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SAN Francisco Bank Clearings

Local bank cearings last week were S35. $780,
o56, against S44, ,344, ,617 for the corresponding
week last year, a decrease of $S,414 0S1 or
1873 per cent This is the smallest decrease
Tor several months and is gratifying showing
an improvement in current trade conditions.
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Northern Business

PORTLAND, May 16.-Clearings, s756, ,7ss;
balances, $3S, $685.
SPOKANE, May 1e.--clearings. sos7, 72o; bal.
ances, $I3o Ss4
TACOMA. May 1e.-clearings. ss1l. .4se; bal
ances, $50. .95T.
SEATTLE. May 1s.-olearinss 81, a6e. 7a4;
balances, 5000. III.
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New York Money Market

NEW YORK May 16.-Money ON call easy;
call nominal Time loans dull and steady; 60
days, 21s Q2% per cent; 80 days, per cent; si1
months, 3laQ3A per cent
Sterling exchange fairly steady, with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.S70544 S11o for
demand and at 81. 6505@4.S515 for 60 day bills.
Commercial bills, 81 S4A G4S5.
Bar silver. 521sc.
Mexican dollars, 4Ic.
Government bonds steady; railroad bonds firm.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS

NdVHI StOTeS--IuTpeHtIne and HOsIn
SAVANNAH, May 16.-Turpentine-
42@421ac; sales, 1,141; receipts. 1.o25; ship
Rosin-Firm; sales. 2.7ss; receipts. s.os7;
shipments. 62s; stock. 70,546 Quote: A. B. G..
$3.50; ID, So; f. So. 20; F. $3.2503.5O; G. $3 80
@3.35; Ii, $S.S5Q3.90; ], $50; X, 1913 M
$500; n. S6; WG, S6.l0@6.16; WV. S6.15@6. 20.
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Egg Market In Nearby Counties

PETALUMA. May 16.-The Petaluma branch
of the Sonoma county cooperative poultry as
sociation met today and agreed to reserve
poultry depot. The old association also met
and discussed joining the new and appointed
cember.
SANTA CRUZ. May 16.-Merchants are selling
eggs at % cents a dozen. but pay producers
only 1915 cents Poultrymen will withhold their
eggs from the local market for better prices.
The supply is firm.
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Northern wheat Market

URElTUN
PORTLAND, May l6.--Club. sec bluestem,
81; red S6ac; valley. soc.
WASHINGTON
TACOMA, May 16.-Market unchanged. Blue.
STEM Ssc; club SEC; red, s4c..
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Butter. cheese and Eggs

CHICAGO. May 16,-on the produce exchange
today the butter market easy; creameries.
1692lc; dairies, 15Q19 Eggs, steady at marx,
cases included, 14A aI44ie; 1rsts, 1512c; prime
nrsts, l6Ae. Cheese, steady, 1O4a a@121ac.
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Specie Movement at New Yorl

NEW YORK, May 16.-Imports OF specie for
the port of New York for the week ending m
day were $il5. 0s5 silver and S635, 433 gold
Exports of specie from the port of New York
and $7,29T,13 gold.
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CondItion of the Treasury

WASHINGTON, May 16.-Today's statement
of sthe treasury balances In the general fund.-
exclusive Of the $3.50, 900 gold reserves
shows: Available cash balance, $243, ,12s, ,152s ;
gold coin and bullion, SIS. las, ,133; gold certih-
Gates S24 1913, 700
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Imports at New YORK.

