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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09
PASSING THE BUCK.

Meat prices will reach their highes
within the next few days. The rea
reason is hard to discover, it is said
unless it be the high price of corn.
20 butcher, butcher, tell me, pray,
Why is my steak so high?"
The butcher mild,
He only smiled
And looked me In the eye,
"The faults not mine, kind SIR" said
he;
THE rise, it gives me woes,
But listen, do
A tip for you:
The bad wholesaler knows!"
I asked the great wholesaler then:
Wholesaler, tell me, pray,
Why chops are high
AS is the sky!"
And he gave forth sigh,
" 'Tis not my fault, kind sir" he said /;
I'm fair, you know that well,
But here's a tip:
That sad old rip,
The packer, he can tell"
20 packer, packer, tell me, please,
Why all the meats are high"
The packers tears
O'erf1owed his ears,
And sad he made reply:
"Oh, sir" said he, 81 wouldn't raise
The price single groat.
The farmer lad,
IT'S he who's Bad,
Whose actions get your goat!"
I asked the horrid farmer then:
He laid it to the corn.
The corn, again,
1t blamed the rain;
The rain, it blamed the morn;
The morn, it blamed the time of year,
And so found 1t go,
Till how to name
The thing to blame
simply do not know,
But this do know, hear me say:
The price is going up today
Paul West in N. Y. World.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09
THE TRUSTS AND Roosevelt
AND TAFT.

In twenty-five years of political
struggle, have found the one great
issue overshadowing and including all
others-the encroachment of the pow
erful few on the right of the many.
All the issues of today are but phases
of this one great question. How shall
the individual, the farmer, the worker
and all those who pay tribute, be set
free from the unjust exactions of the
tariff, the railroads, the money power,
and other forms of oppression by spe-
cial interests?
The combinations have unlawfully
taken possession of the whole country
They control transportation, manufac.
turing mining, capital and credit, the
market price of everything the farmer
sells, the market price of everything
the consumer must buy. They have
achieved this control-except as to a
few of the older trusts-almost entire.
ly under the last two administrations
notwithstanding the prosecutions for
which so much has been claimed.
When Roosevelt became President,
issues of all combinations and trusts,
the total amount of the stock and bond
including the railways then in combi-
nation, was only $3,7S4.O00,OO0. When
he turned the country over to Taft,
whom he had selected as his successor,
the total capitalization of the trusts
and combinations amounted to the
enormous sum of sS1, 1872, 900, 900, more
than 70 per cent. of which was water.
Prices were put up on transportation,
and on the products Of the mines and
factories to pay interest and dividends
on this fraudulent capitalization
Hon. Robert M. La Toilette, in Nor
man Mack's Monthly.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09
FINDING HIM OUT.

With Mr.. Taft"s personal opinion
about me l have no concern beyond
pointing out the sufficiently obvious
fact that he never discovered that
was dangerous to the people until
had been obliged to come to the con
clusion that he was useless to tine
people.-Mr. Roosevelt in reply 70 Mr..
Taft.
He is right. Mr.. Taft's uselessness
to the people became clear to Mr..
Roosevelt when Mr. Taft's claim to a
second term came to stand in the
way of the call and the chance to a
third term for Mr.. Roosevelt. 1t was
then also that Mr.. Roosevelt's danger
GUS character appeared to the confid-
ing Mr.. Taft.
Some people had discovered Mr..
Roosevelt's dangerous character be-
fore. But not Mr.. Taft.
1t took Mr.. Roosevelts Reputation
of his solemn third-term pledges 70
open Mr.. Taft's eyes. 1t required this
measure of treachery to friend to
reveal him to that friend as he was.
1t demanded this open betrayal and
biandishing Of the knife of political
slaughter to disclose him as public
danger to the man who had trusted
him for months while he was conspir.
ing secretly against him.
Mr.. Taft was not the first to find
Mr.. Roosevelt dangerous to the peo.
pie in his reputation of his third.term
pledges. Mr.. Roosevelt preceded him.
II was Mr.. Roosevelt who emphasized
the wise custom" which limits the
President to two terms. It was he
who placed stress upon "the sub.
stance and not the form" of this wise.
custom. 1t was he who called for
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09
BUSINESS INCREASE
IN MISSISSIPPI
Representative of American Wire &
Steel Notes Wonderful Develop
rnent.

