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BRUNSWICK
Has the lowest death rate of
any city its size in the United
States
<■' 10. 26 1.
STATE DEMOCRATS
IN CONVENTION HI
ICON YESTERDAY
Nominations of Clifford Walker
And Others in Seperate Pri
mary Ratified
GREAT INTEREST TAKEN
IN JUDGE GEORGE’S SPECH
Senator-elect Expressed Him
self in favor of State Rights
and Covered Many Matters of
General Importance.
Macon, Ga., Gk*.,. 28. —The slate
Democratic convention wascalied to
order here, this morning at 10 o'clock
with delegates from all sections of
Georgia in attendance. There were
no contests to he settled and the con
vetftion was rather perfunctory in
natur.e
Chief interest was centered in the
speech of Walter F. George Tien
na, in accepting the nomjdfctajl for
I lifted Stales
< r r. K. McGregor.
state pension commissi'tier|^By
Nomination of Governor
Clifford Walker and other state
Petals were ratified at the convention
which met here on October 5. T 1
old state executive committee post,
polled the convention from October i
until today because of tlm special pri
mary called to name United States
senator to succeed Senator Thomas
K. Watson, deceased.
Th, Walker faction is said to hav
disapproved the postponement am
called to order the convention on th.
date originally fixed, it was briny
suggested on thc floor shortlv after
flic convention was called to orde>
today that ail nominations lie ralife
(igain today in order that all and till'
and contentions b<> settled.
A subcommittee of the state ex
endive committe. following a hear
jog last night on the contest for ‘tat.
representative from Twiggs eouf.lv.
ordered another prfn ary in that 4
county November 3.
SPEFCH OF SENATOR ELECT
GEORGE
In his speech accepting the Demo
ratio nomination for the United State'
senafL from Georgia. Waller F. Oo r
ge, winner in the special primary t
(lay served notice that he would stand
unalterably for state’s rights.
"The framers of our constitution
he said, "did not claim absolute now
er fur themselves and could not adm
that it resided anywhere. They recog.
nized the supremacy of the mora>
law. and laws, must rest upon some
thing higher than the mere will ot
th,. majority, however large the ma
jorljv. A national government ot
•precisely defined and expressly limit
ed powers was formed. When tin
powers of the state were enumerated
It was declared among other things
that they might do ‘all other net
and things which independent stnt*-
mav of right do.’
"Tile great problem of government
was to reconcile liberty with law
l aws, there must he, hut there mils'
he a limit to law making.
■‘\v. must except the legitimate ex
tension of the federal power, hut
its unwarranted extension destroy
the capacity of. the people for self
government. The national govern
ment nnist not, usurp the powers n r
the states The Dyer lynching hill
aside from any question of its validity
WOMAN FARMER SAY SHE SA W
WOMAN WEEP OVER HALL’S BODY
New Brunswick. N, J.. Oct. 28.
Frur hours after she had witnessd
the "hont : ng of Rev. Kdv rd Wheeler
Hall rector of the Episcopal church
of Si .Ichn tiie Evangeli I. and hi
clioir leader. Mrs. Eleanor Reinhardt
Mills on the night of Seotemher 14
Mrs. Jane Ofbxon, refutnr I to the
scene and aw the woman she Rays
was present when the iwn were slain
hcn<h " low over rhe body of the
reetcr. weening bitterly.
Neither the man who Mr-. Gibson
Jiffs told the authorities shot Dr.
Hall and Mrs. Mills, nor the automo
bile Parked nearby at the time of the
murder, was in sight when she made
the second visit. Mills escaped from
her assailants after the rector was
killed and h'd behind hushes nearby
only to be recaptured and dragged
hack to’the spot under the crabarple
tree were amasing details in the eye
witnesses at cry retold by Mrs. Gib-
F<>n to Sepical Deputy Attorney Gen
eral Wilbur A. Mott.
Confident that he has 'solved the
murder, which he says "is complex,
but. not a mystery," Prosecutor Mott
w"nt ahead today with the work of
assembeiivg curraborative evidence.
