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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-10-23
PRICES WILL DECLINE.
Government Experts Predict Lower
Cost Of Living.

BEVERLY. Mass, Oct. 19.-In
statement issued here tonight, based
upon reports from Secretary of Agri-
culture ames Wilson, President Taft
declared the wave of high prices for
food throughout the world has begun
to subside in this country.
"The wave of extremely high prices
for food throughout the civilized
world" read the presidents statement,
"has reached it's height in the United
States and is subsiding. The Ameri-
can people have cause to be thankful
that because of our industrial pros
perity it has not been attended here
with the great hardship which has
prevailed in some of the countries
where high prices combined with low
wages to reduce the working people to
q point bordering on starvation"
According to the announcement OF
White house officials, Secretary Will.
son made an investigation of the
causes of the prices and the effect OF
the bumper crops in the United States
upon such prices. The great prosper
ity of the American farmer, the report
to the president showed, has brought
about material decrease In the cos
of food products, althoagh in many
instances the reduction will not be
come apparent to the consumer to-
several months.
Secretary Wilson advised the presi
dent that of the nine great crops of th
country, corn, wheat, oats, barley
rye, buckwheat, potatoes, haxseed an
hay, the October prices indicated I
saving to the consumer of about min
per cent, or nearly $500, ,000, 900.
The crop increase will make up t
farmers, however, reductions in price
Mr.. Wilson shows that. while th
return to the producer on Oct. l, 1911
amounted to 50, 1858, 900, 900, at the price
prev ailing October l of this year, the
return will be "a, ,454 ,OOO, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-10-23

only socialist states attorney 10 the
country gave three reasons for his de-
cision to put of the trial one month.
He said first it was only reasonable
to ait the results of Colonel Roose-
velts injury before placing Schrank
on trial; second, he had 20 desire to
''crowd the defendant unduly," and,
third, sit would be unwise to call the
case during the final struggle in the
presidential campaigu.'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-10-23

will be supplied with an abundance OF
water and made to blossom as the
rose. The government is back of the
Grand Valley project, which will cost
between 100000 to 81 O00,UOO. A
mammoth $50 foot diversion dam is
to be constructed across the Grand
river eight miles above Palisade.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-10-23
Boston Wins Championship.

BOSTON, Oct. 16. - The Boston
American league club won the worlds
championship for 1912 today by de.
feating the New York Nationals by q
score of 3 to 2 In 10.inning contest
before 10000 people. Mathewson
pitched a wonderful game until the
final inning, when he weakened.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-10-23
Big irrigation Project.

GRAND JUNCTION, Col, Oct. 1S.-
Secretary Of the interior Fisher turn
ed the first shovel of earth today for
the construction of the giant tunnel
in connection with the Grand Valley
reclaim alton project. When the work
is completed, about three years hence,
some 10000 arid acres in Mosa county
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-10-23
Will Establish Fox Farm.

SEATTLE, Oct. 20.-Attached to a
fast passenger train which left here
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-08
c. M. RUBBISH OF
meridian, DEAD
Prominent Citizen, Well Known Here,
Died Suddenly Thursday
Night

Meridian, Miss, June 8.-Mr. Chas.
M. RUBBISH, one Of the most prominent
citizens of Meridian died suddenly at
his home Thursday night from heart
trouble. Mr.. Rubush had been i'll for
several weeks, but had been down
town Thursday. He ate supper Thurs
day night as usual, going to his room
to read newspaper. While he was
sitting in the chair he suddenly col
lapsed and expired in a few minutes
after having been placed in bed.
The deceased is survived by a
widow, Mrs. Matte Rubbish, two sons,
c. M. RUBBISH, Jr., and w. e. Rubush,
both Of Meridian, and five daughters,
Mrs. C. E. Girten, of Houston, Texas
Mrs. e. s. Bostick, Mrs. v. M. Moss,
Mrs. w. T. Perry and Miss Hazen Ru.
bush, all of Meridian.
Mr.. Rubush was 68 years of age and
has been identified with the progress
and upbuilding of Meridian for many
years. He was one of the most promi.
nent contractors in the state, having
built many handsome buildings in vari-
GUS parts of Mississippi. He was a
thirty-second degree Mason, knights
Templar and a Shriner. He had al
ways taken prominent part in Ma.
sonic affairs and served with honor
the various chairs which he has filled
in the order. He was also an Elk and
Odd Fellow. Mr.. Rubush was known
as good, true man, active, progress
sive, whose word was as good as a
bond.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-08
GOOD SHOWING
PERRY co. BANK
Net Earnings For Year II Per Cent
Directors And Officers
Elected.

