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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-04-23

isiana. Asked how many tenants he
had on it, and he said three, man, his
wife and his son, whose names he gave.
Governor Brewer then cited this ne
gro before the Chancery court for eX-
animation. When he appeared, he was
represented by a high-priced lawyer,
who interposed the objection that as
there was no charge pending against
his client. and no litigation involving
him, that he could not be examined
The court sustained him, and &c. C..
Smith" left the court room without
answering another question.
Now Governor Brewer charges that
deal has been made. or a promise
given by Bilbo. that if he is elected
governor, that he will have c. C. Smith
reinstated as the head of the Missis-
sippi State Penitentiary. Will the vot-
ers allow it?
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-04-23
A. 6. LEIGH DETAILS
SOME OF THE GREAT
THINGS OF CALIFORNIA.
No Sunday Law There. The Splendid
Roads and Farms of That State.
Rapid Growth and Develop.
ment OF Los Angles.
Los Angeles. Cal. April Il. 1915.

Los Angeles, Cal, April II, 1915.
Editor Sentinel
Before complying with your request
for VERY SHORT letter | make this
parenthetical request, /. e. that none of
your delinquent subscribers, if you have
any such, read this articla; not that it
possesses any particular merit, but any
communication, even though as com
monplace as this is. is too good for a
delinquent subscriber to his county pa
per to read. So Mr.. Slow Pay or Mr.
No Pay, whichever you are. stop here,
for this is the sign hung out, PAY as
You Enter. y
Thinking some of your "paid-up,
readers might be Interested with items
from this section of the Pacific slope
send few lines about Southern Cali
fornia, but more especially with refer
ence to the city and county of Los
Angeles. This county is the richest in
agricultural products of any in the
United States. 1t has within its bor-
ders one thousand miles of paved high
ways. and in this particular leads every
other county in the Union. The county
voted tax of three and one-half mil
lion dollars for building roads. This
amount is additional to her pro rata
part of the eighteen million dollars
which the state of California voted foi
building the great state highway. which
is being built from the Oregon bound
ary line on the north to the republic OF
Mexico on the south, distance of sin
hundred and seventy five miles. Wher
completed it will be the finest highway
in our country. Two hundred miles Of
the county boulevard has been lined OF
either side with rose bushes on trel
lises to beautify the highway. Cali
fornia is the only state in the Unioi
which has no Sunday law. All kinds o
work and business, except the salool
business, can be prosecuted seven day
in the week without violation of an,
state law. But Sunday is generally OBJ
served. However, every Sunday me
chanics are to be seen erecting build
ings, laborers building street car line
and ranchers plowing or gathering tn
products of the soil. The principl
farm products and industries are, OF
anges, lemons, apricots, English wa
nuts, deciduous fruits of all kind:
grapes, berries, vegetables, melon.
apiaries. dairies, and stock and poultr
raising In all of which a great de;
} of money is made by those who live c
! their properties and give intelligent, il
dustrious attention to the business
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-04-23
MONEY STOLEN FROM
STATE WAS LOST IN
A BUSTED BANK.
Fate Decreed by Providence Overlook
the Penitentiary Loot. Gov Brewer
Tell Result Of An Investigation
Not Before Given the PubIiC.'

From Jones County News of April 8,
the following is taken:
During Gov. Brewers recent visit to
Jones county he was asked what, in his
opinion, became of the hundreds of
thousands of dollars which he asserts
was stolen from the Mississippi peni
tentiary. ''In my opinion, some of it
was lost in the failure Of the Natchez
bank, the officers of which were recent
ly prosecuted and convicted" said the
Governor.
1t usually happens that just God
places curse on money that is stolen,
or obtained from the sale of liquor, by
outrage or murder, and this fate fol-
lowed this money stolen from the tax
payers of Mississippi, that was made
by the labor of convicts.
The explanation given to his reply to
this question enables the Jones County
| News this week to make the first pub
| ication of most peculiar circumstances,
which, if the Governors inference is
correct, throws food of light upon tie
looting of the penitentiary by the graft
ers and thieves.
The Governor says that during his
investigation of the penitentiary this
bank failed, and it was intimated te
him that there was large account or
the books of this failed institution il
the name of &c. c. Smith.
Now C. c. Smith happened to be the
chairman of the Board of Trustees OF
the penitentiary, and not only was
found to have taken whole car loads o.
corn from the penitentiary withou,
paying for it but had been fathering.
| bill in the legislature to put Bilbo, the
lieutenant governor, and Ross Collins
the attorney general, on this board
The Governor caught Smith in an auto
mobile transaction, which was thus ex
planned:
An old worn-out car was sold for $35
The party who bought it at this pric'
put $50 Of repairs on it. and sold it t
Smith. getting only $lOO in money, bu
who asserted Smith was to pay hin
$500, when the investigation started
The Governor doubted this statement
and declares that he believes that $40
was all that was intended to be paid
It was run as hack around jackson
until the repair bill amounted to NOR
! than the car was worth.
/ It was then ostensibly sold to hard
ware firm by Smith, who immediatel
resold it to the State, through Smith
for $500, and that much good none
paid for It.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-04-23
COvinqtOn.MiIliams.

