davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Southern herald., 1922-08-25

A good deal of complaint, is being
heard from visitors to the capital on
account OF the excessive cost incident
to the necessary campaign expenses
in a primary election. 1t is being
pointed out that many poor but wor-
thy men and women cannot afford to
aspire to county, legislative and state
offices, because of the cost of cam
paigning, and the burdens of paying
to get their names on the tickets es-
pecially for state offices, which is
enormous. In some states the cost of
tickets and other printing is paid for
by the state the same as at regular
elections.
The Southern herald., 1922-08-25

There is said to be great activity in
the state highway department, and the
indications are that there will be more
road building in Mississippi during
the present year than ever before.
Broken links are being connected up
on many trunk lines and where the
state highway commission takes over
these lines they are maintained out of
federal funds, thus relieving the coun.
ties of the expense, and leaving them
with more money to maintain county
roads.
The Southern herald., 1922-08-25

The state board Of election com.
missioners, composed of the governor,
the attorney general and the secre-
tary Of state, will meet shortly and
name three election commissioners
for each Of the 80 counties in Missis.
sippi. The terms of the incumbent
commissioners expire on August 81.
1t is reported that number of appli-
cations from various counties are from
women and in aprobability a woman
will be named in various counties
throughout the state.
The Southern herald., 1922-08-25

Following swift upon the primary
election for United States senator, 8
congressman, a supreme court judge
for the southern district OF Missis.
sippi, and 10 chancellors and II cir
cut judges, the primary campaign for
nomination of all offices from govern
or to constable, may now be said to
be fairly launched. The primary cleo
ton for these offices will not take
place until next August the date to
be fixed by the state executive COM
mittee, but already there are a num-
Der of announcements for state offices,
with tentative candidates for others,
and the indications point to a very
large crop Of county and legislative
candidates.
The Southern herald., 1922-08-25

Coal mines at Palmer and Tracy
City have resumed operation.
The Southern herald., 1922-08-25

The amendment submitted by the
legislature providing for the taking
Of the trunk highways out of the
hands of boards of supervisors in the
81 counties and placing them under
the control of the state highway com.
mission, in order that Mississippi may
reap the benefits of millions of dol.
lars appropriated by congress which
1t will lose If the amendment fails Of
adoption, appears to be growing more
popular every day Visitors to the
capital state that thousands of people
who would not otherwise go to the
polls in November, are not only going
to be there this time, to vote for this
constitutional amendment so that Mis-
sissippl will not lose this money, but
that they are going there also to vote
on the mortmain and other amend
ments, which are to be adopted or re
iected on November Z.
, 1922-03-03
CAS- SHIPMENTS
FOR MONTH HERE
AMOUNT To FIVE
MILLION Gals.
Movement Is Largely for
Export, Large Supplies
Being Stored for Home
Consumption, Report

