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BRUNSWICK Has the lowest death rate of any city its size in the United States. VOLUME XX! NO. 264. FASCISITI LEADER, IN TRUIMPH, ENTERED THE GATES OF ROME CAPITAL ASTIR EARLY WAITING FOR MUSSOLINI Fournier and Leader Uses Atiio mobile as Soldiers Mad lorn Up Kail Tracks. PRESS PRAISES EMANUEL FOR NAMING MUSSOLINI Will Confer With King Relative to Forming Cabinet Some Slight Disorders Occitred Through Country. (Bv Associated Koine, Oct. 30 - r ?.' h astir early today 'f. "*■ rival of Musolini, newly Premier Vif Italy and founder leader of the fascist who entered the city in an automobile because the rail tracks had been torn up by troops. Great enthusiasm and ap plause Riveted him. The press is praising King Victor Emanuel for appointing MusslUni and also refusing to sign a decree, said to be distasteful to the great nlajtority. Slight disorders are tv ported as scattered throughout the nation. READ TO TAKE CHARGE London, Oct. 30. The triumphant forces of the fascist! are ready to take over the Italian government, ar cording to dispatches received here Ihi s morning. The fascist! leader, Dr. Benito Mussilini, was scheduled to have a conferepoi- wilts the king during the day. At this time, if was undthf'st'ffod he would be ready to make answer to the request to form anew minis try. Thousands of fascisti troops are waiting outside the gates of Rome for the signal to enter ami take pos session of the city. In forming the new cabinet Dr. Mussolini said today that he would retain for himself the Portfolios of .the interior and foreign affaire, and appoint General Diaz minister of war and Admiral Dj Reval minister of finance. Because of the faseisti’s hostility t" bolshevism England is watching the developments in Italy with much J' ' ' RIOTING STARTED SUNDAY Rome, Oct. 30. Rioting broke out here Sunday night. A Party of fus cisti passing the workers’ quarters was fired on. One of the a t.tackers was killed and one of the fascist! wounded and two captured. MUSSOLINI TO FORM CABINET. Rome, Oct. 30.—Benito Mussolini, leader of the fascisti, has been called upo„ by the king to form anew cab inet, and. lie arrived here this morn ing and the throngs of People .greet ed him wthjrheers. He hft immediately for hi s audi ence with the king and it i believed that the new- ministry will be con sUtuted later in the day. The king’s troops are guarding the highways leading into Rome but they are allowing the waseisti troops entrance to the city to get bread. The situation is Perfectly quiet and the troops are, helping all foreigners during the crissi. COMMANDER JSSI K .MANIFESTO London, Oct. 30. —The Rome com mamler of the fascist! according to the Exchange Telegraph, lias i sued a manifesto ordering the fascist! squads i n the city not to carry out reprisals. The manifesto declares that, a conflict would be useless and also harmful to their cause. PASSENGERS WERE STOPPED. Sivitaveoehia, Italy, Oct. 30.—A1l passengers on the Paris express ar riving here at noon yesterday were requested to alight by the Fascist!. M, Samuei! Will.ims* ofi JRoan noko, Va-, and her two daughters and a .sister, were the only two Amer icans aboard. They were not mo lested and were escorted to a hotel by officers. They plan to retur n to Pari K immediately. MRS. MABEL CHAMPION TO TAKE STAND IN DEFENSE Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 30.—Mrs. ►Mabel Champion is exuected to take the stand i ti her own defen tomor- THE BRUNSWICK NEWS TOE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ARM A OFFICERS AIFKT^H DEATH WHEN AIRI’I ANI^Tli (tty A "■ i 1 ‘ V 1 , y>; Ibamluhi, Oi't. Thoma Byne- and pei'^uiußHH ren of Lake Field, and Cnpt. T. W. Alien tuM Lieut. A. F. Hobbard, ot Sell field barrack ; were sei'iou ly jurod in a collision (if two army 1 airplanes here today. MRS. E. F. CnEY IS I GLAiMED 6Y OEAIi gA-is. l ,1 f 1 f' I’ a! I Mi'.