davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-02-16
SCHOOLS THE
TEST Of COM
MUN|TY LIFE
Portion of a Chapter i'll McVey's The
Making of a Town Sets Forth the
Fundamental Importance to
Community of Coed Schools.

The test of the intellectual and
moral conditions existing III COM
munity will always be found in the
schools that are maintained. This
is especially true, because through the
schools the continuity of institutions
and race experiences are handed on
from generation to generation. In
the days of the, simple community the
function of transmitting racial ideas
was performed through personal con-
tact and intercourse, and by the shar-
ing of young and old i'll common ac-
tivities. But as life has grown more
complex, the difficulty of impresslng
upon each new generation the impor-
tant phase of life has materially in
creased, so that the school must be
called on to assist in accomplishing
this end. The statement, then, at the
beginning of the paragraph, that the
intellectual and moral conditions OF
the community are measured by the
school, is not trite statement used
to arouse interest, but one full OF deep
meanings in which are involved the
future of the community.
1t may be put down that there are
several reasons for maintenance OF
the school in any community. The
first of these is the naecessity Of ac-
quiring the tools of learning found IN
writing, arithmetic, the use of Ian
guage, the picturing of ideas and the
like, and in addition the establishment
of the power of enjoyment OF a "a
tional character through the opening
of the treasure houses of science,
literature, and the arts to the young
mind. The state would not be salts
fed with these personal acquisitions,
if it did not hope that through the
school there would take place an en-
downing of the individual with power
to serve and an ability to maintain
and uphold racial ideals and institu-
tions by constantly renewing them
through the child. Put broadly, then,
the school is not only means OF de-
veloping the Individual child, but,
from the community point of view, il
is safeguard against deterioration.
The important problem associated
with the. development of the school
system are to be found in four fac
tors: first, the building and its loca-
ton; second, its equipment; third, the
training of the pupil and the deternl-
ination of the courses of study; and,
fourth, the teacher. It will be the
purpose of this chapter to consider
each Of these factors in order.
The choice Of the location Of the
school grounds is too often determined
by political or personal considerations.
.sNothing is too good for the school,
should be the slogan Of the village or
town, and on account Of that attitude
well-turned piece Of ground, Ger
trally located, and facing southeast,
should be selected as the place for
building. AS to the size Of the
grounds, the city block too often
furnishes the criterion for TIE detern-
nation Of the area which school
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-02-16

"One man of you shall chase a
thousand; for the Lord your God, He
it is that fighteth for you, as He hath
promised YOU" Josh. 23:10,
1t is a great thing to fight. 1t is
a greater thing to fight for God. But
the greatest thing of all is to fight
with God. Good old Abraham Lincoln,
at crisis of the Civil War, put it COR
rectly. When a statesman said to
him, II hope God is on our side"
he replied, "That does not concern me;
but j am profoundly anxious to make
sure that we are on Gods side"
In such circumstances, you can go on
to the field in full display and blow
your trumpets in complete abandon
ment, for, being with God, he will be
with you and will fight for you. And
when God fights, he wins!
Who with clear conscience and
without fear can look the world in the
face and say with Paul" Be We fol-
lowers of me, even as / also follow
Christi I Cor. Ill.
Brother B. G. Mitchell, pastor of the
South Street Church has the tender
and prayerful sympathy of the entire
community in the separation from his
lovely wife who went home to glory
Saturday last.
Mrs. J. d. Van Valkenburg, national
organizer Of the Womans Temperance
Union was in the city last week and
gave interesting addresses at the
Court House and the High School. On
Wednesday night at the Presbyterian
Church she organized local union
with Mrs. F. B. Patton, president:
Mrs. A. F. Galloway, LIST vice pres
ident; Mrs. E. N. Lowe, End vice pres
ident; Mrs. r. H. McElroy, 3rd vice
Mrs. Minnie Carter, secse-
tary: Mrs. Hattie Hunter, treasurer.
Program committee: Mrs. +. MI
T.ipscomb, Mrs. ,. N. lowe, Miss AL /
sxander. This Onion meets the 1st
Wednesday afternoon in each month !
II 8 o'clock, in the annex 81 the Isl
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-02-16
;sessed valuation of prop

