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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-03

creased before the season ends,
for the heat now prevailing in
Switzerland and the recent earth
quage epidemic have combined to
make climbing specially hazardous.
Avalanches are continually form
ing and falling in the most unex-
pected places, owing to the intense
ly hot weather.
The Simplon, always noted for
the serious avalanches falling from
the Gletschorn glaciers, ives early
in July the scene Of an immense
fall Of snow and rock, owing TO
the bursting of a glacier lake on
the Bodmer, caused by the heat. A
somewhat similar fall swept down
the ST Gothard line near Lucerne.
On the ct. Bernard avalanches
have been frequent during the past
fortnight, and the dogs have been
busily engaged In seeking travellers
who have been overwhelmed by
snowfalls. Last week three Ital.
ians were swept away on the Swiss
side of the pass. heir bodies have
not been found and may not be
seen again for years.
Scarcely less dangerous are the
wonderful ice avalanches or "eis-
lawinen," which are Among the
wonders and perils of the Jungfrau,
the Matterhorn, the Piz Bernina,
and the Aiguille des Charmoy.
hese marvellous falls of glitter
ing, cleaning ice consist of thou
sands OF sparkling tons Of shat
tered and twisted seracs or ice
needles, which have fallen from the
glaciers and been precipitated
down the mountain by the heat OF
the sun and the action of the
weather. he huge falls or catar-
acts of ice are terrible danger for
the climber without a guide, who
rashly ventures into their vicinity
after sunrise.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-03
sHApoWY ST. JOE IN AUTUMN

An outing to Idaho's famous river
at this season is even more charnl{
ing than In summer. weekend
trips of two or three days by troll, !,
Icy and steamer afford reSt and
comfort. Special rate is made ON
Saturday for return Sunday Or
Monday, to st. Maries, $3.50; to-
st. Joe, $500. Trains leave Spokane
Terminal $50, 500, 900 q. m. or
lilo p. M. connecting with steana-
ers at Cpeur d'Alene.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-03

and sometimes notices are stuck
on the walls ealing on us to quit
work, but these urgings never come
to anything.
II we stop work for day even,
we have no food aud nowhere to
sleep. and though some may be will.
ing to strike, others are not.
When Ill l rely on the kindness
of my comrades. The patron does
not turn US out of the house if we
are really sick.
One of the hardest things to bear
is being separated from my family.
| cannot afford to keep them in st.
Petersburg, for the dollar week
send them will mny more on their
farm than s. here. l cannot afford
to visit them more than one in two
or three years. am thus the head
of a family, but have no family life.
But change is coming some
day, when there will be no priv.
ileged classes" and when we shall
get a taste of some of the joys of
life.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-03
WORhINCMFN IN =,
OTHER COUNTRIES


costs 20 cents a pint, and five pints
week is my minimum. The tAxes.
which are 10 per cent of my earn
ings, are paid fer my driving
license. and similar compulsory
measures.
The 10 cents balance goes some
times as an installment for new
suit of clothes, that costs $3.50, or
pair Of secondhand boots that
cost 30 cents.
There are no trade unions In
Russia, but we cabmen have meet
ing places where we come together
and discuss grievances. We talk
of striking to make our lot better,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-03

boes every year through the habit
of 'car-fiipping is, playing
about railroad yards and swinging
onto trains. That was the way
got started.
1--WE Are a nation of train-beat-
ers. Boys begin to beat the rail
roads when they are in school, and
flip cars to go swimming, as l did.
Then some day the flip train to
go to some other town. They are
put off, and some constable who
gets So for each tramp he catches
looks them up.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-03
INITIATIVE
REFERENDUM
REAL ISSUE
BY HERBERT 8. eicELow.

