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, 1920-03-19

The Great Western Sugar COMPANY
announces that it will "a S12 a ton for
beets during the season of 1920. Thew
Will also pay 81 a ION additional foy
beets delivered during the season lust
closed. The company is having their
held man out now and they are con
tracing for the new area. Particular
attention is b3ing paid to the kind of
land where contracts are being made
Tor 1t is the company's desire to elimin-
ate such land as will not make good in
a substantial growth of beets. Ibid.
The MauritIus sugar factories are or
derlng tons and tons of sugar MACHINERY
from England, convinced that France and
America cannot give them any better
figures, besides Americans. til claimed
nave their hands full supplying Cuba and
the Philippine Islands-Bid.
, 1920-03-19
Publication.

is hereby brought to public notice
that the Government has, this date
authorized Rev. HUGH HENRY to
perform clvll-reIigious functions in the
Municipality of St. Croix.
GOV, rnment Of the Virgin Islands of
the the United States, St. Croix, March 6,
C. C. TIMMONS.
Government Secretayu
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-02-12
Oxford Lafayette County, MISS Thursday February 2 1920

road is allowed to charge the most
exhorbitant freight and passenger
rates, and the revenue agent states,
it has fattened on these excessive
charges through all these years, in
defiance of its contract, and has snap
ped it's fingers at the railroad COM
mission which was powerless to inter-
fere or to regulate it's rates.
AS the case is presented to the
court the chancellor may in his dis
cretion decree damages for breech Of
contract and determine the amount
Of same ,or he may require the COM
pany, under heavy damage penalties,
to build the line in accordance with
the act of 1874. This latter would,
however, be but tardy justice to the
people of central and north Missis-
sippi whose development has been
hindered and retarded during all these
wears bv the bold and startling man.
ner in which this railroad company
has treated a solemn statute of the
state as "scrap of paper"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-02-12
Black Was In Court On Trial
For Murder of 10 Year
Old Girl.

Lexington, KY, Feb. 9.-Four per-
sons were killed and several injured
here today when a mob intent upon
linching William Lockett, negro, who
confessed to the murder of ten-year
old Geneva Hardman, charged the
court house during Lockett trial and
was fired upon by police and state
troops.
The crowd, intent upon lynching
the negro, was repulsed when the
soldiers fired volley. The ring
leaders, carrying rope, were forced
to withdraw.
While the excitement was going
on in front of the court house, a
jury in the court room convicted
Lockett of first degree murder and
the negro was sentenced to be cleo
trocuted March II.
Two women also were reported to
be among those shot by the state
troops. The soldiers held off the mob
while the authorities managed to get
the negro away to a place of safety
Great excitement was caused by the
shooting and there were utterings OF
further trouble.
Those reported killed by the troop
ers were: E. F. Carriere of Lexing-
ton: John Thomas of Versailles; Will
liam Ellington of Versailles, and a
man named Bradley of Lexington.
While the mob, the ringleaders OF
which carried a rope, was attempting
to get into the court house to get
Lockett, a jury found him guilty OF
first degree murder, and the negro
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-02-12
louisville.

their best endeavor to "Pull Missis-
sippi Out of the Mudw
Don't wait until tomorrow to write
Or 10 it to-day, your hSlp is
needed to build the future life Of our
Great State.
Write w. T. Pate, the Secretary of
the, Mississippi Highway Improve
ment Association, what you will do
and where your legislators stand in
this great movement for the pros
perity and development of the resour-
ces of our State. Many communities
of the State are now in the mud so
deep that horses and mules are drown
ed in the mud. The streets in some
towns are so bad that it is impossi-
BILE to get through them with load.
Does this condition suit you as a
progressive Mississippian? If not,
give a few minutes of your time to
assist US.
Sincerely yours,
MISSISSIPPI HIGH WAY I'M
PROVEMENT ASSOCIATION.
J. T. THOMAS, President.
w. T. PATE, Secretary.
By Munro Nichols, Publicity, Mgr.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-02-12
GOMEZ.

