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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-26
Negro Murderer Walks to Jail
And SurrenderS to the Sheriff.

Allen Lindsey, a young negro about
25 years of age, accompanied by his
father, drove into Brunswick from
Pennick, fifteen miles from the city,
yesterday, went to the county jail,
asked for the sheriff, announcing that
he was the man who shot and killed
Buck Taylor, another hegro at PEN
nick, few days ago, and saying that
he lesired to surrender.
Lindsey was taken into custody and
is 1ow occupying a cell in the county
Jail, where he will be held for trial
at tn next session of superior court
on .he charge OF murder. He claims
that he shot Taylor in self-defense and
win make this plea when his case is
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-26
new COMMERCIAL BODY WILLB
ORGANIZED, WITH PAID SECRETARY
Allen Searches in
Woods for His Son

Hillsville, Va, March 25.-Another
days hunt for the Aliens began early
this morning, with the hunters con-
fident that by Wednesday they will
have run down at least three of the
four fugitives. A nights sleep in the
foothills, badly needed after yester-
days futile tramping and crawling
through mountain brush in drizzling
rain, put the detectives in shape for
today's work.
One of the outlaws still at large,
Claude Swanson Allen, son of Floyd
Allen, is now believed to have sue
ceeded in distancing his pursuers and
leaving this part of the country. His
uncle, Sidna Allen, and his cousins,
Wesley Edwards and Friel Allen, are
still supposed to be hemmed in the
narrow space on the south side of the
Blue Ridge, against which the detec-
tives are centering their effort These
men are said to hive been seen at q
distance, and at times have barely es-
capped closely pursuing officers.
Yong Claude Allen, according to-
the latest story reaching the search
leaders, supplied himself with money,
put IN his best suit of clothes and
rode across the North Carolina line
on he very night of the Carroll coun-
ty courthouse tragedy. The police OF
cities outside the state probably will
have 10 be depended upon to pick him
up.
1t became known today that Jack
Allen, brother of Floyd and Sidna and
father of Friel, the youngest of the
fugitives, made a horseback trip
through the mountains Saturday. He
explained that he hoped to come up
with his relatives, intending to urge
Friel to surrender himself to he au-
thorities.
Sidna Edwards, who was captured
and placed in the Hillsville Jail Fri
day, is now safe in Jail at Roanoke
with the other three prisoners. De-
tective Felts says that while they
were going down on the train last
night, Edwards admitted that he pass
ed a pistol to his uncle, Floyd Allen,
at the door Of the courthouse on the
day of the shooting. The prisoner
insisted, however, that he did not fire
a shot himself. Heretofore he has
claimed that he went into Hillsville
that day unarmed.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-26

called for trial. Lindsey told brief
story of the killing. He says he was
walking down road a short distance
from Fennick when ne was attacked
by Taylor and his brother; that they
ooth began to fight him, one of thsrl
hitting him in the face, and fearing
that they were bound to take ais Ii, +,
he pulled out revolver and slot
one tf the negroes, while the othsr
quickly left the scene
Lindsey seems to think that he had
a right to shoot Taylor, who, with
his brother, attacked him without
a:ion, and he feels that he will be
acquitted when he is tried by a jury.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-26
Only 500 Voters Have Registered;
Books Will Close IN Just a Week

2 Up to yesterday afternoon only $50
voters in Glynn county had qualified
for the many elections to be held
during the present year and only one
more week remains in which to reg.
lister.
1t was expected that in view of the
many elections to be held during the
year, it being one of the most i'm
portant years politically, in the his
tory of the county. that at least d
thousand voters would be on the books
when they finally closed, but unless
there's a rush to the office of the tax
collector during the remaining week,
the rumber will fall far short Of what
was expected.
Tax Collector Read stated to a
News reporter yesterday that there
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-26
THE NEWS TO GIVE VOTES IN
BRUCE MOTORCYCLE CONTEST


