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BRUNSWICK HAS A LAND¬
LOCKED HARBOR, THE BEST
ON THE SOUTH ATLANTIC
'COAST.........
VOLUME XXIII. No. 12.
ATTACK CHARACTER R.F. MILLS
STATE WITNESS
YARBROUGH CASE
IS UNDER FIRE
Mills Told the Chief of Police of
Barnesville Thai Whipping
Was Family Affair
PHYSICIANS TESTIFY AS TO
CHARACTER OF DEFENDANT
They State It is Good But Have
Heard Rumors of His Being
Whipping Boss in the Many
Macon Floggings.
(By Associated Press.)
Macon, Sept. 13.—The defense to¬
day introduced several witnesses who
attacked the character of R. F. Mills,
for whose alleged flogging Dr. C. A.
Yarbrough is on trial in the city
court and all said that Mills’ charac¬
ter was bad.
Walter Revere, chief of police of
Barnesville, testified that Mills came
to him the day family after the affair whipping and asked and j
said it was a
him to investigate John C. Colbert j
and John M. Howard. He stated these
two were in the crowd that whipped
him. He stated that all the crowd
wore khaki and leggings. Revere
said he made an investigation him¬
self and ascertained that these men
were at their homes and could not
have participated in the flogging. He
stated that he told Mills only two |
men had gotten off the train from Ma¬
con on the night of the flogging and
he said it might have been them. The j
■witness then told the jury he con -1
r d ,hit ' h ' dld ” l . .......
Dr. W. A. Little, -well known physi
eian, testified to the good character
of Dr. Yarbrough but admitted
cross-examination that he had heard i
reports that he was the whipping j
boss in Macon. Dr. W. P. Rushing
also attested 'his good character and
said he had not heard any derogatory
remarks about him.
Three more’ Macon men positively !
identified Dr. C, A. Yarbrough, prom
inent dentist, on trial in city court for
the' flogging of R. F. Mills, chiropo
Hist, more than a year ago. W. O.
Barnett, W. W. Arnold and TL
Hartley were positive in their identi
fication in the second day of the trial,
that Dr. Yarbrough was one of the
.
men who took them out on separate
occasions and flogged them.
Among the features of the trial
were two letters identified by Mrs.
Li vv.jp Stuckey, of Hawthorn street,
and Miss Ora Goodin, of Ash street ,
as letters thev had sent to the Kn
Klux Klan. The letters were Durkee. identi-1
fied as the ones which .J. P.
Klan organizer, turned oyer to the
uboseeutors, saying that, they had
been taken from a drawer in a desk
iij Dr. Yarbrough’s office.- Both let
ters requested that “something he
done.” one in the case of a husband.
and the other in Vjthe ease of a father.
Mrs. C. L. Hartley, who was called
early yesterday morning by the state,
admitted that she went to the office
of Pr. Yarbrough to see if she could
pot'“have something done, about her
husband.” • Solicitor Roy W. Moore
announced that he had been “abso¬
lutely entsapperJ,” by the witness,
who.had told him recently that Dr.
Yarbrough had "written 'town the in¬
formation about her husband.
Several witnesses testified as to
the good character of Dr. Yarbrough.
All pf the defense witnesses weve
asked by Solicitor Moore to ;state
whether they were members of the
Ku Klux Klan. Several asked to be
excused from arijAvfirjbg) 1 tjiis *ques
' ‘ ‘
tjon.j Gostpn, ' well ■ known ' * ■
Dr. B. S.
cianj admittedjfn^i tie hal mtaife
plication for membership and Dr. D.
W. Green admitied tpqm^epghip in the
organizatiori said- Iff had treated
one of the victims- of the doggers and
#nad not reported the case,to the sher
iff of Bibb count,y.. He said the man
requested him not to report it.
FEDERAL REVENUE AGENTS
MEETING IN ATLANTA TODAY
■V
Atlanta, .Sep*. ^13.—Field forces of
the Federal Internal Revenue Bureau
in Georgia and .Alabama are meeting
here for a week’s course of instruc¬
tion in tax laws and regulations, J. T.
