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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-12-17

In his annual report, Postmaster
General A. S. Burleson announces a
postal deficit of $17,27O,482, the sec
ond largest deficit in the history of
the service. He puts the blame on
Congress, saying that the expendi-
lures included approximately $685.
2O2, 600 paid as a war bonus to postal
employees. He said but for this there
would have been a surplus of $751;
427,947. Yes, if the dog hadn't stop
ped to get a drink of water, it would
have caught the rabbit.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-12-17

Tennessee ranks doth among the
States of the Union as to schools. Her
natural resources rank among the
highest. No state in the Union has a
greauter percent of native white pop
ulation, perhaps, than we do. We
need some constructive legislation
that will put our schools ahead. One
defect is that we are not willing to
pay for it. We are able to pay more
than we are. The Federal taxes that
Tennessee paid last year amounted to
more than 1870 million dollars. This
amount spent for useless things cash
year is more than what we spend for
schools. Let us go to some state that
has good system of schools and take
all that which is good and has been
found successful there and bring it to
Tennessee. Wisconsin from point of
view of area and natural resources
would be good one for us to look
into. xsa:uWu
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-12-17

flying even to a Democrat. ALI Tay-
lor is no-body's fool. Neither is he in
his dotage. He knows that the votes
of thousands of Anti-Roberts Demo-
Gratis elected him. He seems in a
mood to be governor of all the people,
instead of a few red-eyed Republican
politicians.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-12-17

J. S. Meadows has already broken
some land to put into alfalfa next
spring. He plans to manure and ap-
ply lime to it before seeding. This is
not his first attempt at this crop. He
knows the value of the hay and also
how the crop will increase the yield Of
corn,
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-12-17

What's to hinder christening the
new High School Building the Brown
High School" in hnoor of Prof. ]. o.
Brown, and the improved Grammar
School building the Houston Gram
mar School" in honor of Miss Fay
Houston? Who says so? Every
body!
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-12-17

Ventilation on a warm day and a
little fire in the sweet potato house
will be good. Keep them dry and
warm and you will not have rot. If
the thermometer drops down to so f.,
the fire should be started at once.
Hugh Boswell did this last year and
Kept his potatoes successfully.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-12-17

The calm, dignified, impurturbable
demeanor of Republican Governor-el-
ect Alfred A. Taylor, in the face of
the yelping, nagging, frenzied, par
tizan criticism of some pie-eating
would-be leaders in his party is graf
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-12-17

A newspaper headline says that a
father of eighteen children in Tusca-
loosa, Ala, had been jailed charged
with moonshining. If the eighteen
are all boys and take after their dad
dy, what's the use? A father of that
many children deserves a Carnegie
medal instead of a Jail sentence.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-12-17

The University of Tennessee will
give short Course in Agriculture
and short course in Highway con-
struction this winter. They will open
just after Christmas. Anyone will
be eligible who can read and write
sufficient to take the work. This
county should be represented in both
departments.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-12-17

We know some men believe that
you can put some land in cotton and
make more from it than any other
crop. We also know that no farmer
has succeeded through a long number
of years who persued this policy. Fur
thermore no community, state nor
nation has become strong financially
by growing only one crop-and many
have failed.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-12-17

How lucky we Democrats are! II
we had elected Cox President, the Re-
publicans would have been telling us
on every corner and in every country
store, how much better the country
would have been prospecting by bet
Ter prices if Harding had been elected.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-12-17

One of the big Tennessee dailies
carried recently a leading editorial on
"The Price of Milk" 1t was a whine
against the raise in price Of this
precious fluid. In Lexington, the kick
arises because many can't get it at
any price.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-12-17

Montgomery county is raising
fund of $500 to spend on developing
its agricultural resources. This rails
ed jointly by the farmers and bust
ness men of Clarksville-and the lat
ter are by no means the least active.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-12-17

DR.. Joe Butler, Wildersville, reports
a few cases Of hog cholera in his sec
tion. Let US keep on a lookout for
this disease. We don't want to vac
cinate, but it is the only protection
against this disease where it is very
close to us. There are virus permit
holders all over this country and we
shall be glad to refer them to you if
the hogs are sick.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-12-17
FINER FARMING.
III. A. Powers.)

