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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-18

Perchance your business may
not be as brisk as you desire; may
be your cotton is selling for less
than you expected, or you may be
paying more for flour and sugar
than a few weeks ago: possibly
the bank wants to pay a loan, but
in the broader light Of world af.
fairs what matter such small things
as these7 You have health and a
home, and you are not being rush.
ed away from your loved ones to
engage in the worlds greatest
slaughtering operations for the
purpose of killing some unknown
man who has never done you any
harm, and whose death means
overwhelming sorrow and poverty
of widow and orphans. before he
gets a chance to kill you and thus
leave your loved ones to endure
till the end of life the same sor.
rows and poverty. The larger the
number killed, the greater the
praise won. When you contem.
plate these things, isn't it a little
beneath your manhood to fret over
slow business and small profits
while you think Of the inferno in
which Europe is living-no. in
which Europe's people are dyingi
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-18

Live men must eat, no matter
what else may happen. Food
must be had for one hundred mil.
lion population of this country,
with much to spare for another
hundred million, at least, in the
countries now at war.
Only one European country
among those now working mutual
&Styxs4ion of the ordinary means
of living produces enough food for
itself, even in time of peace.
Whatever may be the outcome of
the war, there will be an imme.
date demand for food, a demand
that will increase the longer war
is waged, a demand that is likely
to end the war.
With all channels of supplies
from outside closed, with half
dozen nations in the condition of
beleagured fortresses, the condi.
tiop rapidly takiug form in En-.
rope, we may look for a simulta.
neOus movement in all the coun-
tries by the men and women not
in the fighting ranks tor enough
food to keep them alive. They
will not ask why food is scarce;
they will not hesitate to take it
wherever it may be found.
The armed forces may possibly
be compelled to turn their wea.
pons against their own people in
riot and rapine unparalleled in his.
tory.
Famine will put an end to fight.
ing. Then will come the call upon
this country for food. If we have
a shortage, or if we have only suf-
ficient for our own necessities, the
response to the foreign demand
will be made at the expense of our
own people. We must have no
shortage.
We must plant corn, using corn
generically for foodstuffs. Our
farm possibilities have ~ no means
been exhausted. The United
States has 1,141, 100000 acres of
land suitable for titled crops and
361, $40, 900 acres suitable for non
titled crops. We are tilling only
312, 900, 600 acres, something more
than One-fourth ofthe possibilities
and little Of our titled area is pro-
ducing up to its potentialities.
The present emergency is the op.
portunity for a return in this
country from town to country.
F0rehanded farmers are to be the
busiest class of producers in this
country during the next two or
three years. Let all possible at
tention, North, South and West
be centered upon producing food.
stuffs.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-18
5000 Acres in Oats
will be Planted this Fall.
Countrywide Movement Started to Encourage the Planting
More Food Crops for Man ond Beast

Countrywide Movement Started Encourage Planting
More Food Crops for Non end Be0st
The people of Noxubee County confronted by serious
bem in fact many it amounts crisis With far toe
small acreage begin with passed through drouth
more severe than has been experienced many Where
different methods of preparation and culture praccd the
many almost failure. Unless immediate steps
are taken prevent shortage Of feedstus not less than
quarter of million dollars will have to be sent beyond the bounds
of the county for feed next season.
Eye under normal conditions this would be drainage
upon the Of the county But conditions having aen
dsastrousy eectng the cotton market this burden almost
douby heavy.
In order to the situation every available of land
should be planted grain forage crop this fall By all
means large acreage should be This not an
pertinent Noxubee County, 1t has been amply demonstrated
that oats can be successfully here in the fall We
would hesitate however to recommend spring oats.
One advantage Of fall sowing the small amount of prepara
ton necessary For instance where land has been we'll prepared
and cultivated to cotton or deep powng is necessary
Simply disk we'll and you have good seed bed for OATS
On reasonably good land yield of forty bushels per
unusual This equal feed value to from twenty twenty
five bushels of corn that will cost next spring not less than
O dollar per bushe The oats be removed in ample time
to be followed by crop BEANS cowpeas, better STILL
crop espedez The epedeza seed should be the
sod March, When the oats removed the spedeza will make
from to two tons of excellent hay.
By all means the people of Noxubee county less
than to in fall oats and thus minimize the e
fects of the shortage and prices of cotton By
MEANS we should also forget liberal acreage
som Had this been done last fall and the
turned under last spring be followed by would have
had different story to tell now. R. S. WILSON.
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shuqualak, Miss. Sept. 14th, 19l.

