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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-02-12
COIOred Minister AdmOniSheS his Race

A few words to my race upon the
subject Economy" I've tried to
preach the gospel of Jesus Christ q
years, therefore | have some know
ledge of my people. We are not frugal
enough. First, | acknowledge the rule
of exception in most all things. My
friends, we need to establish a system
to u business, as never before. Lis
ten, if you will! A needless people Is
a thankless people. o heed the cry of
the present crisis Tor time) and think
before you attempt to buy, how, when
and where are you going to get some
thing to pay with. The way many OF
my people are doing is a disgrace; lie.
pulling on one string that is, get all
can when | can and as long as ] can,
yes, and from as many al can. There
fore a wall of protection is being erect
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-02-12
INCREASE IN LIVE STOCK.

According TO the figures shown by a bulletin recently issued by
the federal government the following increases in live stock are
shown for 1914: Beef cattle. Sd per cent; mich cows rs per cent
horses, IL per cent, and hogs, 90 per cent. The increase in al farm
animals was Ls per cent, or 81 per cent below TIE increase in popu-
lauon, which was , per cent.
There was an average drop of SO per head in horses and Sligo
in mules. Less than 100000 head of horses have been shipped TO
the warning countries of Europe. The increases are reassuring and
will dispel the fears heretofore expressed that meat would rise to
price out of sight and that hides would be so high that shoes would
be from IS to SIS per pair.
The development of the live stock industry has been a matter
of special care of the Department of Agriculture at Washington fi
the past few years and the gratifying result shows the effect o
scientific training and methods.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-02-12
ed against that class.

ed against that class.
Now let US read more of the present
and heed the cry Of diversification and
act for ourselves the part that makes
a good name with God and man. Now
let US cut off whiskey, law suits, divorce
bills and needless purchasing of every
kind. Dun't try to buy what you want
but try to buy what you really need.
We that are thriftless, let US get to
work. If we can't get what we want
let US work for what we can get. No
one starves that works. Let US take a
little and make it 90 a long way. Be-
gin saving while you have it to save.
Think, whatever makes a friend it
takes that to keep one. Waste not,
want not" If we are careful with our
friends we will have them when we
need them. So let US systematic as
never before. Lord help us to think
and act. Rev. G. l.. ANKTON.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-02-12
IS 1T TRUE?

A prominent speaker made the statement a few days ago that
the ATTY are suffering from the lack of having a thoroughly intelll
gent and spiritual leadership. There is much to be said in support
of this statement The laty are dependent, to a great extent upon
clerical leadership. Any defect in leadership effects inJuriously the
laty. If be a spiritual defect, the disaster is greater. While II
cannot be denied that many of our clerical representatives are by nc
means spiritual leaders, yet we should consider, on the other hand,
the fact that thousands upon thousands of laymen are not laying TOR
themselves that foundation of intelligence on which alone a worthy
spiritual structure can be based. The majority Of our laymen dc
not take the Church paper, the only journal from which they car
get av knowledge of what our Church is doing. The majority dc
not own a Discipline, the only book which can teach them what ou
Church is. The majority never read a book which tells them wha
our church believes. The majority, we fear, read but little of that
Book which tells what God is trying to do with individuals and
Churches. On what, then, crn the laty expect to rear a spTitua
structure NASHVILLE Christian Advocate.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-02-12

There il no one who does not have worries and perPeXities OF
mind. Sorrows come to all. We know not the burdens that the
other is carrying. Often-times we think we have reached the brink.
All humanity, in a sense, have a similar experience. But when we
open our hearts and allow our better nature to assert itself, when we
try to arouse the best that is within US, we realize that all these
things temper our characters, they make us look above for succor
and comfort and lean upon Him who is a burden-bearer and who is
ian ever-present help in time of trouble" This world is but a start
ing place, a school in which if we learn Alright we shall enjoy the
blissfulness of he Celestial City whose builder and maker is God
The Christ doctrine a~dmonishes us to study our imperections, to
look for that which is best in others and to rid ourselves of malice
and other besettng influences, and when we do this, we are at least
travelling the road to a higher and better life.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-02-12

What has become of Boyce & Co, as purchasers of State cot
ton? viii not some of their friends and defenders state whether or
not they have been able to dispose of the last cotton they purchased
from the penitentiary management at bull pHces-at prices which
many have asserted they offered in order TO cover up some of their
past hlching of the State. If their wisdom and business acumen
gave them the inside in European markets, IS they have hereto
fore claimed, it would appear that they never had a inner opportunity
TO take advantage of market conditions. The truth is, they have
never had any business connections in Europe that any other cotton
firm did not have and nobody but those who have eyes to see and
will not see ever believed any such tommyrot.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-02-12

