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VOLUME XX—NO. 335
MASS MEETING TO
TALK OE HIGHWAY
8 O’CLOCK TONIGHT
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Citizens of Brunswick and
Glynn County Will Meet
in Common Cause
FREE AND FRANK TALKS
ON BRIDGE TO ST. SIMON
Ladies, as Well as Men Folk,
Are Asked to be Present and
Participate in Discussions.-
City and County Commission
ers to Have Representatives
Present Who Will Explain
That No Tax Increases Result
HEAD LIGHTS AT
TONIGHT'S MEETING.
► Tonight’s mass meeting will
mark the initial active work for
the great bridpe to St. Simon.
All preliminary plans will he
■ worked out and- a committee of
• 100 will probably "be named by
- Chairman Abrams.
It is expected that the meetln.j
► will be one of the largest in the
• history of Brunswick.
► Country residents, the ladles,
■ as well as colored citizens are
• urged to be present.
What is expected to> be the largest
and most representative meeting ever
held in Brunswick will be tonight at
g o'clock at the city hall, which' ha*
been called for the purpose of dis
cussing and taking Initial steps In
putting over the greatest project the
city and county have ever .undartn*-
n-~ 4 bridge connecting Brunswick j
and St, Simon. *
Both Board# Favor It.
If'lhe owSx may be Hat
ed that both the city and county com
mlsaloners favor the project. So much
eo that the county commissioner* ero
already advertising for a bond elec
tion. The city to follow suit as soon
as the necessary legislation can be
enacted by the atate solons. ft will tc
seen from the statements Above that
both the local governments, appreet*,
atitig the great advantages to come
from such a highway, endorse it and
will have representatives present to
night to explain that the building of
the bridge does not mean an increase
in tag, rate.
Free Dlecutelone.
The meeting Is called for the pur
pose of having free discussions of the
proposed highway from every possi
ble angle. There will be some of the
leading men and women of the com
munity on hand and these will partic
ipate to such an extent that they will
tell exactly their view of the situation
aa it Is. in their opinion, will be when
the space between Brunswick and Bt.
Simon will be spanned, a structure
which will bring thousands here an
nually. increase realty values and. In
the end. mean a real reduction in the
tax rates of both city and county.
Ladlaa Should Com*-
Chairman Abram* urgq* the ladies
of Brunswick to bo present. Tho bur- j
den of government roots upon their (
•boulder* as woli no those of the men
and thoy should tako every chance
to famUlarlao themselves with every
action of a public naturo. Tho worn
en‘s organltaiions of Brunswick have
endorsed tbo St. Simon project and
representatives stiuld bo on hand
thia evening to tell, their sentiments
and participate in the business of the
meeting
Colored People Invited.
Tho colored people are expected to
be prevent tonight and an ufgept In
vltatton in extendgd to an of them,
It in important that they oooperata
with the committee in the movement
and the fact that the benefits to come
from the highway will he of a general
nature, reaching practically every
body. should be borne in mind. The
meeting will begin at * o’clock and It
U desired that all be there at that
hour.
SEVERAL CABINET MEMBERS
KILLED AT LISBON. REPORT.
London. Oct, *>—According to an
Sxchang* Telegraph and| patch from
Porta, several cabinet ministers mere
kilted at Lisbon during disorder*
Wednesday. Including Antonio Oran
yo, premier General Machado mint*
tr of instruction and liaohor Santos
She bkunswick news
BISHOP OF MISSISSIPPI IS
TO DELIVER SERMON HERE
The Rt. Rev. Theo. Dußose Brat
ton, D. D., LL. D,, Bishop of Mississip
pi, will arrive in the city tomorrow
to spend a few days. He will be the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Aiken dur
ing his visit. The Bishop will preach
at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on
Sunday morning. .He is on his way to
attend the Provincial Synod of. the
Fourth Province of the Episcopal
church, which is to meet in Savannah
next week.
Bishop Bratton is one of the most
prominent Bishop's in the Episcopal
church and is a splendid preacher,
and the congregation of St. Mark’s
will tender him a cordial reception.
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LOCAL RAILROAD
MEN HOPE STRIKE
WILL BE AVERTED
Members of Union and if Order*
ed Out They Will Have
to Obey.
MANY OF OPINION MATTER
BE AGREEBALY SETTLED.