New Augusta, Miss, June Sat the
annual meeting of the stockholders of
Perry County Bank here today, the
following directors were elected: ].
A. Kennedy, Walter Myers, d. B. Grif-
fin. ]. H. Overstreet, D. B. Whately,
H. s. Stevens and B. s. Stevens. ].
A. Kennedy. Walter Myers and d. B.
Griffin were reelected as president,
vice-president and cashier respectively.
in the order named.
The net earnings for the closing
year is seventeen (17) per cent as
against only eleven (11) per cent for
the preceding year, which makes a
fine showing for the bank under the
Immediate management of cashier
Griffin. A dividend of six per cent
was declared with eleven Q1) per cent
placed as undivided profits.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-08
CAUGHT IN sHAFTiNc AT FIRae
LUMBER COMPANY PLANT AND
FATALLY INJURED.
LEAVES WIFE and
THREE CHILDREN
Young Man Had stepped Underneath
MII While Having Cars Placed and
cIothins Got Caught In Machinery,
Whirlipg Him to Death.

Charles H. Langfcrd. Jr., lumber
grader for the Firm Lumber Company,
was fatally injured this afternoon
about 1:15 o'clock at the plant of the
company in this city. Mr.. Langford
was having some cars placed and step
ped underneath the mill, where in
some manner his clothing became
caught in the shafting and he was
whirled over and over. his body strik-
ing the frame work aRI ground with
such terrific force that he was liter
ally battered to death.
AS soon as the accident occurred
physicians were rushed TO the scene
and within very few minutes large
crowd was congregated at the plant.
and everything possible was done to
relieve the injured man. but it was
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-08
WO0DMEN UNWILLING
and Decoration DAY

Tomorrow Leaf River Camp No. 2S
will unveil a monument to the memory
of the late Sow. c. C. James, at the
City cemetery. A. E. HARRISON will
be the orator on this occasion. Rev.
e. ]. Currie will assist in the exercises.
After the unveiling memorial SER
vices the placing beautiful flowers on
the graves of departed sovereigns will
be observed. On the 9th of June or
the Sunday nearest that date, the
Woodmen remember their departed
members with beautiful flowers.
The sovereigns will assemble at the
w. o. w. Hall, on Main street, at
about $3.50 and leave the hall at $3.50
o'clock and unveil the monument at
4 p. m.
The band will furnish the music
and 1t is expected to have a quartette
to sing. Every Woodman invited to
come and be in line; also members
of neighboring camps.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-08
CLOSING EXERCISES
MILLSAPS COLLEGE
Bishop Hoss viii Deliver Sermon To-
morrow-oratorieaI Contest
Monday.

Special to The Netos.
Jackson, Miss, June S.-Bishop e.
q. Hoss, d. D., one of the foremost
divines of the Methodist church, reach
ed the city this afternoon from Nash
vile. and will deliver the annual COM
mencement sermon of Millsaps Col
lege at the Capitol Street Methodist
church Sunday morning at IL o'clock
Owing to the fact that an immense
congregation is expected to hear the
distinguished divine, 1t was decided to
have the commencement sermon de-
livered In the largest house of worship
in the city. The Capitol Street Meth
odist church was recently completed,
and Bishop Hoss will be the second
bishop of his church to occupy its
pulpit. 1t has seating capacity of
1900.
Parents and friends of students, and
graduates of the institution, are COM
ing in from all parts of the state to at
tend the exercises. More than dozen
members of the Methodist clergy are
in the city for the commencement
period.
A majority of the members of the
board Of trustees are in the city, and
the question of electing a new presi-
dent to succeed DR.. David G. Hull,
which will come before the body on
Monday, is an absorbing topic of dis
cussion.
The features on Monday will be the
annual meeting of the alumni associa-
tion at a. m, the senior contest in
oratory at 10 a. M. the Galloway-La-
mar debate at 8 p. M, and the alumni
banquet at 9;30 p. m.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-08
|. l. POWELL IN
RACE FOR MAYOR
Well-known Druggist And Ex-Aider-
man Makes Formal Announce
ment Today.

