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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-06-09
TRAGIC DEATH or
MISS HESTER SCOTT
accidentally Killed BY
Her Sweetheart
"UNLOADED" PISTOL.
Unfortunate Young Ludy Lives
But Short Time After Fo-
tai Shot Is Fired.
"UNLOADED' PISTOL

Last Sunday morning SilaS Little,
son Of Miles Little a farmer living
seven miles South Of Lexington,
went to the home of John Scott, in
the old 18th district, some twelve
miles South Of Lexington, for the
purpose Of accompanying Mr.. SCOTS
twenty-year-old daughter, Miss Hes
ter, to church at Palentine. Soon
after the arrival of Little at the
Scott home (the old George Hefey
place. Lester, Mr.. SCOTS eighteen
year-old son, brought pistol which
would not work, and asked Little to
fix it. Little put the weapon into
working order and tossed it over on
bed, after which he and Miss He's
ter walked out into the yard, or at
least out of that room. Lester
coming bace into room where the
pistol was lying on the bed, picked
it up and loaded it and laid it back
on the bod. Soon after, Silas Little
and Miss Scott comie back into the
\
room, Little seeing the pistol lying
on the bed, seemingly where he had
tossed it. picked it UP and while
showing the girl how he had fixed
it, snapped it while the weapon was
pointed toward his sweetheart. The
weapon was discharged and the ball
entered the left breast of Miss Scott
less than an inch below the heart.
The girl fell mortally hurt and died
some two or three hours later.
Little and Miss Scott had been
SWeetneartS 10r years and the trag-
edy leaves the young man heart
broken.
Those who knew Miss Scott say
she was a fine girl and had every
promise Of making a most useful
and lovable woman.
The heartbroken young man and
surviving family Of the girl who
met such a tragic and unexpected
death, have the sympathy of our
whole people.
The funeral took place Monday
afternoon at Mt. Zion, in the old
18th district, but near Stegall, in
the old 5th district.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-06-09

The activities Of the Nashville,
Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway
in seeking to promote better farm
ing and live stock raising in the ter
ritory served by it having recently
called forth several commendatory
editorials from the papers over the
country.
AS result Of the work done on
the demonstration farms of the
company, many farmers have been
aroused to the possibilities Of their
land and have been following the
system Of cultivation and crop rota-
tion to advantage. The forces en-
Gagged in this work under the direc-
tion Of Special Agricultural Agent
Joseph H. Judd are now arranging
for q series Of farm meetings to be
announced shortly at which the
farmers in the several sections ad-
jacent to the ten demonstration
farms Of the road may gather and
hear discussed by expert the best
methods Of farming, and will also
solved for their benefit the various
problems with which they may be
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-06-09
ARKANSAS SWEPT
BY TERRIFIC STORM
Tornado Through State
From Southwest
70 DEATHS REPORTED
All Telephone and Telegraph
Wires Down and Details
Hard to Obtain.
70 DEATHS REPORTED

The State of Arkansas suffered 8
disaster at a late hour Monday af,
ternoon in the shape Of a tornado
which struck Hot Springs at abou,
5 o'clock. The storm entered the
state at the Southwest corner ant
travelled toward the northeast, but
a branch of it or another storm at
the same time also did damage in
the northwestern section.
The first report from the storm
showed the following casualties
Judsonia, White county, Is known
dead and so injured.
Heber Springs, IS dead.
Dalark, Dallas county. four dead.
Hot Springs, four dead.
Morrilton, one dead.
Greenland, Washington county,
two dead.
The Northern part Of the State
seemed to suffer most. The city Of
Little Rock was missed by the
storm. One third of the town Of
Judsonia was swept away, the storm
sweeping clean an area four blocks
wide and twelve blocks long. The
first estimate Of property damage
was a million dollars.
The Iron Mountain Railroad offic.
ials rushed special trains, surgeons
and all possible help to the scenes
Of suffering on its line.
Later reports state that 80 OF
more were killed in Missouri, IS in
Mississippi, | in Illinois and 4 in
Tennessee by the sthe overturnine
of the packet Elmore on the Mis-
sissippi river.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-06-09
Congressman 7. w. Sims Would Pre-
vert Race Horse Gambling in Any Way.

