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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-03-03
MAN WHO CAUSED
EUROPEAN WAR DEAD
lnstigotcd Death Of Aus
trion Archduke
FRANCIS FERDINAND
Which Gave Rise to Outbreak
Of HostlIItles Almost
Two Years Ago.

Budapest, Feb. lit has been
definitely determined that Major
TankoSSich. the Serbian officer
charged with being the real instiga-
tor Of the assassination of the Aus
trian archduke, Francis Ferdinand
on June 28, 1914, is dead of wounds
received in the Serbian campaign.
Twice previously there have been
rumors Of his death. In this case
the Austrian authorities have made
sure of his fate. When thev heard
an investigation, aided by two
priests of the Greek church and
many Serbians who had known the
major. They found that he had
been wounded in some engagement
nearby and had been brought to
Prestenik, where de died. He was
buried there, and to make sure of
the matter, the Austrians had the
body exhumed and positively iden-
titled by Serbians.
Major Tankossich whose name
has heretofore appeared in various
spellings, such as Tankositsch and
Tankosio-was mentioned in the
Austro-Hungarian note to Serbia on
July 2, 1914, and in that ultimatum
he was accused Of being the organ
izer Of the plot to assassinate Fran
els Ferdinand, which had been sue
cessfully carried out at Sarajevo, a
month before. Austria demanded
his arrest, but aside from this men,
ton of him little has appeared
about him, although if the accusa-
ton against him was true, he might
be regarded as the man who really
began the European war. 1t is
known that he was for a time late
ly in command Of a battery Of Ser
bian artillery, and one of the re-
ports is that he fell as the last of
his band Of 200 n.-Tennessean
and American.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-03-03
CITIZENS MEETING
WAS WELL ATTENDED
Speeches by Prominent
Citizens.
COMMITTEE Is NAMED
UnonlmIty Of Opinion That
Lexington Needs q New
School Building.
COMMITTEE Is NAMED

AT the call Of the Parent Teach
ers Association, the people Of Lex.
ington met in mass meeting in the
College Hall last Thursday night
the Oath inst, to discuss the need oi
a new school building and to devise
ways and means by which such a
building may be provided for.
Judge 7. A. Lancaster was called
to the chair to preside over the
meeting and John S. Fielder was
elected secretary.
Opened with prayer by Elder f
P. Watson.
Short speeches were made by
Judge T. A. Lancaster, Profs, Nc
Reynold, J. O. Brown, Mayor C. C.
Davis, J. W. Stewart, Mrs. J. A.
Henry, Hon. F. M. Davis, County
Superintendent W. H. Denison, DR..
S. 7. Parker, j. w. Enochs and Hon.
E W. Essary.
II was the unanimous opinion
that Lexington needs the construc-
ton OF a school house adequate to
meet the needs OF the growing COM
munity- land it seems the judgment
of the majority that such a building
can be had by the expenditure Of
approximately $4,000 on the school
building as it now stands
Further the opinion prevails that
the most feasible plan in sight is
the issuance Of longtime city war
rants to the amount named, said
warrants to bear interest at 6 per
cent and to mature at time to be
hereafter agreed upon.
A committee composed Of Messrs.
W. H. Denison, 7. A. Lancaster and
E. W. Essary was appointed to wait
upon the Board Of Mayor and AL
dermen and obtain from said Board
its opinion as to the legality and
feasibility Of issuing longtime war
rants for the improvement Of the
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-03-03

for many years in pioneer work Of
promoting and fostering improved
agricultural and live stock husband
ry in the territory served by its
Lines, and the unqualified success
attending its efforts through COOP
erative organizations verifies the
view just expressed. The initial
work Of the Company in communi-
ty betterment in live stock produc-
ton was the organizing, with the
aid Of Others, Of a community live
stock association in every county
traversed. Where sufficient inter-
est developed to warrant a public
sale, breeders Of acknowledged re-
liability we're induced to contribute
stock to the sale, and none but req
istered animals Of popular breed
ing type was allowed to be offered
for sale. Many Of the associations
thus organized have been active in
distributing, through auction sales,
breeding animals Of unquestioned
merit among their members. In
deed in the counties trayersed by
the Nashville, Chattanooga & St.
Louis Railway. substantially three
thousand head Of registered breed
ing animals have been distributed
in recent years, through the medi-
um Of approximately fifty associ-
Continued on last page.
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LET EN- YELP THEMSELVES
HOARSE, twill DO NO DIRT