Germany's latest pronouncenent in regard to the shipment of
goods that are even not contraband again brings home the lesson
that if Uncle Sam is to run with the big DULLES of the world he
must have a larger navy. If we are to send our farm products,
our live stock and what we manufa cture 70 the uttermost parts
of the earth. we must have a navy large enough to see that what
we ship reaches the point of destination. 1t is the policy of our
government to let other nations alone but we must be in a position
to make them let us alone when they begin to NEEDLE.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-02-12

A constitutional amendment has been offered in the Texas
legislature which proposes to divide that state into three states, to
be North Texas with capital at Palestine; South Texas, capital
Austin, and West Texas, capital. Abilene. When Texas became a
part of the Union she reserved the right to divide into separate
states. She has 100000 square miles OF territory, Or nearly six
times the area Of Mississippi. The proposed division would add
four more democratic United States Senators From a practical
viewpoint it would seem that division would be a wise thing. 1t
would be best for the varied population and industries of that
great state.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-02-12

The Literary Digest, always to the fore in testing public senti-
ment and getting it to its readers, sent out inquiries to a thousand
representative newspapers for an expression as to the wisdom of the
United States government allowing wal materials shipped to the
beigerent countries of Europe. Those in favor of shipping mum
tions of war outnumbered those opposed by about ~ to l.. 1t was
rather surprising that a majority Of the newspapers that opposed
selling arms are published in cities of over 10000 inhabitants while
the reverse is true Of the answers from the press in the smaller cities
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-02-12
WE ARE PERFECTLY SATISFIED.

II DR.. K. A. Meek is satisfied with the controversy which he
began with us. we certainly are. We do not know that he should be
blamed for reproducing in last week issue of The Christian Advo-
cate only a part of our editorial of January 22-we arr not alone in
thinking that there was much of what we said that the Editor OF The
Advocate would prefer that his readers not see.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-02-12

A blind tiger and crap shooting negro on the pay rolls OF the
last State Senate at 10000 per month and mileage going TO and
from Jackson. How many hard working white men are there who
would not have jumped at the Job? How many white men had a
chance to get the Job? Not one. Who gave the negro the job; why
the President of the State Senate. The county from whence the
negro came and attendant circumstances furnish pretty good proof
as to who was the negros sponsor.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-02-12

Gov. Brewer has been trying for the past two years to get Boyce
& Co. up to the lick log and now comes Chancellor Taylor of Jack
son and verihes the Governors contention that this firm has not
made a clean showing OF their books and records. The Chancellor
tells this firm that unless they come into court with their records. as
asked for by the Governor, within 80 days that he will give judgment
against them. Come along up Mr.. Boyce, you've wriggled and
twisted about long enough.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-02-12

The current issue of the Cotton and Cotton Oil dallas, Texas
News. always in touch with cotton market conditions, contains sew
eal telegraphic items from Russia, Germany and other places ex-
pressing a desire to purchase cotton, but the farmers of the South
are wnhous means of getting the cotton to these points. The few
vessels that are plying the ocean are charging such outrageou:
freight rates that shipments are impossible.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-02-12

Talk about this country not being prosperous for several years.
How can we be the storehouse of the whole world and not be pros
porous? That is why we need some ships and need them right now.
I'VE are the whole worlds storehouse without a delivery wagon. 1t
is not necessary for the government to own all the ships-only a
few. This will establish and maintain living rates of freight-Cot-
ton and Cotton Oil dallas. TeXas) News. t
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-02-12

1t will be recalled that the legislature of the state of South Caro-
lima passed a law a few months ago prohibiting the raising of cotton
this wear. The present legislature of the state has very wisely re-
pealed the statute and the new Governor, Manning, has signed the
repeating act.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-02-12

Japan is said to be demanding of China concessions which are
given no other country. The commercial interests nof the United
States as well as those of England, France and Germany of course
would not tolerate such a thing, but at present the burden of enforc-
ing such a protest would be upon this country, another fact which
emphasizes the need of a great navy.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-02-12

With the countries of Europe and Asia almost begging for what
the people of the United States have to sell and with practically no
steamships to carry our goods to those markets, puts this country
very much in the situation of the boy who had a pocket full of rocks
and could find nothing to throw them at.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-02-12
For EMBER BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE CASH.

