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Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
WHIRL IN WHEAT PIT
WILD SCENES ENAcrED-PRrcY
DROPS WITH CRASH.
Pattsn Sold at Top and Bought ~
Bottom and RAkes in
Another Fortune.

Chicago. ili.-At the tap Of the clos
ING gong four hundred brth.ed. battered.
hu-ky-voiced men disappeared hurris,Ily
from the tioor of the laard Of trade
Tuesday AMI went in scarch II refresh
Hi~nts. re-; ami rulsloWns They we're
ihe rsIic- of a uiasi-tron in the Wheat
~, which. for fury and intensity. quite
sHrPasssd any whri experienced there in
years. Wheat quotations. ro-e AMI fsgI-
Hao-tiy isii--is biiloss that NJ ons could
h-er track u.
james A. rattsn. Neptune of the pat,
tossed MS trisens on rcck and iet the
foree- Of the deep make merry to their
h~art's rcnsen,. Then. a, the p-ycho-
iog'eal moment. be picked il up again
and waded into the brsakerS The quan-
ti'ies Of deep -ea treasure he swept into
bis caves only he AMI his brokers know.
but it was enough to make a Capt. Kidd
turn over in his grave.
In pom, Of black AMI blue spots. nu--
bsr Of derhies crushed AMI broken. nerv-
ous force- expsn,ie,i and volume Of sound
produced. Il u maintained By some vet
sran traders the day'. session saw new
records. regardless Of the Letter deal Of
isss. The amount OF energy expended
II transmitted into electricity. would
keep Chicago's elee;rie fans running all
summer. The numtsr OF dollars lost ani
won. II collected in one sum. would
make a colossal fortune. Some II the
-relies- had VOICES that scrs torn &c
.Arrds and others hal eyes that booked
like sauesrs. That = the way Of the
wheat pit
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29

When Mr. Payne and his cohorts
'ax sioTes. hosiery. tea. cocoa. hats
perfumery and other commodities
dear TO the heart ~ The weaker sex
one can scarcely advance the arxu-
ment that the ways and means com
mittee is ovsrchivalrous- Woman has
voiced her indignation AZ this treat
ment. but there's another schedule
that she may learn more about and
then have room for more Indignation
the wonl schedule. During the fis-
cal year % isaS. woolen dress imports
for women and children we're valued
at ss.i35.sS7. and We're taxed 50 20
SSf. or more than 100 PER cent. Add to
this profits OF retailer. iobber and i'm
porter. and il Is safe to state that
lovely woman had to pay. approx
imately. ss.50 for every dollars worth
of woolen dress imports. Now. this is
exceedingly important. because our
wool product is. relatively speaking.
negligible owing TO the increasing eul-
tivation OF sheep grazing lands. and
does not exceed converted into
yarn-a pound and a half annually
per capita. What an excellent oppor-
tunity for adulterations In the manu-
faeture Of 'woOlen" garments is fur
riShed in the light OF these facts. and
what double cross" the women and
children get, As a question OF com
mon ordinary honesty Is il not up TO
the manhood and decency of America
to revise the schedule on wooden ap-
parel for women and children, Won
der what President Taft has to say on
this qaestiOn.-Wall Street Summary.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
OXFORD. MISS. THURSDAY. APRIL 1909
AMPLE ROOM FOR CRITICISM.
Voters. Whose Money 10 Being En-
pended. Have Hish, to Voice on
Panama Canal Work

In his speech At Hsttiesburg Mr.
ogired for the heat he displayed. He
u obviously impatient with the critics
OF the canal work At Panama With
the conditions there fresh in his mind
and In the satisfaction that the plan
Is conpe,ent and graft absent. he
may BE- readily pardoued for showing
some feeling However. IL there had
been no criticism. II IL doubtful ~
the conditions With which Mr.. Taft
vas apparently 50 well pleased would
exist.
There Is need % the skeptlc and the
leonoclast Il 10 always regrettable
that a congressman should make false
charges of any kind. or that CITIZENS
should Be mislcd or conjure up tales
OF corruption Bg; IL is more rexretta.
bic when eompiacent and satisfied citi.
renship. swayed BY pride of possession
and performapce. sits quietly and
closes its eyes 20 realities
The critics of the canal and n.
method cf construction MI a useful
place. They are neccssary-eveu an
indispensshle-adiunet TO IT, During
the next six or seven years the Pan
anna canal will be the source q still
greater criticism Harsher challenges
~iil b. issued TO those engaged In its
management and construction and
there may come accusations Of vari-
Gus kinds. All VIII have 20 b. met
and refuied- The plans uiIi need coz
tinaoas defense aud the expenditures
VIII need continuous Justification. I,
IA he way in which progress is made
under cur system of government. The
canal Is pablie enterprise and every.
body's business
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
FLORIDA FOR PROHIBITION.
Anti-Prohibitionists Mako Strong
Fight, But in Vain.

