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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-04
COMMITTEE MAY
DEFER ITS REPORT

1t is just barely possible that the
committee appointed by the city couni
Gil to investigate certain matters con-
corning the Cumberland Telephone
Company will not make its report to-
night, but it is generally conceded that
it should do so unless some very i'm
portant matters deserve precedence. 1t
should be decided whether it is right
to allow the Cumberland to count the
$50 telephones in the rooms of the
Hotel Hattiesburg and for which they
get only a nominal charge as real sub
scribers. 1t is certainly not possible
that the city council will allow these
telephones counted, each room of the
hotel being classed as subscriber
when real subscribers have to pay
from $3.50 to 50 per phone in resi-
dences.
Then no one will contend for mo-
ment that dead-head telephones should
be paid for by the subscribers having
to pay a higher rate in order to al
low some one else free phones. Then
the extension of the same telephone
from one desk to another is matter
that should be considered-whether
the extension constitutes a subscriber
or not.
The city council should stand firm in
this matter and not be talked out of
what is right and we believe they
will so stand. Give the Cumberland
what is coming to them-but protect
the people.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-04
little GEORGE" CONVICTED
Of AGAIN Selling WHISKEY

in bed
Judge Johnson asked George if he
had any witnesses to introduce or
wanted to make a statement himself
and he replied in the negative.
The judge then sentenced him to
thirty days in Jail and fined him 800.
At noon efforts were being made to
make his bond so that the case might
be appealed to the circuit court.
Little George has been on the county
farm for some time until recently. His
health has been very poor and his
limbs, always too short for his body,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-04

Pensacola, Fla, August 4, 1908.
Just few lines TO tell you we
landed safely in Pensacola Tuesday
morning, and We took in the outing.
We went about nine miees on "A steam
boat to little island and about $50
children with their mothers were made
happy. | heard one old lady say to
another: Indeed, never do have any
pleasure until the salvation Army
came around"
| saw the excited mob that was
wanting that niger, E4eander Shaw.
was across the street. when the first
firing was done by the deputies.
afterwards saw the nigger hanging
and if there was one shot fired there
was thousand fred His BODY was
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-04
CAPT. AND MRS. M'AFEE
SEE MOB LYNCH A negro

riddled from head to foot. have Of
ten heard of these Infatuated crowds
but never witnessed it before; how
they forced Winchesters from deputies
and other deadly weapons and barred
their own lives for revenge's sake I
don't desire to see anything like it
again.
Capt. Walker, who was to succeed
me, had to go on a furlough on the
account of the illness of his wife, as
she is not able to stand the work
longer without a rest, and Capt A
Belcher, from Gulfport, Miss, will be
there to take command as my success
sor. He is a splendid officer and viii
do justice to the work there. With
best wishes we remain yours,
CAPT. J. w. and MRS. MAFEE-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-04

A train load of soldiers belonging
to the Mississippi National Guard,
left Meridian on a special over the
Mobile and Ohio at 1870 o'clock this
morning under command of Major J.
A. Bell, of Meridian. They were bound
or Columbus, where the states troops
will be encamped during the next ten
days.
Resides the Meridian company there
were aboard the train, companies from
Hattiesburg, Laurel and Bay Springs
TIE entIre command took lunch in Me
ridian and left the city feeling much
fefreshe d.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-04

The city council win meet tonight
and It is thought that the ordinance
that is now pending with reference
to the appointment of a meat and milk
Inspector will be passed. over until
an misunderstanding. ~ was stated
by "a member that the work tonight
would be principally Of a routine ma
ture.
It is probable that the board will
go slow ON all matters that pertain
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-04

have been affected by rheumatism.
When he gets our of jail he always
goes back, sooner or later, generally
sooner, to selling liquor. He seems
to have an idea that 1t is the only
business he can follow
He was arrested b3 Officers Beverly
and McCaa.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-04
Home Mission Society

