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BRUNSWICK
Has a landlocked harbor, the
best on the South Atlantic
Coast
VOLUME XXI. NO. 212
FARMERS IET IB
BE HELD 2 O’CLOCK
THIS AFTERNOON
It is Expected That Attendance
Will be Large and Session
Interesting One.
SESSION WILL BE HELD IN
ROOMS OF BOARD OF TRADE
Feature of Gathering Will be In
itial Steps in Forming an Ag
ricultural Association—Many
Interesting Suggestions Will
be Made and Results Sure.
The agricultural meeting called by
the Brunswick Board of Trade for
this afternoon at 2 oYlook, promises
to assemble practicaly all the farm
ers of Glynn county with likelihood
that many visiting agriculturalists aud
stock raisers will be present.
The prime object of the meeting is
the taking of initial steps in organiza
tion of an agricultural association, the
benefits of which would be manifold,
not only as to just what, and when to
plant., but concerted action in market
ing everything raised in this and other
nearby counties.
There will be a number present ex
perienced In farming, stock raising
and poultry breeding and a number of
these will offer suggestions which will
be well worth hearing. It should be un
derstood that merchants, professional
men and others are also invited to the
meeting as the co-operation of these
is almost necessary and what will
help one will help the other.
In the call for the meeting the
Board of Trade, among other things,
says:
“There is a general movement in
the counties of South Georgia toward
co-operative methods among the farm
ers for handling and disposing of th°ir
products. This movement seems to
have been very successful in n num
ber of counties, and good pric *s have
been obtained through shipping pool
cars, etc.
“The Board of Trade is verv anxious
to assist the farmers in anw way possi
ble toward improved methods and it
has been thought advisable to cull a
meeting for Friday, June 10th, at >2
p. m., in the Bqard" of Trade rooms at
the Oglethorpe hotel, of all who are in
terested, to discuss the advisability of
forming some sort of a co-operative
association among the fanners.
“This association can cover a very
wide field, and among other subjects
which we would like to discuss ate
the following: Farm loans, co-opera
tive selling; methods of growing and
handling; potato coring warehouses,
and any other subjects which might be
of interest.
“The present methods of disposing
of farm products in Glynn county
seems to be very inadequate, and if
pregress is to be made toward develop
ing. our'county, improved method! of
handling and disposing of our pro
ducts must be inaugurated.
“This is a matter of such vital ivn
portance to the county that w e trust
you will use every'endeavor to attend
the meeting, and give us the benefit of
your experience and advice.”
LESION DRIVE
\ FORMERS
LOCAL POST EXPECTS TO REACH
QUOTA OF ONE HUNDRED
MEMBERS SATURDAY
The membership drive : of the Bruns
wick post, American Legion, is pro
gressing most satisfactorily and the
“Every Member Get a Mejnber’’ slo
gan is resulting in the addition of nuim
bers of new members and it is confi
dently believed by Commander James
D. Gould, Jr., that the quota of one
hundred set for Saturday night will be
reached.
Up to last night the local post had a
membership of eighty-one with the
other nineteen ‘"in sight.” When the
enrollment reaches the goal set by the
post, it will be the largest organiza
tion of its kind in the Eleventh dis
trict. Every member is working ener
getically, and enthusiastically for the
success of the Brunswick post and
there is every indication that their ef
forts will be rewarded by the addi
tion of enough members to reach the
desired number by Saturday.,
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
NEW CONSTITUTION
FOR IRELAND READY.
(By Associated Press.)
London, June 15 —Colonial
Secretary Churchill announced
in the House of Commons today
that the Constitution for the
Irish Free States will be made
public tomorrow. It is said to
conform with Anglo-Irish Treaty.
JIM DENSON MOST
BE HINGED TODAY
Wilkinson County Negro Who
Escaped From Mob, Many
Said by Hand of Providence,
Must Pay Penalty.
Atlanta, June 15.—Governor Hard
wick today refused clemency to Jim
Denson, Wilkinson county negro, sen
tenced to hang tomorrow for assault
ing an aged woman, and whose sensa
tional escape from a mob attracted
statewide attention several weeks
ago.
