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BRUNSWICK Has the lowest death rate of any city its size in the United States ....... VOLUME XXII. NO. 225. GREAT BRITAIN NOW WITHOUT IS A PREMIER NO ONE NAMED IS TO TAKE PLACE OFBONARLAW V ■__ Great Britain Bids Fair lo Re* main Without Premier For Bay EARL CIJRZON ANO BALDWIN ARE PROSPECTS King George Has Asked No One To Accept Premiership In Succession To Law, Who Re¬ signed Post Yesterday. London, May 21.—No move has yet been made in the direction of select¬ ing a successor of the vacant premier¬ ship and the name of Bonar Law’s successor is still a matter of specula¬ tion. King George is in communication trough intermediaries with those statesmen he desires to consult be fore he returns to London for per sorial consultation. The task facing the King is by no means an easy one as there is no outstanding man to point, while the Conservative party 'itself is advised on the subject. If Marquis Curzon seems to be in dicated as the most appropriate norrii nee, then Stanley Baldwin, chancel lor of the exchequer, also has a following with bis party. (By Associated Press.) London, Maq 21.—Great Britain bids fair to remain without a Premier through today at. least. This after¬ noon King George, so far as is known, had asked no one to accept the pre miership, in succession to (Andrew Bonar Law, who resigned The King, it is said, has no present intention of curtailing his visit to Aldersliot., which is expected to last most of the week. Meanwhile, the two most promts ing prospects, Earl Curzon and Stan chequer, are in the country for the Whitsuntide holidays and plan to re¬ main away until Wednesday. Operation on Throat (By Associated Press.) London, May 21.—The physicians of Andrew Bonar Law, retired British prime minister, this afternoon issued the following statement: ‘‘Mr, Bonar Law had „ slight operation on the throat today. Otherwise his condi tion is unchanged. (By Associated Press.) London, May, 21.—Political gossips are almost unanimously of the ion that Marquis Curzon, secretary of state for foreign affairs, will offered the premiership and that ther he or Stanley Baldwin will the successor to Andrew Bonar Law. who has resigned because of his ill health. Lord Derby is also spoken of as possibility for the office. The Earl of Balfour’s age is generally regarded as ruling him out, although it is suggested that ho might take the prime ministership in the event— which at present is considered a gether unlikely—existing seisms in the conservative ranks are healed and all. agree, to pull together. With Lord Curzon as premier, Mr. n Baldwin it is assum 1. „ wo rril ,i., d - come leader in the House of Com mens. His present reputation rests largely upon such recent events as his debt mission to the United States, ship "”r' in rr L aw »s The aristocratic morning Post, ignoring Curzon s lofty lineage and connections, calls emphatically for Mr. Baldwin’s a P~ jjointment The parliamentary cor-, respondent of the Times says he can state outhoritatively that Mr. Bonar; 1 t nant'and , ____r ___z. •„ that there is every reason to hope that" 1 his health will' in time! be restored It is also understood that he will retain his seat the ! House of Commons. j j Post Wa n ts Commoner. | The Morning Post says it is impor tant at the present crisis that the, new premier he a commoner.' None! of the peers mentioned as a possible prime minister meets the needs of th situation, the Post asserts. 1 The Daily Express, owned by Lord Beaverbrook, an intimate associate of the retiring minister, Baldwin emphasizes to the j the importance o Mr. ministership. Upon his assistance says the Express, “is absolutely es sential to the formation of a govern ment. Failing in Mr. Baldwin, Lord Curzon could not possibly form a ministry.” Lord Beaverbrook’s known inti macy with the Conservative leaders THE BRUNSWICK NEW THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CLOUDBURST iN OKLAHOMA IS FATAL TO THREE SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS THE DAMAGE DONE IN CATASTROPHE (By Associated Press.) Sayre, Okla., May 21.