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'LyvaIly neWspapi to Ha >BURG. THE HATTIESBURG NEWS Be a Booster; Afot a Knocker EVERY INCH A NEWSPAPER VOL. II. NO. 238 HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 4. 1908 PRICE FIVE CENTS x COPY FOR ADS IN MONDAY'S "TRADE-DAY'' EDITION MUST REACH THE OFEICE BY TOMORROW AT NOON v TRADE DAY SUCCESS IS NOW CERTAIN £> Majority of Local Merchant* Have Contriubuted Funds For Advertising Ibe Event PEOPLE ALONG LINE T EXPRESS APPRECIATION Hundreds of Them Will Avail Them selves of Free Railroad Fare to Hat tiesburg to Make Their Holiday Pur chases—Daily News Special. Everything seems to be moving along nicely for the great Trade Day, Saturday, December 12. Nearly all of the merchants of the city have contributed liberally tc$ ward making the venture a success .and toward paying the necessary ex penses In advertising the excursion and in showing the people along the line of the Mississippi Central Rail road the great advantages that Hat .! tlesburg will ofTer them on that day. It is a settled fact that the excur sion will be a success, and It has already been learned that many peo ple will take the advantage of this opportunity to come to Hattiesburg and do their shopping. It is the purpose of Hattiesburg merchants to offer great bargains on that day so as to make the first "Trftdj Day" a suc cess, and this will mean that there will be many other Trade Days In the future. People can come In from Silver Creek and Intermediate points on the regular train on the morning of the 12th, paying one and one-third fare for the round trip. When they arrive In Hattiesburg, they will find that all the merchants will give them the amount of their fare If they trade $15 worth and most of them will likely trade several times this amount. The visi tors can see that great Southern play, "The Traitor," at matinee or at night, and afteT the play is over at night they win find a special train awaiting them to take them back home. FRANCE TO BAR CASTRO Rumor That He is Not There For His Health May Provoke Sumn a-y Act'oi Paris, December 4.—Following a rumor that President Castro, of Ven ezuela, is not coming here for his health, despite the fact that he Is ac companied by physicians, comes the unofficial announcement that he will he expelled from the confines of France. ♦ THE DAILY NEW8 ♦ PROGNOSTICATOR. ♦ A4»4>44»4«44444«4 ♦ gj 1 K J ■ • • • » VP&saaKB **' " Whftmgton, December 4.—For Mls Qenerally Liu and colder aissippl: tonight and Saturday. PR SONERS TO PEN Hattiesburg Boy Burglars Will Serve Terms On the Rankin County Farm Traveling Sergeant W. F. Marshall, of Jackson, was in the city this morn ing for the purpose of carrying to the penitentiary farm the parties who were convicted at the recent term of the circuit court and sentenced to serve on the state farms. The five white boys, Joe Lewellyn, Clarence Miller t Tom King, Lonnie Vance and Rufus Rhodes will be car ried to the Rankin county farm from Jackson and will remain there dur ing the term they have to serve. They were sentenced to one year each. Two negroes were also carried away. They will go to the Sunflower farm at Parchman. John Harris, one of the negroes, goes for life on a charge of wife-murder, F. O. Frank ling goes or two years for embezzle ment. The crowd went by Meridian, owing to the fact that the Oulf & Ship Island does noi allow the state a reduced rate, while the Northeastern and the A. & V. give a reduction, Mr. Marshall states that the pen itentiary population has shown a con siderable increase this fall and he thinks It possible that the "hard times" of the past year may have had something to do with it. JOHN SHARP ENROUTE TO Dally News Special. Jackson, Miss., December 4.—Con gressman John Sharp Williams, of Yazoo City, the Democratic minority leader, accompanied by his private secretary, Hon. Robert Bowman, Jr., passed through the city last night en route to Washington to resume his official duties. Mr. Williams expects to reach the national capital in time to attend the Democratic caucus on Saturday, at which his successor as minority lead er will be chosen. According to ad vices received by him, and confirmed by press dispatches from Washing ton, the name of Hon. Champ Clark, of Missouri, will be the only one placed In nomination, and Mr. Wil liams will make a speech seconding the nomination of Clark, and urging his election by an unanimous vote. Mr. Bowman, who has served as clerk of the minority caucus during the leadership of Mr. Williams, will retain this position under the leader ship of Mr. Clark, who has tendered him the place. The retirement of Mr. Williams from the leadership means that he will have more time to devote ex clusively to Mississippi matters, and legislation of interest to his own dis trict, during the short term of con gress, and he has several measures that will be offered Immediately after congress convenes. FRANCIS J. HENEY LEAVES HOSPITAL Hearst News Service. San Francisco, December 4.—Fran cis J. Heney has left Lane hospital and announces that he will resume the prosecution of the graft cases In two weeks. V'-y.... 1 Unearth A rt Swindle Involving 2 Continents By Hearst News Service. Chicago, December 4.—Priceless ecleslastical robes and church decora tions, believed to have beeq stolen Hearst News Service. Port Au Prince, December 4.