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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-07-20
NUMBER 40
SOME PLAIN FACTS
ON CAR SHORTAGE.

Nashville, Tenn, July 17,--Fie-
ures just compiled by the car ac-
counting department Of the Nash
vile, Chattanooga & St. Louis Rail-
way show that while the road owns
1852 freight cars, that it is at
present operating with 6,579 cars
(including foreign cars on its line)
or GIL per cent equipment. This
road also owns 1889 box cars,
while including foreign cars on its
line it is at present operating with
2,6SO box cars, or 1922 per cent.
equipment
These facts are being furnished
the car service commission in
Washington in an attempt to secure
for the road and its shippers its
quota OF equipment for handling
the business in the territory il
serves. The traffic department has
also sent out an open letter" to the
shippers over the territory calling
their attention to these conditions.
AS an illustration. On July |
there were 1856 N. G. C. box cars on
the Seaboard Air Line, while only
40 S. A. L. box cars were on N. &
&c. rails. One the same date there
were 476 N. & C. box cars on the
Southern road, while only SO South
ern box cars were on N. & c. rails;
$50 N. & G. cars on New York Gen.
tral rails as against SO N. Y. C.
cars on N. & C. rails; 285 N. & C.
box cars on Pennsylvania lines as
against 81 Pennsylvania cars on ~.
& c. rails. There were 1850 N. & C.
cars on Illinois Central rails as
against 1872 /. C. cars on N. & c.
rails, while the Michigan Central
had i55 N. & G. cars and only had
07sof stheis- cara m a. 3. N rails q.
OF the 6,579 cars Of all kinds on
N. & G. rails there were only 3,169
N. & c. owned cars on its own rails,
while out Of the total Of 1880 box
cars reported only 652 Of these
were box cars owned by the ~, C.
& St. L.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-07-20

Gov. Stanley, Of Kentucky, an
nounced Saturday that he had Or
dered Adj. Gen. Ellis to 90 at once
to Providence, Webster county, Ken.
tucky, with Co. A Of Lexington. Gov.
Stanley said that the sheriff Of Web
ster county had informed him that
1000 white strikers and an equal
number Of Blacks were on the verge
of war and that. picketing was going
on.-Jackson Sun.
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ment. Gardens all over the county
are said to be the best ever known
and the people generally are can
ming everything possible for Win.
ter use. Hog and hominy'. may
not be overly plentiful in Hender-
son county, but there is going to be
a long list Of substitutes which 60
toward sustaining life.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-07-20
VOLUME XXXIII
WARTIME INTEREST
FARMERS MEETING.

Jackson. Tenn, July II, 1917
With view to reaching important
decisions on the best methods fol
meeting wartime demands, the
farmers Of West Tennessee will
meet here at the State Experiment
Station September 5, 6, 7 in the an.
nual sessions Of the West Tennes.
see Farmers's Institute.
Organization for War and for
the Future" will be a topic to be
discussed from the standpoint OF
agriculture, Of education. and Of
health. Patriotism will be the
guide to discussion and to action.
The part that farmers may play in
their county organizations on food
preparedness, when the complete
plans Of the State Council of De.
Tense are made known, will be
talked over by Institute members.
Officers Of the State Council OF De-
Tense will be present to bring to
the Institute the point Of view of
the Washington officials.
The program as it is being ar
ranged Is designed with the expec-
tation that the West Tennessee
farmers will decide on the funda-
mental problems Of crop produc-
ton for this years effort, of live
stock feeds essential to the best in
terests Of the industry. Of gardens
necessary for the home feeding Of
more Tennessee people than ever
before, Of machinery needed to
hetp out in the work about the
farm, Of the home in order that our
effort may be q united effort Of ev-
cry man, woman and child. ,..
Gov, Tom C. Rye will be present
to address the delegates and to ex
plain how the forces Of the State
have been turned to preparedness
efforts.
Women delegate will find the
program full of interest to them.
A separate section will be conduct
ed to their interests, with occasion
al joint sessions when the subjects
under discussion apply to both men
and women.
Indications ore that this years
Institute will be one of the largest
ever held. The East Tennessee In
stitute, which was held in May, had
an unusual attendance due to in
creased public interest in our Ma
ticn's affairs and to increased inter-
est in agriculture. 1t is expected
that the same general interest will
bring many farmers and their fam
lilies to this Institute who have
never attended before.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-07-20
LEXINGTON TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, JULY 20. 1917
STANDARDIZATION Of
COUNTY SCHOOLS.

