Newspaper Page Text
BRUNSWICK
Has a landlocked harbor, the
best on the South Atlantic
Coast.
VOLUME XXI. NO. 215
GEN. CARR RE-ELECTED COMMANDER OF U. C. V.
NEW ORLEANS IS
NAMED REUNION
CITY NEXT (EUR
Other Officers Elected Were Gen.
Thomas, Lieut.=Gen. Howry
and Lieut. Gen. Kirkpatrick
COL. JACKSON’S HISTORY
RECOMMENDED FOR SOUTH
A Grand Ball Last Night in
Which all Veterans, Sons of
Veterans and Other Organiza
tions Participated Brought
Great Convention to a Close.
v
(By Associated Press.)
Richmond. June 21. —The re-election
of General Julian S. Carr, of Durham,
N. C., as commander-in-chief, and the
selection of New Orleans as the re
union city in 1923, featured the closing
sessions here today of the annual re-,
union of the United Confederate Vet
erans.
Other officers elected included Gen
eral J. A. Thomas, commander of the
army of Tennessee; Lieutenant-Gen
eal C. D. Howry, of Washington, com
mander of the Army of Northern Vir
ginia, and Lieut. General Kirkpatrick
of Texas, to command the trans-Mis
sissippi states.
The adoption of a resolution rec
ommending that the history written
by Colonel Huger Jackson, of Curry
ville, Ga., in which it is stated that
Abraham Lincoln “deliberately and
personaly conceived” the War Be
tween the States, be used in the
South, featured the morning session.
MEMORIALS.
(By Associated Press.)
Richmond, Va., June 21. —The elec
tion of officers, choice of the next re
union city and reports of four impor
tant committees were in order when
the United Confederate Veterans on
the second day of their thirty-second
annual reunion got down to business
here today.
The committees are those on the
battle abbey' the historical commit
tee, the committee on resolutions and
the monumental committee. The re
ports and recommendations of these
bodies will have to do with the ac
complishments of the past and plans
"•for the future of the veteran organi
sation in connection with memorials,
monuments, parks and provisions for
needy veterans and widows of veter
ans.
. Memorial exercises, in which the
old soldiers and members of the Con
federate Southern Memorial Associa
tion will participate, were conducted
at noon. The forenoon program was
concluded with a business session.
The election of officers and choice
of next year’s reunion city were sche
duled for late today. Three names
had been mentioned prominently in
connection with the post of comman
der-in-chief. They were General Jul
ian S. Carr, incumbent; Colonel Wil
liam B. Haldeman, Louisville, Ky„
commander of the Kentucky orphan’s
brigade, and General William B. Free
man, Richmond, commander of the
Virginia division U. C. V.
The Kentuckian had publicly an
nounced that he does not care for the
honor; that his greatest ambition is
to bring about the completion of the
Jefferson Davis monument at Fair
View, Ky,, upon which $20,000 already
has been expended, and to which Col
onel Haldeman has given much time
and interest.
SONS’ MEETING.
Among the cities which were prom
inently mentioned for the next! 're
union were Jacksonville, Fla. and
New Orleans. Others are Nashville,
Tenn.; Louisville, Ky., and Dallas,
Texas. Dallas already has put in a
bid for the headquarters of the Unit
ed Sons of Confederate Veterans,
which will be decided on tally or to
morrow.
The sons were having taeir third
. day's session today, whirl, was sol.-;-
jt fluled to continue throughout the day.
Election of officers and reportH from
important committees are oil their
program.
Judge Edgar Scurry, White Falls,
Tex., last night announced, through
Ad). Carl Hinton, of the sons, that he
will decline to stand for re-election
to the post of commander-in-chief.
