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BRUNSWICK
Has a landlocked harbor, the
b"st on the South Atlantic
Coast,
VOLUME XXI. NO. 206
INJUNCTION AGAINST GUY
PAYING BOARD OF TRADE
$2,500 YEARLY WITHDRAWN
CLERK DU BIGNON
TOLD BY ATTORNEY
HOT SERVE PAPERS
Public Sentiment Really Was
Against Depriving Organiza=
tion of This Money.
NOTHING GIVHN OUT ABOUT
PAVING OF PAVEMENT BILLS
It is Rumored that Property
Owners Will Take One Fea
ture of Injunction, That is,
Regarding Payment for Street
Paving to Higher Court.
Attorney H. O. Farr, representing
several property owners who institut
ed injunction proceedings against the
city, restraining City Treasurer Rob
inson from paying any sum from the
treasury of Brunswick to the Bgvd
of. Trade, will be withdrawn, as lie
asked Clerk dußignon, of Glynn Super
ior court, yesterday morning to with
hold service, but that part of the in
junction regarding the payment of
paving bills by property owners will
likely be taken to the supreme court.
As has been printed in these columns.
Judge Highsmith set June 8 for hear
ing the Board of Trade injunction and
he denied that regarding the pavings
at a chamber session of the superior
court held here last week.
Those whose names were mentioned
in the injunction became convinced'
that the $3,500 given the commercial
organization annually was money well
spent and they instructed Attorney H.
0. Farr to withdraw the injunction in
sofar as the Board of Trade is con
cerned.
Withdrawal of the injunction means
that the city of Brunswick will con
tinue its part in the support of the
trade board and thus assist in paying
only a .small part of the expenses ot
the organization.
While it is thought that Judge Iligli
smith would have ruled in favor of the
plaintiffs, it is believed that public sen
timent is strong for the continuation
of such payments, as the Board of
Trade has proved to be a real paying
-t'stftution and especially is this true
M the traffic bureau, operated under
the board’s supervision which will
save shippers and receivers of freight
something over $200,000 annually In
future.
MEDIATION BY U.S.
GAN AVERT BREAK
Cbilean-Peruvian Conference
Brought to Abrupt Close,
Each Side Declaring Other
Must Make Next Move.
t (By Associated- Press.)
I .Washington, June 7. —The Chilean-
Perivian conference brought 'its dif
ferenced to a delicate stage today
that Ihose; closest in contact conceded
privately that ojity'mediation by the
United States could; avert an open
break. ‘ If
the delegates from both countries
adjbprned today with date, each .side
that the other must malte
the next -move)
SENATOR LA FOLLETTE
JIBES SUPREME COURT
(iBX Associated Press.)
Washington, June 7 —Declaring that
tfee supreme 'court . decision in the
Coronado case was the “most ominous
fh what it foreshadows for the future
union labor in this country,”Sena
toriPi.atFollette today issued a state
ment ju wTiich he criticised the court.
pTsaid the opinion was “significant
e of what the Court says on the
questions not involved in the case
rather than qf anything actually decid
ed
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
THE N EWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
railway shop crafts
TO MEET IN MACON TODAY
(By Associated Press.)
Macon, Ga„ June 7.—-Eight hundred,
members of the railway shop crafts
will meet here tomorrow night to dis
cuss the threatened strike situation.
Railroads in the southeast claim to
have their own agreements and re
cently said they believe they would
not be affected by wage reductions.
CHINA DU VERGE
OF A CIVIL WAR
Feeling is Growing Very High
Between the North and the
South and Civil War is Now
Freely Predicted.
(By Associated Press.)
Peking, June 7. —Developments in
the last twenty-four hours indicate
that China, which a few days ago
seemed on the verge of having a uni
, bed government located here, early to
,day was in great danger of a worse
split ever.
It sesfms quite apparent that the
north and south of China are now
drifting closer toward civil war in
-1 stead of unification of government un
der one head as was indicated a few
days ago.
General Wu Pdi.Fu’s plan for Li
Tuan-Hung to resume 'The presidency
of the centralized government seems
to have been completely shattered by
the opposition or Dr. Sun Yat Sen, who
it is declared has refused to relin
quish the presidency of the southern
republic.
It was proposed that the presidents
of both sections resign and the form
er president assume the reins of gov
ernment. Dr. Sen in refusing to tend
er his resignation has broken this
slate completely.
