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*F*> i THE HATTIESBURG NEWS i. VOL. 11,-NO. 256 HATTIESBURG. MISSISSIPPI. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. DECEMBER 26. 1908. SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS REFUNDING PLAN TO REHABILITATE BIG LOCAL INDUSTRY * financial plan the details which Watkins Machine. & Foundry Company Enters Upon New Era ol Prosperity. LOCAL TRUST COMPANY ASSUMES II Creditors Will be Gradually Paid Off Out of the Earnings of the Plant. Creditors Have Agreed to the Ar rangement. ❖ ❖ •> •> •> •> •> •> •> •> <• <• •> ❖ REFUNDING PLAN FOR ♦ I MV'ORTANT INDUSTRY. ❖ <« ••• ❖ The Hattiesburg Trust & Bank- ❖ ❖ ing Company has evolved a re- ❖ ❖ funding .plan by, which the Wat- •> •J* kins Mac hine & Foundry Com- •> ❖ pany. the third largest industry •> ❖ in Hattiesburg, will be able to •> ❖ tide over its recent financial dif- •> ❖ ficulties, making it larger and ❖ ❖ stronger ,and promising *> ❖ than ever before in its history. ❖ more •*« ••• «•« ••• .*• »*• **• ••• That Hattiesburg has a future is a j fact so thoroughly established in the i minds of her thinking citizens. No j amount Of croaking from its croakers, or kicking from the kickers, can dis-i prove it Even the most d astic ex perience of a most drastic financial and industrial panic, a thing now gone into history, has served to refute. Our Commercial Club Is bending every energy to attract new enter prise to ottr city In this effort they should have the encouragement of ev ery man, woman and child in the town. It is a certain fact that those who work for tlie commercial, industrial and fiancial upbuilding ofourcltvde serve and should receive the support, encouragement and approval of our people. It Is equally (rue that the; people are usually to be depended on i'SLt.t'sziXEd building of their town. They may at times prove somewhat tardy in mani festing their appreciation of an act that is meant for, and does inure to their benefit; but they are to be de pended on in the end to do full justice to those who work and wait. There deductions lead us to the point of speaking with great satisfac tion and with a full measure of praise for a.refunding plan recently worked out by Hattiesburg Trust & Banking Company in behalf of one of the larg est industries in Hattiesburg. As is generally know one of the most use-1 ful as well as one of the most active Industries in our city is Watkins Ma chine & Foundry Company, an insti tutlon that has developed in seven years from a small machine shop Into a combined foundry, car building and repair shop, locomotive repair works, machine shop and mill supply depot such as is rarely see under one man agement. Mr. Watkins, the indomit able and undaunted spirit under whose skill this splendid industry has grown, deserves great credit for his achieve ment in working up from such a small beginning to the splendid plant he now owns and operates, with so much bene fit to this city of bis adoption. Those who are interested in seeing our town grow, and those who appreciate the value of such an enterprise, will be glad to know that through the work ing out of a most commendable -♦ THE DAiLY NEW8 ♦ PROGNOSTICATOR. ❖ SI V a Washington, D. C., Dec. 26.—For 'air tonight and Sun jperature. Missis day; f. * financial plan the details of which have been made known to the cred itors of Watkins Machine &' Foundry Company, the affairs o fthat company are about to be placed on a most sub stantial base, whereby their present indebtedness is so refunded ns to give them all the needed working capital for an enlargement of their business, coupled with an easy and satisfact ory liquidation of their liabilities. This ! is a matter of direct or indirect in- j terest to every citizen of Hattiesburg. Mr. Watkins is to be congratulated, | and our community is to be congratu lated at the prospective consumma tion Of a financial plan inaugurated by Hattiesburg Trust & Banking Com- j pany, who have thus demonstrated in a most practical mailer the value of I a trust company to the commercial j and industrial community. The con-! summation of this deal will serve as ] an object lesson that, should inure to 1 the benefit of our entire section, as j it undoubtedly will to those directly interested. CONGRESSMAN DEAD. New Orleans, La., Dec. 26.—Con gress Robert C. Davy, who has been ill for some time, died here this morning. Roosevelt Will Not Interfere For the Present j i j Washington. D. C.. Dec. 26.