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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-23
NASHVILLE, TENN.
IS SCENE OF
BIG FIRE
MILLIONS IN PROPERTY DE-
STROYED AND HUNDREDS
ARE HOMELESS BY BLAZE
THERE LAST NIGHT.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 22-
Fire which started here late this after
noon has destroyed property valued at
millions of dollars, and up to II O'Clock
tonight the fire was stl burning,
though it was partly under control in
sections to which it had scattered.
The blaze originated on lower First
street, in carpenters shop, and soon
spread to nearby buildings. In an hour
the blaze had destroyed million dol
lars worth of property and rendered
over thousand people homeless. the
fire beirg at that time in residence
portion of the city.
Block by block was swept, and at 10
o'clock tonight il was estimated that
an area covering a mile and half had
been destroyed, and still the fire was
not under control.
A gale, blowing at a velocity of
forty miles an hour, caused the flames
to spread rapidly and to different sec
tions of the city.
The total loss, it is believed, will run
up into the millions.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-23
AGENTS LICENSE
MAY Be REQUIRED
RETAIL MERCHANTS AND sUSI.
NESS MEMS ASSN WILL MEET
AND CONSIDER MATTER.

An effort will be made by the Re-
association to require license to be
taken out by all general canvassers,
plans for which request will be con-
sidered at meeting tomorrow after
noon at 2:30 o'clock of the executive
committee.
Local merchants are not raising any
trouble about the fellow who has to
canvass for something in order to
make a living, but they have to pay
tax to sell many lines of merchandise
and feel that it is an unjust discrim-
ination to allow an agent to canvass
the city to sell as their competitors
without paying the license required by
law.
The Retail Merchants and Business
Mems association has taken on new
life recently and many new reforms
will be initiated in the near future
in matters that have been carelessly
going on that worked injustice to
them. The strongest feature of the
work up to the present is the credit
system that is being put into prac-
tice, as a branch of the Merchants
Mercantile agency of Pittsburg. Pa.
r. V. Richard, the popular and well
known secretary, is adding much new
life to the work and performing val
liable service for the merchants of
the city
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-23
FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS
KEPT BUSY YESTERDAY
Had Two Calls at About the
Same Time.

The city fire department was kept
the windy weather and the prevalent
danger of fire. Several of their trips
hat were noticed by the public were
Of little Importance as they were mere
down the sand that was flying in the
wind and bothering the travelling pub
lie.
Two calls were registered yesterday
near noon within five minutes of each
other. The first was for fire in the
woods near the plant of the Georgia
Veneer & Package company that caus-
ed some fear on the part of the COM
pany, who asked the assistance of the
department in extinguishing it before
real damage was done While the de-
partment was busy fighting the fire in
the woods, a telephone call came from
No. 1705 Albany street, where fire had
caught on the roof of the house owned
and occupied by Annie Council The
woods fire, which did not show any
present imminent danger was left to
the fire department of the box fac
tory, while the department hurried to
the fire On Albany street, where the
blaze was extinguished before any Sc
rious damage was done. 1t is thought
that five dollars will cover the cost
of repair.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-23
HEART OF BUSINESS
SECTION or THECITY
BURNED LAST NIGHT
NEGRO IN POLICE COURT
IS GIVEN SIXTY DAYS
Was Convicted of Keeping Dis
orderly House.

George Lawson, colored, was sen
fenced to 60 days on the city chain
gang in the police court yesterday by
Acting Mayor McKinnon. Lawson was
convicted of keeping a disorderly
house.
Among the several other cases of
interest, beside "A number of drunks,
were John Sapp, colored, who was fin
ed So and costs for disorderly conduct;
Jack Johnson and his wife, Flonnie
Johnson, guilty of an affray. Jack be-
ing given 30 days on the chaingang in
default of $40 and costs, while Flon-
nie was discharged; Tobie Peters and
Clara Dart, both colored, guilty of dis
orderly conduct were fined $40 each.
Neither of the latter two had paid late
yesterday afternoon. but sentence has
not yet been pronounced for their de-
fault
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-23
SHIP BOUND HERE
MEETS ACCIDENT
|STRACHAN SHIPPING COMPANY
WILL BE DELAYED SOME TIME
IN EXPORTING COTTON.

