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BRUNSWICK Has the lowest death rate of any city its size in the United States .... VOLUME XXII. NO. 214. KNABB’S CAMP A “HUMAN SLA UGHTER HOUSE” PEKING GOVERNMENT TO PAY RANSOM DEMANDED BY BANDITS m FOR CAP! URED Two Captives Ron The let of Bullet To Carry Bandits Demands To The Outside —Prisoners Cruelly Treated. (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 8.—The Peking government has promised To'pay the ransom demanded by the bandits who captured American cit izens and a number of foreign na tionals after wrecking Shanghai-Pek ing express train Sunday morning the state department was advised late today by Jacob Schurman, American minister at Peking. The Chinese minister also agreed to act rapidly as at‘a public meet¬ ing all the demands presented by the Portuguese minister, dean of the dip¬ lomatic corps at Peking, and at which assurances were given by the dismiss Peking government that it intends to tihe Shantung province. :-=£= The Portuguese Minister informed eign diplomats, “reserved the over and above any moral and mater¬ ial damages claimed to icmand a pro gressive indemnity for every day after the twelfth of May foreigners remain captive.” Surround All Strongholds Tientsin, May 8.—Government troops are believed to have complete ly surrounded all of the hill strong holds where fifteen foreigners are be ing held by Suchow bandits, accord ing to C. G. Jacobsen, inspecting en gineer of the British-American -To bacco Company, who ran tihe gaunt- - - mands to the outside. Mr. Jacobsen arrived here today and told a graphic story of the separ¬ ate dashes made by himself and Miss Sehonberg, another captive, through ‘‘no man’s land,” being swept by the fire of the bandits to the troop lines. Fifteen-Foreigners Held Shanghai, May 8.—Fifteen for¬ eigners, all men, eight of them Am¬ ericans, still are in tihe hands of the Suchow train bandits, according to a list compiled here today. Two others escaped and have reached Tsainanfu. Two lives were lost, Joseph Rothman, British, shot down at the scene of the holdup Sunday, and an unidentified American killed in a fight between the bandits and pursuing troops Mon¬ day. American Relates Experiences Tientsin, China, May 8.—Messrs. Day and Jacobsen, and Miss .foi-rall ti, throe of the foreigners who es¬ caped from the bandits who raided the Peking Express at Suchow early Sunday, arrived here this morning. They said that Miss Lucy Aldrich, sister-in-law of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., her companion, Miss Minnie Me Fndden, and Miss Sehonberg- had stopped in Tsinanfu, where they were admitted to a hospital suffering from shock. Their feet were cut and bruis¬ ed. Mr. Day, an American, said the bandits split their captives into sev oral parties after forcing them to leave the train. The prisoners, ed heavily, were brutally hurried into 4ho hilly country which is the strong¬ hold of the bandits. Brutal Treatment Told “If a prisoner lagged he was prod¬ ded with a rifle butt,” said Day. “Wo had to take the rough paths. It useless-to protest, and strict silence was enforced. Anyone, speaking was mercilessly hit. I was struck on the circled by a stone compound. Within an hour or two after the arrival of the prisoners, soldiers appeared outr side the town and soon a lively gagement took place. The brigands’ chieftain to l a ^ e a note to the commander ot the military forces informing him that if the fire did not ston ’ the cap tives . would be , shot. , , Day „ had , a bar¬ , rowing experience in making his way across the open ground’to the as he was fired on by both the niiii tary and the bandits, some of the lat tor being ignorant of his mission. How Woman Escaped Day delivered his message, upon the commander of the troops ordered them to cease tiring, but the force did not withdraw. ’ RemahTih.sf with the military, Day started a search for some of the otjjei; THE BRUNSWICK NEWS “J | like the others,, had escaped when dispatched as a messenger. i Jacobsen, however, knocked out his , j | guard Miss with Sehonberg a large said stone hep and ran had off. j j party 1 J been fired on by the soldiers, one of | the Chinese captives being killed in- i i stantly. sent! j The Tuchun, of Shantung, has j reinforcements British. French to and the Belgian scene, and consuls the i i ; j from Nanking have also gone to Lin Cheng. j It is said that the troops have been , trying to round them up for several j days and that a pitched battle had been fought only a few hours before the train was wrecked. I One American Killed Shanghai, May 8.