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NEWS OF THE SOUTHLAND TOLD IN SNAPPY PARAGRAPHS
WORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE.—After long hear-
Judge McElroy, in Buncombe su
perior court, discharges Will Clark,
■ declaring he is not Charlie Gibbs,
wanted in Attalla, Ala., for alleged
murder of two policemen 20 years
ago. "Several persons testified to
belief Clark is Gibbs, while others
supported Clark’s alibi. Case grew
out of charge by W. L. Puckett, of
Asheville, who married Gibbs’ wife
after Gibbs fled.
ROCKY MOUNT—D. Frank
, Smith, 31. is fatally inpured when
, he falls through elevator shaft at
Edwards-Cutchin Motor Company's
building, head being crushed by fall.
Invalid widow and young daughter
V- survive him.
ASHEVILLE.—Judge McElroy. In
superior court for .Madison county at
Marshall, gives convicted slayer five
years in prison and convicted forger
seven years. Hezekiah Baker was
convicted of second degree murder
for killing W. T. Henderson. Nat
Woody was convicted of forging
; . $1,500 check.
JEFFERSON.—George Reed, of
Trout, after preliminary hearing, is
. bound over to superior court on sev
eral charges based on allegation that
Reed sought to cause explosion of—
boilers Scott & Brown Lumber Co.,
and sought, to cause death of John
Higgins, sawyer, who succeeded
Reed.
GREENSBORO?—AtIantic Bank
and Trust Co., of Greensboro. Is pur
**'chaser of $950,000 city consolidated
bond issue when second bids are
.opened after controversy at opening
of first bids which city council fi
nally decided to reject.
HIG HPOINT.—Drive raises $12,-
000 for support of chamber of com-
r * merce which lost principal source of
.“■support when supreme court held
■"city government could not legal!y ap
propriate for chamber's mainte
nance.
- RALEIGH. —Leakages In delivery
, of cotton and tobacco by members
■ S-of co-operative marketing associa
"tions have attained such volume that
existence of associations is seriously
threatened, John Boushall, Raleigh
banker, declares in statement urging
establishment of $10,000,000 credit
corporation to relieve farmers of ne
..■■cessity of mortgaging crops to per-
■ sons hostile to associations.
CHARLOTTE. Several thousand
members of Oasis temple of the
Shrine gather for ceremonial con
tinuing two days. Program includes
parades, concerts, dances, drills and
business sessions. A. G. Myers, of
Catonia, is imperial potenate.
SALISBURY. Ninety-three illicit
stills were captured and 2,503 gallons
of whisky destroyed during month of
November by federal prohibition
agents in state, says A. B. Coltrane,
state enforcement officer, in report,
which says 107,345 gallons of malt,
590 gallons of wine and 688 gallons
; of mash were destroyed, 700 ferment
ers and 14 motor cars captured m
month.
GASTONIA. —Five hundred teach
£ ers of Gaston county in special meet
ing hear address by Dr. Robert H.
Wright, president of East Carolina
teacher training school, at Green
' ville, N. C.
MATTHEWS.—Mrs. Mollie Howie,
86, dies after extended illness.
GASTONIA. —Long continued con
troversy between factions of “Church
of God” culminates in filing of civil
‘ action in Gaston county superior
• court by faction calling itself “Orig
inal Church of God,” which seeks to
regain control of valuable church
• property in possession of other sac-
'•“t-ionr ■
CHARLOTTE—CharIie Whitstone,
718, white youth, is shot through ab-
■ alomen by unknown negro youth. He
may recover.
*. CHAPEL HILL. University of
. North Carolina defeated University
■of South Carolina in annual debate
by unanimous vote of judges. That
congress should be given power by
constitutional amendment, to enact
■ federal divorce act was discussed,
S&South Carolina upholding affirmative
If*side.
. i GREENSBORO. North Carolina
’ Poultry association, meeting in con
. nection with annual show, elects A.
CA. Ray, of Silver City, president and
"votes to hold annual show here each
! year, next one to be held December
2-5, 1924.
CHARLOTTE. Scare due to de
, L.Yelopment of smallpox cases results
“ in rush of several V unclrc(l persons
•i~to city health department for free
vaccination.
RALEIGH. State highway com
mission announces completion of 70
miles of surfaced highway in month
of November, making total mileage
fbr 11 months of 1,345 miles, includ
ing all types of roads.
KINSTON. Rudolph Koonce,
-taxicab driver, is shot and killed at
■his home by E. M. Swain, restau
rant operator, who surrenders to po
lice and declares domestic difficul
ties involving Mrs. Swain and
Koonce promoted shooting. Koonce
died without making statement.
p ~ SALISBURY.—ProposaI to raise
■sloo,ooo minimum during 1924 for
permanent loan fund for home mis-
Imitations may
’L J I I k e dangerous
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Pain Toothache Neuritis Rheumatism
Accept only “Bayer” package
which contains proven directions.
