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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-08-03
FRUIT GROWING IN GEORGIA
This is Subject Handled BY the
Southern Field.

Washington. Aug. "A compre.
hensive picture of the advantage to
be found in the fruit growing sec
tions of the southeastern states is
presented in the August issue of
F'The Southern Field the official or
gan Of the Land and Industrial De-
partment of the Southern Railway
and associated lines. the circulation
of which will begin in q few days.
The leading article of this issue is
devoted to a discussion of fruit grow
ing in Virginia, the Carolinas, Geor-
gia, Alabama, Tennessee and Missis-
sippi. The story Of the development
of the growing Of apples, peaches,
berries, and small fruits in this ter
ritory is fully told and the opportun-
tiles for future development pointed
out.
The farmer interested in fruit
growing who reads this issue can not
fail 10 be impressed with the great
opportunities which await him in the
southeast. In addition to the arti-
Gle on fruit growing. which is splen-
didly illustrated, there are other in
teresting articles. Editorials call at
tention to the opportunities for profit
in stock raising in the south. the va
Ue OF the cotton crop to the country,
and the increase in value of south
ern lands. What can be done in the
East Tennessee country is shown in
an article on pork raising, "a Spar
tanburg Farmer" tells of results on
a farm inrthe Piedmont section, and
the success of Canadians in Ncrth-
east Georgia is told in an interesting
manner. ...
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-08-03
suPT. HlGGlNBoTHAM INTER-
EsTs HIMSELF IN BEHALF OF
ONE OF HIS coNVicTs.

Impressed by the general appear
ance and sincereness of prisoner
who he has had on the county chain
gang. for the past year or more, Supt.
Higginbotham, cf the Glynn county
convict gang, is now endeavoring to
get a pardon for Tom Spiers, a ne
gro who has been sentenced to serve
his life in prison, but who, from all
accounts, deserves the pardon that
the superintendent is seeking.
Spiers was sent to Glynn county
when the new convict law went into
effect. He was sentenced, in Dade
county, to serve ninety-nine years in
the state penitentiary, having been
convicted of murder. He has now
been a prisoner for fourteen and a
half years and for half of that time
he has been a trusty.
On one occasion in north Georgia
Spiers saved the life of a convict
guard, when an effort was made, by
other prisoners to escape Since
joining the local gang he has been
lltSL CLASS prisoner, anu now Supt.
Higgtnbotham is seeking to have him
pardOned.
The superintendent was in the city
yesterday circulating a petition ask
ing the state prison commission to
pardon the negro. 1t was signed
generally by the people Of Brunswick
and within the next few days it will
be forwarded to Atlanta.
The negro, it appears, bore q good
reputation before he was convicted
of murder and since he has been a
prisoner he has proven one Of the
best that the various officers have
had to deal with It is believed that
a pardon for him will be secured
through the effcrts of the local ST.
perintendent.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-08-03

Quebec, Canada, Aug. 2.-Ethel
Clare Leueve, who gave up her home
and friends for love of DR.. Hawley
n. Crippen, and who now finds her
self sharing with him the odium of a
murder charge, is the central figure
in the police end of the tragedy.
Crippen, taciturn and composed, vol
unteers nothing to help the police
to solve the mystery surrounding the
disappearance of his wife, Belle FL
more, the American actress.
1t is expected that Crippen and
Miss Leneye will be returned to Lon
don fer trial at the expiration of
the fifteen days grace provided by
the extradition laws of Canada.
1t is generally belived that the po-
lice are resting their hopes upon
Miss Leneve. If she does not pos
sess the key to the mystery, the po-
lice think that she can, at least, aid
them materially in reconstructing
circumstances leading up to the dis
appearance of Crippen's wife. 1t is
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-08-03
CANDIDATE GRAY
SPENDS A DAY
IN CITY
SAVANNAH ASPlRANT FOR RAIL.
ROAD COMMISSIONER WAS
HERE YESTERDAY-ADoREss
ED CITIZENS At CITY HALL.

