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BRUNSWICK fl.'if! the lowest death rale of any city its size in the tali led States VOLUME XXII. NO. 215. AMERICANS HELD BY CHINESE NOW FACE DIRE CHINESE BANDITS RETREAT FURTHER INTO INTERIOR | CAPTIVE FOREIGNERS ARE RE¬ ! PORTED ALMOST DEAD PROM HARDSHIPS i i (By Associated Press.1 Shanghai May 10 4 a. m.—The kid¬ napped Americans, and other foreign¬ ers. held by the Suchovv bandits in the hills back of Limbing, face dire consequences unless troops surround¬ ing tlm brigands’ stronghold are with¬ drawn, according to a message sent out by one of the captives. J. B. Powell, American newspaperman, at Shanghai. Doubt In Wa s liinqton Washington, May 9.—Comment here today oil the Chinese situation revealed some doubt on the part of some government officials as to the ability of the Peking government to effect the release of the Americans and other foreigners taken prisoners by Chinese bandits and ransom do¬ me nded. II is pointed out that none of Min ister Sclnirnian’s reports have shown what motive inspired the brigands. The first l-oport to be received here was communicated by Minister See, in person, to Secretary Hughes to¬ day, soon after his arrival in Wash¬ ington from China. The report said that the Oiiinese government is doing all in its power to effect ail adjustment of the Situation. Secre tar Hughes is understood to be grati¬ fied over the Chinese premises, but reiterated that the American (prison¬ ers must re released. Captives Almost Dead Shanghai, May 9.—Fourteen for owners, including* at least seven Am eriians, held in the hills back of Idu eheng by the Suchow train bandits, are ‘almost dead” from lack of food and clothing and exposure, according iu a mo-T.Agc received here ■ today from Lincheng. The, telegram receive,! by the Asia Development Company said: “Captives almost dead from expos¬ itive, long marches, foodless and un¬ 'clothed. Bandits willing to negoti ate, but troops ordered to capture them. Missionary women sent to Tainafu. Those still held by the ban¬ dits include J. B. Powell, L. C. Sol¬ omon, Major Pinger and son; Major Allen and son; William Smith, I.eon Friedman, V. Binibce, Emile Gens bureer, Theodore Sapbiers, Chevalier 'Mtts.so. The above list names only twelve captives. but a telegram received from Max Friedman, at Lincheng,-, brother of Leon, one of the prison¬ ers, says that fourteen still are in the hands of the bandits ana that ne¬ gotiations are proceeding for their release. Friedman’s telegram add ' ed “the outlook is favorable.” American 1 oils Experiences Tientsin, May 9. J. P. Day, the American who escaped from the Su chow train bandits, revealed in an of fiend statement to the American con sul today .the ^disquieting probability that the bandits, surrounded by sol diet’s, had crept, from their fastness in the hills under the cover of night and had resumed their march into the in¬ terior with their foreign captives. Day said that as he was leaving nfili tary headquarters, scouts reported to the Chinese general that the brigands had escaped from their hiding places on the mountains’ summits. This, in Day’s opinion, indicated that they had eight or nine hours’ start on their pursuers. Negligence of the soldiers in not closely investing the bandit strong field is reported here. If the kid liapers got away, the difficulty of. capturing them has boon increased vastly, likewise the suffering of their captives, i* as . ... . zl.-. the country ____ 1 is remote, wild and thinly populated. At present it is unknown whether bandits turned east or west after they is crossed the Shantung boundary. l! fervently hoped that they will not turn back toward Kweiteh, to join th. bandits in Honan province led by the notorious * I.oa Yang-Jen. ' ““ Mr. j)ay also brought confirmation that the bandits held R. W. Rowlatt, a prominent British resident of Tient¬ sin. Mr. Rowlatt is manager of Reiss & Company, merchants, and is be¬ lieved to have been married in San Francisco about six months ago. Uncertain as to Number Tientsin, May 9.