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
SI MMER HEAT \M>
SNOW ON SAME HAY
By Associated Press
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 28. —
Th,-. highest temperature on rec
ord for October .vas recorded at
points in this section y> '
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fir slinow <IHH
Rt.n fell at Elbui-luir. \VasrM||l
ton, yesterday.
gon, was damaged lightly lifl
hail anti lightning. A
WILL VALIDATE |
DONOR TUtpl
! |gSf’f|Pkmit!i t&J-jea,
■FPi'-jert -Seiveil;
Hllso be Validated. 9
step towards the
of tb e St. Simon highway will sjlj
written into the history of that
movement on Tuesday morning
Judge J. P. ltighsmith, of (ilyun si:®
erior court, will hear the special pe
tition for the validation of the h"i\ *
to i>, issued by city and county f<W
the purpose of building the high-j
way.
Of course, there will he no contest j
n the bearing, hut it is one of thrJ
legal requirements anil in
sell the hynds. this slop, which has .
the effect, of legalizing the issue, must i
he taken.
Incidentally steps will also he jak :
en to validate the issuance of sr.O, *
POO in city bonds for the extension of;
il„ sewerage system of fhe city of'
As soon as this proceeding is ‘Coti t
eluded, the bonds will he advertised |
and sold and the autohrities plan ti i
begin work on the highway at. the I
earliest possible date.
A good deal of preliminary wort :
has already been done, such as grant :
ing of lire permit by the TTniiteil j
States war department for the cross- j
ing of the streams, conferences byi
the Glynn county officials and the of-i
1 ef the state highway depart ;
meat. ete.
It can he said that all parties at -
interest fir,, agreed that the work on
the St. Simon highway will he shoved j
ahead just as rapidly as it is po slide t
to do it.
is pernicious in the extreme. It pro
ceeds directly upon the assumption
that the states or the people hav"
los* the capacity h> govern them
selves.’
Sp, iking of the enpoui!" r> hub’ll. |
alion of America, S' nator-i-ler-t
George said that "we must put pulilii ;
expenditures on a prewar basis. \V i
must see to it that favoitejsrn, which ;
lias characterized the administrat i
of the federal reserve ystem during ,
Ihe deflation period to the injury o f
the stock growers of the West an j
the cotton farmer of the South es ;
nncially is dme away forever.”
“Federal aid.’’.he said “for wliat |
ever purpose should he administered j
t'Ot htinned on page 8)
ie indicated to newspaped ni''n that
no arrents will he made until he has
u-.-enlei! the case to the Somerset!
•minty grand jury.
T"e Pig farm of Mrs. Gibson was
•gain under gu.rd today to prevent
ipwspaper men from talking further (
vith her. Slie i s said to have told ;
Mr. Mott dur'ng the lengthy inter-:
view that she hRt one of her moo- :
asm.- as she rode hurriedly away
fter witnessing the -hooting of the!
ariir and returned four hours later to
search for it.
Tier.statement that. Mrs. Mill., ran
away aft'-r Dr. Hall had been shot
and hid in the bushes between the
opple tree and the old Phill'ps’ house,
where the man and woman murder
*r- found her with'the Md of flash
lights and dragged her thirty cr fortv
yard-; o\Tr the rough ground, is
borne our by the autopsy.
The slain choir singer’s body gave
evidence of rough treatment. Mrs.
Mills fought desperately, Mrs. Gib
son is said t hive told the author
ities, but the murderer* overpowered
her and dragged her back to the spot
under the tree, where she was shot
three times.
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, SUNDAY, OCT. 29, 1922.
THE “UNKNOWN QUANTITY” AND “DECIDING FACTOR"
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WIPOTSTIIWi
After Three Days in Port For
“Navy Day" Ship to Sail for
Cape Henry Sometime This
Afternoon.
After tlpcp day* of fun and pleas
ure, including an old time Georgia
l ithe cue, a Scores Brunswick dances,
mu-ball and foot ball games and
nuny other tilings, the U. S- S.
f'lucey arid tier gallant crew of of
ficer... and men will sail at two
/clock this afternoon.
The Timmy received orders last
nighl and whe n sii w puts to sea to
lay she will be beach'd for the south
-vri training grounds off GaPe Henry
in Virginia. There she goes to join
i l.ri-gi number of other war craft of
Uncle S; who have been ordered
in ira’ning at these well known
grounds.
