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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19
THE SORSBY VERDIC I.
Cheated the GalIoWs.

The verdict of the jury which tried
William A. Sorsby for the assassina-
ton of Postoffice Inspector Fitzger-
aid cheats the gallows. The verdict
was: I'VE, the jury, find the defend
ant guilty, and fix his punishment at
life Imprisonment in the penitentiary.
Attorneys for the defense have filed
a motion for new trial, which of
course will be overruled; they will
then appeal to the supreme court,
Meantime Sorsby will remain in the
Kinds county Jail until his case is
finally disposed of, when he will be
sent to the penitentiary, where he
will remain for few years, until the
atrocity of his crime has been forgot
ten by the public generally and the
same maudlin sentiment which saved
his forfeited life at the trial will
prompt people to sign petition tol
pardon, and some future governor will
set him free.-Fayette Chronicle.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19
Deafness Cannot Be Cured.

By local applications, as hey ca
reach the diseased portion of the
There is only one way to cure
ness, and that is by an infiamed
dition of the mucous lining OF
Eustachian Tube. When this tut
infiamed you have a rumbling 81
or imperfect hearing, and when
entirely closed, Deafness Is the re
and unless the inflammation can be
en- out and this tube restored t
normal condition, hearing will b
stroyed forever; nine cases out o
are caused by Catarrh, which Is
ing but an inflamed condition OF
mucous surfaces. fs
We will give One Hundred Do
for any case of Deafness (cause
catarrh) that cannot be cured
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
lars free.
F.. CHENEY & CO., Toledo,
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for &C
patton.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19
Neck Should Have Stretched.

Sorsby has been convicted and CIV
en- life sentence in the penitentlary
That is excellent as far as 1t goes
and taken in connection with the
Smith case at Columbus tends 10
show that Mississippi juries place III
tie reliance in the insanity theory
built up by the lawyers for defend
ants. From the published accounts
of the Sorsby case he should have mad
his neck stretched, but we won't COM
plain at the verdict of the jury. 1t Is
far better than many states do. JUST
think of the contrast in this case, ana
that of Bouvy in Louisiana!-Wooo-
Vile Democrat. ]
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19
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Because the editor of the Hatties-
burg News is denied the pleasant past
time of Willing away these sleepy
spring days in angling for the finny
tribe in the babbling brooks, he would
rob those who are more fortunate of
the greater part of the pleasure found
by fishermen, and that Is the satisfac-
ton of magnifying three inch perch
into a six pound trout, by advocating
the adoption of a new tangled rod that
measures and weighs each fish as it
is caught. Who would want to fish If
their catches didn't grow after they
were landed Pass Christian Beacon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19

Conservative business men every
where are agreed that business condi-
tons are improving; that confidence
is being restored, and that the panic
of last year will soon be a matter of
memory. This is not because, of the
election of a Republican presient. Not
as the result of any legislation that
has been passed by Congress. But
rather in spite of these things.
Granting that general business
conditions are gradually improving"
says the Wall Street Journal in a re-
cent article, as all hands seem to
agree, the fact remains that the i'm
provement is taking place, not be-
cause of the attitude of congress, but
in spite of it. The statesmen assembl-
ed in Washington are not helping
the situation in the least. Their
treatment of the tariff question is
evasive, timid and open to the sus-
picion of downright selfishness. The
average member of congress inter-
prets tariff revision as meaning lower
duties on all commodities except those
produced by his own district"
The retention of the present tariff
duty on Canadian lumber will be felt
perceptibly in this immediate district.
But the time will come when the pros
perity of this section will be indie
pendent of congressional legislation.
The opening of the Panama Canal will
bring to our doors the markets of the
world, and trade and commerce will
assume a basis of international stabil-
ity.
AS the Wall Street Journal points
out, the tariff question is largely To-
cal. What is good for one section of
the country is usually bad for some
! other section-and vice versa. For
this reason it occurs to The News that
| if this country would devote half the
time and attention to the matter of
creating a market for American goods
abroad that it does to the prevention
of foreign competition at home, the
country would profit thereby.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19
Insanity Plea Rejected by Jury.

The conclusion of Sorsby's case
gives the black eye to insanity as a
defense to murder in MISSISSIPPI
Within the past four or five months
two other white men in this state
charged with murder have sought ac-
quittal on the ground of mental IRE
sponsibility at the time of the crime,
and all lhave failed. In LoWndes
county, Smith, man of prominence
and wealth, killed Laurant, Nash
Vile drummer Insanity was plead In
his case and rejected by the jury
which sentenced him to the penlton-
tiarv for life The second case was
that of Chas. Bacot in our own county,
with which the readers of the Gazet'e
are familiar Sorsby is the third, and
his conviction, together with that Of
Smith and Bacot, will doubtless make
the insanity dodge less popular with
murderers in this state hereafter
Magnolia Gazette.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19
Shaminu Saved His Neck.

