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BIGGER AND GREATER. . ,
VOLUME XXIII. No. 199.
JOHN S. COHEN
GEORGIA’S NEW
COMMITTEEMAN
Nat Harris, of Bibb, and John C.
Valentino, of Chatham,
Named Delegates
ALTERNATES H. J. ROWE
AND W. E. SIMMONS
Delegates to National! Conven¬
tion Selected.—-Named From
Practically Every Section of
the State.
Atlanta, Ga., April 23 OP)—
Major John S. Cohen, editor of
the Atlanta Journal, was recom¬
mended as the Democratic na¬
tional committeeman from Geor¬
gia, and Mrs. Edgar Alexander,
of Atlanta, for Democratic na
, tional committeeman by the reso¬
lutions committee.
Atlanta, April 23 (/P)—Dele¬
gates to the national Democratic
convention, from the Eleventh
congressional district, named this
afternoon at the state convention,
are: Frank M. Scarlett, Bruns¬
wick; Dave M. Parker, Waycross;
G. A. Paulk, Alapaha; R. A. Dick¬
inson, Homerville; elector, W. R.
Wilson, Douglas, with W. E.
Strickland, of Ware county, as al¬
ternate.
Atlanta, April 23 <7P)—Judge Newt
Morris, of Marietta, was selected as
chairman and, Chas. E. Brown, of
Cordele, secretary, cf the Democratic
state convention when it convened
here this morning. The selection of
these two officers was the first ovdei
of business, and their names were the
only ones proposed to the convention.
Chairman Morris, immediately aft¬
er his selection, began the appoint¬
ment of the various committees.
Electors from the state at large
were chosen as follows: Nat E. Har¬
ris, Bibb county, and John C. Valen¬
tino, Chatham county; alternates,
Hugh J. Rowe, Clark county, and W.
E. Simmons, Gwinnett county.
Delegates from the state at large to
the national convention were named
as follows: Mrs. Mary Harris Ar¬
mour, Dodge county; Mrs. Nicholas
Peterson, Tift county; Thomas J.
Hamilton, Richmond county; Miller S.
Bell, Baldwin county; Hollis Ran
doph, Fulton county; Hub Dean, Hall
county; Pleasant A. Stovall, Chatham
county; Judge Newt Morris, DeKalb
county. To head the committee on
resolutions, Judge W. K. Covington,
of Colquitt county, (was selected as
chairman.
After the preliminary organization
the convention recessed at 11:45 to
12:15 in order to permit the delegates
from the various congressional dis¬
tricts to hold separate caueusses. It
was decided by the convention that
the fourth delegates to the national
convention should be a woman.
This afternoon delegates from the
various congressional districts were
named, each district, it was stated,
being’ permitted 1 to select its own del¬
egates and alternates.
PROPOSE HOLDERS
OF NON-TAXABLE
BONDS PAY
SENATOR SMITH, SOUTH CARO
UNA, SUGGESTS NEW PLAN
IN SENATE TODAY
Washington, April 23(/P)—Pro-...
posal that holders of tax exempt
securities pay the cost ot the sol¬
diers’ bonus by voluntarily fore¬
going their income from this
source for four years was made
today in the senate by Senator
Smith, Democrat, South Carolina.
Estimating the value of tax ex¬
empt securities at seven billion
dollars, average of four percent,
the senator said the tund ot a
billion, six hundred million, cre¬
ated a plan adequate to meet all
costs.
PAT MARR, TEXAS OIL
PROMOTER, IS GUILTY
ON ONLY ONE
Texarkana, Texas, April 23 (/P)
Fatt Marr, oil field promoter,
found guilty in the federal court
today on one count and not guilty
nineteen other indictments
misuse of the mails.
W. T. Earnest, W. B. Baking
George White, co-defendants,
found guilty on al! counts.
THE 'BRUNSWICK NEWS
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TAMPA BANKER
HELD UP TODAY;
$20,000 TAKEN
A. G, Lewis, Chairman Board of
Directions, Exchange Nation*
al Bank, Was Victim
WAS TAKING THE MONEY
FROM WEST TAMPA BANK
Two Men Stopped Banker’s Car
and After Relieving Him of
This Large Amount Escaped
in an Automobile.
Tampa, April 23 DP)—A. C.
Lewis, chairman of the hoard of
directors of the Exchange Na¬
tional Bank and connected with
other financial institutions in the
state, was held up in West Tam¬
pa to lay and robbed of $20,000,
which he had on his person, ac¬
cording to Sheriff Spencer.
