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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05
PREPAREDNESS LEAGUE or THE
AMERICAN DENTISTS.

The dentists are furnishing all
materials and devoting one hours
time to each Selective Service man,
without cost to the Government or
the man. The work that we are
doing for these men is as follows:
Large cavities (Which prevent prop.
er mastication) and may be filled
without pulp treatment. Scaling
and polishing teeth that show irri.
tatlon from calcifc deposits. Ex.
tiactlon-ef all badly broken or dis
eased teeth Extraction of all teeth
that are seriously involved with
pyorrhea and all crowded and sus.
plclous third molars. Amaleam and
cement will be used in all cavities
w. B. SUMMERS
Director for Henderson Co.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05
Loyalty Test
Day IN Lexington.

Last Friday, June 18th, was 10y
atty Test" or War Savings Stamp
Day in Lexington as elsewhere, and
was observed as directed by the
government All business houses
closed the one hour from 2 to 3
o'clock in the afternoon and the
people repaired to the College,
where they heard splendid speeches
by Messrs. A. Grant Matthews, of
Memphis, and Clyde Shropshire, of
Nashville, the latter a candidate
for Governor, but his speech was
confined to patriotic lines instead
of his own candidacy. Mr.. Mat
thews always makes a good speech,
as was already known here, and our
people were pleasantly surprised in
discovering that Mr.. Shropshire is
an orator of rare attachments.
The pledges made for the pur.
chase Of War Savings Stamps on
that day alone ran around twenty
thousand dollars and the good work
is continuing to be pushed. All in
all, our people considered the day a
success and there is strong hope
that its final effect will be compli-
ance with the governments request
that our people invest to their limit
their money in War Savings Stamps.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05

When badges of honor for stay
at-home patriotism are distributed
how are these two going to COM
pare? One is worth-say ten thous-
and dollars, and buys $4,000 worth
of War Stamps; the other is worth
nothing except perhaps an humble
home, and out Of what he will
make and all told will hardly more
than pay his living expenses in
these times of profiteering, he
pledges his horror to meet his indi-
vidual quota of $4,000. The jury
to decide the question is not ex-
pected to be out long.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05
purpose Of Inducing theJudee'S the
tiers desire foE 9 joint - fici
aver TIE district AccordNv Dglr

/ over the uiStFict. hCcoui1y
manner Of thinking. at least q part
Of Judge Everett's speech at Deca-
turville was far from being pitched
on a high plane" Everybody who
knows Mr.. Sims at all knows that
he prefers the performance of duty
to playing demagogic politics or
making grandstand plays-and in
the performance of that duty he has
that quality of moral courage which
scars far above brute force and the
taking Of the law into ones hands.
We have heard of several of the
Jackson Judges speeches and can
say in all candor that up to date he
has failed to produce single reason
why he should be nominated for
Congress or why Mr.. Sims should
not be retained in the position he
has filled and continues to fill with
signal ability and with both Demo-
cratic and patriotic success. Con-
gresham Sims is going to get votes
in the primary on the first of Au-
gust that have never before been
cast for him.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05

The new draft, leaving out all
exc nLtions for physical unitness,
because of dependents and employ
m,nt in essential industries, will
probable swell the United States
Army, 100000 men. This draft is
made up OF those who have reach
ed the age of II since June S, 1917
and UncleSam can continue to in
crease | is army until those of the
Central powers are outnumbere1
and whipped.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05


