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BRUNSWICK
Ha* a landlocked harbor, tha
beat on the South Atlantic
Coast
VOLUME XXI. NO.
HEW SHOP ins
UNION FOR FORTY
EASTERN ROADS
Strike of Possibly Ten Thousand
Station Agents Has Been
Averted.
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PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
ON BALTIMORE & OHIO
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Situation is Being Rapidly Shak
en*t)own to Point Where Ad
ministration Must Make New
Move Which Will Probably be
Dohe at Cabinet Meet.
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, July 24.—Averting a strike
qf possibly ten thousand station
agents, preparations for the formation
of anew union of shop workers on for
ty eastern roads, negotiations of a sep
arate peace on the Baltimore & Ohio,
marked the progress today of the rail
way shopmen’s strike.
Th e move for new unions to take
the place of the striking shop crafts
initiated by L. F. Loree, eastern
regional chairman of Association of
Railway Executives and takes as an
indication of the intention of the rail
roads to hold out against the strikers’
demands of a return of seniority rights
preliminary to any settlement.
CABINET MEETING TODAY.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, July 24.—While on the
surface concrete developments in the
railroad strike are lacking in Washing
ton tonight, the impression is gained
in official circles was that the situation
is being rapidly shaken down to a
point wher e a new move of the admin
istration is expected.
Cabinet members who have discuss
ed the situation invariably said the
President is in personal charge of the
question and that although there is
more than; belief that the cabinet will
be called upon to consider it at a ses
sion tomorrow. No hint is forthcom
ing *s to the manner in which tha
transportation crisis will be laid be
fore the President's official family.
TWO ADDITIONAL DEATHS
IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
(By Associated Press.’.
Jacksonville, Fla.. July 24.—Two ad
ditional deaths occurred today as the
result of an automobile driven iby
Louis O. Cannon, crashing into a
crowd of pedestrians here last night.
(jL S. Austin, 43, died from his injuries
early morning, while Mitchell
Weeks, 25, sjled later in the day.
was held in Duval county
jail, pending the result’of a coroner’s
• juty investigation tomorrow.
Austin’s 21 months old daughter
was killed instantly, and 1 his wife was
seriously injured, while two other per
sons sustained less serious hurts.
Mrs. Austin and the others were ex
pected; tq,;recover. Cannon was em
ployed; at the Atlantic, Coast Line Rail
road shops as a car repairer.
LOCAL FAMILY IN
MO ACCIDERL
J. O, Brown and Family in
Wreck at Apex, N. C.; Mrs.
Brown and Miss Nolla are In
i' ; j tired; Others Escape Unhurt.
At Apex, N'. G.‘, 15 miles from Dur
ham, Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Brown and
§&pir daughters, Misses •••JSthrt and
Ndlla, came near meeting death when
anftautomobile driven by M. C. Baldwin
crashed into their car, completely de
molishing the' machine and injuring
Mrs. Brown and Miss Nolla, While Mr.
Brown and Miss Ethel escaped with
only., slight scratches.
• From information received by The
News, Mr. Brown, who was driving his
car, was not at fault. This is evident
as the driver of the other machine was
placed under a bond of SI,OOO at Dur
ham, on a criminal charge, while a civil
■suit is sure to follow. Mr. Brown be
long for Canada, had his car
pift in first class condition at an out
lay of something like $250. Mrs.
l and Miss Nola, th e injured,
Arere taken to Wilson, N. C., where
they will remain until sufficiently re
cpvered to resume their trip, Vwhicli
Trill be made In another ear.
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
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COAL DISTRIBUTION 4
PLAN IS UNDERWAY 4
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” (By Associated Press.) 4
Washington, D. C., July 24—An 4
agreement tentative plan for the <
■ distribution of coal and restric- 4
■ tion of unfair prices through ap- 4
■ pointment of a presidential ad- 4
• ministrative committee and sub- 4
• ordinate agents, was announced <
- tonight by Secretary Hoover, af- <
■ ter a series of conference during <
■ the day with representatives of <
■ producing . operators, railroads, 4
Interstate Commerce Commit- 4
tee and other departments of the 4
• government. 4
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DIVORCE SUIT IN
LUNDBERG CASE
Miss Nora B. Lundberg Files Pe
tition in Glynn Superior Court
Yesterday Against Her Hus
band, Dr. W. H. Lundberg.
