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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-04-10
LEXINGTON TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1914.
SPEECH
Of Hon. 4, Sims, ON the
Repeal Of Canal Tolls.

1
Mr.. Speaker hope to discus.
this bill in a dispassionate man
ner, andsdo not desire to gain any
votes If we cannot convince the
Judgment of reasonable, fair.
minded men that we are right.
Mr.. Speaker, it is my earnest
belief that considerations of ma.
tional honor and good faith de.
mand the speedy consideration
and passage Of this bill, and that
the Panama canal shall remain
for all time open to the vessels
OF. commerce of all nations on
terms of entire equality, and
that such veseels Of commerce
owned BY citizens Of the United
States were intended to receive
no preferential treatment, and
that any variation from this con.
struction Of the treaty of 1901 is
a plain violation of both the let.
ter and spirit of that treaty.
A treaty is simply a contract.
>r agreement between nations as
between private individuals, aud
the intention of the parties to
he contract issthe true rule Of
construction, aIn the present
contention asto the Hay Paunce-
fote and Panama treaties, the
contracting parties, as it were,
ire both living. and suscribing
witnesses are not all dead, and
the events leading to the making
# these treaties are SO recent as
to remain fresh in the minds Of
all men.
The Hay Pauncefote treaty
was made at our solicitation in
order to enable us TO construct
an isthmian canal ourselves di
rectly or by way of aiding a cor
poration or private company to
construct and operate same.
Mr.. Speaker, at the time OF
making the Hay Pauncefote
treaty we did not own or exercise
sovereignty over one square foot
of land in Central America, nor
did we at that time contemplate
the ownership or the exercise Of
sovereignty over one square inch
of territory in any country
through which transisthmian
canal could be constructed. But
to show conclusively that we
had no purpose of any other than
equal treatment" for the vesi
sells Of all nations, even if we
should ever at any time become
the sovereign of the country
through which the canal might
be constructed, twas specifically
provided in the treaty that no
change of sovereignty of the
country through which the cana
might be constructed should al
ter or change the terms of the
treaty. When a sovereignty in
a part did come about by which
the negotiating of the Panama
treaty became necessary, almost.
in the same day that the Hay
Pauncefote treaty was conclud-.
ed, when no. doubt could exist
between the government of the
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-04-10
NUMBER 80

United States and newborn re-
public Of Panama as to the mean.
Ing and application Of the tern }
and stipulations Of the Hay
Pauncefote treaty, it was made
subject to all the provisions and
conditions of that treaty.
Whether it was wise or unwise
to have made these treaties, or
i'anT one of them, is a question
that does not arise in this con.
troversy. The only question to
be considered is, Did we make
these contracts; and if so, what
are our obligations under them?
If Great Britain knew that We
did not intend that our coastwise
shipping was to be included in
and covered by the equal treat
sment' progision of the treaty,
and did notcomplhin at the time,
she would now be estopped from
'contending otherwise; but, on
the other hand, If we had reason
to believe that England under.
stood the terms, ''all nationsnto
include the United States and
its citizens, and we did not dis
close to her that in case we be.
came sovereign over The country
through which the canal should
be constructed that vessels own
ed by citizens of the United
States should be free from toll
charges for use Of the canal, we
cannot now in good faith insist
on such construction of the
treaty.
Mr.. Speaker, to my mind it is
inconceivable that if those en-
gagged in the coastwise shipping
Of the United States at the time
the Hay Pauncefote treaty was
negotiated understood that their
ships were not included in tho
equal treatment" terms of the .
treaty and were not subject to
toll charges by reason Ct tlas
provision. that they remained
silent for more than nine years.
The very fact that the coast
wise shipping interests of the
country made no claim of this
kind pending the negotiations.of
the treaty, or subsequent there.
to, is the highest circumstantial
evidence that they did not so un.
the terms Of the treaty
themselves. But it Is still more
remarkable that upon the nego.
tiation OF the treaty of Panama,
by which the United States, for
the purposes of. construction aud
operation Of the canal, became
the sovereign of the canal zone
territory, that our domestic ship
ping interests did not i'm mmedi.
ately proclaim tothe world tn. +
by the terms of the Panama
treaty preferential treatment
was accorded them in the adjust.
ment of toll charges, But, 30 far
as ! now recall, l never heard
that any such claim was being
made by cur coastwise ship
owners until congress- undertook
to provide for the civil govern.
ment Of the canal and fix the
tolls to be paid bv vessels pass.
ing through it.
Mr.. Speaker, it seems to me
that it would be'highly dishonor.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-04-10
Lexington Loses
Savannah Institute Car.
ries Off the Palm in the
Debating Contest Held
Here.

