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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-07-04

The farmers Of Mississippi would do we'll to get the Amer
'can Express Company to give in their horses and mules and
rJlpl property. The Exp"-ss Company can get a $500 horse by
the State Tax Commission for 500. Where is there a farm
err or a merchant that can do that?
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-07-04
THE TAX COMMISSION HANDLES THE EXPRESS COM
PAN TENDERLY

We have repeatedly stated in these columns that we
thought the Tax Commission a fraud, a hzzle and a failure.
not just now arriving at this conclusion. It is true that the law
provided for three fat jobs and that at the last session of the
legislature, the sum of $26, 900 was voted for the maintenance
of the said body.
The State Tax Commission has been good on buster and
bluff and it has had lots of fellows going on this buster and
bluff. There are lots of people who stand up and kho when
anything is sent from the State Capitol with the great Seal of
the State on it, and we reckon that in some respects the fellow
who just shuts his eyes and backs ears and swallows every Of
fetal decoction sent him deserves a certain sort of commenda-
ton.
But in the brag of this August Commission about what as
sessments it has raised, we think it will take more than bus
ter for that body to explain why it has dealt so tenderly and so
generously with the American Express Company. And what
will apply to the American we take it will apply to the other
express companies within the State.
We give below for the benefit of our readers a copy of the
assessment of the American Express Company for the year
1918 in Grenada and in the town of Water Valley which we
are sure represents assessments of the express companies in
every county in the State.
Assessment in Grenada
/ horse, $54.O3; 2 electric fans and fixtures, SITS, S55.81
l SO. wagon, 1881; 2 stoves, S.96---------- 1921
l set harness, $1.66; 2 platform scales, $3.39~-~-- sos
1 desk, $4.1O; 2 revolvers, SO cents,------.-.. POS
The above is but a fair sample Of the other items OF as
sessment." ," The total for the Grenada office is $17O.83.
There are offices at HOlcomb, Parsons, LeFlOre, Dubard,
Hardy and Elliott and the total assessment at these six offices
is $3.50.
The total assessment given in by the American Express
COMPANY at Water Valley, was $94.6 go, divided as follows:
/ horse $4,000 - bed -S21. 02
/ sgl. wagon $33. 06; 1 cleo. fan $I82.K@@A1-.- 34.88
" harness, Sill; l stove $1.74~---------- 3.45
l desk 40; l plat scale -E~-M .83
2 counters $3.50; l revolver 40-~~--~------ 299
2 partitions .85; / ". B. press $2.32- observation-disclosures BIT
. sta. cases .85; 1 cleo. meter 50. 18----~---- 1903
1 ctr. scale 40; l office safe $4.56-.------- 4.96
I chair 40; I 4w truck S19.49 1889
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-07-04

was and they know, too, that such a committee would hardly
agree to center on 9 man that did not Square with its politi
cal friendships. And we are not right sure-we have not
hunted up the record-but the idea fingers in our memory
that Longino named Cutrer a member of the Levee Board.
AS to campaign contributions, the public might want to
know something about the Memphis millionaire land" banker
that is credited with a chipping in rather literally on the Lon
gino campaign?
Everybody knows who has heard Johnston speak that he
has been clean IN what he says and that his references to all
of his competitors have never been in the least offensive. But
the average citizen also knows that Johnston has been the vic
tim of more underhand thrusts and the most mendacious and
insinuating attacks. They have been in the air, as to who
is responsible, the public is wise enough to judge.
Undoubtedly these two candidates, Russell and Longino,
both realize that Johnston stands between them and the Gov
ernorship. Russell thinks that if he can get Longino in the
second race, he can take his UOnginos) recommendations as
to- assessing a county with damages where a negro is mob
bed and his pardoning of a negro who raped a white woman,
and defeat him. Gov. Longino evidently thinks that he can
take RusseIPs connection with the Bilbo administration and his
Vardanan-Bilbo coat-tail riding and defeat him, but neither
of them wants to have to deal with Oscar Johnston in g sec
ond primary. They both know that Johnston will lick to a
FRAGILE any man who goes into the second primary with Gin,
hence their concerted attacks on this able and patriotic man.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-07-04

All prognosticatOrs and guessers on the election place
Oscar Johnston as one of the leaders in every county. Some
say it is Johnston and Russell, some say Johnston and LONGING
and others that it is Johnston and Collins. 1t is plain that
Johnston is going into the second primary with somebody and
all the other candidates, Longino, Russell and Collins, had
rather have any other candidate in the second than Johnston.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-07-04

