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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

evil, has grown and this species Of
legislation has progressed from, 1904
to 1908, until 1t is now the law If one
makes contract to build coal house
or chicken coop, and employ another
to help him, he must first pay a priv
ilege of twenty dollars. We cite this
Act in relation to contractors merely
to emphasize the tendency of this leg
islation; the end and aim Of the pro-
moters is not for the genuine purpose
of creating a revenue for the state,
but to drive out of the business the
competition of small contractors who
are unable to pay tax. If this were
not the purpose of the legislation, the
legislature would long ago have re-
ceived strong protest.
The business of plumbing is an hon.
orable and necessary one. So is that
of contractor. The law looks on
both of these occupations with favor;
not with disfavor. This being the
case, why should tax of fifty dollars
be levied on the plumber for the right
to labor, and a tax of ten dollars on
the lawyer, the dentist. or other pro-
fessional men? The answer is easy,
it was done to make it possible to mo-
nopolize the business. In our research
of the law we have found no state
with a law similar to this. Some states
have laws regulating the plumbing
business, but no such law as the sec
ton under discussion.
These things have crept into the
law under the guise of privilege taxes,
but in reality their purpose is very diff
ferent. While this evil is yet in its in
fancy the attention of the legislature
should be sharply directed to it, and
such legislation checked. Laws of this
nature approixate an abridgement of
the liberty of the citizen guaranteed
to him by the Fourteenth Amendment
of the Constitution Of the United
States, and should receive the strict
est construction. Liberty, in its broad
sense, must consist in the right to fol-
low any of the ordinary callings Of life
without being trammeled.
The case was reversed and remand
ed by the court, which is substantial
victory for Wildly as well as many
other people who contract to do their
own work.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10
Spend Your Money
At Home.

The esteemed Biloxi Herald is right
in urging the people of that city to
buy their goods in Biloxi instead of
running to New Orleans after them.
There is no good in sending money
away from the home town for goods
that can be purchased at home for an
equal or less amount
The Herald appeals to the civic
pride of the people of Biloxi to do
their shopping at home.
1t is usually the would-be ultra
fashionable who like to say they pur-
chased their garments in some large
city They have an idea that it sounds
well to say that they paid such-an-
such amount for their goods in New
Orleans, when nine times out of ten
they are humbugged-and ought to be
humbugged.
No doubt the merchants Of Biloxi
carry just as good grade of goods as
can be found in New Orleans and they
are neighbors and friends Of the pur-
chaser and would not lie about the
price or quality.
Fortunately there are very few peo-
pie in Hattiesburg who buy their
goods off. They have learned that
they can get anything they want here
and keep the money at home spending
it with the people who will use it to
help build up their own city.
If Biloxians are bound to go from
home to spend their money for finery,
let them come to Hattiesburg and all
their wants can be supplied for less
money than it will take in New Or
leans. That would be keeping it in
their own state at least.
Any Mississippi city, the size of
Biloxi, can furnish all that is needed
by the most fastidious shopper and
the Herald is to be commended in try
ing to cultivate some pride among the
people of that city. When MISSISSIPPI
plans spend their money at home, in
Guiding what they have been sending
off, the state and every town in it will
be better off. New Orleans, Memphis
and Mobile have thrived on MISSISSIPPI
pi money and the people of these
places have often tainted Mississip-
plans with the fact that Mississippi
has no great city. Trade with home
people and keep your money at home
where you may see at least few nick
les of it once and awhile instead of
sending it on long journey north or
even into some adjacent state.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10
from other states.

formers from other states.
If Hattiesburg is to continue, to
grow and prosper, our agricultural re-
sources must be developed, and ;he
Commercial Club is doing the COM
mnity a great service in creating an
interest in plans for the consumma
ton of these desired ends.
Every we'll wisher of the city should
attend the meeting tonight
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10
MOSELLE GROWING
SAYS ]. A. HEARN

