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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-01
When the Starter Fails

When the motor fails to start, first try the spark plugs on the cylinder head, and crank the engine to see If the spark Is all right. Then go to. the carburetion. taking off the float chamber top, and see that it is up to the level. Afterward see that the gasoline gets to the cylin- der by opening a petcock If there Is gasoline in the float chamber and the cylinders get little or no gas, the trouble Is between tho float and the cylinders. That may. be in the noz- gle. the throttle, or the valves. Much air leaking often stops the flow of gas into the cylinders. Stuck valves or valves out of time. will give the trouble. There are only three sys- tems to watch--valve system, igni- ton system and carburetion system.
 Clean distributor points frequently.
 Cross trolley or railroad tracks as near right angles as possible
 The mechanical value of an auto mobile cannot be judged entirely by appearance.
 Sheet metal parts, which are ai- lowed to rub as result of loose bolts. develop bad squeaks.
 Follow carefully the manufactu- rers instructions so as to enjoy smooth-running engine.
 It is bad policy to follow closely
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-01

In the wake of another car when crossing a railroad track.
 The gasoline should be drained every 2,oo0 miles to remove any sedi- ment before it reaches the carbu- retor and causes trouble.
 Suspicious looking cars left In the neighborhood for any length of time should be reported to the police. They may be stolen property.
 A deep heavy pounding is caused by much advanced spark, overadvanced timer. or particles of carbon in the cylinder, or ignition chamber becoming overloaded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-01
Insulnted Wirn

Care should be taken in connecting up any battery, wet or dry cells. with good grade of insulated, rub per-covered wire. and seq that the ends of the wire attached to the binding posts are scraped clean and bright
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-01
FORESIGHT

"watcha runnin' for BiH?" Is there bofeore get tired."-Life.
 Nav. I'm just hurryin' so I'll get there before I get tired"-Life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-01
Parking Pointera

If the car Is left in a precarious podtion, it Is best to use the parking lights even If the local ordinance docs not require you to do so.
 When you sec desired parking space. ahead. hurry along. to It. If you take your time, someone will slip into tho space while you are preparing to back up.
 Leave ample room between the front of your car and the machine ahead when parking. for the mo- torist who parks behind you will in- variably run his car as close as pos sibls te yours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-01

vast store of power awaits his beck and call. But he soon learns how readily his car re- spends to the slightest movement of the controls and that it never fails him in emergency.
 Unfavorable road conditions quickly lose their terror for the fortunate owner of this car. The pleasant consumation of his every trip is no longer an uncertainty. few hours at the wheel have convinced him that he is at last the master of any road
 Heights of performance heretofore unat- tained await you in the remarkable New Peer less. In it you will find all those wonderful qualities yo0 have longed for in a motor car. If you love thoroughbred, go spend one of the happiest hours of your life at the wheel of this greatest of all cars.
 You have often built air-castles about car of marvellous beauty, unparalleled perform ance and positive freedom from mechanical troubles. The end of your rainbow lies in the New Peerless literally the finest car in the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-01
MOTORS AND THEIR CARE
Practical Suggestions For In- Suring Longevity of
 the Car
Cause of Lost Power

A worn condition of the different working parts of the motor Is one of the principal reasons for lost power, because the explosive force partially escapes before the exhaust valve naturally opena
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-01

regularly in 10S of the largest cities.
 There are 12,000 consolidated schools in the United States, accord ing to the United States Bureau of Education. Most of these are using motor busses to transport children. There are still 194,000 rural schools not yet consolidated.
 Rome, Ga. organizing A rural agricultural school. using motor busses to market the products and to transport 500 students.
 Chicago IL lines announce plans to use busses as feeders.
 Twenty three electric railways are using busses as feeders to their mail lines.
 ''Twsnty-eight steam railroads in two states are using Hanged wheel motor-busses to handle short line business.
 "An important assurance of the future of the automobile business lies in the fact that ears and trucks in the main are creators of wealth. It was readily recognized from almost the beginning that railroads were builders of empire, but the editorial minds were slower to realize that motor cara and motor trucks, de- veloping the country intensively. are also productive of economic value, The industry itself was partially re- sponHibie for this lack of apprehen- sion because in It's advertisement 1t stressed the recreation feature. a de- sirable element, but one which could not alone explain the continued in- crease in motor transportation.
 There are about 8,Ooo,Oo0 farmers in the country owning cars today. A survey of farmer car owners indl- cated that tho use Of motor trans portatton increased the average farm CTS efficiency by sS per cent. In olden times 1t used to bc said that the farmers could not afford the number of horses which they wore using, but still less could they af- ford to be without them. The same applied to power machinery, includ- ing motor transportation today"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-03-16
Vol. 46.
CIRCUIT COURT
NOW IN SESSION
Many Interesting Cases To Be Tried
At This Term Of The Circuit Court
Which Convened Monday.