The Leylard line steamer Napierian,
consigned to the Strachan Shipping
company of this city, met an accident
in the Irish channel few days ago, in
which her propeller shaft was broken
and she put into port at Queenstown
for repairs, thus delaying shipment
of cargo of cotton to have been ex-
ported in a short time by the Strachan
Shipping company.
The steamer left Liverpool on the
18th for this port and the accident oc-
Cured after she had been out two
days. The local exporting company
was notified and another ship has
been ordered here. The shipment will
suffer considerable delay, although the
shipping interests are doing their best
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-23
GLYNN'S ROADS PRAISED
BY COMMISSIONER HOWELL

Hon. Clark Howell, editor of the At
lanta Constitution and one of the
Georgia commissioners of the Dixie
Highway association, was one OF the
occupants of the first car arriving in
the city last night.
Mr. Howell expressed regret over
the experience of the party at Wood
bine. occasioned by the heavy wind
lie took occasion, however to compli
ment Glynn county on her roads. Aft
er we did get across he said to a
News representative, eve struck an ex
celcnt stretch of road. Glynn coun
ty mquestionably has excellent roads
and all the way in we struck hard
saBSoth highway, not surpassed by any
we have Travelled since leaving Ma
con"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-23
LOCAL MILITARY COMPANY
is READY FOR SERVICE
Members of Brunswick RifIemen
Willing to Go.

Practically every member Of the
Brunswick Riflemen Is ready to go
to the front and they so stated to their
commanding officer last night when,
at special meeting, they were asked
the direct question whether or not
they were ready to "go to the front"
A notice was sent out from the ad-
jutant generals office in Atlanta few
days ago asking all commanders Of
Georgia companies to find out just
how many Of their members would be
ready for service in the event they
were wanted The Riflemen were re-
quested TO attnd meeting last night,
and when asked the question, practi-
cally every member announced that
he was ready for service.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-23
SUPERINTENDENT BRITAIN
LIKES THE GLYNN SCHOOLS
Says Local County Is in Advance
Of Other Rural Communities.

"The community school idea, as car.
ried out in Glynn county, is in ad-
vance of any rural community in the
state" said NJ. l.. Britain, state super
intendent of education, who is at the
Oglethorpe as member of the corps
of speakers here in connection with
the Southeastern Sanitary association
convention, coming oyer Yesterday
from Jesup, where he WAS a business
visitor.
Superintendent Britain will make
an address here today on the subjecr
Of Sanitation in the Schools" and II
IL hoped that large number may
near him
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-23

The tail-end of the tour of the Dixie
highway officials and directors ate
soup and fish here last night while the
front end of the tour was drinking cof-
fee and smoking cigars. The tourists
struggled in all the way from $3.50 to
midnight, due TO bad tie-up at Wood
bine ferry
When the tour arrived at Wood
bine ferry across the Satilla river,
forty miles out of Brunswick, there
was a strong tide running out and a
high west wind which made crossing
the river by the ferry rather ticklish
proposition, especially as the cable
which had been down for several days
had not been fixed up.
The only launch at the ferry to take
the lighter across was g little three
horse power boat, which the ferryman
was afraid to risk, and the tour had to
wait on the south side of the river
until two higher-powered launches
came down from Refuge, several miles
up the river
:, When the first launch arrived a
travelling salesman who had been wait
ing for some time was the first tc
tackle the hazard of crossing the river
with the result that the lighter, launch
automobile and all drifted quarter OF
mile down the river and fetched tc
on a sandbar BY the time 25-horse
power boat had come from ten miles
away the launch had succeeded ii
bringing the lighter to landing anc
was ready to take the tourists acros:
the river.
Four hours had lapsed and it was
not 5 o'clock and cars were getting
across at a rate of one about every q
Minutes. With the genuine marine
couttesy in case of emergency. thu
program was '1adies first" and aftei
all the ladies had crossed the carr
with the officials and directors wer'
sent across.
A number of the cars left the Wood
bine ferry and went some six or eigh
miles down the river to Owens ferry
where ). o. Dyal. wealthy land ant
sawmill owner, pulled off his coat AM
got out his mill hands to put tn
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-23
EMMELINE MADE SPLENDID
INSPECTION YESTERDAY
All Local Boats Get Good Report
From District inspectors.