lucky and Maryland, where horse
race gambling is legal, but, while
this is true. gambling on horse rae
ing is almost universal by bookmak-
ing, which is carried on by trans
mission Of betting odds by telephone
and telegraph. The effect Of this
practice is to nullify state anti-race
gambling laws. In Tennessee. for
instance, the legislature Of 1907, in
response to an almost universal de-
mand, abolished race horse gamb-
ling, but people in Tennessee can
still bet on horse races in Kentucky
and Maryland by having such bets
transmitted by telephone and tele-
graph, thus nullifying our state law.
This bill would stop this"
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-06-09
German and British Clash off
Coast Of Denmark with
Greet Losses
MORE THAN 5000 LIVES LOST
Destroyed by German Submarine in
Few Days After Big BottIe.

On Thursday Of last week the Isl
inst. British and German warships
and torpedo boats numbering owe,
a hundred. met in conflict in the
North Sea. off the coast of Denmark
with the result Of the greatest loss
in TONNAGE recorded in naval en-.
counters
The British losses with all the
vessels ENGAGED accounted for TO-
tailed three hattie cr,,;sers. three
cruisers and eieht destrovers.
The German losses were believed
to be nearly as creat in the number
Of vessels but much less APPRECIATE
tonnage
The loss Of men Is estimated at
from 5000 to possibly over 5000
and 10 show the horror Of the bat
tie and the destructiyeness Of mod
ern warfare on the wafer II Is stat
ed that from five of the larcrst
ships which went to the bottom Of
the sea with more than 4OOO men
but seven iunior officers and a few
hundreds were saved
The ereat battle lasted for manv
hours. the Germans first retiring
and the British assert that when
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-06-09
Maur County Commissioners ID Trouble.

There is trouble in Maury coun-
ty. Road commissioners are charg-
ed with being too lavish in expend-
ing public funds and investigations
are being made. The investigation
it is thought will last through the
entire summer. The county has
some fine roads and pixies but it is
charged they have cost the county
too much money. The disposition
Of public funds, in any kind Of pub
lie works, more especially in build
ing public roads, cannot be too well
safeeuaoded. A man can afford to
be extravagant in the handling Of
his own funds, but in the handling
Of public funds, he should use every
precaution against undue extrava-
eance. --Carroll County Democrat
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-06-09
ANNUAL OUTING OF
COUNTY DOCTORS
Held at Hinson Springs
Thursday, June |
BEST IN HISTORY
Prominent Physicians as Wis
itors Assist In interest
ing Program.

The Henderson County Medical
Association and several of its invit-
ed guests, held their annual Outing
at Hinson Springs on Thursday of
last week, the 1st inst, and those
who had the good luck to be pres
ent agree that in the history Of the
Association and its five annual out
ings, there has never been a more
profitable or enjoyable meeting.
The following program was rem
dered and we can say without fur
ther comment on the separate NUM-
bers, that doctors present inform us
that each and every talk made and
paper read was a gem within itself.
At the beginning Of the morning
session, at 1880 o'clock, the invoca-
ton was made by DR.. j. T. Heron,
of Jackson.
DR.. C. E. Bolen, of Wildersville,
acted as Toastmaster in the absence
of DR.. c. H. Johnston. Of Lexington.
DIR. r. L. Wylie,s ,sof SCOTS Hill, who
was on the program for the address
of Welcome arrived late, and a most
enjoyable talk was made in his
stead by that Prince of Doctors and
good men, Dr.. Ambrose Mccoy. Of
Jackson.
DR.. A. B. Dancey, the Jackson
specialist, Counselor for the 9th
Congressional District, filled his
place on the program, and his talk
was exceptionally pleasing to his
hosts because Of the fact that he
gave Henderson county the credit
for leading in West Tennessee in
regularity Of meetings and scientific
papers read before it, of which there
we're eighteen last year.
DR.. Hugh Carter, of Memphis, fill
ed his number on Menstrual Disor-
ders." DR.. W. L. Howard, Of Mem
phis, made his assigned talk on
"Tonsilitis.' AT this point an old
fashioned Barbecued dinner was
served on the grounds by Mrs. G.
Grissom, which would not have fail
ed to please old Epicurius himself.
After dinner, the first number
was The Country Doctor" by DR.. E.
M. Sanders, of Nashville, which was
fine and was followed by DR.. |. A.
McSwain, of Paris, who made one
Of the best talks ever heard by the
Association, in which he gave his
Early Experience with the Fly
La \
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-06-09

