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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24
WEALTHY GULFPORT
men ON THE'BOND
Miller Will Go Into Business in Gulf
portaa~s Leaves for There Tonight
With His Friend, S. P. Smith, Who
Has Stood by Him.

w. C. Miller earged with the
killing of Joe Mitchell in the barber
shop of the Hotel Hattesburg, was re-
leased from the county jail about
O'Clock last night under a bond of $2,-
5O0
Miller's bondsmen We're the follow
ing: N. A. Guietti,, S. S. Sims, II. j.
Grill, DR.. e. C. Parker, George NJ.
Foote. B. c. Lawler, E. w. Wells, Har-
ry Hoyle, s. P. Smith and w. c. Miller
All of the bondsmen are Gulfport
men except Mr. N. A. Guietti, and all
are well-to-do men, whose names would
be good for many thousands of dollars
on a bond.
Mr.. S. P. Smith, who has been Mil
| ler's staunch friend throughout his
Itrouble, came to the city yesterday
with the bond completed and has been
with Miller all day. His work in be
=! half of Miller was the means of get
ting the bond made quickly and he has
been untiring in his efforts to help hi:
young friend.
Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Miller will leav'
this evening for Gulfport, where Mil
Ter will go into business. Today the.
have been mingling with friends il
Hattiesburg.
Miller's trial under the indictmen
will be at the next term of the circui
court in this cityS
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24
Hearst News Service.

Coal City, Ala, July 24.-The dead
body Of Mrs. Luverne Streety, partly
covered with sticks and weeks, was
found this morning quarter OF mile
from her home. She is believed to
have been murdered between noon and
4 o'clock yesterday by negro seen
in the vicinity of the home at about
that hour of the day The object of
the crime was criminal assault and
the body shows that the brute accom-
plished his purpose before committing
the murder. The community-is aroused
to the highest pitch of excitement and
armed citizens are securing the woods
for the negro.
A lynching Is sure to follow in the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24
Case OF The WOMAN
MATERIALLY WEAKE
Litigation Over Child Kidnapped ID
/. tiesburg Causes elimination
Recrimination Between Pa
Now Divorced.
Daily News Special.

Jackson, Miss, July 24.-Sensa
and spicy as was yesterdays test
in the O'Neal habeas corpus cas-
the possession of the 1S-months' 4
ter of d. l.. O'Neal and mis- dill
wife, Mrs. G. M. O'Neal. it was
mild in comparison with some d
offered today, when the defendd
l.. O'Neal, and his two sons by
mer wife testified as to the cond
the petitioner. Mrs. c. NJ. One;
Much of this testimony is Ut
able, and greatly weakened the I
the woman who is exerting every
BILE effort to secure the possess
her child, now in custody of its
and who has employed four att
in that endeavor, while the lawy
the other side are trying to sho
she is not a proper person to ha
Only three witnesses were eXd
at yesterday afternoons session
court. The first of these was NJ
Lee, daughter of the proprieto
highly respectable boarding hoi'
Congress and Amite street, /
Mrs. O'Neal stopped when she
here on a former occasion to I
in the trial of the case now pS
but which was then postponed
was thought permanently abat
by her.
Miss Lees testimony was to
feet that when Mrs. O'Neal ct
their house she gave her name
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24
MILLER MAKES B0NQ,l
GOES 50fFPORT
PATTON boy LEFT
BUT He Returned

The little Patton boy who has been
staying at the police station for some
time seems to like that place pretty
well.
Yesterday morning he left the sta
ton and it was not known what had
become of him until this morning when
he showed up for breakfast.
He stated that he gone home with
man who intended to keep him, but
he liked the police station better and
hence had returned. He is making
himself at home today playing around
the city hall.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24
GROSSCUP
DENIES IT
Man VINO Reversed Lands Fine
Says That He is Nobody's
Hired Man.
Hearst News Service.

