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HATTIESBURG. MISSISSIPPI. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. JUNE 27, 1908
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MILL ASSUR ED TO HATTIESBURG
REPLIES TO HON. E. M. BARBER
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RECITES HISTORY
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Calls Attention tp the Fact That Any
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Soso, Miss., June 27.—Hon. Eaton J.
Bowers, member of congress trim the
Sixth District and candidate for reflec
tion, addressed an enthusiastic audi
ence here today, the occasion being
a, picnic arranged under the'auspices
of the Woodmen of the World.
Hon. E. M. Barber, candidate for
the same office, was present and de
livered his address.
The feature of the day was the re
ply of Mr.' Borers to the recent pub
lished statement of Mr. Barber. In
. this connection Mr. Bowers said:
I now desire my fellow citizens to re
fer to a part of my recofd of which I
am especially proud, viz; my connec
tion with Gulfport and the improve
ment and taking over of Gulfport Har
bor. All referecne to my former leg
al connection with the Gulf and Ship
Island Railroad Company and the
complaint that while I remained Its
counsel I tried its suitB faithfully and
.^^to the best of my abtlity I dismiss
^0ktth the statement that by so doing
I* was rendering only my duty to a
client, and a duty which every voter
in the district knew I Intended to
perform. Had I been false to one
trust I would have been unworthy of
' the other. But this Is not all. The
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people of this district elected mo In
1902, for a term of two years to be
gin Marqh 3rd, 1903, knowing that 1
was the attorney of that railroad and
knowing that I did not intend to re
sign. They knew that I would con
tinue to represent It and their ballots
were and are my warrant for so do
ing, and this is especially forceful in
view of the fact that I was re-elect
ed by an overwhelming majority in
1904 when the issue was again raised
and while I was "'Still attorney for
that corporation, and at a time when
I had no idea of resigning, though I
subsequently did, to take effect Jan
uary 1st, 1906 at a time when I was
i*^net » candidate and had* no oppo
*4® s ltlon. I have neither c—'egv nor
-^^eiccuse for doing duty ./
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A strange misapprehension as to the
law seems to have- arisen in some
quarters provoked by a memorial
which was introduced and passed by
me through the State Legislature in
the year 1900, seeking permission to
avail of certain rights granted to the
Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Com
The theory seems to be that
pany.
I regarded THE GRANT OF LAND
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Lincoln, Neb., June 27.—William
Jennings Bryan has rejected the sug
gestion that ex-Governor David R.
Frauds, of Missouri, be nominated
for vice president or made chairman
of the national executive committee.
Francis' connection with the Standard
Oil Company is given as the reason.
covered by water made by the State
of Mississippi to that corporation by
section 17 of its charter of doubtful
validity, and that the object of the
memorial was to secure a CONFIR
MATION OF A DOUBTFUL GRANT
OF LAND. Nothing could be further
from the facts. The State of Missis
sippi was and Is the only power that
could grant any submerged lands
to any person or corporation. If there
Is any-question ^ell settled in the
Jurisdiction of the United States It
is tfcat the state,AND THE STATE
ALONE OWNS ALL OF THE SUB
MERGED LANDS AND CAN ALONE
GRANT THEM, and for the benefit of
those who desire to Investigate this
question I refer to the cases of
Goodllttle vs Pollard, 9 Howard U.
S. 471
Doe vs Kennedy, 13 Howard U. W.
Pollard vs Hagan, 3 Howard U. S. i
212 from the syllabus of which last
case I-quote as follows:
.''The shores of navigable -waters
and the soils under them, were
not granted by the Constitution to
the United States, but were re
served to the states respectively;
and the new states have the same
rights, sovereignty and Jurisdic
tion over this subject as the origi
nal states.
"And It—the constitution—leaves
as much in the State of Alabama 1
no the original states possess,
over navigable waters within •
their respective limits."
This doctrine was afterwards re
iterated In the famous Chicago Lake
Front Case, being the case of the I. C.
R. R. vs the State of IlUnois and the
City..of Chicago, 146 U. S. 387, from
which syllabus I also quote as follows:
''The owenrship of and dominion
and sovereignty over lands cover
ed by tide waters, and the fresh
waters of the great lakes within
the limits of the several states,
belong to the respective states
' within which they are found,
with the consequent right to use
dispose of any portion thereof,
when that can be done without
impairment of the Interest of the
public In the waters, subject to the
right of Congress to control their
navigation for the regulation of .
