Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-10

and is expected to assume duties
within short time.
GASTCNIA.-Jim Wilson, unem
p1oyed, aged %, of Augusta, Ga
arrested on suspicion, confesses, ac
cording to police, to killing j. II
Fletcher, formerly of Forsyth, Ga
aged carpenter, recluse, found deaC
in isolated home near here. Death
is caused by load Of shot fired into
his back In one hand he grasped
pistol containing three exploded
shells.
DAVIDSC%,-Eig hty-seventh com
mencement Is begun at Davidson col
lege, Presbyterian institution, when
DR.. Edward Mack, of Union Theo
logical seminary, Louisville, delivers
baccalaureate sermon. DIR. w. D.
Melton later is on program to de
liver commencement address. He is
president of University of South
Carolina, Columbia and DR.. Thorn
ton Whaling, of Louisville semi
nary, delivers awards. j. ]. Smith
of Greenville, S. c.. is 1924 class
valedictorian
FAYETTEVILLE. of July
celebration exceeding in scope that
of last year, when $4,000 persons
were in attendance, is planned by
officers and personnel of artillery
units at Fort Bragg. About 900 at
tendants of citizens military train
ing camp at that time. in addition
to thousands of regular army men
will be at fort located on 10000
acre reservation.
DUKE.-Disappea of Mrs. A
G. Graham is unexplained, and of
ficers report, she appears to have
left her husband and five children
without notice after drawing large
sum of money from bank. II. 3
Tew, go, also disappears, leaving
wife and several children.
STANDARDIZATION County
Bar association, meeting here, in
dorsed Judge B. F. Long, of States
vile, of state superior court, for SUI
preme court vacancy.
WILMINGTON.-Admiral Edwin
A. Anderson is given enthusiastic
welcome back home when he re
turns to enter retirement after AZ
years of service in United States
navy. He recently voluntarily re
tired while serving as commander
of Atlantic fleet. His record in.
cludes five citations by congress for
distinguished service, an honor
never before won by American army
or navy officer
WILMTNGTON.-"As long as our
navy and small but efficient army
are being, with nation fully CO.
operating, no nation nor combina-
ton of nations could successfully
land expeditionary force on our
Shores" says Vice Admiral Edwin A.
Anderson, u. S. N, retired, of Will
mington, in address. He adds such
an attempt would meet "overwhelm.
ing disaster" and only "pitiful rem
nant' Of foes would return home.
KINSTON.- program OF
Free Will Baptists in state calls for
raising of $1,000,000 from 1924 to
1929, sum representing amount
greater than value of denomination S
properties in United States eight
years ago. Denomination has SIS 700
members in state.
GREENSBORO.-G county
board of school commissioners sound
knell of last "a one-teacher schools in
county, when order is adopted abol-
ishing them and policy for abolition
as soon as is profitable" Of all re-
manning "A two-teacher schools in
county is established. Action is made
possible by development OF consoli.
dated schools.
HIGH POINT.-Dr. Floyd G. Shu-
CART, formerly of Elkin. one of city
best known physicians, dies at home
after short illness of pneumonia.
RALEIGH.--J w. Bailey, candi.
date for Democratic nomination for
governor, denies published reports
he Endorsed, in speech, report of state
ship and water commission presented
TO Governor Morrison. Bailey ex-
plains he Endorsed that part declar-
ing substantially his view that Estate
is in bondage of the railroad corpo-
ratons." due to their alleged throt1
Ting of efforts to obtain satisfactory
adjustment of freight rates.
HICKORY.-Baccalaureates sermon
is delivered before graduating class
of Lenoir college by DR.. J. Henry
Harms, formerly of Savannah. Ca,
now pastor of Church of Holy Com
of Philadelphia. He for
merly was president of Newberry col
lege, Newberry, S. G.
SOUTHERN PINES-Group seven,
North Carolina Bankers association
in annual meeting. elect T. p. Car
away. of Wadesboro, chairman. Prin-
cipal address is delivered by r. n.
Page, capitalist, of Southern Pines.
SOUTH CAROLINA
ROCK HILL.-Governor Mcleod
delivers graduating address at com
mencement exercises of Winthrop
college, when PA seniors receive di-
plomas.
ROCK HILL.-President D. B.
Johnson announces at Winthrop col
lege commencement exercises that
Miss Sara Workman, rising junior,
is highest scorer in athletic events
in any woman's college in United
States.
CLEMSON EGE.-Degree
are bestowed on 1913 seniors at clos
ing exercises here, featured by adj
dress by DR.. Howard E, Rondthaler.
GREENWOOD.-F'rank B. Rey-
nolds, well-known business man and
member of well-known family here,
dies suddenly in drug store in At
lanta. and is brought back for burial.
HARTSVILLE.-J. Rion, Mckis-
sick, of Greenville, editor Of the
Piedmont, delivers commencement
address at closing exercises of CO.
ker college, here
CHARLESTON.-On courts re-
fusal of motion for continuance of
case against I. T. Hyde, former
mayor, charged with violation of ma
tional banking laws. district attor-
ney mol presses case, announcing
it will bring new indictment at next
term OF court.