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Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-12
LITTLE BUSINESS
in PSLiCE COURT

The police court had small docket
yesterday morning only four people
coming before Judge Davis to answer
for their sins.
George Williams, a negro hackman,
Z as charged with retailing and was
fined 500 and ten days Jail sentence.
The negro took a white fare out into
the jungles where the blind tiger has
his lair and secured a quart of al
legged whisky for him and then tried
to help him drink 1t up. An officer
got next to the scheme and the conse-
quence was the negro was arrested,
charged with retailing, with the result
as above.
Emma Hand. charged with violating
sanitary ordinance by keeping hogs
in the city limits, was fined $40.
II. B. Skinner and E. R. Baggett,
two white men, charged each other
with assault and battery and gaming
and We're each fined $3.50 for gaming
and S. for assault and battery. ~
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-12

The weather was generally fair
with abundant sunshine, while the
mean temperature was somewhat
above normal and the average rainfall
slightly deficient.
AS rule, the first two and the last
three days were unseasonably warm,
but wednesday and Thursday were
moderately cool with maximum tenn
peratures in the eighties over the
greater portion of the state and mini
mum temperatures as low as 90 de-
grees occurred at a number of sta
tons in the central and northern coun
ties. With one or two exceptions the
nights were cool and pleasant. The
mean temperature for the state aver
aged 3 degrees lower than during the
preceding week.
Although the rainfall was unevenl.
distributed it was generally heavy Il
the west-central counties and light t
moderate elsewhere. Widely scat
tered showers fell Monday and Tues
day and showers were quite genera
Sunday night, when 2.46 inches o
rain fell at Greenville. From Wednes
day to Saturday pclusive, there wa
no rainfall. MorS moisture is sti
! needed ir some 2 northern counties
but in other sections amounts hav
generally been sufficient.
There was little cloudiness and a
result the percentage of sunshin
was high
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-12
MINISTER TRANSFERRED
TO MISSOURI PREsHYTERY

A called meeting of the Meridian
Presbytery was held this morning
for the purpose of acting on the dis
missal asked for by Rev. e. s. Brain
ard, who wishes to remove to Mis-
souri, Presbytery, where it is under
stood he has been called.
The meeting was held at the First
Presbyterian Church during the fore
noon with the result that the dismis
sal was granted as desired by Mr.
Brainard.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-12
WEATHER. SUMMARY
FOR THE PAST WEEK

some nights we're rather cool; there
was no rainfall.--C. M. Huber.
Jasper, Alto: A good rain fell on
Tuesday, though otherwise the ewath-
err was clear.-F. l. Cook.
Clarke, Quitman: There was only
one day with rain, Ito inches falling
Tuesday; the extremes of tempera-
ture were 80 and 81 degrees.-C. B.
Wiler.
Wayne, Waynesboro: The weather
was generally clear, there being only
one day with rain.--R. S. Burke.
Lawrence, Monticello: Very light
showers fell Monday and Tuesday; the
temeprature was lower than during
the preceding week.-Dr. G. A. Ten
Nilsson.
| Jefferson, Fayette: The weathei
was dry with hot days and cool nights
IT. L. Darden.
Adams, Natchez: The maximum
} temperature was above 80 degree
each day, though the nights wer
pleasant; there was Alright shove
Tuesday.-E. s. Weir
Franklin, Suffolk: The weathe
was dry with hot days and COO
J nights; there were some local thur
dershowers.-Prof. Geo. H. Kent.
, Marion, Goss: A light shower fe
, Monday and a heavy rain Tuesday
] the remaining days were clear an
5 hot.-John L. Carlisle.
2 Perry, Hattiesburg: The weathe
:, was clear and there was no rainfa
! of importantly. c. Spence.
= Harrison, Biloxi: The first tw
, days we're hot and sultry, though SUI
sequent days we're cooler; there Wa
: one light shower.-Miss Josie Pop
Hancock, Logtown! The maximu
temperature reached 80 degrees {
: Monday Tuesday there was ligl
shower and the atmosphere WI
' cooled.-Miss Annette Koch.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-12
a Pleasant Party for Little Folks.

