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BRUNSWICK Has the lowest death, rate of any city its size in the United States ....... VOLUME XXII. No. 278. BARRETT&COMPANY, SOUTH’S GREATEST COTTON FIRM, FAILS NEWS RECEIVED WITH SHOCK IN COTTON CIRCLES Was Interested in Various Banks Throughout South* ern Sections THREE AND HALF MILLION DOLLARS SENT TO AUGUSTA Is Rushed There This Morning From Atlanta Federal Re¬ serve Bank to be Used in Case of Emergency. (By Associated Press.) New York, July 20.—Prank H. Bar¬ rett, cotton broker of Augusta, Ga., Notified the New York Cotton Ex¬ change this morning that he was un¬ able to meet his obligations and re¬ quester! that his seat on the exchange be sold. The announcement came as a com¬ plete surprise in cotton circles where Barrett had been recognized as one of the most conservative traders. His failure, it was said, would affect the entire southeast where he hag large cotton and bank holdings. The failure of Richard Willing¬ ham, cotton factor at Macon, three years ago, was reported to have caus¬ ed Barrett heavy losses but since that time it was understood that he had recuperated. He was half owner of the Augusta South Atlantic Baseball Association with Ty Cobb owner of the other half. MEETING OF CREDITORS TO BE HELD IN AUGUSTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON Augusta, Ga., July 20.—A meeting of the creditors of Barrett & Co., cot¬ ton brokers, is scheduled for late this afternoon, according to an an¬ nouncement here. The firm is reput¬ ed to be one of the largest cotton con¬ certs in the' south. A shipment of three million, five hurnli ed thousand dollars in currency which is consigned to various Augus ta banks was received here today through the Augusta postoffice from the. Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank to prepare for emergencies,” declared Postmaster McAuliffe this" afternoon. “The situation is serious,” George Barrett, member of the legal firm representing Barrett & Co., before the hours called for the meet wig of creditors. The attorney would not commit ’"himself further but announced later th&t a full statement would be issued by the legal firm shortly. MANN’S BILL FOR < GAS INSPECTION IS REPORTED 0. K. ANOTHER BILL BY NEW WILL, IF PASSED, END FERTILIZER < AND OIL INSPECTORS (By Associated Press.l Atlanta, July 20.—With the sub mission toithe house of a favorable report efy agricultural committee number one on Representative Mann’s Bill providing for distillation'and test of gasoline instead of gravity test as is, at ; -present, the new measure wherf brought -’to the floor for con¬ sideration, it was announced by Rep resentative New that he would seek to amend it so as to abolish the office of oil inspectors in the state and vide for only three officers to perform these duties. Representative New is the author of a similar measure which provides for alhfjshment qf numerous oil anil fertilizer iSS'peetors and a reduction of the fertilier tax from thirty to ten cents per ton. MUST PASS BOTH HOUSES : Atlanta, Ga., July 20.—A house committee has reported favorably a bill by Representative Woodruff, of DeKalb, to prohibit the operation of commercial pool rooms in this state. The measure must pass both houses and be acted upon by the governor be¬ fore'it, becomes a law. THE HON. CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW Noted New Yorker, who a few days ago celebrated his 39lh birthday. He is still hale and hearty. DRASTIC RATE SLASH ORDERED BY COMMISSION AFFECTS GRAIN FROM TEXAS PRODUCING P6INTS TO VARIOUS STATES (By Associated Press.) Washington, July 20.—Railroads were ordered by the Interstate Com¬ merce Commission to make by Octo¬ ber iO. .ii <t a series reductions on corn, oats, sorg, and other coarse grains moving from Texas producing points to Mississippi, Alabama, Geor¬ gia, South Carolina and Florida. To guide the reductions the com¬ mission ruled that between Te^as producing points and Vicksburg the rates should be twenty-eight cents per hundred pounds. The schedules will contain increases proportionate to distances over Vicksburg levels on shipments to points further east. BEAVERS LOSES FIGHT Atlanta, Ga., July 20,—Chief of Police Beavers, Atlanta’s stormy pe trel, has lost his fight for supreme au thority over the city’s police depart¬ ment. A house committee of the leg islature voted unfavorably on a bill that would have extended his power. lUKIYC* ini/py Will WILL 3IU1N CIGM THR HIE LAUSANNE AGREEMENT (By Associated Press.) Lausanne, July 20.