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Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-17
FEATURE OF The DAY
WAS PRIVILEGE TAX Law
Express Companies Must Pay $1,000
Extra II They Handle c. o. D..
Liquors.-Nationai Guard Appropria-
tion.
News Special.

Daily News Special.
Jackson, March 16.-In the senate
the conferees reported inability to
agree with the house on the Indus
trial Institute & College appropria-
tion bill, and were discharged. Messrs
Mahon, McLaurin and Leftwich were
appointed in their stead.
Messrs. Mcmillan, Hebron and Dean
were appointed conferees on the Deaf
& Dumb Institute appropriation bill
Bills were passed for the support Of
the national guard, and to prohibit
state officials and legislators from
serving as trustees of state institu-
tions.
The house concurred in the senate
amendment to the age Of consent bill
fixing the age at IL years. The vote
was so yeas, A nays. The house
had previously fixed the age of con-
sent at IA years.
The feature of the day in the SEN
ate was consideration of the privilege
tax bill to which numerous amend
ments were made, one raising taxson
express companies from five hundred
to one thousand dollars per year, the
mileage tax to $4,000 per mile, and
an additional tax of $4,000 If c. o. D.
liquor shipments are handled. Heavy
increases were made on. other items,
rendering it. necessary to send the
bill to joint conference
The senate increased the national
guard appropriation from ten to If
teen thousand dollars, on which a
conference will also be made neces-
sary.
| The lower house passed the state
board of health appropriation bill OF
$4,000, per annum, and number OF
! minor appropriation measures.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-17
Associated Press.

Washington, March 16.-Admission
was made today before the special
house committee investigating the
charges of Representative Lilley Of
Connecticut, regarding the legislative
methods of the Electric Boat company
that money had been paid by the COM
pany to certain newspaper men to
prepare and distribute news-matter
concerning submarine boats.
This, testimony was given by
Charles s. McNeir of this city, at
torney for the boat company. McNeir,
however, entered a general denial
that his company ever paid for the
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-17

his creators, who were able to quench
his thirst by torrents of gold poured
out by the federal treasury"
He charged the senate and house
with absolute subservience to the
wishes of the chief executive. "Servil-
ity and cowardice are the order of
the day." he declared.
Mr.. Tillman also asserted that
every effort was being made to con-
troll the negro vote, and coming back
to the charge of favoriteism on the
party of the president towards the
wealthy, he said:
1.-THE poor fools who were shout
ing his praises have SO far failed to
understand that the bad government
which the Republican party has
given to the country is due solely to
the ignorance and debauchery of the
seople. Misled and deceived by the
newspapers which are owned by
these same rich men, labor, organized
and disorganized, trails along behind
the banner of Republicanism and
shouts for Roosevelt and his policies
The millions who have been robbed
are equally as enthusiastic as the
millionaires who have been benefited
The capacity of the people to govern
themselves wisely and protect theil
interests is seriously called into ques
ton by existing conditions. Th'
money which came by dishonest ant
Continued on Fifth Page.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-17
Money Paid Newspapers
To Create Sentiment in
FAVOR of Submarine Boats

dissemination of news with a pur-
pose of influencing Legislation, or for
the creation of a wrong impression
in the public mind. He also denied
that a general press bureau was
maintained by the boat company, or
that the company ever spent money
for the entertainment of the members
of congress or others who might
exert influence In securing contracts
with the government for boats.
A number of other witnesses were
examined during the day, all OF
whom entered general denials to
Lilley's charges. Among these wit
nesses were: Former United States
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-17

Citing What he claimed to be rcold-
blooded facts" to show executive re-
sponsibility for many evils which
exist, Senator Ti1lman said:
"In the same category of keeping
the work of commerce to- the ear and
breaking them to the hope If the
newspapers are to be believed, he is
even now planning truce with these
same rich malefactors and is ready
to grant amnesty to all past trust Of
tenders. In the most pronounced
language he has denounced the COM
bination between labor organizations
and the boycott, but on the eve of an
election panders to this same vote
by demanding changes in the law as
interpret by the supreme court. Or
ganized labor is to be relieved from
the prohibition of the supreme
courts decisions, but along with it
must go the relief of capital. Once
relieved, the malefactors of great
wealth will smile in triumph over
their victory, while labor will find it
self no freer than before"
Mr.. Ti'lman charged many Of the
evils in connection with the recent
financial furry to the president and
his administration, and said: "Thess
are only few of the achievements oi
this 'uncrowned king With Others
of his kind, he has created Frank
enstein monster, which unsatiated b,
the blood of suicide and tears o
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-17
], ], newman LUMBER COMPANY
PLANT BURNING THIS Morning;
LOSS Will BE MANY THOUSANDS

