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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-02-02

street. But / found that those No
were served with came from California
and the express charges alone were
$3.50 for crate.
sCalifornians talk about their state
and boost it. They had no natural
advantages. 1t was largely desert
land. A pretty good climate, true,
but not as good as Mississippi. But
ev rybody there boosts the state.
They encourage capital to come in
and they treat it fairly. They build
good roads across their desert lands.
They write songs and they sing songs
about California. They get their state
pictured in the motion pictures. They
do national advertising Of all sorts.
That's how they get everybody think
ing that California is the ideal place
to live. They think SO themselves
and talk about il"
High Points in the Address of Mr..
James.
Mississippi spends 81 per annum
per child for education. California
spends $50. The average of all states
lis SIT.
Illinois bags about IS bushels Of
corn to the acre. Mississippi corn
club boys raise more than twice that
much.
| Missouri took in more money for
chickens lasl year than Mississippi
got for her entire cotton crop.
Forty per cent of farms in Missls-
sippi do not even have a cow.
When capital seeks investment here,
don't tax it out of existence.
Forty-seven of the forty -eight
states in the Union-are doing business
with the big insurance companies and
their people are paying lower rates
than you are.
California is largely desert land; 1t
| has none of the natural advantages
possessed by Mississippi.
But
Through advertiing and boosting
everyone thinks California the ideal
place to live. They encourage capital
to come in and they treat it fairly.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-02-02

think that when you work for yourself
you've got mighty poor paymaster.
It's the other fellow that pays you, and
he won't pay you anything unless you
do something for him. Nor will you
ray MIN unless he does something for
you.
Its an absolute fact, because it's
a law of Nature, that if you build up
the soil you'll get rich. If you ex-
haust the soil you'll go broke. That
is you join the "Class of 3D." Do you
know what that is? Out of every
hundred men, taking them at the age
of twenty-five and tracing their ca
reers for forty years, fifty-four of
them go absolutely broke. Thirty-six
others are dead and buried mot just
dead there are many dead ones
walking the streets who are not yet
buried Well, that makes ninety
nine of the hundred. Five more are
working at esold mems Jobs barely
|eking out an existence. Four more
have enough and have incomes suffi-
Gent to last them till they die, and
JUST ONE gets rich.
The One Mule Farm.
do you know that on the average
|one-snule farm in Mississippi, the
mule gets seventy-fve per cent of
the crop? Well, that's what it takes
ito feed him IN the way farming is be-
ing done here. Perhaps he's entitled
Ito II. But just figure it out for your
self.
81 was in Jackson the other day and
saw some men loading car with
some fine peas in baskets. They were
| shipping carload to New York. That
evening at the hotel peas were served,
IIand 1 inquired if they were home
grown. The waiter said he did not
know. but that they were canned. Al
lmy request he brought IN the can and
|I found they had been canned ~
Roehester, n. \ And then you com
|plain shout high freight zates.
III lad tomatoes 81 fhe table'
II had dat afternoon 80 roma pr
doliliooe brne gro| o1aot1e
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-02-02

from taxation for a period of ten
years. Soon after they located, how
ever, along came the state revenue
agent, who told them they could not
be exempted from taxes that the
county authorities had no right not to
collect. He proceeded to enforce the
Mississippi law and made them pay
$4,000. Also under Mississippi law
the revenue agent kept $4,000 him
self (20 per cent? and turned over the
|remalnirg $4,000 to the county.
These officials demonstrated that they
did not want the money, but the re-
venue man insisted that under the law
they must take it.
"Now these county officials, whose
hearts are in the right place, have
figured out a way Of evening up the
score at least partially-by appro-
priating all Ct this money they did
mot want to collect for handsome i'm
provements, cement walks and the like,
lin the Immediate vicinity Of the paper
mills properties.
Artagonistic to Capital.
Mississippi is too prone to legis-
late and litigate against anybody who
has a dime, and III doing SO is keep
ing capital out Of the state. / won't
argue here about the right and wrong
Gof the litigation against the insurance
companies, but ! will say this: There
are forty-eight states in this country
and forty-sev Of them are doing
business with the big insurance com
spanies and are paying lower rates
than you are
learn that your rediscount inter-
lest rates here are 6 IL per cent. In
Memphis can borrow half million
dollars az 4 ~ per cent. That's ]
big difference. us tremendous
price you are paying Tor having made
capital wary IS coming here. You've
eot p have ! Lot y resources to lneel
body must lesrn tl,at IL hai
leot ~ db onaethine HI someone a.
oie anyone Mn - mn HIM III
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-02-02