Immediately after the Congress
sional committee met in Lexington,
fixed the date for the primary to
select a Democratic candidate for
Congress and the majority Of the
committee refused to incorporate a
run-off provision in the rules adopt
ed to govern the primary, certain
persons and papers began to fall
over each other, as it were, to get
word to the people that Congress-
man Sims had ardently advocated
a run-off provision in the race for
United States Senate and then had
the Congressional committee turn
down such a provision in the Con-
eressional primary rules. The gen.
tlemen and papers referred to, in
taking Mr.. Sims to task for his al
legged inconsistency in connection
with the question Of a run-off pro-
vision in the respective senatorial
and congressional races, acted very
precipitately and without warrant
in attributine to him different atti-
tudes on the run-off question in the
two primaries. The truth. Of the
matter Is that Mr.. Sims, most en-
phatically. never at any time, any
where or under any circumstances.
advocated run-off in the Senator
ial primary and if the accusation
made against Mr.. Sims is continued
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WHOLE FAMILY SENT
TO JAIL IN CROCKETT
Charged With Murder
Of Avery Townsend.
FIND BODY I'm RIVER
Sons Force Neoron to Assist
Them to Garry Fo ther'se
Body to River.
FIND BODY IN RIVER

A whole family Of five persons
were lodged in the county jail at
Alamo, Crockett county, last Satur-
day, charged with the murder Of
Avery Townsend, a farmer, who
disappeared about four week ago.
The persons arrested on the charge
last Friday and lodged soon there
after in the jail at Alamo. were the
wife, three sons and daughter Of the
missing man, whose body was found
in the Forked Deer River last Sat-
urday. On the day that Townsend
disappeared, he left his home to Wis
it neighbor and remain until af-
til after supper. About week ago
it was alleged that last week a ne
gro who lived on the Townsend
farm had stated that on the night
Of the day Townsend had disap-
peared he (the negro) was called
to the Townsend house and under
threats of death from Townsend's
sons, was compelled to assist the
two elder boys in carrying the body
of the elder Townsend to the Fork
ed Deer river, where it was thrown
into the backwater. The negro was
held in connection with the case.
Sheriff Mclean, Of Crockett coun-
ty, is reported to have told the cor
respondent of the Nashville Banner
that he had found evidence of
bloodstains on the floor of the
Townsend home.
The Townsend boys are 16, 21
and q years of age and the daugh-
ter arrested is about IS.
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Continued on last page.)
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-03-03
Bishop Carter Dead.

Bishop Thomas C. Carter, Of the
United Brethren church of Chatta-
noga, died last Sunday in Cincin-
natl, Ohio, from the effects Of a hurt
received in one Of his eyes when he
was attacked by thugs on the street
at Cincinnati, about two weeks ago.
The injury was not at first thought
to be serious but erysipelas set up
and caused the bishops death as
stated. Bishop Carter is survived
by his wife and two daughters, one
of whom, Miss Ethel, was with her
father when the end came. Mrs.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-03-03

Whether warned or not any
American ought to have sense
enough to keep off Of armed vessels
plying the oceans these days. 1t
will be impossible for Germany to
make amends for ships torpedoed-
to those who 90 to the bottom with
the vessels.
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SIMS SPEAKS OUT.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE
WASHINGTON Q. c.
February 10. 1919.
Mr.. C. C. DAVIS, Mayor,
Lexington, Tenn.

nN ~. y. OAV 10, MAYOR
Lexington, Tenn
My dear Mr. Davis
am to-day in receipt of petition numerousy sign
cd by the citizens OF your county asking for
and use my influence in favor of the passage of the bills
now pending in Congress for the submission of the ma
tona constitutional prohibition amendment and for the
abolition of the liquor traffic in the District of Columbia
am most heartily in favor of both measures. vot-
ed and worked for the passage of the constitutional
prohibition amendment during the last Congress and
was one OF the first members that introduced bill
In Congress to abolish the liquor traffic in the District of
Columbia have been heartily in favor of such egsa-
ton and shall do all to secure the passage of
both of these during the present session of
Congress.
Yours very truly
T. w. SIMS
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-10
PRISONERS
TORTURED?

PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 10
Torture of prisoners in the Ore
gon penitentiary, until screams
were heard half a mile away from
the prison, resulted today in
Warden Mimic being advised by
the governors office to use other
methods in Furnishing refractory
convicts.
At session in Governor Witty
combs office, Mimic admitted
that Convicts James Curtis and
Jefferson Baldwin had been
"hosed" Sunday afternoon, but
said the procedure was conduct
ed in a more humane manner
than years ago, when 1t was GUS
tomary to strip prisoners naked,
chain them to the wall and turn
heavy streams of water on their
bodies until they begged for
mercy.
Mimic declared Curtis and
Baldwin were "hosed" in their
cells, that they were not stripped,
that he handled the hose himself
and stopped when the men prom
Used to be good. Baldwin was
accused of plotting to kill Mimic.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

6S, and also all voters within the
| school District residing east OF the
city limits and south of the Inter-
urban Railway.
Mckinley school-MeKinley 4
einets &c, G5, SO, 81 and 60.
Lees Studio--b24 So.-5sth St, for
votoIs OF Precincts II and ~.
ShArldan School-McKinley Ave.
saith St. for voters of Precincts
rs and "a.
FIFTH WARD
Park Avenue School---park Ave.
9th ST.. for voters OF Precincts rs
aud so.
Fern nm School-Fern nm, for
voters OF Precincts 10. n and rs.
and also for voters residing In the
School District south OF Fern HIN.
Horace Mann School--So. 54th Il
j SITS, for voters OF Precincts 70 and
81 to IS inclusive.
Whitman School-So. seth a M
SITS, for voters of Precincts SO to
30 inclusive.
Longfellow School-So. 2bth a.
Yak, Ave, for voters of Precincts
81 and 80 to 90 inclusive.
Irving School--So. 25th a Hosmer
SITS, for voters of Precincts 80 and
81 to 100 inclusive.
SIXTH WARD
Oakland School-So. 33rd 4 Ad-
ans Sta, for voters OF Precincts
l0l and Ill.
Edison School-so. 6Sth & Cedar
SITS. for voters of Precincts 1902,
1903, 104, 107. 10S aud 100.
Manltou School--Manitou for
voters of the l0bth Precinct
Sauriol Bldg. --5l36h So. Union
Ave. for voters of Precincts log ana
SEVENTH WARD
Franklin School-So. 18th a Law
renee SITS, for voters of Precincts
H. to 116 inclusive. and 100. i2l
and 1873.
Bells Drug Store-2SOI Sixth
Ave, 70 rvoters OF Precincts III,
IFS. 119 and 122.
EIGHTH WARD
jefferson School--So. l2th and
stevens SITS. for voters of the i2ith
Washington School-No. 26th and
Washington SITS. for voters of Pre-
cincts 1876 and 1926.
sherman School--No. sSth ard
Cheyenne SITS. for voters OF Pre-
cincts 127 to 1870 inclusive.
Point Defiance Sehool-No. dhth
and Visscher SITS, for voters of the
131st Precinct,
DASH POINT
Dash Point School-For voters re-
siding In Hyada Park (and Dash
Point) Precinct.
REGENTS PARK
Regents Park School--Alameda
Ave. & Dartmouth ST., for voters re-
siding In Section II, Township 20.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECT
ING ONE SCHOOL DIRECTOR
FOR A TERM or TWO YEAR
AND TWO SCHOOL DIRECTORS
FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS
The ballot box Will be open for
said election on said date between
the hours of I and 3 p. m.
PETITIONS or CANDIDATES for
School Director must give the term
for which the candidate liz to be
elected. and must be presented to
the Secretary at least ten days be-
fore the daily of said election.
FURTHER NOTICE is hereby
given that the books of registration
are now open and will be open un-
til November 25th at the office of
the city Clerk for the registration
of voters residing within the city
and will be open Mt the office of
the Board of Directors, Central
School Building, until November
25th for voters residing within the
School District and outside the City
limits.
ALFRED LISTER,
Secretary.
BY order of the Board OF Direct.
ors, Tacoma School District No. 10,
Pierce County, Washington.
Nov. 10-17-2i, 1916,
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WAS CAPT..
NEGLIGENT :?

