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BRUNSWICK
Has the lowest death rate of
any city its size in the United
States .......
VOLUME XXII. (NO. 232.
DR P. H. COMAS PLACED ON TRIAL
UNDER CHARGE OF FRAUDULENT
INSOLVENCY BAXLEY BANK
(After Hearing Evidence of Sev¬
eral Witnesses State Rests
Case, Which Will Be Resumed
At 9:30 O’clock This Morn¬
ing.
When Judge P. W. Meldrim recess¬
ed the superior court at 6:00 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, Solicitor-protein
Mark Wilcox announced that the
State had closed in the case of Dr.
P. H, Comas, of Baxley, charged with
fraudulent insolvency of the Baxley
Banking Company, which institution
closed its doors on May 26th, 1922.
■the case was brought to Glynn county
on a change of venue.
The defense introduced several
character witnesses who declared that
they had known Dr. Comas for many i
years and that his reputation was
good. The court then announced that
a recess would be taken until 9:110
o’clock Wednesday morning, allow¬
five ing J#i"e ju'. rs to go to their respec
homes, with the injunction that
they were not to discuss the case
nor allow anyone to discuss it with
them.
When the court convened yesterday
at noon the selection of a jury was
taken up, several panels being called
before twelve men were selected. The
jurors c7M.Vcddicord7w. chosen were J. S. Owens^H.' M. Symons,
T.
verstein, T. K. Mroczkowski, E. L. !
Motts, K. E. Ammons, W. A. Whittle,
Jr., R. J. Odum and A. M. Drury.
Solicitor General Wilcox outlined
Che State’s case to the jury, pointing
the counts in the indictment that
been returned by an Appling
anty grand jury against the defen- !
ant. Judge Ed Graham followed the
solicitor, summing up what the do
fense would attempt to prove—that
there was no fraudulent insolvency
on the part of the defendant.
Tlje case then went to trial on its
evils, fL.'igj*. ‘Meldrim ruling that
'V counsel would have to confine them¬
selves strictly to the rules governing
the interrogation of witnesses. The
court did not mince words in calling
counsel to account for the violation
of the injunction laid down. And they
adhered strictly to tho court’s ruling.
Several times the court parlied, good
naturedly, with the, attorneys, evok¬
ing' many audible smiles on the part
or counsel and spectators.
The first witness introduced by the
State was Thomas Arnason, special
auditor for the state banking depart¬
ment. Mr. Arnason stated that he
went to Baxley at the'instance of the
superintendent of banks and on ar¬
rival there he conferred with Dr.
Comas and J. G. Harmon, officers of
the bank, which institution were clos¬
ed. The keys were delivered to him
by Dr. Comas. The witness then went
into a lengthy statement, showing
the amount of liabilities and assets of
the defunct bank, as he found them.
it was customary to call a meeting
of the board of director of a bank in
this condition, stated the witness, but
in this instance it had not been done.
He found, stated Mr. Arnason, the
total amount of assets to aggregate
$267,398, while the liabilities
totalled $329,050.14, the liabilities
not including the Book capital Missing stpek.
Cash
The witness stated that when he en¬
tered into an investigation of the
bank’s affairs, he found the cash book
missing. When this was made known
to Dr. Comas, president,, and J. G.
Harmon, vice-president and cashier,
they expressed surprise and made ev¬
ery effort, as far as he could ascer¬
tain, to locate it. It was never found.
At this juncture the court stated that
it was immaterial as to the cash book,
if the items on it had been trans¬
ferred to the ledger, or any' other
book. That the items were account¬
ed for, The Baxley bank was closed
the first time on February 8th, 1921,
and re-opened on July 1st, 1921. The
witness stated that the deficit of the
bank was attributable to the shrink¬
age in values of its collateral, con¬
sisting principally of farm lands.
Counsel for the defense brought out
' with some emphasis that Dr. Comas
» «j,«d never borrowed a dollar from the
bank, that his name was not attach¬
ed to any paper found among the
bank’s assets. The witness stated
that he hail never heard any direct
charges brought against the defen¬
dant by the directors. Mr. Arnason
stated that there were many bank
failure during that year—1921. He
further stated, in reply to a question
by Judge Graham, that there was no
record of Dr. Comas ever having been
paid any salary as president of the
'bank.
When the bank failed there was $95
in cash found in the institution. It
had $83,000 worth of land as collater¬
al, however. There were no fraudu
(Contmued en page 8.)
