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Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-05-03
LIBERAL CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR The STORM-SUfFERS
Association win Rebuild the school
house at Purvis-summer Normals
at srookhaven. Hattiesburo and
Elsewhere.

jackson, May 2.-The Mississippi
Teachers Association finished the
work of its annual session shortly
after the noon hour today and ad
journed. Officers were elected for
the ensuing year as follows:
T. p. Scott, Brookhaven. president.
John r. Ellis. Meridian, vice presi-
dent.
{ Miss Susie B. Powell, Norfeld,
treasurer.
John T. Council. Gulfport. secre-
tary
The election of Miss Powell as
treasurer is the first time the asso-
citation has ever honored a woman
teacher by electing her to office.
The place of the next annual meet
ing win be selected by the executive
committee.
Considerable business was transact
ed at the forenoon session. After the
election of officers State Superintend-
.ent Powers took the platform and
told in a very impressive manner of
the destruction wrought by the tor
nado in South Mississippi, and the
destruction of the Purvis public
school, concluding with an appeal for
aid in rebuilding it.
The responses came as rule, from
the schools, except in rare instances
when individuals made contributions,
: The list figures up close $500, as
follows:
j. N. Powers ...... .......$ 20. 90
Association -. 49,. ...... 100 .0C
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-05-03
CONFEDERATE Vets
Hold Meeting

Hattiesburg camp Of Confederate
Veterans met IN regular session Sat
urday, May 2. 1908.
Present: 1t. Pittman, command
ing; Chaplain Westerfield, Adputant
Chambers and Comrades Alexander,
Barksdale. Brannon, Breland. Bryant.
Cooke, Grayson, Hall, fairfield, Lew
is, Myrick, McGregor. Perry, Sanders
and Shows.
]. A. Williamson of Lexington,
Miss, was present as a visitor.
Only routine business was tran:
sacted.
Committee ON marking the graves
of Confederate Veterans. reported
that the following additional graves
had been marked: Fergus Ferguson.
T. B. johnson and = Pickett
L. e. Hall was elected a member Of
this camp.
An invitation to participate in an
act OF worship for Confederate vete
rams. especially at Fifth Avenue Bap-
fist church at II O'Clock a. m. on Sun
day, May 10. 1908. was extended tc
the camp by the pastor. L. =. Hall
ana accepted.
Adjourned with prayer BY the
chauIain.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-05-03
1SOciietu
and PERSONALS

MRS. Carson Magruder will be
hostess for the Culture club Tuesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Derrickson of Hattiesburg is
the guest of Mrs. ]. C. Pristine
ridian Dispatch.
= . =
The Ladies' Aid of Columbia
Street Baptist church will meet Mon
day afternoon at $3.50 at the church.
Mrs. R. B. Stapleton has as her
guest her brother, DIR. G. M. Lackey
of McLaurin, at her home on Bay
street.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
First Presbyterian church will meet
Monday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at
the church.
Trinity Guild has not yet decided
on having a meeting Monday afternoon
as so many of the members are busy
in the relief work.
= = =
Miss May Reed on Court street,
viii. be hostess Monday afternoon for
the Priscillian Circle of Court Street
Methodist church at $3.50 o'clock.
| Mrs. w. e. Griffin will be hostess
for Westminster Aid Society of Bay
Street Presbyterian church at her
home on Williams street, Monday
afternoon $3.50 o'clock.
| . q q
Monday afternoon at A o'clock at
Main Street Methodist church, the
Foreign Missionary Society of that
church will meet. There will be nc
Home Mission Society, as this is the
first Monday in the month.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-05-03
STATE SHERIFFS
Will ORGANIZE
WANT TO FORM ASSOCIATION TO
MEET THIS SUMMER.
object is to Cooperate in Matter Of
Chasing Criminals and Other Mat
tiers Of Common Interest, Similar
to Police Organization.

Jackson, May 2.-The sheriffs of
Mississippi are arranging to form a
state association, and "a meeting
will be called to assemble in Jackson
during the early summer for this
purpose.
Two years ago an association was
formed by the police chiefs and town
marshals of the state, and much sub
stantial good has been accomplished
by the organization in several ways,
the association having succeeded in
securing more cooperation in the
chase of criminals. and in goodiy
number OF communities they have
persuaded the authorities to pur-
chase bloodhounds to be used for this
work.
The association of sheriffs viii be
organized along similar lines. and, in
addition, At win deal with legislative
matters in which sheriffs and tax
collectors are vitality interested.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-05-03

modern Jail in which TO keep
erJ while awaiting trial. 1t
to your superintendent and
sheriff that better facilities shd
provided for keeping convict
they are tried and sentenced |
farm.
Respectfully submitted,
]. C. MAGRUDER, SheI
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-05-03
min, etc.

l earnestly recommend that the
steel cages in the old Jail be re-
moved to the stockades at the county
farm, Recent escapes show that it IS
necessary to have better facilities for
keeping convicts bent on making
their escape. You gentlemen are
contemplating the erection of a
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-05-03

Next the announcements were made
for the summer normals by Mr.. Scott
for Broozhaven, Mr.. Todd for Hat
tiesburg, Mr.. Corner for the A. & M.
college. and Chancellor Kincannon
of the University.
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-16
Boy cIawed by Tlner.

