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'OLUMEXX—nW(,
FRANCE ACCEPTS
HUGHES PLAN
ON NAVAL RATIO
Premier Briand Makes Official
Statement to the United
States Ambassador.
WASHINGTON RECEIVES
UNOFFICIAL ADVICES
News of Decision Creates Sensa
tion at Arms Conference in
Washington—Plan of Accept
ance of American Idea is Fully
Outlined. /
(By Associated Press.)
London, Dec. 19.—France will accept
the original naval ratio 5-. r >-3 as laid
down by Secretary Hughes at the
Washington conference.
Premier, Briand, of France, inform
ed George Harvey, American ambas
sador of this at their meeting last
might. Premier Briand authorized the
ambassador to notify the American
government to that effect,
—i
Sensation at Capital.
Washington, Dec. 19.—Unofficial ad
vices from London and Paris, saying
Fr&nce had accepted the naval ratio
proposed by Secretary Hughes created
something of a sensation in arms con
ference circles today, because the de
velopment is generally interpreted as
marking one of the longest steps yet
taken toward the naval reduction
agreement.
(Among those most directly concern
ed thpre had been a confident belief
that the French would accept, but even
the most, optimistic had not expected
that the French agreement won hi
come so soon' and with such littl#- fur
ther discussion.
Outline of France's Plan,
Paris, I>ec, 19.—A dispatch fn*ui
to a BMnJ-opioial
* - • f,t It,rtf T**rvm.l. <• H* ' \ <■'
informed Ambassador Harvey in Lon
don that France hud,accepted Secre
ary Hughes’ proposal concerning the
capital ship tonnage as follows:
United States, England, five;
Japan, 3; France, 1.79. and Italy,
LfiH.
The interpretation placed upon Ba
nd's Interview with Harvey in official
circles was that Franco’s acceptance
of the American point of view was ac
cepted in principal only so far as capi
tal ships a'ro concerned and that it did
not alter the French insistence upon
adequate allowances for submarines
and cruisers.
MANY GUARDS ON .
IN 111 STREET
Financial' Institutions Taking
Precautions by Having Police
and Private Detectives in
Large Numbers.
New York. Dec. IS.— Wall street's
principal financial institutions alt* be
ing guard ad today hy reinforced da
tall* of police and private detect I vea.
Till* step Ih taken In anticipation of
another bomb explosion, warning of
which was sent to broker fa the dls
rlct Pie was advised to leave town,
or at Iwst the vicinity of the stock
exchange.
The police are Incline! to treat the
anonymous prediction* with skepticism,
although regardless of this the extra
Precautions are being taken by the
officers In clew of the disc ken ere
which are expected today In state
men! of Wolfe l.lndenfeld. who has
been arrested |n Warsaw In connec
Hon with the Wall street catastrophe
In September. ISSO.
"THE CHILD THOU GAVEST Mf
MAKES BIG HIT AT THE GRAND
By special arrangement Manager
Wood baa been enabled to hold over
again for today. "The Child Thou Gav
eel Me,“ which has made a decided
hit There | no Increase In price*
and thU picture Is oAo f the hf-t that
baa been shown tn Brunswick In many
months %
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
CALIFORNIA ALIEN
LAW CONSTITUTIONAL
Dec. 19.—Con-
of the California
which forbids
aliens or leasing ag
ricultural upheld today
by the here.
Several other have en
acted lgws patterned after those
of California.
GOVERNMENT WINS
IN HARDWOOD SUIT
To Compel Members -Manufac
turers’ Association to Termi
nate Cooperative Selling
Methods and Agreements.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 19.—The govern
ment today won its suit in the su
preme court to compel members of
| the American Hardwood Manufactnr
j erg association to terminate cooper
ative selling methods and agreements,
alleged to have been adopted for the
purpose of eliminating competition
among themselves and to maintain
and increase prices.
Department of justicp officials said
the hardwood decision will form the
basts for the government's policy to
wards hundreds of associations main
tained by various Industries to ex
change price and other trade Infor
mation.
