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BRUNSWICK
Has the lowest death rate of
any city its size in the United
States . . ...
ST, JOHN’S HAVEN
BE DISCONTINUED
AFTER AUGUST 1
Boys’ Institution on St. Simon
Will Soon Pass Into
History
LAST MEETING TRUSTEES
AND DIRECTORS BEEN HELD
Lack of Financial Support Ne¬
cessitated Closing of Institu¬
tion, Which Was Maintained
Largely by Local Philan
th ropistts.
Within a few days, or to be exact,
after August 1st, St. John s Haven
will have passed into history, as that
scLtol for boys on St. Simon, which
has filled ^so important a place, will
cease to function.
At perhaps what was the last, n eet
ing of the directors and trustees of
the Haven, ‘held yesterday afternoon,.
Y it was finally determined that the in¬
stitution would be discontinued, and
go out of existence not later than
August 1st, and that all of its assets,
including office fixtures, furniture of
every description, lighting plant, live
stock and growing plants would be
sold on the premises on St. Simon on
Saturday, August 28, at 11 o’clock,
and the proceeds aupplied to liquidat ¬
ing the indebtedness of the institu¬
tion.
Great regret was expressed by the
board of directors and trustees of St.
John’s Haven that it had been found
necessary to close the home, hut as
the financial support necessary to
continue the work of the institution
properly was entirely inadequate and
as it was falling behind monthly in
its obligations, there was no other
alternative for the directors but to
abandon the home.
The trustees delegated authority to
the executive committee of St. John’s
Haven to make the best possible dis¬
position of the boys of the institu¬
tion, and it is said that with the ex¬
ception of four little fellows, who are
still on the island, the remainder have
been satisfactorily placed and will be
sent to their respective homes in a
short time. It is also expected that
the four remaining boys will he taken
care of in the next few days.
The officials and directors of St.
John’s Haven have done everything
possible to keep the home in opera¬
tion- During its existence this insti¬
tution has been maintained by' a few
local philanthropists, with hut little
assistance from others and practically
none from other towns or cities, or
outside individuals. A majority of
the boys were from other sections of
the state. It required approximate¬
ly $750.00 a month to keep the insti¬
tution functioning, and this burden
was carried on as long as its sponsors
hoped for help, but as nothing was
done in this direction, there was noth¬
ing to do but close the home.
And thus St. John’s Haven passes
into oblivion.
FUNERAL OF MRS. W. R. COX
HELD THIS AFTERNOON
T}ie remains of Mrs. W .R. Cox
reached here this morning over the
A., B., &' A., accompanied by Mrs.
Strutters, of Richmond, Va., Mrs. Eu¬
gene Blain, of Atlanta, sisters, and
Katherine, the little adopted daughter
of the deceased and were conveyed to
the -,Cox home, 508 Albemarle street,
where many beautiful flowers had
been sent by many friends of this be¬
loved woman.
The funeral services were conduct¬
ed by Rev. D. Watson Winn,-pastor
of Christ church, Frederica, and were
held in St. Mark’s Episcopal church,
at 4 o’clock. Interment was in Pal¬
metto cemetery and the following act¬
ed as -pallbearers: C. D. Ogg, Edgar
S. Wilson, J. J. Vickers, P. W. Flem¬
ing, W-' F. Svmons, N. D. Russell,
J. M Keen, Millard Reese
GERMANS SEIZE
FRENCH COURIER
! AND DOCUMENTS
HAD IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS
INTENTED FOR FRENCH COM¬
MANDER IN RUHR
Berlin, July 25.—German newspa¬
pers this morning reported that Ger¬
man police have arrested a French
courier belonging to the French em¬
bassy on an express train near Hagen
on the edge of the Ruhr district.
Important documents intended for
the commander of the iFrench Ruhr
army were seized, it is said.
TIIE BKONSWICK .NEWS
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SENATOR JAMES A. REED
Missouri statesman, a great progres¬
sive, who is causing some specula¬
tion as to wife (her or not he will
cooperate with his own party or the
“La Follelte bloc” in the Senate.
LAWMAKERS HAVE
HARD PROBLEM IN
TAX QUESTION
IF EQUALIZATION LAW IS RE¬
PEALED WII U COST STATE
$2,000,000 IN REVENUE
Atlanta, Ga., July 25.—The legisla¬
tors are up against a hard problem
on the tax question.
