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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24
MR.. TAFT MAKES
LAZY >NEWSPAPE
REPORTER STAND

WASHINGTON, May 24.-President
Taft's humorous disposition is well
| known, but he came to the front as a
! practical joker on the trip to Peters
burg, Va, and Charlotte, n. c., last
week. At Petersburg he had luncheon
on the yeranda of beautiful Southern
mansion, and in front Of him. on the
lawn were 1000 men of the F. +. VS..
At the table nearest the veranda were
the newspaper men Of the Taft party,
most of whom had been with him in
the campaign, TO Panama, and one of
them around the world.
A picture was to be taken, and Presi-
dent Taft, accompanied by two gov
ernors, senators, several congressman
and lot of colonies of staff in gold
braid, ranged themselves on the steps.
When the President stood all of the
1000 men on the lawn rose to their
feet, except one newspaper man. He
was tired, had seen a lot of things like
that, and was little bored. Besides,
he was thinking abotu something else.
The President, within ten rect of this
first table, happened to see the news
paper man sitting in his chair and gaz-
ing disinterestedly about, and, point.
ing a commanding finger, he shouted:
Get up, there"
The newspaper man, recognizing the
familiar voice raised to riot-call vol
ume, looked about alertly for the
source of trouble. He saw nothing to
cause alarm, but the next moment
was jerked to his feet by stout hand
in his collar.
Get up" commanded voice in his
ear Hes got a right to order you to
,tand!"
The newspaper man stood obediently |
till held by the indignant Virgian
Who had yanked him from the chair.
That night, leaving Petersburg to go I
D Charlotte, the President discovered
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24
rough LUMBER
SAFE; LOOKING
AFTER DRESSED

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 24.-Satis
fled that there is no danger of rough
lumber being placed on the free list,
representatives of the industry at
Washington have turned their atten-
ton to dressed lumber, says Satur-
days issue of The Southern Lumber
man. Every effort will be made to
prevent the abolition of the preent diff
ferential duties on that article, rang
ing from fifty cents to $3.50 per thou
sand feet and which have been in eX-
istence for number of years and are
still favored by the house and senate
tariff committees
A committee of the National Lumber
Association has recent
Iy filed with congress a brief in sup
port of the lumbermen's contention
hat the duties on dressed lumber
hould be retained. The brief gives a |
history of the lumber industry and |
hows how the Georgian Bay saw mills
4 Canada have developed. The ques-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24

that, while he had private car and
could sleep in comparative comfort all
the way, any one trying to keep up
with him would have to change cars
twice in the night and lose and reason
able chance to rest. Capt. Archibald
Burt, his military aide, discovered this
fact and gave it to the President. Mr..
Taft at once invited the newspaper
men of the travelling party into his car.
"Theres no use in you folks having
a hard night" he said. Il don't know
how many extra berths we've got in
this carriage, but Archie Gas the Presi-
dent calls his aide) will do the best he
can. By the way, where's Jim?"
Jim was the friend who had been or
dered to get up. He had gone on to
Charlotte by another route. The Presi-
dent sincerely expressed the hope that
he wasn't sore, and said goodnight.
1t was found that there We're three
vacant berths in the Presidents car,
SO the six newspaper men drew lots,
and three of them slept on mattresses
on the floor of the drawing room. 1t
was comfortable, and, more important,
they were in time for the next days
work
In the morning the man ordered to
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24

ing something to do in order that the
final disappearance of the resources,
which are sustaining Hattiesburg to.
day, might not find the town help
lage" we have used as an example.
This would be hopeless situation
if we were without opportunities. This
would indeed be the natural haunt of
the pessimist and knocker if Hatties-
burg were in the center of a mountain
Gus district from which had been taken
the hidden wealth of the earth. AS 1t
is, however the land around this city,
is capable of producing on each acre,
each year, more than the highest
values ever reached by the price of
stumpage on the land, which once
used has made worthless, thousands
of dollars worth of improvements In
which it was necessary to invest many
thousands of dollars to utilize these
timber values and which, once utilized
never returned.
There is no time to be lost in start
ing the development Of the cut-over
lands. which grow daily less valuable
because of the scrub timber that is
taking the place of the yellow pine
and there is no man who owns prop
ertv in Hattiesburg, who can afford
to ignore the necessity of doing some
thing now.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24

clines to endorse" the spectacular
and resonant "Lakes-to-the-Gulf'' con
vention. At present, for the time be-
ing, it is not only regarded as prema-
ture, if not essentially chimerical, but
as a positive detriment in divertins
attention and money from works in
hand. 1t retards the. promotion OF
the system of river Improvement as
planned by the river commission and
the engineer corps.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24

ity the following officers have been
elected:
President-Geo. G. Greaber, Shame
kin, Pa.
ce-President-W d. McRaven,
Jackson.
Secretary and Treasurer-W. L.
Helfenstein, Shamokin, Pa.
1t is reported that work will soon
begin on a system of long distance
lines which will cover Mississippi.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24
PRETTY GIRLS AT LUX.
Their Rosy Cheeks Are Famed by
HSilken Footed ZephYrs."