On Thursday, April Is, Mr.. and Mrs.
X. H. Williams gave in marriage their
daughter. Frances Lee, to MIR. c. d.
Covington. The ceremony took place
at the home of the bride, Rev. J. c.
Carothers officiating.
Mr. Covington is valued employe of
the Y. & M. V. Railroad and well de-
serves the prize he has won.
Mrs. Covington numbers her friends
by the score. She has only recently
returned to Grenada after number OF
Years spent in Jackson where she hae
many friends who now wish her al
happiness in her new life. The Senti
mel felicitates with the young couple
and wishes them all good things in thu
voyage through life.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-04-23
Rheumatism Yields Quickly to Slosn'.

You can't prevent an attack OF Kheu-
matism from coming on, but you can
ston II almost Immediately. Sloans s
Liniment gently applied to the sore
;oint or muscle penetrates in few
minutes to the infamed spot that causes
the pain. 1t soothes the hot. tender.
swoiIen feeling, and in very short
time brings relief that is almost un.
helievable until you experience it; Get
q hottie of Sloan's Liniment for 25c. Of
snv DRUGGIST aud have it in the house
scsinst Colds, Sore and Swollen Joints,
Lnmbago, Sciatica and like aliment:; !;
Your money back if not -satitfieo' pus u
docs rive almost instant relief.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-04-23

Peas For Sale.
200 bushels Whippoorwill peas for
sale 7. J. Hallam.
4-23-3t Grenada, Miss.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-07
SLAIN ROBBER WAS
HIS BOYHOOD CHUM
Chicago Sergeant Wept as He Told
ceroners Jury Of Killing His
Former Playmate.

Chicago. Ill.. Jan. I.-Axel Jensen.
O police sergeant admitted yesterday
that George Hennessey, whom be had
shot and Killed after discovering him
robbing a drug store. was a boyhooi
chum with whom he had been inti-
mate for years.
The coroner's jury exonerated Jen.
sen Jensen wept when he told the
jury OF killing his former playmate
s,>S~~~o~~~~~~~~~~~~
signal most priced In the fleet is the
one flying from the flagship telling
that something has been well done,
and that while some particular one
perhaps has won It. yet the honor Is
for the ship.
Thus Il Is. young men, that you.
by your heroic work. your fine disci.
pline. your loyalty, have earned the
signal well done, and caused Il TO fly
over the whole service. bringing "a
glow OF pride and admiration 10 the
hearts Of an patriotic Americans and
increasing their faith in their defend.
ers who go down to the sea In ships.
You have added a new significance TO
the name Of 'blueiacket
THE blueiacket, Let ms take off
our hats to him in the street, for his
Uniform is the blue badge Of courage; ;
take him by the hand. for his hand
protects our homes; treat him with
respect. for he rings true and his
heart Is OF the finest gold
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-07
VERA CRUZ HEROES
PRESENTED MEDALS
Secretary Daniels Makes Presentation
and High Officers Of Navy Attend
Ceremony for Enlisted Men.

