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BRUNSWICK
Has a landlocked harbor, ths
best on the South Atlantic
Coast
VOLUME XXI. NO.
LEGISLATION FOR
STATE HIGHWAYS
SERIES OF BILLS
TO BE INTRODUCED
AT IBIS SESSION
F. E. Twitty Went to Atlanta to
Assist Representative Mann
on Drafting Measures.
Advocates of Perfect Roads
Have Drawn Four Separate
Bills, All of Which 'Will be
Presented With Every Likeli
hood of Passing.
F. |E. Twitty returned from Atlanta
yesterday where he has been for the
past three days co-operating with Rep
resentative Mann and other members
of the road committee and the repre
sentatives of the highway department
• m the preparation of a series of bills
to be introduced, providing for that
most important of all questions before
the present General Assembly, name
ly, bonds for the construction of the
complete system of highways in this
state. He makes the following report
of what was accomplishtd,
At a well attended but informal
joint meeting of the' road committees
of the senate and house held at the
Kimball it was agreed that the bills
as prepared and submitted to the
meeting, and with one or two amend
ments made upon the recommendation
of those present, would be introduced
upon the understanding that further
amendments would be offered. There
are four of these bills as follows:
Constitutional amendment perma
nently fixing license fees on all motor
vehicles and all motor fuels and the
occupation tax on distributors of gas
oline at the present schedule of taxes
and prowidSng all such taxes
should be placed in the road fund and
used, first, in payment of expenses of
the highway department, second, in
the cost of maintenance, third, in the
payment of principal and interest on
bonds. The bill provides for the is
suance in 1923r(,0f road bonds in the
amount of $5,000,000 and provides that
the genital assembly shall have the
right to- issue bonds based on these
revenues of the highway department
during the previous year, that is, the
bond commission created by the act
is required to show the total revenue
for the previous year, the total cost
of maintenance, the amount required
to pay principal and interest on the
bonds already issued, and thereupon
the legislature can authorize the issue
of bonds equal to ninety per cent of
what the balance of the revenue
would take care of, but not more than
$7,000,000 can be issued in any one
year.
Provision is made for a bond pro
ttctive fund in the sum of $1,000,000,
which shall always.be left in the fund
after principal and interest due on
bonds have been paid in any one year
and the excess of $1,000,000 paid over
to the State Aid Foad Fund.
None of the revenues from the gas
oline tax are to be put into the road
fund until after 1926 as all of this
revenue is put into the general treas
ury through that year to take the
place of the rental from the Western
& Atlantic railroad which has already
been, hypothecated for a period of five
years. However, it is known that this
gasoline tax will produce more than
$1,000,000 annually and during the
five-year period it should pay into the
treasury between $2,000,000 and $3,-
000,000 in addition to the re-payment
of the $540,000 annually to replace
the rental.
This constitutional amendment alsp
provides that anp taic placed on mo
tor lubricating oils shall become part
of the road fund.
Provision is also made in the bill
that beginning; with 1927 when the
state will get the benefit of the gaso
line tax, the state will begin reimburs
ing the counties for actual cost, in
curred up to $16,000 per mile for con
structio not state aid roads built len
der the specifications and supervision
of the state highway department, such
reimbursement to be at the rate of
20 per cent per annum, and all mon-i
eys so repaid the counties must be
used by the counties either in road
(Continued on >age 6)
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
PRESIDENT J. L. LEWIS
DEFIES A GOVERNOR.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, July 20.—Advised
that Governor Brossbeck, of
Michigan, contemplated state op
eration of the coal mines, John
1.. Lewis, the miners chief, said
today, “If the governor of Mich
igan desires to employ any coal
miners in connection with his
efforts to operate the mines in
Michigan he will find that the
state, like any other employer,
first has to make satisfactory ar
rangements with the United
Mine Workers.’’
Mill BID ON
MEMORIAL SCHOOL
Atlantic Construction Company
Will be Only Local Bidders,
But Contractors From Many
Larger Cities to Try for It.
The Atlantic Construction Com
pany will be the only local contrac
tors to make a bid on the Memorial
school but others from Jacksonville,
Savannah, Macon and many other cit
ies in this and various other states
will endeavor to land the big job on
what will be one of the handsomest
school buildings in the state and cer
tainly one that will be modern in ab
solutely every way.
The bid-! will be opened here on
August 2 and it is supposed that out
of the large number after the con
n act, a successful bidder will gn it
lid then it will be only a short, t’rce
before the v ork will start..