Rose, collector for the Georgia dis¬
trict, announced today. AVashington w'U
Two officials; from
have charge .of -Qie instruction and
about .fiftj .KK&ri? -..ace. expected to
take the course, it was stated.
THE BRON 8 WICK NEWS
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PRINCE OF WALES REACHES
HIS GREAT CANADIAN RANCH;
TRAVELS AS BARON RENFREW
Quebec, ept. 13—The Baron of Ren
frevv arrived in Quebec today The
Earon of Re-Xr-vv it, none other than
his Royal H'tfbness, t!>- Prince of
Wales, heir to England's throne.
Tiring' of being hailed as the fu¬
ture ruler of the British empire, the
England's next monarch is given a
rousing reception, although he was
*• traveling incognito. Will stay a
im nth.
Prince of Wales chose one of his
many other titles to travel under and
CHARLES STILWELL
WIFE, CHILD, SAFE
IN YOKOHAMA
f-_ B. STILWELL RECEIVES THIS
DELIGHTFUL NEWS FROM
SON IN JAPAN
It will be a source of delight to the
many friends pf Charles Stiiwell,
mer Brunswickian, now of Yoko
Japan, to learn that neither
lie, his wife or little daughter were
injured in the recent earthquake and
tidal wave which caused the death,of
many thousands in the very citv
where he resides.
C. B. Stiiwell, father of the well
known former citizen, lives at Ster
ling- and this morning received the
news of his son’s safety through the
department at Washington, and
it is needless to say that he was
lighted as lie had feared that the
worst had happened and especially is
this true inasmuch as he could receive
no information from the stricken city,
although he made every effort to do
Than Charlie Stiiwell there was not
a more popular young man in Biuns
wick. For a long time he was con
nected with the -wholesale grocery
business of J. M. Burnett but left
here several years ago finally locating
in Yokohama where he is connected
with a moving picture studio,
MISS MAE GIBBS IS NEW
BROXTON POSTMASTER
Broxton, Ga., Sept. 13.—Miss Mae
Gibbs has been appointed post
mas ter at Broxton, the result of a fe
C gtit civil service examination in
which she stood highest on the eligi
i; a t. She also had the rpcoinmerda
j; or) 0 f J. M. Sutton, vice chairman of
the Fourth - Congressional - - -- District, •
an( j recommendations from postal of
ficials and prominent citizens of the
town
, Mir-s Gibbs has been assistant post
master here for a number of years,
The other competitors for the of
f lcc were C. A. Poer and Estop Riek
otson.
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MAN MAKES EFFORT
TO END LIFE BY
SEVERING ARTERIES
George Lind, white man, forty-five,
is occupying a cell at. the county jail
C'harged with attempting to. take his
own life. He was found this morning
on the railroad tracks at Fourth and
Cochran avenue waiting for a train to
come along and decapitate him after
had ip'ade an unsuccessful effort
bring an end to his life,
. Lind claims he worked for a Sa-
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 13, 1923.
j thus escape the formalities accorded
| a personage wanted of royal blood. In short,
i ho to dodge the plaudits of
the multitudes, enter Canada quietly
and he on his way to an Alberta
ranch, where, the papers say, he will
eat boarding- house fare.
Hid he succeed in dodging the mul¬
titude? He did not. A Prince is a
I Prince, even though he be a Baron,
! figured the residents of Montreal.
| Therefore, the Baron being a Prince,
I a princely welcome was in order.
Bright and early did the crowds
gather at the pier to .meet Baron Ren
frew (or was it the Prince of Wales
they really c-ame to meet?) and as the
Empress of Fiance steamed to her
dock, a lusty cheer greeted the man
who only three years before, had won
the hearts Of Canadians and Ameri¬
cans with his smile.