questioned the patriotism or the
ability of President Wilson. He is
today the world leader. The Allies
regard him as their spokesman and
the composite representative OF
their aims and ideals. He looms
large upon the horizon of world af-
fairs, surprising all in wisdom and
foresight and ability. He has en-
deared himself to all the peoples
and immortalized himself because
OF his achievements.
One explanation of his accom-
plishments, of his ability TO do more
than he said he would do, is the
support of a patriotic Congress.
Without the unqualified support
of the administration by Republi-
cans and Democrats in Congress the
President would have been hamper
ed, embarrassed and perhaps would
have failed individually although
it is unthinkable that the cause
in which we are engaged could have
had any but a successful termina-
ton,
Ore of the ablest and most loyal
supporters of the President is Sena-
tor John X. Shields. He is regard
ed as one of the ablest, if not the
ablest member of the Congress. His
information and legal ability are
equal to that Of any other member
of the Senate, and his knowledge of
constitutional law on many occas-
ions has been made available for
the guidance of the President, who
makes no claim to being an author
ty on constitutional law.
In the first term of his career in
the Senate he has established him
self as one of the truly great men
of that body. He has committee
appointments which, in the usual
course, comes to men only after
years of service. His eminent quail
ificationS have made him a credit
to the State that has the honor to
claim him as its representative.
Senator Shields is opposed by
Gov. Rye. 1t was Senator Shields
who contributed as much as any
other man to the nomination of
Gov, Rye for a second term. With
no avowed opposition, Gov, Rye was
able to 90 to the second convention
that nominated him with only a
few more votes that were required
to nominate, and if some leading
figure in State politics had declared
himself for another candidate, Gov.
Rye would not have received the
His record was such
that he did not commend himself
to many Democrats as worthy OF a
second term. Senator Shields in
sisted that he should have a second
term.
In contrast with Senator Shields
attitude toward Gov. Rye, after hav-
ng served two terms, a candidate
against Senator Shields, who is
making the race for the customary
second term and the endorsement
If the Democrats of Tennessee.
Gov Rye is going about over the
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05

Our unqualified three cornered
wish just now is that we may
make fine, all-round crop this
year, that we may win the war be-
fore another crop is pitched and
that dire and deserved calamity
may overtake each and every man
who tries to rob his fellow man by
pro1teering. What's yours?
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05

You have GOT all of July, nearly,
if you are a Democrat, to make up
your mind that Roberts is going to
be the next Governor of Tennessee
AMI that Shields will easily succeed
himself in the United States Senate
and the majority of you are 60
ing to help do the jobs.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05

From what we can hear of Judge
Everett's speech at Decaturville, at
the first of last week, we are forced
to believe that he has hidden a f.
nal adieu to his expressed intention
to conduct his part of the discuss
ion on high plane" had he been
able to induce Congressman Sims
to leave his post at Washington and
come back to the district for the
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05

We are glad to note that Gov.
Rye did not let Homer Lawson be
executed bast Friday but commit
ed his Sc ltenco to life imprison
ment. This is the case referred to
last week and we hope that the
cool turl done by the governor,
which saved the life of the prisoner,
way be followed by another which
will i've him his liberty.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05

elected Rye to the governorship-
but the governor discovered him
self as a candidate for the Senate.
He will not be nominated in the
primary and hence he will have no
bother about the November cleo
tion-except to stump the State
and vote for Shields.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05

We came through with Rye in
two gubernatorial campaiens-so
now we will just take a new hitch
on our Shields" and march on
toward the United States Senate on
the first of August.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05

The first regiment of American
soldiers we're ordered to the Italian
front June 9th. We are now
helping England, France and Italy
kill Huns.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05

One of the greatest horrors of the
war on the ocean happened last
Saturday when a German subma-
rine sank without warning a British
Hospital ship when about 70 miles
from the English shore. The ship
had on board 25S persons. including
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05
ANNUAL SINGING AT HEpzIDAS.

The annual singing at Hepzibah,
six miles West of Lexington, will be
held next Sunday, all day with din
ner on the grounds. The singing
will be conducted by Messrs. j. S.
league and f. L. Fhsmire.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05

Charlie King came pretty near
making governor-just one time
but governors are some times like
the two hotels of which it was said:
IF you stop at one you will wish
you had gone to the other.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05

Somebody tells us that Judge
Everett believes he is going to be
nominated in the Congressional
primary-but honest to goodness
he's the only man of that opinion
we've heard Of
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05

Politicians who aspire to be elect
ed to certain offices, after PER
HAPS creditably filling others
should remember that while pop.
lar makes A Notwithstanding it
isn't worth cent for a pick handle
or a wagon spoke.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05