The first gun in the municipal cam
paign was fired today with the an
nouncement Of Mr.. L. L. Powell, Of
the Main Street Pharmacy, as a can
didate. Mr.. Powell's announcement is
for Mayor and he has a communica-
tion from Assistant Attorney General
Clayton which goes to show that un-
der the law a mayor and two commits
sioners are to be elected. This is con-
trary to the impression that has pre-
vailed here and contrary to the call
of the Executive Committee, for it had
been the impression that three COM
missioners were to be elected, and
that these three would elect a mayor
from among their number.
Mr. Clayton's opinion, however, is
official. and the election will doubt-
less be held along the lines he lays
down.
Mr. Powell is we'll and favorably
known to the majority Of the people
OF Hattiesburg and particularly to the
older inhabitants. He was born and
grew to manhood in this section, and
has been a resident of the city since
1889 with the exception of a few years
spent in the west. During the greater
part of his residence here he has been
in the drug business and has won
friends by fair dealing and upright
business methods.
By experience Mr.. Powell is quail.
fed for the office to which he aspires,
as he has served the city four years as
Alderman-at-large. having been elect
ed both terms without opposition. He
was also Justice Of the Peace for six
years and his record in both positions
is above reproach.
The office Of Mayor Of city the
size of Hattiesburg is an honorable
one. and the desire to round out per-
sonal and political record by holding
that honor is worthy Of any man. Mr..
Powell feels, in addition, that he can
serve all the people faithfully and
well and asks careful consideration Of
his candidacy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-08
(By Robert Compton).


Washington, d. c., June S.-The diff
ference between the public ownership
of public utilities which the Socialists
propose, and the ownership of these
utilities by the public is exemplified
by a recent report of the American
Telephone Company which Senators
and Representatives here are now
carefully studying in order to equip
themselves with information regard
ing conditions which at any time may
be discussed in Congress.
At the time, FIVE years ago, when
Theodore N. Vail became President
of the American Telephone Company
the number of stockholders was 49,
900. The number now is 4S,940, an in
crease of 30,940, with an average to
each person of &C shares which for
five years have paid an annual divi-
dend of 8 per cent. During the last
nine years $342. 100000 have been de-
Quoted from profits for maintenance
and reconstruction. In 1911, $2S,655,-
SS2 was charged against operation for
depreciation, a sum S5,0O0,000 in ex-
cess Of dividend payments.
The lines of the company reach TO-
600 localities, 5000 more than there
are post-offices and 10000 more than
there are railroad stations in the Uni.
ted States.
The company has $500 stations and
touches the daily life of $4,000, 900 peo-
pie. over quarter Of the entire popu.
lation under the American flag.
The service it renders the public has
been long so superior to that found In
any other nation that It has become
the standard Of the world. The com
pany with its affiliations does 70 pei
cent of the entire worlds business o.
electrical transmission Of speech ant
written message.
This Is only one drop in the buckle
OF all the property, means, and i'm
plements Of production which, as May
or Gaynor pointed out In recent IN
terview.the socialists propose to mas
into one unit and put in charge Of tn
Government with everybody a Cover
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-08

Miscellaneous Suggestions and Vol
untary Remarks.
Sunday Morning, June 16.
II a. m.-Annual Sermon-Rev. F.
s. Parker, D. D., General Secretary.
The public is cordially invited to
all Of these services.
Delegates should try to reach Hat
tiesburg on morning trains, as the
programme opens at $3.50 p. m.
Names of delegates should be sent
to Miss Annie D. Hall, 706 Rebecca
avenue, Hattiesburg, Miss.
The officers of the Conference
League are as follows:
President-Clifford R. Field, Match
ez.
First vice-rPesident- H. Poy
thress. Meridian.
Second ice-President--Miss Laura
Rankin. Gulfport.
Third vice-President-- Berts
Mitchell, Laurel.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures. H. q
Watkins. Natchez.
secretary-Mr. A. P. Holt. Yazo
City.
Treasurer-Mr A. R. Campbell
Sumrall.
Junior Superintendent n
Clifford, Yazoo City, Miss.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-08
WORMS MAKE A
CLEAN sweep
Corn Fields at MccaIIum Visited by
Pests and Everything is De-
stroyed.

Dr. P. A. Carter returned this morn
ing from visit to his brother at Nc
Callum, who he reports as having had a
ten acre field of corn which had at
tanned growth of one foot high,
when on Thursday it was attacked
by long green worms in such num-
bers that by Friday evening every
vestage of corn, peas and grass on the
land was entirely consumed and
the field left barren. The raw.
ages Of some sort OF worm are re-
ported as working havoc in the corn
fields from Hattiesburg to the coast
Especially is this the hase with very
young corn.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-08

AS provided for in the laws of 1912.
New Augusta has completed the con-
solidation of three adjacent schools.
and the County Board this week have
levied an assessment of three mills
for school purposes in the united terri
tory; and have further advertised for
the issuance of twelve thousand dol
lars of serial, six per cent bonds for
the general equipment of the school.
Hon. H. P. Cosper of Beaumont was
here today, making a land plat of the
territory near Beaumont for the pur-
pose of uniting in a school there with
several small schools adjacent.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-08
INJUNCTION AGAINST
L.J.NEWMAN LBR. co.

