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Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-18
Society Of Third Division
Organized Durinq Reunion

Chicago, July 1.-THE Society of
the Third division was organized at
reunion Of the members of the
unit. Capt Harold Bacon of Chi
cago was elected president
Maj, Gen. J. T. Dickman and Mai.
Gen. Robert i. Howe were made
HONORARY presidents ior life.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-18
Joe Sodomaka Fined $105
For DiSti|linq Moonshine

State Officers Moore aand Schmidt
raided the home Of Joe Sodomaka,
Thirteenth and Y streets, Friday,
ard seized one still and quantity
of mash. Sodomaka was fined 500
for illegal manufacture Of liquor. He
is in Jail. Frank Humbal, ssl5
South Thirty third street was fined
500 for illegal possession of liquor.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-18
Flyer Killed and Woman
Passenger Injured in Fall

San Jose, Cal, July l7.-Georse
Marshall, San Francisco aviator.
was killed when his airplane fell
during lodge celebration here.
Miss ~. Benoit, San Jose nurse,
who was riding with Marshall, was
l,urt so severely it was thought che
would not recover.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-18
900 Miners Strike

Canon City, Colo, july l7.-s;x
hundred coal miners employed b.
the Colorado Fuel and Iron COM
pa,iy, are On strike today in this dis
trict following ain order byIthe CON-
pany installing electric safety lamps.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-18
Iowa City Grows

Washington, July 17.-1owa City.
Ia. II ,2o7; increase l,l76 or III per
cent.
Plymouth, Pa. l6,5oO: decrease
i96 or 2.9 per cent,
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-18
OMAHA. HOLDING
SECOND RANK IN
1920 BUILDING
Follows Akron In Per Capita
Figures-vaIue of. New.
Construction Is Four.
teenth.

Omaha ranked second in new con-
struction per capita during the first
six months of the year, according
to figures compiled by the bureau of
publicity of the Chamber of Com
merce. Akron, csnter ,of the tire in
dustry,. ranked first.
The new building values per cap
itl for the period Werc:
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-18

Although tiArty-fourth in popula
ton, Omaha ranked fourteenth in
actual construction for the first half
OF the year. The figures for the
large cities are:
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-18
The Weather.

FORECAST.
Fair Sunday; not much change in
temperature.
Hourly Temperatures.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-19
bus LINE TO ARCO
NOW IN OPERATION
Independent Transit Company
Establishes Passenger Ser
vice Between Brunswick and
Atlantic Refinery Village
Trips Every Hour.

The problem OF transporting passen-
Atlantic Refinery village. which has
long been Il matter of much incOnven-
icnce to the public. has at last been
solved by the establishment of bus
line, trips being made at one-hour in
tervals.
The service was put into effect yes
terday morning by the Independent
Transit Company of which J. Van
Dyke is the owner and manager, and
"A modernly equipped passenger motor
bus, built in Brunswick, at the shop
of T. B. Burns, is used.
The bus was built on the chassis of
a two-ton White truck, the coach being
designed along the lines of street
each side. 1t has a capacity Of thirty
passengers, and is one of the most
conveniently arranged vehicles of the
kind that can be designed.
The bus is equipped with interior
electric light. push-button signals, and
comfortable, sanitary eats. 1t is a
fine piece of work, and a credit to both
the designer and the builder The ser
vice is certain to receive liberal patron
age. and will prove of much value to
the business interests of the city.
The first trip to Arco is made at 80
in the morning, after which an hour
ly schedule is maintained throughout
the day and until II o'clock at night,
when the last trip is made. In the
morning the schedule is moved up to
3 o'clock, after the first two trips. A
oneway fare of Is cents is charged.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-19
President-eIeCt Says He is Com
fident America Will Solve
Its Many Problems
DECLARES IT is NECESSARY
TO MEET READJUSTMENTS
Delivers an Address at Lunch
con rendered Yesterday by
New Orleans Association of
Commerce, Before Sailing for
Panama,
(By Associated Press.)

