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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-03-20
Eleanor Wilson TO Wed.

Washington-The engagement Of
William Gibbs McAdoo. secretary OF
the treasury. and Miss Eleanor Ran
dolph Wilson. youngest daughter OF
President and Mrs. Wilson. was ga
nounced from the White House.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-03-20
"simpIe Life" seckons solons.

Conservative men In both branches
of the legislature express themselves
as anxious to wind up things and gel
away. The farm. the village. the sim
pie lifer are reckoning them home
ward. and toward their W hearth
stones is where they a to turn
their faces.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-03-20
Wears Wife's FIn.ry Into Club.

Wins,ed. CoLn-Dressed in his
wife's finery, Lester Barnes invaded
an exclusive mems club mere. spurned
one nan VINO popped the question and
signed all ut two members in srp
port OF the s1frage cause.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-03-20
az Ships Are Wrecked.

Melilla, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ships
lie wrecked on the shores in the vi
entity Of this port having been driven
on the rocks by a terrific hurricane.
The wrecked vessels include FIVE
steamers and IS sailing craft.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-03-20
Measure Win. by One Vote.

A senate bill allowing circuit clerk
fees In all state cases to be retired to
the files was passed in the house by
the close vote OF 81 to 20.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-03-20
Renews Reappor.ionmen. Fight.

The fight to have a reapportionnent
of members of the legislature was re-
newed when Senator Mounger called
up for reconsideration the concurrent
resolution to submit a constitutional
amendment to the people for this pun
pose.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-03-20
Man Shoots Woman and Self.

New furk-John II. Price, So years
old. a $40. 000-a-year salesman for Ar
mour & Co, meat packet. shot and
dangerously wounded Mrs. Hattie NJ.
Morse. 40 years old, and then shot
and killed himself.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-03-20
Poeticai.

Hobbs-Whenever / hear my hen
cackle l exclaim, Great Scott"
Dobbs-Why so?
Hobbs-Weil, it's the lay Of the last
minstrel, and Scott wrote il.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-03-20
The Reason.

why was the boss ca1elDa'
scratched so on the ticket?
Because the people are itching "
reform"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-03-20

About three weeks after mstrrlAse :
woman discovers that the cap's
prize in the matrimonial iotts3 y
still undrawn.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-04-04
FIGHT TO DEATH IN HOUSE
Tense Situation As Canal Repeal Tolls
Argument Continues President
Bears No III Will.

Washinston.-No legislative issue Of
recent years has excited congress al
has the controversy ove repeal OF the
tolls exemption clause Of the Panama
Canal act. Last weeks events which
put on record a breach in the solidar'
ity OF the Democratic party. have Gre
ated no end of conflicting political pre-
dictions to increase the tensity Of In.
terest in the subject. The situation Is
one fraught with many complications
Oratorical strife over the repeal 70
newed, the house resumed general de
bate on tho Sims bill leading up to q
final vote in that branch. In the sen
ate discussion will. revolve around one
Of the many side issues that have arts
en-, Senator James Hamilton Lewis
proposing to discuss a resolution and
bill he has introduced to follow repeal
as q sort Of balm to the wounds OF the
party members who thus far have op
posed the president.
Senator Lewis measure would give
the president authority to- suspend
tolls whenever he should deem it in
the public interest to do SO. The I'LL.
nois senator will cite a long series OF
presidents on which he bases the
right Of congress to extend such az
thority to the chief executive.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-04-04
ITO BRING GIRL BACK HOME
SCtlzens Of WINFIELD and Vicinity
Raising Fund for Rosa sisson.

4 Winnfield.-Citizens OF WINFIELD
and vicinity will probably afford Rosa
Sisson, the 13-year-old girl kidnapped
/ four years ago by James M. Davis,
now in prison at Middleport, Ohio, All
early opportunity to return to the
| Southland for which her young heart
yearns so strongly and increasingly.
IA movement wa started here Sunday
Esby j. e. Clark and O. B. Thompson,
(lboth leading men Of Winfield, to
Eaise q fund for the return Of the girl
b VIM parish and to provide a good
Nome for her here. It is expected
ItAat before the end Of the week the
movement will have made material
headway, il 1t has not successfully
terminated.
While Davis took the girl away
from Wirn parish, it can not be &C.
tually said that he kidnapped her in a
legal sense. Davis married the mother
OF the girl, although Rosa was not
his child, and when he left VIM par
ish with the girl in his possession, he
told his wife that he intended to
place her in a good school. That
was the last Mrs. Davis eve heard
Of either Davis or the girl. The
mother died two months ago without
knowing whether her daughter was
alive or dead. Constant grief over
the fate Of her missing child under
mined her health and undoubtedly
fastened her death, If it did not &C.
tually produce 1t.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-04-04
STEAMER DAMAGED BY FIRE
Charles Merriam, Used az Wharfboat
at Cairo, Sustains Heavy Loss
From Flames.

