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BRUNSWICK
Has the lowest death rate of
any city its size in the United
States. . .
VOLUMIr.
BONAR UW NAMED)
PRIME MINISTER;
SUCCEEDS GEORGE
Election of Distin g uished
man Was Expected and
Was Unanimous.
GREAT BRITAN TO HAVE
EMERGENCY MEETINGS
Party Factions Start Ball Roll
ing to Gain Contral of Gov
ernment— People’s Will No w
Seems to be at Stake.
London, Oct. 23.—Andrew
Bonar Law today, in the tradi
tional phrase of the court cir- -
cular, “kissed hand s upo n his -
appointment as prime minister -
and first lord of th e treasury,” -
and thus becomes England’s '
first Canadian-born premier.
Today was devoted to the for
malities necessary in a monar
chial country to a change of
government. The king in the "
morning gave audience to and
took formal leave of the out- -
going prime minister’. Then came
the Unionist meeting in the
afternoon when ‘3onar Law was
unanimosly elected leader of
the party. This was followed by
'an audience at Buckingham
Palace, when Premier Law, at
the king’s invitation undertook
to form anew administration.,
('By Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 23.—Andrew Bonar
Law was unanimously elected lead
er of the Unionist party at the meet
ing held this afternoon.
Announcement of the composition
of the new ministry and declaration
of the government’s program, be de
ferred until Thursday, when also the
dissolution of parliament is likely to
be announced.
There is much perturbation in sev
eral quartet’s over the report that the
elections are .to be held on Novem
ber 14 or 15 instead of the 18tl\,
which falls n a Saturday.
Dissatisfaction on this point is par
ticularly strong in labor circles,
Where it is jnaintained that if the
(tolling is held o n any day but Sat
urday many Labor voters will be pre
vented exercising their franchise.
Thi s week will be crowded with
party conventions and public meet
ings. There was what is described as
an “emergency” meeting of the As
quithian Liberals (often called Free
Liberals) last evening, at which Mr.
Asquith, Viscount Grey, the Mar
qu’s -of Crewe, Viscount Gladstone,
Lord Cowdray and other leaders
were present.
It is believed this meeting was
called to frame a 1 manifesto which
will be issued shortly.
Viscount Grey speaks at Bradford
tomorrow 'when an important pro
nouncement is expected.
The executive committee of the La
bor party meets in Londo n tomorrow
to arrange its program, which will
be issued as a manifesto immediately
afterwards. The announcement tint
Reginald McKenna will appear on
the* Conservative platform has stirred
remarkable interest everywhere. The
possibility of his appoinment as chan
cellor of the exchequer is generally
discussed, but some well-informed
Conservative newspapers say this is
altogether improbable, and opinion is
fairly general that this post wall go
to Stanley Baldwin, one of the lead
ers > n the fight aga’nst Lloyd George.
Attempts to analyze the electoral
prospects yield no results and no one
aside from the party propagandists
seem to hold a distinct opinion as to
how the 20,000,000 voters will line up.
The position of the women electors
constitutes one of the chief prob
lems.
1 One international effect of the im
pending election is reported from
Paris, whei£ Premier Poincare is
Said to have received a note from Lord
Curzon asking, in view of the politi
cal situation i n Great Britain, that
France assent to indefinite postpone
ment of th e Near East peace confer
ence which was to open at Lausanne,
Switzerland, on November 13.
There'Ap a strong probability, de
clares a Central News dispatch from
Edinburg today, that the Scottish
temperance vote, which in 1918<swas
cast sclidly for the coalition, will be
cast at the forthcoming election in fa
vor of candidates supporting Mr.
Lloyd George. Leading temperance
organizations are meeting to discuss
the situation and many minor confer
ences already hav e passed resolutions
’ in support of the retiring premier.
It is considered likely in temper
ance quarters that the Scottish tem
perance advocates will suppoij. the
Unionists in the forthcoming election,
as Sir George Lounger, present chalr-
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
HERRIN GRAND JURY
AFTER INDICTING OVER
400 COMPLETES WORK
(By Associated Press.)
Marion, Ills., Oct. 23.—The
special grand jury, which today
resumed investigation of the
Herrin mine killings after
month’s* of recess, late this aft
ernoon returned an indictment
for murder, naming forty-eight
persons and announced that it
had completed its work and ad
journed.
This makes f our hundred and
thirty-four persons the
jury has indicted in connection
with the rioting, during which
twenty-three men were killed.
