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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-15
STEEL PRICES FALLING.

l A couple of months ago the United States
Steel Corporation after repeated declarations
that it had no intention of lowering its prices,
announced a considerable list of reductions.
That shook down prices pretty generally
throughout the industry, but on a somewhat
moderate scale. Disinterested economists figured
that steel would require still more d%efation.
A few days ago the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany, biggest of the Independents" came
across with a cut of about 10 per cent. in many
important products. Other Independents and
the big corporation itself promptly followed
suit.
The cuts are necessary if the industry Is to
continue operating at all. Hardly anybody in
it is making any money, because plants are
operating at so small a fractional part of their
capacity, while overhead goes on just the same.
There is a general feeling that it is far better
to produce more at smaller profit than to pro-
duce less at larger proft-with that ravenous
overhead expense eating up the paper profit
Lower prices always stimulate production.
When they go low enough the cold furnaces
will be fired up and the idle wheels will be
turning again. The reductions already made
are reflected by optimistic jumps in the price
of steel stocks.
There may be an old-Hasnloned price war;
with prices cut below the limit of possible profit
for a while in order to bring about the desired
demand. The public would welcome such a
war. Steel is fundamental. Cheap steel would
serve to stimulate many other industries. 1t
might be the determining factor in a new
revival of prosperity. The industry as a whole
has made enough money in the last few years
so that it could afford to lose some for such a
purpose. Eventually, the loss would be more
than wiped out by new profits.
Well, those conservative souls who didn't
want too quick a readjustmnt of business con-
ditions are getting their hearts desire.
Isn't it about time for somebody to print
another inside revelation of what happened at
the peace conference?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-15

Well. those conservative souls who didn't
want too quick a readjustmnt of business con-
ditions are getting their hearts desire.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-15
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

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any question by writing The Perth
Amboy Evening News Information
Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin. Director,
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troubles. nor to undertake exhaus-
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Give full name and address and en-
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postage. ALI replies are sent direct
to he inquirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-15
LEADERS
BY DIR. w. e. BARTON

great leaders. who have both
righteousness and courage.
|, The test of a republic Is not its
power to resist foreign invasion, else
had Lafayette been the first PRESS
dent of France; and America and
France would have had inc more tie
to bind them.
AS it is, they both have at least
" solemn lesson, applicable to
both.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-15

Isn't it about time for somebody TO print
another inside revelation of what happened at
the peace conference?
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-12-08

Der and name of street, and the
Form" address should be in the up
per left-hand corner so that the mail
will be returned to you in case it is
not delivered. Do not abbreviate
names of States, because so many
look alike when abbreviated.
Put the proper amount of postage
on your letters and wrap the parcels
carefully. Avoid fancy writing,
which causes post-office clerks and
letter carriers to stop and study, and
thus lose time. Make the address
plain and easily read, and always
use pen and ink or typewriter and
! light-colored envelopes, so as to save
the eyes of the post-office clerks. Do
not use envelopes of unusual size.
The little ones that are so frequently
used for cards and notes at Christ
mas and other holiday times cause an
untold amount of trouble and labor, as
they will not fit our canceling ma
chimes and must therefore be Cancelled
by hand. Because of their size and
tendency to slip out of a package,
these small envelopes are more likely
to be overlooked or lost.
Mail your tiers and packages
early in the day, because this avoids
ovarloadino and delavinp mail at the
end of the day.
Your local postmaster and your
teachers will tell you more about the
Postal Service.
! Do these things, and you will win
the grateful appreciation of the peo-
pie in your post Office and especially
of your Postmaster General,
WILL HAYS.
! p. S.-Don't forget to mail Christ
mas packages THIS WEEK.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-12-08
Call For Mass Meeting
November 26th, 1921.
TO THE PUBLIC:

