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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-03-02
FARMERS TO DISCUSS
EGG MARKETING
Will Meet Monday, March S, at the
Court House.

On next Monday, March 5th, at
the court house there will be meet
ing of the farmers of Grenada coun-
ty and farmers wives who wish to Sc
cure steady market for eggs. The
need for some means of marketing
EGGS and securing good prices the
wear around has been felt for some
time by those people of the county
who have large focks of chickens;
and this need is especially urgent now
s,nce we can no longer depend upon
cotton for a money crop as we used
10. The hen and the hog are the
quickest money makers on the farm
Nearly every farmer who has any
hens at all has enough to get one
Dozen eggs per day. Now, just one
dozen eggs per day sold at Zoe VIII
bring S9025 each year-and that's
more than our cotton brought some
of us this year. We haven't market
ed the eggs because we didn't think
that they were worth the trouble
and we didn't have a regular steady
market. We can get the market, but
we must do it now before eggs get
too plentiful and fall to the low priee
margin. So let's get busy and get
together and see what we can do.
Your agent has had request from
several of the farmers for just such
a meeting.
A recent shipment of hogs by your
farm demonstration showed what
could be done with hogs. Let US
who believe in our chickens get to-
pether and see what we can make
them bring us.
Mrs. Castles, of Sessums. Miss
started out last year with tock OF
"a hens January lst and by Septem-
ber lyt she had sold S21S.00 worth
of poultry products with an expense
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-03-02
d BEN HOLMES
Hattiesburg, Miss. Feb. "a. 1917.
To the Mayor of Grenada,
Grenada. Miss.

AZ tho mayor OF Grcnaui,
Grenada. Miss.
Dear Sir:-You evidently have some
brave men in your community judg-
ing from the article in Picayune of
"a, ttodayo Ill wager 10000 that
not a d-n one of those illustrou.
sisners have Unlisted during the last
mo. when men were wanted. It's
real lmpudence & also rank coward
Ice, for them to relieve their filthy
bellies of such imaginary patriotism
am as good democrat as there is
in the state of Miss. but | honestly
believe Wilson is, with one execution
tRoosevelt) the sorriest white man
who has ever been President. he is
of the low breed variety not fit for
sorry school teacher.
Those men who signed that article
couldn't 20 to war uniess dragged by
inch rope & then their antics
would remind you of the time when
YOU tried TO lead dog.
Wilson wants war. every white
man of any sort of reasonablenes>
knows it. his conduct toward Mexi-
60 is Of sufficient evidence. & while
so far as I'm concerned. | hope Ger
many is finally wiped off the map.
its not our business to do it. Such
men AS Wilson who would plunge
this country into war should be hung
for high treason for he is traitor.
i have five big boys all grown. two
Of whom are studying law at Uni
versity > in the army. how many
of those brave bullies (sgnersI have
boys in the army. Not a d-n one
Ill bet. They are a bunch of buffers
X | know t. Such an article is
enough to frighten germany out of
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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-03-02
SHERIFF'S RIGHT TO
COLLECT 'Dk:,,1.,,e ES.
Lawsuit Before Justice of tho Peace
May Have Far-Reachins Effect.
Court Holds Damages Not
Collectible.

There was some litigation befor.
his honor, squire J. Fl. Ovens, or
Monday of this week that may have
2 far reaching effect. 1t grew Out
Of what is commonly called dam.
ages" By sheriff Crowder, on the
taxes of w. +. Hoffa for the yea,
1916. Mr.. Hoffa paid his taxes or
January II. He and the Sheriff are
not agreed rs to why he was so late
in paying, nevertheless when told BY
tire Sheriff that he would have to nav
3amages, Mr.. Hoffa demurred, bu,
did pay his taxes and the damages
however, the damages were paid un-
Ger protest, and Mr.. Hoffa Immediate
" instituted suit to recover same.
1t has been generally understood
COR many years that after the 18th
Gay of December the sheriff could
collect damages on all taxes remain
ing unpaid, this idea being based on
section 4315 of the Code of 1892.
which opens with the following sem
tence: "All taxes remaining unpaid
on the 18th day of December. shall
Immediately be collected by the col
lector, by distress and sale of any
personal property liable therefor" !"
II will therefore be seen that Sher-
if Crowder would seem to have been
fully warranted in believing that he
had authority to collect damages on
January IT, however, it is rare
thing indeed for anything like all
taxes to be paid by December Is.
Regardless of the why's and the
wherefores of the matter, Mr.. Hoffa
employed Mr.. Cowles Horton to bring
suit against the sheriff for the dam
ages collected, which he did. The
sheriff was represented by Senator
James Blount, and the authorities
were ransacked from. "rigitalis to
n,aryalis" and both attorneys over
whelmed the court with authorities.
His honor heard everything patient
ly but rendered his decision in IA
por Of Mr.. Hoffa. the plaintiff.
1t is supposed that sheriff Crowder
will appeal the case to the circuit
court and that it will finally land in
the supreme court for adjudication.
y, is well that the point be thrashed
out for it has been matter for de-
bate for years, however, it has been
generally assumed that it was within
the province of the sheriff of any
county to enforce the damage charge
after December Is. 1t seems that
the supreme court of this state has
never directly passed upon this par
ticular issue.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-03-02
GRENADA COLLEGE SENIORS
ENTERTAINED AT DINNER