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Also bottles of 24 and 100 —Druggists,
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THE ATLANTA TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL
sions in state is indorsed by execu
tive committee of North Carolina
Lutheran synod, in session here.
Campaign for funds to continue de
velopment of collegiate institute at
Mount Pleasant, to begin in spring,
is authorized.
CHAl<LOTTE.—Mountain Island
hydro-electric project is sold by
' builders, Catawa Manufacturing and
i Electric company, subsidiary of
I Southern Power company of Char
j lotte, is sold to Southern Public
Utilities company, of Charlotte, an
| other subsidiary, for SI,OOO and
I other .considerations, according to
! deed filed in Mecklenburg county
superior court. Revenue stamps on
' deed indicated to court officials that
i $30,000,000 was involved in transac
tion. Recent announcement by
j Southern Public Utilities company
; indicated it expects to lease plant
; for long term of years to Southern
j Power company.
CHARLOTTE.—Southern Public
i Utilities company, purchaser, an
i nounces completion of 60,000 horse
| power hydro-electric project at
I Mountain Island, 15 miles from
i here, operation of which will be
I commenced without delay. Plant’s
j capacity is equal to 120 tons of coal
per hour, officials said. Construe
.tion cost is announced as $8,000,000.
NEW BERN.—Oscar B. Barton
dies at local hospital. Mrs. Oscar
B. Barton, of 1 unee. from Sal
isbury, teleph for ship
ment of body, ..meh she claims is
that of husband ,>he has not seen
for several years'. Another woman,
giving name as Mrs. Oscar B. Bar
ton, with him at death, leaves for
Liberty Hill, Tex., in charge of body.
Mrs. Barton, of Cooleemee, tele
graphs officials of Texas town to
return body at her expense. No
answer yet received.
WINSTON-SALEM.—Myrtle Marie
Hart. 5, recently sent to Juvenile Re
lief Home after having been taken
from her father, James Hart, aged
wanderer, has gone to Alexandria,
Va., to rejoin her mothei*, deserted
several years ago by her husband.
Child left in custody of Miss Virginia
Stonnell, daughter of wealthy lum
berman, who became interested in
affairs of Mrs. Hart, her former ser
vant.
WINSTON-SALEM.—Rev. *C. W.
Robinson, of North Wilkesboro, is
elected moderator of newly organized
.presbytery, including 33 churches
and 3,265 members in nine counties.
Addresses in interest of Queens col
lege,t Charlotte, are made by Presi
dent Frazier and Rev. A. A. Me-
Geachy, D. D., of Charlotte.
BARIUM SPRINGS.—With re
turns of churches yet incomplete,
Thanksgiving contributions to Pres
byterian orphans at Barium Springs
orphanage amount to $20,000, with
realization of $30,000 goal being ex'
pected that amount being needed to
meet deficit in SIOO,OOO annual op
erating expense.
SALISBURY- —George A. Fisher,
banker, is elected treasurer of Ca
tawba college, here, succeeding Clar
ence Sapp, of Newton. Institution is
supported by Reformed Church of
America.
TARBORO.—C. L. Edwards, state
highway traffic officer, shoots self
through head and dies instantly at
home here. Wifo attributes act to ill
health and worry over his work.
CHARLOTTE.— “Once the star of
empire took its course westward, but
today this same star is wending its
way southward,” declares Theodore
Price editor of Commerce “and Fi
nance, New York, in address before
200 business men, including few from
South Carolina, attending - chamber
of commerce dinner complimenting
Price.
RALEIGH.— John Goss, negro,
convicted of attacking aged white
woman at Spruce Pine several
months ago, confesses guilty just be
fore he paid extreme penalty in elec
tiic chair. Four shocks were required
to produce death. Seventy persons
witnessed execution. Rioting follow
ing attack necessitated sending sev
eral hundred state troops to restore
order.
SALISBURY.—Miss Jane E. Aus
tin, aged 73, daughter of late Col.
Henry R. Austin, of Mecksville, dies
after extended illness. She formerly
was Mocksville postmistress.
RALElGH.—December 11 is set as
date for trial in federal court here
of Captain A. C. Skelton and five
members of crew of British rum
schooner, Pilot, wrecked near Bogue
Inlet, each of whom is charged with
violating prohibition laws.
RALEIGH.—Thomas Davis, Dur
ham county farmer, is acquitted and
his son, Jack Davis is given four
months in federal prison. They were
tried on charges of making and pass
ing counterfeit S2O bills. Charles
Davis, Jack's brother, is serving
term in Leavenworth prison after
conviction in Chicago on charges
growing out of same operations.
WINSTON-SALEM?—Judge H. S.
Green, of Bloomingfield, Mo., chair
man of board of auditors of Modern
Woodmen of America, here on bus!-,
ness, declares favor for reduction of
federal taxes on incomes of “$50,000
and less to promote nation’s pros
perity.” He leaves for Lexington, N.