Further word from Canton, the seat
of the southern government, is being
awaited today with tense anxiety.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
TO MAKE FINAL DECISION
The executive committee of the As
sociation for State Ownership of the
A., B. & A. railroad will meet today
in Cordele, Secretary Fred G. Warde,
of the Board of Trade, representing
Brunswick, leaving last night to at
tend the meeting.
It is expected that Mayor Key, of At
lanta, president of the association,
together with other officers, will be
present, among them being Senator
Manson, of Clayton county, who is
one of. the principal promoters of the
association. The object of the meet
ing, it is understood, is to make a fi
nal decision as to,what action will be
taken before the convening of the leg
islature, as a measure has been pre
pared to present to that bo<Jy,„to pre
vent the dismantling of the Ai Vb. &
A. should such a contingency arise.
The result Of the Cordele me>
will be watched with interest in every
section of the state.
WARD’S WIFE A WITNESS
BEFORE THE GRAND JURfY
(By Associated Press.)
White Plains, N. Y.,' June 7.—Detec-
for District Attorney. JVeeks to
day are investigating statements
niade before the grand jury yesterday
by Mrs. Beryl Ward, the wife of Wal :
te- S. Ward, the confessed slayer of
Clarence Peters.
Mrs. tjVard was a reluctant witness
yesterday! She Anally fixed the ar
rival at home of.Ward on the morning
f>f the shooting at 4:30 o’clock. This
is a point in Ward’s favor, as he said
the, fight with Peters occurypcj at 3:55
and thta he went home immediately
after.
THREATS TO WALKOUT
INSPIRED BY LEADERS
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, June 7. —Declaring that
there was no talk among railway
workers, presidents of six of the Chi
cago roads tonight issued a joint state-
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1922.
R. F. WILLINGHAM
CONFESSED, HAYS
STATE’S WITNESS
Macon Financier, Head o<
Wrecked Enterprise, Ends
Third Day of Trial.
THREATENED SUICIDE
AVERTED BY PRAYER
He Alone Was Responsible for
the Irregularities and Ought
to ,be Punished, T. E. Fugate,
Vice President Defunct Com
press Company, Testified.
Macon, Ga„ June 7. —Richard F. Wil
lingham, on trial here charged with
larceny after trust in connection with
the failure of the concerns which ’ e
headed, admitted that he “aione was
responsible for the irregularities and
ought to be punished,” T. E. Fugate,
vice president and general manager
of the Shippers’ Conpress Company,
testified today.
Mr. Fugate added, in his testimony,
that for two days after the financial
collapse, Willingham, who was presi
dent of the compress company, was
talking about suicide, “but finally ha
prayed and said he felt better.”
On cross-examination of W. O. Mar
tin, auditor, it was brought out that
prior to the failure, Willingham’s per
sonal accounts were reduced to $86,-
000. Martin admitted that no fiscal in
ventory had been taken, although yes
terday he testified there was a deficit
of $700,000 at the start of 1920.
BASEBALL TEAM TO
ASSEMBLE MONDAY
It is Stated That Four Local
Players Will be on Club and
Others are Ready to Come on
Any Reasonable Notice.
Manager Edo Milier, of the Bruns
wick semi-professional baseball club,
has about .selected all of his players
and among them will be four from
Brunswick. The other members are
said to be the very best there is in
semi-profess baseball and there is no
doubt but that this city will have one
of the strongest teams in the state.
In connection with baseball talk it
should be remarked that the Norwich
street park is now being put in first
class condition and will be ready when
the first game is called which will be
between Brunswick and Blackshear
next Thursday, June 15, just a week
from today.
FIGHT AGIST
PROPOSED COURT
Municipal Tribunal, Citizens
Say, Will Only Add to Increas
ing Present Tax Rate and Will
Oppose Proposed Bill.
There will be a determined fight to
defeat the•; proposed bill, notice of lo
cal legislation having been published,
which will create a municipal court,;
with, it is understood,,: jurisdiction in
all civil matters under SSQO add crim
inal eases of a misdemeanor nature)
Although various taxpayers would be
pleased to read the bill, it has not been
published.
The measure is sponsored by the
city board of commissioners and will
abolish the justice of the peace courts
and in theiy stead will be created the
proposed municipal court, with the
necessary officers to conduct it, pro
viding for a judge, clerk, etc.
