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FAIR.
VOLUME XX—NO. 333
eifi MAJORITIES
SENATE RATIFIES
BOTH TREATIES
Both Georgia Senators Stood
Solidly Against G. 0. P. *
Measure.
HITCHCOCK PLEADS FOR
QUICK RATIFICATION
s—
Choice Now, Said Nebraskan, is
Between Pending Treaty and
a Protracted Uncertainty
Without Any Treaty at Ail.—
Versailles Treaty is Dead.
Was Issue in Last Campaign
and Lost.
(By Associated Prpss.)
Washington, Oct. 18.—The ad
ministration's peace treaty with
Germany and Austria-Hungary
was ratified by the senate tonight-
I by a 1 vote on the first by ballot of
66 to 20; on the Hugarian treaty
by 66 to 17, due to the absence of
three senators.
Both Georgia senators voted
against ratification.
Washington, Oct. 18. —Re-establish-
ment of peace with Germany as nec
essary for American and world re
habilitation, was the fundamental rea
son given In the senate today by Sen
ator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, ranking
Democratic member and former chair
man of the foreign relations commit
tee, for favoring ratification of the
peace treaty with Germany. .
This or None.
‘’The question before me now," said
Senator Hitchcock, “is not a choice
between the Versailles treaty and the
pending treuty, but between the pend
ing treaty and a protracted uncer
tainty without any treaty.”
Declaring that the American elec
torate had "commiesk>ge<¥' foreign af
fairs to President Harding, Senator
Hitchcock continued: ”1 cannot bring
(nyself to vote against the ratification
of this treaty when I know that the
only alternative will be to prevent a
peace settlement with Germany and
will leave everything in a state of un
certainty. This existing styito at un
certainty is disastrous and 1 for, one
shall not vote to prolong ft. One of
the necessary steps to end It Is a
pcacs settlement with Germany and’
the resumption of business relations
with that great country.
Sdprema Need.
"The first nwwunry step to end this
intolerable uncertainty is a peace get
tlament, Tho uncertainty was ,not
ended by the Knox resolution; It can
not he ended in any other way thun
i>y a treaty with Germany * •
and Lam for ratification of this trea
ty. because the peace settlement is
the supreme need of the hour."
Senator Hitchcock said that lhe
ponding treat!y protected American
Interests much as the Versailles cove
nant and that it would not change the
American attitude toward the League
of Nations.
Versatile* Treaty Dead.
“After this treaty I* ratified" he
declared, *we can enter the league
Just as easily as we can now and this
treaty does not cause the slightest
obstacle against such action."
"I have been asked some times."
Senator Hitchcock continued, "how I.
as a Democrat, could vote for a sep
arata peace with Oermany when the
Democratic Platform ,pf last year de-|
dared against a separate peace with
Germany. The answer is that that
was one of the issues of the last cam
paign snd we* settled by the last cam
paign. It wist set tied against the
Democrats and it will never be an Is
aue again In a campaign. It wgs a
part of our straggle Dr the ratifica
tion of the Versatile# treaty and we
lost \Ve cannot revive the Versailles
trsgty by defeating this treaty; ait w e
can do will be to prolong a condition
of doubt and uncertainty in hur rela
tion* with Germany."
First Step.
The senator contended that It was
"high time" for the United State* to
resume friendly rotations with the
German people and he urged that the
United State* appoint a member on
the allied representation* commis
sion The present treaty, ha said,
would be followed by other treaties
with Oermany,
"This treaty, however.** he added,
*ig <h# first step that must he taken
and this step has now been delayed
for almost three year* 1 believe it
should he takes and takpp at one* "
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
' THE NEWS IS A MEMBER QF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CANVASS ORDERED FOR .
THE iEIGHTH ARMY CORPS.
(By Associated Press.)
San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 18. —
Orders for vanvass for all mil
itary commands composing the
Eighth Army corps, the area of
companies comprising Texas, Ok
lahoma, Arizona, and Colorado
for soldiers experienced in the
operation of railway trains and
maintenance of ways, were is
sued at the area headquarters at
Fort Sam Houston, it was learn
ed today. '/ *
SIGNING BALLOTS
ON SCHOOL HOURS
Indications That Those Favor
ing One Session a Day Plan
Will be in Majority.—Result
Will Not be Announced For
Several Days Yet.
