Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22
STATE SUPERINTENDENT CALLS
ATTENTION TO GREAT WORK
Z IN FORREST COUNTY. 4
HOPES FOR BETTER RESULTS
Sends Cards to County Superintend.
ents of Education, Teachers and
School officers-campaig for
Better Sanitation Urged.


tendents of education, teachers and
school officers Stale Superintendent OF
Education Smith calls attention to the
great work of sanitation recently ac-
complished in Forrest county, saying
that he hoped other counties in the
state would do likewise. He also says
he believes the campaign for better
sanitary conditions in the schools will
result in people realizing the value Of
better home sanitation, especially IN
the rural districts.
Dice Game Taboo
The operation of high dice game
is strong, subjects the proprietors OF
the store to indictment for gambling.
The supreme court affirmed the case
of H. L. Eckles and w. T. Jones, Of
Hattiesburg, against whom affidavits
charging keeping gambling device
were made, and upon which they were
convicted and fined.
The decision is by Judge Reed, who
discusses gambling in an interesting
way. There was a device provided
consisting of a cup and five dices or.
CRAPS" A player paid rs cents for
the privilege Of playing the game, and
stood chance of winning one dollart
or of getting nothing. and was ena
titled to several throws" or rolls"
for certain number which he selecti
ed. If, after so many rolls, the player
did not make the number selected he
lost. If he made the number he could
get 81 in trade.
The defendants claimed it was not
their intention to operate gambling
device, but the device was installed
merely as a trade stimulator," and
that the players could have received
something every time they rolled.
Indian Claims Rejected.
Secretary Lane reported adverse
ly on claims of the Choctaw
Indians in Mississippi in recognition
as citizens of the Choctaw Nation lin
Oklahoma and to share in $7,000,00O
of the latter's funds for distribution.
Representative Harrison's proposal
to defer the distribution of $7,000,000
among the Choctew Indians of Okla
homa until congress should have de-
termined the right of Mississippi claim
ants was voted down in the house,
70 to so.
Secretary Lanes report, submitted
to the house Indian committee, stated
he believed that no legislation should
be be enacted for the reopening of tho
rolls of the Choctsw Nation for the,
benefit Of the Mississippi Choctaw ele.
ments."
'In view of the large amount Of
tribal property yet to be disposed Of
and of the matters affecting the
tribes" he said, sit would be inadvis-
able to abolish the tribal organiza-
ton of the Choctaw and Chickasaw
Indians at this time.
"The Mississippi Choctaws who re-
fused to emigrate with the tribe to
the new country west and who never
shared in the burdens and hardships
of the pioneer life incident to the es-
Enlistment of the new tribal govern
ment west of the Mississippi" he con-
tinued, "at this late date, now that
the tribal property of the Choctaw
Nation, made valuable by the emf
grants is being divided per capita
among the enrolled citizens of the ma
ton, have no equitable right to share
In the property"
Cotton Ship Popular.
Gov. Brewer has been absent in the
delta for several days, and while
nothing official has been given out as
to the object Of that visit, the suppo-
sition prevails that it is partly in con-
nection with the details for getting
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