Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-03


of state in many cases indorse Nc
Adoo's candidacy, some favoring
delegation to national convention
INSTRUCTED" others opposing Gin
structed."
COLUMBIA.-Local organizations
receive information from Congress-
man Fulmer that forest service Of
ficials at Washington say Camp
Jackson will be made national for
est, under plan proposed to congress.
ALLENDALE - Federal Officer
John Sanders jumps on running
board Of car suspected Of hauling
liquor, and is greeted with shower
of bullets. Grabbing drivers gun,
he is pushed from running board
and bullet in tire of fleeing car fails
to stop 1t. Car later located and con-
fiscated.
DILLON.-Pearce Bethea, promi-
rent business man, is stricken with
apopleXy and dies in few hours.
COLUMBIA.-Dr. w. II. Hudson
and Rev. II. Kerr Taylor. two Green
Vile men, now missionaries in
China, arrive in America to present
to Presbyterian general assembly at
San Antonio. Texas, question Of con-
tinuatior of support Of Union Theo-
logical Seminary at Marking, China,
mission forces being divided with
question of 'fundamentalism" at
bottom.
ROCK HILL-Funera1 of w. b
Bass, late prominent business man,
is largely attended.
COLUMBIA. - Rural Policemen
Fralick and Neeley chase rum-run-
ner eight miles. He lands in field,
snatches license from car and es-
capes. New auto is confiscated.
BRANCHVILLE-S Constable
w. w. Rogers and other officers
make raid on store Of I. H. Craum,
and find outfit for bottling jamaica
ginger, and quantity of bottled
Jake" in trunk. Crum and A. E.
McMonical are arrested.
sWANsEA,-While charging blow
torch, cylinder eXplodes and r. C.
Lybrand Is seriously burned.
COLUMBIA-University of South
Carolina defeats Citadel and Wof-
ford in triangular debate, staged at
Columbia, Charleston and Spartan
burg.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES simuel
negro, is sentenced by Judge Shipp
to die in electric chair May so, for
murder of Lemick Long, white
farmer.
ROCK HTLL,-Executive commit
tee of textile workers of two Caro-
linas meets. here and adopts reso-
luton opposing strenuously any re-
duction in wages.
SPARTANBURG.- &C. W. Grier,
Of Fairmont, is elected chairman of
Spartapburg county highway COM
mission.
ANDERSON.-G S. Peck, Atlanta
lawyer, states here that capitalists
will probably purchase Hatton
Shoals power rights on Tugaloo riv-
err, between Anderson county and
Hart county, Georgia, provided IT,
tiles to land are found to be clear.
GREENVILLE.-Henry and Fred
Corbin, charged with robbing Enter
prise bank, of Walhalla, on March
25, are brought to GreenVille jail
because of weak condition of Wal
halla prison. Two men were recent
ly arrested in Alabama.
UNION.-American Legion post
here. purchases site on which to
erect handsome home for organiza
ton.
DILLON.-Blair Watson, 9, only
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Watson,
is shot through heart while han
ding pistol. Death is instantaneous.
Parents were away from home at
time.
CHARLESTON.--Arthur M. Mani
gault, publisher of Charleston Eve
ming Post, dies suddenly.
KTNGSTREE.-Ale Mathews is
killed when struck by automobile
passing him as he was fixing tire
on his own car at roadside. j. j.
Bushert and Charles Leonard, who
were driving car that struck Math-
eWs, are arrested.
Little hope is held
for recovery of Jack Ray, seriously
injured when sedan in which he and
four others were riding turns over.
GREENVILLE - Orders have
been received for removal by June
1 of all World war veterans, now
patients at hospital at Chick
Springs. Thirty-seven men will be
moved to Osteen, n. c.
COLUMBIA.-Stat Press associa-
ton, headed by ]. Rion Mckissick,
of Greenville, plans annual conVen-
ton at Myrtle Beach, for mid-sum-
mer, and executive board meets in
Columbia to plan program.
COLUMBIA. - Governor Mcleod
receives cross section of Washing
ton elm, which stood at Cambridge,
Mass. until last October 26, 1923,
and which is to be replaced by
statue. Tree was 204 years old, and
under it Washington assumed COM
mand of continental forces.
WINNsBORO. : Fairfield county
Jail commission selects site for new
county prison on Washington street
COLUMBIA.-Jas. E. Turn r..
prominent business man, father OF
City Building Inspector Traz Iur-
ner, dies after long illness.
BLACKSBURG.-W. J. Moore,
head, sc, prominent merchant ana
farmer, QleS at NFdlliieS
after three weeks illness.
SWANSEA.-Robbers enter T. NJ.
Simmons store, but he fires and they
flee. leaving automobile in front OF
place. Mr.. simmons locks this and
later five men return and ehdeaVor
to move it, but merchant shouts
from window and they flee.
YORk.-Bud Latta, negro, 40
years old. is shot and killed by Bert
Clinton, white, 43. near here, as re-
suit of old feud, and coroner's jury
returns verdict that Clinton shot in
self-defense.
COLJMBIA.-State Health Off
Ger Hayne is notified by Sheriff
Burch, Of Florence, that dog which
bit L. w. Kelly. of Lake City, is
locked in room and will be kept con-