-ln a statement issued from the White Hous ^ ,llis mornin K by Secretary Loeb ' U is decIared ,llat the case of j Gom I n,r8 ' M1,cheI1 and Morrison is j not now in such sha P a as to oal1 for | aetion by the P resident - I" casR th(! f,entences of ,he courl are affirmed. I 11 is said ,hat President Roosevelt will then take up ,be Question as to wheth Pr or not the P a "l«hment prescribed Is exC0S8,ve - ~ D||D|1|MC TICQ 111 E\ \ l > 11 I ILll \ 1 1 PAUCL'Il AIADM U/iIIuLU AL/lIlllIl FIREMEN j _ At about 1;30 this afternoon the fire de , )artment was called t0 the Busch nlan Btreet crosslng ot the G . & s , Railroad lo extinguish the fire among j some burning cross-ties. The ties were old ones and had been cast aside, but j a spark from an engine set fire to j some grass from which the ties caught I and it was feared that near-by houses j were in danger, hence the department was called out to extinguish the j \ j i i i flames. Burning Box Car. j Shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday the ! tire laddies were called to the Gulf and Ship Island yard to extinguish ] the flames in the roof of a box car | and the work was quickly done with j only a small hole in the top of the j car to show that it had been in a fire. It is supposed that a spark from a passing engine set the roof of the car on fire. ! j 1 Smoking Firemen. Yesterday and this morning the fire men have had the smoke of fragrant cigars curling about their heads. No alarm was turned in for this, but the firemen, through The Daily News, de sire to turn in their grateful thanks to Hays & Field, the firm that so kindly remembered them by sending them a box of choice cigars. : Indiana Memorial Will Be Dedicated at Vicksburg Tuesday ❖ Daily News Special. Jackson, Dec. 26.—^Governor Noel will go over to Vicksburg next Tues day to take j>art in the dedication ot the Indiana memorial In the National Park, having received a cordial Invi tation from Governor Hanley to join In the exercises. v The governor will be accompanied formally, but those who enjoyed this are members of his military staff, and the ceremony promises to be one of the most notable ever held in the mil itary park. Governor Hanley and party will reach Vicksburg over the kk t bWl ft Y 5 « if.' i >■ Wk r ym * vf'll 1 4 1Vi / a + l #\| * f m .*1 \. 'jWA r.': I ■ PM < t i.y /■ rsm Vj r /£ f.r t .--;" 1 i Here are sketches of the Counsel for T. Jenkins Hains, made by Artist Frederick in court. Upper picture i Below is Eugene L. Young and at the right is John F. McIntyre, senior counsel. the sketch is Joseph Shay. = Jenkins Hains to Take Stand in Own Behalf j Flushing, X. Y„ Dec. 2fi.-The prose cution in the case of T. Jenkins Hains, accused of being an accessory to the j murder of William E. Annis. who j shot by Peter C. Hains, Jr„ closed this | '"ontittg. Attorneys for the defense moved I that the indictment he dismissed on the ground that the prosecution had introduced no damaging or conclusive testimony as to (he guilt of the ac t> " spd - This motion was promptly de nlod by Ju8t,ce Grane - 11 ls State(1 this aft< ' ,n0011 that tfl ' defendant will go on the stand In his own behalf and that the defense will rely chiefly on his evidence for an acrDii'tal SMOKE!DEMENTED WOMAN k|l I K HFR Li I I HR Y lllLLlJ IILIl 1IUUU1 vas Hearst News Service. Dec. 26.—Samuel Me Keadi, a decorator, was found dead at his home this morning. His wife, who has been under treatment for in sanity for the past three years, is held by the police, charged with the crime. New York, SCHOONER WRECKED; BUT CREW IS SAVED Norfolk, Va., Dec. 26.—A wireless message received here this morning tells of the wrecking of the schooner William Lama twenty miles east of Currituck, N. C., yesterday. The crew was rescued by the Austrian steamer Columbia. A heavy fog is prevailing off the coast and many vessels are delayed, BANK ASSIGNS. New York, Dec, 26.—Henry W. : Poor & Co,, bankers, have assigned. Y. &. M. V. road on Monday, and spend several days in the Hill City,. He will probably pay a short and informal visit to Jackson before returning to Indianapolis. Under orders from the secretary of war, one of the regular army bands now stationed at Fort MgPherson, Ga., will arrive Ju Vicksburg on Monday and take part in Tuesday's ceremony, furnishing the principal music for the occasion. Adj.-Gen. Arthur W. Fridge has issued a formal order permitting the three military companies in Vicks burg to take part in the exercises. LIBERTY WHITE ROAD PREPATINfi 10 EXPEND , I Will Be Built From Liberty toj Baton Rouge and Maybe to Hattiesburg. TOMBISBEE VALLEY LINE NOW CERTAINTY Promoters Say That Active Construc tion Work Will be Resumed Early in the New Year—Ample Capital | I Has Been Secured. Daily News Special. Jackson, Miss., Dec. 26.