Of the Germans land if England is
able to do anything she must do it
now. The good luck and the ex-
treme need Of the Germans will
prompt them to make more at
tempts to break the English block
ade, which once accomplished would
put John Bull out Of the running,
humiliate the other countries allied
with England and win the war for
Germany, Austria.and Turkey.
Later. The claim is made by the
British Admiralty that the encoun-
ter between portions Of the German
and English navies was in reality a
victory for the latter and that not
relatively but actually the Germans
lost the greater number Of vessels,
notwithstanding the greater loss in
both tonnage and human life was
Great Britain's London claims that
Germany lost 18 ships to England
IA.
In last Monday evening at about
s o'clock, the British cruiser, Hamp-
shire. was torpedoed or sunk by a
mine when off the Orkney Islands,
which are to the North of Scotland,
and with the ship went down Earl
Kitchener, the British War Lord
or the English Minister Of War.
Earl Kitchener was accompanied by
his staff and was on his way to Rus
sia. Four boats are said to have
been seen to leave the ship, but the
sea was running high and first re-
port gave 1t that not a soul was
known to have been saved. One of
those accompanying Earl Kitchener
was Hugh James O'Beirne, former
counselor Of the British embassy at
Washington. The loss Of Earl Kit
chener, in the tragic manner that
he went, perhaps assassinated by a
submarine, will hurt his people
much more than if he had been
killed in open warfare.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-06-09
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Board Of Education Meets.

The State Board Of Education will
meet in Nashville on the 18th and
elect the faculty Of the Tennessee
Polytechnic Institute, located at
Cookeville, Of which DR.. T. A. Early,
late Of Mississippi is the President.
1t will be many a day before the
"Politicsnich" school at Cookeville
will have the respect Of the high
schools Of the state which we're rob-
bed by its useless establishment.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-06-09

Continued on last pagc.)
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-06-09

J. P. Dolan, an employe Of the
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
Railroad, fell from the upper struc-
ture Of the bridge over the Tennes-
see river at Johnsonville, last Fri
day, struck against the bridge beams
and when he fell into the water in
an unconscious condition, was
drowned. DOlan lived at McEwen.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-06-09

Continued on last Ia ye.)
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-08-13
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAM, CLARKsBUBe, ". Va SUNDAY, AUGUsT13, 1915

Everyone enjoys solving a rebus. 1t is fascinating and in
structive. In this instance it may also be profitable. $40 in
prizes will be given for the first five absolutely correct readings
Of the dssected rebus appearing on this page,
In each ad there appears a rebus representing some word IN
the ad.. Read each ad carefully and see what word the reD1s
represents. Then group these words to form a sentence that re-
fers to these advertisers and send it to The Telegram. The
proper reading Of the rebus and the winners Of the prizes will
be announced on this page next Sunday, August 10th.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-08
TRADING MODERATE
ON STOCK MARKET
DEBATE on Armed ship Measure san
seing folowed-war shares
Were the Most Active.

NEW YORK. March Trading dur
ing todavs moderately active market
Wa again largely devoted 20 war shares
ana sundry s~pccialties. while tandard
STOCKS denoted occasional irrcuultritv
ne attention OF the financial commun-
lty continued TO center around Nash
lnstun. and debates over the armed shin
issue being ollOwcd with absorbing in
terest.
Additional gains were registered in
the forenoon. with the lead OF CrucIbie
steel and Baldwin Locomotive. which
once more superseded United states
steel ia point OF activity. In fact.
Inltcd states Steel was under nsrsis-
tent pressure. though yielding only
fractiOnaliy.
Gladly.
ols were under marked restraint.
,ahigrnia eftrolcum COMMON and pre-
ter.sd losing "a and sis points. res
brctiNely on the u~nfavorabls annual
statcmcnf OF the previous day. The
movement IN rails was somewhat mixed.
baltimore % ohio. Fries. southern Rail-
way referred and Seabuard Air Line
preferred eyincing marked ftrmness.
while Louisville q Nashville. Colorado.
Southern trst preferred and Missouri.
kansas A Texas common and preferred
were heavy.
--TotaI sales OF stocks mount to
$4,000 shares.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-08