Tallahassee, Fla--Fiorida took long
and unexpected step toward statewide
prohibition The house of representa-
tives, BY an overwhelming vote, adopted
the MeMullen joint resolution prosiding
that in 1910 a constitutional amend
ment shall be submitted permitting the
voters to decide whether they wish to
have forever prohibited in the state Of
Florida the manufacture. sale, exchange
and barter of all intoxicating liquors
and beverages" The stcry of the un-
expectediy strong fight by the pruhibi-
ticnists is told in the count of the tell
ers in the legislature during the past
two DAYS. The vote in the senate on
the NcMullen resolution stood - for
and against; the house vote Was 81
for and l6 against.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
AT PUBLIC EXPENSE
cREAr FORTUNES ARE ACQUIRED
AND ADDED TO.
Standard Oh an Example of the Result
Of Monopoly Allowed by un-
just Laws to Fa,ten or
the People.

Naturally enough. Mr.. Mfiburn. who
receives 81 .o0e a day as legal repre-
sentative % the standard Oil Com
Pany. has no apologies 70 offer for the
- per cent. profits Of that CORPORA.
tion which he admits. or for the 50 or
100 per eent profits which are alleged.
Trust Development and the growth
OF privileges have accustomed many
Americans. including lawyers. 10 big
ngures- We often hear Of single fees
larger than the lifelong earnings os
The mos, DISTINGUISHED practiticne-s
Of 50 years ago To justify such sx-
pendi'ures clients must contest for
richer stakes than any that wcre az
issue in the hrSt half II the last cen
iury. Monopoly Is a sood psymaster.
and - Is privilege
Americans as a rule fnd no fAul,
with extraordinary profits derived
from enterprises depending upon their
own merit for success What they
complain of Is the great fortunes
rolled up as a direct result Of unjust
laws and desperate practices There
IL little hostility here to wealth hon
estly and fairly acquired All Of the
unrest. discomfort and malice which
have been exhibited toward property
and enterprise have had their origin
In public execTaiiaa of favor in the
laws or o; inequality in their applica-
ton
T~en'y-four per cent profit in a
business which violates no law and
which gains no advantage through the
partiality of government IS not 10 be
condemned One-half or one-guarter
II that sum drawn as a result o. law
breaking and favor Is an outrage. Sa-
saeity and industry are entitled to the
richest rewards. Triekery and inius-
tiee are worthy Of no rewards az all.
In the prosecution of the monsters
of finance. commerce ard industry We
md no legal representative OF the
people who receives fees of 800 900
or who Is paid 81 600 for each day
thst he appears In eourt. These emol-
uments arr on the other side altozeth-
sr. and Il Is from that quarter that
men ~ho have difficulty In reaiixinx
Sly pr cent On their capital are in
formed ;hat - per cent. is none too
larEe a profit Tor an enterprise that
mas e-en anointed with the holy oils
Of pfiViiese--St- Louis Republic
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
MRS. CROSBY'S STORY
PULLED rRIooYR WHILE HER
HUSBAND HELD GUN.
Husband Had Wife Dscoy Neshanr
to Lonely Spot, where the Two
Blew Top Of His Head Oh