C., to visit mother.
MONROE. —Two negroes, each dis
claiming knowledge of fcrime, are
held in jail in connection -with mur
der of Butler Ifunderburk, aged
bachelor, found dead in country store
near here. Coroner’s jury's extended
investigation fails to develop definite
clue to identity of slayer.
DURHAM.—Travis Hall, youth,
jumps from running board of motor
car directly in front of rapidly mov
ing street car and is taken to hos
pital. where injuries are said to be
serious.
ASHEVILLE.—Ivy River Land
and Timber company is organized
by Marcus Erwin and Asheville as
sociates, with SIOO,OOO authorized
capital.
GREENSBORO.—Southern Milk
Products company is organized,
with $300,000 authorized capital, to
engage in milk distributing' and cold
storage business. W. H. L. Kent,
Newport News, Va.; J. M. Rothwell,
■ Charlottesville, Va., and E. S. Da
vies, Greensboro, are incorporators.
KINSTON. —Mrs. Myrtle King, of
Raleigh, arrested for speeding, must
pay $25 for two teeth lost by Motor
cycle Officer Leathers when Mrs.
King resisted at' end of long chase.
Warrant charges Mrs. King was
driving car while intoxicated.
CARTHAGE.—Homer Wagoner,
traveling salesman of Albermarle, is
dead, and U. T. Hyatt, of near Hoff
man, is held in jail here on murder
charge, while Ben Smith and his
unmarried sister is at liberty under
heavy bond on charge of abetting
murder. Smith and Hyatt say Wag
oner wronged Miss Smith under
promise of marriage, later refusing
to marry her. Hyatt, brother-in-law
of girl, shot Wagoner, who was in
stantly killed,
RALElGH.—Tribute is paid to
late Thomas C. Leak, Rockingham
capitalist, textile manufacturer and
probably state’s largest farmer, who
died suddenly at Pinehurst.
DURHAM. Mrs. Elizabeth
(Grandma) Teague, 81, dies'at home
of son-in-law, Dr. B. W. Fassett»
WINSTON-SALEM.—CoI. J. C.
Bessent, magistrate, since 1894, offi
ciates at I,oooth marriage.
WINSTON-SALEM—Judge Me-
Kaughn denies right of Joshua Stan
ley and wife, alleged gypsies, to
adopt 15-month-old son of Beatrice
Reever. Judge orders child taken to
North Carolina children's home at
Greensboro.
WINSTON-SALEM?—Ra ymond E
Shives, aged 21, postoffice employe,
is held under bond on charge that
he drew gun on B. F. Hamlin, bank
cashier, and forced him to cash
check given by G. W. Hawkins, ne
gro, who had ordered payment
stopped.
RALEIGH.—Miss Pearl Leach,
principal state witness, being absent,
preliminary hearing of Ernest Cook,
charged with murder in connection
With shooting to death of A. M.
Thompson. Raleigh contractor, at
home of Mrs. Betty Spikes, is post
poned.
SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA.—First contribution
to Harding memorial campaign in
state is received by Major John F.
Jones, state chairman, from L. M.
Grists Sons, newspaper publishers,
of York.
CHARLESTON.—“BiIIy” Sunday
is ending last week of evangelism in
Charleston, he and "Ma" Sunday
announcing that they will leave
Sunday night for Winona Lake, Ind.,
to spend the holidays, before going
to Charlotte, where they start cam
paign early in new year.
SPARTANBURG?"— Seth W.
Scruggs, supervising auditor of
Spartanburg county, facing re
moval from office by governor, on
petition signed by majority of coun
ty legislative delegation, issues
statement in which he charges
waste of public funds by county
highway commission.
COLUMBIA. —The Columbia High
school and the Thornwell Orphan
age High school, Clinton, football
teams meet on the gridiron in Co
lumbia Saturday for j state high
school championship.
COLUMBIA. —Mayors of cities,
circuit court solicitors, supreme
court justices, circuit judges and
state and federal prohibition agents
meet in conference, with Governor
McLeod, on question of law enforce
ment, especially enforcement of
prohibition laws.
SPARTANBURG. Congregation
of First Presbyterian church raised
$225,000 Sunday and are now only
$75,000 short of goal of $300,000 for
new church building.
GREENWOOD.—Rev. Ellis A.
Fuller, of this city, has been called
to the Earle Street Baptist church,
Greenville. He has not announced
decision.
GREEN W OOD. Greenwood
Chamber of Commerce, through co
operation of J. W. Bradford, whole
saler, establishes warehouse where
tfuck farmers may handle their pro
duce for market, this to serve as
sort of clearing house between pro
ducer and purchasers.
