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DAILY NEWS Published Every Afternoon. (Except Sunday.) Hattiesburg Printing Si Publishing Co. Office. 112 Front Street H. A. CAMP, President. M. J. EPLEY, Vice President EDGAR G. HARRIS, Editor. E. E. SMITH, Circulation Manager. Telephone*: Cumberland, 904 Home, 30 Subscription: One Month, by carrier . One Year by mail er carrier. .,$6.00 50c HEARST TELEGRAPH AND CA BLE SERVICE received daily, the ex clusive franchise for which is owned by the Daily News. Entered as second-class matter on May 22, 1907, at the postoffice at Hattiesburg, Miss., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE NEW COUNTY OF FORREST. LABEL : ROW F FOR CONGRESS. We are authorized to announce HON 'E. J. BOWERS of Hancock county as a candidate in the Democratic primary for re-nomi natlon to the 61st Congress from the 6th district of Mississippi. ♦ ♦ ♦ ❖ <• ❖ •> ❖ •> •> <• *>- * * * editors •> rith substantial •> | i O In modern journal! O must be a]" <• evident {, ,-vidhs. Newspapers are the • V ever watchful guardians of the • ,n support of their con- •> ♦ public weal. They aie detectives, ❖ O prosecutors and public account- •> ♦ ants. Criminals hate newspapers, ♦ O scheming politician? bitterly as- <• ❖ sail them, incompetent public of <■ ficlals treat them with affected <• ❖ scorn. Only the honest man with •> <• his life free from possible ontan- •> glements looks upon the newspa- •> •' ❖ pers as his friend. « g » •> .% .> a a Good Roads. The newspapers of the state are just now having a great deal to say about the always pertinent and interesting subject of good roads. Mississippi jjas j made remarkable progress along many ! lines during the past several year* very few counties have seriously en tered. upon the task of,providing ade-j quale public highways. South Mississippi has been espe-1 , dally negligent, perhaps for the reason that our citizens have been too much engrossed in other affairs to give the | subject *hat consideration which it j deserves. but | i J ! J | And there is no county anywhere i - that needs road improvement | more .than Forrest, oi which the city of Hat tiesburg forms- a h and important I part# * part# * Hattiesburg has more miles of' paved streets than any other city in \ the state, but many of the suburban I streets are poorly improved and cat r 1 lessly kept. The county supervisors have probably hesitated to undertake road improvement 011 a large scale I this, account, reasoning w ith some logic that it would be useless to improve the rural highways without sufficient ap-J proaebes to the paved streets of the business district. The News understands -,v ell enough thai it is out of the question for the cKy of Hattiesburg residence streets to pave ail of its now, or even those t r leading int but- they can at least condition, and this much done without delay. With good streets leading to the porate-limits and connecting with the country roads, it is probable that the] board of supervisors can be to fake up the work and push it in the country highwayi be put in fair should be cor directions until Forrest County has, roads tbat will not provoke profan it v agricultural cdiintry tributar t Hattieshore r a „i,n . , 1 developing. 1 pi ogros s e v er sfl much faeteFj ?n the roads are In such condition / ' that fanners can get'to town without! serious, wear and tear on their teams and vehicles induced all w The Negro in the Wes*. The reliable story comes from Des ■Moines, Iowa, that the citizens of that „„„ , r city are organizing a strong league to supplement the law by quick action in protecting the white women fro in as sault by negroes. This tbenas that the negro problem is moving north, and those people will cease to take Uncle Tom's Cabin as their guide on the sub ject and will get down to the facts in the case. That is just what we want, for the p'-oblem will never be solved until it is brought home with stern re alism to the north as it is to the south. Now is this not a most remarkable situation in the state of Iowa? If it had come from the south there would have been no surprise, but we would have thought tbat in the north and west they would have the "deaf" negro under better control. Seriously, the lower class of negroes and whites everywhere are getting worse and worse every day, and such law and order leagues will have to be organ ized to protect our women against It is prety well under stood that they take their