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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-19

The Sentinel's editorial statements are usually based upon
what the Editor knows or upon what is regarded as reliable in
formation; with this premise we desire to say that those who
think Hon. T. u. Sisson is giving no serious consideration to the
race for the United States Senate against Vardaman next year,
have another think coming. If SEsOn should get into the race
what he would do to the Junior Senator in the Fourth congress
sional district would be a plenty.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-19

The grace with which our good friend. Law
renee. plays the soft, soft pedal in handling names for
the highway forces US to the conclusion that with
competent training he might get into the movie game.
The above from the Winona Times might mean that we
sometimes get in the region of that crafty class which practice
diplomacy. If preferring to make even a bad concoction palat-
able, then we enter no demurrer.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-19

~ The ancient god, Menus, who complained to Jupiter be-
cause he did not make a window in mans heart whereby his
thoughts and inner life could at once be discerned without wait
ing to learn from months and years of observation, certainly
had in mind some of the needs of the present day.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-19

The matter of calling a special session of the legislature
seems to be in allegiance. There are a few members of the law
making body who would no doubt be mighty glad to be called
TO jackson in order to get the SIS per day. This is no year for
Legislative sessions.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-19

The women sufragists who are trying to harass President
Wilson by stationing themselves as sentntls at the gates of
entrance to the White House yards deserve little consideration
as women. Their foolish efforts show that they have a very
limited knowledge of the character of the PreNdent.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-19

The Clarksdale Challenge endeavors to be facetious in
dealing with the supposed ambitions of Ross Collins for the gov
ernorship. While The Sentinel holds no brief for Mr.. Collins,
it will Just state in passing that the Challenge can do the poHti-
cal fortunes Of any one no good or any harm.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-19

The European belligerents might be willing to sit down
around a peace table if they could Just decide who started the
war. They both realize that whomsoever the sober, seasoned
thought of the world fixes the responsibility on. will carry the
brand Of Cain for generations.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-19

If the sweetest and most santed of heaven were called
in conference to discuss the ACCESSIBILITY Of a change in the path
of one of the heavenly planets, and Mississippis Junior United
States Senator knew it. he would, if possible. approach the
celestial company and offer his opinion about the wisdom Of
what was under discussion.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-19

A Missouri young lady who was engaged in the stock bust
ness wrote to a Journal for advice as to how to keep her "calves
from freezing to which one correspondent replied, make
the dress longer" while another answered. "be more temperate
in raising Evidence is wanting as to which ones advice she
acted on.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-19
FOR RENT.

Five-room house, lot and garden
Iocated at 658 Poplar St, Grenada.
l-l2-3t MRS. NJ. O. WEIR.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-19

The Louisville Journal spends some of its valuable space in
a recent issue in a laudable effort to let the general public know
that it has a citizen by the name of A. Y. Woodward that it
thinks could at least slide around in the Governors chair.
This is no time to think of babies in connection with the next
race for Governor.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-19

Lawson is as full of wind as a rising balloon. He must
stage everything he does. He has made a pretty good size ass
Of himself in his "leak" story.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-19

1t is said that the Egyptian pink cotton boil worm is present
i'll Mexico and that the federal government is keeping a close
watch on cotton seed shipped from Mexico into Texas, and has
suggested the advisabiity of the Mexican seed bling crushed
by the mills at the earliest moment. Let us have more Mexi-
can pests.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-19

The boil weevil. which came from Mexico, is giving the
cotton farmer more trouble than the Mexican question is now
giving the general government. Can any good come out of
Mexico?
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-19

Remington Ribbons for all ma
chimes for sale by The Grenada SEN
tinel; phone 26.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-19

b., ETrerythlng for the Office suppl;ed
ny The Sentinel; see us before < b,S-,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-19

e Post Office at Grenada, Miss, as second class mail matter.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-19

Grenada is the prettiest dimple on Mississippi's cheek.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-10
VETO BALLOT BILL
Belief That Capper Will Save
Massachusetts, Law.
Mack Bill Repeating 1t Is in
Grave Danger.

