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VOLUME XX—NO. 342
REGtSTRATIOK OF
CITYKOTERS FNOS
ON TUESDAY NEXT
Only Thirty Additional Have
Been Enrolled Since the *
Books Opened.
RUT LAST LIST HOLDS FOR
THE NOVEMBER PRIMARY
In Municipal Primaries, as in
State and County Elections,
Qualification is Perpetual and
Once on the Books Always
There Provided, of Course,
All Taxes Due Are Fully Paid
by Registrant.
The fact that the city registration
books close on Tuesday night, prob
ably has not even been given a pass
ing thought by the average Brunswick
citizen, but it is a fact, nevertheless,
and any person whose name does not
appear on the qualified list cannot
participate in the white primary, date
to be called, or the general election,
which will be held on December 6.
In the election on the latter date, one
members of the board of city commis
sioners will be selected as the term
of Commissioner Malcolm B, McKin
non expires with the last day of De
cember, 1921.
In the primary a commissioner and
a city Executive committee is to be
named and these will be the only of
fices voted for. By the terms of the
charter under which the city commis
sion operates, one commissioner *s
to be elected each year and as Com
missioner McKinnon's term expires,
a successor must be elected.
Want McKinnon.
On Monday a petition will he sign
d by the required number, fifty, qual
ified voters, asking Mr. McKinnon to
again offer for a place ou t,ie Award
his election will be for a term of
three .years- as the term of one com
mti&ioner expires each year. The next
will ba that of Mayor Ogg, who was
elected for two years and the leaf will
be Commissioner Andrews, who was
named for the longest term, three
years.
Primary Date Not Named.
The date for holding the white pri
mary will ba fixed by the City Kxec
sUtive committee .at a meeting os soon
.as th* registration books are dosed
It always consumes a day or two for
purging the list and when this Is com
pleted the date will he mmounceJ.
Additional Registration.
Less than thirty have registered
alnce the opening of the bocks by
lOlerk Russell, nearly a month ago.
This does not mean that the number
qualified to vote In the coming prt
in ary and gelerul election 1C limited
to this number, as those who qualified
for the last election are on |he bocks
permanently unless they fall to pay
their taxes. It is likely that not lea*
ghan one hundred will visit the clerk
t* morrow and Tuesday and get their
names enrolled It should be remem
bered that after 6 o'clock Tuesday
there will be*go more registering.
Laat Registration.
Thrt last registration totalled 1181.
of this number 832 were white and
229 colored In the list l?fi white i>
males qualified and 120 colored. Bc.
far this year only -ix female* have
gathered courage enough to visit ihe
wity hall and have their nam**s placed
on the qualified Hat.
■ .. .——ft—,.... —
MAN WHO DISAPPEARED
17 YEARS AOO, IS DEAD
Winston Salem, N C., Oct. 29.
(Postmaster N. L- Cranford ! In re
ifipt of a letter from A. C. Kro*t.
American consul. ta|toned at itante
mala City, Guatemala, stating that Or.
Frank M. Johnson. a dentist nathrs of
America, died on June 2>. 1921/ Or.
Johnson was a native of l>avis county,
this state, and was practicing his pro
feetkm at MorksvUle seventeen years
ago. when he mysteriously disappear
ed and up to this time nothing had
heett heard from him. Or Johnson's
sadden departure was a few months
alter his marriage to the daughter of
g minister. The wife, one daughter,
brother and alster. survive. Accord
mg to ih# message from Consul Frost,
Dr Johnson married after he went to
thte terns la and that a son wad da ugh
tar to that union, now In achool at
Now Orteaaa La survive
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
SHOWERY WEATHER IS
1 PREDICTED THIS WEEK. ;
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Washington, Oct. 29 —Weather -
■ outlook for the period of October
- 31, to November 5, inclusive:
■ Middle Atlantic states, unsettled
- weather and rains at the begin
- ning of ’the week, and generally
► fair weather. Normal temera- -
- ture..
South Atlantic and (East Gulf ■
* States: Showery weather at the
- beginning of the week and gen
► erally fair thereafter. Normal -
- temperatur. There are no indi- •
- cations at this time of a disturb- ■
- ance in the West Indies.
EX SERVICE MEN
GATHERFORMELT
American Legion Session is to
Open in Denver Tomorrow
Morning—Members From All
Parts of America Will be in
. Attendance.
(By Associated Press.)
