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

call an election for May 29 to vote on
issuance of 100000 bonds to build
high school and for other school
purposes.
Birmingham.-Mrs. ]. L. Jackson
is recovering at local hospital from
effects of pistol ball fired by her own
hand, near region of her heart. She
says she is respondent because her
husband is in Montgomery.
Mobile.-Fifteen members Of Inter
national Workers Of World are under
arrest here charged with vagrancy.
Members of American Legion are
chief witnesses against defendants.
These men were arrested in I. w. w.
headquarters by American Legion
men.
BrightOn.-Several thousand dol
lars are being spent here on santa
ton. There being no sewerage sys-
tenn more than one thousand sanitary
pits will be installed.
Gadsden.-Auell s. Allritton, &C.
cording to officers the most noted
forger in Alabama, is sent to Kilby
prison for eighteen years. He is
charged with insurance frauds, in
attempting to collect fraudulent in.
surance claims for forgery, aggre.
eating over one hundred thousand
dollars.
AnnistOn-Coming overland from
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, two squadrons
Of Sixth Cavalry, under command of
Lieutenant-Colonel D. D. Tompkins
are due to arrive at Camp Mcclellan
Saturday. These units will spend
the summer here in training.
Columbiana.-While delivering bal
lot boxes in northern part of county
Tor coming bond election, Deputies
Moss and Falkner arrested Samuel
Johnson Greenwood, negro, with
forty-flve gallons of whisky. Green.
wood saw officers after him and be-
ing excited his automobile is famed
into tree, smashing it. "Bos, dis
liquor belongs to Mr.. Ceasor in
Birmingham" the negro tells the
officer. Greenwood is in Shelby
county Jail.
Gadsden.-J. B. Elsie, thirty-eight,
Is dead here after long illness. His
Wife and three children survive.
Observation-Disclosures Kennedy,
after long illness, is dead at Denver,
Colo, where he was for his health.
Funeral and interment will be held
here.
Birmingham.-Mrs. Mary +. Brit.
ton, seventy-four, an old citizen of
Birmingham, is dead after an illness
OF several weeks. Four sisters, one
brother and four grandchildren sur
vive her.
Observation-Disclosures G. Waite,
eightythree, is dead at his residence
in Atlanta. For many years he re.
sided in Birmingham and the re.
mains will be inferred here.
Alabama City.-According to cen.
sus by city officials this place has
6,O64 population. Government cen.
sus of 1920 show 5,432.
HopewelI.-Because he tries to
help a neighbor in distress Olier
Cruise is in county Jail, charged
with distilling. Officers claim Cruise
assisted Fate Dowdey at his still
because Dowdey needs the money
for an i'll wife.
Mobile.-Spring Hill college is
drive for more books for
their library. Many valuable vol
umns on philosophy, language,
science, history. fiction and ether
subjects ar ebeing donated by
friends.
Leeds.-Leeds Concrete Products
company are manufacturing con-
crete brick. An extensive market is
being worked up for the sal of
these brick, which are said to be
more durable than ordinary brick.
Northumberland Malloy, nine
teen, is sent to Kilby prison to
serve twenty-five years, convicted
of assaulting girl from Florence
while attending Epworth League
meeting at Athens. Friends are
working for his pardon, Sheriff J.
T. Shirley, of Birmingham, being
one of Malloy's workers. Several
Birmingham ministers are also as.
sisting in securing new evidence
in Malloy's behalf.
Bessimer-Deputy Sheriffs Ross,
Lamb, Harrison and Archrimcher
find two dead hogs in still under
operation few miles south of here.
Why these hogs are in still is un-
known. Still is destroyed, but oper-
ators flee with approach of officers.
Birmingham.-Thirty gallons OF
whisky found in railroad boxcar by
Citv Detectives Walton and Bragan
IS at city hall waiting for some
one to claim it.
Montgomery. - Alabama public
service commission iS fiphtinU Ala
bama Power company in federal
courts here on an~injunction pre-
venting commission from making
effective its order for reasonable
rates to manufacturers of ice.
Birmig ham.-Mrs. Elizabeth Chris
tian Carwile, prominent member of
Eastern Star, is dead here. Funeral
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