New Orleans, oNv. S.--Plain living
Senator-elect Harding in speech here
today, as the nations strongest reli-
ances during the coming period of af-
ter-war reimbursement.
SANITY, clear thinking. common
sense honesty and cooperation were
among the qualities he named us the
prime necessities in meeting the de-
mands OF the new world order.
He declared that material interests
and national happiness would botlr be
benefited il the United States would
"beccme Il simple living people once
more
The President-elect said that he was
Confident America would solve its
new problems on the simple basis of
oldtime virtues. and would come
through the reconstruction period
stronger and more dependable than
ever.
President-elect Harding's speech
was delivered at luncheon of the
New Orleans Association of Commerce
and it also contained message of as
surance for the industrial development
Of the South and the expression of the
hope that the ties of commercial co
operation with Latin America would
be strengthened by every possible
means
This address was a part of tn five
hour visit to New Orleans before the
president-elect leaves for his voyage
to the Panama Canal Zone.
New Orleans and Louisiana is re-
ceiving President-elect Harding with
open arms, Governor Parker and Ma
yor Behrman meeting him at Baton
Rouge and accompanying him until
he left this city.
In his first speech which was made
at the city hall, President-elect Hard
ing expressed his gratitude for the
cordial reception which had been ac-
corded him, declaring that it was one
OF his fondest ambitions to see a ma
tion where sectionalism had been com
pletely forgotten.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-19
.RHALL|S SWORN IN
AS GREEK PREMIER

Athens, Wednesday, Nov. IT.
George Rhallis, the new premier. OF
Greece. took the oath OF office with
three .rfaembers of his cabinet at l
O'clock this afternoon.
Immediately after he qualified Pre-
mier Rhallis demanded the resignation
of Admiral Coundouriotis as regent.
Other members Of the new cabinet
will take the oath before Queen Moth
er Olga.
Former Premier Venizelos left Ath-
ems secretly at three O'Clock this af-
ternoon, on his way to Nice. The
Greek yacht on which he was a pes
senger. wassescorted by three British
war vessels.
Al night fell over the city the
streets were resounding with pande-
monium of yells,' shouts, pistol and
rifle shots. Gangs of soldiers walked
through the. city footing horns, blow
ing whistles and shouting. The wild
parade continued until late in the even
ing.
No attempt was made to maintain
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-19
NEGROES KILL HARPER:
MOB VIOLENCE FEARED

Douglas. Ga, Nov. 18.-Mob violence
was feared here last night as the re-
sule Of the killing yesterday of Pearl
Harper member of a well-known Irwin
county family, during a shooting affrav
IN the negro section of the town
Three negroes are under arrest in con.
nection with the killing and are in the
county Jail here. Citizens from all
parts of Irwin and Coffee counties
were assembling here early tonight.
Harper, with Jud Hutto, had Just en-
tered negro store when they were
attacked by negroes. some of whom
were armed with bottles and others
with pistols, it is said.
The negroes attempted to flee after
Harper had been shot dead and Hutto
ielled with blow over the head.
Sheriff w. M. Tanner and his deputies
| rounded up three negroes whom Hut
to had identified as the principals in
the trouble.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-19
Oflicial Call For Meeting Issued
Last Night by the Chairman
F. d. Aiken
WILL PASS ON QUESTION
OF A PRIMARY ELECTION
Committee Will Assemble at the
City Hall at Eleven O'clock
This Morning, and Discuss the
Coming Election of City Com
missioners.

Persuaut to an official call issued
last night by Chairman 4. ID. Aiken.
to the city Democratic executive com
mittet viii assemble at eleven o'clock
this morning. at the city hall. at which
time matters relating to the approach
ing election Of three city commissions
ers will be discussed. and rules pres
erfbsd 10 govern the same.
At the meeting this morning the
question OF whether it will be neces-
sary to hold Il primary will be discuss
ed and decided upon. 1t is said 10 be
the general opinion that primary will
not be necessary at this time because
OF the fact that there is no opposition
to the three announced candidates.
and not likely that any will develop.
The registration books closed We'd
nesday night, with a total of 1864 vot-
ers qualified. This list will probably
be gone over and purged, and may
be somewhat reduced in the process.
The committee will discuss a number
of matters at the gathering today, and
will take steng to preserve the or
ganization. While primary may not
be necessary at this time, the ecca-
sion may develop in the future that
will require such an organization
The members of the committee were
elected by popular vote in the last
city election. and will hold Office for
term Of two years. They are as fol
lows:
r. ID. Aiken, chairman: A. NJ. Ross.
secretary; J. M Armstrong, Max
Isaac. T. l.. Jordon. Edo Miller. N. r,
Barnhill. Morgan D. Wade, N. Eman-
uel, E. H. Mason and Millard Reese.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-19
DAWN OF A BETTER DAY
FOR SOUTH IS PROMISED

