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BRUNSWiCK
Has a landlocked harbor, the
best on the South Atlantic
Coast
VOLUME XXI. NO. 7
FEMALE JURORS
RECENTLY DRAWN
ARE ALL EXCUSED
Clerk dußignon Received Such
Notice From Judge
Highsmith.
AS MATTER OF FACT THEY
ARE EXEMPT, ANYWAY.
While Some Drawn Were Will
ing to Serve, It Seemed to
Have Been “Distasteful” to a
Majority and Especially Those
of Over Middle Age .
The minds of the twenty-five or
more female jurors drawn for the (De
cember, now* the January adjourned
term of Glynn superior court, can rest
*asy as none will have to appear when
court is called on January 9. Many of
the ladies were greatly perturbed over
the fact that they would be called up
on to do jury duty without the ex
perience the average juror always
has, as when a young man’s name Is
first placed In fte box he generally
knows something about the working
of a court as he has at out* time or ad 1
other been a listener at some noted
case or cases but, with the ladies, this
has no tbeen the way and it is likely
that many of those drawn have never
even been in a court house, except to
attend some public meeting.
Asa matter of fact, female jurors
ure exempt and, while It may be true
that something over one hundred
names' now in the petit Jury box of
Glynn county, will remain there f they
will pever have to sefve ami will like
ly never be drawn again.
With the gdjditiofttk) fatffUf names
added in the recent revision of the
jury boxes there is sufficient, number
of these to prevent any possible “Jury
shortage" and the court will continue
to grind without the aid of the worn
en of the community, which seems to
pleftse both mule and female allk#
SIBERIAN DELEGATION
SENDS NOTE TO HUGHES
(By Associated Premt.)
Washington, Dec, 29.—Expressing ;
desire to asHlni the Washington con
ferenco in arriving at u just and prop
~r Halation of problems Involved In SI
bnla, the special delegation from the
chain hers of commerce and Industries
of the maritime province or Siberia,
now in Washington, has addressed a
letter to Secretary Hughes as chair
tnan of the conference recommend
ing, affiontpother things, that ateps
be taken u> faellitate wide me of
foreign capitaldu development of the
resources of tlie>toalon-
The report fpeopWends regulations
by InternatiditiWagreement of the sal
mnn fishing Industry In Siberian wa
ters, urges friendly cooperation of for
vlgn capital In the flattery enterprise*,
and declares that to establish the fish
erles the Japanese troop* should be
evacuated from Saghalien province
and the lower part oft he Amur river.
PRESS OF BRITAIN
IS DISAPPOINTED
i
Nows of France’s Refusa to Ac
cept Submarine Allotment is
Cause of Genuine Regret in
Official Circles,
(By Associated Tress.)
I amdott. Dec. 31 —Kt w* of France's
actions before the Washington arma
<m>nt renter euce in refusing to accept
an allotment of submarine* of less
lhan 90,000 ton* was printed to the
t-ondou new spapor* today under cap
tion* Indieauug disappointment.
The Times, Nrhit** avoiding any re
crimination against France. dv|iWN
her dechton, which it think? "may
have a regrettahl*, effect upon the at
lltude of the Aeri-an people t ward
many Important problems,** and < taint*
that Great Britain will be obliged.
(Ktwever rsduciantly. to build both sub
marine* and light crunser* to an
amount commensurate with the
French figure.
Frances attitude t* strongty w
deemed by the liberal newspaper*,
which regard her a* having adopted
imperialistic aim* such ** she ettrih
stied to (ierauiay.
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
GOVERNOR SMALL FREED
ON ALL CHARGES EXCEPT
THAT OF CONSPIRACY
Will Go to Trial on January 7,
on Charge of Conspiracy, But
is Seeking to be Tried Separ
ately.—Errors in Indictments
Threw Them Out.
(By Associated Press.)
Waukegan. 111., Dec. 29. —Governor
Small today was freed of every charge
against him except that of conspiring
with Lieutenant Governor Sterling
and Wy-non Curtis to defraud; thief
state of two million dollars during
Sterling’s term as state treasurer.
Tho charges of embezzlement dur
ing his owh term as state treasurer
were nolle prossed by States Attorney
Mortimer rather than put Small on
trial on the embezglemfeint charges
before trying him for conspiracy,
which the court had ordered.
Other charges were quashed by the
court as a result of errors In drawing
or signing indictments. The next step
In the legal battle w r ill be staged Jan
uary 7, when the defense expects to
seek separa'-e trials for the Governor
and Curtis, who are joint defendants
under tho conspiracy charge.
