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Oxford eagle., 1918-08-29
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
OPENS SEPTEMBER 8
Building Repaired and Everything
Ready For Opening.-Book List
Ready Thursday. the 5th.

The Oxford School Viii open on
Monday. September = The building
has been repaired and everything Is
ready for the opening on that date.
Teachers and pupils viii meet at
the school building Thursday, Septem-
Der ), whcn the book lists Viii bc dis
tributed.
There was quite a good deal Of re-
pairing TO be done on this building in
way Of replacing window glass, etc.
Ii is said that about les panes Of
glass were broken BY some boys, who
amused themselves At the expense of
the City in breaking the glass win
dows out of the building. This cost
the city about Sl75 TO replace. Ii is
a downright shame that boys will re-
sort TO such amusement, and the
guilty ones should be made TO pay for
replacing the windows. The tax
payers of the town have enough TO
pay when they pay their taxes, and
for mischievous boys 10 willfully and
wontingly destroy public property is
more than we can understand. They
should be punished for IT,
The prospect for a good school is
5-ight, although there has been some
changes in the personnel of the teach
ing forces.
The teachers are as follows:
Principal. A Donaldson
First Grade-Miss Louise Roach.
Second Grade-MiSs Alma Sims.
Third Grade-Miss Martha Smith
Fourth GTade-Miss Lynda Ramey.
Fifth Grade-Miss Bee Orr.
Sixth G-ade-MiSs Kate kimmons.
Seventh Grade-Miss Estell knight
Eighth Grade-Miss Sallie b. Dun
can
Hall Teaeher-Miss Ella Wright
English-Miss Myrtle Smith.
I.atin-Miss Grace Farley.
Mathematics-Mis Clyde LINDSEY.
Oxford eagle., 1918-08-29
TATE CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR
CONVENTION TO MEET HERE.

The third annual convention of the
flssissippi Christian Eadeavor Soci-
Is vii be held at the First Presby-
|rizn church, in Oxford, from Sept.
| 70 8, inclusive.
The public is cordially invited to at
! nd al Of these meetings. Some Of
b best preachers in the state have
zen placed on the program
The first meeting VIII be held on
(tursday night at s o'clock, at which
me song service will be held and
|slcome address delivered.
Christian Endeavor is an interde-
|uninational society and it is hoped
b. the socities from the other chur-
(S, as well as all persons interested
Young peoples work in the church
II attend.
Secretary Karl Lehman will have
Ezrge Of the meeting Friday, and viii
|tliTer the main address Sunday night
|Eten.ber s.
Oxford eagle., 1918-08-29
GRCULTURAL SCHOOL
| OPENS SEPTEMBER 3.
,.,d;d Progr--. arranged for Open
Pen :n~ r.Iruding Presentation of
y" Service Flag.

As announced in the Eagle last
IL. the Lafayette County Agricul-
Ial High School will open for the
[ssOn of 1888 on Tuesday, Sept
A splendid program has been ar
|nged for this occasion, including in
fich viii be the presentation Of a
(rrice flag, big basket dinner and
(nous kinds of amuscmerts.
Professor Bush was in the Office on
|ednesday and requested US to say
rough the paper that everybody is
[rted 20 attend the opening and
Fing a full basket.
these openings are alway full of
,tsrest and the day, rs usual. viii
celebrated
The prospects for a full attendance
\ exceedingly bright, and the genial
rOfessor is hopeful of tie most sue
lsstul session Of the institution.
Oxford eagle., 1918-08-29
Oxford, Laayete County, Miss, Thursday August 29 1918
IS TO 45 DRAFT BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
Measure Now in Conference and Will
Be Signed BY the President
Friday or Saturday.