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 29.—An. ar
fny of former service men began to
descend upon Kansas City today for
the annual convention of the Ameri
can Legion, which opens next Mon
day. Foremost foreign military lead
ers of modern times are among those
en route here to he guests of the Le
gion, including Marshal Foch of
France, commander-in-chief of the Al
lied armies; Lieut. Gen. Baron Jac
ques of Belgium, Gen. Armando Diaz
of Italy, and Admiral Earl Beatty, of
Great Britain. Marshal Foclf is ex
pected Monday, accompanied by Gen.
JybtL L. Pershing, camn*®4er of the
President Harding, wilt head the
American delegation of notables'at
the convention.
Today's work dealt mainly with ar :
rangernents for the parade Tuesday,
which officials said would he more
than seven miles long and include 40.- (
000 or more marchers.
A force of Legiouaires as large as
the city’s police force will be on spe
rial duty a military police during the
convention and their activities will be
confined to the Legions Ires.
Delegations from Minnesota, New
Mexico and the state of Washington
were among the arrivals early today.
Glear, cool weather for the three
days of the convention was predicted
by the local government weather bu
reau.
HINES IS NAMED 19
SUCCEED GEORGE
Associate Justice Supreme
Court Sends in Resignation
and Former “Third Party**
Leader is Appointed by Gov
ernor Hardwick.
Macon. Oct. 29.—While attending
the fair today Governor Thomas W.
Hardwick received the resignation of
Asocial* Justice George, of the Su
preme court.
The Governor Immediately announc
ed the appointment of James K Hines
of Atlanta, to succeed him.
The new justice has been tn Georgia
politics for many years and has been
with Thomas R. Watson In many o?
his potitltal fights. He was at one
time a loader in the “third part?
movement* hut long since retnmed to
: the Democratic fold.
Judge Hines Is regarded as one of
Georgia s ablest lawyers.
SAVANNAH AND ATLANTIC
WAY BE SOI R FROM BLOCK
(By Assort a led Previ.j
Savannah. Oct. 29—Jndge Beverly
; D. Evans, in the Federal court today.
Issued an order for ther ace&vers of
the Savannah and Allan tie Railroad
company to show causa, on November
14. why the road should not he sold
to satisfy a mortgage held by the
Farmer*# Lvts 41 Trust company, of
Saw York
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SI. SIMON HIGHWAY
ADVOCATES ABOUT
HUNDREDT'ERCENT
Not One Out of Two Hundred
Opposed the Building
-of the Road.
ISLAND BARBECUE STARTS
UNITED MOVEMENT THERE.
Men and Women in All Walks
of Life Think Project Greatest
Undertaking Ever Attempted
by People of Brunswick and
Glynn County, and All Seem
to be of Opinion That Election
Will Carry.
Never in the history of Brunswick
and Glynn bounty has any public pro
ject met with such unanimous re
sponse among the taxpayers and peo
ple generally as the St. Simcn High
way proposition, and it is doubtful if
there would be a score of .votes
against it if the election was pulled
off tomorrow.
A canvass yesterday among two
hundred resulted in a “I’m for It” re
ply, all except one, and in the end he
did not seem to understand the idea
P-t all. When explained, he changed
this mind and agreed that it would be
the makin gof a great city of Bruns
wick and a great resort of St. Simon.
Jtot only a summer resort, but an all
the year 'round affair, with suitable
hotels to accomodate the most fastid
ious as well as those of a more modest
kind for those who were barred from
.Florida resorts by the exorbitant pri
fces which prevail there.
St. Simon Gathering.
At |E. G. Cain’s place on the island
yesterday afternoon, a barbecue
brought a number together and all
agreed that the highway would be the
greatest thing thta could happen for
islanders, A number of Brunswick
'**M aad Pi*‘ion}*rns Pani
mWn tbW
•the making of this the garden apot of
Georgia.
To Ge| Buay.
During the present week • the com
mittee will get busy and inaugurate
a campaign of education. What the
purpose will be i to disabuse any
body’s mind of the idea that the
bridge or higher as
sessments, it certainly does
not. This will all be explained in
due time to the entire satisfaction of
every person who Is really open to
conviction.
AFTER FOUR ATTEMPTS
CUPID WAS VICTORIOUS
Mist Sadie Harris, of Thallman, and
George Jones, Brunswick, Finally
“Made a Tie of It.”
♦
After four unsuccessful attempts.
