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BRUNSWICK
I Has the lowest death rate of
any city its size in the United
States
VOLUME XXI. NO. 259
CRIME HMW
.•SWEEPS COUNTRY
111 MANYSECTIONS
Many Murders and Women
Seem to be Playing Most
Important Part.
STORIES OF LOVE AND HATE
IN TRAGEDIES LEAKING OUT
Nine Affairs in News of Ameri
ca in a Single Day This Was
Yesterday. Six Sensational
Cases Now on Trial.
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, Oct. 24. —Nine tragedies
stand out as dramatic spectacles in
the news of America today, and all
of them present women in the lead
ing roles. They have their settings
in six sections of the country. 1
Six sensational murder cases, five
with women a® defendants, are in
various stages of trial.
Another woman, “Peggy” Beal, won
her freedom from a jury in Kansas
teCity last night, and a seventh, Made
line Obenchain, awaits her third trial
in Lo s Angeles.
Most of the cases present/ the^“eter
nal triangle.” Brief, the nine sensa
tional cases appear as follows:
Kansas City—Marie F. Beal step
ped out to freedom, acquitted last
night after a short trial on a charge
of murdering her lover, Frank War
ren Anderson.
Los Angeles—Arthur Burch, of
Evanston, 111., faces his third trial on
a charge of killing J. Belton Ken
nedy. Madeline Obenclurn awaits
her third trial on the same charge.
Lo s Angelos—The jury to try Mrs.
Clara Philips, accused of beating Mi's.
Alberta Meadows to death with a
hammer, was tentatively completed.
Mrs. Meadows was the alleged rival
for the love of Mrs. Phillip’s hus
band.
Fresno, Cal.—George T. Harlow,
acquitted by a coroner’s jury after
he clubbed his wife to death, will be
tried for manslaughter, according to
District Attorney Dailey, H. C.
Blanchard, who Harlow found in his
home with Mrs. Harlow, was sen
tenced to ninety days in jail for dis
orderly conduct.
Philadelphia—Mrs. Catherine Ro
sier) accused of kill : ng her husand,
Oscar Rosier, and his stenographer,
Mildred Reckitt faced trial for the
murder of Miss Reckitt.
Hackensack, N. J.—George Cline,
motion picture director; Alice Thorn
ton and Charles Scullion, brother-in -
law of Cline wer P on trial for the,
murder of Joh n Bergen, motion pic
ture actor.
Cleveland—The trial of Mrs. Mabel
Champion, 22, alleged slayer of
Thoma R O’Connell, New Haven car
nival promoter, was postponed until
next Monday.
Wh’te Cloud, Mich.—Mrs. Meda
Hodell on trial for killing her father
'rjfl?iaw, David Hodell, with poison,
her previous confession to
pol'ce.
New Brunswick, N. J.—State offi
cials took over the task of attempt
ing to solve the murder of th e Rev.
Edward W. Hall and his choir singer,
Mrs. Eleanor Mills.
JUBILEE WEEK IN AUGUSTA.
Augusta, Ga., Oct. 24.—Thre e days
of jubilee ’begin here tomorrow- and
preparations have: been made to en
tertain thousands of visitors. “Jubi
lee Week,” was put on instead of the
usual fall fair. All entertainment is
being provided by the city free of
t charge.
PEGGY BEAL , FREED OF MURDER
CHARGE , WILL BEGIN LIFE ANEW
TELLS JURY HER STORY OF LOVE—DECEIVED RV THE MAN
WHO PLAYED “GAME OF HEARTS” TAUNTED WITH
\ “DO AS YOU PLEASE” —SHE SHOT HIM AND SELF.
(By Associated Press)
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 24.—Marie
L. “Peggy” Beal faced life with re
newed determination today. She
walked from the criminal court here
last night, following her acquittal on
the charge of the murder of her
lover, FraiHc Warren Anderson, Mrs.
Beal thanked the jury and asserted
“Now I am going to stay in Kansas
City and*make good.”
The trial was comparatively brief.
There were few witnesses, o n e being
Mrs. Beal herself. Onc e th e telling
of her story became unbearable and
she wept. She again Ijved through
the harrowing episodas which ter*
minated in her fatally shooting An
•J Wso n in a hotel room they occupied
Together, June 3. He had lured her
\ „;re, she asserted, with a promise
of marriage.
