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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-12-19
sH@-N.E COURT REFUSES TO
MAsDAHus THE srAye
COURT OF APPEALS.
UNUSUAL QUESTION
Supreme Court Decides Against the
Wayeross Bankers and They viii,
Be Tried in GIynn Superior Court,
: sefsgnins January IL.
I'd preliminarv fight b


Ettss bank cases, before said
yes go to trial on their merits in
<Glynn superior court next month, was
rought before the supreme court Fri
day, and the decision of that high
tribunal settles the question of wheth-
'er or not the cases will go to trial
The decision was against the bankers
and means that the cases will be
tried here next month. The fol- w
ing report concerning the decision of
the supreme court was sent out from
Atlanta yesterday:
THE supreme court of Georgia, in
n rather unusual decision handed
down, declined to say whether or not
1t had the power to mandamus the
court of appeals. 1t is an interesting
point since, if the supreme court does
assume to mandamus the appellate
court and require it to submit every
case involving a constitutional ques
ton. whenever a litigant desires, IT,
will be means of securing delays
almost at will
The case in question was that of
George r. Youmans, of WaycrCss, in
dicted on November %, 1907 on the
charge of having allowed a bank at
Waycross to become fraudulently in
solvent. Youmans filed a demurrer
to the Indictment, the main point be-
ing that the section of the code un-
der which he was indicted practically
enforced Imprisonment for debt, whicr'
was unconstitutional and void. He
claimed that distinct constitutional
question was involved.
"The court Of appeals decided the
case several days ago, holding that
the indictment was good and that it
was not necessary to certify the con-
stitutional question to the supreme
court as previous decisions of that
court covered the question.
THE defendant then filed an appli-
cation for mandamus in the SUI
preme court asking that the court of
appeals be required to certify the
constitutional question involved to the
supreme court. This the court de-
clined to do, for the primary reason
requested the court of appeals to Ger
tify the question The court further
stated that it would not say whether
or not 1t had the power to issue a
mandamus to the court of appeals.
Judge Atkinson dissented from the
opinion of the court.
"a notable array of legal talent was
brought together by this case. Rep
resenting Ycumans were: Congress
man w. G. Branley, of Brunswick;
l.. A. Wilson, of Waycross; w. w.
Lamb hdin, of Waycross; Crawley &
Crawley, of Waycross; Toomer e
Reynolds, of Jacksonville, and F. W.
Dart, of Douglas. For the state ap-
peared Solicitor General J. Fl. Thomas
and A. D. Gale"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-12-19
WRECK SEEN
OFF CAPE HATTERAS

The United Wireless station at Sa-
vannah Friday night repeated TO all
ships within its reach warning re-
cefved from Captain Johnson of the
Mallory Line steamer Neuces.
In latitude 35 degrees and % min
utes north and longitude rs degrees
and 5 minutes west, he passed ships
top sides with end of frame just
awash, and for about ten miles passed
through large quantity Ct floating
crossties and boards apparently a
part of the ships deck house.
The wreck is right In the track Of
vessels and is dangerous to nayiga-
tion.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-12-19
q. s, WALLACE WON THE
'' HANDSOME BEDROOM SET
Nearly Thousand People at Grand
10 SEQ Close Of Contest.

B S. Wallace held the licky num-
1er at the Grand last night In the
rawing for the handsome bedroom
set which has been on exhibition In
the display window of II. M. Miller
& Son and which is one of the hand
soonest presents ever given away In
Brunswick.
On last Saturday night large clock
was sealed by a committee and placed
in the corridor of the Grand It was
an eight day clocks7and continued 10
tick until yesterday, when It stepped.
The clock was sealed and covered and
no cne knew the time il stopped until
the seal was cut by the conmittee
last night.
1t was exactly 9.4745 when the
clock stopped. No one In the opera
house had ticket bearing that time
Mr.. Wallace had one within fifteen
seconds Of tie time his ticket being
9.47.20. As thore was no orc present
with card bearing nearer the exact
iiule than the clock stopped, Mr.. Wal
lace was awarded the handsome prize
Almost thousand peogle were IN
ne crefa house wien tae drawing
TOOK place.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-12-19
WINTERS FIRST SNOW
LAST NIGHT IN TEXAS

Dallas, Tex, Dec. 18.-Last night
the first snow of the winter fell in
north and central Texas and during
the past twelve hours blizzard OF
unusual severity for this early in tho
winter has been sweeping over the
plains country in the upper pan5an
die.
Dallas has received good snow
Fort Worth reports a good fall and
numerous points also report snow
Low temperatures prevail all over the
state as far south as San Antonio.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-12-19
GEORGIA LEADS SOUTH
IN NEW STATE BANKS