few miles across the Mississippi line.
"The wealthiest state in the union
is Iowa, and she has made most of
her money out Of corn, raising 1913
bushels to the acre. Illinois, adjoin-
ing, get an average Of 38.4 bushels.
Our amateurs here easily raise hum
dred.
1sWhy isn't Mississippi the wealth
lest state in the Union? Because the
large income she has had has been
dissipated. She has coined money
out Of her forests which are now
nearing exhaustion, but she has spent
the proceeds largely in making good
for losses caused by the one-crop sys-
TEN.
Mississippi has. more farms with
out poultry than any other one Of all
the forty-eight states. She is abso-
Ilutely at the bottom in this lucrative
business. Missouri took in more
money on chickens Ian year than
came int Mississippi for her entire
cotton crop. Forty per cent Of the
farms il Mississippi do not have even
one COW. A comparison shows she is
next to the bottom Of the list.
1--WE have too many idle lands and
idle hands ia this state. The Stats
ficr cl,nvv fJ,af ~, fla number ,f ~ -
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-02-02
RAIL LINES SHOW
DROP IN EARNINGS

Official reports issued by railroad
executives of the United States show
that freight traffic fell off nearly one
fifth in 1921, as compared with 1920.
Operating revenues were $500, 100000
less than in 1920, while if the 1920
volume of business had obtained DUR
ling 1921 operating revenues would
have been $70O,OOO,O0O greater than
| in 1920, states the report.
The railroads succeeded in reducing
their operating costs $1,176, 100000 in
1921, as compared with 1920, but even
with this, 20 per cent reduction they
were able to realize as net operating
income for the payment of fixed
charges, dividends and expenditures
for new investments only $616,000,-
900.
Their fixed charges alone, interest
on debt, rentals, etc., amounted to
$64O, O00,0 900, so the reports states.
1t will be seen that net income was
hardly sufficient to pay fixed charges.
leaving nothing whatever, considering
the railroads as whole, for the pay
ment of dividends to the stockholders
and for making new capital invest
ments in the properties.
The report shows that the net in
come of railroads for 1921 was equiv
alent to about 3.3 per cent upon vail
uation. Considering the government
guaranty of earnings existing during
| federal control, and for the six months
period ending Sept. |, 1920, the 1921
net operating income was the smallest
/ III 13 years, or since 1908, continues
the report.
Although the railroads as whole
failed orealize the statutory net re-
i turn during any month of the, past
year and the total net income of the
year was insufficient to meet fixed
charges with no allowance for divi-
blends and property investments, the
roads have taken an important step
| in the lowering of rates. In addition
| to putting into effect the reduction in
| hay and grain rates ordered by the
Interstate Commerce Commission,
they have reduced rates on agricul-
| tural products generally.
1t is estimated by freight traffic Of
Ificials of hte Illinois Central that the
reductions in federal war tax on
freight and passenger fares and re-
auctions in rates will save shippers
along the system about 100000 in
|1922.
Shippers of farm products on the
Illinois Central system will benefit
by more than $4,O0O,00O, according to
preliminary estimates based on BUSH
mess Of 1921. The saving will amount
Ito $4,129,551, roughly speaking, or
general saving Of 10 cents on the dol
liar. Of this estimated saving to
shippers on the Illinois Central ST.
$50 1000, is accounted for by the re-
auctions in rates on hay, grain and
lgrain products in the territory desig-
mated by the Interstate Commerce
Commission IN it's decision The Ne
suainder $2.879, 551, is estimated saw
ling 20 shippers in the balance Of Illi-
'nois Central territory resulting for
He 10 per cent reduction in rates on
farm products.
| Yshe railroaf1a ar The counfrv IN 1e20
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-02