—Three per¬ sons are missing after a cloudburst which precipitated six inches of rain in forty-five minutes last night. Short creek left its banks, and spread into a stream five blocks wide through the middle of the city. Nearly 300 farm laborers, oil field workers and their families were rescued from the tops i of their tents, houuses and trees. The water began receding damage at mid- j night after causing here es¬ timated at $00,000. The railway sta¬ tion at Doxcy, four miles east of Sayre, early today, stood in water seven feet deep. Hailstones larger than walnuts fell immediately preced¬ ing the rain and added to the confu¬ sion. j PROMINENT ATLANTIANS i SPEND SEVERAL DAYS j ON FISHING TRIP I - i Edward Inman and Thomas K. ] have Glynn, prominent Atlantians, who ] been spending several days in j Brunswick as the guests of T. R. Saw- 1 tell, returned home last night. While here Messrs. Inman and Glynn spent some time on St. Simon and adjacent islands on a fishing expedition and report They having a most anglers delightful caught time, j j are expert, and many fine specimens of the finny tribe, declaring that the waters in this vicinity were a veritable sports-1 man's paradise. Both of the distin guished Atlantians stated that they expect to return here during the sum , mer for a more extended stay, j Mr. Sawtell, who is now an ae claimed Brunswickian, will remain in Brunswick for an indefinite period. ; FILLED MEETING OF 1 ! ALTAMAHA ASSOCIATION I IlN •>. MALUIN a* * /^/AXT UN fkUT MAY **A \7 Z9 onTii 1 H - j President George H. Smith, of the ! Altamaha River Association, has call ed a meeting of the executive com mittee in Macon-, Tuesday, May 20th, at which the financial, publicity and legislative committees will also be requested to attend. " , ! The meeting is called for the pur- j pose of formulating a definite plan 1 for the association’s activities during the year. It is expected that there will be full representation of each of | the committees at the meeting, as the necessity of the work to be done has impressed upon the committee men by the president. j --------------- ! AMERICA AND TURKEY ; DISCUSS RFVISION NOW f (By Associkted Lausanne, May 21.—Preliminary conversations between the American and Turkish delegations are now pro ceed,n ^ wlth tlla ob J e f ^ of . establish-; ... , mg a common basis for the revision 1 of the antiquated Turco-Amieriean j treaties. *, revision u it is believed will “C } pre- , pare the way for formal , negotiations, ne existing existing deadlock qe.iuioek over over the tne cues- ques | tlon , ? le al guarantees for foreign-, - ers, ers however, however, makes makes the the opening opening-of, of i negotiations somewhat remote. Nev- , se i tutions in Turkey has already been , settled so that Minister Grew is not i j likely 1 iL/\K, I-/\ to have LmT/% any n v> t t difficulty d , tl i nil I r TT in m 4 treat- \ ing with that problem. '^gestTthnt suggests mat this rnis statement statement crystal cry suu izes party opinion One of the advantages the new J ! prime minister will have over his Predecessors is that any eppoint- ! makes in the ministry will n °t involve, as heretofore, any by elections. This is because of the new provision of a recent act which made j j the reelection of appointees unneces sary within nine months of the last [ dissolution of parliament. i ! - Regretted in France, | (By Asshciated Press.) Paris, May 21.—General regret is ; felt in France a t the retirement of ; Prime Minister Bonar Law and gen u ine sympathy is extended to him, for his upright, honest nature has been fully appreciated. All the editorials seize the oppor tunity to have a fling at Lloyd George, Thus L’ Eclair, the Rriandist organ, says France can only regret the sud de n retirement of the man “who aft¬ er the Lloyd Georgian nightmare showed we still have true friends in England.” BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MAY 22, 1923. WAR CHALLENGE NOW ♦ OFFERED BY' TURKEY ♦ —- 4 (By Associated Press) 4 Lausanne, May 21.—If Tur- ♦ key insists on war to settle the 4 question of the indemnity she 4 claims due her from Greece, Greece will accept the gauge of battle, M. Alexandria, Greek 4 minister of foreign affairs, told 4 4 foreign correspondents tonight 4- The Greek delegates will be 4- withdrawn from the near east 4- conference this week if Turkey 4 persists in reparation demands, 4 lie also told the correspondents. 