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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14
SIGH OF Relief
GREETS TRUCE.
DUBLIN A PEACEFUL CITY AFTER
MONTHS OF WAR.--MAY BE
PERMANENT.
TERMS OF ARMIsTICE FIXED
Lloyd George and De Valera viii Con.
fer soon-AIl South ireland and
All England Hope for Perma-
nent Peace.

London With something like an
immense sigh of relief the entire coun-
try has greeted the news OF the cessa-
ton Of warfare in ireland and Eamonn
de Vaelra's coming conference with
the British prime minister at London,
which 1t is fervently hoped will lead
to full restoration of peace, the pros
poets of which even the more cautious
political observers regard as brighter
than for long time.
The careful wording of Mr.. De va
lera's acceptance of conference is in
terpreted in some quarters of the Irish
republican leader feeling his way with
his own followers. 1t is thought, how
ever, that a truce deliberately embark
ed upon cannot well be deliberately
discarded, and that alone is consid-
Grafton of great promises
The terms of the truce were agreed
to at British military headquarters in
Dublin. The provisions of the truce
cover fully all the ground for tenn
porary peace between the active Irish
workers and the crown forces. AL at
tacks, searches and raids, surveillance
and provications are to be abandoned
by both sides.
Mr.. De Valera's acceptance of the
responsibility for fulfillment of the
truce by the Irish republican army is
held to dispel the idea in some quar-
tiers that the activities of the Sim Fem
are beyond control of the political
chiefs. Whether that is SO will be
tested by the course Of events after
the truce comes into effect.
Sir Hamar Greenwood, chief secre-
tary for ireland, will remain at the
Irish office watching the situation
AS Sir James Craig, the Ulster pre-
mier, is remaining in London, it is
that Premier Lloyd Georges
principal task will be to bring him and
Mr.. De Valera together.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14
SHAKEN
by BIG SCANDAL
MIDNIGHT FRoLIc ENDS IN DE
MANDs TO PAY LARGE sum
As HUSH MONEY.
Ex.MAYOR CuRLEY NAMED
luxor, LasI<y and Others Figure In Al
tempt to "Hush" a Road House
Party-Removal Of District
Attorney Sought.

Boston.-The disclosure that former
Mayor James M. Curley had partici-
pated in the activities involved in the
charges of Attorney General ]. Wesley
Allen seeking the removal of District
Attorney Nathan A. Tufts Of Middlesex
county, came upon the opening of the
trial before five justices Of the state
supreme court. Prominent officials and
others damned the courtroom to hear
the case, which promises to be most
sensational Of its kind here in years.
A midnight frolic Of four years ago
at Mishawum Manor, a roadhouse in
Woburn, said to have been conducted
by woman known as Brownie Ken
nedy," whose guests included several
motion picture producers, was de-
scribed.
Allen alleges, among other things,
that Tufts was concerned in a con-
spiracy by which the motion picture
men paid 100000 to escape prosecu.
ton threatened on account of their
presence at the Mishawum dinner
party.
Adolph Zukor and Jesse Lasky, the
two most prominent motion picture
producers in the country and heads Of
the concern which produces the Para.
mount pictures, are mentioned in the
case.
The affair at Mishawum Manor took
place, according to the charge, March
6, 1917. 1t followed dinner to FATTY.
Arbuckle at the Copley Plaza hotel in
this city. About twenty or twenty-five
persons were present at the Woburn
party, and there were ten or twelve
women at the house. The company re.
NAMED from midnight until about
am. The bill for the dinner there
amounted to $1,000, and Hiram Abb
rams, one of the motion picture men,
said he paid It.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14
new TARIFF BILL
IS CONDEMNED
DEMOCRATS cay IT PAvEs WAY
FOR INCREASE IN FREIGHT
RATES SOON.
HEAVY ATTACK IN HOUSE
Representative Collier Charges Chair
man Fordney Applied Gag Rule In
Committee HearIng-Repub-
leans Retallate.

