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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-24

X LEAN UP and Paint Up"
has become a nationwide
slogan in the interests OF
homes and towns beauti'
full since Allen w. Clark, a st. Louis
publisher, organized the National
"Clean Up and Paint Up" campaign
bureau in May, 1912. Mr.. Clark, for
many years identified with the Ameri'
a paint trade, sought to arouse and
organize into a single national move
ment the clean up" spirit which stirs
each spring In every normal man and
woman and nearly every thriving COM
munity.
The first year something like 1000
towns and cities conducted local clean
up and paint up campaigns based on
plans suggested by the national bu-
reau. This number has increased each
year until in 1915 approximately 5000
local campaigns were organized. Each
of these took the form of a real civic
movement.
Where Everybody Helps.
City and town officials, woman's
club leaders, boards of trade, health
officials, fire insurance and fire pre-
vention leaders, school children, boy
scouts and the local paint men all co
operated in the interests of a more
beautiful, more sanitary and more
homelike home town. Individual prop
erty values were increased. loss
through disease and fire waste was
l~essened, and the importance Of clean
illness, thrift and civic pride in any
movement for homes and towns beau
tiful was convincingly pointed out ev-
erywhere.
The weakness of the old-time clean
UP day or week" orgy of the annual
bath" order is eliminated from these
campaigns. Permanent results and
ultimately a year-round effort are
sought.
Clean Up the Farm Too.
With the Idea of making the farm
home more attractive and more health
full a farm clean up day has been sug-
gested. Why not this idea long ago?
Cities, towns and villages have had
their clean up days. and because OF
these and similar influences beauty
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-24
REVENUE RAISING MEASURE DE
FEATED ONCE is BROUGHT
UP AGAIN.
LAND OFFICE IN CHAOS
Joint Committee Recommends That
Office of Land Commissioner Be
Abolished and Auditor Placed
In Charge.
jackson

Jackson.
After wrestling with both ways and
means and appropriation matters fo2
Two sessions the house has reconsid-
cred the ways and means committee
privilege tax bill which was up last
week, and which at that time failed to
pass after considerable hammering by
way OF amendment. The bill has now
finally been passed by a vote of 60 to
26. The bill includes provision for a
tax on punch boards, in face of the
emphatic declaration If members that
TO do so would be to legalize, put a
premium on and derive profit from
gambling.r
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-24
improved Process of Freezing Fish.

1t is announced that a Danish COM
pany, with headquarters at Copen-
hagen, is utilizing a new process for
freezing fish, which is declared to be
a decided improvement over previous
methods. Recent demonstrations re-
suited in the freezing Of herring in a
half hour, which. under the system
previously employed took several
hours.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-24

Biloxi.-Biloxi and Gulfport will
join in a celebration to be held in all
probability the latter part of the
month at Biloxi for the purpose of
showing popular approval and enthu-
siasm in the movement to rebuild the
roads of Harrison county and to eS-
tablish the Mississippi Centennial Elk
position at Gulfport. The citizens of
both cities will gather in the city park
at Biloxi and gulf coast orators will
tell of the plans of enterprising citi-
zen ii fostering the movements that
mean so much for the gulf coast.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-24

University Of Mississippi. Knox
Coulter, a freshman of the university.
has received notice from the War De-
partment OF his appointment to the
United States Military Academy at
West Point, n. Y.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-24

Columbus.-The seventh annual con.
ference Of the Mississippi Congress of
Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associa-
lions will owen in Columbus, Fri
day. March 81, and continue in ses
sion two days.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-24

Columbus.-An election will be held
in the First district of this county
March 80 to decide whether the tax
payers Of that district will issue bonds
in the sun Of $4,000 to be expended
in the improvement OF their highways.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-24
His Fate.

did you hear how Smithers got
caught in a copper corner?"
mo; how was it,"
He had been taking a little TOO
much, and a whooping into a bunch
Of policemen just as he turned around
the street"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-24

C~olumbus.-At the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. 7. w. Hardy here Captain Will
liam Winston, q Confederate veteran.
was married to Mrs. Minnie L. Dill
lard. Capt. Winston is one of the old
est and most respected citizens OF
this city.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-24
-OO-OO-0C-O-O-CO-O
MISSISSIPPI 3
NEWS ITEMS 3

BrOokhaven.-Fire believed to have
been caused by sparks from a switch
engine, destroyed a carload of tele
pnUne poles at this place.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-24

Winona.-The second municipal pri.
mary election for mayor resulted as
follows: VIII B. Kelly, present in
cumbent, 1874; J. A. Glenn, 120; Kelly's
majority, Ga.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-24
Senate BaIks On Adjournment.