A good report was made yesterday
by the well known steamboat inspect
ors, w. G. Lee and E. B. Fitzgerald,
on the Cumberland line steamer EN-
neline, which was recently rebuilt by
the Parker Hensel Engineering com
pany Also the Atlantic and all local
motor boats stood the tests and got a
splendid report.
The expense Of rebuilding the Cum
berland amounted to about $4,000 and
the inspectors said the management
should be congratulated on the work
that has been done on her. She is
reported to be In as good shape as she
was the day she was built.
Messrs. Lee and Fitzgerald left yes
terday for Fernandina where they will
inspect the Fernandina and st. Marys
line steamer IIildergard.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-23
A DELAY CAUSED BY
HIGH WINDS AS CARS
START ACROSS RIVER
VERNAL EQUINOX BRINGS
STIFF GALE TO THIS CITY
temperature Was DECIDEDLY
BaImy Yesterday.

The weather man yesterday handed
Brunswick stiff gale that would have
been worse for the balmy temper
ature he sent along to make up for
the sand that got into peoples eyes,
who really needed it in the craw.
The local weather bureau put up a
storm signal in the afternoon and a
southeastern gales was predicted on
account of the storm raging in the mid,
die northwest
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-23
MANY IN CITY TO
ATTEND 4 BIG
MEETING
SOUTHERN SANITARY ASSO-
CATION TO CONVENE IN
ANNUAL SESSION HERE
THIS AFTERNOON.

A large number of visitors arrived
morning to attend the meeting of the
Southeastern Sanitary association.
which brings to Brunswick many of
Americas greatest workers and think
ers along health lines. Most OF the eX-
hibitS are arranged in the old club
house at the Oglethorpe, where County
Health Commissioners Il, f. Abercrom-
bic has been busy getting the various
pannels in shape to show up in the
most effective way.
This exhibition furnishes Brunswick
ians an opportunity to come in touch
with the latest and brightest ideas
along public and individual health
lines and Mrs. S. l.. High, president
of the Brunswick Civic association, is
urging upon all members to at least
attend the melting this evening at 8
o'clock in the Grand opera house.
The Glynn county and city Of Bruins
wick departments Of health are eXhib
iting several pannels showing the old
and new Frederica school. dairies, per-
feetIy screened homes and many 9th
er important and interesting exhibits
The exhibition includes a number of
exhibitions on the cause, prevention
and cure of tuberculosis. The Unit
ed States department of health sends
photos of properly and improperly op-
Grated dairies, while the Georgia state
of health sends a treatise
on better babies" DR.. Emory Park
arrived here yesterday and is in
charge of the exhibits.
Today'a Program.
The program for today is as follows:
Address Of welcome by Mayor J.
Hunter Hopkins; G. w. Coker of
Hartsville, S. c.. president; James A.
Mayne, state health officer of South
Carolina on "The Result of One Year
of the Model Vital Statistics Law ia
South Carolina; James p, Faulkner.
executive secretary of the Raoul Foun-
Atlanta on Health by lndirec-
ton; M. l.. Britain, state supern-
tendent of schools of Georgia.
AT the Grand at night a fourreel
motion picture, portraying anti-tuber-
culo6is work, will be shown, and ad-
dresses will be made by J.. b. Nc
Brayer, superintendent of the North
Carolina tuberculosis sanitarium of
S. c., on An Interesting
Survey"
An interesting part of today's pro
gram is that it is set apart as Baby
Outing day" and it is hoped that a
large number of babies will be enter
ed for the parade, which will be made
in automobiles as a token of appreci-
ation, for the babies.
Tomorrow will be observed as
Fathers day and School day" while
Saturday will be observed as Birth
day"
We print second time a list of the
names of those who have donated cars
for the Baby Outing parade for this
afternoon. Mrs. Sydney Rickett, Mrs.
Eugene Marlin, Mrs. r. Il. Hopkins,
J. Hunter Hopkins, Robert Hopkins,
Mrs. !. J. Lott, Mrs. A. de Sola Men
des, A. V. Wood, G. G. Whittle, j. w.
Mrs. G.. b. Gowan, Mrs. j.
b. Wright and Mrs. L. NJ Orr.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-23
IMMIGRANTS IN QUARANTINE.

NEW YORK, March 22.- Ninety-one
immigrants, most of them from AL
bania. are in quarantine on Hoffman
island today, owing to the discovery'oi
plague known as perdiculosis. aboard
the steamship PATHS, which arrived
here from Piraeus, Greece. The dis
ease IS caused by minute pest which
attacks the feet
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-23
NO INFANTRY ATTACKS.

PARIS. March 22.-No infantry at
tacks were made on the Verdun front
Last night, the war department an
nounced this afternoon. The Germans
bombarded Malancourt heavily, and
there we're artillery exchanges Of less
intensity east OF the Meuse.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-23
BOTH TELEGRAPH OFFICES
IN WAKE OF THE FLAMES
Fire-Fighting Machines From
Atlanta, Charleston, Macon,
Columbia and Savannah Re-
spond to Call but Fail to
Check the Flames.