Plans are in the office of H. Wallin,
Savannah architect who drew them,
and can bo secured by contractors hv
depositing S2O and in the event bids
are rejected, SIO.OO will be refunded.
The successful bidder will likely sub
contract part of the work, such as
plumbing, heating, slate roofing, stone
and tile work.
MAN AND WOMAN THROATS
CUT, ARE FOUND IN CREEK
(By Associated Press.)
Williamsport, Pa., July 20.—The
bodies of a man and woman, found
last night in Lycoming creek, near
Bodines, 18 miles north of Williams
port, with their throats slashed, have
been identified as those of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry M. Shearer, of Attica, N.
Y., who left their home on Tuesday
for a motor trip to Harrisburg, Pa., to
visit relatives.
WEEKLY SHOOT HELD BY
GUN CLUB YESTERDAY
The Brunswick Gun Club held its
regular weekly shoot yesterday after
noon. Owing to other attractions
going on during the afternoon the at
tendance was rather small, but some
good scores were made. Vassa Cate
was high gun for the afternoon with
another 49 out of fifty, while L. J.
Leavy, Jr., was second, with 47, and
J. M. Armstrong third with 45.
FRED HAAR, HURT IN
WRECK, BE HOME SOON
Savannah, July 20. —The condition
of Fred P. Haar, who was injured
when he drove his automobile into a
ditch near Brunswick Tuesday night !
is reported today as being quite sat
isfactory. It was found he had not
been internally injured, as was at
first feared, Brunswick hospital au
thorities reported today. He will be
able to return home within a few days.
COMMISSIONER COLLIER
COMPLETELY VINDICATED
Washingotn, July 20.—The State
Department announced today that in
vestigation of charges against D. C.
Collier, commissioner general of the
United States to the Brazilian Cen
tennial Exposition had disclosed “no
basis for any charge of dishonesty or
of moral turpitude.” Mr. Collier has
been directed to return to Rio de Ja
neiro and take charge of the Ameri
can participation in the exposition.
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 21.
ROADS SINGLY TO
MAKE PEACE WITH
THEIR STRIKERS
A Separated Settlement Seems
to Meet With Favor Since
Failure at Chicago.
HEAD OF SHOPMEN CRAFTS
THINKS WAY IS OPEN NOW
More Trains Were Annulled
Yesterday and Troops Were
Called Out at Rocky Mount,
N. C.; Concord, N. H., and
Held at Waycross, Ca.
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, July 20.—While peace ne
gotiations in the shopmen’s strike are
apparently at a standstill today, at
tention was directed to the possibili
ties of the government intervention
and action of individual roads in seek
ing a separate settlement with their
men and the Southern Railway an
nounced that it had never abrogated
seniority rights with its striking em
ployes. which is the chief point at is
sue.
According to Chairman Hooper last
night and Chairman Fair, of the Fed
erated Shop Crafts at Knoxville, said
the way is open for settlement. The
Baltimoer & Ohio posted notices that
since the Chicago efforts had failed
it was ready to confer with its men in
seeking to settle the diffleulties and
expressed confidence that an agree
ment could be reached.
Executive officers, meeting in New
York, issued a statement reiterating
their contention that the strike is
against the government and not the
railroads.
Many more trains were annulled to
day. Troops were sent to Rocky
Mount. N. C.; Concord. N. H.; Hoos
ington, Kansas, while those at Way
cross were ordered to remain.
NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS
ARE ORDERED TO ROCKY
MOUNT. BY GOVERNOR
. (By Associated Press.)
Raleigh, N. C., July on
the governor’s instructions Adjutant
General Metts today ordered states
troops from Wilson and Goldboro to
proceed to Rocky Mount at once and
a squad of men now at Rockingham
to proceed to Aberdeen.
DINNER HI DOKEVS
CLUB FDR TONIGHT
State Chancellor Commander
W. G. Sutlive, of Savannah, to
Make Address to the Local
Lodges After Dinner at Royal.
Probably one of the most enjoyable
events of the coming of the Georgia
Press Association to the city, will be
the dinner to be given at the Royal
hotel this evening at 8 o’clock, at
which will be a number of prominent
visitors, including Grand Chancellor
Commander W. G. Sutlive, and after
the event at the Royal there will be
a joint meeting of Rathbone and Ogle
thorpe lodges, Knights of Pythias, to
be held in Castle Hall, at which Mr.
