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FAIR.
VOLUME XX—NO. 334
MASS MEETING TO
BE BIG EVENT OF
TOMORROW NIGHT
Every Phase of St. Simon High
way Will be Fully and
Freely* Discussed.
EVERY CITIZEN OF CITY AND
COUNTY URGED TO ATTEND
Project Will be Discussed From
Every Angle in a Manner to
be Noted by Frankness—City
and County Commissioners to,
be Represented and Explana
tions Showing There Will be
no Increase in Tax be Made.
BRIDGE TO BE BUILT
IN EIGHTEEN I^ONTHS.
“Within’ eighteen month* from
today the bridge connecting
Brunswick with St. Simon will
be ready for traffic,’' said a prom
inent citizen last night.
It will not Increase the city or
county tax rate.
It will be a toll bridge.
The announcement In The News
yesterday morning of the calling of
a mass meeting at. the city hall tomor
row night to discuss the St. Simon
(Highway was received with great en
thusiasm and genuine Interest by cit
izens generally and it Is safe to pre
dict that this meeting will be one of
the largest ever held In the city—cer
tainly none has been held to discuss
a project of such great importance.
Managing Secretary Fred G. Warde
of the IHwrr# of Trade, .said yelfter
day: "this hi absolutely the hfggest
proposition the people of Brunswick
and Glynn county have ever attempt
ed and there Is no doubt but that the
highway project tflll materialize."
Prealdent Wilcox, of the Yeung
Men’s club. Is equiftly as enthusiastic
as Mr. Warde. in fact, the entire pop
utatlon seems to he behind the move
ment and this means a solid support
of the proposed bond Issues.
At the meeting tomorrow night, rep
resentatives of both Jlhn and
county commissioners will be presen
and will explain In detail Just'what
the bridge meana. They will convince
each and every person present that
the building of the highway certainly
does not mean an Increased tax rate
or a raising of assessments.
Ladies Especially invited.
Chairman .Abram* and other mem
beta of the committee especially
igrge the ladies of Brunswick and
Glynn county to be present tomorrow
night. The laws have given them the
I
right of franchise and tjiey are Just
as much interested in the building of
the Bt. Simon highway as the men
folk. They are urged to be present
and many will be asked to express
their views. It is understood that
every womans club In the oKy Is
heartily In favor of the project and
representative* should certainly bo
present tomorrow night.
County, People Should Corns In.
Residents of the country district*
should certainly hear what is to bo
said tomorrow night and thev should
also express themselves. This oppor
tunity will be given as the meeting Is
called for frank expressions from ev
ery class of dtlaonry.
Colored ’Kopie Invited.
The colored people should not for
got the fact that the St. Simon High
way will bg Of the same great benefit
to them a* It 1* to the others and
they should attend the meeting tomor
row night. Thus At* Invited and a
representative number will be expect
ed They, like everybody else, will
have the privilege of expressing their
views and tt i* expected that they
will cooperate to every way possible
In making the Highway project a sue
ceea.
Meeting Star* 8 O'clock
The public should bear ill* fact In
Mind that the meeting will atari
promptly at 8 ©‘clock la ibc assembly
roMM of tka city hall. Being turnout
to tit center of the diy ta coo
vealeat for nearly trylo4y and
Umno ahootd m *<aadtag room only.
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
RAIL STRIKE MAY
YET BE AVERTEO IS
GENERAL OPINION
Preparation For Several Moves
by Which it Can be Stop
ped Now in Making.
UNION HEADS AND RAIL EX
ECUTIVES SILENTLY ALERT
Conference Today Betweer\
Heads of Five Big Unions and
United States Railway Labor
Board Being Watched as Also
Meeting of Eleven Rail Unions
Which Have Not Joined in the
Strike.
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, Oct. 19. —Preparations for
various moves through which it is
hoped the threatened rail strike will
be averted, were completed today and
tomorrow peace efforts will be In full
swing.
Tonight the heads of unions and of
the railroads are silently alert await
ing the conference tomorrow between
the heads of the five big unions and
the United States Railway Labor
Board ahd also watching the meetings
of the officials of the eleven unions
which have not Joined the strike.
Both sides agree tonight that out of
these conferences will come the final
decision.
