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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01

from silver City. are visiting FL Paso
and staying at Hotel Paso del Norte-
r. l. Wyland and j. H Heudls-.
catrIeUen from Rushville. Neb-. are
staying at Hotel ZeiSer while in il
paso on business
Mrs. Laura Nelson has come from
her home iu Carlsbad. New Mexico.
TO visit her sister N-- Otis 5 Jones
q 1913 Douglas street.
Mrs j. T. Wool .t.I her uephesv.
Albert Hite. OF Big Springs. Texas.
a -a visiting Mr. and Airs Foster Hath
away Of 1903 North Stanton.
Miss JettF Pruett. Of Fort Davis. is
a visitor iu El PaSo. the house guest
of Airs. W. r. McKeuua Of -4lI Non
tana street she is 20 stay for several
weeks and viii no doubt furnish the
motif for much entertaining.
Maj Arthur r. Watts. o.. the -ptn
infantry. formerly stationed at Fort
Bliss and recently promoted 10
lieutenant colonel Of tie 45rd lufan-
try. came IN from Fort Douglas
Utah. on Frida-. and viii spend fe"
days with III f'aso friends before con-
tiuuiuE east.
As the autumn follows swiftly upon
the heels OF summer. visitors are de-
parting FOR their homes. Miss Mar
-aret Butler for whom there has
been much entertaining this season.
as the popular house guest of her
uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs Dan
White. OF Montana street. is Leaving
for her Austin home next Wednes-
day. Miss Butler spent several weeks
in CloCdcrott with friends
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01

The Misses Enid and Marion Ainsa.
who are az present enjoying q season
boz fashionable Newport. are exuected
back from the east about the first
OF October 10 the parental Frank
llusa home ON 1911 Mesa avenue.
These charming girls finished school
I'm June. having graduated from Man
hattauvilIe. New York. Sacred Heart
convent and went directly after TO
newport Their summer. however,
has not been devoted 10 DIeaeur. for
they have been prominently identi-
fled with Red Cross activities Their
return VIII be heralded with joy by
their lesions Of Fl Paso friends.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-18
Notice of the Intended Purchase
of Supplies and Material
for Supervisors Dis
triCt No. l..

Notice is hereby given that the
board of supervisors Of Raakln
County, Mississippi, will, until
twelve o'clock. NOON, on the LIST
Monday in February, 1917, receive
sealed proposals for the following
material and supplies for super
visor's District No. l, said county,
to wit:
l tent, 3Ox6O #, material 16-
or duck;
2 tents, 14xI4 fit, material 16 OF
duck;
8 mules, weight, not less than
900 lbs. each;
Culverts. IL to 80 inches, in di-
ameter;
1st class road gravel, delivered
fob. cars at pit, also prices de-
livered fob cars at Florence
and Star, Rankin County, Miss
issippl.
| dozen more or Jess wheel
scrapes, and other ro'd working
implements.
The board has the right to re-
ject any and all bids filed.
J. A. Robinson.
Clerk of Board of Supervisors
P. O. Brandon, Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-18
OPINION

Chapter SO of the Laws of 1916,
creating Tax Commission and
giving it the power to review
and equalize the assessment be-
tween the several counties of the
State and providing in section 6,
that the decision of the Board OF
State Tax Commissioners made
after hearings provided for shall
be final, materially modifies Sec
ton 4312 of the Code and in my
opinion, before an assessment
can be changed under the terms
of 1912 the facts should be SUBJ
mitted to the State Tax Board
and the approved of the State
Tax Board be secured. Any 9th
er construction would enable the
Board of Supervisors to- circun1-
vent and neutralize the work OF
the Tax Commission. Of course
the Tax Commission should, and
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-18
THE LIVE STOCK BOARD

