Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-07

SdllOn Ol It II OdpLlSL CIuICu anu
leaves to assume new duties as sec
rotary to stewards of Baptist church
conventions of state. with member
ship Of 1926, 900, headquarters being
at Raleigh.
WILMINGTON. - George W.
Humphrey, 60, merchant of Verona,
dies at home here of daughter, Mrs.
l.. A. Washburn.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is
taking heavy toll of southern
negroes migrating to north, where
they live in cramped quarters, re-
ports DR.. Foster Burnett, negro,
back from post graduate work in
northern hospitals.
WILMINGTON.-Mrs, 7. S. Tur-
lington appears before recorder with
blackened eyes. prefers charge of
wife beating against husband, who
pleads guilty and is given two-year
term on changing.
WINSTON - R. E. S.
Cole, 5, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon
Van Cole, is instantly killed when
run down by jitney bus while at
tempting to cross between heavy
traffic to father and mother on
other side of street. S. Porter Faulll,
driver. is released on 81 900 bond for
hearing on manslaughter charge.
Observation-Disclosures court
for Iredell county is cut short when
three prisoners. c. H. Doty and
Dave Gregory, white, and Clarence
Carlton. negro, saw way to liberty
from Jail.
OXFORD.-Rev. F. H. T. Horse
field, rector of Episcopal church,
writes newspaper here, declaring
swimming pools are not as great
menace to morals of young as some
sitting rooms.
GUILFORD COLLEGE.-The an
nual North Carolina meeting of
Ouakers will be held here August Z.
Friends from all parts Of nation east
of Mississippi are expected to attend
Secretary s. F. Nicholson, Of Nat
ional Council fir Prevention of kar
at Washington. will deliver address.
DURHAM.-Plans for new Trinity
church call for tower 125 high.
Church will be modelled after Can
terbury cathedral, London.
RALEIGH. -Destruction of prison
records in 1901 may mean Dan
Brinkley, recently recaptured after
being fugitive 80 years, will gain his
liberty and not be required to serve
the remainder of his 10-year sem
tence.
RALEIGH. States operating de-
ficit December 81, 1922, was $780,
068.SS on cash" basis and $2,522,-
427 40 on "accruaP' basis, according
to test of report of auditors recently
auditing states books, as made pub
lie by Secretary of State Everett.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. B.
Mcmillan, rs, collapses in chair at
home reading Bible and dies within
few minutes.
RALEIGH. Textile mills of state
continue to find orders for future
delivery difficult to obtain but can
cellations of orders in hand are negli-
gible.
KINSTON.-Tax Assessor Noble.
for Lenoir county. announces new
assessment of real property shows
increase of four per cent, denying
report of 20 percent increase which
was credited to Chairman Moseley,
of board of commissioners.
HICKORY.-IIic voters APP
prove proposal for issue of $4,000
in bonds to erect high school on
Claremont college property, valued
at 100000, being 12-acre gift of
Corinth Reformed church here.
WILSON.-Plans for new court
house submitted by A. Bishop, of
Petersburg, Va, are accepted by
county commissioners. Building will
be of Indiana sandstone, four stories,
Jail on top floor.
RALEIGH-Cor Commas
sioner Maxwell telegraphs firm
recently auditing states books
and ailing to find $4,000, 900
deficit Maxwell says exists, request
ing explanation of system of ac-
counting whereby proceeds from
sales of bonds and notes are set
down as revenue"
CHAPEL HILL.-Dr. AIphonse
Smith. head of English language,
declares that language in so years
will be official language of world s
governments. declaring it is now
spoken by 5000, 900 people, COM
pared with $50, 900, 900 speaking Ger
man, worlds second language.
FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE Funeral services
are held here for Mrs. Kate Denton
one of city's best loved women. AS
Miss Kate McCaa she is remember
ed by many older residents as in
structor in old East Florida semi
nary.
JACKSONVILLE. - King Vidor
director for Goldwyn Film company,
arrives with notable cast of players
to film Hergesheimer story, Wild
Oranges" James Kirkwood and Vir-
gnia Valli will play principal parts
CRAWFORDVILLE. - While at
tempting to remove three men from
kaukulla county Jail to Leon county,
Deputy Sheriff Cooper is held up in
road near county line my masked
and armed posse. relieved of prison
ers and told to flee, which he does.
Nothing has been seen of prisoners
since They are: One, Holloway,
white, and Berry Williams and Shell
ly Hines, negroes. They are charged
with an offense against q white
woman.
FORT PTERCE.-Tomato planting
N Lucie county next season will be
at least 5000 acres, it is predicted.