NEW YORK, May 16.-Imports of mercban
disc and dry goods at the port Of New York
for the week ending May were valued at
$40. OF, 500.
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ST. Loui. wool NTarlxet

ST. LOUIS. May 16.-Wool dull; medium
grades combing and clothing. 1914 @13c; light
fine 13914c; heavy fine, 9@1oc tub washed.
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Deciduous and Citrus Fruits

The first aprieots of the season appeared from
the Winters and Nacayille region Yesterday. WIN
crates, containing 20 pounds each. They were
all Of the Prfngle variety, and the Grated stock.
being the better appearing of the two lots, r0una
buyers at $2.25 4 crate, while the boxed Iruit
The market heavily stocked with straWber-
ries, over 500 chests and several hundred crates
coming to hand from nearby sources, besides the
usual car Of Grated strawberries from the Los
Angeles region. Prices Tor chest goods were
weak, with only few favored marks bringing
the outside quotations, and several good sized
lots which could not be disposed OF locally were
forwarded TO nearby towns on consignment.
Grated goods from Florin and vicinity came In
late and had to be sold cheap or held over. while
posed of quickly at satisfactory prices. Next
10 berries, cherries were the most plenriful
article fully $500 packages arriving from va
rious districts. The fruit found quick sale al
weakened upon the arrival OF belated river
boat, which accounts for the wide range in the
quotations. There not much doing in oranges,
retailers being too busy with deciduous FRUITS,
but receivers were still holding out for high
prices Aside from decline in Mexican lines
there was nothing new to report in other lines
Strawberries-Longvorth, SIGH per chest;
large varieties, S5qS per chest crates, 4oc9$l
for Los Angeles and I04t9Oc for Fl0rln-
Observation-Disclosures IS per crate.
\ Cherries-Black. G0090c per drawer white,
35@5Oc per drawer; bulk 6GSc per lb for black
and 366c for white.
Apples CpeE boxi-Fancy. s1.25@1.T5; common
Citrus Fruits (per box)-Nayel oranges. $29
3; seedlings, S1.509I.75; lemons, $2.259250 for
fancy. S1.7542 for choice and $1G1.25 for
standard; grapefruit. $3.25 93.T5 for seedless
and S1.5Ud2 for common; lines, S0e95.50.
Tropical FFuits-Bananas. S14I.T5 per bunch
for Hawaiian and 81 50@3 so for Central Amer
tcan; pineapples, $347 per dozen.
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STOCKS OF HAY
Semiannual Statement of the Sal
Erancisco Ha.- Araacirtior

The San Francisco hay association has com
piled statement of hay in store in public ware
houses and in private barns on May /. 1yOS.
showing the available supply and covering the
counties that send their Nay to San Francisco
markets. The following figures have been fur
niZed aIIthnritias at ric,.s- -r.ai.
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MARKETS
SAN Francisco Money Market


The market wore the usual Saturday aspect
and quotations showed no changes worthy OF
comment Silver 1sc higher.
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s1.47lk @1.5O per ctl.
Flour and Farinaceous Goods

All conditions remain unchanged, -four being
quiet but steady and cereal goods meeting with
the usual demand.
Flour-Calfornia family extras, $4,000 net,
without discount; bakers extras. So 400 60;
superine, $4.2044.50; Oregon and Washington.
per bbl S4.3O@5.40 for family, bakers and pat
cuts and S4.65Q5.15 for cut OF; Kansas patents.
San Francisco track So; do straight $3.50; Da-
kota patents, $6.45; straights, $6.25 per bbl.
Farinaeeous Goods-Prices in packages, net
cash, no discount, as follows: Graham -four,
50 per 100 lbs; rye flour, $40; rye meal, $50;
o diee s sVar aG corn mea al extra 81 s
hominy, $3.404360; buekwheat four 81; cracked
wheat $3.50; farina, $4.20; whole wheat -four,
1920; rolled oats bbls $6g7.25, in sacks So. q
6.75; rolled wheat bbls $3.50, in sacks 50 80;
pearl barley, $5.4o; split peas, boxes So per 100
lbs.
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d ptd 2s Wabash

Do I'd pfd. 49,. 2s wabash ........... -
Grand Trunk -. In Do pfd .,...... 70
III Central .....14l Spanish As -...... 92A
Bar siIver-Quiet; 24Ad per ounce.
Money-1A per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is 2h per, cent and for three months
bills 21s per cent.
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FUTURES

