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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-12
For Rent Signs
Come Down

You, MIR, Landlnrd, will find it much easier
to rent yeur house or apartment when it is
wired for Electric Light.
Desirable tenants demand modern eonven-
fences and are willing TO pay more rent for
Them i
Electric Light is clean reduces decorating
expenses.
Electric Light is an economical conven-
fence. Tenants appreciate it's beauty and
convenience and know that at the present
low rates, 1t is the most economical llum-
inant Your residence or apartment can be
wired without injury to walls or decora-
tions with no dirt and but little inconven-
fence.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-12

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
BOUQUETS,
JOHN RICK b SON.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-24
ACTION On PULP
MILL POSTPONED
DIRECTORS OF YARYAN COMPANY
DECIDE TO MAKE FURTHER
INVESTIGATIONS.

After being in session for the larger
part of two days, the directors of
the Yaryan Rosin & Turpentine COM
pany, terminated their business meet
ings here yesterday and the visiting
officials left for their home cities. No
definite action was taken on the pro-
posed building of a large pulp mill
in connection with the turpentine
plant here, but it was announced that
this proposition would be investigated
further.
President Theodore Hemmelmann,
Jr., of st. Louis, and H. C. Truesdall,
of Toledo, o., were the visiting Off
cials and both were well pleased with
the progress being made on the To-
cal plant. The directors, while here.
were entertained by number of
prominent Brunswickians including
James S. Bradley, vice president and
general manager for the company, and
Albert Fendig.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-24
SEVENTEEN WILL
FINISH THIS YEAR
FIFTEEN GIRLS AND TWO BOYS
WILL GRADUATE FROM
HIGH SCHOOL.

Seventeen students of the Bruins
wick high school will graduate this
year at the regular commencement ex
ercises in June. or this number fif
teen are girls and two are boys. The
school year about to close has beer
most successful and those who &c
from the local high school out into
the world will find themselves well
prepared to meet the countless diff
culties that will be found. The list
Of graduates follows:
Misses Alice Harrison, Eugenia Har
ris, valedictorian; Louise Stevens, sal
utatorian; Margaret McGarvey, class
prophet; Mary King Hilsman. histori
an; Ann Maxey, Clarice Asbell, jamie
viii Miller, Ethel Flynn, Annie May
Johnson, Bertha Ames, Caroline Way
Lila Burford, Leila Googe, Olivia Rus
sell, class testator; Messrs. Ray Wood
and Harry Parker.
The commencement exercises this
year will be on a large scale and ap
propriate ceremonies will take place
The complete program is now being
prepared.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-24
SAVINGS
LIMIT RAISED
DEPOSlTORS MAY NOW HAVE
ACCOUNTS UP TO ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS.

Larger postal savings deposits will
now be accepted at the post office.
This is made possible by an important
amendment to the Postal Savings Act
Just approved by President Wilson,
which was received at the local office
yesterday. A postal savings depos-
itor may now have an account amount
ing to $1,000 upon which interest will
be paid. Formerly $500 was the
maximum amount he could have to his
credit.
This enlargement of postal savings
facilities will be very gratifying to
thousands of depositors who have al
ready reached the old $500 limit and
savings to Uncle Sam Another fea-
ture of the amendment that will avoid
further embarrassment to the public
and to postal officials is the doing
away with the limit on the amount
that could be accepted rom a deposi-
tor monthly. Under the old law only
500 could be deposited in a calendar
month. The amendment abolishes
this restriction.
While the Postal Savings system
has already proved a signal success
as is shown by the fact that more than
half million depositors have over
eighty million dollars standing to their
credit, still it has fallen short of meet
ing the full demands of the public be-
cause of the restrictions which have
now been eliminated Postmaster
General Burleson and, Third Assist
ant Postmaster General Dockery have
been tireless in their efforts to secure
a modification of the limitations and
the new liberalizing legislation is par
ticularly gratifying to them
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-24
JUDGE GALE OUT FOR
DISTRICT SOLICITOR
Three Now In Race and a Lively
Time Is Expected.

Judge A. d. Gale, of this city, an.
nounces his candidacy this morning
for the Democratic nomination for so.
licitor general of the Brunswick cir.
cult. He makes the announci ment
in short card to the voters of the
district and solicits their support.
Judge Gale is well KIN )wn over the
district and Is one of Brunswick e
most prominent attorneys. His entry
into the race makes 1t a three-corner.
ed affair, with Hon. r. l.. Bennett,
of Jesup and Alvin Sellers, of Baxley
the other candidates The race prom.
ises to become interesting before the
primary which will be held Septem.
ber H. The district is composed of
Glynn, Camden, Wayne, Appling and
JEFF Davis counties.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-24
PLEAD GUILTY ON
LIQUOR CHARGES
TWO NEGROES SENTENCED TO 12
MONTHS OR A FINE OF ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS.