She had been reading a passage in
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
PRESIDENT HARDING
WILL NOT ASK GENERAL -
SAWYER TO STEP DOWN
By Associated Press
Washinfiton, Oct. 24.—The
president i s satisfkied with the
services of Brigadier General
Charles Sawyer, it was said at
the White House today, and will •
not ask for his resignation as
- by the American
-on at their New Orleans -
convention.
ROTARYCLUBtIDS
j TRADE BOARD PLAN
At Meeting Yesterday the Or
ganization ndorses Board’s
Membership Drive and Will
Assist in Every Way.
! At the regular* weekly luncheo n of
j the Brunswick Rotary Club, J. P.
! Davenport, chairman of the Board of
| Trade membership drive, made an en
i thusiastic talk on Brunswick’s com
| mercial organization, and the neces
| sity for the Rotary club standing
i squarely back of the coming mem
bership drive, and in addition to the
board of directors of the Board of
Trade who will have a luncheon at
the Oglethorpe hotel today at 12:30
o’clock, J. P. Davenport invited S. K.
Brown, W. J. Butts and Victor Ab
rams to be present at this luncheon
and to assist in working out the
plans for the membership drive. Pres
ident Millard Reese in indorsing what
Mr. Davenport advocated, stated
that this was real Rotary work, that
is, to support a civic organization
such as this in. making a drive for
membership.
The club took o n one new member.
Victor Abrams, who was inducted in
i’ to Rotary by Dr.‘J. W. Simmons.
The guests of th e club at its meet
ing were H. Putsell, of Savannah; J.
S. N. Davis, of Woodbine; Harry
Herndon, of this city.
The two speakers for the day were
Dr. Dunwody Atkinson, who spoke on
“Rotary Friendship,” and J. E. Lam
bright who spoke on ’'‘Promoting At
tendance.”
It was one of the most enthusiastic
and most enjoyable meetings ovei
held by the Brunswick Rotary club.
INSIDE LETTERS
ONWAR CABINET
ARE PUBLISHED
Mrs.. Franklin D. Lane, Wife of
Secretary of Interior in Wil
son Cabinet, Prints Book
(By Associated Press.)
Boston, Oct. 24.—A series of story
m.aking letters describing details of
the American War Cabinet and giving
intimate pictures of Woodrow Wilson,
as he appeared over the seret meet
ings of his official family, were made
public for the first time today .
The letters were written by the lat,-
Franklin Lane, secretary of the inter
ior in the cabinet of President Wilson
beginning in 1913, have been collected
and edited by his widow, Anne Wun
termut.e Lane and lias been published
by the Houghton Mifflin Company
and the volume is just off the press.
a romantic novel in which a woman
killed her lover. She shot Anderson
as he lay upon the bed and then shot
herself in her breast.
“Anderson asked me to marry him
in Dayton and I told him I would
give him my answer in June,” she
testified.
Twice she visited him in Kansas
City She asked him to marry her,
she said. “T was nearly stunned when
he told me hi* wife had .tuberculosis
and h e could find f.o ground for di
vorce,” she said.
“I asked him what I was going to
do,” she told the court, ‘‘and he said
‘do as you please.’ ”
He told her, she asserted, that he
had similarly broke n the hearts of
fifty other women.
She said she could not recall shoot
ing him, but rembembered shooting
herself.
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 25, 1922.
p n, v i.bad
Lett to right: Lloyd George of England, Orlando of Italy, Ulcmenceau of France and Wilson of America.
The political suns of the “Big
Four” who carried the destinies
of their countries through the
World war, one by one, hav- set.
Premier Orlando of Italy fell
CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMS CALLED
FOR THIS STATE
Senator Harris Wants Mrs.
Bunn Reappointed in His
Home Town
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C., Oct. 24. —Mrs.
Annie K. Bunn has been recom
mended by Senator William J. Har
ris for reappointment as postmaster
at Cedartown, the home tow n of the
senator, it wa s stated at Sen; 4 r Har
ris’ office today. The eligible list
made public by the civil service com
mission gives the names of Mrs.
Bunn, Henry Z. Sheffield and James
J. Simpson.
Mrs. Bun n ha s bee n postmaster for
a number of years, and it is expected
that the wishes of Senator Harris
i n the case of hi s home town will pre
vail with the department.
