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Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

ship must be wisdom and not expedi-
ency; especially must it not be base
hired service to money magnate and
corporation captain.
The American people have come to
the parting of the ways. They recog-
nize what the coming election means,
and as patriots of peace mean to
save the country, by a battle of the
ballots, from all danger of future
revolution. We need return to the
old-fashioned Americanism, and we
fortunately have leader of the type
of the old-fashioned American states
man. A Patrick Henry in oratory,
Jefferson in thought, a Jackson in ac-
tion, William Jennings Bryan, with
an individuality of his own, COM
bines many of the merits of his illus
trious predecessors.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08
ARTHUR BEATTIE
MADE SECRETARY
OF LEVEE BOARD
Daily News Special.

Daily News Special.
Clarksdale, MISS. April AFTER 2S
ballots the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta
board of levee commissioners elected
Arthur N. Beattie of this city, as Sec
rotary and treasurer of the organiza-
ton, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death OF p. M. Houston, who was
killed on the streets Of Tunica sew.
eral days ago.
The balloting occupied the entire
day, and was the most spirited event
in the history of the leyee board. The
other aspirants were T. C. CARROT of
Greenwood, and w. T. Covington Of
Belen.
While the election was in progress
word was received that Governor
Noel had re-appointed w. s. King as
member of the board to represent the
Y. & M. v. road, but he was request.
ed by the governor not to take part
lin the election.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08
FORREST COUNTY
/. FINANCES ARE
: in GOOD shape

The board of supervisors yesterday
had the regular monthly settlement
with county treasurer ellis and
everything was. found absolutely cor
rect .r3
The general fund showed balance
of s37,134.73 on hand and the other
county funds were in good condition.
1t is expected that the funds from
the sale of the jail bonds will be re-
ceived during 'the month, as all tine
preliminary steps have been COM
pleted for the sale of the bonds. or
rather for the acceptance of the
bonds by the Chicago firm. AS soon as
the bonds shall have been signed by
the president and the clerk of the
board there is no reason to doubt
that the money will be forthcoming.
The members of the board are con-
fident that the money will be on
hand by the next regular meeting
and probably bfeore.
This, for a time, will increase the
county's finances.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

The Daily News herewith presents
to its readers a splendid picture of
Hon. BIT. Hobbs, president of the
Mississippi Press Association, which
convenes in Hattiesburg on May 49,
Mr.. Hobbs is editor of the Brook
haven Leader published twice-a-
week in the thriving city of Brook
haven, and generally recognized as
one of the leading newspapers of the
state. He has been conspicuous in
Mississippi journalism for nearly a
quarter of century and his news
paper has been a potential factor in
the development of his city, county
and state.
Personally, President Hobbs is a
modest and unassuming gentleman
and his present honorable position as
the head of the Mississippi Press AS
sociation came to him as token of
appreciation and esteem on the part
of his associates.
AS a newspaper writer, Mr.. Hobbs
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

The report of DIR. DR.. T. ]. Mitchell
the Hattiesburg city council last
ght was an eye-opener to those
resent, and 1t will be a revelation
the general public. The fact that
10000 worth Of school property has
zen destroyed by fire this year
ems almost unbelievable, but the
port shows that it is true beyond
testfon, and that hundreds of human
res have been seriously imperilled
the lack of proper precautions In
Ie construction of public buildings.
Information came to the Daily
ews several weeks ago that Chief
rank Potter of the fire department
Id discovered alarming discrepancies
the construction g. the Main street
;hool building m Hattiesburg, that
Ie structure vas a veritable fire-trap,
ia that on. chance and the kind
|terventi4f Of Providence had pre-
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08
THINGS OF INTEREST
TO HATTIESBURG
WERE DISCUSSED