—Soviet Russia has notified the near eaet conference that she accepts the convention for control of the Turkish straits as ne¬ gotiated here. Notice was given that the protocol would be signed ? at Constantinople within the next three weeks. STATE PARENT-TEACHER HEAD URGES SUPPORT OF BIBLE READING BILL Mrs. J. E. Andrews, chairman .of the citizenship committee of the state parent-teacher associations, has is j sued a statement in reference to the | amendment to the law requiring the Bible to be read m the public schools of Georgia. Mrs. Andrews is spon¬ soring the amendment. In her statement Mrs. Andrews says in part: “In the interest of .education as I see it, that will build a better and more righteous citizenship in our j body state. in I Atlanta have visited to every how religious what ; see and they teach. I find that there is very little difference in what is taught, certainly not enough difference to cause the amount of prejudice and hatred that exists in the minds of some organized group. Certainly not enough difference to bout by one wli,o truly believes the Bible that the time is not far distant when, ‘By wisdom and undertaking’ and the spirit of the Christ that naturally follows a build¬ ing up of this character and spirit through the orderly sequence of Bible study all the human family will in¬ deed be one family, with hatred for none of our brothers and sisters, but love and kindly consideration for all. This is Americanization, to which end I labor.” BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1923. BOTH HOUSES PAY TRIBUTE SENATOR THOMAS E. WATSON GOVERNOR WALKER, SENATOR HARRIS AND MRS. FELTON ARE AMONG SPEAKERS (By Associated Press.) Atlanta, July 20.—Thomas E. Wat¬ son, late United States senator from Georgia, was today paid a tribute in memorial services held at a joint sea¬ son of the heqse and senate. Governor’ Clifford Walker, United States Senator Harris. Secretary of State McLendon and Mrs. William H. Felton, the latter appointed to suc¬ ceed Senator Watson, and other prominent Georgians made appropri¬ ate remarks. “Senator Watson had more person¬ al friends iri Georgia who would at all times follow him, than any public man within my time,” Senator Harris said. MANY WILL BE GUESTS AT REGIMENTAL DANCE ON XT. SIMON TONIGHT The regimental dance which will be given by officers of Camp Coney this evening promises to be an event of the most enjoyable kind ajid it is expected A special that boat many will will leave g'ipRvei. the foot of Mansfield at seven o’clock and return¬ ing will leave St. Simon pier shortly after midnight. This boat is charter¬ ed by 4he officers who are giving the dance and all guests will be carried over without cost. Capt. Harwell has charge of ar¬ rangements and it is needless to say that it will be an affair which will be one of the delightful order. It is es¬ pecially requested that Brunswick’s dancing folk attend and a pleasant evening, is promised. ATLANTA AFTER CONVENTION Atlanta, Ga., July 20.—Many lead¬ ers in the Democratic party have pledged their support in the effort being made to bring- the National Democratic convention here in 1924, according to C. J. Haden, chairman of the committee which is seeking to have Atlanta selected as the next con¬ vention city. According to Mr. Ha den, Atlanta and New York thus far are the only prominent contender* , for the convention. BUNCO MAN GIVEN LONG TERM IN THE FED. PENITENTIARY FOURTEEN OF NOTORIOUS RING HAVE BEEN APPREHENDED AND SENT TO PEN Atlanta, Ga., July 20.—As a result of Solicitor -General John A. Boykin’s raids of 1921, fourteen men have been apprehended and sent to the peniten¬ tiary to date. The fourteenth man heard his fate here a few days ago. He is Fuller Scarborough, member of a widely known Georgia family and former associate of the late “Jack¬ knife” O’Brien, alleged “spieler”- in Floyd Woodward’s gpt.