Although the Standard Oh
company shipped nearly s.
Oo0,000 gallons of gasoline
for foreign trade during the
month of February, announce
ment made by T. S. Cooke,
Rocky Mountain manager CT the com
pany. indicates that shipments for
domestic consumption is still a negiig-
fhle quandty.
An OF he gasoline shipped VIA The
burlington and Illinois Central rail
roads to Baton Rouge. La. for foreign
trade was consigned from plant No. >
OF tho refinery here. Plant No . K
the unit that formerly comprised the
Midwest refinery
An shipments vas made from this
plant because OF the stipulation in the
foreign contract that all gasoline ship
ped must be n virgin cut or no first
gasolfne removed from Crude oil before
tho oil Is rerun under Barton pressure
processes patented by the standard for
removing gasoline
In the meantime the product of
plants Nos 1 and 2 is going into stor'
age in order to mako available a SIP
ply that will stand the drains Of do
mesfic consumption during tho sum
mer months. While these plants have
a market for the product It is compare
lively sual. at this time OF the year.
The actual shipment from the refin'
cry here on the foreign contract dur
ing February was 4.S0o, 900 gallons- TIC
move this gasoline It required 4s0 cars
or eight trains OF so cars each with an
average capacity of 200 barzels-or sto.'
600 gallons
This shipment shows n slight de
crease as compared with january ship
ments OF 5000, 600 gallons of gasoline
In order to fulfil h 100. 600. 900 gal
lon contract during 1922, b Stand
ard company viii have to virtually
double the monthly average the re
mainfng 10 months OF the year.
In the meantime the domestic de
mznd VIII have Increased and the
plants here VIII have to turn u a ga
pacity yfeid I keep abreast Of the de
mand.
At the present time me capacity OF
the refinery plants her is $4,000 a
rels greater than the capacity OF the
plants one month ago. The daily
charging capacity has now BEEN in
creased TO $4,000 barrels OF rude a
day and within the next few days win
be increased TO As. 1000 in aecoruance
with a prediction made by MI. Cooke,
two week ago.
The refinery was enabled to tncrcase
its charging capacity due to ths TACT
that the first unit of new steam stills
has been completed. The steam stills
are known as a finishing process
Wider range in finishing refined pro
ducts enables more rapid charging OF
crude oil thus increasing tho refined
output, both in quantity and quality
OF product
The increased capacity represents an
addition OF 5000 barrels of oil a day.
in the oil run at the plant as compared
with the latter days OF February The
new finishing units will be put in full
operations in the next few days en-.
abling tho Standard company to make
another increase of 1000 barrels daily.
The plant capacity will be added to
further as soon as demand warrants
and as soon as facilities at h plant
are increased to meet the operating
demand.
, 1922-03-03

The perfected plan will be suhmtt
ted to the majority membership Mon
day. Chairman Fordney and other
members said they did not thing it
would be ecessary to present the
bin to a Republican conference, but
added that the measure probably would
not be reported to the house for ton
days or two week. so as to give mem
bers ample time in which to study
tho compromises
One important change IN the orig
inal adjusted service certificate title
was made today and members estimat-
cd that this would reduce the total Ill
innate cost of the bonus by perhaps
as much as half q billion dollars.
Under this change the face value of
tho certificate would be the gum of
the adjusted service pay plus rs per
cent, instead Of 40 per cent as orig
inally proposed plus interest at the
rate Of Az PEI cent q year, com
pounded annually.
Tho maximum interest rates which
banks could charge In making Loans
to the soldiers of the certt--etss rvas
fixed at the amount OF the ~retiiscoun'
rate charged by the regional fedora
reserve banks Plus two e cent
Under q new provision. IL y servtcs
man defHuieed in payments Of tht
bank and the bank made demand or
tho government, at tho end of thre<
years for the lnpun duo. tho govarn
ment, instead OF taking over and car
|rying the loan, would cnsh tho certin
cate Mt its then value
- ~ A. -~-a,- - - -
tincGtos and heid them untu maturity
twenty years nfter their issue, It wa,
estimated that the cost OF tho bonut
to the government would DO appeal
mntofy $4,000. oo0, 900.
It was figured however. that through
borrowing and forfcitures this cos
would be reduced by something IKE .
billion doIlarA
, 1922-03-03
POLICE Commended FOR
LAW ENFORCEMENT WORK

The cooperation and assistance
which the Casper police department
under tho direction of Alexander Mis-
bet chief Of police is giving the Fed
eral Prohibition department drew
communication in a letter addressed
personally to Nj. Nisbet and signed
by NJ c. Wachtel, federal prohibition
director for this district
The operations Of the police depart
ment against bcotleggers. stn opera
tors and other persons charged with
violation Of prohibition laws are re-
ported in detail TO the federal author
itiea SO that they may proceed against
the offenders in both civil and Grim
inal actions IL they desire.
The commencation IN part received
by the local department, follows.
Kindly accept my thanks for fur
nishirg us with this information. I
think your office should be congratu-
lated pom the splendid work being
carried out
, 1922-03-03
Father Orders
Hin, to School,
Lad Kills Self

