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NEWS OF THE SOUTHLAND TOLD IN SNAPPY PARAGRAPHS
ALABAMA
SELMA.—Traffic bridge across
Alabama river here is completed and
open to public, after several months’
work.
SHEFFIELD. Michigan people
purchase 275 acres of land in Muscle
Shoals district from Birmingham
parties for $150,000.
PIEDMONT.—When Will Roe,
negro, goes to bed late at night he
is frightened by finding something
in Investigation reveals big
'possum hiding under bed clothing.
’Possum dinner with sweet potatoes
follows.
YORK. —City council votes to con
crete Main street anad part of Dixie
highway, at cost of SIB,OOO.
MONTGOMERY. —Heavy general
rains over state fill reservoirs of
Alabama Power company, and en- ;
able operating conditions to come
back to normal.
EUFAULA.—John M. Kendall, 64, .
one of best known insurance men in !
Alabama, dies after two days’ illness. ,
MOBILE. Federal, state and
county officers -will co-operate in en
forcement of prohibition laws in Mo
bile county, according to announce
ment of Walter K. McAdory, chief of
state law enforcement department.
MOBILE. —Henry Riser, 72. well
known business man, dies at his
heme here.
MONTGOMERY. —Jefferson coun
ty pays more hunting and trapping
permits than any county in Alabama
during November, amount being $5,-
786.98.
SELMA. Miss Addie Farley,
popular young woman, dies at her
home.
ATHENS.—State highway com
mission awards contract for building j
state highway between Athens and
Florence, about 50 miles.
ANNISTON.—FuneraI services for
Wiley C. Tunstall, state senator,
who died suddenly at Greensboro ,
while visiting relatives there, is held |
here.
MOBILE.—Board of revenue elects I
James E. Shelton county engineer.
BIRMINGHAM.—At meeting of
Jefferson County Medical society,
Birmingham’s milk supply is given
rating equal to that of any southern i
city.
MOBILE.—Major T. H. Emerson, j
United States district engineer, will
investigate recent death of, Jesse
Kirkland-on dredge Blackwater, in
plunge over dam near Demopolis.
BIRMINGHAM.—G. M. Collins, 21,
employed by Age-Herald in circula
tion department, is shot and instant
ly killed at Parkview Inn. Police
arrest Franklin Eugene Childress,
21, charging him with murder.
GADSDEN.—Rev. E. C. Seaman. !
for three years rector of Episcopal I
church here, is confirmed as Episco- i
pal bishop of northern Texas, at i
Amarillo, Tex.
MONTGOMERY.—J. Fred John
son, assistant attorney general, gives
opinion that state board of adminis
tration may clear state lands for
agricultural purposes.
SELMA.— AII county convicts are
leased to Pratt Consolidated Coal
company, of Birmingham.
MONTGOMERY.—Property assess
ments in Alabama amount to sl,-
020,330,22'3. This is increase of $63,-
000,000 over 1922.
GOODWATER.—Mary Lou Mar- •
bury, colored, is in jail, charged with
shooting and killing her husband.
• MONTGOMERY.— Net earnings of
$820,887.89 are reported by state con
vict department for year.
FLORENCE.— Remains of Orville
Snyder, former citizen of "this place
who died at Coachella, Cal., are in
terred here.
NEW CASTLE.—Fifteen persons,
Including two women, escape serious
injury when three tons of rock col
lapsed Jn front of string of tipple
cars, l,aoo feet under ground in coal
mine here. People are members of
famous Players-Lasky corporation,
making moving picture here.
GEORGIANA.—George W. Salter, i
prominent citizen and business man,
dies, following attack of pneumonia
JASPER.— Six Walker county cit
izens complete Pastbur treatment
for mad-dog bites.
MARlON.—County board of edu
cation divides Perry county into
seven school districts, with high;
school in each. This will give every
boy and girl opportunity to attend.
KELLI TON.—Unidentified negro
man is killed near here by Central
of Georgia work train.
AN DA LU SI A.—Federal govern
ment submit plans for postoffice
building here, one story high and 68
by 74 feet.
NEW MARKET~Mrs. John W.
Cochran, wife of prominent local
merchant, dies at home here.
