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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-09-29
MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEETS.

The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Baptist church held its regular
meeting and election of officers
Monday, Sept. 9th.
Devotional exercises were conduct.
ed by Mrs, j. w. Page.
After the regular routine of bust.
ness, the following officers were
elected.
Presidentv~Mrs, Fenx Grassy.
VICE resi- dantr~ " Martha Es-
sary. = :
Treasurer-Mrs. P. H. Dennison.
Secretary-Mrs John w. Stewart.
Reporter-Mrs. Sam Jones.
For the purpose of having increas-
ed attendance at the regular meet
ings, contest to cover a period of
three months was arranged The mem
bership was divided into four groops
with Mesdames Sweat, Phillips, Ar
mold and Edwards as leaders.
Week of prayer for State Missions
Oct. 1st to 7th will De observed. Pray
er meetings will be held Monday af-
ternoon with Mrs. ]. w. Page, Mrs.
John Stewart leader. Wednesday af-
ternoon with Mrs. Essary, Mrs. T.
Edwards, leader, Thursday afternoon
with Mrs. p. H. Dennison, Mrs. Mel
ton, leader.
Every woman interested in this
line of work has cordial invitation
to attend TINS meeting
MRS. SAM JONES, Reporter.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-09-29
N. C. & ST. L. BUYS ENGINES.

Fifteen new locomotives, three pas
senger and twelve freight, have been
ordered by the N. C. & St. l.. Railway
from the Baldwin Locomotive Works,
according to announcement made by
Mr.. w. R. Holland, Agent, here.
The first of the new engines will be
delivered early in October.
The new passenger locomotives,
which are among the most powerful
ever built, are similar to the five
mountain type locomotives now in
service between Nashville and Chatta-
nooga. They are eighty-five feet
long, and have a total weight of PSI
tons. The engine proper weighs
327 900 pounds. They combine the
speed of the passenger engine with
the power of heavy freight engines.
The twelve new freight engines are
of the Mikado type, similar to the
largest freight engines now in service
on the N. C. & st. L. They are
eighty-one feet long, weighs 233 tons
and develop a tractive effort of 55,-
900 pounds.
All the new engines are to be
equipped with the latest improved
mechanical stokers, power reverse
gears, thermic siphons in fire box and
other modern improvements.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-09-29
ACTS OF OUR GREAT ?).PREs.
fDENT.

On the morning that The Progress
went to press last week, the following
were given as acts and contemplated
acts Of President Harding:
He had vetoed the soldier bonus bill
and his veto was sustained BY the
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n The President expressed his inten-
tion to push and insist upon the ship
subsidy; going so far as to declare
that he will call Congress in extra
session November 18th for the pur-
pose Of considering and passing that
measure.
The tariff bill which will increase
the living expenses of the American
people FOUR BILLION DOLLARS A
YEAR, finally passed in Congress on
Wednesday and President Harding
was to sign it at IL o'clock a. M,
Thursday-said to be a clear case
of reimbursing with thousands of per
cent. interest those who contributed
to the Harding campaign fund.
Harding was elected by perhaps the
biggest majority ever given a candi-
date for president and if he runs to
succeed himself he ought to be defeat
ed by ten million votes instead of
seven million majority by which he
was elected.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-09-29
LEXINGTON, rRNNHssEE, FRIDAY, SEPT. 30, 1922
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN
OPENS AT MURFREESB0R0.

Nashville, Tenn, Sept. 27,-One of
the greatest political demonstrations
ever staged in Tennessee will be the
feature of the opening of tn Demo
cratic State Campaign at Murfrees-
boro, next Saturday.
Democrats from the Third, Fourth,
Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Congression-
al Districts are expected to attend
the rally, when Austin Peay, of
Clarksville, Democratic nominee for
Governor, will fire the opening gun
Of the campaign with his formal
speech.
Arrangements for the speaking are
in charge of Jesse Beasley, popular
Democratic leader of Rutherford
County, and Campaign Manager in
the recent primary of Ex-Governor
Benton McMillin's race for the Dem
ocratic nomination.
The speech of Mr.. Peay will follow
the general lines laid down in his
platform which won him the Demo-
cratic nomination in the August Pri-
mary. Tax reform will occupy a
large place in the document. Mr.. Peay
will declare that the burden of taxa
tion falls too heavily on land and he
will pledge himself to save at least
one million dollars to the taxpayers of
the State.
Economy in State government will
also receive much attention from Mr..
Peay, who is expected to declare for
the abolition of useless offices and a
consequent saving to the taxpayers Of
thousands of dollars annually. He
will also come out strongly for the
complete adjustment of the back tax
laws and the repeal of the eight per
cent interest laws. Another important
point will be the declaration for re-
organization of the State Highway
Department.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-09-29
A RUNAWAY PURE AND SIMPLE.

