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THE HATTIESBURG NEWS
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VOL. II. NO. 237
HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI THURSDAY AFTERNOON. DECEMBER 3. 1908
PRICE FIVE CENTS
MADDOX ELECTED
* ATLANTA'S MAYOR
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He Worn Over Woodward, Demo
cratic Nominee, By a Major
ij| of 3,000 Vote*.
SIGNAL TRIUMPH OF
CIVIC RIGHTEOUSNESS
Woodward Was Twice Mayor and Got
Drunk While the Nomlneo-^or a
Third Term—Indignant Citizens
Put Out Independent Candidate.
Atlanta, Ga., December 3.—Robert
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Maddox was yesterday elected mayor
of Atlanta by a majority of 3,000
votes over James G. Woodward, the
regular Democratic nominee and twice
mayor of the city. Maddox carried
every ward in the city except the
Third and Fifth.
Thus ends the most unusual and
exciting municipal campaign Atlanta
has ever experienced. Although Wood
ward was declared the nominee of the
Democratic primary election held in
September he did not receive the sup
port of the Democratic organization in
the city and many of those who sup
ported him In the primary cast their
■ballots In yesterday's election for
Maddox, who was proclaimed the cit
izens' nominee at a popular mass
meeting held on November 9, as a
public protest against alleged Immoral
conduct of Woodward subsequent te
ills nomination at the primary.
Atlanta's three dally newspapers
took up the fight of Maddox against
Woodward, declaring It a campaign
for civic virtue in Atlanta's official
life. Woodward issued s public state-
ment immediately after Maddox was
placed in the race, and
-declaring that he did not desire to
participate in a heated political cam-
paign believing that It was necessary
at this time that harmony should pre
vail in political factions of the city.
Subsequently, at a mass meeting of
his supporters called for the purpose
of protesting against his withdrawal.
Woodward reconsidered his former an
nouneement and re-entered the race,
and from that hour a hard campaign
was waged between the Maddox and
Woodward forceB, bitter personalities
being Injected and at times the demon
strations on the streets being such as
to alarm the police department, finally
tailing forth an order from the chief
of police doubling the force until after
the election. Numerous mass meet
ings and torchlight processions were
held by the opposing forces, only the
/extraordinary precautions of the po
lio* department at times preventing
- clashes between the Woodward and
Maddox supporters. The election yes
terday passed off quietly.
TURKISH BOYCOTT
MAY BE EXTENDED
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St. Petersburg, Russia, December 3.
—The Turkish boycott on Austrian
goods may extend throughout the Mus
sulman world, according to report*
made to the Russian consul at Trieste.
It already extends to Egypt and
Abania.
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Washington, December 3.—Forecast
for Mississippi:
Fair and warmer; Friday increas
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Domestic Rodent Was Knawing On
Child's Hand When Mother
Came to Its Rescue.
Dally News Special.
Jackson, Miss., December 3.—A
white pet rat In the home of Mr.
and Mrs. F. M. Thompson, came near
causing the death of their two months'
! old baby, who Is not yet entirely out
of danger, by gnawing on the child's
hands last Saturday night and early
Sunday morning as it lay in Its crib
at their home on South Congress
street.
After the screams of the child at
tracted the attention of the mother
and it was discovered that It was
eating away on the child's right hand
as If it were a piece of meat, she
caught the rat and threw it from the
crib, and later the father took It out
and supposedly killed It, throwing It
over the fence into the street. But
about two o'clock in the morning, per
haps six hours after the first dis
covery, the mother was again attract
ed by the child's screams, and dis
covered that the same rat was again
gnawing, this time on the left hand.
Both hands bled profusely and the
mother, greatly frightened, thought
the hands had been eaten off. Tht.
time the rat was killed for good, and
has not again molested the child, but
In a day or two symptoms of blood
poisoning set In and physicians have
been In almost constant attendance.
Today the physicians expressed the
opinion that the child would get well
but the case is still a serious one.