'6nDGni =. 6i06IOWs
mo political idea is so attrac.
tive to the people of the United
States today as the Initiative and
Referendum. Robbed as they have
been decade after decade by the
very men they elected to make
laws for them, they have nuted
with growing interest and enthnsi.
asm one after another the succtss-
full experiments with this compare
lively new plan until today the in.
itiative and referendum is sweeink
the country. Herbert 8. Bigelow of
Cincinnati has been from the start
one Of the leading advocates of this
practical and effective reform. The
following article written by him is
timely)
Speaking recently of Oregon 8
experience with the initiative and
referendum, Gov. Chamberlain
said: my own opinion is thatHhis
legislation In Oregon will be fol-
lowed in every state in the United
States, unless machine methods
dominate and control"
Oregon was not the pioneer.
South Dakota was first in 1895.
Oregon followed in 1902. But Ore
CONS use of these new instruments
of government has identified them
with her name.
This Oregon idea is sweeping the
country. Nevada adopted it in
1905; Montana in 1906. In the
same year, by popular vote of 6
to l the people of Delaware de-
clared for it.
Four victories have been won for
it this year. 1t has been incorpo-
rated in the constitution of Okla
homa, and the legislatures of
Maine, Missouri and North Dakota
have voted to submit lit popular
vote.
This idea has been urged in the
legislatures of over half the states.
In Michigan, Massachusetts and
Pennsylvania 1t has come within a
few votes of victory.
In Ohio it has passed the senate
and is now pending in the house,
where it needs 70 votes and is
practically assured of over a hun
dred.
The people know, now, that polit
icel corruption is due, chiefly. to
conspiracy between the bosses and
the corporations. They have deter.
mined to put an end to govern
ment by corporation They have
had enough of the cynicism and
the arrogance of the monopolist
and his hireling politicians.
1t is this mood that explains the
remarkable progress and POPULAR
ty of the initiative and referendum.
The initiative provides that II A
state legislature or city council will
not pass desired law, the people
may, on petition of designated
percentage of the voters, have the
measure placed on the official bal
lot and submitted to the entire
electorate.
The referendum provides that no
act of state legislature or city
council, save emergency measures,
shall take effect until a stated time
after it is passed, and if within this
time limit petition is presented.
signed by the required percentage
of voters, the measure is held IL
obeyance until the next regular
election, when it's fate is deter
mined by popular vote.
Most of the political jobs that
outrage public sentiment and dis
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-03


"The people have had enough of
the cynicism and arrogance of the
mQnopolist and his hireling poll
ticlans. "-Bigelow.
credit popular government could
easily be prevented, nay, they would
not even be undertaken, II law
making bodies weer thus made d.
rectly answerable to their constit-
uents.
The trade of the lobbyist and the
political boss would be gone. Cor
porations would become public SER
wants. The American city would
be redeemed. The people would be
sovereign.
The people of the American city
are neither corrupt nor Indifferent.
Their machinery of government Is
obsolete. The people can say what
men may make laws. They can
not say what laws they shall make
They can lock the council cham
Der after the franchise has been
stolen.
The people OF some of some Of
the cities have placed the initiative
and referendum in their charter
thus taking matters into their 2wI
hands. Chief among these cities
Are: Los Angeles, Portland, Orel
Des Moines, Grand Rapids ane
Wilmington, Del
The corporations Of these cities
can no longer exercise dominion
| over them, nor the politicians ex
ercise authority over them. BY
they that are first and sit In tn
| seats of the council are the min
listers and servants of all.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-03
STRIKE ON cHiNk COOK.

WALLA WALLA, Sept. S.-Be.
cause David Lamar, a rancher liv-
ing near Lamar, refused to fire"
his Chinese cook, number of har-
vest hands struck. Others quit be
cause they thought they had to do
too much work. Mr.. Lamar Is run.
ming his thresher with "shoft
crew" More men were secured in
Wkiia Walla.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-03

That's the start. They have
been arrested. They hate society
for it. When they get out of Jail
they are broke. So they have to
flip another train to get away.
This is what makes criminals of
thousands of boys. When they
get out of Jail they have to beg or
steal to get the next meal. No
man begs naturally. He will steal
a chicken first. l am an expert
begger and l know that it always
comes hard.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-03
BY Ivan vaaifoM.

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. al
am a cabman in st. Petersburg
and l belong to the "unpTivileged
class" Never having had the op-
portunity to 60 to school, the gov
eminent places me apart from
those who have been to a univer-
sity. Because OF this have to pay
about s times the amount of taxes
should pay If were In the PRIV
ileged class"
My life is one long days work,
and l earn Just enough money to
keep me going. / am a peasant.
I was born in the province Of Nov
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-03
NEARY GsTs DECISION.

