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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-05-13
A. S. B. MEETS.
Elects Officers and Managers for
Next Years Teams.


Monday evening the Associate
Student Body met for, probably, the
last meeting of the year to elect
their officers for next year and the
managers Of the various athletic
teams.
At the last meeting, it had been
decided that the managers should be
nominated by the IN Club" 1.-TWO for
each position). Due to the seeming
Indifference of this body, Mr.. Craw-
ley's motion that the action then made
be re-cOnsidered was carried. Mr..
Crawley's second motion, that the
election for that night should be by
secret ballot was carried, after Mr..
Jiggets was tabled. Mr.. McClarty
made motion that the candidate who
received second place for each posi-
ton should be called assistant man
ager, but this motion was tabled. Mr..
Summers explained that Mr.. Craw-
ley's motion had not been made be-
cause of present dissatisfaction, but to
prevent future friction.
The house proceeded to the election
of officers; Mr.. Tubb being elected
president of the A. S. B. by accla-
nation; Mr.. Lester, vice president,
and Miss Mebane, treasury, by the
same. method. Miss Mattox was
elected secretary over her two oppo-
nents. The nominations made by tn,
IN Club" for managers were retained
and as no other names were added,
the votes were cast. "Runt" Wilson
was elected football manager, Jap
George baseball, Mr.. r. S. Schwartz
basket ball, and Nh. Pat Henry, track.
We think that no finer group of stu
dents could have been secured for
these positions, and heartily endorse
the elections made by the A. S. B.
In the new order of things, the cd
method Of election will hold in future
election by the Australian ballot sys-
tenn at University Store, the candi-
dates being nominated one week il
acknowledgements no definite action
for the future was taken after Mr..
Crawley's motion to reconsider,
whereupon, by Parliamentary Law the
decision reverts back to former con-
dition.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-05-13
PERSONAL AND LOCAL


Mrs. Rowland was hostess to the
Brownings Tuesday.
The goth Century Book Club met
with Mrs. j. S. Hudson Wednesday.
Mr.. cupid" Mccullough, of Mem
phis, made business trip to Oxford
this week.
Mrs. Spikes, of Water Valley, was
the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
Rowsey, the past week.
Mrs. Teete has returned from Wa
ter Valley.
Miss Estelle Knight has returned
from New Albany, where she has
been teaching.
Mrs. Daisy Pegues entertained
few friends with bridge party re-
Gently.
Mrs. Rose Rowland spent several
days in Memphis this week with rela-
tives.
Mrs. Scarborough and little son.
Aubrey, visited her daughter, Mrs.
Carl White of Canton.
Mrs. Edgar Moss, of CORTLAND, is
visiting Oxford relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. Ruckman an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Annah Elizabeth, to the
Rev. Fred McCorkle, of Oxford, Miss.
The wedding will take place the
tenth of June.-Staunton (Va.) News
Leader.
Gov. Lee Russell, of Jackson, spent
a few days last week in Oxford with
his brother, Dr. Albert Russell. They
spent the week end in Memphis.
Mrs. w. l.. Lagrone, of West
Point, was the guest of Mrs. Dun
can last week.
The Woman's Book Club met with
Mrs. Robert Torrey recently
The circle composed of the Univer
sity ladies of the Presbyterian church
met Monday afternoon with Mrs. ].
w. Bell. The next meeting will be
with Mrs. Robert Torrey, the second
Monday in June.
During the D. A. r. convention
which was held Friday and Saturday,
Mrs. William Nelson, and daughter,
Miss Charlotte, of Goodman, were the
guests of Mrs. Calvin S. Brown.
Misses Bell, of Grenada, were the
week end guests of Mrs. W. L.
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heard accompanied
by Misses Heard and Claude Roach
motored over to Chenille Sunday
and spent the day.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-05-13
NOTICE!

To All Parties Interested In The Pro-
posed Four Mile Branch Drainage
District of Lafayette County, Ms
sissippi.
You are hereby notified that pc
tition praying for the organization
of drainage district in the said A
mile branch has been filed before the
County Board of Drainage Commits
sioners of Lafayette County, Missis-
sippi, which petition embraces the
following described lands. towit:
Sections 1, II, 13 and "a. Township
g, Range 3, west; Sections S, 6, 7, 8,
II, IS, 10, 20 and 80, in Township 8,
Range 2, west, in Lafayette County,
Mississippi.
And that the County Board of
Drainage Commissioners of Lafayette
County, Mississippi. will meet in the
county court house in Oxford, Miss.
on 10Th day of May at one P. M.
where any and all parties may appear
as their interest suggests.
Witness my signature this the 18th
day of May, 1920.
w. M. WOODWARD, Chancery
Clerk and Ex-O fficio Clerk of
Couny Board Of Drainage COM
missioners.
(E. May 13-20-27)
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-05-13

