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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-04-23

]. P. Flanagan of the Bovaired
Supply Co., to make Tulsa headquar-
ters and will move his family here
at once.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-04-23

Mart Muller has taken position
with the Oklahoma Iron Works. He
will command a nice trade in his new
position as he is very popular with
the oil fraternity.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-04-23

NJ. r. Hogan. who two years ago
sold one of the best leases in the
Glenn pool is back IN Tulsa and is be-
ing welcomed by his numerous
friends. He will likely relocate here.
George Davis returned from Wash
ington, L. G. yesterday where ne In
company with w. S. Mowris and Dana
Kelsey gave testimony in the con-
gressional investigation now In pro-
gress in regard to expenditures in the
interior department. Mr.. Mowris went
to New York.
II. ]. Gibney of the Central Torpedo
company. returned from Bartlesville.
The company has opened an office
there with ]. ]. Critten IN charge.
George II. johnson, wife and family
leave for California today. Mr.. John
son will return shortly and the family
stay for the summer.
The Wrightsman well in section "a
1877, near Cushing. is said to be maxi
ing 60 barrels now and the gas is
growing stronger.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11

will include Brookhaven, Jackson and
New Orleans. At the latter place he
will deliver an address before the
Louisiana Planters, on the 18th Inst.
The I. c. Service is preparing to is
sue a number of booklets for free dis
tribution, each to be devoted to sub
jects of particular interest to south
ern farmers. The matter for these
booklets will be prepared by men who
are thoroughly familiar, by reason of
experience, with the subjects treated.
One of the booklets will be devoted
to stumps and the best methods OF
removing them from the land; another
, to oats; one to the boil weevil, etc
Mr.. Afford thinks the permanent
exhibition to be placed in the old Fab
acher restaurant building, which is be
ing remodelled for that purpose, viii
be great thing for Hattiesburg and
South Mississippi and states he will
be glad to take up the matter of CO
operation in maintaining exhibits will
the Commercial Club and railroads.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11
GASTON VICE-PRES.
underwriters
ASSOCIATION
AT RECENT MEETING OF THE AS
ISOLATION AT GREENWOOD
LOCAL AGENT Is HoNoRED

At the meeting of the Mississippi
Fire Underwriters Association, held
at Greenwood Friday and Saturday
of last week, P. L. CASTOR Of Hatties-
burg was elected active vice-president
of the association for the ensuing
year. The other officers of the asso-
citation are w. s. Barry, Greenwood,
president, and Jas. X. Moore, Vicks-
burg, secretary, both of whom were
reelected.
The meeting of the association at
Greenwood was one of the most en-
joyable and beneficial in its history
and much good is expected to result
not only to members Of the as
sociation but to the insured as well
from the interest aroused in the fire
loss situation in Mississippi, proper
tionately the greatest of any state In
the union. This is one of the most
serious problems with which the in
surance companies and agents have
to deal and has recently caused
large increase in rates on risks II
\ this state. The great increase in fire
losses in the state is responsible fol
the recent organization of the Missis
sippi Fire Prevention Association
the underwriters resolved to cooper
ate with this association in its work o
preventing or reducing the number o
fires, which will naturally result in
decrease in fire insurance rates, to tn
benefit of the insured
Mr.. Castor took active part in tn
work of the association at the recen
meeting and his election to the offic
of vice-president reflects the high re
gard in which he is held by the men
; bership and is a deserved recognitio
of worth.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11
MACVEAGH AT
CHICAGO UNIVERSITY

Chicago, June 11-Frank MacVeach,
Secretary of the Treasury was the
chief speaker at the eighty-third con-
voction of the Usiversity of Chicago
this afternoon. The exercises of the
day began with the dedication of the
Harper Memorial Library in the pres
ence of thousands of invited guests,
including some of the leading educa-
tors of the country. President Harry
Pratt Judson made an historical state
ment and the memorial address was
delivered by Dean Allison w. Small.
Several thousand graduates are here
today, and the alumni address was
made by Donald R. Richberg, class
1901.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11
DIAMOND STUDDED
SLIPPER HEELS
Almost Caused Riot at ST. LOUIS
Union station-Aroused NeVy
of Women.