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ALLEGED RUM RUNNER
HAS BIG SUM MISSING
WHEN BODY IS FOUND
(By Associated Press.)
New York, May 29.—Investigation
the mysterious sinking of the
lugger, John Dwight off Vine¬
Haven, Mass., with the loss of
of several, revealed that James
Graves, of Lynhurst, N. J,, one of
the victims, had one hundred thou¬
dollars in his possession when
the ship sunk, federal authorities said
The money was missing when Crav¬
en’s mutilated body was washed
on the beach.
WILL
NOT RESIGN FROM
POST HE DECLARES
GENERAL DENIES
RUMOR THAT HE IS TO
QUIT CABINET
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, May 29.iiAttornay
H. M. Daugherty returning
Washington after a period of rest
0hl °’ t0(lay attended the first
. meeting in several weeks and
reports which have been eir
that .ip would soon resign. |
Have heard nothing, know nothing j
reports published 'in Ohio that I
to resign.” Daugherty said, “T
better and a m beter than since
on activriy'
‘‘The frequency with which these
that T am to resign spring up
certain quarters 1s certainly a bit
he said.
President Harding is understood to
discussed plans for his western
with Daugherty last night and to¬ l
The itinerary w a s virtually com¬
last week but announcement of I
was withheld presumably because
President Harding's desire to cover
final plans with Daugherty, who j
bis pre-convention manager in
and who since then has been one
his foremost advisors.
THOUSAND PERSIANS i
DIE RESULT OF ‘QUAKE j
I LAdUNU ACT1WP POD run UBIIIK nuuiva
,
Allahabad, British India, May 29.—
Advices to the newspaper Pioneer
Teheran state that one thou¬
persons have been killed by an
at Turbat-I-Haidari. The
shocks covered a period of sev¬
eral hours.
Turbat-I-Haidari is a small Persian j
in Khorassan, a North Central ;
which forms part of the j
Iranian Desert plateau. The
general elevation of the country is
somewhat less than 2,000 feet'and it
is cut up into many fertile valleys
that alternate with barren sand
The town is about 65 miles
southwest of Meshed, the capital of
Khorassan.
KILLS PRIVATE
AND INJURES TWO AT FORT
BENNING MILITARY CAMP
Fort Benning, May 29.—Albert
Schneider, Company of H, Pensacola, 29th Infantry, Fla., private j
was
by lightning last night while
on his bed in quarters. Two
others were badly burned.
(By Associated Press.)
Indianapolis, May
ex-service men and other veterans
the World War will receive the
port of the American Legion in
sweeping program adopted at the
cent meeting of the national
tive committee of the veterans’
ganization held in Indianapolis.
The Legion will conduct a
paign to obtain changes in the
Bill, which, according to a report
mitted to the committee, provides
lief for only 1,000 disabled men
stead of caring for 15,000 veterans
the Legion had expected.
Defining the organization’s
against intolerance and religious
judice, the following resolution
adopted:
“The American Legion in
executive session, wishes the
of our beloved country to know
she must consider as unfriendly
nation any individual or group
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MAY 30, 1923.
AXE MURDERS '
BAFFLE POLICE
OF BIRMINGHAM
Nineteenth Victim Found With
Skull Crushed By
Single Blow
TWENTY=EIGHTH ATTACK
IN CITY IN TWO YEARS
Eighteen Persons Have Lost
Lives And Seventeen Have
Been Injured—Robbery Evi¬
dently Motive.
Birmingham, ‘ Ala., May 29.—
Charlie Graffeo became the thirty
fifth victim of Birmingham’s mysteri
lous “axe murderer,” when his body
ivas found behind a counter in fiis
store in an outlying residential sec¬
tion early tonight. The skull had
been crushed by a single blow with
an axe. Police records show that this
was the 28th similar attack during
the past two years in which 18 per¬
sons have lost their lives and 17
have been injured.
From, the police investigation, the
slaiyer of Graffeo had apparently en¬
tered the store with the pretense of
buying oil. A bottle with a funnel in
it stood on the oil tank and a nickel
meant for payment of the oil, lay up¬
on tlie counter. The victim’s pockets
and the cash register had apparently
been rifled.
Alleged perpetrators have been
sent to jail in only three of the long
list of cases. Police claim to have
solved the other cases, declaring the
wounded victims refused to prosecute
01 . co-operate in obtaining eonvic
tions.
