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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
News From the Tripod

equality. President Gomez recently
stirred up a veritable hornets nest
by imprisoning several negro editors
for criticising his government. These
incidents stirred up such a popular
ferment that the President was glad
enough to release the men in short
order, no doubt in the hope that hav-
ing regained their liberty they would
be duly grateful and consequently
more circumspect in their criticisms.
This hope has proven misleading, as
the negroes were no sooner out of
prison than they became more bitter
in their attacks than ever before.
Unless the whites in Cuba boldly de-
mand ascendency in politics and reso-
ltely push the negro into the back
ground, the negro element will over
power the whites and turn Cuba into
a second Haiti. There is undoubted-
ly trouble ahead for Cuba growing out
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04

with other men who ought to be as
anxious as they are to do the thing. |
The committee soliciting subscrip- |
lions to the Mississippi Valley Trans
portation Company stock, raised yes
terday over one-third of the money |
asked for, and that was doing WELL
and friends of the enterprise hope the
committee will not tire in well doing.
It is hard work to work for the pub
lie; it is ofttimes thankless work; but
it is work somebody has to do, and
the three men who have been ap-
pointed to this hard and thankless job
are perhaps the three very best and
most effective workers that could
have been named. And they will stick
to it, and they will succeed They
will finally, through patience and per-
severance, overcome all the OBSTACLES
in their way. But men, gentlemen,
you who are able to take this stock,
TAKE IT; according to your means,
help out this enterprise, and do it
willingly and cheerfully, and make
the sacrifice of the men who are Civ
ing their time and labor to this pub
lie work, as easy and pleasant as you
can. 1t is not fair or right or just
TO ride free horse, and AZ the same
time fuss and quarrel and nag and
torment him to death. If you are
able, take what you are asked to
take. If you are not able to do that,
do the best you can. If you are not
able to do anything, just say so, open
ly, frankly, candidly; put it on that
ground. If you cannot help, do not
knock a good thing This enterprise
ought to go through, must go through,
will go through. Let every man do
his part. If he cannot give money,
give work, give help, give talk. Don't
be a knocker Knockers never build;
knockers tear down; knockers kill
towns.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
again
TAXES THE Stand
Accuses Baliirner of Having Made
Measurements in Certain Letter
to President Taft.
(BB Aa20'iaiCd Press. }

Washington, March 4.-Gifford Pin
chot again took the witness stand
when the Ballinger-Pinchot hearing
was resumed today
Attorney Vertrees said. "Mr. Pin
chot, please state one single fact of
your own knowledge that reflects IN
Mr.. Ballingers conduct, either as
Commissioners of the Land Office or
as Secretary Of the Interior, not
heresay, Or what somebody else wrote
or said. but of your own knowledge. "
Mr.. Chairman" said Mr.. Pinchot,
I'm order to answer that question, be-
cause of the notice of discrimination
which it involves, must ASK your
permission to refer to a list | have
here of things Mr. Ballinger has
done"
The permission was granted and
Mr.. Pinchot said, First. there is Mr..
Ballinger's letter to the President on
November Is, with which he en-
closed the Ronalds letter. These let
tiers contain certain misstatements
which have already shown
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
CUPID AND THE DOLLAR.

A charming story was charmingly
told at the Auditorium Thursday
evening, by Tim Murphy and his high
ly talented company, in their pre-
sentation of Cupid and the Dollar"
The quaint humor of Mr.. Murphy, as
David Stratton, a wealthy American
miner; his genuinely kind heart; his
shrewd knowledge of character; his
contempt for open face" vests and
Spiked tail" coats, and other society
frills; his Impotence with aristocratic
ways and English snobbery, were de-
lightfully entertaining; and, as he
said in answer to an insistent curtain
call, that is what the theatre is for,
to entertain" His humor was infec-
tious; the entire audience was en-
rapport with him from his first en-
trance to the last going down of the
curtain. There is no man on the
American stage who grows old so
gracefully as does the long time
favorite, Tim Murphy; and the part
he essays in . Cupid and the Dol
lar" suits him to a nicely. In his
curtain call speech he promised to
come again next season. Those who
heard him last night will certainly
give him a cordial welcome.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
STREET TALK.


