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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-23
hat Bryan would undoubtedly

that Bryan would undoubtedly b.
elected.
Mr.. McGraw said that the coal min
ers would be out OF work. or working
on half time. and that they are an
xious to vote the Democratic ticket.
Melville Ingalls,, Of Cincinnati. call.
ed on Chairman Mack today. and was
invited to attend the meeting OF the
eastern campaign committee. Mr..
Ingalls, said that Ohio is without
doubt safe for Bryan.
Lieutenant Governor J. Taylor Fl.
Tyson. OF Virginia, was present AZ
the meeting OF the eastern commit
tee
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pess AND THE PRESIDENCY
HE Party, He Says, Would Not Let
Him RUN II There Were Any shanes
Of His Being Elected.

Debs Is dangerous: It is instinct
that makes one half Of the world hate
him; but don't. He loves MANKIND
too much ,to be hurt OF men; ana
that's the power in him! and that's
the danger. The trouble with Debs
lie that he puts the happiness Of the
race shove everything else: business.
prosperity, property. Remaining this
Ito him. I said lightly that he was,
unfit to be president.
yes" he answered seriously, Il am
mot fitted either by temperament or
BY taste for the once. and II there
were any chance Of my election J
wouldn't run. The party wouldn't
let me. We Socialists don't consider
you know; only the gcod
of an. But We aren't playing to win;
mot yet. We want . majority OF 80
Icialists. not Of votes. There would De
Inc use getting into power with peo-
|ple hat did not understand; with not
LOT office-holders undisciplined BY ser
Vice in the party; unparged, By per
soual sacrifice, Of the selfish spirit
lof the present system. We shall be q
minority party first, and the coopera'
Tive commonwealth can come only
when the people know enough to want
Ito work together, and when. By work
ling together to win. they have develop
| ed q common sense Of common ser
bice and . driiled-in capacity for
mutual living and cooperative labor
4 an running for president to serve
q very humble purpose: TO teach soc
Iial consciousness and TO ask men TO
sacrifice the present for the future
Ito throw away their votes to marx
1.-The rising tide Of protest and tuiid
Iup q party that win represent them:
when Socialism "a on the verge o.
success, the party win nom'nafe an
able executive and . clesr-headed I'd.
Iministrator: not-nOt Debs. -iAn'
coin steffeus. in the October Every
!tccy's
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GOVERNOR OFFERS
REWARD FOR CULPRI7
vsouid-bs Rapist Mystsrousiy elbsra.
|. ted After Once Being
Captured.