—Further advices teday made uncertain the uunqber ,o/ THE BRUNSWICK NEWS T HE NE WS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEPHONE GIRL STICKS TO JOB DESPITE Curler ville, Ga., May 9. Eire undetermined origin caused a of three to five thousand dollars the Dixie theater and can restaurant here, at an early yesterday morning. In the upper story of the is located the local oilier of Southern Bell Telephone The night operator, gloss Nelson, remained at her post she had turned in the (ire alarm called up Plant Superintendent ersen. She did not know of the until smoke came through from lower story, hut remained calm assistance had been summoned then, through a smokc-liiU-d made 'nor way to a place of . airly. U. S. TRIBUNAL KILLS FREIGHT CUTTING FORBIDS ENFORCEMENT OF G KORG i A < X)M Ml SSI O N Eli RECENT ORDER Valdosta, May 9.— A federal .tri¬ bunal composed of Judge Alex C. King, of the United States circuit court of appeals; Judge Robert H. Edwin, of'the Unite, 1 States district court of Alabama and Judge Samuel IT. Sibley, of the United States dis¬ trict court, for the northern of Georgia enjoined the Georgia pub lie service commission today from putting into effect its ruling ing the one rate on the Southern way System. .Recently neconuy through tnrougn efforts efforts of of Valdosta Valdosta Chamber Chamber of of Commerce Commerce commission commission ordered ordered the the road road to to ma effective rule No. 1, which compels charge of one continuous rate all poims on the road, instead of ing a local rate from Macon on ccunt (d the G. S. & 1*., and beyond Macon on the Southern. 1 tribunal derided that the roans a *~ though managed as one were two sep (if.ue organizations and therefore en tilled to the benefit of the double lo cal rate. Altera long and hard and winning success before the com¬ mission, this higher tribunal nulli¬ fies the right of the state body to reg¬ ulate lliese charges. The one rate charge would have meant many thousands of dollars an¬ nually to the .Valdosta shippers to say nothing; of the benefits [daces would have obtained, and un (l ‘‘ ! ' the decision this money will con tinue to be collectea by the railroad company despite the finding of the Georgia commission, which went very fully into the matter at the recent hearing. CAN I LIM1 I AMOUNT LIQUOR PRESCRIBED New York May 9.—Federal Judge i< nox today declared void that por (jon of tlm Volstead Act which limits ;g f . amount of liquor phsicians may prescribe a nd granted an injnnc tion restraining prohibition men ( authorities from interfering with tile practice of Dr. Samuel W. I ainibert. FROST FOR GEORGIA I!Y WEATHER BUREAU Washington, May 9.—Predictions of local snows and frosts are sprin¬ kled liberaffy through the weather forecast for the next twenty-four hours by the weather bureau. Frosts as far south as Northern Georgia and South Carolina are pre f()r< ^ .;„ n capt jves held by the Chinese , ' ‘' It is believ<?( j that several • . ,j „. f American * ‘ ‘ C ’missionaries, boarded the ill-fated ' ' ‘ at wav stations ‘ and were f ' another outrage occurred on the Tgin ' Hu ]{ni]w m^chant . v Monday ‘named nio-ht ,when a C;lllai | i;m trave! ‘ ]; 110 . to shan»-hai bv" was ‘ pulled f beaten,'then'bound the train Chinese civilians and and carried away. 1 Americans Esc aP oe Peking, May 9.—Major Rolana ger, Major Robert Allen and Robert Pinger, Jr., have escaped front the Suchow bandits according to advices received here: Making This brings the total of those their escape up fourteen. BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MA 10, 1923. SCHLOGEltTER, CHIEF GERMAN MURDER 4 I GANG, SENTENCED DEATH ♦ ! 4 (I5y Associated Press.) 4 Dusseldorf, May 9.—Albert 4 ! Schlogerter, one of the chiefs ♦i of rhe so-called “murder gang” 4 who is alleged to have been car¬ 4 rying- on a campaign of terror against the French occupation in the Ruhr, was convicted to¬ night by courtmartial and sen¬ tenced to ,’eath. Schlogerter is charged with espionage and sabotage. Six other Germans of the gang were 4 j * given jail sentences varying j + fvnm ttve t0 t ' vent - v yeras. * 44444444444 j _ It If j\j UI i L fi I "DJLi Mg y ? till IULLLP IN AN EXPLOSION j i i ATTEXAS GUSHER | ; i ■ FIRE ORIGINATED FROM SPARK i ' CAUSED BY DROPPING CON¬ TROL VALVE NEAR CASING | Houston, Texas. May 9.