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BRUNSWICK
* Mas the lowest death rate ct
any city its size in the United
States. .......
VOLUME XXI. NO. 310.
GOVERNMENT 10
MAKE BIG LIQUOR
RAID FERNAND!
Cuban Yacht Maguel Ferrarer,
to Be Taken Farly
day.
HAS FIVE THOUSAND
CASES LIQUOR ON BOARD
Instructions Received by Jack
sonville Prohibition Officer
From Washington Late Last
Night for Action Today.
(By Associated Press.)
Jacksonville, Dec. 18. —Instructions
■were received here late tonight by
A. B. StrotiPe, division prohibition
chief, to seize the Cuban yacht Miguel
Ferrarer, which is now laying iat an
chor off the Feruandjna harbor.
It ,ls authoritively stated that there
is something lik e fiv e thousand cases
of liquor on board which as loaded at
a point in Cuba several day s ago and
an attempt made to get it into the
United States tor holiday consump
tion For some tim e the prohibition
enforcement officers have been keep
ing a close watch on this particular
craft- It is indicated tonight that the
seizure will be made early omorrow
morning
(iREEK STEAMER MAKES
STRONG S. (). S. APPEAL
(By Associated Press.)
Boston, Dec. 18. —Radio messages
received today sa'd the Greek steam
er Melpo, bound for this port from
Immingham, w u .s in need of assistance
with her steering disabled. The mes
sages came from the steamer George
Washington, ’which was in communi
cation wiih the ship. Her position is
about 1,-00 miles east of St. Johns,
N. F. Uate r the George Washington
reported the Melpo was broadcasting |
messages Itt Gheek, whirl) no one on
t)f> tfteiirge Washington could de-
Mphert
PRACTICALLY ALL
STORES OPEN LATE
MERCHANTS TO DO BUSINESS
ALL WEEK UP TO Ift
OCLLK’K P. M.
Notwithstanding- the fact that it
was real cold last night it was no
ticed that many of the mercantile es
tablishments were busy up to the
closing hour—some at !) and others at
10 o'clock.
It is expected that trade will in
crease from the Present up to the
closing hour Saturday night and
those who desire to get their pick of
the -stocks are showing good sense in
doing their buying now. Many have
made practically all their selections
but there is always another relative
or friend to remember and this is
why many who Lave announced that
they had bought all their presents are
still visiting the shops.
CAPT. SHIFFLETT,
SALVATION ARMY,
ASKS PUBLIC HELP
ORGANIZATION WILL SEE TO IT
THAT ALL THE POOR ARE
CARED FOR.
The Salvation Army whose aim hat
always been to alleviate the suffering
of the poor, has ananged to bring the
feeling- of Christmas to the homes of
the needy by distributihg food and
toys. ,
This goon work requires the help
of the more fortunate citizens of the
city, and Captain L. T. Shifflett, who
if- taking care of all arrangements
would be pleased to receive any con
tributions for this work.
Captain Shiglett is sending out an
appeal by mail to which he hopes to
receive a liberal response. Look .for
you rletter and send in as liberal a
contribution as you can. The dona
tion goes to a worthy cause, doing
excellent work among the poor in this
city.
Santa Cl" us will be out today to en
tertain the children and will appreci
ate any donations. The Salvation
Army lassies will also be at their ap
pointed Post. The public is urged to
respond more liberally to their effort,
as only a few days remain for this
work,
Address all contribution*-to Oap
|ais L>. T. Shifflett, 405 G street, , -
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
RUSSIA WANTS TURKEY
TO HAVE ABSOLUTE
CONTROL OF STR AITS
* By Associated Press
Lausanne, Dec. 18.—Absolute
■ control of the Dardeuelles and
■ Bosphorus by Turkey would be
■ given under a plan submitted to
■ day by Foreign Minister Tchit
■ oherin, of Russia, to the comniis
■ sion of the Near East conference
• which is studying the status of
the straits.
►
Committee Reports Today
’ (By Associated Press.)
■ Lausanne, Dec. 18.—The sttb
- commission of the , Near East
■ conference considering various
" plans for regulation of the Turk
■ ish straits, adjourned lute this
' afternoon until tomorrow with
' out reaching a decision.
