The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-06-23
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state penitentiary, made his escape
while being taken to the prison farm
with other inmates. Thomas was serY-
ing a life sentence for murder com
mitted in Knox county in 1911.
Wheat yield in Knox county as a
whole will be about twenty-five or
thirty per cent better than wa estl
mated about four months ago, accord
ing to A. Jesse Vinegar, Knox oyntg
farm agent.
In order to prepare for the number
of practical courses which the govern.
ment and Red Cross have been calling
the faculty of Peabody college, Nasfi
vile, is to be materially inc assg
within short time.
The only case of evasion of registra.
ton that has come to the attention a9
the Nashville authorities, is that
West Alternately, young negro, VII
was taken into custody by police ana
federal authorities and held to the fed
eral grand jury under $4,000 bond,
Fireman Dorse Moore, viii Darden.
Ollie C. Herndon, James Bird, of Lex
ington, and Bugler Kennie Houston,
of Parsons, went as recruits from the
service of the Nashville, Chattanooga 6
st. Louis railroad to do service in
France pulling trains, which are q
convey troops about in that country.
II. NJ Templeton, Winchester, sold
400 bales of cotton. The purchaser ini
dicated that this shipment was to be
sent abroad. The route, port and desj
tination, of course, cannot be mad&
known, but it is for the allies. Mr.;
Templeton received $46,620 for the
shipment.
Sam p. Robinson, IS years oid5
walked from point in Sumner couuE
ty, 100 miles, to Cookeville that hs
might enlist as private soldier in thA
regular army. He was accepted and
left at once for Nashville to be mus
tered into the service and receive his
military assignment.
The board of trustees of the Uniyers
sity of the South at meeting In SCI
vance, reelected Right Rev. Thonaa
w. Gailor, bishop of the diocese AZ
Tennessee, as chancellor of the uniyeF,
sity for a term of six years. The pres.
ent faculties of the theological and aea.
demic departments will hold over.
The United States civil service cont
mission announces a series of COM.
petitive examinations to be held ih
Knoxville during the latter part II
June and July. All kinds of laboli
tory assistants, mechanics. englneet
etc, offering a field Of opportunity
college trained and practical ra.sss
ages and experience.
Wage increases affecting the man.
tenance of way forces and employees
of the shops of the Nashville, Chatd.
nooga and ST. Louis Railroad were ali.
nounced by President John H. Pey
The increase will add about $500000
annually to he pay roll The increase
to ship forces also includes an eight.
hour day.
To be a successful member OF a Boys
Corn Club, raise lot of fine seed corn
sell the corn for good price to far
ers, encouraging the growing of bettaI
corn, and then with the proceeds pur
chase a Liberty Bond and contributf
again toward the success of the coun
try in its, war with absolutism and
kaiserism, is the accomplishment 0i
, Harold Leftwich, of Hampshire.
The war department has approved
the plan of raising another infantry
eral Chas. B. Rogan is slated for thu
colonelcy and James A. Gleason ,C
Knoxville, lieutenant colonel. 1t is ex
pected that recruiting will begin d
once in order to have the regiment
which will be known as the Secont
Tennessee Infantry, mustered int
federal service July 25
Subscriptions are being taken amSni
the deaf of Knoxville and other lal,g,
cities of the state to raise fund shift
Gent to purchase and equip a mdto
ambulance for Red Cross service. II
France. The ambulance will be uafi
for by money contributed only by dea
persons, who have taken this methol
of partly recompensing for their Ina
bility to render active service to thei
country on the battlefield
]. R. Bass, of Nashville, was eleetel
t president of the National Travellers
$ Protective association at the annua
J meeting in Savannah, Ca Mr. pass
choice was by unanimous vote, ali b
was unopposed SO great is his Iopu
larity in the organization. Hei2ha
. served for the past year as a meInbe
of the national board of directors, an
year previous he was president Q
the state organization.
The thousands of CANNES In Men
phis, from the fluffy little ''pompon t
the huge mastiff, inclusive are due T
spend the next ninety days at the en-
|, OF chain and wear muZzles ever
time they appear on the streets unies
their owners care to encounter q stat
law which provides fine OF not les
han $40 nor more than $500, or IN
priscnaent in the county jail for fhre
months, or both.
The presentation of q purse Of golf