RICHMOND. VA. Sept. 22.-charg-
ed with crime that may lead him
to the death chair. james Branch. \
negro twenty-five years old, escaped
from Powhatan county last Tues
day or Wednesday. and today Gov
ernor Swanson offered reward OF
$50 for his capture. Tho board OF
supervisors OF the county had previ.
iously offered similar reward.
The queerest part of the entire
matter is that the negro in custody
had been identified as the attempted
assai,ant of q lady visiting the coun-
ty, and was then permitted to leave
by four men who had him IN custody.
1T IL not impossible that these men
may have to answer for their neglt-
gence.
The crime occurred last Monday
night, at Belona, Powhatan county,
and tho brute's intended victim Is an
elderly widow, OF between ffty-hve
and sixty years Of age. who lives ut
Bon Air. and was visiting friends at
Beiona, arriving there Monday.
Branch rs a negro whose fathers
house Is within sight Of the dwelling
which Branch attempted to invade.
The room occupied by the lady has
a window that opens upon see. ~
OF q porch. Until q few days preVi'
ous to last Monday it hadd Ueen &C.
cupied by another lady. who had lett.
Shortly after the wid1w had retired
Monday, she heard q noise at the win
dow. She called out. asking what
was the matter. The intruder struca
a match and held II 50 that the lady
was able to distinguish his features.
He began to use the vilest language.
and threatened that II the lady at
tempted to make an alarm he wouiH
kill her. It was dark In the room
and the frightened woman took ad-
vantage Of this to leap from the bed,
run into the hallway and scream.
The negro leaped from the porcn
and ran.
The woman's niece and the niece's
husband, whom she was Waiting.
caused q search to he made. and sew
|eral of the neighbors learned OF the
crime. Tuesday or Wednesday four
[of them saw Branch working In the
tobacco field of an adjoining farm,
and. without the negro knowing OF
lit, the woman was escorted near
where he was working, to see Il sne
could identify him.
"That is the man." she said. ana
the four men took Branch In CUSTODY
Heading him to q house. where an
effort was made to have him con-
| TESS. Whether or not he did confess
is not known, but he shortly after
was allowed to get away. the men
saying they had no warrant for him.
It Is understood that they are moi
omcers, and that the sheriff OF tine
county who was Ill. IL doing all pos
sible to recapture the negro.
Branch Is familiar with the prem
ises and neighborhood. and has been
seen lettering about there IN o SUE
piQious manner recently.
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/ The rabbis recognize four begin
nings: az The first Of Nisanl fo'
Iregnal. dating: 1t was based on the
Exodus: (2) the first OF Tishri. a.
agricultural New Year the beginning
|of the harvest: (3D the first EicI
|for reckoning tithes OF cattle: and IA
the frst, or according to Bet Hille,
the 18th OF shetat, the New Year for
Trees.
According to the Talmui. servants
were formally freed on the first OF
|Tishri bnt were allowed to remain on
the homesteads OF their former mas
tiers and to enjoy themselves for ten
days. until Yom Kippur, when the
trumpet was blown as signal for
their departure, and for the restora'
ton Of the fields to their original
owners.
The observance Of the Tishri a.
Rosh ha-Shannah. the most solemn
day next to Yom kippur. Is based
principally on the traditional law to
which the mention Of "Zikkaron
("memoriaI day.: and the reference
OF Ezra to the day as one "holy to
the Lord seem to point. The pas
sage In Psalms referring to the solemn
feast which is held on the New Noon
day. when the shofar Is sounded. az a
day OF "misphat" tjudgmenD Of "the
God Of Jacob" is taken to indicate the
character OF Rosh he-Shannah.
Rcsh he-Shannah Is the most I'M
portnt Judgment day, OF which all the
inhabitants Of the world pass for
Judgment before the Creator. as sheep
PASS for examination before the shep-
herd. Three books of account are
opened on Rosh ha-Shannah where
in the fate Of the wicked. the right
eous nd those Of an intermediate
class (not utterly wickei) are record
ed The names of the righteous are
Immediately inscribed, and they are
sealed ito live" The middle class
are allowed a respite of ten days I'LL
Yom Kiprur, to repent and become
righteous: the wicked are plotted out
of the book of the living
The prevailing custom was to par
take OF some specially palatable meal
on New Years eve. In France in the
twelfth century the customs was 10
supply the table with red apples; IN
Provence, with grapes. figs and a CARS
head. or anything new, easily digested.
and tasty. as an omen OF good luck 10
all Israel In modern times the table
is served with grapes, other fruits, and
honey.
The Teasing is in anticipation that
the prayers will be acceptable. and IN
reliance on the goodness Of God. In
ancient times the Jews on Rosh ha-
Shannah we're dressed In white. I'm
like the accused who Is dressed IN
black before the tribunal. the Jews
are dressed in white on the day Of
Judgment" The idea Of a good omen
probably introduced the custom in the
middle ages Of greeting one another
ON New Years eve with lie shannah
tobah tikkateb"-.Mayest tnou be In
scribed for a good year" with refer
|ence to the book OF lie OF the right
|eous. j -
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HAPPY WOMEN


p,susy q Thsm IN Newport News, s"o
Good aessoo ~ a..
wouldn't any woman be happy,
After wears Of hackache suffering,
DAYS Of misery, nights Of unrest,
The distress OF urinary troubles,
she snds relief and curef
No reason why any Newport News
reader
should suffer In the face Of evidence
like this:
Mrs. r. 8. FowIkes. living At 2f2
Twenty sixth street, Ne~port news
Va. says: Il can recommend Doans
Kidncy Pills ~ . nne remedy fof
kidrey trvubie. I used them and Trey
caye me the best Of results. For some
time nv back panied me and my KID
ncys gave me Q great deal OF annoy.
aace. used O great many remedies
Int dId not succeed In andins reflex
Nv attention vas finally drawn to
Deans Kidney Pills ard seeing testI
mopiaix Of others Who had used them
for the same complaints with satisfae'
tory results. Z procured . box st a. 2.
la. Klor's Drug store. was curen
and since that tipe have been ENJOY
ing good h.aIth-
For sale by an dealers. Price 81
|ersts. roster-MiIburn Co. Dsean
Nov Yovk, ssse seents Or he Usssee
|0Sses.
0sv - mwo.nuufDaUr
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|had turned IN sums Of 5000.
Mr. Mack said that the Standard
on Company had not even made On
sttempt to contribute to the cam
paign fund. and no contribution would
be accepted from that company
should u be offered.
Nathan straus. chairman OF inc
business mems national Bryan ana
Kern committee. today appointed :
number Of business men from eacn
state members Of the committee ana
called the committee 70 meet tn Cav
|caso on October . and 8, when Va
|,Iona, Chairman Mack and Mr.. Bryan
yin advise with the members.
Wsss vsrpiais ovsissk ooed-
National Commtiieemsn John u
|aatsrav. Of West Virginia. Who n.
|sewded soday's meettog, sa4d Aas ~
|hss opentoa, coaditsoas - Wsst viru.
ia - never bcea - enspeesRs ~
|nunsu.e1s suecso - : =
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The seruplsDe wUuld certainly D
|ssefrl IN wassxrc-H Tie eueUy COZ
b tssuesA % ne A-DsfEs)o -
|psso
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Divisions conssssdated.

