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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-10

more than year ago my wife, wslo
was chairman of the South River
Branch of Bloden County chapter of
the Red Cross, passed away. We had
no children except an infant whose
birth caused her death and its own.
| have her diamond engagement ring,
and while it is not large one, /
thought that the best way can use
the diamond is to give it to help save
these starving children"
The diamond was fully forwarded to
the European Relief headquarters, 249
Ivy Street, Atlanta, Georgia, where an
Effort is being made to dispose of it.
Mississippi has been asked by Mr..
Herbert Hoover, national chairman of
the European Relief Council, to save
the lives of 10000 starving children.
The collection was started last Sum
day and while returns are good, Mis-
sipians have to do far better or else
many Of the children allotted to them
die.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-10
Lafayette County. Miss Thursday, February 1921
OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The regHlarl chapel exercises were
held Wednesday morning, Feb 2. The
devotional exercises were conducted
by Rev. Mitchell of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church. Rev Mitchell
gave SPLENDID talk on the beginning
of life and success. His talk was Ell
joyed by all and we hope to have
Rev. Mitchell with us again soon.
In spite of bad weather, an unusual
ly large meeting of the Girls Reserve
was held on last Monday afternoon at
the public school building. The new
| ly, appointed chaplain, Miss Ruth
Barry, conducted the devotional exer-
cises and after the business very IN
tertsing program fas rendered by the
four girls who had attended the "Y''
conference in Holly Springs last week
end. Miss Emma Grace johnson told
us about the trip down and about-the
general program of the Conference.
She had severay good, practical, ideas
for work in this club during the next
year. Following this, Miss Marian
Leave,l told all the poor hungry girls
about the banquet. All who didn't get
to go were distinctly envious when
they heard about all the good things
to eat thse gorls had at the banquet.
Our president, Miss Dorothy Oldham,
discussed several of the meetings and
addresses and Miss Margaret Cana-
ton told us about the report which
Mis- Oldham had made and the enthu-
siasm with which it was received. A
general discussion followed these re-
marks and then a new member, MISS
Alice Holmes was received into the or
ganization. -
The Girl Reserves meet every Mon
day afternoon and are always glad TO
/ have anyone who is interested IN the
work attend our meetings. me co,
operation of the men and women OF
oxford will be of great value to US.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-10
DEMAND FOR SETS SHOWING
COTTON STANDARDS HEAVY

1t was necessary to purchase 27z
bales of cotton last year in order thai
the Bureau of Market, United States
Department of Agriculture, might
prepare enough sets showing the Off
cial standard grades of cotton to meet
the demand. From the PRONUNCIATION
of standards for the grade and colol
of upland cotton up to June 30, 1920
a grand total of 1,276 complete white
and clored sets, and SIS fractional
white and colored sets of practical
forms, had been solo.
Since the establishment of the st..fi-
dards form .American-Egyptioa and
sea-island cotton and the standards
for length of staple, which were prom
ulgated in 1918, the following sets OF
practical forms have been sold: Amer
ican-Egyptian, 62 full and fractiona'
sets; sea-island, IL sets; length OF
staple, % full and $50 fractional sets
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-10
DE MILE MALE QUARTET AT
UNIVERSITY TUESDAY EVENING
Canada's Finest Vocal Organizat.o.
Bringing Popular Concert For
Local Music Lovers.

The De Mile Male quartette organ.
ization famous thruout the Unitet
State and Canada, and whose leader
Mr.. Hartwell De Mile has a continent
reputation as brilliant cancert bari
tone, is to be heard in concert on Tues.
day, evening, Feb. Is, at S:l5 O'Clock
Its program offers rare opportunity
to music lovers of Oxford to enjoy
that most enjoyable of all music, the
the past winter. Everywhere critics
tonal blending of four harmonious
male voices.
Composing the quartet are, Mr.. De
Mile, baritone, Mr.. w. Edmund
Capps, tenor, Mr. James l.. Galbraith
tenor and Mr.. Alfred j. Atkinson
basso. Assisting them is Miss Mildrel
Hall concert pianist ana accompan.
list of more than Canadian fame.
Individually the members of the
quartea are splendid artists, known
for concert and oratoria work. To
gether their singing is marked by
sympathetic Interpretation, harmoai-
Gus blending and thoro musicianship
Their repertoire includes concert and
selections from oratorio and opera
but especially old English glees and
the favorite old English, Scotch ant
Irish melodies which are every popu,
lar with all.
The De Miles enjoyed triumphant
tour of the United States and Canada
the pase winter. Everywhere critics
acclaimed this noted organization as
one. of the finest male quartets ever
heard. So great was their success
that return Lyceum tour during the
present season. was made imperative.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-10
SMILES. COME
AGAIN TO
PRETTY FACES
ihe Charm of Good Health Has Its
Source in Rieh Red Blood. Moth
ing on Earth so Necessary
for Beauty.
Pepto Mangan Builds Red Blood
Restore the Quality of Your Blood.
n Brings Back Your Color and
Renews Vitality

