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BRUNSWICK
Has a landlocked harbor, the
best on the South Atlantic
VOLUME XXI. NO~ 208
OCEAN LEATHER CO.
WILL HAVE PLANT
HERE DURING 1922
Brunswick Stockholders Will be
Pleased to Learn of Coni=
pany’s Good Shape.
INVESTMENTS MADE SEEM
SURE OF GOOD RESULTS
Financial Condition of Company
is Good, so Much so That Es
tablishment of Plant in For
eign Countries is Expected to
Result from Trip "Across.”
Following a story appearing some
days ago in a New York paper detail
ing an account of alleged treachery on
the part of some half dozen home of
fice employees, who were charged
with stealing patents, formulas, rec
ords and other valuable matter from
the Ocean .Leather Company, during
the absence of the president and the
members of the executive committee
an a trip to the Bahama islands and
elsewhere a few months ago, The
News has investigated the present
status of the company for the benefit
of the Brunswick stockholders and
subscribers.
it is learned that recently a syndi
eate financing has bepn accomplished
with $430,000 of first preferred stock
issued and subscribed, which supple
ments the original issue of second pre
ferred stock. $317,200 of which was
issued and subscribed.
The balance sheet, recently mailed
to a number of subscribers and dated
May 31st, 1922, shows, among other
things, current assets of cash on hand
and in banks, accounts receivable,
notes receivable and merchandise in
ventory, etc., a total of $107,347.77;
with fixed assets in lands, buildings,
equipment, etc., $146,933.02, the pat
ents and experiments and develop
ments representing a large portion of
the assets. The liabilities are inter
esting, as there is shown items of ac
counts payable. $24,578.84; notes pay
able, $1,485.85, and due io banks (tor
repurchase of stock in escrow) $23,-
209.49. The capital surplus is shown
as $714,121.01.
Taken altogether, the financial
showing of the balance sheet can be
taken as indicating that the Company
is now safely and firmly established.
In the letter accompanying the bal
anee sheet, the president, Dr. Ehren
reich, whom so man\u.ijhtunswick cit
izens remember with pMsure, states.
“It comes to him who, watts. The syn
dicate is finally completed and the
money paid into the company."
•Dr. Ehrenreich, it is stated, leaves
on the 17tli of this month for a two
months’ stay in Europe for the pur
pose of disposing of patent rights and
establishing plants in Spain, Portugal
and probably otner countries.
In speaking of Brunswick, the fol
lowing information from the home of
fice will be of local interest. ‘‘Our Mr.
Strauss was appointed assistant to the
president, and takes full charge of op
erations. His plans are, however,
such that we cannot do anything in
Brunswick until I return, as lie has
his. hands full with MoYeliead City and
Sanibel Island.’
“You will know, however, that we
have made arrangements with the
Goodyear Packing Company to deliv
er to us all the shark skins they can
possibly get. Mr. Strauss may stop
off at Brunswick for a day on his way
back from Sanibel.’
“You may assure our stockholders
and your friends that we shall start a
fising station during this year, by all
means, and you also may tell them
that things are moving nicely.”
Brunswick citizens are still looking
with hope to the coming of. this new
industry, and may yet believe that
this wonderful enterprise, which has
attracted national attention, will
weather the depression, .overcome the
hardships it has suffered, and reach
quickly an earning stage second to
few industrial enterprises.
RAILWAY WORKERS TO
APPEAL TO PRESIDENT
(By Associated Press.)
Cincinnati, June 8. —President Hard
ing will be appealed to by leaders of
. a million, two hundred and ninety
\j)f.oußand railway workers, part of
•whom have already received wage
cuts from the labor board due July
Ist, la an effort to stave off further re
ductions, .was decided at a confer
ees of railroad union heads tonight. 1
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
j
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
UNDERGROUND STILLS
ARE FOUND IN RICHMOND
(By Associated Press.)
Richmond, Va., June 8. —-In a raid
conducted in the heart of Richmond
today federal prohibition agents dis
covered a subterranean den under the
home of Jerome Schofield, negro, ad
joining the parsonage of a negro
Church, seized two distilleries and
quantities of liquor, and learned that
the gas and sewer mains had been
tapped, permitting the use of two gas
stoves and the carrying away of mash
into the sewer.
Asa result of the raid, Schofield
and Luther Jerminger were arrested.
A trap door leading to the liquor was
discovered under a refrigerator.
COFFEE OFFICIALS
BE PROSECUTED
Warants Issued for Wiggins and
Whitehurst on Felony Charg
es in Connection with Assiiult
on M. D. Long.
