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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-03-10
I. C. RAILROAD MAINTAINS
A REMARKABLE SCHEDULE

The 1902 passenger trains which
were operated over the more than
5000 miles of lines of the Illinois Cen
trail. System during 1920 maintained
monthly record of time arrivals at
destinations varying from 93.4 per
lcent in January and April to 97.3 per
cent in October, according to an
announcement by President c. H.
| Markham.
In order that the record may be
compared with other performances the
| following table is cited, representing
the percentage Of trains arriving on
time for four months of 1919, both on
the Illinois Central System and the
railways of the country as whole:
All Railways
September ............84 per cent
| October ..... 1890. "a per cent
November ............S2 per cent
Illinois Central System
August ..............95 1914 per cent
Septembe 80. r. .96.2, per cent
October -. 1854 per cent
November ..........9 6.2 per cent
! The record for all the railways is
Igiven as the only one available It
was kept by the Railroad Administra-
ltion and, according to Mr.. Markham,
represents the time of year when pas
Isenger train operating conditions are
most favorable.
| Declaring that maintenance of
| schedule is but one feature of Illinois
Central passenger service, Mr.. Mark
ham also calls attention, to train
equipment, safety. of operation and
the courtesy with which patrons are
served. He cites that more than three
land one-half billion passengers have
been carried one mile since a passen-
ger riding in a proper position was
injured fatally.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-03-10

supposed TO be sung, by the Dresden
old-fashioned music box. Lambert
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-03-10

If wars IKE subscriptions, We're pay
able in advance they might be just as
hard to find.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-03-10

The country is said to be undergoing
period Of readjustment. We have
progressed as far as the first syllable.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-03-10

Have You A Good
Reputation
For serving delicious cof-
fee9 If you have, you can
Increase and strengthen
this reputation by making
it a point to always serve
your family and guests
with
Evening star., 1921-04-07
Ill Health

You may be sound in wind
and limb, without an ache, and
full of vim; but if you sit around
the shack and read Doc Ding
bats almanac, you'll soon be
buying pecks of pills to cure a
string of pipedream ills. You'll
find that every act of yours de-
mands a lot of bottled cures, and
if you groan or cough or sneeze,
you're marked down by some
dread disease. And if you sweat
when you are warm, there's
some punk ailment in your form.
And if you dream when you're
in bed, it argues that you'll soon
be dead, unless you flee DER
wales and hills and buy three
quarts of Dingbat's pills. The
more you read the more you find
that you're diseased in frame and
mind; and to the drugstore by
the dump you're always going,
On the jump to blow in good
fve-dollar bills for DR.. Dingbat's
Dinky Pills. 1t shows how read
ing soils the mind, unless your
books the proper kind. If you
read volumes, of despair you'll
cave around. and paw the air.
If you read morbid tales of
crime you'll slay your grandma
for a dime. IF you read slush
concerning sex you'll line up
with the mofaf wrecks. The
world is full of helpful tones
containing stories, essays,
PONIES, and so it's folly to in
spect the books that jar the in
tellect. WALT MASON.
Copyright by Geofxe Matthew Adams
Evening star., 1921-04-07
AT THE COMMUNITY cENTERs

J WILSON Normal Community Center
t-Activities tonight: Domestic art.
dressmaking and millinery; peoples
, national opera; advanced and begin.
| ners' French: war risk basket ball
group: Alabama State Society.
Library open for reading: a.
East Washington Community Cen
ter-The film alice in Wonderland"
will be shown tomorrow at $50 and
1880. exhibition has been ar
| ranged by Mrs. c. n. Chapman and
| Mrs. L. w. Hardy. community secre-
be given to Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes
to be used for the Southeast play
grounds.
Clubs meeting this evening-Amer-
| icanization class, under supervision
night schools; Millinery Club; Wallach
Pleasure Club; dressmaking; Sioux
Athletic Club.
Thompson Community Center-A
dramatic entertainment and dance
will follow a business meeting of the
Washington Alaska State Society this
evening at this center.
Other activities: Millinery: Spanish;
lyric orchestra; Dramatic Club.
Southeast Community Center-Mrs.
Nellie Belt will supervise the Country
Dancing Club this evening. The Mo-
hawk Athletic Club will train tonight
Johnson-Powell Community Center
/ The Friday Evening Club will hold
business meeting and election OF ON
GERS this afternoon at o'clock. u
Dunbar General Civic Center-Rpb-
ert Lawrence, national organizer fsthe
national bureau for the advancement
Of music. New York city, wilL sneak
tomorrow afternoon. at 4 o'cfocks at
this center. E4.
Activities tonight: knights TemQlar
] Commandery drill, CommunitysEcnter
Band practice. Tau Sigma Betashasket
ball, Carlisle basket ball. II
Sunday afternon. at. o'clock, yisi~
tors will be welcome to listen. W The
Community Center's Bacd practtce.f
.Garnet-phelps Community xeaier-
James f. Walker Post. Afnexican
Legion and Women's AuxiliaHH Nom-
ems Exchange, meet tonight. y G
Band of Merycy, Junior Red Cross.
BOY Scouts, Pleasure Club, meet at 6
o'clock. x saIe.
Lovejoy Community Center-sAll of
the I.ovejoy clubs and groups will re-
pair to the Dunbar General Civic Gen.
ter tonight for a spring frolic and bas-
ket ball game between the Hufalo and
Evening star., 1921-04-07
CITY news IN BRIEF.