st. Louis, June ia pair OF gold
1aaf-covered heels containing several
hundred dollars worth of scintillant
diamonds just beneath a pair OF at
tractiye silk-clad ankles almost caus-
cd a riot at Union Station day or SO
ago. The heels had no more than
+winkled half way down the midway
amid the gasps of men and the en-
vious LID curls of women travellers
until an usher took up the trail win
his eyes glued on the heels. Tne
owner of the heels explained she and
bar husband we're Mrs. and Mr.. AL
fred Cohne of Little Rock. She said
thew had eloped and were married
Monday and were then on their way
IN Omaha, where they expected te
snend a three weeks honeymoon. y
have read so much about how perfect
" au fait 1t is to have diamonds II
ones heels" she said, "and l decided
while we we're waiting here for ou
train to have 1t done. One Of you
iewerels quickly fixed is u. III
rather cunning, don't you think?
There we're ten diamonds in V-shap
| in each Of the stylish pumps.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11
FORMER GOVERNM'T
DEMONSTRATION
in CITY
G. H. AFFORD, OF THE I. c. SER
VICE BUREAU, TALKS OF
HIS WORK

G. H. Afford, until few months ago
Government Demonstration Agent for
South Mississippi, but now connected
with the |. G. Service Bureau with
headquarters in Atlanta, Ga, Is spend
ing the day in Hattiesburg and will be
in this part of his territory, which COM
prises a majority of the southern
states, for a week or ten days.
Mr.. Afford stopped over in Hatties-
burg to confer with County Demon
strator R. w. Thompson and the Off
GERS of the Commercial Club in regard
to holding a demonstration here, pro-
badly next fall, when the farmers will
have more time to give to the matter.
These demonstrations, which are Civ
en- for the purpose of instructing
farmers in the use of modern agricul-
tural implements, proper preparation
of the soil, stump removing, ect., are
becoming an important factor in the
development of the South's agricul-
tural resources and great interest is
being manifested in the work wher-
ever demonstrations are held.
Like the great railroad systems OF
the country and other corporations
the International Harvest Company
is undertaking this new line of WORK
and already a number of permanent
stations have been established in the
southern states, one of which is a
Brookhaven, Miss. Improved farm i'm
pliments are in greater demand toda,
than ever before, particularly will
southern farmers; and that these i'm
plements may be put to the prope
: uses and made to do work that tn
farmers never dreamed of, is one @
the chief objects of the demonstrate
work.
Mr.. Afford has been in South Geo
gia for the past two weeks engaged |
demonstration work and reports col
ditions greatly improved, with brigl
prospects for splendid crops. Report
J. made by other members Of the serviC
l. of conditions in other sections are
like nature. A great reduction
e cotton acreage is noted with &C
e responding increase in the acreaI
II planted in corn and other feed cror
e Ins spite of the backwardness of Il
* season, Mr.. Afford says, the farme
ie are optimistic and a most successi
al crop year is expected.
Mr.. Afford, in company with \
Thompson, is visiting the demnost
. tion farm across the river, near. Pet
:: this afternoon, the farm being GU
: waited according to the direction of
!: county demonstration agent
. In the present itinerary Mr.. Alf'
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT
Sacred HEART ACADEMY

The Eighth Annual Commencement
of Sacred Heart Academy, will be held
at the Auditorium in this city, Tuesday
evening, June 18th, at which an inter
esting programme will be carried out.
One young lady Miss Annie Mckinley,
will be granted a diploma in the
Academic department, and Miss Ethel
Madaline Balton will graduate in
Music. The commencement exercises
of this Academy are always features
,7f interest, attracting large audiences
An admission fee of 25 cents will be
charged. Tickets of admission will
be sold by young persons selected fol
that purpose, and at the box office O
the Auditorium.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11
CONFERENCE OF
EPWOR1H LEAGUE
ConVenes Thursday for Four Days
Session-Homes Needed for
Visitors