Joseph F. Gray, member of the
Georgia railroad commission and in
cidentally secretary of the Savannah
chamber of commerce, who is can
didate to succeed himself and who
has pretty warm fight on his hands,
for reelection, arrived in the city yes
terday morning, made an address to
some thirty of forty Brunswick busi-
ness men at the city hall at three
o'clock and left on later train for
WaycrcsS.
On reaching the city yesterday
morning, Mr.. Gray called upon Mayor
Hopkins and stated that he did not
come to Brunswick in the interest
of his candidacy, but was anxious to
make an address to the business peo-
pie of the city, touching the question
cf rates, etc. He said he would like
to make the talk under the auspices
of the Board of Trade, and Mayor
Hopkins at once introduced him to
President Aiken of that body and
also introduced him to a number of
Brunswickians.
AT three o'clock Mr. Gray talked
to the number indicated in the may
or.s office at the city hall. He said
that there had been insinuations that
he would do Brunswick injustice, by
serving on the commission and still
remain with the commercial body of
Savannah, and he desired to refute
this statement. 1t was pointed out
by the speaker that Brunswick and
Savannah enjoy practically the same
rates, ETC., at the hands of the rail
roads, and that he could not discrim-
mate against this city, even if ne
desires to, as four other good men on
the commission would have to be out
voted in order to do that. He stated
that he had voted to prevent the A.
B. & A., from taking off certain pas
senger trains running into this city,
when her people protested against it
and that in one case where Savannah
enjoyed better lumber rate than did
Brunswick, he voted to increase the
rate to that city.
Mr.. Gray showed by tariffs of the
Southern Railway that the rate com
planned of by the board of trade not
long ago, on cotton bagging from
points beyond Atlanta, was made
previous to his service On the com
mission and that he had voted to re-
duce or equalize this rate Mr. Gray
Is a. DlaIl6ihln talknr and was oivan
closest attention by those present.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-08-03
CRIPPEN REFUSES TO
TALK OF-HIS CRIME

known that Mrs. Crippen was jeaIcus
Of her HUSBANDS typist.
Ne third degree" methods will be
employed with Miss Leneve, but
more subtle Influences are at work
Miss Eeneve was too i'll to appear in
court yesterday. but this morning she
showed a vast improvement. She has
never aseen placed in a cell, but re-
mains confined in one of the rooms
Of the women employed in the prov
incial jail. Miss Leneve has receiv-
ed numeneus cablegrams from her
parents IN England urging her to tell
~ she knows. Her parents maintain
Fsst she is innocent OF any part in
i ? tragedy.
Inspector Dow, of Scotland Yard
who arrested the fugitive couple, re
peatediy stated that he believed that
the girl was innocent of any wrong
doing, SO far as the actual disappear
ance of 'Crippen's wife is concerned
The police case against Crippen is
believed to be yet far from complete
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-08-03
LUMBER MEN To
FORM 4 BIG
COMPANY
EFFORTS ON FOOT TO BRING
ABOUT BETTER CONDITIONS IN
THIS loN-.MEETlNG HELD
IN cksoNVILLT.

There was a meeting Of prominent
lumbermen from Georgia and Flor
ida at Jacksonville a few days ago
for the purpose Of organizing the
Southern Lumber Company, the OBJ
ject of which is to help market the
output of some of the largest mills
in the two states. The capital of the
concern is a half million dollars and
it is expected that it will handle five
hundred million feet of lumber per
year, Referring to the organization,
a dispatch from Jacksonville says:
This organization is one that has
been screly needed for a long time,
and will result in protecting and con
serving the forests of the Southeast
by increasing the efficiency of the
timber to suit the supply and the
mills, regulating the cutting of and
thus preserving timber which other
wise would be slaughtered and can
never be replaced; and it also means
the proper marketing of lumber and
price that will enable the manufac-
turers to sell those portions of trees
which are now left in the woods and
will bring into the section the prop
er return Of this great naturat
source. Z
This move does not contemplate
indseasing the price of lumber to the
consumer, but the intention is to
place the product nearer the hands
of the ultimate consumer and save
to the manufacturers Of the enor-
nous expense now involved in the
cumbersome machinery incident to
individual means of marketing.
"The bewildering rapidity with
which the vast forest resources of
this country has been ruthlessly
slaughtered has no parallel in his
tory
The tangible net results accruing
to the manufacturers has been en-
tirely inadequate for the capital and
brains expended .,.. ...
This vast resource has been frit-
tered away through the unsystematic
unbusiness like methods that have
pevailed all too long"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-08-03
COMP PAN|ES Do
NOT LIKE THIS
new LAW
LOUISIANA INSURANCE COM.
PANIEs OBJECT TO WlMBERLv
THEY WILL WITHDRAW.

