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LLS ON LEA CUE FOR
rjsfense
rid it ' Shocked
Bombardment of Corfu by
_
Italian War Craft and Killing
of Fifteen Persons.
5 (By Associated Press.) •
Athens, Sept. 1.—Greece will
abide by a decision of the ^edgne
of Nations in its dispute "With
Premier Gonalas said that the
fort at Corfu, Which the Italians
borilbarded b*d been given, 'to
Americans far sheltering orphans r
and he dhdenltood th#t; $ 0 * 6 #
thing like fifteen had been filled
by Italian gu nfire.
Italy Won't Object
Geneva, Sept. 1,-rSignor Salandra,
member of the League of Natfons,
said tonight he Would nbjk comhiem
on Greece’s communication as he had
not read it. He saidhe believed Italy
wOudl dihpuute have no objections to leaving
the to the League »hd .ipsist-'
ed that Italy's move was -not one of
war by the but people the dras.ty: of Italy. action demanded
Brought Before League
Geneva, Sept. 1.—The communica
League council which I, no« fa
|» le „ r actively in
It It is is announced anuo^nced that that the the gb\erft
....... l .....‘^hher
ward so
controversy for the moment held
to the Leagus of Nations. In
meantime tire government is taking
Corfu permanent in violation of
existing neutrality agreement.
Various units in .the .powerful Brit
ish Mediterranean fleet are in easy
access to the island. ,
A news ilispatch from Athens says
that the Italian occupation of the isl
ar.« of Corfu has produced a
of ''stupefaction and. intense
tion over the Tact that despite . the
declaration that'Gorfu would Blake no
resistance the Italians opened fire on
the fortress, housing five thousand
refugees, and eleven were, it * is
ported, killed. :
No retaliation was offered from the
island where there'was no guns. The
Italians arrested £he chief official and
ten officers who were taken aboard
ships despite assurances that the ish
anders desired freerloom. All com¬
munication between Corfu and Athens
is severed.
Fired on Greek Steamer
Athens, Septe-T.—An Italian sub¬
marine stationed off the gulf of Cou
mentiza fired upon the Greek steamer
Georgias and slightly damaged it.
Stmonetti Governor of Corfu
tendon,: Sept. 1.—Vice Admiral Si
monetti has been appointed Italian
governor of the island of Corfu.
Samos and Crete Not Occupied
Rome, Sept. I.-—An official an¬
nouncement says-there is no truth in
the report that either the islands of
Samos or Crete- have been occupied
by the Italians.
A Profoimd Sensation
The Italian bdmbar bdlhbardment of Corfu
ha taused a .profound impression
th ghout the world, particularly Geneva, at
tl allied capitals and at
where the Leagtfc of Nations is in
session:
Italian forces continue to hold the
Island of Corfu, which lied: off the
Greek coast. ■ ' i '-T . -
The bopibardment, iqv which, fifteen
persons were killed 5 and many wound¬
ed, is new officially that’ confirmed. fib*
Italy announces oece-“
"
.
d .iiA
ik i:\KHKii..\ki: sweeps to
KING GEORGE
Ruler of Greece, who refuses to hu¬
miliate his government and who j
has taken his grievances*, to ; the i
League of Nations. I
“ssas. :j j ,
■
■ss^ssffar i
mijahW-fc ck 'Gun
tLo’bilre tor Savm.l,, .ta, the,
go shoot to participate be held that big city Labor|)ay |
to m tofnor- -
W j. H. '
l?i’ f i. S ‘™ ‘ J. Gorenftd, ’ «\ Abbott. i'V
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SION MAKES
SWEEPING REVISION
‘ ON some .commodities
"i (By Aasoeijrteu Press.)
Atlanta, Sept. Tv—'What was term
ed by the Georgia Public Service Cem
mission as a “sweeping revision of
rates on seyeral very important com- I
modifies,’ inel4-!ing cotton, canned
goods, peanuts, iron and steel articles !
was ordered by that body'today. The j
revision affects Intrastate/'shipments.
1 "Many other commodities ^ire to be j
! treated in the same manner, it was in
dicated in the order just issued and
it is very probable; that at an early
date the commission will issue an
other order making a further revision
of . rates on other commodities. The
new rates are effective October 15th,
1923. ’
of Cprfu probably will be the li)p>t of
Italian action to enforce ..sanctions.
Greece announces that if hebtap
It^likn invasioit, - v , .. .