While Senator Akin and Represen
tative Mann have not expressed (them
selves, it is believed that neithe.r yill
stand for the bill as public sentiment
: is opposed to the creation of any and'
everything which will place heavier
burdens on the now groaning taxpay
er.
ment charging that all threats of a
walkout were being inspired by union
leaders, and that there was no reason
to doubt tbta the men were in sympa
thy.
ARIJELERY SCHOOLS
TO BE CONSOLIDATED
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 7. —A decision to
concentrate all field artillery schools
at Fort Sill, Okia., was announced to
day by Secretary Weeks who approv
ed that teature .of ! the report of the
board of officers recently appointed
to study the army school system and
make recommendations.
Under the orders the artillery off!
cers basis, schools at Camp Knox, Ky .
and Camp: Gragg, n. C., will go to Fort
Sill. In the changes the air service
flyers from Carlstrom Field, Fla . will
go to Brookfield, San Antonio, Tex.
STRIKE BALLOTS .
SENT TO RAIL MEN
Railroads, from Present Indica
tions, Will Vote to Refuse Re
duction in Wages Which
Means a Strike in July.
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, June 7. —Strike ballots re
turnable June 30 went out today to
railway .employes affected by wage
reductions ordered by the United
States Railroad Labor Board.
The vote will be taken by individual
unions whose 1,200,000 members are
affected in orders either issued or
pending.
Paialysis of the nation's railroads
July 1 loomed as a possibility as a
result of tlie reductions which have al
ready slashed $110,000,000 from the
wages of the workers.
Meanwhile the board is preparing
to hear disputes this month between
shopcrafts employes and soiye of the
railroads over alleged unauthorized
wage reductions and piec r work. B.
M. Jewell, head of the Railway Em
ployes Department of the American
Federation of Labor, who is leading
the fight against the board’s orders,
was informed that the first of the
healings will be held tomorrow. Twen
ty-one railroads are citjd for alleged
unauthorized wage reductions for
hearing.
TAKE THIRTY DAYS.
Cincinnati, June 7. —Labor leaders
here expressed the opinion that It
would take at least thirty days to
spread and canvass the strike vote
authorized yesterday in eleven rail
road brotherhoods and organizations.
HALF HOLIDAYS
DORIRGJGMMEG
While Nothing Definite Has Been
Decided It is Believed That
Merchants Will Agree to
Close 1 P. M. Thursdays.
A petition was being circulated yes
terday, which asked that retail stores
close at 1 p. m., each Thursday, and
nearly all of the merchants signed the
agreement. It is understood that three
or four declined to enter into any un
derstanding for the time being, but
those at the head of the movement be.
lieve that all will sign within the next
day or two.
It is proposed to start the half holi
days next Thursday, June 15, the date
for the first basenan game and con
tinue throughout' the summer, ending
October 1. Unless every merchant in
the city signs there is sbiiie doubt;
about the project being successful, as,
if some remain open those who close
their stores will be at a great disad
vantage. With the grocery estab
lishments there Is nothing certain as
it is a well known fact that none of
the scores of Greek merchants are
willing to close for even a half day
each week.
FRANCE WILL FINANCE
1924 OLYMPIC GAMES
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, June 7. —Premier Poincare in
formed the International Olympic
.Committee today that the-French’par
liament would vote immediately an
additional six million francs for financ
ing the Olympic; , games.
This insures definitely the holding
of the 1924 games in 'Pasis. Charles
H. Sherrill, of New York, was elected
today one of the American delegates
on the committee, succeeding the late
Bartow <3. Weeks. t •
SENATE TOLO BY
HOOVER EFFORTS
; SETTLE STRIKE
Government Tries to Bring Coal
Operators ami Striking
Miners Together.
THUS FAR SUGGESTIONS
BEEN WITHOUT RESULT
Reasonable Success Been Ob
tained, Says Secre+ary of
Commerce, to Prevent Large
Price Increase on Account of
the Strike.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 7. —Efforts of the
government to bring operators and
miners together, with a view of set
tling the coal strike, were disclosed to
day for the first time by Secretary
Hoover in a statement to the senate in
compliance with a resolution of in
quiry introduced recently by Senator
Walsh, Democrat, of Massachusetts
Quite informally, and repeatedly,
the statement said, “suggestions as to
propositions on which the disputants
might well confer and hope for a set
tlement have been made throu,h the
department of labor and This depart
ment, or both, but thus far rhesa sug
gestions have been without rssu'r.'
Secretary Hoover prefaced his state
ment with the declaration that efforts
were made despite his Belief that
"governmental agencies have no legal
authority to terminate or interveue
in a strike.”