was required, no Contended, and not
l,SOO miles as contendcd by opponents
Governor Miller said that the lake
channels were too shallow 10 admit
passage Of orean-gulng ships and would
have To be d-cpcned at extra expense
not now contemplated. After his re-
cital Of obstacles. Governor Miller said;
"I agree with Governor Allen that II II
Will do what he believes It will do. We
should not count the cost. We should
and out whether the method Is prac-
teal and results feasible and then de-
eide whether to SO ahead.
Governor Miller also emphasized inc
existence Of trade agencies at New YORK
and questioned whether they couIu De
rc-dis;ributed. He disc!aimed offering
the state barge canal rs SUBSTITUTE
for the St Lawrence project and EN-
rhas!zed its cost and those OF harpor
improvements in New York.
DEVELOPMENT OF waterways transpor-
tat!on. In the interest OF national COM
mcrcc, was urged by speakers at the
opening session today OF the seven
;eenth annual convention Of the Ma
:!oual Rivers and Harhors congress-
which was marked this afternoon by
the debate on the Great Lakes-St. Law
renee river project between governors
NlIIcT Oh .NtN VI NJ H4''h 70
and II. II. Merrick OF Chicago, former
chairman Of the MISSISSIPPI |aAe! AS
ISOLATION.
Speakers today included Ambassador
Jusscrand, Of France. Theodore Roose-
Welt. assistant secretary OF the navy
and Senator RanSdcll OF Louisiana, VINO
EXPRESSED himself as favorinG L con
grrssioral appropriation Of at least sou
0O0. 600 for waterways development. Dut
said he feared only about ha!f tha9
amount would be made available.
Colonel Roosevelt, In his address. de-
fined what he termed soft headed paC-
fists" and hard headed peace lovers,
groups into which he said the nation
apparently divided in discussion OF
peace. He said he expected consider
able clement OF opinion to shout 'oT
total disarmament or for cutting the
navy to almost nothing" and he urged
that public attention be given only 10
the hard headed peace lovers.
Considerable enthusiasm greeted the
declaration Of Ambassador Jusserand
that France mist meet her debts" and
that he was "one OF the 39,O00'ouV
Frcnchmen who feel that way.
The veteran recalled that he had ad-
dressed the Rivers and Harbors con-
gress about fifteen years ago and had
remarked then that "tempests might
toss hut never sink france"
80 I think" he continued. that after
the greatest war OF modern times l am
at liberty TO repeat what sad: the
ship Is still anoat; very much so.
Citing the growth and development
n. water transportation the ambassador
reminded the delegates that the ship
used by Columbus when he came 70
these shores was hat one tom and ne
told OF barges OF 400 tons capacity plow-
Ing through the canals Of France.
Mayor J. Hampton Moore of Philadei-
rh!a. who Yas ont listed on the pro-
gram. was called upon to speak before
the Great Lakcs-St. Lawrence project
debate began and other speakers todaf
! included Mrs Sarah W. Strout OF Fort
land. Maine. and John II. Small, or
! Washington. Y. G.
! Speakers on ton!ghcs program were
]. IL. Walsh, general manager OF mo
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-02
MARCH | BRINGS
STORM Of SLEET
STREETS AND ROADS ARE GLARE
OF ICE-MANY WIRES
TORN DOWN.
Cold, wind, sleet, Snow and Rain Make
tho Day q Very hHser-
able Ono.

True to old tradition. Mar"h came !m
like the proverb!al lion Yesterday. and
a. result: Wheeling AMI tho towns
surrounding experienced most miserable
weather. The weather man dlshcd Oil:
sunshine. cod blasts o. wind. $.cct,
snow and rain.
Streets and highways were glares OF
ice several times during III" day, mid
then Hight rain would fa.i. while on
hour later they were again almost I'M
EaSsible
At times the streets were rlares Of
tee. and many accidents wer" ar"rt"d
by the narrowcst o. margins. RUsseS
operating to tho Ohio aide OF the river
were compelled 70 use chains all day.
while the Wheel!ng-St Clairsville busses
were compelled 10 us" double chains on
the rear wheels and regular chains on
the front wheels.
Street cars were operated off Srhcd-
u!es owing to the slippery conditions OF
the rails In nearly every section nf thu
city while telegraph and telephone lines
wero out Of commission several hours,
Lines OF the Chesapeake x Potomac
Telephone Company north and south Of
this city were out OF commission, while
the western Union telegraph lines were
disabled only short time. Lines be
tween here and New York wero serious
" affected. however.
The trolley car operators expert
cnced difficulty In controlling the r.rS.
Trolley wires were covered witty ice
rails were slippery. automatic swift has
failed to operate promptly, and mary
cars were off schedule.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-02
WILL RAISE FUNDS To EDUCATE
", VA, PRESBYTER|ANS At STATE !.

