Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-01
NORTH CAROLINA

Durham.-Mrs. J. j. Chapman, of
Keokuk, Iowa, is instantly killed at
Bullock, near here, and her hus-
band, a banker, is seriously injured
when their car, driven by Mrs
Chapman, plunged down an embank-
ment. Chapman is expected to re-
cover.
MarshalI.-Alvin Stanley, alleged
to have been a member of the Allen
gang which shot up a courthouse in
Virginia severla years ago and who
is reported to be a fugitive from
justice, is in the Madison county Jail
here. Officials report he was ar
rested in a raid on an illicit distil-
lery.
WiIsOn.-Edna Eatmon, IA, is re-
leased from Jail here after charges
Of aiding and abetting in burning
her fathers home are withdrawn
by her father, D. B. Eatmon.
Raleigh. The state corporation
commission authorizes increases
ranging from 25 cents to Is cents
per month in rates to be charged by
the Thomasville Telephone company.
ThOmasvilIe.-Dr. C. Carston. \ of
New York. director of the Child
Welfare League of America, opens
tri-state conference of orphanage
workers here.
CharlOtte.-Regist for the
municipal primary here April 80 to-
tai 15,O61, exceeding the record en-
rollment by 1000, according to I'm.
official compilations.
Raleigh. - Rev. Sylvester Belts,
whose plea to Governor Morrison
gained a second reprieve for D. M.
Mobiles, convicted slayer, is raising
a fund to finance the condemned
mans fight intended to establish
his innocence.
Charlotte. -- Tranquil Park sana,
torium here is accepted by the Neck
lenburg- Cabarrus Baptist association
at a conference attended by the ex-
ecutive committee and T. T. Cole,
owner. Mr.. Cole agrees to build SO
additional rooms, giving the plant a
total, of 80 rooms. Stock company
ownership will vest control of the
institution in the Baptist association.
AsheviIle.-Guy Weaver, admins
traitor of the estate of ]. r. Sprinkle,
files suit for $4,000 damages
against P. E. Hare and N. A. Rey-
nolds, undertakers, alleging that the
defendants truck fatally injured
Sprinkle.
Charlotte.-A compromise in the
suit for $4,000 allowing Lamborn
e Co., of New York. to recover $1S.-
900 from Williamson Inc, of Bur
lington, is effected in federal court.
Thes suit involved 700 barrels of
sugar.
acknowledgements charging fraud
to IT. E. Cooper and J. C. Rourk,
president and cashier, respectively,
of the defunct Liberty Savings bank,
of Wilmington, is withdrawn in
magistrates court at/request of
plaintiffs, officials of Bank of Apex.
A private settlement is intimated.
Winston-SaIem.-A B. Crutchfield.
former deputy sheriff, is bound over
under $4,000 bond to superior court
by three magistrates after a prelim.
mary trial here on a charge of MUIR
der growing out of the death of a
child, son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. M.
Leight, of Walkertown. He is al
legged to be the driver of the auto
mobile fatally injuring the child.
Salisbury.-City power is cut off
and considerable loss sustained by
the Southern Power company when
an explosion throws burning oil
over the interior of the sub-station
here. Electrician Crabtree is injured
slightly.
GreensbOrO.-Frank Pierce Film.
toRl, II, dies here after an extend,
ed illness.
Asheville. President Harding's
speech before members of the AS
ISOLATED Press at New York is de-
clared "unanswerable" by Attorney
General Daugherty, who is here re.
cuperating from illness. He adds the
nation will consider the world court
from "the standpoint Of true and
dependable information"
MISUNDERSTANDING local Lions
club is making elaborate prepara-
tons for the district convention of
Lions here May Is.
ThOmasvilIe.-Funeral services are
uelu mere lOI II. ". OCOle, son OIL
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Stone, who hang
ed himself at Westminster, Md
Durham.-Alumni Secretary Thig-
pen announces Trinity alumni at
Richmond and Norfolk, Va; Kins-
ton, Greenville, Graham and Lum-
berton have perfected plans for or
ganization, closing the campaign
during which he travelled 5000
miles and visited Is towns to or
ganize 40 associations.
CharlOtte.-Feeling positive he is
w. G. Farnsworth but unable to say
where is his home, the amnesia vic
tim who has been at hospital here
leaves for Baltimore. where he saws