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BRUNSWICK HAS A LAND
LOCKED HARBOR, THE BEST
ON THE SOUTH A’I‘LA'N'I‘I‘C
A‘OCOAST. . . . . . . . .
VOLUME XXNL N0. 92.
FOUR LIVES LOST IN H
FOUR LOSE LIVES
IN SERIOUS FIRE
HOUSTON HOTEL
Four Story Structure is Com=
pfctely Demolished at Bariy
Hour This Morning
GUESTS FORCED TO FLEE
IN VERY SCANTY ATTIRE
Other Buildings Caught in the
Conflagration—Property Lost
is 'Now Estimated at $300,
000, or Mor».
Houston, Tex., Dec. IS UP)—This
city was the scene of a most disas¬
trous fire this morning, iwhen the Cap¬
itol hotel, a down down structure of
four stories, was completely destroy¬
ed.
The fire not only laid in ruins the
hotel property, but spreading rapid¬
ly, several adjacent, buildings were
destroyed.
Thus far, four dead bodies of guests
have been removed from the
ing, and it is believed now that
ors arc in the ruins and will be
tracted later in the day, before
search is concluded.
The guests were awakened by the
Maze in the early hours of the morn
ing and had difficulty in
many of thefm doing so in scanty
tire.
1 he property loss at this time, is
placed at $800,000 and it may grow
to larger figures.
SEVERAL MATTERS
HANDLE IN GLYNN
SUPERIOR COURT
AFTER A SHORT SESSION YES¬
TERDAY COURT RECESSED
UNTIL JANUARY 28
Before recessing- until the fourth
Monday in January, the superior
court yesterday transacted consider¬
able business. As has been stated
there was no jury and only matters
tlvat could be handled without that,
were taken up.
A charter was granted to Ocean Oil
and Gasoline Company, and the Van
van Rosin & Turpentine company was
permitted to surrender its
As is well lenqwn the assets of this
company were several years ago
chasc-d by the Hercules Powder com
puny.
Petitions for naturalization were
presented from four individuals,
Messrs. George Hqward Dickey, Wil¬
liam H. Lundberg, San Schrieber and
Jose Rodriquez. In the cases of Dick .
ev and Lundberg, the applications
were dismissed for want of prosecu-
1 ion. In the cases of Schrieber and
Rodriquez, citizenship was granted.
On ex-f.arte showing the petition
of (has. and Mary Lou Jones for the
adoption of a child, was granted.
A rule absolute was granted in the
case of the Georgia Trading and De¬
velopment equip any against J. U. Eu¬
banks.
After these matters, Judge J. P.
Hiiihsmith, who presided granted a
recess of the court until the fourth
Monday in January, 1924.
28,875 SQUARE
MILES OF GEORGIA
SOIL EXAMINED
Seventy-two counties in Georgia
with an area of 28,875 square miles
have been mapped by the Soil Chem¬
istry Department of the State Col¬
lege of Agriculture, according to a
report of the Agricultural Chemistry
Division of that institution received
in the city this morning.
This represents about forty-eight
pe.r cent of the stale which has
4m,.-, tvjwity-tlrroe Irveyed, the —. report - . sets out, and
counties have had ehepn •
ical 1 analyses ..noiuenc made In nr or about fiTiniif fiftoon fifteen
per cent of the soil area of the state
is shown.
Bibb, Dooly and Fannin counties
were surveyed during- the past year,
which chemical analyses were made
of the soils of Richmond and
counties, and work is now inprogress
on Carroll and Rabun counties,
mar, Chattahoochee and Randolph
counties will be mapped during the
winter.
The information compiled on
soils of Georgia by the State
of Agriculture is said to be the most
extensive of any of the
states-
■B'KONSWICK NEWS
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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KING GEORGE REPORTED
AS FLEEING TO RUMANIA;
ADMIRAL TO BE REGENT
London, December 18 UP)—
Dispatches from Athens this
morning- say that King George
and the Queen are leaving for
Rumania tonight.
The report also has it that no
decrees have been signed by the
king and that Admiral Koun
douriotis will be appointed re-
4 gent, with full powers-, at once.
