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UNSWICK
the lowest death rate of
city its size in the United
States
VOLUME XXI. NO. 262.
WHIPPING BOSS
GOES ON STAND
IN'OWN BEHALF
Says It Was His Duty to Whip
Tabert, and Gave Him
Eight Licks
FIGHT BETWEEN LAWYERS
IS NARROWLY AVERTED
Defense Counsel Alleged That
the Trial Was Noit Being Con¬
ducted “Fairly and Squarely”
—Prosecutor Angered.
(By Associated Press.)
Lake City, July 3.—Angry attor¬
neys sprang at each other today dur¬
ing the trial of Thomas Higgin¬
botham, and a fight was narrowly
averted. The allegation by Attorney
Wade, counsel for the defense, that
the “trial was not conducted fairly
and squarely” angered Prosecutor
5‘ ; : ^y- witnesses that
Character testified
Higginbotham’s character was good.
Among the 'thirty-seven character
witnesses are county officials, a for¬
mer mayor and county-seat farmers.
Defendant on Stand
Lake City, Fla., July 3.—Thomas
Walter Higginbotham, former con¬
vict whipping boss of the Putnam
I umber Company, told the jury here
today in his trial for murder of Mar¬
tin Tabert, of North Dakota, that “it
was my duty to whip Tabert.” He
said he gave Tabert eight lashes. The
state is contending Tabert died from
an excessive whipping administered
by Higginbotham', state witnesses tes¬
tifying fifty to 119 lashes were ap¬
plied.
In his sworn testimony, Higgin¬
botham gave in detail his duties as a
whipping boss, or deputy warden, in
a convict camp. , He gave his age as
35 135‘pounds. years, and claimed he weighed
In-reply to questions i
by Roy Chapman, of defense coun
sel, he said he was a native of Flor- \
ida and had served in France for more 1
than a year as a member of the Am
• expeditionary ' • forces it !
encan
The witness told the jury he had
whipped Tabert “because he was re¬
ported to me for not working.”
He said Tabert had been reported
three times. 'second He did. not whip him
the first or time, he said, be -1
cause, he, himself, was not feeling I I
well; that the convicts had been
working in the rain all dav, their j
clothing was wet and he did not thinki
it was right. I
Gave Him Eight Licks
When Tabert was ' reported the
^'kjeUliim third time, Higginbotham testified he
caPed out. “Tabert got down
kVGii the "ground, and I I applied applied the
strap.”
“How many licks did you give
him ?” was asked.
“Eight licks,” was the reply.
“After you finished what did you
do?” .
“I told him to get up, and he went
back into the convict line.”
“Did you put your foot on Tahert’s
head while you were whipping.him?”
asked Mr. Chapman.
“I did not,” replied the witness.
“What became of the strap when
you finished whipping Tabert?”
“I threw it on the ground.”
Higginbotham said he had about
ninety convicts under him at the
time.
“It was my duty to whip Tabert.
I had no grudge or hard feeling
against him,”- Higginbotham said in
reply to the next’ question.
The defendant said he had helped
weigh the strap used by him on sev¬
eral occasions, in complaince with
prison, regulations and one pound and
one ounce registered on the scales.
He denied that Henry Ward, a con¬
vict trusty, got the strap for him
yvben he decided to whip Tabert.
Ward had testified for the state that
he got the strap for Higginbotham
and counted approximately 75 lashes.
Able to Work Next Day
The witness said Tabert was able
to go to work the next day, and on
the next morning he was in the pris¬
oner’s dining room eating breakfast.
The whipping took place on Friday.
“Sunday morning Tabert com¬
plained to me he was sick,” said Hig¬
ginbotham. “I told him to go to bed
and sent for Dr. C. T. Jones. Dr.