B. M .Jewell, head of six railway
shop* crafts organizations, and J. C.
Smock, vice president of Maintenance
of Way union, both said they person
ally did not want the strike and other
railroad men professed to see signs
of peace settlement In their attitude.
YARDMASTERB ARE NOT TO
ENTER PROPOSED STRIKE.
< (By As.* saluted Press.) *
Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 19.—The na
tional headquarters here of the Rail
road Yard masters Association, with
a membership of more than eight
| thousand, sent, out notices today to
Its members to remain at their usual
duties In the event that railroad work
ers strike.
FARMERS ASK REPEAL
TRANSPORTATION ACT.
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, pot. (19.—-The American
Farm Bureau Federation announces
today It has decided to ask congress
lmmfyllaXely for the repeal of the
tlC.Hch-Cunwnings transportation act.
Declaring that these were war time
measures, J. R. Howard, president of
the Federation, said today, they were
preventing the speedy return to nor
mal conditions.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO
HAVE ORE SESSION
Ballots Counted Yesterday and
Resulted in Overwhelming
Majority in Favor of Old Time
Rules.—Two Sessions Will
End Tomorrow.
As forecast In The News yesterday
morning, one session will prevail In
the public schools of Brunswick and
will begin Monday morning. The
school day will begin at 8:30 and end
at 2:30, with a twenty minute period
at noon for lunch, which pupils must
take with them as none will he al
lowed to leave* the grounds even If
their homes happen to he near the
school building. f
The Board of Education, in its de
sire to please the largest number of
patrons of the schools, sent out bal
lots with the request that parent or
guardian sign and return same. Both
plans were mentioned on the ballots
and of the more than live hundred
sent out, 4tS favored the one session
day ami only 83 the present two ses
ston plan.
The new sesaUon rule wilt start
Monday morning and the agitation
will atop The Board of Eluration
is to he commended for leaving the
matters to patron* of the schools and
white it is true that the two session
plan has many advantages, it seem*
this a great majority desire the old
rule of < 30 a at. to 2 30 p at
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SENATOR HARRISON
PAYSTRIBUTETO
GALLANT JACKSON
Unveiling of Stattue of One of
South’s Great Heroes
Yesterday.
MANY OLD COMRADES AT
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY
Delegates Were Present From
Most of the 130 Camps, Con
federate Veterans of Virgin
ia, and Took Part in Unveil
ing.—Statue is One of Hand
somest in Country.—Work ot
Sculptor Keck.
(By (Associated Press.)
Charlottesville, Va., Oct. 19. —Con-
federate veterans of Virginia gather
ed here for their annual convention,
were pprincipal participants today at
the unveiling of a bronze statue of
General “Stonewall’’ Jackson. Survi
vors of the gray clad host, which
fought under General Jackson In the
army off Northern Virginia, were join
ed by their wives, sons- and daughters
In doing honor to the memory of one
of the outstanding figures of the Con
federacy.
Harrison Unveils Statue.
(Delegations were here from most of
the 130 camps for the thirty-fourth
annual meeting of the Confederate
veterans of Virginia and they laid
aside other duties today to take part
in the unveiling. Numbers of sons
of the Confederate veterans, Virginia
division. Daughters of the Confeder
acy and others tj>ok part in the ex
ercises.
A bronze statue of General Thomas
J. (Stonewall) Jackson, the gift of
Paul Goodioe Mclntyre, was unveiled
here today with Senator Pat Harrison
of Mississippi as the principal speak
er The memorial stand* trj a park
In the heart of 'the Vlfy atflacetff' to*
the court house,
Soldier-Saint.
A great tribute to the Confederate
leader was paid by Senator Harrison.
"Among all the distinguished Virgin
ian* who have added lustre to Amer
ica none impressed the country more
with the greatness of his military
genius and no name enthuses Virgin- j
lans more khan that pf Stonewall
Jackson," the Mississippi senator de
clared.
General Jackson was also a devout
Christian, Senator Harrison said. “He
was the soldter saint of the Confed
eracy." he continued. “He read his
Bible with the same stndtous atten
tion with which he analyzed the plans
of an Alexander or the maneuvers of
a Napoleon. He never entered a bat
tle without first offering a prayer to
the Heavenly Father, and the old ne
gro attendant, when asked when the
general expected to make another at
tack. simply said: .’I think tomorrow,
’cause he’s praying tonlfcht.’"
