the
coat of the construction or not.
In accordance with the above both
the cltv and county commissioner*
met and discussed the proposition of
submitting to the voters of Glynn
countv and city of Brunswick the
proposition f building a highway
from Jhc tnilnUnd to St. Simon la
land; they decided as follows;
First, That both-the city and coun
ty would submit to the people the
proposition of each the city and coun
ty Isuing $175,000 worth of bonds for
the above purpose,
Second. That the location would
be In the vicinity of the Cypress Mill
location, and U not at that particular
place to he some point a little closer
In nd that the St. Simon terminus
would be about 2000 ft. south of the
old Hilton and Ikulge mill location.
Third, ThJt the county election
shoudl be held as soon as possible.
Fourth. That It would retire a
special act of the legislature before
the city coyld legally participate ' **
Fifth. That at the county election
there would be two ballot boxes, one
for county purpose*. nd the other for
the purpose of giving the voters an
opportunity to express whether or not
they desired the city to participate
when an abt of the legislature was
secured giving them power to do so
legally.
Sixth. That no construction would
be stalled on the road until after
proper rights of way. Including rights
of wty for roads on St. Simon. Long
Island and east beach, ground! for
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF TILE ASSOCIATED PRESS
RETURNING ENVOY
SEES ARCHBISHOP
OF “OLD RUSSIA.”
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j
Charles R. Crane and the archbishop
at the monastery.
Charles R. Crane, retiring U. S.
minister to China, stopped in Russia
en route home and during his stay
there called on the aged archbishop
of the Old Believers’ church and mon
astery just outside Moscow, '
ESCH-CUNiMINS
ACT NOT DESIRED
Demand For Repeal of All Sec
tions of 1+ Opening
* Day of National Association
of Railway and Utility Com
missions.
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Oct. 11. —Demands for the
repeal <:f all sections of the Esch-
Cutnmins act, which curbs the right
of states to regulate transportation
within their borders was voiced by
speakers here today at the opening
convention of the National Assocta
tlon of Railway and Utilities Commls
sinners.
It was indicated that before ud
Journment Friday demands will be
put In the form of a resolution to
oongrees.
The report of the committee on
public ownership and operation
which was unanimously ‘adopt'd, pro
tested against the curbing v't state
control and also expressed the plea
for private ownership of utilities with
proper regulations.
parks, public amusement places, etc.,
were secured.
Seventh. That it would he wise to
build just a road from the mainland
to St. Simon, hut that If the city ot
Brunswick expected to derive the
proper benefit out of the project that
it would be necessary to build a road
from the landing on St. Simon to
the south end of the Island and also
across to Long Island.
Eighth. That It should he made a
toll bridge for the present and that
the tolls sh, ul| h used iu the oper
niton and maintenance of the road,
and any surplus going towards the
payment of Interest, and a sinking
fnud for redemption of the honds.
Ninth. That the work of construc
tion, if r inherited by the voters,
shmikl be begun as early as possible
after the election to secure the now
existing low coats of construction
work of all kinds.
Tenth. That at the time of the call
for the election that full information
should he given as to whether or not
increases would have to be made In
both city and county tax rates and
any other Information that might be
of value to the voters.
Eleventh. That an effort will be
made to secure both state and federal
aid on this work, but In the opinion
of these two bodies that It will not be
possible to do so.
Twelfth. Thst a commission be ap
pointed to be known as ”Bt. Simon
Highway Commission,” this commis
slon to be eomposed of three persons,
one irom the city commissioner#, one
from the county commissioners and a
private cltlsen.
The report of the engineers I# now
on file in both the offices of the city
conttttHsiottrr* *nd the county com
ml*era and thw public is invited
RULES COMMITTEE
DIGGING DEEPINTO
Interesting Evidence Brought
Out at Recent Investigation
of Order.
REPRESENTATIVE UPSHAW
WON’T DENY MEMBERSHIP
Klan Has Received $1,488,710
Since Its Organization.—De
partment of Justice Contin
ues Investigating and Other
Facts in Connection With Or
ganization Are Expected to
be Brought Out.
(By the Associated T ress.)
Washington, Oct. 11. —Digging into
the activities of the Ku Klux Klan,
the house rules committee developed
by testimony today that the Klan had
taken in $1,488,710 since it was found
ed, and that the department of jus
tice was still conducting an investi
gation of its own and that, according
to the Klan’s confidential information
to field agents, the chief of police of
Norfolk, Va. t was a member and had
promised two hundred and sixty rifles
to the order “in times of trouble”
and that Representative Upshaw, of
Georgia, in whose home district the
KTan was established, had been put
to it to deny membership in the Klan
and at the same time make it square
with his conscience as a preacher
and church member.