Police declare they have divided the
axe cases into two classifications.
In the first instances grocerymen
and cafe owners have been the vic¬
tims; in the other group the inter-,
mingling of the races is said to have
been involved.
Theories regarding the crimes have
covered a long range. While the at¬
in some cases have apparently
had robbery as the motive,. jn some
idea has been advanced that they
were the result of quarrels between,
negroes who had stolen property and
men ‘ who were acting as fences in dis
pos irif , of the proper t v .
WOMAN WANTS REFUND
ON 31=YEAR=0LD TICKET
New Orleans, May 29.—Request
for a refund on an unused half fare
ticket issued thirty-one years ago for
passage between East View and Big
Clifty, Ky., on the Newport News and
Mississippi Valley Railroad, was re¬
ceived here today at the office of W.
H. Brill, general passenger agent of
the Illinois Central Railroad. The
value of the ticket at the time it was
issued was approximately 10 cents.
The claim came from Mrs. Nellie
Terry Rogers of Henderson, Ky., to
whom the ticket was issued. It was
dated May 31, 1892.
While the claim- was filed in regu¬
lar form it was taken at the general
passenger agent’s office as a joke and
as a means of transmitting the ticket
to the archives of the company.
YOUNG MAN KILLED
IN ACWORTH MILL
Acworth. Ga., May 29.—Ralph Fow¬
ler, aged 25, and half owner of the
Acworth Building Supply Company
and Box Factor}, was killed here
early today while feeding a rip saw
in the factory. A plank caught in
some manner as it went into the saw
and was hurled back striking Fowler
on the forehead.
organization which eomdemns a Com
rade because of creed or belief.”
That all instruction in public
schools shall be given in the English
language, except the actual study of
foreign tongues, was the sentiment
of the meeting, which voted to ask
Congress to enact legislation provid¬
ing federal control over the education
systems in the states to that end.
Other legislative measures which
the Legion’s governing body author
ized the organization to support are:
Adjusted compensation for all vet
; erans, ,declared to be certain of adop
tion by a safe margin in the next Con
gress.
Creation of a standing committee in
the House of Representatives to take
care only of veteran legislation.
Retirement privileges for disabled
emergency army officers.
Enactment of a universal draft law
by which the President, 1 in the event
of war, would be empowered to draft
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SHORTAGE OF FOOD ♦
CAUSES KILLING ♦
EIGHTY CHINESE •f
- +
(By Associated Press.) -f
Shanghai, May 29.—Shortage ♦
of food in the bandit stronghold ♦
at Paotzuku before the kidnap- ♦
ing of a number of foreigners ♦
from the Shanghai-Peking ex- ♦
press on May 6 is the cause for ♦
the brigands to throw eighty ♦
Chinese prisoners to their deaths ♦
♦ ffom the mountain cliffs, accord- ♦
ing to information received from ♦
Father William Lenfers, German ♦
priest who made several trips to ♦
the outl- w headquarters.; ♦
Tho information from Father ♦
Laniers. came in a letter from ♦
the prelate at Lincheng and de- ♦
dared the prisoners’ feet were ♦
♦ bound and each labelled with
♦ name and identification before
♦ hulled to their death, ♦
♦ One of the prisoners was a ♦
woman and was thrown over the ♦
high cliff with a child in her ♦
-f arms. Later the bandits notified ♦
♦ the families of the massacred ♦
♦ captives of their deaths and per- ♦
■f mitted removal of the bodies. ♦
♦ ♦
•J* -F. L ■f L -f -f ♦ > ♦ -f "f ♦:
SHIPPING BOARD
CONSIDERS OFFER
FOR SALE FLEET
WILL INVESTIGATE AN OFFER
MADE OF MORE THAN A
BILLION DOLLARS
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, May 29.—The Shipping
Board will investigate thoroughly the
offer of more than one billion dollars
received yesterdap for the entire gov¬
ernment merchant fleet. Chairman
Lasker said today, and if the bidders
back up their proposals “there can be
no doubt that the board will make
the award to them.” The offer was
presented by John Slack, president
lot the Columbia Postal Supply Com¬
pany, of Silver Creek, New York.
It is proposed to pay one billion,
fifty-one million dollars “for all ships,
active, inactive and all other property
of the Shipping Board, real, personal
and mixed.”
The initial payment of fifty-one mil¬
lion dollars would be made October
1st, this year, and fifty million yearly
until the entire sum is paid.
