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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-30
URGES UNIFORM
RULE FOR ROADS


Chicago. March 30.-The general
~ uniform character Of railroad
operation in the United States
uniform time, train rules, signals.
roadbeds, trafic classihcations,
rates and other practically identi-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-30
Sc Sale Bargains in the Ready-to-Wear

0AAS bargains IN inc Ne80y"I0.We ear
Department:
Ladies' pink or white coutl corsets; medium bust,
sizes 81 to q; bought for special at $100; now on
sale at CSC.
A big lot Of ladies' gingham and percale house
dresses fresh and that should sell for $150; for
these three big Sc Sale days, 89c each.
Just received for this sale, Girls Is to IA years.
Covera percale aprons; worth 75c, at todays lowest
prices sc EACH
Ladies' polly Prim" novelty gingham aprons, worth
$1.0o, for CSC.
Childrens e to 14) white middies with colored col
Isis; worth $100, for CSC each.
Ladies' white and colored organdy waists, dainty
and crisp; worth $3.50 at 8oc each.
Ladies' $500 tie-back and assorted style sweaters
in variety of spring colors for the rest of the week
they 60 at S1.99.
Flesh colored silk camisoles lace trimmed worth
500; for sc each.
Over two dozen beautiful Spring suits, values to
$500; choose this week at $zl.99.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-30
Stockings for the Sc Sale.

Children's fine rib black
stockings, that have been
Csc; all sizes; 4 pairs or
less, Sc pair.
Misses fine ribbed silk
Isle hose: have been 85c;
now SEC pair.
Ladies' silk Isle hose;
made to sell for SOC;
slight imperfections), 2
pair to each at l9c pair.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-30

An the News-All the Time-The'
Argus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-30

This sc Sale Brings Big Reductions and Cut Prices
to the Third Floor.
A tableful of wooden blankets all full sized, first
quality numbers; for this sale we put them out in
three lots, as follows:
$3.50 blankets for $500.
$500 blankets for $7.29.
$1975 blankets for $3.50.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-30

Canister sets-holders
for flour, sugar, coffee and
tea; 4 cans worth $1.40 set
for 89c.
Genuine Elastic Cottage
ready-mixed house paints;
half gallons, regularly
$1.69, for Sl.49.
Extra heavy 3-inch
paint brushes, SOC each.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-30
Some Cent Sale Savinss Among the House
Furnishings:

Oil stove tea kettles,
(hold about 8 quarts) 20c
each. -,z-
Good weight 14-quart
tin dish pans; for 40c
each.
Genuine Electric wall
paper cleaner, Sc can.
<10-quart tin pals, have
been 39c, for lSc each.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-30
Sc Sale Bargains for Boy. and Men:

Mems white dress
shirts; ''buttol down"
style collars. attached,
have been SITS, for this
sale CSC.
Boys Coverall play
suits, choice Of 3 styles !;
were CSC, now 79c.
Boys waists, in sgood
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-30
Sc Sale.

Just in Time for This
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-30

variety Of patterns, per-
Gales or chambrays; these
60 in this Sc sale at 49c.
Mems blue chambray
work shirts, one to each
for ,49c.
Boys Knicker pants,
for this sale, 79c.
Boys $500 slip-over
Sweaters for $3.50.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-30

&c Sale Glove Bargains:
Ladies' $50 2-clasp
white silk gloves, 89c
pair.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-08-25

But little is said of the profiteers
these days. But possibly people are
becoming weary of talking about
themselves.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-08-25
ment is now on. The board should
take action IN this matter.
Read what the Chickasaw board has
done:
CUT ASSESSMENT RATE.
Slash of Nearly a Million Cuts Into
Chickasaw Officials Salaries.

