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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-13
"TOO MUCH POLITICS"

Asked what. in his opinion, was the cause of sugar shortage and variance in prices, F. G. Chandler of Chandler & Co. we'll known local mercnants, answered briefly as follows:
 ''In the first place, too much politics, too much government control, too small a margin allowed to growers and refin- CTS. which necessarily has caused hold ing up at the fountain head.
 Both the producer of raw material and the refiners have got to have a larger profit, and whenever the officials allow this, then we will have plenty of sugar. The public. I believe. is willing to pay 12ls cents for it's sugar, which price would obtain if the hands off policy is followed out
 q believe we will get hold of more sugar in the near future. but the price will be well up. The whole subjec tis one that goes deep into the cost of living and opinions are many, but to summarize it all down to fine point and one sentence it is Too much poli- tiac
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-13
"FrnternaEIy yours, "J. R. KENNANIER, Presidents; "J. U. CLEMO. Secrefnrv-Trens,, :,

MT. kennamer and William L.. Har- rison, international organizer. will
 leave this morning for Washington td attend the conference of coal operators
 and coal miners in the central competi. tive field called by Secretary of Labor Wilson.
 Local coal operators stated yesterday
 that they had nothing to say on the
 situation. further than that they were going to operate their mines to the fullest extent possible.
 They have no contracts with the United Mine Workers and have not in
 the past taken part in the conferences between the operators and unions in the central competitive field President Kennamer of district No 20. United Mine Workers, stated yester- day afternoon that he had been inform ed that some of the corporations operat- ing coal fields have declared that they will not take back any of the striking miners. He stated that he thought this was unjust to the men in view of the fact that the strike had been called off in obedience to an order of the court and that the men had no control over
 the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-13
EXPECTS RELIEF SOON


 H. $. Brumback, manager of the c. D.. Kenny Co. of Birmfng gham, made the following statement in regard to the sugar situation:
 "I cannot make any definite predic- tions as to whether we will be able to get any sugar soon. Of course I may be mis- taken, and I don't like very much to make a statement about this present situation, owing to the uncertainty Of the market, but I think that sugar will be obtaiuable soon, and that we will have some in short while. We have none just at present Now, I don't think that there is any need of anyone hoarding sugar for fear tbat around Christmas time there will be none on the market. for l think that by that time, while there may net be large quantity on hand, there will De enough to meet the absolute needs of the public,
 We have some sugar coming in, at least we hope tbat it will get here, from time to time, to meet the needs of our customers up until the next crop is ready, which will be about February |. We don't know the price at which we can sell our next shipment as we bought it at the advanced prices. Most likely the price will be around 21 cents a pound, however"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-13

than Friday, Nov. II. should any man be discriminated against, promptly report same to this office, and same will be taken up with representatives of the government which forced the strike to be called off and his rights will be fully pro- teeted by the organization.
 "Nour representatives are leaving for Washington Thursday morning to attend n conference Friday with the operators and miners of all bi- luminous coal districts involved in this strike, in compliance with a telegram from tho department of labor.
 'The situation looks very hone ful and we urge that you hold your organization intact; by so doing ous interest may be fully protected and our position strengthened in these negotiations. The policy formulated in the Cleveland convention will govern our organization in these negotiations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-13
Sugar Dealers Belieue Local Retail Coal Men' Relief WiH Come Soon Felt NO Serious Delay But Prices WHLBe High As Result Of the Strike
Various Reasons Given for Present Condition, E. G. Chandler Claiming It Is "Too Much Politics"

