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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-26
CIRCUIT COURT

M HE EANE NFNTA VA
The regular Juae term ar Circuit
court win convene On Monday the
IL day Of the month. two weeks from
next Monday. The civil docket Is
light, with less than ten cases now
docketed but there are A cases on
the criminal docket, none however
for murder--Sam Hopper who kill
ed his uncle John Hopper, not yet
having been indicted.
The regular venire Of 81 citizens
to make up the grand and petit jul
ries have perhaps been all summon.
ed.
1t is not yet known if Attorney
General B. j. Howard will be able
to attend, as he recently suffered q
breakdown at Jackson, following 9
touch Of ptomaine poisoning.
This will be the second court that
the trial juries will have the conven.
fence Of using the comfortable and
%commodious jury rooms provided
for them in the new Jail, which
makes serving on the jury much
less to be dreaded than formerly.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-26
Warrens Bluff.

Miss Mabel Davis, of Chesterfield,
has been the guest Of Miss Artie
Blackburn.
J. A. Deere was in Lexington
Tuesday on business.
AID Lindsey, who has made his
homn for several years in Texas, is
visiting friends and relatives here.
Profs. McAmis, Of Knoxville, and
Hugh Powers, Of Lexington, were
here this week.
Mesdames H. M. Powers, C. 7.
Oxford and J.. A. Deere went to
Chesterfield Saturday to attend the
meeting Of the order Of the Eastern
Star.
The singing class is progressing
nicely under the leadership Of j. I.
Bradfield, Jr., Of Darden. The class
planned a trip to New Hope Tues
day but we're disappointed on &C
count Of rain.
J.. M, and Roger Powers visited
homefolk Saturday and Sunday.
Miss lula Smith, Of Lexington,
has visited her aunt, Mrs. j. B.
Smith. There Is some improvement
in the condition Of Mrs. Smith.
Mrs. Will Derryberry and little
son, Of Lexington, were guests Of
Hulie Owen and wife for several
days last week.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-26

The Republicans Of Alabama met
in convention at Birmingham last
Saturday and after the usual criti-
cism Of the Wilson administration,
elected a delegation Of six from the
state at large to the national con-
vention at Chicago on the 7th Of
June. Former Federal Office hold
ers had charge Of the convention
and no negro delegates appeared at
the convention hall-nor had any
negro delegates been named at any
Of the district conventions, the ne
groes expecting to hold a separate
convention--quite different from
the Tennessee convention, which
elected Bob Church, a rich Memphis
negro, as a delegate to the Chicago
convention.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-26
Detectives Wanted.

We will consider applications for
membership in this agency, from
certain localities in Tennessee. We
look after Criminals, collect names
and addresses Of Farmers. etc. Col
lect debts and furnish Commercial
reports to business concerns. Sala-
ry and fees. For full particulars
write,
Va. & Tenn. DETECTING AGENCY, Inc.
Mahoney Building
Bristol, Tenn.-Va.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-26

"WANTED-A live wire mer-
chant or agent to sell bananas at
Lexington and points near. Right
party can make good money as side
line. Give Bank reference with
your reply. Address in care of LEX
NGToNP RoGREss, Lexington, Tenn.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-26

The Tennessee Jersey Breeders
Association met in Nashville last
Saturday with about fifty members
present. Jesse Overton retired as
president Of the association and
Percy Brown, proprietor Of the ia
nous Ewell farm in Maury county
was elected to succeed him.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-26

Joseph W. Byrns, Of Nashville,
has again been declared the Demo
cratic nominee for congress from
the Sixth Congressional District, no
other candidate having qualified to
oppose him for the nomination.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-26
To tho Colored Teachers.

