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Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22
WHEAT PIT MT BY WHlRL WIND
Fortunes shift Like sand-Kine Pat
ten Again Feature Of FURRY.

Chieago.-Is vas a day Of tunauls and
sharply shifting fortunes in the What
psf Of the board Of trade Thursday. IuIy
wheat follOwinx a dociie advanee to .
high level, s'Hidenly droppsi AZ eNtren.
= > cents. The 'Pyramii- fortunes oi
small Spectators vanished in triae aas
the day vas saved from rout ONLY BY ths
vigorous exsrtions Of the bull ieader
James A Patten-
Within the last fifteen minutes of trad
ing Mr. Patten bought 3.ooo.0Oo bashel.
OF wheat for July delivery. The wsi.s
he ehewei the stub of cigar ami rau bis
fingers reaectivsIy over the unshaver
gray s;ubble which there has bssn ne
tinse Tor him to remove from his fscs-
u uss Pattsn against the seld and tho
hnAl gOng showed that the former AZ
Pareatiy a. mizhty a. ever. Hi- psEr
ehasrs and tho-e Of his followers. tox-sk
sr with the Prodt-takinz q shorts. whc
iost ~ time in securing tks fruits oi
their bsarish daring. caa-s-i r~artioa Of
over a e~at all along the linz. But -
fore tins cerurrr,l thu bard Of niany .
small sP-eulator had g0ae-
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22
womAN's WORK DISCUSSED.
Negro Vas Also considerd by the
Atlanta Conference.

Atlanta. Gs--Wi;h miSed feelings of
satisfaction and regret the twelfth IN
nual conference for edueation in the
south closed Friday The satisfaction
was at the immense amount accom-
Plished during the scholastic year just
terminated The regret was tina, the
meeting. so pleasan, and effective. wss
% brief. Every member united in a dec
lsration that never had the members ex-
Psr'enced a. satisfactory a meeting.
The early sessions of the closing dzy
were devoted largely to women and WON
ans work Is the problem that the con
ference u endeavoring to interss, all
good eitizens in solving. Women Who
have devoted their lives 20 teaching or
TO the study Of thos- econo-nir prob
lens which every community hss to solve
some time OF Other gave to the confer
enee members the beneft II their conclu-
SONS The negrO was eo-si,irred. too.
from the standpoint of TIKI s'iarstor. AMI
some attention waS paii to sconuuie DE-
veioPueuts IN euunertisn WITH e,iucztisu-
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22
MIllIONAIRESlYNCHED
cATTLEMKN SAID TO HAVE
HIRED MARsHAL,s SLAYER.
Hob Hst oaistiy, Marched to jail
and Broke Open the Door when
Refused Admittanes.

Dursnf. Okla--Fcur men were taken
from the Jail at Ada by q nsb a, an ear.
ly hotfr Monday morning and iynehed.
But very httle i known. cr st least lit.
tie s divule~i. regarding the formation.
the place OF meeting. or the personnel ~
the mot. and almost equally ss little re-
ssriinx their operations, further than
that they accomplished their mission in
the quietest manner possible and then
dispersed without mol~sting or even
awakening any one not directly cOu-
cerned
The men upon whom the mob vented
is rage were J. r. Miller. Of ns.r Ada. .
Joe Alien. Of New Mexico; Je~se West,
Of the same locality. AMI b. B. BurrelI.
Of Fort Worth. The three latter were
wealthy cattlemen. reputed by some to
be worth $1,000. 600 each.
The lynching was the result of the a.
sassination Of Gus Bobhift. a prominent
eaftlemsn- who resided southwest Of
Ada The killing occurred several
months ago. and il Is said to have been
caused by trouble Of long standing. Bob
bitt was shot while en- route from Ada
to his home. his ASSASSIN passing him in
the road and firing both barrels Of shot
gun at him Circumstsntizl evidence led
to the arrest OF Miller. Later evidence
showed he vas but the tool Of others sni
that Joe Allen and Jesse West were in
reality responsible for the crime. b. b.
Burren Is aid to have h~~n the agent
who negotiated with Miller for Aiken and
West.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22
SEVEN CENTS BREAD LIKELY
Ghetto Already Facing Bread as Six
Cents Q Loaf

