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r BRUNSWICK Hat the lowest death rate. of any city its size in tne United VOLUME XXI. NO. 309. CONFERENCE OF GOVERNORS MADE ATIACKONKUKLUX Executives Go to Washington to Lunch With President Hard in Tomorrow. CALLED FOR PURPOSE OF TALKING PROHIBITION Governor of Kansas Tells Meet ing His State is Preparing to Expel Klan But Will do it in Orderly Manner. (By Associated Press.) White Sulphur Springs, W Va. Doc. 16 —The fourteenth annual eon ference of governors ended today with a spirited discussion of the Ku Klux Klan. Many exeeutive s then prepared to leave for Washington to aci ept President Harding's invitation to dis miss prohibition at a luncheon Mon day. The executives is as fol lows: Cox, of Massachusetts Hardee, of Florida: McCray, of Indiana. The next meeting place is left to the exe cutive committee. Kansas will not drive the Ku Klux Klan from the state by force, but will expect to do It by refusing to permit it to do business within the state's boundaries, Governor Allen de-J dared today at th P Covernor’s confejJj ence. V The writ being sought in the Kgusjß 3uprem e court, be said, disappear "the blazing cro s au'&JK-l ture Patties, where then mnskj'*fsa|j selves and put on fantastic' In an open field and terr ors aniflP tire neighborhood.’’ "In Kansas, we are seeking to ex pel the Klan from the state," Govern or Allen said. 'T not P by the press of the country that some misapprehen sion exists as to just what we mean by expelling the order, and the thought has been expressed that itJ\. the intention of th P state to drive tftJi of tAe state the members of the Klan. “This is mot a t *U what the action before the supreme court proposes. Cnder the tewc of Kansas every or ganization doing business within the State must be chartered. The Ku Klux Klan has a charter under the laws of Cieorgla, and the action now pending in the supreme court of the sttfcfee is for the purpose of secnemg g writ forbidding the Klan to do business hereafter in Kansjp • “The e a senc e of our opposition to thi s organization is, fn fact, that it does this under the protection of a mask and through terroism and vio- lence. ] ‘Tt is incredible that this country should have passed through the bap tism of heroic devotion which called it into action four years ago, only to sag back now into tt)i s most lament able species of disorder. ‘‘Much human life has been sacri ficed,. to ,th e !caufte of Christian-civ. Uizafion, as America interprets it- I coujd take you to a Place I know in France where.the crosses rise row on row, and after awhile we would stand fcefor e a cross which marks the rest ing Pla£e of James Fitzsimmons. The record is that he was the first mem ber of the American expeditionary forces to giv e hl s life on th e combat area of Tout If I had the power to reincarnate hjm I could say, James Fitzsimmons, you think you are a 100 Per cent American,’ and I imagine he would look tip at me afind er thought much about that, I was born in America and when they told me this war was for the defense of our ideals and our civilization I didn't wait for th p selective draft; I hurried on jto offer my life for the defense of th e principles had adopted for her own.’ “If I would sa>’ ‘you are not a 100 per cent American- There is an em peror of an invisible in Atlanta, Ga., who declares you* canr hot be a 100 per cent American be cause. you ar e a Catholic.' 1 dare say he would say to me 'They never told tne anything like that when I stood 1 In line with ’ by gun. Waiting to go over' the -tod V ■)v • r ; Speaking of the. appeal made by or ganizers of the Klan along line of what they call 100 per cent American- Ism he said: ‘•ln many places the appeal to creed has brought into the organization some excellent men who believe that they are addressing themselves \to a teal problem when they draw the lin P on religions Prejudice ” "It growt very rapidly when it fclrikes a community and it requires (about a year of experience to con vince its best members that the or ganization has no real place of use fulness in America. It arouses the intenSest bitterness. r “In some communities, where I am acquainted with its activities, friends Of a life time have become estranged, families have been divided, men be-. Com* suspicions of their neighbors, bigotry axd tatolewtnce fenye. thrived, #*• - jjfr THE BRUNSWICK NEWS PROHIBITION OFFICER DETERMINED TO DRY . BROADWAY CHRISTMAS (By Associated Press.) New? York, Dec. J6.