Jackson, Miss, June Son petition
Of United States District Attorney r.
G. Lee, Judge Henry c. Niles, of the
Federal court, has granted an injunc-
tion restraining the J. j. Newman
Lumber Company from removing tim
ber from forty-acre tract of land in
Harrison county, the timber being
valued. at about $500. 1t is alleged
that the patent and deed to the tract
are fraudulent and void, and the dis.
trict attorney asks for a decree desig-
mating the federal government as
owner of the land.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-08
The Public Ownershp
of Public Utilities

ment employee. The Mayor. asks
some pertinent questions on the sub
ject:
Who would run your socialistic
government? Where would you get
competent and honest men? We have
trouble now to run the government by
doing as little as possible. Do you
think you could get competent and
honest officials to run your socialistic
government"
Extending the statistics of the Tele-
phone Company above cited to cover a
few other great business concerns OF
the country, the line of the Mayors
queries might be expanded. Socialists
might be asked how they propose to
convince the hundreds of thousands OF
stockholders scattered all over the
countryside owners of these indus
tries-that their business would be
more intelligently, more economically.
more honestly managed by the aver
age government employees than by the
men they are hiring to do the lob
now? How are they to be convinced
that the public ownership the social
lists propose will be better than the
ownership by the public which now
prevails?
How, for example, are they-the So
cialistic propagandistsg going to CON
yince the OK mn mn .,.~,,s, A. nr-,~
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-08

Crop conditions are above the
average despite the torrent rains of
the earlier spring and a quick, hard
drouth of ten days. The boil weevil
is here on dress parade already in
some sections of the county, but corn
will, if no misfortune strikes it, make
record yield; while potatoes, cane
and allied crops are fiourishing Rot
has struck the tomato fields during the
late heavy rains, but the truck people
are much encouraged by the strong
demand for their output
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-08
81 CONTESTS DECIDED
ALL IN FAVOR OF TAFT
Colonel Says, "There is One Contest
In Alabama Which Represents Max
ed Theft" and Promised to Give
Out a Tobaseo Statement Today.
by Associated PreS$.)
BULLETINS.

Chicago, June 8.-Tlhe seventh Ark
ansas District was credited to Taft
by unanimous vote.
In the contests, involving thirty-two
seats, disposed Of by the committee
early this afternoon, the Taft men
have been seated in each instance.
"A motion by Burnam, of Kentucky,
a Roosevelt man, to seat both fac
tlons in the Fifth Arkansas District
with half vote each,was defeated for
ty to ten. The Taft delegates we're
seated.
The Third and Fourth Arkansas Dis
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-08
SERIOUSLY Injured
IN R. R. ACCIDENT

Guy Sims, 21 years of age, son of
Mr.. T. Sims. of this city, was hurt in
a railroad accident on the Tombigbee
Valley railroad at Fairfield, Ala, on
Tuesday night, when he suffered a
fractured skull and broken hip.
Young Sims was thought to be IA
tally hurt, but successful operation
at a Mobile infirmary Wednesday af.
ternoon, has afforded relief from the
shock, and the attending surgeons con-
slider him in fair shape for complete
recovery. Besides his father, his
brothers, C. L. and John c. Sims of
Mobile, are constantly with him.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-08
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: AMENDMENT DESIGNED T.
= TO DEFEAT METAL BILL. =
(Bg Associated PreSs.)

