The Jones County news., 1922-11-07
Domestic

Mrs. Bridget Mary Convey, l02 years
old, who recently attended at prize
fight at Sioux City, is dead.
Chicago and Alton railroad has pc
toned the rail board to abolish the
eight-hour day. Interest centers in
the action of the big four brother
hoods
Mrs. Jane Gibson. the pig raiser, who
has been prominent in the Rev Hall
Mrs. Eleanor Mills case at New Bruins
wick, n j., says Mrs. Han lied when
she recently issued a statement that
she had not seen deponent.
Miss Ruth spangler, a New York
young woman. q, who was recently
left $4,000 on condition that she
marry. declined the Request on the
ground that when she married she
would marry a man she loved and not
for money.
big Floyd Hopkins who worked
out Of johnson City, Tenn, as a pro
hibition officer, has turned moonshiner.
and, because he knows all the tricks
Of the trade he is giving the revenue
officers merry ch hse."
Three dead four slriousiy injured
and two slightly hurt is the toll Of Q
wreck near Adeline, La. when the
Southern Pacific Sunset Express crash.
Sd into the rear end Of the WORKMAN
Shows train
Women leaped from flaming win
dows into life nets and scores of spec
tacular escapes were made when fire
attacked row of buildings in Chicago
on the site OF the old world fair
grounds.
Mayor Hylan Of New York City re
Gently sent out a letter to the women
voters Of that little city ending with
Sincerely Yours" Herbert Drescher,
an attorney, wrote fhe mayor that in
his opinion, even the mayor Of a great
city had no right to address a married
woman as sincerely Yours"
The railway labor board, in an opin
ion. recently enunciated, says that il the
living wage theory were carried to its
legitimate conclusion it would bank
rupt every industry in The country.
Joe Weller, New York east sider
was recently found guilty in Nashville
I Tenn, Of conspiracy in connection with
the S250,O0O platinum sheft from the
Old Hickory powder plant in 1920.
Hope OF an early solution Of the
problem of railroad conditions was ex
pressed by James ]. Davis, secretary
Of labor. in a statement made public al
Seattle. Wash. recently.
Ruling that a chess game was moi
theatrical exhibition within the
meaning Of the law Magistrate Marsh
at Chicago dismissed charges against
the parents Of a ten year old chess
marvel who were summoned to court
after nexhibition at which the boy
displayed his ability at he game.
six hundred farmers in the commun
ity around New England. N. D.-cath
olics, Congregationalists and Luther
ans-held thanksgiving service re
Gently, giving thanks TO Divine Favor
who had granted them bountiful har
vest, which they conceded had beer
given in answer to prayers made tC
Almighty God in the springtime.
Acyork, Tenn, is the new Tennessee
town. named so in honor Of Alvin c
York, Tennessee war hero.
The Wisconsin department Of mar
kets says that If the big crop Of 20
tatoes this year is to be consumed, eack
person must eat forty-eight pounds.
The California court Of appeals re
Gently decided that the Bible is secta
rian and for that reason could not b.
used in the public schools Of Califor
mia. while Professionalism may not BE-
sect in the strict Interpretation o
the term" the opinion states, 'thi
Protestant Bible contains the preceptl
of many Protestant denominations an,
the denomination is merely ancshe
word for sect.
The Stafford county Jail at Dover
N. H., closed three years for lack o
prisoners. recently reopened with 4
inmates-all moonshiners.
Reports from New York are tina
women's skirts will be nine inohe
shorter next spring than the fan dress
es are now.
The mothers Of New jersey who re
Gently held a convention at Atlanti
city, decided that the modern flapper
would be ashamed Of themselves j
they could get a glimpse Of what the.
really look like in the motion pic
lures.