McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-06-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK
FROM OVER WORLD.
HAPPENINGS IN OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
SHORT ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN

SHORT ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN
Weeks News COMBINATIONS Re-
viewed Without comment-All
Nations Find Somewhat to
Edify and Instruct.
Buildings covering three acres, 100
Red Cross motor ambulances and 200
army motor vans, all ready for deliv-
cry to the government, were de-
stroyed at London when the motor
works OF Brian, Hughes & Strachan
at Park Royal burned.
The total number of men for the
army and navy sanctioned by Eng
lish parliament for service so far in
the present war is 100000
The report that Capt. Thierichens
of the German cruiser Prinz Eitel
Friedrich has been arrested at Alge-
ciras for violating his internment pa
role was denied by the commandant
OF the Norfolk navy yard.
The American tank steamer Gulf
light, which was torpedoed by a Ger
man submarine off the Scilly islands
May and for damage to which the
German government has offered to
pay an indemnity, sailed from st.
Mary's for Rouen.
The honorary commercial commits
sioners of China came to Boston from
Providence with a program of four
days inspection and entertainment
before them.
Arthur G.. Hastings of Holyoke,
president of the American Writing Pa
per company Of Springfield, Mass,
oteid thot q uilCItClo AtCIi1IS WOulu
be held to consider plans for the re-
organization Of the company. The
company Is capitalized for $4,000, 900.
The National Wholesale Liquor
Dealers, in convention at Cincinnati,
selected st. Louis as their meeting
place for next years convention. All
officers were reelected.
Col. Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt
have gone to New Orleans. AS the
guests of John Parker, they will go to
Pass Christian, Miss, and from there
said on Parker's yacht for cruise
among the islands.
The Mississippi river is out of it's
banks north of Cairo, ILL.,, and thou
sands of acres of wheat and corn are
under water.
j. w. Griffin, president of the closed
Athens (Ga.) Trust and Banking COM
pany, was convicted by a jury in SUI
perior court in connection with the
failure of the institution.
Porter Charlton, the American &C.
cused of having murdered his wife in
Italy in June, 1870 was declared to
have been mentally responsible at the
time of his wife's death.
The village of Biwabik, Mimi, will
join the ranks of these range com.
munities that pay scent bounties on
rats, but will set a precedent in this
part of the country by paying a
bounty of cents for each English
sparrow.
The members of the reorganized
cabinet have decided to pool and di-
vide their salaries equally. The ag-
gregate Of the salaries is $424,625,
making the share of each $21,23O
Henry ]. Reese, chief of police of
Dickson City, Pa, was killed when he
stepped into the roadway to signal an
automobile exceeding the speed limit.
Earl Tucker shot and instantly
killed his father-in-law, Tom Ward at
Mason, Tenn.
The amalgamation of the various
organizations interested in the adj
vancement of safety first propaganda,
uniformity and efficiency was advo-
Gated at Atlantic City, N. j., by F. F.
Gaines of Savannah, president of the
American Railroad Master Mechanics
association.
The population of the city of Oma.
ha was increased by 27.50O when the
proposition of annexation carried at
a special election in Omaha, South
Omaha and Dundee by majority OF
8 to 1.
Trapped in an amusement device
known as the "Old Mill' at Rock
Springs Park, Chester, w. Va, five
children were burned, one mortally
before they were rescued.
The commission form of govern
ment was adopted for Ste. Augustine
Fla, at an election by a majority Of
IS out of total vote of s12.
The Louisiana senate passed Sc
ries of antitrust bills which had al
ready passed the house. One bill de
clares the business of refining sugar
is public utility.
Fire in the premises of the Johr