The Epworth League Conference of
the Mississippi Annual Conference of
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
will convene in Hattiesburg, Thursday
the 18th and continue through Sunday
the 18th.
Clifford R. Field is president of the
league. He prepared and announced
the program published in the News Of
Sth inst, and will direct the carrying
out of that program. The opening
services will be at Court Street
Church, Thursday night, when the ad-
dress of welcome will be delivered,
followed by a reception to the dele
gates.
The Methodist and other Christian
workers of the city are urged to attend
all of the sessions of the league con
ference, as the program contains man,
interesting features.
The Epworth League is that societ.
within the Methodist church, organic
ed and maintained for the yound me-
and young women of the church.
. was organized to meet the spiritus
needs, and to promote the spiritus
II Continued on Page Eighty
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11
WISCONSIN pRoHlBITIoNisTs

Madison, Wis, June 11-Wiscons1n
'dry" met in State convention here
today and will choose delegates to
the National Prohibition convention
in Atlantic City next month. During
the last month Eugene w. Chafin,
Prohibition candidate for President in
1908, has been conducting a campaign
in this state, and 1t is expected that he
will receive the endorsement of the
Wisconsin party as the 1912 standard
bearer.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11
Miss Sophie B. Wright
is Called to Beyond

New Orleans, La, June 11-Miss
Sophie B. Wright, the best known and
in all probability the best loved wom-
an in New Orleans since the time of
Margaret Haughery, "the Orphans
Friend" died yesterday afternoon in
her home at 144O Camp street, at 1:45
o'clock. Announcement of her death
cast gloom over the city, and sad
dened all who heard it. Attending
physicians pronounced the cause heart
failure. She had been confined to bed
only since last Friday, but grew weak
er and weaker. She expected the end
While members of her family and her
closest friends, Mrs. George A. Will
llams, were in and out of her room
all the time, only the trained nurse
Miss Emma Odendahl, a graduate oi
the Home Institute, was with her wher
she died. The end came suddenly and
painlessly. A sufferer all her life
death was kind at the last, and i
there is one note of consolation in hel
passing away to the many hundreds
who loved her, it is that her suffering'
are over.
Last Wednesday was Miss Wright
birthday, and in accordance with he
wish, the Kings Daughters celebrates
it with a pound party for the beneti
of Rest Awhile, the summer home TO
was ill that day, but sat up in he
room, and assisted with the countin
Of the money that had been sent il
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11
MICHIGAN WOMAN EDITORS

Lansing, Mich, June 11-With a
number of editors and writer's of the
gentler sex in attendance, the Mich
igan Woman's Press Association open
ed it's twenty-third annual conferences
in Lansing today. Mrs. G. e. Bassett.
of Fenville, is president of the organi-
zation and the meeting will last three
days. The attempts of certain schools
of Journalism to exclude women from
its curriculum will receive attention
during the convention.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11
TWO SUSPECTS were
NOT The TRAIN
ROBBERS
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS ARREs-
TED AFTER AN ALL DAY
SEARCH

The fact that the two bold bandits,
who so successfully attacked and rob-
bed the express safe, on N. o. & N.
E. r. r. fast train several weeks ago,
possible clue to the apprehension of
the outlaws a matter of immediate
and intense interest to every officer
of the law, as we'll as to every detec-
tive, amature or professional. This
interest is naturally heightened by the
SO 900 reward which the Southern EX-
press Company. offered Thursday after
the robbery and which has never been
withdrawn. With these facts in mind
it is easy to irnmagine the excitement
created, when on yesterday Sheriff j.
D. Bennett received phone advice that
two men were making their way into
Hattiesburg from over beyond Petal
and that these two men were surely
the elusive train-robbers, as evidenced
by the fact that they were moving
along avoiding the highways, and
having every appearance of being
brigands. The description of their ap
parel was minute, showing that one o
them was fairly we'll dressed, hav
ing on a blue serge suit and blacl
hat, while the other wore a suit o
blue overalls and dark cap, ant
further that both were heavily arm
ed. With such a story Sheriff Ben
nett and his deputies at once wer
on the alert, taking the precautlol
even to secure Culpepperss dogs an
have them where they could be use
If needed. A careful and diligen
]. search was made throughout the day
and this continued until the Mort
bound passenger train left Hattiesbur
last night, without any reward fc
this diligence. But not willing to b
folled, Mr.. Bennett suggested to Tol
i, Cahal that they take a ride up to tn
:, crossing Of the Mississippi Centra
When the train stopped for the eros
. ing, two white men steathily climbe
:. on the"blind" baggage, and they wei
- at once arrested by the sheriff an
: his deputy. While these men full
!, met every other feature of the desert
= tion given, neither Of them had ar
: fire arms on his person. When scare
ed, one had box Of Doan's pills, II
d. other a bottle of whiskey.
The names given by these me
:, when taken to Jail were, William JON
=. and Anse Gates, which the sheriff b
lieve are fictitious names, but his b
:, lief in the fact that he has caught Il
- train robbers is not strengthened
:. this fact. The men will be arraign
=. probably on the charge of trespassin
:. and given a hearing before Judge Bo
~ ing.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11
HOUSE ADJOURNS OUT
OF RESPECT TO MEMORY
Was Returning From Fishing Trip
When Struck by Southern Rail-
way Engine on the Bridge That
Crosses the Potomac River.
lBr Associated Press.l

