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Oxford eagle., 1919-01-23

Of battles, and withal, the God Of
peace would lead them to victory. l
count it q privilege indeed that when
that call came, "when reason p-imed
the rife and honor drew the sword,
when Justice called US to defend the
standards our country upheld, that OF
nv manhood and strength / could Of
fer and give. account myself doub-
lv fortunate that now, when all the ma
tions of the world are wrapped in
peace and man is privileged to resume
his old pursuits, when the soldier Of
yesterday has returned to be the civil
ian of today, that return to the con-
fidence of the people amongst whom
have spent my life; that | return to
Mississippi with its old creeds held
steadfast but facing unflinchingly a
new era, Mississippi that has broken
the ashen crust and moistened it with
her tears, but who sees even her sor-
rowing hallowed by heroic memories.
If it is the will of the people that
preside ove- her destinies during the
period of reconstruction upon which
we are now entering, it shall be my
steadfast aim and purpose TO give to
the States of whose soil | was born, at
whose breast | was nurtured, all that
/ have and all that / am toward the
faithful and honest discharge of my
duty in order that / may, to the end,
enjoy her love, confidence, and honor.
OSCAR JOHNSTON.
(Adve tiSen nt.)
Oxford eagle., 1919-01-23
ALTUS NEWS.

The health of our community is bet
ter since the Flu" has flown.
Mr.. Raymond Wilson is celebrating
his arrival home, with the mumps
We hope he viii soon be up again.
Miss Lora Morgan is home for q
few days, her school being close or
account Of the Flu"
NJ. Elzey Morgan was missing from
Sunday School Sunday, we are look
ing for his name in Cupid's casually
list soon.
Mr.. Charley Cromwell was a pleas
ant visitor in our community Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. Sam Levingston, who has a
host of friends at Altus, died last week
with pneumonia. Our hearts go ogt
in sympathy for the bereaved ones.
Mr.. Jim welch and family Of Den
mark, have moved on Mr.. VIM. Gib-
sons farm. We welcome them into
cur community.
NJ. and Mrs. Jim Sanders of HOpe-
well, spent Sunday with their son Mr
Long.
Mr. Nilroy Beard is erecting saw.
mill. We are listening for the whist,
so that we may locate H.
Mr.. W. A. Pope spent Sunday witt
home Ks.
Oxford eagle., 1919-01-23

4 letter lnom Lleut.-GOy. Lee NJ.
Russell states that he - getting the
work o. organizing ms forces IA good
SHAPE; mat lie Is receiving many let
teIs from All parts OF the state from
substantial people pledging their sup
port InlS Is good news 10 his many
friends mere. Ne want 10 see Lee
Russell elected Governor. he IS al
able man, Gn honest man ana a capa-
bic ..u4 sale man ~ heau the state.
There J. Lot = man IA Mississippi
VINO has oone more 10 help MS friends
than iIs4s LIZ. Russell, he has educated
= number OF boys ana giris, VINO Were
placed N Circumstance where they
could not help Lhemselyes. Many
good deeds are 70 Lee Russell credit.
not only such cases as just e1ted,
but IN his daily practice OF law. We
have known hIm 70 pay ms 0wn "a
penses and travel thirty miles 10 de-
fend q friend, Wien he knew he would
never receive . dollar Tor his service.
de is that kind. De believes In doing
good
The people Of Mississippi Nill make
no mistake in voting To- Lee NJ. Rus
sell for Governor. de has the quail
hcatlOns, and besides he Is q man the
people can depend upon-he viii stand
hitched-
Oxford eagle., 1919-01-23
COLLINS RENDERS DECISION.
Honorable Hanun Gardner,
Gulfport, Mississippi.


