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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-12
SAYS THAW is
A PARANOIAC
Noted Habeas Corpus Proceedings, in
Which Thaw Was Endeavoring to
Prove His Sanity, Have Come to a
CIose-Unexpected Verdict.

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, August 12.-
Justice Mills handed down his deci-
sion this morning, declaring Harry K
Thaw insane. He dismissed the writ
of habeas corpus under which Thaw
was endeavoring to obtain his release
from Matteawan and ordered him
turned over to the authorities to be
returned to that institution. After dis
cussing the case Justice Mills drew
these conclusions:
THE insanity with which Harry K.
Thaw was afflicted on June 21,
1906, at the time he committed the
homicide was of the kind known as
chronic delusive insanity or paranoia
Upon my personal observation of the
conduct of Thaw, his actions and his
speech in the court room and those
off and on the witness stand, 1 have
been impressed that he is now of un'
sound mind. To permit Thaw perfect
freedom would be dangerous to the
public peace and safety and therefore
cannot be permitted"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-12
OFFICER ATTACKS
A CIVILIAN
Louisiana Sheriff Clubs Newspaper
Correspondent Over the Head
With a Revolver.

OPELOUSAS, La, August 12.-Fe
lix Dezauche, correspondent of a New
Orleans newspaper, and Sheriff NJ. L
Swords clashed here today. It is al
legged taht Dezauche, who also runs =
news stand, posted over his stand an
editorial from the newspaper in ques
tion which was displeasing to Sheriff
Swords. The sheriff called on De
zauche and in a fight which followed
it is alleged that the sheriff drew his
revolver and struck the newspaper
correspondent over the head causing
several scalp wounds The men were
separated and no more damage was
done. No arrests were made follow
ing the clash between the two men.
Opelousas has been in the throes of
civil strife for week or more. the pro-
hibition forces and the anti-prohihi-
tion forces carrying on a determined
fight for what each side believed to
be right, The prohibitionists charged
that the parish officers were negli-
gent in their duty, This Sheriff
Swords stroauously denies.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-12
HATEsBRG MISSISSIPPI THURSDAY AFTERNOON AUGUST 12 1909
DANCED TO DREDGE
DID PASCAGOULANS
Arrival of Craft Which Will be Used
Dredging the Channel Was Occas-
sion For Merry-Making.

The cities of Pascagoula, celebrated
quite an important event Tuesday
night, the OCCASION being a dance and
reception in honor of the dredge Pas
cagoula, which has just been launched
and will be used to dredge the channel
there. This dredge was designed by
Major Jervey, the United States engi-
neer in charge of the river improve
ment in this district and is said to
be a very effective means of deepen
ing the channel. Pascagoula is to be
congratulated On having made so
much progress toward deep water and
every step will be watched with inter-
est by our people as we hope to soon
see the day when we can carry our
cotton down the Leaf river to ocean
going steamers and save thousands of
dollars annually to the people of South
Mississippi.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-12
PROGRAM FOR
POSTMASTERS MEET
Biloxi viii Be Gay Place On Ac-
count of the Meeting of the Post
masters Next Week.

BILOXI, Miss, August 12.-The fol
lowing is a complete programme of
the order of entertainment of the post
masters, Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday Of next week.
Monday, Aug. 16, 9:30-Invocation,
Rev. j. L. Finley; welcome address in
behalf Of the coast, Hon. B. P. Har-
rison; welcome address, Biloxi" Ell
bert Dukate; response, Postmaster E.
+. Brennan; address, President Eu-
gene e. Robertson; music, America; "
apnointment Of committees by the
presidents; dinner.
Afternoon Session, 1870 p. m.-Ad-
dress, Prof. H. NJ, Daily; report of
secretary. NJ. II. Richardson; appoint
ment Of cimmittees, President Daily;
paper by Mrs. Lonnie Dubard, Glen
dora. Miss; discussion by postmast-
ers: paper by E. o. Silver, Olive
Branch. election of league officers.
Evening Entertainment-Th
and private sailing parties; ball at
Hotel Biloxi:
Tuesday, Aug. II, 9:3O-Business
session of association; address, POST
master r. E. Wood, Louisville, KY;
address by A. J. Knight, postoffice
inspector.
Afternoon Session, 1:30-Joint ses-
sion Of association and league; ad-
dress, Postmaster-general Hitchcock.
Evening Entertainment-Ball at
Montross Hotel
Nedne sday, Aug. IS, $3.50 a. NJ
Trip to Ship Island, Government sta
tion, Old Fort Massachusetts,; talk on
shipboard by H. M. Robertson super
intendent Twelfth Division Railway
Mail Service; general discussion and
selection of next meeting place; song,
"God Be With You Till We Meet
Again"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-12
Mcleod LUMBER
COMPANYLAUNCHED
Popular Young Hattiesbura Gentle
man Enters the Lumber Trade in
Hattiesburg Territory.

