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BRUNSWICK Hat a landlocked harbor, the best on the South Atlantlo Coast. ......... VOLUME XXI. N0.24S GOVERNOR-ELECT WALKER RE-AFFIRMS PLEDGES MADE TELLS CONVENTION STATE'S EXPENSES WILL BEBEOUCED Pounces on Tax Equalization Act and Makes a Dash at Lobbyists in General ASKS PEOPLE OF GEORGIA FOR THEIR CO-OPERATION Convention Called to Order by Tobe Daniels, Troup Countp, Who After Calling for W. J. Vereen, Proceeded With Elec tion of N. F. Culpepper. (By Associated Press) Macon, Ga„ Oct. 4. —With twenty five hundred persons in attendance " Jjjk<4* conventi on of Governor-elect Clif fSrn Walker’s delegates convened this morning at 10:30 with the election of N. F. Culpepper as temporary chair man. As soon as the convention was call ed to order and Mr. Culpepper was elected temporary phairman, the or ganization iof anew state Democratic executive committee. The convention was called to order by Tobe Daniels of Troup county, who, after calling for W. J. Vereen, chair man of the state executive commit tee, and receiving no resppnse, pro ceeded with the election of'N. P. Cul pepper of Meriwether county as tem porary chairman. Preceding the election of Mr. Cul pepper, Dr. W. H. Crowder opened the convention with prayer. Mr. Cul pepper was nominated by Permor Bar rett, iof Toccoa. Mrs. Anderson, of Fulton county, formerly Mr. Walker’s chief clerk, now in the office of H. J. Fullbright, was elected temporary sec retary, with Hiram L. Gardner and P. E. Middlebrooks of Putnam county as assistants. The credentials committee was ap pointed as follows: iO. A." Nixon of Gwynett county, chairpian; 'W. D. Kennedy, First district; H- G. Bell, Second district; N. A. Ray, Third dis trict; F. J. Annis, Jr., Fourth district; A W. W’hitaker, Fifth district; W. J. Womble, Sixth district; E. S. Grif fith, Seventh district; John Wansley, Eighth district; A. V. Jones, Ninth district; P. A. Walden, Tenth district; A. P. Woodward, Eleventh district, and Dr. E. T. Coleman, Twelfth dis trict , . • A pledge to ‘‘cut expenses to the ■tome.and lessen the tax burdens of people of the state” was made xere today by Clifford Walker, Demo cratic nominee for governor of Geor gia, in his speech of acceptance before the state convention. Th P nominee plead for state-wide co-operation with the state bureau of -markets in order that the farmers may find ample mar keing facilities for their products. This,. he declared, is the surest and safest way ’back to normalcy and pros perity. Mr. Walker assured the delegates that free text books for the elemen tary schools will be forthcoming, add ing that his administration has been “sacredly committed” to such a pro gram. Denouncing the tax equalization law, Mr. Walker asserted that “the voice of (he peopl© has committed us to its repeal.” He called on all mem bers of the incoming legislature bo study tax problems of the state care fully and make suggestions for an am ple system to supplant the present tax machinery! '"V if. Taking a sharp rap at professional lobbying fin the, state capitol the next governor promised to throw the light of publicity “on grafters who tamper ■with state matters.” Mr. Walker was particularly severe in his denunciation of “a well-known pernicious lobby ■winch for years has kept headquarters Kimball House.” *-j£l am gratified,” he went on, “that the last legislature took steps toward the final disintegration of that out rageous and powerful lobby. I be* lieve the next legislature will finish the Job and that no successor to that lobby will ever try to make its ap - LfTKe nominee touched on the “Mys t#r)n surrqundipg the highway amend ment,, revolutionizing that depart ment, and declared he. had been asaur- THE BRUNSWICK NEWS THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS EIGHT CANDIDATES NOW IN SENATORIAL RACE. fit (By Associated Press,) Atlanta, Oct. 3.— I There are now eight candidates in the Sen atorial race, the primary for which will he held on October 17. Besides Governor Hardwitk, the others are Jehn T. Boileuillet, member of the State Railroad K Commission; Jhdge Walter F. George, former State Supreme ■ Court justise; G. H. Howard, campaign manager for Gov.