Sorsby's shamming saved his neck,
but was not quite sufficient to secure
an asquittal. The first ballot taken
by the jury resulted in six for convic-
ton with a capital punishment, four
for life sentence and two for acquit-
tai. The compromise verdict of con
viction. with punishment in the peni
Tertiary for life, was possibly the best
that could be secured from the two
who stood for acquittal.-Kosciusko
Herald.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19
Gets Life Sentence.

Will Sorsby, the cowardly degener
ate who foully assassinated Postoffice
Inspector Fitzgerald, was given III,
sentence in the penitentiary by
Kinds county jury on Tuesday ms
verdict is an outrage on justice. II
a jury cannot be found to break the
necl, of this class of low criminals,
the law imposing capital punishment
should be repealed so that it might
no longer be violated and made the
sport of lawbreakers. A more COW
ardlv crime was never committed on
Mississippi soil.-North Mississippi
Herald.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19
Sorsby Gets Life Sentence.

VIM. A. Sorsby was given life sen
tence in the penitentiary for the muir
der of the late Chas. Fitzgerald. The
trial of this case in the Kinds county
circuit court terminated on Tuesday
morning by the jury returning YER
dict of guilty and fixing the penalty
at life Imprisonment. Nine-tenths OF
the people think Sorsby should have
been given a death sentence. The
defense will, of course, appeal to the
supreme court.-Greenwood Common
wealth.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19

Congress will probably stop long
enough to put wheat on the free list,
thus placing the American farmer of
the great Northwest at the mercy of
the world-and all for the reason
that a reckless financier in Chicago
has cornered the market. 1t occurs
to The News that a better plan would
be to enact laws providing Jail penal
ties for spectators, and especially for
those who manipulate the necessities
of life.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19

The Western Christian Advocate de-
scribes this seasons millinery as out
landish, hideous, unseemly, omipotent,
obstructive, impudent, self-assertive,
loud, dominant aiders and abettors of
the devil" This was probably writ
ten on receipt of the bill for Mrs. w.
C. Advocates new hat
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19

The Kansas City Journal is puzzled
because a Mississippi subscriber
writes that he is a"Bryan Republi-
can" The name of the Mississippian
isn't given, but the probability il
that he voted for Bryan last year and
that he is now losing sleep over the
possibility of the reduction of the tar
if on lumber. Hattiesburg is full of
Democrats of this sort.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19

Edward H. Hartman declared in a
New York interview the other day
that panics were caused by eXtrava,
gance. 1t is said that Hetty Green
made arrangements next day to va
cate her apartments in a downtown
hotel and returned to SIS flat.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19
Member Of the Associated Press

Entered as second-class matter on
May 20, 1907. at the postoffice at Hat
tiesburg, Miss, under the Act of Con-
gress of March Q, 1879.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19
ITCH RELIEVED AT ONCE.

Thaht terrible itch disappears with
the FIRST DROPS of D. D. D. Pre-
scription. 1t kills all skin disease
germs instantly. A soothing, healing
lotion usei externally only. The owl
Drug Store,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19

The Birmingham woman who put
her diamonds in her stocking and lost
them on the street should pay more
attention to her darning.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19

sassination with no nj tigating
cumstances, and how jury cou
so blinded by sentiment as to
this wretch from the gallows Is a
tery to Eisenhower Tocsin.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19

The man who sells pistols and the
man who sells cocaine should be
placed in the same boat, says an ex-
change And this boat ought to be
very frail bark and long ways from
land.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19
Evidence Showed CowardIy Assass'
nation.

nation
The verdict in the Sorsby trlai IS
a calumny in a state where capitai
punishment is supposed to be the pen
altv for FLOODED murder. Lire
term in our penitentiary means almost
freedom; it means intercourse WIFI
relatives, and were it not for the oc-
casionaI DOMINIC of a suit OF stripes
there would be but little difference for
a man of Sorsby's character. Ine
evidence showed a most cowardly as
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19

An editorial in the Memphis News
Scimitar is labeled, THE Tennessee
Legislature" as if anyone anywhere
would stop to read anything under
that caption.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19

The specialist who says that big
hats are bad for the eyes evidently has
in mind the personal safety of the in
nocent bystander.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19

How can time cease?" asks FL
bert Hubbard. Ours has a habit of
doing that when we forget to wind
it up before going to bed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19