The first trials growing out of the
violations of the new prohibition laws
of Georgia resulted in convictions in
the superior court yesterday. w. M.
Clarence plead guilty to the charge
of having more than The legal amount
of liquor in his possession and Harry
Stevens followed him with a similar
plea. They were each sentenced to
twelve months in Jail or a fine of $100
and costs. Both are colored and claim
ed they bought the whiskey, eight
quarts, for themselves and friend" J"
The remainder of the days docket
was disposed of as follows:
State VS.. c. Al BenneV. misde-
meanor, rule nisi on second bond.
State VS.. ]. M. Simon, perjury, rule
nisi on bond.
State VS.. Carrie Richardson, ,as-
sault with intent to kill. Jury re-
turned verdict finding her guilty of
shooting at another in her own de-
fense and recommending that she be
punished as for a misdemeanor. She
was sentenced to nine months or a
fine of $125.
State VS.. Sam Marshburn, misde-
meanor, rule nisi on bond.
State VS.. Ben McLendon, misde-
meanor, guilty. Sentenced postponed
until this morning.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-24
WILL SELL SILVER
PESOS TO INDIANS

MANILA, May 23.-Jeremiah L.
Manning, insular treasurer, returned
today from China, where he conclud-
ed negotiations for the sale to the
Indian government of 100000 sill
yer pesos at a profit to the insular
government of 20 per cent. The
bullion will be shipped Immediately.
British officials taking over the coin
at Manila. Mr. Mannfng went to
China on May 13 with a commission
to sell 10000, 900 silver pesos which
the Philippine government had stored
at Corregidor. There has been a great
shortage of silver in China and In
dia which caused the metal to be
held at a high premium.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-24

the French abandoned it temporarily
to avoid useless loss, reoccupying it
when the opportunity came.
Fighting continued with extreme
violence on both sides of the Meuse
along the Verdun front during the
whole night. Two German counter
attacks on French positions on Hill
304 failed completely, the war Office
announced this afternoon.
The French made further gains
without Fort Douaumont The Ger
mans now hold only small angle on
the northeastern corner Of the fort.
The battle around Hill 304 was
especially severe. IN attacking
French positions on the west side Of
the hill, the Germans used liquid gas,
the official statement says, and pene-
trated one of the French trenches,
but were dislodged at once. On the
east side of the hi, the Germans
attacked after intense artillery pre-
paration, but were not permitted to
reach the French lines. The princi-
pal fighting east of the Meuse was in
the sector between Thiaumont and
Douaumont. The Germans attacked
in mass formation and are said to
have suffered enormous, :osses. They
succeeded in reoccupying one OF the
trenches north of Thiaumont farm,
which had been captured by the
French.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-24
NEW MAN TO
MANAGE THE
LOCAL PLANT
w. n. RUTLAND COMES TO
TAKE CHARGE OF SHIP
BUlLDING-MACHlNERY Is
NOW BEING INSTALLED.

w. H. Rutland, of New York, has
rine Construction corporation to man.
age the local building plant of
that concern, and he is now on tke
ground He is an experienced nah
and is connected with several of the
large corporations which own the
new local plant. c. G. Higgins, one
of the company's stockholders and
special representative of the New
York office. will leave today for Will
mington. N. c., on business for the
Apex Equipment corporation, one of
tie chain of companies with general
Offices on Wall street
President w. U. Taylor, of the cor
poration interests, and a delegation
of about ten capitalists will be in
this city the first of next week to eff
feet an organization and accept a char
ter which will probably be granted
this week in superior court.
Practically all of the machinery for
the Brunswick plant is now on the
ground and the keel for the first
vessel has arrived but has not been
unloaded. The engine has already
come and has been placed on its base
in the company's shop. Band saws,
planers, boilers, etc, have come and
are rapidly being placed in position.
Most of the machinery arrived Mon
day.
crew of men IS now at work
drilling an artesian well which was
down 300 feet yesterday, with only
200 feet to go. 1t is expected to be
finished by Saturday, The piling for
the launchways of both vessels has
been completed and the timber has
arrived.
Mr.. Rutland, the new manager, was
formerly vice president of the Under
cliff Terminal and Warehouse corpora
ton of New York He has just recent
ly returned from Russia. and several
other European countries While in
Petrograd he noticed that the people
were very serious about the war. They
wore long faces and sober expressions
he said. and seemed to be taking the
| war pretty hard. Mr.. Rutland also
visited Copenhagen and Christiana.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-24
STATE CLAIMS
PECK KILLED
FOR FORTUNE
EVIDENCE PlLlNG UP IN NOT
ED MURDER CASE-WAITE
coNFESSES BUYING OF AR
SENlC FOR FATHER-IN-LAW