Being only a Baron, the Prince of
Wales did not even rate a special cut¬
ter in which to reach the shore. There
were no officials to accord him an offi¬
cial reception, but the unofficial one
made up for that event. Even on the
ship he could not escape the so-called
“pitiless glare of publicity.’’ News¬
paper correspondents-; accompanied
him and sent wireless -messages about
! his trip.
' Baron Renfrew went from the ship
| bluffs, to the where ohauteau Froritenae his window on the he
j from
! could gaze down upon the broad St.
Lawrence rive)'. Tomorrow he will
travel on a private car to Alberta.
That will be the end of ceremonies.
On the ranch Baron Renfrew will
lead the simple life, and as the pa¬
pers say, eat boarding house hash and
other simple fare.
YOUNG MEN’S CLUB
HOLD REGULAR
MEETING TODAY
MILLARD REESE ADDRESSES
MEMBERS ON SUBJECT OF
EDUCATION BILL
The regular weekly luncheon of the
Young- Men’s Club was held this aft-'
ernoon, instead of tomorrow, the reg¬
ular meeting day,'owing to the fact
that all arrangements 1 : had been made
for the meetings, it being expected
that the Columbus automobile party
would be in tbe city and be guests of
the club.
A program had been' arranged for
the benefit of the visitors, and it had
to be changed at the last minute.
However, the -meeting- proved to be
an unusually interesting one.
A letter was read from Jas. H.
Winkler, chairman of the Young
Men’s Dynamo, of the Savannah
Board of Trade, announcing that a
drive would be started at once to raise
the money Savannah is still due on
the Darien bridge. He asked for the
amount, etc., and it was decided to
refer the matter to F. E. Twitty, who
is familiar with it. He will advise
the Savannah body at once as to the
amount. -
At I he request of the entertainment
committee Millard Reese, a member
of the board -of education, delivered
an adilress on the bill recently passed
by the legislature imaking certain
changes in the Glynn county board of
education. Mr. Reese gave the mem¬
bers of -life club sonie very valuable
information concerning the operation
of the local schools; and in his limited
time went into detail on many of the
school matters. He explained some
of the , proposed , _ changes and did not
hesitate _ in pointing out why he was
opposed ,to-: them. He stressed the
point that the Glynn county schools,
for years considered one of the best
systems in the state, had been oper¬
ated since 1914 under the present
plan and lie expressed himself in be¬
lieving that no city or cpipity in the
state could boast of a better system.
Mr. Reese’s address was a plain,
clear-cut statement of the facts and
lie received the closest attention of
the members present, and received
much applause at the conclusion of
his address.
vannah firm, but this was not borne
out by information received from that
city bv Chief of Police Register; who
communicated with officials in that
city. Lind is laboring under the hal
lucination that he is being pursued by
officers. In order to avoid arrest he
cut his wrists with a razor. Failing
to bleed to death, he laid down on the
railroad tracks awaiting his eni.
The man is a pitiable spectacle and
will be tried for lunacy.
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.
F CRAMER HOPS OFF IN F
♦ AN EFFORT TO BREAK F
♦ GULF-CAN ADA RECORD ♦
♦ (By Associated Press.) F
♦ Houston, Texas, Sept. 13.— ♦
F Parker D. Cramer hopped off F
♦ this morning at the Ellington F
♦ field in an attempt to lower the ♦
F non-stop flight record from the F
F -Gulf to Canada made recently F
♦ by Lieut. Scotty Croker. F
F The'distance of the proposed F
♦ flight is about 1,225 biles on an ♦
♦ airline j . F
NO DOUBT ABOUT
FRES. COOLIDGE
BEING NOMINATED
Assurances of Support for Pres=
idenf Come From Every
Section
REPUBLICANS FROM
MANY STATES WITH HIM
He is Regarded as the Strongest
Man in G. 0. P. and One Who
Would Have the Best Chance
of Winning.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept 13.—There seems
to be no doubt in the minds of Re
publican leaders who have visited the
nation’s capita! recently but that
President Calvin Coolidge will be the
nominee of the Republican party
with virtually little opposition. It is
pointed out that while he is endeavor¬
ing to carry out the policies of the
late President Harding, lie seems to
be satisfying various wings of his
party, except some few' United States
senators who have been leading reac¬
tionaries for the wifl past several years
and it appears continue to take
this stand.
