The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1922-06-10
NEWS AND VIEWS FROM
THE STATE CAPITAL
BY r. r. birdsaIj


BY T. r. BirdsaIi
Every official in Mississippi has
been gladdened by the announcement
by State Treasurer Murray that he ex-
poets q million dollars in cash to be
paid into the state treasury this week
as the result of the sale Of bonds by
the state bonding commission as au-
thorized by the legislature to cover q
deficit. This million dollars, accord
ing to State Treasurer Murray, will
take care OF all payable obligations
until August l, when another bond
sale will be necessary for current state
expenses until tax-paying time next
fall
Macy Dinkins, who has been ap.
pointed private secretary to Governor
Russell, will enter upon his duties
July 1. Mr.. Dinkins is am accomplish
ed office man, and was ON Senator
Vardaman's official staff in Washing
ton. Gov. Russell authorizes the state
ment that he will spend July and Aug.
ust at Gulfport. where he will have
temporary executive headquarters with
clerical force as he did last year.
Private Secretary Dinkins will remain
in the office at Jackson, and the gov
ernor will be in constant touch with
him by mail and telephone.
Governor Russell has appointed Bee
King, of Simpson county, senator from
the Fourth District composed Of Cow
ington and Simpson, as Chancellor Of
the Tenth District, to succeed D. M.
Russell, resigned to accept the new po-
State University. Under the law,
Chancellor King will hold until jan
uary. 1928, when his successor to be
nominated in the August primary, and
elected at the congressional legisla-
ton election on November 7, will sue
ceed him.
e. H. Fondrsn, registrar Of Kinds
county, which is the capital county in
which Jackson is located, has COM
announces that 5000 qualified electors
have registered. This includes every
voting precinct, not only in the coun.
ty, but in Jackson, as we'll as all the
other towns. Mr.. Fondren states that
about thirty-five to forty per cent Of
the white women in the county have
registered. In some Of the counties in
the state, county registrars are still on
their county rounds. No man Or wo-
man who fails to register on or before
the congressional election next No.
vember, can vote at that election or at
the primaries in August.
State Land Commissioner Moore has
discovered that Chickasaw school
lands were enormously patented as far
back as 1853 as swamp lands, the
state receiving $1.25 per acre therefor,
whereas Chickasaw lands were sold for
800 per acre. Less than thousand
all % vi ouCA lduuS ~ ldh AdVC OCCh
discovered, but it is not known how
many acres have been thus sold. The
fault was with the general land office
in Washington which corrected the er-
ror in about 1855. Commissioner Moore
thinks that by payment Of the differ
ence between $500 and $1.25. which is
$4.75. and receiving Chickasaw school
land patent that the parties who hold
such lands will be safe without legis-
lation. 1t is said that some of these
lands are in Coahoma and Bolivar
counties and are very valuable.
On June IA argument in the biggest
case that ever came before the Su-
preme Court Of Mississippi will begin.
This is the case of the state revenue
agent, Stokes V. Robertson. against
some 81 fire insurance companies do
ing business in Mississippi prior to De-
cember 90 1920. The fire insurance
companies were penalized eight mil
lion dollars for violation Of the anti
trust laws of Mississippi by Chancel-
lor w. J. Stricken in the Kinds county
chancery court October 8, 1921. The
record in this case covers nine thous-
and pages OF typewriter matter and
makes forty volumes. Briefs have
been prepared by both sides, and it is
expected that the oral argument will
consume three or four days. Briefs for
the revenue agent bear the names OF
his counsel, Chalmers Potter and Judge
Clayton D. Potter of the Jackson bar,
who instituted the suit for Revenue
Agent Robinson. Briefs for the insur-
ance companies bear the names of J.
B. Harris and Messrs. Watkins, Wat
kins and Eager, of Jackson; R. l.. Nc
Laurin, of Vicksburg; Messrs c. j.
Doyle, ]. H. Doyle. and o. B. Ryan, OF
New York City, and Messrs. Thomp'
son, Knight. Baker and Harris. of Dai-
las, Texas.
Geo. Bryant, the young man from