An attempt to show that the
freight was properly loaded on
the launch Victor III whom she cap
sized off Point Defiance park Jan.
ID with the loss of two children,
was made by the defense Friday,
as the trial of e. |. Wood, cap.
tain of the launch, neared its
close.
Mariners and engineers were
summoned to the stand to show
that the freight was loaded in the
customary way, and that only ~
usually heavy seas and wind were
the cause of the disaster.
Il. +. Emmons, engineer on the
steamer Seminal, said mis- steam
er, loaded with As tons of dyna-
mite, passed safely through tho
point where the Victor ii cap
sized only short time after the
big waves knocked her over.
The jury had laugh when u
s. Attorney Fishburne asked:
But don't you think dynamite
is safer to handle in rough wealth.
er than lumber on the upper
deck?"
The engineer said he didn't
think so.
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LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT
ANNUAL ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that the
annual election of Tacoma School
District No. 10, Pierce County,
Washington, will be held on Satur-
day, December End, 1916. between
following named places in said
FIRST WARD
Precinct House-No. 25th & War
ner SITS, for voters of Precincts
to inclusive.
Lowell school-No. 18th G. Yak.
Ave, for voters of Precincts to Is
SECOND WARD
Emerson School-So. 4th & St.
Helens Ave-, for voters OF Precincts
10, II and 20 to 20 inclusive.
Bryant School-So. Sth & Aims
worth Ave-. for voters of Precincts
IS to 81 and 30 to 33 inclusive.
THIRD WARD
Glide Pavilion-1102 So. L st., for
voters of Precincts "a, 35, 8e. Ss and
Lunch Room-617 SO. 18th St., for
voters of Precincts 81 and 40 to 50
Inclusive, and also for all voters
within the School District residing
east of the city limits and north OF
the Puyailup River and Interurban
Railway In the Gardenville and
Northeast Tacoma Precincts.
FOURTH WARD
Willard School-So. c & 32nd ST.,
for voters of Precincts SO, 81. Sc,
SO, 81 and 20.
Hawthorne School-East Il e.
2Sth Sts., for voters of Precincts
SIS, 81. So and So
Polish Hall-East r e. 30th Sts.,
for voters of Precincts so, 81 and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-10
LEGAL NOTICES

LOCAL Improvement District No
321.-Notice is hereby given that
in pursuance of Ordinance No. 277O
Of the City of Tacoma a roll has
been placed in my hands for the
collection of the 10th annual INSTALL
ment of the assessment levied for
paving alley between "C' and ID"
Streets, from the south curb line of
South 18th Street to connect with
the proposed pavement on jefferson
Street at the south end of Block
1706, Map of New Tacoma, except
the intersections of South 18th and
South 18th Streets between the
curbs; said Improvement consists
in grading said alley to the estab-
lished grade, with q roadway TWEEN
y-eight t2s) feet in width, and in
laying down on said roadway a
permanent pavement of brick on a
concrete base; also in constructing
the necessary cedar cribs and drain
age. The Improvement also con-
sists in constructing on each side
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scrlbed as follows. to-wit:

scribed as follows, to-Mlt:
All OF Blocks 100 aud l0I,
Amended Map of First school
Land Addition to the city of Ia
The assessments levied against
said lots and property to become
due and payable at the option OF
the property owners, In Ave go
equal. annual miscellaneous. with in
terest at the rate OF six 600 per
annum on deferred payments.
That the work of said Improve
ment be done aud said special as
sessents be levied and collected In
the manner provided by Chapter
9S of the Acts of the Legislat ure
OF the state OF Washington of 1911,
and Ordinance No. 461t OF said city.
That all persons who may desire
to object to the making OF said
Improvement In the manner above
SGT forth shall do so I'm writing and
ille said remonstrance with the city
Clerk at or prior to $3.50 A. Nj. on
the date set for hearing before this
Council to be held at the Council
Cham Der in the city Hall on Mon
day, November ~, 1916, at 10
o'clock A. NJ.
That the Commissioner of Public
Works submit 20 this Council at a
date prior to November 2I, 1916,
the estimated cost of said improve
ment: a statement of the proper
tionate amount thereof which
should be borne by the property
within the proposed assessment dis
trict; statement of the aggregate
assessed value of the real estate,
exclusive of improvements, within
said district according to the val
uatton last placed upon IL for tho
purpose of general taxation; to-
gether with a diagram or print
showing thereon the lots, tracts
and parcels OF land and other prop
erty which Will be specially bene-
tited' by said Improvement and the
estimated amount of the cost and
expense of the Improvement to be
borne by each lot, tract, or parcel
OF land or other property; and
That the city Clerk publish this
resolution In two consecutive is
sues of the official newspaper as
required by law.
Adopted November 3. 1916.
A. V. FAWCETT,
Mayor.
Attest. w. d. NICKEUS,
City Clerk,
Nov q-1n 1916
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TO OFFER PRIZES
FOR PUREST MILK

A government pure milk con-
test will be held in Tacoma De-
cember Is to 23, Milk Inspector
Button has been advised by the
department Of agriculture. The
Tacoma Rotary club is expected tc
give silver cup to the dairy hay-
ing the three highest scoring cows
or most up to date dairy. Other
prizes will be awarded.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-10
LINCOLN STUDIES
WANT MORE BOOKS

Lincoln high school students
will give a one-act plan, "A Co
lonial Dream" in the auditorium
December s, to buy new books for
the library. Because OF the. cue
in the city appropriation the STIR
dents can no longer have their
home reading books brought from
the main public library TO Lincoln
Park.
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Nov. 10, 1916.

