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Evening journal., 1909-06-16
TREASURER SAYS ATTEMPT
WAS MADE TO ROB HIM

Because witnesses are to be subpoen-
ed. the hearing Of Alexander subocz
and John Wallace. charged with as
sault with intent TO commit robbery.
was continued by city Court Judge
Cochran this morning until Saturday.
Each is held under $500 bail.
The complainant is Benjamin
Putczur, of No. 500 East Third street.
Putczur is treasurer OF a fraternity.
He says he was going home from "A
meeting of tho organization on satur-
day night with a large sum of money
on his person when Subocz and Wal
lace waylaid him. He succeeded In
fighting them off. nc says, after being
severely battered.
Evening journal., 1909-06-16
JESTER NOW THE
ACTING POSTMASTER

AS a result OF the resignation, as
postmaster, of Judge Henry c. Conrad,
yesterday, Assistant Postmaster NJ.
Howard Jester today assumed the duties
Of postmaster and will act in that ca
pacity until the Regular appointment,
of which he has len assured, is made
This will probably be within a week
or ten days
When asked about his assistant Mr.
Jester said that the law does not per
NIT the appointment Of an assistant
until the postmaster appointment is
made.
Evening journal., 1909-06-16
ANNUAL BANQUET OF
HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI

Tho annual meeting and banquet u
the Alumni Association of the Will
mington High School viii be held at
the Y. M. G. a. Building, on Monday
evening next. The business meeting
will be called in the auditorium. sec
ond floor at o'clock and the dinner
viii be held later.
Evening journal., 1909-06-16
NOSE BLED
UNTIL MAN DIED

Frank Casper. aged 30 years, Of No.
SIS Tatuall street. died in the Della
ware Hospital last evening after bleed
Ing at the nose for nearly eight hours
The physicians did everything 10 save
the mans life but with no success.
The cause Of death is attributed to
internal heinorrhages.
Evening journal., 1909-06-16
PREPARE PLANS FOR
COURT HOUSE ADDITION

r. L. Rice. Jr.. Company. architects.
will prepare plans for the addition to
the Court House. The public buildings
Committee OF the Levy Court selected
the architects yesterday afternoon TO
prepare the plans and specifications
Tor the work
Evening journal., 1909-06-16
Pennsylvania REPUBLICANS
NOMINATE A TICKET

HARRISBURG. Pa, June 16-The
Republican state Convention today
nominated the following ticket:
For justice Of the Supreme Court:
Judge Robert Won Moschzisker of Phil
adelphia; for auditor general. Senator
A. T. Sisson, of Erie; for state Treas
urer. jeremiah A. Stober, of Lancaster
The convention was devoid Of serious
contests. virtually all the rivals to the
successful candidates having withdrawn
from the field. after the choice Of the
leaders became definitely known.
Evening journal., 1909-06-16
Mr.. Morris in Bic Law Firm.

Since Charles NJ. Curtis was appoint
ed Chancellor of Delaware. the law firm
of Salisbury Ponder and Curtis has
been dissolved. Hugh NJ. Norris. a ris-
ing young lawyer. has now been ad-
mitted as a member Of the firm and
It's title hereafter VIII be Salisbury
Ponder and Morris.
Evening journal., 1909-06-16
BY United Press Leased Special Wire

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
DENVER. Col. June 16-An un-
known number Of persons are dead
and buried under tons of debris to-day
as a result Of the explosion Of boiler
at the power station Of the Denver
Gas and Electric Company late last
night. Estimates Of the dead vary
from three to six and nearly a dozen
were injured.
Among the first of the dead bodies
to be dug out was that Of Joseph
PERI. years old. The boy was play
ing in an alley behind the plant when
the explosion occurred and was COM
Evening journal., 1909-06-16
omnials at Church Eestival

An entertainment and festival will
be given on the lawn of st. Elizabeths
Church on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings of next week. Many
OF the successful candidates at the late
municipal election have promised 10 be
in attendance on the opening evening,
including Mayor Spruance. President Of
Council. James L. Banning and CITY
Solicitor John F. Brady.
Evening journal., 1909-06-16
wEArHER-

