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V0LUME XXIII. No. 105
MEDICOS 11TH
'* DISTRICT HOLD
ANNUAL MEET
Will Convene in Brunswick fl!T
Wednesday Morning,
January 9th
MANV NOTED PHYSICIANS
BE IN ATTENDANCE
Interesting Program Has Been
Arranged For Convention.—
Coif Matches to be Played
Thursday.
The annual meeting of the Eleven¬
th Medina] Society will convene in
Bruibuviek on next Wednesday, Jan¬
uary 9th at the Oglethorpe hotel,
where a most interesting and instruc¬
tive program will be carried out.
Members of the organization from
,
every city and town in the Eleventh
district are expected to attend the
convention, many of Iwhom are among
the state’s most noted physicians.
Several distinguished visitors are al¬
so on the program and have been as¬
signed subjects of state-wide interest.
Among these are l)r. J. \V. Daniels,
of Savannah; Dr. J. N. Baker, of
Montgomery, Ala., and I)r. C. W.
Roberts, of Atlanta.
On Thursday morning at 9 o'clock
there will be a handicap medal play
golf mate!) at the Brunswick golf
links, open to all doctors who play the
game. There will be several prizes
offered by the druggists of Brunswick
and handicaps, to give all a chance
will be arranged by special committee,
At 1 o’clock luncheon will be seved at
the club house} by the Indies, conclud¬
ing in time for the afternoon trains
leaving the city.
The committee has arranged the
day: following interesting program for the j
Registration: |
clef 10:00 by the a. president. m.—Meeting called to or- j j
Invocation—Rev. J. W. Fulfovd. |
Welcome address—U. 1,. Ilinkliff,!
Brunswick, city manager. j
mons, Welcome Brunswick. address—Dr. J. W. Sim- j '
Response to addresses of welcome 1
-Fnank Bird, Valdosta.
President’s address—Pa t by Dr.
W. M. Folks, Waycross.
11:00 a. m.—“Practice as it saould
he”—Dr. J. P. Harrell, Brunswick.
11:00 a. m.—.Subject unannounced,
Dr. H. L. Abridge, Brunswick. 1
12:00 m.—Traumatic gastroptosis, |
Dr. R. L. Johnson, Waycross. i
12:20 p. in.—-Talk on State Medical;
Society, Dr. J. W. Daniels, Savannah. |
.1:00 p. ni.—Adjourn for luncheon, j
2:00 p. m.—(Symptoms, diagnosis |
and treatment of Urethral stricture—I !
Dr. J. N. Baker, Montgomery.
2:30 p. m.—Abnormal labor—Dr.I
A. Fleming, Folkston.
3:00 p. m.—“Some complications of
pregnancy and labor”—Dr. J. W.
Si nwfions, Brunavvick.
3:30 j). in.—“Concerning the man¬
agement of Toxic Goitre”—Dr. C. W.
Roberts, Atlanta. j
4:00 p. in.—“The modern aspect of
heart conditions”-—Dr. Ralston
timore, Savannah.
Clinic orthopedic and nutritional 3
to 6 p. ni., at county health building,
in charge of Drs. Akridge and Toepel.
All doctors urged to bring cases.
7:30 p. ni.—Banquet, Oglethorpe
hotel, given by the Glynn County
Medical Society.
MAN RELEASED AFTER
BEING QUESTIONED
REGARDING MURDER I
!
Canton, O., Jan. 4 ( JP )—Louis E.
Griffith, Jr., Canton manufacturer,
was released from custody this morn¬
ing after being questioned practically
all night regarding the death of Miss
Ruth Hunter, eighteen, whose body
was found yesterday on a little used
road near here.
$IFTH VICTIM OF
SOUTHERN'S WRECK
DIED THIS MORNING
Orangeburg, S. C., Jan. 4 (JP)—Con¬
ductor J. C. Ulrich, of Charleston,
died this morning in a local hospital,
making the fifth fatality in the South¬
ern Railway (wreck near here yester¬
day.