Seeds of the following crops will be
in demand this year: Peas, Soy Beans,
and Corn, along with increased use of
Red clover and Japan clover.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-12-17

Try this formula on keeping pork:
Salt, 8 pounds; Molasses, 211 pounds;
Salt peter, 2 ounces; red pepper, 2
ounces; Black pepper, 2 ounces.
Mix the salt and pepper thoroughly.
After this is done work the molasses
into the first mixture. This is said to
be the best formular for curing meat
known to the farmer. The above is
enough for 100 pounds Of meat. The
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-12-17

/. X. Pope used nitrate of soda on
some cotton. He used by the side of
this in the same field some manure on
cotton. The former yielded as much
or more than the latter. The prices
of fertilizer will no boubt be in line
with other things and we must use it
in order to make cotton pay. Where
large amounts of labor is required
the yield per acre must be high in or
der to secure a profit.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-12-17

T. J. Scates grew some pigs in 1919
on a ration that gives results. He
used shorts, corn and tankage with
slop. They averaged $50 pounds in
weight at five months and twenty
days. The older and larger hogs get
the more a pound of gain costs. We
should plan to sell or slaughter our
hogs at the least possible weights
that they will make good cuts of the
high priced meats.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-02
MAY ACCEPT CALI.
TO DEFIANCE, 0.
Popular And Successful Young
Man Offered Big Salary.

1t is rather disquieting to the many
friends of Mr. Paul H. Teal, for sew
eral years the most efficient county
agricultural agent of Berkeley coun
ty, to learn that he may leave this
section. 1t is understood Mr.. Teal
will tender his resignation Saturday
to the County Farm Bureau and ac-
Cept similar engagement at De-
fiance county Ohio, on April l.. Mr.
Teal has been wonderfully success
full in his relations with the Berkeley
County Farm Bureau and has been
indefatigable in the interests of local
farmers, with the result that the
county possesses a splendid agricul-
tural organization. MIR. Teal, who is
a native OF Arcadia, Indiana, came
here in June, 1917. With the excep-
ton of a short time, from August
1918, TO January, 1919, spent in the
service, in training at Fort Ben Har
lisOn, he has been a wide-awake
and virile citizen of this county. Dur
ing his stay here he was welded TO
Miss Faith Shaffer, daughter Of Mr..
Joseph Shaffer, East King street. It
is understood he has not only been
offered far more attractive salary
to act as county agent for Defiance,
but other valuable concessions have
been extended.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-02
MARTINSBURG'S NEW
CHARTER APPROVED

cial Importance on the subject in theI
house, however, was the introduction
of bill and resolution, by Delegate|
j. S. Kuykendall, democrat, of Hamp-
shire county, proposing submission|
and submitting the suffrage issue tOI
the vote of the people of the state.
There was parliamentary battleI
over this, 1t being contended by Dele
gate w. S. John that such bill wasI
out of order. because 1t did not GOMEZ
within the call of the governor.
Delegate kuykendall. McClintfcI
and Hall, however. contended that bel
ing embraced in the subject matter|
OF the governors call, in spirit att
least. If not literally, II was In orr
der and they weer upheld by theI
speaker.
May Fight To Pass Bill.
1t Is thought probable that in the|
event ratification is finally defeated
strong efforts will be made. both in|
the house and senate, TO pass the|
Kuykendall measure. AS DRAWN
however, ii contains the resolution
proposing submission of state con-
stitutional amendment, which rel
quires a two.thirds vote, and the
whole measure as 1t stands, also
would require the same vote to pass
il.
Thought Action Certain.
Charleston. March adoption
or rejection of the resolution to, rat-
lily the federal suffrage amends
ment in the West Virginia legisla-
ture was thought to be certain of a
vote in the senate or house, posaib-
~ both before adjournment late
Monday afternoon.
Undoubtedly the ratification SEM
timent was strengthened consideIC
ably by the news that Oklahoma
had ratified the amendment. On the
other hand there was evidence
that there had been no letting down
in the efforts of the opponents To
ratification, and they received refs.
forcements Sunday night and Mon.
day morning in the arrival Of sew.
eral upstate ants, including Judge
r. T. Brown, Of Parkersburg, and
John Marshall, of the same city
Just before the converting of the
House Of Delegates last afternoon
A. +. Wyson, of Mercer county,
who with George w. McClintic, OF
| aknawha, Is leading the fight in
that body against ratification OF the
federal suffrage amendment, made
positive claim to forty-five votes,
! enough to defeat the resolution.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-02