Representative Martin b. Madden Of
Illinois. will speak at the 18th street
branch Y. NJ. c. A. Sunday at 4 pm.
Public invited.
~4Ae Piney Branch Parcnt-Teacher
Association. will meet tomorrow 1t
5 o'clock, at the West School.
An Exeter dinner viii be held Sat.
urday All alumni of Phillips Exeter
: Academy invited to attend. 1nforma-
tion obtained from Constant South
worth, 1922 New York avenue.
The Petworth Woman's Club n ar
ranging a homemade food" sale for
Saturday, to help replenish play
ground equipment. isS
william w. Everett will speak ON
"a Department Store from the Inside
tomorrow. at a luncheon meeting OF
the Rotary Club at the Willard.
The Florence CrittentOn wheel Club
will be entertained tomorrow by Mrs.
wickham. 1908 Rhode Island avenue
northeast.
The faculty of COlumbia Unfveratfy
School will give its annual reception
to the alumni association tomorrow
evening at S:45 at S06h l street. a
meeting of the alumni association
win follow.
The American As.ocistion OF Uni
yersity Women 0ormeriy the Asso-
citation of Collegiate Ainnnae) has
postponed it's meeting announced TOT
tomorrow until April Is.
: The Missouri Society will give q
dance Saturday at pm. at the Con-
gressional Club. 18th and U streets.
Meeting of the Big sisters Of the
District tomorrow at pm. at s24 In
diana avenue.
The board of trustees cf the Boys
Club of Washington will give re-
club tomorrow at 320sC street from
to 10 o'clock.
- = -.
DIR. X. n. Moomaw will give an exc
position of the international Sunday
2 school lesson tomorrow at 1880 am.
Vernon Place NJ. E. Church.
Takoma Park Citizens Association
will meet Monday A. pm. in the
Park Lib;ary bu,ldings DR.. Tom VIII
Yourself Mentally Fit"
The Congress Heights Cifix<ns' As
ISOLATION will meet Monday at pm.
The Rnmklers' Pnssime Club will
meet tomorrow at pm. at, 1101
street G zs
Capt. Gavvler Of the Radio Corpora
tion of America will lecture tomor-
row at Sis pm. at the National Radio
School. 1345 Pennsylvania avenue. un-
der auspices of the Washington Radio
Club.
The Observation-Disclosures Home and
School Association will meet ltomor-
row at $3.50 at Erkiretnr School Mrs.
Aargareta s. Gerry will speak.
The National G~uesIoEteal society
-1'n give it, anrSal 1irher Saturday
AZ : pm. at tfir Hndleigk.
Brook ~" Citizens, Aasoeistton
s viii meet tomorrow evening at Ma
sonic Temple.
G. ,. BI-n"hard WIFI give mn ,llus-
ersted lecture on The Southwest"
Saturday evening at the women's
Evening star., 1921-04-07
IVY CITY CITIZENS MEET.
Reorganization Gathering Of As
sociation Last Night.