-PWnFa A. Coney, one of the n.s| Popular and well beloved worn n of the city passed away at the City II" pital at ten o’clock Sun day no ruing, after only a short ill ics- or appendicitis. It was only a Vw 'days age, that Mrs. Com ■ dun idled Physicians for her ailment ami qio i examination it was found that m operation was rieee. tnry and that he condition of the patient was ex remely grave. On Friday Mrs. Coney was moved to th<> hospital and the ion was performed. con dition, .was d'ghtly time was here room for JMpFand in spite of ill that :<ttej®rag physicians could ■ Sunday HO'uiag,. : -Mrs.. \Vfßely ifch’fiSwt, SHI-i >ver the state, as a progressive l woman, largely devoted to civic | vork, sb(. has always interested in ; “orward movement in which her home ; •Hy was beneficiary. She was ■prom inent socially and at all timc s evinced ■ lively interest in the various nr ranizat'ons of the city in which the oca I women were the movers. Mrs. Coney lots not been well, however i a months; she has never 'ully recovered from the shocks of he tragic death of her illustrious son, W. DeVoe Coney, whonie it will be (•meinbered lost his life in a great ■oast to coast aviation- flight, about ■ year and a half ago. Devoted to h's sen, who had won distinction, iis sudden death, vat J; severe blow o her. Mrs. Coney, wa s th ; , widow of the 'ate E. F. Coney who died in 1015. she was born in Screven county, Ga., •Tune 28th, 1808, removed to Bruns wick when a mere girl and spent her; whole life here. On December Id, 1882, she. was married to Edgar F. i i’oocy and to that union three sons | '■ere born, Messrs. Fairchilds, Bur- j ord and DeVoe, whose unfortunate; death, wa ;! deplored hy thousands of j admirers all over the country. ! Surviving the deceased there ate three sisters, Mesdame* W. H. D ' v'oe. if Jacksonville, Mts. F. P. H. Akers, of Atlanta, and Mass Kate Dillon, of this city .and two brothers, Me. , rs. John R. Dillon, of Atlanta, md J. VV. Dillon of Thorn,isvilk*, all if wh:ni together with other i-ela t-ivse wei<* in die city- yesterday for ! he funeral. The funeral occurred at half past Vo o clock yesterday afternoon from •St. Mark’ Episcopal’ church, Rev. W, M. Johnson, officiating. The inter ment was in Palmetto cemetery. Fol lowing acted a s pallbearers: J. []. Pal her, W. H. Parker, r. Don Park er I Iromas Fuller, A. N. Shelander, Walter Coney and Wilbur* Coney, of Savannah. A choir composed „f .Miss Ethel onoley. Mrs. J*. H. LatUmer and Messrs. C. M. Gowen and VV. H. Tay ‘ .r, with Guy Harkett, •as organist rendered seme sw-eiiy solemn musical •■-■lect'ons at the church. The hymns .voro “In the Hour of Trial," “Oh, i smb of God, Stdl Keep Me." and “O, ria-ii From Whom All Goodness Flows.” Th- services both at the church and at the cemetery were attended by a vast concourse of friends and ac quaintances of the deceased all anxi ous to pay homage and respect to one of Brunswick’s most gifted wom en, in whose Bad taking away, the whole community feel s a deep sor row. row. The woman is on trial for shooting to death Thomas O’Connell, a carni- val promoter. • BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, TUESDAY- OCT. 31, 1922. fTALY FACES NEW INTERNAL CRISIS AS I • FASCISTI LEADER FORCES CABINET FALL . Jjm , i irtUMßlhi ‘ Jp*'" "' llfliP Wml r 1 ! . - !■:# 1 ‘ *‘' I ■ ft:'Slw#-- 1 s • Giovanni Giolitti. k HHm fIP I sk-'JF \o Mussel, , aygpF I ®**. ” I \'on of the t'lian Facta, NffijmljL" jfiSßr i t U - : ’ { V f • : ice ivmbTJ’. ’ ' T j ,;l * 1 ri. i:.. liMW'ui' ’ iV, | tißy*.: head - ■.jjJt . ' aMt.,- l--.it body, l-.arlyfe-’-. [ ,f• 5 ■ I; $ • VffiQBEMBOTHfgfc fluted that Vittorio ; KSL' 4 I inn-r during the war, oK, A W T Giolitti, also a might l-e summoned by Ki-\ 4 ' tlk- • ii.*ioof 1 tr- i'ortn n new ■ ijM&F itf- , t PUfiAMirn r* mrd TaymHßP BRIDGE BALANCE ■ AUTO CLUB OF THAT CITY IS SENDING OUT LETTER ASK ASKING FOR FUNDS The following letter signed by of ficer* of the Jacksonville Auto club to Fred G. Warde, of Board of Trade, Claud Nolan, E. M. L’Engle, George ’• Hills, F. M. El ledge, W. R. Mc- Quaig, E. C. Williamson and F. C. Miller, is self explanatory; Dear Sir.—A calamity, seriously ■ffeeling every business interst i„ Jacksonville, was narrowly averted when the Young Men’s Club of Brunswick, Ga., kepi open the east ern leg of the Dixie Highway by pur. ••fa. ‘ng the railroad bridge at Dari en over the AtkUmaha river. In making this purchase they strained their available finances and also their borrowing pow- r. i “The undersigned committee has i!'d< a very c.fteful study of the bene* : Tt: you have received and will con tinue to receive to tie; eml of your time, thiough the splendid efforts of die Young Men’s Club of Brunswick, Ga. ‘ After making this careful study >f tin- ituation we feel a moral ob ligation