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BRUNSWICK
Haa a landlocked harbor, tha
i best on the South Atlantic
I Coast.
VOLUME XXI. NO. 206
LONG FORCIBLY
TAKEN TO DOUGLAS
BUT IS RELEASED
Coffee County Officer Brutally
Handles Brunswick Man in
His Own Town.
COFFEE’S DEPUTY SHERIFF
IGNORES HABEAS CORPUS’
Cases Against Long Dismissed
and also Warrants Sworn Out
by Mr. Long’s Brother
Against Sheriff and Police
man and Will be Prosecuted.
Without the usual exhibition ot a
warrant, because they did not have
such a document, Deputy Sheriff Wig
gins, of Coffee county, and Policeman
Whitehurst, of Douglas, brutally beat
M. D. Long, former police officer of the
city of Brunswick, later a member of
the country forct but more recently
engaged in the taxicab business, Sun
day afternoon at the depot of the A.,
B. & A., threw him in the baggage
coach and started to Douglas but it
• understood that he escaped near
• /VKerman but recaptured and finally
landed in the county jail at Douglas.
It seems that the Coffee county au
thorities had' two warrants against
Mr. Long, which they sent to Chief of
Police Register, advising him to ar
rest him and hold him for them as
they desired to spend the day on St.
Simon. When they returned it seems,
they decided not to make the arrest,
but, in the meantime, Mr. Long heard
that the officers were here for him and
proceeded to the depot where he de
fled them and a fight followed in
which the Coffee officers used the
butts of their pistols, striking the then
prostrate man over the head several
times, but he continued to put up a
game fight until local officers were
celled on for assistance and County
Officer Norris finally succeeded in put
ting the handcuffs on him. It Was ru
mored that the local county officer al
so struck Mr. Long, but this is untrue.
The warrants against Mr. Long
were two years old. He had been a
regular attendant at every session of
the court but could never get his cases
tried. Chief Register had the war
rants in his possession at the city bar
racks when Mr. Long was beaten and
thrown into the car and therefore the
action of the officers from Douglas
was absolutely illegal.
Another peculiar fact and absolute
outlawry was defying habeas corpus
proceeding instituted Ijy R. W. Dur
den, Long’s attorney, in the city court
of Brunswick, the same being signed
by Judge Butts, Who set the hearing
for June 10, in this city.
But there is another interesting
story in connection with the affair. J.
P. Long, who is a member of the
N Brunswick fire department and well
and favorably known to many citi
zens, swore out two warrants against
1 each of the Coffee county officers and
Constable S. D. Lamb, accompanied by
Mr. Long, went to Douglas yesterday
for the purpose of arresting them, but
word was received by Attorney Dur
r den yesterday afternoon that as soon
as Constable Lamb exhibited the war
rants against the Coffee county offi
cers they “went up in the air" and
caused to have dismissed all of the
cases against Mr. Long and this was
agreed upon.
But two cases are going to be shov
ed with Mr. Long as the prosecutor
and these will be on the charge of kid
napping and that of absolutely ignor
ing the habeas, corpus. proceedings of
th'e%ty court of Brunswick. It is also
state# that warrants’ will be sworn
out by the Longs for all who partiei-.
pated' in the affray at the depot Sun
day. Public sentiment strongly con
demned :the unlawful act of really kid
napping and unmercifully beating
Long.
FLORIDA STATE
PRIMARY TODAY
Jacksonville, Fla., June s.—With
nominations regarded as equivalent
to election, Florida Democrats in a
primary tomorrow will select one can
didate for the senate, four for the
house of representatives, two justices
of the supreme court, two for the rail
road .commission, eighteen members
of, the state senate, the full member
' ship of the lower house of the legisla
f ture. sfxteen court judges, eight state
A attorneys, and numerous county and
LVuuaicipal officers.
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
TRANSPORTATION SCHOOL
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June s.—The establish
ment of an educational institution for
“the principles and practice incident
to transportation" lias been recom
mended by the congressional joint
commission of agricultural inquiry.
