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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-01-25
Committee IS
TO INVESTIGATE
MAIL SERVICE
SOUTHERN RAILWAY WILL 6E
REQUESTED TO MAKE I'M
PRoVEMENT. 5
Meeting Held at City Hall Last Night
and the Matter Was Fully Dis
cussed-improVement is Badly
Needed.
eeded.

Brunswick people are strong ON
standing around the postoffice and
kicking against the mail service; they
will stand in the lobby of the office
every day and wonder why an i'm
proVement is not made in the service,
but when the time comes to enter a
formal protest, they are to be found
at home, at the moving picture shows,
are at some of the clubs, refusing to
devote just a few minutes of their
time to a matter of great Importance
TO The city generally.
A special meeting of council was
held last night for the purpose of tax
Ing some action against the very poor
mail service now being handed Bruins
wick by the Southern railway. to
which the business men of the city
generally were invited There were
present, besides the members of the
council, just about five other citizens.
The meeting was called to order by
Mayor Butts, who stated it's object,
and general discussion was entered
into as to how the service could be
remedied. Secretary Ogg Of the board
Of trade, made short talk, stating
that he had long ago taken up the
matter with the Southern officials,
but no good had been accomplished.
10. L. McGougan, local agent OF the
Southern, was called upon for a state
ment, and he said that he was in
correspondence with the high officials
OF the road in connection with tho
matter and he hoped that some ina
provement would be made at once.
Various members of council discuss
ed the subject, but no remedy could
be offered and it was finally decided,
by resolution, to appoint commit
tee, composed of the mayor, the pres
ident of the Retail Merchants and
Business Mems association and the
secretary of the board of trade, to at
once investigate the matter and take
1t up with the proper authorizes. This
committee will probably meet at once
and will make every effort to have
the service improved
While it was the opinion of all pres-
ent at the meeting that some remedy
should be offered, and that at once,
no one present seemed to be in posi-
tion to state just how the present
service could be improved. 1t was
pointed out that all Atlanta mail ncw
leaves that city at II o'clock, and R
the train is late, as is generally the
case, this mail does not arrive in
Brunswick until late the following af-
ternoon, when there is O train leav-
ing Atlanta at $50 p. M, coming
through to Brunswick, arriving here
at 7.45 a. M, which could easily han
die this mail and get it to the city sew
eral hours ahead of the other train,
but. for some unknown reason, the
train departing from Atlanta at $50
does not carry mail at all, and con-
sequently the train comes into Bruns-
wick only with passengers.
The special committee named last
night will at once get to work, and it
is to be hoped that 1t will succeed In
securing an Improvement in the pres
ent ipconyenient service.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-01-25
ANNUAL MEETING is
HELD BY DOWNING CO.
Officers Elected for the Year and a
Dividend Declared.

The annual meeting of the Down
ing company was held at the offices
Of the company in this. city yesterday
morning, which was attended by a
large number of the stockholders of
the company. Major c. Downing, who
has been at the head of the big con-
Germ for many years, was reelected
to the presidency, while all the other
officers were reelected.
The past year has been one of the
most successful in the history of the
company and even a better one is
looked for in 1912. A dividend of 20
per cent was declared yesterday.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-01-25
IDENTIFIED BY KNOTS.

Chicago, Jan. PA sailors knot
with which he tied his shoestrings
led to Patrick Murphy, former mem
Der OF the United States navy, being
identified as man who bound and
robbed a Greek here few days ago.
Murphy and companion we're ar
rested last night for carrying con-
cealed weapons. Detectives noticed
that Murphy's shoestrings we're knott
ted similar 20 the cords which bound
the Greek. He later was identified and
confessed.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-01-25
COUNCIL MINUTES (officiaD.
SPECIAL MEETING.
brunswick. Ga.. Ian. "a. 191.

Brunswick, Ca, Jan. "a, 1912.
Present: Hon e. C. Butts, mayor;
Aldermen Ludwig, Calnan, Hopkins,
Leo end Nash. Absent: Aldermen
Cook, McKinnon and Nicholson.
The mayor announced the object of
the meeting to be, to take some ac.
ton towards improving the present
mail service.
The situation was discussed at
length and the following motion was
adopted: "That committee Of four
be appointed to consist Of the mayor,
the president of the Merchants AS
sociation, the president of the Bruins
wick Advancement association and
the secretary Of the Board of Trade,
to take such steps as they may deem
advisable to remedy the situation.
Adjourned N. D. RUSSELL,
Clerk of Council.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-01-25
WANTS IMMUNITY BATH.