New York, July 24-Judge Grosscup,
who rendered the decision in the
United States court of appeals revers-
ing the $29,000,OO0 fine imposed by
Judge Kennesaw Landis, of Chicago,
against the Standard Oil Company. de-
nies the statement that he intends to
resign from the bench to become a cor
poration lawyer. He says that he has
never placed himself in position to be
the hired man of anybody.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24

The Cumberland Telephone Com
pany has admitted that 1t has been
guilty of discrimination
In conference held yesterday be-
tween the finance committee OF the
city council, City Clerk Farley and j.
A. Beaumont, representing. the city,
and Ben S. Reed, manager of the New
Orleans exchange, it was clearly de-
veloped that the Cumberland had been
discriminating between subscribers of
the local exchange. :.
The manager from New Orleans,
who is gentleman of fluent CAB, ad-
Ihitted the discrimination. but said the
discrimination was in favor of the sub
scriber. This probably means that.
in order to get new subscribers the
rate was reduced and it is believed pos
sible that some old subscribers who
had been using the Cumberland for
!. more than year were allowed the
$40 rate in order to induce them to
keep the phones.
So much for the discrimination,
which their representative admitted
and said he would correctLby charg-
ing the $1.5O subscribers 50.
The manager also admitted that the
company had made some mistakes In
estimating the number of phones In
use. this being made at the headquar
ters of the office.
This is error No. 2 that was ad
mitted.
As to the number of phones in use
the company claimed that the numbe
of telephones in use during the mentl
Of March was GAG. OF this number Isl
were In the rooms at the Hotel Hattics
Lurg anil the Cumberland counted thes
in their total list in order to reach tn
800. or they we're counted and an
swered this purpose. The telephone
AT the Hotel Hattiesburg were put !
By Capt. Jones and also the local e,
~ We at the. hotel In order to &c
ection with the Cumberland the
handed the use of their receiver
h tfansmitters AMI this is all OF tn
,mberland property that is In use 6
hotel Now each telephone,
IN room at the hotel is counted q
Delng part of the Cumberland sy
tem,, although the hotel operates
telephone exchange. az stated The
to bring up their total they put in q
tensions at small cost and II
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24

defense that they were only
the trunk to safe place from
but the testimony showed thi
took it much farther than ned
and that when found it had bee
en- into and rified.
When the pardon was turned !
Harrison's mother late yesterd
ternooh she was overjoyed and 4
at once for The Rankin farm, 4
ing to let Secretary Yerger>send K
( in the Csnal manner She was al
panied by the owner Of the trm
legged to have been stolen. the
having reached the conclusion
it was not really stolen. but Wal
haps afterward broken into by
parties.
Harvell, the companion of ha
in the case, made his escape fro
Rankin farm ON March 90. JUS
months after he was sentenced
has not been recaptured. He v
years old and a news agent O
Illinois Central trains.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24
STANDARD
MUST PAY
This time
Hearst News Service,

Jackson, Tenn, July 24.-The fed
eral court will convene here on No
vember 8 to hear the cases against the
Standard Oil Company of Indiana. The
indictment contains 1924 counts and
was returned in October, 1906, follow
ing an investigation by Commissioner
of Corporations Garfield. The total
penalties may exceed $50, 100000 in the
discretion OF the court
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24
Floor Finish.

1t is very hard to get the average
finisher of floors to dispense with
filler and varnish. Insist upon 1t If you
want your wood to keep in good con-
dition for a lCng time.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24

The Daily News has received a type
written communication signed "A Cit
izen,7 touching on the municipal cam
paign. The rule of the paper precludes
publication, however, as the author
failed to sign his name.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24
HARRISON
PARDONED
Frank Harwell is Also Set Free
Two Negroes Accused of Steal
ing a Trunk.
Daily News Special.

Daily News Special.
Jackson, Miss, July 2S.-Governor
Noel has granted pardon to Charlie
Harrison, 81 years old, who with a
companion named Frank Harvell was
ent up an a three years sentence from
Madison County for grand larceny
last January.
Harrison and Harvell We're convicted
of stealing trunk in Canton during
a fire, the trunk having been removed
along with other articlees IN thr' 49,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24
BROOKLYN POLICEMAN
TELLSSTRANGE STORY
Of WOMAN'S DEATH

morning and told remarkable story.
He said that the woman had pursued
him and impleaded him to desert his
wife, that he refused her request and
repulsed her advances, but that she
grabbed his pistol and shot herself
before he could prevent it. The story
is not believed by the authorities.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24
ADJUSTMENTS.
Attractions Tonight.