LUX, Miss, May 23.-Wiley Herrin,
of Gandsi. is spending a week with
parents of this place.
Charlie Hamilton, had business in
Collins Saturday.
Will Lightsey, our popular .youns
merchant, went to see his best girl
today.
Sim Raney spent the day with Mr.
Nose Cranberry s--boys.
Contractor ingram is having soma
sickness in his family among his
children.
Rev. r. G. Ellis, preached good
sermon here today. Mr.. Ellis has
travelled extensively, and made men
aion that he was in Abnul Hammid's
palace in Turkey five years ago. Ham
mid. YOU remember, has lately been
deposed.
We. of course, have a Sunday school
here every Sunday at 3 O'Clock p. M,
where the young set gather for the
sole purpose of worshipping, but none
of them would perhaps not think it de-
rogatory to their dignity to be called
"dauebter-inlaw' or "son-in-law."
And why should they. For Lux can
boast of as pretty girls as can be
found. AS the snow-white jeweled
hand trains the tendrils of the vine by
its artistic taste and touch, so does
beauty and accomplishment draw the
sterner sex them-ward.
Saturday was a busy day with your
correspondent. We had a real heart
to-gizzari talk with the folks, show
ing them why they should read n
News.
Seven Of the Good men have
scrited and strange to say we laf"
not found single cross between a.
gluepot and vinegar JUG in that mum
Der.
Lux is unusually quiet today, there
being nothing Shocking save the
silken footed zephyr, which seems SO
idle and Iawless, blowing where it list,
resting where it will, and stopping to
sing and play with a leaf or holding
itself in reserve to fan the infants
cheeks or give a reviving breath to
waning life.
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OVERRIDING the Educational Stunt

OVERRIDING the Educational Stunt.
Vicksburg Herald.
A "Lakes-to-the-Gulf' prospectus
which the Herald is asked to endorse
says that president Taft has been
invited to travel from ST. Louis to
New Orleans on steamboat as the
guest of the Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep
Waterway Association, to attend the
deep waterways convention next No
vember. Mr.. Roosevelt has made this
trip and has admitted the immense ed.
ucational value of his experience" Is
this not just travelling in a circle, or
floating in an eddy? And of what
practical value was Mr.. Roosevelt's
immense educational experience? Did
it convert congress to bigger appro-
priations?
To speak candidly, the Herald de-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24
HOW'S THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY G. CO.,
Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the sys-
tenn. Testimonials sent free. Price
rs cents per bottle. Sold by all drug
yists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti- I
alton. !
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24
MONDAY, MAY "a, 1909.
Circulation Double That of Any
Other South Mississippi Paper
DESERTED VILLAGES.

Within few miles of Hattiesburg
there are two towns being offered for
sale flock, stock and barrel" which
were once full of life and energy, fur
nishing hundreds of cars of lumber
annually and a large number of pas
sengers daily coming and going, be-
cause of the activity of the manufac-
turing in these two towns. The trav-
cling man stopped there and sold bill
of goods. The machinery salesman
went there to see what supplies were
needed and the inhabitants of the town
were visited and visiting as they do
in every community. Today these
towns are practically deserted, for
the timber has been cut and there is
nothing to take it's place and Hatties-
burg and the railroads have both lost
something that will never be replaced
unless the lands which have been
cut over are settled up with intelli-
gent, energetic, industrious farmers,
who will get more off each acre an
nually, than the original value of the
timber. What is true of these two
towns, will be true of scores of others
in Southeast Mississippi, in the next
ten years and unless these lands are
put in cultivation of what use will be
the five and six story buildings ia
Hattiesburg. The fact is that they will
be relatively of the same value as are
es and the school house in these de-
serted mill towns. This picture is not
overdrawn and it can be plainly seen
by anyone who will take the trouble
to look into the future with a little
care.
In the next five years Hattiesburg
must find resources to take the place
of the lumber manufacturing or her
supremacy will disappear and with it
hundreds of thousands of dollars of
property values. In the face of these
facts we find men in Hattiesburg who
one cent into the business organiza-
ton of the CITY, which is maintained
for the sole purpose of trying to de-
velop the resources of the country, so
there will never be any less demand
than there is at present for the i'm
proved real estate of this city. Men
whose entire wealth and property |
values are based on the demand |
there will be in the future for dwell |
ing houses and store buildings, who
will not pay dollar per month to the
Commercial Club, in order to pay the
rent and postage and the incidental
expenses necessary to maintain
business organization. If they were to
wake up once and realize that the |
forces, which now create a demand
for the office building, stores, machine
shops, schools, churches, hospitals,
wholesale grocers and commission t.
Houses, are fast disappearing, they b
you'd not sleep until they had identi- t.
led themselves with the movement z!
, develop the surrounding country 81
nd they would not only identify them
lives with but they would be seek pa
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24