A state constituted board that has
performed most valuable service for
the farmers and live stock men dur
ing the eight years since its creation
is the Live Stock Sanitary Board,
charged with the duty of preventing
and controlling diseases of live stock.
No body of men has worked with
greater interest or under more diff
cult conditions than this one.
In the way of actual accomplish
ment, not one can show more. While
the major portion of this comes I'M
der the head of tick eradication,
there is a great deal more for which
the Live Stock Board deserves credit
No state in the Union has shown a
healthier improvement in live stock
production and the work of this
Board is entitled to considerable
portion Of the credit.
Every opportunity for advancing
the work and creating favorable in
terest has been taken advantage of.
There is to be no tagging in this ag-
gressive campaign as evidenced by
the fact that the Live Stock Sanitary
Board is planning an educational ex-
hibit for the Centennial Exposition
and has provided means for its exc
cution.
DR.. E. M. Ranck, state veterinarian,
is already making plans for an ex-
hibit that will clearly explain to the
100000 Mississippians that will at
tend the Exposition why it is impor
tant that they should acquaint them
selves for the causes of disease in
stock and the remedies necessary to
correct or remove the trouble.
More people can be reached at the
Exposition and given demonstrations
concerning live stock matters than a
dozen lecturers could meet and talk
to in several years. Then with the
means for forcibly bringing to their
attention and interest the methods
used by the Board in preventing and
curing disease, results that are wide
spread and lasting can be brought
about.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-18

For handling the Mississippi Cen
tennial Exposition, supervising and
guiding it's affairs, the Legislature pro-
vided for a Commission that is repre-.
sentative of the various sections OF
the state. Believing that the people
might be interested in the personnel
Of that body. their names and address
es are given.
Governor Theodore G.. Bilbo is ex-
officio chairman, Is the executive Of
ficer of the state, elected by the peo-
pie, and is throwing his energy and
enthusiasm into the project, knowing
that it offers splendid opportunity of
being made many times as valuable to
the people as the money invested will
amount to-
Lieutenant-G Governor Lee M. Russell
of Oxford and Speaker Of the House
also ex-officio members. They are
good men in whom the people have
shown confidence and are both enthu-
siastically aiding the project
The Supervisors Of Jackson, Harr1-
son and Hancock counties had the
naming Of one man from each county.
Frank H. Lewis Of Pascagoula repre-
sents Jackson. He is large property
owner, grower of pecan and citrus
fruits and has made magnificent ex-
hibits at the state fair. Isham Reeves
of Gulfport represents Harrison. Is a
member of the Board of Supervisors,
and an enthusiastic and wide-awake
official. H. S. Weston of Logtown is
Hancock's representative. He is one
of the largest property owners in
South Mississippi and a. sterling bust
ness man.
Biloxi, Gulfport and Pass Christian
were entitled to a man from each.
Walter Hunt, splendid young man
and alderman, is from Biloxi; George
M. Foote, the progressive and ener-
getic Mayor of Gulfport, represents his
town as Mayor Saucier of Pass Chris
tian. one of the safest men on the
coast, completes the municipal cOntin-
gent. Each of these men is sincere In
the belief that the Exposition can be
made invaluab BILE to all of the people
of Mississippi and are working to that
end.
The Park Board of Gulfport has a
POAoO~~
of Hanun Gardner, one of the leading
lawyers of the coast and thoroughly
reliable citizen in every way. In ad-
dition to these the Governor was en-
powered to appoint five, one from
each supreme court district OF the
state and two from the state at large.
From the northern dlstric he named
A. G. Anderson of Ripley, editor of the
Sentinel, former repr sentative and
state senator, and thoroughly respect
ed by his people; for the middle dis
trict, Floyd Lopez of Lake, a leading
business man, former representative,
and enjoying the confidence and es-
TEEN of all who know him; for the
southern district, R. L. Simpson OF
Gulfport, whose name is connected
with every progressive movement in
South Mississippi, and is at the helm
of the largest commercial business in
his section
From the state at large Governor
Bilbo named Swep j. Taylor, Mayor OF
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-18
CITATION NOTICE.

State of Mississippi.
To American Brokerage Co.,
Roanoke, Virginia, the Mutual
Cold Storage Company, Broad
way, Virginia, and the First Ma
tional Bank of Broadway, Vir-
ginia, Defendants:
You and each of you are COM
manded to appear before the
Chancery Court of the county of
Rankin, in said State, on the
fourth Monday in March A. d.
1917, to defend the suit in said
court of the Hannah Distributing
Company, wherein you are the
defendant.
This the Both day of December
A. d. 1916. j. A. ROBINSON,
Clerk of the Chancery Court of
Rankin County, Mississippi.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-18


which would have made. our tax
layers put up $500 a year for
this service. Mr.. Mcintyre i'm
mediately introduced a bill and
secured it's passage making the
Rankin terms only 6 weeks a
year, thereby saving the county
5000 a year. Our people are
getting so good we believe that
a a weeks term each year will
suffice, and we shall request him
to have a bill to that effect
passed at the next session.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-18