The senate will not fix date for final
adjournment until the lower house has
passed on pending appropriation bills
A silent agreement to this effect, it is
claimed, has been reached among sen
ate members. and this prompted the
action of that body in placing the ad-
journment resolution on the table SUBJ
ject to call. In the meantime. the
house committee has under advise
ment the appropriation measures and
finance bills.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-24
Inspecting State Guard.

The federal inspection Of Mississip,
pi National Guard organizations, now
in progress. according to military au-
thorities, is satisfactory, demonstrate
ing that all of the different troops
have made substantial progress over
1915. The inspection is being con.
Quoted by Lieut.. r. r. Pickering, reg
ular army officer detailed to Missis-
sippi as inspector-instructor of the
guard.
Maj. W. r. Gray of the medical
corps of the guard is accompanying
Lieut.. Pickering and conducting the
physical examinations.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-24
II May Be.

81 see %jonquils and daTodils on sale.
How is ii that the early flowers are
always Yellow
Dunno. Guess spring is bilious like
the rest Of us.'-Louisyille Courier
Journal.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-24

Biloxi.-Samuel S. Smith. postmas-
ter at Elarbee, Harrison county, ar
rested by United States Deputy Mar
shall Money and brought before Unit
ed States Commissioner ]. c. Tyler Of
this place, on a charge of opening and
OBTAINING a letter in the United States
gust term Of the federal court. He
made a $500 bond.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-24

The upper picture shows a vacant lot in a southern town before a Clean Up and Paint Up cam
pagn. It was rid of all the trash by negro children in the neghborhod Then they planted a
vegetable and flower garden on the plot and had fine suooess with the enterprise Can't we do
something equally good with m of the vacant lot eesoresm this town? The lower picture
shows what car be done with a ragged, gOOdtcr-noHdne side yard tt0ok a great deal ofper
Suasin to wake u the owners and tenants Of the property but 6nce aroused they made up for
lost ume-as the neat garden indicates. This is a lesson for u.s..
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-24

Gulfport.-Members of the Harrison
county board of supervisors have left
here for Chicago, wi ere they will in
spect roads with a view OF determin-
ing what material shall be placed on
the new beach boulevard between this
city and Biloxi.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-24

Indianola.--In the preliminary trial
of J. w. Jones and his son. Clifton.
on the charge CT killing Sam Herring.
near Gale, this county, before Maeis-
trate Cook. j. ". Jones was discharg-
ed and Clifton Jones held without bail
to await action Of the April grand jury
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-24
Touch Soldiers Home Money.

The house has cut the appropriation
bill passed by the senate to support
and maintain and provide additional
equipment and room for the Soldiers
Home ct Beapvoir from $4,000 to
500, 900. The econCnists seemed to
be afraid of the executive veto, and
decided to cut the appropriation.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-24