The civil service (omission has
called examinations for Georgia post
master’s at Alpharetta, Nashville,
Powder Springs and Woodland, on
November 18, and for Camilla, Moul
trie and Union City on November 21.
The controlling recommendation is
made to the department by the Geor
gia Republica,, committee.
Senator William J. Harris lias de
clined an invitation lo address the
Southern Commercial Congress at
their meeting in Chicago on Novem
ber 20-22 because of the likelihood
congress will be called into eje
tra session at tTfat time, it was stated
today at his office here.
DEPARTMENT INAUGURATES
CAMPAIGN FOR DISCONTINE
SMALL CHRISTMAS CARDS
(Bv. Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 24.—A campaign
to discourage the use of small sized
Christmas cards and envelopes has
been inaugurated by the postoffice
department. Small sized cards and
envelopes, it is declared, are respon
sible for delay during the Christmas
rush of postal business. Because of
their minature size they cannot be run
through the cancelling machines,
making it necessary to do this work
by hand.
The po’stoffice department has fixed
the smallest size of Christmas greet
ings and cards which can be conven
iently sent tljrough the mails at 2 3-4
by 4 inches.
MAN GOES TO HIS DEATH
CLUTCHING RED ROSES
(By Associated Press.)
Wethersfield, Conn., Oct. 24.—Emil
Schutte, convicted of three murders,
wa s hanged at the state prison to
day clutching two red roses. He en
tered the death chamber carrying
the roses and his grip on them did
not relax even after death.
first; Premier Clemenceau of
France followed; Preside Wil
son’s party and candidate was
defeated in the 1920 elections,
and now Lloyd George, “the
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE
DAY LEAVES SUPREME
COURT NOVEMBER 14
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 24. —Asso-
ciate Justice William Day, of
the supreme court, placed his
resignation in the hands of
President Hard’ng to take ef
fect on November 14.
In resigning Justice' Day will
be able to devote his undivided
attention to his dut’es a® um
pire in the American-German
claim commission. His action
will have the effect of placing
him on the retired list of the
court on full pay.
YOUTH DETERMINLO
10 ENLIST 111 NAVY
After Several Unsuccessful Ef
forts, Lewis J. White, of
Brunswick, is Accepted’ on
His Fifth Trip.
Atlanta, Oct, 24. —Rlejected four
times for enlistment in the Marine
corps at the Atlanta recruiting sta
tion. but ‘‘game” to lie pore and do
ermined to “get in.’’ Lewis J. White,
of Brunswick,' after having under
gone several operations to overcome
his defects,; finally came back the
fifth time and was accepted by Cap
tain George Bower. IT. S. M. 0., re
cruiting officer. Monday. .
It seems that tlie youn Georgian
was a victim of many minor physical
defects. First he had an ailment
which required the skill of a surgeon's
knife to repair, lie was rejected. But
the determination of the Brunswick
youth was shown by his going to tile
trouble and expense of an operation.
After a few weeks spent in resuper
atinn lie again applied for a three
years enlistment. Tin's time defect
ive teeth were the cause of his down
fall. but only temporarily as he had
them repaired by a dentist, and again
appeared at the recruiting station, but
only to bo turned down by Captain
Bower on account of defe+ive vision.
Whitp asked the Captain to wait a
few hours, and give him another ex
amination of his eves. It was found
that mere speck of coal dust in his
right eye was the reason why he had
failed to read the one-half inch let
ters at a distance of 20 feet.
Even after the other handicaps had
been overcome fate inferevaned again
and White had to wait in suspense
for documentary evidences of his ago
from his parents, which finally came,
and then at last of all a few pounds
underweight was about to keep him
out of the Marines, hut the goed
natured Captain of marines had this
waived by telegraphic authorisation
from headquarters, and early Monday
Private Lewis J White, recruit ex
traordinary, was happily on his way
to the training camp at Paris Island.
S. C,
greatest of them all,” lias gone
down to defeat at the hand- of
his political opponents. Lloyd
George may “come .jack,” but
the others seem “gone forever.”
EYE WITNESS TO
DOUBLE MURDER
MYSTERY FOUND
Mrs. Jane Gibson Saw Two Me n
And Two Women and Mrs.
Mills Scream.
(By Associated Press.)
New Brunswick, N. .T., Oct. 24.
The name of the woman reputed to
have witnessed the double murder of
the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and
his choir singer, Mrs. Eleanor R.
