Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

BRUNSWICK Has the lowest death rate of any city its size in the United States ....... VOLUME XXII. NO. 275. LIQUORS VALUED AT $600,000 SEIZED OFF NEW JERSEY COAST FORTYFEDERAL OFFICERS LED SWEEPING RAID Lakewood Popular Resort of tlie Wealthy, Saw Quantity of Wet Goods Taken BARTLETT INN WAS FITTED UP LIKE FIRST CLASS CAFE For Three Hours Officers Con¬ tinued Their Search, Visiting Many Fashionable Hotels and Rooming Houses. (By Associated Press.) Lakewood, N. J., July 17.—Liquors valued at $300,000 were seized in a number of raids made here early this morning bv forty Federal prohibition agents and county officers. Lakewood is a fashionable summer | resort, popular with the wealthy all j the year round, and it was from many of these that the liquor was seized. At the Hotel Marcon, in Point Plea¬ sant, the agents seized sixty cases of liquor. At an automobile agency nearby they seized thirty cases. Breaking in the basement floor at Bartlett Inn they found a room fitted ! like a cafe, behind whose sliding walls | and panels, whiskey, sherry wine, gin I and other liquors filled the shelves. ! Behind a picture on the wall was a window, giving access to a large store j room under the rear porch. Here the raiders made a complete search and found seventy-five cases of liquor. For three hours the raiders kept up their work, visiting many hotels, lodg¬ ing places, etc., where it iwas suspect¬ ed liquor was stored. All of the li¬ quor was seized and taken in charge by the officers, but no arrests were made. SENATOR HARRIS NAMES FIVE SPEAKING DATES Atlanta, Ga., July 17.—Five speak ing dates for the week beginning July 23 were announced today by Senator William J. Harris at his office here. They are: July 23, Lincolnton, Lincoln county, 11 a. m. July 24, Greensboro, Green county, 11 a. m. and Watkinsville, Oconee ebunty, 1:30 p. m. July 25, Eastman, Dodge county, 11 a. m. July T 26, Jackson, T , Butts _ ,, county, , at , 11a.m. Speaking dates for the week also announce,1 by Senator Har-; ns are: Ju y 7, Manet a, i county, Cobb county, 11 a. m 11 ; July 17, July Marietta, 18,; | a. m.; Gainesville, Hall county, 11 a. m.; July 19, Rome* Floyd county, 11 a. m.; July 20, Tallapoosa, Haralson county,-8:15 p. m.; July 21, Bremen, Haralson county, 11 a. m.; Temple, Carroll county,, at 2 p. m., and Villa Rica, Carroll county, 3:30 p. m. In all of his speeches Senator Har¬ ris is giving an aeoount of his stew¬ ardship for the first four years of his term ,»in the senate and discuss¬ ing legislation before congress. DOG DAY HAVE STARTED; FORTY DAYS OF RAIN . If St. Swithin has anything to do with it or if the legend of St. Swith in has any truth in it, Brunswick will probably be in for forty days of rain. Yesterday, it didn’t exactly rain, but it drizzled away late in the afternoon in an attempt to shower, The heat wasn’t as bad, although, as it was during the last week; the thermome¬ ter registered a maximum of 90 de¬ grees. St. Swithin’s day and the first day of dogdays, as folks sometimes call them, are all one of the same. In the legend of St. Swithin something is told about the faithfulness of his dog, and it is believed that the name “dog days” originated in that way. St. Swithin’s body was to be ex¬ humed, but forty days of rain pre¬ vented. Since that time every July 15 has been watched closely by the more superstitious people who have faith in t.he legend. THE BRUNSWICK NEWS _______THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE jsSOCIATEP PRESS__ COLUMBUS TAKES INITIATIVE STEPS IN HIGHWAY TO SEA CHAMBER COMMERCE STARTS INTEREST IN PROJECT WHICH IS SPREADING The Columbus to the Sea Highway is now a certainty, according to press reports, and others, from all the cit¬ ies and towns between the progres¬ sive city on the Chattahoochee and Brunswick, the deep water city. The project was started in Colum¬ bus some time ago and received the spontaneous support of the people of that city, spreading as the days went by until every hamlet and city on the proposed highway between Columbus and Brunswick declared they were ready and anxious to lend their best efforts in bringing about the comple¬ tion of the project, A highway between the two cities would give a direct road to Fort Ben ning, thus making if of military val¬ ue, as well as otherwise. It would also make the Atlantic coast accessi¬ ble to the principal Alabama cities, which are connected with their sister ' cities to the west by higbways . In other words, it is pointed out that the Columbus-Brunswick Highway would open up a direct highway to all points in the west, supplying the necessary Several enthusiastic meetings have Severn ienthusiastic meetings have been held by the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, and bther civic organ izations, and they have endorsed the plan for the highway and are boost . inp ing , ^ it most effectually. Yesterday a letter, was forwarded to the Columbus organization by the Brunswick Board of Trade, assuring Columbus of Brunswick’s hearty co-operation in carrying the proposed highway through. The letter read as follows: Chamber of Commerce, Columbus, Ga. Gentlemen: We notice from recent newspaper articles that a movement has been started by Columbus to com¬ plete the Columbus to the Sea (Brunswick) highway. Our Mayor and city commissioners and county commissioners have instructed me to write you that we will be very much delighted to' place our Good Roads Bureau entirely at your dispo¬ sal for the working, out of this high* way to the sea. This Bureau is com¬ posed of real active good roads boost ers, and the State Highway Depart ment credited this Bureau with hav¬ ing done more work for the building of good roads in Georgia than any other organization of ist kind. The St. Simon Highway from the mainland is well under way. One of the dredges is throwing up from the river bottoms a material composed of marl, shell and sand, at the rate of 10,000 tons every twenty-four hours, and ^ roadway itself is taking on splendid shape. The steel bridges are beinff assenlbIed and will bc ship - pe; , tQ Bvunswick within the next GO Qr da pile driving, where nec g ig bei Jfc pushed to the limit, and we are firmly of the opinion that we will be able to throw this magni¬ ficent causeway to the sea,, open to the public not later than May 1st, 1923, thus giving Columbus access to the best beach on the Atlantic coast, after your highway is completed, via automobile, which trip can be made between sunup and sundown. We assume that you will have meetings at different points along the highway between Columbus and „ . Brunswick, and Good _ Hoads Bu our > reau will be very glad to attend such meetings and help enthuse the people along the route. We want you to feel at liberty to call on us when we can serve you. Yours most truly, Brunswick Board of Trade. By Fred G. Warde, Managing Secretary. BUSSEY INTRODUCES BILL ON TAX EQUALIZATION LAW Atlanta, July 17.—The bill of Rep¬ resentative Bussey proposing the re¬ peal of the state tax equalization laiw, providing an income tax and an ad valorem tax on the properties of pub¬ lic utilities, an dother tax features ■ were introduced in the house today. ; The measure was referred to the | ways and means committee. In the senate Senator Langford’s income tax measure was started. This bill would provide an income tax lim¬ ited to five per cent, and would allow credit on income tax of ad valorem j tax expenditures. his The author assert-1 vigor-1 ously defending measure, (Continued On Page Eight.) j BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, ■4- JULY 17, 1923. PRES. GARY Head of United States Steel Co., who announces that his big concern will abandon twelve hour day and re¬ turn to old eight hour plan. ENGINEER SULTAN IMPRESSED WITH LOCAL HARBOR SPENDS SOME TIME HERE AND IS ENTERTAINED WITH COL. ALTSTAETTER Major D. I. Sultan, United States engineer for the Savannah district, after spending Sunday and a portion of yesterday in Brunswick, left yes¬ terday afternoon on the government yacht, Icondega, for a tour around the harbor. Major Sultan was accom¬ panied by Col. Fred W. Altstaetter, former engineer, recently retired. The Isondega arrived in Brunswick late Saturday from Savannah, and Major Sultan and Col. Altsatetter were met at the dock by a delegation from the Board of Trade. They were entertained by several friends, during their stay, being given an automobile ride around the city, including the scene of operations on St. Simon Highway. Major Sultan pronounced the project a splendid one, demon¬ strating that Brunswick was alive to its vast opportunities. After cruising in the local harbor, and adjacent rivers, Major Sultan and Col. Altsatetter will return to Savan¬ nah this afternoon. This was the visit to Brunswick of the new engineer and he expressed himself as being very much pleased with what he had seen of the harbor and (was greatly impressed with the attractive¬ ness of Brunswick, and its way of do¬ ing thing's. Major Sultan made many friends during his visit, who will al¬ ways be glad to welcome him to Brunswick. PORT ACTIVITY PROMISES SPEED UP IN FEW DAYS STRACHAN SHIPPING COMPANY HAS STEAMER IN PORT; OTHERS COMING Indications are that shipping at tliis port will become active in the near future—in fact—there wa s more activity recently than has been the case for some time and this promises to increase. Some of the lumber and crosstie dealers are chartering vessels both foreign and coastwise and the Strach an shipping Company has good pros pects for many arrivals. The Japanese steamship Karchi Maru will reach port in about ten stores at the Dolvvning Company’s wharves, foot of Gloucester and Monk streets, and will be in port probably the remainder