McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-09-17

David Starr Jordan. chancellor Of
Stanford university, advocated chang
ing the naturalization laws of the
United States SO as to admit Chinese
and Japanese to citizenship.
Edward stephens, q farmer living
near Chickasha, Ok, is In Jail for the
murder of his cousin, Oscar Stephens,
four years ago.
The war department ordered Lieut..
L. l.. Goodier, Judge advocate gem
erals office, Pacific coast division,
courtmartialed on charges Of conduct
prejudicial to the service.
Carrying out orders of the Breathitt
(Ky) circuit court, physicians ex-
humed the body of Mrs. Polly Davis of
Portsmouth, so that an examination
may be made for poison.
Elmer NJ Hancock, for more than
30 years editor of the Savannah (Ga)
Morning News, was found dead in bed
at his home.
The city Of Centralia, ILL.,, is facing
one of the most serious propositions
with which it ever has had to contend,
as result of voting dry" last May
Chicago's population is now 1850 900.
This is the estimate prepared by the
publishers OF the 1915 directory upon
showing or I,oSl,l95 names listed.
Harry Knapp, who until May 1 was
city tax collector of Lincoln, ILL.,, was
arrested, charged with embezzling
$2,347,24 in municipal funds.
William Moon, an employee, was
killed and one of the six wheel mills
of the Western Powder company's
plant, Is miles west of Peoria, ILL.,.
was wrecked by an explosion.
The Russian steamer Dwinsk, from
Archangel, reported being detained
six days outside of Archangel while
trawlers swept German mines from
the channel.
Mrs. Ruth Young Ward, "a years
old, wife of Sibley l.. Ward, and of a
prominent Little Rock family, was in
stantly killed when an automobile she
was driving toppled over steep en-
| bankment.
The war office has announced that
in the Zeppelin raids over England
bombs were dropped on docks and
other pier establishments in London
and vicinity. The German airships
returned safely.
Miss Estells Lawton Lindsay, the
city's lone councilwoman, was acting
mayor of the city recently. This is
the first time, so far as known, that
woman has acted as the head of mu-
nicipality the size of Los Angeles.
William Cullen Rudd, brother-in-law
of John d. Rockefeller, is dead at his
home in Cleveland, o.
Four children Of Mr. and Mrs. r.
Wolfsohn were burned in their home
south OF Lorette, Manitoba.
A. Y. Anderson, deputy collector Of
customs at Astoria, Ore. his bride Of
a few weeks, his mother, Mrs. Mar
garet Anderson, and cousin. Aaron
Anderson. were killed when their au-
tomobile was struck by train.
Four hundred employees OF the
American Graphophone company at
Bridgeport, Conn.,, voted to give the
company "a hours notice that they
would strike unless a 20 per cent in
crease in wages was granted.
Italy has declared cotton contra
band of war, Rome dispatch an
| nounces.
Francis Burton Harrison, governor
| general of the Philippines, said in re-
ply to ex-President William H. Taft's
criticism that heAattached no impor-
lance to Taft's statements.
AS a result Of his infatuation for
Tillie Wheeler, 16 years old, George
Webster Of Philadelphia, so years old,
committed suicide by hanging himself
in jail cell.
Robert Nude at Philadelphia, Is
years old, cashier Of the Counties Gas
and Electric company, killed himself
on the eve of his wedding to Miss
Mary McCully.
Mrs. Polly Anne Weed Strodes,
known as Marrying Polly" because
she had been married Is times, 10
dead at Evansville, Ind, at the age
OF 50 years.
| The steamer Manuel CaIvo, which
arrived from Vera Cruz, brought ass
Spanish refugees from Mexico who
left their homes because they faced
starvation.
War Is driving more women to cos.
meticsi A London cosmetic manufac-
turer says rouge is now used freely
by women who looked on makeup Of
any kind as In bad taste year ago.
Foes Of the cigarette lost notable
battle in the Alabama legislature
when the senate, by a vote Of II to Is,
refused to prohibit pill" smoking.
Official warning has been issued to
the people OF Germany not to answer
questions about the status Of German
industries.