If you have not received your
grades, that means that you have
failed to pass in one or more branch
es. Those who have failed in one
or branches will be on hand at 8
o'clock on the 30th day Of this
month, May. and be ready to take
the branches as offered. The bal
ance Of the colored teachers will be
on hand the following morning.
W. H. DENIsoN, Co. Supt.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-26

In the town Of Gerard, Alabama
with 5000 population in the middle
Of the last week, illicit liquors to the
value Of many thousands Of dollars
were found by officers, who made a
systematic raid, and the matter Gre
ated such a stir that the place was
put under military law pending dis
position Of the liquors found.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-26

Headline: Memphis is Strong for
Preparedness You bet. Crump
went to Nashville prepared to swal-
low the Custer Law, by which he
was kicked out Of the mayoralty Of
Memphis, and to trade everything
his crowd could command for seats
in the Democratic State convention.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-26

Joe Haskins, age IS, was killed in
Giles county last Saturday by the
overturning Of an automobile over
which the driver lost control. The
driver jumped from the car and es-
capped unhurt but the boy was al
most instantly killed when the ma
chine turned over at the bottom o.
the hill.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-26

A Lexington man has remarked
that this was the first Democratic
convention that ever named a COM
plete list Of District presidential
elections Of whom nobody ever
heard.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-26

Russian submarines are sending a
good deal Of German shipping to
the bottom Of the Baltic Sea. Sub
marining seems to be a game at
which more than one can play.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-26

The last outfit Of American SOL
diers to 90 over the line in chase Of
Villa bandits returned over the line
at the first Of the week. Just a few
bandits sent to their last account,
several wounded and two Ameri-
cans rescued seems to be the sum
total at accomplishment by the ex-
petition which cost a pile Of mon
ey. However, it was up to us to do
something and this country did the
best possible under the circumstan-
ces.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-26
Historic Beard.

The longest beard recorded In bis
tory was that of John Mayo, painter
to the Emperor Charles v. Though
he was a tall man 1t is said that his
beard was Of such q length that he
could tread upon It. He was very.
vain of 1t and usually fastened 1t with
a ribbon to his %buttonhole, and some
times he would unite It by command
Of the emperor, who took grea. de-
light in seeing the wind blow 1t In the
faces Of his courtierK
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-26
NOTICE..

We are better prepared than ever
to furnish the best bread or other
baking on short notice. Your order
will be given immediate attention;
but orders for Is or more loaves
should be given IL hours before de-
livery. All out Of town orders Civ
en- prompt attention.
B. F. PAGE, Prop.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-26

NOTICE.

Pastors Of city churches will take
notice that there will begin a reviv'
al meeting at the Methodist Episco
pal church on August the 9th, con.
tinuing for two weeks or longer il
interest demands.
S. B. STEPHENS, Pastor.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-26

II ousted Mayor Crump, Of Mem
phis, loves the Custer Law, he could
easily obey the scriptural injunction
to turn the second cheek after the
first side Of his face had been thor
ouglly slapped.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-26
Or. Davidson Hurt.

On Wednesday Of last week DR..
r. H. Davidson's horse ran away
with the buggy to which he was
working, on Clifton street and when
in front of the College the doctor
was thrown out and received bruis-
es from which he has been since
laid up, but was able to sit up Mon.
day.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-26
Hon. Frank B. Willis. Governor Of

Hon. Frank b. Wills, Governor OF
Ohio, says: The man who tolls will
do more work and better work in
eight hours than in fourteen; it will
mean greater ability, greater energy
and greater enthusiasm for his
work. Let us not forget the men
whose hands are on the throttle,
and those who have actual charge
of the trains hurryine through the
night to- their several destinations"
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-26

The drink evil is said to have
been wonderfully reduced in Eng
land.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-26

President Wilson gets credit for
giving limitations Of possible peace
in Europe.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-26

We have the Earliest, Big. High
Class Strawberry grown. Also the
Best one are the Everbearing Kinds;
bears the best favored berries from
spring until snow flies. Free Book
let.
WAKEFIELD PLANT FARM,
Charlotte, North Carolina
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-26

FORSALE--Florida Yam seed
sweet potatoes. The best one on
earth for yield, keeping qualities
ond eating.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-26

Measure VIII Prevent Injury to Small.
or Cities and Towns From cutthroat
Monopolistic Methods Of Mail Order
Houses and Big City Stores-WM In
sure Uniform Prices and High Quality.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26
BOYS CORN CLUB
 EXHIBIT AT FAIR.