I'm making new year resolu-
TONS" says Will Smith, the OPP
timist, editor OF the West Point
Herald, who practices as near
90 possible the principles he
breaches, we would do we'll to
RESOLVE, beginning with this
coming year, that we will for
ever cast aside all ENVY, JEAL-
OUSY. HATRED and MALICE
toward our fellowmen, and III
stead Of scattering THORNS
and THISTLES along their path
way, we will do our best to
plant a bower of roses and un-
bottle all the sunshine in our
lives that the fragrance and
golden rays of each may be the
means of producing joy and hap
piness in the lives of those with
whom we come in contact
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-18
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY

How many people in the state OF
Mississippi have had the chance TO see
a wireless telegraph station and pc
shown how it works? Very few indeed,
although practically all have read
something of this great invention and
maryeled at it's accomplishment. VS.
itors to the Exposition will nave OPP
portunity of seeing one, built ana oper-
ated by our home folks.
Chancellor J. n. Powers of the state
University stated at the educational
conference in Gulfport recently that
the University would install wireless
station on the Exposition grounds ana
operate it during the Centennial. 1t
will be erected and operated by stu
dents of that great state INSTITUTION
"Grown in Mississippi" boys.
The station will have a capacity OF
receiving messages sent from similar
stations thousand miles away. Time
will be received each day from the
government station at Arlington, Va,
in the suburbs of Washington, approx
imately a thousand miles in an air
line. Communication will also be had
with Key West, Fla, Galveston, Tex
and other points.
This progressive move on the. part
of the University will be doubly ap-
preciated by the people of Mississippi
as we'll as our guests from other
states. Few were aware that such ad-
vanced methods were in use by our
home institutions and this will bring
that fact to the attention of many who
otherwise would be a long time In
learning of it.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-18
RoBT. E. WILSON,
Auditor of Public Accounts.
EARL N. FLOYD,
Assistant Attorney General.

Jackson, Mississippi, Dec. 20.
State Tax Commission, jackson,
Miss.
Gentlemen:I have your request
for an opinion as follows:
81 beg to hand you herewith a
copy of an order of the Board of
Supervisors of Webster County,
attempting to make a reduction
in the assessment of the Bank OF
Eupora, located at Eupora, Miss
isssppi, from $23, 100000 to $21,-
10000 in accordance with the
provision of Chapter 1912 of the
Code.
Chapter SO of the laws of 1916
provides for a State Tax Com
mission. This law passed at the
1916 session of the Legislature,
and provides a new place for the
assessment machinery OF the
State.
Does it not follow that this
Chapter SO amends section 43l2
of the Code to the extent that
no reduction can be made by the
Board of Supervisors Of any
County, unless. it is authorized
so to do by an order of the State
Tax Commission?
If the Board of Supervisors
are permitted to make reduction
in assessment under the provi-
sion of section 1912 without the
approval Of the State Tax Com
mission, they might undo all the
work done by the Tax Commits
sion. Does it not, therefore. fol-
low that these two laws must be
construed together and that no
change can be made by the
Board of Supervisors without the
sanction or approval of the State
Tax Commission?
Thanking you for your cooper
alton with the Tax Commission
and for your usual promt and
courteous attention to matters OF
this kind. am"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-18

two acres in section s, commencing on the east
line of section g. twelve rods south of the north
east corner thereof thence north IL rods south of
the northeast corner thereof thence north IL rods
to said northeast corner. thence west "A rods,
thence south 4 rods, thence southeasterly to the
point of beginning. all being in township 5, range
5. east. all said land except that land in said north
east quarter. section 5. township s. range g. east.
known as the Jno. r. jackson place:
You are hereby commanded to appear in the
chancery court of said county at the March term
thereof to be holden at the courthouse in said
county ON the fourth Monday of March. 1917. to
defend the suit in said court of R. v. Shields the
same being q suit to reform deed Emma G. Mel
deed record Of said county, SO as to convey the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-18
Chancery Summons.

State of Mississippi Rankin County:
Rene Wells. post office Floyd louisiana
Julia Martin Tweedle, postoffice Delhi. La; Lee
|, and Claire Martin. postoffice unknown. and
Emma Martin. minor having no guardian,
father or mother in this state or county, post
Office Floyd La. and all persons having or
claiming any interest in the following described
land. situated in Rankin county. Mississippi.
to-wit:
East half of southeast quarter. and that part
of west half of southeast quarter. east of the Pc
lahatchie and Shiloh public road. and that part of
hatchie creek and east of the said road all in Sec
ton g. township orange s. east. and also the west
half Of southWesg quarter Of section 4; and also
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-18
Bridge Notice.

