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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-06-20
He Got Boot.
Novel but Effective Way
to Get Rid of LOBBYISTS
at Washington.

Washington, June 14.-"An
insidious lobbyist" who didn t
tell his name was literally kick
ed out of the senate docu ment
room today.
nm help the President get
rid Of insidious lobbyists was
the exclamation Of r. M. Coop
er, assistant superintendent Of
the document room, as he boot
ed tall, recalcitrant man
through the door.
The victim Of the booting, who
fled down the capitol steps, had
been abusing employees because
they did not furnish him with
some printed documents relat.
ing to indigo tariff rates, print.
ed only for the hnan:e commit.
tee.
Assistant Supt. Cooper said he
ordered him to leave this morn
lug.
He rushed into the room,
said Cooper, "and threw hi
hand back toward his hip pock
ct. Then | kicked him into the
hail. That's one way to haudl'
such lobbyists,
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-06-20
Moose Sustained.
Circuit Judge in Arkansas
Decides Against Refer
ring Liquor Legislation
to People.

Little Rock, Ark, June IA
Circuit Judge Fulk handed down
an opinion at noon today in the
case instituted by the liquor
dealers to compel Secretary Of
State Hodges to submit the dras-
tic anti-saleon act passed by the
Legislature to the, voters Of the
state at the next general elec.
ton under the initiative and
referendum amendment to the
state constitution. Judge Fulk
sust a ned. Attorney General
Moose in his contention that the
act was not referable, and de.
MED the petition fled by the H.
quor people asking for q manda-
mus on the secretary of state.
The case now goes to the gu.
preme court for o final determi-
nation.
It was authoritatively stated
today that the liquor interests
willsoon attack the constitution.
atty Of the act on the ground
that the proposed law denies ne.
Igroes from signing the petitions
to be fled with the county court
when applications for liquor Ii.
censes are filed. This is about
the only federal question involv.
ed, it is said, and will finally 60
to the United States Supreme
Court for settlement. The law
passed by the last Legislature,
seeking to rid the state Of sa.
looms, will not take effect until
Jan. l, 1914, in the event the
act is sustained by the supreme
court. If the case should be tax.
en- to the United States Supreme
Court another session Of the Leg
islature will be held before a Fl
nal decision could be:reached by
that tribunal. Spec to Com
mercial Appeal.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-06-20
Hard to Believe.
Senate Investigating Sem
mittee Unearths Start
ling Facts In West Vir.
ginia.

It is said that the Senate in.
We sti 8 atlng committee was
astounded by the evidence they
have heard in connection with
the West Virginia coal strike.
Lee Calvin, land ex.mine guard.
told how a camp Of the strikers
at Holly Grove was fired on with.
out provocation, killing one mi.
ner and wounding . woman.
The witness, said that he was
prevailed upon to 60 up Paint
Greek in an armored car and
added:
There were ten or twelve
men in the armored car attach.
ed to the train" said CALVIN,
"and when we got just above
Paint Greek Junction all of them
began getting rifles ready! They
tried to give me o rifle, but l
told them I had no shooting to
do. The brakeman came thro
the train and turned down the
lights. He told US not to raise
the windows. I was leaning out
an open window and as we came
up to Hollow Grove I saw a
stream of fire start out Of the
baggage car where the machine
guns were mounted. The stream
kept US as we went through Hol.
ly Grove. As we passed l saw
three or four flashes Of fire from
the tents"
He did not see any shots from
the tents before the shooting
began from the train.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-06-20
A Whole Year With
out Any Summer

No donbt you have heard your
grandparents tell of the year in
which there was no summer. The
following account Of the year
1818is taken from an old copy
Of the Danburg Comm News.
January was so mild that
most persons allowed their fires
to 60 out and did not burn wood
at all except for cooking. Feb
ruary was not so cold-March
from the 1st to 9Th, was inclined
to be windy-April came 10
warm, but as the days grew
longer the air became colder and
by the 1,t Of May there was q
temperature like that Of winter,
with plenty Of snow and ice. In
May the young buds were frozen
dead, ice formed half an inch
thick on ponds and rivers, corn
was killed and cornfields were
planted again aud again until it
became too late to raise a crop
June was the coldest month for
roses ever experienced in this
latitude-snow fell ten inches
deep in Vermont. There was
| Z inch fall in the enterior Of
New York State and the same 10
Massachus setts-all summer long
the wind blew steadily from the
north in blasts, laden with snow
and ice. On the Fourth Of July
ice as thick as window glass
formed throughout New Eng.
land, New York, and some parts
Of Pennsylvania. To the sur
prise Of everybody August prov
ed the worst month Of all. AL
most evey green thing in thi'
country and Europe was BLASTED
with frost. From an old fash
llioned summer of this kind mos
Of rs pray to be delivered"
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-06-20
Pensions For rlothers.
NUMBER so