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But while this is true, and while it
is perfectly clear that no power but
the state can give or take away^fub
merged land Ms also true, as stated
above, thak S United States CON
TROLS THE RIGHT OF • NAVIGA
TION in (he waters over the land,
and that a grant made by the state
conveys oi^y the lands which are
covered by water and not the water
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over them. ^
Thfr title to the land under the wat
was complete, and the only -pur
pose of the memorial referred to wai
to procure the government's assent
to such operations in the^water that
might Interfere "with navigation and
that were necessary to execute the
legislative purpose of digging a har
bor. The terms of the memorial were
perhaps general, hut every lawyer
knows that the tend pased by the
state's grant, and that the govern
ment's permission was necessary only
in so far as the operations incident
to' the work affected navigation. While
the bill Introduced under this memo
rial wes pending In Congress, S. 3.
Bullis took *vCon<ract frorft the States
authorities fixed a harbor line out to
which-point It would permit the work
This settled
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of reclamation to go.
the question am gave all needed
authority- and the propose! leglsla
tion became unnecessary.
Ii lg idle to talk about memoral
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Bryan has also placed the stamp of
his disapproval upon the movement to
make Senator Joseph W- Bailey, of
Texas, temporary chairman or chair
man of the committee on resolutions.
Bryan says that Bailey may be all
right, but that Mb oil record Is against
him.
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Minnesota Man Opens Headquar
ters in Denver and Claims 362
Instructed Votes.
Hearst News Service.
Denver, June 27.—The announce
ment that Governor John A. Johnson,
i ot Minnesota, will come here and open
headquarters as a candidate for the
presidential nomination has caused
much comment among Democrats, as
such a course is regarded as unus
ual. Johnson adherents claim 362
votes on the first ballot, which is
enough to block the nomination of
Bryan.
Still No Indication of Nomination
in North Carolina State
Convention.
Hearst News Service.
Charlotte, N. C., June 27.—At 2
o'clock this afternoon no signs ot
weakening are evinced on the part of
any ot the aspirants for the Demo
cratic nomination for governor. Ad
herents of Horne indignantly deny
that he, will withdraw. The forty-ninth
ballot stood as follows: Kitchen 386,
Craig 319, Horne 15^
Thq reason people can stand all the
inconveniqpces at summer resorts is
they have to pay eo much for them.
Just a Plain Statement of a
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Plain Newspaper.
than any
It reaches more homes in the Hattiesburg
It is better printed,
The Daily News reaches more homes in Hattiesburg
other newspaper.
distrid than any other two newspapers.
live news and less objedionable matter than its
contains more
competitors. And advertising in the Daily News cods
more than you are now paying for less circulation.
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TENNESSEE
Carmack and Patterson Are Both
Confident of Victory at
Tins Hour.
BIG VBTE POLLED
THROUGHOUT STATE
Two Covington Citizens Make Queer
Bet—Will Parade the Streets
Dressed in Furs and Other Heavy
Winter Garments.
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CARMACK LANDSLIDE.
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Chattanooga, Tenn.. June 27.— ❖
❖ Early reports indicate a land- *
❖ slide to Edward W. Carmack for *
❖ governor over Patterson In the ❖
❖ Democratic primaries being held *
❖ throughout the stajte today. The ❖
❖ local fight Is hart
❖ parade more than
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Nashville, Tenn., June 27.—Tennes
see's primary election is in progress
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BRYAN NAMES CHAIRMAN
OF DENVER CONVENTION;
HIS NOMINATION ASSURED
Hearst News Service.
Denver, Colo., June 27.—The Dem
ocratic National Executive Committee
today decided on Theodore Bell, for
mer congressman from California, as !
temporary chairman and Henry D. |
Clayton, of Alabama, for permanent
chairman of the Denver convention. I
today, with prospects of a record
breaking vote. The principal matter to
be decided is the gubernatorial con-1
test between Governor Patterson, the
present incumbent , and ex-Senator |
Carmack. The utmost confidence is j
expressed at the headquarters of both j
candidates and early returns indicate
that the result will he close.
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WARM ELECTION BET.