WASHINGTON, June i6.-The indi-
cations are that the weather in tho
Eastern and Southern States will be
generally fair during tonight and Thurs
day. The temperature will rise some
what in the Middle Atlantic States to-
night.
Forecast till p. m. Thursday;
For Delaware-Fair tonight and
Thursday; not much change in tenn
perature; light variable winds, beeom-
ing southerly.
Evening journal., 1909-06-16
DEWEY, PICKANINTE THOUGH,
AMUSES JUDGE AND AUDITORS, Too

'Dewey's a good man." said Mr.
Stout. 'but / guess can FIX him up
And sliding and squirming because
everybody was laughing at him,
Dewey was led away by his mother
to appear in court again next Satur-
day. when Mr.. Stout will report.
Dewey is accused Of hitting a little
girl.
Evening journal., 1909-06-16

When Dewey Murray. a pickannie
OF about eight summers and hardly
any winters, faced Judge Cochran in
City Court this morning on the charge
of assault and battery, Judge Cochran
smiled.
Mr.. Stout, you'd better enter into
this thing with Dewey he told the
humane agent.
Evening journal., 1909-06-16
Iarnn Elrn h natroit.

DETROIT. Mich. June 16.--Three
hremen were seriously hurt and Si50.000
damage done early today by a fire
that wiped out the plants Of the PENN
sular Milled Screw Co. an dthe Michi-
gan Stamping Co.
Evening journal., 1909-06-16
2f Entries in Auto Run.

Twenty-one entries had been received
at noon today for the roadability run
OF the Delaware Automobile Associa-
ton on Saturday. The entries Will
close tonight.
Evening journal., 1909-06-16
Appeal Taken.

In the case OF Harvey Brown who
wa lnned $40 and costs by Judge Coch-
70 q charge of assaulting another
y fchipist during the strike at the
80 -ard Arms Company an appeal has
h-en taken. The case will be tried al
the /September term of the Court OF
Reneral Sessions.
Evening journal., 1909-06-16
corpvs christi Procession.

The Corpus Christi procession at
ST. Elizabeths Church. South Broome
street which the weather prevented
Sunday afternoon, viii take place this
evening at Z o'clock.
Evening journal., 1909-06-16
union churoh EestivaI.

The strawberry festival of the Ep-
worth League Of Union NJ f. Church
which was postponed from last Tues
day evening. on account of the storm,
will be given tonight on the parsonage
lawn. An automobile will be in at
tendance 10 take out parties.
Evening journal., 1909-06-16
Recovering From Heart Attack

William T. Whitworth. of No. e17
Franklin street. who was in a serious
condition from an attack of heart trou-
BILE. Is improving. While on his way
TO work on Monday morning Mr. Whit.
worth was stricken and at first il was
thought that he received a paralytic
stroke.
Evening journal., 1909-06-16
Left For Arlzona TodaY.

Miss Esraella Green and her brother,
Frederick L. Gren, OF Eighth and Ship
ley streets. left Wilmington today for
Phoenix. ARIZONA. for the benefit OF
the latter's health. They win spend
an indefinite period in the West.
Evening journal., 1909-06-16
Mr. sehatzeI a conferenes.

Anton Schatzel. physical director Of
the Y. NJ. C. A.. is in Philadelphia to-
day attending a meeting OF physical
directors Of the Y. NJ. c. AS Of the
eastern states.
Evening journal., 1909-06-16
Married in Mayors Office.

Acting Mayor William G. Taylor.
president Of Council. married George
F. James. aged "a years and Miss Mary
T Dietrich. aged 20 years. both of
.shamokin- Pa in the mayors Office
today
Evening journal., 1909-06-16
10 Insneot Ieranu Rnad.

Highway Commissioner Francis a.
Price and number OF members of tho
Levy Court viii go to Camden, n. j.,
on Saturday to inspect the White Horse
pike which has an annette finish.
Evening journal., 1909-06-16
II nal Il al Roulinn

The two-men bowling tournament Of
the Y. NJ. G.. A. has closed. The high
est scores were made by Barry and
ISurtz. The ywon 26 games out Of 38
and Robinson and Day had 20 70 their
credit
Evening journal., 1909-06-16
To Begin Retaining wall Work.