Hattiesburg lumber interests have
been augmented by the location of the
Mcleod Lumber Company, in the First
National Bank building, first floor.
This company which was organized by
Mr.. R. B. Mcleod, former cashier of
the Hattiesburg Trust and Banking
Company, has been doing business un-
til recently in Birmingham, but real
izing that Hattiesburg was the real
hub of yellow pine, Mr.. Mcleod de-
cided to come here to make his head
quarters. This will be pleasing news
to his many friends, and in addition
to that it is quite an important add!
tion to our lumber forces.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-12
VICTIMS OF
SUPERSTITION
Death of Many Children of Reading
Pa, Attributed to Trea ment for
the Wrong Disease.

READING, Pa, August 11.-Dr. Rob
ert Strasser, coroner of this city. de.
clared tonight that pow-pow or witch
doctors are to blame for large per-
centage of he deaths of young child
ren in this city during the summer
months. Within twenty-four hours
there were reported to the coroner six
deaths of children who had died sud
denly The coroner inves igated these
cases and then planned the witch doc
tors.
do you realize" said DR.. Strasser,
that the deaths of these children have
been caused by witch doctors and pow
WOW doctors? The parents of these
children in nearly every case imagined
that their offspring were SUFFERING
from witchcraft, and they Immediately
hustled them off to a hexeral doctor
In the past twenty-four hours six OF
these children have died, mostly from
summer complaint, superinduced by
other children's ailments which would
have been easily remedied by prac-
ticing physicians.
"Tt is about time tina the authori-
ties investigate the illegal practice
that has existed so long in Reading
and Berks county, and which is the
fundamental reason for the many
deaths of our young.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-12
FINE SUGAR BEETS.

Mr.. A. z. KEYS brought to the News
office yesterday some samples of su
gar boets raised from seed that he
received last spring These narticu.
lar heets were raised by Mr.. J. E. He'd
rick and were planted about the first
of May. Mr. Hedrick has not had any
experience with sugar beets so they
just grew. Three Of them weigh siv
and one-half hounds As to what value
they would show in sacharine matter
is a problem, but judging by the high
per centage of our cane and sweet
potatoes there is every reason to be-
lieve that sugar beets ought to be
raised to perfection here. Mr.. Keys
furnished seed to a number of other
and will have the beets tested
to find out if they could be a profit
able crop here.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-12
S. L. HEIDELBERG RETURNS.

Mr.. S. L. Heidelberg has just. re-
turned from quite an extensive trip
through the north and northwest Wis
iting the Yukon Exposition at Seattle
Wash; Denver. Col; Salt Lake City
Utah; Spokane and Grand Rapids,
Mich. and yellow Stone Park. Aside
from the pleasure of the trip he was
very much pleased with the progress
siveness of the farmers in the various
sections that he visited, but casually
remarked that he did not see any cot.
ton from the time he left until he was
back in South Mississippi. The pros
poets for, an excellent. crop were very
good, but said he:
"That is a very fine country, but
South Mississippi looks mighty good
to me, and I'm glad to get back home
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-12
what's NECESSARY
TO GET Things
Nathez Chamber of Commerce Wan S
Packing House and Is Told What
Is Necessary in Order to GeGt It.

NATCHEZ, Miss, August 12.-Pres
ident S. H. Lowenburg, of the Cham.
Der of Commerce, has been in CON-
munication with some of the leading
packers of the country with regard 70
the establishment of a packing house
in Ma chez. The packers will not To-
cate any plant here unless the pro-
duce of the district warrants it and
three of them wrote saving that they
would be pleased to erect a plant if
the people viii 90 in for raising hogs.
ca tie and sheep. Once they show
the inclination the National stool,
Yards Company. Armour and others
will come in. r. they will ship their
stock north these people viii send
buyers in to nave purchases on the
ground and establish a stock market
here. The chamber decided to encour-
age the people o raise the stock on
the assurance that buyers will he on
the ground and an agency opened hero.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-12
ENcAMPMENT COST 5000.
Committee Casts Figures on Mlssis--
sippi Guards Outing.