The institution, in the opinion of
the commission, should be privately
endowed but conducted under disin
terested auspices for the purpose of
training students and carrying on re
search. With approximately fifty bil
lion dollars invested in the United’
States in transportation. Chairman
Anderson said that such an institution
“should and will deserve the co-opera
tion of the people generally who use
transportation service."
JURY TO TIKE IIP
WARD CASE TODAY
May Jury Will Investigate and
the Twelve Men Now Serving
Disqualified.—Suspect Tries
to Escape.
(By Associated Press.)
White Plains, N. Y., June 5. —The
JiMie grand jury empanelled today de)
dined to hear evidence in the Ward
shooting case, after County Judge Wil
liam Blakely, who charged it, pointed
out that lie formerly had been a law
partner of John F. Brennan, of Yonk
ers, counsel for Walter Ward. There
upon it was decided to issue a call
for the May grand jury, which has
not yet been discharged.
District Attorney Weeks plans to
submit the case to the May jurors to
morrow.
SUSPECT ACTS STRANGELY.
Philadelphia, June 5. —John Cienzo,
held by the police here as a possible
suspect in connection with the killing
of Clarence Peters by Walter S. Ward,
today made three attempts to leap
from patrol wagon that conveyed him
from an uptown police station to the
central station in city hall. He was
shackled, hands and foot, and was
safely lodged in the central station.
While local police are inclined to
believe that Cienzo may be connected
with tile Ward case, they feel sure
’he has been involved in something
serious, else lie would talk and not
make desperate attempts to escape.
He had to be subdued with blackjacks
by two policeman when arrested on
suspicion.
The first break for liberty was made
when he was sitting between, two de
tectives. He jumped on the seat of
the patrol wagon and made a head
first dive out of the wagon. The de
tectives seized him just as the prison
er’s feet left the seat. Cienzo sat quiet
ly for a while and said: “I must have
been flighty.” A few minutes later he
made his second attempt to leap. The
detectives then held hint by the arms,
and when he tried to break away front
them, they shackled him and chained
his ankles to the floor of the patrol.
He is under heavy guard at the cen
tral police station.
CITY LEAGUE FANS
TO lETJONIGHT
Formation Seems Certain to Re
sult from This Evening’s
Gathering at Glynn Athletic
Association’s Headquarters.
Since the publication in The News
Sunday of the call for a meeting of
all fans and players for tonight, city
league has been the talk and there is
a strong probability that organization
will be perfected as it is understood
that at least four teams will have
players present and besides these,
there will be many fans who expect to
get pleasure out of the purely ama
teum teams this summer.
Several from Arco say they have
some excellent material this year and
the same is said of the A. C. L. It is
state that store and office clerks are
■ also thinking of putting a club in the
i field, while the Georgia Veneers prom
j ise to come forward with an aggrega-
I tion that will be heard to beat. One of
the players said yesterday: “the very
first team we expect to play will be
the Brunswick semi-profess and we
will pick nine that will, imitate nine
who really do play ball.”
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA. TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1922.
PHILLIPS WAIVES
EXAMINATION AND
GIVEN HIS LIBERTY
State Republican Chairman for
Georgia Figures in
War Frauds.
SAYS ITS PENALTY
BEING IN POLITICS
Mystery Seems to be Added to
the Case on Account of De
partment of Justice’s Denial
of any Knowledge of the Mat
ter.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June s.—John Lewis
Philips, Republican state chairman of
Georgia, for whose arrest a warrant
was issued Saturday on complaint of
the department of justice, alleging
conspiracy to defraud the United
‘States in connection with war con
tracts for the disposal of surplus lum
ber, surrendered to a deputy marshal
today on his arrival from Philadelphia.
Arraigned before Commissioner
| Hitt, Phillips waived examination and
was released on $25,0(10 bail for ac
tion by the grand jury. Phillips to
night refused to make a formal state
ment, but said: “It’s the penalty one
must pay for being in politics.”
The war frauds inquiry of the De
partment of Justice developed a mys
tery today concerning the identity of
the person or persons who on Satur
day swore out a warrant for the ar
rest of Phillips, charging fraud in ex
ecution of war contracts.