MOBILE.—Mrs. Cora Laprade
Cawthon, widely known throughout
Alabama, wife of James Lee Caw
thon, is dead.
BESSEMER.—SmaIIpox is more
prevalent here now than ever be
fore, although there is no cause for
alarm, authorities say.
BESSEMER.—Mrs. Emily Shaw,
68, dies at home of daughter, Mrs.
Emory Lee.
TROY. — Robert Thrasher, negro.
Is given life sentence on charge of
murdering mother-in-law.
John Allen. Piedmont policeman, is
under $1,500 bond charged with
shooting.
E. E.
Winters, registrar United States land
office here, holds that island in Ala
bama river near here is government
property. Island has been claimed
by several parties.
BIRMINGHAM.— According to in
vestigators street beggers in Bir
mingham are reaping rich harvest.
One “blind” beggar make? from sls
to $25 per day. it is claimed.
GADSDEN.— GeneraI Harwell G.
Davis, attorney general of Alabama,
will be candidate for governor at
next election.
MOBILE.—Judge _ R. T. Ervin, of
federal district court, overrules mo
tions to quash federal liquor indict
ments against number of prominent
’ Mobilians.
TROY.—During religious services
here every business house, except
bank, is burglarized, and all money
in cash drawers stolen, together with
»rge quantity of goods.
JASPER.—Hobart Black, guard at
Flat Top prison in Walker county,
is under heavy bond charged with
killing Will Finely, negro convict.
MONTGOMERY? Over 1.000
choice turkeys arc shipped from
Montgomery tn Atlanta for Christ
mas consumption.
SHEFFIELD.—J. L. Pritchard, for
six months night clerk at Sheffield
hotel, is missing. Hotel proprietor
claims Pritchard is S3OO short
SELMA.—N. 1,. Broadhead, old
’•esident of Selma, dies at home of
his daughter. Mrs. Shoults.
DECATUR. Will Corder, manager
of Tennessee river ferry here, re
ports to authorities that two un
identified white men disappear from
bls ferry In midstream, and he be
lieves men fell overboard and were
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drowned. Both men were drinking,
he tells officers.
ANNISTON. —All officers here
combine forces in effort to stop
Christmas rum traffic.
GADSDEN. —Gadsden agrees to
extend franchise of Tri-City Gas
company to 1955. Gas company will
spend $40,000 on. immediate improve
ments.
ASHVILLE.—Mrs. Lillie Phillips
Beason, wife of Dr. William A. Bea
ton. active in educational work, is
dead.
UNIVERSITY.—EarI Cline, of Bir
mingham. is awarded contract to
build new posetoff ice and supply
store building at University of Ala
bama, for $40,000.
TI ’ SCA LOO SA. —T u scAloosa ’s ne w
$300,000 high school building will, be
completed about February 1.
MOBILE. —J. B. Connaughton,
probate judge of Hamilton, Ohio,
will be tried in federal court here
charged with violating prohibition
laws in Mobile.
MONTEVALLO.—Students of Ala
bama college present ten scene pag
eant depicting Alabama history, in
celebration of Alabama day.
CENTERVILLE.— Cap. Marion P.
JonesZ, commander of Company B.
67th infantry Alabama national
guard, resigns.
BIRMINGHAM.—Site is purchas
ed for Woodlawn Savings bank on
coiner of First avenue and Fifty-
Fifth street, from Dr. S. H. Wal
lace, for $15,000.
BESSEMER. Over $85,000 is
raised here in drive for local Y. M.
C. A.
BIRMINGHAM.—Fire of unknown
origin destroys six negro houses on
Twenty-sixth street and Avenue H,
leaving 35 negroes homeless.
BESSEMER. —Special grand jury
indicts Dr. George T. Edwards,
prominent Fairfield physician, for
first degree murder in connection
with murder of his beautiful young
wife. ,
BIRMINGHAM, Nineteen per
sons, ranging in age from year.old
baby to middle-aged man, are injured
in autemobile accidents in Birming
ham during one day.
TUSCALOOSA.—On account of
chemical substances emptied into
river from by-products plant at
Holt, above here. Tuscaloosa’s wa
ter supply is made almost unfit for
use,
PIEDMONT.—As result of shoot
ing affray at church supper at Vigo,
near here. Harvey Bryant is serious
ly wounded. Jack Smith is badly shot
and several others slightly shot.