Charleston, March 2--The Mar.
tinshura charter bill, introduced
by Delegate Roy c. Grove, passed
the house without the least diff
Guilty.
(This bill was proposed in order
to permit the city of Martnsburg
to make any changes advisable in
the present charter. It Is thought
that some such action will be
necessary in the very near future)
First Vote A Tie.
Charleston, March Woman
suffrage was defeated in tho state
senate here late Monday afternoon
when a tic vote was recorded on
the issue. Immediately after the
vote was determined. Senator Har-
vey w. Harfer, of Clarksburg, who
had voted for the amendment. chan
ged his vote to mo- in order that
he might make motion to recon
slider Tuesday In announcing the
change in his vote Senator Hammer
stated that he was doing so to
give his friends Il chance to with
draw the nails they have driven in
their political coffin
1t is not believed that there is
the slightest chance for the vote to
be reconsidered today AS 1t re-
quires a three-fourths vote to rev
consider a question.
The vote on the woman suffrage
amendment was as follows; For
Cobun, Dodson. Duty, Fox, Harmer
Johnson, Kump, Morton. Polling
Sanders, Stats. Stewart, Venci
and Sinsel. IA; against Arnold
Burgess, Burr. Chapman, Coalter
Frazier, Gribble, Hartman, TIough
Hunter. Lewis, Luther. Scherr and
York, Ia.
Not Up In House.
The resolution did not come up fo
consideration in the house of dele
gates, it being ruled by Speaker
Wolfe, when 1t was reached on tn,
calendar, that the point of order rails
ed against it by Delegate w. McClin
tic at the time it was introduced, wa,
well taken"
The point of order was that the or
iginal Certilication of the congress
sional resolution had been filed onl,
in the senate. a copy being filed II
the house, and that the resolution
could not properly come before TIL,
house until the original certiflcat,
had been transmitted from the sen
ate.
Calls For Referendum.
What was regarded as being of spe
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-02
MR., MULISS' WILL
IS PR0BATED TODAY

The will OF the late w F. MulIiss
was admitted TO probate today by
the county court. All property, real
personal and mixed. is bequeathed
to the widow. Mrs. Alice Mulliss.
who is also named as eXecutrix
The will bears date of January 8,
1917, and was witnessed by G. w
T. Mulliss and II. II. Emmert.
Mrs. Mulliss appeared and quail
flied, giving bond Of $1,000 with G..
". F. Mulliss as surety.
Anna r. Sharff qualified as guar.
dian of Roberta May CLANCY and
Arthur d. CLANCY, infant children
of Minnie r. Clancy, deceased,
with bond Of $1,000 ana L. Dew,
Gerhardt surety.
City Attorney Harry 4. Downs
appeared before the court in be.
half Of the city and asked that the
county pay one-half, OF $500 Of the
cost Of the new scales the city re-.
Gently installed, il being alleged
that a county truck destroyed tho
old scales after a warning had been
issued to the driver. The court
agreed TO pay $50, and this propo.
sition viii be submitted to the city
council al Thursday nights meet.
ing
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-02
", ". W00LFoRD IS
DEAD IN BAL TIM0RE
Dean OF Apple Buyers Sue
CumbS To Attack OF
Pneumonia.

Ii will be with a feeling of genu-
inc regret that friends here of the
late w. w. Woolford, for years
known in this section as the dean
of apple buyers" will learn OF that
gentleman's death. He passed
away at 8 O'Clock Monday night at
his home. FOL Reservoir STREET, Bal
timore. Md, at the age of 70,
Death was due to pneumoia and
recovery but Mr.. W0olGord long
training in business was 50 strong
ly imbedded that during his Illness
he would at times arise from his
bed in an effort to reach the teie-
phone and carry on business con
yersati9n he thought necessary.
Although closely watched he man
aged t oevade his watchers several
times. The deceased was a fine
old Southern gentleman, an ex-Con-
federate soldier and a democrat of
the Jeffersonian school. He has
bought for himself thousands OF
barrels of apples In Berkeley eoun-
ty for many year, always making
his headquarters during the apple
season at Hotel Berkeley and con
Quoting his operations with honesty
and integrity He loved compan.
ionship and was an entertaining
eonyersationalist and all of the
growers and other dealers gladly
awaited themselves Of his advice
and profted by his example He
is survived by his widow and three
sons and a daughter.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-02
POWER MEN HAVE
INTERESTING MEETING
Manager Price Of Martins
burg Is One Of The Speakers