There are several children in the
Thompson home .and they hpt| pad
the pet rat among them for nearly
three years. Heretofore they had
played with it dally, and never before
had It bitten anybody. Mr. Thomp
son Is a carpenter and well known
to the local physicians who were in
attendance, and is doubtless the first
instance of the kind on record.
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Wealthy Young Baltimore Widow
Suicides in New York Hotel l'n*
der Strange Circumstances
By Hearst News Service.
New York, December 3.—The body
of the beautiful young woman found
In a room yesterday at the Claren
den Hotel was today positively Iden
tified as that of Mrs. Lillian Falconer
Doty, who recently secured a divorce
from her husband, a Wall street brok
er. Mrs. Doty was a member of a
wealthy family which came here from
Baltimore. It Is reported that she
was to have been married this week
to another man, but the name of this
Individual has not been revealed by
the family. The corner's verdict was
suicide.
EVANS 13 BETTER.
Mr. A. P. Evans, who has been sick
at the hospital fer some time, is able
to be out again and was on tbo streets
today for a short while. He is suffer
ing from a partial paralysis and is
very feeble, though bis friends hope
that he will soon grow strong again.
For our own faults use an opera
glass; for those of others, the small
end.
•> MORNING HOURS ARE
BEST FOR SHOPPING. *
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❖ Only Eighteen Shopping Days ♦
Before Christmas.
❖ The best hours for Christmas ♦
❖ shopping are from 8:30 to 12 ♦
^ o'clock in the morning.
❖ can then be packed and delivered ♦
^ in the afternoon, saving many O
❖ toilers much night work.
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ARCHBOLD HAS
LITTLE TD TELL
IN TRUST CASE
Hoarst News service.
New York, December 3.—Prosecu
tor Kellogg today continued the cross
examination of John D. Archbcld in
the government's suit to dissolve the
Standard Oil Company.
Mr. Kellogg tried to show that be- J
fore 1871 the export business of the
independent companies from seaboard
refineries was in excess of that done
by the Standard Oil Company today,
but to all questions Tkf—witness in
sistently replied: "Not to my knowl
edge."
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DAVID J. HILL
MAY BE TENBEREB
CABINET POSITION
By Hearst News Service.
Washington, December 3.—Since
the elimination of Elihu Root from
consideration, the name of David
Jayne Hill, present ambassador to
Germany, is most irequently mention
ed as Taft's probable choice for Secre
tary of State. He was at one time
assistant secretary of state and Is
amply qualified to handle the affairs
of the department.
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Uy Hearst News Service.
Port Au Prince, December 3.—
Troops early this morning fired Into
a mob which was looting stores and
warehouses formerly owned by Presi
dent Nord Alexis.
It is reported that i
twelve men were killed and that a J
SPECIAL MERCHANTS EDITION
DECEMBER 7
At the solicitation of the Retail Merchants Association
and the Commercial Club, The Hattiesburg News will issue a
special edition for circulation along the line of the Missis
sippi Central Railroad between Hattiesburg and Brookhaven,
vertising the big trade excursion arranged for Saturday,
December 12th.
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This special edition of The News will appear next Monday
afternoon, December 7th.
It will consist of 5,000 copies—
3,000 for the regular subscribers of the paper and 2,000 for
free distribution along the Mississippi Central Railroad.
Two representatives of the paper will accompany Secre
tary Larson to all of the towns along the Mississippi Central
Railroad to assist in the distribution of this edition.
RATEIS: Advertising in this edition will be inserted at the uniform rate of 15 cents
an inch. Reading notices 10 cents a line. Copy must reach the office by Saturday at
December Sth.
noon,
TRADE DAY
Local Merchants Give Substantial
Encouragement to Secre
tary Larson.
FREE RAILROAD FARE
FOR SI5 PURCHASERS
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Special Edition of *The Daily Newe
Will Be Issupd Monday, December
7, to Boost the Event.—Opportunity
to Witness Play.