Morgantown, ". Va. March 1.--De-
c!s!on to conduct statewide campaign
TO place the matter of an endowment FOR
Presbyterian education In the West Fir-
Ein!a University before the Presbyter-
fans Of the state was coached at a meet
ing here OF the committee on Presbyter-
ian work In the [ verstty OF the West
Virginia synod. which was held at the
Presbyterian church. Rev. Or. Albert
Evans, OF Charleston, pastor OF the Kan
awha church OF that city and moderator
OF the West Virginia synod, was In at
tendance at the meeting as were also
Charles NJ. Ritchey. OF Falrmont, and
DR.. Edward A. Knapp. DelRoy Richard
and James r. Moreland OF this city.
Building and Endowment
The committee land plans for tho
raising OF fund for building and
an endowment to support 1t for Pres
byterIan students in tho University Of
this tme.
The plan as outlined by members Of
the committee Is 10 conduct 4 campaign
within q campaign an dto devote their
energy to selling the West Virginia Uni
versity idea to prospective contributors.
Arrangements have already been
made for the raising OF 100000 FOR
educational work in the state. In which
both tho Presbytec!ans North and Pres
byterlans South will cooperate. How
ever. when> plans were made no pro-
vision was included In the budget for
the State University and believing that
the local school was serving perhaps
more Presbyter!ans than all OF the other
schools in the state put together. an
eleventh hour campaign for the state
University was attempted.
Budget Plan Adopted.
Tho southern synod. however. had ap-
proved tho general plans before the idea
was Incorporated IN the pan and the
only assistance that could be given by
the northern synod WAS TO provide
FUND OF $4,000 FOR tho University work
after the entire original million dollar
fund had been raised unless the con-
trtbutors TO the fund stipulated that al
OF n certain percentage OF their con-
tribution was FOR the extension work
in West Virginia University.
The committee which met here yes
tcrday Is planning to put before the
residents OF the state the need Of the
money here in an effort TO have them
designate the University fund when
making their contribution. otherwise II
will receive nothing until after tho
million dollar original budget mas been
raised.
Schools which will bcneht from the
million dollar fund are Davts-Elkins TO
get half the amount, Greenbrier semin-
ary. Union seminary. Patty StockdaIe
school for mountain children and other
smaller institutions.
The campaign OF the University COM
mlttee win be carried on from the
nuplls throughout the state, by personal
letters and personal interviews Inc
will be made between now
and next June.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-02
BRAIN TESTS
By SAM LLOYD
4 Minutes to Answer This

Lots OF important Christmas CORES
pondence never reached Santa Claus on
account OF seuders neglect!ng the for
mal,ty OF stamping their letters. Can
YOU discover In each OF the following
held by communications the name OF
the American city from whence 1t
came?
4 paint box bigger than the one Ida
has will make mo very happy.
With Uncle Amos we go for long
walks and as my boots are wearing out
l wish you would bring me new pair.
Tho pet raven Nancy gave me IL
growing too large for his cage. VIII
you bring him new one and charge
TO my account
want lots of things but l can't
mako up my mind what / should Ike
best. 40 leave the selection 10 you.
Could you manage 10 leave a goat at
my house l.. 5. Not n butter.
Answer TO Ysstsrday'B
The diagram shows how the quilt
rau b." divided into eleven squares.
~hI,u ~ tho lost possible aumber OF
a9unrsg int" "hi"h !, can be d!ssected.
ml,hpui destroying tho Chcckercd pat
tern
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-02

Washington, March THE roll call
follows: r.
For ratification:
Republicans-Ball, Brandegee, Bur-
sum, Calder. Cameron. Capper. Colt.
Cummins, Curtis. Dillingham;. Edge. FL
kins. Ernst, Fernald. Frelinghuysen.
Gooding. Hale, Harreld. Jones Of Wash
ington, Kellogg. Reyes, Ladd, Lenroot.
Lodge. Mccormick, McCumber, Mckinley
Mclean McNary, Moses. Nelson. Now.
Newberry, Nicholson. Norb6ck. Norris.
Oddie, Page. Pepper. Phipps Poindextcr,
Rawson. Shortridge. Smoot Spencer,
Stantield, Sterling, Sutherland, Town
send, Wadsworth. Warren. Watson. Of
Indiana, Weller and Willis So. ..
observation-disclosures Dial, Fletcher,
Hitchcock, Jone Of New Mexico, Ken
dric, Myers, Pomerene. Ransdel, Smith,
Underwood, Walsh, Of Montana and WILL
liams-13.
Total 81.
Against ratification
Republicans-Borah, France and John
son-3.
Democrats-Ashurst, Caravay, Gull
berson. Gerry, Glass. Harris, Harrison.
Hehin. King, Mcclellan. Overman Pitt
man Reed Robinson Sheppard Simmons
Swanson Walsh Of Massachusetts, and
Watson Of Georgia-19 .
Total against ratihcation-23
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-02
IRON REVIEW

