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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-06
INDIANA DAILY TINES, SATURDAY, AUGUST s. 1921.

error This means the operator either
obtained the party called, reported the
line vas busy or that the party did not
answer, or that the call was abandoned
by the caller, with only per cent of
error on the part of the operator or the
company. Mr.. Wampler also said the
general superintendent of traffic reports
that SO per cent of all the calls were an
swered by the operator WITHIN ten sec
onds. In most cases the caller did not
wait more than three to five seconds, he
said. but in only 4 per cent if all the
15,4O0.O00 calls did the caller have to
wait longer than te nseconds.
1--WE feel we have reason to be proud
of this record" said Mr.. Wampler, BE
cause it was made IN the face of dis
couraging handicaps in the way of in
experienced labor. In 1920 we required
an average of 1000 operators. but our
labor turnover in the operating depart
ment was more than 100 per cent We
lost 1888 operators, and employed 400
new ones. OF these 1469 new operators
only 1872 girls had previous experience as
operators, which meant we had to train
the great majority of our operators be-
fore putting them to work. This fact is
mentioned to show that the record of
service already referred to was achieved
with a staff of operators whose average
length Of service is very short. We hope
the public will vouch for good service"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-06

The plea of the Indiana Bell Telephone
Company for an increase in service rates
in Indianapolis and elsewhere IN the
State will be based in part on improved
and satisfactory service, according to
Frank Wampler. general manager Of the
company. Mr.. Wampler said the com
pany is in need of financial relief, just as
it was when it appealed for an increase
several months ago. At that time the
cOmpanys service was attacked as I'M
satisfactory, and the petition was with
drawn. The public service commission
was advised, however, that the company
would appeal again as soon as the COM
pany restored service to the basis of pre-
war efficiency.
We believe our service is up TO its
old standard and compares favorably
with service rendered in any city such
as Indianapolis" said Mr. Wampler, in
answer to a question. The company
still needs financial relief, and we are
confident there can be no objection or
criticism to service. Officials of the com
pany believe its patrons are getting more
than their moneys worth, and we know
that in producing this service at pres
ent rates we are not making bot bends
meet"
The position of tra telephone com
pany became known when a press asso-
citation made public an article showing
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-06

means to me that they are out of the
party" he said. 81 am not disappointed
so long as the majority rules. The ma
jority has said that we want a great
big, good hearted, intelligent man like
Lew Shank"
Representative Henry Abrams said he
has been assured by Mr.. Shank that the
laws will be enforced He repeated the
plea which Republicans generally are
making, for the election of the city ticket
because of the factor such success will
be in the returning of a Republican Sen
ator from Indianapolis and Representa-
tive from the Seventh district to Wash
ington next year.
"If we do not elect Shank, Harding
will be slapped he said.
Judge Walter Pritchard of city court
declared he believes Mr.. Shank will make
the best mayor Indianapolis ever had.
W. S. Henry, negro Shank supporter
Harry Negley, former State Senator: the
Rev. H. D. Carrick, Isidor WuIfson, Leon
Shaw and J. Herbert Hartman, candi-
date for city Judge, also spoke
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-06
Mrs. Debs Denies
Husbands Illness

TERRE HACTE, Ind, Aug. 6-Mrs.
Eugene V. Debs denied report that her
husband is Ill in the Federal penitentiary
at Atlanta, where he is confined as pO-
litical prisoner. The former Socialist
candidate for President has been report
ed seriously i'll.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-06
MOST CALLS
FREE OF ERROR.

Mr.. Wampler said the general superin
tendent of traffic reports that the 10.
100000 calls handled in indianapolis in
June, % per cent were handled without
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-06
Greensburg Company
to Go to Camp Knox

GREENSBURG. Ind. Aug. Com
pany l. Of the National Guard will en-
train early Sunday morning for two
weeks training at Camp Knox. according
to orders which have been received by
Capt. Philip Stapp Of the local company.
The company will leave on n special
train at S 80 Sunday morning and Will
go to Louisville over the Big Four and
B. & o. Railroads. The local con gany
has q personnel of eighty-four men.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-06
TOUR USED
FOR SUPPORT.

