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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-19
Governor I. c.
Rye's Mistake.

Governor Tom c. Rye has made
a mistake in entering the Senatorial
contest. He will make a still great
er one if he continues in the race.
Benton County, you might say, is
the home Of the Governor, he mar
ried here and practiced law in Cam
den. His PERSONAL friends in this
county are numerous; in fact one
and all have very kindly feeling
for him.
1t was in Camden, his old home,
that he opened his campaign for
Governor, and. Benton. County gave
to Tom Rye in 1916 for Governor
more votes than she gave Woodrow
Wilson for President, and in ordi-
nary times and ordinary conditions,
for an ordinary Office he could rally
around him his old time strength,
but it IS apparent to even the cas-
ual observer that even his home
people and old friends will fail to
answer his appeal for votes in this
county. Because they believe that
it is not to the interest of the gen
eral public to dispose of Senator
Shields.
The people of this countv-just
as they do in all other counties of
the State-recognize the fact that
Senator Shields is a man of great
ability. They believe that his long
term of service on the Supreme
Bench of Tennessee and his five
years experience in the Senate rem
der him more capable of admins
tering the duties of the great office
he now holds that a man who has
neither judicial nor legislative ex-
perience, and in the Senator'S loyal
ty they have an abiding faith
They view with pride-just as
do all other TenneSseans-.the very
rapidity with which Senator Shields
has, during his first term, reached
so prominent place in the coun-
ellis of the Nation. They know that
as a member of the Committees on
judiciary and foreign relations he
has been of valuable assistance to
the President in framing the great
war measures and naturally think
his experience will be of incalcu-
able benefit to the country in sup
Dplementing and in executing the
laws.
The people of Benton County ap-
prove Senator Shields staying in
Washington and attending to his
duties and in refusing to be drawn
into personal factional discussions,
when their country is at war, and
believe their Governor would better
serve the State by looking after the
new and additional burdens the
war has imposed upon his office
than by neglectine these duties and
engaging in political canvass.
In short, the people of Benton
County approve the record of Sen
ator Shields. They see no reason
why he should retire, and if Gov
ernor Rye continues in the race ne
will be disappointed in his vote in
Benton County. Camden Chronicle,
Friday, July 18th.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-19
DEATH OF EXCELLENT CITIZEN.

W. r. Scates, aged about As years
or more, a good citizen of the old
18th district, died Friday morning
July 18th, of complication of dis
eases. He is survived by his wife
and three children from about ten
to sixteen years old He was not a
member of any church, but was
generally regarded as a good man.
good neighbor and good citizen
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-19

1t was norated in advance that
Chaplain w. f. Edmunston, Of the
United States Navy, was coming to
us to make a speech last Sunday
night on the war and our connec-
ton with it, but we were in no wise
prepared for the fact that there was
coming to us a man loaded to the
guards and dipping water with the
best talk it has been the pleasure
of our people to hear since this
country entered the war in April,
1917.
Chaplain EdmondSon is a Tar
Heel by birth, "a years in the
United States Navy, 81 years a
minister of the gospel and lives in
the city of Nashville. Seated on
the stage with him were
Judges N. R. Barham, 7. A. Ian
caster, w. H. Lancaster, Hon. E. W.
Essary and Rev. P. D. 7. Roberts,
and he was briefly but eloqnently
introduced by Judge I. A. Lancas-
ter after invocation by Rev. Roberts
and rendition of When the Boys
Come Home by Mrs. Bird league.
Dalton, with piano accompaniment
by Mrs. C. B. Jones, Mrs. Dalton be-
Ing here on a visit to her former
home from GAINESVILLE, Texas. Of
course the assembled auditorium
full of people stood while singing.
America and The Star Spangled.
Banner" N
Chaplain Edmondson was a class
mate of Josephus Daniels, the pre-
ent able Secretary Of War. "
The chaplain said Sudge LancaS-
ter's introduction was one of the
best he had had-and then told of a
negro introducing him with the con-
cluSion that while his skin is white
his heart is black as any of US"
While speaking of our colored peo-
pie and their undoubted patriotism,
he told of one old negro man who
brought in half the proceeds of his
wheat crop to divide between the
Red Cross and Y. M. C. A. and after
that invested in Liberty Bonds a
thousand dollars, the savings of a
lifetime and said that if the govern
ment needed them it could have his
two white mules and his cabin.
This spirit of loyalty to his country
might be emulated with honor by
many of our white citizens, some of
whom are still squeezing the dol
lars The bankers of the nation
and as individuals have said in SUBJ
stance you can have every dollar
we have got and every day, hour
and hour of our time" Lawyers,
he said, have the best brains of the
country-had studied law himself.
There is not distinguished lawyer
in the nation that has not given
every moment of his time. He
spoke of devilish German "kulture,"
of the fools who have gone across
the ocean to the finishing schools
OF Germany and brought back with
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-19
Lexington Hears
The Best Speech
Since War BegoD.