The News has made arrangements
with DR.. e. c. Bruce, the energetic
druggist, whereby it will carry in
each edition of the paper, coupon
which will entitle the holder when
properly signed by The News business
department to votes in the big motor
cycle contest now on at this drug
store.
For each new subscriber who pays
one year in advance The News, will
give coupon emitting him or her
to 5000 votes in the contest, for six
months payment of $3.50 The News
will give $500 votes, on payment OF
$1.25, the holder will receive 1850
votes. No coupons will be issued for
less than a three months subscrip-
ton Of $125. This contest, which is
being conducted by DR.. Bruce, Is one
of endurance and skill pure and SIM
pie. There Is no element OF chance
in 1t whatever. The man who gets
to work for the machine will succeed
in capturing it.
Here is a good opportunity to In
crease your standing in this fight by
securing of 5000 votes at time.
Elsewhere in The News this morning
will he found one of the coupons. Get
busy on the Job of soliciting and the
rest will be easy. Remember the
motorcycle is a $3.50 product and is
worth some time and some work.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-26

brunswick is to have a new health
OFFICER, physician who has been
mighty recommended to the city and
who will receive the snug salary of
$1,000 per year.
AT the meeting of council last night
the special committee on officers and
salaries submitted a report recon-
mending the election of DR. T. A. Mann
OF Durham, N. c., to this position. The
report was adopted and later in the
eetins' Dr.. Mann was elected to The
posi'.Cn.
This step af.s been taken by coun-
Gil after due consideration and after
thorough investigation into the
ability of DR.. Mann, who, for many
years was the city physician and
health officer of the North Carolina
city. Council held a conference with
the board of health and the election
of DR.. Mann to the position was rec
commended by the city's health board
President A. V Wood of the board,
has made an investigation into the
situation and the election of DR.. Mann
has been endorsed by him.
Correspondence has previously been
exchanged between the physician and
the hoard of health and DIR. Mann
agreed to accept the position in
Brunswick at the salary named. He
will at once be notified of his elec-
tion tc the office and it is expected
that he will arrive in the city shortly.
The report of councils special COM
mittee on the subject is as follows:
After making investigations touch
ing the advisability of making a
change in the health administration of
the city, we recommend, after care
-ful investigation and reliable recon-
mendation, that DR.. T. A. Mann of
Durham, N. c., be given the position
of health officer of the city, at 81. 800
per year, $500 of which is to be paid
by the board of education. This gem
tleman, We understand, is a bacteri-
ologist as well rs a physician, and we
feel that such a man is necessary at
this time to insure the good health of
our city,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-26
TO BE
HELD ON MAY l
COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
MEETS AND ARRANGES
FOR ELECTION.
All Candidates Must Register With
Secretary of Board by April 21.
Managers for All County Precincts
Have Been Selected.

Glynn county's democratic primary
is to be held on May 1, the date se-i
lected for the presidential primary by
the state executive committee; all the
candidates must register with the Sec
retary of the local committee, E. c.
Butts, by noon on April 21; the Sc
cret ballot will be used in the city,
and each candidate must pay the
amount assessed for the office for
which he is a candidate by the date
of the closing of the registration OF
candidates. The above is the decis-
ion of the Glynn county democratic
executive committee at meeting held
for the purpose of arranging for the
primary.
The amount assessed the various
can lidates is as follows: Clerk supe-
rior court and treasurer, $40 ordi-
nary, $40; surveyor and coroner, S.,
and candidates for all other offices,
SIS.
The committee also named the
managers for the primary, as fol
lows:
Twenty-ffth district, Clifford Pos
tell, W. H. Shadman, w. c. Taylor;
twenty sixth district, ]. R. Robert
son, P. M. Golden, L. M. Orr; twenty
seventh district, ]. ]. Smith, T. w.
Lamb, R. M. Scarlet; 1356th district,
Charlton Wright Joe Sam r r.
Lewis; 1449th district, l. ]. Lang, ,Robt
Arnctt, J. G. Strickland.
The committee also decided that
the election of st. Simon will be held
at the pier, instead of at Frederick,
as has been the case in the past.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-26

day, and after going into the case the
judge referred the petition to Referee
Max Isaac as special master, and
things in the case will now remain in
status quo until Judge Isaac hears
the case"
The error is that the judge made
no such reference, but requested coun-
sci % furnish him with the authori-
ties Of law relied upon respectively,
and stated that he would take the
matter into consideration and render
his decision as early as he could.
Under that direction from Judge
Speer / have prepared and sent him
today the brief for the owners Of the
motel property.
The main case by three creditors
against the American Resort Hotter
company has been referred, as I un-
derstand it, to Special Master Isaac
to take the testimony and report his
findings to Judge Speer for his con-
sideration, and your error in Sundays
paper is due probably to confusion
of The two matters, the one with the
other. Yours very truly,
BOILING WHITFIELD.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-26
PASSED AWAY ON BLYTHE.
Mrs. Marion Liptrott Died on the
Island Sunday.

