Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-06-02
NEWS AND VIEWS
From The
STATE CAPITAL
BY F. r. Birdsall

1t is understood that the Supreme
Court will hand down its decision
about the middle of June in the cases
of Stokes V. Robertson, State Reve-
nue. Agent against the fire insurance
companies of Mississippi, alleging a
trust and combine, which is on ap-
peal to that court. The Revenue
Agents contention was sustained by
Chancellor Stricken, who penalized
the companies $8,000,O00. The case
of the State Revenue Agent, against
Insurance Commissioner Thomas M.
Henry for a balance OF some $4,000,
the Commissioner having paid into
the state treasury through the reve-
nue. agent, as a result OF his check
ing, approximately $4,000, will be
tried by Chancellor Stricken in June.
Letters to officials and others in
this city from Elnathan Tart, Super
intendent of the Soldiers Home for
Confederate veterans at Beauvoir are
full of hope for the raising of $780,
900 with which to erect hospital
for Confederate Veterans. Over $780,
900 has already been raised by county
appropriations, and Mr.. Tart states
that bankers and bank presidents are
sending liberal contributions, and that
the Sons and Daughters of Confeder-
ate Veterans, are active in raising
funds. w. M. hampton of Magnolia,
the south Mississippi philanthropist,
is matching every dollar raised, and
will continue to do so up to 100000
with 10 per cent.
The capital city of Mississippi feels
honored that the Mississippi Press
Association which accepted an invi-
tation through its Chamber OF Com
merce, is to meet here the third
Tuesday in May, 1923. Jackson has
been confplimented by the Associa-
tion meeting here four or five times
since its organization Editors VINO
passed through thss chy am rrsste
-fhone from the meeting At Colur.oa--
and Starkville, state that th.g had
. splendid convention. and are warm
in their praise of the annual address
of President Will G. Hight, Editor of
the Winston County Journal. which
they state was full OF practical wis
dom and splendid philosophy.
II being dangerous to get back
and forth through the domes of the
Old and the New Capitol, to put up
and take down the flag, morning and
evenings, and as the sway of the
flag staff from the wind caused the
roof OF the two buildings to leak, ar
rangements have been made to erect
flag staffs on the Old and New Capt.
toll Grounds on which the flag will
be raised and lowered every day
The material for the flag staffs is
already on the ground, and the flag
staffs will soon be erected
1t is understood that the statute
of jefferson Davis will soon be re-
moved from it's position on the Con-
federate monument in the Confeder-
ate Park, which is the south end of
the Old Capitol grounds, and placed
in the rotunda of the Old Capitol
vandals had been breaking the fling
ers off the hands of the statute, and
the legislature made an appropriation
of $1,000 to pay for the removal.
The Gypsy Smith meeting which
began here May 9. for an engagement
of three weeks, has drawn such large
congregations and become OF such
general interest, that an extension
has been made, and the patrons have
flocked to the tent In Pointdexter
Park which holds 5000 people and
often standing room even could not
be had.
The race for IL circuit judges and
IL chancellors is reported by visitors
from every district in the state, who
have recently been to Jackson, to be
growing in interest New entries are
being made almost daily for judge
and chancellor, and rumors Of other
candidates multiply hourly.
South Mississippi papers indicate
the possibility or even the strong
probability of four candidates for
governor from south central Missis
sippi.
Dairy show Attracts Large Crowd.
Coldwater.-The second annual live
stock and dairy show was held in Cold
water, the public park being used as a
meeting place for the large crowd
which. assembled. Dairy cattle led all
other exhibits, and the large number
Of splendid milch cows entered at the
nhow served TO uphold Coldwater's
claims OF being dairy center. Sam