Gov. Longino could rot stand the pressure. The mob mes
sage was an issue against him when he ran for the U. S. Sem
ate and then two years ago when he ran for Judge of the
Supreme Court. These two defeats We're not enough to con-
vince him of his error, but now when the water is hot and he
COM up and says h. made a mistake. Well it took him a long
time to find out he was wrong, but W. shall give him credit for
acknowledging that ne is smoked out.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-07-04

The Sentinel is authorized to announce the following Is candidate
at the primaries to be held in Grenada County in August, next:
FOR GOVERNOR, FOR ATTORNEY. GENERA.
1t. OSCAR JOHNSTON MARION W RILEY
OF COAHOMA.
FOR LIETENANT GOVERNOR, District Attorney:
JOHN F. FRIERSON Hn; John F: Allen u.n.
" o"NOI David E. Crawley of Alfalfa,
o. Ne-E'ec'ion "a Sne Ne"e"ue Simon E. Turner
Agent
s,oLes Y pohsrtso, For Supt Public Educatou:
State Senator 2sh District r. uaWShha -. alactonY
j. w. Brown.
W. V. Moore. o a Assessor;
Or. S. J. Smith. Groce carver
1t. John Pittman Stone ""N
For Prison Trustee
7 IA Tate For Justice of the Peace, District S
Representative for Legislatures: o. l. narrS re-eMcuonl
w m..x y. 7. Turner (re-elechon).
For Floater-Representahve or oun treasurer
B. S. Elliott. e. ]: loss
Herman Clark. nI
For Chancery Clerk: .v;.,r n;..-.
I'm II r T.%au Dr. W. H. Whitaker
w. H. Crowder. E - N RN
VI. E. Powell (Re-ehtion) Supervisor District 2 N"ftt.}t y
For Chancery Clerk: I,M,; II 1.ros ',tHr
(n Carroll County, E
F. l. Brooks Supervisor Dist. ).
For Sheriff. Joseph H. Mccormick
Dave Doean Frank Anderson.
David A. Williams w Y Horton
j. L. Richardson
q. w. Beck Supervisor District 4
Bob Yves. Dist. 4. Ira 6. Ro,nsarue
Constable, District s. J S. Hill.
W. S. Minea.
For Circuit Clerk.
W. B. Barnes for relection) Greek T. Cunningham.
Leslie Cohea. f. l.. Atkinson.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-07-04

Oh no, said the August Tax Commission, we could not
stand for that assessment, so they raised the puny little thing
that collects perhaps $500, 900 a year at Water Valley to the
piiful amount Of S141.93. The total assessment for the Wat
err Valley, Coffeevile, Oakland, Scobey, Tillatoba, Torrance
and Pattson as fixed by the Tax Commission for Yalobusha
County for 1918, was $1801 -.
How will the man with the small farm. the man who owns
a little cottage in town, which is all in the world that he can
say that belongs to him and his wife and little ones, think Of
these assessments? Well, we imagine they will think what
the Irishmans son thought after having got a thrashing by the
irate father, d-i. Just think of revolvers that are no doubt
the best, being assessed at 40 cents!
Then once again, how will the August Tax Commission
explain to the citizenship of Mississippi its allowing the l G.
railroad company to get by with an assessment of only $40,
1926 90 on the shops at Water Valley? The general idea is
tthat that property is worth about one and a half million dol
lars, certainly it is worth several hundred thousand.
And this is but another fair sample of the "equallzlng"
done by the Tax Commission and but another of the hundreds
of instances of playing favorites. The l. c. railroad company
has lots of money. Money has been known to blindfold many
officials.
If the people of Mississippi want to make certain OF getting
rid of this political incubus, let them make sure of electing
Oscar Johnston governor-he will apply the brass toed boot to
the Tax Commission.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-07-04
MARION REILY.FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL

MARION RELY FOR ATTORNEY GENEKAL
The Sentinel notes from the daily press that Hon. Marion
w. Reilly is in the race for Attorney General of Mississippi.
He hould be elected. He is worthy. He is capable in every
way and is one of Mississippis best beloved men. In using the
last statement we do so advisedly. Reilly holds a warm place
in the affections of the people of the State. He got close to
their hearts in the last campaign when he made he race for
race for Governor, and had he not been embarrassed financially
he would have been in the present contest for the Governorshir
and would have been elected. There is a demand for Marion
Reilly and he can render the people a great service as Attorney
General and we hope and believe he will be elected.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-11
TAKE sALTsTO i.
FLUSH KIDNEYS
Eat less meat If you feel Back
achy or have Bladder
Trouble. 4

Meat forms uric acid which exeites
and overworks the kidneys in their
efforts to filter it from the system.
Regular eaters of meat must flush
the kidneys occasionally. You must
relieve them like YOU relieve your
bowels: removing all the acids, waste
and poison, else you feel dull mis-
cry in the kidney region, sharp pains
in the back or sick headache, dig
illness, your stomach sours, tongue is
coated and when the weather Is bad
you have rheumatic twinges. The
urine is cloudy, full of sediment; the
channels often get irritate1, obliging
you to get up two or three times dur
ing the night,
To neutralize these Irritating acids
and flush off the body's urinous
waste get about four ounces of Jad
Salts from any pharmacy; take a
tablespoonful in a glass of wate.c be-
FORE breakfast for a few days and
your kidneys will then act fine and
bladder disorders disappear This IA
nous salts is made from the acid of
grapes and lemon juice, combined
with lithia, and has been used for
generations to clean and stimulate
sluggish kidneys and stop bladder ir-
rltatlon. Jad Salts is inexpensive;
harmless and makes delightful eff
fervescent lithia- water drink which
miillons OF men and women take now
ana then, thus avoiding serious kid
hey ana bladder diseases.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-11

president, in his recent Statement to
the public explaining his reason for
asking the railroad shopmen to post
pone their demands for wage increase
until the government had a fair
chance to see what could be done in
the way of reducing prices. made the
positive promise that the cost of living
certainly would be lowered as soon as
the treaty was ratified and in opera
ton
Whether the covenant bulks so large
in the presidents mind that he cannot
see anything except as it is related to
the league of nations, or whether he
is merely making ingenious use of the
situation to muster support for the
project he so eagerly desires to see
launched, is perhaps unimportant But
the 70 is that no one else has been
able to see any real connection be-
tween the high cost of living and delay
in ratification.
The formal declaration OF peace has
been completely discounted by bust
ness and industry all over the world.
Nothing of any account waits for it,
Commerce. domestic and foreign. is
in full flow. Our economic difficulties
and the unrest they have en-
gendered are after-effects of the
war. They are such as follow every
great war. Prices were higher follow
ing the civil war than they are today,
but wages were not so high by far.
If the treaty were ratified today
the price problem would be no nearer
solution, and no man in the nation
knows that fact better than Woodrow
Wilson.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-11
A FUTILE PLEA.

President Wilson, in his speech at
Minneapolis, Tuesday. urged ratifica-
ton of the treaty as the surest means
of reducing the cost of living and set
Ting the unrest of labor.
We merely have the president maxi
ing his old argument in new settings.
Had he failed to ascribe the high cost
of living to failure to ratification OF
the treaty, condition blamed by him
for holding up a return to normal
economic conditions. all of us would
have been disappointed. He is quite
certain that formal peace must be de-
clared before the cost of living can be
brought down. OF course. he touched
that point only in a general way. be-
cause he is far too clever to be specific
on, a matter so untenable.
II win be remembered that the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-11

