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BRUNSWICK
Has a landlocked harbor, the
best on the South Atlantic
Coast.
VOLUME XXL
Mississippi Storm Kills Forty People
AMERICAN NAVAL
PLAN HAS FAILED
DELEBATES SEIM
DISCOURAGED BY
AGIION OF JAPS
Compromise Proposed by This
Government is Readily
Accepted by British
CONFERENCE ADJOURNS
TO MEET AGAIN TUESDAY
French Delegation Seems Pow
erless to Act Until Paris is
Heard From and No Word
Came From There During
Yesterday.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 24.—The Amer
lean effort to compromise the sub
murine controversy failed of immfM
diate success today before the arms
conference naval committee when Ja
pan refused to depart from tile 6-6-8
ratio proposition of submersibles for
her fleet and the French action was
deferred pending advices from Paris,
when the committee adjourned after
four hours of debate to meet next
Tuesday.
Some members of the American del
egation seem discouraged over the
prospect for early agreement ou the
eubmarine matter a(thouH-t the npgo
Oat u ill continue. I>. A.inrlLfw
plan pfopo&it ffe
f.arid u.m limitation for (Trent Britain
and iii| United States *nd c'rtua!
tit' ,|U > for the other three powers.
The 1 ritish accepted the American
reduction scheme.
(ENGINEER A SUICIDE.
(fiX lAssot'lnled Press.)
Matron, Dec. 24.—R O. Speer, loco
motive engineer, who died suddenly
yesterday, cam jo his death at his
own hands through taking poison, was
the verdict al u coroner’s Inquest held
today.
DIXIE TO HAVE X
COLD CHRISTMAS
At Least This is Report Issued
by the Weather Bureau at
Washington Late Last Night,
and Clear is Also Forecast.
(By Associated Press.*
Washington, Dec. 24. —Christman
Day in will b cold, the weath
er bureau forecast today.
And not only that, hut tt will be
clear weather generally east of the
Mitstsalppl river except In the South
Atlantic states, the hureau said* where
rain will probably continue.
Ovar Plaln£stat*.
The cold wave has already over
spread the Plains states and the Up
per Mississippi Valley and the temper
ature this morning l tero or below
as tar south as Western Kansas, the
weather report declared.
Be Much Colder.
A disturbance over Kentucky. the
weather bureau added, will move east
northwest ward attended by preclpita
Hon this afternoon and tonight tn the
Atlantic and East Quit Stale*, and will
bo followed by clearing weather ex
cept in the South Atlantic States.
Much colder weather was forecast
for all section* east of the
river with in the next thirty-*!* hour*
except the Florida* peninsula
Cold wave warnings have been or
dered for Tennessee and the East Gulf
elate*.
NO. 71
THANKS THE NEWS FOR AID
IN RED CROSS ROLL CALL.
Following leter from Legare Davis,
well known Georgian, was received
yesterday:
“ivir. C. H. Leavy, Editor, Brunswick,
Georgia.
“Dear Sir: Instead of sending you
a formal Christmas greeting this year,
I want to express to you, in a letter,
something which has been .on my
mind. It is this: For som e time 1
have been connected with various
charitable and worthy enterprises, in
asking the support of the public
through ‘campaigns,’ ‘roll calls’ and
the like. Various people have sup
ported the various drives, some peo
ple have supported a great many of
the drives, but without exception the
newspapers have supported every one
0 f them, and have given freely of their |
space and their efforts toward their
success. I do not believe that there
has been any profession, or class of j
'business men, or any other sort of
men who hav e given as much as the
press, and The News has steadfastly
done its share. •
“So that this Christmas 1 do not be
lieve that there is anybody who is
more deserving of a happy Christ
mas, in the true spirit of Christmas,
than th e editor —but is there anybody
who receives less credit for the good
that, he does than the editor, I don’t
know who it is. I do not believe the
public general? knows or appreciates
this. It is always taken for granted
that the newspapers will help every
worthy cause, and it is to their ever
i lasting credit that they always do.
, The fact that it takes their time, and
ttheir and |ft effort. hi some
Sol ua'kimw what It means
%
“Tb you, and to the members of the
stuff 1 wish a very happy Christmas
and a prosperous New Year.”
EMORY’S OLDEST GRADUATE
PASSES AWAY AT GORDON.
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Dec. 28.—Augustus F. Hurt,
oldest gradaute of Emory University,
is dead on his farm In Gordon coun
ty. Georgia. according to word receiv
ed here today. He was born in Put
nam county In 1880 and was graduat
ed at Emory in 1881. After serving
in the Confederate army he was head
of a large coton firm here for years.
