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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-13
SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY.

Rev. Fred Long, General Secretary
will visit each of the Sabbath schools
in Oxford on next Sunday, 18th inst,
between hours of 9:30 and 1890 a.
m.
There will be Sunday School Rally
at 3 p. m. in the First Presbyterian
Church, to which every school in the
County is invited to send delegates.
Invitations have been issued by the
County Secretary, Mrs. Owens. If
they do not reach you in time, do not
wait for them, but come on this
notice. Let every school send it's re-
port for the year past
Rev. Fred Long and other lecturers
and workers will address the after
noon meeting.
The meeting now proposed will take
the place of annual meeting omitted
last summer on account of war condi-
tions.
MRS. GARNER OWENS, Secretary
T. H. SOMERVILLE, President.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-13

tendent; Byhalia, ]. R. Brinson, princl
pal; Brandon, Miss Meddie Robinson
principal; Durant, R. y. Lands
Hickory, j. S. Everett; Bay st. Louis
C. r. Talbert; West Point, j. r. Wood
ward; Laurel, R. H. Watkins; ever!
rural school of Jones County; luka, S
F. Howard; the Normal College, Joe
Cook, president; the University, j. N
Powers, chancellor and Alfred W. Mil
den, enrolling agent; Clarksdale, H. B
Heidelberg, superintendent.
"Supt. w. F. Bond, the Executive
Committee of the Association, Super
visor of Agricultural Schools j. F
Hubbard, DIR. J. C. FAINT, and Mr.. JOIN
A. Donaldson district director of en-.
rollment, and H. B. Heidelberg, preSl
dent of the Association-all look t.
the progressive superintendent arf
teachers Of Lafayette county tc enlis
100 per cent strong" continued the
director.
The annual dues of ore dollar should
be sent to Prof. Frederic Mellen, Agrl
cultural College, Mississippi; the,
should be made payable to H. l.. Nc
Cleskey, Secretary of the Association
Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-13
"PIGS IS PIGS

How the mighty have fallen: Ok
ford the refined, the cultured, the
fastidious, the Athens of the State
Ye gods: have you thought Of it? It
is now a Piggery. Pigs in the eye to
the North and to the South, Pigs in
the smell to the East and to the West
pigs in the mud on the sidewalks
and on the carpets in the elegant and
aristocratic homes of beauty and
chivalry. Pigs in their squeals and in
the scent laden atmosphere in the day
and in the night. Pigs everywhere
and all the time. Pigs, pigs, pigs.
Pork, pork, pork. Can you beat it.
We gave orr Athens to the war work,
the Y. M. G. A, tho Red Cross, Liber-
ty bonds, and now we are turning it
over to the hogc.
Isn't it a sight? How have the
mighty fallen: "Hogs is Hogs
Merry Go Round.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-13
SMOKING TOBACCO
FACTS FROM THE
ENCYCL0 PAEDlh
The Use Of FIayorings Deter.
mines Difference In Brands

The Encyclopedias Britannica says
about the manufacture of smoking to-
bacco: on the Continent and in
America, certain sauces are employed
the use Of the sauces is to improve
the favour and burning qualities Of the
leaves" Which indicates that smokers
enjoyment depends as much upon the
flavoring used as upon the tobacco.
Your nose is sure guide in the mat
ter OF f1avorings. Try this simple test
with several tobacco brands: pour some
tobacco into your palm, rub brislsly,
and smell. You will notice q distinct
difference in the fragrance Of every
brand. The tobacco that smells best to
you will smoke best in your pipe, you
can rest assured.
Carefully aged, old Burley tobacco;
plus dash Of pure chocolate, gives
TUXEDO Tobacco q pure fragrance
your nose can quickly distinguish from
any other tobacco Try i and -
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-13
CHECK AWAITS EDNA COOK.

The local Home Service Section of
the American Red Cross has been ask
ed to locate Edna Cook whose address
is given as this city. A check repre-
senting allotment and allowance to be
paid Edna Cook on account OF her
relaive in the service now lies in the
Check File of the Bureau of War Risk
Insurance in Washington, d. C. The
local Home Service Section OF the
American Red Cross has full instruc-
lions as to how to secure this check
for Mrs. Brown if she will call at the
Office of the Section which is located
above Nelson's Shoe Department.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-13
CONFESSIONAL.

