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East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-13

dance is over 1900.
Land in Oktibbeha was then
valued from 5000 to $500
Several tables of atstistics
realating to health. temperature,
rainfall, amount of butter pro.
duce etc, made in the county is
given in this little book.
Our agricultural resources are OK.
plotted dealing in stock, growing,
grasses etc,
Mr.. A B Ollie formally of Clever.
land, Ohio, ::and Prof, Mckay,
Horticulturalist at the A. & NJ
College write interesting letters re-
gardiug fruit growing in the
county.
Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson,
Bishop of the Episcopal Church
of Mississippi writes a letter re-.
0srding the heath of the State
Of Mississippi while DR.. e P
Connell treats on the healthful
conditions OF the county.
The newspapers mentioned as
being published in Starkville are
"The Southern Live Stock
Journal, devoted specially to the
live. stock interests Of the South,
a we'll edited paper, and having q
wide circulation. 1t is the lead
ing stock and agricultural journal
of the Southern States. The
East Mississippi Times," and
"Oktibbeha Citizen," political
and general newspapers, both hav>
ing a good circulation in the
Eastern portion Of tbe State.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-13
Say Something Good

Under the above heading the
jackson News says;
Say something good about the
living. II there is a maa whose
fine qualities y5u appreciate,
whom you are glad to claim as q
friend, if he is deserving now of
compliments and pretty sentiments
why not tell him soi At least,
tell others II wont hurt you, and
it may help him,
There is entirely too much of
this buisness of waiting until a
man is dead to speak we'll of him,
For that matter, post mortem
eulogies have long since become
insiucere and extravagant, Some
of the most fulsome elegies have
been delivered over men who in
life we're utterly wothless and
contemplate.
On the other hand real worthy
men (aud women.) whose lives
would have been frightened by q
few kind words, lived their lives
to the end without ever receiving
praise and encouragement and
appreciation from their friends
and neighbors.
Long ago, two centuries since,
Montesquien criticised this most
universal custom. he wrote,
When q man dies, people assem-
bio to hear his funeral grafton pros
nounced. discourse in his praise
from which it would be ve,y diff.
cult to gather a true estimate Of
the deceased.
why should good words ne'er
be said of amau until he is dead'"
was asked long since, but it is still
a pertinent question. 1t is one
that all should consider, 1t should
inspire us to be different course in
life. 1t should move us to give
friend few flowers now instead
of waiting to sprinkle them on his
grave. Tney may bo flowers Of
speech or flowers of blind each
there will be the sentiment and
the purpose that will help ,os aud
help him
Try thissystem once and see how
1t works.
Wherever you meet thrse differ.
ent men, You fud >ix different
openion as to what should be bone
about war. e
There are some people who can, t
support the United States Gov.
rrinsut iu thus crisis, hui he,
dout seem to want to remoye TO
! sps othcy cyupsry.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-13
Secretary.

How many American flag are
floating to the breeze in this towni
There should be more. They
should be shown in every home
They should float from every
buildings. They should be evi.
den2e everywhere. 1t is not
seeml, that we go about the streets
shouting our Americanism into
every ear, but it is proper aud
right tnat we saOw our own cOlors
by displaying the na tional coIors
And the largest flag of all should
be proudly flown from the Court
House.
War is hell, but as we are into
it we must do our best to make it
hell for the ether fellow Ex
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-13

Better plant that garden and
get it in shape before you ar
called off to the war. The wit"
and kids can finish it, and the.
may need it,"
The editor of the Yazoo Senti
uel wrote the above and it shows
plainly that br does not know tbe
first principles of gardening. Any
old experienced gardener could
have told him that ths wifi and
kids always pIsnt the garden aud
gst u III shape aud buisl il too,
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-13

The South needs packing houses
more than any thing else. We
already have one at Matches which
is being successfully operated and
has made hog raising for market
profitable in a large section Of
Mississippi and Louisiana. The
Nelsoni Morris Co. is putting in q
big plant at New Orleans which
will prove OF great benefit to tn e
Gulf States and it now look as il
these plant will soon be established
al, over the South.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-13

I'm recent years
soil fertility has
come to be look.
ed upon in a new
light, Soils are
no longer spoken
Of as being rich
simply because
chemical analysis S
shows that they
contain a b un d
a ce Of plant
food. Much Of
this plant food
~. No. h. l-Ai.l
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-13