Georgia shows up splendidly In the
number OF banks established during
the month ending December 10. More
banks were established in this state
during a period of thirty days than
any southern state
Forty one new banks having aggre-
gate capital of $2.400,000 started bus
mess or applied for charters in ten
southern states during the month end
ing December 10, according to the
Southern Banker, of Atlanta, in its
issue CT December IS.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-12-19

WON A PRiZE.--The Wood Bailey
Clothing company had clcck- stop
ping contest at their store last night
and when the hour arrived for open
ing the clock large number of peo-
pie weree present. The clock had
stoppeLi' at, t,3,09.56. DR.. Small, of Fear
rington's drug store, received the
dollar prize, he having the nearest
time, 3.20.27. One of these contests
will be decided every Saturday night
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-12-19
cARNw OPENS TOMORROW;
AeLEs TO MEET ToDAa

The carnival. which is to exhibit in
brunswick all of next week, viii ar
rive in the city today from Douglas
and will open for business on the Old
carnival grounds at the corner OF
gloucester and Oglethorpe streets to-
morrow night.
In order to perfect all arrange
ments for the carnival, the local aerie
Of Eagles, under whose auspices the
attraction will exhibit here, will hold
a meeting In their hall this morning
at 1920 o clock. All members of the
aerie are requested to be present.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-12-19
HAD A VERY BUSY DAY.
Many Taxpayers Visited Collector
Read Yesterday =

Tax Collector Read experienced an
unusually busy day yesterday. 1t was
due to the fact that tomorrow is the
last day for paying state and county
taxes, and. many who had not paid up
for the year visited the collectors S
Office and settled up their accounts.
1t is expected that even a buster
day will be experienced tomorrow, as
it is the last day. All those who fail
to pay will be put to additional ex-
penSe
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-12-19

This weeks specialty viii be on sale
suitable for holiday trade. This pop
ular store has arranged for a big
holiday sale, which viii begin Mon
day morning and continue until Fri
day night. The stock is complete ane
many attractive novelties win be OF
sale. No cheap or TRASHY articles aTf
in stock, but real values in every lin'
win lie offered at vc-w reduced prices
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-12-19
ONE SIDE OF STREET FINISHED
1t viii Be Open for Traffic During
the Present Week.

The work CT paving Newcastle
street with vitrified brick has practi-
cally been completed from Mansfield
to Gloucester and during the week
this side of the street will be open
for use. The work of laying brick
was almost finished yesterday and will
be entirely completed by tomorrow
night.
AS soon as this is done and the
brick are covered with sand for a few
days one side Of the street win be
open to traffic and work will at once
begin on the other side. 1t will prob
ably be two or three weeks before
the entire work will be finished.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-12-19
HANDSOME LOT OF STORES.
They Have All Been PrettiIy Decorat-
ed for the Holidays.

Nowhere in city Of Brunswick s
n size will one find prettier and bet
ter stocked class of stores. While
many of the local merchants decorated
their places for the holidays some
time sirco, most Of them were busy
Yesterday arranging their display win
dows, replacing their goods and pre-
pairing for the coming week, and
Newcastle street now presents a real
holiday appearance.
The Brunswick merchants are all
enterprising and their display win
dows and stocks will compare with
any in the state.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-12-19
TWo syEAM eAN.ER RtEs.
aber is unusualIy Eusy Fillins His
Christmas Orders.

9. =. Fater, proprietor Of tie two
team bakarias cn Newcastle street,
Ii one OF the very busiest mon in
Brunswick Mr. Faber Is an energetic
hustler who has made good against
big odds and to him belongs the
distinction Of installing ths FIRST
steam bakery ia Brurswick- lie is
also introducing the famous hygenic
wheat Tread ard makes q sTecialty
Of retailing the Lest fruit Gaze ever
made in the city at the reasonable
nice of tweptv cents TER pound
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-12-19
LYNCH ELECTED
CINCINNATI MAN WILL HEAD THE
NATIONAL BASEBALL
LEAGUE.