According to the best spook au-
thority the spirits of the dead have
no regular occupation" says the KaE
sas CITY Journal. That's reassuring.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19

Sweeping reforms are in order.
yard and get busy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19

Judging from the length of Taft's
messages the private secretary at the
White House has a political snap.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19

r. ]. Collins is the only authorized
travelling representative of The Hat
tiesburg News and is authorized to col
lect for subscriptions and advertising.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19

Senator Bailey of Texas is
believer in the doctrine, ITO the
tors belong the spoils." f
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19
MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1909.
Circulation Double That of Any
Other South Mississippi Paper

Hattiesburg ought to loom up large
in the census next year.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19

The proprietor of a
Portland, Ore. dry
cleaning establishment
writes:
I have used Ivory
Soap for over two years,
for all kinds of cleaning
and dyeing, with the
most perfect results.
AS a dry-cleaning soap,
it acts like magic and is
far superior to any of
the benzine soaps sup
piled to the trade. It
removes dirt, without
injuring the most deli
cate color or fabric.
Ivory Soap |
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19

SOUTHERN REPRESENTATIVE
For Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas and
Oklahoma: The Crockett Agency,
New Orleans and Dallas.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19

OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OF HAT
TIEsBURG AND COUNTY OF FOR
REST.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-19
FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVE:

The s. c. Beckwith Special Agency,
Tribune Bldg, New York. Tribune
Bldg Chicago.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-30
SECRETARY BALLINGER IS
SUMMONED TO WASHINGTON
Head Of Interior Department Claims
Affairs at Nations Capital Re-
quire His Presence

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 29-Secre-
tary of the Interior Richard A. Bal
linger hurriedly left Seattle for Wash
ington tonight. Before leaving he said:
Departmental affairs have made 1t
necessary for me to change my plans
and go at once to Washington.
Secretary Ballinger at the railroad
station said that he had not been called
east by the president.
Emergency matters have arisen in
the department which make it neces-
sary to lay aside my plans and go to
Washington" said the secretary.
My trip has no special significance.
1t is not the result of a message from
the president. l have practically COM
pleted my inspection of the irrigation
projects and can lay aside my plans
without difficulty"
Mr. Ballinger was informed of the
resignation of Ormsby McHarg, assist
ant secretary of the department Of
commerce and labor. He said he was
not conversant with Mr.. McHarg's ac-
ton, as he was a member of another
department.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-30
SAINT FE TRAINS TIED UP
BY WASHOUTS NEAR GALLUP

GALLUP, N. M. Aug 29.-The Santa
Fe trains have been washed away at
this point as a result of terrific rains
which have occurred recently The
Santa Fe limited is tied up, more than
sixteen hours late The overland is
stalled on the other side of the wash
out, about eight hours behind schedule.
1t is feared tie track cannot be re-
paired for some time on account of the
swollen condition of streams in this
yiciOifV
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-30
Beaten with Billiard Cues

In a free for all fight in pool room
at Ninth and Lemon streets last night
Marcilano Quintano, Jesus Laguna and
AIlesandro Lara were beaten with pool
balls and billiard cues until their fea-
lures were almost unrecognizable,
Michael Valkoll, a spectator, who was
watching the fight from the doorway,
was struck on the head by a pool ball
and his scalp was cut open. The men
were treated at the receiving hospital.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-30
TRADE IMP PROVES;
STOCKS FALLING
HARRlMAN'S CONDITION HARD
ON MARKET
"
INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES ARE
THRIVING AGAIN
Paradoxical Situation Reported by
Financial Experts Who Find Sc
curities Down and Business
Growing Better
fRy Associated Press.l

NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-Conditions
last week, both in trade and in the
market for securities, paralieled those
of the week before. The expansion in
Industrial enterprises went steadily
forward, while the stock market was
the scene of disorder with lower av-
erage of prices. There is still no re-
Iation between the movements of
stocks and the state of trade, nor does
the fact that prices of the one have
fallen so sharply mean that less favor
able conditions have appeared in the
business world.
Mr.. Hartman is the pivot around
which stocks have swung. When he
announced his intention to return from
abroad there was q quick break in
the securities associated with his name.
This had the effect of spreading the
selling contagion to almost every ac-
tive stock.
All rallied to the end of the week,
and on the day Mr.. Hartman arrived
some Of them were fully half way back
to the top. Later the air castles that
had been built up on the most flimsy
foundation tumbled.
Eases Money Rates
The result is that Union Pacific has
declined almost 25 points for the COM
mon and Is points for the preferred,
while Southern Pacific and New York
Central have fallen from 10 to IA points,
and losses of 4 to 10 points are record
ed in many related issues.
AS a result of the liquidations Of
stocks, money rates have eased per-
ceptibly with long time offers lower
by "A per cent from recent quotations.
Bank clearings, however, are more
than per cent over those OF last year.
Current railroad earnings show gain
of more than 9 per cent. and the move
ment of general merchandise and Of
materials entering into building con-
struction ranges all the way from 10
to 25 per cent above last year.
The crop situation is still clouded by
continued drought in the corn belt.
Cotton conditions have gained in some
sections and gone back in others.
Spring wheat is all gathered and is
being rushed to market.
A congestion of cars, as we'll as car
shortage, is likely TO be the result of
the sudden demand for equipment at
leading grain centers. Official figures
report a decrease of almost $4,000 idle
cars, reducing the total to less than
100000.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-30
PATROLMAN LOSES FINGER
WHEN CARTRIDGES EXPLODE
Bullets Jared Together In Hip Pocket
as Officer Draws on
Trousers