Below are given 80 items of
standardization for the schools of
Henderson county. Any school
having. or working out, go per
cent of these items will be classed
as a standard school. 80 per cent.
OF these items makes the school a
superior school. All schools falling
below the 60 per cent. mark will be
clasSed as inferior schools:
!. Library and book case.
2. Water cooler and individual
drinking cups.
8. Flowers in yard, window or
on table.
4. Sanitary out-houses.
5. Two pictures well-framed
and an additional one added each
year.
6, Proper ventilation.
7. Proper heating system.
8. Minimum of at least three
60 public gatherings during the
school year.
8. Visiting every home or rea-
son for failing to do so.
TO- Domestic arts at home or
school with two exhibits from half
Of the gils.
II. Manual training at home or
school with an exhibit from at least
half Of the boys, or corn exhibit of
ten ears each by half of the boys.
II. Well curtained windows.
IS. School Improvement Socie-
ty or some permanent school or
ganization.
IA. Strict adherence to course
Of study.
IS. A well-kept register
10 Ench child srodod by-.slsoI
use Of grade cards.
II. Average attendance Of twen-
ty-fve (25).
Is. School building kept secure
ly fastened.
10. Daily program.
20. Supervised recreation hour.
81. At least eighty (8O) 50. fl
of Duroplate blackboard.
%. The use of dustless crayon.
%. The use of noiseless eraser.
"a. Some form of chapel exer-
else.
Is. A promotion exercise at the
close Of school.
26. Current events taught in
school in some form.
q. School furniture protected,
desks fastened to floor, etc.
Is. Some method of signaling
and marching in and out of the
room.
%. A teachers desk and chair.
80. The teachers equipment,
box containing chart, map. globe,
etc. 0. E. HOLMES, Co. Supt.
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ing in Bingham with her sister. Mrs,
Harold Doe.
Mrs. Harwich, who has been visit.
ing her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Loberg, has returned to New York
Miss Ethel woodman Of Brewer /.
passing the summer with her unc,s
Arthur Woodman. She Is studyans
music with Mrs. Marion Drake.
Flanders.
At the last meeting Of Athen,
Grange the program included the sins.
ing of America; reading by H. S. III.
lott; conundrums and newspaper elm.
pings read by the members: readin,
Mrs. Ellen Eaton Jones: remarks ~.
the good Of the order by Miss HaN.
song by the members. A social va.
enjoyed and the next meeting VIII 4.
held in the evening.
Miss Mabelle Judkins, a teacher 4,
Rumford, who has recently visited h..
father in Skowhegan, has come =.
Athens to visit with her aunt M,
F. ". Barker.
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SOLON

Miss Esther Manson is substituting
at the office of the Scion Creamery Co.
during the absence of 0. c. Ward.
who is passing a two weeks vacation
in Cornviile, Christmas Cove and in
Massachusetts.
1t will be especially gratifying to
the people who live on the County
road from Scion village to Norridge-
Wock, to learn that the county COM
missioners consider the section be-
tween the house occupied by Francis
Williams and the house occupied by
Forest Thompson to be unsafe for
travel The Commissioners have ac-
cordingly ordered that new piece be
built.
Word has been received here that
Archie Greeley, who was here with
his mother nine years ago from Call
fornia, that he has enlisted in the
United States Light Artillery and is
stationed at Angel Island in San Fran
cisco bay. Mr.. Greeley is the grand
son of Mrs. Dudley Greeley.
Walter Drew is employed at
the E. L. Paul store, taking the po-
sItion made vacant by Alfred Heald.
Mrs. Ardelle More Of Portland has
been visiting with relatives and friends
in this section.
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DAILY PROGRAM
OF cHAu7AuQUA
Splendid Lineup of Tai
ent for the Great Fea-
ture Week
BEST PROGRAM EVER CIV
EN-
Six Big Days of Entertainment,
Music and Oratory-The
Worth While Week of the
Year-Read Over the List Be-
low.
FIRST DAY.