4 • ' ! »?. 444444444444 HOUSTON SELLS NEW YORK YANKS Tfl 1U rni LUL lYUr diiddcdt I til I * •—- CONTINUE A DIRECTOR (By Associated . . Press.) New York, May 21.—Col. JHcob Ruppert, president of the New York Yankees, has acquired the half inter est of his partner, Col. T. L. Houston and will become sole owner on June 1 of the American League ehampions and the great stadium in New York, the largest baseball park in the world. Col. Houston will remain a director of the club but will not be financially interested in it. COFFEE COUNTY OFFICERS ACCUSED OF GRAFTING Atlanta, May 21.—Federal Prohi¬ bition Director Dismukes announced that lie and two agents arrested chief of police Tom Smith, of Pearson, Deputy Sheriff J. J. Starling, and W. C. Davis and J. R. Osteen, residents of Pearson, on charges of accepting money from liquor runners in return for free passage. Dismuke said the men will be taken to Waycross where they were to have hearing late today. , Dismuke declared that lie and the agents witnessed the passage of the money between the prohibition agent, driving liquor car, and men arrested. BRITISH GROUP GETS RICH OIL CONCESSION London, May 21.—A British group, known as the Eastern General Syndi¬ cate, has obtained from the Sultan of Ne ed , . of . 40,000 ,„ n „ n J a concesalon square miles of territory in the Paza pro¬ vince, according to a Bagdad dispatch to the. Times. The concession covers 800milesi of; coast or.the Persian gulf which is believed to be a rich oil field, a counterpart of the Abbadan region on the Persian side at the head of the gulf. TRIQ CAUGHT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH QUANTITY WHISKY Caught with a large quantity of li Roor 1 at their home, 2319 Cochran av enue, trennis Donnk smrtn, Smith kud.v Ruhv »mitn, Smith his nis wife, and George Brock, were arrest ed early Sunday morning by Police Officers L. F. Ridley and Sedgwick Lamb & were in the act of dispensing the li quor to prospective purchasers, and the liquor and th.e venders were*taken in tow and carried to police head¬ quarters, where they are being de¬ tained awaiting preliminary trial on charges of violating the prohibition law. Dennis Smith, one of the principals in the transaction, was recently cen¬ victed in the city court on a similar charge, and given a severe sentence by Judge Butts, who reduced the fine . and sentence with the understanding that Smith would wind up his affairs and leave Brunswick. It is understood that the Smith home has been the rendezvous for some time of those in quest of moonshine and the cap ture of Smith, his wife, and Brock verifies the suspicions of the officers, who are known to have been keeping a close watch on the habitat of the Just what bearing Dennis Smith’s alleged connection with the present case will have on the former charges against him is problematical, but it is assumed that he will now be called upon to pay the penalty for which he has already been convicted. The oth¬ two cases will be tried at the same that Smith answers to the against him. thousand HAVE LEFT FARM IN OLD Number Placed At Not Less Than One Hundred Thousand FIGURES COMPILED BY PROF. ANDREW M. SOULE Both White and Colored Have Left Rural Sections of Geor¬ gia ?to Seek Their Fortunes in the Larger Cities. (By Associated Press.) Athens, Ga., May 21.—One hundred I t, ;°" t>eorgia sand . persons since January T have ie{ \ 1, the according fa r ms ! 1 to figures compiled by the county i agents throughout SFjttSZ the $tate, grouped president of the institution. The figures include Both white and colored farmers whoa ecording to j the figures, abandoned l#ver eleven j thousand farms. In ob (ling figures j i Prof. counties Soule n>ac!e said actual* the al its of sixty surveys and j with these as a basis a. complete esti j mate of the entire 160 counties was j obtained. It seems that the movement j to the larger cities Is increasing, ; SOVIET REFUSES ACCEPT BRITAIN’S FINAL TERMS UNOFFICIALLY REPORTED THAT THE RUSSIANS REFUSE TO YIELD INCH (By Associated Press.) Moscow, May 21.—Leoid Krassin soviet representative in London, is unofficially understock to have been instructed to inform the British for¬ eign office that Russia cannot yield in principle from its recent note reply¬ ing to the British ultimatum. These instructions, it is said, were sent to London as the result of a so¬ viet government conference last night. ANGLO-AMERICAN DEBT SETTLEMENT SEEMS NEAR AS RESULT OF MEETING Washington. May 21.