Mr.. New said his tour is his means Of
supporting himself He said a tire com
pany supplies him with tires and h
sells photographs OF himself for money
with which to buy food and gasoline.
The photograph, which Mr.. New sells
tells Of the accident In which he lost his
legs and eye. II sets forth that on June
%. 1912. he fell 1.SOO feet from n balloon.
breaking his back in two places. lost his
right eye and in addition both ankles
were crushed making it necessary to am
putate both limbs. 1t also states that
Mr. News mileage July rs was 2s.45O
and that he RS crossed the American
Desert twice.
Mr.. New Ia p years Of age and
says his home is in Mckinney. Texas
He said he covers between 2OO and 800
miles in a days time.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-06

with the ten-day program. On Tuesday
afternoon at 2:3O Mrs f, B. whistler who
has spent sixteen years in India, will
tell some of her experiences and sing
some of the Hindu songs She will be
attired in the native costume. Wednes-
day the Rev. o. H. Mater, who has just
returned from the Orient, viii speak on,
Japan at First Hand" On Thursday
afternoon the Rev. S. L. Antrim Of
India, will speak on his work IN that
country. Sunday Aug. Ii, will be Mis-
SiOnarV Rally" day
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-06
WARSAW QND.)
MAN HELD IN CHI
Accused of Taking Cash and
SaIable Articles.

CHICAGO, Aug. 6.--H. F. Bennett, for
merly head Of the c. H. Shaver agency
in Warsaw, Ind, was arrested today on
complaint of C. E. Porte, general man
ager Of the Shaver agencies.
Rennet Is accused of having left with
$3.50 in cash belonging to the firm and of
having taken with him all the saleable
articles In sight. When found at SAC
North Cass street, he blamed the extrava-
gance of his wife and daughter.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-06
Camp Meeting on
of PentecOst Bands

The Pentecost Bands of the World are
holding their annual international camp
meeting in Salem Park, on West Wash
ington street The gatherings are being
held in a frame tabernacle seating about
3,0O0 The Rev. ]. w. Lee of Chicago is
one of the evangelists who win assist
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-06
METHOD OF
HANDLING MOTOR.

The handling Of the motorcycle Is rel
atively easy, Mt. New explained. He
said he sits in the side car, operates
the starter, gear shifts, gasoline and
spark controls, lights and brake with
his right hand and with his left guides
the machine. In place Of handle bars. a
metal piece, fastened where the handle
bars would be, projecting to the side car
side, holds a metal pipe in place which
extends back 10 the side car seat.
The motorcycle is covered with names
Of cities and towns painted on il and the
only baggage which it carries Is a small
tent, a small travelling bag and two ex-
ira tires.
Since starting on the long tour. Mr
New said he has had but one accident.
he said he was in a hospital at Nogaies,
Texas, seven weeks with a broken collar
and shoulder bones after he lost control
Of his machine and It struck a harbed
wire fence, turning the machine over on
him
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-06
Hail and Wind Cause
Million in Damage

MONTREAL, Aug. 6.-Hail and wind
storms sweeping over wide area east
and southeast Of Regina caused much
damage, estimated today at more than a
million dollars. Grain was moved down
and crops destroyed by ley blasts.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-06
LEGLESS MAN ON
MOTORBIKE MAKES
100000 MILE TRIP
Richard E. NeJO, Victim of
Painful MishGpS, Makes
Visit to Indianapolis.

The arrival OF Richard E. New in In
dlanapolis yesterday marks the compile
ton of more than one fourth Of a 100000
mile tour of the United States which he
is making.
Mr.. New is legless, one eye is sightless
and he guides and operates a motorcycle
by specially made devices while seated
ina side-car attached to the motorcycle.
The 100000 mile tour was started April
Is at Los Angeles. Up to date the motor
cycle has been driven 10000 miles The
trip is made on kind of circuit. Start
ing from Los Angeles, Mr. New winds a
course to New York. from New York to
Seattle, Wash, and then back to Los
Angeles. Mr.. New said he does not take
the same course each time, but visits diff
ferent cities and towns. The visit here
is made on his third course, he said.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-06-30

Continued on page six.)
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-06-30
0. E. Mccain
DROPS DEAD
Was Well and Hearth When He Came
to Oxferd Monday Morning Drops
Dead in Express Office.

