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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-08-07
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
IS NOW DEMANDED
ORGANIZED LABOR WANTS AMER
ICAN PEOPLE TO CONDUCT
ALL RAILROAD BUSINESS.
REMEDY FOR WAGE ILLS
Would Take Control and Operation
From Wall Street and Place
In Hands of Those Direct
Iy Concerned.

shington.-Organized labor has
come out with the unequivocal formal
demand that private capital be retired
from the railroads.
A tri-partite control composed OF
the public, the operating management
and the employees is demanded instead
Addressed to the Americai public
and signed by the engineers, the fire
men, the conductors and the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, formal
statement was issued announcing this
proposal, which will be carried before
Congress.
at marks" says the statement, "the
step by which organized labor passes
from demands for wage increases tc
demands that the system of profits in
industry be overhauled."
This sentence sums up, in few
words, the proposal Of which there
have Teen hints and indications, bu,
which is now laid before the country
for the first time Everywhere in of
fetal Washington it is recognized as
the most serious and farreaching
proposition the country will be called
upon to face.
The plan demands:
That private control b eliminated
from the railroads.
That the private owners receive for
them. government bonds with fixed
interest return for every honest dollar
that they have invested"
That the tri-partite control. hereto
fore referred to, be established In
corporations which shall lease the
roads and in which the public. the OPP
Grating arrangements and labor shall
be repl esented equally.
That the public, the operators and
the wage-earners share equally all
revenue in excess of the guarantee to
private capital, by granting to the op-
orators and employees one-half the saw
ings which are expected to be made by
such a perfected organization and to
the public the other half as consumers,
either by increasing service without
adding costs or by reducing costs.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-08-07
BIG SUMS PAID
IN INCOME TAXES
3,472,89O PERSONS INVOLVED
SHOW NET INCOMES OF $751;
652, 393, 2O7 FOR 1917.
new YORK HEADS THE LIST
The Number Reporting Incomes Of a
Million or More Reduced From
Previous eports-Large
Incomes Pay Most.

Washington.-Inco tax returns
were filed by 3472,S90 persons, about
8 per cent of the population, for the
calandar year 1917. according to final
reports just completed by the bureau
of internal revenue. They showed net
incomes of $13 G52,3S3, 207 The in
crease over 1916, before the law was
expanded to meet war expenses, was
3,035 S54 returns and 1888, 800 ,587 in
net income, the former being so much
greater, comparatively, because the eX-
tension of the law took in small in
comes previously exempt. Taxes paid
totaled 1915, 249, 450 an average OF
s36S Sc per individual, or 603 per cent
of the income.
Returns were made on 1,640,75S in
comes ranging from $1,000 to $4,000,
and ranged in the hundreds of thou
sands up to $4,000 There were 3d..
391 returns on incomes between $685.
900 and $4,000; 12,439 returns from
$4,000 to S1O0. 900; 1902 from 100000
to s150O0O 2,347 from $150,000 to
100000; $50 from 100000 to $780,
600; 315 from 100000 to $1,000, 600,
and 141 over that figure.
A notable feature of the report was
the showing that while there were
1926 incomes over 100000 in 1916,
the number was reduced to LOIS in
1917. The million-dollar incomes de-
creased from 20G to i'll, and the de-
creases in the amount reported by
persons in that class was 1857 ,427, 1870.
The million-dollar men however, paid
more taxes than any other class, con
tributing $109 424 ,999 to the govern
ment out of $500, S35,914 in incomes
reported. Persons with incomes Of
$4,000 to $4,000 paid the smallest
amount of taxes. $9,O97,37S, on returns
of $2,461, 1877 900
Residents of New York made more
returns and reported more income
than any other state Pennsylvania
and Illinois ranking second and third.
AS a reflection of the south's pros.
perity nine southern states east of the
Mississippi reported $S60000,000
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-08-07
OXFORD MAN ON PROGRAM.

