Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-31
Domestic

Charged with criminal syndicalism
under the Missouri state law passed
by the 1919 state legislature, II al
legged Communists, arrested in the
Bridgeman raid, demanded an examine
ton when brought before Justice Roy
w. Davis at st. Joseph. The date Of
examination has not been set and they
are held in the st. Joseph Jail under
$4,000 bail each. The bonds were not
furnished.
William 2. Foster, radical leader,
was arrested here and held for Mich.
igan authorities for alleged participa.
ton in the communist convention at
Bridgeman, Mich. A warrant charg.
ing Foster with violation of the Mich
igan anti-syndicalism law was issued
at st. Joe.
Van H. Martmell, 72, Of New York.
formerly president Of the Kelly-Spring-
field Tire company, died at the home
of his brother at Springfield, Ohio
Federal and state regulation of coal
should be abandoned entirely unless
congress takes immediate steps to set
up fuel administration that will have
the authority of the law behind It,"
William w. Potter, state fuel admins.
traitor declared at Lansing, Mich.
Approximately 500 persons formed a
ring recently in whoch two women,
Eileen Chosen, 35, and Sadie B. Pal
mer, 80, fought with bare fists for the
love of a man. The man, a witness
of the fray is said to have told the con.
testants he would throw his affections
to the winner.
Policeman by day and robber by
night has been the existence of John
F. Corners, member Of police auto
squad, according to charges he faced
recently at Chicago.
Three persolls are reported dead, a
score injured and more than half the
business district Of Haskell, Okla,
went up in flames. TIE fire is believed
to have been caused by the ignition
of gas fumes by cigarette. The Mus
kogee fire department was rushed to
the town, about twenty-five miles
northwest OF Haskell. Six buildings
on the east side of the main business
street are complete losses.
Two men were killed and third in.
jured at Goose Greek, Texas, when
charge of dynamite exploded in Q
blacksmith shop.
Major Ned Gaynor Of Culver Mill
tary Academy In Indiana, in his ca
paoity as one of the leaders of the
American National Association Of Mas
tiers of Dancing, in session in New
York City, because the long skirt dis
courages kicking and the erratic move
ments of the jazz step.
w. T. Miller, pilot; Harold Hhomp-
son, mechanician, and the lone pas
senger Of the seaplane Ambassador II,
That dropped from sight one morning
recently near New York, were picked
up by fishing smack nearly frozen
and almost exhausted, and landed at
Long Beach.
The International Stewards associ-
alton, in session at st. Louis, Mo-, will
probably bar French from all future
American menus.
Six men charfied with beating w. w.
Lynch, IS, farmer, and his daughter,
Mrs. Frank Pope, 45, were bound over
to the Wake county, N. c., superior
court after hearing before Justice
Of the peace.
The rising tide of prosperity has not
only wiped out the unemployment prob
lem Of few months ago, but has Gre
ated an actual shortage Of men With
an accompanying increase in wages,
according to Chicago employment and
railway agents and manufacturers.
The immigration law has cut of the
supply Of unsIxilled laborers from Eu.
rope which formerly drifted to the
iron and steel centers, and as re-
suit three big steel corporations, en-
ploying nearly three hundred thousand
workers, announced 20 per cent wage
increase for all day laborers in their
manufacturing plants.
William Boldenweck, former United
States sub-treasurer in Chicago, died
recently in Hamburg, Germany, ac-
cording to word received by friends
at Chicago.
Irene Castle, the famous dancer who
is now Mrs. Robert fireman, was Sc.
riously injured recently when the
horse she was riding failed At jump
and fell.
Mrs. Jane Elliott Snow, author, lee,
turer. student and bioRrapher is dead.
she died at the home OF her daughter
in Lake Wood, 4 suburb Of Cleveland
ohio. recently, at the age Of So