N Quite . party came over from
ISayanDah last Friday, represent
Ing the fiourishing school of that
town, Savannah Institute, and
[realized the hope to win back
honors taken from them in a for.
Ener debate between representa-.
tives Of Lexington High School
and the Savannah Institute. The
party consisted Of Prof. w. E.
Rogers, Principal Of the Insti-
tate, H. a. Morris, his assistant,
Miss Mary Kate Alexander, Ex.
preston teacher, Miss Annie
Ron. Intermediate teacher and
Miss JewerStory,. assistant music
teacher. all Of the teaching force
Of the same institntidn The
party was entertained at the
DAVIS hotel. The representa-,
tises selected to discuss the
question Resolved, That tht
ownership and operation Of the
fAiiwxys Of the United States
would best serve the people, !"
were Messrs. G. WsStoht and
A. D. Franks, both Hardin coun.
ty boys, IN behalf of the insti.
tute, and Messrs. Willard and
Cecil Fesmire, born and reared
in Henderson county and pupils
of Lexington High School. Saw
annah was assigned the affirma-
tive and Lexington the negative
and the forensic contest was in.
deed a battle royal. Messrs. j !.
w Page. County Court Clerk,
W. H. Denison. County Superin-
tendent Of Schools. and W. V.
Barry, editor Of the Progress,
were chosen to act as judges and
instructed to base their verdict
on the basis of the perfect 100,
divided as follows: Argument
60, Expression 25, Composition
Is. Messrs. Stout and Willard
Fesmire had the rejoinders and
on that feature Mr.: Stout came
near endangering the success Of
his side by having evidently a
committed rejoinder aad by the
introduction Of new matter. Mr..
Stout is. however, in the main,
and excellent young speaker,
with enviable delivery and car.
riage, which show early opportu-
mites we'll used. Mr.. Frank is
also q young nan of marked ora
torical aud argumentive ability
and we believe that the decision
which gave Savannah the victory
by 81 to 81 points was generally
considered just and deserved.
Our boys, Messrs. Willard and
Cecil Fesmite, acquitted them
selves with honor, showing them
selves to- be, students and with
promise Of making their marks
in whatever professions they may
select for their life work. We
are proud OF our boys and wish
they might have won in the con-
test. e Il .7%
Prof. J. O.. Brown, Superin.
tenlent Of our High School,
opened the occasion with an ap-
propriate talk and turned over to
Prof. Rogers the honor Of pre-
siding. which be did with dignity
and credit. Miss Lessie' Davis,
teacher Of domestic science and
other studies ID the High School
made herself quite helpful ID the
J, ,,Npduct Of the details Of the
lei Nte.
II, :. - \.
Sec, ntary Of the Navy Daniels
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-04-10

Agriculture from political, to one
in the Interest of the great farming
masses. Exhalted the law to where
1t is now being revered and enforced
In every city and town in the entire
statefmaintained the purity of the
ballot; saved the States credit, etc.
Butsthe work begun, has not yet
benn completed. AS long as there Is
a disposition on the part of so-called
regular democracy, and their allia-
gence with the lawless whiskey inter-
est to come back into power, and to
again establish reign of open vio-
lence, and disregard for .decency and
law, the fight by the republicans aid.
ed by their independent friends will
not cease, S3S. &s$
Therefore, be itresolved:
That this Convention endorse the
administration Of Gov. Hooper,, and
urge his nomination for the third
term, and we hereby pledge hlm, in
case he will accept, our heartiest sup.
port.
I We also endorse the candidacy of
Judge Sam G. Williams, for the Su.
preme Court, and pledge our support.
We further endorse the candidacy
of Hon. j. W. Ross, of Savannah, re-
Gently appointed Chancellor Of this
Chancery Division, knowing him to be
learned In the law and In every other
way a suitable. and capable person
for this important position.
Respectfully submitted,
E. w. EssARY,
ia. LANCASTER,
]. w. HAssELL, s
J, w. FEsMIRE, N
j. w. BALLARD.
A full list Of delegates were
appointed to represent Hender-
son county in the State conven.,
tion to be held in Nashville,
April is. the same delegstes to
attend the congressional conven-
tion to Be held 1t. 4 time and
place not yet fixed
The most :notable speech OF the
convention WIS that of, Judge T.
"A. Lancaster. Who spoke 10 the
most laudatory terms OF Cover
nor Hooper, aud following the
speech he svasA Athe recipient of,
many congrashlasSQns
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-04-10