Open. High. Low. Close.
December =. S1.sIs4 $l.34% $133 $1.33
Oats-Selers continue to ask more than buy
ers will pay. hence there is not much actual
trading. The feeling is extremely firm in spite
of the high prices.
Good to choice red, $155Q1.75; ordinary do.
s1.50G1. .525; white, $1.5591 65; gray. S1.609
10 per ctl.
Corn-There is nothing new to report the
market being firm but dull, with light stocks.
California suiaii round yellow, nominal; large
yellow, $1.S0; white nominal; western states
yellow, sacked. $1.S0; in bulk. San Francisco
track. SLIP; white $1.T2; mixed S1.70; Egyp-
RyewCaiifornia. 81. 471ha1. so per ctl.
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New York stock List

F. Hutton & Co.. 4eo California street,
members OF the New York stock exchange. fur
nish the following list Of bond and stock sales
yesterday
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Dried Fruits, RaisIns, Nut. and Hone.

All conditions remain as before stated. The
feeling In fruits and raisins Is weak, and prunes
are the only firm description In the list
Fruits-Apricots, 10Q12i=c spot and TG71sc
for new crop; e7aporated apples. 5G6cs pears.
59115c; peaches. T6S1.c spot and 6G7c FOR
new crop: figs, 293c; prunes, size basis. SO
31ac per pound.
Raisins e. o. b. Fresno)-2 crown. &c: s
crown 4Ac: 4 crown. 41zc: seeded. 5%t 16Ac;
seedless sultanas, &c; 90c9S1 for London lay
ers and for clusters
Observation-Disclosures 1sK Q1415e; Xxi,
13@14c; ne plus ultra, 1914 @13c; brakes, 119
1112c; Languedocs. 10c; hsrdsheils. 707hc.
Walnuts-l3c per ID for No. softshell and I0c
for No. do; l215c for No. hardshell and
919c for No. do; Italian chestnuts, 10912ac
per ID.
HOney-Water white comb. 16@1Tc; white,
15c; water white. extracted. SgSike; light
amber. 1@71ac; dark amber and candled, ga
M5%c per ID
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NIeat Market
Conditions -

Meat Market
The week closed with no further change In
conditions.
DRESSED MEATS
Slaughterers' rates to dealers are as follows:
Beef-6A @1he per ID for steers 596c for
cows and heifers.
vsal-S@Se for large and s9oc for small.
Mutton-Vethers, SQS1sc; ewes T07Le
Lamb-1oG11iac per 10 for spring
Dressed Pork tper lbl-I15 9sc for heavy and
9d110c for light.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good sound
livestock. delivered in San Francisco less so
per cent sllrinkage for cattle
Cattle-Steers. No l, s9Si5c; second quality,
115@Sc; third quality. Gla@7c; cows and
heifers. &C for No. second quality, 696hc;
third quality, 595lse; thin, 3g4c; bulls and
stays, 4@4l@c; thin bulls. 3@3lsc.
Caives-4lsc per ID for light, 4c for medium
and 1sc for heavy (gross weight.
Sheep-Wethers, 5D51ac per 10; ewes. AZ kQ5c
(gross weight.
Lambs-Spring. 5s596c per ID.
Hogs-100 To 200 lbs. 6Ac; 200 and over 50.
Q6c; boars, 80 per cent, stays 30 to 40 per
cent and sows 10 10 20 per cent on from above
quotations.
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Now York Mining stocks
Boston Stocks and Bonds
THE COPPER STOCKS

BOSTON, May 16.-The copper boom con-
tinued today and there is every indication of
higher prices next week The market has
spread to all the list and the volume of business
is large Brokers advise to keep long Of cop
pers until there is big jump in the metal.
COPPER CLOSE
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Assessment Directory COmstoek Mines
STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE

SATURDAY. May 16-1O;so a. m
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FUTURES