WARDEN RESIGNS JOB
RATHER THAN BECOME
STATE EXECUTIONER
Huntsville, Tex., Jan. 4 (JP) —Cap¬
tain R. F. Coleman, warden of the
state prison here, has offered his res¬
ignation in preference to remaining
in a position where it will be neces¬
sary under the state law for him to
become state executioner.
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ENGLAND’S NEW ENVOY
TO THE UNITED STATES
COMES IN FEW WEEKS
Sir William Maine Howard
Y.W.C. A. DIRECTORS
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MEETING LAST NIGHT
TO PROD1 CE MUSIC U, COMRDI
“SPRINGTIME” BY LOCAL
LA LEV! MARCH J.
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The regular monthly meeting of the
board of directors of the Brunswick
1. I;. ( . A was held at the associa
turn null, last night with fourteen
members o' the board present. 1 he
president, Mrs. W. \Y. Travis,
ed over the meeting and the
al was led by Mrs. Sarah Lee.
The report of the general secretary,
Mrs. S. L. High, showed unusual ac
tivity at the Y during the past month
and particularly good work was done
with the Girl’s work with the assist
mice of Miss Lum.ro, physical director,
who has been engaged by the “Y”
give athletic training to the various
Girl Reserve groups Miss 1 Lumm is
also forming an adult class in gym
nasties, to meet two mornings a week,
Thee classes are open to anyone de
diving to join and information as to
hours and fees can be obtained from
Mrs. High, at the “Y”.
Mrs. IL G. Jackson, of the house
committee, reported the purchase oi
new snades, which added greatly to
the appearance and comfort of the
hall, and also reported that the din
in": room, kitchen, store room and
rest room had been recently papered.
A request from the local League of
Women Voters to furnish a five
course bn inuet on the evening of Jan
ur.iy !i, to the state convention of
the league, was discussed and the
board decided to put on this banquet
for the convention, on that date. The
purchase of a new gas stove for the
“Y” was discussed and the following
committee named to investigate and
purchase same: Mrs. J. E. Lambright,
Mrs. R. E. Sherman, Mrs. W. H.
Wood and Mrs. Lacy ’.'..•Rinnr-n.
The resignation of i\!:s Saminie
Myddleton as chairman of the finance
committee was accepted with regret,
and Miss Edna Ferguson was ap¬
pointed by the president to act as
chairman of this important commit
It was decided after considerable
discussion, to produce the musical
comedy “Springtime” by local talent,
at the Opera House on March 4th.
The executive board of the “Y” will
act as a committee on arrangements
in putting on this play. The cast will
be selected at an early date, and re¬
hearsals started as soon as profes¬
sional director arrives.
The “Y” enters the New Year with
many enthusiastic and interesting
plans for its development and service
to the community, spiritually and so
dally.
HEARING ON TOBACCO
TAX INJUNCTION HAS
BEEN POSTPONED
Atlanta, Jan. 4(/P)—Hearing on At¬
torney General Napier’s petition that
{lie tobacco tax injunction be amend
ed so as to permit the collection of
the tax pending final settlement in
the courts of the validity of the tax,
was postponed today because of the
death in the family of one of the
plaintiff’s counsel. The hearing will
be held Monday.
SLAYER OF WANDERING
WORKER GOES TO DEATH
WITH SMILE ON LIPS
Folsom, Cal., Jan. 4 (JP )—Alex Fels,
slayer of an aged wandering worker
near Lodi, Cal., September 12th, last,
was hanged at-the state prison here
this morning. He went to his death
smiling.
Fels disappeared after the crime
and his wife collected his insurance
on the assumption that he was dead
himself.
BRUNSWICK, CA.,FRIDAY, Ja. 4, 1924.