FORD S GANDIDME
FDD COMMISSIONER
Well Known Head of Glynn Ice
Cream Company Will be in
Race for Place on the City
Board.
While a number of names have
been mentioned in connection with
the place to be named on the board
of city commissioners, B. J. Ford, well
known president of the Glynn Ice
Cream Company makes his formal an
nouncement in The News this morn
ing and is as follows:
In accord with the wishes, of many
staunch and true friends, it is with
serene confidence that I make the
announcement of my candidacy for a
place on the Board of City Commis
sioners at the next election.
It gives me unbounded and im
measurable pleasure to know that so
many of the good citizens of 'Bruns
wick, have such abiding confidence
and faith i n my efforts and desire to
work for the welfare and betterment,
of our beautiful city.
If elected, it shall be my purpose
to serve each and every one with the
same measure of gratitude, the
same measure of gratitude, the
same desire for betterment. My one
dm shall b e to serve no one organiza
tion, no one faction, no one institution
but to serve all in common. In so do
ing my service shall reach each or
ganization, each faction, each institu
tion, and the host without regard and
equal deference.
It shall be my purpose to leav e no
stones unturned where there i s a
possibility of building a greater and
better Brunswick. My efforts for de
veloping our city as the “Greatest
Georgia Port” shall be unceasing and
tireless. Th e state port and terminal
matter shall never cease to hold my
attention until strenuous effort and
unceasing determination shall have
brought justice to our home port. In
dustrial development shall not be per
mitted to lie dormant under a bur
den of excessive power rate that tends
to drive away rather than attract in
dustries. I will appreciate your con
sideration and serve you fearlessly
and with spec’al favor s to none.
Yours very truly,
B.' J. FORD.
Th e term of Mayor Ogg expires
with the end of the year and it i?
stated that he will be a candidate to
succeed himself. For a while Mr. Ogg
was undee ded, but it is now stated
by his close friends that he will of
fer again.
NEW TRIAL IS DENIED SIMS
LAWHORN SLAYER S.S.MONK
Tifton, Ga;, Oct. 23. —Judgls Eve
lias denied the motion for anew trial
in the cas e of Sims Lawhorn, con
victed at the July term of Tift supe
rior court on a charge of murder in
connection with the killing of S. S.
Monk, and given a life sentence.
Lawhorn and his brother, Fio.vd
Lawhorn, were tenants on Monk’s
farm. Monk was killed beside the
field in which the Lawhorns had been
plowihg. Sims Lawhorn claimed self
defense and his attorneys in their mo
tion for anew trial claimed that they
bad obained additional evidence to
show that Micnk shot at the Law
horns. Floyd Lawhorn is to be tried
at the next term of court.
ANGORA GOVERNMENT
DEMANDED THEY OCCUPY
GALLIPOLI PENINSULAR
(By Associated Press.)
Paris. Oct. 25. —The Angora gov
ernment, it is said, has asked the Al
lied high commissioners in Constan
tinople to have the Greek civil authori
ties evacuate'the Gallipoli peninsular
and permit Turkish officials tc take
their places.
man of th e .Unionist party, is a promi
nent Scotch brewer, but whether they
will throw the weight of their influ
ence solidly on the other side or with
any party i s considered here as high
ly speculative.
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA. TUESDAY, OCT. 24, 1922.
POLITICIAN3 CAN REMEMBER OTHER CAMPAIGNS OF BYGONE
DAYS THAT WEREN’T SO APATHETIC
IwTCli!
MONEY WORRIES
AND WAYWARD BOY
CAUSES A SUICIDE
LEE PRITCHARD. WELL KNOWN
CITIZEN OF W ORTH COUNTY
SHOOTS HIMSELF
(By Associated Press.)
Cordele, Ga., Oct. 23.—Lee Prit
chard, well known Worth county
farmer, residing five mile s east of
Warwick, was buried yesterday aft
ernoo n Union church after having
committed suicide by shooting him
self through the head. Death was al
most instantaneous. Financial wor
ries and unhappines s arising out of
conduct of a son, whose troubles were
said to be numerous were given as
the cause of his act. He was 65 years
year s of age and is survived by fopr
boys and three girls, all grown, Hi;
wife died two years ago.
EFFORTS TO FLOAT CLYDE
SHIP LENAPE HAVE FAILED
The Savann.’/h Press of yesterday
said: “Capt. F. W. Spencer aboard
Ihe tug Jacob Paulsen, returned to
the city yesterday from the steamsip
Lenape now aground near Nassau.