Assessed valuation of prop
erty of city. 81, 40O,Ooo
Per cent of valuation legal
for bonded Indebtedness
Is per cent.
Legal limit for bonded in
debtedness based on pres
emit valuation 100000
Present bonded indebted
ness 10000
Amount of bonds desired
for new high school build
ing aud equipment ..... 10000
Amount of bonds that it
would be legal for city to
float 10000
Raise in levy because of new
building and equipment
3 1-2 mills.
Cost per year per $1,000 of
assessed valuation due to
new high school building
and equipment .......... $50
What Proposed 100000 Bond Issue
Will Buy
New high school building
proper ........ $4,000
Furniture and equipment. S. 1000
Site and grading of site. ~. 5000
Repair to present building. 5000
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-02-16
church Notes and commev
Mrs. A. F. Galloway

Presbyterian Church, and all
of different churches and q
who are interested in putt
forever out of our country
to cooperate and lend their
to these meetings. /
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-02-16

forever out of our country
to cooperate and lend thei
to these meetings.
The intermediate League
Valentine social in the an
Methodist Church Saturda
The Junior League was roy
tanned at the same hour il
of Mrs. Marvin Dooley. ";
corations and refreshmer
beauty to the occasion
Under the auspices of tt
Christian Temperance Uni
churches of the town will
gether at the First Fl
Church Sunday night at III
vice concentrating th@
birthday of Frances E. Wiz
er of this great movemeE
the speakers on the nrd
The Bible has been
Charta of the poor and of
ed. Down to modern tin
has had a constitution in '
terests of the people ard
taken into account. in whid
SO much more than the Il
rulers are insisted upo,
drawn up for Israel in |
and in Leviticus; nowhei&
damental truth that the VI
state in the long run depe
righteousness of the
strongly laid down.
the most democratic book
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-02-16

Zone man Of you shall chase a
thousand; for the Lord your God, He
it is that fighteth for you, as He hath
promised YOU" Josh. 23:10,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-10-27

clock cost $1.26 laid down in the
home of the free.
Linen towels which were landed
at $20.52 a dozen were handed
out to the consumer by James Me
Cutcheon of Fifth avenue and
thirty-fourth street, New York, at
trifiing $65 per dozen.
Mays is supposed to be medium
price department store. of Gotham.
Yet curling iron landed at New
York for 1874 sold there for $1.39,
small profit of 1912 per cent.
Gimbel Brothers sold amber beads
for $3.50. They cost inGermany
62 cents, and the duty was IL cents.
Macy's got $134 for china din
ner set of 100 pieces that was
brought from Germany at a total
cost, duty and all, of $3.50.
B. Altman & Company, New
York, do a large mail order bust
ness. Maybe some of their custom
ers would be interested in pearl
necklaces. The government men
bought one from Altman's for $3.50
1t cost $12.25 in France, and the
duty and freight brought the en-
tire original cost up to $18.2s
says the report. A picture of the
necklace and sales slip receipted for
$3.50 are shown.
The best way to stop this sort
of robbery is to buy goods made
in the United States, and keep the
American workers employed at good
wages.-St. Cloud Journal Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-10-27

things. One, that the present tax
isn't any more than the old personal
property tax would be on the car
assuming that the valuation of the
car is honestly given to the assessor.
Two, the actual saving to the car
owner as a result of the good road
program considerably more than
pays the entire tax anyway. These
two facts constitute the case, why
should anyone kick on his automo-
bile tax?
The Minnesota good road program
is one of the best things ever under
taken in the state. Although the
road program has been under way
less than two years, nevertheless
thousands of miles of roads have
been graded and graveled and 359
miles of road are paved. This is 8
larger mileage of permanent roads
than had been constructed in Min
nesota in the previous SO years OF
the states developments and the
cost, taking everything into &C
count, is comparatively less thar
the cost under the old system
which spent lot of money and die
not accomplish good roads as a re
sult.-Brainerd Journal Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-10-27
ng carried out in a renublic.

ing carried out in a republic.
We have only begun this battle.
We are right and right always pre-
walls in America.
At our national convention the
adjusted compensation Legislature
will be endorsed more strongly than
eyer. The American Legion is
more unanimous and stronger in its
conviction of the justice of this
legislation than ever before. You
will be interested to know that
even in this year of financial de-
preston and industrial troubles our
membership has increased. Nearly
half the states of the union have
more members now than at the end
of last year.
am writing you that you may
knew that we are grateful for all
your endeavors in our behalf. We
shall not forget, and we shall win
this fight.
Yours very sincerely,
HANFORD MACNIDER
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-10-27
BUY ONLY AMERICAN GOODS.