Only One Depositor.
The charges, against the governor
snd Lieutenant Governor and Mr. Cur
fit* centered around alleged Illegal
practice* during the term of Gov.
Small as state treasurer. 1917-1919;
and the term of Lieutenant Governor
Sterling as state* treasurer. 1919-1921.
The alleged Illegal operations, accord
ing to a "special report" returned bv
tho grand jury and made public by
Judge K. ,8. Smith cf Saugamon
countv. consisted of the deposit in the
"Grant Park Bank” at Grant Park,
a town of about 600 population In Kan
kuke county, a few miles from Gov
Small's home, of sums of state money
aggregating $10,000,000, which were
then loaned to Swift & Cos. and Ar
mour & Cos., Chicago packers', on notes
paying 7 to 8 per cent, interest. Not
mcre thsn ■;* -p*, cent -wf thH Internet
was paid t’r the state, the grand Jury
claimed, and the defendants are charg
ed with retaining the remainder.
The "Grant Park Bank,” the grand
Jury said, was a private Institution
which ceased to function In 1908, and
which had ut the time of the alleged
conspiracy only one depositor, the
state of Illinois,
FIRED EMPLOYEES
. TRY CONTROL KIAN
Col. William J. Simmons, Im
perial Wizard of the Ku Klux
Gives Out Interesting State
ments.
Atlanta, flu., Dec. 29. —Colonel Wil
liam J. Simmons, imperial wizard of
the Kn Klux Klan, thi* morning gav#
out a slatement declaring that the re
ceivership proceed Inga, Instituted yes
terday in Fulton superior court by
Harry B. Terrell. Lloyd B Hooper. F
W. Atkin, and lA. J fhdon, Jr., are "a
desperate attempt by disgruntled and
discharged employees to get control
nf the organization."
This attempt* said the statement,
will be.no m.ore successful than other
attack* which have been made upon
the kian. The allegation in the re
ceivership petition that the funds of
theorde rare being misused Ut “false."
the statement declares. Likewise the
allegation that any official or group
of officials have control of the order,
and the allegation that the member
ship is disintegrating. New members
enrolled during the past week, the
statement declare?, were the largest
of any week since the kian was or
ganUd. * * . .
DEPARTMENT CALLED TO HOMC
OF B A. LEWIS, BUT NO OAMAGE
The fire depart men! was called to
the home of B. A. Lewis, well known
furniture dealer, yesterday morning,
but the alarm proved to be one In
which no fire fighting was called for.
Fact of the matter one of the flues be
came clogged and the smoke being
unable to emit from the chimney, re
turned to the fireplace and filled the
rooms.
The department made the usual
good run to tha home which Is 1419
le# strevL
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DEC. 30, 1921.
BOMB THROWER TO FIGHT
RETURN TO AMERICA*.
(By Associated Press.)
Warsaw, Russia, Dec. 29. —
Wolffe ’Lindenfeld, arrested re
cently in connection with the
Wall street bomb explosion and
who begged the American de
partment of justice agent to re
turn him t 0 the United States,
has changed his attitude. •
Lindenfeld, according to the, lo
cal police, now says he will fight
any effort to return him.
WANTS U 1 TO BUY
SEVEN CEMETERIES
Bodies of Thirty-two Thousand
Americans Overseas Will
Never be Brought to Their
Native Land.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 29. —Purchase at
an estimated cost of $lll,OOO of seven
tracts of land in Europe, for perma
nent American cemeteries was recom
mended today by Secretary (Weeks,
who, in a letter to Spaker Gillett, ask
ed also that congress make an addi
tional $745,000 available for improve
ment of the cemeteries so they will
compare favorably with estab
lished by the Allies for their war
dead.
Secretary Weeks estimated that the
bodies of 32,000 Americans who died
overseas Would not be returned to
the United States. Fie said arrange
ments were being made to concentrate
the bodies in six cemeteries*in Krauce,
one in Belgium, and one in England.
The cenveterise which the war sec
retary recommended should be- pur
chased and the. ooat of paeh ’Were:
Alstve-Marne, $20,000;^ s9,*|
000; Somme. $11,000,; Ikaokwood, t*L*
000; SL Mlhtel.. $15,000; CwisyeAlsne.-l
and Flanders Ptp4*J, $5,000.
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GEORGE W. OWENS IS TO
HAVE AN UNUSUAL SALE
Announcement la made this morn
ing of an extraordinary sale, to be put
on by Geo. W. Owens, 1527 Newcastle
street, in which will be featured spe
cial reductions in youth and boys suits
and ladise and childrens shoes. The
sale Is being held on account of the
fact that there is an overstock on hand
and new goods are arriving dally.