The members of the local fire de-
partment are making a heroic effort
to save the immense volume of lum-
ber stacked in the yards. schrd
ber stacked in the yards, but stiff
wind is blowing and it looks as If
the entire plant, covering many
acres, will be entirely consumed.
So far as the Daily News has been
able to ascertain at this hour there
has been no loss of life. A boiler is
said to have burst about o'clock.
The immense tank threatens to top
ple.. Firemen are working on the
docks on the river front, and their
position is anything but happy one.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-17

The immense lumber plant of the
J. ]. Newman Lumber Company Is
burning as the Daily News goes to
press this morning.
The saw mill proper, the largest of
its kind in South Mississippi. is al
ready in ashes, and thousands of feet
of lumber has already been de-
stroyed.
The planning mill and dry kilns are
still intact. but there is little hope
of saving them.
1t is said that the fire originated
in the engine room. The alarm came
in from the railroad roundhouse at
3:15 o'clock. The main mill was
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-17
POLITICIANS GUESSING
AS TO What IS BREWING
Little Chance of Such a Combination
Being Successful, But It Might
Lesson the Democratic Chances
Somewhat.
Associated Press.

Washington, March ia special
from Washington to the New York
World published this morning says:
"a fusion of the old Populist and
new independence parties, the one
headed by Thomas E. Watson of
Georgia, and the other by William R.
Hearst of New York, Democratic
congressman from the west and south
learn, will be actually effected before
many weeks elapse, and the fusion
ticket probably will be Hearst and
Watson.
st is pointed out by these congress
men that recently Hearst formally de-
clared that his independence party
would not support Bryan or Roose
welt or johnson, but would have q
candidate of it's own. About the
same time Watson, in his Weekly
Jeffersonian published at Atlanta, ad
vised the Populists to support neither
Bryan nor Roosevelt, but to put {
candidate of their own in the field.
l-That Watson's advice is being ac
cepted is shown by the fact that the
pops" of Kansas, in mass meeting
at Topeka, declined to endorse Bryan
and passed resolutions favoring Wat
son for the presidency.
Mr.. Watson's Vote.
watson was the Populist candidate
for president in 1904 and polled III,
1888 votes. In 1898 he was the Popu
list candidate for the vice presidency
on the ticket with Bryan, who was
the fusion candidate of the Demo
cratic and the Populists for presi
] dent.
sWhile / do not believe that a fusion
ticket OF Hearst and Watson, or Waa
! 4 s.,6 and 4earst would poll over 300,
900 yotes.s said eeHgressm IN 70
day, 6 it is possible that the bulk Q
these would come from doGStu
state and weaken the Democrati
candidate"
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-17
IN GOD We TRUST" IS
RESTORED TO ALL COINS
Afchbishop Of Manila Is Reimbursed
FOR Property Destroyed During the
spanIsh-American War-otier Con-
gressIonal Doings.
Associated Press.

Washington, March 16.-Under the
guise of discussing legislation the
senate today devoted its time to the
discussion OF politics. Senator Ben
jamin r. Tillman of South Carolina,
and Senator Albert j. Beveridge Of
Indiana, were the chief participants,
and the debate was characterized by
personal references and bitter de-
nunciations on both sides.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-17
UNITED STATES ORDEf
WARSHiP TO HA

Washington, March 49,
er Potts, senior officer at /
has been directed by the |
ment at Washington to 81
his vessels to Port Au Pri
and the vessel, probably t
Eagle, is now on the way.
This action is taken m
precautionary measure, a
cials do not believe that
interests are in serious d
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-17

burning beyond all possibility of con-
troll before the fire department
reached the scene.
1t is impossible at this time TO even
approximate the loss. 1t will run
high up into the hundreds of thou
sands.
More than half a thousand men
will be thrown out of employment,
at least until the work of rebuilding
the plant can be gotten under way.
The plant of the J. J. Newman
Lumber Company was the most inn
portant industrial in Hattiesburg. II
was one of the largest lumber mills
in the world
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-17
TO RELEASE ABE HUMMEL