Department heads OF the IIagers-
town and Frederick Railway Com
pany and allied companies, held a
conference in the office of H. & f.
Ry.. Hagerstown. Monday, giving
their experiences as experts as to
the best methods in rendering ser
vice, discussing motors. electrical
appliances, etc. The meeting was a
most beneficial one
After this meeting the visitors
We're entertained at dinner at Ho-
tel Hamilton. At the close &C the
dinner, NJ A. Pooler, general manas-
er of the H. & F. Ry Co, as toast
master, called upon the different
visiting department heads. who re
sponded on behalf Of their respec-
tive companies.
Manager II. w. Price. Of the Poto-
mas Light and Power Co., this city,
was one of the speakers.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-02
INTERSCHOLASTIC
LEAGUE CONTESTS

The executive committee OF the
West Virginia Interscholastic Lea
que has mailed out the final rules
governing the state contest which
will be held this spring in debate,
Grafton, essay and eXtemporaneous
speech for the first time. Fifty-fve
schools have entered for the events
hut none are noted from this or JEFF
ferson county. a local contest is to
be held in each competing school
not later than the 20th of April, but
may be as early as desired. At
these local contests not more than
one contestant in each event shall
be selected TO represent this school
at the district contest. A district
contest is to be held not later than
May 10 at a central place in each Of
the eight districts into which the
schools are grouped and the State
Contest will be held at the Univer.
sity in Morgantown in connection
with the big State High School
Track and Field Meet on May 21-22.
We e4a f2nan and paint your
car.
s 1p ID NEEL MOTOR co.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-02
The Peoples VOTE
ON Equal. SUFFRAGE
Only Three Of The 55 Coun-
teS Were Favorable.

In the last general election in
West Virginia. On the submission
of the woman's suffrage amendment
to the state constitution, a total of
225,14 votes were cast. A heavier
vote on the constitutional amend
ment or other question aside from
candidates, is seldom cast.
The number Of votes cast For the
suffrage amendment was $3.50.
The number Of votes cast against
the suffrage amendment was ISL
607
There are = counties IN West
Virginia.
OF all the counties, 3 voted for
the suffrage amendment.
OF all the counties SO voted aga
inst the suffrage amendment.
The 3 counties which voted for
were Brooke, Hancock and Wood.
Brooke's vote for was l,041, and
against GOA majority of 1874 for.
Hancock's vote for was 9O6, and
against 6OS-a majority of 29S for.
Woods vote for was 3,269 and aga
inst 2,960-a majority of 800 for.
The total majority against the
suffrage amendfent, in the 80 coun-
ties which voted that way. was 1872.
The total majority against the
suffrage amendment, in the SO coun-
ties that voted that way was 1872.
The aggregate majority in the So
counties against was more than 1873
times as large as the aggregate ma
Jority in the counties for.
The largest majority returned by
the people of any county for stuff.
rage (Wood) was 300. The largest
majority returned by the people of
any county against suffrage (Kana-
wha) was 1892.
Kananwha by the way, is the lar
gest county in the state, both in
area and population. It's vote on
the suffrage amendment Went 1898
for and 1890 against.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-02
BY international News Service