Attorney John R. Cooper, represent
ing the negro,'claimed that the cir
cumstances of his escape and subse
quent collapse of gallows were acts of
“Providence? pointing to his inno
cence.
Governor Hardwick issued a brief
statement, declaring that the circum
stances of his escape “have no bear
ing on the question of guilt and afford
no reason for the exercise of clemen
cy. The guilt of the accused is cer
tain. He confessed voluntarily soon
after the crime and described the de
tails with circumstantiality. He com
mitted a criminal assault upon an eld
erly and highly respected white wo
man more than 70 years of age. To
my mind, there is no excuse for any
further delay in execution of the sen
tence of the law.”
The- governor also pointed out that
the negro had beep given a fair trial
in Wilkinson county, in the supreme
court of Georgia, in the supreme cpur,t
of the United States and before tjje
prison commission of the state.
14 VETERANS TO
ATTEND RE UNION
All Arrangements are Completed
for Members Camp Jackson,
Confederate Veterans, to Cos
to Richmond.
Fourteen Confederate veterans, of
Camp Jackson, will attend the annual
reunion to be held in Richmond, June
21-23, the largest delegation repre
senting the local camp at an annual
re union in many years,.
Final arrangements were made at
a meeting held in the office of Ordi :
nary Edwin Dart yesterday, which
was attended by fourteen veterans,
who had been requested to meet Mrs.
R. R. MacGregor,’ chairman of the
Flag Day committee of tile “Woman’s
Club, which organization made it pos
sible for every Confederate veteran
in Glynn county to attend -the re-un
ion, their expenses: belfigl'paid yfrom
funds received through the sale of
flags by members of the commitee,
With the assistance of a number of
popular, patriotic girls, and with the
donation of $75 made by tlje city com
missioners. . •
The members of the WAnfin’s Club,
at a meeting held sorftii'Hfne ago, de-
termined that a way shbtfld 'be -pro
vided-for the' Glynn ♦etertftihf-to attend
the re-union at Richthohd, realizing
that it. would be the last opportunity
that many of them would ever have of
attending a similar re-uruonj It Was
decided] tfyholdlL “Flag Day” am} Mrs.
MacGregor was made chairman of the
i committee, with the . result that the
required amount, or very close to it,
was raised to defray flue expenses of
all veterans who eould attend.
At the meeting yesterday each mem
ber of Camp Jackson, many of them
burdened with years, but still Imbued
with youthful enthusiasm, expressed
their gratitude to the ladies, of the
Woman's. Club for their kindly inter
est in them and the splendid work
they had done in their behalf.
The old veterans have already be
gun to pack their grips, making ready
for the great time In store for tb#o>
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1922.
LOCALSHOOTERS
MAIN VICTORS
OVER SAVANNAH
Local Club Defeats Forest City
Shooters in Close and Ex
citing Contest.
VASSA CATE LEADS LOCALS
WITH FORTY-EIGHT BIRDS.
Strong Wind Handicapped the
Shooters and While Some of
the Crack Shots Slumped
Considerably, Others Made
Good Scores.
In a close and exciting contest yes
terday, the Brunswick Gun Club de
feated the Forest City Gun Club in
Savannah by the close score of seven,
each club shooting 500 birds. This
makes the second defeat of the Savan
nahians at the hands of the local
shooters. -
The match was shot at the Forest
City Gun Club grounds, a strong wind
blowing throughout the .contest, but
despite this haudeap some good scores
were made, while some of the crack
shots of both teams showed a decided
slump in their scores.
The two high guns of the shoot
were Yessa Cate_ of Brunswick, and
W. P. Balfour, of Savannah, each
breaking forty-eight out of a possible
fifty. T. W. Mallard, of Brunswick,
came second with forty-seven breaks.
The contest, which was witnessed
by a large crowd of spectators, was
extremely close all the way through
and the result was in doubt until the
last man had his time at the trap. It
was considered one of the closest con
tests ever shot in the state. The re
sult finalyl showed that the Brunswick
first team had defeated the Savannah
first team by the narrow margin of
two birds, while the Brunswick sec
ond team defeated the Savannah team
by five birds, making a total of seven.