—Deter mined that Broadway will be dry for the holidays, Acting Prohibi tion Director Yellowley an nounced tonight that he would invoke the power of injunction ■ to restrain three hundred cafe and eabaret owners from serving intoxicants. WET WAGONS GO BY WHITE HOUSE TO EMBASSIES STREAM OF VEHICLES PASS BEARING WINE WHILE IT IS RED TO FOREIGNERS (By Associated Press.) Washington, Dec. 16.—-Notwith standing President Harding stood be fore congress a few days ago and de clared that violations of the prohi bition law are a national scandal and that in his opinion the Volstead act hs come to stay and should be en forced to the letter, trains of auto mobiles have been bringing liquor in to Washington the White House the !he PreS- T “’v 1 1,1 s if Pro- W * fjfepssted be - referred the whjsf li U i 'llf the ; . i.Jw,:' . ■■ii'.Jtft-'-m# Jri.. :*i dent any other official in America interfere with the im portation or drinking of hootch by diplomats seht by foreign govern ments to the capital of the United JsUtrSs the citizens of Washington r %uld do was to smack their lips and Sigh as the. trucks laden with choirs old stuff passed through the tinder Police guard, n r * embassies. What thfe thought as they would beggar des shipment which, egrne lo’hr'-Hmore ota the steamshin Maine and was trahsl ferred by automObilH, ta WashingtorM (that-being the only legal means of: transportation) there were 300 cases of wines and liquors. It, was a good cargo, officials said, and included thirty cases of French and Italian vermouth, twenty-five cases of smoky Scotch, twenty cases of Three-star Hennesey, and scatter ing amounts of Benedictine, sparkl ing Burgundy, Mosselle, Sauterne, wine from the Rhineland, champagne from Epernay, kirschwasser from Danzig, ale from England and other delectable beverages. Visitors were not allowed, to board the ship nor could spectators get too close to the Precious cargo. The total value of the liquor in this shipment was placed at $50,000. As it was being taken from the boat, deep-sea ailors wiped their mouths with the backs of their hands. CHICAGO FIRM OFFERS GOOD BONUS FOR BABIES % , - -- (By Associated Preßs.) Chicago, Dec. 16.—Bonuses of SIOO for every child born in th e family of a employe and cash gifts for employes who marry were announced here to day by S. W. Straus & Cos., mortgage hankers, as Part of an employes’ wel fare appropriation for this year. poisoned pens and serpent tongues have been busy spreading scandals. Women and children have been taught to believe that their neighbors of a different religious faith are plot ting its destruction. “The old American spirit of enter prise, cooperation and neighborly good will Passes awaY.' under the blight of its bigoted teachings and the spirit of religious intolerance, hatred and suspicions enters into ev ery civie activity from the delibera tions of the chamber of commerce to the political primaries. Sermons of hate are thundered from pulpits where in other years was taught the doctrine of the great commandment.” •After referring to specific crimes of violence alleged to have been com mitted by members of the klan in the South apd Far West, he said: ‘‘Th e organization is as dangerous to the Protestant as it is to those barred from its body, because it ex ists only when the authority of gov emmen has been broken down amt destroyed. It brings chaos and hatred and menace to everw law-abiding .cit izen, who may fall victim to tlh pri vate quarrels and animosities of the men who hide their identity behind a ra9k, r THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA. SUNDAY, DEC. 17. 1922. SKORTERGDASTAI HIGH) DESIRED HUM) SECTIONS Movement Looking to This End is Launched at Eder lon, N. C. ITS ONE LEG OF ATLANTIC POPULAR COASTAL ROUTE Would Reduce Mileage From Washington, via Richmond, Norfolk, Wityimgton, Charles ton, Savannah and Brunswick Edenton, N. C„ Dec. 16.