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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28
SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK
AFFIRMs SENTENCE AGAINST
FORMER POLICE OFFICIAL
ONLY TWO CHANCES LEFT
sney Only Hope Left for Con-
demned Mamie 10 Re-
signed to Fate.

Albany, N. Y.-Charles Becker, thu
former New York police lieutenant,
must die in the electric chair at Sing
Sing within the next six weeks for the
murder OF Herman Rosenthal. the New
York gambler, by four gunner July
16, 1912, unless Gov. Whitman or the
United States supreme court inter
venes. The court of appeals Of New
York has affirmed Becker's conviction
by a supreme court jury at his sec
ond trial several months ago.
Executive clemency for Becker is re-
garded as remote AS district attor-
ney of New York county, the present
governor prosecuted the former police
lieutenant both times.
Speculation is rife as to whether
Becker facing death will not seek to
save his life by making revelations in
connection with the so-called police
system in New York to the governor.
Regardless of his connection with the
Rosenthal case, Becker is believed to
possess information that would be in
valuable to state and New York city
Officials. The statement has been
made frequently hat the trial of Beck
er and the four gunmen who shot Ro-
seminal only scratched the surface Of
the true conditions in New York police
circles.
Becker. informed of the higher
courts decision, received the news
with the same GOODNESS that charac-
terized his attitude throughout his
trials.
at is awful he said. 81 am wor-
ried about how it will affect my wife"
Other reports late from the death
cell quoted Becker as saying he would
Dot appeal from the decision, adding:
at will only delay matters. Let
them set the date; l am ready"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28

New York.-The bodies OF nine Lusi
tania victims, first of the dead to be
brought to New York. were landed here
May "a from the American line steam.
er New York. The dead were: Charles
Frohman, New York; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles A. P~lamondon, Chicago; T. B.
King, New York; c. T. Brodrick, Bos.
ton; J. f. Trumbull. Bridgeport, Conn;
A. R. Foley, Trenton, N. j.; Miss II.
Ellis, st Thomas, Ont; Miss McBright,
address not given. The New York car.
ried $50 passengers, los in the steer.
age.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28
Will Make War lonoer.

Berlin.-"Certainly the addition OF
Italy to the hostile side mean for the
central powers and Turkey postpone.
the same degree at the present mo-
ment as would have been the case
months ago" writes Maj. Moraht, the
military critic, in the ~Tageblatt. He
considers that italy has now reached
the highest point in her preparations.
$50 long as no defeats occur and the
spirit which plays an important role in
the Italian character does not suffer-
he continues, we still s-S
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28
Reports on Mexico.

Washington-President Wilson has
received first.hand information con.
corning the Mexican situation from Du
Val West. his special commissioner.
who recently returned from a visit to
sections controlled by the different fac.
lions.
Mr.. Vests report was not made pub
lie, but 1t is understood 1t will result
in no change in the policy of the ad.
ministration toward Mexico. He Is
said to have avoided favoring any :Ac.
ton or leader, devoting his report to
information about conditions RenaraIlv
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28
FIRST OFFICIAL STATEMENT is
ISSUED BY WAR OFFICE
AT ROME.
CLASHES ALONG BORDER
One Advance Of Invaders 10 Made
Toward rriest, the Great Naval
Base-one Killed In First
SkirmIsh.

Rome.-The first official war bulle.
tin issued by the Italian war office
was given out May rs. The statement
Is as follows:
"On the Carniolo front Austrian ar
tillery opened fire against our posi-
tons without results. During the day
OF May "a our artillery fired on posi-
lions occupied by artillery OF the en-
envy.
ION the Friuli front our troops ad.
vanced everywhere and encountered
only feeble resistance. We have oc-
cupied Caporetto, the heights between
the Idria and Isonzo rivers. Commons,
Cervignano and Terzo. The enemy
withdrew, destroying bridges and
burning houses.
Our torpedo destroyers opened fire
against the enemy's detachments at
the port Of Buso. and have disem-
barked troops. We captured 20 Aus
TRANS, who have been sent to Venice.
Our losses were one dead and some
wounded"
Caporetto, Cormons. C%ervignano and
Terzo are two to three miles from the
Italian border. They stretch along
the frontier on a line running north
from the head OF the Gulf of Triest.
Corr is FIVE miles east Of Commons. and
Triest itself is 20 miles from the Dor
der. Railroads running east and west
pass through both Commons and Terzo.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28
Russian soldiers GET Bath.