FIRST DAY.
Morning,
Organization Of Junior Chautauqua
for children Of IA years and younger.
Afternoon.
Opening exercises.
Music, Filipino Singers and Players,
Address, E H. Tougher Of Michigan.
'"rhe Shackles of the World
Evening.
Music, Filipino Singers and Players.
Entertainment, Adrian NJ. Nevens,
The Message from Mars"
SECOND DAY.
Morning.
Junior Chautauqua.
Lecture, popular series.
Afternoon.
Lecture, Henry A. Adrian, with
Burbank in Wonderland"
Evening.
Comedy. Ben Greet Players, CAS-
You Like It"
THIRD DAY.
Morning.
Junior Chautauqua.
Lecture. popular series.
Afternoon.
Concert, Criterion Quartet.
John Young, tenor.
Horation Rench, tenor.
George Reardon. Baritone.
Donald Chalmers, basso.
Evening
Musical Prelude.
Patriotic address Joe Mitchell Chap
ME of Boston. Editor National Maya
zine.
FOURTH DAY
Morning
Popular concert. Cimera's American
Band and Nine. Cafarelli, Dramatic
Soprano.
Evening
Grand concert, Cimera's American
Band and Nine. Helene Cafarelli
Dramatic Soprano.
FIFTH DAY
Morning
Junior Chautaoua.
Lecture. popular series.
Afternoon
Musical Prelude.
Lecture DR.. Frank w. Gunsaulus Of
Chicago, THE America of Tomorrow"
Evening
Grand entertainment Of Magic and
the Great Laurant Company.
SIXTH DAY
Morning -.
Junior Chautauqua.
Lecture, popular series.
Afternoon
Children's Pageant Cradle Songs Of
the Nations"
Lecture, DR.. Stephen A. Lloyd OF
Cortland, n. Y. Americas Best"
Evening
Grand Concert.
Miss Myra Sharlow, Prinla Donna
Chicago Grand Opera Company.
Mr.. Robert Dolejsi. Violinist.
Mr.. Charles Lurvey Pianist.
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ANSON

NORTH-At the meeting of the An
son Water District held Friday aft
ernoon, Frank H. Holley was chosen
moderator and E. W. Sawyer was
elected clerk. The meeting was then
adjourned until next Friday afternoon
at 2 p. m, the session to be held in
Carabassett hall in North Arson viii
!age. The meeting was called primar-
lily to determine what attitude the
district wishes the trustees to take,
relative to liquidating damages due the
district from the Hanscom Construc-
ton Co, under the construction con-
tract and this is being left over until
next Friday.
Prof. Q. f. Cults of Indiana is visit
ing his mother, Mrs. Almeda Cults and
other relatives ir this section.
Mrs. B. NJ Berry and daughter Erma
have gone to Smithfield where Mr..
Berry has purchased a farm and where
the family are to reside for the pres
ent.
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WINSL0W

Mrs. George Baird and son Alec who
are camping at Weber Pond were at
their home on Ticonic street Friday.
They returned Saturday to the pond.
Mrs. Vivian burlington and little
daughter. after a visit at the home Of
Ms. Purington's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester Totman. returned Friday to
her home at Bowdoinham. She was
accompanied by her sister. Miss Mari
On Totman, who will pass q week with
her.
Miss Dorothy Chaffee is the guest Of
relatives in New Hampshire.
Elmer E. Smith was in Bangor afew
State road work.
Lawrence Mulholland, who enlisted
in the Medical Reserve Corps, has re-
ceived a, call to go to Fort Ethan AL
len. Burlington, VT. and left Friday
morning for that place.
The Grange meetings that have been
omitted for a few weeks. will be re-
sumed. A. meeting will be held Friday
evening, Aug. II at the Grange hall.
Speakers will be present who will talk
on equal suffrage.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Webendorfer.
left Friday on an auto trip to Boston
and New Hampshire.
The Winslow branch of A. F. F. w.
have shipped the following articles to
the New England branch at Boston:
AZ pairs of service sacks, 10 pairs Of
hospital socks, 9 caps, / pair of hand
mits, So flannel shirts, 10S towels, So
face cloths, ~ tumble doilies, 35 hand
kerchiefs, hospital pads. 10 comfort
pillows Il yards mosquito netting.
Miss Florence Richardson of Charles
town, Mass, is a guest of her cousins,
Mrs. Harry Britton and Mrs. Harry
Norton.
James Herd Of Madison is the guest
of relatives in town.
Mrs. Alice Godsoe of Hampden is the
guest of her granddaughter, Mrs.
Frank Rollins and Mrs. Alfred Brill.
Mrs. Alfred Brill and grandmother.
Mrs. Godsoe, were guests Saturday at
the Stobie camp. Lake Massachusetts.
Miss Doris Cole returned Friday
evening from an outing at Ocean
Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Grindall who
are passing their vacation at Canaan,
were in town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen w. Weeks have
returned to- their home in Providence
r. I. Mr.. Weeks, who is a teacher in
the Moses Brown school, has shown
| his interest in Oak Grove Seminary by
keeping in repair work at the building
during his stay in town.
| DR.. and Mrs. Louis T. Jones and
children of Vassalboro were guests on
Thursday of the Jenkins-Towle fam
| lily
| Friends Of Mr. L. H. Chase, who is
at the Augusta hospital, will be glad
to know that he is making satisfac:
| tory progress toward recovery.
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MAINE NEWS
IN BRIEF FORM