Every section of Louisiana will be represented in a mammoth exhibit at the State Fair, November 1 to 6 in- elusive, by the Boys Corn Clubs. The display will occupy one of the main divisions of the Agricultural Building, where special shelves and other ac- commodations for adyantageousiy showing the grain have been pro
 in Louisiana there are thousands of members of Boys Corn Clubs. The movement has spread all over the State. So effective has been the work that many boys are producing better corn than their fathers. and evidences if this progress will be seen on all kands In the Boys Corn Club booths.
 To help the boys get their corn to the fair, the association has arranged to furnish special cartons for ship hing their exhibits. Ten thousand members can be taken care of.
 J. L. Hiers, assistant in charge Of Boys Corn Clubs, Extension Depart ment. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. will be in charge of this division at the fair.
 For cataleg, showing the hundreds of dollars, scholarships and other in ducements offered, apply to l.. N. Brusggerhoff, secretary, Louisiana state Fair Association, Shreveport.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26
TFUTONS COINCIDE
 LOSS OF BREMEN
Berlin Is Without Information As to Fate Of Undersea Werchantman and May Never know--Is
 Month Overdue.

Washington, Oct. i9.--The loss of
 the German submarine Merchant
 man Bremen is virtually conceded
 here today by the ranking Teutonic
 diplomats who are in position to
 be familiar with the vessels move
 ments.
 The Bremen now is one month
 overdue and the fears expressed some weeks ago as to her safety,
 now seem to have become a con- yietion that she has been lost. It was admitted here this morning that the German officials. not only in this country but in Berlin, are without any information as to the fate nf the Bremen. All they know is that she set out for America from Bremenhaven and that she should
 have arrived at some American port soon after the middle of last month.
 t is regarded as very doubtful that any accurate information con- cerning the fate of the vessel will be available until after the close of
 the war. if then
 Various times has the submarine merchantmen been reported cap ltured by the British in nets spread to trap her. and the statement also has been made that the Bremen did not sail from the German port with the expectation of coming to the 1 United States. but that she had in- tended putting in at q German East African port
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26
GEORGE D. THAyER AGAIN.
Charged With Swindling Employees
 At Tulsa, Ok.

A Tulsa. Ok, paper states that George D. Thayer. who was a mem Der of the Cochran Ihayer Mercan- tile Company, a collection agency, which opened place of business i'll that place about August 1, is charged with taking funds belonging to men who worked for him and departing for parts unknown. After obtaln- ing SlO0 each from several of his employees. and failing to turn 1t back. Thayer said SO the account reads that he would have to go to Kansas City to get funds to straight en things out. One of the employees put up a diamond pin to secure the money to make the trip, going with Thayer. Thayer, after arrival, eN- cused himself to go to his room Q moment. and failed to return. The collector is ssaiid tn have been lett in Kansas City without funds upon which to gel back home.
 This evidently is the same George D. Thayer who spent some months about Mena something more than a year ago. undertaking to promote inc building of a railroad to Hot Springs. The enterprise tizzled out and a number of Mena citizens are supposed to have lost considerable funds thru misplaced confidence among the victims being a leading hotel. which he owed several hun- dren dollars
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26
COTToN sELLING AT. bod P0UND
Almost as Many Bales Marketed
 Here as Total of Last Year.

The receipts of cotton on the Mena market have been only i90 bales for the week closing Wednes- day morning. as against 3i5 bales for the same period last week and l7i bales for the week ending Oet0- Der fl. but during the last week the price has remained steadily between IS and Q cents per pound, 2 number Of bales having been bought at is cents. The total receipts fer this wear now amount to 2476 bales which is reported ny County Weigtl- ef (. E B. lvnns 10 be within p bales of the total receipts for tine entire season last year. On October 2s. 1915, the total receipts III Mena amounted to 502 bales. and for the eorresp0nding period in i9i4 LIS bales had been. marketed, and in 1913. l.539. The price last year for this period ranged from fi.5c to ii65e per pound.
 The cotton sold this year Is dIs- tributed as follows among the buy
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26
JUDGE BOWLING DISCUSSED
 HE PROPOSED NEW LAWS
Favored Amendment No. i2. Found Some Fault With No. i3--What
 Prohibition Did in Polk County.