them the abominable teachings OF
The land Of the Kaiser the con-
|tkmptible, cruel, syphalitic scoun-
gEel whom he would be glad to see
iA li--and he had no apologies to
rake for the wish for simple justice
"a The leader of the murdererS of
HELPLESS women and children, the
f0utilators of children and the out
Racers of women-nor one of whom
came unviolated out of certain ter
rlfofies occupied by the German
aysnles. The chaplain defined as a
Stacker and pro German every man
who does not offer to the govern
Il1tnt all he has and all he can do
Co win this war and crush the un-
speakable Huns. He said that the
Crusades were tame as compared
with the struggle of today. He
Skinned with a dull knife those who
arr too religious to fight when the
German menace hangs over Us and
While thousands are weltering in
blood in the fight Over There
agalJSt the monsters who have done
such feindish work in Belgium,
France, Servia and Italy. By way
Of Il little humor he told what the
Franchman said of the Scotch High
Lander wearing his kits: That the
objfct under consideration could not
De woman because of the mus
TAD e could not be a man as evi-
denfed BY the skirt hence,
ID W1st be the famous Middle
~ bldiers of which they had
4 %
Heard much.
1t would be our pleasure to give
almost in full the splendid. appeal
ing, patriotic speech made by the
Chaplain. Captain, but want of space
fOrbids and we must content our
selves with notice which does it
no part of the justice due it. The
is extreme, possibly does
not weigh accrately each and every
uttered but his heart is
in the right place and his mouth de-
sires to utter nothing not the honor
and glory of America and Demo
cracy in the would -and damna-
ton to the Huns. We we're especi-
ally glad to have him as he repre-
sents the navy, that branch of the
government of which we know
least-and which, on that account,
is often not appreciated as it SO
richly deserves. Full half of all the
credit due Americon arms and
American valor should be given the
navy-to have and to hold until
both the army and the navy will
have to yield up the proportion of
honors which will eventually be
claimed by our soldiers of the air
who are fast forging to the front as
Hun killers.
We are ready for Chaplain Ed
mondson again or another just like
him, at any time-and may all
such as he survive to be in at the
killing at the end of the Hun chase.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-10-10
HOLD TO LIBERTY EONDS
When Anyone Seeks to Buy Them
Proposition Should Be In
vcstgated.

The effort to separate Liberty Bono
holders not familiar with stock and
bond values fro-l their Liberty Bonds
has taken new turn. The manipu
lators, instead of Cffe- to buy the
bonds at inadequate prices, offer in ex.
change for them the stocks and bonds
of various wildcat corporations, whose
face value is large, but whose actual
value little or nothing.
The safest investment in the world
IS o Liberty Bond For patriotic
American, Liberty Bonds axe the best
Investment in the world, 1t rs not only
a wise thing 10 hold them; it is a
patriotic thing to do. The soldier that
takes a trench and then voluntarily
gives it up is not TO be compared with
one who takes trench ana holds it
against the enemy.
And American who buys a Liberty
Bond and then sells it is not so good
an American as one who buys bond
and holds it. This does not apply,
however, to one who sells his bond be-
cause Of real necessity; here is legiti-
mate trading in Liberty Bonds which
the treasury recognizes.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-10-10
LIVER DIDN'T ACT
DIGESTION WAS BAD
Says IS ea Gid Kentucky Lady, Who Tells How She Was Relieves
After Few Doses OF Black Draugh,

Meadors vile, Ky.-Mrs. Cynthia
Higginbotham, of this town, says: cat
Bay age. 3shich is IS, the liver does
not act So well as when young. A few
years agd my stomach was all out of
fix. I was constipated, my liver
didn't act. My digestion was bad, and
1t took so little 20 upset me. Ny ap-
petite was gone I was very weak.
decided would give black
Draugnt thorough trial as knew it
was highly recommended for this
trouble. I began taking it. 1 felt
better after a few doses. My appetite
improved and I became stronger. My
bowels acted naturally and the least
trouble 'Tas soon righted with a few
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-10-10
FANCIED GRIEVANCE
CAUSE LABOR Loss
Of MILLION MEN
FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT HEAC
. URGES WORKERS TO TAKE
! PERSONAL VIEW OF SIT
! UkTICN.
SHOULD AVOID SHIFTING JOB;
Permanently of Employment Woule
Add to Success of Fourth
Liberty Loan.

