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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-29
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-29

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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-04
A Lazy
Husband Law.
State of Washington Inn
prisons llen and Pays
Families.

The lazy husband law" 10 the
name popularity given to an act
lately passed by the Washington
Legislature, and it's purpose is to
make it easier to compel men to
support their families. To this
end it provided that they can be
hailed into court by anybody who
chooses to allege neglect, and
stiff penalties are provided, in
cluding imprisonment with hard
labor, the proceeds to go, ss they
should, to the family.
The state does poor service
to a family when it imprisons its
bread winner and either keeps
him idle or confiscates his earn
ings. That is unfortunate in
any case; it is absurd when the
offense is precisely the neglect
of the family which the state
aggravates in furnishing the Of
fender. The Washington law
should work well, provided it
does not tempt officious outsiders
to muddle in cases where they
will do more harm than good.
Every family has its own prob
lens, and in unhappy cases the
seat of the trouble often lies
deeper than the meddlers real
ize. "All happy families" says
Tolstol, are alike; each unhap.
py family is unhappy in it's own
way" "-Springfield Republican.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-04
Sam M. Barnett.
His Name Sent to the
Senate for the Place of
Postmaster at Lexing-
ton.

The daily press of the State
last Saturday contained notice
Of the appointment Of Sam M I.
Barnett to the position of post,
master at Lexington to cue iced
A. h. Appleby who was appoint
ed by President Taft and whose
confirmation was refused by the
Senate.
Mr.. Barnett was the winner in
in a postofice preferential pri-
mary in which Messrs. E. F.
Boswell, D. E. Scott, W. S. Odle
and W. T. Threadgill and
himself were the candidates
and in the later run-of between
himself and Mr., Boswell who
were the leading candidates in
the first primary. Since the
primary Mr.. Barnett has had no
opposition except that of Mr.. w
Fl. Montgomery who refused to
60 into the primary because the
other candidates were not willing
to postpone the date thereof.
Mr.. Barnett has announced
that when he takes charge of the
Office he will employ as clerk
Valentine D. Barry-and while
we are sure that Valentine will
make q capable and efficient
clerk, we can state that his ap-
pointment was made without re-
quest from the editor of this
paper and father of the young
man.
We made no objection to the
primary, in fact, rather favored
it, but beyond that had as little
as possible to do with the matter.
We wish Mr.. Barnett success
in the administration of the Of
flee, Notwithstanding we early
took the position that Mr.. Ap-
pleby's appointment ought to be
confirmed. ~
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-04
CONGRATULATIONS.

The entire state should con.
gratulate itself and at the same
time properly appreciate the
services rendered by State
Treasurer Hickerson and Secre-
tary of State Sneed on account
of the able manner in which the
States notes were handled in
refunding the states indebted
ness July l.
The entire financial world
knew that Tennessee had to
raise nearly ten million dollars
and that there were just a few
days. left for the negotiations.
More than that, it had become
quite generally known that a
syndicate had been formed in
New York and Chicago banking
and bond houses which embraced
the strongest concerns in the
United States.
1t was quite freely predicted
by many that with such a limited
time and limited field the state
would be extremely fortunate il
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-04
Bootiegging.

1t is said that the town of Sac-
dis in this county is disgraced
by a bootlegger or>two that have
not been run to earth as yet,
Notwithstanding the people have
no doubt of their identity.
With the right kind of effort in
ascertaining the shipping points
at which such nuisances get their
liquor, the bootlegger can invari-
ably can be put out of business
and the case at Sardis is no
exception. Bootleggers and baw-
dy houses exist in a community
because they are allowed to ex.
ist by officers of the law and So
called good citizens.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-04
Rain at Last.
Greatest D o Wnf all of
Moisture Since the 18th
Of May--Unusual Elec-
trio Storm.