Jones was not in tohvn that day.” He
described des the attention given Tabert,
■f a j-/ng men were detailed to wait on
«jm and medical attention was ob
ined.
u Tabert died on Wednesday night,
Higginbotham said. State witnesses
testified that Tabert died Tues¬
day night,
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
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BILL PASSED IN HOUSE 4
TO INVESTIGATE DEPT. ♦
OF AGRICULTURE
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(By Associated Press.) -4
Atlanta, July 3.—Resolutions 4
asking an investigation of the 4
4 department of agriculture, the 4
4 bookkeeping .department of the 4
4 state highway commission and 4
4 asking congress to restore the 4
4 state railroad commission’s 4
4 power over the interstate rate, 4
4 were passed by the house of rep- 4
4 resentatives today. 4
4 Senator Spenc-e, of the Eighth 4
4 district, introduced a bill desig- 4
4 nating the state commissioner of 4
4- commerce and labor ex-officio 4
4 commissioner of immigration, 4
giving him authority to appoint 4
an assistant commissioner at a 4
salary of $3,000 a year, and ex- 4
4 penses. 4
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RAISING BY
J.O.U.A.M. TO BE
BIG EVENT TODAY
SPEECHES AND PATRIOTIC
SONGS MARK OBSERVANCE
OF JULY FOURTH
Exercises attendant upon the flag
raising, unde" the auspices of the
Junior Older of TJn'led American
Mechanics, will be one of the out¬
standing features of the observance
of the Fourth of July in Brunswick
today, on Queen’s Square, corner of
Newcastle and Richmond streets.
The exercises will begin promptly
at 11:00 o’clock, with music by Lo
rentzson’s orchestra. Two prominent
speakers will d'eliver addresses ap¬
propriate to the occasion. J. P. Green,
state representative of the order, will
act as master of ceremonies.
Musical selections will feature the i
occasion. A choir composed of Mrj
and Mrs. Goulding Stacy, Willia
Ford, Miss Sadie Dart and Miss Stonct
will render several patriotic songs.
The Glynn county school children will
also sing several anthems, among
them being, “America.”
An address on the “Principles of
“he Order’ ’will be delivered by Rev.
T\ M. Luke, pastor of McKendree
Methodist church, who is well versed
on the subject and hi s talk will be one
°f unusual force.
Wade Highsmith, of Baxley, son
of Judge J. P. Highsmith, and one of
the 4-Ln winners »t.i n n AlltV of A+ a n Rhodes D L A^lort scholarship, rioL a 1 n lioL irt
\4ill deliver an address on “Patriot¬
ism.”, Mr. Highsmith is an orator
of unusual force and comes to Bruns¬
wick to tell of the remarkable work j
accomplished by the Junior Order, of
which he is one of its most enthusias
tic exponents.
The raising of “Old Glory”-by. the
Brunswick Riflemen, and the singing
of “The Star Spangled Banner,” will
conclude the ceremonies.
JUDGE HIGHSMITH
HEARS NUMBER MOTIONS
ARGUED YESTERDAY
Yesterday morning in the superior
court room, Judge Highsmith called
the appearance docket and later
heard a number of motions filed’ in
several cases. No decisions were ren¬
dered by the court.
The most important motion enter¬
tained by Judge Highsmith was a
demurrer in the case of Iwai & Co ,5
Ltd., complaint, against the Yaryan
Rosin & Turpentine Company, involv¬
ing the shipment of four hundred
gross tons of rosin, valued at $25,940.
The demurrer was argued at length
by opposing counsel, Bennet, Twitty
& Reese, for the defendants, and Con¬
yers & Wilcox, representing Adams
and Adams, of Savannah, for the
plaintiffs.
Judge Highsmith reserved decision
in this case also, stating that he j
would take the various motions under
consideration and render decisions
later.
COMMISSIONERS IN
REGULAR MONTHLY
MEETING YESTERDAY
At the regular monthly meeting of
the county commissioners yesterday,
Glynn’s quota of $100.00 was sub¬
scribed to the Altamaha River Sys¬
tem Association, President George
H. Smith and Secretary Fred G.
Warde presenting the proposition to
the board. U .
