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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-07
COMMITTEES or BIG
LEAGUES TO Meet
HERE ONVEDNES SDAl
DIAMOND RING
DAY OBSERVED
SLICK FAKiR PULLS OLD TIME
AWAY WITH 1T.

Several Brunswick people were
easy yesterday for what is believed
to have been a professional crook,
and who, from all reports, succeeded
in Fleeing these people out of quite
neat sum of meny, and that, too,
at a game as old as the hills.
1t was diamond day." so to speak,
and those several citizens who
thought they were running in great
luck at being able to secure the
valuable gems at so small a cost,
soon found out that alrs not gold
that glitters."
The man who worked the game,
about 40 years of age, of rather good
appearance and neatly dressed, was
q cracker jack at it. He had a good
supply Of diamond" rings, a. karet
gold. all sizes. from the mere chip
to the large two-karet" and he work
ed his game thusly:
He would see a man walking along
the street, generally in the resident
ial section, and just before they met,
the fakir would stop, pick up one of
these glittering rings. look it over
thoroughly. About that ime the local
man would reach him, and, natural
ly, would be interested in what the
stranger had found. The crook
would then exhibit the diamond ring,
and it well stood the examination. He
would then inform the local man that
he did not know what it was worth,
that he did not want it, that he was
stranger and was going to leave
town and he was willing to take
whatever was given him for it. "Give
me three or four dollars he would
say, take the ring and if the owner
should turn up | am sure he would
repay you that amount for it,
One Or two of the men who were
caught chased their hands in their
pockets in such a giffy that the
crook must have regretted that he
did not ask more for it. Then to the
jeweler he came, to see just how big
bargain he had secured, and when
informed that he had purchased
nice, glittering piece of brass, set
with a shining chip of glass, the pur-
chaser was disappointed, and at
least two of them went in search of
the fakir, but he was gone, and is
probably working the game in some
other city this morning.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-07
No LAW AGAINST
M|LADy SMOKING
ATLANTA AND HER VICE SQUAD
ARE UP AGAINST A HARD
PROPOSITION.

ATLANTA, Jan. 6.--Has woman
the right to smoke cigarettes in pub
lie? Has she the right to smoke In
rr yate?
No! thunders the Atlanta police
department in stentorian tones.
But the police have neither state
law nor municipal ordinance to back
them up. and 1t is an interesting ques-
tion what the courts would hold if
some fair daniel with q fondness for
the nicotine stick should con ast her
rights.
Two girls living In be pect-
able but not wealth iood
were seen by neighboTs 10 smoke
cigarettes IN their rooms and occas-
ionally would indulge themselves on
the front verandah of their home The
neighbors reported TO the police, and
by some peculiar process of reason
ing the chief turned the matter over
to the "vice squad" for investigation,
with the result that the girls and their
parents were notified that they must
move, or else the cigarettes must go.
In northern cities, and even as far
south as Baltimore. the most exclu-
sive hotels not only permit but en-
courage women patrons to smoke, and
at many bridge parties and other so
cial functions in the north cigarettes
are passed around as a matter Of
course.
! should light a cigarette in the dining
F; room Of an Atlanta hotel it is prob
| able the police vice SQUAD" and the
fire department would be summoned
on riot call.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-07
BIG NURSERY CD.
BUYS LANDS IN
GLYNN COUNTY
CHRONICLE NURSEY AND
CHRONICLE NURSERY AND
FAITH IN OUR LANDS.
WILL CULTIVATE A TRACT
/. Reeves, President of the Co.,
Believes that the Satsuma
Orange Will Flourish Here
and Makes Investment.
WILL CULTIVATE A TRACT

