Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-24

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Asheville.-Mrs. Clara Earnest. t,
whom Charles s. Cash is alleged t.
have sent = .eackage of poison
through NAH to give to her hus
band, declares on the stand note
was prepared and poison packed b!
her husband, Levi Earnest.
GOldsbOrO,-Annual per capita ta1
on members for support of the Ode
Fellows orphanage here is raised tt
So by state grand lodge of the ordel
at annual meeting here.
High Point.-Loss of more thar
$150,000 is sustained when plant
of the Southern Chair company is
damaged. Greensboro and Thomas
vile send fire apparatus to assis
local firemen.
CharIOtte.-What is declared to bt
a record for harsh treatment of op
ponents in Sally league baseball is
made here when Greenville de
feated Charlotte club, % to 0.
ReidsvilIe.-School authorities an
nounce commencement exercises OF
high school early in June probably
will be held in auditorium of new
building, now nearing completion
Auditorium will accommodate 1,50t
persons,
GreensbOro.-Bids for $500 900 o.
Guilford county school bonds viii
be opened May &c by board of schoo
commissioners, who announce theii
plan to award May Fl contracts fol
school buildings for Colfax and
Jonesboro and in Sumner township
RaIeigh.-''I believe I am going tc
expose some of blacklist lying
against faithful public servants ever
put into circulation in this state, -
says Governor Morrison; comment,
ing on charges against state prison
officials.
GreensbOrO.-Dr. James Power
Smith, last surviving member OF
staff of General Stonewan Jackson
makes a wonderful rally" it is
reported at his home here, where he
is critically i'll.
CharlOtte.-Rev. i. r. Pruette an.
nounces resignation as president OF
newly organized $150,000 Southern
Baptist Hospital company; which
will take over Tranquil Park hospit-
al here! His reasons are not di-
vulged. 49,.
+ OXfOrd.-Secretary of State Ev.
erett inspects negro orphanage here
as possible location for reformatory
for negro youths, which state soon
will erect.
Salisbury.-Members Of Reformed
church here entertain at dinner COM
pany of about 200 ministers and lay
men of that church who will be en-
route from Maryland, Pennsylvania
and other states to meeting at Hick-
DRY, N. c., general synod.
kinstOn. - Architect announces
work will be started in few days on
100000 school building at Richards,
Jones county. Construction of SIS.
600 school at Trenton, Onslow coun.
ty. is we'll under way.
AshevilIe.- Morris. seventeen.
indicted on charge of killing Colonel
William Davies, aged attorney, here.
by careless automobile driving is
free and indictment mol pressed,
state witnesses insisting heart fail
ure caused death.
Asheville.-V. B. Rollins, driver of
automobile crashing into trolley car
here March II, resulting in death of
Jim Johnson and serious injuries to
two women, is sentenced by Judge
Bryson to three years in prison.
RaIeigh.-North Carolina Prison
board, meeting here with Governor
Morrison, votes to abolish dark cell
and lash, adopts federal disciplinary
methods for prisons and governor
declares all prisoners now are serv-
ing indeterminate sentences regard
less of original sentences by courts.
REHABILITATION of the North
Carolina prison board in modifying
and undermining it's methods Is de-
clared by Mrs. Kate Burr Johnson
commissioner, entirely satisfactory
to state board of welfare, whose
prison inquiry recently was abrupt
ly stopped by Governor Morrison.
ALABAMA
Birmingham. - Alabama Power
company contemplates spending
power at Lock IT, Warrior river
Observation-Disclosures Baker is con-
victed of numbering Charlie Cox,
merchant and city alderman, and is
sentenced to life Imprisonment.
Tuscaloosa. - Tuscaloosa's new
26, by One Hundred and Thirty
TIT \ oh 81
minaham.
SheffieId.-Board of education asks
that election be held to vote on ad-
ditional one-mill school tax for
county.
SampsOn.-Members of chamber
Of commerce say many factories
are seeking sites here.
MISUNDERSTANDING he drove
Ford car from Temple, Ga, to An
niston, 60 miles, in an hour and
thirty minutes, Frank Smith, ne
gro, is fined $50 by city recorder,
because he kept up speed on reach
ing here.
Gadsden.-Four men Of mystery
are robbing citizens and homes of
Big Wills Valley nightly.
Observation-Disclosures will vote
on 100000 bond issue and two mill
school tax, July 2.
StOugh.-Two state low enforce
ment officers are here, Investigate
ing Murder Farm" where noted
moonshiner, who was recently
killed by officers. is said to have
buried eight men he killed before
his death.
Birmingham.-C. NJ. Davis, held
by police on charge of burglary, es.
capped from police headquarters in
midst of number of policemen, and
is captured a few hours later.
Jasper.-John H. Bankhead, Jr.
is considering making race for
United States senator against Sen
ator J. Thomas Helm.
AnnistOn.-Frank Smith, alias J
n NTjddIobr0OES moro aScanpd oOu-