NORFOLK. VA, Sept. H. The
Beaufort, Raleigh and Pamlico divis-
ions Of the Norfolk and Southern
Railway have been combined, anu
have been placed under X. r. Fosse'.
formerly assistant genrai superin-
tendent I'm charge Of the Raieigh =
Pamiico divisions, with headpuartefs
at Newberne. Is. c.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-23

The woman IN business b now m
accepted fact, and the stubborn rrsjuT
dice which she had to encounter u
the early stages OF her uphill eght has
almost entirely disappeared. She n
nov recognised - an essential factor
In she great machinery oe commerce.
Modern ppUiA~A
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THE EXILE.

The great candella swings its blooms
Like censers down the languid air:
More dear to me the purple plumes
New England lilacs wear.
The sun strides-an exulting god
Too glorious above the plain:
I crave gray skies and April sod
Green from the last long rain.
Az night the stars are wonderful
Remote thsy blaxe-aiopf-apart:
Oh. northern night-sky, far and cool.
Your stars shine in my heart.
I want the hills OF home again:
And aye my heart 10 yearnine-
yearning
To feel the hill-road up the glen
Caress my feet returning.
Grace HaSard Coaksing.
IN the October Everybody 6
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-09
VETERANS
IN Session
Some Opposition Has Developed
to Election of Cabell as
Lees Successor.
Hearst News Service.

Birmingham, Ala, June 9.-The
eighteenth annual reunion of the
United Confederate Veterans was
cslled to order at the Hippodrome
here this morning by Major General
George P. Harrison, who paid touch
ing tribute to the memory of the late
Stephen d. Lee.
Governor B. B. Conner delivered the
welcome address on behalf of the
state and Mayor George B. Ward well
ccmed the veterans on behalf of the
city Of Birmingham.
Brigadier General ]. w. Bush. of
Birmingham spoke for the local vet
Grams and Rufus n Rhodes. editor of
the Birmingham News, represented
the Sons of Veterans in extending a
welcome to visitors.
Mrs. Charles G. Brown, president
of"the Alabama division of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, was
the next speaker, after which the Hip
podrome swas turned over to General
w I. Cabell, commanding.
This afternoon at o'clock E. L.
Russell will deliver an address and
Judge A. o. Wright, of Jacksonville,
Fla, will speak on THE Confederate
Navy"
Opposition is developing to General
Cabell as the successor of General
Lee. Cabell requested that the speech
prepared by General Lee for the re-
union be not read and this has aroused
some feeling against him. General
George w. Gordon, of Tennessee. is
being urged for the place and may be
elected.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-09
ROYAL RECEPTION
EXTENDED GUESTS

Turnipseed, representing Natchez
Democrat
After the guests had registered, the
time was spent very pleasantly in So
eial conversation and in walking
around the city. Quite number of
the visitors had friends in Hatties-
burg whom they had not met for some
time and these they hunted up. The
visitors were taken In tow by various
members of the committee and were
introduced to Hattiesburg citizens gem
orally and very pleasant social hour
was spent. The visitors brought with
them splendid band which delight
ed the people with number of choice
selections.
"Smoker and Luncheon"
At about 10 o'clock the visitors and
the citizens of Hattiesburg who were
present repaired to the dining room of
the Hotel Hattiesburg, where an ele-
CANT luncheon was served. Hon. e. j.
Bowers acted as toastmaster and right
royalty did he do the honors of the oc-
casion. He spoke of the phenomenal
growth of the city of Hattiesburg and
told the visitors that the city was
theirs; that they had the keys and
that Hattiesburg felt complimented
and honored by having the represent
ative people of Natchez with them.
sour Guests"
The first toast given was assigned
to W. NJ Conner who assured the Wis
itors of the great pleasure they had
afforded. the people of Hattiesburg in
coming and how welcome they were.
He went back to ''ye olden times" and
told the visitors of the riotous times
he used to have when he heard the
old-time fiddle twang to the tune of
"Natchez Under the HILL" He assured
the visitors of their cordial welcome
and hoped that the relations between
the two cities now so. closely con-
nected, would alwoys be of the most
cordial and friendly character.
The next toast was
"The City Of Natchez."
To this toast, Judge Thomas Reber
responded and his impromptu remarks
were strongly applauded. He said
that he was surprised at the magnifi-
Continued on page four
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-09
DELEGATED MASS
MEETING IS Hell

