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FAIR
VOLUME XX— NO. 344
G. C. Smith, President;
J. B, Abrams, Vice Prel,
New Street Railway Go
R. A. GOULD NAMED
ASSECREIARYAND
ALSO TREASURER
City and Interurban Stockhold
ers Held Organization Meet
ing Last Night.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS
ALSO NOW IN HARNESS.
Immediately After Their Elec
tion Retired and Returned
With List of Officers Which
Will Give General Satisfacion
Not Only to Stockholders,
But General Public as Well.—
Half Subscriptions Now Due. I
George fc C. Smith, president. 1
J. B. Abrams, vice president.
R. A. Gould, secretary and treasurer.
DIRECTORS:
G. O. Smith *
C. W. Irwin
M. J. Welsh
F. M. Scarlett
J. B. Abrams i
S. K. Brown
M. B McKinnon
H. H. Herndon
A. J. Gordon
R. A. Gould
D. J. Gorenflo.
The above list of well known Bruns
wickian# constitutes the officers and
dir/ y iro;s, pf Uuunow
meeting hHd in the Board . f
Trade rooms, wan presided over lr\
Chairman Cl. C. Smith, of the Young
Men's Club ©ommitee, while Fred V.
Wards, of the Brunswick Board of
Trade, acted as secretary. The meet
ing was unusually well attended.
Practically two thirds of the stock j
holders being represented either in ■
person or by proxy.
Chairman Hmlth stated fully the ob
ject of the meeting, reporting that at
a commissioner** sale, held at noon |
the property was hid In by the spe I
claj committee representing the com
pany for the stint of $ 12.10<G tile stated (
that in erder to proceed it was new* '
nary to perfect permanent organisa
tion and presented the stockholders
with a charter Just granted by Score
tary of State S. G. McLendon, and
with- a set of by laws prepared by At
torney F. M. Scarlett, who, Incidental
ly, has rendered splendid service to
the organisation In a legal capacity.
The charter was. of course, ml* 'pted
a# also was the set of by-laws with a
few unimportant change# ami amend
mentrv,
{Officer* and Director* Named.
Follow Inn the adoption of the char
tor and the by-law* committee of flyc
was. on motkm appointed to suggest
element stockholder* for the pliicau
provided for In the directorate of the
company. This committee, headed by
H Butt*, withdrew and in a few
minutes reported the eleven names
above mentioned for directors. The
directors later on held their first nu et
ina and selected the officer* Indicated
above.
Considerable discussion was had
during the evening as to whether or
not the eburt would confirm the s:J*
and the prevailing Idea among the
at dr k holder* was that ludC“ Kvatia
would very likely confirm toe sale. In
d*d. many of them express**! the
view that thev would go no further In
the mater If this wan not done and
expreased the hep* that In atl of the
circumstance*, the court would see itr
way clear lr> give its appmvU to the
bid of the company The** was genu
ine enthusiasm In the meet lug the
largo crowd present feeling that In t
grave situation, under the strea* of
tteuual conditions Brunswick* own
people had saved her trolley line.
Httt Subvci >otton Oo Now.
|o the event that the sole I* rsslrm
ed the putcha * price will have t* h*'
forthcoming at once and Chairman
Smith attnoun ed last bight tha* the
treasurer of the company would make
draft today for fifty per cent of alt
stock •übamptlons. the remainder of
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
BOMB .EXPLODED IN
AMERICAN CONSULATE.
(By Associated Press.)
Lisbon. Nov. 1. —A bomb was
• exploded thte morning on the
staircase of the American con
sulate here but no damage was
done.
The police attribute th? out
rage to the agitation in connec
tion with the cases of/Sacco and
Vanzetti, Italians udder convic
tion jior murder in Massachu
setts.
NATION-WIDE-COAL
STB IKE PROBABLE
Injunction of Federal Judge An
derson at Indianaolis, Has
Caused One Walk-out, With
Others Soon to Follow.—
i , What Gompers Says.
(By Associated Presf*)
Washington, Nov. I.—A nation-wide
strike seems inevitable tonight if the
eperaton* heed the injunction Issued
by Federal Judge Anderson, which
prescribed a, check off of union dues.
A telegram was sent from union
headqgarters here today to regard the
discontinuance of check-off as the
breaking of the existing wage agree
ment,
Washington. Nov, 1 in a state,
ment commenting on the injunction
issued against the Miner’s Union ac
tivities in West Virginia issued by
Judge Anderson in Indianapolis, Pres
ident Samuel Gonipers, of the Amerl
can Federation of Labor, said such ac
tlons make it impossible to have law i
abiding, patriotic labor organization#
of American citizens, while Harry
Olmatead. representing the operator’s j
association of the Williamson fields,;
snld the rulings were hy the const!tu I
tion and laws of the United States.
