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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04
THE TWO CENT RATE.

Naturally there is a difference of
opinion among people about the fair
ness of rate of two cents per mile
for passengers in Mississippi, due to
the different way that the question is
viewed, and it is safe to say that the
most of the conclusions in favor of
such a rate are based on lack of
knowledge of facts and figures.
1t is generally conceded by evety
fair minded person that the railroads
must be made profitable if they are
to be maintained at the high point of
efficiency, demanded by the public,
and we feel sure that if the people
of Mississippi will only give the mat
ter careful thought they will reach
the conclusion that the roads of this
state cannot do business, satisfacto
rily, on such low rate. Our people
must not forget that the population of
this state is as yet quite sparse and
that a large part of the people do rot
patronize the roads very much, so ttat
while a rate of two cents might he
fair in Ohio, it would be unfair 10 the
railroads in this or some of the ad-
joining states.
Mississippi needs more railroads and
better facilities and the people are
ever ready to demand everything they
think is coming to them, and some
times a little more, so that We must
not complain if the roads wish to earn
enough to meet all their fixed charges
and make some profit for the people
who have their money invested in
them.
The railways can with reason say
that while their operating expenses
have increased, they have nuc i'm
creased passenger rates, and until the
state becomes more thickly settled
and there is an increase of tonnage
and passengers, they cannot stand al
lowering of rates. We must accord
the same privilege to the railroads that
we ask for the individual, and until
there is more evidence that the roads
can afford to make reduction in pas
senger rates, we think that our com
missioners should be very slow about
unsettling conditions by trying to force
down railway fares.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04

Dewey had rich gifts thrown to him
and the laurel placed on his brow be-
cause he filled full of holes a lot of
old Spanish stranded war tubs, but
the widow of the doctor who sacri-
feed his life trying to learn the ORR
gin of yellow fever, is in danger of
being evicted from her home in New
York because she cannot pay the rent
New Orleans has an opportunity to
do herself proud by offering the widow
a home.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04

said it was, and he is now crying
aloud about the awful burden of pre-
pairing for war in times of peace that
is being heaped upon the wage-earner.
The time for the distinguished agitat-
or to have thought of this was when
the United States were challenging
the world by it's expansion policy. Elk
pansion is war. But this does not
appear to have gotten into the heads
of the jingoists and national expan-
sionists when a word to halt might
have done some good. The trouble was
that the noise they made with their
mouths closed their ears and dead
ened what little brains they had.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04
CITY OF CONSTANTINOPLE

ted with religious ceremonies on the
18th of May, $50 and the occasion was
celebrated after the Roman fashion,
by a great festival, largesses and
games in the hippodrome, which last
ed 40 days. The emperor gave to the
city institutions modelled after those
of ancient Rome.
Constantine virtually rebuilt Con-
stantinople, and at the final disruption
of the Roman empire into two great
remnants of the former majestic whole
it became the capital of the eastern
or Greek empire. The great religious
schism between the two branches of
Christianity that in modern days form
the Roman Catholic and Greek
churches perpetuated and increased
the political differences. From 1895 A.
D. to 1853 A. D. the eastern empire,
with its seat at Constantinople kept
alive Roman civilization and maintain
ed on its temples the Christian cross.
Learning centered at Constantinople
as at Rome, and the antagonism be-
tween Rome and Constantinople led to
the assailing of the eastern city by
the crusaders, who captured it in 1904.
For 81 years the crusaders held sway;
then, in 1861, they abandoned the city
and it fell back to its old position as
the center of the eastern church I'M
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04

The uniformed baseball fan who
looks with marvellous wonder over the
terrible looking columns of statistics
of the game, tries to figure out how
it is that such a mass of percentages
could be figured out of one little head
in one night for the morning papers.
It's a secret. The percentage opera
tor has a little book at his left hand
in which the percentages are already
figured out, and all that the brain in
that little head has to do is to turn
to the right page and copy off the
vastly terrible looking columns of fig
ures in that little brain.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04

