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BRUNSWICK
Has the lowest death rale of
any city its size in the United
States .......
VOLUME XXII. NO. 218.
TRIO INDICTED
FOR BRUTALITY
FLORIDA
Federal Grand Jury Returns
Bills Against Sheriff, Whip*
. ping Boss And Supt.
CONNECTION WITH THE
DEATH OF AN AGED NEGRO
Ned Johnson, it is Stated, Died
As Result #f Brutal Treat
Ment Received While in The
Putnam Convict Camp.
(By Associated Press.)
Pendaeola, Fla., (May 121.—J. P.
•Tones, former sheriff of Leon county
and Walter Higginbotham, whipping
boss..of the convict camp of the Put¬
nam Lumber company at Clara. Fla,,
and also Supt. Fisher, of the camp
were indicted by the federal court
here today in connection with the
death of Ned Johnson, an aged negro,
Johnson, it is stated, died as a re
suit of brutal treatment while in the
Putnam camp.
ABOLITION OF
THE LASH SEEMS
JUI\L VI ID L 11* IM. 1 Cl Ll/I\lI/ii lipin A
_
UPPER HOUSE WANTS IT STOP
PEI) TWO YEARS; LOWER
HOUSE FOREVER
IBV Associated Press.
Tallahassee, May 12.-Forced aboli
firm of whipping bosses in convict
ramps, taking into consideration a c
inns nr both houses of the Florida
legislature today.
Hie upper house of the assembly
passed a measure placing corporal
punishment under a two year ban as
n trial period and abolishing it for
over, in handling county convicts. The
scratching out “two years” and mak
ing- it read “forever” in it provisions
relating to state convicts and then
approved the measure by .a vote of
fifty-eight to two. The measure wiP
prohahjv go to the senate Monday.
GOVERNMENT TO
REFUND MILLION
IM I™ IMrAMr inlUlVlE, TAV 1AA
THIS RE RETURNED ON EARN¬
INGS OF SUBSIDIARY
COMPANIES
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, May 12.—Millions of
dollars in income taxes collected on
earnings of profits of subsidiary com¬
panies accumulated prior to March
1. 1923, and contributed through hold
ins*' corporations, will have to be re¬
funded by the treasury under a de¬
cision by Commissioner Blair of the
internal revenue bureau.
The decision, announced last night,
reserves the previous practice of the
bureau, which held that earnings or
profits turned into holding or parent
corporations by their subsidiaries
were taxable as income when distrib¬
uted as dividends by the former. The
decision in effect creates a division
between the earnings of the two; and
holds that on the distributed funds
create.-' by the subsidiary the stock¬
holders need not pay a tax.
The amended regulation, however,
lays down the condition that the re¬
ceiving corporation must first have
“distributed all of its earnings and
profits accumulated since February
28, 1913,’’ in order that the tax ex¬
emption apply to the earnings and
profits'of-the subsidiary.
The ruling validates numerous
rlaims for tax refunds which have
been on file for several years. Treas¬
ury officials, however, werg unable to
estimate the probable amount of re¬
fund involved, a reaudit of the tax
returns being necessary to determine
the amount for a greater portion of
the claims.
Some of the largest railroad cor¬
porations, which from time to time
ijfCT acquired subsidiary lines and
permitted them to return their identi¬
ty, were regarded as certain to be
among the corporations which will
profit through refunds under the de¬
cision.
AUTHOR OF NOTED RUI.ftS DIES
(By Associated Press.)
New York, May 12.—Brig. Genera'
Henry M. Robertson,' retired, author
of Robertson’s Rules of Order, stan¬
dard work on : parliamentary proce
dure, died today at HtfrneU,' N, Y.
aged 86.
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THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BAXLEY BANKERS
ARE TO BE TRIED
IN GLYNN COUNTY
Order Received Yesterday From
Judge Highsmith. Makes
Announcement
J. MARK WILCOX IS
APPOINTED TO PROSECUTE
Cases Were Transferred From
Appling County On Account
of Court And Solicitor Being
Disqualified.
An order was received yesterday
by Superior Court Clerk Harry du
i i Bignon from Judge J. P. Highsmith,
Mark Wilcox apf as oin solicitor ?? n ? Att0 pro ™- tern V /’ to
J | handle all of the Appling county
bank cases, which have been trans¬
ferred to the Glynn superior court to
be tried at the May term.
