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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-05-08

76 per cent. Of these cases are
double assessments, and If this
be true, these suits would, il
prosecuted. tuallyf have to
be dismissed at the cost Of the
state and county, the tax having
been already paid by some one
else.
am Of the opinion that a
large majority OF this tax, that
is legitimately due can be col
ilected under the Act Of 1909,
without any injustice to either
the taxpayers or the State.
By reference to your letter Of
February IS last, | notice you
have an agreement with the
clerk and master Of Knox county
No accept 1900 in full Of ell cost
shat has accrued on these cases
Es sss 58 g4j.. &s,
thus far.
You are therefore advised to
draw an order diminishing all Of
these suits 10 the Chancery
Court Of Knox county, in &C.
cordAnce with this agreement,
Yours very truly,
GEO. r. WOOLEN.
State Comptroller.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-05-08

During d former campaign in
Tennessee, President Woodrow
Wilson was widely quoted BY
the whisky press in Tennessee
as favoring local-option in the
State Of New Jersey, which was
true, local option being the posi-
tion Of the anti-whisky people in
that Stete. Here 10 an extract
from . letter written BY Wood
row Wilson, ia 1911, the Cover
nor Of Nh Jersey, which locAt-
ed him q = local optionist-in
the minds Of the Tennessee lick
critics:
Y I'M iii favor of local option.
| am i thofough belisvef Ia local
self-govefnment md belieYe that
every self.g0verning community
which constitutes! ! social unit
should hsye2the right ~ control
THE matter 0f the regulation or
tho withholding Of licenses. But
the Questi olinvolyed Nh sociAl
|and mora and Nfe not susceptis
|hle of hei1g ipAde part " i par.
|ty prcgransae N n ~ ! lII y
Later ii THE atne year. II re:
Spouse NJ ! lett i frona gentle' Y
|man in Taxst shere The CUES
|tion III prohibit ao1 VA being a
litated fksid n ilso wrot1
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-05-08
alphabet
Morton.
Regular" Chairman Not
Yet a Candidate But
Thinks He Can Beat
Hooper,"

The Honorable j. d. G.. Nor
ton, of Gallatin, who has once o.
twice reminded the State Com
mittee that it would be we'll Il
relieye the Democratic. party ir
the State from liquor DONNA
tion, last week issued card
which is funny enough to justify
it's publication, but will not be
taken serious ly by perhaps any
body but himself--the same fate
met by his propositions to the
State committee while that body
was in an unregenerate condi,
tion and had not come to SO
plainly read the handwriting on
the wall. Here is the card: i.
"A cowboy once had forty dol.
lars In his pocket, owned his
horse and gun, and didn't owe
a cent. He felt so independent
that he said he could look any
damn man in the eye and tell
him to 90 to hell
while | depreciate the pro.
family, that's about the way l
feel politically so far as my per.
sonAl affairs are concerned and
that's one reason why | am not
q candidate.
Il will not be in any position
where any man or set Of men, or
any interest can assume the
right to control my political
action, aud 80 | am Q rather poor
hand at asking favors-I can't
get support that has to be OBJ
tanned by promises Of quid pro
quo.
II will continue to be chair
man of the state committee un-
til the convention meets, and so
long as | am chairman | shall
try to serve the party only and
not be diverted from that duty
by any any consideration Of per.
sonal ambition. Right now, |
think the most important thing
for the party is that the conven-
tion should truly represent the
democracy Of the state, unboss-
ed and uncontrolled by any in.
interest or political manipula-
tors. To this end all my politi-
cal activities are now directed.
when the convention meets,
I expect to do all | can to per
suade it to adopt a course which
I think wisest and best. My
| views are well-known, have been
before the people . long time
and are not just recently adopt
ed, especially for this campaign.
AS | said, I am not . candi.
date, and do not know wheth-
or my friends are going to pre-
sent my name to the convention
for the gubernatorial nomina.
tion Or mt. but if they do, and
the convention should see fl to
honor me with the leadership Of
the party and to embody the
principles I have been advocAt'
ling in its platform. ! think I
would certainly best Hooper"
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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-05-08
#
1000.
Back Tax Suits Ordered
Dismissed In Kuox
County Alone.
Read the Figures and Get an Idea
Of the Graft that Might Have
Been. Headlines Ours.