Hsttiesburg. Niss--Mrs. Minnie Cros
by has confessed that she pulled the
trigger which sent the contents Of q
doublc-harreled shotgun into the head of
J. r McChann. whose mutilated body
was found in a secluded spot near the
Bowie stree, bridge in Leaf river swamp.
6. l. Crosby. husband Of the woman.
held the gun in his hands, took delihsr-
ate aim at Me>hsnn's throat. while ste
reached over his shoulder ami pulled
the trigger.
Hetween sob< Airs. Crosby repeated
the grew-ome details Of a tragedy ahso-
lutely without a parallel in the criminal
annals Of Mississippi
She admitted that she had ben inti-
mate With Me- ham. that she had met
him near the Bowie street bridge time
and sgain during the several weeks pre-
eeding the tragedy. With her own lips
drawn and psrspirstion droppinx frosn
her pretty forehead. her bosom hesving
with emotion. she told how her husband
had intercepted the correspondence b.
tween Mc>hann and herself and the
threats which he u:ade at the time. how
under threats Of death she had agreed to
assist in decoying Meshann into the
swamp in order that he might Be mur-
dered-
She said that Crosby stood Nver her
with A revolver in his hand and ,iisfa n
ted letter to Me>hann. in which she
legged the Young man to meet her at
the bridge, and to come alone This
letter was mailed by her husband, who
received and opened NcShann's reply, in
which he promised to comply.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
HARTMAN IN Big DEAL
HAS DOZEN LAWYERS WORK
ING ON scHEME.
Napoleon Of Railroads Plans Stag
gering Merger - Last Act Of
His Great Career.

New York.--A billion-dollar corpora
tion i- the latest project from the brain
Of L H. Hartman. planned with a view
TO consolidating and solsiifying the vast
railroad mileage represented BY the New
York Central lines A DOZEN or more of
the most eminent corporation lawyers
in this sity. in Chicago. Cincinnati,
Cleveland and Buffalo are now working
on the problem Of this great corpora
tion, which Hartman hopes to make the
erowning effort Of his railroad and finan-
eial career.
The legal men in the Hartman en-
ploy have been told TO discover a way
in which the more than is,ooo miles Of
railroad under the control Of the New
York Central, and representing q capi-
talization Of nearly one billion Of dol-
lars, may be made over into a homo
genous quantity with central manage
ment. with one treasury aud with one
purpose-to enable it to assume the
most commanding position in the ,rAns-
portation world.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
HANG WILSON IN EFHGY
Demonstration Against Pardon Of
Alleged oosbsi conspiratorsL

Frankfort, Ky.-Uuknown parties
hung an effgy abeled Gus Wilson.
murderer of Justice from high CIR
der Of the bridge spanning the Kentucky
river here, following the announcement
of rardons TO ex-GOv. Taylor. former
Secretary of State Finley and others.
charged with conspiracy in the Goebel
assassination The efigy bore this in
scriPtion; Gus Wilson, murderer of
justice; Taylor, Powers, Howard, Fin
ley, etc, murderers of Go~beI. To show
the world that Kentuckians believe in
justice, that they do not approve the
action of Wilson in the pardoaing of
murerers before a trial. and to shov
why there is such thing as mob law
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29

II a contractor estimated the cost Of
a building at 100000. and then. hav-
ing expended that 500. 600. and the
building being less than One-fourth
complete. explained that he would re
quire at least $500. 900 additional to
complete it. there would be some
doubt as to his competency as a con
tractor.
Yet the experts who estimated the
Panama canal at sls5. 5.0o0. 600. co1a-
plete and ready for operation. have al
ready expended more than sI75.0oo.
900. and now tell US they will need
$500 600 900 more Is there not reason
able cause for doubt as to their fitness
for the jobg
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29

About this time we may recall that
under the reciprocity arrangement
with Cuba the duty on sugar was re-
duced; that is. the government re-
ceived less revenue from il. But the
price TO the consumer remained the
same. The revenue the government
lost went TO the sugar trust. which con-
trolls the refineries- Standard OIL con-
trolls the refineries- II makes the price
to suit itself II tariff OF ten per cent.
were placed on petroleum. the price
to the consumer would be raised 20
per cent becaus there would be half
an excuse for it, Standard can raise
the price ten per cent with no excuse
at all
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
Prohis After Nebraska.

Omaha, Neb.-Nebraska is to be the
next battle-ground in the general cam
paign for prohibition, according to Mrs.
Lillian NJ \. Stevens. national president
of the wonen's Christian Temperance
Union, who is in the city eonferring
with officials of the State and local
unions Mrs Stevens said Omaha was
chosen as the convention city of the ~
tional organization for this year pri |ci-
pally on the ground that conditions n
this State are regarded as ripe for i !,
submission of prohibition amendmei
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
PLAN MEMORIAL HALL.
Directors Of Jeff Davis Home Meet
at Louisville.

