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The Monticellonian., 1919-09-12
hard and firm.
18th. How To Sow Wheat

18th. How TO Sow Wheat
Use press drill if possible, ii
not ordinary grain drill. If a
grain drill is inaccessible, sow
broadcast, but if grain drill
can be used, it will require less
seed, guarantee more uniform
seeding, and leave the surface
ridged to protect the wheat. AS
a rule, drilled wheat will yield
20 percent better than to SOW
broadcast. Unless it is very dry,
SOW wheat half-inch deep. but
+ if dry, SOW three-quarters to one
inch deep. If you use drill on
real lean lands SOW four pecks
per acre. If the land is medium
good land, sow five pecks on good
rich land SOW six peeks to the
acre, and if sown broadcast use
at leasI one peek more.
5th. When To Sow Wheat.
Wheat should be sown from
October 10th to November 10th.
Early sown wheat will give you
better stand, and furnish bet
ter pasturage, but runs some
risk of the Hessian fly. The
Government and also the Ex-
pertinent Station at Fayetteville,
advise sowing wheat in Central
and Southern Arkansas between
October 10th and November
10th, but it can be sown ten
days earlier or later.
6th.-What Kind of Wheat to
Sow.
We recommend Fulcaster or
Bluestem bearded, Fultz or
Early May Smooth Head Seed
Wheat, all these varities mature
early and thus escape the hot
weather and rust. We recon-
mend if possible, Arkansas rails
ed seed wheat, candidly, we
think any plump Arkansas rails
ed clean wheat, acclimated, that
yields we'll this year, is equal to
the best Northern seed. OF
course, this wheat may be mix
ed part smoothed-head and
part bearded, but if nice heavy
clean grain, it has the advantage
of being acelimated. Do not at
tempt to SOW Turkey hard wheat
in Arkansas; it is not suitable
this far South. If you buy seed
wheat raised outside, buy seed
wheat that was raised as near
the Arkansas line as possible.
7th. How TO Treat Wheat
Before Sowing To Pre-
vent Smut
Use a solution of one pound
of formaldahyde to forty gallons
of water, or less proportionally;
this prevents smut which is pre-
valent on lowlands. Plant your
wheat Immediately after treat
ing. Be sure to save this bull
letin for Reference. Sept. 18th
1919.
The Monticellonian., 1919-09-12
TUBERCULOSIS
WIDE SPREAD IN
RURAL DISTRICTS

A summary of the report
made by the field nurses of the
Arkansas Public Health Associa
lion on their work through the
rural districts, covering a period
bf but four weeks to the county.
Reveals that in Is counties they
Nisited GAO cases of tuberculosis.
This does not by any means rep
resent a survey of the tnber-
culosis situation in those coun-
Ties, but will indicate that there
is very much work to be done in
burial districts as we'll as in the
1lrban. In one small district
|alone there had been q deaths
from tuberculosis in eight years,
Five of which were in one fam
Fly.
An investigation of conditions
bin that particular district
brought out the fact that it had
been impossible to procure a
Teacher because of this disease !;
Eand the further fact that condi-
[tlons in the country were so un-
sanitary that few homes had any
Toilets.
In this connection, an in
Vestigation made some years ago
by the United States Bureau Of
Education covering eight states,
ranging from Connecticut to
Idaho, gave overwhelming evil
dence against the health of the
country as compared with the
city. The city child, in spite OF
poverty, foul air and cramped
quarters, showed one-fourth the
lung trouble of the country
child. The city child was even
better fed than the country
child, while in rural districts
hearts disease among children
was twice as frequent, curva-
ture Of the spine nearly four
times as much, ear trouble five
times, eye trouble four times,
adenoids nearly three times and
diseased tonsils nearly four
times as frequent.
The reason for this condition
Is not far to seek. The wide
spread interest in such matters
as the examination of school
children, free clinics for RENE
dying defects in children whose
parents cannot afford to pay for
medical attention, the employ
ing of public health nurses and
The great educational campaign
has as yet been largely confin-
ed to our cities While some 20O
agents in Arkansas are devot-
ing their whole time to instruct
The Monticellonian., 1919-09-12

ING farmers how to raise better
piqs and chickens, it is well to
remember there are but two full
time county health officers III
the entire state, and less than q
dozen public health nurses.
The Monticellonian., 1919-09-12

Mrs. G. P. Barbee, who has
been spending the summer with
her son, Mr.. R. G. RaoHi, left
Yesterday for her home at Ne"
Orleans.
The Monticellonian., 1919-09-12

performance. Mention should
also be given to the songs OF
Mike Finn, which gave so much
pleasure to the audience.
The Monticellonian., 1919-09-12

Mr.. and Mrs. B. NJ. Collins re-
turned Thursday from a visit 70
relatives at Little Rock.
Mrs. T. A. Patty of Macarthur
spent several days in Monticello
this week.
The Monticellonian., 1919-09-12
JONES SCHOOL TO
HAVE COMMUNITY
FAIR OCTOBER .