New lcrk--With f'0ar up forty cent.
harrel in the lorzl market and the pros
Psvis apparently sOod for a further ri>-.
New Nerk Ci.y i nov facing the posst
balIty of bread at seven cents q loaf
What ~iIl appear 10 hun.ire,ls Of thou
sznds OF the poor like famine priees for
al family Arl~rs bids fair to be foresa
a. the result Of the recent ri~e in wheat
The t.hstto Of New York has ALREADY
IN seu~ degree felt the efFe~t of ths
bGeyaney OF the Chicago wheat pit Six
esuts a boxf = the price Row eharss,l
BY sonae bakeries. While the proprietors
OF kanlr~.fs OF oth~rs d~Vl4rv that they
e4nnot eoutiuu~ selling al i've ernr.
murh loagSr. with bTvad and sSur OF the
bitter <r4d~- costing frona s. 10 $50 a
barrel. against $3.50 10 $3.50 a few day,
a<o They add. usoreover. that with
soar permanently up to the rates re-
e~ntly quoted. even SIX c~uts would 10
give then any sort Of pveGt-
>eyenreas bread. either through an s1t
ard out advance in price or an e-4uiva-
ient shriak@yr in the loaf. ssems inc. it.-
hLe
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22

Americans educate the mass. while
ne have always educated the leaders
In Engiand-demoeracy asserting to
the methOd-we make a point Of spe-
eially encouraging the promising pu-
pills; ne build ladders for them. and
We believe that our indifference TO the
question OF what class OF society they
NAV come fr0u is sufficient proof Of
our genuinely democratic habit OF
mind IL has been the immenoriAl
practice Of England TO train leaders
for the natiou- This was done when
most citizens were receiving no edu-
cation at all Americans rather con
eeu,rzte their attention on the ruek-
Tie exceptional boy or girl. IL is
thought. viii rise in any case The
Important thinE 70 do Is TO advance
the average of education London
Spectator.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22
r+o~ rsigh a Tiger Car Jung.

For the benefit OF the prospective
big game huntsrs. a eorrespo1dent
hcaily disposss OF the theory thar a
tiger is unable 10 Jump 10 any height
from al foars- lie records that he
took refuge in a tree from a particular
tiger The bezst. however. jumped up
TO him. like an India rubber ball. 4
good seven feet and &; vas onIy by
letting 10 With my right ard rznninx
oo,h barrels down his mouth that I
did rot have a very bad time Of it
The moral evidently Is that when
avoiding a tiger il IS necessary to nn1
a tree ~ifh its lowest branch AZ least
sixteen feet from the groune--Ineia
Field
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22

lexington ky--Presiient William q.
Fors' Of B~rea coilegr. At B-re.. N.Y. ~
eeived litter frem Dr. d. n Pearson, a
Chicago PhisanshrOpist- announcing that
he bad donated $4,000 for a boys dor
mftory at the coilege- The new buildinx
will be erected during the summer by
student labor and viii be ready for use
IN September This is the third liberal
gift made to the school by Dr.. Pearson.
his first bring sIoo. 200. some years ago.
for extension work, another. the second.
$4,000, for a water works plant.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22
UNIFORMITY IN EDUCATION.
AL States Urged to Adopt System
That L. Uriforr-

Atlanta GA movement 70 bsihi
uP an e'iueAtional seh~nae wksch .han
erahrscs the entiF~ South Wa 4uarh--i
al Proiong~i sr--ioa Of the campaign
EaAnag~rs Of the eouferenr~ for eia-atsas
an the sogth. ns~ IN Ann4aal sa<sss-
esre- IL Nas prups-s~si that 81 >sate< cf
the South BE- iniscs,l TO take aetioa t.,
WsFa a -troag esiue4tiuuAi system wASh
shah b a. uniform a. p-1s~ihlr- The si.a
10 b. worked out vas tkas expressed b
President p p Caxten. OF the Uriver
siiy Of Tennessee
Ne sAoald have.- ~ said. an arrhi
teetarai Plzn built up from all ssykes ot
eisratipn nou IN vogue IN th.- south.
We have heen n-th~nin- here al
there for wears with good results. unsn
ROW IT i time 10 eon>sru~r a system
zaore OF bess permanent for deveIcY-
ment-
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22
1000 PERSIANS KILLED
FRENCH wARsHrPs HURRY TO
NERsrNA.
rrocps Halt Near constansincpis
and Await Fulfilmsnt Of
Their Demands