AUGUSTA, March 81 C11 p.m).--
Fire, which originated in the oyer
building on Broad street at 5:2S
O'Clock this afternoon has swept d
great portion of Augusta's business
section, including the largest and
lhandsomest buildings of the city;
crossed into a portion of the residence
section, reached the cotton district
land, at this hour, is still raging, and
| il is impossible to forecast where the
mad flames will stop.
With a high wind prevailing, the
flames quickly spread from the oyer
| building to adjoining structures, and
in short time 1t was seen that the
Augusta fire department was unable
to cope with the conflagration, and an
immediate call for assistance was sent
out. In few hours fire departments,
with number OF fire-fighting ma
chimes, arrived from Macon, Atlanta,
Charleston, Columbia and Savannah.
and although they all nave been doing
heroic work, the flames could not be
checked
Big Buildings Go.
From the oyer building the flames
spread in either direction, and in
short time both the Western Union
and the Postal Telegraph companies
offices were burned. The flames then
|swept the handsome ten.story building
of the Augusta Chronicle, in which
were great majority Of the offices OF
various lawyers, physicians, special
agents, etc. The building was practi-
cally destroyed and as the building
Of the Augusta Herald was also burn
ed, the Chronicle cannot be issued to-
morrow The plants Of both the news
papers were totally destroyed.
Many Blocks Burned.
The fire, at this hour, has destroyed
practically everything from the 400 to
the 800 block on Broad street When
the latter block was burned the flames
eaped across the street, and is now
burning the opposite side. Automobile
row. in which is located practically
all of the automobile agencies in Au-
gusta, has been destroyed. While many
machines were TeUlDNeU DcIUTc inc du-
to row was reached, still it Is under
stood that quite a large number were
destroyed.
Heavy Cotton Loss.
The fire soon burned its way to "cot.
ton row, and, though it is impossi-
BILE at his hour to state just how much
has ben destroyed, 1t Is estimated that
cotton valued at $5,0OO,O0o has been
burned In the residence section, on
a portion Of Broad street. large mum
her of wooden residences were de-
stroyed.
II was reported at one time that the
Albion hotel. just opposite the office
OF the Postal Telegraph company, to-
gether with the entire block in which
the hotel Is located, has ben burned.
However, UP to this hour the first has
not crossed the street at that point,
and 1t is believed that the big hotel
will be saved.
At 1890 o'clock tonight practically
eight blocks in the very heart of the
business district OF the city had been
reduced to ashes, and still the blaze
was not under control. The water
supply is altogether inadequate. and at
Continued on Page Two.)
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-23
ITALIAN KILLED IN MEXICO.

Ell PASO March 90. Kizcenti Wis.
count Of this city, after receiving de
tails of the murder Of his brother. En-
dique Viscounti. wealthy Italian. at his
ranch IN the state of Chihuahua, Mex
leo, March IA, today wired the ltal
ian minister at Mexico City to present
a claim for indemnity to the Carranza
government.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-23
= PLAN is UNDER WAY TO
<r@ BRIDGE SATiLLA RIVER

= AS result of the trouble expe- =
= rienced in crossing the Satilla =
4 river yesterday, movement was =
' started for the bridging of that =
\ stream. 1t was discussed yester- :
y day while the occupants Of the va =
= rious machines were waiting to =
y cross the river, and upon their =
y arrival in Brunswick last night
4 the matter took somewhat OF
\ definite shape.
y 1t is planned to bridge the river :
\ at some convenient place between :
= Woodbne and Owens ferry, and
= it is probable that meeting of :
+ GIynn and Camden county people !
= will be held shortly to take up
\ the matter.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-23
NO ILLNESS AMONG TROOPS.

COLUMBUS, n. NJ, March 22.-Not
a single case of illness has been re-
ported among the American troops
with General Pershing's expeditionary
column in Mexico Army medical Of
ficers consider this a remarkable show.
ing
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-23
FAMOUS OUTLAW DEAD.