-elect Clifford Walker; Judge Horace Hidden, former State Supreme Court justice; Herbert H. Clay, president of the State Senate; Carl P. Hutcheson, attorney of Atlanta, and John R. Cooper, of Macon. FIGHT REVEALED ON BOIFEUILLET Well Advised Men Believe That Plan to Stop Publication of Watson’s Paper is Rap at the Macon Man. (By Associated Press.) Macon, Sept. 4. —In the injunction petition filed Tue:g‘ay by J. Miller against Mrs. Alice Louise Lytle, man aging editor of the Columbia Sentinel, to stop the publication of the paper, [ politicians gathered in Macon, see in Mr. Miller’s action, what they believe to be a political scheme to prevent th P support of the paper being used to further the candidacy of John T. Boi- of Macon, candidate for the United States Senate to succeed Tom Watson. Charges of such a nature, it is believed, will develop during the campaign for the Senate. Discussion of Mr. Miller’s action Tuesday night and Wednesday morn ing seemed to indicate that influence has been brought to bear on Mr. Mill er to have him take such action in the I courts. It is not believed that he has any real objection to the continued op eration of th P paper. Mrs. Lytle, how ever, announced that the paper would support Mr. Boifeuillet. In connection with the dispatch from Augusta that the injunction has been filed against the Columbia Sen tinel, comes an announcement from J. J. Brown, commissioner of agricul ture, that a meeting will be held short ly for the purpose of reviving the old Watson Jeffersonian, which was dis continued during the war. This decis ion to reviv p the Jeffersonian, how ever, said Mr. Brown, has np connec tion with the injunction filed by Mr. Miller. CANDIDATES FOR SENATE HAVE UNTIL NOON TODAY TO ENTER THE PRIMARY (By Associated Press.) Macon, Oct. 4.—Over long distance telephone this morning, E. W. Jordan, secretary of the state democratic exec utive committee, cautioned candidates for the United States Senate and pen sion commissioner to be voted on at a special primary October 17, that their entrance fees must be paid to him not later than noon of October 5, and not , midnight. | Mr. Jordan stated that three candi dates had qualified so far. They are I Thomas W. Hardwick and John R. | Cooper for the senate, and Capt. J. W. | Clark, of Augusta. i |ed the next general assembly would I investigate thoroughly, for the respon | sibility and then “reorganize its cler 'ical staff so as to prevent recurren ces.” Mr. Walker expressed his gratitude to all the people cf the state who sup ported him. He made special refer ence to his support from the Watson men and paid high tribute to their leader. He hailed the women of Georgia and welcomed them into the political life of the state, expressing the opin ion, that they ar & 'surely destined to | take the lead in all political matters | [and keep it. Asa result the state will ■ benefit, he told the large crowd that heard hfs speech. BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, OCT. 5, 1922. NEWS PURCHASES EVENING GUNNER Afternoon Newspaper Will be Discontinued With Its Issue of Saturday Next—lmprovement to be Made in News. A trade was closed yesterday, after several days of negotiation, whereby The Nf ws Publishing Company, pub lishers of The Brunswick News, takes over all of the property of the Banner Publishing company. For a long time, the newspaper sit uation in Brunswick has revealed the fact that the city would not support two newspapers in such a way as to make them both representative of the city and for some time these ow*ners have been working out to plan to rem edy the situation. Negotiations were finally closed yes terday as stated above and the entire printing plant of the afternoon paper | was purchased outright by The News. With its Saturday afternoon edition, the Banner will be discontinued, but the announcement is mad P , that the Banner Publishing company will col lect all putstanding obligations of ■ the company and will in turn, settle all claims against it. With the consummation of this trade, it is certain that Brunswick will have one larger and better equip ped newspaper than it has ever had, for the addition of the Banner plant to that of The • News will give this newspaper one of the best plants in the state and the owners contemplate some notable improvements in the | physical aspects, as well as in the ! size of the paper. [ Local advertisers, who for the past j several years, have been ‘ dividing I their patronage between the two pa- I pers will easily see that the one news paper carrying the Combined circula ' tion of the two, will b P in better shape j to serve them, than has been the case* !in the. past and that, too, in the ag jgregate, at less cost. As stated in the beginning, The News proposes to make some improve ments. to add some special features -and it is believed that the trade closed yesterday will clarify the local news paper situation to the satisfaction of all parties interested. MRS. H. B. PEADALOW PASS ES AWAY IN JACKSONVILLE. Many relatives and friends were shocked yesterday when a telegram was received from Jacksonville an nouncing the death of Mrs. H. B. Pead alow, which occurred at a hospital in Jacksonville. Deceased was a sister of Mrs. Ed win W. Dart and Mrs. Charles Dart, of this city, and has visited Brunswick several times. She was forty years of age and leaves three children. Jduge and Mrs. Edwin Dart and Mrs. Charles Dart will leave this morning to attend the funeral. GREAT SEAPLANE OFF ON 2,600 MILE FLIGHT (By Associated Press.) Keyport, N. J., Oct. 4.