Miss Phoeba Cousins objects to wo-
mans suffrage as it would be degrad-
ing for them to mix actively in poll
tics. She says women "are at pres
ent controlling the outcome of all i'm
portant issues through the husbands
and fathers and brothers, over whom
their opinions have sway" Miss
Phoebe is very correct; but she left
out the very easiest proposition of the
male persuasion-the sweethearts
Well, may be Miss Phoebe thought
them too easy to be counted. The
trouble seems to be that the suffra-
gists are not satisfied with running
the show privately, but want to make
public show of their power over
mere man.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04
ALBANIAN DISAPPEARS.
Writes a Letter to His Wife Saying
He Intended to Commit Suicide.

He Intended to Commit Suicide.
ENSLEY, Ala, May 4.-Joseph e.
Walker, manager of the Ensley of
flee of the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Company, has disappeared. His
wife is in receipt of letter from him
at Decatur dated Sunday, May l.,
stating that he would commit suicide
that afternoon by jumping in the Ten
nessee river.
Immediately on receipt of this let
ter DR.. Caraway, a relative of Mrs.
Walker left for Decature and began
a search for him. So far he has been
unable to locate him.
Mr.. A. c. Chesney, manager of the
Birmingham office of the Metropoli-
tan Life Insrance Company, is in
Ensley this morning checking up the
books of the company. 1t is known
that only short time ago he made
an effort to borrow $500 from a local
party on an insurance policy, but as
one loan had already been made on
it, he was turned down. Walker has
Leen in Ensley q number of years,
and has been manager for the insur-
ance company for more than five
years. He was last seen in Ensley
Friday morning and complained of
being sick.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04
NO TWO BANKS ARE ALIKE

Each bank has characteristics pc
culiar to itself.
Facilities vary in the amount OF
capital, surplus, means of giving GUS
toners safety, etc. Service may con-
tain elements that give greater conven
fence. The banks policy may be diff
ferent in it's details. Even the class
of customers differs with different
banks.
This bank has an honorable record
It's policy is to render each custo-
mer such service as will best suit
his individual requirements.
We ask your consideration of the
benefits offered customers.
Very truly,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04

We have a few vacant Safe Deposit
Boxes for rent. The boxes are made
of steel, there are two locks on each,
they are contained in a steel, burglar
and fire proof vault, and are therefore
a safe and secure place for depositing
valuables. They provide perfect pro-
lection for those who haven't a safe
place for the keeping of valuables. We
have private booth in the rear of our
office for the use of those who rent
these boxes. We charge only a NOM
inal rent for the use of them and we
invite you to call and take a box, re.
CARELESS of whether or not you deposit
with this bank.
We desire to call your special atten-
ton to our Savings Department which
offers the means of enabling people
to take care of sums of money, either
small or large, for which there may be
no immediate use. We invite the as
sistance and cooperation of friends |
In reaching those who should become |
savings depositors.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04
From the Boston Globe.