—According to unofficial advices received by mem. bers of the Mississippi railroad com mission, the Liberty-White road, now in operation from McComb to Liberty, is preparing to extend its line to Baton Rouge, and work will be commenced during the early part of the new year. The Liberty-White road has been en gaged for several weeks In standard- . izing Its roadbed, and this is believed | to be a step preliminary to making the I Baton Rouge extension. It is said that it is the ultimate In j lention of the Liberty-White road to build east from McComb Cily to Co lumbia and Hattiesburg, and that sur veys will shortly be made to Ibis end. The Liberty-White was established as a logging road and its promoters own large tracts of timber between McComb City and Columbia, where the road would connect with the New Or leans and Great Northern and the Gulf and Ship Island, thus giving di rect shipping facilities to Gulfport and New Orleans. At Hattiesburg the road would connect with the Mobile, Jack son and Kansas City and Mississippi Central,' thus Insuring lively compe tition. TOMBIGBEE VALLEY ROAD. Jackson, Miss., Dec. 26.—Hon. J. T. Savage, of this city, who has returned form a busines strip to Aberdeen, stales, that the construction of the Aberdeen and Tombigbee Valley road is now an absolute certainty, and that active construction work will be re sumed early in January. The promot ers have succeeded in enlisting suf ficient.capital to carry through thoir enterprise. DEPUTY SHERIFF IS ASSASSINATED Hearst NewB Service. Prior Creek, Okla., Dec. 26.—Deputy Sheriff Nlchol Mitchell was killed in trying to quell a Christmas festival disturbance. It is not know who fired the fatal shot. i LAUREL TEAM DIDN'T COME,... ball game between Laurel and Hat- | tiesburg. j Captain Bennett of the Hattiesburg t team slates that he wired fourteen | tickets and lliat be had conversed with I I Many people were disappointed yes t.hey failed ti see a foot terday whei the captain of the Laurel team over (he phone and had everything ar-! ranged for a good game, hut the Laurel team, without any notification I what ever, failed to arrive, from which it is concluded that they were afraid ! I to meet I he Hattiesburg team, The Hattiesburg team will go to j Ellisville Monday scalp on their belt, and they hope ; while there to arrange a game to be j the local gridiron some time | I hang another i played next week. I I GOOD WILL WAS miirvm™iiv" MltroitKIMI ' . While the Christmas holidays not over, and are never considered entirely over until new year's day lias passed, yet Christmas day, which ls 1 usually the most enjoyable of all Ihe holidays lias passed—and it passed very quietly in Hattiesburg so far ns orderly conduct is concerned. : There was plenty of noise and fire works, but that was all. There was not a fight or disturb ance of any kind to mar the celebra tion of the natal day of the Savior of the world. In respect to obedience to law and good behavior, the police say it was the most quiet Christmas they ever sew in Hattiesburg. There was very little drinking, and scarcely none to excess. With reports of accidents and trouble from drink that occurred In other places, Hatties burg has something lo be proud of in the fact that not a thing happened yesterday to bring disgrace on the fair name of the city. are ! JURY FAILS TO AGREE IN BEECH HARGIS TRIAL Hearst News Service. Irvine, Ky„ Dec. 26.—The jury in the case of Beech Hargis, charged with the murder of his father, Judge James Hargis, again reported to the court this morning that it had been unable to reach a verdict. The jury promptly sent back by the judge with instructions to reach a verdict If poslble. It ls said that eight T r Line From Ellisville to Kola Now Believed to Be An Assured Thing is i LEAF RIVER BRIDGE ALREADY COMPLETED Mammonth Steel Structure Has Beei Accepted and Engineers Are New Locating the Line from the River Toward Kola. imcnsi* stool bridge nl With an ready c it would appear that the projected rail from Ellisville to Kola is no i longer a "road on paper," but is fast assuming an actual and tangible ap road i |.