LAURENS. —United .States Sena
tor Dial, who is a Laurens citizen,
announces he will protest to Pres
ident Coolidge against appointment
of Ernest F. Cochran, of Anderson,
as federal judge for Eastern district
court in South Carolina, when An
derson is in the Western district,
and when several men of Eastern
district were being urged for ap
pointment.
COLUMBIA. "Blackville Shed
Case,” to test authority of state
railroad commission over intra-state
business of interstate railroads, is
argued before supreme court.
COLUMBIA.—Mrs?" A. D. Halti
wanger, 79, of prominent family, is
j buried here, following death from
I burns received when her apron
i caught fire from open grate.
| CHARLESTON. Mrs. Harriet
Jones and Mrs. Edward H. Phillips,
two attractive young women, who
live here, are in county jail on
charge of shoplifting.
CHARLESTON.—C harles to n mer
chants form protective organization
to prosecute shoplifters, as sequel
; to long series of shop-lifting cases in
| recent weeks.
ORANGEBURG. Shriners of
Omar Temple, covering lower half
of South Carolina, meet in Charles
ton for fall ceremonial.
COLUMBIA.—Thorne Sparkman,
son of prominent Columbia family,
honor graduate of Columbia High
school and of University of South
Carolina, and now an associate in-
I structor at university, is Rhodes
: scholar to Oxford, England, selected
! by scholarship committee.
CHARLESTON.—CarroII Orr, ccl-
■ ored. Is in jail, charged with killing
jJohn Madison Heape, Charleston
] county merchant, and with wound
ing son, John Heape, and latter’s
eight-year-old daughter, Elizabeth.
DARLINGTON.—At city election
following were chosen: E. W. Foun
tain, mayor; and M. L. Coggeshall, I.
T. Welling, O. A. Alexander, C. E.
Sligh, C. N. Douglas and M. W. Ar
nold, aidermen.
HARTSVILLE.—C. K. Dunlap, of
this city, returns from Liverpool,
•England, where he has been for two
months, installing machinery" in the
Sonoco Products company, plant.
COLUMBIA.—C. P. Kinkead, who
passed bogus paper on several lead
ing mercantile establishments here,
is in the county jail, pending trial at
the next term of criminal court.
SPARTANBURG. Ground has
been broken here for the Mont
gomery building, which will be larg
est office building in state, ten
stories high and costing $1,375,000.
UNlON.—Flames destroyed home
of Claude C. Spar-tor, built in early
fifties, and one of handsome colonial
homes of state.
YORK. —Body of J. Breckenridge
Pegram, 67, prominent citizen, is
1 found in well at rear of Carroll
I Brothers store and note left in coat
| leads to theory of suicide.
CHARLESTON. Thomas P.
Stoney is elected mayor, and Mrs.
Clelia P. McGowan. Mrs. Belizant A.
Moorer, and twenty-two men were
elected aidermen of Charleston in
general election.
COLUMBlA.—Governor McLeod
accepts. resignation of Thomas P.
Stoney, mayor-elect of city of Char
leston, as solicitoi’ of ninth South
Carolina circuit, and appoints James
Allen, his law partner, to fill unex
pired term.
COLUMBlA.—Movement is on foot
to have government establish on part
of Camp Jackson, near Columbia, a
forest preserve.
SPARTANBURG.—S. S. Hallman,
of Spartanburg, and L. J. Riddle, of
Woodruff, meet this week in contest
to determine checker championship
of the south, ten games being play
ed in Spartanburg and then ten
games in Woodruff the same day.
ANDERSON.—Mrs. Nettie C.
Moore, acting postmistress; Charles
R. Wright, John D. McCullough,
Frank E. McKenzie, Robert A. Mon
roe, James H. Pierce and Charles B.
Cannon take examination for Honea
Path postmastership, and Richard N.
Poore, acting postmaster, William D.
Hudgens, Mrs. Alice D. Chreitzbk'g,
Jessie J. Lewis and Frank R. Lewis
take examination for the Williamston
postmastership. Decisions of exami
ners is awaited_with general interest.
CHARLESTON.—Rear Admiral
George W. Williams, commander of
the navy yard here, is designated of
ficial naval representative at unveil
ing of Lee head on Stone Mountain
Confederate memorial near Atlanta,
on January 19.
ROCK HlLL.—Police in all towns
of the state and nearby cities of oth
er states have been notified to look
out for three young men, Choate
Faris, 17; Sam Rayborough, 17; and
Carl Arrants, 21, who have been
away from home for ten days, their
people knowing nothing of ’ their
whereabouts.
BELTON.—H. F. Hanks, promi
nent business man, has planted 1,000
pecan trees on farm near here.
CLEMSON COLLEGE. Joe
Cheathatn is elected new commander
of Clemson post of American Legion.
"W ALTERBORO.—James K. Jach
les, is elected commander of Walter
boro post of American Legion.
COLUMBIA.—TotaI of $54,935 was
collected by State Treasurer Carter
tn gasoline taxes during November.