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HUGHES TURNS A
DEAF EAR TO PLEA
OF SOVIET GOVT
Secretary Sees No Reason For
Russian Negotiations at
Present
SENDS MESSAGE THROUGH
! OUR CONSUL AT ROYAL
. in Answer Message
* "IS to a
From Soviet Foreign Minister
I Sent c , Direct to the ...... White
i House.
I Washington, r Dec. 18 UP) There is ,
J!0 need at the present time for any
negotiations as between • the United
Slates government and the Russian.
Soviet officials.
Secretary of State Charles E.
Hughes today briefly transmitted this
statement to the , Soviet _ . government,
I through the American consul at Rev
el:
“There 'would seem to be, at this
time, no reason for negotiations with
Soviet govcrn|ment such as was sug¬
gested in the message from the 'Sov¬
iet foreign minister, received at the
White House yesterday,’’ wrote Sec¬
retary Hughes.
This refers of course to the request
of the Soviet government for conver¬
sations with relation to the recog¬
nition of the Soviet government by
the government of the United States.
;
j Soviets First Request
Moscow, Dec. 18 (.-!’) Foreign Min
J istcr Tc-hitcherin’s note asking re¬
sumption o( friendly relations be
j tween Russia and America presents
i O' 0 tb’stl instance of a member of the
soviet government directly address
ing the president of the United
States. Once, in 1921, the soviet cen
j D-al executive committee sent a com
munication to the American
but previous communications front-M.
! Tchiteherin, Litvinoff and other .....“™- mem¬
bers of the government have been
sent to the secretary of state.
It appears that the Moscow gov
eminent is really hopeful of receiving
an answer to the present offer, Pres¬
ident Coolidge’s reference to Russia
in his message to congress, while not
altogether pleasing to the Bolsheviki,
was considered in official circles here
as a step forward. M. Tchitcherin’s
? note is understood to mean exactly
what it says, that “the soviet govern
ment is ready to do all in its power
so far as the dignity and interests of
its country' permit, to bring about
friendship with the United States.”
How far Russia is ready to go in
this direction in the case of her claim
against the United States for the Am¬
erican intervention in Siberia and the
Archangel region is not clear, but
from unofficial sources it appears that
the question of debts would not be
considered greatly important in the
event negotiations were brought
about. It is recalled that Karl Radek
in an article in the official Pravda last
year, said Russia was ready to “buy”
American recognition.
The soviet - government „ is repro
.sented as believing that now more
.
than ever there is paramount
j I tv ty for Fnv sivmp some stnhilitv stability in in Russo-Amer- Russo-Amer
. jean relations. Russian cooperatives
are said to bo operating in the Unit
ed States and it is further reported
that a syndicate was recently formed
there to finance the shipment of
cotton to this country.
Both the business and political in¬
terests in America seem, according
to the viewpoint here, to be turning
toward the idea of dealing with Rus¬
sia, and the Russians undoubtedly
have been encouraged by the efforts to
bring about participation in the re¬
construction of the country by the
American-English syndicate repre
Rented by .Waiter L. Brown.
BRUNSWICK, GA., TUESDAY, DEC. 18, 1923.
trial given
TO TESTIMONY
MANY DOCTORS
The Case is Beiii* Stubbornly
Fought by Prosecution
and Defense
^SANITY IS SOLE PLEA
OF DEFENSE ATTORNEYS
Two Alienists Testifying Today
Swear That Fov Was Insane
When He Killed Coburn.—
More Evidence to Come.
Atlanta, Dec. 18 (Ah—The trial of
Phil E. Fox, ku klux klan editor,
charged with the murder of Capt.
w. s. Coburn, attorney for a section
of the Klan, was resumed in the crim
inal branch of the Fulton superior
court this morning,
The entire morning- session -was
taken up by the prosecution in a very
vigorous effort to impeach the testi¬
mony of experts to the effect that Fox
is a confirmed and chronic paranoiac
and will be insane for the rest of his
life.
The state cross examined Dr. J. C.
King, who injectedPTme new features
i| 1c case D r . King swore that rea
often follows a shock accompany
ing an overt act. He believed, ho
said, however, that Fox was insane
when he killed Coburn and is still in
sane.