Trenton, N. Putting his face be-
tween the bars of a cage of tigers In
order to see everything" John Morris
sey, aged IA years, was badly clawed
by one of the tigers while the parade
of the Barnum & Bailey circus was
passing through the streets OF Tren-
ton the other day The youngsters
face was clawed so badly that 1t was
necessary to remove him to hospital.
When he was treated he insisted upon
going to the show.
For several days young Morrissey had
been telling his parents that he want.
ed to see real tigers. While the par
ade was passing near his home he
stood at a good distance from the We
hicles until some one told him the
cage containing the tigers was ap-
preaching. Then he wormed his way
through the crowd and put his face
against the bars. Before he could get
away the claws of one of the beasts
were fastened in his cheek
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-16

Boston, Mass.-One of the mot
sweeping reforms yet undertaken by
Mayor Hibbard will be inaugurated
when he will name a lodging house
commission of fve members. While
the primary objection Is the investi-
cation of overcrowding, the commits
sion, it is understood, will seek a meth
cd Of control of a certain class OF
houses with which the police from time
immemorial have had trouble and
which they say they are unable to
close.
Very soon," said the mayor, Il shall
name commission of five members to
investigate the lodging house condi-
tions of the city, and report to me a
draft of regulations and make recon-
mendations for their government.
81 want strangers to have at hand
on visiting this city something to in
form them that the lodging house they
enter is morally all right, is in a
proper sanitary condition, and is we'll
provided with fire escapes
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-16
Shake Up In officers OF Fleet.

San Francisco.--The last of this
week will see general shake-up in
the personnel of the feet, beginning
with the retirement of Rear Admiral
Thomas who will be succeeded in chief
command by Rear Admiral Sperry
Rear Admiral Emory will assume
command of the second squadron and
Captains Schroeder and Wainwright
will go to the flagships of the second
and fourth divisions Both these cap
tains are to become rear admirals in
July, but 1t is understood that they
will each assume the duties of rear
admirals and division commanders at
the time Rear Admiral Thomas hauls
down his flag.
This leaves two vacancies In the
list OF captains of the feet and the
Louisiana and the Virginia will have
new commanders. Capt. Alex Sharp
will take the Virginia and Captain
Kossuth Niles, late general inspector
Of ordinance at Washington will go
to the Louisiana.
Another change in the wardroom of
the Connecticut was made, when Lieut..
Commander M. L. Bristow was de-
tached to take command Of the naval
torpedo station at Newport. He will
be succeeded by Commander L. s.
VanDuzer, who comes from the light.
house district Of the Mississippi.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-16
Trust Gave Tobaceo Away.

Newark N J.-When the hearing
was resumed before Vice Chancellor
Howell in the suit brought by the Am
erican tobacco company to enforce a
contract entered into between that
corporation and the r. c. Richardson,
Jr., tobacco company, Perry c. King
of jackson, Miss, tobacco seller, tes-
titled that q representative of the Am
ericaA tobacco company offered to give
him gratis, with every 25 pounds in
voice of one brand of its goods, sim
liar nvoice for himself and another
for his customers-that is to say, rs
pounds of this tobacco for every 20
pounds he paid for.
He testified that the representative
told him they were going to force the
Richardson peoples leading brand out
of Mississippi. The witness said he
did considerable business with the Am
erIcan company after that.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-16
aIshop Horstmann Dead.

Canton, o.-BishOp Ignatius Horst.
mann, d. D., of Cleveland, o., died
Wednesday night OF exhaustion, caused
by over work. The end came unex.
pectedly while the physician who had
been In attendance during the day was
absent from the house.
Bishop Horstmann came to Canton
on Monday to administer oOnflrma.
ton at local churches. After mass at
st. Johns he complained of feeling
III. A physician found the prelate in
a serious state OF nervous collapse,
but he responded to treatment. Later
a second attack came and the bishop
again revived sufficiently to give hope
that the crisis had passed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-16
Minister causes sensatIon.