COLUMBlA.—Kirkwood, tourist
hotel, has just opened for season,
and Camden winter season is in full
blast.
SLMTER.—Rev. J. P. Marion,
who has been pastor of Presbyte
rian church here, was installed last
Sunday as pastor of Presbyterian
church of Greenwood, Miss.
SUMTER.—BiII to protect school
houses from fires such as that of
Cleveland school, near Camden, last
spring, when 77 lives were lost, will
be introduced in legislature in Jan
uary by Representative John M.
Duffie, of Sumter.
COLUMBlA.—Superintendent A.
M. Scarborough, of state peniten
tiary, is in Montgomery, Ala., where
he went with committee from pen
itentiary board to examine state
prison of Alabama.
CHARLESTON. Santee river
bridge, between Williamsburg and
Berkeley counties, a half million
dollar project, is completed and will
be officially accepted in few days
by bridge commission, representing
two connected counties, and also
Charleston county.
COLUMBIA. —Erection of state
office building will be proposed to
1924 legislature, which convenes
January 8.
ALABAMA
ABBEVlLLE.—Mysterious dyna
mite explosion slightly damages
Henry county courthouse.
ANNISTON. Congressman La
mar Jeffers, of Fourth district, asks
congress to make game and forest
reserve of 18,000 acres at Camp Mc-
Clellan.
BAY' MlNETTE.—Baldwin county
fruit growers ship 704 car loads of
oranges to north.
BREWTON.—J?~W. Boland, 67,
prominent citizen for 21 years, dies
suddenly of heart trouble.
EVERGREEN. —Evergreen’s new
public school building is completed
and $2,500 concert grand piano is
placed in auditorium.
FOLEY. —Farmers’ night school
for teaching, soil and fertilizers,
opens with good attendance.
WETUMPKA. Alabama Power
company is building transmission
lines into Wetumpka.
TALLADEGA. I. T. Quinn,
state game and fish commissioner,
addresses Fisherman’s and Hunters’
club telling them game and fish laws
were not made for true sportsmen
but for wilful destroyers of wild life.
CULLMAN.—More than 500 fine
birds are entered from Cullman
county in poultry show here.
TUSCALOOSA.—Body of young
white woman found in burned negro
church near here is buried in Ever
green cemetery. Remains are not
positively identified.
FLORENCE.—CoIoniaI home of
John Winston, built in 1823 of brick,
burned by slaves, is purchased for
country clubhouse.
JASPER.—There is shortage of
100 residences in Jasper. Several
people who want to locate here can
not get homes.
BOAZ.—Fire of unknown origin
destroys J. L. Pepper’s dry goods
store. Loss $15,000.
Babe Gor
don. 65, is found dead at home.
Death was due to natural causes.
BERRY.—Mrs. Nancy Fulton, 87,
dies at home here after short illness.
ONEONTA.—Mrs. Jane Wilder,
77, widow of late Monroe Wilder,
dies at her home at Locust Fork
community.
MERRIMACK.—Mrs. Mary Rone,
77, dies here after long illness.
DECATUR.—“UncIe” Jerry Hus
ton, ante bellum negro and familiar
character in Decatur for past thirty
five years, is dead
CENTRE. —Joe Wester, sixty,
prominent Cherokee county farmer
and citizen, is dead.
ATTALLA.—P. G. Hollingsworth
wealthy mill owner and farmer, dies
at his home here.
. GAYLESVILLE.—TaIIadega Pres
bytery of Cumberland Presbyterian
church is held here Ajth churches
of northeast Alabama well repre
sented.
GADSDEN.—More than thirty-five
'men take civil service examinations
here for rural mail carriers, with
only two places to fill.
FLORENCE.—J?~B. McKelvey is
in hospital here seriously injured
in automobile accident.
MONTGOMERY. Clarence Bai
ley, overseas soldier and state con
vict, is sentenced to hang in Mont
gomery county jail, January 11, for
murder of James Culpepper’, also a
convict.
HUNTSVILLE.—PhiI Peeler, pay
master, and Nightwatchman Miller,
of Lincoln cotton mills, are held up
in company’s office by lone gunman
and robbed of payroll amounting
to over $3,400.
TROY.—Sheriff Carroll says he
will drive whisky from Pike county
in short time. He is destroying
many stills.
PHOENIX ClTY.—Deposits of
Phoenix City-Girard Bank exceed
$500,000 mark, biggest in bank’s his
tory.
ANNISTON.—CharIes C. Houser,
for many years president of City
Bank and Trust company, dies at
home here.
HEFLIN. Marbury Brothers’
Lumber company moves to Edwards
ville, where they will build larger
plant,
ASHLAND.—David S. Williams,
Confederate veteran, citizen here for
half century, is dead.
ALBERTVILLE.—Handsome new
Baptist church will be built here.
Work will commence January 1.
