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Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-05
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Optimism Was Prevailing Sentiment
and Many Good Things Are Project
ed For the Advancement Of the
city's Interests.

An enthusiastic meeting of the Hat
tiesburg Commercial Club was held Al
Pythian Hall last night. The attend
ance was the largest in the history Of
the organization including majority
of the leading bankers, merchants and
manufacturers of the city, and the
expressions were optimistic and en-
couraging. ,.
The chief topic Of discussion was
the adoption OF plans for the devolp
ment of the agricultural resources Of
the Hattiesburg Tertiary. Mr.. James
A. Hearn, fruit and vegetable agent OF
the New Orleans and Northeastern
railroad, gave many incidents joi
actual experience and observation con
cerning the possibilities of South Mis-
issippi soil.
Several members of the club made
interesting talks along the same Line
and Secretary Larson was instructed
to begin an active campaign for the
securing of desirable homeseekers
from the North and West
Business and Industrial matters were
discussed in general sort of way and
the consensus Of opinion was that con.
ditions were much improved and that
the normal volume of business would
soon be restored
The matter of entertaining the Miss
issippi Press Association, which con-
venes on May 10, was discussed at
length, and plans were outlined for
royal reception Of the newspan1
when they come to Hattiesbl
ident Crawford was instructS
point committees on arrau Nd
entertainment and to "a to
provide banquet dri b the
city and other feature COM
mittees will be name khe day
and will enter immed The work
assigned to them.
1t was also ded lake an ef-
collegiate Oritoi hest, which
would bring to n sbout 1900
visitors from ever Of the
state.
During the course meeting
interesting speeches u ered by
Victor Scanlan.sT s. In. M
Ferguson, F. w. Foote. bplon
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-05

make against the judicl of pCl
department other than that, the pol
Justice is receiving compensation y
excess of services rendered. We do
not feel that the police are paid ex-
travagent salaries, yet 1t might be we'll
to reduce salaries not herein enumer.
ated.
Fourth, We have no criticism to
make as regards the salaries paid our
efficient fire department.
Fifth, We are in favor of elacting
men to office who are not seeking the
office for revenue only. and feel that
our interest will be safer in the hands
of those who will labor to bring about
the retrenchment and reform herein
suggested.
When these resolutions were read,
Chairman Conner asked If there was
anyone who desired to make any re-
marks and it developed that there
were a considerable number who de-
sired to be heard on the matter.
Mr. Sheehan, street commissioner
stated that he noticed that the reso
lutions called for reductions in certain
salaries. He thought that the gentle
man didn't know what he had to do
The sum of SIS month, with the feed.
ing of horse was not enough, but
he was willing to accept the position
at any price that might be fixed.
An amendment to the resolutions
was offered declaring that it was the
sense of the meeting that no reduc-
tion should be made in the pay Of the
police and firemen.
Continued on page fve.)
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-05
|EW YORK BANK PRESIDENT
AYS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
greed TO RRIBE NEWSPAPER

few York, March 5.-Williapn r.
|ptgomery, former president Of the
milton bank, Salea an ffadiyit in
e polise: court today charging that
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-05
POSITION OF DAILY NEWS
IS CORDIALLY ENDORSED
consensus Of Opinion Is That the SAL
aries Of Policemen and Flrsmsn
Should Rsmair as They Are, at Least
just Now.