New York, Aug. 2.-Because Of the
enactment by the legislature Of
Louisiana Of the Wimberly bill, ap-
plying to personal accident and
health policies, a movement Is on
foot among the insurance companies
affected to withdraw from the state.
Already the Great Eastern Casualty
Company. Preferred Accident Acct
dent Employers Liability and United
States Casualty have ordered their
agents to cease taking new business
and it is expected that they will be
followed by the Ocean Accident &
Guarantee Corporation, Fidelity G
Casualty Company, Travellers and
Aetna Life. With the withdrawal of
these companies, it is said, all 9th
ers in the state will follow Louis
lana has no accident company of its
own
What WimberIy Law Is.
The Wimberly law provides that
settlements on claim for accident
or sickness insurance shall be made
within thirty days after written no.
tica. The penalty for delay without
"just and reasonable grounds" is that
the company shall pay the assured
double the amount of the claim to-
gether with attorneys fees to be de-
termined by the tribunal before
which the suit is instituted The
companies contend that this section
OF the law will encourage fraud and
is conducive OF barratry
Another section which the compan-
les consider discriminatory provides
that the court in the parish in which
the insured lives shall have jurisdic-
ton to try the cases. An application
might be made in New Orleans and
the corporation might be compelled
to try case in community where
the insured would have every advaDt-
age in the shape of personal friend
ship Of the jury and an ingrained
prejfiudice against corporations.
Why Companies Kick. y,
Still another section provides that
payments under claims must be made
every thirty days in the period of dis
ability. This the companies contend
will encourage malingering The new
law, it is said, will not be invoked in
cases of honest claims but offers ev-
cry advantage to crooks One au-
thority says: I'm addition to the new
burden which the Louisiana law plac-
ed upon the personal accident bust
ness, ,tpe loss ratio for the past ten
years has been about As per cent,
while the taxes and license fees
am9qht to at least five per cent Of
tnei ptemium iudome. With the ex-
pehse4 Of doing Business in the state,
ard the vast Increase in claims and
which is sure to ensue, we
10 not con slider the game worth
while."H ii;
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-08-03
SEEKING A PARDON PROGRESS MARCH
DEVELOPMENT FOR THE; PAST
WEEK AS REPORTED BY
INDUSTRIAL INDEX.

Columbus, Ca, Aug. 2.-The Geor-
gia and Alabama Industrial Index
says in its regular weekly issue;
During the past few days the sum
of $47,967 has been invested by north
ern people in lands in the vicinity Of
Albany Ga, the tracts being acquir-
ed for the purpose of planting in Pc
cans. This is an industry which is
developing at a rapid rate in south
west Georgia and the PR fits are
said to be handsome. Investments in
pecan lands in the vicinity have been
made freely by northern and western
capital in recent years.
"A 100000 company is being Or
ganized to develop the Savannah val
ley region and its plans. as annoUrc.
ed are enterprising. The company
will expend S25, 700 in giving lectures
and stereOptican views of life in that
section of Georgia, in the western
states. and this campaign will be ac.
companied by the circulation of at
tractiye literature. The movement is
for the purpose of encouraging immi-
grafton to the Savannah Yali4y region
and tracts of land will be bought by
the company and offered to colonies
on easy terms. An Illinois minister
of means has bought the town Of
Dwight, in south Alabama and plans
to establish 100 Polish families there.
moving them to Dwight. from his
state.
Bullock county, Alabama. ted
$4,000 Of good roads bonds, EImore
county Alabama, will probably hold
a bond election on the same subject
and Montgomery, Ala. is inviting
bids on road work and considerable
paving. Jefferson county is to ex-
pend $12,500 a. once in road building.
AT Macon. Ga, . contract was
awarded for the construction Of a 10
story Office building. A negro cougre-
CATION in Atlanta IS to build 4 $4,000
inztitutional church Amaricu,, Ga,
pG of a $4,000 bond issue 90
ys'ss before it was due, thercbv saw
ing a substantial sum in Interest
Postal receipts in Birmingham, Ala,
fir the quarter just ended snow an
increase of 22.78 per cent over those
Of the corresponding quarter la
year. New fertilizer companies are
reported for Macon, Ga, and Car5er5-
vile, Ga, and fertilizers fa2torie, are
also planned for Buekhe1d, Ga. and
Louisville, Ala Bids are being in
yited for the completion Of q railroad
into the coal fields Of CulIman coun-
-y Alabama. Twenty seven rev cor
porations, with capital stock Of $500.
957, are reported A new railroad
company was chartered 9t Tuscal)o-
sa, Ala"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-08-03
NEGRO MURDERER IS
SURROUNDED BY POSSE