Shuqualak, Miss, Sept. 14th, 1914
Mr. J. w. Haddon. Macon. Miss.
Dear sir: have your letter in re-
gari to your campaign to induce the
farmers of Noxubee county to plant
Is, 600 acres of fall oats.
| hope you will succeed in this effort
for I am sure that the oat crop can be
made very profitable one.
We expect to plant our part of this
acreage and are beginning to do so now.
A little experience has proven to us
that the fall of the year is the only cor
rect time to plant oats. They mature
earlier if planted in the fall, usually
before the dry spell that we often have
at about the season the late planting
needs rain so badly. Then when plant
ed in the fall less seed are required and
| think we can get the lands prepared
better. We think the most of the lands
in this county will make good crop of
oats if planted in the fall and we know
that very little of our lands have made
profitable crops of corn.
There is very little corn hereto make
next years crop on and we do not
think much corn will be sold to any one
on a'credit on which to make cotton or
any thing else, so if we are to have any
grain feed, it is up to US to plant oats
to make next years crop.
My main argument for oats is they
do not need cultivation and believe the
people here need and want crop that
does not need cultivation, for cultiva-
tion does break in to 30 many of our
trips and arrangements generally.
The truth is we do not like to cult
vate! Your friend,
R. L. ANDERSON.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-18

| ent condition. In all seriousness, the
present state of affairs calls for the best
thought and action of the farmer in
providing ways and means TO tide eyor
/ the present stringency, brought on by
the European war, the men who con-
troll the financies of the country, dry
weather and boil weevils.
To plant good acreage in oats this
fall and few acres of his best land in
wheat, is the surest method he can pos
sible pursue, just now, to help himself.
A good acreage of good land sown in
oats between this and the 18th of Oc-
tober, means plenty of good feed for
the work stock to fil.ish up the crop
another year. Also few acres of rich
land sown in some good southern varie-
ty of wheat will give bread for the
family. Should this terrible European
war continue through next year, prices
of feed stuff will be out of the reach of
the cotton farmers.
Then my farmer friends, it is very
important that we proceed now, with
all diligence, to sow oats. Oats sown
from now until October 18th rarely
ever fail to make good yield, 30 or
40 bushels per acre. They come off the
latter part of May. then we have the
land to plant in other crops; peas or
June corn to fatten hogs or fill silo. By
all means let US plant oats and plant
now, to save the enormous price we
will be compelled to pay for feed to
make next years crop. "CIvIs."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-18
R. C. Hauenstein, secretary Of the
Summer home Of Chief Executive equipped
with car by Miller Bros.

commercial club, says that in confer
ence with the President, D. E. MeInnis,
it was decided 20 give the support OF
the club to the "buy bale of cotton
movement and that on Monday Mr..
Hauenstein will be on the streets and
in the business houses to get members
for the ss"buy-a-bale" club. He saws
that several have already signiHedtheir
intention to get on che band waeos, and
ride with the most popular move In the
south today. -Hattiesburg News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-18
Notice, Peanut Crowersl

If there is sufficient acreage in pea.
nuts in this county to justify me in buy.
ing picker, / will contract to gather
peanuts at 1910. bushel. Those in.
terested will please drop me card stat.
ing the number Of acres they have.
II. r. CANNON.
Macon, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-18