own Interpretation. The tax - I'M
posed upon any agency whatso9 ye'
which is established or maintained
for the purpose of marketing the prod.
uct of a meat packing house. /, is
manifect that a branch house is an
agency of the packers and tha' a
broker engaged in the business Of
handling the product of the packer
must be held to be maintaining an
agency for the same purpose. as
srme that the broker receives co1Ign-
mcnts of meat and disposes of 1t for
the account of the meat packer. Ger
tainly in so doing he assumes toward
the packer the relation of an agent
tc the principal. l advise that the
question propounded should be an
swered in the affirmative
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-09
BROKERS
MUST PAY
Attorney General Says That They
Are to Be Charged the Same
License As Packers.
Daily News Special.

Daily News Special
Jackson, Miss, June 9.-Attorney
General Fletcher has issued the fol-
Living opinion to Auditor Smith:
Il am in receipt of a request from
you for an opinion upon a question
presented by the following letter ad.
dressed to you by Armour & Co., a
meat packing house doing business in
the state of Mississippi:
"'Will you kindly let us have a
written opinion Oh whether or not the
brokers' operating through branch
houses in this state are liablt' to same
privilege tax as packers.
Section 1856 of the code, as amend
81 by Chapt = 72 Of the Laws of 1905,
provides: Cbon every meat packing
house or ..rporation, partnership
l.ant stock i i pany or aga v of wha;
cvec kird oeanized or astab.ishef nr
.rui1taincd -, the purpose oe market
ing the poduct of mel. paSa ng
/ ouse doing business in this state, for
each county in which said ausiassa
i carried en.-$200.'
This statute carries with it its
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-09
Mitchell
FINED $50
Superintendent Of Insane Asylum
Failed to Make His Appear.
ance at Mendephall. :.
Daily News Special

lJdlly NEWS opCCidi.
Jackson, Miss, June Sit has just
been,learned in this city that DR.. T. j..
Mitchell, superintendent of the state
insane hospital, was fined $50 and
given thirty days jail sentence at
Mendenhall few days ago by Judge
lBcllard for his failure to appear on
time as an expert witness in the muir
der case against John Showers, where
in the plea of insanity was part of
the defense. The fine was subsequent
ly remittetd, 1t is understood, although
tllis is not certain, but in any event it
will not be allowed to stand, as Gov.
Noel, being familiar with the circum-
stances and knowing why DR.. Mitch
ell could not leave his duties, would
pardon him without delay.
On the day Mr.. Mitchell should
ant was out of the city, and he could
have been at Mendenhall his assist
rotunder any circumstances leave,
but subsequently he was attached and
went down. He knew nothing OF the
case, but was called upon to testify
upon hypothetical question as to
the probable. sanity of a man under
certain facts,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-09
JUHN SHARP Williams
FOR VICE-PRESIDEI
Sixteen Delegates Chosen to the p
ocratic State Convention-se
ment of County Convention Was
Bryan for President.