An Interesting meeting of the d.
rectors Of the Commercial club was
held last night and there were some
interesting discussions about things
that would be for the good of Hat
tiesburg.
Among numerous other things that
were discussed were the establish
ment of the following industries: ), :
A box and crate factory.
A wagon and spoke factory.
= Truck farming.
1t is understood that some of these
Industries are likely to materialize.
Inquiry has been made by firm de-
string to establish a box and crate
factory in this city and the CONNER
cial Club will do everything possible
to locate this or any Aother industry.
There has been some suggestion
that the club undertake to demon.
strate how well adapted the soil Of
South Mississippi is to truck growing,
but owing to the lateness Of the sea
son 1t is unlikely that steps will be
taken in this direction. The club
however. is in possession of plenty OF
evidence to convince even the most
skeptical that the soil here is unex,
celled for truck and fruit growing.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08
BUCKETSHOPS ARE
PREPARING T0CLOSE
MANY CONCERNS QUITTING BusI-
NESS AHEAD OF TIME
BoddIe Law Does Not Become Effec-
tive Until the First Of June, But
Some Concerns Think IT Best to
Quit Right Away.

Jackson, April Although the
Boddie anti-bucketshop bill, enacted
at the recent legislative session does
notbecome effective until the first of
June a large number OF persons and
firms engaged in the operation of
brokerage and commission business,
with wire facilities for dealing in
futures, have quit business, and
others are preparing to do SO.
1t is not known whether an effort
will be made to test the legality OF
the Boddie law, but it was stated by
several of the opponents of the bill,
and lobbyists who were at the capital
working against 1t, several days
prior to its passage, that they would
readily have 1t declared illegal The
nature of the alleged defect in the
measure, however was not revealed.
Nearly all the future dealers in
this state are the salaried agents of
New Orleans, New York and Chicago
firms, wire service being furnished
by the Cumberland Telegraph & Tele-
phone company, and the abandon
ment of the business will knock a
good-sized hole in the revenues Of
that corporation.
In all larger towns of the state,
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08
CITY COUNCIL
RESCINDS ORDER
Continued from page one.

February 81, Hoissington, Kan, high
school, damage $4,000.
February 81, Mason City, Iowa, con-
vent, cause, sparks falling on roof,
damage $4,000.
February 2S, Baltimore, Nd, public
school, loss $4,000.
March 2, Rock Hill, Texas, public
school, supposed to be incendiary,
loss estimated at $4,000.
March 2, Danville, KY, Brecken-
ridge Hail. Central college. :
March 4, Collinwood, o., 165 lives
lost, loss $4,000.
March 4, Lafayette, Ind, public
university boarding house, fire started
in upper part and spread down to
second story, loss $4,000.
March 5, Sturgeon Bay, Wis, pub
lie school, loss 100000.
March 5, Landsdowne, Pa, public
kindergarten, started In basement
from defective wiring, loss $500.
March 8, Grand Rapids, Mich, cent
raj high school, started during school
hours, 1900 pupils, all got out safely,
loss $4,000.
March 6, st. Johns, Mich, north
school, started during school hours
1875 pupils, all got out safely, damage
slight.
March 6, New York city public
school, started in unoccupied class
room during school hours. $500 pupils
all got out safely, damage slight
Fire company quickly on hand.
Damage to public schools, colleges
and dormitories since the first Of tht
year, so far reported, is over $500,
900. This city should look aftel
: our school buildings alto nee and SCI
: that they are all perfectly safe from
disastrous fires, put up first-class fir'
S escapes to all buildings, and have /
= special wire strung from each schoo
building to central fire hall connected
9 with large gong and indicator, 81
t that if there should be fire in eithe
e school building all the teacher <woul
Il have to do is close switch and ii
u central fire hall gong would ring AM
the number of the school buildin
IS would drop into the indicator.
IF great many cities have special fir
8 alarm wire and 1t has proven grea
o success.
+ On or about the third Of this mont
t in Louisiana, there occurred fir
very rsuch similar to the collinwoo<
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08
A Leader in the Land.