LEES SUMMIT, Mo, March 22.--
Cole Younger, famous outlaw of border
days. but of late years devout church
attendant and peaceful citizen, died at
his home here last night after linger-
ing illness.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-21

"n His Dreams He Heard Them
the ship and all the Sailors were VERY
| fond of him.
of course Jake was the easiest AM;
NAL In the world to feed. He liked alb.
soiutely everything. 1t didn't matter
wnat they gave him, he always seemed
to think 1t delicious. And no matter
now much he ate he seemed to al.
ways be in the best OF health.
But after a time he got homes;ck
and he didn't know what to do He
really felt very badly as he hadn't seen
any OF his family for three years. One
night, after all the Sailors had gone
TO bed-he wept just little bit all by
himself.
And then Gnome came along and
q little Brownie-by this time the
coat had fallen asleep. And in his
dreams he heard them say that they
would whisper to the Sailors to 20
back to the Coat land-to look for
otner interesting discoveries.
And sure enough the Gnome and
lne brownie did this, and before an.
otner week was over the ship was way
out in the big ocean again going fast
toward the home of the little Coat.
Whey they reached Jake's home
al his family came rushing out to see
MIN and the Sailors then knew that
JAKE was glad to be back. MANY of
MS sisters and brothers had grown I'M
TO be so large. AS for Jake, they all
thought he was wonderful, and they
admired their fine Coat SO much. They
thought he was SO travelled and wise.
or course the Sailors knew that
me Coat wanted to stay home, so they
liunt try to take him on again. And
how grateful the Coat was to the |
Brownie and Gnome who had arranged |
ais return home! But, 10 and behold.
another brother of Jake's went along
IN the next trip as he wanted to see
he world tool"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-21
JAKE. THE TRAVELLED COAT.

There was once" began Daddy. e,
little Coat who wanted to see tn.
world"
What is Coat, Daddy?" asked
Nick. AN animal. person or thing?"
Yes, what is 1t, do tell US Daddy
said Nancy.
i don't suppose l could tell you the
story unless told you what Coat is
could /? Well, as can see you don't
want to wait long to find out what q
Coat is, ! shall have to tell you right
on.
First of all it's an animal. It's more
like Raccoon than any other animal
we know about-but 1t has q long. long
tail which it is very proud Of. The
Coat families always live in far-off
countries where we never 20.
But one time Sailors, on big shin.
went on land-near where their shin
was lying in stream for a few DAYS.
The Sailors had gone for a long. long
trip in this ship to visit all the strange
parts Of the world.
Wen, OF course, they saw the Coat
families. Just lots and lots OF them
they saw all around, and one little
Coat followed one of the Sailors and
seemed to be very devoted to him.
Everywhere the Sailor went the Coat
followed and whatever the Sailor gave
him to eat-he swallowed it whole. at
once!
Now the rest of the Coats did not
seem to be surprised at the little
Coati's devotion to the Sailor and I
suppose it was because they had al.
ways known that this little Coat
whose name was Jake-was very anx.
lous to see the world and go for a long
trip.
"And all the devotion really meant a
great big hint for an invitation to 90
where the ship did. And the Sailor
dnally seemed to understand and took
The Coat off with him. For three
years he took trips on the big shin
and stopped of at all sorts of places. |
He was made great pet of on board |
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-21

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT. TENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT, POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA. M
CHANCERY-DOra Ash vs.. Monroe Ash
| Divorce.
1t appearing by the affidavit OF Dora Ash
complainant In the above cause that Monroe
ASH the defendant named In the bill Of com.
plant, is nonresident of the State Of Flor
ida and is resident Of the City Of Savannah.
State Of Georgia
Fhat there is no person within the State NJ
FLORIDA, the service Of a Subpoena upon whom
would bind said defendant and that the said
detenoant is over the age of twenty -one wears !.
Is therefore ordered that said non resident
uefendant be and he is hereby REQUIRED IN an
pear to the Bill of Complaint 6led in saId
cause on or before Monday, the seventh day
~ August A. d. 1915, otherwise the alleos,
lions OF said bill will be taken as confessed
by said defendant ee'''u
II IS further ordered that this order he
punished once a-week for consecutive wealrs
~ me Lakeland News, a newspaper publIshad
IN SAID County and State.
rms nineteenth day Of June A. d. 1915
''e"P j. A. JOHNSON
u Clerk Circuit Court
D, W. Perkins, Tampa. Fla. solicitor for
Complaint ei'or ior
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-21
Electric Restaurant.

A large mining company has in.
stalled an electric restaurant $50 yards
N from the foot of the shaft in one OF
IT'S mines. Here food is cooked or
heated electrically, and hot coffee is
prepared by the same means. Since
most Of the important coal mines al
ready use electric power underground
for power purposes there should be
little difficulty in establishing subter.
ranean electric restaurants in any Of
them.