In the meantime, Captain -Will
wishes i) to be understood that the
’!iil will h t , open to visitors until
n,o n todnw ami he extends a very
•oi'dial welcome to th" people of the
•ity to come down and inspect the
handsome and trim member of Uncle
Sam's fighting crow.
In speaking of the visit to Bruits
wiik I; I night, Capt. Will stated
dial he wanted, on behalf of the offi
"i and men of the Toucey to ex
oießs his sincere thanks to the peo
le of Brunswick for the splendid
fashion in which the whole crew had
been received and entertained in this
•ity. Captain Will said that the men
had never bee n received more cor
dially anywhere and that they had
nji .wrt every moment of the time
spent here.
Yesterday morning, the ship re
M’ivcd visitors, in the afternoon, the
officers and men enjoyed the foot
bull game at the ball park and last
night, many of theme were enter
’.•lined at local theater,, anil at the
-lulls of the city.
As .-tated above the Toucey will he
open to visitors up to poon today and
■v H sail at two o’clock for Cape
Henry, Va.
JUSTICE SEEGER REFUSES
PETITION OF STILLMAN
(By Associated Press.)
PnughkeePie, N. Y., Oct. 28.—Sr
Promt' Court Justice Seeger denied
the mot'on of counsel for James A
Stillman, banker, to show cause why
the recent decision confirming the
referee’s report in favor of Mrs. Still
rqan and Guy Stillman, should* not
be reviewed.
Justice Seeger denied the motion
“simply o n its merits,’’ thereby plar
itig the entire Stillman case in th"
appellate division of the suprem"
court-
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Wf\ CN FOftT 'Vi ~
V i •mm m
Oct.
■nK rancher, was drowned
■Pw night, in a seven foot wine
■at while stirring the wine.
ROZHER MURDER
CASE WILL EN!)
ON WEDNESDAY
DENFRNSK WINTESSES OF WOM
AN CHARGED WITH KII.LING
TO BE HEARD
( By A ssoeiated I’ress.)
I I’liiladelphia, Oct,. 28.,—Defense
attorneys for Mrs. Catherine RomMl
charged wi th ki/ll inn her husbandr
Oscar Rozier and his stenographer,
Miss Beckjtt anil for whoso murder
she is now being tried, announced to
night that a verdict is not expected
before Wednesday of the corning
week.
Evidence of the. defense, it is stated
will consume at least Monday arid
Tuesday, if even longer.
ARMISTICE DAY
TO BF OBSERVED
Local Post of American Legion
is Arranging For an Appro
priate Program on November
Eleventh.
Plans ate under way by the local
jost, American Legion, for the
> roper celebration arid observance of
Armistice Day on November 11.
The fact that this year the great
■ vent, falls on Saturday rather work*
i hardship on the Legion, as it will
nake it difficult for merchants and
t her business men to get away for
lie celebration.
However, the members of the local
lost, propose to properly celebrate
he occasion and among other things
banquet will b e g : ve n in Hie Rifle
nen’s armory on the evening of No
vember 11th.
On this occasion, not only tire
nembers of tbe local post, but a
lumber of Prominent Brunswickians
,vi!l be present; a splendid program
of oratory and music will be aiVang
ed and tbe occasion promises to b"
an unusually pleasaht one.
Another pleasant , feature of the
day being planned is one that wiU
appeal to every on e and that is the
taking of the school chiludren into
ME FOR
r|£i2!KfiN
Board of Trade Special Com
mittee Issues Letter on Sub
ject—Actual Work Now Un
derway.
The special membership committee
ot the Board of Trade is on tlie job
in tile drive now on to secure new
members, the work -Is being outlined
and planned and the actual drive will
be under way early in the week,.
Yesterday the committee issued tke
following letter, which was sent out
generally:
“We are sure that you agree
witli us that a Board or Trade
absolute neofcssjfy in ours
other live city, and it cannot be run
without money, and as a public spirit
*ed citizen, w P believe that you are
vitally concerned in its success.
“It is doubtful if a single one of
the large enterprises coming tv Bre- s
vick in the !• st few years would have
poss ’i.e with >i< the Board
T i r’f . O ’nr enter ft-a s r* like na
ture can be secured xvith the proper
co-oueration of all of our citizens, as
xvas evidenced in the recent State
i\nt matter, which will be soon again
present itself in some phase.