My dear Sir:
have carefully considered the acts
of the legislature on the subject of
soldiers and sailors voting in the
primary elections without the pay
ment of the poll tax, and, while the
law is not altogether plain, ! believe
that the better and more just construc-
ton is to permit such soldiesrs to
vote in the primary elections Of next
summer as have failed to pay their
poll tax since induction into military
service and who have been mustered
out Of the service since February lst
1919 and also those who are in the
service at the time they offer to vote;
soldiers discharged prior to February
1st 1919, will be required to pay the
poll tax in order TO vote in the prim-
AIRY.
Whether the soldier has been mus
tered out before or after the first Of
February can easily be settled by the
soldier or sailor presenting TO the
election his discharge papers showing
the da:a Of his discharge.
This act. Of course, does not per
nit the soldier or sailor 90 vote in the
general election. nor does il permit
him to be such a qualified elector a
would be necessary him TO hold
an Office. | am not re that Il re-
lieves him Of the civil liability Of pay
ing a tax.
Answering your further inquiry.
will stat that II soldier is discharg-
ed previous to the date Of the primar-
les, he can not vote under our Absent
Voters Law by mailing his ballot, but
must personally appear at the polls
and vote.
Yours very truly,
ROSS A. COLLINS,
Attorney General.
Oxford eagle., 1919-01-23
AHIIFULPLEA.

Inc jackson D4I.g News, sect
caucus organ H4sa limited circulation
and questionable 0ug.A, ls e0nsiuer-
ably aola-a over tac last tAat tAe
O.Iota E4g.e. Lee kusse.Is 5 oihclal
organ, as j puts H. Nlll persist IA
tl!Ins to GelI1lt Is0m some soldier
candidate Iulll4ly record
IAe L4s.e e-l5r ANA the fntzy
ea4to- u $40 JACKSON Daily diHer -
u ones 4l4lul4l.oas Tor Governor.
The D4Iy Nl.s .AluAs tn.4t the next
Governor should DC 81 ex-soldier, Ie-
g4rdl1ss " his other qualifications. ii
sou4u place ever. man VINO served
Ouc>e s-Ia a. 4Ay capacity, there IL
nome or 40TOaaJ N some KIND Of oil
nee. IL seeks 10 place = premium on
duty II Is absolutely blind 10 the fact
that = IS honorable 10 10 ones lull
duty, regardless OF whose service you
a-e IN IL see6s 10 arTngn President
Wilson ana MS able Cabinet meslber
III. burlesOn, because they 10 not set
Things IS does the editor Of the Daily
News
Well, wnen = newspaper man VINO
~lA allow himself 10 get ln the IL
that tie editor Of the Daily News !.
now III, nc had better take d vacation
20 TO hog Island, and recuperate.
Oxford eagle., 1919-01-23
JUSI LIAE FAI.

Congressman faI h&rri@on has in
troauce1 OlA ia Congress @Ethorlz
LIZ tie oecIc-aI. VI HaI ~ donate .
q44Ls-.g - c~gl4lea German c..nnOu-
- TIE .--lOus counties anu public III
stltaaoas Al -illsslss.ppl. be sure 10
see tna. plenty "a ammunition 10 seal
along, 1ag, Otherwise lue git vii De
useiesz.-Jacks0a DAILY Aess.
Vel, that IS Just Ake lat. We
knes Ae Woua 10 something Ior US
- soon 4s .l- gOt = chance.
Oxford eagle., 1919-01-23
GIRLS WHITEN YOUR SKIN
WITH LEMON JUICE
Make beauty lotion for a few cents ts
remove tan, freckies, ssllowness-

Your grocer has the lemons and al
drug store or toilet counter viii supply
YOU with three ounces Of orchard whit
for few cents. Squeeze the juice d
two fresh lemons into bottle, then p1i
in the orchard white and shake vel
This makes a quarter pint Of the ven
best lemon skin whitener and complexias
besutifier known. Massage this fra.
grant, creamy lotion daily into the "a :,
neck. arms and hands ara Just see hlE
freekles. tan. ssllowness. redness AID
roughness disappear and how smooiA,
soft and clear the skin becomes. ~
II l. harmless. and the beautiful results
viii surprise yOu-
Oxford eagle., 1919-01-23
Yours very truly,
ROSS A. COLLINS,
Attorney General
Jan. Is, 1919.
Mr.. Ellie NJ. Crook,
Hazelhurst, Miss.

