Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-01-18
Domestic


bench Of the United States Supreme
court, was formally launched when
he delivered the keynote address at
the first meeting of the non-partisan
association for the league of nations
held recently in New York.
After an absence of about ten years
from his home, Homecoming, Nd, and
having been considered dead and his
estate divided among his heirs by the
orphans court of Allegany county,
William Picken, 80, a former mer-
chant, returned hale and hearty and
is spending few weeks.
Jeff Burnett, now under arrest on
charge Of murder in connection with
the kidnapping and Staying of Watt
Daniel and Thomas F. Richards, was
named by Harry ]. Neelis, automobile
man of Bastrop, La, as one Of two un-
masked men who held him up on q
road near Bastrop, August IL or 10
last-the same day Richards is said
to have been first questioned by a
hooded band as to an alleged attack
on DR.. B. M. McKoin, former mayor
Of Mer Rouge.
The Montgomery Light and Water
company and the Montgomery Light
and Traction company, properties and
plants, both in the hands Of receiv-
ers, and operated jointly, were form
ally transferred from H. L. Doherty
interests of New York to the Alabama
Power company.
The town of FIovilla, Ca, is stag
i gering from the effects of a confla-
grafton which swept the business Sec
ton of the town recently, totally de-
stroying IS of the principal buildings.
including the bank and postoffice, and
damaging others. No deaths have
been reported.
The body Of the Rev. DR.. Percy
Gordon, age 60, formerly OF New Bed
ford, Mass, and for five years assist
ant rector at ST. Bartholomew Epis'
copal church in the fashionable Park
avenue district, New York, was found
in the bathroom Of his suite in the Ho
tel Wolcott. A bullet had pierced his
right temple and a pistol with an
empty cartridge lay beside him.
Mrs. Maude Brickell, reputed to be
the richest woman in Miami, will go to
trial in that Florida city to face the
charge of usury brought against heI
by Charles e. Brunnen, who alleges
that he paid Mrs. Brickell $1,25O
bonus on $4,000 loan made to him
in addition to 8 per cent interest, and
also that Mrs. Brickell retained valu
able jewelry which he deposited with
her as collateral when he obtained the
money in May, 1922.
Recommendations for a $5O,O00,0 0t
bond issue for building statewide
system of hardsurfaced highways, re
vision of the state constitution, and
an increase of more than one-third IL
the appropriations for public educa
ton, together with increases in taxa
ton to cover the added expenses, fea
tured the annual address of Governol
Wilson G.. Harvey before the Soutl
'. Carolina general assembly at Colum
bia.
The South Carolina railroad com
mission will go to Spartanburg at al
early date to determine what action
IL any, shall be taken by 1t in counec
ton with the street railway tie-up II
|. that city.
1 Alleging false and malicious arrest o.
suspicion of burning down the Georges
railway company depot at Buena Vista
/ Ca. S. ]. Parker, former railroad clerk
has filed suit against the company TO
5000 damages.
. Supreme Court Justice Borst dis
J. missed the action Of Evan Burrows For
/. taine, dancer, against Cornelius Var
n derbilt Whitney, son of Harry Payn
: Whitney, Of New York, to recover 81
v 100000 for breach of promise.
i The farmers of the South bad a da
/ in the senate recently. Provision t
extend the telegraphic daily marke
! report Of the department Of agricultur
d throughout the South and to the Pac
4 fic coast, making it national in scope
J, was voted by the senate in apprOvin
9 an amendment to the annual depart
) ment bill adding $276.0OO to the sur
+ appropriated for the bureau of maj
i. kets, making its total fund $2,1S2,OOG
!, notwithstanding that Mrs. Iren
9 Scholkopf has decided not to prose
) cute her actorNartist friend Frank Cal
8 man, accused of completely in stea
ing 100000 worth Of diamonds fror
I. her, the New York police announc
that the whole matter win be brough
!. to light.
r Judge Francis Terrell announces this
]. he win hold court once or twice
/. week in the Cooke county morgu
9 (Chicago) beside the bodies of sDee'
, ers' victims. hoping thus to impress
!. upon the necessity for safe and san
driving.