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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-12-04
OXFORD MEN TAKE
MASONIC DEGREES

Quite a crowd Of Masons boarded
the Bilbo train on Thanksgiving morn
ing for jackson, where they went
some to take the Shrine and others to
witness the conferring Of the degrees.
Mobiles Z. E. Temple, Abe Linker, r.
Il. Tomlinson, C. E. Sisk M. D. Rag
land and Novices Henry taser, H. T..
smith, Herman Glenn, David Nelson,
herman webster, Dan Wiley, .. D.
Nulmally, S. w. Wardlaw, Jim Morris,
Harper Mathis and John Woodward
made up the Oxford party.
A special coach was Oh the train for
che oxford anu Water Valley Shriners
and from all accounts this trip was
greatly enjoyed as a huge lot OF fun
was furnished at the expense OF the
candidates or Novices as they are call
I'd. On arriving at Jackson the boys
we're kandcuffed, tied to a rope,
charged with all manner of offenses,
and were released on complying with
various sundry requirements. Her.
man Glenn qualified as fruit vendor,
John Woodward as a paper boy-being
required to sell all kinds of paper,
from osand-paper to newspapers. h.
T. Smith and DR.. Faser won prizes as
expert pie-eaters. Truly the Mystic
Shrine must be the playground Of
Masonry" from the reports as given
by the Novicec. However, it is said
that there was very little play when
the degrees proper were conferred and
the candidates crossed the hot sands
of the desert.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-12-04
COMMISSIONER METTS
WORKING. STREETS
Will Build Up Depot Street From
Depot to College Hil Inter-
secti0n.

Commissioner Tom 1tetts has
large crew Of men work. az on Depot
street between the interse ction OF Col
ege Hill street and the depot. Inc
work Of building up this street is pro-
.gressin gnicely and if the weather
would stav clear few. days, Depot
street would be put in good condition.
On account Of the war and lack 81
funds this street, like many other
streets in Oxford, had been negiected
with just enough work to make i
passable. It had been neglected tof
long, and now it is undergoing g new
building. II is being put up TO 9 grade
and rounded of nicely all the We,
from the depot to intersections of Col
lege Hin strsst. LA
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-12-04
COURT
GRINDING AWAY
Montgomery County White Slavery
Case Disposed Of and Many
Whiskey Cases Tried.

The Federal building is headquar-
ters for hundreds of visitors from the
many counties in north Mississippi
this week.
Federal court convened Monday
with the following officers in charge;
Hon. Edwin r. Holmes, judge; Hon.
w. s. Hill, U. S. attorney; J. Rober-
son assistant attorney; Bruce Alexan-
der, marshal; c. E. Sisk, deputy mar
shall; David Mcdowell, clerk; I. r.
Maxwell and w. G. Landers, deputy
clerks.
The Judge raped for order early in
the morning; it was seen by the start
that he made that he intended to dis
patch business, and as result OF the
early hour in which he called court to
order, some few received fines rang
ing around $100 each for being late
It is presumed that the fines were re-
mitted whore proper excuses were
given.
The first thing in order was en-
oaneling the grand jury, which were
selected as follows:
]. S. Powell, foreman, Montgomery
county; Sam C. Ayers, Tippah; Sam
C. Mimms, Grenada Nv. w. May
Tate; r. d. Ford, Marshall; F. E. Will
kerson, Desota; Ira D. Allen, Tate
Charles A. Harvey, Yalobusha; J. L
Brooks, Benton; Dana Garner, La
.'ayette; L. II. Miller, Marshall; A. E
LeMaster, Pamela; jim Harding, La
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-12-04

The following is report Of the
work Of the clubs from May to De-
cember, 1919:
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-12-04
FIRST BAPTIST
GOES OVER TOP
Publicity End as Well % All Other
Departments in 75,OOO, 900 Cam
paign Handled Well.

