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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-11-12
Sore throat? Elk Gargle-fine.

Business has been flush for u. S.
Commissioner Roberts-and may it
continue so till the last wildcatter
has been run out Of Henderson coun-
lty.
I. w. Eller returned to his home in
Memphis Sunday night after having
spent week here with his mother,
Mrs. Sarah Jane Eller, and other rel
atives.
| Miss Lester Barham arrived from
Jackson Tuesday to be present at a
luncheon given by Mrs. L. 7. Fielder
to the bridal party of the Barry-Lo-
gan wedding.
You'll sleep well, eat and get
strong-Elk Iron Tonic and Flesh
Builder. Don't believe it? Then stay
awake and drag around. We've sold
| Ddrrei OF IL.
Small, active, easy to take, do the
work.-Elk Liver Pills.-26c.
Mrs. w. B. Summers was brought
home from Nashville Monday night.
Mrs. Summers is very weak but her
family and friends hope for improve
ment in her condition.
Mrs. H. E. draper was expected
home from Nashville last Sunday
night, but her condition was not ia
vorable for the trip. We hope to very
soon have her back with us.
Mesdames Sarah Jane Eller, Cora
Garner and I. w. Eller and Messrs Ell
yer and |. w. Eller, and Miss Sarah
Frances Eller spent last Sunday at
Union church, near Chesterfield.
Alarm clocks and lamp locators.-
Elk.
Mrs. Charles Sloan, of Columbia, is
here this week as a guest of her
friend and former school mate, Miss
Mary Logan, and to be member of
the wedding party in the Barry-Logan
affair.
Miss Mildred Kent, daughter of Mr..
J. W. Kent, who is attending school in
Savannah and living with her aunt,
Mrs. Dayton Harrington, spent SUM-
day here with the family Of her un-
Gle, j. Frank Kent.
A. H. Shaefer came from Memphis
Wednesday morning on account Of
the death of Mrs. Addie Henry, who
was an aunt Of Mrs. Lizzie Shaefer
(nee Miss Lizzie Johnson) who died
in Memphis few years ago.
1t is highly perfumed and so nice
Elk Liquid Whitening.
w. C. Barry and wife, Of Nashville,
are here to attend the Barry-Logan
wedding. Likewise Chas. L. Barry,
of Memphis. Two cannot come
Valentine and Matt, who live in De-
troit, nearly 800 miles distant.
OF course YOU havn't lung trou-
ble-it is always the other fellow, but
if 70 uhave a cough it will pay you to
take Elk Lung Remedy and Flesh
Builder. If you don't believe this,
keep on coughing.
County Judge L. B. Johnson in
formed us Wednesday morning that
Mrs. johnson was taken with . severe
attack of appendicitis, which she has
heretofore had in chronic form, and
that he expected to have to take her
to Nashville for an operation.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-11-12

1t is reported that the Republicans
are already laying plans to keep the
congressional districts won in the
election OF Nov. 2, safe for the Re-
publicans. The plan is to do some
redistricting-for instance: In the
9Th district to add Wayne county or
to take away Henry; and the same
tacticsn the third and fourth dis
tricts. Just how they could hope to
do that with a Democratic legislature
is hard to understand.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-11-12

The next legislature will be largely
Democratic, as usual, but the body
should turn down nothing suggested
by the governor just because he hap
pens to be a Republication he hap
pens also to have been elected by q
majority of which any Democratic
candidate would have been proud.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-11-12

They say that State Senator-elect
Tillman, Of Chester county, and
Pictorial Representative-elect Fielder,
Of Henderson county, could hardly
figure how the avalanch failed to en-
gulf them as il did the balance Of the
Democratic ticket, potwithstanding
they had no opposition.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-11-12
Elk Lung Remedy is a POWER.
Full GERMACIDE.