Repletg with sensational features, a
bill for divorce was filed yesterday by
A. H. Crovatt, attorney for Mrs. Nora
B. Lundberg, against her husband, W.
H. Lundberg, until a few* weeks ago a
member of the drug firm of Hatcher
and Lundberg.
The petition is returnable to the
December ter mof the Glynn Superior
court and the action charges Lundberg
with cruel treatment, based largely
on the fact that he has been in the
habit of charging her with immoral
conduct, all of which the petitioner
most emphatically denies.
The petitioner further charges her
husband has repeated threatened her
life, that, he is usually armed and she
regards him as being dangerous.
Dr. Lundberg is represented by
’Judge E. C. Butts, who when seen
yesterday by a News representative,
stated that his client would be able
to show that the declarations in the
petitfon are without foundation or
truth; that he has at all times been
a dutiful husband, providing for his
wife to the very best of his ability.
Dr. and Mrs. Lmjdberg have resided
in Brunswick for about five years and
have always been socially prominent.
He was at once time-instructor at th£
Brunswick Golf Club' he and Mrs.
Lundberg both being devoted to and
expert at the game.
Some two or three years ago, Mr.
Lundberg became a member of the
firm of Hatcher & Lundberg Drug Cos,,
which, however, was closed by credi
tors some weeks ago.
An unique feature of this case is
that on July 9, Mrs. Lundberg swore
out a writ of lunacy against her hus
band before Ordinary Edwin W. Dart.
The Ordinary named Dr. R. E. L. Bur
ford to report on the sanity of Mr.
Lundberg. After an examination, Dr.
Burford reported that Lundberg wag
of sound mind and in consequence, the
plea of Mrs. Lundberg to declare her
husband of unsound mind and to in
carcerate him, was held in abeyance.
The answer to the petition of Mrs.
Lundberg has not yet been filed.
MARRIED MEN SEEM TO BE
PREFERRED AS FARM HANDS
Washington, July 24. —If you want a
Job on a farm, your chances of getting
It are slightly better than 50 per cent
if you are married, and slightly less
| fhan 50 per cent if single, says the
j Department of Agriculture. If you
are married and have children your
chances ar e around 45 per cent,
j The Department's statistics show
jthat of 1,201 farm jobs advertised in
'eastern farm papers from 1920 to 1922,
single men were wanted in 38T instan
ces, and marrie'd men in 410. In 398
cases the social requirements were not
■ stated. Oty ■tjye advertisements for
i married men children were not want
ed in 54 instances. Children were
wanted; or permissible in only 14 in
stances.'
THUMB WAS JERKED OFF
BY ROPE TIED TO A COW
j Thomasville; Oa., J'ulyL 24. —A. C. L.
Engineer Henry A. McGee had a very
unusual accident last week, the joint
of one of his thumbs being practical
ly torn off when he stumbled while
leading a cow to his pasture.
A rope tied to the cow was wrapped
around his thumb and th© sudkien
movement of the cow with unusu
force tore off part of the member,
was a very painful but not serious ac
cident.
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA. TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1922.
SAVANNAH LOND,
LONG WAY FROM
STATE PORI YET
l
Propaganda Minimizing Brunsi
wick Has Been Scattered
Throughout Georgia
AMENDMENT COMMITTEE
MEETS WITHIN TEN DAYS
It is Before This Body That a
Strong Delegation Will Go
From This Post.—ln Mean
time Lobbyists Are on the
Scene for Forest City.
