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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-10
TAXES MAY
BE RAISED
Daily News Special.

Jackson, August 1C.-Attorney Cen
eral Fletcher has issued an opinion to !
the board of supervisors of Chicksaw
county, as follows:
l am in receipt of your request for
an opinion upon the following state
of facts There is quite large body
of timbered lands in Chickasaw coun-
ty, owned by non-residents, which
was assessed for taxes in 1906. Since
that time, owing to the establishment
of saw mills, stave factories and 9th
err facilities for working timber the
lands have greatly increased in value.
The question is, whether the board is
justified in now increasing the as
sessment on these lands.
Under date of August 8, 1907, rem
dered an opinion to Simpson county
upon a question similar to this, and
in this opinion "a marked copy of
which l am mailing you under sep
arate cover, I held that under the
code of 1906, which differs substan-
TALLY from the code of 1892, specific
parcels of land may be increased for
causes other than the erection of iD-
provements, provided the cause OPP
Grated upon the specific parcel of land
as distinguished from all the lands
of the county. An appreciation in
value attributable alone to the ad-
vancing prosperity of the country,
would not justify an increase on the
assessment rolls, but leach individ-
ual assessment must be passed upon
solely with reference to the facts or
that particular parcel of property.
Attorney Generals report 1905-07
page 222, Hancock county VS. Sim
mons, SO, Miss. 302.
Testing the facts submitted in the
light of these principles, it appears
/ that the location of these mills and
factories, limited as they are to work
ing up timber and so situated with
reference to the parcels of land un
| der consideration as to operate di
rectls upon their values, may furnish
sufficient cause to justify the board
in concluding that these : timbered
lands have been the subject Of an in
crease in value not shared In by any
other lands of the county Under the
present statute any cause which pc
culiarly affects specific parcels OF
land will justify the increase. and
1 think the advent of manufacturing "a
i cilities is such cause when applied
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-10

Jackson, Miss, August 10.-J. L.
Webb, of Washington, from the Of
flee of insect investigation, bureau of
entomology, department of agriculture,
is touring Mississippi and making a
study of the insect damage to ths
trees felled by the cyclone of last
spring. Some Vt the l'mbermer ii
this STATE requested the department
to take advantage of the present IA
'orablc opportunity to make con-
plete investigation of the matter. and
it is the first time that such study
has been scientifically under und.l'
taken.
rho cyclone OF las; ALril CIT path
through Miss sipp! 9Dout a mil wide
and from 200 to 800 miles long, and
it is said that hardly a tree remains
standing where the storms blight fell
of timber, principally yellow pine, al
one time, made it impossible in great
many instances for the mills to handle
it readily. although a number of plants
built spur lines into the woods ant
brought in the felled trees at once OF
else established portable saw mills a
the scene of the devastation. However
there remains a considerable quantity
of timber on the ground, and the in
sects have got in their work to grea
extent.
Mr. Webb will spend several week
in the state. He has just returne'
from a visit to Lamar County, whiCl
was the center of the cyclonic disturb
ance and where the greatest loss o
life occurred. Discussing condition
there re said:
"The felled timber in the path o
the cyclone is badly infested witt
what is commonly called the pine saw
yer. or technically known as mono
hammus titillator Soon after tn
timber is felled the eggs are laid il
the bark by the adult beetle. TIL
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-10
ON. A. MAN-OF-WAR.
Hints to- Eandiubbers Who Want to
Do the Proper Thinq.