MILWAUKEE,, Sept. 3.-CharleA
Neary Of Milwaukee won a 10-rQunG
bout from Eddie Tancell Of Chic&gI
in this city last night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-03

Adam-Look, dear, how the
leaves are falling.
Eve-Oh, somebody must be Civ
ing us a linen shower.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-03

GENEVA, Sept. 3.-Seventeen
deaths and 80 injured make the
casualty roll of the Alps thus far
In the mountain climbing season OF
this year. The mountain guides ex-
pect this number to be largely in
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-26
OLD CONFEDERATES
GROWING ANXIOUS
Daily News Special.

Daily News Specials
Jackson, Miss, October 25.-State
Auditor T. M. Henry, ex-officio pen
sion commissioner, is receiving letters
from Confederate pensioners and
chancery clerks making inquiry con-
corning the probable date of the an
nual distribution of the pension fund.
Unfortunately Auditor Henry is I'M
able to furnish definite information
on this subject The treasury is now
practically empty, and it is doubtful
whether sufficient amount of tax
payments will be received during the
first ten days of November, represent
ing the October collections, to meet
the distribution, which amounts to
$250,000. In response to an inquiry
from the chancery clerk of Copiah
County Mr.. Henry says:
ut is impossible to say just when
the warrants for Confederate pensions
can be sent out. | am now ready
with my part of the work, but there
is no money in the treasury to meet
the appropriation of $250,000, and it
would be worse than folly to send
them out and have them hawked
around. The banks here hold some
claims that cannot be paid for lack
Of funds, 1 hope sufficient funds will
reach the treasury from November
collections to make the distribution,
but possibly, it may be December be-
! fore this gratifying result will be
reached. very much regret that the
distribution cannot be made sooner,
and realize that the money is worth
more to the pensioners now than
later, for buying their little winter
supplies of food, fuel, etc. This is
the first year this has ever occurred
since my tenure of office"
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-26
Accident Caused b.
ping Down and Cato
Ditching the caboose
cars-Flasman Was Also !

Newton, Miss, October 25.-The'
eastbound freight or meat train,
known as No. 80, on the Alabama and
Vicksburg road, was wrecked yester-
day morning at SINNERS switch,
about four miles east of here, and
Conductor Will Ramsey and Flagman
Joe Haaf, of Meridian, were badly
injured. Conductor Ramsey was the
most seriously hurt, receiving blow
behind the ear that may prove fatal.
Flagman Maaf was cut and bruised
about the head, back and thigh, and
while painfully injured, he will re-
cover. The accident was caused by
an arch bar dropping down and
catching on the switch, throwing sew
eral cars, including the caboose, from
the track, the latter being turned
upside down, and had to be lacked
up before the trainmen could be ex-
treated The eastbound passenger
train, which followed close behind,
brought the wounded men back to
| Newton, where their wounds were
dressed by physicians, and they were
carried on to Meridian later, as soon
as the track could be cleared up. Traf-
! fic was delayed several hours on &C
count of the wreck.
E. d. McConnal, of Birmingham
and Miss Mamie Howell, the attrac
tive daughter of H. P. Howell, OF
terday morning at the home of the
brides parents, Rev. S. B. Culpeppel
officiating. Mr.. and Mrs. McConnal
left Immediately after the ceremony
for their future home in Birmingham
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-26
BoNuRA-HoYLE WRESTLING
MATCH TONIGHT.

Manager Bixler, of the Auditorium,
announces that he has secured the
Bonura-Hoyle wrestling match for the
Auditorium tonight
The men will wrestle for the mid
dleweight championship of the south
and great contest is assured those
that like to see clean and scientific
wrestling.
Bonura is husky Italian and is
known as the italian Whirlwind,"
while young Hoyle," on account of
strength and knowledge of the game
has been named as the successor of
Gotch, the present American cham
pion, for he is forging his way rapidly
to the front and making a great name
for himself as scientific wrestler.
Bonura will weight in at ITO pounds
while Hoyle will tip the beam at 100
Prices for this attraction will be sc
cents, rs cents and $1.O0, with extra
reserved seats on the stage at $1.50.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-26
Big BARGAIN EVENT
BEGINS NEXT MONDAY

One of the biggest sales inaugural
ed in Hattiesburg for some time will
begin next Monday and continue one
week. This will be the E. g. Neelly
Company, successors to the McHenry
Mercantile Company, and they Offer
special prices on many desirable
goods in order to make room for the
new and extensive stock now being
received. Certain lines of mems and
boys clothing will be sold at one-third
off the regular prices, and many arti-
Giles of ladies apparel are offered on
the same basis. The full page. ad.
elsewhere in this issue will give you
all the details of the sale, and 1t will
be worth your while to read it care
fully
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-26
WOMACk WANTS
TO BE PARDONED
Daily. News Special.

