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BRUNSWICK
Has a landlocked Harbor, the
best on the South Atlantic
Coast.
VOLUME XXI. NO.
RAIL STRIKE HAS REACHED A CRITICAL STAGE
UNION OFFICIALS
ORDER MEN KEEP
MAIL TRAINS ON GO
AH Other Passengers to Be Halt
ed Unless Roads Can Deliver
All Equipment Outside.
STATE TROOP AND FEDERAL
DEPUTIES IN SIX STATES
President Helt of Signalmen An
nounces That Will Not Order*
Strike But Has Taken Up
Grieveances With Eighteen
Roads Up to President.
Bloomington, 111., July 11.—The
,Chicago & Alton engineers, fire
men, trainmen and conductors,
members of the Big Four brother
hood, voted late today not to enter
railroad yards or shops as long as
state troops are on guard there.
The union officials ordered the
men to keep mail trains moving
but all other pasenger and freight
service be halted unless the rail
road can deliver equipment to men
outside of the troop zone. The
clerks here walked out last night
on account of the presence of the
troops.
The day passed quietly at the
shops, almost a hundred non-un
ion workers arriving from Chicago
and began preparing trains and
engines for duty. Official reports
are that only four shots were fired
last night resulted in telegraphing
the governor that two hundred
were fired at their homes.
RAILROAD EXECUTIVES AND
LABOR OFFICIALS TO MEET
(By Associated PreßS.)
Chicago, July 11.—With the State
troops and federal marshals on guard
in a half dozen statefe to avert vio
lence, prevent interference with mails
or interstate commerce, leaders of the
Big Four brotherhoods and the rail
way executives were hurrying to Chi
cago tonight to confer tomorrow on
£he issute arising from the shopmen’s
strike. ' *
The issues for discussion are ex
pected to include the question of work
ing with guards. and state,/troops on
duty,, alleged insistence of the roads
the brotherhood ;h> members perform
work assigned to fcrafts now on strike.
‘Brotherhoods also claim that en
gines* with defective breaks, head
lights, and air equipment are being
turned over to them since tne strike
President Holt, of the Railroad Sig
nalmen, announced that he would not
order a strike now but expected to
open up negotiations over grieveances
eighteen roads made conciliatory ex
pressions looking to the settlement of
the shopmen’s strike and the same is
already conferring with the system of
federated heads, union leaders insist
ed however, that Rhere will be no set
tlement except on* a national basis.
government ultimatum
HA9 HAD LITTLE EFFECT
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, July 11.—The deter
mination of the federal goveyiiment to
maintain transportation of mails and
interstate commerce during the shop
fß’s strike failed to check today the
stream of reports to the postoffice de
partment? of interference by the strik
ers with mail trains.
, Failiire to operate mail trains on the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas and Balti
more & Ohio roads were reported.
Mail service inspectors have been
ordered to investigate all complaints.
AUTO ACCIDENT INJURIES
MOTHER AND LITTLE CHILD
: - ■
Mr. and Mrs. Berrle Holmes and Mrs.
J. ; C. Cornelius Have Narrow Escape.
In an accident shortly after 10
o’clock Monday night, Mrs. Berrie
Holmes and her little daughter re
ceived cuts, strange to say, over the
left eye in Identically the same spot.
L The injured ones were rushed to the
city in C. S. Akin’s car and medical
attention was give as quickly as pos
sible and while the wounds received
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HEFLIN CONTINUES H|S
ATTACK ON HARDING
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, July 11.—-Continu
ing his attack on (low Harding
and the federal reserve board.
Senator Heflin declared in the
Senate today that Harvard Uni
versity at the June commence
ment conferred the degree of
doctor of laws on Harding “to
help” Wall street in its efforts to
get him reappointed governor.
PROP. N. H. BALLARD MAKING
AN AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN
The Waycross Herald of
said: / J
“M. H. Ballard, candidate for
superintendent of education, spentvo
day here in the interest of his candi
dacy.
“Mr. Ballard is well known and pop
ular throughout the state, and is mak
ing an aggressive campaign. In speak
ing of the outlook today he stated
that while he had been unable to visit
many sections he had received reports
from every county and they were most
encouraging.
“Mr. Ballard leaves this evening for
Grady county, where he will spend a
short time.”
GEORGIA COTTON
CROP VERY POOR
U. S. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics Says Prospect
This Year Is Poorer Than in
Aany State Except South
Carolina.