Reasonable success had been ob
tained, Secretary Hoover added, in
the government’s efforts to prevent
large price increase from the strike
through informal conferences with the
operators.
INSPECTION OF
RIFLEMEN FRIDAY
Brunswick’s Crack Military
r Company Held Regular Week
ly Drill Last Night.—Expect
to Maintain High Mark.
The Brunswick Riflemen held their
regular weekly drill last night at the
armory, which was attended by practi
cally the entire membership of the
company and which proved to be en
tirely satisfactory to Capt. W. L. Har
well and Lieuts. Exley fend Gould.
The ■ Riflemen have, by consistent,
hard work, placed their command at
the very top of the list of the Georgia
National Guard in efficiency, having
scored a per centage of 100 at their
last inspection. This mark, of course,
cannot be excelled by any military or
ganization in the state. Every 'mem
ber of the company is imbued with a
spirit of enthusiasm and determina
tion and will make every effort to
maintain their high mark at the ap
proaching inspection Friday night.
Col. James M. Kimbrough, U. S. A.,
is expected to arrive In Brunswick to
morrow morning and will inspect the
Riflemen at night. The coming of Col!
Kimbrough is always looked upon by
the members of the company with
more than ordinary pleasure.
ANOTHER SHOCK
COMES TO G.O.P.
' f ■’< ■ . ■ ’
BROOKHEART ' WINNING IN PRI
MARY IS CERTAINLY REPUDI
ATION OF HARDING SET.
! (By Associated Press.)
Washington, Junq 7.—The nomina
tion by the lowa Republicans of Smith
W. Brookheart' for the United States
senate is declared by Chairman Hull,
of the democratic national committee,
in a statement today to be “an even
more emphatic repudiation of the
Harding administration and republi
can congress than the votes for Bev
eridge in Indiana, and Pinchot in
Pennsylvania.
G. O. P. PLEDGES SUPPORT.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 7.—The Republi
can organization support for Smith W.
Brookheart, nominated for the senate
DHDICATIi TABLET TO
PARENTS OF LINCOLN
(By Associated Press.)
Elizabeth, Ky.. June 7.—Plans are
being made here tor the dedicaation
June 12 of a tablet on the Hardin
county court house in honor of the
parents of Abraham Lincoln. The date
marks the anniversary of the marriage
if Washington county of Thomas Lin
coln and Nancy Hanks, who moved
here shortly after their marriage.
The memorial is to be presented by
Dr. W. A. Fusey, of Chjcago. Its erec
tion was sponsored by tli. Woman’s
club of this city.
ROMANCE ENDS IN
HAPPY MARRIAGE
Miss Anna May Johnson and
Eugene Gigniiliatt Gutwit
Parental Objections and are
Married.
A romantic marriage took place
Tuesday night at the Baptist pasto
rium, when Miss Anna May Johnson
and Mr. Eugene Gigniiliatt were unit
ed by Rev. O. P. Gilbert, pastor of the
First Baptist church. The announce
ment of the romantic affair yesterday
occasioned the greatest degree of sur
prise among the friends of the con
tracting parties, both of whom are
widely and favorably known in Bruns
wick.
The consummation of the romance
was another confirmation of that trite,
but true, saying that '‘love laughs at
locksmiths,” the young couple outwit
ting the plans of their parents to pre
vent, for the time being, at least, their
determination to carry out their cher
ished hope, the reason being based on
the age of the bridegroom, who is said
to be only eighteen, the bride being
his senior by several years.
When it was realized that the cou
ple’s intentions were serious, young
Gignilliatt's father is said to have en
tered a protest against the union, his
son being a pupil in the Junior class
at the Glynn high school, having at
lease another year before completing
his studies at that institution. The
mother of the bride is also understood
to have opposed the match at this
time.
Yesterday young Gigniiliatt applied
to Judge Edwin Dart, at the ordinary's
office, and requested that a marriage
| license be issued for him. This was
refused on account of the youth of the
young man, and the further fact that
Judge Dart had been requested not to
issue the license in the event applica
tion was made for one. Undaunted,
youug Gigniiliatt made a hasty visit to
Darien, where the necessary document
was secured. Hurrying back to Bruns
wick, the young man joined Miss John
son, and the couple, with two or three
intimate friends, repaired to the Bap
tist pastorium, where the ceremony
was performed by Rev. 0. P. Gilbert.
Without further ado, Mr. and Mrs.