NEW YORK, May 23.-The state
continued to pile up medical testi-
mony today as the foundation of its
case against DR.. Arthur Warren
Waite, charged with numbering his
father-in-law, John E, Peck, of
Grand Rapids, Mich. Mr.. Peck was
reputed to be millionaire, and the
theory of the prosecution is that the
defendant committed murder so that
he might fall heir to the Peck fog
tune.
DR.. Albertus A. Moore, the physi-
sian who attended Mr.. Peck before
his death at the Waite apartment in
New York, had not finished his testi
mony under cross-examination when
the first session of the trial adjourn
ed today. Upon direct eXamina.
tion he had declared that DR.. Waite
admitted he had purchased arsenic
for his aged father-in-law. The rea
son Waite gave, according to the
witness. was that "the old gentleman
did not want to live" In his open
ing address, District Attorney Swami
declared that Waite hastened his vic
TINS last moments by applying to his
nostrils a handkerchief soaked with
ch!oroform. Upon crQss-examination
DR.. Moore was questioned regarding
the mental condition pf the defend
ant after he had taken drugs on the
night after Mr.. Peck died.
Other medical witnesses summon
ed by the prosecution today were DR.
Perry Schurtz, of Grand Rapids, the
Peck's family physician; DR.. Otto II
Schultze. county medical examiner
who was sent to Grand Rapids tC
investigate the case, and DR.. Victor
Waugh, pathologist of the University
of Michigan.
The defense has announced that il
will call one or more alienists and
indications are that Waite's attor
neys will try to prove that when he
committed the crime he had several
times confessed he was insane.
DR.. Victor c. Vaughan, dean of the
medical department of the University
OF Michigan, was the first witness
called today. Mrs. Dorothy Van
Palmenberg, former intimate friend
of Mrs, Margaret Horton, with
whom Waite shared a Studio" apart
ment, arrived shorty before court con
vened 1t was expected she would
be state witness.
Mrs. Clara Louise Peck Waite was
not in court, but it was said she
probably would be tailed soon to
testify against her husband. DR..
Vaughan, who made an analysis of
the organs of Mr.. Peck, after the
autopsy at Grand Rapids, described
in detail the effects of the arsenic
poisoning on Waite's aged victim.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-24
HOTEL MEN WILL
MEET SATURDAY
c. e. BOSTWlck RECEIVES INVl.
TATIoN TO ATTEND sAvAN.
NAH CONVENTION.

c. E. Bostwick, proprietor of the
Hotel Royal, has received an invita-.
ton to attend the eighth annual con.
vention Of the Georgia Hotel Mems
association which will be held in Sa.
vannah and Tybee island, beginning
Saturday, May 27. Fully fifty Of Geor
gia's best known hotel proprietors and
managers are expected to attend
All delegates and visitors to the
convention will assemble at the Ho.
tel Savannah at 1 p. m. Saturday
where the manager of the Savannah
hotel will give an informal luncheon
in their honor. The Savannah hotel
will be made headquarters.
At 3 O'Clock Saturday the official
picture of the delegates and visitors
will be made in front of the Savan.
nah hotel, and at Ais o'clock the del.
egation will leave for Tybee island,
where they will make headquarters
for the rest of the time at the Tybee
hotel.
Sunday will be day of rest and
the convention will be called to order
at 10 o'clock Monday morning, May
20, in the convention hall Of the Ty.
bee hotel, when Mayor Pierpont, OF
Savannah. will deliver the address OF
welcome.
The response will be made by J. G.
Jeffcoat, OF the Aldine hotel, Fitzger.
aid. Ga.
Only four papers will be read be.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-24
KINGS DAUGHTERS
HOLD CONVENTION
IMPORTANT SESSIONS BEGIN
IN WAYCRoSS-Loc
DELEGATES GO.