Two men stopped the banker,
according to the official, as he
drove off from the West Tam¬ 1
pa Bank with the money trans¬
ferring it to the bank in Tampa.
After the hold up the robbers
escaped in an automobile and the
police have only a meagre de¬
scription of them. ;
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THAW DECLARED I I
BE SANE BY JURY j
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THE TWELVE MEN DECIDE THAT | 1
HE IS ABLE TO HANDLE
HIS ESTATE NOW
llaiep ua, Apul . .. 00 Harry TT „ K. i
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Thaw was declared sane last night by |
the jury that had been hearing tes¬
timony to determine his mental condi¬
tion.
The decided him ,
jury fully „ capable
of locking after his estate. \
The jury deliberated seven hours.
lyn William Nesbit, A. divorced Cray, counsel wife of for Thaw, Eve-j
said that a motion probably would be
filed for a retrail of the case.
Thaw was not in court when the 1
verdict was announced. |
The case was given to the jury at |
3:20 p. m., and at 5:55 o’clock Judge!
Monaghan ordered a recess until 8. j
The last hours of the trial were t
marked by a sudden outburst on the j
part Judge of Thaw. Monaghan in his charge to j j
the jury, stressed the fact that the i
opposition did not take advantage of |
Thaw’s appearance on the witness i
stand to cross examine him.
BOB HAIR BANDIT LOST
OUT FIRST LEGAL FIGHT
WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS DIS¬
MISSED AT HEARING AND
PAIR HELD IN CUSTODY
New York, April 23.—Celia Cooney,
confessed bobbed hair bandit, lost her
first legal battle in less than an hour
after siie arrived here from Jackson¬
ville, Fla., where she was captured.
With her when she arrived, his cap
pulled dclwn over his face to escape
a battery of newspaper cameras, was
her “tall companion” and husband,
Edward Cooney.
iSeveral thousand persons who but
a few minutes before hud cheered
President Coolidge in his departure
for Washington after his address at
the annual luncheon of the Associat¬
ed Press, jammed the corridors of the
Pennsylvania station for a glimpse
of the pair.
Mrs. Cooney, big-eyed, cheerful uml
BRUNSWICK, GA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1924.
FARM CREDITS
WILL FEATURE
BANKERS’ MEET
Agricultural Credits Will Come
in lor Deliberations of
One Entire Day
MUCH GOOD IS EXPECTED
FOR THE ENTIRE STATE
This Talk Will Give Bankers
Better Understanding of the j
Functions of the Intermediate !
Banking Institutios.
Atlanta, April 23.—The Georgia
Bankers’ Convention in Augusta the
last half of this week will feature on
its program for Saturday the subject
of Agricultural Credits and from this
day’s deliberations great good is ex¬
pected to follow for the entire state.
The speakers of the day will he Hon.
R. A. Cooper, commissioner of the
Farm Loan Board, Washington, I). C„
and Howrad C. Arnold, secretary.
Federal Land Bank and of the Inter¬
mediate Credit Bank at Columbia, S.
having jurisdiction over Georgia.
The administration of the Inter¬
mediate Credit Banks as well as the
Federal Land Banks is vested in the
Federal Farm Loan Board of which
Governor Cooper is the head. The In¬
termediate Credit Bank was created
by the Agricultural Credit Act of
1923 and very little advantage lias
been derived from its facilities so
far by the banks of Georgia, it is stat¬
The responsibility for this con¬
dition, it is asserted, is not laid at
the door of the officials either in Co¬
or in Washington, but is rath¬
due, it is claimed, to the Intermed¬
iate Credit Banks being- a new and
agency through which the
stands ready to come to
aid of the farmer.
By devoting an entire day of the
Georgia Bankers’ convention to this
it is sought to give the
of the state .a better under¬
standing of the functions of the In¬
Credit Banks. These banks
eligible to discount agricultural
paper for cooperative marketing asso¬
ciations and for commercial banks. In
matter of maturities there is a
wide latitude ranging from six
months to three years.
With these conditions thoroughly
understood by the banks of the state,
it is believed that a large amount of
will be found, the proceeds of
have been used for agricultural
purposes and which the Immediate
Bank will gladly handle.
If the deliberations at Augusta
sh6uI( , eonfirm * this th view, as was
pointed - out here today by Atlanta
hankers, it will bring great relief to
the entire state because in almost
evcrv county, it was stated, the need
exists foi . new money to roake the
1924 crops and that need can be more
fully supplied, it was thought, by en
listing the help of the Intermediate
Cl . edit Bank at Columbia.