i -------~~~--~-->~~-~
/ A special from Knoxville to
the Nashville Banner Of the End,
inst, made the following state
ments:
Knoxville, Tenn, May a.
ISeven thousand suits filed by
Roy A. Johnston. attorney for
former Revenue Agent j. Parkes
Worley, in the Ohancery Court
of Knox County against proper
ty owners were dismissed to-day
by Brown & Brown, attorneys
for W. A. Owens, Revenue
Agent nnder Comptroller George
| Woolen 'and by order Of Mr..
Woolen, the State Comptroller.
A. Acompromised agreement was
reached with j. q. Ford, Clerk
and Master, to pay him $500
costs for his fees in these cases.
II all Of the cases had been
brought to issue the CLERK and
Master fees would have. been
s48,OOO and the Sheriff's fees
would have been $85, 900. This
amount would have been paid
BY the taxpayers who were sIed
on by the state and county. Up
on examination, it ID illeged, it
was found that more than three
thousand Of the suits were for
.less than S., and three thousand
for less than a..
MANY DOUBLE ASSESSMENTS.
Further, lie said that sstens.
|ty.fiye per cent. Of the cases
were for donble assessments and
the state and county. would have
to pay al costs 10 the cases
where double assessments was
proved. This would.have meant
attorneys fees that would have
been $35, 900. making q total cost
Of $l54. Go in fees alone tocollect
If the entire amount could be
collected, probably, q total Of
SIS, 900.
COMPTROLLER LETTER.
Nashville, Tenn. !, May l, 1914.
Honorable w. A. Owens. State
Revenue Agent. La Toilette,
Tennessee. Dear Sir: Refer
ing again to the back tax cases
|in Knox county about which we
have had some discussion, and
which suits were fled against
about seven thousand defend
ants By Roy johnson, attorney
flor j.. Parks Worley. Revenue
Agent, l beg to say that | an
advised that Of these seven
thousand cases In which bills
have been filed, there are
more than three thousand in|
which the tax involved is less
than $500 and about three
thousand more are ~ sums less
than sl.0O.
The Acts Of 1911. under which,
these bills we're filed, provides
"a .attornsy's 10 of IS 90 tct|
each parcel 81 tract Of land id.
lvolvsd n old.
TIE clerks cost inone ot these
Ipr where thsfs4 10 4 trial.
lMylssSbe from $40 Az w. and
1.-The sheriff's ies fson u TO IS,
making ! total cost of from $16]
No ia each oase, of several
saesl hbhe Amoant q TIE AK.
o,not think the. .lsws of this
lSt4te contemplate working u
hardship ppon the taxpayer to|
Ithe extsat " compelling him
Itopay attofne' A fees and coprt
| cost tltat Mil amount ~; N sQ{pe
linate1ess several ilIles
aa ! NJ a the ~
Il 4 Z s'Ea' ssl;k ~, % PIants
Nh pI.nts NJ tIFift \ ]; y
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-05-08
Horrible
Accident.
6. II. Wynn, Popular En-
ploye OF N. G. s st. L.,
Meets His Death Under
Wheels of Engine.


The yards OF the N. G. Il st
L. Railroad, were the scene Sun
day morning about Q O'Clock o.
one of the most horrible acci
dents that ever occurred here
when @. Fl. Wynn, aged 25, 3
popular brakeman, was rnr
down by Engine No. 1e6 (En
gineer Plummer Golden) and
so badly mangled that death en-,
sued in less than two hours af
ter the fearfnlaccident.
Mr.. Wynn was on duty prepar.
ing train No. so to make q run
to Memphis and did not see the
engine backing in upon him un,
til it was too late to leap clear
Of the track. The engineer did
not discover he was about to
strike q man until too late to
stop. Besides being horriably
bruised about the head and
body, Mr.. Wynn's left leg was
cut off below the hin and his
right leg mashed to . pulp be.
low the knee. Also the fingers
Of his right hand were cut off.
Dr.. w. F. Huntsman was quick
" summoned and in his care
the fatally wounded man was
hurried to jackson on special
train to be placed in the Crook
Infrmary 10 the hope that by an
operation the flow Of blood might
be staunched and his life saved.
The young man was conscious
unto the last and inquireds ear
nestly about the prospects ofshis
recovery. The run to jackson
was of no avail as he died with
In twenty minutes after being
placed on the operating table.
The remains were prepared
for burial aud conveyed Sunday
afternoon on train No. l03, to
the home Of his mother, Mrs. l..
~. Brite, at Hazel, KY, being
accompanied by w. +. Holland
and Mayor Cooper Sweat. The
whole-town was in grief over
the terrible catastrophe and ex-
pressions Of sympathy could be
heard on every hand for the be-
reaved family. Among the
! many railroad men who live in
Lexington, none had impressed
our people more favorably than
Mr.. Wynn. Upright, courteous
and honorable id all his bear.
ings toward the people, he NOV
a i. E 'i E. +.
ed Ia the very best circles Of so.
ciety and deportca himself on
all occasions ike gentleman.
He was d devoted member Of
the Brotherhood Of Railway
Trainmen and Of Constantine
Lodge No.64, free and Accept
"a Masona, of misplace.
% M WI. r.. Holland, u. R Oonger,
y. Il. Herndon, Purd vans, W
X. Johnston. Wi parden,
I Bert Bailey, John Hodge, H. 4
Burton, Il. L. Taylor, .loe Be
lew, q. q. Mccall, 3. y. Ballard
\ j. T.. Rockholt, John. Myrick, q,
4 w. Rhodes, n. IA. GriGey, Mi
and Mrs. q. A. Rafkef, Mes
danes Hersel Denniaoff Harf,
4 n 3a Dan rffaoG And K C4 Hero don
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-05-08