At least 100000 workers through
out the United States change employ
ment at least once a week because o.
petty personal prejudices, according
to J. N. Breen, assistant director
United States Employment Service O
the State of Missouri The effort O.
the employment bureau, in order tt
cons rve the labor supply Throughout
the country, will be to persuade tho
laborers to forego any prejudice ant
remain at their work.
Every week not less than 100000
workers fail to show UP for work be
cause Of a grudge against somebody o.
something said Breen, discussing The
labor situation. when the worker.
can be impressed with the fact thai
their remaining at work, and no
leaving because Of imagined dislike OF
injustice, it means that 100000 posi-
tive labor forces will be added to labor
to take the place of the same number
that are now inefficient and onl!
partly useful.
Concentration of the energies o;
these will more than double the ca
pacity of the same workers. There
are at least that number who do no
realize that their concerted efforts
will be a large contributing factor tt
a successful conclusion Of the war;
Assistant Director Breen also called
attention to the fact that hundreds o;
thousands Of men take needless days
off. Ey hard driving force, he de
clares that it will be of great assist
ance to all branches of industry.
The officials and labor leaders poin
out that the times are unusual, anG
demand that each worker must make
unusual responses to the govern
mental necessity.
Where a worker. quits because o.
some fancied grievance, he is unem
ployed for some days, when he cculG
just as veil have been at work.
Where he is dissatisfied with fanciet
conditions, the employe also does moi
work as efficiently as where he makes
himself satisfied with conditions.
There is 10 doubt in the minds O.!
labor officials that the vast majority
Of workers already have speeded VI
to the maximum, and they, conSe
queLt.y, are exempting these-fren
their calculations.
The speeding up of the individual.
worker means just that much more
capital that can lie invested IL the
Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds, which
will be placed on the market Septem
Der %. By just that much saved to
day when there is plenty to do means
that it will be just that much easier
as the individual workers grows Older
and is less able to work
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-10-10
doses Of Black-DraughE.n

Seventy years of successful use las
made Thedford's Black-Draught o
standard, household remedy. Every
member, of every family, at times,
need the help that Blacll-Draught can
give in cleansing the system and 70.
lieving the troubles that come from
constipation, Indigestion, lazy liver,
etc. You cannot keep we'll unless YOUR
stomach, liver and bowels are in good
working order. Keep them that way.
Try Elack-Draught. 1t acts promptly,
gently and in a natural way. If you
feel sluggish, take a dose tonight.
You will feel fresh tomorrow. Price
CSC. a package-Ons cent G dose
All druggists. J. @
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-10-10
BUY A BOND
Ey RI. V. Neal, Everett, Mass.

Ey RI. v. Neal, Everett, Mass.
Iark, a voice to you appealing,
Men Of Freedom, Thought and Feel'
ing,
lnnocents implore you knceiing,
Buy a Bond
Hosts of He'll are Right dcfying,
Sparing not the sick or dying;
Broken hearts to you are crying,
Buy a Bond
For our boys who, in the fight,
Stand for u. S., God and Right,
Keep their home fires burninE bright
Buy Bond.
IN the name of Liberty,
Strike the blow to make men Free.
Help to win the Victory,
Buy Bond. z
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-10-10
COMPOST HEAP is ESSENTIAL
Leaves, Ssi1es and Other Refuse Mat
ter Should Be Accumulated for
Garden Soil.