*(»arance. runs oul • eight In the direction Tile new mill at Kola, built by Mr. Mulford Parker, who is also building tile railroad, began business last week and its output in tlie future will be large. The railroad will be of stand | ard guage and steel and while it will, j of course, be largely used for hauling t logs, yet it will bo prepared to do | a large passenger and freight traffic. The road already I miles from Ellisville I of Kola and 1 lie steel bridge for the load across Leaf river has been •ont I tided and the balance of the con struct ion work is It) go rapidly for Mr. Parker, in promptly rebuilding the Kola mill, and in constructing the new railroad, has shown not only good business judgment, but a pluck and energy that means much to this sec tion of the state. ! While po positive nows lips been I given out, it is believed that the mill j of the Ellisville Lumber Company, i ; csled, will he rebuilt during the year, j The new railroad, which will be near | thirty miles In length, will I through some fine timber, and i which Mr. Parker as largley inter pass also I through some fertile lands. I D,,BAmEIS w/tGED M MOSCOW ' . Moscow, Russia, Dec. 26— In a bat- j 1 Ge between revolutionists entrenched [ in tbe suburbs and the city police re- j '"forced by the troops or Baron Kotto, 'bief of Ihe secret police, was : killed and Colonel Muraki wounded. Hearst News Service. and j Several policemen were killed many were wounded on both sides. ! j j | TOO POOR TO VISIT HIS MOTHER; YOUNG MAN TAKES OWN LIFE Bridgeport, Con., Dec. 26.—Because he was financially unable to go home anil see his mother Christmas, Joseph Ganseli, aged 22, today tired five shots Into hts own body and died soon af- j forward. of the jurymen favor a verdict of guil ty with hanging as the puaishmen, while two favor a life sentence and the remaining two insist on a light penalty in view of the fact that young Hargis was trained to a criminal life by his father, who reaped only what he had sown. It is probable that a mlnstrial will be entered. JANUARY I i Popular Ellisv ille Man to Be With Watkins Machine & Foun dry Company. TO DIRECT AFEAlRu l? Large Machinery Business Will Be Conducted Out of Hattiesburg. Chattanooga Houses Establish > Branch Warehouses Here. Mr. J. L. Wellborn, "Bob" Wellborn, is in the commonly j kn vn as ! l,y ,oday niilki »F arrangements to ork with the Watkins Ma chine & Foundry Company, with whom associated after the first Mr. Wellborn has been, for years representative of the Wheel and Machine Works ! in this made headquarters at Ellisville. well kt | pie and those who have use for lua ! chinery In South Mississippi, j The Watkins Machine & Foundry Company is to be congratulated up'ota | securing the services of Mr. Wellborn* uj , he will be of January. of Chattanooga territory and lias heretofore He is vn among the sa • mill peo I who will have complete charge of theiifl | mill supply and sales department. Mr. Wellborn has taken an interest in that company and will throw into the busi ness all the energy of capable, which vliich he is with his coupled knowledge of the machinery business and his extensive acquaintance will make him a vital factor in tlie de velopment of ilie business of the Wat kins Machine & Foundry Company. Hattiesburg is to be congratulated ipon the success which has attended l the recent financial plans undertaken | by the Watkins Machine & Foundry j Company for the reorganization and ] readjustment of their business. | As heretofore noted in The | News, the Watkins Machine & Foun dry Company has secured the agency in this territory for the Wheeland Ma ) chine Works Jthe Chattanooga Machinery Company land Three other associated factories, j all of which have a combined interest Daily >f Chattanooga, also of j at Chattanooga, [ The plans involved in this agency j contemplate the esablishment in Hat (tiesburg of a large supply depot, where everything manufactured by the five factories referred to will be kept on j display and for sale. This feature lone ! will add greatly to the importance of j tiie Watkins Machine & Foundry Com j I'linv and will make it possible for | them to supply every conceivable want machinery and mill supply the i linos. Hattiesburg is especially interested in these fact because they add much to ils importance as a distribut ing center. Depots of supply are need ed to make a city and the more of these Hattiesburg secures the great er she will have the right to assume metropolitan airs. We are glad to welcome Mr. Well so | j born to our city, and trust he will soon have his family with him here. PROHIBITION WAVE RENDERS DEMIJOHN FACTORY PROFITLESS Alion, 111., Dec. 26.—-As the result of the prohibition wave which has swept over many counties of Illinois and Missouri, the Illinois Glass Com pany announces that its demijohn de partment will be permanently closed and that 400 girls will be thrown out of employment. X. .