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Hririr ”ir£ fkE Ur 1 OLA/IM Cl AIM
SHERIFF NAMED
AS HIS SUCCESSOR
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Baton Rouge, La., April 23.—Mrs.
Eudora S. Day, widow of the late
Sheriff Robert B. Day, who was killed
during a raid on a negro gambling
house near here recently, was elected
sheriff of the East Baton Rouge par
ish today' over Dr. Ed Young, reput
ed to be a member of the Ku Klux
Klan. Dr. Young was the nominee
of the parish Democratic executive
committee .and Mrs. Day ran as an
independent.
smiling on the train, and “dolled up”
for the home-coming. With her hus¬
band she admitted twelve robberies,
which netted them $1,100,
“We had to do it, for the baby that
was coming,” they said.
Writs of habeas corpus issued by
Supreme Court Justice Levy, were
served on detcetive escorts and dumb¬
founded the police. Whatever glim¬
mer of hope it might have kindled in
the couple, whose baby died only
eleven days ago, was soon dispelled
when Supreme Court Justice Gieg
erich dismissed the writs and remand¬
ed custody. both the girl and her husband to ] f
Rushed through a side exit of the
Pennsylvania station, ,a pathway be¬
ing cleared by the police, Mr. and
Mrs. Cooney were hustled away in
automobiles to the courthouse immed¬
iately after they arrived.
POLITICAL OBSERVERS TURN EYES TO OHIO, “KEY STATE”
Above (left to right): Newton D. Baker, John it. Clarke, A. V. Dona hey. Frank !!. Willis. Below; Nirhol.ii
Longworth. Harry L. Davis, At lee Pomerene and James M. Cox.
What part will Ohio may in
the coming presidential ejection?
Because it is looked upon as the
key state to the political situa¬
tion, political observers are turn¬
ing their faces to the winds blow¬
ing over the Buckeye common¬
wealth. They are wondering
which of Ohio’s sons will be
called upon to bear banners of
the parties in the approaching
campaign, for one or more of
them always have prominent
parts in presidential elections
In .1920 both, candidates were
FLORIDA YOUTH
SLAYS FATHER
TO SAVE MOTHER
LAWRENCE BURTON, 15-YEAR-J j
OLD BOY, KILLS WYLINE
BURTON AT LLOYD.
Quitman ,Ga., April 23.-—The body
of Wyline Burton, who was killed by j
his 15-year-old son, Lawrence, at I
Lloyd, brought I Fla., H-lif late In to Rvnnks Brooks Sunday county cmintv afternoon, and and j !
was ..-.-Mi
buried at Concord cemetery, north of
Quitman. the homicide became j
Details of j
known today. Burton, Cl years of
age, severely whipped his little son,
Clyde, last Saturday afternoon. It is
said his wife interposed, begging for
the boy, and that Mr. Burton either;
threatened his wife with violence, or
attacked her.
She is said to have called to her
son, Lawrence, 15 years of age, who
was in the kitchen. Lawrence is re
ported to have rushed -to his mother,
shooting at his father as he ran with
a Smith and Wesson pistol. Both bul¬
lets struck the man, one in the chest
( j
and one through the shoulder. Mr.
Burton fell in the front yard, dying | j
instantly.
Lawrence is said to be in inquest,! the jail j
at Monticello. The coroner's
vvhich was held Sunday, found that I
the father was killed by the son, Law- j j
rence, who has declined to make any
statement since the tragedy. Mrs.
Burton however, has stated that I
Lawrence did the shooting.
Mr. Burton is survived by his wi- j
dow and five children. He was a na¬
tive of Brooks and is related to a
number of prominent families in this
county. The tragedy has created pro¬
found and sensational interest both
here ami at Lloyd.
MORE TROUBLE EXPECTED
ON ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA
LINE FOR AUTO TOURISTS
Yuma, Apriz., April 23,—This tor¬
rid town on the Arizona bank of the
Colorado river nestled as comroftably
as possible between frying pan and
fire today while awaiting the outcome
of tivvo apparently antagonistic meth¬
ods of solving the quarantine prob¬
lem which has arisen because of the
outbreak of the foot and mouth dis¬
ease in California.
Word from Phoenix last night indi¬
cated that the western boundary of
the Yuma Indian reservation, which
is on California soil, would again he
made the western line of the quaran¬
tine.
Buckeye sons. Since 180, seven
of the twelve chief executives
were Ohioans.