An an-day session Of the Androxeox.
gin Agricultural Society was held Tues.
oay at the Canton fair ground. DR.. AL.
pert A. Stanwood Of Peru. was elected
secretary in place Of j. Clyde R,ckneI, Of
canton. resigned 1t was also voted "a
hoio fair this autumn, but no date war
SET another meeting will be held Thurs,
oay' Aug l6. to decide on the date and
transact further business.
Deputy Marshal Picard has returnea
from New York City, where he went 10
orins to this city Isidore Frost, wanted
on complaint made out by SYDNEY B.
FROST OF the Frost Clothing Co. The lat
Ter got there ahead Of Deputy Picard,
ana lsidore Frost's family, the deputy
learned. had obtained from Sydney Eros.
an agreement that he would not prose.
cute. 1sidore therefore declined to
submit to extradition. The police say his
appearance in this city is all that is nee
essary to make prosecution by the do,
partment decentralization Sun.
Horace De Lisser. who purchased tho
cruising power boat Topaz VI from c.
w Clifford. Jr.. Of Bath, late last season,
has changed the crafts name to Ione,
The eighth Topaz. owned by Mr.. Clifford
is 54-foot express cruiser, being built
by F. F. Pendleton at wiscasset, this
year from the designs by W. J. Deed. Jr
MI and Mrs. H. NJ. Sawyer OF worces.
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Russell Of
swampscott. Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Russell
and son William Of Lynn. arrived in town
Monday afternoon going to Swampscott
Bungalow Cox's Head. for their annual
outing. The party made the trip by e'ec-
tries and REPORT an interesting trip. They
dined at New Meadows Inn Monday noon.
Mr.. Sawyer Is former Bath boy grad,
uate from the Times ONCE and for "
years has been city editor Of the Worces-
ter Telegram. He u ono Of the leadinc
Journalists in Massa chusetts and has a
force OF Is. men.-Bath Independent
Aug. T.
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Mrs. Mary E. Fuller. Miss Mabel
Berry and Miss Sarah Simpson, all Of
Augusta, passed Sunday at Ocean
Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Halves and son
Sumner Of Readfield passed Sunday at
Ocean Point.
Dr. and Mrs T. B. Hayden and 1rv-
ing Small Of Cambridge. Mass, are
passing three weeks as guests at the
Atlantic House.
Mr.. and Mrs w. S. Kittredge of Au-
susta PASSED the week end at the At
lantic House.
DR.. and Mrs. W. L. Smith Of Angus
Ia passed the weekend at the At
lantic House.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Williams. Miss
Clara Holmes and Charl es Kallock.
Of Augusta '8passed the weekend at
the Atlantic House.
Charles E. Hoxie Of Augusta passed
the week end at the Atlantic House.
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Fine Day for Travel

Sunday was one Of the finest days
that the city has had for long time
and about everyone who could do so
got away for a ride or visit to one
of the nearby ponds. Very many
went to Augusta to see the soldier
boys there and the roads leading to
the city were almost procession Of
automobiles. The trains also carried
their share and the electrics were Fore
ed to run double headers for the great-
er part Of the day. It was ideal for
automobiling as the rain had done
away with the most OF the dust and
while in some places the roads were
rather rough on the whole they were
good. The Journals Sunday ride was
taken by a number Of people all Of
whom ysportsd that 1t was a flne one.
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President Harry s. Brown, of the

President Harry s. Brown. OF the
waterville Chamber Of Commerce
took up with the Maine Central rail-
road officials the question Of not hav-
ing the ticket window at the station
open during the day except for the 10
minutes preceding the outgoing of a
train. The delay and Inconvenience to
people from this country-town prac-
tice has been very great. He had re-
ceived in reply from them a fine let
ter in which they say that commencing
on Monday morning the ofhce will be
open every day from A. NJ. to P.
NJ. but that during the evening It
will be open as usual, for 10 minutes
before train time.
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ATHENS