— ] Eleven workmen burned to | were | death and anther burned fatally | in a n explosion and fire at the j J. K. Hughes Development com¬ I pany's McKoo number 1 well in i Powell Field township, accord¬ ; ing to advices received from Cor¬ sicana, Ten men were killed instant¬ ly and another passed after 1 away being taken to a hospital. The fire originated from a spark as a workman dropped a control Valve alongside the incasing of a gusher. Developments late toirfjrht in¬ 1 dicated that instant death was meted out to at least twenty-five men. | 1 The bodies of five men have ! been received. j FIRE COLLECTS TAX OF Ul“ $1,000 J»|,UHU A A MINUTE /VIIIXU I t . - i Chicago, May 9.—Fire collects a 'national tax of $1,000 a minute, ac- 1 CO iding to the statistics of the Na- j tieual Fire Protection Association, in. 1 session here. Today the fire preven- 1 j tion experts analyze loss which they | . referred to as a tax and discussed ! ■ methods of reducing the burden. i The thousand-dollar-a-minute loss 1 w;ls the subject of discussion at a j special luncheon session following | the submission of numerous commit- ! | tee reports. The annual fire loss is placed at 15,000 lives and more than ; $50,000,000 by the experts, who de- j dare eighty per cent of the fires are , preventable. ’ SCHWAB TESTIFIES | AGAINST MRS. HAYES i New York, May 9.—Charles M. j 'Schwab today appeared before .lie; Grand Jury to testify against Mrs. ' 1 Myrtle B. Hayes, a Boston business woman, who is alleged to have forg- [ ed the iron-master’s name last Jan- j nary to a $25,000 note. Mrs. Hayes was indicted on. > 1 charge of forging Schwab’s name to [ the $25,000 note. ! UNSEASONABLE WEATHER I UNPRECEDENTED, I j Cold Wave Hits The South While Snow Fell in Various Places in Central West Storms in Extreme North. (By Associated Press.) Chicago, May 9.—Unseasonable ! «>M which sent the thermometer down j to freezing and was aceompamed by | snow flurries continued today to bring \ i shivers to the entire Central West, bffi the weather bureau promised re Hief immediately ahead. j ' The cold will continue, according ; 1 to tkn the weather 4 Imv vannut report, with o.rmi even low- i er Lakes temperatures region, the in the lower Ohio valley, Great j ; upper. | am * the Atlantic states. ! , Snow was reported as far South : a * Missouri, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana ! : an(1 otht ’ r central states sent reports ! that the flurries at times assumed: ! proportions of a winter blizzard. Tlie \ Northern section ot Wisconsin ( told j of; a three-inch other hand, snowfall. isolated in j ! ' On the spots j the Southwest and on the Pacific; j coast, experienced unseasonably hot j weather, with however, .the tempera |fures throughout those regions and ! i in the Pacific Northwest generally ! j j formal, South. as was true also of the whole Yuma, Arizona, was the. hottest of SENATOR KNABB IS of Florida Prison Camp Brutalities Seem Near An End TODAY WILL DECIDE JUST WHAT COURSE TO PURSUE Senator Mapoles Declared !f Evidence Against Knabb is No". Contradicted Lessee Should Be Ousted. (By Associated Press.> islative inquiry into .prison camps operated by State Senator T. Knabb appeared tonight to be near a sudden end. Hearing scheduled for today failed to materialize and the committee de ferred further action until tomorrow. At that time, it is stated, Vi will be decided just what course it will fol low. There were indications that this chapter in relation to prison camp brutalities bad been closed insofar as joint legislation is concerned. Senator W. H. Mapoles, discussing the probable move seeking expulsion of Knabb from the senate, declared if the evidence submitted by Mrs. Frank!hr yesterday is not contradict¬ ed he could not see how the senate I , could fail to vote for Knabb’s expul sion. ENGLAND’S KING AND QUEEN RECEIVED BY POPE PIUS, AT VATICAN (By Associated Press) Rome, May 9. -Pope Pius received King George and Queen Mary of Eng land in solemn audience in the apos tolic palace of the Vatican today. Their majesties were accompanied by Hon. Theophilius Russell, British min to the Holy See, anjl by their suite. Prince Ruspoli, grand master of the holy hospice, in his picturesque cos tume of black velvet and ruff, .opened the door of the car bearing the King and Queen and as the sovereign step ped forth they were welcomed by the papal major-domo. King George was in full dress un Worm. Queen Mary wore the custo- : mary black dress and veil. . Only King George, Queen Mary and j Mr. 