Never before in the history of the
county was church movement in the
proportion Of the campaign which is
now in the entire United States,
handled with greater success. While
this is the greatest campaign for mon
ey ever attempted by the Baptist peo-
pie, or any other church, the plan was
so thoroughly advertised that every
man, woman and child knew in La
fayette, as we'll as in other counties,
were made familiar with every detail
in advance Of the opening.
A one week drive for such an enorm-
Gus sum of money would not have
succeeded had the proper course Of
advertising not been pursued. The
same plan for putting over the drive
was used by the government in the
sale Of Liberty Bonds, with the ex-
eeption that the public was not called
upon to pay for the advertising. The
advertising was done direct by the
State Boards, and was we'll handled.
The First Baptist church of Oxford
was apportioned 100000. On Sunday,
the day of the opening, $31, 10000 was
subscribed.
Lafayette county's quota, for %
churches, including Oxford, was $62,-
250.00. Partial reports which came in
from nine churches on Sunday show
that over $4,000 had been subscribed,
and 13 other churches to hear from.
1t is believed that the entire quota has
been raised by this time.
Clear Greek church had the heaviest
apportionment next to Oxford, Of $4,-
500. This church made the splendid
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-12-04

fayette; E. H. McKisack, Marshall; N.
M. Hipp, Calhoun; j. w. Boatright,
Marshall; j. w. McNeeley, Desota;
w. A. Billips, Carroll; Ira B. Smith,
Carroll; Milton Jameson, Tippah; II.
b. Brooks, Tate.
The petit juries were selected as fol-
lows:
Jury No. L.
Handy Tate, John Cole, Ben Eddins,
]. r. Mitchell, l. d. Salmon, Lawrence
Tucker, A. j. Thomason, A. c. Nc
Dowell, e. d. Nichols, j. K. McLain,
N. J. Holcomb, w. Z. Braden.
Jury No. 2.
Joe Gulledge, Henry Proctor, Jessee
Henderson, Joe Marshall, E. B. Lau-
derdale, Buford Taylor, J. d. Jones, S.
j. Hightower, Lee Jackson, Stanley
Murphy, ]. L. Woods, j. l.. Jones.
w. II. Dyer of Montgomery county,
charged with violating the Mann Act,
white slavery, was tried the eaEly part
of the week, and was fined 81 600 and
GO days. A number Of wiliskey cases
have been tried, and fines imposed
ranging from $50 to $1Oo.
Court adjourned this (Thursday)
morning.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-12-04
Oxford Lafayette County, MISS Thursday, December 9l9

record of going over their quota the
first day by $500.
Live Oak is a little church on the
Water Valley road, just organized two
months ago and has II members. This
church was apportioned $1,000. Be-
fore the sun set Sunday, the first day
of the drive, this little band Of work.
ers had secured the magnificent sum
Of $1,735OO.
Oxford had two $1,500 subscribers;
nine $1,000 subscribers and ten $500
subscribers.
Out of a total membership of 235
all except 18 subscribed to the cam
paign fund Sunday and it is believed
that before the week is out the Ok
ford Baptist church's rating will be
one hundred per cent, in other words
that every member of the Oxford Bap-
tist chuch will have subscribed to the
75, 900, 900 campaign.
Next Sunday the final final reports
will be made from parts of the county,
and it is believed that Lafayette will
show up several hundred dollars over
her quota.
Those in charge of organization
work are:
Rev. Roland Leavell, county organ
ger; Prof. C. Longest, county publi-
,.ity director; Mrs. r. Fl. McElroy,
Nomans' Work organizer.
Those in charge of the work de-
serve much credit for the splendid
manner in which every phase OF the
campaign has been handled in la
iayette county.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-12-04

50.
Number Of chickens raised, 6,746.
Number pounds market poultry
sold, 1850; value, $297.0O.
Number pounds poultry eaten at
home 1856; value, $1,000.
Number standard bred fowls sold
for breeding purposes, 22S; value,
$4,000.
/ Total value all products in poultry
demonstrations, $1,O18.75.
This is resume of the report sub
|mitted by the Lafayette county home
demonstration agent to the state and
national headquarters of the Agricul-
tural extension work and should be of
paramount interest to the people of
this county because the totals here
shown will be surprising to those who
have not awakened to the cash values
of the women and girls, efforts in pro-
duction. We have come to regard the
man and boy in the. home as, the only
producers. Yet our. women and girls
here show grand total of o.er S8,-
(166. And this is the showing of the
few who reported to the agent. There
aue many who did equally as well who
did not report. The lists are now
hopen for enrolment in next years
clubs and the only requirements for
memberships may be fulfilled in al
most an yhquae in the county.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-12-04
MAY INSTALL
OIL BURNER
Supt. Hull of the Light and Water
Plant Promises uninterrupted
Service During Coal Shortage.

