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The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
BABSON CHARGES
CRISIS CAUSED BY
MAJORITY DESIRE
Statistician Outlines Bus
iness Troubles Before
Mems Society. -.
MAJORITY RULES
Mans Purposes, Motives, De-
sires and Religious Principles
Keynote TO Whole Situation.

Roger w. Bsbson Of Bsbson's Sta
tistical Organization. Wellesley
Hills Mass. delivered the principal
address before the Mems Society a.
the Church of the Covenant last
evening. choosing as his topic
What's the Matter with BusinessT'
and said in part:
Business does not become good
or bad by itself There IN q reason
for all changes in business condi-
tions. Something causes business 20
be good: something causes business
TO be bad. What is it7
statistics show that when people
are industrious, thrifty and living
as God intended they should live.
business 10 normal but when they
get on either side the straight and
narrow path then business becomes
erratic. This IL shown in mssu-
featuring. new building and recall
sales figures The Unemployment Of
today is the result OF the dishonesfy.
profteering, ineniciency and in
dolence which developed among all
classes Of people during the past
few years Of big profits and hirh
wages. --.s
Man's Motive BlszeA.
Business is not determined by
mans state OF mind; but Il is De-
termined by mans purpose, motives,
desires and religious principles.
When 81 per cent OF the people are
actuated by a desire to be Of service.
good business will soon follow, but
when 81 per cent are actuated
simply by desire TO do as little as
possible and get as much as possi-
bic, poor business will follow. Busi-
ness today is poor and viii contlnoe
SO until the people again substitute
industry for incidence. honesty for
profiteering, service for selnshness
and efficiency for indifference. The
more severe the depression Che
sooner we will mend our ways and
the sooner we will have good times
again President Harding and his
Cabinet have this vision. Let the
rest Of DIS get it as quickly as We
can"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16

QUutat:cns furnished by W. u. Hibbs &
Co. members New York Cotton Exchange.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
OVERSEAS WHEAT
BUSINESS HEAVY
Over Five Million Bushels
F.. Is Sold to Europe
During Week.

CHICAGO, March Is. - Export
buying of wheat the past two days
has aggregated 100000 bushels.
with 100000 bushels to the Eng
Iish and 100000 bushels to Ger
many, Italy and Belgium. This had
a different effect on the grain mar
kets. from that Of the previous day
and started a covering movement
despite strong opposition around the
top. which created a good reaction
from the top.
At the close, March wheat VAS
&c and May 2Iic higher, corn up
u to lc. oats nc, rye . to 2kc and
barley lhe. In the provision trade
there was frmness and net gains Of
l0c on pork, SC on lard and un-
changedsto SC higher on short ribs.
The wheat trade sold too much
on the break of Monday and early
today. Those who sold the wheat
for export, bought against 1T and on
the advance OF az to &c. In addi-
tion 20 the other buying theSf was
selling Of large volumes which the
trade attributed to hedging sales by
the interests who had bought the
cash wheat and by leading longs,
the impression being bat the Ar
moCr Grain Company had selling
orders in hands Of commission
houses. There was also heavy SELL
ing of March and May by Updike
and selling OF March and buying Of
May by houses with New York con-
nections. In the last hour ,he big
selling ceased and prices declined.
Locals who sold early reinstated
their lines later. At the last March
was SISSY TO sl.55S and May
S14Sss to s1.4e.
The late strength sas helped by
reports OF green bug damage and
dry weather.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
Tobacco Products Corporation

Tobacco Products Corporation a.
close of 1920 had reduced inven-
tories to s9.loS.757.. compared with
sll.25s,sss in 1919. There was cor
responding decrease in borrowings.
which stood at ss.5St,s31. against
sSs76,443 in 1919 Net working cap
itaI amounted to si,eoo,ssl, against
s5.ls54ss.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
Treasury to Pay
c. r. /. p. S6, 900, 900