—A coastal highway from New York City to re sort Points in Florida, Passing through Norfolk, and 200 miles short er than the present highway system farther inland, is proposed ’by 'local business men, co-operating with the Edenton Chamber of Commerce, and negotiations with other Chambers of Commerce along the route projected will shortly be under, way, with a view to securing the paving of links sn the system not already hard-sur faced. The road planned would foliov ,he eastern shore of Maryland ai. " Njj ginia, through and Cape Charles -XMPffxjk thence tin Hertford t€ > Vjjfcti. j©. vice alrea furnish i 'j • with .1 o ■Lfe v. Sound. ■pCT’jgdffe''' ' jjiwK . on hi V on^ New Bern a nWteJiSpflTn gton, and thence along the coast of South Car olina and Georgia into Florida. Advocates of the highway point out that the paving of the North Caro lina segment of the road from Eden ton to the Virginia line is already contracted Du- State Higliwav Si ■a . tq W UsningtC^K,,| • and vhe New jB <j Ah link is now being X the proposed to Elizabeth CiaSsP Mcmia side, steps ••^e taten to build an im North Carolina line seven miles north of South Mills, N. C. Suffolk is con nected with Norfolk ty and concrete boulevard Two miles soutli of South' Mills, a paved road begins which runs to Elizabeth City. Advocates of the coastal highway to Florida Point out that in another year Edenton will probably be connected witji Norfolk by a complete hard-surfaced highway system, ai.j ties part of the proposed road will he completed. The ferry here now operates on a twiee-a-day schedule, with boats leav ing this city at 8 in the morning and 1! in the afternoon. Returning, the boat leaves Mackeys at 9:30 a. m. and 5 P. m. WOULD CUT DOWN MILEAGE TO ALL SOUTHERN POINTS This is one leg of what is known as the Atlantic Coastal Highway and as stated above will reduce the mileage from Washington via Richmond, Nor folk, Wilmington, Charleston, Savan nah, Brunswick to Jacksonville, Fla,, for autoists about 250 miles, or in ether words this route to Florida will he a day and a half shorter than any other route. This is the highway that the South Atlantic five port* have been working on for two years. A meeting at which will be pres ent five governors, U. S. senators, congressmen, apd all state officials, of the Atlantic Coastal Highway Ar, soeiation is called for March 15th and 16th, 1923, Geo. C. Smith, of Bruns wick, is the Georgia director of this ■•soeiation and Fred G. Warde is chairman of attendance committee. It is expected one thousand promi nent men will be present at this meet ing from Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. HARDING TO SPEND VACATION IN SOUTH PRESIDENT INTENDS TO VISIT FLORIDA AFTER CON GRESS ADJOURNS Washington, D. C.,Dec. 16.—Presj dent Harding was quoted by Senatoi [ Trammell, of- Florida, as saying he [_ hopes to go to Florida for his vacation [ immediately after adjournment of con ' gross next March . He reported that the president, said <thet his plans for ■ v Etkrn are still Indefinite. CHINK SMUGGLING GANG IS SAID TO BE OPERATING HERE Reported Thai Two Well Known Brunswick Men Are l!n= der Arrest. ONE “CHINK” CAPTURED AND IS BEING HELD BY OFFICERS From Five to Fifteen Hundred Dollars is Paid For Each Celestial Landed Safely at Designated Spots in America. For the past several days reports have been going th e rounds of the ar rest of tw 0 well known ‘‘riverfront” residents of Brunswick In connection with tire smuggling of Chinese from Cuba into the United States it seems that this city has been p*mi nently connected with thei present “get rich quick'' proposition. It is understood that eaeh “chink'' .is val ued at various sums ranging from SSOO to, $1,500 and this ha* proved to be quite an incentive to th P is willing to take the risk and especial true if the owner of a boat j . ‘ |kt for se a serjjjj* i hat th<^^Xiu e vhink’ e "'as taken f PV( i ral mu,.. city and, of ‘‘'fre. could account of himsUpht is be- W that his coming wuS brought .ihout by members of the Chinese col *ony located near here and the fact 1 1ha: he Is one of the real ones, knavi's nothing of the Englts g language, lead s to th,- belief that it had been arranged [to bring many of his countrymen here and distribute them in sections ad jacei Brunswick.