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Home Mission Society
The regular monthly business meet
ing of the Home Mission Society of
Court Street Methodist Church was
held yesterday afternoon at the church
with eighteen members present. Mrs.
Reed presided over the meeting in the
absence of the president, Mrs. ]. A.
Bishop. The principal business dis
cussed was the recent work the ladies
have had done on their church. No
other business of Importance the meet
ing adjourned to meet the first Monday
in September.
Claud Jones, the bright young son
of Rev. and Mrs. ]. R. Jones, who
was chosen by the military company to
attend the encampment at Columbus,
as their physician, was disappointed
in going on account of illness of his
mother. This was very high compli-
ment bestowed by the military boys,
on young DR.. Jones, and one, we feel
sure he Justly merits.
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Mrs. R. A. Cameron and her win
some little daughter Vera, returned
Saturday from visit to Laurel They
were accompanied home by her sister,
Mrs. w. T. Scott and children, Myrtle
and Knight, who will be the guests
of Mrs. Cameron and her mother Mrs.
S. A. Knight.
Prof. and Mrs. W. I. Thames, of the
college, have had as their guests Mr..
j. p. Thames, of Laurel; Mr. H. d.
Thames and wife, of Picayune; Mr.. j..
d. Thames, of Gulfport, and Miss Bes-
sic Ramsey, of Vancleave.
The pastors home that is being
erected for Rev. and Mrs. A. L. O'Bry-
ant is progressing rapidly and when
completed will present most beauti-
full appearance.
Mr.. and Mfrs. Roderic Hall, of Laurel,
left last night for their home after a
short stay with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. B. Woodley, and Mr.. and. Mrs.
P. E.. Phillips.
Miss Hattie Arledge is out at Hick-
DRY Grove attending the protracted
meeting which is being ably conducted
by Rev. A. L. O'Bryant.
: Miss Louise Malady, of Meridian re-
turned home yesterday after few
days pleasantly with Misses Ruth and
Marie Turner.
Mr.. Leslie Quinn and his sister, Miss
Ida, of McComb City, are guests OF
their cousin, Miss Allie Ball ON Bush
man street.
Mrs. d. A. Poole was called to Rich
ton yesterday by the serious illness
of her little granddaughter, Irma Cope
land.
4 Mrs. DR.. P A. Carter is expectiIg
this week her sister, Mrs. R. c. Oliver
of Columbia, to spend some time witt
her.
Mrs N. B. Shelby and daughter
Miss Nettie. of Ellisville, are the
guests of Hattiesburg relatives today
Mr. and Mrs. w. D. Coleman have
taken possession of cosy cottage OF
Newman street.
Mr.. A. w. Reed, of Higgins, spen
Saturday and Sunday with his brothel
Mr.. John Reed.
Mrs. Chas. Kinard has as her CUES
this week her sister, Miss Olga Gaugh
of Meridian.
Master Albert Post is visiting his
grandmother in McComb City
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-04
ATTENTION, RED MEN.

All members of Bouie Tribe, No. AS,
Improved Order of Red Men, are re-
auested to be present at their wigwam
on Wednesdays sleep at O'Clock.
Business of importance demands your
attention.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-04
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:. This is to notify every membef I
: of Leaf River Camp, No. 2S, VIZ
: o. W., that their assessment is .
: due on the first day of each s
& month for the past month and IL .
: not paid they will stand suspend .
: ed and will be reported as such .
: to the Sovereign Clerk. .
: Fraternally, =
: w. ]. FOWLER, Clerk .
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-04
ImmanueI Baptist ladies, Aid

Emmanuel Baptist Ladies' Aid
The Ladies' Aid met at the I'M
manuel Baptist Church yesterday af-
ternoon and quite number were pres
emit. The devotional exercises were
conducted by Miss Ruby Batson and
were especially impressive. Miss Bat
son being one of the most devout and
earnest young Christian girls in the So
ciety Mrs. J J. Ferguson, presided
over the business meeting with the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-04
CITY COUNCIL Will MEET IN
REGULAR Session TONIGHT

milk inspection because great
many people own their own
cows and know when the milk is fit
for use, but everybody has to buy
and eat meat, and they feel that they
should have some reasonable certain
ty that they are getting meat that is
not diseased and is kept clearly.
On account of the pressure of rou-
tine matters it is possible that this or
dinance mar be allowed to pass over
but u d that the council will
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| will be q fonight or not.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-04
:. M. WILLIAMS,

r C.. HALL Sachem.
Chief of Records. jul 4 ct
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-04
Foresaw Calamity.