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THE report in Thursdays News of
the arrest and conviction of a negro
hack driver for reckless driving, in
which it appears that woman was
run down and injured" said a man
this morning, reminds me of an I'M
pleasant experience I had recently
with this same element. l had occa-
sion to go to the freight office of the
Northeastern railroad on business
shortly after a hard rain-most every
one knows how pleasant a trip that
is during wet weather-and I found
that instead of having their hacks
and drays stationed in an out-of-the-
way place, these negroes had drawn
up on and completely INSTRUCTED all
the walk that is provided for pedestri-
ans at that particular place. The result
was, that in order to get to my desti-
nation, | had to take the street. 1t
strikes me that this is an evil that
could be remedied easily and ought
by all means, to be done. In this con-
.nection it might be well to suggest
that loafing negroes near The corner
of Front and Mobile streets, make it
decidedly unpleasant for ladies to go
to and from the station, and also
make bad impression on strangers
arriving in the city. Apropos of this,
it might be pertinent to inquire what
has become of the agreement entered
into between Mayor Donald and Su-
perintendent Flanagan, in which the
latter promised to furnish the material
for sidewalk leading up to the new
passenger station, provided the city
would have the work done All this
sounds good in dry weather, but it
won't keep the mud off the feet when
it rains, and we sometimes have a
damp spell here"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
At Hotel Hattiesburg.

James Thomas, Gulfport; r. w
Fort, Vicksburg; P. A. Carlson, Me
ridian: H. A. Rawlings, Jackson; J.
Indy, Greenville; F.. L. Zeigler, Ne
ridian; Mrs. J H. Black, Mansfield
j. f. Bennett, Gulfport; G. C. Budd
Gulfport Thomas Carruth, Rosine; ]
F. Wilder, Epps; j. C. Covett, Jack
son; Chas. B. Carothers, Jackson
H. w. Stallworth, LAUREL A. b. Anese
Gulfport; C. G. Vosburgh, Natchez;
j. Gus Waits, Sumrall; A. S. Hopkins
Hickory; w. M. Whiteside, Gulfport;
j. w. Green, Cheran; F. Gore, Clyde:
M. d. Fullilove and H. b. McInnis
New Augusta; B. G.. Selwin, Jackson
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
THE RACE PROBLEM IN CUBA.

1t does not require the foresight of
a prophet to understand that sooner
or later the negro problem will in
volve the Island of Cuba in serious
trouble. When the Cuban Republic
was organized 1t was realized that the
race question would make trouble, but
it was hoped that the influence of the
whites would be sufficient to keep the
blacks in reasonable subordination.
That hope is being rapidly dissipated,
as the negro element. which forms so
large a part Of the Liberal Party, now
in power, is both aggressive and pow
erful enough to demand full recogni-
ton.
The negro element in Cuba de-
mands full recognition of all their
political rights, and with the custom
airy pertinacity of the blacks they also
firmly insist upon complete social
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04

Is Hattiesburg to have a commits
sion form of government or not? If
the law is defective, who is looking
for the cure? Nobody seems to know
what the real trouble is; and nobody
SO far as we have been able to learn,
seems to be very busy trying to re-
move that trouble, whatever it is. The
legislature only has about twenty
more working days, and whatever is
to be done, must be done quickly.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1910.
Circulation Double That Of ANY
Other South Mississippi Paper
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Tim Murphy among the nobility OF
Europe, and 1.-The gentleman from
Mississippi" Mr.. Gordon, in
the House of American Lords,
are two of kind; and
the world loves their kind, wherever
they are found. 1t is the universal
tribute of mankind to honesty, sin
cerity, generosity, and all those
homely virtues that portray the best
there is in Man.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04

