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HATTIESBURG. MISSISSIPPI, MONDAY AFTERNOON IUNE 15, 1908
VOL. II. NO 24
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CALLS A MUM
Citizens Will Urge the City Coun
cil to .Grant Exemption to
Newman Mill.
BIG INDUSTRY HAS
MADE PROPOSITION
Meeting of Directors Soon to Be Held
In Scranton, Pa., to Decide Matter
So Vital to the Interests of Hat
tiesburg.
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As stated exclusively in Saturday's
issue of the News, the great Newman
mill plant is to be rebuilt on one con
dition—that they be exempted from
taxation by the city for the period of
ten years.
It will be seen by a notice pub
lished in this issue of the paper, that
the Commercial Club will have a meet
ing in reference to this matter tomor
row afternoon at 6 o'clock and that the
citizens of the city are invited to this
meeting.
There Is no reason to doubt that the
request of the Newman people will
be granted. This Is clearly Indicated
by expressions made this morning by
different business men of the city.
It is known that this matter must
be decided at once. An early melting
of the stockholders is to be held at
Scranton, Pa., to settle the matter and
the people ot this city have been as
sured that if the conditions are granted
that the rebuilding of the plant will go
forward at once.
|W)n the other hand, it Is stated posl
Hlely that the plant will not be rebuilt
Bniess this condition is granted. The
Newman people do not .hold this bat
as a threat, but It is well enough for
the people to be advised on the mat
ter.
The Newman plant has done much
to build Hattiesburg. It has given em
ployment to hundreds of men who have
Popular Head of the Cotton States
l Baseball League Has En
tered Politics.
CAPITAL CITY IN
THROES OF CAMPAIGN
Chief Issues Involved Are the Paving
of More 8treels and the Manage
ment of City Waterworks Plant.
Crowder Is Progressive.
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Dally New.> Special.
Jackson, Miss., June : ;el
nouncement of Mr. A. Cl
president of the Cotton st|
League, state manager fai
^gest Insurance companl
a member for one of the largest
HTurance companies, at present a
snember of the city council, and all
flce of
round busy man, for the
mayor of Jackson was ford. .
today. JS
It had been known for
that Mr. Crowder intended
the race, but although tl
will be held In the early pa>1
Ills is the first announcement
made public.
It Is practically certain that
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thus been eAbled to make a livelihood
for their families. It has thrown an
immense amount of money into the
channels of trade and from what can
be learned 1 there will be no opposition,
T>r very little, If any, to the granting
of the exemption.
Speaking of the matter this morning
a prominent member of the city coun
cil said that he was not only In favor
of granting-the exemption to the New
man people, but he was In favor of
granting It to any other concern that
will locate here and give employment
to a large number of people. He said
that Jackson always granted these ex
emptions and so does New Orleans and
many other cities.
Mayor Donald is decidedly of the
opinion that this exemption should be
granted In order to save this great In
dustry to Hattiesburg. Several alder
men have been asked about it and
they, too, believe that Hattiesburg
cannot afford to miss this opportunity.
While nothing has been said about
it by the Newman people, there is a be
lief that the rebuilding of the plant
means also the establishment of a
wood pulp plant to make paper.
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Young Man Calls On His Uncle
and Opens Pistol Duel.
Both Dying.
Hearst News Serb.so.
New York, June 15.—^Thomas Lynett,
aged 50, a wealthy contractor of Brook
lyn, was shot by his nephew, John
Lynett, aged 24, at the home of the
former at 1 o'clock this morning. The
elder Lynett returned the fire and both
men will probably die from their In
juries. So far the police have been
unable to discover the motive. Thom
as Lynett was called to his door and
the shooting followed.
Ramsey Wharton, the present incum
bent, will be a candidate to succeed
himself, although he declines to say
whether he will or not. It Is also re-
garded as a safe proposition that these
two will be the only entries.
The platform of Mr. Crowder con
sists of two planks: The management
of the city waterworks plant by a com
mission to be created -for that pur
pose; and the paving of mdre streets
—especially .the requiring of the street
railway company to pave along their
tracks In certain localities.
Mr. Wharton, as well as a majority
of the presets board of aldermen, take
the opposite side on both tbese ques
tions, and otherwise it is taken for
granted that the present mayor will
merely stand upon bis record in the
race.
Candidates for aLdermanic and other
city 1 places are coming In thick end
fast just now, and the campaign, while
illy short, will be a very spirited
STITCHES
IN NEGRO'S HEART
New York, Jhne 15.—Surgeons at the
Roosevelt hospital today took seven
^Itches In the heart of Susan Grace,
^^ress, who was stabbed by another
■gfetwoman last night. Physicians
pgjdMnce that the operation was sue
MMful and that there la no reason why
fbiK woman cannot recover.
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SCENES AT THE OPENING OP THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION \T THE CHICAGO
' COLISEUM.
SPOT COTTON
IS STILL QUIET
Liverpool, June 15.—Spot cotton is
quiet and unchanged. American mid
dling Is quoted at 6.58d.
opened firm and closed steady.
Futures
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Washington, June 15.—For Missis
sippi: Showers tonight and Tuesday.