It was |eA‘out that each coun
ty on the aha River System had
been as: 100.00 for the purpose
of placr dissociation on a firm
________there financial- being thirty
counties in the group. The fund to
be derived frorsu this source will be
used exclusively for incidental ex
penses. stationery and literature be¬
ing the principal items. ■%
A number of routine matte/a'Were
disposed of, after which the meeting j
adjourned.
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1923.
ALL SET
FOR CHRISTIAN
ENDEAVOR MEET
BRYAN, M’ADOO AND MANY
OTHER NOTABLES ON PRO¬
GRAM FOR SPEECHES
(By Associated Press.)
Des Moines, Iowa, July 3.—Des
Moines has completed preparations
for the entertainment of more than
25,000 visitors during the 29th inter¬
national Christian Endeavor conven¬
tion, to be held here July 4 to 9. The
convention, it is said, will be one of
the largest religious gatherings of
the year. The declarations alone will
number nearly 15,000.
William J. Bryan, William G. Me
Adoo, James J. Davis, Secretary of
Labor; Sherwood Eddy, Gipsy Smith,
Dr. Francis E. Clark and Sir Lionel
Fletcher are among the widely known
speakers slated to address various
sessions. Mr. Bryan’s address is to
be given at the state fair grounds,
Sunday, July 8 .
A great parade of delegates on
Saturday evening July 7, will be the
spectacle of the convention. Accom¬
panied by bands and guards, state
delegations will march in costume
and representatives of foreign coun¬
tries in native dress.
Fifteen platforms will be erected in
downtown streets to accommodate
huge street meetings which are to be
features of the convention program.
A Temple of Fine Arts, temporari¬
ly erected in a downtown church by
Professor H. Augustine Smith, of
Boston University, will have on dis¬
play during the convention session
500 famous old prints.
Professor Smith will inaugurate at
the convention a crusade against
slang and jazz.
“Some church music is worse than
jazz,” Professor Smith said here to
Jav. “The child who sings ‘I want
,be an Angel’ needs a doctor.”
JAMES A. HOLLOMAN
TO ADDRESS YOUNG
MEN’S CLUB FRIDAY
ASSOCIATE EDITOR ATLANTA vTa.
CONSTITUTION TO SPEAK
ON LIVE SUBJECT
The feature of the Friday luncheon
of the Young Men’s Club will be the
address of James A. Holloman, asso¬
ciate editor of the Atlanta Constitu¬
tion, on a subject that is at the pres¬
ent an all-absorbing one in every sec¬
tion Georgia, “Balanced Agriculture
and- the Necessity for Rural. am* Ur¬
ban Co-operation.” .
Mr. Holloman has made .an especial
study of agricultural conditions in
Georgia and is an authority on the
subject, his articles in The Constitu¬
tion having attracted nation-wide in¬
terest. He is a speaker of great per¬
sonal magnetism and force and the
members of the Young Men’s Club
are looking forward to the visit of
Mr. Holloman with pleasant antici¬
pations. Every citizen of Brunswick
and Glynn county, who can attend
the meeting of the Young Men’s Club
should avail themselves of the op¬
portunity to hear this gifted speaker,
who has a message of interest and
importance to deliver.
WILL SOON BE CRIME
TO DIE UNDER 75 YEARS
(By Associated Press.)
Atlantic City, N. J., July 3.—Death
under 75 years of age of diabetes,
Brights disease, cardio-vascular ail¬
ments, and perhaps cancer, soon will
be a crime, Dr. Claude A. Burrett,
of Rochester, president of the Am¬
erican Institute of Homeopathy, said
at the institute’s annual convention
yesterday. Modern scientific methods
will add twenty years to man’s aver¬
age span of life within the next half
century, he declared, asserting that
present-day research soon would
make it as great a crime to die. young
of one of the now supposedly fatal
ailments as it is to die of typhoid
fever.
