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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-10-18
Mrs. Frank Smyth
Dies in Memphis.

The death OF Mrs. Frank D.
Smythe at the Baptist Memorial
hospital Sunday night came as q
distinct shock to her many friends
in this community Mrs. Smythe
was one of the most beloved and
charming young women Of Mem
phis.
Her husband, Maj. Frank D.
Smythe, head surgeon Of base hos
pitable No. 81, Is in France. He
was given the unusual distinction
of organizing a hospital unit which
was trained at Camp Greenleaf, Fl.
Oglethorpe, several months before
leaving for France.
Mrs. Smythe was the daughter Of
Mrs. S. A. Mynders, 1905 Madison
Avenue, and the late Capt. s. A.
Mynders, who at The time Of his
death was president Of the West
Tennessee Normal, and one Of the
leading educators Of the country.
Before coming to Memphis the
family resided in Jackson, where
Capt. Mynders was superintendent
of che city schools; In Nashville
while he was state superintendent
of education, and In Knoxville,
where he was superintendent Of the
city schools.
Besides her mother, Mrs. Smyths
is survived by two brothers. Lieut.
Alpha Mynders, formerly city edi.
tor of the Chattanooga News. now
in France, and Hammond Mynders.
and one sister, Miss Ida Mynders. Of
Memphis. She leaves one child.
David Mynders Smythe, three years
old. News Scimitar.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-10-18
Autocracy Must Co.
No Peace With Kaiser.

The whole of the United States
was electrified last Sunday morn
ing by the message that Germany
had accepted the peace terms OF
President Wilson, the message COM
ing first by wire at 2 o'clock and
was amplified when the Memphis
Commercial Appeal arrived at 8
o'clock a. m.
The first thought that occurred
to every red-blooded, patriotic
American citizen, who has regard
for humanity in the world and SYM
pathy for the Belgians and French
whose fair countries have been de-
vastated, whose aged have been
brutally murdered, whose children
have been mutulated and whose
women have been outraged, was
the hope that no American citizen
white or black, would ever agree to
sit around peace table in any sort
of discussion with the most brutal
savaees the world has ever known
To sit at table and discuss terms Oi
peace with the Germans would de-
prive this country of its most valu-
able asset and its greatest glory
its self respect.
The news brought the first fear
that a seeming acceptance of Pres
ident's Wilson's terms by Germany
might bring "a cessation of hostili.
ties even for day which might
give the Huns a chance to brace uE
and organize resistance against the
Allies who we're persuing them to.
ward the German border. Nothing
that can ever happen will give the
real American people the slightest
respect for the plighted word Of the
German rulers who have not scrup.
led to break the most solemn treat.
les that have ever been drawn and
signed between the governments o1
the world. AS Chancellor Ross said
in his speech last Saturday, the
average American man would just
as soon sit around table and dis
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-10-18
Milan Boy From
Front Speaks Here.

Robert X. Christenberry, a.Milan
boy, who went over with General
Pershing in May of last year and
who spent eight months or more in
the trenches in France, spoke here
Sunday night, in the courthouse, to
crowd which enjoyed every word
of it. He said that it had been just
81 days that night since he left
France, but did not state how long
he was in hospital when he suffered
the loss of his good right hand,
caused by the explosion Of a hand
grenade. Mr.. Christenberry told Of
the privations, the filth, the rats,
the "cooties" and the dangers in the
trenches and, much to the satisfac-
ton Of his hearers, told how he
got" two "squareheads" with his
good American bayonet. His de-
scription of a slacker-any man
who will not do his BEST in stand
ing behind the boys whose lives are
offered in this war, was the most
vivid and the most satisfactory we
have heard. He said he really en-
Wed the Stacker the good air he
breathes. His description Of horrors
witnessed with own eyes, and the
work Of Germans in France. were
realistic--and yet, he says that a
German is a gentleman and patriot
compared with one who lives in
and has the protection Of the Amer
ican government and is too mean
to support it and the boys fighting
under the American flag. Mr.
Christenberry is son Of W. G.
Christenberry, who was the pub
Usher of the Huntingdon Republican
before r. A. Greene, the present pub
Usher took charge Of it. We were
very glad to have him with us ant
he seemed to enjoy his visit Il
Lexington. He left here with the
understanding that he would return
and give some help this week il
pushing the Liberty Bond Cam
paien.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-10-18
Greatest Speach in
Behalf of 4th Loan.