DETROIT. Mich. March 3.-Re-
senting and brooding over his faith
eris peremptory order that he must
continue to attend school. Arthur
Coleman. IA years old. shot and Kill
ed himself in his homo hero this
A bitter quarrel is said to have re-
suited from the fathers order. In
a note the boy left he babe his father
and step-mother farewell and added:
81 want to see mother"
Young Coleman Joined in family
prayer before retiring last night.
and according to his father, tossed
about In bcd until 4 o'clock this
morning. He then arose. obtained a
rifle. lay back on the bed and shot
himself through tho abdomen
, 1922-03-03
NO News FROM
ship REPORTED
TO BE SINKING

BOSTON. March a.-Radio stations
along the north Atlantic seaboard
today were actively seeking news from
the Norwegian steamer Grontoft, Gas
weston for Esbjerg. which was report
ed sinking yesterday with 20 men
aboard 500 miles southeast Of Cape
Race.
The latest word from The Gron.oft
said all har lifeboats had been smashed
by the stormy seas. The steamer Els
tonia was reported on her way to the
sinking steamer and mariners here be-
lieved the Estonia had reached the
Grontnft In time to save officers and
crew. Tho Grontoft Is n freishter of
1 ZOO toms
, 1922-03-03

OAiCy CuAC.
Sitton. who was employed by the
Union Pacific as a yard watchrnan,
challenged two negroes who were
crossing the railroad yards from South
Cheyenne whore tho burglary had
occurred The response was n shot
by n of the suspects. the bullet
striking Sitton in the breast As he
fell the negroes lied and hare not been
apprehended- sitton's death Is ex
pectcd momentarily-
The burglary at sIe Grant home WA
discovered by Mrs Grant The family
had been absent during tho evening.
She returned at 10 O'Clock and as she
started to enter tho front door she
caught sight of two negroes in the
hall. She slammed The door and ran,
screaming. but before neighbors vert
rallied by her alarm the .ntruders had
escaped Tho house had bean
thoroughly ransacked.
, 1922-03-03

toned by representatives Of the rail-
roads operating in h state. The
roads represented at tho hearing are
the Union Pacific. Colorado & South
ern, Chicago. Burlington & Quincy
and Chicago q Northwestern.
Numerous instances of glarins dis
crepancies and Determinations in in
tra-state rates between Cheyenne and
Wyoming points. as compared with
Denver and correspondinsiy distant
points and Salt lake City and CORE
~spondingly distant points were laid be
for tho commission by the Cheyenne
chamber of commerce. An interesting
point brought out was that the freight
rate from Hanna, wyo-. on coal is the
same TO Cheyenne as to Denver. while
the rate from Hanna to Carpenter,
only % miles forther thnn Cheyenne
and approximately So miles nearer
than Denver. $1-50 q tor greater thar
the ratio 10 Denver. The Cheyenne
Denver rate from Hanna is S2.62h and
that to Carpenter SAIL. Rates be
tween Cheyenne, a small jobbing cen
ter, and wyoming points. and Decrr. .
large tobbing center. and corrcspon
dinghy distant Colorado points. and
salt Lake, a large jobbing center. and
correspondingiy distant Utah ano
wyoming points. it further was con
tended, are SO disproportionate that n
blanket reduction of rs per cent ir the
Cheyenne rates would not effect an
equalization. Shippers at Denver and
Salt Lake. exhibits were presented to
, 1922-03-03

sent to the king his resignation of
the premiership, which he is now ng-
urativeiy carrying In his pocket.
Private meetings of politicians yes
terday teH to no announcement OF dc
velopments tending toward n solution
of the crisis Ono of them. indeed.
hardened the opposition of the die
hard" conservatives to Lloyd
Georges leadership.
This meeting was held in a COM
mittee, room of the house of COM
more. where more than eighty con-
scrvatfve members of the commons
and house of lords adopted a resoiu-
, 1922-03-03