ATTACK MADE. ON
RAILROAD HEADS
Counsel Frank P. Walsh of the
CfiTjn i iZUOOTr
■ l *tgEV K&ist •**' *' . .fir ■■■ ■
v * jri ttY* If Ran wft vs Afd Tf y * n'v
to Avoid Federal LaW,
(By Associated Press,)
Chicago, Dee. 19. —Characterising
the cases regarding contract work as
the "most important to the employes,
the integrity of the labor board and
the public, that have ever been sub
mitted for a decision. Frank P. Wulah.
counsel for th shop crafts organisa
tion In a statement Sunday night, said
that If the railroads are successful in
their contention. It will mean the de
struction of the Rullroadf Labor Board.
“The railroads arein a nation-wide
conspiracy to avoid tin* provisions of
the transportation act so far as It
safeguards the rights of the railway
employees and the public by protend
ing that they are contracting and leas
ing out to KUh-cont motors and pad
rones. the most Important functions In
the operation of the railroads,“ Mr.
Walsh said. "The employees claim
thut the alleged private contracts are
crooked devices to dodge the clear
provisions of the transportation act.
’■The railroad companies have suc
ceeded In covering their tracks In
lmany parts' of the country, hut this
hearing should rip the lid off the en
tire conspiracy. I’nless the law reach
es In with a strong hold the general
public will be left open to oxploitntH n
in a manner unparalleled in the worst
days of railroad abuse and graft.’*
YEAR 1926 TO SHAKE
WORLD TO FOUNDATION.
tendon. Dec t.-~The year
192tl is destined to shake the
world to Its foundation, both phy
sically and politically. It Is to be
a succession of plagues, famine.
Roods, ship wrecks, rioting and
revolution. So says the British
Journal of Astrology, which has
drawn the horoscope tor that
year, when the planets Mars and
Mercury will be In conjunction.
Six year* later, the great Ar
magedodon Is to take place. It
will he a final conflict between
Mohammedism. allied with Bol
shevism, against the I’plted Aw
gto-Saxon world. It will end In
a "universal peace," In IMS. hot
there -will be so few of us teft.
and we shall all be so tired that
the horoscope any*.
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ULSTER’S STAND
MAY CAUSE CIVIL
WAR IN IRELAND
Objecfionists, in Strong Lan=
guage, Lay Out Absolute ♦
and Straight Defiance.
DAIL EIREANN MAY TALK
TREATY ALL THIS WEEK
No Limit as to Speeches and
Members Can Consume as
Much Time as They Desire.
—Not One Loyalist Shall be
Sacrificed Against His Will.
(By Associated Press.)
London, Dec. 19. —Civil war In Ire
land arising from Ulster’s opposition
to the proposed revision of her boun
daries under the Irish peace treaty is
seriously threatened, according to the
political correspondent of the West
minster Gazette.
“Not on e loyalist shall be sacrificed
against his will to the sinn fein," he
'says in his article. a nd adds. “She,
Ulster, will certainly not appoint a
representative to the boundary com
mission and if the commission acts
and allocates any part of her terri
tory to the south of Ireland, there
will be a civil war before Ulster parts
with it.”
May Debate a Week 1 .
Dublin, Dec, 19.—When the Dali Fir
earm adjourned tonight, after two
lengthy public esssions devoted to
earnest debate, nothing tangible de
veloped to indicate how the members
will vote on the Anglo-Irish treaty.
No time limit is set for speeches and
some are of the opinion that the de
bate will continue throughout the
week.
M’KINNON CITY MEMBER
OF BRIDGE COMMISSION
)
of-JJ >a W;ir' iigiiii
cmunrtvsu-n^^ryT-’-yry^
mgrr ptrt m f US! idle r Ma ft oftwVMWfm
non was named to represelft the city
on the brldgd commission*
1} will -remembered 'that the
county board named County Commis
sioner E. L. Stephens as a member
nnd with the selection pf Mr. McKin
non leaves one to be named by these
two. It is likely that Messrs, McKin
non and Stephens will appoint the
[third man within the next day or two.