New York. Jan. Thirteen enlist.
ed men OF the United States navy,
who won special mention for distin.
guished conduct at the occupation OF
Vera Cruz, were presented medals OF
honor by Secretary Daniels yesterday
on the battleship Florida at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard Rear Admiral
Fletcher. now commander in chief OF
the Atlantic feet. who commanded
the American naval forces at Vera
Cruz, and other high officers Of the
navy participated in the formal cere-
mony.
Secretary Daniels also read a long
list carrying names Of officers. head.
ed by Rear Admiral Fletcher. and
bluejackets and marines who had re-
ceived special mention for heroism
and bravery at Vera Cruz.
Before presenting the medals Sec
retary Daniels referred to the battle
OF Vera Cruz and declared that the
naval event Of the last year was the
courage. sacrifice and sellrestaInt
displayed by the officers and men oi
the navy and marine corps az that
time.
Answering the call OF your couu-
try" said the Secretary nineteen
men, sailors and marines. won the
distinction and glory Of death on the
field Of battle. America then, mourn.
ing her loss, was. like Niobe, all
tears"
The Secretary spoke OF the honors
paid the heroes az the time their
bodies were brought TO the United
States. when President Wilson him.
self in an address at Brooklyn voiced
the Nations appreciation Of their
valor. and said
To-day we are gathered 10 do honor
TO the men who marched shoulder To
shoulder with the immortal nineteen
and TO give them proof that this
grateful Republic knows how to glad
den the hearts Of its living heroes as
well as to bedeck with flowers the
graves Of those fallen"
In presenting the medals Secretary
Daniels said they were tokens OF q
grateful country's appreciation OF
work nobly done, Of duty well per.
formed, Of readiness to face grave
danger.
you know" he continued. "tha' the
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-07
MEXICAN GUNBOATS
CLAIM NEUTRALITY
Others Believe Their Movements In.
dieate Removal Of carranzas
Headquarters to Progresso.

Washington. Jan. THE Gutierrez
agency here reports that four Mexican
gunboats on the Atlantic coast have
declared themselves neutral and have
retired to quiet cover off Yucatan to
await results Of the present revolu'
tion. State Department official dis
patches, however, indicate the possi
bility that these gunboas movements
indicate the transfer of Carranza
headquarters to Progresso.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-07
WHEAT NEARLY TWO
DOLLARS bUSHEL
A Certain Grade Sold to Italy, lnelud.
ing Cost Of Delivery, at st.ees
Per Bushel.
CBy Associated Press1

Chicago. ILL.,, Jan. Two dollars 4
bushel for wheat, a wild dream which
only enthusiasts ever expected to
come true. was within half a cent OF
reality today on one grade of wheat.
One carload of Durum wheat was sold
to Italy today on a basis that figured.
including cost of delivery at destina-
tion, of s1.s91s per bushel.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-07
Turkey Does Not Admit Defeat.
IBx A..o,iateh PrassN

London. Jan Turkey has not yet
admitted her great defeat In Cauca.
sus with the destruction Of two en-.
tire army corps. but instead in an Of.
fetal statement today, described vic.
tories OF the Turks against small Rus.
sian detachments on the Persian
frontier. where It is claimed the Per.
SLAMS also fought the Russians The
total Russian losses there are three
hundred, says the Turkish report. and
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-07
UGLY CHARGE AT GERMANY'S DOORS
FRENCH COMMISSION
ENDS INVESTIGATION

Field Report Alleging Most Cruel and Gruesome
Character of Warfare Ever Known-Pillag.
ing, Burning and Murder Some of the
Charges Made Against Enemies-LittIe Do.
ing in the Fighting Today-France and Ger
many both Claiming Slight Gains Turkey
Does Not Admit Crushing Defeat but Tells
of Small Victory Over Russians Bryan De.
mands Proof of Americans Shipping Dunn
dunn Bullets American Cotton Held Up for
Pilot Through German Mine Field
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-07
French Official Statement.
tBy Associated Prss)

Paris, Jan, THE official state
ment says the French artillery on yes
terday silenced the Germans az sew
eral points and stopped the fire OF
mine throwers in Belgium.
They drove the Zeppelins and aero.
planes away from Dunkirk
Wet weather has stopped the heavy
fighting In Alsace about Steinbach.
The French made more gains. en-.
dangering the important German posi-.
tion at St Mithiel
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-07
S4OO,0OO FOR LAND
BOUGHT WITH HORSE
Mining Rights to West Virginia Trae,
Valuable With Coal
Discoveries.
lBy Associated Press,

Alton, ILL.,, Jan. Z. - Several years
ago Peter Gross OF Gillespie. H., was
offered 200 acres OF land in Virginia
in exchange for horse. As he priced
the horse and had no; seen the land.
Gross entered into the trade reluc.
tantly.
Yesterday Gross. while visiting
friends here. announced that coal had
been discovered on his Virginia land
and that he had sold the mining rights
for 100000
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-07
Mr.. Bryan Asks for Proof.
fBv Associated prsssD

Washington. Jan. :. .- Secretary of
Sa;e Bryan today told the German
Ambassador that II he can furnish
proof that American firms are ship
ping forbidden war materials. such as
dumdum bullets. President Wilson
will use his influence to stop such
traffic.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-07
American Cotton Held Up.
(By Associated PreSs.)