Personal charm is like a light. 1t
sheds its rays everywhere. Is the light
of your personal charm hidden under
che bushel of bad blood? Instead of
labitual smiles do you wear q tired
look-almost scowl? Do you tire
easily? Are you pale and locking in
vital energy and ambition?
You are not really i'll. Your blood
has become weak and sluggish. 1t is
half starved. What you need is the
blood-making qualities of that splen-
did tonic, Pepto-Mangan. After you
have taken Pepto-Mangaa a little
while you will feel big improvement
The smiles will come back. People
will see difference in you. You will
make friends again. You will have
plenty of rich, red blood and feel
stronger
Pepto Mangan mas been building
red blood for years. Physicians pre-
scribe it right along. 1t has just the
ingrediments that starved blood
needs. Sold in liquid and tablet form.
Both have the same effect. But be
sure you get the genuine Pepto-M Man,
gan. Ask for Guides" and be sure
that the full name, "Gude's Pepto-
Mangan," is on. the package.
Advertisement.
Feb.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-10
REV. R. 0. LEAVELL
TELLS OF HIS
TRAVELS ABROAD
Baptist Church Well Filled On
Sunday Evening To Hear
The Pastor Tell OF What
Saw In China
And Japan.
AN INTERESTING
DISCOURSE.
Will Tell More of His Trip Next
Friday Evening From
1880 to $3.50.

Rev. Roland @. Leavell, pastor Of
the First Baptist Church of Oxford,
VIII, has been absent for the past six
months visiting the foreign mission
fields of Japan and China, returned
the early part of last week and occu-
pied his pulpit Sunday morning and
evening. The morning service was at
tended by a large congregation who
were anxious to hear this splendid
young man tell of his travels in the
foreign land.
Rev.. Leavell announced at the
morning service that he would talk on
his experience in China and Japan at
the evening service. This brought out
many people, in fact, the large edifice
was filled to its capacity as was the
annex. The young minister treated
his congregation with most interest
ing and instructive account of condi-
tions, religiously and socially, as he
found them in Japan and China dur
ing his three months stay. While he
talked for an hour, he said that he
could not begin to describe in detail
all he saw in the heathen lands.
Next Friday night, Rev. Leavell will
talk for two hours, giving his hearers
a more detailed report of his travels
in the foreign field, telling of what he
saw and of his experience, the prog
ress being made in spreading the
Christian religion and in educational
lines by the Missionaries. His dis
course was well received Sunday and
it Is expected that he will flave a
packed house Friday evening.
Roland is the youngest of the nine
.Leavell boys and is most interesting
speaker.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-10
RUSSELL PROTESTS
ACTION OF DAVIS
Wires Wilson About Statements of
President of Federal Farm
Loan Bank.
LANGUAGE is TERSE,
MEANING is STRONG
Has Serious Objection to Any Out
side Interference With Laws or
Courts of This State-Bangs Wall
Street Journal.

