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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
PERSONALS

Mf. harrison Gould has Just returned
from attending the supreme grand lodge.
knights of Pythias which convened IN
Atlantic City, N. j. While in the east
he visited New York, Philadelphia and
spent the remainder Of his vacation in
Chicago. He had very pleasant trip.
Mrs. Eva Owens returned last. week
from attending the grand court Of
Calanthe which met in Atlantic CITY. N.
j.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Whitfield of
Sioux Falls, s. D., are in the city visit
ing their mother, Mrs. Lee Reynolds.
Mrs. w. H. McCree and little daugh-
ter, Elizabeth Ann, returned home Sum
day morning after three month IS visit
with her mother in Boston, Mass.
Miss Aurora Brooks and Miss Janetta
Chapman left last Saturday night for a
two week S visit in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Richard Johnson and children,
we'll to do citizens of Gravity, Ia, mo-
tored to our city last Saturday remain
ing over until Monday evening. Mrs.
Collins Of Shenandoah accompanied them
home. Those in the party were: Mrs.
johnson R. irving, her daughter, Mrs.
j Johnson IS two small daughters. They
had delightful trip.
Mr.. Frank Harris who met with an
accident in the mines several months
ago is able to be up and out again, which
is good news to his many friends.
Mr.. w. K. johnson and Sam Fred and
his wife of Gravity motored up last Sat
urday to visit with her daughter, Mr..
and Mrs Frank P. johnson, our mail
carrier, also to visit her husband who
has been sick for several months and at
present staying with his daughter up]
here
Mrs. E. M. Warren and her sister,
Mrs. J. H. Woods, who has been visiting
their sister in Chicago for several
months returned home last month report
ing splendid visit. They were there
during the riot.
Mr.. W. Burnaugh, the father of Mr..
Ralph Burnaugh Of Mt. Pleasant, Ia,
arrived in our city last week to visit his
,on.
John L. Thompson and Charles Will
ION and wife also Mrs. Reynolds who
we're delegates to U. b. +. grand lodge
Meeting returned last Saturday report
ng splendid meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. johnson Of Gales
burg, Ill, arrived in our city to visit
while. They are enjoying the sights
# the capital city.
Miss Nettie B. Franklin Of Galesburg,
H., is here visiting her brother, James
rankin and other old friends.
Mr.. w. n. johnson, who is visiting
lis daughter, Mrs. Frank P. Johnson;
354 Lyon street is still improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred H. johnson and
lis mother, Mrs. w. n. johnson of
Sravity, Ia, and Miss Nettie Franklin
f Galesburg, ILL.,, were week end visi-
ors to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank P. Johnson.
they also attended the Virginia picnic.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
NOTICE.

The columns of this page are open
for news, personal and social. If you
have a guest OF if you entertained in
honor of q guest or for any activities
Of clubs and churches kindly call Wal.
S99 and we will gladly take it over the
phone. It is up to you to help the
social editress make this live up to
the minute page of local events.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
Scott, president.
LEAGUE HOLDS MEETING

Inc Colored League of Women Voters
heid business session on last Tuesday
evening at the Community Center and
decided to become affiliated with the
state organization that will be perfect
ca IN re Dodge within the next six
weeks.
Sergt. Major Geo. N. Cloud recently
returned from overseas was present and
made an interesting talk. Miss Baker
OF Osceola was also present.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
SICK LIST.

Mr.. Frank Scott Of 207, Ridge street
is seriously i'll.
Mrs. Rachel Jefferson, mother of Mrs.
C. B. Woods still remains quite poorly
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
Good for Biliusness.

81 took two of Chamberlain s Tab
let's last night, and I feel fifty per cent
better than have for weeks, says j..
>. Firestone, Of 'Allegan, Mich. They
are certainly q fine article for bilious,
ness. :,
Adv. s,s IN ss Slsss IA
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
CITY LOCALS
JAMES B. MORRIS
Attorney at Law

| have 2 strictly modern bungalows
Tor sale. One house 8 rooms, and 9TH
ers; also small acreages in farm lands.
Notary Public 515 Mulberry st.
Phone w. 1881.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-11-25

