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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06
SOLICITED ORDERS FOR sLIDELL
LIQUOR HOUSE.
Evidence Showed That He Collected
Money, Which Constitutes a Sale
Under the Mississippi Law.-case
Will Be Appealed.
Will Be Appealed.

Police Justice Davis this morning
found seven cases for hearing, four
of the seven being paced against J. p.
Barrett for illegally retailing intoXi-
cants. Only one Of the four charges
were heard, and on this the defendant
was convicted. A fine of 500 was
imposed, and to this was added jail
sentence of 80 days.
The other three cases were passed
over to be heard Wednesday morn
ing.
The defendant, Barrett, represents
the Slidell Liquor company, as solicit
ing and collecting agent for selling
cigars and cider. The charge prefer
red was having accepting 81 on pay
ment for Intoxicating liquor in viola
ton of the state laws.
The three other charges were pass
ed for hearing later
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06
SHOULD NOT KISS
DOGS AND CHILDREN

BOSTON, April GA mother who
allows a stranger to kiss her child,
is just as much a criminal as the
woman who places her child in the
path of a runaway animal in order
that it may be killed." declared Mrs.
Margaret Grant, formerly an English
hospital nurse.
such matters as permitting strang-
ers to kiss ones children. or the even
more reprehensible practices of those
persons who kiss and fondle dogs,
should be prohibited"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06
EDITOR AND ATTORNEY
ENGAGE IN FIST FIGHT

The Gulfport Record of Monday
has the following story of a fistic
encounter between Hon. E. NJ. Bar
ner, of Biloxi, and L. Wenner, of thai
city:
THE scenes in the neighborhood or
chancery court were unusually emily
ened just before noon today by a SEN
sational pugilistic encounter, at the
southwest entrance to the courthouse,
between Hon. e. NJ. Barber and Editor
l.. Wenner of the Journal The pug
nacious pair were pretty evenly match
ed physically and put up their dukes
in 4 way to make the heart of the
sporting editor thump with JOY, in as
much at it was no fake 'mill' but
the real thing, and besides fast ami
furious fight, with each giving and
taking plenty of punishment.
1.-THE affair is reported to have come
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06
Deafness Cannot Be Cured.
PROGRESS

BY local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by an infamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is
inflamed you have a rumDling sound
or imperfect hearing, and when 1t is
entirely closed, Deafness is the result,
and unless the inflammation can be TAX
en- out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by Catarrh, which is moth
ing but an inflamed condition of the
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness Caused by
that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu
lars free.
-. CHENEY G CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
alton.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06
DIAMOND Thief
Is UNDER BOND
ADAM HARDEN MUST FACE THE
GRAND JURY.
Negro Wrote For the Ring Which He
Had Stolen, But Failed to Call For
His Mail and 1t went to the Dead
Letter Office.
Letter Office.

This morning after Police Justice
Davis had recessed court, Adam Har-
den, a young negro, wearing the garb
of a conyicts stripes, was brought in
and heard on the charge of stealing
diamong ring Justice Davis ex-
planned to the defendant that he was
up for a preliminary hearing before
being sent to the grand jury.
Adam wore his convict garb be-
cause he is working out a fine and
jail sentence for having, on or about
January last, stolen a gun from the
home of Mr.. R. C. Howell, where ITO
had been employed to work, which
sentences have not yet been satisfied.
1t appears that Adam, along with
the gun also stole a diamond ring.
/ On his first hearing the gun had been
recovered, but no trace of the ring
could be found. During his imprisoA-
ment Foreman King began to work
on the negro youth, who proved to be
stubborn subject, but finally Adam
was induced to make an effort to re-
cover the ring himself.
Under the influence of Foreman
King the negro wrote to Macon, Miss,
for the ring. The ring on his request
was sent to him through the postof-
flee address to the negro; but as he
was serving time he failed to call for
the letter and it went through the
usual course to the dead letter office
at Washington. Here the letter was
opened and the ring found enclosed.
The department at Washington re-
turned it and the ring fell into the
hands Of the Hattiesburg police de-
partment.
On this evidence Adam was up for
his preliminary hearing, and on being
made acquainted with the proceedings
he told Justice Davis that he was
guilty. Adam, thereupon, was placed
under a bond of 500 to appear before
the grand jury, which meets in May.
In the meantime he will continue to
serve the city on the charge of steal
ing gun.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06

up on account of some legal proceed
ings instituted by Attorney Barber
against the Journal plant. Mr.. Wen
ner is said to have applied an uhcom-
plimentary epithet to Mr.. Barber,
whereupon the attorney made a
prompt response, landing a glancing
blow on the editors Roman pose that
made the claret fly This was follow
ed by a stunning blow under the eye
and an uppercut behind the ear by
Mr., Wenner, after which, with blood
profusely flowing over each combatant
they pounded and pummeled each
other at short range until separated
by some spectators. who also receiv-
ed generous dashes Of blood from the
CORY principals.
Both men were placed under ar
rest and hearing of the difficulty
will be held in Justice Modres court
Wednesday"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06
VAGRANT DOGS.