Jones School is going toward
with leaps and bounds to make
that locality the most prosperous
in the county. 1t was at this
place that the Invincible Club
organized. This club has won
repeated distinction in many
phases of club activity.
These enterprising citizens
are now planning to have a COM
munity Fair. This is without
doubt one of the most progress
sive steps ever taken up by any
community. The proposed fair
is to be held Thursday, Oct. End,
A number of prominent speakers
from Little Rock have been Sc
cured for this occasion. A COM
mittee has been appointed to
enlist the interest of the mer-
chants to offer premiums.
There should be little trouble
in securing premiums for this
live-wire bunch.
M. n w Dor+or ooJ Dx.>f Z
The Monticellonian., 1919-09-12
MR.. C. 4. CARTER URGES
WHEAT RAISING IN DREW
The last four years have
thoroughly demonstrated that

Inc last Tour years have
thoroughly demonstrated that
Wheat can be successfully and
profitably grown in Arkansas.
The yield this year, while con
siderably below the average, was
better than the yield in Ken
tuckey, Tennessee, Missouri or
Illinois, and the quality of the
Arkansas Wheat was superior to
the quality of Soft Wheat grown
in any state in the union. And
since the land on which Ark
ansas Wheat was produced is
worth only about one-fifth as
much as Wheat lands in Illinois
or Missouri, the percentage oil
revenue on Arkansas Wheat was
five times as great as the per-
centage in yield per dollar in
]
vested in Illinois or Missouri.
LIST. What Are The Advantage
OF Growing Wheat?
1t is the first money crop you
can raise. 1t furnishes winter
covering for bare fields, prevents
washing or teaching of the
nitrates from the soil. Wheat
can be put in with very little
labor, at a small expense, is off
the land in May, not later than
June at least, in time to plant
other crops, making two crops
per year possible. 1t furnishes
winter pasture equal to COM
mon Rye, and better than Oats,
the pasture will more than pay
the planter for the seed and ex-
pense of planting. The chances
are that the Wheat will yield
well, and as the Arkansas
Wheat comes in earlier than the
Northern Wheat, the Arkansas
Farmers are going to be able
to market their Wheat at top
prices.
End. What Kind OF Land Is Best
Adabted For Raising Wheat?
Fertile, well drained loan or
clay soil, rich in organic or vege-
table matter is the ideal soil for
wheat, but any well drained Ark
ansas land will produce wheat on
profitable basis. Fertilizer is
not necessary, but it will
materially increase the yield and
barnyard manure should be US
ed as freely as possible.
Acid phosphate or rock phos
plate will increase the yield if
properly applied. 25 per cent
100 nitrate soda and $50 pounds
acid phosphate and 20 pounds
muriate potash should increase
the yield 80 per cent.
3rd. How To Prepare The
Seed Bed
If possible, pillow land we'll be-
fore October LIST. Just before
seeding it, double disc and har-
row, then pack we'll with heavy
drag or roll well so you may
have the seed bed we'll packed
The Monticellonian., 1919-09-12
3rd. How To Prepare The
Seed Bed

If possible, pillow land well be-
fore October lst. Just before
seeding it, double disc and har-
row, then pack we'll with heavy
drag or roll well so you may
have the seed bed well packed,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-11-27
OIL MEN IN THE CITY.

Messrs. S. D. Gregory of Houston,
Miss, E. L. Bowles of Houston, Miss,
and VIM. J. Rea, of Gulfport. Miss,
are in the city this week in the in
terest of the MississippiTexas Oil
and Development Co., of which they
are officers and stockholders. This
company, undoubtedly, has very
fine proposition to offer in way of oil
stock. It is a company composed OF
Mississippi men; the capitalization
being only $125,000, and the holdings
of the company, it is understood are
worth four to one now, or nearly that
much. Only a limited amount of
stock of this company will be offer
ed at par and for only limited time.
If YOU are interested in oilstock it
will probably be to your interest to
see one of these gentlemen. They will
be here few days.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-11-27
DIR. SHIPP IS
NOT SATISFIED
Says Oxford and Water Valley are in
a Class to Themselves When
1t Comes to Filth.

