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Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27
Last Big Picnic Of the Season On
Leaf River High School
Grounds Yesterday.
MANY OF The CANDIDATES
DELIVERED GOOD ORATIONs
Senator r. s. Hall Addressed the Au-
dience in Behalf Of Judge Truly, Re-
citing in an Eloquent Manner the
Needs of South Mississippi.

Perhaps the last picnic of the great
picnic season in this county was that~
on the Leaf River high school grounds
yesterday
1t was under the auspices of the
Woodmen of the World, Petal Camp.
and all who attended, and by the way
it was very large crowd, expressed
themselves as having been shown as
good time as they have ever had.
The ladies' of the community were
aided by many ladies from Hatties-
burg and the surrounding country and
spread what the candidates say, and
they should know, was the best and
most bountiful dinner that has been
spread in all the Baby County,s pic
MICS.
In the school building the various
candidates were given an opportunity
to speak, Mr. A. A. Hearst of the Hat
tiesburg bar. acting as master Of cere-
monies. With his usual wit and easy
1uanrer he presented each hls.n and bis.
claims for support. impartiaIly.
Hon. w. NJ McAlister, candidate for
the stae senatorship, spoke first and
for his allotted half hour pressed his
claims and promised if elected to p(D
for constitutional convention to RI
edy the ills that South Mississippi
suffering. Hon. w w. West also 3
candidate for the state senate, was
the next speaker and spoke with es-
pecial vigor of the needs of South Mis-
sissippi, laying solidly and in full view,
the planks of his platform.
After dinner Hon A. Weathers-
by, Of Columbia spoke for a few min
utes in behalf Of his candidacy for the
office of District Attorney. Then Mr..
w. NJ Conner was called and. spoke
for half hour pressing his cla - for
the Representatives Office
/ new cohn ". He was followed r
is. V. 1e6bertsop. who. woke The
crowd y lth some anecdotes m hold
in forceful words how ne woul, work
for the new ooanty If elected its
representatives
The entire list Of candidates r of-
fee were given few minutes to an
nounce themselvs, and the speak ing
closed with splendid address from
Hon R. Shall, the present state SEN
ator from this district who spoke with
great force and logic of the needs OF
Shuth Mississippi and asked for all
Soath NississippiaJ.s to help elect
Judge JEFF T lily whom he claimed is
the candidate who stands for the re-
forms needed by this part of the
state.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27
SEVERAL LETTERS HELD
FOR SEVERAL DAYS

Hattiesburg, Miss, July 26.-TJ the
Daily News: AS see you are making
a fight OH the rotten posrpcice service
of Hat':csbrg, | will lr,p word of
complain: Z, a.a you al can by tell
ing you of some facts that occurred re-
Gently.
/ had called for my mail twice day
for two weeks, and had not received
any, so called up my friend in Ellis
vile over the phone to see what was
the reason for not writing, as | had
been getting from three to four letters
week, and all at once could not
get any letters from any one. My
friend told me that he knew there
must be several letters at the post
office; that he had written me the
| first of the week to come to Ellisville
AS / had not. received the letters, |
sent written order to the postoffice,
and still could not get a letter, so !
went and called myself and the clerk
refused to look, and made this re-
mark: You have just sent an order
here for your mail" told her knew
had and did not receive anything
and came to call myself, and she still
refused to give me my mail, and l sent
friend to call then, and she refused
to look, and he compelled her to look
and she looked through MS fast as she
could slip them, and he made her
look slow and he looked with her and
found three letters and postcard that
had been there for for several days
There was also special delivery let
ter sent me at Hattiesburg which laid
in the postoffice several days and was
then returned to writer, who has the
letter in his possession now and car
produce it if necessary.
Respectfully,
MRS. FANNIE Dustin.
S11 East Pine street.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27
sCURRILOUS' CIRCULARS AT
LAST MOMENT TABOOED
Local Parties May Issue Them, but
They VIII Do So without the Au-
thority Of Williams or vardaman
and Their Campaign Managers.
Daily News Special.