WAYCROSS, May 23.--With an i'm
portant program before them, the
Kings Daughters of Georgia entered
upon their goth annual convention at
the First Methodist church here to-
night, the first session being featured
by the report Of the state president.
Mrs. B. F. Brown, of Augusta Dele
gates from Atlanta, Savannah, Co
lumbus, Augusta and brunswick ar
rived this morning and more came
on the early night trans.
Miss Clara Morehouse, OF New York
international corresponding secretary
Is here for the convention, which will
go down in the state organization
history as one Of the most important
held In years.
The Kings Daughters were welcom.
ed to Waycross tonight by Rev. w. f.
Quillian, speaking for the minis
ters OF the city; Volney Williams,
speaking for the city, and Miss Lillian
Middlemas, for the Kings Daughters
OF Waycross. Miss Kate Latham of
Savannah, responded to the words
Of welcome.
Tomorrow morning delegates will
be enrolled, after WHICH reports from
the state secretary, Mrs. f. A. Bates,
OF Waycross, and state treasurer, Miss
Viola Kennedy, OF Savannah. will be
submitted, along with reports frOm
the credentials committee, county
presidents, city unions, chapters and
circles. or particular interest at the
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-24
FIRST MARRIAGE SINCE
MAY 7TH is PERFORMED

The first marriage to be performed
in Brunswick since May 7, was solem.
nized Monday night, when Ordinary
Edwin w. Dart officiated at the mar
riage of William G. Pierce and Miss
Ella N. Freeman. The ceremony took
place at Ordinary Darts home on
Glynn avenue. Mr.. Pierce is connect
ed with the firm of Saulzberger and
Sons company, of Norfolk, Virginia,
and came to Brunswick Sunday. Miss
Freeman came to this city Monday
from Savannah and following the cere-
mony the couple spent a short time
in Brunswick, after which they left
yesterday presumably for Norfolk.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-24
MUCH DAMAGE
DONE BY STORM
HOME is BLOW;i TO PIECES
OVER HEADS Of ELEVEN
PERSONS.

MOBILE, May SJ.-The first di-
rect news of the tornado of Sunday
afternoon in the section about Luce
dale, Miss, was received here to-
day The home of Milton Cato at Earl
VILE, Ala, was blown to pieces over
the heads of eleven persons, one Of
Eight of the others were painfully
hurt. Heavy damage was done to
standing timber about Earlvlle. Wire
communication still Is difficult with
the small towns in the path of the
tornado. Agricola, MISS, suffered
property damage.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-24
DELEGATES To
CONCLAVE WILL
HAVE SPECIAL
LOCAL MAN is ONE OF THE
GEORGIANS TO ATTEND
TRlENNlAL MEETING OF
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.

In anticipation of heavy passenger
traffic to Los Angeles on the occasion
of the thirty-third triennial conclave
of the Knights TenIplar, June II to
23, inclusively, arrangements are be-
ing made to operate a special train
from the southeast to the Pacific coast
by the Southern railway Frisco lines
and Sante Fe lines jointly. The train
will be operated out of Atlanta on
June 13, going via Birmingham, Mem
phis, Kansas City, Colorado Springs,
Albuquerque and Grand Canyon, pick
ing up delegates en- route.
Delegates from the states of Geor-
gia Florida, Alabama and Tennessee
will comprise the majority of this par
ty, which is expected to be the larg-
est ever sent to the conclave from
the southeast.
Georgia will be represented by five
delegates. Each Grand Commandery
is entitled to send its present officers
clave
The names of South Georgia dele
gates obtained here are: A. S. Mills,
of Waycross; j. w. Sparks, of Albany /;
j. b. RUSSELL OF Fitzgerald; r. l..
Wiley, of Thomasville, and j. B. C.
Bitch, of Brunswick
Members of the Knights Templar
in Georgia are extremely interested
in the conclave, as it is held only
once every three years. The. trip
across the country in the special
train has been planned as side at
traction, the most beautiful part of
the country being taken in EN- route.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-24

fore the convention. which will be as
follows: Value of Hotel Association
to Hotel Men," by George X. Benton,
OF Hotel Savannah; Hotel Priblems
Of Today" by w. NJ Little, of Hotel
Dempsey, Macon; Launching a New
Hotel" by II. c. Larzelere, Ralston
hotel, Columbus. and How Conyen-
tions Benefit Hotel" by Fred Hou.
ser, secretary of the Atlanta Conyen.
tion Bureau, Atlanta.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-24
WAYCROSS To
Be POLITICAL
CENTER TO-DAY
eleventh DISTRICT EXECU-
TIVE COMMITTEE TO DE-
eide UPON RULES FOR THE
COMING PRIMARY.