Assurances of support for Presi
dent Coolidge in the 1924 political
campaign continued today to reach
the White House. They were brought
l\,r by Republicans RannGii^anc from caiiat.ol several ctoluc states
who were among an unusually lai-pe
number of visitors received by the
executive during the day.
NO EXPLANATION
CAN BE GIVEN FOR
WRECK DESTROYERS
ADMIRAL KOONTZ REPORTS
SQUADRON WAS 20 MILES
OFF PRESCRIBED COURSE
__
(By Associated Press.)
Washington,. Sept. 13._Admiral
Koontz, commanding the Pacific fleet,
reported to the navy department,
day that no adequate explanation had
been given for the unusual position
of the ■ seven American - destroyers
when they were wrecked off the Cali¬
fornia coast Saturday night.
Admiral Koontz declare*! the squad¬
ron was far off the prescribed course
and steaming in a fog at a twenty
knots an hour speed.
SOLICITOR BOYKIN
IS SKEPTICAL ABOUT
BURNETT’S CONFESSION
Atlanta, Sept. 13.4—Solicitor John
A. Boykin’s office is rather skeptical
about the confession said to have been
made in Danville, Va., by O. E. Bur¬
kett, that he killed Charlie Dorsey,
the, Atlanta taxi driver, in February,
1921, on the Federal Prison road.
Reports from Danville are that
Burnett now claims he killed Dorsey
because the taxi driver “knew too
much abopt the killing chnilection of Ed Mills” II n
in g local .hotel Woodward in with the
famous Ftoyd bunco
ations.
Half a dozen people have been ar
tested from time to time in connection
with the mysterious Dorsey .murder,
but each has been release,-! after a
quizzing.
“We have been fooled three times
by fake confessions in connection
with the Dorsey murder case,” said
Solicitor Bbykm toddy, “and we are
going slow on this one.’ A man has
been dispatched from the solicitor
general’s, office to Danville to quiz
Burnett.
Woodward, still a fugitive from jus
tiee, is wanted here on an tedict nent
charging him with the murder of
Mills, as well as in connection with
the operation of the biggest swindle
syndicate ever uncovered in the
Southern States. A coroner’s inquest
freed Woodward for the Mills mur
der, but Subsequently the county
grand jury indicted him.
MARTIAL LAW IN BARCELONA
FUNERAL OF BABY REFUGEE
HOURLY SCENE IN ASIA MINOR
Heart breaking .sight in the crowded and diseased refugee camps in Asia
Minor, where the Near East Relief is striving to care for a horde of
homeless refugees.
> READY TO OFFER
j REAL GUARANTEE
|
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STRESEMAN SAYS
GERMAN CHANCELLOR ASSERTS
PASSIVE RESISTANCE SEEMS
TO BE NO SOLUTION
(By Associated Press.)
Berlin, Sept. 13—Chancellor Strese
{man, | "We in are an rehdy address to today, give real declared: guaran
j tees in order to "srSure the freedom
j of the Ruhr.” i
j He admitted that absolution, of the
| problem could not be obtained by pas
j sive resistance.
Quiet Restored in Dresden
Berlin, Sept. 13.—Quiet has been
restored in Dresden, where a demon
stratum by unemployed has caused
the police to fire on a crowd outside
the city hall, it was officially an
nouneed today. No one was killed
in yesterday’s outbreak, the official
j report states, but thirteen rioters
i were -wounded.
France is Adamant
Paris, Sept. 13.—Having informed
i Berlin that negotiations cannot be op
j ened in the reparations deadlock while
| jsistance, Germany’s the policy French remains government one ot re- is
i waiting to see whether the rapproach
i mcn rumors emanating from Berlin
are on H’ trial balloons sent up to at
|tract the lull expression of French
'opinion or whetht-i Germany is iead^
to discuss a settlement that w ill sat¬
isfy France.
