The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-01-31
MISS. GOVERNOR
IS INAUGURATED
LEE NJ. RUSSELL is INDICTED
INTO OFFICE AS CHIEF OF
GREAT STATE.
MESSAGE is BUSINESS LIKE
Weather Was Perfect ard Ceremonies
Were Smoothsst and Nest
Ruspicious Known For
Many Years.

Jackson. AIiss-The day of the IN. /
of another governor OF
mississippi in the person OF Lee NJ /
Russell passed into history as PFoo-
ably the most enjoyable the smoolh-
est and most auspicious Of the series
for quarter Of a century. The wealA-
g. remained clear and The tempeI'-
ture mild. While the attendance rom
on. of town was not notably large the
turnout of local people and the interest
manifested by them was sreater thah
psuaL o,,,aoa
With brilliant reception in the eapi-
tcl rotunda. followed by the inaugural
ball ut the Edwards Hotel.
There is no note OF pessimism 10
Re found in the inaugural message OF
Gov. Lee NJ. Russell delivered to the
hodv of lawmakers elected to oftlce
along with him.
Among the recommendations nidue
by the new governor are;
Creation of a bureau Of markets ana
publicity. either as 4 branch OF the A
and NJ. college work, or as an indepen-
dent organization to cooperate with
county agricultural agents in finding
markets for farm products and exploit
ling the resources of the state
Adoption of the budget system TOT
handling the states finances.
Establishment o. board of uniform
legislation. similar co that in the state
of Wisconsin. consisting of not exceed
Ing three first-class lawyers to meet
three months prior to each Legislative
session. and to whom all measures shal'
be referred before being submitted TO
the legislature
Formation of a department of labor,
with powers similar TO the federal de-
partment of the same name, to which
should be added the dlties of factory
inspection.
Employment of a purchasing agent
nv the state. whose duty it shall be td
brv supplies for all state institutions
The governor believes this would save
, many thousands of dollars each year
Adoption of a policy of reforestatior
: for the cut-over pine land districts.
/ Establishment of at least four new
state charity hospits Is, one in the delta
one in North Mississippi, one in Eas
Mississippi. and one in South Contra
Mississippi. and enlargement OF hospi
tails now supported by the state. Tn
u governor says that the state charlt
hospital in jackson should have bee
built in the beginning at least fiV
times its present size.
Increase of salaries of state official
J. proportionate with the increased cos
i of living.
v Passage of uniform warehouse r.
d ceipts act similar to statute on TIL
l. subject in 40 other states of the UnioI
Better pay for teachers, better sehoC
p buildings and more liberal appropri;
J, ton for the common schools
d Approval of plan of Mississippi higi
e way commission to float S25OO0.0oO
4 bonds for construction Of transstat
IT highway system.
Ie Retention of state board of pardoni
and taking pardoning power out OF u
hands of the governor by constitutions
of amendment.
10 Building of state armory and ad
ouate appropriation for the nations
guard.
n Enactment of laws to prevent PROT
y teering. The governor says It may
going a bit too far to compel dealel
re to mark the cost price in plain figure
on all articles offered for SALE but
may come to this. He suggests tn
wholesalers be required to file swol
statements in each municipality OF Il
IN wholesale prices at which they 50
~ goods to retailers.
ca Ratification of the federal amen
y ment comforting suffrage on wome
~ The governor discussed this subject
al some length. declaring that the que
e ton of state rights is not involved, al
az that 'there are no snakes in {
80 amendment"
H. Retention of the state tax comm
rs sion and adoption Of amendments tn
10 viii put more teeth IN the law,
as Guiding a statute giving the comm
sion right of inspection Of all boo
property. etc. of the taxpaver.
Meeting of all current expens
ma through the ad valorem tax levy I
nit governor takes an optimistic view
ale this subject, saying that present ls
on. is only 51a mills, which is quite low
lie this day of 30 and Accent cotton, a
ro- that Mississippi is in better financ
Il condition today than ever before
her history.