Each man shot at fifty birds.
THE SCORE
The following is the score in full:
For Brunswick—-Vassa Cate, 48; M.
B. McKinnon, -43; L. J. Leavy, 41; J.
M. Armstrong, 40; T. W: Mallard,-47;
W. M. Lynn, 43; K. G. Berrie, 44; S.
Mallard, 35; J. A. Clark, 37; C. V. Ab
bott, 40.—Total, 418.
Savannah—Roberts, 46; Seckinger,'
40; Ivey, 40; Balfour, 48; Wilson, 43;
Myers, 39; Thompson, 37; McCluskey,
85; Cardinal, 37’;' Ormond, 46.—r Total
411. " ; : • ’
A rnimhJ# ,; of the Brunswickians re
turned to Jihe dity late last night, all
of them having made the trip by au
otinobile, -and report having had a de
lightful time while in the Forest City.
COFFEE OFFICERS
TO FACE CHARGES
Wiggins and Whitehurst, of
Douglas, to be Tried on June
26, on Contempt of Court
Charge.
The trial of Deputy Sheriff Wiggins
and Policeman Whitehurst, of Doug
las, growing out of habeas’Corpus pro
ceediipgs in which the officers are al
leged to have overridden the order of
Judge E. C. Butts by arresting M. D.
Long, at the A., B. & A. passenger
station here a few Sundays ago, will
be held before. Judge Butts Monday,
June 26. it was announced yesterday.
R. 'D. Dickerson,‘6f the law firm of
Dickerson £. Kelly, of ftou'flas; ifepfe- 1
seiittfig the defendants, spent yekW ;
da>' In Brunswick' with ,the yieW W
arranging a date for their hearing.
In addition to the contempt of court
proceedings, the two men are to fahf,
two other 'ctwrges, those oL asgauty
with intent to murder and
The former charge, however, (pay b$
reduced to assault and battery, but
.this/has not, been definitely determin
ed, dt is said. Warrants were recently
.sent to Douglas for -the arrest of Wig
gins and Whitehurst, but the sheriff
of Coffee eoupty assured Sheriff
Pyles the two men would be in Brunst
wick when wanted, and th,ey were not
brought here at that time.
It Is known, however, that the
charges against the deputy sheriff and
policeman will he vigorously prosecut
ed and ft is not unlikely that some
sensational developments may be de
veloped at the trials. 4 will be recall
ed, that the officers for cl by handcuffed
TO PLACE IRELAND ON
SAME BASIS AS CANADA
<By Associated Press.)
London, June 15.—The draft of the
new Irish constitution was made pub
lic tonight, on the eve of the Irish
elections, and gives, the document de
clares, force of law to the (Anglo-Irish
treaty.
It embodies a connection with the
British crown and generalyl places the
relations between Ireland and the em
pire on the same basis as Canada and
other dominions.
JENKINS INQUEST
JURYRECESSES
Coroner Baldwin Conducted In
vestigation at Thallman, the
Scene of Crime, But Investi
gation Continued to Saturday
The killing of Conductor lenkms at
Everett City early yesterday morning
is one of the several mysterious mur
ders in the vicinity of that Seaboard-
A., B. & A. junction and. like the oth
ers, it appears now that it wilt never
be known who the guilty party is
Jhat shot the conductor In the left
temple, the ball ranging downward,
passing through his head.
As reported in The News yesterday
morning, Coroner J. D. Baldwin, ac
companied by County Chief Norris,
left for the scene where the former
empaneled a jury and made a thor
ough investigation but no cluo as to
who fired the shot that killed the con
ductor was found. The investigation
was not concluded, however, and it
may be that when the jury meets
again Saturday the special agents ot
the Seaboard may have something tan
gible to lay before the jury.
