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BRUNSWICK HAS A LAND¬
LOCKED HARBOR, THE BEST
ON THE SOUTH ATLANTIC
COAST. . .......
VOLUME XXIII. 6.
MAJORITY JAPTOWNS IN WIDE AREA IN RUINS
ALL MONEY IN VAFJLS OF BANK OF !
JAPAN WAS SAVED FROM FIRE !
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WHICH FOLLOWED EARTHQUAKE I
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Scope of ’Quake Covered
Territory and Seemed to
Center at Yokohama
THIRTY-THREE COUNTIES
AND FIVE LARGE CITIES
These in Path of Which Suffer¬
ed Most and Practically All
Were About. Destroyed in the
Terrible Catastrophe.
(By Associated Press.)
Osaka, Sept. 6.—All money in the
Bank of Japan vaults was saved
from destruction in the tire which fol¬
lowed the earthquake and tidal wave.
Recapitulation in the earthquake
and fire area today showed Yokohama
as tiie center and extending north and
south one hundred miles and ode hun¬
dred and forty miles east and west
from that city.
The stricken area includes thirty
three counties and live large cities
with seven million people and it is
estimated that seventy percent of the
towns within this radius were total¬
ly destroyed and only abofit. one
fourth of Tokio remains.
The Dead at Tokio
Iwaki, Sept. 6—The Japanese home
office took its first step towards at¬
tempting to clear up the confusion
and speculation regarding the actual
number of dead and injured in the
earthquake and fire at Tokio when it,
was announced that the death lisf
there totals thirty thousand, one bun
dred thousand injured and three hun
dred and fifty thousand are homeless,
Caught While Shopping
Tokio, Sept. 6.—Most of the dead
Bud injured among the Yokohama
foreigners were those who were
caught by the earthquake and fire
tvhile shopping in the downtown dis
tiict. ien Thousands, of the terror-strick
natives drowned in the canals
when seeking safety from the raging
Inferno which followed the trembler.
’ The earthquake left great in
gaps
fhe pavements and wrecked most of
the buildings. Fire, which started in
numerous places, at once completed
the destruction.
’The American and British -residents
of Yokohama who escaped the disas
ter are gathering the bodies of for
eign victims for burial at pea.
The remnants.of the Chinese popu
lation of the ruined city are
under the bluffs without food and
shelter. Their condition is pitiable.
As far as is known now Tokio! only one
American lost his life in He
was W T. Blume of the General Elec
trie Company, who was killed in the
collapse of the company’s building,
Americans who lost their lives in
Yokohama include Captain MacDon¬
ald, of the Grand hotel, a Mrs. Root
and son, recent arrivals, and Max D.
Kirjasoff, American consul.
Night of Terror
Tokio, Sept. .5.—After another
night of terror, the earth shocks be¬
ing almost continuous, the flames
which followed the temblers were
brought under control at noon Mon¬
day. The food problem here and
throughout other parts of Japan is
most serious owing to the destruction
of great stores of rice.
■ The people, however, seem to he
undergoing their ordeal with a great
patience, aiding one another wherever
it is possible. The military has tak
.en charge and evidences are increas¬
ing of the perfection of its organiza¬
tion.
The navy is cooperating in the
shipment of supplies to Yokohama
and other devastated areas. It is
reported- that Yokohama has been
wiped out. The Grand hotel col¬
lapsed.
Up to date there has been no com¬
munication established with, Osaka
or Nagoyo. Tokio virtually is cut off
from the south.
There are no railways operating
and no lights.
First Official Account
London, Sept. 6.—The first official
account of the Japanese earthquake
came today in the shape of a dis
patch which the Japanese embassy
reeeived from the governor of tne
prefecture of Osaka, which says that
the offices of the ministries of the in¬
terior, finance, education and rail-
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
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LUXURY TAX ! I
MEETS APPROVAL .
BUSINESS MEN
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1 \ POKED SALES TAX WHICH
1 HAS BEEN TALKED
j Atlanta, Sept. 6.—Atlanta business
men today expressed their unquali
f 'ed approval of a national luxury tax
, bill substitute for the proposed
- as a
' sales tax which reports state will be
! ready for the legislative hopper of the
m> xt congress.
The legislation favored is a mea
' sure, now being prepared by U. S.
Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, who
1 would put a tax on luxuries and sx
travagant purchases. All: farmers
sales up to $6,000 would be exempt
under the provisions of the bill,
Cheap commodities, such as a $3.o0
pair of shoes, or an inexpensive auto
mobile, would not be taxed under the
proposed legislation, hut expensive
purchases, such as a $2,500 autorno- ;
j bile or a $7.50 pair of shoes, will be
taxable at the rate of 1 1-2 percent,
“1 personally am strong for tills
. bill,” said C. YV. McClure, one of At- ,
: Junta’s leading merchants and head j j
1 of the McClure chain of ten-cent
: stores. “First, because people that j
- can afford luxuries can certainly at- ;
ford to he taxed and under this plan I
it is 110 hardship on us ordinary peo
pie. It is only a tax on extravagant
purchases by people who are reckless j
and have money they don’t need. This ;
kind of a tax is much easier and more ,
cheaply collected than the income tax. j
“Mellon is reported of beating as saying the income there | i
are 57 ways
tax and certainly there are a great j
many ways. It is a very expensive ;
tax to collect, as I understand it costs j
more than half of what is taken in to i
collect it. j
“It requires both expensive audi- j
tors and bookkeepers the corporation on the part and of j
the government, i
the individual, as well as lawyers’ ;
fees to keep the government from
collecting more than it should, and it
keeps the client in doubt and anxiety
as to the income from three to five
years and sometimes longer.”
HOTEL IMPERIAL AT
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Narraganset, R. 1 Sept. 6.—The I
Imperial Hotel was destroyed by fire I
early this morning and the two hun
dred guests escaped scantily clad.
The loss is estimated at a half mil
lion dollars. The Hotel Massaseit
also caught from the flames but was
not badly damage*). !
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the metropol itiyi police head- !
ways, [
quarters and the arsenal in Tokio
were burnt down. I
theater Tiie Takanawa and Yuraku palace, theater the Imperial j j
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among tell other buildings destroyed j
in It the is fire. estimated that 200,000 houses j j
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BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 6, 1923.
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PROCLAMATION A
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4 Whereas, a frightful cal astro- 4
♦ pho, caused by earthquake, Hood 4
4 and lire, liar, happened to the 4
4 nation of Japan, said calamity 4
A causing the greatest suffering 4
4 and misery, want and starvation 4
4 to the people, and 4
4 Whereas, the entire world is ♦
4 turning its efforts and resources 4
4 to the aid of these unfortunate 4
4 victims, the United States being 4
♦ culled on through the American 4
4- Red Cross, the appeal having 4
4 come to us at Brunswick to do *
4 as much in our power as possi- 4
4 ble to lend aid, therefore I, Mai- 4
A colm B. McKinnon, mayor of ♦
4 Brunswick, do earnestly beg 4
4 you, our citiens, to contribute as 4
4 generously as possible through 4
4- the Brunswick chapter of the 4
4 American Reel Cross, for the 4
A succor and aid of these people A
4 and as a material expression of 4
4 sympathy and well wishing. 4
4 The American Red Cross has 4
4 been designated by the U. S. A
A government as the agent of the A
A American people to extend such 4
A aid and the people of Georgia 4
4- have been asked by this organi- 4
4 zation to contribute $30,000, 4
A Georgia’s proportionate share of 4
A the total relief fund desired, 4
A $3,000,000. A
4 The people of Brunswick have 4
4 ever had a heart open to the 4
4 needs and sufferings of stricken 4
4 humanity and it is with corifi- 4
4 dence that I make this appeal, 4
A knowing you will resond as your A
4 means permit to the sustaining 4
4- of this tradition. 4
A MALCOLM B. M’KINNON, 4
4 Mayor. 4
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FORMER GOVERNOR
SLATON TALKS ON
TRIP TO EUROPE
ALSO DISCUSSES INCOME TAX
OF NiOiRTH CAROLINA AND
ONE PROPOSED HERE
Atlanta, Sept. G.—Hon. John M.
Slaton, former governor of Georgia,
in Atlanta from a two months’
trip, said that he had come
convinced that taxation, despite
cheerfulness with which it was
b.v Europeans as a whole,
not fail to have a depressing
and that it is his earnest con
that the American people
be as free of taxation as pos
and that the American govern¬
should limit as far as possible
interference in the affairs of its
ana its citizens.