In Meantime Merchants Are Or
dering All the Goods They
Can Get and Preparing If the
Worst Really Comes.—A., B.
& A. Will Not be Affected and
Will Prepare For.Tremeodous
Business. *
Probably no class of people are held
in higher esteem than the' railroad
workers of Brunswick and the fact
that a great strike is about to come 1b
causing general regret, as these work
ers are numbered among Brunswick’s
bent citizens. Many are interested in
other lineH but the average rail work
er depends upon his Job for his llv
tng —Just as other people do.
ButT if the big strike is called, it
will be answerer! by practically a hun
dred per cent here, as the average
railroad employee is strong for his
union, and will take orders from his
superior officers Just as a soldier will
obey his commander. Many workers
are of the opinion that something will
surely happen to avert the walkout,
p The Southern Is In the first group
selected by. union officials for the
strike, but men on the other lines en
tering Brunswick will, of course, be
ordered out and this order will be
promptly obeyed. All the men ,In
Brunswick seem to be satisfied with
the wage scale, but. being union-men,
they will stand by their brothers, it is
•aid.
Am B. A A. Not Affected.
Brunswick will be In better shape
than moat cities because it will have
tho Atlanta. Birmingham nnd Allan
tic and H la understood that the hoad
will Improve its preeent good service
by the addition of more trains, both
freight and passenger. This line tra
verses a fine country and will bring
products here that will keep business
moving. The Clyde Line will handle
freight out of New York and. while
provisions, etc., rrmy not be shipped
from the Metropolis, various other
classes of merchandise will. It Is
stated that thousands of motor trucks
will he employed in bringing products
of the farm to great centers and in
this event the supply will not he stop-
and wtll come as usual by the
Clyde line. Anyway Brunswick is fn
better shape than most cities which
are facing the big strike.
GOVERNMENT SUPERVISE
GEORGIA STOCK YARDS
(By Aviated Press.)
Washington. Oct. 20.—The list of
stock yards which come under the
packers* stock yards act. and witl
come under the provisions of the See
retary of Agriculture after November
Ist, was made public today, and will
include Miller Union Stock tards. At
lanta. and Birmingham Stock Yard*,
the National Stock Yards of Jackson
ville. Moultrie Stock Yard*. MoultTte.
Oa.. and Dublin Stock Yards, inc..
Dublin. Oa
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS'
Washington, lOct. 20 —Pronounced
earthquake shock*, beginning at 1:IS
a. m and continuing nntll S o'clock.
were recorded early today at the
Georgetown University semismo
grephieal survey. The center of the
disturbance was estimated at about
4 4W mile* from Washington
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
RAIL STRIKE NOW
MORE LIKELY THAN
BEFOREJIEETING
Labor Board and Big Five Lead*
ers Did Not Seem to Amount
to Much.
STRIKE CLOUDS GROW DARK
WITH CONFERENCES ALL OFF
There. Seemed to be Some Hope
at Morning Conference Be
tween Labor Board and Big
Five Leaders But Night Ses
sion Sent Labor Board Mem
bers Away With Long Faces
and no Smile.
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, Oct. 20. —Efforts by the
United States Railway Labor Board
to avert the threatened railway strike
through conferences with the beads
of the five big unions which have or
dered the walkout on October 30.
failed when the meeting adjourned
tonight with the announcement bjy
Vice Chairman Hooper, of the Labor
Board, that while the discussions
were beneficial, no direct benefits re
sulted.
While the Board members left the
afternoon session smiling and in a
jovial mood, they came out of to
night’s session with solemn faces
and refused to discuss the session for
publication, except Chairman Bar
ton’s statement that the adjournment
is final and “we do not plan any fur
ther conferences with labor leaders
nor do we plan at present td call in
railroad presidents. 1, cannot say
what our next step might be.” /
ANOTHER CONFERENCE
IS STILL POSSIBLE.
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, Oct. 20. —While the union
leaders said the Labor* Board repre
sented nothing tangible and they
would probably return to Cleveland,
members of the board said later that
it is still possible to hold further con
ferences with labor leaders before
the strike.
It is stated that the Board will go
as far as possible under the law to
prevent the strike and one member of
the board said he was satisfied some
government agency would find a solu
tion of the situation.
