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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-11-06
SCHOOL OBSERVES
ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL.
High School Celebrates Great Am
erican's Birthday By Appropriate
Public Exercises.

The OXIord nlgn Scnool celebrated
Roosevelt memorial Day last rflday
by a pretty interesting pubic pro-
gram. This program was the culml-
nation of a movement in the school
to raise a fund, by small Individual
subscriptions, to contribute TO the ma
tional fund which was being raised
to commemorate the great American
by Roosevelt Memorial Park at
Oyster Bay, by memorial IN WASH
ington similar to the Lincoln Mem
orial, and by the foundation OF unl-
versity scholarships in all OF import
ant universities of the country.
Superintendent A. p. Hudson, VINO
acted as chairman Of the meeting, eX-
explained that although Col. Roose-
welt was twice president of the United
States the purpose of the meeting
was not to celebrate his political
greatness, which was subject to dill
ference of opinion, but to give proper
recognition to his greatness as man
and as an American. His character,
and not his policies, the meeting was
held to commemorate.
The audience was very much m
terested in the tenth number on the
program. entitled f'Roosevelt-the
Father" This number was rendered
by Mary Florence Carnathan ano
John Falkner. AS an example OF
Roosevelt's thoroughg oing compan-
ionship with his children, the speaker
Mary Florence Carnathan, read an H.
lustrated letter written by Colonel to
one of his intimate friends. Inc rae
smile of the letter had been publshec
in the New York Times, and Johf
Falkner, who is something OF
cartoonist, reproduced the liiustra'
tions on blackboard placed OH the
rostrum, while the speaker was com
menting upon the letter.
A pleasing and fitting feature o.
the program was the presentati0h os
Mrs. Calvin S. Brown, on behat o.
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton, of copy of the CONSTRUCTOR
of the United States, which was te
have a place on the walls OF the
school Mrs Brown spoke very IN
teresting and. effectively of the com
parative gre atness and the vitaht!
of the docum ent, and the superintend-
ent accepted with remarks as to the
appropriation ess of the gift and OF
the honors Ito the occasion.
Following is the program jim fuh
1. "'Amel.ica"-All joining.
2. Introductory REM arks- Chair
man.
8. "How Firm a Fou ndation"-A
joining.
4. Invocation-The Rev. Mr. Nit
chell.
5. Piano, "The awakening O
Spring" (HaberbierE-Rosa LIE
Friedman. =
6. Flag Ceremony.
Z. Theodore Roosevelt t. The Stor!
of Great Life-Moody Galloway.
8. Theodore Roosev cit: Churcl
Man and Christian-Luci lie Ramey.
8. Song, Onward CT 1ristian Sol
diers"- joining
10. Roosevelt, the F:ather-Mary
Florence Camathan, j. Falkner.
II. Roosevelt's Phrases and Epi,
|,grams-Susan Baggedt.
IL. Song, America, the Beauti-
ful-All joining.
13. The Rooseveltian GJeed-Hold-
en- Kincannon-
IA. Roosevelt the Heroic-Barry
Brown.
15.> The Roosevelt Memorial AS
sociation-The Chairman.
16. Presentation by the d. A. r.
to the School of a copy Of the Con-
situation of the United States-Mrs.
| C. S. Brown.
II. Acceptance-A. p. Hudson,
Superintendent.
18. Son, "The Star Spangled Ban
|ner"-All joining
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-11-06

The vaudeville specialties at the
tent show Monday is worth the price
] of admission.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-26
GOVERNMENT FLOUR
At MODERATE COST
GRAIN CORPORATION SAYS PURE
WHEAT PRODUCT CAN BE
BOUGHT.

New Yorw, Dec. 26.-The United
States Grain corporation announced
that the government pure wheat
flour Is now on sale in small pack
ages "at moderate pric in hun
dreds of retail gro. y stores
throughout the country and -mer-
chants selling it will be vided on
application with poste advising
their customers of the 1a1 In a
supplementary statement is led by
Watson 8. Moore, second vics presi-
dent of the corporation, consumers
are informed that the flour is in no
sense a war or substitute article, but
derived from pure wheat.
"The regular flour trade" said
Mr.. Moore, should also understand
that this campaign is in no sense de-
signed to discredit their regular busi-
ness or the brands which they ordi-
narily handle. They recognize, I am
sure, that this is but part of gen.
eral campaign on the part of the
government to reduce the high cost
of living"
Mr.. Moore added that rumors of
a flour shortage are utterly without
foundation and that, in fact, flour
stocks are approximately so per cent
larger than they were at this time
last year.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-26
BOOZE RUNNER
WOUNDS SHERIFF
BATTLE NEAR MARION JUNG
TION - MEN LANDED IN
JAIL.