Foresaw Calamity.
"There!" exclaimed the angry nus
band, after his chair had given way
beneath him, 81 just knew the mucilags
would come out of that trading stamp
furniture. Detroit Free Press.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-04
Hickory Grove Revival


The protracted meeting which is in
progress out at Hickory Grove is prov
ing quite a success in every sense of
the word. Notwithstanding the down
pour of rain the attendance is splendid
the interest manifested is all that
could be expected, while the sumptu-
Gus dinners for which the Hickory
Grove ladies are so famous for pre-
pairing, are especially delightful and
very much enjoyed. Brother A. L..
O'Bryant is conducting the services
and 1t is needless to say that preach
ing is splendid and of high Christian
type, as he is recognized as one of the
most prominent ministers in our
midst and his Hattiesburg friends are
justly proud of his standing.
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First Baptist Ladies' Aid
The Ladies' Aid of the First Baptist
Church held delightful social meet
ing on the lawn in front of the church
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. r. A. Cam
eron and Mrs. Hugh McInnis were the
hostesses, and as usual proved their
exceptional taste in entertaining. De.
spite the gloomy weather about thirty
or forty ladies called during the after.
noon. Delicious ice cream and lady
fingers were served which proved tc
be very delightful and refreshing on
such warm summer day. The meet
ing was presided over by Mrs. A. Polk
and prayer by Mrs. Trotter. The new
members. were welcomed into the so
ciety. The admirable management Of
these pleasant socitl meetings which
the ladies hold each month testifies
to their ability to preside over such
affairs.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-04

Mrs. R. A. Cameron and her win
some little daughter Vera, returned
Saturday from visit to Laurel. They
were accompanied home by her sister,
Mrs. w. T. Scott and children, Myrtle
and Knight, who will be the guests
of Mrs. Cameron and her mother, Mrs.
S. A. Knight.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-04

lar meeting will be on next Monday
afternoon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-04

Prof. and Mrs. w. I. Thames, of the
college, have had as their guests Mr..
j. P. Thames, of Laurel; Mr.. H. D.
Thames and wife, of Picayune; Mr.. ].
D. Thames, of Gulfport, and Miss Bes-
sic Ramsey, of Vancleave.
The Washington times., 1908-07-31
The Shepherd Memorial.

If anything were required to sustain
the judgment of the Engineer Commits
siOner as to the location of the Shep-
herd memorial it is the erection of the
model now standing before the District
building. 1t is askew with everything,
A statue of a figure so compactly built
that it would hardly seem heroic I'M
der any conditions is there made TO
look squatty. Neither the beautiful
building in the background nor the
monument front appears to advantage,
The whole arrangement is palpabIy cut
of scale.
The figure keiongs in the small tri-
angle to the east. There it will have
space propOrtionate to it, setting
of a size and shape which viii add to
the dignity of the figure instead of
overwhelming it. If anyone in the Dis
trict of Columbia is in any present
doubt on this score, he has only to look
once on this model in its present posi-
ton.
The Washington times., 1908-07-31
INSANITY DECREASES
IN FEDERAL SERVICE
Better Care of Men and I'm
derstanding of Tropical
Conditions Changes
Results.

Better sanitation and better rations,
clothes. and medical attention are cred
tied with a remarkable decrease in the
number OF cases of insanity IN the
worldwide service Of the Government
Some people think the abolition Of the
canteen in the army has something &c
90 with II. too; but the army officers
and men are almost a unit IN the view
that II the Canteeu were restored the
number Of cases would be still further
reduced, while they say that desertion
from the army would be almost stopped
When American rule was first estab-
lished in the Philippines the number Of
soldiers sent home for treatment at the
Government Hospital for Insane IN this
city, was startling. Now the number is
constantly growing less. and tie eX-
PLANTATION IS that the conditions Of ser
vice in tropical countries are better
understood, officers and men alike are
more sensible and intelligent about their
WAYS Of living. and sanitary and medical
conditions are such that there is really
little more danger in the tropics than
at home.
The canal zone used 10 be a breeding
place for insanity IN the Government
service Now IL IS almost unknown as
a recruiting place for the big Govern
ment asylum. A few years ago the
asylum was fast being outgrown by the
demands upon It. Now the population
is steadily falling OF, and there Is every
reason 10 anticipate that II VIII con
tinue TO do so.
The Washington times., 1908-07-31

