Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-01

SALUDA-W. e. Faulkner, we'll
known planter, dies after long i'll
ness.
CLEMSON Epidemic
of measles and mumps among stu
dents is over, according to announce
ment by acting President S. B. Earle.
GREENVILLE.-The is little or
no genuine liquor to be had in
United States at any price, says Ed
gar n. Read acting prohibition dl-
rector for state, on turning over Of
flee to Capt. Lloyd II. Grady, APP
lpointed to dictatorship.
GAFFNEY -Boyce Montgomery,
young negro, is arrested, charged
with running over w. G. White,
white, who suffers broken leg.
GREENVILLE.-J. r. Hudson,
killed when car leaves road at sud
den turn, on Fork Shoals road, is
buried here.
BELTON.-Dr r. j. H. DeLoach,
former director Georgia experiment
station, addresses gathering Of farm
ers here.
SPARTANBURG.-Cal Thomas
gives three pints of blood in effort
to save life Of brother, Roy, fright
fully burned in explosion in laundry
drying machine.
COLUMBIA-J. Rion McKisstck
of Greenville, president Citizens
Education association, and Cover
nor Mcleod, confer on plan of fl
nancing educational survey of state,
authorized by recent legislature, but
for which no appropriation was
made. Cost will be ten thousand,
and governor says it may come from
contingent fund
UMBIA.-Governor Mcleod
announces he and Comptroller Gen
eral Duncan and State Treasurer
Carter go to New York March 81 to
borrow three million dollars for fl
nancing state government until
taxes begin to come in.
COLUMBIA. = Twenty thousand
farmers in North Carolina have ap-
piled for fifty million dollars from
federal land bank here since its or
ganization; $4,000 farmers in South
Carolina have applied for same
amount, and 10000 farmers in Geor-
gia have applied for $60000,000, ac-
cording to w. T. Wray, of Asheville,
director Of bank attending meeting
of officials here.
GREENVILLE.-H W. Means,
Greenville county farmer, is de-
clared to be double" of President
Coolidge, resembling him in looks,
voice and manner, this being con-
firmed by Chas. G.. Woods, of
Northampton, Mass, lifelong fri0nd
and neighbor of president, who met
! Mr. Means here.
ORANGEBURG.-Court convenes
here, week late, on return of Judge
j. K Henry, of Chester, who adj
journed court last week, demanding
that courthouse be cleaned up. His
order was obeyed.
CHERAW.-H. Dean Finlayson.
70, former merchant and travelling
salesman, dies here.
NEWBERRY. Jake Douglas
and Jess Ruff, both negroes, en-
gage in pistol duel in store Of Ben
! Melton. Ruff is shot through arm
and is in jail. Douglas is shot
through chest and will likely die.
He was recently released from chain
| gang.
NEWBERRY. - Newberry farm
ers plan to ship second carload of
Newberry raised poultry on April TO-.
COLUMBIA. = Secret meetings Of
county branches. of cotton cooper
ative marketing association are held
in several counties.
FLORENCE. - ]. D. M. Benton,
JohnsonVille farmer, IS acquitted or
charge Of numbering Fay Poston,
two years ago, during fox hunt. Ben
ton claimed he shot Poston when
latter trespassed on his land after
being warned off.
COLUMBIA. - City council au-
| thorizes Councilman DuPre, head of
fire department, to purchase new
$50 gallon pumper and new hook
and ladder" truck, each to cost ST.
600, bids to be opened April "a.
FLORENCE. = James N, Nc
Bride, of Florence, is appointed gem
eral AGRICULTURAL agent for Seaboard
Air Line Railway, succeeding late
Jesse NJ. Jones.
NEWBERRY. d. H. G. Cal
Iison, of Charleston, becomes health
officer for Newberry county, sue
ceeding DR.. Paul Knots.
LEXINGTON. - Clarence Rogers,
auto mechanic Of Decatur, Ca,
comes here to answer questions OF
officers who first sought his arrest
in connection with murder of f. X.
Mason, whose body was found
throat cut from ear to ear, in woods
near here. Rogers claiming that
he had nothing to do with killing,
though he had been associated with
Mason.
COLUMBIA.-City council votes
extra two mill tax levy to finance
city market. where farmers may sell
produce direct to housewives. $4,000
building to be erected in center of
Assembly street, widest street IN
city.
COLUMBIA-National Loan and
| Exchange bank takes over affairs OF
Merchants bank, protecting deposl-
tors in full, and most OF old deposit
tors become depostiors in liquldating
bank.
GREENVILLE. - Two hundred
members OF Edwards family meet
behind closed doors in Woodside Ma
tional bank here and endeavor to es-
tablish claim to New York estate,
said to have been left by an ances-
tor and to be worth possibly TWO bill
lion now. Woolworth building said
to be part of property.
COLUMBIA - Railroad commits
sion places blame for wreck at Still
ton, in Orangeburg county, on Jan
uary 8, when five lives were lost.
on crew of small engine, which col
lided with extra freight locomotive.
Albert Brown Charleston, and Oliver
Hopkins, colored, Of freight. and
l.. X. Dantzler, of Augusta, and c.
]. Younginer, Of Branchville. of
light engine, were killed and Con
ductor c. j. Ulrich, of freight. died