Parker, Dec. 26.-Olif Karp,
sheriff of Turner county, was shot
twice and seriously wounded at
Marion Junction, six miles west of
here, when he went to intercept a
carload of booze that was being
brought in from Scotland and to ar
rest the men transporting the liquor.
The shooting is said to have been
done by Joel Heinz, As, butcher at
Marion Junction.
Heinz and his companion, John
("Sinkey") Blumhafdt, 80, employ
ed in a garage at Marion Junction,
are in the county jail here. Sheriff
Karp is in local hospital with gun
shot wounds in one of his legs and
in his right arm between the elbow
and wrist.
1t appears the sheriff was advised
loaded with booze was being driven
from Scotland to Marion Junction.
He hurried to the scene and inter
cepted the car. While he was remov-
ing the liquor from the car the two
men made an effort to escape, it is
said and the shooting followed. The
first shot from the gun held by Heinz
struck the sheriff in the right wrist,
rendering his gun arm useless. The
next shot penetrated the fleshy part
of his leg. Two other shots were
fired from the gun later found on
HeinZ's person.
Nothing daunted the sheriff, he
took his gun in his left hand, held
the two men covered and called for
assistance, with the result that the
men were landed in Jail here.
Sheriff Karp is a returned soldier,
80 years old, and bears the distinc-
tion of being the man who fired the
first cannon shot into German-held
territory when America entered the
war. He was appointed sheriff but
recently, taking the place made va
cant by the resignation of the sheriff
who recently was mixed up in an un-
savory express robbery trial at Sioux
Falls, when he claimed his part in
the transaction was receiving stolen
express money as pay for poker
debt
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-26
GIVES
HUNDRED MILLION
HALF BESTOWED UPON UNITED
STATES COLLEGE EDUCA-
TORS.

New York, Dec. 26.-John D.
Rockefeller today gave to mankind q
Christmas present of $100,000,O00-
half to the general education board
to raise the salaries of college pro-
fessors and half to the Rockefeller
foundation to aid in it's work of COM
batting disease through improvement
of medical education, public health
and scientific re-
search. 1t is estimated that Mr..
Rockefeller's public gifts now ap-
proximate s450,00O,00O.
While leaving to the general edu-
cation board the task of selecting
the colleges which shall receive
awards for their teaching staffs and
the amount each is to receive, Mr..
Rockefeller urged that the principal
as well as the income be used "as
promptly and largely as may seem
wise."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-26
Suits on Bills
of Lading

Washington. D. C.. Dec. 26.-
Freight bill of lading provisions per-
mitting the institution of suits for
loss, damage or delay only within
two years and one day. were held
to be unreasonable, unjustly discrim-
inatory and unduly prejudicial by
the interstate commerce commission
in deciding the case brought by
Jacob e. Decker & Sons against the
director general Of railroads and
others. An order was entered re-
quiring the modification within sixty
days Of such provisions 50 that in
cases where the carrier has not de-
clared q claim in writing before the
beginning of the last six months Of
the two years and one day period,
suit thereon may be entered within
six months from the date the claim
is definitely declined, but not after.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-26
Rare Old Wines
Back to Spain

New York. Dec. 26.-Fifteen years
ago Miguel 8. Alvares imported many
casks Of wine beQueathed him by his
father. from Spain, and transported
them across the American continent
to his home in Pasadena. Cal. To-
day he accompanied forty-eight of
those same casks-containing vim
tages from twenty to thirty-five years
old-on the steamer Antonio Lopez,
bound back homo" from these pro-
hibition shores. Senior Alvarez said
he was taking the casks to Spain
to guard against possible chance OF
losing them through legal action"
in the United States.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-26
GIVE BACK RAIL
Il LINES MARCH |
no DROP EXPRESS COMPANIES
AT SAME TIME-PROCLAMA.
TION BY WILSON.