tSy international news SerVlce.)
Washington, March 2.-Represen-
tatiyes OF the thirteen railroad un-
ions today agreed to accept under
protest President Wilson's offer to
appoint a bipartisan tribunal which
will Try to work out wage peace
program between the roads and
their employees.
All of the shop craft unions
agreed 10 the PROF sition with the
exception of the brotherhood of
aintenanee Of way employees, who
Gmber about 100000 They took
o action on the matter either way
and it IS considered probable that
strike of these employees is forth
coming A strike order already is
in existence. having been scheduled
TO 90 into effect on February Il.
but having been held over at the
request Of the president.
President Wilson will notify the
carriers and the employees by letter
today that he is ready to appoint a
tribunal. Such a letter was prepar-
ed at the white house for the pres
ident signature.
The work of the bipartisan body
will expedite the work of per-
manent labor board which is to be
created under thu Esch-Cummins
bill which restored the railroads to
private ownership 1t will make a
complete investigation and collect
data, the results of which will be
turned over to the permanent
board.
Suggestion as to the personnel of
the bipartisan tribunal ill be re-
ceiYed at the white house from the
carriers and employees representa-
tives.
While the employees representa-
tiyes IN their conference agreed to
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-02
JUDGE MOVES MAKES
fine TALK MONDAY
NIGHT TO JUNIORS
Tells Them Of Achieving Bet.
ter immigration Laws.

The greatest attendance in years
marked Monday nights session of
Martinsburg Council, No. 35, Junior
Order United American Mechanics.
in their hall on the third floor of
the Stewart building, South Queen
street. One of the most distinguish
ed Juniors in the country, Judge J.
II. NOyes. OF New Hampshire was
present and. following the business
meeting. that gentleman made a
strong talk 10 the members assem-
bled
Judge Moves for years has been
secretary OF the national legislative
committee of the Junior Order and
the pursuance of his duties has re-
sided for quite a while in Washing
ton. He has been able to get in
close touch with innumerable pha-
ses Of the national government and
his remarks on national subjects
were of intense interest to the Jun
iors. Naturally his address had a
great deal to do with the success
achieved in framing immigration
laws and the barring Of undesirable
aliens. He also spoke Of the work
accomplished at the Juniors great
orphanage at Tiffn, O, incidentally
touching upon matters of import
ance to every citizen of the country.
During the evening refreshments
were served and talks were also
made by Prosecuting Attorney A. b.
Noll and Co. Supt. of Schools c. w
Crowell, who is State Conductor in
the West virginia Jr. O. L. a. NJ.
council.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-02
TWO COMMISSIONERS
FOR An INCREASE
Think Bituminous Miners En-
titled To Advance.
(By international News service.)

10y international NcWS ServlCcJ
Washington March 1.-The de.
c.sion of the bituminous coal COM
mission in the wage controversy
between the operators and miners.
which came to a climax last VIM
ter in the general strike on Novem-i
Der /, may be submitted to Presi-'
dent Wilson on March 10, 1t was
learned here today. The commission
is engaged in formulating its decis-
.on and although differences have
arisen between them, they enter
tanned a hope Of being able to-
arrive at an unanimous conclusion
in the matter
Chairman Henry M. Robinson en-
gagged in conference since last
night with Secretary Tumulty at
which the work Of the commission
Is understood to have been discus
sed. Mr., Robson has indicated the
belief on his part, it Is asserted,
thar the commission making its de-
ciSion would prescribe a formula
for applying the fourteen per cent
average wage advance that was
granted To the miners on the RECON-
mendaiion of DR.. Garfield 1t Ia not
believed that Mr. Roginson faYors
a larger wage advance than Tue four
iccn percent. se
Commissioners Rembrandt Peale
and John p. White have both vote.
ed the opinion that material
wage advance should be given lin
Mr.. Peale's case about % per cent
and in Mr. Whites case about 40
per cent An even compromise be-
tween them would give the miners
the advance of 81 per cent.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-02
LOCAL MAN NAMED
BY GREAT SACHEM
Mr.. c. K. Chambers Made
Head Of Advertising
Committee.

To Past Great Sachem c. X. Cham
bers, of Tuscarora Tribe, this city,
has fallen the honor of heading the
committee which will be entrusted
with the advertising policy of the
Great Council of West Virginia Red
Men, to convene May 9 in Charles
ton. Mr.. Chambers is in receipt Of
official information from Great Sa.
chem A. c. Vandine that he has been
appointed chairman of this import
ant committee which will necessi-
tate his departure for Charleston
and keep him busy some days in adj
vance of the converting of the Great
Council. Another locally renowned
Red Man selected as chairman of
the committee on speaking is Hon.
John 7. Portertield. Of Charles
Town.