The work Of building the retaining
wall at Rising sun viii begin on Mon
day. The cost will be divided between
the county and tbs Peoples Railway
Company.
Evening journal., 1909-06-16
Raeino On Iuh,r Trs,L

There will be a matinee meet on Sat
urday at the Huber Driving Park, New
ark.
Evening journal., 1909-06-16
Mayor Wilson AZ Cornell.

Mayor Horace Wilson is in Ithaca.
n. y. to see his son graduate at Cor
nell University.
Evening journal., 1909-06-16

II pays TO advertise. 1t
pays big TO advertise we'll.
This is no longer a debsfsble
question.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-02
CLASSIFICATION Of The
COTTON POLLEN INSECT

Mr.. H. Clay Sharkey, Jackson, Miss
Dear Sir:-Your letter of Aug. 10
and insects under separate cover to
the A. and M. College have been re-
ferred to me for reply. These insects
are soldier-beetles, belonging to the
genus chauliognathus AS you say,
they feed only upon the pollen and
nectar in the beetle stage. In the
larva or grub stage, they are very
beneficial, as they are predaceous in
their habits and feed only upon other
insects. They have been known to
destroy many of our serious insect
pests, as the cotton-worm, bool-worm,
plum-curculio, and sugar cane borer.
These beetles have always been
with us and every year have probably
been as numerous in the cotton BIOS
SONS as they are this year. People
are looking more closely for insects
now than ever before, and that is un-
doubtedly the reason these beetles
have been noticed more and have
caused so much comment. They are to
be found on the blossoms and leaves
of many other plants besides cotton
During the past week l have found
them on at least three other plants
besides cotton.
hardly believe that there is danger
of these insects eating so much of
the pollen as to effect the fertilization
All over the state this year, the
squares have been falling off consid
erably even before these beetles APP
peared. The falling off of the squares
may be due to a number of causes, but
usaully to physiological trouble caused
by adverse weather or soil conditions.
I have personally observed these
beetles in many parts of the state
during the past three years and feel
confident that they are not injurious
Assuring you that I am always glad
to serve you in anyway, I am,
Yours truly,
R. w. HARMED,
EntomolOgist,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-02

JACKSON, September 2.-Several
days since Mr.. H. Clay Sharkey, of
this city sent to Prof. R. w. Harmed
state entomologist at the A. and M.
College, specimens of bug that have
been feeding on cotton pollen in this
section of the state
1t has been the general supposition
that this insect was of some value to
the cotton crop in distributing the
pollen to unfertilized blooms, but
owing to its presence this year in un-
limited numbers Mr.. Sharkey deemed
it advisable to make an inquiry and
ascertain whether the unusual number
of the insects is not causing the plant
to be IMPOVERISHED, with resultant
shedding because of lack of fertiliza
ton.
The insect referred to is kin to the
ordinary lightning bug, the distinction
being, however, that this species does
not give forth a phosphorescent glow
at night 1t enters the bloom as soon
as opened, and in reply to Mr.. Shar-
keys letter the state entomologist
classifies it as the soldier beetle, sci
entifically known as of the genus
chauliognathus, feeding on pollen and
nectar when full grown, but in the
grub state is predacious in character
The letter of Prof. Harmed is of gen.
eral interest to farmers in this Sec
ton, but there are a good number of
farmers who will not agree with the
conclusion that the presence of these
insects, in unlimited numbers, and
feeding so exclusively on pollen, is
not injurious to the cotton crop
Prof. Harned's letter follows:
Agricultural College, Miss, Aug. 23.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-02
HEAVY DRAINS ON
NATIONS FORESTS

WASHINGTON, D. C.-"The total
early drain upon our forests, not
counting losses from fires, storms and
insects is some twenty billion feet,
says S. R. Kellogg, assistant forester
in charge of the office of forest sta.
tistics, in a publication just issued by
the Forest Service on "The Timber
Supply of the United States"
Our present forest area of $50
million acres may be roughly esti.
mated 10 ,nsist OF 200 million acres
OF mature forests, in which the an
nual growth is balanced by death or
decay, of $3.50 million acres partially
cut or burned over, on which, with
reasonable care, there is sufficient
young growth to produce in tho
course of time a merchantable. but
not a full crop of timber, and 100
million acres of more severely cut and
burned over forests, on which there
Is not sufficient young growth to pro.
duce another crop of much value.
Taken as a whole, the annual
growth of our forests under these
conditions do not exceed twelve
cubic feet per acre, total of less
than seven billion cubic feet That
is, we are cutting our forests three
times as fast as they are growing
more IS menance in the continuance
of such conditions. While we might
never reach absolute timber cxhaus
lion, the unrestricted exploitation of
our forests in the past has already
mad serious effects, and it will have
much worse if it is allowed to con
tinue unchecked.
White pine, for instance, which
was once considered inexhaustable,
has fallen off seventy per cent in cut
since 1893. and more than forty-five
lper cent since 1900. The cut Of oak
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-02
NEXT MONDAY is THE DAY.