Notice is hereby given that
sealed bids will be received at
the Chancery Clerks office up
TO IL o'clock noon on the tlrst
Monday in February, 1911,
for building a bridge across
SQUIRREL Creek, in Beat ], accord
mo to plans and specifications
now on file in my office,
The board reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
J. A. ROBINSON. Clerk.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-18
In re Bond Issue Pelahatchie
Election Precinct, Rankin

Election Precinct, Rankin
County, Mississippi.
Whereas a petition is present
ed to the board of supervisor of
Rankin County, Mississippi, un-
der Chapter 176 of the Law of
1914, being House bill No. $50,
duly signed by more than twenty
per cent of the qualified electors
of PELAHATCHIE ELECTION
PRECINCT,in said county and a
part Of Supervisors District No
4, thereof, asking that said Pela-
hatchie Election Precinct be per-
mitted to come under the Provis-
ion of said act, Chapter 176 of
Laws of Mississippi of 1914, and
to issue bonds of said Election
Precinct in a sum not to exceed
$4,000. 90 to construct, or con-
struct, and maintain or maintain
public roads as provided for IN
said ACT; therefore.
1t is ordered and adjudged that
NOTICE be published, in the
BRANDON NEWS, a newspaper
published in said Rankin County,
and having a general circulation
in said ELECTION PRECINCT
and said county, for three weeks
next preceding the regular
February, 1917, meeting of the
board of supervisors which will
be holden on the LIST Monday in
February, 1917, in the town of
Brandon, that the board of SUI
pervisors propose to issue the
bonds of said PELAHATCHlE
ELECTION PRECINCT, under
Chapter 176 of the Laws of Miss
issippi of 1914 Session of the
Legislature, in the manner and
form therein provided and for
the purposes therein named, in a
sum not to exceed $4,000. 00;and
if within that time twenty per
centu n of the qualified electors
of said Pelahatchie Election Pre-
cinct shall petition against the
issuance of said bonds, then the
bonds shall not be issued unless
authorized by a majority of the
electors of said Election Precint
voting in an election to be order
ed for that purpose, as provided
in said ACT.
It is further ordered and ad-
judged that the clerk publish the
foregoing order over his sig
nature as NOTICE Of the intent
ion and purpose herein express
ed.
Ordered and adjudged this 4th
day of January. 1917.
|, J. A. Robinson, clerk of the
board of supervisors hereby GER
tify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of an order
of the said board, adopted this
| the 4th day of January, 1917.
J. A. ROBINSON,
Clerk of the Board of Supervis-
ors of Rankin Co., Miss,
There being no further rusi-
ness the board adjourned until
next regular meeting.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-18
COMMISSIONS DECISION FINAL
Supervisors Cannot Change As.
SeSSmentS.

jackson. Miss. Jan. 4. To
County Tax Collector: Dear Sir:
This opinion is self-explanato-
ry, and is furnished you for your
information. The Tax Collector
is compelled to collect taxes on
the original assessment, unless
the change in the assessment
has been authorized by the State
Tax Commission. regardless of
the order of the Bnard of Super
visors, making the reduction; and
the State and County Auditors
cannot allow the Tax Collector
credit in his Final Settlement for
reduction in assessments, which
had not been authorized by the
State Tax Commission; his bond
is liable for the amount OF taxes
on the reduction.
Supervisors should correct err
rors IN assessments, if these
errors fall within the provision
set out in section 4312 of the
code; but such can be done only
with the approval of the State
Tax Commission; it, therefore,
follows that, at least, three OF
the members of the Board of
Supervisors should certify the
facts to the Commission, if they
find that an assessment should
be corrected; that, if the Com
mission find that the correction
should be made, certificate
should be made by the chairman
to the Supervisors, before the
first Monday of the following
month; and that the allowance
should be made by the Supervi-
sors, setting out the certificates
from the Chairman in order. Do
not send orders to the State Aud
| itor without such certificate.
In order to save time and
trouble in handling these mat
tiers, your careful cooperation
will be appreciated.
D. L. THOMPSON,
Chairman of State Tax Commits
sion.
RoBT. E. WILSON,
Auditor of Public Accounts.
EARL N. FLOYD,
Assistant Attorney General
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-18
CITATION NOTICE.