The meeting of the voters of the
Third Ward held at Newman's chapel
last night was attended by about 75
or so people, and the different speak
ers-and there were quite number
excoriated the present city admin
istration in strong and forceful langu-
age.
w. M. Conner was chosen chairman
o. ]. Bowen was elected secretary.
Resolutions condemning the policy
of the present administration and re-
commencing some sweeping reduc-
tons in the salaries of certain cjtv
Officers were introduced by c. F. I.assi-
ter and were read to the audience.
They were as follows:
Whereas the present city officials
have been unnecessarily extrayagant
i'll the payment of salaries, and where
as the city treasurer is almost depleted
by such extravaganza, and whereas
the heavy burden of taxation under
which we are now groaning has almost
-s@lS. will In the near future, If the
present extravaganza be continued,
reach the point of confiscatiou Of
property for taxes.
Therefore be it resolved by The
voters of Ward Three in mass meet
ing assembled.
First, That we earnestly protest
against this extravaganza, and urge
upon the voters Of the city to join us
In our efforts to prevail upon good men
to stand for election to the various
offices to be filled at our next mu-
nicipal election who are opposed to
such extravaganza, and who will favor
retrenchment and reform and more
especially reduction of the salaries
of the mayor, police justice, city at
ufprney, city engineer, city treasurer,
Military officers and street commits
her, and will favor the mayor and
ID of aldermen meeting in the day
and then only twice in each
except in cases where 1t may
absolutely necessary to hold
yal meeting; and when the said
al meetings exceed five in one
they shall receive no compensa-
whatever for any other special
Is that it may be necessary for
d to hold during that year.
a. That we call upon the
and board of aldermen to re-
salaries as follows:
he mayor SIS per month.
|olice justice $75 per month.
itg attorneyj$75 per month.
ity treasurer SIS per month.
ity engineer 500 per month
treet commissioner SIS per month
anitary officer s65 per month.
md cut out several minor officers
we now have.
bird. We have no complaint to
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-05
WILLIAM ADLER Is
UNDER INDICTMENT
in new ORLEANS
Associated Press.

New Orleans, La, March 5--William
Adler, former president of the State
National Bank of New Orleans, was
indicted by the United States grand
Jury here today for misappropriation
Of the funds of national bank. Adler
recently disappeared and is now sup
posed TO be in Central America.
The indictments against Adler fur
ther charge that he concealed numer-
GUS transactions which ought to have
been reported to the board Of directors
and that false entries and misapplica-
tions of funds caused the failure of
the bank
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-05

s awfully hard to generate any
4 for a ,,,o,, Nh, 100, ,.<, ia ~
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-05

Up until his arrest. vidau was one
Of sS fs Attorney Jackson's special
deputies.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-05
DEAD BODIES CUT DOWN
and BURNED AS WARNING
Crime Committed BY the Negroes Was
ore Of the Most Brutal In the His
tory Of ceorsia.--RobBsry Alleged
as the Native.

Hawkinsville, Ca, March 5.-Two
negroes were hanged by mob of
several hundred masked white men
near this city today. After they had
been pronounced dead by the leaders
of the mob the crowd pressed forward
and demanded the bodies, which were
taken into the middle of the public
road, where they were covered with
dry wood and burned to cinders.
The two negroes were arrested late
last night, following the killing of
Warren Hart, prosperous farmer,
and the wounding of his wife, who
died shortly afterward. The negroes
were placed in the county Jail and to-
day lynching party consisting Of
several hundred men. all wearing
masks, went to the jail and demanded
the prisoners. whom they took to the
scene of the crime.
The mob was orderly and went about
its work in manner that showed
thorough organization. After the
negroes had been hanged and their
bodies burned, the mob quietly dis
,persed
The officers made no resistance, as
they were largely outnumbered and
the mob showed at the outset that it
meant business.
The crime charged against the two
negroes was committed at noon
on Wednesday. Hart, who was
a prosperous farmer, went to his barn
to feed the stock. One Of the negroes
slipped up behind him while he was
climbing into the hay loft and dealt
him blow in the back of the head
with an ak, killing him instantly. They
then went to the kitchen, where Mrs.
Hart was cooking breakfast and at.
tackled her with the same instrument.
She lodged the ak and made several
attempts to ward of its blows, as in
dicated by cuts on her arms. She
finally became exhausted from loss Of
blood and the two negroes left her
for dead. She revived later and told
the story, but little hope was enter
tanned for her recovery from the start
and she died early last night.
Hart is said to have had about 81, 900
in cash about the house, which he had
drawn out Of the bank during the
panic. and 1t is believed that the
negroes planned and executed thel
murder of the aged couple with thel
expectation of securing this money.
The crime was one of the most helm
GUS In the criminal history of Georgia
and 1t has aroused the community to
a degree of excitement previously IN,
known.
1t is stated tonight that notice
been served on large numbeI
negroes residing in the same cor
ity to move and 1t is feared til
ther<trouble may result
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-05