The members Of the Senior Glass
CT the Grenada College were enter
tanned at dinner at the Planters
Hotel on Thursday, February 22nd.
1917. the anniversary of the birth of
Americas foremost citizen, George
Washington.
The party consisted of Misses Yes
ia Simpson, Vivian Dorsey, Annie
Bob Hamer, Mary Ray Tindall. Flora
Conger, Catherine Doty, Francis
Jones. Anna Dudley Gibbs, Lillian
bostic, the following being Seniors
IN the College: Miss Elizabeth Dun
can and Mrs. Neill Carothers; Messrs.
Boots Jones, Keene Huntingdon, Dom
aid Sharp. Fred Daley, Raymond
Applewhite, Elicit Lawrence. Ben
McElwrath. Edward Wright, Andrew
Carothers, Whyte Whitaker an d
Ralph Scmmes. President and Mrs.
Countiss also were present.
The diners regretted the absence
of Miss Maud McAllister, another
Senior, who was confined to her room
with tonsiltis.
A toothsome course dinner was
served, which contributed in a pleas
ing way to the delightfulness of the
evening. TIE young ladies of the
College were all dolled up in dear,
sweet little dresses that would charm
the mind of man. tho he be of stone.
r. D. e.. msans Quality Printing
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-03-02
COUNTY TEAeg* lRS'
ASSoCIt<asN MEETS.
Many Intere, S.E.nd In..rve,;x. a.
dresses Heard-Mueh In,ers.s
Msnifested by Members.

|
ASSOCIATION met in the court hoese
In Grenada Saturday morning. Fea
"a, 1917. President A. B. Ca
Dell. OF the Association. was pres,-r,.
and presided over the meeting
The first speaker on the proxrzx
was Miss Smith, Home Economs-s
Agent Of falobusha county, uAo
brought greetings from her conststs
uents In falobusha county. She
spoke briefly, tho concisely, about shS
work upon which she was engs~rr,
| in her county.
Miss Tunison, of the \. and NJ
College Corps of Extension Workers
was introduced by the President ir
few lifting words She spoke az
the necessity of, and the profit ae-
cruing from, the poultry Industry II,
Mississippi She also pointed ont
the desirability OF more hsars,
cooperation between the teachers.
and people Of Grenada county on ore
side and Miss Hughes, the lo~s!
Home Economics Agent, on the other
her speech was thoroughly practices
and should result in much improves
ment in poultry raising in this coun-
ty.
Miss Wil'ineham. Of the Grenada
Public School faculty. the next speak
er on the program, was introduced
70 the Association and spoke on tn
( prevalence Of illiteracy in the STATE.
'he deplorable consequences thereof.
and the remedy therefor. She also
S;oke Of the work that Is being dese
to reduce the degree of illiteracy IL
the state. She reminded the mem
berS of how reerettable it is that 80
many grown people in the state ars
unable to write and also that 50 man.
children are being permitted to grcsx
into manhood and womanhood With
out having the rudiments of edusa-
I tlon inculcated in their minds.
Mr. A. G. GaineysSN terintenden4
Of the Tate County Agricultussl
High School. a man who has Asa
much practical experience in educa-
uonal work in the State, and wi.sr
has accomplished much in his owr
county. was next introduced. The
remedies, which experience k.sd
taught him TO regard as best. for th.z
various eNperience, with which br
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-03-02

AS no names were signed to the
article mentioned here am just writ
ing you, & if you happen to know
any OF those braves arrest him quick.
he is dangerous.
HOW is my old Pastor Isaac Trotter.
ne is the best fellow in the world.
Mrs Trotter is the best woman in all
.he countrv.
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Malvern daily record., 1917-03-05
T. E. L. CLASS FIRST
 BAPTIST CHURCH