With the existing high cost of fer
tiiizers of all kinds it is important
that every farmer have a compost
heap where leaves, ashes and other
refuse matter about the place can be
accumulated for use on the garden
:GiI.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-10-10

Livery American church In America
viii provide a place On Sunday, Sept.
~o--tha latter Of the two Volunteer
HaJs-w?3oro subscriptions to Fourth
Liberty Lean Bonds may be received.
Volunteer on Voian.ec? Day and
re:d message to tho Ka:sor that Will.
e:a!Een him Of his desire to win the
world.
Homombor Volunteer Days-scp.
;eT5er &c and 20.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-17
Bridegroom
Forgets Name
Of Intended
But Wedding Bells viii Ring
for Sam Jones Because
Clerk Gives Him Name,

When Sam Jones, negro, applied at
the office Of the county clerk this
morning for marriage license, he
had forgotten the name Of the woman
of his choice. He thought and thought
and scratched his head dcspairipgy,
but without results.
81 dcclar. | jes' clean iorgit whut her
name is. They calls her Rosa, but I'll
swar. de res done slip my min" he
lamcntcd. An offer on his part to take
out the license blank and bring It
back with the space for the name duly
filled out met with failure One Hud-
son Galdin, who had accompanied Sam
to see him through lis ordeal, likewise
thought and thought, but the elusive
name simply wouldn't come to the sur
face.
Finally Mr. Galdin, ON request Of
Mr.. Jones, who said he couldn't run a
telephone, called W a mutual friend
one Eddie Johnson, who was employed
at Grocery store in Packingtown.
"Hullo, this you-all, Eddie" in
quired Hudson in beautiful southern
drawI. SAY, Eddie, whutS the name
of this here lady Brother Jones gwint
for to marry this hcah noon2"
Eddie gave the desired name and tho
delighted darkics identified" it witt
much clamor. Brother Jones was ther
duly given a permit to wed one Rosa
| Walker.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-17
80 Officers Killed
In German Mutiny

LONDON, Jan. IA mutiny
among submarine crews al the
German naval base Of Kiel on Ian.
Is reported In an Exchange Tel
egtaph dispatch from Geneva.
TNirty-eight officers are said to
have been killed.
The Geneva dispatch quotes adylce'
received there from Basel, giving de
tails concerning the mutiny. 1t is sale
to have been begun by submarine crews
and subsequently TO have spread TO por.
tions OF the crews stationed at klcl
Some Of the men who ioined IN the
attack ON the officer, took part IN IN,
earlier muiny at XII the dispatcI
reports
II adds. Although the munity was
local. it show, that German naval mer
are dissatisfied. especially in the sub
marine service, as the number OF boats
returning 10 German ports Is decreaS
lng every month
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-17
ONLY F00DS7UFF
PLANTS FREED OF
HOLIDAY MANDATE
Schools Will Be Closed for
Next Ten HeatIeSS Mondays

WASHINGTON, Jan H.-Protests
against the fuel administration order
closing down industrial plants east Of
the Mississippi began pouring into the
White House and congress today from
al over the country Busne" iEsD
everywhere aroused at the prospect OBJ
jccted to its enforcement and suggested
many other remedies
The order even includes munition
plants and exccpts only industries pro-
ducng food and those requiring con
tnuouS operation 10 maintain their
business
A preferential list of consumers OF
coal in whose interest the order was
drawn, is prescribed, including rail
roads, housrholders, hospitals, charit-
able institutions, ARMY and navy can
tonments, public utilities, strictly egov-
ernment enterprises, public buildings
and food manufactures.
II developed today that under the
fuel administration's plan the gov
eminent will buy all coal con>
signed to the suspended industries.
These transactions will be con-
Quoted through the treasury depart
ment and II s estimated will cost
the government about sl50o0,000.
State fuel administrators will re-
distribute the coal TO food plants
and other industries permitted to
run.
The fuel administration will issu,
series Of rulings on queries concern
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-17
WON'T,
Be Affected BY
GARFIELD ORDER
State Fuel Administrator Says
Situation Must Be Acute,
now TO OBSERVE
"HEATLESS DAYS.

a IL industries cast OF the Mis-
~ sissippi river, and the states
90 OF Louisiana and Mississippi
are ordered to cease operations for
a fvc-day period beginning tomor-
row morning, and to observe Mon
days in the ensuing ten weeks as
legal holidays.
The order affects every sort of
factory except Hood plants, house
holds, railroads, Shipyards, canton
mentS and government enterprises
and puhlt buildings,
Operation OF the order is expect
ed 10 save 0OOO000 tons Of coal,
which Dr. Garfield estimates iAoue-
half the present coal shortage,
In the meantime, coal shipments
will be given preference by the rail
roads.
Monday newspapers arc limited
to holiday schedules, which also are
effective during the iivc-day pc
riod.
Food stores will remain open un-
iii noon on heatIess Mondays
Office buildings can be heated
during these days only sufficiently
to prevent freezing
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-17
MIA! HERE'S YOUR CHANCE
TO MAKE LANDLORD MOVE