Mr.. Jas. A. Hearn of Moselle, who
is always a booster and never a
knocker under any circumstances, is
in the city today, and he is of the
opinion that times are growing bet
ter, gradually.
He states that Moselle is on a big
boom and he speaks of the growth
of his little town with a great deal
of pride, although he has lost none
of his enthusiasm for Hattiesburg.
Mr.. Hearn states that the follow
ing parties have recently built or are
now building handsome residences in
Moselle: P. NJ. keller, Supervisor Col
Inns, L. w. Miller, and a blacksmith
shop is being built by Mr.. Tisdal Mr..
N. T. Reeves has just moved into a
handsome home. Mr.. Hearn also
states that prominent merchant of
Hattiesburg is figuring on putting in a
large branch store in Moselle.
If all the inhabitants of Moselle had
the indomitable energy, combined with
boosting proclivities, that Jim Hearn
possesses they would soon have a big
sized town, for the citizens of that
place are not to be excelled anywhere
by their hospitality and kindness of
heart, as has been recently shown in
these columns.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

Mr.. Business Man: You can reach
more people for less money through
tie columns of The News than through
any other medium in this section.
Unless we can prove to your salts
faction that The News has more than
twice the circulation of any other
South Mississippi newspaper, your al
vertising need not cost you cent.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10
Negroes in Washington.

1t has been decided by a court in the
district of Columbia, which is classed
as a kind of mo mans land that
negroes must be allowed equal accom-
modations at the same price as white
people, at the restaurants and hostel
ries of that city, and the decision is,
of course, very displeasing to the hotel
and restaurant keepers, of the city,
who naturally prefer to select the
guests that they will serve, and who
announce that Notwithstanding the de
cision, they will make their prices pro-
hibitive, charging negroes about $40
or $50 for a meal.
This has been done before and may
possibly be worked by the hotel peo-
pie of Washington, but whether it is
worked or not, the negroes will not
be allowed to patronize the swell
hotels Of the capital city.
There are a good many ways to
kill a cat besides choking it to death"
and a way will be found to get around
this court decision.
1t is said that Washington is at
fiicted with the meanest set of negroes
on earth and their greatest aim is
to force social equality, which is
something they will never do even in
the North.
Decent and self-respecting negroes
in the South do not wish to force them
selves on people when they know
their presence is distasteful, and the
negro of the South has little or no
respect for the white man who will
permit any tendency to social equal
ity.
An illustration: A Mississippi ne
gro went to Chicago to live not many
years ago because he was suspected
of being implicated in a crime. He
prospered in the Windy City, but was
not happy He met some white peo-
pie from Mississippi one day whom
he knew and he asked them to let
him know when it would be safe for
him to return to Mississippi; that he
was not pleased with Chicago although
he was permitted to associate with
some white people. why, boss" he
said, some of these white people
don't think theys any better than a
Niger" He had little respect for
the white-skinned people who asso
ciated with him and he wanted to gel
back to Mississippi where there was
no semblance of social equality.
Unfortunately, however, there are
negroes in Washington who continu-
ally howl for social equality, but ii
will never come. The proud Cauca
sian race may have few reprobates
in it, but blood is thicker than wa
ter" everywhere and the negroes who
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10
ALFRED WILBY HAS
WON GREAT VICTORY
in SUPREME court
Continued From Page One.