The importers and the jobbers
who get their coin by bringing into
this country goods made in other
countries and selling them to
Americans, are just now busy in
sending out propaganda telling how
the present tariff law will increase
the cost of living.
For the most part this is just a
smoke screen to cover up their own
looting of the public An official
investigation made under the direc-
ton of the finance committee of the
senate by the United States treas
ury gave startling proof of this.
The importers were strenuous for
foreign valuation, which would be
to their advantage.
Here are a few illustrations of
just how the tariff affects prices
and how profits are given robber
boost:
Listen to these official figures on
ladies' long kid gloves:
Value in Germany, per pair--79 " c
Transportation, insurance, etc. 3 1a c
Landed cost in the United
RETAIL PRICE IN THE q
UNITED STATES 6.9G
Percentage of retail price te
landed cost, 447 per cent.
These gloves were purchased from
Rothchild and Company, Chicago
June IL, 1922 says the report.
The landed cost on English brian
pipes was $6.58, the retail price $25
The first cost of an electric fiat.
iron made in Germany was SO cents
the landed cost in America 7e
cents, and the retail price $3.50.
A silk nightgown which cost
$21.69 laid down sold for a mere 500
in the store of A. N Saab, Is Wesl
fifty-seventh Street. New York.
Schwartz Brothers, 1854 Broad
way, New York, charged the gov
eminent investigators $68 cold fol
a small statue that was made ir
Germany for $608 with duty of 81
cents.
And here's a peach: The tariff
slueths picked up German cuckoo
clock in the store of Peter Korn &
Sons, New York, for $22. Thu
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-10-27
MAcNIDER THANKS KELLOGG

The following letter from Han
ford MacNider, National Command
err of the American Legion, has just
been received by Senator Kellogg
expressing the Legion's gratitude
for his vote in favor of the soldiers
bonus and approving of his stand
for the right:
Hon. Frank B. Kellogg.
st. Paul, Mimi.
My dear Senator Kellogg:
The service men and women are
deeply grateful for the way you
have stood by US, fought for US,
and in the face of a great well fin.
anced attack, by what we cannot
help but feel to be sordid and selfish
opposition, refused to desert your
convictions for the right. Those
whom you represent appreciate your
high stand.
The nation is behind US all in this
fight and no one can continue to pre-.
vent the peoples wishes from be.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-10-27

In another column will be found
en- editorial mention from the Hlb-
king Daily News relating to the
candidacy of U. S. Grant McMahan
for county commissioner of this
Fourth District. Claude Atkinson
usually knows what he is talking
about and he recognizes worth and
ability In addition to the state
ments made by the News we will
state that Grant McMahan is the
best commissioner in st. Louis
County and his work on the board
is recognized as the cleanest kind of
business. This District is receiving
seyvice and it would be sheer folly
toS change the commissioner simply
because "McMahan has been there
long enough" A good business
man does not change capable en-
ploSes on no such flimsy excuse and
il we Judge the voters rightly they
will return McMahan to the posi-
ton he now holds with large
majority. A commissioner of a
county like this is altogether too
important a place to be banded
about at the will of every Tom,
Dicks or Harry who is looking for a
job for himself or a bunch of his
verya particular friends. Ely and
vicinity should tie to McMahan solid
ly and there should not be single
vote cast against him. Let's do it
for our home town by re-electing
Grant. McMahan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-10-27

