Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-17

During July, under strike conditions
the Southern railway system did moi
annual single passenger train, but
operated 1928 such trains, of which
"a per cent reached final terminal on
time and "a per cent maintained their
schedule while on the Southern's rails
Announcement to this effect was
made by Vice President H. w. Miller,
in charge of operation.
Domestic
Investigation Of charges that undue
methods of practice are being employ.
ed by the trade in restraining natural
operations of the law of supply and
demand and depressing cotton prices,
was proposed in a resolution introduc-
ed by Senator Smith, democrat, South
Carolina. The resolution was referred
to the agricultural committee.
A battle over moonshine still be-
tween mountaineers and prohibition Of
ficers in the hills north of Stephenson,
Washington, resulted in the death Of
two men and the serious wounding Of
third.
Mrs. Annie Enger, so, Of Detroit,
Mich, is near death as the result of
an attack upon her by man named
Witt, whom, 1t is said, engaged in an
Illicit love affair with her daughter.
The police also claim Witt killed Mrs.
Engels husband.
Death claimed one Of the eight men
shot down in a crowded lower East
Side street when they tried to halt
four gunner fleeing In an automobile
after an attempt to kill Joseph Kas.
ceria.
For second time, the joint inter.
state conference of coal miners and
operators delayed action to permit the
holdout Illinois operators to decide
whether they would participate in
negotiations that may end the soft
coal strike.
Cable communications between Great
Britain and the United States were re-
Gently delayed from ten to twelve
hours, putting the foreign exchange
business at the New York bank at
standstill and affected other trade in
that city and elsewhere.
The arsenic murder fiend" who slew
six and endangered the lives of 100
in New York City ten days ago, found
five victims at Pittston, Pa, who had
purchased cakes baked in New York
City.
Scobee Hardman, %, farmer, was
arrested at Winchester, KY, on
warrant charging him with the muir.
der of Leon Renaker, wealthy produce
merchant, whose body was found in
his home July 26, by Mrs. Renaker,
on her return from visit. Renakers
skull had been crushed with blunt
instrument. Rewards totaling $4,000
have been offered for information lead.
Ing to the conviction Of the slayer.
Edna Fansheld. of Flint, Mich, was
told by her mother to go in the yard
and kill a. chicken. She replied that
she had rather kill herself than her
little baby chickens, and tried to poi.
son herself, but was saved by an older
sister.
Three were killed and one hurt in
/ collision between a passenger train
and an auto near Wister, Okla. The
driver OF the car was not seriously in.
|ured.
George D. Cooper was instantly kill
ID by Charles Hundershot, deputy
sheriff at Masked Tree, Ark, after
Cooper had fired three shots into the
body of Deputy Frank Marker in er.
,isting arrest.
Wisconsin and Chicago bankers will
meet at Madison, Wis, with directors
If the Wisconsin Cooperative Tobacco
Marketing association, in the state mar
zeting department, to lay plans for the
financing Of the tobacco placed in the
,ool.
It Is announced in Cleveland, Ohio,
hat settlement OF the soft coal strike |
inder a definite plan may result in
he making of wage agreements on
a national basis. In the
main the plan provides resumption Of |
;oal production by union miners under
wage scales that existed when the
Itrike began April 1, and for the APP
continent of an advisory commission
Il inquiry within the coal industry.
he personnel to be approved by Pres.
dent Harding.
"Big Tim" Murphy. Chicago labor
eader, has been freed Of charge Of
murder made in connection with build
ng trades outbreaks Of two months
go.
Frank Kensel, Is. gave his life to
ave three women near West Orange,
I. j. He could not swim, but he
card the women in a whirlpool yelling
Of help. He loosed HE huld on the
ope ne was holding and threw It to
Ne women, who were rescued BY two
xpert swimmers. In few moments
he dead body Of the boy washed b
lith tho notsam and iotsam