= Washington, June S.-The =
= House Ways and Means Commit =
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= agreeing to the Senate amend =
= ments to the metal tariff bill, ex- ::
E cept as to the repeal of the Ca Z,
= madam Reciprocity act under =
{. which the proposed duty Of two =
= dollars per ton on print paper. Z
I: The committee declares the Ca I:
> madam reciprocity amendment ::
= was political subterfuge de- 4:
+ signed to defeat the passage Of I:
= the metal bill" ... ,.. .
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-08

of the foreign students.
At Tours a special summer course
is to be arranged, and at the girls
college there special department will
be opened for young women from
abroad similar to that which exists
already at the school at Versailles.
The other development is in the
propagation abroad of French univer-
sity influence. French professors and
teachers have been placed in large
numbers in various European colleges.
including Leipzig, Budapest, st. Pc
tersburg, and recently professor was
sent to the Normal College of New
York.
This foreign policy" of the
French universities is also made pos
sible by such organizations as the
Alliance Franchise, the Franco-Ameri-
can Committee, the French Institute
of the United States, and of course
by the new relations between Harvard
and the French universities. other
countries in which the French influ-
ence is spreading are Roumania, Ser
via, Norway, Sweden and Chile.
The new Harvard Foundation sig
nalizes a movement to create even
wider bonds of sympathy between the
United States and France. 1t is
planned to send French students to
the United States and the creation of
a French museum at Harvard is a
project of the near future.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-08
FULLY $50 DELEGATES
EXPECTED TO ATTEND
President Clifford q. Field Has Issued
Program For Meetlng-Number Of
Distinguished Visitors, including
General Secretary, Parker.

TieeiuchI ChhOiu II. rleiu, OF the
Mississippi conference of the Epworth
league, has issued the program for the
annual meeting to be held in Hatties-
burg from June 18th to 10th, inclusive.
The organization has 1888 active
members in the conference, and it is
expected that fully $50 delegates will
be in attendance. Several distinguish
ed visitors from other states will be
present and deliver addresses, among
them being Rev. F. s. Parker, D. d.,
of Nashville, general secretary of the
Epworth League.
Following is the program for the
meeting:
Thursday Evening, June 10, 1912.
$3.50 p. m.-Devotions.
Address of Welcome by Mr.. w. Eel
der Cook.
Responses by representatives from
Junior and Senior Leagues.
Musical Programme arranged by
Miss Bessie Cook.
Social meeting in the hands of the
Hattiesburg Leaguers.
Friday Morning, June IA, 1912.
900 a. m.--Devotional exercises
(Leader to be selected.)
9:15 a. m.-President's address.
appointment of committees.
9:45 a. inflow to Make the De-
votional Meeting Interesting."-Rev.
M. B. Sharbrough.
Round Table on the First Depart
ment conducted by DR.. A. F. Wat
kins.
Report of the First vice-President.
IL m.-Adjournment.
Friday Afternoon.
2:30 p. m.-Devotions. (Leader to
be selected)
2:45 p. m.-"The Scope and Effects
Of the Second Experimentation. M.
L. Burton. (15 minutes)
What the Second Department Can
Do in a Large Town. Mrs. A. r.
Watkins. (15 minutes.)
What the Second Department Can
Do in a Rural District or Small
Town."-Mrs. J. L. Neil. (15 minutes }
Discussion.
Report of the Second vice-Presi.
dent.
Importance and Methods Of Mis-
sion Study Glasses in Epworth
League Work."-Rev. ]. L. Neil.
Cuba as "a Mission Field"-Dr.
A. F. Watkins.
Report of Fourth Vice-President
Friday Evening, p. m.-Address
by Rev. F. S. Parker, D. D.
Saturday Morning, June is.
9 a. m.-Devotions.. Neader to be
selected)
Report Of the Junior League Work
in the Mississippi Conference Mrs.
T. B. Clifford, Junior Superintendent.
Necessity of Training the Children
in Christian Work"-Mrs. Dan Gill
man.
Junior League Organization, Pro-
gramme and Methods of Work.-Mrs.
T. B. Clifford, assisted by Rev. F. s.
Parker, D. D.
"Adaptability of Methods to Juniors
and Juniors to Methods. Mrs. Sue
Stuart Brame.
Open Discussion.
Report Of Committee on Nomina-
tions and Election of Officers.
Saturday Afternoon.
2:30 p m.-Devotions. Geader to
be selected)
Duties of Third vice-President'-
Mr.. G. l.. Neil.
rs the Interest in the Third De
partment What 1t Should Be, and Il
Not, How Can We Make it So?"-Mrs
T. B. Clifford.
Quiz on Third Department. dead
er to be announced.)
Report Of Third President.
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-08

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= ATTACKED nv sANpITs. I
(By Associated Pyess.)

. Guadalajara, Mexico, June s. .
= The Cino Mining Company. New .
= York corporation was attacked =
= yesterday by bandits. who were =
= repulsed after fight in which =
. two bandits were killed and sew =
= eral on each side were wounded. =
= The defense was made by COM =
= pany guards. Rural and state =
= guards are pursuing the bandits. .
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