Savannah, Ga. Nov. 1S.-''It is the
dawn of new day for the South" said
Courtney Thorpe, of the Savannah
Bank and Trust Company, in discuss
ing the recently organized Federal For
eign Banking Company, after the ex-
traordinary session of the Georgia
Bankers Association in Macon, ''the
movement to finance the exporta-
tion of our own production, cotton.
Heretofore we have been dependent
on the Northern and Eastern banks to
finance Southern production and while
we are greatly indebted to them and
very appreciative of their assistance,
the time has come for the South to
help ieself by marketing her own re-
sources to the end that they might be
used in granting credit to the foreign
buyers, as against our own commodi.
ties, with the result Of upholding the
market and giving it an upward ten
dency."
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-19
MANY PROBLEMS
BEFORE LEAGUE
Announced Yesterday r h t
Spain and Great Britain as
Well as France Would Send
Troops to Wilma to Maintain
Order.
(By Associated Press.)

Geneva, Nov. 1S.--It was announced
by the League of Nations today that
Spain and Great Britain. as we'll as
France, and probably Belgium, would
send troops to Wilma for the. purpose of
maintaining order during the holding
of the plebiscite, to determine. whether
that city belongs to Poland or Lithu-
ania.
The report of the council of the
League of Nations was again before
the assembly of the League at todays
session, as was the election Of six vice
presidents, who with the chairman of
lthe55 assembly and six commissions, will
comprise the bureau or executive com
mittee of that body.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-19
NEW YORK ORDED
TO REVISE RATES
In a Decision Rendered Yester-
day Interstate Commerce Com
mission Requires States to
Fix Railroad Rates to Cores
pond With Federal Ruling.
(By Associated Press.o

Washington, Nov. 18.-In it's first de-
cision touching on the rights of the
federal government, under the new
transportation act. to require the diff
ferent states to fix railroad ratesTwith-
in their borders to correspond to the
higher levels Of the Interstate tariffs
the Interstate Commerce Commission
today ordered the railroads of New
York to establish passenger and bag
gage rates on intra-state traffic con-
forming to the advanced interstate
schedules.
Similar proceedings are pending
which will affect more than half the
states OF the union. A number of the
public service commissions have al
ready fixed rates in conformity to the
federal schedules, but others maintain
that the states have the right to fix
the tariffs within Their borders.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-19
DOUGLAS IS SCENE
OF TRIPLE L.YNCHING
Two Negro Men and a Negro
Woman Charged With Muir
der of a White Man, Taken
From Coffee County Officers.

0Uuglas. Ga, Nov. 1S.--Two negro
men and a negro woman Implicated
in the killing OF Pearly Harp yester-
Gay afternoon, a prominent young
planter Of this county. were lined up
and shot to death early this morning
by mob OF more than one hundred
ind fifty men.
Ihs n1cA overpowsred Sheriff Tan
,.sr and his two deputies. who Were
;Htf mptins 10 gel the negroes out of
Douglas and 10 the jail at F'itzeerald.
wher- il wls believed they would be
safe from the Jury of the mob which
began 10 congregate early last night.
Pearly Harper, with Jud Huttto. had
entered Il negro store when they were
attacked by crowd If negroes who
were AIMED with bottles aud pistols
it is alleged. In The melee which fol
lowed Harper was shot To death.
/. The negroes who were put TO death
We're VIII Perry, Will Ivo..y and
Minnie Ivory
The ccroner's jury which was i'm.
pannclled This morning returned YER
diet that the negroes came to their
death at tie hands OF unknown parties
I'll seems from the evidence that the
actual killing OF Harper was done BY
Minnie Ivory, this being the belief
based upon the most reliable accounts
OF the trouble
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-19
VIII be the First General Meet
ing Since Election of New
Board of Directors
MANY IMPORTANT MATTERS
WILL COME up FOR ACTION
Plans Under Way to Make it One
Of the Most Successful Cath
erings Held and Program For
the Years Work will be Out
lined.