’FRISCO PIES ARE
10 CONTAIN LIQUOR
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
BRAVE MOTORMAN OF
MACON FOUGHT T|o LAST
(By Associated Press.)
Macon, Dec. 24. —Robert Lee
AHlgood, mntormun-eonductor on
a one-man street car, fought to
his degth with men who attacked
him today while the car was In
an isolated part of the negro sec
tion.
Government, It Seems, Allowed
l
Bakers Out There to Put Just
a Little Pep in Their Sweets
For the Christmas Season.
(By Associated Press.)
San Francisco. Dec. 24 —Christmas
pies in San Francisco this year will
contain liquor, local pie bakers having
availed themselves of the permission
under the law to * pup their plea** with
brandy from the government store
house.
More than 3,600 gallons of brandy
were withdrawn the first three days
lof this week Torn Brown, assistant
federal prof bit ton director, anneunc
r
Under the law. pletnakcr* were al
i lowed tap gallons and with one excep
! lion, every baker took the limit.
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, SUNDAY, DEC. 25, 1921.
ACCEPTANCE OF FORD’S
I OFFER GREAT FOR SOUTH
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 24. —Senator
Thomas J. Heflin, of Alabama,
made public today a letter to
Secretary Weeks saying that the
people of the South would great
ly appreciate the settlement of
negotiations with Henry Ford on
his offer to purchase the
project at Muscle Shoals.
Senator Heflin said the ,a
nouncent on the subject would
be a splendid Christmas gift to
the South.
NEW YORK CITY
SCENE OE CRIME
CHRISTMAS EVE
Police Records Show Four Killed
and Many Injured in Hold'
ups and Robberies.
• .
MOST LAWLESS DAY BIG
CITY HAS HAD IN YEARS
Two Bandits Are Captured and
Confessed to Robbery Project
on Large Scale, Telling of
Plans Carefully Laid by Num
ber of Bandits. ,
(By Associated Fre** )
New York, Dec. 24. —Instea 1 of
peace on earth and good will New
York became the center of crime on
Christmas 4-:ive. •
past twenty-four hours four persons
have been killel and six injured in a
seri esof robberies and assaults in
the city and neighboring communi
ties.
In two instances the bandits landed
tnto the clutches of the police and
! confession wrung from them. Robber
ies of enormous proportions had been
planned .
Police officials say It Is probably the
most lawless Christmas Eve this great
city has ever experienced.
THIEVES VISITED
COUNTRY HOMES
Harry Walters and Roger Fra
zier Are Victims of Thieves
and Others Also Report Re
cent Robberies.
V.'Mle no great number ct rubber ua
have oc'Urrcd in Brucrwl'k during
th * 1 cllday season, count" yrealdenl*
report burglaries and the area cover
ed by the thieves has been a wide one.
Friday night the homes of Harry
Walters and Roger Fraxler were en
tered and every article that could be
carted away was taken anj especially
is this true of the Wlters residence.
Not only these tw 0 homes but sev
eral others In the immediate vicinity
sere entered and ransacked The
Walters and Frasier homes arc local-*
*d near the New Dock, about four
miles from the city, white robberies
have been reported from various oth
er ectkras of the country and the
thieving has been general, it seem*.
There Is absolutely no cine to the
burglars, but It Is evident that the
same parties entered all the house*
as the -work** was similar at each
place.
POSSE SEARCHING FOR NEGRO.
(By Associated Pres*.
Cordele. Dec. 24.—Posses are In
search of a negro who today atempted
an assault on one of the most prom
inent women of this place. One ne
gro was captured but soon establish
ed an alibi.
The crowds tn pursuit are constant
ly increasing in number.
MARVIN WILDER IS
SHOT AND KILLED
AT SPAULDING HOME
Christmas Eve tragedy Only
Real Breach of Peace
in Brunswick.
W. W. SPAULDING AND TWO
SONS ARE ARRESTED
Chief Register, of Police Depart
ment, Goes to the Home of
Those Charged With Killing;
Takes the Three Men to City
. Jail.
At the hokne of W. W. Spaulding,
2014 Reynolds street, between J and
K, shortly after 11 o’clock last night,
Marvin Wilder, well know r n- white
man, was shot and instantly killed and
three Spauldings, W. W., the father;
G. 0., and H. G., sons, are in the city
jail but will be transferred to the
county prison this morning, 'the kill
ing is the only real breach of the
peace Brunswick has had during the
week preceding Christmas and is gen
eralyl regretted.
