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Srunswick
Has lowest death rate of
any size in the United
States .", . . . . . ... .
' S'LUMfc XXI. N0.67
TRAFFIC BUREAU
SEEKS CONCERTED
ACTION OF CLIENTS
Matter of Proposed Reduction
of Rail Rates to Many
Classes of Shippers.
COMMERCE COMMISSION’S
GENERAL INVESTIGATION
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Hearing Will be Held January
9, and Local Shippers Will be
Represented as All Parties In
terested WiM Have Opportun
ity to be Heard.
The Brunswick Traffic Bureau, L.
A. Waters, manager, is going to take
up the matter of proposed reduction
icf rates, fares and charges of rail car
tiers, subject to the interstate com
merce act and in order to represent
the Bureau’s clients, the manager de
efteg the cooperation of each and ey
t ry one.
To all of these. Manager Hudson
l as sent out a letter, which, among
/cfher things, says;
‘'You have no doubt noticed in press
dispatches that the Interstate Com
merce Commission has instigated a
general investigation to determine
v hether, and to what extent, if any,
a generar reduction of rates, fares and
charges of the carriers, can lawfully
la required by order of the Commis*
s on. Hearing In this case commenc
< i December 14th. at which time the
carriers will present certain data de
) red by the Commission. On Decern-
I r 21st, tho hearing will be adjourn
cl until January 8, 1022, at which
time shippers and others Interested
till be given an opportunity to be
heard.
•'lf is my Intention to appear at the
1 wring on January oth. and in order
f , express as nearly as possible the
\ i?ws of the poop!** we represent, we
a q enclosing a questions Ire which we
' ill ftftpretflate your giving carefta
t iswU and spiles to wu'k
c mellons furnished as soon ns posai
i. It, of > course, is not necessary
t > give the exact figures as an ap-
I pftxlmathm will perv<* the purpose.
“In order for us to properly rep
t went your Interests in this mutter, it
i necessary that each question, and
cpecialiy No. 9. should he answered
f illy.
“We earnestly geek your co-opera
t on in this matter.”
With the above letter is enclosed
s qniwtianaire, which Ip not printed
localise of Its length hut Mr. Hudson |
1* working for and should receive the
help of th 0 beard's clients in this veryi
I aportant matter.
/ RRESTED CONNECTION ,
Mil LION DOLLAR ROBBERY
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(By Associated presa.)
Chicago, Per. 20.—George Rogers,
S2. believed by the polio* to he one of
tie men who participated In the mil*
I ion dollar mall robbery at T;.leio,
<>. .scverwl months ago, was err* #!ed
t iduy at Palos Park, a suburb.
301 EXPLOSION
:XICITES NEW YORK
fiv# Thousand Dollars Damage
by Infernal Machine Which
Had Been Placed or Thrown
in Hallway.
(Pf Asnoclnted Press.)
New York. Dei* 20. I lanugo estj*
i tated at I&.000 was done by the ex*
!-loston today of a bomb, which had
teen thrown or.placed tn the hallway
cf • building on Grand street. The
scene of the explosion wgs only one
Hock from the police headquarters
and the concussion gave officers there
r c#re. as some of them believed
for a few minutes that threats lo
• bomb Wall street** had been carried
cot.
Watt atilt Guarded.
H*vv guards were thrown unwind
the whole Walt street section yester*
i*ay as a result of “tips** that a whole.
Mia bombing of that part of the city
wma contemplated Kxaminatton* of
the building la which the bomb was
net og failed to reread the nature of
♦ha infernal marjune
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
DYER ANTI-LYNCHING
BILL IS POSTPONED.
(Ry Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 20.—The
agreement to postpone consider
atiop of the Dyer anti-lynching
bill _ until after Christmas, was
reached today by the house lead
ers after several hours of inef
fectual efforts to maintain a quo
rum.
CLAUU N. WEST IS
TO PLEAD GUILTY
Charged With Embezzling
Funds From State While Ex
ecutive Secretary.—To Post
pone Hearing.
(By Associated Press.)
(Atlanta, Dec. 20. —Claud N. West,
whose trial on the charge of embezzle
ment was due to start tomorrow, will
seek a continuance until January 9,
under the agreement to plead guilty
then.
This announcement was made this
morning after a conference of
neys was held.