During brief conversation between
The Eagl man and Sup 'intndent Hull
Of the light and water plant Wednes-
dav. Mr.. Hull stated that he did not
believe that cur service would be in
terferred with on account Of the coal
shortage. He said that every thing
possible would be done to prevent clos
ing the plant, and that II the situation
neared the point wher cit was neces-
sary, he would insall an oil fuel
burner. and keen everything moving on
as usual.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-12-04

The most enesgetic workers fee
lazy and w-spirittd at times. This
condition is causedlky Impurities in the
stomach, liver ard S,owels, which
should be gotten rid of Dcfore the!
bring on a sick spell. 4 i;ssy doses OF
Prickly ASH Bittels, tie remedy thai
men use, cleaEses tho system anc
sends new life ard vigor I every part
Of the body. Price 1926 per bottle
R. R. Chiffon e Co., Special Agents
adv
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-12-04

Irregularity in the bowel movements
makes you feel nncorsi. table ano
leads to constipa ted tsbit which Is
bad. Herbine is the rerntdy you need.
It restores healthy regularity. Price,
6Oc. Sold by A. H. Kentel. adv
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-12-04

A modern discovery fai the rapid
healing of flesh wounds, cuts, bu-as,
I,ruises, sores and scalds IS Liquid
Borozone. It is clear, colorless
,iouid possessing marveiotas healing
power. Price, zoe, 60c, and SLID. Sold
ly IT. Kendel. adv.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-12-04

If you have bad taste in your
mouth, if your tongue is coated, and
you have spells of dizziness, the trou-
BILE is in your stomach, liver and
bowels; they are clogged with bilious
impurities. Prickly Ash Bitters clears
out the distinctions and restores
healthy con litfcns. Price S1.25 per
bottle. r. r. Chiffon & Co., Special
Agents. adV
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-12-04

Miss Georgia Duncan spent few
days last week in Charleston.
Mrs. Claude Roach visited her par
ents IN Water Valley Sunday.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-12-04

Mcsdames Eskridge and Lynch, of
Delay, are the guest of their son and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Eskridge.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-12-04
HOME DEMONSTRATION NOTES.

NJ ~
~ o -.
-, - ~
~ n.
Wv. - ,o.o @ ~' W
~. - .;,.., .,,,h. ho,M, ,.oo,,,o~
~ = $50 ~ -
g..
on
~, 49, ,.,,:.
- = - ' 5
Avarar. .++eraon.. II
No. of consultations at home or
office .................. 812
bulletins distributed ....... LOO
Lee'es written ..''...'..''. as -.
SCHOOLS or cluD visi's :.
e ~ ~" -, "a
tr;.:.. =. e.,.,. aa o4h... ro+
MEMBERS -. 81
Club members visited ......... ia
E,st;mated attendance at all meet
inps .2Sl6
Miles travelled. rail. 500 :automo-
bile, 24O1 .2904
Attendance at short course, wo-
men. 118: girls So. I'll
Attendance at state short curse
Girls ...... 8
Members of women's home dem
onstratioa clubs ............ IA
Demonstrations given:
Utilization of vegetables ::8; dairy
products 18: poultry products %; child
eoed;.o u. invalid coolary cookery
,,naou s4o., ,..ss,,o II. f;reless
a. on o. .o,.h
=. q. hons. oonvan;orces .. ;mnrov-
o
"s '"e i'o'"e o1'
Estimated total astendah'e at
demonstrations ...... 6zl
10. Of women making quick
breads at hone under MY direc-
tions !. -. 49,. FL
No. making yeast bread a. nome
under my direction ...... 1lz
No. gardens grown ..... 23l
No. winter gardens ....~....:.. 22
No. quarts canned fruit reported,
29,S0O, value, $4,12c.oo.
Number quarts canned vegetables,
1900, value, $4,000.
Number mint. preserves, jellies and
ma rmalade. $3.50. value. s756.OO.
Number pound. dried vegetables
STORED a8O value s1140
N,rh. .,o,,rd. d,;ea sr,,;t sto,ad
ooo ~o,r. eae IN
,,,,, .b,a.
a ooc. IL eos M
NS',,.. - Aoo.
400 90
'A,le' 49, ,.o.,
~. ~ A' ~ '
~, o, ~ ,, n,oa,,c+s
W. sue e. 90 80 - ~
A., ,o+ o+;r,;
Hss e' ~''' ''e1 -"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Summer Symphony Concerts