According to present indications the
Long-Coffee county officers imbroglio
is far from reaching adjustment, the
latest phase of the affair having de
veloped yesterday when Mr, Long had
two warrants issued for the Douglas
officers charging assault and battery
and kidnapping, which were placed in
Sheriff Pyles’ hands to be served.
Soon after the warrants were placed
in his possession, the Glynn sheriff
communicated by phone with the sher
iff of Coffee, requesting that the two
officers, Wiggins and Whitehurst, he
held until an officer from Brunswick
could reach Douglas and take the men
in custody. The Coffee county sheriff
assured Shpriff Pyles that the two of
ficers would come to Brunswick today
without being brought back here un
der guard. In the event Wiggins and
Whitehurst do not put in their appear
ance before the day is over, an officer
will be sent for them.
It is understood that a number of
witnesses, who saw the mix-up at the
A., B. & A. passenger station Sunday
afternoon, will be called on to testify
for the prosecution when the case
comes to trial. It is arso said that the
men will he arraigned on contempt of
court charges, having disregarded the
habeas corpus proceedings issued by
Judge E. C. Butts, authorizing the re
lease of Long until the case could be
heard at a later date, the accused hav
ing furnished bond in the meantime.
The specific charge against the Bruns
wick man was assault and battery, al
leged to have been committed when
he went to Douglas and thrashed a
man there for an alleged insult.
The result of the cases against the
Douglas officers will be awaited with
more than usual interest by the
friends of Mr, Long, who assert that
he was unnecesarily and roughly han
dled by the Coffee county deputy and
his companion.
EIGHT U. 5. NAVY
MEN ARE DROWNED
Thought to Have Lost Their
Lives in a Sailing Expedition
at Amunday, Siberia, Last
Sunday.
(By Associated Press.)
Vladivostok, June 8. —Eight enlist
ed men from the United States gun
boat New Orleans are believed to have
been drowned in a sailing mishap at
Amuvday, Siberia. There has been
no trace of the men since Sunday.
The missing are Coppersmith Allen,
Carpenters Mate William Woif, Cox
swain Harry Swanson, Boatswain’s
Mate Ferdinand Scheschi, Gunner’s
Mato Frank Silva, and Seamen Leon
Todd, Robert Free and Brown.
MUNICH TO CHICAGO IN 24
HOURS IS BEING PLANNED
(By Associated Press.)
Geneva, June 8. —Borr, director of
the Zeppelin works at Friederichslia
fen, Germany, is planning an airship
with a capacity of 100,000 cubic met
ers, equipped with engines developing
3,000 horsepower and capable of flying
from Munich to Chicago in twenty
four hours. The ship will be launched
when the allies remove restrictions on
manufacture of aircraft in Germany,
le says.
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1922.
MARRIAGE KING ALEXANDER
AND PRINCESS MARIE AFFAIR
OF POMP AND ENTHISIASM
Royal Bride is Said to be Pret
tiest Member of Europe’s
Royal Set.—She Has Often
Expressed Desire to Visit the
United States.
(By Associated Press.)
Belgrade, June 8. —King Alexander,
of Jugo-Slavia, and Princess Marie, of
lioumania, were married today amid
pomp and enthusiasm such as Bel
grade has not known since the estab
lishment gf the new kingdom.
No untoward incident marred the
occasion. Every step on the way from
the cathedral was marked by ovations
from the great crowds.
Many little romances and -oyal love
affairs which rumor had woven around
the eligible young King of Jugo slavia
were halted rather anrutly early this
year by the official announcement that
he would wed Princess Marie, second
daughter of King Ferdinand and
Queen Marie, of Roumania.
Both King Alexander and Princess
Marie had been reported engaged to
scions of various royal houses from
time to time, but the first intimation
that they were interested in each oth
er came less than a year ago.
Despite the fact that he was known
to be a rather proud, studious young
man, the courts of Europe had buzzed
with stories linking his name with
various favorites of the Parisian night
life. These were ignored at Bucha
rest, where the Prince had told every
one of his ambitions. He was anxious
to tighten the bonds between Jugo
slavia and Rumania in order to insure
peace of the Balkans > and he knew his
marriage to Marie was the most deeds
FOUR LOCAL MEN
ON OURBALL TEAM
Others Have Been Selected to
Report Monday When Club
Will Begin Practice for First
Game, June 15.
The impression seems to prevail
that only one member of Brunswick’s
baseball team will be a resident of
this city but this is not the case as
four players, with previous excellent
records, have been engaged. These
are; “Lefty” Toles, pitcher; Eugene
Hodges, catcher; Jimmie Olsen, place
to be decided, and Robert Houston,
the latter; it ‘is understood,' to*play
only Lon home grounds.
