The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-01-04

81 ! \ ToRS JOHN H H: e oW1Ns
FOR CITY MARSHAL
W. A. Mcleod JOHN HORTON
A. GERARD w. BRITT
FOR CITY TREASURER
F. C. LAMB
FOR CITY RECORDER
H. G. TALBERT flor reelection)
Dc what you think George Washington would do about
War Savings Stamps.
If We DO not begin self-denial ourselves. if the war co eNnti"-
1t will take more ~self-denial than "wheatless" and meat
less days 70 win this war. We have got to go further and cut
out some of our style stunts. 1t is up to both women and men.
No one thus far has claimed the reward offered in The
Sentinel of last week for the names OF a dozen persons or tam
May be now, Uncle Sam has charge of the rail roads. some
of the tangleg IN shipments will be taken out. But it's a big
proposition and can not be worked out even by our big Uncle
in a few weeks.
Memphis still maintains her lead over all the cities of the
United States in the number Of homicides to the 1000, however,
the ratio lis considerably lower than it was last year, a fact which
may be accounted for by the practical humiliation OF the wins
key traffic. Memphis may think that it is better to lead than
to excel.
There arc no people in the world that more greatly need
the lesson of thrift, saving and economy, than ours especi mny
the people of the South, and we can conceive OF n o easier way
to learn and emphasize this much needed lesson. than through
to your n landmthc deed to your land rests primarily in the Unit;
edstates Goyernment-the;y are as good as go aaa ana ape pest 10 o. Ia III
It is your duty to do so!
The Oxford Eagle is unknd enough to the able editor Of
The Newton Record, c. F. Cunningham, to intimate that there
arc some things connected with the appointment OF the post
master in the town OF Newton that has influenced The Newton
Record Fditor to hold up for adverse review the senatorial rec
ord Of our Junior Senator. OF course we do not know about
that but we wo know that it oftentimes takes the keen personal
touch to give one the benefit of the real leanings OF the char
aeter of the other fellow.
Bv the way, Senator John Sharp Williams made four
speeches in Mississippi discussing issues and German perhdy
but mary time did he undertake to prove his loyalty DGy. say
inc that he had "piyen his baby boy to the army. Williams.
too. has more than ONE son in the army. 1t rather seems that
there could not be much giving where a young man elects TO
20 himself. CO Fortunately for Mississippi and tor the Nation
Senator Williams has so conducted himselt a s 10 MAKE ~ ar
necessary to introduce testimony to prove that ne as not act
ell even remotely untrue to his country.
The Washington war information bureau sends out the IN
formation that no shortage of wool exists in the United States
and that the prices here have advanced far in excess OF prices
in other countris. In England the price OF wool has advanced
only 55 per cent while in this country. with a great deal more
wool pr CAPITA. the price. the war board states, mas advanced
900 ne cent. Somebody. somewhere. up the line is raking in
the shekels, and this Somebody, be he prince or potentate, when
ever he is located, should be swung to a persimmon limb fol
the entertainment of the opossums who hnger theTeaoout whei
the persimmons begin to fall. Got to hang somebody Tor TINS
speculation, this deviltry OF rObbing the public While the pal
I ance of the country are at war. There is no excuse tor 1t.
! ed itself dashed into fury by the whskey interests of New lorl
City because of the passage by both houses OF Congress OF Z
resolution submitting q constitutional amendment to the people
abolishing the sale of Intoxicating liquor. This great news
Daper furnished another case OF how low the lofty may descend
when the dollar hangs first in front OF its vision. when 1t statet
hat the same spirit that prompted the South to want to holt
laves was responsible for this section pushing the anu-Whlske!
rusade on the balance Of the country. When The World give
he South credit for being the leader in the prohibition night,
Lnconsciously does Dixie an honor. We plead guilty to the IN
= dictment with glad hearts and pure consclences, knowing ina
Turing force for vice and degradation-the saloon-the worl
ever knew.