Casino-Moving pictures: Neigh
borly Neighbors," and Parents De-
votion," two excellent comics. Illus
trated song: 81 Love You, the World
Is Thine"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24

New Gem-Moying picture: Rob
berry of the Citizens Bank of Chicago,
Baby Naomi in specially acts and illus
trated song by Miss Rosa Pellman.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24
DROWNED HER BABIES
Then TURNED ON GAS

the twins were found in washtub
in the kitchen. 1t is believed that 1t
was her intention to kill other mem
bers of the family, as the gas was
turned on in every room of the house.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24
MAIL TRAIN ROBBED
BY TWO H|GHWAYMEN

road, and rifled the mail sacks, taking
all registered and valuable packages
and escaping into the Catskill Noun
ttains. The amount of booty secured
is not known, but is understood to be
large.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24
ROYAL Road to Beauty.

Keep young, Of course, by keeping
in health, cultivating smile and
scattering pleasure. You may be-
come radiant, lovely and sparkling by
pursuing the correct road to beauty.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24

Newark, N. j., July 24.-Mrs. Maud
Dossett, wife of carpenter last night
drowned her 11-day-old twins, Edna
and Lena, and killed herself by inhal-
ing Illuminating gas. The bodies of
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24
Hearst News Service.

Chicago, July 24.-Lucas Sletten,
aged 23, was killed last evening by w.
T. Branitzky. aged ss. Branitzky. in
plaster cast. was lying on the bed
when he heard screams from his wife.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24

TELEPHONE, MAIL OR BRING
YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO THE
DAILY NEWS.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24

New Empire-Moving pictures;
THE Poor Cat and the "Unlucky Ar
tist. A new and catchy Illustrated
song well sung.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24
Hearst News Service.

New York, July 24.-D. e. Shellard,
a Brooklyn policeman, is held in con-
nection with the murder of Barbara
Reid, the young woman whose body
was found in the shelter of Irving
Park. He was arraigned in court this
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24
MAN IN PLASTER CASTE
KILLED WIFE'S PURSUER

Mrs. Branitzky rushed into the room
pursued by Sletten, when the husband
managed to secure revolver from un-
der his pillow and fired. Sletten had
previou Q leave
her hui turned.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24
WHITE WOMAN ASSAULTED
and MURDERED BY negro
BRUTE IN COAL CITY,ALA

event that his capture is effected. Sew
eral persons can identify the man seen
near the Streety home yesterday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24
Hearst News Service.

Grand George, N. Y, July 24.-Two
daring highwaymen this morning over
powered. the mail clerk on train No.
27 of the Ulster and Delaware Rail
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24
EDITOR BRYAN RETlREs.

Lincoln, Neb., July 24.-William Jen
nings Bryan has retired from the edi
'torship of the Commoner.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24
Hearst News Service.

Lake Charles, La, July 23.-Persons
returning from trips along the Red
River Valley tell of awful conditions,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24
DISCRIMINATION IS
ADMITTED BY MANAGER
First Blood in the Fight Of the Daily
News Against the Telephone Mon
opoiy in Hattiesburs-up to the City
Council.
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. SUMMARY.


In march this. year the Cumber- .
!, land Telephone Company had =
$40 phones on its local eX-
change, according to the report =
! of the local manager. Z"
!, $50 of these phones are in =
!, rooms at Hotel Hattiesburg, :"
!: owned by the hotel, and oper- =
; ated by the hotel exchange. ="
= rs extensions are counted in the =
Z total number, and these can =
!: hardly be regarded as sub =
: scribers under the law. ::
. II deadheads are included in =:
: this number and these must =
4 be deducted.
Z. In other words there are only :
9 754 bona tide subscribers on the !:
. local exchange, despite the fact ::
q that Hattiesburgans are being :
4. charged at rate based on 800. I
. With these figures before 1t. the :
q Daily News charges that the 4
> Cumberland Telephone Com
9 pany is robbing business sub
= scribers of s1.Oo a month and :
residence subscribers of SO
= cents.
4 . . = SO & Z. :. . . 9 = I: Z
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srErsoN's WIDOW MARRlEs.
Hearst News Servic'

Hearst News Service.
Philadelphia. July 2S,-Mrs. John b.
Stetson. wife of the late millionaire
hat manufacturer. was married at noon
ltosnz a, Portuguese
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24

TELEPHONE, MAIL VsI BRING
YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO THE
DAILY NEWS.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24
Marathon
ROAD RACE
Great Olympic Event in London
Started Early This
Afternoon.
Hearst News Service.