The regular spring term of the
circuit court convened here Monday
morning with Judge w. A. Roam
presiding and District Attorney r.
II. Knox representing the State.
After .empannelling the grand
jury Judge Roam delivered most
excellent charge, in which he said
that every violator brought before
him would get all that was coming.
The Judge referred to parents who
would permit their daughters going
out "joyriding" with young men at
night without chaperone as being
most negligent and referred to the
practice as being dangerous and
jeopardizing the character of the
young ladies participating in such
passtime. He assailed the Glow
down" white man who would shoot
"craps" with negro and insisted
on the grand jury making a close in
vestigation of such violations of the
law. He paid his respects to the il
licit distillers and those who sup
ported and patronoized bootleggers
and illicit whiskey dealers, and said
that if the church members would
stop drinking the stuff called "white
mule" which was disgrace to the
mule, and do their Christian duty
that there would not be a still in this
county in six months from now.
The judges spoke for an hour to a
packed court room, and commanded
the grand jury to do their sworn
duty, regardless of fear or favor.
following: John, Walker. A. F. CAL
TN1n
B. Stephens, Jerry Anderson, P. A.
McClellend, Elson Murchison, S: l.
Luther, D. F. Smith, ]. L. Reid, w.
II. Gray, Jr., Robert Waller, w. H.
Walker, B. o. Cooper, Autrey Barry,
Frank Fletchall A. D. Davis, G. C.
Barbee.
Petit Jurors.
Jury No. Geo. Miller, r. L.
Young, 7. D. Brown, T. M. Warner,
w. C. Clark, Buster Littlejohn, w.
c. .Avent, Alvin Adair, Owen Mills,
Abb Cearley, w. f. Jones, John
Jordon.
Jury No. 2-M. G. Akers, C. Pat
terson, D. B. Moore, A. C. Keel, F.
M. Walker, w. F. Lawholn, w. d.
Tatum, Elmer Higgenbotham, r. H.
Morrison, ]. D. Wooten, J. w. Nc
Gonogill, J. A. Brown.
The grand jury returned an in
dietment against Carl Blackwell, who
is charged with burning the Tula
school house, and he was arraignedN
in court this Tuesday. His case will
be called Saturday morning.
The Purvis case is set for Friday
morning. Only minor cases have
been disposed of so far.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-03-16
FARM BUREAU OVERLAND
AGENTS.

A deep reduction in prices of
Overland and Willys-Knight cars,
was announced today by officials of
The Willys-Overland Company. The
new prices are effective Immediately.
The new price of the powerful,
easy-riding Overland touring car,
which by sheer merit of economy,
quality and comfort has attained a
dominant place in the light car field,
is $3.50. One year ago, this car sold
for $1035.
This is an additional reduction
since the reduction of AZ per cent re-
corded from September 1920 to
September 1921, total reduction of
Al per cent in a year and half, the
most radical reduction in motor car
prices in the history Of the automo-
bile industry.
In 1916, the Overland sold for
$615, a price that was thought
could never be bettered. Today it is
$65.00 lower.
The Willys-Knight touring car is
now listed at S1375 a further reduc-
tion of $3.50 since the startling re-
duction Of "a per cent made last
September, q total reduction of 40
per cent in year and half.
These new prices were made pos
Eible by remarkable economies in
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-03-16