DIR. C. M. Shipp, state health officer
has been in the city few days this
week, and we gather from remarks
that he is not pleased with the sani-
tary conditions in Oxford. He says
that there has been some improvement
in the sanitary condition of the gro
Gerry stores, but that they are yet fal
from being up to the standard. lie
says that Oxford and Water Valley
are in class by themselves OF
words to that effect, when it comes to
filth. He praised Winona, Grenada
Tupelo and some of the other north
Mississippi towns, as being kept ciean
and said that the grocery stores, res
taurants, hotels and cold drink stand
in those places were. up to the stand
ard sanitarily.
It is to be regretted that the square
in our city is used for a hitching lot
Oxford will never be kept in sani-
tary condition so long as our officers
will permit the public square to be
used as hitching lot.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-11-27
CHANCERY COURT
HAS SHORT SESSION
Many Divorces Granted During the
Session Which Convened Monday.
Adjourned Wednesday Night.

Chancellor Judge MCGOWAN conven
ed chancery court in this city last
Monday. The following is a partial
list of the cases disposed of. The re-
mainder of the list will be given next
week:
First Day.
No. 4040-J. B. Anderson, guardian,
VS.. P. w. Anderson, ct. al.-Motion
for time to file final account
No. 4579-Mrs. Duck Cearley, guar
dian, VS.. Robert Gathright-Motion
to allow annual account.
No. 47S6-Gale Mason, guardian,
VS.. Eugenia Mason, minor--Account
and investment approved.
No. 5076-E. G.. H. Tankersly, ex-
ecutor, VS.. Samuel M. Lewis, deceased
Inventory aggregating $4,000, ap-
proved.
No. 4S41-Georgia Hill, et al. VS.
w. ]. Hill, ct. al.-30 days in which
to make amendment.
No. 4579-Mrs. Duck Cearley, guar
dian, VS.. Robert Gathright, ward
Ordered that $500 a year be spent
for board and necessities.
No. 5053-Ella Johnson, comp. VS..
Ida and Luke Davis, defendant
Motion for security for cost sustained
and hearing continued.
No. 4372-Sarah McGee, guardian.
VS.. James Ebert McGee, ward-Ord
cred account be approved.
Second Day.
No. 5003-R. L. Lackey, ct. al. VS.
]. A. Croker, ct. al. Ordered that
land be sold.
No. 5008-Mrs. Leroy Browning
comp, VS.. Estate of w. V. Sullivan,
deceased. Ordered and decreed that
the bill of complaint filed in this cause
be and the same is hereby taken as
confessed by defendant
No. 5058-Ollie Avent, compt., VS..
Bessie Avent, defendant. On motion
case dismissed.
No. 4958-S. w. Stewart, comp, VS..
Della Robson. Divorce granted.
No. 4892-Jessie Deshajo, extr., VS..
Estate of Hardy Deshajo, deceased.
Ordered that accounting be approved
and allowed as final account.
No. 4652-Mrs. j. S. Hudson, adm,
VS.. Estate Of J. S. Hudson, deceased.
Ordered that final accounting be ap-
proved and surities be discharged.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-11-27
OXFORD CRUSHES
HOLLY SPRINGS
Second Game Ends DisastrOusly For
the Hill Dwellers, Score $50.
Virgil Nets Star Player.

In their second clash with the Holly
Springs team the Oxford lads en-
ployed steam roller tactics winning
this time by the generous score OF
$50. Thus were the Hollies, who had
come down with blood in their eyes by
reason of their defeat the week be-
fore, sent home beaten not only, but
beaten more thoroughly than on the
first occasion, which ended 1875.
: The comparatively close score of the
week before, coupled with the coach's
stern admonitions and warnings, put
more fight into Oxford's defense and
more ginger into the attack. The
game opeed with Holly Springs as the
winner of the toss-up. The Oxford
kickoff was returned with enthusiasm
to tn emiddle of the field, and the Hol-
" Springs lads started with rush.
Two first downs were made before Ok
ford stopped the attack. Thereupon
the ball went over, and the lightning
Oxford offensive took it over the line
with three maneuvers, Elliott featur-
ng the last. Metts kicked goal.
Thereafter until the last quarter the
large crowd of University and high
school students was always little
hazy as to just how fast the score was
piling up. Everybody in the Oxford
backfield took his turn at making
touchdowns, Metts with one, Patterson
with one, J. Falkner with two, Elliott
with one. Out of five chances to kick
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-11-27
ALTUS NEWS.