Sec. sntsry Of the Navy Daniels
has iss, sed 40 order barring the
nse aII of a lcohol in the Navy, Ell
fective q fter July / The order
Il. 3 issaso 49,!
but xjllto merit the supreme ~
ldrt;nks Of mankind BY Chm
Sye sBOHs. NV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10
MANY FIRMS TO MAKE
FRANCES WAR AUTOS
Rush Contract for 5000 Armored Cars
ParcelIed Out to Manufacturers
NJ

South Bethlehem. Pa, Oct. 10.-Presi-
dent E. G. Grace OF the Bethlehem Steel
company assembled the representatives
OF the 81 large automobile concerns
here at the main Office Of the plant
and told them that the committee hav-
ing in charge the tests of the armored
automobile trucks had reached a de-
cision, but that no announcement would
be made as yet as to which concerns
would get contracts to furnish from
1000 TO 5000 motor trucks to be used by
France in her war with Germany.
There has been no competitive bid
ding. as France desires the trucks as
quickly as possible and none of the big
automobile concerns can supply the
great number desired as quickly as
needed. 1t has been decided TO parcel
out the contract among many con-
Germs
The small army of automobile sales
men who have been here the past week
or two have begun TO leave town and it
is believed within a day or two the con-
Germs successful in the tests will re
ceive letters apprising them Of the fact
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10
HEAPFUEL TEST
PROVES SUCCESS
Carburetor that Burns Coal
Oil, Gasoline or Cheap
Oil "Toppings. "

California's success in the use Of ex-
ueHely low priced fuels in both motor
t - uc1s ana pleasure cars is creating ma
LlOudI interest and causing a great deal
OL comment throughout the east. where
etloFts are being made to nring about
the use Of these CHEAPER fuels It vas
NOT 50 very long ago that . ". Kern
u Los angeles. driving a big truck,
made the trip from Los Angeles to San
francisco in "A hours and 80 minutes
covering 412 miles, at fuel expense Of
Inquiry regarding this remarI1a BILE
run made by motor truck manufactur-
ers OF the east brought the infer nation
thaL Mr.. Kern had successfully used
OH topplngs,55 a new fuel for motor
Trucks, the use Of which is mad. pos
sible by a new type Of car5ureter la-
geles.
"Toppings" have heretofore been
practically waste, and the selling price
on this waste product is only cents
per gallon This will illustrate the i'm
portance Of the discovery Of the prac-
ucability Of this fuel TO the industry.
On this most remarkable journey
Mr.. Kern covered 472 miles. The amount
Of fuel used was approximately 461s
gallons, OF an average Of over 10 miles
to the gallon.
This run was the first OF conse-
quence in which this cheapest fuel ever
otfered was tried out for automobile
purposes. The "tOppings' are that por-
uOn OF the refin1ngs which float to the
top Of the tanks. This refuse has here
tofore been drained off and allowed to
be wasted. In specific gravity II has
only Il degrees at a temperature Of IS,
and II is slow in vaporizing and under
ordinary circumstances sluggish in
combustion. The truck making the run
covered every sort Of road, and was put
t. a very severe test. The carburetor
acted successfully, and oil -toppings"
viii undoubtedly have a big effect on
the future Of the motor truck indust-y
as a result. The carburetOr will burn
gasoline or coal oil as easily and with
as good results as IL does oil ''toppings"
and comparative runs are TO be made
over the Los Angeles-San Francisco
route using the different fuels.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10
R0UGHR0ADS To
EAST Of ELPA50
Automobiles Finds Some
Good, but Many Bad, from
Here to Oklahoma.