New York, Dec. 1S.-Thomas J.
Lynch, Of Cincinnati, o., was elected
president of the National Baseball
League today.
Lynch was formerly chief Of the
RI aft Of umpires.
John A. Heydler, formerly president
of the league. was elected secretary
and treasurer.
The elections were unanimous
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-12-19
UhivE RsiTY COMMITTEES DEALS
a SOLAR PLExvs BLOW TO
pole oiscovERER.-
PROOF WAS LACKING
This Witi BE Sad News TO the Peo-
PIE Who Believed In the Claims o,
the Doctor, Who Has Proved to Be
a Great Fake-.

Copenhagen, Dec. 18.-The Associ-
ated Press Is informed by high au
thority that the committee of the I'm
iversity of Copenhagen, in the prelim
mary examination of the records, fail
ed to discover any proof that DR..
Frederick A. Cook had reached the
ncrth pole.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-12-19
CHRISTMAS TREE FOR sEAMEN.
Contribution to Be Made at All
Churches Today.

-NhNafeaNtCH ~ DC hduG dk Al
Churches Today.
All the seamen who are in Bruins
wick at the time it is held. will re-
ceive a neat Christmas present, which
IS to be given them at a Christmas
tree celebration to te held at the
Seamen's Mission. One OF these cele-
brations was held last season. and
1t was greatly enjoyed by many sea-
men and others.
In order to raise funds with which
to purchase the gifts. the ladies who
are interested have been given per,
mission to receive contributions for
the tree at all tAe churches today
at the morning services. and 1t Is
expected that quite a neat sum will
be contributed for such q worthy
cause
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-12-19
TRAIN STRIKES MOVING TRAIN

Canton, o., Dec. ia man was
killed. two girls were probably fatally
injured and third seriously 5urt,
when a Pennsylvania passenger train
hit moving van here late last night.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-12-19
FOR NICARAGUA
TrE CRUISER BUFFALO sAlLI
YESTERDAY WITH SEVEN
HUNDRED MAgIHES.

Panama, Dec. 1s.srne auxiliary
cruiser Dafgalo, with soFen hurdre
marines on board saiied a. nidnisbi
fer Corlnto, Nicaragua, the port near
est the capital, Managua
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-12-19
THlRTY-FIVE INJURED.

Flagstaf. Ariz, Dec. 18.-Thirty-
five people were injured in last night )
wreck on the Santa Fe at Winona
Ariz., in which Mrs. Alice D. Ben
nett, of Hartford. Conn, was killed.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-09-30
axeSfOr 1909
NOTICE.!
To the Taxpayers Of TazeWsII County:

AS required by law, propose to be at
the following places on the dates mentioned
for the reception of 1909 Taxes and Levies,
namely:
PAINT LICK D. 6pen COmpanyS SbT Thursday October IA.
RUSKN, W. Bowen GOmpaWs Store, Friday, October is.
BURKES 6ARDEH, Dr. R. CTOcksH's Store, Monday October 49,
SHAWVERS MILLS, S. Gundffs Store, Tuesday, October 49,
HIGHLANDS G. NJ Browns Store Wednesday October 20.
CEDAR BLUFF, Blue Sulphur Inn, Thursday October II.
POUNDING MILL Steele Hurt and GOmpanys Shp Friday October a.
P0GAH0GTAS, Tuesday, October 26.
FALLS MILLS, w. B. TabOrs Sbra Wednesday October 27.
GRAHAM, City Courthouse Thursday October 20.
TPTOP, R. p HaTman COmpaNs Shn Friday October 29.
And other tines during business hours the Tnefs Office Ta1wsI
V the first day December 1909 after which date the per cent psua
is required by law to be added unpaid taxes.
H. p BRITAIN, Treasurer TazswsN County,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-09-30
Odd Fellows Lay Corner Stone.

Tazewell Lodge, No. 5157, Grand
United Order of Odd Fellows, went up
to Graham on last Sunday and laid the
corner stone of the new Odd Fellows
Hall at that place. A large crowd of
Odd Fellows an visitors attended the
laying of the corner stone and good
time generally Was had.
The Odd Fellows, with the assistance
of friends, gave purse Of $25 toward
paying for the new building.
ALEX. DICKERsoN, N. G.
]. B. PEERY, Secretary.
GEORGE YOUNG, M. C.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-09-30
May Cause EnmitY.