The health Of our community is
very good at this writing. We all
are rejoicing over a few days OF
sunshine.
Messrs. Hardy White and Alton
Smith spent Sunday afternoon at
Mr.. Byrd's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivy White spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Hulet Butler.
A crowd Of young people enjoyed
singing at Miss Cary Byrd's house
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Rennie Frazier and Virgie, An
ma Bedenbaugh, spent Sunday after
noon with Miss Azille Frazier.
Mrs. C. A. Frazier spent Saturday
with her mother, Mrs. ]. G. Cain.
Mr.. g. A. Frazier and wife spent
Sunday! afternoon with Miss Coy
Byrd.
All Of Mr.. Wes Smiths folks are or
the SICK list this week.
aBLUE EYES,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-02-12
SCHOOL TO GIVE
PUBLIC EXHIBIT
Friends and Patrons Invited to At
tend Washington- Lincoln Pro-
gram and Exhibit.

Following a program in celebration
of the birthdays of Washington and
Lincoln, to be given on Friday, Febru-
ary 20, at o'clock, to which the
public is cordially invited, the Oxford
school will open all of its doors IN an
exhibit of work being done this sea-
son. Upon conclusion of the program
in the high school auditorium, the
members of the faculty will hold an
informal reception in honor of the
patrons of the school and will conduct
them to the various class-rooms where
the exhibits will be collected.
The program will be representative
of all classes and activities in tho
school. The major portion O. it
in celebration of the patriotic c@ca3-
ion will be given by the e!e1ac@raTy
grades. The high school has se-e'te ;
representatives to present TIC inter
ests and activities of its cl1'7 an'i
of athletics. A new feature il T."
program will be music by r.
school girls glee club, which was -.
ganized at the invitation of the ST.
erintendent.
Superintendent A. p. Hudson iss71o7
a cordial invitation to all patrons arr
friends of the school to attend the
1aJoLro4;or ,pI oyhJhit
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-02-12
ASSOCIATION
ADDRESSES THE PEOPLE
Jackson, Miss, Feb. 9, 1920
70 An Progressive MississippiaTfs:

ITo All Progressive MlsslsslpplaHs
If it is your desire to perpetuate
the greatness of Mississippi, you will
write or wire the members Of the
Legislature from your County to vote
and work for the s25, OO,QQO.OO Bond
Issue the interest and bond being paid
by "Motor Vehicle Tax"
If you want illiteracy to forever
pass from our State, you will help to
build good roads, So that your children
and your neighbors' children may at
tend school and receive the benefits OF
education.
If YOU want social conditions of our
State to become such that the boys
and girls will not leave the farm for
the city, then Help to BUILD GOOD
ROADS, that they may enjoy life and
can attend social functions in their
community three hundred and sixty
five days year.
| If YOU want the value of your prop
erty increased several hundred per
cent, then help to build good roads.
Write or wire your members OF the
State Legislature to-day telling
them what you want them to DO.
If you want Mississippi to be equal
70 her sister states in the South, then
insist that your members in the Leg
islature support this measure Tor
Good Roads, and take advantage OF
the opportunity now afforded US.
The Federal Government now offers
us a chance to participate in the Fed
eral Aid Fund, equal to the amount
that the State supplies. This oppor,
tunity is only affords US for limited
time. Are we to lose it by our legls-
lators playing peanut politics? NO
matter whether Mississippi takes ao-
vantage of this opportunity lei
vantage of this opportunity or not we
as citizens and taxpayers, must do our
share to liquidate this Federal Aio
Fund. In other words, we will have
to pay our share to build roads IN
some other State that has taken ao-
vantage Of the opportunity.
Some counties that are richer tnan
others, say that they will not ASSIST
their poorer neighbors. This IS not
only selfish, but untrue to fact, 1or
when they help their neighbors, they
help themselves for good hard sur
faced highways are in their EFFICIENCY
equal to twenty miles of travel to one
on the mud roads and sometimes more
than one hundred times as efficient
especially in muddy weather. Inc
farm in rainy weather and during the
winter months is a jail.
Let your Legislature hear the voice
from "Back Home and hear 50 loud
that they will take notice and use
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-02-12
FEBRUARY SUGGESTION TO
DAIRY FARMERS
Feeding.