Demand for an investigation of the
activities of the Ku Klux Klan was
made before the house rules commit
tee today by Representative Tague
Democrat, Massachusetts.
Called as the first witness at hear
ings on a number of reoslutions pro
viding for an inquiry by congress Mr,
Tague said he first directed the at
tention of the department of justice
toward the klan prior to exchange
of .adittinist rations last March. Da tar
he took up the question with Attor
ney General Daugherty and was In
formed that the department's own in
quiry, then under way, showed there
was foundation for some of the charg
es against the klan.
Stmmona Arrives.
"There la no law to permit men to
go -out in the dark and take mo or
my family from my home to punish
me whether I am black or white.
Catholic or Jew,’* Mr. Tague declar
ed. “If the charges as published are
true It 1r time for congress to put
out its hand and stop it.”
William J. Simmons, of Atlanta,
(la., Imperial wizard and organizer
of the klan. was among the first wit
nesses to arrive. He canie in with
Representative Upshaw, Democrat.
Georgia, who has Introduced a reso
lution calling for un investigation of
each and every secret order in the
United States. Attorney General
Daugherty also was present at the
hearing, which was delayed for some
time while picture men got photo
graphs of the imperial wltatd and
the committee.
Imperial Wizard Simmons, who will
be called tomorrow, as head witness,
declares he is not the actual head,
but all powers seem vested in Ed
ward Young Clarke and Mrs. Eliza
beth Tyler.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY ELECTS
SAME BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Richmond, Va.. Oct. 11.—At the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
Southern Railway company today the
annual report of the directors cover
ing the operations of the company tor
the year of 1920 and the settlement
recently concluded between the com
pany and the United Btates railroid
administration, winding up all claims
and counter claims arising out of the
operation of the Southern's property
by the government during the period
of Federal control, were formally ap
proved.
Caspar O. Bacon, of Boston, Gay
Cary, of New York. Fairfax Harrison,
of Bel voir. Va.. and Henry W. Miller,
of Washington, D. C-. were elected
to succeed themselves as members of
the board of directors for a term of
three years.
to call at either place and familiar
ite themselves with it.
Respectfully.
M. B McKinnon.
E. U Stephen*.
J. Mark Wilcox.
Commit*# **
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, VNfIpNESDAY, .
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Senator and Mra Oscar W. Underwood, photographed in garden of their
Washington ho me a few days ago.
Senator Oscar W. Underwood, of Alabama, is the only Democratic
senator cn the delegation chosen by President Harding to represent the
United States at the disarmament conference which opens in Washington
Nov. 11. The other three members are Secretary of State Hughes, Sen
ator Henry Cabot Lodge and. Elihu R oot, statesman anf authority on in
ternational law.
GOOOBREAD BACK,
TO TRY MAKE BONO
Sheriff Pyles Motored Over to
Jacksonville Early Yesterday
Morning Returning With His
Prisoner Yesterday After
noon at 3:30 O’clock.
Sheriff Robert S. Pyles, accompan
ied by Deputy Sheriff George Owens
and Chief of County oPlice Norris,
left early yesterday morning in his
car for Jacksonville, and returned
yesterday afternoon at 3:30 with J. S.
Goodbread, who had been caught by
attaches of |herlff Merritt’s office the
lay before.
As told In these columns yesterday
morning, Goodbread waived requisi
tion and was ready and willing to re
turn with the officers when they call
ed for him.
He has been near Jacksonville for
the past many months and for the
past several weeks Sheriff Pyles ha*
expected a notice of his arrest at any
time as it was known that the Florida
officers were on the trail and it would
be only a matter of a few days before
his capture was effected.
Make Effort to Give Bond.
Goodbread was indicted for com
plicity In the robbery of the Glynn
county court house but made good his
escape from this section a day or two
after the Indictment was / returned
and since that time he has been nt
large. Attorney Robert W. Durden,
who was retained for the defense im
mediately after the true bill was re
turned. had a long interview with his
client, at the Glynn connty jail ves
terday afternoon and says he Is in
the very best of humor and feels that
he will be able to make bond In any
reasonable sum. Sheriff Pyles places
the security at SIQ,OQo but Attorney
Darden say* he has arranged for this
amount to be cut in half by Solicitor
Sellers. "t
ALL OF BRUNSWICK MOURNS
DEMISE OF PHIL E. BURGESS
Expressions of Sorrow Com* From
All Classes of Citixens as He
Was Generally Beloved.