—The troops of General Simon's rebel army are now in four miles of the city and their entry is hourly expected. The Influence of General Legitime Is wan ing and It now seems certain that General Simon will be made president of the republic. Unless a vigorous hand seizes the reins of the government, and that without delay, It Is evident that an archy will rule, and that life and prop erty will be insecure. It is said that General Simon does not want the presidency, but that he will accept It rather than see the gov ernment fall Into the hands of radi cals. The damage already done by van dals and pillagers In this city and sec tion will approximate more than a Commercial Club is After Homeseekers am Mr. W. W. Jones, manager of the Northern Homestead Company, of Jackson, Miss., was a business visitor at the Commercial Club office yester day, conferring^ with Secretary Lar son with reference to bringing a large number of homeseekers to Hat tiesburg next spring. Mr. Jones has already interested nearly a hundred farmers and realty men, from other states, in South Mis sissippi lands, and these will be STILL AT HOSPITAL According to reports received from New Orleans, Mr. J. A. Quick, who was so badly hurt In the Northeast rn wreck is getting along nicely. Mrs. Quick received a letter from him yes terday and he reported that the doc tors said he was improving as rapid ly as they could expect. Mr. Quick Is still at the hospital, but thinks he will be able to come home, or rather be brought home, be fore Christmas. It Is not expected that he will be able to walk for two or three months yet. BANK PRESIDENTS HOLD CONVENTION New York, December 4.—The sec ond annual meeting of the Associa tion of Life Insurance Presidents con vened today in the assembly hall of the Metropolitan Life Building. The morning session was devoted almost exclusively to memorial services of the late Grover Cleveland. Eulogies were delivered by Paul Morton and John H. Finley. from French monasteries, were dis covered by revenue agents here this morning. The valuables .were stored in innocent looking boxes in a local warehouse and their discovery is be quarter of a million dollars. ANARCHY REIONS. Washington, December 4.—Contra ry to the impression created by re cent dispatches from Hayti, there Is no actual government In that repub lic at the present time. According to dispatches from the American min ister, General Legitime has not been proclaimed president, nor has there been any provisional government es tablished. He Is merely chairman of the public safety committee, which was selected by citizens to protect lives and property. General Simon Is expected to ar rive at Port Au Prince today and a meeting will be held to arrange de tails for the appointment of a pro visional government until the perst dent can be selected. brought to Hattiesburg to look over the situation. This is another of the good moves made by the Commercial Club and In this particular direction—settling up the cut-over lands—It deserves the un stinted support of the people, not alon^fof Hattiesburg, but of this en tire section. The Club, in Its opera tion, is not confined by any limita tions as to territory, but Is working for the state. PERRY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT COMPLETES A Judge W. H. Cook was at home this morning, but returned to New Augusta where he has been holding circuit court during the week. It appears that Perry county is one of the most law-abiding counties in the district, as court began Monday and all business has been disposed of, the docket being cleared of both civil and criminal business. The only reason for Judge Cook's return to New Augusta this morning was that the grand jury had not quite finished Its work, but it is expected that the in quisitorial body will make its final report today and that the court will adjourn for the term. Very little business was before the Perry county court and no cases of great Importance were tried. DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS TO SELECT A LEADER Washington, December 4.—Con gressman Henry D. Clayton, of Ala bama, today called a meeting of the Democratic emmbers of the house for December 15 for the purpose of nam ing a successor to John Sharp Wil liams as minority leader. Congressman Champ Clark, of Mis souri, is most generally mentioned for the place and it Is probable that he will be chosen. lieved to be a clue to one of the most extensive art thefts in the history, of the world, involving shrewd smugglers of two continents. The goods found are valued at more than $200,000. MYSTERY TO SOLVE NOW Wealthy New Yorker Died in Agony and Foul Play is Suspected. San Francisco, December 4.—The death by poisoning of Henry Rose, member of a wealthy New York fam ily, has caused Intense excitement here. The deceased had received a prescription from a local physician, whose name is for the present with held. This was filled by a prominent drug store and the two powders were supposed to be a sedative compound. Death resulted in two hours during which the patient suffered the most excruciating agoninies. SHEET IRON DUTY ENTIRELY TOO LOW Washington, December 4.—The mis cellaneous articles of the tariff sched ule were taken up by the ways and means committee today. Townsend, the great sheet Iron manu facturer of New York, requested that the duty on that product he Incerased to 60 per cent advalorum, declaring that it was impossible to compete with Germany under the existing duty. George ELECTRIC THEATRE CAUSES GREAT FIRE -• Ashland, Pa., December 4.