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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-18
Splendid SHOWING
FOR Three MONTHS
A Campaign Outlined For the Coming
Year Which Will Furnish Every
Progressive Citizen With Something
to Do.-Officers Elected.

The annual meeting of the Hatties-
{ Irg Commercial Club, was held last
light in the X. of P. hall and despite
the very unfavorable weather fully
half of the active membership, that
is the kind that pays dues without
grumbling, were there and the inter-
est was such that it was eleven
o'clock when the lights went out and
if one may judge by the interest taken
and the enthusiasm expressed there
will be some good work done for Hat
tiesburg in the next twelve months.
One of the interesting features of
the evening was the report Of the sec
retary for the past three months, tell
ing Of the progress which had been
made in listing cut-over lands and out
lining the work to be done by individ-
ual members in further facilitating
this work. 1t was explained and un-
derstood by those present that there
was much for discussion in this mat
ter which could not be published in
The papers. as it might Illustrate some
of the plans and it was also agreed
that while hot air properly used was
q good thing, sometimes too much of
it got into the papers and did more
harm than good
The secretary especially urged upon
, the members present the necessity of
[ cooperation between the members and
J the board of directors and laid espe-
cial emphasis on the fact that the an
uual dues We're very small and should
ne paid promptly, and that there was
only one valid excuse for not paying
and that was a shortage of cash on
the part of the individual member.
The many excuses which were given
10 the collector, were enumerated and
the absurdity of some of them shown,
especially when taken into considera-
ion that some were given by men
who are pleased to be called leading
public spirited citizens" In closing his
report on this subject the secretary
said, 81 did not take this position for
tho salar% there was in it and l am
ready TO give the same support to
another secretary that l ask for my
SELF and | will not ask whether any
on else has paid their dues or not,
but will do my duty as l think pub
- Vie spirited citizen should, and I shall
EXPECT those who wish to continue
members of the Commercial Club to
pay their dues and do so without max
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-18

Three of the officers of the state
association had reached Hattiesburg
this afternoonI these are: President
w. F. Pigford, of Meridian; vice pres
ident, J. NJ. Wood, of Brookhaven. and
secretary w. D. Hawkins of Meridian.
This afternoon quite a number of
members of committees of the state
association assembled at Odd Fellows
hall for an informal talk, among the
committeeman present were Messrs
Randolph Gage, of Clarksdale; ]. B.
Bridges, of Laurel; w. H. Leavy. of
Brookhaven; R: Hudson, of Sumrall:
J. A. Lewellyn, of Hazlehurst; c. T.
Bonney, of Enterprise.
There are seven state committees
composed Of eight members each.
Those not present this afternoon were
expected on trains arriving in the dav.
Brookhaven has already hung out
the banner for the state convention in
1910. This is in the shape of Whit
silk badge with "Brookhaven 1870
printed across it in blue, while at the
top in the shape of a seal in blue, rec
and green bears he inscription, Brook
Population 1912 10000. The Comm,
haven Miss, Population 1906 5000
City. Health and Wealth." With
picture of Brookhaven in 1912 col
ltaining street of sky scrapers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-18
BIC MEETING Of
COMMERCIAL CLUB

