The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19
SUPREME COURT TO
TAKE RECESS SOON
JUDGES or HIGHER THIeoNNI
SOON TO ENJOY MUCH
NEEDED REST.
VACATION TO START JULY IS
According to Statutes the Supreme
Court Must Sit Nine Months u
Docket 10 Heavy-Consut
During Vacation.

The vacation period of the Mlssis'
sippi supreme court will begin on July
10 and continue to Oct. II, ana no
opinions will be handed down during
those three months,
The last batch of decisions to be
given by the supreme cour at TINS
term will be on Monday, July IL. IL
is probable that on Monday, OCT. IL
a list of opinions will be handed down,
As it is highly probable that the judges
will consult on many cases during the
vacation period.
According to the statutes the SUI
preme court must sit nine months In
the year II the docket is so heavy as
to demand it. 1t is well known that
the Mississippi supreme court docket
fairly groans beneath its burden OF
appeals from the lower courts. Last
year the three judges consulted ire
quently during their vacation, espe-
cially towards the end. and were ready
with 4 long list Of opinions when the
supreme court %reconvened In October.
oil Trust Liable.
The Mississippi supreme court has
handed down a decision unfolding
Chancellor Sam Whitman of the Lau-
derdale chancery court, in overruling
demurrers to the states bill of COM
plant against the Standard OIL COM
pany Of Kentucky, Standard Oil COM
pany Of New Jersey, Standard Oil
company Of Louisiana. and the Galena
Signal OIL company, in which 1t was
alleged the companies were violating
the antitrust laws Of Mississippi and
were trying to create a monopoly in
this state. The suit claimed more than
SO, 100000 fines on behalf of the state,
According to this decision the case
must now go back to the chancery
court Of Lauderdale county for trial
on questions OF fact.
The supreme court gives the de-
PENDANT concerns sixty days in which
to answer the bills Of complaint or file
pleadings. Several weeks ago the SUI
preme court held that the first bill Of
complaint filed by the state, which
was against only the Standard OIL
company Of Kentucky, failed to state
cause Of action because of the fail.
ure to allege that the sales made on
the same day in different localities at
different, prices were made for the pur-
pose Of destroying competition.
The state then filed another bill Of
complaint making the other companies
defendants.
By its decision the supreme court
holds that the case as made out by the
state In It's bill Of complaint is one
that should 60 to trial under the stat
utes Of Mississippi.
Prof. Pickett President.
The annual conference of the North
Mississippi Ebworth League closed
here after q most successful three
days session. The closing sermon Of
the conference vas preached by DR..
Paul B. Kern Of Murfreesboro, Tenn,
It the First Methodist church, where
the sessions have been held. Grenada
was selected as the meeting place of
the conference next year.
Prominent among the speakers for
the sessions w. H. Carter Of Column
bus. Miss Mary Stokes, Columbus;
Miss Nora Evans, Caledonia; Miss
Myrtle Furr Of Pontotoc; Mrs. L. X.
Carlton Of New Albany, and Rev. Paul
B. Kern Of Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Dr.. Countiss, president Of the Gre
nada Normal college. delivered the an.
auai conference sermon to a large
audience.
The following officers were elected:
Prof. =. r. Pickett, Nettleton, presi.
dent; Miss Nora Evans, Caledonia,
first vics-president; Morris Beckmau,
Houston, second vi~ce.president; Miss
Mabls Fulmer, Water Valley, third
vice-president; v. H. Stapleton, Boone.
Vile, fourth v~ice,president; Miss Myr.
tie Farr, Pontotoc, superintendent
Junior department; R. H%ollinsworth,
Houston, conference reporter; W. E.
Kennedy, Columbus. secretary and
treasurer.
District secretaries were elected as
follows: Aberdeen, Miss Bettye Lou
Wiggul. Nettleton; Corinth, Mrs. L..
X. Carlton, New Albany; Columbus,
MRS. Carmack, Artesia; Greenville, j.
D. Worten, Tunica; Durant, Miss
Blanche Foose, Tchula; Winona, Rev.
J. .. Thomas. Itta Bena; Sardis, Miss
Julia Jones. C%oldwater; Holly Springs.
Miss Kate Hall, Grenada.
Sheriff vista.
X. I, Quin, sheriff of Pike county
vent to Jackson to visit his brother
Hon H, M. Quinn, speaker Of the
house OF Representatives and -