Radzivilov. Poland.-Every day in
the trenches west OF Warsaw, detach-
Of some 200 Russian soldiers
scramble through the forest in the
rea to scrub their bodies in a bathing
train nearby. The bathing train is
made up OF a string Of nine baggage
cars. The cars are provided with
steam pipes after the amer Of a
Turkish bath. After an hour in the
Turkish bath, the bathers proceed into
a car at the other end of the train,
where clean linen is supplied. The sol
diers finally emerge from the last car,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28
Wreck Kills 1853 Soldiers.

London.-An official announcement
May "a says that 15S persons we're
killed or are missing al a result OF a
triple collision on the Caledonian rail-
way. All except six of the killed were
soldiers Of the Royal Scots regiment,
500 Of whom were travelling in a troop
train. At least 200 persons, mostly sol
diers, were injured.
Added to the horror Of the three
trains coming into collision was a fire
which broke out in the wreckage.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28
WAR DECLARED BY ITALY
Formal Proclamation Against Austria
Is Issued from Rome on
May %.

Rome.-ltaly on May 23 declared
wal against Austria. The decree was
signed by King Victor at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon and becomes effective
May "a.
At the same time Baron Won Mac
chic, the Austrian ambassador, was
handed his passports and left Rome
the following day.
The Italian ambassador at Vienna.
the Due d'Avarna, was recalled.
A decree was issued confiscating all
Austrian and German ships In Italian
harbors.
The kings mobilization decree went
into effect at once. All preliminary ar.
rangements we're completed and the
work Of assembling the land and ma
val forces is going forward smoothly.
Fully 1000. 900 men, fully EQUIPPED with
arms and ammunition. It is expected.
will be put in the field within a month.
Several clashes have already been
reported from the border.
Austrian troops attempted to invade
Italian territory through the pass be-
tween Pont di Legno and Pejo May 23.
Italian Alpine Chasseurs halted them
at Forcellini di Montosso and drove
them back across the border into Aus
tria. The Austrian troops formed a
frontier patrol. The Italian force was
in a like mission. The encounter is the
first skirmish of any Importance be-
tween the two forces.
But for interrupted communication
between Rome and Vienna the declara-
tion of wal would have been effective
from May 20. After the cabinet meet
ing on that day at which the declara.
ton was formulated, Baron Sonnino
telegraphed the text OF the proclama.
ton to the Due d'Avarna. at Vienna.
with instructions to present 1t to the
Austro-Hungarian government and to
ask for his passports.
Upon learning that t~elegraphic COM
%munication was interrupted and its
presentation within the day wat i'm
possible, the communication was
handed later to Baron von Macchio by
oAO SOhliuOs tO6CtuCi WIN thC nus
trian ambassadors passports.
Austrian troops have been with
drawn from some of the frontier posts
and all navigation services in the Adri-
attic have been suspended. An indica-
ton that the Italian senate Endorsed
fact that the Italian senate Endorsed
the chambers action In granting the
government extraordinary powers in
the event of war, for which the whole
country appears to be enthusiastic.
simultaneously with the anticipated
entrance Of Italy, Servia's reconstruct
ed army has fully recovered from the
campaigns which resulted in the Aus
TRANS being driven from Servia. and
we'll armed and equipped, it is an
nounced, has commenced a march to-
ward the Austrian border. bent on an
other invasion of Austrian territory.
Thus Austria is being attacked from
all sides and has still another enemy,
Italy and Roumania have an agreement
to act in concert.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28
Wireless Is Disturbed.