Irma Mason, secretary Of the Girls
Home Demonstration Club at Darling,
Quitman County, reports that plans
have been made for Berry Camp.
Committees were appointed to secure
a tent, to select location for it, and
also to ask the planter to post the
berry field to prevent negroes from
picking the berries.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-05-13

1t is rumored that the trustees are
considering Food Aministrator-Hoov
er for the office of President of the
Massachusetts Institute of Techno-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-05-13

Rub-My-Tism is powerful antisep-
tie; it kills the poison caused from in
fected cuts, cures old sores, letter,
etc.-Adv. July Is.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-05-13

At the March convocation of the
University Of Chicago of the 131
degrees conferred, one was conferred
on Greek, one on Mexican, and one
on a PHILIPPINE.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-05-13
ODE TO A NEW MOON.

Yon glorious moon
That graces western sky:
A newborn queen
In silver sheen
To rule from heavens high
The starry nights,
With queenly rights.
The while her transient reign.
From shining throne,
Beset with jewels round,
Sends thru the night
Her silver light
To grace this earthly ground
Thru lucid screen,
With silver sheen
To battle this earthly ground.
LEONARD BENTLY.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-05-13

The University of California, which
is leading in the Intercollegiate race
to put Wood in the White House, is
planning a debate between it's Wood
and Hoover Clubs.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-05-13

"Some people thing that the way to
l-i-i-v-e is evil"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-05-13

Rub-My- Tism is a great pain killer.
It relieves pain and soreness caused
by Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sprains,
etc.-Adv. July Is.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-28
California Wine Men
Lose First Legal Clash
Court Denies Habeas Corpus
Writ in Case of Driver
Transporting Liuuor

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 27.-Cali-
fornia wine interests late to-day lost
the first skirmish in their legal fight
against the Eighteenth Constitutional
Amendment when Judge Frank H. Rud-
kin, Of the Federal District Court,
denied a petition for q writ of habeas
corpus in the case of J. j. Dillon. auto
truck driver, arrested while transport
Ing liquor here after January IS.
This was said to be the first test of
the national rohibition amendment in
the country.
81 am of the opinion" said Judge
Rudkin in ruling In the case, that The
amendment in form and substance was
entirely within the competency of
Congress and the several states to
propose and /ratify, and that both the
amendment and the national prohib-
ton act were in full force and effect
on the day in question:"
The attorney for the wine interests
contended that an amendment to the
Constitution must change some part of
the Constitution rather than add a
new article TO it.
Judge Rudkin ruled that Article V
OF the Constitution gave Congress and
the states the necessary authority for
adding the amendment.
Ohio's referendum election to over
turn the amendment in that state
which favored the anti-prohbitionists
mas no effect on the amendment. Judge
kudkin held. Tho Constitution is not
subject to local referendum actions
ana an amendment can be overturned
only by the employment Of tho same
machinery that made it operative .c-
cording to the decision. az
New-York tribune., 1920-01-28
Dry Enforcement
Put Up TO S,a,iS1
Republicans Decide to
Pass Bill Regulating
Traffic is1 Liquor