IL,
cleveland. O. Mar. - Ut l''''
Review today says: -.
4 rising volume OF business
Ing from ordinary d"nlahu'
augmented by seasonal huS my
emergency purchasing III aHs.|'p
a coal strike. bids fa!r 10 H't Ia" w.
industry TO a plane or ACTIVITY - ''
not enjoyed since l""O
Independent steel makers III Inc
ley are operating Mt i percent
capacity. this being the R,EheSt 'u''
since 1920. The inSot capacity OF Tue
principal Pittsburgh producer ~ aFo""u
is percent. while Independents are
averaging slightly above >" percent u
Is estimated Il nplat" mus III III" 'lt9
hurEh district nr"o r"r''t!ns NJ an ave
age OF from u |" =" percent, t"eTt "'u
r:pc mills at GO [" - per'cn' 'm' ,.nI
mills at % 10 "V' percent !" '''
'ago area steel making a''.N''s -
at from ." L. W percent o. ',lPN''''
y drop ot ilvc cents s.h'" ''S' t
brings the Iron Trade NeF.rW "'"FNc'
cumphS!te down |" $'-.NI' ms a"'I -.
parrs with S"".HN February !" ana $'-"'o
for all OF February. me composite 4"
yrar ago was SiS.Sl. ana in fep!uaF!'
1890. StI.t].
Railroad buying continues as the out
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-02
SAYS WEST VA.
WITHIN RIGHTS
NOT SUFFICIENT GAS
FOR W. VA. CONSUMERS
Justice Brandeis Suggests Gas
Companies Be Sued and
Compelled to Furnish
Adequate Supply.

Washington. March 1--ProtcctIoa Of
the rights OF individuals living III uEio
and Pennsylvania does not give tines"
states standing in the supreme court
OH which tp base 4 petition for per
manent Injunction restraining the state
of West Virginia from enforcing us
status regulating the supply OF natural
gas sent out OF that state Ge"rS" W.
IIofrhe!mer. counsel for West Virginia
contended, in closing his argument be-
fore the court today. Tho states must
have some tangible controversy inNoN-
Ing their sovereignty, he INSISTED ne
fore the court could entertain S"Se
brought by them"
Mr.. Hofheimet asserted that west
Virginia was within her rights In re-
curing gas companies TO lurhish con
sumers within her border supply sur
fcIent 70 meet their needs ONO ann
Pennsylvania have no right TO ASK tho
court. he insisted. t. regulate or DIVIDE
the supply OF gas between consumers III
West Virginia and elsewhere.
Granting of the Injunction was urEed
by George T.. Alter. attorney general OF
Pennsylvania who closed the argument
for that state and ONO.
West Virginia domestic consumers are
not receiving an adequate supply he de-
cIared, adding that there has been no
decrease in the volume Of gas ana "AaS
rho situation could be solved "hy the
operat!on of the natural laws Of huN.-
ness"
Sue Companies. 3
The purpose Of the West Nlrsih''
statute he asserted. was to give indus
rial consumers In that state fui! sup
NV Of gas 10 meet their demands NJ all
times, and he predicted that t" Il" ms
would be necessary to dccrc2s" the VOL
ume OF gas sent out OF the state.
"W.hv do you not sue the companies
and compel them TO furnish you with
nm adequate supply OF gas" Justice
Rrordeis asked. suggesting that such
proceedings might be found effective
should West Virginia compel the COM
NAMES 10 reduce the quantity sent out
side the state.
Pennsylvania. in the discharge OF h"r
duty to her citizens. had the right At
,orney General Alter agreed to bring
such 4 suit.
You say the law is unconstitutional'
lntericctcd Justice McECyn"ldS. why
do you not raise that question In the
courts. using the usual methods OF pro-
cedure?'
IF n part Of our supply is cut Off by
an order issued under this statute" AZ.
torney General Alter responded, there
would, in such weather as this. quickly
develop an epidemic OF disease. Under
such circumstances We have selected
tho right party against whom 10 hiring
our complaint, the state Of West E!r-
gina"