A reorganization meeting of the
Ivy City Citizens Association was
held Tuesday night at the residence of
Horace p. Jackson. Capitol avenue.
Election Of officers to fill unexpired
terms resulted as follows: Enoch G..
Gray. president; Ernest Penn. vice
president: Mrs. ]. Boyd. secretary;
Thompson Brown, treasurer; William
Carson. sergeant-atsarms, and Rich
ard Ashe. chaplain.
The association has under consid-
Grafton suggestions and requests for
local improvements. They will be
presented to the Commissioners in the
near future. The next meeting Is
scheduled for May 3. at the Alexander
Crummel School. on Gallaudet street.
Evening star., 1921-04-07
ROBBED IN CHURCH.
Reports Loss Of 1924 and Papers
to Police.

George w. Mowbray Of al H street
northwest reported to the police that
while attending services Tuesday night
at Metropolitan Memorial NJ. e. Church.
John Marshal place and C street. his
pocketboek. containing 1924 and some
valuable papers, was stolen from his
pocket.
A gold wedding ring. a small dia-
mond ring and a gold watch were re-
norted as having been stolen from the
home Of ]. P. Baker. 1916 11th street.
Tuesday.
Woodford Hall reported his home.
e016 4th street northeast was en-
tired Tuesday afternoon and a dia-
mond ring and a $50 bill were stolen.
Evening star., 1921-04-07
SUSPENDED FROM BAR.

The Justices Of the" Supreme Court
Of the District Of Columbia, in general
term. have suspended L. Grandin Cross
man from practice before the har OF that
court until the conclusion and decision
Of disbarment proceedings brought
against him by the grievance COM
mittee. Further hearing on the
charges Is scheduled for April Is.
Evening star., 1921-04-07
: NEGRO LABOR BUREAU.
-.
h1l H. Brown Heads Reorgan1zed
10. s. Service

Reorganization of the bureau OF
negro economfcs of the Department
or Labor to assume entire direction OF
cancellation ,and to cover the 3std OF
negro labor In q thorough msnper
Z. Phil H. Brown Of Kentucky. for.
meriy assistApt director aS puklicity
with the republican natfoHat commit.
Tee. has been appointsd- -commissione,
pf conciiiation IN charge. of wctl
among coloren labor. y
Il was e.glained that rsecret4ry
Davis took The stand thef as 1hs
Department of~14ahor e an arene,
directed to deal with labor and lti
problems. it should have within II q
pureau authorized to deal with prob.
lens OF negro labor FL
Evening star., 1921-04-07

Flowers to Beautify Weddings
and other occasions. Shaffer. 800 i4th
-Advertisement.Z
Evening star., 1921-04-07
Independent Athletic Clubs. beginning
at 8 o'clock.

Deanwood Community Center
schedule tonight: Glee-Athletic Club.
Dramatic Club, Community Chorus.
Community Band. Bible, Study Club.
Boy Scouts. -.
Evening star., 1921-04-07

"s,y u VITA Flower..-
< Send Gnde,s fresh-cut, fragrant
blooms. 1914 F.-Advertisement.
Evening star., 1921-04-07

Lovejoy Community Center-sAll of
the I.ovejoy clubs and groups will re-
pair to the Dunbar General Civic Gen.
ter tonight for a spring frolic and bas-
ket ball game between the Hnnalo and
Evening star., 1921-04-07

Representative Martin b. Madden Of
Illinois. will speak at the 18th street
branch Y. NJ. c. A.. Sunday at 4 p.m-
Public invited.
Evening star., 1921-04-07

An Exeter dinner Will be held sat.
urday. All alumni of Phillips exeter
Academy invited to attend. Informa-
tion obtained from Constant South
worth, 1922 New York avenue.
Evening star., 1921-04-07

The Petworth Woman's Club In ar.
ranging a homemade food" sale for
Saturday, to help replenish play
Ground equipment. ,sS
Evening star., 1921-04-07

FAe Piney Branch Parcnt-Teacher
will meet tomorrow NJ
8 o'clock. at the West School.
Evening star., 1921-04-07

william w. Everett will speak ON
"a Department Store from the Inside
tomorrow, at a luncheon meeting OF
the Rotary Club at the Willard.
Evening star., 1921-04-07

The Emery-EckinHtOn Home and
School Association will meet ltomor-
row at $3.50 at Erkiretnn School Mrs.
Margareta s Gerry will speak
Evening star., 1921-04-07

The Missouri Society will give q
dance Saturday at pm. at the con-
gressional Club, 18th and U streets.
Evening star., 1921-04-07

The American Associstion OF Uni-
yersity Women Gormerly the Asso-
citation of Collegiate .Ainnnae) has
posfponed it's meeting announced for
tomorrow until April Is.
Evening star., 1921-04-07

Takoma Park Citixens' Assoeint ion
will meet Monday a. 8 pm. in the
hams m WI wifi i speak oaSHow ton to Keen
Yourself Mentally Fit"
The Washington herald., 1921-04-25
SAME DIMENSIONS FoR
TINE AND SPACE.

