Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-13
NORTH CAROLINA

NOklH NANOLlINA
SALISBURY. - Deputy Sheriff
Rankin is shot and seriously wound
ed by Walter Parnell, who, under
arrest, seizes deputy's gun and hres
twice. Parnell escapes and Rankin
is taken to hospital.
KINGS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Falls, white. %. dies at home mere
after being shot at Bessemer CITY
where it was said Falls and com
panion, Horace Benfield, broke INTO
Kiser's store and set off trap gun.
RALEIGH-State board of assess
ment announces valuation for pur
pose of taxation of principal rail
wavs in state as follows: Atlantic
Coast Line. ISL ,592 900; Norfolk
Southern. sec. 1000, 900; Seaboard Air
Line, s31 900 900; Southern S94.OO0.-
900: Carolina. Clinchfield and Ohio.
s12,O0O,00
sALISBURY.AC. B. Williams is
given preliminary hearing and held
under $500 bond for superior court
on charge of shooting Frank Brown,
Spencer merchant, whom Wllllams
said he found in company with MRS.
Williams at night.
CHARLOTTE.-C Phifer,
driver of car in crash which resulted
in death of John Graham, 90, OF
Charlotte. and John Clemer, "a, OF
Bessemer City, n. c., is held on
charge of manslaughter, after coro-
ner's jury returns verdict.
RALEIGH.-JohnC Conner sets for
October 2 in federal court trial OF
Eddie E. Hurt. of Michigan, Fort
Bragg soldier, charged with killing
Greek, Angeles Kanaris, who had
beaten him in gambling game.
RALEIGH.-Sente of w. f.
CLAYTON. of Fayetteville. formerly
prominent motor car dealer, convict
ed of dealing in stolen cars. is re-
duced by Federal Judge Conner from
five to two and half years in Atlanta
prison, after hearing pleas of Cum
berland county persons.
acknowledgements commits.
sion will comply with request OF
state ship and water commission for
beginning of proceedings before IN
terstate commerce commission IN
tended to secure revision of rail and
water rates to interior points through
port of Wilmington.
RALEIGH.-Federal Judge Conner
sets September IL SIS date for hear
ing of creditors in involuntary bank
ruptcy proceedings against North
Carolina Farms Co.. Inc, Of Ohio,
which has extensive developments
In Hyde county.
RALEIGH. commissioner Ship
man, of state federal employment
service, announces requests for en-
ployes exceeds number of applicants
for employment, week ending Sep
TENDER l showing $50 requests for
help, Sos applications for employment
and 4S9 placed.
ASHEVILLE.-Me arch to
seven Pennsylvania county soldiers
killed in World war is unveiled at
entrance of Pisgah national forest
by. Mrs. Aaron Wilson, mother of D..
Monroe Wilson. for whom Legion
post in charge of ceremony was nam
ed. State Commander Lockhart, of
legion, making address.
HIGH POINT.-Mrs. Lucy Criscoe,
OF Seagrore n. c., mother-in-law of
J. 8. Dellz, driver, is instantly killed
when motor car collides with pas
senger train near here. Delks in
FAINT child is fatally hurt. His wife,
two other children. and two sons of
Mr.. r. B. Ridge, of High Point, are
injured and in hospital here.
RALEIGH.-Melvin Russell is ar
rested in connection with recent
dA1fL, of al ~
alcoholic poisoning. Bailey was
found dead by road side, where it is
known he was left by several men.
CHARLOTTE.-Dr. Tom Craven,
elected assistant Mecklenburg coun-
ty health officer month ago, resigns,
effectively Immediately.
DURHAM.-Relativ here are ad-
vised body of Isaac Strayhorn, Dur
ham lawyer, dead at Nice, France,
as result of motor bus accident, will
be held there until Mrs. Strayhorn,
who was seriously injured in same
accident, will be able to accompany
body home.
LOUISBURC. hearing trial
Of suit of Miss Mary White Nash
against DR.. Hubert A. Register, in
which $4,000 in damages was asked
for alleged negligence following op-
Grafton, reports inability to agree
after "a hours of elaboration and
judge orders mistrial.
NEWTON. - Judge Webb dis
misses in Catawba superior court
appeal Of Southern Railway from
order Of state corporation commits
sion ordering construction of new
passenger station here.
NEW BERN.-Charge of man
slaughter against Guy Watson, held
in connection with death OF Glenn
Lovett, on Onslow county, in auto
mobile accident, Is dismissed by
Judge Horton.
SALISBURY.-A author
lie issue of $4O5,0OO in bonds for
Improvements, $4,000 for paving;
$50 900 for water main extensions;
$35 600 for sewer extensions.