Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-02
Domestic

OON0IHOT Ac0 NJ. IuboSlli ia q cPOSiuA
message to the legislature at Jackson,
Miss, charged the old line fire insur-
ance companies which withdrew from
the state last year following institu-
tion of antitrust legislation. with fos-
tering the 100000 seduction suit filed
against him by Miss Frances Birkhead
Of New Orleans, his former stenog-
rapher.
The Roma, largest semi-rigid air
craft in the world, made careening
swoop down from the clouds. She
shuddered as her huge bag came into
contact with high-voltage electric
wires 200 feet from the earth. Then
there was deafening roar and tow
ering sheet of flame The giant turn
ed turtle and, keel in the air, crashed
to earth at Norfolk Va. Thirty-four
Of her human cargo-army officers
and few civilians-were thrown in
to or about the blazing wreck-and
persisted. Eleven others, some Of
them terribly injured, survived. OF
the survivors three were not hurt.
Such is the story of the greatest dis
aster in the history of the American
army air service AS in the case of the
fatal explosion of the ZR-9 over Hull
englan, last August, the airship was
one purchased from foreign govern
ment by the United States. The ZR-2
was purchased by the navy from Great
Britain. The Roma was sold to the
army by Italy.
Milton Drury, former cotton mill
worker, Of Winona, Miss, son of
Mrs. Ada Drury Converse, whose par
TALLY burned body was found near
HaElehgrst, about ten days ago, is
being sought by Sheriff H. E. Ramsey,
of Copiah county, for questioning in
connection with the crime.
With the arrival Of four companies
of Rhode Island coast artillery at Paw.
tucket, following the most serious riot
ing of the New England cotton mill
strike, the city was very quiet.
Chief Of Police Talbert arrested
man at Concord, N. c., suspected of
being Edward F. Sands, who is want
ed in connection with the willing Of
William Desmond Taylor, the movie
director, in California.
Judge Morris, in the United States
district court, Wilmington, Del. recent.
ly granted a dismissal of the com.
plant, with costs to the petitioners,
for receiver for the Columbia Graph
ophone Manufacturing company. PHI
The wife Of Rev. Thomas N. Denny,
Jr., aged SO. dean Of New Orleans Col
lege, Delaware, Ohio, has preferred
charges against him for non-support.
He disappeared last July, and she
thought he had suicided. When she
found R6ka alive. she filed charges
of nonsuppOrt against him.
The Nebraska board OF education
has decided that INSTRUCTORS in any
of the Nebraska normal colleges here
after viii be refused leaves of absence
to study or attend the Universities Of
Columbia, Chicago and Northwestern
because It has been shown that stu
dents at these Institutions smoke ciga-
rettes. especially the women"
Supreme Court Justice Mullan OF
New York denied application OF Edith
Kelly Gould for an order vacating the
divorce decree obtained IN Pcris some
time since by Frank J. Gould. The
court set forth that the action had not
been brought in good faith by the ac
tress and that THE limit Of her hops
is to coerce the defendant"
In stufhng green peppers for baking,
II they are creased hrst they VIII not
turn brown IN the oven.
A delicious alling for tea sand
witches Is honey mixed win chopped
Grape fruit stuffed with white
GRAPES 70 appropriate fOr an elaborate
Spread q few leaves Of miut under
the upper crust q q lamb or mutton