position TO become more aggressive An
steel and equipment specialties. Higher
prices are expected for Anaconda. Il. A.
% and L. ). Steel. Bun points are pre-
dieting further advances In these spe-
cialues Crucible. American Zinc. Ameri-
can can, American Car g. Foundry. Mext-
can Petroleum and Tenn. Copper. Evi-
dence Of nervous short covering is found
IA Baldwin Locomotive. Marine pref.
Colo Fuel. Shelters.
JOURNAL or COMMERCE. The
sifength in the motor ear stocks - at
tflLuLtt 20 covering boy short contracts
lNANDlAL acknowledgements a.
made upon the Scaut supply of stocks
even on substantial advance.
CDMMEECIAI~LIQu.dafiau Of st,cks
from abroad has become lighter and ia
banking interests.
CLARK. CHILDS a co.
lions a 90 dividends % Doe declared fhs
last week OF this month ON some import F.
ant copper shares are particularly bull
ash on this group.
HAYDEN. STONE a. CD-The pro-
cess OF rcadJusfmcnt should contfnu.
TO a tnish without seriously dIrfurbfnr
the quotations OF standard stocks.
Mc'l-AN r & co. 81 market Is
'ithcr showing confidence Boo tho presi-
uents succes-ful handling OF tho -ub-
marine situation or indifference TO IN,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-08
WILLIS TO GOVERN
PHILIPPINES BANK
Secretary Of Federal Reserve hoard
Win BE Head % Insular
Institution.

pr ". Parker Willis. secretary Of the
? 'dsral Reserve Board. Will accept the
presidency OF the lusulur Eaul. Of the
ihllipuine Islands which viii be 1r-
.ahi@cd soon. according 90 an article
b} T. Amos Browne. ma the March num-
Der on the Journal OF tine American Bank
efs Association. nr. Wills has been
Erautcd a six months leave Of absenc.
by the Federal Reserve Hoard TO enable
MIN 10 organize the inSular bank
DIR. willis wrote the original draft
OF the measure by which the phIlIppin.
Assembly authorized the new Govern
mont Bank. says Mr.. Browne in thy
article. The measure as written by
him was adopted with slight alterations
by thelnsu lar Assembly early In Feb
rGurN and the Government OF the Islands
immediately rendered him the position
81 president al an annual salary Of
$4,000 lie leaves Tor Manila about
March l..
american nike have been greatly
Interested in the character OF the new
Philippine bank. which has been made.
Stately described IN the brief newspaper
dispatches cabled 10 the United states
ia February"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-08
WALL STREET SUMMARY

United states Rubber 100 year tudsl
December 81. earned ICES ptr cent on
common stock. compared with 3 Per
cent previous year.
House votes ON MLcmorc resolution
today.
DE bate limited Co five hours.
Col House said To- hty, told Prcsf-
dent wilson that Germany is not blud-
Ing 100 her new submarine policy.
Russia approached hy Turkey for sep
aratc peace.
Main points settled IN hitumIuous
wage di-putc-mincrs win conc.ssfors
which viii agEregato ys.5Uu.UOt advances
ANNUALLY
World says 90 has 600 its possession
documentary evidence which shows that
force back az Gore resolution and Nile
more resolution Is the Rational Gsrman-
American alliance.
Irferruro directors meet TODAY.
De- iulustriuls 12Bui uu I.-r p,r cent
-u active railways 1915. up O.4s per
cont ~
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-08

mo 'I'al NottH'tn AAl4f'iu mas
placed a contract Tor n plate sirlrr
bridge calling for sf3 tons OF ~tast
shapes with an Independent fabr.catur.
several other bridge contracts are h,iuE
prospect IS that March will prove II-
most as prolific AS Ighruary iu OBJ. place
INK OF such business. At cleveland
alone. 10 IS estimated. about 10000 toms
OF railroad structural work ls ul.N, and
about 10000 tons - Buffalo ls being
revived.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-08
SLIGHT DROP On
WHEAT MARKET
Possibility OF R~e-oPsning OF D~ardanellss
Causes Deelins-other staples
Also Dropped Slightly.