Acting on instructions from Pre¬
mier has let* it be known that he will
French ambassador to Germany, has
informed Chancellor Stresemann that
F ranee adheres to her determination
to make abandonment of pass:-e re¬
sistance the first conditions to an op
ening of direct negotiations. The pre
mier has let it bze known that he will
consider in a conciliatory spirit any
well defined German proposal that is
‘ made after obstructionist tactics have
\ ceased.
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FIGURE IS NOW TWENTY-EIGHT, |
j ON SEVEN LOST DESTROYERS j
i (®J’ Associated Press.)
! San the survivors Diego, Cal., of " the Sept, destroyers 13.—Muster in-; j
of
last volved 1,..^ Saturday C! in the 11^ wreck night at in Point virUiz.U which Honda oaron j
n
United States destroyers crashed on
the rocks was complete.! at the de
stroyer repair base here this morning,
j after which the official list of dead
i and missing was placed at 23 sailors,
Although all officers are believed to
have been saved, it was stated this
fact would not be definitely known
until a muster the is enlisted held of the officers, show- j j
Muster of men
547 men of the wrecked official destroy-j
ers accounted for. The list
( gives 19 men dead or missing from i
j the Young, and four from the Delphy.
' which led the vessels to destruction,
No change from the list as already
printed was made at the destroyer |
base. |
Sessions of the official board of in-i
1 quiry are scheduled to open at the
North Island navy air station tomor-1
row. Officer, of the Delphy are ex-i
peeted although to be the principal witnesses, j
officers and enlisted men
from the other wrecked ships also are j
to be called I i
MRS. A.E.
PASSES AWAY AT
HOME LAST
LOVABLE WOMAN SUCCUMBS TO
an Illness of several
WEEKS’ DURATION
Mrs. A. E. Leybourne died last
nignt at 10:45 o’clock at the family
residence, 2209 Norwich street.
The passing of Mrs. Leybourne was
a severe shock to her countless
friends in Brunswick, who were
; prised of her illness, but who were
prepared for the news of her death,
fthp She Gad had llppYl been isrliennaod indisposed frtv covara]
weeks with an attack of gastritis and
all that medical aid and loving hearts
could do proved unavailing and the
end came peacefully last night,
Mrs. Leybourne was a most lovable
woman. She moved to Brunswick
f rom Albany, Ga., with her parents
when only three years of age and has
lived here since. She was the young¬
est daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs.
A. D. Gale, a sister of the lamented,
Miss Susie, Miss Mattie and Judge
A. D. Gale. In the passing of this
truly n oble woman there-is occasioned
the deepest sorrow and grief. Her
family and friends have suffered a*
irreparable loss She was the em
boniment of love and kindliness and
the happiest hours of her life were
spent in radiating sunshine among
those over whom the shadows hipig
heaviest,
Besides her husband, Mrs. Lev
b'ourne is survived by two sons, Allen
E. Leybourne, of Jacksonville; James
G. Leybourne, of Brunswick; and one
daughter, Miss Eloise Leybourne, of
the State Normal College, Athens;
two brothers, Dr, L. D. Gale, of Louis¬
ville, Ga., and Hoyt W. Gale, of Cleve¬
land, O., and one sister, Miss Ella
Gale, of Louisville, Ga.
The funeral will be conducted to- !
morrow afternoon from the First |
Baptist church, of which the deceased
had been a most devoted and faithful
member from childhood. The ser
vices will be conducted by Rev. O. P.
Gilbert, the following members of
that congregation acting as pall
„ ^. ^dd^on, Sard ReSl ln
drew Lorentzson, and C. F. Kelley.
