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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-27
Will Keep Control.

One thing is clear, the government
may return the roads to private own
ers this year but 1t will retain control
over many questions which may affect
the credits and finances Of the rail-
roads and the rate making power.
While congress declined to grant Mr.,
Wilson's request for a approximation
to fix wages as well as rates-that is,
the income as we'll as part OF the
outgo of railroad moneys, the propo-
sition is by no means dead and will
be heard from as the discussion en-
sues.
All Washington wondered naturally
II tho shopmen would strike. Predic-
tions generally were against the prob
ability OF a strike, first, because the
president has ELECTED public sympathy
for his position that the taxpayers OF
America should not be burdened with
an increased cost that may become
permanent and thus affect freight rates,
and, second, because the government is
s~trenuously at work on the wide sweep
ing programs that are expected to re-
move the main. argument OF the en-
ployes for additional w~ages-namely,
the high cost Of living.
The administration point Of view was
that to grant increases in the midst
Of the cost OF living campaign would
have been Illogical and would have
met with strong disapproval from the
American people. So President Wilson
followed what seemed to him the pub
lie will and asked American labor to
continue during reconstruction days tn
cooperation given during the war.
Copyright, 1919, by David Lawrence
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-27
STAND TO
PREVENT SHOPMEN
BOOSTS SURPRISE
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial Correspondent Of The News
SelFRltRr.l

WASHINGTON, Aug. eT.-There is
no denying the fact that although the
views Of Director-Genera Hines against
any general increase in railroad a
were fairly well known, the national
capital was somewhat taken aback by
President Wilson'S firm stand against
increases at this time. Again n
again, as the Wilson administration
has developed its policies in the last
six years, has there been such a no.
ticeable friendliness to labor that many
q member of congress took il for grant
ed that all the railroad men had to
do TO get increases was to ask for IL,
Those who haven't followed closely the
opportunistie policies OF the president
were therefore surprised, On the other
hand, the logic OF the situation called
for a declaration of the Kind made
because the president made il very
clear in his address to congress on the
high cost of living that the situation
could not be met by increases In wages
without starting another cycle Of costs,
1t was not a fiat rundown, however,
for the director-Eeneral Of railroads
recommended that the wages OF shop
men be equaliEed.
In some cases this means an in-
crease OF four cents an hour. in others
as much as nine cents. Furthermore,
the railroad administration announced
that all classes OF railroad employees
other than shopmen who feel that they
have a just claim for equalization
should present such claims, Men EN-
ployed I'm maintenance OF ways for
instance are thought to have a just
grievance.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-27
PSKOV CAPTURED
BY BOLSHEV|N|
Soviet Forces Also Claim New
Successes on Volga With
Taking of Town.

LONDON, Aug. 27.-Pskov, southwest
OF Petrograd, has been captured by Boil
shevik forces, according to an official
statement issued at noon.
The Bolsheviki also claim successes
on the Volga in Gen. Denikine's terri
tory. They report the capture of Ka-
mishin on the Volga, 800 miles southwest
Of Saratov, and say their forces are
advancing toward Tzaritzin, 100 miles
further south on the Volga.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-27
SENATE VOTES
0. K. ON HUN TREATY

BRUSSELS, Aug, 27. (By the Asso-
ciated Press).-The Belgian senate yes
terday unanimously approved the peace
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-27
COMMITTEE.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27,-Reorganl-
Zation of the Republican campaign con-
gressional committee will be effected
at a conference OF house Republicans
Sept. g.. Representative Fess, of Ohio,
is expected to be reelected chairman
without opposition.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-27
RICHMOND sHIvERs.

RICHMOND. Va. Aug. 27-The cold
est August weather ever recorded In
Richmond, prevailed at daybreak this
q. k23 degreeA
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-27
No General Boosts.

