THITHATTIESBURG NEWS
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NEWSPAPER
HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI. SATURDAtJStERNCON
VOL. II. NO. 228
, NOVEMBER 21, 1908 J
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MAY CHARTER TRAIN
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Failure to Get Change of Schedule
On Mississippi Central Makes
Such Action Necessary.
MAHER IS STILL
BEING DISCUSSED
Suggested That Retail Merchanta' As
sociation Pay the Railroad Fare of
Those Who Make Purchases to the
Amount of $25 or More.
The schedule of the Mississippi
Central Railroad between Hattiesburg
and Brookhaven will not be changed
for the present. Mr. R. K. Smith,
general manager of the road, has con
vinced a committee from the Hatties
burg Retail Merchants' Association
that the railroad company is doing
the best it can under the circum
stances. .
The Railroad Commission compels
the Mississippi Central te make con
nections with the trains 9! the Colum
bia branch of the Gulf & Ship Island,
the New Orleans and Great Northern
and the Illinois Central, and present
schedules on the Mississippi Central
have been made to this end.
The fact that people residing be
tween this city and Brookhaven who
come to Hattiesburg to trade have on
ly two hours to do their shopping
ought to ibe remedied, and the Missis
sippi Central is willing to do its share
toward overcoming the difficulty.
Extra Train Suggested.
The officials of the Mississippi Cen
tral have suggested a special train—
each.
morning and returning to Brookhaven
In the evening—and this train will
be put on for the holiday trade, at
least, If the merchants of the city will
guarantee its expenses.
This matter is now being consid
ered by the Retail Merchants' Asso
ciation and the plan will pfobably be
adopted. It Is proposed to offer free
railroad fare to all visitors who""buy
goods to the amount of $25 or more
from members of the merchants asso
ciation. In this way a large holiday
trade could be drawn to the city from
the territory along the Mississippi
Central and the merchants who go to
the expense of providing the special
train would get the benefit of the
increased trade.
The plan has worked well else
where. The merchants of Memphis
have done the same thing for years.
Greenwood and other smaller towns
have found the plan profitable, and
there is every reason to believe that
Hattieshung would he likewise bene
fitted.
If the plan is put into effect, and
proves profitable on the Mississippi
Central, it might be extended to other
roads.
The Commercial Club has expressed
a desire to co-oporate with the Mer
chants' Association and a meeting will
be held Monday or Tuesday to de
cide the matter.
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\ The thing that you want badly
-enough to advertise for, is the thing
'■ipu -will secure.
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Washington, Novel aber .21.—Fore
cast for Mississippi:
Generally fair tonl ;ht and Sunday.
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LUMBER MEN
HOLD CONFAB
Directors of the Mississippi Pine
Association Expect Better Bus
iness in This District.
The directors of the Mississippi
Pine Assoeiatton met in the office
of the secretary, Mr. Ewing A. Walk
er, in the First National Bank build
ing Thursday evening to discuss the
lumber situation in the Hattiesburg
district. .,
President J. F. Wilder made an in
teresting talk, as did several other
members of the board,
ditions are little changed, but the
consensus of opinion was that mills
should refuse to book orders ahead
on the present selling basis.
It was decided to move the offices
of the Mississippi Pine Association
from the First National Bank build
ing to the Ross Building. This is
done largely for .the reason that most
of the local lumbei'-offfces are located
in the Ross building and from the
further fact that larger and
modious quarters are needed.
Market con
more com
MINIS CASE
IS POSPONED
Mendenhall, Miss., November 21.—
_™5 has been criminal week In, the
c ' rcu >t court at this place and quite
a number of minor cases have been
disposed of.
In the case of Sandy
Hays, a negro, for murder, the jury
returned a verdict of guilty and the
defendant received a life term In the
penitentiary. The case of Jot Page,
a negro, charged with murder, Is In
the hands of the jury,
against Ex-Sheriff Mclnnis, charged
with embezzlement, which
for trial today, has Been continued to
November 25. Judge Stone Deavours,
of Laurel, has been employed to
sist District Attorney Eaton in the
prosecution, while the defense will be
represented by McIntosh Bros., of
Collins: George W. May, of Jackson,
and several members of the .local bar.
The case
was set
as
FIFTY OORT
IN CHICAGO
COLLISION
Chicago, November 21.—Fifty
sons are reported to be seriously in
jured, several of the mperhaps. fatal
ly, by the collision of two crowded
cars on a Calumet avenue and the
South Chicago line this morning.
Three patrol wagons and three
bulances were hurried to the scene.
The collision is said to have been
due .to a fog, which obscured the
view and made possiblp the accident
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EWING A. WALKER
VISITS ALABAMA
TO SEE MILL MEN
Secretary Ewing A. Walker, of the
Mississippi Pine Association has re
turned from a trip to Birmingham,
nquire into lum
kbama. He met
I mill men from
{found them optl
I for better trade
The Alabama
r orders ahead.
where he
ber conditio]
a igreat mal
South Alaba
mlstlc over I
in the eart*
mills are 8»j
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KILLED MAN WHO
HAD THREATENED
TO DO HIM HARM
Hearst News Service.
