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BRUNSWICK
Has the lowest death rate of
any city its size in the United
States. ......
VOLUME XXI. NO. 271.
HEA VYGAINS MADE BY DEMOCRATS
CONGRESS SEATS
GAINED BY PARTY
IN MANY STATES
Important Battles Won in All Sections of the Country.
New York State Swept by Smith and Copeland—Lodge
Running Behind in Massachusetts for Senator —Gover-
nor Edwards Elected to Senate in New Jersey—West
Virginia Looks Like Democratic State Again—Race in
Ohio is slose —Other Results of the Election.
New York* Nov. 7. (By Associated Press.) Although
complete returns from many states are still missing, there is
every indication at midnight, according to results already
known, that the Democrats have made heavy gains in congress
throughout the. country. Jt is impossible tonight to give fig
ures as to how the next house of representatives will stand, but
there has been a great overturn and if the Republicans continue
to control, it will be by a small majority.
In the senate, while there were many upsets, the com
plexion it appears, has not been materially changed. Democrats
won three or four seats held by Republicans, and while returns
thus far did not show where a single Democrat had lost his
seat, several of them were behind, among them being Pomerene
of Ohio, who was running neck and neck with Fess, Republican,
and Hitchcock, of Nebraska, who was behind his Republican op
ponent.
In New York the Republicans lost a seat in the senate in
the defeat of Senator Calder; Edwards, Democrat, has no doubt
been elected in New Jersey; Lodge seems to have met with
defeat in Massachusetts 9 though the race is very close. France,
Republican, is behind in Maryland, and former Governor Rals
ton, Democrat, is leading former Senator Beveridge, Republic
an, in Indiana. _
From the west only meager re
turns were received up to midnight,
but there does not appear to be any
great up et in the senatorial situation
in the various states, though the
Democrats gained a number of seats
in congress.
The greatest victories of the Demo
crats, however, has been in slate
elections, where Republican goverif*
ors, elected two years ago, hajre been
defeated, included in these being New
YorW, where Govevnlor: Miller (was
overwhelmingly defeated by former
Governor Alfred Smith,
EDWARDS IS LEADING
FREI.INGHUYSEN FOR SENATE ,
Trenton, N. J., Nov. 7. —Governor
Edward I. Edwards, Democrat, is
leading Senator Joseph S. Freling
liuysen, Republican, and the gover
nor’s managers are claiming hi s elec
tion on the face of returns received
up to midnight.
Governor Edwards took an early
lead i n the race, and when returns
hega n - to come 'in from what were
considered - Republican strongholds,
showing a big Democratic gain,
friend s of New Jersey’s wet governor
saw victory for him. Republicans do
not concede the election of Edwards,
but admit that the race is very close.
TALK ABOUT A TURNOVER,
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS!
New York, Nov. 7.—The Rock-rib
bed Republican county of Monroe,
always counted on for a big Repub
lican majority, which gave Governor
Miller a plurality of 26,000 i n 1920,
was wo n today by former Governor
A1 Smith, Democrat, by a majority
of 603.
RALSTON IS LEADING
BEVERIDGE IN INDIANA
Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 7.— With
more than half the state reported,
former Governor Ralston. Democrat,
is leading former Senator Beveridge,
Republican, by 3,000 votes, and both
sides are claiming victory. As the
returns thus far in are from no jAr
. ticular section of the state, it is itn
>• -possible to predict the esiilts from
the counties not heard from.
Managers of both candidates were
claiming a victory late tonight. It
is believed that the changes slightly
favor the Democratic nominee.
SENATOR REED IS AHEAD
IN HOT MISSOURI RACE
St. Louis, Mo„ Nov. 7.—ln oue of
the hottest senatorial race c s known
to the state, Senator Reed, Demo
crat, Is leading his Republican op
opponent, throngh the contest is ocn
aidered very llose. The Demodrats
made some gains in the congressional
delegation.
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
RACE IN OHIO WAS
REPORTED VERY CLOSE
Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 7.—The race
in Ohio between United States Sena
tor Ponterene, Democrat, and Con
gressinan Fess, Republican, appears
to bp so close at midnight that it may
take tile official count -to decide te
race. Ponierene held the leal in the
early returns, but Fess made gains
and at midnight was leading the
Democratic opponent bv about one
thousand votes. The Republican and
Democratic candidates for govern 4
were running neck and neck.