—Two foreigners, • ' nc 'luding one unidentified American, have been killed in the shooting in¬ | cident ? lden J to to the the ba bandit J' dlt raid rav. oifthe on* the Pek- Pek- j | Kvnrp«. f " w ! subject. | Ransom Prices Fixed Two escaped Chinese passengers, arriving at Tsinan, related that the captives were marched ten miles into the hills and there classified by the outlaw dhieftain according to their probable worth. After questioning i it was decided that foreigners' would bo held for a ransom of $50,000 each; Chinese of the “first class,” for $30, 000 each, those of the second class for $10,000 and those held to be of lower value for $2,000. The Chinese newspaper Shun-Pao, published in Shanghai, reported that Kang Tung Yu. its Sunday 'The editor, was ‘c: bri¬ gands are said to be splitting into groups with their captives and scat¬ tering into the hills twenty miles from tihe railway. A regiment- of Kiangsu provincial troons has been sent from Mankingx Dead American Unidentified So far it has been impossible to identify the American reported to have been shot by the Suchow train bandits. Advices received here state that this man lost his life on Mon¬ day, the day following the holdup, during one of the skirmishes between tihe brigands and the pursuing troops. Joseph Rothman, British, who was killed, was shot down at the scene of ■the holdup Sunday morning. Miss Aldrich in Hospital New York, May 8.—Miss Lucy T. Aldrich, sister-in-law of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and Miss Minnie; MacFadden, of Providence, TJ. I., her traveling companion, are in a hospi¬ tal at Psi Mansu, Mrs. John D. Rock¬ efeller, Jr., was informed today in a message from Dr. Robert Goldman, in Peking. Neither is in a serious condition as the result of their ex- ; periences in the Chinese bandit raid, j the. message said. BRITAIN THINKS REPLY j WAS TOO HASTILY MADE j - I (By Associated Press.) ! 8.—Chancellor of Ex- ' London. May chequer Stanley Baldwin told the house of commons that the gov eminent regretted the precipitancy of the Franeo-Belgian reply to the Gedman reparations note and propos ed to state its own view in a separate re p]y. . He said fibat there was reason to believe that Italy was in aceord with the British view of the matter. SIMON HIGHWAY _______ WORK _ _ _ WILL _ ___ MANY TO BRUNSWICK . -T~ While ft is True Many Local Men Will bo on Jobs, Others M il! be Impprted - As stated in these columns sever a | ,j a y S ago, it is the intention of the - v a St. tt- High- i. contractors . for . the . , . Simon way to employ as many men here in Brunswick that as possible, but this does not mean a lqrge number who have been with the .Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific wifi Dredging company for years not be he.re and these will iie superintendents jnd. several .fore? men. , . Both the dredgiqg company and the Foundation Conjpany, holders of the large contract^, have made known that ljriinswiik workers THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MAY 9, 1923. RUSSIA IS FIRM IN ITS DEMANDS STRONGLY WORDED COMPLAINT AGAINST VARIOUS ACTIONS OF SOVIET (By Associated Press.) Lon,Ion, May 8.—-The British note t0 the Russlan s0Vlet government, the of which was issued tonight by the foreign office, is a virtual ulti matum n ., S °' K .... ,s U(rl <a\s , in . ' ''' which _ to forward a reply fully and unconditionally with cer tain specified demands, failing in which the note says, Great Britain w j]l not, recognize the soviet and does not wish to maintain the existence of relations between the two govern governments. London, May 8.—The British note to Russia which Ronald McNeill, un¬ der-secretary ^ T V of state ale for foreign Iore,gn af- aI : ans . 