Daily News Special
Jackson, Miss, October 25.-Gov-
ernor Vardaman has received. petit
ton for the pardon of ]. E. Womack,
convicted in the circuit court of
Adams county of manslaughter and
sent to the penitentiary for a term of
ten years.
The petition is signed by TT resi-
dents of the city of Natchez, includ-
ing eleven members of the trial jury.
The appeal for clemency is based
chiefly on the ground that Womack is
in delicate health and cannot long sur
vive prison confinement.
Two pardon petitions have been
received from Copiah County the first
in behalf of John w. Weathersby, sent
up in June 1905, to. serve a term
for manslaughter. Petitioners allege
that he has large family and is badly
needed for their support. The SECOND
is in behalf of Ed Anderson, sent vi
in 1908 to serve life term for muir
der, and it is claimed in his behalf
that the killing was under extremel,
mitigating circumstances.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-26
6okedness Came Out When Policy
/, Holders Begin to Write to the Hat
tiesburg Office for Receipts-He
Worked In Jones County.

That the National Casualty Com
pany, which has offices in this city
has been fleeced of a goodly amount
of money by one of their agents is
certain but just how much the Daily
News man is unable to say as the
manager of the company declined to
give out any statement whatever in
regard to the matter.
From the best possible sources of
information it is learned that some
time since the company employed a
party who resides in Jones County
to solicit insurance for them and he
went Immediately to work in coun-
ties adjoining Perry and has turned
in but little business.
Some days since the local manager
received inquiries from parties out
of town asking why their policies
had not been forwarded to them as
they had paid the agent and this was
the first cue the company had of any
crooked work on the part of the
agent.
The local manager Immediately
took the matter up and upon investi
cation decided that he would look his
man up, which he did last Thursday
finding him in Ellisville, where the
man emphatically denied having col
lected any money for policies blu
the local manager decided to relieve
him of the agency which he did anc
returned to this city only to flint
1 who had paid the progressive agent
Along with this batch of letters cam,
one from the defaulting agent il
which he admitted his guilt and stat
ed that he knew he had done wroni
>and was willing to make it good |
given chance.
The local manager decided that h
had better have his man arreste
and yesterday about noon called a
the sheriff's office to see if he coul
have warrant sworn out here an
forwarded to the sheriH OF Jones cOuT
ty for execution but the sheriff re
ferred him to Judge Bolton, who /
turn advised him that the warran
would have to be sworn out in tn
county in which the crime was con
! mitted.
1t was impossible for the Dali
News man to ascertain the name c
the agent who has gotten away wit
the money or find out whether or nc
the local manager will go to Jone
County to swear out the warrant an
catch his man.
1t was ascertained that the agent
a native of Jones County and had her
, tofore been considered honest an
trustworthy in every respect.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-26
HAYWOOD MAY Be
JOINT PRESIDENT
Associated Press.

Indianapolis, Ind, October 25.-
Rumors are in circulation here OF
plan for the amalgamation OF the
United Mine Workers of America and
the Western Federation of Miners,
and the election of William d. Hay
wood secretary of the later organiza-
ton, to the presidency of the combin-
ed organization. John Mitchell, whose
term as president of the United Mine
Workers will expire April l next, has
announced that he will not be can
didate for reelection, owing to i'll
health. The report of the merger
and the election of Haywood is dis
credited by officials of the United
Mine Workers, who declare that Con-
gresham Thomas d. Nichols OF
Scranton, Pa, will probably be Nit
chell's successor.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-26
JUDGE COOK RETURNS
FROM MARION COUNTY