The request of the United States
has been Buy War Savings Stamps
Buy Them Up to Your Limit
How many have done so and earn
ed the right to be regarded as real
(not pretended) patriotic citizens.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05
Was Wilson Correct? Will
The Democrats Support the
Man Who Stays on the Job

State arouslng political feeling and
factionalism. After season of po-
litical quiet in Memphis, the Cover
nor came here and precipitated a
fractional fight that has done more
to take the attention of the people
of Memphis and Shelby county from
the war activities in which they
have been engaged than he can ever
overcome by his evowed interest
and speeches in behalf of these en-
terpriSes.
Senator Shields is in Washington
attending to his business. A mem
Der of the Congress has no time to
spend campaigning. Any man Of
Senator Shields intelligence and ex-
perience and information regarding
the crisis that is confronting the
country realizes how inconsequen-
tial his political fortunes are as COM
pared with the responsibility he owes
the nation.
1t is for the Democrats of Ten
nessee to determine if Senator
Shields must suffer the consequence
of defeat because he choose to at
tend to their affairs and to perform
his obligation to the nation and to
civilization rather than come to
Tennessee to the neglect of his duty
and look after his personal fortunes,
So far as the result of the pri-
mary for the nomination of a United
States Senator is concerned, the
Democrats of Tennessee may de-
pead upon Senator Shields to attend
to his part of the nations business
if it shall cost him his defeat.
We believe that Senator Shields
is entitled to denomination and re-.
election. No word of criticism,
based upon truth, can be spoken.
against any act, any vote or any
speech of Senator Shields since he
has been member of the Senate.
His opponent can bring no charge
against his record He cannot say
that Senator Shields has failed in1
any particular as the representative
of great State, whose chief pride,]
is in.the, statesmen il hdSzF -9duco8:.]
Every Democrat who is loyal to
the President and to the Democratic
administration; every Democrat who
believes that a faithful official is en-
titled to a second term and who
approves of Senator Shields attitude
in attending strictly to the duties Of
his office; every Democrat who be-
lieves that he is demonstrating by |
performance, rather than by pro-
testation, his deep and abiding 10y
atty and patriotism to his country,
should vote and work for his re-
nomination.
Woodrow Wilson urged the men,
bers of Congress to stay in Wash
ington and help with the tremend-
Gus work that confrOnts the heads
of the nation, pledging them that
the elections would 90 to those who
did most to deserve reelection.
The Democrats of Tennessee have
it within their discretion to vindi-
cate the Presidents pledee.-Mem-
phis News Scimitar, June Is, 1918.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05
RED CROSS KNITTERS.

You are requested to send in all
completed knitted garments Friday
and those that are not completed
please complete at once as a call
has come for them to be sent to
Memphis. Mrs. N. K BARHAM.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05

II Judge Everett wants to rake in
profitable jackpot when the
August primary vote is counted,
We would advise him to put all the
cash he can get hold of on the
nomination of I. W. Sims.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05

Gov Tom c. Rye will open his
campaign for the United Sttaes
Senate in Chattanooga on next
Monday the 9Th inst. Luke Lea
discovered Rye, nominated Rye and
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05

The "yanks" are going to lick the
Huns every fair chance, man to
man, that may come until Fritz is
driven back into Germany and
whipped Oh his own dirty, black
greasy spot" which is now a blem-
ish on the map of the world.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05
Last Friday, June %, was Loyalty
Test Day. Did you meet the testY

The Supreme court at Jackson,
on Wednesday OF this week, affirm
ed the lower court in the Page and
Bass case,
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05

Some Tennessee candidates are
still like the fellow in whose behalf
the late Gov. Bob Taylor went to
WashiDgton-they do want an
office so BAD.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05

GRADE MICH COWS FOR
SALE have four good grade
mich COWS giving milk for sale
j. w. WRIGHT,
Lexington, Tenn,
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05
NOTICE.