-rick-quick schemes. Under the name of Jack Adams, the' alias he is alleged to have used dur¬ ing- his short-lived career with the Woodward organization, Scarborough went before Judge Samuel H. Sibley in United States district court and en¬ tered a plea of guilty to an indict¬ ment charging that he used the mails in the furtherance of a fraudulent scheme. , Judge Sibley sentenced him to the federal penitentiary for one year and a day. Later in the day he appear r ed in Fulton superior court and ad¬ mitted his guilt in a state case. He was fined $500 and given a twelve months sentence which wjas. later sus¬ pended. Both eases were the outgrowth of the fleecing of L. M. Tidball, of Lin¬ coln, Nebi it is claimed, Scarborough “steered” him. Scarborough was arrested several weeks ago in Chicago and brought to Atlanta. He is said ta have been one of the newest membws of the confi¬ dence ring when it was disorganized in the fall of 1921 after a series of downtown raids directed by Solicitor General Boykin. “Jacknife” O’Brien, under whose supervision Scarborough is alleged to have worked in the Tidball swindle, was regarded as ope of the ablest of Woodward’s lieutenants. In his hurry to evade the net of Solicitor General Boykin's men, O’Brien left Atlanta in an automobile, motoring to Savannah in the rain, and it is believed it was from the expo¬ sure to the elements on the night o£ his escape that he contracted pneu monia, from which he died several days later in a Savannah hospital. BREAD BAKING CONTEST CLOSES THIS AFTERNOON MEMBERS GIRLS CLUBS FROM EIGHT COUNTIES MAKE FINE RECORDS The district bread baking contest, which is being held at the Glynn High school for two days, beginning yes terday, will close tfiis afternoon with a public judging contest by the par¬ ticipants of the baking contest. Yesterday yeast bread and biscuits were made and corn .meal muffins were made this morning. The public is cordially invited to attend the con¬ test and see the products and hear the judging any time after one o’clock this afternoon. Miss Lois Dowdle, state girls’ club agent of the College of Agriculture, Athens, is attending the bread bak¬ ing contests. Miss Etta Colclough, assistant state agent of the girls’ clubs, is conducting the bread baking contest and declares all the girls are acquitting themselves admirably. Miss Mattie Whitfield, of the Home Economics department of the South¬ ern Cotton Oil Company, of Savan¬ nah, is here to assist Miss Colclough and Mrs. Madge B. Merritt in con¬ ducting the local baking contest, which will close this afternoon. There are eight counties competing in, the contest with teams of three girls each. The counties represented are as fol¬ lows: Appling, with Mrs. H. J. Par¬ ker, home demonstration agent, and Misses Lillie Daniels, Beulah Reeves and Effie Young composing the team. Ware, with Miss Mabel Hogc boom, home demonstration agent, and Misses Bessie Boyett, Katie Wildes and Pearl Woodard composing the team. McIntosh, with Mrs. Irene Da vant, home demonstration agent, with Misses Rosa Fisher, Lillie Johnson and Pauline Helenick composing the team. Pierce , with Mrs. Annie W. Wiley, home demonstration: agent, with Misses Sarah Allen, Thelma Lovett and Leila Smith composing the team. Lanier county, with Mrs. Alice Moody, home demonstration agent, and Misses Lucille Tomlinson, Lonnie May Lewis and Mary Courson, com¬ posing the team. Bryan, with Miss E. R. FuSssell, home demonstration . agent, and Misses Mattie Belle Ed¬ wards, Irmie Morgan and Maude Swearingen composing the- team. The team from Glynn county is composed of Misses Johnnie Paulk, Nellie Drawdy, and Ruby Chambers. MRS. LUCY E. BEASLEY DIED EARLY LAST NIGHT AFTER LONG ILLNESS After an illness extending over several months, Mrs. Lucy E. Beas¬ ley, sixty-seven, died early last night at her country home on the Broad field road, surviving her late husband by exactly sixty days. Mrs. Beasley was one of the most prominent and highly esteemed wom¬ en in Glynn county. She was origi¬ nally from Camden county, but mov¬ ed to Glynn many years ago, where she has since resided and where she has been prominently identified in church and civic affairs. Mrs. Beasley was noted for her charity and hospi¬ tality, her home having been thrown open for many years to her friends. Her diath, though not unexpected, occasioned the deepest sorrow throughout the entire county. Surviving this beloved woman are two daughters, Mrs. W. P. Higgin¬ botham and Mrs. E. F. Higginbotham, of Glynn county, end one son, J. C. Beasley, also of Glynn county, a sis ter, Mrs. H. A. Thomas, of Fernan dina, and a brother, W. A. Clark, of Glynn. The funeral and intermeht will be held this afternoon at 4:30 o’clock, at Chapel Crossing, the services being conducted by Rev. C. D. Ogg. MAUGHAN FAILS IN SECOND ATTEMPT CROSS COUNTRY FROM DAYLIGHT TO DAWN Road Springs, July 20.