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BRUNSWICK Has the lowest death rate of any city Its size in the United States. .... VOLUME XXI. NO. 289. HARDING MAKES PLEA FOR SHIP SUBSIDY CHIEF EXECUTIVE MAKES ADDRESS AT H JOINT SESSION Urges Speedy Legislation in En* acting Administration’s Pet Measure. GREAT LOSS ON MERCHANT MARINE WOULD BE AT END A Sublidy President Tells Con gress, Would Put America in Forefront of Peace Triumphs on the Seas of Entire World. (By Associated Press) Washington, Nov. 21.—President Harding, addressing a joint session ( of congress today, urged speedy en actment of the administration’s ship ping bill, terming it the means of cut ting down present losses through op eration of government ships and put ting America in the forefront of the Peace triumphs on the seas of the world. { Personally addressing a joint ses sion of the house and senate, the ex ecutive declared an actual monetary saving to the government would re sult from the proposed law. He chal lenged every-insinuation of favored interests and the enriching of the special few at the expense of the pub lie treasury. The legislation, he as serted. automatically guarded against enrichment or Perpetual bestowal. “If success attend, as we hope it will,’’ he added, “the government out lay is'returned, the inspiration of op portunity to earn remains, and Amer ican transportation by sea is main tained.’’ The President said concern about the American merchant marine pol icy was not limited ‘‘fo our own do main,” adding that the maritime na tions of the world “were in complete accord with the opposition here to the pending measure.’’ He declared those nations had a perfect right to such an attitude, but that he wished to stress the American viewpoint which he'said should be the viewpoint “from which one sees American car riers at sea. the dependence of Amer ican commerce and American vessels for American reliance in the event of war.” Mr. Harding declared it would be most discouraging if a measure of “such transcending national import ance” must have its fate depend on geographical, occupational, profes sional or partisan objection. A com mercial eminence on the seas, and ample agencies for the promotion in 1 carrying of American commerce, he Asserted were of no less importance to the people of the Mississippi and the Missouri valley, the Great North west, and the Rocky Mountain states than to the seaboard states, and in dustrial communities inland. “It is a common cause, with its benefits commonly shared,” said he. If the government aid is a fair term to apply to authorizations aggregat ing $75,000,000 to promote good roads for market highways, the Pres ident added, it is equally fit to be ap plied ot the establishment and main tenance of American market high ways on the “salted seas.” As to Present government opera tions of the shipping board fleet, Mr. Harding’ said there was the unavoid able task of wiping out a fifty mil lion dollar annual loss and losses ag gregating “many hundreds of mil lions” in worn-out, sacrficed or scrap ped shipping. He called attention that the government ships were be ing worn out without any provision for replacement and that a program of surrender and sacrifice legislation were enacted woudl lose scores of KANSAS TAKING STEPS TO OUTLAW KU KLUX KLAN THERE Legal Proceeding Which Will Make it Unlawful For any Person in That State to Be come Member of Klan. Topeaka, Kan., Nov. 21. —Legal proceedings which m a y make it un lawful for any person in Kansas to he a member of the Ku Klux Klan were forecast today in the announce ment by Gpvernor Henry J. Allen that he had been .assured by the state at torney gene'flal’s 'office that ouster proceedings against the Klan would be filed in the state supreme Qourt, It was thought at the state house that the suit probably would be be £un today, it was announced, last THE BRUNSWICK NEWS THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOOTLEGGER KING GETS TWO YEARS AND A FINE TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS By Associated Press New York. Nov. 21.