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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-07-24
THE AMERICAN ISSUE
uly "a, 1914.

control of the sale of alcohol until complete prohib-
ton measures can be passed. 1t gives the first Of
the major causes of insanity, alcohol.
All of the Chicago daily papers gave wide public
iy to the action taken by the aensts in the
ton with reference to alcohol There is no excuse for
man these days taking alcohol into his system, ig
norant of the fact that he is imbbing poison. The
aliensts and neurologists by their pronouncement
against alcohol have given tremendous impetus to
the fight that is being waged against the liquor traf
hc Judge Harry Olson chief justice Of the municipal
court of Chicago, is undoubtedly right in suggest
ing that state legislatures could we'll afford
have many members chosen from the medical profess
sion. They would know where to begin to eradicate
crime and insanity.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-07-24
Scientific Temperance Charts Exhibited
at Chicago City Club

The Scientific Temperance Federation of Bos-
ton has prepared a remarkable exhibit of charts AMI
object lessons showing the results of the scientific
study of alcohol during the past twenty-five years.
The fifty posters now in present in graphic form
and III way to appeal to the people the influence
alcohol. The first exhibit made at the nterna-
tional Congress in Hygiene at Washington d. c., in
1912. Since that time the exhibit Las been made in
Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia Chicago and in other
cities. The Young Peoples Civic League of Chicago
have secured set of these posters and they are
installed for few days the fourth floor of the
City Club, SIS Plymouth Court under the auspices
OF the Vice Committee of the club.
DR.. Richard Z. Cabot of Boston, and of Hazard
University examined the charts and said:
They entirely accurate like all of matter put
out by the Scientific Temperance Federation There
aggeraon sensaonaism about them. They rest solid
basis of observation and study that they will good
and that the community greatly indebted to the Federation for
their putting together this valuable material so graphic
FORM
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-07-24
How Illinois Lined Up on the Webb Bill

The people of the state of Illinois are more inter
ested in the of their congressman just than
ever before Many requests coming to to
know how their congressman stand the temper
ance issue. We give below the record made by the
twenty-five congressman in the last Congress. Some
of these not in Congress. A number
of them, however, either in Congress or are up
for reelection It will of course be understood that
a vote on the Webb bill does not necessarily mean
vote the Sheppard-Hobson bill before Con-
gress for a constitutional amendment. But on the
other hand it cannot be reasonably expected that the
who voted against the Webb bill will be in
cned to vote for the Sheppard Hobson constitutional
amendment resolution
The question as to how the different congress-
stand the Sheppard-Hobson resolution will
be ascertained nearly possible and given the
voters between and election time.
First we give the vote of the Illinois members on
the Webb bill before it vetoed by President Taft
For the b-Foss Fuller Mckinley, Prince
Stone, Foster, Graham, Mckinney Raney, Thistle
wood Fowler, Mckenzie, Mann, Sterling Wilson.
Against the bl-Buchanan, Gallagher, Roden-
berg, Cannon, McDermott, SABBATH Evans, Madden
Absent-Stack.
On pairs that announced upon which were
from Illinois Copey against and Ainey, of
Pennsylvania for.
The following is the vote of the Illinois members
after the Presidents veto:
For the bi-Foss Foster, Fowler Fuller, Ora
ham, Mckenzie, Mckinley, Mckinney, Prince,
Rainey Sterling, Stone Wilson.
Against the bll-Buchanan, Cannon Copley,
Evans Gallagher, McDermitt Madden Manu. Rod
enberg, SABBATH, Thstlewood
Not votng-Stack.
the
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-07-24
License Money Does Not Save Peoria
From Financial Embarrassment

The vets always have good deal to say about
saloon license money insuring city against bank
ruptcy. "Vote out the saloon and go broke" is the
alarm they sound
In the light Of such argument the following press
dispatch FROM the Freeport rnal-Standard July
II, is interesting:
PEORIA FACES MONEY CRISIS
PEORIA ILL.,, July IoPeoria, wete of Illinois cities,
faces crisis in municipal finances according Comptroller
Crowder Over of the appropriation for has
been expended and the year half gone Some of
partmen have already overdrawn while are on the
ragged edge.
Of the 10000 appropriated for the year. only $6526o6
remains, which the city full half year The mayor
and comptroller have joined forces attempting slow down
expenditures in the city council and urging that brakes
be put wherever possible.
No funds left for municipal elections, the CITY hail.
fire departments have overdawn already inspection appropa
tons nearly depleted Some of the minor departments
overdawn already and the comptroller accounted for the
balance hand being large is due the fact that the
police and remens pension funds have touched
the sinking fund yet intact
Food for the city prisoners is becoming rather a skeleton
the closet for the department. and be that the criminals
hungry for the last few months of this year Only
$500 left with which produce vcas and five
times that large has been spent already.
press dispatch to the Chicago Examiner dated
Vera Cruz, July TO- dealing with the resignation of
Huerta president of Mexico says "Iis power
ended it had begun-in three dav session with
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-07-24