“Everybody is paying taxes in Eu
said Ex-Governor Slaton, “but
they seems to be cheerful about it. In
it cost $40 a day lo hire an
hut that isn’t so much
you take into consideration the
that a tax of $150 per year has
he paid to the government on ev
car available for such use. You
a man over there if lie doesn’t
he’s being overtaxed and if it
oppressive, and he shrugs his
and says, ‘Yes, but what
we do? The country’s debts
to be paid.’ ”
Governor Slaton found the tax
of absorbing interest in
when he left for Europe and
finds it still a.subject of wide dis
upon his return—with an ex
session of the legislature caller!
November to consider the prob
Passing through North Carolina,
now has a state income tax,
as has been proposed for Geor¬
Governor Slaton was told, he
that leading newspapers are edi¬
predicting that the state in
tax will be repealed at the next
of the legislature iff , that
Particular attention was call
to the fact thta the influential
newspaper, edited by Joseph
Daniels, former secretary of the
in President Woodrow Wilson’s
has editorially expressed the
that the North Carolina leg
will repeal the state income
at its next Session. General dis
with the income tax as a
measure, it appears, has been
%hown and does not serve
purpose as a revenue-raising
Mention is frequently made
of the falling off of a half bil
.-lollars in the federal govern
last report on income taxes,
the point is made that a state
do what the United States
has failed to do—in
NEW DRY GOODS
BUSINESS MAKES
BOW TO PUBLIC
ABBOTT-C, X DRY GOODS COM¬
PANY OPENS WITH NICE
LINE MERCHANDISE
Along with several other new en-1
terpnses just established in Bruns¬
wick is the Abbott Cox Dry Goods;
Company, located ai 507 Gloucestei
street in the large and spacious Akin
building.
The new firm is composed of J. B.
Abbott, who has otaer business
terests in the city and who has been
a resident for some <f5ur years, and
C. V. Cox, formerly QdJipany, with the Bruns
wick Cross Arms and who
is widely known in. die city.
The new company will- carry at all
times a large and well selected line of
I dry goods, shoes, hats and gent’s fur
I [ nishings and will also carry a line of
ladies’ ready to wear
Both Messrs. Abbo t and Cox
la large circle of friends and
I propose to make their new business
j a permanent one and cordially invite
the people of Brunswick and Glynn
county to pay them a call in their
J new The store. News wishes the Abbott-Cox
I Dry Goods Company air abundance of
success.
SECRETARY FEDERAL RESERVE
BANK IN ATLANTA MAY BE THE
MANAGER OF HAVANA BANK
Atlanta, Sept. 6.—J. M. Slattery,
secretary of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Atlanta, has been honored in
being promoted to the position of
manager of the new Havana agency
of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlan
ta and the Federal Reserve Bank of
Boston. He has just/left Atlanta for
Cuba.
Tine, advancement. #ofnes as;^a
I ward for his nine years’ connection
I with the P’ederal Reserve Bank of
I Atlanta. Mr. Slattery’s connection
1 da,tes back to a few days prior to the
official opening of the Federal Reserve
Banks on November 16, 1914. During i
his affiliation with the bank lie has
been responsible to a large extent for j
i the growth and development of the in- j
I stitution.
] Mr. Slattery Club, is a member of Ath- the j
i Capital City the Atlanta
letic Club, the Atlanta Chamber of :
Commerce and other organizations. !
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WAYCROSS NEGROES FORM • I
BUSINESS LEAGUE
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(By Associated Press.)
Waycross, Sept. 6.—Waycross J ne
groes are interested in the educational
progress of their race. At a recent
meeting of the Waycross Negro Busi¬
ness League, the membership voted
unanimously to support the issuance
of $125,000 in school bonds and also
pledged its support to the increasing
of the millage to a maximum of ten
mills. Waycross negroes now have
three buildings, 1,200 pupils and nine¬
teen teachers.
TECHNICAL EXPERT BE
SECURED FOR SUMTER COUNTY
(By Associated Press.)
Amerieus, Sept. 6.—A movement
has been started by the Sumter coun¬
ty school authorities to secure the ser¬
vices of a technical expert to teach
the boys “how to put together a steam
engine, run a tractor, weld iron, shoe
a horse, and build a plow stock, ac¬
cording to J. E. D. Shipp, chairman of
the county school hoard. Such an ex¬
pert, if secured, would devote his at¬
tentions to the six largest consolidat¬
ed schools in the county, visiting one
each day of the week and conducting
classes.
bringing the income tax method to a
successful accomplishment.
