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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-03-19
STILL HIGH TARIFF
sTANDPATTERs JUGGLING WITH
RECIPROCITY.
Lowering Of Present Schedules Is the
Thing They Wish to Avoid
Interests Of the Consumer
Not Considered.

When James G.. Blaine tried to com
NIT this government to a policy of tar
If reciprocity with other particular
nations, he was a little in advance OF
his time. The tariff standpatters OF
that day whipped him to a standstill,
and reciprocity was put on the shelf
for the time being.
How different now. The most bour-
bon Of standpatters is the most siren
uous advocate OF reciprocity. And, by
the same token, that is a good reason
for Analysing modern reciprocity, &C
cording to the notions Of these high
tariff advocates. In other words,
what is the Interior motive from their
viewpoint?
Stripped of t~echnicalities, a good
deal of the present enthusiasm for
reciprocity is based on an excuse for
maintaining high-tariff schedules. That
is, the standpatters are willing to have
a maximum and minimum tariff, to be
used as a club on other nations, pro-
vided we make no substantial changes
in the present tariff, which they would
call the minimum"
Most modern countries have adopt
ed the maximum and minimum tarin
for reciprocity purposes. W. may
even admit that tariff retaliation is a
well-established custom, and brings
substantial results. But the countries
that employ this dual tariff scale most
effectively, especially in Europe, are
those that model their minimum"
tariff expressly for the great body OF
home consumers.
Our American standpatters pre-
sumo too much on the complacence 81
American consumers. The victims OF
robber trusts have no particular OBJ
lection to a dual tariff scale for recl-
procity purposes. But they demand
first that the minimum" tariff scale,
as applied to the American people
themselves, shall be substantially low
cred to remove outrageous taxes on
life's necessities.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-03-19
MAKING A TRUE PARALLEL.
Comparison Between Washington and
Rcoseveit's Retirement.

President Roosevelt after a cabinet
meeting, according to a Washington
dispatch to the Chicago Record-Her.
add called the attention Of some of his
friends to the parallel between himself
n Washington on their retirement
from the presidency, citing an edi.
torial OF Freneau-a creature OF Jeher
sons, who edited what we should now
call a yellow journal-ccngratulating
the people on their rejoicing at the
ending of his term. Freneau's mild
expressions compared with the chorus
of criticisms that speeds Roosevelt
from the White House suggests the
amount of provocation in each case:
there is the true parallel. Washington
did not leave with the congress Of the
United States bitterly hostile to him
In both houses, and on record as de-
claring that he had not spoken the
truth in charges that he had made
against congress. He did not make
charges against congress. He did not
say that that body shielded criminals
because some of Its members were
criminals. He did not characterize
the decision Of a high United States
court as a "gross miscarriage of jus.
tice."
He did not beg any rich monopolist
OF his time who might need favors of
the government to contribute $500, 900
to an election. He did not suspend
the operation of law to benefit a great
trust. He did not discharge battaIions
of United States troops without .
hearing and employ spies in an at
tempt to worm testimony out of them
afterward to justify his act. He did
not seek to have Frenear or any one
else that criticised his, administration
indicted under an obsolete law Of
England a century old and to drag
them across the continent for trial. He
did not PREJUDICE the cases of men on
trial in the courts by denouncing them
as undesirable citizens; and generally
and specifically he did not write let
tiers calling men liars and scoundrels,
nor draft to his personal use the gov.
eminent employees in the executive de-
partments. He did not lay down the
administration of government with the
legislative and judicial branches of
that government hostile to him to the
point Of declining even personal re-
lations. These are some things that
Mr.. Roosevelt should consider if he
desires to compare himself with Wash
ington: for he has now passed into
history, whose judgment no brow-beat-
ing nor manipulation can affect.-ln-
dianapOlis News.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-03-19
Real Meat Of the Question.