I ’ * * ,
While the death of genial
Burgess has been expected for the
past several days, when the sad event
did come tt brought sorrow to the
hearts of hundred# of Brunswick citi
xens and this sorrow was not con
fined to any one claas. but general, as
the deceased had that same jovial
smile -for those upon whom fortune
or position, had failed to smile, a#
those who had been blessed with the
world s goods and honored with high
places of hogor.
Beautiful fleral offerings will cover
the casket when all that is mortal of
this beloved man is tenderly borne to
Palmetto cemetery, the last resting
place of a noble. Christian gentleman.
Particulars as to funeral arrange
ments will be announced in these col
umns tomorrow.
ALUMNI DINNER A
PLEASANT AFFAIR
Men Who Have Soft Place in
Their Hearts For Old Univer
sity of Georgia, Meet and
Pledge Their Quota in Pres
ent Campaign.
Although the number of University
of Georgia alumni in Brunswick is
limited they make upjn this deficien
cy in loyalty and enthusiasm, as was
emphatically demonstrated at the
alumni dinner given at the Royal ho
tel last night.
Ten resident alumni were present
and two non-residents, Hon. Wyatt
deR. Barclay, ex-mayor of Darien,
and Hon. W. C- Tyson, representative
In the Georgia legislature.' Col. R.
D. Meader presided and ♦alks were
made by Prof. N.' H. Ballard, and
Messrs. Barclay, Tyson, Twitty and
Scarlett.
Each alumni present subscribed hli
quota of $315, subscription being pay
able In five equal annual installments.
The quota of Glynn county to approx
Imately SB,OOO and a number of
Brunswick cltlaens will donate and
otherwise assist the committee ,1n
raising the quota.
The dinner last night was a plea
sant affair and brought together alum
ni of various classes. ~
HOLD CELEBRATION
OF COLUMBUS DAY
*< . •
Interesting Exercises Will Oc
cur This Evening, Beginning
at 8:15, in the Knights of Co
lumbus Hall, Near Hanover
Park.
A program with man? unusually in
teresting feature* will be that of the
Knights of Columbus celebration at
their hall near Hanover park, begin
ning this evening at 8:15 o’clock, to
be given in honor of hte discoverer of
this country.
Hon. J T. Vocelle. of St. Mary*a.
Camden county, will be the orator of
the evening, the subject of bis ad
dress will be: “Americanism.** which
ia' appropriate with the occasion. Mr.
Vocelle is representative of his fopn
ty in the Georgia legislature, and Is
an orator of stat A-wide reputation.
He Is serving on some of the most im
portant committees of the house and
is* doing distinguished service on all
of them.
Besides the address of Mr. Vocelle.
there will be other interesting fea
tures of the program, which, by the
way. is of a patriotic nature and the
public is Invited to be present
OC+. 19., >l2l
r IVE SHOTS ARE FIRED
AT ELIZABETH TYLER
PROPAGANDA DIYISION
OF THE KU KLUX KLAN
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Oct. 11.—Five shots
were fired at Mrs. Elizabeth Ty
ler, member of the propaganda
department of the Ku Klu< Klan
tonight, according to reports to
the police department. t
While the bullets smashed
through the bedroom window, no
one was injured.
The police and a number of
clansmen were immediately call
ed upon and started an investiga
tion but there . is, apparently,
nothing to indicate who did the.,
shooting.
STRIKE LEADER IS
A GRAND JUROR
4 _____
Therefore There Will be no A.,
B. & A. Investigation Until a
New Jury is Drawn in Ben
Hill County.—Then Cases
Will be Reported.
(By Associated Press.)
Fitzgerald, Ga., Oct. 11. —Because
W. M. Martin, general chairman of
the A.; B. & A. striking workmen, and
other closely affiliated with labor
here, are members of the .present
grand jury, the A.. B. & A. cases will
not be presented to that body until
anew grand jury Is drawn, the latter
part of the week, it was stated today.
The solicitor general said Tuesday
there was no w r ay whereby Mr. Mar
tin and others irt sympathy with the
striking shopmen could be removed
from the present jury, therefore, he
would not bring before it the cases
made in connection with the killing
of Engineer W. T. Reed.
Following the arrest of C. E. Elli
son Monday morning, Ed Brown and
Wilmer Rozar were also taken Into
oustody in connection with Engineer
Reed’s death.
With their arrest there is now 12
in jail and under bond charged with
similar ofTenses.
STOPS TALK TO IRISH
- • TO TAKE UP UNEMPLOYED.
• (By Associated Press.)
London. Oct. 11.—The British •
Irish delegates to the conferen
• ces which aims to settle the fu
• ture of Ireland, held two two
• hour sessions otday, and ad- ■
• jourped until Thursday. - ,/ *■*
. Llcyd-Oeorge had to stop the
- conference to grapple with the
unemployment problem.