MAYFIELD APPEARS TO
BE WINNER IN TEXAS
Austin, Texas, Nov. 7.—Only meag
er returns have been received from
today’s election, hut Mayfield is
leading, and, based on early returns,
appears to be elected.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET WON
EARLY IN NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte, N. C., Nov. 7.—lncom
plete returns from today’s election
throughout North Carolina indicate
that the Democratic ticket has swept
the state.
REPUBLICANS SWARMPED
BY TENNESSEE VOTERS
Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 7. —The Re
publicans of Tennessee were swarmP
ed today under a great majority that
■was anticipated, especially in the
governor’s race, in which Governor
A. A. Taylor, elected in the Repub
lican landslide two years ago, was
defeated by Austin P e ay, Democrat,
by a big majority. Early returns in
dicated a general Democratic victory.
UNDERWOOD NOT CANDIDATE
FOR MINORITY LEADER
Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 7.—Sena
tor Oscar W. Underwood today for
mally announced that he would not
be a candidate for the leadership of
the Democratic minority i n the sen
ate after March fourth.
LOUISIANA ELECTS ALL
DEMOCRATS TO CONGRESS
New Orleans, La., Nov. 7.—Louisi
ana, in the electio n returned
to congress her present ’‘delegation
of eight Democrats. All of the seats
were uncontested.
DEMOCRATS SWEEP CLEAN
IN STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Jackson, -Miss., Nov. 7.—Returns
from today’s general electio n through
out the state of Mississippi shows
that all Democratic candidates have
f
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New York Republicans Lose Governor and Senator
GAS CHOKED MINE
OF REILLY GIVES
UP MANY BODIES
Remains of Unfortunates a
Ghastly Sight in Tempor
ary Morgue.
THIRTEEN BOWES SEEN
BUT NOT YET RECOVERED
Thirty-two Injured Are Now in
Various Hospitals, Not More
Than 112 Men in Mine When
Explosion Came.
Strangler, Pa., Nov. 7. —The bodies
of fifty miners who lost their lives
in the Reilly mine explosion here
yesterday, lay in the temporary mor
gue this morning. Thirteen more
were in sight in the mine, rescue
workers said and thirty two injured
were jn the miners’ hospital.
Leaders of th e rescuers summariz
ed the situation at that hour:
Men in the mine when explosion
occured, not more than 112.
Bodies recovered, fllty.
Bodies located in mine, thirteen.
Injured in hospital, thirty-two.
Totol accounted for, ninety-five.
There was still som e uncertainty
as to the number of men who went
to work yesterday, but it was point
ed out that if the total was 112, as
some authorities believed the miss
ing seventeen miners would probably
he found the tighth heading where
the water had risen so rapidly thst
exploration during the day had been
impossible. Even if these men had
gone into the mine,, it was asserted,
they had probably perished:
If that proved true, the leaders
said, the number of dead would reach
eighty.
Efforts were being made to repair
the pumps, damaged by the explosion
while the force of workers were cut
ting a passageway through the coal
between th e eighth and ninth head
ings. With this work complete, they
hoped to reach the last of the un
explored galleries.
Forty victtefts of the explosion had
been brought to the surface early to
day as rescue workers searched
through the water-soaked passages
far the remaining twenty to twenty
five believed to have perished when
the blast entombed more than ninety
men soon after they reported for
work yeserday morning.
Officials of the Reily Coal Com
pany, owners of the mine, were not
certain of the number of workers in
the pit when the disaster occured.
They expressed the belief that the
death toll would be between fifty and
sixty.
Thirty-three men rescued are in a
hospital here and physicans said they
would recover.
The grim task of removing the
dead started about 2 o’clock this
morning after widows and children
of the missing men had been induced
to return home. They stood i n the
misty rain alt through yesterday.
Rescue chiefs believed that the mine
would be cleared of bodie s soon after
day break.
Six state troopers Patrolled the
area about the mine mouth and kept
the hundreds of curious people away.
Miners’ Hall, a little structure here,
was the temporary morgue. Under
takers here, in 'Barnsboro and in
Johnstown were ordered to Prepare
for the dead men. Early today some
undertakers were washing and em
balming th e mire-soaked bodies in
the hall here. Every delivery truck
and wagon in Spangler, was pressed
into service as a morgue wagon.