Admitting, If you will, that it was
just to make the people of this coun-
try, on 81 a day and less, pay the ma
jor share of the cost of the civil war,
the cost of reconstruction, the cost of
establishing all sorts of industries and
protecting them through long terms of
years from the competition Of the
world, has the time not come when
the committee on ways and means
can be asked to consider without
sneering, at least, the burden which
the protective tarif places to-day on
millions of American families-tens Of
thousands of lonely working women
living on incomes where every penny
counts.-March American Magazine.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-03-19
Silver Service Contract Awarded,

Following the deposit of q certified
check by ex.-Gov. Vardaman with State
Treasurer Edwards, Gov. Noel received
the following letter from the formel
governor, which is self-explanatory:
Hon. Z. +. Noel, Chairman Battleshil
Silver Service Commission:
Dear Sir-I have today deposited
with Hon. George r. Edwards, State
treasurer, q certified check for $1,074.st
on the Merchants Bank & Trust Com
pany, of Jackson, Miss, the amount Of
money hat l held in trust for the pur
chase of the silver service for the bat
tleship Mississippi. 1 have instructed
Mr.. Edwards to turn this check over te
you as chairman of the commission, wher
the commission or persons authorized by
the commission, shall have purchased the
silver service for the battleship Missis
sippi, and said service is ready for de
livery.
Il would suggest that the silver ser
vice commission be called to meet about
April 1 to consider the matter of pur'
chasing the service. | understand that
there are a number Of jewelers. in Missis
sippi who desire to submit plans, designs
and bids for the service. That they all
may have an opportunity to submit
plans, designs and bids, l would suggest
also that you, as chairman of the com,
mission, notify them through the public
press that the plans, designs and bids
will be considered at the meeting TO be
called by you.
Il have made engagements to lecture
which will take me from the State the
greater part of the spring and summer
and as | desire to be present when the
service is purchased, to enable me to dc
so without serious inconvenience to me:
it will be necessary to dispose OF the
matter early in April. l would have
YOU call a meeting at such time as all
the members of the commission may be
present, and l presume that by consul
tation with them you will be able to
fix the date early in April, so as to be
entirely convenient to each of them.
Trusting this will meet with your
approval, I am, very respectfully,
JAMES X. VARDAMAN.'
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-03-19
Want Genuine Tariff Revision.

Every step in downward" tariff re-
vision will reduce the cost OF life's ne
cessities to actual consumers. That is
why the American west is a unit for
genuine tariff revision. The prosperity
of the American west is based on real
values.
The American east-where high
tariff propagandists hold baronial
conrt-owes much of its surplus
wealth to this ~perversion of the doc
trine of protection. The casts aggre-
cations of capital n honeycombed
with paper values. Watered stocks
are it's favorite taxing weapon.
Real tariff reform takes account Of
real values.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-03-19
"Phvsician. Heal ThyseIf."

Newspapers are known to have a
vile habit of not admitting or correct
ing their mistakes. Mr.. Roosevelt
dwelt upon this evil of the press in
his letter to Mr.. Foulke. The president
then waxed indignant over this unfair
ness of journalists, who would put a
false story into circulation about a
equal publicity. But Mr.. Roosevelt
must now see how very human a fault
this is. Even presidents are not ex-
empt from it. 1t was a president who
sent to the senate an affidavit purport-
ing to prove that one Of the colored
soldiers had confessed a share in the
Brownsville affair. That affidavit was
promptly riddled and discredited, but
has the president admitted that he
was wrong in accepting it? Has he
done justice to the accused soldier,
'Conyers? No; a hardened newspaper
man could not have o brazenly ig-
nored the exposure. Similarly with the
presidents charge that the restriction
on the use of the secret service had
hampered the departments in running
down criminals. Two committees of
congress have now reported that this
was an entire mistake; that all the
heads of departments have freely con-
ceded that their defective work has
not been in the least crippled. Have
we had any acknowledgment of
error from the president? None what
ever. The editor who never takes any
thing back could not have done worse.
New York Evening Post.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-03-19
Makes Payment on Monument.

Gov. Noel has paid to F. G. Triebel,
the artist contractor for the Mississippi
monument which is being built in tho
Vicksburg National Park, the fourth in
stallment of the amount due him on
contract with the Mississippi commits
sion. The draft yesterday amounted to
something over $4,000, and the total
which he has drawn to date will be in
the neighborhood of $4,000. Indica-
tions are that Mississippi will be i'll
ahead of any of the other Southern
States whose soldiers were enrolled un-
der Gen. Pemberton, as though efforts
have been made to secure action on the
part of Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama,
Texas, Missouri, Arkansas and Georgia,
the response is slow. 1t was the fond
est hope of the late Gen. Stephen ID.
Lee that he would live to see the Con-
federate front line of hat historic semi
circle well marked by monuments and
markers representing all of the South
ern States positions along the defense
line.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-03-19
President Taft,s Policy.