The T. E. l.. Class met in the classroom with nine present in business meeting. Reports for February, average attendance 12, just one half of our enroll ment. We had a very interesting lesson on Jesus feeding the five thousand on the five loaves and two small fishes. All decided the boy gave his loaves and fish, es willingly and we also find that great things come of little things. If we can't do the big things, we can do little things and they count up.
 The little things we do with a cheerful and willing heart are as great in Gods sight as the big things done by those more able. Never give grudgingly to Gods work. Next Sunday is Orphans Home Day. Let's all remember. Come and bring someone with you. We hope to have some of our old members back soon as the weather will be getting better.
 Visitors always welcome.
 Reporter,
Malvern daily record., 1917-03-05

When you think of anything you want, remember this paper can help you get it. Try the want ads.
Malvern daily record., 1917-03-05
TEACHERS EXAMINATION
 MARCH 15 AND 1G

The public examination of teachers for Hot Spring county for the first quarter in 1917, will be held in Malvern at my pri- vate office on the 15 and 18th days of March, as the lawdirects. Teachers who Wish to be examin- ed will come prepared with pen and pencil tablets.
 W. D. Leiper,
 County Examiner
Malvern daily record., 1917-03-05
BELIEVE NEGROES
 CONNECTED WITH CRIME

No further developments have been found in the case of M. D. and Georgia Akin, negroes, held by the Coroner's jury at Wither- spoon Saturday, as having been connected with the murder of the 14-yeaf old negro girl, Willie Lee Sammefville, at that place Fri day morning. It is the belief of the officers that further investi- gations will bring new develop ments.
 The evidence brought out at the Coroner's inquest, over the dead body, brought out the fact that the girl had been making her home with the Aikin negroes for the past two months. She left the house about 8 o'clock on the Thursday night, and was found dead a short distance a. way the next morning.
 Many witnesses were examin- ed, and the officers believe they have a strong case against the two negroes held in jail.
 The following verdict was rendered by jury:
 State of Arkansas,
 County of Hot Spring.
 An inquisition taken this the 3rd day of March, 1917, at John Garland's residence in said county of Hot Spring, before F. Harkins, coroner of Hot Spring county, upon the view of the dead body of Willie Lee Summer vile, by the oaths of J. A. By, c. w. Howard, w. P. Gray, B. F. Tidwell, Mart Phelps, A. C.. Norton, Albert Williams, M. C.. Minyard, J. H. Tucker, W. W. Whitfield, ". H. Jones, Ed Johnson, John Mann and Tom Williams, juriors, who being i'll due form say, that the said Willie Lee Sunamerville, came to her death on the night of the 1st day of March, 1917, and when found was about one-half mile from M. N. Atkins resi- dence, clad only in union suits or underwear and the evidence showing that M. N. Akin and Georgia Akin were criminally connected in bringing about her death by means unknown to the jury.
 And the jury recommends that Akin and wife be held to await the action of the Grand Jury.
Malvern daily record., 1917-03-05
INDORSED WILSON'S
 SENTIMENTS
Senator Robinson Is Also h. dorsed For Standing With The President. Governor Sends Special Message.

Little Rock, March 5 (Spl.)- Gov. Brough today delivered a special message to the General Assembly, calling attention to the inauguration today, where upon both branches voted their indorsement of his sentiments, and also to stand by President during crisis.
 The Senate adopted a resolu- ton offered by Senator Ruff, in dorsing United States Senator Robinson for standing with the President.
Malvern daily record., 1917-03-05
LEIiSLAI Ukk 1t
 ADJOURN THURSDAY
Selection of Delegates to Con- stitutional Convention Will be The Next Big Thing For Vot- CTS of the State.
BY CLIO HARPER

