McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-04-07

river is open to navigation at this
point. The opening came two days
Ater than in 1915. (
Men of the Hungarian landsturm
born In 1868 and 1859, who hitherto
have been employed In making ma
terials Of war. are ordered to join the
army on April 8.
William G. McAdoo, American Sec
rotary of the treasury, will be official
ly guest of Chill during his visit
with the other members Of the Amer
lean delegation to the International
trade conference.
A total of 1888 recruits have been
added to the army In the last 10 days,
the war department announced.
Investigation In bituminous coal
rates from mines In Pennsylvania,
Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky
and Ohio to Lake Erie ports for trans
shipment was ordered for April "a.
.
Five men were killed an IL others
injured, some seriously, when boiler
exploded at the Manuel Riddle grist
mill on Peter creek, near Pikeville,
Ky.
Fire destroyed one-fourth OF the
buildings Of the Pennsylvania Manu-
featuring Co., at Wyandotte, a Detroit
suburb, causing a loss of 100000.
In retaliation for the attack on Ger
man camps by squadron of French
aeroplanes, seven German aviators
bombarded Saloniki from the air.
Loss estimated at more than
$780, 900 was caused at Houston, Tex,
by fire which started In the cotton
sheds Of the Missouri, Kansas & Tex
as railway and spread to dozen 9TH
er buildings and 40 freight cars.
A full state ticket will he nlaced in
the field by the Progressive party in
Missouri this year.
Silk Manufacturers association will
grant the demand of the workers for
q nine-hour day, effective April 8.
Ferro-manganese was sold recently
to Pittsburg steel manufacturer on
the basis of $1,000 ton. Before the
war it sold for s3s.
A rent-free apartment house for I'M
| married working women is provided
for in the will of Charles P. Webster.
dry goods merchant of New York,
who died March is, leaving an estate
exceeding 100000.
H. Ashton Ramsay, 81, chief engi-
neer OF the famous Confederate iron
clad Merrimac, and one Of the few
surviving members of her crew, Is
dead at Baltimore.
Burglars obtained stamps, checks
| and cash totaling about $500 from the
postoffice at Brown Branch, Mo-, &C.
cording to information received by
postoffice inspectors.
While raising the window of her
room, Mrs, r. e. Darrow, "a, Of De-
catur, Ill.,, fell through the window to
the pavement, 20 feet below, and was
killed.
The city council of Ell Paso, Tex,
passed an ordinance providing that
correspondents sending out Of the city
matter calculated to injure the gen
eral business reputation of Ell Paso
and known to be false" shall be fined
from $25 to 5000.
Freight rates from the United States
to Panama are increasing rapidly. The
| rate on cement has increased from
1920 per barrel to $1.55, which is
more than the value Of the cement.
/ lA0 pkOpOSC0 auFdnCC Ill Indl sc LUZ
the privilege of milling grain in tran
sit filed with the state public utilities
| commission by the Chicago. Peoria C
st. Louis railroad was suspended until
July rs by an order Of the commits
sion.
r. J. Andrews was elected mayor of
Sioux City, Ia, by majority of 1900
votes. A total of $3.50 ballots were
cast.
DR.. David De Ross, u, who went
through the Little Big Horn cam
paign, is dead at Wichita, Kan, from
a disease he contracted from two ar
row wounds which he received in his
right leg during the memorable fight
under Custer.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Bowes Sayre. She ia
the second granddaughter OF Presi
dent Wilson.
Two new superdreadnaughts have
been added to the French fleet. They
were named the France end the Paris
Thomas J. Pence, secretary Of the
Democratic national committee, il
dead at his home in Washington.
President and Mrs. Wilson attended
a ball and sale given in Washington
Wednesday night.
| The literacy test was kept In the
immigration bill by the house, by q
vote of 226 to 50.
Judge Jesse Edgington of the First
i criminal court and Affnrnau-Gnnpra]