Daily News Speciol.
New York, March 16.-Abe Hum
mel, the lawyer who attained noto-
riety as a witness In the Thaw trial
and who has been serving a term in
the city prison for illegal practices,
will be released from Blackwlrs Is
land this week.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-17
WARSHIPS ON The way:
LEGATION IS THR
Great Britain, Germany az
viii Act In concert-FrI
jects siaughtered.-EIe
Serious Grudge.
Associated Press.

Paris, March 16.-The sit
tween the Haytian govern
France is becoming critic
French legation at Port Au
menaced and a general ma
the white residents Of the
momentarily feared.
This information was co
the foreign office in an o.
patch from French Minister
of Hayti the latter part of I
Haytian Minister Borne
Minister Carteron that Hs
agree to allow ample tim
refuge Of the white resider
ing the attaches of the F.
sulates at Genaives and 81
This morning news can
execution at Port Au Prin
of between 10 and IL prom
sons on a charge Of conspirs
the government, together wi
gram from MinisteEs E11||
nouncing that CT
president of HaytI. =
fused to confirm f6 -
by Borne, but had fatty +
permit the refuge of Frenc
and consulate attaches.
Eleven additional Frenc
came to the French lega
for protection, according Il
dispatch from Carteron.
The French cruiser d. Z
patched to Genaives, is &
arrive soon and will act
tion with the British an
warships now on the way
1t is understood here tina
Great Britain and France
in concert. Tg
The French foreign OF
nizes the fact that Gener'
who led the last revolution
, and his followers are rev
, but declines to hand the
, the Haytian government
ground that there is no
that the men will have a
!. General Nord Alexis, WI
y lutionist. once took reful
! French legation, and this '
n out by France in her refu
O over the revolutionists in th
v A Paris newspaper this
l. published a special disp
.. Port Au Prince saying ths
n situation is grave. Gen
Alexis, the president of I
=, government, insists that t
q his overthrow originate
O French legation, and an
- the legation is momentarI
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-17

Senator M. c. Butler of South Caro-
lima; former United States Senator
Marion Butler of North Carolina; E.
w. Greecy and F. B. Sands, both Of
this city, all of whom had at one
time or another been employed as
attorneys for the Electric Boat COM
pany,
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-17
NEW SENATOR SWORN IN.
(Associated Press.)

Washington, March Ex-senator
Frank B. Gary of South Carolina, re-
Gently elected to fill out the unexpir-
ed term of the late Senator Asbury
c. Latimer, took the oath of office to-
day. He was accompanied by his
colleague, Senator Benjamin F. Till.
man.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-17
INSPECT TEXAS GUARDsMEN.

Austin, Tex, March 16.-Officers Of
the United States regular army today
begin their annual inspection of the
Texas National Guard.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-17
BRYAN ON ST. PATRICK.

Lincoln, Neb., March 16.-W. y.
Bryan left today for Chicago, where
he will deliver an address on st.
Patrick's day. He will deliver an ad,
dress in Peoria March Is, and return
to Chicago the following day.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-17
Associated Press.

washington, March 16.-President
Roosevelt today urged United states
kAttornsy BalfaE Who acts = nsseeut.
hey in the District Of Coium-
h. t,..,,ress. Cor = fa,l sans4rea
Evening journal., 1908-03-24
O'CONNELL AFTER
RIGHTS OF WAY

President Thomas q. o'conneli, Of the
West Chester and Wilmington Electric
Railway Company spent yesterday look
ing up rights of way on the Chester coun-
ty end OF the proposed route. He is some
what discouraged at the demands OF prop
erty owners in that State. but says the
Delaware property owners have been very
ibera1 and the road win be built as far
rs the State line from Wilmington. He
will wait until Wednesday for an answer
from the Wilmington City Railway Com
pany TO proposition, and IL the answer
is not satisfactory work will begin at oncf
on route on new road paralleling the
Concord pike. The trolley builder says
the road may be built as far as Brandy
wine Summit this year, and perhaps con-
tinued to Kennett Square. This the COM
pany believes would be a paying invest
ment. The officials say they will not pay
exorbitant prices for rights Of way as
property owners would be benefited by the
construction of the line.
Evening journal., 1908-03-24
WATER MAINS
COST $224,l5S
WeIdin Farm Work Reported
TO Water Commission
by Mr.. LeiSen