JACKSON, Miss, August 12.-The
Iencampment committee of the Jackson
Board of Trade held their winding up
meeting Tuesday when secretary
Stephenson submitted all the account is
and charges incurred in connection
with the event, and it was quite graft
flying to ascertain that it was about
an even break between the expenses
and receipts.
The latter were made up of personal
subscriptions among merchants and
citizens generally, the entrance re-
ceipts at the dancing pavilion and
the sale of material that had been
used for structural purposes.
The expenses had been in round
numbers about $5,000 and the secre-
tary's credit account showed that the
receipts were about the same, so that
there was no demand on the general
funds of the board. This meeting sig
nified the winding up of hard and,
to large extent, thankless task
on the part of a few public-spirited
men. who have done the work as
signed them faithfully and cheerfully.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-12
CONFERENCE ON
TOBACCO QUESTION
69rley and Equity Society Leaders
Gather at Winchester to Settle
Differences.

WINCHESTER, Ky, August 12.-.
President LeBus and the executive
committee of the Burley Society, J. C.
Drayton, of indianapolis, National
president of the American Society Of
Equity, and J. Campbell Cantrill, state
president of the same society, are
here. and a conference will be held
this afternoon and an effort made to
reconcile the differences between the
two bodies on the tobacco-pooling ques-
tion.
The conference is to be held at the
request of the Burley Society officials
for the purpose of attempting to effect
a compromise and if possible avoid
the conflict which will arise from each
of the two societies trying to organ
ize independent tobacco pools in the
Burley district.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-12
HARRY THAW REMANDED
T0MATTEAWAN ASYLUM
AFTER "FAkE" DOCTORS.
Federal Campaign Against curers
of the IncurabIe.

Federal Campaign Against Curers
of the lncurable.
CINCINNATI, o., August 12.-With
the arrest of two doctors, one of
Ohio and one of Indiana, and the dec
laration of Cincinnati postal author
tiles that the government is after the
doctors who fake medical prepara-
tions for uncurable ailments, there
threatens to come a sweeping arrest
of many advertising physicians in the
Central States.
THE United States government,
backed by the most skillful doctors of
modern times, does not believe that
such things as cancer and tubercu-
losis can be cured permanently" said
Acting Chief Inspector Soranson.
That is why Uncle Sam is making
this vigorous crusade against the mail
order medical agencies claiming to
cure cancer and other diseases"
1t is expected that besides the ar
rests of "Dr." Curry of Lebanon, o.,
and Or" B. F. Dye of Indianapolis,
there will be others. The government
officials declare they are going to
clear out all of the men who claim
to cure cancer, and that after that
work is completed they are going to
turn their attention to the tuberculosis
doctors.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-12
EXPERIMENTS WITH
COTTON WEEVILS
Early Destruction on Plants Lessons
Pests Next Year.

Early Destruction on Plants Lessons
Pests Next Year.
BATON ROUGE, La, August 12.-
An interesting bulletin as to the fight
against the cotton boil weevil was pub
lished today by the Louisiana crop
pest commission. In the first place, II
advises farmers to desetroy cotton
plants by October IS or November 1.
In summarizing the results of expert
ments, upon which the advice to the
planters is based, the crop pest com.
mission says on September 2S, 1908,
a lot of live and active adult boil
weevils were gathered in the cotton
field and placed in an experimental
cage. No growing cotton was in any
of the cages in which the insects were
placed and thus the weevils were de
prived of all food.
Out of 1.037 adult weevils collected
in the fields on September 2S, 1908, 2S
lived through the winter OF 1,109
gathered in the field October 5, Is
lived until spring. OF 1,192 weevils
collected October 12, 62 lived through
out the winter.
This means that on plantations
where cotton plants are destroyed be-
fore October is, only 8 per cent. OF
the weevils survive the winter to in
fest the succeeding years crop.
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-12
HOOHOO INVITED
TO LOUISIANA
Mississippi Cats Asked to Participate
in the Tanning of Some Kittens at
BoqaIusa,