Agricultural College, Miss, July
30.-At the annual meeting of the
Mississippi county agents, which has
just closed its session here, Agent
Bailey of Lafayette had a prominent
place on the pres ram.
Mr.. Bailey appeared twice on the
program, once to deliver an address
on improving the quality of pork
produced and once to outline the CO.
operative marketing association
which has done much to place his
great county in the rank of livestock
shippers. The enviablc record of
Lafayette County and Mr.. Bailey's
sound grasp on his subjects combined
to make his remarks most impressive
The meeting, which was attended
, rs agents, in addition to the special
lists of the extension force and many
visitors, was devoted largely to dis
cuss.ons and practical demonstrations
relating to the great problems now
confronting Mississippi agriculture.
Leading speakers on the program in
cluyled DR.. Bradford Knapp, of Wash
ingtor. chief of the extension wo1k
for the south, President W. H Smith
of A. & M. College, Director r. S.
Wilson of the Mississippi extenion
f1ce, Assistant Director c. A.
COBB, State Agent j. ". Willis, Miss
Susie V. Powell, III charge of home
demonstration work, AMI r,.ny 9TH
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-08-07
CARD OF THANKS.

To the Voters of Lafayette County:
l desire to extend my sincere
thanks for the splendid endorsement
received at your hands in the first
primary for the office of Sheriff OF
your county. The splendid vote you
gave me places me in the second pri-
mary, and | want to ask your con-
tinued support. [ want to be youl
next sheriff, and it will take youl
vote to put me in that office.
Again thanking you, one and all,
and asking you to stand by me in the
second primary, | am,
Your friend,
j. G.. HARTSFIELD.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-08-07
Chicago Cars Running.

Chicago.-Street car service WAS re
sumed after a four-day strike of sur.
ton of traffic soon followed announce.
ment that the men had voted to re.
Scind the strike order and to accept
the wage schedule of 65 cents an hour
for surface and 81 cents for ELEVATED
employees, agreed on by the heads OF
the unions and companies.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-08-07
LAND SALE.

l have about so acres Of land for
sale, one and one half miles South of
Oxford, Miss, fronting on the jeff e.
Davis Highway, price Forty Dollars
per acre. Terms for sale: One
half cash and the balance in a few
minutes. Good land, good water,
good wood, good price.
This Aug. 7th, 1919.
w. M. WOODWARD.
&c. Aug. 7-14.)
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-08-07
CARD OF THANKS.

l desire to express my sincere
thanks to my many friends who sc
nobly supported me in the first pri-
mary. BY the liberal support l am
in the second primary which will be
held August Goth, at which time
will appreciate your vote and support
for the office of Tax Assessor.
Again thanking my friends one and
all, and asking your continued sup
port, I am,
Sincerely,
J. E. ALLEN.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-08-07
WOULD HAVE A BIG ARMY
Secretary Baker Proposes $4,000 Reg
ualrs and War Strength
of 1o5O.OOO.

ton-Maintenance of one
field army with a war strength of
100000 men is proposed in bill es-
tablishing a permanent military policy
which was esnt to Congress by Score
tary Baker. The active force of this
army would be $4,000 regulars, while
the remainder would be young men
who had taken three-mOnths mill
tary training course, which would be
compulsory for all 19-year-old youths.
This reserve strength would be used
to fill out the 20 infantry divisions and
one cavalry division into which it is
proposed to divide the regular army.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-08-07
Object to Use Of Title.

Washington.-Oppo of Gen.
Pershing, Secretary Baker and soldiers
who published the Stars and Stripes"
the official newspaper of the A. E. F :,
to use of the title for commercial pur-
poses, was presented to the Senate
prohibit private use of the name.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-08-07
CARD OF THANKS.

To the Voters Of Lafayette County:
I wish to thank my many friends
for the noble support received at their
hands in the primary, August 5.
assure you, one and all, that l APP
preciate more than words can tell the
great honor of serving you another
term as Chancery Clerk.
Again assuring you of my apprecia-
ton of the splendid vote I received at
your hands, l am,
Gratefully,
w. M. WOODWARD.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-08-07

left Thursday for Colorado, where
they will spend some time with their
daughter, Mrs. Wesley Dennis.
Miss Susan Baggett is the guest
of her brother, Prof. Lester Baggett,
of Memphis.
Miss Matte Kimmons has returned
from a visit to Carrollton, Miss,
friends.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-08-07
To Reduce n. C. L.