Hazelhurst, Miss.
Dear Sir:
| have your letter of recent date
with reference to whether soldiers
and sailors should pay communication
tax.
have gone into this matter care
fully and | find that this Office has
held uniformly that the liability for
a communication tax is determined as
OF the lst of February. consequently
ones status as regards this tax is de-
termined as the first of February.
Hence, If a man was IN the army on
the first day of last February, he
would be exempt under CHI. 40 Laws
of 1918 from paying the communication
tax. Now, Of course, If a man was
inducted into the army after the first
of February. although he was assess
able with the tax, still | think that he
would have To be given an opportuni-
ty 10 work out his time before tax
could be demanded Of him and be col
lected.
Hoping this is satisfactory, am
truly.
ROSS A. COLLINS
Oxford eagle., 1919-01-23

We are in receipt Of the following
letter from Postmaster McCharen,
asking fo- suggestions by which the
services at the Oxford postoffice might
Be improved upon. The letter reads
as follows:
Oxford eagle., 1919-01-23
POSTMASTER McCHAREN
ANXIOUS TO IMPROVE
SERVICE AT HIS OFFICE.

We are in receipt Of the following
letter from Postmaster McCharen,
asking fo- suggestions by which the
/ services at the Oxford postofice might
Be improved upon. The letter reads
as follows:
Oxford, Miss, Jan. 70, 1919
Mr. G. W. Price,
Editor Oxford Eagle, City.
Sir:
In order to reach and maintain the
highest possible standard of service at
this Office, we desire to know whether
the postal service given by the force
at this Office is meeting the needs of
the business interests of the city, If
not have you any suggestions to make
that in your judgement would mater
tally improve the service in any part
of it.
We shall be glad to give careful con-
sideration to any suggestions that you
may make that would improve the ser
vice and more fully meet the needs of
the business interests of the city.
We assure you that we shall be glad
to make correction of any delinquen-
cies or omissions in the service.
Thanking you for your prompt re-
ply, believe me to be,
Yours for Home Efficient Service.
C. A. McCHAREN, Postmaster
Really there are many ways the ser
vices at the Oxford postofiice NIGH
be improved upon, but whether or no
such improvements would be practic
able at this time we cannot say. Let
ter boxes distributed about over th'
business section of the town would b
a great convenience to the business
men of the town A free deliver!
service would receive a welcome il
Oxford.
If Dallas could be prevailed upol
TO buy faster horse so that the mai
could leave the postofice at 1890 a
; M, instead of 10, as it does now
would give the business men a hal
hour more to get their letters off; an
then Dallas could make a quick rul
with the mail from the depot, whicl
would enable the clerks to get tn
mail put up a half hour earlier. Blu
then there is no use talking abou
Dallas old horse, he is absolutely to
slow to catch the Flu" That hors
was never known TO make over tw,
miles an hour. so the mail must leav
the postoffice an hour before trail
time in order to get to the depot b,
the time the train does.
Then the people of Oxford hav
plenty Of time to wait, if Dallas hors
is feeling bad and does not care t
make up any lost time between tn
depot and postoffce.
Now so far as the service is con
ecrned We can cheerfully say that W
have never been refused stamps whel
we had the money 10 pay for them
and wc have never allowed our DO,
rent to go unpaid for Cne day. Tn
clerks in the postofice are not al
gentlemen, but there are a couple O
ladies also, all Ct whom We regard a
competent, clever, polite, efficien
clerks.
As TO the pOstoffice, we have one n
the best appointed Offices in Nortl
Mississippi, and cur postmaster take,
great pride in keeping it clean an,
inviting. There is not another most.
Office in the state better kept than n,
oNfond postofice. Mr.. McCharen de.
serves much credit for the able ant
eineient way he has handled the Office
Oxford eagle., 1919-01-23

CARD OF THANKS.

thank all Of my friends and neigh
bors for their kindness during the re-
cent illness and death Of my husband
MRS. CECIL L. MOORE.
Oxford eagle., 1919-01-23
CARD OF THANKS.

-teeept our deepest gratitude and
ap recitation for the many manifesto
no Of your love and sympathy to
US n our hour of great sorrow.
Mrs. c. E. Slough and Children.
Oxford eagle., 1919-01-23
CARD OF THANKS

wish 70 thark my friends and
neighbors for the many kind deeds and
words Of esmfort extended to me and
my children in our recent bereave-
menL
Sincerely,
E. s. BRAMLETT, NJ. D.
Oxford eagle., 1919-01-23
Cati

4 ke 4 pound Of f1y-a-round
nd mix it up with fat,
A tile fur, little purr,
md you have a pussy cat"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-09
ARMY Y. M. c. A.
WORKER TO Be
LEE ST. PASTOR
MAYORS PROCLAMATION.