1O.3U q. M. session
December-$1. .621a asked.
Barley-December was several fractions lower.
The cash grain quiet and unchanged with
light receipts.
CASH BARLEY
Good to choice feed, spot $1.4541.5o; com
mon to fair, Sl4215 per ctl; brewing and che
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UNITED STATES BONDS
Bid. Ask Bid. Ask
Is or cp IS or coup. g..
.rre.~r.r sNrr.or-. ro.-D-
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CASH WuEAr

California club. S1.65@I.671s; do milling
Sl61 z CLIO; California white Australian. 81 e
northern club. 81 65@1. 1.67t2; northern bluestem
S1.7oQ1.I5; northern red, S1.65@1.6T16; turkey
rad 6 In
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-28
GOLD OUTPUT
MUCH LARGER
Hearst News Service.

Winnipeg, July 2S.-According to
advices received here from Dawson
City, the operations being carried on
in the Yukon by eastern capitalists
will greatly affect the gold output. Af-
ter an expenditure of some $4,000, 900,
five gold dredges have been built, and
the necessary water supplied by a
canal which the Guggenheims have
built for the purpose. Each one of
these dredges will handle from 5000
to 900 cubic yards of gravel in day
of twenty-four hours, while an individ-
ual miner will be doing we'll if he
handles six cubic yards of gravel dur
ing the same time. 1t requires eleven
men to run one of these dredges that
can do the work of some 600 men.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-28
FUNERAL SERVICES
OF A GOOD WOMAN

The remains of Mrs. w. e. Herren
arrived last night from Ashville. N.
c., and the casket was carried to the
family home on Court street, where
the funeral was conducted this after
noon by Rev. ]. R. Jones, pastor of the
deceased, after which the remains
were carried to the City Cemetery
for interment.
An account of this ertimable lady's
death was published in yesterdays
Daily News, and very little can be
added TO what was then said, except to
say that she deserved all the kind
words that were said about her. She
was a noble Christian lady and has
gone to reap the reward that belongs
TO the righteous and pure in heart.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-28
PEOPLE TALKING POLITICS
MORE Than EVER TO-DAY

About the only thing that is being
talked about today is politics and 9TH
er matters in news or business way
are. not receiving the usual attention
Tomorrow decides the contest.
OF course the greatest interest is
centered about the race for mayor.
Each side claims success.
The contest for marshal comes next
in interest. Both the friends of Char
ley Pool and Frank Williams claim
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-28
VOTING QUALIFICATION.

: Attorney General R. V. Fletch- :.
= er, of this state, says that no per- :.
= son is entitled to vote who has :,
!: not paid his poll tax, unless ex- :.
!: empted by the terms of the State :.
= Constitution. Heretofore the prac- :.
:: tice has been to permit those to :.
= vote who were delinquent on poll ::
= taxes. A great many citizens :
= who were not assessed for poll I.
: tax were permitted to vote. The ::
= attorney general holds that this :.
= poll tax is fixed and assessed :.
I: against every citizen by the con- :.
:: stitution itself, and even though :
: the assessor may have overlooked I.
: the individual and failed to assess :.
= him for the tax. yet be must pay >
!. it before he can vote. !:
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HUGHES MAY RUN
AGAINST NOMINEE
Hearst News Service.

! New York, July 2S.-In case Hughes
is not nominated by the Republican
state convention to succeed himself as
Governor on September 10, it is said
that he will run a>an independent. His
friends are sure that he can win with.
out the endorsement of either of the
old parties. The Governor is deter.
mined to allow the people to pass on
his record.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-28
CHEATING JUSTICE.
Hearst News Service.

New York, July 2S.-The destruction
of evidence and the spiriting away of
witnesses to prevent the conviction of
David Shellard, the policeman charged
with the murder of Barbara Reig. has
caused Commissioner Bingham to is.
sue an order for the transfer of every
man in the Williamsburg precinct.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-28
.COUNTERfEITERS
FOR FIFTEEN YEARS
Hearst News Service.

