Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-03

PinehurSt. They are making a two
weeks tour of the south.
AsheviIIe.-Officers and members
of the woman's board of home mis-
sions of the Presbyterian church
arrive here from New York, New
Jersey, Illinois, Michigan and other
states to participate in exercises
defeating the Florence Stephenson
building, at the Asheville Normal
and Associated schools, q dormitory
costing $250,000.
WiImington-Trial is begun here
in superior court of the suit of the
Weidemar Lumber company against
the Atlantic Coast Line railway, in
which the plaintiff alleges the re-
cent destruction by fire of its plant
near here was due to sparks from
d locomotive.
MISREPRESENTATION Powers an
nounces he will recommend to Gov
ernor Morrison communication of the
death sentence or perhaps pardon
for Frank and Fred Dove and
George Williams, exonerated by
Willie Hardison of guilt in the muir.
der of an Onslow county mail car
rier. Hardison exonerated the trio,
how under sentence of death, as he
was led to the death chamber at
the Raleigh state prison a few days
ago.
RaIeigh-The investigation of the
state prison at Raleigh and county
convict camps, ordered by the state
board of charities and public well
viii ot
to camps where guards recently
have killed convicts alleged to. have
been attempting to escape, Mrs.
Kate Burr Johnson, commissioners
of welfare, announces.
BurIington-Rev. w. A. Way, of
Battle Creek, Mich, conducts an
evangelistic service at Pilgrim Holt
ness church here, where he for
merly was pastor.
New Bern-General A.. J. Bowley,
commanding Fort Bragg, near Fay
etteville, will deliver an address at
the quarterly meeting of the board
OF directors of the chamber OF
commerce Wednesday night. +
GuiIfOrd College-Announcement
is made here that $230,000 of the
proposed $4,000 endowment fund
for Guilford has been raised, the
pledges including 100000 by the
general education board; Green's
boro, $4,000, and High Point, $751;
900.
Wendell-Leaders here finally fill
the mayors office by influencing w.
A. Brame to accept election. Mayor
Brame insisted against reelection,
even when it was apparent the Of
flee was going begging.
CharIOtte-Dr. A. M Moore, presi.
dent of the North Carolina Mutual
Life Insurance company. dies at his
home at Durham, according to ad
vices received here. DIR. Durham was
60 years of age and was born slave,
Funeral services are held at Dur
ham.
WiIson-Secretary Christian ex
presses to the War Mothers of North
Carolina President Harding's appre'
citation of good wishes telegraphed
to the executive by the War Moth
ers' recent convention here.
Southern Pines-J. V. Mann, sec
rotary, is advised by N. Y. Cham
bliss, president, that July 27-28 are
the dates selected for the tenth an
nual convention-school OF the North
Carolina Commercial Secretaries as
ISOLATION, to be held at Asheville.
Raleigh-Production of North
Carolina pine lumber for March is
placed at 81, 100000 feet, comparing
with 41,090 for February and So
290 for March, 1922, and 57,400,00C
for November, 1922, the previous
maximum in department of com
merce figugres given out here.
Newton-S. j. Smyer rs renomi-
mated for mayor at a mass meeting
here, when the election was set for
May Z and a resolution adopted pro
viding for voting primary for mu
nicipal offices hereafter.
Observation-Disclosures of bank
statements discloses that deposits oil
Asheville banks represent $4SS for
each inhabitant, the population be
ing placed at $4,000. Deposits amount
to ST.. 1907 900. -.=
Durham - Property damage
amounting to from $40, 900 to 5,00C
results from a windstorm striking
the northern section of Durham
county. No lives are lost.
\ Durham-Verdict for $4,000 in
damages is awarded Miss Raehae'
Durham, plaintiff in a suit for $40,
900 damages against the Durham
Hosiery company growing out Of an
injury to her hand.
AsheviIIe-J. B. Sanford is dead
and his daughter. Delpha, 26, is in g
hospital here suffering from. serious
injuries while Sam Snyder is hello
in Jail on charge of driving an au
tomobile while intoxicated as a re
suit of an automobile accident ir
West Asheville. .....-..
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Warner, o.
the North Carolina Motion Picture
Exhibitors, announces Will Fl. Hays
associations convention, which
meets here June 2S.
GreensbOr0-Prima for city Off
Gals is held here, with 20 candi
dates seeking the six offices. The
election will be held May 8.
Charlotte-With the interest cen
tering on the office of commissioner
of public safety, held by Commission
er Jim Hunnicutt, Charlotte voters
nominate candidates for city offices
The election will be held in twt
weeks.
GreensbOrO-The North Caroline
Academy of Science, Of which Ar
chibald Henderson, of the University
of North Carolina faculty is presi
dent, meets here May 8 for a three
| day session.
OxfOrd-Crawford w. Davis, for
! mer deputy sheriff OF Granville
county, is killed near here when h
jumps from his automobile to avoit
feared collision and is struck b!
the automobile driven by L. A
Pittman, of Atlanta, who is Off
cially exonerated of legal blame.
! New Bern-H. CLAW Wood white