George ojnes, well known young man.
finally succeeded in evading the alert*
ness of a watchful mother and made a
flight with Mias Sadie Harrison from
Thallman to Brunswick, where the
young people were made man and
wife. Jones went up to the little A.,
ft. & station Friday and, by a pre
arranged plan, Mias Harrison joined
him and came to this city and. having
already secured the necessary marri
age license, were joined in tlje holy
bond* of wedlock, and are now home
on south Albany street.
Mrs. Harrison, mother of the bride,
drove an automobile up to the home
of the groom yesterday, walked In.
took her daughter and proceeded to
the office of a local attorney, but the
fact that the bride was soon returned
to the abode of her husband Is evi
dence that the lawyer told the irate
{parent it's too late.** The groom
has been employed a* the Brunswick
Marine Construction corporation
shops and is well known In the south
ern portion of the city. The bride
comes from the weR known Harrison
family. rho have Bv*d In the north
end of Glynn county for many years,
and is a lovable young woman.
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IS
ACQUITTED ON MURDER CHARGT
(By Associated Press.>
Wetumpka Ala.. Oct. 29 - After be
ing out since Friday afternoon, the
jury trying W. S. Knov. law enforce
ment ofitrer, who was charged with
murder In connection with the killing
of Lee Taunton, during a prohibition
election, returned a verdict of not
guilty today
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, SUNDAY, OCT. 30, 1921.
hi: issue head of k. of c.
FOR HISTORICAL. PLAN
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If-*.;'
John H. Reddin.
John H. Reddin, of Denver. Col.,
supreme master of the fourth degree
Knights of Columbus, will select the
committee of famous historians who
are to produce propaganda-proof
American history. This history will
cost more than a million dollars and
will take more than two years to com
plete, it is estimated.
FOOTBALL FANDOM
SORRY ABOUT LECH
■ ‘*f *
Backers of Golden Tornado Re
turn to Georgia With a Sigh
and a Grunt That the Big
Team Was So BajHy Defeat
ed.
*** #* .*** enue-tlie. Axpfsakm
of all who phoned The Npws last night
and asked about the Penn State and
Tech gridiron battle, but there was no
consoling fact as the victory of Penn
seems to have been complete.
Accompanied by supporters that
filled fifteen cars, the Tech “Golden
Tornado” and Its friends boarded the
special coaches and departed from At
lanta for the scalp of the big Penn
team, but the result terminated in the
Southern team furnishing the scalps.
The score was 28 to 7.
But Georgia redeemed the reputa
tion of the state by defeating Auburn
7 to 0. In a way this wag a balm for
the sore spots for Tech admirers.
Those who watch the game closely
were not surprised and hope that
Tech will make strong tts weak points
before another match of the really big
variety.
TWO YOUNG MEN ON ’ ANKLE
EXCURSION;’* N. Y. TO FLA.
John J. Sellar, Champion, and Stan
ton Kalaby in Brunswick Yeater
day, Enrouta to Jacksonville.
John J. Seller, champion pedestrian,
accompanied by Stanton Kalsby. of
the oßston Atheltlc club, spent yes
terday In the city and tbeir/preseoce
caused much comment when It be
came known that the young men were
making an “ankle excursion’* from
New York to Florida and ste now
nearing the end of their journey,
which *lll be Jacksonville for the
present and all parts of the staid lat
er. /
Seder, who is only nineteen; is a
sturdy young chap, tall and the very
picture of health. Kalsby. too. does
nbt resemble a man on his way to a
hespltal. The latter is making the
trip with Seller as a representative of
the Boston Athletic cJub and seems
to be enjoying it In the very fullest
extent. Seiler has made several long
trips, one from New York to San Frsa
cisco. an danother from Boston ito
Jacksonville. Fond of outdoor life*
tbe young man seems to enjoy bis ex
periences. as 1 also the case with his
comrade on the trip.
While there the young men vfere
anxious to take on a match. Jnat for
tie fan of it. and walk on down with
an incentive for making peal good
time, but there is none here ph°
cared to try It out They will leaf®
this morning on their wny and bgr to
night they wilt have entered welt in
to tb Land of Flowers aa they **•
“some walkers
STRIKING UNIONS
TO. LOSE BENEFITS
LABOR BOARD SAYS
■>
Issued Decision Yesterday as to
Responsibility For Threat*
ened Strike.
STRIKE WOULD LOSE BENE*
FIT TRANSPORTATION ACT.
In Future All Disputes Must be
Referred to Board Before Any
Action Whatever is Taken.—
Any Interruption of Traffic
Would be Blow at Peace and
Prosperity of the Entire
Country.