Ia Pleasant Party for Little Folks.
The home of Mrs. T. g. Batson was
the scene of much enjoyment Tuesday
evening, when her little daughter,
Miss Ivy entertained number of her
little friends.
! Mrs. Batson intended for her to have
lawn party, but on account OF the
rain she changed, her plans, and
threw open the house to the little,
folk
4 The decorations and refreshments
| effectively carried out the color
scheme of pink and white. The table
was decorated with cut glass bowl
of pink and white roses, which COM
bined prettily with center piece Of
white roses and the refreshments
which consisted of ices, cakes and
punch were pink, as were also the
kcandles-
|, All sorts OF pleasing games and
, music were INDUCED in after which
Misses Helen Thomasson and Olive
Powe served punch. and Mesdames
: Walker and McLaurin assisted Mrs.
Batson in serving the ices and cake.
Those present were: Olive and
Helen Powe, Mable Nixon. Mary
! Hightower, Bliss Farley, Annie Phil
lips, Mary Ellison, Eva Mitchell, AL
i bert and Edwina McSwain, Carrie
Jackson, Helen Thomasson, Harriet
r Seymour, Floyd Thomasson, Carson
i and Lamar Robertson, Frank ant
Carol Mcleod, Richard Montague
n Robert McSwain, Pearl Tom RIA,
J. Phillips, Doyl and Fred Lyon and Fell
s Phillips.
n Miss Bertha Ward is visiting re1e
n tives in Chattanooga, after visit 4
Il her sister in Detroit, Chicago an
other points. From Chattanooga sh
will go to Cleveland, Tenn, and TAX
the chair of languages, at Centenar
College again this year.
Miss Mable Ward will leave abou
r the 26th for Columbus, where she wi
] again resume her duties as instructo
in dosnest ic science at the Industris
It Institute and College. She has jus
% returned frdm Detroit, Mich, an
other points. \
. = = .
Mr.. George CurrNe leaves next MOI
4, day for Clarksville, Tenn., to see II
IS opening exercises Of Me college an
e. then he will go to Nashville, Tenn
o where he will enter the laws> depar
IS ment of the Vanderbilt Uni9ASsit
d Mr.. Duncan Bryant came down fr6r
n Seminary Monday to spend severs
E. days with home folks before going t
d, Starkville, where he will enter tn
1t Agricultural and Mechanical College.
g Mr.. Robert Morrison has resigne
IS his position with Bufdn & Co t
D. spend a few days vacation with rels
t. tives at Heidelberg before he leaves t
y enter Millsaps College at Jackson.
g = q .
g Mr.. and Mrs pinE Clayton passe
through the city today on their wa
home In Heidelberg.
= !. .
Y Mrs. Minnie Wilson and little Sol
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-12

Let US estimate on your work. We
are in this business to stay, and will
ing to meet competition.
UNION ELECTRIC co.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-12

Master Harold. arrived fro Ion
Tuesday, and are stopping FRS.
R. B. Stapleton for while. vii
son has been spending p the
summer at Brandon. and any
friends are delighted 10 b re-
turn to Hattiesburg and her
work as principal Of g treet
school.
"The Historical Club" win
meet-at the residence Q gorge
Ellis on Fourth street Satur-
day afternoon at $500 Of at
the residence of Mrs. s
Misses Edna and Ev return.
ed yesterday from Visit to
relatives in Birmingha accom-
panied home by their IS Ber-
tina Harrell. ID
i Mr.. Albert L. Hell EFF Mon.
day to spend a few With reIa.
4 tives before he goe snter MN.
saps College at ia
Mis- May Char leaves newt
Tuesday for Dali; Eex.. where she
win visit her siste 1. PERCY Green.
wood, for mon
L
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-12

resre learn that he isA quite sics
at his home on Walnut stfeet. s
= : !:
Mr.. Neal Farley left Sunday night
Off ten days trip to jamestown,
Washington City and Norfolk
st2@~ . = = - -.
Miss Alma Myers, Of Ellisville, is
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Josephine
Weems, on Third street.
!. = -
Miss Lois Currie leaves next week
for Nashville, Tenn, where she will
enter Wards Seminary.
Miss Alma Morris, of Seminary, is
spending this week here with friends.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-12

Southern District.
Copiah, Crystal Springs: The
weather was favorable. except that
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-11