Mrs. A. E. Beasley came home from
Nashville last Saturday and has every
promise Of soon enjoying better
health than for several years.
George w. Stanford and wife, Of
Burdett, Ark, arrived in Lexington
last Sunday to be present at the ar
rival Of the body of their son, Willie
who died in a hospital in France about
two years ago. The interment took
place in Beech River Cemetery.
Esq. S. M. Houston, of Parsons, has
been with us again this week-and in
spite of his 83 years continues in ex-
cellent health except for having
sweeney" in his shoulders, which he
attributes to hurt. The Squire says
he can yet beat any man in Decatur
county pulling corn.
A bug" in your ear-f thin, bad
health, cough, can't sleep-listen-
Elk Lung Remedy, Iron Tonic and
Flesh Builder. Now we've told you
UP TO YOU.-53 GALLONS sold
Mrs. w. J. Jones honored Miss Ma
ry Logan and her wedding partywith
luncheon at the noon hour at her
home on South Main Street Wednes-
day afternoon. Mrs. Charles Sloan,
of Columbia, and Miss Lester Bar
ham, of Jackson, were the out-of-
town guests.
w. C. Crook, of the old 9th district,
was in town last Saturday showing
samples of very fine, second crop,
Triumph Irish potatoes, to engage for
sale. The Crooks are successful
farmers and never fail on the second
crop of Irish potatoes. If the Crooks
ever fail to make fine specimens of
any product they grow, nobody ever
hears Of it.
One of the Prohibition agents who
were here last Saturday said that as
they came into Lexington, some four
miles out, they met two young men
evidently drunk or considerably intox-
icated. If the law is not doing so it
ought to bring every possible ounce Of
pressure to bear to stop the traffic
and indulgence in the vile stuff made
by wildcat stills.
Until the first of the week there
was serious misgivings as to the out
come of the illness of Mrs. Amanda
Taylor, but at that time it became
known that there was considerable
improvement in her condition. Lex
ington has never had a woman resi-
dent of higher esteem than Mrs. Tay-
lor has always been--hence our pee.
pie rejoice in her recovery and Hlslf
her many more years with us.
Mrs. Stella Lowery who came here
at the High School opening as teach
er of English, resigned her position
and left last Saturday. Mrs.
Lowery is refined, well-educated
lady who has spent her life since the
age of six years in the school room
and her loss to our High School is to
be deplored While here she roomed
in our home and we can testify that
she is lady Of highest class and we
believe her to be an exceptionally eff
ficient teacher.
Judge N. R. Barham is DOING his
best to clear the Circuit Court docket
in Henderson county. There was court
Thursday and Friday of last week,
court again beginning Thursday of
this week and there will be court for
several days beginning the goth, at
which time Chancellor Ross will pre-
side in some cases in which Judge
Barham is incompetent. There will
also be session of the Chancery
court on the 10Th.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-24

Company to the order Of cash, which had
the appearance OF having been ils4,d los
purpose other than the expanEes oi the
business. George w. Cooper stated that
the r,rocccds OF the check wcrc gwen TO
tho Expert Finance Corporation Of Phiin-
dclphia. Since completing the statements
entering into the report il hns been DIS
closed that the money wns gwen 70 the
ry-Schwnrtz Motor Car Company
AZ payment on an automobile purchased
by the Eastern Horse and Mule Com
pany. a.
r. ]. Cantlin Il Company for the purpose
Of inducing them 10 advertise the busi-
ness and sell stock, from which there APP
pears TO be no benefit derived through the
failure Of Cantlin 4 Company to perform
their part Of the contract. The loes on
opcratinr. as discloeed by the statement,
amounts TO $ll,764.34. Expenses in con-
nection with selling stock and damage
claim increased that lots TO SIS, 1881:
Very often such expenses nrc capitalized
and written of in Subsequent years out Of
the profits Of the business. Since this
possibility Il 10 remote the expenses havc
been incorporated at tho foot Of the opcr-
ating statement.
"Coal sales approximatcd &i7, ,1Ol.bo,
Wn1te INC COST o1 COil foiil xssiOuu'~A w
! $l6,455.S7. From the fact that there is
difference in loss of but 81 900 between the
| operating statement and the balance
sheet, and wr know the balance sheet To be
approximately correct and the expenses oil
| the business TO be not oyerestimated, the
| gross gain of &64563 is taken as being
approximately correct, surprising Though
/ ii may seem. This, of course, Is due largely
| To the fact that coal was sold at long tons
and at price that gave the company but
a small margin Of profit. The average
selling price used in the above calculation
of sales NAV be understated, but certainly
not to an extent greater than the dill
ference in loss between the operating
statement and tho balance sheet, namely
sl,032.g7
"On an invested capital Of 335, ,852 an
operating loss has been Sustained during
the past IL months Of approximately
tl1, 200 This capital. OF course, was col
lected during the period, so that the
capital for the period Was much smaller.
There were times when coal could not be
secured, adding thereby to the operating
loss. After taking all tho facts into con
sideration, however, there is no reasonable
excuse for the tremendous loss sustained
There is but one deduction Ia be made,
and that ia that the business has not been
properly managed. Although the dircc-
tors were empowered 10 bond officers and
employees, none of these persons have teen
required to furnish bond. The personnel
of the board Of directors follows James N.
johnson, Leonard +. Cooper, James ].
O'kane, A. r. Saylor. Arthur H. Wyatt,
John NJ Brennan, ID. i. Foster, George
w Cooper, William Il. Lane"
The balance sheet accompanying the
report waa ne follow.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-24