Jacksonfi Miss, Feb. 2-Gov. Lee
M. Russell this evening sent tele-
gram to President Wilson in protest
of the statement issued yesterday by
L. f. Davis, president of the New
Orleans Federal Farm Loan Bank,
sent out under Vicksburg date line,
in which he stated that under the
present conditions affecting fire in
surance companies, the people of
Mississippi, in all probability, would
in short time be unable to secure
fire Insurance protection, in which
event it would be Davis's duty to call
in all loans based on farm buildings
and if not paid to institute foreclos-
are proceedings. The governors
message says:
''To the Honorable Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States:
"As governor of Mississippi, took
solmen Data to enforce the laws of
the state and to see that other officers
of the state likewise enforce these
laws.
The stae revenue agent, Stokes V.
Robertson, is prosecuting in the courts
OF this state a suit against certain
fire insurance companies for viola
tions of the antitrust laws of the
state and has so far been sustained
oy the courts. He has been assailed
oy the Wall Street Journal aad other
organs of the trust and combine and
tax dodgers just as his predecessors
were assailed when they undertook to
enforce our laws and were sustained
by the courts, not only of this state,
but also by the United State supreme
court.
Il am amazed to see a letter dated
January 27, 1921, from L. f. Davis,
president OF the New Orleans Federal
Farm Loan Bank, given to the press
and appearing today under a Vicks-
burg, Miss, date line, which gives
aid an comfort to the fire insurance
companies which have Withdrawn
from the state, as retaliatory, CO.
ercive and rebellious act in violation
Of our state courts injunction.
III any officer of this state should
undertake to and violatorS of law
being tried in federal courts in Missis-
.'ippl, woud feel that the federal
government would have the same
right to protest against such action
as have in the name of the state of
Mississippi | do most earnestly make
against tlis unwarranted intefefer-
ence with the enforcement of our
avs il our courts.
(Signed.)
"LEE NJ. RUSSELL,
Governor of the State of Mssis-
Sippi.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-10
|OUSTER PROCEEDINGS
GET ADVERSE RULING
Judge Roam Heard Quowarrento Pro-
ceedings Tuesday, Judge Potter
Represented New Board.

The quowarrento proceeding
against the present City commission
~ers went to trial Tuesday before
Judge Roam. The appointed mayor
AID board of aldermen were repre-
sented by Judge Potter, of Jackson
while the city commissioners were
represented by local attorneys, Bryan
and Andrews.
The trial did not consume much
time but attracted considerable. inter.
est, and the court room was pretty
well filled by interested parties.
The judge ruled against the ap
pointed board and mayor, stating thai
they had failed to show sufficient
reason why they should be seated a:
mayor. and aldermen of the town OF
Oxford
In an interview your editor Learned
from Mr.. Boone the appointed mayor
and Mr.. p. B. Furr, one of the ap
pointed aldermen, that, they had moi
decided what would be the next steI
they would take. However, it woult
seem right and prope rtfat an appea
should be taken by these gentlemen
1t is well defined fact that moro
than sixty per cent of the people Of
Oxford are anxious for a change from
the Commission Form Of government
back to the Aldermanis form, and il
order to test the act giving the gov
ernor the power to reclassify a mum
cipality, this matter should go to the
higher tribunal.
The governor either has a consti
tutional right to reclassify a munich
pality or the law, as it is written, /:
misleading and should be tested By
the supreme court.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-10

"The newspapers of Jackson and
the larger cities of the state seem to
be more concerned over protection OF
the insurance companies than they
are about the interest of the people
of Mississippi or the enforcement OF
our laws. The individual citizen and
property owner. however, is beginning
to suspect that there is something
rotten In Denmark. He is wanting to
know IL the insurance companies are
right In their contention that they
have not been violating the laws Of
his state, why they should get out in
such a hurry the first time a state
official simply files a suit In the
courts to ascertain just what they
have been doing In this particular?
A fugitive from Justice always brands
himself with guilt by the very fact
of his flight. The man who has com
mitted no crime stays at home and
tends to his own business. It is the
fellow who knows he is guilty who
hastens to remove himself as far and
speedily as possible from the juris-
liction OF the courts What is true
: cf individuals is also true Of corpora
lions. They always run when they
ire guiity."-The Magnolia Gazettss
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-10

