The Bolivar County Democrat., 1922-10-21

them, perhaps, will spend several days
here furthering their candidacy.
A concrete link in the public high.
way in YazOo county containing nine
and nine.tenths Of mile, has been
let to Williams and Libby, contractors.
The contract price, including bridges,
Is $140,950.50, and the work is to be
completed in 300 working days. This
road extends through Panther Creek
bottoms from point where the pub
lie road crosses the south end of Wolf
Lake to the Humphreys county line.
1t Is part OF the federal highway be-
tween Jackson and Memphis.
Visitors to Jackson from different
parts OF the state announce that there
will be a crop of candidates for the
office OF district attorney in each of
the II circuit court districts. Already
of1lclal announcements are appearing
in the newspapers for candidates for
that office, the nominations for which
will take place in the August primary
OF 1928. The salary of the office is
$4,000 per year for a term of four
years, and district attorneys are al
lowed to practice in the civil courts.
Much complaint is reported from
many localities in the state touching
the violation Of the Kiger game law
passed at the 1922 session of the Mis-
sissippi legislature. 1t is said that
deer, turkey, bear, squirrel. quail,
doves and other game mentioned in
the law are being ruthlessly slaugh-
tered and that steps are being taken
by county attorneys and boards of su-
pervisors as we'll as district attorneys
to apprehend the violators of this law
and bring them to punishment.
Reports reach the city from all over
the state that boards Of supervisors
are passing resolutions recommending
for their constituents to vote for the
constitutional amendment on Nov. Z,
which provides for the taking of trunk
highways out of the hands Of boards
OF supervisors and placing them un-
der the control of the state highway
department. It seems to be we'll un-
derstOod now that unless this propos-
ed amendment is ratified, Mississippi
will lose millions Of federal appropria-
tions for the construction and mainte-
nance of highways in this state 1t is
said that the country people who are
thoroughly sick and tired of mud
roads have become aroused on this
subject and will vote for tie proposed
amendment in large numbers.
The complaint seems to be univer-
sal, and certainly 1t is the case In the
country adjacent to the capital city,
that so-called road hogs" are endan-
gering the lives and property Of 9TH
ers and making automobile travel very
uninviting for those persons who have
regard for courtesy and law. In some
instances It is said that heavy truck
drivers refuse to give half the road to
people who want to pass them and
that the drivers Of some of these big
trucks, while allowing cars driven and
occupied by ladies' to pass, manipu-
late the heavy tracks in such a way
as to greatly frighten the occupants
of the car. There is a growing senti-
ment that automobile legislation will
be asked at the hands of the next leg
islature.
Circuit Judge Wiley H. Potter has
held that the secretary of state is con-
sidering the initiative petition looking
to the placing of the state revenue
agent on a salary-regarded by the
friends of that office as practical
emasculation of the same-must take
cognizance of forged names and the
names of persons not citizens OF Mis-
sissippi and not qualified electors.
Judge Potter overruled the demur-
rers of the attorneys Of the secretary
of state and also their motion to
quash the certiorari as well as their
motion to dissolve the superseded.
At the suggestion Of Judge d. w.
Houston, of Aberdeen, one of the at
LOru6yS LOT Iuc lcNCHuC d6Cht, thO
eight attorneys on both sides Of the
case called on Chief Justice Smith and
asked for an early day to hear the ar
gument on the appeal which was
taken by the attorneys representing
the secretary of state. On Wednes-
day, Oct. IS, the case was argued and
an early decision by the supreme
court Is expected. In the meantime
the secretary of state is forbidden to
out the proposed measure on the
licked to be voted on Nov. 7. Should
the supreme court sustain the position
taken by Judge Potter, the proposed
measure, the petitions for which were
filed by Hennessey, of Vicksburg, and
Austin, of Jackson, both fire insurance
agents, will not go on the November
ballot.
orm Boys Society.
Blue Mountain.-Pastor E. B. Hatch
er, of Lowrey Memorial Baptist
church, has organized the boys of the
into Boys society.
Secretary of State Power has sent
out for publication as provided by
law the constitutional amendment
submitted to the legislature looking |
to the adjustment Of the office of