WAYCROSS, May 2S.-Eleventl
district politics will center at Way
cross tomorrow because of the meet
ing of the districts executive commit
tee. ]. G. Crawford, of Valdosta. is
chairman of the committee, and H. F
duBignon. of Brunswick, secretary.
The members of the committee are
Appling. Joseph Williams; Bacon, ]
H. Harvey; Berrien, A. c. Sweat
Brooks, S. C. Harrell; Clinch, C. M
McLamb; Coffee, j. A. O'Steen; Charl
ton, j. c. Allen; Camden, S. c. Town
send; Echols. I. c. Ham; Glynn, II. F
duBignon. Irwin. l.. r. Tucker; JEFF
Davis, John c. Bennett; Lowndes, J
G. Cranford Pierce, S. p. Sweat
Ware, Fred Brewer; Wayne, j. II
Walker
The committee will designate Sep
tember II as the date for the congress
sional primary. This is the same date
as that named for the state primary
Adoption of rules for the primary is
really the only business of interest
VIM OhNihto tht Juot '"
rules will be adopted is matter fol
speculation. The county unit plan
has been urged in various parts OF
the district so that the small counties
would have a say-so in nominating the
congressman 1t is contended that il
the majority plan is adopted the foul
or five larger counties can get to
gether and practically disfranchise the
small counties of the Eleventh owing
to their superior voting strength.
The contest in the Eleventh appar
emily is going to be four-coruered
race. w. G. Langford, of Douglas
Jet Bowden. of Waycross. W. e
Thomas and J. r. Walker, the latter
the present congressman. arc the can
didates. The first two have actually
announced and Judge Thomas has
said he would announce, as has Con
gresham Walker.
Mr.. duBignon will leave this morn
ing and several local politicians will
probably be present Mr. duBignor
said yesterday he favored the county
unit rule
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-24
ENDORSES PROHIBITION.

BIRMINGHAM, May 23-Endorse-
ment of the constitutional amendment
providing for federal prohibition is
contained in the report of the commit
tee on prohibition of ,ne Cumberland
Presbyterian church which was adopt
cd at the business session of the six
ty-sixth general assembly of the
church here today
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-24
GETS DECORATED.

LONDON, May 23.-Clemens Del.
brueck, who resigned as Minister of
the Interior on the plea Of ill-health,
has been decorated by the emperor
with the Order of the Black Eagle, ac-
cording to advices from Berlin.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-24
MORE AERoPLANEs.

COLUMBUS, May 23.-Two 100.
horse power aeroplsnes arrived here
today and aviators began preparing
them for field service. General Per
shing has made repeated pleas for
more air craft.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-24
CROP DISASTER.

BERLIN, May % (By wireless to
Sayville).-A crop disaster in Russia
is reported in advices received from
Stockholm by the Overseas News
agency. II is said that all the winter
crops Of the northern and middle yov.
ernhents of Russia have been destroy
ed by severe frost.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-24
GUNS CAUSE AVALANcHEs.

PARIS, May 23.--Austrians have
taken huge guns from battleships bot.
tied up since the war began at Pola
to the Alps. Detonations of these
huge cannon actually split the Al
pine peaks, causing frequent ava
anches.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-24

afternoon session will be the question
box and circle discussion, by Miss
Morehouse. Tomorrow night former
state presidents attending the conven-
tion will deliver addresses. Election
OF officers will occur during Thursday.
Mrs. r. G.. Jackson and Mrs. r. b.
Harvey are attending from Brunswick.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-24
WHOLE TEUTON LINE
SUFFERS FROM BLOW
Attackers Take Advantage Of
Germans Inattention and Car
ry Positions-Bayonet Used
With Deadly Effect.

The dramatic surprise sprung by
the French yesterday in attacking the
Germans northeast OF Verdun and
penetrating Fort Douaumont has been
successfully followed up by Gen. Nj
velles forces. The Germans have
now been driven from all but a small
angle in the northeastern corner of
the fort, Paris claims.
Furious counterattacks have been
made by the Germans in efforts to
regain the trenches along the mile
and a quarter front extending from
east of Fort Douaumont to the Thiau-
mont farm, captured in yesterdays
assault. u
The only success of the Germans,
according to Paris, however, was the
recapture of a position to the north
of Thiaumont farm. On the other
side of the Meuse the battle has lost
nothing in its intensity, but no ground
has changed hands as a result. the
French official statement asserts.
Gas and flame attacks were made
by the Germans near Hill 304, but
they were driven at once from the
only French trench which they pene-
trated.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-24
NOTE Is READY.

WASHINGTON May 23-America's
latest note to Great Britain on mail
seizures was ready today for trans
mission to London.