The effort which the Brunswick
Board of Trade has been making to
develop the Satsuma orange in
Brunswick and Glynn county has
been productive of results not ex
actly expected. The Chronicle Nur-
sery and Orchard Company, of Citro-
nellie, Ala, have inaugurated a branch
Of their industry in this county and
have purchased fifty acres from
Messrs. Parker and TAFT near the city
which they are to develop at once.
l.. Reeves Of CitrOnelle is the exc
cutive head of the enterprise and he
has been in the city for week or ten
days closing his deal and beginning
the work On his property. He is en-
thusiastic over the situation and be-
lieves that Glynn County is especially
adapted to the Satsuma orange. He
proposes to plant at once 100,0 900
Citrus Trifoliata, a mock orange not
suitable for eating, but used for bud
ding purposes with the Satsuma Mr..
Reeves says that he has already
planted $4,000 of these and that the
remainder will be planted as speedi-
ly as possible. He was called away
last night on a business trip to an
other state, but his son R. Bernard
Reeves arrived durin gthe day and is
to take charge of the work here and
push it along as rapidly as possible.
The Citronelle concern is among
the largest of the kind in Alabama
and it owns hundreds of acres near
Mobile, much of which is planted in
Satsuma and much of which is now
bearing. They intend to plant quite
a lot of Satsuma oranges in Glynn
county and they are convinced that
conditions prevailing here are ad-
vantageous to the cultivation of that
particular orange.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-07
SUPERIOR COURT
MEETS On MONDAY
HON ALVIN SELLERS TO SERVE
FOR FIRST TIME AS SOLICITOR
GENERAL OF THIS CIRCUIT.

Glynn superior court will convene
in this city on Monday morning with
Judge J. p. Highsmith presiding. The
dockets in both the criminal and the
civil branches are large ones and the
chances are that the court will be in
session for at least three weeks. The
first week will be devoted to the
civil docket and the first two or
three days will be given over to the
hearing of divorce cases, quite large
number of them being on the docket.
Later on the criminal business will
be taken up and disposed Of
An interesting incident Of the ses-
sion is that it will be the first time
that the new solicitor general Hon.
Alvin Sellers Of Baxley will act In
thai capacity. He succeeds Hon. J.
n. Thomas and has large circle ~
friends in Brunswick who will wei.
come him to the city.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-07

The campaign in Roumania has
reached new phase. With the cap
ture of Braila by ME Teutons and
their advance on Galtz clearing Do
brudja of Russians and further Teu-
ton successes in Meldavia, the Braila
bridgehead was the outlying defense
of the Sereth line, which Russians
now hold Galtz is behind this line.
Berlin announced that five Rouman-
ian towns besides Braila were taken
by Teutons and the Sereth river was
reached at two points. The Berlin
statement also said Teutons yester-
day stormed Russian defenses ON an
extended front south of Trotus val
ley, near the Moldavian frontier.
Entente writer's are considering the
possibility Of Russians withdrawing
from the Sereth line to the Russian
frontier or into Bessarabia. British
French and italian officials are hold
ing war council at Rome.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-07
LEAK SITUATION
IS INTERESTING
LAWSON AND TUMULTY TO
TESTIFY MONDAY-NEWS-
PAPER MEN CALLED.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-The House
Rules Committee adopted resolu-
tion today subpOenaeing all of chc
representatives Of the Wall street
Journal, the Financial American, in
their investigation of the leak in
President WILSON'S peace note.
President Noble, of the New York
tee that all reports from December
the 10th to 23rd will be presented to
the committee.
Secretaries Lansing and Tumulty
will not be subpoenaed but it is in
dicated that they will voluntarily ap-
pear before the committee Monday or
Tuesday.
Mr. Lawson will appear Monday.
Congressman Gardner, as witness
declared that he stood by his state
ment that there was a leak.
Senator Gardner completely absolv-
ed the President and Secretaries
Lansing and Tumulty of any connec-
tion with the fact that the Presidents
intentions were made known Wall
street earlier than it was planned, but
he cited as undeniable that there was
evidence of leak from the fact that
the ticker service to New York fore
shadowed the note twelve hours be-
fore it was published The New York
Sun, said Gardner, printed. rumors
of the forthcoming of the peace note.
CIinnnrf;ol1
that he heard Mr.. Lawson, one of the
chief beneficiaries of the bear raid,
prior to the publication of the note,
that his transactions AGGREGATED three
hundred thousand shares. .e,u.
Senator Gardner urged that if an
investigation is held that it must not
be a whitewashed inquiry.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-07
PARCEL POST To
GUT HIGH PRICE
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
URGES PEOPLE TO USE ITS
SYSTEM.