! As members of the commission It wilt
he the duly of the three to take care
of the city and county in any and ev
erything In connection with the St. Si
j mon highway and It may be said that*'
| this will be good hands as both Mr,
(Stephens and Mr. McKinnon have giv
en considerable thought and study to
the project and the third ‘member,
whoever he may he. will 1 0 selected
after much deliberation.
UNITED STATES COURT
. AT ALBANY CALLED OFF
Albany, Ga., Dec. 19. —The Decem
ber term of United States District
Court for ihe Albany division sched
uled to convene here today, was post
poned by a telephone message
Deputy Clark George F. White receiv
ed Sunday morning from Judge Bev
erly D. Evans at Savannah. Cause
for the postponement eras not learned,
but it was believed tp be on account
of Mrs. Evan's health.
Mr. White was instructed to notify
as many of the Jurors and witnesses
as possible, but some could not be
reached and reported here this morn
ing for service, it has Pot been learn
ed when the term will be held, hot it ts
thieved that it will he some time In
JartHary, as Judge Evans had already
announced that all of the business*
would not he tried at the regular term,
and that he would hold an adjourned
term some time In January to hear
civil cases and such criminal cases
a* he did not reach at the December
term. The number of whiskey cases
on the docket ts unusually large.
RAIN AND SNOW PREDICTED.
(By associated Press.)
, New Orleans. Dec. 19. —Rain ov snow
and severe cold wave, with tempera
tore ranging toward *er o to ton de
grees 1* the pre-Christ mas offering cf
the weather man to the residents of
Oklahoma, east and vrett Texas, alt to
be delivered within the next 49 hour*,
aecordto gto a forecast by the local
weather buraan totlar.
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA. TUESDAY, DEC. 20, 1921.
Ohio College jto Turn Out Finished
Business Men Under New Regime
Yellow Springs, 0., (Specia^i) —
low Springs. Ohio, which for many
years has been in a dying state. The
college was rounded in 1853 and was
the first in the conntiH' to admit wom
en on equality with men in the
courses of study, though not the first
to provide co-education for the sexes.
The college will not only save stu
dents, from all expenses for tuition,
EASTLAKE TRIAL
NEARING AN END
ffl|yiKs7ia||y J i r>t
Stand, But Counsel Has Not
Yet Decided Whether or Not
to Do So.
(By Associate Press.)
Montrose Va., Dec. 19.—When the
defense resumed Hs presentation of
evidence today at the trial of Roger
D. Fastlake, naval petty officer, for
Uje murder of his wife at Colonial
Beach It appeared that it probably
would be concluded before adjourn
ment of court and that the case would
be sent to the jury by tomorrow night,
(Conclusion of the defense testimony.'
however, depended considerably on
whether it intended to place Faatiake
himself on the stand, regarding which
defense counsel indicated today that
it had not reached a definite decision.]
Outstanding today among the devel
opments in the JCastlake was the def
inite announcement by (Attorney Har
|ry M. Smith. Jr., counsel for Mis*
(Sarah Knox, the Baltimore nurse who
[is also charged with the murder and
who the defense in Fast lake’s trial is
1 attempting to show was the actual
slayer, that the defense in her cause
would be based* on a plea of Insanity.
In making this announcement Mr.
(Smith sold that two prominent alien
lists of New York would be called to
testify as to the mental condition of
(Miss Kaox.
CHINK DELEGATES
SORE ON JAPANESE
Say Representing Their Coun
try in Truth.— Conference
Amounts to Only Scrap Pipf
Unless Demands Withdrawn.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington. Dee. 19.—Calces *>•*
twenty-one demand* enforced by Ja
pan on China tin 191i are cancelled,
the principals adopted by the Wash
ington conference amount to nothin*:
more than scraps of paper, the Chin*
ese delegates declared In a statement,
kale today.
Member* of the delegation said they
sir re still representing China **
troth" despite the resignation of Go
Peking cabinet, as they declare, thi*
has caused no change In the Far East
ers negotiation*
board, fees of evdry kind and charges
for books, but it will itself be support
ed and expanded by the students’ own
efforts. There will be around it a
fringe of plants, factories, business
and financial houses conducted bv
students under specially trained lead
ers. Tile course will be six years.