Fayetteville, Ark, July 2S.-Dr. L.
w. Blanchard and ]. C. Wilcoxsen
were today bound over to the federal
grand jury on charges of counterfeit
ing. The latter confessed and said
that Blanchard had been counterfeit
ing for fifteen years. Blanchard is a
Sunday school superintendent and a
local society leader.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-28
CARNEGIE FAMILY
NARROWLY ESCAPES
Death in COLLISION

inverness, Scotland, July 2S.-An.
drew Carnegie, wife and little daugh-
ter Margaret, had a narrow escape
from death here today when the auto
mobile in which they were riding col
hded with another. Both machines
were demolished. The Carnegies were
hurried to Skibo Castle, where it was
announced that their injuries were
painful, but not serious.
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Il EINAL WORD.

The Daily News has good fight has tried n b r
IL has been fearless. And above all sincere
Measures have been placed men, Personalities have .
scrupuousy avoided There our hearsr av man
no matter how far believe swayed from the Maths Of
moral recttude duty
Inc issue involved has been placed squaey the voters of
Haiesburg-the resort And we await tho d,. ,
ABIDING faith in the integrity the sovereign o
who
Is 'ne suohmest word in the We have tried d
S VIII you DO yours? Write by making an y onno
site the names of Donald Williams
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ELEIEN7H HOUR //ARS

almost every campaign where involved tbe GLOW
ehh hou liar appear the
form anarchisc uterances newspaper Again he annoo
III ury nandb And not nequent his sIanderous stories are
handed from mouth o the streets ~
In any event he is
rms campaign has been time The onnono
OIL good government
TO the indictments preferred from dav 70 o tn
iact they failed
nohng to scrutinv Of ro
stand firm and do your duty. The IS watching us
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-28

DAHLMAN HAS
MADE SERIOUS
SORT OF step
Hearst News Service

Omaha, Neb., July 2S.-Mayor James
ID. Dahlman, Democratic national COM
mitteeman and close personal friend
OF William ]. Bryan, has accepted a
challenge to debate with Mrs. Mary
Harris, of Atlanta, Ca, president of
the Georgia w. c. T. u, before the
Belleview Chautauqua Wednesday
night. Dahlmaf advocates high Ii
cense and is opposed to prohibition.
Many political friends think that he
has made big break. as Bryan is try
ing to win over the Nebraska prohibit
tionists.
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THE COURHGE
Z TO FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT
Hattiesburg, Miss, July 2s, 1908

Hatiesburg Miss, July 2S 1908
Editor
Dear SiPerm ap
probation and Endorsement
taken in our municipal campaign
believe the News the in
that backbone
and condemn wrong and fight for what S and right
also wish
liberal election appreciate
the because believe awabdne
class OF citizens Respectfully,
j. w. MONTAGUE
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victory. AS matter of fact no one
can tell what the result will be. Both
have many friends.
The next most interesting contest
Is that of street commissioner in
which there are three candidates. two
OF them having tied in the first pri-
mary
The contests for alderman in Wards
l. and 4 are also attracting consid-
cradle interest, not only in these
wards, but throughout the city.
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:
MOVE I1
He Has Made Model Citizen sN
a Business Man of Sound JvSe.-e- - !
Will Carry With Him
Wishes of All.

The following high trit
by the Hattiessurg Clearin
sociation to a man who hal
! to develop the resources
and who has always been
all progressive movements
building of Hattiesburg.
citizenship of the city \
endorse these resolutions
Hattiesburg Clearing HouI
Association,
Hattiesburg, Miss. JUL
This association has thil
ed the following resolutid
imous vote of it's meml
Whereas. Mr.. A. F. Tho
has lived in this commu;
/ eral years, has decided 4
management of a bank in
city in Kansas, and our 4
fore to lose him as a citizI
Be 1t Resolved, That d
is hereby authorized and
present to Mr.. Thomasso
sion of the friendly regal
officials of the banks col
association, entertain for
excellent family; and wi
suring him of our person;
testify to our appreciated
a banker and a citizen. VI.
years experience in the
ness qualify him thorough
order of service. His il
civnc questions has cd
denced his spirit of usefI
community. Our associat
Thomasson has been intin
personal relations maintai
him and the managers d
composing this associatiol
been frank, friendly al
When Mr.. Thomasson leayl
fore, he is thus assured
wishes of our members fo
happiness, health and pros
he and his enjoy heavei
blessings, is our sincere wi.
NATIONAL BANK OF co
BY F. w. Foote, vice-I
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
By G. L. Hawkins, Pr
CITIZENS BANK
By j. G. Ballard, Cash.
HATTIESBURG TRUST &
co, By R. L. Bennett.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-28
GERMAN BAPTISTS
ARE organizing
Hearst News Service.