The state Of Washington has
provided pensions for mothers
who have children which they
are unable to support, and q good
many expect to be benefited by
the largesa Of the state. Before
q woman is entitled to an allow
ance certain conditions must be
met, among which are that her
husband must be either dead, ia
an asylum or penal institution,
totally disabled or living in q
statepf abandonment from his
wife. The mother must be des.
titute, and morally, mentally
and physically fit to have the
custody Of the children, and she
must be a resident Of the county
for at least one year, and theu
only when her children are un.
der fifteen years Of age. The
maximum allowance is SIS
month for the first child, within
the legal age, and for each addi-
tional child the court, in it's dis
cretion, shall make an allow
ance. News Scimitar.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-06-20
Comparative Figures.

To the Editor Of the Banner:
One boy fatally hurt and one
lady seriously hurt by 1900 au-
tomobiles in two weeks; 500
men and boys robbed and ruin.
ed; 1000 men made drunk in
two weeks by 300 lawless gamb.
ling houses and saloons; 80 di-
vorce suits on account Of drunk.
enness stone to isath the auto,
mobile driver, but pat the gamb.
Ter and saloon keeper on the
back with one hand and pull
campaign money out Of his pock,
ct with the other and tell him
he is good fellow.
J ]. A. B.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-06-20

The Macon County Times pub.
lished in the town Of Lafayette,
in East Tennessee, credits the
subjoined article to the Harde-
man Free Press but SO many
spurious thing have been put off
on Uncle Jack" Reeves the ed.
itor Of the Free Press, that we
always have our doubts when we
see an article credited to him.
The story goes that Uncle Jack
got tired lying for and white
washing the living and the dead
Of his section and having deter
mined to one time tell the truth
his opportunity came In the
shape Of IN obituary-and here
it is: 's XII
"Died-Aged &c. years, six
months and ID days. Deceased
W.. mild hammered pirate with
a mouth for whiskey and an eye
for booty. He came here il the
NIGHT With another mans wife
and joined the church At Hrsti
chance. He owes 10 several dol.
lars for the paper, . large meat
bill, and you could hesr him
pray for six blocks. He died
singing Jesus Paid 1t All, aud
we think he is right-he never
paid anything himself. he was
buriedtin an asbestos caskst and
his many friends threw palm-leaf
fans in his grave, as he may
need them. His tombstone will
be fayorite resting place for
the boot owls. --Hardeman Free
Press.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-06-20
Henry Rogers.
Tried on Charge of Assault
With Intent to Commit
nurder in the Second
Degree and Found Gull.
ty.

The case Of the State of Ten
nessee vs.. Henry Rogers, tried
on the charge of assault with in
tent to commit murder in the
second degree on the person Of
his wife, Mrs. Bessie Rogers,
came to a conclusion in the Cir
cult court Of Henderson county
last Friday, when he was found
guilty by a jury and the punish.
ment fixed at two years in the
penitentiary. The case was Civ
en- to the jury at about II O'Clock
IN the morning and their verdict
was returned at about 2:80. The
Rogers case has been o widely
discussed one in the county and
the jury was obtained with less
difficulty than was anticipated.
The jury was composed Of the
following citizens:
P. O. Roberts, M. @. Roberts,
j. w. Wright, Tom Benson, w.
j. Sweet, i. B. Jones, J.. E..
Austin, j. Y. Anderson, G.. W..
Johnson, D. r. Christopher, W.
F.. Blan kenship, j. B. Essary.
It will be remembered that in
the month Of January, last, fol.
lowing a domestic difficulty, in
which it was charged and has
been sustained in the trial, that
Henry Rogers criminally mis-
treated his wife, the deplorable
happening ended in the complete
disappearance of the 18.months
old girl baby Of Rogers and wife,
of whose fate has not word
since been heard. There were
two indictments against Rogers,
he was tried on the first, the sec.
ond accuses him of the murder
of the baby and on that indict-
ment he will be tried at a special
term of the court on the 9Th of
July. In the trial which ended
last Friday and resulted in the
conviction Of Rogers, not a wit
i7fess was isJF oduced in defense
Of the defendant, he did not go
on the wit1ess stand himself and
application for new strial or ap-
peal tolthe Supreme court has
not been made. Rogers and wife
have had two divorce suits in
the Chancery court, the second
being terminated by the parties
going back to live together just
before the October, 1912, court
in this county. After going
back together Rogers aud wife
took up their residence about 8
miles north of Lexington, where
the tragic disappearance Of the
child occurred.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-06-20