PLAN FOR MOVEMENT
ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington. Oct. 20.—Plans for the
movement of essential commodities
In case of a general strike had been
completed by the department of com
meroe and labor, Secretary Hoover
announced today.
ARGUMENTS END IN
STEPHENSON CASE
Gussman on Stand Yesterday
Said He Was Born in Porto
Rico, But Both Parents Were
From Spain and Were Born in
That Country,
(By the Associated Preaa.)
Birmingham, Oct. 20. —Arguments
began late today In the trial of Rev.
Edwin R. Stephenson, charged with
second degree murder of Father Coyle
and the case is expected to go to the
jury tomorrow. Prior to the argu
ments the jury visited the porch cf
Father .Coyle and viewed the sp.4
where the priest was killed.
John Morrow, assistant solicitor,
who opened for the state, urged the
jury not to be swayed by prejudice
and declared **the country Is watching
to see whether a Southern jury will
free a murderer because of preju
dice.’*
Pedro Gunman, whose marriage to
Ruth Stephenson by Father Coyle by
the minister killing the prieat. teett
lted today that he was born In Porto
RVo but that both parents were born
in Spain. He proposed, he said, to
Ruth two or three veers ago and both
agreed to wait until this summer,
when she was eighteen, to merry.
The defense ta baaing It* case on
the sanity of Rev. Stephenson and
also on the fact that Father Coyle
{ knowingly married hla daughter tp
a negnv
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCT. 21, 1921.
Italy to Get Canvas of Hughes
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Secretary Hughes standln a beside |> ainting of himself, and Gu.sseppe
’ Trotta, t he artist.
Guisseppe Trotta. noted Italian painter, has just completed an oil of
Secretary of State Hughes which is to be presented bo the Italian govern
raent bv 100.000 Italian citizen of ihe U. S. Hughes has endeared him
self to the Italians by promoting closer relations with Italy and by .1.8
work while president of the Italian American ssociation.
ABANDONED CRAFT
PICKED UP AT SEA
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Three Masted Schooner Maple
field, Sighted by Revenue
Cutter Yamacraw and Towed
to Fernandina. —Crew Had
Left Vessel.
Showing the effects of the recent
northeaster, which swept over a wide
area of the south Atlantic and Gulf
coasts, the three-masted schooner
Maplefleld is laying In Fernandina
harbor, having been towed there by
the UnU*l States revenue cutter
Yamacraw. which sighted it at see.
On the stern of the schooner is the
name and the home port. Liverpool,
N. S.
It Is likely that the Maplefleld was
caught In the gale a few days ago.
and that the crew, numbering prob
ably eight men, was taken off by a
passing ship, which had weathered
the storm. It was lumber laden ami
this was strewn wbout the deck show
ing that the little craft must have
had an experience that looked like
(hsstguotion. fro iwuel# so. thrft The
commander and his crew abandoned
IL It is probable that the Maplefleld
loaded at some Smith Atlantic or Gulf
port and sgiled for Nova Scot ft. ’
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REPORT ON ANTI
LYNCHING BILL
Favorably Sent to House by v the
Committee.—imposes. Heavy
Penalties on i Members of
Mobs Who Take Laws Into
Their Own Hands.
Washington. Oct. 20.—The Dyer ae
tMynrhlng btH. imposing heavy pen
alties on persons Involved in mob ac
tion resulting In the taking of life,
was ordered favorably reported today
by the hpupe judiciary committee.
The measure as reported provides
that any member of a mob which pots
someone to death shall be imprisoned
for life or for not lees than five year*,
and that state and municipal offi
cials. who through neglect of duty fail
to prevent lynching, shell be impris
oned not more than live years or lined
not more thap tShdO. Federal district
c-virts would have Jurisdiction
Anv countt In which a person is
lynched, under the measure, would be
required to forfeit fIO.OO, which
would go to the family of the victim.
The bill defines “a mob or riotous as
semblage' a* an “assembly composed
CAPT. L. T. M’KINNON
VERY LOW AT 315 A.M.
Death of Well Known Bruns
wickian is Expected at Any
Moment.—Has Been Grow
ing Weaker For Past Twelve
Hours.
From the bedside of Capt. L.
T. McKinnon, at 3:15 this morn
ing, it was announced that he was
very low and that hi* death waa
expected any minute.
Early yesterday afternoon Mr.