OF all things fearfully and wonderfully
made. so far as mental equipment is con-
cerned. there is nothing that can quite
equal the expert witness, so-caIled- No
one I'm all this world can split hairs 50
fine and draw differences and conclusions
so grotesque.
There is the handwriting expert. the
medical expert. the insanity expert, each
and all crammed 20 the brim with awe
some and overshadowing knowledge. The
populace sits agape while one of these
witnesses theories. The ordinary lay
man dare not dispute lest he make him
self ridiculous. Other experts hesitate
to disagree for fear of giving the whole
snap away
The first announced defense Of Harry
Thaw, emotional insanity" necessarily
called for an imposing array of Eek
perts." These gentry cost a pretty penny.
The State must pay them, and well. at
that They came to the Thaw trial COW
cred with the glory of past conquests.
and were supposed to be literally slop-
ping over with mysterious information
and unnatural lore akin to the magicians.
They were TO prove Harry Thaw insane
by methods peculiar but exact
A sorry spectacle they have made of
themselves. They have delivered a blow
TO the noble art Of expertism from which
it cannot soon recover. Especially has
expert Wiley. of Pittsburg, done untold
harm 10 the profession. In the hands of
Jerome he was a child. lie backed and
filed. and contradicted himself. lie
fitted from theory 70 theory about as
gracefully as an elephant and the result
was the entire courtroom was soon
laughing at him. Finally he wound it all
up in one glorious burst when he said,
Il am a nervous specialist"
Fortunately for Thaw's peace of mind.
he has managed to get away. rather clev-
erly, too from the first plea. and now
the case viii undoubtedly turn largely
upon the act which deprived Stanford
White Of his life. If nothing else good
comes of the Thaw trial. this shock TO
the pretensions of the average expert"
viii be something for which we may
well be thankful
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-11

heads Of callous men the punishment
which would fit their crime.
The situation in Wakefield exeites our
earnest consideration because it is so
analogous TO Washington. The list Of
eligible bachelors in the National Capital
is already entirely too long. II includes
but why embarrass the gallant young
officers of the army and navy, the hand
some and attractive statesmen, the corps
of able government officials, whose names
might easily be given. Scores of pretty
debutantes and as many society bellies Of
several seasons know them. Matrons
with manageable daughters have them
placed and listed. We refrain from pub
bcIy exposing them only because we
hope that ere long they viii see the error
of their way. II they do not then Heaven
help them, for no one else will accord
them the slightest consideration. They
must get married or they must pay the
penalty for selfish indifference. This IS
the uItmatum in Wakefield, and unless
our own bachelors speedily reform, it will
be the stern reality in the National Cap
ital.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-11
The Old Mans Pipe.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
Queer world, queer ufe,7 sighed the
Old Man. IN be eighty. If live 10
see April an I've got to give UP the
one comfort Of my old age Doctor says
I must quit smokin't Now, my pipe has
been my consolation all these years Of
age and loneliness, and it'll come hard to
part with il. And why should I? Before
a friendly fire, on a night when the win
ter wind rumbles in the chimney. this
old pipe brings dreams to me. 1 live il
all over-the long life that seems so
short as the smoke curls upward. Old
friends come in and take ME by the
hand; sweet faces smile, and one-the
sweetest Of them ali-beams on me. and
brightens all the gloom. Why, L"
But just then a rosy-cheeked youngster
came bounding in the room.
Grandfather" he said, will YOU lend
me your pipe-to blow soap-bubbIes?
You see said the Old Man. he's
heard what the doctor said."
He gave the boy d penny for clay
pipe; then he filled his own with fra
grant tobacco-lit it-took a long puff. and
sal /.
The doctors don't know everything In
my day they didn't have much need Of
doctors. I reckon I'll have TO die young
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-11
THE THIRD-TERM MOVEMENT.
II Seems to BE Nonpa rtisnn and Out
side Political Circles.

From The Naw YORK World
The continuing agitation in favor Of Mr.
ROosevelts nomination is unique in
American history. In Washington's case
the pressure % accept a third term came
largely from Federalist politicians who
saw in his reelection the only hope OF
keeping the party united. Grants per-
sonal popularity was capitalized by a CO.
terie Of Republican politicians who ex-
peCted % use him for their own ends.
But with Mr. Roosevelt the third-term
movement seems 10 have originated out
side Of professional political circles. and it
is nonpartisan. Democrats as well as
Republicans are clamOring for four years
more Of Roosevelt.
Unless Mr.. RooseveIt's steadily increas-
ing popularity begins 10 wane during the
next year the Republican national con-
ventiOn Of 1905 is likely 10 present the
first instance in American history where
all the power and influence OF q President
Of the United States were required 10
prevent his own denomination.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-11
GRILLING A WITNESS.
of an Expert as
ExempIifled by jerome.