Atlanta. July 11. —The cotton pros
pect in Georgia is poorer than in any
state according to the correspondents
of the Unitged States Bureau of Agri
cultural Economics though the ad
joining state of South Carolina is in
much the same situation. The contin
uous rains during the early part of
June prevented cultivation, induced
growth of grass, and leached out much
of the fertilizer. Before the farmers
were able to get the fields clean the
weevils were found in such large
numbers that many farmers gave up
the battle and turned to other crops.
This proportion was large enough to
be the decisive factor in making the
Georgia acreage' less than last year.
While all other states show a return
.to normal acreage of cotton. Georgia
and South Carolina show' reductions,
: principally on account of the boil wee
vil. The destruction wrought last
year was disastrous, n Georgia the
central and most important cotton dis
trict was practically wiped out. In
1922 the number of weevils present
early in the season indicated a probn
able repetition if cotton were planted.
The growers “seeded down” their
plantations, put them in corn, or al
lowed them to lie idle.
South Georgia on the other hand
has become accustomed to the weevil
and. learned to fight him. The result
is that more cotton has been planted
in that section than in five' or six
years. The net increase there is about
15 per cent.
North Georgia, with the exception of
a few mountain counties, shows some
decrease. Here the planting was lim
ited by rain and soil conditions.
The Georgia cotton crop will be be
low any in the last twenty years with
the possible exception of last season.
Weevil infestation is heavy and dam
age already severe.
by mother and daughter are not of
serious nature, yet they proved quite
pajnful. Mrs. Cornelius and Mr. Hol
mest were uninjured.
The accident was caused by the
sudden on the road of a calf,
which w f as struck with sufficient force
to break a log and the automobile in
swerving struck a telegraph post and
was damaged, but only to a slight ex
tent. The wind shield was broken,
fenders damaged and an axle badly
bent. Yesterday both mother and
daughter were much better and the
former practically had recovered from
the nervousness .brought on by the
accident.
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1922.
PROCLAMATION ISSUED
BY PRESIDENT HARDING
£
By Associated Press
Washington, July 11.—President Harding in a proclamation tonight directed “all persons to
refrain from interference with the lawful efforts to maintain transportation and the carrying
of United States mail.
In the p Acclamation, which was issued after a day of continued reports of interference by
railroad strik with the mail trains, the President invited all public authorities, state and
municipal to ‘facilitate their operation in safety which is essential to life, liberty and the
security of property.and our common v welfare.
A peaceful settlement of all controversies between shopcraft employes was staged “in
accordance with the law and due respect for the established agencies for such settlement
is essential to the securty and well being of our people.”
President Harding maintains that the men willing to maintain operation of the roads in
order to transport mail “have the indisputable right to work that others have declined to work."
GENERAL HUTTO’S
ELOQUENT APPEAL
TO COLOOED RACE
A Leader of Colored Race Makes
Strong Talk to Knights of
Pythias Now in Session.
CIVILIZATION NOT GARMENT
TO BE BOUGHT, HE STATED
Convention Got Down to Busi
ness and Many Matters Were
Handled on First Day—Grand
Lodge Will Continue in Ses
sion. ;
By CHARLES STEWART
“The Negro must win his way to
civilization as other races have done
in this country,” declared General G.
R. Hutto, of Bainbridge, in addressing
the grand lodge of colored Knights of
Pythias yesterday in the Shiloh Bap
tist church, which marked the open
ing of the 23rd annual session of the
grand lodge and the grand court of
Calanthe, the female branch of the
order.
“We must learn that civilization Is
not a garment to be purchased at
some department store and worn off
on first fitting, but it represents years
of toil, preparation and . sacrifice.
There is no man, no class of men, no
combination of men that can pick up
a race, or individual and place him in
to greatness. Those who have amount
ed anything in this world have had
to win their spurs. Look where we
were fifty years’ ago, and see where
we aer today, and we should rejoice
with the Psalmist David in saying
‘The Lord hath done great things for
us whereof we are glad’.”
The grand lodge and grand court
have brought to the city over two
thousand orderly colored men and
Women, and as plendid opportunity
is given to observe the progress made
by the race. They are orderly, polite
and courteous, attending to the busi
ness for which they came, and there
will be no friction between tlie races,
for each will look after his own af
fairs.
