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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04
Crime Wave at Philadelphia.

Philadelphia.-Two women were shot
by their husbands. one probably fatally;
a no.ro woman was killed BY negro
admire, who then mOrtIly wounded a
negro policeman, while one of the hus-
bands attempted to commit suicide, in
wave OF crime in this vicinity.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04
Tu-county Medical Meeting

Brookhaven.-Ihe Tri-County Medical
Society met herewith twenty members
present At this meeting a health Off
Gers association was formed, to include
in its membership all county and city
health officers Of the seventh district.
Or. C. f. Catching, member Of the state
board OF health for this district, Was
eho.an nresident
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04
BATTLESHIP FOR THE SCHOOL
School Hygiene Congress Urges Use of
Discarded Ones.

Buffalo. : The fourth International
congress on school hygiene adopted reso-
lutions recommending thorough medical
inspection in all public schools and the
use of discarded battleships as open air
schools. The congress states ii Is con
WINGED that the open air school is one
OF the most powerful agents in the pre-
yention and cure of tuberculosis in child
hood
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04
Killed ar camp perrv shoot.

Camp Perry--The first fat.li accident
TO happen on the Ohio ranges at Camp
Perry occurred when Francisco Zararra
Ballon, Of the Peruvian team, was killed
by one OF his fellow eountrymen. Juan
f. Zegarra. who accidentally pulled tn,
trigger OF his loaded rifle.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04
should Have Had More Thought.

An Atchison man committed suicide
by drowning himself in = cistern.
why. in the name of all that's inst
and fair" demands the Lebo Star.
didn't he jump into the river instead
of spelling a cistern full Of good
vater?"-Kansas City Star.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04
Dredging the Yaroo.

Yazoo city.-The government dredee-
boat Ben Humphreys passed down the
river ani viii put IN some time At the
mouth of Short Creek. which empties
into the Yazoo river. seven miles south
of the city This creek trayesses the
hills to the east Of the YaEOo river. and
right after heavy rains deposits large
quantities of sand and gravel into the
Yaozo. causing sandbars that have i'm
peded navigation and caused much delay,
annoyance and expense to steamboat
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04
Manuel to Marry Victoria.

Berlin.-The marriage Of ex-kinc
Manuel of Portugal and Princes Augusta
Victoria OF Hohenzollern, daughter of
Prince William of Hohenzollern. is to
be performed at Signaringen, the home
Of the bride.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04
He Knew the Game.

Professor-'H a person in good
health. but who imagined himself sick.
should send for you. what would you
do? Medical Student-"Give him
something to make him sick. and then
administer an antidote." Professor
Don't waste any more time here;
hang out your shingle Yorf
Weekly.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04

Newton.-PraeticaiIy all the business
houses here closed, this heinz a. date
OF the working of the highway ncm her.
to Garlandville. distance a an,ss eight
or nine miles, and hundrsas y people
lined up all along the rouoa labSring
hard.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04
Democrats Must Yield.

WashiRgton.-It was admitted BY
conservative senate Democrats that they
would be obliged 10 make some eonces-
sion to the radicals, who are insisting on
higher rates OF taxation on the ineomes
from great fortunes
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04

But when you asked fer my daush-
Ter YOU told me you had enough
money to support her in the style she
was accustomed to-" said the father.
rbo had been touched. Yes; but that
WAS a year ago, SIR" replied the
,orrg man. Being engaged for .
xsar ia expensive work, sir"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04

Washington. - Attorney-Genersi Ne
Reynolds has no intention of resigning
his position. He has made this fact
clear to his friends in congress and TO
his associates in the department OF jus
ties.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04
Robbed Roosevelts.

Mineola, y. Y-George A. Barker. 4
negro, and employe OF Col. Theodore
Roosevelt at Sycamore Hill, Oyster Bay.
was placed in Jail here, charged with
having stolen $1,000 worth OF iewelry
from the Roosevelt home Saturday.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04
10 Per Cent Allowed.