—Fire starting in a moving picture show wiped out the entire business district of Centralia last night, causing dam age estimated at $100,000. SEMINARY EA!)1 WORIOhRVIVES AN OPERATION j ! ! | I i ] i Mrs. W. C. Willett, of Seminary, un derwent a very painful operation at the South Mississippi Infirmary yes terday, and while her condition is considered serious, there are hopes for her recovery. The operation was for gall stones and three of them were removed. Mrs. Willett Is the wife of a prom inent citizen of Seminary and Is the daughter of Rev. D. C. Rawls of this city. Her many friends hope that she will have a speedy recovery. KRESS HAD BIG OPENING. The opening of the Kress 5, 10 and 25 cent store this afternoon was at tended by an immense number of people. Long before the hour of open ing, there was a large crowd of peo ple awaiting In front of the store. Their opening this afternoon was a great success and no doubt there will he large crowds out tonight when the opening is continued. NEW CONSTABLE. A new constable arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Tucker Tuesday. He is a buster and tipped the beam at 16 pounds to start on, and Is growing every day. IS NOW WET Governot Ha k II Issues Proclamr tion Abolishing the State Dis pensary Law. By Hearst News Service. Guthrie, Okla., December 4.—Gov ernor C. N. Haskell has issued a proc lamation declaring the State despen sary law abolished and liquor can now be legally sold for any purpose. CHARGES CANNON WITH GRAVE CRIME Hearst News Service. Boston, December 4.—In an article entitled "Too Late," appearing In a number of New England magazines, Governor Curtis Guild makes a ter rific arraignment of Speaker Joseph G. Cannon, charging him with moral responsibility for the deaths of many men during the Spanish-American war by holding up appropriations for im provements to conserve the health of the men. The article says that the Speaker's Jealousy of the power of the president stifled his love for his country. STANDARD OIL HEARING GOES OVER TO MONDAY New York, December 4.—There will be no further hearings In the suit of the government against the Standard j Oil Company, of New Jersey, until Monday, when Mr. Rockefeller is ex stand and pro pected to resume the answer the grilling questions pcv.r.ucd by the prosecutor. Mil CITIZEN , 'v PAS! ST :r lectures in LUMBERTON. Northern Prospectors Are Arrive in Company Witl Vegetable Agent tarn Today. James Daily News Special. Lumberton, Miss., December 4.— Mr. W. A. Landrum, one of the old est citizens of this section died at his home, two miles east of here, at 1 a. m. this morning, and will be buried at the family cemetery at 2:30 this afternoon. Mr. Landrum's death was not un expected, he having taken dangerous ly 111, several days ago. Dr. Mayer, lecturer of the Missis sippi state board of health is in town, and delivered an address to the school this morning, and tonight will deliver another lecture to the people of Lum berton in the public school build ing. A second company of northern pros pectors are expected In town today, as they were billed to accompany Mr. Hearn, of Hattiesburg, and who Is interesting a number of prospective settlers, In the cut-over lands, down this way. "Santa Claus" is getting ready for the holiday trade, and has on display a large assortment of nice things for the little ones. MILL GOES INTO Ingram-Day Lumber Company at Lyman is Now Running On Full Time M. L WAGGONER IS MANAGER OF CONCERN For Nine Yeara With the J. J. Newman Lumber Co., in Hattiesburg and a Most Capable Man—Other Mills to Start on January 1. Another big lumber concern has resumed operations. On Tuesday last the Ingram-Day Lumber Co., of Lyman, resumed busi ness. This is considered one of the best mill plants between Hattiesburg and Gulfport. Mr. M. L. Waggoner, of this city, who has been with the J. J. Newman Lumber Company, for the past nine years, will be employed by Ingram Day Co., and left yesterday to take his new position. Mr. Waggoner is a most excellent gentleman, and the firm, in resuming business, has made a wise move In securing the services of such a splendid gentleman and ex perienced mill man as re is known to be. There will be a number of other mills resuming operations about Jan uary 1, If reports are correct. BOLL WEEVIL IS WORRYING THE BANKERS j Supply Merchants Are Preparing to Make Readjustment For New Conditions Jaily News Special. Jackson, December 4.—That banks and supply merchants must arrange a readjustment of their affairs with ten ant farmers and other agricultural workers generally, on account of the invasion of this state by the boll weevil, is generally conceded, but present indications are that there will be no severe restrictions imposed. In former years the measure of credit allowed by the banks and sup ply merchants has been quite liberal, and, in many counties, entirely too liberal, resulting In the tenant and laboring classes plunging heavily in debt. During the past four or five years, however, a succession of good crops and fair prices has enabled many farmers economically Inclined to establish themselves on an inde pendent basis, and this class, of course, will not suffer to any extent. During the early spring months con ferences between bankers and mer chants in the various counties invad ed by the weevil will be held for the purpose of discussing new credit re lations, wages to be offered for labor, etc. Careful inquiries are now being mgde In some of the Texas counties and Louisiana parishes that have been Invaded -by the weevil, for the pur pose of securing Information on these subjects, and several large supply merchants have recently made per sonal trips to the states in question for the purpose of securing the de sired data.