McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-09-10


der company was due to accident, the
Acton, Mass, authorities have ceased
Investigations.
Robert Reid, young East st. Louis
an, is held In, default of $1,000 bond
on charge of taking watermelon
from freight car. If found guilty
he can be sent to federal prison.
Joy riders stole the automobile be-
longing to Abraham Tehlander of AS
saria, Kan, rode 1t around town and
abandoned 1t, but overlooked $500
Abraham had hidden in tail light.
Brigadier-General John ]. Pershing
has taken the bodies of his wife and
three little girls to Cheyenne, Wyo.,
for burial. They were recently burned
to death.
Eugene Gilbert, the French aviator
who recently escaped from Switzer-
land after being interned there, re-
. turned 70 70 Switzerland and gave MINI
self up by order of the French govern
mept.
A special grand jury has been con-
vened in Cobb County, Ca, to find
out the facts concerning the lynching
of Leo M. Frank.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw announces she
will make no defense in the divorce
suit recently filed by Harry X. Her
mother refuses to comment on the
case.
Three of the leading officials OF
Nashville, Tenn, are under arrest,
charged with stealing $4,000 of the
city's money. They are said to have
confessed.
A ruling of the Chicago school
board compels all teachers within
three months to sever all connection
IL any, with labor organizations of all
kinds.
Prof. Eugene Deforest is under ar
rest at Los Angeles charged with
posing as man for the last 25 years
He is woman, and has been married
as man and as a woman.
A scientific test for babies Is to be
one of the features of the Illinois
state fair this month.
English money is lower than al
any other period Of history.
BILLY" Sunday, the belligerent
William j. Bryan, the man of peace
and Nine. Schumann-Heink, the ra
diant, were the trio which drew 1900
persons to the Winona (Ind., Bible
conference.
Louisiana voters balloted Aug. 8.
on the question of calling constitu
tional convention. 1t was defeated.
The greatest favorable trade bal
ance since March 10 was shown b!
the statement OF week ending Aug. 30
The balance was $33,269.OS Exports
were $6O,311,7e4, and imports wer'
s27,O42,725.
The third division of the battleshil
fleet passed out to sea for target prac
tice off the Virginia capes.
To date 103 former enlisted mel
have joined the naval reserve estah
lished by act of congress approve,
March 8. 1916.
All members OF the coast guar,
along the gulf have been ordered t,
report at their stations for storm-sea
son service.
Farmer Carey Of Deep Creek, Va
complained to the commander of tn,
interned German cruiser Prinz Elite
Friedrich that three invasions of hi
watermelon patch by men OF tn
Eitel's crew had caused him 500
damages.
John d. Long, former secretary o
the navy and former governor OF Mas
sachusetts, is dead at his home II
Bingham, Mass,
Oil was found on the farm of r. W
Taylor at Brushy Mound, Ill., by drill
working for the Louis H. Miller Of
company.
John w. Brown of Danville, ILL.,, ha
received check from the British go,
eminent for $3.50 with instructions I
turn it over to his sons widow
Young Brown was killed in Flander
/ Antonio Flores, former president
Ecuador, is dead. Senior Flores wa
elected to the presidency of Ecuadc
In 1888 and served four years.
J Mrs. f. f. Wolfe of Portland, Ore
has not been kissed by her husban
for the last four years and wants
divorce.
George Williams, IS. an aeronau
was killed at Fort Wayne, Ind, whe
he Jumped out of his parachute.
]. w. Phillips, in charge Of the II
ney service at Muskogee, Ok. has q
vertised for young women to opera
all his cars.
Police are searchign for f. J. v;
Siclen of Yakima, WASH, who le
uome nine weeks ago to sign pape
that would permit the distribution
an estate of $4.000.0oO left by b
grandfather, Herbert Van siclen.