Little Rock-The Legislature will adjourn sine die at noon, Thursday.
 And at once will begin the ae- tive campaign all over the state for the election of delegates to the Constitutional Convention. In fact, many aspirants are al- ready announcing their plat forms and getting into the race. There will be no lack of material from which to select the dele gates who are to write the Con- stitution of 1918" The impor- tant question confronting the voters everywhere will be, who is the best man to represent us?
 Care must be exercised to pre- vent stocking the convention with too many men of any one class. There must be diversity of interests and professions, or the resulting document may not find favor at the hands of the people to whom it must be sub mitted for ratification.
 A convention of lawyers, of corporation attorneys, or farm CTS. OF business men. or school teachers would not be desirable, but all of these should have a chance to be represented in body of IA.
 The drafting of a constitution is most serious proposition. Deliberation is the first requisite. Every idea must be weighed de- liberately and dispassionately. Ample time is given, no time limit having been set. The con- Vention may be in session for three months. Thousands of propositions will probably be presented that must be rejected as radical or unfeasible.
 The present constitution will be taken as a basis for the new. There are many provisions of the organic lawof 1874 that can not be improved upon Provi- sions for conditions that have since arisen, under the changes that have come within the last forty years, must be added to meet the needs of an expanding industrial and commercial com- monwealth.
 The one thing that must be guarded against more than any other is the Importantly of the dreamer, the Utopian, the ex- tremist and the impracticable socialist. The tendancy of the day has been toward a top-heayy paternalism, a restrictive thou shalt not policy, rather than a progressive thou shalt" pro- gram. The convention will have to steer it's course between the Soylla of rampant socialism, and the Charybdis of retrogressive conservatism. On the rocks of either it will go to pieces. Hence the necessity of choosing the wisest and most level-headed men of each community.
 rr rTCc r7Tno474
Malvern daily record., 1917-03-05

The mercury ran down in the twenties on Sunday night, but it is supposed that the fruit is not hurt.
Malvern daily record., 1917-03-05
BLOCK GRANTING
 WILSON POWER
FilibQster Tactics in Senate, Blocks the Will of Majority. Kirby Among the Opponents to President.

AIfDy Among the opponents
 to President.
 Washington, March 4.@Sev- erai senators, led by Senator La- Toilette and encouraged by Sem ator Stone, Democratic chair man of the Foreign Relations Committee, in a filibuster, de- nounced by President Wilson's spokesman as the most repre- hensible in the history of any civilized nation, defed the will of an overwhelming majority in Congress up to the last minute today and denied to the president law authorizing him to arm American merchant ships to meet the German submarine menace.
 Unyielding throughout 26 hours of continuous session to appeals that their defiance of the president would be humiliating to the country uncompromising in a crisis described as the most serious to the nation since the Civil war, LaFollette and his supporters refused a majority of their colleagues an opportunity to vote on the armed neutrality bill, and it died with the Sixty fourth Congress at noon.
 To fix responsibility before the country, 76 senators, 30 RepubIi- cans and 46 Democrats, signed a manifesto proclaiming to the world that they favored passage of the measure.
 This declaration was embodi- ed in the record of the Senate.
 The text of the manifesto fol- lows
 t"The majority of the United States senators favored the pass age of the Senate bill authorizing the president of the United States to arm American mer- chant vessels, a similar bill hav- ing already passed the house by a vote of 403 to 13. Under the rules of the Senate allowing un- limited debate, it appears to be impossible to obtain a vote pre- vious to noon March 4, 1917, when this session of Congress expires. We desire the state ment entered on the record to establish the fact that the Sen- ate favored the legislation and would pass it if a vote be ob- tained.
 Thirteen senators declined to Asign the statement, but one of them, Senator Penrose of Penn sylvania, said that he would have voted for the bill had an opportunity been afforded him.
 The 12 who went on record with the 13 members of the house against granting to President i Wilson the authority he asked for in the crisis are:
 Republicans-Cl Minne- sota; Cummins, Iowa; Gronna, North Dakota; Kenyon, Ohio; LaFollette, Wisconsin; Norris, Nebraska; Works, California. Democrats-Kirby, Arkansas; !; i Lane, Oregon; O'Gorman, New York; Stone Missouri; Varda- man, Mississippi.
 Associated with them in op- position to the armed neutrality bill were the following repre- l sentatiVes who voted against the house bill Thursday night:
 R pu b l ic ans Benedict, California; Cary, Wisconsin; Cooper, Wisconsin; Davis, Minnesota; Helesen, North Da- kota; Linbergh, Minnesota ; Nel- son, Winconsin, Wilson, Illinois.
 Democrats-Decker, Missouri; Shackelford, Missouri; Sher- wood, Ohio.
 socialist-London, New York.
 
 TEACHERS EXAMINATION
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-14
PRESIDENT ISSUES SOLEMN WARNING
HUGE EXPENDITURES
 OF BLOOD AND TREASURE
Says Sacrifice and Suffering to he En. dured as Yet Cnrealized by a Vast Majority of the People-Prays for National Unity.