o. E. Mccain, age 45, died of heart
failure Monday morning at Ills, in
Express Office here. He had just
finished writing tag for shipping
a dog to Tom Henry, Pyland, Miss,
when he fell. He died within five
minutes after falling. Oscar Kirk
land was the only person in the Ex-
press office besides Mr.. Mccain. Drs.
Culley and Bramlett were summoned
and responded at once. They pro-
nounced his death caused by heart
failure. He is survived by one child,
13 years old Monday, a father and
three brothers, |. t. Mccain and Joe
Mccain, of Oxford and brother in
Texas.
The funeral took place Tuesday
afternoon at Pine Flat, attended by a
number of Masons and people of Ok
ford. He was a Mason.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-06-30
w. |. HARGIS,
H. L. DAVIS,
J. C. ESKRIDGE.
Committee on Program.

hand has guided, sustained, and COM
forted me though it all.
| have an abiding faith in all fair
minded, justic-loving Mississippians
that my work in the future will not be
impeded or circumscribed because,
willingly and even cheerfully in the
sight of God and man, | met the su-
preme test of my fitness for the high
position | hold.
To the scores of friends who attend
ed the hearing and to those who have
sent messages of comfort and good
cheer, tender the profound gratitude
of my family and myself.
| shall continue in the future as in
the past to walk among you, seeking
to do my full part to promote, through
my work as an educator. the welfare
of our great State.
Very respectfully and gratefully
yours,
]. N. POWERS.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-06-30
GOV. RUSSELL OPENS
OFFICE IN GULLPORT.

Jackson, June 26.-Gov. Russell
announces that he has made arrange
ments to temporarily transfer the seat
of government from jackson to Gulf
port. In other words, the governor
his family and entire office force will
90 to the coast for the summer, and
chased by the Governor near the
Beauvoir Soldiers Home. The busi-
ness men of Gulfport have provided
offices for the governor and long dis
tance telephone connections.
The governor proposes to stay on
the coast until October. He states
that he will keep the office open in
the capitol here with competent man
in charge, and that he will make ar
rangements to spend day or two IN
office here about twice in every
month. Parties who may have busi-
ness for immediate attention are
therefore advised to communicate di-
rect with the governors quarters at
Gulfport by mail, phone or wire, after
tomorrow. II the case of charters
however, they should be sent as here
tofore direct to the secretary OF
state, so that the attorney general
can approve them, as the governor
does not act on charters until after
approval of the attorney general
Such papers will be put through as
rapidly as possible by the secretary OF
state. and rushed TO the governor un-
der special delivery postage, and will
he returned here for record.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-06-30
Lafayette Springs

The people of our town listened to
AN excellent sermon Saturday night,
delivered by Rev. Howell of Water
Valley. The service was held in the
Methodist church.
Mrs. S. F. Ayles of Burgess is Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. E. M. Faust,
this week.
Misses Vera Patton and Effie Hat
tox attended the singing at Harricane
Sunday.
Quite a crowd~from Oxford attend
ed service at the Primitive Baptist
church, at this place, Sunday. Elder
W. l.. Smith of Oxford conducted SER
vices.
Miss Mae Threekeld has returned to
her home in Pontotoc, after having
spent several days with her aunt Mrs.
E. p. Sneed
The many friends of Mr.. o. F.
Whitehead who has been ill, are glad
to know that he is improving.
Mr.. James H. Welch, who is at work
in Pontotoc, visited his parents Mr..
and Mrs. B. P. WeIch, recently.
Several families from this place at
tended services at the Christian
church near Toccopola Sunday.
Miss Effie Hattox was the dinner
guest of Miss Vera Patton, Sunday.
Mr.. Raymond Franklin and family
of Charleston will occupy the hotel at
Lafayette Springs at an early date.
We understand that they will be pre-
pared to take boarders. We will be
glad to welcome them back to their
old home
There will be Picnic at this place
on Saturday, July 9th. Quite large
crowd is expected. All are invited
to be present with well filed baskets.
We are planning to have a grand
time.
BOBBY
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-06-30
MILLER GIVES
LIST Of CAR
Shows How Many Automobiles
in Each County of the State
Lafayette Has $40.