A Gretna Green marriage was pull
ed off last Monday just afternoon at
the home of DIR. R. II. Milan, North
Main Street, DIR. H. B. Johnson, pas
tor of the Southern Methodist church,
officiating, being called by telephone.
The groom has attended Lexington
High School for two years and is a
son of Albert NJ. Harris, well-known
farmer of the old Sth district on the
North border of Henderson county.
Bride is daughter also of farmer,
living near Alberton in the old 3rd
district. After the ceremony they
hiked for home in the car in which
they came.
And so the young birds will contin-
ue to mate and build their nests-re-
gardless of the season-or weather.
May they live long and add much to
the sum total Of usefulness in the
world.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-09-29
NEWS SCIMITAR WILL
PUBLISH SUNDAY PAPER.

We are in receipt of a letter from
the publishers of the Memphis News
Scimitar announcing that on Sunday,
October /, they will print their first
Sunday paper.
The News Scimitar has made rapid
strides the past few years, having
made vast improvements in its six
days-a-week paper, consequently it
has come to the front.
The News Scimitar gives as its
reason for beginning a Sunday paper
popular demand from its many
thousands of readers and friends. 1t
seemed to be the consensus of opinion
among it's many thousands of follow
ers that there was not much room for
improvement on its daily edition, and
the only thing the News Scimitar
lacked was what it has just announc-
ed it is going to give to the people on
October /.
From the outline on the circular
that we got it intends to put out a
real Sunday newspaper with four
pages of Comics, an eight-page Maga-
zine and with many splendid added
features and attractions.
1t has always been the News Scim-
itar's policy to do things thoroughly
and it will evidently come out with
one of the best Sunday papers pub
llished in this part Of the country.
We understand that the News
Scimitar put on quite unique teaser
advertising campaign, with the slogan
"What is Going to happen in Memphis
October 1st 2" This question was ask
ed in many different ways-by bill
boards, circulars, cards, doorknot
signs, moving picture slides and vari-
Gus other different ways. 1t was ther
announced that at certain hour, in 9
downtown point in Memphis, there
would be an unknown man who would
give $1,000 to the first person ask
ing him the question, whats Going
to Happen in Memphis October 1st p
He in turn told them that on that day
the News Scimitar would start pub
fishing a real Sunday Newspaper
with no advance in price for carrier
circulation-that is, the price of 15c
a week, that the News Scimitar has
eben getting for its paper, would re-
main the same for daily and Sunday
1t is understood that the citizens OF
Memphis almost went wild over the
good news, and the News Scimitar
Circulation Department had to be in
Icreased to take care of the increased
business.
| The mail subscription rate will re-
main the same: For daily only, $500
| per pear. For daily and Sunday, $500
/ per year. However, The News Scim-
itar is making a special offer Of 99c
| for daily only to January /, 1928.
$1.4S for daily and Sunday to Janu-
ary /, 1923.
We will be very glad to send your
subscription in for you. Better call
around early so that you will be as
sured of the First Sunday edition.
We congratulate the News Scim-
itar on its progressiveness, and feel
sure that it has made no mistake in
entering the Sunday field, for we
know that it has been making a good
paper and that it can do the same
with its Sunday edition.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-09-29
CALVIN BLACKWELL
Z KILLS WILL BARR