A theory Of units that is evolved
by considering the velocity of light
as one was explained and elaborated
by Prof. Gilbert n. Lewis, OF the
University OF California, at the
meeting OF the American Physical
Society. In this system of ultimate
rational units. the second Ia O.
pressed in terms Of the centimeter.
and the gram is expressed in terms
OF the erg
Time and length have the same
dimensions. Mass and energy also
can be expressed in the same d.
mension OF curvature, frequency
and acceleration.
DR.. Lewis. by using the new the
ory, has computed several con-
stants, such as Stephan's constant
and Planck constant. and has found
that his computed figures compare
very closely with those obtained ex-
perimentally. The centimeter-Erano-
second system now in use in physics
Is superior to the ordinary English
system in only one particular. the
use OF decimsls, he declared. He
has found that all the fundsmentaI
constants, when expressed in his
new system. are dimensionless.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-25
A War Staff.

|C ECRETARY WEEKS is applying modern
- educational methods to the army. He is to
organize war staff to demonstrate the class
boom work OF the peace staff. That Gen Pershng
to head this war staff is guaranty enough to most
Pf US, that it will be worthwhile, that it will find
much to do and will do it in way of great useful
hess and practically.
1t will be sort of shock to many that the
country has not exactly what Secretary
Weeks proposes. 1t was known that when the
war came, it found this critical weakness. 1t will
Pe remembered that several efforts had been made
20 organize the army real engine and failed
Through Congressional inaction.
But it has been the general belief that somehow.
during the war, the so-called General Staff" had
developed OF its momentum into genuine
ktaf that would make the army, big little fight
fng engine organized to go into action at any hour
h the day. 1t appears this is so that it is still
largely business organization and school to
work out theoretical plans.
| 1t is these plans Gen. Pershing will prove out
by practical demonstration in ways that are suffi-
|cient If they do not meet the tests, he will be
Free to change them make his own plans 1t
would seem evident, merely from this that whoever
chief OF the peace staff will quite necessarily have
20 be man who and will cooperate with the
general. who is Pershing man, that there may be
Fhe cordial cooperation and understanding essen
|tial in such close fitting relations.
= 1t will also be gratifying. if it proves that this
organization will give place and opportunity for
|the men who lead the American army in France who
eTe at the front and have had all too little recogni-
|tior. Their principal reward had been to drop
pack from the rank held in active service that of
before they went overseas, and routine decidedly
calling after activity. 1t is to be hoped and
Expected that they will now find use to their
country for their very valuable experience.
They may have charge, as one incident, of all
he training camps This probably will include more
or less instructional supervision of the National
Guard In fact this movement may bring a much
closer relation Of the regulars and Guardsmen,
thing to be wished 1t will give US a miniature
highly organized army its tip-toes and capable
Of almost instant expansion. Secretary Weeks may
have solved without legislation where others failed
The Washington herald., 1921-04-25
Why Kick Against a Wall?

|THE police commissioner of New York CITY de-
i clares that he can and will have that city
bone dry. He says he has detailed 400 policemen
|to this work and it will cost S25ooooo year. Most
lot this cost will be returned in fines and liquors
seized The State law makes the fines lien on
|fhe buildings in which the ofense occurs This
|compels building owners to be their own policemen
The rather unhappy feature of prohibition en-
|forcement in New York City and all of its sister
hood of the larger cities, is that its violation is
chiefly by or through the agency of the so-called
better classes Those who first to decry its vio-
|aticn ky others, among the first to violate the
liquor laws. Those who call law violation by Others
I -Bolshevism," who demand the most rigorous en-
|forcenent OF laws for the protection of property
and who denounce the laWless as enemies of con-
|stituted government, do not hesitate to promote
and to further the direct gross violation of this law
There are those who refer to my bootegger"
much as they speak of my chauffeur" They know
that every gill of liquor they buy is illegal traffic
They must be men of means or they could not
afford to buy the stuff at the price. Yet they do
mot seem to realize that every purchase they make
lis against the safety and security of their property
Interests. They are also giving aid and comfort
Encouragement and support to the liquor interests
i'm their fight to repeal loosen" the enforcement
hcts.
This will not come Rather the law will be
heightened. But if those who first of all should be
law abiding were so as to this law, its enforcement
would be easy The financial temptation of the vio-
lation would be gone it would be accepted as final
RBd there would be end of the talk and effort to
|repeal the amendment. That it never can be- and
will be repeated should be evident to the most
|blindly prejudiced. Instead the province of On
|ario, Canada, the most populous in the Dominion
ss just voted bone dry by 100000 majority on refer
|cidum. This is believed to be sure precursor of
H.ohibition across the border.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-25