II ten per cent of the population of
this town had no more public spirit
and enterprise and progressiveness
than the remaining ninety per cent,
Hattiesburg ten years from now
would be just about half as large as
Hattiesburg is today and that is
stating it literally. Still, don't let that
discourage you. The same is true of
other towns. 1t is true in all the af-
fairs of life. 1t is true of the affairs
of Church and State. The few do
nearly all the work, and foot nearly
all the bills. Wherever you 20, into
whatever business or endeavor, in
every line and walk in life, you find
the drone, the tightwad, the leech,
who want to live off the enterprise
and effort of others. No use of nam
ing them; everybody knows them.
Like ostriches with their head in the
ground, they think they are hid, when
indeed the eyes of all observers are
upon them. and laughing at them for
their stupidity. They are hid from
themselves only. If they could see
and know themselves as others see
and kn6w them, they would dig the
hole largeT than the ostrich does, and
crawl entirely in ana pull the hole in
after them. Sol they could not
change; nor cal .nsf be changed.
Life habit is too trocg and fixed
upon them. "Thev a-- loined~ te-they
idol, let them alone
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Patience, patience, and it takes a
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04

of the race ISSUE and the situation is
certain to become steadily more
threatening unless the whites set
aside their political differences and
combine to suppress the blacks.-N.
@. Picayune.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
Al the klondyke.

Fl. E. Thames, Collins; w. D. Mob.
ley, Virgins; Mr.. and Mrs. E. Rose,
Merrill; w. F. Johnson, Meridian: ].
A. Minis, Jackson; w. L. Wilson,
Laurel; Mrs. Watson, Jackson; w. D.
Markham, Clarksdale; ]. b. Gray,
Wingate; V. E. Hartzog, Coral; R. E.
Bradford, Wingate; John Lindsey. Jr..
and Earl Lindsey, Laurel
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank our many friends
for the kindness shown us during the
recent illness and death of our baby
girl (Nelle Francis.)
Sincerely yours,
MIR. AND MRS. F. L MATHEWS.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04

IF YOU HAVE-Fine fowls or eggs
for sale for breeding purposes, ad-
vertise them. Interest in fine poul-
try is increasing and many would
be fanciers are anxious to learn
where good breeding stock or eggs
can be secured. 12-tf
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

James G. Williams to Miss Viola B.
Vickers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
AT THE HOTELS.
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The following are among the regis
trations from nearby towns:
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04

less the intellectual farmer must not
be kept waiting for his mental prov
Observation-Disclosures Post
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04

Patience, patience, and q it takes a
whole heap of it for men to plead
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-30
SUICIDE COMPACT
Observed IN JAIL
Deputy Sheriff and Civil Engi=
neer of Imperial County
Shoot Themselves
"l'm Going by Same Route"
Says Survivor When Told
of Friends Death

Ell CENTRO. Oct. 2s-Two suicides
at the Imperial county Jail within II
hours led TO the belief that a suicide
compact has been carried out. George
Sexsmith and Jake Meadows both lie
dead today by bullet wounds from their
own hands.
Sexsmith. who was a civil engineer
snga ged on canal work in the Imperial
valley in the early days, shot himself
70 the sherih's Office at noon yesterday.
he was taken TO the county hospital
and died at o'clock last night
Jake Meadows brother Of Mobley
Meadows, sheriff of Imperial county.
was a deputy sheriff. He was an init
mate friend Of SeNsmith. and. on learn
ing Of the latter's death. said that he
was glad Sexsmith had got off and
mat he was going the same route.
About 1880 o'clock last night Night
Watchman Havens found Meadows
dying on his bed with his revolver be-
side him and a bullet hole through his
left breast He died within two hours
without regaining consciousness.
Meadows was SIS years old, a wido8,er
and leaves four children.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-30
ESCAPED CONVICT is
CAUGHT BY INDIANS
Fugitive Recognized When He
Enters Tepee for Food

