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THE HATTIESBURG NEWS
FIRST SECTION
PAGES I TO 8
VOL II. NO. 240
HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI MONDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER ,7 1908
PRICE FIVE CENTS
*ROOSEVELT'S LAST MESSAGE
IS TRANSMITTED TO CONGRESS
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Washington, December 7.—The last j
message of President Roosevelt was i
transmitted to both houses of Con- j
gress today. It is a lengthy docu
ment, dealing with almost eevry phase |
of the government and reviewing at ]
length the Roosevelt regime.
^■Touching on the labor question, j
which was an issue in the recent cam- j
psign, the President says: j.
"There should no longer be any .
paltering with the question of taking
care of the wage-workers who, under
our present industrial system, become I
killed, crippled, or worn out as part
of the regular incidents of a given |
business. The majority of wage
workers must have their rights se
'cured for them by state action; but
the national government should leg
islate in thoroughgoing and fai reach
ing fashion not only for all employes
of the national government, but for
all persons engaged in interstate com
merce. The object sought for could
be achieved to a measurable degree, j
as far as those killed or crippled are !
concerned, by proper employers' lia
bility laws. As far as concerns those
who have been worn out, I call your
attention to the fact that definite steps
toward providing old-age pensions
have been taken in many of our priv
ate industries. These may be Indefi
nitely extended through voluntary as
sociation and contributory schemes,
or through the agency of savings
banks as under the recent Massa
chusetts plan. To strengthen these
practical measures should be our im
mediate duty; It is not at present
necessary to consider the larger and
more general governmental schemes
that most European governments have
found themselves obliged to adopt.
"Corporate finances must be super
vised so as to make it far safer than
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V at present for the man of small means
I to invest his money in stocks. There
must be prohibition of child labor,
diminution of woman labor, shorten
ing of hours of all mechanical labor;
stock watering should be prohibited,
and stock gambling so far as Is pos
sible discouraged. There should be
a progressive Inheritance tax on large
fortunes. Industrial education should
be encouraged. As far as possible
we should lighten the burden of tax
ation on the small man. 2/Ve should
put a premium upoh thrift, hard work,
and business energy; bqt these qual
ities cease to be the main factors In
accumulating a fortune long before
that fortune reaclffs a point where
It would be seriously affected by any
Inheritance tax such as f propose. It
Is eminently right that the nation
should fix the terms upon which the
great fortunes are Inherited. They
rarely do good and they often do
harm to those who inherit them in
their entirety.
"The above is the merest sketch,
hardly even a sketch in outline, of
the reforms for which we should
work.''
WINTER WHEAT
CROP IS SHORT
Washington, December 7.—The con
dition of winter wheat is given at 85.3
as compared with 91.1 on December 1
last year. The decrease In the num
ber of acres Is placed at 1,763,000.
GEORGIA DENTIST
COMMITS SUICIDE
Augusta, Ga., December 7.—Glenn
F. Robbins, a well known dentist and
the son of Rev. J. B. Robbins, a prom
inent Methodist minister, was found
dead In the street this morning with
a bullet In his heart. A revolver was
found near his body and the coroner's
verdict was one of suicide. No cause
can be assigned for the rash act.
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Washington, December 7.—Forecast
for Mississippi:
Fair tonight and Tuesday; colder
tonight.
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' Natcher. Miss., December 7.—James
McCormick, a well-to-do planter resid
ing in Concordia parish, Louisiana,
was called to his gate at midnight
Saturday night and shot to death.
It is said that two negroes did the
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SUCCEEDS
M'CASKILL
Governor Noel Made Appointment
Sunday Before Leaving
For Washington.
Jally News Special.
Jackson, Miss., December 7.—Before
leaving for Washington Sunday Gov
ernor Noel appointed State Senator
Sam Whitman, of Bay Springs, chan
cellor of the second district to suc
ceed J. L. McCaakill, whose death
occurred a few hours earlier.
The appointment was an emergency
one due to the fact that Whitman
has been acting as special judge dur
ing Judge McCaskiU's Illness and had
a court term in progress at Decatur
with several cases set for today.
The appointment of Judge Whitman
holds for four years and a special elec
tion will be called to fill the vacancy
in the senatorshlp from the third dis
trict embracing the counties of Jas
per and Clarke.