of the week then leav¬ ing for Savannah to complete. It will then leave for Japan. This steamer is being handled through the Strachan Shipping Company. Among the other ships coming this company is the large steamship Mountpark. This ship will take on cargo of naval stores for ropean ports. The Japanese steamship Tokotoyo Marus will reach port in about ten da ys and will take on a heavy cargo 0 f naval stores for Japan. This is a Lso a big craft and will carry a hea vy cargo. The British steamship, New York City, will, also reach here shortly for a cargo of naval stores and timber. The American schooner Paul E. Thurlow, with a cargo of creosoted crossties from the Georgia Creosot ing Company, will sail this afternoon for Boston. INCOME TAft BILL BY LANGFORD IS PASSED SENATE One Amendment Carries Reduo tion Ad Valorem Tax Five to Four M il is MOST HEATED DEBATE DURING ITS SESSION President Carswell, of Senate, Left Chair and Made Strong Speech Favoring the Pending Measure. (By Associated Press.) Atlanta, July 17.—Senatoi Lang ford’s income tax bill, slightly amend ed, passed the senate today by a vote of five to one. The measure now goes tb the house. One of the amendments provided that the ad valorem tax rate should be reduced from five to four mills but efforts to limi tthe income tax to four pei' cent instead of five as provided in the measure was defeated. The de bate on this measure was the most 1 heated of the session. President Carswell left his seat as presiding officer to speak in favor of its passage. After the house as a eommitee of the whole reported fav orably on the resolution to have an investigation of the highway depart ment it took up for consideration one of the bills to repeal the tax equaliza tion law but efforts to bring about a vote were lost when it was voted by a narrow margin to adjourn until to STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO BE INVESTIGATED AMENDMENT TO AUTHORIZE A COMPLETE EXAMINATION OF DEPARTMENT PASSED Atlanta, July' 17.—-The resolution of Representative McMichael, of .Mar¬ ion, calling for an investigation of the State Highwy department was amended so as to authorize a thor ough and complete examination of the department, iwas passed by the house as a committee of the whole ninety six to sixty-five today. The resolu tion was so reported to the house and takes its place upon the calendar. Three other resolutions, one them from the senate authorizing an investigation of the department were reported by the committee to the house with the recommendation that they be not passed. The action by the committee came after several days’ debate and the submission of numer¬ ous amendments to the various com¬ mittees. Representative McMichael tomor¬ row will offer a resolution that the question of the house authorizing an investigation be taken up for corysid eration as early as possible. PAUL HARBER RETIRES FROM JOURNALISM TO BECOME A REALTOR Atlanta, Ga., July 17.—Paul Har ber, formerly a prominent newspaper man, is now a member of the sales forces of the L. W. Rogers Realty and Trust company of Atlanta, ac¬ cording to an announcement just made by officials of the company. ,Mr. Harber is one of the best known publishers and advertising men in Georgia, having for thirteen years been publisher and owner of the Commerce (Ga.) Observer. About a year ago he went to Rome as gener¬ al manager of the Rome Tribune-Her¬ ald, and left there to accept the place of salesman with the L. W. Rogers company. For a number of years he has figured largely in affairs of in¬ terest to publishers and advertising men of the state. In addition to his experience as a newspaper man he was a prime fac j tor in organizing the Board of Trade | ; n Commerce and also the Neosho ad vertising club of Commerce, He was president of the Georgia i Press Association in 1917-1919 and a member of the executive committee of i the National Editorial association in j 1921. He also made the first tour ; with the Journal-Herald party a num ■ ber of years ago on the occasion of ; the opening of the Atlanta-New York ! highway. He now is a member of the Atlanta Advertising club and the i City club. 1 Mr. Harber has spent much of his I time in Atlanta and was formerly as \ sociated with the Atlanta Journal, j Decision to enter the real estate field ! here was influenced by his belief in | the growth and future of Atlanta, it 1 is stated. j Well known head of Columbia Col¬ lege, who is n< w making a study of conditions in Europe. 