Daily News Special
Jackson, Miss, July 27.-The reach
ling of an agreement by the chairmen
E6f the Williams and vardaman COM
mittees that no new literature is to be
sent out means that at the last mo-
ment no mean circulars intended to
influence voters at the last moment
will be issued. The officers of the two
committees held meeting and read
lily reached an agreement that the
close of business on July rs would be
the limit for gtte niotunywaeutnetairl
the limit for getting out any new lit
erature. The vardaman campaign
committee will give out statement
to the voters Saturday night and the
Williams committee will probably do
the same thing. There will absolutely
be the last things that will go in the
mails to the voters of the state. No
circulars are to be issued on Monday
Tuesday, Wednesday or the morning
aof the election. The fact that the two
tomanfttees lave reached an agree
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27
TITS SECURES inspector
TO Investigate ROTTEN SERVICE CHARGES
MADE THROUGH COLUMNS Of DAILY news
Uncle Sans Employees in Hattesburg Threaten Bring
Libel Suits Against the Paper For It's Relentless
Fight For Better PostofTce Service.

the Daily. News learns that at least
one employe Of the postoffice has
threatened to bring libel suit
against the paper The company is
capitalized at $25 900 and is thorough
ly responsible. Citizens of Hatties-
burg who have lost money as a re-
suit of the rotten postoffice service
might make the matter little more
interesting by suing the postmaster
on his bond for the actual damage
which they have sustained
Inc complaints of a few of the pa
tr MS Of stse postoffica folins Dsas.
ems OF others are on f. 4 and VIII be
published from day to Tia, in these
columns.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27
LOST THREE LETTERS,
WITH VALUABLE CONTENTS

WITH VALUABLE CONTENTS
Mr.. ]. s. Love, manager of Bufkin
& Co., has been the cashier of the
First National Bank of Lumberton
from the time of its organization sew
eral years ago. Recently he moved to
Hattiesburg and he still retains nom.
inal connection with the Lumberton
bank, and on account Of his personal
popularity, many customers of the
bank are in the habit of addressing
him personally on bank business
These letters were forwarded to Mr..
Love at Hattiesburg. ano when it was
found that they contained matters of
concern only to the bank, Mr.. Love
would promptly return them to the
bank.
About three weeks ago three such
letters were received by Mr.. Love
One of them contained New Orleans
exchange for $500, another contained
note for 500 payable to the bank
and the third contained money order
for, twenty odd dollars. Mr.. Love re
incloscd the letters in an envelope con
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27

appointments for the last three days
of the campaign, and it will be seen
from these appointments that he will
speak thee times a day on Monday
and Tuesday and twice on Wednes-
day. which is going some. The ap-
pointments are as follows:
Noxapater, Winston County, Mon
day, July 20, morning.
Louisville, Winston County, Mon
day, July 20, p. m.
Beth Eden, Winston County, Mon
day, July 29. night.
Sturgis, Oktibbeha County, Tuesday
July 80, s o. m.
Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Tues,
day, July 80, 10 a. m.
West Point, Clay County, Tuesday
July 80, $3.50 p. m.
Meridian, Lauderdale County, Wed
n srday, July 81, To a nj.
Hattiesburg, Perry County, Wednes.
day, July 81, $3.50 p. m.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27
MILITARY COMPANY
is GETTING READY FOR
THE ElNCAMPMEN7'

Company !, Second Regiment, Mis-
sissippi National Guard as the local
military company is officially known.
is rapidly completing all arrangements
for its departure for the state en-
canpment.
This company will leave for Colum-
bus on Monday morning, August g.,
with about forty men, fully equipped
as required, for the encampment and
it is the intention of the officers and
every enlisted man to make such an
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27

412 at the postoffice and has been a
resident Of Hattiesburg for five years
He is personally acquainted with Post
master Pitts, Assistant Postmaster
Kernagan and majority OF the clerks
and carriers.
A postal card addressed to the same
party. mailed Mt Biloxi on July IS and
postmar'sed al Hattiesburg Juce 80
was held for more than month. then
placed in the general deligery, where
Mr.. Hopkins founc il after diligen.
inquiry TIE clerk had forgotten that
he had box.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27

impression as will be to the credit of
Hattiesburg in general and to the COM
pany in particular.
Captain Farley said this morning
that there would be extra drills dur
ing the coming week. so as to put the
men in the most ''flt" condition possi-
Bile, and that when his company re-
ports at Columbus it will be ready for
any duties required of it.
The boys will carry with them the
best wishes of everybody in Hatties-
burg.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27
WILDER PLANNING Mill
DESTROYED BY fire