The slogan, announced by Grand
Chancellor Hutto, who is regarded a
fcane and safe leader for his people is
“Better homes, better farms, better
churches, better schools, better men
and women, better boys- and girls.”
’ The grand lodge opened at 9:30
o’clockq yesterday morning, using the
form in the ritual, and a special pray
er was offered by Grand Prelate Dr.
M. M. Alston.
Following the opening, and’roll, cajji
Grand Chancellor Hutto announced
tjie death of Charles H. McCarthy, sec
reary-treasurer of the Endowment De
partment of the order. The body stood
,’and sang “Shall We Meet Beyond the
River?” Then followed the announce
ment of the following commitees:
Credentials: B. W. Warren, R. W.
Watkins, J. A. Lee, G. F. Rivers, How
ard Ellis, S. S. Humbert, Tom Reed,
M. L. Walton, M. B. Hutto, R. E. Hart
ley and W. S. Harris.
Appeals and Grieveances: A. B.
Sinquefield, S. S Mency, F. J. Wim
berly, Will Jackson, L. W. Whjt<jhead,
W. R. Young and W. J. Johnson.?
Law and; Supervision: E. J. Mat
thews, J. M. Nabrltt, W. L. Hughes,
Boston Ford, T. H. Hudson, T. B.
Bright and H. H. Holder.
Grand Chancellor’s Address: John
HON. MANN MAKES
' SPEECH OF HiS LiFE
Atlanta, July 11.—Hon. B. F.
Mann, of Clynn county, made one
of the most eloquent and intel
lectual speeches today veer heard
in the Georgia House of Repre
sentatives.
McMichael was overwhelming
ly snowed under on the Highway
Department. Mr. Mann has mile
a study of Georgia highways and
was warmly congratulated when
he had finished his, the first
speech on the highway proposi
tion.
BOLSHEVIST PLOT
KILL FRENCHMEH
Theft of Important Government
Papers Leads to Investigation
And Sensational Disclosures
Followed.
(By Associated Press.i
Paris, July 11. —Many sensational
stories are being printed of a myster
ious affair growing out of the theft
of papers from the headquarters of the
Russian constituent assembly here.
According to LeJournal. a Bolshevik
plot has been discovered, the investi
gation having shown that Bolshevist
agents arrived in France lately with
carefully defined missions, the most
important of which was fo- the surf'
pression of two, eminent French po
litical figures distinguished far their
anti-Soviet sentiments.
The investigation has funher shown
this authority adds the: Ur' Soviet
proposed to Germany a surprise at
tack on Poland. After Poland was
crushed they were to turn their guns
on France. The Berman monarchists
(Continued on page 5) -4*
Harmon, P. W. Greatlieart. J. W.
Hughley, P. James Bryant, P. G. Black
well and T. K.YP&rsley.
Dispensation and Charters: J. S.
Adams. H. S. Martin. L. W. Wheeler.
Henev Clark and T. E. Scott.
Mileage: R. L. Smith. John Mit
chell. G. B. Taylor. R. N. Jackson- J.
I, Riggs, T. .T. Harper. J. L. Grant and
W. A Collier
Foreign* Correspondence: H L.
Ferrell. G. B. Barnett, W. C.- Jones, A.
J. Ransier, E. L. Bell. J. C. Carey,
Darnell Thomas and R. B. Pleasant.
Uniform Rank: Henry Winn.
Obiturary': E. D. Newsom, I. D.
Davis, .I. D ; ’DaVis. F, J. Reeves, J. C.
Lawrence, A. Speight. S T. Glenn. J.
W, Maxwell. J. H Williams, A. K.
Wright, J. H. Hunter, M. K. T. Jones,
J. H. Morris, W. G. Alexander, R. C.
Crouch, B F. Seabrooks.
Conferring Degrees: H. R. Butler,
M. D„ G. N. Stoner, M. D.. K. A, Burns,
dps. W. S. Hornsby, D. F. Pughsley
and H. R. Butler.
Printing and Supplies: B. W. War
ren, J. S.‘Bolden, E. F. Small, D. J.
Williams, W. Bivens and J. W. Powell.
Sta( of the .Order: R. H Cobb, G.
C. Ramey, J. I. Stringer. S. A. Jones,
W. H. Phipps, R. E. .Tones and C. O.
Davis
Secretary to Grand Lodge: A S.