In a circular letter just received
by Postmaster Leavy from the de-
partment in Washington. there ap-
pears a highly promising suggestion
as one means that might be employed
by housewives in reducing the prices
of food, and that is the use of the
parcel post service in securing farm
products. Since this arm of the fed
eral utility equipment admits of the
shipments of small parcels and pack
ages weighing as much as fifty
pounds at nominal cost. the house
wife can secure direct from the farm
er buetter, eggs, meat and other farm
produce.
The department letter urges the
postmaster to acquaint himself with
conditions in such a manner as to
enable him to advise patrons and
civic organizations in an intelligent
and helpful manner, and concludes, in
part, as follows:
FARMERS within the first and sec
ond zone Should be inspired by the
almost unlimited opportunity to ex-
pand the business of selling to the
consumer in your city butter, eggs.
and such meat and vegetable pro-
ducts as your investigation shows
can be shipped that way with suf
ficient margin of profit. They should
be cautioned, however, that this bus
mess cannot be developed and main-
tanned unless they are willing to
share literally with the cosumer in
the city the saving which is effected
by parcel post shipments. Farmers
must be brought to understand that
the city consumer in dealing with
them by mail foregoes the advant-
age of credit, personal inspection Of
goods and immediate delivery, and
that he naturally cannot be expect
ed to deal by parcel post unless he
can be assured Of better products at
less price.
Excellent arrangements may of
ten be made between individual con
sumers or cooperative buying clubs
in the city and country storekeepers
who receive farm produce by barter
or purchase. Prices under these ar
angements may be no higher than
those established under direct ar
rangements with the farmers, and
there is more assurance of continu-
Gus supply and standard quality"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-07
J. E. FLOWERS SEEKS DAM
AGE AS RESULT OF ACCI-
DENT TO MS SON.
R. L. BERNER FILES SUIT
Alleged That Accide W Due
To Negligence . Get
Car Company-Case to be
Tried at the May Term.

]. E. Flowers father of Robert
Fletcher Flowers, yesterday filed
suit in the Glynn superior court.
through his attorney, Col Robert l..
Berne., of Macon, against the City
and Suburban. Railway Company, for
damages in the sum of $4,000. The
case is returnable at the May session
of the court.
This case grows out of an accident
which occurred in February, last,
when Fletcher Flowers was run over
by car of the street car company
nea. the corner OF Fl and Lee streets.
The youngster who is but Is years
old was News carrier and was de-
livering his papers when the acct
dent occurred As result of the ac-
cident the young fellow lost one of
his feet, while portion of the other
was so badly crushed that amputa-
ton was necessary.
In the suit for damages filed yes.
terday it is alleged that the accident
das due to the negligence of the
street car company; that the young
boy has been so badly crippled that
he will never be able TO earn a liv-
ing
The street car company was serv-
ed with II copy of the suit yesterday
and the answer will be filed within
few days. II il expected that the
company, in its answer, will allege
that the accident was due to the care
le0Gness of the boy. who, 1t is claimed
was making an effort to board the
car when he fell beneath 1t and was
run over.
This Is one of the largest personal
damages suits filed in this county In
u number Of years. and It Is expected
that it will be hard fought when it
comes up for trial.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-07
MORE BOXES At
THE PosTOFF|CE
POSTMASTER LEAVY Is TRYING
HIS BEST TO MEET iNCREAS-
ED DEMAND THERE.

In order to meet the continually in
creasing demand for post office
boxes of the larger size, there will
be installed at the Brunswick office
this week an entire section of the
three larger size boxes, which are to
take the places of the smaller size
boxes, for which there is not a great
demand.
If there had been room in the
screen of the local building. Post
master Leavy would have had install
ed a full section of new boxes, but,
as there was no space available, the
best that could be done was to re
place the little boxes by those of
the three larger sizes. A number of
box-renters have been endeavoring
for months to secure boxes of the
larger size, and the postmaster an
nounced yesterday that they would
be supplied probably before the end
of the week
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-07
,l-CENT PAPER POSTAL
CARDS NOW BEING USED
Condition of Paper Market The
Cause of the Change.

Information was received at the
local post office yesterday, that be-
cause Of the condition Of the paper
market, the post office department
had found il necessary to issue 1.cent
paper postal cards, printed on paper
bought in open market which is of
the whittier color and somewhat OF
roucher finish than the regular fin
ish. The card is IA by 1-2 inches
in diamater, and the stamp design
is the same as one of the regular No.
card bearing the head of Jefferson,
but the printing is not quite so clear.
These cards will be used general
ly for time at least, and, while a
supply has not yet been received at
the local office, it is expected that
they will be received in the mex
shipment arriving here.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-07
MOON TO GO INTO ECLIPSE
BrunsWickians Can See Moon
Darken Her Face Tonight.