Last Friday night, near midnight
at the store of Will Barr, over the old
first district line in Carroll county,
Will Barr was called from his home
by Tom Shackelford and his brother
and Calvin Blackwell, who said they
wanted to get some merchandise A
little later Barr, who had been shot
with pistol, the bali entering his alb
domen, was brought to his residence
by the Shackelford brothers, who said
he had been shot by Blackwell,
who made his getaway and at
last account was still at large. Barr
was rushed to the Crook Sanitorium
at Jackson and was operated on, but
died at midnight Saturday night.
There was said to be no known hard
feeling between any Of the men, but
it is reported that Blackwell was
drinking.
Barr was a brother-in-law of Mrs.
II. C. Oakley, of Lexington.
We are indebted TO Mr.. H.. C. Oak
ley for the above information, and he
could not vouch for its accuracy.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-09-29
NUMBER IL
ARTISTS CONCERT COURSE
COMING TO JACKSON

Announcement by Miss Louise Mer-
Ger Of an artist concert course at
jackson for the coming season will be
received with much interest. Miss
Mercer's artists of last season, Schu-
mann Heink, Pavlowa, and Hempel
will be remembered with pleasure.
The course of this season will include
Dux, lyric soprano, Althouse, tenor,
and Macmillan, violinist and assist
in gartists. These artists will in ev-
cry way equal the excellent standard
set by last seasons attractions.
Madam Dux will appear Monday,
November 9th. This artist comes to
us from POLAND, that country which
has given so much to the artistic
world, and though her career in this
country dates but one season she has
sung in all the musical centers, ap-
peared in all the great symphony or
chestras and is prima donna of Chi
cago Opera Company. Critics every
where acclaim her with superlatives,
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-09-29
HIGH SCHOOL.

Five new students have been enroll
ed this week.
Tests are now on and nearly all
students are making good.
Teachers have all departments
thoroughly in hand and everything
moves like clock-work.
Bobbie Pope, Irby Lindsey and Err
nest Brewer were selected from the
vocational class to attend the Tri-
State Fair and are there this week.
Alvin Todd, a former pupil of the
Lexington High, visited US this week.
Mr.. Todd just returned from two
years school work in the Philippines.
He gave us very interesting account
of his work there.
Miss Maxine Garner, former pupil
and teacher in our school, but now in
the University of Chicago, was with
us one morning and gave US a reading
which was highly enjoyed by the en-
tire school. We shall be glad for her
to come again.
There are thirty in the Teacher
Training Department. If men and
women txpect to continue teaching,
they should take professional training
for their work. 1t will be only short
while until professionally trained
teachers will be employed. The un-
trained will not be able to keep up
with the procession.
School interest is much greater
than formerly. There are over
twenty Henderson County boys and
girls in colleges and universities this
year. Henderson county High School
has given nearly all of them their
start.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-09-29
WHAT is EXPECTED OF DEMO
~ 1z-s (,E4 - IS Z. - y

Nashville, Sept. 27.-This II going
to be year when every Democrat in
the State is party leader and will be
charged with the responsibility of do
ling a specified duty during the cam
paign, according to the view of those
in charge of party headquarters here.
Every loyal member Of the party is
expected to be a speaker in behalf of
Democratic success and it is believed
that if the tenets of the party are
discussed and passed along from indi-
vidual to individual, there will be a
wonderful awakening of party spirit.
81 am depending on every Demo-
crat in the State to be a campaign
orator." declared Joseph W. Byrns,
Chairman of the Democratic State
Committee. IL do not mean that each
must take the stump and make a
speech, but | hope that every day each
loyal member of the party will have
something to say to a neighbor re-
garding the Importance of voting for
the Democratic candidates.
''If Bill will suggest to Tom, his
views on the situation and Tom pass
es it along to the next fellow and if
thousands of men and women all over
Tennessee get to talking about the
cause of the Democratic Party, if will
mean that interest will be aroused to
a point where the great majority of
the voters will go TO the polls on cleo
tion day.
1--WE don't want just to win the fight
We want to win with a big majority
and one which will discourage our G.
o. P. friends for many years to come.
If We all get together, join our coun-
ty and community organizations and
work consistently, we can put it
over"
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-09-29
PROGRAM FOR WOMAN'S
MISSIONARY SOCIETY