It is considered a possibility
that Nicholas Longworth. repre¬
sentative from Cincinnati and
Republican floor leader, may lie
drafted a. vice presidential can¬
didate by the C. O. I’. It is also
considered a possibility for Frank
B. Willis to be drafted for the
part, in order to pacify that sec¬
tion of the Republican party regulars put
on the outs with the
by the forced resignation of
Harry Daugherty.
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YEAR OLI) YOUTH AND 4
MULE HE WAS RIDING ♦
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Sumner, Ga., April 23 (/P)— 4
♦ Ben Woodall, fourteen years of ♦
age, sen of Mr. and Mrs. Shell 4
4 Woodall, of Sylvester, was kill- ♦
4 e ,i y v lightu: 1 yesterday while 4
T riding a muL an open field 4
4 two miles east of here. The 4
4 mule was also killed. 4
4 The boy. was plowing when a ♦
4 thunderstorm began and with 4
4 thers started for shelter. Botn 4
4 the boy and the mule were killed 4
4 instantly.
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BECAUSE REFUSED
COOK BREAKFAST
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JAMES PETRUCCI, CHICAGO
MAN, ADMITS CRIME THEN
JUMPS TO OWN DEA1H
Chicago, April 23 UP )—James Pe
trucci, alias James Dejoy, who last
night confessed that he cut his wife’s
throat because she refused to get up
.and cook breakfast that mornfng,
leaped from the third story of the de
teetive bureau building and was kill
ed this morning,
Petrucci was being questioned by
detectives and according to them had
admitted that he had cut his wife’s
throat and buried her body under a
brush pile.
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STATE S COTTON LACKED
ONLY ONE DOSE POISON
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND
BALES LOST JUST BECAUSE OF
FAILURE TO ADMINISTER IT
Atlanta, April 23 —Because Geor¬
gia farmers last year failed to ad¬
minister one more dose of poison to
the billion-dollar bug, otherwise
the boll weevil, 300,000 bales of cot
were lost.
This is the opinion of Dr. Andrew
M. Scule, president of the State Agri¬
cultural College at Athens. One more
application of calcium arsenate, ac¬
cording to Dr. Soule, would have
brought the added fortune to Geor
-gia’s agricultural wealth.
“Mv neighbors laughed at me last
year,” sai dan Americus farmer.
BRUNSWICK HAS A LAND¬
LOCKED HARBOR, THE BEST
ON THE SOUTH ATLANTIC
COAST. . .......
Three Buckeye Democrats are
among the 25 or 31) presidential
possibilities, Newton D Baker.
James f.l. Cox and John II.
Clarke. Atlee Pomerene, for¬
mer senator, and Gov. V V. Dori
ahey arc looked upon as vice
‘
presidential : r » ** • material • • i in • the event
i major candidate is selected
a not
from f —’ nK Ohio’s ''’’’’ f, trio. ’“'
Former Governor Harry L.
Davis has a lot of friends who
think he ought to be picked as
vice presidential candidate by
the G. O. P.
THIRTY KILLED
j MANY INJURED IN
: SWISS RAIL WRECK
j
...... Zl RICK AND MILAN EXPRESS
j TRAINS COLLIDE NEAR BEL
j LISONA EARLY TODAY
j i Berne, Switzerland, April 23
—Thirty persons are report¬
ed killed and fifty injured when
the Zurich and Milan express
trains collided early (his morning
near Bellisona.
Each train was driven by two
large electric engines, all four of
which were almost completely de
mclishd. All of the four engi¬
neers met instant death.
Twenty-one bodies were recov¬
ered from the wreck early this
afternoon. Most of these were
burned so badly that identifica¬
tion was impossible.
PROTESTANTS, JEWS
AND CATHOLICS UNITE
TO FIGHT KU KLUX
Jersey City, N. J., April 23.—The
three-creed association, organized for
the purpose of combating bigotry,
was formed by the election of officers
from Protestant, Jewish and Catholic
faiths at luncheon here today. The
association hopes to become a nation
Wide movement to counteract the Ku
Klux Klan and promote better feel
ing among the three religious faiths.
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“They said I was poison crazy. I
poisoned and kept on poisoning. I
begged them to follow my plan. They
looked wise, but refused. Now, when
pickirtg time came, I had the cotton
and laughed. They failed and grum¬
bled. You can tell the farmers that
poison does ipay—that I made it pay
me, and that in the wettest year I
ever sajw. I mean to poison this year,
and you’ll see that I will succeed.”