Washington, November 21.—George
W. Gasgoyne. an employq of the bu
reau of printing and engraving, was
shot and killed early this morning
by Thomas R. Griffith a steel works
employe. Griffith claims that Gas
goyne had threatened him.
NEW ORLEANS
BANKER KILLED
BY MOVING TRAIN
Ne-v Orleans, November 21.—Peter
E. Hellwedge, aged 36, a wealthy
banker and broker, was run over and
instantly killed by a train on the
Louisville and Nashville railroad this
morning.
He was coming into the city from
his country home and attempted to
pass from one coach to another. He
missed his footing and fell to the
rails, where he was ground to death
beneath the cars.
CLEVELAND FIRE
CAUSES LOSS OF
Hearst News Service.
Cleveland, O., November 21.—Fire
early today caused losses aggregat
ing $150,000 in the down-town fac
tory district.
THREE MEN KILLED
. IN MICHIGAN WRECK
Hearst News Service.
Toledo, Ohio, November 21.—An en
gineer and two firemen were killed
and one other man badly Injured in a
collision between two freight trains on
the Ann Arbor Railroad near Lake
land, Mich., today.
TWO NEGROES PLEAD
GUILTY TO RETAILING
Several minor cases have been tried
in the circuit court today, but mast
of the felony cases have been dis
posed of and next week will be chief
ly devoted to misdemeanors.
Dave Marsh, a negro, today pleaded
guilty to selling liquor on two charges.
Jim Mitchell pleaded guilty in two
cases for the same offense.
Sentences have not been imposed
in either ease.
THREE MEN KILLED;
OTHERS BURIED ALIVE
Cincinnati, p.. November 21.—Three
men are reported to be dead and sev-1
eral others are probably buried alive
in a landslide on Harrison avenue in |
SPENT SUM OF $1,700,000
TO ELECI WILLIAM 0. TAFT
Hearst News Service.
New York, November 21.—When
the report of the financial operations
of the Republican party are made pub
lic by Treasurer George M. Sbelton,
it will show that $1,700,000 was ex
STRIKE IS
Tl
| Firemen and
l«a k Walk
ecticutt.
Raili
Train
,1 Out in C
o,r«Gl»
He
rvice.
New HdVen, Cono^NoVember 21.—
r an agreement
i and trainmen
sw Haven and
Id to have end
Btrike of 4,000
d trainmen is
Efforts to bring ab«
between the manan
of the New York, j
Hartford railroad Uj
ed in failure, and 1
engineers, firemen
said to be imminent
The men complain
of crews has been
it the number
down on the
plea of poor buslneaf( and that those
still employed are
lied to jvo?k
unreasonable hour*,'
Personal antagonb
to First Vice
President John F. Stereos, late chief
engineer of the Pap
is said to have Isas
canal, who
urated the ob
at the bottom
jectlonable system,
of the trouble. JS
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'•Mr
Truman H, Newberry, who succeeds
Metcalf as secretary of the navy.
Denver, Col., November 21.—Sam
uel Gompers was today re-elected
president of the American Federation
of Labor without opposition.
BURGLARS ENTER
STORES AT PURVIS
Purvis, Miss., November 21.—Burg
lars last night entered the general
store of Pylant Brothers and the Polk
Drug Store and stole merchandise
valued at several hundred dollars.
Bloodhounds have been secured and
were placed on the trail this after
noon. There is no clue to the Identity
of the perpetrators.
this city this morning. The dead and
injurel were all members of a steam
shovel crew engaged in cutting away
a hill.
pended to elect Taft
Charles P. Taft ts the heaviest con
tributor, having given $160,000 to the
campaign fund. J. P. Morgan, An
drew Carnagie, William Nelson Crom
well and Whitlaw Reid each
$5,000.
gave
GINNERS REPORT
INDICATES URGE
CROP THIS SEASON
Washington, November 21.—Census
bureau bulletin shows 9,630,563 bales,
counting round as half bales ginned
from the growth of 1908 to November
14, compared with 7,300,665 for 1907,
8,662,242 for 1906 and 7,501,180 for
1905. The proportion of last three
crops ginned to November 14 Is 66
per cent for 1907, 65.9 for 1906 and
71.5 for 1905. Round bales included
this year 171,112 as comparel with
142.210 for 1907, 200,866 for 1906 and
209,906 for 1905. Sea Island 67,135
for 1908, 44,698 for 1907, 30,671 for
1906 and 64,103 for 1905. The number
of active ginneries this year is 26,638.
CHARLES P. TAFT
IS AFTER SCALP
OF J. B. FORAKER
Cincinnati, O., November 21.—All
doubt that Charles P. Taft, brother
to the president-elect, is to become a
candidate for the United States sen
ate to succeed Senator Foraker was
dispelled today. So desirous is he ts
avoid the charges of corporate lean
ings, that his friends assert that he
will withdraw from ail companies in
which the Taft and Sinton millions
are invested.