Washington.-The Fordney tariff
bill has been alternately condemned
and praised in the house. In a speech
which drew repeated rejoinders from
republicans, Representative Collier OF
Mississippi, a democratic member of
the ways and means committee,
charged that Chairman Fordney had
permitted the committee to hear only
one side of the case in framing the
measure.
Mr.. Collier declared the American
people had asked for duty free meat,
and they got lava and skeletons; that
they asked for free sugar and got
Chinese joss sticks.
This Fordney bill has put rates so
high" he said, that the people will
suffer deprivation. The bill let's
leeches in without duty. American
leeches have been hanging around the
ways and means committee for
months, asking for rates so high that
they would draw the very life blood
Of the people, and l fail to see the
logic of letting the other leeches in
without being taxed upon their Ameri.
can valuation"
Asked by Chairman Fordney If he
meant to call Louisiana sugar plan:-
ers leeches because they wanted a
tax on sugar, Mr.. Collier replied:
If any man wants to tax all the
people simply for his own selfish in
terests then let the cap fit him, re-
CARELESS of where he might live"
Mr.. Collier declared the Fordney
rates would be 40 to 40 per cent
higher" than those of the Payne-Ald-
rich tariff, which swept the repub-
hcans out of power"
How are you going to vote on the
cotton SCHEDULED" asked Representa-
tive Knutson, republican, Minnesota.
Against it," retorted the Mississip-
pi member. you can't fool me with
any such humbug."
Asked by Representative Longworth,
republican, Ohio, whether he favored
permanent retention of the Under,
wood rates, Mr.. Collier referred to the
Underwood act as the greatest tariff
law ever enacted" Some of it's rates,
he added, might profitably be re-
duced."
He charged that Chairman Fordney
in the committee hearings was will
ing to listen to testimony only If the
witness wanted tariff wall as high
as it could be built.
Mr.. Collier declared that in putting
steel rails on the dutiable list the re.
publicans were paving the way for
higher freight rates, since all the in
crease in cost must be borne by the
railroads.
The additional cost Of steel, both
for the railroads and structural opera
tons, he added, will find its way
eventually into the Golfers of "the
steel trust" which he described as
the heaviest contributor to the last
republican campaign fund.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14
STILL OPERATORS
may LOSE HOMES
GOVERNMENT YIELDS TERRIFIC
WEAPON TO ENFORCE COL
LECTION or TAXES.
WARRANT OF DIsTRAIN1
Internal Revenue Service Makes Col.
lection Of Tax Regardless of
Whether the Accused Person
Is Guilty.

Memphis.-The property seized OF
Caesar Cattaneo under warrant Of dis.
traint for Illicit distilling will be sold
at public aution for cash, on Wednes,
day, July q, 121, in front of the post.
office, Capleville, Tenn.
Now comes the internal revenue ser
vice with the old, old warrant of dis
traint as an element in the matter of
Illicit distilling and possession of liq-
uor unlawfully. And persons who are
engaged in this violation of the ma
tional prohibition act and those who
contemplate taking it us as a means
of acquiring money will do well to give
heed to the operation of this warrant.
1t should be understood that the rev.
enue department has nothing to do
with the prosecution of cases coming
under the prohibition act. That branch
Of the government has to do only with
the collection of the tax which the
government demands for the distilling
of liquor or for the sale of liquor. The
fact that such distilling is prohibited
by law does not relieve any persons
from payment of the assessment which
is levied on the product, for this must
be paid the government whether 1t is
produced lawfully or unlawfully.
The enforcement of the prohibition
act and the prosecution OF cases aris-
ing out of such violation is vested in
other branches of the government.
Therefore, the revenue department
does not wait until person charged
with violation Of the law is convicted
before descending with demand for
the required tax. The procedure
briefly is this. The prohibition en-
forcement officer makes a raid. He
finds a still Of liquor An arrest may
be made or not. He makes a report
to the district prohibition enforce
ment office. That office reports to-
the internal revenue department. The
word is sent to the collector Of in
ternal revenue in the district in which
the violation occurred. The deputy
collector proceeds to collect Uncle
Sans tax.
Assuming the tax or assessment is
not paid, the deputy collector, under
the warrant of distraint, is empow.
cred to seize any property whatsoever,
located at any place, and sell the
same for the assessment. 1t may be
the personal property of any nature,
such as clothing, furniture, automo-
bile, stock, money in the bank, or
anything of like nature.
1t may be the realty of the person
named in the prohibition officers re-
port. His home may be taken and
sold, or other realty he owns. Fur.
thermore, it is not necessary that the
property sold under the warrant of
distraint be located in the state where
the alleged offense was committed.
The government looks to securing the
payment OF the assessment regardless
Of where the property is located.
It may appear as queer, in fact, may
seem harsh, that property can be
seized and sold without the owner
thereof being found guilty first. But
it is done and 1t readt1v must be seen
what terrific club the government
Yields in securing payment Of the tax
it exacts from the illegal liquor
maker.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14
strong Farm Bureau.