Washington.-P're Wilson, it
was announced at the White. House,
would 60 before Congress within the
next few days" with a definite pro-
gramme designed to end the high cost
Of living.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-08-07

Buffaloe, ST..
Mr.. S. l.. Myers, of Jackson,
motored through and is visiting his
mother, Mrs. Hicks.
Mrs. G.. X. Smith returned from
Hot Springs. She was accompanied
home by her daughter, Mrs. Warner
Holt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Showers,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-08-07
AND LOCAL

Mrs. John Eddins, of Byhalia, Miss
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. w.
w. Elliott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood Butler,
of Greenwood, are the guests of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-08-07
EXCHANGE In FURRY.

Chicago-Efforts to anticipate the
results of any quick switch in the gov
eminent policy for disposal Of the 1919
domestic crop of wheat, knocked the
bottom out of values on the board of
trade.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-08-07
No Designs On China.

Tokyo, via London. Viscount
Uchida, the Japanese foreign minister,
in statement issued here, declares
that Japan does not intend to claim
any rights affecting the territorial SOY
ereignty Of China in Shantung.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-08-07
Mine Blast Kills Nine.

Pttsburgh.-Nine men are reported
to have been killed and a score of
others entombed in mine explosion
at Blair, W. Va, according to a long
distance received at the bureau of
mines here.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-08-07
New Envoy to Washington.

San Salvador.-Dr Secundino Turcio
has been summoned by the govern
ment of Honduras with view to his
appointment as envoy extraordinary
10 Washington.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-08-07
Remove German Money Ban.

Paris.-The Journal Officiel pub
fishes decree abrogating one of Nov
&c, 1918, whereby German bank notes
and money were prohibited from en-
tering France.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-03
.CLUBROOMS ARE
FORMALLY OPENED
Large Crowd in Attendance
and Enjoy Opening
Festivities

The club rooms for the use of re-
turned ex-service men were formally
opened at o'clock last night at the
w. c. c. S headquarters on the cor
ner OF Fourth avenue and Twentieth
street. musical programme, consist
ing of various numbers. splendid,y
rendered by the Boys Industrial school
band. Wahn's orchestra and the Fisk
jubilee quartet, followed by a dance.
The. cluhrooms will be open from
now to all ex-service men who are
passing through the city Reading and
writing rooms for the men and wo-
men have been provided, a cafeteria.
dance hall and beds for the use of
those caught in town over night.
The cafeteria will furnish meals TO
ex-service men passing through the
city, only the cost of the food and its
preparation being considered. A pool
table win be installed in the immedi-
ate future
Many of the visitors, of which there
were a large number present at the
opening last night, expressed them
selves, stating that it was one of the
incest places of its kind in the city.
number of young ladies have been
issued permanent invitations, giving
them the privilege to attend the dances
ana entertainments that will be given
in the future.
The programme, as rendered last
night, follows:
overture, Princess of India" Blue
Devils. the American Patrol" ami
melodies of the Sunny South" by the
industfiaI school band; America" and
me Star-Spangled Banner" by the
aualencei a selection of negro mel
odies, "Old Black Joe" and others Inv
me FISK jubilee quartet piano duer.
Poet and Peasant" by Mr. S. NJ
HecSer and Mr.. r. P. Barner; xyio-
phone solo, Hawaiian Melodies" by
Mr' VAIN. Music for the dance was
furnished by the VAIN orchestra.
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BETTER THAN EVER