Dr. J. N. Brawner, alienist and
head of a local sanitarium, followed
Dr. King, testifying- for the defense,
The defense rested its case short
ly after’noon after Dr. J. N.
or had testified that the defendant
WM a pal . anoiac .
A recess was then taken to allow
the prosecution to muster its
tal testimony in the case.
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* ♦ REVOLUTIONARY FORCES
EVACUATE PUEBLO, RE-
4 PORTKI) AT MEXICO CITY ♦
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4 Mexico City, Doc. 18 UP)—Ac
♦ cording to advices received in of- ♦
4 fieial sources in this city, the
-f revolutionists, who have been in
4 charge of Pueblo for several 4
4 days, evacuated that city last 4
4 night. 4
4 The War department also an- 4
4 nounecs that federal forces also 4
4 now occupy Almaza 4
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CHOSEN TO LEAD
AMERICAN PLANES
AROUND I HE WORLD
j
!
.
Maj. F. L. Martin
The responsibility of accomplish¬
ing the greatest air feat ever at¬
tempted has been placed on the
shoulders of Maj. F. L. Martin, now
commandant of the air service tech¬
nical school at Rantoul, 111. He has
been chosen to command the army
planes which will leave Washington
next April on a flight around the
world.
Germans Fight to Buy Loaves of Bread
With Bundles of Now Worthless Marks
Bread peddler being besieged in Berlin street. Note how the citizens are holding up bundles of marks.
That bread is a luxury in Germany is indicated by this recent photo fiom Berlin. A bread peddler is be¬
ing besieged by hungry residents who offer large bundles of the now worthless marks for a loaf or even half a
loaf of bread. The nation faces smother winter of privation.
LOCAL BOYS IN
TRAGEDY OF SEA
WITH SHIP AFIRE
| Tanker
| Atlantic Refining Co.
Leonard Forced to Put in at
Newport News
BOYS MERE HASTENING
HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
j Porter n . ’ Ludwig . Roberson ____
! and Muriel Land Have Har¬
j rowing Experience.—Ship is
Bound to Richmond With Oil.
A telegram was received in the city
this morning announcing that the At¬
lantic Refining company’s tanker,
Leonard, bound from Philadelphia to
Richmond, with a cargo of crude oil,
was on fire at sea.
It chances that there are three'
Brunswick boys as members of the
crew of the Leonard, who were has¬
tening home for the holidays by train
from Richmond and one of these boys,
Ludwig Roberson, wired his brother,
Edgar Roberson, a clerk in Collier’s
drug store, of the mishap to the ship.
The wire came frolm Newport News
and does not give details as to the
damages to the ship or the cargo.
However, the information is given
that the ship had to put in at New¬
would port ..1 J News be K.. there f Lr. for e,\ for repairs some comn time 1 and 1 in a that and that she j
...
the three Brunswick boys would
scarcely make their home port for
Christmas.
The other boys in the crew are
William Porter and Muriel Land, both
well known young Brunswickians.
The wire received this morning also
gave the information that no member
of the crew was hurt and that all
were perfectly well.
Inquiry at the Brunswick plant of
the Atlantic Refining company
brought the information that the
tanker was headed for Richmond and
not for Brunswick as was at first sup¬
posed. j
The local officials had no informa
tion as to the extent of the damages.
OCEAN LOGE F. & A. M.
ELECTS NEW SET OF
OFFICERS LAST NIGHT
At a meeting of Ocean Lodge of
Masons held at Masonic hall last
night, the annual election of officers
occurred.
Those named were as follows: Jack
Dunlap, iW. M.; Frank Petersen, S.
W.; W. A. Whittle, J. W.; D. W. Mid¬
dleton, treasurer; D. C. Staley, secre¬
tary; J. S. Carruthers, S. D.; John
Hodges, J. D.; Alvin Gale, S. T.; Don
Roberts, J. S.; -R. M. Ricks, tyler.
These officials will be installed at
the regular meeting of the lodge. 1
next
UNDERWOOD HAS
QUARTERS NOW IN
SEVERAL CITIES
LATEST MOVE ESTABLISHMENT
OF SOUTHERN HEADQUAR¬
TERS AT MONTGOMERY
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 18.—Southern
headquarters of the Underwood cam¬
paign cotmimittee have been opened in
Montgomery, Ala., while the Georgia
headquarters have been opened at the
Kimball House, in Atlanta, with R. ('.