Mrs. Marion Liptrott, wife of w.
II. Liptrott, passed away at her home
on Blythe island Sunday afternoon
after an illness extending over a Pc
riod Of several weeks.
The deceased was 62 years Of age
and is survived by her husband and
six children, w. H. Liptrott, Jr., Mrs.
C. ]. Anderson, Mrs. G. S<Mock, Mrs.
H. Virgins, Miss Carrie Liptrott.
The funeral occurred on Blythe
yesterday, the services being conduct
ed by Rev. 10y Warwick, of the First
Methodist church. Mrs. Liptrott was
we'll known among large circle OF
friends in this city, who will be
grieyed to learn Of her death.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-26
COUNCIL CALLS
FOR BIG MEETING
ALL ORGANIZATIONS TO MEET AT
TIE CITY HALL NEXT TUES
DAY AFTERNOON. A
One OF the city's Greatest Needs Ie
to Be Finally suppIied-Every Bus.
mess Man in the City Will Be In.
VIted to Attend Meeting.

The efforts of The News to organize
in Brunswick a trades body with a
well-paid secretary. have not been
futile after ALL
AS our readers well know, The
News, since the beginning of the
present year, has urged the people of
Brunswick to get together and or
ganize a live commercial body. with
Jam-up secretary, to be paid good
salary, and, while many of the busi-
ness men Of the city have been thor
oughly in accord with the suggestion
and have been ready and willing to
join in the movement, it seems that
there was no one who would take the
initiative in the matter, and, as a re-
suit, the organization has not been
formed.
The first step towards it, however,
was taken at the meeting of city
council last night, when Alderman
Hopkins introduced a resolution, which
was unanimously adopted, calling for
a general meeting on next Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock at the city
hail. The resolution provides for a
joint meeting of the mayor and coun-
Gil Of the city, the county commits
sioners, the Brunswick Advancement
association, the Retail Merchants and
Business Mems association and the
board of trade, and it is expected that
it will be the most representative
meeting of business men ever held In
this city, and that the commercial body
will be formally organized arH a paid
secretary secured at once thire is no
doubt.
1t will be the duty of every busi-
ness man in Brunswick and every cit
izen who has the future of the city
at heart to attend this meeting, as 1t
will be one of the most important
ever held. Ways and means for the
securing of funds with which to pay
the secretary and maintain the body
will be discussed, officers will PROB
ably be named, and everything else
will be decided upon in connection
with the commercial organization.
Brunswick business men have long
clam pred for such an organization, the
need of one has never been more
eyidaat than during the past several
months, and it is the duty of every
man to attend the meeting, Join the
body and give all the assistance pos
sible.
The resolution passed by council
last right is as follows:
"Be it, and it is hereby resolved,
by the mayor and aldermen Of the
city Of Brunswick, in council assem-
bled, that a joint meeting of the bus
mess associations of the city, includ-
ing the board Of trade, Advancement
Association, and Retail Merchants as
sociation, the mayor and aldermen OF
the city Of Brunswick, and the COM
missioners of roads and revenue OF
Glynn county be called to be held at
the ty hall at p. m. on the I'd day
of April. 1912, said meeting to take
such step as may be advisable for
the organization of chamber OF
com nerce, and the employment of a
paid secretary"
-
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-26
THIS COUNTRY IS NOW FACING
GREATEST STRIKE IN ITS HISTORY

would meet this afternoon, after
which they might have something to
say.
Mr.. Stone was quoted this after
noon as saying he is confident that
the engineers will not accept as final
the reply of the railroads.
1T looks like war" he is quoted as
saying.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-26
POPE Plus HAS COLI.