1t is understood that the city coun-
Gil will tonight consider the advis-
ability of creating the office of Dog
Catcher, and that an ordinance will
be provided creating fees sufficient
to guarantee that the new official will
put forth his best efforts to rid the
city of it's surplus of NANCY CANNES.
The season of the year is approach
ing when vagrant dogs are especially
dangerous. Those who are in posi-
ton to know say that there are more
of them in the city this year than
ever before. Every negro family has
dog or two and some of the white
families likewise. The books at the
tax collectors office show that few of
them pay the tax of 81 year provid-
ed by city ordinance.
The election of an energetic dog
catcher will not only rid the city of
large number of worthless and danger
Gus dogs, but will provide considerable
revenue as well. Let us have the
dog catcher.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06
Daily News Special.

Daily News Special
WAYNESBORO, Miss, April, G.
The plant and holdings of the West
King Lumber Company were sold yes
terday by E. F. Ballard, the commits
sioner appointed by the chancery
court The bidding was lively and
spirited The property was first Of
fered in lots. allowing each lien cred
itor to bid on the property on which he
had lien, and the aggregate Of their
bids was $4S,74629. The entire plant
was then offered, when D.. NJ. Taylor
and o. L. Benway bid 100000 and the
entire plant was sold to them, The
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06
UESTKINC PROPERTY
IS SOLD At AUCTION

plant was considered worth over $780,
600 before the panic. Messrs Taylor
and Benway bought the plant as trus-
the Southern Pine Lumber Company.
This will end one of the biggest law
suits ever brought in Wayne county.
Many persons from distance were
here. including Oscar Mitchell, law
yer of Duluth, Mimi. and c. A. Luster,
business man of the same place.
Sid Prince, of Mobile; s. II. Terrall,
of Quitman; J. H. Harwell and Mr.
Wilborne, of Meridian, were here rep
rcsentinS clients.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06
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UNION #lAeEG
sSlss sRss
TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1909.
Circulation Double That of Any
Other South Mississippi Paper
BUSINESS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the Hat
tiesburg News has purchased the
name, good will, subscription books
and advertising contracts of the Hat
tiesburg Daily Progress and the two
papers have been consolidated. Sub
scriptions to the Progress will be car
ried cut by The News
MORT L. BIXLER, Manager
The Hattiesburg News
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06

The typographical appearance and
makeup" of a newspaper are its
clothes, says the News Scimitar. Its
editorial page is its soul. 1t is the
comment and opinion on important
news. 1t is the distinctive feature
of every newspaper. All the import
ant news is printed simultaneously
by hundreds of newspapers; and what
we call the news is largely the dis
cords or inharmonies of life, fires,
murders, failures, suicides, fights,
earthquakes, storms.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06

The Augusta Herald says that a
Russian woman has been discovered
who made a business of relieving
wives of Objectionable husbands with
out the aid of a divorce court. She
was successful in thirty cases before
she was caught The knowledge of
this shows the divorce courts in a fav-
orable light that had not appeared be-
fore
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06

The Florida Times Union tells us
that former Gov. Folk has turned
lingo, and sees in the future a clash
with Canada, and later the gobbling
of Mexico after Diaz dies. To follow
these changes, he sees a great Pan
American nation. Some one should
wake up Mr.. Folk. He has evidently
eaten something that gives him I'M
brotherly dreams.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06

The Greenville Times, ably edited
for many years by the lamented Henry
T. Crosby, and which suspended pub
LEGATION soon after his death, has been
revived by G. l.. Eminisor. 1t is a
neat and newsy paper well edited
throughout and promises to assume
it's former place in the forefront of the
Mississippi press.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06
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Clean Up the City.

To Editor The Daily News
Some few days since with your
usual interest in the prosperity of our
lively city, you thought it would be
much better for a general cleanup.
OF course, any one with the sense Of
light and smell will endorse your re
marks. You also suggested that the
mayor get busy and proclaim a day
for that occasion, and as silence gives
consent of course our worthy chief is
preparing for the great event; and,
before he starts on his job, and to
make a clean sweep of it, he will re-
quire good brooms. The promoters Oh
the Hattiesburg broom making indus
try, in anticipation have made a long
reacher for the mayor, so he can get
at the cobwebs, and lots of shorter
ones for his co-workers. The long
reacher will cost the city forty cents,
and the shorter ones being priced at
twenty cents or six for one dollar.
They are ready to start on the job
and resting at the Golden Rule Bar
gain House in the Stevens building,
East Pine street.
Yours for a clean sweep.
PROGRESS.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06
ADVERTISING COUPONS.

