McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-08


at Clarksdale, Miss, when they at
tempted to arrest him for the killing
of his wife.
!. e. Depont de Nemours & Co. have
filed incorporation papers with the
secretary of state of West Virginia.
They will expend half million dol
lars in purchasing land and will build
a powder factory.
Every male German, Turk and Aus
trian who has not been granted ex-
emption will be required to surrender
to the London police Austrians un-
der 81 and Germans under So will be
interned.
The police ut South Bend, Ind, be-
lieve that John McKinstry, 17-year-
old son OF DR.. William B. McKinsary,
who disappeared from his home
week ago, has been the victim of foul
play.
The United States government ac-
quired title, by default judgment, to
450 barrels of whisky and other liq-
uids seized recently at the Rush Dis
tilling company's plant at Fort Smith,
Ark. Under the law, the government
will sell the liquor at auction.
A semi-official statement denying
reports that Russia had asked the
Japs to send troops to Europe has
been issued.
Joe Cracraft, 25 years old, of Jack
son, Miss, accidentally killed himself
when he was trying to shoot an owl.
Gen. Carranza has issued strict or
ders against violation of neutrality
laws on the American border.
Gen. Alexander H. R. Won Kluck,
after period of recuperation in the
country, is now fully restored to
health and is living in his Berlin
home.
Distinguished clergymen Of the
Protestant Episcopal church from
many states participated in the conse-
Grafton services Of the Rev. DR..
Charles Clark Fiske as coadjutor
bishop Of the diocese OF central New
York.
Capt. Joseph Bernier, the Canadian
arctic explorer, has returned to Que
bee after a trip into the arctic during
which he discovered new land which
has been called Baffin island.
A runaway train of coal cars
crashed into a freight train at New
sans mine, 80 miles west of Peoria.
H., killing James 7. McNutt, brake
man.
President Wilson probably will not
call special session of the senate.
The Rev. Lawrence j. Parker died
while driving to country church 10
miles south Of Guthrie, Ok.
John T. Scott. director Of the fed
eral reserve bank in Dallas, assured a
committee Of the Southern Rice Grow.
ers' association that the bank regards
rice as a staple, palcing it in class
with cotton.
A new worlds record in egg-laying
was established when Lady Byzantine.
a white Leghorn. laid her 2S7th egg
in $50 days at the Delaware college,
Newark, Del.
-Four workmen were killed and half
a dozen or more were injured at Phoe-
nixville, Pa, when Reading railroad
passenger train ran into q score of
workmen In tunnel.
John Cameron Miller, Panama canal
employee, was arrested, charged with
being in collision with another man to
defraud the Colombian government by
raising the amount Of receipt Gov
ering payment on account of the trans
portation of mails.
Art Smith. aviator, Is believed by
officials Of the Illinois state fair to
have broken all existing records for
successive loops when he made II
complete perpendicular circles in one
flight.
s. l.. Reichert, treasurer fthe Du-
luth Street Railway company, was
robbed Of $1,000 in currency in First
National Banking building elevator at
Duluth, Wis.
President Wilson promised Senator
James of Kentucky to give his sup
port to former Representative STAN
ley, Democratic candidate for govern
or of Kentucky.
An explosion In an ammunition fac
tory at Wittenberg, Prussia, Aug. 23.
killed 242 workmen and injured many
others.
Four OF the sophomore class of the
Kentucky state university have been
expelled for alleged hazing in cutting
the, hair of freshmen.
James Rolph. Jr., was reelected as
mayor OF San Francisco. This Is the
second time he has been elected.
Two workmen were killed and three
others were burned when 2,40O
pounds of powder burned at the Has
kell powder works at Butler, N. j.
A desire TO emulate tho deeds CT
movie" actors caused two Moberly.
Mo, boys, Bruce HorEbcck ard Jack
Alexander, 10 years old to throw
switch in the railroad yards, result
ing IN the injury q live passengers.