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The plan that has been formulated
by the Retail Merchants' Association
and the Commercial Club to make Sat
urday, December 12, a great Trade
Day In Hattiesburg and to have
excursion come in on the Mississippi
Central, has met with general favor.
It has been so well received that noth
ing will be left undone to make It a
success and all the merchants of Hat
tiesburg will be In the movement.
Secretary I-arson, of the Commer
clal Club, has been around among the
business men today and he has met
with the most gratifying success In
working the matter up. Tho business
men are of the opinion that It Is a
great thing and that Saturday, Decem
ber 12 can be j
In the history of
It Is the imrpoae to have the
curslon start from Silver Creek and
make all intermediate stops, and the
fare that will be charged will be
and one-third fare for the round frlp.
$15 in Purchases
will give a free ticket. In other words
an
a red letter day
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number of others were wounded.
The location of General Simon's
rebel army Is not known, but it is
believed that he will shortly enter ;
the city.
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The destination of President Nord j
Alexis, who yesterday fled the city, j
has not been announced.
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The Hattiesburg News Is an •>
♦ animated illustration
what ♦
❖ courage, faith and pluck will ar •>
& complish in the face of adversity. ❖
❖ It emerges from storm and stress *
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❖ feting, inspiring its constituency j
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❖ Natchez Evening Record.
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all who come in on the excursion train
and spend the sum of 215 with any
business house will be refunded the
amount of their railroad fare, which
is the same as giving free tickets for
the round trip,
at greatly reduced prices and the
bargain hunters along the Mississippi
Central will be delighted with their
purchases. It will be a good time to
purchase holiday goods, and it Is be
lieved that many will take advantage
of the opportunity to come to the
Magic City and buy their Christmas
goods.
Persons coming to Hattiesburg
an opportu- j
nity of seeing "The Traitor," the com
panion piece of "The Clansman," ren
dered at the Auditorium at matinee
or at night and can return to their
homes on a special train that will be
run by the Mississippi Central after
the performance is
night.
Advertisers, recognizing the great
importance of this movement, are ap
plying to The Daily News for
In Its special trade edition which will
be printed Monday and immediately
distributed along the line of the Mis
sissippi Central. This edition will
show the people where they can get
bargains and will be read by a vast
number of people, as 6,000 copies will
be printed.
floods will be sold
on
the excursion will have
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STRONG TESTIMONY
AGAINST THIS MAN
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By Hearst News Service.
Thomasville, Ga., December 3.—Tes
timony for the defense is being heard
today in the case of William Mitchell,
the wealthy citizen accused of kid
naping and attempting to assault Miss
Lucille Linton, a prominent young so
ciety woman.
The evidence adduced by the state
has been so direct and conclusive that
it is hard to see how the defendant
will escape conviction.
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1150 LIVES LOST
IN TYPHOON
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the
Tokio, December 3.—It is reported
that 150 lives were lost in a typhoon
which swept Kawatsu Bay yesterday,
Many of the lives were lost on fish*
ing schooners anchored about the
island of Matsu. The boats were
wrecked before they could weigh an
chor and reach the shore.
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Holmes County Town Suffers Fire
Lou Estimated at $45,000
Early This Morning.
GOVERMOR E. F. NOEL
LOST HIS LAW LIBRARY
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Blaze is Believed to Have Originated
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From Defective Steam Heating Apa- !
ratus—Several Other Offices Were
Located in Structure.
iaily News Special.
Lexington, Miss., December 3—The j
handsome two-story brick building of i
the Merchants and Farmers
was destroyed by fire at daylight this
morning, entailing a financial loss es
timated at '$45,000.
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Bank
It is believed that the fire originat
ed from a defect in the steam heating
aparatus and the building was in
light blaze from end to end when dis- ]
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covered.
The fixtures of the bank were the
handsomest in the city and the build
Ing was new and modern, having been
erected only a few years ago at a
cost of $20,000.