Holders of advertising coupons, Sc
cured during the contest recently con
Quoted by The News, will please bring
them to the office, that they may re-
ceive the signature of the new man
ager. Without this signature they will
not be honored. These cards arc
not transferable.
MORT l.. BIXLER
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06

Those two Mexican women who
were almost Rugged to death by
wild bear doubtless appreciate now
the full meaning of the expression,
too much of a good thing"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06

The Atlanta Georgian assures us
that the peach crop is safe if it es-
capes the full moon. The peach trees
down this way are not so tall.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06

The high tax on gloves will not eff
feet the men folk. We can put our
hands in our pockets.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06

Since Mrs. Boyle is to be taken to
Sharon for hearing, maybe there is
something in her assertion that
"there1l be hell in Sharon" after all.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06

It is safe to say that the Payne
tariff bill will bring on more talk
when it gets squarely before the SEN
ate.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06

The flowers that bloom in the
spring are not all on the women's
hats in South Mississippi.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06

Boston women have started an anti
rat crusade OF course this has no
reference to those worn in the hair.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06

More factories are a necessary link
in the evolution of a greater Hat
tiesburg.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06

A line from Bryan's diary: evil
liam Howard Taft receives his first
pay April l."
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06

Count Zeppelin is now referred to
as the "storm-tossed soldier of the
air"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06

There are big things on the tapis
for Hattiesburg.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06

Crazy Snake does not belong to the
ordinary garden variety.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06

Forrest County is to have good
roads but not before they are need
ed
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06
Member Of the Associated Press

Entered as second-class matter on
May ~. 1907, at the postoffice at Hat
fiesburg, Miss. under the Act of Con
gress of March 2, 1879.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06

History repeats itself. Boston de-
nounces the tax on tea.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06
WANTS
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR RENT-Nice front room, 100 Bay
near River avenue. Mrs. o. j.
Bowen. 4-6-1t
FOR SALE-Fine place and model
farm. including 1000 head of sheep
and 40 head of cattle Address box
1 Make, Miss. 4-6-6t
WANTED-At once, for saw mill, near
Hattiesburg, dressed lumber grad
ers and 3 edgermen. Miss. Pine
Association, 3O2 Ross Bldg. 4-6-2t
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-06

BROTHERS
GREAT Spring
SALE:

continues and eve
ry day immense
numbers are taking
advantage Of the
special and marvel
Gus prices which
prevail ell over the
store.
There is not an
ar ticle on display
that is not marked
a t a tremendous
reduction from reg
ular- prices.
MEMS HATS
In these we have
a fine line Of stand
ard makes q n d
these are marked
terribly low. Men,
don't miss 'em.
Mems Shirts
Fine Dress Shirts,
worth 75c and 81 at
4SC
Good Shirts, worth
SOC at $50
Mems Suits
We have just what
you want to dress
we'll Easter IN the
latest patterns and
WeaVes.
1850 and 1900
Suits at 7.0S
5000 Suits 1913
Mems Pants
100 and 200 Pants
at CSC
500, 600 and ZOO
Pants at 1893
$50 and $50 Pants
at : 1.4S
Boys Suits
Boys Suits, worth
800 and $50 1.4S
Better Suits worth
500 and 600 1893
Hnc9nrx1
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-14
CRUSADE ON COCAINE SELLERS
Two White Doctors and Fifteen Ne
groes Arrested.

Savannah has begun crusade
against cocaine sellers and users
which ought to be followed all over
the South. Former Coroner Dr..
H. B. Stanley and DR.. w. w. Lee
white, and DR.. E. M. Pickney, COL
ored, were arrested few days ago
as a result of statements made In
the police court by fourteen men and
women, mostly negroes, who were
rounded up as the beginning of
crusade on eocain sellers. DR. Lee
has not yet made bond, but Drs.
Stanley and Pinckney gave bond of
$1,000 each. The fourteen other
defendants were all bound over to
the city court. The physicians de-
clare they wrote cocaine prescrip-
tions only to alleviate suffering, de-
claring the "fiends" had to have
the drug. A score or more of the
"fiends" were used as witnesses.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-14
DOCTOR RUNS AWAY.
Gave Patient ChlorOform and he
Dies at Once.