Bristol, Va, Sept. 27.-State street,
the principal business thoroughfare of
Bristol, which is equally divided by the
State line, will present the odd spec
tacle of being half under license and
half under prohibition on Friday, Oc-
tober /, when the saloons open in Bris-
tol, in accordance with Judge Kelly's
decision that the majority of the votes
cast in the last election were "wet."
There will be about a half dozen sa-
looms in State street, while many dry
goods emporiums and ice cream parlors
will be crowded across on the Tennessee
half of the street.
The city has just taken in about $20,-
900 from the license tax. Other license
will be granted, so that it will ultimate
ly receive nearly $4,000 year. The
other half of the city, being under pro-
hibition, cannot have saloons, and will
get no such revenue.
1t is expected that this will cause con-
siderable bitter feeling, and in view of
the fact that license tax has been placed
at SO, 600 in the Virginia half of the city,
Tennesseeans are now suggesting the
advisability of getting the legislature to
pass a special bill authorizing saloons in
Bristol, Tenn, and making the license
fee only $40 a year.
Already the police justice of Tennes-
see half of the city has intimated that
he may raise the fine for drunkenness
to $50, which he has the power to dc
under the city charter.
Bristol, Va, has just erected a new
city hall. which it will be able to pay
for in two years under high licenses
while many citizens of the other half oi
the city look enviOusly on.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-09-30
PRESIDENT TAFT.
WRITES MIR. SLEMP
Chief Executive Expresses Himself as Deep
B Interested in The Campaign Now
Being Waged in Virginia.
Beverly, Mass. Sept. Ia, 1909.

Beverly, Mass, Sept. Ia, 1909
My Dear Mr.. Slemp:-
have been watching with intense in
terest the campaign in Virginia with
the earnest hope that you are enlisting
in behalf of the Republican candidates
large number of young and progress
sive men of the State, who, without
abating in the slightest degree their
pride in their section and its history,
are nevertheless anxious to arrange
themselves on the progressive side in
politics, and who believe that by the re-
habilitation of the Republican party in
Virginia and the selection of able and
upright men for candidates upon the
Republican ticket, and their election,
the political conditions in Virginia may
be greatly improved.
shall not return to the East before
the election, and 1 write this letter at
the present time to express to you my
best wishes for a successful result.
Sincerely yours,
VIM. H. TAFT.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-09-30
S. W. VIRGINIA
NEWS ITEMS.
WHAT HAS RECENTLY TRANSFERRED
IN THE COUNTIES OF THIS
SECTION.

Governor Swanson has offered re-
ward of $3.50 for the arrest and convic-
tion of the man or men who murdered
George Meadow, his wife and three
children and Mrs. Betsy Justis in Buch-
anan county last week. 1t is said that
the feeling in the county is still at fever
heat, and that the county will increase
this reward by $500, and that the citi-
zens will subscribe from 81, 900 to $5, 900
additional for the purpose of having de-
tectives ferret out the perpetrators of
the crime.
Both the Republicans and Democrats
of Bristol and Washington county held
conventions at Abingdon on last Satur-
day to nominate candidates for the
House of Delegates. The Republicans
nominated Samuel L. Millard, of Bris-
tol, present representative, and w. R.
Kestner, of Hayter's Gap. The Demo-
Gratis nominated Lee M. McChesney, of
Bristol, and Rev. E. c. Buck, a minis
ter of the Christian church, who resides
near Abingdon. Both tickets are made
up of temperance men, and will doubt
less be equally acceptable to the Anti
Saloon League.
Today the local option campaign
which has been on in the city of Roam
oke for the past four weeks will come
to a close and the voters will determine
by their ballots whether or not the Ii
censed saloon shall be banished from the
city. The drys have waged an active
campaign, and have had the assistance
of number of the best temperance
workers and orators of the South, and
are seemingly confident of victory. The
vets have made a gum shoe campaign,
appealing quietly to the voters, and they
also appear sanguine of the outcome of
the contest. The result, it appears,
will be rather close no matter what the
outcome may be.
A monument to the memory of Mary
Draper Ingles, pioneer heroine, and the
first English bride married west of the
Alleghenies, was unveiled at Radford at
noon on yesterday in the presence of an
immense concourse of people. Mrs.
Ingles, who was captured by the In
dians and carried beyond the Ohio, es-
Gaping and making her way back to her
home on New River, is one of the most
striking figures of pioneer history. Her
history is closely interviewer with that
of Southwest Virginia, and the unveil-
ing of the monument, which is twenty
three feet high, excited universal inter
this section. The monument contains
stones taken from the chimney of the
cabin, still standing, in which she lived
after her return from captivity among
the Indians.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-09-30
". L. DENNIS ON
SEXTUPLE MURDER
Thousands Of Dollars Await Detectives
Eye, Tongue or Pen POWerIeSs to
Describe the Horrible Crime.