c. NJ Harvey, Of FL PasO. who with
his sons made a tour to san francesca
salt Lake. CHEYENNE and Denver this
year, has just completed Trip rom
FL Paso to Miami, Okla, where ne mas
some mining interests, and has written
c. B. Stevens relative to the roads.
He went east out Of FL Paso to Dali
las and found some Of the roads rather
rough. Writing Mr.. Stevens from Nj
ami. he says:
Having experienced some difficulty
in getting reliable information as to
route and road conditions from Ell Paso
east to Fort Worth, I write you and
possibly YOU may be in a position to
help the next fellow.
I'VE came by way of the new county
road to a point north Of Clint where
we turned off TO BOyd's ranch, then
to Benefits Chat may not be the
name) ranch, Sierra Blanca and Van
Horn. We left the T. ?. at Van Horn,
going north Of the tracks by new
auto road to c. N. Tenants ranch
then TO Toyah, Pecos. Fort Stockton,
Buena Vista, Midland and on up the u
P. 40 Abilene We ran north of the 7.
P. again to Handy, Albany, Brecken-
ridge, Caddo, PalO Pinto, Mineral Wells,
CARRIER, Weatherford, Fort Worth, Dali
las. Denison and Durant Okla From
Durant we ran practically all the way
up the Katy to Vinita and on to Miami
up the Frisco. Miami is the county
seat Of the northeast corner county Of
oklahoma
I'VE had good roads practically all
the way to Abilene. Some Of II was
rough but not anything to bother any
kind Of a car. From Abilene to Fort
Worth we had a lot of rough, unsigned
road From Durant. Okla, to Checo-
tab, there was plenty Of scenery but
no road that was good enough for
cotton country mule. It took US some
thing like six hours to get over the
South Canadian river and I shOveled
enough sand TO choke the Rio Grande.
Some Of those natives will talk for the
next ten years Of that big machine that
got stuck in the sand.
1T took Just two weeks to make
the trip: however, we stopped over
about three days in Dallas and never
at any time tried for an early start
The road is considerably washed about
80 miles before Sierra Blanca. The
new auto road from Van Horn to Ten
nant's ranch, about IS miles, was a lit
tie rough because it had not been trav-
eled but from there on to Fort Stock
ton II was fine. From Stockton to Mid
land we had some heavy road after
crossing the Pecos There is a bridge
over the Pecos out from Buena Vista
and & good auto road into Midland"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10
As 4
ROAD MATERIAL
SIS Criminal Negligence to
Fail to Keep Up Roads
Already Built"

Twenty-eight states have adopted
concrete as the standard OF permanent
road paving, and the increase in yard
age has been accelerated with time;
1913 yardaEe was more than twenty
times that OF 1912. California laid
$4,000 yards in 1912 and 1855, 900 in
1913, with present indications that this
yardage viii be doubled in 1914. This
is only one Of many examples
At the beginning Of this year there
was more than $4,000. 900 yards Of con-
crete roadway giving service in this
country. Contracts and reliable re-
ports at this time indicate this yard
age viii be no less than 10000, 900 yards
before the end Of the year.
Properly placed concrete Is pro-
nounced by the government to be the
most permanent pavement known and
the best investment that can be made
for this purpose.
This information is contained in a
bulletin issued by the United States
government. which adds that the trou-
bic with the roads Of America is not so
much that they are not substantially
built, but that they are allowed to. fall
into disrepair. The bulletin calls it
criminal negligence to fail to keep q
good road in renair-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10
Six EUents Scheduled
For Automobile DAY at
arizona State Fair

Phoenix. Ariz, Oct 1O.-Six events
are included in the program for "Au-
tomObile day at the state fair, No
vember u. Two are for the cars en-
tered in the road races from FL PasO
and Los Angeles. The complete pro-
gram follows;
Fifteen miles. for cars in road races:
purse, $500. divided So, 25 and 10 per
cent: no entrance fee.
Fifteen miles for cars finishing first
and second in road races: purse, $500.
divided 65, 25 and. 10 percent; no en-
trance fee
Fifty miles, free for all; purse, $1,000.
divided 65, % and 10 percent: entrance
fee, $40, TO be returned If car starts
and continues in good faith.
Free for all handicap. 10 miles:
purse, $500 divided 65, % and 10 per
cent; no entrance fee.
Four mile relay for Fords: purse.
800, divided IS, Is and 10 percent: en-
trance feE, SO. to be returned to cars
starting and continuing in good faith.
Each entrant must drive two cars,
cranking and starting without assist
ance at the end ofFeach mile.
Tries for mile record: no purse
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10
De PALMA HAS
ASNALL MOTOR
Is Winning All His Records
With a Car that Has
Small Cylinders.