At between 8 and z o'clock
last afternoon Lexington was
visited byi the largest downponr
of rain since the 10Th Of May aud
the first rain ofany consequeHcs
in exactly four weeks.
The wind and rain was accom-.
panied by an electric display
rarely witnessed in this country
and while no positive damage
was done by lightning except
putting electric lights out of
commission, many of our people
felt distinct shocks. Circuit
Court Clerk j. W. Dyer and
family seem to have had a mar
row escape from death by a bolt
of lightning, which struck tree
in four feet Of their dwelling
house about mile west Of town.
The bolt ran down the tree, en-.
tered the house through a broken
window pane, knocked down a
seven.year old boy and shocked
Mr.. Dyer. The boy felt the
stroke in one leg and was hurled
to the floor but did not lose con-
sciousness. Attorney w. Fl.
Lancaster was at a window in
the kitchen of his home and felt
a shock in his hand and two of
his children who were in the
hallway of the main building
were at the same time shocked
into severe fright. All over
town many houses seemed to be
enveloped IN the llgntnlng's
flame and on Jackson street all
the electric lights in the homes
were put out of commission be-
yond the DAVIS hotel.
The body of the storm came
from somewhat north of west
where there must have been con-
siderable wind and rain. The
rain here was not a "gulley
washer" but was the best we
have had in so long that it could
not fail to give much relief, not.
withstanding Tuesday morning
proved to be excessively warm.
Last Sunday was regarded by
many as one of the hottest days
in the remembered history Of
this section.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-04

Mrs. Anna Dotson, the dainty
wife of Gallatin specialist, on
last Saturday, after serving FIVE
days in the Davidson county
workhouse, laid off her work
duds, put on her glad rags, walk
ed out to the road and stepped
into a waiting automobile. Mrs.
Dotson had killed her self-con-
fessed paramour in a Nashville
bar rbershop. The farcical SEN
tence imposed on Mrs. Dotson is
said to have severely shocked
Judge Neil and Attorney Gene
raj Anderson, under whose ad-
ministration the murder schools
fsaloons) of Nashville are -four
ishing
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-04

The fate Of Chairman Morton
ought to warn regular Democrats
from even intimating the desir-
ability Of Organized Democracy
in the State Of Tennessee cut
ting loose from the liquor inter.
est, demanding fair elections
and law enforcement or any 9th.
er items along that line which
the regular Democracy has
shown that it will not counte.
nance-oh, yes, and his thrust
at the back-tax grafters was the
most unkindest cut Of all, FOR
are not Judas Iscariot Cox, John
Drane, Parks Worley and Hoyte
Stewart among the ''shiningest''
lights in the regular constella-
|tion?
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-04
LEXINGTON TENNESSEE, FRIDAY JULY 4 1915
than the honor and credit OF

than the honor and credit OF
Tennessee.
Chairman Morton offered a
resolution justifying himself in
calling the meeting, which was
rejected by the committee, but
strange to say he was allowed to
make the following remarks
which are along the line suggest
ed in his late published address.
Chairman Morton said:
There can be no more serious
reflection on a state, no greater
evil to a state, than for certain
large communities to openly and
avowedly disregard, ignore or
defy its law. That the prohi.
bition law is openly shamelessly
disregarded in the four largest
cities in Tennessee is a fact.
This condition, beside being
wrong and disgraceful In itself,
besides causing in the people a
contempt, not only to the entire
state, in that it furnishes a fer
tile field for the growth Of the
municipal boss, founding his
power upon the protection of an
traffic, liquor dealers
have no complaint of present
conditions, but the citizens of
The state demand relief. =
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-04
NUMBER 81
n set of rules was designed to

or set OF rules was designed to
it.
when fusion was in the sad
die at the early part Of the ses.
sion and worked with a clear
majority we adhered to all rules
and regulations laid out, changed
no rules, and packed no commit
tees. The minority had every
right on the floor. After the re-
alignment conditions were dif.
ferent. The first paragraph Of
Thomas Jafferson's manual is .
complete condemnation Of the
tactics used by the majority
following the realignment."
The underlying cause of the
political strife in Tennessee,
gentlemen, is the saloon bust.
ness, the outlaw aud the lawless
saloon, which business as q bust
hess was born in hell and is fast
returning to the place..of its birth.
God speed the day when it will
have been sent to the depths to
which it belongs. You may cry
peace, but there will be no peace
until the saloon is driven from
our borders"
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-04
Drowned in the ObiOn.

w. G.. Ware, cashier Of the
Bank of Trezevant, was drowned
last Saturday in the Obion river,
where he had gone with two
friends on a fishing trip. Mr..
Ware was a man Of fifty. eight
years, had been cashier Of the
Bank Of Trezevant since it's or
ganization and leaves a wife and
several children. !.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-04

its one year notes did not cost
as much as 5 per cent.
That the sale was effected at
so much less than that is at least
due in part to the most capable
manner in which Tennessee's
representatives in New York,
Messrs. Hickerson and Sneed
handled the transaction.
jackson Sun.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-04
What It Cost.
Rate of Interest Paid by
Tennessee in New York,
Loss on Each Thousand
Dollars and What the
Delay Cost the State.