Mrs Carrie Patterson and little
daughter, Harriet, of Auburn, have
been passing a few days with Mrs.
Pattersons mother-in- law, Mrs Flora
Judkins. Little Harriet was quite i'll
the latter part of the week and DR..
Stinchfield of Skowhegan was called.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Butler from
West Buxton have been enjoying a
visit in the West Athens neighbor-
hood
Clyde Corsons, who recently had his
foot crushed by being run over by an
ice wagon, has been passing a few
days at home.
Mylon Mason and Guy futile, who
have been employed at Kineo, have
been at home to assist in the having
season.
John L. Fish Of skowhegan was in
town for short time Friday. owing
to the continued illness of his aunt,
Mrs. Frank Whittier. whose condi-
ton is not improved
The petition presented by the Sc
lectmen to the Board of County Com
missioners for repairs in a section of
highway beginning near Trims Turn,
so called, close to the farm of Willie
Nelson on Lords Hill, was denied.
Mrs. Lizzie Hill. who is employed as
housekeeper at the w. r. Magoon
farm. has been in. Pittsfeld during the
past week owing to the necessity OF
consulting a physician there.
Mrs. Taylor. wife Of DR.. Taylor, who
has been away for some time has been
suffering during the past week with an
liberated throat.
The barn Of the Judkins farm. now
owned by Harvey Eaton, is being en-
larged.
Miss Marguerite Fox has been visit.
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Hold Priest as White SIavr,

Hartford. Conn. Aug. 12.-Under an
order of the department of justice, Ed.
gar Starorepinski, said to be a priest
from South Bend. Ind. was arrested,
saturday at Wallingford upon charges
san to be drawn under the Whit.
slave law. Information given here 81
20 the effect that the man brought 4
minor female to this State from South,
Bend and claimed that she was sarv.
ing as housekeeper at his parochiat
residence.
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A young man appeared before the
local exemption board On Saturday
having been summoned from announcer
district but being in this one he salo
he was a German and did not care 10
fght against them. He further saia
that his father and mother had ootn
heen in the territory overrun by the
Germans in their rush into Russia ana
that both of them had been killed by
the soldiers Of the Kasier. He did not
formally file his claim for exemption
then but will do so when he comes
UP for the examination early this
week.
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BY the Kerosene Route

Springfield. Mass, Aug. l2.-Mrs. An.
ma Lyons, 81, of so School street. West
Springfield. was fatally burned Satur.
gay as result of pouring Kerosene
on $40" fire in the kitchen stove
me "oman's dress caught fire and he,
clothing was burned from her body.
ohe was taken in the ambulance to
Mercy hospital where she died. Mrs.
Lyons leaves a husband and two chill.
dren.
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FOOD FOR TROOPS IS
MARVEL OF THE WAR

Calais, Aug. Corp. Everett Stv3s.'
of st. stephen, N. B.. who is in th.I
trenches with the Canadian forcss
writes from France concerning nj
food conditions in the British arrnv
He says: so far the supply Of tooA
for the troops has been one OF ~.
marvels Of the war. The way IN
which vast quantities of good foo1
have been provided and passed alons,
from the bases to the front is all II
triumph of organization which n,
hardly realized sufficiently at homa
Perhaps the work of the Army Service!
Corps is overshadowed by the gallant
deeds of the men in the trenches. W.
the untring devotion. day and night,of
the service men merits equal praisA
THE British Expeditionary forS..
have never been wanting in supplha,
be the advance slow or rapid. Ration
have always been when and whA.~
needed. This has involved the buiNsI
ing of whole railroad systems ana
erecting of enormous army stosSs
Every ablebodied man in France IN M
the 'front.'
Every night the transport wasml
H.AAS ny Iho supplies 70 tue ,0umpAhA-
hind the trenches. which is haxny6.
GUS job, as the enemy drops shSNs
sometimes right upon the was6n
trains and many life has been los{An
that way. Ration parties carry I'm
food from the dump to the .tsenc1S
and as the ration party brings the:nsii
this is the one. event in the day With
is eagerly anticipated. -
There should be no falling OF d
the stream OF comforts sent trnsn
home. A letter. postcard or even .sn
old paper Is of"infinite comfort to ~
men on the firing line. Nothing " "a
depressing to them as to think that
they are forgotten at home. WIN
enough to eat and messages from
home, the men in the trenches wfu
fight to the last"
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The police officials wish to call the
attention of the people to the fact that
the Fairgrounds are not open on Sat
urday afternoon and Sunday and
should not be used at that time and
that the children should be kept away
from there. The department has been
receiving a very large number of COM
plants regarding 1t and they are DO
ing what they can to prevent the i'm
proper use Of the grounds but 1t is
necessary that they have the co-opera-
ton of the parents. If not it will be
necessary to give up the grounds aft
er this year.
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Mrs. Mary Cooper, dean Of the Wo-
mems Division of Colby, returned Sat
urday from a trip through Somerset
county in the interests Of Woman's
suffrage. She went from here to Show
hegan and the remainder Of the trip
ir Miss Coburn's car and found every
where a strong sentiment in favor of
the movement and returned to the
city fully confident that in Somerset
county a fine majority will be rolled
IN for the cause.