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Luxor, Egypt, Jan. 4 (JP )—The 4
sarcophagus of Phavoah Tutakh- A
amen has been found in that A
monarch’s tomb in the Valley of A
the Kings, it iwas announced to- A
day. A
The long sought treasure of A
antiquity lay within a fourth A
casket. It is of white and red A
granite. ♦
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: NINE MEN LOSE
LIVES WHEN SWEPT
FROM RESCUE BOAT
WERE ATTEMPTING TO RESCUE
BOAT GROUNDED DUR¬
ING STORM
Babylon, N. Y., Jan. 4.—A monster
wave slwept nine men front' the deck
of the power boat Sid into Great
South Bay last night after the craft
j had gone to the rescue of three men
in a speed boat that, had grounded in
a storm in Fire Island Inlet.
The drowned men with but two ex¬
ceptions, were members of the rescue
party that had gone out to search for
'the speed boat Electro, owned by C.
C. Eccleston, of Bay Shore. The oth
er two were with Eccleston in the
Electra.
First word of impending tragedy
v ... : received when Mrs. Eccleston
notified the police that her husband
p j no t returned from a trip in his
}> c >a.t. Immediately a searching party
wa g organized am! the Sid, a 40-foot
power sloop, iwas chosen to attempt
f no rescue.
I W SjIN I Y “UsMvfj
WORKMEN THOUGHT
BURIED IN DEBRIS
Kl PEUINTENDENT OF STARCH
i FACTORY CAN’T TELL HOW
j MANY WERE KILLED
j -- bodies
I Pekin, 111., Jan. 4 (IP)—The
of twenty-nine workmen are still be
lieved buried in the wreckage of the
Corn Products plant and may never
be identified even if they are recover¬
ed, according, to the prevailing opin¬
ion here.
Only two more bodies had been rc
moved from the debris of the burned
j building up to noon today.
Superintendent H. B. Lawton is-.
sued an official statement to the effect
that he could not tell how many were
killed as some workmen may have
left the plant without “checking out.”
The explosion, caused probably by
dust, rocked the country-side with vi
olence. Today the fire which follow
e,| was still burning. Firemen from
Pekin and Peoria kept the flames in
check, but their efforts added to the
difficulty of relief workers by cover¬
ing debris with a heavy coating of
ice. A second shift of (workers had
accomplished nothing at nightfall ex¬
cept to clear way some of the debris.
Wives and families of the victims
did not congregate at the plant, but
kept coming and going in a steady
procession inquiring with quivering
lips for word of their loved ones.
Word went out this afternoon that
if it were possible that the missing
had survived the explosion and fire,
their lives would by this time have
been ended by the cold.
Nearly all the dead, missing and
injured are Americans, residents of
this little town, whose 13,000 people
were torn with similar grief in 1917
when the river steamer Columbia bore
80 Pekin excursionists to a grave in
the Illinois river.
There was no official who would
venture a guess as to the possible
cause of the explosion. It was admit¬
ted, however, that a spark sufficient
to cause the crash might have come
from friction, or from defective elec¬
tric wiring, or from a lighted match
• or cigarette.
j j* WHISKEY IN EXPRESS OFFICE
J At]ant Jan . 4 (A 3 )—About eighty
j quarta of rye whiskey and sev eral
I gallons of a cheaper grade of “booze”
was found in the express office here
by local prohibition agents recently.
The whiskey will be turned over to
one of the Atlanta hospitals as soon
as prohibition director Dismuke re¬
turns to the city, it has been an¬
nounced. The whiskey was shipped
from New Orleans.
MINERS AND OPERATORS
TO MEET IN JACKSONVILLE
Cleveland, Jan. 4 (/P)—Bitmuinous
uriinei's and operators of Ohio, Indi¬
ana, Illinois and Western Pennsyl¬
vania will be called to meet at Jack¬
sonville, Fla., on February 11th for
the purpose of negotiating' a new
(wage agreement to become effective
on April 1, it was decided here today.
SALE OF SURPLUS
ARMS TO MEXICO
BEING OPPOSED
New York Representative Intro¬
duces Resolutions in Opposi*
tion Bills in Congress
HUGHES AND WEEKS CONFER j
WITH PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
Frank Expression is Given at
State Department to Disap- j
I
proval of Sale of Arms to the
Mexican Government.
