Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-02-23

Sidney Krengel of Krengel Broth
ers, St. Louis diamond importers Of
New York and Chicago, reported t.
the st. Louis police that he had beer
robbed of between $125,000 and $3.50,
900 worth of diamonds on an Illinois
Central train arriving in that city
from Chicago one morning recently
Renewal of the demand of the
union coal miners for six-hour day
five day week, proposal that was
made before the 1919 strike, has been
adopted by the convention in session
at Indianapolis, Ind, of the United
Mine Workers of America as part
of the policy Of the union for the
coming year.
Chicago churches are making spe
cial plans to care for the spiritual
welfare of church members addicted to
playing golf on Sunday mornings. 1t
is planned to install wireless receiV-
ing stations as soon as the links are
opening in the spring, and members
may "enjoy" a sermon while smoking
a cigarette on the verandah.
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette, who
delivered an address at Milwaukee at
meeting commemorating the revo-
lutionary hero, Frederick Won Stuben,
said that the twin pillars" of the
American nation-freedom and indie
pendence-are being battered down by
the "vandals Of privilege and mon
opoly.' "tsAl @'
The 16-year-old daughter, Mathilde,
of Harold F. Mccormick will marry
in the near future Max Oser, 48 years
old, proprietor of a Berne, Switzerland,
riding academy. She says she loves
him, and her family has agreed to let
her marry him.
District Attorney Banton of New
York says that he believes that not 10
per cent of the fraud victims of bucket
shops have reported their losses, not.
withstanding the docket is crowded so
that it will take months to clear it,
Chicago will have an auto hotel, 25
stories high, which is expected to re.
lieve the congested traffic of that city.
New York, it is stated, will follow suit.
At a meeting at Birmingham, Ala,
presided over by former Governor
Emmett ON'eal, the Alabama Power
company, bidder for Muscle Shoals,
was denounced by speakers and the
name of Henry Ford, who has also
made a proposal TO the government
for the properties, repeatedly cheered.
The meeting was held in a theater.
the crowd being SO large that several
hundred persons were unable to find
seats.
The state supreme court Of New
York has granted permission for a
commission to take testimony at Mon
treal. Canada, in the divorce suit OF
James A. Stillman against his wife.
Two men, both said to be residents
of Memphis, Tenn, are detained by
the police pending investigation Of an
alleged attempt to force a will pur'
porting to have been signed by Mary
Ann Easton, disposing of an estate
in Brooklyn, N. Y, valued at half .
million dollars.
Fire at Dothan, Ala, destroyed the
plant of the Dothan Syrup company,
causing an estimated loss Of $4,000,
covered by insurance.
George A. Bowen, attorney, shot and
killed his wife. Mary Boden, 81 years
Of age, and her mother, Mrs. Julia Tay.
lor. Sc, and then ended his life in
his wife's home at Los Angeles, CAL
Detectives investigating the Staying
Of William Desmond Taylor, motion
picture director, continued interview.
ing persons thought to have informa-
ton possibly bearing on the case,
but without definite results, District
Woolwine announced at Los Angeles,
Cal.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., addressing
the Westchester County Chamber Of
Commerce at New York, told another
story on himself about his recent visit
to- China. In one town he visited he
caused removal Of the top Of the sedan
In which he was being carried to that
he might better see the sights. The
populace greeted him in such q; pecu-
liar manner that he made inquiries,
eliciting the information that he was
riding in state only accorded to Grim
inals on their. way to be executed,
Positive Identification Of the mutt
lated and chaEred remains Of woman
found in rayine 1t Hazlehurst, Mss
recently, as that OF Mrs. Ada Drury
Converse, formerly Of Wichita Falls,
ana Warsaw, Texas. but more recently
OF Selma. Ala. was made by her ~.
year old SON. "A ags
The grand Jury ta0ently returned
four true bills against Mrs. Catherine
Roster "a connection with the killing
az her husband. Oscar Hpsier, and hlp
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