No attempt has been made to keep
stock ledger, although there arc hundreds
Of stockholders, holding from one share up,
and in some cases there have been trans
fcrs of certificates. AS stated before, tho
records are in such shape TINT some allow
ance will have to be made foy inaccuracies
due to the absence of entrics( OF this num-
Der of shares 10, $50 were issued for other
than cash. Several sales we're made at
premium, amounting in all to $lZ5. In
addition there were instalIment payments
on subscriptions, for which cert'hchtes
have not been issued, TO tire amount Oh
s.. 492. Many Of these subscriptions were
taken at a premium Of s. so per share, par
value being 81 per share. The shares sub
scribed which have not been fully paid are
not set up rs capital at their par value,
since many of the subscriptions N al
probability will not be fully paid. these
subscriptions amount to 2, 20 shares. ! nc
only record of these subscriptions exists
in the subscription blanks themselves,
stacked in n drawer Of one OF the desks,
the installments being noted on the reverse
side of the blank.
Those shares issued for promotion pur-
poses and for services, amounting IN oil TO
10 $50, are as follows: W. G. Carrlngton,
20 shares l.. NJ Chrispel, 10; Max Podol-
sky. 100: S. +. Melchoir, 40; Joseph }.
Wintner. 10; l.. +. Cooper, 3,4OO; George
w. Cooper, $500; j. NJ. Brennan, 3,aOO;
Lucy Cooper, 200; Bessie Cooper, 200, w.
Frank Cooper, 200 Messrs. Darlington,
Chrispel and Podolsky received their
shares for services; Mr.. Melchoir received
his shares for n wagon; MIR. Wintner re-
ccived his shares IN return for printing
bill; the other shares were issued for pro
motion purposes The above is in accord
with statements made by George W.
Cooper The loss for the period under
audit, according to the accompanying
balance sheet, amounts to $50, I3OIS.
/ The explanation Of this loss Is given In the
operating statement to within approx
mateiy of $40 90.
OPERATING STATEMENT.
'"rhe operating statement, with the
exception Of the estimated coal sales, is
the result Of figures determined from dif-
ferent sources in the office. Since IL was
the practice to disbiuse moneys for prac-
/ tically all purposes from the receipts of the
business and there is q great deal Of cvi-
dence tending 90 show that many oi these
/ disbursements were not recorded any
| where il is altogether likely that the
| 81 900 difference between the operating
| statement and the balance sheet il ac-
| counted for in this way. The loss, of
/ course, includes the commissions on sales
/ Of stock sold on the basis of 25 per cent OF
! the receipts of cash. There should have
I been paid out something like IS, 700 for
/ commissions The records, however. do
/ not show this, and the operating state
/ ment, therefore. is confined To the amounts
/ obtainablc. There is an item of $3.50
/ charged to commissions for check drawn
on May =, 1918. for the Delaware Trust
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-24

patterns, are in the Sale. There is g
practically unlimited choice of other sets,
French, English, all of them wonderfully
good investments at their present low
prices.
Remember all goods are
Wdndndker quality and
sdUings are based on
excellence.
When we say Dinner set we mean
a complete set of 106 to 108 pieces.
When we say that the china is priced
at savings of one-fourth and the bril-
liant crystal and ight-cut glassware at
savings of one-third, we can back up
what we say.
In word: The Spring Sale now
going on brings you the opportunity to
buy the best wares of china and glass in
the world, at substantial reductions from
the fair prices at which they sell through
out the rest of the year.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-24
Spring Sale of China and Glass
Standard Qualities at Less Than REGULAR Prices

ORI IIIV bt%tC VI
Standard Qualities at L
This Sale started two weeks ago. and
has already supplied thousands of house
holds, at savings to the purchasers aggre-
eating thousands of dollars.
1t is just as ready, with hundreds OF
high-grade dinner sets, with thousands
of pieces of sparkling crystal and light
cut glass, pure in color and faultless in
cutting, as though the Sale had. just
opened today.
The goods 90 out By
burreIsfuL and come in
By bdrreLsfuL
and tie new offerings are as desirable
as those that went before.
The dinnerware collection has just
been reinforced by a new arrival of
American semi-porcelain sets at a re-
markably low price-$27.50 These are
sets Of lot pieces, with border patterns
and coin gold handles. All our regular
dinner sets, including many open stock
Fourth FL
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-17
GRAND FORKS HERALD. WEDNESDAY NoVENBER u, 1920.
GOODS TOHlO'LD|'l|
CONTESTS AGAIN
Basketball Games Will Be
Staged by University
! Girls This Year. .,