The Houston Chronicle is right
when it says: "The great lesson of
history, as of biography, is righteous
ness; just as the lives of men sum-
med up teach us that peace comes
only from doing right
The Divine Law says that "Righte-
BUSINESS exalteth a nation" And his
tory is replete with instances of veri.
fication of this injunction.
No nation in the ancient or modern
world has grown great so rapidly as
the United States. It's power is ire
mendous, and it's material prosperity
beyond the most sanguine hopes of
the fathers. And yet this prosperity
is so unevenly distributed, the luxury
and immortality of the very rich have
become so notorious, and the corpora.
ton of politics has become such a
fountain of corruption, stencil in
the nostrils of good men with a moral
sense of smell, that more than one
profound thinker has been led to ser.
iously PROFOUND the query as to
whether or not in this country we are
rotten before we are ripe.
1T is not every man who can read
the signs of the times" says a recent
able article in the World Today
Some of us are blind and some Of
us have Authorizations. But one
thing is plain even to the blindest
The past few years in the United
States have closed one epoch and
have begun a. new. They have beer
years of storm and stress. Even more
than We have been aware, democracy
itself has been on trial. The coun
try has faced fundamental issue
Are laws to be obeyed, or are the!
to be evaded?"
In England this problem of the cor
poration in politics and the conse
quent disregard and evasion of Law
does not exist. Theirs Dis an Ode
country and a more settled civiIiza
ton. The newness of the Unite,
States, and the rapid material devel
opment, which is going on in ever
section, has opened the door to col
porate corruption In politics an
made 1t exceedingly profitable.
| Now the corruption must be cured
1t is "a cancer and must be cut ou
No country can last, no republic ca
enddre, where the dollar is lord an
the citizen is serf.
i Principle, not pelf, must govern
y Character must count. Statesman
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

vented neutrality-suspicious. a
repetition of the Collinwood horror.
This discovery was made after the
winter was over, and when the abb
sence of fire in the building rendered
it safe for the time being, else the
Daily News would have disregarded
a request for silence by publishing the
facts as Chief Potter found them.
According to this report, the hot
air pipes leading from the heating ap-
aratus in the basement to the floors
of the building are too near the
wooden joists, several of which have
already been scorched by the heat.
And the doors to the Main street
school building open &c the inside.
Think of the danger!
The momentary peril of the little
ones at school!
And the fact that all danger can
be eliminated by the expenditure of
few hundred dollars.
Will anybody begrude the expendi.
ture?
MOI
The necessary repairs will be made
before the opening of another school
term. and the Daily News feels con-
fident that the recommendations Of
the fire committee and the chief Of
the fire department will be put into
effect without unnecessary delay.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

has few superiors. He Yields a
trenchant pen, and does not hesitate
to express his opinion on matters of
public concern. For many years he
has been prominently identified with
the temperance movement in Missis-
sippi and his excellent newspaper has
contributed much toward the crea-
ton of sentiment favorable to statu-
tory prohibition.
Mr.. Hobbs makes a graceful pre-
siding officer. He Is not an orator
but a man of sound business judg-
ment and excellent discretion. He is
making the association a splendid
president.
The other officers of the associa-
ton are: C. E. Cunningham, first vice
president: F. R. Birdsall, second vice
president; j. G. Mcclure, secretary;
and P. X. Mayors, treasurer. The
Daily News will publish the portraits
of these gentlemen from day to day,
in the order named.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

however. the Boddie bill will not
cause hardship to the cotton buyers
ana merchaufu Interested n. the trade
as the business interests VIII arrange
for legitimate cotton Exchanges, SIM
liar to those oxsrssed IN Jackson.
Greenwood. Yazoe CITY and other.
towns, and thus keep constantly post
ed on the status Of the market.
The Boddie bill allows persons to
transmit orders direct to brokers
outside the state, concession, by the
way, that was not necessary to be
incorporated, as it is guaranteed hy
the interstate commerce laws.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