If they repeal the equalization law
it. will cost the state $2,000,000 in
revenue and no sure way to raise that
much additional money has been
found.
An income tax amendment has to
get two-thirds of each house and then
get a majority of the votes in the
“SnteTSl SSosed tax is a
one, it will he fought at the polls and
that it £S» defeatist
as. the Peach county amendment was
beaten last fall. Nearly everyone of
the 70,000 who pay a Federal income
tax would, it is asserted, work and
vote against it ,and it is assumed that
the Watson following would be
against it because the late senator
was opposed to it. Week after week,
last year, lie told his readers to vote
against an income tax.
It is said that" not a single consti¬
tutional amendment carrier! in any
state in 1922.
Discussing the North Carolina tax
plan, which has been frequently men¬
tioned in tax discussions here, one
lawmaker said:
“The North Carolina tax plan has
been ridiculed to death. A few mem¬
bers of the legislature bragged so
much about the Tar Heel ,plan that
they made everybody tired. Some¬
body proposed to change the name of
our state to New North Carolina and
the wonderful plan was laughed out
of existence.”
MEASURE INTRODUCED
PROVIDING $15,000,000
FOR STATE TERMINALS
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, July 25.—-Representative
Dixon, of Jenkins, introduced a mea¬
sure in the house today providing for
an amendment to the constitution
providing fifteen million dollars for a
state owned terminal.
WEEK’S WEATHER
CROP REVIEW IS
NOT ENCOURAGING
HOWEVER, THE REPORT STATES
‘SOME IMPROVEMENT IN
GEORGIA COTTON NOTED
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, July 25.—The weekly
weather crop review issued by the
department of agriculture carries the
following on southern crops: Cotton
temperature was below normal during
most of the week and considerable
cloudy and rainy weather prevailed
during most of the week in the cen¬
tral portion. In the general progress
conditions seem to be very good.
There was a slight improvement in
Georgia cotton, it is fruiting very well
in the central and north but progress
is very poor throughout the south as
a whole. Boll w eevil conditions are
serious, except where it is controllej.
Corn is poor to only fair in Georgia
but Elberta peaches have been pro¬
duced in some localities in larger
quantitties than last year.
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1923.
DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE BE
INVESTIGATED
One Hundred and Four Signa*
lures to Stewart’s Res
lution
CONCEDED MAKES CERTAIN
PASSAGE OF MEASURE
Investigation is Asked After
Charges Preferred ThaJ. De¬
partment Was a Great Politi¬
cal Machine.
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, July. 25.—With one hun¬
dred and four signatures of members
of the house on hi s resolution de¬
manding an investigation of the state
department of agriculture, Represen¬
tative Stewart, of Atkinson, today
stated that this majority of the lower
branch of the legislature made cer¬
tain the passage of his measure.
The resolution was referred to ag¬
ricultural committee No. 2, of which
ninety-five percent of the member¬
ship, according to Representative
Stewart, is composed of legislators
who have already signed the measure.
The investigation was asked for
after charges had been preferred that
the department of agriculture had
been converted into “a great political
machine” and has been wasting public
appropriations. It is believed'the
resolution will precipitate a long
drawn out and bitter fight in both
houses.
It is no secret that Commissioner
Brown is ready to meet the charges
against him and his department be¬
fore the committee, and elsewhere, as
occasion demands.
WANTS GOVERNOR ISSUE
FIVE MILLION IN BONDS
TO PAY OLD PENSIONERS
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Atlanta, July 25__-Representative
Singleterry, of Grady county, today
introduced a hill in the house to em
power the governor to issue state
bonds, to the sum of five million dol¬
lars to pay Confederate veterans and
widows of veterans pensions.
COLUMBUS MOTOR
CLUB TO CONDUCT
TRIP TO BRUNSWICK
WILL CONFER WITH LOCAL OF¬
FICIALS REGARDING GREAT
HIGHWAY
A communication was received by
Secretary Fred Warde, of the Board
of Trade, this morning from Leland
J. Henderson, of the Columbus Motor
Club, that that organization had ac¬
cepted the invitation of the Board of
Trade and the Young Men’s Club to
conduct a trip to Brunswick for the
purpose of conferring with regards tn
organizing a Columbus to Brunswick
Highway.