Among the names being mentioned
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
■i
“PUSSYFOOT” WON’T RIDE -
BOOTLEG SCOWS. "
(By Associated Press.) A
New York, June 21.—When A
William E. ("Pussyfoot”) John- A
son sails for Liverpool tomorrow t
to resume his prohibition drive A
overseas, it will be on the Brit- A
is steamer Scythia. -i
“I will not ride on American -i
.bootleg scows,” he said today, A
announcing his decision. “I A
don’t regard such ships as be- A
ing safe to travel on.” A
A
PREACHER CHARRED
BEING DIGAMIST
Rev. Donald D. Stewart Es Said
to Have Wives in Indianapo
lis, Ind.; Boston, Mass., and
Detroit, Mich.
(By Associated Press.)
Dos Angeles, Cal., June .*l.—The
Rev. Donald n. Stewart, California
temperance worker, arrested near Si
erra Madre yesterday, was said today
by the authorities to have been ac
cused formally of bigamy in Indian
apolis, Detroit, and Boston U also
was announced that his “wives” had
charged him with defrauding them of
thousands of dollars.
Mrs. Ethel Turner Oshaideston, ar
rested with Stewart, is alleged, ac
cording to a detective agency, to have
posed as Stewart’s sister, and arrang
ed the several marriages of which he
is accused. The two are held on the
specific complaint of being fugitives
from justice from Boston.
The Rev. Mr. Stewart composed a
song entitled, “We’ll Make California I
Dry.” He is credited with having!
caused elimination of segregated dis-!
tricts in several cities.
OR. SUN VAT SEN IS
TAKEN PRISONER
Former President of South Chi
na Republic Held Captive on
Cruise on River Near Canton,
Say Advices.
(By Associated Press.)
Peking, June 21. —Dr. Sun Yat Sen,
formerly president of the South China
republic, was taken prisoner by the
United China forces today, and is be
ing held a captive on the Chinese
cruiser in a river near Canton, accord
ing to advices received from that city.
NORTHERN ARMY MUTINIES.
Shanghai, June 21. —Between ten
and fifteen thousand of the Northern
forces sent against Sun Yat Sen’s ar
my in Kiangsi province, mutinied at
Kianfu and burned portions of Kian
fusand and other nearby cities, and
killed thousands of residents, accord
ing to unconfirmed, but apparently au
thentic reports from Hankow.
AIRPLANE TAKES PLUNGE
PASSENGERS ESCAPE
(By Associated Press.)
Wichita, Kan., June 21.—Pilot Roy
Snow, R. S. Norman, and a woman
passenger, escaped in parachutes
when their airplane went into a tail
spin at an elevation of three thousand
feet and crashed to the earth.
today for the position are those of
W. McDonald Lee, of Irvington, Va.,
state commissioner of game and in
land fisheries, and Dr. Garnett King,
of Fredericksburg, Va.
Between 5 and 7 o’clock p. m., a re
ception was given to the veterans,
sons and ,maids and sponsors at the
Country Club of Virginia, one of Rich
mond’s show places, north of the city.
A ball tonight, in which all veter
ans, sons and other organizations will
participate, concluded today’s activi
ties.
LEE HE AIDS SONS OF VETERANS
Richmond, June 21. —W. McDonald
Lee, of Irvington, Va., was elected
commandar-ln-ch’elt of thd Sons of
Confederate Veterans here tohigfct.
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1922.
THE HAGUE OPENS
DOOHS MEETING
DNITED STATES
Holland is Awarded Presidency
of Russian Affairs Commis
sion of Conference.
RUSSIAN SOVIET
DELEGATION EXPECTED
Belgium Civen Vice-Presidency
of Body, While Representa
tives Great Britain, France
and Italy Respectively Head
the Three Subcommissions.
(By Associated Press.)
The Hague, June 21. —Holland was
assigned the president of the central
commission of the conference on Rus
sian affairs here when the selection
of this commission and the three sub
commissions of the Conference were
made today.
Belgium was given the vice presi
dency body, while representatives of
Great Britain, France and Italy, re
spectively, head the three subcommis
sions. The list announced was; M.