The Georgia State Board of En¬
tomology operated a peddler car of
Icalcium arsenate between Thomas
ville and Fitzgerald last Saturday ov¬
er the A., B. & A. road. One is now
being run over the same road be¬
tween Brunswick and Senoia, making
all-day stops,
HKHJfc rlVj6 t.r-HN i
CHAUTAUQUA TO
OPEN THURSDAY
WITH A CONCERT
First Afternoon and Company,
Also a Lecture, for the
Evening Bill
SALE OF SEASON TICKETS
NOW SHOWING UP FINE
Not Only Brunswick People But
Many From Places Within
Radius of One Hundred Miles
Will Attend.
Children’s hour starts 2:30 p. m.
Afternoon program starts 3:30 p.m.
Night program starls 8:00 p. in.
Always successful, Chautauqua sea¬
son for the year of 1924 promises to
be even more so than ever and ad¬
vance sale of season tickets certainly
indicate this fact. As lias been re
poried in these columns, the Redpath
! organization comes to Brunswick un¬
der the auspices of the Woman’s Club,
just as it has done heretofore.
Tomorrow afternoon will witness
the opening bill (which will be a con¬
cert by the Hippie Concert Company,
an aggregation of stars and this will
j also also be the bill for the night program
as will be a lecture by William
I Rainey Bennett, V inous lecturer.
Following is the program for the
entire week:
The program will be launched on
the first afternoon with a popular
novelty concert by the well-known
Hippie Concert Company. Following
a concert by this company at night,
William R.iney Bennett, great dra
I matic orator, will he heard in his in
j j spiring address, “Pathways to Pow
er.”
| On the afternoon of the second day,
■Princess Shining Star and company,
j an all-artist musical company, will
i present a diversified program of vocal
j and instrumental numbers. Immedi
; ately after this recital, D. Thomas
; Curtin, noted international newspaper
! correspondent and author, will deliver
| his stirring- address. “The Great Per¬
il of Europe," which is based on his
j personal observations and investiga
, lions of present-day European condi
I ditions. On the second night, after a
musical prelude by Princess Shining
| Star and company, John B. Ratto, fa
! mous impersonator and a “whole
j sonative show” in himself, of will prominent give an histori- imper
revue
! cal personages and other characters
! familiar to all.
j “Landscaping,” by Edlward O. Mar
i shall, nationall-rccognized authority
! on landscape gardening’, will be the
! | topic of an exceptionally worth-while
lecture on the third afternoon. On
| j the night of the same day, “Smilin’
Through,” one of the greatest dra
I matic successes of the model’ll stage,
j will be presented by a cast of New
i York actors.
A grand concert on the fourth aft
J ernooh by the Cavan Welsh Singers,
j under the direction of Cavan Jones,
| widely-known Welsh baritone, will
| feature Welsh and Gypsy songs in
j special costuming, as well as selec
I tions from both grand opera and light
opera favorites. Following a con
sert by this same company at nig’ht,
Dr. Charles S. Medbury will be heard
in his masterly, thought-compelling
j address, “The Duties of Freedom,” a
clear-cut discussion of the obligation
as well as tiie privileges of people
i living under a democratic form of
(government.
On the fifth afternoon a concert
will be given by the Harp Ensemble
Company, a distinctive musical at¬
traction, after (which Capt. Norman
Allan Imrie will deliver a convincing
and informative address, “Working
Together for Billions,” in which he
presents a striking analysis of pres¬
ent-day Anglo-American problems.
At night the Harp Ensemble Com¬
pany will give a grand concert in
which the music of the harp will ba
the dominant feature. Miss Margar¬
et Hibbard, soprano, will add pleasing
diversion to the company’s program.
Following a novelty entertainment
by Edger Bergen on the afternoon of
the sixth day, Miss Edna Means, clev¬
er character delineator, will give
striking character portrayals under
the heading, “From the Passing
Crowd.” Aaron Hoffman’s great com¬
edy, “Give and Take,” a whirlwind
af laughter, will he presented by a
cast of New York actors on the sixth
night.
On the afternoon of the last day a
popular concert by the Metropolitan
Orchestra will precede an intensely
interesting and novel discussion on
“How to Listen to Music,’ by Miss
Martha Scott, prominent music au¬
thority and instructor. The grand
finale of the week’s entertainment
will be an Opera Festival, in which
Henry Thompson, a favorite British
opera tenor and Stella Wrenn, prima
donna soprano, will sing, in English,
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