The Progress editor has re-
ceiyed from Senator LeA "
IN ashington ! sack of Thu Trice
|cottQ sesd and has giyel them
|op to .Hparkman, n.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-05-08
Wilson and
Liquor.

President a Local Option
ist in New Jersey but a
PrOhibitionist In Texas
"A n ti-Liquor Every
Where. Y
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-05-08

LEXINGTON TENNESSEE, FRIDAY. r1AY 8, 1914.
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nUN'S THIS

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cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
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Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
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|DEAD LIE IN DOZENS
Unburie<l in the Shattered Villages
ON the Slopes Of Mount
Etna

Catania, Sicily, May 10-The
earthquake yesterday brought death
and destruction TO many villages near
Mount Etna. The number of dead
up to last night was officially placed
at 1913, with about $50 injured. A
large part OF the devasted territory
has not been inspected
The affected zcne extends from
Zaffarana, the highest village on
Mount Etna, to the sea between Aci
Reale on the south and Giarre on the
ter of the disturbance, Piano and
Santa Vernina. In Linera alone 10
persons were killed and 800 injured.
In Bongarido thirteen dead and TWEEN
ty-seven injured have been taken
from the ruins. At Consintini six
teen were killed and many injured.
At Passo Palma two persons were
killed, at Malati twelve, at Santa Ven
eri six, Santa Tecla two. Santa Maria
Virginie eight, Arbiti four.
These villages and many smaller
places were leveIed
| The entire district presents spec
tacle of desolation. ruin and death
Many OF the injured have not been
taken from the debris. All train SER
vice has been abandoned owing to
the collapse Of bridges, broken tracks
and INSTRUCTED tunnels.
| For centuries this section has suff-
cred from earthquakes, owing to the
thickly populated, as the land is fer
tile, vineyards growing with little at
tention.
At the central point Of the dis
turbance dozens OF bodies We're lying
along the roads, many so badly crush
ed they We're unreco gnizable. The
injured lay in the open awaiting as
s:stance.
Where Linera stood is a mass O
ruins. Those houses which did no
collapse entirely were so broken a:
to emphasize the completeness Of the
disaster The village consisted o
about 500 inhabitants. Most OF tht
people escaped because the shock oc
cured when the men and some of the
women were in the fields working
From the vineyards they saw thei
homes falling. and when they arriv
led, breathless. at their homes the.
found only wreckage, with some o
their people buried under il. Thi
the victims at Linera were women
and children.
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ITINERARY

For County Candidates as Adopted
by Campaign Committee of Mar
ion County Democratic Executive
Committee.
"Wednesday, May 13-Sparr.
Thursday, May 14-McIntosh G.
p. NJ
Thursday, May 14-Reddick,
(night).
Friday, May 15-Blitchton.
Saturday, May 16-Oklawaha.
Saturday, May 16-Belleview,
(night).
Tuesday, May 19-Dunnellon,
(night).
Wednesday, May 20-Fa;rfield.
Thursday, May 21-Fort Mccoy.
Friday, May 22-Turner's Pond.
Saturday, May 23-Citra.
Tuesday, May 26-Electra.
Thursday, May 2S-Flemington.
Friday, May 29-Shady civilians
Springs).
Friday, May 29-Summerfeld,
(night).
Saturday, May 30-Ocala tnight)
for all candidates for state senate
and house of representatives.
Monday, June 1-Ocala. For all
candidates except candidates for
state senate and house OF represen-
tatiyes.) w. I. Gary,
Chmn. Campaign Committee,
So DIV If Ocala, Fla.
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BIG BARGAIN IN LAND