Members of the train crew said the
last they saw of Jenkins alive was
when he was working on a hoc box
while the train was standing in a sid
ing at Thallman. The extra pulled out
and the flagman on the rear, seeing
a lantern on the ground beside the
track, stopped the train. He found
Jenkins’ body, with a bullet through
the left temple, lying near the lantern.
Railroad special agents and the au
thorities at Thalman are without a
single clue, according to the office of
the division superintendent at Savan
nah, and no theory has been advanced
as to how and why the conductor was
shot. Special agents arrested three
negro hoboes found on a car on freight
train No. 87, but one of the trio made
a break for liberty and succeedel in
ecsaping. All trains on the line are
being searched.
The dead man had.reported trouble
at Thallman to the officers of the Sea
board Air line on another occasion.
He said to J. N. F'anning, another con
ductor of the Seaboard, and to’ Frank
Ward, a neighbor, that he feared trou
ble on‘this trip.
Conductor Jenkins was 42 years of
age and leaves a wife, who resides in
Savannah, but the funeral will be held
at the fomer home of the dead man
in Fairfax, S. C., tomorrow afteroon.
RAIL MEN VOTING
STRONG FOR STRIKE
Officers of Unions Will Not In
terfere to Stop Walkout of a
Million and a Quarter Shop
Craft, Jewell Says.
Cincinnati, Jqne 15-— An overwhelm-!
Ing majority vote in favor of a strike
, is, £eing cast by members of the fclev- 1
eu shop crafts and: maintenance of
way unions:’ It is-said by the Rail
road Labor: Board that a million and
a quarter’men will be affected.
Officers of the unions will not in
terfere to stop a strike of the 1,225,000
shop craft and maintenance ot way
workers, B. M. Jewell declared today,
In addressing the American Federa
tion of Labor convention here today.
MF. Jewell is president of the Rail
way Employes Department of the Fed
eration.
“The railway workers are ready for
the test,” said Mr. Jewell, “and U they
decide, their decision will be complied
with by their leaders.”
Mr. Long’apd carried him to Douglas
over his protest after he had given
bond and bad secured a writ of habeas
corpus from Judge Butts, which hear
ing was set tor a later dase. The out
come of the c*s will £>a watched with
uneual interest, .*,
RAGUE DELEGATES
READY TO DECIDE
FATE OF RUSSIA
Eyes of All Europe Now Directed
os International Conference
t f at The Hague.
RE-ENTRY OF RUSSIA
INTO CONCERT OF NATIONS
Representatives of All Countries
of Europe, Except Russia, As
semble in Peace Palace for
Conference—England, France
and Italy May Harmonize.
(By Associated Press.)
The Hague, June 15.—A1l Europe
centered its hopes today in the open
ing of the international conference
which is dedicated to the task of mak
ing practical arrangements for the re
entry of Russia into the concert of na
tions.
The temporary failure of the confer
ence at Paris to negotiate a league
for the restoration of Germany has
undoubtedly served to augment the
pessimism obtaining in many coun
tries concerning the prospects of mak
ing definite agreements with commun
istic Russia on such vital matters as
credits, the treatment to be accorded
to property held by foreigners, and
the payment of the Russian debts.
Nevertheless, determination was ev
ident among the delegates gathered
here for the preliminary meetings to
mak every conceivable effort to reach
the results 'which the Genoa confer
ence did not succeed in achieving.
(Delegates Ready for Work.
Representatives of the principal
countries, excepting Russia, were
scheduled to assemble in the Peace
Palace at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon,
and there begin their labors of study
ing the program which will be pre
sented to the Russian delegation at
the joint meetings to open on June 26.
Although Holland disclaims any in
tention or desire of directing the con
ference, Foreign Minister Van Karne
beek will deliver the opening address
as a temporary president, welcoming
the delegates to the Netherlands, and
voicing Holland's sincere wishes for
the success of the conference.
Harmony is Sought.
Chief interest centers in the har
monization of the attitudes of Eng
land, France and Italy on how to ap
proach the soviet delegation officially,
for France shows a disposition to hold
tenaciously to her Genoa demand fot;
suitable guarantees from the Bolshe
viki before undertaking any new rela
tions with Russia.