Washington.-ren per cent, or S..
100000, already has been deposited in
southern banks oue of the s50, 1000, 900
fund that the government is placing
with national banks in agricultural
states to aid in the movement of crops
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04
nktihheha Fair PROCLAIMED.

starkville.-Colorcd posters are hung
in profusion around the city and vieil-
ity, and are being paced in adjoining
counties advertising the big fair of Ok
tibbeha county. which takes place Sept.
26-27.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04
Good Cotton Year.

Gisndors.--This will be . reecsa
breaking year for cotton in this secticu
sad prominent planter living near
here. Already the dsrkies on my plscs
are picking. and we will be hauling cot
ton 10 the gins next week
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04
After Providence Franchise.

Providence, R. IA group OF Provi
denee promoters has extended to Presi-
dent Navin of the Detroit Americans an
offer OF $4,000 for the Providence In.
ternAtional League baseball club.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04
president Reads Dime Novels.

Washineton.-Boy readers Of the for
bidden books usually characterized ss
dime novels" may take heart oi hope.
President Woodrow Wilson, author and
statesman, reads detective stories los
0ogatson
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04

Bethlehem, New Hampshire. - Mai.
Richard Muckfe of Philadelphia, who
has suffered from hay fever rs years,
was banqueted as the oldest sneexer-
by % fellow feverites.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04

After his lecture on Robert Burns.
on one occasion. the colouel was ap-
preached by Scotchman. who said:
Colonel. the title Of your lecture
should be The Epitaph Of Your Tomb
stone.'- How IL that." said the ora
tor. Robert Burns" replied the Sect
Prom Clark's Eminent Lawyers"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04

Pekin.-A crisis was reached here ow.
ing to the arrest Of nine more members
OF the Chinese parliament. Since the
proclamation Of martial law arrests and
summary executions have been frequent.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04
Falhng Ruild ng Hurts MANY.

Petersboro, ontario.-Four persons OF
more were killed and several injured in
the collapse of the J. c. Turnbull COM
pany's store. Weakening of walls, due
to alterations, caused the collapse.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04
Original Spelling Of C,ffee.

Nowadays the cafe is the last
place in which any one looks for cof
fee. but originally that was the French
name for coffee. and appeared on the
sign outside OF the coffee houses of
Paris. Other drinking was introduced
later. until gradually the cafe came
to mean a barroom, nothing more.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04

Taylor.-The citizens OF Taylor sr.
getting on the band wagon of progress
with other hustling towns in Mississippi.
They are floating bonds to erect ! nes
modern brick school building here.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04
Have View Of Oceans pepths

Every boat engaged in the Jamaican
,pouge industry has a water glass or
name Of glass inserted in the bottom of
a box or bucket. through which The
.ponges are readily detected.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04

When the simp-lihed spoilers get
around to it, viii they kindly attend
to all those pseudo words from
ptarmigan down to ptyxis?-Bostos
Transcript.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04
A Church Camnaign.

Morton.-As result of an effort to
secure new members the Methodist La
dies Aid Society here put on a red and
blue contest recently and secured IS new
members,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04

The reason come people never put
their best foot forward is because
,bey reserve u ssAlusively for kicking
purpoe<s
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04
Lose Race With Death.

New York.-Lee and jacob Shubert
and their three sisters lost by five min
utes race against death to the bedside
of their father, David, in Jamaica.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04

sumner.-rhe congregations r the
Methodist Episcopal Church, Scurh. Of
Sumner, is making preparations q build
a handsome brick church buildi.e On loti
donated them by John w. R.ar.sou.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04

Chicago.-The American National Re
tail Jewellers Association elected p. T.
Combs of Omaha president>and \. ".
Anderson OF New Castle, Pa, secretar,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04
Body of Woman In River.

ST. Louis.-The body of Miss Mary
oBrien. principal of st. Louis public
school, was found floating in the Missis.
sippl river.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04

Fair Plans Complete.

Louisyille.--A glimpse of the fair
grounds will show that preparations are
nearly completed for the opening day
Sept. io-aHd continues until the 12th.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04
Shows Man AZ HIs Worst.