• - WKv , Various reports hav. Ya‘ hed Tli* NewYqf the Chine ‘lKßltng M woi fron^’ jBMHtI also run A of s e!i| 1,111 about the jssocin- M Jqjihfe at out rfi ]IW * states leiffiF wc-f that^^Ac gling of taw /has becomexft important* fiffT' with those' - win dare to danger the United States im-j migration laws which by tile way, a r e severe• TWFNTY*EIGHT INJURED IN NEW YORK TRAIN WRECK (By Associated Press.) i NAw York, Dec. 16.—1n a rear enJj uollp-ion of trains on th t . elevated liufi on the interborough s ystem, which oM cured on Hie branch connecting Le,l ington avenue with the’west disfrirT, twenty-elgh persons are reported to have beet, seriously injured. EXPERTS IN DOUBT THAT AMERICA IS TO MAKE LOAN LONDON BELIEVES RUMOR RUNS FAR AHEAP OF THE ACTUAL FACTS (By Associated Press.) London, Dec. 16, —Tile diplomatic and financial experts of the Loridon morning newspapers are of the gen eral opinion that the rumor of an American or international loan to Germany runs far ahead the fact. Reports of possible financial assist| anc P to the Germans, together wittf the departure of Ambasador Harvey to Washington next week and inti mations that the Harding administra tion is disposed to exert a helpful i Influence:tn European affairs, attract, wide attention here and Washington and New York .dispatches bearing on these questions fill th e leading col umns of the press. The morning Post financial editor writes that financial quarters consid er it unlikely that confidence in Ger many can be sufficiently restored to render an internation'l loan to that | country at all probable for some time to come, alhough some__day, under favorable conditions, it "will he pos sible. Equally emphatic doubts are ex pressed by several other newspapers • -ilthough it is clear that the opinions of their experts are not neccessarily based on suspicion of Germany. The Daily Telegraph’s diplomatic corres pondent says that one qf the condit lons iireceedent to any loan to Ger many must be the sealing down of the Germany indemnity. ... None of the=new*pap*rs <M#us the pueation. editorially., SUPERIOR COURT MEETS TOMORROW IN SNORT SESSION Judge Highsmith Will Assiga Cases For Trial For Janu ary Session. WILL RECESS UNTIL j JANUARY FIFTEENTH! But Will Hear the Demurrers, Special Pleas, Motions, Etc. So as to Have Track Cleared For Regular Term Business. Judge J. P. Highsmith will reach the city Monday morning and will call the regular term of Glynn super ior court, but the session will he a short one as no jury matters will Be handled. The Judge, however, will hear demurrers, special pleas, mo tions, etc., and, ell in all, the short session will be one of unusual inter est. If the weather is clear Judge HigWmiith will come from bis home in iftxley in his car and convene court at 2:30 p. m., hut if it is inclement he will take the' Southern train and call to order at the usual hour, 9:30. On account of the fact that from January first to fifteewi it is gener ally busy with everybody, it has been decided to recess court until Monday, January 15th. At that time the civil docket will he taken up and it is like ly that it will require the attention of the com-t for a week or even longer. There are several important matters to he hnndled but the criminal side is not burdened with a heavy docket. It that there are two or nior# rflnfekUrh unusual interest is m the docket does not carry tha usual number of cases of a serious nature. Coui't will meet with something oyer %ie hundred and fifty additional jurors—many names being added to both boxes and this will obviate any , delay caused by shortage of jurors. It I'vlll .be remeinisfr'-d that the board of , jury commissioners at a .recent. es: Ulan 'im boxes and many who served before have been wqwn for the coming term. LIQUOR LADRN SHIPS CAUGHT NEAR BOSTON Sandwich, Mass., Dec. 16.