'Russell entered the private li brary of the pontiff where the audi-I enee took place. As the do'or opened Pius XI, walked : to meet the British sovereign holding out his hand to them in cordial greet- ; ins'. The audience lasted nearly hr If i an hour - '------’--- I “GRANDDAUGHTER OF ROBT. E. LEE WEDS Elgin. 111., May 9.—The great granddaughter of General Robert E. Lee of Civil War fame, Miss Irma Marion Phelps of this city, aged 17, was married ; at Crown Point, ind., Monday to Wilson Wright of Elgin. Tile ceremony was solemnized in the parsonage of the First Methodist Church at Crown Point by Rev. Paul C. Curn'aek. point in the country, the tempera ture there reaching 107 iVgrees above zero. ; At Riverside, Cal., the mercury went to 104. At San Bernardino 102 and at Redlands, Cal., it reached 100. Bakersfield, farther north, report¬ ed 93. .. Back intoyt'b? Central West, at Chi this morning an inch of snow c°vc r s the^gmun^ and the tempera ture was slightly below freezing, The Central West apparently was hardest hit by the momentary return winter, upper Wisconsin, the Northern Michigan peninsula, Minne sota, WnT'tKarn Northern Nebraska', SmitL South Dfl- Da kota and Iowa being the chief suf Special dispatches to Omaha, Neb., indicated heavy damage to fruit and vegetable . the , last , crops in three states. One of the worst storms ever ex rerienced during May was felt at Milwaukee. Reports from Northern Wisconsin were that freezing with snow overspread that section. Menominee, Mich., reported blizzard as heavy as any last win ter. ' Along Lake Superior the storm was especially fierce. A northwest wind packed ice into White Fish Bay and forcing it down St. Mary's river, steamer Glenshee of the Great Lakes Transportation Company •J. 4-44-*4-4A4 4 4 4 4 ♦ I 4- SEVERAE RESOLUTIONS 4- AWAIT PRESENTATION 4 TO WOMEN'S CLUBS (By Associated Press.) Atlanta, May 9.—With a res¬ olution asking approval of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs of the proposed Ameri¬ can adherence to the Interna¬ tional Court of Justice await¬ ing .presentation to the council meeting tomorrow, discussion of the woild court entered the coun¬ cil session here this afternoon. The resolution win be read tomorrow under the rules and will lie dormant for twenty-four hours. Another resolution by the committee appeals for a selec¬ tive immigration law, another. 4 understood to be in the hands of 4 the committee, calls upon the 4 club women to join in a move to 4 reduce sugar consumption in or¬ der to effect price, reduction. V 444444444444 •J. ASK REVOCATION OF LABOR AGENTS’ LICENSE BY STATE MITCHELL COUNTY 1 SIONEhS 1AKE AC 1 ION IN EFFORT STOP EXODUS Pelham. Ga., May 9.™ The Board of Commissioners of Roads and Rev enues of Mitchell county passed a resolution at their meeting yester¬ in Camilla, directing the county attorneys to wire H. M. Stanley, Commissioner of Labor, requesting that he revoke all licenses granted to labor agents operating in Mitchell county. The exodus of negroes to the North _____ _____ has has been been so so great great that that many many Mit- Mit county farmers are having dif faulty in manning their farms. Negro migration, in a number of instances have been trace( i to the activities of labor agents, operating secretly in the county, The county commissioners, feel that licenses of this kind should be revoked and the fee refunded upon a ,,,-orata basis, if necessary. Feel j ng j s rim ning strong in the county because of activities of labor agents. ________ IJEKLIii nrni jv’ nncce KCoo IlMlKliiAii iMniRMANIT I r AT FINES AND SENTENCES - (By Associated Pres ed Berlin, Baron May Krupp 9—The sentenjK Bofrcn pass on von ana Halbach and their colleagiHs were greeted with indignation by the Ber lin press, 'fine general view is that the verdict will result in strengthen ing the passive resistance in Ruhr. Sentences of fifteen years each wer.e imposed and large fines an nounced in addition. The pen'alties totalled imprisonment aggregating IRISH HEADS REFUSE D’VALERA’S OFFER - ■ (By Associated Press.) Dublin, May 9.