Another paradox is the fact that a
case Of exaggerated ego almost in
variably makes man look like pin
head.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-09-04

Self-made MEN would find this
more sociable world II they were Isss
inclined to talk shop.-Puck
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03
STATE BOARD WANTS
MORE MEMBERSHIP
Committee Msking Active convass Of
the State--Much Literature
Being Sent Out.

The West Virginia State Board Of
Trade has opened a campaign for
new members II Is being pushed by
the membership committee. compos'
ed Of John II. Renard. Of Wheeling;
E. NJ Gilkeson. a Parkersburg bank
err; W. c. Wilson. an Elkins banker.
%. A. Mosman, former president OF
the Chamber OF Commerce OF Hunt
ington, and W. %. Matthews, of Char
lesion, clerk of the supreme court.
The committee 10 sending out a
hot letter to all prospective members.
setting forth the many advantages 20
gain from afflliation with the board.
An enclosed circular also enumerates
few of the accomplishments OF the
board within the last few years.
Since the board made such won
derful success OF the West Virginia
exhibit at the Chicago land show.
beating every other state OF the Tn
DIN. the committee feels that the iron
is hot for striking for new members.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03
NEW OFFICIALS
ARE IN CHARGE
county's New Officers Have Taken
Hold Of the Business ard
Working Hard.

Today all of the new county Off.
cials are IN charge Of their work. aud
either they or their deputies can be
found in the Offices ready 10 look az.
ter any business that demands atten-
ton.
Deputy Sheriff 3. A. Sprinkle open.
ed the Office this morning and took
charge II was not long until Sheriff
Tabler arrived. and the work OF pre-.
pairing for the next term of circuit
court was then taken mp The sheriff
il sending out the subnoenas 10 the
grand and petit Jurors. and he ex.
peets to have this work completed
within a few days The court work
will predominant for some time
For the present sheriff Tabler's OF.
fetal family will consist OF ;. A
Sprinkle. deputy; Oscar p. Miller Ar
den district, turnkey. and Milton 3,
Miller. OF Arden district. Iaiier. MIR
Sprinkle IL a merchant IN North Mar
tinsbnrg. and was formerly connected
with the city as superintendent OF the
water works.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney ".
l.. Luttfell was In his Office 10 the
court house early hard a. work pre-.
pairing for the approaching term OF
circuit court. which convenes January
IL. He will remain there. while his
chief will retain his Office on the Pub
lie Square.
Assessor John w. Dodd was not at
his office, but Miss Florence iiudgel
was Ia charge and was busy getting
everything In shape for the work. A
the work of making the assessment
does not begin until April 1. there
will not be much doing there until
that time. Mr.. Dodd will be assisted
by s. l.. Dodd, OF Hedgesville, Charles
Fowler. of Inwood; Taylor Jefferson,
city, Office deputy, and Miss Florence
Hudgel, city. stenographer
sheriff f. y. Kettering has moved
into the ex.sheriff's Office IN the
court house, where he will close up
his business as rapidly as possible.
County Surveyor Henry Hess was
at his post OF duty in the court house
and ready for business.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03
DIRECTORS
FOR TURNP|KES
ELECTED FOR YEAR
c. l.. Nicely Reappointed Stew
ard Of Aims House
NEW MEMBER ON
BOARD OF HEALTH

County Stock in Three Turnpikes En.
terins Marfinsburs Voted for olrsc-
tors Approved BY the County Court
"a. w. D. Folk Succeeds J. L. VIII
Hanson on County Health Board
Court Pays Current Bills and Ad
journs for Week.
At the afternoon session OF the
county court Friday the following
were the proceedings, besides paying
current bills
In the matter OF the stock held by
Berkeley county In the Berkeley and
Hampshire Turnpike Co, Clerk ~. Al.
Hobbs was ordered TO vote for the
following directors to serve from The
ist OF January. 1918. TO the s1st OF
December, 1918, namely, c. w Stu
ckey, james H. Smith and George IL.
Showers
G. A. Weaver was authorized TO
vote the county stock in the Martins
burg and Potomac Turnpike Co, for
Inv tVtttNifik AhttAVtHs 1bstfttS tth
Bile, George Aikens and w II. Small,
In the matter, OF the Martinsburg
and Winchester Turnpike Co. II II.
Emmert was directed to vote the
county stock for jain j. Hetzel, Jas.
r. Fulk, Max Won schiegel and j.
William Stewart. as directors.
q. w, d. Folk was appointed
member OF the Berkeley county board
OF health In place OF J. l.. Williamson,
resigned
g, l. Nicely was reappointec stew
ard OF the county aims house for The
year beginning April list, 1913
The county court held short SOS
sion today but no important business
was transacted.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03