News reached Hattiesburg this fore
noon that there had been a large fire
in Epps earlier in the day which had
totally destroyed the large planning
mill plant located at that point.
The plant was owned by j. F. Wilder
and was completely destroyed accord
ing to reports received here together
with a large amount of lumber on the
yards.
Epps is a small town, fourteen miles
south of Hattiesburg, in this county,
on the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27

Citizens of Hattiesburg generally
are coming to the assistance of the
Daily News with an array of testi-
mony and documentary evidence" re-
garding the rottenness of the post
office service that is almost stagger-
ing.
The Daily News started out with the
sole object of securing better post
office service, but the manner in which
the patrons of the office have rallied
to the support of the paper and the
shameful conditions that have been
unearthed have so far exceeded, ex-
pectations that something else may
happen
In other words, the present post
master is going to have to do some tall
talking in order to retain his position
when a fair and impartial inspector
is placed in possession of the indis.
putable evidence of carelessness and
inefficiency now in the hands of the
Daily News,
The mail service has been much inn
proved during the past several days.
and this has caused no end of favor
able comment on tne Daily News and
the fight which ii is making.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27
SUBSCRIPTION LIST
! FOR GIRLS COLLEGE
is GROWING. .RAPLDL Y

Ness of any sort in Hattiesburg, that
all may be able to claim a part in
bringing the school to Hafdesburg.
No set sum will be asked for, but
as much money will be raised by sub
scription as is possible between now
and the meeting of the board on Au-
gust 5, and those who know what the
"Hattiesburg way" is are assured that
the total sum subscribed will be a
generous one.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27
CHECK FOR 800
RETURNED TO WRITER

A letter for Mrs. Jennie S. Hopkins
containing a check for 500 was held
June 19 to July II (2S days) and re-
turned to the writer as unclaimed.
Mrs. Hopkins is the wife of Lieuten-
ant Duckett F. Hopkins and her name
and street number appear in the city
directory. Mr. Hopkins rents Box No.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27

ment means that no last hour circu-
lars are to be distributed, no charges
made on the eve of the election with
no time to answer them. This is dis
tinct department in political ameni-
ties in this state and one which Will
be approved by the people Hereto
fore on the last day or the day before
each side was on the lookout tor some
startling charges and their nerves
were up to the highest tension. There
is to be none of this. Both commit
tees are composed of gentlemen and
men Of honor who will keep their
word.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27

II Those who are soliciting subscrip-
tions to the fund for the Diocesan
School for Girls, report that they. are
meeting with much encouragement
and that the amount is still swelling.
1t is not expected that much will be
done today. as it is Saturday, but the
work will be taken up again Monday,
with renewed interest and during the
comNg week an able effort will be
mad to call on every man doing bust
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27
LARGE CROWDS VISIT
THE ELECTRIC THEATER

The Auditorium Electric Theatsr
is continuing to please large crowds
daily. Tonight most interesting pro
gram will be rendered rhe picture,
"A Venetian Tragedy is he best ever
shown, while others are as equally
interesting
Mr. P. l. Templeton, the singer who
has pleased SO many BIZ his excellent
voices will be seen again tonight in j
grand selection.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27

July rs, dspite the fact that he is well
known to the postoffice officials and
has been getting his mail in the box
of the Martin Printing Company for
the past eighteen months. All of
these letters were mailed in the city
and the envelopes now in possession
of the Daily News bear the Hatties-
burg postmark
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27
CHAIRMAN WELLS
DENOUNCES GOLFERS

Williams Headquarters Jackson Miss.
26 1907.
attention called Golfers Weekly
iams Committee
iams and this publication
Mssissppans
less of political differences
BEN H WELLS Chairman.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27
PRESIDENT FINLEY
PLACED under ARREST
United Press ASSOCIATIONS.