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4 UNEXPLODED BOMB 4
4 IS FOUND BY SIDE OF 4
4 HOTEL OWNED BY GREEK 4
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4 (By Associated Press.) 4
4 Fredericksburg, Va., July 3.— 4
-4 Officers today found an unex- 4
4 ploded bomb planted by the side 4
4 of a local hotel owned by a 4
4 Greek who, with other foreign 4
4 born residents, recently receiv- 4
4 ed threatening letters signed 4
4 “K. ... m.. K. K.” „ ^
4- The bomb wax heavily charg- )♦
4 ed with nitro-glycerine and the 4
4 fuse was partly burned. 4
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BIG FIGHT TO BE
STAGEDTODAY
AT SHELBY, MONT.
Dempsey’s Manager Agrees to
“Gamble” on the Final
$ 100 , 000.09
BOUT CAME NEAR COMING
TO DISASTROUS END
At Last Minute Guarantee Had
Not Been Made Good, But
Kearns Decides to “Take a
Chance.”
(By Associated Pfess.)
Great Falls, Mont, July 3.—
All is in readiness for the battle
tomorrow. Both fighters declare
themselves thoroughly hit.
The fight opens at 3 o’clock,
Mountain time. Dempsey does
not under-estimate the ability of
Gibbons and will fight from the
start, while the latter . says this
is an opportunity which he will
not let pass.
Shelby, Monfi, July 3—Eddie Kane,
manager of T( nmy Gibbons, express¬
ed gratificatid .1 today when he learn¬
ed the fight would be held. He said:
“Tommy Gibbons will be the hap¬
piest man in the United States when
I tell him that he is going to meet the
champion after all. I had to tell him
yesterday that there was some doubt
about it.” 4 •
“I think Kearns did a sporting
thing in agreeing to go through with
it,” Kane added.
Takes “Gambling” Chance
This statement, Which he had in¬
tended giving out upon the calling
off of the bout, follows, in part:
“The failure of the Dempsey-Gib
bons fight at Shelby is due, purely
and simply, to the inability of the
promoters to meet a business obliga¬
tion. I did not seek the contract
which they are unablA to carry out.
In fact, it was virtually forced upon
me - *
“I did ... ,
not accept their offer. They
followed me via airplane from Salt
Lake City to Chicago and back again
to Shelby and finally to Chicago. In
the meantime, I had an offer for the
Jack Dempsey-Gibbons fight from
Tex Rickard and another from Tom
O’Rourke, both better than the Shel¬
by proposition. I emphatically stated
to lTns 7 Loy hat”l J. had*these Molumby and Mike 7 Taske«f| Col
offers
to cancel the Shelby proposition as
I did not think they would be able
to live up to their obligations.
“From the outset they have never
been frank with me. I have been as
much in the dark as any stranger as
to the actual conditions. I have been
up against the same misrepresenta¬
tion of facts as have the press and
public.
“When the second $100,000 was
due and it was plain that trouble was
being experienced in meeting it, I
gave the promoters a second chance
to call off the show, before involving
themselves any deeper. I told
them the first $ 110,000 was in the
bank, had not been spent, and would
be -held, pending my success in mak¬
ing arrangements elsewhere for the
match.
“They still insisted that everything
was all right, and I believed them.
“When the date for the payment
of the second installment: came and
they had no money at all, I gave them
an additional day, though I was not
required to do so by the terms of my
contract.
“After nearly twenty-four hours’
delay, I finally had to give them $2,
000 of my own money to make the
$ 100,000 payment possible.”
“Some will ask why I didn’t accent
the $ 210,000 advanced me to go
through the fight.