—The actual signing of the Anglo-American debt I setUement appeared todav t0 be near { thp rpglllt of a mee ting of the American Debt Commission which gave consideration of the last sug . gestion by' the British government for alterations in the details of the agreement. Treasury spokesmen said after meeting laalincr Ihnf that nnfViincr nothing ohioPlinnqMo objectionable tft to this government had been in the British proposal. __-V JUDGE DAY RESIGNS FROM CLAIMS COURT Washington, May 21.—William R. Day, former Associate Justice of the supreme court, today presented to President Harding his resignation as umpire of the Mixed Claims Commis¬ sion. Judge Day explained that his desire to resign (s due to the recog¬ nition of the enormous amount of work facing the commission, with claims amounting to $1,479,000,000 to be settled, and to his belief that a younger and stronger man should be i in charge of the work of adjusting claims on which the. American and German commissioners are unable to agree. *f. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ♦ ' ♦ 4 NATION ASKED TO ASSIST r 4: 4 ORPHANS AND WIDOWS OF 4 4 BIG CAROLINA TRAGEDY 4 4 ___ 4 ♦ (By Associated Press.) 4 4- Columbia, S. C.\ May 21.— ♦ 4 A nation-wide appeal for funds 4 4 for the relief of the women and ♦ 4 children who were widowed and ♦ 4 ojiphaned by the Cleveland 4 4 school fire in which seventy- 4 4 seven persons perished Thurs- 4 4 day night was issued today by 4 4 Governor McLeod of South Car- 4 4 olina. 4 4 All of the funds raised will be ♦ 4 handled by the American Red ♦ 4 Cross, the governor said. 4 4 4 *|.444444444444*$* .J. + 44444444444 * 4 4 !♦. ♦ TREASURY DEPARTMENT ♦ ASKS OPINION OF THE 4 \* ATTORNEY-GEN EK A L i: (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 21.—The treasury department today ask¬ ed Attorney General Daugherty ♦ to decide whether a corporation ♦ must pay income tax on divi ♦ dends distributed from the sur | 4 plus of a subsidiary corporation 4 which had accumulated earn- 4 ings prior to March 1st, 1913. 4 The treasury reversed itself 4 in the day by revoking the recent^ 4 decision which declared such div- 4 4 blends exempt from taxation. 4 ♦ The whole situation will be held ♦ in abeyance pending a decision ♦ of the attorney general. 4.4 4444444444 -J. HENRY DURAND, ATLANT1AN, SAYS j I BRUNSWICK GREAT 1 PROMINENT GEORGIAN DE CLARES THIS CITY IS “SIMPLY GREAT.” Mr. and Mrs. Henry Durand, of Atlanta, are spending several days in Brunswick and St. Simon. Mr. Dur¬ and, who is one of the best known and most popular citizens of the Cap¬ ital City, stated last night that h'e was “simply delighted” with Bruns¬ wick, as was Mrs. Durand “I came down here after bearing so much talk about this great and progressive seaport town and anu i I am am wondering now how it was that it aid not find it before now. Atlantians are all talking about Brunswick and St. Simon, and I decided to find out what it was all about. I have dis covered the reason.” Mr. Durand is one of Atlanta’s eran and most prominent teurs, , , his . name , being universally known, not only in that connection, but as on-e of the most progressive and enterprising citizens of his home town. “You may put me down as a ‘Brunswick booster’ from now on,” said the genial Atlantian, as he left a coterie of friends in the lobby of the Oglethorpe. ATLANTA MAN LURED AWAY AND KIDNAPED Atlanta, May 21.—J. A. Maloney, a contractor, of Kirkwood, a suburb of Atlanta, who disappeared here two weeks ago, was returned to his home early today by three men in a closed car. Maloney said he*spent two weeks as a prisoner in the heavily barred basement of a house in Atlanta. He was tortured, he said, and given little food. He said that he did not know the names of his abductors, who, he said, lured him to a spot in the resi¬ dential district and then seized him. IiliiVv/l" Arn]N j vipp.p/x 'GUlYU LUOLO i n«;F<s * HIS LIFE IN FIRE Macon, Ga., May 21.