New York.-Wireless communica-
ton between the United States and
Germany has been severely handi-
capped and probably will continue so
until about July l by static conditions
prevailing in the North Atlantic at
this time of the year.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28
SWiss Get Busy.

Basel. Switzerland.-The Swiss row..
eminent is sending heavy reinforce.
menfs Of troops to the southern part Of
Switzerland to prevent the Italian IT.
~residentists in Switzerland from organ.
izing a volunteer corps.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28
Switzerland Represents GERMANY.

Washington.-Count Bernstorff, the
German ambassador here, has been ad.
vised by Berlin that Switzerland has
taken over German diplomatic inter.
ests In Italy.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28

The postofftce At Haxlehurst Will
change hands June 1, when Mrs. Har-
riett Wood succeeds Miss Sallie MIL
saps. who has held the office for IL
years. Miss Millsaps will continue In
the Office as assistant for an indefinite
time.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28
Democratic Committed Called.

MIR. b. NJ. Brady, secretary OF the
Kinds County Democratic executive
committee, has issued a call for a
meeting to be held in this city on June
5, for the purpose of making arrange
ments for the August primary.
One of the important matters to be
brought before the committee will be
to levy assessments on the candidates
to defray the expense Of the primary
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28
More Bombs on Paris.

Paris-Another German aeroplane of
the Taube type flew owe the northern
suburb Of Paris May "a and dropped
several bombs. No person was injured.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28

The Laurel Press Club has been or.
ganized with the following officers:
Mott Ayres. B. b.; John Mahoney, v.
B. B.; ]. r. Mason, T. B.; J. r. Man.
ser. X. Of D.; Rev. George d. Booth,
s.; Thomas Fountain. f. B.; Fred
Skaggs. r. B., and Lawrence Wilson,
B. c. All of these gentlemen attended
the recent meeting of the Mississippi
Press Association at West Point, and
the organization of the press means
that they are going to work for the
1917 convention.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28

Mayor S. j. Taylor has gone to
Cooper's Wells to %recuperate from his
recent illness and rest up for about 0
week.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28

A serious cutting affray occurred At
McComb when Walter Jones and X. s.
Smith, two local men who, 1t Is said,
had been drinking. engaged In a fight.
Smith was severely cut about the face
and body. Jones was committed to
Jail
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28

County Attorney Thomas Mitchell
has instituted proceedings in the chan
Gerry court at Magnolia against W. H.
Brent, his wife. Mrs. Julia Brent, n
n Preston and Julius Brent. to COM
pei them to obey the law requiring the
periodical dipping of cattle in the work
of tick eradication.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28
RAILROAD COMMISSION HAS
HEARD COMPLAINT AGAINST
FRISCO r. r. MANY TIMES.
CLEAN TOWNS SHOW WELL
Mere Than Z Dozen Entrlss Make
High Grades In Contestant
nouneement Of Winner on
June 1.


The docket Of cases to come before
the state railroad commission when 1t
meets June l is headed by the now
well-aged and oft-called case Of the
commission versus the Frisco Railroad
System, relative to building a new pas
senger depot at Amory. This order
has stood on the books for the past
six months or so, and at every meet
ing held this year, on the call Of the
case. with no report as to compliance.
There is an aggregate of something
like $4,000 in fines now standing
against the Frisco for not complying
with the orders of the commission tf
build the station.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28
MISSISSIPPI
STATE BRIEFS

Bishop Gum of the diocese OF Mis-
sissippi dedicated the Catholic chapel
at Shaw and confirmed a class In the
faith all in n service.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28
German Held on Larceny Charge.

Carl Otto Siegel, the young German
charged by Carl j. Won Seutter with
grand larceny, and who ran away from
Mr.. Seutter's farm on the Tougaloo
road with Miss Fannie Woods and. &C.
cording to Mr.. Seutter about $50 In
money. Is in the city Jail here. having
been brought to the city from Ham
mond, La. by Chief Of Police Sam
Nunnery, who went after him.
Miss Woods. the daughter Of q Mad.
ison County farmer, who accompanied
Siegel. was also brought to the city.
THE chief secured a room for her in a
hotel, but took the young German t.
jail.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28
Town Contest.