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission yesterday sent the Treasury
certificate for payment of $4,000
900 to the Chicago. Rock Island and
Pacific Railroad as partial compen-
sation under the. transportation act
for the six months Immediately fol-
lowing government control
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16

twenty -four to thirty-eight points.
Spot here was quiet with middlinG
thirty-five" points lower at 1850.
There were no sales. Spot at New
Orleans was quiet today with mid
ding unchanged at 10aac. The sales
were 172 bales.
Receipts of cotton in bales at
some of the leading points today
were: Galveston. 1904: New Orleans.
3.7o4: Savannah, 1925; Norfolk s93:
Memphis, 5.3Os; st. Louis. $3.50;
Houston, 7,lS2.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
French Government Files
rs OUerchdrge Bills

Claiming evercharge in rates the
French government today filed
twenty-five petitions with the In
terstste Commerce. Commission
against the Erie. Pennsylvania and
other Eastern railroads asking re-
funds totaline nearly 100000.
The overchsrges were claimed on
munitions sent from this country
during the war.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-11-04

An associated press dispatch from Boston of October 20,
credits DR.. J. j. Tigert, {. S. Commissioner of Education and
who is to be in Grenada for an address November IL, with hav-
ing said in an address the day before to the Middesex County
Teachers Association that Germany gave the world a demon
United States ever finds it in it's part to draft men to fight, |
hope that it will give them the opportunity to have as much
education as the men in the opposing army"
!, 1t seems to us that Or. Tigert argues somewhat in a circle.
II an educated nation" is to do as Germany did, then it would
appear that serious doubts would present themselves to the
thinking person as to whether or not it is good to be IAN edu-
Gated nation. But as we understand, DIR. Tigert was under
taking to give a reason for the superior" fighting powers of
the German army over other armies and our own as well. We
deny most emphatically that the Germans were superior fight
|es to our boys; education or no education, the sons of America
have never been excelled on a battle line by the rich or the poor
or the learned or the unlearned of any other government on
earth: The very intimation of the superiority of the German
soldiers over the Americans is little less than an insult to those
who bore the Stars and Stripes on the battlA lines of France.
we can not believe that DR.. Tigert intended to reflect on the
American soldiers, but in his endeavor to urge the need of more
education and better education, he has been very unfortunate
in using this as an example.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-11-04
HIGHT SAY VARDAMAN WOULD CHANGE HIS
ESTIMATE.

"Vardaman's Weekly, speaking of the Majors good friend
and big mill man of Hattiesburg, Mr.. Ben Moore, says: God
bless Ben Moore Now, that is fine, but if Ben doesn't want the
second word in that splendid phrase very materially changed,
he had better never cease his support of the Major"
The above comes from the pen of Will Hight, editor of the
Winston County Journal. Hight says that Vardaman would
change his opinion of his friend Moore if Moore should dis
agree with him and cease to vote for him.
In speaking of Mr.. Ben Moore, of Hattiesburg; the big mill
man, there is just an indistinct recollection of some happen
ings at Hattiesburg during the war that comes to our mind, in
whichit was stated that a big mill man., by the name of
Moore was reputed to have baked on buying Liberty Bonds.
AS we recall, some statements got into the newspapers about
the affair; of course that might have been another ben Moore"
and 1t is possible that our memory is at fault about the name of
the man and the place. But anyway Objecting to aiding the
Government during the war and protesting against buying bonds
to aid our soldier boys on the battle lines, absolutely squares
with supporting Vardaman and is Vardamanic conduct.
Just on this particular point, we will wager a dime to a
ginger cake that every prOtester against the war as it had to
come; that every baker on buying bonds during the war and
that every draft dodger, are for Vardaman. Who will accept
our wager and name the exception?
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-11-04
ASSISTANT TO PRES. MARKHAM
MIR. Hull Has Relatives Here and L.
Frequent Visitor.

The news which only a few days
ago was sent out from Chicago that
Mr.. II. B. Hull had been made assist
ant to President Markham of the Illi-
nois Central Railroad was read with
pleasure by many in Grenada who
know Mr.. Hull and who have enjoyed
his association on some Of his num-
erous visits to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. L. Scott. Mrs. Hull and Mrs.
Scott are sisters. Mr.. Scott is one of
Grenada County's best citizens and q
most excellent man. He is claim
agent for the railroad. He and his
good wife have a host Of friends who
feel like congratulating them as well
as Mr.. Hull. The Sentinel feels that
Hull will measure up to the very
important duties assigned him and
that his appointment will serve as
another close link between Mississippi
and the /. c. Railroad. Mr.. Hull is
a native of Missouri and is said to
have been reared almost in sight of
the old home of Mark Twain. He has
been in the service of the railroad in
some capacity for nearly twenty
years.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-11-04
HUMAN FLY LOCKED IN JAIL.