81 resersharg.-Adsice. to The Ru.s
from Trh~ran report a massacre of two
,hsa-and frrsians. ineirsiing women ana
ehileren. BY Turromzn trite-men al 40
trahad.
The city Of Astrahad in Persia -
e~Htiy wss captured By revolusiouisss.
wAs later wer~ routed BY thu Tsr-o-
ran trib-susen- The Inhabitants Of th<
town and the surrounding villages took
refu<~ in the Russian consulate. bu, n
r~nie rrrvsiled and massacre i feared
he population Of the city il $1,000.
Corstantincple. - Cosfirmatiaa has
b~~u recviv~i herr Of the killing Of the
two American missionaries at Adana.
The MURDERED missionaries we're Mr..
Rogers and Mr.. Maurer. The Others CON
nccted with the missions are safe. in
el's'iin< Mr.. CHRISTIE, who is at Tarsu-.
Three French warshiP- are hurryinx
to Nersina. where the situation is De-
Perzte- Foreigners and many Christians
have taken refuge in the coa-uIatr<.
The army. which = concentrating a,
Teh<taiis, has promised no, to enter
CoussaniinoPie. hut 10 await there the
fulElluaeut of it, demands. The r~rsrt-
ers Who accompanied the dsputatioa
Were imPrisonei on their arrival AZ
Iehaialls. but later they we're rclsa--,i
ant permitted to return to Constanti-
n0Ple.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22
THE STORY.

sWHAT'- exclaimed Malachi DO
w you complain OF Gods dealings
With you OF course there is suffer
ing in the land. OF course NE are IN
der the power OF the nations that sur
round US. OF course the glory OF
Jerusalem and Of the Temple service
has departed. for ye have forgotten
God Sin has sroaght its punishment. .
The voice Of the prophet rang out
sharp and fun. expressing the bitter
seora he felt within. and the delega-
tton Of men before him turned as
though they would depart. dfsappo5n;-
ment anu anger written upon their
faces
They had come. in bitterness %
spirit to complain OF the oppression
which they were suffering al the
hands Of the rulers OF the land They
we're vine dressers living in tie Vi
einity Of Jerusalem. and the exacsiors
to which they had been subjected By
their task masters had al last reached
\ point where they felt they could
stand them no longer
Malachi wiH surely help rs against
these goddess heashen who have cone
and gained control Of the land ex-
claimed one. as they had joGrueyed into
jerusalem and sought oGs the dwell
Ing of Malachi
Yes. the prophet has always sought
the good OF our ration. and he VII
not fail u.s. spoke Up another, coz
idenuy-
IF We get no heie. What is 10 be.
come Of usE- asked another. bitterly.
Where IS the evidence that we are
Gods chosen people and that he has
given Us the land
Bah, Surely, God has forxcstea
his people He cares not that we sur
fer. responded another.
True" broke In zrcsher. IT'S the
goddess nations about Us Who are pros-
psring. and we Who have Abraham for
our father and whose God has beeu
our God are left TO suffer oppression
and sorrcw
Thus as they walked they DISCUSSED
the hardress Of their lot. and in the
hardness Of their hearts they charged
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22
LIFTS EMBARGO ON BABIES
Fiat Owner o6srs Prize Of $50 for
First One Born

Chicago. lll--The embargo on babie-
IN fashionable apartment buiIdinxs hA.
he~a lifted in one place
IL i long step from DO babies al
lowesi- to n Prir- Of $50 and free ms,iieaI
attention oFerrd TO the mother Of the
nrst baby born in an .psrtm~nt build-
ing That i the reward offered by N.
Frzneis " Stewart in an -ad- Of fat.
to rent IN a morning paper. Th> unique
ad- wh'eh 3 likely TO swamp the pby~i-
eian With n~wly wessS in ssarrh of hsuey-
monn eats. = in part a. follows
"A present Of $50 and free mesiicaI
sttentioa will be given 20 the mother Of
the 6rst baby b-Sra in the Stewart baiid-
ing after Feb. and before MAY 1. 1910
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22
PREFERS DEATH TO DIVORCE
Rather Than Appear in Court. Grace
Caldwell Kills Self

lnzii&n@pnihs- In.L-When the name Of
Graee CAldweIl. Defendant in th~ szit for
divorre AGAINST her BY Lester Caldwell.
Was called in the sirvuit cuszrt FRAY
she did rot answer. a@l durizg a cozfer-
enee Of her stro-ueys aB1 th- Ja1s~ a
messenger ra-be.i in ami said that rather
than aPpear Mrs. Caldwell bad kiIlel h~r-
srif- She had drunk earholic arsA \
physicisn who hurried to k-r house prs-
vented her immediate death. amt tn.
judge has pa-tPoHed heaEin< Of the II
voree case until her recovery Memhers
Of Mrs C2ldwelf- family kzve informesl
the police that VIXEN the date Of the trisI
was set she attempted to ehoke hrr hsby
TO death and to Kill herself. and that she
has insisted she neve. would face the
court
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22
LABOR LEADERS SEE TAFT
Presitsnt Promised 60 Do What He
Could 10 Help Their Cause