III s@ : E-rsE- -&,. 80 ~ ~ s.rT .I4eF -.&A - tAEt
Plans are under way among the CO.
eds of the university to carry out in
terscholastic games again, this year,
teams to- betcomposed of girls taking
physical, education under the direction
of Miss NELL Martindalc, according TO.
an announcement made this morn.
ing. lnterscholastic games have been
carried out among the. girl students
for several years n have proven a
source Of much inter- st, sweaters be-
ing given to the winning team each
year. Last year the freshmen epre-
sentatives walked away with the
championship, receiving the sweaters.
Practice will. be started in full swing
after. Thanksgiving vacation, it is
planned. Some little%work in that line.
already has been lone. Interest seems
to be strong in basketball this year.,
many of the girls looking forward
a%nxiously to the contests. Il
Sophomore girls are confident OF
victory in he games and plan'to hold
the honor of winning the champion
ship for another year. Every indica-
ton is that they will have much the
strongest team, since they have three
of their old members in the squad
again and several other speedy candt-
kdates. This team, representing the
freshmen class last year and winning
the school championship, stands Y
good show of carrying all basketball
contests for the next three years to
their credit should the members con
tinue to play together. @
The second year girls have already
met and chosen their captain, Irene
Newman being chosen. head of the
team. The freshmen students plan to
meet this evening and elect a captain
for their team. >. ,; ~
The games are expected to take
place before Christmas other than
practice matches, the interscholastic
die Of January, it was announced to-
day,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-17
CANVASSERS TO
MEET SATURDAY
MORNING<AT CLUB

The persons who are to assist with
tho Red Cross roll call drive on Sun
day, November 81, have been asked
by the city chairman. E.. r. Montgom-
cry, to meet at the Commercial club
rooms at 10 O'Clock on Saturday morn
ing ito get instructions and supplies.
~ The roll call will begin at 2 o'clock
on Sunday afternoon. All who served
as c~anvassers during the roll call drive
last year, are expected to assist again
this year, and are urged to commune
cate with Mr.. Montgomery at the
state fair Office or with H. Wayne
Stanton at the Commercial club.
Members of the Rotary club, al
their meeting yesterday in the Com.
ices to assist in carrying out the drive
next Sunday. ..s,I
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-17
KEN N LENDERS
Will Attend
CeremOnidls

Several members of KEN Temple, A.
40. N. NJ. S., will go to Fargo ia, at
tend the ceremonial which Fargo
Shrinedom. has scheduled for. Friday,
Chas. N. Barnes, recorder OF Kcm
Temple, said this morning.
KEN Temple also will be represent
ed at the ball and reception which is
to be given tomorrow night in the Ma
sonic Temple at Fargo, to welcome
Ellis Lewis Garretson of Tacoma, inn
perial %potentate. Mr. Garretson will
not, be able to remain at Fargo for
the ceremonial, but will leave for St,
Paul. where he is to be the guest OF
Osmun Temple on Friday. He also
will visit Zuhrah Temple in Mime.
apolis on Saturday.
Several local Shriners arc planning
to go to Minneapolis and St. Paul fol
the ceremonials and celebrations ar.
ranged by the temples there, Mr.
Barnes said this morning. >
An effort was made t. get Mr.. Gar.
retson here during the present month
or in December. but it was not posi-
BILE for him to arrange his tour TO,
more than n stop in North Dakots
at this time.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-17
HOLD ANNUAL
MEET TONIGHT
Public. Welfare Association
to Work
er to Give Address.