Commissioner Isaac R. Hill, W'ho on
Saturday issued the warrant, declined
today to say who made the complaint
on which the warrant was Issued.
It became known, how’ever, that four
persons appeared at Commissioner
Hill’s office late Saturday or shortly
thereafter.
At the Department of Justice sur
prise was expressed today.
“The Department of Justice is work
ing in the dark,” one high official said.
“We know nothing about it.” Like
wise the district attorney’s office here
professed no knowledge.
A phase of the case that added to
the mystery is that despite the De
partment of Justice’s denial of knowl
edge of the matter, the United States
marshal’s office was notified on Sat
urday to send two deputy marshals up
to the Department of Justice, prepar
ed to act in connection with the Phil
lips warrant.
GEORGIA BANKERS
OPTONIISTIC SET
I
Cashier C. Z. Walker, of Bruns
wick Bank & Trust Company,
Tells of Recent Meet of Geor
gia Banking Association.
C. Z. Walker, cashier of the Bruns
wick Bank & Trust Company, who has
just returned from Atlanta where he
attended the annual session of the
Georgia Bankers’ Association, states
that optimism pervaded' the meeting, i
and that the men who handle money,
in the banks of the state are in better
condition at present than they have
been during the past two years and
that business generally seems to be
improving is the general opinion.
Mr. Walker stated that the crops,
which have been late this year, are
now being marketed with reasonably
good prices prevailing. “Business,”
said Mr. Walker, “seems to be of a
more stable character and confidence
Is practicaly restored.” He thinks the
trend is upward and that all the bank
ers of the state are of the same opin
ion is a good sign that the trend Is
upward with all probability of reach
ing the high state about September.
EASTMAN MAN FATALLY
HURT IN AN AUTO CRASH
(By Associated Press.)
Eastman, Ga„ June 6.—His automo
bile demolished by a Southern railroad
passenger train known as the “Joe
Brown,” W. B. McLeod received In
juries this morning which physicians
believe will prove fatal. McLeod was
alone in his car, and apparently did
not see the f train approaching.
PORTUGUESE AVIATORS
COMPLETE OCEAN FLICHT
REACHING PERNAMBUCO
(By Associated Press.!
Pernambuco’, June 5.- —The Portu
guese naval aviators arrived here
shortly before noon today, having
flown in their hydro-airplane from
Fernando, Noronha, thus completing
their transatlantic flight from Lisbon
LEFT ISLAND YESTERDAY
(By Associated'Press.)
Pernambuco, Brazil, Tfune 5 —Porta
guese navil aviators, Captains Coutin
ho and sacadura, started from the
island of Fernando Neranho, off the
Brazilian coast, for pirnambucto, at
7:45 o’clock this morning, in resump
tion of their Atlantic flight interrupt
ed by accidents in April and early
May.
i
SOME AMERICANS
REMAIN ONIRHINE
Small Force of U. S. Troops are
to Stay by Request of Ger
many and a Number of the Al
lied Nations.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C., Jtme s.—ln com
pliance with requests from Germany
and some of the Allied powers, a small
force of American troops is to he re
tained at Coblenz on the Rhine beyond
July 1, the date set origftially for com
pletion of ’American evacuation of
German territory.
Secretary Weeks announced today
that decision had been reached to re
tain at Coblenz Major Genera! Allen:
and two battalions of'the Eighth In
fantry, which w’ere scheduled to have
sailed for home on June 20.
The secretary said the troops would
not come home this month, but would
stay on the Rhine "beyond July 1.”
He would make no other comment as
to the change in policy, in accordance
with the requests which he has receiv
ed. .
The first battalion of the Eighth In
fantry had been withdrawn and the
two remaining battalions, with sup
plementary units, make up a force of
about 1,500 men now at Coblenz, which
will be reduced to 1,000. The two
battalions of the Eighth Infantry to
stay in Coblenz were listed to be sta
tioned at Fort Screven, near Savan
nah, on their return, and the War De
partment has not designed units of the
station to take the place of the men
on the Rhine.