The following is the program Of the
Lexington District Conference Wo-
Mans Missionary Society, to be held
in Lexington, Oct. 2, 3, 1922.
Monday Afternoon, 100 o'clock.
Devotional-Mrs r. A. Lewis.
Organization.
"Our Conference 0utl6ok.-Mrs. C
w. Nichols.
General discussion of plans for the
advancement of the work.
mission Study H. D. Hays
Evening Session.
Special Music.
Devotional-Mr C. w. Nichols.
Sermon-Rev. j. T. Myers.
Tuesday morning, $3.50 o'clock.
Devotional-Mrs. r. w. Maddox.
Minutes.
"Our District Outlook. Mrs. w,
H. Denison
General discussion of District plans
as follows: First, Organization; Sec
ond, Group Meetings; Third Visit
Between Societies; Fourth, Exchange
of Mission Study Books. Ralleys for
young people and children.
Junior Work discussed and demon
strated." Mrs. O. E. Carter.
Inspirational talks-Revs. r. L.
Norman, H B. Johnston.
Thursday Afternoon, 1880 o'clock.
Devotional-Mrs.J J. ". Travis.
Our Auxilerary Outlook-Reports
from delegates.
"How to catch the women, young
people and children for the Mission
ary Society. Mrs. o. E. Carter.
Social Service.--Mrs. H. D. Hays.
what Social Service Opportunity
does my Community Afford ?"-Mrs.
A. G. Buckley.
General discussion of all lines of
work Of Auxileraries.
Goal for the Lexington District for
1922.
Next place Of meeting (lnvita-
tion.)
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-09-29
PARENT-TEACHERS ASSOCIA-
TI0N.

The Parent Teachers Association of
the City School met Thursday after
noon, Sept. 21, 1922. There was a
good attendance and interesting pro-
gram. This organization has begun
with fair prospects for this school
term. Different committees were ap-
pointed to carry on the work. A
campaign is on for new members, and
it is necessary for the patrons of the
school to become members in order to
accomplish what the Association has
planned Tor the year. Let each one
feel it duty to join the Association
and attend the meetings, and they will
find it a pleasure. There will be en-
tertaining programs by the different
grades and your children will expect
you to hear them. AL friends Of the
school are invited. Next meeting
Thursday, October 9Th. at o'clock
REPORTER.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-09-29
OCTOBER TERN OF
CHANCERY COURT.

Chancellor Tom c. Rye will come 10
Lexington next Tuesday to hold the
October term of the Henderson Coun-
ty Chancery Court, which will be
opened and adjourned Monday.
Chancellor Rye viii find one hun
dred and twenty-eight cases on the
docket, every one Of which he
will be competent to hear and decide.
Next Monday being the Quarterly
term Of the County court, il would be
impossible for the members of the
bar to 20 into Chancery court on that
day, hence the, Chancellor never or
rarely comes before Tuesday after
tie first Monday in Cctober ard
April.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-09-29
Alvin Todd, a former Henderson

Alvin Todd, a former Henderson
countian, and former pupil of County
Judge L. B. Johnson, was in Lexing-
ton Tuesday and had been back in the
county about ten days before that.
Alvin volunteered in the U. S. Navy
during the World War and from that
service he got into educational work
under the government--his last work
in that connection being the last two
years in the Philippine Islands. Since
leaving Henderson county Mr.. Todd
has been practically all over the world
and he is young yet.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-09-29

Greatest lyric soprano" "The MehE.
of to-day" 1.-THE most beautiful vo-
man on concert stage Greatest
demonstration in history of Berlin"
etc. Madam Dux has sung in nearly
every large city in the world, with
nearly every opera company and is an
artist Of international renown She il
most gracious artist, anxious ct all
times to meet those interested in mu-
sic and assists the students. This
opportunity will be enjoyed at Jack
son.
Paul Althouse will appear Friday.
January 26th. This artist is first
tenor of the Metropolitan Opera Co..
the most popular concert tenor of to-
day and conceded to be the greatest
voice ever produced in this country.
His Sensational success at Memphis,
two years ago will long be remember
ed. Althouse may be termed regu-
lar fellow, his hobbies are baseball
and automobiles. Althouse sings all
classes of songs--is equally at home
with Celeste Aida" as "Dear Old
Pal" He has just returned from
tour to Australia and the East.
Francis Macmillan will appear
Monday after Easter, April End. Mac
milan, pupil of the great Auer, is
Americas greatest violinist, his CON
cert career dating from six years of
age when he appeared with Thomas
Orchertra, Chicago. Macmillan is an
artist, having played
with tremendous success in nearly ev-
cry country in the world. His tech
nique is faultless, his tone deep and
rich. These used with a rare musi-
Macmillan is at once master
of his program from the sweetest old
to the most difficult num-
bers in violin literature.
Miss Mercer is offering season
tickets for the three concerts, the
same reservation holding for the seas
on. These tickets are transferable
and may be used by different parties.
Records will be ktpt Of all season
ticket reservations. Patrons desiring
seats near friends may mention pref
arence in ordering tickets. Prices for
season fickpts.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-09-29
CYTHEREANS.