The state highway department has
issued$ bulletin giving some fig
ures Showing the actual saving to
car drivers of good roads.
TheShepartment has been conduct
ing some tests and it finds that a
car making Is miles on a gallon of
gasoline on unimproved roads will
make from Is to 20 miles per gall
lon on good roads. The annual
travel of the average car is about
5000 miles, so that if this extra
four or five miles which good roads
enable car to travel more than
it can over poor roads, saves only
l cent per mile on car repairs.
tires and gasoline, it means that
the average car owner saves at
least $50 a year as. result of good
roads. fnasmuch as the average
tax on cars is only about $40, with
the majority of drivers paying a
tax of only $22, the good invest
ment of better roads is easily ap-
parent.
A lot. of people; kick Ion their
automobile tax, forgetting two
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-10-27

Labor continues to rally to the
support of Congressman o. J. Lar
son, whos is campaigning for re-elec-
ton. The unfair attacks on his
labor record that are being made
by his opponents are beginning to
react, and thinking men and women
in the labor movement, who have
examined his record respecting labor
measures in the last congress-, are
coming to his support, says the O.
j. Larson Campaign committee of
Duluth.
The American Federation OF
Labor has always been strongly in
favor of the United States Employ.
ment Service, and endorsed it al
the recent convention of the Fedora
ton held in Cincinnati. Congress
man Larson voted and worked for
the appropriation to maintain this
service at the recent session of
Congress.
They point out his support of the
Lehlbach bill, which passed the last
congress. Prior to the passage OF
this measure, many of the employees
of the various Governmental depart
ments were receiving different rates
of pay for identical work. The
bill aimed to standardize the wages
of the same classes of workers in
various Governmental departments
and had the enthusiastic approval OF
the American Federation of Labor
which was anxious for it's passage
The passage of the bill resulted il
raising the wages of thousands OF
federal employees.
Congressman Larson gave the
measure his hearty support and is
receiving many letters of com
mendation, especially from mem
bers of the Federal Employees Union
for his activity in their behalf.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-10-27
STOP AND THINK.
(BY E. r. Waite.l

Wy Gs ". w dlCe.J
"That it is the get-together, stay
together and boost-together citizens
that build a city.
"That a city that has built a
reputation with industry and COM
merce should be proud city.
'That all citizens should boost
with real enthusiasm.
''That their city is worthy of
their best endeavors.
"That the stay-backs and the
pull-backs among their citizens often
harm themselves more than they do
their city.
"That city builders have en-
thusiasm.
"That enthusiasm is what starts
things.
"That the city knocker lacks en-
thusiasm. His narrow mind never
goes beyond his own pocketbook.
THAT making trouble is his great
pastime.
"That trouble of that kind is
very timid in the presence of OPP
timism.
"That there should be an open
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-10-27

with the shipment of the first
cargo of sinter ore last week there
is awakened in the Lake County
optimist the hope that some day in
the not distant future that Lake
County will come into it's own.
The production of sinter has been
carried beyond the point of expert
mentation and to the observer who
has seen the mammoth undertaking
of Harvesting the Kashawa Falls
at Winton, where more power can
be developed than at the Thompson
dam there is vision of hope that
we too may one day be counted
among the richest counties, where it
becomes necessary to limit the per
capita expenditures in local govern
ment. The Lake county board is
being criticized for building roads
in the northern part of the county
which lead to the Rabbit under
taking and to the Kashawa Falls
where more than fifteen millions CT
dollars are being spent, in develop
ment 1t seems that the Rabbit
undertaking is now beating time
until the completion of the power
plant of the Minnesota Utilities Co.
at Kashawa before they go into pro-
duction on a mammoth scale with
cheap power available. Cheap pow
er is bound to bring manufacturing
industry here if we can but get
some means of selling Two Har-
bors. To sell Two Harbors we must
engender community spirit which
will ever boost for the town and
some means of reducing taxes to a
point which will make it attract.
i've to investors and the only way
to do that is to modify the gros
earnings law and turn Lake courtY's
acres into improved producing o..es.
The development of the water pow
err in Lake county provides the fl
Ter for the optimists pipe dream
Two Harbors' Chronicle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-10-27
EIat-Eoot Facts