has been brought in and disease driv-
en- out.
The creator gave to the country a
peculiar charm. Beauty-beauty OF
blade and blossom, of hill and hollow,
of daydawn and sunset-comes as the
birthright of every person who is coun-
try born. In the springtime nature
writes in pink her orchard proclama-
tion of plenty, and in late summer and
fall time fills the fields with grains Of
gold. Sometimes civilization has clut-
tered, but never has nature. Whatever
there is of ugliness in the great out Of
doors Is man made.
Means Better Health.
Beauty is a part of the farmers I'M
earned increment. Health, too. should
be for him and his-health and happi-
ness, best of ancient blessings so Of
ten wished for friends. Because we
absorb environments" a farm clean
up day may result in better living.
higher thinking-yes, and better
health. 1t may also play no small
part in the solution of a big problem,
that of keeping on the farms OF the
nation a large number of agricultur-
ally trained and efficient men and
women. Such as these will find in
their work not only a living. but a
life. They will share in the spirit of
Joy in the excellence Of production.
There is much work for a farm
clean up day. 1t may be that there
are disease breeding places that need
attention. The appearance of the barn.
yard-often such as to suggest that
various old vehicles and farm nipple
ments had taken fright and backed
into the corners-might be changed
for the better. Maybe there is a com
post heap-rich in nitrogen. phos.
phorus and potassium and valuable as
a fertilizer If spread over the fields.
but in its present place an incubator
for insects and dangerous as a posi-
BILE source Of fever.
Flowers and New Paint.
II mother is fond Of flowers, and
usually she is, the farm clean up day
might mean a new flower bed or per-
haps a fence fixed sc as to protect an
old one. There may be a gate that too
At the present rate, $1,000 900 will
be expended in electric ranges this
year.
The adjutant or marabou bird Of
India, which is valued on account of
it's feathers, will swallow a hare or a
cat whole. 1t stands five feet high
and has a l5-foot expanse of wing.
Many of the western boards of edu-
cation are e%quipping high schools and
colleges with electrical cooking ap-
paratus. and in state and city insti.
tutions, especially hospitals. the cook
ing IL done by electricity.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-24
Consistency.

There is N thing which ought
to, but does not, go with the unwrit,
ten law"
"What?"
"Payless lawyers."
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-24

Cleveland-W. G. Hardee. one Of
the most prominent lawyers of this
section. was shot and killed in his own
office and w. r. Graham. also a cit!-
zen of this place, is charged with the
crime. 1t is understood that the two
terview in connection with the recent
failure OF the ". r. Graham Hardware
Company. The only eyewitness to the
affair was d. j. Allen. an attorney
employed in the office of Mr.. Hardee.
Immediately after the shooting Mr..
Graham surrendered TO the local a Il
thorities.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-24

Gulfport.-The strike Of Gulf G Ship
Island Railroad trainmen called when
the employees claimed they were re
fused wage increases and a %recogni-
ton of their utilization with the Broth
erhood Of Railway Trainmen, has beer
declared off. Announcement to this
effect was made by officials of the
railroad company following a confer
ence with a committee of conductors.
the latter having been selected by
the strikers to represent them in ar.
bitration councils. a 10-hour day and
wage increases ranging from 10 to 20
per cen were granted to road men,
employees in the yards receiving nc
increase.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-24

Natchez,-Captain J. R. Allen, &C.
cording to reports here, has asked the
government aid be extended to the
waterbound people between Monterey
and the mouth OF the Black river.
These people have been under water
longer than any other part of the flood
ed area and the chances are they will
stay inundated for three weeks or
more longer. They are badly in need
OF food and feed for their stock.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-24

Vicksburg.-Mrs. s. Herzog Of May
ersville, Miss. was drowned March 20
when the Vicksburg and Greenville
packet steamer Ben Hur of the Roysl
tGpute sunk while backing from the
landing ~ Duckport, La, according to
telepbone messages received here
from Duckport and M3yersvine. Mrs.
Herzog was GO years old and was re
turning to her home after having IN
burg. Her body has not yet been re
covered.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-24

The fool never stops to count the
cost until the bill collector calls.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-26
An Unfortunate Misstatement.

