Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-25

I GREENSBORO.-Ca driven by J..
| B. Craver, of Charlotte, runs down
f. A. Cantrell. Craver is arrested,
shoves officer from running board of
| his car, few minutes later wrecks it
and is arrested on four charges, in
GLIDING driving car while intoxi-
Gated.
RALEIGH Invasio of western
North Carolina by acquisition Of
| Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio rail
way in order to compete with South
/ ern railway is purpose Of Coast Line
and Louisville and Nashville in seek
ing authority from interstate COM
merce commission to lease c., c.. &
O.. corporation commission hearing
is told by Carl NJ. Davis. Coast Line
attorney.
CHARLOTTE.-Ci Judge Will
| liams in open court declares man
who drives motor car while intoXi-
Gated is greater menace to safety OF
citizens than mad dog.
CHAPEL HILL.-With freshman
class numbering about 1875, Univer-
sity of North Carolina begins new
wear with student body of about q
200 members. Work is progressing
rapidly on latter buildings of insti-
tution's $S,100,000 building program.
CHARLOTTE.-R W. B. Lind
say. recently OF Tampa. Fla, is In
stalled as pastor of Chalmers Memo
rial Associate Reformed Presbyte-
rian church.
GREENSBORO. = High Point,
Tohmasville and Denton railway
officials announce increase of
$500 900 in capital stock is to obtain
funds to condition equipment and
permit regular opera ton over tracks
of former Carolina and Yadkin River
railroad.
SALISBURY.-Jos w. Kesler,
seventy i've, wealthy business man,
dies OF arterio-sclerosis.
CHARLOTTE. = w. L. Hood,
farmer former mayor of Matthews,
is offered uperintendency Of Neck
lenburg county home. about condi,
tion of which controversy developed
recently.
XTON.-Unknown man steals
motor car owned by Lucius Brown
and drives car into tree near town
while in flight, charred body later
being found in wreckage. Physi-
clans are unable to determine
whether man was white or black.
License plate enables identification
of car.
DTRHAM.-Censu discloses 4,26S
persons are employed In manufac-
ture Of tobacco by local companies,
two larger ones having annual pay
roll OF $2.155O 900.
wAsHTNGTON.-Colonel w. c.
Rodman, newly elected commander,
announces first task to be assumed
bv new administration Of North Car
DINA American Legion will be to
| largely increase membership,
which decreased 500 last year.
Observation-Disclosures OF
totals in building permits disclose
cost of construction authorized this
YEAR in city amounts to $2,30600O.
DALLAS.-Dr. J. L. Vipperman
resigns pastorate Of Dallas Baptist
church TO accept pastorate OF South
side Baptist church, Spartanburg,
South Carolina.
HIGH POINT.-Poe Wsldron and
Walter Moore, transcontinental mo-
torcyclists. meet In collision with car
driven by Frank Simmons. Waldron
sustaining broken shoulder ann
Moore sustaining broken arm and
leg.
CHAPEL HILL. - <orth Carolina
ra nIls fifth among states in total of
income taxes paid. but only two
states rank below this state IN num-
Der of returns made, University OF
North Cardinals Investigations indl-
cate.
STATESVILLE.-H 7. limp
son, %, and Plato Clark. II, both
white. are arrested in Burke county
on charge Of rape, and are brought
to Jail here without oond, awaiting
trial
sALIsBU Y,-Harvey Young.
white farmer. charged with burning
Unoccupied house owned oy him.
goes on stand in own defense in
Rowan superior court, and continues
on stand two and half days.
CHARLOTTE. = City commission
ers announce investigation will be
made before request Of school board
for election on proposal to issue ST.
| 900 900 in bonds is complied with, it
being explained city may need ST.
600. 900 bond issue to build sewage
disposal plant and new city hall.
! SAIISBURT-Ma Abernethy and
i J. G. Dixon, OF Greensboro Record,
cited to appear before Judge Long.
whose acts were criticised in editorial
in the Record, explain they have no
knowledge of charges on which Roy
Caube was convicted and sentenced
TO Is months in prison. They are
released
| CHARLOTTE. - Evidence of pow
erty and business depression In Eu
rope are "strikingly absent" says w.
e. Thomas, realtor, back from tour
OF continent and British isles.
GREENSBORO-G. s. Thompson,
| 80, well known, dies after short III
ness. Body is taken to Fort Mill
s. c., Tor interment.
| ALBEMA En-. ]. Harris,
| treasurer, is advised will of John G.
| Leslie, who died recently at New
! York home. contains bequest OF S.
| 900 for First Presbyterian church.
| D y r Fl A NJ. - General Julian 9,
Carr, former commander in chief of
| Confederate veterans. resigns as pres,
| ident of North Carolina Confederate
| Soldiers Home after 25 years con.
nection with 1t in various official ca
| pacities.
ALABAMA
BIRMINGHAM. - Birmingham
|
build Office building to avoid big