The work of collecting In the bal
lots given the children by every
teacher in the public schools of
Brunswick, has been In progress since
yesterday and by the end of the week
It is likely thta all will be In. Then
consolidation and counting will be
held by representatives of the Board
of Education and after totalling the
result will be announced..
From indications those who favor
one session will be in the lead by a
large majority. While there has been
no count made up to the present, it
is understood that, judging from com
munity conversations, those who
want the two sessions continued will
be In the minority.
The announcing of the result does
not mean that the session will be
changed at once. It will require sev
eral days In which to regulate affairs
in the school rooms to meet changed
Conditions, but It will be effective as
early as possible am! it Ist to be hoped
that in whatever way the question is
gettled, It will end it “for good and
for all.”
FIGHT FOR RICHARDSON
ON THF. INSANITY PLEA
'(By Associated PresH.)
Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 18. —The de
fense In the trial of Rev. Edwin R.
Stephenson, charged with second de
gree murder of Father J. E. Coyle,
started its presentation of testimony
designed to support the contention
that Stephenson was Insane when he
shot the priest.
§
The state rested early today after
testimony had been introduced show
ing that no scuffle had occured before
the shootiug.
Stephenson shot Father Coyle be
cause he performed the ceremony
which made his daughter the wife of
a Roman Catholic.
MAN FATALLY SHOT ON
PUBLIC ROAD NEAR MACON
Macon, Ca,, jOoL 18.—Miss Viola
Brewer, a former resklent of Ludo
wicl but who has been living in Ma
con for several years, was still pros
trated thl* morning over the death of
A. H. Byers, who was staff Saturday
| ntghi while automobile riding with
i Miss Brewer. He died at 6:50 o'clock
‘ yesterday afternoon. - Byers was shot
I and killed on a byroad while crank
ing his machine. Miss Brewer Is un
| able to explain the tragedy further
I than to say that they passed a man
In the road a short distance from the
scene of the shooting. When in
formed last night of Mr. Bfrtk death.
Miss Brewer was grtef-triegn and
unable to discuss the murder, hut de
nied there was any baste for the “jea*
' lows sweetheart" or "unrequitted
love"- theories borne in rumors heard
ion the street.
PENROSE NOT HOLDING l!P
GEORGIA APPOINTMENTS
fit
(Br Associated Press.)
Washington. Pet, 18.—Senator Pen
rose's secretary stated today that
there 1* ho (oudnatton whatever f w
the report that Penrose i* holding up
Georgia appointments or that he in
tends to do so.
Senator Short ridge * office dis
claim* any knowledge f reports that
Senator Penn*# is holding up Geor
gia appointment* Shortrtdgu is chair
mat of the subcommittee
LABOR BOARD HAS
CALLED IHEETTING
OF UNION_LEADERS
It Is Stated Was at Request of
President Harding That
This Was Asked.
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
. WORK TO PREVENT STRIKE
Efforts to Avert Tie-up of Na
tion’s Greatest Railroad Sys
tems Are Being Made by Gov
ernment Officials, Labor
Board and Heads of Several
Unions.—Joint Meeting is
Called For Thursday.
(By the Associated Press.i
Washington, Oct. 18.—The threat
ened railroad strike, reedgnized by
high officials today as having devel
oped into the first real test of the
practicability of the United States
Railway Labor Board and it was raid
negotiations now in progress would
determine whether it was an “ontiie
ly futile” agency created.
Prominent in defense Is put forth
by labor leaders. Every controversy
in the past was pointed out ?.s theie
was no legally constituted body be
fore which they could lay their griev
ances or to whose impartial judgment
they could submit petitions for relief.
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
WORKING IN CHICAGO.
Chicago, Oct. 18. —Efforts to avert
the nation-wide railroad strike Octo
ber 30, tonight found governmental
agencies representatives of the pub
lic and some railcrad labor unions
taking action simultaneously, which
all hoped to prevent the tie-up ef
transportation. Foremost of those
was the meeting called by the United
States Railway Labor Board for
Thursday between it and heads of the
four bjg brotherhoods and pwitety
men’s union, which has already au
thorized the strike.
Board vnhmbers said the meeting
urns called at the request of Presi
dent Harding.