In their recent bulletin relating TO the present
condition of the railroad business in the United
States, the contesting brotherhoods have been
the victims of very misleading statistical
errors. The charge that the railroad authorities
have been guilty Of misrepresentation in the state
ment that the greater part of the stock OF Amer
lean roads is owned by persons Of small or mod
crate means is not borne out by the facts
Take, for example the Pennsylvania system.
There 93768 stockholders, with an average
ownership of only 100 shares That must stand
as a sufficient refutation Of the charge that the
stock of that corporation is owned mainly by its
members still more convincing illustration of
the point is furnished by the records Of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. There
are ,Io6 holders OF the stock of that railroad
Of whom 1908 have individual holdings OF from
one to ten shares and each of o455 others
owns less than fifty. Nearly half of the stock
holders of the road are women
In 1915 the whole number OF railroad stock
owners in this country was 626I22. Those figures
show plainly how widely the ownership of rail
road stocks is distributed. 1t must be rcmem-
bered, also that there are great many individual
owners of railroad bonds. American insurance
companies hold $1,000, ,ooo, 900 OF these securities,
and they form essential part Of the protection
of more than 80, ooo 900 policy holders. The saw
ings banks also hold these securities to the
amount Of 5000, 900 900.
So, while it is not conceivable that there was
any intent on the part OF the four brothcrhoods
to permit a misstatement in their bulletin, it
would be we'll for them to exercise a little more
care in the preparation OF similar future pubca-
tions. There are sufficient merit and force in
their contention it stands today to carry it
to successful termination without any resort to
misstatement Of any kind.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-26
Another Railroad in Trouble.

Again VIC are likely to be witnesses of an
apparently paradoxical situation in railway mat
tiers. The Boston and Maine system, which is
now at the very zenith of its prosperity and has
$S,ooo,ooo in its treasury, is in danger of going
into the hands of receiver. That too, despite
the fact that it is now making money to de-
gree that is little less than abnormal.
The trouble seems to have arisen account
of the shortsghtedness of the owners of public
utility in saddling the road with a burden so
wildly extravagant that the money to meet its
existing obligations cannot be earned even in
this period OF transportation prosperity. Every
thing goes to show that the affairs of the sys-
TEN have been carried on in the most reckless
manner One instance in point is that subsidiary
properties have been bought and leased to the
larger company, which guaranteed rentals of O.
and even 10 per cent. And the consoli-
dated system has fallen a victim to the lcgisa,
lures of four States and the result is muddle.
By this time, the American public has become
familiar with the plight of a railroad when il
falls into the hands of several conflicting State
legislatures. When these august bodies disagree
there is small hope for outsiders. Without the
slightest responsibility as to the outcome they
proceed to order a remedy which sometimes
proves to be worse than the disease.
That seems to be the present predcament ot
the Boston and Maine. Four legislatures split
evenly as to a plan of reorganization of the
system. If the affairs of the railroad were moi
in so critical a situation such a legislative en-
tanglement might prove to be more annoying
than it is under present conditions In fact
Legislative interference may serve to distract at
cntion from the fact that the road is loaded
with obligations which are four times greater
than the capital stock, and has floating debt o.
SI3,5oo,ooo some of which has been renewed
eight times. In such financial extremity as
this, legal interposition would seem to be the
only remaining possibility.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-26
Nepotism An Old Issue.

AS long as human nature is constituted as it
is and blood is thicker than water nepotism must
play its part in politics.
This disposition to assist relatives by putting
them on government, State or municipal pay
roll is ailment that affects Republicans, Demo
Gratis and men of all political faiths and parties
The Secretary to the President Cabinet Of
fcers, Senators, Representatives and others
whose words are supposed to weigh heavily with
the administration find themselves in the list OF
those who have helped deserving relatives to en-
roll Uncle Sans servants
No national campaign would be complete
without the list of relatives, near relatives and
best friends Of those in high office, who have
been assisted to their hold on the governmen,
Treasury by their influential members of the
administration inner circle
In municipal affairs recent history tells that
the worst setback Mayor William Hale Thomp-
son, Of Chicago, has received since his inaugural
ton due to his exerton of influence for a
relative.
Former Mayor Fitzgerald, of Boston, found
his first administration failure partly because
his six brothers accused of sharing the
mayoralty honors with him.
The late Mayor Gaynor, of New York, was
severely criticised for what was credited as an
ovcrfond desire on the part OF the department,
heads to help their relatives
And the list might be prolonged indefinitely.
1t does not mean decadence in politics, but
rather that human nature whether in high or low
office is much the same.
Nor does it indicate particularly deplorable
condition. Unless these relatives or best friends
possess their only rcdeeming quality an i'm
mense pull and unless they displace much more
competent employees they can hardly be blamed
for capitalizing their influence
The raising of nepotism as an issue is a re-
mnder to everybody that campaign times really
are here. Nepotisrn an issue in 1908 it
bobbed up serenely in its proper place in 1912,
and now it is here again. If it does not appear
in 1920 and 1924 then it may be safely said that
new political era is in our midst
The Washington herald., 1916-08-26
ARMY ORDERS.