Sunday night a man and a. woman
arrived in Grenada registering at sone
of the hotels as --O'Neal and
wife and the man gave out the in
formation that he would the next af-
ternoon scale the wall of the highest
building in Grenada and said that he
wanted to make arrangements to
climb the new building at the College.
But about all the climbing he did in
Grenada was to climb to the second
floor Of the County Jail where he
spent Monday night. ALI day Mon
day, it is stated, he and the woman
with him were ~quarreling and fight
ing in their room at the hotel about
some alleged i~ndiscretions of the
woman and that night, upon complaint
of the hotel management and the
woman, Night Marshal Garner escort
ed the human fly" to the calaboose,
where he was locked up on an assault
and battery charge. The Mayor had
warned him Monday afternoon to
leave town but he had not Needed
advice. Monday at noon, the
woman, wearing a very swollen and
eye, said to have been re-
ceived in the fracas with her sup
posed husband, caught southbound
train number 3 and that afternoon
the "fy" was put on train "a, north
bound, by the city authorities.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-11-04
IS HON. EDGAR WILSON TRYING TO SHUTTLE H
CARDS?

Hon. Edgar S. Wilson, of Jackson, who has recently been
acting correspondent for the News-Scimitar, is one of the oldest
foxes in the political forest. Some of the articles he has been
printing under his name in the NewsScimitar creates the ss-
picion that he is either camoufaging or else is trying to shuttle
the cards for the Democrats of Mississippi.
Mr.. Wilson dissertates most interestingly on some of the
leading men who were in political life in Mississippi some thirty
odd years ago, and refers to the time that there was a state wide
call for Gen. +. C. Walthall, of Grenada, to become a candidate
for Governor. 1t will be recalled that Gen. Walthall declined
most gracefully. Mr.. Wilson takes that case as his premise and
states: "The question is now being asked if history will repeat
itself in the case of D. w. Houston, of Aberdeen, who has for
months been urged to consent to run for Governor, but who so
Mr.. Wilson is indeed artful but he seeks to make parallel
and we do not believe it will work in Mississippi politics. In
the first place, we have never heard of the Statewide appeal"
for Mr.. Houston to run and we think our hearing is at least
about as good as Mr.. Wilson's.
We have a high personal regard for Mr.. Wilson and do not
underrate his ability; possibly he is either trying to settle an
~old-score with somebody else or has reached that perfection in
his political life when he will lick the hand that smote him. We
Not very many years ago when MI. Wilson was acting as
Referee" for a Republican President while at the same time
holding office under the same President, there was nothing too
mean for Vardaman and the political crowd that Judge Houston
is training with him, to say about Mr.. Wilson. They connected
him with all sorts Of "nigger" appointments and said many
things that were wholly unfounded about him. Surely he is
not trying to still further aflict Mississippi with the saturnalia
of political life that is in the saddle in politics today.
We understand Houston stands cheek by jowl with Russell.
BlbO and Vardaman-Walthal would not, and it casting
ignomy on his great name to hint that he would.
"Once a child and twice a man"-surely this veteran news
paper man and the unseen pilot on many a political craft that
has made it to shore, is not in his second childhood. We fear
that he will cause some former friends to think that he has been
studying these quiet years, acrObatcy.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-11-04
DAlRY1NC AND SWINE
CAMPAIGN SATISFACTORY

Continued on page four.)
plant a reasonable amount of cotton
and to intelligently and vigorously
fight the weevil, the sooner would
they make sure of getting on better
business basis. He said that on his
own farm that he had picked the
weeviis for two years, that it was
not such a big job. with the most salts
factory results.
The meeting Tuesday night was
held at the Tatum-Wolf school house.
Wednesday night at Gore Springs
Consolidated school, ard at the latter
place there was a very representative
au0lsDce.
Different members of the Chamber
Of Commerce furnished conveyances
q ar ed the gentlemen and their
pa~rarhanalia out. Mr.. Gwin, who is
in direct charge of the swine demon
stration work, did not reach Grenada
until Wednesday afternoon.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-11-04
HOW FAR
is HOLCOMB?
Not So Far That The Statement Of
Its Residents Cannot Be Verified.