In addition to the furniture and
fixtures of the bank, several law of
fices and a social club, located on
the second floor, were burned. Among
these was the law office of Governor
E. F. Noel, Including
library.
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Two physicians, located on the
same floor, were also heavy losers.
NOEL'S LOSS $5,000.
Jackson, Miss,, December 3,—Gov
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eotjjo AtU| esoqM 'icon *3 'g joujo j
wa» burned at Lexipgtor. this morn
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Ing, estimates his personal loss at
$5,000. His library was Ofie of thq
| best in the state, having been collect
ed carefully during his long practice,
and many volumes can hardly be re
placed at any price,
Why, of course the Republicans
will give us real tariff revision; does
not Christian civilization believe in
the millennium?
LUMBER PRICES
WILL ADVANCE
This is the Consensus of Opinion
Among the Mill Men of the
Hattiesburg District.
Local lumbermen do not anticipate
much change In the prevailing prices
of lumber until after the holiday sea
son, and some say It may be well into
the spring before the expected ad
vance In prices comes, but the lum
ber dealers and manufacturers both
expect an advance in prices early In
the new year.
That these expectations will be real
ized, is practically certain, for, to
the surprise of many, lumber has been
steady In price ever since its advance
of last summer. At that time many
people thought the advance was a
temporary rise in the market and
that there would be nothing perma
nent about it, but the prices have re
mained practically the same.
Well advised manufacturers and
buyers are agreed that the demand
for lumber is bound to greatly In
crease at an early date; that the trade
Is bound to have lumber and that it
will be impossible to do without It
much longer. It Is expected that the
demand from the railroads will be
NEW MILL
Contractors Are Now Busy On New
Plant For the J. J. Newman
Lumber Company.
FOUNDATION WORK
ALMOST COMPLETED
Steel For the Buildings is Expected
to Reach the City by December 10,
—Ground is Now Being Cleared For
Additional Sidetracks.
The work of rebuilding the J. J.
Newman Lumber plant is now In ac
tive progress.
It Is no longer a matter of specula
tion as to when work will begin—
it has already begun.
It will be recalled that the Daily
News slated some time ago that
Messrs. John J. Monaghan and T. R.
Helms had arrived and that the lat
ter would proceed to work at once on
the boiler room and engine room.
Considerable work has already been
done in these two departments.
The foundation for the new sawmill
plant haa Practically been dug, only
a small amount of work in this
re
spect remaining to be done. The
gravel, the sand and the mixer are
already on the ground for the cement
work, and as the foundation Is to be
of cement, this work will be begun
the latter part of this week or early
next week.
It unexpected that the steel for the
building will be here by the 10th inst.
It Is due to arrive about that time.
Ground is being cleared up by the
Newman people for putting in addi
tional side tracks, and the logging
pond has been cleaned up.
Between the Newman company and
the contracting firm, at least 100
hands are now at work, fixing for
the new mill and the new trackage.
It is a busy place and the work la
making rapid progress
The work Is being done under the
direction of Messrs. Monaghan and
Helms for the contracting firm of
Filer & Stowell, Mr. Helms being con
tinually on the ground atid Mr. Mona
ghan here most of the time. Mr. W. J.
Haynan, assistant General Manager,
and F. C. Hill, engineer, are looking
after the construction work for the
Newman Lumber company.
very large next* j»5ar and that there
will be a large general demand by
the trade, that will put all the mills
to rumfng on full time and when this
is done the business outlook, already
bright, will grow so rapidly that the
good times *hat formerly prevailed in
the lumber district will be duplicated.
BROKERAGE FIRM
FIGURES ASSETS
ABOVE LIABILITIES
Hears; News Service.
New York, December 3.—The sched
ules of the defunct brokerage firm of
A. K. Brown & Co., filed today In
the United States District
gives the assets of the company at
$632,190.56 in excess of Its liabilities.
Court,