PROMINENT RAIL
AND OIL MEN HERE
Party Came Down From Atlan
ta and Combined Business
With Pleasure, Making Trip
to St. Simon.
R. M. Reed, head of the Reed Oil
Company, of Atlanta; J. H. Smitha, of
the Community Oil Company, of At
lanta, and R. S. Gibbs, of the Trans
continental Oil Company, with bead
quarters in Georgia’s big city; A. L
Richdale, of the Atlantic Refining
Company, with headquarters in Atlan
ta; E. H. Hill, commercial agent; H.
S. Young, 'industrial agent ; C. B. Keal
hofar, freight traffic manager, and-L.
O. Kimderly, Jr., secretary to Mr.
Kaelhofer, of the Atlanta, Birmingham
Sc Atlantic railroad, were prominent
visitors tp. Brunswick; yesterday, com
bining business with pleasure and
spending part of the day on St. Si
mon.
The piirfy iame down as guests of
the A., B. & A. officials. The road
does a tremendous business with the
oil companies and many a tank leaves
the Atlantic Refinery for them during
the course of a month. The party,
many of whom bad - paid visits here
often, all speak of the great future iu
stone for this city and especially when
the St. Simon highway is completed.
HOLLAND ELECTED HEAD OF 1 n
ASSOCIATED AD. CLUBS.
(By Associated Press.)
Milwaukee, Wis., Jue 15. —Louis
Holland, of Kansas City, was today
elected president of the Asocfated Ad
vertising Chib* of the World on the
■ Orel ballot. ” - * *
LIQUOR AMENDMENT
TO SHIP SUBSIDY BU.L.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 15.—An
amendment to the ship subsidy
bill proposing a fine of SIO,OOO on
- any ship of whatever registry on
- which liquor is sold on a voyage
starting or ending at an Ameri
can port, was presented toagy to
the Republican members o! the
house merchant marine commit
tee.
LEGION Will HAVE
AN ESSraiEST
State Department of Education
to Co-operate With Officials of
Organization is Interesting
Event.
Atlanta. Ga., June 15—The State De
partment of Education has agreed to
co-operate with the national organiza
tion of the American Legion in ;ho
promotion of a national essay context
among school pupils on the subject,
“How American Legion Ran Best
Serve the Nation.” The contest will
be conducted in each county by the
school superintendent.
M. L. Brittain, State School Super
intendent, has appointed E. A. P.mnd,
State High School supervisor: J. 0.
Martin, of Covington, a state school
supervisor, and M. L. Duggan, rural
school agent, to act as judges for the
State of Georgia in the contest. These
judges will select the three best es
says offreed by Georgia pupils and en
ter them in the national contest.
Prizes of $750, SSOO and $250 are of
fered for the three best essays in the
national contest, the money to he
used toward scholarships in colleges
to be designated by the winners. State
prizes of silver and bronze medals
also will be awarded.
All girls and boys between the ages,
of 12 and 18 are eligible to enter. The
essays must be not more than 500
words in length, and submitted to the
county superintendent of schools by
August Ist.
KINGSLAND PHYSICIAN’S
CLOSE CALL ENROUTE HERE
Dr. J. B. Prim, of Woodbine, Cam
den county, came near meeting death
five miles this side of Broadfleld early
yesterday morning when he drove his
Ford sedan most too close to the edge
of the embankment and It fell over,
landing up side down and injuring the
occupant, who was brought to the city
hospital by a passerby.
, It Is stated at the hospital that Dr.
Prim’s injuries are not of a serious na
ture, but the shock has caused him lo
remain In a semi-conscious state. The
car was badly damaged, it was stated
by local parties who saw it.
CLAIMS AGAINST EMERGENCY
FLEET ORDERED PAID
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 15.—Chairman
Lasker today instructed the treasurer
of the shipping board to pay immedi
ately all claims already awardea
against the Emergency Fleet Corpora
tion.
TWO AMERICAN MEN
DROWN; TWO ESCAPE
(By Associated Press.)