This store is noted for low prices
and when a sale is ‘ announced the
public can rest assured that It will be
to the interest of any and everybody
to go there. Everything In this Im
mense stock Is first-class and those
who take advantage of this sale will
be delighted with goods and prices.
SEARS-ROEBUCK ANNOUNCE
SALE CHICAGO REAL ESTATE
(By Associated Pres* )
Chicago. Dec. 29—Sears. Roebuck
& Cos,, tonight reported the sale to
'Julius Rosenwald. president, of cer
tain of Its Chicago real estate tor six
teen mllHon dollars and a gift of flf
*y thousand shares* of stock from Ros
enwald thus permitting the company
to "go through thi* period of read
justment with Its capital unimpaired
and lth a small surplus "
ALBANY CHURCHES IN AN
ATTENDANCE CONTEST
Albany. Ga . Dec. 29 —Churches of
*fl faiths in Albany uolred In a
campaign to induce the population nf
Albany to attend religious services
during the month of January. A con
test will tv- conducted and percentage
records will be kepi of attendance at
the morning service* at all CbrisFan
churches the five Sundays of Januarv
and Friday evening services of the
Jewish congregation, beginning ihH
week, ther* being only four Fridays
in. January*
A committee composed of represen
tative* of all churches has been nam
ed to handle the publicity of the cam
paign and a plan of -newspaper and
1 placard advertising has been adopted
NEW YORK’S CRIME
WAVE SWEEPING
CITYAND SECTION
Seven Are Killed and Five Seri
ously Wounded in the
Big Town.
TWO OFFICIALS OF PEARL
RIVER ARE KILLED
SjTt:
In Addition to MuVders, It Was
Discovered Yesterday That
Army Base at Brooklyq Had
Been Robbed of Mor# Than
Million Dollars in Stores;.;
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Dec. 29.—Fresh entries
were made today on the crime sheets
of the metropolitan dis'-< t when the
castualty list for Chrlstmastide" out
breaks amounted to seven killed and
five seriously wounded.
With bandits busy, both witVn and
without the city, thp. day’r overshad
owing crime was the attempted ho.d
up of ,the .first National Bank, of
Pearl River, in which two bank offi
cials were sla’in, a customer .critical
ly wounded and the. four b ir.d’ts es
caped in an automobile, after one of
the number wounded.
In addition to the holdups, etc., in
which loss of life resulted, it came to
light today the theft of a million dol
lars’ worth of army supplies Lora the
Brooklyn base and aivest of three civil
ian employes, charged with smuggling
articles out: cn motor trucks.
Few Days’ Record.
December 23. —Cigar store robbery.
The man killed was a robber, who
jumped his bail twice last year.
December 23. —Rental office* rcb
bery. The man killed was a
out on bail after con fiction ‘for *grai and
larceny.
December 2&.—Soft drink taloon
The man kilted was the proprietor.
December 24.- Jeweler's apartment
robbery. The was the jew
eler.
December 28.—Street hold Ip, in
Brooklyn. The man killed was a sale#
man. k
DARWIN THEORY
DOES ID DISCARD
Scientist Declares That It v is
Now Impossible to Agree With
Famous Briton’s Ideas on Ori
gin of Species.
(By Associated Prens )
Toronto. Dec. 29 Prof. William
Pateson, world famous English * iol
ogist. Wednesday night threw a bomb
abell into the convention of the Amer
ican Association 'or the Advancement
of Science by declaring that it was im
possible for scientists any longer to
agree with Charlee Itarwln’s theory of
|he origin of the species.
He declared that while forty years
ago the Darwin theory wa* accepted
without question, today ucientlftt* had
come to a poiut where they were un
able to offer any explanation of the
genesis of the species.
Prof. Bateson admitted that his
words marked him down as an ag
nostic, but maintained there was noth
ing Veft for the scientist of today but
agnoatician. or as he called it. “ob
scurant ism."
He said, however, that the doubt of
Darwin s corrections extended ooiy to
the great sclent lata theory of geneeia
and by no meeu* Included that Hon
corning the general truth of the prin
ciple of evolution. He declared that
obscurantism—a plain confession of
ignorance of the manner of the begin
ning of species—would come to the
scientists rescue, filling In the breech
opened to the ’'enemies of science"
though tearing down the ‘ Darwinian
theory.**
SMALL CRAFT WARNINGS ARE
HOISTEO BY OBSERVERS HERE
Yesterday morning the local weath
er observer received instruct ions to
hoist the little red flag, a warning to
smaller craft. It waa predicted that
the northwest wind would increase to
probably a small gale but this did not
happen to be the case as the wind
lauiri last night and at an early floor
this morning It was calm.
