Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-12

week at Birmingham the meetings OF
several important committees of the
Presbyterian general assembly.
RutherfOrdtOn.-T Stonecutter
mills announces work soon will be
started on an addition which will
double the capacity and provide fol
504 new looms. The product is fine
dress ginghams.
MonrOe.-Tom c. Lee, ira IS saved
from possible death by prompt WORK
of physicians after he is poisoned
by a salve which he applied to sore
on his lip. He was found in his room
unconscious.
CharIotte.-J. J. Graham Is
awarded $4,000 by jury in superior
court here which heard Graham
suit for $4,000 damages against
Alexander & Garsed, machinery man
utacturers, here. for injuries sus-
tanned in the company's plant.
Observation-Disclosures y. Warner is
installed as president of the Rotary
club here, succeeding c. n. Brown
shevilIe.-Members OF the ex'
ecutive committee of the Southern
Appalachain water power conference
are called by Col. Jos. Hyde Pratt,
of Raleigh, state geologist and prest-
dent of the conference, to meet here
May II to make plans for the an
nual meeting.
Winston Salem.-Mr. sAd Mrs.
George Mock, Of Lewisville town
ship. are hosts to friends on fiftieth
wedding anniversary, which also is
SEVENTEEN birthday Of Mrs. Mock.
WiImingtOn.-Form officers in
the army, navy and marine corps
here organize the Reserve Officers
association to promote interest In
military training and foster the pur-
poses of the military and naval poll
cies of the nation. Col G. Fl. Bunk
err, Major o. o. Kuentz and T. W.
Davis are the leading promoters.
Asheville.-W. B. Sinclair, former
ly of the Concord nurseries in Geor-
gia, announces he has planted 80
900 apple trees as the basis for a
nursery in Henderson county.
WiIson.-Judge Conner is petit
toned by taxpayers of Hyde coun-
ty to appoint drainage commission
for Mattamuskeet district. The rep
resentatives of 500 taxpayers indi-
cate objections to continued control
Of drainage work by the county
board of commissioners.
Asheville. baskerville is selected by
the American Pharmaceutical asso'
citation as the place for holding the
convention Of that body,
which is expecting about 600 from
its membership of 10000 to attend.
The meeting opens September and
continues through September 8.
Charlotte.-Clarence o. Kuester,
executive head of the chamber of
expresses doubt that the
Ku Klux Khan left the note signed
K. K. K. at his door which requested
him to remove a sign placed on a
nearby tennis court forbiddirG play.
ing there in the early morning hours.
Raleigh.-County and city paving
work is one of the largest sources
of graft in North Carolina, because
Of ignorance of officials in charge Of
the work, Frank Page, state high.
way commissioner, declares in an
address here.
Asheville.-Seventee fires here in
March caused damage amounting to
900 to property valued at $780,
900, on which $4,000 in insurance
was carried, according to official fig
ures. The largest fire loss in March
was $4,000.
Winston alem.-M r. Palmer
Jerman, of Raleigh, for many years
one of the leading members Of the
as president by the State Federation
of Women's Clubs at the anpual
meeting here.
Mars Hill-Alumni Of Mars Hill
College in session here approve plans
for starting at once construction of
a swimming pool and gymnasium to
cost 100000. The college received
during the year $4,000 in unsolicited
gifts, r. l.. Moore. president, an
nounces.
Asheville.-Contractors here report
this city is not affected appreciably
by the exodus of negro labor from
southern cities to the north. MI
merous negroes from South Carolina
are arriving here and are being given
employment, the contractors declare.
Raleigh.-Wake Forest college
wins over Baylor University, Tenn,
representatives in the debate at Mer-
edith college here on the question
of America entering the League OF
Nations.
CharIOtte.-Officials of the Won
ans club here announce to acquire
or build a club home as soon as is
practicable to replace the building re-
Gently sold. The club home fund
now is sufficiently large to enable
the club to easily finance it's plan,
1t is announced.
Asheville.-The city commissioners
announce receipt of bills amounting
to $4,000 representing part of the
expense incurred in the municipal
primary Of April "a. The announce.
ment is included in a denial by city
officials Of reports the expense was
$4,000.
Statesville.--Addresses will be de
livered at Mitchell college commence
ment exercises by DR.. H. H. Sweets
assembly secretary of Christian edtl
cation Of the Presbyterian church
May %, and DR.. J. M. Wells, presi
dent Of Columbia IS. c. Theological
seminary, May 20, college officials
announce.
WinstOn-Salem.-F. B. Franks ant
l.. B. Walters, officials Of the BATH
Portland Cement company, Allen
town, Pa, confer here with A. S
Hanes, member of the state highway
commission, relative to the establish
ment Of a cement manufacturing
plant here.
HickOry.-J. w. Hartsfield, mana
ger. denies reports that the Coas
Brand Overall company, here, will
be sold to a Mocksville company, re
ported to have been organized to pur
chase this plant with others.
Asheville.-The Asheville Presby