10 the proper lining.
As you pass over the ships side and
step aboard, If you are man touch
your hat in salute to the flag. The of
ficer of the deck. who represents the
majesty of the nation while he is on
watch, will return this salute.
Don't say downstairs or upstairs"
There are no stairs on board ship
only ladders. Say below or ION
deck"
Looking forward-that is, toward the
bow-the right hand is. ''starboard,"
the left hand, port" Everything on
board ship is starboard or port, except
with reference to gun, where fright"
and 'feft" are used as on shore the
gun being movable.
Keep clear of the starboard side of
the quarter deck. The quarter deck is
| the after-or rear-end Of the upper
deck. Its starboard side is sacred ter
ritory, to be used by the admiral, the
captain. the officer of the deck, other
officers and men when there ON duty
and official visitors.
Never peep into the officers private
quarters. They are no more to be en-
tered into than any private citizens
bedroom. They can be entered only
upon invitation.
Keep your hands Off the bright brass
, work, the polished guns and the clear
paint work. Remember that jack tai
has to put in hard labor every day
keeping these clean. Do not increase
his work.
Do not expectorate on the decks
This warning is unnecessary to gentle
men. who do not expectorate in public
anywhere.
Never dream of tipping man VIII
shows you about the ship. He is suf
ficiently rewarded by the entertain
ment he gives you. Men-o'-wars mel
are not servants. and t''"y resent
tip. The navy has pride.
Never take a lady up or down al
"undressed" ladder. 1t is immodest-
for the lady. Dressed ladders hav
flags or canvas spread beneath them
"Undressed" ladders have no sue
screens.
Upon leaving the ship salute the fla
as upon coming aboard.-San Fran
cisco, News Letter.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-10
LITTLE INTEREST DEVELOPING IN
The CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION

as it should be for every qualified
voter should exercise the great Ameri-
can privilege of casting his ballot.
In this county there are about 1900
qualified white voters and it is thought
that not more than two-thirds, if that
many, will go to the polls on the Goth
day of August and cast their ballots
for their choice for congress.
1t is said that this is largely the sit
nation all over the state.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-10
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: Spend thousands year on rent :
: and electric light and experienced :
: statesmen and then squeeze out :
: niggardly hundred or two on ad- Z:
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!: that you have the store and the Z:
= goods and the statesmen, all hang I:
: ing around waiting. A retail !:
: store that spends $4,000 a year !:
: on rent, decorations and electric I:
: lights, ought at the very lowest ::
!. estimate spent $4,000 a year on ::
I. advertising. :
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-10
LEAF RIVER CAMP
IS MOVING TODAY

Leaf River Camp No. %, w. o. W.,
is moving today into the old Elks'
hall on the third floor of the News
office building. They have a fine
lodge room and will fix it up in fine
shape.
The regular meeting of the camp
will be held in the new lodge room to-
morrow night and it is expected thai
several limitations will take place.
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idents of South Mississippi outside of
Hattiesburg, we will send the paper
from now until after the November
election by mail to any address for 81.
This is done to increase our circula-
tion outside of Hattiesburg, and at the
same time, giving you the paper at
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-10

The wind-up of the congressional
campaign in this district is near at
hand. in fact the same may be said
of all the districts of the state.
In this, the Sixth district, there has
not been as much interest as is usually
the case at this time; there will
not be anything like the usual num-
Der of qualified voters who will go TO
the polls and express their choice he
tween tbs two men, who are Offering
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-10
A NARROW ESCAPE.

The passengers on the New York
Limited, southbound, over the North
eastern had a narrow escape Saturday
night. An axle on one of the drive
wheels broke and Engineer Culbreath,
of Meridian heroically staid at his
post of duty and applied the air brakes,
which soon brought the train to a
standstill without the loss of life. The
accident occurred near the city.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-10
MARRIAGE AT ELLlSVILLE.

Miss Addie Fridge, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. B. F. Fridge, was married at
Atmore, Ala, at the home of the bride,
& Fredericks, is in the city today.
Aamore, Ala, at the home of the bride
Rev. Obersmidt, pastor of the Presby.
terrain church, officiating. The we'd
ding was a quiet home affair. The
happy couple will visit New Orleans
and other cities.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-10
NOTICE.

1.-THE First National Bank of Hat
tiesburg, located at Hattiesburg, State
of Mississippi is closing its affairs. All
note holders and other creditors of the
association, are therefore hereby no.
tilted to present the notes and other
claims for payment.
&c. L. HAWKINS, President.
Dated August 1908"
"The business of the above bank
will be taken over by and consolidated
with the First-National Bank of Com
merce of Hattiesburg, Hattiesburg,
Miss, August s. 1905 aug Emo
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-10
OFFICERS Are in
PURSUIT OF negro
Believed That He Is Near Richburg
and Will Be Caught During the Day.
The Shooting Seems to Have Been
Unprovoked.