STOPS MEETING
MiSCRANT SENDS MESSAGE TO
E=PRESiDENT MARSHALL
HE'S SPEAKING THAT pREsI
DENT is DEAD

Atlanta, Ca. Nov. 24-Both state and
county authorities are today making
thorough investigation into TIA.
hoax which was perpetrated last
night, breaking up the address of
Vice President Marshall at the Audi
torium Armory.
This was done by a report being
made that President Wilson was
dead. Some unknown person sent Il
message to the auditorium says that
Vice President Marshall was wanted
on the long distance telephone by
Washington because of the death of
President Wilson. This broke I'm the
meeting and caused the crowd tn
disperse.
Governor Dorsey has Offered a re.
ward of one hundred dollars for the
arrest OF the person who sent this
message.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-11-25
STEEL STEAMER {.
LAUNCHED TODAY
FIRST CRAFT OF THIS KIND
EVER BUILT IN BRUNSWICK
PUBLIC INVITED TO ATTEND

The first steel steanssr ever
launched in Brunswick will glide Off
the ways OF the Brunswick Marine
Construction Company's plant this
morning at 1915 O'colck.
The steamer. thew. p. Cox" was
constructed solely by the local shin.
building company and is one OF the
handsomest craft that has been built
on the South Atlantic Coast.
The Cox" is 2oO- feet in length.
Forty feet. beam. seventeen feet in
depth and is of 1900 deal weight ton .
mage capacity. She is equipped with
a 500 horse-poYer triple exansion
engine and Scotch boiler, burning
fuel Oil
The sponsor will be Mrs. w. p
Cox. of New York. who arrived in
Brunswick yesterday to attend the
launching which will be open to the
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-11-25
MORE SHUTDOWNS

Chicago, Nov. "a. Industrial plants
all over the middle west continue tc
close down today, fuel SUPPLIES to pub.
lie utilities were curtailed further and
regional coal committees advised in
dvduals to save coal as the nation
wide strike of bituminous miners en-
tered its seventeenth day.
Theonly large producing center re-.
porting an improvement during the
last twenty-four hours was West Vir
ginia where the output in the non
union. fields of the southern part Of
the state was said by the operators
to be. normal. The operators also as
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-11-25

Cleveland Ohio. Nov. Five
hundred general chairmen Of the rail.
road brotherhoods met mere today to
consider the overtime proposal sub
mitted by Walker d. Hines, director
general Of railroads. The conference
is expected to last three days.
Appointments of committees. pre-
scntation of credentials and cther
preliminary work occupied most of
tcdays session.
Grand Chief Warren S. stone II
the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engi-
neers. presided The other organ
zationss represented are tho train
men conductors and firemon.
The chairman We're called togeth-
er by their cl:ief' to consider Direc.
tor General Hines, offer of time and
half for overtimei Il slow freight
service and standard rule for crews
held away from home terminals be-
yond a given period
From an authoritative source it u
learned that the four chief execu..
tives of the railroad brotherhood8
approved the offer OF Mr. Hines AMI
it is believed that after it is fully
discussed and understood by the gen.
eral chairman it will be accepted
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-11-25
MRS. EMORY SPEER DIES
AT HER HOME IN MACON

The news received in Brunswick
yesterday Of the death of Mrs. Nor.
gan Speer. at her home in Vinevill"
Macon. occasioned the deepcs st re
gret among her wide circle of friend
here.
Mrs. Speer. widow of the lat.
Judge Emory Speer, had visited thi,
city on several occasions with hcr
distinguished husband and formcI
many warm Friendships
Less than week ago Mrs. Speer
was stricken with pneumonia and her
death was a great shock to her family
and friends. She follows her husband
to the grave in less than year The
funeral and interment will be held
in Macon this afternoon.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-11-25
SUES FOR $4,000
FOR LOSS Of EYE
3. E. PEARSON FILES PETITION
AGAINST ATLANTIC REFINING
COMPANY FOR PERSONAL
DAMAGES