Washington, d. C. Dec. 90
President Wilson issued a proclama-
ton returning the railroads and ex-
press companies to private control
March 1.
Failure Of congress to enact
remedial legislation was given as the
reason for extending by two months
the time originally announced for re-
linquishing government control of
the railroad properties. In his mes
sage to congress last May President
wilson said the roads would be turn
ed back at the end of the calendar
yoar.
mo agreement having yet been
reached by congress-" Secretary
Tumulty said in announcing the
proclamation, ut becomes necessary
IN the public interest to allow a rea-
sonable time to elapse between the
issuing of the proclamation and the
date OF its actually taking effect.
The president Is advised that the rail-
road and express companies are not
organised to make it possible for
them to receive and manage their
properties II actually turned over to
them on December 81"
Director General Hines sent the
following telegram tonight to all Of
ficers and employees of railroads in
federal control:
The proclamation which the
president has issued fixes March l as
the date for transfer of the railroads
back to the possession and control of
the railroad companies. / appeal to
every officer and every employe to
redouble his efforts to produce the
best and the most economical rail-
road service possible during the re-
naming period of federal control.
During the unusually heavy busi-
ness OF the past few months and the
extraordinary difficulties created by
the coal strike, the officers and en-
ployes have done especially fine
work. SO that with more confidence
than ever before, / express the hope
that all Of US will give the very best
account Of ourselves In this remain
ing period In our common interest
and in the public interest. I extend
to all OF my comrades in the rail-
road service and their families my
sincere wishes for q Merry Christ
mas and . Happy New Year
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-26
Radical Leader
Indicted BY Jury

Winnipeg, Man.. Dec. 26.-R. b.
Russell. one Of the leaders in Win
general strike charged with
seditious conspiracy, was found gull
ty here on all seven counts.
The first count In the indictment
was "seditious conspiracy" and the
next five were for committing overt
acts, and the seventh was for "com-
mitting . common nuisance"
Justice Netcalfe allowed Russell
his freedom until Saturday morning
% that he could spend Christmas
with his friends and not behind iron
bars. This ID believed to be the first
time in Winnipeg that . person con-
vieted by jury had been permitted
to remain free.
r Russell will be brought up for SEN
tence Saturday morning. His attor-
neys announced they would appeal to
the Manitoba court Of appeals.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-26
SOUTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2s, 1919

cupied by the woman on the night
of her murder.
1t has further been discovered
that on November % Mrs. Nemi had
withdrawn from Lead and Newell
banks the sum of $4,000. What be-
came of the difference between this
sum and the amount found in the
coffee can and what motive prompt
ed Mrs. Nemi to withdraw this sum
of money from the banks now is
puzzling those working on the case
That someone murdered the woman
and secured the portion of the money
which was missing seems certain.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-26
WOOD To SIGN
AND QUALIFY
TO ACCEPT DAKOT rs
ENDORSEMENT FOR
PRESIDENT.

Mitchell, Dec. 26.-All question of
the position of Gen. Leonard Wood
in connection with his nomination
for president by the South Dakota
republican convention was dispelled
when w. H. King, district republican
chairman brought back word from
Chicago that Gen. Wood would sign
the acceptance and qualify under the
Richards primary law before the
first of the year.
The general will then become the
first regularly presidential candi-
date to come before the public. The
necessary step probably will not be
taken until next week.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-26

Countess Fannie Montgelas. whose
husband handed Ambassador Ger
ard his passports when the United
States declared war against Ger
many. The countess, who was &C
companied by her two sons, was
formerly Miss Fannie Hazeltine, of
Grand Rapids, Mich. Also on board
was the Baroness Edith (Berwind)
Kleist. wife of q German noblema
and daughter of a Philadelphia Goa,
magnate.
Rev. Thomas Sherman, of Santa
Barbara. CAL, another passenger,
who is son of the late Gen. William
w. T. Sherman, learned upon leaving
the ship of the recent death of his
sister here.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-26
Drug Edicts
Guests of City