0 ,, < e „ euse o Commons had 1 , ' imofficio'nv * ’ .T a strongly the”'d'* worded fcint a ao ingt : n st the discourteous son, off the Murman coast, ing ihe the b7u7qurtrVtmert‘ recognized three-mile , Jvertre’ limit, and British agent at Moscow. Members of the House, however, were .able to draw much information from Mr. McNeill. The under-secre¬ tary said he understood the Soviet commissary of justice was consider¬ ing cancellation of the verdict against the captain and crew of the vessel and was making arrangements for the return of the crew. The govern¬ ment spokesman said he was not in¬ formed as to the captain w-ho is be¬ lieved to be still detained. Mr. Mc¬ Neill intimated that he might make further statement next week. Meanwhile the British communists have taken a hand in the campaign against what labor believes to be the imminent cancellation of the trade agreement with Russia. The com munists have issued a manifesto, call ing for the organization of “councils of action,” to prevent the closing of the headquarters of the Russian trade delegation in London. Such action, the manifesto asserts, would be « t1l0 first step to war.” MRS. AMY. LAMB, AN OLD RESIDENT, DIED EARLY LAST NIGHT At the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Clubb, near the Altama*ha cypress mill site, last night, Mrs. Amy Lamb breathed iher last and the funeral will be held from the Clubb home at 2 o’clock this afternoon conducted by Rev. Thomas H. Thomson, of the First Methodist church, and inter¬ ment will he in the little cemetery at Chapel Crossing, the family burial , „ Deceased, ^___ , who , was „„_________ 76 years of age, was born and spent her entire life in Glynn county. She was the relict of j the late Jo'hn P. Lamb, for many I years treasurer of this county, and during his ITfe she lived near Freed man’s Rest, about nine miles in the country where her husband conducted one of the largest farms in this scc^ tion at that time. Mrs. Lamb was generally beloved and her passing away will cause deep sorrow to her scores of friends. She has been an invalid for the past several years and her death Was not unexpected. Two nieces survive: Mrs. Sedgwick D. Mrs. Lamb, William of A. Chapel Lane, Crossing, wlho also lives aI,/ '; a few miles in the country, ,---- to be given the preference but it is presumed that the Foundation Com¬ pany, like the dredging concern, will bring many of its experienced men. At the office of Engineer F. F. Tor ras a large number have called dur¬ ing the past few days and registered their names, stating just what their experiences have been along projects like the St. Simon bridge work. As j j stated, the city the as men the will company have to does board n °t in j board its workers either on tthe dredge or the tugs and for this reason j they will be compelled to seek rooms] and board in the city and at some ; place near the scene of operation. There seems to be. no doubt but that j all will be busy on the date set for the beginning, which is May 16. BARBARISM IS MILD COMPARED TO BRUTALITIES SAYS WITNESS Wife of Glen St. Mary, Post= master Tells Legislative . CoHlllllttCC # AH of Dct&ils # NINE DEATHS OF CONVICTS OCCURRED WITHIN A YEAR - Committee Passes Resolution Calling Upon Governor Har¬ dee to Remove J. D. Thomas, State Prison Supervisor. (By Associated Press.) Tallahassee, Fla., May j. 8.—Mrs. Thelma Franklin, wife of E. Frank¬ lin, postmaster and storekeeper of Glen St. Mary, told the joint legisla tive committee investigating report ed convict brutalities in Florida today that barbarism was mild in eompari AU eff 0T ^ to shake her testimony P f°' e , . al e Nine 'deaths of ‘ victs i C f ts f leased ithi . " °"« by f Senator ar , fr « ffl Knabb, tbe eon- she said had occurred. Three • or four from adjoining counties and others were reported by Mrs. Franklin. As the result of Mrs. Firanklin’s testimony the committee unanimous¬ ly passed a resolution calling on Gov¬ ernor Hardee to remove J. D. Thomas, state prison supervisor from his of¬ fice because of his unfitness. Inquiry Well Underway Tallahassee, Fla., May 8.