Following the successful nego.
tiation Of Tennessee notes in
New York last week, the follow
ing summary Of the transaction
was sent out from Chattanooga:
Tennessee has through the
state funding commission sup
piled to Wall Street what Chat
tanooga bankers say is the best
trading paper seen on the street
in year or more.
The interest rate on the re-
funding notes sold Thursday,
that will have to be paid by the
State of Tennessee as price for
tiding over a serious situation
for just one year, figures SO per
cent. in other words, the procras.
tination of making an attempt
to take care of the bonded in.
debtedness due the first Of July
will cost $690,000. The rate of
interest on the face of the notes
is 5 per cent. The discount is
$40 on each note of 1000. This
means 10 per cent. discount,
which added tc the rate provided
in the face of the notes, makes
the real interest basis of the
sale. In addition to this cost
the state will pay interest at the
rate Of 5 per cent. on $40 for
every note issued that the state
does not receive. 1t is the same
as interest in advance at the
rate Of 10 per cent. which is
ss
placed on the face Of the note
and draws interest at the ssme
rate as the principal. It can
therefore be readily computed
by any person that the state Is
to pay interest at the rate of
about IL per cent. on the pro-
ceeds Of the sale.
The notes were sold for 1881
on the thousand. They were be.
ing resold on Wall Street yester-
day at a price Of 1882 on the
thousand and there was no sur.
prise here at the report that the
sale was brisk and the notes in
great demand. Bankers say
that considering the quality Of
the security, there has been
nothing offered on the street for
many months so attractive to
the large investor.
The state will have to repeat
the performance in October,
only on a smaller scale, but on
July l, 1914, in the midst Of a
heated campaign, the present
governor will be face to face
with another problem. namely,
taking care Of the notes sold now
and paying the $500,000 of in
terest, which will be due.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-04

In the city of Birmingham,
Ala bama, broker was
robbed one night Of a watch
worth $1,000 at his home, when
his pawnshop was. opened next
morning, his own watch was the
first thing offered him by a ne.
gro who wanted to borrow $500.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-04
They
State Executive Commit
tee Comes Together but
+ axes no Affirmative
A Acti0n on M orton's
Suggestions.


Z cratic Executive Committee met
in Nashville on Wednesday ol
last week and the principal bus
mess transacted was the adjourn
ment, which was we'll enough
for the less done by any body
having thereon Jay Eye" Cox
Parks Worley and Bill Stanton,
the better for the State. Other
shining lights on the committee
meeting were Alonzo and Melis
10 Mcfarland, Bill Vertrees Ell
al-all Of whom were doubtless
active In working for adjourn
ment lest something might be
done OF said to show the people
a little more clearing that organ
y lied Democracy in Tennessee
means organized whisky, organ
ized graft and organized anar-
chy. s@9 ~ +.
The committee did not adopt
offered resolutions which provid-
ed as fellows and which seem to
express Chairman Morton s
views--since he crawled back to
his crowd:
/. Effective legislation to
prevent quorum breaking, that
being . subject nearest their
he arts, the hegira of House
members to another state hay.
: ing been the means by which
the legal enactment Of a nefar-
ious election law was thwarted.
2. Effective revision and
amendment of our assessment
and tat collecting laws-doubt-
less for the more secure protec.
tion of the back-tax grafters,
now under the wing and protect.
ing care of the whisky Demo
Gratis andsrenegade republicans.
8. Regulation Of the liquor
traffic, and effective law enforce
ment--by partial amendment of
the existing laws against the
sale Of liquors. This is the split
hoof Of the liquor devil which
will show no matter how how he
may bs clctherd.
The enactment Of q corrupt
practice act, requiring publicity
of campaign contributions and
the establishment Of a compulso-
ry primary election system.
We'd be glad to see included in
this, the contributions Of whisky
money last year to the campa aign
of Benton McMillin-and would
heartily favor the compulsory
rimary-with some other than
whisky Democrats and Republi-
cans to cUunt the votes.
5. The passage Of a general
appropriation bill, which may
not be involved in Legislation
and which will meet the needs
OF our State institutions. Some
Of the same patriots, sitting on
the committee, by proxy especi.
ally, had two chances to pass an
appropriation bill. The first
time, Johp.I. COX took enough
/. Of them oat Of the house to break
q quorum and the second time q
member of the Senate is said tc
have been absent from bis seat
on the hunt for another dose Of
regular Democracy. You car
not resolute reliability into the
word Of men who have been
tried and found wanting,
8. Legislation necessary to in
sure the effective and economi-
cal refnnding Of our State debt
with the understanding that
Mailing Hooper's hide to th'
wall" Is Of more Importance, re
gardless Of how much morey hi
may save the state and hov
many crooks he may circumvent
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-04
Honor toAlbright
Representative from Knox
Puts Himself on Record
On the Floor of the
House.