Our new chief magistrate announces
that he does not propose to run the
government by telephone and the big
stick. He also hints that for members
of his cabinet, let alone plain, ordin.
airy. unofficial American citizens, to
differ from the Taft opinions and then
to say so, will not be considered lese
majestic. The reign 81 terror is al.
most at an end. and the whole country
will breathe more easily. Which II
gratifying In the extreme.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-03-19
State Capital Notes
Weekly Budget Of State News leans Gathered BY Dor Special
ssr.a4 Correspondent at Jackson. z
JACKSON.
Fair Company Gets Injunction.

Z E-TE- ~4HsHal JAShoONs
Fair Company Gets Injunction.
Chancellor G. G. Lyell has granted
the petition of the Mississippi State
Fair and Exposition Company for an
injunction restraining Ida Dozier, Z. J.
Griffin, William fsudd, Chris McNair, A.
j. Roderisk and w. A. Banks from pros
ecuclng their damage suits filed against
the exposition company, a~ggregating
about $4,000.
The parties claim that they sustained
injuries in the collapse of the gallery
of the Coliseum building, on the fair
grounds, last September, shortly after
the close of the Booker Washington
speech, and that the accident was due
to q defect in the construction of the
building.
The injunction is based on the allega-
ton that the exposition company was
not responsible for the crowding of the
structure; that the Booker Washington
visit was not under the auspices of the
State fair, and, therefore, NJ legal liza.
bility exists.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-03-19
Smooth Confidence Game.

One of the smoothest confidence games
ever tried on the Jackson public has just
been successfully worked in this city
by two strangers.
About six weeks ago the two men es-
tablished a clothes pressing club, and
began gathering up clothes to be cleaned
and pressed, charging a membership fee
of 81 per month, payable in advance.
The club progressed in about the same
manner as other and similar clubs, and
did an apparently prosperous business.
Last week the members became nus
ually active and it is said collected the
81 fee from about 100 members and
took in at least $500 worth of clothes,
including high-grade suits of both ladies
and gentlemen.
Saturday they purchased a large
trunk, took the trap out of it, packed it
full of these clothes and departed for
New York.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-03-19

The steel trust cut prices in order
to produce a building boom which it
says will benefit everybody but the
small independent steel producers.
whom the trust BY this crushing blow.
Is determined to put out of business.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-03-19
HOSPITALITY.

"And did you enjoy your African
trip, major? How did you like the
savages?"
"Oh, they were extremely kind-heart.
ed. They wanted to keep me there for
dinner.'-LondOn Opinion.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-03-19

headachtS, nervous
prOstratiOn, and
hemorrhageS.
Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable
ompoundmademe
well and strong, 80
lean do all my
housew0rk and at
to the store
and ~postoffice, and
Ifeel muchy0unger
I really am.
OT.vdia r. PINK.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-03-19
Gov. Noel replied as follows:

Gov. NOel TeplleO rs IOlIOWs:
Hon. Jas. X. Vardaman, Jackson, Miss.
Dear Sir-Your letter of the sth inst.
was received, informing me you had de,
posted with Hon. Geo. r. Edwards a
certified check for $1,7O4.S0, on the
Merchants Bank & Trust Company, of
Jackson, Miss. and had instructed Mr..
Edwards to turn it over to me as chair
man of the battleship commission, when
the commission or person authorized by
the commission shall have purchased a
silver service and the same is ready for
delivery.
"All jewelers. in this State and outside
of it were afforded opportunity to COM
pete for the silver service. None in this
State was able, according to my infor-
nation, to do more than represent out
side designers or manufacturers. If the
matter is reopened, it should be done
at a regular meeting of the commission,
which could dispose of the whole ques-
ton on the bids already in OIL reopen
tHe NuOie IudtCcI. dC thcL uiSSiCSioA'
"a meeting of the commission is called
for Thursday, March II, at which time
all the members of the commission, l
learn, will be in Jackson. Very respect
fully,
e. +. NOEL, Chairman"
At the meeting on Thursday, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the contract for the
silver service for the battleship Mis-
sissippi be awarded to j.. E. Caldwell &
Co., represented by Meyer & Schamber,
of Meridian, Miss, and that payment for
said service be made only from and to
the extent of the money under the con-
troll of the committee at the time of the
closing of the contract, and that J. E.
Caldwell s Company be notified to APP
pear and close said contract"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-03-19