PENNSYLVANIA MAN
MAY BE PRESIDENT
OF KIWANIS CLUBS
(By Associated'Press.)
Atlanta, May 29.—Reports of stand¬
ing committees featured the general
session this afternoon of the Kiwanis
Club's International now holding
seventh annual convention here. With
Denver virtually decided upon for
the next convention, interest turned
to contest for 1925 convention city
and Seattle Seattle and and Portland Portland in the
northwest were joined by St. Paul,
Minn., in making bids tor the meet¬
ing. Candidates for next International
president also were discussed with
the name of Elwood Turner, of Ches¬
ter, Pa., prominently mentioned.
TENNESSEE WILL HONOR
ANDREW JACKSON TODAY
(By Associated Press.)
Greenviile, Tenn., May 29.—States¬
men, congressmen and many others
prominent in the life of Tennessee
and the nation will mingle with thou¬
sands of lesser rank in paying tribute
in this city tomorrow to the memory
of Andrew Johnson at a dedicatory
service of the handsome memorial
building erected for him by the state
of Tennessee.
capital, labor, industry and transpor
tation, as well as man power.
Authorization of an archives build¬
ing in which to preserve records of
the war.
Investigation of the disposition of
funds approximating $9,000,000, re¬
maining in the treasuries of various
war relief organizations with a view
of obtaining unexpended funds or
an association of administering agen
cies with the Legion in order that
j the money can be used for relief work
j among ex-service men.
j Congressional and state surveys of
j federal and state prisons to ascertain prison
! conditions among ex-service
I ers found mentally abnormal as a re
j suit of war service,
Preparation of a history textbook,
! designed to remove all possibilities of
propaganda and prejudice effecting
school children, was delegated to the
Legion’s national Americanism com¬
mission. One volume, written by a
LEVADAS CASE IS
SET FOR HEARING
MONDAY MORNING i
BOTH STATE AND DEFENSE AN¬ j
1
NOUNCE READY WHEN 1
CASE SOUNDED i
__
Judge P. W. Meldirim made the !
an
nouncement from the bench yesterday ;
that the case of the State vs. S. D.
Levadas would be tried next Monday '
morning, June 4th, following an¬
nouncements by the State and the de¬
fense that they were ready to go to
trial.
The case against the Greek, who is ;
charged with the killing of Mike Cou
velas, prominent Greek merchant,
was sounded in the superior court
yesterday prior to the calling of the
case against Dr. P. H. Comas, of Bax¬
ley, who is being tried on an indict—j
ment charging the wrecking of the
Baxley Banking Company. The court i
announced that the Levadas case j
would be the first taken up Monday
morning. Attorney Frank M. Scar
lett, representing Levadas, announced
ready when the case was called yes-,
j terday. James T. Colson, represent-j
ing the prosecution, after a a confer
ence with Solicitor Genera] Alvin
Sellers, announced that the State was
jready ranrlv fn to nYopparl proceed. /
! Judge Meldrim stated that the case
would be assigned for next Monday
\ and instructed counsel to have all wit
! nesses present at that time. The
| C^Jlas case was then sounded and
both sides announced ready.
The Levadas case will be one I
the most sensational tried in the lo
cal court in years. It will be recalled
that he shot and killed Mike Couve
las, one of the most prominent mem¬
bers of the local Greek colony, on
Friday night April 13th, at the cor
j ner of Gloucester and Wolf streets,
; near the back gate of the home of
| Peter Devaris. It is alleged that the
slaying of Couvelas was the result of
j his attentions to the sister of the de
I fendant, who, it is unuderstood, will
! plead the “unwritten law” in his de
! fense. Levadas claims that he warn¬
ed Couvelas to desist in his atten¬
tions to his sister and when he per¬
sisted in entering her home, the shoot¬
ing followed.
Levadas surrendered to an officer
following the tragedy and has been
confined in the county j: :l since. He
waived preliminary trial and was in¬
dicted by the, grand jury. It is said
that the testimony will disclose some
sensational features, as a score of
witnesses have been summoned by
both the State and the defense.
GOVERNMENT PLANNING
COMPLETE INVESTIGATION
(By Associated Press.)
Benton Harbor, Mich., May 29.—
Rumors that the federal government
plans to investigate the House of
David colony here is given partial
substantiation by the presence In
this city of several operatives of the
department of justice. These agents
are examining the colonies mail, ob
lining names of possible witnesses
and seeking information about cult
marriage and divorces.