closed and Miss Mary Louise Pegues
is spending this week at home.
DR.. Whit Rowland made business
trip to Memphis this week.
Mrs. w. L. Goodwin has with her
this week her neice, Miss Annie Mae
Taylor Of Memphis.
Miss Maude Anderson. of =. Abbe-
vile, Miss, is the guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. Win Woodward.
Mr.. J. S. Kisner, of Charleston, is
spending the week in Oxford.
Mr.. r. L. McGonagil, of Mem
phis is the guest of his aunt, Mrs.
r. c.. Jones.
The w. C. T. U. had a very inter-
esting meeting Monday afternoon at
the Presbyterian church,
Mrs. w. S. Kenyon entertained
the Woman's Book Club Tuesday af-
ternoon.
The Brownings held their regular
meeting at the residence of Mrs. G.
C. Longest Tuesday.
Mrs. J. B. Cole is on the sick
list.
Mesdames Bruce Bunch and B. M.
Pettis received teegram Monday
that their brother vice-consul Leigh
ton Hope, who has been in China for
several years, landed in San Francis
co Saturday mad that he would arrive
in Oxford in two weeks. Mr.. Hope is
we'll known in this city and Lafayette
county, where he has hosts of
friends.
The Big Sisters Sunday school
class met at the home of their
teacher Mrs. J. A. Christian Monday
afternoon. The hostesses for the
occasion were Misses Elizabeth
Branham, Ellen Mclean and Mary
Geroge Kincannon. Mrs. P. H.
Wright, who W asspecial guest en-
tertained the crowd with several
musical numbers.
Mr.. and Mrs. billiard Brown and
little son have returned from Rat
cliffe, where they visited relatives.
Mrs. Hollace Brown who is attend
ing legislature in Jackson spent
few days last week in Oxford.
Mr.. George Morris, Editor of The
(Memphis, Tenn.) News Scimitar de-
livered an address to the student
body and faculty Wednesday morn
ing at the regular chapel hour.
Miss Katrina Carter spent the
week end in Memphis.
Judge Hemingway is in Jackson
this week.
Mesdames Brooks Patton and
Rainwater and Miss Stacy Furr
spent the week end in Memphis.
They attended the concert given by
Anna Case.
Miss Olivia Tankersley is visiting
in College Hill.
Mr.. C. D. Bennett of New Orleans,
spent the week end with his rela-
tives.
Miss Robbie Fades entertained the
Novelty club recently.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-03-16

"a two-dollar and fifty cent pair of
silk hose to wear> to school or when
the children call for the thousand
and-one things that do them no good
but frequently do them lasting in
jury.
At its next meeting our Boarod Of
City Commissioners will have laid
before it petition asking that the
citizens of Oxford be given an oppor-
tunity to express their wishes at the
polls on the proposition of a new
school building. 1t is the high
privilege and right of every citizen
to study the facts and from these
facts from his conclusions and vote
accordingly. The children of Ok
ford stand in great need of added
advantages in the way of more
room, better lighting, ventilation,
and sanitary conditions in the NUM-
cipal school plant. Each and all of
these conditions must be corrected
before the childhood of our commune
ty will have a fair and unfettred
start in the race of life. The removal
of the aforesaid conditions means
the preservation and the development
of the best that is in your child. The
sun has never shone upon more
worthy cause. If our business judg-
ment in which we are prone to pride
ourselves, says NO to the expendi-
ture necessary for relief then our
consciences come to our aid and tell
us in unmistakable terms that it is
NOT RIGHT to subject innocent and
helpless childhood to conditions com.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-03-16
Funny Isn't lt9 But the Startling Truth!

The above cartoon copied from
the Commercial Appeal expresses a
thought that we should reflect up
on. In spite of the fact that the
City School building is deplorabiy
inadequate to meet the needs of our
children some of our best citizens,
in all earnestness, are vigorously
opposing an expenditure that would
give the children of the city a school
plant that would in large degree
contribute to their mental, physical,
and moral welfare. Can't afford it?
The children of the city can't afford
to be without it. 1t is they that are
most vitally touched and that to
their eternal injury by the present
deplorale conditions existing in the
present school building. It is in be-
half of the childhood of the city that
such large number of our citizens
are laboring for better school con-
ditions.
If we could only think of this
school proposition in its true per-
spective, how easily we could and
how gladly we would supply the
needed money for a new building!
The average family head, as indi-
Gated by the above cartoon, is
jolly good fellow when it comes to
putin out" for social necessities
taxation but when he is called upon
other than those that come through
to make expenditures in the latter
taxation bu when he is called upon
conservatism. This good natured
family head disgorges without any
undue pressure when daughter wants
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-03-16
Oxford, Lafayette County, Miss Thursday 6 1922
R. H. PATE AT
COURT HOUSE
r. H. Pate Stressed Need Of 10000
Dairy Cows In Lafayette County
Tuesday Night.