FIFTEEN STATES
ARE REPRESENTED
Hearst News Service.
Washington, December 7.—When
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Strauss this morning called to order
the first session of the Southern Com
mercial Congress In the New Wil
lard hotel, there began perhaps the
largest convention ever held In this
country devoted to commercial pub
licity. Fifteen states are represent
ed with delegates from fifty-two com
mercial bodies.
HOTEL BURNED,
ONE LIFE LOST
Hearst News Service.
Atlantic City, N. J„ December 7.—
Hotel Lashelle was gutted by fire this
morning. One woman was killed and
many others injured. The loss Is plac
ed at $50,000.
CITY OFFICERS
WILL BE CHOSEN
Tomorrow the regular election for
city officers will be held, and whlls
there is no opposition to the nomi
nees and they will be elected if they
only Tote for themselves, still there
should be a good vote polled. Let
every citizen go either to the court
house or to the city hall, according
to which place he votes, and cast his
ballot for the regular nominees of
the party. »
Don't miss the opportunity to vote.
It will be two years before there is
another one.
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Free railroad fare to all visitors
who pay a year's subscription to The
Dally News.
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shooting and a posse of citizens is
scouring the swamps in search of the |
assassins and a, lynching is almost
certain to follow.
McCormick's body was brought to [
Natchez, where it was prepared for j
burial. He was a bachelor 55 years i
of age.
SHAH'S LIFE
Hearst News Service.
Teheran, Persia, December 7.—
Proclamations of a secret revolution
ary organization have been posted
throughout Persia condemning the
Shah to death. The placards say that
this action will be taken because of
the monarch's alleged violation of the
constitution.
CALLS US
HUSTLERS
Natchez Daily Democrat Pays a
Pretty Compliment to Our
Enterprising Citizens.
Under the caption of "Hattiesburg
Hustlers," the Natchez Daily Demo
crat has the following to say of Hat
tiesburg and the proposed merchants
excursion.
"Hattiesburg merchants have profit
ed by the experience of others and
have gone in for a trade excursion.
The event will be pulled off on Satur
day of this week. The scheme in
cludes a railroad rate of one and one
third fare for the round trip, from all
points as far as Brookhaven. Every
person making a purchase to the
amount of $15 will have the fare re
turned, this part of the matter being
attended to by the Hattiesburg Com
mercial Club. The merchants of the
town will furnish the fund for all
this. # • •
"We most sincerely trust that the
Hattiesburg Commetrlal
permit the suggestion that the name
of the organization should be changed
to The Hattiesburg Hustlers.
"It would afford the Democrat a
very great pleasure If It were placed
In a position to say that the Natchez
Chamber of Commerce had completed
arrangements for an excursion of this
kind to Natchez. It would seem as
though some kind of a celebration
could be arranged for a day or night
so as to give the railroads a chance
to make the low rate.
"In addition to giving the excursion
ists the benefit of a good time and s
return of their railroad fare, it would
enable the local merchants to add new
customers to their lists. Let's hustle
some."
Club will
The Cotton Market
Liverpool.
Opened, Dec.-Jan., 4.64, 67 1-2, 64,
67 1-2; March-April, 4.66, 67, 66, 67.
Closed, Dec.-Jan., 4.661-2; March
Aprll, 4.66. Middling, 4.92.
New Orleans.
Opened, January, 8.70; March. 8.75.
At 2 p. m., January, 8.65; March', 8.70.
8HOT AND KILLED.
Nicholson, Miss., December 7.—Ram
O. Ellis was shot and killed here
Saturday night by James G. Frierson,
Jr. Mr. Ellis was a single man and
a member of the W. O. W. His moth
er, brothers, sisters and a brother
in-law reside at Heidelberg. His re
mains were sent to Heidelberg this
mornlug for burial. Frierson is al
large.
BLOW A SUICIDE.
By Hearst News Service.
St. Louis, Mo., December 7.—Chas.
W. Blow, manager of the American
Linseed Oil Company, shot and killed
himself In this city this morning.
TAFT KILL
MAKE SPEECH
President-elect Reached New York
This Morning to Greet North
Carolina Society.
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ON NEGRO QUESTION
Will Also Outline His Policies Toward
the South—Will Be Most Important
Deliverance Before His Inauguration
As President.