lives, in their own hands in all cases, and they should be made to more fully realize and plainly understand. the beasts. This is a busy day over in the neighboring state of Georgia, where the sovereign voters are engaged in i he pleasant task of nominating a candidate for Governor. The Augusta Herald says that a dog will never go mad if his tail is cut off The t uest place at the right place, would probably be just behind the The mills will all resume just as | soon as lumber sells for more than It i costs to produce it. And the market has almost reached this stage. cide <• •> •> •> Hattiesburg for a day and stayed two. •' He was in the hands of his friends A St. Louis man committted sui vhen he was dismissed from the hospital. Why didn't he take the prefty nurse along with him? Congressman Bowers came up to and couldn't get away. en This weather is somewhat oppres ive. we'll admit. We also confess, un der duress, that it is some better than none. j ! are advancing right along, Five months from now and either | Mr. Bryan or Mr. Taft will be official i ly slated for the white house. its to | J Lumber will be lumber all right if ! the present tendency continues. Prices Of course we are to have a new New Orleans and Northeastern pas senger station—hut when? Governor Clinton had to wait a long time for his funeral, but it came in fine style at last. I The June weddings now have the right-of-way. \ ■— - I Denver still hopes that the Demo 1 cratlc convention will last °ne day. - ■ ~—= 77 ; I I by more than jtbe I Everybody says that business is j in,| "' ovln 8- ""hat everybody says must ! 1>e s °' 1 PROSPERITY | i Manufacturers Record Man Dis cusses Lumber and Other Important Industries. .Mr. Edward (X-. Wild, New Orleans representative of the Baltimore Man ufa " :urer "' Record, is-spending the day I *" Hat,k ' 8hur ®' inquiring into genera) j bu * ,ne88 conditions. Mr. Wjld tells jthe News that condi tions are much'brightsr Jn all Sections i the South amt that the concensus of 0I,fnlon ,8 that we are just now on ,h,> Ten?e 01 a B " b8,anllal revlval - Speaking of the lumber market, ln which this immediate section is most ! Interested, Mr. Wild said that prices i were advancing steadily and that in ; (,ulrle8 had increased materially dur ing the 1 last several weeks. He ex 1 ] pects all of the larger mills to be run nlng on full Hme " within the next few I weeks. LES IN ROME. IF 'THEY'D HAD O. / USES) )l ru *n a. ■ 4U * i m i T c=» M EE? LI A St \ ij A C? <? \ o o 94 // A 1/J \¥ ■ \ i in (/« K] *5 'o & * ov). w fa M •T&a * v' ©V a> // II \ <Z> Vb t » fu y dfiil] « -a —Bradley in Chicago New*. THE PRESS ASSOCIATION. We promised to tel! our readers something about our trip to the press association at Hattiesburg last week, and this is how It was: In the first place the city through Its mayor and board of trade, extend ed the editors a hearty welcome and the citizens then turned about to make our visit a delightful one, in which they fully succeeded. The -headquarters of the association was at the Hotel Hattiesburg, where most of the members were quartered. On Tuesday night the members were tak-! en in carriages out to South Missis sippi College where they enjoyed a delightful entertainment by the col-., T lege pupils and afterwards a delicious luncheon prepared by the Domestic Science and Art Department, presided over by Miss May Richardson. All en joyed the evening immensely, and the north Mississippi editors were sur prised to see a college of such mam moth proportions and modern equip ment down among the pines of South Mississippi. The editors will long remember the pleasant evening spent at South iflls sissippijColiege. On Wednesday the Association held its meetings In the assembly room of the hotel where a'l business was trans acted. In the forenoon a number of the editors took a trip down to Purvis to see the ruins caused by the recent cyclone. Wednesday night at 8 o'clock the citizens of Hattiesburg gave a lit erary entertainment in the palm gar den of the hotel which was highly en tertaining. At 10 o'clock the banquet, tendered by the Commercial Club, was held in jtbe large dining hall df the hotel where The wit and food were .plentiful. meAi consisted of a seven course luncheon most tastefully prepared and served. Mr. R. L. Bennett, cashier of the Hattiesburg Trust and Banking Company, acted as toastmaster and presided over the ceremonies in a most happy manner. A number of eloquent and witty toasts were rendered, but the one that deserves special mention was that of Mr. M. P. L. Love, whose subject was "Our Guests." It was gucji an eloquent expression of welcome and hospitality that it made every visitor wish that Hattiesburg might be manent place of meeting for the Mis sissippi Press- Association. Mr. Love ib a young man hardly out of - his 'teens, and Hattiesburg should proud of such a "brilliant young citi zen. a per feel O 11 Thursday morning a carriage ex eurskm over the city was given the visitors who had an opportunity- to See for themselvejt; the wonderful growth of the magic city, the various manufacturing enterprises and the j nlcipal improvements being made. In the afternoon the final session of the Association was-held. Reports of cnmmlttqer. «were received, officers elected And Vicksburg chosen as the next meeting place. mu The members were unanimous in voting their heartfelt thanks to the people of Happy Hattiesburg, and knowiedged that, they had the best time ever.—Poplarvllle Free Press , ac Progressive Haulesburg did herself proud in entertaf-* Press Association not a more ente. p 0 uj card I ^PP 1 .-nough to I wbre 1* w 'itable Ik lot of people in the world than that hustling city of about 25,000 citizens can justly boast, wealth's representatives were delight ed with Hattiesburg, her big-hearted people and the genuine Southtern hos pitality they so generously showered upon us'during our recent visit there. —Greenwood Commonwealth. The newspaper men of Hattiesburg l,id a " ln the,r P° wer 10 contribute '° lhe 1 'lcasure and entertainment of their editorial brethren during the ,a,e l"' e8s convention. Messrs. Edgar (l ' Harris an( l Valter Hurt, of the Daily News, with their corps of assist The Common o an,s ' n offices were untiring In their efforts to see that the visitors received every attention and were^ made to feel welcome, and no draft was ever made on their tima or gour 1esy ' 80 far as *' e knew or heard, that w»s not promptly and fully honored. | The editor"*of the Leafier desires to acknowledge publicly the many cour tesies extended to him by the repre sentatives of both of Hattiesburg's excellent dailies and to return (hanks to Mr. A. B. Hobbs, of the Daily News, for special favors. — Brookhaven Leader. MILLSAPS COLLEGE lhe commencenjent exercises, which j begin tomorrow at 11 o'clock and last j until Tuesday June 11, closing with the graduating exercises and the award ing of diplomas and medals. There arg eighteen graduates ln the literary department' and nineteen in the law class, both classes being some what above the average size: On Sunday, June 7, the commence Commencement Exercises Will Be gin Tomorrow, to Last Three Days. Daily News Special. ■Jackson, MIsbj, June 4.—MiUsaps Col lege is busy today in preparation ,for nrent sermon! will be preached by Rev. W. F. Tillett, D. Di, of Yanderbilt Uni versity, Nashville, taking place at U a. m„ while at 8 o'clock p. m. of'the same day a Y. M, C, A. address will be delivered by Dr. Alonzo Monk, of Louisville, Vj, Dr. TiTlett will also deliyer the annual address on the iaitt day, Sind an aluutnj address will be delivered by Rev. .rpfitf'R. Coilfrttaa iu the forenoon of the same (lay. ... The coilege faculty Js very much] pleased .with the work of,the. college during" the session, and there appears to be the best of fraterifbl feeling be tween the faculty and the student body. Turner's Pre-Inventory Sale has been attracting large crowds ail the j week. This sale will continue until | tone 27. • of a a J j^f Citizens of the Capital City Will Vote Tomorrow on Com mission Govcrment. V . HEATED CAMPAIGN BRAWS TO CLOSE | Business Men Are in Favor' of the Change and the Probability Is That the New Form of Government Will Be Adopted. Daily News Special. Jackkon, Miss., June 4.