Rather an interesting case has been
developed in Holcomb. Being so near
by, it is well worth publishing here.
The statement is sincere-the proof
convincing:
Chas. M. Bell, farmer, r. F. D. No.
2, Holcomb, Miss, says: "We have
used Doan's Kidney Pills with ex-
cellent results in our family so I
gladly recommend them. / took
Doan's when having trouble with my
kidneys and ! received great relief.
Hard work on the farm and over
lifting was responsible for the trou-
BILE. / had sever attacks of back
ache, too, but Doan's relieved me and
] have never been bothered since"
Coo, at all dealers. Foster Milburn
Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, NJ. Y.-Adver-
tisement.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-11-04

Vardaman continues to make his blood and thunder speeches
around the country, in spite of the fact that the presidential
election is at hand and he must know that he is doing the party
incalculable harm with his mud singing. His latest episode was
at Hickory Flat this week when he spoke for two hours on the
failure of the Democratic administration. He showed his hand
however, by his frequent references to the fight "me and Jim
Reed and me and Hiram Johnson" made against the majority
OF the measures passed by the Democratic administration. A
man ls truly known by the company he keeps and if Jim Varda-
man is going to ally himself with Hiram johnson, one of the
leaders of the Republican party, under the last Democratic ad-
mlnlstration what assurances have we he will not do so under
the next?
Some of Mr.. Vardanan's friends would do we'll to give him
a lecture on Observation-Disclosures Home-Journal.
We reproduce the above which appeared in the Prentss
County paper during the presidential electiontlast year. 1t just
serves to refresh the minds of the real Democrats of MISSISSIPPI
i about whether or not Senator Vardaman was interested in
electlnga Democrat or a Republican in the last presidential
campaign.
Those who have torn their hair and whooped for Vardaman
because, as they put it, "Of his fight against the Niger, are
no doubt not very proud of the fact that this Republican Presi-
dent about whom Senator Vardaman so often used the express
sion, thank God for succeeding Wilson, gave the first import
ant office to the negro lawyer, Perry Howard, of Jackson. Perry
now sits in the legal department of the office of Prohibition
Commissioner at Washington and draws SIS, 900 per year. How
about it, you who helped elect Harding in Mississippi?
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-11-04
MAYOR DoTY SEEKS
A REFLECTION

The announcement of Mayor w. s.
+. Doty was handed this office too
late last week to receive that atten-
ton customary in such cases. In
this issue is a card from Mr.. Doty set
ting forth his views regarding many
matters that pertain to the welfare Of
Grenada; some of which, if not all.
will undoubtedly be before the next
City Administration for determina-
ton.
Mr.. Doty has lived in Grenada long
enough for the public to understand
him and to know his real character.
1t is no extravaganza of speech to
say that he is one of the towns most
stalwart men, one that can be relied
upon to give thoughtful c~onsidera-
ton to all matters and TO then act
from a matter Of conviction as well a.
judgment. He has given his best
thought to his home, to the rearing
of his children, and this is q high
tribute TO any man, especially in this
day OF materiaiism and when tho
making OF money is made first and
foremost in applying the scales to =
worth and usefulness.
The Sentinel believes it but speaks
the judgment of Grenada when II
states that Mr.. Doty has endeayored
to make the town a good mayor. In
making this statement, no reflections
are intended on the aspirations or the
services of any of the other good men
in the race. He has tried TO do those
things that have meant for permanent
cy and that the s~earchlight Of future
years would unhesitatingly approve
Naturally it would be supposed that
he could and would make a better
mayor for the next two years than for.
the past two.
His platform is before the voters
of the city, hence each and every
voter can apply the plumb line from
his w angle and determine how he
should vote. Mr.. Doty states, as will
be observed from his card, that he
expects to make later written declar-
atoms as to his views about the pow
er plant and certain school matters.
1t is needless to add that Mr.. Doty is
entitled to that consideration always
given by Grenadians to those seeking
public favor.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-11-04
BILLS MINSTRELS PLEASED ALL