Judge J. T. Bowling in his address at the courthouse Monday night had an attentive and appreciative audi ence In beginning his address he made it plain that his purpose was not to dictate to men how they should vote on the propositions that gre being submitted at the coming election, but rather to discuss frank ly the provisions of the acts and the amendments, so that all would go to the ballot box prepared to east an intelligent ballot.
 He discussed briefly Amendment No. r. which provides for an in- crease in the maximum school levy rom to i2 mills. pointing out the dire necessity for this amendment II the educational interests of Ar kansas are to go forward. and at the same time explaining that if the amendment is adopted the amount of tax to be levied is entirely in the hands of each school district. Amendment No i3. which if adopted, Will widen the scope of the initia- tlNe, he said was captivating in it's heading. and the intent and purpose Of the amendment he considered good. but he feared that it attempt- ed to lncalize legislation too much. He also criticised the effort of this amendment to curtail the power of the Supreme court in the provision that an initiated act should not be declared unconstitutional by the court. The wisdom Of the provision which required three fourth's
 ote of the legislature to repeal an initiated act was also questioned.
 The greater part of Judge Cow ling's speech, however, was devoted to Act No. 2, and in his talk he closely followed the address made at the Presbyterian church last Sunday night One of his telling points was that the taxpayers of Polk county have had experience what it means to have saloons in the county. reminding the hearers that the last term of court under the saloon regime lasted three weeks, that the grand jury returned some fS0 indictments. and that the cost of the term was between 5000 and S6.000. and contrasted with that of the present session of court. with only F indictments. a session of six days, and a total costs of only Si 1000.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26
N. Y. HERALD SAYS
 WILSON WILL WIN
Strong Republican Paper Declares G. 0. P. Has Struck Slump and Democratic Party Is
 Forging Ahead.

New York, Oct. i9.--President Will sons reelection by large majority is again foreshadowed by the New York Herald poll. The Herald is one of the strongest papers support ing Hughes.
 With i07.403 straw votes as bas- is, the states which the Herald puts in the Wilson column have 3i2 elec- toral votes. of which 266 will elect, The Herald says the Republicans seem to be at a standstill, while the Democrats are forging ahead. The Herald declares that New York, Illi- nois. Ohio and Indiana will decide the election, and admits that Hughes may possibly get plurality of something unler 10000 in Ohio, while Wilson is leading in New York
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26
TWO HOMES LOST BY FIRE.
Department Called Out ai Midnight
 and Again at a. m.

The fire department was called out twice Tuesday night. The first fire occurred at i2 o'clock and de- stroyed the home of Mir. and Mrs. Bill Clark on South Second street. The house belonged to Marion Fran cis. living near Oden, Mr. Clark hay- ing disposed of it not long since. The building was completely destroyed and Mir. and Mrs. Clark lost prac- tieally everything they had in the way of clothing and household goods Mir. Clark stated that he had few dollars in money, which he had in a trunk, and even that was lost. The origin of the fire is unknown. tho MT Clark is of the opinion that it must have started from defective flue. and yet there had not been fire III the stoves since early in the evening.
 The second fire was at the home of Mir. and Mrs. R. l. Anderson, 9ii Spring street, and occurred about : o'clock in the morning MT. Anderson had started the fire in the kitchen stove. and when, about i5 minutes later, Mrs. Anderson reached the kitchen to prepare the morning meal, she found the entire roof 0l the kitchen in flames. The house was totally destroyed and little ol the household goods and clothing was saved. Part of the loss sus- tained by Mir. Anderson and family is covered by insurance. but in the case of Mir Clark there was no in- suranen
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26
CUT STATE POWER TO MAKE R.R. RATES
Court Decisions Indicate That Hands of Arkansas Railroad Commission CTS Will Be Tied-Judge
 Criticized Mcknight.