Sunday was regular preaching day
at Bethel, quite few were present.
Mr.. Leavell, Mr.. Hargis, Mr.. Long
est and three more of Orford's church
workers came out to Bethel last We'd
nesday to lecture on the Seventy-Five
Million Campaign.
Misses Viva and Lottie Wooten viz
tied homefolks Saturday and Sunday.
A crowd of young people went to
Porter's saw mill Sunday afternoon.
They took quite few pictures, | sup
pose, for they were late returning.
Mr.. David Wilson, from Toccopola,
visited home-folks Saturday and Sun
day.
! Mr.. Fred Wallace was rather late
getting home from Oxford Saturday.
Misses Pearl Wilson and Annie
Beard visited Miss Lora Morgan Fri
day afternoon.
Mr.. Wilroy Beard SENS to be medi-
tating on something. He is changing
his mind, and we think he must be
changing it for good. We are anxious
for him to decide who "the one"-really
is. A change is fine.
We are having some beautiful
weather and the farmers are putting
in good time gathering their crops.
Gomez let ms all go kodaking, but
not Yo1i iaEtTuck.
"BLuE EYES"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-11-27
Is ARE DEAD;
MANY BURNED
Younger and Weaker Trampled by
Screaming Mob. Garage Turned
Into MOrgue.

Vile Platte, La, Nov. 23.-Twenty-
five persons, mosly women and girls,
perished in burning building here
last nigh when 300 attending dance
became panic stricken and stampeded
down narrow stairway and were
crushed to death or burned. Fifteen
are known to have been dangerously
injured.
Ten were burned to death, their
features were unrecognizable and
identification was by remnants of
clothing or by jewelry.
Work of removing the debris of the
Deville Building, in which the dancers
from Evangeline Parish were caught,
is still going on and the death toll will
not be known for some time.
1t is reported that several mothers.
chaperoning their daughters, perishcd,
but saved 20 babies which were in a
nursery room Of the dance hall. While
those in attendance were fighting like
beasts on the one exit, narrow stair
way to the side street, and relatives
from the street were attempting to fight
their way up to rescue the members
of their families, mothers seized ba-
bies and hurled them over the heads
of the struggling mass Of men, wo-
men and children, to the out-stretched
arms Of men below. :
Some who were snatched from the
fighting heap at the foot Of the stairs
died in the hands of men carrying
them high over the heads of the crowd
in the street.
T The fire originated in the rear Of
Martins grocery store, in one cornel
Of the De Vile Building, on the lower
floor, when an oil stove exploded
While a packed moving picture thea
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-11-27

| ter was running in the same building
a cool-headed leader instructed the
crowd to depart orderly. None Of
these was injured.
The flames spread SO rapidly thai
soon the entire lower floor of the
building was abalze before warning
was given the dancers. rThre hundred
persons in the dance hall which had
the entire second story Of the building
were seized with panic and rushed
pell-mell to the only door that led to
the stairway down the side.
The younger and weaker were
trampled down by the surging mob
which screamed and fought. In the
fight on the stairway those who came
from the street dragged down many as
they snatched at the fleeing who had
succeeded in climbing obove others.
The several who did not rush into
the stairway jam escaped through the
windows to roof over the street and
made their way to safety by climbing
down the posts or leaping into arms
of eager men who had jammed the
street below.
Calls for fire fighting equipment
and for doctors and nurses were sent
to neighboring towns. People rushed
from the country to assist and some
were in time to aid the firemen who
were handicapped by the mob jamned
street. The De Vile Building and
barber shop were destroyed before the
flames were under control.
The Opelousas, La, motor firetruck
arrived after run of as minutes over
a rough country road of 18 miles. AT
Eunice, La, fire apparatus and 2oo
men were on special train when they
were stopped by the news that the
fire had been checked.
Surgeons and nurses from Eunice,
Bunkie and other towns began arliv-
ing last night in automobiles and have
been at work ever since.
The hotels and some private resi-
)aences have been turned into small
hospitals, under the direction of local
Ind st.aad visiting doctors.
Red Cross women from several
miles ,,sousd have arrived and arc at
work under the direction Of Miss Lu-
ellie Conway.
The dance was attended by towns
people and many of the rural resi-
dents. All night people wandered the
streets in search of relatives who at
tended the dance, and many mothers
found their children alive today.
At a garage wher ethe bodies of the
dead were assembled, mothers, with
screams or means identified their
daughters by small piece of cloth
ing, a necklace or finger ring,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-11-27
CAPTURES five
LARGE STILLS
Revenue Officer G.. w. Whitehead a
"Bearcat" When 1t Comes
to Capturing Stills.