It seems that Fletcher Wilder, also
well known, and the Spaulding boys
had some trouble near the corner of
Gloucester and Newcastle early last
•Wilder for the Spaulding on misde-
Wilder for thetSpaukung on disde
meanor charges. The papers were
placed in the hands Of Constable C.
W. Latham and he asked Marvin Wil
der to go with him to the Spaulding
home and assist in arresting them.
Officer Latham was in the house talk
ing to Mrs. Spaulding, mother of the
find Wiliinr waa nn sut,
heard and the man fed dead, a load
of shot hkvlng entered his breast and
death was almost instant.
Constable Latham rushed to the
police department and Chief Register,
accompanied by Officer RhoxJen and
the constable, w-ent to the home of
the Spauldings and arrested the trio,
father and sons. They stoutly deny
that the gun was fired by either of
the three, a coroners jury 1s now in
vestigating the case and a verdict will
probably be reached this morning.
There was no ey® witness to the kill
ing. as Constable Latham was in the
house when the fatal shot was fired.
The dead man has lived In Bruns
wick many years. He is an adopted
brother of Flyetcher Wilder, is mar
ried and leaves a wife and one child.-
He has been engaged In the fish bun
inees but recently has been assisting
Constable laftham at Judge Cour
voister’s o ce. * .
For a long time feeling has been
anything hut pleasant between thu
Wilder* and the Spauldings and the
trouble between Fletcher Wilder arid
the Spauldings last night made this
feeling all the#nore bitter, and swear
ing out of the two misdemeanor war
rants and the attempt at serving re
suited In the death of Wlldfr. but by
whom shot Is to be determined.
HALF HOLIDAY AT’
RETAIL STORES
Mercantile Establishment* Will
Open as Usual Tomorrow and
Remain So Until Noon When
All Will Observe Holiday.
Announcement was made yesterday
that alt the retail establishments of
Brunswick would be open until abort
ly after the noon hour and this l* done
for the purpose of serving those who
were unable to do their trading fester
day or earlier in th# week.
A large number of out-of-town shop
pers do not get paid off until late S*t
unlay and these will eonv in tomor
row to shop. A large number of lo
cal citizens also will be given an op
portunity to make purchases as many
always wait ante Christmas morning
to buy.
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NEWPORT KY.. NOW
UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Governor Morison Sends Four
National Guard Companies to
Serve Where Trouble Has
Bee on Several Days.
; V • ' <‘ r fK ‘
companies of National Guard, eg the
orders of Governor Morrow, military
rule Was established around the New
port rolling mills where Industrial
disorder has been rife for the past
several days.
Indications tonight are that the acta
of lawlessness have ended for the
troops disarmed the leaders,
The guards on aluty Issued a state
ment promising to protect all peace
ful persons.
LORENTZ RESTORES
SPEECH OF WOMAN
•
Great Austrian Surgeon Has
Second Great Victory in Case
of Miss Moore, of New York
City.
(By Associated Press.)
New Jork, Dec. 14.—Speechless as
the result,of a- fractured skull and oth
er Injuries received In an automobile
accident thirty-two days Ago, Mies
Mary Moore an actress, who was aid
ed recently by Dr. Adolf Ixtrenat, not
ed Austrian orthopedic surgeon, is
ah<e to speak again.
Shortly after she was brought to
the Broad Street Hospital pn< of tlie
most extraordinary operations known
to science was performed on her
while ~.h* wa in a death like atapor.
Otp? verebra had been fractured, and
there was a of, three other
rertehrae. besides a multiple fracture
of the skull. The fractured rerebrae
was reset, the three misplaced ones
were returned to their normal posi
tion and a decompression operation
was performed on the skull
When Dr. Lorenz saw her on De
cember 4 she was wearing a harness
'over her head, neck and shoulders.
sfe recommended that the injured
'members be placed In a plaster cast
and suggested a mode of treatment
which was adopted by the surgeons in
i charge. Sh gradually r*gained her
strength and yesterday when physi
cians and nurses first talked to her.
eha could only articulate “fee” and
!***©.'*
1 i t
, Later in the day Mis* Moore was
able to speelt brief sentences and to
write brief notes
PARCELS TD BE
DELIVERED TODAY
Postoffice Will Handle All That
Come In.—Business Has Been
Heavy and New Record Made
by the Office.
In order to prevent any congestion
ftiitf till post piU’kTißfFH wnifn
arrived at the o ce last night and
which come in today will be deliver
ed, therefore those who have been
expecting Christmas parcels yet have
a chance of receiving them for Christ
mas. Special vehicles will be used
throughout the day and every parcel
which arrives will ,be delivered.