The speech made in Lexington
courthouse last Saturday afternoon,
by Chancellor j. W. Ross, directly
in behalf of the Fourth Liberty
Loan in Henderson county, was
voted by those who heard it to have
been the most eloquent, and most
mastery appeal ever heard to our
people to stand by the government
in righteous war and to stand
with the indispensable material help
behind our boys who are offering
their lives on the battle fronts in
Europe. From the first sentence
the Chancellor wore no gloves in
handling the question of the duty
of the people and surely the man
who failed to be reached by him is
past all efforts to move and has not
in his heart the least spark of hui
manity or patriotism. We wish we
had the speech in full, for it is
worth its weight in void, if printed
on stone and all present felt that
hearing it by the number present
would be of invaluable help in
pushing the Liberty Loan in the
county to meeting in full the quota
of $24S,000. Chancellor Ross has
won a warm place in the hearts OF
our people and his talk to them
last Saturday put him still higher
| in the esteem of each and every
one who heard him. He repeated
| the statement that the man who can
and will not help the government
and help our boys who are in the
war, by buying Liberty Bonds, is a
traitor to everything a free people
ought to hold sacred. After the
speech many went up to shake
hands with the Chancellor and tC
compliment him on his splendid
effort in behalf of American patriot
ism and the Liberty Bond issue.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-10-18

cuss a question with a man who
had murdered our wives, outraged
our daughters and mutilated our
little children, as to sit in a peace
conference with the German leaders.
The purport of the report of last
Sunday morning as given in Com
mercial Appeal headlines, was as
follows:
Germany Accepts Peace Terms
Of Wilson,"
Agrees to Evacuate Invaded
Territory as Preliminary to Ar
mistice."
Chancellor Claims he Represents
German People"
Unofficial Text OF German Reply
Received by Wireless Seems to be
Full Acceptance Of President Will
sons Fourteen Terms, but does not
Necessarily End War
While the text Of the German
note, on its face, seemed to be COM
plete acceptance Of our Presidents
terms, the people of the United
States and the Allied countries
were cautioned against accepting
from any standpoint that would
mean immediate cessation Of hos
tilities, FOR THIS is THE TIME
THAT GERMANY HAS BEEN
EXPECTED TO LAUNCH ITS
GREATEST PEACE OFFENSIVE
AND PERHAPS TO PLAY ITS
MOST UNSCRUPULOUS TRICK.
The following was published last
Sunday as the text Of the German
reply:
In reply to the questions Of the
President Of the United States Of
America the German government
hereby declares:
The German government has &C.
cepted the terms laid down by Pres.
ident Wilson in his address of Jan.
uary the eighth and in his subse.
quent address on the foundation ol
a permanent peace Of justice. Con.
Continued on second page.)
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-10-18

A man who can make note for
S1OO and then raise $17.75 during
the year, can buy a THOUSAND
DOLLAR Liberty Bond. You may
lose the bond and it may be dump
ed on the bank that carries it--but
still the bond would b boughf.
However, it is better for each and
every man to buy that for which
he believes he can pay.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-10-18
Chancery Court
Holds Short Term

After holding four days of last
week, Chancery Court adjourned
last Saturday until December 8
when the business of the October
Term will be wound up. The 0c'
tober Term, with 81 cases on the
docket, has been an interesting one
When the next questioneires come
Chancellor Ross, with the balance
of the lawyers in all the counties
will be busy until the last one il
filled.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-10-18

Time is flying and Henderson
County's quota of $24S,OOO, in the
FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN MUST
BE RAISED THIS WEEK.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-10-18

BuyLiberty Bonds and Sow Wheat.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-10-18

Buy Liberty Bonds and Sow Wheat
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-10-18

Continued on second page.)
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16

Printing Trades Council He was sec
retary of the conference of organized
labor on industrial education and at
tracted attention by accusing Rookie
feller influences of manipulating the
board of education. For many years
he has been hard fighter for legisla-
tion to protect workers in factories
and also against child labor. Brady
was one of the early advocates of the
workmen's compensation law, which
became effective during Governor
Glynn's term of Office His appoint
ment as public printer of New York
City by Mayor Hylan was in response
to a petition signed by the officers
of the trades unions Of that city. The
metropolis spends nearly one million
dollars annually in printing and sta
tionery, and tho Mr. Brady is but
thirty-siX years old. he knows init
mately the manufacturing end of the
allied printing trades and the people
connected with them. In this instance
the right man was selected for an i'm
portant job and Mayor Hylan is to
be congratulate ed.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16
Shee' Neal Workers