At the latter part Of last week,
in the continued rump session
of the House, DR.. A. d. Albright,
representative from Knox Coun.
ty, arose to question of perso-
nal privilege and while on the
floor threw few bombs into the
whisky camp, which exploded
with such force that Speaker
Bill Stanton came down from
his high perch and did the usual
thing of branding DR.. Albright
and all who stand with him in
opposition to whisky and graft,
as fanatics who are seeking to
lug in the whisky business and
seeking to divert attention from
the real issue, which he declares
to be Shall constitutional gov
eminent continue to exist in
Tennessee?" This is a strange
issue to be made by man who,
as Speaker of one branch of the
General Assembly, deliberately
trampled on the plainest of con-
stitutional provisions and denied
constitutional protection to all
members who were not a part Of
faction he was ordered to support
by Boss Crump-yea, the very
members whose votes put him
into the Speakers chair. DIR.
Albright paid his disrespects to
the lawless saloon and those who
are its hope in the present Gene.
raj Assembly, in part, in the
IUllOWlng words:
This will probably be the last
time that | will have a chance
to express myself on the floor of
the house," he said, but I can
not go until | have paid my dis
respects rather, to the lawless
saloon in the state, for | believe
that the underlying cause of all
the political strife in this state
is the outlaw and lawless liquor
interest. "
| do not propose, gentlemen,
to indulge in any vituperative
language against any party, per
son or faction. For the man who
said on the floor of this house
that there was not an honest man
in Tennessee, | shall be content
to let him be judged by the
character of his words and deeds
while a member of this body.
For the representative who said
on the floor of the house II have
never been accused of being an
honest man andI hope to God ]
never will" | am content to let
him be judged for his actions
which have been in accord with
his words by: his colleagues and
by the people. For the man who
said there had never been fair
elections in Tennessee and never
would be in the future, shall
let him be judged by the indict-
ment he laid upon himself, in
passing, however, / will say that
regulars passed the election bill,
which caused the abscondence,
by and only by, the vote of the
man who said there was not an
honest man in Tennessee.
I'VE stood like men and fought
for our rights under the coustitu-
ton" and under rules adopted
by the house without protest, ,"
continued DR.. Albright until
we were robbed and denied of
every right under the constitu-
tion and rules-and then, and
not until then, did we resort to-
abscondence. We felt amply
justified for the course taken,
and felt that we did our state a
service. Constitutions and rules
were made largely to protect
minorities, and when a minority
is robbed of these rights and
submits it becomes a nonentity,
q state in which no constitution
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-08
=. HAMNILL.

Stephen Hammil, aged 81 years,
died at his home at 500 Clark
street. Sunday morning. of heart
disease, by which he had been af-
fected for some time. MIR. Hammill
had been in ordinarily good health
Saturday, and had been around town,
but at about seven o'clock Sunday
morning he died very suddenly,
there being no warning whatever of
the approaching end.
Arrangements for the funeral
have not vet been made, and will not
be till word has been received tell
ing when two married daughters,
who live at Los Angeles and San
Francisco, can arrive. II is not ex-
pected however. that the funeral
will be held before Thursday, when
1t will be under the direction OF the
local Masonic order, OF which the
deceased was a member.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-08
NEW HOPE ITEMS.