STELLA ABBOTT
BEEN PAROLLED
Woman Who .Killed Her Hus
band, Johnny Abbott, in At
lanta, in Jealous Rage, Freed
by Governor Hardwick.
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Dec. 20.—Mrs. Stella Ab
bott, serving a sentence from four to
eight years for slaying her husband,
Johiiny Abbott, assistant to,the fire
ulUtff her#;, pimped today by. Ocv
eiitor Hardwick,
Other cases in which the governor
exorcised clemency were Df, Maxia
Hummerlln, Atnens, sent np for an
illegal operation on a girl, which caus
ed her death; John Zachary, under life
sentence, from Heard county* Andrew
Brifec, life convict, from Stewart
county; and .1. R, Hunter, serving tfn
years for dynamiting a street car dur
ing an Atlanta strike several years
ago, The governor has additional
cases before him which he intends act
lr* on before Christmas.
WINTER REALLY STARTED
SHORTLY AFTER 4 O’CLOCK
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Day* Will Begin to Get Longer But
This Will Not be Noticeable Until
Latter Part o fthe Mont.
This will he the shortest day In the
year. Th*> sun will rise at 7:21 a. m.
and after 10 hoars of sunshine will
set at 5:24 p. m. This day is also
the beginning of winter-thin year
with midsummer weather. Winter
starts at 4:OS a. m.
Sun Farthest North.
When Old Sol is farthest north from
the earth on Its winter’s journey, the
season of winter commences. The
length erf time that one could see the
sun today or the next day Is ten hours,
the same for three days. The sun ap
pears to he standing still, hut It ia
really moving ott Its orhlt ns well as
the old **npther earth moving fh bejr
orbit, hut the movement seem** to be
so slow the sun and time appear to
be hand In hand to keep from moving.
Oays to Get Longer,
it will not be tUitW th* hitter part
of the monib tbcnv\yiH be any notice
able lengthening of, daylight end it
will <-nly lw for few minutes.
SUGAR TRUST LITIGATION
FINALLY REACHES ENDING
is j M IflV mssmctaied Press.)
Dec. 20 —Draft of * de
rdetv ft o he -Emitted immediately
ro the Vnlted States district court in
New York finally disposing of the
pending anti trust suit against the
American Sugar Refining company,
approved today by Ajjorney tjeneral
Daugherty.
Th,. attorney general declared the
decree would fully safeguard the Inter*
net of the public and that the consum
er for the future ifould be the ***R
of unrestrained competition *
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JAPS AND CHINKS
SEEM CROWING FAR
FROM AGREEMENT
British Ask For Hearing on
Their Stand to Bar the
Submarine.
QUESTION OF AUXILIARY
MUST BE FIRST SOLVED
Naval Committee, It is Pointed
Out, Can Make No Great Pro
gress Until All Naval Differ
ences Can Reach Permanent
Agreement.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 20. —Conversa-
tions between the Japanese and Chi
nese delegations over the Shantung
problem came to a halt today with
both far apart on the main issue. That
involving railroad operation and the
Japanese waiting further instructions
from Toko regarding this feature.
The arms conference, however,
swept forward to the question of sub
marine as a result of the conditional
acceptance by France of the American
plan of 1750<K> tons of capital ships,
which Italy had already agreed to for
her country provided the French take
similar tonnage. The French condi
tions have to do with tonnage in light
cruisers, torpedo fcoats, submarine*
and this implies that the question of
auxiliary craft must be solved before
the conference committee can return
to the capital ship issue.
MAIN ISLAND OF JAPAN
NOT COVERED B YTREATV
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 20.—President
Hudring. it was said at the White
House, does not regard the four-power
Pacific treaty a covering the princi
pal islands of the Japunese Empire.
This view, whioh is contrary to that
voice'll" repeated!v > • ■ •*■' ■■
iMti of th* American delegation, was
described at the White House as the
President’s personal opinion, not bas
ed on consultation with other mem
ber* of hiR administration.
DEVALERA FIGHTS
ANGLO-IRISH PACT
Address Dail Eireann Yesterday
of President of the Irish Re
public, Indicates That He Will
Continue Opposition.
(By Associated Press.)
Dublin, Dec. 12.—-Mr. de Valera,
addressing the Dali at the outset,
claimed there could be no question of
rtuillcation of the treaty by the Dail,
which, he declared, could not*ratify
the pact In the sense of making It
legal instrument. All the Dail could
do was to approve or disapprove, he
asserted.