Throughout the whole journey she
had overlooked no means of vexing me
My every tender act of consideration
she had repaid with diabolic perver-
sity. She Knocked my solicitous atten-
tions. Finally, in desperation, with
none to see, / fairly dragged her into
dense wood. With all my might,
again and again, struck her with a
heavy billet of wood, and with unalloy-
ed joy beheld her battered remains.
! shall never buy another second
hand ear.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-13
LOCAL SCHOOL MEN
HIGHLY COMMENDED
State Teachers Association In A
Drive For 5000 Members.
Pay Your Dues.

Agricultural College, Mississippi,
Fec. Zo.-In commencing u tne
puenCmeaal success o. the first week
OIL the drIVe to enroll oUOU teachers as
members OIL the Mississippi teachers
Association, Professor Frederic Davis
Mellen, state director OF the drive,
pad hlgh tribute to the ability Of MIR.
Chester A. McLarty, superintendent
OF education OF Lafayette county and
to the zeal and loyalty Of .hc school
principals and teachers Of that county.
"Supt. McLarty", said Director
Mellen," is unquestionably the very
man to direct the enrolment OF the
zeal and advancement OF education IN
the communities ct his county he Will,
| feel sure, enroll, in spite OF BAD
roads and much sickness, the maxi
mum number of teachers possible.
Only his ability can match the acmev-
ment of Supt. Jenkins of Jones Coun-
ty, who has enrolled 100 per cent OF
the teachers Of that county already;
only his zeal can hurl the gauntlet
back at Supt. Scroggin of Oktibbeha,
who challenges to ennel 100 per cent
before the drive is over.
"The teachers of Lafayette county"
continued Director Mellen", being en-
thusiastic for educational betterment,
as represented by the State Teachers
Association, will prove as loyal as the
hundred per cent teachers OF Jones
County. Knowing that all the other
progressive teachers of the State are
rapidly enrolling for the campaign for
school improvement. they will by
March Is certainly send their dues IN
to the director.
"The teachers of the Oxford High
School and of the University have al
ready proved their progressive loyalty,
by enrolling 100 per cent. Under the
leadership of Mr.. John A. Donaldson,
and of Chancellor Powers and DR.. A.
w. Milden they are determined to 90
their part in the great movement for
better school life, better community
life, better state life"
"Far more than a thousand teachers
in various parts of the State have en-
rolled. Every teacher of every school
that has reported to me has joined the
Association"
This hundred per cent loyalty and
progressiveness has been proved by
scores of schools. The following are
only few:
Brookhaven, S. M. Byrd, superin-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-13
Mississippi is so planted during the
year 1919.

year 1919.
imrU: Inas UIus Convention mere
W pledges It's InemDers net W SIcfliice
we present crop out to noid tne' sai.ie
Until reasonably rcmuEeratlve prlcc
can be obtained therefor.
Fourth: mat TINS Convention EN-
dorse the publicity campaign tEau mas
Deen inaugurated anu is being carried
on by L. V. Wensel Of Natcncz, Mlssls-
sippl, for securing talr prices tef cot
ton.
Fifth: That p. p. Garner, r. S.
Wilson, j. f. Evans, 5. ii. L0WenDufg,
and K. c. King be, AID uhcy are here
by appointed as the State Executive
Committee OF this Convention and that
each Ccul.ty in the State be requested
Immediately to organize with al exc
cutiye committee to consist of ore rep
resentativa from each supervisor $
district with the county chairman as
ex-officio member OF the committee to
see that recommendations Of this Con-
ventioa are carried out.
Sixth: That this Convention here
by recommends that the said c'u:ty
executive committee be charged,
among other thing, with the duty OF
seeing that individual pledges to Get
ton acreage reduction as herein recon-
mended are secured, that the plan,-
iags be verified and That reports be
made to the said executive committee
of this Convention from time to time,
that formal pledge be adopted and
that full publicity be given to any
farmer or planter who refuses t. COM
ply with the recommendations herein
made, and that pledges be secured
from the bankers and merchants to
assist m seeing that the recommended
tons of this Convention are carried
out. And that tacl. precinct in every
County in the State be thoroughly or
ganizeG for the Accomplishment of the
reduction in cotton acreage herein
recommended.
Seventh: That the thanks CT this
Convention are hereby rendered to the
public press for the wide publicity
given to the reduction movement, and
that acknowledgment is hereby made
of the splendid service so rendered by
the press and that the public press be
requested to continue to give wide
publicity to the cotton acreage reduc-
ticn movement.
Eigth: That this Convention pied
ges itself I'D its members to foster a
public opinion that will brand every
man who, because his neighbor and the
cotton producers generally are reduc-
ing their acreage, undertakes tc pro-
1T through such general and united
action, by Increasing his own crop or
by refusing to reduce the same as
herein declared, as an undesirable citi-
zen, unworthy of the respect end cen
fidence of the c. immunity in which he
lives.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-13
COTTON GROWERS
PASS RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions Adopted BY The Missis.
sippi Observation-Disclosures Con-
ventiOn, at Jackson, Feb. u, 1919.