122ND INFANTRY BEGIN ACTIVITIES I AT CAMP CONEY ST. SIMON ISLAND MECCA FOR THE GEORGIA NATIONAL GUARD NOW The first day of the encampment of the 122nd Infantry, Georgia National Guard, was one of unusual activity, but last night everything was in ship¬ shape and the men slept for the first time in several weeks under blankets to sheer off the brisk winds which drove in from the nearby Atlantic. It was a strenuous day, but night brought its repose, and therfe were no lullabies necessary to lead the troops into sound slumber. Early this morning as reveille sounded the. troops left their,. cpt§ feeling' fine and fit for another stren¬ uous day, having had sufficient rest to j place them in good spirits and in a j working mood. At 5:00 o’clock the | boys were in line and for forty-five ! minutes were put through a vigor¬ ous drill. The program for r the day j calls for inspection, guard mount and a multitude of other things in connec¬ ; tion with regular military life. ; The first accident reported from the island was that which befell Private S. A. Middleton, of Baxley, who fell from an automobile, when the car went into a hole on the beach, result in the fracture of his collarbone. Mr. Middleton was brought to the city hospital and is reported to be rapid-! ly recovering from his accident, which ! was but slight. General R. H. Russell, of Macon, accompanied by Mrs. Russell, arrived j on the island this morning and will i remain during the encampment. Mrs. j Russell will be pleasantly remember-j ed as Miss Carolyn Crawley, formerly j of Brunswick, who was for some time; physical instructoress in the Glvnn | Grammar and High schools. Adju¬ tant General Charles A. Cox is ex¬ pected to arrive in camp tomorrow morning. Gen. Cox was unavoidably detained in Atlanta for two days. The troops are enjoying the surf to the fullest, and when not on duty, hundreds of them may be seen at all hours disporting on the beach. They are having a good time, the best of food, ocean breezes, and all the com¬ forts of home. “GHOST WALKED” AND RIFLEMEN ARE ALL HAPPY SOMETHING LIKE $2,000 IS PAID OUT AMONG CAPT. HAR¬ WELL’S MEN Capt. Harwell’s men were all made j happy the very first dash ghost” out of and the j i box by the “walking of the | something like $2,000 was distributed among members of the company. The men all received checks for $15 and of course the officers got more, And it came in handy, because if there is any one thing that is incon-' venient it is to be at an encampment j broke and especially with all those j pretty girls to buy ice cream and oth er good things to eat on every hand, j While all of the Riflemen are month em- j ployed it is at a time of the j •which is far from payday and this . made some of the “holdings” of the boys very meager, but the $15.00 will hold out for at least a few days, pro- j vided, of course, the vamping is not j ,too strong. j JOHNSON’S ELECTION CUT G.O.P. MAJORITY IN SENATE TO FIVE S LANDED IN JAIL WIFE DIED WHILE HERE AND IN FEW WEEKS MARRIED A GIRL OF SIXTEEN Dr. w. Grant Thorpe, who made Brunswick his home for months, and who dfove about the city and this section in a handsome turn¬ out, which he said was valued at more than $5,0000, is in trouble with Uncle Sam, the doctor having been arrest¬ ed in Greenville, S. C., last Friday on a charge of using the mails to de¬ fraud Dr. Thorpe, Brunswick people will remember, cut quite a splurge upon his arrival in Brunswick. He rented a home on Mansfield street, hung out his sign and for a time di/I a rushing business, the feature of which was the selling of “conjur” medicine, love powers, etc-., and his advertisement, qu.te an attractive ... one m -.11 the guag'd used, appealed to many colored people. Several months ago his wife died in this city and a short time thereafter he married an adopted daughter of Louis Malbert, who resides several miles from this city, and in the hand¬ some turnout, drawn by two horses, gaily decorated, with every possible convenience, the doctor and his bride started on a honeymoon trip to Cali¬ fornia. Then it was, a few weeks after he left here that post office inspectors started the investigation of charges filed against him by some of his “pa¬ tients.” The inspectors had in their possession one of his circulars, alleg¬ ed to have been Dr. Thorpe’s price list, and some of the articles listed were the following: lpadstone, magic, $50; magnetic sand, price $25; love root, price, $50; Adam and Eve root, price $15; lovage herb, price $15. Many other such articles were listed. From this city the doctor was slow¬ ly traced by the post office inspectors and he was finally located in Green¬ ville last week and was taken into custody by a post office inspector, and, failing to give bond, was placed in jail. Whether or not be has since been able to furnish the bond is not known. Dr. Thorpe was well known among people , . Brunswick, „ . , and , , he many in was a familiar figure on the streets when here, with his brass-trimmed buggy, drawn brass-mounted horses, etc. FINE NEW TENNIS COURT IS FINISHED READY FOR PLAY - BRUNSWICK BOYS AND GIRLS SHOULD BE HAPPY.