TESTIMONY IN
HERRIN RIOT
BEFORECOURT
Dr. Shipman fells Tribunal
He Was Eye-Witness
to Killings.
Marion, Ills., Dec. 18.—Dr. O. F.
Shipman testified today at the trial
of five men in connection with the
Herrin riotth|*^. WsVtlh eye-wit
“esa to of six un
armed a mob m front of the
Herrin censors on thi day of the
killing. W_ _
R. O. GreS-.vforme'r mayor of
rin, testified that he had seen the
I prisoners brought, from mine forty
eight in a group escorted by more
1 than a score of armed men and also
| saw automobiles from Missouri, In
diana and Kentucky around the mine.
Shot down and left to die on a lone
ly roadside, Dan O’Rotike returned to
day to tell his story at tin- trial ~f
! the five men.
i O’Uouke’a return from th P shadodl
| of the grave was announced by tlfl
I prosecution at the opening ot ( odd
this morning, O’Ronke w an one of six'
I men whom the other witnesses te-iti ,
} tied wer ( , shot down in the Herrin
j City cemetery after they were march-1
j ed through the town by a mob
GERMAN SHOPPERS
ARE JUBILANT OVER
RISE IN THEIR MARK
Berlin, Dec. 18.—In the midst of
their Christmas shipping. Germ .'an
! consumers of all classes were jubilant
1 today at the unprecedented <|ovp in the
i dollar, represented by mars exchange
falling from B,Boft t o 6,60(1 to the dol
lar in the roure of five days. This
rise in the mark has already produced
n drop from Ift to 26 per cent in whole,;
sale market prices. The retailer., are j
reluctant to make reductions be- i
Cause they ai'e stocked up with goods i
bought when the mark was much.
lower.
U. S. JUDGE BARRETT
ROMPS ON KU KLUX
IN CHARGE TO JURY
Albany, Ga., Dec. 18. —-Sharp crit
icism of the Ku Klux Klan, assertions i
of it? harmful suggestions and meansl
for combatting it, was contained in ;
the charge to the Brand jury today by j
Judge William Barrett, of the Unit- i
iM States district court for south j
Georgia, at the opening of the court;
here today.
NOVEMBER EXPORT
REACH HIGH POINT
WENT TO LARGER TOTAL THAN
ANY SINGLE MONTH
Dt’fclNG YEAR
(By Associated Press)
Washington, Dec. 18.—American
exports in November reached the
highest point of the year, according
to official overseas trade statistics,
made public today by the Department
of Commerce, showing an export bus
iness totalling $383,000,000.
The November total is $12,000,000
greater than the value of October ex
ports, and $9,000,000 greater than
che value of commodities - shipped
abroad in November fast year. In
comparison with November, 1913, the
increase was more than $133,000,000.
A brief statement by the Department
declared the November returns show
ed that American agriculture and in
dustry generally henefitted from., the
increasing export business. Defied
analysis of the trade, however, has
Hot been made by this department.
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA. TUESDAY, DEC. 19, 1922.
WARSAW BREATH
EASY AS MARTIAL
LAW EFFECTIVE
Crazed Assassin of First Pres
ident Said He Had No
Accomplice
(By Associated Press.)
Warsaw, Dec. 18.—Martial law be
came effective in Warsaw today by
Proclamation of the Polish cabinet.
('apt. Niewadomski, the crazed ar
tist who assassinated President Naru
towicz last; Saturday, has been held
for trial by courtm*rtiat. At his pre
liminary examination yestedray the
man declared he had acted on his own
initiative in shooting the President
and that lie had no accomplices.
The declaration of martial law has
added to the sense of security felt by
the people, who, with Gen. Joseph
Pilsudski appointed as chief of staff
of the army and Gen. Sikoiski a.; pre
mier, await the convocation of par
liament on Wednesday for the elec
tion of anew President.
Many other persons are also in cus
tody pending a complete investigation
of the assassination. Among those
detained is Col. Modelski, once adju- j
tent to Gen. Haller.
SENATOR S MAIDEN SPEECH
BOOSTING shipping BILL
(By Press.)