This action on the part of Judge
Highsmith was made mandatory on
account of the fact that the court,
Solicitor General Alvin Sellers, and
the solicitor pro tern, of the Bruns¬
wick circuit are disqualified^ The
appointment of Col. Wilcox to con¬
duct the prosecution is a distinct hon¬
or, a recognition of the eminent abil¬
ity of this young Brunswick attorney,
as the cases involve the prosecution
of two of the most prominent citizens
of Appling county.
The defendants are P. H. Comas,
president, and J. G. Harmon, cash¬
ier, of the defunct 'Baxley Banking
Company, who are charged with
wrecking that institutibn several
months ago. There are said to be
six counts against Harmon, two
against Comas and two joint indict¬
ments against the two bank officials.
Judge Highsmith has not stated who
will preside for him in the trial of
these cases, although it is understood
that it is propable that Judge Eschol
Graham will be the presiding judge.
The Baxley bank cases have at¬
tracted more than usual interest, as
it is said the failure of the institu¬
tion involved hundreds of citizens of
Appling county, who were depositors
in the defunct bank. A number of
the leading citizens of Baxley were
directors. When the failure of the
bank was announced it caused one of
the greatest sensations in the history
of that city and county.
Although the amount of the al¬
leged defalcations of the bank offi¬
cials is not definitely known, it is
said to reach a large amount. The
depositors include hundreds of
citizens of Appling and adjoining
counties. The cases against the de¬
fendants will be among the first tak¬
en up for trial on the convening of
the Glynn superior court, and it is
stated that they will require several
days in which to conclude them.
NO ROOM FOR ALIENS ON
CORPORATION ROLL
Washington, May 12—Major James
G. Harbord, of the A. E. F., new pres¬
ident of the Radio Corporation of
America, believes opportunities
should be held open first for Ameri¬
can citizens. He has just announc¬
ed:
“Our charter requires that all elec¬
tive officers be American citizens, and
we are extending this requirement to
include all our organizations. Any
who do not want to be naturalized
are at liberty to leave. It is only
reasonable that those who are enjoy¬
ing the privilege^ and advantages of
inhabitants of this country should as¬
sume the responsibilities of citizen¬
ship.”
General Harbord has prohibited
the further employment of non-citi¬
zens by his company unless by special
permission from him.
AGREEMENT REACHED
IN SUGAR INJUNCTION
■ ; .
New York, May 1&—-An agree¬
ment eliminating a drawn-ut at¬
tempt by the government to obtain
a n injunction in federal court re
j straining Sugar Exchange the New and 'York its clearing Coffee as- &
j sociation from dealing in the futures
was reached today, between counsel
j f° r the government and the defend
j ants.
| ------ CARLOADS
BURN TEN
! CALCIUM ARSENATE
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New York. May 12.—Ten carloads
i of calcium arsenate; made from the
formula for combatting
the boll weevil, and sufficient to cover
! 15,000 acres,, was destroveu by fire
which burned a storelious e of the
Chapman Chemical Engineering Com
* pany, at Boundbrook. N. ,T.
; There is great iteed for the product,
1 officials said, and its destruction!
caused a temporary shortage.
•I* M M | H ♦ ♦ t 4 ♦ *
♦ -t
: ♦ FLORIDA FURNITURE ♦
j: ! ♦ MEN LEASE-LASH DENOUNCE SYSTEM THE ♦
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*• (By Associated Press.)
♦ Tampa, Fla., May 12.—Strong
♦ denunciation of the Florida lease
4 and lash system of convict con¬
♦ trol was voiced by the Florida
+ Furniture and Storage Associa¬
♦ tion convention' ,in resolutions
s 4 adopted before adjournment of ♦
4 the 19211 convention. Copies of ♦
♦ the resolution were ordered for- ♦
4 warded to every member of the ♦
4 legislature. ♦
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LARGE CROWD TO
ATTEND BEGINNING
;
!
1
i EXERCISES TO BE FEATURED
| BY SPEECHES AND MUSIC
j AT LANIER’S.
! A large number of prominent Geor
j this, and other sections
j H> yns ' n of
! the state, have accepted invitations
j to attend the ceremonies at the com
mencement, of work on the Brunswick
: St. Simon Highway, which are to be
held Wednesday at 1 o’clock, at La¬
nier’s Oak.
The exercises will be featured by
speeches and music in which several
prominent local citizens will take
pert, but the principal orator of the
da.v will be Senator Walter F. Oeoi'ge
, ami other members of the Georgia
I delegation in congress.