The members of the Commercial
Club, who are in the GO After IT.
class will leave on their Texas and
Oklahoma trip about June 20. When
they return they will have found out
how to go after it and what to do
with it when they get it.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24

The Daily News is without doubt
the best advertising medium in Mis-
sissippi for it covers it field more
thoroughly than any other paper in
the state.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24

And now it is rumored that the
tariff bill may drag along indefinitely
with it's consequent injury to the bus
mess of the country. If there is not
some kind of bill passed soon there
will be a universal demand for con-
gress to adjourn and let the country
have a rest before any more tariff
tinkering is undertaken.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24

Did the News say something about
the improvement of Forrest street
near the waterworks. No We think
it could only have been a dream. It
will no doubt be finished about the
same time of the Toxic exposition.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24

It costs not less than ten dollars
per acre to clear the cut-over lands
Immediately after the pine is taken
off: then five years after it will cost
ten dollars per acre more to grub out
the scrub oak, which must be added
to the cost of the land to the settler,
and which makes it a more unattrac-
tive proposition.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24

this valuable medi-
cine, Lydia E. Pink
hams V e geta bl 9
Compound. 1 suf-
fered from terrible
headaches, pain in
my back and right
side, was tired and
nervous, and so
weakIcould hardly
S ia n d. Lydia E
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound re-
stored me TO health
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24

In this age the cities which record
the most development are those filled
with public spirited citizens who do
not feel that they are contributing to
charity, when they turn dollar loose
for the benefit of the community.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24

1t might not be out of place for
Hattiesburg to advertise for a lost,
strayed or stolen survey of Leaf river.
It is not so far from the coast to Hat
tiesburg that there is no telling what
will happen to that survey.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24
Oil Wells Near Laurel.

Laurel Chronicle.
Prospect of petroleum within a few
miles of Laurel and a company is be
ing organized to resume boring a well
commenced several years ago. Oil
experts pronounce the indications fla
vorable for pay strike of the subter
ranean oleaginous fluid,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24

Vegetables, poultry, eggs Prompt
delivery and everything fresh. Ring
Home phone 36s. West Pine Street
Fish Market. S. McAulay, Manager.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24
Member Of the Associated Press

Entered as second-class matter on
May 22. 1907. at the postoffice at Hat
tiesburg, Miss. under the Act of Con-
xress of March Q, 1879.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24
MORE
PINKHAM
CURES
Added to the Long List due
to This Famous Remedy.

Camden, N.J.-'1t is with pleasure
that l add my testimonial to your
already long list hoping that it may
induce others to avail themselves of
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24

"get up" arriving on another train at
the same station, walked into the Pres
ident's car Mr.. Taft reached out his
hand and shouted:
why, hello, Jim! l haven't seen
you for long time"
You saw me all right yesterday, Mr..
President" said the newspaper man.
"Well," said the President, with
mock severity, will you stand up
when you see me again?"
81 haven't been able to sit stin
SINCE" said the victim of the joke
gloomily.
The President talked with earnest
ness of his two days at Petersburg
and Charlotte. He felt, he said, that
the reception not to him, but to the
President of the United States, was
sincere.
He looks forward with great pleas
ure to the trip that he is to take
through the South this autumn.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24
THE MISSISSIPPI HOME
TELEPHONE co. INCORPORATED
Organization Has Been Perfected and
Construction Work viii Soon
BEGIN.

The secretary of state has granted
the Mississippi Home Telephone Com
pany charter and under that author
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24
MISSISSIPPI OPTICAL SOCIETY.
Will Hold Its Third Annual Meeting in
Jackson Tomorrow.

jackson Tomorrow.
The third annual meeting of the
Mississippi Optical Society is called
to meet at the Edwards House in Jack
son tomorrow and it is anticipated that
there will be a full attendance of the
members of the association. DR.. F. H.
Queen, of Hattiesburg, who is one of
the most prominent members of the
association will leave for Jackson to-
night.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24

When in need of plumber call eth
er Phone AL. Cook Plumbing Co.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24

If you want all the news subscribe
for the Daily News.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24

Good plumbing is essential to good
health. We do that kind. Cook Plumb
ing Co. Both Phones AL. 5-15,tf
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24

OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OF HAT
TIEs6URG AND COUNTY OF FOR.
REST.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24

r. j. Collins is the only authorized
travelling representative of The Hat
tiesburg News and is authorized to col
lect for subscriptions and advertising
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-11
WILL MEET At WHITE HOUSE
CONFERENCE ON CARE OF DE-
PENDENT CHILDREN.
Committee Appointed by the Presi-
dent to Arrange the Details for
the Gathering January rs.