The ex-goVernor is a close student
of the taxation question, in fact, he
is recognized probably as one of the
best informed men on the subject in
the state. Lawmakers who are now
getting ready for the extra session in
November began to flock to Governor
Slaton’s office soon after his arrival
and tax discussions have proved to he
a topic of unusual interest.
It will be recalled that Governor
Slaton is one of the authors of the
present tax equalization law and as
Ihe result of his unusual—one may
say extraordinary skill—in handling
the finances of the state, he earned
the title of “Georgia’s Business Gov¬
ernor.” Mr. Slaton retired from the
governorship leaving the state free of
debt and with the lowest tax rate in
its history—a fact which he and his.
friends point ot with a considerable
degree of pride.
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Former British premier and leading English statesman, who is to visit
the United States in October.
WALKER IN ACCORD
WITH BIENNIAL
SESSION MEASURE
URGES STEP IN THE INTEREST
OF ECONOMY AND BETTER
LEGISLATION
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Sept. 6.—Governor Cl if
ford Walker is “heartily in accord”
with the movement to secure the pas
sage of a bill providing for biennial
sessions of the Georgia general
sembly, he told the Associated Press
today.
In his first message to the 1923
legislature, the chief executive urged
this step in the interest of economv
better legislation. His
sor, Governor Thomas YV. Hardwick,
took the same position. Now that the
recent session of the assembly is a
matter of history, Governor Walker
saio he was more strongly convinced
than ever that the regular legislature
should meet only once every two
years.
“If the biennial session law had al¬
ready xcuu, been ux;<r„ on the statute books of
the state when I came into office,” he
remarked, “I coubl have called an ex
traordinary session for the consid¬
eration of tax reform measures onl\
—and we woud have had tax reform
measures enacted.
“The sessions of the assembly are
expensive to the state and while legis
lation is being considered it has a dis
tinct effect on the business life. The
uncertainty of the situation slackens
and holds business in suspense.
“Biennial sessions also would tend
to crowd out much unneeesary legis¬
lation.”
A biennial sessions bill was intro¬
at the past assembly but din not
come up for final passage. Langley,
of Floyd, was one of the represents
tives urging the bill's passage. El-1
ders, of Tatnall, who has announced 1
he probably will run for governor |
year, was one of the opponents of i
the bill in committee hearings, ac¬
cording to Mr. Langley.
Those favoring the passage of the
bill will urge early action on it at the 1
next regular session in 1924, it has |
been announced.
TEN PERSONS KILLED
WHEN BERLIN-AMSTER
DAM TRAINS COLLIDE
(Bv Associated Press.)
Berlin. Sept. 6.—Ten persons
killed and fifteen injured in a
sion between the Berlin-Amsterdam
express train and a Dresdem-Amster
dam train near Hanover early this.
morning. '■
Two coaches on the Dresuen-Am-1
sterdum train were completely demol
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| ALVIN V. SELLERS
| TO BECOME CITIZEN
1 OF BRUNSWICK
POPULAR SOLICITOR GENERAL
OF THIS CIRCUIT IS TO
LOCATE HERE
.Solicitor General Alvin V. Sellers,!
! of the Brunswick superior court dr
\ ciiit, is to become a citizen of Bruns- •
wick.
I Solicitor General Sellers arrived in
Brunswick last night and today gave
| J out ously the statement that he was “seri
contemplating” making this
j I city his home. “In fact,” said the
1 genial solicitor, “I have about maae i
up my mind to move to Brunswick to; 1
I havd always been a great
fadmirer ! desire of live this here city, for having time. had
to some
expect, of course, to come here as
soon as I can make the necessary
arrangements.”
It will be a source of great plea¬
sure to the many friends of Col. Sell¬
ers in Brunswick to welcome him
here as a citizen. There is not a city
in the Brunswick circuit in which he
is more highly esteemed and popular. :
! He has been making his home for
i umber of years at Baxley, being a
‘native of Telfair county. I
A warm welcome awaits Col. Sell
! trs on the part of his host of warm
j personal friends here. ;
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GREECE ON TRACK |
OF ASSASSINS |
TWO OF THOSE WHO KILLED j
ITALIAN FRONTIER MIS¬
SION MEN CAUGHT
(By Associated Press.)