Rome, March 25.-Pope Plus h IS
suspended general audiences for o
dayy and tomorrow, owing to slight
cold
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-26
STATUS OF OGLETHORPE
RECElVERSHIP CAS-
Judge Whitfield Explains the Hearing
in Macon on Saturday.

The following communication from
Judge Boiling. Whitfield, touching on
the Oglethorpe hotel case, is self-ex-
planatory and is cheerfully published:
Editor News:
Kindly allow me TO correct a slight
error in your report in Sundays is
sue, in which referring to what is
generally called the Oglethorpe hotel
case you make this statement:
"The petition to dissolve the re-
ceivership of the Oglethorpe hotel
came up before Judge Speer in the
United States court in Macon yester-
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-26
THE ENGINEERS
ARE TURNED DOWN
SPECIAL COMMITTEE RENDERS
A REPORT, DENYING DEMAND
OF RAILROAD GEN.
Owners Declare Lines are Unable to
Bear Expense Which 19 Per Cent.
Increase in Wages Would Entail,
Setting Out Their Reasons.

New York, March 25.-Fifty rail-
roads, comprising practically all the
lines east of Chicago and north of the
Norfolk & Western, today refused to
grant an increase in wages demanded
by heir locomotive engineers.
The engineers demand, presented
on January 22, was for an increase
amounting to about 19 per cent year.
The railroads refusal is based .on the
assertion that they are financilly un-
able TO bear the increased expense.
The reply was presented at a meet
ing of committees representing the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
and twelve vice presidents and gen
eral managers of the railroads. The
railroads point out that the proposed
increase will amount to $7,553,792 an
nually. This increase, they say,
would be equivalent to placing on
their properties a lien of $188,S44,S1S
of Per cent securities, which would
have preference over first mortgage
bonds ''and to just that extent would
lessen the ability of the roads to make
the improvements necessary to in
crease the efficiency of their service
and to insure greater safety to the
public and employees"
The reply continues:
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-26
Text of Roads, Renlv.

Already the traffic of a growing
country has overtaxed the facilities;
and heavy burdens incurred through
legislation, large expenditures for i'm
provements which produced no reve-
nue., and the previous wage increase,
have made it impossible for many Of
the roads to provide the added facili-
ties which prudent foresight de-
mands.
Past history indicates that # these
increases are given to the engineers,
they will be followed by similar re-
quests from other employees which, if
granted, would result in actual bank
ruptcy to some of the roads, and
would leave them, as a whole, unpre-
pared to meet any sudden increase In
the demands for transportation"
The railroads point out that the
wage advance to engineers and other
employees since 1910 was made in ex
pectation of much needed rise in
+ freight rates, which the interstate
commerce commission declined to al
low. Since that period, they declare,
enforced reductions of rates have
been more or less continuous and 9TH
er rate reductions are pending.
Raise Was No Precedent.
The railroads declare that the fixing
of a standard wage for the conductors
and trainmen was the result of a cri-
sis developed in connection with their
demands and should not be taken as
precedent.
There are many inconsistencies in
%Atandard wage. 1t must be apparent
that all railroads are not equally able
to pay a standard rate. The reduc-
ton of the net revenues by the con-
stantly increase of expenses of the
companies which has narrowed the
margin which is evident to the exist
ence of many railroads that further
incr ease in operating costs are
viewed with grave concern"
Figures are presented to show that
while the gross earnings. of roads con-
cerned increased $1S,559,659 in 1911,
In6Te was uSCTSdSe III uSC SdlAlhSo
of $27, 7,65O,20O; and while 8,197 less
men were employed, the total wages
increased $39,416,SO2. The reply con-
cludes:
"This headlong movement towards
financial disaster cannot proceed un-
checked. In view, therefore, of the
fact of the present rate of wages are,
as rule,' full of liberal, and the
railroads, as explained above, are r.
nancially unable to bear the increased
expense involved, it is evidently inn
Rossible to grant the request which
you have submitted" "
The reply is signed by the CONFER
ence committee Of managers, J. c.,
Stuart, chairman. e.Ff nj , j
When Mr. stone came from the con-
ference room he said he and other
representatives OF the Brotherhood
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-26
COUNCIL ELECTS
HEALTH OFFICER
DR.. T. A. MANN OF DURHAM, N. C..
is NAMED AS NEW CITY
PHYSICIAN.
His Salary is Fixed at 81 800 Per Year
and His Election Was Recommend
ed to Council by Board of Health.
Will Accept Position.