It is now time that most of the
plans for this years cropping system
have been outlined. How much land
have you set aside for growing feeds
for cows? Was one of your New
Years Resolutions to have more home
grown feeds next winter than you
have had this winter? Has the cow
been successful in her efforts to de-
monstrate that she requires a large
quantity of feeds for her to manu-
facture a large quantity OF milk
That she can make milk for good
roughage in the form of good hays,
silage, etc? That this good rough
age is, if grown at home, cheaper
than grains and that she must have
the bulk added in feeding all the
roughage she can consume? Then
grow a ton of legume hay, three tons
of silage and fifteen bushels of corn
for each COW in the herd and you will
not need to worry about the high cost
of feeds next winter; nor of the COWS
will be able to exist until grass comes
in the spring.
BY early March some .oln, sorghum
or other similar crops should De
planted near the barn to fill the sllo
for feeding in August and September,
or for cutting and feeding as a soil
ing crop during these months. These
two. months usually. test the dairy
mans ability to keep his herd in full
flow during an emergency when pas
lures are dry and feeds short. You
will be well paid for taking this pre-
paredness measure seriously and
getting your plans made at once to
have this succulent feed to supple
ment your pastures next summer.
Cows are beginning to come fresh
now and should be in good flesh. a
COW which is in thin, rundown con-
dition at calving time is most sure
| to give trouble, and but little milk un-
| til she has time to gain flesh. Dt
| not feed the cows cotton seed mea
or other very heavy feeds for 10 q
20 days just prior to freshening anf
for or 10 days after freshenint
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-02-12
LARGE BOND
ISSUE FAVORED
Big Road Bond Issue Set For Con-
sideration On Wednesday OF
This Week.

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 10.-The ex-
pected happened when the committee
on roads, ferries and bridges reported
favorably, with amendments, the two
Pate highway bills, one providing for
a s25,OOO,00O bond issue for the con-
struction of good roads, and the other
levying tax of two cents per gailon
on gasoline, this tax to create 1uno
for the redemption of the bond Is
sue.
On motion of Mr.. Mitchell of Lee
the two highway bills were set as the
special order for Wednesday and ap-
peals are being sent out to all absent
lawmakers to return to the capital
for Wednesday and take in the pass
age of the measures A lively fight
is expected, some opposition having
deyeloped on account of Governor
Russell's attitude toward the measure
making the highway commissioners
elective in 1923, and extending terms
of present incunibents.
Indications are that that the advo-
Gates of the highway bill are going te
accede to the Governors desire, and
allow the commissioners to remain ap-
pointive, in which event the Governor
is certain to name Mr.. Boone, of Pom
totoc. as the successor of D. W. Rob-
ms, of Tupelo.
In the Senate some of the members
are apparently determined to stick to
the Roberts bill, which also proposes
q s25, 100000 bond issue for roads
but differs in some cry material re-
spects from the Pate measure.
There was a little fight precipitated
Yesterday morning on the passage OF
bill permitting absent voters to vote
by mail.
| The bill was made a special order
for Friday morning at 10 o'clock after
Mr.. Ferguson of Kinds had moved tt
indefinitely psztpone the measure,
ss.kinr ~ the bill Mr.. ischel
said that at McComb last summer
eighty-seven men were sent out or
trains that were made up the morn
ing of the election and thus were
denied the right of voting. He sale
he was not prepared to say the mer
were sent out to keep them from vot'
ing, but that as citizens they shoult
lhave been afforded the right of ex.
pressing themselves at the ballot box
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-02-12
MT. ZION.

