Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-09
NORTH CAROLINA


RALEIGH.-Answer testimony
of E. L. Doheny, holder Of lease on
California naval oil field, before SEN
ate oil committee, that Josephus
Daniels was partial to Standard Oil
company in handling Of naval oil
reserves while Daniels was secretary
of navy in Wilson's cabinet, Daniels
declares assertion is without foun-
dation" and that Doheny would have
hard time convincing Standard On
of truth of his statement.
cHARLOT'TE.-J. Arthur Rhyme,
49, prominent in farming and textile
industries, dies after extended period
of poor health.
GREENSBORO.-J. D. Norwood,
formerly of Salisbury, n. c., lately
of Alabama, appears before clerk
of federal district court and makes
$4,000 bond for appearance at trial
ON charges growing out of failure
of Peoples National bank of Sal
isbury, closed last June, of which
he was an official. Former Pres
ident j. X. Doughton, now of sparta.
N. c., made $4,000 bond on identl-
cal Indictment; M. L. Jackson also IS
wanted on same cnarSe'
RALEIGH.-Virtual abandonment
of 1928 policy of proposal for depart
m snt of commerce and declaration
in favor of early removal to Raleigh
from Chapel Hill of office of state
geological and economic survey are
high spots in address of Governor
Morrison before North Carolina COM
nnerciaI secretaries, in which he OPP
poses extensive state advertising
campaign, speaking in favor OF oe-
velopment first.
CHARLOTTE.-City school board
requests Mayor Walker to call spe-
cial election May for vote on pro-
posaI to issue $1,000 900 in bonds for
velopnlent of city school system.
Proposal to issue $2,000,g00 in bonos
for this purpose was defeated sew
eral months ago.
GASTONIA.-Arthu Crowder,
wsll-known Gastonia man, jailed In
Decatur, Ala, on forgery charge,
confesses to killing John Ford near
here in 1920, when woman also was
wounded, according to advlces TO
Sheriff Rhyme, who leaves for the
Alabama city with warrant charging
murder.
REIDSVILLE.-Hilton Sears, 49,
orphan, who repaid foster mothers
care with fatal shot in back, IS SEN
fenced to 20 to so years in state
prison after being found guilty OF
second-degree murder.
RALEIGH.-Imp Wizard H.
w. Evans, Of, Ku Klux Khan, and
about 20 officers of imperial palace
of khan, hold secret conference at
hotel with Superior Court Judge
Henry A. Grady, admitted head OF
khan in this state.
MONROE.-P. P. w. Plyler is
romirs ted postmaster, according to
advices from Washington.
GREENSBORO.-Col. Frank P.
Morton, 60, widely known hotel man,
dies after extended Illness.
RALE1 Dempsey, world
champion heavyweight pugilist, APP
pears in exhibition match before
large crowd made up of fight fans
from all parts of state
LENoIR.-Low bid to state high.
way commission for construction OF
section of Lenoir- Hickory is $453,O0O
six other Caldwell county projects re-
o,Iine expenditure in excess of $751;
900 each.
RALEIGH.-Reve Commission
er r. A. Doughton accepts reslgna-
ton of H. G. Gulley, who has been
one of nine district deputy commits
sioners since department was or
ganized.
{ GREENSBORO.-Surveyb by North
Carolina College of Women discloses
that 4S IL per cent of graduates of
college since its organization So
years ago favor marriage or have
married, replies from LASS graduates
being tabulated.
RALEIGH.-Prim object OF in
yestigation by senate of leasing naval
oil reserves should be to have re-
serves restored to navy, says jose
plus Daniels, Raleigh publisher, sec
retary of navy in Wilson's cabinet.
Daniels statement says prosecution
of, those guilty Of possible wrong
doing is secondary consideration.
Daniels discloses he suggested to
President Coolidge that president in
terview Judge j. Crawford Blggs,
prominent Raleigh lawyer, regarding
prosecution of oil cases.
GREENSBORO. - Guilford county
Republican convention will be held
here February Is, Executive Com
mittee Chairman c. d. Cobb an
nounces.
WAKE FOREST.-Dr. w. L. Po-
teat, president of Wake Forest col
lege, win take prominent part in
south-wide Baptist mems convention
at Nashville. Tenn, Feb. 1914.
RALEIGH. - President Chase, of
North Carolina university. denies re-
port he requested Thorndyke Saville,
hydraulic engineer. member of fac
ulty. to go to Washington to appear
before house military affairs COM
mittee in connection with hearings
on Muscle Shoals bids. Saville's trip
only was sanctioned he said. Saville
advocated acceptance of Joint offer
OF southern power companies.
SALISBURY. Proposition to
reorganize Peoples National bank.
of Salisbury, fails when board Of
directors, after investigation, de-
clare much of so-called assets are
valueless, and announce stockholC,-
n ~ 80 n HzN ma