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, Oct. 29. —The Railroad La
bor Bc;:rd today issued its decision
on the hearing to determine responsi
bility for the general strike threaten
ed by the big five railroad unions,
making three findings, the third of
which held “that any union going out
on strike will forfeit its right and
the rights of its members in all exist
ing contracts and lose all benefits ac
corded by the transportation act.
i Refer Disputes to Board.
"That all such disputes must be re
ferred to the board before any action
is taken.
‘'That any interruption of traffic
would be a blow aimed at the peace,
prosperity and safety of the entire na
tion.” f
REMAINS MISS LUCILE KAY
TENDERLY LAID TO REST.
Interment ini Oak Grove Cemetery
and Followed There by Sorrow
ing Relatives and Friends.
At 10 ti'clock yesterday morning the
funeral of Miss l.utile Kay was held
from ML Mark’* Episcopal t harch and
tot. then childhood, later womanhood,
followed the remains to their last rest
ing place in beanttiful Oak Orove cem
etery. Services were held at <Bt.
Mark's Episcopal church, the house
of worship of which the beloved Rev.
Henry E. Lucas, was rector for so
many years and it was fitting that the
remains of hla oldest grandchild
should be taken there to the church
of her childhood where the Rev. Wil
liam Johnson conducted an impres
sive funeral ceremony. The flower
covered caeket stood silently as a
physical reminder of the great respect
and esteem deceased and the family
were held. Because the floral offer
ings were beautiful and many came
front friends of the long ago; friends
who had known and loved every mem
ber of the Kay family and the Chris
tian young woman whose body was
being taken to its JaMt resting place
had lived In the heart? of those who
bad been intimately associated with
her sine© her early childhood!
The pallbearers were Frank D. Aik
eft. J. T. Colson. J. W. Bonnet. C. B.
Conyers, J. J. Conoley. The members
of the family who were here are Col.
and Mrs. W. E. Kay, Mr. and Mr*, j
Archie Kay. Mrs. English, Col. Ruben
Ragland. H. E. Lucas. Mrs. St. Clair
Wiggins, aunt of the deceased was in
the city when death came to her niece
BOY SCOUTS PREPARING FOR
SENATOR HARRIS’ COMNIG.
Boy Scout* of''Brunswick will be
greatly disappointed if Senator Wil
liam J, Harris find# it imptissibln to
accept their Invitation to atieud tne
dedication exercises of their quarters
at the corner of Newcastle and Prince
streets. The Senator did great work
in assisting in the purchase of lhe
property by the city for the Scouia
and the boys deal re to show their ap
preciation In every way possible
Just when the dedication wilt be
held has not a# ..yet been announced,
but It will be bome date late in No
vember and the occasion will be a
great one and one which will cause
more activity In Boy Scout work here.
NORTH DAKOTA’S GOVERNOR
RECALLED IS THE FORECAST
(By Associated Prear.)
Fargo, N. D-, Oct, - Recall tn to
day's election of Governor Frasier
and two other etate officials was en
dorsed by the Non-Partisan League,
was conceded tonight by the Fargo
News-Courier, the official paper of
I the league
A British Columbia
Village Almost Swept
Away: lu-ay Killed
TOO MANY PEARLS FOR
ONE WOMAN TO HAVE.
(By Associated Press.)
Chattanooga, Oct, 29. —Mrs* R.
O. Bennett, Jr., former motion
picture actress, now a resident
here, reported today she had
been robbed of a pearl necklace,
valued at $65,000, while on a re
cent visit to Memphis.
A reward of $5,000 has been
offered for the recovery of the
necklace.
BREWERS GAN SELL
ALL BEERSON HAND
Complete Understanding Has
Been Reached With Prohibi
tion Unit to Permit It to Be
come Immediately Available
For the Sick.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 29,—A complete
understanding has been reached with
the prohibition unit to permit beer
being made immediately available for
the under the new treasury reg
ulations, Internal Revenue Officer
Blair announced today after a con
ference with Prohibition Commission
er Haynes.
The announcement*]* interpreted by
officials as meaning that beers al
ready on hand or, in the brewers’
warehouses, could be sold at once for
GEORGIA WILL NOT GET
BENEFIT OF “EASE UP."
There is no use thinking any per
son in any part of this state can se
cure beer legaly a* this latest, ar
rangements seems to affect only
states where ho bone dry laws prevail.
Thi* is one of (he states that allows
nothing of an intoxicating nature
within its bounds, and a quantity of
beer would be a violation of the state
law, which was passed under the ad
ministration of Nat E. Harris, cover
nor. Nearly all the states are bound
by bone dry laws but those whie*i are
not can get beer, according to the con
ception of officials, if theiv> is really
sickness and it is supposed that there
will be ailments n*?ver before h a ari of.