Milan, Sept. 6.—“Popola,” newspa¬
per, organ of Premier Mussolini, has
received a dispatch from Triste say¬ I
ing that telegrams from various j
Greek sources confirm the news that the |
government is on the track of j
the assassins of the Italian frontier !
mission.
Many suspects have been arrested
at Janina and also along the Greek- i
Albanian frontier and aniong them
are two of the assassins. The author¬
ities are after the others and hope
to arrest them shortly.
NATHAN MAYO COMMISSIONER
OF ARGICULTURE IN FLORIDA :
Tallahassee, Fla., Sept. 6.—Com
niissioner of Agriculture McRae re
signed his office this morning after
twelve years of service.
Nathan Mayo, of Marion county,
was appointed to succeed him early
this afternoon.
BUY WHAT YOU NEED AT
HOME AND THUS HELD
HIM NSWICK GROW TO BE
BIGGER AND GREATER. . .
PRICE FIVE CENTS
SIX CONVICTED
OF MURDER ARE
GIVEN FREEDOM
Governor Walker Grants Parole
to Some, and Others are
Refused
THOSE FREED INCLUDE
TWO WOMEN LIFE TERMERS
These are Bertha Terreli, of
Chattahoochee County, and
Emma Wimms Who Was Sent
Up From Turner County.
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Sept. 6.—Paroles in six
murder eases and one arson case were
granted b.v Governor Walker who at
the same time denied seven other ap
plications for clemency.
Those paroled include Bertha Ter
rell, of Chattahoochee county; Zack
King, of Worth county; Emma
Wimms, Turner county; John Mc¬
Kinley, Merriwether county; Bud
Hearn, Heard county; Walter Odum,
Thomas county, and F. W. Alums,
Coweta county.
Those who were denied paroles in¬
cluded Walter Chaney, sent up for
murder from Crisp county and Sam
Duckworth, also serving for murder,
who was convicted in Sumter county.
GREEK FLEET ORDERED
RETIRE TO AVOID MEET
WITH ITALY’S WARSHIPS
(B.v Associated Press.)
Athens, Greece, Sept. G—The Greek
fleet has been ordered to retire to the
Gulf of Volo to avoid contact with the
Italian fleet, it is learned this morn¬
ing on good authority.
W HALE IS STRANDED
NEAR ORMOND BEACH
„ an nt e P anj persons
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. here went t0 the beadl toda >' to
a whale that had been stranded
at a point near the drawbridge over
the canal between Bunnell and Or¬
The whale was at least forty feet
length with a breadth of body of
,
ee an a al s P lea “ 0 tn
The whale , , is . said ., to . , have , been cast
by the high tide and was still alive
noon today. Hundreds of people
Ormond, Daytona and other pla¬
have been to see it and marvel at
size. It is said that those first
it are arranging to cut out the
and secure the oil, as the
is said t» be of the sperm va¬
The fact that a whale was strand
, near , here recalls „ that . some fifteen ...
ago a school of nine whales
cast upon the beach near Mos
Inlet.
BIG LAW LIBRARY
Macon, Sept. 6.—With the exception
that of the University of Florida,
Mercer University law library is
to contain the biggest assort¬
of active volumes in the south¬
according to a survey made by
Dr. John Howard Moore, of the
of Chicago, and Dr. Rufus
Harris, recently of Yale. It was re¬
decided to open the Mercer law
for the use of the entire Geor
Bar Association.
TO HAVE A
BIG FLOUR MILL
(By Associated Press.)
Albany, Sept, 6.—Albany has add
a new industry to her growing list
enterprises. A flour mill, under
for several months, has
placed in operation with ma
of the most modern design
Albany citizens are already par
of “Albany-made flour. The
has a capaciiA of 500 barrels a
BOND ISSUE DEFEATED
Atlanta, Sept. 6.-—Atlanta’s cam¬
for a $2,000,000 bond issue for
_ of
central park and improvement
already established went dowti
defeat at the regular fall election
b.v a majority of about three
The total vote cast, how¬
if all had been favorable would
have constituted a constitutional
Races for council and al¬
were without interest.