Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-31

| u Iiiio Ivy cllu NJ ANSPN~NiAS'
killed and Mrs. Rittenburg seriously
injured in AUTO accident near Moncks
corner. Chauffeur speeds up car and
swerves to avoid leaving road at bad
spot, and car turns over twice.
BARNWELL.-Se Dial tells
voters here, in campaign speech, he
saved United States $240,000,O00, in
opposing appropriations for Germany
and other foreign nations and for
pensions for Yankee" soldiers.
COLUMBIA. Governor r.
A. Cooper, of I.aurens. has been re
appointed by President Coolidge as
executive officer of federal farm loan
board at Washington
GAFFNEY.-Case against Mayor
J. Belue ct al, defendants, in which
Referee w. w. Lewis, of York, has
declared election of March 81, 1928,
was peremeated with fraud, is post
poned by Judge Sease, due to alb
sence of one of defense lawyers in
Europe.
GREENVILLE. - Uniformity in
school textbooks is demanded by
large number Of citizens, according
to statement issued by County SUI
perintendent OF Education NJ c. Bar
| ton.
COLUMBIA.-L H. Thomas sec
4 rotary state highway department, re-
ceives inquiry from X. Zaki Wassef,
of Washington, represe nting high
way department Of Egypt, for in
formation regarding state highway
system of South Carolina, for use in
connection with highway policies and
programs in Egypt.
| COLUMBIA - Summer term at
University ends, most successful
| ever held.
| COLUMBIA. = Enrolment in
many parts OF the state is shown to
| be larger than 1922, according 10 re-
| ports of Democratic officials. K.ch-
| land county, of which Columbia IS
seat. shows 1926, with four club
books missing as gainst 1922 teal
of 10,113.
COLUMBIA. = Colonel D. A.
Spivey, OF Conway, president of state
bankers association, issues strong
statement indorsing South Carolina
Cotton Growers Cooperative asso-
citation.
MCCORMICK. - Peach raising is
on increase as industry FOR tbs coun-
ty. This year twenty-five carloads
Of peaches have. been shipped.
CHARLESTON. - Charlie n
county sanitary and drainage com
mission sells $1,100,000 of highway
and bridge bonds to Otis & Co, of
Cleveland, O., for $1,16t $50. There
we've seven bids.
CHARLESTON. = Rev. Walter
Mitchell, resigned rector of Porter
Military academy, goes to diocese of
New Jersey as executive fed secre-
tary.
CHAMPIONSHIPS department
contemplates establishing landing
field for airplanes Mt navy yard here.
ROCK HILL-John Thompson,
farm Tenant, suffers loss of home
and two children are injured in storm
which strikes Catawba township,
York county.
UNION-C. P. Shaver, manager of
cannery here, is instantly killed
when he throws switch of cannery
motor and is killed by tightening bolt
which strikes wires outside build.
ing.
Observation-Disclosures Smith
of Duncan, held for death of Clar.
ence Smith, Jr., baby son of Clar-
ence Smith, of Greer, is released,
after Investigation by Solicitor
Blackwood. AT same time baby is
buried, grandfather, S. A. Burnett,
/ victim of self-inflicted razor blade
wound in throat, is buried. i
Observation-Disclosures coun-
ty sets precedent, with only one pris-
oner in Jail, and he is chain gang
prisoner, jailed because of period of
i'll health. Jailer T. w. Mcmillan
believes falling off of his boarders
due to vigilence of officers and sea-
son.
OLUMBIA-Frank Harren, al.
legged accomplice of Mortimer n.
King. confessed slayer of Major Sam
II. McLeary, u. S. A, is lodged in
state penitentiary here with King,
following arrest in Nashville, Tenn,
where he was picked up, with broth
I er. as Vagrant, later confessing in
Jail that he was Kings partner
COLUMBIA-Becau of attack OF
Joe Johnson, negro, on white girls,
and following by few days murder
or Dave Hudnall, white, by Humbert
Gamble, negro, Sheriff Gamble, OF
Clarendon county, brings two negroes
to Columbia and lodges them in state
penitentiary, fearing mob violence
in his county,
LEESVILLE - Lutheran scboo,
for church workers, in session ten
days at Summerland college, here.
ends, attendance having been 22O.
, most successful state gathering ever
held by Lutherans of South Caro-.
lima.
SUMTER-State Senator D. M,
Crosson, OF Leesville, and State Sen.
ator l.. A. Hutson, of Orangeburg.
candidates for congress against Con.
gresham H. p. Fulmer, seeking re-
erection. speak on political stump
mere, attacking record of Congress.
man Fulmer, who answers by al.
leglng work for farmers of district.
SALUDA-Condition of South Car.
DINA cotton crop as Of July Is is
81 per cent of normal, according to
report of Frank o. Black, agricul-
tural statistician.
ANDERSON-Willi Shoats and
Esty DICKENS, arrested on warrant
of Mrs. Shoats, charging her hus-
band with kidnapping their baby. are
released. following reconciliation be-
tween Mr.. and Mrs. Shoats Shoats
returns baby to Mrs. Shoats.
ANDERSON. - Anderson is to be
terminus of new and shorter high
way route to Atlanta, by way of Fair
Play, Knox Bridge, Oconee county;
Lavonia, Ga, and Stone Mountain
highway.
CAMDEN.--Mrs. Eliza Thompson,
so, dies at home here. She was sur
ivivor of drowning disaster in Boykin