upon u; to help, i n a com paratively small way, to shoulder the burden of the price of the bridge, i hey paid £OO,OOO for the properly, ippraised by the Federal Govern ment at s3oo,oooand as this is a fed i td aid road they cannot charge any bridge toll, which fact establishes he r unselfishness i n assuming Die obligation. We want to- give them ,to,ooo of the amount. “Please make check payable to ' lttude Nolan, chairman,- for what ever ameuny you ar c willing to con ribute to thi; fund and send it to 1 hbn at 1001 Main street.” The letter to Mr. Ward, which was igued by Secretary Withall, of ‘he laekxonville organization, was sent to over seventeen hundred residents of that city and it is mor t . tha n like ly that, the amount due 'Brunswick will soon l>e forthcoming. Of the $5,000 obligated only $1,7.33 has been pahl, but indications ai'e that it will all soon be received. NO IMPORTANT CHANGE IN ITALY’S FOREIGN POLICY London, Oct. 30.—British officials believe no important change will re sult from the foregin Policy of Italy, I under th enew regime of the new- cab-; inet headed by Mussolini. The Italian delegation is expected to reach the peace conference when it. open;- at Lauasanne. IJig* y f M * BONDS THIS A. M. , JUDGE HIGHSMITH WILL BE DOWN*! ROM BAXLEY AND TAKE UP MATTER. For the purpose of holding a ses sion of Glynn superior, the purpose of which will validation of St. Sim on highway bonds ip the sum of $175,000 and sewerage extension bonds iri the sum of $50,000 Judge Highsmith, who has been anything but well recently, endeavored to get Judge J. I. Summevall, of the Way oross circuit lo hold the session to day but that jurist had other matter* and found it impossible to, make the trip. Judge Tlighsm'th is expected on the morning Southern train and will hold the session at 10 o’clock, re turning to his hom e tonight. After validation advertising for bids will be inserted for stile and there is lit. tie doubt but that -a number will make an effort to Purchase this gilt edge security. VLADIVOSTOK REFUGEES IN KOREA AFTER JOURNEY (By Associated Press) Tokio, Oct. 30.—Eight thousand Russian refugees from Vladivostok have arrived at Gettsan, Korea. These include white soldiers, civ ilians and their families and several hundred sick and wounded. Their future is a problem the leaders are trying to solve. BARGE LOST—GREW SAVED. .Cleveland, 0., Oct. 30.—The- barge Mecosta, which left I.oraine for Cleveland yesterday in tow broke loose and sank in’Dover bay during thenight. The crew of four men were saved. LITTLE ELIZABETH DOWLING GORNTO DIES AT RICHMOND Great sorrow wa s caused yester j day whe n a telegram was rocevied by Mrs. Lillie (Tornto from her son, E. D. Gornto, announcing the death of ! liis little daughter, Elizabeth Dow ' Hng, which occurred at the Memorial, hospital in Richmond, Va., where the Ml tie; one had been taken from her home a£ Crowe, Va-, in hope that phy sicians of the well known institution could save it. Little Elizabeth is the only granddaughter of Mrs. Gornto and her death i s unusually sad. She was a beautiful as well as an unusually bright child and her death has caused much sorrow. The funeral will be held in Virginia to- , day. HUGHES TELLS OF FOREIGN POLICY OF UNITED STATES Secretary of State Delivers Iru terestintf Address in Bos* ton Last Nigth. PRESIDHNT HARDING EVER! WILLING TO HELP EUROIE Says Great Trouble Across that Water is That Great Powers Have not Been Able to Agree on Numerous Questions. (By Associated Press.) Boston,' Mass., Oct. 30—A foreign policy of helpfulness and good un derstand, ijig, iwithout entanglements which would fetter American inde pendence, was ouMined by Secretary Hughes of the Department in a n address in Sjjjßphony Hall to night reviewing the record of the Harding administration in the field of international relations. By the lead it took in the arms conference, the secretary said, and by its efforts toward harmony among the nations of the Western Hemis phere, the American government doi ng the twenty months lias set a recor far be yond what ts expected of it when the new a-.lnun Ist ration came into power. So far as Europe is |oncerned, Mr. Hughes declared, Pvesßent Harding and his advisers alway| have been ready to lend a helping hand where it .would do the most good, but are not w iling to fritter aiway tin? in fluence of the United States by in tervention in controversies that are rooted in age-old national rivalries. “The chief trouble at this time in Europe,” he continued, “is that the great powers have not been able to agree as to questions which, being I djstincVV European i questions, di rectly concern them, and their want is due to different con ial national policy. 