Hill Ferguson, vice president of the real
estate department of the Jemison ReaF
Estate and Insurance company, said:
1--WE have been doing an excellent bust
ness, particularly during the past week.
The real estate market is better than
it has been in some time. There is
great opportunity for business enter
prises in this city at the present time.
'It has often been said that real es-
tate development follows the line of least
resistance, and this fact seems to have
been borne out during the past several
months by the great amount of selling
that has taken place on Second avenue
west of Nineteenth street. The latest sale
to be announced there is by Jemison
whereby c. NJ McMahan bought the
northwest corner of Second avenue and
Sixteenth street, fronting 100 feet on Sec
ond avenue and 30 feet on Sixteenth
street. for $2o,500. The property was
bought from Mrs. George D. Gather and
AL c. CARRIER, agent. The purchase in
cludes the three-story lodge building on
the inside lot. Mr.. McMahan has not
made any announcement as TO what he
plans to do with this building.
another sale announced during the
week was that of Marks and others to the
Pizitz Dry Goods company of the build
ing 1921 Second avenue, 25x1N feet, Tor
So. 500, which is another of Mr.. Pizitz
numerous purchases in that block, en-
bodying up the site for his big department
store This sale was made by Charles
Marks of the Jernison Real Estate and
Insurance company and A. A Gamble
''Withn the past few months Nat Bark
er has made two good sales on Second
avenue, the first being the Palace garage,
100x140 feet on Second avenue and Eigh-
teenth street, at 5000, and more recent.
ly the property occupied by the Whitman
Taxicab company across the street from
the Jefferson theatre, 75x140, at the price
of s35, 900.
1.-THE parties on the southeast corner
haye also recently traded among them
selves and the property is now under
new ownership.
"Old and experienced traders like J. T.
Dostar have also been active in the Sec
ond avenue district and his purchase of
the northeast corner of Second avenue
and Sixteenth street is matter of record
some months ago.
"Other sales might also be noted on this
avenue between 18th and 10Th streets, and
so far as anybody knows they are with
out any special Significance except that
the property was cheap and the purchas-
ers thought that the avenue had future
to it more than now appears.
"Among residence sales closed during
the week by the Jemison Real Estate and
Insurance company was c. Fl. Everett to
C. B. Nelson, 1907 Montgomery street,
5000; Robert Stephens to E. V. Smith,
residence at Roebuck Springs, 5000;
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-03
MANY DELEGATES TO.
ATTEND MEETING OF.
LOOT. GRANDLODGE.
Annual Session of Grand
Lodge, Grand Encamp-
ment and State Assem-
bly, Here Next Week

Odd Fellows all over the state are
arrival of Judge Henry v Borst of New
York and Grand Sire of the Indepen-
dent Order of Odd Fellows, who will
deliver an address to the delegates TO
the annual convention of the grand
lodge and the citizens of this city at
o'clock tomorrow night at the Wood
row Wilson park.
The annual session of the grand
lodge of the Odd Fellows which is to
be held in this city during Monday
and Tuesday will be one of the great
est and most important that has been
held in the state for some time. Mat
tiers of great Importance regarding the
final disposition of the office of the
grand secretary and the question of en-
downing the home with 100000 will be
taken up.
Committees will meet the delegates
at the train and escort them to various
notes where reservations will be made
TOT them. A special committee will meet
Judge Borst when he arrives from New
York Monday night and escort him to
the park. Tuesday night a grand ban
quet will be given in his honor at the
Tutwiler hotel, after which he will de-
llver an address to the members of the
order at the Jefferson theatre.
AT four o'clock Tuesday afternoon
sight seeing tour of Birmingham
Will be given to the delegates. The
grand sire will deliver an address be-
Tore the grand lodge at 1870 o'clock
I'naG61U m rr,fv,
the state assembly of the Rebekabs
at o'clock that afternoon
The comforting of the degrees will
be taken up at $3.50 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon at the Jefferson theatre. All
candidates have been requested to be
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-03
LONGTIME LEASES

Not only have big sales and the sale
of many small homes marked the ex-
cellent conditions of the real estate
market during the past month and past
10 days, but the closing of numbers of
long time leases on prominent down
town business property have been ne
gotiated by the w B. Leedy Real Es-
tate and Insurance company and the
McConnel-Anglin-W White Realty and In
surance company, showing the good
condition of rentals in this city.
Many prominent dealers of the city
are under the impression that should
Birmingham be made a 'Tbasing point"
for steel the realty values on residen-
tial and business property would al
most double within the next five years,
while others state that If the proposed
tonnage tax is enacted, the real es-
tate business and market would suf-
fer adversely in ratio to other bust
nesses affected.
The plumbing situation some state
has been somewhat remedied while
others claim that it is as bad as it ever
was.
Although the plumbing COMMITTEES CT
the Birmingham Zeal Estate Exchange
is now considering sevesal methods
which will probably throw much light
and assistance upon the present situa-
ton, no definite action has been taken
at the present tine.
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reached Birmingham. The appointment
is now before the senate for ratification
Judge Banks formerly lived in Birming
ham and was a circuit judge here. About
eight years ago he moved to Denver
later returning to Birmingham, where hi
lived until several years ago when ne
was appointed assistant district attorney
in Hawaii.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-03
LOCAL CONSTRUCTION