The Daily News would prefer the
location of the. new county Jail a
little further from the heart of the
business district, but the supervisors
seem to think otherwise. Jails are
often located in connection with court
houses, and this arrangement has
some advantages. If kept clean and
sanitary, as all jails should be kept,
the arrangement will probably prove
satisfactory.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08
YOUNG Wife
DIED YESTERDAY

After a lingering illness Tuesday at
$3.50 a. M, at her home, 31S Upton
street, Minnie Martin, the young
wife of Mr.. o. F. Woodruff died. Be-
sides husband she leaves sister
and brother at Bessemer, Ala, and
many friends to mourn her loss.
Mr.. Woodruff is well known en-
ploye of the G. & s. I. road.
The remains were shipped to Me,
ridian last night for, interment.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08
s***************
SAYS DEMOCRACY is
THE coUNTRY's HOPE. d:

The Democratic Party is the I:
only party sufficiently large to ::
give hope of success and suffiei- ::
emily Democratic to give hope of I:
relief after the victory has been I:
won.--WiIliam Jennings Bryan. :
= = = = e . :: I. 4: . = 4: I: .
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

Mr.. Bryan is now As years old and
the Kansas City Journal has figured
out that he can make eight more races
for the presidency and then not be
as old as Uncle Henry Gassaway
Davis.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

Ohio, in its origin and its possible
loss of life. The building showed the
common characteristics of carelessly
constructed school buildings through
out the country, in that all of the
doors opened on the inside and had
the children and teachers securely
fastened in.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

That county jail on the court house
common will at least be more toler-
able than the fertilizer warehouses
between Front street and the North
eastern railroad.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

A Jackson man dreamed that he
was in Hades, and when he awoke,
sure enough, he was in Jackson. Yet
some people say that dreams never
come true.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

The Meridian lad who says he had
rather NOV the lawn than go fishing
may not be an abnormal boy. He
may simply be a normal liar.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

Evelyn Nesbit Thaw is going to
Europe, and it is sincerely to be
hoped that she will not purchase
ticket.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

wANTED-To buy few first class
milch cows. I'm answering. state age.
amount Of milk giving now etc. Ad-
dress B. care of this office. A7-3t.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08
FOR CONGRESS.

re are authorized to announce
HON E. ]. BOWERS
Hancock county as a candidate in
Democratic primary for re-nomi-
ion to the 61st Congress from the
district of Mississippi.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08
Help Wanted

WANTED-Office work to do after
hours by experienced office man,
best of references. Will do your
work at low figure. Address &C"
care News. asst
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08
Lost and Found

LosT-An opportunity to reach.
more than 1900 HattiesbuTe homes.
by inserting an ad in this issue Of
the Daily News. Get your eppyr
ready for tomorrow'e paper =
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

FOR RENT-Nice rooms fufnished to
roomers, light housekeepers o.
boarders, close in. Mrs. O. ]. Brown
100 Short Bay street. az
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

en- miles of street car track,
miles of paved streets, electric
is, gas, sewerage, three fine fire
ions, five handsome public
pol buildings, numerous fine
riches, handsome business
eks, including five and six
3y office buildings.
e artesian water.
Nth conditions unexcelled.
ir railroad systems. radiating
seven different directions.
merous mills and factories.
ndsome 100000 Hotel.
ne to Happy, Hustling Hattles-
burg. the Future Great City
Of Mississippi.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

WANTED-Four husthng boys to
meet early morning. trains and
sell the Daily News.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

WANTED-By AL male stenographer;
6 years experience; reasonable sal.
airy. Address D. care of Daily News
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

olesale establishments doing an
regate business of over $4,000
a year, .....>-s-, "a.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

WANTED-Two young men and two
ladies' Room and board. All con-
veniences. Apply Mrs. Doty, 121
Buschman street. Cumberland
phone 2os- a7-1w
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

'nber mills bringing into the
is trade territory not less than
100000 a year.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08
ABOUT HATTIESBURG