—Two trials within ten days of Lieut. Russell L. Maughan, both resulting in failure to cross the continent between daylight and dark, when the nervy airman landed here late yesterday afternoon. He had traversed more than two thirds of the United States, a total of 1,925 miles and he was hurtling ward the goal at a speed of 170 miles an hour, after leaving three of iiis five scheduled stopping points behind him in his race with the sun when he was forced to descend. A tiny stream of oil, spurting from an almost invisible aperture in the oil cooler of the Curtis Pursuit plane, necessitated the abandoning of the flight. MRS. HAROLD McCORMICK RETURNED TO NEW YORK TODAY. NO SIGN OF MARITAL WOES IN EVIDENCE | MR. AND MRS. HAROLD M CORMICK (Ganna Walska) Tenderly kissed by her husband when she reached Gotham, It had been rumored that a separation was pending. GANNA WALSKA IS BACK FROM PARIS, KISSED BY HUSBAND ARRIVAL OF MRS. M’CORMICK IN NEW YORK GIVES LIE TO RU¬ MORS MARITAL TROUBLES New York, July 20.—(Special)— Gana Walska McCormick, less hefty, but more elusive, showed her con¬ tempt for a convention of alert re¬ porters waiting outside her stateroom on the incoming Olympic today, by making her escape through an ad jovh'g room, Harold P. McCormick. Chicago millionaire and her husband, showed his contempt for the judg¬ ment of the Paris critics on his wife’s recent performance in “Rigoletto,” by grabbing his lady at the foot of the gangplank and kissing her on both corners of the mouth. Both then showed their contempt for the world in general by speeding away in a costly limousine. Mine. Walska’s re¬ turn to New York was as quiet as her trip across. Her only companions on the Olympic, it was said, were Karl K. Kitchen, the writer, and Mrs. Kit¬ chen. Mme. Walska sang daily on ship board, but she lacked an audience. In addition to her suite she had a special cabin on another deck which she used as a studio. Mme. Walska was not today the an¬ imated young beauty who left for France,-confident in her ability and apparently certain of her success be¬ fore unprejudiced critics. But she was quite as beautiful. She wore a gown of-black Voile, rather a bit short as compared with the mode in New York, and around her neck were three strands of graduated pearls. She wore a black toque with a slight ruching of white to soften the black against her fair hair. An osprey feather with a curl in it gave the hat a touch of the picturesque. Madame’s feet were encased in black pumps of patent leather and gray silk stock ings. She refused to discuss her recent debut in Paris opera -where she was rather roughly handled by French critics, and would not even talk about her reported plans to enter musical comedy, radioed from the ship in her name last night. Mme. Walska said she would re¬ main in New York at the McCormick town house for awhile, and then go to Chicago. TROOPS STAGE DRESS PARADE AT CAMP CONEY NATIONAL NTATrnM it r GUARD it a r?n nr OF rrnBriA GEORGIA MAKE FINE IMPRESSION ON SPECTATORS _ Troops of the , 122nd , Infantry , oil a dress parade this morning at Camp Coney which was witnessed by hundreds of visitors and whiclY’prov ed to be one of the most entertaining features of the National Guard since their arrival on the island. The troops, approximately fifteen hundred, made an impressive appear¬ ance as they formed in line on the green near the boulevard and march ed in review before Adjutant General Charles A Cox General R. H. Rus sell and the staff officers. The men were all in fine fettle, their physical condition being especially noticeable. The parade was the first held since the troops have been in camp and they were roundly applauded by the spectators on their splendid It was a scene to make any Georgian proud of the state militia, which is second to none in the entire country. Every member of every command demonstrated that he is a trained sol¬ dier and they acquitted themselvea like veterans. Following the parade, the men re¬ paired to their company streets and were soon at liberty to take a plunge in. the surf, or disport themselves as they chose. The health of the troops is said to be better than at any for¬ mer encampment, only a few cases of indisposition having been reported to the medical corps. Today will witness one of the most delightful social features of the week, a dance being given a tthe hotels in compliment to the officers and men. A large local contingent will leave early tonight to participate in the gala affair. GEN. GOURAUD AT MACON Macon, Ga., July 20.