—Completing th 0 first leg of a 2,600 mile navy re connoitering flight from r Hampton Roads, Va., to Detroit, Mich., the NC-9, sister seaplane to the NC-4 of trans- Atlantic fame, landed here Tuesday, The flight was resumed Wednes day. Tlie day**, Jbjective being Alex ander Bay, N. Y. Thursday’s flight will be for Detroit., Lieut. Command er H. B. Cecil and nine men make up the crew of the NC-9. MRS. D. B. CURRY, MOTHER OF MRS. CLAUD DART, DEAD Many friends were grieved to learn of the death of Mrs. Duncan B. Curry, which occurred at a Jacksonville hos pital. Mrs. Curry is the mother of Mrs. Claud Dart and has visited Bruns wick on several occasions and was generally beloved by all who knew her. Deceased has been In the Jackson ville institution for several weeks and her demise was not unexpected. She [leaves a large number of relatives to mourn hex loss. GREEK WAR MINISTER CALLS MEN TO ENLIST. (By Associated Press.) Athens, Oct. 5. —The minister of war today issued a proclama tion calling on all able bodied Greeks to enlist in the army un til after the present conflict with the Turks is ended. TRAFFIC ORDINANCE MUST BE OBSERVED Chief Register Notifies Autoists to Become Fully Acquainted With This Very Important ' Regulation of the City. Chief Register, of the police depart ment. desires to Impress upon the pub lic the necessity of observing traffic j regulations, as the regulations are be ing violated daily and it is the inten tion of the department to use utmost diligence in future. The ordinance requires drivers to turn either to the left or right, but shat] indicate such turn or deflection by extending his arm horizontally ov er the side of the vehicle so as to be -visible from the rear. If it be the intention to turn to the left the driver shall raise and lower his arm thus hor izontally held. Another provision in traffic ordi nance, whether propelled by their own power, when proceeding in a norther ly or. southerly direction to hav e the right of way over such vehicles pro ceeding in an easterly or westerly di rection but the right of way granted shall not relieve, drivers of the duty of exercising all proper and necessary precautions to prevent collisions and accidents. The light ordinance, which is the most frequently violated, calls for three lights, two head lights and one in the rear and the headlights must not cast a shadow over two hundred feet from machine. Chief Register also desires to acquaint'autoists- with the strict provision of the law regard ing the taring of corners. The law says cars or horse drawn vehicles must pass the center icf a street be fore attempting to make the turn. All the traffic regulations of the city are made plain and if any driver does not fully understand each and all of them the Chief will explain fully. GEORGIA STATE BANK TO OPEN AT COR DELE Cordele, Ga., Oct. 4.—Officials of the new Georgia State Bank are making ] ready for the opening of its doors for SENATOR FELTON TALKS ON IMPORTANT QUESTIONS “Grand Old Woman of Georgia” Does Not Hesitate to Express Her Views on Important Is sues of the Day. (By Associated Press.) Cartersville, Ga., Oct. 4.—“A woman who has lived to be eighty-seven and still retains her optimism over the outlook of human control in America cannot help but realize that it is not so much a question of law to govern men and women as it is a question of enforcement.” This was the statement of Mrs. W. H. Felton, who has become the first woman United Stales senator as sh* declared at her home her e - today that she is succeeding the late Senator Thomas E. Watson without exciting herself over such questions' as th e , tar iff, the bonus and the “fast disappear ing” flapper type of girl. “Gco'd laws and good lawmakers,” she continued, “we already have. I shall not strive to win glory in statesmanship. If only I can aid in making men and women live cleaner, sweeter and more whole some lives, I shall be well satisfied.” Mrs. Felton reminds one of the old fashioned mother portrayed on the American stage today. Her hair is as white as snow and her face wrinkled, but despite her age, she is very active. She possesses a magnetic personality. Although retiring in her manner, the “grand old woman Of Georgia,” as she ! is known, throughout the South,, talks las fluently as she writes and does not hesitate to express her views on the important issues ol the day. BUSINESS sure TO BE BETTER IN SHORT TIME NOW i Clearing of Domestic Labor Dis turbances Has a Great De&i to Do With Outlook. INCREASED MONEY FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS Sixth Federal Bank of Atlanta Says Conditions in That Dis trict Continued to Improve Through Past Two Months ! and Better Times Certain. 