The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-01

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| aged 10, pretty Chattanooga nurse,
exchanged wedding VOWS with him.
Harold Ruel catcher for the Mem
! phis League club, was sold to the
| New York Americans for fall delivery
! for $4,000. He has been with Mem
| phis two years, coming from the ST.
Louis Americans.
A friendship that began when both
/ were students in the Southwestern
Presbyterian University in Clarks-
vile is responsible for the selection of
| W. L. Fierson, of Chattanooga, by
Acknowledgement Gregory as his chief
assistant. The friendship has con-
tinued all these years, and when Gen
eral Gregory desired an able assistant
to succeed Marvin Underwood, of Ala
bama, he asked Mr. Fierson to take
the place. He will enter upon his
duties in Washington September /.
Col. Charles B. Rogan of THE Sec
ond Tennessee Regiment announced
that he had received authority to re-
cruit able-bodied men for the Second
Tennessee. He stated that drafted
men whose numbers had not been
posted could enlist at this time and
thereby go with those they knew and
under the volunteer system. The men
most needed now for this regiment
are soldiers for the infantry, sad
dlers, blacksmiths, cooks, and harness
makers.
Gov. Rye announced the appoint
ment of the blind commission created
by the last Legislature. The commits
sion will have charge of the vocational
school for the training of the blind
that was provided in the act that
passed the last Legislature. At that
time Miss Josephine Crisler, of Mem
phis, went to Nashville and worked
increasingly for the passage of the
bill. She was appointed to repre-
sent West Tennessee on the commits
sion.
The handsome new structure for
Sullins college, at Bristol which is
one Of the best in the south, is now
nearing completion, and this new
school for girls will open on schedule
time, on Sept. 25. DR.. w. e. Martin,
president of the school, has shown
wonderful enterprise and energy, and
it is through his personal efforts that
this magnificent building, costing
probably more than one hundred
thousand dollars, has been built from
the foundation within four months.
The manufactures throughout the
state are making preparations to ad-
here to the child labor law, both of
the state and nation, which becomes
effective Sept. l. This law is one
of the most rigid which the United
States government has ever enacted
with regard to child labor-so rigid,
in fact, that large number of manu-.
facturers throughout the state are
making preparations to release all of
their employees under 16 years of age
on Sept /.
Fast steamers between Cincinnati
and Memphis could be used in express
service and be a great aid to shippers
in these days of car shortage, accord
ing to express company officials. One
boat week which would make the
trip in three days would prove a big
help to the rail carriers. it is said.
Steamboats, of the old Memphis and
Cincinnati Packet Company made the
trip in three days, and officials Of ex-
press companies expect to take I'D the
question of river transportation in the
near future.
More than 100 light vein coal mines
in the Tennessee-Kehtucky field may,
not resume operations, until the wage
scale of miners and price of mine
supplies is reduced, says an official
of the Southern Appalachian Coal
Operators, association Retail depart.
ments of operators in Knoxville and
cities,w also be obliged to close due
to President Wilson having fixed the
I. o. b. mines prices on coal. Some
retail dealers also may go out of bust
ness, if the price they can charge is |
very much decreased by President
Wilson, say operators.
There are in the Tennessee Chill
dren's Home Society, Nashville. over
thirty attractive, bright, healthy chill.
dren ranging in age from tiny infants
up to seven years of age, who have as
bright prospect by nature as any
child that can be found. Their only
need Is home training and environ
ments to complete their lives of use-
fulness as citizens An appeal is be-
ing made to the childless homes in
tennessee to take one of these little
ones on trial, If it does not meet the
requirements of the home it can be
returned to the society.
The largest number of medical off,
GERS and enlisted men assembled in
the history of the United States took
place In great review of United
States troops at Fort Oglethorpe last
week. There were 400 men assem-
bled there in uniform and they were
reviewed by Col. Page, accompanied
by his staff. The assembly included
all the medical officers and enlisted
men of the various national guard and
national army units now undergoing
training at Fort Oglethorpe, and
marked the closing of the first train
ing camp and the opening of the
second.