BEST
REMEDY
For Women-Lydia E. Pink
ham'sVegetable Compound

Noah, KY was passing through
the Change Of Life and suffered from
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-03-19
Child Labor Law Broken.


Gov. Noel has received complaints
from South Mississippi sawmill opera
tives protesting against the system
adopted by some mill owners who are
employing minors-boys of Is or IL
years of age-to do work in the mill
which was formerly done by the sea-
soned mill hands. He has been asked to
take steps to break this up, or regulate
the practice in some way. The law as it
stands declares that no child under 1t
years of age shall be employed in any
mill, factory or manufacturing estab-
lishment in the State without first Sc
curing a certain certificate from the
parent or guardian, but it does not re-
strict the 16-year-old boys from working
in such establishments, merely fixing the
hours of work.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-03-19
Nav Plead Insanity.

May Plead Insanity.
T~wenty-eight witnesses have been sub
poenaed for the defense in the 9 OF
william Sorsby, charged with the muir
der of Postoffice Inspector Fitzgerald.
Six of these are physicians, and most OF
the Others are persons living in and
around Clinton. Many of them are
among the older citizens, who will un-
doubtedly be used to show that the de-
fendant's ancestors for two or three gem
erations had mental troubles OF a seri'
GUS nature. The States witness list
is not . Iona
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-03-19

Millions Of acres of school land to be sold by the
State. SLIGO to $500 per acre; only one-fOrtieth cash
and 40 years time on balance; three per cent inter-
est; only $l2.00 cash for l0 acres at $500 per aero.
Greatest opportunity; good agricultural land; send
j. j. Snyder, School Land Locator. 1870 eth St..
Austin, Tex. Reference, Austin National Bank.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-03-19
Hygiene and Sanitation.

To launch a statewide campaign Of
hygiene and sanitation will be one OF
the important subjects discussed at the
annual meeting of the Mississippi Meti-
cal Association to be held in this city
on April II, 10 and II.
For several months the State Board
of Health has been waging an agrees
i've campaign of education on santa
tion and hygiene.
One object the State Health Board
hopes to accomplish is to secure more
adequate legislative recognition of the
Importance of the campaign. Among
other things, the State Board would like
to see a State charity hospital and bac-
THEOLOGICAL laboratory established IN
Jackson and the medical association will
doubtless adopt memorials to the law
makers on these subjects.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-03-19
Farmers Hustling.

+ dIulCIS I1uSlliuSs
If there is any merit to be had in
early planting, the farmers of Missis-
sippi will reap the full benefit of it this
year.
Never before have farming operations
In this State shown such progress as
that reported from all sections. Even
in the great delta, where operations are
usually delayed by overfows, more than
one-half the area to be titled has been
broken, and the soil is in readiness to
receive the seed.
Flowing is general in every county Of
the State, weather conditions are more
favorable than usual for the middle OF
March, and, unless u~nfavorable climatic
conditions make a large amount OF re-
planting necessary, the bulk of Missis-
sippis corn and cotton acreage will be
in the ground fully three weeks ahead
of the usual time.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-03-19
Work or N. o. G. N.