Washington, Dec. 18.—Seller
Brookhart, rt-publtetn, lowa, 1 J
maiden speech tifin dMA
blent and adminßKion leaders til
bftep the before cortM
stress until filibuster main
tained against the sovereign voice of
the American people. *
PRESIDENT TALKS
v nWm DRY LAIvS
.•IyfERN CHIEF EXECUTIVES
T -ACCEPT INVITATION HE
; k : EXTENDED
(Bv Associated Press )
Washington. Deo. 18.—Problems of I
'prohibition ciifoi'flWhnt were dis-1
cm i'd at White House luncheon I
| conference today between President!
j Harding and stale governors, sixteen i
!of whom having accepted the Presi
dent’s invitation to attend. Original
ly planning to call a conference of
governors here on the prohibition
question some time next month, the
President advanced the date primarily
because of the proximity to the capi
tal t this lime of so many who have
been in attendsat the governors’
■nnferenco at White Sulphur Springs,
W Va. Although advancing the date
of the conference meant that a num
ber of governors participating will go
out of office shortly after, the Presi
dent was said to have decided upon
it in order to obtain the views of those
"’ho have had the experience of the
past two years in dealing with the
prohibition question.
It is believed in administration cir-1
cles that another conference will he!
necessary after the first of the year!
because of the change in state ad- j
ministrations, and the views develop- 1
ed at this conference thus will be j
available to the executives taking!
part in a Inter one.
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SIXTEEN AIR MAIL
PLANES TAKE PART IN
SEARCH FOR PILOT I
I
Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 18.— j
Sixteen air mail planes took patt to-1
day in the search for Pilot Haney G.!
Boonstra, who left Woodward field j
here Friday morning for Rock ]
Springs, Wyo., arid who is believed |
to have been lost in a snowstorm j
somewhere between this city and j
Rock Springs.
Air mail service between Cheyenne
and Salt Lake City was suspended j
and every available plane was pressed j
■ into service In the search.
IMPROVE FACILITIES
! Washington, Dec. 18.—Comprehen
! -five plans for improvement of the,
immigration facilities at the Ellis isl- ‘
and station at New Yok are under i
consideration here as a result of;
i many complaints regarding the pres
: vnt equipment of the station and the
! methods of handling immigrants.
TWO DIE IN FIRE
j
i Pittsburgh, Pa., Dec. 18.—Fire be- (
lieved to have been started when a
j still exploded caused the death of two
] men at Milltowntoday, -
GREEK ARCHBISHOP I
OF PALESTINE IS
VISITOR TO U. S.
_____ >r :
Archbishop Panteleimon.
The Most Rev. Panteleimon, '
archbishop of Neapolis, in Pates
tine, has come to the United St|Res
as a representative of His Beati
tude, Damiailos, Orthodox Patri
arch of-the Holy City of Jerusalem
and all Palestine. One of his mis
sions is to present to President ,
Harding a piece of the true cross j
set in a gold cross with diamonds, i
This act will create the president a
Knight of the Holy Sepulchre.
i
MANY LOStIVES
mAKESUPiIOR
►NAVIGATION ON UPPER
j BEEN KEPT OPEN I A TER
THAN USUAL.
(By Associated preta.)
j Chjjggo, Dec. 18.—Battling foot by;
j footjjpQnigh towering seas i*td frees-!
ing Pr\ the men who town toj
i shijL are i^^jj^^.n
the (.alee:
keep nnvifViun open fn,
, r a:? lime tad bring down
KaiMK V car Aof the your.
jp* jjjgijtoc H;
| 4led for—or he.
J "lien a YmP;- gainer was dashgl
Ito Pieces stone’s throw
ufetv at mouth of the Portage
Lake ship cteal. Twenty-seven more
reached Saulte. Ste. Marie Saturday
night after almost incredible hard
ships.