Affairs are Chaotic
“In the first place, I am avised
that things are in an extremely cha¬
otic condition at Shelby; there is but
$4,000 in the box office. The promot¬
ers cannot pay the referee, the pre¬
liminary fighters and incidental ex¬
penses. In addition, men who reeeiv
ed tickets in return for subscriptions
to the original $ 110,000 are selling
them at cut prices.
“Police protection is entirely inad¬
equate. angle does not
“While the Gibbons
enter into my side of the situation,
there is no question but what Gib¬
bons and Kane have been led to be¬
lieve they would derive anywhere
from $110,000 to $175,000 as their
end of a basis of a gate return that
good management would have pro¬
duced. Through gross mismanage¬
ment, there would have been no
j chance of them getting further a dollar indica- out
j j of the fight. misrepresentation This is that has
tion of the proceeding.”
’ characterized the whole
ATHENS IN GALA
ATTIRE WELCOMES
STATE LEGIONAIRES
FOURTH ANNUAL CONVENTION
IS OPENED IN CLASSIC
CITY YESTERDDAY
(By Associated Press.)
Athens, Ga., July 3.—Athens was
brightly decked out in flags and bunt¬
ing to greet the veterans of the de¬
partment of Georgia, American Le¬
gion, when they opened their fourth
annual convention here today. More
than 1,000 legionnaires are in attend¬
ance.
The first business session was call¬
ed to order at 11 o’clock by State
Commander Rodney S. Cohen, of Au¬
gusta. One of its first acts Was to
send a telegram of greetings to for¬
mer President Woodrow Wilson, hail¬
ing him as a comrade in arms and a
veteran of the World War.
Gen. Frank T. Hines, head of the
veterans’ bureau, and United States
Senator Walter F. George were the
guests of honor for the day. Gen¬
eral Hines addressed the convention
at noon, while Senator George will
speak late' in the afternoon.
Tomorrow Gov. Clifford Walker
will address the veterans. A baseball
game, daylight fireworks and torch¬
light parade at night also are on the
program.
FIRST MEETING
OF CITY EPWORTH
LEAGUE FRIDAY
AMONG THE tCKAYH-RES WILL
BE AN ENJOYABLE % P|
SOC IAL
'Brunswick’s Epwdrth’ League
Union, composed of the various Ep
■worth Leagues of the city ,‘iw ill hold
its first meeting Friday Methodist?-ehurch. flight at 8
o’clock in the First
As there are over 350 young" people
members of the different leagues it is
expected that the church will be fill¬
ed to its capacity. Officers will be:
elected and installed for the coming
year, and at the close of the business
.Session the young folks! of tifA&ui'cii the city
oh the lawn iff
for a frolic and social hour.
Brunswick has needed an organ¬
ization of this nature for a long time.
A meeting together at least once a
month of the life ’ to study
young
things worth while and enjoy a real
clean social time. Atlanta, Macon,
Columbus, Augusta, Valdosta, Way
cross and other cities in the state
llave had city league unions for many
years and have proven successful in
eveffy respect.
A most cordial welcome will be giv¬
en to all of the young leaguers and
an invitation extended to all.
BRUNSWICK WILL
OBSERVE FOURTH
IN GENERAL WAY
MERCHANTS WILL BE CLOSED
DURING ENTIRE DAY AS
WILL PUBLIC BUILDINGS
The observance of thj& Fourth of
jjuly will be more general today than
■ever ’before in the history‘-ff all Bruns¬ retail,
wick as for the first timis
as well as wholesale establishments,
will be closed for the entire day.
Heretofore retailers have only taken
a half holiday, closing at 1 p.-m. the
While hundreds will seek sea¬
shore others will hie to the fresh wa¬
ter streams and try their luck and
still many will remain in the city and
attend the Junior Order of American
Mechanics’ flag dedication which will
be held at 11 o’clock at the corner of
Newcastle and Mansfield streets.
The St. Simon Transit Company
has arranged an excellent schedule
and hundreds will go to this famous
resort. Others will leave early this
morning for Fernandina where they.
will spend the day at the famous jetty 1
fishing at this little Florida port.