ing the collector feel that it is a char
table matter"
The secretary's report showed that
there was $11S.72 in the general fund
and S223,SS in the rate case fund,
/ which must be augmented by the
sum of $4,000 in order to pay the at
| torneys who had carried the case to
! the Interstate Commerce Commission.
| The report of Judge r. M. Miller, one
of the counsel was read and was very
optimistic in tone. AS it contained
some matters that cannot be made
public now it cannot be printed in the
newspapers.
The membership report showed 70
members in good standing or rather
that many who were not in Arrears
for six months dues. OF this number
it was explained that the most of the
members were either paid upor paid
in advance, so that the membership
really represented a very effective
force and one that could be counted on
in doing the work that had been plan
ned for the ensuing year.
The report of lands which had be an
promised by owners to encourage i'm.
migfiration showed a total of 43,S00
migration showed he sold at a price
which would make it an inducement
to the farmer and give the real estate
man nice profit for spending money
to bring the actual settlers.
Following the report of the secre-
tary, Mr.. r. L. Bennett, made very
enthusiastic talk about the work which
was being done and the necessity of
every man in Hattiesburg doing his
share to carry on the work of build
ing up Hattiesburg and the surround
ing country. He reviewed the success
full results of such work in other Sec
tions and said that he he'd no doubt
about what could be done here If the
Importance of the possibilities of this
section could molly be impressed on
our own pople.
TIL next speaker was a visitor, Mr..
B. II. Belisario, a representative of
the Cooperative Publishing Co., of
New York, who has been making his
headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla. but
who had lately discovered Hatties-
burg: as his territory included four
states which could be reached most
economically from this city, he had
decided to locate here. He said that
he had seen Jacksonville grow from
a town of 1900 to 10000 and that it
had no more resources than this city,
but it did have a citizenship which
lost no opportunity to tell the outside
world what they did have and that
their Commercial Club had been the
force that brought about the develope-
ment. He said that he had never
heard of Hattiesburg until about IT,
months ago when making his first
trip through this territory and then
he was told in other towns within twoo
hundred miles of here that Hattiesburg
was a has been" but that he had
found it the best town in this terri
tory and he felt sure that the people
we're not doing their duty in 1e.ung
the outside world know of the city and
AS it happened this work was not
completed till shortly before the noon
recess Crosby was returned to Jail
Continued ON page eight.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-18
WASHBURN NAMED
AS Civil SERVICE
COMMISSIONER

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Presidenl
Taft today announced the nomination
of William S. Washburn as civil ser
vice commissioner to succeed James T.
Williams, resigned.
Washburn served as civil service
commission employe here for several
years and was later civil service COM
missioner in the Philippines.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-18
MRS. TAFT IS
some BETTER
She viii Not However, Be Able
to Come South With the
President.

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Mrs.
Taft was somewhat better today, but
she will be unable to accompany the
President on his trip to Petersburg,
Va, and Charlotte, N. c. The Presl-
dent starts tomorrow.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-18
CAPTAIN HAINES.

NEW YORK, May 1S.-Captain Pet
er c. Hams, Jr., was today taken from
the Queens county Jail to Sing Sing.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-18

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Continued on page eight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-11
Nerve and The
DiFecioire

A prominent writer says: You VIII
need all your assurance the first time
you walk out in your new gown" She
/ means you VIII have TO know YOU are
absolutely fit or you VIII not be able 70
wear it with satisfaction. II Won are
TOO tat this assurance will be lacking
Tor If the directoire reveals ANYTHING
! II reveals fat Consequently stout
laoies are IN duty bound. out of resDect
70 Iheir own peace OF mind. to reduce
ana reduce quickly-fOr time is short.
Exercising and dieting being out OF
the question as too tiresomeIv Ions
Wlnded and not desirable anyway as a
sure means OF reduction the ct1,asrfe,gl
arises, how shall any exceDt very sir,
ladies' mt themselves to wear the r,szE-
mode with the necessary assurance
The answer is Marmola-1z ounce M
more, no less. mixed with II o,,nce
Fluid Extract Cascara Aromatfc ana
80 ounces Peppermint Water. an Of
which any druggist will supply for
small sum-
This pleasant mixture helps nature 70
, take of fat quickly, many losine .
pound a day, and yet owing to the do
meStlc character Of its ingredients IL
can do no harm Take a teasnoonfnI
after each meal and 1t bedtime and
test for yourself the truth of the srafe-
ment that with Marmola alone one can
reduce any time as much or Iftfla "a
desired without fear Of causing either
wrinkles sor stomach trouble II pro-
Eldes the means whereby you can train
down TO the mode without Interference
70 your diet or your habits.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-11
MI s WILSON SINGS
IN CAPITAL FRIDAY
Interest in Her First Recital
In Washington Is
Keen.