President John T. Davis, of the Co¬
lumbus Motor Club, was made chair¬
man of the committee on arrange¬
ments, with full power to organize
the trip and conduct negotiations. It
is also stated that President Davis
makes the participation of the motor
club contingent upon reaching an
agreement with the Brunswick or¬
ganizations before the highway shall
he designated or named. Mr. Davis
thinks that enough time should be al¬
lowed to not only properly locate the
proposed road, but also to provide an
adequate and dependable financing
arrangement. ,
It is suggested in the communica¬
tion that a business conference be
first held, only the officials of the Co
lumbus and Brunswick organizations
to make the trip, and if plans can be
agreed upon to hold one or more
meetings along the proposed routes,
allowing each community to be heard
on the subject. A plan for qualify¬
ing will be agreed on and submitted
to the interested communities, and to
consider only those which are ready
to qualify. communication
It is stated in the
that it will require two days for the
Columbus party to make the trip over
to Brunswick. It will in all proba¬
bility be planned to take the visitors
to St. Simon for stay of two or three
days, requiring five or six days to
make the trip both ways. The Good
Roads Bureau, of the Board of Trade,
and the Good Roads committee, of
the Young Men’s Club, will hold a
meeting immediately to decide on a
date to have the Columbus Motor
Club visit this city.
Monster Underwood Celebration
Is Planned In Birmingham
For Saturday July 28th
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HON. OSCAR UNDERWOOD
SOLONS ARE DEAF
TO APPEALS FOR
APPROPRIATIONS
LEGISLATURE DETERMINED TO
SPEND STATE’S MONEY
VERY.CAUTIOUSLY
Atlanta, Ga., July 2$.—It ha s beef)
n any a year since Goergia had a leg¬
islature which was so seriously deter¬
mined, as the present genera! assem¬
bly is, to hold down appropriations.
The appeal from different depart
ments for more money is falling on
ears which may be sympathetic, hut
so far the sympathy is chiefly for the
taxpayers, as it should he, according
to some of the leading members of
the assembly.
The exposure of the great growth
in expenses of recent years has been
widely published in the newspapers
and the people, say many lawmakers,
are demanding rigid economy.
As a rule, legislation is shaped by
the committees. Many a trick has
been put over in the past by compe¬
tent committees. This year, the com¬
mittees are hard-boiled when it comes
to spending money.
It seems to be generally understood
that it will be bad politics to boost
larger appropriations this summer.
Thanks to the newspapers and espe¬
cially the weeklies, the people are
watching the expenses because large
appropriations mean higher taxes, it
is pointed out here.
In connection with the bill which I
has been introduced to repeal the law
which created the new class of pen-!
sioners, it is stated that while there |
are 17,000 on the state’s pension rolls, j
there are less than 7,000 Confederate !
veterans still living in Georgia.
MOBILE MAN ARRESTED
BY CHIEF REGISTER
on serious charge
Jerome Eidson, alias Jerome H. Ed
ison, young white man, was
by Chief of Police Register,
ii]orning while he was at work on the
dredge, Savannah, for Officer II. H.
Sullivan, of Mobile, who arrived in
Brunswick yesterday armed with a
requisition from Gov. return*to Clifford
ef for the man’s the
buma city.
The warrant issued for Eidson’s, oi
Edison’s arrest charged him with
fraudulently disposing of personal
property belonging to another. The
property in question is said to be an
automobile, which the young man Ts
alleged to have stolen and sold. When
arrested Eidson feigned surprise, but
i made no statement concerning his
connection with the affair.
Officer Sullivan, with his prisoner,
! will leave this afternoon for Mobile
, where the latter will be tried on the
charge pending against him.
I innr BREAK tjr njTMnnrn HUNDRED
PORTY POINTS
j Im if 11II Tf ir V fiATTAU 111 I lira
JUaJl. vUI I * Vi’
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j (.NEWS FROM SOUTHWEST RE
PORTING POOR CONDITIONS
CAUSES DROP
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! New York, July 25.—A break of
; one hundred and forty points in July
cotton contracts occurred in the New
York Stock Exchange shortly after
ppening this morning.
July positions sold as low as 22 1-2
and at'one. time was five points under
the October contracts which were sup
ported by dry weather and news from
the southwest.
The drop in July is due to receipts
of fifty notices that traders who had
agreed to deliver cotton on contracts
were prepared to do so.