But any general Increases based upon
the high cost of living Swill not be
granted for the simple reason that the
administration hopes to reduce that
cost. Furthermore, it wants TO put an
end to calculations who would intro
duce as permanent things in American
economic life those scales Of costs
which were operative during the war
as a result either of emergency con-
struction or world shortages produced
by war needs,
Just AS the government believes the
high profits enjoyed by manufacturers
of foodstuffs, clothing and other com
modities involved in the high cost OF
living should &c down, it believes that
wages should not be increased to raise
the costs to manufacturers. When the
war ended there was much agitation
about reducing wages. Samuel Com
pers announced his opposition to such
a course as possibly leading TO social
unrest. Many manufacturers took the
position also that the war increases in
wages could be absorbed. But 1t was
definitely assumed that wages would
not rise, but would for the most part
be held at war levels, The president
therefore Is stepping In to prevent a
general upward tendency in labor costs
which would defeat the goVernments
effort to persuade manufacturers to
reduce their prices on necessaries OF
life.
Generally speaking, the railroad mer
who met the president were not pleased.
They left the White House looking very
glum. They didn't get their full in
~creases, hut they had had their wages
equalized to levels enjoyed by other
railroad employees and they carried away
a definite assurance that the president
would protect tier interests when leg
islation regarding the return of tn
roads to private owners came before
him for signature. The plain inference
of his remarks was that he would YETI
any bill that didn't provide machinery
for the adjustment Of wage disputes
machinery on which the railroad mel
had satisfactory representation and th'
public's interest were fully protected
against strikes IN unwarranted basis,
The latter consideration was aimet
at the Plumb plan. The presiden
realized that much of the support fr
, the plan to nationalist the railroad
came from dissatisfied employees an
' others who thought they would get n
consideration under private manage
-, ment OF the railroads, indeed that re
auctions instead Of increases might b
! instituted.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-09-04
LEDSINGER BUYS
VALUABLE LOT
WILL CONSTRUCT BUILDING ON
PREMISES AS SOON As CON-
TRACT CAN BE LET

One of the most important OF the
recent real estate transfers in Bruins
wick was that of yesterday when H
s.. Ledsinger bought the vacant lot
adjoining The News office from the
owner, Charlton Wright
The lot has a frontage on Newcas
tie street of so feet extending back
to an alleyway $50 feet, and is one
of the most desirable building lpts In
the city,
The price paid was $4,000 or
$133 .33 1-3 per front foot and will be
Immediately improved by Mr.. Led
singer, who will erect a two story
brick building to be used as dis
play and storage room for the Ford
son tractors, for which Mr.. Ledsing
er has been designated as agent for
five counties adjoining and near
Glynn.
When completed the building will
be one of the most attractive Of its
character in Brunswick solid plate
glass front being one of its features.
Mr. Ledsinger will continue to occu
py his present place at 1924 Newcas
tie street, where he is authorized
agent for the Ford car and accesso
ries.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-09-04
On Arrival in New York will be
Formally Welcomed by Con
gressionai Committee
FOLLOWED BY RECEPTION
IN NATIONAL CAPITAL
General Will be Presented with
a Sword or Some Special Con
gressional Decoration--No
Other Details Completed Cn
til His Wishes Determined

Washington, Sept. 3-Genera, Per
shing who is returning to the United
States aboard the transport I.evIa-
than after mere than two years In
France will be formally welcomed
at New York by a congressional com
mittee, it was decided this morning
by joint committee from the house
and senate considering tho matter.
When the congressional committee
meets General Pershing in New York
it will consult with him regarding
the plans for the reception which is
to be rendered him in Washington.
sThe presentation of an ornace
sword or some special congressional
decoration and the passage of Iesolu
tions expressing the thanks of con
gress for his distinguished services
were also discussed by the Join.
committee having in hand the pl epa
ration of the general program for the
welcome in New York and the lecep
tion to be given later in Washington
None of the other details will be
finally worked out until the wishes
of General Pershing have been de
termined, however.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-09-04

