Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-12
ALABAMA

ALABAMA
SAYERTON.-John Hodge, So, is
instantly killed when he comes IL
contact with live wire at entrance
of Republic Steel and Iron company
where he was employed.
BIRMINGHAM l.. Stewart, OF
Mobile, is elected and installed
Grand Patriarch of Alabama juris'
diction of Odd Fellows, at state meet
ing here. Other officers are Edward
3. Miller, Cullman, grand high
priest: H. G. Nixon, Birmingham
grand senior warden; G. 0. Jacobs
Birmingham, grand scribe; c. W.
Capps, Birmingham, grand treasurer
i. M, Nixon, Admission, grand Junior
warden, August Burger, Mobile,
grand representative. Over 400 dele
gates attend.
ANNISTON.-Part Of Southern
railroad officials visit Admission and
confer with members of chamber OF
commerce as to development of their
property here.
-Twenty-second annual
farmers school here comes to sue
,essful close. Total attendance is
63S. or 1877 more than last year.
All counties in Alabama and four
different states were represented.
MOBILIZE. T. Quinn, state game
and fish commissioner, is here TIC
consider means of clearing out water
hyacinths from waters near Mobile,
where they interfere with fishing.
CAMP M'CLELLAN.-About 500
enlisted men and thirtyfive officers
!. composing Thirty-second squadron OF
4 1O9th cavalry, made up of national
elIardsmen of North and South Caro-
lima. arrive here for summer train
ing.
MONTGOMERY M. Nc
Cain. Sc, Confederate veteran, mem
Der of 167th Alabama infantry, dies
at local hospital.
PHOENIX CITY.-Mrs. Sally Ber-
tina Rutherford, As, dies suddenl vat
home here. Remains are sent 10
Brown Springs, Ga, for interment
TUSCALOOSA picnic of
Tuscaloosa county farm bureau VIII
be held August IA, at Mcdaniel farm
n ar here. Over 1000 are expected
to attend.
HUNTSVILLE. = After beins
closed for few weeks to install new
machinery, Lincoln Cotton mills are
now operating day and night ana
employing 1000 people.
MADISoN.-T. G. Riddle. former
vice president of Bank of Madison
convicted of forgery and given from
eight to ten years, appeals to, SUI
preme court. Bond is fixed at So,
000
HUNTSVILLE. w. B. Ander-
son and Ed Ingram, deserters from
United States army at Fort sam
Houston, Tex, are arrested here
while stealing ride on freight train
MONTGOMERY. = Need of to-
day is better provisions for existing
higher institutions of learning
rather than building more, says Gov
ernor w. w. Brandon, who opposes
plan for location of Alabama School,
of Trades and Industries.
BIRMINGHAM. Recent pas
sage of immigration restriction bill
by congress is described as milepost
in national history by Senator Oscar
w. Underwood, in address before
Exchange club. here.
s DEMOPOLIS. - Demopohs Light
and Power company seeks permits
sion from Alabama public service
commission to sell their property
here to Alabama Power company.
X sCOLUMBIANA.-J J. Haynes,
of Columbiana,.;iS't appointed solicitor
Oh Eighteenth judicial circuit by
Governor w. w. Brandon.
MOBILE. = Petition Of George
county, Mississippi, citizens, to sus-
. pend state line in their section in
reinforcement of Alabama cattle dip
.ping law is referred to federal au-
liberties.
I: MONTGOMERY. = Constitutional
amendment to allow legislature to
form, or provide for formation of
drainage districts, and to provide
for assessment Of cost of such
drainage Improvement against land
abenefited, will be voted on by people
.pf Alabama in general election in
IN ovember.
- TUSCALOOSA. - DR.. j. Hester
Ward, 48, one of Tuscaloosa's most
prominent citizens, is found dead in
This office with bullet wound through
his head. Presumption is he took
(. his own life on account Of ill health.
BIRMINGHAM Mrs. Elizabeth
/. Crockett, 81, dies at home of her
daughter, Mrs. F. N. North.
:, BESSEMER. = Work will com
mence soon on new plant of Har-
"bison-Walker Refractories company
Plant will occupy 80 acres of ground.
=, COLUMBIANA.-Columbiana Ex-
schange club will spend several thou
sand dollars in national advertising
campaign, in telling of advantages
of this section of Alabama
CULLMAN - Alabama Power
company is negotiating deal to take
over city lighting system here.
MONT OMERY. - Denial Of
charges of abuse in communities ton
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