From the Boston GlODe.
There is worldwide interest in the
events transpiring in Constantinople
and the history of the city is being
recalled because it has been prize in
combats of nations for centuries.
For over a thousand years previous
to the last 1900 years this city was
called Byzantium, and it was center
of conflict between Asiatic and Euro
pean ideas. The present conflict is
nothing different in this respect from
the most ancient-it is the antagonism
between Asiatic Mohamedanism and
European free thought and free action
as represented in the Young urk ele-
ment, that has caused the downfall of
Abdul Hamd.
Byzantium was settled, it is record
ed by Greek traders, in the year 667
B. c. Two natural causes made it
early prominent as trading point
it was an economic center for the
grain trade of the regions bordering
on the Black sea, and the Golden Horn
gave rich rewards to fishermen be-
sides offering a large and safe harbor
for vessels.
Byzantium was the subject of strug-
giles between the early Greek states;
it was captured and recaptured many
times, and finally became a tributary
to imperial Rome. The remains of
the ancient city have never been ad-
equately explored there are miles of
tunnels, ancient street and fragments
of buildings buried under the modern
Constantinople, which is virtually a
city upon the grave of a city.
Constantine had for some time con-
templated the erection of a new CAPT
tai. The experience of nearly half a
century had confirmed the sagacity of
Diocletians selection of a site on the
confines of Europe and Asia (Nicome-
dial as the whereabouts in which the
pO'i'iSdl CSlISI vi SIdNlJy Vi lHe en-
pire rested. At one time Constantine
thought of adjoining Poundusoam fop
thought of adopting the site of the an
Troy, and is siad to have actually
commenced building a new city there.
More prosaic reasons ultimately pre-
vailed. The practical genius of Con-
stantine recognized in the town of By
zantium, on the European side of the
border line between the two continents
the site best adapted for his new cap
ital. All subsequent ages have APP
plauded his discernment, for expert
ence has indorsed the wisdom of the
choice. By land with it's Asian suburb
of Chrysopolis (modern Scutari), it
spanned the narrow strait
and Joined Europe and Asia; by sea,
it was open on one side to Spain. Italy,
Greece, Africa, Egypt, Syria; on the
other by the Euxine, and so by the |
Danube it had easy access to the |
Whole of that important frontier be-
.ween the empire and the barbarians; |
md round all the northern coasts of /
he sea it took the barbarians in /
Tank. The city was solemnly dedica- !
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04
Citizens Bank
THE QUITE LIFE.

Happy the man, whose wish and care
A few paternal acres bound,
Content to breathe his native air
In his own ground.
Whose herds with milk whose fields
with bread,
Whose flocks supply him with attire;
Whose trees in summer yield him
shade,
In winter, fire.
Blest, who can unconcern' dly find
Hours, days and years, slide soft away
In health of body, peace of mind,
Queit by day.
Sound asleep by night; study and ease
Together mix'd; sweet recreation,
And innocence, which most does
please
With meditation.
Thus let me live unseen, unknown;
Thus unlamented let me die;
Steal from the world, and not a stone,
Tell where [ lie.
Alexander Pope.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04
ONE BOTTLE DID THE WORK,

Ellisville, Miss.
To Those Who Are Suffering With
Rheumatism:
Three years ago I bought one bot
tie of Hyde's Rheumatic Cure, hav-
ing been a sufferer for several years
and had tried everything I ever
heard of but received no relief until
was induced to try bottle Of
Hyde's Rheumatic Cure. One bottle
perfected permanent cure.
J. E. DOSSIE.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04

For the month of March the rail-
roads Of the Southern States show an
increase in gross earnings of $1,27S,-
665, or 81 per cent. over March last
year. This is a fraction better than
the Western trunk lines, and is an
indication that the roads Of the South
ern States are doing fairly well, every
thing considered.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04

Gradually and surely" says Henry
Clews the New York banker, "the
country is drawing away from the eff
fects of the late panic" This is the
way to talk. What's the use of keep
ing a scared face while climbing out
of the grave yard? Whistling would
keep off the ghosts just as well, and
you would feel better.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04
State of Mississippi.

State of Mississippi.
To Myra White, defendant, whose
postoffice address is Pasadena, Cali.
fornia
You are hereby commanded to ap-
pear before the chancery court of the
county of Forrest, in said state, on the
first Monday of June, A. D. 1909, to
defend the suit in said court of P. C.
White, wherein you are defendant.
This the 23rd day of April A. D.
1909.
4-23-3t TIE. BATSON C,orL
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04

Wood pulp in the senate" is the
significant, but truly good, editorial
head line in the Birmingham, ala.
Age Herald. The senatorial condition
could not be better described in so
few words. The editorial that follows
is practically a waste of space.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04

The wireless and cable are not being
worked to their limit for Mr.. Dickin
son, the new secretary Of war. Is 1t
possible that he has fallen in that
Gatun dam hole?
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04
Member Of the Associated Press

Entered as second-class matter on
May ~. 1907. at the postoffice at Hat
desburg. Miss. under the Act OF Con-
xress of March Q, 1879.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04
THIS THING THINKS IT'S ALIVE.