Dallas, Texas. contends with
Ohio for the distinction Of having the
third strongest state farm bureau or.
ganization in the United States, ac-
.cording to reports issued by the Amer.
lean Farm Bureau Federation. In less
than year 1877 county farm bureaus
have been set up by the Texas farm
bureau federation, of which J. T. Orr
Is president and c. o. Moser Of Dallas,
Il secretary.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14
GIVE WOMEN VOTERS AGE.

6rookfleld Assessors Take Ingenious
Advantage Of OFFICIAL Prerosatlve.
North Brookfield, Mass--It was only
80 in the shade when the assessors
posted the list Of 300 female voters in
the town, but 1t was estimated to be
100 Id the assessors office when 1t be.
came known that each name was fol :
lowed by the age Of the voter.
Not satisfied with storming the as-
SCISSORS office, many OF the women
attacked the list with erasers. The
list was accepted as authority for set
thing many long standing arguments as
to age.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14
WILLIAM OBJECTS TO rAcEs.
Claims He ls Not Free Citizen, But
ls a Prisoner.

London.-Former Emperor William
is in conflict with the municipal coun-
Gil at Doom over the question of pay
ing local taxes and the pressure OF the
law is threatened to enforce payment,
according to a Doom dispatch to the
Daily Mail.
William is said to contend that the
municipality is not entitled to demand
the tax because he-came to Holland
"unwittingly," and practically held
a prisoner, therefore he is not liable to
taxation like a free citizen.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14
New waoe Guarantee.

Chicago. daily guarantee to
railroad passenger engineers and fire
men was increased to $3.50 for the
former and s5.O5 for the latter n an
Interpretation OF the railroad labor
boards 1920 wage award decision, Is
sued by the board. The Interpretation
was to clear up the question Of guaran-
tees established by the railroad admin
israion,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14

Mandan, S. D.-Hail covered gulIics
to depth Of IS inches in the vicinity
of the Standing Rock Indian reserva,
ton. It fell accompanied by what was
described as cloudburst. There was
terrific wind and buildings were
razed around Fort Yates.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14
SLEW MAN FOR MONEY.

Two Held In Connection With Tusole
Killing Confess Their Guilt.
Pensacola, Fla.-Two men charged
with the murder Of John M. Tuggle.
Of Chipley, Fla, near Deerland, In
OAIxalOosa County, Fla, July 4, have
been arrested at cambridge, Ga, &C.
cording to information received here.
The men, who gave their names as
Joe Martin, Of Brunswick, Ga, and
Jim Lingo Of Camden County, Ca,
are alleged to have confessed TO Sher-
III Martin Of cambridge.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14
Mo.LIauor VI ID. "a.

Nogales, Ariz.- Customs officers
here have received 4 telegram from
washington directing them TO permit
no more liquor consigned to points IN
Mexico to pas through the United
states rorts after July is.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14
FUND FOR SERGEANT YORK.
Greatest Hero World War in Danger
Of Losing His Farm.

