Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-12

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grand president of Brotherhood OF
Railway Clerks, Of Washington, IN.
dicates in address brotherhood find 5
platform. as so far disclosed, Of VIII
| liam G. McAdoo. candidate for Dem
ocratic presidential nomination, more
acceptable.
ROCKY MOUNT. Negotiations
are completed for revival meeting by
Gypsy Smith, April 27-May is, IN.
der joint auspices Of citys churches.
DURHAM-Property lost in fires
in city in 1922 was valued at $132.-
600, city fire departments annual
report shows.
GREENSBORO-First case result
ing from opinion by Attorney Cen
eral Manning, submitted 10 Green's
boro Merchants association, holding
giving automobile as prize to holders
obtaining tickets with purchases is
started in Lexington when Prescott.
ing Attorney Brinkley, Of Davidson
county issues warrant charging Gil
mer's, Inc. at Lexington with OPP
Grating lottery.
HIGH POINT.-Nation's annual
furniture bill is 100000, 900, and
chewing gum sales total $500, 900, 000
! annually. says j. 7. Ryan, secretary.
Southern Furniture Manufacturers
association. Men spend $3.50 for
tobacco products and women spend
! S1.3e for cosmetics for each So spent
FOR furniture, he claims.
NEWBERN.--L. H. White, farm
err. of Pollocksville, is in hospital
suffering from bullet wounds In
neck, said to have been inflicted by
United States Deputy Marshal j.
! Roy Manning. who claims White
drew gun when attempt was made
to serve warrant charging violation
Of federal prohibition laws.
CHARLOTTE. Motley crowd
each day pushes and shoves in cf
flee of city health officer, each one
taking turn at being vaccinated, evi-
dencinC apprehension in some sec
tons of city due to outbreak Of
smallpox. 90 cases being reported in
December, DIR. McPhaul declaring
probably several hundred other cases
had not been reported.
CHARLOTTE. Seventh Dav Ad-
ventist churches in North and South
| Carolina, Florida, Georgia and east
ern Tennessee will send represent
! Southeastern Union Conference Of
Adventists, January 81 to sc, Bishop
w. II. Hickman, of Chattanooga, be-
ing expected to preside.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Pc
lice C!lief Kelly and seven policemen
are suspended by city government
as result of alleged failure to arrest
law violators engaged in New Year
~
posed for promiscuous firing of re-
volvers. Negro girl is killed by stray
bullet.
RALEIGH. - Large deficits in
school funds in various counties
cause pressure to be brought to bear
on Governor Morrison and council
OF state to call legislature into sp>-
clal session. Condition is attributed
to Increased expenditure and lower
valuations. Governors desire for
action on state-owned~ ship lines ara
port terminals proposal also is ad
| Nanced as argument for emergency
| call.
RALEIGH.-Trustees of State TIL
berculosis sanatorium are called 20
meet January 8 to consider action
suggested by Governor Morrison in
letter requesting removal of DR.. l.,
3. McBrayer, uperintendent, recent
~ pleading guilty to technical vio-
lation of state laws prohibiting of.
llclal from trading with himself.
RALEIGH.-Judge William 2.
Bynum, prominent Greensboro law.
yer, and p. w. MCMILLAN, of Fay
ettevllle, are designated by Governor
Morrison to represent state in fight
before interstate commerce commits.
sion in connection with effort of Vir-
ginia cities to obtain readjustment
of freight rates to North Carolina
cities which Virginia holds are ad.
Versely discriminatory.
.GREENSBORO.-R. w. Fl. Stone.
president of State Farmers union.
says Fermentation political confer
ence. called to meet January IA a.
Raleigh. will refrain from indorsing
any candidate for state office but
expects conference to become parti-
san after candidates have aired
views on platform Raleigh meetine
will adopt.
NIA.-EXecutive of textile
plants operating total of 10000 spin.
dies in this (Gaston) county declare
dnfounded reports that mills will
soon resume full-t;me operation and
explain that still further curtailment
Will bscome necessary unless sudden
and expected Improvement occurs
in market for cotton goods. Imprcv
ed demand is not expected for per.
haps six months.
KINSTON.-Tobacco hoard of
trade announces campaign will be
conducted next spring with view of
discouraSing tobacco growers in this
part of bright leaf belt from grow
ing large crop. holding duplication
of large 1928 crop would bring finan.
cial difficulties. Last crop exceeded
estimate by 80 per cent.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. D, J.
Hunt, 80. wife of Rev. d. j. Han.
former head of Round Hill academy,
dies after short Illness. Seven prom.
nent ministers take part in funeral.
husband and four young children
survive her.
CHARLOTTE-C. w. Tillett, Jr.,
IS elected president of Mecklenburg
County Bar association.
HIGH POINT. w. Kive,t su.
perintendeEt, and w. G. Oglesby
employee, of city abbatoir, are seri-
ously injured when struck by auto
mobile driven by man named Marsh
OF Archdale. who declared he was
bIlnded by lights of another car.
WILMINGTON.-D. Henderson
graVely wounded when stabbed in
back, blade being broken. may re
cover and police say they believe
James Gray, held in connection with
case, made mistake and stabbed the
wrong man after being attacked and
stabbed few hours previously by I'M
known person.
HIGH POINT.-F'ive white con,
victs from Wilkes county. leased to
Dawson county, several of them
serving long terms, saw their way
to freedom from iron barred cage