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HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 31, 1908
PRICE FIVE CENTS
VOL II. NO. 88
Large Stock of Saw Mill Machinery
Will Be Installed in Local
Warehones.
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PRESIDENT WATKINS
TAKES CHEERFUL VIEW
erts,
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Lumber Industry Is Getting on Its
Legs Again and Hattiesburg Has
Bright Prospects for Enormous Bus
iness This Fall.
One of the most Important industrial
and commercial transactions In recent
years was formally consummated In
HattieBburg this morning when the
Watkins Machine and Foundry Com
pany became the . southern selling
agents for three of the largest machin
ery manufacturing concerns in the
world.
• By the terms of this contract, Hat
i tlesburg Is to be the branch headquar
ters of the Wheelan Machine Works,
the Chattanooga Machine Works, and
the Eagle Saw Company, all of Chat
tanooga, Tenn.
These three companies did a busi
ness aggregating something more than
3306,000 in the Hattiesburg trade ter
ritory last year. With the revival of
the lumber industry and rapidly re -1
turning prosperity throughout this sec-!
tlon, there is every reason to believe
that the year 1909 will be better still
The Watkins Machine and Foundry
Company will have exclusive control
of the output of these three large fac
tories In South Mississippi and por
tions of Louisiaa and Alabama and will
carry in stock in Hattiesburg a com
plete and varied stock of mill machin
ery and supplies approximating In
value from $30,000 to $50,000, Three
expert traveling salesmen will be
placed on the road under the direction
of Mr. Robert Wellborn, for many
years traveling salesman for the Whee
lan Machine Works, In this territory
and who is personally known to almost
every saw mill man In the yellow pine
lumber belt.
Work will, begin in a few days on a
large galvanized iron building adjacent
to-tbp present large plant of the Wat
/Machlne and Foundry Company
the accommodation of the enorm
ous stock of machinery soon to be in
stalled, and work on this structure
will be rushed.
Mr. T. O. Watkins, president and
active manager of the company, talked
without restraint when approached by
a representative of this newspaper. He
says that his company now has more
work than ever before In Its history,
and this is not counting the enormous
contract recently made with the New
Orleans and Northeastern Railroad for
the repair of 900 freight cats on which
a large force of men are now employ
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"The mills are getting ready to re
eume." said Mr. Watkins. "We are
repairing their machinery for them."
This statement was made In the
presence of Secretary Larson of the
Commercial Club and other gentlemen,
and It bears out what the News has
said from day to day—that the lumber
Industry Is really GETTING ON ITS
LEGS AGAIN.
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THQS. HISGEN JR
IS FATALLY SHOT
BY FATHER-IN-LAW
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(t News Service.
e, Ind., August 31.—Tbom
of the Independ
e for President, was shot
wounded this morning by
i accidental and
i inconsolable over
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Wealthy Baltimore Man ,
Shot in Mn Invalid Chair ,
Now Dying in Atlantic City
Hearst, News Servlca
Atlantic City., August 31.—C. B. Rob
erts, Jr., the wealthy Baltimore man
shot while on the board walk in a roll
ing chair, In company with Mrs. W. S.
G. Williams, Is dying at a local hos
pital. f
All efforts to secure a postmortem
statement as to the Identity of his as
POSTMASTER GENERAL
Hearst News Service.
Hamilton, Mass., August 31.—Jewels
valued at several thousand dollars
were stolen yesterday from the pala
tial summer home of Postmaster Gen
eral and Mrs. George Von L. Meyers.
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ARE BEING NOTIFIED
New York, August 31.—Thomas L. I
Hisgen and John Temple Graves will !
be notified this afternoon of their nom |
NEW ORLEANS FIRE LOSS
AGGREGATES $2,000,000
Hearst News Service. /
New Orleans, La., August 31.—The
total loss In thf disastrous fire which
visited the business district of this
city Sunday morning Is now estimat
ed at $2,000. The entire square bound
ed by Decatur, Chartres, Iberville and
Bienville streets, embracing many of
the largest jobbing concerns In the
city, went up in smoke. Firemen did
heroic work in getting the flames un
WYOMING MINERS
OUT ON STRIKE
Hearst News Service.
Butte, Mont., August 31.—All of the
coal miners In Wyoming, numbering
7,000, are idle today owing to the In
ability of the operators and the union
to agree on a wage scale.
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Washington. August 3L —For Mis
sissippi: Fair tonight and Tuesday.
sassin have proven futile owing to his
condition and it Is hardly probable
that he will now be able to utter a
word.