Some weeks ago the Kinds County
Gazette observed that Mississippi his
tory seemed to be repeating itself;
that the lamented Writ Adams. who as
state revenue agent, through the
courts, eorced corporate tax dodgers
and violators of the antitrust laws TO
cough up to the tune Of millions or
dollars, thereby lessening the bur-
dens of honest taxpayers, was abused
and slandered, just as Stokes Robert
son, the present state revenue agent,
is being abused and slandered by cer-
tain newspapers of corporate llk, leo
by that insolent organ of bloated plu-
tocracy, the Wall Street Journal OF
New York. City--thep paper that DE-
nounced, in this connection, the laws
Of Mississippi as fool laws" char
acterized the statesmen who passed
them as Ignorant" stigmatized the
efforts Of sworn state OFFICIAL 10
have the courts enforce them as
'sbolshevistic," and brazenly demands
their repeal" Corporation newspa-
pers, twenty-five years ago, literally
prosecuted State Revenue Agent
Adams into an official life tenure;
made him SO popular with the great
taxpaying masses-"who loved him
for the enemies he had made"-that
no man had the hardihood to contest
nominations with Mr. Adams, who
died in the revenue agents office in
1914, honored and revered by the peo-
ple as a public benefactor.
The courts-and ''for justice all
places a temple and seasons summer
sustained Revenue Agent Adams,
lust as they are sustaining Revenue
Agent Robertson, and we sincerely
hope that the expectations Of the
esteemed Beacon "that certain news
papers will now open their flood gates
of abuse on the courts as they have
done on Revenue Agent Robertson"
will not materialize. The people OF
Mississippi elect their Judges and
Chancellors and AN attack on the
courts by newspapers would be an at
tack on the sovereign people.
In this connection the following
time honored quotation seems not in
appropriate:
"Here shall the press the peoples
rights maintain;
Unawed by influence and unbribed by
gain;
Here patriot truth her glorious pre-
cepts draw;
Pledged to religion, liberty and law"
-Hinds County Gazette.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-10
Came to Himself Near Los Angeles
Recalls Having Been Used as
Dupe and Crossing American
Sahara.

I Los Anesnes, Cal, Feb. 5.-A beat
ing over the head, a robbery, lapse
of memory extending over a period
of three months. and trip halfway
across the continent with a gang of
bandits with his mind blank these
are the milestones il the experience
related here tonight by o. M. Harril,
president of the Bank of Houlka,
Miss, merchant and planter, who
awoke four days ago and found HIM
self in Los Angeles. The end of the
trip came with the arrival of Mr..
Harrill's nephew, Mac w. Reed, of
the Mississippi city.
Mr.. Harril's mind is still hazy. 1t
was very difficult for him tonight to
recall any of the incidents in his pc
culiar trip. At times bits drift
through the mist and he is able to
recall complete episodes of his life
| during the three months in which he
was not himself.
! According to the facts as known by
his friends and relatives in Houlka
and Mamphis and his own remem-
brances, he left Houlka last October
to go to Memphis. on a busines strip.
/ Investigations later show that he
was seen in Memphis in November.
The rest is but surmise on the part
OF the banker based upon the frag-
ments of what he can remember.
The story, as related to his nephew
tonight, is that he was hit on the head
with what he believes to be bottle
while in Memphis. He was robbed of
the 5000 he took with him from
Houlka, but the gang, evidently fear
ing the consequences of their crime,
TOOK the man with them. He remem-
bers being shut rup in car, he said,
and ne believes that he was taken to
some other city by the bandits in a
freight train.
He then remembers definitely, he
says, of driving a car in Texas. He
believes that he was still with the
gang and that they were using him
as dupe. One instance he recalled
clearly for the first time tonight. The
party was camped near road and .
machine load of people passing,
stopped to ask direction. Mr.. Har-
I'll said that he ran to them and
begged to be taken from the gang.
The men laughed and carried him
pack to camp, explaining to the
strangers that the man was relative
| and was crazy.
At his room tonight he expressed
continued fear that the gang would
again come and take him away. He
hesitated about relating the story. the
little that he could remember. and
legged to be left alone until he could
regain his memory.
The next episode remembered. he
said, was the fact that he was near
Los Angeles. How he came to learn
his, he said, he was unable to tell al
this time, but believes that this detail
will come to him as he improves
When he found himself here. he went
to the First National Bank where he
told his story to the officials. They
then wired to Houlka and Mr.. Har-
rlll's family sent him money. His
nephew, Mr.. Reed, left on the first
train for this city and arrived tonight.
Mr.. Reed stated that his uncle Still
has 9 large cash on his head and that
he is suffering from the Effects Of his
Experiences. He will take the banker
home as soon as he is able to make
the trip.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-10
HARTLEY-MURCHISON.

Mr.. J. G. Hartley, Of Winfield,
Texas, and Miss Leona Murchison, of
iyro, Miss, were quitely married at
the Oxford Hotel. Rev. w. L. Smith
ofiiciated.
They left Immediately after the
ceremony for their future home in
Winfield, Texas.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-10

The dollar, we are told, is slowly
but surely regaining its old time pur
chasing power. And in time, we pre-
sumo, it will wake up and begin to
purchase again.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-10
Feb, Z.