London, July 24.-Between seventy
and eighty runners, representing eigh-
teen nations, started this afternosfSin
the great Marathon race between the
Windsor Castle grounds and the Stad-
ium at Sheppard's Bush, distance of
26 1-2 miles. Tom Longboat, the Can
adian Indian runner, is contestant
despite the protests of America.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24

SHAVE AT HOTEL HATTIEs
BURG BARBER SHOP.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24
FROM YESTERDAYS LATE EDITIOl
RED RIVER VALLEY
ALMOST DEVASTAT|

All crops have been swept ava
floods and many are facing stT
Relief committees are being
lied.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24

TELEPHONE, MAIL OR BRING
YOUR SUBSCRIPTION. TO THE
DAILY NEWS.
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Continued ON page four
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-24

Miss Lees testimony was to
feet that when Mrs. O'Neal C.
their house she gave her name
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-06-16
MISSIONARY
CONFERENCE
MEETING CONTINUES WITH UN-
ABArED INTEREST ILLUS
rRATED LECTURE ON MEXICO
AN INTERESTING AND IN.
sTRuCrivE FEATURE.

The missionary conference which
began Saturday morning continues
with unabated interest. The meet
ing last evening was devoted to an
illustrated lecture on Mexico. Rev.
Pharaoh L.. Cobb. who spent some
years there rs a missionary and is
well posted on tho growth OF the
mission work In that republic. as
wei as with It's people and their
history, spoke entertainingly for
IN hour and half and illustrated
his lecture with an unusually fine
series OF Views. Ho held the atten-
ton of large audience through
the lecture and impressed his hear
ers with the great possibilities OF
the fine republic on our southern
border The benediction was pro-
nounced by Rev. j. II. Simpson.
Morning Session.
The morning session was devoted
To the reports OF the auxiliaries OF
Wv NgNHNNlllt' ADlHEuOu ana hNd-
ford districts, and to talks from
pastors on the work In their chargss
The speakers were Rev ID. p. Hur-
'ey, OF the Princeton station; Roy
Early. OF Athens circuit; ID. E.
Hawk. OF Bland Street: w. w.
Hicks, of Maybeury. and j. w. Ra-
der. presiding elder of the blu sfield
district.
The afternoon session will hear
additional reports from the auxili-
aries and the methods or auxiliary
work will be discussed.
An Interesting feature OF the
meetings has been the informal
lunches served to the delegates and
visitors by the ladies' OF Bland
Street and Craze churches. 1t has
given two hours each day for social
enjoyment and has been greatly ap-
preciated.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-06-16
HIGH SCHOOL
BUILDING CONTRACT AWARDED
-RossI CONTRADICTION co.
THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS-
WILL BE ONE OF THE BEST
SCHOOL HOUSES IN THE
srATE-wORK TO BE PUSHED
RAPIDLY.

The board OF education met yes
terday afternoon and in the pres
ence OF the special school commit
tee OF the chamber OF commerce
and several other citizens the re-
vised bids for the erection OF the
new high school building were
opened. The contract was awarded
to the Rossi Construction company
at $SS,621.34. which is exclusive OF
heating. ventilating and lighting.
To Peck, Anderson a. Peck Heating
and Ventilating company, OF Gin
cinnati, at $14,2SO. was awarded
the contract for the heating and
ventilating. and to the Nick eevAr
Electric Company. of Columbus. at
$3.s47, was awarded the contract
for lighting. The total building
completed will cost S1O6.S4S.34.
The bids OF the Rossi Construction
company and ID. j. PhIpps. of New
port News, Va, were very close
and the board OF education took
considerable time in determining
which bid was the lower All the
various items upon which bids were
made had to be carefully gone over
before 1t could be found who was
the lower bidder. and when this
was done it was seen that the Rossi
Construction company had won by
a narrow margln-less than a hun
dred dollars.
The contract will be prepared by
Mills e Prultt, the architects who
drew the plans. and will be sent to
the board OF education for approval
and after the bond for double the
amount OF the contract has been
given and accepted the work on the
high school will begin and will be
pushed to a finish as rapidly as will
be consistent with good workman
lx.s.
The building as It will be con-
structed will vary little from the
original plans that were bid upon
some days ago. The main change is
the omission OF four class rooms,
which can be added at any time
without serious difficulty.
All of the stairways will be of
fire-proof construction. They will
be made of iron encased in brick
walls.
Mills & Pruitt, the architects.
have said that the Bluefield high
school. when completed. will be the
best high school building in West
Virginia. not excepting the new
building that is being erected at
Wheeling at cost of 100000.
There were six bids for erecting
the building and nine for heating.
ventilating and light
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-06-16