MINERS STRIKE IN PROTEST
AGAINST INJUNCTION.
Athens, ()., Nov. t.—-Between 27f>
and 30t) union miners employed at
mine No. 26 of the New York Coal
Company at Flood wood, this county
weut on strike this morning aa a pro
test against the check-off injunctlcn
Issued yesterday by* Judge Anderson
In federal court at ludianupoii*.
The strike, as far ga It could be
learned here, was not authorised by
any official* of tho tlrlted Mine Work
ers of America, and was Instituted by
the local member* on thoir own ac
count.
PARTY LINES DID
NOT HOLD SENATE
Luxury and Nuisance Tax Held
Center of Senate Stage Yes
erday and Last Night With
Political Linas Very Badly
Broken.
Washington. Not. 1. —The luxury
and nuisance taxes held the center of
the senate stage today and tonight
with P*rty Hues obliterated for the
first time Jukw Uie revenue Revision
bill was tgjjfga tip for consideration
five week* ago
So many of this class of excise*
voted out of the bill that the charge U
mad** from the Democratic side that
t hero is a movement on fxt to strip
the measure to make tt necessary for
the adoption of the general sales tax.
I the amount to be paid at two 1 natal
men t* of ninety da.v* each, Conmt*-
| sinner lAsroan. who sold the property
; yesterday will pivtuplly make hs re
port to the court and final action by
Judge Kvan* may be expected wit bin
I the next ten day*
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Things are Coming to With the Wool Growers!
For IaIH/CHH£ R£C£IVE.D^
PLUS 7p '
% - - - 11 • i~ ■■ J
L. M. RUSSELL TAKES BAD
TURN; CONDITION CRFHCAL
j§jt J
Improving Until Yestrrday^J
When Grew Worse. ",
L. M. Russell, well known Bruns
wickian, who was the victim of apop
lexy some days ago, was reported as
being In a critical condition at a late
hour last night and his son, Raymond
Russell, now In Macon, was sent for.
Arthur Russell, of Vidalia, who has
been at the bedside of his father for
the past several days, reported that
the condition of the patient was seri
ous and he expected the worst at any
time. The many friends of the sick
man and hi# family hope a turn for
the better will come.
EXECUTIVES TO ASH
ANOTHER WAGE CUT
Matter of Proceeding to Secure
Further Reduction by Neces
sary Moves Before Commerce
Commission and Labor Board
Well Underway.
(By Asncclafed Press.l
Chicago. Nov. I—The1 —The matter of pro
ceeding to secure further reductions
In railroad employees wages, with the
object of reducing rates, is well In
hand with the various roads and nec
essary move* to bring the question be
fore the Interstate Commerce Com
mission and the Railroad labour Board
will be taken immediately. PeWRt
Cuyler. president of the Railway Exec
utlves telegraphed Chairman Chand
ler. of the Industrial league tonight.
President Cuyler stood firmly
against any compromise in the recent
negotiations when a nation wide
[strilr* war apparent.
CASE OF ARTHUR BURCH IS
POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY
Los Angeles. Nov. l.—The case of
Arthur Burch, charged with the mur
def of J. Belton Kennedy, was contin
ued today until next Monday to give
the district attorney time in which
to prepare affidavits to combat the ap
plication for trial to test the sanity
of Burch, made by counsel for the de
fense.
The case of Mrs. Madaiymie Oben
chain. Indicted jointly with Burch,
was ixotmued to the same date
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2, 1921.
K||NIN
IME
Only Seveny-one Names to be
Added to the Perma
nent List
REGISTRARS WILL MEET AND
PURGE LIST TOMORROW.
, #
While There is No Chance of
Adding Names. There is a
Strong Likelihood That Large
Number Who Have Not Paid
Taxes Due Will be Stricken.
—All of These, However, Will
be Given Chance to Settle.
At 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Clerk Russell closed the city registra
tion bocks with probably the largest
registration in the city’s histpry. This
is the fact that womemcan reg
ister and while not as many qualified
as wa expected, yet. the number,
white and colored, totaled 3*5. the
former 226, and the latter 140. On
the old list there was in all. 1071
name*, and added to those placed ott
since the books opened. 71. gives a
total of j 132. On the white list are
SKbi names and on the colored 232.
than 300 females are on both
lists.