According to newspaper reports
front ail over the state the commence
| ment of this project is exceedingly
j gratifying have to thousands of Georgians
j who been looking forward for
(years to the completion of this „re
tontinns unile rtaking with the hone
j that this great playground would be
made accessible to the mainland by a
j , h5shway and bridges R0 that those
! living in the interior of the state
; coul(| rido down to the island in their
| automobi!es in a few hours take a
i j , lip in the surf and motol . back home
in reallv less time that it tatkes for
! these people to reac h the island bv
railroad and boat,
■ Th( C!ub
, Y Men - g committee
on arrangements, will give a lunch
, eon to a]1 mcmbers of the Young
Men > s Club> aU vis itor.s, citv commis
*
sioners, county commissioners and
•directors of the Board of Trane at
one o’clock at Dart’s swimming pool.
| The speaking and actual work on St.
j Simon promptly Highway bridge 2:20 o’clock, will com-;
| mence at and
| (station the public is given a most cordial in
to be at Dart’s swimming
i exercises P 00 ‘ llot l ater of the than day. 2:30 and enjoy the
The citizens of Brunswick are earn¬
estly requested to be on hand and
i show to the visitors the grade of hos¬
pitality that has made Brunswick fa¬
mous.
It is understood! that the retail
stores and wholesale houses, will
close promptly at one o’clock so that
the proprietors and clerks can reach
the place where the exercises will be
held in plenty of time for the open¬
ing address which will be delivered at
2:30.
BULGAR REVOLT
RUMOR REPORTED
BY THE TURKS
EFFORTS ARE ALREADY MADE
TO CONFIRM EXTENT OF'
REVOLUTIONARY STEP
(By Assoeiarod Press.)
Constantinople, May 12.—Rumors
are in circulation here of serious revo¬
lutionary events in Bulgaria, but they
are as yet unconfirmed.
Among other reports received is
one that five thousand irregulars are
rapidly approaching the Bulgarian
capital.
GOVERNtflfiNT IS PREPARED
TO RESIST ATTACKS
Sofia, May 12.—The government
measures to repres the activities
the Macedonian revolutionary organ
izations have been carried out
out serious incident. Many suspects
ha ve been arrested and are
held pending full investigation into
tlieir activities against the govern
ment.
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GEORGIA RURAL MAIL
CARRIER IS CONVICTED
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Macon. Ga., May 12.—Jesse
Lee, rural mail carrier of
Ga.. tried in the United States dis
trict court yesterday, was found
tv by a jury at 1 o’clock last night on
a charge of theft of funds collected
on C.' O. D. packages and sentenced
■to serve one year in tha federal pri
son in Atlanta
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MAY 13, 1923.
PEKING POWERLESS .
WHILE 14 MEN AND
TWO WOMEN STILL
HELD BY
Peking, May 12.—In the Shan¬
tung hills back of Linchirig are,
according to latest advices from
all sources of available informa¬
tion, fourteen men and two wom¬
en foreigners together with an
unknown number of Chinese who
have been held almost a week
by Chinese bandits \yho raided
the Peking express last Sunday
morning and kidnaped the pas¬
sengers.
All efforts of the Peking gov¬
ernment to liberate the prison¬
ers have proven futile. Tonight
at 12 o'clock the ultimatum of
the diplomats expired and each
day from now Peking faces in¬
creasing indemnity and added
penalties.
MOTHERS’DAY TO
BE OBSERVED BY
ALL
EXERCISES IN THE
WILL MARK OCCASION AS
HALLOWED ONE
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I love each furrow in thy face,
The silver in thy hair;
There’s naught but beauty I
trace,
There’s none that’s half so fair.
The love shines out from those
eyes,
How well I know the sign
Of kindness, sweetness—all
good—
Dear mother—mother mine!
You nursed me through my
years,
You loved me as a child;
Y'ou shared with me my hopes
fears,
With counsel good and mild.
And when my erring footsteps
ed,
How sad that heart of thine!
You loved me better than before,
Dear mother—mother mine!
And now, when those clear
grow dim,
lAnd pain clouds that d*wr face,
The love that you still have for
Who ofttimes fell from grace
Will yet bear fruit a hundredfold
In love, dear heart, like thine.
More prescious far than virgin
Dear mother—mother mine!
—Iowa Christian Journal
Mother's day will be more
ly observed in Brunswick today
ever before, according to the program
arranged at the various churches
where exercises wil be carried
appropriate to the occasion by
Sunday schools, and in the
to be delivered from the pulpits
all denominations.