Supreme Court. His bondsmcu win have the pleas
re Of paying $4,000 for his escapade
Escapade we believe. it Is. Haywood was
delegate from the United States to the
to meet at Moscow this month He has gone to at
tend its sessions It is our guess that when these
are ended. he viii return, surrender himself, his
bondsmen viii demand repayment and his follow
ers will at once start perpetual campaign, Ia
Debs, for his pardon.
This fight is just the sort of sensational stunt
as delights Haywood and his kind. It is another
defiance of the courts. 1t gives him first page
newspaper notoriety. He does not believe he will
ever have to serve twenty years. nor ten years, in
prison He knows wherever he may be outside Of
Leavenworth, he will be fugitive from justice
Whenever the Soviet government falls, he will
be returned here with mighty little chance them Of
pardon as his own followers would turn on him as
coward and deserter. If he comes back voluntarily
it will be in blaze of l. w. w. glory as defer
of authority who got away with it." He will be a
hero" and every effort known to his ilk will be
used to make him also martyr, and have him
released 1t is fair guess that he will return unless
he is indeed all yellow and in addition fool
The Washington herald., 1921-04-25
Labor Here viii Back
Figltt in North Dakota

THE labor and other liberal forces
of the National Capital are organic
ing a committee to promote the in
dustrial program of North Dakota.
with which program they are in
sympathy" +. c. Dawson, an
nounced in a statement made public
yesterday. Dawson Is secretary
treasurer of the International Asso-
citation of Machinists. with head
quarters here. r...
"As the first expression OF our
practical sympathy, and our know!-
edge that the fight Of the organized
farmers and wage workers of North
Dakota is the fight of all of us ev-
erywhere, we ere going, to sell at
least $4,000 worth of the bonds is
sued by the State of North Dakota
to carry out its industrial program.
The first big meeting in this drive
will take place tonight; when United
States Senator Ladd Will speak at
the Central Labor Union.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-25
Repnations.

|ERMANf seems to have tried to duplicate in
" reparations, her tactics leading up to the
armistce. She Undertook, then, to have the
United States force a settlement. Then it was
peace through diplomatic negotiation; now it is
reparation settlement through like negotiation
Then the popular American demand was for "un-
conditional surrender" 1t is not much different
President Harding refused the bait, yet Ger
many is graspng at straw and may try to use
this government as Intermediary of approach
hoping by this means to gain the implication that
the United States approves her proposal. But here
again she may fail if she undertakes such tactics
Germany's request was that this government act
as mediator and pledged herself to accept and pay
any award made; ito agree without qualification or
reservation to pay the allied powers as reparation
such sum the President after examination and in
vestigation may find just and right"
The reply of Secretary Hughes declined to "me-
diate" umpire" but expressed willingness to
consider bringing the matter to the attention of
the allied powers in manner acceptable to them"
if Germany would promptly formulate such pro-
posals would present proper basis for discus
sion.' This includes lot of qualifications.
In diplomatic exchanges words and phrases as
sumo more than usual Importance. Mr.. Hughes
only expressed readiness to consider" bringing
German offer to "the attention" of the allied gov
ernments and then only in way acceptable to
them" and. also only, if it contained "a proper basis
for discussion" In plain English the implication
is that Germany has not yet presented such propo
sition and moreover this government would act only
after ascertaning that this would be agreeable to
and meet the approval of the allied governments
1t simply adds courtesy to the refusal along
with notice to the allied governments that the
United States is interested in prompt settlement Of
the controversy and advises that negotiations to
that end shall be promptly resumed This, again
by implication, suggests that negotiations should
precede any further military operations. 1t would
all seem further illustration OF situation de-
veloped from the fact that this country is in the
treaty, but not of it; vitality interested in condition
of which not part and unmistakaby in
volved in entanglements we refuse to recognize.