The body of this beloved woman
L laid to its final rest in Pal
t V ’ Undertaker Edo
Mi|lei . b in ch
UNION STORE IS TO
CONDUCT GREAT SCHOOL
DAY SALE THIS WEEK
Elsewhere in The News this after
noon is an advertisement from the
Union Store, corner Newcastle and
Monk streets, which is of special in
terest to parents and school children
alike.
Louis Silberstein, the proprietor of
this popular store, is to conduct an
eight day “school day sale” in which
he is making an earnest effort to
serve the school boys and girls at
most reasonable prices.
In addition, Mr. Silberstein is to
give to each boy and girl between the
ages of 7 and 12 today and Friday a
neat “Red Goose” writing tablet,
Parents and children are cordially in
c ited to visit, the Union store during
this sale.
BUY WHAT YOU NEED AT
HOME AND THUS HELP
BRUNSWICK GROW TO BE
BIGGER AND GREATER. . .
PRICE
ARMY OFFICERS
HAVE REVOLTED;
SITUATION BAD
Rank and File of Entire Army,
Report States, Joined in
Sweeping Revolt
CAPTAIN GENERAL SEEMS
TO BE LEADER IN MOVE
He Has Taken Responsibility
and Has Asked Other Dis¬
tricts to Support His Action.
—King Alphonso Called.
(By Associated Press.)
Madrid. Sept. 13.—Army offi¬
cers at Barceylona have revolt¬
ed and martial law has been de¬
clared there.
The rank and file of the army
has joined the revolt but the navy
personnel remains quiet.
A council of ministers held a
special meeting this morning to
consider the situation which is
regarded as serious. King Al¬
phonse has been advised of the
condition of affairs and re¬
turn here this afternoon.
An official statement said the
captain general of Barcelona had
proclaimed on his own responsi¬
bility a state of siege and invited
other districts to support his ac¬
tion. In certain districts, the
statement said, it appears that
the military forces are disposed
to concur in the attitude of r*
bellion.
ALPHONSO AT MADRID
Madrid, Sent. 13.—L»te this
afternoon King Alphonso reached
Madrid. It is declared the move¬
ment is not against the king but
is aimed at the present govern¬
ment.
The city of Barcelona presents
a normal appearance late today
and the army, as a whole, re¬
mains loyal to the government.'
The revolt is said to have
grown out of the Moroccan cam¬
paign. The military is disgrun¬
tled because of the liberty allow¬
ed the extreme Calanists in hold¬
ing a demonstration against
Spain and launching insults .
against the dead military men in' ”
Morocco. ;• •'
Started by High Officers
The present state of affairs in Bar¬
celona due to the recent rebellion said
to have been started by the? Ijigher
officers of the military, will,; unless
checked, become one of this city’s
greatest rebellions.
The military of Barcelona is com¬
prised of all men of the ages of
eighteen to twenty-six years residing
in the city of Bercelona and its en¬
virons, a* well as the adjoining cities
of Valeenia, Terra Gonna, and Ali¬
cante.
With the present war with Morroc
co now being carried on across the
Mediterranean and the great number
of this force coming from Barcelona
district, it is ’ rumored that unless
some arrangement is speedily reached
by the king, his cabinet and the mil¬
of itary Spains heads, rights troops, in Morroceo now in will defence have
to be withdrawn if this is dotoe l^y
the military the danger of -a generil
rebellion is inevitable. t
WALTER FELTMAN
IS ACQUITTED OF
MURDER CHARGE
WAS ACCUSED OF PARTICIPA¬
TION IN THE KILLING OF
WILLIAM TROUTON
(By Associated Press.)
Newnan, Ga., Sept. 13. — Walter
Feltman was freed of the charge of
murder in connection with the slaying
of \yilliam Trouton,.whose .body .was
found in a creek on August 12. The
presiding judge ordered the verdict of
acquittal for Feltman.
Feltman is the first of four men
tried and freed. J. W. Minter was
sentenced to death and Grady Minter,
his son, was givtti life imprisonment.
Two others charged with the lollipg
wiil be tried next week.