The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-28
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All Tennessee trooSs will be placed
! III division of the southeastern de-
partment, commandedlby Gen, Leonard
Wood. The division %ill be composed
OF Tennessee, North hnd South Caro-
lima regiments. Division headquarters
Will be in one of these states.
The American Red Gross has inau-
gurated campaign in Knoxville to get
5000 new members. Chairmen have
been appointed in each ward to direct
the campaign A systematic canvass
from house to house and office to office
is being conducted.
The bone dry" law twas held con-
stitutional by CriminalJudge T. A. R,
Nelson in Knoxville. The ruling was
in connection with thb case of the
state against Charles Perry, charged
with the removal of twhiskey from
one point to another within the juris-
diction of the court
John Reyinsky, under life sentence
for murder of Mae Goodwin at her
Memphis hone year hgo, and who
was heldin the county jail in Memphis
pending an appeal in his case, with
five other prisoners esc}ped recently
by prying open a lock and climbing
through hole in the roSf,
Believing that food preparedness is
thp most vital nroh1nna IF the nation
Governor Rye has telegAphed Presi-
dent Wilson urging that fegislation as
war measure should bd enacted to
prevent the annual waste of $780,
100000 of grains that 3re annually
turned into intoxicating liquors..
National guard recruiting in Chatta-
nooga must be suspended Until the war
department gives authority for Com
pany X to be raised to wlr strength,
or permits additional units ito be from
ed there. Chattanooga has done its
part so far, and more, fox there's a
waiting list of twenty-five men who
want to join Troop B.
Adjt Gen Charles r. RogAn received
his commission from President Will
son as major on the fetiredlist OF the
regular army. Gen. Rogan has been
on the retired list as captain and
vacancy occurring in the rank OF
major, the president prompted him.
Mai. Rogan received many dongratula-
tons at his home in Nashville
Work on the Dixie highway at Cum
berland Gap would have tsgun last
week, but the quarry men, as we'll as
the teamsters, asked for an increase
in wages. The road commissioners
stated that they could not saiford to
allow the men more at tbis time.
There is talk of getting statS conyicts
to finish the work.
In an appeal addressed to presiding
elders. pastors and naatnz the
Methodist Episcopal Church. South,
Bishop w. B. Murray, of Memphis. de
clares it is the sacred andiITeligious
duty" of every person to grow food.
stuffs for at least one other beside
himself, and asks that the churches
and Sunday schools appoint necessary
committees to see that this ID done.
Chattanooga cobblers are enjoying a
thriving business these days Jas re-
suit of the high cost of shoes Never
before some of them declare, have
so many repair jobs been brought to
their shops as during the past few
weeks. Shoes more or less IN times
past without even second thought
to give way to new are now being
turned over to the cobbler I'd be put
into condition for still further use.
The celebrated Coca Cola Ease, sci
for retrial in the federal courtAat Chat
tanooga has been postponed. The
case was tried several years ago, with
Judge z. T. Sanford on the bench
and the company won. The supreme
court remanded it for newltrial on
| appeal. The case was holly cbntested
! and quite large number of food ex
perts, including DR.. Harvey Wiley
were called as witnesses.
Sam Cole, of Newbern, who is Said
! to be the best-known hog rhiser OF
West Tennessee, has about mo head
of registered Poland China hops on
his farm, and ten Jersey cows, which
cost him $3.50 Mr.. Cole feeds his pigs
milk to escape the cost of high priced
corn. His hogs are valued at more
than two thousand dollars. The ten
brood sows on his farm win net 5000
pounds
An inventory of food stocks, stock
feeds and drugs in the central south
ern states will be taken at once by
committees named at the Memphis
meeting of the Association Of Food
Feed and Drug officials of the centraI
southern states 1t is expected it will
take ten days or two weeks 10 com
plete the work and the detailed re
ports will be placed at the disposal
of the federal government.
Nashville suffragists offered theil
services in assisting the ayallrecruit
ing officer in securing men for the
navy Committees have been appoint
led and Assigned to duty. 1t has beer
arranged to teach women MOTORING
and automobile work there that the,
may be available for such service
when the men have gone to war. The
ladies also will knit mufflers, sweaters
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