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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08
MONUMENT TO KU KLUx KHAN
Rev. VIM. Z. Thompson Praises SALIVA
tion of the South"

Chattanooga. the annual reunion
Of John II. Gordon Camp. Confederate
Veterans. held in Lafayette. TIA. Rev.
William ,. Thompson, pastor of the
wealthy Centenary Methodist Church in
Chattanooga. delivered the address in
which h. suggested. aud made the initial
contribution, for the erection Of a monu
ment to the memory Of The members of
the "ku Klux Khan
The speaker said that the ku Klux
klan was the salvation ~ the south dur
ing the days of rsconztruetiou. Were il
IN my power" said he. II would erect a
monument 10 the ku Klux Khan that
would pierce the blue vaults af heaven.
II was those staneh men. tried and true,
upon many hard battlefield, that in the
face Of imposing odds threw themselves
into the yawning breach aud saved Anglo
Saxon supremacy for the south. Too
much praise cannot be- gwen those brave
men,"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08
HARBOUR WINS
AUTO CONTEST
ONE Killed AND SEVERAL INJURED
IN 50oMILE RACE.
1000 Spectators Applaud 20 starterS
Hafroun. Mulford and Bruce Brown
Only Real Contenders.

Motor Speedway, indianapolis, Ind
for fame. fortune aud the glory of the
automobile. one lite Wa sacrificed aud
several men were injured Tuesday IN the
nrst i've hundred mile race on speed
way. the greatest test "a kill and endu
rance, won by Ray ilarrouu, driving a
Marmon car. in the time OF IN hours,
iorty-oue minutes aud eight seconds.
Closely pressing tlarruun Tor the victory
we're Ralph Mulford, with lozisr, who
finished >econd. aud David Brti Brown
Who drove hi- Plat under the wiie eoo,'
third.
seventy seven thousand persons roar
81 encouragement TO the forty pilots that
started the race at 10 O'Clock. and with
unflagging enthusiasm. encouraged the
leader, in the last lap OF the race aud
watched The field pound around the
course IN division of the lesser honors.
In the most serious accident OF the day.
;. L. Dickson Of Chicago, meehaniciap
ior Arthur ''rciuer. driving an AmplcN,
lost his lie IN an upset on the back
stretch. The race had been on but few
minutes when the rim Of one of the front
wheels dew. The car twisted ia a mighty
spa>m, hurling t.reiner and Dickson from
their SEATS. Dickson was thrown again-,
fence. twenty feet from the car, aud
wa. terribly mangIed. lie was killed in.
stantly.
The crowd was too big to b. controlled
by the company OF militia aud the hun.
drc'is of special policemen posted about
the grounds. The spectators .warmrd
acro-, the indeld when Dickson wa,
killed and pressed close about his body
and that of the unconscious t.reiusr Sol
diers fought to clear space Tor the sur
gsons when the ambulance arrived.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08
Government AFTER
LUMBER COMBINE
HERBERT KNOX SMITH MAKES
STARTLING STATEMENTS.
Formidable Combination Being conee.
trated-Present Value Of Standing
Timber Is $4,000. .ooo, 900.

Washington. There are many grea,
combinations IN other industric. whose
formation ), complete. In the lumber in.
dustry, however the bureau lind- now ia
making combination. caused, funda-
mentally, by lung--tanding public pol.
scy. The concentration already existing
j. sufficiently impressive Still more inn
pre-sive are the possibilities for the tut.
ure. In the last forty Years conrrntra-
tion has 81 prucev'led that ias holders,
many intrrrciated now, have practically
Que half of the privately OWNED timber
IN the investigation area (which contains
% per cent Of the whole. This iormida.
BILE process. Of concentration in timber
AMI land certainty involves grave future
Po-.ibilitie. Of imprcgnable monopolistic
conditions, whose tar.rraching cunsc.
quences TO society u j. now difficult TO
snti-ipate freely. or even 10 estimate
The present commercial value of the
standing timber IN the country owned by
the trust 81 including the value of tho
land, is estimated though such an esti.
mate must b. very ruughl at least S..
600 10000, says Mr.. Knox. Ultimately
the consuming public will have to pay
such prices for timber ~ will give this
timber Tar greater value
These are the earnest conviction. %
Commissioner of Corporations Herbert
knuN smith. cxprr-.-d IN recent par
tial report on the lumber trust. which
President Taft piloried ON Saturday
night a, one of the tun leading factors
in the Eight against reciprocity with Can
ada. The paper trust is the other, anil
the clo~" bonds Of sympathy with which
the two are connected needs no elabora.
tion.
Having Land bare the source ~ oppa-i-
tion to reciprocity aud made an appeal
20 the people. the president hs. dclibcr.
striy Hung down the gage Of battle to
What in some respects D. the greatest anil
most formidable trust IN the nation.
In the struggle against the lumber
trust. whirh Mr. TAFT will take up on HI.
return TO Washington. there j. at stake.
nrst, reciprocity. and along wit> That
re'luction Of the high Gust Of living.
cheaper farm lands. cheaper clothing.
cheaper paper, the curbing Of the rail.
road trust and s,'ption. through tho
smashing IT the mmb. trust. for tina.
j. the problem that ia now vexing the
nation.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08