In spite of the hundreds of demands
which have come to his office, there
is a we'll established opinion in state
house circles this afternoon that Gov
ernor Capper will veto the Mack bill
repeating the Massachusetts, ballot
law. The enrolled bill had not been
sent to the governors office this after
noon, but may reach Governor Cap
per's desk before evening.
Under the law the governor has
three days in which to take action on
the bill. Sine die adjournment will
come Wednesday, March IA. That
fact will give the governor three work
ing days in which to decide his course.
Passage of the bill, tho, has brought
a flood of letters, kilograms, and tel
ephone calls to the governors office
Many prominent Republicans as we'll
as Democrats have visited the gov
ernor to urge him to sign or veto the
measure.
Early in the week house Republi-
cans cans VISITED the governor in body.
They declared that a party house
caucus had voted unanimously in
FAVOR of the bill Later in the week
mouse Democrats sent a delegation
TO the governors Office with a re-
quest to veto the measure Republi-
cans, both progressive and regular,
nave urged the signing of the bill.
Mack, the author of the bill, is a most
positive progressive Republican, but a
staunch believer in party organiza-
ton His bill merely provides that a
voter may cast a straight party vote
by a single designation without being
guided by a poultry and live stock
display.
No public statement has been made
by the governor concerning his course
In state house circles, however, there
is most positive belief that when
the bill reaches Governor Capper, he
will veto the measure and leave in
operation the ballot law enacted by
the Democrats in 1919
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-10
PAID WAR TAXES
German Agents Collected Mil
lions From Germans in Z. $.
Probe TeutOn Lobby at WASH
ington and Charity Fund.

New York, March 10.-Federal
agents investigating alleged German
plots in this city and vicinity today
declared they have obtained evidence
proving that accredited German agents
have been levying war taxes on Ger
man subjects in the United States for
more than a year. One of these Ger
man assessors" the agents declared,
has told them his part in the collec-
lions. Millions of dollars have been
collected by the agents.
The agents also said they are try
ing to discover if approximately
S5,0OO,O00 collected thru bazaars and
fairs for the German Red Cross really
reached that body. They have reason
to believe, they said, that the money
has never left the United tSates. More
than 100000 has been collected in
New York alone by this method.
a probe has been started thru the
secret service of an alleged German
lobby in Washington and state CAPT
tails thru which legislators are said
to have been influenced toward Ger
many. Sums are declared by the
agents to have been spent in this coun-
try to procure the election to legisla-
lative bodies of persons suitable to the
German government
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-10
AUDITOR NOT BLAMED
l.. NJ. Hicks Claim Against State Re
versed by Supreme Court.

When a state auditor holds up a
claim because he is undecided as to
the legality of the claim, the auditor
is not liable for damages in civil
action. That was the decision of the
supreme court today in holding that
L. NJ. Hicks held just claim against
the state but could not recover from
W. E. Davis. former state auditor,
because he refused to make payment
Hicks held a claim of more than
$500 against the state of Kansas. His
claim was based on services perform
ed while a deputy grain inspector.
Many of the items were for railroad
fare in and around Kansas City, Kan.
The Democrat legislature of 1913 al
lowed the Hicks claim in a miscel-
laneous claims and accounts bill. But
Davis refused to pay over the money.
When the legislature came to To-
peka il 1915, Davis sought to secure
the repeal of the section of the law
allowing the Hicks claim. He con-
tended that the former deputy grain
and that the money should not be paid
by the state. Hicks went to the SUI
preme court with a mandamuS pro-
ceeding and the court held that the
legislature could not repeal a single
item in a former appropriation bill
The money was then paid to Hicks.
Following the suit in the supreme
court, Hicks sought to collect dam
ages from laws because OF his re-
fusaI to pay the appropriation and
because of his action in seeking to
delay and prevent payment of the
claim. The supreme court TODAY up-
held the action of the former state
auditor and declared that he acted
within mis- rights and his duty as a
state official in seeking to protect the
state against an account which he
deemed unjust. Action by the auditor,
the court held, was discretionary in
spite OF the action of the 1eoisIa t,1re
in appropriating money to cover
Hicks claim.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-10
BIG u. C. T. INITIATION
Topeka Council Also Making Plans
for Annual State Convention.