BogaIusa.
MERIDIAN, Miss, August 12.-
Vice Shark John NJ Broach, of the
Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo, of
the Mississippi district, has received
a communication from Vicegerant
Shark N. e. Freeland. of the Eastern
district of Louisiana, inviting him and
members of the order to attend Con-
catenation, which is to be held at
Bogalusa, La, Saturday night, Au-
gust IA.
Vice Shark Broach answered the
communication, informing the Louis.
lana Hoo-Hoo's that if possible hin-
self and delegation of the Missis-
sippi cats would endeavor to be on the
roof when the kittens were put
through.
The order of Hoo-Hoo's is a lumber
mans organization, taking in various
other vocations which are eligible and
they say that concatenation is a thing
to be remembered. The scratches the
kittens receive adds joy to the hearts
of the old cats and it is the ambition,
they say, of the kitten for the time, to
see the dose administered the next
poor unsuspecting victim.
A good time is assured for all who
attend
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-12
MOoRS AND SPANIARDS
ARE STILL FIGHTING

PENON DELA GOMERA Morocco,
August 12.-The Moors have been
driven to the distant hills by the ar
tillery fire of the Spanish army. Their
losses were considerable The BON.
bordment of their positions is being
continued.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-12
EVERYTHING MODERN
And OF THE BEST
New Machinery and Electrical AppIi-
ances Being Installed Rapidly and
Cars Will Be Running At An Early
Date.

The spirit of progressiyeness has
the enterprises taken in hand by our
people, and in no instance his this
been more forcibly demonstrated than
by the Hattiesburg Traction Company.
From the ruins of the old cracker
factory have come one of the most
modern electric plants that can posi-.
bly, be built. t =,
Not only is this so in regard to the
building but also in the equipment;
no expense has been spared to make
this one of the best as we'll as a
! modern plant. The machinery and
electrical appliances are being install
ed with all possible haste and it will
be matter of only a few weeks be-
fore we will have one of the best
plants in the south. The machinery
is made by the Allis-Chalmers Ma
chinery Co. and the opinion of those
familiar with this class of machinery
is that there is none better.
As you enter the main part of he
building and see the immense dyna-
mos that need only to be- u1t in mo-
tion to send the current over the wires
you look on with amazemeut and won
der if it takes all that t. have street
cars. Such an idea as this viii soon
be dispelled when you a toid that
the plant will not only FURNISH puwer
for the cars but will supply the cur
rent for the lights of our homes, be-
sides furnishing the power to run our
fans and any other electrical appH-
ances that uses electric power as it's
motive force.
After having seen the machinery
you Of course will be interested in
the means employed to put i'll motion
this vast lot Of machinery and your
next place to visit viii be the boiler
room. There you will see three of
the most improved types of boiler
that money can buy all ready for the
fire and as you so out you see, the
smoke stack that is being erected.
You pause just a moment to see this
stack and are amazed at its size. for
You can readily see that a man of
ordinary aJue would have no trouble
IN standing erect in it. Perhaps YOU
are not so much interested in the
mode Of obtaining the power to run
his machinery but have seen so much
hat you are anxious to go just a little
arther on, for you see a large metal
covered building and you well know
aims to the plant and you hasten on.
As you enter you will find possibly
What you have been looking for the
Whole time you have been out there.
or at last you see the cars Four of
hem and beauties too, and you can
not resist the inclination of your
ired body to take seat and rest.
Comfortable, cool and beautiful, what
nore could you want? 1t takes only
hree letters to expires your desire
nd that is RUN.
A large force of hands are now bus
y engaged in putting in the crossings
nd unless something unavoidable
hould arise the management hope to
ave the cars in operation by the
irst of September.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-12
THE WEEKLY NEWS.

The Hattiesburg Weekly News is
issued every Thursday, and is the OF
ficial organ of the county of Forrest
1t is. devoted to subjects of interest to
the farmer and contains official pro
ceedings of the Board of Supervisors
The subscription price is $1.oo pei
year.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-12
FARMER HANGS HIMSELF.

ROANOKE, Va, August 11.-HenrS
pmnlett a Franklin county farm
or committed suicide by hanging from
q tree in his orchard yesterday after
noon His body was found by a son
He leaves a widow and ten children
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-12
SPECULATION MOVEMENT

NEW YORK, August IA large
speculative movement in the stock
market today followed the brisk un-
ward movement at the close last night.
During the first hour UUnion Pacific
sold near 20s and Southern Pacific.
L. & N, United states Steel and Penr-
sylvania were prominent ss..
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
INEFFIcIENcY IS cH,RGED.
Former Officer scores Revenue Gutter
Service.