closely along these lines IN nc,-,,- ~
states OF the central West
The amount of money wasted ,,on
the highways Of any state h.,wssa
rittsburg and Denver. and from NJ
nesota TO Florida. would more ,h,,
pay the interest on the bonds 80
sary to build and maintain nrs,c,...
,r"nnt re''nanent roads We might state II
n another way: That the economies
.na' can be accomplished and the
dement's mat will accrue from improv.
ing the highways. will take OF fr,n
the burden Of the people mnnv ,ims-
more than the taxes to build the roads
VIII impose. Why not couver, ,h,s
waste Into permanent asset, whv
nor have better conditions when wa
can do so so easily
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08
Horse Runs Amuck.

The strange escapades OF mare
caused much excitement some ume
ago in oxford. says the London Iimes
n,ring a run with the south o.-
fordshire hounds when she was riu
den by Mrs. Dawson sne iell AZ
= fence Mrs. Dawson held the reins
untiI the mare trampled on her ana
she was forced to let CO. Wnere-
unon the animal bolted. About mlle
auav IT jumped into motor car
I.rdsd on the chauffeur and smasn,
,~ 90 the glass screen and steering gear
80 90 nisces. , The car carried the animal
~ LONG a dozen yard and then nuns
Ssr on the road. The chauffeur naa
: m,rvelous escape, but the mare es-
a.na was even more extraordinars'
sar though badly cut. and bruised,
rSe lS, has no broken bones. nor is sns
lame.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08
I. c. OFFERS PRIZES.
Railroad Seeks to Awaken interest In
Animal HuSbandrv.

thicago.-ihe Illinois Central Railroad
Company has aI~ays manifested the
keenest interest IN the agricultural de-
veloPment- along its line of ruad in the
states of Mississippi and Louisiana. and
in order TO demonstrate in practical
way. aud Tor the purpose of assisting
those engaged In bringing about better
agricultural conditions and to encour.
age the boys in the growing of corn
anu the raising OF live stick. this com
Pany viii give a thoroughbred registered
Poland China, Duroc Jersey. Berkshire
or Iamworth boar to the boy winning
FIRST prize IA the corn club contests al
the coming county fair. this fall ia ~.
cry county aud parish trav.r-cd by the
lines of the Illinois Central aud the
fskoo 4 Mississippi Valley railroads
IN the two states above mentioned.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08

in jeopardy. and the time had come
when correspondents felt the need Of
nrearms 70 protect their lives. The
revolver sent TO Mr.. Caldwell was
smuggied TO him by a passenger on
the steamship Olivette. TO whom the
weapon had been entrusted By an
agent OF the paper in Tampa. BY some
oversight no cartridges had been sent
with 1t. and II being impossible 10 Sc.
cure any In Havana. the correspond.
enr cabled 10 New York Camera re-
ceived. but no plates: send by next
boat
Through some strange error on the
part OF the one who received II. the
cryptogram was construed to be a
cipher and was translated to read thar
an attempt had been made on the life
OF Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. American con
SUI general in Havana. This misin-
formation went TO Washington and
reached there after the Havana cable
had closed Early the next day Mr.
Caldwell received from the Herald the
following eryptogram Send story
and pictures ordered on tood-supplies;
We want il for main sheet" By apply.
ing the cipher key. the first sentence
was readily translated to read; "A
United States warship has been or
dered TO Havana" The second evi
IDENTIFY conveyed some hint which was
beyond the limitation OF the code. but
the word main" gave the clue. Meet
ing General Lee at breakfast that
morning. Mr. Caldwell quietly In
formed him that the Maine was on
, her way TO Havana The general was
incredulous No warship. he assured
/ the correspondent. would be sent to
Havana unless he requested it.-Wal
ter Scott Meriwether. in HarperI
/ Weekly.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08
3 VETS. MlleD. 3 INJURED
Pittsburg Center of Series of Mishap.
and Violence.