Next Monday is the day set for the
discussion and dispositionss Of Chair
man Lees new cotton. Fate schedule
by the railroad commission, and it is
expected that this will .De. the very
liyeliest session the commission has
held for many years. In view of the
fact that the new cotton crop will be-
gin moving in few days, the proposed
new schedule and what the commits.
sion will do with it is the question
which is just at present engrossing the
minds of all parties at interest.
1t is expected that an array of legal
talent and representatives of cont
mercial bodies from interior points
will swoop down on the capital and
it is to be expected that the discus,
sions will assume quite lively proper.
tions.
1t will be remembered that at the
last meeting of the commission
it was thought to take UP chairman
Lees new schedule and dispose of it
but representatives of commercial or
CARNATIONS from several interior
towns appeared before the body anf
succeeded in having action postponed
until the first meeting in September
when 1t would be finally disposed OF.
In the meantime, the railroads and
the parties interested have been busy
outlining course of action to be pur
sued when the commission, should
again take up the matter, and as a
consequence some very convincing ar
guments will probably be advanced by
both sides for and against the PROPOSE
ton.
A delegation from the Hattiesburg
Commercial Club will attend the meet
ing and oppose any radical change in
the present schedule, and it is though,
''ia' commercial bodies from nearly
all the interior towns will have rep.
resentatives at the meeting who will
also oppose the change. The railroads
are said to be fighting the proposition
and 1t is thought that the commission
VIII have many things to consider be.
fore 1t can adopt new schedule.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-02
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh Tha,
Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable ply.
sicians. as the damage they will do is
ten fold to the good you can possibly
derice from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney
G Co., Toledo, o., contains no mer-
curry, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get
the genuine. 1t is taken internally
and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J.
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c Der
bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-02
DAN GILMAN, Mgr.
Home Phone $780, Cumb. Phone 24S
WAGONS EVERYWHERE"

our most valuable hardwood lumber
has decreased sixteen percent since
1900, and that of yellow poplar TWEEN.
ty-two per cent. The same story will
be told of other woods If they are not
conserved.
THE fact that timber has been
cheap and abundant has made us
careless Of its production and reck
less in its use. We take $50 cubic
feet per capita annually from our for
ests, while Germany uses only thirty
seven cubic feet, and France but TWEEN
ty-five. On the other hand, Germa.
ny, who has learned her lesson
makes her state forests produce az
average of forty eight cubic feet Of
wood per acre. We have as fast grow
ing species as Germany, or faster, and
as good or better forest soil if VIC
protect it.
The necessity for more farm land
may eventually reduce our total for.
est area to 100 million acres less thar
1t is at present 1t is entirely posi-
Die, however, to produce on 450 mil
ion acres as much wood as a popu
lation much greater than we now
have really need if all the forest
land is brought to its highest pro
ducing capacity and If the product is
economically and completely utilized
But to reach the necessary condition
of equilibrium between timber prod
uction and consumption will take ter
years of vigorous effort by individual
forest owners, by the States, and b,
the National Government. None o.
them can solve the problem alone; al
must work together"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-02

