The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-31
NOEL SAVES MONEY
 FOR MISSISSIPPI Recovery Is Made Under an
 Old Land Law PROMPTLY ACTED UPON Socialists Do Not Propose to Pay Street Tax and Test Case Is Being
 Made of a Suit in
PROMPTLY ACTED UPON

acres of Mississippi swamp indemnity lands, and this recalls a piece of ancient history:
 September 2S, 1850, Congress passed an act donating to Mississippi and other states tens of thousands of acres of swamp lands to be used for internal inn provements, or such other purposes as the state might elect. When lists of these lands were made out to the states. a year or two later, several thousands of acres of those same lands had been To- cated or entered by individuals in the local land offices. By act of March 2, 1S55, continued in force by an act of March 8, 1857, Mississippi and other states were authorized to receive money paid for such lands as the title was de- fective. or to receive other lands in lieu thereof, provided claim was put in promptly, and individuals who had ob- tained prior rights were authorized to perfect their title and their rights.
 When Governor Noel came into office he examined into these old land matters and the first time he went to Washing ton hunted up the records and impressed the general land office with the justice of his claims. The result is that he has collected more than 5000 acres of land and over s2S,0O0 in cash from the federal | government, great portion of that sum having been due the state since before the birth of the present governor of Mis- sssippi.
 l During Governor Noers last visit to Washington, about two weeks ago, he missioner and arranged for a final check ing up of the account between Missis- sippi and the general government, which will be had in the near future
 The rule with the great majority of | farmers and landowners In Mississippi is to post their land against hunters and fishermen, and it is refreshing to both classes of sportsmen to come across any thing like the following, which was print ed in the Port Gibson Reveille, by T. H. Magruder, a Claiborne county farmer. l He says:
 ITO the Public: You are cordially in vited to hunt, fish, or otherwise indulge yourselves on my land in innocent pleas ure as much as you please. When tired of sport with rod or gun, come to the house to rest and partake of my humble hospitality The poor mans greatest pleasure is in giving pleasure to others So don't hestitate., You are more than welcome. There is no Yankee in me-"
 If MT. Magruder will just furnish a couple of good dogs, gun and plenty Of shells, horse to ride and boy to fetch the birds, he'll have company every day and Sunday too.
 The impression grows around the de- pertinent of justice that the socialists of Mississippi have determined they will not pay a street tax, and the attorney general is equally as determined they shall be just as amenable to the laws Of | the state as are other folks
 The Rose case from Biloxi, has been before the courts some time, and was re- gently decided against him by the su- preme court. He resisted the payment of | the street tax, and the supreme court | having said he must pay it, threatens, it l is understood, to carry it to the supreme  that the street tax is class legislation, in that soldiers, firemen and some other | classes of citizens are exempt.
 George F.. Wilson ys town of Hands | boro, is the title of another case like that of Rose vs. Biloxi, and which has l just reached the supreme court and the cffice of the attorney general for the sec ond time. It originated eight years ago on the refusal of Wilson, socialist, 1t l. ,+,-1N | of SIP for such refusal On the first round with the supreme court he secured reversal fo1 the reason that his case was never called in the circuit court. He was not present and the case went against him by default. In the present appeal he makes the further plea that | the summons was not served on him; | that 1t was given to a woman at his house, but not to his wife. or some mem- Der of his family, as the law directs. | However the summons was accepted for him by the woman, and the attorneys for | the state are of the opinion that was | just as good service.
 | Director Dunbar Rowland of the De- l partment of Archives and History is in New Orleans for the purpose of securing | data from the papers of the late Jeffer- son Davis, and which were presented to the Louisiana Historical society by Mrs. Davis. pr. Rowland has made the col- lection Of Davis history one of his spe- cialtles, and has collected a great deal of material bearing on his life and charac- ter which is of inestimable value from | the standpoint of the historian. He has known of the existence of the New Or leans data for years, and has been given permission to examine and cull what he wants for Mississippi, a privilege said to | have been accorded to few, if any here- ] tofore, and which is highly appreciated | It is officially announced that the Farm CTS union is going to push Its fraternal l insurance feature for all it is worth in the future, and that Rev. R. A. N. Will son, one of the most entertaining speak CTS in the union ranks, who has been state lecturer some time and always ac- tive in the affairs of the big organiza- ton, will be the chief mover in this fea- ture of union work. z
 This insurance feature does not carry very much in the way of a benefit to the family of the insured, but the union pro- roses to make the cost so light that all members may join and rest assured that if they keep up their payments as they should they will get all that Is due them | when they take their last sleep, and that it will be sufficient to pay all funeral cx- penses and provide suitable tombstones.
 Wilson will also be connected with the
 editorial department of the Union Ad
 vocate, the official organ of the organi-
 zation, with headquarters at Jackson.
 The following new charters have been
 filed for record with the secretary Of
 state: