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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-12-22

heavier-than-air craft. which have now
brought fame to scores of birdmen
Chanute was a native u France
In iSs2. as vice president of the
American Association of Engineers IN
convention in ST Louis. he suggested
that the development OF the gasoline
engine. which had then just been dis
covered. would make II possible for
man to fiy. Fellow engineers told him
II was undignifed and unprofessional
Tor an o1icer OF an engineers asso-
ciation 90 make such prediction
But he lived TO see his prophecy full
hiled while he sat In his garden out
side OF Paris and the Frenchmen few
over bis head to do him honor.
Chanute wss born In Paris. Feb
ruary -. iS3@. and came 20 America
With his parents In ISIS tie vas a
civil engineer on many railways. and
had heen an oencer or honorary mem
Der Of the British Institute % Civil
Engineers. Canadian Society of Civil
Engineers. American Society of Civil
Engineers and Western Society OF
NAHHA I'll = aNANHAT
He vas the author Of many engt
neering papers He made public his
ideas on the conquest OF the air in a
volume published In 1894. entitled
Progress In Flying Machines
Chanute offered the Wrfghts anan-
eial assistance when they we're max
ing their experiments. but they de-
ciined IL Il was at bis suggestion In
1909 that they had their flying ma
chimes patented The Wrights have
made public acknowledgment Of their
Indebtedness In Chauute for ideas.
plans and valuable suggestions. The
flying machines of today are merely
variations Of the Chanute machine
with power applied. but be was the
nrst to suggest the application Of
power to the flying machine. although
he did not do IL himself
He made 1900 flights in his gliders
before the Wrights or any OF the
other heroes Of the air began their
pover-machine experiments and es-
capped without serious injury.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-12-22
VALUES FOR FARM PRODUCTS
Prices Average 81 Per Cent Below
Last Year.

Washington.-Final estimates OF the
important farm crops OF the country
for 1910, announced by the crop report
ing board OF the department of agri
culture are as follows:
Corn. 3.l25,7l3.0O0 bushels OF weight.
from 100000 acres: total farm
value OF sI.52s s6s 900. or ass cents
per bushel.
Wheat. e95. .i43. 600 bushels OF weight.
from 4s.2O5.O00 acres: total farm
value. s62l $4,000. or ss.4 cents per
bushel.
Oats. 1.l26. 765 200 bushels Of weight.
from 55.2Ss.O .O00 acres; total farm value.
s3S4,716.0OO. or 341 cents per busnsl
Potatoes, 33S.s11. 600 bushels In
weight. from 1881 600 acres: total
farm value. $751; .ss5. 600. or 55.5 cents
per bushel.
Hay. 60.97s.000 tons. from 1891 200
acres. total farm value, s747. .769 900. or
s12.26 per ton.
The total value OF crops on Dece..'-
Der / was 1896, AGA. 600. against 49,.
9T1.426.000 on December last year
The average of prices was about SIS
per cent lower on December / ,his
year than last year.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-12-22
STATE NEWS NOTES |
weekly cooeet OF News Items Gathered BY Our
Special Correspondent at Jacksoe.
DEMAND BETTER RATES.
=" Ha''roads Are Cited to Appear se.
fore Commission.

tore Commission.
soNson.-President John A. wehb
OF the Mississippi Railroad Comm,s
SION has cited all railroads in The sta,s
'o appear at the next meeting Of tho
Solhllission for a conference on the
proposed peanut rates. The peanut in.
oastry looks promising for Misslssippl
next year. and planters and o,hers In.
teresi9d vart better rate
heretofore there has been no caus.
ior hxing a rate on this commoditv
anu under existing tariffs. the ra'e
from jackson to MendenhaI for 4 CIR
OF peanuts is % cents. which il con.
siaered too high. In less than car load
lo's the rate is even high. and thu
farmer could not produce peanuts Al 4,
proht with such rates.
Recently a man living at Mendenball
oruered a car OF peanuts from Monroe
La and after reaching Jackson the
rate 10 the point Of destination vas o,
cents hundred. With 50 many farm
ers going in for peanut culture a low
er rate IS necessary. The rate on cot.
Ton seed from Jackson 20 MendqnhaII
IS about : cents. and while Presider-
webb is not discussing the matter in
advance OF the conference. It is be
Heved he regards this as a Just rate for
peanuts.
II is not believed the railroads viii
raise any objection to making 20 Il
rare on this product. as the have al.
ways eo-operated with the commission
IN similar matters. where the interest.
OF the farmer were to be conserved
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-12-22
MAKES PERILOUS GLIDE
FROM AN ALTITUDE OF EIGHT
THOUSAND FEET.
Moisant Makes lonses, ard Most oar-
ing Glide in the History
Of Aviation.

Memphis Diving down from the
clouds. where he had been nyinE at an
altitude OF nearly 5000 feet. John y
Moisant Friday afternoon made what
his fellow ayiaiors declare 10 be the
longest and most DARING glide in the
history of aviation.
At times completely lost to sight oi
the naked eye, Moisant vas nearly i've
miles from the park At a height Of
more than 800 feet. when be shut
o1 his motor and began his spectac.
ular descent
Against the haEy sky the big Bierot
was merely a dot when the aviator
started on his downward course. Rap
idly he increased in apparent size rs
bis altitude diminished. aud fully four
minutes after he had pointed his ma
chine earthNsrd he shot across the
corth fence. Warping his planes 20
check his momentum. be lifted his ma
cline probably 800 feet higher. and
then. skimming over the ground at 1
terrific speed. dipped and touched the
turf
SO great vas the momentum that he
bounded OF the sward on series OF
long jumps thai caused the spectators
10 gasp in aHlazement Fortunately.
the aviator had chosen a good landing
place With unerring accuracy he
guided his machine toward long
slope leading up TO the horse show
arena. where he stopped. amid the
cheers Of the small but enthusiastic
crowd
Moisaut-s feat vas all the more won
derful from the fact that he made his
glide on a straight line Instead %
circling over the park looking for a
landing place. he only raised sufd-
ciently to check his momentum. flying
In a direct line. touching the ground
a. the logical end q his imaginary
shoorthe-chutes.
Both Simon and Barrier. who had
descended a few moments before Moi
SAINTS monoplan. darted into the park.
declared his exhibition to be marvel
OuI
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-12-22
TREASURY GETTING CASH.
Settlements for November Are IN
usually Heavy.

Jacksonville tax collectors OF the
seventy-eiyht counties in Mississippi
are sending in their settlement reports
10 the state treasury. and the Golfers
are now in good condition, quite IN
contrast 10 the shortage OF cash that
prevailed up to a few weeks ago.
Present settlements are for collec-
tions made during the month Of No
vember, and a majority Of the counties
show heavier tax payments than usual
for this month, which Treasurer Ed
wards attributes to the high price OF
cotton and the abundant prosperity
that prevails generally over the state
the banks having on deposit the lar
gest volume OF money ever before
shown in reports for this season OF the
year.
The treasury balance has been aug
mented during the past two weeks by
additional sales of state bonds, and
revenues from the sale OF cotton grown
on the convict farms.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-12-22
A Xmas Hobby


London--The late King OF Siam
had an extraordinary hobby-that OF
collecting empty match boxes OF all
nations. In this connection an inter
esting story is related. During one
OF his visits to London the King while
passing down Bond street one after.
noon accompanied by two members Of
his suite espied an empty match box
which had been discarded By its own.
er and thrown away into the middle
Of the thoroughfare.
Without a moments thought the
monarch dashed into the middle Of
the crowded trafic. grasped the much
coveted treasure and was nearly run
over by passing cab. The fact. how
ever. that he was able to add a new
specimen to his coilection--gathered
under such circumstances-more than
compensated him for the risk whicA
hs bad run
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-12-22
BANK DEPOSITS GROW.
ss-5ooooo Added to the Savings Of
MIssissippisns.

JaeSson.-As an indication OF the
general financial condition Of the state
OF Mississippi the certified and sworn
statements o. the banks Of the state 10
the auditor Of public accounts. fnclud.
ing both state and national banks. are
deemed conclusive. some ten days ae5
Auditor Smith issued a statement
showing the condition OF the state
banks. but al that time he had not re-
oeived those OF the thirty national
banks. and while the state bank fg
ures were satisfactory those OF ,he two
classes combined add still further In.
formation.
The most significant showing from
the general array OF statistics is the
large increase in individual and time
deposits. aggregating s9.500.0 GOO.
This shows that there is money put
aside by the people and that # is ready
for investment when opportunity af-
fords.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-12-22
MURRAY BUTLER SEES CRISIS
College President Says Nation Is Too
EuraVsgant.

New York.-Dr Nicholas Murray
Butler. president of Columbia Univer.
sity. analyzing the census figures re-
Gently given out al Washington. sees
grave crisis approaching for this
country.
These figures" he says. take as
out OF the class OF Germany. Grea
Britain and France and put us in the
class with Russia. India and China. ma
tions which We have always looked
down on. but whose problems now are
ours
We must face the problems now OF
a nation with huge population which
is overerowding the land available fos
tillage. The day has gone by when an
American can waste every day what
would support a whole family in
France
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-12-22
REWARD IS OFFERED.
Will Pay 500 for Capture of the Say
er Of Merrill.

Jackson. AT the request Of the Ne
ridian authorities. Governor Noel has
offered a reward OF 5000 for the arrest
and conviction OF the unknown party
or parties who killed John P. Merrill.
a prominent druggist. in that city.
Merrill was found dead in bed in
his room ct that hosiery, and. while
his clothing had been plundered and
all valuables removed. the Meridian
police do not believe that robbery was
the motive for the crime: that there
is a mystery connected with the case
but thus far they have not developed
any tangible clues for its solution.
Citizens OF Meridian are raising an
additional reward fund for the capture
Of the murderer Inc Southern Hote'
offers $500. and contributions from
other citizens. together with the ~
ward offered by the governor. bring the
total up to over 500.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-12-22
NO REPORT ON DeFeNSES
Congress Will Not Keep Matter in
Confidence.

Washington.-Presiient Taft direct
ID Secretary OF War Dickinson to with
hold from congress entirely his report
on the national defenses. made in an.
swer 10 a resolution passed to receive
the report in confidence. Hence q
will not be sent at all.
The president took the ground thai
all the facts as TO the army and the
fortihcations along the coasts OF the
United States upon which could be
based any proposed action we're con
tanned In the regular annual reports Of
the secretary Of war. the chief Of stan
and other subordlnates OF the war de,
partmeRt These reports are already
IN the hands OF congress.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-12-22
VOL. XXXv.
TEACHERS WILL AID.
Assist to Collect Funds for confeder-
ate Won1en's Memorial.

Jacksou.--Hon. Clay Sharkey Of
Jackson, chairman OF the committee on
location OF site for the proposed Con
tederate women's Memorial, which is
n be built somewhere on the new
eapitoI grounds. is still carrying on
an active and vigorous campaign for
funds. Mr.. Sharkey never misses an
ounortunity TO put in a word In aid
a. tss cause Il which he and his tel
low veterans as well as the Daughters
of the Confederacy are enlisted by
xay Of stirring up interest in the pro
iect and making direct and personal
arueals 10 individuals. He called at
the department OF education. accom-
panied by Capt. John A Webb. for the
purrose Of enlisting the interest OF Su-
rerirtendent Powers and his associ-
ates in order to get movement start
I'd among the school forces. superin-
,endents. teachers and pupils. He
tound that Superintendent Powers him
self vas out OF the city. but met with
ready and sympathetic listeners in
Mrs. Powers and Miss Susie Powell.
the state school improvement organ
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-12-22

WOULD REDUCE TARIFF
IOWA SENATOR MAKES ATTACK
ON PAYNE. .AIoRIcH GILL.
Many Duties Eseesslve-Reai Issue 10
To Amend Rules for the
Revision.

Washington. The senate Tuesday
listened 10 the first tariff debate OF the
session. and while necessarily the dis.
cussioa was largely academic. It sery.
ed to develop the important fact that
some Eastern senators. among them
Messrs. Lodge and Aldrich. are willing
to join with Western associates In a
piecemeal revision OF the tariff.
The subject came up on a motion to
refer TO the committee on rules the
CummIns joint resolution providing for
the limitation o, the power to amend
bills looking to the modification OF par
agraphs and schedules OF the Payne
Aldrich bill.
Mr.. Cummins occupied the floor In
support OF the provision. but was inter
rupted 10 such an extent that the dis
cussion partook largely of the nature
OF a running debate. II was during this
discussion that Messrs. Lodge and Al
drich found occasion TO announce their
respective positions.
The Ma sachusetts senator declared
his willingness 20 DO all In his power
70 advance legislation for the amend
ment of the tariff schedules Mr. Al
drich favored amendment. but said
that h. would prefer taking up the
question by subjects rather than by
schedules. lie. however. vas emphatic
In his opposition 10 the Iowa senator's
method OF proceeding. which contem
plates the alteration Of the rules by
both the house and senate BY Joint res
olufion
During the day much attention was
given TO the right Of tho senate TO in
tertere In any way In the formation ol
the house rules. and OF the senate O.
amend revenue bills which. under the
constitution. must originate in the
eo.sf
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-12-22
Sl.060.6l7 BILL PASSES
Deficiency Appropriation Bill Approved
b. Congress

Washinston--Congress passed the
urgeat deficiency appropriation bill In
one hour and forty minutes. As the
measure carried St.G60.s15. this vas
apFropriating public funds at the rate
o. $4,000 a minute As reported in
the house. the bill carried sS50.0UO. but
when il reached the senate it had in
creased in amount 70 Sss5.6Is. and the
senate added the remainder.
Chief among the items are $3.50. 900
for continuation Of work on the dry
dock in New York navy yard and s39.-
$50 to pay the expenses OF the new
court OF commerce. The sum Of $780,
600 is included to pay Richard Parr.
the United States customs inspector.
the remainder OF a reward of 500. 900
which he was awarded for bringing to
light the existence Of the sugar weigh
ing frauds in the New York customs
house.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-12-22
NO CAUSE FOR SCARE
ARE AT PEACE VITA ALL Ma.
TONS OF The WORLD
ees' metned Of Securing Disarmament
10 the Establishment of an
international Court

Washington. - President Taft. "A.
dressing the closing banquet OF the
Ameriacn Society for Judicial Settle
iasut OF International Disputes. aIlayed
the so-cailed war scare which has
furnished pabulum for the newspauer,
during the last few days" He de
eiatei there Is not the slightest rea-
son Tor such a sensation. because we
are az peace with an the nations of
me world and are quite likely to re-
main So
lie said his purpose in outlining the
lreparednesa Of The Tnned states FOR
var at peace meeting" was 10 show
oy contrast the great worthiness Of
the movement for a permanent court
o. arbitral justice and universal peace.
PRESIDENT Taft asserted that the hes,
method % ultimately securing disarm.
ament among the nations was the es.
adjustment % an International court,
and The development OF code OF In.
ternational equity.
Declaring that the country has no,
reached poiut where war is impos
sinle. be cites the Panama canal ques.
ton. He said
Iake thus the question OF the Pan.
ANA canal We have a property which
when completed will be- worth $500.
V'o.so; az least. it will have cost us
that lt has been built not alone 10
further the cause of the worlds com.
merce. bot also 10 brius oar eastern
and western scahoards closer together
and 90 secure for us military benefit
enabling our naval fleet 70 pass quicz
ly from one ocean 90 the other. Now
the works ot the canal are Of such
a character that a warship might cas-
ily put the canal out u commission.
I'VE are authorized 10 police the
canal and protect it and We have ths
treaty right to srect Notifications
there ForticathioHs are the best aud
most secure method OF protecting that
canal aa-inst the attack OF some lrre
sponsible nation or armed force.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-12-22
HELPLESS IN CASE OF ATTACK
Secretary Dickinson Makes This State
inert IN Seere, Document.

Washiagton.-A sensational report
from the Nar department showing how
the country Eas inadequately protect
ID against invasion from foreign gov
srnmeats vas seat % the house Wed
resday as a secret document and. after
a number o. Conferences. and hurried
telephone messages. vas returned 20
the var department on the ground that
the house coald not receive a secret
report
Members who saw the document say
IL is a report o. Secretary Dickinson
that points cut that the country Is
wholly unpreSar~d that there = a
woefui lnadequacy - men. Of guns and
OF ammunition. that the army should
be reoFganized and thai q council u
national defense. with the secretary Of
var at is head. should be created by
SougTess-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-12-22
CARNEGIE PLACES THIS AMOUNT
IN HANDS OF TRUSTEES.
Beard Requested TO Use Funds az They
See Fi;-Annusi Income
$500 900.


Washiagt0n-Surrounded by twenty.
seven trustees u his choosing. com
prising former cabinet members. ex
ambassadors. college professors. Law
yers and educators. Andres Caruegi.
Wednesday transferred slO.0O0.0 900 Ia
i've per cent. first mortgage bonds. val
ued AZ fli.50o, ,ooo. 10 he devoted pri-
marily TO the establishment Of univer.
sal peace by the sbolition o. var be-
tween nations and such friction as may
impair the progress and happiness CT
man.
When wars between nations shall
have ceased. the fund is 10 he applied
TO such altruistic purposes as will
best help man In his glorious ascen.
onward and upward" by the bauish
ment OF the most degrading evil or
evils" then harassing mankind.
When Mr.. Carnegie had read an In
formal deed OF trust announcing at
length the general purpose Of his gift.
there vas prolonged applause. lie then
explained the incidents which Inspired
the giving OF the money al this time.
and declared with emphasis that II the
English-speaking race in the Uuife1
States and Great Britain once oonsolE
dated in the movement for interna-
tional peace. the success Of the meas
ure In the rest OF the world would b.
assured. That Great Britain stood
ready TO cooperate with this country.
Mr.. Carnegie said he felt certain. and
all nOw needed. he added. was concur.
renee of the president and the senate
in promulgating the movement on be-
half OF the United States.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-12-22
Longer Hours for Clerks.

Washington. - Government clerks
employed in Washington shall work
a half an hour longer each day in .ne
future, or seven and one-half hours.
The decision is in line with the col
icy of the administration to bring
about greater efficiency and economy
in the government departments II
some of the departments decide that
the efficiency OF the clerks is satisfao-
tory at present. they may defer in
creasing the working hours to suea
time as they may see ft.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-12-22

whatsoever shall compel thee to 90
one mile. go With him twain. Matt
v. Al. r. V.
The first mile is duty or necessity.
the second mile is love. Doing only
what we have 10 do. what circum-
stance. law, or a prodding conscience
compels, is one thing-often a very
hard and distasteful thing. but going
beyond all this and doing for loves
sake more than be required. that is a
different matter. He who stops with
the first mile is apt TO have a hard
and dissgreeable journey. but he who
travels the second mile comes upon
an easy and joyous way.-Rev. J. R
Miller, d. d.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-12-22
Monunen. to confederstes.

Washington.-To meet the objection
raised by cemetery associations in
the North agaiDst the erecting of small
individual headstones to mark the
graves OF Confederate soldiers who
died in the Northern prisons. the sen
ate committee on military affairs has
indorsed a bill giving authority for
the construction Of large masonry
monuments. bearing bronze tablets
with the names Of the soldiers upon
them. The time allowed for marking
the graves is to be extended two years
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-12-22
Raias IustIeea, Salaries.

washington.-To increase salaries
of supreme court justices $4,000 and
to increase the compensation OF fed
eral judges is the purpose OF bill in.
troduced by Senator Depew. The sal
airy OF the chief justice is fixed at SIS.
900 and those OF the associate justices
at si7,500. These salaries are now, re
spectively. $4,000 and s12.500. II is
proposed to increase circuit judges
salaries from $1,000 to $4,000 and
federal district judges from $1,000 to
ss.ooo.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-12-22
Drank Ink for Wine.

Carlisle, Ky.-As the result Of some
one exchanging indelible ink for com.
munion wine at the Pleasant Valley
Christian Church, a few miles from
here. several people were made violent.
ly i'll. The wine was kept at the church
and not noticing the change in the
color Of the liquid. the elders passed
the vintage" to the members. Many
Of them drank the liquid before the
change was noticed. Soon after they
had drunk the wine many OF thom were
violently Ill
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-12-22
FOUR DEATHS FROM COLD
One Man Wrecks windcN to Get sheI-
ter in Jaii.

New York.-The first cold save OF
the winter already has caused four
deaths. Much suffering has been
brought 10 the poor By the sudden
drop in temperature
one man deliberately threw a stone
through a plate glass window tha. he
might get shelter in a iail The MI
nicipal lodging house. which holds 100
persons. is fuH. and the AUTHORITIES
fear they will be unable 70 meet half
the requests for shelter.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-12-22
S1.000.000 COAL DEAL
Said 70 Be the Largest Transaction
70 Take Place in Alabama.

Birmingham. AIa.-one of the larg-
est deals in coal lands ever made In
Alabama was oonsummated when g.
r. Mccormack and Erskine Ramsey
acquired betseen $4,000 and 10000
acres in Walker county. The consid-
Grafton is close to 100000 This is
thought to be the last OF the large
tracts OF Alabama coal lands rot in
the Hands of large companies.