ExempIihed by jerome.
From The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The district attorney: do you consider
yourself an expert or an authority
The witness, hesitating: Il am from
Pittsburg"
The district attorney: Il have no desire
20 prejudice the court against the witness
ask that the answer be stricken OUT
The judge: 1T is so ordered"
The attorney: Now. sit up and look
pleasant ] want you 10 tell me what re-
lati0n the pneumo-gastric nerve bears TO
the epit0me"
The witness. squirting: Relatively
speakinggT
The attorney: Either relatively or cor
rosively2"
The witness: "Tha-that page was torn
out of the book I studied"
The attorney. II man was shot would
you decide that lie was the victim Of a
nervous attack
The witness, Frightening up; 7 would -
The attorney; And il he wasn't shot,
what them
The witness. laundering: T would con
slider he was the yictim-I should say, the
result-of, Of the nervousness Of the man
who missed him
The attorney: Are you familiar with
chronic auachrouisms2'
The witness. all al sea: II have only
observed them unprofessionally."
The attorney; How would you treat a
comat0se polychrome?''
The witness. desperately Il would first
endeav0r 90 reduce the Inflammation, and
then / would turn the case over TO my
assistant"
The attorney: THAT will do"
The witness cheerfully agrees with him.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-11
SHIP SUBSIDY IN ACTION.
Frencb Vessels Sail without Freight.
Government Pays the Bin.


From the Portland Oregoniau
The measure which a number OF hon
est people are supporting through ig-
norance of its true purport IS the pro-
posed ship-subsidy BILL The extent to
which the granting Of a ship subsidy
would aiG in sitting legitimate trade IS
quite clearly Illustrated in the shipping
situation on the Pacific Coast al this
time. Within the past three months "A
considerable number OF French sailing
vessels have arrived at Pacific Coast
ports from various parts of the world
Some Of them have come In ballast and
some in cargo but all are In demand
for outward business, providing their
owners would accept rates justified by
natural conditions.
But the French vessels. except i'm a
few cases. do not need to engage in the
carrying trade. Their owners. being some
what more successful than the American
have reached far enough
into the French ire; suTy 10 extract a
sufficient amount of subsidy graft 10 en-
able their vessels 10 sail round the world
i'm ballast and SIN pay pToft- As a
result we md half a dozen Of these YES
sells, with an aggregate carrying capacity
IN excess Of 0.000 tons, sailing away
from Portland, Tacoma. and San Fran
cisco in ballast-not from any lack Of
freight offering, but because their with
drawal from the market strengthens the
situation for those on which We must
depend for tonnage
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-11
To Be sure We should Tax Bachelors.

To Be sure We Should Tax Bachelors.
From the regulation of railroad rates.
the exclusion of the Japanese. and the
agitation for a uniform divorce law we
turn to the no less important subject of
placing a tax upon bachelors The idea
IS not original with us. II Is uttered like
a clarion peal by the unmarried women
of Wakefield, Mass. whose schedule of
taxability, so to speak, begins with the
sum OF s. for men from twenty to twenty
five years, and asceuds until so is reached.
The limit of forty years is placed upon
the lives Of ali bachelors. After that age,
''chlor0form in large doses
First of all. let US place ourselves on
record as favorius this tax. A bachelor
has no excuse Tor being He must be
set down at once as selfish thing, vino
wants 20 enjoy life without any of its
responsibilities. Their state Of bachelor
dom is really an evasion, and they ought
10 be made to pay heavily TO the COM
munity which allows them to exist The
only fault 10 be found with the schedule
of Wakefield women is that il is entirely
too low. If the pleasure Of being a bache-
lor is so intense that even the charms Of
the fair maidens Of Wakefield are ignored.
then certainly the sum o. s. is mere
bagate!le. Il ought TO be $50 at least.
and If the amounts collected are converted
into bank accounts for young people set
ting married, two birds viii have been
killed with one stone. AS matter OF
fact, why should not the taxation of
bachelors be made an inducement to mat
rimUny? It would be visiting upon the
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-11

government assistance TO private enter
prise. Once entered upon. it is difficult
to throw off. and the immense financial
interests involved In legislation affecting
tie tariff constitute strong and over
towering temptation TO self-seeking poll
tlcians, while the great body Of the peo-
pie remain Indifferent so long as their OBJ
vioUs ana immediate concerns are appar-
emily unaffected and the country as a
whole enjoys what is known as prosper
ity." For this reason We find that. after
years Of tariff agitation. it is to-day an
unsettled question whether any party will
seriously take up the tariff as a cam
paign issue
To overthrow the evils of our tariff sys-
TEN seems "A task too gigantic for the re-
forming statesmen OF either Of the great
political organizations.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-11
SfunE.