—Tomorrow is election day ln Jackson, t(ie object being a decision by the voters on the question of whether the municipal gov ernment shall ln future be in the hands of a commission or, as heretofore, In those of the regulation board of mayor j and aldermen. The election is held under the new law passed by the legislature at Its last session, and under ith provisions instead of this city having eight alder men.hnd a mayor, there are to be only five in all, one of whom shall be mayor. ' The law requires that eaqjt commis sioner shall devote a specified number of hours daily to the city's business, his office hours to be regular and j made'known to the public. It also pro j t ides that the business of the city shall be divided up into departments, with one commissioner at the head of each department. ^ For the past two months there has been a friendly but neverless heated campaign, the advocates of the change being more active by far Jhan Its op ponents, but the opponents doing much quiet and effective work all over the city. Both sides claim a decided vic tory at the polls, bilt to an observer the chances seem to rather favor the success af- the advocates of the new form. This is undoubtedly' indicated | by expressions .froqj the business ele-! ruent, but the temperament among the ! large number of' voters Who have not expressed themselves, who belong to the laboring and other fi^sses and are, therefore difficult tp get at fbr an' in terview, Is difficult to form, an .egti mate of. . " As soon as this election is over with and the local politicians know whether the offices are those of aldermen or commissioners, the regular municipal campaign will open up ln real earnest: j Just now they do not know "where | they are at" and only a few of the dilates have announce4 themselves. can • MOBILE SENDS Mayor Pat Lyons, of Mobile, has sent In another contribution for the storm sufferers collected from the cit izens of that city, who have been ex ceedingly generous In donations. This morning Mayor Donald receiv ed a letter from the Mobile mayor in which was enclosed checks for the sum of 2295.04 and he said that he thoughtj3tlll more would be sent. Dr. Donald turned the amount over the relief committee. . Those who have seen the large num ber of people before the committee today can realize that the work of re lief is not over by a great deal, and that the needy are appealing to the relief committee for help in consider able numbers. COTTON MARKET RATHER QUIET New Orleans, June 4.—Spot cotton is quiet . Europ ean Inq uiries are not brisk as yesterday and trading is prin cipally of a local character. Future prices hardened after the first call. so V V WE CARRY EXTRA WHEELS in stock always, ready for any and. every emergency—other parts and ve hicle accessories, too—and know how to put them ]n place. In short, we have all the materials and skill neces sary to the repairing of carriages, bus iness and farm wagons and any kind of pleasure vehicle. Paint them "good a i new" It you like. Rubber tire work a specialty. / to OTIS SMITH, 320 East Pine Street. Home Phone 723. mm j^f ... _ . ^ Gas Connections Free! For 100 Stoves r Our free connection offer which expired May lit," gave many new customers and has placed a gas stove in so many homes, we make the following offer. US so ^ "For the next 100 stove* purchased of our regular cash schedule price, we will make all necessary house connections free of charge and connect the stove up ready for use. Following is our schedule of prices: us at Single Oven Stove ...... Double Oven Stove. Triple Oven Stove.. ..-...* 12.00 .16.0C --23.00 We also have a nice line of Hot Water Heaters for water tank connections. For further information apply at the office of the * ' * > ' - - - company.. This offer is made for connections along the line of c as now constrncted and does not contemplate our mains extention. any main j Hat tiesburg Traction •Co. | ! The Enterprise Electric Company # ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ** l Supplies of All Kinds Kepi in Stock REPAIR WORK A SPECIALTY WEST1NGH0USE FANS 118 West Pine St. •l AGENTS FOR Home Phone 80 V J » * gr - . Now is the Time to Have Your REPAIR WORK DONF i *> xi J ^,.M FURN1TURE ' SEWING Machines, etc also bo all SORTS OF WORK IN THE CAR, PENTER LINE- CALL AND SEE ME w. J. NELSON Rc.ideace Phone Cumber! 4 8 3. Shop# mt Power House, Hotel HaCRefWrg - 1 _ __ ' DOCTORS DIRECTORY H. L. FLAKE, M. LT Office 8uite 210 Carter Building. Obstetrics and Diseases of ChHdren. Office Phones Both 41. Residence Phones Both 271. i«t JAS. E. HULETT, M. D. 215—219 Ross Building Phones: Residence No. 426, Office No. 6(J0. • E. J. MITCHELL, DENTIST Odd Fellows Building, Front Streets All Work Guaranteed. ' ■ S. S. TURNER, M. D. Office Suite 205 Carter Building Hours: 9 to 11 A. M., 2 to 4 P. M. Phones: Office 4^, Residence 584. BUSBY & McMULLAN, DENTISTS Office Suite 214-215-219 Ross Building Cumberland Phone 909, Home 600. S. LEWIS KNIGHT, M. D. * * 1 LWiice cTulle Office Hours: 10 to 11 A. M., 3 to 4 P. M. Phones: Office Both 41 Res. Both 701. is