—The schooner Sandwich, flying the French flag upside down as a signal of dis tress and the Boston schooner, Star, both well stocked with uupplies f liquor, were captured today by prohi bition enforcement officers. fORTYTHREE GET INDICTED MI Sift E UNITED STATES MAIL ACTIONS OF MEN ACCUCSED AL LEGED TO HAVE BROUGHT ON WRECK SURETY COMPANY (By Associated Press.) Omaha, Neb.. Dec. 16. —Forty- three persons, among them prominent New York, Chicago and Omaha busi ness men, including tw e nty-six well known Nebraska bankers, were in. di(*ed here yesterday by a federal grand Jury, which rennr*o.i United States Judge J. W. Woodrough, for alleged misuse -f the mails and con spiracy to usefci- mails to defraud. The indictmentfce the results of in vestigations by H|l and s tat e au thorities in witti transac tions which to have wrecked the U o n Bonding & Surety company of Omaha. Amongffhe indicted is Joseph Trog gatin, head of the Joseph Thoggan auditing company of New York City and J. Clarence Lenord, algo of New York, former secretary of the Lion Bonding & Surety company. Othe’s indicted include Edwin H.’Gurney, FremOnt, Neb., Fred Volpp, CCrib ner, Neb-; Edwin H. Luikart, River ton, Wyo.; TMEHiam O. VanWyck, Oklohoma City, Okla.; Philip H. Xohl Waynes, Neb.; All of the defendants are accused under th e various Seventeen counts, some as officers of the company and some as friends of the company, who gate accommodation certificates of deposits, and others as stock sales men. Bond was fixed for e ach of the de fendants at $5,000. COL. W. L. PEEL IS DEAI>. fßy Associated Press ) Conyers, Dec. 16.—Colonel William L, Peel, eighty-five years of age, died suddenly at his home near here today. He was candidate for governor on Populist ticket in early nineties. He was well known throughout State and fßbattu? :• e*J COMMITTEE WILL AUk£k~ ON ACTION BE TAKEN Oil CONGRESSMAN KEIIbR By Associated Prevs Washington, Decl lfi -What action will be taken against Representative Keller, republi can, of Minnesota, who failed"* to appear after being served with sunnnonsAiefore the house com mittee against Hhkttornev by Keller, | will be Monday. The committee late today vot ed' to resume hearings on Tues day morning. WAYCROSS SHOP STRIKERS GIVEN JAIL SENTENCES FIVE MEN ARE FOUND GUILTY IN UNITED STATES COURT AT VALDOSTA. • (By Associated Press.! Valdosta, (la., .Dec. I(l.—Found guilty of a charg e of violating the fed eral court Injunction* fortwldlng in terference with the recent Bop strike at Way cross, five men were sentenced by United Staten Judge Win, Barrett yesterday. 0 . W. Haddock was given a fine of SSOO and four months jn th e Ware county jail; E Carter SSOO and four months in’jail; S A. Toomer SSOO and four tnonth B in the Ware count)’ Jafl, and T. C. Chancey sl, the case against the last named being regarded as largely technical. In passing th p sentence Judge Bar rett said that the cases were not is sue 3 between any railroad company and the defendants, but that tgpir re fusal to abide by the order of the court wa 3 In effect rebellion' against the government. Judge Barrett also made some pertinent observations re garding ahy kind of organization whose officials would sanction violetyie and contempt against the law's of the nation. MRS. FELTON LISTED FIRST LAftY SENATOR GEORGIA HAS THIS UNIQUE DISTINCTION IN SENATE HISTORY. ( By Associated Press.) Washington, D. C„ Dec. 10.—The new Congressional directory just off the press contains for the first time ia tlie history of America the auto biographies of three senators from the same’State. The book sets forth three Georgia senatorial autobiogra phies, written respectively by Wil liam J. Harris, Walter - George and Rebecca Latimer Felton. Thus the first woman senator secures representation in the congressional directory. She classifies herself as ;iu "Independent Democrat” and noses her autobiography by giving her status in history as “the first Woman to gecome a member of that body.” POLAND PRESIDENT WAS ASSASSINATED FIRST CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF NEW REPUBLIC MEETS AN EARLY DEATH (By Associated Press.) Warsaw, Dec. 16.—Gabriel Naruto wicz, first president of Poland, elected a week ago. was assassinated today while visiting an art exhibition. K'ote—When Narutowlcz was in augurated, the occasion was marked by an all-day riot in front of the diet building.' Ten were killed and many wounded. The new President was pelted with snowballs and curses. Radicals? No; strange as it may seem, it was the conservatives who rioted. They were angry because the new president did not meet their re quirements as to beliefs and prac tices. They call him a radical. S 0 they gave a patriotic riot, killed ten and wounded many. Poland is another of those old world countries, but’ recently freed from bondage. Rioting at inaugura tion is just another symptom of the unrest of a people who do not know, how to co-ordinate its new liberties. RATJ NEW PREBIDENT Warsaw, Dec. 16.