The delegated county convent
met in the circuit clerks office 4
morning.
The meeting was called to order
chairman of county Democratic
ecutive Committee. H. S. Stevens Ul
explained the object of the meetI
which was to elect delegates TO |
state convention, which meets June
In jackson and also to. select NJ
County Democratic executive cd
mittee.
On motion H. Katz was made Chi
man and A. C. AyIesworth secreta
The matter of election of delegaI
was then gone into and sixteen 4
egates to cast the two votes of f
rest County were selected as follov
Delegates.
R. S. Hall, H. S. Stevens, d.
Watkins, Edgar G. Harris. F. c.
thorn, J. d. Donald, c. w. Rich, PI
Johnson, A. A. Montague, T. E. Ro
R. W. Bennett, F. w. Foote, D. G.
Laurin, G. d. Mchnis, J. D. MorgI
T. ]. MCGEE.
Committee on Resolutions-P.
Johnson, F. C. Hathorn and H.
Stevens.
A committee to suggest names
new executive committee was
lected as follows: D. NJ. Watkins.
d McInnis, and T. J. McGee.
The following committee was |
lected on resolutions: R. S. Hd
Paul Johnson, F. C. Hathorn and /
S. Stevens.
The following members of d
county executive committee were \
lected:
Beat Nv. S. Pierce, D. NJ. WI
kins and R. S. Hall.
Beat 2-F. NJ. Morris, w. A. Burd
Frank Wedgeworth.
Beat 3-J. P. Carter, Paul B, job
son, ID. 7. Currie.
Beat Al. F. Wilder, Lon Carru
and John Carter.
Beat 5-Dr. J. NJ. McTnnis, d. z. Pe
kins and J. A. Griffin.
H1wdbeonn, fit 5 vc n. aflleasant
Resolutions.
Be it resolved by the Democrat
delegate convention of Forrest Cou
ty that in the opinion of this conve
Continued on page four.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-09
CHILD KIDNAPPED
IN HATT|ESbURG

Daily News Special.
Jackson, Miss, June 9.-Mr. d. l..
O'Neih a prominent South Mississippi
lumberman, who formerly lived at
Shivers, but has lately been living
with his family in this city, has re-
turned from Hattiesburg, accompanied
BY his four-year-old daughter by a
former wife from whom he is now di-
vorced.
There is said to have been some ex-
citement in the case. the securing of
the child from its mother being accom-
plished by the kidnapping method, and
there is an intimation that there may
yet be trouble for Mr.. O'Neil in the
shape OF contempt proceedings in the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-09
THOUSANDS DRIVEN
:. BEFORE RISING FLOOD
Hearst News Service.

Topeka. Kan. June 9.--All of North
Topkea is today under water and more
than. 5000 people have been driven
from their homes by the rising Kan
sas River.
More than 200 persons have been
rescued by the police in boats today,
but thus far no deaths have been re-
ported from drowning.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-09
SECURING SUBURBS
FOR INS0LENT. BLACK

Daily News Special.
Jackson. Miss, June 9.-Officers and
citizens are securing the suburbs in
search of an unknown negro who
grossly insulted two prominent white
ladies west of Capital street near the
union depot last night. No trace had
been found of the negro up to noon
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-09

today and the search is made all the
more difficult on account of the un-
certainty of the identity of the negro,
though both of the ladies' believe that
they would know the man.
1t is probable that there will be
lynching in the event the negro is
captured and identified.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-09
Hearst News Service.

st. Louis, June 9.-Motorman J. A.
Packheiser and David O'Brien were
Fatally hurt in riot on street car
last night. The trouble was precipi-
tated by the refusal of two youths to
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-09
TWO men FATALLY HURT
IN Street CAR FIGHT

pay fare and an effort of the conduc-
to: to put them off. Miss Beatrice
Trask, a prominent young society wo-
man, who was on the car at the time
tainted and has been in state of
coma for several hours
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-09
BE LMONT
IS sinking
Hearst News Service.

Hampstead, L. l., June Solver H.
P. Belmont, recently operated on for
appendicitis, spent bad night and
little hope is entertained for his re-
covsry.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-09
TAFT SENTIMENT
FAVORS DOLIVER

Chicago, June 9:-The sentiment of
Taft men seems to be focusing on
Senator DoMver, of Iowa, for the vice
presidency.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-09
STEAMER
WRECKED
Big British Vessel Goes Down
With Eighty Cinnamon On
Board.

Hong Kong, China, June 9.-Ths
British steamer Prince of Wales,
struck a rock of Ian Taou Island this
morning and is total wreck. Eighty
Cinnamon are missing.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-09

chancery court, where the keeping 4
the little girl was given over to I'd
mother at the time of the divorce pr'
eoedings.
Mr.. O'Neil has married again an
has had possession of their othe
child, boy of six, all along.
The police department Of HaNiet
bnrg is said to have telegraphed Sth
local police to arrest o'Neil, but i3ai
much as he came to the city on rel
ular Gulf and Ship Island trains ita1
ing the little girl direct to his
on North street without being
ed, it is assumed this was no
and the father appears to hay
on that score.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-09
MINERS
STRIKE
Hearst News Service.

Reno, New, June "a general
strike of the miners of Rawhide and
Goldfield was called last night