1 —d iiinui iW” '”-*4*^l. ■ 01 %ainitaria n efforts he believed a way aright be found for the United States to Participate formally in the selec tion of judges to the recently organ ized International Court of Justice, a project which from the first Imd had th e sympathy of , this government, lie declared that already in a hu- ■nanitana n way and through the channels of trade the United; States wag really giving aid of a value in calculable- He praised tbs' arms con ference agreements as meaning “the rescue of the world from despair” and predicted that despite the present de lay the Washington treaties would be ratified by all the poVers sigdlttory to them. Ultimate failure of th conference Program, he asserted, haw ben precluded in any case by the gratifications already voted by the mfited States, Great Britai n and Japan. SOARD OF TRUE CAMPAIGN IS ON City Divided Into Districts ini Big Drive For New Members of Organization is Now in Full Swing. The regular annual campaign for lew members for the Brunswick Joard <rf Trade will commence in the iext few days and every citizens of Irunsvvii k will be asked to lend his lidfto the upbuilding Brunswick through affiliation witlßthe Board of Trade. J. P. Davenport has been se eded general chairman of the cam jaigri committee, and he is now busy selecting his assistants. The city will be divided into districts, eacH listrict being assigned to a district ■ommittee. With the general feeling of optim sm whioh is expressed by every one : n Brunswick, the committee* in ■barge of this campaign confidently •xpect, whe n their work is done, that he Brunswick Board of Trade will lave a record-breaking number of members and that Brunswick wijl go into the year 1923 in the. strongest Position, in so far as its great trade body is concerned, that she has ever enjoyed. The Board of Trade has done some wonderful work for the upbuilding of he city, but -with the great develop- i mftnt projects just ahead next year should, and in all Probability will be, WOMEN PLAY FIRST PART Ifo NUMBER SENSATIONAL CASES RECOGNITION WAR WORK [ CONSERVATIVES NOT TO OPPOSE LLOYD GEORGE a (By Associated Press.) Carnarvon, Wales, Oct. 30. tfc) grateful recognition <f his var work the Carnarvonshire c< r scrvatives have decided not to oppose Lloyd George i„ the elections upon receiving assur ances that h e will loyally serve under Bonar Law in resisting the communist attack- FOUGHT OFFICERS; NEGRO IS KILLED Collins Thomas Is Shot at Early? Hour Sunday Morning By Either Officer Pope or Motor cycle Officer Overstreet Shortly after 3 o’clock Sunday morning Collins Thomas, well known negro was shot by either Officer Pope or Overstreet and as a result he died at the city hospital shortly afterwards. A search warrant had been sworn out by Lieut. Slaughter for the purpose of examining the Premises of Thomas, 2318 Johnson street. Accompanied by Officers Overstreet and Gibson, Lieut. Slaugh ter went to Thomas’ (house, hut he refused to admit them. Later ’Offi cers Pope and Malone were sent for and forcibly opened the doors.® The man stood in the middle of a room with a half gallo n jug in his hand, but made a rush for another room *L- not •■)., ;iv , i ■ ) , \ ■ whc n within four feet of them, OrtP cers Pope nijj reet fired, but the man was stru™ by only ond 1 bul let which entered just below the heart. He was Amlied to the hos pital and although- given every at tention he died shortly after reach ing the institution. Officers Pope and Overstreet are the only ones who fired although it was reported that Lieut. Slaughter had also shot, but this is untrue. Coroner Bahlwi n was notified arid empaneled a jury composed of L. Pitcher, foreman, I. Thornton. F. N. Knight, H. C. Houghton, 1,. W. Patterson and Mr. Watson and after examination of several witnesses a ►verdict for justifiable homicide was returned. AMERICA WILL MERELY WATCH • FAR EAST MEET • IS FOR HUMANITY BUT .DOES NOT CARE TO PARTICIPATE IN SESSION (By Associated Press.) Paris, Oct. 30.