Th P three tugs Bison. William F. Mc-
Cauley and Jacob Paulsen of the At
lantic Towing Company were sent
to the assistance ;cf the ship, but were
unable to move the vessel more than
three ship lengths into deep water.
The greater part of the work done
by the Savannah tugs was accomiplisli
rd Friday night and Saturday, but ow
ing to the fact that the contract for
salvage had boen awarded to the
Merritt-Chapman Wreckage' Com
pany of New York soon after the
Atlantic Towing Qfcmpany discon
tinued operations imn’eCiia'eW upon
arrival of the Merritt-Chapman wreck
ing tugs.”
FORMER BRUNS WJCKI AN
MEETING WITH SUCCESS
# IN GREATER NEW YORK
Brunswick friends of Marcus W
Purvis, who was a former popular
resident of this city, will be gratified
to learn that he has just been made
manager of Latin-Ameriean division
of hp Chautauqua Industrial Art Desk,
with headquarters in New Yark City.
Mr. Purvis left Brunswick several
years ago. where he was connected
with the B. and B. Steamship Line,
and has met with phenomenal -suc
cess in his chicsen field. During the
past ten years he has represented the
subscription business of leading Ameri
can publishers throughout the West
Indes and South America. Mr. Pnrvis
rapid promotion is a merited apprecia
tion of his ability and his friends
are rejoicing at his success in the
metropolis. •-
ALLIED AND GERMAN
CLEARING OFFICES
REACH AGREEMENT
(By Associated Press.
Berlin, Oct. 23.—Representa
tives of the Allied and Gei’man
clearing offices reached an
agreement today whereby Ger
many will be freed from pay
ment of her war debts under a
cleaving proceedin',, until July
19, 1923.
The agreement will be laid be
fore the Allied and German gov
ernments.
GAFT. W. HI. TUPPER
HAS PASSED AWAY
Former Well Known Citizen Has
Been in 111 Health For Some
Time—Was Superintendent
Clyde-Mallory Lines.
Information was received in the
city yesterday from Jacksonville an
nouncing tile death of Captain Wil
liam M. Tupper, which occurred in
that city at a n early hour yesterday
morning.
’Brunswick friends of Capt. Tupper
will not be surprisd, at the announce
ment since it has been well known in
this city for many weeks, that he
was desperately ill and that attend
ing phys:cian s held out but httle hope
for his recovery. Some weeks ago,
it was suggested by physicians that
Captain Tupper take a prolonged rest
and Visit his old home in Maine, in
the hone that the change would be
of benefit. (This he did and only re
turned to Jacksonville on Friday last,
was taken seriously ill again and ex
pired at seven o’clock yesterday
morning.
For many years Captain Tupper
resided in Brunswick, being the rep
resentative of the Mallory and Clyde
lilies in the city; he was also intei
ested in the tug beat and lighterage
industry of the port and in its ship
ping and commerce generally. Cdp
tain Tupper was prominent in social,
church and liiusiAl circles and had
the very happy faculty of easily mak
ing friends. He evinced a keen in
terests in civic betterments and served
several terms as alderman of the city
at various tims and always mad e a
splendid official.
Some ten years ago, the Clyde and
Mallory lines created the office of
superintendent, with headquarters at
Jacksonville. iCapt. Tupper was- of
fered the position and accpeted it and
at that time, removed his residence
to that city where he has since re
sided and up to his death, still re
HUSBAND FREED BY
CORONER’S JURY IN
WIFE SLAYING CASE
•
JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE RESULT
OF INVESTIGATION OF KILL
ING MRS. CLARA HARLOW
(By Associate'] Piys)
Fresno, Cal., Oct. 23.—Justifiable
homicide was the verdict returned to
day by coroner’s jury that inquired
into the death of Mrs. Clara Harlow.
1!), whose husband, George. A. Harlow
30, an electrician was said to have
clubbed her to death with a shotgun
near their home al North Fork early
yesterday when lie found her in the
company of a young man of her age.
Harlow declared his wife, who was
not .expecting him, was with a 19
year-old youth. Mrs. Harlow and
her visitor fled into the house, the
husband Saul. The latter seizel l a
shot gun and started in pursuit of his
'Wife. He fired one shot but the
charge went wild. Overtaking bis
wife he is alleged to have st.ru k her
repeatedly c.n the head. Her skull
was crushed.
Harlow returned to his home and
remained with neighbors until the
parents in North Fork.