Cap. Leonard L Dri,rck will report M lstte-
to the southern Department.
Second Lieut. Chapman Grant win report at Fort
Jay, ~ y.
Lieut.. Col. William E. Welsh will Join hi, r,si-
ment
Capt. Robert 5 D0ushsrty will proceed to
BROOKLYN y. Y
Leave Of absence for fourteen days IS granted
Capt. Charles + Martin. cavalry
The leave Of alSenca hcrct fore rra7ted Second
Lieut.. Eugene :. Boudnot is extended twenty
days.
Tn. resignation Of Second Lieut.. Henry P.
Wells is accepted
The resignation. OF Second Lieut. Walter L. Willis
10 accepted.
The I sss-ation q First Lieut. Henry R. AItick.
il. is aCcePtsd
The resignation n First Lent. Willis G G
Kimban jr. IS accepted
second Lieut. Carltn G s,,kcly will rcnort to
Brig. Gen. Charles J Bailey, l. 5. A. for ap-
Iointment.
The resignation Of First Lieut.. Roland NJ. Lanss-
ton is acceTted.
The resignation of Second Lieut. Thomas B Lacey
is accepted
The resignation Of Capt. Harry c Elvood is
accepted.
Tho resignation Of Second Lieut. John Baker
is accepted.
The resignation Of Mai Chsunoev M.tlock
has been accepted
The resignation Of Capt. George T. Patston
is accepted.
ihe FeSElauon "i Napl. henry Is OrJon
is accepted.
The resignation Of Capt. Karl J. schumann
is accepted.
The resignation Of Can't. Joseph L. Shaw
is accepted.
The resignation Of CAPT Alphonsc w. weiner
Is accepted.
First Lieut. wilber A. BIain is relieved
The resignation of Second Lieut.. John + H,lsnd
il accepted
The resignation Of Second Lieut. Augustus q
Harvey l aCCputPd
The resignation of Second Lieut.. Robert B. Hall
is accepted.
The resignation Of First Lieut. Dwight D Guilfoil
is accepted.
The resignation Of Capt Bernard j. Gynn is
accepted.
The resignation of Cap Arthur H Furlour i,
accepted.
First Lieut. Walter A. Frankand will proceed
to Plattsburg. n Y.
The board Of officers appointed in paragraph 3.
STecisl Orders. No. 20. is dissolved.
A board Of officers to consist Of Maj Frank P.
Lahm, First Lieut.. Herbert A. Dargue First Lieut.;
Frederick j. Smith First Lieut.. Jesse p TrusI
and Second Lieut.. John {. P Bartholf is appointed
to meet at the Signal Corps Aviation School. San
Diego. Cal
The following named aviation students, now at
the Signal Corps Aviation School. San Diego. Cal,
will report TO the War Department Second Lieut..
Davenport johnson. Second Lieut.. Millsrd T. Hsr-
mon jr Second Lieut.. Clinton w. Russell. Second
Lieut. Howard C. Davidson. Second Lieut.. Max
well Kirby and Second Lieut.. William A. Rob
c-tson.
Mai James NJ Petty is assigned to the Twelfth
Infantry as captain.
The name Of Capt. Robert !. Res Third In
fantry is placed the list Of officers detached
from their proper commands.
The following transfer at the request Of the
officers concerned. announced: Capt. Paul
Hurst. Third Infantry. TO the Nineteenth In
fantry. and Capt. Charles 5. Frank, Nineteenth
Infantry. to the Third Infantry
First Lieut.. Alan c. Woods will proceed to Fort
Baysrd, n Mex.