Frank T. Watson, Territorial Man
ager for the American Steel & Wire
Company together with T. L. Morrow,
of Hattiesburg, and C. S. Bennett, of
Yazoo City, their Mississippi sales
men, is attending the Hardware Deal
ers' Convention.
interviewed by News reporter Mr..
Watson stated that while trade con-
ditions generally are dragging there Is
good reason to look for a steady i'm
provement. Enforced curtailment on
the part OF the railroads seems to be
the greatest obstacle in the way Of
great trade activity.
When asked as to how his business
has reflected development in Missis-
sippi Mr.. Watson stated that in four
years, their business in this state has
increased five hundred per cent. The
demand for both nails and fence wire
is constantly increasing in the state
and conditions indicate that Mississip.
pi development is now keeping pace
with the most forward states in the
union. The American Steel & Wire
Company keeps up a constant educa.
tional propaganda, encouraging south.
ern farmers in stock raising and gen
eral farm development.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09

According to Henry M. Holmes, ma
tional secretary of the Y. M. G. A. OF
New Zealand, that country is far
ahead of America in progressive gov.
eminent Innovations. Here is the way
he described the New Zealand govern.
ment: Municipality owned water, gas
and electricity, street car service, gov.
eminent ownership of railroads, post.
offices, telegraph, life and fire insur-
ance, ferry service. Anything that is
a public convenience or great public
necessity should be owned by the PEG.
pie and run in their interests, rather
than by few for their own personal
profit. That is the principle that the
government of New Zealand is built
upon"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09
7. R. EMASCULATES
PEACE. TREATIES
Taft Charges That Former President,
His Manager, and Democrats
Responsible.

Columbus, Ohio, May 9.-President
Taft charged here last night in a
speech that Colonel Theodore Roose-
welt, his campaign manager, Senator
Dixon, of Montana, and Democrats in
the Senate were responsible for the
"emasculation" of the arbitration
treaties with Great Britain and
France, and that in consequence of
their action tine pacts were so chang
ed as to be of doubtful utility. These
treaties, the president declared, would
nave made wide steps toward uni
versal peace; would have signalized
movement for a universal arbitral
court and we're as progressive meas
ures as ever were suggested to the
American people,"
Replying to the statement that the
decree of the Supreme court in the
Standard Oil and American Tobacco
Company cases were really Of benefit
to those trusts because oil has gone
up and the stock of both companies
has gone up, President Taft told why
he believed these resulted from natur-
al economic causes. He said:
ut is true that they have gone up,
and why? Because in the dissolution
the facts had to come out and the
stockholders who were holding stock
down low have to reveal to the public
generally that they have had a great
deal more money in those companies
than the public had known.
They say that oil has gone up.
Well, 1t has, and crude oil has gone
up, too, and why? Because under the
Standard Oil Company as it was they
could control the purchase of crude
oil and they kept crude oil down."
To Make Strenuous Fight.
Plans for President Taft's swing
through Ohio next week indicate that
Mr.. Taft intends to make a spectacu-
lar and strenuous fight to control the
states forty-eight delegates to the Re
publican National Convention. The
primaries will be held May 81. Enter
ing ohio next Monday morning, the
president will speak In practically
every city and town Of over 5000 in
habitants that he has visited on the
tour ended here. Mr.. Taft will be in
the state nine days, and on seven Of
these he will be in full action. Esti-
mates were that he would speak at
least seventy-fve times. Mr.. Taft will
vote in Cincinnati Tuesday and re-
turn to Washington that night.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09
THE WINE CUP HAS DROWNED
MORE THAN THE SEA