= Fire, Mafsnals
= Feigenbaum exa
= ways today and
= are convinced
= opened from thA b
= whether they were lock
= they could not say. JaE-
= Harter still insists that the doors
= opened inside.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-05

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ped. Mr.. Herrod 8
purpose was to rob
to whip his horse up,N
grabbed the Bride reiiV
caught a wheel of the BID
their guns at Mr.. Herrod
ed his money. Mr.. Herr
reason with them, but one
roes knocked him down wit
gun and seeing that resistant
useless he allowed the robbers
through him."
They secured $3.50 in money,
Herrod's watch and pay certifc!
that he drew yesterday, also two pocl2>
knives. After completing the robber!
the negroes left and Nj. Herrod, VIII,
was not seriously injured he blow
reported the matter to fe3e q51f61,
Frank Williams took 6ls bIo0S :
out and put them on the trail, n IA j
They followed down to Gordon a -
where they lost 1t. One of the Z
was sick and but for this they nigh
have trailed the robbers further.
The negroes had been seen loung
ing in the woods yesterday. One
wore light suit and the other blacl
suit.
Further efforts win be made to cap
ture the negroes today.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-05
NEGRO IS FORCEp
CONEES0

Harch 5.-Declaring that
zen taken from his home and
lonely point In the woods, where
me was tortured into making con-
fession of terrible crime in which
he was not implicated Alex Hunter, n
ngro, was arrested as having been one
of the men who entered the home of
Mr.. E. A. Eakin. near Lauderdale, q
few weeks ago after having set fire to
the barn, to attract the attention of
Mr.. Eakin and then committed an
assault on the person of Mr.. Eakin's
sister, Mrs. Maggie Jenkins, denied
the charges in the court of Justice
Beverly at Lauderdale yesterday. Hun
ter also in his statement yindicated a
wealthy white plantation owner and,
another negro, Robert Parker, whom
he had implicated in his confession u
his torturers.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-05

A wise man never tells girl til
she is pretty in the presence OF
rival.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-27
TIE
General Demand

Of the Well-Informed of the World /
always been for a simple, pleasant o..
Efficient liquid laxative remedy Of kDor'
value; a laxative which physicians con,l
sanction for family use because its M.
ponent parts are known to them fl l.
wholesome and truly beneficial in aTo.,
acceptable to the system and gentle -,
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its ..
cellent combination of Syrup of FIGS and
Elixir of SIENNA, the California Flo svrn.
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and rail-,
on the merits of the laxative for its rema,t
able success.
That is one of many reasons WIN
Syrup Of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is give,
the preference by the Well-Informod
To get its beneficial effects always b,r
the genuine-manufactured By the Cal;
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for SOL.
by all leading druggists. Price fiftv cent.
per bottle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-27
Getting Alfalfa Started.

A subscriber asks which is the
quickest and best way TO get start
of alfalfa-use culture or inoculate
the soil.
Inoculate by all means. This is
the surest way and by far the most
practical, and where the soil responds
to the treatment one may get good
stand from one seeding. 1t does not
require a large amount of dirt to
sufficiently inoculate a field to in
sure a stand. Soil taken from an old
clover or alfalfa field is the kind to
use, but if this is not available, hunt
up some sweet clover along the
roadside and use this soil. Alfalfa
responds quickly to these sweet clo-
yer soils. The best way to scatter
dirt is with 2 manure spreader. Put
only a very thin layer over the en-
tire bottom of the spreader box, and
gear it so that the dirt is fed out
slowly. Then disc and cross disc, and
follow with harrow and SOW your
seed. A careful sower can get pretty
good results by sowing broadcast out
of land, and then cross SOW. But
whatever method is used make sure
that the ground is covered evenly. If
strips are left unseedcd weeds soon
appear, and it will take double work
afterwards to get these covered
Indiana Farmer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-27
Bic Eish From Cuff of Mexico.