One peculiar fact in connection with
the large amount of residences that
are being constructed at the present
time is that very few of the homes are
being built by the local contractors,
it is said. The majority of them are
being built by the realty dealers them
selves. many of whom have their own
workmen and material. Firms, such as
the Miner Land company, Jemisom
Real Estate and Insurance company
Oliver-Shearer-R Real Estate
and Insurance company, and the Bir-
mingham Realty company, are build
ing upon their own lands for the pur-
pose of developing it for the sale of
homes.
Local contractors of the city are not
at the present time very busily en-
gagged with the construction of either
residential or business property on ac-
count of the high cost of labor and
material in this city. The majority of
them are doing the greater portion of
their work out of the city and in
great many cases entirely out of the
state
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-03
James ] Banks Made
Judge in Hawaii

News OF the recent appointment OF
Judge James J. Banks, as third judge
of the circuit of the first district of
the territory of Hawaii recently. has Just
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-03

Douglas STREET. to Mrs. Bertha T. John
son, 90 South Twenty-eighth street
$4,000
Local real estate dealers say that Bir-
mfngham at the present time offers some
of the best advantages of any city in
the south for the development of all
manner of business enterprises Many
new industrial companies are seeking To-
cations in this city and some have al
ready made arrangements for locating
here.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-03
GULPORT, MISSISSIPPI.

have leased home the Gulfpor
the summer and will be here September
very anxious to have Birmingham folks while
coast country.
The u s. submarine n>the
the days thousand people visited Gufport
to see it.
have already had than 20 Birmingham people visit
since have been here Many of them had already bought
land from but had it. and of hem with
OUT single exception were highly pleased with the selection
had made for them.
visited 1oacre truck farm
that he sold during February March
radshs that netted him per barrel growing
this 10 this time five
yield from rs to 100 bushels the during the past
80 he has sold $4,000
of canteoupes and deal of plants peppers
snap beans cucubers tomatoes etc. Altogether this oacre
farm has paid him January 199
he will get another fall of beans and Irish potatoes be-
fore the year is out
talked another says
than $10000 off of several of his land this
am well of the fact that this sounds unreasonable
but is absolutely
my Birmingham who bought 20 acres from
four has made splendid He has
set to three DID, that pretty
have
One of my brothers, who big nursery
Gufport has just rented 30acre per
right the neighborhood selling
at 500 Another living this
neghborhood told that he would sell his land for
per
1t will take space attempt tell you all
about the big that has the
Gufport growing faster history
Many brick buildings the business part
city, several of them large and the shipping the harbo
growing by leaps and bounds The entire coast CANNED"
of people from end the other enjoying the delightful
bathing and splendid fishing
Can sell a. and 10-acre trucking
within two miles of the gulf front per acre. six
time without interest the
contract 1t last get price,
there is better investment anywhere
this is
If you will will show growing same
land that these fine
be raised anywhere fact will all the from
60 to 100 bushels per
Now, if think have made statements in this adj
vertisement COME DOWN AND LET ME- PROVE TO YOU
THAT HAVE NOT.
brand booklet; would like to send
postcard will bring you further and
illustrated booklet by return mail
B. C. COX,
1920 East Beach, Gulfpor, Miss Gulfport Phone $50
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Buy Home Or Build Home and Give Our Heroes Job

still forced to live in the tents. owing
to the reason of the scarcity of homes
His COMPANY has already completed
about 40 of the 100 houses, which they
are planning to have ready for occupa-
ton by the opening of the rental sea-
son. They have about % in the course
of construction at the present time, he
stated