1t was not on the filed Of battle,
1t was not with a ship at sea,
But a fate far worse than either
That stole him away from me.
Twas the death in the tempting wine
cup
That the reason and senses drown;
He drank the alluring poison,
And thus my boy went down.
Down from the heights of manhood
To the depths of disgrace and sin;
Down to a worthless being,
From the hope Of what might have
been,
For the brand of the beast besotted
He bartered his manhoods crown;
Through the gate of sinful pleasure
My poor, weak boy went down.
TITS only the same old story
That mothers so often tell.
With accents of infinite sadness,
+ Like the tones of a funeral bell;
But I never thought once, when I
heard 1t,
l should learn of It's meaning my
self;
thought he'd be true to his mother,
thought he'd be true to himself.
But, alas, for my hopes, all delusiop!
Alas! for his youthful pride
Alas! who are safe when danger
Is open on every side?
oh, can nothing destroy this great
evil?
No bar in its pathway be thrown,
To save from the terrible maelstrom
The thousands of boys going down?
The British Temperance Advocate.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09
WILSON'S VIEWS ON pRoHleITIoN

A Texas Congressman recently re.
ceived from a constituent a letter con-
tanning an expression of Gov. Wood.
row Wilson's views on prohibition
Gov. Wilson, in letter to E. G. Gro
gan. of Byers, Texas, dated July 6,
1911, said with reference to the ad.
visibility Of statewide prohibition in
Texas:
Il believe that for some states, state.
wido prohibition is possible and desir.
able. l have no reason to doubt from
what l know Of the circumstances that
statewide prohibition is both practica.
BILE and desirable in Texas"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09

Nine of the reform bills prepared in
the New York legislature by the Wag.
ner factory inspection committee were
signed by Governor Dix before his de-
parture for Europe a few days ago.
They compel the use of fireproof re-
ceptacles for waste materials, the pro.
lection of gas jets, prohibit smoking in
factories, require fire drills, prohibit
employment of females after child
birth, require the use of automatic
sprinklers, provide that before EN-.
ployment certificates are issued the
children applying shall be examined
by physicians of the health depart
ment, enlarge the powers of the com.
missioner Of labor with regard to un.
clean factories, require registration
Of all factories and provide regula-
tons for factories using poisonous
substances Governor Dix, however,
vetoed the Smith bill limiting the num-
Der of employees on floors of factories.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09
RECIPROCITY NOT QUITE DEAD

Canadian reciprocity this country
slumberng
highways
defeated the Senate sad s-f~E :ss rsH sasA
unhapply
turning the old that
prerogave but the then made
the
condition o in the Northwest"
voices this
lowing o the United States
the imports the
valued at $34262 against
100000
blame
American against Canadian producers"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09

Biographs will be the feature plays
at the Gem theatre tonight. The pro
gram will be as follows: Overture,
Gem orchestra; "a Brave Hunter,
Biograph comedy; Sons of the North
Woods" Selig sensational drama;
won By a Fish," Biograph comedy;
''The Pie Face Indians" comedy. The
Gem is cool and well ventilated. AID
mission five cents.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09

Today the Lomo presents program
of usual quality. A Biograph entitled
"Billy's Stratagem," depicts a vivid
portrayal of the early days on the
frontier. The thrilling fight with the
Indians and how Billy schemed and
successfully subdued them. A picture
that will thrill you through and
through. "a Cure for Jealousy" is a
Lubin comedy and shows how jeal-
GUS husband sought to find out If his
wife was true. The wife overhears
the plot and she has a little scheme
of her own. This picture is good for
many laughs. John Milton" dra-
matte story of the blind poet. On ac
count of religious differences, Milton
is decreed an outlaw and ordered to
leave England. He is imprisoned and
King Charles II tries to comfort him
by reading from the famous epic poem,
Paradise Lost" well acted and photo
graphed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09
Senator Newlands. Of Nevada