The first general meeting of the
brunswick Board of Trade to be held
since the e:ection of the new board of
directors win assemble at the boards
quarters, Oglethorpe hotel, next Fri
day night Nov 26th, and plans are
nov under way 10 make it one OF tie
most interesting and largely attended
gatherings Of The kind ever held in
Brunswick.
At this meeting d number OF matters
of vital Importance to the city will
come up for action. There are at
the present time five or six big pro-
jects under way, every one OF which
will contribute 10 the advancement of
Brunswick. ard in which the trade
bcdy is taking a leading part in carry
ing through.
These include the building Of the
ST. Simon's highway and bridge. which
is all eady Oh a definite and substantial
basis, with success in sight. A great
deal of hard work. however. remains
to he done and the Board of Trade
will lend every cooperation at its
command.
Another movement. the value to
Brunswick of which is beyond estina-
tion, is the South Atlantic Fair project.
which is Just now in the formative
period, and in which the board is deep.
ly interested. The city is already COM
mitted TO the undertaking. and the
Board of Trade is depending npon the
business interests of the community
to help in the work of permanent or
ganization
The building of an inter-coastaI
highway, connecting the five South
Atlantic port cities of Wilmington,
Charleston, Savannah, Brunswick and
Jacksonville. with paved road Is a
new undertaking which had it's incep-
tion at the Charleston meeting Of the
association Monday 1t is project
that will add great deal to the de-
yelopment of the entire coastal sec
tion, and with large possibilities for
benefit to Brunswick. In connection
with the Altamaha bridge, now under
construction and the St Simon's high
way, it can be made a valuable asset
to the city, and will very probably be
endorsed by the board
These and other I,a+ta,. 90 ;,,,4 90,
much Importance will be subjects to
be handled by the board during the
next few months, and which will make
The initial meeting Of the new fiscal
year one of such vital concern to the
membership. Aside from business
matters, an entertaining program is
being arranged, and refreshments will
be an added attraction.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-19
SOVIET RUSSIA LOOKS
FOR QUICK RECOGNITION

London, Nov. 1S.--A wireless dis
patch received from Moscow says:
General Wrangers destruction will
make a great impression on all west
ern countries There is information
that England is carrying on an agita-
tidn in the United States in favor of
the renewal Of trade relations with
Soviet Russia.
The foreign newspapers more fire.
quently state that the American gov
ernment will not place obstacles in
the way OF it's capitalists trading with
Soviet Russia.
There is no doubt that the we>..
ern countries will be forced to recog-
nize the Soviet goysrnment..
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-19
COOLIDGE CONDEMNS
CANCELLING OF ORDERS

Boston. Nov. 1S.-The cancellation
of contracts by trades people who
have been caught in falling markets
with goods at high prices was con-
demned by Governor Coolidge, vice
president-elect, in, a letter to the Bos-
ton Boot and Shoe Club today.
''It is not always possible for men to !.
meet their obligations" the governor
wrote. No one can complain of that,
but there seems to be great tenden-
cy to avoid obligations that could be
met, with the result which is denprs
aiizing to everybody" ID 80
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-19
GREETED BY CROWDS
ALONG THE WAY

Baton Rouge, La, Nov. 1S.-Presi-
dent-elect Harding was greeted by
three thousands persons at $50 this
morning when his special train arriv-
ed here, enroute to New Orleans. The
President-elect was introduced to the
crowd by Governor Parker At North
Baton Rouge the train also stopped
and President-elect Harding and his
wife alighted and shook hands with a
large number OF oil refinery, workers.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-19
BOSTON POLICE UNION
SURRENDERS CHARTER

Boston, Nov. 1S.--More than eight
hundred members of the Boston Pc-
liceman's Union voted unanimously
last night to instruct the officers of the
union to surrender its charter to the
American Federation os Labor.
A statement issued after the meet
ing said that conditions leading to
the strike of 1919 have been in many
ways remedied and efforts are being
made at all times TO improve them.
No members Of the present police
force are members of the union.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-19
BIG INCREASE IN
TAXABLE INCOMES
Returns for 1918 Show an In
crease of More Than Two Bill
lion Dollars in Taxable In
comes o fthe u. S. Over the
Previous Year.
(By Associated Press.)

Washington. Nov. 1S.-The taxable
incomes Of the United States increas-
ed in 1918 by more than two billion
dollars, as compared to the figures for
the previous year, according to an an
nouncement made public by the inter-
nal revenue bureau today.
The income report for 1918 amount
ed, in round numbers, to fifteen bill
lion dollars, against a total of thirteen
billion dollars in 1917, although 141
persons reported incomes of more than
one million dollars annually in 1917,
compared with only sixty-seven in
1918.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-19
MARINE CORPS CORPORAL.
IS CHARGED WITH MURDER
(By Associated Press.