TO BOOST PLANS FOR
SAVING THE A., B. & A.
Atlanta, Ca., June 5. —The execu
tive committee of the state associa
tion for state ownership of the A., B.
& A. railway will he held on Thurs
day, June Bth, at Cordele, to further
perfect plans of the organization.
Members of the house and senate and
other prominent Georgians have been
invited to attend.
The proposition of having the state
take over the road in the event there
are not other bidders who will guar
antee to operate it as a going concern
has met with general favor throughout
the state, and it is believed that at the
next session of the general assembly
a bond Issue will be authorized to
take over the line rather than see it
scrapped.
TIGER FLOWERS
IS KNOCKED OUT
Brunswick Negro Prize Fighter
Proves No Match for Gans,
Who Puts Him Down in the
Second Round.
(Special to The News.) ■
Atlanta, June 5. —In a fast and
furious fight tonight, Joe Gans
knocked Tiger Flowers out in the
second round before it was near
time to ring the gong.
From the very start the Bruns
wick man was.at the mercy of his
adversary. Yet at times, he put
. in Some telling blows but a strong
right swing behind the left ear
put the big negro out of business
and when the referee counted
time he failed to rise.
Hundreds of fight fans were out
to witness what they thought
would be a fast and long fight and
its quick termination seemed to
have disappointed them.
STREAMS OF FIRE
SPREAD WHEN BIG
TANK FKPLODES
Blasting of lank No. 6 at the
Atlantic Reiinery Sunday
Causes Excitement
R. R. RHODLN WAS THE ONLY
PERSON WHO WAS INJURED.
Number 6, Tank That Exploded,
Contained Hundreds of Gal
lons of Oil and This Blazing
Fluid, Running in all Direc-I
tions, Made It Look Serious.!
’At 8:15 Sunday morning, tank num
ber G, at the Atlantic Refining Com- 1
p’any’s plant, at Arco, exploded, which!
was distinctly felt in every part of
] Brunsv, ick, many believing it to he
an earthquake shock, while at Arco
those residing within a radius of a
mile or more, were greatly excited
and many made for the scene of the
explosion. It required the Refinery’s
entire police department to keep the
crowd beyond the danger line, while
the plant’s excellent fire department
fought the flames and in the vicinity
of the tank adjoining making it dan
gerous as the running stream of fire
nearly surrounded the adjoining big
oil container which made it exceeding
hazardous for the fire lighters, but
braving the danger, the men fought it
and had it under control in thirty-five
minutes.
Iu tank number (!, the one which e>:
ploded, there was seven hundred bar
rels of oil and, of course, this was a
total loss. But one fortunate thing
about the accident is the fact that
there were no casualties and only one
man was hurt, R. L. Rhoden, still
er. This young man had been injured
once before at the plant. Mr. Rhoden
was struck in the face by a heavy
brass nozzle and while his injuries
were, of course, painful, they are not
of a serious nature and will not con
fine Him to his home, although it will
be some days before he will be able
to resume his duties.
Many complimentary remarks have
been heard regarding the excellent
fire department and the fearless man
ner in which the members handled
this dangerous conflagration.
OLDEST STORE 10
QUIT BUSK
William Anderson’s Sons Store,
Establisched by G. Friedland
er in 1852, Begins Great Sale
Tomorrow Morning.
Beginning tomorrow morning and
' continuing until the entire stock is dis
posed of, William Anderson’s Sons |
will sell flic various articles of liter- 1
chandise in their store, 2(iS Monk
street, at prices which will really he
a surprise to the buying public, as
many of five goods will go way below
cost price. For some time the proprie
tors of the store have been contem
plating this move and now that they
have fully decided on closing out
Brunswiekians will get the benefit of
the greatest sale in their particular
line ever held here. See page two.
This storb is the oldest business of
any kind in the city or this section of
the state for that matter. It was es
tablished by G. Frieldander, in 1852.
with William Anderson, then a mere
boy, as the chief clerk and later be
coming a partner and changing the
firm name to G. Frielander & Cos.