A feature Of the annual meeting of
the Public Health Welfare association,
which. via be held tonight, will be the
address of Miss E. c. Herbison, who
is doing work for the federal govern
ment., Miss Herbison will speak on
f"Some Phases of Child Welfare Work
as Suggested by the United States
Government" @
Meetings Of the Public Welfare as
ISOLATION ordinarily are held on
Thursday nights, out the.annual meet
ing was changed to tonight SO as not
to conflict with the regular meeting
of the Franklin club tomorrow night.
h meeting tonight will, be- held in
the small council chamber of the city
hall and will begin at 8 O'Clock. All
members. especially those who Joined
during the membership drive last
summer, are urged to attend.
Aside from Miss Herbison's address
there are a number of important bust
ness matters to be considered. The
annual election of directors will take
place and reports will be presented BY
the officers and various committees
Plans for. the winter activities of the
association also will be discussed.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-17
FOR MRS.
M. E.. A TO, BE
HELD ON THURSDAY

Funeral services for Mrs NJ. E.. Day,
who died Tuesday moo at a local
hospital, will be held from the First
Presbyterian church OF Thursday aft
ernoon at 2 O'Clock. Rev. F. Halsey
Ambrose will of1ciate.
The body will be. taken to David
son, Mimi, for burial. beside that of
her husband, A. r. Irwin, who died
several years ago.
Mrs. Day vas a pioneer resident OF
Grand Forks and was we'll known
here. She had been in ILL health for
some time prior to her death, but un-
til the last month had been active.
Surviving Mrs. Day are her sons,
Lionel Buttry of Troy. Mont, and
Rolla Irwin of Grand Forks, a sister,
Mrs. John Deer of Marlborough, Ont,
and q. brother, Archie Elliott Of Re
nora, Canada A niece, Mrs: John II.
Nelson eva Elliott) of Minot also
survives. Mrs. Nelson arrived here
last night and Mr.. Buttry reached
Grand. Forks at noon today.
The body Of Mrs. Day is at the Ash.
ley funeral parlors. 3.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-17
COOLEY PRESIDES
AT FARGO TRIAL

The second trial Of Amanda, Lar
sons 100000 damage suit against
Mrs. Clara b.. Schmidt-Russell,
wealthy Fargo property, owner, was
started in Cass county district. court
this morning before Judge q. M.
Cooley Of Grand Forks. X
Miss Larson was injured early in
1911 by some falling brick from q
building ownedlfby Mrs. Russell, and
she claims to have been paralyzed
sincefthat time, most of. the time .be-
ing confined to- her bed. In her first
suit she sued for $50, 0eO ard was
awarded a verdict Of .$35, 0O0.g with
costs Of the trial Assessed against the
defendant. Mrs. Russell appealed the
case to the supreme court and wa.
granted q new trial.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-17
Leave Tonight
Road
Meet at MinOt

The annual meeting of the North
Dakota Good Roads society will be
held at Minot tomorrow, and Grand
Forks will be we'll represented at an
sessions. The Commercial club direc-
tors appointed the following represen-
tatives: G. l. Ireland, J. r. Poupore,
W. S. Whitman and II. Mayne Stan
ton.
The Grand Forks delegation is TAX.
ing along a motion picture finn. show
ing every step in the construction Of q
h~ard-surface road. Arrangements
have been made to show this finn at
temorrow's meeting. The local repre-
tsentatiNss will endeavor to interest
the delegates in a road building plan
similar to the Minnesota plan. Within
the next ten years, Minnesotalis to
build 1000 miles of hard surface
roads: '-s
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-17
FORMER RESIDENT OF
THIS COUNTY, DEAD

Word was received here last night
announcing the death Of August II.
Holmsen at Greenville, Mich, where
he had resided with n OF his sons.
Mr.. Holmsen had been in failing
health. for several years: He was rs
y~earsiqld and was weilsknown among
county, having farmed neal Emerado
for many years.
Nj. Holmsen was born in Norway,
and followed the sea for twenty years,
visiting during that time practically
all of the countries of the world. He
lived. on a farm near Emerald for
some fifteen years and then went to
farming. interests.
Surviving the deceased are four
sons and Mr.. Laurine Peterson OF
Cherry street, this city. d q sister-in-
ElAw. 4
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-17
AUDITORIUM
QUESTION IS
CONSIDERED
Cornmittee Urges Coanlnis-
sion to Purchase Build
ing For City.

A committee from the Grand Forks
Oratorio society appeared before the
City Commission this afternoon and
urged the purchase by the city of the
auditorium. Members of the com :
mittee were r. B. Griffith, E. J.sLan-
der and John Nuss.
The question OF the city purchas-
ing the auditorium has been under
consideration for some time. and sup-
expected that some definite action
will be taken late today by the com
mission.
The commission passed a resolution
directing, the city engineer to prepare
plans and specifications for a. sewer
serving the Hotels Dacotah and Fred
erick. and other buildings. connecting
with the DeMers avenue sewer.