—The reply of the American government to the invita tion of the Allied powers that Amet ica Participate i n the Lausanne con ference for settlement, of n-‘nr east ern questions, was presented by Am bassador Myro n T. Horrice to Pre mier Poincare today. The reply says that whMe,th Unit ed States does not wish to participate or assume responsibility for political or territorial adjustments which might he made for t,h e reason that if is not at war with Turkey nor a party to the 1918 armistice, the United States not desir e | 0 leave the impressio n that Interests less entitled to consideration than any other powers or to relinquish the rights enjoyed in common with other nowers nor is it unconcerned with humanitarian interests involved. Mention is made also that the United States government is Prepared to send observer sat the meeting if tins meets with the approval of the powers. the banner year of the board. The many, gopd things which are ■ under way. in 'Brunswick and Glynn county are sure to go a long way to ward developing the city, provided they can be advertised and made known to the world. This is the work the Boar dof Trade will do, and the better position it <s placed in through memberships, the better the work will be done- BRUNSWICK Has a landlocked harbor, the beat on the South Atlantic Coast. .* PRICE FIVE CENTS YOUNG PREACHER IS FACING COURT ’ ATSF.Tg&ORO Rev. Elliott A Mis Wife Her jHpßfpflrs. m philadelphlTpoison CASE BAFFLES POLICE In the- Case of Young States boro Preacher An Insanity Plea Has; Been Entered and Doctors From Asylum There. Statesboro, Ga.„ Oct. 30. —The concluded its case to day in the trial of Ryv. Elliott , Padrick, charged with killing hjs wife and mother-in-law and the defense late today introduced the mother of the defendant as the first witness. She testified as to the qoerness of her son and made an effort to prove to the jury that he was of unsound mir'd. Padrick in indifferent at the trial and even dropped to sound sleep. He claimed it was the hand of God that directed the killing of the women. The case is expected t.o go.td the jury to morrow. 1 Statesboro. On., Oct. 30- Following a cofiference between all members of hi's family and their attorneys, Rev,. Elliott Padrick, youthful Metho •r wenM trUU gkgMg| 'll wife and liintTf- . Mae Padrick and IVJm,. M,. 8,. NixMH between. Dover and Clito on the ev<” ning of June 19. dj!& It was decided at ||ie conference last night that a P , %o f inanity would be the witnesses lj|ve been called by the defense by statp mak ing a totof 09 witnesses who ace expected to testify in connection with the murder. Some of the defense witnesses have been brought to Geor gia from as far west at 'Mississippi,. Mrs. Padrick, mother of the youth, is expected to’tell of fdosyneracises of the defendant.’s boyhood life. Physicians have been brought from the state inwane asylum to prove lih mcntal condition. The prosecution will vlgoruely scout the insanity theory,. They will attempt to prow that Padrick lured the two women along the lonely road between the two towns, where they were killed Padrick still contends, and wjll contend on the stand, that the hand of God directed him in the killing. He says he was driven to the killing by the alleged indiscretions of his prel ty wife. Following the killing. Padrick was captured by Sheriff Griffin of Screv en county and carried to Augusta, where he was placed in jail to escape possible mob violent. TWO DEAD FOLLOWING ROW ON STREET CORNER OF PITTSBURGH, PENN. (By Associated Press.) Pittsburg, Pa., Get. 30. -A street corner argument caused a, double kl’l ,-ng in the Irwin avenue diatribe early today. 1 "* Thomas Hopkins was shot through the heart when he and three compan ions were accosted by teo men. After killing Hopkins th f > men shot Policeman Couch who attempted to stop them. GRAND JURY DID NOT ACT IN HALL-MILLS CASE ON YESTERDAY (By Associated Press.) New Brunswick, N„ Oct,. 30. Reports that the Hall-Mills murder case would be presented to the grand jury today were untrue,. Informa tion from Somervillt, the county seat, was to the effect that notices had not been forwarded to members of the jury and that it would re quire at least twenty-four hours for the inquisitors to assemble after re ceiving notices.. Special Duty Attorney General Wilbur A. Mott today reiterated his confidence In the story told him by