Sheet Metal Workers Local Union
No. 9 has signed agreements with the
following Denver contracting firms,
whereby none but union members are
employed, and all union rules as to
hours, wages, etc, complied with:
A. J. Anderson, 1854 Clermont
Colorado Range and Heating Co. 1909
Court place; Denver Sheet Metal
Works, 1242 11th street; W. H. Dor
rington, 1746 Arapahoe street; W. H.
Dawson, $50 Jason; Engelbach-B Bishop,
1+55 California; c. W. Fair, 1853
Blake: Five Points Hardware Co.,
2643 Welton; George Freund & Co.,
1912 Blake; Garrett & Elliott, lie
Broadway; E. Hildebrand, 6S+ Eight
eenth street: j. 4. Johnson, 1109 Og-
den; J. NJ. Kelley, 1929 Champa; Fred
Kessler, 27O6 Larimer; Carl F. Kobel,
1925 Arapahoe street; J. Lesson, 1918
Lawrence; Michael Heating Co., 1856
Welton: Monarch Mfg. Co, 92l Jason
street: Frank Scherer.y 1861 Curtis
VIM. c. Schmitt, 1851 Blake; Gus Spet-
nagel, 1885 Welton; Chas. Thorpe, 127
Lincoln: Walters < Grutch, S244 High;
F. W Willoughby, zoos Curtis street.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16
Cigarmakers
BY j. w. SANFORD.

At our Tuesday evening meeting a
large amount of business was taken
up but only the most important was
acted upon, some of it being deferred
to our next meeting. This was in
order that our members might have an
opportunity of taking part in the pa
triotic rally being staged in Painters
hall in honor of Abraham Lincoln. We
were able to get in for part of the
splendid address by the Rev. Charles
l. Mead. Any one that missed this
The matter of the Hopper lunch
room at 1919 Twentieth street was
taken up on strength of communica-
tion from the local joint executive
board of the Cooks, Walters and Hotel
and Restaurant Employees calling our
attention to the fact that they We're
not properly represented in this par
ticular house From now on this place
will be conducted in a satisfactory
manner and in the interest of all con-
cerned. We concede the right of
union people to demand the patronage
of union people Lack of thoro un-
derstanding of the situation is what
has caused the delayed settlement.
]. NJ. (Johnnie) Swanger was ad-
vanced to the position of trustee in
place of A. Macrich, deceased. john
ME will have chance of seeing the
amount of money we have in figures
if he does not actually experience the
jingle of the guinea in his palm, his
principal duty being supervisor of the
cash.
Bennie Welham, for several years
shop collector at the Dry Climate fac
tory, has been laid up for the past
couple of weeks suffering from attack
of congestion of the lungs Shop mates
are taking turns sitting up with him
and latest reports are that he is out
of the danger zone.
Chas. 7. Clymer is also in criti-
cal condition from complications which
may require an operation before any
Improvement is realized.
Communication from our old friend.
Harry McCallay, located at Sheridan.
Wyo., is to the effect that trade is
good up his way and all hands working
full time. Harry taunts us with the
information that he thinks of us when
indulCing in the flowing bowl which is
still legal up there. Never mind, old
scout, the dry wave may strike there
before you know it.
All factories in the city working
capacity and more cigarmakers wanted
by the NJ 4 o. factory.
Puritan Bond, Copyright, Ranger.
Best Value, Hagler's Rose, High Alti-
tudc and Silver Bow &c cigars are
made by machine and cheap labor
methods and, by the way. these fac
tories are either laying off or working
short time, which would Indicate that
there is not much demand for this
class of goods. See that the label of
the Cigarmakers is on the box when
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16
BOOkBINDERS,

officers of the International Broth
erhood of Bookbinders report that for
the month ending January 10, 3l6 new
members were secured.
Wage agreements were negotiated
at Austin, Texas, Olympia, Wash,
Hamilton, Ontario. Lafayette. Ind,
Des Moines and Dubuque, Iowa, Chi
cago and Topeka, Kan. Men and
women members profit by these agree
ments.
Bookbinders' locals are voting this
month to change the convention date
from the second Monday in June to
the second Monday in July, because
of the change in the convention date
of the A. +. of l..
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16
SALMON IS GUILTY
L. 5. DISTRICT COURT JURY OUT
ONLY THREE MINUTES.
Secretary of Defunct Peace Council
Receives One Year in Jail and Then
Forced Service in National Army.