To Farmers and Basinsss Men In Cot
ton Territory:
In every emergency plan of action
ia !. great belr q he prices ct food pre-
duets are high and there is every indi-
cation that they will remain so during
the next year. The war in Europe has
disturbed production abroad and has in
terfered with consumption and with
markets and financial conditions in this
country. This state of affairs, familiar
to every one, makes it imperative that
every farmer and every community
should plan for next years work ac-
cordingly.
Produce Your Own Hap and Forage
Crops. If you can obtain seed at rea'
sOnable price, SOW crimson or bur clov-
er, vetch, or some other winter legume.
If unable to do this put in oats and rye
this fall, peas or beens in the spring,
or use Sol ghum, kafr corn, milo maize
or some other crop adapted to your cll-
! mate and soil.
Landlords should see that their ten
ants follow instructions and grow as
much as possible of their supplies:
Next year is the important year for all
farmers in the cotton territory to make
up their minds to Live at Home" as
nearly as possible. Every dollar saved
on advances will be 80 much gained at
the end of the year; every dollar bor-
rowed on advances has to be paid back
out of the cotton crop.
Plant Less Acrdge in Cotton. Why?
Because food products will remain high
and cotton will probably remain low If
the war last. DO not run any chances.
Follow safe plan. You will need the
extra acres to produce the food
crops. 1t is estimated that between
three and four million bales of cotton
will have to be carried over out of the
present crop. A normal acreage in
cotton next year, and no increase in
food crops. will certainly mean high
priced food and low-priced cotton. You
cannot afford to be compelled to pur-
, chase high priced products out of a
very narrow margin of profit in the cot
ton crop. Economy in raising what
cotton is planted is OF supreme import.
ance. The best economy is in good
farming and living at home.
To bankers and merchants we WOulu
s.y that with their cooperation much
can be done to make our own supplies
! for next year. In many counties in boil
weevil territory bankers, merchants
and farmers have united to sustain
credit. In such cases farmers have
agreed to produce home supplies and
do good farming and bankers and mer-
clients have limited advances Dy insist
ing that the farmers must reduce the
acreage in cotton to make way for the
necessary food crops. A little of that
same cooperation will help the whole
cotton territory next year. Will our
bankers and merchants be co-operators!
Very truly yours,
BRADFORD KNAPP,
Special agent in charge. Farmers Co
operative Demonstration Work.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-18
Brooksville, Miss, Sept. 16, 1914.

Brooksville, Miss, Sept. 16, 1914.
Mr.. J. W. Haddon. Macon. Miss.
Dear Sir: Replying to your letter of
recent date In WIN c"n "ert.on "The
Campaign" to encourage .he = onting
of fall oats, will say that ! fully agree
with you, only would mention wheat
in this connection as being as important
as oats.
These cereals will come in early dur
ing the next year when a little extra
feed stuff for man and beast, or little
surplus to sell for the cash, will be "a
very present help in time of need"
! am at work with the people in this
section.
Wishing you success, | am,
Yours truly,
: ]. N. MEMORIES.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-18

Mr.. J. R. Dewitt, of Columbus, has
opened tin shop in Macon, next door
to the express Office. He is prepared
to do roofing, guttering and all kinds of
tin and sheet iron work as well as re-
pair work. Give him your patronage.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-18

Mashulaville, Miss. Sept. 18th, 1914.
Mr.. ]. W. Haddon. Macon. Miss.
Dear Sir: Yours in regard to 5000
acres Of oats for Noxubee county this
fall to hand and beg to say in reply that
| am in hearty accord with this move
ment ard think it is absolutely neces-
sary under existing conditions.
The corn crop here is short; cotton is
worth nothing and there will be no mo-
ney to buy feed stuff; so as ! see it the
man who does not plant winter oats for
next spring and summer feed, will be
handicapped.
I hope to see this movement spread
over the entire county and that every
farmer will join in this great work.
Your friend.
GEO. D. RUSSELL.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-18

land, they may expect to reap a paying
harvest.
Next summer after the oats have
been taken of. turn the land and seed
to clover for winter pasture, with as
many cattle on each farm as can be
cared for, as they should be. whether
Of dairy, or any of the beef breeds,
with just enough good hogs to supply
meat for home use and a small sur
plus for town and city people.
We can move on regardless Of the
cruel war across the waters and the
devastating march Of the cotton boil
weevil.
Plant oats by all means-plant oats
now-and those Of US, that can't possi-
BILE get them in now, let US be ready by
the first of January and follow up the
work until the middle of the next month.
Your friend,
E. H. SMYTH.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-18

The only store selling guaranteed
Buster Brown Hosiery. v
WALTER B.. PATTY,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-18
Brooksville, Miss, Sept. IA, 1914.