Washington. April 20.-T search
ing investigation OF the revenue cut
ter service will probably be the out.
come OF the charges OF inoficlency
that have been filed with Secretary
MacVeagh by james A. Burns. former
ly a lieutenant and engineer officer
OF the service. lie charges that the
service Is not properly equipped 10
carry on the work OF life saving.
that the officers have frequently re-
fused TO move to the rescue OF sink
Ing ships until ordered to do so from
Washington. that the service exists
without reason IN that the insigniii-
cant duties performed do not warrant
the large appropriations made for its
maintenance. and, finally. that the
work Of protecting the seals in Alaska
from year to year Is practically moth
Ing but the protection OF the busi-
ness Of the American Commercial
company, a private corporation.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
THE MINUTE MEN OF MODERN
AMERICA.

Although reporters in their readi-
ness for emergency. may be hkened
to the minute men" of revolutionary
days, We do not carry the analogy
to the extent Of the News-Democrat,
Minutes of public meetings are
brief data. confirming the result of
the meeting, without details of how
those results were reached, or the
motive behind the methods. The
public is entitled to know how each
public servant at the meeting con-
Quoted himself, his relations to the
subject under discussion, and what Is
Involved in the subject matter. None
of this important data, by which
the public judges its servants, can
be found in the minutes, nor should
the public be compelled to rely al
ways on Che word of mouth of those
servants as TO what and why and
how they did.
That is why Inc sun. always sends
reporters to public meetings. The
Sun behaves the newspaper Is for
the public and not for party or the
lofficeholder. The Sun has full con-
fidence in the accuracy or It's report
ers. although the News-Democrat
says il relies on the minutes for its
reports. TO quote II exactly it Gays:
I'VE are publishing. newspaper and
in doing so a reporter can't waste
his valuable time at some unimport-
ant meeting" Just how important
meeting Is. which involves the pos
sible expenditure OF from $4,000 to
$500 Of the peoples money, We
leave to the people themselves to
Judge
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
SOME STORIES
AROUND TOWN

II is surprising to note the queer
excuses given by purchasers of ar
ticles, when requests are made for
their return and a demand made of
the money back. An example of
what the clerks of the department
stores have to contend with is given:
"Will you not take back this
lamp?' inquired an elderly woman.
My husband bought il at this store
and gave it to me for birthday
present, but do not like It at all.
II b too close a resemblance OF
him"
why. how is that?" asked the
surprised clerk.
"Well, it has a good deal Of brass
about 1t, 1t is not remarkably bril-
liant, it requires a good deal of at
tention, is unsteady on its legs,
flares up occasionally, is always out
at bedtime, and is bound to smoke. -
The woman got her money with
1put another word.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20

which to seek other vantage ground
TO political progress
THE public should be brought tc
a realization of the need of sincere
and honest men in public life; men
who have a duty to perform and the
personal character sufficient to realize
the Importance OF that duty.
Purify politics and the first step
Will have been taken toward bringing
about the desired end"
The foregoing is suave mixture
of hypocrisy and rot; because the
paper that said II. will support any
kind OF a man, its party puts out,
and denounce anybody, who scratches
the ticket.
Purity in politics is not an end in
Itself. The end aimed at is good
Good government Is
best served by electing good men. In
order to get the best men, voters will
have to learn to vote for the best
men, regardless Of their party afilia-
lions. The mugwump must be the
salvation of this country.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
Kentucky Kernels

Bread goes up In Owessboro.
T. p. A. post at Bowling Green.
Mrs. Josie Green dies at Mayheld.
Lexington cleaning up by wards.
Much improvement in state ay-
lums.
Mrs. Mary R. Brown dies at sbel-
byviile.
IT. Sykes kills Carl Craycrsft in
Meade county.
hurley will be grown in creek bot
toms OF mountains.
Retail grocers meet at Frankfort
second week in May
Option closed for jefferson Davis
birthplace. Trigg county.
Ernes Price and Cordie sanderson
Mayfleld. wed at Metropolis.
Brinton B. Davis. of Louisville,
architect of eastern Normal school.
Jim Bynum, farmer killed in a
drunken row at gypsy camp at Full
~,
New high bridge OF q. & c. over
Kentucky river viii be 80 feet higher