Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-11-14

Sedalia, Mo-Democrats of Pettis
county have organized "Jim Reed
for President" club.
Cedartown, Ga.-The residence Of
A. E. Young suffered a fire loss of
over $4,000 last week.
Triton, Gar. E. Hall, new city
manager Of Triton, has taken office,
succeeding w. T. Hargrett, resigned.
Tampa, FIa-Campa1gn for the
erection of a 100000 auditorium as
memorial to the American Legion
is. under way here.
Plymouth, Mass. - Mrs. Mary
Smith Lockwood, founder Of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, died here last week at the age
of 81.
Macon, Ga.-A monument to the
members of the One Hundred and
Fifty-first Machine Gun battalion
who died during the war was I'M
yelled Saturday.
Tampa, FIa.-Captain w. r. May
nard, commandant of tthe govern
ment aviation field at Arcadia, has
been cleared Of the charge of mis-
appropriating funds.
Calhoun, Ga.-Rev. T. J. Branson
has received word Of the election Of
his brother, Fred B. P. Branson, for
merly of Barlow county. to the SUI
preme court Of Ohio.
Seattle, Wash.-Clarence c. Dill,
the Democrat who beat Miles Poin-
dexter for the senate, will be the
youngest member of that body. He
is % years old and a bachelor.
New York.-Two prisoners in the
same cell at police headquarters at
tempted to hang themselves at the
same time. They were unconscious
when cut down but were revived.
AtIanta.-Asa G.. Gambler and Asa
G.. Gambler, Jr., left Friday for San
Francisco to inspect the army trans
port Logan, which they plan to con-
vert into a floating school for boys.
Chicago-Mrs Mary Francis Rider,
twenty-five, divorced last month
from Maurice Roberts, an artist, took
poison a few hours after her mar
rage to Arthur Rider, another Chi
cago artist.
Dallas, Tex. - Woodrow Wilson
wired Tom Love, Democratic nation
al committeeman, he was glad his
fellow Democrats think he was in
some way connected with the vic
tories of last Tuesday,
Tuscaloosa, Ala.-Alumni Of the
University Of Alabama from many
states and friends of the institution
by the hundreds celebrated Friday
the successful million-dollar drive
for Improvement funds.
Dublin, Ga.-George Walker, sew
enteen, convicted Of manslaughter
in the killing of his boyhood chum,
George Avery, has decided to serve
his sentence Of one to seven years.
The case will not be appealed.
Griffin, Ga.-Gossett & Sons Fer
tilizer plant, including storeroom and
office, was destroyed by fire Of I'M
determined origin, with estimated
damage of $4,000. Several big man.
ufacturing plants were in danger for
a while.
AtIanta.-The Lowry National
bank and the Trust Company of
Georgia, two Of the largest financial
institutions here, will be merged,
giving a bank with invested capital
Of $7,000,000, said to be the largest
in the south.
Valdosta, Ga.-Mr. W. p. Title,
Of Berrien county, was instantly kill
ed Thursday night by being jammed
between two automobiles in a col
lision five miles from Nashville. He
was riding with his brotherin-law,
C. c. Startling.
Camilla, Ga.-Louisa Williams, a
negress who claimed to be 1874 years
old, died last week. She has a
grandson over so years old. Last
year she cut her third set of teeth,
her family say. They worried her so
she pulled them out.
AtIanta.-F'igures showing that
approximately one-third of the stu
dents in the college of liberal arts at
Emory university earn all or part
Of their expenses, a total of $48,-
1880 annually, have been compiled
by Registrar j. G. Stlpe.
Fort Worth, FLEETWOOD Barton,
son-in-law Of John Beal Sneed, cat
tleman and chief figure in the IA
nous Sneed-Boyce tragedy of ten
years ago, was fatally wounded at
| Paducah. G.. B. Berry surrendered
to the sheriff, but would make no
statement. Paducah is near one Of
the Sneed ranches.
Washington-Mrs. Harding was
able to walk Friday for the first
time since her long illness began
early in September.
She took a few steps around the
bed. Brigadier General Sawyer stat
ed she continues to improve gradu-
ally, but that it will be several weeks
yet before her health will be re-
| gained.
Waycross, Ga.-An interesting
| event of the coming conference of
| the south Georgia churches will be
/ the presentation of gavel to the
! conference by Mrs. ]. L. Walker, of
| this city. The gaVel is made of
wood from a limb of the famous
Wesley oak at FREDERICK, under
which John Wesley and his brother.
Charles, preached and sang.
New YOrll-A half-pound screm-
driver, which rolled from a window
sill nthe nineteenth floor Of a
Sixth avenue building, landed on the
| head Of Mrs. Ella Coleman, a pass
er by, penetrating her skull and
puncturing her brain. The force ac'
cumuIated by the small tool in its
| fall knocked Mrs. Coleman to the
sidewalk and her left leg became
! instantly paralyzed.
Savannah, Ga.-The Southern Con-
solfdated Packers association has
asked for a charter in the superior
court here. Savannah and States
boro, Ga, and Chipley, Fla, inter
ests are involved. 1t is understood