Whereas, the farmers, merchants
and banking interests OF the South are
confronted with grave crisis on ac-
count Of the accumulation OF large
stocks of cotton at this unsettled ana
uncertain reconstruction period, which
crisis is fraught with grave danger,
both to the present welfare and future
prosperity of the South; and,
Whereas, the farmers, merchants
ard bankers have within their own
hands the infallible solution Of the
threatening conditions that now exist
in the cotton producing sect and,
Whereas, there was held in tn City
of New Orleans on February 17-18th,
1919, the Cotton States Cotton Acre
age Reduction Convention, composed
of farmers, merchants and bankers
frora every Southern State, which
Convention carefully considered for
two days the mcnacing conditions that
have been precipitated upon the cotton
producing states and recommended,
among other things, the reduction OF
at least onc-third of the 1918 cotton
acreage for 1919; the planting OF
largely increased food crops; the hold
ing of the present cotton crops until
rsmuncrativc prices can be obtained,
and the organization of the farmers,
merchants ard bankers in every State
in the South; and,
Whereas, tic solution of the per-
picking problems that now confront
the cotton growers lies in the frank
and efficient cooperation and in1elli-
gent organization, as well as the unit
ed action Of the farmers, merchants
and bankers of the South;
Now, therefore, Be i. resolved by the
Mississippi Cotton Acreage Reduction
Convention assembled in tho City OF
Jackson, February q, 1919:
First: That this convention hereby
ratify and endorse the resolutions
adopted as aforesaid by the Cotton
States Cotton. Acreage Reduction Con-
vcntion in New Orleans on February
17-18th, 1919.
Second: That it is the sense Of this
Convention that if the entire acreage
of cotton in the United States is to be
reduced one-third of t;.e acreage of
1918, then it is absolutely imperative
that not more than sixty eco per cent?
Of the cultivated lands in the Delta,
ard not mere thar twenty-five per
cent of the cultivated lands in the hill
and other sections of Mississippi be
planted to cotton during the year 1919.
And the farmers, merchants and
bankers composing this Convention
hereby pledge themselves to plant not
more thar sixty per cent of the culti-
waited acreage in the Delta ard not
more than twenty-five per cent of the
cultivated acreage in the hill section of
to cotton in 1919, provided
that in no case shall any farmer or
planter be expected to pledge CT is
hereby pledged to reduce his cotton
ecreage for 1919 more than one-third |
Of his cotton acreage for 1918, and
further pledg. themselves to use their
influence 70 see that the acreage IN
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-13
NOTES CONCERNING
RED CROSS WORK
Red Cross Disaster Relief Unit Ready
To Rush To Alabama
Tornado Victims.

New Orleans. La. March 1.-THE
new permanent disaster unit Of the
American Red Cross was ready but
did not get call to the scene Of the
Alabama tornado which occurred
about ten days ago.
When news of the tornado hitting
Eufalia, Ala. came to New Orleans
headquarters of the Gulf Division, A.
r. c., the relief unit was expecting
it's first action.
Eufalia, however, was able to care
for it's injured and the damage will be
quickly repaired. The relief unit is
equipped for any disaster in Alabama,
Louisiana or Mississippi. 1t operates
under the Department of Civilian Re-
lief, Gulf Division, A. r. c., and has
equipment for 200 bed hospital,
tents, bedding, cots and the rest.
"It is ready to move on short notice
to any section of the Gulf Division
states" said Harry Hopkins, director
of the Department of Civilian Relief.
an the Lake Charles storm recently,
when we cared for 10000 or more
persons, we demonstrated Red Cross
efficiency"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
SIR EsME HOWARD.