Ouino 90 ~ h,,a.,. . -
tba lie ~ 'nI pleah uoWn OF hussla
vor,i 49, "a situ h1li' was more IA
or, 80 $3.50 ~ US a. new rear, 1913, IMAM
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cidine tba ryar IVY we ou at4 .liihh VI ue-
Nnme,icojt,, ~ On amt
strong In con'nariso, n IIitb oeeh 50
mics WIN oui ehe-
Tha Americo,, aorou naooa /.
dasireb la 10 st,.,,,n =, a. Gu ~
early as rossihia. ~, w.. as
of tho arn,,r' 81 ~, $500 a.an, ~
to contay, S,ofa eu i.t us
middle of M,rch A. 49, - my
horsas ,yo,,ia e., 'aas so"som, ~
which ., ,,inr 20 ~, Ioiae sla@ ss
ace was nana. -. s.e SIT. ase VI ior-
Tbo s,,h,,o.s,s' sy - i =
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whiob ~ ohiae 'iise oooiioiiio iesults ?
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onininns 80 AZ :. VI .'i
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IN tba nrohtA.,o ~ .',e,, gu
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r rnooe t.tses. ior tmey aiilounteu 10
we - ,,ith ~, =, NY WIN W oaiis oi tue
Con,a silp d. pos gu. eneasy. . we
sup was
Axsous Qnery IN germany. :.
on the otner hand they surprised
me me building OF submarines was
constitutlohally no business OF nine. l
mad ALREADY peeh repfoacned by these
gentlemen o1ten enough Tor interfer-
ing IN Hiatters whlch ana not concern
me- 1t mad IN tact, become quite the
usuai pracuce' When AWNING wanted
DONG at nome, to appeal to me.
IN TINS instance, OF course, could
unfortunately 40 nothing, except once
more press the matter upon the naval
authorities concerned. y. II. ", hau
long before issued orders that every
appiicatloh TOT indlViduai men py
name was 10 De computed WIN I'M
heulately. further than that we
coulo not go on releasing worKmen.
ON the i'sl Oh requirements ior the
supply OF raw materials the construc-
t.oh Oh submarines was tne ilrst Item:
everything connected with II was OIL
decisive Importance to US.
me question was. Wnat WIN De .he
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-11
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER II, 1919
AUGUST 8. 1918!

When opposing commanders agree
upon a vital fact, the rest of us may
well regard it as conclusive. One OF
the mysteries of the war has been as
to whether Germany was beaten on
the field of battle or by demoraliza-
ton at home.
Marshal Foch and General Luden-
dorff coincide in judgment that Au-
gust eighth was the fateful day in the
war. The marshal has said he knew
on August eighth that victory was
within grasp, that the Germans. could
they get away. would have to go be-
yond the Rhine.
General Ludendorff. in the story
now appearing daily in the Journal,
says.
August eighth is the black day of
the German army in the history OF
this war. / have experienced none
worse except during the events be-
ginning September fifteenth. which
took place on the Bulgarian front and
sealed the fate of the coalition of the
central powers.
august eighth worked the down.
fall Of our fighting strength and de-
stroyed our hopes of strategic amelio-
ration. To continue the war was to
start a gamble"
And Ludendorff reveals that the
German high command. not the civil
government, not revolution in Ber-
lin, insisted upon an armistice. Luden-
dorff and Hindenburg put Prince Max
into the chancellorship to ask an armi-
stice Immediately, and the latter did
so even before he faced the reichstag.
Ludendorff is the best possible wit
ness. 1t is against his disposition to
testify to the defeat of the German
army in the fighting field. And much
as he makes of the disintegration of
Germany, he shows that the disinteg-
ration followed a decisive defeat in
the field. 1t is conceivable that rev.
olution in Germany might have elect
ed to continue the struggle to the Bit
ter end, as the revolution in Paris in
1870 did. But the German high COM
mand was in control, and by its de-
mand the armistice was sought and
obtained.
The French marshal is moderate in
his estimate of the extent of the Ger
man defeat Ludendorff. who knew
precisely what had occurred, is not.
The German losses in killed, wounded
and prisoners. the shattering df divi-
sions, the decentralization of whole
armies, the German general pictures
in undeniable colors.
All that Foch was certain of was
that he could force the Germans be-
yond the Rhine. But Ludendorff feared
a disaster on a scale exceeding that or
Napoleon in Russia, or a forced sur
render that could have no historic
comparison.
Out of Ludendorff's own mouth we
have the testimony of the greatest
military overthrow in history, one
wrought by fighting and general
ship. Germany was not sold out by
treason or beaten by herself; she was
overthrow in battle in the greatest of
all military campaigns.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-11
A TEXAS WONDER

The Texas Wonder for kidney and
bladder troubles. gravel diabetes.
irregularities of the kidneys and
weak and lame backs, rheumatism and
bladder in both men and women, Reg
ulates bladder trouble in children. II
not sold by your druggist. Will be
sent by mail on receipt of s125. One
small bottle is two months treatment
and often cures Send for sworn tes-
timonials. DIR. e. w. Hall. 1886 Olive
street, St Louis, Mo. Sold by drug
gists.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-11
NEW MEXICO MINES LAWS.