Red Cross and Salvation Army
workers from Pittsburg, Altoona
and Johnstown wer e on hand distrib
uting coffee and sandwiches to the
rescue squads a s they came to the
surface with their grim burden or to
replenish the oxygen tanks for anew
exploration of the muddy pits.
Whe n rescue workers entered the
mine soo n after noon yesterday they
encountered bodis in the main way
only 100 feet from fresh air. They
halted only long enough to make sure
there was no spark of life and then
hurried on into the gassy chambers
to seach for Possible survivors.
Their hopes were high when they
came upon a rudely constructed brat
tice on whcih was scrawled:
“There are 29 miners behind this.’’
But the rescuers pushed on deeper
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, NOV. U, 1922.
CORDEL HULL WINS
BACK HIS OLD SEAT
By Associated Press
Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 7. —
Cordell ityll, Denjiocrat, cHaiir
man of the Democratic National
Congressional Committee, was
re-elected to congress today win
ning out over the Republican who
defeated him two years ago, by
a vote of six to one throughout
the Fourth district. Hull was
defeated by a narrow margin by
Clouse in the Republican land
slide two year s ago.
BOND AND BRIDGE
BIDS TO BE ASKED
ON DECEMBER 12
EVERYTHING IN GREAT ST. SI
MON HIGHWAY PROJECT IS
WELL UNDERWAY
Everything in connection with the
St. Simon highway project seems to
be well underway and it is not ex
pected that there will be any unnec
essary delay whatever, in this con
nection it may be stated that the
Stat%'Highway Commission has as
sisted local officials in every man
ner possible and on one item alone,
that of drawing plans for the bridge,
five thousand dollars was the sum
saved as the commission had these
drawn and this is the j amount that
would have been required, certainly
not less than this sum.)
This department is idvertising in
Baltimore and New York for construe
tion bids but the locajl advertising
has not been published yet, but willl
be within the nexrfew'days. While
bids will be asked for bridge building
they will also be invited for the sale
of the bonds which, it will be remem
bered, were recently validatd in the
Glynn superior court by Judge Higli
smith. Those in position to know
state that there will de-mo difficulty
experienced in disposing. of the bonds
as there are millions of dollars
right in this state, or represented
by Georgia concerns, anxious to make
investments and these bonds are cer
tainly of the very best class. Bids
will be opened for the eale of bonds
and also for the building of the high
way on the same date, December 12.
LLOYD GEORGE
TAKES RAP AT
FAR EAST AFFAIR
FORMER PREMIER SAYS, HOW
EVER THAT FLAG OF BRITAIN
MUST NOT GO DOWN
(By Associated Press.)
New Castle, Nov. 7.—Former Pre
mier Lloyd George made a very sharp
reference to the near east crisis which
ha s arisen since his fall as premier
in an address which he delivered
here.
Speaking to a large gathering the
former premier declared “we had
gotten rid of the Turk but he looked
at the list of new ministers and came
to the conclusion that this was the
time for another try.
“The near east is beginning to
show symptoms of inflammation.
Whatever happens our flag must not
be let down,” he continued.
into the mine for men who had not
fortified themselves. The gag was
strong at this point and they feared
that should they break down the
barrier the weakened condition of the
men could not stand the inrush of the
deadly fumes.
Other rescuers later found more
than a score of bodie s huddled to
gether. It is believed that this group
was the one behind th e brattice.
Five times an explosion has oc
curred in this mine, but the other
four did not register a fatality.
Damage to the mine itself wa s not
great, officials announced. They
would not issue a statement as to the
cause of the explosion, but they did
say that the mine had been examined
and reported ifree of gas just a short
time before the explosion.
Movable bulkheads were being con
structed today. These were attached
to the front of mine cars and the
rescuers were going deeper into the
mine. But they had no hope that a
living mine s would be found in the
depths now,
ARNOW ELECTED
STALE SENATOR
BHI2 MAJORITY
Glynn and Charlton Against
Nominee Overcoming Cam
den’s Vote.
VOCELLE WINS BY FOUR
TO ONE IN HOME COUNTY
Peach County Wins in This
County by Majority of Nine
ty-five Votes Against Lively
Fight.
Chas. S. Arnow. of St. Mary’s for
mer state game commissioner and in
dependent candidate for the state
senate from the Fourth district, com
prising the counties of Glynn, Cam
den and Charlton, was yesterday
elected state senator over Jas. T.
Vocelle, also of St. Marys, by a ma
jority of 212 votes.