Mils, today became known.
Sh e i® Mrs. June Gibson, a widow,
who with her son. conducts a sixty
acre farm on Hanr’lton road, i n a
sparsely settled section several miles
from here.
Before harvest time her fields were
frequently entered at night and
robbed. Shortly before the double
murder she decided to end tls
thievery. Each night she lav in wait.
Nearby was tethered a saddled mule
for purpose of pursuit.
The night of the murder sh t . was
said to have told investigators, she
was riding clown Deßussy’s lane
through the Phillips farm when she
saw in a field the dim outlines o(
two men and two women.
She became curious, halted her
mule and watched. There was a mo
ment of loud talking, the sound of a
pistol shot, a streak of flame and one
of the men fell; the n a moment later
four more shots and on e of the wom
en dropped.
The mttii and the woman stood over
the slain couple, the story continued
and the name of the man was spoken
in horror by the woman.
Mrs. Gibson was than said to have
become flightened and to have turned
her mule toward home.
D. B. HARMON, OF
WAVERLY LOSES
HIS LEFT FOOT
D. B. Harmon, well known Waver
ly farmer, was the victim of an ac
cident at Hayner, Glynn county, last
night by which h e lost his left foot.
Mr. Harmon was sitting on a porch
with the gu n in Ins lap and it was
accidentally discharged, the entire
load striking his foot.
He was brought to the hospital
here at an early hour this morning
by Gillis Rogers, well known turpen
tine operator of that place. At the
hospital it wa s stated that the in
jured ma n was resting easy.
It was also said thfct attending
physicians were of th e opinion that
no serious complications would re
sult but that fact that this hard work
ing and well known citizens is de
prived of an important member of
his anatomy is to be regretted. He
is employed by J. B. Owen, well
known farmer, who resides in the
northern end of Glynn county.
ENTIRE COLLAPSE OF
GERMAN MARK SEEMS
CERTAIN TO COME SOON
By Associated Press
Paris, Oct. 24.—The entire
reparations commission, includ
ing Roland Boyden American
unofficial representative, and
Col. James Logan, acting in the
capacity of representative of the
guarantee commission, leave for
Berlin on Sunday to confer with
Chancellor Wirth and other Ger
man cabinet members.
The financial crisis in Ger
many* threatens the total col
lapse of the mark.
ABLE SERMONS AI
REVIVAL SERIES
Interest Keen at Various Houses
of Worship And Seems to be
Increasing—Services to Con
tinue
At the First Methodist church the
meeting continue with unabated in
terest. Dr. Charles Lane, who is
assisting the pastor, has made many
friends during his stay in the city
and h ; s earnest, thoughtful dis
courses have stirred the people as
they have seldom been. The message
last night was one of the evangelist’s
best and was listened to by a large
congregation.
The words of the Master, ‘T am the
way, tile truth and the life,” served
as the text. The minister said that
one cannot properly appreciate
Christ’s metaphor unless he has been
iost. He told of an experience he
had somfe years ago when lost in
the Mississippi swamp. “To one who
is lost in sin,” he declared ‘‘Christ
is the way out.” In what sense
Christ is the truth and the lif e was
also forcefully explained and the
sermo n closed with a n appeal to the
unsaved to live the right life, to fol
low th e truth as it is revealed in]
Christ and so come, at last, to the j
home of the good and the rest of the J
saints.
Dr.* Lane’s subject tonight wall be!
‘The Judgment,” and the citizens of j
Brunswick, whether memhbers of the !
church* or not, are urged to hear this
discourse. Friday afternoon at four j
o’clock the evangelist will preach ;
especially to children and young- peo- j
pie. The services will continue !
through the week at 10:30a . m. and ]
7:30 p. m.
(Continued on page
CRAIG, FORMER
L. & N. PASSENGER I
AGENT SUICIDES
Was on Puget Sound Steamer
When Shot Himself and
Body Lost in Waters
(By Associated Press.)
Seattle, Oct. 24.—M. C. Craig, for
mer genera! passenger agent of the j
Louisville & Nashville railroad, shot I
himself today while seated on the i
rail of the Puget sound passenger]
steamer. Bremerton, according to the j
officers of the steamer.