—MaoieJ Hat) ahs : assumed the duties of the presidency. ■ The first seat of th e new president i will be to envoke the national assem. bly to choose' a successor c, the >*-■ i sassiaated president, ' J * BRUNSWICK Has a landlocked harbor, the best on the South Atlantic Coast. PRICE FIVE CENTS BRUNSWICK BANK AND TIIUST COMPANY BUYS JESUP BANK Merchants and Farmers Bank of That City Taken Over by Luca! Company DEAL MEANS MUCH TO CITY AND SECTION This Addition Places the Bruns wick Bank & Trust Cos., in the Class With Largest Banking Housese in the State. An Important financial transaction of unusual local interest was an nounced last night by President F. D. Aiken, of The Brunswick Bank & Trust Company, upon his return from Jesup, where he had closed a contract for the purchase of the Merchants <£ Farmers Rank of Jesup by The Bruns wick Bank & Trust company. As is well known, the Merchants & Farmers Bank was au old estab lished financial institution of Wayne county, being for many years oper ated under the supervision of H. W. Whaley, who died several years ago. Those in charge of the bank more re cently desired to retire from the ac tive hanking business, and this result ed in negotiations with The Bruns wick Bank & Trust Company, which culminated yesterday in the local bank absorbing the business of the Jesup institution. It will be recalled that The Bruns* wick Bank & Trust Company estab lished a branch in Jesup in July, 1921, and this progressive step on the part of the Brunswick institution was heartily appreciated by the people of that community as was manifested by the splendid support given it from its inception, the deposits of that sep arate branch having grown ,Ifi thii short time to approximately $160,- 000.00. The directors of the Jesup branch, in addition to President Aiken, are Dr. J, TANARUS, Colvin, M. A. E. Knight and Mr. H. W. Pearson; Mr. Pearson be ing also the cashjer of the branchr bank. Mr. S. R. Pearson is the assist-’ ant cashier. The executive officers of The Brunswick Bank & Trust com pany are F. D. Aike/i, L. 11. Hayrn, vice President E. Twifcty, vice president,. MwUk in, cashier. Since the combining of banks at Jesup, the total the Jesup branch aggregate approxi mately $300,000.00, with resources of nearly $400,000.00. , This gives Jesup Probably the strongest bank of any city of like size in Georgia. ' The total de.posits of The Bruns wick Bank & Trust Company, includ ing its branches at Arco and Jesup, now approximate one and one-half million dollars, whilapthe total re sources have growl# to exceed two bod’ one-quarter J®Jion dollars. As is Well known, in addition to these large total resources, The Brunswick Bank & Trust company, being a member of the Federal Re serve System, has that added strength behind not only Its home office but behind each of its branches as well. The. announcement of this combina tion is of particular interest to the People’ of Brunswick because it shows the expanding influence of our finan cial and business institutions in the adjoining territory. Our ! business people will all realize the significance of movements of this character be cause it means that the people of Jesup, and Wayne county will be drawn in closer contact with the bus iness' interests of Brunswick. This will result in decided advantage to both communities. The News believes that thp people in this entire section wilt, appreciate this further manifestation of the pro gressiveness of The Brunswick Bank & Trust Company and join with us in extending to the officers and di rectors of this strong financial insti tution hearty good wishes for contin ued growth and success. SENATOR SMOOT AND SENATOR SIMMONS HAD WAR OF WORDS (By Associated Press.) Washington, D. C., Dec. 16.—Brief display of- verbal fire was displayed in the senate today during th£ debate over the effect and prices of the re cently enacted tariff law when Sena tor'Smoot, republican, of Utah, ac cused Senator Simmons, democrat, of North. Carolina, of insulting him “at least fvanty-one.pr more times.’?, ~ The accusal'.qn qt the,; Utah (Jett*- •. ifK A'i ■?* denied .4>)k AJengtor, Simmons and. the aftair endethby each agreeing.' to ’ • “