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AUTO FOR SALE

A model 20" Maxwell roadste.
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LAKE WEIR COTTAGE TO RENT

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postoffice) is for rent; completely
furnished, running water in house;
thoroughly screened against insects.
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MARION-DUNN MASONIC LODGE

Marion-Dunn Lodge No 10. r. q
a. NJ. meets on the first aud thiro
Thursday evenings Of each month al
1880 o'clock. until further notice.
Baxter earn, W. NJ.
Jake Brown. Secretary. Ad
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Regular convocations of the Ocala
Chapter No. Is. r. A. NJ. on the
fourth Friday in every month at
1880 p. m. c. e. Simmons, n. R.
Jake Brown. Secretary. -
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New Britain herald., 1914-05-08
RYAN IN BEST OF SHAPE.
Local Boxer Anticipates Beating Rel
 mer of Manchester Tonight.

Joe Ryan is anxiously waiting for nightfall which will give him an op- portunity to measure his speed, skill and brawn with Bob Reimer of Man chester in a ten-round boxing match at the Bristol A. c. Ryan is con- fident of putting sonthing over on Reimer and reports come from the latter's training camp that the Man chester boxer is fully as confident of doing things to the New Britain citi- zen. Both will weigh 133 pounds ring side.
 The entire card arranged by the club looks good on paper, at least, and if some of the boxers measure up to their regulations the fistic fans are assured of an evening of merit. Others on the bill are.Kid Rocco and Young McMahon, both of Waterbury, six rounds at 122 pounds; Kid Bruce of Bristol and Joe Demars of Winsted, six rounds at 12S pounds, and Happy O'Brien and Jack Cairns, both of Bristol, six rounds at catchweights.
 Honest John' Willis of this city will referee.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-08
DON'T TRUST cA[oMEI
Thousands Experience Bad After Effects From This
 Dangerous Drug.
A Safe Vegetable Substitute is Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets for the Liver.

Dr. F. M. Edwards prominen. physician of Ohio, has discovered a laxative and liver toner in a combina- tion of vegetable materials mixed with olive oil, which is in effect almost exactly like calomel except that there are none of the bad after effects.
 pr. Edwards has long been a foe of calomel, though he recognized it's value along with its dangers.
 eventually started him. years ago, towards experiments with the view of discovering a substitute, and he has been for several years in possess sion of the long-sought-for com bina- tion, which is in the shape of little sugar-coated, olive -colored tablet.
 The results of IT years experi- ence and practice are embodied in these marvellous little tablets.
 They are called Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets. And their effect on the liver has been the means of relief to many of Dr. Edwards regular pa tients as we'll as to thousands of others who have suffered and were afraid of calomel.
 There is no necessity, when you take Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets, by fol- lowing them up with nasty sickening, gripping salts, or castor oil, as you Go after taking calomel. Try them. 10c and 25c per box. The Olive Tablet Company, Columbus. o. All drug gists.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-08
HILL MIGHT SERVE
 ON RESERVE BOARD
Former Congressman Mentioned as
 Possible Appoinlee.

Washington, D. C., May S.-Former Congressman Ebenezer J. Hill of the Bridgeport district of Connecticut now looms up as a possibility for appoint ment as a member of the federal re- serve board, created by the recent currency law to direct the new bank ing system of the United States. His name has been suggested since the declination of Richard Olney, who was offered the governorship of the board by President Wilson.
 Of course, it is admitted by friends of MT. Hill that the president must disregard party affiliation if MT. Hill is to be named; and it is conceded that MT. Hills intense republican partisanship might eliminate him from consideration at once.
 With MT. Olpey eliminated, the president is believed to be inclined to the appointment of a New England man to the remaining place to be filled. MT. Olney was picked as the business man on the reserve board, and MT. Hill is regarded as a busi ness man. He was for long a mem- Der of the house ways and means
 