Why don't those patriotic (?)
Legislators 60 home? To be sure,
those three or four little politic.
ians meeting and adjourning on
capitol hill every day are filed
brimming full and running over
with love (2) for the people Of
Tennessee, but those noble (P)
gentlemen have already sacrifc-
ed enough and the people would
be glad To see them 60 home. =
Macon County News.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-06-20
Separating
White and Ne
gro Workers.
Representative Aswell of
Louisiana Explains His
Bill Pc n d ing in Con-
gress.

Washington, D. O., June A.
Representative j. b. Aswell Of
the Eighth Louisiana District,
who has introduced a bill In
Congress providing that the civ
il service be reformed to the end
that employees of the govern
ment throughout the United
States be separatel--the white
race from those of African blood
takes the position that his pur.
pose is to better the condition Of
the colored man. Postmaster.
General Burleson has brought
about this change in tho Postof.
flee Department here to a decid.
ed degree. The charge that
white girls work with negroes
started the movement. Of his
bill he says:
Every informed and right.
thinking white man, while sym.
pathizing with and anxious to
help the negro in his piece rec.
ognizes the necessity Of preserv.
ing the integrity and the suprem.
acy Of the white race. No ma
tion ever destroyed itself except
by amalgamating with an infer
ior race. Are we blindly drift
ing that way? The United
States is peculiarly commission.
ell to lead all other nations not
only on the purity Of race quail.
ty, but in world problems Of just
and-wise government. Shall we
fulfill that high mission2
The purpose of this bill is to
check a bad tendency in this
country, before it is too late, and
cause thinking people every.
where to find themselves in re.
lation to the race problem and
thus deal fairly and give justice
to both races. The bill seeks to
help the negro by making him
proficient in his own sphere and
by correcting q false idea Of his
proper circumscribed position
in the republic, and, at the same
time, relieve the white man in
ublic service from the intolera.
BILE humiliation Of being compell..
ed, in order to earn his daily
bread, to work side by side
with an Objectionable people,
the continuation Of which prac-
tice must result in irreparable
injury to both roces and ulti-
mately destroy the efficiency of
the public service. Such prac.
tices will drive the self respect.
able proficient white man and
woman from the civil service Of
the government.
Nov is the time to act and
repair this great wrong. ] call
upon all patriotic people every
where who are interested in the
man or the woman who works for
on honest living to support this
measure. Jesse Cottrell, Spec.
Iial to Nashville Bannar.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-06-20
Shoots Sister by Accident

SHOOTS clSIeT py ACCiuctll
Woodbury., Tenn, June IA
Miss Loreda DeBerry, age Is,
was accidentally shot and in.
stantly killed this morning By
her brother, Everett DeBerry.
The latter, sons%hat older than
his sister, was handling . lhot.
gun which was in some way dis.
charged, the charge striking the
girl in the back Of the neck The
yoang people are children Of
John DeBerry, d farmer, living
about four miles east Of Wood.
bury.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-06-20

Have You seen any dAwber-
riess They have been ripe sew
al days.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-06-20
Notice Given.
t o G OH n ~ Boards by
State Election Commits
siOners.