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COMMERCIAL CLUB CALLS %
MEETING TO DISCUSS PLANS
FOR REBUILDING BIG MILL
Hattiesburg, Miss., June 15th, 1908.
A meeting of the entire membership of the Commercial Club
and of the citizens of Hattiesburg is hereby called for live o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, June 16th, 1908, at the Pythian Hall to discuss
the question of exempting the J. J. Newman Lumber Company from
taxation of their mill property in the city of Hattiesburg.
The question of rebuilding this mammoth industry in our city
depends upon the immediate action of our city administration
this question.
All citizens of Hattiesburg who are interested in this
matter, are invited an d urged to attend this meeting.
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MAMMOTH STEEL MILL
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7,850 MEN GET WORK
Hearst News Service.
Ensley, Ala., June 15.—The mam
moth plant of the United States Steel
Corporation here resumed work this
morning, giving employment to 7,850
HALF MILLION
« FOR UNIVERSITY
Hearst News Service.
Baltimore, Md„ June 16.—Henry
Phipps, Pittsburg Millionaire, haB do
nated $500,000 additional to the John
Hopkins University to be used In con
tinued research Into the nature and
cure of mental diseases.
men, which will shortly be increased
to 14,000. The rail mill has orders for
172,000 tons of steel rails for the Harri
mau roads, which must be filled dur
ing the present year.
SPOT COTTON
New Orleans, June 15.—Spot cotton
Is quiet and without features on the lo
cal exchange. There is a fair inquiry
for staples, but the offerings are
small. The demand Is chiefly from
American mills, as there Is little do
ing in the contract market.
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Price of Meat Went Soaring Sky
ward in Kansas City This
Morning.
Hearst News Service.
Kansas City, June 15.—The price of
meat jumped up three cents a pound
here today.
The advance has been an
nounced by all of the packing houses
and takes effect immediately. Circu
lars are being issued to the trade in]
which the scarcity of beef is alleged j
as the cause.
It is not believed that j
the burning of the Nelson-Morris plant I
had anything to do with the advance.
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Congressman Wiley of Alabama is
Desperately III in Hot
Springs, Ark.
Hearst News Service.
Hot Springs. Ark., June 15.—Con
gressman A. A. Wiley, of Alabama is
dying at his hotel in this city.
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You are not "mixing in" very well
with the lives and concerns of the peo
pie about you unless ,-j t r.u- finding
a gr^nt many ways in whim the want
ads. can serve you.
STATE CONVENTION
TO ENDORSE BRYA
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Will Use BertiltiJMyCe/
urement For All Employes
in Pittsburg.
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Hearst News Service.
Pittsburg, Pa„ June 15.—Local bank
ers who have during the last three
years been robbed of $7,500,000 by dis
honest employes have decided on the
Bertillion system of measurement and
their pictures will also be taken from
all viewpoints to be used In Identifica
tions.
R. N. COLLINS IS
SERIOUSLY SICK
It was stated at noon today that the
condition of Mr. R. N. Collins, who
has typhoid fever, was very serious,
with only slight hopes for hls recovery.
Hls many fr^tds indulge the hope that
later repoi
II be more favorable.
Says That Organized Labor Will
Accept No Compromise at
Chicago Convention.
SENATOR FULTON
TO NOTIFY NOMINEI
Taft Will Be Nominated by Accla'
tion—Doliver Declines to Acs
Vice Presidency—Sherman L
Probably Be Named.
Hearst News Service.
Chicago, June 15.—Samuel Gomp
president of the American Federal
of Labor, and other labor leaders c
in the city, say most emphaatiej
i hat they will accept no comprou
on their demands for the insertior
an anti-injunction plank in the
publican platform. They will also 3
maud a frank expression against
holding of labor organizations 11 .:
under the terms of the Sherman a
Must law and the making of Fgpi
judges elective by popular ballot.
Several conferences have alre
been held between labor leaders I
prominent Republicans, but no ag /
ment has been reached and the i "
cations now are that the question n
be fought out on the floor of the < . \ j
ventlon.
It is understood that Mr. Gome
has received assurance that the I)
ocralic convention at Denver will
ognize tlie demands of organized lai
ARRANGING DETAILS
FOR BIG CONVENTI
Hearst News Service.
Chicago, June 15.—Senator Hopk|
of Illinois, who will be chairman of i
platform committee, is holding a I
ference ioday for the purpose of cl
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Continued on Page Four.
Sentiment Throughout Mississippi
i* Overv. hemingly For the
Nebraskan.
I0AMAN MAY RE
MrilKAKV CHAIRMAN
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Many of the Candidates for Congress
Will Be at the Capital —t-o'-'hying to
Begin Tomorrow, at Soon as the Dot
egates Arrive.
Daily News Special.
Jackson, Miss., June 15.—Very few
politicians hare reached the capital
In advance of the Democratic state
convention, which will be oonvened
Wednesday In Representatives' Hall
at the new state house. It is expected
however, that tonight and tomorrow
morning's trains Will bring in a large
number of those who do not want to
wait until the last day to get In and
do such caucusing as may be deemed
necessary for their respective pur
poses.
There appears to be no material,
ehangff In the situation so far as the
Bryan sentiment Is concerned, though
Indications might be said to point rath. \
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