The Greek Minister of Foreign Af¬
fairs .declares, tfiat Italy’s occupation;’
©f Corfu can only'be regarded as.“a'
hostile act.’L , •
“Italy has notified Greece that Cor¬
fu will be evacuated if the Athens
government meets Premier Musso¬
lini's.' demands' for: satisfaction for
. the assassination* of’ General TeHini’s.
boundary Tni^ion, '
Tiie . councii of the League of ,Na
tionf nneets'today t©,hear repteserita-,
■fives ptf. the two .countries, after re
c •kpiitiOTi‘‘ forma]^ appeal '' i ™" from Greece
-
_ t
protected- -, the killing of refu
seizure of an islaml rec
ty as neutral territory.
■Tsts in England are
* in readimss forW
...
Great Britain .actively indicates that- she
in the situation
DAY WILL
BE OBSERVED IN
QUIET MANNER
Buildings
Banks Will be Closed for
the Holiday
ORDER TO RENDER
PROGRAM AT CITY HALL
Speakers and Readers
Will be Featured.—Public In¬
vited to Attend Impressive
Ceremonies. !
Labor Day will he celebrated to¬
morrow by the closing of the retail
at 1' o’clock, the closing pf, the
hall and the county court house
offices and the banks during the en¬
tire day.
There- will be no p
tk> n in .celebration parade,j
way of a ;t the'
cessation ‘ of worl ,t all tW^Principal,
plants in the cit It will be a general
holiday, ’which be observed in a
quiet, unostentatii g way.
• The close of the will find a gen
eral fingle at the CfUWj|ian, where, at
8 o’clock the Junior Order'&iited Am
Mechanics will, ren,
teresting program in observant
the day, to which the general public Ts
SSSS*
dh-eetion of Ba-iqiey Esfriil^op, 'ftey; Williams, will ren
£{£££ ctioris. I
Rev. C. EitJBotsford, j
of Brunswick,! be arnorYg the
spea kers. The ter is one of th§
order in.
Jg Hh
At the conclusion of the program,
*
d( Whlio , H , htful lunch wit served,
Lai..... Da - not be ob
ntation in
e occasion
will be one that will thoroughly
enjoyed by the populaci a whole,
It will be a day of fiat ion and
rest, for hundreds .who spend it in
that, manner.
A. J.GORDON
NEW YORKE
ITI7DV Yulis A'
V.
—
BKUNSWIOl.^1
ING TRIP ,TO MI
A. J. Gordon, aecohv ped by Mrs.
Gordon, has. returned New York,
where he has been ling several
days in the metrpp'c bis fall
stock for the .Gcfdo Separtment
spirit “1 was of optimisilf, agrei*|blV that surprised in at evi¬ the
was
dence -in ©very’ quarter. There wa s
nothing but the brightest future
dieted by everybody with whom I
came in conthM* fAnd the most reas
suring featin'©. 5 o'f it all was the fact
that the South wife pointed out as be¬
ing the most prg^perous section of
entire country.
" “I found people talking in the most
laujiafoi-y wav, of Brunswick,” said
Mr. Gordon* “for this eBj'.is decidedly
in the limelight just now. There is
not a town of its dimensions that is
more favorably known than Bruns¬
wick and I‘-am prouder than ever that
T am a Brunswiekiari.”
Mw Gordon, who is a close obs’erv
e.W stated that he found the sentiment
among conservative business
men That the entire country was on
the and*thjs eve of a most prospaeeps season, the
was particularly triW- of
South, and .nowhere more so than in
Brunswick, ,
-■ -r~- THE
WEATHER FORECAST FOR
WEEK BEGINNING TOMORROW
lapk for the week beginning Monday:
♦ 4 4 4 ♦ 4 ♦ -*■ ♦
TAX VALUES IN 428
COUNTIES SHOW LOSSES
AGGREGATING $25,628,911
--r ■
4 (Ry Associated'Press.)
Atlanta, Sept, l.-rThe tax val
ucs in 128 Georgia counties
showed losses in 1923, while the
reru.u.ung twenty-eight register
ed increases, according to state
ment issued tonighflby Henry J. 4
Fullbright, state tax commis
sionsioner. '•
The losses aggregated
911, but the commissioner order
ed a further reduction in one
county which amounted to $136,
522, and ten percent increase in
three others, amounting to $847,-
174, so that the findl decrease in
128 counties was $24,918,259, it
was stated.
i
4 4 ♦ 4 ♦ 4 4 * 4 ♦ • V
NARROWLY
ESCAPES DEATH
IN AUTO
iS COLLIDE AND V
[PANT THROWN
THE WINDSHIELD^
That Mrs. Sam Hendrie, on
instantly killed 4 y,esteri mjfacles y
was one of those
never be explained, it was
but: slightly injjurei
With her husband,%Mfs.