Senator Newlands, of Nevada, who
used to be rated high among the
swell dressers'' Of Congress, now af-
fects an Indifference to matters OF
raiment. He has laid away his spats
and seldom wears fancy vest. While
at the White House one day the Pres
ident twitted him about his spat en-
easements, and Immediately they were
banished
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09

The state industrial accident board
is preparing measure which will be
submitted to the next California legis-
lature for enactment that will make it
compulsory for every employer to
equip his machinery with appliances
that will reduce the number of acct
dents to employees.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09

The California Drug Clerks Assoc
citation enjoys the distinction of being
the only pharmaceutical organization
in the United States maintaining a
sick and death benefit fund. The mem
bership of the organization is rapidly
increasing and its treasury is one OF
the strongest on the Pacific coast.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09

Judgment as a friend of republican III
stitutions in relation to this tradition
al custom in the republic.
And in now finding him dangerous
to the people Mr. Taft merely renders
a Judgment which Mr.. Roosevelt hill-
self invited. He is condemned as such
out of his own mouth.-New YORK
World.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09

The Photo-Engravers' Union of Bos-
ton has voted in favor of a new FIVE
year arbitration agreement with the
newspaper publishers. Its local wage
requests have gone to arbitration.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09

N. H. Mckinney, one of Collins most
progressive merchants, was in Hatties'
burg yesterday and sold the last nun
dred bales of cotton that will propa'
bly, be marketed here this season.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09
City Bre0ities

Lieut.-Col. Virgil Jones. of the sec
ord Regiment, is attending the school
for officers that is being held in Vicks-
burg.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09

1t is rumored from Montreal that the
successor of the late c. M. Hays, who
was one Of the victims of the Titanic
disaster, will be e. H. Fitzhugh, who
was for many years intimately asso-
ciated with Mr.. Hays. He is vice-vres-
ident and next to Mr.. Hays and has
been the active man of the Grand
Trunk. Should Mr.. Ftzhugh be made
president at the meeting of the direc-
tors in London, it is intimated that
E. j. Chamberlain will probably go to
the head Of the Grand Trunk Pacific,
of which he is vice-president and gen.
eral manager.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09

The death of Senator Robert Taylor,
"Fidlling Bob makes Luke Lea, aged
SO years, Senior senator" from Ten
nessee. Newell Sanders, junior sena-
tor, is old enough to be LEAFS father.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09
NOT A FINANcIER.

(From the Milwaukee Journal.)
A little boy who would take castor
oil for penny has mighty poor idea
Of the value of money
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09

A mans sermon on a manly theme
at the revival Central Christian church
tonight.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09

There'Il be a "Stag" section at the
revival Central Christian church to-
night. FIJI It!
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09

More than 100000 women in the
United States are gaining a livelihood
as wage earners.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09

Tonight is Mems night at the re-
yiyaI Central Christian church. GET
there.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09

Fresno, Cal, is planning to build a
labor temple.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09

Special sermon for men at the reviv.
al Central Christian church tonight
Hear IL!
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09
IRON ORE IN MISSISSIPPI
Birmingham Aae-HeraId.

Birmingham AseHerad.
Geologist Mississippi
Mrhalcounes lying along the
the United States with
far celebrated Swedish ore"
Bakese the field something
miles wide and he that he sold his
at low price would be worth for
getting for mineral rights
payable the companies being organized
chances that the find
th v ana Quantity somewhat lower than it stands at present in
mining engineer can be too optimistic
Good men everywhere depore
epihets between
amentable the
big difference blame The
a. He
oeen ouiyne ana ouh1Sesns NJ. ss t.n .n ~ 49,. % p
with
Sa 80. nIv become exhausted hut had ceased to no ue
friends
n 49, 80 @ d Zoo" men" who deplore this upsamv exchange Of
shoulders of the unjust and the just alike
-*--
az was stranger and We took me That mighty fine thing to
indeed the best that said that
wounded who sOurning this
the
bleeding and think dying
the that
90, s ., is 70 paieshurg And from whence docs The
of would be found? silently as the dew falls at evening time do the
christian
the only religion all the world that recognizes the Brother
hood Of Man. and makes the whole world kim
exchange
to
their themselves fifty
them
be
in speech
people, am only
of the
building bridge would bridge
something bridges" Roosevelt
statement in life time He will not will
about the "peepul"
The State Of louisiana
The territory
1872 according population
of New Orleans
had population Of 17242;
The dear people awfuly jealous
and Indifferent the
preferential presidential primaries bring onefourth
to the polls majority this
eneights That is how don't have majority
Tafts Rooseyes
opinion Of Taft is that he is They
\
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09
WANTS
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