Glynn county, as was expected,
played the most prominent part in
the election, giving Arnow a majority
of 214 votes.
Returns received by The News last
night from the other two counties
showed that Vocelle had had swept
hi s home count yof the two candi
dates, winning by a majority of 309,
While Arnow swept Charlton, receiv
ing a majority of 307 in that county.
Thus it will be seen that the two can
didates came to Glynn county Prac
tically tied, Vocelle having a ma
jority of only two votes.
The contest here, while good-na
tured ' throughout the day, was one
of the most stubbornly fought wit
nessed in a number of years.
Especially active were the supporters
of Mr. Arnow, who seemed to have a
great majority of the workers
around the polls, and who were busy
throughout the entire day.
The fact that a total if 912 votes
were polled in the county indicates
the interest that was manifested in
the election. Usually on a general
election only a couple of hundred
votes are polled.
Information received from Cam
den last night was to the effect that
the people of that county were not at
all saisfied with the result. They
contended that, under the rotation
system, it was Camden’s time to elect
a senator and that that couny, where
the two candidates reside, had ex
Pressed itself four to one in favor
of Vocelle, the nominee, and they
considered the action of Glynn and
Charlton, in denying them the long
established rule of selecting the sen
ator nothing short of an outrage, and
ope n theats were made that three
fourths of the voters of that county
would remember this in future sena
torial elections.
A great deal of interest was also
manifested locally in the fight for
the creation of Peach county, and
the fact that the amendment for the
county carried by only 95 votes, show
ed how evenly divided the people were
on the subject. The vote was: For
Peach county, 342, against 347.
The carrying of Glynn i n favor of
the creation of Peach county was due
more to the personality and efforts
of Hon. Emmett Houser, representa
tive in the Georgia legislature from
Houston county tha n any one other
agency. This popular and well known
Georgian ha s been in the city for the
Past several days and he explained
the situation both through The News
and by personal talks and the voters
seemed to have understood the new
county Project to be a good one or
Emmett Houser would not have in
troduced the bill in the legislature
having for its purpose the creation of
Peach.
RUSSIAN POLICE TRAIL
CLUES IN MYSTERY CASE
(By Associated Press.)
Moscow, Nov. 7.—The Police at
Simbirsk who investigated the dis
appearance there three weeks ago of
Phillip J. Shield, the American re
lief worker of Richmond, Va., are
holding a woman they regard as an
important witness.
This woman told the police that
she saw two men lugging a sack
from which two human legs protrud
ed on the night that Shield disap
peared.
SUSPECT PLAN TO
BLOCK JUSTICE IN
HALL MILLS CASE
(By Associated Press.)
New Brunswick, N. J., Nov. 7.
Investigation of reports of a
plot to obstruct justice in the
Hall-Mills murder case and pro-,
tect the murderers wag under
way here today.
Special Attorney Mott, who ex
pects to seek the indictment of
the “woman in gray” the latter
part of the week on the strength
of tire story told by Mrs. Jane
Gibson, is said to feel that the
inquiry has been hampered by
the refusal of some witnesses to
tell all they know.
CHECKS HERE AND
RIFLEMEN WILL
GET PAY TONIGHT
ALL MEMBERS MUST BE ON
HAND AS CHECKS MUST BE
DELIVERED IN PERSON
The regular quarterly checks for
the Brunswick Riflemen reached
Capt. Harwell yesterday and the hoys
will be made happy tonight at the
regular meeting when they will re
ceive them. The company will be
handed the checks at 8 o’clock and it
is certain that all will be present.
Members should remember the fact
that they must be on hand in person
as the checks must be delivered in
this manner. While the total
amount to be paid mrt f# not given
it is stated that it will reach several
thousand dollars. Heretofore the
government has been paying semi
annually but, beginning some time
ago, the army officials have changed
the system so as it will be a quarterly
affair in future.
The Riflemen, ‘‘Brunswick’s Own,’’
under the: able command of Capt. W.
L. Harwell, stands in the lead of all
companies in the state and, for that
matter, ranks with any in the enitre
country. It is composed of a fine set
of young men and is really the pride
of the city.
SAYS BRUNSWICK
I IS COMING SIRONG
L. U. Guggelheimer, Colorado
Visitor, Says State Port
Should Be Built in Bruns
wick.