1 _ _ ___ j Atlauta, Ga.. Sept. 4. —Clearing do imestic labor disturbances, and increas ed money return for agricultural pro ducts ar, paving the way for a restor ation of more normal business condi tions in this section than has been the case for several years, according to the monthly review just issued by | the Sixth Federal Reserve Rank of I Atlanta. j “Business conditions in the Sixth Federal Reserve District have, as a whole, continued to improve through August and early September,” said the review. “The chief development of the cur rent month has been the improve ment in the labor situation through out the United States. The amount of voluntary unemployment has been greatly reduced and wages have shown a distinct forward tendency. ! “In the banking field both demand and savings deposits show increases over similar figures for the same month of last year, and savings de posits increased over July in four states, the decreases in two others being fractional.” The Review indicates that there is now more building and construction I work under way than at any previous | time, notwithstanding tlie fact that | statements of building permits in cer tain ciies show substantial decreases. THREE MEN ARE KILLED IN POWDER PLANT EXPLOSION (By Associated Press.) Joplin, Mo., Oct. 4. —Three men were killed in two explosion? at the powder plar; of the General Explo sives Company near here early today. They ere John Moses, 26, Joplin; James Riser, 37, Rogers. Ark.; Elbert, Arnold. 40. Jopiin. business on October 10. B. S. Dunlap will be cashier and George M. Baze more, both experienced local bankers, will be in charge. “I am not interested in the fast disappearing flapper type of girl." she smiled, as she removed her gold-rim med glasses, “but I am interested in the modern young woman. The light of anew day is growing brighter for women in America and with their ad vancement we shall see a generally advanced type of citizen. “A strong nation is dependent up on its women and the manner in which the women of this country grasp their opportunities will decide most of the great issues of the future. “Woman’s entry into political af fairs is the most romantic develop- Iment in thi scountry’s history. It comes about because our great prob lems today are social and economic, and this is work in which women are needed.! “I am thankful for the good laws that we have now. but even more im portant are the greater laws that so ciety must observe if we are to have a strongr citizenry. We must have more thought of the simple, sweet virtues of life. Men and women must b? good because they want to be good. “No amount of legislation can make them good,” she asserted, “though the future of our nation and cf our race depends largely upon it. “I see a better citizenry coming to America only through evorts to im prove our living standards. Th P -work ing man must have a living wage. He must not be forced too much in com petition with unskilled labor from abroad. There must be every encour agement.” FAIR WEATHER FOR GREAT WORLD SERIES. (By Associated Press.) New York, Oct. 5. —A single line from the weather bureau to night brought joy to. thousands. It will be "fair Jhursday and probably Friday” and this means that the world’s series games for the next two days will be played under a clear sky. INJUNGIIOIi HITS . TEXAS CANDIDATE Temporary Order is Issued at Corsicana Restraining Secre tayr of State from Placing Mayfield’s Name on Ticket. (By Press.) Corsicana, Tex.. Oct. 4.—A tempor ary injunction restraining Secretary of State Staples from placing the name-of Earle B. Mayfield, Democrat ic candidate for IT. S. senator on the official ballot at the November gener al election was granted by Judge Haw kins Scarbrough of the thirteenth dis trict. Chief among the allegations in the petition is one that Mayfield’s re turn of his campaign expenses was not properly made out and that he spent more than the $10,060 allowed by law in his campaign. The petition seeking the injunction was signed by C. R. King et al. The order prohibits the secretary of state from putting Mayfield’s name on. th e official ballot until after the case is finally disposed of, according to the court. He set October 16 as the date for final hearing.' On that date the petitioners Will seek ot hav e the order niade permanent, he said. The lengthy petition .alleges that al though Mayfield’s campaign expense report shows expenditures of less than SIO,OOO total, further monies were con tributed to his campaign funds and were not reported. Although Mayfield was alleged to have been the Ku Klux Klan candidate in the primary elec tions, the klan is not mentioned in the petition nor his alleged connection with the organization. GAPT. DUVAL’S BOAT IS HIGH IN MARSH Old Mariner, Who Left Here About Two Months Ago For Miami, Fla., Has Serious Mis hap on Return Trip. Something like two months ago, Oapt. Charles Duval ,over eighty years of age, sailed away for Miami. Fla., in a sehoonertrigged craft he had built, taking no one with him and while his friends advised him against making the long (rip alone he did not heed their advic e , and seems to have made the run to the Florida port safe ly hut met serious mishap in his at tempt to return to Brunswick. So much so that his craft was blown ashore alt Timbrel Ur. near Raj-coon Keys, jimt southwest of Jekyl, on the border of St. Andrew's’ sound where his craft wrns sent high' up by a heavy nlorth easier which came on September 21. It was reported that the old man was ill and w'as seen crawling along the deck of his boat. Hearing the report, J. D, Baldwin will leave here today for the purpose of assisting Capt. Duval in any way possible. Mr, Baldwin states that the old mariner may be out of food and water and_ he will carry both, with him today. GREAT DISTURBANCE IS MOVING EASTWARD (By Associated Press.) Washington. Oct. 4.