The first move by a public organi
zation came when the American Farm
Bureau Federation sent a petition to
the Interstate Commerce Commission
asking immediate ten to twenty per
cent freight reduction and announc
ed it would appeal to the Labor Board
not to grant the new ten per cent
wage reduction on which the roads
announced they will seek but to gen
erally revise wages according to liv
ing costs in various sections of the
country.
Leaders of eleven rail unions,
which have not authorized a strike
will hold meetings here although
most of them voted for a strike aad
some leaders said they would oppose
the strike called In hopes that the
split would prevent the big strike.
NUMBER INJURED BUT NO
DEATHS IN TEXAS WRECK
Dallas. Tex.. Oct. 18.—A number of
persons were Injured but nome killed
when the eastbound "Sunshine Spe
cial" of the Texas Pacific was wreck
ed last night near Vanhorn. Teg. The
engine, three sleepers and {he dining
car left the rails.
DELEGATES WILL
WORKINHARMONY
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president Harding Sends Cable
gram to King George, of Eng
land. Saying* His Opinion
Those Representing the Two
Nations Will Stand Together.
*0 ——
a (By Associated Pres*.! .
Washington. Oct IS. —Belief that
the British and American representa
tives at the armament conference will
work together with the other nations
■ to reduce "the burden of armaments
through diminishing possible came
of war." was expressed by President
Harding today in a cablegram to King
George, of England.
The President’s cablegram was in
reply to one received from King
George yesterday in which the Brit
ish ruler expressed his appreciation
of the bestowal of the America ned
al of honor on England'* unknown
warrior *
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 19, 1921.
Harding Gives Teddy’s Chair
to Roosevelt Memorial Socjety
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V ' ' v' : .
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..r'TE cf t > 1 '..r^
Got. William Boyce Thompson, at right, accepting from President Hard
y> ing, left, the Senator Lodge stands next to Thompson. Post
master-General Hays, hat in hand, is in front of Harding. ! ,
The chair used by the late Theo
dore Roosevelt during his adminis
tration as president of the United S
tates fras t been presented to tne
Roosevelt Memorial Association by P
resident Harding. Col. William
PROBABLE STRIKE
STOPS FLORIDA TRIP
Number Desired May Have Been
Secured, But Unsettled Con
ditions at Present Caused a
Postponement of Journey to
a Later Date.
While it may be true that a suffi
cient number could have secur
ed to make Ihe proposed motorcade to
Florida points a success. a f ter mature
consideration on the part of ihos*
who had assisted Constant Miller
in the movement, it was decided yes
terday to ca’l the trip off for the time
being, at least.
The impending strike, wh'ca Is sure
to affect every part of the country, Is
the first reason why It was thought
best to watt awhile. It has been ar
gued all along that the middle or lat
ter j?art of November would be the
best seaijDn for the trip and It is like
ly that a date will be announced later
on. *
In the meantime, Managing Secre
tary Fred G. Warde, of the Brunswick
Board of Trade, has written j letters
of thanks to all Uhq ettif.i and
towns which were'to have been vitfit
ed by the local party. Several of
these had arrange for elaborate pro
grams and'entertainment or a big
scale aa<j| these were especia l/ told
of how much their cordial invitations
and preparations had been appreciat
ed. |
One thing has resulted from the
motorcade agitation and that Is a
closer relationship between Bruns
wick and numerous Florida cities and
toams.
PROMINENT CONFEDERATE
IS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
Wilmington. N. COct. 18.—Gener
al James I. Metis, aged 80. command- 1
er of the North Carolina division of
the Confederate Veterans, died here
this afternoon.‘•ln hospital from in
juries received when his automobile
was struck by a car Saturday
Bight. < • ' v ;
CRAZY KING OF BAVARIA i
PASSES/AWAY IN HUNGARY
t- * .
IxHidon.-Oct, U.—An Exchange Tel
egraph dispatch from Ykmm Delay
states tho- report was received there
of the* death of Ludwig, the Third,
former ktng of Bavaria.
Owing to tkp, Burvtacd trouble In
Hungary It I* diffleni* to obtain au
thoritative information
EMERGENCY TARIFF LAW IS
EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY
Washington. Oct, 18—Tfie house
late today by a vote of I*7 to 74. the
hill to extend the easargeecy tariff
Boyce Thompson, chairman of the as
soeiation, accepted the chair, which
will be preserved with the other treas
ures being acquiied.
