The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
GOVERNOR NOEL
 GOES ID RANKIN Spends Sunday Inspecting
 Convict Farm HOUSES ARE SANITARY
Supreme Court Grants Writ of Man damus Compelling Henry to Try Yeagley Case-Farms May
 Be Established

Jackson, Miss, December 19.-(SpecaD. Unheralded Governor Noel went over to Rankin convict farm. eight miles east of this city Sunday and spent a few hours inspecting the place. He reports that the management of progress of the farm has not been surpassed in any previous year, that he found the houses and cells clean and nice and sanitary conditions and general appearance better than on any previous visit he has made there Legal processes out of the ordinary are multiplying in Jackson. It has been but a few days since the state was en- joined from taking dispositions in the Vardaman case, and now the supreme court has granted a writ of mandamus to compel Judge Henry to try the Enl- met Yeagley murder case at this term of court. Yeagley is the young man who shot and killed his bride and her mother six months ago. and who is now so crazy that Judge Henry refused to try him. The defense insisted on trial knowing he will be declared crazy and sent 10 the asylum.
 The pententiary authorities announce the sale of 1000 bales of short staple cot ton to Boyce X Co.,, of New Orleans, at 10lz cents, price that is considered good That means about s5O,0OO for the depleted state treasury and will tide over the holidays.
 Claire industrial nd tyl1rai erfa tioTl agent for the Illinois Central Railroad company was in Jackson accompanied by his assistant, H. J. Schwettart, and several specialists from the department of agriculture at Washington and the state A. and M. college, and called conference with Governor Noel, Commis- sioner of Agriculture Blakeslee and oth- CTS on proposition to establish F .'denl- onstration farms in this state begin ming with the new year The state of ficials entered very heartily into the agreement, which is, in effect that 12 farmers living along the line of that railroad or the Yazoo and Mississippi val ley shall place 40 acres of land at the service of the railroad company. Ex left agriculturists are to direct the prep araton, planting, cultivation and harvest ing of the crops to be grown on these 12 farms, and the owners of the farms are guaranteed against any loss because of the methods pursued.
 The Louisville and Nashville railroad company reports to the railroad commits sion that it's total revenues from busi- ness in Mississippi for the quarter ending September 30, last, amounted to S313,201 against sSl4,S9S for the same period me year perofv' tiie vxpeir7vs etto eoss~e t.I airapt year previous; net revenues were Sh, Il. against s72. 495.
 Miss Susie Y. Powell of the department of education attempted to get to Walthall Webster county, last Saturday to fill an engagement on school improve ment work, but on account of the inces- sant rains and the high waters was forced to turn back al Winona, spending the entire day the train.
 Miss Powell has reports from Holmes county to the effect that the enrolment of girls in the tomato clubs has gone be- yond the 200 mark. and that Lamar county has reached 200. There are eight other counties yet to hear from.
 Insurance Commissioner Henry has been advised that the agents of certain insurance companies are doing what is called a twisting business in some DOT iions of the state, and has written their companies that he will decline to license the agents or their companies again if he finds the reports are true. There is no law against that method of doing business in this state. but the next leg islature will be asked to make one tc cover just such methods The twist ing" consists in holding out such induce ments as will tempt one insured in one conpany to surrender his old policy anc take on a new one.
 Insurance Commissioner Henry had al inquiry recently from the Louisville, Ky. Board of Trade, as to what he though necessary to improve insurance condition in this state The Louisville Board Q Trade has special fire insurance com mittee which is investigating insurance a,iestions m all southern states Reply ing Mr. Henry said
 First. better construction of buildin on approved modern lines.
 Second. Make the insured carry a par of the risk never permitting him to prof by a fire.
 Third. strong fire marshal law, rig idly enforced.
 Fourth. An adequate fire fighting or aanization the cost of which will d crease in proportion as the buildings improved
 Replying to the question as to wheth he thought it would be advisable for son Financially equipped department of Il United States government to tabuld statistics bearing on this subject. M Henry said he thought such moyeme would result in much good, in not on showing up conditions as they now exis but in pointing out the necessary r <, forms. and to more certainly insure tl same being placed on 2 uniform basis.
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