Esblerg, Denmark, Jan THE
American ship Carolyn. carrying cot
ton TO Germany. Ia held up here and
unable to get pilot who dares to try
to run through the German mine
fields.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-07
EMPLOYMENT ACT
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Law Requiring Large Percentage Of
Lsborers on Job Must Be Amerl-
cans Was Knocked Out.
CBy Associated Press)

San Francisco, Cal. Jan. The
Federal court here declares unconsti.
tutional the Arizona anti-alien employ.
ment act The act requires that a
large percentage Of the laborers on
any job must be American citizens.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-07
Denies Cardinals Arrest.

London, Jan. THE German mill.
tary government in Belgium formally
denies that Cardinal Mercier. the Bel.
gian Primate, was arrested for a let.
ter advising the Belgians they do not
owe allegiance to Germany. or for any
other cause.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-07
LESS ILL|TERACY
IN UNITED STATES
Only Fifteen In a Thousand Between
12 and "a Years Who Cannot
Read and Write.

Washington. Jan. Out OF every
thousand children in the United
States only fifteen are unable to read
and write between the ages OF twelve
and fourteen. Oklahoma shows the
most rapid decrease In illlteracy. In
these ages Oklahoma had 12l such
children six years ago; now the State
has only seventeen.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-07
EVGLAND'S NOTE TO
Be CONC|L|ATORY
(By Associated Press.)

London, Jan, THE reply to the
American note, according to reliable
reports, will be concilatory, promising
to do all possible to avert delay in
American shipping.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-07
NEW REVOLUTION
BURSTS IN HAITI
CBy Associated PressJ

Washington, Jan. "A new revolu-
tion broke out in Haiti and the city
of Cape Haiti is under attack. An
American cruiser is protecting Ameri.
can interests.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-07

Paris, Jan. THE French commits
sion appointed In September 10 eS.
anime the charges Of German cruelty
reported today, saying: There never
has been a war between civilized Ma.
tons Of so savage and gruesome
character PilIase, burning. rsvishlns
and murder are the ordinary practices
Of our enemy"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-07
German Official Statement.

- fh'"'Nte@a'f AHHHf
Berlin. Jan. THE official state.
ment says the Germans made pro.
gress in Western Argonne forest.
The weather is still bad in Poland.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-07
FEW CASUALTIES IN
SUBWAY HORROR
(By Associated Press)

New York, Jan. Seventy are still
In hospitals from yesterdays subway
accident. All will recover. The
death list remains only one.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-07

"The true secret to success is to
find out what the people want"
"And then give It to them?'
"No; corner it"-Boston Tran.
cNrinf
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-07
BIC ADVANCE IN
OCEAN FRE|GHTS
Cotton Freight Rates From Galveston
to Liverpool Advanced rs
Cents Today.
(By Associated Press,)

Galveston, Tex, Jan. 7.-All ocean
freight rates advanced again today
Cotton rates per hundred pounds to
Liverpool rose 25 cents. The new rate
is now Si25.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-07

this has broken the Russian morale. b
Meade County news., 1915-09-16
CHICKEN FEATHERS
HAVE FAIR VALUE
Essential That They Be Carefully
Prepared for Home Use as
Well as for Market.

