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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-29
led to the support Of. Patterson.

lied to the support of Patterson.
The statewide prohibition wave
swept Georgia, Alabama and Missis-
sippi like a whirlwind-and the slogan,
"The South is Going Dry" began to look
like reality. But the reaction came.
Louisiana and Florida failed to fol
low, and Tennessee has remained true
to the principles of local option.
Georgia receded slightly from its po-
sition in the election of Joseph M.
Brown as Governor, while strong un-
dercurrent in Alabama pressages the
return of that state to the local OPP
ton system.
Statewide prohibition will probably
obtain in Mississippi for several years,
but the Daily News doubts its per-
manency, and believes that the tenn
perance people of the state made a Sc
rious mistake in forcing on the few
wet counties law that will never be
enforced.
When the state does return to local
option, as the Daily News believes it
will do sooner or later, the fight must
be made over and it will be many
years before the sale of liquors Is re-
stricted to seven or eight counties as
was the case when the statutory pro
hibition law was enacted.
The Daily News is prohibition
newspaper; so much so that it has
never printed a liquor advertisement
But the Daily News believes in the
Democratic principle of local self-gov
eminent.
In communities where public sen
timent is strong enough to vote GU
the saloon the law can be enforced
but we believe that future experience
will justify the prediction that thu
state prohibition law will be ruthless
ly trampled under foot in the few
communities where a majority of tn,
citizens prefer the open saloon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-29

copies to the press with permission
to publish this afternoon, expecting
of course, to be able to deliver it in
full. The very short time. limit fixed,
Il hour of which | was advised too
late to stop publication, prevented my
covering other matters and delivering
this part of the speech as published
in full, but l went into the matter as
fully as the time allowed.
AS the published speech was not
delivered in full will ask the public
to treat 1T as card until | get an
opportunity to deliver it from the
stump, which will do as soon as
possible.
| desire to be perfectly fair and
therefore give the facts to the public.
l have also stated them to Mr.. Barber
and advised him that would publish
this card and have exhibited same tc
him. Very respectfully
E. j. BOWERS.
June 81, 1908.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-29
Carmack's Defeat.

Former United States Senator Ed
ward w. Carmack was defeated for
Governor of Tennessee in the Demo
cratic primaries held in that state last
Saturday by Governor M. R. Patterson.
Senator Carmack made the race on
platform favoring statewide prohibit
ton, while Governor Patterson is an
advocate of local option.
The verdict of the people at the polls
is, therefore, of more than local signif-
canoe.
Carmack is admittedly the most
brilliant man of the two. He is the
best speaker and carries the largest
personal following.
But Tennessee Democrats could not
get away from the basic principles OF
local self-government, hence they raj
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-29

not accept the place. Some of his
friends still insist on his nomination,
but it is believed that he will refuse
the honor.
Governor Johnson is a candidate for
the presidential nomination, but would
probably accept the nomination for
second place if pressed into service
in that capacity. He is a strong man;
so strong that a great many Demo
Gratis believe that he would have de.
feated Bryan for the nomination had
he entered the race in time.
With Bryan and Mitchell or Bryan
and Johnson, a strong platform and
an intelligent, vigorous campaign, the
Daily News believes that there is at
least a fighting chance for success.
There may be other men equally
available for the vice presidential nom
nation, but the country is not so ia.
miliar with them, and the Democratic
party has made serious mistakes in
the past by selecting for second place
on the ticket men who are compare
lively unknown and who have nothing
to recommend them to the country.
Ehe man who is nominated for vice
president should be qualified to fill
the office of president in the event OF
a vacancy in that office. The Repub
lican nominee for second place is not
a man of presidential caliber, but
this is all the more reason why the
Denver convention should exercise its
best judgment.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-29
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i BACHELOR GIRL. :
e RV Helen Rowland
BY Helen Rowland.
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Matrimony is life job with long
hours, small pay, hard work, no holt
days and no chance to give notice" if
you get tired of it.
A pretty wife in soiled kimono af-
fects a man like a pate de fol gras
Served on an old tin plate; 1T takes
away his appetite-for love.
1t always surprises woman when
the son who has been tied to her apron
strings suddenly gets tangled up in
some chorus girls shoe strings.
Marrying widow is like inherit
ing an heirloom; marrying a grass
widower is like geeting secondhand
goods that somebody else has been
anxious to get rid of it.
! A man always feels deeply injured
when his wife refuses to believe the
story that he has worked all the way
up in the cab 20 make sound interest
ing and perfectly plausible.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-29
The Vice Presidency.