As announced in The News yester
day morning, the first game will be
with the fast Blackshear team and
fans say this promises to be an inter
esting event as the Pierce county ag
gregation is a lively one and one that
is standing a good chance of taking
the first game. There will be three
games played, beginning, as stated,
Thursday, June 15.
The out of town members of the
Brunswick club will report Monday
morning and practice games will begin
that afternoon and continue until the
opening of the season on the fifteenth.
BOLSHEVIKI STRIP
TOMBS OF CZAR AND
CZARINA VALUABLES
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, June 8. —Russian Bolsheviki,
leaving no stone unturned in the *ork
of ferreting out church treasuries feir
valuables, have visited the tombs of
the Czars and Czarinas, in St. Peter’s
and St. Paul’s cathedrals, Petrograd,
says Le Journal, quoting private ad
vices.
The tomb of the Czarina Anna Ivan
ovna, which is made of silver, was re
moved bodily, and the coffin of Cather
ine the Great was broken open and a
necklace and rings of great value were
taken.
The Bolsheviki are declared to have
pried the lid from Peter the Great’s
coffin, but, finding the body marvelous
ly preserved, were abashed and dared
not strip it of Us jewels. The dis
patch adds that news of the sacking
of the tombs spread rapidly among
the Russian people, who are extremely
indignant,
ive step he could take in this direc
tion.
Yet the royal heads of Europe kept
wagging. They knew the - ruler of
Jugo-Slavia was only 30,and they knew
too, that he has displayed his fickle
ness once or twice before. They for
got the devotion' he showered upon
Titiana, eldest daughter of Czar Nich
olas, who was lost to him through the
Red revolutioners, and remembered
only the suddenness with which he
seemed to forget her and fall under the
Prince Emanuel, Duke of Vendome
and Alencon, a member of the Bour
bon Orleans family.
The Jugo-Slav Legation in Paris is
sued a denial of the rumors that he
was engaged to Princess Sophie, but
he failed to still the gossip. Mean
while the Prince had seen much of
Marie while he .was convalescing in
Paris from an attack of appendicitis.
Almost his first act upon leaving the
French capital was to visit the Ru
manian royal chateau of Sinai.
The Princess, in the meantime, had
not been neglected by the matchmak
ers. She was considered the prettiest
young girl of royal blood in Europe,
which won her the affectionate title of
“Mignon" in court circles. Long be
fore she was mentioned in connection
with Alexander, she had been reported
engaged to the Prince of Wales.
Her marriage today marks the first
wedding in Europe since the war in
which the bride and groom were both
of reigning families; She issued a
statement recently to the effect that
many pressing invitations had been re
ceived from Women’s clubs and civic
societies in the United States and that
she found it difficult to resist them.
BRITISH TROOPS
ONLY MAM TIME
Belleek Triangle in Ulster is
Occupied and Englishmen Not
to Make Move Unless Forces
are Attacked.
(By Associated Press.)
Londoij, June 8. —Operations de
signed to clear Pettigoe, a Belleek- tri
angle in Ulster, have teen completed
with occupation by the British forces
today and unless the troops are attack
ed there will be no advance. There
fore there is no reason for further
fighting, according to an official com
munication from the Colonial office to
night.
.•With the object of preventing-blood
shed the forces were cut of all propor
tion to the resistence expected and.
says a communique, the comparatively
bloodless result justified the precau
tions.
FIGHT EARLY YESTERDAY.
(By Associated Press.)
Belfast, June 8. —An engagement by
the Irish regular forces in the Beleek
district and the British troops began
at one o’clock this afternoon.
Signs were sent up indicating that
the British troops were being fired
upon, while ther were burst of rifle
fire from the north.
The British artillery then opened up
fire, landing two shots near Beleek.
fort, which is in Free State territory.
H DAY A BIG
OUE'FOR DOKEYS
Ceremonial to be Held Here at
Which Will be About Three
Hundred Visitors from Three
Nearby Cities.
Labor Day, which comes September
3, promises to be one of the biggest
in the history of Brunswick as besides
the usual local celebration, three hun-
dred or more Dokeys will be here from
Savannah, Waycross and Jacksonville,
they having been invited to attend
and assist in a ceremonial here at
which jit is thought at least twenty
five local Knights will become mem
bers of this part of the K. of P. order.
It will be remembered that a cere
monial was held here some time ago
and the occasion was one of much in-1
tereat aid a lively affair (dnerdlly.i
WILLINGHAM IS
PLACED ON STAND
IN OWN DEFENCE
Former Macon Financier Denies
That He Ever MisapproprF
ated One Cent of Funds
CASE EXPECTED TO
REACH JURY TODAY
Head of Defunct Enterprises De
clared He Had Lost Every
thing He had Inherited or Ac
cumulated in Collapse of Bus
iness Ventures!