The police seem inclined to
the Investigation owing to the fact ttfat
it might stir up a social scandal. '
Mrs. Roberts Is now with her hus
band-and both of them refuse to talk.
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The theory of the family is that the
burglars used an automobile and ef
fected an entrance while the inmates
of the house were at dinner.
The exact value of the property stol
en has not been stated, but it is under
stood to be about $12,000.
I ination for president and vice presi
! dent of the United StateB by the Inde
| pendence party. Both will accept.
der control. It was reported at one
time that two men had lost their lives,
but this proved to be incorrect. One
fireman was painfully Injured, but will
recover. Among" the heavy losers
were: Loubta Glass Company, Cen
tral Glass Company, Southern Spring
and Mattress tlo., H. Abes & Co.,
Philip Werlein, Dugue & Co., L. H.
White, F. Hollander & Co., A. Simon,
Frank Adams and Thomas Moran.
A. H. INNERARITY IMPROVING.
The many friends of Mr. A. H. In
nerarlty, sanitary officer, who has
been quite sick for several days, are
"glad to see him on the streets today.
He is quite weak yet and shows that
he has had a bad spell, but he thinks
he will soon be all right..
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Hearst News Service.
Guthrie, Okla., August 31.—Letters
threatening his assassination on Labor
Day have been received by Governor
Haskell, State Agriculturalist Lozier
and Attorney General Caldwell.
It is believed that the destruction
of 1,000 barrels of beer, seized and
destroyed under the terms of the state
prohibition law, has provoked the
threats.
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Alabama Coal Miners Hare Surren
dered Strike and Will Return
to Work.
GOVERNOR'S ACTION
PROVED EFFECTIVE
Men Driven From Houses Owned by
the Coal Companies Were Denied
the Privilege of Erecting Tents for
Temporary Abodea.
Hearst News Service.
Birmingham, Ala., August 31.—The
strike of the Alabama Union coal min
ers is at an end, the officers of the
American Federation having made
a complete and unconditional surren
der.
The official order of President Lewis
to this effect was read to the locals at
the various mining camps this morn
ing.
The action of Governor Comer in
ordering the tearing down of the tents
erected as temporary abodes for the
strikers who had been ejected from
the houses of the coal companies was
the final blow which crushed the
homes of .the union men.
It Is said this afternoon that the of
ficers of the National Federation have
promised to care far the families of
the men who are not taken back by
the coal companies until such time as
they can secure remunerative employ
ment.
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UNION MINERS WILL
DISCUSS SITUATION
Hearst News Service.
Birmingham, Ala.,
convention of union mi&errf was called
this afternoon to meet In Birmingham
Wednesday to hear reports from offi
cers and to devise means for securing
employment for those men not taken
back by the coal companies.
President T. L. # LeWls, of the Na
tional Federation, has returned to In
dianapolis. National Secretary W. D.
Ryan will remain here for several
days. ^
mgust 31.—A
Governor Haskell Is treasurer of the
National Democratic campaign com
mittee, but it is not believed that this
has any bearing on the present case.
The letters addressed to the Gov
ernor and other state officers have
been turned over to the chief of police
and .It Is understood that detectives
have already been employed to dis
cover, If possible, the author or au
thors.
Local labor leaders say they have no
DICKSON LEADS IN
SEVENTH DISTRICT
WITH WEBB SECOND
Daily News Special.
Magnolia, Miss., August 31.—Prac
tically complete returns from Satur
day's Democratic primaries for con
gressman show that Dickson and
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Carriage Tumbled Down
Mountain Side and Dashed
Occupants Against the Rocks
Hearst News Service.
Birmingham, Ala., August 31.—In a
runaway accident down Red Mountain
yesterday Mrs. R. F. Manley sustained
a broken leg and serious Internal in
juries. R. F. Manley was seriously
hurt internallly, while Basil Manley
had his nose broken and his wife suf
fered a broken elbow and Internal in
juries. W. H. Manley, cashier of the
John D. Rockefeller Offers
to Donate Sum of $150,000
For Great Baptist Unversity
Heargt News Service.
New York, August 31.—The first
step toward endowing a great Baptist
college In the south along along the
lines of the Chicago University was
taken by John D. Rockefeller this
morning when he offered to donate to
OFFICIAL STATEMENT ABOUT
NEWMAN'S TO COME SOON
There are no new developements to
day concerning the Newman Lumber
Company- The company announces
that no Information will be given out
until the later part of the week when
It Is expected that President F. L.