—Anthony Sassessee, arrested a few weeks ago in Savannah and taken to New York for trial, described as the “King olf Bootleggers,” was sentenced to two years in the Atlanta federal prison and ■ fined SIO,OOO, after his convic tion by a federal jury on the charge of conspiracy to violate the Volstead act. GODSEND WOULD BE DESTRUCTION SURPLUS CROPS FORMER ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE MAKES AN INTERESTING ADDRESS ' (By Associated Press! Chicago. Nov, 21. —A bolt from Heaven to wipe out the million dollar surplus in agricultural crops accumu lated during the industrial depression would have been a blessing, said Carl Vrom a n t former assistant secretary of agriculture in addressing th Southern Commercial Congress this evening. Mr. Verman traced the main cans of collapse in business to pile ur surplus because of the country’s re fusal t° formulate some working scheme of credit for foreign nations Congress is now devoting its tinn in- an endeavor to find foreign mark ets for this surplus. Among the prominent, speakers to night was Commissioner of Agricul ture Harris, of South Carolina. SUIT AN INOUIR ES BY RADIO AFTER HIS MANY WIVES (By Associated Press.) Constantinople, Nov. 21.—Officials of the Sultan’s palace today received a radio message from Mohammed VI who has fled to Malta, inquiring aftei his wives, all of whom ho left behind. The following reply to his inquiry was forwarded: “All are well and happy.” The most anxious of the Sultan’s harem is a young Circassian beauty, a daughter of the Palace gardener, to whom Mohammed VI was recently married. Her installation in the im perial household aroused considerable rivalry adong the other members of the harem, for she became a favorite and her master lavished expensive gifts upon her. She has now return ed to her parents, who are in modest circumstances. Turkish newspapers today assert that the Sultan took with him $500,- 000 in currency, a solid gold antique dinner set valued at $250,000 and several hundred thousand dollars worth of jewels, as well as field mar shal’s uniform. TO INVESTIGATE KU KLUX ('SSOJrT pOICIDOsKV iffl) Washington, Nov. 21. —Governor Parker, of Louisiana, left for home tonight declaring he would study ac tivities of the Ku Klux Klan in his state further before taking a ny ac tion. millions. The cost of the proposed legislation, giving direct aid, he said with oceab-carry'ng .iiiiitaihed a£ the present aver* *a -,iu'd not rea t $20,000,000 a year, and the maximum direct aid if American shipping were so promoted that it carried one half the nation’s deep sea commerce would not ex’ceed thirty millions annually. nigh, all Papers had been prepared. The suit against the Klan will be brought on the ground that th e or ganization in a Georgia corporation not registered to do business in Kan sas. Th e suit may further result in attempts to remove from office all law enforcement officers known to be members of the Klan, it was said. Such a policy previously had been outlined by Governor Allen. The proposed proceedings in the state supreme court' recall the cam paign waged by Governor Alien just prior to the recent election. At that time he stated he was determined to drive the Klan out of the state as soon as he could find oud who headed tha orgnalzation In Kansas. ; BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 22, 1922. COMMISSIONER 06G IS RE-ELECTED BY LARGE MAJORITY Receives 418 Votes While B. J. Ford Gets a Tatal of 219. CONTEST GOOD NATURED DURING THE ENTIRE DAY Out of Total Registration of 1010, Male and Female, To tal Cast Was 639, a Reason ably Good Average. Th e white primary held yesterday for the purpose of nominating a can didate for the general election which will be held on December 5 for the purpose of naming a member of the board of city commissioners, resulted in the selection of C. D. Ogg, at pres ent a member of the commission and Who has served as mayor since his election when the mode of city gov , ernment was changer from and council to a board of commis sioners. The former carried with it a mayor and eight aldermen while the commissioner-manager form car ried tbre e commissioners with a city manager. The polls opened at 6:30 a. m. and closed at 5:30 p. m. The manag ers were W. F. Simmons, J. T. Lam bright and Mrs. J. L. Beach, while 0. Z. Walker acted as clerk and the primary was held under the auspices and by the city executive committee. It was a good natured contest through out the day and the very best, feel ing existed between supportrrs of -opposing candidates. There were something over one thousand names on the male and female registration list and of this number those who watched the polls