Gordon, of Savannah in charge, ac
’cording to announcement made here
today.
As will be expected, it was pointed
out by Mr. Gordon and other political
leaders today, the Underwood forces
will make an aggressive fight to ob¬
tain the support of the Solid South
for the distinguished Alabamian. As
Senator Underwood himself has stat¬
ed, end which is emphasized here by
Democratic leaders, it has been eigh
ty years sin.n a Southern man was
.elected to the president, although
Woodrow Wilson, a resident of the
north, was a Southern man.
‘ While the sectional question ought
to l-.e a strong appeal, Georgia poll! i
c’al leaders assert, vet under to: cir¬
cumstances and considering the
wealth and power of the South, it is
high time that her claims be given
respectful consideration.
There is much force in that appeal
now, as southern newspapers and po¬
litical leaders state, because the
South is able to present a man for the
presidency J in the person of Senator
'
Oscar Underwood who ... is clear
a
minded statesman whose services are,
it is claimed, sadly needed in the
present national crisis.
' The states of the South could, if
they would, it is asserted, dictate the
next nomination. Due regard for the
position and the reputation of the
South ought to make them willing,
Democrats here claim, to unite in sup¬
port of Underwood, the first man of
presidential size who is really a resi¬
dent of the South and American to
the core.
‘‘Senator Underwood lias preached
Democracy throughout his life,” said
a prominent Atlanta business ntan.
“He is-still preaching it and will con¬
tinue to preach it, whatever the atti¬
tude of the party. But the party
should give recognition to his service.
His record stands as a declaration
that Underwood, as president of the
United States, will handle the affairs
of the nation in such a way that all
Democrats can be proud they are
members of his party and all Ameri¬
cans can be proud that they are Am¬
ericans.
“Southern states should take ad¬
vantage of this opportunity to nomi¬
nate and elect a Southern man ? For
:-i t\ years the South's position polit¬
ically lias been in (he background.
The time has come for it to go to the
front. Senator Underwood can be
elected if the Southern states will
vote solidly for him in the Democratic
convention. The big fight will not be
in the general election. It will be in
the Democratic convention.”
GUNBOATS LINE
CANTON HARBOR
READY TO ACT
Foreign Ntitions .. ... I like , Dr. .. Sun _
Seriously and Assemble
Flotilla
FRENCH SAILORS ALREADY
LANDED A i SHAMEEN
_
Threat of of the the South South Chinese
Leader to Seize the Customs
Funds Has Caused w ■’
Tense Situation.
Hongkong, Dec. 18 (JP) u > M ., u,t _
tion has grown so intense that a flo¬
tilla of foreign gunboats Has assem¬
bled in the harbor of Canton.
'Since the threat of Dr. Sun, the
Chinese leader in (South China, to the
effect that he would seize all customs
funds, the situation has continued to
grow in gravity.
The idea here is, that this formida¬
ble fleet has been assmbeled at Can¬
ton in order to be prepared far any
eventualities.
It is also reported that in some
cases, the battleships lying aft" Sliam
een, the foreign section of Canton,
have been cleared for action.
Another report is that French
ors from the French cruiser Jules
Kerry, have been landed at Shameen.
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OPPOSITION IS
DISPLAYED IN
CHURCH CQJITIYfifS nrOPI-AM
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PRESBYTERIANS IN NEW YORK
FIGHT PLAN TO ADOPT CEB
"TAIN DEMANDED ARTICLES
.. New- York. ,, , Dec. 18 ,/Pt-Y.gorous ...
opposition has developed in the Pres
bytenan ■ church against the adoption
of live . articles .. , of , faith , which • - de- ■
was
manded by the fundamental.^ r , m
their victore over Modernists at the
general , assembly of , . last May, , T it
r was
.learned , today ^ at the headquarters . . of
'
the . 1 New -v- York 1 Presbytery. ty i
Ministers m all parts of the coun
try, it said, . . . the
was wore signing* pro
test against the assertion that these
five ,. articles . , are essentials of c the ,
I j . , • I
TWO AVIATORS LOSE
THEIR LIVES IN PLANE
CRASH THIS MORNING
San Antonio, Tex., Dec. 18 (/Pi—
Captain Harold F. Surken, command¬
er of the 47th school squadron of
Brookfield, and Sergeant C. E. Re als
were killed when their plane crashed j
at Pentdleton, Texas. !