Washington, June 11.-Representa-
tive Robert C. Wickliffe, of Louisiana,
met tragic death here this morning.
His badly crushed body was found on
a railroad track in Potomac Park, near
the entrance to the bridge across the
Potomac River.
Wickliffe had been away for several
days fishing and was returning this
morning when killed. A passenger OF
train crossing the bridge saw the
lifeless body beside the tracks. Wick
liffe's watch stopped at 1923 this morn
ing and a number of passenger trains
of various roads cross the bridge al
that hour.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11
WOULD sTARTLE CITY
If Louisville Purity League OFFICIAL
should Make Gcod His Boast

Louisville, KY. June ia sensation
was caused in Louiville when the
Purity League announced that its lead
ers has secured flashlight and snap
shot photographs of many Of the city's
well-known men and women In a ques-
tionable district of the city and that
an effort will be made by the League
to cause questionable resorts to be
moved from out of a fashionable dis
trict. For some time these resorts
have been opening up on Broadway
and according to G. R. Dinwiddle, lead
er of the movement, these photographs
now are under lock and key. He as
serts that if the authorities refuse to
force these resorts to move, every
one of the photographs will be publish
ed, giving names and interesting data.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11

That night she attended a meeting
of the Public Baths Commission, and
the next day was too Ill to attend to
her school duties. She went in and out
of the schoolroom, but was unable to
stay long, and Friday morning she was
unable to rise from her bed. Her
physicians said she must be kept per-
fectly quiet, and that was done. Miss
Wright complained so little, even in
her greatest pain, that no one but the
physicians realized what she was suf-
fering. Saturday she was weaker,
and Sunday worse, and Monday it was
realized that she was critically i'll.
Her sisters had to go to the school
room, so a nurse was summoned. Be
fore those at her bedside could realize
that the end was near, she passed
away. The school session was con
tinued until the closing hour, but the
girls knew what had happened.
Miss Wrights hair, white since hel
youth, gave false impression Of hel
age. She was forty-six years old las
Wednesday. She was born in New
| Orleans. There are three sisters anC
two brothers, Misses Jennie and Mamie
Wright, Mrs. Cullom Kay, Malcolm B
and William H. Wright.
The funeral ceremonies will be hel,
this afternoon at o'clock in the as
sembly room of the Home Institute
and will be conducted by Presbytei
ian minister, with public services a
the First Presbyterian Church.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11
Twelve Votes From Indiana go to Taft

Twelve Votes From Indiana go to TAFT
Chicago, June Work of the Re
publican National Committee yesterday
added twelve more delegates to the
catalogue of the Taft strength on
the temporary roll of the National
Republican Convention.
The much discussed Indiana con-
tests came before the committee and
were decided all in Taft's favor.
The cases decided yesterday were
those of the Indiana delegation at
large, four in number, headed by Col.
Harry S. New, chairman of the con-
yention committee on arrangements,
and including former Vice President
Chas. W. Fairbanks and the district
delegations of two each from the
First and Thirteenth districts.
The contest in the Fourth District
was withdrawn and the committee
confirmed the two sitting (Taft) dele
gates.
The real fight of the day in the com
mittee came, not on the contest over
the delegates at large, where, as
had ben expected, the committee was
unanimous in giving them to Taft, but
over the seating of two Taft delegates
from the Thirteenth, or South Benc
District. Attempts of the RooseVel
ATTORNEYS to introduce certain AMI
dayits declared by them to bear th'
signature of a majority Of the dele
gates to the district convention a
South Bend, at which the Taft dele
gates were chosen, precipitated tn
only sensational interchange OF tn
day. and occasioned a sudden reVei
sal of the committees vote, which wa
not explained to the satisfaction o
the Roosevelt men.
Senator Borah taunted the Taft me
about it, telling them they change
front because they were scared.
"The worst scared lot of men
ever saw" he said
The Taft men denied that they wer
scared or that any special light ha
broken it upon them; they inslste
that their first vote against admittln
the affidavits was because of the
desire not to delay the hearings .
the necessity of giving the Taft sic
an opportunity to answer them OF
create a precedent which would
embarrassing in later cases. The
reversal of the vote was coupled Wi
specific declaration that 1t was N
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11