UNION LEADER IS
DEFYING A JUDGE
President Lewis, of United Mine
Workers of America, Refuses
to Abandon Efforts to Organ
ize Williamson Coal Fields in,
West Virginia. /
(By Associated Press.)
indianapolis. O’t. 2f.—The* refusal
of President John J. Lewis, of the
United Mine Workers of America, io
suspend efforts to organise William
son coal field*, of West Vlfr'ri*,, wan
followed iy : e anooqnc** < of
Judge Anderson, In the Federal court
today that an injunction, would be is
sued Monday.
The decision to issue the order was
made by Judge Anderson after he had
expressed bin Intention to defer all
action until a final trial, hot held that
meanwhile all efforts being made to
unionize must stop and called ou Lew
is for a decision who declared; *‘we
have the constitutional right to or
ganize and I decline to surrender.
The scope of Judge Anderson’s order
la not atated.
FARMER OF ALPHARETTA
GETS MEDAL FOR HEROISM
Pittsburgh. Pa.. Oct. *9. —-A silver
m*dal was given to Thomas Walker,
a farmer, at R. F. D. No. 5. Alpharet
ta, Oa.. by the farnegie Hero Fund
Commission- Walker saved another
farmer from suffocation In a gas-filled
well, Aug. 13, 11*
SHOWERS
PRICE FIVE CENTS
L !TANICA BEACH,
NL VANCOUVER.
SCL: OF TERROR
Cloud Burst and Flood Friday
Night Destroyed Over
Half Village.
THIRTY-FIVE ARE KNOWN
TO BE DEAD OR MISSING
Union Pacific Railway Officials
Estimate Loss to be Not Less
Than Million Dollars.—Three
Story Hotel, Jewelry Estab
lishment and Barber Shop
Were Seen Floating Down the
River.
(By Associated Press.)
Vancouver, B. C„ Oct. 29—Thir
ty-five are dead or missing at Brlt
tanica Beach, B. C., a mining vil
lage eighteen miles from here as
a result of a cloudburst and flood
last night, which swept away part
of the town.
The death list may reach fifty.
Fifty out of one hundred and
ten houses in the place were
swept away.
Several structures were floating
down the bay. Rivers are alto re
ported to have flooded a wide sec
tion. The town of Couqitlan, east
of hero, where the Union Pacific
railway officials said they etl
mated the damage at a million
. • V, f ,4,Aw.
A three-etory hotel, jewelry
store and a barber shop were seen
floating down the river.
Wire details are cut off end in
formation is meager.
WINTER VISITORS WILL BEGIN
TO COME IN REAL EARNEBT,
Just s Few of What May be Expected
as Winter Comes.
( While it may be true that thirty-two
automobile* came through Brunswick
lit a single day recently, this is noth*
ing as compared to what it will be in
the near future, 1t was said by a man
i who knows yesterday.
With thin delightful climate there
! is no reason in the world why a large
number of those visiting this city
should not remain here throughout
the entire winter. If those from th#
frozen north teally want a good and
healthy place, none is better than
Brunswick, where rents are cheaper
and conditions comparing favorably
with Florida.
R. R. HOPKINS JR., REPORTED
CRITICALLY ILL AT CRESCENT
Well Known Young Brunswicklan Hap
Been In Poor Health For
Many Month*.
It wiU be a source of deep regret
to the many friend* of R. R. Hopkins,
Jr., and his family connections, to
learn that he is critically 111 at his
home in Credent, near Darien, and
that about all hope for his recovery
has been abandoned. ;*
R. R, Hopkins, Br., and other mem
ber# of the family are at hi# bedside,
while Thomas Hopkins, of Lumber
City, a brother, ha# been sent for aml
will reach the bedside during the next
few hours.
For many months Mr. Hopkln# ha#
been very ill. He went to a sanltarf
hom in Atlanta and remained there
sever*) weeks, in the hope that ha
would Improve and for a time he was
-much better, but, recently, be ha*
been growing weaker and the end is
expected at any time. Several weeks
age It was thought that a ebanga
would benefit him and a neat botna
was purchased at Crescent, near Da
rien, but this did not prove beneficial
and be has been growing worse for
several days. While there l# little
ftope* held out for the recovery of Mr.
Hopkins, yet scores o t friends are still
wishing for better reporta from his
hedised- * *