Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-06-29

Directly after news Gnat SoAu Ae-
gers were seeking lost Jesuit treas
nre in the Wye river, Canada, and tnat
an expedition had just left New XorK
for Belgian Congo. there to search Tor
precious metals, announcement was
made in New York City OF two new
treasure hunts that have been organic
ed and viii soon be on their way.
Seized by a party of unidentified
men, julie Garrett of jamestown N.
C.. was placed in an automobile ana
taken to lonely spot near Deep Riv-
err church, where he was severely whip
ned. according to story he told otfi'
GERS Of High Point, N. G. Garrett told
the officers he had recently been warn
ed by unidentified persons to egt MIN
Job and go to work.
A. X. Kroh of the Goodyear Tire
company, speaking before the Georgia
Automobile Dealers association In ses-
sion at Macon, Ga, told the dealers
that factory advertising in magazines
and otherwise is Improbable wltnout
the cooperation of local dealers.
Contract has been awarded by the
Loray mills at Gastonia, N. c., tor
five-story spinning mill to cost approx
imately 100000. The machinery VIII
be moved from Pawtucket, R. l., the
owners believing they can get along
better with unorganixed Southern Ia
Dor than they can with Eastern organ"
lied labor.
Lincoln Greene, vice president OF the
Southern railway, speaking in Ashe-
vile the other night, said that the
present industrial situation in the
South is but a forerunner OF the GOOD
things to come.
The striking union miners and en-
ployees Of the Southern Illinois Coal
company are reported to have engaged
in a lively scrap at Herrin, Ill., the
other day. One union miner was kill
ed. and twelve to fifteen employees
of the mine are reported dead.
Gen. Julian s. Carr of Durham, N.
C.. was reelected commander-in-chiet
Of the United Confederate Veterans
at the annual reunion just closed at
Richmond.
The board of directors Of the Arkan-
sas Cotton Growers Cooperative asso-
citation has decided to seek an advance
OF 81 SOC, 900 from the war finance cor
poration to aid in the cooperative mar
keting of the 1922 cotton crop. 1t was
recently announced.
Organized labor virtually committed
itself at the American Federation OF
Labor convention to program favor
ing adoption Of four constitutional
amendments, the repeal Of the Sher
man antitrust law and the enactment
BY congress Of two other measures for
the avowed purpose Of curbing the
courts ON account Of decisions adverse
to labor.
DIR. ]. M. Maxon, rector Of Christ
church. Nashville, was elected bishop
cCadiutor Of the diocese Of Tennessee
AZ the annual council Of the Protest
ant Episcopal church held at Nash
Vile.
Mobilization Of the one hundred and
thirty-second infantry Of the Illinois
National Guard, ordered by Governor
Small in a message from Waukegan to
hold itself In readiness for duty In
the southern Illinois mining region
has begun. Arms and equipment have
been distributed to the gathering
Guardsmen at the Chicago armory.
| "Bloody" Williamson, so-called be
cause OF many acts Of violence in 10
cent times, most Of them accompanied
by numerous fatalities, is preparing
| for what official action Is expected in
connection with the massacre at the
Lester Strip mine (Herrin, nl.) when
between twenty-seven and forty-five
persons were slain after striking min
ers had stormed the sixty or more
strikebreakers operating the mine.
The body Of Ben Chambers. farmer
living near Samson, Ala, was found
with four bullet wounds in the head
floating in the Pea river. DOME Hol
liday, alias DOME lowers. and WI
Weeks have been arrested charged
with having murdered him.
Marconi. inventor Of wireless tel
egraphy. speaking in Atlantic City. N
IT,, the other day, told newspaper mer
that he expected very soon that ever
house IN the world would own radio
equipment that would enable eacl
one to talk without others listening "a
with anybody he with whom he might
Wish to converse.
The American Federation OF Labol
WIN establish a legal bureau IN wash
ington. d. c., to defend local unions
against any suits that may be filet
under recent Supreme court decision.