1 McKinnon had a sinking spell and
grew weaker. His wonderful vi
tality is making a strong fight,
but alt hope, it is stated this ,
morning, is given up.
RENDERS DECISION
IN R 0 A D DISPUTE
Ordinary Dart Rules That Green
Swamp Road Should be Con
tinued as a Public and Not
Private Highway. County
Board May Provide Road.
Ordinary Edwin W. Dart yesterday
mad** known the result of a personal
Investigation of the Green Swamp
road dispute, which was tried
him some days ago. At that* time the
Ordinary announced ttyat he would
visit the scene and theb render his de
cision. The Ordinary had ruled that
the road should continue to be used
as a public \hlghway and Interested
parties were so Informed.
In cqnnection with the decision of
Judge Dart, if may be stated that he
ha* taken initial steps looking to a
settlement of the dispute to the satis
faction of all parties concerned. He
has consulted members of the county
board and it Is likely that a road will
he prepared which will answer all
purposes and to the satisfaction of
alt parties In the dispute over the
Green Swamp road. This road has
been used for nearly forty years by
.the public and provision* must be
made, it is stated, for its coatlnued
use or a thoroughfare that dill run
practically parallel to It. It is under
stood that the cost of clearing a road
will amount to only a small sum. In
the meantime, the decision of Judge
Dart means thta the road must be re
opened *
of five or more persons acting in con
c©rt for the purpose of depriving any
person of bis life without authority
‘of law.**
LOCAL CONTRACTOR IS TO
BUILD FINE STRUCTURE
Merritt, the builder, the well known
local contractor, is preparing to be
gin work on the $16,000 school house
he is to build at Townsend, Ga. This
will be one of the best buildings of the
kind in this part o fthe state and the
contract was awarded (Mr. Mlerrits
only afte ra looked over
plans submitted by numerous other
builders.
t
Besides the Townsend building, Mr.
Merritt has closed for a parsonage at
Greenville, Ala., Itself a fine resi- 1
dence. He will also make extensive!
repairs and improvements on the E.
S. Wilson home here.
MANY APPEALS DID
NOT SAVE HARRIS
Prominent North Carolina Man
Was Electrocuted at Raleigh
Yesterday Brother-in-law
of Former United States Sen
ator.
(By Associated Press.)
Raleigh. N. C., Oct 20.—J. T. Har
ris. former Ridgecrest merchant, and
brother-in-law of the late United
States Judge Jeter C. Pritchard, was
electrocuted at 10:30 this morning at
the state prison, for the killing of
F. W. Monnish, philanthropist of Tus
caloosa. Ala., at Ridgecrest on Sep
tember 3, 1920. Two shocks were re
quired to produce death. Harris left
no statement regarding the killing.
Wothout Emotion.
Led' by his spiritual advisor. Rev. O.
B. Mitchell, of the Baptist church of
Cameron, Harris, a man of about 53
years of age, walked without a falter
ing step from his death-chamber. He
declined the assistance of two prison
guards to assist him, telling them he
preferred to walk alone. As he pass
ed the cells of other men under death
sentence, Harris looked In, but said
nothing, merely waving his hand as a
farewell -to them When Harris took
his seat in the chair, he calmly watch
ed the prison attaches strap him tot
showing no sign of emotion.
According to Mr. Mitchell, the pris
oner ate a hearty breakfast and told
him he slept well last night.
He asked the minister to thank his
friends who made appeals to the gov
ernor for a commutation of his sen
tence.
Plea of Inaanity.
Harris was convicted in Buncombe
county of the murder of P. W. Mon-
philanthropist, of Tuscaloosa,
Ala., at Ridgecrest on September 3.
1920.
Harris was tried in Buncombe coun
ty superior court, found guilty by a
Jury of murder in the first degree and
Judg B. P. Long sentenced him to be
electrocuted. At the trial Harris'
counsel set out a plea of Insanity,
while the prosecution contended that
Harris had killed Monnish because of
the latter's activities against hloek
aders.