New York, Dec. 26.-More than
1.000 drug adicts, about 20 per cent
of them women. were the city's
guests at Christmas eve party.
Gifts were distributed and entertain
ment was provided by a volunteer
drug adicts' jazz orchestra, the po-
lice glee club and boxers and jiu
jitsu experts Of the police depart
ment.
Health Commissioner Copeland,
who watched the merrymakers. said
the clinic had cared for between g.
600 and 5000 adicts since 1t opened.
of whom one-third were under 20
years of age. and more than one
half under 25 years.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-26

tody. He forwarded telegram to
the authorities at Webster, stating
the case. He received word that a
deputy sheriff was on his way to
Sioux City to take charge of the
prisoner. Kay refused to divulge
the extent of his debts at Webster,
preferring to quietly" return home
and square things up"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-26
Leaves Home
Owing Money

Sioux City, Dec. 26.-Howard
Kay felt the call of his home town
of Webster, 8. D.. which he left
quietly upon learning that his lia-
bilities were greater than his assets.
and approached Chief of Police Earl
Morgan. requesting him to notify the
authorities in that town that he was
being held here and that they should
forward money for his railroad fare
home.
Chief Morgan took Key into Gus
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-26
Picked Out Their
C0ffins a Year Ago

Newark. N. j., Dec. 26.-When
firemen broke into the apartment Of
Mrs. Mary Tolicaster to extinguish a
small fire they found two empty cof-
fins. Mrs. Tolicaster explained that
her husband is 76 years old and a
patient in the city hospital and that
she is over 70 and that, not expecting
to live long, they bought their cof-
fins year ago. 1--WE wanted to
pick out our own coffins," she said,
land we did not want any expense
to fall on anyone when we died."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-26
Evidence Woman
Murdered for Money

Deadwood, Dec. 26.-An impor-
tant development In connection with
the recent tragic death Of Mrs. John
Nemi. Of Lead, whose partially burn
ed body was found In the firebox
of the furnace at her home, is the
finding by detective of the sum Of
$4,635 In cash In the Nemi home.
The money was concealed in q coffee
can and the can In turn wrapped in
an old w0olen sock. the can being un-
covered in box Of rubbish in store
room directly off the bedroom oc-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-26
Railroad Union Heads
to Meet in Washington

Washington. Dec. 26.-Heads of
all railroad unions will meet here
next Monday to decide future action
on demands for wage increases now
before the railroad administration,
was stated at the American Fedora
tion Of Labor today.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-26
Government Contest
Wholly Undesirable

New York, Dec. 26.-With peace
at hand 1t Is wholly undesirable that
there should be further government
control of industry, Joshua w. Alex
ander. newly appointed secretary of
commerce. says in an article written
by him for tomorrow's issue or the
Independent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-26
Liners to Be Turned
Over to British

Washington, Dec. 26. - Seven
former liners now held in New York
harbor will be turned over to the
British soon, the shipping board an
nounced.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-26
Hoover Not to
Be Candidate

San Francisco, Dec. 26.-Rumors
that he would be candidate for the
presidency were dismissed by Her
bert Hoover when he returned here
from the second industrial confer
ence at Washington called by Presi-
dent Wilson. II have no political
aspirations" said Mr.. Hoover.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-26
Ireland May Have to
Accept Home Rule Plan

London, Dec. 26.-Ireland may
have to accept Premier Lloyd
Georges new home rule plan wheth-
er she like it or not, an official close
to the premier declared in an inter-
view. Its passage by parliament was
assured before the measure was sub
mitted, was asserted.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-26
Wood Alcohol
Kills Celebraters

Hartford, Conn.,, Dec. 26.-Seven
dead, four others dying and Frank
Rose. saloon keeper is being held by
the police following Christmas cele-
bration. Rose is charged by rela-
tives of the dead men with having
sold wood alcohol colored to resem-
BILE whiskey.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-26
Liner Docks After
Stormy Voyage

Boston. Dec. 3s.-The White Star
liner Canopic docked after . stormy
passage from Genoa. Naples. and
Ponta Dslsada with So saloon. 406
second cabin and l.1SS steerags pas
Seugers. Among the passengers was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-25
Little Benny's Notebook
b. LEE PAPE.