On Monday night those who attend
ed the performance of Bills Minstrels
were. greatly pleased with the show.
The etnire program from start to
finish went through without a bobble
and each number was generously APP
plauded. Not a word of adverse
criticism from those who witnessed
the show has been heard but, on the
contrary, many compliments and
much friendly praise have been given.
The Bills Club is to be congratu-
lated on the character and vlass Of
the show and the performers for the
ability which they executed their
parts.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-11-04
DIOCENES MIGHT USE HIS LANTERN.

The New Orleans Daily States in commenting dtorially on
the latest statistics as to there being az, 900 Movies in the world,
more than half of which are said to be in the United States, OBJ
serves that the figures show that we have the most money for
amusement of any nation in the world, and the States rather
sagely further observes that the people of the United States
might be better off If, in our spare time, we occasionally had
to sit down and think. Think, and the States asks for only
that Occasionally. 1t is such an easy task to think for any
body who tries to control his own mind and is not running after
somebody else. If old Diogenes were to stalk back upon this
day and generation, he might find a use for his lantern in hunt
ing people who stopped to think. We are of the opinion that
the old gentleman would find his task no less difficult than when
he strolled around in Greece in the centuries ago hunting an
honest man.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-11-04

We heard one of our substantial merchants, who made his
money some other way than by merchandising, make this state
ment a few days ago when approached by the News adverts-
ing man, II don't have to advertise. !! sell my goods to the
crowds who are brought to town by the advertising other mer-
chants do. We did not argue the matter with this man but
the thought popped into our mind at once, Suppose every
merchant acted as you are doing, who would bring the crowds
to town, and is that not a sort of parasitic attitude to assume 2"
Georgia News.
months ago when we talked to him about advertising, that his
customers could not read ads, and that he really courted the
trade that did not read newspapers, that he got better profits
than some who adveftised.-Texa Tribune.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-11-04

Grady Cook, who has owned and edited the Herald, publish
ed at Calhoun City for more than a year, has recently purchased
the Monitor from Hon. Dennis Murphee and his brother at Pitts
boro and merged the two papers into one and will publish under
the title of the Monitor-Herald at Calhoun City. Grady Cook
is young man of exceptional ability. He is painstaking, care
full and discrete and has that discernment of mind which makes
him know how to do things. He has a fine field and we believe
that he will utilize the opportunity that is before him for the
betteEment of his county. He deserves the support-and patron
age of his people.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-11-04

We are pleased to receive and glad to acknowledge the a.
page edition of The Grenada Sentinel, the veteran newspaper
of the North Mississippi city, which claims the biggest banker,
the best community of people, the prettest girls, the most north
en point of navigation on the Yalobusha, three railroads, a fine
health record, and finest livestock and other farms-while the
country around it flows in milk and honey. The particular edi-
ton is the Fair Edition, for Grenada has a fair this week; and
our good friend, Editor O. F. Lawrence, very rightly expresses
warm appreciation of the liberal advertising patronage of local
business concerns. The paper is most attractively composed,
and is a great credit to the community, there being none better
anywhere-if each would extract the ego and admit it. We
wish all success to our friends-Grenada and The Sentinel, and
to the people up there who believe in them.-Biloxi Daily Her
aid, Oct. %.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-11-04
LAWRENCE

The Grenada Sentinel issued a splendid fair edition of
twenty-four pages last week. It was up to the Lawrence STAN
Idard, which means Al, as Editor Lawrence is one of the best
writers and most capable newspaper men in the state. Besides
the usual ~upto-date news and editorial matter, the issue con-
tanned a considerable volume of other good features, as we'll as
"a goodly number of well-displayed advertisements, which are
always essential to make a paper a success. This number will
bring much valuable publicity to Grenada County and the
pretty little city of Grenada-Newton Record.