RATES ON FREIGHT
AREALL READYGUT
President Cuyler, of the Associ
ation of Railway Executives,
Says Reductions Have Been
Made and is insisting on a 10
Per Cent Wage Cut.
New York, Oct 18. —Undeterred by
threats of a general railroad strike
the railorads of the United States
through the Association of Railway
Executives, were pushing plans today
to apply to the railroad labor board
for an additional 10 per cent reduc
tion in wages.
Rates Reduced.
Determination to pres# immediately
for the reduction was announced last
night by Thomas DeWitt Cuyler, pres
ident of the association, in a state
ment which said that concurrently
with the reduction" the benefit of the
reduction shall .with the assent of the
Interstate Commerce Commission be
passed on to the public in the reduc
tion of existing railroad rates, except
in so far as this reduction shall have
been made in the meantime.”
Referring to the suggestion of the
public group of the labor board that
the 12 per cent wage decrease grant
ed in July be translated immediately
into lower rates.
Mr. Cuyler declared much of the de
crease had been so translated even
before the new wage scale became ef
fective. He also cited a list of reduc
tions annonnced since July 1, which
he said on some roads "have amount
ed to more than the reduction in
wages so far made.”
Cuyler* Statement. ' v<
Mr. Cuyler’s statement follow*:
"The proposition of the public mem
bers of the Fnited States railroad la*
( bor board, a* published in thj? pa
pers of today, has not been brought
formally to the attention of the asso
ciation of Railway Executive*. Their
only information concerning 'lt haa
been derived from the 'newspapers
and the executives have held no meet
ing at which the matter could have
been discussed.
‘The proopsition. as stated In the
newapapers. is 'that the railroads
should withdraw their plan to seek a
concurrent reduction in present rail
road rate* and wages, the intimation
of the public members of the railroad
labor board ia that the public ha* bad
no benefit from the 12 per cent re
daction in wage* authorized in July
and it Is suggested that the railroads
make further redaction* in rates with-;
out farther reductions in wage*.”
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law until February 1.
The measure now goes to the sen
ate and It not extended the emergen
cy law expire* November tt.
St. Simon Bridgt' >Be
Discussed at Big \ >ss
Meeting Friday Night
DAUGHTERS CONFEDERACY
IN SESSION AT WAVCROSS.
The twenty-seventh annual session
of the. Daughters of the Confederacy
started in Way cross last night and
will continue for three days. Re
ports say it is one of the largest
meetings held by this great patriotic
organization in many years and Way
cross is doing herself proud in car
ing for them.
It was .thought that a delegation
would go Urom 'Brunswick:* buti it
seems, none has been named. It is
likely that several members of the
local chapter will go up as individuals
anyway.
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DELEGATES NAMED
BY GREAT BRITAN
Men Who Will Represent King
< George’s Government at Arm
ament Conference Have Been
. Made Known—Premier Lloyd
George Coming.
London. Oct. 18—Mr. Lloyd George,
the prime minister, stated in the
house of commons upon the reassem
bling of that body today that he hop
ed to go to the Washington confer
ence on the limitation of armaments
and Far Eastern problems as soon as
the parliamentary and general situa
tion rendered it possible.
The other members of the British
empire delegation, the premier said,
would be A. J. Balfour and Lord Lee
of Farehom, first lord of the admiral
ty. Sir Auckland Geddes, the British
at Washington, would act
as a. delegate, Mr. Lloyd George add
ed, in the absence of the premier or
any other delegate.
The dominions, said the premier,
will be represented as follows:
Canada—Sir Robert L. Borden.
Australia —George Foster Pearce.
New* Zealand—Sir John Salmond.
India —Srinavasa Sastri.
South Africa —By representatives
of the .British government.
The senior British naval expert, the
premier announced, would be Admiral
Earl Beauty, cpmmander of the grand
fleet, who would be succeeded in doe
course by Admiral Chadwick.
Lord Cavan, in charge of British
army operations in Maly in the last
year of the war. would be Die prin
cipal military expert; and Air Mar
shall Higgins would be the aviation
expert, the premier said, while tb6
secretary of the delegation wooid be
Sir Maurice Hankey, secretary of the
cabinet since 1919.
