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| y S Published Every Afternoon. (Except Sunday.) Office-, 112 Front Street. It A. CAMP, President. M. J. EPLEY, Vice President. EDGAR O. HARRIS. Editor* T. R. GORDON, Advertising Manager. A. B. HOBBS, Circulation Manager. Telephones: Cumberland, 904 Home, 30 • Subscription: One Month, by carrier 9no Year by mail or carrier.. .$8.00 50c HEARS!' TELEGRAPH AND CA BLE SERVICE received daily, the ex clusive franchise for which is owned by the Dally 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 OP PORRMT, iONIWlLABEL; '''•IwSL'--'' <UNj I CONGRESS. FOR authorized to announce We are HON E. J- BOWERS of Hancock county as a the Democratic primary for re-nomi nation to the 61st Congress from the 6th district of Mississippi. candidate in * .> <• * •> * ❖ ❖ « THE DAILY NEWS I DURING VACATION. ❖ ♦ 8 If you are preparing to leave •> ❖ on a summer trip, phone to the •> ❖ Dally News and 'lie paper will ❖ •> follow you wherever you go. You •> ❖ will of course <• what is going on at home while <• you are away. t. A •' wnnt to know *> .> 4 <• Our Friends, The Enemy. when Fairbanks, of Four years ago Indiana, was nominated for Vice Pres r ident by the Republican party, a non was arranged by partisan banquet prominent people of Indianapolis. it was held upon his return home, John W. Kern presiding. It lias now- been ! arranged that a similar compliment ; will be paid to the vice presidential can-1 didate of the Democratic party, and This is is as it should he. Political j differences are not. and should not be allowed to interfere relations among neighbors and friends, ■here that Fairbanks shall occupy the chair. , -ith ihe cordial j That community prospers ntosi all citizens, regardless of political opin ions, work together for the common j welfare. i Whereas a political |campaign is i strife ilniost evenly | bound to engender more or h-s when two parties ar< matched, the apparent animosity is temporary and evenescem. People ac-1 cept the result of the ballot and return | to their daily avocations svd greet I their neighbors as before. While it is probable that the present ■ candidate for the vice-presidency as a Democrat did his utmost to defeat the . Republican candidate of four years ago, and the latter may return the compliment, on the present ocea -. sion, Jbknough less earnestly on ac count of the failure of his hope at the Chicago c^i vent ion. the good-fellow ship and state«t>rlde that wilkbe shown at Mr. Kern-s reception prove again j that, whoever, may be the victor, the country will survive and proceed With business at the old stand That is one ! ■ season why this non-partisan welcome deserves special mention. | j Different in Opinion. Mr. 5. T. Harahan, president of the Illinois Central Railroad, who has been motoring in Europe since last May, was interviewed by a New York Times' correspondent prior to his return voy age on the Mauretania. He asserted that the South wag less affected than other states by the recent -panic, be cause most of its products are sold in ^^•'Europe and consequently it does not look for New York as a purchaser. This, at least, is true so far as cot ton ig concerned. Since the weather during the last few weeks has been unusually favorable, -a large crop is ' TAe Negro Problem As Seen in the North. Ray Stannard Raker has published a series of articles on this subject in recent numbers of the American Magazine. They are thoughtful and apparently unprejudiced and fair, but from a man who is not compelled to Any person living at a distance from prevail dwell among the race, ing and established conditions may, and is liable to come td hopeful optimistic conclusions; but the fact that the large majority of those who have ■ whose lot is cast among a numerical majority of negroes, grown up with them and do know the race, entertain a very different opin ion, should count against conclusions which, however plausibly represent ed, remain mere views. The main point in the controversy is that the South, almost unan imously, maintains that the negro belongs to an inferior race and conse quently that there can be no equality. In "support of this, it points to the fact that^during the ten years embracing the Reconstruction Period, the ne gro was lifted in—and over—the saddle and held there by the whelming federal power; that no sooner was this power withdrawn than the negro, although largely in the majority, fell quietly back to the place for which he was fitted, and without a protest submitted to the superior ity of the white race. The history of that race shows a very different characteristic. The early settlers, though small In number, never dreamed of submitting to the rule of the Indian, and the history of the British