Rev Silas Johnson, who is now in
the Army Y M. c. A, has been as
signed by Bishop Gambler as the new
pastor of the Lee Street Methodist
church. T. M. Furlow received this in
formation Saturday afternoon in a
brief message from Rev. O. B. Chester,
of Dawson, the presiding elder.
Rev. Mr.. Johnson is at Fort Caswell,
N. c. The message did not state when
he would leave the service and come
to Americus, but said he would be
here soon The presiding elders
message declared He is the very
best"
Rev Mr.. Johnson, who is known
slightly to Mr.. Furlow, is a member
of the South Georgia conference. Last
year he was the pastor of the Asbury
Methodist church at Savannah. He is
young man with family.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-09
Medal Won by Slain
Officer is on Display

DR., and Mrs. Evan T. Mathis have
just received from the war department
the distinguished service medal which
was awarded post-humously to their
son, First Lieut.. John D. Mathis, who
was killed leading his troops on the
first day of the battle of Chateau
Thierry. n
The medal is cross, a beautiful
piece of workmanship and made OF
bronze, with the American eagle in
its center. Attached to it are the ma
tional colors 1t is neatly displayed
in a plush-lined case
The cross is on display in the win
dow of the jewelry store of S. A.
Daniel, together with handsome por-
trait of the slain officer.
Lieutenant Mathis was an officer in
the Twenty-third Infantry. The Off
cial citation in which he was awarded
the distinguished service medal stated
that he was killed leading gallant
charge
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-09
COUNCIL RAISES
BAN ON LODGES
And PREACHING

A special meeting of the city coun
Gil was held Saturday afternoon at
o'clock for the purpose of modifying
the health ordinance, passed at the
height of the influenza epidemic, SC
that church services, which had beer
announced for today, would not bt
unlawful. The meeting was called af-
ter members of the board of health
interviewed by committee of minis
ters of the city Friday, had sanctioned
a re-opening of the churches today for
preaching services only.
The meeting of council was brief
and the only business transacted was
the amending of the ordinance prohib-
iting gatherings of all character, SC
as to make it lawful for churches to
hold regular preaching services and
fraternal orders to hold meetings"
The exemption of fraternal orders
from the closing restriction came al
the suggestion of Mayor Sheppard
who stated that such meetings appear
ed to be no more hazardous from a
health standpoint than church SER
vices. There were no dissenting votes
Aldermen Mashburn, Taylor, Poole
and Warren were present, and Mayor
Sheppard presided.
Before the meeting there was some
informal discussion of the wisdom OF
repeating the entire ordinance now
and leaving it to the board of health
and health commissioner, who have
full authority as to what meetings
might be held and what were to be
prohibited. However, no representa-
tive of the health department was
present, and only the action asked by
the ministers was taken.
DR.. Bond, health commissioner, stat
ed after the meeting that the reports
for Friday showed an increase again
in new cases of influenza in the city
there being ten reported for the day
None were reported from the county
Supplemental reports received show.
ed four for Thursday, evenly divided
between the city and county.
DR.. Bond did rushing business Sat.
urday in administering anti-pneumonis
virus injections
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-09
Rev. S. E. Jenkins to
Leave forNewMexico

Rev. S. e. Jenkins, who recently
was relieved of his pastorate at the
Lee Street Methodist church to seek a.
change of climate in the hope Of bene-
fitting his health, left Americus Satur-
day for Macon, after spending two
days here packing his household eff
fects preparatory to shipment. He ex-
pected to leave Macon Monday for AL
buquerque, N. NJ, where he will spend
two months recuperating, following
which arrangements have been made
to give him church work in western
Texas
He shipped his belongings to sa-
vannah, where Mrs. Jenkins is with
her father. Mrs. Jenkins win re-
main there while he is at Albuquerque,
then join him when be goes to take up
his work In Texas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-09
|PAY-UP WEEK OFFICIALLY
PROCLAIMED BY MAYOR;
|CALLED PUBLIC BENEFIT

