Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-11
NORTH CAROLINA

NORlH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE.-J. Alvin Ensley,
80, merchant and alderman, OF
Sylvia, is instantly killed and l.. II.
Gedney, of Asheville, is seriously in
Jured when touring car goes over
mountainside near AsheVille, to
which city they were travelling.
RALEIGH.- Morrison
announces that, applications for
Clemency hereafter must be in writ
ing and no appeals for clemenCy, eX-
cept in death sentence cases, will be
heard at least until after first of
year, and possibly not then, owing
TO heavy work of completing work of
admins tration ending early in Jan
uary.
RALEIGH. - Magistrate Thomas
Parrish, central figure in sensational
liquor and contempt of court cases,
is painfully injured when struck on
head with blunt instrument by per-
son he refuses to name, during dis
cussion of case in which he sent
Mrs. Louise Price to Jail for so days
FOR alleged contempt of court.
ASHEVILLE-De are an
nounced practically completed for
numbering development in Graham
county involving expenditures of $4,-
co., 900 and acquisition of $50, 900
acres Of timber lands to be cut over
by II. c. Bemis Lumber Co, of
Pittsburg. First railway line into
Graham county will be built by this
company.
RALEIGH.-After being informed
that Columbus county is re INJURED to
support ten children of George
Spivey, Governor Morrison paroles
Spivey, who had four months of 49,
month term to serve.
WINSTON-SALEM - Samuel J.
Cain, So, living near Pilot mountain,
takes own life by blowing off top of
read with shotgun after telling fam
lily good-by. No cause for act is
learned
WILMINGTON.-British steamer
Destelia clears with 5000 bales Of
cotton for Bremen, Germany.
WARSAW.-'Uncle" Tom Parker.
81, widely known negro minister,
dies few days after suffering stroke
CT paralysis.
MAXTON.-Loss estimated at $35-
eOO IS caused by fire of unknown
origin which destroys Mckay Nc
hinnons livery stable, stables of
Neil Afford and several nearby build.
IL gs. FLAMES threaten business sec
ION OF town but are controlled by
celp of Laurinburg and Lumberton
firemen.
SALISBURY.-Senator Overman
indicates he would favor bill before
senate allowing various states TO sue
lederaI government for refund of
about 3O0,000,000 in direct taxes i'm
posed soon after Civil war.
LEXINGTON.-Albert MYERS xiv.
ty-flve, farmer is convicted of man.
slaughter in superior court and sen.
fenced TO three and one-half years
IN IN state prison for completely in STAY
ing of nephew, William Ward.
HIGH POINT-Lindley Kennedy,
.Wenty-one, OF High Point dies at
local hospital few hours after being
injured IN automobile accident at
GIenola, when car in which he and
James Cullen were riding crashed
INTO another car standing at filling
station. Cullen will SURVIVE his in
juries.
Observation-Disclosures Park
sanltarIum, large wooden structure
IS badly damaged by fire on second
Iloor' winch is wrecked, lives of fif.
teen patients being endangered
Loss is placed at SIS, 900.
RALEIGH-C. U. Harris, of Wake
my leader OF senator supporters
OF Governor Morrison's port devotion.
ment measure in August specia1 SEES
SION winch was defeated in Noyem.
Der referendum, says he will offer
dt Jan uary meeting of assembly bill
authorizing issue of $4,000, O0O in
bonds for development of state port
WINSTON SALEM. - Miss Doro.
tiny Frazier, prominent in Younger
social set, is released from CUSTODY
dLter trial in city court on charge
OF manslaughter growing oft Of
oeath OF Frank Won Berries, retired
WooIen manufacturer, fatally in
Jured under automobile wheels.
WlLMINGTON.-J. Thaddeus Car.
Vey 81, retired Atlantic Coast Tine
conductor, widely known amonp
state railroad men, dies after pro.
lonsed period Of falling health.
RALEIGH.-North Carolina fire
losses for month of October amorInt.
ca 10 S59l,9Sl, compared with S323
700 IN october, last year, accord
III 10 report of Insurance Commits
sloher wade. Heaviest single loss
was IN guano factory fire at vii.
mlngton, being $4,000.
RA,LEIGH.-Only $5,OOO.OOO of
states authorized $4,000 600 iss-1e
of highway bonds is sold on rim
10 New York by Governor Morrison
and Treasurer Lacy Remain 'ir, .
$Io'Uoo,UOO of issue will be offered
when bond market becomes NOE
satisfactory. Bonds sold hear a "a
per cent interest rate These ofei
cIaIs borrowed 100000 for sf1,
months at 3.75 per cent. ga
WILMINGTON.-Walter c1arl-
wealthy contractor, who disannaarad
several weeks ago. whose business
Immediately was declared in banIr.
tuptcy and who was later arrestod
III New York, returns voluntariIv to
w Ilmlngton 10 face charges If
-AduuuIent dealings
hALElGH.-While democratic ma.
JoFIIy In state in general eIec+ion
NoVemoer 4 was about 10 900 votes
WIN party polling 294,27O votes. of.
LlclaI flsures just compiled show that
vote was $4,000 less than in 1o9n
nepupncans total of 1913 votes
was $4,000 less than in 1920.
A
IA LElG H Demands of employ
erS throughout state are renorted
on steady increased by state. fedora
employment service, calls for vorL-.
erS equally balance between common
aho skilled labor, showed sharp in.
crease beginning in latter DAYS Of
november. Shortages in severa,
sections are reported.