There is hardly day that not asked by tax
payer of tn County what be done to relieve us from
the heavy burdens of taxation. My has always
been Nothing will be done in the way OF reducing
and relieving burdens until tn people throughout
the State of Mississippi arise in and demand it. The
office holders and the saared class not interested in re-
ducing taxes because that reduction of salaries
The people, who bear the burdens must assert themselves
before relief will come.
There was time in Mississippi when complained
bitterly of carpebag rule and the heavy burdens inn
posed Today the burdens greater than suffered
then fact when consider the present Federal State
County and municipal tax PRECEDENT be found for It,
other portions of Mississippi the people are being
aroused and protesting against present conditions and
demanding relief If the people be aroused and the
sentiment for re4renchmen grows stroig enough we VIII
get relief; not otherwise.
In this movement, expecting criticism and oppo
ston from the salared classes know that will be called
all sorts of ugly Nevertheless believe this hght
should be made and that the coming Legislature should be
given TO understand that will not patiently carry our
burdens any longer For that have assumed the
responsibility of calling meeting of ali the taxpayers
of LAFAYETTE County to assemble at in Ok
ford on Monday December 12th eleven o'clock A. NJ to
consider ways and of presenting demands for
reduction in public expenditures and relief from burden
some taxation
Let everyone interested attend this meeting. Some
startling revelations will be given you that occasion Do
not refuse to cooperate in this movement and then curse
about the amount of which you having to pay
Come out and let if we cannot plan some relief we
want the female well the male to attend
this meeting Yours respectfully,
(Dec 49, JAS SIONE-
Advertisement
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-12-08
The Eagle-S2 a year.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that a special
election will be held on the 31st day
of December, 1921, at Cambridge vot-
ing place in the Cambridge Separate
Road District, in Supervisors Dis
trict No. 2, Lafayette County, Mis-
sissippi, for the purpose of submitting
to the qualified electaors OF said Road
District as the same is hereinafter
described, for ratification or rejection,
the proposal of the Board of Super
visors of Lafayette County, Mlsslsslp-
ri, adopted at the November 1871
term thereof, to issue and sell the
bonds of the said Road District in the
maximum sum not to exceed Eight
Thousand Dollars (SS,000.0O), for the
purpose of constructing and maintain
ing one or more highways in said Dis
trict for the convenience of the travel
ing public.
The said Cambridge Separate Road
District comprises and is made up OF
the following described land and ter
ritory, to-wit: Sections %. %. "a, 25,
&c, 81, IS, SO, all in Township z,
Range 2, west; also the north half of
Section 1, the north half of Section 2.
also the north half of the southwest
/
quarter of Section 2. all in Township g.,
Range 2. west; also Sections 10, 20, q,
%, 90, 81, %, 80, 30: 81: the north
half OF section 80. the north half of
Section 33. and Section 81. all in Town
ship Z. Range l, west; also the north
half of the north half of Section 6,
Township 8, Range 1, west; all of the
above described land lying and being
in the County of Lafayette in the State
of Mississippi.
Witness the signatures of the Elec-
tion Commissioners of Lafayette
County, Mississippi. this 18th day of
December. 1921.
D. T. MITCHELL,
A. M. HALL.
J. M. JOHNSON.
Election Commissioners.
Dec 215-22-2o
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-12-08
The Eagle-S2 a year,

bunting to 100000 having been paid
off this year out Of earnings.
The present management, which is
responsible for the remarkable
growth and successful operation OF
the company will continue and will al
SO be interested through the owner
ship of a substantial amount of the
stock of the company.
The business has been proftably
conducted since it's organization in
1916; profits for 1920 being $915,92l
before Federal Taxes. For the first
ten months of this year the profits
were $577,806 be fore Federal Taxes,
which is at the rate of $693,667 per
year, or over s3.46 per share at the
present market. It is understood that
the gross sales Of the company For the
months of October and November
have been very large, being in excess
Of over 100000.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-12-08
A GREAT ENTERPRISE

Common stock of International
3prietaries, Inc, which was listed
the New York curb November %,
Il been actively traded in since that
e, and shows a rise of from 3 to 4
Ants, recent sales having been made
I'm $1A to $16.50 share.
International Proprietaries, Inc,
headquarters in Atlanat, Ga. is
= distributing company for Tanlac
D. other nationally advertised pro-
Aetars preparations. 1t is one of
3 largest concerns of its kind in the
Id. with annual sales in excess of
10, 600.
Company is capitalized with
700 shares of common stock, of no
value. with no funded deot and no
oilities. except unaudited vouchers
3 current months.
The cash position of the company
very strong, current assets being
proximately 100000. All Of the
ferred stock Of the company am
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-12-08
Page Five.