The youth who was said to have
been visiting Mrs. Harlow Jo ter was
taken into custody at the homo of his
parents in Norn Fork.
POLITICAL CONSPIRACY
MAY MEAN ANOTHER
CIVIL WAR IN CHINA
'By Associated Press.)
Amoy, Oct. 23. —A political conspir
acv, which may mean another eivi’
war in China is beleived tp have
been uncovered in the province of
Fukieif, whose capital. Foo Chow, wa
recently taken bv the invading forcer
of Hsu Tsung Chi.
MAYFIELD’S CAMPAIGN
MANAGER ARRESTED ON
‘TOTING PISTOL CHARGE
(By Associated Press.)
Corsicana, Tex., Oct. 25. —Ben
Richards, campaign manager .for
Earle Mayfield’s Dallas headquarters
during the United S&ites senatorial
race was arrested here today charg
ed with carrying a pistol.
taineil his position with the,steamship
company. , I
Captain Tupper is surviyLfl by one
son, Ralph 8., who spent his boyhood
days here. Mi’s. Tupper, it will
be recalled, died in Jacksonville only
a short time ago. The information
as to the funeral had not been made
last night, but the Clyde line off>-
cials in the city, were of the opinion
that the interment would be in Jack
sonville since Mrs. Tupper is buried
there.
SOUTHERN REWARDS
MEN WHO SERVED IN
SHOPS DURING STRIKE
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 23.—A1l em
ployes of the Southern Rail
way who volunteered to leave
their regular duties and serve
its shops during the strik e are
being presented thi g week with
checks for $350.00. ci certifi
cates for five shares of the rail
load’s stock.
Thg railroad headquarter’s ac
tion is said to represent the ap
preciation of th ( . company for
loyalty to its interests shown
by the men concerned and does
not represent H bonug or wage
payment in any way. A
large number of other roads af
fected by the strike are said to
have taken similar action.
RALPH MEIN
IS MIKING GOOD
Former Brunswickian in Auto
mobile Business in Atlanta
on Quite an Extensive Scale
During Past Few Months.
The Brunswick friends of Ralph J.
Minehan, who for the past seven years
has been engaged in the automobile
business In Atlanta, w-ill be pleased
to know that he has entered largely
into that line for himself.
Mr. Minehan, who was at one time
connected with the News staff has
formed a copartnership with Samuel
■T. Porter of Atlanta for the handling
of Hudson and Essex cars on a large
scale.
The Atlanta Constitution in its
issue of Sunday carried the following
story of the new company which will
he pleasing to the many Brunswick
friends of Mr. Minehan:
“The Porter-Miriehan company re
cently organized by Samuel c. Porter
and Ralph J. Minehan to handle
Hudson and Essex ears at retain in
competition with the J. W. Goldsmith
Jr. Grant Company, state distributors,
will open for business tomorrow.
They will occupy the two stores at
51S and 520 Peachtree street, and
the large automobile service station
building in the rear of these stores.
The service entrance will he from
North avenue.
.Messrs. Porter and Minehan, though
occupying their service station, de
livered several new Hudsons and Es
sex ears during the past week, and
it is predicted that with lhpi< formal
opening they will rapidly become one
jf the large velunie retail dealers in
Atlanta.
“Many prominent local firms have
taken the opportunity to congratulate,
these young and progressive business
men upon receiving this valuable fran
chise. a good number of firms doing
this not onlv in person, but through
the medium of the press.
“There ar P probably no other two
local auotmobilp men. formerly hold
ing subordinate positions, that have
a greater number of friends cither in
the trade cr in other business and so
cial circles, than Messrs. Porter and
Minehan.
“Mr. Porter has been with the .1. W.
Goldsmith. Jr.-Grant company for a
number of years, serving as general
manager for the past two years. Mr.
Minehan has been in the automobile
business for about seven years, the
past year as a retail salesman for the
Goldsmith-Grant company.
“Mr. Porter, who is president and
general manager of the new company
states they have arranged for a corps
of trained Hudson and Essex mechan
ics, and that they have equipped their
shops with the most modern and effiei
ent equipment possible to secure.
Their service space will compare fav
orably with some of the largest ir
Atlanta.
“Mr. Porter, will have active super
vision of all the departments of the
business, and he promises to offer
the motoring public a measure of
service in eVery respect worthy gf
the commendation of the most criti
cal. Mr. Minehan will head the sales
organization, which is now being
formed. He is well fitted to handle
this position, as his entire experience
in the automobile business has been
in the sales end.