Z. McIver Will
HANSEN, OF Dar-
l.ngton, s. c., has
originated a plan
Of corn culture
which has been
a d o p I e d by a
great number Of
farmers residing
In the Coastal
Plains Of South
Carolina a n d
Georgia with ex.
cellent results.
Since a number
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-13

All the convicts In the peniten.
tiary are anxious to enlist in the
war and are anxious to be par
doned and become soldiers.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-13

Easter Sunday was a cold, dis.
agreeable day but Notwithstanding
the lseveral churches in this city
were we'll attended aud apropr!-
ate services were held.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-13
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY
80 YEARS AGO
Extracts From a Descrip-
tive Pamphlet Show
ing Our Resources

Oupt ~. ~, McDOWell gave the
Times pamphlet this week which
was published thirty years sg
entitled "A Hand Book and De,
seriptive Catalogue of Oktibbeha
County Mississippi" published by
the Oktibbeha County migration
Society.
The book was printed by A. G..
O'Brien & Son in 1887. The
offers of the Imigartion Societ,
were L. D, Mcdowell, president,
F. A. Gully, Vice President, and
W. s.. Harrison, Secretary.
The county was at that time were
Fl. I, Saunders, sheriff; G. E.
Gay, Chancery Clerk; T. M.
Cummings, Circuit Clerk; and
H. A. McCreight, l. Neeley, j. E.
Love, P. Hunt and d. w, Outlaw.
A strange coincident is that three of
the present members of the Board,
Messrs Calvin McCreight, j. s.
Neely and d. w. Outlaw Jr. are
sons OF the thee members of the
Board named in this hook.
The cit, officers were Thos.
Redus, Mayors j. j. Henry,
marshal, and w. II. Ch!ies, j, j.
Dennis, .Thos. Richarson, j. T,
Chiles and John w. Crilz, alder>
men.
The pamphlet contains much val.
! nable Information abuat oktibbrha
County, giving comprehensive
description of the lands, the crops
that can be raised on them and
other information.
In speaking of the railroads
the writer forecaste a dream that
never came true when he said:
The Geogia PIC ic runs form
Stsrkville cast. This company at
present uses the Mobile s. Ohio
Branch from Starkyille to
Columbus, but has direct line
completed to Birmingham Ala.
The company is surveying route
across the State to Greenville, on
the Mississippi river. Cars will
be running from StatkviIle to
Birmingham by April 10th, and
it is expected that the road will be
completed to Greenville during the
year." The road was completed to
Greenville but only touched a cor
ner of the country. West Point Sc
cured the coveted prize, But
let us forget the mistakes OF
thirty years ago.
Regarding churches we fud the
following,
The people Of Starkvllle are
nearly all church gong people.
The following denominations
having good churches and live
congregati1ns'
Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian,
Associate Reformed Presbyterian.
Cumberland Presbyterian, while
the Episcopaliaus hold services
once q month in one of the churches
and are preparing to erect church
of their own OF an early day.
Besides the above, there are three
colored churches two Methodist
and one Baptist, all of which
have substantial chnrcn buildings
and large congregation,
The Schools In that day were
The Starkoille Female Institute,
Rev T. O.. Sellers, president and
the Starkville High School with
w. Il. Saunders, Principal The
former witch was a young ladies'
Seminary, and had pupils from
all over the State, had an average
attendance of $50 while the High
Schools attendance was l50
The A & M College which nd
buly been opened six years had an
attendance of SQVi now the attsu,
II
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-13

The man that wears the flag
and doss the shouting 10 not the
fellow that 10 going TO. save the
couutry.
The Washington times., 1917-11-26
Harks Back to Olden DAYS.

melodous
perfect clippings telling
ode golden his youth when Of the leading
of
"its spent
pleasant evenings running through living those
when Jim and Ed Walsh kids together Their
Of the box Oh Richard mentioned here and there
So athlete him
his treasure that Of old, yenowed clippings.
The Washington times., 1917-11-26
BARROW SAYS JOHNSON
HAS BEEN MANHANDLED