—MRS. S. L. HIGH IN CHARGE _ The girls and boys of Brunswick will be .delighted to know that the fine tennis courts on the public squai-es on Newcastle and Richmond streets, facing Prince street, have been under construction for the past few weeks, were completed today and are now open and available to the girls and boys of the city. The tion of these courts are ideal and they are considered splendid courts in ev ery way. For a long time, the board of directors of the Y. W. C. A. has been trying to have tennis built for the use of the Girl Reserves but it was difficult to find a suitable place and sufficient funds to erect the courts properly. Finally, the city commissioners were appealed to, and they agreed to furnish the material and the labor and to build the courts under the supervision of a committee of ladies from the Y. W. C. A. The court on the north square was built primarily for the Girl Reserves and the Business and Professional Worn en’s club, and the court on the south square is for the use of the boys, in fact, for the boys and girls of the city generally, as while the courts were inspired and directed by the Y. W.— they are really municipal play grounds and are for the use of all the boys and girls of the town who en joy tennis. Of course it is necessary for some- j one to be responsible for the courts,, and Mrs. S. L. High, secretary of the: Y. W., will have charge of them, and, anyone desiring to make appoint-; ments for the use of the courts, can j do so, by telephoning to Mrs. High, at j 41”. and she will keep a schedule of j the arrangements for games there, j With these* splendid courts, it is BRUNSWICK Has a landlocked harbor, the best on the South Atlantic Coast....... PRICE FIVE CENTS M “ H,T HARDING PUSH TELLING BLOW I Administration Measure in the Upper House to be in Jeopardy LEADING MEMBERS OF PARTY ADMITTING ? Concede That on Some Meas tires There Will be Difficulty in Holding in Line Sufficient Strength. , Washington, July 17.—The election of Magnus Johnson as senator from M * lis the Republicans . ^ ornjal majority of five in the a | senate. It now stands there fifty Re \ publicans, forty-three Democrats and ! two Farmer-Laborites. | j There is a vacancy in Vermont due to the death of Senator Dillingham and the general expectation is that a Republican will be appointed to this vacancy Ly the governor of Vermont, who* is j Republican. Even with a majority* lead eX f jncede ,f six, that however, they Republican will have difficulty on some occasions in holding in line sufficient strength to put through administration measures. The senator-elect was jubilant whne informed that he had won. His first statement was: “1 beat that fel¬ low? I am United States senator? What do yo uthink of that?” Later when he was assured of election, he discussed his plans in a tentative )vay: He was nqj ready to make de¬ cided statements on any of the prob¬ lems which will come before the con¬ gress of which he is a member. Asked as to hi s program and his plans to represent the people of Min¬ nesota, he said that he would have a statement prepared. The senator-elect declared he was against the world court and the League of Nations and against any foreign entanglements and he insist ed that he did not want to go on rec j ^ j You see,” he sain, “? will wait un tl! ... } . taI ., ^ to colleagues, ,, „ 0 Brookhart ___,, ; and such, v before I decide. “Recognition of soviet Russia? Well, I don’t want to go on record on that now. Leave Russia out. Be tween you and me, I am for recogni¬ tion right away, but I don’t want to go off half-cocked. “Prohibition. Leave that be. We will have to see what to do about ! that. j ! “Soldiers’ to work bonus? for bonus, Well, and I am for go- the >'ig a expenses to be paid by excess profits, but it might be that we will have to put part of it on taxes!’’ R0TAR1ANS HAVE UNIQUE PROGRAM AT TODAY’S MEET Quite an interesting program was given at the Rotary luncheon today by the fellowship committee. It con sisted of every Rotarian giving the birthplace of bis grandparents, his parents, iwhy he came to Brunswick and the one outstanding incident of his boyhood days. The gueats of the club were Mr. Ba¬ con, of Savannah, and City Manager Rinkliff. A. J. Gordon was initiated into Rotary today by Brian S. Brown, member of the educational committee. The club was enertained by several beautiful selections on the violin by Miss Isabel Bunkley, accompanied by Miss Elvira Torras. ———-—----—. hoped that a tennis tournament can be arranged in the fall, and many in teresting sets staged. The city is busy at present Ailing in the large ditches which surround these squares and comfortable benches will be plac ed near the courts for spectators making it a spot of sport and plea sure for the young people of the city. This recreation center will *111 a long felt need with the tennis players and is a credit to the city and to the Y. W. whose whole-hearted co-operation can always be relied on in civic matters, particularly where it touches the lives of the young people of the communi ty.