Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-04-27
Domestic

Harry G. Hervey, formerly manager
Of the Bienville Hotel at Mobile, Ala,
endid his life at San Francisco, CAL,
according to kilograms received in Mo-
bile.
John Duvall Dodge, Detroit million
aire, and Rex. Earl, an architect OF
Kalamazoo, were convicted in circuit
court at Kalamazoo, Mich, on charge
Of Illegally possessing, transporting
and furnishing liquor. Attorneys for
the defendants Immediately gave no
tice of appeal and Judge Weimer with
held sentence.
The lines Of controversy in the an
thracite strike situation will become
clearly defined within the next few
days, anthracite operators announced,
and in short time they will make
known the terms upon which they will
offer to settle with the strikers.
A demonstration typical of his turbu.
lent Russia greeted Gen. Gregorie Sem
enoff, Cossack chieftain, as he left the
New York City jail the other after
noon. Released in $4,000 bail fur
nished by his friends, the Cossack alta
man, surrounded by detachment of
police, appeared at the jail door and
cringed into his coat collar as the
jeers of thousands fell upon his ears.
Thomas Joseph West of New York
City, who celebrated the 10t0h ami
versary of his birth recently, believes
that he is the only person living who
shook hands with the Marquis de la
Fayette, when the great Frenchman
was guest Of the city Of New York
in 1924. Mr.. West at that time was a
baby in arms. having been born on
April 10, 1922, at 492 Greenwich street.
Julius R. Romano, known for years
as the imam of mystery" of Thunder
bolt, Ca, suburb of Savannah, drop
ped dead one morning recently. He
appeared at ThunderboIt about quar-
ter of a century ago and no one has
ever known anything Of his past life.
He spoke of a mother and sister
and is supposed to have come from the
North.
Alexander Forward OF the Virginia
commission was recently
appointed by the interstate commerce
commission as a member of commit
Tee of state commissioners from South
eastern states to sit with the federal
body to hear and determine the gene
raj freight rate case from his terri
DRY. The other members Of the COM
nittee are Commissioners Burr Of
Florida, Maxwell of North Carolina,
Patterson Of Alabama and Perry Of
1eorflia.
The contest for control Of the Sub
marine Boat Corporation which en-.
ived the recent annual meeting In
Iew York City resulted in victory |
or the organization ticket, the cor.
lOration announced when the counting
Il the votes had been completed. Three
organisation directors, Frank Wallace,
stephen Peabody and Otto Marx, were
lected to the board, succeed Isaac
!. Rice, Jr., Thomas Cochran and
William Fl. Remick.
Radio phone concerts from Newark.
I. j., and Schenectady, N. r., are re-
orted to have been heard in San Fran
isco homes through repeating de.
ice at the Rock Ridge radio station
a Oakland. The Oakland station es-
connection with the two
lastern points two weeks. Henry M.
haw, In charge OF the station, said
nat he manifolded the sounds that
ad travelled about three thousand
lilcs 50 that they were picked up in
10 home sets here.
The director OF the United States H.
ance corporation says that conditions
the agricultural sections are 100 Ter
snt better than six months ago.
Farmers are working to create chean
ops and pay Of ftheir debts, and
lerefcre the buying OF the farmers
as been restricted for the past three
onths.
From reports all over the South. II
'pears that there Is a satisfactory
nm labor supply. and the Southern
rmer win be more able to cope with
q boil weeviI than be has been Tor
iverai yearn