establish. also are granted privileges
which arc denied to shippers at chcy-
enne and which effect a further and
serious discrimination against Chey-
emo as n 1obblnS center.
State Senator H. S. kirk Of I4ngie.
representing farmers OF Goshen coun'
ty. testified illuminating regarding In
terstate and ~intrastate freight rate
determinations. stating. among other
things. that the rate on potatoes be
tween Lingle and Casper. is 81 cents
per hundredweight. while the rate be
tween Lingle and Omaha which ID
moro than twice as far from Lngie as
is Casper. is only IS cent per hundred.
weight
Among witnesses at the hearing are
w. e. Baehr. Pinedale. wyo.. repre-
seuting the Pinedaie commercial club
f. A. Campbell, Lyman, Wyo., Lyman
boosters club: f. L. Coleman, billings
Mont, Sheridan commercial club
| Sheridan coutnty farm bureau and
Lowell Sewer Pipe company; c. II
Cook. Douglas. Wyo.. Douglas com
immunity club; John Comm. Lander
wyo., Lander commercial club ant
Riverton commercial club; l.. r. John
son, Sheridan. Wyo.. Sheridan com
mercia1 club and Sheridan county
farm bureau; Richard ottem. Douglas
wyo.. Douglas community club; ]. W
Slade. Lyman, Wyo-, Lyman CONNIE
cial club; Fred e. Warren. Cheyenne
Wyo., Cheyenne chamber of commerce
, 1922-03-03
PRISONERS BEAT ON BARS, CALL
FOR RELEASE AS PRISON BURNS

FORT MADISON. Iowa, March s.
@By The Associated Press1PHson-
ers of the Iowa state p~euitentiary
here beat upon the barr of their cells
and yelled for several hours early
today when fire caused damage esd-
mated at s25o.o0o to several buildings
within the prison walls.
There oes your old prison." and
let us out" the prisoners shouted to
guards who tried TO quiet them.
, 1922-03-03

A1AACN GnLl Win JLue% tnBlEns GOuns
ty attorney. relative to the governors
appearing before mo grand jury in
connection with tho failure II the
Bank Of Commerce OF okmulEec. As
the governor left Hepburn's private
Office. Hepburn turned TO w. II.
Crurne. a citizen. and asked him to
Introduce tho governor to the boys"
The governor shook hands with sew
eral persons when they reached Lyons,
who is president OF Inc Lyons Petrol
cum company. and lead Of tho de-
Dodtors' organization formed after
tho failure OF tho Bank OF Commerce.
&r. Crumo said: IT wan you TO
meet tho governor. Mr. Lyons"
II wouldn't shake nailds with the
--" said Lyons NTH an oath, ac-
cording 20 Crume and according to
Mr.. Lyons admission later.
Tho governor then attempted to
strike at Lyons with his right fist. &C
cording to h statement OF the affair
by Crumc, which both tho governor
and Lyons agreed to as correct First
accounts stated that Lyons struck the
nrut blow. State Senator G.. r. Hor-
ner. who was standing nearby. inter
cepted ths riow but In a moment the
state executive and the or man were
exchanging blow1 and struggling to
free themselves from the grasp OF
spectators WHO interviewed
A half dozen blows were exchanged,
according TO the spectators.
Governor Robertson attempted TO
remove his o%vercoat. meanwhile strug-
Cling. with men who intrfered-
Let mo 60" Governor Robertson
said IT am n man."
II will say this. that I can't be
bluffed physically. legally. or any
other way" tho executive, said ct
wonder IL the people know Lyons had
a deposit of s1s.75 in tho bank and
owed tho bank 10000 on a note.' he
inquired.
who started the flghtf- County
Attorney Hepburn asked pushing his
way through the crowd to where Gov.
ernor Robertson and Lyons stood fac.
ing each other. =
A spectator spoke up and said. 'Nr
Lyons started it."
Arrest him." Mr.. Hepburn ordered
When informed that Governor Rob
ertson was tho other principal in this
tight, County Attorney Hepburn or
dered his arrest but later told Sheriff
Sewers not to carry out the order.
Mr. Lyons is president OF the Lyons
Petroleum company and a director Of
the Guaranty State bank.
Tho governors offer to appear be
fore h grand jury had led to a dra
matte scene in the office of County
Attorney Hepburn just before the
fight The county attorney declared
Governor Robertson was seeking ia
supersede him in conducting the in.
v~estigation of the Bank of Commerce
affairs
No witness Is going before that jury
without my consent, 1 don't give a d.
II he is the governor" shouted Hep.
burn. pounding a desk with his
clenched fist IT am going to tell
you Just as I told George Short at.
torncy general to ton you the other
morning. that no man is going to sup.
ersede the county attorney If this
county"
Hepburn added: you haven't got
the power TO supersede me Governor"
You know better than that Jim, I
have the power to supersede you"
Governor Robertson replied.
Upon coming out of the conference
with h governor a moment before
the fight. County Attorney Hepburn
said
1T ave no statement to mako only
that 1 am county attorney OF Okmul
| gee county and ]. B. A Robertson is
governor OF Oklahoma"
, 1922-03-03