Northwests turns warnings were dls
piayed from Hatteras to Beet Port.
SEAPLANE CARRIES MILADY TO LINKS.
V- ' , V.'AVANV..V.
Miss Retta Pam boarding the plane.
The latest novel idea of society isto go a-golflng by seaplane. Miss
Retta Pai, of New tfork, started the fad when she flew from the-, foot of
Sixty-ninth street on the North riv er to the Sleepy Hollow Country club
to play. The plane alighted in the H udson dear Tarrytown and the club.
Capt. Tibbs of the Tibbp Aero Service, piloted the plane.
IRISH TREATY TO
BE RATIFIED SOON
English Correspondents Who
Have Been in Ireland Express
This Opinion in Their News
papers.
(By Associated Press.)
London. Dec. 29 -VThe majority of
English newspaper correspondents fc
Ireland see in the growing volume of
sentiment for the peace treaty an In
dication that ratification will go
through very soon after the Dail Eir
eann reconvenes next Tuesday. Some
j predict Aial a vote hrill be taken as
•early as Thursday,. January 5.
A few' fit the welters refer to yes
terday’s unconfirmed report that a
(romptomise Insuring ratification of
the treaty had teen reached at a se
cret meeting of the leaders of both
factions in the Dali Eireann,
The Morning Post's Belfast chtok
poudeut telegraphs that the opinion
in Ulster is that the [all meeting will
not be finished by the end of next
week, and adds:
“With some knowledge of what Is
happening T venture the prediction
that Irish delegate* may be swu again
in iiOtulon before long.'*
While Southern Ireland is record
ing Its approval of the treaty, the
Ulstermen, according to Belfast dis
patches t 0 The Daily Telegraph, are
passing resolutions refusing to agree
to the boundary commission provid
ed for In the past. Numerous meet
Ings have been held at* which expres
sions of anger against the HHttsh
statesmen made as freely as
those of distrust to the Sinn Fein.
RUN ON ITAUAN BANKS IN
NEW YORK CLOSED DOORS,
(By Associated Press.
New York, Dec 29.—The Italian
Discount & Trust Cos., at 3tf Broad
way. New York, correspondent of th#
Banca Italian* dl Sconto of Rome,
whivh. has been closed, also closed Us
doors today following a run.
The local tnslfinfiQn Is yaj>ltaliz*-d
at 11.000.000 and deposits' of about
113.000.000.
Company officials said that payment
had been suspended ' for the day" and
that a statement would be made latsr.
BODY OF WATCHMAN IS
FOUND IN BASEMENT.
(By Associated Press.)
Norfolk. Va_, Dec. 29 —Almost com
pletely rorefed with waste paper and
trash and in a reclining position, with
the hands across the cheat, the body
of W. K. Towe. night watchman for
a btg depanroent store, early th)s
morning was found in the basement of
at Granby street and Collage
■By fe had. tt is bettered, taken
■
TOURISTS COME
IN eiG NUMBERS
Without Organized Effort City
is Rapidly Becoming Great
For Travelers Enroute South
and Those Returning North.
Without organized effort on the part
of Brunswick tourists are coming here
in | rgtt mmibya. and while the *a :
jorltly only remain a (lay or two/fnPf
come, just the same. In some cases
visitors have decided to Temain here
throughout the winter, hav* rented
rooms or furnished homes and settled
down for the winter.
P. H. Casper and family arrived
yesterday from Dayton, Ohio and he
likes Brunswick so well that he has
decided to remain here through Feb
ruary. Mr. Casper says he will write
four friends who are to leave Dayton
on January’ & to com* here and Is sure
they will decide io spend at least a
month In “your delightful little clta,’’
as he expressed it. *
i
There Is not a day out at Camp La
nier but that from tw n to twelve cars
do not register. This does in
clude many who stop at the local ho
tels. The number expected during
the coming month will doubtless be
larger than at any like period since
the Darien bridge was opened, several
months ago.
FORMER BRUNSWICKIAN
MEETS DEATH IN TAMPA
Old Brunswick friends regret to
learn of the death of WJII Decker, who
spent his boyhood here, which oc
curred in Tampa some nights ago. It
seems Mr. Decker with a party of
twenty-five or more, went tb the home
of a citizen on the outskirts of the
city to give him a "flogging'* and when
the crowd approate-ed his house he
fired Into it killing Mr. Decker and In
jurfng others.