Since Ralph de Palma's victories
It Brighton Beach when he won the
Labor day sweepstakes and four other
events during the two days, consider
able comment has been made in motor
ing circles on his wonderful driving
there as well as in the Elgin meet last
month. when he captured both the FL
gln national trophy and the Chicago
Automobile Club Trophy races.
De Palma is now driving what Is
Internationally one Of the most re
markable racing cars ever DullL- IN
spite of its terrific speed and power
it has surprisingly small motor The
piston displacement is only "a cuDlc
inches-less piston displacement Ihan
the average light car, and yet TINS
1sO-mile-an-hOu car has shown speed
considerably faster than many cars OF
more than 600 cubic inches piston dis
placement The motor turns over
much faster than most racing motors,
making $500 revolutions per minute
Bv winning the Vanderbilt Cup race
This year and the two Elgln races he
is leading for the road race champion
ship for 1914. He was road race
champior in 1912 when he won the
Vanderbilt cup. the Elgln nauonal
trophv and the Santa Monica nght
car races In 1913 he captured the
CHICAGO Automobile Club trophy IN
the ElEln carnival III III 49, -
Og-1O-1I inclusive, De Palma was tne
dirt track champion, upseJung lne
whole book of worlds RECORDS py
breaking practically everything from
one mile up. De Palma on the 4nqi-
annapolis speedway in the 500 mlie
race in 1912, broke the worlds speed
way. records between 50 and 4s5 niles,
averaging better than 81 miles an
hour for that distance, but owing 70
his unfortunate mishap on the next
to the last lap OF the race. which pre-
vented him from finishing, these rec
ords under the American AutomoplIe
association rules technically could not
be allowed, as a driver must complets
a race in order to receive the award
Beginning with the year 1912 De
Palma stopped driving on mile
tracks with but few exceptions, and
only recently took to the mile oVals
again. He is the only driver ever 10
nave held both road and track cham
pionships That he is still in the
track record breaking class is eYi-
denced BY the fact that at Brighton
on Labor day he clipped the marks
Tor that track for Is and 100 miles
materially. Since acquiring the new
car De Palma is in big demand az
meets all over the country and II viii
be surprising If he does not cracE
some more worlds track records be-
fore the season is over.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10
WISCONSIN WORKING ITS
CONVICTS ON ITS ROADS

Wisconsin can now be numbered
among the states successfully employ
ing convicts in road work.
The summer Of 1914 saw two camps
established, one near Waupun and the
other at Taycheedah. At the Waupun
camp, two and a half miles of road is
now under construction and, when com
pleted, will connect Waupun and the
village Of Chester The road is Is feet
wide and Of the best possible macadam
construction. The men are under the
honor system, wear a neat khaki uni
form and live and work exactly like a
hired crew. the only guards being two
unarmed experts in road building.
The success attendant upon this work
points TO the reconstruction Of Wiscon-
sins prison system along the lines sug-
gested in the report made by the ma
tional committee on prisons and prison
labor.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10
SPARK PLUG EFFICIENCY.

Many motorists cannot obtain max
imum efficiency from their cars sim
ply for the reason that while they
may be using a good make Of spark
plug, it may be of a type or shape
not adapted to their particular motor
To obtain maximum efficiency the
points Of the plug should be located
in the combustion chamber. Often
times plugs are used with too short
a shell, so that the plug itself does
not protrude a sufficient distance into
the chamber.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10
WAR STOPS MAKING OF
AUTOMOBILES In PARIS

Inquiries in the various motor car
factories around Paris show the produc-
ton Of touring cars Is absolutely nil.
In many cases important orders are in
hand and a sufficient staff has been
left to put work through If only per-
mission could be obtained to export.
Efforts are now being made to obtain
from the minister OF war a repeal Of
the order forbidding the expectation Of
motor cars and parts, at any rate so
Iar as regards allied countries It is
believed that the reasonableness Of this
request will be seen and that within a
very short time it viii be possible to
send cars TO England, and from there TO
other parts Of the world. If this release
IS given II will allow the hundreds Of
chassis which are at the present mo-
ment lying on the dock sides and in
railway depots to be taken out Of the
country
FuIl-WOrth ROOffng-s1.e0, SL25 and
$3.50 per roll Burton-Lingo Co, phone
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10
MOTORISTS ENRICH
BAY STATE SS70IS2

Up to September Massachusetts, mo-
torlsts have paid into the state Golfers
$SIO'lS21s in fees and registration Ii
censes, which IS more than SIO6, 600 in
excess OF the amount paid for the entire
Il months OF 1913. If the present rate
Of registering continues. the total for
1919 will be close to 81. 600. 900. There
had been registered up to September !,
1887 motor vehicles. which shows an
Increase OF % percent. or 1873 over
the same period in 1913. and 6747 more
vehicles than were registered during all
OF 1913 There are nearly $4,000 people
authorized TO operate motor vehicles in
the Bay state now