—Inves¬ tigation of reported brutalities to convicts in privately own eft leased camps in Florida got under way again toda y " hen the J?' nt 1 f ls ‘ atlve l"' vestlgatl . " g “ lttee f arted an ,n - ^ nil ° T k"V. f ' and na , , ° perated a b V State S "r T. _ .. , . ‘ ena 01 ”. a appealed , o we - come the f . qu ‘ ry and had on baM * nu ™ k ber ° f witnesses, whom he said i Report 1 ! ’' ve of im W _ a A < i eaa McRae 1 ° ta .’ % ‘ ‘ comm,s smner of agriculture, f and J. B Thom , as, prison supervisor, were the ba sis for tihe investigation. Thomas, in one report to Commissioner McRae, declared that in his opinion Senator Knabb was conducting a “human slaughter pen, and it meant murder to allow convicts to remain there.” Affidavits have been signed by Paul Revere White, of Washington, D. C., that he served a term in one of Sen¬ ator Knabb’s camps and that he was brutally treated. John Roddenberry, a whipping boss, was indicted by a Baker county g’rand jury on a charge of cruelty to prisoners, on the basis of White’s allegation. White is not expected to appear before the legisla¬ tive committee. EB.M;KINNONIS MADE DIRECTOR AT MACON Georgians Inc. Gathering Central City More Largely Attended Than Expected __ RRIJNSWICK’S MAYOR GIVEN IMPORTANT Session Presided Over By W. Stanley, State sioner of Commerce and bor. Many Speakers. (By Associated Press.) Macon, May 8.—The permanent ganization meeting of tihe Inc., started in this city this ing and representatives from section of the state were on and many of the most prominent Georgia’s business men made dresses. Malcolm B. McKinnon, mayor Brunswick, was named as a organization, representing ex tieme southern part, and every t ; on j, as some wdll known business nian as a member of the board. T j, e urgent need for i nt )ustry in Georgia was by speakers. These; roa nufaeturers, railway • (Continued «ii page 8.> ii », *•; ROTARIANS ARE ram SIS" un mm INTERESTING PAPERS READ AND ADDRESSES MADE BY THE YOUNG MEN The weekly luncheon of the wick Rotary Club at the Oglethorpe Was featured yesterday by interest I ing talks by four High school seniors, Herman Gav, George Oowen, G. T. i Holody and Willard Fishburne. There ! were also a number of other guests 1 presented to the club, among them | being M. S. McKinnon, of Hartsville, S. C., brother of Lacy McKinnon, John S. Atkinson, of Atkinson, Ga., E. H. Deamer, guest of George H. Smith ami R. E. Briesenick. of Derby, Conn., former Brunswiekian. Herman Gay read an interesting paper on the “Wireless”, which w r greatly appreciated by his George Gowen read a paper on “Something 1 have recently found out about Sidney Lanier”. This, too, was most enjoyable and instructive. Mr. Holody made a comprehensive report -on the Eleventh district school meet, which was recently held at Valdosta. He stated that the meeting in 1924 would be held in Brunswick. Willard Fishburne regaled his hosts with a delightful talk on “The atti¬ tude of the public as it affected school activities.” All of the young men ac quitted themselves most cre^ta'bly and were liberally anlauded at the conclusion of their contributions. •Millard Reese and Fred G. Warde were elected delegates to the inter national convention of Rotary to be held in St. Louis in June. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HOLDING ITS REGULAR ANNUAL MEET AT ALBANY n _ Albany. Ga., May 8.—The state council, Knights of Columbus, vened in annual meeting here here to day. Business sessions, morning and afternoon, in the Elks’ Club rooms. anil a banquet tonight in the. New Albany Hotel were held. Among state council officials here are J. B. McCallum, Atlanta, state deputy; Richard Reid, Augusta state secretary; Augustin Daly, state treasurer: J. T. Vocelle, St. Mary’s, state advocate: J. B. Burrus, Columbus, state warden; and Rev. E. M. Walsh. Atlanta, state chaplain, Other members of the order are f'; om _ Br T SWlck . , ; Columbus, Augusta, Macon, Savannah. -Atlanta and other cities of tlie state. Father gast Council No. 2057. of this Ctty. 18 , bost . ot . the ,, c '°" „ 1 ' , ent ' on „ ' FAKE BUYERS MAKE MORE FUN WITH WALL STREET New’ York, May 8.