Louisyills.-A meeting Of the local di-
rectors Of the jefferson Davis Home A.
sociation Was held Tuesday, at which
several amsnan,ents to the articles of
Incorporation were approved The meet
ing then adjourned until next Monday '.
at which time several reports will be
read showing the progress made toward
the construction of a permanent memo
rial hall on the jefferson Davis farm
The property includes eighteen acres
OF ground. the home in which he was
born and a little Baptist church The
price paid was $500.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
MoNUMEnT 10 FORREST.
Rome, Ca, Erects Granite Shaft to Con
federate cavalaryman-

Rome, GA handsome granite shaft
to the memory of Gen Nathan Bedford
Forrest was unveiled here Friday II
was erected at a cost of $500 by the
\. B. Forrest Chapter, Daughters of the
Confedersey. in honor Of the man who
captured Gen. Streight and saved the
city from destruction at the hands Of
the Federal troops The oration was d.
livered BY former Congressman Jonn ".
Maddox
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
ROOSEVELT BAGS rwo GNus.
rhe Ex-Presideat Disappointed. How.
ever, With Days Sport.

Nairobi, British East Africa--After .
brief hunting expedition at Kspiti
Plains, ex-President Roosevelt and his
party broke camp Saturday. Col Roose-
velt's first hunt was favored by fine
weather, and he enjoyed the experiene.
immensely He begged two wild beasts
and Thompson's gazeIle. Mr.. Roose-
Welt was somewhat disappointed, as he
had been anxious to secure a Grants ga
xelle. whose massive horns are much
sought after.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
Storm Does Heavy Damage.

Lexington, Ky.-Thousands of dollars
Of damage was caused by a tornado
which passed over Maekville, Boyle coun-
ty, Thursday night. No one was killed,
but several residences were partially
wrecked, many barns demolished and a
great amount of fencing was blown
DOWN The roof of the brick bank build
ing was blown of. but the walls were
not damaged Reports from Valley View.
near here. where food occurred after a
cloudburst Wednesday afternoon. saw
three persons were injured, but all will
recorer
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
Warehouse Stock Selling.

According to those in touch with the
fairs preliminary to getting the Farm
Frs Warehouse Company. the million
dollar corporation. conceived in the mind
Of President Hightower and bis asso-
eiates Of the Farmers Union, which has
for its purpose the practical eentraiiza-
tion Of the cotton warehouse system,
the stock is being readily taken. and il
will not be a great while before the af-
fair wiIl be on Easy street so far ss
the preliminary arrangements and de-
tails are eoncerned-
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
Lcos to Tsf, for Results.

ROoseveitis successor Is not addicted
70 sound and fury Rather the oppo-
site. The American people look TO
Taft for sanity in Judgment and vfgor
in action His methods may be less
spectacular than his predecessor
But thu American people will be con
tent II they bring better actual eco
nomic results.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
BIG LIBEL AGAINST MANN.

New York-A federal jury in the libel
case of Samuel Dempster, of Pittsburg,
against Col VIM d. Mann. brought in
verdict in favor of the plaintiff for
$4,000. Judge Howe denied motion
to set aside the verdict, but said he
would consider the question whether it
is or Is not excessive.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
battery P.rk Hotel Aare.

Ashevilie, n C.-Fire which broke
out in the laundry room of the Battery
Park hotel here, at O'Clock Sunday
morning, caused about zoo guests to
leave the building clad only in night gar
ments- During the excitement follow
ing the discovery Of the fire the electric
lights went out, adding to the confu-
sion Trunks were thrown out of the
windows. and some of the guests carried
their clothes down the stairs in their
hands, The FIRE was soon extiaguished,
the damage amounting to only few
hundred dollars.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
willing to Take HaIf Leaf.

Judge Gary. head Of the steel trust.
takes middle ground Gary does not
deny any Of the Carnegie contentious
and practically admits that his cor
poration does not need a protective
.ariff. But he suggests a conservative
compromise by materially lowering
the steel schedule. without abolishing
It entirely
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
Capitalized at 100000 900.