SCHOOL GIRLS TO
PLAT m GAME
AT MING KINK
The basketball teams of the Main
Street and Eaton public schools will
give an exhibition game at the Hawk
ins skating rink Thursday ( Thanks
ffMMgr ' W il ing: — TO a' « H b i » -«ho
first match game of the season and
the public is cordially Invited to at
tend. An effort is being made to
have a game by the young men on
the same date at the same place and
further announcement will be made
in these columns.
DRAW THE COLOR LINE.
Veterinary Students March Out When
Two Negroes Enter.
Grand Rapids, Mich., November 21.'
Thirty-four members of the junior
class in the Grand Rapids Veterinary
College walked out of the classroom
yesterday when two negro students
entered to resume their studies.
Because of the objections of other
students the negro men had been de
nied admission when they returned to
college this year, and they appealed
to the courts. Judge Perkins of the
Kent county Circuit court Tuesday
mandamused the college management
to admit the two negroes on the
ground that the college, being a quasi
public institution, had no right to dis
criminate against citizens because
of their color.
After today's strike the school au
thorities suspended the junior class,
Including the two negro students, until
next Tuesday.
If you are not already a sub
scriber, call No. 35 over either
telephone and have your name en
rolled on the list
The News is already a good
newspaper. It will be a better
one as the days and weeks go
by. More than
£.600
residents of the Hattiesburg ter
ritory regard the paper as more
than worth the subscription prloe,
50 cents a month.
Call No. 35 today and have your
name enrolled. Never mind the
pay. Our collector will attend to
that.
Remember the Number,
Over Either Telephone.
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GETS PLACE
Veteran Speaker of the House Will
Have No Opposition, Says
Congressman Hull.
Hearst News Service
Washington, November 21.—Repre
sentative Hull called on the president
this morning, when a long conversa
tion ensued. After leaving the White
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House, Mr. Hull said that he thought
Speaker Cannon would be re-elected
without opposition. He placed no cre
dence in the report that "Uncle Joe"
would be fought by Taft.
THE TAFTS WILL
WINTER IN AUGUSTA
Hearst News Service.
Augusta, Ga., November 21.—Presi
dent-elect and Mrs. Taft have accept
ed the invitation of Mr.
and
Mrs.
Landon A. Thomas to be their guests
for a part of the Christmas holidays
at Sandy Hills.
Cracksmen Rifle Safe.
Attica, Ohio, November 21.—Rob
bers held several citizens at bay early
yesterday while they blew open and
robbed the safe of Renninger & Siicox
of $6,000 in cash. The robbers were
fired upon, but escaped-.
Alarm clocks, "The America," war
ranted one yea*(ftEr $1.00.
Lilius Jewelry 8tore.
H. S.
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JOE WILLIAMS
FOUND GUILTY;
GETS LIFE TERM
The jury In the case of Joe Wil
liams, charged with the murder of Ed
Howell, this morning returned a ver
dict of guilty and recommended that
he be sentenced to life Imprisonment
in the state penitentiary.
An appeal will be taken by his at
torneys, Messrs. J. E. Davis, Luther
Great Nebraskan Discussess Freely
His Personal Ambitions and
Party Obligations.
DOESN'T WANT TO
GO TO TOE SENATE
Was Only a Candidate For the Presi
dency Because Hie Friends Believed
That He Would Add Strength to
the Ticket.
Jaily News Special.
Jackson. Miss., November 21.—Wil
liam J. Bryan has written a letter to
Governor E. F. Noel concerning his
future ambitions, from which the fol
lowing is an extract:
"I have no doubt that there is work
which I can do, and I expect to labor
In whatever field I find myself. The
Lord does not require great things of
us he simply requires that we improve
the opportunities that are presented.
"I note what you say in regard to
the senate. We do not elect for two
years yet, and I am not sure that I
shall be a candidate. I prefer to do
my work as a private citizen. Even
the presidency was not attractive to
me, except as it offered an opportunity
to participate in the securing of re
forms, and I was a candidate only be
cause it seemed to me, from what oth
ers said, that I might be able
strengthen the party."
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SMITH IS HURT
A serious wreck occurred on the
Mississippi Central Railroad at Lu
cien at 10 o'clock yesterday
ing, when Mr. F. M. Smith, route
agent of the Southern Express Com
pany, was painfully If not seriously
Injured. President F. M. Lee, of the
Mississippi Railroad Commission, was
among the passengers, but escaped
Injury.
The rear truck of the tender left
the track while crossing a bridge.
The tender and baggage car were
badly damaged.
Mr. Smith was brought to his home
in Hattiesburg last night and is under
the care of Dr. W. W. Crawford. He
was thrown to the top of the car by
the force of the concussion and came
down on his feet. His leigs and feet
are badly swollen and he Is unable
to walk.
morn
MISSIONARY MEETING.
Hearst News Service.
Louisville, Ky., November 21.—Sev
eral high dignitaries of the Episcopal
church in America will participate in
the missionary rally to be held In
Louisville tomorrow under the aus
pices of the Laymen's League.
James and A. C. Cherry.
The case occupied the attention of
the court for three days and the evi
dence was not dissimilar from that
introduced a year ago when the Jury
disagreed and a mistrial was entered.
The evidence is chiefly circumstan
tial and public opinion is divided on
the question of his guilt