The Jones County news., 1912-11-28
NEWSFROM OVER
MISSISSIPPI
Present Head OF City Government
Is Retained by the Narrow
Margin of Nine Votes.


Margin of Nine Votes.
Meridian, Miss. NOV. 22-,.John
". Parker was reelected mayor M
the primary yesterday and w. H.
owen and J. NJ. Slaughter were
elected commissioners.
Mr.. Parker's majority over the
Noie Of Mr.. Dabney was Q, the for
ner's vote being 902 and the lat
ters S92
Among the commissioners Mir
owen walked away with total
vote Of 1893 Mr.. Slaughter follow.
ed with 92i; next came MIR Jones
with 737, and then followed Mr.
AcC9rkle with Ti9
MIR. owen led the entire ticket
with a majority of 274 votes over
ms neares; opponent, Mr Slaugh-
Ter. Witn the exception of Ward 2
loc led in every ward. Il was evil
drnt from the time the count oi
l,allots began yesterday afternoon
hat Mr. Owen would be one of tn
9uccessful candidates. and after
the total OF each ward was an
nounced he was heartily cheern
When the grand total was ull
ilounced he received something like
TN ovation and modestly acknowl-
edged the Individual congratula
lions showered upon him.
A slight increase in the total
vote cast was noted over the total
Of last thursdays primary. The
first primary was 1885 and the las
1898, an increase of votes.
Jackson Miss, Nov. pa novel
spectacle was witnessed on the
streets of this city yesterday after
noon when an immense traction
engine coupled on to a huge block |
Of stone and commenced hauling il |
to the state house to be used IN
the monument to the women of the |
confederacy that is being erected
there.
The contractors are rushing this
work and it is believed that by Inc
first of the new year the monu
ment will be completed and ready
Tor the unveiling.
The cornerstone of the structure
was laid June last by the Grand |
Lodge of MasonS OF Mississippi !
ne committees lidNilE thc ihhttoi
in charge have not yet announced
the date nor program for the un-
yelling.
This monument is due in large |
measure to the efforts Of II. Clay |
Sharkev and other veterans of the
confederacy. who collected the |
funds essential to secure the ap-
preparation from the state and thus
make sure OF its erection.
"F. Mitchell and others former
students Of the A. and NJ. college.
who recently gave out an interview
for publication in the Hattiesburg
News, declaring that the students
side of the controversy had moi
heen given IN the columns of the
public press, have since repented
Of their rashness, and after care
ful and deliberate consideration are
convinced that these statements |
were hastily made The Argus |
congra tulates the students on their |
disposition to dc the right thing |
and trusts that their loyalty of the
institution will be enhanced by
their temporary estrangement. Ii
requires great deal Of courage for
a young man to acknowledge that
he is in the wrong. as Mr.. Mitchell
and his associates have done IN this
instance.
IT is announced that the ten-hour
labor law enacted by the last ses-
sion Of the Mississippi legislature.
and which was recently sustained
by the state supreme court, will De
appealed to the United States su.
preme court for further review and
final adjudication. The new law Is
being vigorously opposed by the
cotton seed oil mills and by some Of
the big lumber companies in Mis-
sissippi who contend that its en-
forcement will seriously interfere
with their business.
pat Harrison's bill for an IN
creased appropriation for the gov