Sugar for the next two or three months will not be as scarce as is gen. erally thought and while the price will be somewhat higher: in fact. al most double the prices that were pre- vailing some two or three weeks ago Nevertheless, most of the dealers are optimistic in regard to the amount on hand and also future supply.
 Several weeks ago the consumer was paying 10 and II cents a pound for the granulated sugar, which cost the dealer cents and s.9 cents a pound at the refinery, plus the freight charges to Birmingham, whereas prices. as quoted by the planters around November s were 21 cents for brown and up to 22A cents for the white, for immediate deliveries. These prices are all plus freight charges to Birmingham.
 However, at conference held be- tween the assistant United States dis trict attorney and a committee repre- senting the Louisiana producers a few days ago, it was agreed by both fac tions and approved by the Attorney General Tn Washington, to set the pres ent prices of sugar to the dealer at IT . for brown and white. These prices are also plus freight charges to Birming ham. However, these prices are not maximum prices. The Louisiana pro- ducers claim that owing to prevailing conditions in the state they cannot sell their crop at these prices and make a fair profit They were given permis- sion by the government to sell at high CT prices, provided the government could make investigations and determ- inc whether the advanced prices were reasonable and that there was no prof iteering done.
 Some of the local merchants have sugar bought at these prices and they state that owing to the enormous freight rates the retail prices will range from 21 cents to 25 cents a pound.
 SHIPMENT EXPECTED SOON
 'We have not large quantity of sugar on hand just now, but we are expecting a shipment soon, said M. M. Magnus, manager of the Piggly Wiggly stores. Whether or not the factory ships we do not know. We bad quantity of white sugar booked at 21. .40c several weeks ago, but in the meantime the government had this price changed down to IS cents, and as consequence this sugar will come in at IS cents, f O. b. Birmingham, and we will be forced to sell this around 21 cents.
 We have never as yet made over cents a pound rrofit on sugar, and we are always glad to make even that mucn, that is when it costs us about 19419.5c a pound. We have paid 9.90c for sugar and sold it at Il cents. Of course that was several weeks ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-13

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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-02-06
ODDS AND ENDS" PLEASED
PACKED HOUSE LAST NIGHT

"Odds and Ends which can be call
ed more vaudeville than anything else
delighted a packed house at the Grand
last night and it can be said truth
fully that this is one Of the very best
attractions Manager Wood has ever
booked for his popular house.
Pretty and prepossessing girls and
music of the catchy kind, held forth
during almost the entire performance
and there was not weak spot in
the entire program. Some of the
songs were heard here for the first
time and they will make a lasting
impression. All in all, it was a per,
fCrmance Of the high class that only
real artists can give.
Ben Franklin or some other charac
ter of even greatness may have been
right when he remarked CLOTHES
don't make the man" but had lie been
at the performance of last evening
and truly III his right mind no doubt
he would have made an amendment
and given this popular troupe Of fun
makers credit for having as good
yes, even better array of finery both
as costumes and stage settings that
the Brunswick patrons have ever seen
here.
This scribe would be chased out of
the office if he gave vent to his feel
ings and gave mention to each Of the
many specialties for which merit is
due, so in short-all were good ard
Miss Vettle, robed as queen of old
Romany and perfect in her gypsy at
tire, must have carried away the hon
ors in her violin solo. in the sp2cial-
ties, yet Miss Goldsmith, in her dance
CT Smiles" could hardly have been
equalled.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-02-06
LITTLE FELLOWS WANT FULL
POWER LIKE THE BIG ONES
II Small Powers Are Given One
Delegate to Supreme Council,
Large Ones May Find These
Are in Majority BY Quite a
Large Number.
(By AssOci2 ted Prcss.)

Paris, Feb. 5--Although the five
great and associated powers direct
ing the peace conference have turned
over much work to the commissions
society Of nations, especially with ref
ercncc to smaller nations, it is bebcOm
ing rather a knotty problem as the
smaller nations are demanding the
full power &ccording to the larger
ones and greater than the outlined
plans figured on.
The great powers are faced with
the situation that if each state is
given 0ne member to the supreme
council Of nations, they, the big. pow
ers, might find themselves in the min
GRITTY and although the interest is prob
ably great, it is not believed that the
great powers would ever consent to
such an arrangament and situation
similar appears in the making of the
second league conferencec.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-02-06
FOOD RULE STILL
ON IN C0BLENz
GERMANS UNDER SAME RULES
AS WERE ON DURING TIE
RECENT WAR.