Joe f. Sheridan. state mine inspec-
tor, has published a most excellent
and useful pamphlet containing laws
in relation to location and operation
of metalliferous and coal mines; laws
in regard to inspection; laws pertain
ing to location and operation of oil
and gas wells and laws providing for
assessing and collecting taxes on
mines, oil and gas wells. The matter
received the approval of the attorney
general of New Mexico and is reliable.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-11

with the Mcclure Newspaper syndi-
cate. Copyrighted. 1919, by Harper
and Brothers. All rights reserved.
copyrighted in Great Britain by
Hutchinson and company and the
London Times, in Spain by Messrs.
SEEK and Bartel. in Italy by Fratelli
Treves, in Canada and Australia. All
rights reserved for France, Belgium,
Holland, Russia, and the Scandinavian
countries.)
In the next article General Luden-
dorff reveals how he prepared his
men and artillery for their great sur
prise attack on the British. He also
explains why he could not provide
tanks to aid his men.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-11
Chamberlain's Collie and DiarThoea
Remedy i'm Michigan,

Mrs, A. II. Hall. Caseville, Mich,
says, II wish to thank you for your
grand good medicine, Chamberlain's
Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy. We are
never without 1t in the house, and |
am sure it saved our baby's life this
summer"
Mrs. Mary Darlington. Caseville,
Mich, says, Il have used Chamber
lain's Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy for
years and it has always given prompt
relief"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-11

Mrs. Minnie l.. Bray. of Carson City.
New, has been named registrar of land
offices by President Wilson,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-11

In the. Saragossa Sea the gulf weed
is so densely packed as to impede the
passage Of the largest ships,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-11

The choicest corks come from
Algeria, which has $500, 600 acres of
cork forests.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-11

Britain 'as ta"as Ssr sna%G nnns
In armies tina a fought him stand
sun
nc be I to yn
General sand
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-24
AUSTRALIAN HAS
NEn wage SCHEME
Fund Administered By the
Government to Provide
for the Children.

SYDNEY, Australia, Oct. Body
inc Associated Press.) = A fixed
AMOUNT covering the cost of1iying for
man and wife and the maintenance
81 tier children is to form the basis
rom witch az rates OF wages will be
calculated IN New South Wales.
Abtll, embodying this novel scheme
for ending the vicious circle" Of in
creasing living costs and raised wages,
has already passed the legislative as
sembly. The scale Of living costs is
10 formulated by the board OF trade
after an inquiry. The maintenance Of
children 6f workers will be met by
payments from fund administered by
the government. Employees receiving
not more than $1.25 above the declared
LYING wage will be paid the full
amount ascertained to be the cost OF
maintaining each child.
The fund is to be established by
monthly payments from employers,
each employer paying in proportion to
his average daily number of employees.
No payments are due in respect OF
the children of employees on strike.
The bill will apply to practically all
employees in the state whose earnings
do not exceed $4,000 annually.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-24
Balance Your Scale Right.

Did you ever realize just why you
are happiest in the summer time? Be-
cause you are surrounded on all sides
with warmth and color with fra
GRANGE and song. You can be just as
happy during the next few months,
even though shut away from all these.
II you will recognize your spiritual
needs and go after the things you must
have It's the height of foolishness to
"get along" with whatever Is handed
out 10 you in life. Go after what you
crave. God doesn't object. Don't
huddle over poor little gas blaze but
get out and find ton Of coal right
now. The miners aren't on their Jobs
full time yet but you'll find a ton
somewhere If you're spry enough.
Then you'll have the first winter
requisite. Second, get the flower or
two you're used to seeing and which
you miss unconsciously. Don't say
you can't afford 1t. And third and
last get back into the book world
you've been away from since last fall.
With a congenial Job or two on the
side-and with apples and nuts and
pumpkin pie and maybe taste Of tlr-
key II the bird don't soar anymore in
price-you1l find jobs enough to fill
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-24
Evening Chat

"A Frog He Slipped and So Did !,
The second snow OF the season be-
san falling last night about seven
o'clock. This morning it is melting
last under the sun. l wonder IL the
rest Of you had an experience like
mine yesterday afternoon. / went for
4 short walk about two O'Clock and a
few moments after l started it began
10 rain. Now maybe it felt like rain
ing up high in the sky but down below
on the pavements 1t was more in the
humor for freezing, and had walked
but 9 short distance until felt much
like the frog in the we'll who climbed
up one step and fell back two steps,
whats wrong with my feet?" men