At a meeting of the Oxford Cham
Der of Commerce Tuesday night, Hon.
r. H. Pate, Field Secretary of the
Mississippi State Chamber of Com
merce, delivered very interesting
and instructive address. pointing out
the purposes of the State Chamber of
Commerce, which are to organize the
local city and county chambers OF
commerce, boards of trade, bankers,
wholesalers, farmers and, etc. Mr..
Pate was introduced Dy Mr.. H.
Friedman, president local Chamber
of Commerce, in an Introductory ad-
dress so short as to be very compli-
mentary. In discussing the State
Chamber of Commerce Mr.. Pate
pointed out its purposes in the main
to be the development of the agri-
cultural, commercial, industrial, civic,
educational and moral interests of
the state and to promote community
building and the prosperity of our
people. The better part Of his ad-
dress was directed along the line of
farm development through the use of
legumes, dairy cattle, hogs, ICultry,
ETC., and by diversification ana crop
rota ton. He dwelt especially upon
the need of Lafayette county for 10,-
900 dairy cows in the county, which
would not only bring money into the
county from the cream checks but
would improve the soil. give better
crops of other kinds, give skim milk
for pigs and chickens and give an
increased herd of gh-priced cattle
and high-producing cattle as perma~
nent assets to the county. His en-
phatic statement that 10000 dairy
cattle for Lafayette county would
establish the permanent prosperity
of the county in years to come and
make Lafayette county farmers the
happiest and most prosperous in the
land. He pictured an ideal farm on
which was found the dairy cattle,
legumes, ETC., with its handsome re-
turn in money value and a communi-
ty of such people as are the hope of
our state against high taxes, power
ty, ignorance and inertia. He show
ed clearly that there is only one way
to maintain permanent agriculture
and that is through legumes and live
stock. He discussed the functions of
the local chamber of commerce and
stressed the community building as
the keynote to civic prosperity, and
the community referred to was the
entire trade territory, showing that
with the development of the re-
sources and prosperity of the trade
territory, the town would take care
of itself, that the town was not and
could not more wealthy than could
be developed within the trade terri
tory, neither could its population be
larger, and that if the business men
through their local organization do
not promote this form of develop
ment, then not only will the county
grow poorer but the town also,
while the population will shrink
from year to year.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-03-16

monty known to prevail in the pres
ent school building. There is spiri-
tual significance to our complacent
neglect. It cannot be justified on
high moral grounds. Here are most
Of us given sole custodianship of one
or three or more images, incarna-
tions, veritale portions-I speak with
reverence-of God Himself. Thus
honored and thus trusted, it is for us
to haggle and question and doubt
>bout the wisdom of spending our.
selves and our capacities and our ma
terial earnings for the highest pos
sible service to these God-born ten
ants Of our children's bodies.
The hourly distinctions and
choosings that must be made be-
tween productive economy and de-
structive niggardliness, between wise
spending and foolish squandering,
are among the most difficult that
confront us. But these things we
do actually know: that for an indi-
vidual to save his money (no matter
how little), his strength (no matter
how frail, or his time (no matter
how limited), when it is question
of measures that affect physical,
mental, or moral health, that con-
Germ sound education, that promote
self-development, or child develop
ment, is to sell his birth
right for mess of pottage. We are
certain, too, that for community
to economize on matters that make for
the general, genuine happiness of all
the citizens, is to surrender every
right and duty Of democracy.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-03-16
No. 19
JOURNALISM HARD WORK.
Editor Tells Students to Seek Sim
cures Elsewhere.