New York is to have a summer sea-
son of the best orchestral and vocal
music at the Stadium of the College of
the City of New York. After the month
of April, all musical activities cease
in New York, so these eight weeks of
concerts will provide an opportunity
for the many thousands of music low
ers to spend their evenings in the open
air and hear the works of the great
masters under the moon and stars of
the summer sky.
The experiment Of orchestral con-
certs in the open air, given last sum-
mer in the Stadium proved most sue
cessful and gained the hearty appreci-
alton of the public and the unanimous
praise of the press. The concerts were
organized to place the best music
within the reach of the general public
during the summer months at the low
prices of 25c and Soc. Over 100000
people attended, and the original sea-
son of two weeks was heightened to
seven weeks, showing the demand for
summer music of an educational and
recreative character.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
A Concluding Chapter
By II. E. krehbiel

ing week should be announced the
public might rest assured that it would
contain nothing that could cause the
least offence to the most patriotic
Americans" A fortnight later it be-
came known that the general manager
had cancelled the contracts with Mar
garete Ober, Melanie Kurt, Johannes
Sembach, Carl Braun and Hermann
Weil-all singers engaged for the per-
formance of German operas. The con-
tracts with these artists contained
clause that they might be abrogated
"by reason of war. fire, flood, epidemic
or any other act of Coda familiar
formula in contractual obligations
Nine. Ober's contract was said to
have been modified by correspondence
after its signing, and she therefore
stood in a somewhat different relation
toward the opera company than her
companions. However this may be,
she began legal proceedings against
the company for damages and the case
was settled by agreement out of court
little more than year afterward.
Nine. Gadski's contract had not
been renewed. She was permitted to
remain in the country after the de-
parture of her husband. She kept her
self in the public eye for a space, sang
at a celebration of the anniversary of
Luther's birth in New York, also at a
concert of the German Mannergesang-
verein Arion, and then so far as New
York was concerned went into silence.
Four of the men singers, whose use
fulness at the opera had ended, formed
concert organization and in seeking
to promote their own interests by
giving concerts did much to perpetuate
a prejudice against German music.
This hurried outline brings a record
of the outward effect of the war upon
music in the United States and opera
at the Metropolitan Opera House with
which these memoirs are particular
concerned to an end. There remains
what l must look upon in the light of
an obligation, since my purposes have
been critical as we'll as historical from
the beginning, to discuss the aesthetic
principles which have been brought
into court by the facts presented I
do not care to indulge in speculation
or prophecy touching the future in
which matters will inevitably adjust
themselves. Throughout the period of
political turmoil the public mind
seemed to be sadly muddled as to the
attitude which our concert and op-
cratic institutions ought to adopt
toward German music and German mu-
sicians. There was little effort to diff
! ferentiate between the art and its
practitioners, between an expression of
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Continued from last aceek

During the rising tide of anti Ger
man feeling in the summer and early
autumn of 1917 no suggestion of a
change Of policy at the Metropolitan
Opera House found record in the news
nsuer press, so far as / know. If
there was any thought of possible
;mpending change in the minds of the
directors, which must have been ac-
lively occupied with the subject, it was
scarcely discernible in the prospectus
for the approaching season, which was
nublished, as usual, about the middle
Of September There was, indeed, in
upon the subject of the German roper
tory: but to that the public was ac-
customed. The serial performances of
the dramas comprising Wagner's
seRing of the Nibelung" and the hol-
day performances of "Parsifal" had
long been reserved for particular proc
lsmation at the time when it was de-
sirable, from financial point of view
spectus called attention to the proposed
production of two American works Can
opera, "Shanewis,' and a ballet, "The
Dance of the Place Congo" by Henry
F. Gilbert), and also of LISTS oratorio,
"St. Elizabeth" which was to be given
in the form of an opera in English;
but mention was made of the retention
Of a stage manager for the German
repertory, all the familiar German
names appeared in the list of singers,
and the list of operas contained all
those of Wagner which had been strong
props Of the repertory for many years.
Ten days before the opening of the
season of 1917-'1S the directors made
1t known to the public that there would
be no German performances. This
decision had not been arrived at hast
lily, but after ample discussion, prompt
ed by a study of public opinion. When
the fact was announced in the news
papers of November 3, it was given out
that the decision was not CT recent
date and had not been influenced by
the recent experience of the Boston
Symphony Orchestra at Providence
The directors, it was said, had reached
the conclusion tina. to continue the
giving of German opera might
hearten the people of Germany. be-
cause of the exaggerations with which
the story of the German performances
might be accompanied. Such risk,
however remote, the directors did not
intend to take. Nothing was said
about any German operas in particular,
but the brief announcement was made
that when the repertory of the open
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