President Roosevelt has appointed Ho-
mer Folks. James E. West, and Thomas
NJ Mulry a committee to arrange the de-
tails of the conference on the care OF
dependent children to be held in Wash
ington January % and ID The members
of the committee called on the President
at his invitation yesterday to give him
their views on matters in connection with
the conference. and after listening to
them the President made the appoint
ment
1t is planned to open the conference at
the White House at $50 pm. January
% The President will receive the dele
gates at that time.
Owing TO the great publit interest taken
in the matter public meeting Will be
held at the New Willard that evening.
admission to be through invitation. a
subscription dinner will be held next even
ing at which the President will receive
the report of the conference and make
his reply.
Notable Workers to Be Heard.
The list of speakers who will discuss
MANY sides, of the question of caring
for children contains some of the best
known writers on the subjects of chart
ties. social economy and kindred subjects.
in the country. The list in the hands of
James F.. West is as follows:
Judge Ben B. Lindsey. Jane Adams
of Chicago Rabbi Hirsch. Chicago: Rt.
Rev. D. J. Mcmahon of New fork;
Booker T. Washington; Judge Julian g
Mack, Chicago; Herbert Parsons. New
York: Rev. Francis III. GavlSk or In
diana; Lillian c. Valid of New York
The President has received numerous
letters from every section of the coun-
try since the invitation was extended
bv him for a conference here. His &C
charitable workers in nearly, every
state in the Union. 1t was taken after
a visit from James f. West of this
city secretary of the Chltd rescue
League, who has been working on the
subject for many months.
Invited to the Conference.
Among those invited to the conference
are the following:
Ernest p. Bicknell. president conference
charities and correction, 1909; secretary
National Red Cross Society.
Dr. Elmer E. Brown, commissioner OF
education.
Judge William Z. DeLacy, judge of Jul
venile Court.
John Joy Edison, president board of Dis
trict of Columbia charities.
Mrs. II. b. +. Macfarland, member Doard
of childrens guardians.
II. b. F. mcfarland, president board OF
District of Columbia Commissioners.
d. Pickman Mann, president board OF
children's guardians
George S. Wilson, secretary board of
charities.
Mrs s. w Woodward, member board
of Washington City Orphan Asylum
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-11
POLITICAL CRIME OF THE AGES
BoSTONIAN OPPOSES DISFRAN-
CHISEMENT OF WOMEN.
Declares in Memorial to Senate They
Are Necessary Part of Any
Body Polite.

Through Senator Owen, We're Gold
thwaite of Boston has presented TO the
Senate a memorial for the enfranchise-
ment of women which contains some
striking passa ges. He argues for in
stance that as the first man could not
by any possibility have formed the first
family. and thus established the first
renee Of the first woman. it follows, as a
logical conclusion. that succeeding gener-
atoms of men could not have formed
succeeding families and thus established
subsequent governments without her.
This he sets out "our first great
lesson in political science" and shows
that women are not only desirable
but an absolutely necessary part of any
body polite
Indeed he continues, The very idea
OF a political community without women
would be utter absurdity." He repre-
sents the male half of the race as
and says that the subordination OF
ages.
There is he says. no escape from
congressional action" and he contends
that there are now over twenty millions
of free, intelligent and desirable citizens
of the United States who, for want of
congressional action alone. are living
under an absolute despotism.''
In the meantime millions of aliens, he
declares, have assumed original acts of
sovereignty. This condition. he declares
Is intolerable and demands reform.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-11
The New England Spirit.
From the Boston Globe

from the Boston Globe.
But more attractive than any panegyric
of race or epoch is the devotion of Gov
Hughes to the high ideals of character
cherished by those New Englanders
whose strength lay in the tenacity with
which they chung to their convictions and
their honesty in espousing and defending
them
This conspicuous American, whose blood
is Welsh and Irish. says the true Amer
lean today rejoices not in any particular
ancestry. He recognizes as his brother
any one who is true to the fundamental
principles of Americanism.' The most
striking fact in our development Is he
declares. not our material advantage or
gain. but our fidelity to the highest things
of the spirit, thus illustrating that the
everyday American. whatever may be his
race or place of birth. is a lineal de-
scendant of the founders OF New Eng
land
Ancestry of character excels ancestry OF
blood. The posterity OF the Puritan is
not limited to those of his race or cline
Millions yet to be and of alien zones will
salute him prcgenitor.