The body toppled into the sound
and was not recovered. Craig was
a hrother-in-law of the late Generali
Henry Lawton and came to Seattle 1
recently from Lousiville. * , i
VICTOR HINES ENDS PRISON
TERM BUT AGAIN ARRESTED
ALLEGED SLAYER OF THE NELMS SISTERS NABBED BY FED
ERAL AUTHORITIES ON CHARGE OF USING MAILS TO DE
FRAUD. CASE RECALLED.
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 24.—Victor In
nes, suspected of complicity in the
unsolved disappearance of Miss Be
atr-'cp Nelms and Mrs. Eloise Nelms
Dennis, from San Antonio, Texas;
abouj eight years ago, was released
from prison her,, today after serving
seven years, only to b e arrested by
federal officers on a charge of using
the mails to defraud.
He has been serving a sentence for
larceny after trust jn connection with
funds of the Nelms sisters. His wife
was also convicted of accessory to
th e crime, but was given a lighter
sentence, which she served at the
state prison farm near Milledgeville.
A n effort was made to convict
limes and his wife of killing the
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INTEREST NOW IN
BRITISH POLITICS
Bonar Law is to Announce His
Policies Theme on Tomor- ..
.... row Morning.
IMPORTANCE OF SITUATION
IS STRONGLY EMPHASIZED
Former Premier Lloyd George
Will Deliveh an Address Two
Days Later—Marquiz Cur
zon IVlay be Duke is Rumor.
PREMIER BONAR LAW
NAMES PARTIAL LIST
OF HIS MINISTERS
(By Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 24.—Premier
Bonar Law tonight issued a list
of the principal ministers, his
ow n was not mentioned in the
official list, which leaves it to
b e inferred that he takes no
other office than prime minister
and firs tlord of the treasury,
th e latter post is without speci
fied duties beyond those at
tached to the pi -niership.
Marquis Curzon regains the
po.<( of secretary of foreign af
fairs and will be leader in the
house of lords. Viscount Peel
retains the Indian secretaryship.
Stanley Baldwin goes to the ex
chequer but it has not been an
nounced whether he will be lead
e rin the house of commons. The
Earl of Derby, at the war of
fice, resumed the post which
he held before. Attorney Gen
eral Douglas MacGarrell Hogg,
is now in this office. His wife is
the daughter of Judge Trim
ble Brown, f Nashville, Tenn.
London, Oct. 24.—Glasgow will be
the the chief center of interest in the
political situation for th e rest of the
week. The new Prime Minister, An
drew Bonar Law, on Thursday will
announce the iletais of “his new pol
icy there.
Two days later former Premier
Lloyd George will address a meet
ing, being accompanied to Scotland
by Sir Robert Horne, who was his
chancellor of the exchequer.
The Time s political correspondent
emphasizes the importance of the
situation in Glasgow, which, it says,
is due to th e strength of the com
munistic party among the industrial,
workers, adding that this i s largely
on account of the reluctance of the
Glasgow members of parliament to
abando n coalition.
It is hinted elsewhere that Bonar
Law’s re-election as a member from
the central division of .Glasgow is in
no wise certain, and that he will
be opposed by Sir George Paish, as
a free liberal, in addition to a labor
candidate.
GEORGE TO ISSUE LIST
London, Oct. 24.—The issuance of
Lloyd George honor list, which is ex
pected tomorrow or Thursday, is
awaited with great interest.
It is persistently rumored that
the Marquis Curzon, who was for
eign minister i n Lloyd George’s cab
inet, is to be made a duke.
The last duke created was West
minister in 1874. i
Reginald .McKtenna, forpier .chan
cellor of the exchequer, long known
as a staunch liberal, created some
thhig of a sensation this afternoon
when, i n addressing the City Con
servative Association, he came out in
support of Bonar Law’s policy.
“It is th e only policy that can give
us any hope to restore our economic
life,” he declared.
Nelm s sisters, who went to Texas to
confer with him regarding property
which one of the mowned there and
for whom Innes v .s acting a* 1 her
attorney.
The theory was that he killed the
two women and destroyed evidence
of the crime by disposing of the
bodies in some way, but there was np
evidence to bear out this theory. The
mottles of the two young women, who
died only a few months ago, kept
upon the trail of Inne s and his wife
until they were caught in Oregon.
Failing to connect them with the
murder oft hegri Is, Innes was prose
cuted for larceny and was convicted.
Now he is to face the federal eourts
on a charge of using the mails to de
fraud.