W. L. Dennis, of Grundy, Buchanan
county, Va, has written letter to G,
w. Haynes, one of the Capitol police at
Richmond, in which he gives a detailed
description of the recent horror which
occurred at Hurley, Va, on Tuesday
night of last week, when George Mead
ows and his wife and three children and
his wife's mother were murdered in
their mountain home and their bodies
burned.
Mr.. Dennis also wrote Governor
Swanson a letter, and acting on that
letter and other advices from the scene
of the crime. he has offered a reward of
$3.50 for the arrest and conviction of the
person or persons who committed the
crime.
Buchanan county will increase this
reward by $500 and the citizens will
subscribe, or have subscribed, about
S5, 900 for the purpose of having detec-
tives ferret out the pertrators Of the
horrible crime.
Mr.. Dennis, in his letter to Mr..
Haynes, says:
Grundy, Va, Sept. 25.
My Friend Tom:
arrived home last Wednesday even
ing. l stopped on my way at the scene
of the Hurley tragedy. 1t is one of the
most horrible crimes ever committed in
Buchanan county. Eye, tongue or pen
cannot describe it. Mr.. George Mead
ows, three of his children, his wife and
his mother-in-law. Mrs. Elizabeth Justis,
were killed. Meadows wife, Mrs.
Justis and the three children were all
burned up in the fire You could see
from the charred bones the forms and
the skull, heart and other organs about
all that was left and they were about
as large as your double fist. 1t looked
as if the head Of Mrs. Justis had been
cut off by axe or hatchet and had been
cut crosswise, laying some two or three
feet from the body.
The baby, about two years old, had
crawled out at the door and had burned
up at the steps. Meadows had been
struck on the back of the neck with
something like hatchet and fell about
thirty feet from the door. He was shot
twice in the right side. He had on his
pants and one shoe. He had pencil in
his hand as though he might have been
trying to write down the names of those
who committed the murder, but if he
did, it was burned up, A family who
lives nearby heard Meadows calling for
help and also heard one Of the women
call for help some time after they heard
the shots. 1t must have been about l
O'Clock when they discovered that the
house was on fire, and that was when
they gave the alarm. The brothers and
sisters of the women who were killed
did not know but what their mother and
sister had been burned up in the fire
until they found Meadows some time
after they got on the ground. 1t SEEM
ed that the people were afraid to give
the alarm for fear they would be killed
themselves.
There is no clue as to who committed
the murder.
would like for you to see the Gov
ernOr and get him to do as much for US
in the way of reward as he possibly can.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-09-30
Pounding Mill Items.

Pounding Mill, Va, Sept. 28. 8.-Rela-
tives and friends here of Mrs. Jacob
Ball were grieved to hear of her death
which occurred Friday night at her
home on Gray's Branch, near Rich
lands. The disease with which she died
was gall stones on the liver. She was
sick only few days. She was a men,
ber of the Church of God, and lived
each day as if it were her last. She was
a sister to Mrs. George R. Thomas, of
this place, and of Rev. Lindsey Prater,
of the M. E. Church, South. Funeral
services were held at her home on Sun
day at IL o'clock by Rev. Harvey Nc
Craw, after which the body was laid to
rest near her home. She leaves q
plmber of children and grand child
rem to mourn her loss. Her son,
Mr.. Chas. Ball, who is principal of the
Maxwell High School, was married on
last Sunday a week to q school marin at
st. Paul.
Superintendent W. Archie Thompson
visited the schools at this place and
near here yesterday and today.
James A. Pack left Sunday for Salem
where he expects to enter Roanoke Col
lege.
Mrs. w. B. Steele and daughter,
Miss IVA, went to Tazewell Saturday
on shopping expedition.
c. P. Williams is able to be out again
after his recent severe illness.
Mrs Charles Griffith visited relatives
here last week.
Mrs. r. M. Sparks and son, Will
Rees, visited relatives in Baptist Valley
last week.
Mrs. James Mcclure and baby, OF
Cedar Bluff, are spending a few days
visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. w. B.
Steele. Mr.. Mcclure came up anC
spent Sunday.
Miss Marguerite Williams left fol
Tazewell Sunday, where she will teach
school.
F. M. Moss, Sr., of Burkes Garden
loaded almost 200 fine cattle here yes
terday.
Mrs. M. j. Sturgill went to BluefielC
the first of the week to buy lumber fol
her store house, which is being erected
by the side of her residence.