Cairo, Il.-The steamer Charles
Merriam, used as a wharfboat by the
Iron Mountain and Cotton Belt rail-
roads, was Quilted by fire, and the loss
is estimated at about $4,000. The
fire was discovered about Las o'clock,
but had gained such Roadway that the
firemen were unable to do more than
confine the flames to the rear end OF
the boat and to save the Halliday
Phillips wharfboat, lying just south Of
the Merriam. All the baggage and
express was saved, most OF this be.
ing stored in the front part Of the
boat, the records, ETC., In the ticket
offices, located in the rear Of the boat,
were destroyed. The origin Of the fire
is not known. The front end Of the
boat was not damaged and the stacks
did not fall. The transfer steamer
Henry Marquand, which was tied
alongside the Merriam, was cut loose
by the night Waterman, and with Pi.
lot John Crehan and Capt. Howard
Frank aboard steamed away to a
place Of safety. The Merriam was
built in 1883 at Jefferson, Ind. Her
gross tonnage is 515, elngth 206 feet,
gross tonnage is SIS, length FOG feet,
is valued at $4,000.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-04-04
CHARGED WITH BEING TRUST
Independent Dealers Charge They Are
Obliged to Buy Tobacco at
Retail Prices.

New York.-The four companies into
which the tobacco trust was disinte-
grated by the decree Of 1911 were
given until next week 10 present a
plan for abandoning monopolistic prac-
tees which the encouragement con-
siders are in violation of the decree.
United States District Attorney Mar
shall told the attorneys Of these COM
panies at a conference that the gov
eminent intended to put an end to
present conditions by injunction or
other means, but promised to postpone
action until later at the request Of the
1Me government Is acting upon the
complaint of certain Independent deal
ers who charge that a monopoly of
the jobbing business in this district,
which was enjoyed by the Metrop0li.
tan Tobacco company under the old
trust, still exists and that independ-
ent dealers are obliged to buy their
tobacco at retail rates.
The corporations represented at the
conference were the American, the
Liggett & Myers, the R, ]. Reynolds,
the P. Lorillard and the Metropolitan
Tobacco company.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-04-04
FAIR BUYS A RACE TRACK
South Louisiana Association Takes
Over DonaIdsonvilIe Tract.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Donaldsonvine. - The proposition
made to the Lemann Company, Linn.
tied, by the South Louisiana Fair As
ISOLATION, for the purchase Of the tract
Of land in the ,Lemann Addition com.
acising the -cAxs.s.asA ri haif-n4sl a.A
track and grounds, has been accepted
by the Lemann corporation. The prop
erty has an area of fifteen or sixteen
acres, and the purchase price will be
S1.500, payable in ten years. An option
will also be given the Fair Association
on al much land contiguous to the
A-muz-u Park site up to fifteen acres.
At meeting Of the board of direc-
tors of the fair association it was de-
cided to incorporate. The president
and executive committee authorized to
take the necessary steps. 1t was de.
cided to take over A-muz-u park. The
fair association will assume the out
standing liabilities Of the A-muz-u COM
pany, approximately $1,400, and will is
sue to shareholders of the racing or.
g%anization certificates Of stock in the
South Louisiana fair association to the
face value of $4,000.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-04-04
MASS MEETING
sC0REsT COURT
ACQUlTTAL OF THE. LiTTLES
STILL A LIVE SUBJECT At
SHREVEPORT.
DEMAND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Charged That Court Was Uniformly
With the Defense, Right or
Wrong.
Western newspaper Onion News SerxieA.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Observation-Disclosures Judge Land
and District Attorney Mabrey, who
conducted the trial of Henry Little
and his wife recently acquitted of the
charge of murder in connection with
the killing of ]. j. Van Cleave, were
scored in a committee report read at
a mass meeting Of citizens here.
The report was prepared by a COM
mittee of seven appointed at a mass
meeting held several weeks ago at the
time of the acquittal of the Titles.
called to protest against the verdict
The committee charged that the rul-
ings of Judge Land were uniformly
with the defense, right or wrong"
District Attorney Mabrey committed a
tactical error" the committee found,
| n taking the case up for trial on Sat-
urday preceding two holidays. At
taches of the sheriff's office also were
criticised because, it is alleged, liquor
was permitted to be given the jurors.
The meeting adopted resolutions
demanding a more rigorous enforce
ment of the criminal laws with respect
to both men and women"
At the first mass meeting demand
wa made that Little and his wife quit
Shreveport.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-04-04
FIGHT AGAINST REPEAL LAW
Personal Convictions Almost Obiiter.
ate Party Lines-house Leaders
Oppose Change.