Washington - Pre-isleut Taft Dis
easssst the Probl~ms Of ths working nsan
for two hours Friday uith the nssmbrrs
Of the executive council Of the American
FEDERATION Of Labor- which i in s-ssion
in this city.
The sbor leAderss hesa%.i BY Samuel
GomPsrs. president ef the Ee,iersfion.
called AT the White House to present to
the president a number Of matters cf
vital interest to Ory1nized lator Mr.
Gonpsrs Declared that the president ~;
only gave the sPoke-naea Of the party all
the time they desired 10 iay their NAT
ters before him- bat ioine,I himself in
ths di-russiau from time ts tius 10 l.riu-
90, fuller information oa the various ssli-
l-rts a. they were rrsehed
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22
BISHOP WILSON VERY SICK
caaxht Cold IN cana6s. ana HIS
Condition Il Critical

kahIn'ors. Md--BsshnP AIFhs,rs W.
WiAsou of ths Mstha-Ii.t EPi-eoy...
Charvh, >oash. - IA a seriosa. ssu.aariau
at has Aans- 1901 Park plsrr- Blshsr
Wilson has besn evuSs~,i 10 h. hoas
for the past two Ws~ks siace kis return
fron IorOuto. C1uasls. wh~rs - wsnE at
the eOHeiasion Of the >oathsrn M~th..liss
eunfersncs. recsntly hekI there. tie was
insiisPo-ed az that time ami had 10 ~
turn home after t.in- At the session
ouiy one % i've dAys- Everything known
to Haesiiezl sri~nes i being done to re
iisve him Of the exeruciating pains With
which be constantly suffers.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22
NJ. css-s<rs.I. .. ,ne Butler.


The foreign cc.ce stat % the kinx's
ho1<> service messengers has Just lost
c1e % It's zeuh~rs. 70 whose nick
rsrae. Sir Jos>ph.- n story e~lcnxz II
occurred rhen Mr.. Chamberlain vas
~ the colocial o-1re
one night. or rather very early IN
the morning the messenger Vas sent
20 Princes GarIt-nx with an important
-cabtnes circulation Mr. Chamberlain
vas workin< late and had sent all hts
servants to bed and the messenger lad
to wAit a lo1g time before getting an
answer 10 his knock
A. last be gave a fhun1erinx ra.-tar
ard presently had the satisfaction %
seeing some ore whom he supposed 10
ee the batter appear In answer 20 his
call. wearing plain smoking Jacket
and smoking a clay pipe. -Oh.- said
the messenger. You have cone az last.
lave yoa- There's no hurry. It's only
q message from the prime minister
The butler smiled serenely. and the
messenger. thea recognizing his man.
stannered out I beg your pardon.
Sir Joseph. I have \ dispatch box for
you
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22
Dramatic proses, n chvren

In 4 Northumberland fEnxl coast
village chapel recently the preacher
referred to Chri<t's fishermen dis
ciples as rough ignorant. uneouth
types Of nser-- Hey. stop thar. mis-
ter dramatically interrupted a fish
srnan xorskiper. Don't talk that
~ay about fishermen continued the
tntsrruptsr. Who went on to loudly de-
>lAre that they we're as good as those
IN any other walk Of life Cougrexz-
ion and preacher were alike 50 sur
rri<ed at the incident that the man de-
dvered his protest unchecked The
pastor Afterwards resumed his ser
non
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22
JOLLYINC A JOKER
YOUNG WOMAN cor EVEN WITH
mgRas LESTER.
Rad 20 So W late 70 % ". hss tss
Trses wss Aere-piished-
sieti-s sssner La--
Esesse fer csr-