OPP.—Mrs. W. W. Rye is erect
ing SIO,OOO brick building on site
of Smith hotel.
DECATUR.—LocaI post of Amer
ican Legion is planning to build
clubhouse here.
BESSEMER. Officers destroy
eleven stills in one day in Gentry
Gap community.
FALLS CITY. —Strange wild ani
mal is breaking up hunting parties
at night by killing hunting dogs,
hunters say.
GUNTERS VILLE. No Equal
Hosiery company, of Reading, Pa.,
are considering building hosiery snill
here.
BAY E. K.
Drath is convicted of killing W. H.
Ray and given one year imprison
ment. Ray was wealthy hardware
dealer and was shot dead on street
by Mrs. Drath, wealthy woman,
twenty years Ray’s senior, of Fair
hope.
BOAZ.—Extra clerks will be em
ployed in postoffice here, due to
heavy increase in business past year.
state
board of pardons issues paroles to
thirty-four state convicts.
FLORIDA
PUNTA GORDA.—Contract for
construction of eleven miles of
Tamiami trail from Charlotte har
bor bridge to Sarasota county line
is tentatively let to Frank O. Wil
son, of this city, with lowest bid
of $92,786.54 work to include every
thing except hard surfacing.
OCALA.—George D. Rou, of Red
dick, deaf and dumb, fails to see
approaching train and is run over
and killed.
PENSACOLA. —Cleve Harvell, son
of Santa Rosa county representa
tive, and W. C. Rhoades, former
member of school board, are held in
jail in connection with fatal shoot
ing of Charles E. Sudwall, hotel
owner, in garage at Milton. Shoot
ing is declared outcome of bitter
enmity.
TALLAHASSEE. Judge Robert
Fenwick Taylor, for 32 years mem
ber of state supreme court, with
draws conditional resignation sub
mitted to governor last September,
in which was proviso that it was
subject tc. revocation. Legislature
made it possible for him to retire
on full pay for life. Judge Taylor
makes no comment on his decision
FROSTPROOF.— Bond issue of
$400,000 for municipal improvements
which carries by vote of over 3 to 1,
is celebrated by public jubilee meet
ing. Issue will provide city hall,
eleven miles of street paving and
other improvements. Folks from all
over county attend celebration.
ST. PETERSBURG. Names on
petition for recall election are be
ing checked here. C. Baeder, busi
ness associate of Mayor Pulver,
files petition which asks for recall
of four city commissioners, alleging
violation of city code.
PALATKA—W. G. Tilghman is
enthusiastic over future of grapes
in Florida. He planted cuttings last
spring, and in eight months some
of vines were 32 feet long. He also
planted Japanese persimmons, and
in eight months one tree had twen
ty-four well-matured fruits. The se
cret, ip his opinion, is to have good
soil and plenty of water and drain
age.
BRADENTOWN.—Eighty-first ses
sion, or 1924 meeting, of Florida an
nual Methodist conference goes to
Live Oak. Invitation was presented
by Rev. W. T. Brantley, who deliv
eied ringing address to conference
urging acceptance of invitation.
Rev. W. F. Dunkle, for four years
pastor of First church, Tampa, and
Rev. M. H. Norton, pastor of Hyde
v church, Tampa, were made pre
siding elders. Rev. Dunkle goes to
the Jacksonville district, suceeding
Rev. J. B. Rooney, and Rev. Norton
goes to the Ocala district, succeeding
Ke l'2 V ', F ' Buhl 'man. Revs. Rooney
ana Buhrman had both served four
years on their districts. Former goes
to Ocala as pastor, and latter goes
to Quincy as pastor.
j TAMPA.—Experiments looking to
possible adoption of tinfoil wrapper
I for citrus fruits of better grades ■will
be conducted by the Florida Citrus
Exchange as result of conference be
■ween officials and representatives of
tinfoil manufacturer. It is contend
ed that tinfoil will decrease loss of
fruit in transit.
AniT ORT LAUDER DALE.—The SIOO,-
000 municipal bond election, for im
provement? purposes, carries by vote
of 62 to 4. Failure of electors to pay
poll taxes, through mistaken impres
sion is said to have cut vote to
minimum.
Bond issues will be for the follow
ing purposes: $45,000 for water ex
tensions, $40,000 for street improve-
HATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1923.
ments, $12,000 for dock and harbor
purposes, and $3,000 for lot cleaning.
WASHINGTON. Congressman
Drane introduces bills providing for
surveys of Anclote and Tithlachas?
cootee rivers, with view to widening
and deepening channels. \
Former empties into Gulf of Mex
ico west of Tarpon Springs., in Pinel
las county, while mouth of latter is
just west of New Port Richey, in
Pasco county.
PENSACOLA.—Frank R. Pou, fif
ty-eight, street commissioner, dies
following a week’s illness.
Mr. Pou had served nine years as
member of Pensacola city commis
sion, having been one of first three
men elected under commission form
of government.