Washington, Aug. 27.-The man
power bill, bringing within Il. army
draft all men from Is to IS years old
was passed late today By the Senate
with a modified work = fight clau3e
All efforts to change tie ege limits
or to direct separate classification of
youths under p failed. ard the mex $
ure now goes TO conference between
the House and Senate with 10 differ
ences for serious controversy except
the work or fight provision.
The Senate was recorded unanimOu-
~ for the bill.
Senator Gore, Of Oklahoma, who
cast the only negative vote on the roll
call, withdrew Il and was excused
from vo.ing.
The work or fight amendment as
retained in the bin provides:
That when any person shall have
been placed in a deferred or exempted
class for any Of the reasons in this
paragraph SCI forth. he shall not BE-
entitled to remain tn rem unless he
shall in good faith continue. while
physically able % do 50 10 work at
and follow such occupation. employ
me1t or business. and if ne fails so to
do he snail again become subject to
the draft The prcsiden shall make
regulations for enforcing this pro-
visioa-
This provisio shall net apply in the
case Of a strike If the 5trikers have
submitted or viii u Cace submit the
dispute 10 the war labor beard. agree
TO abide and do abide by its decision
and do al once resume wc1k and con-
tinue work pending such decision. The
said board shall take up and decide all
such disputes IS speedily a prac-
ticable."
Oxford eagle., 1918-08-29
DR.. R. N. LEAvEll
HAS PASSED AWAY
Prominent Oxford Citizen Died At
His Home Saturday Evening.
August IL, 1918.

On Saturday evening at 6 o'clock,
August II, 1918, DR. X. Nj. Leavell,
one Of Oxford's most beloved and
prominent citizens, passed 20 the great
Dey ofd, mention OF which was mad
verzedly ommitted by the Eagle last
weeA.
Mr.. Deayell was 50 years of age
and had been continuous resident OF
Oxford since 1883. He was a member
O TIE faculty at the University for
= years He is survived by a wife
and one daughter, Miss Pearl Leavell.
tie also has one brother living, S. W.
Le1yell Of Hopkinsville, Ky, who was
al his bedside Saturday when he
breathed MS last.
The funeral look place from the
family home on University Street at
10 o'clock Monday morning, after
which lnterment was made a. the City
cemetery.
The Jackson, Mss, Daily News Of
the -5rd inst, editorially, makes the
following mention Of the death Of Mr..
Leavell:
A Gentleman Passes.
News Of the death the other day
Il Oxford Of DIR. Richard Marion
Deavell, one Of the emeritus proffes-
sors Of the University Of Mississippi,
was received. no doubt, with a very
genuine sense of grief by the thous-
anos Of MiSsissippians who knew and
loved the venerable professor.
The students used 10 call him
Uncle Dick during his active days,
and the nickname was q symbol of q
great affection and reverence
For Uncle Dick was a remarkable
type Of the old-time Southern gentle
man Tall and spare, he was straigh;
as pine tree His white beard and
white locks, added dignity to his strik-
ing appearance
philosophy department during his lat
ter years of classroom work. DIR.
Leavell's course in Christian ethics
was one of the finest ever given al
an American university finest b
cause Of his exn esIief in his sub
je-ct, ard Leaatif Il beczns& he bEc
lived through his long life and princi'
pies he tired TO instill In the young
sters who listened 70 his lectures
DR.. Leavell was a type of the
educator Of another day-polished
scholarly. dignified; bearing himself
always with the fine air Of gentle
in all that good word implies.
~Our own DIR. John Greer Dupree
whom Jackson is so fortunate 20 have
as a citizen, Is another Of the same
type
Soldier Of the COnfederacy. Christ
ian gentleman, teacher, example fo'
the rising generation, schOlar-all
these and more was magnificent
teacher whose body was laid 70 rest
in the quiet little cemetery al Oxford
where l. Q. c. Lamnar Is burisd
and where there Is the strange brood
ing place Of old burying grounds
The world is better for the life oi
DIR. Leavell. One can no. but regret
that his type is fast vanishing from
our schools"
Oxford eagle., 1918-08-29
A. c. LEADBETTER
IS KILLED BY NEGRO
Was Manager on Big Plantation VA
Delta Near Shaw.-Leaves Wife
and Children.

