The Tupelo journal., 1908-02-28
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Insurance Commissioner T. NJ. Henry
having received an inquiry asking ii
the Druggist Indemnity Exchange OF
st. Louis is authorized to transact bust.
ness in Mississippi, replied as follows.
"Beg to say that the concern referred
to is not authorized to transact bust
ness in Mississippi, and has eve made
an attempt to be. Every person who
solicits business therefor is violating
the law, and should be punished, ade-
quate penalties being provided in Sec
tions 2615, 2616 and 2643 of the code. /
trust you will make affidavits against
the parties, have them arrested and
tried. You can depend on this depart
ment to render you all the assistance in
its power. | want to do everything
possible to rid the State of all kinds OF
wildcats, and to protect the people
against themselves. Should a loss oc-
cur to a policyholder covered by insur-
in an unauthorized company the
company could no send an adjuster to
adjust the loss, o could suit be brought
in Mississippi to recover Thus the
policy holder would be placed abso-
lutely at the mercy of the company,
and | have rarely known or heard of a
case of this Kind where the company
failed to take all the advantage pos
sible.
The Central Bank Of Mississippi, es-
tablished at Jackson less than one year
ago with a capital of $500, 600, is in the
hands of a receiver. 1t is understood
that the present embarrassed condition
of the bank is brought about by reason
of the financial stringency which has
impaired the stability of certain banks
and merchants in the country districts,
and that the affairs will soon be righted,
and that the receivership is only tenn
porary.
Doc Willis, a negro, convicted OF
numbering Sol Aronovitz, a peddler,
near Leland Oct. %, was legally exc
cuted at Greenville last week. Willis
killed Aronovitz because he wanted
So, and committed his crime in a most
brutal manner, clubbing his victim
into insensibility and leaving him for
dead in a thicket by the roadside.
The grand commandery, knights
Templars. at its session held at Hat
tiesburg resolved to break away from
the Blue Lodge organization to the ex-
tent of holding its annual grand session
at a different time from the regular
grand lodge. This action was taken
because it was found that under the
present arrangement the grand COM
mandery did not get time enough to
transact all of its business.
The Independent telephone corpora
tons in Mississippi have Joined the
Cumberland in the fight against the
Engle physical connection bill, the
purpose of which is to compel all tele-
phone companies to onnec their lines
and pro rate the tolls.
Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth, who is
leading the prison reform movement
and is making the rounds of Southern
State prisons, paid a visit to the Mis-
sissippi convict farms, and afterward
addressed the State Legislature along
the lines of prison reforms.
General Manager White, of the Lib
erty-White railroad, declares that a
2-cent rate law in this State would be
suicidal to every railroad in Mississippi:
that the smaller ines can hardly exist
at the present time and give the trav-
cling public a good service.
The anti bucket shot bill, a measure
which absolutely puts an end to all
dealings in futures in this State, has
been approved by the governor, and is
now a law.
A monster petition to the Mississippi
legislature is being prepared by en-
ployees of railroads in this State in
opposition to the proposition before
the legislature to enact a 2-cent pas
senger rate law. The employees are
fearful that any further reduction of
earnings of the railroads will cause re-
auctions in salaries.
There have been no less than 1000
cases of grip at Columbus. The VIC
Tins are entirely among the white peo-
pie, and many stores, offices and facto-
ries are sadly crippled on account of
Illness among employees.
At the age of 90 Henry Pittman, the
oldest citizen of Montgomery county,
died near Kilmichael. "Uncle Henry"
as he was Familiarity known, was a mem
Der of the Baptist church for 10 years.
Twenty negroes, men and women,
we're arrested at Brookhaven on the
charge of selling liquor. Negro detec-
tives were employed to land the boot
leggers.
On account of bad condition of the
roads the February term of the circuit
court at Ashland was postponed till the
regular term in August.
The house appropriations committee
killed the bill carrying ar appropria-
ton of S., 900 per year to aid the Mis-
sissippi Industrial Exposition in its
work. the sum to be used in the award