Mobile, Ala, Aug 2.-The man hunt
for Bill Walker, the negro who early
Sunday morning crininally assaulted
Mrs. J. o. Gibson Of Axis. Ala, and
wno later killed a negro and then
stole the latter's wife, is tonight
nearing its quarry. 4 posse, headed
by Sheriff Drago cf Mobile. ap7ar-
emily has the negro surrounded in a
marsh whera he was tr1iIe by
hounds. One thing in favor of the
black, however, was the darkness to.
night The watchers at the swamp
were somewhat Disconnected late to-
night by rumor that Walker. rife
in hand had been seen stealing
across a bridge near Mobile. Dapu-
ttVes were sent to investigate this
report
Walker this morning, at the point
Of a rife, forced a negro couple to
give MIN breakfast
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-08-03
COL. DART TO SPEAK.
Legislative. candi date to Address
Voters Tomorrow Ni9ht.

Col J. Z Dart. candidate for the
legislature viii speak at Orange park
tomorrow night and the public gener-
ally is invited to re pesant and hear
The issues Of tine campaign freely
and fully discussed Cot. Dart is an
eloquent orator and those VINO near
him, will certainly be m re than
pleased
TIE First regiment band, which
plays in Orange park Thursdays, will
oe there and discourse sweet music
both before and after the speaking.
C0l. Dart urges MS friends and the
public generally to Ge present and
hear mis- reasons for again wanting
to represent this county in the lower
house, and il is SAFE to predict that a
large crowd will hear his first speech
Of Gue campaign.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-08-03
COTTON REPORT
OFFICIAL STATEMENT WAS CIV.
EN- TO THE PUBLIC vESTER
DAY IN WASHINGTON


Washington Aug. "A report on
the cotton crop Of the country. show.
ino tba oorditior o~ ror., Or ,o.
% . -,
''7'' ''i'' i'i7'7o NY 'Ii7 crop '7po'D''i.-
BOARD OF the Department of Agrlcul'
ture and will be given out today.
The hoard is now at work .on =
-,,u,-,ou,, os 4ho o,n.i..ou 90 so
p' 'li'''pa crops IN August l. anu Iue
results will be made public next
Mouday This report will include
statistic. a.. r. Whoa. oorr oa.. .5ar.
Law no4atoae tol,oaa eay blol.
what rv. bay and oat.
ps,or+s ,y s+.tae
Cation orndttfors bv eta.o,. i, 1q1o
are a. follows. Vfrgf,ia "a. North
Caroline II. sor.S cqrorina 7o.
Georgia "a. FIorf3a "a
7,aa wear ayarsos hv o+a4as foII,us.
VIRGINIA 81 Nlr4h Car7lira %.
Souya r,~oIfua "a. C,aorofa 81.
Florida, ~
E.,arte no4 e,,,risa+
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-08-03
DR.. STUART IS SHOT
BY JEALOUS WOMAN

sicians wedding were received to-
day DR.. Stuart's parents live at
Winchester, Va, and his bride was
to have been Miss Alive Pauline Sim
sen, of Laws, Va.
In DR.. Stuart's apartments his wed
ding garments were carefully packed
and he was scheduled to leave for
the home of his intended bride to-
night. Stuart's body will be shipped
to Virginia.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-08-03

Pittsburg, Aug. 3 Dr.. George
Murray Stuart, the 27-year-old physi-
clan of the fashionable east end dis
tirct, who was found dead in bed
with a bullet hole in his head last
night at the side of Edna Wallace,
well-known character of Pittsburg.
under world, who it is believed. shot
the physician, and then killed herself
was 10 have married on the 10th of
this month Invitations to the ply
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-08-03
COLUMBUS CAR STRIKE

Columbus, o., Aug 2.-Efforts of
Gov Harmon to bring about a settle
meat of the Columbus street car
strike proved uuavailing today. There
was very little violence tonight. Nil.
itia patrols are still maintained
throughout the city
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-08-03
THE COTTON MARKET.