' De Valera Has Suggestion.
The Republican president said he
would later more “that inasmuch as
the articles of agreement for the trea
ty between Great Britain and Ireland,
signed ia London, do not reconcile
Irish national aspirations and the as
sociation of Ireland with th* commun
tty of nations known as the British
commonwealth lasting peace between
the people of the two islands, the Dail
Rireaun makes t 0 the British the fol
lowing proposal.**
Mr. de Valera <dld not wekfl the pro
posal nor was it made public lit this
time, but copies of the document con
taining it would be circulated among
the members* when the motion was
made, it was said. !
f v*> ’CI nofttc*
Woman A gains!, IU ,
Mrs, Kates o*Callaghait. the first
woman member to speak, opposed the
treaty.
‘ The women of the Dail will vote
for principals, not expedient*.** she
declared.
Applause was given the declaration
o* P, Hogan, speaking for the agree,
meat, when he said:
* Not a man rote# against this trea
**■*♦. hopes it Will Ni ratified. • *
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21, 1921.
ARE CHOSEN FOR IMPORTANT POSTS *
BV FEDERATION OF WOMEN’S CLUBS
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Left to right: Mm. Rose V. S. Berry, Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker, Mrs. Jas.
J. Read and Mrs- Elmer Blair.
Chairman of departments of work were elected at the recent session of
the board of the Federation of Women’s (Hubs. Mrs. Rose V. S. Berry, of
Cali'fornip. was named chairman of fine arts; Mrs. James J. Read, of Ar
kansas, chairman of press and publicity; Mrs. Percy V'.-pennybacker, of
Texas, chairman of American citizenship, and Mrs. Elmer Blair of New
York, chairman of public welfare.
SENATE PASSES BILL
RELIEF OF RUSSIANS
Twenty Millions Passed by the
House But Higher Body Had
Two Amendments Tacked to
It Yesterday.
(By Associated Press.)
sWushinQtop. -Dec. —The senate
today passed the hoise bill appropri
ating twenty million' dollars tor the
feHfcf 'of the starving Russian*!’
The measure went through with two
amendments. One appropriating half
million for the hospitalization of form
er service men in Arizona. The other
setting aside one- hundred thousand
dollars for the use of the government
in relieving the unemployed.
GEORGIA HARDWARE CO.’ S
STOCK OF SUITABLE GIFTS
The stock carried by the Georgia
Hardware Company, phone number*
835 and ”*Bs, Is largest in
thi*t part of the state and in it are ar
ticles of a useful nature for every
member of the family.
For the youngster there Is air rtflegj
Scoot axes, pocket knives, flash lights,
for the man of the family there are
raxors, fine knives and hundreds of
other things. For mother there are
earring sets, electric percolators, and
many articles useful in house or kit
chen. For the girl of the house there
are scissors, jardtneers, fern dishes,
in fact, the stock is so varied it would
TWO SAVANNAH BANKS FAIL
TO OPEN DOORS YESTERDAY
People’s Posted Notice It
Had Suspgnjded Payment to
Protect E^|H>fiitoni.— W. D.j
Lloyd in Charge Institution.
Savannah. Dev 20
Bank of Savannah failed <Lo open its
door-. ?h., morning
The following notice on the dyors of
the Institution told‘of the dodlf of
the bank: k . ~4 S
For the\|rp4**etion of the de
positoc* apd ail other persons t
tcreHfqjT in th* Peoples Bank of
Savannah tb> board rf directors
this day placed the hook in the
hands of the state superintendent
of banks.
(Signed) Thomas J. M- Klttun
Jr., president. Arthur R. pierce,
rice president and caabter. Af
thur W./. Soioman F. M Oliver,
W. S’Godley. J. W. F. Hester,
J. D. Siem. A. Thomas. R. a. Reid,
W H. Bkifler . * . . & j
. December th. Ifi2l *
W D Lloyd, examiner In charge of
the American Rank and Trust CMP*
panr is today in ebarg of *he Pep,
pies Rank
ROGER D. EASTLAKE
ACQUITTED BY JURY
Petty Naval Officer Gets Verdict
After Twelve Had Deliberated
on the Case Only About 45
Minutes.
(By Associated Press.)
Montross, Va., Dec. 20. —Roger D.
Rastlake. naval petty officer, charged
with the tuurder of his wife aKthelr
home at Colonial Beach last Septem
ber, was found not guilty by a jury
iu the circuit court here today.