Miss Flora Wilson. daughter of the
Secretary of Agriculture. viii give a
song recital next Friday afternoon at
4:D O'Clock in the Columbia Theater.
Miss Wilson viii be assisted by Mr..
sWaterous. bass, of the Metropolitan
Opera Company.
The appearance OF Miss Wilson on the
professional concert stage is an event
Of wide interest in Washington, where
she was long q conspicuous Cabinet
hostess. She has just returned from
Europe. where she studied four years
with Jean de Reszke and other promi-
nent vocal teachers OF the Old World.
Miss Wilson will make her debut next
Tuesday afternoon in a concert at the
Plaza. New York
The patronesses for her Washington
concert will be Mrs. Taft. Mrs. stephen
b Elkins, Mrs Sherman. Mrs. Stanley
Matthews. Mrs. Knox, Mrs. Henry T
ONnard. Mrs. Letter. Mrs Scott, Mrs.
Hobart, Mrs Chauncey Depew, Mrs.
John u. Henderson. Mrs John Hay.
Mrs. Leonard Wood. Mrs. John DRYDEN.
Mrs. Audenried, Mrs de Koven. Mrs.
Gillespie, Mrs. Kuser Mrs. Arthur Lee.
Mrs. Porter, Mrs James Mcmillan, Mrs.
Robert MCGEE, Mrs. Clarence Edwards
Mrs Preston Gibson. Mrs Bourke Cock
ran. Miss Cockrell. Mrs. p. Lee Phillips.
Miss Foraker. Mrs A ID. Juillard. Miss
lde. Miss Cannon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-11
BENEFIT PLANNED
FOR YOUNG TENOR
Proceeds Will Aid Him In
Continuing Studies in
Italy.

Edward A. Hines. a Washington boy.
whose remarkable voice has interested
his friends, will be given a benefit to-
morrow night at the Belasco Theater,
when Mary Mannering will give the
first performance OF ''The Truants'' In
Washington. in order 10 assist him in
purEuing his vocal studies In Italy
Mr.. Hines will sail for Milan April o.
70 be absent about two years. and goes
abroad to study at the instance Of
Alessandro Bonci. the famous tenor or
the Metropolitan Opera Company
Mr.. Hines is a pupil OF Mrs. Oldberg.
and has a tenor voice of wide range
and excellent quality. His career has
been one of large experience. He Is
now nineteen years of age. and when
he was fifteen he was a newsbOy on the
trains Of the Southern railroad. lie
saw better things ahead OF him. how
ever, and when his voice began 10 show
itself 10 be more than the ordinary, he
worked his way up from the humble
position Of newsboy, and for the past
few years he has been painting cards
for theater and moving picture display
He is well known 10 the theater ma n
ayers Of Washington. who have Ehown
a deep interest IN his voice. lie has
studied continuously, and his trip to
Milan viii be the elimination OF an
ambition or many years.
Mr.. Hines is native OF Mobile Ala,
and lives with his mother at 1870 Seven
teenth street northwest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-11
DAMROSCH ARTISTS
TO SING TUESDAY
Last Concert of Season By
New York Symphony
Orchestra.

The return to Washington next Tues
Day afternoon of Walter Damrosch and
the New York Symphony Orchestra for
a concert in the National Theater is OF
more than ordinary interest, In that Mr.
Damrosch Will bring with him five
prominent soIoists.
These will be Nine. Corinne Rider
Kelsey, soprano, who is well known
here; Miss Nevada Van De Veer. con-
trslto; Reed Miller. tenor: Gustav Holm
G'uist. bass. and Alexander Saslavsky.
violinist. This will be the final appear
ance in Washington this season of the
orchestra which has given several re-
citals here this year.
The program which Mr.. Damrosch
will present Tuesday afternoon will in
clude the following numbers:
Prelude from "Lohengrin." EIsa's
dream. from act 1. "Lohengrin'' CIme.
Corinne Rider Kelsey); procession of
the gods into Walhalla and lament OF
the Rhine maidens. from "Rheingold''
CB1me. Corinne Rider-Kelsey and Miss
Nevada Van De Veer. Rhine maidens);
Siegmund's Love Song. act 1. Die
Walkure" CReed Miner). the song to be
followed Immediately by a descriptive
reading OF The Ride of the VaIkyries"
Two orchestra arrangements for con-
cert by Walter Damrosch; Siegfried
and the Dragon, from, "Siegfried:"
Siegfried's plunge through the flames
surrounding the sleeping Brunnh!lde,
from act g.
Prize song from Die Meistersinger''
Creed Miller. Good Friday SPELL from
"Parsifal" arranged for violin solo
alexander Saslavsky).
Song TO the Evening Star, from act
5, "Tannhauser'' (Gustav Holmquist);
march and chorus, from act 2, Tam
hauser."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-11
FOUR SETS OF TWINS
DRIVE FATHER AWAY
Georgia Man Disappears Shortly
After Last Pairs Arrival
l. hnnn,,-~~I
Is Announced.