HATTIESBURG HAS
lr banks with combined capital
/ surplus Of s1,000,000.
3osits of 100000.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

FOR sALE-one of the best homes
on North Main street, at bargain;
good terms. M. J. Epley, phones
-sss. Fao-
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

FOR sALE-one good mich cow;
first calf nine days old; cheap for
cash. Cali at 4so Mabel street, N.
p. Lewis. aS-1t
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

he Daily News prints no unciean
Questionable advertising. Neither
It print whisky or any liquor ads
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

FOR SALE-Good CRATE and stove,
coal in any quantity. Telephone.
A. L. Hodges, Home phone 804.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

FOR sALE-A practically new No. 2
model Remington typewriter. in ine-
working order and beauty. win
sell for sos cash. Apply at Daily
News Office. Fas-
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-08

FOR SALE OR ExCHANGE-Forr
Hattiesburg dirt. one good Victor
safe. size 20x30 inches. M. ]. Epley.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-22
DIR. GEO. L. M'Nurr.

DR.. McNutt is a popular lecturer be-
cause he knows from experience and
advances fearlessly and with forceful
sincerity the facts that experience has
gathered and the beliefs and convic-
lions 1t has engendered. Dr. McNutt is
a brainy, educated minister, who
stepped from comfortable pulpit ana
forsook good salary to work as COM
mon laborer at laborer's wage in the
ranks of the workers underworld i'm
PEELED by the desire to lend his aid to
the adjustment of inequalities and the
correction of wrongs.
He knows because he has seen. feels
because he has suffered, understands
because he came to his problem with a
trained understanding He is honest,
virile, sincere. Whether we agree with
his conclusions we follow him with
mingled delight and pity over the path
the Ignorant laborer follows from boy
hood to the grave. He has intense con-
V1ctions as to what should be and COM
plete knowledge of conditions as they
exist. Employer and employee and all
Americans are one or the other and we
will find Geo. L. McNutt standing be-
tween them in warning and encourage
ment,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-22
n. RUTHvEN MCDONALD.

Is by common and critical consent
Canada's greatest baritone; singer
with high reputation and standing on
two hemispheres. To be able to offer
Mr.. McDonald's splendid voice and
premier ability to it's chautauqua audi
ences is source Of pride to the Red
path Chautauqua System, as it will
be Of pleasure to all who hear him.
Perhaps it is a daring experiment to
bring a great soloist into a chautau-
qua tent, but Mr.. McDonald's voice is
equal to the demands.
Mr.. 'McDonald's voice is Of rare
range and power. However, he does
not end there. The artist merges into
the man in blending that makes him
q delight to his audiences. He sings
Pinsuti's mighty Deep and "The
Ninety and Nine'' with equal power to
bring out all that Hes In the classic
and in the familiar revival hymn. The
ballads of his paternal nativity, the
deathless songs of old Scotland melt
his hearers with their tender passion.
Mcdonald runs the gamut of human
feeling as he sings the scale. A Nc
Donald recital covers the entire range
of music lovers and charms and Salts
fies all alike. Mcdonald sings to his
audience
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-22
DIR. JOHN F. CARSON.

OF DR.. Carson, it has been said by q
competent and discriminating critic,
with DIR. Cadman, he is one Of the two
greatest pulpit and platform orators
OF the century. DIR. Carson, like DR.
Cadman, is one of the great ministers
of that city Of great preachers, Brook
lyn, N. Y. He is a man Of rare culti-
walton, gifted, brave enough to grasp
the crying problems of the time fear
lessly and deal with them boldly and
vet conservatiyely. With splendid
platform presence, an appealing and
dominant platform personality, grand
~ equipped and oratorically gifted,
DR.. Carson is among the most power
full public speakers of the age. He is
In great measure new to Western audi
ences, his time being fully occupied in
the metropolitan centers of the East.
1t is a pleasure and source Of con-
siderable pride to the Redpath Chau-
tauqua System that it is enabled to
present this gifted man to the people
of the Middle West.