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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-03-17
CIRCUIT COURT Is
GRINDING AGAIN.

Judge N. r. Barham and Attorney
General Raymond Carroll came over
from Jackson last Monday and the
Circuit court was convened in an adj
journed session of the February term.
Minor cases were disposed of in the
morning and the case against Gran
Cary, Of Yuma, was not pressed, it
being understood that the indictment
was faulty and that a new indictment
would be had. Mr.. Cary is the man
who testified in the case against the
Long Auto Company, that he bought
the Clifton Greer car, which was TAX
en- from Union Street, Nashville, on
the night Of Sept. q, 1920, from City
Detective Giles, of Nashville.
On Monday was taken up the cases
appealed from the Corporation of
Lexington against three Williamses,
Turnbow, Lineberry and McCutchen,
of Wayne County, and Guy Gordon, of
Gibson county, growing out of the
capture of about 70 gallons Of whisky
found in a wagon and auto, West of
Lexington, last December goth. Cases
against these parties had already been
tried in the Circuit court but as stat
ed the cases of this week are the ones
appealed from the Corporation.
The cases of the State VS.. Amos
Bailey and son, Roy Bailey on the
charge of killing Henderson Nc
Peake, was set on the court calender
for the 18th.
The cases above mentioned Of Tom
Williams and Curtis Williams, of
Wayne county, and Guy Gordon, of
Gibson county were tried Tuesday
before jury and a verdict Of acquit-
tai returned for the defendants. The
other cases appealed from the Corpor-
alton Of Lexington have not been
tried.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-03-17
ANNIVERSARY OF CYCLONE.

Last Monday, the 18th inst, was
the 9Th anniversary Of the cyclone
that visited Lexington in 1913-nine
years ago. That cyclone was the only
destructive storm that ever visited the
town and besides the destruction of
thousands Of dollars worth Of proper
ty, it took the toll Of two human lives
"a negro woman and a white child
One thing in connection with that cy-
clone we will never forget The work
Of the storm cost US a thousand dol
lars THAT we did not have) and on the
day after so many houses were level
ed to the earth in Lexington and many
of them literally blown away, we had
a telegram from the late Duke c.
Bowers, of Memphis and Dresden,
may his great soul rest in peacel
saying: IF you need anything, draw
on me.-Duke c. Bowers" We shall
all live in the hope that Lexington
may never again have such another
horrible visitation.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-03-17
WLDERSVIIIE
Live News Items from that progressive furnished by
our Local Correspondent.
By MRS B. E. TODD
By MRS. B. E. TODD

II will pay you to read the adver-
tisement Of Wildersville Hardware
Company, in this issue of The Prog
ress.
Drummer George E. Bolen was in
your city Monday on business.
Substitute carrier, Willie E. Rush
has been carrying the mail on Route
1, for two weeks.
Paul Crockett and wife are occupy
ing rooms in the residence of F. s.
Odell.
Quite a number in our community
have been sick with the "flu" during
the past two or three weeks.
Clyde Small and little sister, of
Birmingham, Ala, arrived Sunday
for an extended visit with relatives
here.
Mrs. Robert Brooks is visiting rela-
tives in Atwood this week
w. M. Houston, of Parsons, was
here the first of the week on business.
J. B. Cunningham and daughter,
Mrs. George Bolen, visited relatives
near Farmville, Sunday.
Miss Ruth Horn, of Route 2, visit
ed relatives here the first Of the week
Edmund Hester, a well-to-do farm
err, of the Farmville community, sus-
tanned the misfortune of losing his
nice residence and entire contents last
Saturday afternoon by fire Of un.
known origin. Mr.. Hester and family
were away from home at the time and
did not return until the entire prop.
erty was destroyed. The loss was par.
tally covered by $500 insurance.
C. L. Hoffman and wife visited rel.
atives in Mansfield recently.
Lee and Ester Rush motored to Hin.
son Springs and return Sunday.
Z. ID. Deere, of Warren's Bluff, was
here one day last week on business.
Mrs. Leon Dickson spent last week
with her parents near Concord.
c. L. Hoffman and wife and Tooi
Fronabrager went to Hollow Rock
Junction Sunday afternoon to meet
Miss Ruby Caldwell, who was enroute
here to spent few days with her sis
ter. Mrs. Hoffman.
Henry Holiday was in Huntingdon
Sunday on Social business.
Mesdames Will Bunch, of Lexing-
ton, and Everett Segerson, of Tim
berlake, visited r. E. Bunch and
wife receitly.
Mrs. Frank Orr, of Concord, was
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Leon
Dickson, the first of the week.
John Cunningham and wife, Of
Stray Leaf, visited relatives near
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-03-17
PERICLEANS.