Governor Noel promises to soon
relieve the agony in three circuit
court districts. He will look into
recommendation of the applicants
from the sea coast, Hattiesburg and
Vicksburg districts today and tomor-
row. While the governor has given
no intimation as to who he will ap.
point, the knowing ones predict that
Barrett will be named from the sen
coast district, Johnson from the Hat
tiesburg and Magruder from the Vicks-
burg Observation-Disclosures
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-02

sible, and never forgave him. Even
an old servant of the Davis family,
long years after the war, refused to
accept an invitation from Gen. Miles
to call at his headquarters to see him.
All the perfumes of Arabia cannot
cleanse or sweeten tn ememory of
Gen. Miles for this brutal treatment
of a prisoner of war, so lofty in his
sense of honor that his word would
have held him fast in a dungeon, with
all the doors wide open and faithless
guards fast asleep.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-02

high standard Of other public enter
prises.
Believing we have the experience
and the men to meet the demand and
make such a paper, we have come TIC
cast our lot with chivalric, hospita-
BILE people in town in whose future
we have an abiding faith. We want
to get behind every good thing in Hat
tiesburg, and help push it along. We
want every good thing, firm, corpor-
alton or individual, to get behind The
News and help push it along. We
want to help every worthy institution.
We want every worthy institution to
help The News. We want to preach
and practice reprocity, as the quivck-
est, surest, best way to promote the
general interest. We come untram-
meled and with no entangling local
alliance. If there are any tiscords,
factions or feuds, in society, church
or state. we have no knowledge, part
or parcel in them. "a plague upon all
their houses" until they kiss and
make up. If there have been newspa'
per wars here in days that are gone,
they were none of ours.
We are here for BUSINESS. We are
going right after it and We confident
ly expect to get it. We expect to make
paper that the people of this town
will delight to read because it will
tell them all about themselves and
their neiehbors. We expect everybody
to read it religiously every day for
fear they will miss something. We
expect the merchants and business in
terests generally to use its columns
freely because it will pay them to do
so. We expect to succeed. because We
intend to deserve success.
We believe Hattiesburg has a great
future. We believe this beautiful little
city is just waking up from two
years nap, and beginning to stretch
its limbs like young lion, and does
not know yet it's real strength and
power and possibilities.
We expect to keep pace with the
town and grow with it. Every time
Hattiesburg let's out link, The News
will let out one. When Hattiesburg
gets to be great big city, The News
will be great big paper.
We want to begin right now to help
the town and the people, and we ask
kindly consideration from the pub
lie at large.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-02
FRATERNAL MENTION.

1t is exceedingly pleasant, coming
as a stranger into a new community,
to receive SO cordial a welcome and
so flattering an endorsement as the
following, from our friend, and for
mer editor of this paper, Mr.. F. R.
Birdsall, of the Yazoo City Sentinel
The Sentinel says:
Hon. Frank D. Lander, of Columbia.
Tenn, has purchased the Hattiesburg
Daily News, and will today take
charge of that property. The editor
of the Sentinel has known Mr. Lander
for nearly twenty years, and extends
him cordial welcome to the ranks of
Mississippi journalism. He is not
only high toned Christian gentleman,
but one of the South's most versatile
and successful newspaper men, and
Hattiesburg should consider itself for
tunate, indeed, to have such a man al
the head of its only daily newspaper
Mr.. Lander succeeded Senator Car
mack as editor of the Tennessean
after his assassination and displayed
abilities as an editor that brought en-
comiums from all sections of the
South. He retired from that papeI
voluntarily and is at present the owne
of the Columbia, Tenn, daily Herald
one of the best paying newspapers il
that state. Mr.. Lander will be a dis
tinct acquisition to the fraternity il
Mississippi"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-02
Mississippi the
Farmers Paradise

Right here in South Mississippi We
have the best farming lands in the en-
tire country-none better anywhere.
Right here in South Mississippi we
can buy lands for from five to twenty
dollars per acre that cannot be touch
el elsewhere for less than two to three
times that price.
Right here in South Mississippi we
can raise cane that the United States
department of agriculture reports su.
perior and 20 per cent richer in sach-
arine matter than that grown in Louis
lana and the syrup is so far ahead of
any other that it's different,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-02

One Rev. Mr.. Kaye of Philadelphia,
emerges from obscurity and comes in.
to the lime light enough to say that
Gen. Miles had nothing to do with
putting irons on Jefferson Davis"
And while he does not exactly say
so, he intimates very clearly that
Charles w, Dana, then secretary of
war, was guilty of this wanton hui
initiation put upon Mr.. Davis. Mr..
Dana is dead, and it is cheap cour-
age to tell lies on a dead man. Mr..
Davis always held Gen. Miles respon-