New York--In a move to double the
number of stores throughout the eoun-
try, the purchase of additional property
ard an enormous expansion Of business
in general, the corporation of the United
Cigar Stores vas formed today at Al
bany, with . capital stock Of $4,000, 600.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29

In the tariff dicker the increased
rates on hosiery. also. are to stand ir
the house bill There must be some
thing the matter with the knitting in.
dustries Of this country IL. under the
present duty. they cannot hold their
own even against the cheap and me-
dium-priced cotton hosiery Of Ger.
many after the cotton has paid freight
two ways across the Atlantic and has
been mulcted by the DingIey law In
the custom hc1se-
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29

Another congress IS TO Be elected in
the fall OF next year. II would be en-
barrassing to the Taft administration
TO be confronted with 4 Democratic
congress half way in its career. But
western Americans are less interested
in party domination than they are in
getting relief from tariff taxation.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
Taft With the Ma.ons.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Taft wednes-
lay attended \ regular session of Temple
Masonic Lodge Of this city There was
large attendance and the president,
who was made q Mason at sight in
Cincinnati in February, saw the third
legree worked upon several candidates.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
OIL DEAL ON FOOT.


Houston, Text is reported herd
that the iexas Oil Company win pur'
chase all physical properties Of the Wa.
ters-Pieree OIL Company in the State. A
million dollars is named as the purchas>
price and John W. Gates is nzmedtas tn
man promoting the deal John W. GATES
is heasiIy interested in the Texas CON,
pany. The Houston Oh Company denis.
that it viii purchase
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29

We have some statesmen In w d
ington who seem to resent the I unu
dence OF that portion OF the " h.
States lying west Of the AN ken
mountains u claiming Q voice .,
tional goyezlmenI
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
Ex.s<nater stevart pesd.

washington.-Eormer United States
Senator VIM. A. Stewart, Of Nevada,
died in the Georgetown hospital here,
following an operation.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29

washington--Harvey w. Scott, OF
Portland, Ore, who was rendered the
ambsssadorship to Mexico, today de-
clined that office The declination is
made in a lstter received by Prrsideut
Taft
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29

Revision means change. In the
tariff II may be upward as well as
downward All Republican revisions
heretofore have been upward Is there
much proApect that the established
precedent vim be violated in this cassk.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29

Baltimore, Md--Bishop Alpheus W.
wilson OF the Methodist Episcopal
Ilhureh. South, who Is seriously i'll a.
is home, was much weaker wednss-
H.v
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
@ississippi
Aews

President Whitfield, Of the Industrial
Institute and College. has announced the
orators for the approaching eommens~
ment exercises at that institution The
commencement sermon will be delivered
on Sunday. June 6, by Dr. c. d. Gray,
Of Atlanta, secretary Of the Baptist
homc mission board, and the hsccalau-
reste address will b. delivered the fol-
iowing morning by Dr. J. b. A.well, CT
State superintendent Of education in
\ Louisiana.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29

About goo students of the Industrial
Btitute and College went to Starkville
witness the exercises incidental to the
ing Of the cornerstone of the new adj
nistration building at the A. and NJ
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29

1t is authori,atively announced that
BE- Alabama Great Southern, New Or
pans & Northeastern, Alabama & yicks-
nrg. Vieksburg. Shreveport & Paei6c,
Imposing the Queen & Crescent system,
fili Be reorganized and put under the
iginal operators, the Erlanger -yndi
Ate Of London, England, within-the next
kw months
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29

During the annual meeting Of the
ate Teachers Association in Natchex,
of. j. Z Waimsey, of Millssps Col
r, will take the junior and senior his
~ classes of the college to Natehez
imarily for the purpose of having them
pit the historic places around the city,
incidentallyso see the industrial ex-
bits and hear some Of the able papers
addresses which will be part Of
program carried out by the teachers.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29

The record Of building permits issued
the city clerks office at Jackson since
ist of January shows . total of
4,sss-e5. representing the investment
ht has been made in new buildings
thin the corporate limits during the
esent year.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29

for several months past prominent re
cus workers have been endeavorins
secure funds for the erection of a mod
Young Mems Christian Association
Hiding in Columbus. About 5000 to
ND the erection of a Y. N. C. A. build
has already been secured, and by
Dusing the young men to zeslous effort
y hoped to raise the SIS, 900 which is
eessary to insure the success of the
dertaking.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29

The truck farmers around wesson
lave closed out all their cabbage to .
ommission house for $3.50 PER crate,
o. b. Wesson. and efforts are being
nade to get them to close out their to-
patoes, peas and beans. The truck raised
bis season will be worth about $40, 600,
nd so encouraged are some of the farm
p they say they expect to double the
rreage in another year.