OSCAR UNDERWOOD
TO BE HONORED BY
HIS NATIVE CITY
ALABAMA SENATOR TO DELIV-| !
ER ADDRESS AT MONSTER ‘
CELEBRATION
Atlanta, Ga., July 25.—Many Geor¬
gia Democrats, particularly a num- j
her of political leaders in Atlanta, are j
making plans to attend the monster j
celebration in honor of U. S. Sena
tol . Oscar Underwood, which is to I
be held in Birmingham, July 28.
An old fashioned barbecue, with |
speeches of welcome and an address i
by Senator Underwood, now consider-1
ed a strong presidential possibility, |
are features of the Birmingham cel¬
ebration, according to information re
ceived here. Governor Brandon, of I
Alabama, will one of the speak- j
ers.
That sentiment for the Alabama
senator for president is undoubtedly’
strong in Georgia is pointed out here
by many lawmakers in attendance on
the Georgia general assembly. He is
recognized in many quarters as one
of the ablest men in the country and
in the opinion of a number of political
leaders, as expressed here today, j
stands a fine chance of being the par
ty nominee.
•Senator Underwood has recently l
returned from an extensive tour of
Europe where he studied political and
economic questions at first hand,
Since his return he has given out sev
eral interviews that have attracted
international interest. The senatrfr
' outspoken on all public questions
and his address at Birmingham will
be one of broad significance.
| Atlanta, July 25.—As the Georgia
I house of representatives took up con
i sideration of the general appropria
| tions bills, Representative Elders of
‘ Tattnall announced that in seeking
j to amend the measure so as to in
| crease the common schools’ allowance
! from $4,250,000 to $4,500,000 annual
ly, he will not attempt to strike out
the proviso that the schools also shall
receive one-half of all revenues above
$8,500,000.
“The suggestion by Mr. Culpepper,
chairman of the appropriations com
mittee, Monday that the schools
would lose approximately $500,000 if
my amendment .were adopted,” he
said, “evidently was based on a mis
apprehension of my proposal. I am
simply taking steps to insure JChe
schools of the receipt of $4,500,000
next year, to which I believe they are
fully entitled. In addition to this
amount, they will receive, if my
amendment is adopted, one-half of all
revenues above $8,500,000, as I shall
not attempt to change the committee
proviso.”
PROHIBITION LAW OF GEORGIA
OPENLY VIOLATED AND HELD IN
UTTER CONTEMFf, ARNOLD SAYS
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♦ RUN ON GERMAN REICH-
4 BANK STARTED WHEN IT
♦ OPENED THIS MORNING
(By Associated Press.)
London, July 25.-— A run on
4 the German Iieichsbank began
4 soon after it opened this morn-
4- ing- according to a Central News
4 dispatch from Berlin which
4 gives the cause as insufficiency
4 of hills of large denominations
4 to satisfy other banks.
ATLANTA CALLED
“RENO OF SOUTH”
BY SENATOR KING
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BILL TO-REMOVE GROUNDS ! ;
FOR DIVORCE
(Ry Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Ga., July 25.—In speaking
in favor of the passage of the bill
intoxication as grounds ^'.f nd for .2l: lb di- ^F
vorce in this state, which which
Atlanta was the “Reno of
the South,” Senator King', of the
Eleventh district, asserted Georgia
divorce laws are being abused.
“Here in Goorj.ffa,” he said, “our
courts hold that not only physical
P aln ’ but menta! P am 18 “ i0 Z
total divorce. That is all wrong. If
a man takes a drink of liquor—and
there are very few total abstainers
His wife, if she chooses, can in . 0
court , get divorce by
aim a
ban w.th habitual intoxication.
Desertion is the only ground we j
should recognize
This bill should not be considered ,
in a spirit * of levity. It is tar too im
porLmt. , 1 he rouble , with ... the ,,
pro
hibition law today is that ,t has been
laughed at and made a joke. There,
to be ° P ?°" m >’ b,U ’
b “ l ‘ S ,ve . waning that sooner will be- or j
Iater the 8ltu . f °” ln Borgia ;
come so intolerable that all oi you J
will ... with . ,
agree me.
MEN AND WOMEN
THOUGHT BURNED i
IN ASHEVILLE FIRE
”1 HE EMPORIUM LARGE MER
CANTILE ESTABLISHMENT ;
DESTROYED TODAY
(By Associated Press.)
