The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-09-07

elected clerk of the committee to sue
coed his father, the late Joe j. lvins.
The position pays $4,000 per annum.
Fifty new homes are to be built in
Erwin by the Holston corporation.
These homes will all be of modern
type, and each will hove its individu-
ality. The officials and employees of
the pottery plant which is now being
built III Erwin, will occupy these
homes. Erwin is preparing to pave
her streets and has voted bonds for
high school building.
Esquire c. A. Shoun and Esquire
John W. Cate, justices of the peace
and members of the Bradley county
court. stand removed from Office and
disqualified for holding office for a
period of ten years. according to the
decision of Chancellor Foss H. Mercer
rs a result of the custer proceedings
brought against these and other men,
bers of the Bradley county court.
Attacking the constitutionality of
the states auto license lew, w. G.
j Cavett, an attorney of Memphis, ar
rested for violation of the law, has
prepared a test case. The attorneys
contend that the law is unconstitu-
tional in that the state has no more
legal right to levy a tax against
pleasure machine than it has to tax
buggies.
1t is estimated that between 800 and
500 members of the Tennessee Nation
al Guard modified at Camp Rye will
be affected by the order of the war
department releasing national guards
men who are students Of any univer-
sity or school. There are many Of
the members of the organizations who
! are in college and school, and a big
hole will be made in the ranks Of
Tenness ee's citizen soldiery by this
orded.
Three men, neither of whom have
a leg, all losing their limbs in rail-
way accidents, have brought out an
artificial limb company in Nashville
and will operate it in the future.
These men are Walter Herrin. Char
les Sirgon and w. A. Johnson. Ac-
cording to members of the firm, no
one will be employed in the establish
ment from Office boy to bookkeeT er
who has more than one leg.
Almost on the very spot where -
Soto stood When he first gaZed upon
the Father of Waters rests the east
ern pior of the great Harahan bridge
that spans the Mississippi river, con-
nectins Tennessee and Arkansas. The
bridge, with it's approaches, is three
miles long. has cost $S,O00,000 ard
will be fully completed this winter
and formally dedicated next April.
1t will have required three years and
a half TO build. In its construction
$4,000 tons of steel are used.
"Sheriffs of counties which do not
cooperate with the government Of
ficers to catch moonshiners or boot
leggers will be reported for possible
custer proceedings" stated United
States Deputy Internal Pevenue Col
lector Capt. w. NJ. Lafevers, of Knox
vile. The new law which now pro-
hibits he government officials from
employing aid to direct violators OF
the internal revenue law makes it a
great de al harder to catch the culprits
according to the veteran deputy col
hector.
Johnnie Green, Chattanooga aviator
won his case in the Chancery Court
at Cleveland. The bird man Ms
awarded all he sued for and did moi
have a cent of costs to pay. The de.
cree suggested that, in case Their
were not sufficient funds in the tx.
Echeuuer of the committee on amuse-
ment tat employed him and his all
craft f, : Fourth of July celebration
at Cleveland two years ago, they
should go to those who subscribe
funds for the purpose at that time q &c
raise the money due under the decree
of the court.
The current number of the Literary
Digest contains comprehensive arti
Gle on the matter of combating thf
great white plague in state prisons
in the United States, and is accom-
panied by>>three photographs of thu
Tennessee state prison hospital FOL
tuberGufar convicts. The article il
very complimentary in it's discussion
of the work that is being done at the
penitentiary. 1t pronounces the Ten
nessee rison one of the best eql ip
ped penal institutions in America fol
fighting tuberculosis, which is 81
prevalent in such institutions an
which has been the basis of one o.
the greatest problems now confront
ing prison authorities all over tht
world