Washington, Jan. 4.—Congression¬
al opposition to the sale of American ;
surplus army equipment to the Mex- j
ican government crystallized today
in the introduction in the House of;
two resolutions by Representative j j
Fairchild, Republican, New York, in
tended to block completion of the pro- j
ject if ossible. Tiie first resolution j
called uon the state deartment for j
full information as to negotiations for j
the sale to Mexico; the second would ]
prohibit government sales of arms to j
any foreign government.
Representative Fairchild acted aft-i
conference with Secretary 1
er a
Hughes earlier in the day. Neither
the secretary nor Mr. Fairchild hud
anything to say for publication as to
their talk, but it is understood they
exchanged views as to the advisabil¬
ity of the arms sales to Mexico as a
matter of policy and expediency with¬
out influencing their respective posi¬
tions.
During the day both Secretary
Hughes and Secretary Weeks con¬
ferred with President Coolidge at
different times and later Ramon Ross,
who was one of the Mexican commis¬
sioners in the recent Mexico City con¬
versations, which led to diplomatic
recognition of the Obregon govern¬
ment by the United States, called at
the White Hoijse, accompanied toy
Manuel Tellez, Mexican charge. It
was learned authoritatively that the
visit of the two Mexican officials had
been arranged by Secretary Hughes
in order to permit Mr. Ross to carry¬
out instructions from President Obre
gori and pay respects to President
Coolidge in the name of the Mexican
chief executive. So far as could be
'learned the visit of the Mexican offi¬
cials had no connection of any direct
nature with the arms sale.
In authoritative quarters it was as¬
serted that so far as the policy-mak¬
ing agencies of the government were
concerned, nothing' had arisen to hin¬
der completion of the plan to sell
arms, rifles and other equipment to
the Obregon government. It was
said at the state department that the
details of the transaction had been
turned over entirely to Secretary
Weeks. Whether Mr. .Weeks’ call at
the White House was in connection
with working out those details was
not disclosed.
Frank expression was given at the
state department to administration
disaproval of the sale of arms from
any American source to the Mexican
revolutionists. While no embargo
existed to prevent exportation of
arms from this country to Mexico, it
was said that the Washington gov¬
ernment strongly disapproved sales
to the revolutionists and that such
sales would be made by Americans
“at their own risk.” So far the state
department had not been advised offi¬
cially that arms have been shipped
from the United States to the ports
controlled by the Mexican revolution¬
ists.
ATLANTIANS ARRIVE
TO INSPECT WORK ON
ST. SIMON'S SCHOOL
Thornton P. Marye, prominent At¬
lanta architect, and John A. Metcalf,
Atlanta capitalist, arrived in Bruns¬
wick this morning enroute to St. Si¬
mon's Island (where they will spend
a day or two looking after the con¬
struction of the St. Simons School for
Boys, the site for which was recently
donated by Mrs. Anna Dodge.
The cornerstone for the chapel was
laid several weeks ago by Governor
Walker, when a number of well
known Atlantians and Brunswickians
were present to attend the ceremon¬
ies. Architect Marye, who is giving
his services to this worthy institution,
j has completed the plans and speciii
j cations and work will begin on the
I construction of the buildings in earn
[est without understood delay. that the funds for
It is the!
the building and maintenance of
institution have been donated by sev¬
eral interested Atlantians, and other
Georgians, and its completion is now
^assured. Mrs. Dodge, it will be re¬
called, donated several hundred acres
of land to the school.
Will Observe 200th Anniversary
Ben Franklin’s Arrival in Phila.
i
Illustration by Kleber-Hal! depicting arrival of Benjamin Franklin in Phil
adelphia with a supply of bread. Deborah Read, his future wife, is
smiling at him as he passes her home. The illustration was made for
a new edition of Franklin’s biography issued by Houghton-Mifflin Co.
years ago, a youth with the lure of
the; “big, city” spurring him on,
tramped through the streets of this
eity penniless arid alone. Between
him and starvation was a supply of
bread he carried—and munched on as
he /walked.