tutes the substantial facts of this
case.
While so engaged the sheriff of
Perry county demanded of him priv.
alege tax under this section of the
, code above referred to. The city of
! Hattiesburg has population of TWEEN.
| ty thousand, the tax, under these cir.
cumstances, being fifty dollars. Wildly
declined to pay same and on the LIST
day of November, 1907, an indictment
was returned by the grand jury, charg.
ing Wildly with unlawful conducting
a plumbing business in the city of
Hattiesburg, without first paying the
privilege tax, etc. At the conclusion
of the testimony the defendant asked
peremptory charge acquitting him,
but the court declined to give this in
struction, whereupon he was convicted
and appeals.
Let it be noted to the credit of thfs
state that legislation of this character
under discussion, which cannot be too
strongly condemned, made its first ap-
pearance in the Acts of 1904. See
Acts 1904, p. ~. We find the pre-
dictate for section 1854 in that Act
for the first time, and in the same Act
we find companion Act, being sec
ton 20, and providing that a privilege
tax of sixty dollars, shall be paid by
leach individual firm, or corporation
doing contracting business in cities,
of over ten thousand inhabitants,
when the cost Of any one house or
building erected by such individual,
firm, or corporation exceeds three
thousand dollars" This section in
relation to contractors was brought
forward in the code of 1906, becom-
ing section 1898. But in re-enacting
it another section was also added pro-
viding that where the building con-
tracted for was less than three thou
sand but more than seven hundred
and fifty dollars, a privilege of twenty
dollars should be paid. Not content
with forcing builder only contract
ing to build a house costing seven
hundred and fifty dollars to pay a
privilege of twenty dollars, the inspir-
ers of this law procured another
amendment by the legislature of 1908,
which is section four of the Acts of
1908, p. 81, whereby the amount of the
privilege tax to be paid is not deter
mined by the cost of construction of
the building contracted for, but by the
number of men employed at any one
time. Thus, by section 4, the firm or
corporation must pay a privilege of
sixty dollars when the number of men
employed at any one time shall be
ten or more, If it be in a city of ten
thousand inhabitants or more; and by
a succeeding section, if the number of
men employed be one or more, and
not more than ten, privilege of twen-
ty dollars should be paid. Thus, the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

splendid a
lot we'll
10000 closed out in the next days $4,000
nice four house front and galleries. lot
per good
a per
Can give choice forty
100000
from 10 to 80 the investment.
CRATES
trio lights College $500
month until paid.
prices and
terms is the time
truly,
61O Main Street NJ. FERGUSON
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

Will somebody please get out an in
junction against the newspapers for
continuing to tell how it was DONE"
Over a million editors have told how
Bryan was defeated, and there have
been nearly as many different opin-
ions. The public needs a rest.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10
How to Treat a sprain.

Sprains, swellings and lameness are
promptly relieved by Chamberlain's
Liniment. This liniment reduces in
fsamation and soreness so that
sprain may be cured in about one
third the time required by the usual
treatment. 25 and so cent sizes for
sale by Hays & Field and Yellow Pine
Pharmacy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., is talking
about marrying on IS a week, but papa
is going to get 81 line for the stuff
he writes for the magazines.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

1t is to be hoped that the Teddy
Bears will soon have to go into win
ter quarters. Some fads are worked
overtime and this seems to be one of
that kind.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10
NOTICE

The annual turkey dinner of the
Catholic Ladies' Aid, to be given We'd
nesday, November II, has been un-
avoidably postponed till November 1S,
and will be given in the fairfield
building on West Pine street. 11-7-St
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

There are 1853 cities in the United
States with more than 10000 populu-
ton. There will be 159 Of them
when Hattiesburg gets into the next
census.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

A Kansas editor who "fit, bled and
died" for the success of the Demo-
cratic ticket in that state, solemnly
offers up this prayer of thanks: 1--WE
have met the enemy, and we are
his'n, but thank God we're not His
gems"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

are trying to change the decree of the
Almighty, when He made mankind,
will only cause more trouble for their
race, and innocent negroes will suf-
fer in the North more than in the
South, as events not very remote have
shown.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

Will the fool-killer kindly get busy
and kill all the "I-told-you-sos? Sup
pose some one did tell us So it's no
use to keep up the parrot act.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

It's been whole week since Teddy
added any names to his "Annanias
Club" Just wait until he gets cvec
the effects of the election and he will
still be doing business.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10
MR.. EATON IMPROVING.