SOUTH CAROLINA
CHA RLESTON.—Vice President
O’Brien, of Foundation company,
New York, and party of financiers of
New York visit site of proposed
Santee canal hydro development at
Harleyville, near here, with plans
for proceeding with work.
CHARLESTON. John Emmitt
Hessin, prominent leader in work
of public library here, dies at age. of
seventy.
PELZER.—Mattress factory of
Pelzer Manufacturing Co., here, is
destroyed by fire.
ROCK HILlT^—-~James Howard,
negro, 35. is held by police here,
in connection with death of Sloan
Wilkerson, aged planter, who dies
of injuries received when struck by
auto.
PELZER— Mrs? 77illie Heller is
painfully burned about hands, arms
and body when clothing catches fire
at opert grate.
KINGSTREE. —~Wade Reddin,
prosperous planter, is horribly man
gled in sawmill on his place, in Work
man section of county, aVtd dies at
hospital here.’
SPARTANBURgT— OId president’s
home on Wofford college campus
here, built seventy years ago, is
wrecked, to make room for modern
home.
YORK.—Mrs. Mary Steel Withers,
widow of R. J. Withers, Hies at home
here of daughter, Mrs. T. W. Speck.
She was 80 years old, head of promi
nent family.
EDGEFIELD.—Edgefield is pleas
ed with announcement of consolida
tion of textile mills headed by
Henry P. Kendall, of Boston, these
including plants here and at Cam
den, S. C., and in New England.
NEWBERRY.—Lomas Jones, well
known negro, drops dead while walk
ing along street near home. Heart
failure believed to be cause.
GREEN WOOD.— 1 leavy rewards
are offered by sheriff and by citizens
for arrest of two young men who
shot and seriously wounded J. R.
I Nichols, merchant, as he was walk
ing home from store at night.
GREENWOOD. —Coroner's jury re
turns verdict that, death of Otis Wal
ker, ten-year-old negro, killed when
he fell from truck after it was
struck by auto, was result of una
voidable accident.
GREENWOOD.— Ben F. Curtis,
contractor of Shelby, N. C., is ar
rested here when he attempts to reg
ister himself and Lillian Curl is, fif
teen-year-old adopted daughter, at
hotel as man and wife, and is bound
over to federal court at Shelby on
white slave charge.
CHESTER.—Royce A. Stevenson
j swallows poison by mistake, but sum
-1 mon medical aid and will recover.
BARNWELL. Home bank, of
Barnwell, declares 10 per cent divi
dend, reporting total profits of 20
per cent.
NEWBERRY.— Newberry farm
ers are giving more attention to
■raising of pure bred chickens.
GREENVILLE.—Twenty boys in
i Parker school district, industrial
• area here, are named Cole L. Blease,
j after former governor and now
( United States senator-elect.
COLUMBIA.-*-D. F. Efird is re
i elected executive secretary of South
' Carolina State Agricultural and Me
. chanieal fair.
CAMDEN.—Case against Belton
! Owens, charged with murder of J.
1 K. Smith, planter, is ordered con
i tinned to next term of court here by
Judge R. SV. Memminger.
COLI MBlA.—Richland legislative
j delegation and numbers of state high*
‘ way commission begin plans for
handsome bridge over Congaree river
i here.
GREENVILLE. South Atlantic
Baseball league faces best season,
according to President W. G. Bran
ham, of Durham. N. C.. attending
meeting of directors here.
LOWRY’S.—TTTvTTßrakefield. one
of Chester county’s most prominent
i planters, dies at home here, age 87,
from effects of recent fall.
ROCK HILL~Rev. W. H. Looney
is in charge of Wesleyan Methodist
i church here, under North Carolina
1 conference, following secession of
I church from North Carolina confer-
I ence. and Rev. S P. Chapman, who
; was pastet at time of secession, goes
I to law to force surrender of church
’ to him.
CONXX X' D McGrath
elected major. defeating Major
I Suggs.
i PATRICK. —Six buildings in heart
of town’s small business district are
burned in one conflagration.