Australians look to Sir Esme Howard,
their new premier, to watch their in
terests at the peace conference. The
photo is a recent one Of Sir Howard.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
AIR SERVICE IS
TO FOELOW PEACE
Routes Will Be Established
Between English Cities and
Continent.

LONDON, March 2S. Correspondence
of the Associated Press. Dust as soon
as aircraft regulations have been defi-
nitely arranged by the peace confer
ence an airplane passenger and freight
service will be ~inaugurated between the
principal cities of England and the
continent, it is announced. 1t will be
an experiment only in so far as the
whims of the public are concerned, as
the Is machines to be used all saw
more trying service in night bombing
work during the latter months of the
war.
There is no doubt in the minds of
the promoters that the project will be
popular at first among those who enjoy
adventure and are not hampered by
lack of funds, but in making the an
nouncement OF the new service +.
Handley Page said that his company
wanted to put the service purely on
a business basis and that charges would
not be out of reach of the average
merchant who might want goods trans
ported quickly or make quick trips in
Europe. Announcement of the plans
was made simultaneously with the first
public exhibition of a passenger-carry-
one Of the night bombers with the
fuselage equipped to accommodate II
passengers. 1t saw service over Ger
man cities, but appeared much differ
ent on exhibition. Huge glass windows
had been cut into the sides of the
fuselage, showing the saloon fitted with
heavily upholstered leather chairs lined
on each side Of the carriage with a
narrow aisle between. Space is pro-
vided for Is passengers inside. The sew.
enteenth one sits outside in the very
bow" of the machine In the seat for.
merly occupied by a gunner.
The machine has a lifting capacity Of
six and one-half tons, exclusive of II,
own weight, is fitted with four motors
two tractors and two pushers, and trav.
els at an average speed Of 100 mile.
an hour. The company which will OBJ.
crate the service already has laid til
plans for getting business and fol
feeder services tapping it's main line:
of travel. r. j. Bray, formerly Euro,
pean traffic representative of the Ma,
tional railway of Mexico. has become
traffic manager of the Handley Page
LtdS and is at work on purely thu
traffic end of the enterprise. Thosl
interested in the project point out tina
as far as the machines are concerned
this is not an experiment and main
tain that 1t is the most ambitious plal
yet conceived for commercial use o
the airplane. No especial effort viii
be made to get great speed, but ever.
effort will be made as the service In
creases to construct larger machines
which will give passengers greater cas-
and freedom and will be capable o
carrying several tons Of freight.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
The Bows at Home.

1--WE car not hear the description of
the incoming transports, bearing the
wounded heroes, without realizing that
we can never forget what has been
done for us by the men who went over
seas.
I'VE can not visit the base and camp
hospitals of this country, and see the
splendid work being done for the con-
seryation of these men, scientifically
and practically, without knowing that
II takes money to accomplish this.
I'VE can not hear the stories of
the work accomplished in construct
ton, engineering and transportation OF
the American expeditionary forces IN
France without knowing the money 1t
took to accomplish that.
1--WE can not fail to understand that
had our men not been equipped with
every possible means of modern war
fare. we would not have been able to
put over in a few days what 1t had
taken other armies years to DO, II
money had not been expended to ac-
complish IT: ,o,0 do,aysd voirp ,rto
, the war, but after our men once went
in they went, in the words of Uncle
Remus, lickety-split, right at the Huns,
Now a great deal has been said
about what the English had to do in
arms which had to be produced for us
in the early days Of our activity, but
all that was paid for, and We have
not had time to recount our gains since.
II was not very long after we started
that we were furnishing arms and mu-
nitions to all the allies.
/ 1--WE invented the most poisonous gas,
which was used finally, and before the
! end of the war this country was send
ing over virtually all of the powder
used by the allies because of its SUI
perior quality.
I'VE must not forget the money we
pledged when we were calling for In
exhaustible supplies from our own man
ufacturers of railroad supplies, engines,
cars and all that goes with such equip
ment. These people will have to be
paid lest we endanger the prosperity
Of our own institutions.
Therefore, let 1t not be said by n
chairman that she has no arguments to
prove the necessity for the money
which is being asked in the Victory
Liberty loan. We not only W money
for what has helped us to win the war,
but we will have to pay for the rest
of the job. We must keep up in re-
construction the saving and preserva
ton of the men who have been disabled
in working for us, and 1t Is a great
story in itself what the government is
doing now for the reconstruction OF
those men-a work which must be paid
for.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
DENOUNCES
SUNDAY MOTORING
1T Is Selfish and Wicked
Way of Spending Lords
Day" His Opinion.