Of Oxford's people would do as Mr..
Black has done, this town would soon
have different appearance.
Mrs. C. d. Brown, of Water Valley,
was the guest of Miss Kate Skipwith,
Wednesday.
DR.. Fred Wright, of Brookhaven,
spent few days recently with rel
atives.
Miss Eugenia Trigg entertained the
Twentieth Century Club recently.
Mrs. Spikes Lester, of Pine Valley
was the guest of her brother, Mr.. Al
vim Hipps this week.
Charlie Lowe and his recently &C
quired family" are back at school,
this week.
Jimmy Brown appeared in new
dress Monday.
Prof. Buzbee is suffering with
big break in his little toe.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-12-08
PERSONAL AND LOCAL

State Revenue Officer Daily, of
Jackson spent a few days in Oxford
at the home of Elder w. l.. Smith.
Mrs. Harry Turner, of Holly
Springs, spent Sunday in Oxford.
Miss Willie Langston and Mrs.
Elmo Thomas were visitors to Ok
fore, friends the past week.
Miss Elma Meek entertained the
Womans Book Club Tuesday after
noon.
Miss Irene Crouch has returned
to Memphis after spending several
weeks with her grandparents Mr..
and Mrs. Crouch and her aunt Mrs.
Ira Purvis.
Mr.. Fred Word and Mrs. Billie
Goodwin were united in marriage
Sunday afternoon.
Messrs. Walter Harris and John
Moorefeld, of Memphis, are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett
Harris.
Mrs. w. G. Thompson, of Holly
Springs, spent Wednesday with Mrs.
G w. Whitehead.
Mrs. E. McNarron and son, of
Birmingham, were guests of Mrs.
Duff Ragland recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. C. Black have
moved into their new home on East
Third North street. Mr. Black pur-
chased lot from Mr.. Hugh Wiley
and built nice little home. If more
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-12-08
MAIL PACKAGES
This WEEK

Realizing the great task before hin
! Realizing tn egreat task before him
Postmaster General Will H Hays has
prepared the following message with
the request that same be read tc
school children by the postmasters
throughout the United States. Mon
day morning Mr.. II. A. Moore COM
piled with the request of his superior
officer when he appeared at the Ok
ford school building and read aloud
the Postmaster Generals message to
the boys and girls of the Oxford
school.
The message follows:
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-12-08


To the Boys and Girls of the United
States:
Christmas is almost here.
/ Your great Post Office Department
has big job ahead and needs your
help.
Think what it means to be Santa
Claus to our loo, 100000 people and to
deliver Christmas parcels to every
family in this great country within
the short space Of few days and
without disappointment.
1t can be done, and we're going to
do it if we may have your help. l
want to enlist the active assistance
of every boy and girl in the schools
Of our country in getting parcels
mailed THIS WEEK to relieve the
rush that comes directly before
Christmas.
Will you go home to-day and take
this message to your parents and
| friends:
"Our postmaster has asked us to
mail our Christmas parcels THIS
! WEEK, for, unless we do, Uncle
Sans load may be so heavy the last
few days before Christmas that he
won't be able to deliver all the pres
ents by Christmas eve."
The parcels must be we'll wrapped
and tied and addressed plainly in
order that they may arrive in good
condition with their Christmas APP
pearance unspoiled. You can put on
your packages, "Do not open until
Christmas"
And, there must be a number on
your house and a mail receptacle, too,
for, if there isn't Santa Claus's
messenger, your letter carrier, may
not be able to find the house where
the present belongs.
There are some other things, too,
in which you can all assist in improv-
ing the mail service and in saving
our great Government millions of
dollars year that is now wasted
because of our NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and mine.
Every day that you drop a letter
in the mail box 100000 other let
ters are already pushing and jam
ming through the postal machinery.
One letter day for each family of five
persons in the United States is given
to Uncle Sam to deliver.
When you send a parcel to the post
office for mailing any day there are
about 100000 other parcels ahead of
yours passing through the postal hop
per. This is in ordinary days; at
Christmas time it is multiplied many
times.
One family in about every ten puts
a badly addressed letter in the mail
every day. This mixes up over 1000,
900 half addressed letters with the
100000 fully addressed letters
That means that the fully addressed
letters must wait on the slow moving,
poorly addressed letters just like the
larger boys and girls are delayed by
a bunch of "bad kids" tagging along.
You boys and girls can help the
Postal Service and save your father
some money, because he has to help
pay the cost of searching addresses on
letters and parcels sent out by this
one careless thoughtless family in
every ten.
First find out if your family is the
careless one, then bear in mind that
your letters must be handled by skill
ed mail distributors standing in post
Offices and on swaying postal cars of
mile-a-minute mail trains, often
under poor light.
The address on every letter, card
or package must be correct, complete
and legible, including the house num-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-12-08
CLEANUP SQUAD
TO VISIT OXFORD
DECEMBER 10
CONTINUED from Page One.)