—The gulf dis turbance has moved eastward with a slight lecrease in intensity and its cen ter was apparently a short distance south of the Louisiana coast this morning, the Weather Bureau an nounced. Pressure remains high from the middle of the Mississippi valley eastward to th£ Atlantic coast. The weather will continue fair during the next 36 hours in the states east of the Mississippi river except that showers are predicted in Florida and along £be Mississippi and Alabama coasts. BRUNSWICK Hn tEie lowest death rate of any city Its size In the United States. ......... PRICE FIVE CENTO ALLIES SATISFIED WITH NEWS THAT KEMALISIS ACCEPT In Principle Turks Agree on AH Terms Laid Down by the Several Nations MUDANIA CONFERENCE PROVES SATISFACTORY Outlook for Settlement of Near Eastern Situation is Brighter at Present. Russia May Turn Out to be an Important Figure Yet. (By Associated Press.) London. Oct. 4. —Great satisfaction was expressed on the receipt of news that the Kemalists liav P , adopted in principle the allied note and ordered their troops to avoid conflict with the British. Nothing has been heard from Mu dania regarding any actual signing of peace terms or agreements made at today’s conference. What Allied Note Proposes. Constantinople. Oct. 4.— The joint allied note to Mustapha Kemai Pasha, the Turkish Nationalist leader, w r as dispatched September 22 from Paris, signed by Premier Poincare for France, Lord Curzon for Great Britain and Count Sforna for Italy. In it the three allied governments invited the Angora assembly to a conference at Venice or*elsewhere with plenipoten tiaries of Great Britain, Fracne, Italy, Japan. Rumania. Jugo Slaria and Greece, wuth th e object of negotiating and consolidating a final treaty of peace between Turkey, Greece and the allied pow’ers. Regarding the terms of such a trea ty. the note stated: The three govern ments take this opportunity to declare that hey view wilt favor he desire of Turkey o recover Thrace as far as the river Marita and including Adriano pie.” The note promised the willing support of the three governments to the drawing of a frontier line on this basis on condition that the Angora government did not send armies into the neutral zones during the peace ne gotiations. The note declared it wmuld I be understood that steps would be tak en in drawing such a treaty to safe guard the interests of Turkey and her neighbors by demilitarizing “cer tain zones to be fixed, to obtain peace ful and orderly re-establishment of Turkey's authority, and finally to as sume effectively under the League of Nations, maintenance of the freedom of the Dardanelles, the sea of Mar mora, and the Bosphorus, as well as protection of religious and racial mi norities.” ' Tile allied governments promised to support the admission of Turkey to the League of Nations, to withdraw their troops from Constantinople as soon as the treaty became effective and to use their influence to obtain the retirement of the Greek forces to a line fixed by the allied generals in agreement with th e , Greek and Tur kish military authorities before the opening of the conference. The note stipulated that the Angora government in return for allied inter vention would undertake no tto send troops before or during the peace con. ference into the neutral ‘zones and not. cross the Dardanelles or the sea of Marmora into Thrace. A conference at Mud-ainia between IKemal i Pasha and the allied generals to fix the Greek lin f . of retirement w'as sug gested. ✓ ‘ Russia Looms Large. CBv Associated Press) Constantinople. Oct. 4. —Russia loomed on the horizon today for the first time as likely to prove an impor tant figure in the settlement of the Turkish problem. The negotiations at Mudaflia have brought to light the fact that Mustapha Kemai Pasha’s advisers are urging him to obtain from the aides pledges for eventual fulfillment of all the conditions of the so-called national pact, including con trol of the Straits and modification or annulment of the capitulations. MRS. HARRY BREEN CHARGED WITH MURDER; OUT ON BOND St. Louis, Oct. 5. —Mrs. Harry Breen, who was arrested here after the dis appearance of her husband, following the burning of his garage and the find ing of a woman’s body in the charred ruins, was released tonight under bond for $2,500.