AT a recent meeting of the dem
lists of the State it was decided.
owing to the scarcity of materials
most OF which have advanced from
81 to 100 per cent. that all prices
must advance. The following prices
will prevail in Lexington until fur
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-02-28


 U. S.-Without the consent of the owner of the machinery of production could Labor earn it's salt?
 E. J.-(slowly) Guess not
 U. S.-Indeed not! If things wei Q still the way they once were, then the present machinery of production would not be there. But the present machinery of production is t ere. Without it nothing can be donc., La- bor produced it. But Labor cannot earn it's living without the owners of the machinery giving their consent How would you like it if you pro- duced a thing that you needed and someone else took it away frorl you, and then coolly told you that without him you could find no opportunity to earn?
 B. J.-I would not like it at all
 U. S.-And would you put up with it?
 B. J.-No, I would fight.
 T.. S.-That's just what Labor is do- ing It Is fighting the plundering Capitalist Class.-Weekly People
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-02-28

UNCLE SAM-What't that you're scratching the back of your ear over as you read:
 BROTHER JONATHAN-I got a and was reading an article in that paper
 C.S.-And scratching the back of your ear over it?
 B. J.-Yes, I was thinking while reading the article what perverse lot the working people are
 |. S.-For doing what?
 B, J,-F,or quarre>'ng with capital.
 L. $. Do they?
 B. J.-Here is nature bringing about the conditions that bind Labor and Capital in nutcrnal bonds, and yet Labor sunders the bonds, so that Labor and CApt al quarrel like cats and dogs
 U. S.-Whcn they ought to coo like turtle doves?
 E. J.-I don't know about cooing. At any rate they ought to get along together. If two men depend upon each other are they not fools to fight? U. S.-I should say so.
 B. J.--I say so to. Without la bor Capital can earn nothing, with out Capital Labor can earn nothing r S.-putting both hands to his ears)-What was that. Please say that again.
 B. J.-(holds up copy of pape) I shall read you the passage.
 U. S.-Let her rip.
 B J.-(reading) The two commer- -cial powers of the world are Labor
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-02-28

and Capital Without Labor Capital can earn nothing. Without Capital Labor can find no opportunity to earn" That's the passage I was at when you came up to me. There you have it. U. S.--To my mind that passage is a justification of the quarrel that Labor has with Capital.
 B. J.-That takes my time!
 U. S.-What do you understand by Capital" in that sentence?
 B. J.--I understand by "Capital"- yes-I-unde "Capita". is why, yes-"Capital"-
 U. S.-Yes, "Capitar', what do you understand by the word in that sen tence?
 E. J.-ttaking a new starD I un- derstand by Capital now what do you understand by it? L. S.--It may mean one of two things and it may mean both. B. J-That's what confused me U S.-It may mean the machinery of production. B. J.-That's just 1.-the machinery of production. U. S.-Without machinery could t. Q machinery cf production be set in mo- tion?
 B. J.-No.
 L. S.-Consequently, without Labor Capital is dead matter B. J.-Thats good. T.. S.-Wfthout the machinery of production Could Labor do anything? B. J.-No.
 U. S.-Tthere is where you are off! B. J.-i am! Am I? |. S.-Who made the machinery of production? B. J-Why-thats so-Labor! |. S.-ConsequentIy, Labor was there before the machinery of produc- tion, and Labor could produce with out that B. J.-Then that sentence is all non sence. |. S.-Let' see. We handled "Cap:- ] tai" in one sence. But "CapitaI may have another meaning. B. J.-That's so. " S-It may moan the owner of the machinery of production Catch that? B. J.--I think I do. U. S.-Withobt Labor could tn owner of the machinery of productior earn anything?
 E. J.-Not a thing,
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-02-28
BERNARD SHAW ON
 AMERICAN POVERTY