Three days ago Harris* chief Coun
sel. Judge Prank Carter, issued a long
statement in which he appealed to
the “conscience of the people’* to pro
vent the execution of Harr.s, declar
ing that on newly discovered evidence
as to the character of the state’s prin
cipal witness, the sentence should be
commuted, and also declared that
Harris’ father had bepn insane and
that he bad a sister at one time con
fined In an insane asylum at Knox
ville, Tenn. In response to this ap
peal. the governor’s office yesterday
and last night was flooded with tele
grams and telephone calls urging him
to commute the sentence. The gov
ernor issued a statement last night
saying he would not Interfere with
the judgment of the courts and that
Harris must die this rooming.
The defense claimed that Harris
was suffering under a hallucination
that Monnish had been intimate with
Mrs. Harris.
Harris was a brother in-law of the
late Judge Jeter 8. Pritchard, and at
one time was reputed to be wealthy.
He leaves a widow, daughter and son.
all of whom made personal appeals to
the governor recently to have the sen
tence commuted. The son and daugh
ter were with their father up to late
last night. *Hls body will be accom
panied by them to Ridgecrest today,
TWO WOUNDEO.
Belfast. Oct. 20 —Two person* were
wounded during firing which occurred
in the Stanhope street area between
military and snipers last evening
One of the injured wde a young girt.
I
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Ph \ VVE CENTS
CALI ISSI) L > 1
A HIGHWAY bu
ELECTION NOV, 23
Amount o! Same is $175,000
and Will Mature in the
Year of 1949.
BONDS BE RETIRED SEVEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS YEARLY
Interest to be Paid on First Day
of January and July, and In
terest Rate is to be Six Per
Cent Per Annum.—Contract
Will Run For Period of Twen
ty-five Years From the Date
of Issue.
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MAIN FEATURES
OF BOND ISSUE.
Amount of issue, $175,000 —a
like issue will be called by the
city when legislative authority is
► given.
Date of election, November 23.
Payment of issue to be made
at the rate of $7,000 annually, be
ginning January Ist, 1925.
Entire issue to be liquidated
- by January 1, 1949. •
Bonds to bear interest at 6
- per cent, payable semi-annually,
January and July. , '<
An election has been called by the
Glynn county commissioners for No
vember 23, to decide whether or uo*
the voters of Glynn ccunty will favor
the issuance of bonds in the sum' of
$175,000 the money to be used for
building the great St. Simon highway
and the first step towards oxplainlug
every particular in regavdo *. tl*a
proposed project Is to be bsld at the
city hall tonight, beginning promptly
at 8 o'clock.
The call for the election sirs:
“You are hereby ifotified hat an
election will be held In and for Glynn
county, Georgia, on the 23 dav of No
vember, 1921, to determine the ques
tion whether or not bonis thall be
issued by said county In the SUM of
one hundred; and seventh-five thou
sand dollars, y to be used an.l applied lr
the construction, and buildln;? a road
from a point in the vicinity of the
"Old Cypress Mill site" actoss the
marsh to a point 1n the vicinity of
former mill site of the Hilton 4b
Dodge Lumber Company on St. Si
mon Island, and for the building and
improvement of roads on St. Simon
Island and for the building and con
struction of a road from St. Simon
to Ixmg Island, said bonds to be paid
and discharged as follows: ,
“Seven thousand -dollars on the first
day of January of each year fov twen
ty-five consecutive years, beginning
January- Ist, 1925, so that said bonds
shall be fully paid by January Ist,
1949. #
“Said bonds shall bear interest fit
the rate of six per cent per annum,
payable (semtyanntuUly on the firet
days of January and July of eac*
year. Such bonds If authorized, shall
be validated and issued from time to
time when and as sold and disposed
of."
Bl(i BARGAIN SALE STARTS
TODAY AT SURPRISE STORE
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One of' the greatest bargain sales
ever put on in Brunswick will start
this morning at the Surprise Store,
Newcastle street, and the first dqy
will be the big day.
There is assembled in 4his excel
lent establishinesit one of the largest
stocks of women's wear, shoes, ready
to wear. hats, in fact the store la
Jammed with seasonable merchan
dise and It has been decided to sell
and if low prices will move the goods
the rush will be on there bright and
early today.
BACK IN WASHINGTON.
Washington. Oct. 20.—President
and Mrs. Harding and the party of
officials who accompanied them on
their trip'yesterday to Yorktown and
Williamsburg. Va.. returned to Wash
ington .today on the Presidential
yacht Mayflower. The Mayflower,
which left Yorktown last night, dock
ed at the navy yard here at 5:39
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