In the statement which Chief Engineer
Leisen Of the Water Department, sub
mitted to the Water Commission yester-
day afternoon the cost Of laying the water
mains to the new weldin farm reservoir is
given as 22415s.s2. which is at the rate
OF 5000 per foot.
Mr.. Leisen compared this cost to that
which Philadelphia is paying for similar
work, which is si7 a foot
Mr. Leisen's statement follows:
'To the Board OF Water Commissioners.
Wilmington, Del. Gentlemen: In the light
OF the recent intimation of extravaganza
in the management OF the work of rhis
department, coupled with sundry rumors
that one of the examples OF this extrava-
gance was the laying of the large forcing
and distributing mains connecting with
Porter reservoir, it may be Of interest to
the members OF this board. as well as TO
the general public to learn the actual
cost Of this work There were 9.42l.5 feet OF
42-inch and 43-inch pipe and 1O91S5 feet OF
4S-inch pipe, making a total length of
20,340 feet The total cost OF the work COM
plete, exclusive OF the purchase Of right
OF way, was 1924. .15SS 80 divided as follows:
Material: 20, 2SO feet Of pipe and fittings,
si36. 256.16; other materials and incldentaIs,
s5S59O9; total, sii21i525. Labor: On pipe
line In general, $50. .9O5.5i; on creek cross
ing. S6,4s6.O9; total, s76.S9L6S Carriage and
hauling pipe, s5.65LA Grand total. Sea-
1882
ssRaa,,roa 90 a foot ,,i,. A.. -. - -
work is as follows: Material. 81; labor,
SS4s, and carriage, q cents. Total cost per
foot, 5000.
1T may be noted that Messrs. Samuel
Gray and Allen Hazen. the very eminent
engineers, who reported upon this sub
| iect in 1904. estimated this same work at
a rate that would make the unit price
SilO7 per foot, exclusive OF creek crossing,
and ten thousand dollars extra was a.
/ lowed for such creek crossing.
1T may be stated also upon the author
| ity Of the chief engineers Of the Bureau
OF Water and Filtration, that under con-
tract. II is costing the city of Philadei-
phia Si7 per foot for the same style,
weight and quality Of 4S-inch lock-bar
steel pipe as Wilmington in its extrava-
/ gance has laid for 5000
1T might be OF interest also at this
stage. 70 note that from data at hand. II
! can be shown that Of sixteen municipal
contracts for thirty-one vertical triple ex-
pansion pumping engines, similar in gem
erai design, those purchased by Whining
ton. and varying in capacity from seven
millions to twenty-five million gallons
built by various manufacturers from 1905
/ 20 1907. the cost Of the Wilmington en-
gines. based on the price per million gal.
Ions pumped 100 feet high, was lower than
any other one, and was over sixteen Der
cent lower than the average price of the
other fifteen contracts. Theodore A.
Leisen, Chief Engineer"
Read about the Diamond Ice Contest
on page A.
Evening journal., 1908-03-24
DOOR CHECKS TO
BE REGULATED

The question OF proper exits and means
OF escape in case OF fire and other emers-
encies, came up before the Board OF Edu-
cation last night Two weeks ago. the
property committee Of the board was in
structed TO examine all the schools IN this
respect. President shortlidge said that
most OF the schools had been visited and
were found TO be amply provided with
ire escapes and exits
Mr.. O'Donnell OF the Tenth ward, called
attention to the Blount checks used on the
doors Of the schools. He said IN many in
stances the springs in these checks are
set so that the doors are opened with
difficulty. He said he recently witnessed a
fire drill at No. 13 School and before the
alarm was given, the principal OF the
school detailed four large boys to open tho
doors. and hold them until all the children
had left the building. He considered this
serious matter and thought the checks
should be removed from the doors.
1t was decided to have the supervisor OF
schools release the springs IN the checks
CT all DOORS 30 that the smallest child
can open than
Evening journal., 1908-03-24
TEAM IS NOT TO
GO TO GERMANY