Brunswick is to have a new health
officer, physician who has been
mighty recommended to the city and
who will receive the snug salary of
$1,000 per year.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-26

Continued on Page Flve.y.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-26

The efforts of The News to organize
IN Brunswick trades body with a
Well-pald secretary, have not been
futile after all.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-08-02
HER EVENING TO BLUNDER
Fate Evidently Was Determined to Be
unkind to Fair Diner Making
Conversation.

Can you tell me-" remarked fair
lady of her partner at the supper table,
who that exceedingly ugly man is?
mean the one sitting opposite your
The gentleman smiled sardonically.
"Oh. he's my brother!" came the
reply.
The lady went scarlet. and her con-
fusion was almost painful.
"Oh. I'm so sorry!" she suffered.
apologizing profusely. You see. did
not notice the resemblance between
you"
A moment later she turned to her
neighbor on her left, who happened to
be woman.
do you see that handsome fellow
over there. twisting his mustache?"
she asked. Hes been watching me,
and making eyes at me all the evening
Who Is he?"
The other woman turned scornfully
and angrily upon her.
"Oh. he's only my husband" came
the biting reply.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-08-02
GEN ERAL.

Two white men were hanged re-
Gently in Nashville, Tenn, for the
murder of an old negro and his two
children.
Homer Pennock, owner of large
mining properties in Colorado and Al
aska. is dead at his home in New
York, aged 72 years.
The French Market at New Orleans,
which was established in the latter
part of the eighteenth century. Is soon
to pass into history. The old market
will be torn away in the interest OF
better sanitation.
Protestants wishing to marry Cath
olics need no longer sign an agree
ment to rear the children resulting
from the marriage in the Roman Cath.
olic faith. This is according to a re-
cent ruling of Pope Plus.
Harry X. Thaw. the most expen-
sive prisoner in the United States,
must stay in the Matteawan. N. Y.
asylum. He has failed again In his
third fight for liberty, the court set
ting his protest aside.
Caught like rats in trap when wa.
ter rushed into the manway of Su-
perba No. 2 coal mines at Evans sta
ton. three miles north of Uniontown,
Pa, following cloudburst. thirteen
men were drowned and thirty-seven es.
capped after most narrowing expert.
ence.
Democrats and Progrcssives united
again in the senate and by vote Of
36 to 18 passed the Democratic excise
bill, extending the present tax on cor.
porations to the business Of individ-
uals, private firms and co-partner-
ships, on incomes in excess Of $4,000
per year.
One thousand square miles OF graz
ing land under one fence, with a thir-
ty.year lease at something like $8 per
square mile per year, is the alluring in
ducement to be held out to Western
stockmen by the Argentine govern.
ment. Details OF the plan to encour.
age sheep and cattle raising in the
Patagonian territory obtained by Ar.
gentine in settlement with Chill have
been received in Washington by the
Department Of Agriculture.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-08-02
Tho weak Boom.

Medill Mccormick was talking in
Washington about one Of many feeble
booms.
rThat boom is as Feeble" he said
"as feeble as-well. I can only illus
trate its feeblaness by means Of a
story.
"a drummer was waiting at Nola
Chucky for Southern cannonball linn.
ited. The train crawled In at last.
nine hours late-a ramshackle, cl,-t-
tering thing, as ridiculous rs an cd
fashioned high-wheeled bicycle.
"The drummer got aboard. There
seemed to be only one other passenger
The locomotive hooted, the bell
changed. the wheels spun round, and
steam hissed. but the train failed to
move. Then there were more boots,
more puffs and Kisses and still tae
train didn't bulge. Finally. after a
third vain effort, the engineer got
down and shouted to the passengers,
whose heads stuck anxiously out of
their respective windows:
"'Say. III have to ask you two gents
to climb off till get her started"