COMING SOUTH
DIVISION THREE, WITH THREE
BOATS WILL ARRIVE IN BRUINS
WICK FOR FOUR DAY STAY

Brunswick is to be the geust early
next month of three of Uncle Sans
submarines if the plans of Lieut.
Commander R. A. Burg do not 60
awry
Mayor Hunter Hopkins was yester
day in receipt of the following com
municaei6n from ths commander of
the littleg fleet and as he will be as
sured of all the dock facilities nee
essary the "subs" may be expected
Division Three, Submarine Force U.
S. S, Eagle, No. rs, Flagship. New
London Connecticut, 2S August 1918
The Mayor Brunswick, Ga.
My Dear Mayor: The U. S. S. Ea-
GLE USS K-1. USS K-2 AMI USs
K-6 (three submarines) will arrive
in your city about October Z. 1917.
for visit of four days. While in yc'r
city it will be great pleasuic 70
allow visitors on board the USS
Eagle No. 25. The USS Eagle No 2J
is the type of boat built by Mr. Henry
Ford and might be of interest tc the
population of Brunswick.
On this cruise South it is the inten
tion to stimulate recruiting for the
navy and any men that desire may Ell
list on board any one of the vessels
of this division.
Any publicity that you can give this
visit will be greatly appreciated anG
will be of great benefit to the naval
service.
1t is requested that the commander.
division three, submarine force bn al
yised as to whether or not dock ia
cilities may be procured at Bruins
wick.
Thanking you, remain. Yours
truly, R. F, Burg, Lieutenant Com
mander. u S. Navy. Commander Di
vision Three Submarine Force.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-09-04
PRESIDENT DEPARTS ON
SWING AROUND CIRCLE

Washington, Sept. 3-President
Wilson left the capital tonight on
his speech meking tour OF the coun
try to urge the early ratification CT
the peace treaty.
The first stop will be at Columbus
O., where he delivers the first IF his
scheduled addresses tomorrow.
Senator Hitchcock, administration
spokesman in the senate, was invit
ed to the White House tonight for a
final conference with the president
before he startd ON his tour Of the
country.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-09-04
Real Purpose of Foreign ReIa
tons Committee is to Kill
Peace Treaty Entirely
WOULD BE SUICIDAL
TO UNITED STATES
Senator Hitchcock Said Treaty
Opponents Crawl on Ground
with Microscope Searching
for a PitfalI in the League of
Nations and Overlook Benefit

Washington Sept 3-Declaring that
the real purpose of the foreign reia
ticns committee majority in aracnd
ing the peace treaty was to kill tar
treaty entirely and that such a curse
would be suicidal to the Urited
States, Senator Hitchcock democra.
ic leader asserted in his senate speech
today.
Senator Hitchcock asserted thai
the majority of the senate would ney
er accept any of the committee chang
es. He said the treaty opponents
"crawl on the ground with a micro
scope searching for a pitfall in the
League of Nations and overlook com
pletely the substantial benefits which
the treaty would bring to the na
tionl. s
The senator characterized as an
: insane mixture of poltroonery and
folly the proposal of Senator Knox
that the treaty be rejected and a Sep
arate peace be made with Germany
Senator Hitchcock referred to ar
tiele 231 of the treaty in which G er-
many is compelled to accept full re
sponsibility for the damages caused
b. the war.
''Does anyone think if We under
took to negotiate a separate treaty
that Germany would make any such
concessions to the United States?"
the senator asked.
>'Take the matter of German prop
erty in the United States. Under the
treaty all acts of the United States
and alien property custodians with
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-09-04
Allied Interests Called Together
by President for Discussion
of Economic Situation
DELEGATES REPRESENTING
EACH GROUP BE PRESENT
After Selecting List of his Own
President Will Then Combine
Them All and From This Lisl
Forty Five Delegates Will be
Chosen for Conference

Washington, Sept, "A conference
between labor and capital asld the
agricultural interests, called Gy the
president for the discussion Of the
present economic situation will lie
held in Washington October 5 to TO-
it was learned at the White House
today.
President Wilson today wrote TO
the Chamber Of Commerce CT the Uni
ted States representatives of the leat:
ing agricultural associations, invest
ment bankers, and Samuel Gompers
of the American Federation of Labor
asking that they submit nominations
for delegates representing each
group.
After receiving this list en- route to
the Pacific coast the president will
then select list of his own and com
bine them all From this combined
list forty or forty five delegates viii
be chosen and invited to the confer
ence. -
The preliminary arrangements for
this conference formed the subject
of discussion at yesterdays cabinet
meeting.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-09-04
OIL STOVE iGNiTES AND
THREATENS DESTRUCTION