Staley, assistant secretary, F. H. Hen
ttGaiitUtttf on tags 6)
SOLDIER'S DOING
HMD WORK; ALSO
PLEASURE WITH IT
Camp (lot Down fo Real Busi=
ness an Hour After
I anding.
BRUNSWICK RIFLEMEN
ARE ALL WELL AND HAPPY
T here Is Ample Time “Off” Each
Day for Surf Bathing and
Having a Good Time Gener
ally and the Boys Are Cer
tainly Doing This.
Those twelve hundred or more. Geor
gia National Guardsmen on St. Simon
are not only doing hard military duty
but are also enjoying themselves as
well and seem pleased with everything
in connection with the camp.
Another interesting matter to the
fioys is the fact that they are to re
ceive, half of their pay at the end of
the first week and that will allow
them to replendish their purses. It
will be remembered that the “ghost
did not walk” until the last day of
camp last year and (he boys could
have enjoyed themselves to a greater
extent if they had been paid alj the
end of the first week.
It is understood that beginning to
day Col. Russell will be more lenient
with the leaves of absence and many
soldiers will be seen in Brunswick
daily. There was quite a large num
ber over yesterday and the fact that
an automobile is being kept here gives
the commissary department-members
a chance-to have great pleasure as
•their work is purchsing the few sup
plies needed here aounts to little.
Nearly everything in this department
was brought with the troops from Ma
con.
But all the boys, especilly the
Brunswick Riflemen, are working
hard and at the end of the encamp
ment Georgia will have one of the
best trained regiments in the entire
national guard .
'All members of the Brunswick
Riflemen are well—fact of the matter
is the hospital is empty.
LARGEST PARADE
IN CHITS HISTORY
Colored Knights of Pythias Line
More Than Mile in Length
With Three Bands and Two
Bugle Corps.
The colored Knights of Pythias of
Georgia pulled off the largest parade
ever held in Brunswick being more
than a mile and a quarter in length
with three brass bands and two bugle
corps. In the line of march there were
five uniform rank companies and each
of these showed excellent trining and
presented a good front.
The local company, showed up along
with tl’e rest and this is one part of
the order of which the Knights should
feel justly proud. The line of march
took it on Newcastle street north to
G and the street* were thronged with
COAL and rail STRIKE
discussed in cabinet
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, July 11.—Discus
sion of the industrial situation oc
cupied the attention today of the
meeting of the President and
cabinet.
The session lasted for two
hours at the White House. The
rail and . coal strike situations
were the specific topics for con
sideration.
EXCELLENT SEA FOOD
MARKET TO OPEN HERE
Handson Store Next to Flexer's Mar
ket Leased for Purpose.
<# *
The Brunswick Sea Food Market,
O. W. Brady, proprietor, will shortly
open in the building adjoining Flexer’s
meat market on Grant street and it
will be one of the handsomest estab
lishments of the kind to be found any
where.
Mr. Brady recently returned from
Jacksonville where he purchased fix
tures from the Sahrin Refrigerator
Company noted for its high class line
of products. It has patent ice boxes
and Mr. Mood has secured sufficient
refrigerator space to carry a ton of
sea food at any time.
FHHERII E. 11. DART
THISAFTEBHDDH
Will Take Place at 3 O’Clock
From First Methodist and In
terment Will Be Held in Oak
Grove Cemetery.
The funeral of E. M. Dart, who died
at. a very early hour yesterday morn
ing will occur from the First Meth
odist church ( at 3 o’clock this after
noon. Rev. T. H. Thompson, officiating.
The sudden death of Mr. Dart com
ing, with such suddenness, was a se
vere shock to his friends. In fact,
very few people knew that he was
even confined to his , home. He was
stricken Sunday evening and. while
seriously ill all day Monday, physi
cians attending did not regard his case
as being critical. However, about 4
o’clock; yesterday morning, he was
seized with a violent heart attack and
died before medical aid could be call
ed.
Mr. Dart was sixty-seven years old
and has resided in Brunswick-all of
his life. For many years he was en
gaged in the mercantile business and
at one time conducted one of the larg
est concerns of the kind in the city.
Some Jwenty years ago, however, he
took up the newspaper work and has
been constantly engaged in it since
that time. For fifteen of these years,
he was at the head of the business de
partment of the News and just a year
ago, left that service for employment
on the afternoon paper.