As he trudged along with his heart '
and his hopes beating' high, a demure |
little maid, at a flower-bordered win-.'
dow saw him. Perhaps it was the i
ambitious air and the hopeful tilt of 1
his head that instantly drew her at- ;
tention. Perhaps it was because the
lad ws bold enough to proffer the first
smile. Anyhow, she smiled.
That smile—just a fleeting one—
GROVER BERGDOLL
WILLING EXTEND
MERCY KIDNAPERS
FUGITIVE WRITES LETTER TO
MOTHER THAT HE WON’T
BE HARD ON MEN
Philadelphia, Jan. 4.-—Grover C.
Bergdoll, army deserter, now a fugi¬
tive in Germany, is willing that mercy
be extended to the men who tried to
kidnap him, according to Mrs. Emma
C. Bergdoll, his mother.
“I had a letter from Grover just j
before Christmas,” she told report-1
ers today. “He says be does not want
to be hard on the men that tried to
kidnap him and will let up on them if
they will agree not to molest him.
I will see the government people
about this later.”
Mrs. Bergdoll was in federal court
on a subpoena to show cause why a
saloon property she owns should not
be padlocked as a nuisance because
the lessee of the place had sold liquor
in violation of the law.
WOMEN FAINT IN
CROWDED COURT
ROOM AT TRIAL
SIX WERE LAID OUT IN SAVAN¬
NAH AT ONE TIME
LAST NIGHT
Savannah, Jan. 4 UP)—Several
women fainted last ngiht in a crowd¬
ed court room at the trial of Caesar
Eugee, negro, charged with the mur¬
der of Mrs. Agnes Mudie, and her lit¬
tle girl, several weeks ago.
At one time six were laid out un
conscious in a room across the hall
from the court room. All revived
when they were given fresh air, how¬
ever. The jury began the delibera¬
tion of the negro’s case this morning
and at noon had not reached a ver¬
dict.
BRUNSWICK HAS A BAND
BOOKED HARBOR,,THE BEST
ON THE SOUTH ATLANTIC
COAST.........
the trudger, Benjamin
Franklin, through the discouraging
self days in ahead until lie had found him-]
the city. His eventual rise to!
fame as “Poor Richard” and his ex
p i 0 j t with the kite are well known to
history,
That little miss who cheered him 1
with her smile shared in his fame, j
For she eventually became Mrs.
Franklin.
Now this city is rearing to honor
the memory of Franklin on the two
hundredth anniversary of his arriv
ai—'with his bread and his hopes. The
anniversary occurs shortly, and al
ready preparations are under way to
call the attention of the nation to the
day with appropriate ceremonies.
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STRONG NAMED ■
TRUSTEE GILLICAN
D MlmKUl! h MIf DITDT CTflPIT ’
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MEETING OF CREDITORS . ^ i
BRUNSWICK JEWELER HELD |
IN WAYCROSS j
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At a meeting of the creditors of
N. E. Gillic-an, Brunswick jeweler,
held in Waycross yesterday after¬
noon in the office of Judge Harry D.
Reed, referee in bankruptcy, Attor¬
ney Hope Strong, of this city, was se¬
lected as trustee.
The meeting of the creditors of Mr.
Gillican occasioned more than usual
interest, all of them being present, or j
else Brunswick represented by proxy. interested Among in the the ! j
attorney Ol'VlAl' 1 nlOl'ACrnd 111 +00
case and who were in attendance
were Mark Wilcox, Joe Hand and
Hope Strong. W. W. Travis, who was
appointed receiver when the bank¬
ruptcy proceedings were instituted,
was also present, as. was Mr. Gilli¬
can.
Trustee Strong stated today that
the business woud be wound up as
soon as practicable. The stock will
be offered for sale as soon as several
preliminary affairs have been attend¬
ed to. The stock consists of jewelry
of every description and is considered
one of the handsomest in this section
of the state.
CHAIRMAN MADDOX
CALLS MEETING OF
STATE COMMITTEE
Atlanta, Jan. 4.—Chairman Ed
Maddox, of Rome, announced last
night that he will today sent out a
call to members of the state Demo¬
cratic executive committee for a
meeting of that body to be held Sat¬
urday, January 19, at the Ansley Ho¬
tel, in Atlanta.