Deceased was a brother of Fred
Decker, wbol* captain of a large liner
plying between San Francisco and Ja
pan, There were several in the fam
ily knd all except the'one killed,'are
captains of large ships.
SANDERSVILLF. NF.fiRO
FREED AFTER Kil l INfi
l.iA ••• ———-
SamfersvlUe, Oa., Dec. 29. —A cor
oner’* jury rendered" a verdict of Jus-’
tillable homicide this morning for Rob
ert Hart, who shot and instantly kill
ed Banders Roberts on the streets ofc
Sandersvllle late yesterday afternoon.
Both negrces had quarried and tt was
brought out at the inquest that Rob
erta had threatened the life of Hart.
On meeting a hand to band fight en
sued. Hart shooting Roberts twice In
the head So rapid were the shots
fired both same place
O
Has the ‘
any city Its st*
States .... V,
PRICE FIVE CENTS
EIGHT IN SENATE
10W BREWING ON
FOUR POWER PACT
Vv
Senator King, Democrat, Utah,
Sarcastic as to Arms
Conference.,
MONUMENTAL FAILURE
AND NOT ACHIEVEMENT
Senator ’Borath is Leading the
Fight Against Ratification.—
Conference of Antis Causes
Speculation, With Opinion of
Woodrow Wilson Sought.,
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 29. —Although the
senate is not in session, echoes of a
proposed fight on ratification of (he
four power Pacific treaty continued.
In a formal statertifent, Senator
King, Democrat, of Utah, referred to
the arms conference as likely to be
historical for “monumental failure,
rather than monumental achieve
ments,’’ and said many senators are in
a qiiandry regarding the interpreta
tions and guarantees of the Pacific
treaty. t 4 .v / .*’<£*
Ratification fight was also discussed
by Senator Borah, Republican, of Ida
ho, a leader pf the- anti-treaty forces
and Jaseph P. Tumulty, .farmer sec
retary to Woodrow ’who bad a
conference that attracted Widespread
attention and gavetjmpeths to' specula
tion as to what attitude the former
president ma|v take. m bis
friends are of the opinion that Wilson
will make his attitude known before
long.
ARMS CONFERENCE SPENDS
ANOTHER DAY IN TALK OhltiY.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 28.—’The jaaval
committee of the arms conference
spent all of today debating proposals
-jtl! Hy JUUin ‘ ' Kv>t
ing to reaffirm exlsltlng principles of
the Inteniational dispute over the
phraseology and the result was that
the subject was turned ov’ct commit
tee on drafting and 4he naval commit
tee itself, satrted what promises to
be prolonged debate over the Ameri
can proposal to prohibit the use ’of the
submarine against merchant vessel,
altogether.
In the meantime, (h f . subcommittee
on aircraft decided to abandon the ef
fort to limit airplane strength of the
powers and recommended, instead, re
strictions to make a,r warfare with
the consideration of humanity.
The Japanese brought the Par East
ern situation aesin to the f're with
*~‘ l ~ - ,v ‘ -’ v prii-*•- *ha
TT nit 4 #! S"'*'- *?<* Cre * r ’- ta< • would
savf the Shantung negotiations from
a deadlock and suggested to clear up
the question of whether Japan proper,
was included in the sAope of the four
power treaty. They said they desired
this not ot be included.
SLAYS WIFE AND.
BUSIES HER BODY
Indiana Man Confesses Murdei
to Police and Says Act Was
Due to Quarrel Because She
Came Home Late.
(By Associated Pres*.)
Peru. Indiana. Dec. 29.—Joseph Flit
craft. forty years old. confessed, po
lice said, late last night to having kill
ed hi*, wife. Margaret, Sunday, buried
the body beneath their home. He
taken into custody today for jmestion
ing regarding the disappearance of bis
wife and after two hours grilling by
officiate admitted the si afyUtf. they
said. , 4 ,
•
Police were dispatched to the Flit
craft home and after digging beneath
the house found the body. The wo
man's hands had been tied behind her
t*ck and her skull had been crushed.
The motive for the alleged crime giv
en by FI It craft in bis statement, ac
cording to the officials. wa that he
became angered when his wife did not
return home Saturday. It was later,
ascertained that Mrs. Ftitcraft had
been employed as a nuree and had
been unable to leave her patient that
night. The people were parents of
fenr ?ma!l children