DIES III ONCC.
The sudden and excited departu e
of Dr.. Philip Sussman from the
apartment Of Mrs. Abraham LazetC-
witz. in the East Side tenement, New
York, before daylight Wednesday,
was explained later by the doctor to
Coroner Hamburger as being occa-
stoned by his fear that the woman
and her family would attack him
when they learned of the death OF
their sixteen-year-old son, whom the
doctor was attending.
DR.. Sussman was called to per-
form an operation on the boys knee
and to do so he said that he had
administered chloroform. Before he
was ready to operate, however, ne
discovered that the boy had died
while under the influence OF the
chloroform.
81 know how excited those fami-
lies become on such an occasion,
the doctor is reported to have told
the coroner, land l left the house,
telling the mother that was going
for my instruments. Had remain
ed there until they discovered that
he was dead they and the neighbors
would have mobbed me-.
When the doctor did not return TO
the house in half an hour the mother
discovered that her son was dead
and called the police. The coroner
will hold an inquest.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-14
Petition to Stop hhiskey Eiec-
tion Dismissed
ATTEMPT TO PREVENT
The Election on the Dispensary
Question on August IL Results in
Failure-The Court will; File Lat
er an Opinion, Giving its Reasons
for Dismissing the Petition.

The Columbia correspondent Of
The News and Courier says the Su-
preme Court Thursday afternoon is
sued an order dismissing the petit
tion in proceedings to enjoin the
election commissioners Of Charles
ton from holding the dispensary cleo
tion on the 18th. The Court will
file later an opinion setting forth the
reasons for the judgment announced.
The order of the Court is very brief:
"Thos. M. Jellico, petitioner, VS..
Henry w. Conner ct al, commission
ers of election, respondents. Pc
tition in the original jurisdiction Of
this Court for injunction. Upon
hearing the petition herein, the re-
turn and arguments of counsel
thereon, it is ordered and alluded
that the petition be, and hereby is,
refused and the proceedings dis
missed. The reason for this judg-
ment will be given in an opinion to
be hereafter filed. Ira B. Jones,
C. j.; Eugene B. Gary, A. j.; c. A.
Woods, A. j.; D. E. Hydrick, A. j."
All the mebers of of the Supreme
Court sat in the case, which was
taken up at II o'clock Thursday
morning and completed at o'clock
in the afternoon.
This makes that the elections in
the tWenty-one wet counties of this
State, to determine whether the sale
of whiskey shall be permitted, will
be held, on August IT.. When it was
announced few days ago that there.
was a possibility of the elections.
being called off on account of an al
legged defect in the Act, the news,
came as a bomshell in both. local
option and prohibition camps.
At first the proposition was not
taken seriously, bu. when the tenn
porary injunction was issued, those
who wished the Act declared un-
constitutional had their hopes buoy
ed somewhat. But the other side
was confident Of victory and the de-
cision of the Court is no very great
surprise.
Messrs. Sinkler and Smith, repre-
senting the board of commissioners
and the State respectively, had quite
an array of citations upon which to
base their arguments.
There were three possibilities be-
fore the Supreme Court, according
to the arguments advanced: The
Act might have been declared totally
null and void; those sections touch
ing the elections might have been
declared, unconstitutional in connec-
ton with the first part Of the Act,
and the third course, to declare that
whole Act constitutional, was what
the Court followed.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-14
COMPANY TO MAKE PICKERS.
Preparing to Equip Two Of Fourch-
er Machines.

The Augusta Chronicle says a
company has been formed to perfect
two of the Fourcher cotton pickers
and put them in the field for the
final and thorough test. Organizar
ton was had few days ago.
The stock subscriptions foot up
between $4,000 and $1,000, and
were made by number OF: gentle
men of Augusta in stock-takings OF
$3.50 to $500 each. This prelimi-
nary company secures an interest in
the different patents. II the, picker
develops: into the success that IS hop
ed for it and claimed for it, the. fur
ther capitalization for manufacture
of the machine will be quickly pro-
ceeded with.
The plan Is to have the, inventor
go to one of the big manufactures
of the east and perfect and turn out
two pickers. The sum named Is
fully ample for that purpose. Eve
ry facility will be provided to en-
able Mr.. Furcher to manufacture the
pickers. He will leave for the east
in q few days.
One of the best known and one
of the best equipped manufactures
in the country has been arranged
with in which to make the pickers.
When the machines are completed
they will be tried out in the cotton
field and on this practical test OF
the perfected picker will depend the
fate of the invention.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-14
RUN DOWN BY SURREY.
Rev. w. p. Jacobs Seriously Hurt in
Washington.

Refusing to be taken to the hos
pital, although perhaps fatally in
jured, until the promise was made to
him that the person who injured
him would not be arrested, Rev. VIII
liam P. Jacobs, Presbyterian cler-
gyman, aged sixty, Of Clinton, S. C.'
put the golden rule Of life, which
he has preached for many years, in
to practice.
Mr.. Jacobs, in washington on
sightseeing trip, was run over on
Pennsylvania avenue Tuesday night
bv a two-seated surrey.
II do not want the driver prose-
cuted," said the minister, las l know
it was not his fault.
Despite the promise of the police
to the injured man, however, the
driver was arrested. Mr.. Jacobs
founded the Thornwell orphanage, or
which he Is president. In charitable
work he Is known widely.