“Thus we are making this personal
appeal to you to assist us in liquidat
ing (he small indebtedness that has
accumulated and asking that yoi
kindly remit at once, check for your
dues.
“You may either send your check
by, mail, or someone will call on yo
personally within a day or two.
“Yours very truly,
“J,. W. Simmons, J. P, Adrams,
C, C. Smith, M. J, Welsh. B. F. Mann,
,T„ M. Curie, R. h. Phillips, J. P
Davenport, h, H. ITaym,,, Geo. H.
Smith. (’, P. Dusenlfcry, F, M„ Scar
lett J. 1,. Andrews *l. B. McKinnon.
A. L. Church, D. L. Stephens,"
PHILIPPINES ASK U. S
GRANT INDEPENDENCE
(By Associated Press.)
Manila, Oct. 28—A resolution was
introduced in the Philippine house of
representatives Boday asking Ujat
th" United States recognize the
light of the islands to independence.
The resolution also requests ths
United States It> fix the date for a
constitutional convenion to frame
a constitu’on for founding he inde
pendent Philippine republic.
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the observance. The Legion will
ask that the afternoon session of th"
schools b e given over to the observ
ance of Armistice Day; talks are to
be made by the member* of the posl.
the faculty and others.
ANOTHER REQUEST !%>R
UNITED STATES TO BE
IN PEACE CONFERENCE
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 28.—Anoth
er request that the United
States actively Participate with
the allied govertimens in set
tiement of European difficulties
was received in Washington in
formal presentation by Sir Air
land Geildes, of England, Count
de Chamburn, of France and
‘Charge Rossi, of Italy.
Tiie matter was .considered is
the establishment of peace
between the allies and Turkey
and the statue of determination
tion of the matter of the Dar
danelles and Bosphoru s straits.
Tlve United States must refuse
to be officially represented,
however, because it has not
been at war with Turkey, but is
greatly interested in the outcome
of (lie conference and will prob
ably to represented. Secretary of
State Hughes stated.
BOATRIGHT ONCE
REM HERE
Newly Appointed District Attor
ney Starteed His Career in
Brunswick—Was a Railroad
Man.
Brunswick people generally will be
interested to know that Hon. F. G.
Boatright of Cordele, appointed on
Friday (o' be district attorney for
the Southern district of Georgia,
was for quite awhile, a resident of
Brunswick and that he ha s# a wide
circle of friends i n tliis city.
In the late eighties, Mr. Boat
right, then a very young man, came
to Brunswick from Sullivan, Ind., to |
accept a position with tii e old Bruns- |
wick & Western Railroad, now the i
Atlantic Coast Line. He served in
Hint capacity for several
was later promoted to be trainois
'lfcrttfreT and later on was made agent' 1
of (he line at Tifton, then a thriv
ing junction point on the line.
It was serving as agent a*
Tifton that determined
lo study law and with a grim de
termiii cjaracteriskic jtof toe
man, devoured Ids Blackstone at
night, while he handled) the business
of the railroad in the day time.
IB' wag admitted to the bar at Tif
ton in 18!)(> and shortly thereafter
he removed to Cordele, where he bar/
since resided and where he has won
distinction as a lawyer and as a
judge, having served a term as judge
of the city court of that city.
Old Brunswicldans, especially
many of the employes of the old li.
& W. R. R., will remember Judge
Boatright. He wa s always an in
defatigable worker, devoted him
self enthusiastically to whatever task
engaged him and was always a Re
publican, having been born in ln
diami of a Republican family.
10 is understood that Judge Boat
right, who is now in Washington,
will make Savannah his residence as
soon as he has qualified for the posi
tion. He succeeds Hon. J. W. Ben
nett of Waycross in tile office.
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BUYS AMEKICU3 PAPER
Americus, Qa, Oct. '■ <l . -Announce
ment was maf'e Jieve today ot the
sale of the Americus Times-Recorder
to Lovelace Ev e by Arthur Lucas and
W. S, Kirkpatrick of Atlanta,. Eve,
who has been business manager of
the paper during the past four years,
will hereafter he editor and publisher
JUNIOR REPUBLIC OF SOUTH
SOON TO BE ESTABLISHED
Atlanta, Oct. 28. —Philanthropists,
both men and women, from many sec
tion of the country, have been attrac
ted by the big movement started here
to establish the Junior Republic of
the South for wayward hoys and girls
under the auspices and direction of
the Juvenile Protective Association,
it ,was announced here today by lead
ers of child welfare work.