AS the National Democratic conven.
ton draws nearer, and as the issues
to enter into the presidential campaign
become more clearly drawn, interest
Increases in the matter of selecting
desirable running mate for Mr..
Bryan.
Numerous candidates have been sug-
gested for the place, including several
of the most prominent Democrats in
the country. but the two now most
prominently mentioned are John Mitch.
ell and John A. Johnson.
Mr.. Mitchell has said that he will
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-29

The Poplarville Free Press is re-
ponsible for this bit of humor: Ed
itors Noble and Ragsdale and a man
by the name of Bush are running for
mayor in the hustMng city of Laurel.
1t certainly will be amusing to see
the rival editors shaking the CbushD
trying to reach the mayoralty persim.
mon."
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-29

Editor P. K. Mayors, the veteran
editor of the Scranton Democrat Star,
says: The Hattiesburg city council
did the right thing few days since in
eXempting the j. j. Newman Lumber
Company from taxation for a period of
ten years. The council went a step
further and exempted all other man
ufacturing establishments locating in
their city during that period. Their
action is to be commended"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-29
Push and Progress.

Better than age-encrusted conserva-
tism is the push and progress that
builds a city in ten years where only
the pine stumps were before.
Better than great wealth is health
and vigor and better still is wealth,
health and vigor.
Hattiesburg has them.
Here where virgin pines lowered
heavenward ten years ago, surrounded
still be primeval forests of the finest
soft pine timber, where the noise of
the saw mill may be heard in the
streets, is city built by the magic
of tireless energy within the, space of
decade.
Here where no man would have
thought twenty years ago of finding
an excuse for building village, man
has caused to spring up a magnificent
monument to his foresight and energy
in the shape of stately buildings and
broad paved streets, handsome homes,
splendid churches and commodious
and substantial school houses.
Here has been made to grow as If
by Arabian magic commercial and
manufacturing point second to no 9th
er city in the state. a community OF
SUBSCRIBERS, paved streets, public
buildings, homes, schools, churches
and twenty-five thousand hustling peo
pie.
And yet Hattiesburg is only be
ginning its career of greatness.
What has been done here is ma.
velous, but it is merely a start, TO
the Hattiesburg of ten years henc,
will be the fulfillment of a promis
which the past has made possible an,
the future assures.
With timber in abundance. sufficien
to supply an increasing demand TO
many years, with manufacturing plant
to furnish employment to the ski!le.
labor of a great city, with the wealt
that must come from the developmer
of country so rich in natural ~
sources and with the continued pusl
ing of Hattiesburg by the men {
Hattiesburg, there can be no limit
the growth and the Industrial an
commercial development of this cit
Bigger Buster and Better. fla
tiesburg is being made every da
and 1t will not stop within the yea
that are to come.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-29
Charge WAS
NOT SUSTAINED

Richard Payne, peg-leg negro, was
before theA.police court this morning
charged with having stolen 500 from
Anderson Kimbrought, a negro who
lives on Williams street.
1t was claimed that the negro broke
into the house land stole little bank
that contained $40. -
The evidence was insufficient and
Justice Johnson discharged the, ac-
cused.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-29
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l prepared full reply to the publ
cations recently appearing in the Hat
tiesburg papers with reference to the
taking over of Gulfport Harbor by the
Government, which it was my origi-
nal intention to have publish ed as a
card, but being reminded that would
speak at $3.50 today where would
probably have an opportunity to de-
liver 1t as 3speech, ! determined to
take that Course. In accordance Nth
the custom of speakers gave advance
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-29
cHANcERY SUMMONS.
State of Mississippi.