Benjamin Joseph Salmon, Denver's
pacifist nut" and secretary of the
defunct Council of Peace was found
guilty in the United States district
court Tuesday on the charge of refus-
ing 10 fill out his draft questionnaire
to his local exemption board. The
jury was out only three minutes.
The penalty is one year in the county
jail, at the conclusion of which the
defendant must enlist in the army.
The case was the first of its kind, it
is understood, in the United States.
Salmon's attorneys were given until
February % in which to file a motion
for a new trial.
Salmon has been permitted his lib
erty under the $4,000 bond given at
the time of his arrest, signed by his
mother. He was accompanied from
court by his wife and mother
Salmon, in his testimony and thru
arguments of his counsel. based his
refusal to sign the questionnaire upon
his religious Scruples against war and
his membership in a religious sect
the creed of which is opposed to war.
The court ruled that the proper
place to make his objections was in
the QueStionnaire, and before the eX-
emption board; that possibly his re
hgious scruples and convictions might
be sufficient TO gain him exemption
from military duty by his local exemp-
tion board; that defendant was on
trial for refusal to fill out and return
his QUESTIONABLE to his exemption
board as required by statute.
The court ruled that the defend
ants religious opposition TO war did
not enter into the case, and the name
of the religious society, the creed of
which is opposed to war, and to which
Salmon insists he belongs, did not
come out in the testimony. Later he
refused to discuss the matter.
Salmon is a member of the Catholic
church, and was recently dropped from
membership in the Knights of Column
bus, Catholic organization, for, it is
said, his attitude towards the position
the government is taking in the war,
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16
HUGE PROFITS MADE IN STEEL.

The Republic Iron and Steel Com
pany had the best year of its history
in 1917, according to its final quar-
terly report, which shows net earn
ings of 500, 9,O71 ,9O7 from operations
and the income from investments. The
preceding year, which established n
record to that time, brought net
revenue amounting to S16,544. .635.
After setting aside nearly S1O.O00,000
as an excess profits tax reserve and
making liberal allowances for dcprc-
citation, a balance of Sl7,902, ,2SS was
left for dividends. This was S3,1OO.-
600 greater than in 1916, when the ex-
cess profits tax was not in operation,
and the balance available for common
stock dividends last year was equal
to nearly $50 per share, compared with
S36 80 the year before.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16
WHEN II" is V.

Why do some modern architects
assvme that U is V and carve in stone
that palpable and bold absvrdity?
Now that we possess the U, with
soft and graceful cvrve, of vneNcelled
docility and willingness to serve, why
do they carve VNITED STATES and
PNBLIC SCHOOL and svch and make
the English language look as fvnny as
the Dvtch, with RESTAURANT AND
PNLLMAN CAR and UNIVERSITY
and other marks Of educational per
versity?
That V impresses some of VS. as
cheap and gavdy blvtf which parvenves
may pvll in place of more substantial
stvtf, bvt people who are fashioned ovt
of vnpretentiovs dvst view all svch
atfectation with an vnassvmed Disgust,
Svch exhibitions always make VS. glvm
and blve. Now, honest lnjvn, don't
they have the same effect on yov =
Printers Ink.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16
BRITISH LABOR MEN ARRIVE.

labor. who have just arrived in this
country, conferred in Washington
Thursday with Samuel Gompers. pres
ident of the American Federation of
Labor. regarding labor questions of
both countries Included in the dele
CATION are W. A. Appleton, secretary
Of the General Federation of British
Trades Unions; Joshua Butterworth,
representing the Shipwrights' Asso-
citation: Charles Duncan, labor lead
er in the house Of commons. and Will
liam Mosses. director of the labor en-
listment complaint section of the Brit
ish ministry of munitions.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16
DEATH OF INFANT DAUGHTER

The infant daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
John A. Splaine. 81 GalapaGo street,
died Thursday night few hours after
being born. This is.th fifth child of
this family which has been lost by
death and they are childless. Mr.
Splaine is employed at the municipal
bath house and is n prominent mem
Der of Steam and Operating Engineers
Union No. L. Funeral Sunday after
noon, 8 o'clock, at Hackcthal Bros.
undertaking parlors. Burial at River
side cemetery. The Bulletin joins n
host of friends in extending sincere
sympathy to the bereaved parents
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16

purchasing cigars which is a guaran-
tee that the cigars are made under
favorable conditions.
Harry RoSuek and F. A. Mangini
were the recipients this week of the
refund of loan they made to a friend
three years ago which has had the
effect of renewing their faith in the
honesty of men. Amy one in need of
4 favor Just now might find Harry and
Fred willing to take another chance.
Charlie Carrera. who came up here
from Tampa recently, is the daddy of
n bouncing boy. His chest measure
ment has increased perceptibly as a
blame.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16
Printers Home Notes
tBy San Belly