Baltimore, Md. - BY protesting
against the reading from the platform
OF the name of Rev. Charles f. Fowler
of Boston on the ground that he was
unfit to have his name mentioned In a
Methodist gathering, Rev. DR.. Willis
V. Dick of Ohio created a sensation
in the general conference OF the Meth
odist Episcopal church, which Is meet
Ing here, at its session Wednesday
morning.
Rev. Mr.. Fowler Is the New England
clergyman who preferred charges OF
mal-administratiO against Bishop
Daniel A. Goodsell of Boston and who
subsequently Withdrew them. He is the
president OF the Holiness association OF
Boston, and although Methodist
minister, he and the Methodists have
been having a controversy over the
Holiness movement for some time.
Mr. Fowler was not in the room at the
time the incident occurred.
Rev. Mr.. Fowler was announced as
one of the leaders at the evangelistiC
service at the fashionable Mt. Vernon
place church in the evening, which is
under the charge Of Bishop Mallalieu,
when DIR. Dick protested.
The furry about the book concerns,
which promises to develop as the ses-
sion grows older and the question of
unification of the New York and
Western publishing houses comes up
for settlement, will be caused by the
introduction of motion by b. L.
Paine of Nebraska, calling for de-
tailed account of the finances and bust
ness of the two houses for each of the
past l2 years. The resolution stated
that the book repositories had been
run at loss for some years past.
These statements aroused DR.. George
P. Mains OF the New York book con-
Germ, who stated that the book concerns
had not been run at loss. The quss-
ton Of referring it to the committee
on book concerns was carried.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-16

n
man There plenty of evidences that abundance OF
~~@S that is good inhetance that If he claims
souty and struggles pershteny toward it, he VIII gain IT,
the Sat was intended to harmonie with the best thing In him. not WIN
e "ors-wth the divine is
'iOe hlns and the coming will be
We respect health
"nch they not There disgrace unpeventable
"ha we denounce poverty vicious living
soVen spshod dlng dawdng anes
cause.
But gumption gift any talent
porn with one that blame he have ambition
enough spur him something higher the improve his
inc act is that large of the of the world due 70
downright azness shessnes unwmgne make the effort to
Tor ability nave
II he does not have will atophy
ne VIII ruin the greatest genius 1t would kill the ambition OF
an Alexander Napoleon enough to with
stand it. The love anything else
strong incompatible
unHation them largely devt
MS poverty who Is the victim OF misfortune and disasters whch he
not CONTROL but the because he has lost his courage MIS-
lacks these quahues and SO much less man Is
with the who has developed powerful mental and moral
his energetic persistent efforts competence and TO
maxi he mosto of himse
your you forever
will going to erase
manner
going to show the world
competence
that nothing earth turn from your resolution
selfrespec You will be wonderfully helped
the stimulating force which from the
getting world
that there plenty
good things in the world for everybody going have your share
keeping others back 1t intended that
brthrght You
should
reach divine destiny.
thought themselves from
Of
pesisent hold the thought vigorously
struggle toward
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-16
lMPARrs ENTHUSIASM.
President Roosevelt Arouses the
Governors Of Fortyfour states.

President Roosevelt Arouses the
Governors Of Forty.four States.
Washington, d. C.-Two ideas des-
tined to mark material progress in
Americas future resulted from the first
OF the three days conference at the
White House. at which President
Roosevelt, the governors OF A states,
cabinet officers, supreme court judges,
senators and representatives and ex-
perts are participating in efforts to
reach conclusions on the best methods
OF conserving the natural resources
of the United States.
The first is that permanent organ
i2ation between the states and the ma
ton Is necessary and likely will result
from the present conference, to accom-
plish the end sought. The second, sug-
gested by Secretary Root, is that there
Is no Limitation by the constitution to
the agreements which may be made
between the states, subject to the ap-
proval of congress.
The two ideas fully developed, 1t is
predicted, would result In the conser-
walton of the energies and resources of
the nation through uniform and un-
conflicting laws, both national and
state.
The idea that the conference should
be perpetuated developed in the form
Of resolutions offered for late consid-
Grafton by Gov. Glenn of North Car
olina and Gov. Folk OF Missouri There
were many others and parliamentary
moye to save time sent them to COM
mitPSe for consideration.
So crowded was the day with inter-
esting and important developments and
so fraught with history-making pos
ibilitles-material, political and So
cial-that to make but a categorical
enumeration of events would seem to
give the best conception of the occa-
sion.
Forty-four governors of sovereign
states of the union sat in the historic
east room of the White House and
ohatted from 10 to IL o'clock in the
morning. Five hundred other persons
taxed the capacity of the room. They
were cabinet officres, supreme court
justices, senator's, representatives, ex-
perts in all lines of industry.
With a flourish of trumpets the
President and Vice-President entered
at IL o'clock, and the conference, the
first Of It's kind in the history of the
nation, began.
The governors arose, clapped their
hands and shouted. Five hundred 9TH
ers took their clre and the demonstra-
tion became tumultuous.
Then followed q hush. The vener-
able DR.. Edward Everett Hale, chap
lain of the senate, read from the Scrip
lures the description of the fertility
OF the land promised the children of
Israel, and followed 1t with a supplica-
ton for guidance in the present under
taking.
President Roosevelt here began his
explanation Of the reason for the con-
ference His 50-minute speech was
many times interrupted by applause,
and when he finally reached his point
OF praise of the inland waterways COM
mission and declared with characteris-
tic vigor that should congress neglect
to perpetuate the commission II will do
1t myself" he captured" the assem-
blage.
The governors stood up and shouted,
senators and congressman added a
laugh to their applause and general as,
sent was given the sentiment.