Work on N. U. g.. N.
The reports from down the line Of
the New Orleans Great Northern rail-
road are to the effect that the finishing
up work is going ahead steadily and
smoothly, and that there does not seem
to be any obstacle in the way Of OPEN
ing the entire line through to the juno
ton with the Illinois Central at a point
q few miles below here in the next few
months. The officials have notified the
Railroad Commission that the service
will be extended next week as far north
MS Ruby, a new village which has
sprung up along the line in Copiah
county.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-12
Chinese Want
TO COME BACK

Chang Chau believes that II some
of the technical restrictions" were
removed that now prevent many Chi
nese from returning to Hawaii who
would be glad of the opportunity, at
least 10000 laborers would be Sc
cured for the plantations and that
1t would tend to the solution of the
labor problem.
THE men are registered here, !"
says Chang but for some trifing
reasons are debarred from returning
to the Territory. The majority are
prevented from coming back because
they overstayed their leave. being
allowed to return to their country on
the understanding that they come
back within the course Of year. II
It was made possible for these men
to come back Il great number of
them would undoubtedly return.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-12
STOCKHOLDERS
APPROVE ACT

A special meeting was held this
afternoon at 1880 in the Offices OF
Thee. II. Davies & Company, Ltd,
by the stockholders of the Kauai
Railroad Company, Ltd. for the pur-
pose of expressing their adherence
to the provisions OF Act 80 OF the
Session Laws of the 1903 Legisla-
ture, providing for the validating OF
the incorporation of railway ami
transportation companies incorporat-
ed under charters granted by the
Territorial Treasurer.
As stated, 1t is necessary for the
corporations whose standing comes
under the provisions Of the act to
express their formal approval to OBJ
tain the advantages of the new law.
The action by the stockholders OF
the Kauai Railroad Company is sim
liar to that taken last week by the
Rapid Transit Company.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-12
UNCANNY ISLAND
ARISES FROM OCEAN

San Francisco, Aug 3.-According to
Captain 'auatrevaux, of the French
ship Theirs, which arrived here yes.
terday from Newcastle, Australia, a
new island has, sprung up from the
waters OF the Pacific near the Gam.
bier group. Captain Quatrevaux says
there Is something uncanny about the
island, for when his ship approached
IL, although no wind was blowing, a
mysterious swell drew the vessel to-
ward the shore and 1t was with the
Utmost difficulty that she was saved
from going on the rocks. The island
is located in latitude 24.25 degrees
south. longitude 1880 degrees west
and seems to be made of volcanic rock
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-12
UNEXPECTED PEACE REIGNS.
Continued From Pege ~

with their boots on independently Of
any fate of their editors.
Following Sega. Miauchi was put on
the stand, to which he Is now quite
accustomed The minute examination
on direct given by Lightfoot investi.
gated to the most minutest part the
defendants digestion the condition of
the general constitution OF the Waipa.
hu Higher Wage Association and 9th.
err vital points. Upon a request from
Kinney as to what It all might mean
Lightfoot explained that he was try.
ing to show that there was no connec.
ton between the Honolulu and Wal
Tahu Associations.
Miauchi's bearing was contemptuous
and occasional bitter smiles were watt
ed towards the prosecutor while he
continued to place the rioting organ.
ization of which he Is treasurer In the
Sunday school category.
The following Is. probably the most
important Of his testimony:
Mr.. Lightfoot: By whom was the
food supplied in Honolulu to the Wal
pahu strikers? Mr.. Miauchi: In re.
gard to the food, 1t was supplied by
the Relief or Aid Society.
Q. Has this organization any con.
nection with the Honolulu Higher
Wage Association? A. I do not know.
Q. Who supplied lodgings to the
Waipahu men in Honolulu? A. 1t
was supplied by the Relief or Aid So.
ciety.
Q. Same as the food? A. Yes.
Q. Did the Honolulu II. W. A. do
anything for the Waipahu men In the
way Of food? A. They did not.
Q. Except in the supplying OF
food. has the Association any connec
ton with the Waipahu Association. A
II has not.
@. The Honolulu Higher Wage As
ISOLATION officers do not interfere will
the Waipahu II. w. A.? A. 1t Is 50
Q. Do you know defendants? A.
know them all. Etc.
Following this the Waipahu riot wa
taken up. Leaving the alleged riot on
of the question Lightfoot aske
whether or not there had been an
violence at Waipahu. Miauchi an
swered In the negative. Miauchi ais
denied that he had held his coat ope
and cried "Shoot, shoot" etc, to Scr
vile and gave practical demonstration
In pidgin English of what he reall
did say. The stenographer had ba
quarter of an hour with II.