Hollingsworth, the undying, has got
ten his resolution before the authori-
ties at Washington and asks that
President Jefferson Davis portrait be
not allowed on the silver service pre-
scented by the people of Mississippi to
the battleship Mississippi. Holdings
worth will never die happy till he has
jefferson Davis name removed from
the pages of the Congressional Record
and from every record in the archives
of the war department at Washington.
He ought to be happy just as it is. He
has forced the country to notice that
he is not a cadaver.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04

Philadelphia refuses to give up her
place as a tail-ender. A Philadelphian
who thought he had found something
saft, went to sleep in a bed of soft
cement and had to be priced out.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04
FIRST NATIONAL BANK Of COMMERCE
Report to the Comptroller of the
Currency April %, 1909.
RESOURCES.

Loans -. -. -. -. ....$1,31S,216.OS
Banking house, fixtures
lures and other real es-
tate -. ... ... ...... 100000
Bonds -. -. -. -. -. 44S,4OO,OO
Advances on cotton and
lumber ship
ments -. $3.50, 875.46
Cash, due from
banks and U. S.
treasurer ..243, O307- 374,078.53
Total -. -. go. ..$2,225,003.61
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04

When Senator Bailey proposed the
income tax he hit Aldroch on the raw
est possible spot. 1t hits the friends
in his house.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04

The lost and unbound marvelously
rich nugget from a well promoted
gold mine is worthy of the genius of a
stage press agent.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04

Old "Sic Tyrannis" has come to life
again. This time he stands at the
head of the leading editorial in the
latest issue of the Tucumcari Sun, of
Tucumcari, New Meico.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04

The consumer has little chance to
be heard in Washington except through
the monopolist.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04

The way to get to be a noted detect
i've is to conspicuously wear a Black
Hand mark.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04

1t looks as if the Young TURKS are
early finding out that governing Tur'
key is not altogether one-handed job
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04

'The weekly forecast of news from
Washington" has not yet set the day
for the passage of the tariff bill.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04

The country wakes up every morn
ing to find out whether or not Mr.. T.
Roosevelt has been eaten raw.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04
LOOK OUT FOR BARGAINS. 5-4-1

PIANO FOR SALE-New Werlein pi-
ano for sale at 500. Must be sold
at once, Alb, Court street or Cumb.
Dhone 21S. 4-29-tf
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04

Just who will do the second carving
of Turkey has not definitely devel-
oped.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04

Telescopes are not used in hunting
for Mars.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04
TUESDAY, MAY q, 1909.
Circulation Double That of Any
Other South Mississippi Paper

The Young Turks and Kis-met and
there was trouble.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04

OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OF HAT
TIEsBURG AND COUNTY OF FOR.
REST.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04

The stanch expansionist, has
'ound out that war is what Sherman
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04

SOUTHERN REPRESENTATIVE
For Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas and
Oklahoma: The Crockett Agency,
New Orleans and Dallas.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04

r. J. Collins is the only authorized
travelling representative of The Hat
tiesburg News and is authorized to col
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-04
FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVE:

The s. G. Beckwith Special Agency,
Tribune Bldg, New York. Tribune
Bldg. Chicago.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-09-11
SWEDEN,

Stockholm has at present as its
guest the Swedish consul in Charkov
Russia, Adolf Gustaf and wife Swe.
den has never before had any consul
in this section of Russia and up to this
time Sweden has been exporting nc
goods to southern Russia. Consu.
Munich declares that if Swedish ex.
port merchants would be more aggres.
sive that they would have a splendid
field to work on in the great Rus.
sian market and that even in south.
ern Russia there would be a splendid
opportunity to introduce Swedish
goods. Swedish knives and Swedish
farm machinery of all kinds would find
ready market all over Russia, and
the consul thinks that it is strange
that Swedish exporters have not long
ago availed themselves of this oppor.
tunity. Consul Munich is an aggres.
sive gentleman and he has already
succeeded in arousing a great deal CT
enthusiasm among exporters and will
bring back with him large number
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-09-11
WILL SUBMIT HIS PROOFS
DR.. Cooks Reply to Accusation OF
Commander Peary.