(Bv Associated Press.)
Macon. Ga., June 8. —“I admit my
failure, but I deny that 1 have ever
misappropriated one cent of any funds
entrusted to me,’’ Richard F. Willing
ham, on trial charged with larceny af
ter trust, declared to a Bibb superior
court jury here late today in closing
the testimony of the defense. He read
a long statement, endeavoring to ex
plain every transatcion.
Willingham also declared that he
lost everything he had inherited or ac
cumulated in the collapse of his busi
ness ventures. Arguments followed
closing the case and it is expected to
reach the jury tomorrow’ afternoon.
LEGIONNAIRES 10
REGULAR MEETING
Local Post to Make Effort to
Bring 1923 Convention of the
Georgia Department to Bruns
wick.—Other Matters.
The local post No. 9, American Le ;
gion, held an interesting and well at
tended meeting in the Riflemen’s ar
mory last evening. Many matters of
interest were gone into, and after the
business session was adjourned re
freshments were served and a social
i session was held.
Chief among the matters handled
was the bringing of the 1923 conven
tion of the Georgia department of the
Legion to Brunswick. The Legion
hopes to accomplish this, which will
mean much to the community.
Arrangements were also made to
participate in the Flag Day celebration
on June 14th, of the Elks, who have
invited the local Legionnaires to turn
out with them. The Post’also intends
soon tb put on a series of boxing bouts
which should be good news to the lo
cal sport fans. The membership of
the local post is now over three times
that of last year, and is growing by
leaps and bounds.
GIVES PINT OF BLOOD FOR
SAKE OF HIS BROTHER
News was i%ceived in Brunswick
last night that Martin Olsen, well
known young man of this city, had un
dergone a serious operation at a Sa
vannah sanitarium, where he has been
confined for several days suffering
with a serious malady. So critical
had young Olsen's condition become
yesterday, that his brother, James,
submitted to the transfusion of a pint
of blood into his veins. It is thought
that there was some improvement in
the condition of Mr. Olsen last night.
SISTER OF MRS. C. F. BROWN
PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY.
Many friends will be grieved to
learn of the death of Mrs. J. D. Mahn,
which occurred at her home in Rocky
Mount, N. C., after an illness of only
short duration. Deceased was a sister
of Mrs. Chas. F. Browne, head of the
Phoenix chain of stores and was also
the sister of J. M. and C. F. Blood
worth, former Brunswickians.
The death of Mrs, Mahn was a dis
tinct shock to her many relatives and
friends in Brunswick. She was a wo
man noted for her many ' charming
traits of character and her demise
caused general gloom in the little
I North Carolina city.
I It is stated that uot less than three
I hundred visiting members will be pres
lent and an excelent program will be
arranged.
SOCCESSOR TO JUDGE
EVANS MAY BE NAMED
WITHIN NEXT FEW DAYS
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June B.—Consideration
by the attorney general of a succes
sor to the late Judge Beverly D. Evans,
for the Southern District of Georgia,
has now centered on four or five can
didates, it was learned today at the
Department of Justice.
A tselgction and peepmmendation
to the President may be made within
thirty-six hours, or it may take long
er, it was said.
Democrats among the candidates
were being considered, it was said at
the department.
COTTON CROP 111
POOS CONDITION
Weather Bureau Report Shows
Unfavorable Outlook in Most
Southern States With Georgia
Affected by Rain.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 8. —The cotton
crop was described by the weather
bureau Wednesday in its weekly
weather and crop review as late and in
poor condition, except in the southern
and western portion of the belt.
Summarizing its reports on cotton
for the week ending Tuesday, the bu
reau said:
“Temperatures were mostly below
normal in the cotton belt, especially
in the central and western portions
and rainfall was heavy in many local
ities, particularly in the eastern and
the more western sections. The crop
made fair to very good progress in
Texas. The nights were somewhat
too cool in Arkansas, but very good
advance was reported in general from
that state, although conditions varied
greatly.
“The progress of the crop was very
good in Tennessee, and fairly good in
the Carollnas, although field work
was delayed in the latter area by fre
quent rainfall.
“Fair progress was reported also
from the southern division of Georgia,
although the week was generaly un
favorable in that state on account of
excessive rainfall; the fields were bog
,gy. the land washed and farm work
impossible.
“Conditions were unfavorable also
in Alabama, Mississippi and Oklaho
ma, where it was too cool and wet and
cotton made poor progress in those
states.