BRADENTOWN.—To Bradentown
church goes honor of being first of
large churches in Florida Methodist
conference to pay all of its centenary
pledge, made beginning of campaign,
five years ago.
WASHINGTON. Senator Park
Trammell, who has been vigoroysly
behind matter for some time, is in
formed by interstate commerce com
mission that order had been made
providing that proposed increase in
NUHR. GIH LIFE
INSWAMP KILLING,
PLANS TO APPEAL
WAYCROSS, Ga„ Dec. 13.—At
torneys for Mrs. Nora Duren, 29, a
storekeeper at Hopkins, convicted of
murder in the first degree in connec
tion with the killing of Ira James,
railroad man, in her store on Au
gust 14, were expected today to car
dy forward their plans for an ap
peal.
Mrs. Duren was declared guilty by
a jury late yesterday. She was
found guilty of murder in the first
degree, with a recommendation for
mercy, which automatically carries
with it a sentence of life imprison-
I ment.
Claims Self-Defense
Testifying in her own behalf, Mrs.
Duren declared that she shot James
in self-defense when he grappled
with her in her store. She alleged,
in her testimony, that he had made
I improper advances.
Witnesses testified that on three
I occasions Mrs. Durent sent for
■ James to come to the store to set
kUe an account he was al eged to
j nave owed her. Mrs. Duren had de-
i nied she sent for James.
Mrs. Duren was alleged by the
! state to have shot James with a
■ pistol concealed behind a newspaper-
■ covered showcase.
Pounding the arm of the witness
chair and speaking in a high pitched
voice, Mrs. Duren told the jury inci
dents she said were connected with
the shooting, and which had not
been testified to before. Immedi
ately after her statement States At
torneys D. M. Parker and A. B.
Spence held a consultation.
When Mrs. Duren took the stand
the audience leaned forward and
listened attentively. She began in a
quiet voice, later raising her tones
almost to a shout as she related
what she described as the struggle
that took place between her and the
deceased. Mrs. Duren said she was
reared in Thomas county and had
lived there for ten years when she
met her husband. Later, she said,
they moved to Colquitt, where he
was engaged in the mercantile busi
ness, going from there to Cordele,
Ga., thence to Coolidge and later to
Hopkins.
Describes Struggle
The defendant asserted that Mr.
j and Mrs. James were good friends
of theirs. Mr. Duren had gone on a
business trip to points in Florida,
and the day of the shooting, she
testified, Mr, James came into the
store without word from her and
asked if her husband was in Hop
kins. Mrs. Duren declared he (James)
came up to her and asked if she was
“lonesome.” Then, she testified, he
asked her an improper question and
grabbed at her. She charged that
it was during the struggle when he
had his arm around her neck across
the glass show case through which
he was shot, that she pulled the trig
ger of the pistol which ended James’
life. Pounding the arm of the chair
she shouted:
“And that’s the truth, gentlemen,
and it is a shame that a woman
should have to tell these things in
court.”
Men in Stolen Car
Slay Policeman;
Two Arrests Made
TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Dec. 13.
John Mallott, twenty-two, and
Whitney Moran, twenty-three, both
of Detroit, were brought here from
Bessemer, Ala., today, charged with
murdering Policeman Kenneth
Thompson, twenty-four, last night,
; when he tried to arrest them. They
| were taken off the train by state
I officers, who had tracked them to
; the station with bloodhounds, fol
lowing the murder.
Both young men stoutly denied
: the crime which has caused intense
excitement here. Thompson, a young
motorcycle officer, had just left a
theater and was on his way home
■ when he saw two boys pass in a car
that had previously been roptred as
stolen. He gave pursuit and caught
them at the city playground, where
they stopped.
Leaving his motorcycle, the offi
cer approached the boys and start
ed to search them when they sprang
on him. One of them grabbed his
arm and bit him a number of times,
while the other beat him in the
face. Then one of the youths seized
the officer’s revolver and fired three
times. Wounded by two of the bul
lets, Thompson staggered to the
porch of the residence of Joe Reed,
who had already seen the fight and
notified police. As Thompson
reached the porch, one of the boys
fired a fourth time, the bullet tak-
I ing effect. Thompson fell from the
steps to the lawn dead.
Woman Found Guilty
Os Stabbing Neighbor
Mrs. Helen Schuyler, of Kirkwood,
was found guilty on a charge of
stabbing Mrs. Dessie Jackson, also
of Kirkwood, Wednesday in the De-
Kalb superior court.
The case grew out of an argu
ment between the two women which
I is said to have culminated on Novem
i her 26 in the cutting of Mrs. Jack-
■ son by Mrs. Schuyler. The women
, were neighbors. ..
refrigerator car rate charges from
Florida would be further suspended
until January 7, 1924, pending fur
ther investigation.