Paytn, Holland, presid nt of the cen
tral commission; M. Cattier of Belgi
um, vice president; Sir Philip Lloyd
Graeme, Great Britain, chairman of
the subcommission of property; M.
Alphand, of France, chairman of the
subcommission of debts; Baron Avez
zano, of Italy, chairman of the sub
commission on credits.
The Russian Soviet delegation is
expected here Friday.
Baron Avezzano, chief of the Ital
ian delegation, said today that the in
terview recently attributed to Prof.
Giannini, the second Italian delegate,
quoting him as saying he had special
mission to Ambassador Harvey
London to urge American participa
tion at The Hague, was evidently due
to a misunderstanding.
“It would be superfluous,” said Bar
on Avezzano, “to tell America that the
doors of The Hague conference were
open to her. It also ; s unlikely that
Prof. Giannini could have intimated
that Italy should assume the burden
of presenting the American views at
the conference, as the Washington
government is quite able to take care
of its own interests.”
MAIMED VETERANS
FAVOR THE BONUS
Financiers are Charged by
Smyth Witlt Attempting to
Bribe a Number of Ex-Service
Men.
(By Associated Press.)
; Indianapolis, Ind., June 21. —World
j War veterans, who still are suffering
| from wounds or disability incident to
their service, have entered a protest
i against the use of their names to fight
adjusted compensation, national head
quarters of the American Legion an
! uounced here today upon receipt of i
information from the Disabled Ameri
can Veterans’ Organization.
“For the solemn purpose of correct
ing a rank injustice to the disabled,”
'Robert M. Smyth, of Cincinnati, na
tional staff representative of the dis
abled American veterans, charges in
a letter to the legion that “certain fi
nanciers corralled a few disabled sol
diers recently, brought them up be
fore President Harding (for which
they probably were well paid) and had
their picture taken.” This picture,
Smyth alleges, was published broad
cast with the statement that "disabled
veterans are against a bonus.”
MRS. A. M. MAXWELL PASSES
AWAY AT NOON YESTERDAY.
As the result of a stroke of paraly
sis, suffered a week ago, Mrs. Annie
Moatte Maxwell died yesterday at
noon at the residence of her daugh
ter, Mrs. A. Christie, 1901 F street.
The deceased came to Brunswick from
Florence, S. C., three years ago to
make her home with her daughter and
son-in-law, Dr. A. C. Christie, and
made many friends who are sincerely
grieved at her death. She wee 68
year! of age, but 6 wedtaa of rehtarX-
REGULAR SHOOT OF GUN
CLUB THIS AFTERNOON.
The Brunswick Gun Club will hold
its regular weekly shoot this after
noon. It has been decided, beginning
today, to start the weekly shoots at
5 o’clock instead of 4 this change be
made because of the warm weather.
It is expected that an unusually
large number of the members will be
out this afternoon, as the scores made
will have some bearing on the two
teams which are to shoot Savannah in
this city next month. When the Sa
vannah team comes over the ten mem
bers of the local club having the high
est averages will be selected to repre
sent the local club.
GIG GRAND RIG
IS ON It WAGE
Sixteen Thousand Acres Land
Flooded and Stream Was Ex
pected Reach Critical Stage
Late Last Night.
(By Associated Press.)
San Antonio, Texas., June 21. —The
critical stage in the lower Rio Grande
Valley flood, which has inundated
nearly 16,000 acres in Starr, Hidalgo
and Cameron counties, marooned
nearly 1,000 Mexicans in small border
towns and covered the roads leading
west of Mercedes, is expected between
midnight tonight and dawn Thursday
when the crest of the upper flood is
due to reach the edge of Starr coun
ty.
This flood, the result of a cloud
burst in the hills of Terrell county,
Texas, last Saturday, is remarkable
in the history of the river, not only
because it has exceeded all previous
records, but also because of its slow
movement and sustained volume.