—Des Lane, a negro, lost his life in a fire which damaged a two-story brick building at 417 Cotton avenue to the extent of $10,000 early this morning. . Lane died from suffocation, as the (jurns he received were slight. His body was found on the second floor of the fire-damaged building. FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD SIDETRACKS SUBJECT OF CREDITS AND ECONOMICS (By Associated Press.1 Washington, May 21.—The Feder¬ al Reserve Board advisory council at its regular quarterly meeting today sidetracked the subject of credit and the general economic conditions for a discussion of the question of wheth¬ er federal reserve banking activities should be extended to foreign lands. Indications are that the conference was devoid of conclusions and the discussion will continue tomorrow. OKLAHOMA TOWN BUSY SCRAPING MUD FROM STREETS AND FLOORS Sayre, Okla., May 21.—Citizens i here .today were busy scraping the mud from the streets and scrubbing the lower floors of the business houses as the result of a heavy rain late yes¬ terday which caused Short creek to overflow its banks and flood the busi¬ ness area of the city. Reports that one family had been washed away were current last night but was discounted today when a check showed that none were missing. BRUNSWICK Has a landlocked harbor, the best on the South Atlantic Coast....... DEATH LIST OF SOUTH CAROLINA TRAGEDY GROWS LATE REPORTS PLACE NUMBER MHO LOST THEIR LIVES AT SEVENTY-SEVEN (By Associated Press.) Camden, S. C., May 21.—The death list in the Cleveland school house fire of last Thursday night today has been , increased to seventy-seven persons , with two more p i aced on the doubt fu] Hst Tracing down of rumors yes¬ terday by Sheriff G. C. Welsh of Ker¬ shaw county, resulted in the an-1 nouncement that Ellen Barnes of ! Lucknow and Fannie Bowers of Ker¬ shaw undoubtedly perished inAhe fire that followed falling of an oil lamp on the stage during a commencement | play at the school. Reports were current here today I that a Miss Blackman and a Miss j Thorne, both of Thorne Hill section ; of this county, had attended the play i and had not been heard of since. This j is the a remote county and and inaccessible thorough paid of * ; a more j search was planned today to definite ■ ly ascertain their fate. The list of dead given out after a check-up on Friday and Saturday in : eluded only the names of those known to have been in the building accord j ing 1 to statements of persons who aid¬ ed in the work of checking up. There was no possibility of checking up the I names of strangers who may have I been in the room, and it is probable, I it was said, that some bodies were en ! j tirely consumed in the flames. “We I. mourn sevent en dead today , I c w E Camden, u ,,l e rtak i , . . — ., , .. I | i w 10 00 v ..^ a,e 0 >' e u j‘ the be " world odd . , wdl will "T never know the exact 11 " Umb ?, r that perlshed , ln that awful I I J arter Taylor, director of disaster, , I f ° r tbe Southern division of the American Red Cross, to which all re-, today 16 work was tu ™ ed ovar last " 1 * ht ; I was searching out . injured not heretofore listed. He had found a „ number who were badly, although not, senou y mrt. woman arrestedIn j JACKSONVILLE SOON I LEAVING CITY j AFTER j ! - ; Janie Armstrong, colored, was ar- i rested in Jacksonville yesterday at. the request of Chief of Police Regis- ' ter, who wired the authorities in that | j city to be on the lookout for Janie, as she was wanted in Brunswick on a j larceny charge. j Within a few hours the chief re ceived a wire to the effect that the wo¬ man had been apprehended and was custody, awaiting an officer to re turn her to Brunswick. Janie is al¬ leged to have pilfered $10.00 from Frank Lewis, colored, and promptly 1 boarded an outgoing train. Tele- i | grams were sent to Savannah and Jacksonville by Chief Register to j watch out for Janie, with the result ( that she was soon in the toils of the j law. An officer will be sent to Jack-1 sonville tonight to escort the woman • back home. DRUG USE FALLS OFF ! FIVE HUNDRED PER CENT I 1 _ ; _ Washington, 21,-The i T May per cap j r ita consumption of narcotic drugs m j the United States has decreased near- ( ly five hundred per cent under the ad-, ministration of the Harrison drug,act said a statement by Prohibition Com missioner Haynes today This statement gave the latest of ficml figures which indicate the ef- , fectiveness of the federa control, and Commissioner Haynes declared that the figures also refute the charge so often made that drug addiction and the use of narcotic drugs are on the increase in the United States. I COMMUNIST AGITATION IS ] CAUSE „ . „„ MINE ...... SHUT ...........: DOWN | ; _ i (By Associated Press.) Essen, May 21.