Pittsburg. Pa.-Stx veterans Of the
civil war we're victims Of violence, ac.
cidental or -elf-iniiieted, Tuesday in AMI
about Pttsburg
At kittaning, James Summerville, u,
marching az the rear OF the Memorial
Day procession. was knoeked down by a
runway horse and his skull fractured
At Beaver Falls, Henry u. Ewing, 76,
fell into a cellar, and is in serious con.
dition.
William A. Kelly fell from train
near West Newton and was killed.
Joseph Ritseh Of Washington. Pa, suf
fering from melancholia, killed himself
with shotgun.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08
TRUST MACNATES
MAY GO TO PRISON
wIcKEaSHAMANNoUNc HE WILL
MAKE THE ATTEMPT.
Juries and Courts Have Been Unwilling
to Impose Prison Sentences uuder
Sherman Law.

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'f''"' '"u't j" 'ns H''"''"'u wv
'"u A'e''''" 'o"'''" '"mP'hS cases
WI ''S"t w s"''P'nS attempt !" y
INV ''''"'"i' 'O''''''"h "' ''''a'p'H "'
'ne '"'' '.'"s' '"~' "''o,''ns 10 N'.o.n'!
"e"siA' " "Ne' nam Nn" 'pP'''''' y" eu
"e-'A, oe'''r IN" mouse '"'n'h'''sr U"
eAPenni'u'es j" tue ueP"''"' VI Jus
'''e.
h'' N"Nsi-ham was aSN"H va! IN"
government thus iar had i'''rd ." l"dSe
any uu', asn'''s 'n prison
lh'ie nAs p"eh an unNi"'hgh"H, o"
ths part OF 'he Infies anu courts I" se"-
tsn's u'eh 70 Ptl'"" uhd'' IN" she'-''u7'
"N' ne tepDed' Hi''- are becoming
h"'' N'1i'he now however :" ''nNi''
anu luns's WI" nave o''h 'r'u'''"t !"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08

able road engineer. II ten or Twelve
miles are built instead of one the cost
of construction will be much less II
will nav TO have improved machinery
and the best facilities. Then the pay
ment of the road should not be made
by passing the hat, where some
will do their duty and others Will not
hut on the contrary the amount should
he covered by issuing long time bonos
and spreading the burden over al the
property Of the township. IL fortun-
ately the state is operating under tne
state aid plan. whereby a portion VI
The EXPENSE is contributed from tne
state treasury. it simplifies the matter
very much and lightens the ouruen-
The writer made a calculation COW
eriug the state of Illinois. and tnat ca
culatiou was verified by the late III
Frank II. Hall of Aurora, one Oh lne
hest mathematicians in the coun'i' ,
and he found II correct IL sno"eu
that frst-class hard roads could oe
huiIt over all the main highways u
the state of Illinois. under the sta'e
aid uIan the state paying one-nah 'ns
expense from a general tax iess' -
the balance locally by the township,
and the combined expense spreau
over a period Of ten years. woulo nv.
| .x~aas ten cents per acre per yea
i ON farm lands. What Is true u
J noia VIII be found to worK oaI w.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08
STEELE-MILLER FAILURE.


Memphis.-Alleging that Steele. Miller
& Co, bankrupt cotton dealers OF Corinth
Miss, paid $4,000 in premiums on lie
titious shipments of cotton. j. A. 4.
Pyle, trustee in bankruptcy for the con
ccrn, hled suit IN chanc-ry court through
which he seeks Judgment for that
amount from the Insurance Company Of
North America. No charge Of fraud i.
alleged against the defendant.
The bill charges that In 1909 Steele.
Miller n Go. put in operation fraudu-
'rnt design TO Obtain money by forged
bills of lading and IN order to make
them carry with them the semblance ~
truth attached insurance certificates 10
them. for which they paid $4,000 The
trustee in bankruptcy now seeks the re
turn OF that sum.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08
Twa Die From Storm.

Pittsburg, Ps.-With the wind blow.
ing O. miles an hour, as recorded by the
weather bureau, and rain that fell in tor
rents, a storm swept over this section
OF the state Wednesday.
Ethel Kakrsuer; aged ., was whirled
into the door of her home by the wind
and fell dead from fright. George A.
Martin, president of the Pittsburg Tubs
Company, is dying in hospital with a
fractured skull, caused by falling sign.
Reports of damage are coming in from
all over the statA
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08
WHY BATTlsSHIP WAS SENT
eeesuse OF MisInterpre,ed Cipher
Message the Maine Wen, to
Havana.