To l.. R. Priester, defendant:
You are commanded to appear be-
fore the Chancery Court of the. County
of Forrest, in said state, on the End
Monday of July, A. D. 1908, to defend
the suit in said court of A. V. Hayes,
and others, wherein you are a defend
ant.
This 18th day of June, A. D. 1908.
T. E. BATSON,
Clerk.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-29

]. Pierpont Morgan has officially de-
clared that the panic is over. The
man who complains of hard times now
is crank and doesn't know what he
is talking about.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-29

The man who died the other day
and left half of his fortune to a bar
tender did not live in Gulfport. Gulf
port men give their fortunes to the
bartender while they are living.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-29

Those who are inclined to grieve
over Senator Carmacks defeat for
Governor of Tennessee may console
themselves in the fact that John Wes-
ley Gaines also met his Waterloo.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-29

Judging from the size of the de-
linquent land tax sale published in
the Gulfport Journal, something like
nine-tenths of that town is to be
placed on the market at auction.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-29

A Missouri man has just wooed and
won a woman from whom he was d.
vorced six years ago. 1t seems that
some Missourians have to be shown
twice.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-29

The poor man has the satisfaction
of knowing that his honesty is seldom
questioned.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-29

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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-29
FINED FOR GAMBLING.

Five negroes were fined SIS each
in the police court this morning on
a charge of gaming.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-29
FOR CONGRESS.
We are authorized to announce
HON e. }. BOWERS

OF Hancock county as a candidate in
the Democratic primary for re-nomi-
nation to the 61st Congress from the
9Th district of Mississippi.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-29

Selfish man seldom denies himself
anything.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-29

HEARST TELEGRAPH AND CA
BILE SERVICE received daily, the ex-
elusive franchise for which is owned
by the Daily News.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
Heney Cheered by Delighted Court Crowd

ing the fifth ballot. Harrison alone on
this occasion voted for acquittal, Muir
ply still holding out. undecided
Lunch was served to us in the cham
bers and afterward we sat down at a
long table to once more begin a sitting
or the evidence. Finally Murphy, turn
ing to Harrison, said, Well what are
we going to do about this2'
The two had words for three or four
minutes. openly and. within the hear
ing of the rest of the jurors. And then
Harrison said that he would vote for
conviction, and Muephy for the first
time gave a decided opinion, register
ing desire to join the majority of the
celebrating body.
Il turned from the table and made
out the verdict and asked the judges
to sign it. Again before leaving the
room to notify the court of our agree
ment, | turned to the eleven and said
Is this your verdict. and they all an
swered yes. The rest of the proceed
ing was in open court and is known
to everybody
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
OTHER GRAFTERS TO
KEEP CURLY BOSS
COMPANY IN PRISON
BY William III. Langdon

The public is familiar with the evil
dence presented by the people In the
Ruef case From that evidence 1t was
apparent that no honest jury could do
other than find a verdict of guilty. No
one doubts Ruefs guilt, therefore the
people of this state and county must
be satisfied with the verdict
The failure to convict Ruef at this
time would have been the greatest dis
grace that could have befallen this city
and state. A debt of gratitude is due
Hiram Johnson, Matt l. Sullivan and j.
]. Dwyer. who took up the battle when
Francis j. Heney was stricken down by
an assassins bullet. and with Mr.. John
OGara continued the work that was to
have been done by Mr.. Heney.
The conviction of Ruef is but a fore
runner of other convictions that must
inevitably follow in the graft cases
that are yet to be tried The graft
prosecution will go on until it is DEM
onstrated that San Francisco is capable
of enforcing its laws and that courts
and juries are not mere mockery and
a sham
The arch criminal of San Francisco is
now on his way to the penitentiary.
Those who have been associated with
him in violating the public law will
soon follow him.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
Jurors Honest, He Says