The campaign to rais e SIOO,OOO for
the institution has already received
the enthusiastic endorsement of lead
ing organizations and Prominent citi
zens and the active work of raising
funds under way. The institution will
he established on the site of 130
acres of land 13 miles southeast of
Atlata, near Ben Hill.
Congressman Ww. D. Upshaw, of
the Fifth (Atlanta) district, who is
president of the Juvenile Protective
Association, has associated with him
as trustees and advisory board, a
largo number of prominent men and
women in Georgia and other southern
states. it
"The plan to Junior
Republic of the of the
practical '•AHn propoel
BRUNSWICK
Has a landlocked harbor, the
best on the South Atlantic
•' Coast.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
MARTIAL LAW HAS
ENDED IN ITALY;
ALL SERENE AGAIN
Facistl Has Begun Concerted
Movement in Many
Sections. •
IS £TED THAT
SEVtjr ‘LACES TAKEN
King is Plant iSSlfi&rm New
Cabinet W : at This'
Step Willjiapflfc Res
toration ofVltep,.
(By Associated Press)
London, Oct. 28.—1 tis announced
late this afternoo n that the martial
law proclamation was rescinded due to
an improvement in the situation.
It is reported that the facisti has
already begun a concerted movement
on several important towns.
Florence, Pisa, Cremona and
other chief centers are reported to
have already been seized by the
facisti.
According to further information
the king !.&d planned to confer re
garding the formation of anew cab
inet with the hope that this step
would bring about a restoration of
peace among lie conflicting elements.
CABINET HAS FAILED
Rome, Oct. 28.—The Italian cabi
net today says in an official procla
mation that the government has tried
every means to effect a reconcilia
tion and to re-establish peace. -
The proclamation says that the
crisis has been brought on by what
is described as the seditious move
ments having for their object the in
terruption of the functions of the
state’s powers.
PRINCE ANDREWS NOW IN
SOLITARY CONFINEMENT,
('By Associated Press.)
Athens,' Oct. 28.—Pljfnce Andrews
of Grece, brother of King Con
stantine, arrived on
thp destroyer, Aspis and was placed
in solitary confinement. The Prince
who was a portion of
the forces in the |§impaign in Asia
Minor against the '%grkH, in charged
with having of the
general ®nff and particularly with
being r*>onsibl e for the disaster to
the Ore® troops before Sangarius.
RED ARMY IS MET
WITH^D
VLADIVOSTOK GAILY DECORAT
ED AND SOLDIERS RECEIVED
A WARM WELCOME
(By Associated Press.)
ToldO, Oct. 28.—Red flags are fly
ing everywhere in Vladivostok.
Anew government has been
formed by Chairman Nttssechen, of
the people’s revoluntary Party. The
Chita army is guarding the immense
stores or a’ms the allies left.
The People of Vladivostok met the
vanguard of,tlie far eastern republi
can Red army with showers of flow
ers and waving red flags and in ev
ery other way gave them a hearty
welcome upon their entrance into the
city.
tions in child welfare work the South
has ever known,.” declared Congress
man Upshaw in a statement made
public here today. “It will be to the
South what the George Junior- Re
public at Preeville, N. Y„ Is to the
north and east. Tiie greatest educa
tors of the day believe that the
Junior Republic, because of its othi
cal foundation, and because It gets
hold of youth In his favorite years
will, within a few decades, do away
with th f . present prison system, and
if that can be done, it Is worth the
time and energy and money of us
all to grasp this extraordinary oppor
tunity.’
‘‘lt is a plan, not so much for the
reformation of youth, as for the for
mation of character out of youth that
has been neglected and, therefore,
in whom the character that builds
citizens has not yet been formed. It
is to be at once a great big playground
and wrjJboP and home and school
for bisHUioys and girls who have
simpl;JMMHk®r way,’ and who need
the of loving
lii how to play right
riglii love right"