The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-01-14
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Gatheredfrom AlCor-
ners of the State and
Told in Briefest Form
Mo. Eron, State capitol.

Jackson.-Opinion has been render
ed nv Assistant Attorney General Lot
terhos to superintendent of Educa-
ton w. F. Bond to the effect that the
law makes no provision for aking
care of the duties of a 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-
sitton OF assistant geologist was as
sumed by P. F. Morse, a geologist by
talent, training and heredity, son OF
w. c. 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, ana
in Texas. This is a 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, (. s. Gambler, who
is also a member Of the COMPRESSION
al committee Of agriculture, with re
gard to the bill now before the com
mittee asking an emergency appro-
priation of SI5O,O00 for control OF the
Mexican bean beetle, that has ap-
peared in Alabama and menaces this
state. AS soon as the bill has passed
the committee the congressman and
senators of the state as a whole will
be asked for support of the measure.
At a 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 in the resolutions unanimously
adopted recommending to the mayor
and city commissioners the appoint
ment Of a policewoman to be station
ed preferably at the union depot
Dr. w. C. Stingily stated that he
had to decline to receive for the Pas
teur treatment 10 patients. This ac-
ton was necessitated by the notice
received from the United States gov
eminent that it 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 1888
conYicts on hand last month 56 newly
convicted criminals, 13 of whom are
white and three recaptured prison
ers. Twenty-six have been discharg.
ed, II pardoned, six have escaped,
one has gone out on suspended sen.
tence and one on meritorious dis
charge, leaving 1,2O1 now in the peni-
Tertiary. OF the Sc received eight
are life termers and one is in for Is
years. Other terms are rather shorter
than usual.
According to announcement made by
w. F. Bond, state superintendent of ed
ucation, district meetings for county
superintendent of education have been
arranged as follows: Meridian. Jan.
II, afternoon and night, and Jan. Is.
morning; Hattiesburg, forenoon, after
noon and night of 18th: Brookhaven,
forenoon, afternoon and night OF the
20th; n ~ Albany, forenoon, afternoon
and night Of the oath; Clarksdale. af-
ternoon and night of the 25th. and
morning of the Goth; Grenada. fore.
neon afternoon and night OF the 9th.
Jackson. forenoon, afternoon and night
OF Feb. 2.