SPOKANE. Oct. 2s.-Frank Anderson.
burglar. who escaped from the peni-
tentiary road gang A week ago, was
captured Friday night on the Spokane
Indian reservation by Indians. The
fugitive was recognized by Indians
when he came to their camp and asked
FOR food. He was invited into one of
the tepees.
When the Indians called him by name
he jmuped TO his feet and attempted to
escape.
Another Indian leaped upon him from
behind and pinned Anderson to the
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-30
MEXICO GRANTS PLENTY
OF TIME FOR MURDERER
Nevada Sheriff Unable to Se-
cure Prisoner at Juarez

RENO. Oct 29.-Sherif P. c. Ferrel
IS on his way back from Juarez, Mexico,
having failed to secure Frank Thomp-
son. alias Racervich. wanted here for
murder. The Mexican government
granted the prisoner 125 days time in
which to produce evidence that he was
sn san Francisco at the time the muir
der IS alleged to have been committed
by him 10 Reno. At the expiration of
that time Sheriff Ferrel intends to re-
turn 10 Mexico and secure the prisoner
FOR trial in this city.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-30
DIR. ]. L. MARTIN CASE
GOES OVER TILL MONDAY
rSn.oinI DisnnEch 10 The Call

FSpeciol Dispatch to The Call
FRESNO. Oct. 29.-No attempt was
made today 10 begin the taking Of tes-
timony in the trial Of Or. Jackson L.
Martin. accused Of failing to provide
proper medical attention for his wife
after she had taken poison. When the
case was called Attorney Ewing argued
against introducing testimony with
only two hours in which to hold court
and Judge Conley postponed the case
until Monday. The jurors have been
allowed their freedom.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-30
German Silver Mesh Bags

6-inch etched frame with
long silver chain and ~ or
welded link mesh, lined ID. %
with white kid and fitted
with inside pocket.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-30
SANTA PAULA WELL
BIG OIL PRODUCER
From 200 TO $50 Barrels a Day
Being Taken Out
TSpscial Diseatoh 10 The CoHl

SANTA PAULA. oct. 29.-The Pyra-
mid oil company. operating a property
about seven miles northwest of Santa
Paula. completed its No. well the
early part Of this week. 1t has been
on the pump three or four days and
during that time has produced on an
average Of from 200 TO ESQ barrels of oil
q day. The oil is a high grade refining
product and worth about 81 a barrel
The Pyramid property is situated along
the Silver Thread anticline. and this
well. which is 1.So0 feet deep. proves
true the theory that the deeper and
better oil sands have not been previous
1y penetrated in this immediate vicinity.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-30
OIL WELLS MAY YIELD
so TO 90 BARRELS DAILY
Pyramid Company Will Stead
lily Continue Drilling
tSpecial Dispatch 10 The Call

BAk ERSFIELD, Oct 29.-The Pyra-
mid oil company Will drill in its No. l
and No. wells on its property in the
Kern river field. which is situated in
section 20-2S-2s. The water was
cemented of in these wells about three
weeks go. and they viii be drilled into
the oil sand during the coming week.
The property is proven ground. and IL
S expected that the wells viii be good
for daily production of from 50 to so
barrels OF oil each. The Pyramid COM
panE expects to continue drilling oper-
ations steadily until 20 wells have been
drilled on this property, which COM
prises 80 acres
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-30

Thousands of yards of St. Gall
embroidery left from several pre-
vious sales, now offered at prices
far less than the first low ones.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-30
Another Enormous Sale of Embroideries

Demi-Aouncings, measuring fir.
2 to 18 inches in width. Many w
deep scallops.
27-inch, 45-inch and 54-inch houl
ings, allovers and tuckings with
sertions.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-30

IN Embroidery insertions from to 8
IUC va inches in width. host of neat at
tractive designs.
r. - Embroidery, laces and edgings
ACC WI measuring up to IS inches in width.
Great values.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-03-11
HOLD
BIG MEETING