Probably very few know that IN.
Maine had been hurried 20 Havana be.
cause OF misinterpreted cipher mes.
sage. Mr. John r Caldwell. who had
oeen IN charge OF the Havana bureau.
and whom ! relieved. told me that
several days prior 10 my arrival he
had made requisltion upon the once
Tor a revolver. There had come siren
uous times In the Cuban capital. riots
had been frequent, the lives OF for
eisners. particularly those OF Ameri-
cans. had been more than ono. placed
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08

Federal Judge Speer Rules on Georgis
Statute.

Macon, Ga.-tederal Judge Emery
Speer. in charging the jury in a peonag..
case here, held that the t'eorgia contract
labor Law was unconstitutional, being ia
violation OF the constitution of the
United States and Of t;eorgia.
The defense in the peonage ease urge.
that tine defendants were acting under
the Georgia Law in compelling negross to
carry out their contracts, the law allow
ing planters to arrest aud hold persons
who make contracts To work for GER
tain period OF time, aud fail to carry out
the contracts.
1t was this law that he objected to-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08
May Figure in Cotton Market.

New Orleaus-W. p Brown, the cot
ton operator. lett here Friday for New
\ o-k. and while he was non-committal on
the subject, his close friends in this mar
ket are OF the opinion that he will play
leading part in the operations now
pending in the summer months in the
cotton market of the North For sew
eraI months past Mr.. Brown has not
taken an active part in the trading
around the ring. but it is said that he
has accumulated an interest in the near
months recently. and that he will BE- q
factor in the trading from now on.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08
NATIONAL AUTO HIGHWAYS
Congressman Hobson Presents Bills for
Two Great Drives.

Washingtou.-A bill providing for the
national auto highways has been intro
duced in the hanss at Washington by
Representative lIobson. II authorizes
the appointment of two commissions,
with members from various states, to
work out two gigantic Improvements, ono
a highway to extend from the Atlantic
to the Pacific oceans along the thirty.
fifth parallel of north latitude; the 9TH
er To extend from Canada to Mexico on a
line near the twenty y-third meridian west
from Washington. The highways. the
bill provides, shall he known respectively
- the national east-wcst auto highway
and the national north-south auto high
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08
REV. ReDD FOR GOVERNOR
Kentucky PrOhibitionists Put Out STATE
Ticket.

Lexington, ky-The Prohibitionists OF
Kentucky, in state convention here, NOM
mated Rev. J. d. Redd for governor and
Prof. NJ. L. Moore for lieutenant-gov-
ernor. The platform reaffirms the par
ty's opposition to the manufacture ami
sale OF alcoholic liquors and indorses the
Webb interstate commerce bill to pre-
vent the issuance of federal license ir
dry" territory.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08
N. Y. Good Roads Fund.

Albany. y. Y.-Gov. Dix has signed
bills appropriating between $4,000, 600
and sj.Ooo0oO for the Improvement OF
New York state highways, TO be- provided
by bonds issued under the Ss0, 0,000, 600
highway act. One of the measures makes
provision for the completion Of the unim-
proved highway between New York and
Rouses Point. This route, which Is de-
signed to connect on the northern border
with Canadian highway To Montreal.
has been referred to as the modern Ap-
plan Way.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08
pr.w Gun at Christening.

csntertown, Ad.-E. NJ. Fair, OF TINS
.;,v was fined $500 and sentenced to a
wear in Jail because he drew revolver '
and threatened to stop the christening
Of his nephew, the son of James STROUD
r.ir,s brother-in-law. Stroud, It was
..s,;fad wanted the child ehristened ae-
.oriin0 to his religion, while FAIR, whose
haI;efs are different, recommended an
ether form. When ne could not have MS
,rav Fair. it was charged, drew re-
yoIver and attempted to halt the eefe-
uony.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08
RED" LOPEZ EXECUTED
Wa. irving to Escape, Is Guards Re
port.

Cananea. Sonora.-~Red' Lopez or
dsred imprisoned BY Francisco l. Wa,
dsro .Ir.. on the charge that he had soid
ou,- 10 American interests while IN
command of a section of the insurreeto
GARRISON at Aqua Jrieta, has been put
10 death. Lopez was being conveyed
h.,s 10 serve an eight-year sentence I'M
posed by eOurt-martiaL
II is alleged also that Lopez had con
ts..ed having received $4,000 for the sur
rspder of Aqua Prieta TO the federais'
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08
Arrange Breokhaven Fair.