Mr. Dart was an indefatigable work
er; was possessed of really a wonder
ful energy and in the work in which
he was engaged he always threw his
whole interest. He was a member of
the First Methodist church, and for
many years was a leading figure in
the local lodge of Woodmen of the
World, to which he was devoted.
The deceased is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. Julia Lambright and Mrs.
W. T. Wilkins, both of whom reside
in Brunswick; He also leaves a large
circle of Other relatives in this city.
The interment will be in Oak Grove
cemetery and the pallbearers'will he
W. F. Symons, Claude Dart, E. W.
Dart. C. H. Leavy, J. C. Garwood and
Dr. J. W. Simmons.
both white and colored to view the
long line.
Dokey Parade Tonight.
An unusual feature of the present
convention will be the Dokey parade
for tonight. Some features heretofore
unheard of here will be introduced and
the affair wili be one that will result
in great hilarity among the members
and amusement of spectators. The
parade from the corner of Albany and
Gloucester streets, will come west to
Newcastle, up Newcastle to G thence strikers who failed to return to the
Norwich and back to starting point, shop* today, , _
BRUNSWICK
Has the lowest death rate of
any city its size in the United
States
PRICE FIVE CENTS
WESTERN STORM;
TRAIL OF DEATH
I'D ITS WIDE PATH
One Town in South Dakota Is
Wiped Out and Property
Damage Great.
CLOUDBURST IN CITY
CAUSED REAL FLOOD
Kansas r ity Is Flooded and Wa
ter Damages Will Amount to
Large Sum—Two Persons
Are Killed by Hurricane at
Sargent, Neb.
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, July 11.—Middle Western
states were recovering today from the
effects of hail, rain and windstorm
which swept over lowa, Illinois, Mis
souri, South Dakota, Nebraska and
Kansas yesterday, causing heavy dam
age and a small loss of lives. In sec
tions of these states where the preci
pitation was not excessive reports said
crops were benefited in some places,
the rain breaking excessive droughts.
Heaviest damages, according to re
ports, occurred in South Dakota and
Missouri. A tornado at St. Charles,
S. D.. virtually wiped out the town of
100 population. One man was killed
and scores slightly injured. Damage
was estimated at -75,000. In the vi
cinity of Lake Andes, farm buildings
were destroyed and summer cottages
blown down, bringing the property
loss to SBOO,OOO.
A cloudburst in the Kansas City
business district late last night Blood
ed the streets, washed automobiles
away from the curbing, and overbur
dened storm sewers. Lighting systems
in Kansas City and vicinity were se
verely hampered.
Two persons were killed near Sar
geant, Neb., as a result, of a heavy
kind, rain and hail storm last night.
Rivers throughout Missouri and Ne
braska are reported to be out of their
banks with farm lands under water.
Flood warnings have been issued.
The storm ended a 43-day drought
in Chicago and vicinity. Only slight
damage resulted from the high rvind
which accompanied the downpour.
General rainfall was reported over
Wisconsin, and several lives were lost
as.a result of electrical storms. Crops
generally were benefiited by the rain.
Kansas and lowa both reported
heavy rains, and in the latter-state
property damage was reported with, a
small loss of life due to falling build
ings and electrical disturbances.
Relief from the heat wave which
has been sweeping over .the middle
west and local showers are predicted
for this district today.
RADIO COMPANY
ORGANIZED HERE
Petition for Charter for Corpora
tion Was Filed With H. F. Du
Bignon, Clerk Superior Court
Yesterday.
A petition asking incorporation of
the Radio Assembly and Specialty
Company with the following named
as movants: Mt\s Mary E. Clay,
James S. Wright. C. D. Parker and
E. B. Arnold and the capita] stock of
the new corporation will be $5,000, di
vided into shares, of SIOO each:
The company will shortly begin
work on the additional space adjoin
ing the Star Electric Company in
which will be fitted up a neat room
where free concerts will be given ev
ery evening. Radio fans are increas
ing rapidly here and there is little
doubt but that the new company will
meet with the greatest success.
FOUR RETURN TO WORK
AT COAST LINE SHOPS
Waycross, Ga., July 11.—According
to reports, four men, all old men who
had been in the employ of the road
for years, returned to work today, in
answer to the ultimatum issued to the
striking shopmen by the Atlantic
Coast Line, cancelling all seniority,
pension rights, and other privileges ot