Dislers cooperating to cura the output of whisky
This combination restraint of ags-Chicago Daily News
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-07-24

A press dispatch to the Chicago Examine
Vera Cruz July 10, dealing with the resigna
Huerta, as president of Mexico, says: "His
ended as it had begun-in three day sessio
the brandy bottle"
huff said.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-07-10
NOTICE..

On petition of certain voters
and taxpayers of the town Of
Lexington signed by 30 voters Of
said town asking that an cleo.
ton be called for the purpose of
allowing the voters of said Town
Of Lexington to express them.
selves in regard to q special tax
levy Of 30 cents on each 10000
Iof taxable property in said town
OF Lexington, for school purpos.
es, the Board of Mayor and Al
dermen of said town of Lexing.
ton, at a regular meeting Of said
Board held in the Office Of the
Mayor on July Z, 1914, called an
election to be held in the town
OF Lexington. Sennessee, on the
1st day of August, 1914, opening
at 9 o'clock r. m. and closing at
4 o'clock .. m. at which all le.
gal voters shall have q right to
vote o. in other legal elections.
This 9Th day OF July, 1914.
@. O. SwEATT, Mayor.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-07-10
Home Burned.
Young Farmer Loses Res
idence and Nearly all
Household Goods.

Last Tuesday at a little after
IL O'Clock, the home of Virgil
johnson, six miles Northwest OF
Lexington, together with nearly
all the contents were destroyed
by fire of accidental origin. Vir-
gil Johnson, wife and two chill
dren were living aud farming on
the place of Luke Johnson, Vir-
gil's father, who lives in Lex.
ington.
Mr.. Johnson and wife worked
hard to stop the fire, 30 hard that
Mr.. johnson, who is not very
strong, was overcome by the heat
and exertion, and 80 completely
collapsed that he was hardly
able to drive to town late in the
afternoon. Just a few of the
household goods and some cloth
ing were gotten out and the loss
is heavy without any insurance
The loss of house and contents
will be 81, 200 or more.
The fire caught from the kitch
en- fue aud the long drouth ha.
so dried out all. wooden build
ings that tho frame structure
burned like finder.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-07-10
Annual Institute.

TheAnnual Teachers Institute
for Henderson county convened
in the College last Monday and
more than q hundred teachers
are in attendance. i,
The Institute is conducted by
County Superintendent w. Il.
Denison with Prof. J. o. Brown,
as principal instructor, assisted
by q. A. Powers, who has charge
of the Agricultural Department
in the Henderson County High
School.
Profs. A. l.. Denison and Guy
Powers have charge of the De.
partm ent of History, and Miss
Leslie Davis will demonstrate
the school work Of the Depart
ment of Domestic Sentence.
The Institute will last until
Wednesday Of next week aud
will be followed by two days Of
examination for those who desire
to teach in the fall.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-07-10

The rumor was af1oat on the
streets of Memphis as early as
Wednesday of last week that Dr.
}. j. Nicely, for many years Su.
perintendent of the West Ten
nessee Hospital for the Insane,
at Bolivar, and Slater Crawford,
secretary, had been forced to re.
sign. DR.. Nicely denied the re.
port or that he had any intention
Of resigning, Notwithstanding
rumor went SO far as to say that
DR.. Neely's resignation was al
ready in the hand of the Hospit.
al Board, to go into effect Sep.
tembel 10. From publications
made some weeks ago, it might
have been expected that some.
thing awful was going to happen
to Gov. Hooper in the very near
future. Time will tell.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-07-10
Joseph E. Wilson.