The following proclamation officially designating the coming
Deek PAY UP Week, issued Saturday bp MAJOR f.
; Sheppard: :es -.
MAYORS PROCLAMATION
}VxTE4EREAS the week of february 10Th h5 1919 has
Wv been designated FOURTH NATIONAL PAY UP
WEEK to be observed throughout the United States and
WHEREAS. it is desirable that people should
degree of their prosepv Others therefore proclaim that this
vent shall be observed the City of Amencus and respectfully
request that in so far possible all of people comply with the
spirit of this movement which will be of and lasting benefit
10 community.
This the Eighth day of February Nineteen Nineteen
E. SHEPPARD. Mayor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-09
c errnan Mother
Hunts Son, With
Yanks on Rhine

n OBLENZ, Feb. friday y
" (By Associated Press.)-Mrs.
Martha Greet arrived at the U. s.
army headquarters from her home
at Essen and informed the COM
mQnder that she wanted to see her
soldier son, Roland Greet She was
informed there was no such sold
ier among the German units here,
which are turning over German
property to the Americans. She
replied that her son was in Com
pany B. Eleventh Infantry, u. s. A.
She will be granted permission to
see her son, who is near Trevee.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-09
! WEATHER FORECAST.

For Georgia: Sunday fair and
warmer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-09
HELPACOMPLETE
AS MEMORIAL,
SAYS WHEATLEY
Third District School in PrediCament
Needs $4,000 to Double
Income.

Il was reading in paper the other
| day an article on, soldiers memorials.
This article brought out the point that
the best sort of memorial to the
soldiers who gave their lives in
France, and to the soldiers who went
to France and came back, was use
full one; that a building of a public
nature was far better than a shaft or
monument, which could be of no prac-
tical value"
The speaker was Crawford Wheat
ley, president of the Commercial City
Bank and treasurer of the Third Dis
trict A. & NJ school, an institution
which he has fathered for years and
which he has made his pet hobby"
He went on:
The people of Sumter county seem
to want to erect a memorial of some
sort to our soldiers who fought in the
great war Some of them talk of an
auditorium. And so this thought oc-
Cured to me, in connection with a
great problem facing the A & NJ
school on the outskirts of our city:
Why not let the people of Anleri-
cus-or Sumter county-as a mcmor-
ial to their boys, raise the money 10
permit us to finish the new academic
building of the school, which We need
so badly? Well put any tablet on it
the people want. Well give it any
name-do anything they ask-if they'll
only finish our building for us
And it would be grand memor-
ial. We talk about city auditorium
as a memorial building. We need
city auditorium badly, but it can never
be built that way. And undoubtedly
the people do want to do something
real and practical and worth while as
permanent monument to the sold
iers of Sumter county. Here is the
opportunity waiting.
Here are the facts in connection
with the predicament in which the
school now finds itself In 1915 we
started the erection of the new aca-
demic building and auditorium on the
school campus. 1t was to cost $4,000
By securing state appropriation of
$4,000, which | personally handled
before the legislature; issuing $4,000
worth of bonds to pay off some out
standing debts, and accommodating what
other funds were possible, we raised
money enough to almost complete it
under pre-war conditions. But
along came the war and the cost of
materials and labor scared. When
our money gave out the building was
still far from completed. We had
the outside walls up and roof on, and
the main auditorium finished, but the
remainder of the building is still in
the stage the workmen left it when
they ceased work. Twenty thousand
dollars is still needed to complete the
building.
"If we could get that much and fin
ish the structure according to origi-
nal plans there would not be dis
trict school in Georgia that would sur
pass the Third district school 1t
would double our capacity and prac-
tically double our income. We now
can handle only about 100 students.
With the new building we could easily
accommodate 200 And as these
schools are now being put on a per
Continued on Last Page)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-09
WORLD LEAGUE
PLAN FINISHED
BY COMMISSION

PARIS, Feb S.-(By Associated
Press.)-The peace conference com
mission on the Society of Nations ex-
poets to finish its work at the session
began at 1875 o'clock this morning.
At a long session last night the COM
mittee completed two-thirds of the
draft of the project.
Nicholas Tschaikovsky. president Of
the provisional government of North
Russia, has arrived here to confer
with the peace conference.