Before leaving for Atlanta last night
to resume his duties as representative
from Glynn county, Hon. B F. Mann
spoke interestingly of the state port
project, discussed at length the many
obstacles in the way of legislation, es
pecially at this time and ended up by
saying propaganda was being spread
all over Georgia minimizing Bruns
wick as a port and, at the same time,
calling attention to Savannah’s ‘'su
perior facilities.”
‘‘Do you know,’ ’said Mr. Mann,
“that the state port terminal under
taking is a far away project and one
which will not pass at this session of
the legislature even should the vtm
mittee on constitutional amendments
report it favorable, something 1 cer
tainly do not expect it to do.” Mr.
Mann is of the opinion that should the
amendment gp before the voters it
would be overwhelmingly defeat' s '!.
| “It’s fair play that the average man
and woman wants and everybody who
is conversant with the facts knows
that there is something radically
wrong.”
Mr. Mann also took occasion to draw
the attention of the reporter of The
News to the fact .that Representative
Kitterell had come out for Brunswick
in no uncertain words at a luncheon
■given by the Young Men’s club several
j months ago, here in th e cltv and it is
jhe who is the author of most of the
|statements emanating from Atlanta in
I which the port of Brunswick is be
ilittled in every possible way.
| Both Senator Akin and Representa
i tive Mann are in close touch with the
legislative situation but there seems
to be something about the state tei-hii
nal project that neither understand.
! On e thing seems to be certain, there
will be able representatives before the
constitutional amendment committee
and after the meeting of this body
there may be a decided turn in the
matter.
HOME MISSION NOTABLES
TO WORK IN BRUNSWICK
, . —, —. •.. 5 j
Mrs. W. J. Henderson reached the
city from Jacksonville Saturday and
will devote several weeks here in the
interest of home missios and rescue
work. This well known woman deliv
ered an excellent address at the even
ing services of the First Methodist
church Sunday and she has many here
who have expressed a desire to assist
her in every wag possible.
Mrs. Henderson . and her husband,
M. W. Henderson, have been engaged
lin mission and rescue work for many
[years, not only in this state, but oth
ers as well. Within the next few days
a large tent will be received here
[ which will be used for holding meet
| ings in the interest of this great work.
IRISH IRREGULAR FORCES
RETREATED TO MOUNTAINS
Free State Troops Press Them
Hard But Fresh National Ar
my Seems Victorious in Many
Sections Now.
(By Associated Press.)
London, Joly 24. —Unconfirmed re
ports received in London today said
the Irish irregular forces were retreat
ting with all speed into th e Galtee and
[Knockmeal Down mountains, harassed
by Free State troops who are pressing
|them hard and preventing them from
concentrating.
A Waterford dispatch to the Daily
News says the irregulars have burned
th e barracks at Clonmel and Tipper
ary, long held as garrisons, and it is
believed the National Army forces
have occupied both these places. This,
however, is not claimed in any official
[report.
The Express correspondent Cays it
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GEORGIA SOLONS CAN
SPEAK ONLY 20 MINUTES
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”, (By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, July 24.—The Georgia
House of Representatives, limited
individual speeches from now un
■ til the close of tile session on
■ August 16, to twenty minutes.
There is a mass of business to he
• handled and it is thought this
- will rush ft some at least.
MRS. OBERCHAIN
SRRE OF FREEDOM
California Woman on Trial Sec
ond Time for Killing Her
Sweetheart, Says She Will
Return to Husband.
(By Associated Press.)
Los Angeles, Cal., July 24.—Argu
ments to the jury were begun here to
day in the seiond trial of Mrs. Mada
lynne Obennhain, for the murder of
her sweetheart, J. Belton Kennedy, a
young broker.
Mrs. Obenchain has expressed her
self as confident of acquittal, so con
fident that she declared she had al
ready begun packing her possessions
in preparation for leaving the county
jail, where she has been a prisoner
nearly a year.
Then she said, she was going back
to her former husband, Ralph oben
chain, and a home he was preparing
for her In Evanston. 111.