J. W. Goldsmith. Jr., president of
the Goldsmith-Grant company, who
distributed Hudson and Essex cars
in Georgia state that he feels fortun
at P in having two men in his organi
zation to whom he could give t lis
valuable franchise.
“The appointment of these men a*
dealers will be of real service to the
present and future owners of Hudson
and Essex cars. They are both en
tirely competent to handle the sale'
and service in an admirable way, and
with the opening of their stores, car
owners will have the option of taking
their service to either organisation.”’
BRUNSWICK
Has a landlocked harbor, the
best on the South Atlantic
Coast.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
STATE DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION WILL
SE ft TAME AFFAIR
Judge Waller F. (jeorge, Sena
lorial'Nominee to Make
Principal Address.
GOVERNOR-ELECT WALKER
TO BE ONLY SPECTATOR
Senator W. J. Harris Will be on
Hand and Wi" Occupy Seat
With Winners in the Recent
Primaries.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 23.—Politicians
have ali left the city following the
meeting of the new Democratic ex
ecutive committee here Saturday,
some of them remaining over Sun
day and plan s are going fordward for
the meeting of the State Democratic
convention next Saturday at Macon.
So far as known, the coming con
vention will be a very tame affair,
and the speecH? iking will be limited.
Hon. Clifford Walker, newly elected
governor, delivered his acceptance
speech at the gathering of the Walk
er delegates on October 4th, hence
he now takes the role of a spectator
and listener as the official results of
the gubernatorial and senatorial pri
maries ai'e declared. The governor
elect has not prepared a second
speech, he told his friends.
Judge Walter F. George, of Vien
na, who was nominated in the sena
torial ' primary since the gathering
of the Walker delegates at Macon,
will be the olvef speaker at the con
vention Saturday. He will deliver hi s
speech of acceptance, bringing out
the principles of the platform on
which he was elected and will con
duct the duties of his office. The
senior senator from Georgia, Hon.
Wm. J. Harris, will attend the con
vention and occupy a seat o n the
stage with his junior colleague.
Senator Harri s is now a familiar
figure in the hotel lobbies of Atlanta,
having come to Georgia upon the
adjournment of congress and will re
main until the national lawmaking
body reassembles early in December.
Since his arrival, the junior senator
lias been literally besieged with invi
tations to make speeches and if lie
accepts all of the invitations he will
b e heard in many sections of the state
•luring the next few weeks. Undoubt
edly, Senator Harris is popular and
his popularity has been growing ever
since h e has been i n office. Unpre
judice dpoliticians declare that the po
litical strength of the junior senator
is well nigh impregnable, as he has
“stayed on the job,” and i n other
ways met the wishes of hi s consti
tuents to such a n extent, that possi
ble opposition in 1924 to get any
where must be a towering personal
ity that ha s not yet appeared on the
political horizon.
The senior senator, as stated in
news dispatches, was given an ovation
at the Democratic executive commit
tee meeting here Saturday. The
ovatio n followed the passage of a
resolution indorsing Senator Harris.
The resolution reads:
“Resolved, that the Georgia Dem
ocratic executive committee most
heartily indorses the services of
senior United States Senator Wil
liam J. Harris; that we express con
fidence in him as a man and as a
public official.”
Considerable interest attaches to
the personnel of the special commit
tee which will promulgate new rules
for the government of Democrats af
fairs during 1923 and 1924. The com
mittee is as follow.-,:
William Butt, Blue Ridge, chair
man; Fermor Barrett, Toccoa; B. F.
Walker, Gibson; Mrs. Bettie R. Cobb,
Jarrollton, land H. H. Elders, Reids?
ville.
SUNDAY ACCIDENTS IN
ATLANTA SUNDAY CAUSES
DEATH AND INJURIES
('By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Ga.. Oct. 23.—P. R. Woolf,
a motorcycle -acer, is dead, three
other persons seriously injured and
one held in jail as a result of acci
dents in Atlanta yesterday.
Woolf died from injuries received
when his motorcycle overturned early
yesterday. J. C. Nash wap injured
when his milk truck collided w-ith a
car owned by Garrett Starr. Otis
Evans, Starr’s negro chauffeur, is
held at the police station pending
the outcome of Nash’s injuries.
J. C. Beshear, 12, was hurt when
struck by an automobile. C. B.
Thomas, 8, has a broken right leg
and may be suffering from internal
injuries hospital authorities stated.
Police said they had not learned how
he was hurt..