IE|specially attractive exercises
been arranged by tile First
ian Sunday school, a program
songs and recitations having been for¬
mulated which will be an inspiration
to all who attend these services.
Other churches have also
interesting programs, which will be
rendered during the Sunday school
hour. All are to be featured by ap¬
propriate music, which will be
ered by specially selected choirs.
The day will be celebrated by
everybody, the island visitors, and
others, who are n»t unmindful of
sacredness of the day and the memo¬
ries that are attached to it.
The emblem of the occasion will be
in evidence everywhere today, for it
is a day that is celebrated but
a year—and it is Mother’s Day.
STATE ‘TOO POOR'
TO OFFER WAGES TO
PREVENT EXODUS
Atlanta. May 12.—“Georgia is too
poor to offer negroes four to ten dol¬
lars a day to remain in the state,” J.
J. Brown, commissioner of agricul¬
ture, said in commenting on the re
port that the Southern states are
making an effort to halt the negro ex
odus. Hal M. Stanley, commission
er of commerce and labor, said,
“Nothing to report so far as Georgia
is concerned.”
Negroes Against Exodus
Birmingham, May 12.—Leading ne¬
gro editors, ministers and business
leaders of the Birmingham industrial
district have joined forces with large
employers of labor here in concerted
effort to check exodus of negro work
ers which is said to have threatened
a serious shortage of man power in
the mines and mills of the district,
according to an industrial item in the
Birmingham News. Seale of pay in
the district has been constantly
ed during the last six months, accord
ing to the News’ story, with wages
today only slightly under those paid
during the boom period of the World
War.
JOHN H. MORGAN,
| 1 AUTO DEALER, IN
Result of Proceedings
ed To Failure of Bruns*
wick iuick Co.
MALCOMB B. M’KINNON
NAMED AS
| Local Buick Agency of J.
Morgan Is Not Involved
Will Be Continued
Interruption.
Judge Eustace C. Butts
before Refereee in Bankruptcy Har
lift
proceedings for John H Morgan, well
known automobile dealer of this
Judge Reed appointed Malcolm B.
McKinnon, of this city, as trustee,
i the usual order of adjudication was
entered and the first meeting of the
creditors was set for May 24th, at
Waycross.
Judge Butts returned on the noon
Atlantic Coast Line train yesterday
and later in the day Mr. McKinnon
qualified as trustee and assumed
charge of the business on
street. .
In this connection it ought to
stated that the business of J. 0. Mor
gan, local representative of the Buick
Motor company, is not involved and
will be continued as usual. Buick
j owners being assured of the usual
prompt service in both parts and re¬
pairs department.
The proceeding by Mr. Morgan is
I not an unexpected one. In ... fact, since
the failure of the old
j Buick company, it has been expected
by the friends' of Mr. Morgan.
! As is generally known Mr. Morgan
was a partner in that firm, which was
under the sole management of O. S.
Perdue, the other partner. A few
months ago, the company failed with
liabilities which have been placed as
high as $40,000. Mr. Morgan, as a
partner in the business was liable un¬
der the law. He has made a fight
to obviate the bankruptcy step, but
was finally forced to takt' it.
John H. Morgan has a wide circle
of friends in Brunswick, who have
an abiding faith in his business ill
tegrity and they are sure that he will
be able to come out of the situation
in tfoo.u shape.
MAY TURN O’BRIEN AND
OTHER IRISHMEN OVER TO
ENGLISH AUTHORITIES
(By Associated Press.)
Dublin, May 12.—Kevin O’Higgins,
Irish Free State secretary of
Affairs, stated to the press today that
he would deliver to the British Art
O’Brien and all other persons
ported from England to Ireland when
they demanded it He said he consul
ered the agreement under which the
prisoners were obtained from Eng
land included compliance with sue
cessful habeaus corpus motions.
MOSCOW PROTESTS
GREAT BRITAIN NOTE
Moscow, May 12.—All Moscow’s
factories and government institutions
were closed this morning to permit
the employes to take part in a great
demonstration against the British
note. Surging crowds early began
to till the streets of the city. The in
tent cf tin demonstrations seemed tc
be peaceful but it appeared evident
they meant to make the demonstra¬
tion an improssive one.
FEDER/MON OF
WOMEN'S CLUBS
j ! ENDS SESSION
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j MRS. M’CORD ROBERTS, OF AT
i
l.ANTA, FOURTH VICE CHAIR
MAN ON PUBLICITY
—-
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, May 12.—Meeting of the
board of directors of the General Fed
elation of Women’s clubs this after
noon, followed by a meeting of the
! executive committee tonight, formal-
1 j club l.v closed the Atlanta council of the
women.