John Harris, a negro, fired three
shots into the body of his wife last
night, and strange to say, although
they were fired at close range and each
one took effect, the woman was not
killed.
The trouble occurred in the old Ber-
trand building, not so far from the
Arledge quarters.
1t appears that Harris had been
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-10

to lands to which these facilities bear
peculiar relation. | therefore ad-
wise that the assessment may be in
creased provided the lands fall with
in the principles above mention ed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-10
EXPRESS TRAIN
PASSES THOUGH
SMOKE and FLAME

Lisbon, August 10.-An Oportoi ex-
press train arrived here this morning
after an exciting race through the
forest fires raging in the interior.
Many of the passengers were taken
from the train asphyxiated by the
smoke and may die. Many villages
have been destroyed! entailing, large
loss of life.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-10

People are looking every day for a
good boarding house. If you want
boarders say so in a little want ad in
the Daily News. The cost is but one
cent a word.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-10
GERMAN oLD-AGE PENSION.

Berlin, Aug. t0.-One of the effects
of the German old-age pension scheme
is rather peculiar. The pension is for
feited if the workman does not work
4S or 40 weeks out of the so on an av
erage, and this provision has been g
deterrent to strikes.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-10
For the Strictly Temperate.

II there is an objection to using
beer or ale in cooking welsh rarebit
try adding tomato juice in the same
way. The acid cuts the cheese taste
to which some people object
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-10
OFFICERS RETURN,

Officers Norwood and Risher re-
turned about II o'clock this morning.
The negro had passed through Rich
burn, but his trail beyond that place
was lost.
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MONEY MAKES
A|RSHIPS GO
Hearst News Service.

New York, August 1O.-Farman, the
great aeronaut says that he must
have money, else he can make no fur
Their ascensions.
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-04

active assistant during the construc-
tion and equipment of the capitol.
Huston was indicted jointly with San
derson and his co-defendants, but was
granted separate trial with the con-
sent of the commonwealth
Lewis was called by the common
wealth to identify Huston's blue
prints for sofas, tables and clothes
trees, and for which Sanderson was
paid by the state at fhe rate of $18.40
by the defense to measure each OF
the articles exhibited.
A sofa six feet long was shown to
contain 56 of the. kind Of feet on
which Sanderson based his charges.
A table with top three and one-half
feet contains seventeen and three
quarters Of the same units. One of the
clothes trees, eighteen inches at the
base, with three inch shaft, six
feet high, has seven feet.
. When it was established that San
derson had not charged all he claims
he is entitled to, the attorneys for
the state took up the line and ran ii
out
They showed that clothes tree
which Sanderson contracted to fur,
nish for $5.55 and for which he was
paid by the state $27.40, could have
been billed at $147.5O according to
the theory of the defense. They also
showed that Sanderson charged only
nineteen and one-half feet for the fif
ty-six foot sofa at the rate of $1S.40
per foot's or $2s64O instead Of
81 ,O3O.4O to which he was entitled
had he charged for it at this rate.
Both sides professed to be pleased
with the result of the measurements
The defense claim they have shown
what Sanderson had not done and the
attorneys for the commonwealth what
Sanderson did not do because he was
afraid Of ''playing it too hard
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-04
civil SERVICE
REPORT IS out
COMMISSION SAYS THAT FEW
MEN ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
BEST POSITIONS.

Washington, D. c., Feb, 3.-In its
twenty-fourth annual report made pub
lie today, the United States civil serv-
ice commission places the number of
officers and employees of the executive
service on June 80, 1907, at approXi-
mately $4,000. OF this number 1866
91S were subject to examination, an
increase of 12,709 as compared with
the number for previous year
The report deplores that While sta
tistics show the number OF eligibles
has been more than three times as
great as the number Of appointments
during recent years, there mas been
a lack of eligibles for the higher grade
positions. Higher positions are not
usually filled by promotion and there
is not sufficient inducement for the
most capable men to enter the exami-
nations, either in the salary immedi-
ately offered Or in the prospects of ad-
vancement. The report says the COM
mission has secured two convictions
for violation of the law relating to
political assessments and that two re.
movals were made for pernicious poll
tical activity.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-04
ICE COMPANIES
GETTING BUSY
ICE is IN FINE CONDITION FOR
STORING, BEING NEARLY A
FOOT THICK AND CLEAN.