Joseph E. Wilson, aged 70
years, died at IL O'Clock mid,
night, Thursday night July 2,
after comparatively short illness
by whice be was confined but
having long been visibly on
the decline. Mr.. Wilson is sur.
vived by his wife but no chill
dren, as Mrs. ~Azbill, his last sur.
wing child died last year. His
son, Willie, a young man Of
great promise, died several years
ago. Mr.. Wilson's remains were
laid to rest at Chapel Hill, on
Friday, the Ord INST, Rev. Fleet.
wood Ball officiating in the re.
ligious service aud Worthy Mas
ter Holland, of Constantine
Lodge No. 81, in the Masonic
service.
Mr.. Wilson was q member OF
the Methodist church, South, a
lifelong and uncompromising
Democrat and man of very
strong Southern sentiment. In
the civil war of the sixties, he
followed the flag of the Oonfed
eracy and got credit for being an
excellent soldier. During the
thirty years that we knew him
it was his great delight to talk
of the civil war and the struggle
that followed it in rebuilding
the wrecked and ruined South.
He was the soul of hospitality
and delighted to entertain his
friends, 1t is remarkable that
Mr.. Wilson died in the begin.
ming hour of the 10th anniversa.
~ of the day of his birth and
that his granddaughter, Mildred,
daughter of Florence Azbill, had
died on the LIST inst, on the
fourth anniversary of her birth.
The remains of little Mildred
were laid to rest at Bethel on
the End inst.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-07-10

d. A. Edwards was instantly
killed at Union City on Wednes.
day of last week, at about S
O'Clock on a side track Of the No.
bile e. Ohio railroad near the Of.
fee of the Union City Elevator
company, where he had gone to
look after the settlement for his
wheat crop. The elevator hands
we're pinching some cars of
wheat aud in soma way he step
ped between the cars and was
between tlaI1Gdrawhe
He was one Of UnMkxCity . fore
most business men and q sue.
cessful farmer. He leaves a
wife, who was Miss Lulie Gibbs.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-07-10
Look to Your Hogs.

L. V. Creasey. who is fully
authorized to obtain and use the
virus and serum to prevent and
cure the hog cholera, is now
loose from the cattle business of
the county and is ready to ret
spond to all calls to vaccinate
hogs either to prevent or cure
the cholera. Outside of the cost
of the medicine, Mr.. Greasy will
wait till fall for the money for
his work in cases where the par.
ties are not able to paw Dash.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-07-10
Solved the Problem.

Alvin, son OF Prof. Y. A. Jack.
son, has solved the problem for
the solution Of which BY any boy
or girl under twelve years old
The Progress made the offer Of q
years subscription. Alvin takes
fpr bis start the fact that q pen.
M measures 37.48 Of an inch in
diameter and from that finds
that the number OF pennies laid
one afier another, necessary to
mas q i lineal mile is 50, 1875, 49,
81. Alvin revuests that We
,naikThe Progress to his pater-
nal grandfather, Rev. L. q. Jack.
son, I'D Juno, this county, and
we glahly do so,
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-07-10
CRYING FOR HELP.
Lots of it in Lexington
But Daily Growing
Less.
Less.

The kidneys often cry for help.
Not another organ in the whole
body more delicately construct.
ed,
Not one mole important to
health.
When they fail the blood be.
comes foul and poisonous.
There can be no health where
there is poisoned blood.
Backache is one of the fire.
quent indications of kidney
trouble.
1t is often the kidneys cry for
help. Heed it.
Read what Doan's Kidney
have done for overworked kid.
neys.
Read what Doan's Kidney
Pills have done for Lexington
people.
W. M. Hopkins, farmer r. F.
D. No. 5, Lexington, Tenn,
says; Il had pains in my back
for years aud my kidneys were
weak. The kidney secretions
contained sediment and the pas.
sages were too frequent and
painful. When | heard about
Doan's Kidney Pills, ! used
them and was soon cured. ]
have had no trouble SINCE"
Price SOC at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Dosn's Kidney Pills the
same that Mr.. Thomas had
Foster.M ilburn Co., Props, Buf
falo, n. Y. (ads.)
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-07-10
SUICIDE.
Dependency Because of
iii Health Causes Maid
en- Lady to Take Her
Owe Life.