To start uith-Roo~rt l. Becs ss
the unost aiii<~us practical toker IN
Cleveland ant euvtruns. With the oo-
possible cxeep,soa % Johnny Brea-
nan
Among Tire regular victims %
peck's foke= and i~~ts are a crowd cs
ycunx women. friends % his wife
pair of thes~ younr wOaasa loved
one evening that th~v woui4 get
square With Beck The icke they
slammed requir~s them 70 str up far
beyond their bessrfrne. IN, they di1nc
ist that pr~y co their nalnds1
AZ about i..0 a m Beck vas
aroused from a sound sleep hy the
ringing Of the telephone. he crawied
out OF bed. ya~afaiiy. took down the
receiver. and learned that a woman
relstive-cousin or something of that
sort-was lying critically IN a, her
home In the other end Of town
Beck. then fully awake. inserted
himself quickly into his trousers and
other things. and hustled out TO vait
for an ozl car.
He had srne dirscuisv getting I, n.
the hlrre 1s his relative. Evsrybniy
seemed 10 D. sleeping Jus; as sosrn.tiy
as be had been up 10 the time that his
Telephone tang II began 20 daw1
on him that perhaps he didn'r have .
monopoly on the practical Soke zane
m this community At last n servant
cane 10 the door Il vas thea t1st
:, % o'eiock-
Beck Inquired how everybody waz
The servant. wonderingiy. repIied hat
everybody had retired in the best q
health But Why Was any cue thers
Supposed 10 - III
Beck vas on when h~ heard that
He vas indeed the vtcstm Of ioke.
But a man does aot Hke to admit that
- = n toker's victim. AMI IN this tn
stance he di3nr thizk Il vas wise To
have his relative shocked By the ne~s
thst her state os heal;h vas a matter
of telephone discussion IN the middle
q the nfxht
%. No. dhin-t think anybody vas
sick Beck tola the servant Just tell
the family that vas walking by. and
thczght I'd drop in and Inquire ho~
th-x vsre- No. no. ai4nt want any
thizx Special Just took a notion to
drop N. 4ont yca know Well. must
b CT. B-aHfffai nixht. isn't IT,
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22

New fork--Tbe number of tezrsstcrs
ON strike in the city was increased to 500
Monday BY the addition of number of
n,~n from the smaller firms The b,
truckers declared they were getting out
their teams despite the action of their
men, and business was conducted Monday
by strike-breakers- A number of the
st.bi<nea refused 10 kit<h the hsrses
for the strike-brsskers, asd walked out
-urion piekets followed the trucks to isr-
s<y CITY and there induced the drivers 70
lxve their teams.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22
FIVE ARE DEAD; SIX DYING
Block Of Frame Buildings Destroyed
and Many Homsiess-

San FrzDeisco.-FIve men burn<xl 10
death. sixth dying from his injuries.
ave others seriously injur-l Is the tell
in human lives and suffering coiicsf~i By
ire that consumed the 81 G@orge Ho-
tel Friday
All day long 6remen dSsy for the t-sii~s
Of DOZEN men Thought to have been
killed aud buried under the debris
A square block Of frame buildings snI
shacks that ssood around the tinder box
that housed go slespsrs when the kre
broke out are in ruins. and s>iae from
dodgers in the hotel more than seors
Of persons are homeless
The property loss Is estimated at abou;
$4,000.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22
$500, 900 COTTON FIRE.
SPARKS From Passing Loconotivs
Nay Have Been Cause.

Little Rock Ark--Fire which vas dis
covered IN the vest end of the ~. Louis
compress No I destroyed property valueA
at frUn 10000 to $1,000. 600. it b-inx
inpo-sibie to sx the exact nuulh<r u
h@les Of cotton burning
The origin Of the sre has net b@~n
d~termired. ba. General Superintendent
W. T. Bizsk Is Of the opinion that a
sp~rk frun a Passinx railroad Ioeouo-
tive nav have h>~n the enu--. The
Pi@nt and cotton stored in the w.re-
hoases are fully covered By Insurance,
according TO Mr. Black. and whatever
loss there Is Is wholly covered IN this
manner.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22
cRosSEYED EXCUSE FAILED.

Louisville, ky.-t.ov- Wilson has ~
fused pardon to George kslium. who
shot and killed VIII Reed. and who
elesmed. because of the fact that he IS
eross-eyed. he IS unable to distinguish a
man more than a few feet away, and
wss really shooting At another man, who
had struck him over the head, when
Reed was accidentally killed Gov VIII
son held that a man who Is so cross
eyed a. to be unable to distinguish at
whom he IS shooting should not shoot at
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22
Ere.a 8 cents Per Leaf.