ar enormous SAVING 10 shippers,
sslde from the greater facilities AZ.
Tered 10 them
usaer the new law everything VII
be mallabie nov a. fourth class mat
ter. siih the addition Of thousands 81
articles Of a perishabie nature. etc.
which heretofore we're not maiiahle
Al ALI Only llauor Of m alcoholic
nature. poisons. explosives, inhamma.
bic articles. nfvfnal machines, oh.
scene matter. pistols or revolyers. live
OF dead animals or any substance
which emlis a had odor and disea ~
germs cannot be mailed By parcels
post PeriShable matter, like food
stuns. fruit etc. viii only be accept
I'd for delivery within a afty.mlle ra.
dlus from the mailing point
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03
CHAS. ". FOREMAN
KILLED ON B. & 0.
Popular Young Yard Brakeman Is
Struck by No. AZ Near HuIIeye
Bridge New Years Morning.

A shocking accident occurred on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad on
the outskirts of town a few minutes
before o'clock New Years morning
when Mr. Charles Wesley Foreman.
a yard brakeman, was instantly killed
by No. ~, mail and express train
westbound.
While no one Witnessed the acct
dent. II is supposed that the young
brakeman sat down on the end CT Il
railroad tie and fell asleep while his
train of empty cars for the National
quarrlea was waiting on the siding
near the Bulleye bridge for ~ to pass
before pulling out on the main west
bound track. Having been on duty
all night II would be quite natural for
him TO quickly fall asleep at that
time In the morning. His body was
discovered along the tracks by one Of
the crew OF an eastbound freight
train. The back OF Mr. Foreman's
head was crushed and his neck, right
arm and right hip broken. Death
was instantaneous.
Undertaken Wilen removed the
body TO his rooms and prepared II for
burial. later removing IL to the home
OF the deceased on Second street,
North Martinsburg.
Mr.. Foreman was rs years OF age
on the 21st OF last May and had been
in the service OF the railroad for 3
years. He was a fine young man.
quiet In manner. upright in deport-
ment and attentive to duty. and his
death causes deep sorrow in the com
munity, while 70 his heartbroken
family the loss Is irreparable. He is
survived by his wife. who was Miss
Viola kastle. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. W. Kastle. and two young
children Norman and Evelyn:
parents. b. 4 O. Engineer Geo. 7.
Foreman and Mrs. Foreman: brother,
Ward Foreman. also b. 4 o. yard
brakeman. all OF this city. He was
a member of the Lutheran church
and the Brotherhood Of Railway
Trainmen.
The funeral will take place Friday
afternoon al o'clock in St Johns
Lutheran church. in charge of Rev.
DR. G. s. Trump, assisted by Rev. DR..
W. r. Gruver. OF the First U. b.
church. Intermens in Green Hin
cemetery.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03
Missed The Man

Constable Wild and a police officer
went down to the Falling Waters
neighborhood Tuesda y evening on
the hunt of Ford Keefauyer, of Hag-
erstown, a C. V. telegraph operator
at the tower at the S4-mile siding
east OF Falling Waters, charged with
threatening 10 kill Elmer Emmerson
of the same section. The telegraph
man, however. had gone home and
the officers had their drive through
the cold for nothing Emmerson' "a
wife defended Keefauyer and told the
constable there was no such threat
made as charged in the warrant. She
seemed to know all about ii.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03
VISITING in Virginia.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. Wlshard Anderson
Of North Yakima. Wash. who are
here on an extended visit to his mo
tehr Mrs. H. X. Thomas. North Ma
pie avenue. left this morning for Mt
Sol0n. Augusta county, Va. 10 spend
couple weeks with her parents
Rev. and Mrs. r. NJ. Wheeler Mrs
Anderson was Miss Ethel Wheeler
and resided here for some time before
her marriage over three years ago
Since then she and her husband have
been living In the Northwest, to
which country they are both greatly
attached.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03
MR.. SHIPPER RESIGNS.