Asheville, N. C.. July 25.—Fire-gut¬
ted the Emporium building in the bus- ]
iness section here today, causing .. j
heavy loss and resulting in the injury
o fa number of men and women em¬
ployes, who were burned severely. >
One of the injured men is suffering
a fractured leg which he sus- j
when he , jumped . from . a wm-
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Two women clerks are missing and
it is feared that they lost their lives
the big conflagration.
FI LHu U/vi FYPI JuiMll A 1 lj
SCHOOL FUND PLAN
OFFERED IN HOUSE
SAYS CHAIRMAN OF APPROPRI¬
ATIONS COMMITTEE MIS¬
UNDERSTOOD BILL
BILL PASSED BY GEORGIA
SENATE WILL PROHIBIT
HASTY MARRIAGES NOW
Under a bill passed by tlie.Georgia
senate Tuesday iio marriage licenses
can be issued in Georgia until
j names p of both JcoiiWadting
CR ave been posted on the door of
courthouse their county for five
days.
Senator Stovall, of the twenty
ninth district, is the author of the
hill, which passed by a vote of 30 to
3. Mr. Stovall said the effect of the
measure would be to stop so many
runaaway marriages and lessen the
divorce evil. The bill now goes to tha
house.
The senate passed Senator Green’s
bill making communications between
doctors and their patients eonfid
tial, and preventing their use in th
courts of the state. There was
opposition to its passage.
The absent voters' bill of Senator
Moore, giving voters away from^home
on election days the right to cast their
ballots by registered mail, Was de¬
bated at length, and tabled on mo¬
tion, of the author when much op. ppoai
tion to its enactment developed.
BRUNSWICK
Has a landlocked harbor, the
beet on the Mouth Atlantic
.Coast ........
PRICE FIVE CENTS
AUTHOR OF BILL
TO REPEAL STATE
Resents Statement That He is
Met; Asserts He Never
T ouches Liquor
TRANSPORTING WHSKEY
MAKES HIGHWAYS UNSAFE
Says ft is More Dangerous on
Roads of Georgia Than Pen¬
etrating the Very Worst
Jungles in Africa.
Atlanta, July 25.—The prohibition
law of Georgia is openly and fia
grantly violated and held in utter
contempt, Dr. Craig Arnold, of Lump
kin> dec i are(l personal'privilege. today dressing
Dr. Arnold, who is author of a bill
to
asserted that he wished to deny cer¬
tain newspaper charges that he is
“wet” and to assert that he had nev
er tasted a drop of intoxicating liquor
in ^oducJd his life. Ahis" "I IdU'wlfich'wiU give notice I have in
put a
quietus on the transportation of H
quors in automobiles and other con¬
veyances,” he said, "and if every
member who is against my proposed
measure to repeal the state drv law
record hi vote in favor of this
other bill t0 send evety , man to the
chain for one vear when found
of hauli f whiskey you wifi
^ mP st a raffic that has heid
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r life.so ,. lightly ,,, that traveling on our
hi ^ is -m-ore dangerous than
the jungles of Africa.’’
])r Arno]d said that general!y men
charge of liquor cars were partly
intoxicated and always arraed and
that the anxioug county rural police
was always anxious to , catch , u
cars and would risk their lives
order to share in money from the
of cars taken and sold under con¬
proceeding's. “Let the fed¬
government enforce its prohibi
law,” the Lumpkin representa¬
said. He stated further that a
of the state law would mean
of thousands of dollars to
as it would cause the discon¬
of many county police de¬
GEORGIA PEANUT GROWERS
Pelham, Ga., July 25.—A meeting
the Georgia Peanut Grower’s A#-j
j at ; on ; s to be j ]e j d bere
the purpose,’it is understood, of
a county organiation. Lo¬
organizations are to ba organized
Baconton, Hopeful, Branchville,
Sale City, Hinsonton, Cotton,
„ a and tWs j it is s t at ed. .
TO CHANGE TIME
Atlanta, Ga., July 25.—Atlanta
have eastern time instead
central time under the terms of a hill
introduced in thb legislature, by Miss
Bessie Kempton, one of the Foulton
county delegation./ Atlanta is the
umy only city city of ui any any size in in the ure state sia that
does not have eastern time, sh# says.