to be regarded as a precedent. In this
form the Roosevelt men all voted
against it.
So the committee heard the affidav-
its. with verbal testimony in .contraven-
tion of their allegations, and then vot'
ed to seat the Taft delegation. The
vote 36 to IA, represents what has
been the lineup between the factions
ever since the committee came TO-
gether.
Summary up to Date
Summarized, the figures are as fol-
lows: -
Instructed for Taft: Uncontested
201.
Added by national committee;
Last week-Alabama 16,
| Arkansas 16,
Florida 12.
Georgia %.
Today:
Total Taft uncontested, 2S5.
Uninstructed for Roosevelt (uncon
tested), All.
Instructed for La Toilette (no con
test), 36.
Instructed for Cummins (no con
test), 10. .o
Uninstructed and uncontested' 1O6
Contests still pending, ITO. Tota
number of delegates, 1918.
Necessary for nomination $40
The committee also postponed unit
Wednesday the contest over the 81
delegates at large from Arizona AM
the two delegates from the Fourth DIS
trict of California.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11

Mrs. Horace Childress, sister-in-law
of the late Judge Childress of Nash
Vile, a very prominently Connected lady
of that city, was struck by an automo-
bile while crossing the street in front
of her residence and instantly killed
while the occupants of the automobile
sped on their way, escaping without
detection.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11
TO HAVE DAISY CHAIN

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, June 11-State-
ments to the effect that the time-hon-
ored daisy chain has been abandoned
by vassar are false, and the spectacle
will be a feature of the class day ex'
ercises today, as it has been ever
since the founding Of Vassar. The
procession will start at four O'Clock
this afternoon, with two dozen of the
prettiest sophmores bearing the flora
chain.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11
.oRpHAN HOME DIRECTORS
MEET IN JACKSON TODAY

! r. L. Bennett went to Jackson To-Day
~ attend the annual meeting OF the
BOARD of Directors of the MISSISSIPPI
nrnbans, Home. of which board he has
been a member for the past twelve
Years. At the meeting today the resig
nation of the present Manager, MT
W. M. williams, will be considered
Int Il is the belief of those who kno"
tbat Mr.. Williams will be reelected
"a his eminent fitness for the deica'e
and responsible position is well recog
snized
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11
PINE ASSOCIATION IN
MONTHLY MEETING.

A large number of lumber manufac-
turers are in the city today in atten-
dance on the regular monthly meeting
of the Mississippi Pine Association.
which is being held this afternoon.
Matters of Importance to the manufac-
turers will come up for discussion at
today's meeting.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11
LA. LUMBERMAN
COMMITS SUICIDE.
by Associated PreSs.)

Shreveport, La, June 11.--H. H.
Wheeles, a prominent lumberman,
with important North Louisiana hold
ings, shot and killed himself at his
home here today. Fear of threatened
financial embarrassment is the sup
posed cause of the suicide. A widow
and several children survive him.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11
Run Down BY Southern Ry. Train.

Kun DOWN 6y southern ny. ram
Washington, June 11.-Wickliffe was
run down on the tracks of the South
ern Railway. The engineer said he
saw the congressman too late to avoid
the accident He was alone when
killed.
Despite a sign at the entrance to
Potomac park on the embankment at
the north end of the bridge. warning
against trespassing on the railroad
property, Wickliffe was seen to climb
the embankment, especially uncon-
scious of the coming train. He was
struck and instantly killed. There
was a deep cash in his forehead
The House adjourned out of respect
to his memory.