Peck will give out an authorized state
ment which will be furnished to the
public. The rumors that certain things
have been done or will be done are
unconfirmed and to all Inquiries from
whatever source comes the answer
that a statement will be made in a few
days.
What the people desire is an official
statement and since their desires In
this respect are soon to be gratified,
rumors will soon be supplanted by
facts.
When President Peck gives out his
statement the Dally News confidently
believes that It will be a gratifying
prejudices against Governor Haskell
and are lncliued to believe that the
threatening letters were written by
some lunatic who used the stationery
of the Trades Council without the
knowledge or consent of the secre
tary.
Governor Haskell will participate In
the Labor Day parade, but due precau
tions will be taken to protect him
from harm at the bands of an anarch
1st.
HATTIESBURG REAL
ESTATE IN DEMAND
Webb will enter the second primary.
The vote now stands: Dickson 2,
276, Webb 2,216, Shelton 1,832, Sim
mons 1,025.
Birmingham Trust and Savings Bank,
had his wrist broken.
, The family Is one of the most prom
inent in Birmingham. The horses be
came frightened at some object on the
roadside and ran away. The carriage
tumbled down the mountain side for
100 yards and the occupants were
thrown out among the trees and
stones.
the Richmond College $150,000 on the
condition that the denomination would
raise $350,000 additional.
It Is said the church dignitaries are
favorably impressed with the idea and
that an effort will be made to raise the
required sum.
one and will bring happiness to a
great many who feel vitally Interested
In the rebuilding of the burnt portion
of the plant.
Rosebud Reservation is Opened
For Settlement By Proclama
tion of the President.
Hearst News Service.
Washington, August 31.—The Presi
dent has Issued a proclamation open
ing to settlement 300,000 acres of the
surplus lands of the Rosebud Indian
Reservation In South Dakota. The
drawing will take place at Dallas, S.
D., on Ocfober 18. The minimum price
fixed on the land is'$6 per acre.
FISHERY tONGRESS
BEING Alin
In
Hearst News Service.
Washington, August 31.—Announce
ment was made today for plans for
the International Fishery Congress,
opening here September 22. President
Roosevelt, Secretary Root and Secre
tary Straus will welcome the dele
gates.
Mclnnis Building Sold For $20,000
Half Interest in the Kennedy
Building $10,000.
MANY OTHER DEALS
RECORDED SATURDAY *
Mr. A. H. Mclnnis Purchases Half
Interest in Kennedy & Batson Build
fog and Mr. Batson, of Hillsdale Is
the Purchaser of Mclnnis Building.
There have been some large deals
In real estate In Hattiesburg the last
few days.
Two big deals were closed Saturday
and while the purch^ers got big bar
gains In them, the price paid shows
that Hattiesburg property has not de
creased greatly in value and is practic
ally holding Its own.
A deal has been closed by Mr. G. D..
Mclnnis for the sale of the Mclnnis
building, corner Pine and Mobile
'streets for the sum of $20,000, the pur
chaser being y R. Batson, a wealthy
stSlllsdale, Miss,
ood news to the people
that Mr. Batson also Intends to make
Hattiesburg his home.
Another big deal, filed for record
Saturday was the sale of one-half in
terest In the Kennedy and Batson
building on Main street to Mr. A. H.
McSwain for $10,000.
Besides these two big transactions,
a number of smaller deals were filed
for record Saturday, a large number of
lots In Hattiesburg Heights being sold,
as well as other property, the whole
amounting to something like $40,000.
This shows that real estate business
Is rapidly growing better, and while
there was some decline In values a
sbtjrt time ago, property Is now on a
firm end reasonable basis.
NothVjg shows that there is
thing doing" better than an Increase
in real estd(e business.
gentlema
It will
"some
Hearst News Servlca.
Omaha, Neb., August 3f.— The Bur
lington Railroad crop report says that
corn in Centra) and Southern Nebro*
ka will be a 100 per cent, epop with
a yield of from 33 to 45 bushels an t
acre. According to the statement, the
corn has improved greatly in the last
ten days, there having been rains al
most nightly, with hot sun during
day.
NEWTHEATRE
IN NEW YORK
Hearst News Service.
New York, August 31.—New York's
newest theatre, the Gaiety, at Broad
way and Forty-sixth street, will bo
opened tonight by George M. Cohan
In "The Yankee Prince." The houso
will be devoted exclusively to comedy.
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