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Hearst News Service
New York, December 7.-—Judge Wil
liam H. Taft arrived in this city this
morning and tonight will address the
North Carolina Society at a banquet.
The speech of Mr. Taft is expected
to be the most important one ne will
make before his Inauguration, as it
is probable that he will outline his
policy toward the South and his at
titude on the negro question
Waiter H Page, editor of the
World's Work and a native of North
Carolina, will preside.
25
LOST LIVES
Hearst News Service.
Duluth. Minn., December 7.—It ts ad
mitted that 25 more
their lives in the^Uieg.t^rous gales
which have been sweeping across the
lakes during the past sej'eral ' days.
These were members of the crew of
the steamer Clemson, long overdue
from Lower Superior ports with a
cargo of coal. The vessel has been
given up for lost.
amen have lost
DERVISHES ATTACK
AN ITALIAN VILLAGE,
48 NATIVES KILLED
Hearst News Service.
Rome, Italy, December 7.—Dis
patches from the Italian Governor of
Somaliland state that Dervishes made
a furious attack on the vilage of
Buffalo.
warned of the plot and the natives
were beaten off after 48 of them had
been killed.
The garrison had been
MISSOURI BANK
GLOSES ITS DOORS
Hearst News Service
Springfield, Mo., December 7.—The
National Exchange Bank, capitalized
at $100,000, failed to open Its doors
this morning. E. T. Rorback, United
States bank examiner, has been placed
In charge by the comptroller of the
currency.
NEW8 WILL REFUND
YOUR RAILROAD FARE.
Mr. Visitor: The price of the mail
edition of the Dally News is $4 a
year, just one-third the price of a
New Orleans daily. To those who
call at the office Saturday, December
12 and pay one year In advance we
will refund railroad fare In full for
the round trip to any point between
Hattiesburg nnd Sliver Creek.
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❖ sonal spite In Its columns It <•
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❖ personal aggrandizement. It <•
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❖ brlety, honesty and all the attrl- <•
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TRUST-BUSTER KELLOGG
TO BE ATTORNEY GENERAL
William Nelson Cromwell Wanted the Office
But Was Turned Down by Taft.
New York, December 7.—The World
has this from Washington:
Frank B. Kellogg, the trust buster,
is now sure of his place in the Taft
Cabinet. William Nelson Cromwell
has made his plea for the post of
Attorney General and has been turnel
down. Mr. Kellogg has not been of
fered the place directly by Mr. Taft. I
but he knows that the offer will be
made and he intends to accept.
Mr. Cromwell has been very friendly
to the President-elect and was one
of the official workers In the recent
campaign. He paid in a big bit to
the campaign fund and did not hesi
tate to say to his friends that he ex
pected an adequate reward for his
services, He let Mr. Taft know that
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Kermlt Roosevelt was talking about
his forthcoming trip to Africa.
"I hope in the African wilds," said
the young man, "to have many excit
ing and novel adventures. But I trust
that T will engage in no such startling
feat as was once undertaken by a
New Yorker.
"This New Yorker, a big game hunt
er of many years' experience, was Hon
shooting In Uganda. He had excel
lent luck. Nearly every day he posed
in a complacent attitude beside a
freshly killed lion, and his photograph
er snapped him for the magazines,
"One afternoon the photographer
was awakened by a loud noise. He
rose and looked out. Sprinting to
ward him from the Jungle, hat gone
and coat tails flying came his chief,
and with terrible roars and growls
a huge lion hounded at his heels.
"The photographer gazed spellbound
at the atrange and exciting picture.
His chief, perceiving him, shouted:
"'Quick! Quick! Open that door,
George! I'm bringing him home
alive.' "—New York Times.
NOT TO BLAME FOR THAT.
"It Is said that the Abruzzl Duke Is
really a very nice fellow."
"But, gee! ain't he got some fierce
relations."—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
ELECTED SHERIFF.
Meadvllle, Mlaa., December 7.—The
special election Saturday for sheriff,
to fill the unexptred term of the late
Sheriff John P. Jones, resulted In the
election of R. L. Jones. Following
was the vote: Jones. 279; Prichard,
227; Hudson, 146; Halford, 127; Scott,
117; Partridge, 4.
Mr. Cromwell is used to hard prop
osltlons and that did not daunt him.
