The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1922-01-28
NEWS AND VIEWS
T he
STATE CAPITAL
BY F. r.. Birdsall,


and all other taxes on or, before mid.
night Of Feb. l. Failing to do this,
they will be denied d vote, not only in /
the primaries next August, where cir
cult judges, chancellors. eight con-
gressmen and United States senator
will be nominated. but they. cannot
vote in the November election. or at
any bond. local or other election. In
addition their names will be published
in the poll tax delinquents in the news
papers in their respective counties.
poll tax is used for educational pur.
poses, >nost worthy cause. In addi-
tion to paying poll tax. all the men and
women who expect to vote must reg.
ister four months before the congres.
sional election in November, 1922.
49,
A new registration has been order
ed for the city OF jackson by the city
atiministrAtion. and q countrywide reg
istration has been ordered by the board
Of supervisors OF Kinds county, and
persons who have registered even up
to two weeks ago, must re-register In
order to vote in any election this year,
and register. in the county four months
prior to the November election in or
der to vote in the November congress
sional election Three new precincts
were established in jackson to meet
the growing voting population which.
necessitated city-wide and countrywide
registration.
Jackson, like a number OF towns in
Mississippi, has let many miles of hard
surface street paving contracts.
Strange to say, there are mud streets
on three sides Of the beautiful new
capitol, and the people who come and
go from all parts OF the state are won
dering il the state is not going to pay
its part Of this paving, which. it is
pointed out could perhaps be done
with some Of the five million dollars
Of bonds issued, for public improve
ments.
Visitors to the capital from all parts
Of the state corroborate the reports Of
returning prosperity, and point to the
| wonderful showing made by the banks
throughout Mississippi in the matter
OF heavily increased deposits and busi-
ness. The, recent interview OF State
Superintendent OF Education Bond
showing the wonderful progress Of Mis-
| sissippi, which he characterized as a
great agricultural state during the last
10 years, is stifl being commented ON
with pride and pleasure.
The bill providing for county librar-
les seems to grow in popularity. not
only throughout tho state. but in the
legislative body. City libraries have
proved so beneficial to the people in
towns that II is proposed to give them
to the people OF the counties. 1t IA
said that the educational interests Of
both county and state look with favor
upon the establishment Of county II
braries
Under the constitution, the salary Of
the governor may not be increased or
decreased during his term. Should the
proposed bill reducing the governors
salary from $500 to $4,000 pass. Gov
Russell, while unaffected himself, will
veto the bill, it Is understood, believ.
ing that $500 is not too much salary
for the governor of this state.
~
Unlike the salary Of the governor,
the salary Of the Heutenant-governor
may be changed and become effective
during the tenure of that office. It Is
said that the pending legislation, which
may reduce the salary OF the lieuten-
ant-governor from $500 to $3.50 ses-
sion, Is having effect upon embryo
candidates for acknowledgements.
+ Chambers Of commerce throughout
the state and in Jackson are wiring
Secretary Weeks of the war depart
ment to consummate the Muscle
Shoals deal with Henry Ford. and re
questing the Mississippi senators and
congressman to use their influence to
that end 1t is pointed out that such
ownership will promote the progress
and prosperity of the south.
Newspapers are insisting that since |
motor trucks have entered into activa |
competition with common carriers. |
such trucks should be made to bear a
very heary proportion Of the upkeep
OF the public highways which they use.
Just as railroads do their roadbedA
The bill to substitute deterioration
for the gallows seems to be popular |
in the legislature. 1t provides that all
persons sentenced to be hanged shan I
be sent to the Parchman farm md
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Former Governor Earl Brewer, = Of +
was in jackson q few days
and rumors around the Hobbies of tho
hotels and In legislative circles were
that he would perhaps announce for
the senate in the near future.
The race for the Williams succes
sion in the y. >S. senate seems to bs
now fairly on. A recent Vardaman
in, Jackson selected Hon. sa /
w. Mullens, Of Holly Springs. a. his
chairman. with Judge d. W.
of Aberdeen, as yice-chair
man.. The secrutary. and executive
are TO be, announced lateF. |
"A bill to abolish the office of state
revenue agent 10 said to be no new /
thfngg the. same haying besn done hi
the case of Writ Adams and J. C. John
stone the predecesscrs of Stokes v /
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