Washington, Jan. 24.-Charles r..
Heike, the former secretary of the
American sugar Refining company,
who was found guilty of conspiracy to
defraud the government in connection
with the sugar weighing scandals, to-
day petitioned the supreme court to
review his case, claiming immunity
because of the testimony he gave the
federal grand jury which investigated
tie sugar trust.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-01-25
MURDER CASE PROGRESSES.

Seattle, Jan. 24.-Cross-examination
of Miss Margaret Conway, for thirty
seven years attached to the William
son family, was resumed today at Port
Orchard in the trial of MIS-. Linda
Burield Hazard, the starvation"
doctor, charged with the murder of
Miss Claire Williamson She told Of
her separation from the Williamson
sisters at Liverpool in May, 1910, and
of her arrival at Vancouver, B. c., a
year later, where she was met by
Samuel Hazard, former army Of
ficer and husband of the defendant.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-01-25
HE WILL ACCEPT POSITION WITH
NAVAL STORES COMPANY
AND RESIDE HERE.
Former Popular Brunswicckian Will
Again Make His Home Here Is
One of the Best Known Railroad
Men in the State.

The many friends in Brunswick of
George c. Smith, for many years su-
perintendent Of the Atlanta, Birming-
ham and Atlantic railroad, with head :
quarters in Fitzgerald, will be inter-
ested in the announcement that ha
has resigned his position with The
railroad company, and, when the re
ignation becomes effective, he will e
move to this city, having accepted 4
position with the Southeastern Var
yam Naval Stores company.
( Mr.. Smith at one time resided in
this city, his headquarters being here,
but were removed to Fitzgerald sew
eral years ago. He is considered one
of the most efficient railroad men in
the state, and it is known that his
resignation will be accepted with re
gret by the A, B & A. 1t will be-
come effective on February first and
he will at once remove to this city
and will accept a very important po-
sition with the naval stores company
Mr.. Smiths large circle of Friends will
be delighted to know that he is to
again make Brunswick his home.
Speaking Of the change to be made
by Mr.. Smith, the Fitzgerald Enter
prise has the following:
&c. G. Smith, superintendent of the
A., 3. & A. railroad with headquarters
at this place, has filed his resignation
with the railroad company to take eff
feet as soon as his place can be sup
piled.
Mr. Smith has been with the A.,
b. & A. company twelve years, since
the time it reached Fitzgerald in it's
extension westward, and his resigna-
tion is regretted by the public and
by therailroad company he has served
both so well.
1t is not often that railroad man
lays down a job like that at Mr..
Smiths age, but he had fat arlng
offer from the Southeastern Vary n
Naval Stores company of BrunswicN,
and MI. Smith reluctantly notified tue
railroad that he would like to he 2
lieved in order to cake up the worE
for The new company at an early 1a"e.
THE Enterprise joins with The
hundreds of friends Of the popular
superintendent and Lis popular wife in
wishing them great success AMI hap
piness in the new field, but reg e,
that the change will take them away
from Fitzgerald"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-01-25
PoMINENT OHIO CITIZENS LEFT
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON
TRIP TO JACKSONVILLE.
Brunswick People rendered Informal
Lunch at the Big Turpentine Plant,
I Which Was Much Enjoyed by All
Attending. 81.