ANDERSON.— Pulling grape vine
which leads into Savannah river,
Federal Officer Frank Arnold lo
cates 50-gallon still hid under water
of river.
COLUMBIA.^j7h7 Black, of Uni
versity of South Carolina, is elected
president of State College Press ■as
sociation, which will hold conven
tion here next November.
COLUMBIA. —Leading member of
state legislature propose general
sales tax as method of raising state
revenue.
COLUMBIA.—J. K. Hamblin, of
Union, and Edgar A. Brown, of
Barnwell, are announced candidates
for speakership of house of repre
sentatives, for legislative session
which opens early in January.
GAFFNEY. —Plans for marking
all roads from Gaffney to Cowpens
j battleground are made by Daniel
Morgan chapter of U. D. C. here.
COLUMBIA. —Mrs. Margaret Du-
Pre, mother of City Councilman Du-
Pre, and widow of late County Au
ditor B. C. DuPre, native of Abbe
ville, dies here in 73d year.
FLORENCE. —Florence and Mar
lon counties let contracts for erec
tion of new steel bridgeg over Pee-
Dee river near Kingsburg, to cost
$150,000.
COLUMBIA. Governor McLeod
returns from trip to New York and
Washington. In Washington he at
tended Woodrow Wilson memorial
exercises.
COLUMBIA.—Over - 1,200 bales of
cotton are delivered one day to
South Carolina' Cotton Growers’ Co
operative association warehouses,
according to officials of association
here.
COLUMBIA.—Greater efforts are
i to be made to attract attention of
, industrial and business men to im
. portance of vocational training, ac
( cording to Verde Peterson, state
I supervisor of vocational training, re
! turned from conference in Tndian
! apolis of vocational education lead
■ ers.
COLUMBIA.—I. M. Rogers, prom-
i inent candy manufacturer, dies at
hospital here after short illness. Na
tive of Mississippi.
UNION.—Witt S. Fore, wearer of
distinguished service cross, for
galantry during World war, former
captain in South Carolina national
guard, is indicted by grand jury here
for breach of trust with fraudulent
intent and grand larceny in connec
tion with alleged shortages of com
' pany funds.
BATESBUP.G. Mrs. J. W, Coon
er, prominent woman, dies here.
LEXINGTON. Mrs. Rebecca
Kleckley, 87, dies at home here.
GREENVILLE. James Chai-
I mers, public service driver, is serious
( ly injured when car skids at night
on wet pavement and strikes pole.
His condition is grave.
SWANSEA. One of finest farms
in Lexington county, James Spires
place, is sold here at auction. Total
! of 478 acres bring $51.90 an acre.
COLUMBIA. Mrs. B. L. Parkin
son, of Columbia, heads committee
representing women's organizations
of city, in charge of plans for erec
tion in Columbia of women's muni
cipal club.
BELTON. Rev. W. T. Tate, re
tired Baptist minister, dies in hos
pital in Columbia. He was resident
of Belton till health failed in recent
years.
M'COLL. Town of McColl votes
bonds of SIOO,OOO for erection of new
high school.
CAMDEN. By vote of 307 to 84
Camden votes W-.te-ree mills out of
i city limits and owners propose to
j enlarge mill from 19,000 to 49,000
1 spindles.
BROWNSVILLE. William D.
McQueen Rogers dies at home here
of heart failure, at age of 68.
ABBEVILLE. Sheriff McLane
searches corn crib on place of Guy
Ashley, young farmer, and find 17
gallons of whisky. Ashley gives bond.
COLUMBIA. Hatcher Hughes,
of Columbia university, author ot
Hell Bent for Heaven,” delivers
address at opening of new town
theater here.
CHARLESTON. Carolina Pub
lic Service Co., here, is purchased
by Stone & Webster/ of Boston.
NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE.—Frank A. Hender
son, 77, Confederate veteran, dies at
home in suburb after attack of heart
disease.
RALEIGH.— Ellis F. Carter, stale
child welfare officer, is advised of
jand approves action of Durham
I county authorities in requiring H.