Judge Cook returned Thursday
night from Columbia, in Marion Coun-
ty, where he went to hear the habeas
corpus of Leila Robinson, who was de-
tanned in jail on a charge of murder
in first degree.
After hearing some of the evidence
and counsel Judge Cook granted the
woman bond in the sum of $1,000
which he said she would likely give
and be released until the next regular
term of the circuit court. ~
The Judge says that the woman
killed another member of her race
some months ago and there were ex,
tenuating circumstances, hence he
granted her bail.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-26
DEED OF TRUST BLANKS
FOR SALE

The newest and most compete
form for any transaction in law. Val
liable to lawyers real estate dealers
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-26


She could tell of styles and fash
At mile a minute rate;
But she had to ask her husband
If her hat was pinned on straight.
Detroit Free Press.
The return to the city after a
months vacation spent at Washing
ton, D. c.. and Virginia, of Rev.
Geo Gibbs, the beloved rector of
Trinity Church, is good news to his
parishioners and many friends. The
doctor looks we'll indeed and is pre-
pared for winters campaign for the
good people. The regular services
for the winter will be commenced
next Sunday morning, and the choir,
always good, will render some excel
lent music on this occasion.
. = .
1t will be highly appreciated by the
editor of this column if every one
who expects to be hostess or host al
any social function next week, will
send notice or phone same into the
Daily News office by 5 o'clock this
afternoon, so that it can be put In
the social calendar for the week
The editor also requests that the
-public bear in mind that the socia
calendar will appear every Sunday
morning
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-26
How to Cure a Cold.

) The question of how to cure a cold
without unnecessary time is one
in which we are all more or less inter
ested, for the quicker a cold is gotten
rid of the less the danger of pneu-
monia and other serious diseases.
Mr.. B. w. L. Hall, of Waverly, Va,
has used Champerlain's Cough rem.
edy for years, and says: Il firmly
believe Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
to be absolutely the best preparation
on the market for colds have rec
commended it to my friends and they
all agree with me-" For sale by HAYS
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-26

USE DAILY NEWS WANT ADS.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-26
NEW JERSEY WOMEN.
Holding Annual Federation of Clubs
at Orange Today.
Associated Press.

Orange, N. j., October 25.-Lead
ing club women from all parts of the
state are congregated here today for
the fall meeting of the New Jersey
Federation of Women's clubs. An
interesting program of addresses and
music, interspersed with social en-
tertainments,N is announced for the
two days of the meeting,
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-26

Use nAlx MEws wANT ans
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-26


TheV Itminister Ladies' Aid So
ciety q Bay Street Presbyterian
church will run their food exchange
as usual this afternoon at Mr.. Kear-
ney's office on Front street.
= = =
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Glenn Craw-
ford of Decatur Ala, are the guests
of Mr.. Crawford's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. H. Crawford on West Fourth
street.
Miss Clara Hackney of Hatties-
burg has been spending some time
with Mrs. P. G. Ford.-Haylehurst
Courier.
Mr.. and Mrs B. McClanahan have
returned home after spending a week
most pleasantly in New Orleans.
I: 9
Miss Eleanor Beardsley will enter
tain the Culture club this afternoon.
The friends of Mrs. J. H. Ellerbe
! will regret to learn that she is sick.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-26
NEW MANAGER FOR
JACKSON EXCHANGE

Daily News Special.
Jackson, Miss, October 25.-Mr. A.
w. Finley, formerly manager of the
Vicksburg exchange of the Cumber-
land Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, was today installed as man
ager of the Jackson exchange, sue
ceeding Mr.. w. T. Naff.
The new manager was installed by
Mr.. E. l.. Powell, district manager at
New Orleans. Mr.. Naff will remain
in the service of the Company, but his
place of location is not yet known.
Buy your votes at the Owl Drug
Store for most popular young lady.
oc26-tf
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-26
RAMSEY g. CO.
UNDERWRITERS,
Both Phones
Day, 227-Night, 47o.
2o3 West Pine Street.

Buy your votes at Grahams Jew
elry Store for most popular young
lady. oc26-tf
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-26
RAMSEY G. CO.
UNDERTAKERs,
Both Phones
Day, 227-Night, 40.
2o3 West Pine Street.

We get you a position rrer II Yen
will insert your wants in the Daily
News Want Column