From a stream normally 200 to 300
yards wide and 18 inches to six feet
deep, the Rio Grande has become fif
ty feet deep at the flood crest and
from three quarters to a mile wide.
UNION MINERS AGO
WORKERS CLASH
Six Strikers and One Mine
Guard Killed at Herrin, 111., at
the Surface Mine of Soutnern
Illinois Coal Cos.
(By Associated Press.)
Herrin, 111,, June 21.—Fighting be
tween striking union miners and non
union workers, who are mining coal
at the surface mie of the Southern
Illinois Coal Company, six miles east
of here has ceased, according to re
ports tonight. The exact number of
casualties cannot be determined on
account of the inaccessibility of the
scene of the trouble.
SIX STRIKERS KILLED.
Springfield, 111., June 21.—Hal W.
Trevillion, member of the Illinois
Commerce Commission, and editor of
the Herrin News, received word over
the telephone tonight that seven men
were killed in the labor troubles at
Herrin, six strikers and one mine
guard.
BANK OFFICIALS
SUBPOENAED BY JURY
Washington, June 21.—Su)bpoenas
have been sent out by a special war
frauds federal grand jury to officials
of the leading banking corporations
in New York, Philadelphia, New Or
leans and Jacksonville, requiring their
appearance in connection with the in
vestigation of thie contracts under
which the government disposed of
surplus lumber after the war.
able vitality and many admirable
traits. Mrs, Maxwell was a life-long
Episcopalian and took an activ part
in church work.
Mrs. Maxwell is survived by her
daughter, Mrs. Christie, and by three j
sons, Elliott Maxwell, of. Savannah;
Pinkney and George Wilson Maxwell,!
of Florence. The body was conveyed j
yesterday afternoon to Florence, ac
companied by Dr. and Mrs. Christie,
and Elliott Christie, where funeral and
interment will be held tomorrow. Un
dertaker J. D. Baldwin bed charge of
arraaianadnu.
WILL INTRODUCE,
ST. SIMON HIGHWAY
BILL WEDNESDAY
It is Generally Thought Will
Take Seven Days to Get
to Governor.
AFTER HARDWICK SIGNS
ELECTION TO BE CALLED
It Will, be Remembered That a
Large Majority of City Voters
Cast Their Ballots for Issue
When County Bond Election
Was Held on May 12.
The Georgia legislature meets next
Wednesday morning and one of the
first bills to be introduced will be the
following, by Representative Mann:
"An act to declare the building 1
and construction of certain roads
and bridges in Glynn county to be
a municipal purpose of the city of
Brunswick and to authorize said
city to appropriate funds and is
sue bonds therefor.
"Section 1. Be it enacted by
the General Assembly of the state
of Georgia, and it is hereby en
acted by authority of the same,
That the construction and build
ing of a road in Glynn county
from a point close to the old Cy
press mill site to St. Simon island
are hereby declared to be a public
benelt to the City of Brunswick in
said County and its inhabitants
and to constitute a proper munic
ipal purpose of said city.
“Section 2. Be it further enact
ed by the authority aforesaid.
That said City is authorized to
appropriate money and issue
bonds as provided by law for all
or any of such purposes to an
amount not exceeding $175,000.”
The measure will meet with no op
position in the upper house from Sen
ator L. R. Akin and it is expected that
iwithin seven days from the time it
is introduced by Representative Mann
it will have Governor Hardwick’s sig
nature affixed and will thereby be
come a law.
Within thirty days after the bill
passes both houses and receives the
Governor’s sanction, an election will
be called in the city of Brunswick for
the purpose of legally giving approval
to the measure. Tiiis was given mor
ally at the county bond election and
with than a dozen vqtes against
it. Most of the parties who so voted
have realized the great results to
come from the St. Simon highway and
the election is expected to be prac
tically unanimous. It will receive the
strong support in the house of Rep
resentative Mann and in the senate by
Senator Akin.