Americus, Ga., June 15.; —Arthur
Mize, business man, and Guy 10-wen,
mechanic tfn anew launch- Mize had
jus) bought, were drowned today at
Spivey’s Landing, sixteen miles from
here, according to reports received to
night. . Allen Chappell and Wallace
Mott, members of the party, were said
to have escaped.
BARBECUE AT BLADEN
A SUCCESSFUL EVENT
With conditions of the weather per
fect, the big barbecue given by the
patrons of the school at Bladen yester
day was an event which will long be
remembered by all present and the
occasion brought together residents
from many ,parts of Glynn couuty and
scores from Brunswick.
Besides the eats, there were infor
mal group discussions on subjects of
a varied nature but most of these per
tained to bettering condition*'of the
farmers and residents of the rural sec
tions. Informal talks were made by a
large number. °
BRUNSWICK
Has the lowest death rate of
any city Its size In the United
States. .........
PRICE FIVE CENTS
WEEKS OF OPINION
OUR GOVERNMENT
FAST DECLINING
Says Men of Small Calibre are
Sent to Washington as
Result of Primary.
SECRETARY OF WAR SEEMS
IN A PESSIMISTIC MOOD
Made Frank Presentment of
Predominating Tendencies of
American Political Thought
in a Commencement Address
Yesterday.
(By Associated Press.)
Cleveland, June 15—A frankly pes
simistic view of some of the predom
inant tendencies of American political
thought was voiced today by Secre
tary Weeks of the war department at
the commencement exercises of West
ern Reserve University.
In an address which be said he was
tempted to entitle “The Decline of
the American Government,” the war
secretary declared the drift of recent
years was gradually weakening the
nation’s governmental structure by
undermining the constitution and
sweeping away the principles of party
responsibility.
The direct primary, "bloc” agita
tion and the country’s readiness to ac
cept constitutional amendments were
instanced by the speaker as furnish
ing evidence that the government was
heading away from its ancient safe
guards and toward complete social
demoracey
As one result, he asserted, in the
public mind “the legislative branch of
our national government probably
never has been at lower ebb than It is
today.”
“The direct primary,” he continued,
“has so palpably lessened the quality
of the men willing to serve in public
affairs that prompt action should be
taken to greatly modify or entirety re
peal it.”
Turning to the “bloc” movement in
politics, Mr. Weeks declared that
when a party comes into power prom
ising to do certain things and then
finds the groups break away from par
ty allegiance whenever their own in
terests seem to be directly involved,
“there is an end to responsibility in
government.”
In its attempt to improve upon the
work of the fathers by amending the
constitution, the secretary said, the
country hfad “failed signally.” He
added that, in the matter ot popular
elections “we have run riot,’ ’and he
suggested that much of the present
unrest and uncertainty seemed to
center in taxation and prohibition.
By way of preface, the secretary
said his philosophizing applied to no
particular party and that he spoke not
as a government official but as a pri
vate citizen, exercising his privilege
of free speech. .
MUM TO FIGHT
CUT IN LIGHT RITE
Attorneys for Company Conferr
ing as to Procedure.—Fur
nishing Lights at Lowest Rate
Company Says.
At a recent session of the Georgia
Railroad Commission the Mutual
Light & Water Company, of this city,
t was ordered to reduce its electric light
' rates 2 cents per kilowatt hour on the
first 50 kilowatt hours; 1 cent on the
second 50 kilowatt hours, and 1 Cent
on the next 300 kilowatt hours and a
straight reduction of 1 cent per kilo
watt hour was ordered in the power
rates.
In a statement Manager Lisman
says ’ the company is at present serv
ing its patrons electricity at the low
est possible figure and the fact that
gas rates are lower here than other
cities and towns in the state was re
ferred to. The cut in the price of gaa
was made volnutarily when the com
pany made an arrangement by which
it coul(J be furnished with gas at a
figure which enabled the rate to be
cut, but on the electricity there is no
possible way, It Is stated, to furnißh
at a lower rate than that which pre
vails at present and not lose money.
All legal rights will be protected,
and, in the meantime, the company's
attorneys are considering Just whar.
•taps will be taken.