When questioned as to the Christ
mas business at the office this year,
the postmaster said that he and his
entire fortje had been surprised by
the heavy business. “We had expect
ed and prepared for the usual Christ
mas rush,” he said, “but we did not
anticipate a business quite so heavy.
While are not yet available. It
is believed that the business during
the past week has been the heaviest
fn the history of .the office, except
probably during the Christmas week
of 1918.”
The local office had a record at 7,
o’clock last night of which it was
proud. There was not left in the
office a single package for delivery,
except, of course, a few box packages
for which box holders had not called,
and though the business has been hea
vy throughout the week, there was
not a single night that the office was
not cleared ‘of all outgoing as well as
Incoming parcel post. The postmast
er stated that thla was the first time
since he had been In the office that
every parcel was delivered on Christ-
mas Eve.
It was also announced yesterday
that the office will observe holiday
hours tomorrow, except the carriers,
i who will make two complete trips.
The general delivery, stamp and par
cel post window* will be open from
10 to 12. The money order and reg
istry divisions will not open at all.
ROTHSCHILD’S DISCOUNT
SALE ON UNTIL JANUARY I
Announcement-was made yesterday
by A. Rothschild that his 25 per cent
rebate sale would be continued until
January 1, and this tatement will be
received with genuine pleasure by a
large number who will take advantage
of this great reduction,
j. Mr Rothsctld announces that
the sale had been a great success and
[he hopes those who desire anything in
the Jewelry line will tak advantage
jof this opportunity to get anything in
bit line at reduced figures.
BRUNSWICK
Has the lowest death rate of
any city its size in the United
States .
PRICE FIVE (CENTS
TWO HUNDRED ARE
INJURED AND LOSS
PROPERTY-GREAT
j
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Wires Down aind Ist(Je Informa
tion Can be Received From
Affected District.,
DEATH LIST MAY TOT At
AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED
Clarksville Reports Nine Dead
and Thirty-five Injured, When
Storm Jumped Over Into Oth
er State, Increasing in Veloc
ity, as it Travelled.
(By Associated Fress.)
Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 24. —Two
white men and thirty-four colored
were killed and more than two hun
dred injured in a tornado which struck
late yesterday in Crittendon county,
Arkansas, and dipped into Quitman,
Coahoma, Carroll, La Fore and Yazoo
bounty fn northern Mississippi early *
today before passing to the southwest
leaving in its wake a trail of death
and destruction, with many negroes
injured and homes demolished.
Clarksville reports nine dead and
thirty-five injured. The storm first
struck In the vicinity of Clarksville,
•Arkansas, yesterday, crossed into
Mississippi in the region of Marks,
razing stor e buildings and plantation
houses. The village of Spencer, Union
parish, Louisiana, near Monroe, was
| almost entirely leveled with the loss
|of seven lives. Other towns in the
(state also suffered heavily from the
storm.
At 11: SO tonight no word could be
total, reaching at lew. ** f K', and it {;■
estimated this will finally" go to one
(hundred.
There Is no estimating what the
property olss will amount to but It
will cretainly go to startling figures.
Meager Reports.
Payne Harrison, 22, *elerk In the
store of Banks & Danner, the build
ing demolished at Clarkdale, w'us the
ony white person known to have been
killed. Mrs. B. B. Booker, whoso
borne, six |nile northwest of Clark
dale, was torn from its foundations*
was among the injured brought to this
city. Her Injuries are considered se
rious.
Nearly all of the known dead and
the most aerkwisly injured were
caught fn the collapse of the Banks A
Danner store. Only meager report*
had been received thus far, however,
from several farming settlements in
the path of the storm, the effects of
which was felt over an area two miles
in width and fifteen miles in length.
Rescue Parties at Work.
The ifijured were brought to Mem
phishospitals in ambulances and mo-
r tor trucks as quickly as they were ex
tricated from the ruins of the wreck
ed store at Clarkdale or reached that
point from tb e surrounding section
last night. One, a baby, died early
today. Several other* are reported In
a serious condition.
Rescue inirties from this city and
several Arkansas towns started at day
light teday for an exploration of the
more isioated sections of the storm
swept area where it was feared others
were killed or injured.
MAN WHO SHOT BOV IS
RESCUED FROM MOB
(By Associated Press.!
New York, Dec. 23.—-D. Wm. Zuck
lerman, an eastside physician, was re*- t
cued by the police from a small mob
late Thursday and locked up on a
charge of felonious assault in connect
ion with the shooting of Samuel Mark
man, a 16- year-old boy- jm
Wltnee*** said Dr. Zuck!erman’j
pea red suddenly and shot the '|||
whfU h<- -i- ml!snog a footbaU^J||
a the doctor’s Jg| :
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