commitlcr.
Two applications were received
for the position of street foreman
and both were laid on the table.
E. w Rutherford was appointed
city electrician.
Councilman Mason came I'm at
1896. having just arrived in the
city.
Several applications were made
for the position Of assistant health
officer, but the matter was laid on
the table.
There were fourteen applications
for the position Of city Tailor and
janltor and It took eight ballots to
decide who the lucky man was. The
eighth ballot gave J. w. Trent five
votes and he was declared elected
This Job carries with II $45 per
month.
Mr.. McArter offered resolution
instructing the mayor to inform the
chamber Of commerce that the gen
tlemen they had suggested be added
to the paving committee had al
ready been named and invited that
body 10 offer suggestions at any
time for the betterment Of the city
Mr.. Spciden asked that the mat
ter OF water mains on Pulaski street
be taken mp and on motion OF Mr..
Hawley 80 was ordered that eight
Inch mains be installed on that
street and also on Roanoke street
| to Bedford street.
On motion Of Mr.. Hawley the mat
tier Of revising the FIRE limits of the
city was taken up Mayor peters
and Fire chief Spciden were added
TO the fire committee which viii
take the matter up at once
Mr.. Hawley moved that com
mittee on assessment and taxation
.be named 90 sec that all property be
properly assessed and taxed The
mayor will appoint the committee.
Mr.. e y. Claytor asked that an
order Of tho council Of a year ago
be taken up so that Chestnut street
could be graded Referred TO tho
/ street committee
On motion of Mr. Hawley the
council adjourned AZ 1895.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-06-16
vision and currency.
The Trust Plank.
The trust plank is as follows:


The Trust Plank.
The trust plank is as follows:
The Republican party passed
the Sherman antitrust law over
Democratic opposition. and en-
forced 1t after Democratic detection.
1t has been wholesome instrumsnt
for good in the hands of wise and
fearless administration. But ex-
perience has shown that its effect
real objects better attained by such
amendments as will give TO the fed
eral government greater supervi-
sion and control over and secure
greater publicity in the manage
ment OF that class OF interstate cor
porations having power and oppor-
tunity to effect monopolies. and at
the same time will not interfere
with the existence OF associations
among business men. farmers and
wage earners so long as their con-
duct or operation results in a posi-
tive benefit TO the public"
Approve Railroad Rate Law.
The railroad plank follows:
1--WE approve the enactment OF a
railroad rate law and vigorous
enforcement OF the present adminis-
tration OF the statutes against re-
bates and discrimination as a result
of which the advantages formerly
possessed by the larger over the
small shipper have substantially dis
appeared. In this connection we
commend the appropriation OF
$350.00O by the present congress In
order to enable the Interstate Conn
merce Commission To thoroughly In
vestigate and give publicity to the
accounts of interstate railroads.
I'VE believe, however, that the
interstate commerce law should be
further amended 80 AZ to give railt
roads the right to make and pub
lish traffic agreements subject to
the approval OF the commission, but
maintaining always the principle of
competition between naturally com
peting lines and avoiding the COM
mon control OF such lines by any
means whatsoever. and we specially
favor the enactment OF such legis-
lation as will provide for federal
restriction against the over-issue OF
stocks and bonds by interstate car.
rlers."
Favor Tariff Revision.
The tariff plank Is as follows:
THE Republican party declares