At the afternoon board meeting,
] Mrs. McCord Roberts, of Atlanta, was
appointed fourth vice chairman of the
; press and publicity committee in the
national organization. Another fea
i ture of the final board meeting was
! the announcement of an invitation
! front Atlantic City that the council
meet there in 1925. The 1924 rneet
ing will be held in Los Angeles, Cal.
^
GERMAN GOVERNM EN T
BE SUED FOR MILLIONS 4
ACCOUNT DEPRECIATION ♦
4
(By Associated Press.) 4
Washington, May 12—Suit for 4
twenty-one million dollars for 4
alleged depreciation of securi- ♦
♦ ties of the imperial German gov- 4
♦ eminent, held by the Association ♦
♦ of American Holders of Foreign ♦
♦ securities, Inc., is to be filed with ♦
♦ the Mixed Claims Commission ♦
♦ today, it was announced by
counsel for the association.
The suit is to ask for twenty
million dollars for alleged dam¬ ♦
age to the property as the re¬
* sult of the depreciation of cur¬ ♦
rency and one million dollars for ♦
+ losses suffered by the payment, A
♦ of interest on securities in de¬ ♦
* preciated currency. ♦
+
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i WOMAN PROMISES
: TO EXPOSE SCHWAB
| AT PROPER TIME
MRS. HAYES RELEASED FROM
JAIL DECLARES SHE WILL
TELL WHOLE STORY
New York. May 12. A prominent
person in Boston, whom officiels de
■ . lined to name, is reported to have
gone sef . 1|rity for Mrs . Mvrtle Bow _
man Hayes, of that city, and saved
her from the Tombs after plans to
surrender her hail been made last
night by the bonding company which
had furnished $10,000 bonds when
she was charged with forging the
name of Charles M. Schwab to a
$25,000 note. Today Mrs. Haynes was
■ ,ubllant ' P r0 »»«ng she would make
! s ° me 8t » r t lln S <,isclosures when ,hp
j charge against her were tried.
!
PIGGLY WIGGLY TIGHT
i IN MEMPHIS HOME
j AWAITING SAUNDERS
(By Associated Press.)
Memphis, Tenn., May 12.—Pigglv
Wiggly sat tight tonight in its Mem¬
phis home awaiting return of Clar¬
ence Saunders, its founder and direct¬
ing head, from a week-end outing
ex p e dition and whatever fate has in
store in the selection of a future
j bomej which win tarry with it adjui5t
ment of problems which came in the
j wake of its recent fight on Wall
| street.
In the absence of Founder Saun¬
ders from the Memphis headquarters
1 nothing was given out as to where
! headquarters would be established.
i PAKflN vIOvll"! PEN 1 11
» j
; CLIQUE INDICTED
j BY GRAND JURY
j ALLEGED TO HAYE VICTIM¬
: IZED WEALTHY SOCIETY
PEOPLE IN NEW YORK
(By Associated Press.)
i New York, May 12.—The grand
jury which has indicted George Max¬
well, president of the American so¬
ciety of Composers, Authors and Pub¬
lishers, for sending obscene missives
through the mails, has evidence
against eight other prominent mem¬
bers of a “poison-pen clique’ which
is alleged to have victimized 140
wealthy society people here and in
other cities, District Attorney Banton
disclose;' today. Eight of the alleg
ed victims already have testified
fore the jury, which is still in
sion. Dr. Banton revealed that their 1
statements had led to the uncovering
| of 147 poison-pen letters and the dis¬
covery that nine well-known families
had been broken up, nwian igjK and
a
woman had died shortly after receiv¬
ing vicious missives and another wo¬
man had gone insane.
Maxwell Denies Charges
Maxwell’s attorney here announced
. that Maxwell had cabled from Eu-
1 rope a denial of charges in the indict
men. Maxwell himself received sev
j era] obscene letters from the clique,
‘said the attorneys.
| Allan A. Ryan, the financier, whose
j j wife was named in letters he turned
over to the district attorney, result
j ing in the grand jury disclosures, de
dared today she also would return
from Europe and that he would pros¬ j
ecute the writer of the letters if it j
took his entire fortune.
Among disclosures made by Mr.