Sutlive will make an address and
those who have heard this well known
and popular Savannahian are aware
of the fact that a treat is in store for
them.
Mt. Sutlife is president of the Geor
gia Press Association and reached
here with the men and women who
make fiewspapers yesterday at noon
from Eastman, where, the annual con
vention of the association was held.
He says it was one of the most inter
esting meetings the organization has
ever held.
JOE HAND IS HONORED
BY BEING NAMED STATE
HISTORIAN OF LEGION
While it may be true that Bruns
wick did not succeed in bringing the
1923 convention o fthe American Le
gion here, one of the local members
was named to a state office. Joe
Hand, well known and popular young
attorney, was selected as state histor
ian and hat he will fill this very im
portant place successfully there is no
doubt.
Jt is stated that this city has an ex-
RETAIL FOOD PRICE IS
STILL ON THE INCREASE.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, July 20. —The re
tail cost of food to the average
family in the United States in
creased one per cent in the
month from May 15 to June 15.
according to a report issued to
day by lhe Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics. Increases were shown in
21 out of 43 food articles com
puted in the average.
GAVE GIRL 1010;
MIN WONTS IT RICK
R. P. Boswrth is Plaintiff and
Miss Mollie Evans Defendant
in Possessory Warrant Case
Over a Ford Coupe.
Judge (i. T. Hitch’s office was so
crowded yesterday that the throng
strung in everv direction on the side
walk in front and this all came about
in a possessory warrant case with
R. P. Bosworth. an engineer on the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
railroad as plaintiff and Miss Mollie
Evans, head clerk in the Kress store,
as defendant. Attorney J. T. Powell
representh the plaintiff. Judge D. W.
Krauss and Attorney R. W. Durden,
the defendant, and from indications
the second round of the legal battle
over a Ford coupe will be even live
lier than the first, which consumed
several hours yesterday.
Many witnesses were examined and
several of the young ladies from the
Kress store swore that Bosworth had
presented Miss Evans with the car
some time ago. It was purchased in
Fitzgerald on the retain title proposi
tion and there is a balance due of
$296.45. It seems that for a long time
Mr. Boswortn and Miss Evans have
been close friens, so much so. it is
alleged by the defendant, that he
walked into the Kress establishment
and presented her with the keys to
the car and she has been using it
since. It seems that the plaintiff in
the case and Miss Evans fell out, and.
like the Indian, he wanted his gift
returned. Miss Evans heard that pro
ceedings were to be instituted and
carried the machine to the police bar
racks where it is at present. The tes
timony of the girls was about the
same. They swore that they were
present when the machine was pre
sented to Miss lEtvans. On the other
hand the plaintiff says he only allow
ed her to use it.
While the case consumed several
hours yesterday, it is only the first
“lap” in the legal battle as it was
postponed until Monday on account
of the fact that Attorney Powell will
be out of the city.
It is stated that the case will be
carried to higher courts by the loser,
be it plaintiff or defendant.
RAIL HEADS MEET
CILLER FOR LODliy
Reach Washington Where Con
ference Will be Held Today
and Senator Cumming May
be a Participant.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington. J[uly 20. —A group of
railway executives headed by L. F.
Loree, arrived here tonight from New
York for consideration of the strike
! situation with members of the senate
1 interstate commerce committee and
others, but would not discuss the mis
sion nor would the senators discuss
the matter. It is understood that a
meeting will be held tomorrow.
Immediately on the arrival of the
railroad officials a conference was
held among themselves and Loree.
who acted as spokesman, said he had
been notified by executives in Phila
delphia to meet them here tonight.
It was reported later that Chairman
Cummings, of the senate interstate
committee, joined the conference but
this was not confirmed.
cellent chance for the 1924 conven
tion, in fact, many Legionaires pulled
strong for this city and promised to
do the 3ame at the Athens meeting
next year.
IROOPS ORDERED
TO COAL MINES IN
II COIt SHIES
Several Hundred Miners, Many
Armed, Gathered Early Last
Niht to March on Mine
PENNSYLVANIA AND OHIO
SOLDIERS ORDERED OUT
Sheriff at Cadiz Expected Out
break Before Troops Could
Reach Mining District.—Gov
ernor Sproul Calls It “Nation
al Peril.”
(By Associated Press.)
Cadiz, Ohio, July 2d.—Several hun
dred union miners, many of whom are
said to b? armed, gathered at Hope
dale and Adena, Ohio, tonight, prepar
atory to marching on strip mines in
this section.