"The stand in Oklahoma is very un
even, ranging from very poor to very
good, while the crop is generally late
and mostly needs cultivation.”
SOLDIERS BONUS
GOES TO SENATE
Formally Presented Last Night
After First Effort of McCum
ber to Report It at the Open
ing o fthe Session.
Washington, June B.—The soldiers
bonus bill was formally presented to
night to the senate after the first ef
fort by Chairman McCumber, of the
finance committee, to report it at th
opening of the session, which had beet
blocked by Senator Williams, Demo
crat, of Mississippi.
Senator Williams was absent when
McCumber presented the measure the
second time and it automaticalyl went
to'ihe senate calendar.
INTERESTING SHOOT HELD
ON YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
The Brunswick Gun Club held the
largest attended. and most interesting
shoot of the season yesterday after
noon, when many of the members
gathered to take a crack at the, clay
birds and get their last practice prob
ably before the match with the Sa
vannah club in that city next Thurs
day afternoon.
The high score of the afternoon was
made by T. W. Mallard, with 47 out of
50. J. M. Armstrong and Vassa Cate,
with 46, were second and M. B. McKin
non, with a total of 45, came' third.
Many of the shooters broke well into
Uhe forties. Just what ten men will
represent the club next Thursday af
ternoon in Savannah has not as yet
been definitely decided. Total scores
made since the opening of the season
win count ,and it is probable that the
ten men who have the best averages
will compos* th* team.
BRUNSWICK
Has the lowest death rate of
any city its size in the United
States
PRICE FIVE CENTS
COMMISSIONERS OF
MUM SCHOOLS
MAY OF BOMBED
Member of Board Receives
Threats That Homes be Blown
Up if Catholics Appointed
AGITATION STIRS UP
MUCH BITTER FEELING
Preceding Election of Teachers
for Atlanta Schools, W. L.
McCaley Stated Had Received
Telephone Messages Homes
Board Members be Bombed.
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, June B.—Threats that
bombs would be thrown at the homes
of himself and other members of the
Atlanta Board of Education, if they
voted to re-elect Catholic principals
and teachers in the public schools
were telephoned him by unidentified
persons, W. L. McCalley, member of
the board, declared today during a de
bate preceding the election of ail
teachers nominated by Supt. Sutton,
including the Catholics elected.
School Commissioner Carl Hutchin
son some time ago launched the move
ment to eliminate all Catholics from
the public school system of Atlanta,
which brought about bitter agitation
of the subject and strong condemna
tion of the author of the proposal,
many of the leading citizens placing
themselves on record as being strong
ly opposed to the movement.
The latest development in the situa
tion places the matter in a more seri
ous light tbanit has yet reached. It
is not known what effect the threats
of the bombers will have on the action
o fthe board, which, it is regarded as
almost certain, will follow the recom
mendations of Supt. Sutton.
POLICE OFFICERS
NARROWLY ESCAPE
Car in Which Night Chief
Slaughter and Officer New
ham Were Riding Collide With
Street Car.
The police car —a Ford—driven by
Officer Newham, with Night Chief J.
C. Slaughter occupying the seat with
the driver, collided last night with
a street car at the corner of Newcastle
and Gloucester streets. The officers
were turning west on Gloucester and
in attempting to avoid striking a big
bus of the Independent Transfer Com
pany, Officer Newham ran the car into
the slowly moving street car.
The impact was great enough to
knock one of the front wheels off the
Ford, in addition to bending the fen
ders, otherwise no damage was done,
the street car escaping without a
scratch.
ANOTHER ACCIDENT.
Early last evening as B. F. Mann,
driving a Hudson car, turned into G
street from Norwich, a Ford, driven
by a tobaco salesman, came from the
jopposite direction and the two ma
chines collided before the drivers
could turn their vehicles clear of each
other. While the occupants of both
cars were considerably shaken up,
none were injured. The car of Mr.
Mann was considerably damaged, but
not put out of commission.
HOPE STRONGTO
BUILD AT ONCE
WILL ERECT HANDSOME HOME
EAST END 0> LOT CORNER
GEORGE AND ELLIS.
Hope Strong, of the well known law
firm of Krauss & Strong, yesterday
morning applied for and was granted
permission by the commissioners of
the city to build a home to cost in the
neighborhood of $6,000. at the corner
of Georgia and Ellis, he having pur
chased 90 by 90 feet from E. L. Ste
phAens:„ who retalins the corner of
Union and George.
With southern exposure and a loca
tion practically ideal, Mr. Strong will
have one of the handsomest and best
situated homes in the city. It is un
derstood that work of building will
start at an early date.