CAKTERSVILLE, Ga. April H.
-Four set Of twins is Just one set too
many In one family. declared James ID.
Jordan just before ne disappeared. after
the announcement that his wife had
given birth TO pair Of bouncing girls.
making the fourth set Of twins to
gladden. the Jordan home The fleeing
father has completely disappeared.
The first set OF twins made Jordan
feel proud. and he was glad to show
them 10 his neighbors. The second set
Increased his pride and satisfaction. buf
tire third set got on his nerves. and
after its arrival he announced that the
limit had been reached. II there were
more twins he would leave. Yesterday
the fourth set arrived and Jordan has
left.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-11
THE OLE THAT US WRIrrEN

THE ONE THAT WAS WRITTEN.
am going TO write you the truth.
The truth that for five years I had hid
with lies and deceit and trickery. hate
you'll hate you'll loathe you. Oh. what
rehef 1t is to say it. to write It. to
put It into words Sometimes bava
felt that ! must Shrek II ont m ,,o,,
But 1 haven't-oh, no. instead ba,,o
smiled and said nice little things Lii,
little Things. How 1 have fooled Vol
L nat mas been my one compensatio1 81
mas peen 10 me a fiendish fov-the
rH',tlSIit tnat nave fooled you So com
pIeteiyZyou. VINO pride yourself on
your oiscernment, your penstration
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-11
Flats"

The thoroughly reconstructed and
renovated ''McFadden's Flats" come TO
the Academy week or April 10.
The piece Is an entertaining produc-
ton OF the season. trimming over with
bright and humorous dialogue. finRifnR
music, novel stage and electrical effects.
and vaudeville speciaities Of a high
order
The original musical numbers. writ
ten especially for the production. will
be introduced in addition to other
unique features and surprises.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-11
lMPRESARIO TAKES
$3.50 FROM HUB
Hammerstein Closes One of the
Most Successful Seasons of
Grand Opera.

BOSTON, April u.-Oscar Hammer
stoin. according to his own statement,
takes away from this city SIPS. 600 as
the profits Of one Of the most success
flll grand opera reasons ever given here.
The climax of the opera season came
last evening when Mary Garden APP
peATed In her role OF That's" Early
this morning Mr. Hammerstein. after
tOtaiing up hts two weeks receipts and
expenses. made public his earnings.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-11
BELASCO-Grenfen Lecture.

The New York Sun has this to say
Of DR.. Grenfeli. the mariner missionary
OF Labrador. who Is to deliver a lecture
at Belasco Theater Thursday afternoon
al popular prices:
DR.. Grenfell. the heroic missionary
among the Labrador fishermen, is TO
sreak at Adelphi Hall in BrooxIyn this
evening His story should serve 10 an
the Metropolitan Opera House instead
Of so small an audience room as AdeInbi
Hall Or. Grenfell's humanita rian work
cannot be praised too highly nor too
generously supported by the contrfbu-
items of those who would 90 good TO
their fellow men in need"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-11
Greenroon1 Gossip

The announcement that NJ Caruso
will curtail his season in America and
sail for Europe is not news. In the
past month ~. Caruso has made but
three appearances at the Metropolitan.
The occasion Of his last appearance
was on Wednesday Of last week In
Aida
Under the direction OF Augustus
Thomas plans for the all-star gambOl
OF the Lambs are rapidly shaping into
definite form. Il is announced today
thai William Harris. known as a
biack-face comedian, will stroll with the
t&mos IN that capacity William Null
doom VIII be among those present. lie
is 70 do wrestling stunt. Joe Weber
has postponed European tour 20 make
the trip. and he and Lew Fields will
reJdVenate their pool-table stunt.
=
Julian Dean. who Is Emma Brooks in
Paid In Full" viii be a member Of
the stock company Fred G. Berger viii
hsve al the Columbia this summer.
Eugene Walter. author OF Paid in
Full," has signed a contract for a new
play 10 be delivered about January l.
The play VIII be produced Immediately
upon delivery.
=
a dramatic copy reader in Washing
ton is likely 70 20 stale because the mat
ter furnished By the local theaters is
generally ineligible. only once in a
long while do they take verbal flyers
But for the sake OF out-of-town agents
the following Is reprinted from a New
York theatrical paper
"A writer for q show should not be
cxtravaEeut in his language II is his
story when n IS on his typewriter but
II is the newspapers story when n ap-
pears In its columns press agent
who Is u friend of mine sent me a
ridiculously laudatory story about a star
whose interests ne was looking after
! made rings around twenty adfectfves
In the story. such as most charming
brightest wonderful, and so on. and
showed II 10 him. I said. a story lfKe
that never viii get into print. and why
In the name Of heaven do YOU send
such stuff 10 newspapers You used TO
work on newspaper for years. and YOU
know as well as / do that the stories
you send out viii not be printed and
even the news viii not be used becauss,
the editor will not bother TO have the
matter rewritten"
For the good OF the cause everything
please copy.
Augusta Close. in the Chase bin this
week, is the only daughter Of adolf
Close. formerly well known IN Wash
lngtOn, where he resided for number
OF years.
The Columbia VIII be given over 10
commencements and amateur theatrf-
Gals next week. Then The Whirl-
Some one suggests that the Columbia
that QownpOur la the last act. Not a
bit of II. The Fortune Hunter was
a full game that ran into extra in
nings,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-11