In estimating the profits from a
flock of chickens, it should be known
that the feathers from dressed fowls
possess a fair value. The feathers
may be marketed or they may be put
to variety of uses at home, as many
thrifty housewife knows. The small
soft feathers may be used In making
pillows and cushions, IL first cleaned.
They should be placed in heavy tick
ing when being used in these articles,
SO as not to work out.
1t is essential that the feathers be
carefully prepared for home use as
we'll as for commercial purposes, as
otherwise they are apt to give of dis
agreeable odors. The method gen.
orally employed in factories which re-
ceive the feathers from cold storage
plants Is to wash the feathers in a
large tank containing water in which
Quicklime has been Stacked in the
proportions of pound of lime to
each gallon of water. They are kept
in this tank two or three days, being
stirred occasionally. Then they are
rinsed thoroughly and carried to a
rapidly revolving perforated basin,
where they are partly dried, after
which they are transferred to large
steam cylinders. Here they are kept
moving until perfectly cured. Feath-
ers can be treated in much the same
manner at home. After they have
been thoroughly washed and rLnsed,
either run them through a wringer
or carefully press out the water by
hand. Place on sieves or netting in
the sun to dry.
The prices paid for clean feathers
range from 10 to so cents per pound,
white feathers bringing the higher
prices The stiff wing and tail feath-
ers should be kept separate from the
soft body feathers. Unless feathers
can be marketed at once, they should
be we'll cleaned as otherwise they are
apt to decompose badly before they
can be marketed and. Of course. they
will then be worthless.
Meade County news., 1915-09-16
IDENTIFYING THE DEAD
HOW MEN SLAIN IN BATTLE ARE
RECOGNIZED.
Turkey the Only Country Which Re-
fuses to Make Use Of Any contriv-
ances by Which Its Dead Defend.
ere May Be Known.

"A dead man is of no use to the sui
tan; why, therefore, trouble about
him?" replied Turkish pasha (gen-
eraD when asked why Turkey, of all
the warning nations, omitted to supply
some sort of Identification means for
Its lost men.
Every other nation in the present
conflict provides means of identifying
the dead, and these tags or identiflca-
ton slips are usually sent by the vic
tors to the vanquished after a battle,
as courtesy Of war, although it has
been noticed that "courtesies of war"
are going into the decline just now.
The British and Japanese systems
are the most elaborate. Each English
soldier has a small oblong card
stitched inside his tunic. On it are en-.
tered the mans name. regiment, next
Of kin and other similar information.
Besides this, every article Of his cloth.
ing is stamped with number which
corresponds to one written opposite
his name in the regimental records, as
we'll as the county depot of his pat
talon.
The Japanese system Is very SINH
lar. Each man has three disks-one
round his neck. another on his waist
belt and third in his boot-on each
of which are three numbers CORE
spending to the wearer's name, corps
and brigade resnactivelv
Russian soldiers wear a numbered
badge shaped like an "ikon"-sacred
picture image which is formally
blessed by the priests.
Germany's soldiers carry a metal
disk bearing number, which CORE
spends with number at the Berlin
war Office. After battle numbers, not
names, are telegraphed and certified.
And the effectiveness Of this system
may be judged by the fact that after
the fighting around Metz In 1870, when
the casualties exceeded forty thousand,
complete lists were posted in the CAPT.
tai two days later.
The United States government uses
a simple cloth tab woven into the
shoulder strap of the tunic. Italy uses
a small zinc plate affixed to the trou-
sers at the waist, on which are en-
bossed the soldiers name, place of or
igin, number and date Of enlistment,
while the Portuguese cavalry soldier
has number stamped on the leggings.
The French, who formerly used little
aluminium name plates, which-1n war
with savages seemed an irresistible
attraction to the enemy. now use little
cards; but Austria still has an ornate
Identification badge Of gun metal,
SNAPPED like locket, with inside all
particulars inscribed on little parch-
ment leaves.
Meade County news., 1915-09-16
(By M. covERDELL.)

The balky horse and the "kicky"
COW rob us of time, labor and patience.
Sentence these robbers to an unlimited
term in the market place-the sooner
the better.
The chicken-eating hog is an agra
waiting robber no sane man can afford
to retain on the farm. 1t never will
pay for the feed it consumes and tho
fowl flesh it plumbers.
Rust is a robber most Of us en-
courage by leaving all sorts Of tools
and machinery exposed to the wealth
or. STILL. farmers appear not to de-
tect the enormous amount this robber
filches from them every season, nor
do they provide ample shedding for
checking this destructive influence.
The dairy COW with profuse flow
of milk and a low cream test is rob-
bing US by cutting down the profits
of the whole herd for she eats just
as much high-priced feed and requires
as much care and attention as the COW
that turns you in twice as much money.
The Babcock or some other test equal
" as reliable, detects these robbers;
while a quick sale sends them where
they belong and stops leak in your
dairy profits.
We have seen farmers keep brood
SOW that was, to all outward appear