A hearty laugh is like ray of sun
shine on a winter day. Can you quail
ify for the compliment?
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-10

Mrs. w. Goodwin, City.
R. E. Hal is, City.
N. C. Keel, City.
| L. Morgaa, City. Route q.
j. T. Carwyle, City. Route l.
o. L. Cant, City. Route 2.
G. G. Robertson, City. Route 2.
T. C. Dulin, City. Route 2.
Mrs. Stella Smith, City.
w. L. Grow, City.
Mrs. r. G. Morgan, City.
Mrs. J. D. Cook, City.
Miss Pearl Virgins, City.
A. P. Freeman, City. Route 8.
Mrs. w. M. Miller, City.
C. C. Mize, City.
Mrs. C. b. White. City.
G. C. McElroy, City. Route 2.
J. Fl. Faust, City. Route 2.
| S. B. Butler, City. Route a.
J. S. Locks, City. Route 2,
j. E. Bounds, City.
o. T. Bunch, City. Route z.
/ A. S. Smith, City. Route 2.
J. r. Waller, City. Route 2.
A. w. Vaughn, City. Route l.
]. D. Mason, Collierville, Tenn.
a. H. McCuley, City. Route S.
W. L. Walker, Taylor.
S. S. Nester, City.
M. l.. Waller, City. Route 2.
J. E. Carwile, City. Route l.
u B. Orr, City.
]. L. Haley, City Route 5.
w. P. Haley, City.
E. H. Harris, City. Route a.
FE. E. Jones, City.
Mrs. A. C. Vaughn, Altus, Okla.
Eddie Beard, City. Star Route.
T. H. Garrett, City. Route a.
w. E. McLarty, Abbeville. Route l.
7. D. Ragland, City. Star Route.
r. G. Lockhart, Taylor. Route 2.
G. w. West, Water Valley,
R. B. West, City. Route 6.
D. T. Mitchell, Taylor.
R. X. Williams, Taylor.
E. A. Bland, City.
Dan Almond, City.
Mrs. w. ]. Hill, City. Route /.
Pump Wilson, City.
A. L. Simmons, City. Route 8.
Lula Sumpkins, Lafayette Springs.
w. T. Brown, City. Tula Star Route
Mrs. T. E. Farley, Drider, Ark.
S. w. Kesler, City. Route 8.
S. M. Sneed, City.
r. B. Harris, City. Route l.
J. C. Carothers, Taylor.
w. T. Scott, City,.
J. M. Saunders, City. Route l.
J. O. Ramey, City.
B. C. Starns, Denmark. Route l.
Miss Helen Lugg, City.
Miss Nina Beanland, City.
l.. F. Jackson, Denmark. Route 1.
A. Ganett, City.
J. H. Lawshee, City.
S. @. White, Como. Route 2.
G. w. Galloway, City. Route 5.
Mrs. H. L. Hunter, City.
E. G. Carwile, CT y. Route 1.
Mrs. G. E. Hathaway, Wayatte.
]. S. McEwen, City. Route 2.
Nathen Kenton, City. Route 4.
Lomey Smith, City. Route 5.
r. L. Young, City. Route l.
B. w. Jones, City. Route 2.
J. S. Furr, City.
w. P. York, University.
A. H. Kendel, City.
A. H. Kendel, Jr., Tulsa, Okla.
Mrs. Benson H. Gray, Water Valley
Mr.. j. P. Jones, Water Valley.
E. E. Allen, Water Valley.
Mr.. E. C..Avent, Water Valley.
Miss Katie Waldrip, Como. Route 2.
]. P. Riales, Como. Route 2.
w. v. Jenson, City.
A. v. Warner, Taylor. Route 2.
j. w. Harris, University.
J. D. Herndon, City.
Walter Langham, City. Route 4.
P. S. Bashen, City. Route 5.
E. H. Hale, City.
w. w. Knight, City.
Miss Maud Heard, City.
L. ]. Livingston, City. Route 4.
w. r. Knight, City.
| L. F. Patton, City.
w. P. Anderson, City. Route 5.
| F. S. Johnson, City. Route 5.
r. r. Hughes, City.
+. H. Shaw, City. Route 5.
r. ]. Lusk, City. Tula Star Route.
H. H. Purvis, City. Route a.
D. G. Black, City.
R. A. Crouch, City.
w. M. Bennett, Abbeville.
e. T. Gafford, Abbeville.
s. F. Hyde, Pontotoc.
w. E. Rankin, City,
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-10

HARRILL TAKEN WEST
BY MEMPHIS BANDITS
HOulka Banker Was Slugged and
Robbed Here.
DAzED, BUT TELLS STORY