L. IT. Guggeiheimer of Denver, Col
orado, is in the city on a visit of ten
days to his daughter Mrs. Max Laza
rue.
Mr. Guggeinheimer is a prominent
business man and politican of Denver
and has served a term as state in
heritance appraisier. He has not
been south in many years and he is
deeply impressed with the commer
cial aspects of the section. He be
lieves that there is a real wave of
prosperity sweeping over the land
and that it is bound to bring relief
to the whole section.
Speaking of Brunswick, Mr. Gug
geinhemier said to a News represen
tative yesteirday, “I have never seen
a more ideal seaport than you have
here in Brunswick. It is simply grand,
it offers every inducement to a very
large Commerce and I am sure the
future holds much for it.” continuing
Mr. Guggeinheiroer said, “I noticed
last summer where Brunswick was
engaged in a great fight for a state
port, which is to be built by the
state. Let me say that the movement
is a great one and Georgia ought to
put over. Let me also say that
Brunswick is tbe only logical point
in the state for that 'port. You have
a great little city here,” said Mr.
Guggeinheimer. ‘‘and it ought to
grow to be a large one.”
SCHOONER IS RELEASED
Washington, Nov. 7. —The release
of the British schooner Eeutna, seized
Sept. 14. with liquor outside the three
mile limit was authorized bv the
treasury today. Investigation failed
to showt that the vessel was using its
small boats to bring liquor into the
dry zone.
BRUNSWICK
Has a landlocked harbor, the
best on the South Atlantic
Coast. .‘
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ALFRED SMITH
EASY WINNER IN
GOVERNOR’S RACE
While. Dr. Roye Copeland De
feats Senator Calder—Demo
crats Also Make Cain in
Congress and Legislature.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Nov. 7.—New York state
reversed herself today from the re
sults of two year s ago, whe n the
national Republican landslide includ
ed this state, and unusual Republican
majorities of two year sago were to
day turned into what might E>e
termed a Democratic landslide.
The chief fight here was for the
governorship, in which former Gov
ernor Alfred E. Smith, Democrat,
overwhelmingly defeated Governor
Nathan L. Miller, who won over
Smith two years ago. The majority
of Smith was not known tonight, as
complete returns were not in, but it
is possible that he will win by be
tween 300,000 and 500,000. In strong
Republican strongholds Smith not
only cut down heavy Republican ma
jorities, hut actually carried many of
the up-state cities and towns. His
election was conceded early in the
night.
CALDER DEFEATED
The first real overturn i n the many
senatorial races came when the state
Republican committee conceded the de
feat of United States Senator W. M.
Calder and the election of Dr. Royal
Copeland’. Senator Calder i s a mem
ber of three important committee s of
the senate, finance banking and com
merce.
While it has been expected all along
that A1 Smith would win for gover
nor, the odds have been i n favor of
Senator Calder and Republicans were
claiming his election. While his ma
jority will not be as large as that of
Governor Smith, practically complete
returns from many sections of the
state show he has a tremendous lead.
The democrats also gained two con
gressmen in today’s election and
greatly increased their membership
i n the state election.
BODY OF UNKNOWN NEGRO
FOUND NEAR QUARANTINE
The body of an unknown negro
fishermen, who had in some way
been drowned, was picked up yes
terday by J. P. Merritt and W. A.
Parker, two white fishermen who
were returning to the city. The
white me n discovered the body near
: the range light a few mile s beyond
| the quarantine. They limmedpately
came to the city and notified Coro
ner Baldwin, -who left late last night
to recover the body, when the identity
of the negro will probably be known.
The two white fishermen reported
that the body was high and dry near
the range and that, as it could not
be washed away by the tide, they
decided to leave it there and notify
the coroner rather than bring it to
the city.
CLOSE FIGHT ON
PEACH COUNTY
RETURNS FROM SEVENTY
FIVE COUNTIES, HOW
EVER, GIVE A LEAD
Atlanta, Nov. 7.—lndications at
midnight are that Peach county will
be ratified by the voters of Georgia
but the vote is considered close and
it may take final returns to definitely
settle the question.
The Peach county campaign com
mittee late tonight announced that
returns had been received from
seventy-fiv e counties in the state,
which voted as follows: For Peach
county 17,058, against, 11,091.
These figures, however, do not ex
actly coincide with returns received
by Atlanta papers, though, according
to the latter, the advocates of the
new county also had a fairly good
lead.