Two black groupers, or warsaw,
which had been jerked from the wat.
ers of the Gulf of Mexico yesterday
were brought to the city on board
the Pilot. The fish were monsters.
two of them tipping the beam at $40
pounds, while another which had
been caught at the same time ran the
total FISH flesh, on the board the YES
sci for the time being UP to the 500
pound mark.
The two big specimens, which the
zoologist would refer to as being the
species of Epinejhelus nigritus, but
which are more commonly and more
Familiarity known to the average Flo
ridiaa as the Jewish, were hung in
front OF business house all the early
part of the morning, and hundreds
of people stopped and looked them
oyer.-Pensacola Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-27
NATURE AND ADVERTISING.
What Publicity Did For Mammoth
Cave Half Century Ago.

What happens when advertising
stops is well shown in an article re-
Gently printed in The Philistine, the
monthly publication that made Ell
bert Hubbard and his Roycroft print
ing shop famous The writer takes
up the Mammoth Cave Of Kentucky
as an example of what publicity does
for even wonder of nature.
Up TO about 1870 the cave was
we'll advertised. AS The Philistine
remarks, visit to il, was considered
sort of finishing touch to ones edu-
cation, and person who could not
talk intelligently about it had no
standing in polite society,".
Records kept at the Mammoth
Cave Hotel from the time it was
opened in 1887 show that while the
place was being advertised in var
ious ways the number of visitors was
many times what it is now, when the
Publicity promoter knows it not. In
1874, for instance, when the popu-
lation was less than twenty millions,
instead of the eighty-odd millions of
to-day, those who came to see the
natural curiosity numbered on an
average ninety-three a day. They
travelled hundreds and thousands of
miles-for many crossed the Atlantic
to behold it. Sixty-one years later
in 1905-the average was less than
a dozen day.
The public simply has been per-
mitted to forget that Kentucky's
Mammoth Cave exists. The man
who owned it died in 1869, and
his thirteen heirs, scattered all
tered all over the country, simply
over the country. simply devoted
themselves to spending the in
come that they derived from the
They thought the financial stream
would keep on running without any
expenditure on their part for adver.
Using. They have been disappoint.
ed, of course.
AS soon as the advertising was
abandoned the people became indif.
ferent about the cave, and finally it
figured no longer as one of the great
show places of the world.
In the language of The Philistine
caves are not necessary to human
happiness until some man by astute
advertising fills men and women with
a desire to see them, and when the
advertising ceases the desire ceases
also.
Liberal advertising is essential to
success. The story of the Mammoth
Cave of Kentucky is only one of thou.
sands that prove the truth of this.
And do not forget, also, that when
there is let-up in business the man
who advertises his wares more than
his competitor is going to get the
orders and make money.-From The
Paper Mill.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-27
Barbaric Highways.

1t is obvious that under local in
itiative and construction we should
have no proper system of State roads
For that there must be central direc.
ton, an organized plan having in
view the interests of the entire State,
and such a coordination of effort
and expenditure as would result in
the creation OF a system of through
roads that, while serving local needs,
would also provide well-built high
ways between remote points. That,
in outline, must be the plan if the
s50,000,0Q0 is not TO be wasted. If
the people of the State and their law
makers have paid some attention to
the experiences of the New York to
Paris contestants in their struggles
with our barbaric highway conditions,
we should suppose the outlook for
such legislation as the committee rec
ommends must have been thereby i'm
'oved.-New York Times.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-27
HAPPY OLD AGE
Most Likely to Follow Proper Eating

As old age advances, we require,
less food to replace waste, and food
that will not overtax the digestive or,
gans. while supplying true nourish-,
ment
Such an ideal food is found I'M
Grape-Nuts, made OF whole wheat
and barley by long baking and action
OF diastase in the barley which
changes the starch into sugar.
The phosphates also, placed up un-
der the bran-coat of the wheat. are
included In Grape Nuts. but left out
OF white -four. They are necessary
to the building of brain and nerve,
cells.
Il have used Grape-Nuts, writes
an Iowa man. "for years and feel as
good and am stronger than ! was ten
years ago. I am over "a years old
and attend to my business every day.
Among my customers | meet O.
man every day who Is 90 years old
and attributes his good health to the
use OF Grape-Nuts and Postum which
ne has used for the last years. He
mixes Grape-Nuts with Postum and
says they go fine together.
For many years before began 10
eat Grape-Nuts could not say that !
enjoyed life or knew what 1t was 10
be able to say I am WE'LL suffered
greatly with constipation. now my
habits are as regular as ever in m!
life.
Whenever l make extra effort |
depend on Grape-Nuts food and J.
Just fills the bill. can think ana
write great deal easier"
There's a Reason" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mich.
Read THE Road to Wellville," ID
pkgs.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-27