President Ed Barrow, of the Inter.
national League, comes to the front
with an explanation OF Ban Johnson's
statement, asking for exemption from
military service for 2ss players. Bar
row says johnson has been treated
shamefully. Here Is what Barrow
says:
"Jim Price, Harry Frazee, and I
were present in Mr.. Johnson's office,
along with a couple OF newspaper
men, when Mr.. Johnson was supposed
to have made the remarks.
THE talk was about baseball dur
ing war times, and 1t was pointed out
during the discussion that Connie
Mack had lost several players, while
the Red Sox and Indians had lost
several men.
"Johnson took part in the discussion
and said, among other things, that
the present high standard of baseball
couId not be continued unless a ma
jorIty of the players secured ex-
emption.
johnson did not say he would ask
for the exemption OF a single player
He referred TO the players who had
Legitimate claims for exemption, and
never for an instant intended TO ask
for any special favors. His remarks
were EarbIed and twisted around so
that he has been made a target for
shameful abuse
The Washington times., 1917-11-26
WILL GIVE USAACS
DINNER, FOLLOWED
BY THEATERPARTY

Harold Keats. Of the war service
commission. has extended an offer to
the Usaacs. from Allentown. Pa. to
give. them their Thanksgiving Day
dinner. followed by a theater party
and dance. That this will be a huge
undertaking Is shown by the fact
that the Usaacs viii be about 1000
strong.
'I have wired Allentown for ger
mission to eccspt N Keats offer
said Private Jimmy Barry. repre-
sentative of the .Usaacs here. "and
believe ~ VIII be granted"
Til. a.. hu'ance corps Is already on
it's way TO Washington. travelling
over the road in trucks and ambu-
lar ces. The boys are due to arrive
late tomorrow or early Wednesday
roring. parading through the city
behind the seventy-piece band to
Fort Myer. Va
Eleven hundred tickets have been
sent to Camp Meade for the game
Thanksgiving Day. and arrange
ments are being made for special
holiday passes to be given the SOL
diers there.
The Washington times., 1917-11-26
STATE HAS CHANCE
TORETA|N HONORS
INHOPK|NS GAME

Maryland State College has a great
chance to retain the championship Of
the State Of Maryland. The College
Farl lads have a 10 TO 3 victory over
the st. sohn'sF eleven OF Annapolis,
and face the Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity team on Homewood Field, BaIti-
more. Thanksgiving Day in the big
game Of the season.
State has played in and out football
this season. With few veterans re
turning and a late start the Staters
have been Handicapped all season.
Many players have been injured
has the eleven been able TO put out
its full strength.
A week ago Saturday the State
team fell victim to Penn State by an
overwhelming score. Nothing daunted,
the College Park lads will go into the
Thanksgiving Day game with a slight
edge on the Hopkins team by reason
OF the victory over the team which
recently conquered Hopkins.
st. Johns won a to o victory over
Hopkins on Saturday when the Black
and Blue eleven was considered a top
heavy favorite. The Hopkins team
was thought to have a chance to roll
up a big score on st. Johns, but fell
an easy victim after the Annapolis
lads had scored early in the game.
Maryland State has had a good rest
which has proven beneficial in every
way. The crippled Coster. Fletcher.
Smith and Snyder have been in active
preparation for the Hopkins game and
appear TO be ready.
While no definite information is be-
ing given out IT is thought that Coach
Byrd will start Coster, Stevens, Morn
hinweg, Sullivan, Smith, Wiseman,
Stubbs, Knode, Fletcher, Snyder, and
Macdonald.
The Washington times., 1917-11-26
FOOTBALL TEAMS
TOP|CK LEADERS
DUR|NGTHEW WEEK

Elections or Football captains for
the 1918 high school teams viii prob
ably be held at the high schools this
week. The Central lads chose Har-
vey Gerry. left end on the champion
ship eleven this season to be their
leader for next season.
Western Is expecting to chose Don
aid Wight as next years leader. while
Eastern will probably give willie.
Thomas the eaptainey for next sea
son.
Nike Ready's successor win prob
ably be chosen at Business within
the next few days, while each is look.
ing forward to awarding q eaptainey
before the holidays start
Central and Western win award let
ters on wednesday morning at the
schools.
The Washington times., 1917-11-26
Times An-High Selection
FIRST TEAM.