DrOOkSVllle, MISS, OepC. Ia, 1914
Mr.. J. W. Haddon,
Dear Sir and Friend: Your letter
just received. / fully endorse the idea
of planting oats in Noxubee county,
not only to the amount of fifteen thou
sands acres but to the full capacity of
every farmer. Let us prepare and SOW
as many acres :as possible up to the
middle of next month; it is fine feed for
all kinds of stock and fowls, and every
one knows who has had any experience,
that oats is the best feed for work
stock that can be raised in this section.
Keeps them in fine flesh during the
hot months of summer, and is not 30
heating as corn, and much easier and
cheaper to raise and. more convenient
to feed.
Oats with very small per cent of
cotton seed meal will grow and develop
young mules and horses faster than any
feed have ever used.
If the land owners Of Noxubee Coun-
ty, in fact all of East Mississippi, will
SOW oats in good and well prepared
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-18
Editor of the Beacon:

Editor of the Beacon:
Our agricultural commissioner sug-
. guested through the BEACON last week
mat we Farmers" quit abusing our
|Sneighbors, and discussing Politics"
for the next month, and plant "Oats. !"
I guess he wanted 1--WE farmers" to
leave politics and finances for the bank
ers and lawyers to fix up. while we
learn to plant oats, and grow truck, !"
instead of cotton, as mean OF getting
.'rich," or at least improving our pres
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-18
Sow Oats! ! Sow Them This Fall.

My fall sowed oats made more than
double the yield that the spring sowed
did this year. The thinest lime land on
my Brooksville farm made 80 bushels
per acre of fall sowed oats and of ex-
cellent quality. We had small fields
to make as much as 60 bushels of fall
sowed.
Oats must mature in cool weather to
make good crop. In the north we
could never secure good crop of spring
sown oats when sowed late in the sea-
son. We have great advantage over
the north in being able to SOW our oats
in the fall. Oats are sure to sell at a
high price next spring and good crop
will make fine profit. We can haye
our oats on the market IN advance of
northern grown oats, and secure bet
ter price than later when the northern
crop is on the market. l repeat. Sow
oats and SOW them this fall. Sow with
drill if possible. H. B. GURLER.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-02-07
CAUSE OF RECENT A. c. L.
WRECK IS DISCOVERED

Falatka, Feb. An investiga-
ton was held as to the cause of the
wrecking of the Atlantic Coast Line
railway passenger train at Luny last
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. 1t
was ascertaineh that small negro
boy, whose identity is not known at
present, was seen to place something
on track at point where the front
trucks Of the engine left the rails.
This something proved to be a large
SCARE iron nut, laid on the rail on
he high side of the curve, around
which the train was running when
the disaster occurred. The impress
sion of the nut on the rail is plainly
visible, while the nut itself is in pos
session of the railroad detectives.
who are at work on the case. Going
at the rate of speed at which the
train was running at the time, and
especially around sharp curve there
is little doubt that the bit of iron
placed on the outer rail caused the
accident. Engineer Tolar continues
to improve at his home in Sanford,
will recover with careful nursing.
His back is badly sprained, his lip
cut, his eye bruised and he has bad
cash in his head beside numerous
bruises on his body. He also suf-
fered a bad bruise in his side that is
causing him considerable pain but
the physicians have no fear that Mr..
Tolar will not pull through all right.
From the pictures of the wreck that
have been taken and that show the
engine the escape from instant death
of Mr.. Tolar is nothing short of mi
raculous. Conductor Burt who was
injured in the wreck and was taken
to his home in Jacksonville is also
reported as being cut of danger.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-02-07
UNIQUE ELECTRICAL install.
LATION IN SMOKE HOUSE

The Florida Electrical and Ma
chinery Company have just complet-
ed novel electrical installation in
the "Smoke House." the new billiard
and pool room just opened by Mr..
G.. H. Pierson in the Futch & Gen
try building. This is known as the
indirect system of lighting, and is
the first installation of the kind in
Polk county. The light is thrown
on the ceiling and reflected back
giving the best possible results. The
requirements of pool room are the
severest test on lights, and this sys-
TEN, which was installed by Mr..
Wolf, of the Florida Electric & Ma
chinery Co., is highly satisfactory
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-02-07