State of Mississippi.
To Eula Robinson, the defend,
ant. You are hereby sur moned
to appear before the Chancery
Court, of, Rankin county. said
State. on the 4th Monday in
March A. D. 1917, to defend the
suit in said court of E. D. Rob-
inson, wherein you are the de-
PENDANT.
This the 3rd day of January,
1917. j. A. ROBINSON,
Chancery Clerk.
n T. McCaskill, Solicitor.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-18
Found a Sure Thing.

|. B. Wixon, Farmers Mills.
N. Y, has used Chamberlain's
Tablets for years for disorders
of the stomach and liver and says
Chamberlain's Tablets are the
best | have ever used" Obtain
able everywhere.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-18
MEMBERS OF EXPOSITION COMMISSION
This Body Representative of All Sections of Mississippi and Deeply
Interested in the Success of Great Birthday Event


Jackson, man who has the conf.
dence and respect Of the people of the
state and leading business man OF
the Capital City. Sen. Henry G. Lawn
of Lumberton completes the list,
prominent lumberman, Mason and leg
islator, loved by large clientele OF
acquaintances and with integrity I'M
impeached
These are the men who will have
charge of the affairs of the great Ex
position. They are well known
throughout the state and hardly can
man be found who might doubt that it
will be economically, honestly and eff
ficiently managed. They rere select
ed without reference to political, reiig-
ious or social alignment, but because
they were we'll known, honest and ca
FACILITATED to conduct its affairs in
satisfactory manner.
These men have selected your hum
BILE servant as Director-General,J j. I.
Connel of Gulfport as Executive Secre-
tary and man we'll qualified in every
way for the position, VIM. Mehl of st.
Louis, landscape architect, man who
has helped to build four Of our great
est exposition. Clyde H. Osborne, Di-
rector of Exhibits and Concessions, a
man who held the same place at San
Diego and one of the two men who
were responsible more than any 9TH
ers for the success of that enterprise.
Howard S. Williams of Jackson as
Director of Publicity, one Of the Hv-
est wires in the state and an excel
lent gentleman l.. A. Scott as Au-
ditor man worthy and well qualified
in every way; Miss Henrietta Mitchell
of jackson as Directress of the Won
ans Building, and lady whose
friends are legion. The architects are
two young men from Mississippi and
one from Louisiana, N. w. Overstreet
of Jackson, P. ]. Krause of Meridian
and VIM. A. Nolan of New Orleans.
Their work will speak for itself.
These are the head of departments
| selected so far. 1t is an organization
that has the ability and capacity OF
performing effective and valuable SER
vice. With the we'll balanced Commits
sion named above, together with the
active forces on the ground and work
ing every day, there is no reason why
the Exposition will not be a thorough
success insofar as their responsibility
is concerned.
1t is gratifying to note that the
newspapers Of Mississippi, almost
without exception, are giving to the
proposition their liberal and enthusi-
astic support. Its success means a
substantial benefit to their readers
and patrons. They have the power to
make or break it, but their former lib
eral attitude toward similar projects
insures for the great birthday party
backing that has not been excelled by
the press of any state that has ever
staged such celebration.
The Mississippi Centennial EXPOSE
ton is the states milestone of prog
ress. 1t is the browning event OF the
century just closing and the dawn OF
another hundred years of peace and
prosperity.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-18

Senator Vardaman wired Gov.
Bilbo that he objected to spec
ial session of the legislature at
this time, to which the governor
replied that if the senator would
attend to his affairs at Washing
ton he would try to attend to
matters in Mississippi.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-18

Several national organizations will
hold their meetings during the Expo
sition in the great auditorium being
erected and a vigorous campaign is
being continuously waged for more.
It is already assured that not less
than fifty meetings of various bodies
will be held during the Exposition and
In the Coliseum.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-18

Less than half of the Rankin
county taxpayers have made
their settlement with the coun-
ty, Sheriff Donnell reporting
that only about $4,000 has been
collected so far.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-18

Each county in Mississippi, Ala
bama and Louisiana will be given a
day during the Exposition and special
programs arranged. On these days
special trains and other means OF
transportation will be provided for
transporting large numbers of people
from the counties to the Gulf Coast.