Candidates announcing for office will please bear IN mlnd mat
our charge for announcements is cash, and is due before the an
nouncement is made.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-02-12
do not doubt your belief or believe your doubts

1t is difficult to move while doubling.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-01-29
So, 900, 900 Timber Land
Deal Closed In Oregon

The largest sale OF timber land made
In the Pacific Northwest In several
years has just been closed by tho Des-
ehutcs Lumber company. with head
quarters at Bend. Or. with the
ShevlIn lumber interests Of Minneapo-
lie. MINI. aggregating 10000 acres
and involving consideration, II is un-
derstood. Of approximately So, 900. 600.
T. l.. ShevlIn is the principal factor In
tho deal for tho Shavlin interests.
With the purchase OF this tract, the
Sheylin interests now own q body OF
yellow pine timber In Central Oregon
Of about 1900 acres. They have
been investing In Oregon timber lands
for number OF years. and next TO the
Weyerhaeuser Timber company they
are the largest holders Of yellow pine
timber In the state.
Tho tract just taken over by the
Sheviin Adjoins their other holdings.
The timber is said TO be Of an excep-
tIonally tine quality Of yellow pine.
and with easy grades and the absence
of dense underbrush. the tract 10 ideal
for logging operations. IL is an
nouncod that plans are being formulat-
cd to begin logging In the near future.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-01-29
Many SIpeepidg Changes
Proposed in Election Bill

State Capitol. Salem = A plan to
remedy many legislative ills and to
establish closer relation between the
legislature and the people who make
laws through the use of the initiative
and referendum is embraced in pair
Of bills introduced in the house by
Representative Blanchard, of Josephine
county.
Mr.. Blanchard's first bill requires
that all initiative measures be filed
with the secretary of state on or be-
fore January preceding the biennial
elections.
The second one proposes to change
the time of the biennial legislative
sessions from the odd-numbsred to
the even-numbered years, and post
poning the 1917 session to January,
1918.
This would place the legislative
meetings in the same year with the
elections and would eliminate the ne
eessity of holding special elections to
consider measures referred to the peo-
pie by the legislature.
Because the initiative measures
would be on file with the secretary of
state before the legislatures would
meet it would be possible for the legis-
la.ures to take up and dispose of the
measures proposed by initiative.
While the Blanchard bill would not
compel the legislature to consider those
measures, the author is sure that no
legislature would refuse to act on
them
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-01-29
American Vessel Sails
for Hamburg, Germany

Fire Island, N. Y.-~Under the nose
of British cruiser watching at the
gateway Of New York. the American
steamship Wilhelmina, which called
Saturday from New York with her
hold filled with food supplies for Ger
many. slipped out to sea unmolested
and laid her course for Hamburg.
After having her compasses adjusted
In the bay the Wilhellna dropped down
the Ambrose channel at nightfall. Six
miles to the eastward Of Ambrose
lightship the Wilhelmina sighted a
two.funnellod British cruiser under
steerageway, with all lights out. She
looked like a black patch against the
skyline. Smoke was pouring from her
stacks.
With all lights burning the mer-
chantman steamed past the warship,
which did not even speak the Ameri-
can. An hour later the Wilhelmina,
driving through a thick snow storm,
was lost to view, while the cruiser,
still lazily swinging back and forth
near the lightship. contentcd herself
with playing her searchlight on several
tramp freighters waiting for pilots.
Only one British warship has been
observed recently watching commerce
In and out Of New York harbor, but
other British cruisers are said to be
stationed along the transatlantic lane.
Captain Brewer, captain of the Will
helmina, few the code flags giving the
name Of his ship as he put to sea.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-01-29
Austria viii Make Big
DISPLAY at Panama Fair

San Francisco-Austria will be rep
resented at the Panama-Paeific Inter-
national Exposition with exhibits COW
ering between 5000 and 10000 square
feet of floor space. Construction was
begun in the center of the Palace OF
Varied Industries of an enormous COW
cred booth with front facade 800
feet long.
This block of one-ffth Of an acre
win be filed with varied assortment
Of products Of Austrian manufactures
to come directly from Vienna, Prague,
Carlsbad and Budapest, via Rotterdam.
Some Of these exhibits already have
arrived in New York.
The work of gathering and INSTALL
ing these exhibits is in charge of Os-
car Moser, who was appointed by the
Austrian government as exposition
commissioner; Louis Kainz, Of the
Austrian board Of trade; and Landor
Decsenyi, assistant commissioner.
In the Austrian exhibit are elabor-
ate and comprehensive exhibits OF Boz
hemian crystal glass from the Carls-
bad factories, porcelains, rare Vienna
bronzes of great value, Brentwood fur
niture, precious and semi-precious
stones in great variety, carpets, rugs
and variety of textile products for
which certain districts are famous
Also there will be exhibits of fine Aus
trian wines and models and large
painted scenes illustrative of the
scenic railways and celebrated water
ing places of the country.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-01-29
Free Textbooks in Peril.