The forty prominent visitors of To-
Iedo, o., and one or two from St.
Louis and other cities, all of whom
are financially interested in the South
eastern Yaryan Naval Stores COM
pany, who have been spending the
past two or three days in Brunswick,
left yesterday afternoon over the A,
j. & A. for Jacksonville, where they
will take a look at the Florida city,
leaving there tonight for their various
homes. q
The visitors took occasion before
leaving to pay very high compliment
to Brunswick and her people. 81 have
never visited city with a more Aas
pitable lot Of people," said one of
the leading visitors as he boarded the
train, "and cannot help but believe
that with such people, with one of
the best harbors on the coast, with
various other advantages, Brunswick
will one day be one of the leading
cities of the South 1t may come
slow; your growth may be gradual,
but mark the prediction; Brunswick is
too good city not to grow and though
You may not have made the progress
in The past that you should have, a
city with your natural advantages
cannot help but grow and prosper
This member was not the only one
in the party who took occasion to
compliment the people of the city on
their hospitality, and many of them
expressed regret that they could not
remain longer.
Lunch rendered.
A pleasant affair occurring yester-
day afternoon at 1 o'clock, was the
lunch rendered to a large number of
business men of the city by the visi-
tors at the plant of the naval stores
company About twenty Brunswick
ians were present, and the affair was
greatly enjoyed by all of them.
These prominent visitors came to
Brunswick for the purpose of inspect
ing their large plant which is nuw
in operation and for the purpose of
meeting the people of the city. They
combined business with pleasure.
They were more than satisfied with
the progress made at their plant, with
the city in which it is located, and
they all expressed the hope that it
would not be long before they could
pay the city another visit.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-01-25
STRIKERS WIN FIGHT.

Fall River, Mass, Jan 24.-TMee
hundred weavers and thirty seven
'oom fixers in mills and OF the
Fall River Iron Works company, who
struck on Monday because Of reduc-
tion in wages, returned to work to-
day. A compromise has been reached
between the parties.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-01-25
MEXICAN AMBASSADOR TO ITALY

Milan, Italy, Jan. 24.-Francisco de
la 3arra, extraordinary ambassador
from Mexico, arrived here today and
later left for Rome, where he will
thank King Victor Emmanuel for the
participation by italy in the centen-
nial.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-01-25
PACKERS TRIAL GRINDING.

Chicago, Jan. 24.-William z. We
Der, general auditor Of the Nationa
Packing company, resumed the wit
ness stand in the packers trial toda'
It was Weber's fourth day on the
stand and District Attorney wilkerson
expected to conclude the direct ever
ination of the witness before the close
of -he day
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-01-25
REDUCTION ON
ALL COAT SUITS

For the rest of the week great re
duction will be made on several lines
of ladies' tailor-made clothing at A..
Zelmenovitz. Among other goods in
this line ladies' coat suits are specially
attractive to the buyers. The price
on .hese suits have been greatly re
duced so as to close this lot out this
week.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-01-25
EXPLOSION KILLS SAILORS.

London, Jan. 24.-The main steam
pipe of the British steamer Skipton
Castle burst and killed two of her
crew on the voyage from Galveston,
whence she sailed January for Ant
werp. She was spoken on January 20
and reported that she was proceeding
to Tayal in the Azores after she had
undergone temporary repairs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-14
News of Ensley

A mad bull dog created great excite
ment on Nineteenth street yesterday
morning about Z o'clock when he ran
amuck among crowd of people, who
we're getting on and off street car.
Three or four men drew revolvers and
attempted to kill the animal. but he
eluded them until Alex McBee In the
motor car of Mr.. Warren, ran the dog
down on Avenue II and Fifteenth street
Mr.. Warren circled the dog and Mr.. Nc
Bee put two bullets through his heart
The dsg made vicious assaults on his
own front paws as he died.
The Ensley High School Improvement
association will give a dish shower in
the high school building tomorrow after
noon from to o'clock. Several fea-
lures are promised. The public is in
vited.
The local branch of the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company has
received handsome electric truck which
they will use In Ensley, Wylam and
Pratt City.
Mrs. C. s. Moseley entertained a num-
Der of friends at a ''melon cutting at
her home last evening.
The finishing touches are being put on
several of the twenty houses under
course OF construction by the Ensley
Land company on Avenue d. A. strong
demand for the renting of them indicates
the activity in the local rental line.
Reports from the several homes of the
injured resulting from the explosion at
the by-product plant at Corey is to the
effect that no fatalities will occur. DR..
De Holl, assistant superintendent of the
plant who was badly injured is resting
well at his home on Avenue e.
Miss Bertha Entrekin will leave today
for a two weeks vacation in Georgia.
Mrs. J. S. Morrow and children of
Red Feather are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. II. Perkins.
Judge T. J. Roe of the inferior court
will leave next week on a two weeks
vacation.
Sam Heide has returned from a ten
days vacation at Red Boiling Springs.
Tenn.
Mrs. Lula c. Phillips of Fayetteville is
the guest of Mrs. w. I. Phillips on Ems
ley Highlands.
Mrs. r. Thomas will leave tomorrow
for a two weeks visit to Selma.
The Saltoter club of Pratt City will give
a dance at Pratt City hall this evening
The public is cordially invited.
Miss Katie Rogers of Pratt City is in
Atlanta the guest of her cousin Miss
Katherine Mabry.~
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-14
F0GEL WILL NOT
TRADE HIM UNLESS SWEENEY
IS BoUGHT-REDS WILLING TO
GIVE THREE PLAYERS