Fifteen hundred commercial men,
their wives and sweethearts will be
entertained in Topeka June L and
at the annual convention of the
United Commercial Travellers of Kan
sas. Arrangements for entertainment
are in the hands of an entertainment
committee, including F. B. Gatchell,
chairman; Menall Reinbach, vice
chairman; John Morley, secretary; R.
T. Kreipe, Bert LaZelle and l.. J.
Whitemore.
This committee will meet at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning, an hour
before church time, at the National
hotel, to make preliminary plans for
the big convention. Similar meetings
will be held each Sunday morning
from now on until the convention is
held.
A vaudeville show at the city audi
forum, automobile rides around the
city and numerous other entertain
ments will take up the $4,000 on hand
for entertaining purposes. A big mi
tiation of sixteen members of Topeka
council, No. AZ, U. c. T., will be held
tonight al Moose hall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-10
North Side Neus

The new Standard Oil Filling sta
ton at the corner of Kansas and Cen
trail avenues is complete. 1t has
1000 gallon storage tank, and free
air service. The building is attractive
and well built. The company has TAX
en- a five year lease on the premises.
Market gardeners in Shorey and
the surrounding neighborhood have
commenced operations. During the
week large quantities of onions have
been planted, a more than usually
heavy crop, growers say. The extreme
drouth has prevented the ground from
frosting deep, and the soil is in good
condition to plant, barring the need of
rain.
Church Notices.
Church of the Good Shepherd, n.
Quincy and Laurent, G.. NJ. Geisel,
priest-in-c charge. Morning ervi ce
conducted by c. E. G. Heiligstedt, lay
reader.
Second PRESBYTERIAN, \. Jackson and
Gordon, Joseph P. Hicks, pastor.
Morning sermon. THE Triumph of
Medical Missions" Evening service,
evangelical. Special music morning
and evening.
Jones, pastor. Morning service, 10:45;
theme, Loyalty" Evening service,
Christ as a Modern Statesman"
North Topeka Baptist, w. G. Hand
ley, pastor. Morning, union services
with the members of the Silver Lake
Baptist church. Eight members will
be baptized.
East Indianola community, F. D.
Jackson, pastor. Morning sermon.
''Jesus's Poise and Self-Confidence' -
Evening theme, What 1t Means to
Die a Christian.
| Kansas Avenue Epworth league
6:15. Subject, "Cultivating the Grace
of Sympathy
Social and Personal.
A birthday party was given Friday
evening at the home of Francis Mar
tin, 1117 Van Buren, street. The
guests We're Inez McQuilkin, Irene Nc
| Quilkin, Mabel Levett, Lucille Maze,
Ruth Davis. Gertrude Mcdowell, Mar
garet Davis, Thomas Voiland, Burton
Skinner, Francis Pardee, Buster Vol
land. Glen Davis, Floyd Hirshman and
! Francis Martin.
I The Lyman school celebration Fri
day evening met with its usual crowd
| ed house. A mock trial was staged.
The Quincy boys quartet sang. A
/ playlet was presented, entitled Mat
rimonial Advertisement a clever and
amusing farce. Several musical num-
! bers We're given.
Jack Billings, day patrolman, has
been sick for the last four days, and
unable to attend to his duties.
W. H. iuItef mas gone TO Spring
! Hill, Kan, for a few days on bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Deppe of 1882
North Taylor have returned after a
two months visit in Osawkie.
A surprise party was given Thurs
day evening for Mrs. Alma Miller, in
honor of her birthday. The guests
were: Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. o. Adams,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. n. Williams, Mr.. and
Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Blanchard, Mrs
/ IRIS "a
Williams, Miss Ruth Blanchard, Miss
Mildred Miller, Robert Miller, Leon
ard Williams, Mark Adams, Floyd
Blanchard and Mr.. Bailey.
Ed. Schooley of Menoken, was in
the city today on business.
Forrest Pitt, student at K. u,
spent the weekend with his parents
MIR. and Mrs. j. F. Pitt, of lily N
Jackson
Mrs. H A Shepherd of 1906 North
Quincy has returned from Kansas
City after a two months visit with
her daughter. Mrs. Grace Miller
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-10

IL Dorado Election Carries.
Wichita. Kan. March 10.-By a vote
of 229 for to 1877 against, the city
manager plan of government was
adopted by FL Dorado. Kan, Friday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-10
JUST READ THESE we'll TO GO Down
''White Book" Full Of Surprises
for S. A. Nations.
Amazing Extent of German
Plots in Western World.