Rev. Mr.. Hopper preached here
Sunday morning last. The second
Sunday is his regular day here.
The Sunday School organized at
Woodson Ridge school house is boom
ing. There We're so present last Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. Jeff Childress has been quite
sick for several days.
Mrs. J. S. Galloway has accepted
the position as matron of the Agricul-
tural High School at College Hill.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-02-12

Some wheat bran and ground oats
with all hay and silage she viii eat
are the best feeds at this time. The
feed should be light at first, then
gradually increased one-fourth pound
each day, till she is on full feed.
Milk Fever.
Some few cows now being MIXED
may be capable of having milk fever
at calving time. Only good COWS have
this trouble. In case any COWS have
trouble of this kind, the following
suggestions rnay be helpful. The
|tToliln asuafly esaes suddenly from
six hours to one week after caiving
in animals which seemingly are II
splendid health.
SYMPTOMS: Cow first becomes
uneasy, constantly shifting weight
from one hind foot to other, loses IN
terest in calf, refuses to eat, becomes
stiff and seemingly partially para
lyzed in hind quarters, finally goes
down in semi-conscious condition.
tossing the head nervously. The
head may be rested against the
shoulder or side, the neck apparently
stiffened in this position. Eyes be
come CLASSY.
TREATMENT: 95 to 50 per cent
of milk fever victims can be cured
if treated in time by completely dis
tending the udder with sterile air.
instruments made especially for this
purpose may be had from Instrument
dealers. Dai1ymen with a number
of very valuable cows should kee1
this equipment on hand. In case th!'
instrument is not available, an i'm
provised one may be made by usin
a double action auto or bicycle pun,i
attached to a milk tube with q piece
of rubber tubing. To prevent i-~
|fecting the cows udder, it would be
we'll to force the air through steriliz-
ed cotton in a large sterilized glass
or metal tube, plugged at each end
with cork shoppers and connected at
each end with the rubber tube by
means of two pieces of small glass
or metal tube pressed through the
cork. Dip the milk tube in a mild
|disinfectant and battle the cows teats
in same solution before inserting tn
tube. Gently pump each quarter
full OF air. If necessary, bandagc
each teat with a soft cloth to assist
in retaining the air. After about six
hours, work the air out. Repeat op-
|eration again if necessary.
General Suggestions.
Do not forget to see your County
Agent about organizing Bull Asso-
citation. You can help in this WORK
by talking it to your neighbors.. Your
community may also be ready to o.
ganize COW testing association. See
at once your representative in the
present State Legislature and tell hin,
that law to prohibit animals frcsa
running at large should be passed q
this session of the Legislature, ais
| a provision to compensate farmer;
more fully for cows condemned CT.
| the tuberculosis test. Ask them y
vote for the bill appropriating mono
to erect and equip dairy and q
creamery building. This bill is House
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-02-12

Some wheat bran and ground oats
with all hay and silage she viii eat
are the best feeds at this time. The
feed should be light at first, then
gradually increased one-fourth pound
each day, till she is on full feed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-02-12
ABBEvILLE NEWS.

Abbeville has been very fortunate
so far in that she has had no out
break of influenza.
Our school is booming now, under
the management Of Prof. McClarty,
with Miss Bedenbaugh assistant.
Mr.. Nal Anderson and family have
moved to Batesville. We regret to
lose these estimable people.
Rev. w. /. Hargis, of Oxford, has
been called to the pastorate OF the
Baptist church here. He breaches
every second Sunday.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-02-12
ARMY BAND ATTRACTS
A LARGE CROWD.