DR.. Willis VALLEY is being kept busy
in getting about over the state for the
inspection Of the cities. towns and vii
lagos which participated in the clean
est town" contest that was carried on
during March and April. There are
dozens of municipalities which have
long since finished their campaigns
and started them all over again. In or
der to maintain their place in the line.
While no official grading has been an
nounced. there have been individual
instances reported in which the unoff-
cial grading of some Of the towns WIS.,
tied was upward Of SO, 81 and 9S per
cent. This is a high percentage, and
with SO many of the municipalities to
be officially graded the task is by no
means a sinecure.
1t is probable the grading and inspec-
tons will be all completed and an
nouncement of the results made pub
lie by June / or Whereabouts.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28
State Banks Conform.

J. S. Love, member of the state
board Of bank examiners for the Sec
ond or Southern Mississippi district,
has returned to Jackson after having
just completed the last examination Of
the second round since assuming the
duties Of his position. The statement
is made that every bank is now under
the guarantee Of deposits provisions Of
the statute, or will be by the end Of
the present month. the period within
the days Of grace allowed under the
law for every bank operating under
the state law. About June l the ex-
aminers will start the third round o.
examinations.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28

During an excursion trip on the
steamer Sidney. out Of Greenville,
May Is, o. C. Hocutt became involved
In a difficulty with Laddie Middleton
q young man, with the result that Mid.
dleton was slightly cut. while Hocutt
received a blow on the head which
later resulted In his death at a hos
pital. Middleton has been arrested on
the charge of murder. Hocutt leaves
. wife and three children.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28
Jaekson.to.ouIfport Route Chart.

A'complete log or route chart Of the
Jackson-to-G ulfport highway has Just
been completed by DR.. e. P. Odeneal.
a former jackson man. now resident
on the coast. The route IL through
Brookhaven, Monticello and Columbis
and Is well marked.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28
Candidates STUMP In South.

At least foul Of the quintette Of can.
didates for governor Of Mississippi are
down in the extreme lower part of the
state, stamping 1t through Greene.
George, Jackson. Harrison and Wayne
counties. According to reports reach.
ing Jackson these active campaigners
are meeting fairly large crowds Of
people.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28
Automobile Turns Turtle.

-Four persons sustained painful in.
juries as a result Of an automobile
turning turtle while racing with a fast
Illinois Central passenger train, near
the city during the early hours Of May
20. The a was driven by Phil Kim
ball, a manager Of a Jackson moving
picture theater. Kimball was accom-.
panied on the night ride by Sam Hemp
hill and three women.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28

After the rejection Of all sealed bids
for Laurel's latest 100000 issue Of Inn
pYovement bonds. the city commission.
ers have negotiated the sale Of the en-
tire issue to the Mortgage Security
company of New Orleans. with which
DR.. P. H. Saunders. formerly OF Lau-
rel, is associated. The bond issue was
sold at a discount Of 5000. which is
the first time Laurel bonds have failed
to bring par.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28

The Duncan-Homochitto place, q
plantation containing 1900 acres, sit
uated about 16 miles from Natchez,
has been sold to Barksdale Bros. Of
Memphis and Blytheville, Ark. The
purchasers that the place
will be converted into a stock farm
and all the stock and equipment on
the B%lytheville farm will be trans
ferred to this county. The purchase
price of the property here was $4,000
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28

The state event agent has filed
with the clerk of the board Of Warren
county supervisors the back tax as
sessments made against the cotton
firms OF Vicksburg. Similar claims
have been filed with City Assessor
Kiersky against the cotton men for
alleged back taxes due for the Year,
1909 to 1914. inclusive.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28

The Mississippi Retail Merchants
Association convened at Yazoo City
May 25 for its three days session. The
town a handsomely decorated for
the occasion. The visitors were enter.
tanned with an old-fashioned fish fry.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-28