—The flood of fake buying orders, accompanied by forged cashier’s checks which delug¬ ed Wall Street yesterday, continued today. with The brokers are scrutinizing the greatest care every order that reaches them, doing no business un¬ til they lhave proved the worth of all checks which they receive. FITZGERAL MAN DIES OF SEIF-INFLICTED WOUNDS Fitzgerald, Ga., May 8.—As the re¬ sult of self-inflicted oullet wounds, Charles Brubaker, a former police¬ man, died today. Brubaker shot him-, self last Sunday, family ■ leaving in which notes he to j members of his ■ stated that he was tired of living. AD VALOREM TAX REVENUE FOR 1924 INCREASES OVER 1923 Gain Will Be Only $20,000. Commis¬ sioner Fullbright Asserts in Estimate to Hardwick The revenue of the state of Geor¬ gia from ad valorem taxation for the year 1924 will not exceed $4,800,000, which will be an increase of only $20,000 over the revenue from the same source for 1923, according to an estimate submitted Monday to Gov¬ ernor Hardwick by Tax Commission¬ er Fullbright. This estimate, he states, is predi¬ cated upon the existing tax laws of the state, and upon present condi¬ tions affecting property values. Should the legislature at tthe next session repeal the tax equalization law. Commissioner Fullbright be¬ lieves,. the immediate result will be a heavy shrinkage in the tax digest, ! i unless the legislature should pass semie legislation to take the place BRUNSWICK Has a landlocked harbor, the best on the Seutb , Atlantic Coast ....... PRICE FIVE CENTS PENALTIES INFLICTED ON THE v KRUPP DIRECTORS TOTAL FIFTY FIVE YEARS IMPRISONMENT , EMMETT BROWN PROMINENT EUFAULA MAN, FACES TWO CHARGES ™ ARSON=MURDER (By Associated Press.) Eufaula, Ala., May 8.—The trial of Emmett Brown, charged with arson and murder, is scheduled to begin in circuit court here tomorrow. Brown is alleged to have confessed, in a signed statement, of having set fire to his vulcanizing shop in Eu fatila the night of January 2, last. : I "° Persons, James liarefield and his daughter, were burned to death in the fir e- Brown later repudiated his writ *- en statement, asserting he did not know he was signing a confession. He ' s a member of a prominent Barbour county family, FEDERATION OF WOMEN’S CLUBS IN BUSINESS SESSION - l)Kbb( ;;V, , bS f’FNFRAI FFI) ERATION IN ATLANTA ARE ,,, SLOW IN ARRIVING (By Associated Press) Atlanta, May 8—The effect on Am¬ erican stock of assimilation, of an alliance of inferior stock, of different racial habits “should be considered in drafting immigration legislation,” Mrs. Edward Franklin White, of In 'lianapolis, Ind., told the mid-biennial council meeting 1 of the General Feder ation of Women’s Clubs in session here. The council council , had , day , of . official _ . , a reports and addresses while the dele gates and visitors continued to arrive. Five hundred delegates and an equal number of visitors were registered late this afternoon and registration officials expected many more by Thursday. President’s Address. Club women today were comment ll >’ on the ad,b ' ess last night of Thomas G. Winter, of Minne a P oll s, president of the federation. , __ J b ° strongly recommended to the legates consideration of a moye ™ nt cl ' eate an af;ency t0 de ™ e and enforce law's to prevent war. Mrs. Winters made no mention of the World Court, of International Justice, although Iher address prefaced read¬ ing of a letter from President Hard¬ ing .dealing with the proposal for Am¬ erican participation in the World Court. A resolution which, if adopted, would have 'pledged the support of the Federation to the World Court plan, was tentatively scheduled to have been introduced by Mrs. Horace Mann Towner, director of the depart¬ ment of foreign relations, but since the resignation of Mrs. Towner the fate ,of the resolution is regarded as uncertain. However, in unofficial Federation circles there is belief thni the resolution may yet be brought out by the resolutions committee. Talks dealing with publicity pro¬ grams, child welfare, health and leg > slat,ve activities of the womeh’s clubs are to be made by department leaders and Americanization discus¬ sions dominating the evening session. of the tax equalization law. Property Values The total property values for 1922 were $1,027,794,721. This produced a revenue of approximately $4,780, 000. The tax digests for 1923 are ( now being made up. Commissioner I Fullbright estimates approximately j the same values for this year. For 1924 he estimated a slight in¬ crease in property values over 1923. This increase, in his judgment, will produce an increase of about $20. 