week He said he wanted ma 70 4
whatever ] felt would make me n,SSf
comfortable. He has been very kind
and gentle since that night. WAS II tbs
nearness OF death that brought ne
closer. that made him feel ali that I
had been in his life? If l could on1v
know what passed through his mind a.
he carried me down that fire-escapef
The COntInuatIOh of This story win
BE Found In TOmcrrOyy's
Issue of This Paper.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-11
SOTHERN WILL PLAY
IN CLASSIC ROLES

Continued from Seventh Page.)
and laughable. Another treat will be
afforded by the celebrated cartoonIst
and reconteur, Bert Levy. the artist OF
the New York Morning Telegraph: and
next In value will be Augusta Close, the
gifted pianologist and entertainer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-11
BY MABEL HERBERT URKER

Copyright. 1909. by
W. DODGE & COMPANY
Registered at Statfoners. Hau Tooao-
tAll Rights Reserved
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-11

The Columbia VIII be given over IN
commencements and amateur theatrf-
Gals next week. Then The Whirl-
pool"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-11

Augusta Close, in the Chase bin this
week, is the only daughter Of adolf
Close formerly well known IN Wash
ingtOn. where he resided FOR a number
OF years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-11

Some one suggests that the Columbia
patrons deserved rain citect<s affsr
That qownpOur ia the last act Not a
bit II H. The Fortune Hunter was
a Iutl game that ran into extra in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-11

June isl
have made my nervousness about
the fire an excuse for not going anv-
where else this summer ! told Horace
yesterday that we might make a num-
Der Of weekend trips to nearby re-
sorts. but that ] did not care TO go
anywhere and stay alone during the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-11

Julian Dean. who Is Emma Brooks in
paid I'm Full" will be a member Of
the stock company Fred @. Berger will
hsve al the Columbia this summer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-11

Eugene Walter. author OF Paid in
Full," has signed a contract for a new
play 10 be delivered about January |.
The play VIII be produced Immediately
upon delivery
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-01
vi. s. MEETING.

The regular monthly meeting OF
the v. l. s. will be held in the club
rooms on Taylor street next Tuesday
at half after two o'clock. This is the
most important meeting of the year
because it is the day for annual eleo-
ton of officers. Another important
matter to come before the society on
Tuesday is the report on the revision
Of the constitution and bylaws. The
future work of the society will also
be discussed. The rooms will be
warm and comfortable, every men,
Der should make an effort to be pres
ent. Give the matter thought from
now on and come out Tuesday with
well developed ideas in regard to the
work, the future officers and the new
constitution. Then when the meeting
is called to order you will be prepared
to give valuable aid to the society.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-01
ENTERTAIN AFTER PLAY.

Mrs. Eva B. Smith and children en-
tertained the Harper Dramatic Co
and Miss Alice Beach of Rexbure
Christmas night, after. the play.
Dinner at midnight was served by
Mrs. Pennington in the Anderson
block, which was great success. The
tables were beautifully decorated
with white rose buds and pink carna-
lions, holly and mistletoe were every
where. After dinner they all returned
to Mrs. Smiths home to enjoy the
treats and surprises of handsome
Christmas tree over which Glen Har-
per presided and distributed the many
beautiful presents. Punch, cake,
candies, fruits, etc., were served by
the hostess and many beautiful toasts
were made by Mr.. Harper, Miss Har-
per, Mrs. Smith and others.
Great credit is due Mrs. Penning-
ton and Mrs. M. A. Stewart for their
part in all these preparations and for
carrying out the details of the work
SO nicely.