The jury deliberated onlv 45 min
utes.
Argument for the prosecution was
opened by Thomas L. Hunter, mem
ber of the state house of de.egate’s,
who pictured tile defendant as a
“Jekyll and Hjuie” type of mao.
.‘“Cptown he was an exemplary ct
ixen,” Mr Hunter declared, ‘'but down
town a clandestine lover, faithless
and treacherous to hia wife.’ ’
The defense has thrown the *crlme
on the shoulders of the nurse (charg
ed jointly with him in commission of
the crime) counsel continued, “while
the expects to escape by
hiding behind .skirts of the wo
man.*’
take columns to tell of every item.
Thp public should bear the fact In
mind that President Peddicord is x
close buyer and Brunswick gets the
benefit of the redaction offered on
Christmas present*. Drop into the
store today and look it over.
Realty Trust Gives Notice of
Unusual Withdrawals as Rea-
L son For Not Opening For Bus
iness Yesterday.
Savannah. Dec. 20.—Tljj} Realty
Saving* and Trust Company. W. H.
Stillwell, president. lasi night posted
on its doom a notice as follows:
I>u to itnpeuaL withdrawal* of
funds. Reqdßy and Trust
Company, by order board of di
rectors, as resolved to suspend
payment of any fortber demands,
in the meantime making agoror*-
r|ate petition for relief Jy receiv
ership or otherwise for th<'pur
pose of conserving assets and
avoiding sacrifice and lost to de
positees \
Realty Savings,and Trust Cos.
' By W H. Stillwell, |
jv • , President.
Dec 10. lift. 0 p. m.
The coiDpsuiT was organize in 1910
..The officers are: W. H. Stillwell,
president; C. O. Rowland, rice presi
dent; William C- Olfiert. Jr.. ecre
taryMmaanfar
DISPATCH INDICATES
QUIET NOW AT LISBON.
- (By Associated Press.)
Lisbon, Dec. 20. —A private dis
patch sent out from Lisbon at
11 o’clock this morning, via
'■ Azores! islands, indicated that ev
erything wasr quiet in Lisbon.
CHRISTMAS RUSH
ON AT POST OFFICE
Has Been as Heavy For Past
Two Days as at Any Time
During Five Years—Outgoing
Mail Larger.
“The Christmas rush at the Bruns
wick post office has been as heavy
during the past two days as it has
for the past five years, except during
the holidays of 1918,” said Postmaster
Leavy yesterday when questioned as
to the rush at the local office.
“The people have at last heeded the
government’s advice to mail early,”
continued th e postmaster, “and as a
result I believe the crest of the rush
as far as outgoing mail is concern
ed was reached today. In all there
was dispatched more than 140 sacks
of mail.”
The rush at the local office started
Monday morning, and there has been
a jam in the office continuously ever
since. Extra help has been put on at
the office, and the mall is being han
dled rapidly. While It Is believed that
yesterday’s rush at the office will be
the heaviest of the week, heavy bus
iness is expected right up to Satur
day.
The influx of mail also started Mon
day morning, and hundreds of pack
ages have been delivered during the
past few* days. Beginning today, how
ever. it is expected that the amount
of incoming mail will double, and ex
tra Vehicles will at once he put into
service.
STREET CAR FARE LIKELY
TO BE REDUCED JANUARY 1
Whit Nothing Official Has Been Giv
en Out by the Company, Thought
This Will be the Caee.
Effective January first, It Is expect
ed that the street car fare In Bruns
wick will be reduced from 7 to 5
cents, that Is when a book of tickets
is purchased. While no official an
nouncement has yet been made by the
company, it Is understood that author
lty from the railroad commission of
Georgia wjw received by the company
yesterday, and the new rates Will he
put into effect on the first of fh year T
It has been argued by many peo
ple familiar Vith the street car shua
tion that a reduction in the price of
a ride to those who are compelled to
use th„ car line once or twice daily,
would he a great boon to the business
of the company. When the fare was
raised from 6 to 7 cents a year or two
ago. there was a decided failing off in
the business of the company, both
as to the nnmber of passengers and
the amount of receipts.
The proposed change, it should he
understood .does not mean a straight
fare of five cents, hut tickets will he
sold twenty for a dollar. To those
who do not purchase tickets the fare
•will remain as at present, seven cents.