Asheville. N. c., July 27.-President
Finn the Southern Railway. was
arresteu 3 on warrant issued by
the state authorities and Immediately
released on writ of habeas corpus
issued by Judge Pfitchard. Of the in
terstate district court.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27
. . . - . . I
: INSPECTOR WARREN
. Is ON THE SCENE. I

Postoffice Inspector M. M. War .
rem, of Meridian, is in the city .
at the instigationso of Postmaster :
Pitts to Investigate the irregulari- .
ties Of the postal service so con- .
clusively proven in these columns :
. during the past week. =
. This Mr.. Warren is said to be .
. personal friend of Mr.. Pitts, .
. and the Daily News an {
. nounced several days ago that it Z
. would not accept his verdict on Z
. the present deplorable condition Z
. of affairs. I
. Mr.. Warren has thus far asked I
the Daily News for no informa- I
. tion. He went direct to the post {
Office on his arrival this morn I
ing, and he and the postmaster I
. have been driving over the city I
together. I
. The Daily News has asked for I
an impartial and disinterested I
inspection and the department
will have man here in due time. I
: In the meantime those who appre- I
ciate the fight which the paper I
is making-the marked improve
ments which it has already been
instrumental in bringing about
will kindly continue to send us all
documentary evidence which it
. is possible to secure
We are in this fight to the fin
ish--and there will be no white ,
washing"
= . = = : = . = . = . . : = . =
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27
CITY is BURNING.

London, July 27.-According to dis
patches to the Exchange Telegraph
Company, the town Of Rechernoschin,
near Marienbad, Austria Hungary, is
burning and the. residents are in a
panicky state.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27
GRAND old man
FROM ALABAMA
Is PASSING AWAY
United Press Associations.

Hot Springs, n. @, July 27.-United
States Senator e. w. Pettus, of Ala
bama, is dying here this afternoon He
fell unconscious at the breakfast table
here yesterday and has not revived.
The physicians pronounce bis case
hopeless and expect the end at any mo-
ment.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27
THIS LETTER DELAYED
FOR SEVENTEEN {

On July the Citizens Bank mailed
letter to Mr.. L. M. Cooper, well
known young man employed at the
Martin Printing Company, which was
not delivered until July 26. Two other
letters for Mr.. Cooper were held in
the general delivery from July Is to
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27

Daily News Special.
Jackson, Miss. July c7.-Hon. E. F
Noel. candidate for Governor is to
wind up his campaign at Hattiesburg
on the night of July 81 at which time
he will sueak at $3.50 o'clock. Mr..
Noel has maze pubic the following
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27

Vance Mcdonald, prominent citi-
zen of Purvis, is again in the city on
business visit and is registered at
Hotel Hattiesburg.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27

Libel Suits Threatened.
Frcri an altogether reliable source.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27

Continued on Page Five.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27

For Hattiesburg and vicinity.
Showers tonight or Sunday.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27

S11 East Pine street.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27
THE WEATHER.

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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-04-13
TO CAPTURE BOTH PARTIES.

''lt is easy to believe that the great trusts
have organized campaign to prevent the re-
nomination of Roosevelt the nomination of
any man of the Roosevelt type for president in
1908," says the St. Paul Dispatch land are ready
to spend S. 100000 or as much as necessary to
accomplish that end, because it is probably
true. The trusts have millions at stake in the
next presidential election and able to raise
the money to protect their interests and who
should doubt that they are ready and willing to
take that course? The details of the reported
plot are entirely inmaterial, for it does not
matter whether Senator Penrose revealed the
truth. III his cups, or not, whether the story
leaked out at a banquet at the Shoreham or
where it was 1t is really immaterial whether
any definite revelation made by anybody at
any time, for one cahnot expect the trusts
which have so much to gain or loss, not to use
the powerful weapon that is in their hands.
eff it had been known in 1904 that Roose-
welt would take the lead in the reform of abuses
as he did after becoming a 'full president,
money would have poured forth i'll abundance
to accomplish his defeat But he held his peace.
He waited till after election before opening his
campaign for more effective laws against the
rapacity of the trusts and the enforcement of
the law.
"The nomination of conservative re
dictionary republican does not necessarily mean
the election of Bryan, because Bryan is not yet
nominated The same interests which hope to
control the republican nomination would not
attempt to carry such scheme into execution
if they did not expect to do likewise with the
democracy.
"To say that the trusts will attempt such
scheme OF capturing both political parties Is
not saying that it will be successful That is
another story hut it will do no harm to look the
facts squarely IN the face"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-04-13
TRIUMPH OF TRADITIONS.