—Seven coal min ers in the Dortmund district have j been compelled to shut down because j of communist agitation for higher wages. It is estimated that thirty-two! thousand miners are striking and that j ten thousand others are being pre -1 vented from working as a conse¬ quence of the trouble. Two of the mines affected are Stinnes properties and one is a Prussian state mine. The remainder belong to small compan¬ ies. PRICE FIVE CENTS CAPTIVES HELD BY BANDITS NOW DOOMED TO DIE Pessimistic Report From AmerF can Officials As To Negotiations GREAT CONCERN FELT IN GOVERNMENTAL CIRCLES Condition Of Captives Said To Be Terrible—Foreign Inter¬ vention Now Only Means Of Effecting Their Release. (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 21.—A pessimis¬ tic report was received from Ameri¬ can officials in China regarding the probability of successful negotiations between the Chinese government and tlie Americans and other foreign, hostages held by the brigands. As the result great concern is felt in governmental circles, hut the state department has not swayed from its conviction that the only practical means of dealing with the situation is through the Peking diplomatic council. Troops Firing on Bandits Peking, May 21.—Reports that troops were firing on the Shantung bandits received today by the diplo¬ matic corps, which immediately draft¬ ed a new note to the foreign office, the Chinese government how it reconciled its promises to procure the releas * of the foreign captives and the events transpiring since that assurance. As par ,lament has not acted on rat ification of the proposed appointment of Dr Wellington Koo as foreign minister, the foreign office still is of ' - K ' . a „ " v Wlt!l0ut , . a , !, eud. . The diplomatic co heard the re _ cita , of Marc * 1 0 . Berube, a French man, of Shanghai, whom the bandits SSr th * Suggest America to Negutiate Washington, May 21.—Dispatches su ”S' e st that Roy Anderson, an Am erican of long residence and inti mate association with the bandits at Peking and government officials in China, might be chosen to negotiate with the brigands and provided with “plenipotentiary powers.” Otherwise a state department summary of the situation says, “the only hope of ear ly relief is by direct foreign negotia tions.” Mrs. Verea is Released London, May 21.—A Central News dispatch from Shanghai reporting the release by the Chinese bandits of Mrs. Manuel Verea, wife of a Meici can manufacturer, says that the four teen male prisoners still held by the bandits are living under terrible con ditions. Mrs. Verea was exhausted when she reached Shanghai. -? Visited by Physician, Shanghai, May 21.—Du H. Mar a physician, returning from a relief mission to the Shantung moun¬ tains, where fourteen prisoners are hel(1 b v bandits, reported today that - consensus of opinion among the captives was that foreign interven was the onlv possible means of the|r release , . The baml its, Dr MiU . fons , utte rly fs discredit distrust Chinese offic i a and are to dpal with foreigners, cheVa]ier Musso wea lthy Italian shanlrhai one of the captives, saving that the bandits still surrounded bv troops . H e urged Tireft m .gotiations between foreign an(| th( , bandits< exc , udinf? from the par i eys . .., nimediatp steps sllou , d bp taken ,>’ addedi « otherwisP we'wil! be kill Mv st;ite of health is bad . i death calmly ... Senora Verea, released yesterday the bandits, who still hold her Manuel A. Verea. a Mexi citizen, has arrived here, dis and unnerved, and under care. REJECTS GREAT BRITAINS’ ULTIMATUM (By Associated Press.) Moscow, May 21.—Leonid Krassin, Soviet representative in is unofficially understood to been instructed to inform the foreign office that Russia can¬ yieid in principle from its recent jpae dpiyifiS' instructions, to the British it is said, ultima¬ were as the result of a Soviet gov¬ conference last night.