sensible, as we'll as proper and prac-
tical, to put taboo upon enemy aliens
as far as possible in our opera house,
for the simple reason that by retain
ing and remunerating them we were
putting money into their hands which
would in time be turned into aid and
comfort for our enemies. In a sense it
was merely part Of the commercial
warfare which must follow the end of
the military, If it involves something
of sacrifice of artistic excellence for
period it will not be for long and
will in the end bring us profit in the
recognition and development of our
own resources. The just claims Of our
native talent, creative and recreative,
will be met
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

merely by popular enthusiasm. When
Mr.. Medvedieff came over here he told
me that he found, to his astonishment,
"Eili, Eli" as being very popular in
the Bowery, and he presumed it had
been imported from Russia by immi-
grant Jews, who considered it as an in
heritance Of their race. AS such it is
produced every day in Russia. 1t is,
therefore, astonishing that the claim
for Mr. Sanders authorship was not
made earlier than 1919. Folksongs of
this kind are practically always the
condensed expression Of the genius of
a race.
No one will dispute Mr.. Sanders
right to use a genuine folk melody as
pattern for his compositions; as
matter of fact, some of the greatest
works-and nearly all of Moussorgskys
have been composed in this way But
lefore settling his claim of inventing
this particular melody, necessarily-to
repeat it-he would have to produce
other works for critical comparison. 1t
will then be easy to decide whether or
not they stand the test of "Eili, Eli"
There is another point to be decided
before settling this question. We must
find out how the publishers in Russia
the Jewish Folksong Society-came to
consider this melody as a traditional
product Of the Jewish race, without
mentioning an author, and we must
ascertain approximately how long it
has been sung in Russia prior to its
publication by that scientific body. As
| am going to Russia this summer I
shall try to assemble these facts, with
view to putting them before a dis
eliminating New York public
In letter from Mr. Kotchock in
regard to to-night's concert in Mr.
Sanders honor there is one para
graph which might have bearing
on the controversy. Mr.. Kotchock, in
discussing the theatrical music of the
programme, says:
"The Jewish theatrical songs are
frankly plagiaristic. Their authors
were imbued with sense of theatri-
cal values, but with little musical
knowledge or culture. They stole their
melodies from every available source
and incorporated them in their songs.
The theatrical songs included in this
programme are somewhat different
from the general run of Jewish theatre
music. Their melodies are very sweet
and are beloved by Jews all over the
world"
But Mr.. Sander has other supporters,
and one of them, Mr. j. A. Josse,
formerly secretary of the Russian
Symphony Society, has made an in
quiry into the origin of the disputed
song. Mr.. Josse declares that, though
at first he thought "Eili, Eli" to be
folk melody, he now believes it
to have been written by Mr.. Sander.
This song first appeared in print
in Russia in 1906 when it was brought
out in one Of the publications of the
Society for the Publication of Jewish
Music" says Mr.. Josse. "It was first
heard by the directors of this society
when it was sung in Petrograd in a
Yiddish play brought from America.
The director had never before heard
it, but after a long discussion decided
to incorporate it among their folk
songs inasmuch as no author was
known. Yet 1 am now convinced that
the song had been written by Mr..
Sander is, have learned, an utterly
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

Sander and brought to Russia. Mr..
been out of active musical work ex-
cept in the training of a synagogue
choir. He never claimed royalties on
his song, nor claimed its authorship,
because he is of a type which knows
little of worldly affairs"
So the matter rests at present.
When Mr.. SCHNEIDER returns from
Russia he may have some additional
fuel to heap on the fire of controversy
now raging. Meanwhile Mr. Sander
will be given his tribute as the author
of the song.