EIGERAIiIY OF
TRIO BIG PLANES
Atlantic Refinery, Yaryan and
Georgia Veneer to Give Em
ployees Who are Members of
Riflemen, Time off for Camp.
A number of other employers of the
city should follow the example of the
trio of large plants, the Atlantic Re
fining Company, the Hercules Powder
Company, operating the Yaryan plant,
and the Georgia Veneer and Package
Company, all of which have granted
their employees who are members of
the Brunswick Riflemen, time off for
the encampment with full pay. This
is a liberal action on the part of the
big plant operators and is appreciated
by Capt. Harwell and other officers
of the company.
Some few employers ha’ve refused
to allow their men to even go unless
they place a substitute and these very
people, the Riflemen say, would be the
very first to call for the company in
case their lives or property should be
in danger.
In the meantime, Ihe company Is
drilling twice each week and prepar-l
ing to be tbe most efficient of any In I
th regiment, but what is heartily
lired 18 retired auubr of tta.
GEORGIAN UNCOVERED
CARVED LIKENESS OF LEE.
(By Associated Press.)
Richmond, Va., June 21—Re
turning to Richmond after an
elapse of 60 years, R. G. Tuedor,
a veteran of Augusta, Ga , has un
covered from the rubbish which
for three score years had lain on
•the floor of an old house on one
of the main thoroughfares here,
a likeness of General Robert E
Lee, which he said he carved
there with a pocketknife while
convalescing from a wound he
received while fighting in the
battle around Richmond.
CORONER’S JURY
FINISHED INQUEST
Slayer of Wife and Mother-in
law to be Tried fo Double
Murder in Bulloch County.—
No TalK of Action.
(Bv Associated Press.)
Statesboro, Ga., June 21. —A coro
ner’s jury of Buloch county sitting
here yesterday completed its inquiry
into the killing of Mrs. Elliott Padrick
and her mother. Mrs. B. M. Dixon, by
Elliott Padrick, husband of the young
er woman. The jury found that the
women came to their death at the
hands of Padrick, who shot them.
A loving letter, written by Padrick
to his wife asking her to meet him
at ciito on the day he killed the two
women, was read. Witnesses told of
the confession made by Padrick, who
said he killed his wife because she
was unfaithful to him. Padrick said
the killing of the elder woman was
an acicdent.
There was talk of mob action but it
quickly died out. Padrick will be tried
here. Padrick is alleged to have forg
ed a check to get money to come to
Bulloch county to kill his Wife.
The victims were buried near here
yesterday,
MUSCOGEE GRAND
JURY GETS BUSY
Sergt. Kimball and Bryant Toole
Indicted in Connection With
Bombing Home of Mayor Di
mon Month Ago.
Columbus, Ga., June 21. —Sergeant
J. B .Kimball and Bryant Toole were
indicted by the Muscogee grand jury
here today on felony charges growing
out of the recent bombing of Mayor
Dimbn’s home here.
Bombing is a capital offense under
the Georgia law and the men were or
dered to remain in jail without bail.
TO PROBE DEEP.
(By Associated Press.)
Columbus, Ga., June 21.—Exactly
one month after the bombing of the
residence of Mayor J. Homer Dimon.
the Muscogee county grand jury this
afternoon, at 2:30 o’clock, began the
investigation of the cases of Sergeant
J. B. Kimball, of Fort Benning, and
j Bryant Toole, taxi-driver, charged
1 with complicity in connection with the
outrage.
Solicitor General C. Frank Mc-
Laughlin. who has charge of tile prose
cution. has reiterated his declaration
that every phake of the bombing will
be taken up by the inquisitorial body
and that they will meet from day to
day until the investigation is complet
ed.
JUDGE G. H. HOWARD WILL
ALSO RUN FOR GOVERNOR
(By Associated Press.)
Columbus, Ga.. June 21.—Columbus
friends of Judge G. H. Howard say
that he will become a candidate for
governor, having as his main platform
advocacy of the $75,006,000 road bond
issue, thus making it a four-cornered
race in Georgia.