LEWISTON, Me-, March 28-The
Rev. w, A. Bartlett, D. D., pastor of
the Pine street Congregational church,
has denounced in strong terms the
practice of Sunday automobiling. He
says II Is a wicked way to spend the
Sabbath and should be discouraged. He
believes something should be done to
correct this growing evil.
AS soon as the roads are passable,"
he said, some OF our people will take
out their cars-and be seen no more.
They will interrupt the work Of the
church school and overthrow all the
plans Of the pastor, superintendent and
teachers. They will give to the church
and their own children the impression
that nothing is so important as a sell
fish and wicked way Of spending the
Lords day.
II say wicked deliberately. because
they will uproot the young and grow
ing plant as ruthlessly as though some
one came into their garden and pulled
up what they had carefully planted. "
Or. Bartlett is head Of the leading
Protestant church of the city.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
The Florida Work.

Praising the work of the Mississippi
women and recalling their successes
in the fourth Liberty loan, led by Mrs.
R.. l.. McLaurin, Mrs, Lumpkin predicts
they will have been on the road to
victory the first day of the active cam
paign scheduled for April 81, and to
end May IL.
Describing her visit to Flaida, Mrs,
Lumpkin said:
They decided in both tones to work
as a committee composed of both men
and women, meeting together for a
discussion of plans for organization
and division of work-not a division Of
work for men and one for women, but
a division of the different departments
of work necessary. After the work has
been completed and the ponds are sold
men and m are to go $3.50 as to
the credit. The men in both places
were enthusiastic about the services
rendered by the women in the other
campaigns, and we had every assur-
ance from them that the women would
earn half the credit of everything ac-
complished. The women, on the other
hand, are well organized under their
very able state chairman-Mrs. w. S.
J~ennings-are enthusiastic and deter
mined thai the fifth loan will be a
Victory loan in every sense of the
word.
i was very much impressed with
the personnel of the women's organi-
zation, it is fine. We had a separate
meeting in the afternoon at each place,
in which they discussed the difficult
ties and problems they were up against
in the former loans.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
Georgia's Liberty Workers.

The women of Georgia will not be
behind in the fifth, OF Victory, loan
drive, confidently stated Mrs. q. !. Fttz-
patrick, chairman Of the woman's COM
mittee on her recent visit here.
II hear the best reports from the
chairmen of the district, who will di-
rect the county chairmen in their dis
tricts, and the previous record of the
women of Georgia in Liberty loan work
is a guarantee of their success in the
forthcoming drive.
1.-THE plan of fair and square individ-
ual quotas is being explained, and |
have asked county chairmen to make
it clear that the prime object OF this
system Is to place upon every individual
in the county his personal responsibility
to his country in carrying his fair share
of the war burden. When the amount
are assigned to all federal reserve dis
tricts on the basis of their bank re-
sources. The federal reserve districts
allot quotas to each county in their dis
tricts on the same basis. The county
should then distribute its quota among
its citizens in the same way-to every
individual according to his financial
ability.
mo one can doubt the justice of tho
plan, and with good, steady organiza-
ton between now and April, | believe
that Georgia women will have accom-
plished a great deal even before the be-
ginning of the active campaign, which
Is April 21-May II.
THE fear Of many that the appeal for
these last bonds will not reach our peo-
pie because the armistice heralds the
end of the war, is a mistaken one" fur
ther said Mds. Fitzpatrick.
THAT would argue that our people
are not rational patriots, that they do
not complete their obligations, and that
they are short in payment OF their
debts.
1--WE have not as many stirring stories
of the boys in the trenches; of their
making each day the supreme sacrifice,
of their illness, deprivations and suf-
fering, but we can not so soon forget
what they have suffered and Will al
ways suffer as a result.