According to the permanent regls
tration system 1061 names had al
ready been placed on the list, hot
many of these are liable to be stricken
as the registrars will meet and purg
ing will he In order. Those who are
listed and have not paid all taxes due
will be notified hot they still have a
chance to settle and in the event tbi*
is not done thjey will not remain
among the qualified .voters. This. It
l* thought, will take a number of
name* off the Hats. i
Registrar* to Mset.
R- S. Pyles, Moses Daniel, and J. T.
l.amtyight compose the board of ref
tatrars. One la named by the city
commissioner*, one by the judge of
the superior court and the other by
the ordinary This board will meet
tomorrow afternoon at 5:30 and befi®
the work rf purging the list and this
will likely consume several meeting*.
Only One Ptace.
There fe only one vacancy to b*
filled and that is a place on the board
of city commissioners. This is now
held by M. B. McKinnon and it Is IlkP
ly that he will he elected again with-
LITTLE GEORGIA TOWN AL
MOST DESTROYED BY FIRE
i Moultrie. Ga. Nov. 1. —A lire which
tores at Berlin
early tnts morning wiped out over half
of the entire business district of that
town.
The loss is estimated to be beyond
fif’y thousand dollar#, with insurance
policies aggregating not more than
ha’f of that amount.
The cause of the blaze is undeter
mined.
Berlin being a small town without
fire protection and the fire bumpd it- j
self out after cleaning the entire block |
in which it originated.
Only three stores and the hank es
caped tho flame#.
Berlin 1e located on the Vdldosta.
Moultrie & Western railroad, which
has already been junked beyond that
point, leaving the town without rail
road protection of any kind.
COUNTY BONDS ARE
SOLO YESTERDAY
Trust Company of Georgia is
Purchaser and $93.63 on the
SIOO is Price Paid.—Money
, to be Used in Finishing Road
From Frazier’s Crossing.
tty* meeting of the Glynn coun
ty hoard of commissioners yesterday
morning bids were opened for th*> gale
of $15,000 in binds but final action
wa* not taken until after 3 o'clock
when the board reconvened. Thl.V de
lay was caused by the fact that the
Trust company of Georgia wired that
the company’s bid would be ‘in as
t c have been some delay
1 nit reaching the commissioner:;, it
was agreed to wait nm!l tbe hour
named and when it was received the
highest. It was accepted. The bid is
$14,045.50. Other offers came from
J. 11. HUsman A Company, of Atlanta,
f15.t15.50. and from jlobinwn,
Humphries & Company, if Atlanta, uf
$11516.00. The highest bid means
that the county will realize $93,63 for
f!'* bonds
Taking the fact Into consideration
that the Money market is not at all
lively right at this time, it is ar. excel
lent price. The money will be used
In finishing the road from Crazier**
Crossing to Everett and work will be
gin as soon aa preliminarte* cat? he
arranged.
out opposition, that I*, if he desires
to again serve. Anew city executive
committee is also to be voted for.
Senator Watson Says
American Service Men
Hanged Without Trial
CORDELL HULL, TENNESSEE,
NAMED DEMOCRACY’S HEAD.
Backed by Senator Carter Qiass, Was
Winner by Withdrawal of
George White.
i
St. Louis, Nov. I.—Cordell Hull, of
Tetm.j was today unani
mously chosen chairman of the demo
cratic executive in sefer
sion here, succeeding George White,
of Marietta, Ohio, who resigned a few
minutes before the election.
Mf. Hull’s name was presented by
Senator Glass, of Virginia, who led
the fight against White.
NOTABLES REVIEW
AMERICAN LEGION
Leaders of Allied Nations in the
Time of Worst War in His
tory, See Former Service Men
Under a Brilliant Autumn
Sky.
(By Associated P.ress.)
Kansas City, Nov. 1. —Under a bril
liant autumn sky and through a crowd
so dense they repeatedly surged
through police lines, the American
legion passed before distinguished
military and naval leaders of France,
Great Britain, Italy and Belgium and
the United States %rmy and navy
racking officers.
General Diaz, of Italy, Lieutenant
General Jacques, of Bejgiym; Gen
eral Pershing. Admiral Hodman and
Major General Lejuenem marched
with their buddies of the legion from
the convention hall, where the parade
formed, to the reviewing stand ten
blocks away, where they stood whfle
the Legion thousands passed by.
