Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-06-16
NEWS AND VIEWS FROM
THE STATE CAPITAL


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.
cembsr 20, 1920. The fire insurance
companies were penalized eight mil
| lion dollars for violation of the anti
trust laws of Mississippi by Chancel.
lor v. j. Stricken in the Kinds county
chancery court October s, 1921. The
record in This case covers nine thous-
and pages of typewritten matter and
makes forty volumes. Briefs have
been prepared by both sides, and 1t 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.
is anu 41Ccolo. w dthihoy w eHt
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 Dal
las, Texas.
State Land Commissioner Moore has
| dioanuarad baf frL
lands were enormously patented as far
back as 1853 as swamp lands, the
state receiving s1.25 per acre therefor,
whereas Chickasaw lands were sold for
$500 per acre. Less than thousand
acres of such lands so far have been
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 err
ror in about 1856. Commissioner Moore
thinks that by payment of the differ.
ence between $500 and SIPS, which is
$4.75, and receiving a 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.
+ Mrs. Pearl Kirskey, Of Leake county
enjoys the distinction of being the first
woman justice of peace in Mississippi
Mrs. K K-rsaey Was appointed to sue
ceed her father upon his death, having
been recommended by large number
of petitioners, who stated that she was
splendidly qualified. having helped her
father with the office for many years.
She will hold until her successor is
chosen at an election to be ordered by
the board Of supervisors of Leake
county.
E. II. Fondren, registrar Of Kinds
county, which is the capital county in
which Jackson is located, has com.
plGted his rounds of registrations, and
announces that 5000 qualified electors
have registered. This includes every
voting precinct not only in the coun.
ty, but in Jackson. as well 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
July z, which is four months before
the congressional election next No.
vember, can vote at that election or at
the primaries in August
Governor Russell has appointed Bee
King, of Simpson county, senator from
the Fourth District. composed of Gov
ington and Simpson. as Chancellor OF
the Tenth District, to succeed d. M.
Russell. resigned to accept the new po-
sition as associate law professor at the
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 Z, will sue
coed him.
EVERY oIIlc1al III mississippi mas
been gladdened by the announcement
by State Treasurer Murray that he ex.
poets 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 a
deficit. This million dollars, accord
ing to State Treasurer Murray, viii
take. care of all payable obligations
until August 1, "
Macy Dinxins, who has been ap.
pointed private secretary to Governor
Russell, will enter upon his duties
July /. Mr.. Dinkins is an accomplish
ed office man, and was on Senator
vardamans official staff in Washing