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' ! ’ ' EAG ' I . . .. (» GEORGE W. PRICE, Editor and Publisher. _TRUTH IS THE WEAPON WITH WHICH WE FIGHT. Subec^^ °rear, In .Advance. Single Copy, 5c. Vol. 46. Oxford, Lafayette County, Miss., Thursday, August 24, 1922. - No. 41 . ...— DIVORCE PLANS ARE ABANDONED MRS. CANDLER SAYS SHE CAN NOT MAKE STATEMENT ON DI VORCE PROCEEDINGS AT PRE SENT. Honolulu, Aug. 24.—(Copyright)— “My plans for getting a divorce are entirely unsettled, and conditions are such that I cannot at this time make any further statement now regarding my future domestic relations with my husband,” said Mrs. Walter Cand ler, whose husband, an Atlanta mil lionaire, is being sued for a hundred thousand dollars for an alleged at tack on the wife of Clyd Byfield, an automobile dealer. It will be remembereT* that Mrs. Candler first sent her sfmpathy to her husband and then stated that she would return and help ""him in his suit. OHIO GOVERNOR STAYSHANG1NG INSTRUCTS SHERIFF NOT TO PROCEED WITH EXECUTION OF CONDEMNED MAN. Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 24.—Governor Hardee’s interpretation of the law, and his subsequent instructions to the sheriff has served to stay the execu tion of Lee Nichols, which had been set "for tomorrow. The Governor ruled that application for writ of er ror filed yesterday acts as a writ of supersedas. Nickels was convicted of criminal assault. FAMILY KILLED IN AUTOMOBILE ENTIRE FAMILY WIPED OUT WHEN TRAIN HITS AUTOMO BILE. Durant, N. C., Aug. 24.—Col. Jas. Wilson, his wife and sister, all of Montgomery, were instantly killed when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a South ern train at a crossing near here. BRFDAN’S DEBT TO AMERICA HAS NO CONNECTION WITH ANY OTHER DEBT OWED BY HER SAYS MEELON. * Washington, Aug. 24.—Great Bri tain’s four billion, hundred and thirty five million dollar ndebtedness to the Unite States is an entirely British Amercan transaction and has no con nection with any of Britain’s other debts or money owed Great Britain by other nations or with German rep arations, Secretary Mellon today de S dared in an official statement. TO INVESTIGATE HERRIN MURDERS INVESTIGATION WILL BEGIN MONDAY TO FIX RESPONSIBIL ITY FOR DEATHS. ' Washington, Aug. 24.—The Attor ney General of Illinois today notified Department of Justice officials that a ! special grand jury would convene in Herrin Monday to investigate the massacre of strike breaking miners. TO INVESTIGATE COAL INDUSTRY MEASURE RECOMMENDED BY PRESIDENT HARDING WILL BEGIN TO FUNCTION WITHIN A MONTH. Washington, A»fg. 24.—The propos ed government investigation of the coa! industry which was recently rec ommended by President Harding will j be under way within a month, aminis traton leaders predicted following the passage of the Winslow Bill creating a Federal Commission was passed by the House today and was sent to the Senate. SHIP SUBSIDY BILL SHELVED NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON THE MEASURE TILL AFTER NOVEMBER ELECTION. Washington, Aug. 24.—The Hard ing-Lasker ship subsidy bill has been laid high and dry on the legislative | shelf of congress, wth the President withdrawing his demand for its con sideration at the present session of Congress. Senate leaders have agreed to postpone action until after the No vember elections. COAL BILL TO BE INTRODUCED - I FEDERAL BILL TO REGULATE PRICE OF COAL TO GO TO HOUSE MONDAY. j Washington, Aug. 24.—The admin istration’s bill creating a Federal Coal | Selling Agency to control the price of | coal this winter will probably be laid before the House on Monday, Repre- j sentative Mondell, Republican majori- ' ty leader today announced. A simi lar bill wa sintroduced in the Senate j toay. RAILROAD IDLE ! ACCOUNT STRIKE ENTIRE DIVISION ON ROCK IS LAND TIED UP BY STRIKE. Topeka, Kan., Aug. 24.—The Rock Island Railroad on the Herrington Di vision is completely tied up on account of a general strike following the kill ing of a fireman by railroad detec tives. POISON LETTER WRITER FOUND New Orleans, Aug. 24.—Sensational developments, •which will it is alleged, involve a New Orleans woman and a rhap socially prominent as the authors of the “Poison Pen” letters mailed to Atlanta in an effort to prevent the marriage of Onezama DeBoucKelje and Asa CSndfer is promised in a few days by the friends of Mrs. DeBou chelle. Detectives are said to have lo cated the guilty parties who revealed. their names to her attorneys. ♦ .< Chicago, Aug. 24.—Emil Rouse,! general manager of the Continental! Paper Company, and Jamelf Morrow, | President of Automobile Supply Com pany, were ,killed when their autos collided today. RaiUStrike Conference Ends; Cannot Adjust Differences New York, Aug. 24.—Despite predictions earlier in the week that the outlook was very fav orable to an adjustment of the differences of the striking railway shopmen and the executives. Today witnessed the withdrawal from the conference of a hundred and forty-eight execu tives, who rejected the proposal of the railway brotherhoods for the restoration of strikers’ sen iority rights. They have not only withdawn from the conference, but have returned to their homes, indicating that their action in the matter is final. • — ■ ■ — - I—■ Hopes For Settling Anthracite Coal Strike Are Abandonea Philadelphia, Penn., Aug. 24.—All signs of peace in the anthracite coal controversy, prac tically came to an end today when the union offi cials and the operators failed to reach an agree ment concerning their differences. All of the op erators have left the city and the unions are breaking up their organizations, preparing to leave. TO PREVENT ADJOURNMENT DEMOCRATIC LEADERS WILL EN DEAVOR TO FORCE CONSIDER ATION OF SHOALS BILL. Washington, Aug. 24.—A filibuster to prevent the adjournment of the House until the various offers dispos ing of Muscle Shoals have been taken j up and disposed of, was begun today . by Representative Garrett, Democrat j uf Tennessee, when Representative Mlondell, Republican floor leader, mov 'd to adjourn until Monday. It is ex pected that other Democrats will join filibuster to block adjournment while iny of the bids are hanging fire. IVV TTATYP 1TAT REBELS ARE SURROUNDED FREE STATERS SURROUND LEAD ERS OF IRISH IRREGULARS AND FOLLOWERS. Dublin, Aug. 24.—DeValera, Ers kine Childers and Mary McSwiney, (eadres of the Irish Republicans have bee nsurrounded near Cork, accord ing to a message received here today. With the leaders are only a handful of their followers. PERSONALAND LOCAL Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Strout and little daughter of Memphis are in the city. Mr. Strout has accepted a position with the Davis and Mize Wholesale House and they expect to reside in Oxford. Mrs. D. M. ,RagIand has as her guests .Misses Edna Jones, Laura and Hattie Crowell of Oxford. Hon. WTalter Boyett made a business trip to Ackerman this week. Mrs. M. L. Duncan and daugther Miss Georgia, after spending the sum mer in West Point have returned to their home in Oxford. Mrs. George Morgan of Lula is the guest of her sister Mrs. E. E. Temple. Mis.-e? Katie and Eleanor Heard have returned from Fayette Ala. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith motored thru and spent the week'end in Taylor. Hon. Fultin Bell of Leland Missis sippi spent a few days last week in Oxford on business. While in the city he was the guest of Elder and Mrs. D. W. Smith. Mrs. H. T. Smith had as her week end guests her brother Mr. Sam Carter and son of Como Mississippi. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey . Metts and j baby have returned from Flora. Mr. Steve Smith of Harmontown, is the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Tom 1 Metts . Dr. and Mrs.W. B. McMahon and little son of Greenwood are the guests of their parents Dr. and Mrs. W. B. McMahon Sr. v Mrs. Orr and daughter, Miss Bee all nurt nut ABANDONED STILL HOPE FOR SOME OF THE RAILROADS AGREEING TO STRIKE DEMANDS. New York, Aug. 24.—Secret nego tiations betweenmediation committee >f five railroad brotherhoods and com nittee f rail executives^? about twen ;y railroad sare in progress in an ef fort to ettle the strike. GOVERNMENT TO CURB PROFITEER POWER OF FEDERAL GOVERN MENT TO PREVENT AN UNDUE RISE IN PRICE OF COAL. Washington, Aug. 24.—All power of the Federl Gveroanment will be used in an effort to stamp out the profiteer ing in coal which has been rampant tine*. the reopening of the minds un ler the Cleveland agreement, accord ag to a statement made today by Fed eral Government. i V *•' ,* r . ■■ , Wh v PROHl OFFICER IS NOT DEAD HAS GOOD CHANCE FOR RECOV ERY FROM WOUNDS, ACCORD ING TO BROTHER. la a dispatch from Oxford to the News-Scimitar, from Oxford dated yesterday, it was stated that Joe Ow ens, who was .shot while raiding- a j still in Attala .county near Kos jciusko, died while on his way to a hospital in Jackson. This is erroneous, according to a statement made to a representative of The Oxford Daily Eagle this mom ling, by his brother, Hary Owens, who had just returned from Jackson. It ; will be a source of gratification to Mr. Owens' many friends in Oxford and ( i surrounding country to learn that his j wounds are not so serious as at first reported and that he has a fighting 1 chance for his life. Armed deputies are on the ground in Attala county, prepared to quell : any disturbance that may occur be tween the moonshiners and the gov i ! eminent. In the raid in which Mr. Owens’ was killed a large distilling apparatus, fully equipped for making , whiskey, was captured. The Eagle has made arrangements to secure any news that may happen in t&e vicinity j of the shooting, and any new develop ments will be given i£s readers on the day it occurs. j Telephone advices to the Eagle this . afternoon states that the posse led by ! C. E. Aldridge, deputy United States j Marshal had arrested four "men in connection with the shooting of Mr. Owens, one of whm if 7s alleged fired the sht that wounded him. -- I are visiting there daughter and sister Mrs. Eddins in Byhalia. Mr. Quay Elliot has returned from Byhalia. He was accompanied by Mr. Watt Eddins of Memphis. Messrs. Baxter Elliot and David Hughes are spending this week in Parkham, Arkansas with friends on a hunting and fishing trip. Little Miss Esther Gray Boyfctte is spending a few weeks in Durant with relatives. Rev. Wd^son and children of Water Valley and Rev. Lord of Abbeville spent Teusday with Rev. L. M. Lips comb. Mrs. C. C. Longest has returned from Corinth. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Bell and Miss Euginia Campbell motored thru to Corinth and spent the week end. Mrs. Pete Ramey and son John 1 Kimbrough have returned from Mem phis where they visited Mrs. Tom jl Stone. - ' Messrs. Jeff, Jim and Roy Barkley ; and Bob Ingle of Cotton Plant spent Monday in Oxford. Mr. Ingle expects 1 to move here soon. Miss Louise Mitchell, after spend- 9 ing several weeks with her aunt Mrs. J W. B. McMahon, has returned home. Mrs. Hunter ana daughter Mary and 9 Louise left Thursady for Tishimingo j where Mrs. Hunter has accepted the posotion as matron and house keeper < of the Agricultural School. After a delightful month’s visit on a house party at Lake Side Mississippi, 9 Misses Marguerite and Josephene and 9 Mr. Joe Pegues have returned home. Mr. S. D. Roane spent Sunday in 1 Oxford. 1 Miss Vera Nelle Boone of Pontotoc is visiting Miss Myra Patton and Mary 1 IJartsfield. 9 Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Boone and chil- 1 iren of Pontotoc spent last week in I Oxford with relatives. Miss Lavina McLauren of Lafay ette is the guests of her uncle Proffes sor Robert Torrey. Mrs. Alfred Milden who has been visiting relatives in Lynhurst, Ontario, Canada s expected home Friday. Mrs. Blackmure, of Water Valley, spent a few days this week in town. ! After spending a month near Corinth wiTh their brother and cousin, j Mr. and Mrs. Tom“Ray, Miss Fannie f Mae and Lena Dunlap and Florence J Venable have returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Neilson and ! children have returned from Toccopoia | and Lafayette Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Evern Jones and f i children, Anna Elizabeth, Evern Sta- j* ten and Joseph Kennedy accompanied * by Mrs. Hutchinson ana son David | left Wednesday for Webb, Miss., j where they will make their future \ home. Mr. Jones wiil be Superin tendent of the Webb High School this sesion. Their many friends de sire for them much success in their new home Miss Alexander Pegues who was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Even Pegues has returned to her home in Columbus, Miss. < | After spending ner vacation in Jackson, Miss Alice Mayes has re turned to the University. Mr. and Mrs. Holden Gathright have rooms at the residence of Mr. B. J. Wiley. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Gideon who have been the guests of their sister, Mrs. Cora Gideon have returned to their home in Delight, Ark. i Dr. and Mrs. Nichols and little daughter, Pauline, are the guests of their mother, Mrs. Mary Wright. Mr. and Mrs. S B. Frazier, of Cairo, [11. were recent guests of their moth ar * „r. Miss Lorena Smith is the guest of f 3idon friends. After spending some time in Mem phis with relatives, Mrs. Nichols is risitng friends in Oxford. Mr. and Mrs. Willie M. Duke of Water Valley attended the David Dooley weding, Tuesday. Mrs. E. J. Moore is visiting her lunt, Mrs. Davis in Abbeville. Dr. P. W Rowland has returned :rom Jackson, Miss* Mrs. McGeehee and sons are the quests of their aunt, Miss Alice Mays. Miss Anna Wright has returned 'rom Baton Rogue, La., where she visited her sister, Mrs. Nichols. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Johnson of Benoit Mississippi are visiting their parents Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Johnson, it ther home in College Hill. Miss Ellen Bailey, after spending ;hree months on the coast, has re ;umed home. Misses Sarah Beadles and Ruth deron of Coffeville vT«re the guests >f Miss Euginia Trigg for the dance. Miss Helen Trigg spent a few days ast week in St. Louis, while in the :ity she bought the fall, and winter itock of millinery for Neilson’s store. Mrs. Warn of Birmingham is the juest of her father Dr. MitrhelT. Miss Euginia Trigg spent last week it the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harper dathia ot College Hill. Miss Linnie Beanland of Greenwood s the guest of her sister Mrs. W. B. 1 dcMahon. • ' “l Miss. Mattie Nell Parks of Dustin )klahoma, after spending two weeks vith her father Mr. Joe Parks, left rhursday for Greenwood to visit rel atives. She was accompanied by her lister Miss Lillian Parks. Mrs. Egbert Laduerdale and daugh er Lillian Barry are the guests of heir father Mr. Joe Parks. Mr. A. Smith, after spending the ast two weeks with his parents Mr. md Mrs. C. M. Smith has deturnfd to lis home in Siden.