compensation, the Squads will assist
them in filing this claim. If the claim
ant is suffering from disease or dis
liability and is in need of hospital
treatment, if he has not already filed
a claim for compensation he will be
permitted to do so and transportation
will be issued to him so that he may
go to the nearest hospital for treat
ment.
! Squad No. will be in Batesville
Dec. 8; Oxford, Dec. 10; Coffeeville,
Dec. IL; Pittsboro, Dec. 10; Grenada.
Dec. ID; Winona, Dec. Is; Carrolton,
Dec. 49,; Lexington, Dec. II.
All men who meet the Cleanup
Squads should be informed to bring
their discharges, if married their
marriage license and if they have
children, copies of birth records.
When the Cleanup Squad reaches
Oxford on Dec. 10, to get action on
the claims of veterans of the World
War, its biggest problem will be to
get in touch with every ex-service
man in this territory, who has right
| to governmental compensation.
The Squad is composed of experts
| from the various government bureaus,
! the Red Cross and the American Lee
gion. They are familiar in every de-
tail with the workings of the War
Risk Insurance Act, and various
features of the different plans of hos
pital treatment, medical care and re-
Mobilization work in general. AS soon
as they establish personal touch with
the veterans, they are to put ma
chinery in motion at once to get for
them what is coming to them from the
government. In this work they have
every assurance of whole-hearted CO.
operation by the authorities in Wash
ington.
The plan of campaign of the Squad
contemplates the avoidance of lengthy
correspondence and annoying, time
killing red tape, by getting at first
hand all information as to each in
dividual veterans case and the ma
chinery is well oiled to get results
once it is put in motion.
| However, the greatest problem that
confronts the workers is the estab-
lishment of personal contact with the
men they would serve. Many of the
veterans, in lots of cases, those most
deserving of governmental aid, are
illiterates. They don't understand
even the meaning of compensation, .
Rehabilitation" and Vocational train
ing" Many are located in isolated
! districts where a newspaper is rarely
seen.
! These men would be tremendously
anxious to get the benefits of the aid
that the government is glad to give
if they knew that the Squad is right
at their doors to get it for them.
! For this reason, the members of
the Squad ask that everyone who
knows of an ex-service man who may
be entitled to aid, get in touch with
him and inform him as to when and
where the Squad will be, and as to
what the Squad is anxious to do for
him. Squad headquarters will be glad
! to receive any information as to any
veteran and will use every energy to
! get in touch with him during its stay
in Oxford.
| 1t is necessary for every veteran to
bring along his discharge.
In addition to local cases, the Squad
will take up the AFFAIRS and claims OF
veterans of Lafayette county.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-12-08
NOTICE.
The State of Mississippi, Lafayette

The State of Mississippi, Lafayette
County.
The undersigned Clerk of the Board
Of Supervisors of said county. will
receive sealed bids up until IL
o'clock Noon, Tuesday, January 3rd
1922, for the draggin of all the bond
issue roads in the Lafayette Springs
Road District, the Yoccona Road Dis
trict No. 1, and Yoccona Road District
No. 2, according to specifications now
on file in the Chancery clerks office
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
This December 7. 1921.
w. M. WOODWARD, Clerk.
Dec. 9-16-23.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-12-08

Sand whatsoever We do, do it heartily,
as the Lord, and not unto men;
knowing that of the Lord ye shall
receive the reward of the inheritance;
for We serve the Lord Christ. "-Coi.
% "a.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-12-08
FOR SALE AT BARGAIN-One Is

FOR SALE AT BARGAIN-One 16
months, registered heifer, bred to
registered bull, due to freshen in
March; One bull calf, registered, 3
months old, dame of these is four
gallon COW, 5.5 per cent butter fat.
D. H. Bishop, University. Dec. 1915.
ONE CENT PER WORD but no ad-
vertisement viii lbe accepted for less
than 25c. Classified ads are payable
in advance in all cases.
WANTED Salesman with car. Call
on dealers with guaranteed cord and
fabric tires. Salary and expenses;
also extra commission. Crescent Tire
and Rubber Company, Plymouth, Indi-
ana"
LAND FOR RENT have some good
land orent 1-2 miles norttl of Ok
ford rwould rent whole place includ-
ing cows, separator and hogs on
shares as well equipped for raising
hogs. F. G. Galloway.
FOR DarkCornish games,
young stock for sale. Peanuts, white
Spanish, s1.00 per bushel Molasses
in buckets, fifty cents. Phone 1908.
WANTED-Man with car to sell low
priced Graham Tires. $4,000 per
week and commissions. Graham Tire
Co., 1878 Boulevard, Benton Harbor,
Mich. 8-lt-p.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-12-08
CIRCLE MEETS TODAY.

Mesdames Wilds and G. w. Price are
hostess to the Second North Street
unite Francis Leavell Circle of the
Baptist church at tn ehome of Mrs.
Price.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-12-08

Rub My-Tism, antiseptic and pain
killer, for infected sores, letter,
sprains, neualgia, rheumatism. Ad-
vertisement.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-12-08

Never vere the fields so white unto
harvest. Never were men so ready
tn near. Anxious hearts all around
YOU ere waiting to hear the news that
"Jesas saves" Won't you carry 1t
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-12-08

We guarantee $4,000 per week full
time or 75c an hour spare time selling
guaranteed Hosiery. Agents max
ing $500 to $125.00 a week. Good
hosiery is an absolute necessity, you
can sell it easily. Our fall line ready
at pre- war prices.-Eagle Hosiery
Mills, Darby, Pa, Dec. 1-10t.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-12-08

FOR SALE-A good new house, from
A to 5 acres of land, good improve
ments and plenty of fruit, situated at
College Hill, Miss, across from A. H.
S. Write M. D. Baker, Parkin, Ark,
or see E. H. Show, College Hill. Dec.
1, ct.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-12-08
CHRISTMAS MESSAGE.

Office of the Postmaster General
Washington, November %, 1921.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-12-08
CLASSIFIED

u. S. l.. BATTERY STATION--Old
Batteries made new. Dead cells over
hauled making your battery good.
Saves buying new battery. Batteries
recharged. Give us trial. Quick
service. Battery Service Station,
Holly Springs, Miss. Nov. 18-tf.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-12-08

coat. Owner can have
same by calling at this Office and de-
scribing coat and paying for this adj
vertisement.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-12-08

FOR SALE-An organ, when it was
bought cost about $125.00. This must
cal instrument has been well kept.
Will sell it at real bargain. Apply
q: Eagle office,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-12-08

POSTED-All my land is posted
against hunting or otherwise tres
passing. NJ. Price. Dec. 1-4t.p.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-12-08

POSTED-My land west of Oxford,
posted against hunting day or night,
or trespass in any form. Mrs. S. M.
Smith. Nov. 17-4tp.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-12-08

FOR SALE-I have $50 acres of land
for sale. Good house, good barn and
plenty of water. Eight miles east
Oxford. w. L. Kimmons, Oxford,
Miss. Dec. 1. At. D.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-12-08

POSTED-All of section A east of /.
c. railroad except 20 acres known as
the Brick yard; AGA acres in section a
east of l. C. railroad, joining College
Hill switch; 100 acres west of l. C.
railroad in section A belonging to
Nath Cradles; 1922 acres joining
section a on west, owned by F. G.
Galloway; 100 acres joining section a
on the south, owned by Emmett E.
Joiner; 1,100 acres joining section 4
on the north, known as the Thompson
farm. The above described lands are
Posted against hunting, trespassing
or grass burning.
VIII sell any or all of above said
land from ten dollars and upwards
rer acre. A. F. Galloway. Nov. "a
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