New 8lrlI, Aug. 2.-The govern.
ment report was about as. expected
today and prices reacted moderately
on profit taking. The undertone was
firm on good buyin. Spot quota
tions ten points higher. No sales
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-08-03
ENGINEERS GET INCREASE

Lafayette, Ind, Aug. 2.-The Chi
cago, Indianapolis and Louisville
Railroad engineers were notified of
an advance of 10 to 20 per cent in
wages, effective July 1st.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-08-03

Matinee at the Grand Today-The
usual Wednesday matinee of motion
pictures will be given at thu Grand
today from $3.50 to $500 One Of the
pictures to be shown is Chas. Dick
ems "Ni2bo!as Niclesby."
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-08-03
KANSAS PRIMARIES.

Yeste days Elections First Show of
Insur9ent Strength in West.
Topeka, Kan, Aug with indi-
cato for Il heavy vote tie Kansas
primaries opened this morning. They
furnish probably the FIRST genuine
test Of the insurgent strength in the
West Candidates for Congress and
State offices will be nominated.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-08-03
GETS MOST OF THE GOLD

~ -rican Bankers Buy Three fourths
Of Amount Offered Yesterday
London, England, Aug 2-America
secured three million dollars Of the
four million five hundred thousand
d3llars Of gold available upon the
market today. The price was half
penny bigher
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-08-03
SHERIFF SHOT BY NEGRO.
Sheriff Dull, of Monroe, Mich, Shot

Toledo. o., Aug 2.-Sherif Samuel
Dull. of Monroe, Mich, is dying as
the result Of being shot ny an unid an
tilted negro. whom he attempted to
arrest f.r robbery 81
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-25
GOVERNMENT WILL ALSO
BE REPRESENTED IN CASES
Land office and Forest Service 60
Have Same Right ~ Private
OMnera In land DIapntea.

WASHINGTON, July AIN order to
protect the interests OF the government as
we'll as those OF settlers and other claimants
OF lands within the national forests the De-
partments OF the Interior and Agriculture
have entered into a cooperative agree
ment which will govern the prosecution Of
contested cases.
Under its terms both the general land
office and the forest services will be
adequately represented at hearings before
the registers and receivers Of land offices
Of all cases involving forest lands, The
Department OF Agriculture Is given the
same right as a private contestant to APP
peal to the secretary OF the interior from
any decision rendered by the commissioner
of the general land office. .s,. ...
Instructions have been issued to the field
officers OF the forest service directing that
no contests be initiated by the govern
ment for slight and technical non-com-
pliance with the law by claimants, who
have entered lands in the national forests
In good faith When II is apparent, how
ever, that an entry Is merely subterfuge
to acquire title to timber lands. or to con-
troll water power sites or rights Of way,
the instructions state. a contest should be
begun even IL the technical requirements
OF the law appear to have been fulfilled.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-25
Nebraska
AUIOS Double IN NUMBER
County Assessors Report Seven Thou
sand Cars in State.
VERY BIG INCREASE IN SOME
Mine Thousand Machines Registered
in office OF Secretary Of state,
Compared 20 Five Thou
sand Previous Year.
tFrom a staff Correspondent,

NfrUin btaII consequently
LINCOLN. Neb., July 24-(Speeial.) 1.-THE
number Of automobiles returned by county
assessors to the State Board Of EquAllEa-
ton will be double the number returned in
1909 In that year there were returned ash,
while with six counties not yet reported,
there has been returned q total Of 6,tSl.
April 1 when the assessment is made there
were registered In the office OF the secre-
tary OF state a total Of s,2Sg machines and
tho year before a total OF IS77 This num-
Der, however, does not represent the total
number OF machines in the state as num-
bers have been cancelled in cases where
the license has not been renewed, and
naturally many machines have become
useless or worn out during the last three
years. The total assessed valuation of the
automobiles as returned by the assessors
last year was SSsl,S79 or an average
assessed value OF s1Oe22 tth
Keya Paha county's assessor did not give
the number OF machines in his report nor
the average value, but returned the total
assessed value at $780, Many of the counties
have returned twice as many machines this
year than last. Dawes county returned four
times as many this year and so did Deuel.
and Gosper. Perkins. Greeley and Thurston
returned five times as many this year as
last year, while Rock returned six times
as many and Sherman nine times as many
more than last year, York county shows an
Increase from seventy-two to 2O4 The fol-
lowing table shows computation of the
number OF automobiles In 1900 and 1910 as
a the atAtA board.