Chicago rL-A cent loaf is the toll
whssh it is proposed to exact on all
bread sold in Chicago after May /, a.
result Of the sensational advances in
the price Of wheat following the deals
OF James A. Patten and other big bull
spesuiAtors- The proposed advance to 6
esnts loaf Was announced by Matthias
seAmidinger, president Of the Chicago
Master Bakers Association, who declared
that hffy bakeries in the city had been
forc-d to close in the last few weeks
peszuse Of the high price sf -four.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22
Gift TO Fathesless Girls.

Philadelphia. Ps--Unsier the Will of
the late Charlrs Z ElliS. the millionaire
street railway mAgnate Of tins city. who
killed himself aersssnt4Iiy with a rsyol-
Yer on April s. more than s. s0o. 600 -
given for the establishments Of a hone
for fathsriess girls The will was PRO
hzted- and after providing for the w5low
and his married daughter and for hi.
hoasshoh servants, Mr.. Ellis directed
that the residue Of the estate b. use.i
for the organization of home for girls
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22
Dickinson On to Panama

WashingtonL-7Sserstary Of War Dick.
inson and his party who are to accom-
p2ny hiu 10 Panama Bft here Sunday
On their way TO Charleston, : c. where
they viii embark on the president. /.
yacht, M.yHoweE, f1- the isthmuS. The
party will sp~nd the day at Fortress
MOHroe and viii reach Charleston on
TUESDAY morning. where the intervening
time before the departure Of the ship
viii be devoted to sightseeing. The see
reiary expects TO g~t back TO Washing
ton about the middle es Nay.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22

Columbus. o.-The Columbus Biscuit
Company Monday announced that ii had
determined TO close down its breal de
Partment indefinitely becau>e Of the high
price of four, due to the corner in
~he1t in Chiezso- The company vel
remain closed until the price OF -four
comes down
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22
co. COME IN TWO DAYS
This Il the Immigration Record Al
New York

New York.-UnPreee,isnted in the his-
tory Of this port Is the immigration rush
that . now oa- In two days this week
20.ooo prospective eitizsns landed on
Ellis Islznd-
The great rush Is attributed 10 the
fact that the Peopls OF EuruPe have r.
eossres froal the sesEe they had follow-
ing the 6nznei1l deprc-sisn a Ittle nsre
than n year age. when there va such 1.
rSzsA from here for the ether s5d.. Ths
new eitizsns arriving Sosae from all parts
Of ESuoPe
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22
Feud Bstse Fought Out.

Whits~burS. ky.-In a quarrel near
Hintmsn. between members Of the Hsyx-
Ihaeker feud factions. Alex Thaeker VA.
shot and fatally injured and another maa
seriously wounded Thomas HAYS snd
other mezbsr~ Of that fx~tisa have been
arrested, while members Of the Th2eker
faction are resisting Further trogble Is
feared
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22

Believes Corporation Tax VIII Raise $50.
100000 Annually.

wzshington--In introducing a bill to
tax gro-s receipts Of corporations AZ the
rate OF onetenth Of oa- per cent. SEN
ator Beveridxe Monday stated that he
did 50 vita thu idez Of suggesting that
source OF revenue in case the pending
tariff bill should NO; result in raising
sufficient incoae for the government He
said his bill would produce an annual
revenue of $40 100 .oo0-
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22

Secretary Wilson Refers to Biblical
Character.

washington.-'-Thecn only saccessful cor
rer in wheat I ever heard was -one Jo-
.eph had in Bihliea. days. declared Ser-
retary Of sgricultare Wilson. when he
was asked for an opiniuu as to the Pat
ten operations on the Chicago beard o.
trade To successfully corner the wheat
market continued the secretary, you
have got to keep bsyinz, buying and buy
ing. Finally the time eoucs wh<n yox
can't buy sny more, and sh<H there i :
smash
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22
GovERNMENr sls.ooo sHH
Report of Seizure of Carroll Srinx ,
tiilery Made-

Wzshington--The commissions Z
ternal revenue has received the a
report on the seizure Of the Cr
Spring Distiiiery. near Baltimore 4.
STATED AZ the treasury departures
he gosernmert has be~n deurivsS,
sser $4,000 in revenue taxex -
are two courses open to the couu-~s
get back th<ir di<tsIlery. ei<k<r ~ y
the case to the courts or pay the rcvx
nest the amount cf los il d.
hsvs sustsi1ed.