Little Rock, Oct. 20.- The doom of the rate-making powers of the Ar kansas Railroad Commission appears upon the horizon in unmistakable terms.
 Judge Trieber of the United States court yesterday granted the peti- ton of the trunk line railroads for a restraining order against the rail- road commission. prohibiting the bringing of any further suits in the Istate courts for violation of the com mission tariff. F. B. Trustworthy for the Iron Mountain and T.. $. Buszee for the Rock Island appeared on be- half of the railroads. and Commls- sioner Mcknight represented the commission.
 The shippers nor the commissions CTS were given an opportunity to make any presentation of their case Judge Trieber having gone into the question thoroly. He criticised Com missioner Mcknight for statements he had published coscerning the at- l titude of the court on rate making saying that his language had beer somewhat rebellious.'
 The temporary restraining order
 was issued promptly, and in ter
 days it must be continued or a hear l ing given on tho question of makinl lit permanent injunction
 The commissioners have little hone of winning their contentious, as I the trend of court decisions k
 against them, the tendency being tt strip the state commissions of al
 rate making power, and turning thai
 over exclusively to the inter state
 commerce commission.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26
GERMANS HAVE 4
 DAY OF VICTORIES
French and British Leave Dead In Rows After Fruitless Attempt to Penetrate the Teuton Lines
 Serbs Beat the BuIgars.

London, Oct. 2i.--Important sue- cesses for the Germans on all of the fronts were reflected in todays off, cia statements by the various bel- liserents, the substance of which follows.
 Tie German and Austro- Hungar- ian forces. after a violent engage ment south of Kronstadt, Transyl- vanla captured predeal yesterday, taking 600 prisoners.
 The Rumanians made an attack on the whole Oituz front near the humanIan border, but were repulsed With the loss of several hundred prisoners.
 Field Marshal von Maekensen has captured the towns of Baschova. on the Danube river below Tcherna-- Noda. and Medjidie, on the Tcherna- Noda railroad, taking prisoners more than 6,700 adyersaries.
 On the Somme front, the British and French troops made an attempt to break thru the German lines at any cost, using great numbers of troops III their repeated attacks, but all these assaults broke down with heavy losses.
 The defeat of the allies was so se- we're all along the Somme front that the dead are lying one row after am other.
 Virtually the entire Constanza- Ichernavoda railway line in Do- brudja is in the hands of von Mack enSen's victorious troops.
 Medjidie, which was captured to- day, IS twenty miles inland from Constanza, which was captured yes- terday, but is only thirteen miles from Tchernavoda, where, it is ex- pected, the Russo-Rumanians will make a stand at the bridgehead pro- tecting the town.
 The only bridge over the Danube river between Belgrade and the sea spans the river at Tchernavoda, car- rying the railroad line running to Bucharest.
 The Russo -Rumanian line now runs along the heights north of Con- stanza and Mediidie, according Co petrogfad's official announcement this afternoon. to where the entente forces have retreated after evacu- atine the latter town.
 The occupation of COnstanza and Medjidie in Dobrudja, which Field Marshal von Mackensen captured this morning, were announced by the Russian war office late this morn ing.
 Under hostile pressure, the state ment says. the Russian and Ruman- ian troops have retired to the heights north of these places.
 The Serbian troops operating in the Cerna region on the Macedonian front have won new successes. ac-- cording to a Paris announcement Inie this aftefnoon.
 The counter attack launched by the Bulgarians was stopped by the Serbian artillery. 1t is claimed
 h. French and German artillery forces were busy during all of last night south of the Somme, where the artillery duel ragged in the Biaches- Ablaineourt region thruout the day.
 There was no infantry action on the French front on the Somme to- day. the Paris statement says this afternoon.
 The left wing of the Rumanian and Russian forces in DObrudia have been obliged to retire toward Tar amurat twelve miles north of the Constanza- -Tchernavoda raj lroad, says late Rumanian official state ment today
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26
HOW Catarrh IS Contracted.

Mothers are sometimes SO thought
 less as to neglect the colds which their children contract. The inflam-
 ation of the mueus membrane. at first acute, becomes chronic and the child has chronic catarrh, disease that is seldom cured and that may prove lifes' burden. Many persons who have this loathsome disease will remember having had frequent colds at the time it was contracted. A little forethought, a bottle of Chamberlain Cough Remedy judi- ciously used and all this trouble might have been avoided. Obtaina- hle everywhere. Adv