Postmaster w. p. Cassidy Of Brook
haven has about completed orange.
ments to have automobile rural route
service. 1t is contemplated to have
the new service in operation by July 1.
The new proposed. arrangement here
is only a preliminary step, which. IL
satisfactory, will follow by putting In
cars on the routes out of Bogue Chitto,
ten miles south of here, which now has
five routes, and at Wesson, ten miles
north, which has seven.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-11-24
WHAT THE SOUTH THOUGHT
OF BOOKER WASHINGTON

Among the many tributes to the
memory of Booker T. Washington
from men prominent in public life, by
all odds the most notable, as it is
also in the circumstances the nos
significant, is the official statement
of the governor of Alabama:
I'm the death of Booker T. Wash
ineton the colored race has lost its
greatest leader. He was a man of
unusual force and executive ability,
and in many respects rose above the
environment Of race. In my opinion,
his efforts toward the development
of his people have been of great ben
eft to them and to the entire south.
Born a slave, living a life of earnest
endeavor, and at his death the CHIEF
executive of an institution OF nation
wide reputation created by his own
brain and energy, demonstrates TO
the world the ~unbounded possibilities
open to those whose purpose is y
accomplish something. and marks
him as one of the able men of his
time"
To have deserved this eulogy from
the governor Of a former slave state
affords striking proof Of the great
ness of the work accomplished by
the negro educator. Most northern
people are inclined to think that the
attitude of the Vardamans and the
Cole Bleases toward Booker Wash
ington and bis efforts to uplift his
race is the typical and characteristic
southern attitude. On the contrary.
it is a wholly misrepresentation at.i-
tude. one rejecting the racial bias
of only a small element of the popa-
1ation-the element that has resisted
the intellectual and industrial prog
erres If the south and remained igno-
rant and re%actionary.
What the south really thought OF
the former slave who effected so
much for the social and mental
emancipation of his race is
truly expressed in the generous and
whole-hearted tribute of the govern
or of Alabama.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-11-24

should command a paltry corporals
guard? And if he planned to raise
such a force, would he be deferred
by the fact that the United States
did not go to war?
The London Daily Mail would bet
ter confine its vituperation of great
soldiers to Kitchener. If the colonel
prepared to go to war it would De
with a force of at least 100000 men.
His social relations with the kaiser
make it beneath his dignity to COM
mand fewer men than the German
emperor. Moreover, if he had plan
ned to raise an army and rough-ride
the trenches of Flanders, the failure
of the United States government to
declare war upon Germany could not
have held him back. He would have
Communicated the necessary trans
ports, moved his legions to Calais AMI
taken command of all the forces
along the western front.
The colonel is a mar of action. He
is no closet philosopher who scrib-
bles armies on paper. The fact that
he has never taken charge Of the
war is proof that he never thought
| of going to war. Possibly the Lon
don Daily Mail has confused him
with some of the Balkan states.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-11-24

town? WYo are the men and women
who always have a good word for 1t:
Who are the ones who always speak
we'll Of its people, and OF its past &C
complishments, and of its prospects
for the future?
We would like nothing better than
to have a vote taken by the whole
population, with each citizen naming
those he or she considers to be
boosters. And then we would like to
publish the names of the boosters IN
this paper and hold them up to the
public as just what they are-our
most progressive citizens.
When you have a little spare time
! out the names of the twenty people
, suppose you just sit down and write
men or women-who in your Judg-
ment are the greatest boosters tor
our town. 1t will give you quite an
insight into the character OF many
people, for it will cause you to weigh
their good qualities with their bad
ones, their virtues with their vices,
and their progressiveness with thei:
slumbers.
You might tell your friends what
you are doing and ask them to do thS
same. and then all of you could hanC
your lists of twenty in at this office
and we could tabulate them and an,
nounce the result in these columns
1t would be a deserved recognition
Of the sterling qualities OF the boost
ers-of the twenty greatest booster
and it might even spur others III
to the point OF hustling for our tow
and climbing into the booster wagon
1t might even start you to moving
Who are our boosters, anyway?