The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-10-19
GETS PORTRAITS
OF Ex-SENAT0RS
STATE DEPARTMENT, ARCHIVES
AND HISTORY, SECURES
FINE PORTRAITS.
FOR STATE HALL OF FAME

Portraits Of Pioneer Lawmakers Of
Mississippi Now Grace the Hall Of
Fame-collection Consists Of
Williams, Lamar and Others.
| Jackson.
The state department of archives
and history has been engaged, since
the establishment of the state hall of
fame, in making a collection Of por-
traits OF deceased United States sem
ators from Mississippi. The states
first senators were Thoma Hill Will
liams of North Carolina and Walter
| Leake of Virginia. DR.. Rowland has
| been seeking for years for the por-
trait of these first representatives Of
as Poindexter, Walker, Davis, Foote,
Lamar, Walthall, George, Money and
| McLaurin.
The descendants Of Thomas H. VIII.
liams now live in New Orleans, and
they have presented to the department
of archives and history an excellent
| portrait of their distinguished ances-
tor. This portrait has just been hung
In hall Of fame.
After diligent search for portrait
of Walter Leake in the Leake family
of Virginia and Mississippi, without
result. DR.. Rowland has almost con-
cluded that there is no portrait Of that
distinguished Mississippian in exist
ence. Senator Williams was one Of
the pioneers of Mississippi, coming to
the territory few years after it's Gre
alton. It will be interesting to the
people Of Mississippi to know that he
belonged to the famous Williams fam
fly of North Carolina. Of which John
Sharp Williams Is member.
In 1917 he was a citizen of Missis-
sippi Territory and was elected one
Of the United States senators by the
first state legislature. He took his
seat Dec. II, 1917, and served, by re-
election. until March 3, 1929. After
ward he removed to Tennessee. where
he died in Robertson county about
1910.
Vote Is Authorized.
Tle Mississippi Supreme Court has
ordered dissolution of the injunction
granted several weeks ago by Cnance.
lor Taylor on petition Of the anti
saloon league, restraining the secre'
tary Of state from placing On the bal
lot in the November election, under
the referendum amendment to tie con-
stitution, the law enacted by The last
legislature limitings shipVcnrs IF liq-
uor into the state to One quart of
whtskey and "a pints of beer every Is
days to any one resident; the law pro-
hibiting liquor advertising in the state,
and the act creating fish and game
warden.
The anti-saloon league alleged the
referendum never had been legally
adopted. The supreme court held the
chancellor and other courts had 40 ju-
risdiction to prevent by injunction
the holding of an election.
Secretary of State Power issued call
for an election Nov. to pass on the
rejection or ratification of the liquor
and game warden laws. Under terms
Of the referendum amendm ent the OPP
Grafton of the three laws involved is
suspended and the former law limit.
ing liquor shipments to cask of beer
Or a gallon of whiskey day again Is
in force in Mississippi.
Ground-Breaking Ceremonies.
The programme arranged by the city
commissioners for the entertainment
of the visitors attending the ground
breaking of the Mississippi Centennial
here next Thursday and Friday will
be of patriotic nature and all decora-
tons will be in national colors.
The Elks' lodge has rendered the
use of two floors for the visitors and
a number Of Gulfport citizens will al
low the use Of their cars to transport
visitors to the exposition grounds.
Gov. Bilbo has ordered his entire
military staff to be on hand in full
dress uniform.
Thousands of school children from
the coast counties will aid in greeting
visitors from all sections of the state.
Governor Opposes Movement.
Gov. Theo. G. Bilbo has announced
his opposition to the movement orig
mating in the Sons of Confederate
Veterans organizations for the appoint
ment of a separate board Of trustees
to represent the camps of that body in
Mississippi to take charge of the Beau
yoir home for old soldiers.
Governor Pardons FeWox.
Acting on the recommendation of
the state pardoning board, Governor
Bilbo pardoned G. r. Fewox, white
man serving a five-year term in the
penitentiary for manslaughter.
Students at the agricultural high
school at Benton, II miles east of va
zoo City, are paying their expenses by
their gardens. A number of boys and
girls are raising all kinds of vegeta-
bles. stock feed and other produce,