in India is a shining example how men of our race will fight to the last, rather than acknowledge defeat from men of another color. Again, our civilization Is essentially a white civilization, developed in the course of ages by people of our race and consequently adapted to men Of our race. Can the African among us adopt that civilization as he adopts our dress? The answer must be decidedly in the negative as the over most recent history shows. It has been asserted that the Japanese have within a few years adopt Nothing Is taither froifi the truth. They have adapt ed 5r grafted upon a civilization essentially their own Buch results of oui : vould enable them to hold their own in a physical contest. • I §Q O ur civilization. progress as Their mode of thought and of expression, their literature and art, did not respond to the contact with occidental principles. It Is this very Inability to assimilate which proves how serious the Race Problem Is. If a race boasting of a civilization that flourished white our own was still in its cradle, if such a race after thirty years of painstaking experi ments admits that there are fundamental obstructions to assimilation, how I shall a race which has clung to barbarism although for centuries in con It may be brought to adopt vith us. assimilate our civilization? but the innate racial characteristics are not subject tact external appearances, to radical change, know it. This, at least, is the verdict of history, so far as we Observation, however acute and sincere, cannot lead to the-knowledge results must remain more or less gained by experience and contact; its superficial. Our fellow citizens in the North may be impressed by Mr. Baker's careful analysis, but they face the fact that, with the exception of a few visionaries, they shrink from associating with the negro. A practi cal Pennsylvania contractor shent several weeks in Hattiesburg. If, upon arrival he was subject to prejudice, it was in fav» of the negro. "The negro cannot Hi ■ final conclusions differed from those of Mr. Baker, compete with the white man," he declares. ''If I pay a white man 40 cents an hour, I get 40 cents worth of work out of him; and if I pay a negro 20 cents an hour, I am lucky if I get 10 cents worth of work out of him. I have no use for him, here or in the North." conditions change, the I look for a good price, j and unless ! farmer may ; Last year the six counties of Bolivar, j Washington. Yazoo, Hinds. fHolmes j and Coahoma harvested respectively j 50,802 j and 49.719, or a total of 338,689 bales. Since a large part of the crop is pur- j it is not difficult to see that our cot-1 ton growing sections are practically j The advisability to engage in truck \ farming wholly or in conjunction with 51,769, 65,197. 52,609, , 6: j chased for cash by European buyers, | independent from the North. j i i staple crops, has been often demon-. strated. There exsists no longer any | doubt that under proper fertilizing our cleared soil produces excellent i Owing to our facilities of ship crops. | ping and early crops, this, (section I should supply a good part of the early fruits and vegetables consumed in the ■ north, and which usually bring remun erative prices. This will soon grow irtto a large and valuable source of a Crystal Springs and Its ter ritory shipped this year 1,048 carloads. Aside from the political views ex pressed by him. Harahan's Interview on future prospects is optimistic, and herein.he differs from his late oppon ent, Stu.vvesant Fish, wjlose opinion revenue. j taken for what it is worth when he declares that a family used to living on $50,000 a year, suffers mo?e ! hardships when its income is reduced ■ to $20,000, than the man whose weekly wage falls from $15 to $10. Mr. Fish | may have been doing himself an in j justice, but utterances like these do not find mnch favor among the less wealthy people. be in not cot is The Usual Trouble in Central America. The recognition of the Republic of Panama and the subsequent purchase of the canal zone, although consid ered a rather high-handed proceeding at the time, has, it appears, ensured peace fqr at least one of the Central American states. Trouble was ex pected at the recent election but did not realize. Owing to the proximity of our forces, it is very unlikely that Panama will be Jnvj»lve<d ia the rerolu to I tect American interests, the adminis j nation has ordered the cruiser Albany, j Captain Mapo, to Annapolis, j jt appears that President Zelaya, <ff' j Nicaragua, is responsible for the pres ent revolution. About two years ago President Bonilla, of Honduras, was j overthrows through Zelaya's intrigues the Nicaraguan's projects. Owing to j the efforts of our administration backed by President Diaz, of Mexico, \ a Central American court of justice wa s created and established at Carta a | and a government formed favorable to go, Costa Rico, to have jurisdiction jover international disputes among the Central American republics. Revolu in of I i tionists^however, appear to claim ex [emption. In the present instance, Honduras appear^ to have grown weary of the Zelaya influence and an effort is being made to restore Bonilla. Zelaya al leges that the governments of Salva dor and Gautemala are assisting the revolutionists, and has entered suit against them at the court of Cartago. Judging from the success of his ene mies, it looks as if Senor Zelaya may have serious trouble - in Nicaragua where he has a number of influential enemies. If successful in Honduras, the revolutionists intend to carry the war into Zelaya's own territory, We have grown accustomed to wars and revolutions among and in the small republics south of us, but humanity suggests that some means be found and adopted to ensure peace. This, ow» ing to the proximity of our own Pan ama canal zone, need not necessarily inyolve armed intervention, but it will do require some sort of supervisions by which ambitious schemes are nipped in the bud. of ex did It is scarcely possible th^t the masses in those republics enjoy these disturbances by which they are the chief sufferers. They are usually created by the head of an influential family and hl« faction, and aim at sel fish, not patriotic ends. An agreement with Mexico to estab lish and maintain law would probably have the desired effect. Aside from the broad view of human and order, tty, our rapidly increasing interests in Central irica require Startling * Figures. A contemporary magazine takes from the new edition of Poor's Man ual the following remarkable figures: On June U0, 1907, there were in the United States 228,128 milesof railroad, nough to go ten times round the globe, and covering the distance between the earth and the moon. The capitaliza tion of these roads amounted to the Inconceivable sum of $18,558,881,437 or about twenty times our bonded na tional debt. The gross earnings of the roads were $2,602,757,503, or about three times the revenue of the gov ernment. In the fiscal year ending on the date mentioned 5,362 miles were constructed,—more than those in the empire of Japan. Considering the astounding amount of money Invested in railroads, the question arises: Would it not be well to go slow with the conquest of aerial transportation? What will become of all this iromence property if such transportation should prove faster, as well as less expensive. Airships will need neither right of way nor special prlvlllges since space is open to all. Fancy the loss to the business world if this immense sum of money invested in railroads and providing dividends, should be lost by representing value less property. We have heard of hard times, but who shall conceive the re sults of such a loss? This is necessarily a pessimistic view. This commercial age knows how to adopt new inventions to exist ing conditions, although it is difficult to imagine how travel by air can be reconciled to that by land or by water. ' There is so much talent engaged in the solution of aerial transportation and a sudden thought may strike the key, that reflections such as above do not seem wholly out of place. W. call the the The Olpmpic Games Revised. In the early years of the Athenian or Attic Republic quadrennial games were instituted in honor of the Qlym pic Jove. They attained such a celeb rity that the chronological record of events was dated from them. Intended to promote physical strength and en durance, the principal interest cen tered in such contests and the winner's name became honored and celebrated. When the Grecian solon visited King Croesus who, after showing him his wealth and treasures asked whom he considered the most fortunate man on earth, his guest gave him the name of a successful contestant in the Olym vho died after the victory pic games was won. In 1868 these games were revived at Athens, where the American athletes At this distinguished themselves., time they are held in London. The most important contest was the rifle match, in which the Americans won a splen did victory evoking th« congratulations of the president. In revolver shooting they also defeated the contesting teams of Belgium, England, France, Greece, Holland and Sweden. In the athletic contests our teams confident of scoring another vic tory. Wherever we have entered into competition of any kind in or with the Old-World, we have been very suc cessful, so much so as to arouse jeal ousy. The anti-American wave which passed over Europe some years ago I and which led to suggestions of a con tinental league against us died