Washington, March 1O.-As an aid
to allying pan-America in a move to
crush German intrigues on this CONT
nent, the government is preparing
record of Germans sinister moves IL
is still to be decided in what manner
it will be utilized for this purpose
The white book will trace story
of plots that ranged from blasting rnu-
milton works to stirring country
against country in war on this CONT
nent. 1t will show how the long hand
of the German foreign office stretched
forth to create hatreds and discords In
the new world that should keep the
United States enbroiled at home ana
make it impossible for her to deal with
Germany abroad.
Spy plots Matched in Wilhemlstrasse
with the whole world a sphere OF
action will be recorded so that South
America may know the baleful in
fluences at work to disrupt these ma
lions.
Extended to :. \. Nations.
The work of Former Ambassador
Won Bernstorff and his clever spy aides
will be recounted. The book will
show the details of how Germany
planned to cripple shipping, align
Mexico and japan against the United
States; how she played on Latin
American pride in an effort to sway
the Old Chief Carranza of an era of
conquest stretching north and south
of his own domain.
1t will tend to show how Peruvian
navy men were bribed. 1t will trace
the operation of plots to blast the Pan
anna Canal, thus striking vital STRAIT
egic blow at this country
1t will reveal the full plot to create
an Indian uprising, using this nation
as one of the chief headquarters and
il will recount the individual exploits
of such men as Wolf Won Igel, Frit-
zen, Boy-Ed, Won Papen and many
more.
To Spur National Patriotism.
And while the state department does
not reveal its fun plans, presume bly,
the new and startling document will
be put forth to this nation as spur
TO a national patriotism warning
to "A country which some authorities
designated privately as drunk and
proud of it"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-10
III. S. Montgomery viii Pros
pect for Oil Here.
Beds of Asphalt Indicate High
land Park Flow.

whether a sufficient number of
people contribute or not test well
to determine whether there is oil or
gas under Topeka will be put down
uDon the Flanders eighty" in High
land Park by H. S. Montgomery. For
weeks Mr. Montgomery. who holds
the lease, has conducted a campaign
for public contributions for a public
enterprise The books close tonight
and if the necessary money is not
contributed by that time private in
dividuaIs will take hold of the enter
prise and put down the Well
Mr. Montgomery has believed there
is oil under his lease for six years. He
discovered oil on the surface of spring
water in a ravine and traced 1t to the
spring. He had the oil analysed and
Prof. J. T. Lovewell pronounced 1t a
mineral, not a vegetable OIL
Four wells have been put down by
Mr. Montgomery since then around the
well, but none to a sufficient depth to
constitute a test well. Eight hundred
feet is the average depth and nothing
less than 3,O00-fcot well in this
section is looked uFon as test
well by biologists In each of the
wells Mr. Montgomery found a bed of
asphaltum testing 80 per cent pure. In
the central well the bed was six feet
thick.
Oil experts say the bed of asphalt
is strong indication of oil. They
have also stated that the geological
formation is indicative of oil. AS soon
Closes whether a sufficient amount
of money is raised or not, an organ
as the campaign for public funds
ization will be effected for the pur-
thousand feet. 1t will be in the
neighborhood of the other four wells.
A dozen or more Topekans who
have the money to aid in drilling have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-10
TOLL OF THE SUBS
Berlin Accounts for IL Sunk in the
Mediterranean.