Work of putting up the ice supply
for the Morrell & Co.'S plant was
started in full force this morning on
the Des Moines river near their ice
houses, located a short distance above
the boat house. This is one Of the
biggest undertakings of winter as the
packing house probably uses more ice
than all the other local ice companies
combined.
The ice is about IL inches thick and
in some places will run to IA inches in
thickness, which is far better than the
ice put up last year, which had a dirty
snow seam through it, that made it
useless for drinking purposes. The
ice this season is clear and sound
and the weather Is ideal for the work
ing of ice and barring accidents and
unexpected changes there are no indi-
cations of an ice famine next sum.
mer.
Over hundred men we're put to
work this morning, cutting and haul,
ing ice and it is thought that in ten
days time the Morrell plant alone
will have their desired amount, 10000
tons.
Some of the local ice dealers have
their ice houses filled to the top and
are quietly waiting for old sol to in,
crease the demand for ice cream
sodas, etc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-04
COLD FREEZES BABE
Air Fad, Awaken and Find
Child Dead.

Aurora, ILL.,. Feb. 8. =. An Aurora
couple. who are devoted to fresh air.
slept soundly while their girl babe,
weeks old, was chilled to death by
the frigid atmosphere which came in
by way OF an open window.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Gross, a young
husband and wife living on North
Broadway, are the parents. A coro.
ner's jury, which was summoned
found that the cause of the infants
death was exposure.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Gross retired at 1O:30
after wrapping their sleeping infant
in warm blankets to protect it from
the cold as it lay in its cradle.
Finds the Baby Frozen.
They slumbered deeply until early
in the morning. when Mrs. Gross was
reused by foreboding that all was
not well with her little girl. She Jump
ed out of bed and struck a light and
her first glance was arrested by a
sight of the baby rigid in death.
Horrified, she awakened her hus.
band and sent him racing after a ply
sician while she workead frantically
to bring back a spark of life. But her
efforts were unavailing The physician
pronoun ced the child dead. He said
that it had died more than an hour
before he reached the house. The
shock has almost cost the bereft moth
er her reason. She is prostrated and
under the care of a physician.
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MISS JOSIE WOODS LEAVES or
TUMWA FOR FATHERS HOME
NEAR oRMANvlLLE AND is AL
MOST DEAD.
WAS OUT IN GOLD
SATURDAY NIGHT
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS BY w. NJ.
CROFT, WHO REscUES HER
FROM PROBABLE DEATH-as
DELIRlous.

With hands and feet frozen stiff,
and unconscious with the cold Miss
Josie Woods, "a years old was found
by w. N. Croft in the snow at the
road side near his farm home, about
seven miles south of here and two
miles from the home of Calvin Woods,
her father about 10 O'Clock Sunday
morning. She later regained partial
consciousness, but it is question
whether she will recover. The at
tending physician says the unfortu-
nate woman may lose both hands and
several of her toes.
Her purse containing SIS and her
fur coat and hat were missing and it
is feared that foul play might have
had part in the tragedy or else in
her delirious mements she lost them
in her wanderings Sheriff Jackson
is making an investigation today.
Mind Affected.
Miss Jones, who is grand-daugh-
ter of j. P. Woods, who resides about
two miles from Ormanville, left the
home of Rev. l. T. Underwood of
South Ottumwa about noon Saturday.
4 AT q O'clock she stopped at the home
of Mr.. aFied1er of South Ottumwa,
leaving there soon after. AT this
place Joe Orman and his brother
say that she got into their buggy and,
after going part of the distance to
her home she said:
81 believe | will go back to town, .
and, getting out of the buggy, start
ed back toward town. This was the
last seen of her until the time she
was found by Mr.. Croft. She was out
all night.
Some of the neighbors who first
believed that foul play might have en-.
tered into the case are more inclined
this afternoon to believe that the
young woman became delirious in
mind and didn't know what she was
doing.
Miss Woods has recently been
employed by several Ottumwa famil
les as domestic.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-04
A PENSION Of
S12 A MONTH
FOR WIDOWS
HOUSE UNDER SUSPENSION. OF
RULES PASSES sULLoWAY BILL
AND CHEERS AUTHOR WHEN
SPEAKING FOR IT.