Ok county has visitor with
borders one of the most noted
trail stars in the country, Thorn
SER. Leach, pntfielder of the Chi
s"Cubs,'" who is spending the
at Haines City. Mr. Leach
brief period in Barlow last
. on his way to Tampa where
It Manager Evers of the Cubs, >
igned a contract for the coming
1, thus effectually ending the
IS that Leach would join the
al league. Mr.. Leach will
/.the Chicago team in Tampa,
sts they are to do their prelimin-
training Barlow Record.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-02-07
LAKELAND DEFEATED
TAMPA YESTERDAY
{ Continued from page u

this is heartrendering and then his
new suit, too" 1t has been sug,
j, gested that special lessons be given
both in the art of thumb spinning
and also ear turning.
But "honor to whom is honor is
due" The Lakeland High School
boys deserve great credit for their
victory yesterday afternoon -oppos-
ing one of the best teams in the
State, with several years experience,
they not only won a great battle, but
added to Lakelanh's long list. an
other feather. Without any pre-
tensions at first, We have forged to
the front, till today we are recog-
nized as one of the strongest teams
in the State. Much opposition has
been offered to the playing of Mr..
Phillips in our high school team.
We wish to state emphatically that
WI HlIllpS 10 lHelHUeT vi lue
High school Of Lakeland, Fla , and is
a member of the l.. II. S. team
and we see no reason why l.. II. S.
should be debarred from the State
championship, on account of the
playing of Mr.. Phillips.
The team wishes to thank the ia
irons of the school for their loyalty
in supporting their team, and espec-
tally the management of the theatres
the band and Mr.. E. H. Youngs
for their many courtesies.
Without the boosting and support
Of our patrons, winning team
would have been much harder task
Proud of their team and flushed
with victory, the l.. H. S. boys as.
semb!ed on the campus about 7:3(
last night for shirt-ta parade
Many were the amusing features O.
this parade, among them being ar
Old mule, draped with Barlow colors
Thus ended in blaze of glory, Lake
lands greatest day in the history OF
high school athletics.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-02-07

BARGAIN FOR 10 DAYS!
&c acres choice fruit land, cleared,
ready for planting. On hard road
close to depot. Look this up.
Pickard Brothers, 200 Drane Bldg.
2036
FOR RENT-R Rooms singly or fur
nished for light housekeeping No
children COS E. Pine or phone
1888. 2O3S
FOR SALE-10 acres cleared, just off
South Florida avenue; part truck
and part citrus land, for $1,000
The John F.. Cox Realty Co. 2O37
FOR SALE-House of rooms and
lots, fine location in DiXieland, for
OILY $500. The John F. Cox
Realty Co. 2O37
FOR RENT-7House of rooms and
bath, electric light, hot and cold
water, range Furnished or I'M
furnished. The John r. Cox
Realty Co. 2O37
FOR RENT-9-room house with
bath; South Boulevard, DiXielanM,
near Lake Morton. Apply sol E.
Orange. Phone 292Red. 2044
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-02-07

Dr. Carolyn Geisel, the disting-
uished lecturer, who will speak at
the Methodist church this afternoon,
tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow
night has arrived in the city and is
the guest of Mrs. N. A. higgins.
She will speak tomorrow afternoon
on the "Home Behind the Man" and
at night on the Conservation of the
Chill
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-02-07
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the
Annual Meeting of the Stockholders
of the Lakeland Ice Company will be
held at the office of the Company at
Lakeland, Florida, on Tuesday, March
10, 1914, at ten o'clock a. M, for
the election of directors and for the
transaction Of such other business
as nav be brought before said meet
ing. F. G. WHITNEY,
204 Fridays Secretary.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-02-07

their seats early in order that they
may not be disappointed at the last
minute.
superintendent and Mrs. Adams
have done a great work in bringing
each year the splendid Chautauqua
talent to Lakeland, but they need
the help of every loyal citizen to
make the coming Chautauqua meet
expenses, and everyone should rally
to their aid by purchasing their re
served seats at once and influencing
their friends to do like wise.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-02-07
EVERYBODY PULL FOB THE
COMING CHAUTAUQUA

On next Thursday night the Lake
land Chautauqua will open and for
period of ten days the people of
this city will be treated to the very
best talent the lecture platform af-
fords. There is great interest be-
ing shown in the chautauqua, the re-
served seat sale attracting much at
tention and many are availing them
selves of the opportunity Of reserving