Jackson, Miss. June 2S.-Hon. w
]. Miller, the very efficient State Au-
ditor. has compiled list of the auto
mobiles of Mississippi, giving the
number owned in each county. Hinds
county runs about 800 ahead of any
of the other counties, with Coahoma
second beating Harrison county by one
car perhaps a Ford The smallest
number possessed by any county is
Issaauena, which has only 90 tosheI
credit.
This information compiled by Au-
ditor Miller will be read with interest.
The following is the list by counties,
for the first four months:
Adams 644, Alcorn 776, Amite 399,
Attala 594, Benton 17S Bolivar 1747,
Calhoun 384, Carroll $50, Chickasaw
229, Claiborne 269, Clarke 468, Clay
5S9, Coahoma 2027. Copiah 900, Gov
ington 395, DeSoto 731, Forrest 1406,
Franklin 26O, George OPT Greene 407.
Grenada475, Hancock $50, Harrison
2026, Kinds 1858, Holmes 786, Hum
phreys ASP. Issaquena 98, Itawamba
269. Jackson S03, Jasper 265, Jeffer-
son 1856, jefferson Davis 220, Jones
1887, Kemper 260, Lafayette 510'
Lamar 462, Laaderdale 1875, Law
renee 294, Leake 81, Lee 1861, Le-
Lowndes 952, Madison 723. Marion
519, Marshall 677, Monroe 1167,
Montgomery 393, Neshoba 283, New
ton 368, ,Noxubee 525, Oktibbeha-,
Pamela 839, Pearl River 629' Perry
$50, Pike 1160, Pontotoc 401, Prentiss
633, Quitman SIS, Rankin 35S, Scott
3S1, Sharkey 262, Simpson 6S3,
Smith 237. Stone 2e5, Sunflower 1909,
Tallahatchie 1912, Tate 654, Tippah
375, Tishomingo 251, Tunica 638, I'm
ion $50, Walthall 1886, Warren 1889,
Washington 1641, Wayne 273, Web
ster 287, Wilkinson 222, Winston 316,
Yalobusha 562. Yazoo 874. Total
54,114. Total dealers 800. Total
motorcycles 102.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-06-30
FARM BUREAU
TO HAVE PICNIC
Dates and Places Where Farmers Will
Hold Picnic this Month.

AS a committee appointed to ar
range for a series of Farm Bureau
picnics in Lafayette, we hereby an
nounce the following dates and places:
College Hill, Monday, July A.
Free Springs, Tuesday, July 5.
Abbeville, Wednesday, July 6.
Philadelphia, Thursday, July z.
Tula, Friday, July s.
Dallas, Tuesday, July IL.
Paris, Wednesday, July 13.
Taylors, Thursday, July IA.
Union, Friday, July Is.
Orwood, Saturday, July Is.
Burgess, Tuesday, July 10.
We did our best in trying to select
places that would make it convenient
for all the people in the county to
attend these picnics and hear the dis
cussion of the Farm Bureau and we
hope that our selections will be sat-
isfactory. We believe in the Farm
Bureau and would like to see every
good farmer in the county become
member
w. /. HARGIS,
H. l.. DAVIS,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-06-30

by the manual training department of
the college.
University of Mississippi, Oxford,
Miss.
Not having served as a member of
the executive committee of this in
stitution until recently, | am not fa
miliar with its affairs. The disturb
ance that arose last October, by the
existence of Greek letter fraternities,
in violation of the law, was settled
by the withdrawal of the members of
these fraternities. and | am of the
opinion that none exist there now.
The University, like all other colleges,
has been crowded to its utmost.
General Remarks and Recommended
tions.
Finances-Some very startling
figures have recently fallen into my
hands, to which | wish to call your
special attention. One great Univer-
sity has an income from the taxpay-
ers Of s3,075 10000, and with this
immense aount Of money they train
and educate. or have in school 5716
students This | wish to compare
with fifty representative church col
leges of our country. These fifty
church institutions receive combined
income of s2,927814.00 and with this
amount of money to train and educate
1887 students. Statistics show that
the graduates from these institutions
stand as high, and accomplish as much
in the battle of life as do those from
state institutions 1t costs three
times as much for the state to edun-
cate student as it does for one to be
educated in a private institution. This
shows bad management. In the Uni
ted States the public treasures are
spending annually, to about three
hundred and fifty educational institu-
tions, the enormous sum of Sl50,O0o,-
10000, and these less than three hum
dred and fifty institutions enroll less
than one-half of the college students.
The church colleges (called above pri-
vate coleges) receive an annual IN
come altogether of $25,000,0 100000. In
other words, these colleges are doing
more with S25 900, 100000 than state in
stitutions of learning are doing with
six times that amount. | am inform
ed that the contrast would be much
greater if colleges, not under church
control, were taken into consideration
| in the comparison. To my mind,
these comparisons show Woeful
waste of the taxpayers money. There
is certainly cause for this enormous
difference, and to you and me belongs
! the duty to find the cause and apply
the remedy. There is no reason why
tax dollar should not have the same
purchasing power as any other dollar
Work. find that the teachers N
our institutions have very snort houfs'
some Of them as low as eight or ten
hours week. / am of the opinion
that any man or woman who sets him
self or herself up as teacher OUGHT to
be able to do at least twenty hours
work EACH week, and | would recon-
mend to the heads of our institutions
that they require at least this much
actual work from every man or woman
in the faculty.
Dances-I am opposed to the mud
ern system Of dancing, with it's sur
rounding influences, anywhere much
more in educational institutions sup.
I ported by the taxpayers Of Mississippi
Our institutions of learning were es-
(Continued on page Sky
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-06-30