On Wednesday of this week,
close to the hour of 2 O'clock p.
M, the people of Lexington were
shocked by the report that Miss
Bette White, the maiden sister
of Mrs. w. II. Lancaster, had
committed suicide. Ipvestiga-
tion showed that Miss White,
at close to 2 O'Clock had remark
ed to her sister, when sitting in
the hall of the second story of
the commodious Lancaster home,
that she believed she would look
up in the attic in third story,
where the boys slept and unused
plumber was kept stored. Mrs.
Lancaster said all right and add
ed that it was time that her sis.
ter was looking all over the
house, as she had been with
them for a few weeks. Soon
Mrs. Lancaster went into the
third story herself on account Of
hearing u noise there, and
on looking around found in
an unceiled and unhoored cor
ner under the roof, the body of
sister, hanging to a rafter by a
rather small hempen cord. The
| off from the door which opened
into this corner, for the purpose
of making the third story cooler,
was perhaps II inches, but
whether Miss White, after tying
the cord about her neck and to
the rafter stepped off the little
door sill or climbed unon and
stepped from a coal oil stove
which was in reach, can only be
coniectured. Miss White was q
very small woman, but the cord
cut cruelty, leaving its mark all
round the neck. Miss White
was dead when found or 80 near
| it that life seemed extinct.
Those who knew the little wo.
man, who was forty years old or
more and was never married,
say that she was just as good
and kind and industrious as
could be, had been q life long
memb Der of the Methodist church,
aud to the fact of i'll health
alone, which destroyed all salts
faction in life, is the rash deed
attributed. Miss Whites re-
mains will be inferred near her
old home at SCOTS Hill, where
she had lived part of her time.
Late in the afternoon, in her
work basket, Mrs. Lancaster
found the following note:
Mrs. w. Fl. Lancaster, Dear
Sister, am tired living on med.
icine and | can't never be cured
and | am going to take MY own
life. You have all you can tend
to, without me, and now, ella,
please don't grieve after me,
please don't for this is my will.
BETTE.
On the reverse side of the
small sheet Of paper was writ.
ten:
This morning on the 9th | am
going home. Please don't think
me foolish, am not. | am just
tired taking medicine and can't
never work any more"
Mrs. Lancaster desires US to
express her gratitude to the
good people who were so kind to
herself and family in their dis.
Itress.
We especially sympathize with
Mrs. Lancaster in the sad loss Of
her sister.
At a great Fourth IF .Tnlv cal.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-07-10
George Schnoonover at

George Schnoonover at Co.
.lumbns, Indiana, has thrived for
several years on eating
glass. carpet lacks, knife blades
ETC., but last week went to the
hospital on account Of overeat.
ing pork and beans. A report
from Columbus makes the posi-.
I've statement that plenty Of
people have seen him actually
eatglass, tacks, etc, and with.
ont any perceptible i'll effect.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-07-10
Non Resident Notice.

J. F. Austin In the Chancery
vs.. Court Of Henderson
W.H.Duck, ct al. J County, Tennessee
In this cause It appearing from the
Dill which ID sworn to, that w. II.
Duck, one Of the defendants,
Ia nonresident Of the State of Ten
nessee, he Is therefore hereby reqnir.
ed to appear, on or before the First
Monday In September, next, before
the Clerk H. Master Of said Court at
his Office In Lexington, Henderson
Qhnty, Tenn, and make defence TO
said bill as filed against HIM and 9th.
ers In said court, by IF Austin, or
otherwise the bill win be taken for
confessed as to him.
Said w. H. Duck Is also notified
that by aiiat of the Hon. N X Bar
ham, Circuit Judge, on said bill, be IL
enjoined and restrained from dispos-
ing Of OF selling his undivided inter.
est, a One-twelfth In and to the lands
seized and possessed BY his father, !
9. r. Duck, deceased, at this death, az (
described la the bill, situated In the
Seventh Civil District Of Henderson
County, Tennessee. NJ
1t In further ordered that this no
tice be published for four consecutive
weeks In The Lexington Pr0grega,
newspaper published IN the town of
LIE, ington, Henaerson county, Ten I
nessee. III Il ssss
Clerk& Mastfrs Y
q 1917 =
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-07-10

The United States Express
Company, Of New York, went
lootjof business on the first Of
JaN, other companies having
stAken over practically all the
mileage operated BY it, with tfif-
teen Thousand employees. In
New York City alone the compa.
ny had eighteen hundred horses
alM five hundred wagons and had
carried salary payroll Of six
million dollars . year.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-07-10

AT a great Fourth of July Gel.
ebration at Sallisaw, Oklahoma,
q storm came up and a number
Of persons sought shelter in a
frail frame building. The build.
ing was struck by lightning, kill.
ing two and seriously injuring
fifteen other persons. Senator
7. P. Cor was one of the speak.
ers of the day.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-07-10
To Mammoth
Cave, July e

Round trip, railroad fare 1870.
Board at Gave Hotel including
the several routes in the Cave
for $3.50. Making total cost for
three days trip II 40, going on
regular train. Humboldt 1888
p. m. Milan, 1855 p. m. Nc.
Kenzie 4:45 p. m. Payis 5:15
p. IN. Limit on ticket 10 days.
Write or phone l.. & N. Agent.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-07-10