One of the matters under investi¬
gation it is reported is the fact that
on several occasions Benjamin Pur¬
nell, the missing cult leader, is alleg¬
ed to have been accompanied to Chi¬
cago by gorls of the colony.
EXPLOSION AT PLANT
HERCULES POWDER CO'
AT FAYVILLE KILLS FIVE
(By Associated Press.)
Fayville, 111., May 29.—Five men
were killed and three injured in an
explosion at the Hercules Powder
Company here today.
The explosion was in a gelatin
packing plant, in which the five were
killed were working. The cause of
the blast has not been determined.
number of historians of national
prominence, is ready for consideration
by a Legion committee which will be
appointed by Commander Alvin Ows¬
ley.
The National Civil Service Reform
League was scored by committee
members for its opposition to the in
terests of ex-service men. It was
stated that out of 63,000 appoint
ments in government work, only 18,
000 were veterans. A special com
mittee will investigate the. situation
and will file protests to th’e govern
ment.
Desecration of the remains of Pri
vate George Dilbov, awarded the
posthumous Congressional Medal of
Honor, by Turks in their advance on
Smyrna was the subject of a resolu¬
tion which asked the United States
lo demand that the Turkish govern¬
ment pay proper respect to the last
resting place of the American soldier,
Congress was asked by the commit-
BRUNSWICK IIN.QViriC
Has a landlocked harbor, the
best on the South Atlantic
Coast.......
CLARA PHILLIPS,
MURDERESS, NOW
IN NEW ORLEANS
Reached Crescent City From
Honduras In Custody
Of Officers
WILL LEAVE THERE TODAY
FOR PACIFIC COAST
In Cood Spirits And Says She
Returned Voluntarily to Prove
To World Her innocence—
Killed Mrs Meadows.
(By Associated Press.)
New Orleans, May 29.—Clara Phil¬
lips. who escaped from the Los Ange¬
les jail last December after her con¬
viction for the murder of Mrs. Alber¬
ta Meadows, returned to the country
today from Honduras in the custody
of California officers and was tonight
resting in the New Orleans parish
house of detention preparatory to
stalling tomorrow on the long jour¬
ney to the Pacific coast.
Mrs. Phillips arrived in buoyant
spirits and lost little time in telling
the newspapermen she returned home
voluntarily to establish her inno¬
cence.
Mrs. Phillips just before her de¬
parture from Puerto Cortez stated in
a message to the correspondent of
the Associated Press at Tegucigalpa
that she was innocent of the crime of
which she was convicted and that the
“opportunity will soon come for me
to prove it.” She said she would give
out a statement on her arrival here.
Mrs. Phillips came to New Orleans
during the Mardi Gras season last
February from Mexico, in company
with a man known as Jesse Carson.
Without arousing suspicion as to her
identity, she remained here for sev¬
eral days in a fashionable uptown
home, awaiting the sailing of the
vessel which took her and Carson to
Honduras.
FATHER AND SON AFFECT
RECONCILIATION WITH
MRS. PEGGY LANIER
(Atlanta, a., May 29.—Fatherly
blessings were bestowed upon Mr.
and Mrs. Sidney Lanier, of Macon
bv Dr. J. D. Lanier, former Macon
dentist, who now has an office in
Atlanta, just before the .young couple
Aft for Macon this afternoon.
Mrs. Lanier, formerly Miss Peggy
Lewis of Atlanta, had sued Dr. Lanier
for alienating the affections of Sid
ney and also had sued Sidney for ali¬
mony, alleging desertion.
“Since my son has ratified the mar¬
riage and is perfectly happy. I’m. go¬
ing to stand by them.” Dr. Lanier
said. ‘‘The entire matter could have
been settled earlier if there had not
been too much lawyer in the case.”
SPECIAL COURT
TOTRYSHRINERS
MISDEMEANORS
THOSE M HO BUN AFOUL OF THE
LAW IN WASHINGTON
WILL BE TRIED
Washington, May 29.—Shriners
who run afoul of the iaw in Washing¬
ton during Shrine week will have the
option,of trial before a special “court”
of Masons, charges provided involving they^are only arrest¬ misde¬
ed on
meanors. -l
Nineteen “justice’s” will compose
the “court,” with I. R. Hitt, former
United States commissioner for the
District of Columbia, “as chief jus¬
tice.” • :‘
There will be fifty “judge advo¬
cates” or special prosecutors, and the
clerical force will number twenty
three, under William S. Adkins, clerk
of the criminal division of the District
of Columbia _supreme court.