Knoxville, Tenn, June AZ
TO Commissioners Of Election
in the several counties in Ten
nessee: We are informed thai
on June 10, 1918, William A.
Carter, j. A. Reichman and
Crawford Alexander, claiming
to be members Of the State
Board of Elections, met together
in the City Of Nashville and, as
suming to themselves the powers
and function Of said board, un.
dertook to elect a President and
Secretary Of the same, aud to ap.
point commissioners Of election
for various counties.
"This meeting was held not ID
the regular and ordinary manner,
on the call Of the President, but
against his earliest protest. Il
was held alta time when there
existed 'nosnecessity for . meet.
ing Of said board ;.at q time when
NO, general election wasqpendiDg
and when the interestsgof the
people we're 10 no wise endan.
gered, but were fully and amply
protected by the tenure Of com.
missioners heretofore and right.
fully appointed in each county,
and who, under the law, hold
their Office until their successors
are legally appointed and quail
fed.
1t was held BY said Carter,
Reichman and Alsxanner, not.
withstanding the fact that their
rights to serve rs members Of
the State Board Of Elections was
as it still is, o. matter Of grave
doubt and uncertainty, and not.
withstanding the fact that suit
had been brought, and was then,
as it is now, pending before the
Supreme Court Of the State, for
the specific purpose Of determin.
ing their legal status, aud wheth-
er they are legally and constitu-
tionally elected members Of said
board, and had any valid claims
to membership of same. This
meeting was held without con-
test concurrence or participa.
tion of the undersigned, who
were then and are now the only
me embers of the State Board Of
Elections whose membership is
clear and unchallenged.
III view Of the facts as stat.
ed we are constrained to look
upon this action Of the said Gar.
ter, Reichman and Alexander as
an evidence and eager effort to
accomplish q partisan and sinis.
ter control Of the election ma.
chinery Of the state, which by
any fair and reasonable construc-
tion cannot be made to appear
compatible with a desire for hon
est elections and majority rules.
I'VE therefore advise you that
you disregard any and all ap.
pointments made or which may
be made in your respective coun-
ties by the said Carter, Reich
man and Alexander, said that
you hold your Offices, together
with all books, records, ETC., ap.
pertaining thereto, until the Su'
preme Court shall have passed
upon the constitutionality Of the
election Of the said Carter,
Reichman and Alexander, and
upon the validity Of their ap
pointment; and then, that yor
actin accordance with the Law
40 II shall be act out in the opin
lion Of the court.
/ Sigued 'S. NJ. YOU'VE,
rs. r. PENLAED,
Members Of the State Board 0
Elections" !"
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AtSt.f.,s
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-06-20

Have you ;trieS. Kaw's best
Flour?l lexington Cash Store,
=. p, Pearson, Pre-.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-02-13
The Agricultural Special Train

Arrangements have been completed
for the operation of an agricultural
special educational train. to cover
the entire standard guage systems of
the following railroads of the State ::
Colorado & Southern, Santa Fe. Den
yer 4 Rio Grandc, and portion Of the
Union Pacific.
This train vii! carry three cars Of ex-
hibit material and two lecture cars
The subjects to be- treated by demon
stration are Alfalfa Improvement:
Seed Grain Improvement; Beekeepng;
Livestock Feeding: Silo Construction: ::
Poultry Raising; Prevention Of Animal
Diseases. with special reference to hog
cholera and sore mouth. Home I'm
provement; and Improvement Of the
Rural Schools. The subjects to be
treated by lecture will vary somewhat
according to the needs of the different
sections, These will include SiIo Con
~ruction. Potato Growing, Sugar Beet
Growing. ard other sFecla! topics that
NAV be of particular interest to certain
sections News Note, TT. Collins.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-02-13
Good Roads Meeting at Greeley