News reached this city this morn
ing Of the death of Mr.. A. c. Ledbet-
ter, who was shot TO deSth by a ne
gro this morning.
Mr.. Ledbetter was an overseey Of a
blg plantation down in the Delta,
near Shaw. Miss, while his home was
in this city. where his wife and chill
dnen reside
At the time of going TO press a
more detailed report of the killing
could not be secured. His remains
will be brought 10 this city for inter
ment
He is survived by n wife and several
children.
A more detailed report of the killing
will be given in the Eagle next week.
Oxford eagle., 1918-08-29

The tomato fruit worm which Is
perhaps the worst insect pest Of
tomatoes Viii affect the fall crop as
well as the ea-ly one. To control
this pest use arsenate Of lead, two
pounds of the paste 10 twenty five
gallons Of water with four pounds Of
unslacked lime. which Is needed 70
counteract the burning effect Of the
arsenic. The first auuiieation should
De made about the time the fruit ap-
pears and every two weeks thereafter
II Necessary.
Oxford eagle., 1918-08-29

Z your child is pale and sickly,
|cks al the nose, starts In the sleep
b grinds the teeth while sleeping,
Is sure sign of worms A remedy
w these parasites VIII be found IN
FHTTES CREAM VERMIFUGE.
not only clears out the worms, but
restores health and cheerfulness-
nee 3oe per bottle Sold by A H.
[endel. Adv.
Oxford eagle., 1918-08-29

Don't allow the fall potato crop 10
be destroyed by bugs Sp-ay with
arSenate Of lead. two pounds Of paste
10 twenty-five gallons Of water
soon a. the hard shelled adults are
noticed. Repeat every two weeks il
rereSSarr
Oxford eagle., 1918-08-29

Timber i helping to win the war. "
hssissippi yellow pine is furnishing
|zz quantities Of timber for ship
bEiding. Fall viii soon be here and
rrh i the usual burning off Of the
pods which destroys, every year, .
hrve number of perfectly good trees
~ this happen on your woodlot this
|ar /?
Oxford eagle., 1918-08-29

Mississippi farm women can secure
from their Agricultural College.
Farmers Bulletin No. 75S which tells
how TO make homemade table syrup
possessing . delicate and unique
fT1lity flavor from muScadine grapes
which are plentiful in some parts OF
The state
Oxford eagle., 1918-08-29
REAL MEN AND REAL
WOMEN WANTED
For Y. VI. c. 4. War Work in France
and IN American Camps

We can promise you hard work,
long hours. and the greatest JOY that
ever did OF ever VIII come into your
life-the JOY Of serving others
Apply 70 your nearest District
Secretary or 10 Jack c. Wilson. State
Recruiting Secretary. y. NJ c. A
War Work. Jackson, Miss, Care Of
Edwards House.
Oxford eagle., 1918-08-29
NOTICE.

Miss Flora Buffalo vii open her
music studio Monday, September, 9th
T. Aug. 2Stf.
Oxford eagle., 1918-08-29

Experience and serviee-have YOU
prescriptions filled at
Rowland Drug Co.
Oxford eagle., 1918-08-29

Es cures Chills and Fever. Avd.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-09
THE HOOP-LA
BY DOROTHY DIX
THE WORLDS HIGHEST PAID WOMAN WRITER

I used to know a little woman who
was a bareback rider in a circus,
and, depIoring the baroness of Ameri-
can life, she would say:
"Ah madame, it is that you Ameri-
cans leave out the hoop-la! That is
why you are SO dull and bored. When
1 come into the ring to do my act the
drum makes the big boom. and I smile
and wave my arms, and cry hoop-la,
hoop-lai and the people smile with
me, and they sit up, all excitement,
and look for something that is CAV
and charming, and they give me the
applause.
But if I came into the ring with
out any hoop-la, without any smile,
or not waving my arms. and with
no boom of the drum, there would
be no applause. though l. Jumped
through forty hoops and did my act
to a perfection.
'It is the hoop-la that does IT.
] could not gainsay the little wom-
ans philosophy. After all It Is the
hoop-la-the little appeal to the imas.
nation. the little thrill OF expectation.
the little spice Of romance that we
The Washington herald., 1918-10-09
JOINT CHAIRMEN OF
WAR BOARD PROTEST