left their little hoi
schodlfkwith Tossing, near^fie
Brunswj as their
nation TFThe trip made
incideriSpntil the f the fence
tin ^efiuing
r, : ‘ i
onrae
rding tq ppipachih^ itnesses^; two
J"* 1 cars we| the
.
son cat
e car
was molished. turnjj^urtle Mrs. Hendrickson and virtually
thrown through the windshield
the rapidly approaching ear
swiped the smaller ear. The
of the other car, a in
Buick, was uninjurejjyrne
the collision Was Jmard for
tance. Jr jm
When reseuJFs reached the mme
found tMt Mrs. Hendridp»
had not serioujp' been furled injured, throuajptWjf altirfiA
forehetal. be%amtf0o Mrs. IpPndi-ijffson haSitat
fused to a
was conveyedlWRe home*a Bla#r..tarn
bor where Dr. G. W.
0/1 her wounds,' who StatSf fot that
injuries were pairful, but
was no blame at1 ed to
er party for the eccide
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T. E. PAT1 jjCAM IxOUPI
SPENDS DAY ISHING
WHILE ENR( TJr- * “
Judge T. E. Patterson, chairman
the Georgia Prison Commission,
with a party of friends
ing in the vicinity of Little
Island, and on their return to
city last night reported a most
catch. Judge
accompanied by W. G.
of the State Highway
and they left early last night
Darien in, their car, at which
will spend a short time
their trip to Atlanta.
“I am always glad to come
Brunswick,” said Judge
‘‘for more than one reason. The
that I flatter myself that I have
of warm personal
here, and then, too, I am very fond
in the waters hereabouts,;
to be in this always
to nfe. Wihen the St.
Highway is opened next year you
see people coming here by the
sands. That’s a great project and
great credit on Brunswick
county, for there are but
and counties in Georgia
undertake so ambitious \ an en
Judge Patterson said that he
to return to Brunswick in
future for a prolonged) slay
y.:
MAY INVOLVE EUROPE
GREAT WAR
as?*' > ' 4
.
m A
m
VICTOR EMANUM.
lu
[Arch, whom Jbij
GEORGIA CO GE
OF COMM ETO
dPENO DAY
ENTIRE SECON f FLOOR
NEWS BUILDING FITTED UP
FOR INSTITUTION
.*. . m.
As announced by advertisement in
The o^merce“ Nows, V^open the Georgia College oft
for business
AAd't} g m tember 4. The entire
The News buiWifig has
been put’ condition ■*" for
the use of the sc pis are
all large, light and well \v and
all conveniences are provide
A.complete business-college eq
ment has been installed, consisting oi
individual desks, typewriters, adding
machines, duplicating machines, $ol
,jgg e bank an d^ath er things, used:
connection w :
large reception"
college office liErs_ ....
the "use of parents and w 10
ma? ’ have, business with the .caw^e.
f° th da f‘ arui n }f \ session f
. he d an< tlle c l asses snoula«>e
s P e?ial to a lar f
.our poeple who are employed
the fisy- institution^^!
UjCxc head of this nd.
r a n - A m encm^ffoTOf^icd' Commei
of Miami, Fla., one of the principal
educational institutions of that state,
He pl . opoges to esta blish the same
co jj e g e here. He is a mem
_ of the National Commercial
Teachers’ Federation anA it is be¬
lieved that under his management the
new institution will be a great suc¬
cess and a factor in the educational
and commercial life of Brunswick.
Such an institution can be of great
service to the community. It will
provide a way for large numbers to
acquire this training who would other¬
wise not be able to get it. It will keep
the boys and girls as well as the mon¬
ey at home. The college i: needed and
it is felt that the management is en¬
titled to the support and encourage¬
ment of our people.
SHIPPING REPORT FOR
AUGUST SHOWS NO
DECREASE IN BUSINESS
Port Statistician Oscar Johannes;
has just completed his report for
month of August, which shows
shipping continues to hold its o
fact shows a gradual increase
ume.
The report submitted by
nesen to the Board: of Tradi
lows: Coastwise, $402,93$)
$526,000; import, $38,080;
$329,473.—Total for the month’
294,491.
Vessels, arriving for moi
tonnage for the month, 43,2
ber of crew on all vessels, 37
CALLS ON
LABORTOUNITE I
FORWORLD PEACE
Grand Chief of Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers
Makes Address
AMERICAN LABOR CAN
LARGELY SOLVE PROBLEM j
Can Render No Greater Service
Than to Secure Co-operation
of Forward Looking Men and
Women in This Country.
(By Associate,-1 Press.)
Cleveland, Sept. 1.—The menace of
the next war overshadows all other
issues which confront the laboring
man and “the achievements of centur¬
ies of human progress
away by another red
?rs exert their itica
banisn this
kind,” Warren iS. £
of the Brotherhood
gineers, said in a Labor
today.