Houlka, Miss, Aug. 24.-In the pro-
ceedings of the board of supervisors
of Cihckasaw county in their first ses-
sion in the month of August, in con-
junction with the county tax assessor,
a general reduction of nearly $1,000,-
900 was made in the assessment roll.
This will result in material decrease
in the salaries of the counties officers,
in view of the fact that this reduc-'
tion changes Chickasaw county from
third to fourth class.
The change in salaries will date
from August 1, the treasurer, super
intendent of education and the deputy
sheriffs alone remaining unaffected
by the action of the board.
The changes are as follows: Sheriff,
$4,000 to $780,; chancery clerk, $4,-
900 to $780,; circuit clerk, $3,500 to
$2,250; tar assessor, $1,000 to $4,000;
county treasurer, $400; superinten-
dent of education, the same, $2,500;
county attorney, $1,000 to $1,000;
deputy chancery clerk, $4,000 to ST.
750; members of the board of super
visors, from the maximum of $1,250
to $3.50.
There is much favorable comment
throughout the county following this
act of, the supervisors in voluntarily
reducing the salaries of county Off
cials to the amount of about $4,000,
and they state they expect to make
material reduction in the tax levy.
To this end they will be glad to have
the taxpayers meet them when the
levy is made on the first Monday in
November to hear their wishes and
suggestions.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-08-25
FORMER OXFORD
MAN APPOINTED.
Selected By Attorney General to Be
United States District Attorney
For North Mississippi.

To our brilliant young townsman,
Phil Stone, there has come an honor
rarely bestowed upon one so young,
this being his appointment as assist
ant United States district attorney
forEths Northern District of Missis-
sippi. The appointment was made by
Attorney General Daugherty upon the
recommendation of United States At
torney L. f. Oldham, of Oxford. Mr.
Stone went to Oxford on Monday and
was sworn in for his new duties.
Although Mr.. Stone is only % years
of age, those who know of his bril-
liant college record and VINO have
watched his subsequent career as a
member of the law firm of James
Stone & Sons, of this city, were not
greatly surprised, but were immensely
gratified over the announcement.
Graduating with high honors from the
University of Mississippi, Mr.. Stone
entered Yale, from which he gradu-
ated with equal distinction as B. A.
and LII. D.
Mr.. Stone is younger brother of
w. E. Stone, with whom he has been
associated as law partner since his
graduation from the law school of
Yale. The firm has now formed a
partnership with L. E. Oldham, of
Oxford, and will have offices here and
in that city, with the firm name of
James Stone, Oldham, Stone & Stone
The Mississippi Sun.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-08-25
HON. PERCY BELL
ANNOUNCES
Is Candidate For GOyernor--Some
Brief Sketches of His History As
Leader in the State.

Percy Bell has lived in Greenville,
Washington county, since he was
three years old, his parents having
moved from Yalobusha county, Miss.
He attended the public schools of
Greenville, Miss, until prepared to
enter the University of Mississippi in
1888, from which institution he was
graduated with honors in 1892. He
taught school for four years and was
made superintendent of education of
Washington county in 1890. During
the four years following he increased
the term of public schools and saved
Washington county $4,000.
In 1894 he represented Washington
county in the Legislature, was men,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-08-25

Der of the Judiciary, levee and penl-
tentiary committees, and chairman OF
the college committee. Of four bills
introduced by him, three are law and
all recommendations of the college
committee were adopted.
Appointed special chancellor in may,
1904, by Gov Vardaman, and elected
county attorney of Washington county
in November. He resigned the latter
employment and his seat in the leg
islature to accept the chancellorship
of the Seventh district in November,
1904. He resigned the chancellorship
in 1908. AS Judge he was indorsed
by the bar and upheld by the supreme
court in one of the best records of
the state.
From 1908 to 1920 he engaged in
the practice of his profession at
Greenville, being elected in the mean
time to the American Judicial So
ciety, National Economic League,
American Bar Association and various
professional and learned societies. In
1920 he served in the state Legisla-
ture from Washington and Sunflower
counties. His standing in the senate
is shown by the fact that of the 18
bills introduced by him, IA were ia
vorably reported and II passed the
senate; nine of these II subsequently
passed the house.
Among the measures introduced by
him was one protecting investors by
vital amendrent to the blue sky
law, which has saved great deal of
money to the state of Mississippi; a
bill for the education of adult litter
.ates; for creating rural credit unions;
for creating board of accountancy;
for creating commission for inves-
tigating the reclamation of eroded
and cut-over land and providing for
the parole and indeterminate sentence,
for an income tax.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-08-25
Large Number of Old Men Are Back
For Fall Team-Great Machine
Is Expected.