Hon. George Morris, editor of the
Memphis News-Scimitar addressed
the student body yesterday morning
at the chapel exercises. Mr.. Morris
took as his subject "What the Pro-
fession of journalism Has to Offer
a Young Man." Mr.. Morris talk
was both instructive and entertain
ing. He stated that the man who
was in search of success as it is
sometimes defined by those who
wanted life of luxury and ap-
plause need not enter the journals
tic career. Any young man, ne said,
who wanted to do a real service to
humanity and was willing to put
forth hard work in order to win that
type of success would do well to
enter into that great field.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-03-16

$4,000; coupe $1875 formerly $295O;
sedan $2095 formerly $305O; chassis
$1100. All prices are f. o. b. Toledo.
The powerful easy-riding Over
land offers many advantages; econ
omy of operation; tripIex springs,
insuring easy riding; three speed
and reverse selective transmission Of
heat-treated nickel-alloy steel gears;
Timken bearings; all-steel body;
baked-enamel finish; spring base Of
130 inches as against wheel-base of
100 inches; "a foot turning radius;
q brake horse power motor; elec-
trio starter, lights and horn. etc.
The Willys-Knight car, built Of
the highest grade materials, stands
apart from the great majority Of
cars, chiefly because it is motored
by the Willvs-Knigh sleeve-valve
engine. This engine has given to the
Willys-K Knight car the slogan, Its
Motor. Improves with Use"
It Is because Of the sleeve-valve
Of the Kjght type motor that the au-
tonobile world in general comedies
these seven advantages to this vii.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-03-16

manufacturing methods, the con-
sumption of high-priced material in
ventories, the practical total elimina-
ton of obligations for high-priced
materials, the operation Of a new,
more progressive and more economi-
cal marketing plan, and lastly, the
hearty cooperation in the plan to
build more cars per man. each day,
by every employee in the four plants
the company operates.
These new prices place Overland
and Willys-Knight cars in the front
price rank in their classes. For the
past year and q half, the records OF
these cars have proved their econo-
my, quality, performance and COM
fort.
The new prices and those Of Sep
tember 1920 follow:
Overland chassis $3.50 formerly
1886; touring $3.50 formerly $1035;
roadster $3.50 formerly $1035; coupe
$3.50 formerly $1525; sedan 1896 for
merly $1675.
Willys-Knight Roadster $3.50 for
merly $500; touring 1876 formerly
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-03-16
HAVE YOU THESE
SYMPTOMS?
If So, Commence Taking Guides
PeptO- Mangan and Get Back
To Good Health.

Lack of vitality, a feeling of tired
ness, bad breath, pale lips, colorless
cheeks, loss of weight, ffaDby flesh,
iessened strength-all of these call
for the immediate use of Guides
PeptoMangan. 1t will positively
produce satisfactory results. Try
taking it with your meals for a few
weeks and be surprised with the i'm
provement in your condition. Guides
Pepto Mangan will help you back to
strength during convalescence from
any illness. 1t has been prescribed
successfully by physicians every
where for thirty years. 1t is recog-
nized iron tonic of honest merit. For
sale in liquid and tablet form by all
druggists Ask for it by the full
name, Guides Pepto-M Mangan. ."-Ad-
vertisement.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-03-16

removed at local hospital Wednes-
day.
Mrs. E. Temple is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Charlie Sisk in Pom
totoc this week.
On account Of an epidemic of flu
at Pace, Miss, the public school was
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-03-16
and LOCAL

Mrs. D. B. Ray and little daugh-
ter, Mary Kathryn, are the guests Of
Mrs. Rays parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
A. Bradley Of West Point, Miss.
Miss Monte May Powell was the
week end guest Of Water Valley
relatives.
Erwin King had his ear operated
on at i local hospital Monday.
Margaret McLure had hrr tonsjls
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-03-16
lys-Knight motor.

lys- s-Knight motor.
First. it improves with use; Sec
ond it requires no adjustments, third,
it is more powerful; fourth, it is
more flexible; fifth, it is silent in
operation and remains so: sixth it is
simple. being free from complicated
parts; seventh, It is economical.
The Farm Bureau will handle
these popular cars. See their ad-
vertisement elsewhere in this pa
per.