New York. July 2S.-The German
Baptist brethren have organized. in
forty-one of the states, with 1,154
churches, an increase of fifty-eight
over the last report.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-28

Miss Claudia Lee Sims returned last
night from pleasant visit of several
weeks to Bay Springs.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-28
OFFICE HOLDER
ARE NUME
Hearst News Service

Hearst News Service
Washington. July 2S.-Th
roster of the government con-
nemes of 305,141 office holde
the federal government. of u
947 are located in New Yorl
land, small as she is, has
pointees. Pennsylvania has
ployes. Ohio follows with 4
fees. Massachusetts. next A
has 742 men and wome
down government Jobs,
credited to the District
es1 office holders, W
S24. OF course,
small portion Of
residents of tb
a senator or
exhausted
charge uY
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DENVER PLATFORM
SEVERELY ARRAIGNED
Brief Synopsis Of Keynote Speech Of
the Campaign, Which Pledges the
Party to a Perpetuation Of the Poll
cies Of Roosevelt.
Hearst News Service.

Taft was today formally notified OF
the fact.that he is the Republican nom
inee for President' of the United
States.
Addressing Senator Warner who
made the notification speech, and the
gentlemen of the committee, Mr.. Taft
discussed at length the issues of the
campaign and paid particular attention
to- the Democratic platform adopted at
Denver, which he characterized as a
.shrewdly constructed trap in which to
catch votes"
Roosevelts policies were endorsed
in toto and profuse apologies were
made for the recent financial panic,
which the speaker declared could only
be overcome gradually under Repub-
lican administration. He argued THAI
the chief functions of the next Re-
publican administration would be to
restore confidence in the business
world and to 'clinch what has already
been DONE"
The physical value of railroads was
discussed at length and the inter-
state commerce commission was en-
dorsed without hesitation. He favored
Z national control of all interstate COM
aerce corporations and endorsed the
0former expressions of Mr.. Roosevelt
along this line.
Discussing the Democratic platform
In regard to the treatment of trusts,
he said:
"The Democratic platform does not
propose to destroy the plants of the
trusts physically. but it proposes to do
the same thing in different way. The
business of this country is largely de-
pendent on protective system of
tariffs. The business done by many Of
the so-cailed trusts" is protected with
the other businesses of the country.
The Democratic platform proposes to
take off the tariff in all articles COM
ing into competition with those pro-
duced by the so called "trusts," and
to put them on the free list. If such
course would be utterly destructive of
their business. as is intended, 1t would
not only destroy the trusts, but all of
their smaller competitors. The ruth
less and impracticable character of the
proposition grows palmer as its effects
'Fspnn The whole community are real
led
LOVES THE NEGRO.
Discussing the negro question, Mr..
Taft says:
~The Republican platform refers to
these amendments to the Constitution
that were passed by the Republican
party for the protection of the negro.
The negro, In the forty years since he
was freed from slavery, has made re-
marlable progress. He is becoming a
more and more valuable member, of
the communities in which he lives.
The education of the negro is being
expanded and Improved In every way.
The best men of both races, at the
North as we'll as at the South, ought |
to rejoice to see growing up among the /
Southern people an influential element |
disposed to encourage the negro in his
hard struggle for industrial independ-
ence and assured political status. The
Republican platform. adopted at Chi
cago, explicitly demands justice for