No reply has yet been received from
the anti-Jap petition the ladies of
Mukiteo forwarded to the head office
of the lumber company in California.
Those interested in the movement to
oust the Jap, have, by no means, abated
their efforts, nor, they declare, will
they ever quit until they have accom-
plished what they set out to do. The
big mill, it is reported, will close down
Saturday night for period of five
weeks and it was rumored around Afuk
ilteo that when the plant resumed OPP
Grafton only white labor would be em-
ployed. Manager Scott, however, sent
the cheerful message to Mrs. Wetstein
that as long as the mill stood japanese
would be employed. Mrs. Wetstein is
not worried bit by this information
and says the Japs are going to move
regardless of what Mr.. Scott says in
the matter.
Arrangements are under way for a
monster mass meeting in this city in
the near future to voice the protest of
Everett people against the policy of
the Mukilteo Jap-herding concern. List
of speakers, date and place of meeting
will be announced later.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-03-11

In the absence of President Stratton,
Vice President Lutz called the Council
to order at the usual hour.
BY motion business was suspended
and the courtesy of the floor extended
to Mr.. Fowler, of the Pacific Grocery
company, who gave an interesting dem
onstration of the methods of canning
fruits by the home company. The dem
onstration was intended to show the
difference in canned goods shipped in
to local stores by outside companies
and the home product, and was a reve-
lation to those privileged to witness it.
Cans of apricots, peaches, tomatoes,
pineapples, beets, corn and other fruits
and vegetables sold by outside compan-
les were opened in rapid succession and
compared with the same fruits and
vegetables put up by the Pacific Gro
Gerry. In every instance the home pro-
duct was found far superior both in
quantity and quality. The home pro-
duct, known as Ever-Best and Quality
goods, were solidly packed, while the
Others were half to third water.
The retail price of both home and out
side products are the same and it was
very clearly demonstrated that the
pocketbook of pater and the appetite
of pater's family would get better
deal by patronizing the home product.
Incidentally in passing it might be men,
toned that there were no visible re-
mains of the demonstration after that
hungry bunch of delegates got through
with the canned products. Mr.. Fowler
concluded his demonstration with few
remarks after which he was given a ris-
ing vote of thanks by the council
The credentials of s. T.. Roberts and
Fl. C. Feiste, of the Linemen, and 7.
f. Thompson, Of the Shingle Weavers,
were accepted and the delegates obli-
gated and seated.
BY request of the carpenters the name
of L. Granquist was removed from the
unfair list of the council.
The Building Trades council reported
that the cement works at the foot Of
California street had been taken off the
unfair list and requested the Trades
Council to take similar action BY mo-
tion the plant was ordered erased from
the list.
The organization committee reported
that the meat cutters, teamsters and
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-03-11

Philadelphia is in the throes of a
great sympathetic strike of organized
labor as protest against the munici
pal and state authorities. Many peo.
pie condemn the sympathetic strike as
entailing suffering on innocent parties
and organized labor itself is very chary
of invoking that weapon. AS matter
of fact many great strikes have been
lost because other trades refused to en-
ter the controversy and the employing
interests were too strong for the single
trade or craft envolved. Whatever
may be said against the sympathetic
strike desperate conditions demand
desperate remedies and conditionT in
Philadelphia were desperate. Phila-
delphia is notoriously corporation ridden
and the street car company is not the
least of these offending corporations.
1t is not so long ago that we have for
gotten the infamous Gas Ring which
had the city by the throat, nor the
heroic measures adopted to throw off
the gang. Philadelphia rose in its
civic might and defeated the grafters
at the polls but like SO many other
cities promptly went back to sleep and
in few years the old gang was back
in the saddle and more firmly en-
trenched than ever in despotic power.
The street car company saw in or
ganized labor check to its thieving
ambitions ana entered on a policy of
determination of the street car mems
union. 1t broke it's agreement with the
men and discharged some 500 employees
"for the good of the service" The men
had no alternative but to strike if they
were to hold their organization together.
The attempt to run cars with strike
breakers was met with violent demon
strations by the hot headed element of
the city, not one in ten of which were
probably union men. The virulent hat
red which nearly everybody held to-
ward the street car company apd the
gang of which it was part brought
forth violence and few cars were