He came to Washington to see about
it. He has tried to break down the
opposition and has been unsuccess
ful.
Mr. Kellogg has been trust busting
against the Standard Oil for more
than three years now, with the un
derstnnding that he would be made at
torney general some time if he want
ed the place.
he would like to be attorney general
and he made the requisition flat with
out apology. He learned some time
ago that Judge Taft felt that he was
pressing the limit and that there
would be so much embarrassment In
making his appointment that it could
not be considered.
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TO SPEAK
H. F. Simrall, of Columbus, Miss.,
will be in Hattiesburg tomorrow night
and will have something Interesting
to say to the Woodmen of the World
tomorrow night at the hall of Leaf
River Camp, No. 28. All members of
this camp are especially requested to
be present and a cordial invitation to
attend is extended to all the Wood
men of the city. Mr. Simrall is Sov
ereign Escort of the order.
BARN BURNED.
Daily News Special.
Tylerto'vn, Miss., December 7—Wm.
Brumfield's barn and about 350 bar
rels of corn were burned. The fire
is supposed to have been the work
of an Incendiary, but there is no defi
nite clew. The loss Is about $600,
with no Insurance.
BAO NEGRO KILLED.
Dally News Special.
Leakesville, December 7.—Henry
Williams, a negro, resisted arrest
here Saturday night and was killed
by Deputy Sheriff Avers.
THE SADDLE
Lieutenant Governor Looking After
Affairs of State While
Executive is Absent.
NO PARDONS Will
LIKELY DE GRANTED
Governor Noel and
Hon. Charles
Scott Among the Mississippi Del
egates to Southern Commercial Con
gress at Washington.
Daily News Special.
Jackson, Miss., December 7.—Lieut.
Gov. Luther Manship
reins of the
assumed the
state government today,
and will be on the job during the c
tire week, Gov. Noel having left Sun
day for Washington to attend the
Rivers and Harbors Congress, Com
mereial congress and convention of
governors and others, known as the
Conservation Conference. Hon. Chas.
Scott of Rosedale, one of the largest
planters in the Mississippi delta and
a candidate last
en
year for governor,
as well as several other gentlemen
appointed by Gov. Xoel as delegates,
accompanied him on the trip or joined
him along the line.
Lieut. Gov. Manship will
comparatively
have a
easy time of it during
the absence of the governor, as he
will not molest any of the work the
latter had in hand, and will attend
°»1>' to the new matters which come
up during the week and the regular
routine of the office,
garded as likely that he will grant
nr,;, pardons, even should new peti
tions be presented to him.
The acting governor was In the
ecutive office early this morning, go
ing over the day's mail with Secretary
Buck, and attending to such
as need immediate
It is not re
ex
matters
attention.
has had many callers during the day,
and being an entertainer by nature!
habit and profession, he has devoted
a good deal of the day to entertain
ing visitors.
He
SWEDISH CONSUL
COMMITS SUICIDE
Hearst News service.
St. Louis, December 7.—Charles A
Eckstroiner. the Swedish consul
St. Louis, swallowed cyanide of potas
sium this morning and died a few
minutes afterward,
deed is known
Eckstromer
President Roosevelt in a controversy
over the treatment of E. G Lewis,
the well known publisher, by the fed
\t Roosevelt's re
'. from office, but
Eckstromer was
at
No cause for the
About two years ago
became involved with
eral government,
quest he was de t >.
was later reinstated.
51 years old.
CHIGAGO BROKER
DIES SUDDENLY
nears.' News Service.
Chicago, Ills., December 7.—Charles
K. Sacket, aged 56, manager of the
commission house firm of Ware &
Loland, and one of t he best known
members of the board of trade, fell
dead as he entered his office In the
Postal Telegraph building this
Ing.
have been the cause.
morn
Heart disease Is believed to
HERMAN B1LL1K
GETS A REPRIEVE
Chicago, Ills., December 7.—Acting
Governor Sherman today granted a
reprieve until January 29 to Herman
Rtllik, the Chicago murderer.
FOUR CROWNED
SKATING ON ICE
Janesville, \Vls., December 7.—An
nie Bllvlns, Violet Bllvlns, Earl Coop
er and Harvey Richardson
drowned last night when the Ice gave
way on Lake Koahnong about twen
ty miles from here. Their lives were
lost as helpless friends looked on.
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