The Periclean Society was called in
extra session Monday, Mar. 18th and
finished the trial Of Ebert Griffin.
He was fined five cents.
The society met on the 14th and
rendered the following program:
Debate: Resolved, That the Unit
ed States was justified in declaring
war on Mexico"
Affirmative. Robert Pope and Irby
Park.
Negative, Fain Winslow and Obie
Moore.
After a brief discussion il was de-
cided that the Affirmative had won.
The name "Periclean," was thor
oughly explained to the Society by
Shelby Wood.
THE Horrors of Writing Themes"
by Paul Walker.
FAM WINSLoW, Reporter.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-03-17

/ Farmville Sunday.
Several from here went to Clarks-
burg Sunday to attend basket ball
game.
If you need any farming tools or
wire fencing this Spring, it will pay
you big to buy from The Wildersville
Hardware Company. They have the
best you can buy.
p. H. Bolen, of Farmville, was here
last weekend on business.
j. ID. and Florence Tilson, students
in the Clarksburg High School, spent
the weekend with home folks here.
DR.. C. E. Bolen was in Yuma on
professional business the first of the
week.
Prof. H. ]. Bolen, High School stu
dent in your city, spent the weekend
with homefolks.
The Wildersville Produce Company
loaded a car of poultry here last
Saturday paying 20 cents per pound
for the car load.
We can't keep it. 1t sells so fast.
Why? Because its Gold Hunter the
best flour that can be bought. Try
It'll. c. Britt.
| ]. E. Pearson and family, Of Milan,
visited relatives on RAoute No. 2, the
first of the week.
/ Marion McCay and wife, Of Farm
vile, were visitors here the first of
the week.
| Elder J. c. Lewis, of Stray Leaf,
was here Monday on business.
j. r. Parker and wife, of your city,
were guests of their daughter, Mrs. r.
L. Walker, the first of the week.
Mrs. B. Z. Todd was called to
Clarksburg Tuesday on account of the
lcritical illness of her father, who has
pneumonia.
Miss Dina Britt is critically i'll with
Pneumonia at the home of her sister,
Mrs. A. H. Fronabarger.
Having been called to New Orleans
to be present at an operation upon his
daughter for appendicitis, Rev. A. u.
Nunnery, of Parsons, was unable to
fill his appointment at Mt. Pisgah, on
Route 2, last Saturday and Sunday,
but will be there next Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Myrtle Wood has been seri-
ously i'll but is better now.
wILDERSvILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
Our school closes Friday, March
oath. We have large class gradual
ing from the eighth grade
Our Commencement Sermon will be
preached Sunday Evening, March 18th
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-03-17
BARGERTON ITEMS.
Hubert Jones, Reporter.