Moses Alexander and wife of Pueblo,
president of the State Council of Car
penters, accompanied by Eugene Port
! ner, master mechanic at the Home,
| and member of Carpenters Local No.
515 of this city, were visitors here last
Sunday.
William ]. Denike of Troy, n. Y,
Typographical Union No. 50, who,
after recuperative treatment of over
three months, returned to his former
home a week ago, where he now Off
ciates as foreman of the composing
room on the Troy Budget, the morn
ing paper of that city.
A pre-Lenten dance given by Mr.
and Mrs. ]. c. Daley and their daugh-
ter, Miss Cecilia, for the residents,
employees and all their friends was held
last Monday night. There were about
$50 people present and over thirty-five
couple participated in the dancing in
the large and spacious library floor
of the Home. Music was furnished by
Prof. Fred Fink's orchestra, and all
those that attended enjoyed pleas
ant and sociable time. Delicious re-
freshments were served during the
evening.
The residents, employees and friends
of the Home at the concert last SUM-
day night were very pleasingly en-
tertained by Miss Rosalind Siegel,
with a number of vocal solos, accom-
panied by her elder sister, Miss Aura,
pianist. Miss Siegel appeared here
previously on numerous occasions, and
the rendition of her songs are always
appreciated by the residents, all of
the three numbers, notably They Go
Wild Over Me-" sang on that evening
I L .
bright and intellectual daughter of
Fred w. Siegel, a member of the local
Typographical Union No. So of Colo
RADIO Springs, and a sister Of Herbert
Siegel. member of Denver Topographic
cal Union No. 49, There were also
good musical selections by Prof. Fred
Fink's orchestra, and Resident James
Cosgrove, assisting with piccolo ac-
compartment, besides the movie pic
lures. a two-act play, The False
Clue" and Billie Rhodes in a comedy
entitled Some Nurse" that every one
greatly enjoyed.
a movement was inauglrated re-
Gently by members Of typographical
Union No. 6, New York City who at
tended the last l. 7. L convention,
and assisted in celebrating the silver
/ jubilee of the Union Printers Home.
10 raise a fund to procure amusement
in the shape Of an up-to-late phono-
graph and the latest records for those
compelled to 20 to our Home on ac-
count Of impaired health. A circular
was prepared and sent 10 all the chap
| els containing names of sixteen visit
ors that were here in this city last
summer and it is safe To predict that
Big 6" in its usual generosity will
have little trouble in securing the
/ necessary amount required to give
such amusement that vii 90 a great
( ways to divert the minds Of those
/ unfortunates from their worries. Copy
| of the circular, with the pleasing an
nouncement. which state ITO make
I the lives of those at tn Home more
| bright" was received here about a
| week ago.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16
ACCCR 4 f.

An editor had notice stuck up
above his desk on which was printed: ::
Accuracy! Accuracy Accuracy"
and this notice he always pointed out
to the new reporters.
One day the youngest member of
the staff came in with his report of a
public meeting. The editor read it
thru and came to the sentence: "Three
thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine
eyes were fixed upon the speaker"
What do you mean by making a
silly blunder like that - he demanded,
wrathfully.
But it's not a blunder," protested
the youngster. There was one
eyed man in the audience!'-Minneap-
oils Tribune
Patronize The Bulletin advertisers
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16
WAR PROSPERITY.

had once a monkey who broke off
the end of his long stiff tail and who
sat on his perch sucking blood from
the wound He was delighted with
the new brand of soup-warm and sat
isfying.
He was enjoying War Prosperity.
put tar on the end of his tail. He
complained bitterly in quadrumanous
fashion of the taxation of "eNcess
profits" the basis of War Prosper
ity."
There can be no national prosperity
in war time, war prosperity" draws
on the hearts blood of the nation
David Starr Jordan.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16
STEREOTYPERS.

Denver Stereotypers and Electro
typers Union No. 13 is making a sue
cess of the weekly pool in raising
money to entertain the International
convention here next year. All mem
bers of printing trades can participate
in these weekly drawings and have a
real money, Numbers can be oh
tanned at any of the daily newspaper
chapels.