An oil stove threatene dthe destruc
tion of the house occupied by City
Firemen ]. M. Drewry and w. H.
lOverstreet, at 1924 Norwich street
EARLY yesterday morning.
Finding that the flames were get
ting beyond their control after brief
but unsuccessful fight the two fire
men concluded to on their brother
firemen for aid and an alarm was
turne in from box No. 43. The de
partment made a quick run to the
scene and the fire was put out with
out further trouble. The damage was
confined to the oil stove.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-09-04
DR. HENRY BRANHAM is
LOOKING OVER MILK SITUATION

DIR, Henry F. Branham VIII mas
charge of the dairies in Georgia, is
in the city, having arrived from At
lanta early yesterday morning. DR..
Branham comes to Brunswick for
the purpose of assisting County
Health Commissioner Todd in max
ing complete inspection Of the dai
ries here and in looking into the
milk situation generally.
The doctor has a large number o.
warm friends in Brunswick who are
always glad to welcome him to this
city. H evil be here for severa:
days.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-09-04
Met in Regular Session Yeseer
day and Disposed Of Many i'm
portant Matters
OPENING AND CLOSING
HOURS REMAIN UNCHANGED
Committee on Accommodations
for Providing School for At
lantic Refinery Pupils Sug
gest thai They Attend Com
nnunity School

The regular monthly meeting of
the County Board of Education was
led yesterday morning in ti.4 of
flee of Superintendent Charles E
Dryden in the county court house
Those present were Messrs. \ ".
Wood, chairman, Winn, Colson Beas-
ley Livingston CrOfton and Haym
AS this was the last meeting OF
the board before the opening of the
schools for the fab term large vol
ume of business was transacted in or
der that every detail connected with
the schools should be attended to.
The inspector of buildings reported
that the Purvis and Risley schools
buildings were in need of a number
of repairs in order to make them com
Portable during the session The
board ordered that the necessary re
pairs be made. It was also bfc,tgh;
to the attention of the hoard that
the water supply at the Purvis school
was inadequate and this condition
will be remedied.
The school patrons of Blythe Is
land requested the board to defray
the, transportation expenses of the
/ ithtdren bf 1--we .famtliee sresiding
there to and from Brunswick in OF
der to attend the schools in this city.
After considering the bids offered
for, transportation of the children
they were, considered exorbitant and
Supt. Dryden was instructed to lock
further into the question of supply
ing school for these children.
Commissioner Winn made a mum
Der of requests Of the board which
were granted as follows: To have
Mrs. A. X. Taylor appointed teach
er in the Frederick school; Miss Mai
da Mcdonald as teacher for the ad
vancel grades, and Miss Bertha Ba
ker for the primary classes at Ta0
bies' school; That the residence OF
d c. McCaskill be rented for school
purposes also to be properly fenced
for use for the Tables school, and
that Mamie Life be given position
as teacher at the South End schooi
for colored to be opened on October
Is.
Commissioner Haym and Superin-
tendsnt Dryden were authorized TO
dispose of the household furniture
purchased by the board last year for
the use of the teachers who occupied
the house at 500 G street
1t was unanimously decided by the
board that the school hours should
remain the same as they were last
year. The dividing line between the
Glynn Academy and the Purvis
school was defined in order to elimi
fate any confusion in the future, as
,ollows: All pupils living on the
South side of G street are eligible to
attend the Glynn Academy and those
on the north side will attend the Pur
Wis school. In the event either school
is crowed, transfers will be llade.
The board decided the long agita
ted question as to the location of
the school for the patrons of the Mag
nolia and Union eolored schools. A
community school building will be
constructed on the Magnolia side o.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-09-04
kIEV OCCUPIED

London. Sept. 3-The anti Bolshe
wick forces have occupied the south
ern outskirts Of Kiev Wednesday
according to a wireless sent OUT by
the soviet headquarters at Moscow
and picked up here. 1t says that the
fighting is proceeding,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-09-04
OMSk is EVACUATED