With the American ARMY of Oc-
cupation, Feb. 5.-German newspapers
in the American occupied area recent
ly have warned the people of a food
shortage before spring. The Germans
are urged to economize in food as
they did day after day during the
war.
The weekly allowance of food for
the civilians of Coblenz as fixed by
the German civil authorities is vir-
tually the same as while the war was
in progress. The present price for
milk, which is allotted to infants and
invalids, is thirty-seven marks q quart
The food allowance for each resi-
dent of Coblenz for the week from
December 80 to January was as
follows: bread, four pounds and eight
ounces; cereal (barley) seven ounces;
potatoes, seven pounds; meat, seven
ounces, soup stock, seven ounces;
margarine, two ounces; artificial hon
SS, live OullSCO. L LIZ etlAON GiItG 10
virtually the same as the week before
excepting that during the week pre-
vious fourteen ounces of meat were
allowed, and each individual was al
lowed five ounces Of jam and seven
ounces Of sugar
Additional allowances for heavy
workers and children are about the
same from week to week. Under this
ruling the workers ere permitted to
purchase an additional pound of p0-
tG toes, and children under two years
OF age. are allowed half pound OF
biscuit with an additional half pound
of cereal.
Butter and eggs are not t2 be found
in the markets, but surreptitiously a
trade in them is carried on. An egg
is worth from a mark to a mark and
half, and butter brings from fifteen
to twenty marks a pound Special eff
forts have been made recently by the
German civil authorities to stamp cut
this trading in luxuries which. they
contend, has been continued for years
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-02-06
A MYSTERY SHIP
COMING ACROSS
ONE OF ENGLISH VESSELS WHICH
PLAYED HAVOC WITH SUBS
WILL VISIT U. S.

Winnipeg, Can, Feb. 5-Information
from Ottawa officially confirms re
ports that one of the much discussed
British Mystery Ships" that played
on unsuspecting German submarines
will cross the Atlantic in the spring
and visit number of American and
Canadian ports on the Great Lakes.
II would be the first allied war
ship to come to the lake region.
Mystery Ships, a carefully guarded
naval secret, were built with draft
OF IL feet, making them almost
immune from torpedo attacks They
resembled slow-going helpless tramps
but carried guns of sufficient calibro
to sink any submarine afloat Because
of their light dr2ught, the boats are
able TO navigate the ST. Lawrence ca
nails. Tentative plans, it is under
stood, provide that the mystery ship
tc he sent over will carry an inter.
osting exhibit of naval weapons and
trophies.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-02-06
MANY CROOKS ARE
ONING SOUTH
HUNDREDS FROM NORTHERN
COUNTRY ARE NOW REACHING
ALL PARTS OF SUNNYLAND.

Not Cnly Brunswick but nearly ev
cry city and town i'll this immediate
Gsction of the country, is being visited
by crooks of every kind and char ctel
from the snatch tnief tc the boli bn
glar and hardly a night passes but
that some house or houses are not
robbed.
In Brunswick many have reported
to the police department of their
premises being robbed but as yet mono
CT the thieves have been landed. Thi;
is a rather hard thing to do wheI
such robberieS are made by profession
ais and this seems to have been tht
kind who have been working here q,
well as other citiesl in this immediate
vicinity. :"
Chief Burgess urges ell to be care
full and see that their doors and win,
dows are securely fastened each night.
1t is noticed that step ladders have
been used in recent rohberies here
and if windows had been properly
fastened there could have been nc
entrance. The police department is
doing everything possible to appre-
hend the thieves but these are un
usually hard cases to land as it seems
that professionals are on the job
here.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-02-06
BILLS AGA|NST
7WOCONTRACToRS
INDICTMENTS AGAINST J. /. LONG
TAYLOR ESCAPED.

Whether it will do any material
good in apprehending them or not
the grand jury took shot at j. l..
Long and w A Curtis anyway and
returned indictments against them for
felony offenses. w. l.. Taylor, an
other contractor who skinned a large
number of people here, was not in
dicted. Fact of the matter is, no one
appeared against him although several
lost On the lottery scheme he put on
in Brunswick.
Warrants have already been sworn out
for both Curtis and Taylor and they
have been sought in various parts Of
the country. 1t is said that at least
twenty thousand dollars was 'clean
ed up" by the two men and in some
cases a widows mite" was taken
and one of these was Mrs. Guentb2r
who lost her husband in on accident
at a shipyard and tn, was money
which came to her through a settle
ment.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-02-06
Alexander MAY
LAND JUOGESHIP
SENATOR SMITHS BILL CHANG.
ING FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
READY FOR PRESIDENT.