assert that equally as many females cast their ballots as the males, and the fact that a total of 639 votes were cast shows that considerable intrest w a s manifest ed. Th e successful candidate in yester day’s primary bill b e elected on De cember 5 for va thfi-ee yealr term. Members of the city executive com mission were elected and the board is composed of the following: Frank D. Aiken, A. M. Ross, N. R. Barn bill. ,T. Hampton Parker 3. E. Dub berly. Edo Miller, J. G. Harvey, C. Don Parker, N. Emanuel, Millard Reese. i Members of the old executive com mittee will have their last meeting at the city hall 11 o’clock today for the Purpose of consolidating the vote, both for the city commissioner and members of. the city executive com mittee. This will be last meeting of the old committee. OBREGON IS NOT TO RESIGN FIRST MEXICAN OFFICE REPORT PUBLISHED IN AMERI CAN NEWSPAPERS IS OF FICIALLY DENIED. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 21. —The Mexi can embassy announced tonight that it had been officially authorized to make the statement denying pub lished reports appearing in some American newspapers that President Obregon, due to ill health, would re sign the office and would be succeed ed by Secretary of Finance L a Huer ta. THIRTY WITNESSES SO FAR IN -THE HALL-MILLS CASE (.By Associated Press.) Somerville, N. J., Nov. 21. —Thirty witnesses so far have told gtorie-s that they know in the Hall-Mills murder case to fhe 'f > ';ind jury of Somerset county, ▼ • •*’, ' I'nlsbed. second session tou’-l V *V >v Little startling testimony? was pre- 1 sented but the prosecutor announces that twenty-five more, including the most important witnesses, are yet to appear. MINISTERS VOTED GUILTY (By Associated Press.) Sofia, .. s ov, 21.—Twenty-two form er ministers were apparently voted guilty by seventy-five per cent of the voters in the national referendum Sunday to determine whether they were responsible for embroiling Bul garia in war without sufficient diplo matic Preparation,! i , ROMANCE OF SHEHC AND HIS SHEIKESS SPLITS ON POCK OF FINANCIAL DISTRESS “Sheik” Wallace Coffey and his “sheikess.” Bernice Cook. Wallace Coffey, eighteen, was known as the “sheik” of Wilmette, 111. He Jeeided he needed a “sheikess,” so taking his mother’s car and with but a few dollars in his pocket, he eloped to Milwaukee with Bernice Cook, twelve Their frail bark of "puppy love” was dashed to pieces when the “sheik’s” cash became tow. Deputy sheriffs returned the youthful pair to their home* LLOYD IS STILL FREE, COMRADES IN PRISON RADICAL CONTINUES BAFFLE POLICE; ATTORNEY SAYS WILL SURRENDER. (By Associated Press.! Chicago, November 21.— William ’Bross Lloyd, wealthy radical, was still outside prison today as thirteen of his associates started on the sec ond day of their prison sentence, six of them in Joliet prison and seven in Cook county Prison and seven in Cook county jail. Lloyd according to his counsel will voluntarily give himself up Thursday, but officials are scouring the country for him. Thirteen of Lloyd’s nineteen com panions who were convicted with hi"’ in 1919 under the Illinois anti-syndi calism act of conspiracy to advocate overthrow of the government, surren dered themselves and began serving sentences ranging from one to five years in Prison. Lloyd and four others of those or iginaly convicted failed to appear. galaxy of speakers at HORSE DOCTORS’ MEETING Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov. 21. Among the speaker s today at the close of the convention of the Southern States Veterinarian association were Dr. John Arams, of Philadelphia; Dr W. F. Suggs, of Auburn, Ala.; Dr. .T. G. Phelps, of Ala.; Dr- F. W. Cross, of New York; Dr. J. T. Dixon t of Rockhill, S. C.; Dr. P. C. McLain, of Gastonia, S. C. RE-CHECK 0F _ PASSENGER LIST SHOWS ONLY 35 OF 135 ON SHIP SAVED Mexicala, Lower California. Nov. 21.