At Branchville, Texas last Fri
day, Sholl Mannings, q negro
killed eight other negroes with
: rt,haudled axe. He did
the killing because be believed
those he slew had charged him
with horse stealing. The negro
was arrested after the wholesale
murder. but escaped from . train
% route for jail
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-07-10
WE WONDER:

The Parsons Journal Of last
week in reference to a certain
happening said:
1T is said that . mothers
love for her offspring 10 nnfal-
tering. BUTT seems in this case
her love had turned to hatred,
and she cast her babe aside 10
die or be devoured by hoga."
1t seems to ns that ! babe
"devoured by hogs" would most
likely die In the process.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-07-10

n Curiosity was excited last
week and earlier BY by Mayor
John Purloy Mitchell Of New
York, and other prominent Dem
ocrats visiting one T. Roosevelt
at Oyster Bay.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-07-10


The Progress regrets that any
necessity.should arise that would
cause us to notice and refate
such puerile attacks and such IL
Legitimate and trumped.up argn-
ment as tina Jackson Sun is u.s.
ing against the nomin alton Of
Congressman Sims. We recog.
nize the fact that paper back
ing q candidate for whose nomi.
nation there is no. argument, is
forcedxto make some sort Of
charge against the candidate
whose defeat it wishes to encom.
pass, but In the case Of the Sun
and its opposition to Mr.. Sims,
we must say that the attacks on
the Congressman and the reasons
assigned for his defeat are the
poorest that have come under
our observation. The pity o
itn is that we know the men
back of the Suns fight against
Mr.. Sims and knew that they
are making through the Sun
statements which they do not
believe themselves.
The Sun, while becoming 10y.
ally Democratic, is quoting the
words of an editorial writer, the
editor of the McNairy Indepen.
dent, who is a republican and
who would oppose Mr.. Sims or
any other Democrat. The fact
that a republican editor opposes
Mr.. Sims can bring no hurt to
the Congressman among Demo
Grassland certainly the Jackson
Sun and its candidate for Con.
gress are welcome to all they
can get from republican editors.
The Sun Of last Sunday drew a
contrast between Congressman
Sims and Congressman Mcclellan.
Mcclellan hung on and persisted
in the appointment Of Metcalf as
Postmaster at Memphis without
primary and because Mr.. Sims
did not take such action in re.
gard to Jackson the condemns
him. The Sun then inconsist.
emily said:
Mr.. Sims has repeatedly re.
fused to call a primary to- sscer.
tain the wishes of majority Of
the Jackson people as to their
choice for Postmaster"
The Sun knows very we'll that
Mr.. Sims had no right to call a
primary for Postmaster at Jack.
sou or any other place. 1t also
knows that chickering's among the
aspirants at Jackson alone pre-
vented the holding of primary,
which the candidates and the
people should have gone on and
held, as was done in Lexington,
in Henderson, in Savannah and
in Camden, and the choice Of
each of which was appointed
Mr.. Sims has in every instance
respected the wishes ofthe PEG
pie ~ to whom they wanted fol
these places. The Sun has nc
asgnrnent against Mr.. Sims and
II 10 hard-put to find even senils
charges to show that it will moi
be to The interest Of the Demo
Gratis Of the Distsict to renomi-
nate elect and him Mr.. Sims fills
the position Of representative Of
the people in the lower branch
Of the law.makiug body of the
nation on a higher plane thar
lA 1t 49,.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-07-10

Joseph Chamberlain. former
Prime Minis-.-ss England csr
Of the leading figures ID British
politics in the last generation.
died in London last Friday. Mr..
Chamberlain was strickenl with
paralysis seven years pgo.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-07-10
Church Announcements.

NJ. E. Church South.
Sunday School at $3.50 a. N.
Preaching at II q. m.
Subject Elijah and the
Drought. +"
Preaching 8 p. m. by Rev. j.,
V. Freeman.
H. @. JOHNSON, Pastor.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-07-10
All Day Meeting.

At Timberlake School House
on Friday, July 10.
Preaching at 10: 80 a. M, by
Rev. j. Y. Freeman. Dinner
on the ground and services in
the afternoon.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-07-10
July Quarterly Court.

The Quarterly court of Hen
derson county met in the July
term last Monday, with all jus.
tees present except q. E. era.
per of the 9Th district.
Appropriations aggregated
$524,53, with two other appro.
priations ordered to J. Frank
Martin, Sheriff and d. D. PAT.
ford, which when adjusted will
aggregate. approximately about
$4,000.