WASHINGTON. Following are
among Florida postoffice nomina
tions, sent by the president to the
senate, for confirmation: Chatta
hoochee, W. C. Gholson; Florence
Villa, F. W. Oren; Monticello, P. R.
Whittaker; Palm Beach, Lolo Hers
berger; St. Andrews, Lydia E. Ware;
Sanford, Joseph F. Hall; Sarasota,
H. T. Welch; Wildwood, T. R. Gam
ble; Fort Meade, R. E. Coates; Al
ton, Thelma Taylor; City Point, L.
P. Abney, Cross City, J. M. Mc-
Kinney; Davenport, E. T. Hitchcock;
Hialeah, G. R. Millard; Hosford, E.
F. Shuler; Little River, Mabie Mill
er; Lloyd, Mary E. Edwards; Ovida,
John B. Jones; Bowling Green, G.
T. Daurelle; Branford, C. S. Weth
ersbee, Jr.; Bunnell, Joseph L. Am
brose; Chipley, C. W. Swindle; Paho
kee, G. C. McLarty; Daytona, H. W.
Lowe; Delray, L. T. Hirth; Fruitland
Park, E. D. Wightman; Micanopy,
E. D. Rosenberger; Palmetto, W. E.
Burch; Ormond, Sacroline D. Sein
rall; Orlando, Claudia D. Delaney;
Brewster, C. O. Gerder; Moore Ha
ven, S. J. Y'oder.
ST. LOUIS IS LIKELY
TO GET CONVENTION
OF FOOD BOOSTERS
DETROIT, Dec. 12.—(8y the As
sociated Press.) —The formal con
vention at which friends and ad
mirers of Henry Ford propose to
toss his hat into the presidential
ring will be held in St. Louis or
Chicago, probably next month. The
date probably will be decided upon
at an informal meeting of a small
group of men and women who came
here today expecting to attend a
conference of delegates from all
parts of the country only to find
that Henry Ford had vetoed the
plan.
Temporary headquarters of the
Ford-for-president movement were
opened in a downtown hotel yester
day with Robert R. Pointer, of Dear
born, one of those who signed the
call for the original conference, in
charge. There the dozen or more
who ignored the cancellation of to
day’s formal conference met to dis
cuss the possibility of organizing a
third party with Mr. Ford as its
standard bearer.
Mr. Pointer is quoted as declar
ing that if Henry Ford deelined to
accept nomination by a third party,
its organization would proceed and
another man chosen to lead it.
Minister Disappears
While on Duck Hunt
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 13.
Rev. J. S. Jones, retired Methodist
minister, went duck hunting in a
boat on the Tennessee river ten days
ago and has not been heard from
since, according to reports from
Maryville, near here, where he lived.
He had intended to spend only tyvo
or three days hunting, it is said.
Searching parties are going up and
down the river, looking for the min
ister. It is feared that he has
drowned or accidentally shot him
self.
Rev. Jones was formerly pastor of
Trinity Methodist church here and
is well known throughout Tennes
see.
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TEXT-BOOKS BILL '
PASSED IN HOUSE
BY VOTE OF 134-14
♦
A bill giving counties, cities or
school districts the right to use part
of their school fund in purchasing
books to be rented, loaned or given
to pupils was passed by the Georgia *
house of representatives Thursday •
by a vote of 134 to 14. The bill
provides that the county board of
education may decide the question
of whether or not the books will be
given away and must advise with
district boards as to the district
board’s action. %
The measure restricts the rental
price on school books to a sum not
greater than 50 ner cent of the price
of the books and provides that the
rental fund shall revert to the
school authorities. The state school
board is empowered to devise plans
and regulations.
The measure also provides that
the state board of education acting 4
as a text book commission, must *
adopt a series of school books for
the schools of the state within 60
days and shall not be limited or re
stricted io the present 50 per cent
exchange rate for old books as pro- j
vided in the act of 1903. f
The house Wednesday afternoon,
by a vote of 123 to 30, passed a bill
by,Representative Milner, of Dodge
county, authorizing the comptroller
general to deduct the cost of print
ing revenue stamps and other ex
penses of enforcement of the law,
from the proceeds of the tax on
cigars and cigarettes.
Representative Knight, of Ber
rien county, tried to prevent the
transmittal of the Milner bill to the
senate, by a motion to adjourn, but
was voted down, and the bill was
transmitted.
Representative Wimberly, of Lau
rens county, tried to get the house
to reconsider its action in exempt
ing grand opera from taxation, but
was defeated by a vote of 74 to 37. y
Oil Pollution of Water
Seen as World Menace
NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 12.—>
Oil pollution of navigable and coast
al waters and seaports of the entire
world menaces shipping, the food
supply of the sea, properties on land
and the health of the people, David «
M. Neuberger, of New York, presi
dent of the National Coast Anti-Pol
lution League of America, declared
today in an address before the con
vention of the American Association
of Port Authorities.
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