Central, champion OF the 1917 high
school football series. is awarded six
positions, Technical two, Western two
and Eastern one on the Times all
high school football eleven this year.
In winning the title without being
scored upon AMI with little opposi-
tfon in three Of the four games, Cen
tral demonstrated its superiority by
hanging up a record in point scor-
ing and a high score total. The Mt.
Pleasant boys Jntaled 221 points
against zero for opponents and made
Business High SshoC. suffer a de-
feat OF 40 70. o.. -.
The fact that but six OF the eleven
men are Central High School play
ers in the 1917 selection, is a tribute
to the Central system and a compli-
Tneut to the chtusDions as a team.
save in the baelkfseld, the two ends
and one tae;Sle, Central had no bet
ter material than at least two other
schools.
Others Are Considered
1t would seem that no other than
Central players deserved mention as
an alI-high proposition But the Sc
ries produced in willie" Thomas, Of
Eastern, the best individual player
mat LhE DEEn EEEn hAeA ENtAVOA
ranks in many q year.
Thomas starts with a handicap, in
that he is forced &c concede more
than twenty pounds to the average
high school player. The Eastern lad,
for all his lightness, was the biggest
player in the series No team playing
against him could stop him effective
ly when be carried the ball, and no
player on any team followed the ball
as unerringlyi on defense. Thomas
was everywhere on the field at once,
a yeritable fox terrier football play
er, who snapped at every opportunity
Offered on offense and defense. He
neler let up one second in any game
in which his team played.
For this reason Thomas is given the
quarterback position. He has played
that position the better part OF two
years and gets the call on BeIknap, OF
Central, because he Is faster, just
az heady, better guesser and haro-
er tackler.
Long Given Call.
In tine backfield Capt. J. Long. OF
Central iE given the fuflback position
over all others. On defense Long did
exceptionally we'll when called upon.
He diagnosed plays quickly, was fast
on his feet, sure tacklef. and kept
his feet well when running with Ihe
ball
Dave Wilson, Centrars big half
back, Is awarded the position over
Simpson, OF Western, Newman, Of
Eastern, and II. Carpenter, OF Tech.
Wilson appears to be the best pros
pect in the high schools for q college
team in the future. He is a good punt
er, fair place kicker and handles the
forward pass from the heaving end
wen enough 10 insure accuracy above
the ordinary. He is the strongest
The Washington times., 1917-11-26

John Groves, OF Western, and En-
cry Wardwell, of Tech. were the only
other ends in the series that approx
mated the work OF Gerry and McKin-
ney. Not since Ralph Wise. OF Bush
ness, and Jakey Roberts. OF Tech.
have played have two ends performed
as creditably as the Central hankers.
Line positions, save in one place.
offer no difficult problems. Molster,
OF Central. and Clarke, OF Tech, are
the two best tackles OF the serieA
Fenwick, who played guard last year
for Western. is shifted into that po-
sition, which is more natural for him
than tackle.
Morris Gurevich, of Tech, is given
the other guard position. With these
four linemen away above the average
OF the other linemen, the choice OF
center lies between Myers, OF West
ern, and Cullen. OF Central Myers is
given the choice because he Is just
as good a passer. cut down the sec
ondary in front of him in better style
and more consistently than Cullen,
and covered the field on end runs in
better shape. In his big test against
Western. Cullen, the Central center,
was guilty OF no less than four
faulty passes which caused backfeld
fumbles.
The series ended as foIIowa.
The Washington times., 1917-11-26
CRAWFORD Is MENTIONED
AS SUCCESSOR TO FULTZ

Fultz. The Iatter's contract comes to
an end this winter.
Major league players Of intelligonce
realize that with Fuitz at the head
of the Fraternity the. magnates win
be most hostile in their attitude to-
ward the organization These same
players are now hoping to displace
him and PUT at the. head of the union
a man acceptable to the heads OF the
major leagues
Ban johnson once said that sam
Crawford would make an ideal head
OF the union, having the friendship
and confidence Of both the players
and the magnatee. II Is not STANCE,
therafores. to and Crawford's name be
ing mentioned as possible successor
to Fuitz.
The Washington times., 1917-11-26

NEW YORK. Nov. 2e.-David L.
Fultz is likely to lose his job as
leader Of the Baseball Players Fra
ternity this winter. Sam Crawford,
the Detroit clubs veteran outneider.
is being mentioned as his successor.
A reorganization OF the players
union is even now on the way. Let
ters are being sent to various star
players who formerly took an active
interest in the union, seeking infor-
nation as to the present day feeling
for unity and Euggesting that "a big
man" be selected at the coming an
nual meeting to succeed President
The Washington times., 1917-11-26
Tener Is Looming Large.