“American Labor
greater service than ecure the co- j
operation of forward i““ men nnJ
women women in in this this eomtMy cou as well as in
other other lands, lands, for for f thp maintenance of
permanent world mace,” Mr, Stone
asserted , fXa.t x
“The sccoffd issue Tri whtcb'”
the is the workers struggle of JBween Jpnerica autoerticy -re involved and j
democracy ,in uRrstry. The stability !
harmony, nation’s Economic Jpd the prosperity fabric is of at
stake. industriafpeace TherJt'annot, there-should not
be until the men who
invest all they have—their labor ana
their lives in the nation’s basic indus-1
destiny destiny tries, have of of those those a voice industries, industries in directing_ at at least least the j
equal equal to to that that of of the the men — who * merely ..... j
invest their money,
“Democracy in government goes
hand in hand Becaup)M*PMp||jave wit h dc^ fiocracy ignored in in
dust'rv. |
the latter, wej/re inwamBf of losing j j
the former, m the jfforke n " j
,
j ! serwbm, they pfftyfjl i
r ,f cconomw 1 * -
ganize th* uflpticfd revagiless’ power never t
?party 1
^ ^ effl( nt, and
i inip^ial government. He© ies. the
| remedy for the ’usurped vei ower of
1 the courts which enables: w beac
tionary judges appointed" life -and
removed from the voice eed." of I ‘
minbprfmwag^ff^ chi abor JLaws,
uwrtwan
lv ' fiacted /^ 1 by humanp Congregfin refi respo*
thjBalmost unanimcals demand of t
AiUc’ican people. dawliFonsecrated
this. to the
_ r- tod, the workers-of . I
holin " ,
the-. uatiflff'iake ___ stock of what they!
have 'akceady achieved, re-direet their
course in line with labor s ideals, and
pledge anew?* their devotion to the
cause of creating a happier, nobler,
and more abundant life for all man¬
kind. For labor’s purposes are not
selfish.
“But, the present Labor Day finds
us a tone of the most critical .periods
in American history. Problems
such as our grandfathers never knew,
are pressing upon us for solution. The
conferences and intrigues of diplo¬
mats and clergymen/and politicians', the /exhorta¬
tions of the resolu¬
tions of all sorts pi civic clubs have
alike failed to solve these .problems.
It remains fort' the masses of the
workers riecesjjiis* who v produce and transport
all the of life to organize
and use the*n®nomic qlvtbSRion and political
power if itself is to sur¬
vive the forces of hate, greed and sel¬
fishness/which now imperil it.”
SS BOOMING
.ated Press.)
it. 1.—The section
lately surrounding
g rapid progress in
>nt of the dairy busi
to local officials. Six
cows have been
ntly and two
he received
WIDESP
HOR
CITYYOK ir
,. :
Wireless Rejport to San Franci
co is Suddenly Stopped
Late Yesterday
LOSS OF LIFE MAY REACH
STAGGERING FIGURES
Washington in Great Fear for
Safety of Americans as Large
Number’ Doing Business in
Tokio Lived in Yokohama,
(By Associated Press.)
San Francisco, Sept. 1.—Tokio
is now on fire and many buildings
in the city have collapsed, the wa¬
ter system is destroyed and the
life is heavy. All traffic
flames are
spreading to surrounding towns,
according to messages received
here tonight by the Radio Cor¬
poration of America from the
company’s superintendent at the
Tomioka. station.
.Practically the entire city of Ybko
nama is afire and numerous casualties
have occurred as a result- mf a confla- ’
gration which broke wuN ~~* 4 ~ “xo «—
vere earthquake shw.k.,
message from the Jap,",
tion at Iwaki to the f
tj„ ion of message. America’^. lqcfelG
V •Tb©- fvilew
at*Yifirtfliama . in subsequent; to
ab 4 .
day)'; practically
numerous casualties.”
Later, all communici
was lost, and before
The' earthquake si
six minutes at Osaka., i:
ous effects it is feared have
,at Tokio £fiid Yokohama.
The American navy
hospital there but with
&taff y 0 koha ama- is 0
_ Vor 1
a© a residence section ’
ness men. ■ •
Washington is Uneasy
Washington, Sept. 1.
evere earthquake and
d Yokohama, Japan, betau.J
_al anxiety here
of Americans^
homes in that city., ted/
It is estlma
thousand citizen^
who have bush]
kio live in tha|
ed by the co®
half of all
Japan are s$
hama as theil
i's only a has
ea jfb E * *1
graph at
first news
Washington
Neither th;
state d©
theroug
had the
any re