An eclipse of the moon. visible gen.
orally through North and South
America, can be observed and Bruins
wickians tonight at 1870 o'clock.
The moon enters the penubra at
11:30 p. M, ente-s the shadow at
1880 a. m., with total eclipse at 2
a. m. The middle of the eclipse oc-
ours at 2:44 a. M, and the total
eclipse ends at 3:2o O, m. The moon
leaves the shadow at 4:3S a. m. and
leaves the penumbra at 5:53 a. m.
The beginning of the eclipse is Wis
ible in North and South America,
Central and Western Europe and
Northwestern Africa, while the end
ing of the eclipse is visible generally
in North America North and North
west South America, Northeastern
Asia and Eastern Australia.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-07
KA|SF FR SAYS WAR
MUST CONTINUE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS PRO-
LONGATiON PLACED ON THE
ALLIES.

AMSTERDAM, Jan. "a Berlin
telegram received today quotes an Or
der from Emperor William to the
German military forces, stating the
war will be continued. The order de-
clared the entente 7ations have refus-
ed the German peace offer and on
them lays the responsibility for the
continuation of the war. The EN-
peror urges the army ard navy to
become as steel" declaring the en-
tente allies, hungry for power, de-
sire Germany's destruction.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-07
DATE NOT YET FIXED FOR
LAUNCHING OF THE GLYNN

While no definite date has as yet
been fixed for the launching of the
handsome schooner Glynn. it is more
than probable that she will be launch
ed the latter part of the present
week, or early in the week following.
The tide, OF course will have much
to do with the final fixing of the
date.
Capt. Leo now has force busy
lowering the stern of the schooner
and otherwise making arrangements
to successfully pull off the schooner
when the next trial is made, and it
is likely that another immense crowd
of Brunswick people will be present
to witness the event.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-07
SEVERAL JEKW PARTIES TO
ARRIVE DURING THIS WEEK

The season at Jekyl island, which
has been open for the past two
weeks, will become lively during the
coming week, when those now on the
island will be joined by two or three
large parties, who are expected
Tuesday and Wednesday, while an
other will come the latter part of the
week.
There are now quite large num-
Der of visitors on the island, and the
clubhouse and cottages have been
rapidly filling during this week. BY
January Is it is expected that the
island will be crowded with guests.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-07
ROBBERS GET $1,000

PITTSBURG. Pa, Jan 6.--The pay
master of the Fleccus Glass Company
was held up and robbed of $4,000
by four masked men this morning.
They made good their escape in an
automobile
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-07

LONDON, Jan. 6.-The entente re-
ply to the Central Powers peace offer
was presented to the German foreign
office by the American ambassador
yesterday according to a news agency
dispatch.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-07
JAPAN DENIES REPORT.

; TOXIC, Jan. 6.-The Foreign Of
flee denied today that it had knowl-
edge of the reported shipment of g.
500 rifles to the Carranzista Govern
ment.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-07
CHARLES E. MURPHY DEAD.
Popular Known Waycross Man
Well Known Here is Dead.

WAYCROSS, Jan 6.-Charles E.
Murphy, former post master of Way
cross, and prominent in business cir
cles, died this afternoon at his home
here after a brief illness His death
came as. a great shock to Waycross
as it was not generally known he
was seriously i'll. Beside his wife Mr.
Murphy is survived by three ons,
Robert, Edwin and Charlie, his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Murphy, three
sisters, Mrs. Leon A. Wilson, Mrs.
Lee Crawley and Mrs. Alvin John
son, all of Waycross, and one broth
er, Robert H. Murphy Of Jesup. The
funeral Service will be held Mon
day morning at the home.
Mr. Murphy was we'll known in
Brunswick and had many friends and
family connections here. He spent
his summer vacations on st. Simon
and was popular with the summer col
onv there Mrs. Murphy wife of the
deceased, was a sister of Mrs. A.
Riggsbee of this city.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-09-21
Start Plans For 1918 Crop Now