The only matter to be taken up by’
the committee, says Chairman Mad¬
dox, will be arrangement for holding
a presidential preference primary,
and fixing a date for it.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
W. L. HARWELL
HEADYOUNGMEN
CLUB THIS TERM
W. W. Heaton and Jas. D. Gould,
Jr., First and Second Vice
Chairmen, Respectively
INTERESTING MEETING OF
CLUB THIS AFTERNOON
Middleton Harris Elected Secre¬
tary, When Dick Gould Begs
Off—H. H. Herndon Re-elect¬
ed as Treasurer of the Club.
W. L. Harwell, Chairman.
W. W. Heaton, First Vice Chair¬
man.
James D. Gould, Jr., Second Vice
Chairman.
H. H. Herndon, Treasurer.
Middleton Harris, Secretary.
The above complement of .well
known and prominent young Bruns
wickians will constitute the official
family of the Young Men’s club for
the term ending July first. 1924.
They were all elected by the mem¬
bers of the organization at a happy
and congenial meeting at one o’clock
today.
It was the first meeting of the New
Year and the holiday spirit was man¬
ifested and was very materially pres¬
ent in the shape of a delightful New
Year’s dinner served by the charming
ladies of the Y. W. C. A.
The officials elected are all among
the leading members of the club and
all of them have put in fine work hi
its interest and were sincerely con¬
gratulated by their fellow members
on their elevation.
Chairman Harwell is the efficient
tax collector of the county and is al¬
so the commanding officer of the
Brunswick Riflemen. First Vice Chair
man Heaton is office manager of jibe
Atlantic Refining Company, and, h.is
made u wide circle of friend-, during
his residence in Brunswick. James
Gould is a member of the firm of
Gould and Wood and also of the
Brunswick Battery anil Motor corn
pany .and since his membership in the
club has been among its active work¬
ers. H. H. Herndon, the ‘(watchdog
of tlie treasury” was re-elected, of
course, and needs no introduction
here. He is the best treasurer in the
land and his fellow members delight
to honor him.
R. A. Gould, who has served long
in the office of secretary, was re
elected easily but pleaded business
yxcuses and the club reluctantly ex¬
cused him from further service. He
has made an efficient and painstaking
official and has endeared himself to
his club members.
Middleotn Harris, well known as
Sistant cashier of the National Bank
Brunswick, was elected in the place
of Mr. Gould. He is popular among
the club members and will make an
ideal official.
With this fine official family in
charge, the first six months of the
New Y’ear opens up full of promise
for the club.
Rev. T. W. Simpson, the newly se¬
lected pastor of the First Presby ter¬
ian church, was the guest of Chair¬
C. B. Greer and he made a very
neat little'talk which was appreei- ,J
pted by the members.
BANDIT ROBS AND
SHOOTS MAN TRYING
TO PROTECT FIANCE
Pasadena, Cal., Jan. 4 (A 3 )—Wil¬
liam Jacobson, twenty-eight, was shot
and killed by a bandit early today
he tried to protect his fiance.
Miss Ethel Todd, eighteen, from the
man’s advances after the latter had
held them up and robbed them.
COLD PLUNGES FOR NEW YEAR
Savannah, Jan. 4 (JP )—Some Savan
nahians began the New Year with a
cold plunge in the Atlantic at Typbee
island, according to several parties
who have recently availed themselves
of the privilege. They reported that
they felt fine after traveling over the
“million dollar” highway and
taking the cold plunge.
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GREAT BRITAIN ASKS 4
4 UNITED STATES RELEASE
CREW OF RUM RUNNER
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London. Jan. 4 (TP)—Great
♦ Britain has asked the United
States for the release from bail
4 - of British and Canadian mem¬
♦ bers of the crew of the British
schooner Tomaka, alleged to
have been a rum runner and
seized last Novenjber beyond the
♦ three mile limit off New York.
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