whom mediation broke down
through refusal of both MN own.
cru and strikers to submit theif Diff
ferenoea to the chairman OF the
state board of mediation and eoncil,
tation, Manufacturers maintained
that q large percentage OF the eper-
ativea desired to work at the 20
peF cent az the wages and the in
creased weykinH schedule offered
them, Wednesday night everseePa OF
the Hope Mills made n house to
heuse canvass. inviting operatives
, 1922-03-03
Rescuers Save
Lad Pinned In
Rock CreDice

SAN FRANCISCO. March a.
Eleven year old Harry Firpo. caught
and held prisoner in a crevice of the
boulders at Bakers Beach, in the
Richmond district this city for hours
last night waited for flood tide and
death. When the water was tapping
tho rocks a few inches from him.
he was rescued by life guards from
Fort Point His parents had missed
him early in the evening and sound
cd the alarm. He was in a hospital
recovering from bruises. exposure
and terror.
, 1922-03-03
CRIPPLE KILLS,
Then SUICIDES

SACRAMENTO. Cal, March s.
Earl Clark. crippled elevator operator,
shot and killed Mrs Emma Rust, rs,
wealthy widow. when she remonstrat-
ed with him for drinking. and Their
sent a bullet through his own brain in
Ter homo last night He was dead
when police arrived
, 1922-03-03
Merchant Marine
Harding's Hobby

WASHINGTON, March a.-Presi-
dent Hnrding'r one outstanding amhi-
ton In to be tho ~preaident In whose
administration the American merchant
marine was put back on tho seven
seas" Chairman Iaslter of the ship
ping board to-day declared In an ad,
dreas before the annual conversation OF
ina National Merchant Marine aaseci,
alton. Mr.. Lasker said the president
Informed him of this aim shortly after
h.s nomination al Chicago,
, 1922-03-03

Seven convicted murierers in the
death block were removed from their
cells without trouble when the fire
spread to that building.
The blaze destroyed the chat fac
tory. the largest industry at the pris.
on. caused heavy damage to the paint
shop, h laundry, tailor shop. one OF
the diningrooms, kitchen and the
chapel
At IL O'Clock the prison firemen
had It under control.
, 1922-03-03
LATE SUSPECTS INTHE TAYLOR
CASE TO BE FREED BY POLICE

LOS ANGELES. March s.-Unless
additional evidence against them Is
obtained. the six men arrested here
Tuesday on information purporting to
connect them with the murder Of VII
liam Desmond Taylor, film director,
will be released today, according to the
police.
Their release. it was said, would
mean the police a abandoned plans
to arrest q seventh mana motion pic
, 1922-03-03
TEXTILE WORKERS RIOT
STRlKERREAKERS MOBBED

HOPE. r. L. March a.-py Tho
Associated rresS@A Jew broken
beads remained today an souvenirs
of yesterdays first attsnpt to re.
open cotton mills closed by the
strike nearly six weehs ago, Mean,
while the results of the attempt
were debated throughout the Paw
tuxet and Aiaekstaae valleys whore
nearly 1900 textile workers p
cut,
The experiment was decided upeR
, 1922-03-03

