The Neshoba Democrat., 1921-01-13
MISSISSIPPI.
EVENTS
Gatheredfrom All Cor
ners Of the State and
Told In Briefest Form
Notes From state capItoI.

Jackson.-Opinion has been render
ed by Assistant Attorney General Lot.
terhos to Superintendent of Educa-
tion w. F. Bond to the effect that the
law makes no provision for aking
care of the duties of county super
intendent of education In the event
Of temporary disability on the part Of
the incumbent of the office.
The extension Of the scope OF the
work done by the geological survey
has necessitated additional office
force and with the new year the po.'
sition of assistant geologist was as.
sumed by p r. Morse, a geologist by
talent, training and heredity, son OF
w. g. Morse. who holds the chair Of
geology at the A. & M, College.
The railroad commission completed
its work and adjourned. In the mat
ter of rates on coal mined In Mis-
sissippi the commission ordered all
roads to put in the rates recommend.
ed by the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission for Louisiana and Texas, and
in Texas. This is considerable re-
duction in rates heretofore charged
and is of special interest to North.
east Mississippi, where "a good quail
ity Of coal is being mined.
State Commissioner Of Agriculture
P. p. Garner was in communication
with the Mississippi congressman
from his district, e. 8. Gambler, who
is also member of the congression.
al committee Of agriculture, with re-
gard to the bill now before the COM
mittee asking an emergency appro-
priatfon Of $150,000 for control of the
mexican bean beetle, thaA has. ap-
peared In Alabama and mehaces this
state. AS soon as the bill has passed
the committee the congressman and
|sSenators Of the state as q whole will
|FBe asked for support Of the measure.
At well-attended meeting of the
Young Women.s Business Club OF this
city in the assembly hall OF the Car
negie Library significant action was
taken lin the resolutions unanimously
adopted recommending to the mayor
and city commissioners the appoint
ment Of q poiicewoman to be station.
ed preferably at the union depot.
Or: W. G. Stingily. stated that he
had to, decline to receive for the Pas.
teur treatment 10 patients. This &C.
ton was necessitated by the notice
received from the United States gov
eminent that 1t can no longer furnish
the virus for the treatment.
The report OF the registrar Of the
state penitentiary board, slightly de-
layed for lack Of complete record
from the various farms, shows that
there have been added to the i,18S
convicts on hand last month Sc newly
convicted criminals, 13 Of whom are
white and three recaptured, prison
ers. Twenty-six have been discharg.
ed, IL pardoned, six have escaped,
one has gone out on suspended sen.
tence and one on meritorions dis
charge, leaving 1,201 now in the peni-
tentiary. OF the Sc received eight
are life termers and one is III for 15-
years. Other terms are rathet, shorter
than usual.
According to announcement made by
W. F. Bond, state superintendent Of ed.
ucation, district meetings for county
superintendents Of education have been
arranged as follows: Meridian, Jan.
II. afternoon and night, and Jan. 1S,
morning; Hattiesburg, forenoon, after.
noon and night Of 10Th; Brobkhayen,
forenoon, afternoon and night OF the
goth; New Albany, forenoon, afternoon
and night of the 24th; Clarksdale, af.
ternoon and night of the 26th, and
morning of the 26th; Grenada, fore
noon, afternoon and night OF the 27th;
Jackson, forenoon, afternoon and night
OF Feb. 2.
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