Northumberland Manager George
\ Love and Secretary and Treasurer +.
%. Consnt of the Lincoln County Fair
Association are very busy men Just
now, completing arrangements for the
issuance OF handsome seventv-pag.
prospectus ehronieling the prizes and
events which viii be pulled off at the
fair October II to II. This year there
viii be an increase all along the line in
the amounts given for prizes, a- well as
the addition of many features not here.
.ofore scheduled for exhibits.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08
Not Postpone I. c. Cases.

Chieago.-Judge kiekham Seanlon. in
the criminal court overruled motion
further to postpone the cases OF four
former officials of the Illinois Central
Railroad Company who were indicted on
charges of fraud growing out of car
repair bills. The defendants are Frank
b. Hartman, Joseph b. Buker, Charles
Ewing and John VI. Taylor.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08
Auto as Blind Tiger.

Raleigh, \. Cit has remained for
North Carolina msn 20 introduce some
thing new in what is known as blind to-
ger" saloons. There have been bootleg
gers who carry corn whiskey in their
boots, those who handle il in suit eases,
those who masquerade as druggists and
and others who sell strong drink as cider,
vinegap etc, but.now John Ludwig. haze
ly eleend an alderman in the town of
Salisbury, has, been arrested, charged
with using an automobile as travelling
stirsr.s
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08

mould be the road district, or
uere might be two districts
counties. The road super
ala Be a capable, experienced
= supioyed by the year. or the
~ nim get the necessary
and teams and do the work
ssn' to be done. When grad
sesssary. the earlier in the
done the better. The sur
not to be disturbed after
af July.
- and most important step
Ainase- No drain, NO road.
-ssdingiy important to have
who knows his business.
u1nage viii be treated at
another article. the writer
Aoorate upon 1t at this time.
~ san be laid at any season
most Is out Of the ground.
- Dc built. the roads drag
CUT. etc. This will give
Early spring until fall.
county as a unit. plan a
npaign Of grading and
snning with the main
1tending the work IN the
ortAnce- In . county Of
townships, one good en-
nree or four xangs Of
-seninery, each having a
"A three or four years
= : snsvlnx 1T psopls
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08
crazy NEGRO STARTS RIOT
stabs Three Others. Policeman and Then
Killed

Louisville, ky.-Sudjenly erazed By
some unknown cause, Jim Lee. negro,
ran amnck, seriously stHhbing three 9TH
er negroes. knocking two others down,
stabbed Policeman James li"urigan. prob
ably fatally, and was himself shot anI
killed by the policeman.
Other negroes, reused by Lees as
saults, in self-dsfense and 10 be sort Of in
the spirit OF things, started a small riot
in which rocks and bricks we're hurled
and many fists fights occurred. Two riot
calls resulted.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08
New Company Organized.

hatcher. - The Mississippi-Louisians
Investment Company, with capital Of
s25o,Ooo has been organized and will b.
chartered under the laws of Louisiana
with its domicile in vidalia, La, and gen
eral headquarters in Natchez. The in,
eorporators will establish agencies in IL.
mos, Indiana. Ohio and the west and
will subdivide plantations into 5O-acre
tracts to be sold on easy payments 1t
is their purpose to bring desirable immi-
grants to this section by Offering lands
on easy payments.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08
Hamptons in Combine.

New lork.-Announeem il made
Of a consolidation OF magazine interests
in which six publications will be brought
under one control, known a. the Column
transferring Company. The consolidated
magazines are Hamptons, Columbian,
Home, Sterling, Orff's Farm Review and
the American Womans' Review. Frank
Orff of the Western Magazine Company,
which has incorporated today for $1,000
900. Ben Hampton will continue as ed
itor OF Hamptons.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08
will Detain Banker.

snriuefieId. Mo.-Folloving his reiusSi
10 give information regarding 'ne % Sasn
balances of certain depositors on 'une
do w. B. Sanford, cashier oi 'ns
HolIahd Banking Company, was o,uefs1
a.,n.,,,sa 10 the custody OF the sheriff.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-08
Too Busy for Court.

Brookhaven.-Iudge d. VI. Miller of
this district has pretsrmitted the first
week of the Lincoln county circuit court
on account of the farmers being 80 busy
with their crops at this season. The
civil docket will be taken up Monday.
June 2e. and a special term Of circuit
court will begin Monday, July IL, and
last one week