LOST-Bunch of keys on East Pine
street. Return to p. 0. Box 300,
City. 9-2t
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09
First National Bank of Comnoou
HATTlEsRURe. MISS.


In every business relation through and lie ro.
FitNatonsl Ssema
of ir aoun '' us customers
invites the accounts individuals
Total MILL dollars
Banking mall speciality.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09

Special song service at the revival
Central Christian church tonight.
Hear II. Come early.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09

overwhelming majority comments exchange the
the mileage from 20 mile
selfish adhere
willing
their giving themselves
the object
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09

Mr. Tafs opinion Roosevelt
opinion Of Taft s that he They right
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09

Said Mr. Taft his Portsmouth, Ohio speech
distrustfu of the
distustf of the people court just would be dstustf
building bridge would bridge
something bridges"
statement in life time. He will
on about the 'peepul"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09

The dear people awuy jealous
careless and Indifferent the
preferential presidential primaries bring
to the polls majority Of this oneourtr
eneighs. That is how don't have majority
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09

The State Of louisiana 100 the
The territory constituting the
1872 had according the of 1870 population
the population
population Of 17242; population 100000
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09
LABOR NEWS AND NOTES.

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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-05-16

/ "Hang I'll" mIltered the Persian.
" don't know what they are looking
for, but they might easily ind us.
Let us get away, quick! Your
hand up, SIR, ready to firei
Bend your arm ..t. more I
that's It'll Hand at the level
OF your eye, as though you were Tight
ing a duel and waiting for the word
70 IRE! oh, leave your pistol
in your pocket. Quick, some along,
downstairs. Level OF your eyel Cues
/ ton OF life or death! Here,
this way, these stairsl" They reached
the nth cellar. "Oh, what Q duel,
sir, what a duel!"
Once in tie fifth cellar, the Persian
drew breath. He seemed 10 enjoy q
rather greater sense OF security than
he had displayed when they both
stopped in the third; but he never
altered the attitude Of his hand. And
Raoul, remembering the Persian's OBJ
servation-"I know these pistols can
be relied upon"-was more and more
astonished, wondering why any one
should be so gratiiied at being able to
rely upon a pistol which he did not
intend to use!
But the Persian left him no time
for reflection. Telling Raoul to stay
where he was, he ran UP few steps
Of the staircase which they had just
left and then returned.
How stupid Of usl" he whis-
pered. I'VE shall soon have seen the
end Of those men with their lanterns.
It is the Hremen going their rounds.
The two men waited I'VE minutes
longer. Then the Persian took Raoul
up the stairs again; but suddenly he
stopped him with a gesture. Some
thing moved in the darkness before
them.
Flat ON your stomach" whispered
the Persian.
The two men lay nat on the noof.
They we're only just in time. A
shade, this time carrying no light,
Just shade in the shade. passed. It
passed close to them, near enough to
touch them. N.
They felt the warmth Of its cloak
upon them. For they could distin-
gulsh the shade sufficiently to see
that It wore d cloak which shrouded
1t from head to foot. On itsshead It
had I. soft fsltshatg VA.
j; II moved away. drawing ita feet
against the walls and sometimes givs
singra kick into a corner,
''Whew!" said the Persian. we've
had narrow escape; that shade
knows me and has tHicg taken me to
the managers Office" @@
rs II some one beiongings to the
theater police?" asked Raoul.
II tits some one much worse than