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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 ! i i WHICH FOLLOWED EARTHQUAKE I i I 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 THE | ! STIRS WASHINGTON WITH PO T SHOT AT ELI IS ISLE ! , | | 1 I I | i Ambassador Auckland Geddes British envoy at Washington, now in London, has startled American ofti- j : fials by a newspaper attack on methods and conditions at Ellis Island. t LUXURY TAX ! I MEETS APPROVAL . BUSINESS MEN 1 -- I AS A SI RSHTl fl\ FOR T.HE PRO, 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 ■ NARRAOANSET IS BURNED j i 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*). ! — 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 were among tell other buildings destroyed j in It the is fire. estimated that 200,000 houses j j - Eight) | (Continued On Page j BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 6, 1923. -t * * > ♦ t t * t ♦ < ► ♦ 4 4 A PROCLAMATION A ♦ --- 4 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 ♦ 4 4 4 4- + 4- 4- 4- 4- A A 4 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. ! -------— J —4-s----- j WAYCROSS NEGROES FORM • I BUSINESS LEAGUE - j (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. Will Visit United States In j October In a Personal Way |j ‘‘i’. • i 1 Si| f .■■■?; . * ■ 'Py- . "I.. | i j \ I ft 1 I | j :1c'I i i 1 || | lH k i I $ ... LLOYD GEORGE 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 , | 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. ; i - ! Qp ' 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 ‘ ‘ ■ . . 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.