Suit was filed with Clerk Harrs
DuBignon, of the Superior Court.
yesterday by b. e. Pearson against
the Atlantic Refining Company.
through Attorney j. T. Colson. for
alleged personal injuries in the sum
of $4,000.
The petitioner alleges that on the
9TH of September he was employed
by the defendant company in the ca.
pacity of riveter and that while thus.
engaged while working on smoke
stack at the plant was directed bv
the foreman OF boss" of his crew
to crawl into the stock and cut off
the head of d rivet near the center
Of the stack and while thusengaged
a piece of the flat head Of the punch
burst off in pieces causing them q
fly in every direction with grea.
force, one of the pieces penetrating
the left eye of the petitioner. and af-
ter suffering intense agony for two
weeks, after being totally blinG in
that eye the attending physician foun
necessary to remove the eye-ball.
This, the petitioner claims serious
ly impairs his earning capacity for
lfe, and he is defaced and deformed
as result of the loss of his eye.
The petitioner further alleges that
the hammer was defective. which
fact was known by the defendant
company. and that he used all dill
gence and care in its operation.
The suit is one of the largest that
has been filed during the past year.
and will come up for hearing at tho
next term of the Superior court.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-11-25
PRICE OF CIGARETTES
CLIMBING STILL HIGHER

New York Nov. 24-tBy Associat-
ed Press) One of the largest retail
concerns in New York. with branche
in all parts of the country announc.
ed today that the retaail price of all
blends of American made cigarette -.
now retailing twenty for eightee l
cents would hes old in the future fer
twenty cents. They blamed the in
crease on the higher cost of cigarette
tobacco
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-11-25
TO WAGE CAMPAIGN
FOR MEMORIAL
MEETING OF COMMITTEE LeS-f
NIGHT TO PERFECT COU
ORGANIZATION

:;efinite plans were mace ,Ist nigIt
at an enthusiastic meeting Of tho
Campaign committee OF tbs Gym
Memorial Association to begi. artire
operations in the direction of enlist
the support ofever Y qualified voter
in the county in the bond election
wh'ch has been called for December
is
Wa II the suggestion was made
lin; ily agreed upon that the memorial
t. he heroes OF Glynn county in thr
Grea: World war should take ;he
form of a vocational training .nCcl
TIE proposition met with hearty re-
, sponse from every section ii In"
county and almost without exception
every voter approached signed 'hc Pc
trtion unhesitatingly in favor Of III.
bonds
1t has been pointed ont t5a; tho
memorial will be an enduring or. ,
building that will be put to practical
use for time immemorial anG an n
stitution that will be of inestimaI}
service to the youth of this comnalIi-
ty for decades.
In addition to the technical ..chunl
Ait is proposed that an auditorium be
erected which Will amply fill the
needs of which Brunswick has been
so long without and which is mad
manifest almost daily.
The feasibility OF the project is not
questioned for everyone who is famiI
lar with the terms under which the
memorial ist be constructed readily
endorse the movement The com.
mfttees will begin an active campaign
until the day Of election and eve"y
phase of the proposition will be pre-
sented so that there can he no mis-. /
understanding as to what the mem.
Urial building will mean to this and !
generations to come
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-11-25
POPULAR YOUNG MAILING.
CLERK OF THE NEWS HURT

A most regrettabes accident oc.
Cured early Sunday morning in the
mechanical department of The News
when John Thomas. the efficient
young mailing clerk had his left foot
badly crushed while assisting the
pressman in running Oft the papers.
The little fellow. in his zeal to maka
himself useful was working around
the press and in some unaccountabe
manner got his foot caught between
the driving shaft and the base. with
the result that his foot was serious i.
ly mashed.
Medical attention was promptly
given the popular little fellow by
Drs. Dunwoody, Simmons and Greer,
and reports last night were to the eff.
feet that he was resting comfortably
at his home on Dartmouth street
THE News force and the hundreds
of friends of the manly little fellow
entertain the hope that he will spf !,
fer no serious results from the injury
and that he will be enabled to return
TO his post, which he has served so
again in the near future.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-11-25
MEXICAN GOVERNMENT
DECLINES TO ANSWER

ciated Press) There was no word re j..
ceived today from the Mexican gov
ernment in answer to the sharp note
sent by the state department demand.
ing the mediate release of American
Consular Agent Jenkins although re-
ports received here tonight that the
Mexican embassy had received 4
long dispatch relating to the case. As
far as could be learned by thestatn
department Jenkins was still sick and
is being held in the penitentiary
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-11-25
CARRANZA GOVERNMENT
MAY ANSWER NOTE

Laredo Tex. Nov. "a. (By Asso-
cated Press) While the Mexican
foreign has given the opinion that
the Carranza government should awai
the action of the Mexican courts in
the case of Consular Agent Jenkinss,
before finally disposing of the mat
ter, the government has decided to
answer the American note about the
case, according to information re-
ceived today from Mexico City.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-11-25
SOUTH ATLANTIC PORT
GET SAME RATES AS N. Y.