Mrs. Morgan has reorganized the
HA R BOR.COM MISSION TO
HAVE MEETING JANUARY S
Atlanta, 19. —Announcement
was made that a meeting
of tin' ronnr, will
X&fTnn i •
hext Br
SecretarMe T„end<n.
I>n-.id. in jy||iFc..'(>rgi;i Hnrhnr. Port
and has mailed
notices yrf organisation* in
and St. Mary’s.
SETTLEMENT OF
GASES INVOLVING
TREMENDOUS SUM
Judge Highsmith Held Important
Session of Glynn Superior
Court Yesterday.
GLYNN’S RECENT BOND
ISSUE IS VALIDATED
Many Matters of Important Na
ture Handled.—Court is Re
cessed Until Monday, Jan
uary 9, When Will be Called
For Long Term.
Judge J. P. Highsmith came down
from Baxley yesterday morning and
(convened the regular iterember term
of ftWnn.superior court and the day
was .spent on a number of important
matters.
The Glynn county bond i*spe of
$175,000 wa validated and this is the
last stop I* far as the county is <ot>-
••med. This is the issue authorized
by th® voters and it may be stated
that no election has ever, carried with
such a large rote as was the case in
both., the. county and city for the St.
Simon highway.
Fifteen cases against the three rail
road* entering Brunswick were call
ed and disposed of Seven were'
against the Southern, seven against j
*h® Atlantic Coast lane and on® j
against the Atlanta. Birmingham and
Atlantic. The amount totaled $1.35*. j
000 and settlement was made between
the parties bringing claims and the
roads AH were for cotton alleged to
have been lost or damaged and was
Shipped through this port, coning
hera/fTom various places in tb* cottop
Judge Highsmtth also heard a num
ber of motions, etc., and finally ro
'tensed *h® court until Monday. Jaou
board of trustees and has induced
among others -to serve on the new
board Frank A. aVndertip, the New
\ ork capitalist and financier, and Jo*
rome Greene, formerly secretary of
the New -York general education
aboard.
CIGAR DEALERS
TO PAV LICENSE
WTCs*aio" WSW BNc’om®s' n
tive January First, and Mer
chants of Cities of Bruns
wick’s Size Must Pay $25.
Heretofore cigar dealers have l>een
required to pay a state tax of $25 for
the salt? of cigarettes, but no tax has
been placed on the sale of cigars by
the state prior to January 1. 1922. The
new law requires each person, firm or
corporation, engaged i nth® manufac
turer or sale of cigars, either whole
sale or retail, to pay state tax rang
ing froth $lO to $75, according to the
size of the city or town where locat
ed.
The act requires the payment of n
tax of $lO by the manufacturer where
not more than five clgarmakers are
employed, and SSO where more than
five are employed. Upon each person,
firm or corporation engaged in the sale
of ctgars at wholesale in cities of less
than 50.000 population. SSO for each
place of business, and in cities of 50.-
000 and over. SIOO for each place of
business.
Upon each, person, firm or corpora
tion engaged in the sale of cigars at
retail In towns or cities of less than
2.000 population. $5; in flown* or ci'les
of more than 2.000 and leas than 5.000,
j $10; In towns or cities of more than
5.000. $10; in towns or cities of more
than 5.000 and less than 10,000, S2O;
in towns or Hties of more than 10.000
and less than 20.000, $25; in towns or
cities of more than 30.000 and less than
40.000. SP,S; in towns or cities of more
than 40.000 and less than 50.000. S4O:
tn towns or cities of more than 50.000,
$75.
There are only.four cities In Georgia
where the population is over 50.000
and thev are JAtlanta. Savannah. Ma
con and August*, These cities are
hit the harden* by th* new act as the
Cigar dealer* wfll he required to pay
a tax of $75.