CHICAGO. March Wheat prices
declined today owing largely 10 reports
Indicating the possibility that a re-
opening % the D-ardaneIles would soon
lake place. At the close the market. al
though unsettled was - u2L u2Gc net
lower with May at ll3ia4A and July
lle's 0lll. other speculative articles.
too. showed a loss-corn a to >. oats
= 70 = and provisions 20 to 80.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-08
A NOT GUILTY

NEW YORK. March John Grant
Lyman pleaded rot guilty before fed.
eral Judge Dayton today 20 me indict-
ment charging him with conducting "a
scheme 10 defraud stock investors
through the mails under the name or
John IT.. Putnam & co. Lyman, after
a similar plea last week TO an indict-
ment accusing him Of misuse OF the
mails was held in 100000. In both
cases he reserved the right to change
his plea.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-08
FINANCIAL

nably that there is "a big demand for
the metal at s5.
An excellent inquiry BE- developing
Tor the raiIs ana the huying OF the cop
prs ts very good. The market IOuhs
higher.
anna steel - reported TO hay.
business enough on its books To- keep
D.. running ut capacity uutIl tur mluulc
or mex year. Favorable dividend action
l> Icr-iStcutly Tumorcd.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-08
OPINIONS

lNNN'IAl. NItANS broadening Of
iH' stronger upward tendency displayed
"n account uf more favorable private
reports received from Washington no.
ll.Al circles and from the labor COM
stocks .r 90 feature. and is making tho
eH.rs nervous Boz C~uller4. trunk lines
ana granger issues. More confidence Do.
exhibited tr che hullish interests plw.
wt'teI Co. Tho luuE side of Che conner
s'n. hs. ana pools are exhibiting 4 dis
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-08

Would YOU sacrifice your principles
Tor The sake 81 IN Office"
suppose not replied senator Scr
Ehum. "Nud yet when you smother
your principles you stand n chance OF
reNiNinc fnrm after YOU ret the ofare.
II seems TOO bad TO sacrifice both
WashinEfou star.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-08
Open. n,gh. Low. Close.


Cash quotations.
Wheat. No. . rcd. 49, 80. 8 red
~. . hard ll3uII44. No.
. hard 1924 Mll3N.
low $40 20. No. 4. white $50 SO.
oats. 40 .. white 4OS. 7s43 standard
Pork 2e.5o@ 22.oo; lard. ss5. ribs
TOLEDO. o. March s.-Whsat=Cash.
Sl.lts May. sI.I1i-. july. SIZE.
clover S"Cd-Frlms. cash. Rlsas:
March. Sll-N5iz April. S1O.45: October.
$50.
Alstk'-rrimc. cash and March. $40.
Iiinothy-lrimc. cash and March.
$3.50; April. S3.55.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-08
LOGAN & BRYARs srocK
7

NEW NOEk laTcu 1-NNhiIs a GER
tam amount uf buying was held in check
as a t~uu-tVu,nrD OF thc activity lu con-
kf'--, sun on tlr whole tine disposition
app AIRED TO be Co anticipate "a vote in
O." huuS' sustaining tr, dttItud. Of the
chltf 'NtcutlNc. IL d. not expected. how
ever that INT results will bt known uu-
90 late this evening stock market acts
Well and plainly show the effect OF a
rrucWal Of uuuI~h tactics in selected is
has developed Tor the rails. We believe
That the general trend ot the market Is
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-08
ANOTHER INCREASE
IN THE GLEARINGS
rotu For Tuesday S33s, 5l4.I7. com.
pared With $3.50. ooi.i6 Some Day
Last year.

Nheeling's banking ~cleariugs continue
10 show nice Increases. Yesterdays to-
tI was S33S.51t.11. compared with
-$-SV'Vol.l6 for the same day last March.
q gain OF si0S.5l3.01. or az Per cent.
The total for IN. month 10 date has
to X~..62Ll56.eO. compared
with Sl.9T1. g6T.GO. AN Increase OF s6.e-
$3.50, or 33.1 per cent.
The detailed figures:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-08

WHEELING. IS Va, Nar.l O. TO-
The active fIttEnurEr Ftutks corrected
oaIIy o. s. A.. Ausfru a. co.. tauk.ra
srI brokers' National lama Of Wet
hlrEluIa building.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-08

NV YoRK ooRB MARKET

WHEELING. vs.. Va. March e ,Ia
Reported ly a. L. Au-t,u N Co. T.
brand manager. members New YORK
stock Exchange.
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WHEELING. ". Va, March :. Ic.
Corrected by \. l.. AIasten q Co. MEM
oers Boston stock Exchange.