Judge Howard, as former campaign
manager for Gov. Hardwick, with
whom he if allaged to have apltt, U
widely known over the state.
BRUNSWICK
Has the lowest death rate of
any city its size in the United
States . ,
PRICE FIVE CENTS
VISCERA OF FIBS!
WIFE OF SAGGUS
TAKEN FO ATLANTA
Body of Other Victim of Alleged
Poisoning Case to be Ex=
burned Today.
ACCUSED DOCTOR SAYS
HE FAVORS INVESTIGATION
No Charges Have Been Mado
Against Mrs. Saggus, Pend
ing Chemical Examination of
Vital Organs of Dead Man and
Woman, Says Solicitor.
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, June 21. —The viscera o£
the late Mrs. Mary Walker Saggus,
first wife of Dr. J. G. Saggus, who is
in jail at Washington, Ga., charged
with poisoning her and Charles W.
Wilbanks, whose widow he subse
quently married, was brougnr to At
lanta today for analysis.
The body of Wilbanks will probably
be exhumed tomorrow at Commerce.
His vital organs will also be brought
here for examination.
NO CHARGES AGAINST WIFE.
(By Associated Press.)
Warrenton, Ga., June 21.—N0 charg
es have been made against Mrs. C. J.
Saggus, wife of Dr. Saggus, of Harlem,
Ga.. who is held in Wilkes county jail
at Washington, Ga.. charged with the
murder of Mrs. Mary Walker Saggus,
his first wife and Charles W. Wil
i banks, husband of his present wife,
and any charges will depend upon the
chemist’s examination of the vital or
gans of the dead man and woman, ac
cording to Solicitor M. L. Felts, of the
Toombs judicial circuit. Mr. Felts
made the announcement today from
his home here.
BODY EXHUMED.
Washington, Ga., June 21.—The
body of Mrs. Mary Walker Saggus,
first wife of Dr. J. G. Saggus, who
is held in jail on charges preferred by
a coroner’s jury of having caused her
death and that of Charles W. Wil
banks, whose wife he later married,
was exhumed late yesterday and the
viscera obtained for chemical analy
sis.
Coroner A. W. Simpson, who had
charge of the distinterment, which
was carried out in the presence of a
brother of Dr. Saggus, Dr. C. E. Willis,
and Sheriff Walker, plans to go to
Commerce, Ga., and exhume the body
of Mr. Wilbanks. State chemists in
Atlanta will be asked by the coroner
to examine the intestines of the first
Mrs. Saggus and Mr. Wilbanks to de
termine whether they were poisoned,
if as the coroner’s jury charged poison
caused their death and for which they
held Dr. Saggus responsible.
Dr. Saggus, through Jiis attorney,
announced he approved the action of
the authorities in making a thorough
investigation of his first wife’s body
and welcomed it. He reiterated his
innocence of the charges and said
there was nothing against him but a
series of circumstances which have
been magnified and enlarged upon in
an effort to discredit him and his pres
ent wife, the former Mrs. Wilbanks.
Pending the results of the chemists
examination Dr. Saggus’ counsel indi
cated they would make no move to
obtain Ilfs release on bond.
QUILLER DEAVER IS NEAR
DEATH AT HIS HOME HERE
Quiller Denver, who has been criti
cally ill at his home, 919 Norwich
street, for the past several weeks, was
reported to be in a dying condition
last night and it was expected that
lie would not suvive the night.
Mr. Deaver has an incurable stom
ach malady and while his devoted
wife, relatives and friends have watch
ed by his bedside constantly, they are
all prepared for the worst. The sick
man was born and spent his boyhood
on St. Simon. During the work on
the Panama canal he was employed
bythe government there and was an
employee of the Shipping Board here
during' the wur. Mr. Deaver has a
host of friends who are greatly con
cerned over hi* serious condition.