Agricultural College, Miss, Aug. 22.
With Id men back in college out
of the squad of 10 that won their let
ters last season, the Mississippi Ag-
gies are looking forward to big year
on the gridiron. Football activities
will open on September II with over
60 candidates scheduled to report for
the first practice session.
Fred G. Holtcamp, Ohio State Uni
versity star and AL Western center,
who will have charge of the squad as
head coach, will arrive on the campus
about the first of September and will
be on hand to direct the opening prac-
tice. In contrast 60 the situation which
ex,sled last year at the opening OF
the season, when the squad was COM
posed largely of green, untried mate
rial. Coach Holtcamp will have back
all but two of what might be consld-
cred the first string lineup. The
greatest loss that the Maroons will
sustain is the absenc of Captain Bill
Kingsley, who graduated last year after
starring for three years on the grid
iron at A. and M. Other letter men
who will not be back are Rich Davis,
end; McInnis, sub-guard, and Cassell
and McWilliams, sub-backs. To off
set this the Maroons will have a
wealth of promising material devel-
oped during the year under the adj
mirable system of interclass games
and in spring practice, as well as an
unusually large number of high school
stars. In fact, the indications are that
a number of last years varsity men
will have hard fight on their hands
to hold their berths.
The Maroons will have the advan-
tage as usual of a strong coaching
staff. W. n. Chadwick, head of the
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-08-25
]. L. WALKER DIED YESTERDAY.
One of Lafayette COunty's Splendid
Citizens Has Passed to His Re-
ward After Short Illness.

Mr.. j. L. Walker, age n years,
died at his home six miles south of
Oxford at o'clock yesterday We'd
nesday) evening, after being in poor
health for the past three months.
He was apparently doing well up to
rive minutes before death struck him
yesterday evening. He died within
five minutes before death struck him
with acute indigestion.
He is survived by widow and
eight children, only one child of the
family having died. The surviving
children are as follows: Mrs. G. w.
Hollowell, Water Valley; Mrs. Willie
Morrow, Vardaman, Miss; Mr.. E. G..
Walker, Water Valley; Mr.. J. w.
Walker, Oxford; Mrs. Zillah Mills,
Chicago; Mrs. S. S. Wells, Burgess;
Mrs. w. W. Knight, Oxford, and Mrs.
Pearl Walker, Oxfrod.
The burial will take place tomorrow
at Church Grove, but the hour has
not been set at this writing.
Mr.. Walker was one of Lafayette
county's most highly respected citi-
zens and prosperous farmer. His
going will mean q great loss to our
citizenship.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-08-25
Of SUPERVISORS
SHOULD TAKE ACTION AND
REDUCE SALARIES Of OFFICERS
The Board of Supervisors Could Prove
Themselves of Great Use to The
People By Reducing
Salaries.

The Board of Supervisors should
awaken themselves to the need of the
people of Lafayette county just at this
time. Our people are greatly OPP
pressed on account of the tight times.
Little or no profits on the products
of the farmer; the closing of the vault
doors of the banks to the farmers;
selling COW hides for 80 cents each
and paying $40 for pair of shoes;
selling cotton at Z or cents per
pound that cost 18 cents to produce,
are just a few things the farmers of
Lafayette county are facing now.
In the face of conditions as they
exist today, when the poor farmer is
struggling for bare existence, when
our people need help most, the Board
of Supervisors, if they would, could
render a great assistance just at this
time to our people by cutting salaries
of every man in the employ Of the
county and by reducing the days they
serve each month. Thousands of dol
lars could be saved the taxpayers of
Lafayette county by the proper ac-
tion of the board. We say proper ac-
tion, because it would be eminently
proper at this time to reduce salaries
of every county official at least 25
per cent, including the salaries of the
board.
Read what the board of Chickasaw
county has done. Then if Chickasaw
can reduce salaries, why cannot La
fayette? We say reduce them at once.
The county is busted and loan is
being sought. This could have all
been avoided had the board acted in
the interest of the people, in saving
the peoples money in other ways as
it pretends to save by refusing to pub
lish the proceedings of the board.
When a member of the board works
one hour day lin SESSION. he should
receive only one hours pay. The time
has come when the peoples money
must be safeguarded from every
angle. All leaks must be stopped.
There is no economy in stopping
leak at one place and making a
greater leak at another, We believe
that we voice the sentiment of every
taxpayer in Lafayette county when
we say that the time for restrench-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-08-25
Oxford Lafayette County Miss Thursday August 25 1921
UNIVERSITY IS
LOOKING GOOD
Rix Hall Annex Nearing Completion
While the Four DormitOries For
Boys Are Being Pushed.