000 in revenue. Such a small increase as this will be a mere bagatelle com¬ pared with the demands that will be made upon the legislature for mil¬ lions of dollars of increased approp¬ riations. Commissioner Fullbright’s estimate was made at tbe direction of the governor for the information of the budget commission. ! French Courtmartial Convict Dr. KruppVon Bohiem And ! Directors of Responsibility For Conflicts. (By Associated Press.) Werden, Germany, May 8.— Dr. Kiupp von Boehlen, head of the Krupp works, his three direc¬ tors, Bruhn, Oesterler. and Hart wig, heal'd their sentences in the Werden jail tonight. The sentences totalled fifty-five years' imprisonment. The French courtmartial con¬ victed them of responsibility for conflicts between Krupp work¬ men and a squad of French sol¬ diers March 31 last, which re¬ sulted in the death of fourteen workers. Fines totalling 850,000,000 marks were imposed upon the ac¬ cused, who included otlher than directors. Severe Sentences Demanded Werden, May 8.—Council for the prosecution at the French eourtmar tial proceeding, sizing up his case to¬ day, demanded a prison sentence of fifteen years, in addition to a fine of 100.000. 000 marks, for Baron Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, president of the works. The prosecution also asked that a sentence of ten years and a fine of 100.000. 000 marks be imposed on each of the three directors present at the trial. For the two absent directors he also demanded a prison sentence of twenty years and the same fine. A severe penalty was recommended for Herr Mueller, the factory council¬ man. The prosecution contended that, Mueller was the organizer of the at¬ tack on the French detachment. MORSE TRIAL DRAGS ALONG IN WASHINGTON COURT YET (By Associated Press.,) Washington. May 8.—The jury in the Alorse case was carried through a maze of bookkeeping figures today as counsel for both sides delved fur¬ ther inter the assets and liabilities of the Morse wooden ship plant at Noank, Conn. William Gilliespie, a public ac¬ countant, admitted under cross ex¬ amination that some of his conclu¬ sions as to the appreciation of real estate values after Morse’s acquired plant were in error. ITALIANS DEFEAT REBELS IN TRIPOLI (By Associated Press.) Rome, May 8.—Fifteen hundred rebels were defeated and 200 killed by the Italians in their latest opera¬ tion in Tripoli involving the Italian advanced point, it is announced in the official statement today covering tihe latest developments. The statement says: “Our troops occupied Bertagemut, sixty kilometers south of Slimen and Misurata, after defeating 1,500 reb¬ els of whom 200 were killed. We also captured arms and ammunition. Our casualties were 19 Askarists (natiye troops) killed.” * * ♦ ♦ 4 WHITE HOUSE JOINS IN ♦ EFFORT TO FORCE SUGAR ♦ PRICES DOWNWARD ♦ ♦ H i (By Associated Press.) ’,'t New York, May 8—The White ♦ House today was added to the ♦ list of households which are at- ♦ ♦ temj|tin tempting to force down the price ♦ - *gar by means of economy J m its consumption, it was leam- 4 ed in a letter from Mrs. Warren ♦ GjgHarding’s secretary to Mrs. df Lffsis Reed Welzmiller, deputy ♦ ♦ nmissioner of public markets. ♦ ♦ The letter, sent in reply to a ♦ ♦ request that the presidential 4 ♦ household aid in tihe fight to low- ♦ ♦ er sugar prices, read: ♦ 4 “Mrs. Harding has seen your ♦ telegram of May 3. She asks ♦ ♦ me to say to you that the White ♦ ♦ House is economizing to the full- ♦ ♦ est possible degree in sugar con- ♦ 4 sumption, because it is believed ♦ ♦ that diminishing consumption ♦ ♦ is the effective remedy with ♦ ♦ which to meet all unreasonable ♦ ♦ prices.” ♦ 4 ♦ »j» 4444 + 4444444*|«