Washington.-Lines we're sharply
drawn for the opening of the most
bitterly contested legislative struggle
that has confronted President VIII
sons administration-the fight to re-
peal the law giving American coast.
wise ships free passage through the
Panama canal. Opposing forces d.
vided for the first skirmish in the con-
flict, which will open when q special
rule is presented on the repeal contro.
versy. :.
For the first time since the demo-
cratic administration took charge Of
the government administration leaders
found q strong, resourceful and deter
mined element within the party op-
posed to a policy which President
Wilson personally had espoused. Per.
sonal convictions on the question al
most have obliterated party lines.
This political situation, with the In.
ternational character Of the question
involved and the stress the president
has placed on his position as neces-
sary to the successful conduct Of the
Administrations foreign policy, COM
bined to make up a situation fraught
with complications.
Aligned against the presidents de-
mand for the repeal are the three lead
ers of the. parties in the house, headed
by Mr.. UderwOOd.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-04-04
MANY SCHOOLS BEINcCLoSED
Because Parents Refuse to Have
Their Children vaccinated.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Mansfield.-The public schools at
Spider, Cook, Rambin, Grove Hill and
Bell Bowers, In De Soto Parish, will
be closed by Parish superintendent G.
o. Houston because the parents of the
pupils refuse to permit their children
to be vaccinated as ordered by the
state health authorities. At Spider
not a child submitted to the order.
At Cook two were vaccinated and
thirty-three refused. At Rambin not
a one was ~vaccinated. At Grove Hill
all refused and at Bell Bower none
were vaccinated. All five Of these
schools will be closed at once.
There are $50 refusals in the par.
ish, but not a sufficient number to
close any other school. There were
1925 pupils vaccinated.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-04-04
OUR EXPOSITION
OF BIG IDEAS
PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI .ENTHU.
SlASTic IN SUPPORT OF
LOUISIANA PROJECT.
STANDING FOR SOLIDARITY
Progressive Newspapers Unanimous
for Slogan Linking New Orleans
and Southern Progress.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
New Orleans.-The solidarity OF
New Orleans and Mississippi in war.
peace, politics and commerce. reflect.
Ing as it does the solid South, was
never better illustrated than by the
whole-souled manner in which the
press and leaders of Louisiana's twin.
sister state have Endorsed and sun.
ported the New Orleans exposition o;
big ideas. From the very first the
press of Mississippi from end to end
OF the state and from the Mississippi
iver to the Alabama line adopted as
their slogan the commercial war cry
used by a distinguished citizen Of
Natcfez during the recent Mississippi
Valley immigration Convention held
in New Orleans. 1t is: New Orleans
for the South and the South for New
Orleans"
When the representatives Of the ex.
position of big ideas went to Jackson
last week they found that the leaders
of Mississippi were fully alive to what
New Orleans and Louisiana were do
ing. The plans, aims and ideas of the
exposition found the same hearty sup.
port from the progressive citizens Of
Mississippi that has greeted the ex-
position by the foremost workers in
every field throughout the United
States.
The interests Of Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi in New Orleans are identical.
New Orleans is the great port Of both
states. The growth and prosperity OF
New Orleans means their growth and
prosperity. Make New Orleans a great
factory center, for instance, and the
immense storehouses Of Mississippi
raw material will find a ready and
profitable market
The urasS4nf Observation-Disclosures
much space to the exposition and
what 1t means to the entire South, es-
pecially to the twin states" The
press of the entire state has heartily
endorsed it and in doing SO It has ac-
curately reflected public opinion.
Among the many enterprising papers
OF the state that have given the move
ment their able support from the first
are. The C%larksdale Challenge, Water
Valley Progress, The Waynesboro
News-Bcacon, The Crystal Springs
Meteor, The Pascagoula Chronicle.
Columbus Commercial, Summit Senti-
mel, Vicksburg Democrat, Scott Coun-
ty News, Greenville Democrat, Clarks-
dale Register, Laurel Argus, hatcher
News and the Hattisburg News.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-04-04
BATTLE SET
FOR APRIL SIXTEEN
NOTICE Is SERVED THAT AN
EXTRAORDINARY PLEA WILL
BE MADE.
OLD TESTIMONY REPuDIATED
Many Affidavits Given in Which
Former Witnesses Say They Tes'
titled Falsely at First Trial
Of Atlanta Man.