Philadelphia. August fS.-F. Otto
Knabe, the brain worker of the Phil
lies inheld. will become manager OF
the Cincinnati Reds If President Fo-
gel will give his consent to a trade.
Col. Max Fleischmann, an official OF
the Cincinnati club, came to Philadel-
phia Saturday from his summer home
In Massachusetts, and conferred with
President Fogel in an attempt to ar
range some sort OF a deal by which
Knabe could be obtained for the Reds
1t is said that the Quaker second-sacl-
er would be put in charge of the team
Immediately If the deal could be put
through.
Cincinnati through August Herr
mann, president of the club and chair
man of the national commission, has
made an offer of three players pitch
er, infelder and outflder-for Knabe.
The Reds would give the Quakers n
catcher. too, II they could obtain the
man they think can give a winning
team to Cincinnati.
Egan, second baseman; Mitchell, out
fielder. and Fromme or Benton, pitch
ers, would willingly be handed to the
Phillies by Cincinnati for Knabe. But
President Fogel has held out for
Sweeney. the smuggling second sacker OF
the Boston Braves. Unless the Quakers
get Sweeney to take Knabe's place,
Fogel says there will be no trade.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-14
JUD DALEY NOW is
A NASHVILLE VOL

Montgomery. August 13.-(special.)
Judson Daley. star left fielder OF the
Southern league when he played with
Montgomery last year, has been offi-
cially signed by Nashville and he APP
peared on the field In uniform bear
ing the letters Nashville" this aft
ernoon.
Every player on the Nashville team
is glad that Daley was secured. I'VE
have needed a lead-off man." said
Teddy" Bair. who has proven Jonah
for Montgomery in every game he has
pitched this year. Now we have him,
and you can watch the result. Daley
Is a fine fellow and we are glad he
Is going to be one OF us"
Daley was secured from Brooklyn
two weeks ago after deal between
Montgomery and Brooklyn had been
considered for several days. Daley was
purchased by Brooklyn from Montgom-
cry last year. He was considered one
of the best outfielders in the Dixie cir
suit last year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-14
THE PATHFINDERS

Corlnth, Miss. August 13.--Conster-
nation reigned today along the stretch
of so-called road covered by the path
finder for the national tour in their
Flanders coupe from Iuka to within
three miles OF Corinth. The pathhnders
passed through country and over a.
different route than that laid down for
the Gldden tour of 1910. on this route
automobiles were unknown. The silent
running electric. plunging over washed
out roads and gullies, frightened horses
and their drivers almost to death.
The run of today was pronounced as
impossible but was accomplished and
Pathfinder Westgard said tonight that
he was satisfied that the Flanders cleo
trio could go through hades. Hills that
were steep and washed out; roads that
We're through running streams and
swamps. which were flooded by re-
cent rains, conspired with soaked red
clay roads to make the day notable on
this remarkable trip
Dry weather will greatly improve the
roads but of late Ii has been very wet
In these parts there Is yet 100 miles
to Memphis of which so miles is said
to no good going. but after the ex-
perience of the last three days tho
pathfnders are skeptical and no pro-
dictions are made as to when Mem
phis Will be reached.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-14
"SAILOR TOM" SHARKEY WILL
TRY TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIP
SHARKEY SAYS HE WILL BEGIN
TRAINING AND WILL COME
BACK"-WANTS FIRST MATCH
WITH BURNS

New York, August 13.-"Sailor Tom"
Sharkey, once a leading heavyweight
with record of standing Is rounds with
Jim Jeffries and giving the then champion
one of the hardest battles of his career
announced himself tonight as a con
tender for the white heavyweight cham
pionship of the world"
Sharkey looks to gain this distinction
after a long period of retirement by TAX
ing the measure of Tommy Burns, whose
defeat by Jack Johnson gave the latter
the worlds title.
Sharkey says he has been led to be-
lieve that Burns wants a return match
with Johnson and expresses his own will
ingness to arrange a match with Burns
under any fair conditions the latter may
name"
"a course in strict training he can re-
enter the ring and defeat Burns
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-14