CHICAGO, March 3. -
After lying on his jail cot for
forty days without opening
his eyes or uttering a word,
Harvey Church today broke
his silence five hours before
no was scheduled to be hanged for tho
brutal murder OF Bernard Daugherty
and Carl Ausmus. automobile sales-
men. whom he beat TO death to OBJ
tain n car to show off, in his home
town OF Adams. Wis. A plea from
his mother caused Church to speak.
Your father and mother are here.
Hnrvcy." Warden Westbrook told the
convicted man your mot er beea
you TO tall to her-and you have only
hvo more hours to live. VIII you talk
to themT-
Tho youthful murderer, whose
twitching eyelids have been the only
outward sign OF life during his self
imposed period of silence, turned over
on n side n mumbled-
what did you say7- asked the
warden leaning over h prisoner.
Father and mother@yes," came
back IN low hut plainly understood
words.
n prisoncr tossed hack and forht
several times as his parents were
brought into the cell. He refused to
say whether he would voluntarily cat
his MONDAY meal or whether It would
be necessary to continue the forcfble
feeding which has kept him alive dur.
ing the hunger and silence strike
During the visit OF his parents
Church gave no further heed to their
pleas that he talk. His mother, al
most too weak to walk. was assisted
to his bedside.
Harvey. won't you speak to your
mother?" shs said, but there was no
sign from the m~otionless prisone~
that he had heard.
His father kissed MIN twice and
/ begged him to speak. but his pleas
were of no avail. Church also re-
manned silent during pleas from his
sister and from his attorneys
As his sister was leaving the cell
no muttered. Sister, sister," but then
again became silent.
Mrs. Church collapsed, failing
across her som bed crying. Harvey.
my boy, speak to me. tell me about It
so they won't hang you
There was no response and Mrs
Church was carried from the cell
After the attempts to with
Church. his attorneys announced
hat they would make no further ef-
fort to prevent the execution, sched-
uled for 4 p. m. today.
Despite this announcement, Frank
Tyrrell. another attorney. appeared
before Judge Joseph David for a writ
OF habeas corpus on the ground that
tho sentence of death was Illegal be-
aus Church was not present at his
sanity hearing.
Judge David said he could not n
terrain tho petition.
At 2 O'Clock tho scafroId was COM
pleted and the chair in which Church
| Continued on Page Ninel
, 1922-03-03

ture actor-a possibility they an
nounced after a long questioning of
Mrs. John Rupp. housekeeper for the
men now in custody. who apprised the
detectives of her belief they were In
volved in the Taylor murder If the
six men are eliminated from suspicion.
the police said, they again will have
before them only the problem OF try
ing to locate Edward f. Sands, miss
ing former butIersecretary to Taylor.
, 1922-03-03

to rapport for duty Thursday morn
ing.
At half past six workers began to
drift toward the mills and were
greeted with 3eors. Militia moved in
to form linez parallelinE tho pick
etera,
Then TOR the frat time IN weeks
the mil whistle sounded, calling the
operatives to work, Twentysfour IA
all out Of a working force of 800 ran
the saunlet of piekets TO get to the
plant
, 1922-03-03
r PERISH IN BLAZE
FACTORY LOSS $780, 900

Howard carnsys hushand OF tho
woman whose body was recovered.
was saved by firemen after he had
chung for ten minutes to a burning
window SIN ON the third floor OF the
building.
Nearly thirty families moved fur
niture from their hofnes to avoid tho
flames. The total loss fin the fire
was estimated at $<0o. 900.
, 1922-03-03
IS Descendants
SurUiDe Woman

GALESBURG. m, March ss-Mrs-
Sarah Thompson. age 81. a great
great-grandmother. died 9 this city
yesterday afternoon. being survived
by So descendants-three daughters,
IA grandchildren. So great-grandchil.
dren and three great-great-grandchil-
dren-the youngest of whom is two
weeks old.