Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-18

| were coasting in toy wagon and
were struck at street intersection.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cotton
| company, of Charleston, is chartered
| by secretary OF state, with .OOO
capital, John Maybank being presi
! dent.
COLUMBIA.-G. w. CIapp, traffic
| manager of Greenville Chamber OF
| commerce, and others petition state
J railroad commission for reduced
! rates on soap, claiming rates higher
/ than in adjoining states.
COLUMBIA.-City council opposes
/ raising of auto speed limit from Is
to 70 miles an hoIr.
| COLUMBIA.-Columbia. Charles
ton, Greenville, Spartanburg and
many other points in state join in
observance of National Defense Test
day, with parades in many places,
American Legion and other organ
tzations cooperating in making pa
triotic programs.
DILLON.-Verdict Of guilty Of
| murder, with recommendation to
mercy, which carries life imprison-
ment, is returned in case against
Tracey Powers, young white farm
cr, charged with murder of Earl
Harrell, whose body was burned in
swamp.
DUE WEST.-Selden Kennedy.
| president of Bank of Due West, dies
in Charlotte, whore he was under
treatment in hospital.
CLEMSON COLLEGE-Clem
college opens successful years work,
| with only one faculty change, Prof
| A. +. Conrad, who enters CONNER
! cial insecticide and fungicide bust
ness in GreenVille, being succeeded
! by DR.. Frank II. Lathrop.
! f. Byrnes, recent candidate for
! United States senate, admits defeat
! at hands of Former Governor Cole
| l.. Blease, in Democratic primary.
| Blease majority of about 1000 was
! at one time thought to be subject
! TO contest, but this was abandoned.
GAFFNEY-TriaI Of L. s. Sen
! ator n. b. Dial and State Insurance
/ Commissioner j. J. Mahan. both of
! whom were candidates for L. S. Sen
| ate in recent first primary, and who
| engaged in encounter at campaign
meeting here on August 20, is set for
/ September 20
NEWBERRY.-There is potential
! water power available in South Car
! DINA of half million horse power,
| William Lykes, president of Column
! bia Chamber of Commerce. declares
! in address to convention of CONNER
cial secretaries of state, here.
ANDERSON. = Anderson college
opens with five new members Of
faculty. Miss Lucy Hoyt, J. 7. Webb,
/ Miss Ruth Matthews, Miss Virginia
! Mccoy and Miss Carolina Edwards.
COLUMBIA.-State railroad COM
mission authorizes Southern rail-
ways proposed discontinuance Of
two trains between Columbia and
| Camden, the Seaboard Air Lines dis.
continuance of two trains between
Florence and MCBee, two between
Great Falls and Spence and two be-
tween Columbia and Savannah. due
TO diminished revenue, caused by
competition from motor vehicles.
COLUMBIA.-Paid officers of Y.
~ - a VI state BIlQ dUHudl con-
ventlon here< electing c. A Wither-
spoon, Of Bishopville, president. and
r. NJ. c. Hair, Rock Hill, secretary
treasurer.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IT.
T. Fulmer is advised by govern
ment.s chief forester at WASHINGTON
that plans for making Camp Jack
son. at Columbia. national forest.
will be carried out at early date. as
provided by congress.
SPARTANEURG. - Frank Pear
son, injured when barrel, believed TO
nave contained molasses, exploded at
opartanburg Grain and Mill com
pany plant, where he was EMPLOYED.
dies OF injuries. 1t is believed bar.
rel contained gasoline or other ex-
plosive. Pearson was badly burned
ROCK Warehouse at An
dorS0n Motor company is DESTROYED !