Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-19
ALABAMA

ALABAMA
WELTON.-Norman Lee, TO-
son of w. T. Greer, accidently shoots
hinnss:s dead. when he stumbles on
door step and discharges gun he is
carrying.
j. HUNTSVILLE. - Mrs Mary B.
Echois, IS, widow of late Major Will
liam H Echols, for many years
prominent banker and capitalist, is
dead.
TALLADEGA. - Mrs. Roy Nal
lott is seriously injured, being
shocked when lightning strikes resi-
!, dence nearby. as she stands on front
porch of her home,
:. CAMP MCCLELLAN. - Approx
mately 1000 members of reserve
army training corps arrive to begin
six weeks training.
BESSEMER. - Hubert Williams,
charged with escaping from Jail at
Tuscaloosa where he was held on
bad check charge, is arrested here.
No trace is found Of Jack Mallette
who escaped a same time. Mallette's
:, mother, from Muncie, Ind, is being
nGtQ at L uSCdlOOSd, CHAR SSo Will
aiding men to escape.
TUSCALOOSA. - Hattie McClen-
: don, negress, is found guilty of muir
der and given life term: She was
charged with poisoning her infant
with carbolic acid.
MONTEVALLO. - If Alabama
Z college succeeds in million dollar
<J,.i, ioh Iyny-t-
of home economic department will
conserve that amount each year for
: state.
MONTGOMERY. = Plan of state
highway commission to divert Mont
gomery Birmingham Highway
through Prattville, adding about one
mile and half to distance, is disap-
proved by r. E. Toms, United States
district engineer.
MONTGOMERY. = Over 1000
hens are now under contract in Ala.
bama for cooperative egg market
ing, according to President O'NeaI,
of farm bureau.
GADSDEN.-L. B. Scott, 50, wide
ly known as ''Two-Gun Deputy Sher-
iff,'' dies suddenly of apoplexy.
ATTALLA.-Unless bids of SILL
600 are reduced Alfalfa will not pave
thirty blocks Of streets in center
of town, as planned.
MONTGO REORGANIZATION of
federal intermediate credit associa-
ton to have headquarters at Mont
gomery and serve farmers through
out state by providing credit for pro-
duction purposes, is authorized by
executive committee of Alabama
Farm Bureau federation.
BIRMINGHAM.-E. C. Holloway,
49, Frisco railroad switchman, whose
home is at Gwin, is dead as result
of being crushed between two freight
cars.
FLORENCE.-Man Florence peo-
pie are throwing homes open for
large numbers Of students attending
summer session Of Florence Normal
school.
ANDALUSIA.-Aft pending two
years, Andalusia grants franchise
to River Falls Power company to
distribute light and power.
MONTGOMERY. w. Green,
engineer and legislator, wins dam
age suit for $12,500 against Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, in
United States supreme court. He
charged he was ousted from broth
erhood.
JASPER.-Mayor J. II. Crawford
announces another big street paving
contract for business section of Jas
per.
7aNS JASPER. - Largest rattlesnake
ever seen here is brought to town
by Mallard King, farmer. 1t meas
ures feet IL inches, and has four
teen rattles and button.
ALBANY.-Rousin law enforce
ment meeting of Decatur and Albany
citizens is held. Judge l.. p. Troup
Is appointed to write low enforce
ment principles.
TUSCUMBIA. = During closing
hours of session, Congressman
cd B. Almon, of Tuscumbia.
invited members of congress to visit
Muscle Shoals and partake of south
ern hospitality.
MONTGOMERY Between fifteen
and twenty carloads of World war
trophies are available for shipment
as, Alabama's share, according to
Adjutant General Hartley A. Moon.
TROY.-Tom Cofield farmer. is
bitten by big rattlesnale and after
taking treatment captures RATHER
alive and brings it to Troy and
places it on exhibition.
MONTGOMERY Bran
don Booth, grandson Of founder of
Salvation Army, in speech here
praises kilby prison, saying it Is one
Of finest in United States.
- FAUNSDALE.-M church.
south, here. adopts resolution pro-
testing against union of Northern
and Southern Methodist churches
Principal reason given is negro ques.
ton.
BESSEM ER.-Substant reduc-
ton in water rate is contained in
proposal submitted to city by Ala
bama Water company.
HUEYTOWN.-Jam X. Polk
= Laird, 70, prominent citizen, dies
after short illness.
ENSLEY.-M. II. Mcdowell, just
back from National Realty Board
meeting at Washington, D.. c., tells
local real estate board that "opinion
Is nationwide among real estate eX-