WASHINGTON, D. C.. May H. President Wilson. in an address de- livered yesterday at the dedication of the new national headquarters of the American Red Cross solemnly warn- ed his hearers that a vast expenditure of blood and treasure was certain be- fore peace was declared. He believed the sacrifice and suffering to be en- dured was yet unrealized by a major ity of the people. The Civil war had now sunk into insignificence except among those who had taken part therein. The heart of the country. he declared. was in the war. because the people were the servants of mankind, and he prayed God for national unity that the struggle might be brought to a victorious conclusion.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-14

LONDON. May 14.-Regardless of the strong opposition by the Germans, the British under General Haig con- tinue to advance in the vicinity of Bullecourt. Heavy fighting continues in this vicinity. where the British are striving to capture two important po- citions. the chemical works at Roeux and the fortified cemetery. The Battle is one of the sharpest fought along this front, and has resulted so far ill considerable gains for the British who have taken one thousand prisoners, destroyed seven German manufactur- ing plants, and downed five German planes. A concentrated artillery fire yesterday dispersed large body of German troops massed for a counter attack. inflicting heavy losses.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-14

WASHINGTON. D. C., May 14.- The Roosevelt supporters in the House won an uphill fight Saturday On the amendment authorizing the Colonel to raise an overseas division. and to have command of the same. By a vote of 215 to. 2S it was agreed to re-commit the conference report back to the conferees the COnscription bill with instructions to insert the clause providing authority for Roose- yelt> tS raise volunteer division for service in France and to have the command of the same. Democrats from all parts of the country sup ported the claus and wired instruc- tions to their congressman to vote in favor of the amendment. Frenzied cheering marked the announcement of the result of the vote.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-14
PROHIBITS USE
 GRAIN FOR BOOZE CUMMINS AMENDMENT
 PASSED BY SENATE FOrbids the Use of All Grain for the Manufacture of Alcohol After Scp- tember-Says Must Cut out Booze or Starve Soldiers.

WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 14.-
 The Senate has approved of the Cummins amendment to the espionage bill prohibiting the use of grain for the manufacture of alcoholic liquors after September 15. The loss of rev. enue from the enforcement of this clause will be $2,OOO.OOO per week. An amendment to this clause permit ting the manufacture of alcohol to be used in the manufacture of tobacco was defeated by vote of 39 to 37. Cummins. in speech urging the adoption of his amendment. declared that the country must either cut out booze or starve the fighting forces within a year. and that there should not be the slightest hesitation in vot- ing for the measure. Senator Calling CT also spoke in favor of the amend ment. declaring that the army will use seven million pounds of food an nually and every economy must he practiced to insure this enormous sup ply
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-14
vROOMAN URGES
 STRINGENT LAWS FOOD SPECULATORS
 ECONOMIC PARASITES Assistant Secretary Agriculture Urges Adoption of Stringent Laws Giving Government Full Control of Dis tributiOn of Food.

WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 14.- Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Vrooman roundly denOunces food gamblers as economic parasites. and urges the passage of stringent laws in surfing the complete government con trol of food distribution. An expert oi the department declares that high price for wheat is bound to continue, without speculation making it higher due to the demand from the allied nations, and states that the bumper crop of spring wheat will hardly be sufficient to carry the nation through to another crop.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-14
RAILROAD WORK WILL CONTINUE ANNOUNCES AGENT
 DOLE AT SEATTLE Declales that the War Will have no Effect upon Construction of the Government Railroad in Alaska Making Purchases of Supplies.

SEATTLE. May 14.-Purchasing Agent Dole. for the Alaska Engineer ing Commission in this city, states that there will be no cessation of ac- tivities in railroad construction in Al. aska on account of the war. The ap- propriation for the work has been passed, and the commission has al ready $2.S00,000 worth of supplies and will also purchase a million dol lars worth of rails and million dol lars worth of groceries for Anchorage and Nenana. The Barge General Fair. child left for the north with cargo of supplies for the Commission at An chorage.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-14
SENATE KILLS
 PROHIBITION
DEFEATS AMENDMENT
 EO ESPIONAGE BILL
War is killed-PUhibition are keenly Disappointed.

WASHINGTON. D. C., May 14.-- The Amendment to the espionage bill. prohibiting the sale of intoXicants during the period of the war. was de- feated in the Senate today by a vote of AZ to 25. The ProhibitiOnists were particularly active in lobbying for the amendment and it's defeat was keen disappointment. as they had implicit confidence the amendment would car ry. It is believed they will strive to secure the introduction of separ- ate measure providing for nationwide prohibition during the period of the war.