w W. Jackson is slowly improving
at this writing.
Elder ]. c. Lewis, of near Wilders-
vile, was here one day last week Wis
iting his old friends and selling fruit
trees.
Quite number of relatives and
| friends enjoyed a birthday dinner at
the home of T. H. Stratton Wednes-
day of last week. This being his 74th
birthday.
Rev. ]. N. Farmer preached a series
of sermons at Center Ridge the past
week.
The writer spent the weekend with
homefolks near Warren's Bluff.
C. P. Chalk and w. w. Jordon, of
near Juno, were in Bargerton Satur-
day on business.
The young people of this commun-
ity enjoyed singing at the home of
j. r. Page, Saturday night,
By request, we wish to announce
that Rev. E. H. Potts will preach at
Juno Friday night. The song service
will be conducted by Prof. c. H. YER
non.
Mrs.J. d. Peterson, who has been
sick for about two months is still con-
fined to her bed.
Lester Autry, of Poplar Springs,
was in Bargerton Saturday and Sun
day on social business.
Joe Mette, of Memphis, the poultry
expert, made fine talk to a large
crowd here Wednesday afternoon on
the improvement of poultry. He laid
special emphases on how to Gull the
non-layers out of his flock.
Saturday is horse-trading day, so
bring along your trading stock.
All the members of the baseball club
are requested to be present at 200
o'clock Saturday afternoon as some
important business to be transacted.
r. C. Wilson is attending court at
Lexington this week.
Elder j. C. Lewis will preach at
Bargerton, the fourth Sunday of this
month at eleven o'clock.
Misses Mary and Betsy Thorne are
sick at this writing.
The community is going to order a
car of fertilizer at an early date. This
is what every organized community
should do.
Fred Sellers had Prof. Mette to go
through his flock and found twelve
cuIls. All culling should be done at
once and get rid of the non-producers.
W. A. Miller, Dave Parker, Tom
Hays, Fred Cook and w. T. Harris
had to stay over night in Lexington
last Thursday on account of the
heavy rain.
The farmers are getting behind
with their oat sowing and spring
blowing on account Of the heavy rains
of last week.
Bud Pearson, hustling farmer of
Poplar Corner, was here trading Sat-
urday.
Quite a large crowd attended the
singing here Sunday. Prof. Clarence
Page made an excellent start and we
predict that he will become one of the
leading singing directors of the coun-
ty.
G. c. Sellers has bought some corn
and is hauling it home.
The school will furnish the COM
munity three nights of enjoyment,
which will begin the 29th. Everybody
is invited to come. The program will
appear later.
Program for the Community meet
ing is as follows:
Called to order by the President.
Song by the audience.
String band music.
A talk by R. L, Douglass on Good
Roads.
Quartette.
A short talk on how to improve
farms by terracing," by G. C. Sellers.
A talk by Hubert Jones on Com
munity Exhibits.
Duet.
Music by String band.
Essay by Clyde Page.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-03-17

Don't worry: No matter whether
the season 10 late or early-don't wor-
~. No matter whether we make a
crop or fail-dont' worry, for worry
units one or all for an emergency.
The time put in work instead Of wor-
rying, proves more profitable.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-03-17

Watch your children for symptoms
of worms. They undermine the health
and breed sickness. Use Whites
Cream Vermifuge. 1t expels worms
and restores health and vigor. Price
35c. Sold by Watson Parker Drug Co.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-03-17

LOST-From wagon of timber on
Saturday, Feby. 81, one dark blue
overcoat with belt back. Heavy weight.
Will pay $500 reward for return to
this office.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-03-17

WILDERSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
Our school closes Friday, March
oath. We have large class gradual
ing from the eighth grade
Our Commencement Sermon will be
preached Sunday Evening, March 18th
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-08-15
ARE STRIKES GROW
ING WORSE?

In spite of all we hear of the in
creased power of organization in lab
or ranks, and of the spread of dari-
cal tendencies, the strike itself as a
from of private war has become no
more deadly than it was half a CEN
fury ago.
The railroad strikes of 1877 were
serious enough to win for themselves
a place in the school histories of the
United States. The roads attempted
to lower the wages of the men as
part of the postwar defiation. Most
of the men refused to work, and
some. of them refused to allow trains
to run. They resisted the troops sent
to protect the railroads, rioting in
Pittsburgh, Chicago, St. Louis and
other places. After nearly two weeks
of general confusion the riots were
suppressed The worst of them all
that Pittsburgh, where the dioters
controlled the city for several days
cost nearly one hundred lives, besides
three million dollars wroth of pro-
perty. Even the Herrin massacre,
with all its brutalties, stand out on
worse as tragedy than this.
Both administrations of Grover
Cleveland were filled with labor
troubles-perhaps the best rememb-
cred, because it brought the President
into such degree of responsibility
was the Pullman strike of 1894, cen
tering in Chicago That was very
lserious affair while it lasted.
We have had coal strikes before
notably that in the anthracite distric
which Roosevelt settled in 1902.
The dscouraging phase of the sit
uation is that we have made, as a
people, so little progress in the solr-
ton of the problem by equitable and
judicial means. Most serious mined
people confess that neither side alone
neither capital nor labor-can b,
trusted to have its own way, sabso
! lutely, The need for some system O
checks and balances is obvious; somt
recognition of the 1.-TWO sides to TIL
dispute. The working out of an,
such plan we have not yet satisfact
, orilly accomplished. Nor does tn
government itself seem any less help
less as an employer than private agen
cies.-Boston Herald.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-08-15
The Heart of It.