“The court” is organized with the
approval of the governing authorities
of the District of Columbia and the
police in making arrests of Shriners
on misdemeanor charges will turn
their prisoners over to this ‘‘court,”
which will sit in the National Guam
Armory. ■ 1
At the district. attorney’s office, it
was stated today, however, that
where serious cases of disorder oc¬
curred those accused of participation
would be brought to trial in the regu¬
lar courts. 1
•
HALF MILLION DOLLAR FIRE
AT BALTIMORE SAW MILL
(By Associated Press.)
Baltimore, May 29.—Fire at the
mill of the LaFayette Lumber com
pany caused a loss estimated at a
half million dollars.
OF PURCHASE
SILVER FOR TIME BEING
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, May 29.—Announce¬
ment was made by the treasury de
partment tonight of suspension of
the silver purchase under the Pittman
act until it can be determined defi
nitely whether estimates of offers al- j
ready accepted will exceed a hundred
million ounces which the law author
ized the government to buy.
______
CONFERENCE OF
NATIONS URGED
BY COPELAND
NEW YORK SENATOR ADVAN¬
CES METHOD OF SOLUTION
WORLD S TANGLE
(By Associated Press.)
Raleigh, N. C., May 29.—An im¬
mediate business and economic con¬
ference to include all nations and
from which would be barred all po¬
litical differences and intrigue, was
advanced as the one possible solution
of tangled world affairs by United
States Senator Royal S. Copeland, of
New Y ork, in an address at the an
nual u commencement exercises • at
North Carolina State College. Par¬
ticular stress was laid on world con¬
ditions as they effect the American
farmer.
‘‘We are living in a fool’s paradise,”
Senator Copeland declared. “In cer
ttrin lines in America we have pros
perity, but the idleness of the rest of
the world should warn us that our
prosperity is likely to be transient.”
The trouble of the world is not war
nor the fear of war, the speaker de¬
clared, but is discontent born of idle¬
ness. “What the world needs is
work,” he said. “It needs to be busy
to restore peace, to obliterate scars
of the great war, to wipe out hatred,
to calm fears and agitation of the
world’s mind there must be found a
way to' put the world back to work.”
Turning to the world court as pro¬
posed by President Harding, Senator
Copeland said, “I feel that the Pres¬
ident has missed an opportunity to
give the world a whole loaf instead
of a crust. To say nothing about the
rest of humanity, our own country
be satisfied with this single
suggestion.”
EVIDENCE IN CONNECTION
WITH VETERANS BUREAU
INVESTIGATION COMPLETE
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, May 29.—Some of tho
evidence gathered in the senate com¬
mittee investigation of the Veterans’
Bureau has been turned over to the
Department of Justice for possible
criminal action against individuals in¬
volved.
Charges so far laid before the at¬
torney general relate to alleged
frauds in connection with dental work
at veterans’ hospitals, but it was in¬
dicated that the Department of Jus¬
tice might be asked within a few days
to take action also against certain
persons connected with the purchase
of hospital sites and other property
for the Bureau.
PROPOSED ROUTE OF DIXIE
HIGHWAY MEETS APPROVAL
Atlanta, May 29.—A petition from
number of Georgia cities between
Ga„ and Jacksonville, Fla.,
that the route of the proposed
Highway from Greenville, S. C.
Jacksonville be officially adopted
by the Dixie Highway asociation has
referred to the executive com¬
for inspection and report. The
was presented at the meeting
the board of directors of the or¬
during the Chattanooga
tee to make appropriation for the
care of stranded and needy veterans
in foreign lands, which now taxes the
resources of Legion posts in many
parts of the world. It was also de¬
cided to proceed with the study of the
Asiatic question by authorizing con
j tinuance of the orientals from committee Wash
on plea of committeemen
i ington, Oregon and California.
When members of the committee
[ asserted that the present allowance
| of $100 for the burial of poverty
j stricken veterans is inade<jiiate, it
I was voted to ask the government to
; increase the sum to $250.
Provisions will be made by the Le- j
fgion to care for orphans of World
War veterans, according to action j
I taken by the committee, following a I
report that within five years the num
j her of these dependents will be so
1 great that the work of caring ig ipr
j them will compare with that flj^e
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