-„The Irish State government has refused the peace terms of De Valera and declined to communicate further with the Re I>ublican leader. j aground at Sweet’s island, near De tour. Ashland, Wis.. reports a heavy blizzard raging and extensive ice fields being driven about Lake Super i01 , At St. Paul, Minn.. ? thermome- : ter went to two degree low ing, hut rising temperas lire is pre licted soon. Crops in that sec¬ tion of Minnesota, were not injured, according to the state agricultural commissioner. In the near Southwest, Kansas City. Mo., reported orehurdists and gard- I eners in many sections of Missouri ; and Kansas out early this morning to ] lIptArmillf* determine tllP the amount JirVlPlint of of ihimJlO’P damage from frosts predicted for last night, j Hundreds of Missouri orchaiylists in the Arkansas Ozark j j I region in and burned smudge pots last night in an eftort to save the fruit crop from set' ious damage. j j In the South, Atlanta reported a rainfall of 1.54 inches preceded by a heavy drop in temperature. Electri cal disturbances and a hard wind ac companied the rain and damaged property. The lowest temperature was reported as 38 degrees. Weather forecasts for that part of Georgia for ' tomorrow are clear and cold. New Orleans and the coast section of Louisiana are not affected mater ially. The New Orleans tempera ture early today Was- above 70. | BRITISH TRAWLER REPORTED SEIZED BY SOVIET ACTION MAY HAVE TENDENCY TO TIGHTEN TENSION BETWEEN NATIONS (By Associated Press.) Hull, May 9.—It is reported that the English trawler Lord Astor has been seized off the Murmansk coast by a Russian gunboat, act-., ding to a Central News dispatch received here this morning. The action is said to have been based on the charge tiiat the trawler was fishing within the Russian terri¬ torial limits. This report is of unusual interest, following close on the announce¬ ment last night that the British note to Russia was virtually an ultimatum. In the note the soviet government was given ten days in which to make a reply complying fully with specified demands by the British government, Failing, according to the announce ment, Great Britain will that the soviet does not wish to main tain the existing relations between the two governments. The demands specified in the note are, first; Satisfactory assurances cencerning propaganda; second, ad mission by the soviet of liability for vai'iotas offenses against British jects and ships, with an undertaking to pay compensation for these ses, and third, unequivocal withdraw al of the two communications fram cd by the soviet government in reply to the protests handed to tile cow foreign office by the British rep resentative, Robert M. TIodgson, in connection with the recent religious prosecutions. WILL REWRITE BIBLE _______________________ ALONG MODERN LINES ___ (By Associated Press.) New YiVrk, May 9 Present-day sci entific, ethical and philosophical ories will be employed in rewriting n. the Bible n:Li . **• ‘‘in the ,1. light h i. . of /• the .1. twenti- . eth century,” it was announced today ey the Tyson Lectureship Foundation, Inc., which was organized yesterday at a meeting of clergy, scholars and laity in the library of J. P. Morgan's home. The modern interpretation will be carried to all parts of the country by the Rev. Stuart L. Tyson, honorary vicar of the cathedral of St. John Divine. The, statement issued by the new organization declared the conception of the Bible as a single inerrant ume to be an “unfortunate heritance from nK ,.; ieval Europe.” The siate ment added: ™‘ 0, j , !,V passed ana it | ) t the traditional theology ,‘ ^ ” The foundation was de c 1>re< | have | >een incorporated “to m .,| 4e ac „,ssihle to men and women jn ,. a | the results of th<l ,. t . searc] , of modt , nl sclu)larx illt0 t h( . nrigins thl -' Christinn religion and its inter pretation and play in regard to the Bible.’ SECRETARY DENBY IS GRIEVED AT CRITICISM Washington, ' May 9_Charges by R Rear e;u Admiral Admiral William, WiJiang H H. Sims, re¬ tired, that favoritism had been shewn in recent appointments to high naval positions drew a retort today from Secretary Denby who said it is hard to believe Admiral Sims made the statement attributed to him. He added, “I cannot believe any nvas quoted as saying that “personal influences bring greater rewards than training” in the navy and as citing cent shifts of flag officers to illustrate his allegations, DISTRICT MASONS MicriNC Ta 10 MEEl ml’ct AT a r WAYCROSS, JULY Waycross, May 9.—More than one thousand Masons are expected to gather in Waycross for the Eleventh District convention about July 20, ac cording to announcements by J. D. Mitchell, . official of the local ----- lodge which will be host to the delegates. A A ■fpjltlll’P feature nf of thp the r*r»r»\7Pr)t-irnx convention ■..rill will be a big barbecue, in addition to tours of the surrounding country in auto mobiles and the regular Masonic cer emonies. By an espei%il arrange ment, the Davis swimming pool is to be thrown open to the vising dele it is stated. ------- -----— NEW YORK SUGAR SITUATION TO TAKE QUICK COURT ACTION (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 9.—An appeal to the supreme court in the shortest possible time will be tajeen by the government from the Now York de¬ cision denying an injunction to pre¬ vent speculation on the new York sugar market. BRUNSWICK Has a landlocked harbor, the best on the South Atlantic Coast PRICE FIVE CENTS PROGRAM FOR ALTAMAHA MEET IS ANNOUNCED Representatives From All Cornu ; ties And Cities On Sys* * tem Expected ! ; j j SENA I OR WAL I ER QEOROE TO MAKE AN ADDRESS j Convention To Be Be , In n Session Two Days And Many Promi¬ nent Georgians Are To Parti¬ j cipate. The program for the Altamaha "System of Rivers convention, which j is to be held in Brunswick next Tues j day and Wednesday has been com. j pleted and is published for the first j time ir> expected The News this morning. It is that approximately I two hundred delegates front the var ; ions counties a nd municipalities i touching the rivers (that comprise ; the Altainoha system—the Ocmulgea | j and Oconee rivers—will be in at tendance during the two-day session j of the convention. In addition to the county commissioners, mayors, alder men, and citizens of these counties and towns, a number of members of : congress and prominent newspaper - men have accepted invitations to ho present and take part in the delibera of the great meeting. j Among the members of the United 1 States congress who will he present are Senator Walter F. George, Con¬ gressman W. ('. Lankford, of the Eleventh. Congressman J. Walter Wise, of the Sixth, and Congressman W. W. Larsen, of the Eighth, each of whom are on the program for j addresses. Senator William J. Harris will he unable to Be .present, as will - Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, of Flor i‘ia. on account of previous engage j ments. Both of the senators, how j ever. havu llaVf ' %•\ k jVeU assurances that they j w, ‘ r e heartily iu accord with the ob¬ ; i‘ct of the convention and would do ; iheir power to earn- out the j resolutions having in view the de¬ ! velopment of this great waterways j syst em. | 1 “ address of welcome will be I 'l^liverori by Hon. Malcom B. McKin j non - mayor of Brunswick. The pur OKe " f ,h e meeting will he stated by j | Judge Mai, omli T). Jones, of the Bibb Circuit. Macon. Among the speakers ; a * the morning session will he Hon. J. J - Bl 'own. commissioner 'of agricul ) B,, e - an< * Editor \\ T. Anderson, of the Macon Telegraph. Charles J. 1 linden, of Atlanta, and H. H. Elders, Reidsvillj. The afternoon speakers I will he Congressman Larsen and Col. ■ Pre(l W. Alstaetter of the United I States Engineers. The second day’s j I P cnterUHnment. r °B'am is replete the with oratory and sessions to ha aboard the steamer Atlantic en- 1-nnte the mouth of the Altamaha. The full program the two-day i j i 1