A visit to the University will con-
vince anyone that business is rushing
around the campus along building
lines. Hundreds of carpentres, paint
ers, plasterers, bricklayers and con-
crete men are busily engaged in push
ing the work of building new dormi-
tories for the girls and boys who will
attenr the University.
Three of the boys dormitories are
assuming shape, and the interior
work will be started within the next
few days. The fourth dormitory for
boys is now ready to pour the con-
crete form work for the first floor
These dormitories are all of the
same pattern and are three stories in
height, and absolutely fire proof.
The annex to the Rix Hall, dormi-
tory for girls, has reached its full
height of three stories, while the din
ing room at that building has been
OIl tllC luSIuS tIiC LII
ishing work is being pushed as rapidly
as possible in order to complete the
entire building by the time the ses-
sion opens the middle of September.
The University looks very much
like a small city now, and when all
the buildings are completed it will be
one of the best equipped institutions
of the kind in all the South.
The science building, which will be
the largest of all the buildings, has
not been started yet, but it is believed
that it will be started in time to be
by the time the next 1922
% session opens.
Contractor Blair has a fine organi-
zation of workmen and everything in
with his work is moving
like clockwork.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-08-25
PARENT TEACHERS TO MEET

There will be a meeting of the
: Parent Teachers Association in /,
the High School auditorium on
Friday, September 2, at $3.50 p.
m This being the first meeting
of the school year, it is especially
important that every parents as
well as all friends of the school,
to be present. 1t is planned that
the program and the discussions
at this the first meeting of the
year shall point the way to a more
splendid cooperation between the
taxpayer, the pupil himself, and
in short, all the factors that must
enter into the development of
school that shall serve the highest
interest of the children. The en-
suing school session promises to
open under very favorable aus
: pices, but if the pupils during the
course of the year are to be ex-
pected to do their best work many
little problems touching the lives
of the children must be solved,
and the solution of these prob
lens depends upon just that help
Ffulness that comes from a full and
free discussion by a united group
of parents and teachers.
Remember the date of the meet
ing, Friday, September 2, High
School building, at $3.50 p. m.
Please come yourself and bring
a friend.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-08-25
4. and VI. Announces
Schedule For the Season

department of physical education, wilt
have the general direction of athletics
and will assist with the coaching.
Head Coach Holtcamp will also be as
sisted in the field by Billy Hayes and
c. R. Noble, both of whom have been
closely identified with A. and MS
athletics for a number of years. Coach
Noble has recently returned from the
University of Illinois, where he took
the course in athletic coaching.
The Maroons face an unusually
difficult schedule this coming season,
playing at least five teams that are
ranked as leaders in the S. /. A. A.,
besides taking on a game with the
University of Texas, champions of the
southwest, at Austin, Texas, on Ar
mistice day. One of the first games
to which the team will be pointed is
the Tulane game at New Orleans, on
October %. Another game which will
hold big place on the schedule is
the Tennessee game at Memphis, on
November 5, as this is the first time
that these two elevens have met at
Memphis since 1907.
The fall schedule is as follows:
October Birmingham Southern
College. Campus.
October 8-Ouachita College. Cam
pus.
October 15-Mississippi College.
Place undecided.
October 22 - Tulane University.
New Orleans.
October 29-University of Missis-
sippi. Place undecided.
November 5-University of Tennes-
see. Memphis.
November 11--University of Texas.
Austin.
November 24- University of Ala
bama. Birmingham.
December 3-Louisiana State Uni
versity. Campus.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-08-25
NOTICE SCHOOL PUPILS
SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS

All pupils who wish to take special
examinations for advanced standing
or to secure credit on work previously
failed on, should send to the superin-
tendent Of the public school the fol-
lowing information:
1. Name of the subject on which
examination is desired.
2. Did you fail on the subject! II
so, what year?
3. Give your name.
This information should reach the
office not later than Tuesday, Septem-
ber 6. If you wish to take special
examination, please give the informa-
tion called for above.
P. Z. RATNWATER, supt.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-08-25
MISS CANINE MIZE.