After Mr. Friedlander’s death Mr.
Anderson purchased the Frielander
interest and conducted It until his
death several years ago and it was
then that A. O. Anderson and W. Clus
ter Anderson purchased the business
and have been conduetig it. since.
For years and years the Frielander
store was the largest mercantile es
tablishment south of Macon and drew
trade t'ropi many south Georgia coun
ties. A. O. Anderson will enter Ihe
brokerage business with connections
with some of the best houses in the
United States. W. C., or Barlow An
dersdn, has accepted a position with
the Industries Store, at Arco, and will
go there as soon as the Wililam Ander
son Son's stock is sold. The NDv-J
wishes both of tnese well known and
popular Brunswiekians success in
their new fields.
CONVENTION OF ROTARY
CLUBS AT LOS ANGELES
(By Associated Pre-s.)
, Los Angeles, Cal., June a.—One of
the largest crowds of visitors ever en
tertained in Los Angeles was on hand
for the opening of the international
convention of Rotary Clubs. The vis
itors include delegations from cities
and towns in all parts of the United
Slates and Canada, together with fra
ternal delegates from the Rotary or-,
ganizations in the United States.
Business sessions of the convention!
will be held daily for several days and!
will be interspersed with many fea
ture of social entertainment. The ma
jority of the visitors will remain in
the vicinity during the whole week
and many of the cities and towns of
southern California will join in their
entertainment.
V.tCA MOVEIENT
GAINING IMPETUS
Membership Committee Making;
Active Canvass and Requisite
Number Expected to be En
rolled During Week.
Prospects for a Y. M. C. iA. for
Brunswick are looming bright on the
horizon, with every prospect of the
matter being brought to a success
ful close during the next week or ten
days.
Sunday afternoon there was an en
thusiastic meeting of the various com
mittees held at tlie First Baptist
church and the reports submitted
were most gratifying, showing that
much progress in the movement had
been made. The membership com It
tee will continue canvassing during
the reainder of the present week and
it is confidently expected that the re
quired number of members will be en
rolled during this time.
The membership committee is com
posed of Dr. Frank B. Atkinson, chair
man; A. M. Way, Fred G. Warde, Rich
ard Gould, A. C. Knight, Rev. H. D.
Gober, B. E. Estridge, G. C. Fennel,
Hubert Lang, and Julius Tankersley.
Lists have also been left at W. H.
Berne’s and Collier’s Drug Store. An
otlier meeting will be held next Sun
day afternoon at the Baptist church,
at which time reports will be received
front the committees.
The movement for a Y. M. C. A.
was started some weeks ago by the
clergy of Brunswick and subsequently
turned over to committees from the
various churches. It is stated that the
Glynn Athletic Club will be merged
with the V. W. C. A., thus providing
one of the most complete gymasiums
in the state.
CAMDEN CITIZEN PASSES
AWAY AT ST. MARYS SUNDAY
The scores of Brunswickians who
knew him, will be grieverd to learn of
the death of L. M. Vocelle, pioneer
Camden county citizen, which occur
red at bis home in St. Mary’s Sunday
and the funeral was held yesterday,
conducted by Father Byrne, of this
city, interment being in Oak Grove
cemetery, at St. Mary’s.
Deceased, who was seventy-five
years of age, was born in Camden
county and spent his entire life there.
He often came to Brunswick years
ago and had many friends here. He
leaves one sister, Miss Cecelia Vocelle
of St. Marys; two sons, L. A. Vocelle,
deputy sheriff of Camden county, and
J. T. Vocelle, state representative of
Camden county, and one daughter of
Fernandina, Fla.
STEAMER SINKS
EISHT LIVES LOSTI
Disaster Occurs on Parana Riv
er, Between Argentina and
Paraguay.—North Americans
Saved.
(By Associated Press.l
Buenos Aires, June per
sons are believed to have perished in
the sinking yesterday of the steamer
Villa Franca, on the Parana river near
Posadas. At that point the river
forms the boundary between Argen
tina. and Paraguay.
The vessel carried 30 cabin passen
gers, 70 second class, and a general
cargo, including 100 drums of naptha.