Port Au Prince, Haiti, Noy 1S.-
Additional evidence charging Freeman
Lang. formerly corporal in the U. S.
Marine Corps, with numbering Haitian
prisoners. was presented today be-
fore the naval court of inquiry. in ses-
sion here Meratus Touissiant, ma
tive gendarme, testified before the
court that Lang had called a prisoner
from the Hinche jail during 1918, and
killed him with machine gun. Touis-
SAINT also testified that he saw Lang
apply electric current from wireless
apparatus to prinsoner in an effort
to make him talk.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-19
PRSIDENT=ELECT HARDING
NOW ENROUTE TO PANAMA
(By Associated Press.)

New Orleans. Nov 1S.-President-
elect Harding sailed for Panama this
afternoon, aboard the Steamer Paris.
ina. The President-elect does not
plan to touch at any Mexican port
on the journey down, as the steam
ship company advised him this would
put the vessel three days out fof
course. and he is not willing to cause
Inconvenience to the other passengers.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-19
SHEPARD INQUEST HEARING
HAS BEEN POSTPONED
(By Associated Press.)

Macon, Ga, Nov. 1S-Solicitor Gem
eral Garrett announced tonight that
the next sitting Of the coroner's jury,
which is investigating the death of
Fred d. Shepard, wealthy Houston
county peach grower. would not be
called before Friday Or Saturday of
next week. The hearing was to have
been held tomorrow, but was post
poned pending the result of another
chemical analysis, now being ma2
by the state chemist The body of
Shepard was reexhumed' yesterday.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-19
ANOTHER LIQUIDATION WAVE
SWEEPS NEW YORK MARKET

New York, Another wave of liqui-
dation and professional selling pres
sure swept: over the stock market to-
day. adding very substantially to the
previous low records OF the year, and
in several instances extended over
much longer period
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-19
WILL NOT STOP
AT MEXICAN PORT .

President-elect Harding will not
stop at a Mexican port on his voyage
to the Canal Zone, as he has been urg-
ed to do by Mexican officials.
No official announcement has been
made by the President-elect or those
who are with him today, but it is un-
derstood that he found it impossible to
arrange for a call at Mexican port
without seriously disrupting the sche-
dule of the shipping company.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-19
DEMPSEY BRENNAN FIGHT
SET FOR DECEMBER IA.
lRy Associated Press. !

New York. Nov. 18.-Jack Dempsey
will defend his heavyweight title as
the world champion in fifteen-round
bout with Bill Brennan here on Decem-
ber 14th, it was announced today.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-19
FAILURE TO OPERATE TANK
STEAMERS CAUSE BIG LOSS
1(By Associated Press.)

New York, Nov 1S.-The failure of
the tank steamer department Of the
United States shipping. board to util-
ize its fleet Of oil carrying vessels for
the benefit of the needs of shipping
board steamers, caused a loss to the
government of three million dollars in
one month, Martin ]. Gillen told the.
congressional committee today.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-19
. NATIONWIDE STRIKE -
; OF PRODUCERS URGED
(By Associated Press.l

= Kansas city, Nov. IS. LA na3s+
\ tion-wide producers strike to
combat falling prices on farm pro \
\ duets is urged in a call sent out
y today by the National Farmers =
4 Union to its local unions through !
y out the entire country. This ac-f$
= tion is in line with the wheat \
\ strike" called several weeks ago
> by the Wheat Growers Associa- \
y ton of th3 United States. !
r \ \ \ 4 \ " \ \ \ !
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-19
MEX GOVERNMENT GIVES
COAL STRIKERS I'll TIMATUM
(By Associated Press.)

Eagle Pass, Texas, Nov. 1S.-It was
reported here today that the Mexican
government had issued an ultimatum
to the striking coal miners of the
Coahuila district that the mines must
be in operation within the next three
days.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-19
SHARP DECLINE
IN FOOD PRODUCTS
Corn, Oats and Hogs TurnbIed in
Value, and Another Wave of
Liquidation Sweeps Over the
New York Stock Market Yes
terday.
lRY Associated Press.l

Chicago, Nov. 1S.-Corn and oats
tumbled in value today, and pulled
down with them the price Of hogs to a
point under any that has been reached
in more than four years. Wheat also
declined sharply, influenced by the de-
preston in the price of other grain.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-19

order. Prisoners who had been detain-
ed in jails had been released and there
was a general abandon of law and or
der, although no serious trouble of
any kind was reported as growing out
of the wild demonstration.