The government asks that
the state of Idaho increase its
wheat yield " per cent for
1918. Help do this from the
same amount of land, but
better methods than were
used in 1917.
l. Plant your fall grain
early; this will permit it to
get a good root system be-
fore the freezing weather
starts and will not be winter
killed. 1t will also be far
enough advanced in the
spring that it will withstand
the drouth.
2. Plow in the fall for
spring grain and other crops,
because leaving the soil open
and porous over winter it
catches more rain and snow
water, chemical changes can
take place that will improve
the condition of the soil, harm
full substances are destroyed,
the essential plant foods are
made available and weed
seeds are killed; also farm
help may be scarce in the
spring due to the large
number of men that are being
taken into the army.
3. Select good seeds, be
careful of seed that are poorly
matured or affected in any
way because of the drouth.
Select seed potatoes this fall
when the crop is harvested.
This will give you better seed
and avoid a great many
diseases. Now is the time to
secure bean seed from the
strong healthy plants that
have plenty of large we'll
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-09-21
whisky Fails as Revenue Producer

1t has long been one OF the con-
tentions OF the liquor men OF the
United States that the federal gov
eminent was absolutely dependent
for its financial resources on the
revenue derived from the manu-
facture and sale of liquor. vi
course, those who took the trouble
to get more than a superficial view
of the situation have always known
that this contention was untrue.
but have not always been in posi-
ton 10 fortify their knowledge
with facts and figures.
The recent report of the Collec-
tor of Internal Revenue tor the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1917,
shows that the income tax is great
er than the whisky tax. 49,. But
the government has demonstrated
that it can live successfully without
that tax and has passed law
| under which, on Sept. 8, every
distillery was forced to cease the
manufacture of spirits for beverage
purposes. -. In prohibition states,
and in dry territory in wet states,
the state and local governments
have been able without much diff
Guilty to get along splendidly
without an increase of taxes after
the license money from saloons
has been dispensed With. The
federal government will be able
after the advent of nation wide
Prohibition to do wise.-The
American Issue.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-09-21

1T TAKES TIME, REPETITION AND CON-
mon sense arguments to make people
believe in buying your goods and come
back for more. Too many advertisers
empty their appropriation sand boxes
on the first grade. and the road to ad-
vertising success Is strewn with the
bleaching skeletons Of the victims of
one insertion.
John Wanamnl<er once said. ITO
discontinue advertising is like TAX
fnE down your sign"
You have sign above your door to
let people know who you are and what
you are doing. That's what your ad-
vertising does. 1t ,e.ely multlplies
your sign. 1t let's thousands of people
know what you have TO sell.-M. l..
Corey, Secretary National Retail Hard
ware Dealers Association In Retailer
and Advertiser.
Keep your nd. In this paper If You
wish to keep your business before
the people.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-09-21
Open The, Oil Fields.
Oregon Voter

Congress owes it to the
country to enact promptly
such legislation as will permit
the production of oil from
California and other lands
now tied up in oil reserves.
Prices of fuel oil and all
petroleum products are
mounting higher and higher.
More fuel oil is needed for
railroad transportation.
The war needs for oil, gas
oline and petroleum products
is imperative.
Private capital is eager and
willing to undertake this oil
production. All that is nee.
essary is for legislation max
ing it possible for capital tc
perform this necessary service.
Such Legislation can safe
guard amply all the public
rights in the natural resources
proposed to be used.
Remember, that every
barrel of fuel oil used now
from the limited available
supply makes every Other
barrel cost every other user
just that much more. Every
time the railroad burns fue
oil, it makes the same produc
cost the manufacturer more
If the railroad abandon:
fuel OIL. as many are now
doing, it creates a correspond
ing demand for coal and wood
thus increasing the prices o
those commodities, and react
ing upon the users of coal ano
wood.
This situation can be re
lieved by Congress passing
such laws as will permi
access to the richest, oil field.
in the west under condition.
that will abundantly protec
the public interest.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-09-21

and 10, 266 enlisted men. II now has
more than %, 900 enlisted men. only
1,479 recruits being required to bring
it up to It's full authorized enlisted
strength of 100000 A force Of
marines has been landed in France
for service under General PershinR,
and the entire corps is eager for
action.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-09-21

Has High Opinion of Chamberlain
Tablets.
II have high opinion Of Cham
herlain's Tablets for biliousneSs and
as laxative" writes Mrs. q. A.
Barnes, Charleston, Ill. / have never
found anything so mild and pleasant
to use. My brother has also used
these tablets with satisfactory results