STAFF Correspondence
ALBANY, Jan. 27.-The Republican
leaders of the Legislature have decided
to pass and put no 20 Governor Smith
a prohibition enforcement bill. which
was introduced this afternoon bv AS
semblyman Bert P. Gage, of Wyoming
County, chairman of the. Excise Com.
mittee.
Its provisions were announced after
a conference attended bv SpeaSer
Sweet Of the Assembly, Maioritv Lead.
er j. Henry Walters of the Senate and
state Excise Commissioner Herbert p.
Slsson. The bill practically continues
the state Excise Department.
A statement given out with the hill
declares it is believed to be necessarv
on the ground that considerable lati-
tude in the traffic in liquors is per-
mltted under the Federal enforcement
act winch should be regulated; that
me Federal government has not ere
ated and cannot immediately create a
force sufficient, without state aid. to
enforce prohibition and that the local
state peace officers never have benn
and VIII not be in all cases an efficient
enforcement medium.
Four Kinds Of Traffic
Tho bin provides for four classes Of
traffic under certificates granted by tho
state Commissioner of Excise upon
ming an application and bond as fol
lows:
Liquors for use internally, to he
sold ny pharmists on a physician's pre-
scrlptlon. or for religious purposes.
2-Patent medicines and extracts con-
tanning more than onc-half OF per cent
alcohol.
B Manufacturing liquors for sale to
pharmacists or for religious purposes or
to be used in the manufacture of other
articles containing alcohol
a-W holesale traffic in liquors bv
wholesale dealers in drugs.
tax of s25 per year upon subdvi-
sion one certificates, $40 on subdivision
two, and 500 on subdivision three and
four certificates, is provided.
A bond of $500 is required for sub
division one. three or four certificate.
and 5000 for subdivision two
Local option is granted towns and
cities on sales by pharmacists on pre-
scrlption, present conditions under locaI
option to remain until changed by re-
submission of local option question.
All taxes, fines, penalties and bond
New-York tribune., 1920-01-28
Hunt for Illicit
Liquor Dealers
Begins To-day
Moonshine Sleuths to Search
City for ''Blind Pigs
Bootleggers and Makers
Of Unauthorized Rum
Kramer May Direct Work
eve Shall See,' His Reply
to Remark New York
Could Not Be Made Dry

EARLY this morning the moonshine
sleuths of James S. Shevlin, New York
superintendent Of prohibition enforce
ment, will start out from the Custom
House to seek the Illicit demon rum in
his secret lairs. Headed by q dozen
experienced agents, men who have
grown old and gray in the service, Mr.:
Shevlin's squad Of intensively trained
test their recently acquired knowledge
Of the gentle art OF tracking the am
pie bootleg and the sightfess pig. The
trail OF the revenuer no longer paral
lels only the trail Of the lonesome
pine. 1t is possible that the sawed off
shotgun may yet make an appearance
on Broadway.
Just to make sure that everything
was ready for the big jump-off, Pro-
hibition Commissioner John r. Kramer.
who is at the head of the rum hunting
metropolis flying visit yesterday. He
returned to the capital Last night,
promising--or is it threatening TO
be back again on Thursday to see how
things are going.
Kramer Holds Conferences
While he was here Mr. Kramer held
several conferences and arranged for
others. He also let fall the admission
that tho New York situation was bulk
ing large in the councils Of the prohi-
bition enforcement heads in Washing
ton: 1t has been said that nobody could
make New York dry, Mr.. Kramer re-
marked, and added. "Well, we shall
see"
Mr.. shevlin said last night that his
department already had Zines" on
numerous spots in the greater city
where an illegal dampness is sus-
pected- In addition to the regular
zone squads, he said, life for the
owners of supposed to be secret stores
would be made still more interesting
by number Of flying squads who will
dash from suspected area to suspected
area in fast automobiles. He was
wary of prohphecy, but admitted that
he thought it would take a pretty
agile blind pig to outjump his highly
trained forces.
Federal officials in Brooklyn were
visited by Nj. Shevlin and Mr. Kra-
mer yesterday. Bertram NJ Gardner.
Collector Of Internal Revenue; U. S.
District Attorney Leroy M. Ross, and
Marshal James NJ. Power spent large
part of the afternoon checking up
the likely leads, and Mr.. Kramer after
the conference expressed himself as
we'll satisfied with the situation in
Brooklyn.
Prosecution Plans Made
Another conference touching upon
the Manhattan situation was held at
the Office of Assistant U. S. Attorney
Ben. A Matthews, where plans for the
cooperation Of the District Attorneys 5
staff. involving the appointment of
two members to specialize in the
prosecution of cases brought under the
Eighteenth Amendment, were per
fected
While here Mr.. Kramer expressed
an intention to call upon Police Com
missioner Enright with view to dis
cussing the part to be played by the
city police force in the campaign. Com
missioner Enright was absent from
his Office. and Mr.. Kramer had to post
New-York tribune., 1920-01-28
Causes Own Arrest as Red
Man Who Came 10 Bid Friend