I One survivor said the sleeping pas
sengers were awaked at 1:40 a. m,
BRUNSWICK
Has the lowest death rate of
any city its size In the United
States.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
PUPILS OF GLYNN
HIGH GRADUATE
TUESDAY NIGHT
Bright Class to Receive Thdr
Diplomas at First Baptist
Church.
COL. W. H. HOWARD TO DE=
LIVER LITERARY ADDRESS.
By Popular Vote of the Class
Rev. O. P. Gilbert, Pastor
First Baptist Church, is Se
lected to Deliver the Bacca
laureate Address. . ,;J
The graduating exercises of Glynn
High School will be held Tuesday,
June 13th, at the First Baptist church,
with one of the largest and most thor
oughly equipped classes ever to re
ceive diplomas from this institution of
learning. The exercises were hereto
fore held at the Grand theater, but on
account of that building being consid
ered unsuitable prior to undergoing
repairs, a change in plans was neces
sary.
The literary address will be deliv
ered by Ex Congressman William H.
Howard, of Augusta. Ga. Col. Howard
is one of the most eloquent orators in
the state and a literary treat is in
store for all who hear him.
By popular vote of the graduating
class. Rev. O. P. Gilbert, of the First
Baptist church, was selected to deliv
er the baccalaureate address.
As is always the case, the approach
ing commencement of Glynn High is
fraught with the happiest anticipa
tion, but never more so than on the
approach of June 13, when one of the
most brilliant classes in the history
of that Institution will graduate. The
joys attendant upon that occasion are
shared in by the friends and parents
of these deserving young men and
women, who have applied themselves
assiduously for months and years, now
come to their reward. In many in
stances the records made are consid
ered most remarkable and reflect
great credit on pupil and teacher alike.
In class standing. Miss Helen Liss
ner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Lissner, won firt honor with a class
average of 95 plus. The contest for
second honor was one of the most dlfli
(cult that the faculty has ever been
i called upon to decide. Miss Helen Bor
j chardt winning over Miss Charlotte
Carrutliers by a narrow margin. Miss
j Borchardt made an average of 94 plus,
las did Miss Oarruthers. In this case
there was a practical tie, the differ
ence between them being only one
tenth of one per cent. Considering
that Miss Carrutliers was out of school
for a month on account of illness, the
faculty regard her record as being re
markable.
A perfect attendance prize of $20.00
in gold will be awarded to Miss Dol
ores Artau, who was neither tardy or
absent during her entire four year
term, in school. ,
The following is a list of those who
graduate next Tuesday : Misses Eloise
Leybourne, Louise Pfeiffer, Carrie
Belle Dickinson, Alice Kenner, Daisy
Lazarus, Elizabeth Harris, Dolores Ar
tau. Jewel Mitchell, Mary Parker, Hel
en Lissner, Tillie Borchardt, Charlotte
Oarruthers, Mary Gignilliatt, Corne
lia Leavy. Sarah Blitch, Margaret
Flanders and Joanna Newman.
The bright class of young men is
composed of Ed Bruce, Jr., Kenneth
Bell, Wallie Koneztko, Bernard Ow
ens, Ray Whittle, and Albert Smith.
LABOR UNION MAY COME
UNDER ANTITRUST LAW
Washinton. D. C„ June 5. —Labor or
ganizations, although unincorporated,
I may be prosecut'd for violations of
the Sherman anti-trust law, the su
preme court held today in the Coro
nade coal case.
DAVID ROBINSON IS NEW
PRESIDENT ENGINEERS
Houston. Tex.,' June Rob
inson, of Cleveland, was elected pres
ident of the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Firemen and Enginemen late to
day, succeeding W, S. Carter.
yesterday by cries of alarm, and rush
ed on deck to find the vessel enveloped
in flames. A few seconds later there
was a heavy explosion, which caused
the boat to fill and sink rapidly nearly
a mile from the Paraguayan shore.
Some swam ashore. A confirmed
report said the only cabin passengers#
saved were members of a family of
North Americans and three others.