The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-02
COTTON O|L MEN
 PLAN ID ORGANIZE
Governor Noel Pardons Fiye-Will Preserve Old
 State Capitol

Jackson, Miss, September 1.-The man. agers of about 30 or 60 cotton oil mills met at the senate chamber yesterday at noon and organized a Cotton Crushers association, with the following officers: President K. c. Hall, Laurel; vice presi- dent, Isham Evans, West Point; secre- tary-treasurer demporary), M. H. Janin vieksburg: directors, J. H. Turbervilles Jackson; S. N. Malone. Natchez; J. A. Talbert Memphis; M. K. Horne, Winona C. R. Sykes, Aberdeen; I. J. Pontevent Shelby; E. L. Robbins, Hattiesburg.
 A good deal of time was devoted to a discussion of the legal aspect of the or ganization, the members desiring to be certain that they were within the bounds of the laws of the state and nation as concerns their association for mutual in- terests and the safeguarding of their out put.
 Assistant Attorney General Mcdowell was present by invitation, and was called on to explain the meaning of the de- cision of what Is known to the seed crushers as the Copinth case, and to state just what the courts had held as to the branding of the products of the mills of the state. The effect of the decision was that the addition of a small percentage of huls to sack of meal meant that it is adulterated, and must be so branded.
 Governor Noel used his pardon pen viz orously yesterday, giving liberty to five convicts-one white woman, one white man and three negroes, viz: W. M. Haley, from Pike county in September, 1910, three years for grand larceny; Rich ard Beardsley, from Perry county in October. 1887, life term for murder; Will Johnson, from Aleorn county January, 1909, 12 years for manslaughter;. Rufe Gavin, from Jasper county September, 1910, IS months for assault with intent to kill; Mrs. Tiny Thomas, Wayne county. July, 1910, five years for manslaughter.
 The sympathy of the penitentiary man. agement has been with Mrs. Thomas all along, the impression being that she was more sinned against than shining in hay Ing killed a man who was trying to force an entrance into her poor little country home. Two three months ago her three children, ragged dirty and half starved, turned up at the Oakley farm where their mother was confined, and they were taken in and cared for, Super intendent Gathings declaring he did not have the heart to send them away.
 There has always been a strong senti- ment in Jackson and elsewhere over the state for the preservation of the old cap itol building, and 1t Is growing stronger There are some who would see the grand old pile razed to the ground and the site sold for business purposes, but they are not numerous.
 It is now known that the new capitol is too small, and that several of the de- partments of the state government are crowded to the walls. It is necessary that more room be provided, and it is urged that provision cannot be made more cheaply or more advantageously than by repairing the old capitol It is contended that 1t is the place for the de- partment of history and archives, for the commissioner of agriculture arSl others who must needs have great space for storage of samples, records, etc
 Recently the Daughters of the Amer ican Revolution took this matter up with a determination to do all in their power to build sentiment and create a demand for the preservation of the his- toric old building, and the ladies of sev- eral other organizations will no doubt join forces with them when the legisla- ture shall have assembled.