Are you fiat-footed? Il you don't
know, the next time you take BATH
observe the impressions that your wet
feet make. If your feet are normal
there will be narrow line from heel
to toe on the outside; If they are fiat
the entire bottom of the foot will
show. How can you correct f1at-foot-
edness? Buy a handful Ut marbles.
place them In two rows, and start
picking them up with your toes. To
do this you must curl up your toes !;
as result the muscles Of the feet will
be exercised and thereby strengthened.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-10-27

Arrangements have been made for
the appearance of Senator Frank b.
Kellogg and Lieutenant Governor
Collins at Biwabik on November 1st
at 400 o'clock in the afternoon.
AS this is the closest any of the
prominent speakers will come to
Ely in this campaign the prospects
are that many of our people will
go to Biwabik to attend. In fact
this will be the only meeting on
the eastern end of the Mesaba and
is expected to also include the Yer
million.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-10-27
Representative A. J. Thomas ant

Representative A. J. Thomas and
a candidate for reelection has made
q trip through his district the past
week and feels highly elated over
the kind treatment he received ard
the many assurances of support at
the coming election. Mr.. Thomas
served the district faithfully during
the past two years and is by all odds
entitled to reelection. His position
as a resident of the Vermilion range
should be paramount to an election
as the other representative and the
senator are residents of the Mesaba
range and up to the election of Mr..
Thomas two years ago both repre-
sentative and senator were from
the Mssaba for a matter of fifteen
years or more. Ely and vicinity
and in fact the entire Vermilion
should see to it that Mr.. Thomas
gets every vote at the coming cleo
ton,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-10-27
PAID ADVERTISEMENTS and N of
Frank L. Mage by w. J. butcher, Duluth, Mimi.
Duluth, Mimi, October &c, 1922.
TO THE VOTER OF ST LOUIS
CNIJNTV.


COUNTY:
You know, Of course, that my
official duties as sheriff SO fully
occupy my time that | cannot,
without neglecting them, call per-
sonally on you to solicit support of
my candidacy for reelection. For
that reason this letter is submitted
for your consideration.
My first term is now drawing to
a close. 1t has long been the
practice of the voters of this
county to re-elect for a second
term those officials who have been
faithful to the trust reposed in
them. In the belief that have
been faithful to that trust, am
asking reelection at your hands.
No proper demand made upon the
Office during my incumbency has
been disregarded.-- Many difficult
criminal cases have been success
fully handled and the offenders
brought to justice.-.It has always
been my endeavor to perform the
duties of the office diligently and
to enforce the law without fear or
favor; l believe you will agree that
| have not failed in this endeavor.
Bearing In mind, therefore, the
practice of according deserving Of
hcials a second term, do you feel
that the Office of sheriff has been
administered by me in a manner
that entities me to expect re-eIec-
ton? If you do, ask your sup
port and your vote at the General
Election on November 18th.
Permit me to thank you for the
decisive plurality given me at the
Primary Election, and to assure
you that, if reelected on Novem-
Der 18th, will continue to serve
you to the best of my ability.
Very truly yours,
FRANK L. Magic, Sheriff.
p. S. 1T is THE DUTY OF
EVERY QUALIFIED ELECTOR
TO VOTE. BE SURE TO VOTE.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-10-27

Just a word or two for our old
friend Geo. H. Vivian, candidate
for reelection for the position OF
county treasurer. George, besides
being an Al man is also an AL
treasurer and should be retained
A position of this nature is alto,
gether too important to bat about
from one to the other simply be
cause some party wants the job
We have nothing to offer on his op.
position but will say that in our
opinion Vivian is the proper man
for the place. 49,.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-10-27

= On the ticket on Nov. 7th will be
found the name of Justice Quinn OF
Farjbault county as a candidate for
Justice of the Supreme Court. This
position is not in politics and does
not enjoy the distinction of a politi-
cal endorsement of either party. We
do. not enjoy the personal acquaint-
ance of Justice Quinn but Senator
Frank E. Putnam of Blue Earth
says he is the proper man for the
place and Franks word is as good
as his bond. Keep the name in
mind when, going to the polls.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-10-27

season on city knockers.
"That city boosters should occa-
sionally give little of their care
full and undivided attention to these
pests.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-10-27

PAID ADvERTIsEMENT-Insert-
ed by w. E. Fay in behalf of
himself. To be paid for at the
rate of 25c per column inch.