Copenhagen, Sept. 81 have been
to the North Pole. AS / said when
heard of Commander Pearys success
If he says he has been to the pole,
believe him.
81 am willing to place facts, figures
and worked out observations before
joint tribunal of the scientific bodies
of the world. In due course l shan
be prepared to make public an an
nouncement that will effectually dispei
any doubt, if there can be such, OF
the fact that I have reached the pole
But knowing that l am right and that
right must prevail, / will submit at
the proper time my full story to the
court of last resort-the people of the
world.
II will not enter into any contro-
versy over the subject with Comman-
der Peary, further than to say that II
he says I have taken his Eskimos my
reply is that Eskimos are nomads-
They are owned by nobody and are
not the private property of either
Commander Peary OF myself. The
Eskimos engaged by me were paid
ten times what they agreed to accom-
pany me for.
"As to the story that Commander
Peary says took provisions stored by
him, my reply Is that Peary took my
provisions, obtaining them from the
custodian on the plea that l had been
so long absent that he was going to
organize relief stations for me in case
l should be alive. For this I have
documentary proof"
This is DR.. Frederick A. Cooks re-
ply to Commander Peary.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-09-11
BRANDS COOKS STORY FALSE
Peary Says Rival Explorer Never
Reached the Pole.

Reached the Pole.
New York, Sept S.-The following
dispatch has been received from Rob
srt e. Peary, dated Indian Harbor,
Labrador:
81 have nailed the Stars and Stripes
to the North pole. This is authori-
tative and correct.
Cooks story should not be taken
too seriously.
1.-THE Eskimos who accompanied
him say he went no distance north
and not out of sight of land. Other
men of the tribe corroDorate their
statement"
The above dispatch gives Peary's
first expression concerning the claim
of Dr. Cook that he reached the North
pole almost year prior to Peary, or
on April 81, 1908.
Peary's latest telegram is hardly
less notable than his first announce
ment, which absorbed the attention of
the entire world, as it gives concrete
form to the issues already vaguely
outlined in scientific quarters on the
authenticity of Cooks announcement
and the question of priority of reach
ing the pole. At the same time it is
the first expression of opinion from
any one in a position to know the
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-09-11
Naval Explorer Briefly Reports
That His Last Attempt
! Was Successful
CALLS COOKS STORY FALSE
Asserts Rival Claimant for the
Honor Never Was Out of
/ Sight Of Land.

New York, Sept THE following
dispatch has been received here from
Indian Harbor, via Cape Ray, N. F..
from Robert E. Peary:
STARS and Stripes nailed to North
pole"
This startling and laconic message
flashed from the coast of Labrador to
New York and thence to the four
corners of the globe. at the moment
when DR.. Cook is being acclaimed by
the crowned heads of Europe and by
the world at large as the discoverer OF
the North pole, adds remarkable
chapter Ito the study of an achieve
ment that has held the civilized world
up to the highest pitch of interest
since Sept. 1, when Dr. Cooks claim
to having reached the top of the
world was first telegraphed from the
Shetland islands.
Two explorers, DR.. Frederick A.
Cook and Commander Robert E.
Peary, both Americans, are in the
Arctic seeking the goal of centuries
the North pole, whose attainment has
at times seemed beyond the reach of
man. Both are determined and cour-
ageous and both leave expressing the
belief that their efforts will be
crowned with success. Peary is well
known to both scientists and the gen
eral public as persistent striver for
the honors of "farthest north" DR..
Cook, on the other hand, has held the
public attention to lesser degree.
He made his departure quietly and his
purpose was hardly known other than
to those who are keenly interested in
polar research. Then, suddenly and
with no word of warning, a steamer