FITZGERALD A. B. & A. CASES
POSTPONED YESTERDAY.
Fitzgerald, Ga., Oct. 18. —Contrary
to expectations, the cases of the six
teen former employees of, the Atlanta,
Birmingham St Atlantic Railroad,
charged with murder In connection
with the fatal shooting of Engineer
W, T. Reed, were not called today.
The solicitor is expected to ask for
a continuance of the trails. *
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WEST IS INDICTED
ON THREE CHARGES
Was Executive Secretary to
Three Former Governors of
Georgia.—Now Out Under
Bond of $7,000. But Will be
Arrested Under Indictments.
Atlanta, Qct. 18.—C aude A. West
former executive aer.e try to three
farmer governors of Georgia, was in
dicted by the Fulton county grand
Jury today oi two charges of f<wr
ery. and one of larceny after trust.
Almost $3,000 is the amount West
is charged with having * ‘received
through crooked methods.
West is out under bond of 17.000
and it is said warrants in connection
with the indictments will t Issued
tomorrow.
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Pi X IVE CENTS
COMMITTEE HELD
A BUSY MEETING;
MANY TALKS MAOE
t
Chairman J. B. Abrams Presid
ed and More Than Forty
Were Present. \
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EVERYBODY ENTHUSIASTIC
FOR BUILDING HIGHWAY
Representatives From City and
County Boards Were Present
and Showed That Would Not
Increase Tax Rate.—Com
mittee of Ladies Present As
sured the Support of Various
Women’s Organixations.
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Something over forty Brunswick
business men met last night at the
Board of Trade rooms, It being the
first meeting of the St. Simon High
way advisory committee and it is said
to have been the most enthusiastic
meeting held In Brunswick in many
years.
J. B. Abrams, chairman, presided,
and the members of the committee
were all present. These ai’e G. C.
Smith, vice chairman; E. L. Stephens,
M. B. McKinnon, K. C. Butts,( B. F.
Mann, Millard Reesp, Cj W. Irwin, J.
E. Lambright, R. L. Philips, Georg*
H. £mith.
The gathering resolved itself into
an oratorical contest with one partic
ular subject—the building of the great
Sit. Simon bridge, and the follojvtng
are some who spoke In favor of bonds
and the building of the bridge: E.
C. Butts, B. F. Mann. M. J. Walsh,
Capt. J. H. Leo, J, D. Gould, and from
Mrs. S. L. High came An enthusiastic
expression of the aid of the women
of the community expected to giva
the movement, which means so much.
M. B. McKinno. for the city, and E.
L. Stephens, for the county. Had state
ments showing the financial condition
of both city and county and each
showed clearly where the bridge
could be built without an Increase in
taxes.
It was definitely decided to build
the bridge from old Altamaha
mills site, which is about two and a
half miles from the center of the city
and at the other end, that is, the St.
Simon end, roads will be built to con
nect at the bridge. It was brought opt
that the bridge would not Interfere
wkh road plans and projects now un
derway on the road improvement pro
gram and tffs roads out of
Brunswick wotjld, be oared for just
as soon as men and money could do,
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Mrs. High, Mrs. Fendig, Mrs. Dua
enbury, and Miss Ferguson, repre
seating the Women’s clubs, were pres
ent and offered their service*. ,
It wag decided to call a
mass meeting for Friday night S
o’clock at the elty hall and every cit
izen In Brunswick and Glynn county
is not only invited, but urged to he
present as all detail* touching the
bridge will be fully end freely discuss
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Chairman Abrams and the entire
committee wish It understood that the
colored people are invited to the mas*
meeting Friday night. J It is expected
that they will do all within their pbw
er to make the highway to the great,
eat Island on the south Atlantic coast
a success.
IS RAIL LABOR BOARD A
SUCCESS OF A FAILURE?
Washington. Oct." 18.—The action
of the railroad labor board in sum
moning railroad union chief* to Chi
cago for conference was described*
in high official circle* today as a first
step to determine whether the rail
way board is to be regarded as an ef
ficient government agency or a fail
ure. The step, tt was learned, is in
entire accord with the desires of the
administration, although the Indica
tions were that President HarcUng
was not reedy to take a personal
hand In the situation so long aa the
board was working toward a dota
tion