Atlanta, Feb 5.-Now that the con
ference report Oh the federal judge.
ship bill has been agreed to by the
house md senate, which makes the
bill ready for the signature Of Presi
dent Wilson, there will very shortly
be vacancy in the federal judgeship
or the Northern District Of Georgia
as well as a vacancy in the circuit
judgeship of the Fifth judicial cir
cult
Judge William T. Newman, feder&'
judge for the Northern district Of
Georgia, is past 70 years of age, end
intends to avail himself Of the prjyi
ieges, contained in the new bill, OF
retiring on full pay at an advanced
salary The bill increases the pay
Of district judges from $4,000 to
$500 a year ..-- Il
There is much speculation as tc
Judge N.ewman's successor, and the
names most frequently mentioned are
Robert c. Aston and Shepard Bryan.
prominent Atlanta lawyers.
In addition to the retirement Of
Judge Newman, it is generally un
derstood that Judge Don A. ParGee
the Oldest judge of the Fifth judicial
circuit court of appeals, and this will
create another vacancy. The circuit
judges are increased by the new bill
from $1,000 to $500 year. and cir
cult judges are likewise allowed the
privilege CT retiring on full pay at
the age of 20 years.
Senator'S from all of the states EN-.
braced in the Fifth judicial circuit
will pass upon the nomination Of
Judge Pardee's successor. It is un-
derstood here that Mr.. Hooper AL
exander, now district attorney for the
NJ rthern district of Georgia, will have
the support of Senator Hoke Smith, of
Georgia, and that he will meet with
the approval of other senators from
the circuit.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-02-06
GERMANY NOT TO
REPUDIATE LOAN
MONEY SECURED FOR WAR PUR-
POSES WILL aE PAID AHEAD
OF AL OTHER LOANS.

Munich, Feb. 5.-"The one debt
which Germany never under any cir,
cumstances would repudiate no matter
how hard pressed it might become,
is its war loan" said a Bavarian fin
arcier recently. He based his opinion
On the fact that the war leans are
80 thoroughly distributed among the
people that a f3ilure to pay any part
OF any loan would hit hardest those
who can least afford to lose.
Bavaria is q good example of the
upiversality Of the loan holdings, for
10 less than 100000 families or near
ly everyone in the former kingdom.
took at least some of the nine loans.
All of them are of course intimately
interested not only in the payment
Of the loan, but in the conduct of the
financial affairs of Germany Reports
of the amounts taken by Bavarians
in three German loans would seem to
indicate, when compared with the
1,430,000 total above, that hundreds
c3 thousands of persons subscribed
over and over again.
The Bavarian savings banks, with
the deposits of relatively a small di-
vision Of the former German empire,
incsted All 100000 marks in the first
eight loans, and their depositors with
money not in banks subscribed anoth
er 293, 100000 marks. The state in
surance agencies against sickness, the
Bavarian cooperative societies, and
the ordinary insurance companies, ad-
ded total of 96,300, 900 marks to the
first seven loans.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-02-06
GREAT BODIES OF TIMBER
in FORESTS OF LOWER AMUR

Vladivostok, Feb. 5.-Three forests
of the lower Amur Khabarovsk, Low
er Amurskoe and Nikolaevsk regions
comprise nearly 9000o,000 acres of
forest ground, says Vladivostok Pri
morskaya jim, which adds that with
out exhausting their wealth, these
forests can produce more than 24,000,
900 cubic feet of lumber annually
Nikolaevsk, the port from which it
would be exported, needs only some
improvements to make it available
says the newspaper. To prepare this
wood for shipping to the information,
al market it would be necessary to
overcome needless formalities and to
attract popular savings for the ex.
ploitation of these sleeping riches.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-02-06
MANY MEN ARE ORDERED
RELEASED FROM THE NAVY

Washington, Feb. 5.--Rear Admiral
Blue, chief Of the navigation bureau
writes Chairman Padgett OF the house
naval committee. today that the navy
department had directed to date, the
release Of 40 per cent of the reserves
40 per cent of the men who enlisted
for the war only and per cent OF
those who, since the beginning OF
the war, enlisted for the regular four
year period.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-02-06
EMILIANO ZAPATA, REBEL
MEXICAN, READY TO QUIT

Mexico City, Feb. 5.-Huntad by
government troops and with the forces
decimated by hunger and Of influ
enza, Emiliano Zap t., the ,cbol chief
is reported to hava sought refuge in
Inaccessible mountain Businesses of
the state CT MorelCs With q small
band of followers Reports from tho
forces of qualification daily tell of
the surrender CT former Zapata al
hCrents.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-02-06
PRESENTMENTS OF GRAND
JURY FULL OF INTEREST