The statue is the work of the sculp
tor Charles Keck, of New York, who
was also the sculptor of the Lewis
and Clark group, Mck stands In
Midway Park and also the gift of Mr.
Mclntir© to Charlottesville.
The bottom base of the statue is
Qf pink granite and the upper section
of old rose Westerly granite.
Upon the pedestal Is imposed the
figures of Jackson on his war horse.
“LRtle Sorrel." The general, in full
Confederate uniform. Is leaning for
ward on the horse with stern action
and energetic purpose pictured In his
face and figure.
PURCHASES LOTS AT PIER;
BUILD THREE BUNGALOWS
C F. Stevens, of Frederica, Will Be
gin Erection of Trio of Houees
In Next Fees Days. ,
C. F. Stevens, of FredeWca. St. SI
mon Island, came over yesterday and
closed a deal hy which he becomes
the owner of valuable land near the
pier. In the tract is 150x150 feet, and
on this Mr. Stevens will immediately
begin building three California bun
galows. tbe material for same having
already been ordered end pert deliv
ered.
This will start the building boom
which is sore to be one at the island
during the winter. Several other par
ties are considering investing la real
ty on the island and erecting bouses
for ream) purposes, in the meantime
though, reserving one for their own
use. and Mr. Stevens happens to be
the Arst of these.
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCT. 20, 1921.
Premier Lloyd George (Fishes
But Cold Is His Main Catch
**?■'**£*■ m.;-■iiiug. , v
L III I MUHWS )IHI1WW)BW LI JIU U(L .'llk V
Premier Lloyd George snapped while angling for trout at Inverness,
Scotland, which resulted In what threatened to be a serious Illness.
“A fishing trip that effected an international crisis." might be the cap
tion on this photo. During hi* recent vacation in Scotland Premier Da
vid Lloyd. George found time between sending notes to de Valera and re
ceiving some from him to angle for trout. While fishing he caught cold.
Progress of the Irish negotiation* was delayed while he recovered from
the cold and an accompanying attack of neuralgia. '
HARDING PLEADS
FOR EDUCATION
Delivers Address at Induction
of New William and Mary
College President, at Wil
liamsburg, Va., . Yesterday
Morning.
[By (Associated Press.)
Williamsburg. Va.. Oct. 19—Declar
ing that he nation confronts an “ed
ucational crisis’’ through lack of
teachers and public school facilities.
Prealdent Harding appealed In an ad
dress delivered here today for sup
port of the educational systems com
mensurate with the national resour
ce*.
"I wish It were possible." said the
president, “to drive home to the
whole American people the conviction
of needed concern for our education
al necessities., We must have more
and better teachers." he said, “and
to get them, the profession must be
compensated as It deserves." he con
tinued.
The President spoke at Induction of
Dr. J. A. C. Chandler into the presi
dency of William and Mary College.
An honorary degree*was conferred on
the president 4 k
PRESIDENT GUEST AT
YORKTOWN. VA.
Yorktown. Vs., Oct, IS. —President
and Mm. Harding were guests of hon
or today at the celebrations marking
the 14<Kh anniversary of the surrend
er of Cornwallis to the Colonials un
der Washington and LaFayette The
President delivered the address from
the foot of Yorktown monument
FORMER BRUNSWICKIAN
PASSES AWAY AT MEMPHIS
A telegram was received by New-
I ton |R. Ottllcan yesterday morning.
I bringing the sad new* of the death of
his mother. Mrs. A. B. Gillfcan, which
occured in Memphis. Tenn., after an
illness of only a few hours.
Deceased was the victim of a stroke
of paralysis Tuesday night and died
tha, following morning. For many
years Mrs. Gillican lived in this city
and was known and loved by many
Brunswick fans. She wa* ?2 years of
age and has been a consistent church
member ah of her long and useful
life and the news of her death will
carry sorrow to the hearts of many
of her old time friend* here
OPINION GENERAL
MEN LOSE STRIKE
Washington Thinks Farmers
Now * in Positron to Come
Back at Railroad Workers
Who, It Seems, They Have It
in For Good and Strong.