A very enthuastic Good Road meeting
was held in Greely January Both.
The cities and towns in the southern
tier of counties inWyoming and the two
northern tiers in Colorado are to be Or
ganized in to a good roads association
to be known as the Northern Colorado
Southern Wyoming Good Roads associ-
alton. This was decided on at a meet
ing held in Greeley on Thursday when
men from Utah, Wyoming and Colorado
met for the purpose Of paving the way
for landing the transcontinental high
way to be onstructed within the next
few years.
Delegates from this city, Loveland,
Wellington. Fort Morgan, Plattcville,
Greeley, Julesburg, Estes Park, Home
Cheyenne, Walden, and Ogden attend
ed the meeting. Absolute harmony pre-
vailed, all of the delegates realized
that good roads must first bebuit be-
fore any claim can be made for the
national highway. Good roads We're dis
cUssed to such an extent that the trans
continental highway was given little
time or attention.
Organization was the principal topic
of the meeting and it was resolved that
the best efforts of the association to be
organized be used in trying to locate
the big road through this section of
the country. W. A. lnsinger of Greeley,
was selected temporary chairman, and
G. f Daniels temporary secretary.
After the temporary organization had
been perfected acommttee was appoint
ed who drew up bylaws to govern the
new organization. The two nothern
tier of counties in Colorado and the
southern tier nf counties in Wyoming
are to be eligible to membership in the
ASSOCIATION, the proportion of member
ship to be ! member from each town
having population of 1000 or less and
towns having over 1000 population to
have an additional member for each
1000 people, provided that no town shall
have more than 10 members. Each CO.
unity is to have one member on the board
Of directors, this member is to be
chosen by the members of the associa-
ton from each county.
Mr.. Daniels will notify all of the cit
les and towns Of the action of the
meeting at an early date so that the
county delegates can hold meeting
soon.
On March 5th good roads meeting
will be held in Cheyenne composed of
State and County officials and Com
merclal clubs. At this meeting dele
gates will be in attendance from Oma-
ha to the Pacific coast and an effort
will be made to have the executive
committee meet in Cheyenne on March
9TH at the tlmr the big road convention
is held there. The delegates will be
able to attend both meetings and per-
iect the organization of the aew aSso-
citation.
With a permanent organization a
united effort can be made for having
the roads in this part of the country
placed in good condition and at the
same time work for the trans continent
tai highway.
Already great deal of work has
been and is being done west Of Greeley
through the foot hills and mountains.
This work is being dore by convict la
bor and the road will BE- one of the
best in the state.
The meeting in Greeley was held in the
Commercial Club rooms at the Stanley
hotel and the entire delegation was
seated at one table at dinner. The
meeting being very enjoyable and pro-
ftable
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-02-13
Washington and Lincoln Day

The High School will celebrate
the anniversaries Of Washington
and Lincoln AT the High School
Auditorium. Friday. Evening.
February 2l-t. \ number Of en-
cclIcnt proiectoScopo slides have
been provided. 50 that each mum
Der Of the program will be Illus
tratcd by views thrown on the
screen. The public "re cordially
invited to attend and take part in
the celebration uftnr lives of these
two great Americans. Tn" Pro-
gram begins at eight o'clock.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-02-13

commission which will probably of
scnbly
H. N Road
Of Road Dist. No. resign ton wasac pted
On Mr. the
adopted by e o
BE II RESOLVED
the
that like allowed
erk hire to be out of the of the office and
Upon of Mr. Dye seconded by Mr.
unanimously aiopt
BET RESOLVED: That
and
paid of the fecs 0 the and 0 therws
to Tuesday Feb
Tucsda Feb
The Board adjourned
members
Mr. s. X. regarding building of
rrgaed
On motion of Dye which Mr.
build V.
t o leases sada n 20
The County
re o land
The following wercau Ut and
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-02-13
Julesburg Five in 20 to
26 Victory
Capt. Laws and Parker's Play-
ing Spells Defeat for St-r-
ling Team

Sterling may be able to play
foot ball as they demonstrated
here Friday night but when they
left this more or less peaceful viii.
age. they were convinced that
there were other basket ball
teams in this end of the State.
W hlle it must be remembered that
basket ball is a strenuous game
and that roughncss cannot be
wholly climatcd. still the game
Friday night was far from "A par
lor sport and much too rough to
be called high school basket
ball.
The all-around playing of Capt.
Law and the defensive work Of
Parker were the features of the
game. Scott takes the lead for
the Julcsburg scoring machine
with eleven points to his credit.
Frank and Floyd Snyder were
easily Stcrling's stars. These
players are strong. we'll trained.
experienced men in the basket
ball team. Their work upon the
| floor showed that they stood for
( the elements Of fairness in the
game and their playing was app
reciated by all who witnessed ii
game. These boys scored
twenty points made by the ST
ling team. Christ and Mod
used tactics of low nature to
/ to bring their way the mlfI
sought crown of glory and as Il re
suit. five fouls were called ON
Christ and he was Disqualified at
the close Of the first half.
Such borrowed and invented
tactics will eat out the heart Of
the best Of games until it would
be considered by many a. a pub
lie nuisance. No game however.
Stron" will last unless it is living
example of the spirit which it rep
rcScnt~.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-02-13
Proceedings of Board of County Commissioners

in
A. +. Perrier, County Attorney. Lily L. laiaee Clerk
Mr. William before
OF aero o n. w
The
the the Board
The Bond of G. H. Austn covering the full County Judge
The blowing cIaimswe diteL aloweC
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-02-13

4 fine Hronz turkey gobb.er.
Enquire of Mrs c. '. Parker