Evansville, Ind.-Walter A. Thomas,
veteran conductor on the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois railroad here, walked
into local newspaper office and with
donation of SIS started a fund for
the relief of Alvin G. York, Tennessee
mountaineer and soldier in the world
war, who is said to be in danger Of
losing his farm because he is not able
to pay mortgage of $12,5OO. The
fund he started will be known as Help
. Hero Fund.-" and Thomas believes
that people in many states will sub
scribe to the fund when they learn
Of 1t. York is the man who In a single
handed engagement killed rs German
soldiers, captured So machine guns
and captured 1872 German prisoners.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14
STEAMER NAMED FOR MEMPHIS
Miss Mary 5udd Stewart Was Sponsor
At Launching.

Mobile, Ala.-The steamer Memphis
City, 10000 tons, built of all Alabama
steel, was launched very successfully
at the plant of the Cdickasaw Ship
building and Car company, subsidiary
OF the United States Steel corporation.
The vessel took the water gracefully
down the ways midst the blowing Of
whistles, ringing Of bells and the plaud-
its Of the thousands Of persons gath
cred to witness the event.
Memphis, on the Mississippi. in
whose honor the new steel commerce
carrier is named, sent delegation Of
lovely women and few business men,
headed by Mayor Rowlett Paine, TO
participate in the ceremonies Of the
occasion.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14
cuts WlfO's Throat.

Benton, Ark.-Aubrey Nantz. 30, Is
n jail hers awaiting preliminary en-.
animation on charge Of murder. FOL.
lowing his alleged confession that Ne
killed hio wife. Mrs. Bessie Nanta. 25.
~ cuttlnR her throat
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14

Memphis. Conductors, motoFmen
and, In fact, all employees Of the Mem.
phis street railway company have lined
up determinedly against a proposed ~
cent an hour cut In wages, notide Of
which was served on them on July 2.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14
Traffic In Yellowstone.

Bozeman. Mont--Yellowstone park
officials announced that 1896 motor.
cars, carrying S,s4S passengers. enter
ed the park IN June this year as
against 1923 cars, carrying $500 pas
sengers a year ago.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14
aronx KIds on Strike.

New York. Proclaiming Themselves
on strike against the high price Of
cream sodas more than 1000 Bronx
boys and girls paraded with the hope
Of bringing their favorite drink down
to the old.tiIne nickel price.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14
OIL AT BONNEVILLE.
New Field Assured, Report.-FIow ls
Fifty RarreIs Daily.

Bonneville, Ark.-Oil, with an esti-
mated flow of fifty barrels daily, has
been discovered in the Pitts-Stryker
well, five miles southwest of Boone
vile. Drilling is being continued night
and day in the hope Of discovering
greater pool of oil in a deeper sand.
The well is located in Section 26-528.
The presence of new Arkansas oil
field was assured when steady show
ing Of oil was found in balling out the
well after drilling only a few feet in
the sand.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14

81. Louis. Decreased use Of intoxt
cants has had q marked effect upon
the number Of heat prostratlon cases
IA ST Louis, according 70 pr. Rolla
HENRI supsrintendsnt q eisy hospital
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14
FIrs destroys Tue.

New Orieans.-The self-propelleu
barge Merriwether caught fire while
being towed across Lake Pontchar-
train to Vaudeville for repairs. and
was totally destroyed.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14

7 st. Louis Whole families IA the ru-
raj communities CT Missouri have been
found to be victims Of trachoma, &C
cording to survey Of the Missouri
commission for the blind.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14

Washington. President and Mrs.
Harding left washington for a week
end cruise on the presidential yacht
Mayflower, in the lower Potomac ana
Chesapeake bay.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14

Toulon. France Grown Prince Hir-
ohito Of Japan has sailed for Nanlss
on the Japanese hattIeship Katori The
escort consisted or the japanese bet.
tleuhip Kasmhlma and French torpedo
boats.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14
DIES FROM POISON.

oenatured Alcohol Fatal to Nashville
Man Found In Memphis.
Memphis.-The body of man, iden.
titled as James Owens of Nashville,
Tenn, was found by police in the Illi-
nois Central railroad yards at the foot
OF Market avenue. Death, physicians
say, was caused by denatured alcohol,
containing poison. Owens had been
dead for some hours when discovered,
police said.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14
MErEoas CAUSE OF HEAT.
Unusual Downpour on Sun Increases
Surface Temperature.