Louisville, Nov. 24-(By Asso-
ciated Press e-adjustment of ex-
port freight rates so as to grant to-
those enjoyed by New ork from ter
ritory north of the Ohio river and
from the Ohio and Pennsylvania state
line tOthe Mississippi river, were an.
nounced today at the general offices
of the Southern railway effective for
the South Atlantic ports on Decem :
Der 81.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-11-25
Conference of Miners and Oper-
atOrs Reject Three Wage
Proposals
MIDDLE WEST FACTORIES
CONTINUE TO SHUT DOWN
Oprators Have Challenged
Sharply Correctness of Sec
retary Wilson's Compromise
Suggestion For Thirty One
Per Cent Advance In Wages
To Meet Cost of Living Con-
ditions.

Washington, Nov. 24-(By Asso-
ciated Press Wage negotiations
promised to move today to climay
as coal mine operators, miners and
government officials participating re-
sumed consideration of the deadlock
in the industry. Though the flat re-
lection of three separate proposals
for increasing the compensation of
miners, which were presented in
turn by theoerators, the miners AMI
finally by Secretary of Labor Will
son, left the conference facing a DOS.
sible break, hopes were held out that
Fuel Administrator Garfield woull
settle the controversy by fixing defi-
mite limit on the advance he will allow
in bituminous coal prices
Operators have challenged sharp
ly the correctness of Secretary Will
sons compromise suggestion for a
thirtyone per cent advance in wages
as necessary to meet ,cost of LIVING
conditions. However. the miners
have accepted it. providing their
working day can be shortened to sew.
en- hours, instead of eight the present
standard
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-11-25
TO PLACE BAN
ON GAMBLING
IN FUTURE CARNIVAL ATTRAC-
TlONs lMUsT CONSIST OF
MORE THAN GAMES OF
CHANCE

If Brunswick has any more carni-
walls all gambling features will be
strictly prohibited"
That, in substance, is the edict that
has been proclaimed by Chairman
of the Board of County Commission.
ers. Constance Miller, and, be :t
said, Mr.. Miller means just what he
says.
In discussing carnivals which DRIFT
this way with the autumnal gales,
Mr. Miller expressed his unreserved
disapproval of the manner in which
they were conducted Il am not OPP
posed to good, clean shows. social
ed carnivals," said he but | am
strenuously opposed to these itener-
ant gambling aggoegations, who have
nothing that smacks of carnival
except wheels of fortune and the like.
Mr.. Miller stated that it came
within the province of the county au. i.
thorities to suppress gambling, and
that the board of county commission
ers had agreed to take a firm hand
in seeing to it that there was not i
repetition of the games OF chance at
any other carnivals that happen this
way
1t is understood that Chief Burney.
of the county police and his officers
have been instructed to enforce tn J,
mandates of the commissioners.
Chief of Police Register stated last
night that he stands ready to enforce
thelaw relative to gambling on carni-
val grounds or elsewhere, but that as
the last carnival was conducted along
the linesof those previously allowed
to show here,and as it was given
under the auspices of charitable or
ganiation and no charges were made
to him or any of his officers, that he
did not feel that he should take the
initiative, although he was ready to
act at any tim on advice from the
proper authorities.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-11-25
CHICAGO'S ORGY OF
CRIMES CONTINUES

Chicavo. Nov. 24.-CBy Associated
Press Chicago's wild orgy of crime
continued unabated today with thirty
six hold-ups. twenty eipht automobilp
robberies three pistol battles ana
safe bl0wings having re-
ported to the police. There were on
hundred and thirty eight arrest
made. including many dangerou
criminals
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-11-25
WHOLE QUESTION MAY BE
SUBMITTED TO PRESIDENT

Washington, Nov. 24-(By Asso-
ciated Press) )-Definite decision of
the policy regarding all phases of the
coal strike is expected to be reached
at a cabinet meeting tomorrow. and
il there is a disagreement the who G
question may be placed before the
president.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-11-25
TO DECIDE TIME AND PLACE
TO HOLD NEXT CONVENTION

Washington. Nov. 24-(By .Asso-
ciated Press)-The Democratic Ma
tional committee and tae Woman's
Associate committee have been call
ed by National Chairman Cummings
to meet here January g to choos the
time and place for holding the Ma
tional convention next year.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-11-25
MINERS oBDURATE

In the great bituminous fields of
Pennsylvania. Ohio, Indiana and Hi.
nois. the miners apparently were de-
termined to remain idle until a set
tlenient of the controversy over
wages and hours is reached by the
conference az Washington of operator
and officials of the United Mine
Workers of America.
At Indianapolis manufacturers
agreed to close thir factories three
days week, beginning today. until
the coal shortage is relieved. In Chi
cago heat was shut off in street cars.
Five hundred Virginia state troops
today reached ST. Charles, a mining
town near the Virginia x entucky bor-
der where it wasreported radicals had
threatened to shot any of the striking
miners who attempted to return tn
work.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-11-25

serted that additional organized mines
in the new rive and Kanawha dis.
tricts in that state were expected to
open today.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-11-25
UNION HEADS
CONSIDERING
WAGE PROPOSAL
Committees Are Appointed At
Nloday's Session He'd BY
Director Hines
500 RAIL BROTHERHOOD
CHAIRMAN CONVENE

From Authoritative Sources II
Was Learned That the Four
Chief Executives of the Rail
road Brotherhoods Approved
Offer of Director General As
To Increase in Wages.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-11-25
Walsh

y David I. Walsh, junior senator
from Massachusetts,. the first
democratic senator sent to Washing
ton from that state since the civil
war. H is voting with his fellow
senator Henry Cabot Lodge on most
of the treaty and league roll calls.
He's a bachelor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-20

been out West. where they know bank
| robbers shoot, he and his pal had to
skip and run. II was his original In
tention to slip away from the bank with
| the spells and go to the Hamilton ave-
nue. ferry in Brooklyn. From there, he
the two having separated intended
to cross to the Battery and uptown
Manhattan. AS It was, they were rom
PEELED to abandon their taxlcab because
OF Its conspicuous color and they passed
the night in Greenpoint.
The pair separated the next day and
Handy wendell his way to Manhattan
and passed two weeks uptown, engag-
ing in no more rlotous diversion than
the perusal OF the newspa pers. which
told Of the search being made through
out the East. or an occasional movie
show.
ut made me laugh" he remarked,
sheriffs chasing around for Tyler" I.
Roy Tyler was afterwards arrested,
charged with the crime and released.
Handy threw some light on his pal.
the short man." still at liberty. They
had met at Norfolk Va. in a restaurant
Handy had already been to Brooklyn
and the bank and decided to let the
other chap in on It. They arranged 10
meet after he returned from France
l.
Handy told little more of his family
history. His people were originally
Episcopalian. He studied for two
years at an east Canadian college ut
was then decided that II would be best
for me to pursue my educational craeer
elsewhere" His eyes twinkled. 'It
was suggested that l go to Boston Tech,
but I had enough of college. All |
learned there was how to play a good
hand Of poker"
The biggest haul" that he was a
party to was made out West from a
train. 1T was a four man job. / was
second man. climbed over the tank
and took care of the engineer and fire.
man. We split from $4,000 to $40, 900"
The possibility of going west-p. d.
o." as he expressed 1t, caused no change
Of countenance. II alone am to blame
for all this. l thought could get out
Of that case in Tacoma, but didn't.
My identity? No, sir! will never re-
veal 1t. no matter what happens And |
don't think your would II you were in my
boots"
Money-at least enough to keep prison
fare away from his cells what Handy
wants. He has been awaiting himself Of
the privilege that all court prisoners
have, that OF securing caterers meals,
but his money gave out yesterday. He
spoke decisively. I'm expecting money.
There is at least one person-no, not a
woman: l never give a woman money
except as a gift to tide her over-who
should send me some My situation has
been extensively advertised. He should
know of It,"
What would you do IL you were out
side now and had no money" He laughed
heartily. We'll, l guess I'd go and get
some. don't mind speaking to you fell
lows. It's relief. You must admit the
horizon here is limited. After you have
scanned the walls for hours as I have,
and have noted every little spot or crack
any where and have read the same
papers and magazines over again-even
though you may be going West-it gets
monotonous"