Berlin. March 10.-The following
account of submarine operations was
given out today by the admiralty:
In the Mediterranean there have
been sunk nine steamships and three
sailing vessels. with an aggregate ton
mage of $4,000. Among the ships
sunk were:
Morino, armed Italian steamer, A.
159 tons, laden with cotton, February
II.
Rosalie, Indian transport steamer,
4237 tons with ammunition and oats,
New York to Saloniki. February IA
Wathfield, armed British steamer,
3,012 tons with 4,5OO tons OF mag
nesium for England, February Fl.
French steamer of about 1000 tons,
February %.
Trojan Prince, armed British
steamer, 3,195 tons, cargo of food,
February %.
1000 Soldiers Drowned.
Burnby, armed British steamer g.
665 tons, with coal from Sardlff, for
Algiers February %.
"Armed hostile transport steamer
of about 5000 tons with coal February
20
Victoria, Greek steamship. 1883
tons February 20.
"Craigendoran, armed British
steamer 27S9 tons March 3.
According to reports from two Ital-
ian troop transport Minas, sunk Feb
ruary Is in the Mediterranean by a
German submarine the vessel had on
board one general, three colonies, two
majors and 1000 Italian soldiers be-
longing to three regiments. On ac-
count of the rough sea these men
The sinking of the Rosalie, Trojan
Prince and Wathfield has been an
nounced previously by Lloyds.
Sinking of the Minas was announced
I,xr Fol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-10
WON BY 1926 VOTES

Wichita, March 10-Official fig
ures on Wichita city managers election
yesterday show that out of 9,472 votes
cast from a total registration of 1873,
the majority for the adoption of the
city manager plan was 1926. Organ
izationS which favored the new plan
as well as those which opposed it to-
day began the discussion of candi-
dates for mayor and the four diree-
tors who will be voted on at the NOM
mating primary, March 90.
Mayor o. H. Bentley and the four
city commissioners now in office to-
day declared that they will not be
candidates for reelection under the
MANAGER system
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-10
HE'S NO MOLLYCODDLE
Bat Nelson Wants to Go to War With
Colonel Roosevelt.

St Louis, Mo-, March 10.-Bat
Nelson is not a mollycoddle. He ad-
mits he's not He's ready to join the
United States army navy in case
the United States is dragged into
this war. He prefers the army and
wired Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
that he wants to join T. R. s regiment
if the latter organizes one. His wire
said:
Still in the ring and willing to
enter arena if my country losses it's
hat in the ring. In case of hostilities
would want to join your regiment.
Fought for my country once in First
South Dakota, company G.. Willing
to do it again. L am not a molly
coddle.
.BATTLING' NELSON
incidentally Bat is training for a
bout here next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-10
THIRSTY WILL LOSE
EVEN QUART MONTH
STATE LAW ALLOWS

Charleston. w. Va, March 1O.-Al-
tho the West Virginia legislature at
its recent session passed a bill which
will permit each adult male to bring
month United States District Attorney
William ]. Barnhart has announced
that the bone dry bill recently passed
by congress has rendered the West
Virginia law invalid and that he will
arrest all violators of the federal law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-10
You Need a Spring Laxative

Dr. Kings New Life Pills will remove
the accumulated wastes of winter from
your intestines. the burden of the blood.
Get that sluggish spring fever feeling out
of yo1r system, brighten your eye, clear
your complexion, Get that vim and snap
of good purified healthy blood. DIR.
Kings New Life Pills are a non-griping
laxative that aids natures process try.
them tonight At all druggists 25c-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-10
SHIP OFFICERS GUILTY
Germans Who Sunk informed Vessel
in Harbor Get Year Each.

Florence. S. c.. March 1o.-Eight
officers OF the German steamship
LebenfeIs, sunk in Charleston harbor
the night of January 81 last, today
were sentenced to spend a year in the
Atlanta federal prison and to pay
fine of $500 each. They We're con-
victed yesterday of sinking a vessel in
a navigaDle stream.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-10
DELAY SMITH HEARING
Former Topekan's preliminary for
Murder Reset for March %.

Liberty, Mo. March 1O.-The pre-
llmlnary hearing, set for today of Bee
b Smith. charged with the murder of
u G. Balcombe of Omaha, was post
poned until March %. This action was
taken upon Smiths request, who still
Is being held in the county jail here.
Balcombe, a prominent resident of
Omaha, was killed in Smiths confec-
tionery shop at Excelsior Springs last
Wednesday afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-10
Reaches Christiania.

London, March 10--Count Won
Bernstorff, former German ambassa-
dor at Washington, arrived in Chris
tiania this morning, according to an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Copenhagen.