This morning woak up and It was
still so erly could see the moon out
the window. me thinking, G, II 1t was
little darker it wouldent be lite yet.
And kepp on laying there not feel
ing like going back to sleep agen,
thinking, If I got up and got dressed
now pop would be serprized. all rite,
he thinks cant get up unless ne Calls
me about 6 times and shakes me 8.
( WITCH the more thawt Of 1t the bet
ter Of a ideer I thawt 1t was. and
got up and got all dressed but not
washed and went in pops room and
pop was laying there sleeping - II
that was all he intended to keep on
doing, me standing alongside Of him
thinking, g. wont he be serprized wen
he wakes up and sees me heer all
dressed.
And i sed, Tweot tweet, the suns
up, listen to the brides, tweet. tweet.
Huh, sed pop without opening his
eyes And he termed over and started
to sleep on the other side, me thinking
g. waite till he finds out who It is, hen
be serprized. sas Z y. H.5..5s 5y9
And ] sed, Tweet. tweet. tweet. look
ny !; !., Csc !AAar = |. "
Huh. watts q, matter? sed pop torn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-25

Ing over and, elesplng - his ferst side
agen. ana ~. I'm up, pop, I'm up. look
and see II you don't bieeve II.
whatf whatf whatf sed pop. And
he opened his eyes both together and
quick sat up. saying. wati Wat the
DEVIL. watts matterf
Amt up eriy, pop? sed.
For the love OF Peet. sed pop. And
he took his watch out frum under
his pilio. saying. Half pass 4. have you
gone completely dippy? and ] sed, No
sir. just wanted to show you was
up.
You go back to bed bubble quick
time. or III show you whose up. sed
pop. Meening he would be, and quick
went back to bed and laid down agen
with my clothes all on. and the ferst
thing I knew I was asleep agen and
the next thing knew pop was shaking
me. saying. Wat kind of boy are
you Pup at half pass 4 in the morning
going GROUND the house like some kind
of a krazy fowl, and wen It's RELY
time to get up You ack like . ceme-
terry.
And I got up and got washed on ac-
count OF being dressed allreddy and
then went back and sat on the bed and
the next thing knew was laying on
It agen asleep and ma was shaking me
on account Of pop having went.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-25
pENTAcosTAL CHURCH OF THE
NAzARENE PAYS $1.7o7 TO
SETTLE DAMAGE CASE.
COURT HOLDS PROPERTY
FOR INJURY TO MRS. sTEHN
Property Sold Under Execution Issued
on Vsrdict-Plaintif Bids in Church
and Congregation Solioits Money to
Pay the Judgment and costs--city
Out Of Case Tried Two Years Ago.

The Pentacostal Church Of the MAJ
arene. corner Of Church and Third
streets was redeemed from under exc
cution of the district court and will
be saved to the congregation. Off
GERS representing it have paid to the
clerk of court $1,707 to satisfy a judg-
ment secured by Mrs. Mary Stein
against the church and the city Tor
personal injury suffered when she fell
upon an icy sidewalk and sustained
fracture.
The case was tried two years ago
Mrs. Stehn obtained a judgment for
$1,400, the difference between that
amount and the sum paid representing
costs and interest. The money was
raised by a city wide campaign the
sum being subscribed literally dollar
by dollar.
City Escapes Damages.
Mrs. Stehn's case was brought joint
ly against the city and the church.
but the city was held by the court to
be only secondarily liable. The city
appealed the whole case, but the
church did not. While the appeal was
pending execution was issued against
the church and the building and real
estate were sold at auction to satisfy
the judgment. 1t was bid in by the
plaintiff to protect her claim. The
payment of the judgment In redemp-
ton terminates the whole case.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-25
CAR SMASHED IN COLLISION.
Accident in Passing Military Train
Puts Car Out of Business.

Accident in Passing Military Train
Puts Car Out of Business.
A rear end collision of automobiles
while passing the military transport
train on the Lincoln highway west of
State Center this forenoon put two
cars out Of commission and caused the
occupants Of both to have narrow
escapes. A Ford driven by w. c..
Buttery and containing Mrs. Buttery
and Mrs. John Fitzgerald, Of south Of
Colo, was run into by Martin Berend,
who gave his address as Hotel Will
lard, Milwaukee. His car bore Ne
braska license No. 612S1 of 1918 and
license applied for tag.
He drove into the Buttery car from
the rear. claiming that he could not
see for dust while both cars were
passing the military train. The But
terry car was badly damaged, to the
extent Of 5000, is was estimated. The
Berend roadster was less seriously
smashed up. 1t was said Berend was
driving at q rapid rate Of speed.
Neither car was overturned and mono
Of the occupants was injured. Mr. and
Mrs Buttery were driving Mrs. FItz-
gerald to State Center to take the
train for this city to visit her husband
who is in hospital here.