Gigniiliatt left in the bride’s automo
bile for Atlanta, where they will re
main for the present, hoping to even
tually receive the parental blessing.
The bride was employed at the local
office of the Clyde Steamship Com
pany, and is popular among a wide cir
cle of friends. She is a daughter of
Mrs. C. E. Johnson, Of 1311 Union
street. The bridegroom is the young
sou of Mr, and Mrs. William Gignil
liattj and was one of the most popular
members of the junior’class at Glynfc
High school; being 1 one of the star ath
letes of that institution.
GUN CLUB SHOOT ON FOR
TODAY TO BE INTERESTING
■ The shoot of the Brunswick Gun
Club for this afternon is expected to
be an interesting event and will be the
first real shoot in the past two weeks
as weather .conditions made it impos
sible to slay the usual 1 number of
birds. *
On next 5 Thursday the' local club’s
crack team will go to Savannah and
contest with the Savannah Gun club. I
It will be,remembered that last season
the Brunswickians won each time- by
safe scores.
in lowa, was pledged today in a state
ment issued by Senator McCormick,
chairman of the republican senatorial
campaign committee.
Brookheart defeated the commonly
known organization candidates yester
day.
BRUNSWICK
Has the lowest death rate of
any city its size in the United
States. .........
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BOARD EGUCATION
MEETS, ACCEPTS
BUILDING PLANS
Advertisement for Bids for Con*
sf uction to be Published
at Orice.
WORK TO START AS SOON AS
BEST OFFER IS ACCEPTED.
New School Location is Now
Cleared of Ail Houses and It
is Understood That Building
Will be Ready for Fall Term,
February, Next Year.
One of the most important sessions
the Board of Education has ever held
was that of yesterday morning when
plans for the handsome, and in every
way, modern school building, to be lo
cated on a beautiful square facing
Mansfield street, south, bounded by
,Wolf street on the east and Egmont
on the west, taking in practically two
blocks, north and south, east and west,
were examined by members of the
board and received the approval of
that bodf.
Architect Wallin, of savannah, who
drew the plans, is noted in his profes
sion and many buildings in this and
other states stand as monuments to
his ability, among these being St.
Mark’s Episcopal church, corner Glou
cester and Ellis streets.
It is stated by those in position to
know that the new building will be
the very last word in school struc
tures, that is, it will be modern in ev
ery sense of the word. Among other
interesting features or the new build
ing will be an auditorium with a seat
ing capacity of one thousand.
Attached to the school will be suita
ble space for playground purposes and
it is understood that the educational
authorities will go on the plan of "all
work and no play makes Jack a dull
boy” and will provide any and every
thing looking to the physical side of
the education of scholars.
It is likely that bids for the con
struction of the building will be adver
tised for in tomorrow’s News and
work will begin on the building as
soon as the best bid is accepted.
COMPLETING PLANS FOR
A GREAT ROYAL WEDDING
(By Associated Press.)
Belgrade, June 7. —Princess Marie,
of Rumania, is making final prepara
tions today for her wedding tomorrow
to King Alexander, of Jugo slavia.
On her arrival here yesterday she
was given bread and salt by the mayor
in token of friendship and loyalty.
THREE OFFICIALS
K. K. (INDICTED
Los Angeles Grand Jury Returns
Five Counts in Felony
Charges in Connection With
Raid at Ingleside. /
(By Associated Press.) /
Los Angeles, June 7. —Three high
officials and thirty-four members of
the Ku Klux Klan were indicted by a
Los Angeles grand jury today, on five
counts of felony charges in connection
with a raid at Ingleside, near here,
April 22.
The klan officials indicted are Wil
liam Coburn, grand goblin, of the Pa
cific coast domain, and supreme attor
ney of the klan; G. W. Price, king
kleagle for California, and A. Baker,
kleagle for Los Angeles county. Bak
er Is under arrest here and the other
two are understood to be In the E4st.
IRISH DELEGATES WILL
CONFER WITH CABINET
(By Associated Press.)
London, June 7. —Arthur Griffith, ac
companied by Kelvin O'Higgins and
Hugh Kennedy, arrived from Dublin
this morning for a resumption of ne
gotiations with the British cabinet
and Premier Lloyd George, who left
Criccleth, Wales, for London.
The Irish delegates will informally
converse with Winston Churchill, sec
retary for colonies, today regarding
the revised draft of the free state leg
islation. It Is expectea that a full con
ference will be held Friday with Lloyd
George presiding.