G. w. Whitehead, citizen of Ok
ford and recently appointed deputy
revenue agent, has just returned from
tour over the state, including the
notorious "Sullivan's Hollow" COM
nunity. He has captured five stills
in the last two weeks, and at the pres
ent rate he will soon rid the state OF
the copper pots" or crowd the Jalls
of the country.
Mr.. Whitehead has "nose for good
whiskey" and if there is q still vltflln
fifty miles of him the owner had bet
ter be on the lookout, for he has, SO
far, make an extraordinary record,
and he is going to do his best to con-
tinue the good work.
When a man goes to "Sullivan's Hol-
low and gets big still, he is entitled
to the name "bearcat.' ~s@aa-ssare,rSss
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-11-27

The Oxford Eagle will be 50 per
year after Dec. 81.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-11-27
Oxford Lafayette County, Miss Thursday November H. 1919
stepped inside the garage and warned
the men inside.

stepped inside the garage and warned
the men inside.
Lum Williams, armed, then stepped
out of his office. Magee said he or
dered Williams to drop the gun and
notified him of the warrant for Dakus'
arrest. The reply, according to Ma
gee, was a shot from Williams, which
struck Leblanc in the arm.
The desperate and determined bat
tie then began with Williams drop
ping dead in his tracks from a quick
volley by the special officers. The
policemen said that Bouchillon was
killed at the window when his pump
gun jammed as he was attempting
to shoot. Gaines, they said, fired
through the garage door first with
a pistol and later with shotgun. His
body was found in themiddle of the
garage. Dakus and an unknown num-
ber of white men made dash for the
woods and escaped. O'Rourke and
James Williams climbed out a Win
dow, police RsSisials said, and made
a break for safety. but O'Rourke fell
with buckslfor wvs4sds in his breast
and Williams.th4w up his hands
Officers said shotgun was found
near O'Rourke.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-11-27

goal Captain Virgil Metts kicked
three, thus putting to shame the Uni
versity's puny efforts to do tn esame
on similar occasions the Saturday be-
fore, in the S. P. U. game.
Although the game was clean and
the spirit of it was chivalrous, it was
not without it's gore and it's knockouts.
Jones, the plucky Holly Springs quar-
ter, received a particularly nasty cut
over the eye as the result of a fierce
tackle and mix-up, but he took his
time-out to get patched and gamely
went back into the game. Moreover,
he played strong game in spite OF
his injury. Oxford lost one man by
the knockout route, B. Falkner, re-
ceiving new injury to a pet shoulder
which had been hurt in previous
games. Time-out was taken several
times by both teams, so fierce was
the spirit of the game.
Lineup for Oxford-B. Falkner and
Smith, L. E.; Mitchell, L. t.; Valrie
Metts, L. G.; Scott, C. E.; Nunnally,
R. g.; Tunnel, R. T.; Mcdaniel, r.
E.; Virgil Metts, CO. F. B.; ]. Falk-
ner, @. B.; Elliott, L. H.; Patterson
and Worley, L. H.
Officials-Bobo CA. & N.Y. referee;
Hindman miss. College,, umpire;
Bowers cole Miss), head linesman;
Gideon Gu. of N.Y., time-keeper
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-11-27
SOMEY ROGERS ACCIDENTALLY
SHOOTS WILLIE KIMMONS.

While projecting with a loaded pls-
tol about 2::3O this afternoon in his
store, Somey Rogers, colored, accl-
dentally shot Jessie Kimmons, another
negro. The ball entered the side OF
Kimmons, but after an examination
at local hospital it was found that
the wound was only a slight flesh
wound. No arrests were made.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-11-27
MRS WEAKLEY DEAD.

Birmingham, Ala, Nov. 23.-Mrs.
Samuel D. Weakley, wife of the
former chief justice of the Alabama
supreme court, who is now candidate
for the United States Senate to sue
ceed Oscar w. Underwood, died here
late this afternoon.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-11-27

If vour child eats ravenously at
time and at other times has no ap-
petite at all, look out for worms.
Whites Csean, Vermifuge is the rem
iedy to use. 1t clears them out. Price,
36c, Sold by A. H. Kendel. Advtl