ernor should announce his intention to
stand again-if in these circumstances
one can picture the CONSERVATION that
would prevail in political circles in
Maryland, he can gain some idea Of
what is happening in New York.
There is no direct primary in New
YORK. The same leaders who are nov
opposing Mr. Hughes prevented the
passage of such law by the last ses-
sion of the Legislature. In fact, enc
reason why Mr.. Hughes is a candidate
for another term TO secure the right
of the voters OF New York to select
their candidates without the interven-
ton of tie bosses. Notwithstanding its
size, New York since the days of Thur
low Weed has been run by a cabal. The
State has many men of great ability
who are politicians for the love of
po- IT it gives them. They are not
corrupt, though in matters political
they are almost INSCRIPTIONS. The
real fight tnat is now on in New York
is between the governor and these men.
They dislike him because if his policy
prevails their occupation will be gone
IT the direct-policy primary were in
force in the State, there would be no
difficulty about the matter. The gov
ernor and the politicians could put the
issues to the people and .eo them de-
eide. But the nomination must be
made by a convention, and, of course,
there are many ways in which the
leaders can get the upper hand in a
convention. The question in New York
is:
Shall the politicians use their power
to defeat Hughes for the nomination /?
Shall they crafty their desire for re-
venge at the risk of losing the Slater
They say the governor has made
many enemies, but his friends retort
that the only enemies he has made are
also enemies of the State, and that to
uoIy the governor a denomination be-
cause he mas been too sincere and too
honest viii be taken as an affront by
decent people. Hence the leaders"
are between the devil and a very deep
sea. In the end they will be bound TO
yieiI to the governor, for the simple
reason that none of their objections to
him will hold water. To turn him
down because they have the power to
do so viii be absolute proof Of the need
Of putting through the governors pro
gram, and taking the government of
the State out of the hands of middle
men, who have constituted themselves
custOdians of the public right to deter
mine who shall fill pyblic Office.
The Washington times., 1908-07-31
Americas Eastern Policy.

The time will probably come when
the speech of William Howard Taft at
Shanghai, declaring the Eastern policy
OF America, viii be a better-known
document than his address accepting
the nomination for the Presidency of
the United States.
1t is unbelievable that so pregnant
a pronouncement of national policy
should be almost unknown in America,
the country most vitality concerned with
what was said by Mr.. Taft. American
money and men and guns may one day
have to make good that policy. There
can be little doubt that the American
nation is heartily in accord with the
Roosevelt Administration in what it
said through the mouth of Mr.. Taft.
As was set forth in these columns
yesterday, Mr.. Taft told the leaders of
business, finance, and politics in China,
that the United States was determined
to stand by the Hay program of main
tanning administrative and territorial
entity Of China. In all the circum-
stances, the speech was manifestly
aimed at certain pretensiOns of Japan
to especial dominance in the Flowery
Kingdom. It was made at the time
the American fleet was beginning prep
arations for its tour to the East. The
whole Orient has accepted that speech,
plus the fleets world-tour, as the decla-
ration by the Washington Government
that it will stand between China and
any despoiler. This country did take
the lead in preventing partition of
China; it did return the boxer indem-
nifty; it did send Secretary Taft TO
assure China that partition or undue
political preference" of any other coun-
try in China would not be permitted
1t did send its navy to the East i'm
mediately after the Taft declaration.
Could anything be palmer, under all
the circumstances, than the conclusion
that the fleet went East as a notifca-
ton TO the world that America was
hereafter to be esteemed a factor in
the East? 1t is more. 1t is notice
that, having great possession and great
e in the Orient, and, also, having
one shore of our country washed by
the Pacific, we will insist on being re-
garded as one of the first powers in
that ocean.
Taking this position, and having the
best reasons for taxing it, the United
States proposed to show the world that
it was prepared to defend the position
So the Il was sent around the globe.
The Washington times., 1908-07-31
Not a Matter of Friendship.