Governor Russell Reads Appeal.
The 8th Cost Artillery Band from
Fort Barrancas, Florida, gave two
concerts Sunday afternoon to the pub
lie Of Jackson. The first concert was
given on the lawn of the executive
mansion and was greatly appreciated
bv the Governor and his family and
the large gathering that formed in
front of the mansion. This was the
first appearance of this band in this
State, but as it is making tour of
the state in interest of the Nation
wide recruiting capmaign for the
United States Army, it is hoped that
everyone will have the opportunity
of hearing it as it is rated as one of
the best bands in the Army. The
services of this band were secured
through the efforts of Major Edwin
O'Connor, who is in command of all
recruiting activities in this State.
Major O'Connor and his staff were
guests of the Governor during the
concert and after the band played the
Star Spangled Banner, Governor
Russell made short address to. the
audience, thanking and complimenting
the band for it's music and calling
the attention of the public that the
State of Mississippi should offer all
cooperation possible to the State Re-
cruiting Office in this National Re-
cruiting Campaign. The following
appeal was read by the Governor.
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF MISSISSIPPI: AN APPEAL:
Whereas: Our Army has been de-
mobilized and is now greatly depleted
in strength, and
Whereas: Our Army should be
considered as part of us and i'm
portant element in our government
and our safeguard against internal
and external violence, and
Whereas: The Physical and Moral
Development and the Education and
Vocational Training offered by our
new peace time army will promote
good citizenship,
Therefore: I earnestly recommend
a period of service in the United
States Army to the young men OF
Mississippi, and especially to those
in need of common school educa-
tion and training in some vocation
that will enable them to make bet
ter living than they are now making,
And: | hereunto affiX my hand
and the seal:
The great seal of the State of Mis-
sissippi.
(Sgd) LEE M. RUSSELL,
Governor of Mississippi.
Immediately after reading this ap-
peal the Governor was introduced to
all the members of the band at his
request. The band then repaired to
Smiths Park and played several Sc
lections for the largest gathering
seen in Jackson since Inauguration
Day.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-02-12

Lexington, KY, Feb. 9.-Four
hundred troops from Camp Taylor,
KY, have been ordered to Lexington
to prevent any further trouble and
are now enroute here, officials an
nounced. The additional troops were
requested as it was feared the 300
militiamen could not handle the sit
uation.
Louisville, KY, Feb. 9.-Reports
received here by telephone during
the forenoon said mobs then were
looting pawn shops and hardware
stores at Lexington in an effort to OBJ
tain firearms and had declared the in
tention of securing the negro by any
means.
On the heels of the report, came
an appeal from Governor Morrow for
troops to protect the negro and quiet
the situation.
Arrangements were Immediately
made at Camp Zachary Taylor to
form two provisional battalions of
Federal troops of 100 men each and
send them to Lexington. The troops
were to be commanded by General
IF. G. Marshall and were to go by
special train, if one could be secured
Lacking railroad facilities, it was said
the troops would be sent by truck.
| Lexington is nearly 100 miles from
Louisville.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-02-12
Soldiers Foil Mob;
-Four Are Dead

Immediately was sentenced to die in
the electric chair March II.
The prisoner has been spirited away
to a place of safety ant! comparative
quiet again prevails.
Authorities Call for Troops.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-02-12

Miss Ruth Evans, Of Fair View,
was operated on for appendicitis
Wednesday at Cully's Hospital.
Evening star., 1920-01-04

casion. The people are thoroughly
war-weary and their supplies have
been SO exhausted that they could
not, if they would, within . period OF
a decade, maintain a fighting machine
in the field comparable with the forces
that the allied countries could place
against them.
The destruction of the autocratic
power in Germany, it has been said,
has swept away the chief factor for
German war-making. Yet countries
with true democratic governments
were able under the spur Of neces-
sity in 1914 and subsequently, to
commander the man-power for de-
Tense. Universal military service in
time of national necessity does not
depend upon fundamental despotism.
The United States, through its selec-
tive draft law, enacted in the emer-
gency Of war, presented its strength
in tho field and would again, on oc-
casion, SO recruit an army Of defense
or for tho maintenance Of essential
principles. In Germany the power to
wage offensive warfare through COM
pulsory service has gone, and with it
has departed a factor for evil in the
world.
Evening star., 1920-01-04
Elevator Safety.

A recommendation will be submit
ted to the Commissioners by Chief
Elevator Inspector Evans that the
regulations be amended to require the
equipment of all elevators in use in
this District with a device preventing
the operation Of the cars while the
doors are open or unlocked. This, it
is believed, will prevent such accidents
as that which occurred the other day
in which a woman lost her life
through the accidental starting Of an
elevator into which she had stumbled
on entering. A device has been per-
fected, it is understood, that is On
tirely satisfactory. With it installed
no car can be moved up or down until
the door is securely closed. This may
cause slight slowing Of service, but
that disadvantage is Of little conse-
quence in comparison with the greater
safety. This recommendation should
be most carefully considered, with the
public security held as first requisite.
There should be no more such TRACE
dies as that which cost q life the other
day.