Washington, Feb. 3.-Under the sus-
pension Of rules of the house today
passed without division the sulloway
bill granting fat pension of $12 per
month to all widows of honorably dis
charged soldiers. Its provisions were
explained by it's author who said it
involved an additional expenditure of
$12,741,G00 He described the desti-
tute widows of soldiers who are un-
able to secure pensions because Of
some technicality of the law regard
ing property holdings and received APP
plause when he said these technical
tiles should be swept away
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-04
RIOT IN CHICAGO
Thousands Of Men Assemble Outside
Of Steel PIant-PoIce Injured
While keepinu Order

Chicago, Feb. 8. A serious riot
occurred today at the plant of the H.
linois Steel company in South Chi
caeo. Thousands of men gathered out
side of the plant to await the opening
of the plate mills which had been
closed several weeks When two off.
GERS tried to prevent the men from
blocking the sidewalk they were at.
tackled and severely injured by the
crowd. A riot alarm was turned in and
a heavy detail of police dispersed the
crowd after severe fight in which
number of men were severely club
bed. Four leaders were arrested.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-04
JUDGMENT NOT
PASSED TODAY
HOGAN GIVEN STAY OF TWO
DAYS BEFORE SENTENCE
PASSED.

Judgment of Oscar Hogan. convicted
by jury Of criminal assault in Judge
Roberts court. will not be passed un-
til Wednesday, the additional time be-
ing given Attorney Walter Coen to
prepare motion asking for new
trial.
The motion will come up for argu-
ment tomorrow morning. The argu-
ment will be along the lines that the
verdict was not in keeping with the
evidence in the case.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-04
Smathers Aoain.

New York, Feb. g. = E. e. Smath-
ers will return to the turf, although
not until 1909. Then he expects to
race some Of the progeny of McChes-
ney, who was Mr.. Smathers' star per-
former at the Elmendorf stud for two
years and his first foals are expected
this spring
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-04
The CRAFT MIGHT
HAVE been WORSE
PENNSYLVANIA OFFICIALS ARE
CHARGED WITH LooTING
STATE MAKE ODD CLAIM

Harrisburg Pa. Feb. 3. That
John H. Sanderson did not really
charge as much for furniture sup
piled for the capitol as he was enti-
tied to under his contract, will be the
chief defense in the conspiracy suit
against Sanderson, Mathues & Shu-
maker, now on trial in the Dauphin
county court.
This was developed by a cross-ex-
animation of Stanford B. Lewis who
was Architect Joseph M. Huston's
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-04
Proclamation
is Issued by
the New King


An abominabe crime has
stricken me in my heart as
son and brother.
know the nation shares my
sorrow and indignation and de-
tests the horrible act which is
unprecedented in history.
am called upon by the con-
stitution to preside over the
destinles of the nation and, con-
formabIe Herewith, | shall do
my utmost to promote the good
of the fatherland and merit the
affection of the Portuguese peo-
pie.
~ swear to maintain the Cath
oIic religion and the Integrity of
the kingdom and to observe my
self and enforce observance by
all Of the nations political con-
stitution.
Dom Manuel.
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ooies Reqaininu His Health

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 3-Former
Governor Horace Boies of Iowa, who
arrived in this city day or two ago
after having peen taken seriously Ill
in Texas while on the way here from
his home, is improving. He is living
in cottage at the hearch, and will
return to Waterloo, Ia., as soon as his
health will permit.