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KILLED TEN PERSONS-
Death and Destruction Visited
Hopewell Settlement.
Birmingham, Ala., April 8. —
Without a word of warning the
little hatnlet of Hopewell forty
milts north of this city and one
mile from Hanceville, was swept
away early this morning by a
cyclone, which cut a path of desola
tion a mile wide and two miles
long, across a prosperous farming
section of Bloi nt county.
Ten persons were killed instantly,
three or four fatally and a score
serionsly injured. The dead:
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Griffin.
James Griffin.
Henry McCoy and three children.
C. C. Oden, prominent planter.
M rs. Norma Oden.
Hester Oden.
Miss Thelma Oden.
The injured: A son and niece
of Nathan Griffin, Mrs. Henry
McCoy and two children, R. G
£)uick, Mrs. C. C. Oden, Dink
family of McCoy, seven
persons; Mrs. Holstine Horton,
Miss Inez Horton and Richard
Griffin.
It is believed that several of the
injured will die.
The storm traveled in a north
easterly direction, wrecking every
thing in its w’ay. The section
through which it passed is flat, on
an elevated table land in the h.lly
section of Blount county. There
was not the slightest intimation of
its approach until the houses were
berng torn to pieces.
One of the houses was that of
Nathan Griffin. The house was
demolished and Mr. Griffin and his
son, James, were killed. Mrs.
Griffin was so badly injured that
she died later. Another son and
niece of Mr. Griffin made a miracu
lous escape by running from the
house before the demolition was
'complete and saving their lives.
They were injured, but will re
cover.
The house of John McCoy was
wrecked, but he and his family
escaped with severe bruises.
The home of Henry McCoy, son
of John McCoy, received the worst
impact of the storm. His wife was
severely injured, t vo of his children
are still unconscious and may die,
and he and his babe and two otbar
children are dead.
The storm struck the house of
C. C. Oden. The trees in the yard
were twisted into gnarled shapes
and even the vegetables in the
garden were torn up by theii roots.
Mr. Oden was killed outright, as
were his three daughters, aged 15,
12 and 9 years, respectively. Mrs.
Oden received injuries from which
she died later.
The home of Mrs. Henry Whar
lon was wrecked, but Mrs. Whar
ton was not badly injured.
The home of R. G. Quick went
to pieces, and he and his two chil
dren were injured, but there were
no fatalities there.
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BANK CLERK IN TROUBLE-
G H. Sims, of Atlanta, Charged
With $94,000 Embezzlement.
Atlanta, Ga., April 4. —G.
Hallman Sims, collection clerk for
the Capital City National hank,
has been placed under arrest by
United States Deputy Marshal
Scott upon a warrant sworn out
by President Speer of the bank,
charging Sims with embezzling a
sum estimated at nearly $94,000.
The first suspicion of a shortage
in Sims’ accounts arose yesterday.
Expert accountants immediately
began work on the books and it
was soon disclosed that large sums
had been abstracted at various
times, extending back several
years. The warrant was then
sworn out by the president of the
bank.
Sims has been in the service of
the bank for eight years and was
regarded as one of its most reliable
employes. He moved in the most
exclusive circles of Atlanta society
and was popular as a “young man
of fashion.'’
HOW IT WAS DISCOVERED.
When the discovery of Sims’
shortage was first made through a
change from $l5O to'sl,soo in a
deposit certificate from an Athens
bank, the bank officials last night,
after discussing the matter, called
Sims in and asked him what he
had to say about it.
“Well, I guess you have got
me,” was the reply.
He exhibited no sign of nerv
ousness and was the coolest one of
those present.
“How long has this thing been
going on,” asked President Speer.
“For eight years,” Sims an
swered promptly. That is the pe
riod during which he has been
connected with the bank.
“How much have you taken?”
was the president's next question.
“About $94,000,” Sims answered
promptly,
The bank officials were astound
ed. They thought at the time that
Sims was laboring under nervous
excitement and was talking wildly.
“We had no idea even then,”
one of them said, “that he had
taken over $1,000.“
The examination today proved
that the exact amount taxen by
Sims was $93,457 42- Previous to
the issuance of the statement to
night, showing the bank to be in
good condition in every respect,
there were many evidences of con
fidence on the part of the bank's
customers, which were greatly ap
preciated, though not badly need
ed. One man called and paid a
note for $16,000, which was not
due for ten days. Several made
deposits tonight, one of them
amounting to $6,500.
Tonight Sims was taken from
the Piedmont hotel and lodged in
jail.
SCHOOL CENSUS-
State Board Decides to Have Work
Done During Summer Month 9.
Atlanta Constitution.
At a meeting of the state board
of education held yesterday in the
office of Governor Terrell it was
decided to have a census of the
school population of Georgia taken
during the months of June, July
and August.
This will be information of in
terest and importance to the school
autnorities ot every county of the
state. As is well known, the state
board has. had the matter under
debate tor some time and it has
only just been definitely decided
that the work will be done. The
law requires that a census shall be
taken every five years, but in the
census year closest‘following the
taking ot the census of the United
States, it permits the state board
to have the school census estimated
instead of going to the expense of
having it taken.
The board has found it a difficult
matter to get any satisfactory esti
mates. In the next place there
are many local school systems in
the state, about half of them hav
ing been created since the last
census was taken. Another im
portant consideration was dissatis
faction on the part of many counties
and school districts which claim a
largely increased school popula
tion, and which feared they would
not get the pro rata of the school
fund to w'kich they are entitled
under an estimate.
The school board estimates that
it will cost about $27,000 to take
the school census or an average of
about S2OO per county. The ex
pense of taking the census in each
countv must be paid out of that
county’s portion of the state school
fund. The school census is taken
in each county under the direction
of the county commissioners. The
figures on which the distribution
of the school fund for next year
will be based will not be needed
until December, when the appor
tionment is made, and it was decid
ed on this account to have the
work done during the summer
when there is no other school work
in progress.
FLOYD FARMER LOST-
Tom Greene’s Dis a d p eara nc e
Causes Much Susprise.
Rome, Ga., April 9. —One of the
most mysterious disappearances
ever recorded in Floyd county has
just come to light.
About two weeks ago Tom
Greene, one of the best known and
most prosperous young farmers in
F'lovd county, came to Rome, pre
sumably for some supplies for his
hands. While here lie wrote a
letter to his wife, near Crystal
Springs, containing these words
only:
“I am going away forever. Mr.
Tom Climer will give you some
money.”
Since that day not one track or
trace of Greene has been seen, nor
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