The geneal presentments of the
Glynn county gr9nd jury are publish
ed in the News this morning and it is
very able document
Many matters OF vital import to ev-
cry citizen and tax payer in Bryns-
wick and Glynp county age haR3lail
ard it is the duty for every person
to read it through
The body makes ? number Of recon-
mendations and many Of these will
be Carried out by the proper off
ciaIs. It is al good reading matter
and can be found in full in this is
sue.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-02-06
bREMEN|S TAKEN
BY LOYAL TROOPS
MANY SPARTlCANS KILLED II
OMRARDMENT PRECEDING
ITS OCCUPATION

Copenhagen, Feb. 5.-Government
troops entered Bremen last night after
heavy fighting and occupied the town
hall and stock exchange buildings.
The Sparticans retreated to Creep
singer and many persons are report
cd killed in the bombardment preced'
ing the occupation.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-02-06
GREAT STRIKE:
.OF BUILDERS IS
ON IN NEW YORK
Practically All Work In Entire
City Is Now at a
Standstill.
BUILDING TRADES MEN
ALL LEFT THEIR JOBS
William j. Bowen, President of
National Association of Brick
layers, Masons and Plasterers
Trying to Stop Strike From
Nationwide Stage.
BUILDING TRADES MEN
ALL LEFT THEIR JOBS

New York, Feb. 5.-Virtually all
of the building operations here are
tied up by the lockout declared by
members of the Builders Trade EN-
ployees association, according to an
announcement tonight from William
J. Bowen, president of the Interna'
tional union of bricklayers, masons
and plasterers.
President Bowen said he came here
from Indianapolis, to prevent the
strike from becoming nationwide.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-02-06
SElECTIvE WAY
FOR NEXT CENSUS
GENERAL cROWDER MAKES THIS
SUGGESTION SAYING MUCH
TIME CAN BE SAVED.

Washington Feb, 5.-Provost Mar
shal Crowder suggested today that
selective draft machinery be used in
the taking OF the next census. He SAID
data could he obtainable in days
where it took months before. AS pre-
viously pointed out, thirteen million
men registered in single day and
tWenty-four million in four days
The number of days consumed in
cluded the survey and classification
of both domestic and industrial status
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-02-06
TWO SECRETARIES
URGED HARMONY
BAKER AND DANIELS ASKED NO
WARFARE BETWEEN RAIL
AND RIVER LINES.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Secretaries
Baker and Daniels, endorsing the pur
poses of the National Rivers and Har-
bors congress here today, urged
against competitive warfare between
river and rail transportation concerns
which have preserved the full use of
the nations waterways for transpor
tation.
Both predicted an era of industrial
expansion and urged the development
OF inland waterways and harbors and
their use for promoting national pros
psrity. A,slss
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-02-06
GRANDjURORS
SHOULD KEE|PA
WATCHFULE EYE
Jurors Are Drawn In Advance
In Order to Roundup
Evil Doors.
EVERY MEMBER is GUARDIAN
OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY
Judge Highsnith Pleased With
Fact That Brunswick and
GIynn County Is Having Less
Criminal Cases Than Ever Be
fire. in History.
EVERY MEMBER is GUARDIAN
OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY

While it is not the duty Of mem
bers of grand jury to make detect
ives of themselves, still it is but prop
,er that they should, at all times, guard
against and detect crime and when
violations of the laws are existing
it makes no difference how near vio
lators may be to grand jurors, it is
the duty of the latter to treat them
the same as they would all absolute
stranger. This is the opinion Judge
p. ]. Highsmith has OF the duties 2f
every member Of the grand jury. The
fact that the jury is drawn and sworn
in during the terms session is for
the purpose of better equipping the
members for the dutieis when court
is called.
Judge Highsmith was very much
pleased with the decrease in crime
IN Glynn county and so Expressed
himself on various occasions at tho
present term Of the Superior court. H
did not seem to like the mistrial~
Which resulted here in some cases and
says this should be the very last
thing for a body of men to do. c.
course the judge believes in honest
convictions and a juror standing by
what he feels is right but some Of
the recent cases We're not of a, very
=
be no agreement is hard to say.