 matters in the lower house of con- gress and for several years was chairman of the house committee on expenditures in the treasury depart ment, which had jurisdiction over many matters affecting the finances of the government. Friends of MT. Hill who have heard that his name is under consideration declare that there is no question of his ability for such important work as the reserve board will have to undertake. MT. Hill, it is said, is by no means a candidate for the place. and so quietly has his name been suggested by friends that little has been heard of the suggestion. Whether MT. Hill would accept the place or not is a 1 matter of some conjecture.
 A handicap which MT. Hill will 1 have to overcome, it is admitted, is the fact that he appeared before the sen ate committee on banking and cur rency in opposition to the adminis- tration currency bill as passed by the house. Of course, the bill was much changed in the senate and many of the objections which MT. Hill and his colleagues of the American Bankers association raised were met by the changes.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-08
HOW FRENCH PEOPLE
 CURE STOMACH TROUBLE

A household remedy of the French peasantry, consisting of pure vegetable oil, and said to possess wonderful merit in the treatment of stomach, liver and intestinal troubles, has been introduced in this country by George H. Mayr, who for twenty years has been one of the leading down town druggists of Chi cago and who himself was cured by its use. So quick and effec.ive is its action that a single dose is usually enough to bring pronounced relief in the most stubborn cases, and many people who have tried it declare they never heard of anything to produce such remarkable results in so short time. It is known as Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy and can now be had at almost any drug gists everywhere, and in New Britain by Crowelrs Drug Co.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-08
COOMIBS TO RETURN TO GAME.
Can Exercise Next Week and Pitch
 in About Six Weeks.

Philadelphia, May 8. - John Coombs, the Athletics famous pitch CT. will be able to get into the game again in about six weeks That is the statement given out by the physicians. Coombs has been wearing specially made brace to support his back since leaving the hospital last fall This was removed about three weeks ago and Coombs came here to be exam ined by Dr. J. B. Carnett, who has been treating him.
 Dr. Carnett found that the old wound had healed and that Coombs suffered no weakness of the back. Coombs weighs 188 pounds and looks to be in fine condition. Dr. Carnett gave the pitcher permission to start exercising next week.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-08
MAY PLAY IN VERMONT.

New Britain and Pittsfield may play Sunday at Bennington, Vermont Manager Jack Zeller of the Pittsfield club and Owner Scinski of the New Britain club are dickering for, the game and the authorities of Benning- ton have given permission to have the contest staged there, it is said New Britain and Pittsfield are sched- uled to play in this city Monday, bu, the game may be pushed ahead twenty-four hours.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-08
ERRORS COST WESLEYAN DEAR
Outbat Williams, But Finish on Small
 End of Score.

Middletown, Conn.,, May S.-Al- though they outbatted Williams, Wes- leyan lost the annual game to the Purple yesterday on Andrus field through errors, the score being s to 2. Wesleyan's only runs came in the final inning, when two pinch hitters were sent in. The score:
 r. h. e. Williams ...21OO % ? 0 3-S 8 3 Wesleyan 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Il , Batteries-Cutler and Michler; Winter and Chapin.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-08
HIT WINS FOR YALE.
Error By Lafayette Center Fielder
 Also Figures in Rally in Ninth.

New Haven, May S.-Hunters clean single and an error by Scheeren in center field enabled Yale to defeat Lafayette. to 1, in a sensational game yesterday. It was anybody's S game until the ninth inning rally.
 The score:
 r. h. e.. Yale 100000 1-2 3 Lafayette .OO 1 o 0 o 0 0-1 z 2
 Batteries-Way and Nudge; Gerard and Wright.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-08

the fact that Reisigl did not appear to be able to get into condition. The Brooklyn lad was twice sent into f1n- ish games but proved unequal to the emergencies. He had three weeks work in Porto Rico before he spent a month at Savannah with the Grays on the training trip.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-08

Princeton Makes Error After Error,
 But Rivals Only Mimic.


 Princeton, May S.-In game marred by errors, the Tigers won from Penn State here yesterday by a score of to 4. Princeton did it's best to hand the game to the visitors, Cook dropping two flies in center field, Law being charged with two misplays at short. and Gill having two wild throws to first, but Penn State only returned the compliment. In spite of this feebl support, Copeland, who did the pitching for Princeton, kept his head and control and allowed State College only three hnts. There was noticeable improvement in the Orange and Black batting yesterday The score:
 .z r. h. e. Princeton 70 3 0 0 4 0 - g z Penn State 70 0 i 1 0 1 0 1-4 3 5 Batteries-Copeland and Kelleher; Hessler and Vogt.