Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-08-31

flask of whiskey. If you say "Carranza'
you will get half pint of gin. The
discovery was made in Memphis
by a city detective who get the
secret from blind tiger patron. He
tried It on suspected bootlegger and,
finding 1t worked, arrested the man.
A. &. Quarles. of New York, presi-
dent and director Of the department
Of game breeding and preserving of
the American Game Protective Asso-
citation, will come to Tennessee Aug
ust 15 to confer with State Game and
Fish Warden w. D. Howser in regard
to the establishment of the state game
preserve.
Altogether 176 petitions for bank
ruptcy have been filed with the United
States District Court Clerk at Knox
vile during the past five and one-half
months. Many vocations are repre-
sented by the petitioners. A large
number of them are laborers, though
the list also includes merchants.
professional men, business men and
tillers Of the soil
A decree ordering the acceptance Of
the $4,000 compromise offer of the
directors of the Knoxville Bank and
Trust Company, covering the liabilities
Of the directors in connection with the
failure of this bank in 1912, was hand
ed down by Chancellor Wright at
Knoxville, who regarded this as the
best offer obtainable.
A committee of nine-three bishops,
three ministers and three laymen of
the M. e. Church, 'South-met at Tate
Springs and named a commission of
rs representative members of the de-
nomination to confer with similar
commission from the Methodist Epis-
copal Church to take up the question
q unity Of the two branches of Meth
odism.
4 Colonel J. Perry Fyffe, recruiting
officer for the new First Tennessee
Regiment, expects that the order of
mobilization would probably be re-
ceived this week. General Rogan has
recommended that the units of the
new regiment be modified at Fort
Oglethorpe on account of the superior
facilities for organization and train
ing afforded the troops.
r. A. Clifford, OF Chattanooga, has
received word of the death OF his
brother, CAPTAIN Bert Clifford, OF the
Second South African Infantry, British
army who fell July 10 while leading
q gallant charge on q German trench.
Captain Clifford was shot through the
head, and another bullet penetrated his
lungs. He died July 10 in a French
hospital ct R0uen.
J. Z. Andrews. president Of the Mem
phis Boaru ~ Health, has issued
strict order abolishing the old-fash-
ioned church communion cups. He
said so many persons slipping frcm
the same cup was . spreader Of DIS
ease, especially typhoid fever. He also
ordered the adjustment Of church
drinking cups and forced churches to
place individual ones In their places.
The supreme court handed down an
opinion removing ]. A. Reichman, Of
Memphis, az sheriff Of Shelby county,
under the custer act Of 1915. The de-
cision In the chancery court had bean
In favor Of Reichman. The principal
charge against the sheriff was failure
TO enforce the liquor laws. Reich,
man assumed ofice September /, 1914,
sor term Of two years.
Tennessee and Kentucky tobacco
irms have won another point for the
shipment of tobacco to Germany and
Austria, members of congress from
10th these states being advised by the
state department that the British
government will not disturb SHIPMENTS
II tobacco through the Netherlands
)versea trust which are necessary to
iii untitled contracts between Ameri-
,an firms and the Central powers.
: At q meeting in Nashville OF the
general committee working to secure
he $20.000,000 government nitrates
liant for Muscle Shoals, 1t was de-
'ided to invite Hudson Maxim, famous
inventor and Gen. Leonard Wood, of
he U. s. army, to visit Muscle Shoals
md give their opinions as to it's
latural advantages as site for such
plant as is proposed by the govern 4
nent.
The Tennessee Railroad Commission
las ordered the Louisville & Nashville
lailroad Company to appear before 1!
he commission August 25 and show
ause why it will not receive and
transport shipments Of stoves uncrated
q less than car lots. All other roads
Nashville, It is said, receive
ncrated stoves In less than car lot ]
hipments and transport them to des-
Ination. X
The number OF recruits enlisted at ,
amp Rye during July totaled 295, &C
ording to the report Of Lieutenant w. 1
!. Hodges, camp recruiting officer.
)uring the first ten days OF the pres
mt month 96 men have been recruited
Or the national guard. These men !
ONE from all over the state and are
ent in by the recruiting parties that \
ave been detailed to the larger cities
nd towns of Tennessee