Morris kubck came all the way
from Chicago to say goodby to
friend on Ellis Island, who is sched-
uled TO said with tho next shipload
of deported "Reds.' He arrived here
yesterday and went to the Department
OF Justice offices to inquire how to
find his friend
Both members Of the communist
party, are you?' inquired one of the
Federal agents.
"Oh, yes,' Kubek is said to have
answered.
So he was taken over to the island
where his friend is, but he's not com
ing back right away.
There are now 1888 alleged "Reds"
on Ellis Island, it was announced YES
terday OF these Superintendent Percy
A. Baker said only sixty three, in
Guiding forty-three arrested in Detroit.
have been so far adjudged deserving
of deportation.
Release on bail has been granted to
252 of those taken in raids last month
Attorney Rose Weiss offered bail for
twenty-five more yesterday and said
she expected nearly all on the island
would be free within a week
New-York tribune., 1920-01-28
"Drys'' Scent
Albany Attack
On Ratification
Majority Leader Walters
Urges Resolution to Put
Constitutional Amend d
ments Up to the People
Democrats Backing Him
Republican Spokesman Says
He Is Seeking Only to
''Safeguard'' the Future
Staff Co,resporderce

Staff Correspondence
ALBANY, Jan. 27.-What is looked
upon as the first effort on the part Of
Republican leaders to rescind this
states ratification Of the Federal pro-
hibition amendment was seen in the
Introduction to-day by Senator j.
Henry Walters, the majority leader,
Of concurrent resolution providing
that before ratification all proposed
Federal constitutional amendments
heretofore or hereafter submitted"
must be put up to the people of the
state.
The use of the heretofore" meant,
according to the "drys," that Federal
prohibition amendment was aimed at.
Senator Walters denied this and in
dlcated that the purpose Of the meas
ure was to prevent ratification Of fu-
ture Federal amendments, such as the
possible stopping of the use of to-
bacco until the people had a vote on it..
eve accept the prohibition law" he
said. when. if ever, it will be repealed
| do not know. But year after year
great questions develop upon which the
voice Of the people should be heard.
/ prefer that voice before the Legis-
ature acts. We are being flooded with
demands to make the sale of tobacco
ana even the use or tea and coffee
illegal. IF the people want this
stopped they can say so at tho polls"
Senator Walters, on the floor Of the
Senate, declared that he intended to
press the resolution for passage Mi
nority Leader James l.. Walker said the
Democrats will vote for it, The Anti
Saloon League undoubtedly will fight
to have the resolution amended so
that there can be no doubt that it is
not retroactive. Senator Bernard Down
ing, emocrat, OF New York. asked that
1t be amended to provide that sepa-
rate day be set aside for voting on all
referendums and constitutional amend
ments.
He believed that at the regular gen.
eral election the people were too much
concerned about tho selection of can
didatcs 20 pay proper attention to
referendum questions. Senator Wal
ters thought this would be too expen-
slve, but promised to take the sugges-
ton under consideration.
Resolutions, introduced by the Dem
ocrats on the recommendation Of Gov
ernor Smith. and asking that the Leg
islature rescind its action of last year
ratliylng Federal prohi bition. all have
beep buried in committee, where thcv
undoubtedly will stay.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-28
Police Methods
Under Scrutiny
OF Grand Jury
Night Watchman Testifies
to His Experience With
Officials in Connection
With Gambling Raids
Death Threat Is Charged
Effort to Induce Him to
Sign Paper duplicating
Swami Figures in Story

The extraordinary grand jury's in
quiry into the Arnold Rothstein case
apparently broadened yesterday into
an investigation of Police Department
methods of handling gambling.
John Bohan, private night watch
man, who works In West Seventieth
Street, Is said to have told the jury
the story of his experience with a we'll
known police official.
Before entering the jury room Bohan
said that at a. m. June 90, 1918, this
police official and several members o.
his staff took him into custody and
escorted him to house near Seven
ticth Street and Amsterdam Avenue.
Inside, the story runs, an effort was
made to get him to sign paper alleg
ing that he had seen District Attorney
Swami and James E. Smith, the Dis
trict Attorneys official vice crusader,
entering Seventeen Street gambling
house three or four times week for
period Of three months.
Bohan Accused as "Tipster''
This police official, Bohap is re-
ported to have asserted, accused him Of
having been the man who gave Mr..
Swami and then Inspector Honest
Dan" Costigan information on which
they "pulled" a gambling establish
"I'm boss" the police official said,
according to the story attributed to
Bohan.
81 don't want you to give informa-
tion to Smith and Costigan. If you do
We'll kill you," the official is said to
have told Bohan.
Then, Bohan asserted, two of the Of
flciaPs men beat him and the official
himself punched his face Later, he
was arrested and charged with dis
orderly conduct, an offense for which
he subsequently was discharged, the
story goes.
Benjamin Lane, another witness,
said he was playing craps in house
near Ninety-e eighth Street and River
side Drive, when other players left
shortly after telephone message came
to the apartment. He remained stand
ing in the hallway, it is said, and sew
eral policemen took charge Of him. He
is said to have declared that the police
men took 500 from $500 roll ne had
in his pocket and then let him go.
Other Witnesses Called
julius Harris, who was in the West
Fifty seventh Street house on the night
Of January 8, 1919, when Arnold Roth
stein was alleged to have shot two
detectives, also appeared before the
jury, as did Franklin Oliver, formerly
attached to the first inspection dis
trict, Henry Lapkin, a saloonman. and
Captain Charles Fl. Mckinney, former
ly Of the West Forty seventh Street
police station.
Inspector Dominicll Henry. who had
been summoned in connection with the
Jurys Rothstein inquiry. waited in .he
panel ante-room for several hours, but
the jurors did not call him. Assistant
District Attorney Smith said that
Henry had been subpoenaed again for
to-day.
Henry, it was said, will be oues-
toned in an effort to find out how the
rumor gained credence that a former
city magistrate, newspaper man and
an Assistant District Attorney split
$4,000 to bring about the release Of
Rothstein. The jury found this brihe
story mentioned in letter Mayor Hy-
Ian sent Police Commissioner Enright.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-28
Legislature Gets
Convention Bill.
Opposed by Smith
Measure Changing Present
Primary System Not Fa-
vored by Governor, Who
Wants Referendum Vote
STAFF Correspondence