Navigation on the upper lakes us
ually closes December 1. This year
il was decided to keep the water
ways open until December 15 because,
the coal and rail strikes hail cut*
dqw the coul shipped Ip the North!
wesff and delayed the eastern movJ
ment of grain. W
Asa result, niqo big freighter!
loaded -with grain—$28,000,000 worth
of ships and cargo—are fighting their
way down Lake Superior toward that
graveyard of gallant vessels, White
Fish Buy, trying to win through the
Buffalo for winter storage. In Mud
Lake part of £he St. Mary’s river, an
other big fleet § ice-bound, waiting
! for the arrival of the nine which left
■ Fort William, Out., three da.va ago,
: before trying with the uaslstance of
j ice-breaking tugs, to win past Detour
j to the open waters of Lake Huron.
SEARCH FOR AIRMEN
El Paso, Dec. 18.—Search for the
missing airmen, Col. Francis R. Mar
i shall and Lieut. C. L. Webber is be
j ing confined gradually to the region
' between Twin Buttes and Fort Hliu
ichuca, Arizona according to informa
i tion at Fort Bliss.
TO AUCTION CAMP £RA,NT
Rockford, ill., Dec. 18 —Camp,
Grant, another 0 f the wartim 0 scenes
of bustling military activity, soon is
to go upon the auction block —on e of
the final stops in Its ultimate wreck
ing as a cantonment.
CLOSE CONSULATES;
LEAVE PRIMONA
RUSSIAN SOVIET ISSUES OR
DERS TO FRANCE AND
OTHER COUNTRIES
(By Associated Press.)
Vladivostok, Dec. 18—The Soviet
; government of Vladivostok, which re
cently took over the administration of
the city and surrounding terirtory
known as Primoria, ordered the Con
suls of France and ten other countries
to close their consulates and leave
Primoria within a week.
I The Consulates of the United
States, Great Britain, Italy, Germany
and Austria were not included in the
order, ‘ c u v.....
MIAMI, FLA., WAS
WARMEST PLACE
IN ALL COUNTRY
Temperature Over Country
Hanged from 3 to
Plus 74.
( By Associated Press.) I
Chicago, Dec. 18.— Temperature*
lower than ally previously report**
this winter in the Northwest, the upl
per lake region, the great Centra"
valleys, the Middle and West Gulf
states and the Southern Rocky Moun
tains region "ere recodred last night
and today as another cold wave
•’ Plead over a greater portion of the
United States west of the Plalacian
Mountains. The mercury in Chicago
went below zero for the first time
this season. It was one below here
earlj today.
Havre, Mont., last night was
gripped by 82 below weather. Other
towns in the Northwest registered
readings from 4 to 28 degrees below
?,et o.
I, oral snow’s were predicted for
New York tomorrow, while local
jshowers were expected in Florida.
Teirfierature in North America, last
nignt’s weather report showed, rang
ed from 34 degrees below at Medicine
Hat, Manitoba to 74 degrees above in
Miami, Fla.
| naval APPROPRIATION
BILL PASSES HOUSE
VBy Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 18.—The naval
appropriation tall, canying the to-,
ipiest of the president to negotiate
with the foreign powers relative if
lun of war craft un
der toils, was passed to
day by the house.
THREE LOSE LIVES
IN CQTTAGE FIRE
Jr *
. .WeN WERE ,S<HlNi>
when ni Azr!
ENVELOPED HOME
(By Associated Press.)
Akron, 0., Dec. 18.—Three promi
nent Massillon men, one of them a
j city ; official, ‘ were burned lo death
jnd four others were seriously in
jjuved early yesterday when flames
[destroyed a cottage in Which they
I were asleep at Lit tle Wadsworth, on
| the Portage lake reservoir, south of
here.
I The dead are: Harold Howard, 52,
■ity engineer ef Massillon; Frank
■ oilguon, 28, of Massolin.
George W. Williams,
lawyer of Massillon, is the most Ser
iously burned of the four survlvosr.
Two other attorneys, Walter Holt, 28,
and FI son Wefler, 30, both of Masßil
ion, are suffering burns and other in
juries.
The fire is believed to have been
caused by a defective flue and oc
curred between 2 and 3 a. m.
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
SEEMS TO BE "SMUDGING” NOW
- (By Associated Press.)