II has been decided that the Will
mington Turngemeinde will not be re-
presented by a "Riege" or team of
eight as was proposed a year ago, in
the international funniest which will
be held next June at Frankfort-on-
the Main in Germany. The participa-
tion of a Wilmington team was aban-
doned for several reasons, the main
one being that many who would have
contributed to defraying the expenses
OF the trip are not able to do so, noa'
because OF the industrial depression.
The total amount would reach about
$4,000 and members and friends of
the Turngemeinde decided to aban-
don the trip until the next funniest.
If Wilmington athletics would have
taken part in the great prize tourna-
ment no doubt they would have made
a good showing as the "Riege" select
ed was composed Of some good mater
ial.
Evening journal., 1908-03-24
SHAD DODGING
THE FISHERMEN
Boats That Went Out From
New Castle Average
Eight Fish Each

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. March 24-Republi-
cans of the Fourth district held a
meeting last evening and William S.
Hnles was nominated for delegate to
the State convention with William w.
Leach as alternate.
The nominations for county commit
tee were A. V. L. George, James NJ.
Wise and Edward Elkinton.
In the Third district James j. Wright
and George Williams. :he latter color
ed. were nominated for state delegates
with James Miller and Jerry Myers AS
alternates. For county committee the
nominations were George McCann
James ]. Wright and Walter Burris
There may be some opposition to some
of the candidates.
Fine Shad Are Scare.
Many OF the shad fishermen who
tried their luck yesterday found that
shad were scarce. The boats averaged
eight to a boat. and Nhile roes were
retailed at 20 cents good sized melts
were bought at As cents each. Fisher
men last night commented on the ac-
commodating action of the captain OF
the Milford steamboat He saw a net
was in The way OF his boat so he LEFT
his course, and after a consultation
with the fishermen, went around the
net He reported that Broadlxilr
fishermen had some success last week
Evening journal., 1908-03-24
UNCLE SAM CUTS
BASKET WILLOW
Government Experts Study
to Try to Benefit
Manufacturers

WASHINGTON. March 24--The
work Of cutting the basket willows to
supply slips for free distribution has
sust been begun at the governments
experimental holt at Arlington. just
across the Potomac from this city.
These experiments in intensive
willow culture are carried on by the
United States Forest Service, which
distributes each year a great many
cuttings, together with special instruc-
tions for growing them, to applicants
IN all parts Of the country.
This countrys willowware industry
now has 70 depend on foreign growers
Tor the great part of its supply, but
each year marks an increase I'm the
number Of American holts. Expert
ments have shown that the product of
the United States Is equal to that Of
Europe, when the proper methods of
cultivation are followed. and the own
ers OF holts have found that willow
cultivation Is sometimes more profit
able than the growing Of other crops.
The four varieties of approved bas-
ket willows propagated at Arlington
have made an excellent growth COM
pared with those of other holts
throughout Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania. The unfavorable weather in
the spring OF 1907 greatly retarded the
growth OF the young rods in most To-
calities, but the holt at Arlington Is so
favorably situated that little or no
harm was done the willows there on
the contrary, the American Green"
has made better growth in the gov
ernment holt this year than in any
previous year The rods are long
straight and branchless. In the case
Of the Welsh, the rods are not so Ions
as those Of last year. but the average
number OF rods per stool is higher and
the total weight far exceeds that OF
al previous crops.
Both the Lemley and the Paten,
Lemley have again yielded very sat
isfactory results. but they, more than
any other variety. show that close
spacing r. necessary in order to shade
the soil sufficiently 10 prevent Il from
drying out, In plats where the spacing
IS s by is or 3 by 20 inches apart. the
rods are long and slender and almost
entirely without branches. In platl
where the stools are set 10 by 81
1ucues apart lne iouo ieulalucu NcIl
short and produced numerous sid'
branches. which shows that clos'
spacing Is the proper method Of man
agement in holts where the object Il
the production OF high grade rods.
After the rods OF each plat are Gu
and carefully sorted into differen
height classes. they are tied into bun
dles Weighing from 40 to so pound
and placed on their butt ends in a pi
containing water from 4 TO 6 inche
deep. They remain in this position
until the sap rises and the rods pu
forth new leaves. During the latte