AS nearly as we can figure it out
here is plain and impartial state
ment of the contentions of the rail-
roads and the strikers.
Four questions are involved:
1.-The letting repair work to out
side contractors.
protested rules embraced in
wage board decisions.
3-The recent reduction in wages
ordered by the wage board.
4-Establishment of a national ad.
justment board.
After a satisfactory adjustment Of
these four matters has been made the
strikers demand reinstatement of al
strikers without impairment of theil
seniroity rights.
The railroads agreed to the frs
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-08-15

and fourth propositions, and to re-
hearing on the wage scales, but could
not agree to restore the strikers to
their seniority positions as against
men who stayed on the job.
The strikers insist on return of SEN
iority rights before they will call off
the strike.
The stage is simply being set to
try and force government operation
of the railroads. If radical labor lead
ers could force such a situation they
feel it would be easier to secure theii
demands than from private manage
ment which cannot fall back of til,
taxpayer to cover deficits as the Nc
Ado railroad administration did.
The public has not Forgotten tn,
bill it paid and is still paying for tn
two years our railroads were unde
political control
The cunning campaign that is nov
being waged to nationalize the rail
roads has no support from the averag
citizen who is not in favor of radica
leadership which incites men to refus
to obey court orders and government
rulings. Let the People think.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-08-15

Last Tuesday had so much legal ADS a bout
peeple not payin thare tacks they had to dich my
"un line but got pade all rite for it Satiddy
Legal ads 10 what makes the mayer go the cheef
sea 1astest cause we get more f or them.
lin dash
IL ain t a holiday no wares in the hull world
To-Day but tomorrer its in Persia ware they ware
lass on thare beds sted Of thare bodies Nell sed
ike they do here.
MILL Stoffer's back from weeks with blood
reAashuns on pay restin up to Portland.
Jim dash
Marie Baker wus home seem the folks an restin
up For next week,
MISTER 30 Imam back from Salt lake to see what
made Bucks cum down student.
Jim dash
Mister underkof1er's got two babies up to his
mouse wich is twins. Wuns bruther to the other an
the other sister to him.
Jim dash
Mister Mccarthy up to the Western nashnul Wus up
to Boise on bizness seein the sites restin up.
Jim dash
Mister Stork wus up to Mister Follett what's
got the new baby. don't no if its boy but he
told my fother that's what he ordered.
Jim dash
Mister John Eagle S gone to Yellowstone park.
It's family reuni on of the Eagles CESS cause
herd the cheef say they lots OF eagles up
thare. They are old people though cause they are
bald hedded he sed.
Inez Morrow gone to the coast to what's doin
for 2weeks restin up on vacashun with pay.
i'm dash
Mister Alex Ball antyne back from Chicago wi til
his lams borned in February he tickled to
deth cause he sold them all for $l2. 90. wis
don't how he Good sell that menny for that much
an make munney.
rH j i'm dash
Mrs. Coles back from the lake. For mnth.
] i'm dash
Mister John Cupples is gone 20 Wood river for e
fishin trip an took Mrs. Cupples also to pull in
the f. sh when he gets them hooked an cook them
also. They have got relashuns up thare cause
Nell sed they are lots Of Cupples up to the lakes
an places ike that in the Summer time.
thirty.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-08-15

ways resolution, if sustained, would
make it a crime for any member of
the congress to vote for any law which
protected American industries but a
virtue for him to vote for any law in
the interest of foreigners and in the
interest of that handful of prohteers in
this country who are mulcting the
American consumer because he is able
to act as the merchandise of foreign
producers.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-08-15
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4 CURRENT COMMENT. 4
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FUNDAMENTALLY WRONG

Make note of this. The coal pro-
blem in this country is never going
to be settled until the number of men
engaged in the industry is reduced
just one-half, We cannot have two
million workers engaged in an in
dustry that requires only one million,
and all making good living out OF
it, and have conditions as they should
be. An intoerable injustice is done
the workers in other industries and
to everyone else.-Ft. Wayne (lhd }
News-sentinel.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-08-15
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