Atlanta, Ga.-Notice that an ex-
traordinary motion for a new trial
for Leo M. Frank, under death SEN
tence for the murder Of Mary Phagan,
will be filed April is, the day before
that set for the young factory super
intendent's execution, was served on
the superior court here. The notice
was accompanied by a copy OF tina
forthcoming extraordinary motion,
which alleges that new evidence ia.
vorable to Frank has been discovered
since his conviction seven months ago.
Many affidavits are included in the
copy Of the motion. Several OF these,
signed by witnesses at the trial OF
Frank, allege that the affiants testi'
fled falsely against the accused man.
Others charge conspiracy Of evidence
against Frank, and others attempt to
establish an alibi for him. An effort
also is made to prove that the notes
found beside the factory girls body
we're written in the basement OF the
National Pencil factory, not in the Of
flee of Frank, as James Conley, negro
factory sweeper, and chief witness
against the convicted superintendent,
testified.
Among the affidavits submitted is
one by C. B. Dalton, declaring false
testimony he gave against Franks
character. Dalton, at the trial, testi'
fled Frank had been guilty OF miscon'
duct with several women. DR.. H. F.
Harris, in his affidavit, alleges a mi
croscopic examination of strands OF
hair, said to have been found on the
second floor Of the factory, and used
at the trial to prove that the murder
occurred near Franks office, showed
h e fke s MtFaafRdasAtsN4 f1 Plrf not from the mead
Three afffdavits allege that the at.
fiants saw Frank on a street here be.
tween l and 1:10 pm, on April 26
last, the time at which Conley testi-
fled he was helping the factory SUI
p%erintendent conceal Mary Phagan's
body in the factory basement.
The filing Of the extraordinary mo.
ton, April 16, will automatically stay
the prisoners execution. Should 1t
be denied, It is expected, an appeal
will be taken to the Georgia supreme
court, which already has confirmed
Superior Court Judge Bacon in deny
ing a new trial on previously submit
ted evidence.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-04-04
LEGISLATOR 10 Arrested.

Indianapolis.-Willfam Essman,
former member Of the Indiana Legisla
ture, is under arrest here charged with
embezzling funds belonging to the
state Of Wisconsin, in which he now
lives. Essman, after the last guberna,
torial campaign in Wisconsin, was
made custodian Of public buildings at
Madison. He asserts he had charge
Of the distribution Of the states new
statute books and that when an nc.
counting was made he could no. 40
count for 1876 Of the books. nc do
clares politics caused his arrest.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-04-04
TO OPEN PORT TO
LIVE STOCK IMPORTS
EVERY LOUISIANA CONGRESSMAN
URGED TO COOPERATE
IN THE PROJECT.
BR0USSARD is INTERESTED
There Are Half a Million Cattle In
Mexico Awaiting Shipment to
the United States.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
New Orleais.-Efforts to open the
Port Of New Orleans to live stock
from Central and South America are
to be made through every Louisiana
congressman and mar of possible in
flnence with the -fureau of Animal
Industry. Department of Commerce
and Labor. at Washington, and initial
efforts have already been inaugurated
by General Live Stock Agent w. G..
Harding, Of the Mobile and Ohio Rail-
road, with headquarters at st. Louis.
There are several hundreds of thou.
sand cattle in Mexico and Central
America that can be brought to New
Orleans for shipment to United States
packing centers, and the establishing
Of a large packing-house here is de-
pendent upon favorable action on the
part of the chiefs Of the Bureau OF
Animal Industry In lifting the en-
barge on Southern cattle for import at
New Orleans" MI. Harding explained,
when seen at the Hotel Monteleone.
Mr.. Harding has just come from
Washington, where he took the ques-
ton up with Senator Broussard, who
Is cooperating with him. "The bu-
reau permits the entrance Of Latin
American cattle through the Port Of
Galveston, and that has done much
toward making Galveston one Of the
great live stock importing centers Of
the country" he continued. However,
all ports south Of Galveston on the
Gulf Of Mexico are closed to those cat
tie, with the result that practically the
whole movement is directed that way,
in what l consider direct discfimina-
ton against New Orleans"
According to Mr.. Harding, there r
upwards of 100000 cattle in Mexico
land 100000 In Nicaragua awaiting
ashipment to the United States wa
New Orleans as soon as tie Bureau OF
3Animal Industry AN be persuaded to
Hit the ban which is now placed on
them by the Federal Government in
1.-THE operation. Of this port.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-04-04
flight At T0RRE0N
IS STILL RAGING
REPORT REBEL LOSS 900 KILLED
AND WOUNDED, FEDERAL 1000.
STILL HEAVY FIGHTING.
OFFICERS ARE EXECUTED
Wealthy Poems Join Hands in Extend
ing Greeting to Carranza-RebeI
Head Has Not Heard From
Gnerat Villa.