The jury in my opinion was thor
oughly honest. 1 think that each man
voted as he saw the evidence andI do
not think that anybody was influenced
by anything else than the arguments
presented in the course of the trial.
We were not affected by any of the
things we have heard so much of since
we were discharged The shooting of
Heney in court did not prejudice us
against the defendant. At the very
moment of the shooting we were aware
that 1t was Heney that had been shot.
| think that it was Anderson who saw
a man, presumably the person who had
fired the shot. graphing with some
body else who showed him to the
ground. Oakley saw Heney raise his
hand to his head and I believe Bond
also witnessed something of the trag-
edy. We were not assured entirely of
the fact however, until the next day.
when Judge Lawlor gave US the infor-
nation. The jury, to go back a little
was just about to emerge from the
anteroom where we We're closeted
when the shot was fred That is how
a couple of the jurymen caught a flash
of what was going on.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
Haas Considered Anarchist

Our impression was that it was the
act of a man of anarchistic tendencies,
maniac in fact. We did not impute
the deed to Vaccinations of friends of
Ruef, and the shooting acted in no
way prejudicial to thei defendant. At
least that is my view. If there was
any such suspicion, the suicide of Haas
wiped away every sentiment or preju-
dice against Ruef.
The jury was much affected by the
plain spoken. unostentatious argument
of O'Gara. His evident sincerity, his
labors to make every point clear, were
sources of great strength to the cause
of the prosecution.
We had no knowledge of the public
meeting called after the shooting of
Heney. and the introduction of Johnson
and Sullivan into the legal forces Of
the prosecution. did not, in my opinion
swerve the minds of the jurymen from
their convictions. The first thing we
learned of mass meetings was when
Dozier in his closing address referred
to them. But the outside sentiment Of
the rest of the world was as nothing
to us. Our attention was entirely
riveted on the evidence being pre-
sented, and 1 believe every man acted
for himself. giving his verdict as he
was conscientiOuSly inclined"
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
RUEF CRINGES WHEN
IRON DOORS OF JAIL
CLANG BEHIND HIN

Despite his appearance of unconcern
when the verdict of the jury was an
nounced yesterday afternoon Abraham
Ruef lost his effrontery the moment he
stepped inside the steel door at the
county Jail No. shortly before
o'clock yesterday evening. Pallid of
face Ruef entered through the steel
door and walked to his cell. He spoke
to no one and the officials at the county
Jail could see that the fallen boss was
visibly affected by the verdict of guilty
as charged returned by the jury yester-
day afternoon.
Ruef failed to notice the guards as
they passed by his cell. but paced back
and forth for several minutes. He seat
ed himself finally on the edge of his
bunk and stared at his feet with his
face in his hands. Only few words
were spoken by him to Under Sheriff
Heggerty in answer to an inquiry from
the newspapermen. Ruef stated that
he would not talk for publication, but
that he would leave that to his attor-
news Ruef retired for the night short
ly after 8 O'Clock.
In the absence of Attorney Ach, who
is in Bakersfield, Thomas b. Dozier.
who is associated with Ach in the de-
fense of Ruef said last night that he
would not make any statement to the
public but would leave that TO Attor-
ney Ach.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
RUEF TO BE TRIED
AGAIN FOR BRIBERY
IN TROLLEY DEAL

Abe Ruef must go to trial again on
Monday morning. Moreover, he will be
called upon to answer charge in which
the evidence is practically identical
with that upon which he has just been
convicted. He will be compelled to
answer to a jury again in connection
with the trolley bribery. Just what
particular case will be called has not
been announced. The trial just closed
was based on the bribery Of Furey.
The prosecution has more than dozen
cases from which to select, and in each
instance the evidence parallels that
which has just formed the foundation
of a verdict of guilty.
The announcement OF the intention
10 send Ruef to trial again without
delay came last night from the dis
trict attorneys office. It is understood
that this policy had been determined
upon long In advance, but was not di-
vulged until yesterday
The maximum penalty for bribery is
II years. With only one conviction
and good behavior Ruef could gain his
liberty in eight or nine years. 1t is
felt that the many crimes warrant at
least another conviction, which, with
an ensuing sentence, would bring the
full term TO 2S years. This would
mean Ruef's Incarceration, even with
full credits, for Is or l9 years.
The members of the prosecution are
as ready to press forward with their
work as they were at the very be-
ginning of the graft cases A well de-
fined policy was announced some time
ago and the district attorney is fol-
lowing the lines marked out at that
time.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
Sullivan Changes Vote