Several months ago, Obenchain
while acting as her attorney, obtained
a license here to remarry- her, but the
authorities refused to permit a wed
ding.
MICHIGAN WILL
OPEN HER MIRES
Indicated to Press That He Was
Prepared to Act if His Sugges
tions Did Not Meet With Favor
and if Conference Fails Settle
(By Associated Press.)
Detroit, July 24. —Governor Rosbeck
left here this morning for Saginaw
prepared to take some definite step to
bringing about a resumption of opera
tions in the Michigan coal mines.
He was to confer with Lee Jones,
president of district No. 24 of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America, this af
ternoon. .This will be over the gover-
proposal of last week which sug
gested that the workers return to the
mines and produce coal for state and
municipal purposes, either under pri
vate or public control.
The governor indicated this morn
ing that in case no agreement could he
reached he would undertake the direc
tion of the mines and attempt to pro
duce coal through such operations.
INDICTMENTS DISMISSED.
Washington, July 24) —Indictments
against five persons connected with
the Knickerbocker theater disaster
last January, in which ninety-seven
lives were lost, were dismissed today
[when Justice Siddens sustained the de
murrers.
is believed-the pressure being exehted
by the Natiosal troops upon both
flanks of the Republicans will compel
them to make a stand, perhaps their
last, in these mountains. Some of the
other correspondents, however, doubt
whether they will be able to make a
[stand anywhere, although they do n/>t
.draw the conclusion that an early end
of resistance can be expected. They
believe the Republicans will contin
ue guerilla operations in the wildest
parts of the mountains. The possibili
ty :that the -retreating irregulars may
yet reach Cork and make a last des
perate stand there is still entertained
in some quarters. The various views,
however, obviously are largely specu
lative, since none of them can be veri
fied except by the general turn of
events.
NEGRO LYNCHED
M ATTACKING A
| YOUNGWHITEGIRL
Will Anderson’s Body is Found
Riddled With Ballets
Near Ellenton.
THOMAS CALLS GRAND
JURY TO INVESTIGATE
Reports are That He Had Con
fessed to Crime and While
Waiting for Sheriff to Open
Jail Was Carried Away in Au
tomobile and Put to Death.
(By Associated Press.)
Moultrie, July 24. —The grand jury
today was ordered by Judge W. E.
Thomas, of the superior court, to con
vene in special session tomorrow for
an investigation of the lynching near
here this morning of Will Anderson,
negro, charged with attempted attack
on a young white girl.
! Judge Thomas directed the solici
tor general, sheriff and deputies to do
all within their power to aid the in
quiry.
HE HAD CONFESSED.
(By Associated Press.)
Ellenton, Ga., July 24.—The bullet
riddled body of Will Anderson, a ne
gro, was found on the road near Reedy
Creek church early today.
Anderson was charged with an at
tempted attack on a fifteen year old
white girl in Colquitt county Sunday.
He was placed under, arrest and was
being held in an automobile near the
Moultrie jail, awaiting the arrival of
the sheriff to open th e door.
Before the sheriff arrived the man
was seized and driven rapidly away,
presumably to the scene of the alleged
crime.
According to reports th e negro is
said to have confessed to his -captors
the crime with which he was charged.
There is no information as to the
identity of the men in the party seiz
ing the negro from the jail door and i
whisking him away where h e was put
to death. None of the details of the
killing of the man can be obtained.
MRS. A. N. SHELANDER IS
NOW CRITICALLY ILL
The many friends of Mrs. A. N. She
lander will be grieved to learn that
she is critically ill at her home, 700
Ijondon street, and grave fears are
felt for her recovery. At the home
last night it was stated that there had
been no recent improvement in the
patient’s condition.
For several days Mrs. Shelander has
been ill but at one time there was a
slight Improvement in her condition
and it was thought that her recovery
would be only a matter of a few weeks
but it seems that -she has been grow
ing weaker and, while there is every
chance for her, attending physicians
pronounce her as being very, very ill.
She is suffering from a nervous attack.