From Tit-Bus
Overshrewd lawyers often furnish ,he!r
adversaries with weapons.
Did you see this tree. that has been
mentioned, by the roadster" an advo-
cate inquired.
Yes sir: 1 saw it very plainly"
Tt was conspicuous, then?T
The witness seemed puzzled By the new
word. He repeated his former assertion.
What is the difference" saeered the
lawyer, between plain and conspicuous"
But he was hoist on his Own petaTd.
The witness innOCently answered.
I can see you plainly, sir, among the
other lawyers. though you are not a bit
cnnSnicnnus !"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-11
As to Woman Suffrnee.


BY a decisive vote the Oklahoma con-
stItutional convention has refused to
guarantee the right of suffrage to women.
When we look around us for the effects
Of woman suffrage upon the politics anu
government of the country, we are in
clned heartily to indorse the action Of
the OkIahomans. In four States of the
Onion women vote on an equality with
men. These States are Colorado. Utah.
Idaho, and Wyoming. In several other
States women have limited suffrage. I'm
q great many communities they are priv
ileged to vote ON school questions, and in
others property-holding women are al
lowed 10 vote ON propositions involving
the exercise Of the taxing power. There
is no evidence that any effect whatever
has been produced by the votes of women
in this country, whether the franchise
granted them be fun and unhampered or
whether it be limited.
In the four states in which they are on
"a perfect equality with men in respect
OF the ballot the claim cannot be made
that better government or less corrupt
politics has resulted For the most part
il is obvious that women voters are in
aueuCed by the men voters of their fam
lilies, and that they do not do their own
thinking any more independently in
this matter than in other affairs of life.
This is not intended as an indictment
against women voters. II is merely the
statement of a patent and "a significant
fact The logic Of il is that what is
needed in this country is a more careful
restriction Of the ballot. rather than a
reckless extension OF the franchise. II is
undoubtedly true that many thousands
of men exercise no more judgment in
voting than do the women in those States
where woman suffrage prevails. Ii Is
probably also true that the purchasable
woman vote is proportionately as large
as that OF the man vote. There is "a
widespread impression that I'm Utah Col
orado Idaho, and Wyoming a greater
proportion of meducated women vote
than of the class OF women whose social
positions indicate superior culture But
this is no sound argument against
woman suffrage. seeing that the same
rule holds good as 10 men voters, at least
partially.
Undoubtedly the action Of the Okla
homa constitutional convention is in
harmony with growing sentiment for q
restriction Of the ballot In tho United
States, and as such it is TO be COM
meuded. The time may come when
women viii have the ballot placed m
their hands in All parts OF this country
on terms OF perfect equality with the
men voters, but when that time does
come there will be thrown around the
ballot restrictions which will condne it
to those persons only who are qualified
to exercise intelligent judgment. guided
by enlightened seIhshuess, in casting a
ballot. Then VIII come better govern
ment and cleaner politics. which viii BE
not the results Of woman suffrage. but
the results OF restricting the ballot
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-11
ChiId Lnbor LegIsIntinn.

From the Atlanta Georgian
The South cannot afford TO oppose a
measure for the protection Of the child
hood Of America. While in one indus
try the percentage Of children employed
is greater than in that Of any other in
dustry elsewhere, the number of these
little child workers is greater in the
North, there being more under sixteen
in Pennsylvania than in the entire South.
Why, then. should we act as though
our toes were being stepped upon, as
though the matter We're sectional one ?
It is a national evil and it needs a ma
tiOual cure
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-11
Lesson for Conductor.

From tle Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A Percheron size woman carrying q
great many bundles prepared to alight
from a Wade Park car at Euclid avenue
and East Ninth street, yesterday. As she
was stepping TO the ground the car
started up.
"Oh, wait wait" she cried. I've got
off at the wrong place" The car slowed
up and she climbed back on. OF got back
on TO see II I could get you TO wait until
got off before YOU start your car" she
exclaimed the moment she was safely
aboard. II you'H wait now I'll get Off
again And of she clambered again.