1t will be gratifying news to the
people of Hattiesburg to know that
Mr.. s. c. Eaton, who is sick at his
home in this city is reported much
better today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

The News doesn't carry full press
report, but it receives by wire more
news than any other South Missis.
sippi newspaper.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

Let Hattiesburg have an Exposition
next year that will even surpass the
state fair at Jackson, and if 1t is held
first we can help Jackson out by send
ing some of the exhibits there.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10
w. c. T. U. TO HAVE KENO.

Arrangements have been made by
the ladies of the w. C. T. u. to have
the Keno theatre Saturday matinee
and night. There will be special pic
lures and music. Admission 10 cents.
11-10-3t.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10
ADJUSTMENTS.
Attractions Tonight.

New Gem Theatre-Fine program
of the latest moving pictures and
beautiful illustrated songs.
Berlin" tonight
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

It's the general opinion that Teddy
Roosevelt, with his big stick, made
very capable campaign manager.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

The Commercial Club will do more
for Hattiesburg when Hattiesburgans
do more for the Commercial Club.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

The sure-enough good fellow" Is
the man who borrows a dollar from
you and then invites you to lunch
with it.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10
COMING ATTRACTIONS.

Robinson's Shows-Friday, Nov. 10.
New Gem Theatre-Tomorrow night
at p. m. first drawing for aquarium
and goldfish.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

If the cotton planters, of the South
want to get good prices for their
crops, they should grow corn.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

The Memphis Commercial-Appeal
Las gotten its editorials down to sin.
gie-column measure since the election.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

Auditorium-Corinne, in Lola From
Berlin" Tuesday, November 10,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

The hap-hazard newspaper must g,
the way Of the hap-hazzard man.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

Good evening! Has the grand jury
gotten you?
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

Casino-New moving pictures and
new songs tonight.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

Keno-New moving pictures and
new songs tonight.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

The News is hereby authorized to
announce w. A. LOvETT as candi-
date for Alderman from Ward No. 1,
to fill the vacancy Of e. T. MCGOWAN.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

The Daily News is authorized to
announce ]. T. WILLIAMS as a can
dilate for Alderman from Ward No. 1.
to fill the vacancy of e. L. MCGOWAN.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

The Daily News is authorized to
announce w. ]. YORK as candidate
for alderman from Ward No. 1, to
fill the vacancy of e. L. MCGOWAN.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

The Daily News is authorized to
announce F. H. MCKENZIE as candi-
date for alderman from Ward No. 1,
to fill the vacancy of E. L. MCGOWAN.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

The News is feeling good, thank
you.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10
Announcements

The Daily News is authorized to
announce ST. McNAIR as a candi
date for alderman from Ward Mol,
to fill the vacancy of e. L. MCGOWAN.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10
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J. C. BALLARD, Cashier.
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kIDNAPPERS GOT
HEAVY SENTENCES
Woman Shrieked as Jury
Was POIIed.

CHICAGO, ILL, Feb Especially
William and Alzina Birmingham,
kidnappers of Lillian Wulffe, may
live long behind penitentiary walls
to regret their crime Both We're
found guilty in Judge Kertson's court
tonight The punishment of the man
was fixed by the jury at thirty years
in prison, and that of the woman at
twenty-five years.
Birmingham bore up like a stole
under the heavy weight. His wife
broke down, and her piercing shrieks
rang through court room and CORR
doris, and reached far through the
snow-filled streets.
She sat shrieking by the jury box
while the jury was polled. When she
was being half-led, half-carried to
jail across the bridge of signs. her
shrill wailing still came in dim
echoes to the court room as Lillian
Wulffe shook hands with the Jurors
and thanked them.
The Wulffe girl was enticed from
her home in the southern portion of
the city by Alzina Jones, early in
December, 1907, and forced into a
covered wagon in which Jones was
waiting. A week later the Joneses
and the girl were found in Nom
ence, III. Jones and his wife were
arrested and brought back to Chicago
with the child
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