Every day adds a little to the i'm
pOrtance of the tariff issue. This is
explained by the fact that the tariff
is a vital as well as a local issue. 1t
comes home to everyone, ricn and poor,
manufacturer and workman, for it is
matter Of dollars and cents. To one
man it means profit OF loss; t. another,
some savings or none at all 1t is the
central question around which revolves
the great principle of justice and the
square deal. And as this is a matter
concerning which the Republicans hope
to have the controlling word, it is
worth while considering what the Re
publican leaders are saying about it.
In the first place it seems fairly
well established that tariff revision
would be seriously undertaken next
year. The chairman of the Committee
on Ways and Means, Congressman
Payne, points out that the preliminaries
are even now under way 1t is eX-
pected that the committee Will open
hearings soon after Congress meets
again and that by the end of the short
session a bill viii be drafted for dis
cussion at the special session to be
called right afterward Mr. Payne is
what the old-line Republican would call
"friend" of the tariff He and his
fellow -conservatives lave been good
friends to special industries As a re-
suit they find the new Independence
party saying:
1--WE demand a revision of the tariff
not by the friends Of the tariff, but by
the friends of the people"
But the tariff isn't a matter OF
friendship at all, but a business mat
ter requiring fair play. Mr.. Taft
showed in his Cincinnati speech that
the consequence of this argument i:
the probable necessity of marking some
duties up as well as others down
"Some few" schedules, he says, have
not enough protection. But Others
number not specifed) have more thar
enough protection. Hence IN these
cases there must be a mark-down. ANY
thing in excess of a reasonable profit
for the producer serves no useful pur
pose, he submits, "but offers a tempta-
ton to those who would monopclizt
J the production, and the sale of suct
The Washington times., 1908-07-31
The Feud in New York.

To understand the excitement in
New York over the announcement of
Governor Hughes that ne will be a
candidate for denomination if the peo-
pie wish him to run again, it is neces-
sary to have followed the course of
politics in New York for the past few
years, and also to recognize that the
electoral vote of the State is considered
of first Importance in the Presidential
contest.
There has been feud between the
leaders in the Republican party in New
York and Governor Hughes from the
time of his nomination. They did not
wish to name him, and only did so
because he seemed to be the only man
that could save the Republican ticket
from defeat. The result showed that
this forecast of political conditions was
accurate. The governor was the only
Republican on the ticket 10 be elected.
Having little in common with the poll
ticians to begin with, and feeling that
he owed his nomination and his election
not TO them, but directly to the people,
the governor has probably been the
ehiliest proposition that a politician
ever tried to get on friendly terms
with.
1t will be easy for those familiar
with politics nearer to Washington 10
understand the situation in New York
if they will think of Maryland as being
three or four times as large as it is
and as having three times as many
votes as it now casts, with a dozen
leaders or bosses of ability, wealth, and
prominence. Now, suppose that the
governor of Maryland by ignoring the
politicians had offended them; that
after one term, during which he had
repeatedly shown his contempt for
them, and his ability TO beat them at
their own game, the belief became
prevalent that he was going to step
down and out, and that the politicians
were beginning in the same old way to
fix up the slate; then suppose that, in
response to call of duty, the gov
The Washington times., 1908-07-31
Seeing Washington With The Times Guide
No. LXIII-CIWL SERVICE COMMISSION

LTHE red brick building on the
northwest corner, ladies' and
gentlemen. is virtually the
mouth of the Government of the United
States in the matter OF securing the
thousands Of employees to feed the de-
mand created by the workings Of ITS
various departments.
THAT building houses the members
and staff Of the Civil Service Commits
sion, on which body President Roose-
welt served in his first official capacity
in this city, as one of the commission
ers. Secretary Garfield, of the Interior
Department, also served on this body
at one time
In there are prepared and rated All
examination papers for educational tests
which nearly 10000 inhabitants OF the
United States took last year, 10 I'LL the
80, 600 appointments. These were made
through the ratings Of papers maize by
employees of these offices. The coInmis-
sion employs about 200 persons. OF these
146 are men and the remainder women
The salaries Of these persons costs
the Government about S25o.OOO annually.
This would seem a large sum tc tt
casual observer. but it has been proved
that thousands of dollars annually are
saved to the Government by the COM
mission This $250.00O is pra cticaily a
premium which the Government pays