LAS persons sometimes go along the street
with raised umbrellas after the rain is over, so
mankind maintains other precautions when the
danger which inspired them is past. In the
case of nations traditions often prove to be
stronger than common sense" says the Pioneer
Press
."Some forty years ago British engineers Of
eminence drew up practicable plans for a cham
mel tunnel. Its purpose was not only to facilit-
ate the traffic between Great Britain and the
continent, which is important, but also to res
cue from the horrors of seasickness and the
fears of disaster the great number of passengers
who daily cross the English channel. No seri-
ons question as to the feasibility of the scheme
was raised, but all England in protest
and parliament refused to consider it.
From the time when Napoleon constructed
transports and drilled his veteran soldiers in
the surf for real or pretended invasion of the
British Isles; when Lord Nelson with a fleet
maintained patrol of the channel, while on
every bluff were beacons ready for the match
which should announce the coming of the foe,
the fears of a visitation of the French never
|subsided beyond easy revival. The fear was
bred in the homes of each succeeding gener-
alton of Englishman.
at was inevitable that in this age of capt.
taistic combines, when almost unthinkable
millions may be gathered for the greatest
achievements the mind of man can conceive; in
this day of gigantic engineering enterprises,
the tunnel proposition should be renewed. The
necessary investigation made to prove
again that tunnel is practicable and bill was
introduced in parliament to authorize the work.
With a recollection of the traditional fear which
killed the former scheme, the opinions of mill
tary enginef RS and naval officers were gathered
It was shown beyond all doubt that to blockage
such tunnel would be particularly easy; while
to blow it up with high explosive would be
even easier.
yet the bill defeated III both houses
| of pariaa ent. Campbell Bannerman the
premier is very frank in giving the reason for
this even if the military dangers could be
completely guarded against, there would be a
feeling Of insecurity leading to constant de-
/ mancs for increased naval and military expen-
ditures and creating a feeling Of alarm IN uri-
Gus to the countrys commercial and political
interests In other words, SO deep is the inn
preston made on earlier generations by the
fear of French invasion and transmitted to
the Englshman of today that no assurances OF
science can prevail among the people. Because
ancestors ate pickles the teeth of their descend
ants are on edge. Tradition is stronger than
icommon sense"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-04-13
SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1907.

The salary increase bills which have passed
the legislature have not all been meritorous,
but the house has finally succeeded IN raising
it's own salary and is entitled to credit for do
ing it. The laborer is worthy OF his hire, an'
the state of Minnesota can we'll afford to pay It's
legislators $500 year
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-04-13

III. P Hall, one of the veteran newspaper
of Minnesota, passed away su ldenly from
heart failure Tuesday afternoon. He has
not been in the best of health recently, but he
was still active and ever devoting his
energies to the forwarding of every good cause
and the upbulding of that which is unselfish
and best During his long newspaper expert
ence, he started several newspaper ventures,
among which were the St. Paul Dispatch and
the st. Paul Globe. His has been active life
and yet it was one which was devoted always
to the publc's interest rather than to his own.
His reward, accordingly, in this worlds goods
was .t,eagre, but his reward in the admiration
and good will of the people of the state and es-
peeially of his brother editors is abundant.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-04-13

The discovery was made just as the Nolan
demurrage bill was ready to be signed by the
governor that it had been tempered with some
where in it's progress thru the two houses and
that small changes had been made which seri-
ously modify the scope Of the measure. The
bill was sent back to be repassed by both
hOuses.