once more on returning to Carpen-
ters' hall ballot was taken. making
our fourth attempt to agree Sullivan
abandoned his attitude and voted
guilty. O'Brien and Harrison stood
for acquittal and Murphy was not to
be shaken from his stand undecided.
Ihis vote was taken about 10 O'Clock.
Il had been busy all this time trying
to clear, if possible, in my own way.
the view of those who disa greed with
me. OLeary and Roller also made con
vincing. strong addresses to their fell
low jurymen. We used the Parkside
case and Umbsens confession that he
paid $4,000 to Ruef for fortifying our
position. The testimony of Norris
Levy, the member of the fight trust
that received permits for boxing ex-
hibitions, also tended to have direct
bearing on Ruef's actions
I'VE pointed out that Ruef undoubt-
edly exercised great power over the
board of supervisors when he forced
them to change their vote on the tele-
phone grant, the supervisors having
previously acted Independently with
Halsey of the Pacific States telephone
company. All this, we argued, was
strong presumptive evidence that in
the case under discussion it was Ruef
that was the power behind the throne.
Two Left in Minority
After a great deal of general dis
cussion another vote was taken. max
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
HFNEY GRATIFIED
BY JURY'S VERDICT
Expected Conviction if None OF
Twelve Was Reached by
Ruef Agents
Continued from Page 2, Column

criminal power. Our American sys-
tem strained in the last two years al
most to the breaking point, has been
vindicated; and the verdict prociafms
again the power of the people to punish
their betrayers.
Ruefs race is run. His personality
may henceforth be eliminated. His
conviction sounds the death knell for
a generation of his system. and that of
his accomplice-public service corpora
tions-the system by which political
boss sells TO an equally guilty corpora
ton boss privileges and rights which
belong to all the people.
The fruits of the lesson thus taught
viii be our greatest victory.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
EXPLAINS TO
THIN LADIES
A Simple But Sure Method OF
Developing a Well Rounded
Bust and Figure

1t is a simple but sure method
of developing the bust. arms.
neck, hips and shoulders OF
women who through some de-
feet of nutrition and circulation
are forever being Inundated Dy
their more fortunate sisters.
First. il must be understood that
the human skin is an enormous
gland, richly endowed with
nerves. secreting and excretlng
organs. and a network of minute
blood vessels which contain at
one time over One-third OF all
the blood in the body-that is. il
nature is perfect.
The relation of the skin to the
vital organs through the nervous
system in controlling the blood
supply is such as TO put them as
e team working together.
Get separately two ounces
glycerine three ounces of rose
water. one ounce tincture cado-
meme compound and five cents
worth of bOraX. Mix the glycer-
inc with tincture cadOmene.
shake and let stand two hours;
then add a teaspoOnful of bOraX
and the rOsewater. Apply to the
parts needing developing morn
ing and night. rubbing until
thoroughly absorbed; then wash
off with hot water and soap and
dry.
It is believed by expert derna-
tOlogists 10 be the most effective
prescription ever conceived for
the purpose
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
cAN NOT PAY THEIR DEBTS

George T. Morrill,, a farmer near
stockton. fled yesterday in the United
states district court petition in bank
ruptcv. His liabilities are $5,4s5.25;
no assets.
Pumyea Williamson. San Francisco
salesman. petitiOned 70 be declared a
bankrupt; Liabilities, $l,Ol415; no
assets
b. f. Hartley, a miner living in Oak
land. fled 2 petition 10 be declared
fsan xl-lIpf Hartley owes $zS,545, with
no assets. Among his creditors is the
T2arix ff Placer county and W. A Free
man. to whom he owes S10.750. the debt
lavinz been incurred in the sale of GER
tain mining property. lie owes i. A.
1Fu-t5npfon of this city S2.935; j. +.
oGrwcii s375e and r. H. Hartley and
" I. Clough or Everett, wash, $500
each.