SEALED PROPOSALS will be re-
ceived by the Commissioner of
Public Safety, City Hall, Tacoma,
Washington, between the hours OF
. and IL A. M. on the End day of De-
cember. 1916:
For furnishing the City of Taco
ma with one motor propelled, motor
driven pumping engine with a ca
pacity of not less than 500 gals. per
minute.
Each bidder to furnish complete
specifications for the proposed ap-
paratus which shall be in accord
ance with specifications on file in
the office of the Commissioner of
Public Safety.
Amount of bond required will be
rs per cent of the contract price.
Proposals must be made on the
printed form furnished by the Com
missioner of Public Safety and ac-
companied by a certified check for
so of the amount OF the proposal
made payable to the Clerk of the
Commissioner of Public Safety.
Delivery to be made +. o. b. Ia
coma, Wash, at Engine House No. 8
within 30 days after signing of the
contract.
The Commissioner reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
#. II. PETIT,
Commissioner of Public Safety.
Nov. 9-10-11-13-14. 1916.
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9 LOTS 5000

THESE lots are in the Fern Hill
district, 8 blocks to car. Fine
soil. Good homes all around
them. You can buy the entire .
lots on terms of SIS cash, IS q
month.
e. r. GREGORY CO., OWNER
III Pacific av.
Second Floor National Realty Bldg.
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YOU WANT TO REACH TIMES READERS USE A WANT AID
- xAL NOTICES.

Of said Pavement. sidewalk of plank
rive cd feet in width. together with
cement concrete curbs.
Sld lnSlallment may be paid a..
or before November 2Tth, 1916. but
II not paid on or before said dat
added interest. penalty and cost,
JAMES c. DRAKE,
City Treasurer,
Oct, "a. Nov, $40, 1916.
LOCAL Improvement District No.
2ol.-Notlce is hereby given that
In pursuance of Ordinance No. PISS
OF the city of Tacoma. n roll has
been placed in my hands for the
collection of the 10th annual INSTALL
ment of tho assessment levied FOR
the Improvement of jefferson
street. from the west line OF Pa
ctfic Avenue to the east line OF
South &c" Street: also South 17til
street from the present pavement
on Pacific Avenue and the n. =.
halfway tracks to jefferson Street;
also Commerce street. from Jeffer-
son Street to South nth Street.
said Improvement consists In
grading said portions of said
streets to the established grade,
with roadways fifty-six feet in
width, and in laying down on said
foadways pavement of asphalt
with brick cutters on concrete
base. The Improvement also con-
sists In constructing concrete and
granite curbs and the necessary
storm water drainage, together
with wooden retaining walls; also
In constructing sidewalks of plank
ON the easterly side of jefferson
street, from Pacific Avenue to Il
point six 60 feet southerly from
the southerly line produced, of lot
six 60, Block 1906, New Tacoma,
w, T., and In the east side of
Commerce Street, and on the north
side of South 18th street; also in
constructing concrete retaining
walls in jefferson street near the
intersection of South card Street
and South 25th Street. Provided
that on the easterly side of Jeffer-
son Street and at its intersection
with South 21st. South card Street
and South 25th Street, a sandstone
pavement Is lard instead of an as
phalt pavement.
Provided further, that that part
or the above mentioned streets
paved by the Tacoma Railway q
Power Company, under it's fran
chise, is not included in this i'm
proyement.
Said installment may be paid on
or before November 9th, 1916, but
II not paid on or before said date,
added interest. penalty and costs
viii attach.
JAMES C. DRAKE.
City Treasurer,
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INITIAL RESOLUTION 6e27. I. 7
ID. 1131.-FOR SANITARY SEW
Err IMPROVEMENT.
BE 1T RESOLVED BY CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF Ia
COMA:
That 1t is the intention of said
council to order the local Improve
ment hereinafter set forth, and TO
levy and collect special assess
ments to pay the cost and expense
OF such Improvement, upon tho real
property which is hereinafter de-
scribed. to the extent that such
property shall be benefited thereby.
That said Improvement shall con-
sist of laying a Sanitary Sewer of
eight C0 inch pipe. together with
all necessary Tees. wyes, Risers.
Lamp holes and Manholes, In the
alley between Tacoma Avenue and
"E' Street from South 45th Street
to South 4Sth Street, an on South
18th Street between said Alley and
Tacoma Avenue.
That the real property to be ben
ehted by said Improvement, and
which Will constitute Local I'm
proyement District No. i131. is de-