M. Draper and his group of 24
(orphans, traveling from Des Moines
•to Washington, to leave state, and
preventing them giving concerts.
j DUKE.—Mack Salmon, 19, son of
( Mr. and Mrs. Henry Salmon, living
iin western part of Harnett county,
(is found dead in woods near Lilling
ton, and appearahces indicate he,
(while hunting, was accidentally.shot
by own gun, horribly wounded, and
j bad then deliberately fired into own
body shot causing instant death.
i GREENSBORO. —Caught, after 13
(years of search, Frank Brooks, Sur
jry county man, who dangerously
wounded then Sheriff T. W. Davis,
in desperate gun battle with Surry
(county and federal officers, is con
; victed in federal district court of vio-
I kiting prohibition laws and attack
(officers, and is sent to Atlanta
I prison for year.
ASHEVILLE.—J. H. Milam is
held without bond for murder of W.
’M. Davis after preliminary hearing
(before magistrate, who releases
(Floyd Jones. Mrs. Anna Shope and
! Miss Lillie Payne. Officers discard
(theory that poison whisky caused
Davis' death.
GASTONlA.—Frederick Kirby, 13,
son of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Kirby, is
seriouslj’' injured when toy cannon
made of pipe, explodes. Two com
panions escape unhurt.
ELIZABETH ClTY.—Senator P.
H. Williams declares belief that pro
posed bridge across Lower Chowan
(river, expected to cost $7,000,000,
would justify expense, and bring
tourist traffic of $1,200,000 annual
‘economic value to this section.
WINSTON-SALEM.—R. F. A.
Baber, prosperous Forsyth county
(farmer, in sworn statement says he
has worn sl2 oxercoat every winter
(for 44 years. Coat was purchased
in ISSO, when Baber was IS years
of age. and still is in good condition.
(he says.
i HICKORY.— Lee Stine, engineer
of Carolina Land company, of Hick-
i ory. dies suddenly, aged 56. imme
diatelj- after leaving breakfast table.
RALEIGH.—State highway com
mission decides against proposal that
j legislature be asked to authorize in
; January additional issue of bonds
to provide for continuing highway
i development program. Proposal for
$35,000,000 issue has been widely dis
; cussed. State has issued $65,000,000
in highway bonds.
RAi ’ ' ' c Pogue
iter 20 j ears secretary of state fair,
says fair in 24 years had visitors
exceeding one million in number;
$210,000 has been given in prizes;
$70,000 has been spent on free enter
tainment; $75,000 has been spent for
additional buildings.
GREENSBORO.—Mrs. Mary Eliz
abeth Morgan, eighty-four, dies after
four years of declining health.
NEWTON. —Clem Simmons, young
man of Startown, is fatally injured
in automobile accident, and compan
ion, Bowman, fiance of Simmons’ sis
ter, is injured.
CHARLOTTE.—With face buried
in cloth formerly saturated with chlo
roform, Mrs. Isabelle Montgomery,
thirty-five, of High Point, is found
dead in office of Knights of Mystic
Circle, Inc., probably 36 or more
hours after death had occurred. Cor
orner declares death due to suicide.
RALEIGH.—North Carolina still
has excellent opportunity to obtain
proposed national park which may
be established in Appalachian moun
tains though riVginia site has won
announced approval of federal park
commission, says State Senator Giles
on return from Washington. This is
due, he says, to fact that govern
ment expects contribution of site,
which Virginia may not care to
make.
ASHEVILLE. —“I have no apol
ogy whatever to make for what I
said and am not responsible for what
was reported,” says Dr. R. J. Bate
man, pastor of First Baptist church,
regarding his reported statement be
fore State Baptist convention at Ral
eigh, in which he said “there is not
a word of Jesus Christ” in J. B.
Duke's $40,000,000 trust for educa
tional and religious purposes. In
latest statement, Dr. Bateman com
mends offer and Duke's purpose. j
GOLDSBORO.—WiII Tyner, regro,
who insisted he knew nothing about
murder of J. H. Huneycutt, Fork
township farmer, several months
ago, while men at jail doors shouted
demands for him, is acquitted when
tried in superior court for crime.
Alice Rose,
aged 17, local girl, relates in superior
court sordid details of kidnaping by
several young men, who imprisoned
her several days in tobacco barn.