Washington, Dee. IS. —The House
Judiciary Cominttte e has appointed a
B ub-committee to investigate what ac
tion jf any, wllUie taken in connec
tion with the refill of Representative
Keller, to testify lkla the information
on which he against
i Daugherty.
■SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
START TOMORROW
'WILL BEGIN AT END OF DAY’S
I WORK AND END ON TUES
DAY, JANUARY 2.
The public schools of Brunswick
and Glynn county will begin observ
ance of the Christina., holidays after,
[the school day tomorrow and work
(will be resumed at the usual opening
I hour on Tuesday, January 2.
j Many of the teachers will visit rel
atives in their former homes and oth
ers have concluded to spend the time
here in the city. The holidays will be
identically the same with both white
and colored institutions. In regard
to the session which will end tomor
row if. may be said that has been the
most successful in the history of the
Public school system in city and coun
ty -and a greater number of pupils
have enrolled in all the schools.
PROPOSAL OF UNION
OF CENTRAL
DELAYED FOR A llffE
(By Associate,! Pr< ‘s.i
• Washington, Dec. LS.—The
Central American conference-to
day disposed of the trouMeeome.
question of the proposed union
of Central America • by. agreeing
to call a conference to consider
it in
to > 1 1 liu^
treat Tfc I
A rynug’-ed of*
the heads ft (lye delegations
was appointed (yf f.jrJY ihc trea
ty establishing thetcrUirUof arbi
• tration of I’hrtajtv. AiThnirn
* menta l- ;Don taken to await
the 1-Abrt of tig- committee,
m
REPARATIONS IS
STUMBLING BLOCK
TO GERMAN LOAN
This Must be Arranged in
Some Manner Before
Help is Given
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 18.—Adjustment
of reparations dispute between Lon
don and Paris is the crux of the Eu
ropean tangle in the American view
pointe as stated here today on com
petent authority.
The talk of an American loan to
Germany is described as "idle” until
such adjustment is made.
MORGAN WON’T MAKE LOAN
(By Associated Press.^
New York, Dec. 18.—J. P. Morgan
& Cos. tonight iksued a statement de
daring they had notified the German
ambassador to this country that it
is impossible for them to discuss or
consider u loan to Germany unless
and until the German reparations
question had been settled.
WOMEN OF WAYCROSS
CANVASS TOWN KEEP
CITY SCHOOLS OPEN
Wayeross, Gu., Dec. 18.—One of
the most unusual canvasses for funds
which this city has ever seen started
this morning. Ladies representing
the various organizations, working in
the different schools, started a house
to-house canvass to raise a sum equal
to $5 for each child in school to keep
the schools open and pay the teachers
their salaries for December. R was
hoped to have the canvass over by
noon.
The board of education announces
fits inability to raise funds to pay the
teachers, so the women’s orjJStSza
tions evolved this -plan t„o get the
money. Those appealed to are Im
pressed with the fact that any dona
tion is a gift and not a loan, as there
is no immediate prospect of its being
returned. It. will be necessayv to
raise several thousand dojjars in this
way.
WALLACE REID IS
AT POINT OF DEATH
FOR SEVERAL DAYS FAMOUS
Picture star has been
SERIOUSLY ILL.
(By Associated Press.)
Los Angeles Cal., Dec. 18—Wallace
Reid, motion picture star, is at the
Point of death and for several days
has not been expected to live, ac
cording to Mrs. Reid (Dorothy Dav
enport), in an interview today in the
Los Angeles Examiner, given at Hol
lywood sanitarium last night.
One of the physicians, according to
the Examiner, coroborat.es Mrs. Reid!s
statements, saying: "Mr. Reid has
been near death for the past five or
six days. His temperature has re
peatedly reached 103 and his Pulse
130. His heart action is irregular
and Weak. He has fainted on an av
erage of three times daily and has
lost seventy Pounds in weight. Lab
oratory findings at the present time
indicate he is suffering from complete
exhaustive condition or from influen
za.
“A recurrence of influenza is possi
ble at any time and could cause his
death. This is not anticipated by at
tending physicians, but must he and
I is being considered.”
“He thought he would die the. oth
er night,” said Mrs. Reid. “He was
jso brave about it, Poor boy. For
three nights he had expected to die.