Vallejo, Cal. - The extraordinary
warm weather Of the present summer
is caused by an unusual downpour Of
meteors on the sun, increasing its ra-
diation and effective surface tempera-
ture, in the belief Of Prof. T. ]. J. See,
government astronomer at the Mare Is
land navy yard.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14
LEGION WIRES HARDING.

valley group IN Cnlcaoo Meetino FTo-
tests Against Bonus Delay.
Chicago.-American Legion depart
mental commanders Of six states, in
conference here. sent message to
President Harding asking him to re-
consider his position in seeking to post
pone passage of the bill for adjusted
compensation for ex-service men and
women.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14
pERsHINo TO 90 HONOR.
Will 0peak Strictly at Funeral Services
1900 Overseas Veterans.

Washington, - Gen. Pershipg has
gone to attend funeral services at Ho-
boken, N. j., for more than 1900 Amer
lean soldier dead, whose bodies have
been brought back from France. He
will speak briefly at the service.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14

0ulfport- The French steamer which
left 0ulfport with lumber cargo for
Rnenos Aires suffered IN accident to
ttr engine while crossing Ship Island
80 about Is miles or the coast. She
- towed 20 Pensacola, where repairs
m Is miafA
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-22
ANT|-LYNCH|NC BILL
TAKEN Up IN HOUSE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-Given
the right of way after a bitter fight,
the Dyer anti-lynching bill was to be
take up in the house today for gen.
eral debate under a program agreed
upon by house leaders which will
bring it to vote probably lmmedl-
ately after the Christmas recess. AL
though the measure is taken up un-
der rule limiting general debate to
ten hours, which was adopted last
night by vote of 10 to AZ, leaders
have agreed not to press it to final
vote before the recess, which Will
probably begin Thursday. 1t will be
debated until that time, it was said.
Repeated roll calls demanded by
Representative Garrett, of Tennes-
see, the Democratic leader, who dl-
rected the opposition to the bill. de-
layed the vote ,on taking it up for
more than two hours last night, after
it had been bitterly assailed in debate
by the opposition, led by southern
members, and as strongly defended
by it's proponents.
Lynchings would lie increased by
making them federal offenseS, Rep
resentative Aswell, Democrat, Louis
lana, told the house Monday in a
speech opposing the anit-lynching
bill He said the proposal was Uncon-
stitutional, would arouse local antag-
onism and stimulate the mob spirit
while doing nothing "to remove the
cause, check the criminal or prevent
mob action"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-22

GRAIN

CHICAGO, Dec. o1.-Business in the wheat
pit was exceedingly dull the first hour to-
day but greater activity developed during
the subsequent trading. The passage of the
Russian relief bill by the senate and No.
vember exports of 19,4o3, 600. bushels OF
wheat and flour from this country, which
exceeded expectations induced little buy
ing at the start. Locals sold and forced
reaction but commission house buying on
the dip was broad enough to absorb offerings
and later local shorts. bid up prices when
they covered. On the buges commission
houses supplied the demand. Continued dry
weather and wintry temperatures started a
bull movement in July and the new crop
month showed much strength. Milling de-
mand for wheat was slow. Seabbard adj
vfsed that the demand there was Of holt
day character. Both the southwest and
northwest advised of indications for small
receipts.
Wheat closed strong, ~ to 25sc net
higher.
There was some buying of corn for south
west account and later there was good buy
ing induced by reports of good export de-
mand. 1t is believed that exporters are ac-
cumuating corn in anticipation of the Rus
sian relief demand. Local shippers say sea-
board bids are too low but they were not
too low for some them to dispose yer
100, 900 bushels. In fact, it is known
fact that yesterdays business was larger
than expected. Cold weather is expected to
stimulate consumption. Receipts were big.
Corn closed firm. is to 1850 net higher;
Oats were dull and the market followed
the trend of other grains. Trade is withous
feature. Cash premiums were half to s4c
lower. Shipping demand slow.
Provisions were quiet and unchanged.
Smaller packers bought little lard.
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS
The following ruling prices ID
The exchange t~lGy: