McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-03


against him or gather evidence in re-
buttal. The court sustained the SEN
tence.
What this country needs Is more
pennies, according to the treasury de-
partment. To this end the Philadel-
phia and San Francisco minis are
working "a hours a day and the Den
yer mint 16 hours day to turn them
out
Loss of part of the central Illinois
corn crop is now threatened through
an unprecedented shortage of farm
hands. The husking crews which
usually flock from Indiana, Kentucky
and southern Illinois into the corn
fields at harvest time are missing.
Students of the Atlanta (Ga.) school
for the deaf will receive military train,
ing. Commands will be conveyed by
signs.
Circuit Judge w. M. Reed called a
special session of the grand jury to
investigate the lynching Of two ne
groes in Paducah, Ky.
Detectives Finan and Reilly of New
York arrested James A. Brown, be-
heved to be one of the principals in
the blackmailing gang.
A German light cruiser has been tor
pedoed by a British submarine. The
cruiser remained afloat.
Sir Joseph Beecham, the patent
medicine manufacturer, was found
dead In his bed at Hampstead.
Eighteen men lost their lives in an
explosion in the Roden (Ala.) coal
mine.
Sixteen of the crew of the steamship
L. Edward Hines were drowned when
the vessel was sunk In the Caribbean
sea As miles east of Belize, British
Honduras.
It is reported that DR.. Bull has been
sentenced in Belgium to six years on
the charge of treason. DR.. Bull was
charged with having provided funds
for Miss Edith Cavell.
Fort Yellowstone army post has been
closed and the troops stationed there
ordered to the border.
Chief Of Police Charles C.. Healy of
Chicago was indicted by the October
grand jury on a charge of malfeas-
ance.
( A banquet was given in London for
the American commission for relief in
Belgium, in celebrating the second an
niversary of the beginning of the
work.
The Alaskan engineering commits
sion is now employing force Of 525
men and GA station men in the rejuve-
nation of the Alaska Northern railway.
Juarez reports that 500 Villistas en-
gagged 2,0e0 Carranzistas In battle near
chihuahua City and the de facto men
were utterly routed and their CON-
mander slain.
Panama canal authorities have just
completed and opened to public use
vast drydock at Balboa. The new dry
dock is 1000 feet long and ITO feet
wide.
Mr.. and Mrs. James s. Jones Of Blu
chanan county, Mo-. have been mar
ried II years.
The war department placed orders
for 120 aeroplanes.
Bayonne's stormy days are over.
The last of the strikers to hold out
returned to work and conditions are
again normal at all oil plants.
The U. s. treasury Conscience
fund" was enriched by a $1,000 con-
tribution from an unknown person in
New York City.
Diamonds worth $4,000 were stolen
from the Highland Park (nl.) home
of d. s. Pate while Mrs. Pate and her
maid were in the house.
All existing grain contracts In Mani
toba wheat have been aaken over by
the British government.
Officials Of the Centralia (Ok.) Ma
tional bank. robbed recently by four
men, say practically all the notes held
by the bank were taken.
The Chicago & Alton railroad gave
tc shop employees an advance in pay
which will amount to about $4,000
yearly.
Canadian Pacific trainmen from
coast to coast were ordered to strike
at p. m. next Wednesday. Trainmen
representatives say hope is held out
for settlement.
A hairpin famine has hit the United
States. The countries which have al
ways supplied the pins are keeping
all their wire at home for ammunition.
A courtmartial at Marseilles has
unanimously condemned to death for
spying Madam Gomeno Sanches. WIN