—A re-check of the passengers of the ill-fated steamer Topolomampo. which capsized Sunday in the gulf, shows only thirty-four survivors of the one hundred and twenty-eight Passengers listed. BOY AND COMPANION THROWN OVER CLIFF .YOUTH SLAIN AND GIRL IS v (THROWN OVER CLIFF AFTER HIS BODY. By Associated Press.) WacALTexas, November 21—Grady aged 19. was shot and killed afi a: young woman companion attacked last night near Lover’s Leap, three miles north of here. The cou ple were riding in an automobile. Skipworth was shot in the neck at dose range, his body robbed and then thrown over the cliff by his assailant, who is believed to have been a negro. The girl Was then dragged through the bushel) attacked, and hurled over the cliff. The assailant escaped in the youth’#, cr. WETS PLAN REPEAL OF DRY AMENDMENT AT MEETING IN ST. LOUIS, PLAN AMENDMENT OF DRY EN FORCEMENT LAW. (By Associated Press.) St. Louis, Nov. 21. —Declaring the results of the recent elections to be strong indications of public sentiment in favor of the repeal of the Volstead Act, a score of state secretaries op posed -to the. prohibition amendment are perfecting plans for the modifi cation of the dry enforcement law and the eventual repeal of the Eigh teenth amendsent at the closing ses sion of the conference here. State chiefs of the National Asso ciation against prohibition began their session yesterday on prelimi nary plans to name “wet” candidates” in every congressional district of the country in the 1924 elections. DENTAL SOCIETY MEETSiHERE NEXT Dr. F. B. Atkinsorii Elevted Vive- President of Eleventh District Dental Society at Waycross Yesterday. Waycross, Nov. 21. —Dr. J. H. Brewton. Prominent Waycross den -1 tist, was elected president of the Eleventh District' Dental association this morning at the meeting held here. Dr. Frank Atkinson, of Bruns* wick, was elected vice president and Dr. M. Davis, of Douglas, secretary and treasurer. Anew constitution and by-laws were adopted by the association, which met in the offices of Dr. G. R. Lovelace. Dr. H .B. Minchew addressed the gathering on “The Relation of Den tistry to Eye, Ear. Nose and Throat Treatment.” Dr. D. D. Atkinson, of Brunswick, gave a lecture on “Clinic on Gold Inlays—Direct Method.” Dr. Frank Atkinson, also of Brunswick, read a paper on “Dangers of Dentists Contracting and Conveying Diseases of Patients and the Place of the Face Mask as a Preventive.” This paper was recently read before the State Dental Society. Dr. Lovelace gave a lecture and demonstration on syn thetic porcelain. Those Present were Dr. J. H. Mc- Donald, of Alma; Dr. D. D. Atkinson, Dr. F. B. Atkinson, of Brunswick; Dr. A. A. Lary, of Valdosta; Dr. Lewis Davis, of Douglas; Dr. G. C. Peters, Dr. J. H. Brewton, Dr. W. M. Taylor and Dr. G. R. Lovelace, all of Way cross. - The meeting of the association be gan promptly at 10:30 o’clock this morning and continued until 12:30 o’clock, when the dentists adjourned for lunch, - AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR WATCHING ANTI-DAUGHERTY MOVE (By Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 21.—The American Federation of Labor, according to formal statement, will manifest general interest in every phase of the proceedings instituted in the house for im peachment of Attorney General Daugherty but the primary in terest would be in cases where labor questions were involved. AMERICA WILL TALK AS WELL AS OBSERVE, IT SEEMS AMBASSADOR CHILDS TELLS LAUSANNE MEET U. S. TO SAFEGUARD RIGHTS (By Associated Press.) Lausane, Nov. 21—The united States played a brief part in the near eastern conference today when Rich ard Washburn Childs i Amrican am bassador to Italy, made the declara tion before the assembled delegates that American participation through observance would consist in joining discussions and safeguarding the rights which the United Stated felt must be protected. It is stated that the observers a re not to vote, however. PRESBYTERIAN TO HAVE BENEVOLENT BUDGET OF FIFTEEN MILLIONS (By Associated Press.) Atlantic City, N. J. Nov.—2l.—The Presbyterian church will have a ben evolent budged of fifteen million dol lars for the new year, according to a deceision of the budget committee, /announced today after three day’s delibration_ ROBERTSON LAWYER WINS IN FIRST TILT DISTRICT COURT CAN’T HEAR MOTION TO REVOKE ORDER GRANTING CHANGE VENUE (By Associated Press) Okmulgee, Okla., Nov. 21. —The District Court of Okmulgee county has no jurisdiction to hear a motion to revoke the order granting Gover nor Robertson a change of venue for trial on charge of accepting bribe. Judge Edwards ruled, sustaining the motion of the Governor’s counsel challenging the court’s authority to hear proceedings in the case. County Attorney Hepburn sought to have the change of venue order granted Thursday by District Judge Wright revoked on the grounds that Wright was not qualified to grant it. HEARINGS POSTPONED. (By Associated Press) Washington. Nov. 21. —The Inter state Commerce Commission, hear ing nailrojad consolidations in the northwest, temporarily suspended to day, the hearings which will he re sumed late r in western cities effect ed by th e plan announced. ATLANTA WILL SOON HAVE NEW MUNICIPAL MARKET HOUSE Number of Leading Citizens, it Stated, Will Finance Propos ed Project and Work Will Start Soon. (By Associated Press.) Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 21.—Atlanta is assured a speedy start on a munici pal market house through the action of city council yesterday afternoon, which by a 20 to 9 vote adopted a res olution empowering a group of prom inent Atlantians to underwrite the erection' of a $150,000 structure on the city-owned Edgewood avenue site. The group of citizens who will fi nance the project is headed by Col onel William Lawson Peel, prominent civic leader, who for many years has been one of the principal backers of the annual grand opera season. A charter in the state courts will be applied for and the corporation prob ably will be known as the “Munici pal Market. Corporation of Atlanta.” 1 BRUNSWICK Has a landlocked harbor, th best on the South Atlantio Coast. .* ' . PRICE FIVE CENTS MRS. FELTON SWORN IN SS THE FIRST U. S. FEMALE SENATOR Was Given Seat Formerly Oc cupied By Late Senator Thos. E. Watson. SENATOR WALSH SAID NOT CONTRARY TO LEGAL RIGHT Did not Want Impression to Prevail That ballantry Caus ed Seating “Georgia’s Grand Old Lady." (By Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 21.—Mrs. W. H. Felton. Georgia’s “Grand Old Lady,” today took oath of office as the first woman senator of the United States shortly after President Harding had addressed the joint session on ship subsidy. Mrs. Felton was given the seat made vacant by the death of the late Senator Thomas E. Watson, and is expected to make an address tomor row after answering the one roll call before she relinquishes her seat for Senator George, whose action in not presenting his credentials made Pos sible the swearing in of Mrs. Felton. Senator Walsh delayed proceed ings while with a speech he outlined the legal point s in swearing in Mrs. Felton, but ended his speehc by say ing Mrs. Felton had the legal rights to the seat and he did not desire t,he impression to be conveyed that the senate was giving her the seat through courtesy. The galleries were filled to over flowing; Mrs. Felton having blazed the way for womanhood. VERDICT OBTAINED WHEN JURY CUT CARDS (Bv Associated Press.) Sioux Falls, S. D.. Nov. 21.—A ver dict of guilty was returned against George Eagan, three times a candi date for governor of South Dakota on a charge of making false returns to insurance companies resulting in his sentence to serve two years in the penitentiary, was obtained by cut ting a deck of cards. This is according to affidavits filed in the circuit court here by two of the jurors. The affidavits were filed in support of a motion for anew trial. FIREATFORTROYAL ENDANGERS TOWN WINCHESTER FIRE DEPART MENT HAS GONE TO AID OF NEIGHBOR. (By Associated Press.) Winchester, Va„ Nov. 2l.—Win chester firemen have responded to an appeal for help from Port Royal, where a fire started today had al ready destroyed a dozen buildings, including two flour mills and several business houses. The fire, which was fanned by a high wind, 6pread to two adjoining blocks. The plan of financing the enter prise will be similar to the one em ployed when the auditorium-armory, Atlanta’s big show house, was build ed. The city will deed the market site to the corporation, which will erect the market house and sell bonds to pay for its construction. After the building is erected and the honds are sold, the property will be deeded back to the city, which will retire the bonds from the proceeds derived from renting the stalls in the market house to produce farmers. At the meeting last week, when the group of citizens agreed to un derwrite the project, Mayor Key stat ed that a local bank stood ready to handle the bonds, and the proposi tion is expected to go through without a hitch. Mayor Key has been a staunch advocate of the municipal market project and the success comes as a signal end to his fight just aa he is preparing to retire from the may oralty in favor of Councilman Walter A. Sims, who takes office on January jMadMttfui