Juarez, Mexico.-An official mes
sage from the front states that fight
ing is still going on for the possession
Of Torreon.
The telegram says the rebels now
hold all positions except the main bar
racks and two smaller barracks. 1t Is
reported that Gen. Villa took Cerr0 Dc
Ia Cruz and the Torreon foundry.
Another telegram admits a rebel loss
in the last six days of 900 killed and
wounded and places the federal loss
at 1000. AS there already are at Chi
huahua 500 wounded, the report of the
rebel losses is thought to have been
minimized. Among the rebel wounded
is Gen. Tomas Urbina.
1t is said that private soldiers taken
prisoners are being taken into the
rebel ranks, but their officers are exc
cuted, unless they take the oath of al
legiance to the constitutional cause.
All irregular troops in the federal gar
rison are executed on capture.
In Juarez It was confidently expect
ed that news of the capture OF the
city would form the chief feature OF
the welcome to Gen. Carranza n
the fact that no message Of success OF
any kind was awaiting him was &C.
copied as indicating that the fate OF
the city was still In the balance.
In the last few weeks Gen. CarranGa
has ridden horseback for 500 miles
and in the last two months he has
travelled 1000 miles in the same way.
He looked the picture of health and
vigor, a living contradiction to stories
that he was feeble and that he had
constant recourse to stimulants In or
der to bear up, and other reports OF q
similar nature. His appearance also
br-.Aea-many Hthngranhs- of him as
libels for they made him appear old
and rather thin.
Gen. Manuel Chao, military govern.
or of the state of Chihuahua, who came
here to formally welcome the jefe su.
prema, galloped with his staff to a
point three miles south of the city.
Here Gen. Carranza and his staff and
the reception committee met and then
ensued a long wait for the troop train
bearing the horses and men Of Caran
za's own army.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-04-04
GOVERNMENT IN DIFFICULTY
French and Ewart May Withdraw.
important Conferences Are Hold
to Untagie Skein.

London.-That the government still
is facing a situation of extreme diff
Guilty is proved by the fact that Pre-
mier AsQuith was not in a position TO
make his promised statement In par
lament. :
The air is full of extravagant rumors,
the most credible being the report that
Col. Seely, after all, is to quit the wal
office by an exchange Of portfolios
with Lewis Harcourt, secretary for the
colonies.
The only new facts in the situation
were found in the resignation Of Field
Marshal Sir John French, shief Of the
imperial general staff, and Sir John
Spencer Ewart, adjutant-general, from
the army council. Rumors that other
members of the army council have re-
ni~pad -nnnlA->-t hA~onnfirmad.
Negotiations and conferences be
tween Buckingham palade, the war Of
flee and Downing street were carried
on, and 1t was known that the strong
est efforts were being made to induce
Field Marshal French and Gen. Ewart
to reconsider. The prime minister call.
ed a hurried meeting Of the cabinet
at his residence after it was decided to
postpone a statement to parliament.
Later it was announced, with a show
Of authority, that both French and
Ewart at last had honsented to with.
draw their designations.
In Ireland no change has occurred
Belfast remains quiet, and although ii
is asserted that officers at the Cur
ragh camp are determined to resign
because Of the reputation Of Col. See.
ly's guarantee by the government, nc
actual designations so far as is known
have occurred.
Brig. Gen. Cough, commander Of the
Third cavalry brigade, in the course
of an interview, said:
III Premier Asquith withdraws the
guarantees he will have to overthrow
the army council, and the government
will be faced practically with disrup
tion of the army"
The liberal press in the provinces
while indorsing what Premier Asquith
he's already done, insists that he must
60 farther and actually withdraw the
guarantee given the officers. These
newspapers say the premier must
make 1t quite plain to all officers OF
the army and navy that they must, ur
der all circumstances, obey orders.