AMERICANS ELIMINATED
JJJ CANADIAN AMATEUR
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
Wimbledon, July 13 .—In the all
American/finals for the world’s sin¬
gles championship possible, Francis
Hunter today eliminated Count De
gomar, of Spain, 3-6, 6-1, and 6-2.
AtffljHitreal
Montreal, .AdY Ifh—Three of the
four Americans liompeting today
were eliminated in/the Canadian am¬
ateur golf championship. L. L. Bre
din, American, was defeated by R. C.
Ritchie, of Montreal. Those elimi¬
nated are Guy Standifer, Washing¬
ton; F. Ford, of Charleston, and R.
Gwaltney, of New Jersey.
BRUNSWICK
Has a landlocked harbor, the
best on the South Atlantic
Coast......
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4 GOMPERS DECLARES 4
4 LABOR WILL ACCEPT NO 4
FURTHER REDUCTION 4
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(By Associated Press.) 4
Baltimore, July 3.—Samuel 4
ompers says labor will accept 4
further wage reduction. He 4
^'s the greatest thing in the 4
■story of America since the 4
4 Civil war were the recent strikes 4
4 by miners, railroad shopmen, 4
4 granite cutters, printers and 4
4 others, as these prevented wages 4
4 from reaching the lowest possi- 4
4 ble level. 4
4 President Gompers declares 4
♦ that the present move for an 4
4 open shop is aimed at the vitals ♦
4 of labor, aimed at crushing or- 4
4 ganized workmen. The strug- ♦
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BRUNSWICKTOADD
BUREAU CRIMINAL
IDENTIFICATION
CONFERENCE BETWEEN CITY
MANAGER RINKL1FF, CHIEFS
REGISTER AND SLAUGHTER
The first steps for adding a bureau
of criminal identification to the
Brunswick police department were
arranged for last night at a. confer¬
ence between City Manager George
L. Ri^kliff, /Chief of Police Register
and City'"Manage! Alsistar.ft,Chief Slaughter.
iRinkliff after the
conference explained that no order
hgd been issued by him directing that
me bureau .he installed, and that he
did not believe it would be necessary
to issue an order to this effect, or to
designate anyone- to take the special
course of training and study neces¬
sary to qualify as the criminal iden¬
tification officer.
“In the course of a conversation
with Chief Register Monday morning,
I incidentally referred to the matter,
and told him that I should be glad
to go into the matter with him at
any time,” said City Manager Rink
liff. “The next time the matter was
spoken of it was on the initiative of
Chief Register and Assistant Chief
StiWgh'Wrg'UTid they’’ both, assured me that
and the officers of the depart¬
ment were anxious to have the sys¬
tem installed at as early a date as
possible.
“It is naturally highly gratifying
to find the department so interested
in improving the service, and to know
that the members of the department
want to do everything possible to
make it rank as high as possible in
police work.
“Under the plan that will be adopt¬
ed in the department, we shall rapid¬
ly and at small expense accumulate
means of definitely identifying a
large percentage of the criminal ele¬
ment of the country. As the depart¬
ment has been situated, it has been
seriously handicapped in dealing
with strangers, who have broken the
law here. All the man under arrest
had to do was to keep his mouth shut
and he could completely baffle the lo¬
cal police in their efforts to deter¬
mine, whether or not ae had a crimi¬
nal record.
“The total cost of establishment
of the bureau will be less than a
hundred dollars, for this year. Next
year we will have to invest about fif¬
ty dollars, and after that, the cost
of the bureau will be not more than
twenty dollars per year. Consider
ing what the community will obtain j
in return in improved police methods,
the expense will be very small.
“‘Chief Register and Assistant
Chief Slaughter will be the first mem¬
bers of the department to familiarize
themselves with the operations of
the system. After that, any of the
men wishing to learn how it is done
will receive their istructions.