Bill Schwartz, present manager of the
Nashville baseball team will pilot the
Vols again in 1913 If he so desires, and
the local officials are making strenuous
efforts to get his signature to a man
agerial contract calling for another years
service in the City of Opportunity.
1t is said that Schwartz has not yet
decided whether he will take the job or
not and seriously contemplates quitting
baseball for good. as he has good posi-
ton awaiting him in his home town of
Akron, o. However, the locals believe
him the capable and efficient man he u.s.,
and will strive hard to get him to affix
his name to a 1918 contract.
This is Schwartz tenth year as base
ball player, starting out a decade ago
as catcher on the Akron High School
nine. Although nrst-class player
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-14
EXPLAINS MYSTERY
OF BASEBALL CURVE

New York, August 13.-The why" of
baseball curve should no longer be mys-
terry, at least to students of the Column
hia university summer school. In lee
ture on the Science of curves" Prof. w.
s. franklin has explained 1t all as fol-
lows:
THE whole secret of curved ball lies
In the relation OF the pressure to the
velocity and vice versa each ball creating
its own pressure by the velocity and the
spin that the pitcher gives it as 1t leaves
his hand.
Daniel Bernouli. Swiss physicist who
died In 1882 was the man who discovered
the principle. He was observing stream
Of water that flowed through wide pools
and narrow shoals"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-14
CANADIAN SLOOP
WINS RACE FROM
AMERICAN SLOOP

Chicago, August 1S.-The Canadian
sloop Patricia won BY 8 seconds today's
race in the series of five being contest
ed with the American yacht Michigo
for the sailing championship of the
Great Lakes Today's victory is the
second for the Canadian The Ameri-
can boat has one victory to its credit.
Only a third of a boats length sep
arated the contestants at the finish OF
today's race. The official elapsed time
Tor the winner was 2:33:05 for is miles.
During the Is mile race for 20 foot
motor boats, which was won in 24:15
by Chicago" the kitty Hawk" caught
nre and sank about a mile and half
from shore. She was the second motor
boat to sink during the carnival Mon
roe, driver. and Fred Josephs, mechan-
ician. We're picked up in a few minutes
after today's accident
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-14
BOYS WERE IN PLOT
TO KILL KITCHENER

Cairo, August 13.-The trial today
of three youths who were arrested on
July 2. for being concerned in plot
to assassinate Viseount Kitchener, the
British agent and CONSUL general In
Egypt, resulted in all of them being
found guilty. One was sentenced to
10 years at hard labor. while the other
two were sent TO prison for 15 years
without hard labor. It was stated
during the hearing that the reading of
seditious literature had melted them
to the conspiracy
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-14
CULLOP BREAKS IN
WITH AN EASY WIN

New Orleans, August 13.-Cullop, the
locals new southpaw from the Appa-
lachian league, made good impression
in his initial workout in the Southern
league here today, scoring an. easy VIC
tory over Atlanta, to /. Twice the
visitors filled the bases with mono out.
but on neither occasion were they able
to score, their single run resulting from
single and a double in the eighth.
The hitting of Bailey, Spencer and
Clancy featured. HARRISON at first
base for Atlanta, is credited with only
one putollt Gcore.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-14
SCHWARTZ WILL MANAGE THE
VOLUNTEERS IF HE WANTS TO

leader of the league for his positon-and
highly efficient manager, 1t is rumored
that he is thinking seriously of Quitting
the game and going back to his old job
with the Diamond Tire company at Ak
ron
Asked concerning Schwartz probable
retirement last night a prominent offic-
ial of the local club stated; There's not
a thing to IT. Schwartz will be well
come on the Nashville team next year IL
he cares to accept the job, and we are
trying our hardest In an attempt to re-
tain him"
Schwartz services to the local club ever
since joining in 1909 have been his best,
although he has been knocked this sea-
son for not having better team. But
star players cost money and a club that
is financially embarrassed to the extent
of some 900 Is not able to procure
hem.-Nashville Democrat