ALBANY, Jan. 27.-The bill to re-
store the state and judicial district
nominating conventions, which many
Republican state leaders have been ad-
vocating, was introduced to-day by
Senator Charles W. Walton, Of Kings
ton, and Asscmblyman George r.
Fearon, Of Syracuse.
To meet the contingency of tho bill
not passing, the state convention
hackers are expected to introduce
later in the session a measure to put
the question to a vote of the people
at tho spring primary, April 6.
Governor Smith would sign a refer
endum bill, but is opposed to che state
convention bill as introduced to-day.
Il believe that there is n strong
sentiment throughout the state" said
the Governor, "for the continuation Of
tho direct primaries. However,
up to vote Of the people. | believe
III referendum On questions Of this
sort, including prohibition"
Provisions of Bill
The Walton-Fearon bill provides for
the nomination of delegates to rhe
state and judiciary conventions at the
official primaries. 1t makes no change
in the present manner Of nominating
representatives IN Congress, State
Senator'S, Assem- blymen and county, city
and town officers.
The delegates to the convention
would be elected with the Assembly
district as the basis of representa-
tion and an opportunity would be
presented to the electors, who join in
the petition, signaling the proposed
delegates, to Indicate tn cir preference
for candidates for state office.
I'VE believe the convention is the
only institution through which the en-.
rolled voters of a party can express
their deliberate Judgment as to theil
choice of party candidates for stats
Office and enunciate the principles fcl
Walters. at is the only instrument
through which there can be thoroughly y
responsible party government, and the
voters have shown that they believe
in party government. for a large per.
centage have indicated their des re
to be associated with some political
party.
Party Choice Impossible Now
"This is impossible under the present
law, which provides only for nominn.
lion Of candidates who may or may
not write their own platforms, and
VINO are in effect independent candi-
dates for Office and not representatives.
Of q group organized for the political
purposes in which it believes.
"The bill also proposes what candi
dates for justices of the Supreme
Court in the several judicial districts
shall be nominated at convention ot
delegates elected directly by the en-.
rolled voters Of the party on primary
day.
at should be clearly understood thai
this proposed bill in r. way infringe:
upon the right of anr Independent can
'ddate, either for state or judicial of
fee, to secure nomination in the same
manner as provided by the law at The
present time"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-28
Ticket Agency Wins Fight
Court Refuses to Revoke the Lii
ccnse of Theatrical Dealer

Justice Greenbaum yesterday denied
the application of License Commis-
sioner Jonn +. QlchrIst to revoke the
license of Leo Newman to conduct a
theatrical ticket agency. Judge Ro-
salsky, in the Court OF General Ses-
sions, in a case in which Newman was
the defendant, held rnat law under
which the ticket seller was held was
unconstitutional.
Without passing on the question Of
the constltutlonallty of the law wnlcn
Justice Greenbaum said was unneces-
sary, the justice upheld preliminary
objection that Commissioner Gilchrist
was without authority to begin pro-
ceeding in his own name. but that such
action as that against Newman must
be brought by the City Of New York.
Justice Greenbaum also said: "lt
seems clear that the municipality lacks
power to exact the ordinance by virtue
Of which this application is made"