The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-02-28
WEEKLY LETTER
FROM WASHINGTON
Breezy News Items From
the National Capital.

President Taft has held series of
special cabinet meetings over the Mex
lean situation, and it is announced that
the administration believes in having
troops ready for an emergency in case
Congress decides that hostile invasion
of Mexico is necessary.
Appropriate services in memory OF
those who lost their lives fifteen years
ago by the destruction of the Name
were held last week in Arlington cem-
etery over the graves of those buried
1t now seems that the getting to-
gether process of the republican, party
will not be from the top, but from the
bottom. Not the leaders, but the rank
and file will be the agents to work the
cementing of the party organization.
A dinner in honor of Uncle Joe Can
non, ex-Speaker of the House, was one
of the greatest politico- social functions
of the season. From far and near pol
'iticans, who have served or fought
him. gathered to do him honor, and
fairly buried him under an avalanche
of praise, congratulations and farewell
blessings. President Taft was present
and made good address. The
Chief Justice of the United States also
made short speech, and by doing so
broke an old-age custom observed by
former chief justices of not speaking
at political gatherings.
The address of President Taft in the
senate Saturday, 18th, in memory OF
the late Vice President Sherman, marks
the first time president has spoken in
that chamber since the days of Wash
ington.
A record of ''trust busting" has beer
established by Attorney General Wick
ersham, who, following his notable VIC
tories in the bath tub and cotton cor
ner cases, has just filed four more anti
trust suits. He has filed, during hi
four years service, 81 suits agains
trusts-nineteen more than all his pre-
decessors put together.
President-elect Wilson's new book OF
the New Freedom" has just made 1T
appearance on the news stands. In
he scathirgly arraigns big business, Sc
verely criticises the principles of tn
Roosevelt party, and reiterates his IN
tention of pruning the tariff; but n
scouts the idea that he is for free trade
The Women's Democratic Study CLUB
composed of forty or fifty fair politl
clans and wives of prominent states
men, will study Mr.. Wilson's grea
book, 1.-The State" during the mex
month.
At the close of one of the most sue
cessful automobile shows ever given
Washington, the agent of leadin
manufacturer declared that If the II
dustry is to succeed, manufacturer
must seek to "sell satisfaction. instea
of trying to make big profits by cor
stantly changing the style OF the ms
chine.
According to DR.. Kebler, the Unite 6e
States drug expert, mora than loO,Ot
ounces of cocaine are annually cor
sumed in this country, over ten time
the amount actually needed for medic
nal purposes. The drug habit. he say
Is no respecter of persons, and Is tooa
one of the greatest perils this countI
faces.
With the many dinners and ente
tainments given daily in honor OF M
Taft and other outgoing officials, soci
Washington is fully awake: and u
season, which had fitful beginninl
promises to eclipse all previous d'nn'
giving records. The arrival OF Lei