Restaurant proprietor- wh;!*h sell
cigars on the side will, after Janaary
1.. according to the new law. be requir
ed to pay the state SIOO restaurant
tax. $75 cigar tax and *25 'cigarette
tax. besides paying to the city a $25
tax for the sale of cigarettes and $25
for a mercantile license.
ary 9 at 1* o'clock when the civil
docket will be taken up and it is like
ty that the court will be tn session
about three w®eks.
BRUNSWICK
Has a landlocked harbor, the
best on the South Atlantic
Coast.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
FOfi.V'IRCHASE OF
A. Ik* RAILROAD
IS Afirtifl TALKED
If Auto Man Gets Muscle Shoals
Indicated That Will Buy
Line to Brunswick.
TWO ENGINEERS HAVE
INSPECTED RAILROAD
Additional Confirmation Has
Been Received That Engi
neers For Manufacturer Have
a Detailed Report of
Brunswick’s Harbor.
Following, printed in the Atlanta
Georgian yesterday, was sent, out from
Birmingham by Ben J. Cope, of the
international News Service;
“If Henry Ford gets Muscle Shoals,
in addition to the Air Line Electric
Railroad * e proposes to build from
Sheffield to Birnningham, he is figuring
on a fleet of boats of his own to ply
the Warrior river and carry his ex
ports down to tidewater.
“This is just another point which
leaked out of the two months’ stay in
this vicinity of the two Ford engineers
who were gathering data and making
a tentative survey of the whole posi
tion of Birmingham as the central
point to which the bulk of Ford’s ex
port business would be routed for dis
tribution.
it was stated by one of these men
that agents of Mr. Ford were studying
anew type of barges of the “tunnel
type” to be used from Birmingport to
Mobile and New Orleans, where goods
would be shipped,^hero to be distrib
uted on ocean-going vessels to their
destinations fn the West Indies, Con
jtral and South America, and to the
I Far East and Australia via the Pan
ama Cnal.
“The tunnel type barge is so-called
because the propellers are partially
inclosed in a ‘tunnel’ which Is really a
water -and It is claimed that greater
pywer Is developed in this way.
“The barge line equipment of the
United States government Bureau of
Inland Waterways on the Warrior riv
er would not be adequate to move half
the traffic, so Ford engineers am! Mr.
Ford believes he epuM operate hig
.own craft constructed after th%*e late
designs, even more economically than
tbo government barges.
“It was also asserted that Mr. Ford
intends to build craft of this type by
wholesale and operate them on tho
Tennessee river from Muscle Shoals
to the Mississippi and utilize the Mis
sissippi. the Missouri, the Ohio and
other tributary streams as war us pos
able In the distribution of products
of the numerous manufacturing plants
embraced in his idea, when it is one®
realized. *
“Additional confirmation has been
received that the Ford engineers at
Birmingham made a minute Inspec
tion of the Atlanta. Birmingham amt
Atlantic Ita-ilw'ay frotm Etlrmtntabam
to Brunswick, (la., with the vtew to Us
* *
acquisition or operation, taking over
ten days in the task, and were espe
cially Interested*in the ueestion of ter
minal. at Brunswick atm the jmssiblU*
ty of acquiring suitable property upon
which model tertninahmcould be con
structed for the economical handling
and loading upon ships of the Ford
products designed for Europe, the
Near East, Africa and the Mediterran
ean countries.
’The 'tunnel typo* barges such as
Ford proposes to use on the Warrior
have been approved by the United
States government which is reported
to be ready to put them in commission
on the Mississippi Warrior service,
two of which craft are now completed
and at Cincinnati ready to go into
commission. to their low cost,
light draught, high carrying power and
economy of operation the government
expects them to be built In large nuro
bet-H by private Individuals and firms,
as Ford proposes to do."
Washington, Dec. 18. —J W. Worth
ington and Herbert E- Mayo, engineer
experts of Henry Fbrd. will confer
with Secretary of War Weeks
on* the Muscle Shoals project, the war
department announced today.
JAMES W CANNON DEAD.
Concord N. C„ Dec. !.—James W.
Cannon, textile manufacturer, father
ln law of David M. Blair; United
States .ommtssioner of internal tv
„n„e, died her® tonight.