Joint Chairmen W. II. Taft and
Frank P. Walsh, of the war Indus
tries Board. have filed formal pro-
test with John r. Alpine, acting
president of the American Fedora
tion of Labor, and D. w. Mahon,
president of the Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION of Street and Electric
Railway Employees. against activi-
ties of New Orleans officers of the
Amalgamated's local there. The
war Labor Board boosted wages
OF New Orleans street car men 70
per cent and recommended to the
city that it permit the company
to increase rates of fare to meet
these increased wages. Officers of
the union headed the fight against
the fare increase and called union
meetings to oppose 1t.
If this action is taken by the
labor organizations" write the
Joint chairmen. "lt would seem that
IN justice we shall be compelled to
suspend the entire award, including
the Increase in wages. pending q
rehearing of the matter, which we
now have under advisement."
The Washington herald., 1918-10-09
"0ur Little Supper Is
Served, FrseuIein - This
Way"

I shivered, not because l was afraid,
but because the interior Of the U-boat
was about as comfortable as an ice
chest.
Bremen. evidently the first officer.
was left in command. He motioned
me back to my bUnk-ps ssengers, 1
could see. are very much in the way
on a sUbmarine-and threw a blanket
over me. Some OF the men hung them
selves up in hammoCks, two had
hunks like mine. I felt mems eyes
watching me from corners. When
finally the last pair closed in sleep,
I took my bathing slippers from my
huge pocket and Slipped them Oh. Oh.
to turn back to the moment had
discarded those shoes for that fsteful
barefoot dance,
Finding my veil in another pocket,
I knotted my wedding ring in one
corner. but why l did so I could not
explain 10 myself.
Bremen and others went un and
down the coming .tower at intervals.
Their boots and rubber coats shed
streams Of water on the canyas-coV-
cred floor. II comforted me to know
that we were on TOP OF the ocean.
At least the backbone Of the craft
was awash.
Once Bremen gave orders about an
instrument: a tube was lowered and
raised: Bremen turned some controls
about
80 that" said l 10 myself. "fs the
perisCope. And if ] could smash it.
could blind the U-boat's eye"
But even = silly girl ought 20
know" I reasoned. that a C-bost
must have more than one eye"
The idea OF damaging that U-boat
inspired me. Somewhere there must
be delicate piece OF mechanism
which l could destroy.
II ] were only not so ignorant! Why
had always hated machinery so?
Death was closing in upon me
death and dishonor. TOO. But by death
I could ward OF dishonor. and meet
my husband, unsshamed, the other
side Of the grave. If only I could
pierce some fine pulse OF this intricate
machinery,
Suddenly all Of the men piled down
the coming tower. Bremen came last
The Washington herald., 1918-10-09

plays. First appearances Of actors
ana actresses are well aspected.
Women In industry have q leading
making for superb service during
the war. but they viii meet many
pro oblems that will test their mental
as well as their physical endurance.
A great leader OF women will
come from the workers in the new
year. II Is prophesied.
This is not a particularly favor.
able day for obtaining news con-
cerning the war. but the stars give
each day assurance of a final VIC
tory that is to be the most wonder
full ever recorded.
Astrologers foretell that after
peace has been assured many Amer
lean soldiers will remain many
months in Europe. some of then,
helping to rebuild ruined towns and
to restore wasted territory. Few,
however, adopt the land on which
they fought.
Venus on the Ascendant in Paris
shows much rejoicing and many
festivities in Paris.
Mars in Sagitarrius is likely to
! cause serious trouble in Spain be-
fore the new year Is well begun.
Many debates concerning finance
will multiply Congress from this
time on, ii Is predicted.
Some special trouble between
France and Russia seems to be in.
dicated.
Persons whose sirthdate It Is
should guard against law and quar-
rels and beware of accidents in the
| coming year.
Children born on this day are
likely to be hasty and impulsive.
These subjects Of Libra are liable
to accidents and injuries.
Copyright. 1881
The Washington herald., 1918-10-09