Washington, tOct. 19. —The most de
pendable judgment in Washington is
that if the railroad labor leaders con
tinue in their desire for what one of
them termed a “life and death" strug
gle. they will get it, and will be beat
en. The feeling is universal among
those who judge such things in the re
lation to current public opinion that
the labor leaders have chosen the
worst possible time in which to take
such a step.'
Those who consider the situation in
relation to major political current*,
turn instantly to thought of what the
farmer will think. The farmer t# at
ali times the largest single group in
the American electorate, and at the
present time happens to hold, to a
peculiar degree, the balance of power.
It is true that with the farmer one of
the principal issues at the moment is
the high freight rates exacted by the
railroads; but it Is also true that hoW
ever the farmer may feel about the
railroad managers, be has less love*
for the railroad worker.
In a year when more than thirty >,
million farmers and members of their
families have made little or nothing'
and are in economic straits, the rail
road workers threaten to call down
chaos at the mere suggestion of a
cut in wages which will reduce them
to where they were in far-,
mer has been the first sufferer and
the biggest sufferer from .after-war
deflation. His returns from his Indus
try for the present year are close to
i#ro. He isn’t going to look with
sympathy oti railroad worker* who.
already a cla** above other labor. <
with the security of a monthly pay
check, with pensions and the like, re
fuse to accept a reduction in income,
which, to the harassed farmer, looks
negligible. In the farmers’ eyes, the
railroad trainmen are brass-buttoned
autocrats and plutocrats combined. If
1t ocne* to a fight, the farmer, as a
rule, will jump joyfully in to stamp
on the railroad mans face.
There U a group of radical leaders
ia Ame rt can politics who think they
can bring about a combination of or
ganised labor and the farmer; but the
thing is grotesquely fatuou*
REV. STEPHENSON
TELLS OF KILLING
CATHOLIC PREIST
Man Who Married Daughter of
Methodist Minister Was
on the Stand.
JUST WANTED JURY TO SEE
GUSSMAN, THAT’S ALL.
Clergyman Said Called Priest a
“Dirty Dog,” When Latter
Struck Him Twice, Second
Blow Knocking Him Down
and Putting Hand to Pocket
as if to Draw Revolver, He
Shot, He Thought, in Defense
(By Associated Press.)
Birmingham, Ala., Oat. 19. —After
the Rev. Stephenson related to the
jury late today his story of the kill
ing of Father J. E. Coyle, the defense
called Pedro Gussman, whose marri
age to Ruth Stephenson by Father
Coyle, was followed by Coyle being
killed, Gussman was allowed to stand
silently before the jury box for a
minute and was then dismissed with
out being asked a question.
“I just wanted the jury to see that
man,” said Higo Black, counsel for
as Gussman, a Porto Ric
an, left.
In hts statement Stephenson said
he was a minister of the Methodist
Episcopal church and none of lhs fam
ily had even been Catholics. He told
of searching for his daughter on the
day of the killing and the ineffectual
efforts he had made to obtain a search
warrant. Passing by the rectory, he
said, he decided to enter when he saw
the Father Coyle on the porch, whom
he had formerly teleponed about his
daughter, Ruth. So he asked Father
Coyle about hig daughter and he re
plied that he was not concerned about
other people'* affairs. Finally, on the
priest telling him that he had per
formed the ceremony uniting her to
Pedro Gussman, he said he called the
priest a dirty dog and the lattqr
struck him twice, knocking him down,
the defendant declared, and then kick
ing him. "The priest put his hand
toward his pocket,” Stephenson con
tinued. “I could not see whether he
had a pistol or not and when he did
this I fired.”
GOV. HARDWICK URGES
PRAYER ARMISTICE DAY
l ..
Atlanta. Oct. 19.—Governor Hard
■wick on today issued a proclamation
urging the people Georgia of every
creed and faith to observe Sunday,
November 6. as a special day-of pray
er for the success of the internation
al conference on reduction of arma
ments, which will convene in Wash
ington on Armistice Day. November
11.
RIFLEMEN INVITE
FORMER OFFICERS
To Company’s Birthday Cele
bration to be Held Saturday
Night.—Three Original Mem
bers of Old Organization Will
Also be Present.