Hard work acts unfavorably on the
body that is bilious or constipated:
producing low spirits, weakness and
loss of energy. Priclsly Ash Bitters
is the remedy that men use as sys-
tenn cleanser and invigorator 1t ere
ates energy, good appetite and cheer
fulness. Price SIPS per bottle. Sold
bv r. R. Chiffon & Co.-Advertisement
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-06-30

Mr.. G. D. Modlin, of Corinth, spent
Sunday in Oxford.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-05-08
DISABLED SOLDIERS
ON COAST TO S0AST
HIKE, ARRIVE HERE

On hike from Flint. Mich. to
Los Angeles, K. C. Brewster and
Ira G. Nay, former service men, ar
rived in Albuquerque yesterday.
They are walking, they say, because
they haven't the money for railroad
fare.
I'VE came into Albuquerque
Monday evening, broke, we are eX-
service men on our way to tho
coast, one for his health. the other
in the hopes Of securing a position"
Brewster said. we came into the
city and were given bed by the
Y. M. c. A, after which we were
directed to the headquarters of the
Disabled Soldiers'Bleague, where we
found q hearty welcome and best
of all, something to eat.
1--WE want to thank these men for
their help and encourage ment. We
have no complaint to make, and we
have the Courage to fight our own
battles when we get to our deStina-
ton, but it certainly is an enCOur-
agement to meet up with some of
our old buddics ana to get lift
when a lift is most needed.
In our trip across the country
we have never appealed in vain to
the Disabled Soldiers league. We
expect to soon be on our feet and
to be able to more fittingly thank
our comrades for their encourage
ment and help"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-05-08
L FEBER WILL
NOT HEAD GROUP
To PUSH RECALL
Old Town Contractor Not to
Lead Campaign to Gust
Three Members of City
Commission.

Charles Le Fcber, whose selcc-
ton as head of Peoples Com
mittee" for the recall of Commits
sioners Walter NJ. Connell. j. r.
Mclaughlin and J. NJ, Reynolds
was recently reported, was asked
yesterday by the Journal as to the
correctness of the report, Mr.. lie
Febcr made the following state
ment:
In n recent issue of the Albu-
qucrque Evening Herald state
mcnt was made that | was mana
ger of the campaign for the recall
of the commissioners.
1T is my desire at this time to
take the opportunity of expressing
my sentiments as favorable to the
discharged firemen, but not as
their campaign manager
No one has yet been selected as
chairman of the campaign COM
mittcc supporting tho recall.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-05-08
OFFICERS OF CATTLE
GROWERS ASSOCIATION
TO MEET ON JUNE 20

Executive board members Of the
New Mexico Cattle ana Horse
Growers association will hold their
ext regular meeting at Magdalena
June 20. AS number of important
questions have come up for settle
pent since the annual convention
held here last month, it is expected
that q large majority of the board
members will attend the meeting.
Meetings of the executive board
are held in various cities of the
state during each year in order that
the members may familiari2e Them
selves with the local questions con-
fronting the cattle growers of each
section Of the state.
Considerable interest has been
shown within the last few weeks re-
garding the activity of the associa-
ton in providing cattle inspectors
after the custom of the Texas cat
tie Growers association. The New
Mexico association has never at
tempted to furnish cattle inspectors
as this field is we'll covered by the
state cattle sanitary board, with
which the ASSOCIATION ia in the
closest cooperation.
AS many members of the assocla-
ton have the idea that the organI-
cation is actively interested in tn"
department, great pains
will be taken, following the June 20
board meeting to impress upon the
stockmen that the association has
to do actively with in
speCtors and simply co-Operates
with the sanitary board.