infuse into life that turns It from
drab to gold, that changes our daily
bread into angels food. even as a
bunch of flowers and the best china
convert a boiled dinner into feast.
This is a fact that we Americans
have sadly overlooked. In our passion
for practicality and efficiency we have
forgotten that to make life worth
living We must have the things Of
the spirit as well as the things Of the
body, and that 1t IL Just as necessary
to cultivate the graces as 1t is the
virtues.
We haven't come to doing that yet.
We haven't learned how to wear life
like a rose in our breasts. Rather we
make OF It a cross Of thorns on which
we are daily crucified. We take even
our pleasures sadly, and do our con-
scientious best to make any situation
in which we find ourselves as bare
and sordid. and unattractive as pos
sible.
Yet we are starved for thrills. for
beauty, for suavity. for something
smooth and soft, something silken and
lovely, as witness the ease with which
The Washington herald., 1918-10-09
Copyright, 1914

and an iron door changed. The en-
gines ceased to Jhrob Presently eleC-
trio motors took hold OF the craft
recognized the purr of them / had
no sense at all OF sinking. but knew
We were submerging.
Men had taken their places before
wheels and dials not used before.
Near one were two who kept their
eyes on glass tubes with bubbles In
them Glass. at least was breskable
The imitation crown prince came
out and supplsnted Bremen at the
periscope for a few minutes
Very good. Mr.. Bremen" he said
Then TO me. Our little supper is
served, FTaeulein. This way"
I rose and stood BY the men who
watched the curious tubes.
What sre these?' ! asked as aim
lessly as an inQuisitive child.
This man keeps the boat level by
the bubble in the glass. Without IL
We might get lost in the ocean as an
aiTplaue gets lost in the clouds And
We know our depth by the other
mans gauge II we 90 down too fsT.
We 90 not come up again"
Then he led me TO narrow door,
opened IL and stepped aside
From the interior came the "Lohrn-
grin" wedding march ground out b.
a music box.
] stiIened with fright. but seeing
sailor at a tiny buffet. ! mastered M
shrinking soul-and went in.
TO Be ContinuedD
The Washington herald., 1918-10-09
Army and Navy News

1t is understood that Brig. Gen.
Albertus W. Cstlin. who has been
on sick leave since returning to this
country after being wounded in
France, will be assigned to duty
at Marine Barracks. Quantico. Va,
and that Brig. Gen. Joseph II. Pen
delton, recently relieved from duty
in command of Marines in Santo
Domingo. will be assigned to COM
mand Marine Barracks. Paris Island,
S. C.. relieving Brig. Gen. John H.
Myers. Maj. L. 8. Willing has been
detached from sea duty and ordered
TO Marine Barracks. QuantiCo. First
Lieut. E. B. Hanson has been ap-
pointed aide-de-camp to Mai Gen.
George Barnett, commandsnt OF the
Marine Corps.
Examination will be held through
out the country on November for
appointment to the Army Dental
Corps. Approximately seventy va
cancies are to be filled. An exam
ination of privates of the army who
are graduate dentists will be held
within the next thirty to ninety
days. Some OF these men are al
ready in the Dental Corps. but many
Of them are performing regular mil
itary duty in the various arms of
the service. Their names have been
assembled from the registration cards
of the national army. and it is es-
timated that about 400 in all are ELI
g!ble to take this examination, These
men will be given the first oppor-
tunity to fill vacancies, and those
members Of the former Dental Re
serve Corps, now in an inactive sta
tus, will be called to active duty as
needed, probably after January 1.
Under the orders now in force. no
men are issued commissions except
as vacancies occur and their services
are needed.
The members of the House naval
affairs committee, who recently re-
turned from trip of inspection
abroad. are impressed with the serious
reed of torpedo-boat destroyers for
our naval force abroad and propose TO
look into the question of speeding up
the building of these vessels. 1t is
stated that the Navy needs torpedo
boat destroyers just as urgently as
the army needs airplanes. Naval Of
ficers abroad are said to insist that
additional torpedo-boat destroyers are
necessary to combat the submarine
peril, and IL they are provided the
submarine will be put under complete
control.
Collar devices for the tank corps
consist, for officers. of a tank with a
wreath as base, and q gun protrud.
ing from the front of the tank. the
gun in each case pointing toward the
throat. For the enlisted men a sim.
liar device appears upon a circular
button to be worn on the collar.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-09
NEPHEW OF SENATOR
CUMMINS WOUNDED
Lieut.. Frank L. Williams Shot in
July Fighting.

