The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-04
Are Advertising to This Eff feet for the First Time. Launching Girls and Boys in Pig Clubs
BILBO'S POLITICAL
 APPOINTMENTS ARE
 DECLARED INVALID
Ousted Men Holding Offices to Make Place for Friends. Illiteracy Commission to Work This Summer

Jackson, Miss, June 3.-(Special )-For the first time in their history the banks of Mississippi-that is a good many of them-are advertising that they will be glad to lend money on cattle and hogs. Heretofore the farmer has been able to get accommodations on nothing but cot ton. That was due, largely, to the fact that he had nothing but cotton and ware house receipts in the way of collateral The time came when he didn't even have that thanks to the persistent activities of the boil weevil. Right here is a good opening for a few words about the boil weevil having been a blessing in dis guise," but there yet remain a few big, hard-fisted, hard-headed farmers who re- sent that charge with great vigor. They may have been convinced, but against their will, and will not admit that the pesky little pest has forced them to quit raising cotton except as a surplus crop, and to living at home, as they should have been doing all the time.
 The boil weevil came along about the same time boys corn clubs" were or ganized over the state, and the farmer boys proved to their fathers that they could make from 100 to 237 bushels of corn ir the state, if they but half tried. The "old man. had been making from 10 to IS bushels of corn per acre, year in and year out, depending on the season rather than on fertilization and cultivation as per directions of the book farmers con nected with the agricultural colleges and the experiment stations, and it was hard to force him out of the ruts his grand father had made, but MT. Boil Weevil was here to nelp the boys, and rendered valuable assistance in bringing about system of diversification on the average Mississippi farm that includes cattle and hog raising.' while on many of them it means nothing but grain. hay and live stock.
 The bankers, seeing that the farmers mean business and are determined to make their living under new conditions, and that they are in fair way to live better than ever before, are meeting them half way with money at low rate of in- terest, and also putting up the money to launch the boys and the girls of their respective counties in the cattle and hog business by buying outright thoroughbred calves for the ''baby beef'' clubs and reg istered pigs for the pig clubs' with no
 
 means that as matter of course Mis- sissippi is going to become great live stock state; thousands are now in the business on safe business who never dreamed of such revoiutions in farm life five years ago.
 BLACK EYE FOR BILBO
 The supreme court handed down two very interesting decisions this week, both being a very black eye for the governor of the state. In May, 1914, David Me- Dowell Of Jackson was appointed factory inspector by the state board of health for term of four years. When Governor Bilbo took hold of the reins of govern ment in January last he named new board Of health. and passed word down the line to get rid of McDowell, gentle man who is persona non grata with the present administration. The board of health obeyeC orders by declaring the of- fee or factorly inspector vacant, and then elected A. R. Hobbs of Laurel to the of flee. MT. Mcdowell very promptly en- joined MT. Hobbs from taking charge of the office and from drawing the $1SOO per year salary. The matter went to the courts and W. H. Potter, circuit judge decided in favor of Mcdowell, holding that the term of office was four years, and that the incumbent could not be fired just for political reasons. The supreme Souil lOOh tHe same V1eW or the case Tn an interesting opinion handed down by Justice Clayton Potter, nephew of Judge Potter. He stated in his opinion that MT. Mcdowell had had no show, no day in court; that no charges had been pre- ferred against him, that his demand for hearing was refused and that no of- ficer in this state, no matter whether of high or low degree, could be fired in any such a way. MT. Mcdowell thereupon drew down the accumulated salary, and will continue in office until the end of his term in May, 1918.
 The other case was a companion piece, County Health Officer Poole being busted l by the board of health in the same man. ner to make place for Dr. J. M. Ware. | The holding of the supreme court was | the same as in the McDowell- Hobbs case. l | A M