The league of nations is now try
ing to get those countries not sigma
tories to the Washington treaties to
reduce their navies voluntarily. Real
ly, though, with the navies of Ameri-
ca, Britain, France and Japan fixed
on the basis of the Washington agree
ment it doesn't seem to matter much
what the other countries do about
theirs or whether they do anything -
Kansas City Star.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-08-15

At the present time with pros
poets for as heavy crops as we have
ever had there is now the poorest !
prospect we have ever had for
freight transportation. The rail-
road strike may be broken at any
time, the men may go back to work,
but the prospects are that the re-
pairing Of railroad equipment and
keeping It in working order will
depend on their finding new men to
put ON the task.
At this time the trains arc run
ming on schedule, but at sacrifice
that the public docs not very well
understand. The auditors and man
ayers and clerks leave their own
work and are doing work on the
gard and IN the shops to keep the
trains running, but this cannot last
very long. When the heavy ship
ments e; grain and potatoes begin
next month and IN September these
men viii be needed at their desks
and large numbers Of men will be
needed to do the yard work, the car
work and the shop work.
Tho present railroad strike Is diff
fsrent from most Of the strikes we
have been accustomed to. In most
cases the men were asking for high
er wages because they were not
getting enough or they were asking
10 have existing wage scales main
tanned. In this case the strikers are
asking that the reduced prices Of
things shall be borne by other peo-
pie but not themselves. They are
unwilling to share in the great re-
duction Of prices and they are I'M
willing to leave their work and let
anybody else step in and fill the
places. President Harding has is,
sued . proclamation on the matter
IN which he says that 1t is the priv
ilege Of every railroad employee te
leave his job, but Il is not his priv
ilege to prevent anybody else fror
stepping into It. 1t is the right Of
khe employee to decline to work a
the wages offered, 1t il the RICH
Of every other man who Is willing
to accept such wages to step In ant
do the work without being molested
The present strike Ii not strik
against the railroad company, bu
against the government and tn
people Of the United States.
A very large percentage Of tn
men who are going on strike on thi
occasion, are people Of foreign Dirt
who took advantage Of this condi
ton growing out Of the war so thu
while our men were leaving to &
overseas 10 Aght the battles IN thos
old countries where these peopl
came from and to save civilizatio
which the old countries were wreck
ing. Many jobs were made vacar
by enlistment and the heavy traffi
on the railroads made it necessar
for railroad companies to find me
and put them to work almost disr'
garding their fitness for the pos
tions. In this emergency lastin
two or three years large numbers {
foreigners got into the railroad jot
and promptly organized and tied u
the railroad companies In labor col
tracts binding them to what the
call seniority rules making It impoi
sible for the railroad companies
discharge men without the consel
Of the union and even the ex-servit
men on returning from the BATH
fields Of Europe, expecting to tai
up their old jobs, could not get
because they were barred by the
new rules, and even tho they q
much more efficient and capab
than the men now holding the job
he foreigners hold forth and o
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Jordan and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Jordan motored
down from Sweet and spent Monday
and Tuesday at the Floyd Martin
home.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-08
COUNTY MAY PAY
A BIT ON THOSE
OLD, OLD BILLS
Commissioner Albert Simms
Fights for a Pro-rating
of 1920 and 1921 Bills;
List to Be Made.

Pro rata payment on 1920 and
1921 county bills may be made
soon. County commissioners de-
cided yesterday to have a list OF
the unpaid bills for these two
years made up and submitted for
consideration at the meeting next
week. The plan was sponsored
by Commissioner Albert Simms,
who pointed out to the other
commissioners that pro rata
payment was the only type au-
thorized by state laws for such
old bills.
A petition to have Atrisco made
restricted area where cattle and
horses would not be allowed to
roam and Craze was submitted
and tabled until the next meet
ing.
Permission was granted by the
board to the Women's Relief
Corps and the Grand Army of
the Republic to place a tablet in
the Old Town plaza in memory Of
the heroes Of the Civil war.
Investigating the county tele-
phone bills, the commission found
that the franchise of the Bell
Telephone company. which was
taken over by the Mountain
States Telephone and Telegraph
company. provided for a higher
phone rate than that charged the
county for service. The investi-
cation was dropped.
The county road superintend-
ent was ordered to make a sur
vey of the condition of several
county roads and to report at the
next meeting,