MISS KNOX SAYS SHE’S
NOT ADDICTED TO DRUGS
(By Associated Press.)
Richmond. Va.. Oct. IL—Miss Sar
ah Knox, held with Roger D. • East
lake In the city Jail here in connec
tion with the murder of Eaatlake's
wife at Colonial Beach, September
30. last, today denied a report to the
effect that she ia addicted to drugs,
but added that she takes a stimulant
for her heart on the advice of her
‘physician.
STATE OWNED BE
DISCUSSED NOVEMBER 2.
Likely That Brunswick Will Again
Send Delegation to Put Port's
Claim Before Meeting.
The Savannah Board of Trade, at a
meeting held Monday, named a com
mittee to attend a meeting of Ihe
state owned port committee, which is
to be held In Atlanta on November 2.
and It is more than lik&jr that Bruns
wick will be represented aLo.
The flght for landing this gieat pro
ject is growing warm and the local
business men who have the proposi
tion in band are leaving nothing un
done in the way of bring the -dvan
tages of Brunswick before Chairman
McLendon and other members of the
com mi tee . If comparisons of ports
is to count for anything, the state ter
minal will certainly be established
hare. In the meantime the local com
mittee is leaving nothing undone in
the way of advising those who are to
select the port as to conditions and
advantages offered by Bnmswiea.
I _]TTTTTTm^
• FAIR
PRICE FIVE CENTS
GIANTS’ WINNIN r „
IKES IT THREE/
THREE IN Sis
By Score of Eight to Five Me*
Graw’s Men Won Out
Yesterday.
LOOKS LIKE WILL TAKE LIMIT
9 GAMES, FOR SUPREMACY.
For Awhile Yesterday Game
Took Aspect of a Battle Be
tween Home-Run Hitters.—
Ruth Saw His Sub Land With
One Man and Emel Muesel
and Frank. Snyder, of Giants,
Get One Apiece.
%
New York, Oct. 11.—Taking Issue
with the Yankees by powerful stick
work, the Giants evened the world
series count today by taking the sixth
game by a score of eight to five.
Each club has won three games and
if the struggles so far are anything
to judge by, the series bids fair to
go the limt of nine games.
For a couple ,of innings today tha
game took on an aspect of a battle
of home run hitters.
Ruth, sitting with his Injured arm
among some thirty-four thousand
spectators, saw Fewster, subbing for
him, land with one man on and Emel
Muesel and Frank of the
Giants, get one apiece.
Toney and Harper started pitching
but neither finished. Burns replaced
Toney and, got credit for winning,
while Shawkey took Harper’s place
with the score tied and got marked up
for the loss.
MRS. HUDSON TELLS OF HER
OWN SHAME IN OWN DEFENS
Two Children, For Death She la Now
on Trial For Murder,
Illegitimate.
(By Associated Press.)
Albany, Oct. 11.—Evidence of the
defense, Mrs. Bennie Hudson, jointly
indicted with her husband, Glenn
Moore Hudson, for the murder of her
two young sons, closed today, after
the woman had taken the stand and
accused Hudson of shooting the chil
dren and threatening to kill her If
told.
Hudson Is already convicted and is
sentenced to hang November 18, The
woman bared the story of her life,
declaring the children illegitimate
and said she had tried hard to get
Hudson to support them In a decent
,way.
CORONER’S JURY FINDS BANKER
KILLEb> BY UNKNOWN PARTY.
M ■
(By Assorted Press.)
Conyers, Oct. 11;—Tty coroner’s In
quest Into the death of Rea
gan, bank president, closed today
with “unknown party or parties” kill
ed him.
The investigation will be contin
ued and the four negroes are still
held in jail.
RUTH GUT OF GAME
REST OF SERIES
Physician Warns Home Run
King Agairtst Participating in
Any Games During Present
Battle For the World Cham
pionship.
New York. Oct. 11—“ Babe” Ruth
announced this moniing that the in
jury to his arm would keep him out
of the game for the rest of the series.
His physician warned him, he said,
that to take further hcances would
risk the loss of bis arm.
The Yankee star spent most of his
morning in the oSlre of bis physician,
who was,reported as hopeful of pre
venting further spread of the infec
tion. which settled in the player's
elbow after a slight Injury In one of
the early games of the series.
Several minor operations have beep
performed on the abscess which de
veloped. Ruth said his medical ad
visers were afraid that any use of
the arm would ovei *tlmniaie drainage
with the possibility of very grava
consequences