Mr.. Charles w. Shipper, West King
street. for the past nine years with
the National Commercial Co, a whole
sale grocery house of this city, has
resigned his position as travelling
salesman, the same taking effect
January LIST. He has engaged as
general salesman for G. w, Todd
& Co, of Rochester, ~ Y, manufact'
urers of photographs. Mr.. Shipper
will remain here while and later 10
cate in Wheeling. His successor at
the National Commercial Co. is Mr..
William Wolfes, for some time. pop
ular young clerk in the Frank A. Mi
nor grocery.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03
NEW sroREkEEPER.

Mr.. w. e. Maxwell. OF Newark. o..
has arrived In this city and taken the
position OF night storekeeper at the
Hannis distillery Mr.. Maxwell was
one Of the men on the eligible list un-
der the civil service examination. He
appeared Thursday at Parkersbs h at
the office OF Collector George E. Work
and was sworn IN by Chief Clerk w.
T. White, and left at once for this
city to assume his duties.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03

The year just brought 20 a close
has brought many political changes In
West Virginia. The old Republican
party which has been IN power In
West Virginia for so many years has
been rent asunder and practically de-
stroyed by the internal dissen sions
among those " hohave called them
selves Republicans. The old machine
with its former leaders either gone
or discredited has toppled and fall
en- and new party has arisen which
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03


the Republican party. Il has been a
year of surprises and OF inconsisten.
cies in politics. West Virginia gave
It's electoral fund TO the Democratic
candidate and at the same time cleo
ted a full Republican state ticket aud
almost drove the Democrats out OF
business in the state. Some of the
most efficient public servants who
have ever represented West Virginia
in Congress have been defeated at a
time when Democratic success was
almost general throughout the United
States.
What ever the political preference
of any one may be In regard to the
senatorship, II cannot be denied that
Senator Watson has made a thorough.
ly capable and useful senator for the
people OF the state. In less than two
years time he has attained a position
of influence and prestige In the Sen.
ate and he has been able to accom-
plish more for the people OF the state
in this brief period than many others
have done In much longer terms Of
office.
Congressman Hamilton and Little
page have also made excellent repre-
sentatives of their districts and have
accomplished more for the people
they represent than any of their
predecessors in many years.
The coming year will probably see
a new senator. either Republican
or a Progressive, in Senator Watson's
place and win see three new Repub-
lican congressman representing West
Virginia at the capital. In view of the
fact that both Senate and House Of
Representatives win be Democratic
and that Republican members of eth
very little along any line 1t would
seem strange that West Virginia
should have turned down its tried and
faithful servants at time when their
influence was about to be increased
to put in men who it is known from
the start will not be in a position to
do anything for the people they repre-
sent.
In view of the political surprises of
the past year and the unsettled condi-
ton OF politics in West Virginia, II
would not be surprising should 9th
er changes as radical as those of the
past year be brought about within
the coming year The people may
discover that they have made a mis-
take in trusting the same old crowd
of reaetionaFy standpatters with po-
litical power and may decide to try
again the Democratic party which Is
now in the majority in the nation, so
that the Republican successes of last
month in West Virginia may be of
short duration.
win the Democrats again be able
to line up a majority of the voters In
the state? VIII the Progressives
the state? Will the Republican party
be able to survive? viii the Pro
gressives continue as separate par
ty or surrender entirely to the Re
publicans? These are some of the
questions which the coming year
must answer, and which are particu-
larly pertinent at the beginning of
year following one which has ended
with such uncertainty and with politi-
cal questions so far from settled.
1t will be a happy new year for
some, but the question for whom?