The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-09-08


taking his departure for the unknown
by the suicide route in New York
Hotel last Saturday. When old Man
Hammit died in Bristol five years ago
he left an estate Of $4,000 mostly
to his widow and made no provision
for his sons.
Miss Sadie Watson, the first wo-
man to hold office in Hamilton county
by popular vote of the people, was
sworn in as County Register at Chat
tanooga last Saturday. Miss Watson
has, however, been connected with the
office Of Register for eighteen years.
Charles Lanier, Frisco Railway
special agent was shot from ambush
and killed in Memphis last Saturday
morning. The killing was done in the
fashionable residence section of East
Parkway. The assassins who were
concealed behind bushes in the park,
fired two volleys on the auto in which
Lanier, c. v. Stevens, Frisco car
foreman and A. S. Carroll, strike
breaker were riding to begin the work
of the day. Such crimes as this work
injury to men who are not RESPONSE
Bile for their happening.
Uncle Sans allright--owes but the
pattry debt Of 20 billions, AZ millions,
765 thousand and 943 dollars, as
shown by statement last Saturday, an
increase of over 85 millions in Aug
ust last.
You may talk about bad. women and
good whisky all you will, but it is the
greed for money that gives hell the
bulk Of its population.
We notice a big cotton gin at I'm
ion City is going to use wood for fuel
and so ought every possible indus
try and individual in the United
States. If the people just had the
nerve and determination to cut out,
to refuse to buy any article when it
scars to robber prices, they could by
that means control-but all men
should be willing to give fair and
adequate price for whatever they, buy. !,
There will be no gambling devices
permitted on the State Fair grounds
this year. Honest men conducting
fairs, big or little, should never have
sold out for a paltry sum Of money
to the thieves running gambling
games--for the best of them ara
based on a crooked per centage.
Nn;tko. abo,,Il tLo .troII,rx cfx,,c,rat
appearing as fairies" dance girls,
etc., ever again be permitted to oper-
ate on fair grounds-enclosed or out
in the open.
Mckinley, as President, had his
5 Hanna, Wilson had House" more
animate than that in which he lived
and now they are saying that Pres
ident Harding has hsi "Rasputen," in
the person of Albert d. Lasker, Of
Chicago, who came to Washington
practically unknown, to become chair
man of the United States Shipping
Board, and it is said that the former
advertising man from the Windy City
is the brightest and most influential
star in the Washington armament.
The coal strike has been considered
ended for some time and some relief
has already come in prics-but not
enough. At one time the figures Of
SIS to SIT per ton for solt coal were
reacheda but at the beginning of this
week coal could be engaged at retail
for $500 the ton. There is plenty Of
coal and plenty Of men to dig it, but
the operators are careful to prevent
the available. mined quantity from be-
ing abundant or in such quantity that
it could be sold for a reasonable
price-say $500 per ton. His Satanic
Majestic is wanting impatiently for
the men who put the burden and mis-
cry Of high priced-fuel on poor people
and the sooner he gets them and
gives them plenty of heat, the better
it will be. There is a hell.
Because Of utterances made in Eu-
rope by Hon. James M. Cox, of Ohio,
late Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent of THESE United States, the
Nashville Banner Of last Saturday