The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-04
DRAINAGE LAWS
NEED AMENDING
Mississippi Drainage Board
Will Take Up Matter
GOVERNOR TO TAKE ACTION
Attorney General Stirling Has Gone to
Washington to Look After Gases
of Lumber Dealers Who
Have Appealed.
GOVERNOR TO TAKE ACTION

! jackson, Miss, December 3.-(Special)
H. w. Crenshaw, president of the Tai
lahatchie drainage board, was in the
! city today comforting with Governor Noel
as to legislation that is demanded for
the repeal of the drainage laws, or at
| least their serious amendment. strong
: opposition has developed to the plans of
the board for the reclamation of swamp
and overlooked lands in the delta coun-
try, and the chances are that there is
going to be some lively discussion over
the matter when the soons gather here
in January. The governor is in daily re-
cept OF letters of protest from both
sides of the controversy, and has not
yet made up his mind what suggestions
he will make on this subject
A delegation from the drainage dis
trict will be here to see the governor
in a few days to urge the repeal of the
law.
Attorney General Stirling has gone to
Washington to look after the interests of
the state of Mississippi in the appeal of
the lumber dealers convicted in the state
courts on the charge of being trust and
combine for the restraint of trade. There
will be no argument of the case at WASH
ington. the case simply being submitted
on briefs.
There were originally so or 60 defend
ants in this antitrust suit, but after the
state courts had decided against them
quite a number accepted the attorney
generals offer to compromise the nearly
$500 200 judgement for $500 each, and near
ly $4,000 has been paid into the state
treasury on this account, and it is be-
lieved that others will do the same, rather
than continue to fight in the courts.
While in Washington the attorney gem
eral will also look after some matters
before the department of the interior.
A great many of the citizens of Missis-
sippi seem to have an idea that moth
ing can be considered at the approach
ing session of the legislature except reve-
nue. and appropriation bills, unless it
shall be embodied in the message of the
governor calling the Legislature together.
but the fact is that the next session,
is not a called session Of the legislature,
but the regular. or special session, at
which nothing can be considered. apart
from revenue and appropriation bills. I'M
less the governor submits the subject
matter in his general or special mes
sage. However. the governor can just
keep on submitting matters to the leg
islature so long as it is in session, and
has nothing to say till after the solons
/ get to work
Dabney Scott, 14-year-old boy, was
killed almost instantly today by fall
from a pecan tree, where he was gather
/ ing nuts. A limb 40 feet from the ground
broke under his weight. His body struck
the roof of the house in the fall and
bounded off to the ground below. Both
arms were broken and his skull crushed
so that he was unconscious when his
mother, who saw him strike the ground,
bore his silent form to the house. Physi-
| clans were hastily summoned, but death
relieved the boys sufferings in few min
| utes.
Attorney General Stirling has granted
! the use of the name of the state in the
mandamus proceedings that are to the in
stituted by the district attorney at Prem
tiss. JEFF Davis county, to compel the
Mississippi Central Railroad company to
live up to the rates on uncompressed cot
ton fixed by the railroad commission and
put in operation by the Mississippi Cen
trail for a few days, but which are not
now being lived up to. The new rate was
put in under protest and afterward with
drawn. ]. c. Carleton, an attorney of
Prentiss, was here to see the attorney
! general, and will assist the district attor-
ney in the case.
| The Mississippi Pine association will
hold it's meeting in Jackson on the 14th
of December, and it is expected that a
| great many of the mill men and dealers
| In pine timber and lumber will be pres
ent. The Hoo-Hoos will hold their usual
concatenation the night following the
meeting, and the fun will be fast and fu-
| rious