The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-05

ing OF MAJ. 0en. T1dTTlSOn, G0iIIndnQeT
of the Alabama division. Two scores
of bands played Dixie" to the delight of
all. Gen. Evans, the chief commander,
declined reelection, and Gen. Gordon, of
Tennessee, was elected chief general for
the ensuing year. The next meeting
place next year, is Little Rock, Ark.
MIR. Geo. Smith, of Shubuta, Miss, was
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Scott, for a
few days past.
Mr.. Steve Smith, of Texas, brother
of Mr.. George Smith, was visiting the
Singletary families here. Mr.. Steve Smith
is uncle by marriage, to the Singletary
brothers.
Al remarkable performance in flying
was pulled off last Wednesday night
and next morning. A Frenchman, Louis
Paulhan, won a great aeroplane race, the
greatest in history, when he flew into
Manchester, England, at $50 a. m.
Thursday, from London. He arose with
his aeroplane in London at 20 p. m.
Wednesday, and flew III miles to Itch
fifty minutes. Stopping and resting here
till :oo a. m. Thursday, he arose again
and made for Manchester, 50 miles fur
Their, and reached there and alighted
at S go a. m. Thursday-making the IS6
miles in three hours and II minutes.
In this race he wins $4,000. An Eng
lishman named Graham White was his
competitor; but be allowed himself to
alight twice on the way and slept some,
thinking that Paulhan would not start off
as soon as he did, Although $4,000 is a
very considerable prize. White did not seem
to be chagrined at his failure; but he con-
graduated his competitor heartily on his
success. Paulhan, in his night flight
encountered wind, cold and rain for a
while He was guided by the sound
from a railroad train running towards
Manchester. At luncheon given in his
homer the prize was handed him by a
check for $4,000 placed in a gold casket.
At this luncheon, which was in London,
another prize of $4,000 was offered to
the first British aviator flying from Lon
don, England, to Edinburg, Scotland, a
distance of 400 miles, and back. A second
prize is also offered, but the amount is not
stated Barring stormy weather aviation
travel will become common This re-
minds US. Way back yonder in pioneer
days of railroading, a Pennsylvania road
advertised its one train thus: This train
will leave next Wednesday and every
Wednesday after, providing it is not rain
ing that day.
The newly appointed county attorneys
in some of the counties are holding a
meeting of the justices of the peace at the
respective court houses to explain to them
the laws under which their courts are to
be held, with him present as attorney for
the state, and to arrange a schedule of
dates for the holding Of their courts so the
attorney can be present when held This
county attorney business is going to prove
fine and profitable investment in the
cause of justice A faithful county at
torney will clear his county, to a large
extent of much cf the crimes and general
misdoings in violation of law that prevail
in mary counties There are lots of
electors in this state that will vote against
the elections of any judicial candidate
who plainly advocates the unflinching
tracking CT the law,-ciyil or criminal,
the latter especially.
According to the Jackson News, we
were in error last week in saying there
were zine trustees to manage the four
state educational institutions. We sup
posed the Alocrn A. and M. would be rep
resented by two members. But it seems
not, according to the esteemed Jackson
News of 18th last. The seven trustees
who had already been appointed by the
governor and confirmed by the senate,
will assume their duties on July Ist,
next. They are: Col. James Gordon and
Mr. T. S. Sexton, representing the Uni
versity; M B. A. Weaver and DR.. O.
A. McIlhenny, representing the |. l. and
c.; Mr.. @. A. Glenn and Mr.. I. L.
Wainwright representing the A. and M
at Starkviile, and Mr.. |. C.-Enochs. Ibis
is said to be the strongest that could
have been selected by the governor. Hav-
ing such a few members politics will
have but little show in manipulating the
interests of the FIVE state schools.
AS to the dog tax law, we understand
that it is left with county boards Of SUI
pervisors to adopt such a law, and the
board is authorized by law to tax male
dogs $r.oo, and female dogs $s.oo-both
to be over six months old. The assessor
is required to make the assessment in the
same manner and at the same tirne other
property is assessed, when a county
adopts the Iaw-if it do so, (the if is a
big ne)--sthe owner must put collar
on each dogs neck with his name en-
the collar and dogs running at large with
out collars may be killed. It is a mis-
demeanor for the owner to allow such
dogs to run at large without collar, or
refuse TO give in such dogs for assess
nlent. Now, people, we ask, what coun-s
.ty will adopt a deg law, to tax dogs
a dollar or more each, whose members
Of its county legislatures are not elected By
sheep men?
We are glad to notice that efforts are