—General Hen¬ ri Joseph Gouraud, distinguished French soldier, who is to be the guest of Macon, August 5 and 6, is expected to assist in the dedication ceremon¬ ies which will mark the new concrete bridge over Echeconnee creek as a Bridge of Remembrance to the mem¬ ory of the soldiers from Bibb and Houston counties who served in the world war. Plans for the dedication are being made by the Rainbow Divi aion Association and the Chamber of Commerce. Organization Strongly in of Columbus to Bruns* wick Highway RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT MEETING TODAY Every Member of Club Present Offers to Assist in Work ,to Build Road.—Sidnay Lanier Highway Name Suggested. | At the regular weekly luncheon of | the Young Men’s Club this afternoon, practically the entire time was given over to a discussion of the proposed Columbus to the sea highway, which is growing so popular all along the route, and which, it is believed, can be successfully built if the proper fight is made. R. L. Philips started the discussion ! in a short talk in which he stated that he believed for the present that the ! Young Men’s Club could devote all of J j its time to much this for highway, Brunswick which and meant so this entire section of the state. He pointed out a few of the advantages and benefits and offered a motion that every member of the club volunteer to assist in every way possible in making the road a reality, and when called upon every member present stood up, promising to do whatever he could for the success of the under¬ taking. He was followed by F. E. Twitty, who briefly went over the situation, exihibiting a state highway map, showing two proposed routes, one via Albany, Tifton and Waycross, and the other coming down and connecting with the Brunswick-Macon route up around Hawkinsville. Mr. Twitty went into detail on the proposed routes and suggested that a general meeting be held. The following resolution was then offered by Mr. Twitty and was unani¬ mously adopted: Be it resolved by the Young Men’s Club of Brunswick that we deeply ap¬ preciate the action of the citizens and, civic organizations of the city of Co¬ lumbus, Georgia, in inaugurating and supporting a plan by which one or more first class highways leading from that city to Brunswcik shall ba | promptly completed, there being now ; at ]eagt three desirables routes, any | one 0 p which will require the re-con i struction of only a limited mileage to 1 put them in excellent condition. ' j Further reso i ve d, that we hereby pledge our active support in doing whatever may be necessary to bring about the speedy consummation of this great program, and which will j mean so much not only to the two ter¬ minal cities but to all the intervening communities. Further resolved, that in view of the fact that this highway will lead from that great river on the shore of I "mor^'famous ^y bard in his “The Song of the Chattahoochee,” to that other short immortalized in the marvelous poem, “The Marshes of Glynn,” by that same bard—Sidney Lanier—we recommend and urge that this high when adopted, be named and called “Sidney Lanier Highway.” Further resolved that this club, act¬ ing in conjunction with the Board of Trade, call a meeting of the respec¬ tive officers and committees onloads to formulate a program for the exe¬ cution of this enterprise, and to all things necessary to get a complete organization for the furthering of the project. of Further resolved, that a copy this resolution be promptly transmit¬ ted to the Columbus Motor Club, anil to other civic organizations of that city actively sponsoring this move¬ ment, with the request for the ap ’ pointrnent of similar committees to j formulate a preliminary program or this project. suggestions of Following out the the resolution and the general dis¬ cussion it is more than probable that a meeting will be held in the near fu¬ ture, either in Columbus or Bruns¬ wick, to which people from every county along the line will be invited, and at which an organization will be perfected and active work started looking to the rapid completion of the highway. It should be borne in mind that probably four-fifths of this en¬ tire highway is now in an almost per¬ fect condition and it will be neces¬ sary to build only one or two connect¬ ing links in order to connect up Co¬ lumbus with the sea. In view of the fact that two of Sid¬ ney Lanier’s greatest poems, “The Marshes of Glynn,” and “The Song (Continued On Page Bight)