George Bass is acquitted, Park Cade
pleads guilty. Luther Sullivan and
Fitzhugh Lane, recently tried, are
serving 18-month and 2 4-month
terms, respectively. Sentence of
Cade is deferred.
REIDSVILLE—T r . R. Kellam, of
advanced age, well-known farmer of
New Bethel township, recently in
poor health, commits suicide by blow
ing off head with shotgun.
REIDSVILLE—James Collins, who
disappeared in September. 1917, is
heard from for first time since dis
appearance when telegram is re
ceived by family telling brothers and
sisters not to think him dead and
advising them to write him at Rus
sell. Ky.
CH A R LOTT E.— Alio u t 230 ga lion s
of whisky is seized by raiding offi
cers who arrest Worth Rogers and
!E. E. Phifer for possessing and
j transporting liquor found on farm oi
1 J. W. Pharr, near Charlotte.
! STATES VI LLE~Miss Ella How-
I ard, 47, is attacked by unidentified
( negro in woods near home in Turner-
I ville township, Iredell county. Posses
I begin hunt for fleeing assailant.
RALEIGH—TotaUif $3,385,41 6 was
spent by Baptist denomination of
! North Carolina in fiscal year ended
! December 1, 1924, says Dr. Charles
| Maddry, secretary of Baptist mis
sions in state, who declares thaWpe
( riod “greatest year of achievements
1 in all our 94 years of history.”
A.' Mc-
Clellan, 22. is found guilty by jury
of second degree murder when tried
for slaying of Thomas A. Simms,
contractor, November 8. in quarrel
over Mrs. Simms. Sentence is de
ferred.
RALEIGH. A mass meeting
launches campaign for issue of sl.-
500.000 in bonds for development of
Raleigh schools.
LUMBERTONTTIenry Hammond
shoots and gravel.v wounds Emory
Hammond. Indian, his cousin; brings
Emory to hospital for treatment and
surrenders to await outcome of in
juries, which prove fatal. Coroner’s
jury exonerates Henry Hammond of
legal blame.
RALEIGH.— State literary and
historical society, in annual session,
hears address by George Gordon
Battle, of New York, famous lawyer,
who is guest of Josephus Daniels.
RALEIGH—Dr.''77. A. Royster,
well-known local surgeon. defend
ant in $25,000 malpractice suit
brought by Mary White Nash, of
Louisburg, denies on stand in Wake
county superior court that crippled
condition of girl is result of his
neglect.
CHARLOTTE?—c77>. Shaw. Char
lotte traveling salesman, whose hunt
for wife has proven fruitless since
her disappearance September 9, says
he is convinced she is dead or in- 1
mate of some asylum. No reason
for disappearance of this woman,
aged fifty-one, is known.
Dr. Colin
Shaw and Julian Keith are hunting
for ducks, boat, paddled by negro
overturns. Helpless negro is brought
ashore b.v heroic efforts of Dr. Shaw
after being swept far down river.
When found negro is dead and Dr.
Shaw is unconscious from exhaus
tion.
RALEIGH.—B?7CLacy, who will
be sworn in early in January for
seventh consecutive term as state
treasurer, is only man now living
elected in 1900 and is oldest state of
ficer in point of service.
REIDSVILLE.—First shipment of
gold, sixty-four ounces. from re
cently reopened Rich Cog mine is
shipped to federal mint at Philadel
phia. Ore averages $7 per ton.
WILSON".— Receipts of tobacco for
season to December 6 were 45,052.-
110 pounds, for which average of
$26.75 per hundredweight, or $12,-
073,179 was paid.
ROCKY MOUNT.—Seasons total
sales of tobacco were 13,375,000
pounds on December 6, averaging
price being $24.80 per hundred
weight.
RALEIGH. —M. 1.. Shipman. com
missioner of labor and printing, in
biennial report to legislature, urges
enactment of group of laws protect
ing interests of workingmen and
women, including industrial injury
law, limiting hours of work by wom
e* and children and declare favor
of eight-Jiour daj’ in industry.
RA LEIGH. — Information received
here says Chief Justice Taft has in
dorsed I. W. Meekins, of Elizabeth
City, Republican leader in state, for
vacant eastern North Carolina dis
trict federal judgeship.