ture, and hence it is useful in follow
ing well-regulated system of rota-
ton.
1t can be combined readily with
other forms of agriculture or horti-
culture.
The dairy provides in winter a
quantity of stable manure in which
the straw from the barn is profitably
utilized.
The by-products from the COW,
skim-milk, whey and buttermilk, are
a source of income in raising pigs
and calves.
Dairying gives constant and regu-
lar employment of light character
to every member of farmers FAM
lily.
Dairying inculcates habits of pune
tuality, industry. cleanliness and
thrift on the farm.
Cheese and butter are condensed
products, and the cost of carriage, in
comparison with their value, is less
than that of any other farm product.
The demand for good butter and
cheese on the worlds markets is I'M
limited, and, so long as the quality is
maintained, an all-around, even and
profitable price can always be Sc
cured.
The monthly check from the fac
tory provides the mainstay in the
household, as against the precarious
returns from yearly crops.
The farmers household, as a re-
suit of dairy work, is always supplied
with fresh milk and cream, butter,
cheese, pork, bacon and veal.
StoreIeepers, traders, bankers,
financial men and politicians all fully
realize, after years of experience,
that wherever dairy farming is con-
Quoted farmers are most prosperous.
mortgages are rarely found, and the
values of landed property becomes
considerably enhanced.-From Dairy
Farming Pays" in the Indiana Far
mer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-27
Interviewed.

The reporter stepped briskly and
boldly into the Office of Senator
Bloodgood and taking seat said:
Senator, want an interview
"All right. go ahead" answered
the leader of the national body. The
reporter began talking rapidly.
Il suppose, Senator, that you favor
the pure food bill? That you stand
implacable for tariff reform? No
doubt, you are against those cor.
mands, The Trusts? You favor the
upbuilding of the navy. You are
ready to vote for bills extending pen.
sions to old soldiers? You are a
staunch advocate of reciprocity? As
a representative of the people you
will vote against government owner.
ship of railroads?-rather you favor
the regulation of the great highways
of commerce? Concerning the Phil.
ippines, you would like to see them
a free and liberated group of islands,
the natives practicing self-govern.
ment? The child labor law, no
doubt, gets your prompt attention?
You stand for worldwide peace!
With reference to the Panama canal,
you are determined to support the
President in his effort to construct
the big ditch? You look with favor
upon the eight-hour bill and inspect
all appropriation bills carefully be-
fore Endorsement?
Senator Bloodgood nodded his head
with dignity.
Thanks for the interview" said
reporter as he rushe from the Office
to get the story into print.-Puck
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-27
Remembered the Mail Carrier.

Mrs. Hazelbaker, mail carrier on
Route No. 8, was kindly remembered
New Years Day by the patrons of
that line. She serves fifteen farmers
with mail, and each one presented
her with a bushel of corn with which
to feed her horses. The gift was very
acceptable and worthily bestowed.
Mrs. HazeSbaker, who is one of the
most energetic. hard working and
Industrious women in Linn County,
and the only lady mail carrier in
Eastern Kansas, appreciates the kind.
ness of her patrons; and, as in the
past, wet or dry. hot or cold, sunshine
or storm, she will continue to serve
them. She never misses day and
comes in promptly on time. All hon.
or and credit to Mrs. Hazelbaker.-
Pleasanton Herald.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-27
Ripening Cream.

1t is very essential in cream ripen-
ing to agitate the cream frequently
to insure uniform ripening. When
cream remains undisturbed for some
time the fat rises in the same way
that it does in milk, though in less
marked degree. The result is that
the upper layers are richer than the
lower and will sour less rapidly,
since the action of the Tactic acid
germs is greater in thin than in rich
cream. This uneven ripening leads
to a poor bodied cream. Instead of
being smooth and glossy, it will APP
pear coarse and curdy when poured
from dipper. The Importance of
stirring frequently during ripening
should therefore not be underestimate
ed.-Professor John Michels.