MRS. SMITH HEADS
REO GROSS CAll
Preliminary Work For Roll Call
For Efrunswiok Chapter Now
Underway. Meeting Held
Last Night and Plans of Gen
eral Nature Laid.
At a meeting held last night Mrs.
George Palmer Smith was appointed
chairman of the fifth annual roll call
of the Brunswick Chapter cf the fled
Cross and has already taken up her
duties.* She will undertake the pre
liminary organization for the roll call
so that when ft opens on Nov. 11, Ar
m let Ice Day. the ground will be pre
pared for drawing in a large member
ship.
The Chapter feels itself fortunate
in having as members of the roll call
committee. Corpmander James Gould,
of the American I>glon, and Re-pt.
Cha*. Barnhill, of tbe Brunswh k Rifle
men. Commander Gould wjij act as
executive secretary of the roll call
Th® chairman is planning to open th"
roll call cn schaduie Armlstic- Day
and continue until Nov. J.3. This!
brings Thanksgiving f>ay into the-pe-j
riod during which the appeal for sup
port of the Red Cross will be made
The annual roll call is a national one
and each chapter is. carrying U on
independently but in accordance trlih
the national program.
OOTARIANS FROM
SAVANNAH COMING
Accompanied by President Altstaet
ter. of the Savannah Rotary club, and
a large number of Rotariana. Cover
nor John A. Turner, of Taibpa. Fla.,
will reach tbe city ibis afternoon by
steamer and will be entertained by the
local Rotarians. This afternoon Gov
ernor Turner and visitors will be
shown about the cM y and tonight a]
PRICE FIVE CENTS
HAD PHOTOGRAPH
GRUESOME SCENE,
ALSO WITNESSES
Alleged Cruel Treatment of Men
by Bigoted Officers Told
in Senate.
“SHOULDER TO SHOULDER”
AND EQUAL OF ANY SENATOR
Senator Borah Said He Had Ex
amined Photograph and Also
Had Been Told by Two Form
er Service Men That Charges
of Georgia Senator Were
True.—President of Senate
Name Committee Investigate.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington. Nov. 1. —Investigation
by a special committee into the charg
es by Senator Wats-on, of Geoirgia,
that the American soldiers in France
were hanged without court martial or
other trial, was ordered today by the
Senate, by unanimous vote* the com
mittee to be appointed by the presi
dent of the senate and Senator Wat
son be invited before it to produce hta
proof.
During the heated debate Senator
Watson produced a small photograph
of an alleged hanging and insisted
that his charges were true. Senator
Rorah said he had examined the pic
ture and had been told by two fortp
ejr service men that the charges were
true that be was unwilling to proceed
on such evidence.
■Senator Wadsworth declared the
charge could not be lightly brushed
aside nor excused on the ground of
excitability In debate'. He demanded
that Senator Watson produce the
proof.
Senator Watson replied here that
he resented the “demand’’ and “would
tell him. foot to foot and shoulder to
shoulder” that he was the “equal of
any senator” and assumed full respon
sibility for hie charges. He said he ra
fused to go before any committee with
his evidence or produce his witnesses
unless they were guaranteed immuni
ty.
He said the picture was a gallows
upon “which twenty-one white boys
had already been executed at sunrise
! when the photograph was taken.
There were other waitiug in the camp
Jails to be hanged morning after
morning.” he declared. “1 mean every
word I said and I did not over-paint
tbe picture.”
“How- many senators know that a
private soldier was frequently shot by
his officers becausei of some complaint
against officers* Insolence, and that
they had gallows upon which men
were hanged, day after day, without
court-martial or any other form' of
trial? How many know 1 have the
photograph of one of those gallows,
upon which twenty-one white boys
had already been executed at sunrise
when the photograph was taken, and
there were ethers waiting in the camp
jails to be hanged‘morning after morn
ing.” ,v
BRITISH FINANCIER THINKS
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS BETTER
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Nov. I— -Reginald *M<>
Kinna. former chancellor of the Brit*
ish exeheuquer, who ha* been making
a three week’s study of commercial
and economic conditions in America,
declared in a statement tonlgiht: The
financial horizon seems clear and
though It will probably be some time
before normal conditions will return,
I am Inclined to say tbe corner is turn
ed.
’•lt’s no time for speculation, how
ever.” be added.
dinner will be tendered at tbe Ogle
thorpe hotel.
Governor Turner vt*it* Savannah
and Brunswick for the purpose of dis
cussing the Eighth district convention
which is to be held in Savannah at
which it is expected at least fifteen
hundred members will he present.