WASlllNGTON-Fucl Administra-
tor Garfield is considering a suggestion
from the conservation division that ten.
ants OF leased or rented property in
which the heating facilities are dcicc-
tive may appeal TO the local fuel admin.
istrator to force the landlcAd or agent TO
put the plant in good condition Each
furnace that IS ont OF order IS waste
Of coal despite all the tenant can do
toward saving Il was suggested also
that the proposed system would work
to the advantage Of dwcIlcrs in apart.
mcnt houses Wouout lcaky and badly
placed radiators arc waslcluL
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-17
GERMANYS TRAFFIC IS
HELD UP BY BLIZZARD

AMSTERDAM, Jan l7-Niolent
snowstorm' which recently were pre-
yalcnt IN northern Germany have nov
reached Holland Tclcgraphic and
telephone communication with adjacent
countries rs disrupted considerably and
railway and STREET car traffic IS dis.
organized seriously
Three hospital ship, bound for Eng.
Land with British wounded are held up
At Rotterdam, while the Holland
American line steamer Ni.we Amstcr-
dam is stlll unable To sail
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-17
cATry II out.
GAS SUPPLY Low
BUT BILLS HIGH,
IS TESTIMONY Y
Corporation Commission Hears
More Complaints,

The complainants in the cases against
the Oklahoma Gas and Electric COM
pany and the Oklahoma Natural Gas
company rested today after introducing
further testimony = to show that the
shortage of gas had not been over
come by the connection of the pipe lines
with the Morrison field
Mrs. Elmer Eyler, 1908 East Park
place, testified that for two hours one
evening and two hours one morning
the neighborhood in which she lived
was entirely out of gas. This was at
trbuted to the consumers being on
dead ends" of the gas mains
Bills Up-Supply Low.
SIX. Bernstein, agent of the Hersko-
witt building testified that in the last
few days the gas pressure had been in
sufficient to heat the HerSkowitl
building At no time IN January has
the gas pressure been sufficient tc
heat the building, he asserted. lr
December coal had to be used for a
greater part OF the month to Help hea'
the building, he testified, -bt despite
this fact the gas bill for the building
in December was more than for any
month in the last five years
On cross-examination today w. X
Molinard, manager of the Oklahoma
Gas and Electric company, was ques,
toned as to tFe carrying capacity oI
the pipe lines to Oklahoma lie sale
the pipe lines were sufficient to carry
enough gas to Oklahoma City to NEE
the needs OF the city but that enough
gas was not available in the fields tc
keep the lines filled NO their capacity
Asks Field Survey
Questioning of Mr Molihard b,
| Charles II. Ruth brought out that tn
Oklahoma Natural Gas company ha
only one Pinch main into Oklahoma
City Two l2-inch mains come within
mile Of the city. At the point whcr
the two lines are merged, a line run
off to Fl Reno, he testified.
In resting the cases of the complain
ants Mr.. Ruth asked that the oil an,
gas conservation officer of the com
mission be sent into the fields to de
termine the amount Of gas ayailabl
for the Oklahoma Natural Gas com
pany's line and TO determine, how muc|
would be available if booster station
were used and rock pressure not de
pended upon TO carry the gas.
Case Is Continued.
Henry GRAY, assistant county attor
ney, requested a restraining order iror
the corporation commission to preyeI
the gas company from shutting off tn
gas supply OF patrons who refuse I
paw their December bills pending at
juStments,
Commissioner W. D Humphrey mad
no announcement as to his decision q
the requests,
The gas hearing was continued unt
January 28, when the gas compani,
are expected To- rcst their case.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-17
WEEKLY BANK CLEARlNGS
SHOW LARGE INCREASE

Weekly bank clearings Tor Oklahoma
City show an enormous increase over
last year The cNarings for the clear.
ing house week ended this Vilernoon
are $4,000 402p For the correspond
ING week in 1917 the clearingS were
81 AQl74lB
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bulletin

PETROGRAD, Jan. l7.--Premier
Lenine today signed an order for
the arest of King Ferdinand Of
Rumania, who is to be sent to
Petrograd for Imprisonment in the
fortress of St. Peter and ST. Paul.
The order for che kings arrest
describes in detail the way in which
it is to be carried out and in which
the king is to be guarded, The boil
shevih believe they have sufficient
forces on the Rumsnian front TO
cArry Il out.