[ He isn’t afraid to die but he want *;
to live for Billy and Betty and me," |
referring to their son and adoftfd 1
daughter.
BRUNSWICK
has a iandtovked hattior, tha
ue*t on the fsoutli Atlantic
Goast. .* . , . . ,
PRICE FIVE CENTS
11l DARING HOLD UP
DENVER HAS MOST
SENSATIONAL CASE
Men Rob li, S. Mint and Escape
With Two Hundred Thous
and Dollars.
ONI Y CLEW SAWED OFF
BARREL (ME SHOT-GUN
Gun Was Dropped by One of the
Robbers Who Left a Stream
of Blood Behind Him as He
Made Escape.
(By Associated Press )
Denver, C’olo., Dec. 18.—Federal
and state authorities here are trying
tonight to establish ownership of a
sawed off shot-gun in an effort to iden
tify bandits, who heavily armed and
disregarding human life today, staged
the larges t and most sensational hold
ups in' tile police anna/s of Denver
and which wa s pulled off on the door
steps of the United States mint.
The liold-up 3 secured two hundred
thousand dollars of the overnment’a
money and fh e sawed-off gun was
dropped by one of the burglars, who
was shot and, left a trail of blood be
hind him.
The funds we re being transferred
fronrth e mint to a local Reserve bank
The robbers seized the gold and
sprang into an automobile. As the
Car speed away government guards
Inside the mint fired from wlndow a at
th e robbers. The entire Denver po
l|Cp force was quickly called to action
in an effort to apprehend the robbers.
The bandits car drove up to the
mini as the truck was being loaded
and three masked men. alighted and
opened fire. Havener fell first in the
fusilade. Government employes re
turned tb e Ore but the robbers acted
too quickly.
While the robbery wa s going on, ac
cording to witnesses, a second car
loaded with masked men armed with
shot-guns arid rifles stood twenty feet,
from the bandit car, apparently realty
to give aid jf, needed. .
I'. A. WCRARY PASSES A WAV
FUNERAL AT GAINESVILLE
The funeral of Thomas A. McCrary,
of Americ-us, brother of H. JjL‘ Mc-
Crary, of this city, will he helJnt his
former home in
teruoon. Deceased, who
youngest brother of Mr. McCaSy,
was 52 years of age, a Prorif
farmer and leaves a wife arm ten
children.
He first had influenza and pneu
monia developed which caused Jut?
taking away. During tbe early ’nine
ties Mr. McCrary lived here and ha*
many friends made at that time who
will be grieved to learn of his death.
MRS. THEBE VERRILL, 72,
PASSES AWAY AT ARCO
At the home of tier daughter Mrs.
George A. Sparks, 45 Dixie highway,
Arco, Mrs, Thebe Verrill, 72 years of
age, passed away yesterday afternoon
shortly after 2 o’clock after an ill
ness of some time and on account of
her advanced age she was an eAsy
mark for the Grim Reaper.
Mrs. Verill has lived at Arco for
about three years and was generally
beloved by all who knew tier. Thg
remains will he shipped to West Palm
Beach today , and the fune.ral will be
held at that Place tomorrow after
noon.
HARDING CABLES U. S. '
SYMPATHY TO POLAND
Washington, Dec. 18.—President
Hardiug today cabled a message of
sympathy to the people of Poland
in which he expressed the sincere
condolence of the United States gov
ernment over the assassination of
President Narutowitz.
HAMILTON DOUGLAS
DIES IN ATLANTA
WAS DEAN OF ATLANTA LAW’
SCHOOL AND WELL KNOWN
THROUGHOUT STATE
(By Associated Pregs.)
Atlanta, Dec. 18.—Hamilton Doug
las, Sr., 64, one of tbe leading law
yers of the state and dean of the At
lanta Law School, died here last
night after an illness of several
weeks. He Is survived by his widow
and four children.
Mr. Douglas was bom in Alexan
dria county, Virginia, and came to
Atlanta in 1887. He was a member
of the grand council of the Sigma Chi
Fraternity arid of the Capital City
and Atlanta Athletic Clubs. ’ ■