“The finger print system will be
installed this year, and next year,
photographic methods. By the first
of August we will already have ac¬
curate and definite means of identi¬
fying a hundred professional croaks
who have made a practice of drift¬
ing from one community to another,
and the records will be increased by
that number every month thereaf¬
ter.”
HOLIDAY HOURS AT
POSTOFFICE TODAY
Holiday hours will be observed at
the post office today, the Fourth.
There wilf be no deliveries by the city
carriers, the money order and regis¬
try division will be closed for the day.
The general delivery and stamp win¬
dows will be opened for business from
9 a. m. to noon.
CALL FOR BANK STATEMENTS
Washington, July 3.—The comp¬
troller of the currency today issued
a call for the condition of all Nation¬
al banks at the close of business on
Saturday, June 30.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
PRODUCTSWORTH
MILLIONS TAKEN
BY FRENCH RUHR
Chiefly Machinery and Others
of Iron and Steel Manu¬
factured Articles
TOTAL WORTH ABOUT WHAT
BEEN EXPENDED BY FRANCE
Manufacturers in That German)
Section Have Been Unable to
Export and Consequently Had
Large Stocks,
(By Associated Press.)
Berlin, July 3.—Finished products
worth millions of dollars consisting
chiefly of machinery and others of
iron and steel manufactured articles
have been seized in the Ruhr under
General DeGouette’s orders and will
remain under guard in the plants
where requisitioned for the present.
The French claim that should they
throw the products on the open inter¬
national market it would create a
slump in both British and American
markets. Stocks seized represent
practically the entire putput since
the French occupation. Manufactur¬
ers who have been unable to export
products have been storing these for
some time and all were seized.
WALTER HINES PAGE
IS GIVEN PLACE IN
WESTMINSTER ABBEY
(By Associated Press.)
London, July 3.—Walter Hines
Page, ambassador to Great Britain
during the war, was today given a
place among the illustrious dead of
Westminster Abbey. '
Viscount Grey unveiled a marble
tablet commemorating his friendship;
and sympathy in Great Britain’s hour
of greatest need. The function was
attended by a greater number of high ..
officials than seen at any ceremony
sinqe the wedding of the Duke of.
neeteif Yn$c. with The
pated in by commissioners frpni Can¬
ada, Australia, South Africa,
Zealand and Newfoundland.
FRENCH REPLY
TO BRITISH NOT m
YET RECEIVED
VIEWS HELD IN BRITISH OFFI¬
CIAL CIRCLES RUHR SITUA¬
TION NOT ENCOURAGING
—
(By'Associated Press.) v *
,
London, July 3.—No request had
been received by the British foreigB 1
office up to this afternoon from Count /,
de Staulaire, the French amhab=«»
dor, for an appointment to-gee ’ 1 —
Our/on, the Secretary of Foreign afr
fairs. It was assumed from this that
the French reply to the British ques¬
tionnaire regarding reparations' ;4'*:
might he delaved. -
The views held in British, official
circles are anything but encouraging,
because Premier Poincare has indt*
rated no intention of receding from/
p rance > s : determination to ■ evacuate
the Ruhr and cease her economic
pressure only when Germany hag
ceased her passive resistance and paid
a substantial installment on c$para
lions. '%’■•/.
Belgian Reply is Forwarded
Brussels, July 3.—The Belgian- an¬
swer to the British questionnaire on
the Franco-Belgian reparation policy
has been sent to the Belgian ambas¬
sador in London, who is .expected to •
deliver it to Lord Curzon, the Brit¬
ish foreign secretary, later *•*
RIVAL BANDS OF
LIQUOR RUNNERS IN
BATTLE NEAR CF
Chicago, July 33—One
killed, another known to
wounded and several others 1
lieved to have been woun
shooting affray at Sag,
township, early today, in
authorities believed was a
tween two rival bands of