The Cytherean Literary Society
met Tuesday afternoon and carried
out the following program:
Debate: Resolved, That long dress
es should take the place Of short
ones"
Negative-Pauline Tucker, Lucille
Hart.
Negative-Mary E. Ball, Louise
Essary.
The negative won.
Concealed biography-Willie Deere
paper-Editor.
MARGARET SISS0N, Reporter.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-09-29
PROGRAM p. T. A. CITY SCHOOL
Thursday. October 5th. 1922.

Thursday, October 5th, 1922.
The last week in September being
Safety" week, the object of the pro-
gram for this meeting will be to call
attention to this all important sub.
ject.
Piano Solo-"A Mountain Stream.
by Smith.-Bernice Conger.
Talk-"Safety First, Mrs. Wal
ter Hills.
"A Safety aylet,'-Sehool Chill
dren.
Safety for School Children."-
Mrs. Enochs.
Business and adjournment.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-09-29
INDIVIDUALITY.

individuality in your clothes can on
ly be had in tail0red-to-measure
suit or overcOat.
We stand behind every suit we sell,
they must satisfy.
We always recommend KAHN
MADE-TO-MEASURE clothes but if
You wish you can buy an all-wool
Scotch made suit for $500 and save
the difference.
ROY w. HOLMES.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-09-29

Season tickets mean the saving Of
the price of one concert and insures
the preference of reservation.
Season tickets now selling at the
McCowat-Mercer Printing Co, Jack
son, Tenn.
For all information address Miss
Louise Mercer, Manager, l3s Terrace
Place, Jackson, Tenn.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-09-08
WORLD LOVES PLEASANT MAN
Simple Rules by Which One May At
tain Popularity, and Its Con-
comitant, Power.

Learn to laugh; good laugh is bet
ter than medicine.
Learn how to tell a story; a good
story, well told, is as welcome as q
sunbeam in a sick-room.
Learn to. keep your own troubles to
yourself; the worlds too busy to care
for your ills and sorrows.
Learn to stop croaking; if you can
not see any good in the world, keep
the bad to yourself.
Learn to hide your aches and pains
under pleasant smiles; no one cares
to hear whether you have headaches,
earaches, or rheumatism.
Learn to meet your friends with a
smile; a good-humored man or woman
is always welcome, but the dyspeptc
is not wanted anywhere.
Above all, give pleasure; lose no
chance of giving pleasure.
You will pass through this world
but once.
Any coed thing, therefore, that you
can do, or any kindness that you can
show to any human being you had bet
ter do it now; do not defer or neglect
it.
For you will not pass this way
again-Montrea Family Herald
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-09-08
Eieas Have Their Uses.

The next time you are worried by a
flea, do not be impatient with it. It
has It's USES, remarks London Answers.
Glasgow. which justly prides itself
on its municipal efficiency, has lately
discovered that even small insects may
be utilized in the interests of empire.
The filters at its sewage publication
works become periodically choked with
a gelatinous matter. the clearing away
of which was very costly. The local
authorities have now enlisted large
numbers of insects of the flea tribe,
and the results are remarkable.
Each OF these insects absorbs four
pounds per week Of this disturbing
gelatin, and allows the sewage to be
converted into water that possesses
crystal clearness.
Acharutes, as they are called, have
hitherto been regarded merely as
pests. It is fortunate that we have
found some useful employment for
them at last!