Miss Cannie Mize, age 35, died at
the home of her brother at Tula on
Tuesday about midnight, after being
in bad health for a long time. She
was daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. C. T.
Mize, both of whom preceded her to
the grave. She leaves six brothers,
one of whom is connected with the
light and power plant of this city, and
five sisters.
TIL eremains were inferred at Prov
idence cemetery Wednesday afternoon.
Providence is in Calhoun county, just
across the line of Lafayette.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-08-25

WANTED Orders for cakes. Phone
lsc7.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-08-25
JOE DENNIS, THE HALTER.

Special mention is due Joe Dennis,
at the Old Reliable Cleaning and Dye
ing plant, for the splendid work he is
doing on hats.
Dennis is on the job when it comes
to cleaning and blocking hats. He
makes them look like new, just from
the factory.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-08-25

Warning has been sent out that a
nihilist drive is on in the United
States. If so, we hope they keep
driving until they hit the ocean and
then forget to stop.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-08-25

The "unterrified" Democracy is a
new name for the antis applied by
Col. r. H. Henry. Another name for
them will be appropriate when the
smoke of battle of the present sena-
torial campaign has cleared away.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-08-25

LOST-One gold-filled whole Ever
sharp pencil; has initial sc" on side.
Firde. 30 this office and receive re
ward. aug25p
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-01-08
UNMARRIED BIZ PL0W'S TOUCH
Rolling Plains Scene Of Great Beauty
Before the Advent Of the
Aorieuiturlst.

Seventy years ago Indians were
Indians. aud The plains were the plains
indeed
Those plains stretched ont In limit
less rolling swells Of prairie until they
met the blue sky that OH every hand
bent down 10 touch them In spring
brightly green and spangIed with wild
flowers. by midsummer this prairie
bad grown sere and yellow. ClninpS
Of dark green eottonwoods marked the
courses Of the infrequent streams
for most Of the year the only note of
color nj the landscape. except The brit
liant sky. On The Wide level river
bottoms. sheltered by he enclosing
hills. Inc Indians pitched therseonical
skin lodges and lived their simple
lives If The eamp We're large the
lodges stood in ii wide circle, but II
only few families were together, they
we're scattered along lie stream.
In The spring and early summer the
rivers. swollen ny the melting SHOWS,
we're often deep und rapid. but little
later they shrank 10 few narrow
,rirkles running over bed of sand
and sometimes the water sank wholly
out of sight. George Bird Grinnell.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-01-08
Mixture Of Races In France.

Tie mixture NJ races that have con-
slituted the Frenc0 people If today
haS determined the principal physical
characteristics or "lr people Thus
II has been found Writes the Paris
correspondent &C the Journal If tie
american Medical Association, Thar
liz averuge height fer men is liz
,m G. feet . iucheSl
Tile o',~esS asians Indicate that So 10
per eenf IL The French people have
chestnut hair The hlnn,ls are next
III order. forming only liz. per sent
~ The population Pure black hair
IL found in 1Ss yer cent that Ia.
slightly more freqnsutly han red hair.
which altogether waS found In only
o. per ernt ~ e9tSe>
Pure hlaet hairy rare in France.
Is The rele III eerTain Mediterranean
countries tf0r lnstanee, Iii dpfnite re-
2ions sf Slainl. Very Eight blends
form ih,' majority Of the population o.
northern Europe.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-01-08
Queer Drugs once in use.

Alchemy and medicine. AS II was
practiced III the early part Of the Fiji
ieenth century. had many strange he
liefs. Among them Was Tint a roasted
mouse would cure cannon ball wounds
II II WIS bound tightly 10 the fracture
and Old blood could he made young
again by TRANSMISSION Every Starbeam
MAS thought 10 he Il thread Of light
that ran directly IL The head Of some
living man. and his fate was deter
mined ny Its action II was also he,
lievcd That rock crystal VAS Ice that
had been buried Il thousand years
and that gold w.,s once lead that after
being buried 10 sears changed TO red
arsenic and 20O wears after that was
changed to lin and then TO silver and
last TO gold
A fayorite treatment for govt was
ten of daisy petals and cures We're
many. although the real secret Was in
The faa the physicians put the paliemi
on 4 diet and Il resi- cure went with
the fltMers.