Banton were that a band of anony¬
mous letter writers had been prey¬
ing upon prominent people in this
and other cities since 1914 and that
the recipient of letters included the
late Enrico Caruso; the Countess of
Santa Eulalia, who was the widow of
John B. Stetson, of Philadelphia;
John Drew, the actor, and Albert Gal¬
latin. lianker.
BRUNSWICK
Has a landlocked harbor, th«
best on the South Atlantic
Coast .......
PRICE FIVE CENTS
curtain ready
TOBERUNGUPON
ALTAMAHA MEET
j
All Indications Point To One of
J Greatest Conventions
Held In State
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TOWNS AND
CITIES BE REPRESENTED
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I I Program Replete With Speeches
and Entertainment That Will
Fill every Hour of The Two
1 Days Session of Convention.
j The stage is set for the great, meet
! ing to be held in Brunswick next
| Tuesday and Wednesday when the
| Altama'ha River System convention
| is to be held.
All indications point to one of the
^ niHS ^ representative gatherings ever
| than assembled thirty-two in any Georgia and city, cities more
I towns con¬
tiguous to the Ocmulgee, Oconee and
Altamaha to be represented at the
convention.
No similar movement has so thor¬
oughly aroused the interest and en¬
thusiasm of that section that is af¬
fected by the development of this stu¬
pendous waterway system, which
courses through approximately one
fifth of the counties of the state and
j which materially Georgia, affects the half of the
population ’ ' of " " propaga¬
tion of which means more to the peo¬
ple than any other project of its kind
at this time.
In view of the fact that half of the
popuulation of the state gind a fifth
of its entire area is involved, the im¬
port of tiie meeting is being given
more than ordinary recognition, es¬
pecially the as federal government
will take cognizance of the effort to
make this system of rivers navigable
as far as Macon, on the Ocmulgee,
and Milledgeville, on the Oconee. The
first meeting of the convention is to
be held at 10:00 o’clock, Tuesday
morning at the Oglethorpe hotel,
when Mayor Malcomb McKinnon will
welcome the ^visitors, and Judge Mal¬
colm D. Jones, of Macon, will state
the purpose of the meeting.
The program, which has been pub¬
lished in The News is replete with in¬
teresting topics, to be discussed by
some of the most prominent speakers
of the state, including Senator Wal¬
ter F. George, of Vienna, and several
congressmen. Editor W. T. Ander¬
son, of the Macon Telegraph, is also
on the program for an address at
the morning session. Hon. Charles
J. Haden, of Atlanta; Commissioner
of Agriculture J. J. Brown and H. H.
Elders, of Reulsville, are among the
others on the program for the open¬
ing session of the convention.
The program for the second day of
the meeting is equally as interesting
as that arranged for the first day.
The ceremonies on the second day
marking the beginning of operations
on the St. Simon Highway. Sena¬
tor George will be the principal
speaker on this occasion. ,
Mayor McKinnon, President James
P. Davenport, of the Board of Trade,
and Dr. Clarence B. Greer, of the
Young Men’s Club, request that every
citizen of Brunswick ‘attend;, all ses¬
sions of the convention and demon¬
strate to the guests of the city their
interest and enthusiasm in the cohD
pletion of this project.
The following towns and cities are
t0 be represented, many of whom are
Georgia’s most notable men, who are
vitally interested in this great pro¬
ject: Abbeville, Athens, Atlanta, Bax¬
ley, Culloden, Cochran, Douglas, Dub¬
lin, Darien, Doctortown, Eaistman,
Eatonton, Fitzgerald, Forsyth, 'denn¬
v i]l e , Hawkinsville, Hinesville, Hazle
hurst, Jesup, Lumber City, Lyons,
Milledgeville, McDonough, Mt. Ver¬
non, McRae. Monticello, Macon, Nieh
olls, Rochelle, Reidsville, St. Marys,
Soperton, Sandersbille, Uvalda, Vi¬
enna and other points.
LABOR SITUATION IN
SOUTH CAROLINA SERIOUS
(By Associated Press.)
Columbia, S. C., May -12.—The la¬
bor situation in South Carolina is the
most serious in many years if not in
the history of the state, according to
a statement made here today by W.
T. Willingham, in charge of the U.
S. Employment Bureau here. Labor
is short for all kinds of work, he
said.
PETERS IS PRESIDENT
OF GEORGIA BAiNKERS
(By Associated Press.)
Savannah, May 12.—J. S. Peters, of
Manchester, today was elected Presi¬
dent of the Georgia Bankers 'Associa¬
tion, and August g was selected as
the next place of meeting.