Patrolman R. NJ. Green met with a
peculiar accident at his home at 1S1
West Thirty-sixth street yesterday
morning, in which he lost a portion of
the little finger of his left hand.
Green was drawing on his trousers,
and a number of .3S caliber cartridges
which he carried in his hip pocket were
Jared together and exploded, tearing
off the end of his finger, but otherwise
not injuring him. Experts have been
unable to determine what caused the
explosion of the cartridges. The in
jury was attended to at the receiving
hospital
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-30
Herbert Blake

Celebrated dramatic critic needs introduction to
the people of Los Angeles. His criticisms are fair
in every line and f''' appreciated by the local
managers and the theater going public. Mr. Blake
writes in distinctive style which appeals strongly
to those who analyze closely.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-30
D. w. Senple

The Auto expert, who, with full knowledge of the
various "joy" machines, is driver of no mean abl"
itv. His articles are read with interest, not be-
cause of flowing STYLE but rather the truth in regard
to matters pertaining to the motor world.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-30
A. E. Dunning

The sporting editor. is in class by himself, assisted
bv experts His page is one eagerly read by all,
whether particularly interested in athletics or not
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-30
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

PURSE-OWNER DESCRIBE ACCURATE
LY. pay for advertisement and receive
property. 202 North Main. Room II.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-30

ANYBODY who would be able to find
address in the directory would be able TO
and your CLASSIFIED ad.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-30
FUNERAL NOTICES

HENRY \. HENDERSON-Aged g., at his
late residence, $50 Lake street. Funeral
Tuesday morning at II o'clock. Friends
invited.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-30
Chas. Jernegan

and his stuff" meets with ready acceptance from
exacting readers.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-30
James Wynkoop

Edits the real estate and mining section of The
Herald, and his articles read because of the
truth contained in each and every one Mr.. Wynn
koop is not a native of Missouri but requires to be
Shown all that pertain to his section of
the paper.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-30

homes of subSCrlberS at the very low
paper fit for homes" 1t is freely inde-
pendent on all matters, owes allegiance
to no corporation or clique, and by reason
of these facts is a recognized power in
Southern California. If you are not
subscriber of The Herald, kindly phone
the Circulation Department or mail the
appended coupon, and the paper will
be delivered the next day promptly and
satisfactorily.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-30
Florence BOSard Lawrence

Aunt Laurie" is doing worthy wor,, the editoS
of the Herald Junior League Supplement. Pages
of her setcion filled with heart interest to
stantly increasing number of little folk banded to-
gether for general good. This feature of The Her
aid is that appeals to the mothers, because it
has for its object the uplifting of the youth of Los
Angeles through the members of the Junior League
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-30
Frederic J. HaSkin
National affairs and general Eastern comment

G. D. Barnett
The clever cartoonst The Herald staff has
gained an enviable reputation on the Pacific coast
and his cartoons always original and executed
in a manner that requires diagram to the
point he wishes to express
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-30

George B. Harrison
Than whom there Is better posted on matters
pertaining the development of the San Pedro and
Wilmington harbors and Greater Los Angeles de-
veopment.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-30
Mrs. NJ. N. Bridgham

mentioned special WRITER'S OF
correspondents continually and the columns OF he he
speak for their energy field The Herald is being deve
homes of very of forty month";
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-02-06
Il Hur, .up Medicine.

Every housekeeper recognizes the
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In mergencles-when something must
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for the aches and pains resulting from,
blows and falls. Burns and cuts are
insanity relieved by it;and helped. 10
healing, lis mission of mercy began
seventy years ago 1t is used in all
countries and millions OF bottles are
sold annually There is but one
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you sem the new arge soc. size?