They were enroute to Dallas. Ser-
BUY WHAT YOU NEED AT
HOME AND HUS HEM*
BRUNSWICK GROW TO BE
BIGGER AND GREATER. * *
PRICE FIVE CENTS
WILL THERE BE
THREE IN RACE
FOR SOLICITOR?
Rumor Says Political Pot
Simmering in Brunswick
Circuit
THREE ANNOUNCEMENTS
MAY BE EXPECTED SOON
It is Reported That Sellers,
Gibbs and Gaskins Will be
Candidates for Solicitor Gen¬
eral of Brunswick Circuit.
Is the political pot in the Bruns
: wick judicial circuit about to warm
! u p ?
j There are some indications to that
I effect and these were given a nc-w itn-
1 petus on Monday, when \V. B. Gibbs,
j well known -Jesup attorney, drilled
' into town and remained here for .*
i couple of days.
j Now the story is that Gibbs
j j dacy brought for with the position him a full of fledged solicitor c-andt- gen
j era! of the Brunswick circuit, in¬
deed, the story is that this bright
I young Wayne county attorney has
been in the running for weeks and
; weeks and that while he has made no
j formal announcement that he will do
I that in the course of the next few
} days. "While in Mr. Gibbs
j the city was
I warmly welcomed by im-any Bl-uns
j wick friends and it is understood that
j lie said to them that he was in the
j race.
I Hon. Alvin Sellers, the solicitor
! general of th'e circuit, while not an
! avowed candidate for re-election, will
i more than likely be in the race. He
. ; s justly very popular all over the cir
j cuit and has just removed his resi
] which dence from Baxley to Brunswick,
of course will be pleasing to
| the people of this city,
j He was not in the city this morn
‘ ing, but close friends said he would
. unquestionably be in the rr.ee.
Then there is a third man in the
; runnil 'S> according to rumor, in the
person of W. H. Gaskins, a well
I known Hazelhurst attorney, who lias
a wide acquaintanceship over the cir-
1 cuit.
In any event as regards this partie
| ular office seems to be interesting and
j it begins to look "as if three an
j nouncements at least, will be out in
a ihort time.
NEW CLUB FORMED
SUNDAY BY LOCAL
CHURCH MEMBERS
MEN’? EVANGELISTIC ORGANI¬
ZATION EEFFECTED AND
OFFICERS NAMED
-
The Men's Evangelistic Club was
j permanently organized at the meet
jing held at the First Methodist church
j on Sunday elected afternoon. officers; The President, following
| were as
IT. E. Glover; vice president, Edwin
.tv. Dart; treasurer, Potter F. Gould;
I secretary, Andrew M. Southard.
The above officers are ex-officio
mem * 5e! ' °f I* 513 executiv, committee.
SL m „sz
churches affiliating with the organi
arc > Constant Miller A. M.
' jL p' J ' Bu ey ’ ” V th ’ M "‘
^ ^ rship and prograim ami
publicity ' committees are to ap
)ointo(1 b the president .
Afc the moeti m , Sund afu , r .
it . decided to have
noon was a great
rally ,, of - ail ,, the , men of ... the churches , .
f. t icipating in the organization soim
T , •
time m January. , ' rr This . will / probable , ,, '
, the form * of - , banquet, and . at
a
this , . meeting .. the ... .> work ,
program U or
f()r the vcal . vv?!1 be 11 ppcd out .
T Brunswick , • , has , , long- need . . such
■ just
organization . of r the Christian .
an
, of - this . . because ,
community it is
impossible . for the , working
men m
separate grou-ps to accomplish many
worth while things so imuch needed
in community uplift and kingdom
building as can be done by working
'in unity on a definite program.
The high character of the men
elected to the various offices and on
the executive committee insures the
success of the movement and augurs
well for a better understanding
among the. Christian men of the city,
geant Ryals, home was in Glen wood,
Ga.