John Kney looming larger and larger the baseball ho
days Unless attached to Ban Johnson
hona likely regain its old place as e leading organization
on the diamond.
for his country He has done little talkng that is
the Chicago last week. Then he did speak,
speak in loud tones.
The Leagues president has been IN washington frequently
food being of the
He done his snare OF the
attached 10 the g made by the Eks of which
member.
friends believe that he destined become the real active
hasehan sNven
The Washington times., 1917-11-26

player in the high schools on his feet
and, barring q tendency to run high
at times, was good for anywhere
from five to seven yards on plunges.
Others Are Good Backs.
While Wight, OF Western, Carpen.
terof Tech. Simpson, OF Western, and
Ready, Of Business, are all good
backs. Macdonald, of Central. Is given
the other halfback position. He is a
consistent though not brilliant play.
er, is faster, heavier. and more shifty
for his size than any OF the others
and Is one of the best defense men in
the schools. ~
Centrals greatest assets on defense
were Harvey Gerry and Phil McKen-
ney. During the entire season in
which eight games were played,
neither end was circled. few line
plays directed off tackle were able to
gain more than a few yards, and at
no time was either end foxed out OF
his position on a delayed pass. This
particular play employed by Episco-
pal with success elsewhere, was
fatkomed by the Central ends, and
what gains Episcopal made in the
battle here were consummated
through guard and tackle.
The Washington times., 1917-11-26
MAJOR LEAGUES
PLEAD NOT GUILTY
INBASEBALL SUIT

Pleas of not guilty were nIed today
by the American and National Base
ball Leagues, to the suit entered here
by the Federal Baseball Club Of Bal
timore on September 20 last for ssoo,-
900 damages for alleged violation Of
the Sherman antitrust act
The pleas were made by Attorneys
George w. Pepper, Samuel II. Glenn
ent, jr., and benjamin s. Minor. who
represent the Washington club as
well as the two leagues.
The Washington times., 1917-11-26
TITLE UNDECIDED.

The prep school football champion
snip OF Virginia will remain unde'
eided this fall because OF the fact
that Episcopal High School and
WoodbTry-Forest were unable tc
score asainst each Cther in their an
nual game Saturday al Episcopal. The
eiash ended at u G to 0 score, al
though Episcopal was on the defen'
slve during the greater part OF the
The Washington times., 1917-11-26
HUDSON SEES CARLISLE.

Frank Hudson, peerless quarter
back Of the ea-i,er Carlisle Indian
elevens, watched PennzyIvania defeat
his old team Saturday at Philadel-
phia. After the game he visited the
Indians dressing room and congratu-
lated the youngsters for their plucky
performance against the heavier
QualSers. Hudson is now in the ad-
vertising business IL Philadelphia
The Washington times., 1917-11-26
SHORT SPORT TALKS
BY Louis A. Dougher'

Team work brilliant ndydualm in football results almost in
varab victory for team work Rutgers proved by de-
feang cupid" Blacks Newport Naval
For atar eevens have been chosen by To Dick Harry and
Walter Camp always starting the old aar
team could do anything this that Championship the
Naturally
they would Seldom the alar eleven picked beating
the
the mythical eleven always picked to wn
It remained for the European enable football followers
opportunity of testing this situation If Cupid" Black
sentative astar he hasn't Rutgers isn't the
what it?
defeated Cupid Blacks collection of all American performers
In tuse between and ndividuaism your
the
The Washington times., 1917-11-26
Should Mark Lines Clearly.

Georgetown League
both will well to have the field properly marked It
surely wasn't Saturday.
The fveyard marked to stand clearly
officials spectators
all Saturday though lite work had been done the 1Oyd
lines.
Once the referee had to whether not Marine receiv
He guessed against the Marines But had the chalk line been visible
guessing would The referee could have exactly
where the player he received the forward pass
With such careful Charlie Cox Georgetown
things probable gdron will be marked properly
Thursdays big contest generally thinks of everything
Cornelrs Real Sportsmanship.
Penn had better
has whipped together the team that has represented Penn since the
with
headwork did their trainer The best team and Cor
nell dofs its hat to Penn"
Cornell engaging wartime sport for sports sake
trainer losing championship
distance racing Could ask better statement!
IsIn Large
The Washington times., 1917-11-26
PLAY FOR RED CROSS.

A beneht game for the Red Cross
will be played at Salem, W. Va, be-
tween West Virginia Wesleyan and
Salem College.
The Washington times., 1917-11-26
Dillon No Drawing Card.

Dillon his prime called the Giant gone way
Burning
indianapolis mdeweght mentioned possible
the worlds heavyweight title drawing
boxing he coming back the small time" circuit He
money Dillon deserves his punishment