Chester York and Miss Florence
Wynant spent Sunday evening with
MIR. York's sister, Mrs. Josie Mes
senger.
Mrs j. b. Hughes spent Sunday
afternoon with Mrs. McAllister.
Mr., and Mrs. C. C. Wynant took
dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. H. s. Wy
nant Sr. They are moving over to
Z. r. Blanchard's TO work.
Mr. Warner made a business trip
TO Grants Pass Wednesday.
Mrs. Bull and son, Ralph, were in
Grants Pass one day last week.
Mrs. Messenger and two children
went to town Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Wynant are ex-
pecting their daughter and son-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Walter and
family and Mr.. Walters niece, Miss
Ruby Converve.
Mr.. and Mrs j. c. butcher and
family went to church in Grants Pass
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seyfert spent Sun
day in Grants Pass.
Mrs. II. S. Wynant and daughter,
Florence, went to Grants Pass We'd
Inesday.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-08
HEAVY RAINFALL IN
GRANTS PASS SATURDAY

Almost a half inch, OF to be exact,
AS Of an inch of water fell in Grants
Pass Saturday afternoon in twenty
minutes.
For the brief time the rain was al
most delnge, and storm sewers and
water pipes were too small TO carry
the food. The cutters along the
streets ran full, and every little
creek became a river. The storm
came up from the east. and was ao-
companied by some thunder and
lightning. During the storm a couple
of the high tension wires carrying
the current into the sub-station here
became crossed and started a little
blaze in the station ceiling, but il
was soon eXtinguished. The cur
rent was cut on for an hour. how
ever. II is reported that lightning
started fire in the sub-station at
Gold Hill, and that the building was
destroyed.
Rain fell here for twenty minutes.
when the sun came out again in the
good old southern Oregon way.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-08
ILLINOIS VALLEY ITEMS.

MIR. Hyslop and Mr.. Bekman, min
teralogists, are here looking over the
minerals in different parts OF the
mountains. They are at Preston Peak
at present
Mr.. and Mrs. d. S Shaffer spent
Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Barnett.
Miss Agnes George visited Miss
Julia o Brien a few days this week.
A. }. Fulk is very busy binding
grain for his neighbors with his new
binder.
Mrs. Annabel Briggs and son, Ray
are enjoying an outing at Colestin
Springs.
1t is reported that several famil-
les will leave our valley soon, among
the number Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Briggs
who will 90 to California; Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Wells to Arizona, and Mr..
and Mrs. Marx Bunch to Canada.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry NJ Pefferle on Sunda,
July 80.
Miss Echo Gaddis has a position at
Rosebnrg and win remain there for
some time.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-08
SQUARE MEAL FOR
OFFICIALS OF THE COUNTY.

County officials, court house em-
ployes, and few fortunate friends
OF the principals. 29 in all, gathered
on the court house lawn at noon
Thursday and did full justice to
picnic dinner that approached the di-
mensions OF banquet in the variety
and extent OF the menu. Those par
taking Of the repast, some of whom,
principally sheriff's and clerks depu-
ties. are now hors de combat through
repeated assaults upon fried chicken
and rabbit, cakes, pies. etc, were
County Judge and Mrs. Stephen Jew
ell, County Treasurer and Mrs. J. +.
Peterson, Assessor and Mrs. Eclus
Pollock, Clerk Ell. Coburn, Road
Master and Mrs. T. j. Brinkerhoff
County Superintendent Savage and
Miss Dene Savage. Commissioner Il.
| ]. Lind, Commissioner C. l.. Barlow,
Surveyor Hall and daughter, Sheriff
VIII Smith, Deputy Clerk and Mrs
Lester Coburn, Deputy Assessor G..
A. Savage and daughter, Mrs Har-
per, Deputy Clerk Vina opdycke.
Denuty Sheriff and Deputy Clerk Fan
ME Borchert, Deputy Sheriff John
Dennison Deputy Sheriff w NJ Ches-
hire, Jos. Pollock, Jas Martin, Mrs.
d. b. Swinney, Mrs, NJ A, Wertz and
MIR Patterson
Following the dinner. the eatables
left were turned over 10 the prison
ers in the county jail, all Of whom
expressed themselves as glad their
terms had not expired yesterday.