London, Sept. "a wireless dis
patch from Moscow reports THAI Ad
miral Kolchak head ofssths all Rus
sian government, has evacuated
Omsk and has transfefred his mead
quarters to IrkutSk
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-09-04

the swamp separating the two schools
as soon as the citizens of the two
communities can arrange for the ex
ecutioh Of a deed to. the board con
veying five acres of land and make
the necessary contributions in money
and labor as provided for by the Ros
enwald fund.
Committee on accommodations for
pupils at the oil refinery reported
that for the present it was hoped tina:
they could be accommodated at the
community school. stating that negot
ations were being made with the
management of the Atlantic Refir
cry for the construction of suitable
school building for that community.
Prof E. S. Bird was requested
to continue as principal of the com
munity school with Miss Holmes as
first assistant, The other teachers
have not been procured.
After giving hearty endorsement to
the plan to erect a memorial Indus
trial school for Brunswick as pro
posed by Commissioner Haym the
board adjourned.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-09-04

CATION discovered that the money
was missing from the closet.
With but vague clue to work on
city and county officers are husily
engaged in an effort to locate the
guilty parties and the arrests last
night was the first step taken in this
direction
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-09-04
ARREST -FOUR
NEGRO SUSPECTS
THOUGHT TO BE CONNECTED
WITH ROBBERY OF GUY RESI- Be-
DENCE OF LARGE SUM

Circumstances of suspicious
character which are believed by Off
GERS to connect them with the Guy
robbery on Saturday night led early
Wednesday morning to the arrest of
four negroes. John Magwood and his
wife and George Smith and wife at
the home of the latter, 921 BartO G
street
Since tie robbery OF the Guy home
cf $2.5S5 on Saturday night the city
and county police have been active n
an attempt to apprehend the guilty
party or parties, and on certain ev:
dence which has not been disclosed,
Officer Rex Williams arrested the
Magwood and Smith negroes, who
are being detained in the CITY and
county jails awaiting further develop
ments in the case.
The burglarizing of the Guy res
dence in which $2,5S5 was obtained
frcm box hidden away in closet
was one of the most daring that has
been reported to the police since the
Downing robbery which occurred
more than year ago. Mrs. Guy after
securely locking up her home went TO
a grocery store short distance away
being absent but few moments, and
on her return found a back door and
window open and on further investi
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-09-04
Outskirts of KieV. are OCCUPIED.
by Anti Bolshevist
Forces
REPORTED KOLCHAK HAS ;:
DESERTED HEADQUARTERS
Admiral, Head of All Russian
Government has Evacuated
Omsk fand Transferred his
Headquarters TO Iskutsk Fol
lowing Rout of Their Forces

Berne, Sept 3-The Russian Boishe
wiki have proposed peace negotia
tiona, following the rout of 7heir
forces, which are surrounded now, ac
cording to an official announcement
received here.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-09-04

regard to that property, are validat
ed unless Germany can show actual
fraud. Is any one insane enough TO
suppose that Germany would volunta
rily make that concession if we lose
the hold upon her which this treaty
gives us?'
While the republican leaders hope
to report the peace treaty to the sen
ate Friday they said today in the dis
cussion of the ratification that the
resolution might cause delay. 1t rs
believed certain that the treaty can
be brought before the senate not
later than Wednesday next.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-09-04

THE "RO0SFVEIT FACE STH LIVES
WITH THESE Chill DREN OF R R

These three grandchildren of the
late Theodore Roosevelt and children
of Lieut., Col. Theodore Roosevelt are
zummering az Southampton Beacn,
where they are having the time o.
their young lives. Like their illus
trious grandfather they are fun OF
.re,f and bea2 a marked lesem
blance to him. Grace is in the lear,
Theodore, Jr., in front and Cornelius
at the right, I
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-09-04

judge Elbert H. Gary, head OF the
U. S. Steel Corporation, has refused
to confer with members of the Anal
gamated Iron and and Steel Workers
union on the demands made recently
in regard to new wage scales anc
working conditions. Judge Cary says
the directors of the steel industry
~ elieve in the open shop and will
Zeal only with individual employees.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-09-04
country.

Anita Booth Virginia beauty il
one of the competitors for the homo
of succeeding Mary Piekferd, VIII
will soon retire from the scfeerT
s'here were 100000 applicants thi
number was finally culled to twent
five. The fair Anita is still IA th
contest. She flew in an airplane froI
Atlantic City to Newark. N. j.. in
der to reach Roslyn in time for Il
test photographs.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-09-04
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