SPENCER. —Fireman Mose Smith
is taken to hospital, seriously in
jured, and Andrew Fiefield. of
Canada, visiting sister. Mrs. Miles
Johnson, of Spencer, is injured in |
spectacular automobile collision.
RALElGH.—lnstitute for county i
and city health officers of state is '
conducted by Dr. W. S. Rankin, !
state health officer, and assistants !
under auspices of state board of I
health. Inter< ■ training in epi-1
demiologx- is given.
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c , This sample chart Illustrates lst p r i ze .$50.00 $500.00 $1,000.00
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READ THESE SIMPLE RULES
'Ais contest is open to bona fide residents of Georgia and adjoining In case of ties, as many prizes will be ics'rved as
states, namely, Alabama. Florida, North and South Carolina and Tennessee. ant- tied before any are awarded J’ rlzes LL.Jn,” C u j, r „ « 8 ’n,-2
Etnplo'.ees of Th Atlanta Journal or members of their immediate families other puzzle will be submitted to the contestants who ai . uea - 1 or , . .'
are barred from participation in this game. ample; If four contestants are tied for L’
... .. ... fourth and fifth prizes will r6S“i'vcd for thche contestants to be awaraen
Mistakes in adding figures will disqualify your answer. them in the order in which they stand as to their solution of the subse-
A contestant may submit as many solutions as desired providing that quent tie-breaking puzzles. The next highest to the four would be awarded
each solution after the first one is accompanied by one or more subscrip- sixth place.)
lions for six months each.
No solution can he amended after it is once registered. IZT'\Zor'\ * ' 1 ir ’ '‘ ;a lng r ' v/ ' 7 ' 6 * l G ’®
The contestant whose correct total sum of all the numbers contained ’LI a9!)(73) 46 64 33 (16/xPy'PS' chatt shown here, only larger, and
in the blocks construe’t-d ac idri': t > tir ■.‘■tri.r tr,i's v -u i n- ;u containing three figures to a number
tisement is the largest will be awarded first prize in this game and the |j 74 jg Jj je than
coutfstant \..ios t < rr. l.e n<\t a -c.-, « 't a a.uea Svcu.cj ' ....
prize, and so on till all the 30 prizes have been awarded. -- -. 50 to z? problem will consist in drawing a con-
The best chart will be reproduced in The Journal at close of contest. Ji o! (JO) co Io 31 \Qc/ J? tinuous chain of circles across the
° y This a contest k runs front 7)117th. 19’24. to Jan. 31. 1925. midnight. 55 13 (7j) 99 61 40 ®99 64 so as to enclose a certain num-
and no solution* will be counted on which the postmark of the mailing n ber of numbers, lhe contestant
office shows a l iter date than that specified above. 70'15. (73) 81 34 P (73)36 45 series of numbers add up to the l ai 'U-
Onlv one prize will be paid to any p rson, household or group ot per- ’ / K-z est sum total will be the winner, and
\ a „ hoM „ „ oop 91 «@9B 29 96®J6 85 Sim'S
CA 07 HI 7ft U frt '■ . . f S
worked cut m c:on betv.e?.'. such members, such solutions may be re- 69 u/ V* /V j th**. <an be made in a straight line,
jected and the solutions return’d and the subs liptions declined. I ... ■rr ' ■ and other details.
The Atlanta Journal is to decide any questions arising during this ■ . . . x i
contest which are not covered by herc-’n published rules, and each con- If necessary to eliminate further tics on solving this puzzle, another
testant agrees to abide by said ruling. chart will be given with different rules as to how the figures must be
The Atlanta Journal is not responsible for remittances or solutions sent added or combined to obtain the largest surn total or greatest difference be-
them until said remittances or solutions have been received by them. tween certain numbers and certain other niKnbers. This will be repeated
As soon after the close of the contest a= possible The Atlanta Journal four times if necessary, and should fnere *=vi| bo ties pach tying contestant
will publish the names and addresses of the winners. will be given the full value of the tied for. lhe same rule for coj-,
lusion will apply as in the puzz •
Address AH 1 < mi:n•< tn Contot Manager The .Atlanta Journal, .Atlanta, Ga.
TIESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1921.