It is expected that an official an
nouncement by the company putting
the change Into effect, will be Issued
In a few days.
JUDES RULE AGAINST
LIVE STOCK TRADERS.
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago. Dec. 20.—Efforts of live
stock trader* at the Chicago stock
yard* to prevent enforcement of the
live stock trading act failed today
when Judges Landis. iSvao*. auf Fits*
henry dismissed bteir applications Ipr
an injunction restraining Secretary of
Agriculture Wallace and District At
torney c;haties F. Clyne from enforc
ing the law.
Asa cchuli of the decision the live
-stock traders will be required to file
their commission schedules with the
government immediately and operate
under tha rules to be laid down by
the department of agriculture or face
tinea provided by the act.
BRUNSWICK
*s a landlocked harbor, lha
t on the South Atlantic
#ast. ........
• 'ICE FIVE CEtfttS
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WAi; ”8 CHIEF
WITNtSS SEEMS
BADLY "MIAED-UP”
Investigation of Georgia Senat
. tor’s Charges Resumed
by Committee.
NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT
, STATEMENTS INTRODUCED
.George H. Taylor, of Philadel
phia, Former Service Man,
Swears Saw Three Executed,
Then Four, and Finally Jumps
Up to Even Dozen.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington. Dec. 20.—None of the
six witnesses appearing today before
the senate investigating committee of
the Watson charges that-sqldiers were
shot in Fiance withotu trial was able
to give evidence to support the charg
es. t *
George H. Taylor, of Philadelphia,
thin, frail, under treatment for epi
lepsy, declared he saw twelve hanged
or one more than the list given out by
the army court martial.
Taylor was confused as to the num
ber of victims. He first testified three,
then four, dnd finally jumped up to
twelve.
Want More Money. *(’ ‘
Before going into the testimony,
the committee listened to the reading
of scores of telegrams to and from
witnesses respecting their attendance.
Many of them —former service men—
telegraphed that they were without
funds, and In these, cases arrange*
ments were made to provide transpor*
fation.
Several of the men summoned re
plied that they could not eome fof
three dollars a day subsistence, tne
senate allowance.
“We’ll come for seven dollar* a
day,” said one former soldier, and
said the veteranti bureau paid $4.50.
The names of witnesses summoned
for today and tomorrow were called,
and there were shouts of "hwn" from
all part* of the room.
Galiowa or Crane,
The statement of William Cowles
of Minneapolis, that .the picture at
Olevres purporting to be of a gallows
was in reality that of a crane was
presented. * ‘ .
Colonel Bethel reiterated that
American soldiers, charged with
crimes against French nationals, were
not tried, and could not be tried by
French court-martial or. civilian
courts. Senator Watson asked foe
the recoads In the trial of the eleven
Americans executed in a retardant:*
with military law, and tfa* told they
were ready for presentation to ..the
committee.
Colonel Bethel was shown a picture
and asked. If It was a gallowq or a
gasoline crane. He replied:
"It looks like a gallows, but I never
saw a gallows In my life.”
BOARD OF TRADE
ELECTION 1$ ON
Ballots Sent Out by Secretary
Warde Yesterday and Mtmt
be Signed and Deposited by
5 P. M. Tomorrow. ,
Following ballot was sent* to Board
of Trade members yesterday and
tbone desiring to vote should folihw
Inst met lens:
'Printed below are the names of
the 27 members who wer* nominated
for the directorate of the Board of
Trade at the Primary. December lfU>.
"In this final election each member
is asked to vote for eleven of the tumv
inees by marking (xff before tha
names of his choice.
"Return this ballot to the Board of
Trade m the enclosed return envel
ope by mail or in person not later
'than & o'clock p. m., December 22nd.
"Nominees—J. B. Abmms, F. 0.
Aiken. J, L. Andrews, Brian 8 Brown,
A. L. Church. J M. Couric. J. P. Daw
*nport, C. P Dutbury, Albert F*o
dig. A- J. Gordon. L H. Haym, C. W.
Irwin. J. E Lambrlgbt. B. F. Mann.
M. B McKinnon. Bdo Miller, C. Do*
Parker. R. L. Philip*. Millard Reeaei
P. M. Scarlett, J. W. slfVknona. Geo.
H- Smith, G C. Smith. 0. L Stephana,
P. E Twttty. Paul R. Twitty, If. S.
Wilsh"