on ac count of its utter Impracticability, and has given way to respect, which will increase by suclf friendly contests as are now taking place in London. jpl are The^ circulation of the Daily News iB Increasing now at the rate of more than one hundred a week. Is there a dally newspaper in the State that can say more in The mans who 4* suing the Jackson News for libel refers to it as a "news paper .of large circulation," which sug gests the thought that maybe Fred Sul. lens hired him to do it. "Big deale in dirt" will get into the headlines again—when the street say more? Maybe we'll get that new passenger station for a Christmas present, any way. in Company is compelled to furnish ser vice at the rate agreed upon In Its contract with the city, you will save enough on your telephone bill to pay for your newspaper. Those who want their names to ap pear in the published list of contribu tors to the Democratic camjRlgn fund will have to send in more than $1001 j A dispatch says that there are 25, 000 idle men in Mr. Taft's home town. There's an echo of the ''full dinner pail" for your whiskers. The Jackson Evening News has sud denly jumped Into fame. Somebody has sued it for $5,000. Preach prosperity and you may soon be enjoying the fruits of your own op timism. In this age of the world a man must either be an arrow or a target. When Bi)l meets Bill then comes Ihe tug of war. Send the Dally News your telephone receipts. Hattiesburg is all right. MASS MEETING OF CARPENTERS FRIDAY NIGHT A mass meeting of the carpenters of Hattiesburg, both union and non-union has been called for tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in the county court house. The object of the meeting is to con sider the question of what constitutes a day's work and to fix a minimum scale of wages per hour for such work. The meeting hgs. been called by a committee composed of Messrs. W. C. Evans, J. C. Daniel, W. T. Chatman, W. A. Jones and R. N. Wair. In the call all carpenters and mechanics in the city are urged to be present, and the public generally is invited to at tend ONLY ONE CASE AND IT WAS DISMISSED In police court this morning there was but one lonesome whisky case and that was dismissed, leaving the receipts for the day too small for men tion. ~What ho! Have the moral worn themselves out and quit the game? waves FOR SALE. By order of the court I qm offering for sale all of the property of the Sani tary Plumbing Company, consisting of plumbing and electrical materials. Will sell in bulk or retail. J. S. LEE, Assignee. At M. J, Epley'g Real Estate Office, jpl 11 tf Tires repaired for 15c per puncture. Jones Repair Works. Jull 12t For a Juicy Steak or a Toothsome Roast s Properly cut from Kansas C i ty In * spected Meat'"the , kind that is good 'and healthful, cull up or call on East Side %r| • Tom Collie Both PhonesTp Corner Main an CQ-EDUCA TIONAL. New $100,000 equipment 403 atudenu Fml elM»~*Momnk>dl£ bona mi t e —onmblc rate*. Courses of study equal to those given by any other college m the State and lead to the usual degrees Special ytten* DomesOc Science. Art. Music, Expression, and the training of teachers. Session opens September 8. 1908 W. I. THAMES. President. bon given HaWaaburg, Miss. j Gas Connections Free! For 100 Stoves Our free connection offer which expired May 1st, gave ys so many new customers and has' placed a gas stove in so many homes, we make the following offer. For the next 100 stovea purchased of ua at our regular cash schedule price, we will make all necessary house connections free of charge and connect the stove up ready for use. Following is our schedule of pri < s: Single Oven Stove T..... Double Oven Stove. Triple Oven Stove. .$ 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 as now constrncted and dots not contemplate any mstn our 9 mains i I extention. I Hattiesburg Traction Co. You Will Need a Saw Mill When Lumber Goes Up. * See Our Hege and Hustler Mills • Before You Purchase. a. Capacity 5 to 50 M Made in 4 Sizes We Sell Gasoline Engine* for Motor Boats and Everything Else in the Machinery Line. Union Manufacturing & Supply Co. STEVENS BLOCK : PHONES 727 The Enterprise Electric Company ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS \ Supplies of All Kinds Kept in Stock REPAIR WORK A SPECIALTY agents m WESTINGH0USE FANS - 118 West Pine St. Home Phone 80 j Ready For Business ^TTTHe Hattiesburg Foundry Company has installed ^ I I and has now in operation, a complete Foundry for JJ the casting of Gray Iron* or Brass in both rough and finished. * All Work First-Class ■ : v too big or too difficult for us in Fonndiy tinds of Mill Work solicited and all orders jt attention. Broken-down jobs a specialty. )OD AND QUICK WORK IONES: HOME'824. CUMBERLAND 82$