Final plans for thp anniversary .cele
bration to be held by the Brunswick
Riflemen were discussed last night
and every detail Is now practically
ready for this very interesting occa
sion.
Every former officer of the com
pany will be invited to attend. Four
captains will likely be there. These
are J. Mitt W’ells. of Waycross. R.
Ernest Dart, of Jacksonville, and C.
A. Taylor and Judge E. C. Butts, of
this city. As to lieutenants, there is
probably a dosen who will delight in
mingling with members of the grand
old Riflemen.
Three men who shouldered their
muskets and marched off wl& the
company in the ‘sixties will be spe
cial guests. They are J. J. Spears and
Henry Holmes, of Brunswick, and J.
J., Smith, who now lives at Bladen.
It la hoped that each of these three
old warriors will delight those pres
ent by relating experiences daring the
trying days of the sixties. The af
fair promises to be one fall of inter
est and pleasure;
f
UNFAIR
PRICE FIVE CENTS
FINANCES WILL BE
ARRANGED.BY DATE
OF CAR LINE SALE
For Past Two Days Members of
Committee Have Been
Soliciting Stock.
PERPETUATION OF CAR
SYSTEM IS NOW CERTAIN
Chairman G. C, Smith Reports
Everything as Satisfactory
But the Fact That Entire
Amount Has Not Yet Been
Subscribed Sure—“But is in
.Sight Leaders in the Move
ment Say.
r
► WILL BE READY TO TAKE
► OVER STREET CAR LINE.'
► *
► There is no doubt about the
► taking over of the street car line
*■ when it is sold, according to G.
► C. Smith, chairman of the com
► mit tee.
- The total amount has not'yet
► been subscribed, .but it )ls 4n
► sight.
In all this agitation about the great
St. Simon highway, Chairman G. C.
Smith and members of the street car
committee of the Young Men’s Club
have not forgotten the work before
them for a minute but, on the other
hand, have been busily engaged la
placing stock of the City and tnter
urban,. Railway, company.
Tuesday a squad of six went out
and It is reported that excellent re
sults came from their effort* and still
greater totals are expected during to
day and tomorrow as the committees
will be out again and see many par
ties who, for one reason or another,
have not been approached.
Only Few Thousand Short.
While the exact figures have not
been given out as yet. The New§
learns from an authentic source that
only a few thousand dollars yet re
mains to be subscribed and this, it ia
stated “is in sight.” It will mean
another great victory for the Young
Men’s club undone for which a peo
ple will forever be grateful. Chair
man Smith, who is chairman of the
committee, has done a great work
and along with him are several who
have devoted their time, energy and
later, money, to perpetuate the street
car system in Brunswick, anfl suo
eeijs will end the struggle they have
made against big odds.
Businegs Proposition.
There is no doubt but that City and
lnterurban Railway stock is going to
be worth one hundred cents on the
dollar. Plans for operation of the
system will enable it to give first
class service at a greatly reduced cost
of operation. Any member of the
corpmittee can show that the amount
asked to’be subscribed Is not a dona
tion, hut a good business proposition.
Those who have not been approach
ed and desire to take stock can com
municate with Mr. Smith, chairman of
thfc* committee; Mark Wilcox,
president of the Young Men's, jplub,
or any other member of the commit
te,e and remember to do it now.
GLYNN VETERANS WHO ARE
GOING TO CHATTANOOGA
Camp Jawkson,' United Confederate
Veterans, held an interesting meeting
yesterday and a number of matters
were disposed of.
The expressed purpose of
ing yesterday was to ascertain ! just
bow many local Veteran* had decided
to take the trip and the following an*
rolled on the list: J. J. Spears. Frank
H. Harris. J. J. Smith, J. T. Dam
bright, T W. Bolt. Frank Kemp, C. G.
Good bread, W.* A. Woods. E. A. Pen
niman. with the probability that Hen
ry Holme* and 8. J. Hathaway will
also go. The latter two are undecid
ed bnt It Is thought they will make
arrangements to go also.
Judge Harris has been honored by
General D. B Morgan, commander of
this brigade, by the appointment of
assistant adjutant general with the
rank of lieutenant colonel.