TRADE COMMISSION HAS
DISMISSED MANY CASES
' (By Associated Press.)
[ Washington, July 24. —The Federal
Trade Commission today dismissed
without prejudice to rights to insti
tute new proceedings, about forty com
plaints against many nationally known
business’ concerns, which had been
charged by the Commission with the
practice of maintaining resale prices
similar to that established in what is
known as the Beechnut Packing case.
In the Beechnut case the United
States supreme court recently upheld
the contention of the commission that
su(;h practice was illegal.
HOOVER HOME COMING IS
A MATTER OF INTEREST
(By Associated Press.)
fJulpth, July 24.—Hoover buttons
have cOrne into prominence in. Duluth,
but not as a reminder to “Hooverize.”
They carry the caption, “Welcome
Home Hoover" for the home-coming
next Friday of Walter Hoover, of Du
luth Boat club, the winner of the
world’s amateur single, sculling cham
pionship in the English Henley July
Bth.
The citizens will present Hoover
with a home, furnished virtually com
plete. He will share-honors with his
wife and mother, both of whom taught
sqheol - while- the champion trained.
UNMASKING KU KLUX
KLAN IN GEORGIA ONLY.
Cssp9)BiDoasv Jg)
Atlanta, Ga., July 24.—Edward
Young Clarke, imperial wizard
protein of the Knights of the Ku
Klux Klan, today issued a state
ment denying that he had un
marked the Klan ip Georgia, or
any other state, for that matter.
Th e only thing he did, said Clark,
w’as to issue an executive order,
applying only to Georgia,
ping for the time being all pa
rades and usp of masks and cos
tume for an> purpose in Georgia
by Klansmen efccept in the Klan
ery, or lodge room of th e Klan.”
ASKS BRITISH AID
CURB SMUGGLING
But State Department Has Re
ceived No Answer.—Haynes
Says Insular Possessions of
England Let Runners Alone.
Washington, July 24.—The state de
partment is without official word today
as to the British attitude in connect
tion with the suggestion by the Ameri
can government to Ihe British author
ities for cooperative British measures
for the curb of liquor running from
the British insular possessions to the
United States.
While tlip exact sature of the com
munication sent to London is not re
vealed. it was recalled that the Com
missioner Haynes, of the prohibition
enforcement officers, sopie weeks ago
submitted to Secretary Hughes a mem
orandum indicating the great difficul
ties he had encountered because of the
fact that:jh e liquor smugglers are able
to use Bermuda or the Bahamas as a
base without interference from the
British authorities.
ERASTUS HARRIS, WELL
KNOWN YOUNG CITIZEN,
Parses away suddenly
Th e scores of friends of Erastus
Harris, well known young citizen,
were shocked and grieved when they
learned of his death, which came sud
denly Sunday night while he was on
jhis way home from religious services.
For several days Mr. Harris has!
I complained of pains in his stomach
! but it was not thought that anything
serious would result. Sunday night
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Davis, who reside
out in Urbana, were on their way
home when they found Mr. Harris a
short distance from their house lying
on the ground and suffering intense ;
! pain. He was given a dose of medi-l
j cine and walked to the Davis home, j
| laid down on the porch but before a
physician could reach him had
breathed his last.
It appears that Mr. Harris had but
termilk and collard greens for his din
ner and lemonade and eakie after
wards, this brought on acute indiges
tion, followed by apoplexy, it is stated.
Deceased was married and leaves,
besides his wife, two children, Laura
Belle, three, and William, two years
of age. feesides these he leaves his
father. William Harris, brother, Wil
liam Harris, Jr„ and one sister, Mrs.
i Henry Beil, as well as other relatives,
j The funeral, which was held yester
j day afternoon at 4 o'clock from the
I home in Urbana, was conducted by
Rev. D. Watson Winn, of Christ
church. Frederica, and was one of the
largest here recently. All the rolling
stock of the Independent Transfer
Company, with the exception of trucks
was in the long cortege. Deceased
had long been a valued member of the
force of this company and was held in
high esteem by it. The pall bearers
iverp selected- from among those of
th e company with whom he had la
bored for many months and with
whom he was popular.