July TlSnIng.
Lieut.. Frank l.. Williams. Army
Medical Corps, a nephew by marriage
Of Senator Albert b. Cummins was
wounded severely according 10 a late
casualty list ISSUED BY the War De-
psrtment. His family, however. hav,
known G. it fer s2m+ ,i;nc As hC was
wounded Jui.- 70, AMI he is Glaust
recovered
Lieut.. Williams wife was Miss Mary
McHenry. daughter Of the sister Of
Senator Cummins. Tho Lieutenant is
attached 10 the 1ssth Infantry Reg
iment, Rainbow Division. He voIun-
teered shortly after war broke out. at
Des Moines. Iowa. his home. His
brother-in-law. Capt. McHenry, was in
the same regiment and they went TO
France together. Capt. McHenry was
subsequently killed in the first fight
ing in which the Americans took part.
He was the first officer OF the Rainbow
Division to be killed.
Lieut. Williams in letters to his
wife told how the Germans follow ed
moving hospitals in their areoplanes
endeavoring to bomb them
The Washington herald., 1918-10-09
AILMENTS OF WOMEN.

There Is no denying the fact that
thousands of American women drag
along day in and day out suffering
with these ailments peculiar to their
sex which make life a burden. If
women who suffer with dragging
down pains. inflsmmatory, liberated
or catarrhal conditions would only
give that greatest of ALI Remedies
lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, trial. they would readily
ma ma relief from such suffering, as
me many letters of commendation
agh'anty agv being published prove.
'.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-09
Is FROM THE TREYES SAVED.
Two Boats from Sunk Ship Miss
ins-Steamship Westsste Lost.

The steamship Orizaba has picked
up thirteen survivors Of the Italian
steamship Alberto Treves. which
was torpedoed October 5. about
three hundred miles from the Amer
ican coast, according TO re-
port received by the Navy Depart
ment. Two other boats with twenty
one men who escaped when the
Treves was sunk have not yet been
reported.
A dispatch stated that the cargo
steamship WestEste. in the Naval
Overseas transportation Service.
was sunk in collision with the
steamship American and elk men
were lost The American is pro-
ceeding to port with the survivors.
The collision occurred at sea about
500 miles from the American coast
The Washington herald., 1918-10-09
Wednesday. October q. 1a1s

Venus rules strongly for good to-
day. according to astrology. Mars
is adverse.
This is rarely fortunate day for
weddings. They who marry under
this rule OF the stars should prosper
greatly. The sway is not so lucky,
however, for soldiers as for civil
ians.
Hotels, dry goods shops, milliners'
shops and all places that cater to
the needs Of women have a favor
able direction.
1t is an auspicious planetary gov
ernment for theaters and for new
The Washington herald., 1918-10-09

Butter is 81 a pound in Belgium;
eggs. 30 cents apiece.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-09
HOROSCOPE.

The stars incline. but do not compel. .
The Washington herald., 1918-10-09

There will be no meeting today
of the Ladies' Auxiliary of Provi-
dence Hospital, the one scheduled
for today will be held next We'd
nesdsy, October 16.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-09

Mrs. Frederick Keep is giving a
dinner tonight at the Country Club
in honor Of Mr.. Thomas Beaumont
HohIer. second counselor Of the
British embassy. who has recently
been appointed British minister to
Uruguay. and will shortly leave for
his new post at .Montewdeo-
The Washington herald., 1918-10-09

Mrs. McNamee is remaining at Fort
Myer for the winter. Her son. Lieut..
A. A. McNamee, has been home on
leave and goes to his regiment. at
Camp Travis. Tex. on Wednesday. \