. Covington, Tenn., June 27.—With
in the next few days Covington will
witness the spectacle of one of its j
prominent citizens parading the
streets for three successive days, clad
in heavy fur coat, fur cap, ear muffs j
and other winter clothing to match.;
Whether C. P. Boats, a prominent at
torney, or J. L. Garner, an insurance
man, will furnish the spectacle is fh
be decided by today's primary elec
tion.
BRYAN FORTUNE
IS NOT LARGE
27.—Taxable
Lincoln, Neb., June
property belonging to Mr. and Mrs.
William J. Bryan has been listed with
the assessor. The total assessment is
$84,000. The Bryan home is assessed
at $21,000 and the Conditioner at $18,
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These men are the choice of William
J. Bryan.
It Is stated that Urey Woodson, of
Kentucky, will be made permanent
secretary and I. J. Dunn, assistant
! attorney of Omaha, will nominate Mr.
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I pledged and instructed delegates.
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Hearst News Service.
Washington, June 27.—In an inter
view given to a Hearst News Service
reporter here today regarding the
anti-injunction plank in the Republi
can platform, Samuel Gompers, pres
ident of the American Federation of
Labor, says that the workingman
asked for bread and was given a stone.
"All that labor demands," he said, "is
that it he placed on an equality be
fore the law with all other citizens."
STEVENSON
IN THE RACE
Former Vice President is Candidate
For Democratic Nomination
For Governor.
Springfield, 111,, June 27.—Ex-Vice
President Adlai E. Stevenson will be
a ..candidate before the Democratic
primaries for the nomination for Gov
I ernor. Among his opponents will be
James Hamilton
Ly is, of Chicago.
MR. THOMASSQN WILL GO WEST.
One of the results of merging the
National Bank of Commerce and the
First National will be the loss of Mr
A. F. Thomasson, cashier of the Fl.si.
National from |ie city of Hattiesburg,
Mr. Thomasson has already made ar
rangements to go out west and engage
in the banking business. The public of
Hattiesburg wilt regret to learn that
Mr. Thomasson and bis family will
leave here. j
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man Plant Will Be Made
Within 30 Days.
RELIABLE INFORMATION
FROM PRIVATE SOURCE
Certain That the Nev
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Will N«t Be Given
panyls Ready to
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* Scranton, Pa„ June 27.—Offi- *
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* states Lumber Company refuse to *
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* the rebuilding of the Hattiesburg *
* mill. From an unofficial, but *
* thoroughly reliable source, it is *
* said that the mill will be rebuilt ❖
* on the former site and that planajjk
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noimeenioiii for three or
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It can be staled as an actual fact t^H
the Newman Lumber Company
rebuild its plant in Hattiesburg, bflj
that official information to this effecl
may nof be given out for thirty days. ,
Reliable information received yes
terday afternoon front Scranton. Pa.,
convinces the Daily News that the
Lumber
Nevfi
^directors of the^J
Compauj have virtually 4ecT"d the
matter of location an< that Hatties
burg Is the planet.
This Is Inside Information
company, official action was . llelayed
but there is an unfferfiUmding to the
effect that the Hatties|«rg pfc'n! will
be rebuilt and an official an. ounce
ment to this effect niajr be expected
within thirty days.
When the official announcement is
made, It is expected that work on the
new plant will at once follow. It is
believed to be due to the fact that
the company does not care to com
mence work at once, that official w
-tion has been delayed.
But the matter ot rebuilding has
been virtually settled In favor of Hat
tiesburg. and while It hap been don**
in an unofficial manner, the official
action will follow, according to present
plans, within thirty days.
This statement Is based on thor<k
ly reliable authority.
Officiate and employes of the S
man Lumber Company- have rccei
purchased some considerable propd
near the mill plant and this of itsl*;
Is a good indication outside of the 1
egraphlc tip received yesterday aft! S
noon from Scranton, Pa.
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LUKE WRIGHT
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Tennessee Man Succeeds Secretai j
of War Taft On Wednes
day, July 1.
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Hoarst News Service.
Wa8hingtoi> June 27.—Luke B.
Wright, of Tennessee, will succeed
William H. Taft as secretary of war
next Wednesday. No change will be
made for the present In the heads of
departments and General Oliver will
continue in the capacity ot assistant
;y.
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