The death of this popular young
Brunswick citizen carried sorrow to
many. He was jovial, hardworking
and held the respect and esteem of ev
erybody who knew him.
TWO KIDNAPERS ARRESTED.
(By Associated Press.)
Mexico City. July 24. —Madame Milo
and Jesus Barcenas, tw r o members cf
the automobile party which A. Bruce
Bielaski, formerly with the American
department of justice, was recently
kidnaped, were arrested today. Biel
aski is still free.
BRUNSWICK
Has the lowest death rate of
any city its size in the United
States. .........
PRICE FIVE CENTS
DISTRIBUTION OF
GOAL IS PLANNED
BY GOVERNMENT
Mine Operators of Six States
Gather in Washington to
Confer With Hoover.
ADMINISTRATION WILL
PREVENT PROFITEERING
Attorney General Daugherty De
clares He Will Join With Sec
retary Hoover and Other Gov
ernment Agencies Looking to
Fair Prices. • >
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, July 24. —The adminis
tration plan for preventing profiteer
in" in coal and insuring fuel distribu
tion during the strike emergency -was
presented today at a conference of
nearly one hundred non-union opera
tors and government officials with Sec
retary Hoover.
Meeting in executive session, the
conference began the consideration of
two proposals laid before them by Mr.
Hoover. One provides for the tight
ening of existing voluntary agree
ments to maintain fair prices and the
other for establishment of coal pools
in the producing districts for preferen
tial distribution by the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
Mr. Hoover was understood to take
the position that the conference was
held to deal entirely with the two
problems and not to consider means
for settling either the coal or railroad
strikes.
Representatives of the coal dealers
were present at th e opening of the
conference and it was thought their
cooperation would be sought in the ef
forts to prevent advancing fuel charg
es during the continuance of the pres
ent situation.
Later the Department of Justice an
nounced that Attorney General Daugh
erty had submitted an opinion to Sec
retary Hoover, “sustaining every
phrase” regardin gthe legality of the
Commerce Secretary’s plan "in con
nection with th e <oal,shortage and dis
tribution.”
The attorney general declared that
he would join with Secretary Hoover
“and every other governmental agen
cy under the direction of the Presi
dent to relieve the situation to the
end 'that coal and other necessities of
life may be furnished the American
Peopl e in sufficient quantities and at
reasonable prices.”
“While the merits of the plan were
not particularly submitted to me for
consideration." the attorney general’s
Statement said, “yet I desire to say
that it is the most comprehetisiV'e and,
in my judgment; practical, and I am
sure Secretary Hoovej I ,* because of his
vest experience and capability, and
with the co-operation of other govern
mental agencies, will be most effective
in carrying out the President’s plans
and policies for material relief to the
public in the present emergency.”
TEXAS WILL HAVE
SECONDJ’HIMARV
Senator Culberson Still Has a
Chance of Retaining His Seat
Although Thirty-three Thou
sand Votes Behind Mayfields
(By Associated Press.) i
Dallas. Tex., July 24.—Interest in
the outcome of the first Democratic
primary election held last Saturday
narrowed down today to the question
of an opponent for Congressman
Thomas L. Blanton, of Abilene, in the
second, or “runoff” primary, August
26. Representative Blanton, seeking
re-election, bad a flve-to-three lead and
was assured a place on the run-off tick
et, but his opponents were groupe4
closely, with former Congressman Os
car Callaway, of Fort Worth, holding a
slight advantage over W. J. Cunning
ham, of Abilene, and J. B. Dibrell, of
IColentan.
United States Senator Charles A.
Culberson still had a chance of re
taining his seat, although 33,000 votes
behind Earl B. Mayfield In. the sena
torial raca
Governor Pat M. Neff, with a 32,000
lead, was assured renomination with
out going into the second pn*y.