According to reports reaching Sher
iff Martin “there is a possibility of
serious trouble before the troops ar
rive.” said the Sheriff when told that
the troops were enroute.
OHIO GOVERNOR HAS
ORDERED NATIONAL
GUARDS TO THE MINES
(By Associated Press.)
Columbus, Ohio, July 20.- Governor
Davis late today ordered the National
Guard troops already mobilized, to
proceed immediately into the coal
mining districts and also ordered ad
ditional units mobilized.
PENNSYLVANIA TROOPS
ENROUTE LAST NIGHT TO
BITUMINOUS FIELDS
(By Associated Press.)
Harrisburg, Pa.. July 20. —Governor
Sproul tonight ordered troops out for
duty in the bituminous fields and is
sued a proclamation calling on the
people to cooperate with tile President
of the United States in an effort to
produce coal and “avert a national
peril” and preserve law and order.
ESSENTIAL LINES
MUSI HI COAL
Development of Plan for Making
Available Supply Go as Far
as Possible is Now Wei! Un
derway.
(By Associated Press.:
Washington, July 20. —Development
of a plan for the stretching out of the
coal supply, now dwindling under tlie
continued impact of mine and railroad
strike, was the immediate concern to
day of federal officials acting on the
industrial situation.
Secretary Hoover announced that
within a day or two the Interstate
Commerce Commission and the De
partment of Commerce would put into
operation a scheme of diverting to es
sential transportation lines the coal
coming front non-union mines and
those that may be opened in union
territory. The object will be the main
tenance of transportation. Attorney
General Daugherty commented on the
situation by saying that he was al
ready certain there would be a coal
shortage next winter.
FOOD PRICES ARE
INCREASING NOW
FEDERAL REPORTS SHOW THAT
IT COSTS 2 PER OEiNT
MORE TO LIVE
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C. July 20 —The
cost of living is increasing, according
to a report made today by the bureau
of labor statistics, department of la
bor, which shpws that during tHe
month from May 15 to June 15, this
year, the average family expenditures
for food increased 2 per cent.
Durin gthe year from June 15, 1921,
to June 15, 1922, the retail cost of
food in Savannah decreased 4 per
cent.
GOVERNMENT TO TEST
COAL POLICY ADOPTED.
• (By Associated Press.)
Washington. July 20 —The cen
■ ter of developments in the coal
■ strike was shifting today away
• from Washington and out into
■ the coal fields, where the policy
of the government involving re
opening of the mines under state
or federal protection will be
tested.
HOUSE M VOTE
REPEAL NX ACT
Fight Came Over Restoring Bill
to Its Place on the Calendar
After Adverse Report Made
by Committee.
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta. Git., July 2d.—As the result
of the opening skirmish of tax equal
ization repeal fought in the house of
representatives results indicated that
leaders in the fight to repeal the law
will have enough votes to pass the
hill when it comes to its final show
down.
An order of business was submitted
by the rules committee providing for
a vote on the adverse report of the
committee on appropriations and
ways ahd means. The presentation
of the order of business precipitated
a sharp skirmish, and Representative
Arnold of Clay declared that it was
ridiculous to take a bill which had
been adversely reported and put it
ahead of bills which had been favora
bly reported. Representative Beck
ham of Dougherty vigorously opposed
the adoption of the order of business,
while Representatives Carswell and
Culpepper were as active in support
ing it. By a vote of 135 to 14 the rules
committee was sustained and the tax
equalization bill will come before the
house in the manner stated.
If the house disagrees with the
committee’s adverse report the effect
of such action will be to restore the
bill to its place on the calendar, but
final vote will not be had until it is
reached in its regular order, or until
the rules committee brings it up
ahead of its order.
REV. GILBERT ASSISTING
IN GREAT JESUP REVIVAL
Rev. O. P. Gilbert, of the First Bap
tist church, has been in Jesup since
Monday and is assisting Rev. Bush in
conducting one of the greatest reviv
als the Wayne capital has ever held.
It is stated that many front the coun
try around are attending the meetings
daily and much good will result.
The meetings are being held in the
Bother Baptist church, one of the
largest in the little town and large
congregations have greeted the min
isters. Mr. Gilbert will return to the
city tomorrow morning.
GONG. LANGFORD
HFRE LAS! NIGHT
Enroute to Camden County to
Handle Several Matters at
That Place.—To Return Here
Soon for Several Days’ Stay.