State House, 0regon's free
textbook law may be repealed by the
present legislature. The house COM
mittee on judiciary introduced bill
providing for the repeal of the law
passed by the 1918 legislature, which
gives the various school districts of
the state the privilege of voting on
the question of free textbooks. Only
one district--St. Johns-has adopted
books under the provisions of this act.
The present law allows all schools
parochial as we'll as public-to obtain
free textbooks If q district votes to
adopt them. Representative Scheubel
introduced a bill last week providing
that only public schools be entitled to
free textbooks. The judiciary COM
mittee did not agree on the Sehuebel
bill, so compromised by drawing up
new bill repeating the textbook law
and deciding to report the Schuebel
bill adversely.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-01-29

tion as a result Of complaints made in
the press and in letters from various
parts of the country, charging the
Washington government with unfair
ness to Germany and Austria, It also
is intended as pronouncement Of
policy on some questions of neutrality
previously unexplained.
After answering 10 specific charges
and calling attention to the fact that
the United States has promptly taken
TO task Great Britain as well as Ger
many and every government which in
any way has infringed upon the rights
of this country, the letter concludes
with the following declaration on the
much discussed questions Of exporta-
tion Of war munitions.
"If any American citizens, partisans
OF Germany and Austria Hungary, feel
that this administration is acting in
way injurious to the cause of those
countries, this feeling results from the
fact that on the high seas the German
and Austro- Hungarian naval power is
thus far inferior to the British. 1t is
the business of belligerent operating
on the high seas, not the duty of a
neutral. to prevent contraband from
reaching an enemy"
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-01-29
BALANCE NOW REAL
First Time IN History U. S. Holds
Trade Of Whole World.
EcoHoBrist Says America 10 Keep
Ing Her Money at Home on
Account of War.

Chieago--For the first time in his
tory the United States is experience
ing the sensation Of a real trade bal
anee In its favor" DR.. Edward Z.
Pratt, chief Of the Federal bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce, told
the Illinois Bankers association at It's
annual dinner here Thursday.
As a result Of the developments
abroad during the last six months. DR..
Pratt said, 1--WE have turned the corner
and are facing q new era Of business
expansion in this eountry-an era which
has made the term home market OBJ
solete and rachaic and put in It's place
the unfamiliar term Of world market.
He explained that while the export
excess in favor Of the United States
had ranged annually for IL years from
$3.50. 900, 900 to $3.50, 900. 900 "invisi-
BILE factors" had made this only an ap-
parent favorable balance.
Foreign investment In the United
States, the speaker said, totalled ST.
500, 900, 600, with an annual interest
of $3.50, ,000, 900, constituting fixed
charge on American industries, while
American investments abroad pro-
dueed a revenue yearly Of only $751;
0OO, 900, reducing the balance against
the United States on this count to
$275, ,OO0, 900.
Moreover, he pointed out, American
tourist traffic poured millions into
European Golfers each year, the 1914
figure being approximately $286, 0OO.-
600; foreign-born Americans sent
home annually at least $50, 000,0 900
and foreign shipping concerns collected
freight from American foreign COM
merce amounting to $25, 900, 900 q
year.
The result Of all these invisible fac
tors during the fiscal year Of 1914, DR..
Pratt declared, had been to produce an
actual excess Of remittance over re-
ceipts Of s55, 600, 900.
The change began on July !, 1914,
he said, and by December 81 last year
the trade balances exceeded remit
tances by $l3S, 900. 900, due to the
huge expectation Of foosdtrffs, mer-
chandise and gold and silver. At the
same time came "a period Of export
capitalism, and we are just at the
point Of expanding into the worlds
markets"
To illustrate export capitalism.
DR.. Pratt cited the Swedish loan Of
SIS, 600, 900; the Argentine loan Of
SIS, 900, 900 and the Russian loan Of
S25, 600, 600, all fioated in this country
during the last six months.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-01-29
Mouie Men Are Indicted.

Chico, Cal.-George Sontag, mem
Der Of the once-notorious Sontag and
Evans gang which terroriZed Cali
fornia 90 years ago, and George Z.
Duke, former realty operator of
Oakland, Richmond and Santa Rosa,
were indicted by the Butte county
grand jury on charges of obtaining
money under false pretenses. The in
dictments are the result of their oper-
ations in connection with the United
States Feature Film company, which
was organized by them last summer to
produce picture which was said to
depict some of the operations of the
Evans and Sontag gang. The princi-
pal charge against them is that they
sold stock in Chico and 0roville with
the understanding that they were to
receive no promotion stock, and that
Duke had put $4,000 of his own
money into the company. Both these
statements were declared misrepre-
sentations.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-01-29
Cardinal Is Restrained.

Amsterdam - A correspondent Of
Tijd, who was received by Cardinal
Mercier, declares that the cardinal is
still being prevented by the German
military authorities from leaving his
diocese or communicating with his bis
hops. The cardinal said he was
greatly pleased at the sympathetic
manner in which his now famous pas
toral letter appeared to be regarded
abroad, but he requested the inter
viewer not to touch on the question of
his arrest. He said he would supple
ment the statement he had made.