The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-11-12
Outsider Butts In
College Matter
EON. B. S. ELLIOTT SAYS mo"
AND PUTS ANOTHER ONE
UNDER RUSSELL'S RIBS

The Mississippi public is familiar
with a furor Gov. Russell tried to
stir up relative to the alleged misap-
plication of some of the funds Of the
A. d M. College at Starkville with
the evident purpose, many believe,
OF reflecting on former President w.
II. Smith and the former general
secretary of the board Of trustees,
o. F. Lawrence. The Governor sent
his auditor to the colleg. Ind the au-
dltor made a report that urdo ubtedly
suited the Governor, and it was given
out, that owing to the misappiication
Of fucds, the College would be great
1y embarrassed, thereupon the Cover
nor sent requests to the members of
the legislature asking authority to
borrow money to meet the alleged
emergency. The legislators evidently
did not take the matter seriously for
for the reason that the authority
asked for was not given. Hor. B. S. !
Elliott of Grcraia County, : men, !,
Der of the law-making body, declined !
TO give his approval in vacatity to :
borrowing the money and rather in
tmated to Gov. Russell that his ex-
sceilercy was playing little politics.
Only a few days ago MIR. Elliott re-
ScelvCd a letter, h. ctate., fror, the
finn of VIM. R. Moore Dry Goods CO.
Of Memphis stating chat the a. & NJ.
ICOllege Owel then md asked Mr.
glliott to give his approval to the
,Govcrnor's borrowing tie money. Mr.
Elllott's reply to the Memphis firm is
as follows:
Holcomb, Miss, r. F. D.
November s, 1920
Mr.. w. R. King, Vice Pres. VIM. r. +,
!. Moore Dry Goods Co.,
Memphis, Tenn.
Dear Sir +
am IN receipt of yours of October T
IS, in which you state that the a. & ! !
vi. College of Mississippi, located at
sstarkville. is indbted to your firm
s1 the sum of S1170.S0 for goods
ought in June and July of this year.
4 4ou express the wish that | write
Gov. Lee NJ. Russell and give my con-
ient to his borrowing the money to Q
BAY you and other creditors. T
am sure you will not object to ,
= specializing s.s to who plombte0 <
~ to write me, and doubtless other v
slatOrs? 1t might rot have oc- IL
red to you that you are stepping 81
beyound the lines of propriety and n
JrIding yourself on the affails of tf
s sister state and that your request OF
sy mean the asking of an officer 81
at he do violance to his oath and 1e
q his obligations to the State. | take az
e. that you are but one link in a II
4in of others who claim to be credi- ST
s Of the College who have Joined w
srether to lombard legislators? st
am constrained to believe that &C
e you to consider this A e. NJ n;
ege matter in all its phases, you ST
uld state publicly over your sigma m
that had the previous admins tn
ation been continued ct the 4. & to
College, your account would have tu
paid when due. And further, of
at you would also state that had not dl
present Chief Executive under ha
ken to punish former President ed
nth Of the A. & NJ. College for his sit
usal to join in with his political to
snds in the campaign of 1919, the pr
& N. College would have not been ed
ced in the light that is before the TO
Vic. / hazard the statnent that yo
re are thousands of dollars now WI
in the banks where the College WE
SieS WHICH VIII NOT De uSeO TOT SP'
months. wa
you are compelled by the action me
,e board of trustees of the Col the
carrying this. account for some
.. you will be but doing what III
,cands of others are doing in the
cent strained financial condition.
rave already written Gov Rus A.
hat / cannot give my approval e,1 M
S borrowing money for the A & ~, 49,,
college under the present situa- MI MI
= Your letter furnished no rea- - -
or my altering my opinion here LIS Us
re expressed to the Governor. ,n. ,t"
& Yours very truly, Mo iIi.a
p+a.;,o ~ N',, =, coll