Hon. W. C. Lankford, congressman
from the Eleventh district, reached
the city last night enroute from his
home in Douglas to St. Marys on a
short busiess trip.
Mr. Lankford was seen bv a News
representative last night and stated
that he was merely passing through
the city on a sort of a rushed mission
to Camden and although invited and
urged to remain over for the trip to
St. Simon today in honor of the Geor
gia editors, he insisted that his en
gagement was such that it was impos
sible to do so. He said however, that
at an early date he expects to come
to Brunswick for a stay of three or
four days and that he is coming for
tlie express purpose of getting better
acquainted with the needs and the
requirements of the port of Brunswick
and the inner and outer harbor.
The Congressman Is enjoying the
very best of health and was cordially
greeted by many of his Brunswick
friends last night.
BRUNSWICK
Hat the icwest death rate of
any city its size in the United
States.
PRICE FIVE CENT’S
EDITORS WILL BE
GIVEN BOAT HIDE.
UNO FISH DINNER
Members of Georgia Press Asso=
ciation and Their Ladies
Arrived Yesterday.
MOTORCADE TO DARIEN
ENJOYABLE FEATURE
Banquet Last Night an Event of
Unusual Pleasure and After
This Visitors Enjoyed Dance
at Oglethorpe.— Young Men’s
Club Nt to Meet Today.
Thp members of the Georgia Press
association and their ladies arrived in
Brunswick over the Atlantic Coast
line shortly after noon yesterday and
were given a most cordial and delight
ful welcome on the part of the people
of this city. Tn fact it was one of the
most sincere and spontaneous recep
tions Brunswick has ever accorded to
any visitors. The people seem to have
caught the inspiration and in every
available manner the cordiality of the
welcome was expressed to the visi
tors.
Delegations from the various com
mercial organizatios met the train and
the entire party was escorted to the
several hotels. In the afternoon some
forty or fifty local automobiles were
tendered for the use of the visitors
and they were shown the points of
interest in the city and then taken for
a delightful ride to Darien, thus
showing the newspaper men the splen
did piece of improvement in the great
bridges built by that city recently.
At Darien the trip was made to the
Ridge and the whole trip was greatly
enjoyed.
Last night a sumptuous dinner and
later a dance at the Oglethorpe prov
ed to be a most charming feature of
the program. At the dinner just two
hundred plates were served and the
spacious dining - room presented a
very attractive appearance. Judge J.
W. Bennett presided as toast master
and during the evening short and in
teresting talks were made by W. G.
Sutlive. of the Savannah Press, who is
president of the Georgia Press Asso
ciation. in response tql addresses of
welcome delivered by Mayor C. D.
Ogg and Mrs. T. W. Mallard, presi
dent of the Brunswick Woman’s club.
Others on the program for address
es were Editors Royal Daniel, of Quit
man; Ernest Camp, of Monroe; Miss
Emily Woodward, of Vienna; P. T.
MoCutcheon, of Franklin, and Messrs.
Millard Reese and Frank M. Scarlett,
of this city. AH of the talks were in
a most delightful ahd cordial spirit
and were enjoyed by the diners'.
During the dinner, music was fur
nished by the “Syncopated Six” or
chestra of Savannah and the rendition
of several songs by the diners proved
to he a pleasant feature.
After the dinner a dance was ten
dered to the visitors in the hall room
of the hotel which was thoroughly en
joyed by many Brunswick dancers and
by a large contingent of the visitors.
At nine o'clock this morning the
visitors and a party of Brunswickians
will board the steamer Atlantic at the
foot of Mansfield street for a trip
around the harbor, to Jekyl and
thence to St. Simon, where an old
time Georgia fish dinner will be serv
ed.
The newspaper men and the lady
members of the party all report that
they are charmed with the most pleas
ing manner in which the people of
Brunswick have received and welcom
ed them.
fill
The Young Men’s Club will not hold
their regular luncheon today, Lift have
agreed to attend the boat ride and aid
in the work of entertaining the vlsi
t ors.
ft was announced last night, that
the Brunswick people who make the
(rip today and who did not attend the
banquet last night, will be assessed
one dollar to include boat fare and
dinner at St. Simon.
CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
REVERSES DISTRICT COURT
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, July 20.—The circuit court
of appeals today reversed the federal
district court’s decision granting the
Pennsylvania railroad an injunction
to prevent the Labor Board issuing or
ders criticising it for failure to ob
serve certain decisions of the board.