Bernard Shaw, in letter to Judge Henry Neil on the duty of the State toward the child, dealt with the broad CT aspects of the subject in character istic style as follows:
 Child poverty is the only sort of poverty that matters. The adult who has been poor as a child will never get the chill of poverty out of his bones; but he will make room for a beter-nourished generation.
 There are no doubt property owners in America who tell Judge Henry Neil that it is confiscation to tax one mans property to pay for the education of another mans child. We have scound- rels of that sort in England. too. Some day they will perhaps have the oppor- tunity of saying it to a higher judge than Henry Neil. He will send them to the place he reserves for those who have learned to say Our Father but have not learned to say Our Children, The one without the other is blas- phemy. Also it is unbusinesslike folly. Neglected children cost more than weIl-nourished ones to everybody eX- cept their immediate parents.
 "The principal business of police man at present is to prevent hungry children from obtaining food. The
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-02-28
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To o. A. Clasell, Jona Dahl, Will
 liam Hanson and John Lind
 blom, your heirs, executors, as-
 signs, successors or personal re-
 prcsertativcs.
 You and eacl of you are hereby notified that the undersigned has ex- pended in labor and improvements the sum of one hundred dollars each year for the years of 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911 1912 1915 1914 1915 and 1916 on placer min- ing asociation claim known as The Lucky three Group situated on Dahl creek tributary of the Ko- brk river and recorded ard more fully described in the records of Noatak-kobuk Mining District at the office at K.ana, Second Division, Territory of Alaska.
 The above amount has been ex- pended under the provisions of the laws concerning annual labor upon mining claims, being the amount re- quired to hold said claim.
 And you and each of you are further notified that if within ninety days after the last publication of this notice you fail to contribute your proportion of said expenditure your interest in said claim will be- come the property of the under signed yoSr co-owner under section 2324 Revised Statutes of the United States.
 MICHAEL TUOHY. Co-Owner. Date of first publ, Jan. 29, 1918. DGte of last publ. April 30, 1918.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-02-28

Express and General Delivery. See Erickson at Mansfield's Cigar Store.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-02-28

SCHNEIDER BUILDING rooms are now for rent, by the day, week or month. Rooms by the month, 5000 and up. Also steam heated rooms. Will reopen restaurant in few days.
 George Modini,
 Prop.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-02-28

proper primary business of police man is to seize every hungry child and feed it, to collar every ragged child and clothe it, to hand every illiterate child over all those who will teach it how to read and write.
 Eff America cannot see this, there is no future for America. And it is be- cause she has been slow to see this, that so much of her past is shameful and so much of her present miserable.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-12
ESTIMATE
OF THE GERMAN

In an official bulletin of the
Agricultural Department Secre-
tary Houston points out that Ger
many's contributions to scientific
progress in discovery and inven-
tion are really very much less than
have been claimed for her by some.
He declares that in efficiency, des-
pite the tributes she has won, Ger
many is much inferior to some
other nations.
This view can not be said to be
based merely on German limita-
tions and shortcomings disclosed
in prejudiced survey after we be-
came the enemies of Germany.
Our disillnsionment on the subject
Of alleged German superiority be-
gan long before the opening Of the
war in Europe. Analysis showed
us that the mechanical German
mind was rather clever at taking
the ideas of others and perfectiDg
them and adapting them to new
uses, but that most of the concep-
tons of the first Importance dur
ing modern times had originated
with other nations.
Doubtless some of those who
used to extoll German accomplish
ments to the disparagement of all
other nations, particularly our own,
were honest. But we must now
conclude that the greater part of
what has been printed during the
last fifteen years describing the
perfection of the Germans system
and the magnitude of their achieve
ments was only a contribution to
those prodigious activities which
we now know under the name of
reptile German propaganda.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-12
Charge of the Light Brigade.

A couple of Texas negros were
discussing the war and what might
be expected of them when the Sc
lective draft went into effect.
II sho' hopes dey put me in de
infantry" said one.
"W Wha' fo'? Why you fool niger
de calvary is the only place TO be.
Dey don't git near so much fghtin'."
Maybe so,' admitted the other.
"Maybe so. But did you evah stop
to fggah dey has to retreat some-
times?"
"Sho! What about it?"
"W ell, when ii comes to retreatin'
I aim to retreat an' don't aim to
be bothehed wild no hoss!"