The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-01
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Sewer the latter part of this week
according to armour cement 1of Major
Alex c. Doyle, constructing quarter
master, who said he would at once
notify Brig. Gen. L. D. Tyson that the
camp site is in readiness.
1t is said that tents in large quan
titles are being brought into the Ken
| tucky-Tennessee coal fields for use o.
striking miners, in the event com
pany houses become unavailable. Thus
far no report has been received Of
miners being disturbed in the occu
pancy of houses at any of the plants
affected by the strike. -sa
Arnold Henkel, a German army Of
ficer who sawed his way outof prison
at Fort Oglethorpe, was captured by
farmer near Chattanooga Henkel
approached the farmers home and
asked for something to eat He was
recognized and when he resisted ar
rest he was shot, receiving flesh
! wound.
Prices for bituminous coal at the
mines, as formulated Professionally by
President Wilson are as follows:
Tennessee EAST Run of mine $3.50;
prepared sizes $255 and slack $2.O5
For Tennessee Jellico, Run of mine
$24O; prepared sizes s2.65 and slack
$215. Prices are on t. 0. b. mine
| basis for tons of 1000 pounds.
Two young Hawaiians, belonging to
a vaudeville show, applied to one of
the exemption boards in Chattanooga
asking permission to be examined for
the army. They registered in New
York and expressed a WILLINGNESS to
stand the examination in Chattanooga
and go to the army without claiming
exemption.
Harry Litty labor leader, became
mayor of Memphis, in succession to
T. c. Ashcroft, who resigned, and
against whom custer proceedings are
pending Chief of Police William J.
Hayes also resigned. Ashcroft's re.
moval was sought on the charge of
failure to enforce the prohibition and
other laws.
The catalogue Bulletin Of the East
Normal School shows that there were
enrolled for the year 1867 in all
departments, 1910 students. Of this
number 1,O16 were in normal courses
and 224 were pupils in the observa.
kfAT1 nd Otino A{oI
enrolment during the regular terms
was 56S, and during the. summer
terms COZ.
John R. Bender, atheletic coach.
University of Tennessee. popularity
known as Big Chief, has been asked
by the Government ia aceaaf the posi-.
ton of Director of Atale at one
Of the big army camps, d ably John
Sewer Camp Columbia, a., and has
already conferred witt President
Brown Ayers, of the University OF
Tennessee, regarding the request.
Emphasizing the part that agricul-
ture is to play in the winning Of the
war, and urging the farmers through
out the territory to produce a larger
acreage of food crops next year, meet
ings were held at four of the demon.
stration farms of the N, G.. & st. l..
Railway, at which leaders in farming
operations in Tennessee and Ken.
lucky were present and addressed the
farmers.
Increased production of cattle, sheep
and hogs Is vital to save the world
from meat famine and the Govern.
ment through the Food Administra-
ton, announced broad policy for
increasing the herds in this country.
To get the scheme under way Live
Stock Committee was announced
which includes the name Of TAFT But
Ter, of Memphis, as the Tennessee
representative. M
Pride is felt in Nashville. that
Vanderbilt University was well rep.
resented in majority of the recent
training camps for reserve officers in
different sections of the country. More
than rs Vanderbilt men are com.
missioned at Fort Oglethorpe, approx,
mately rs at Fort MCPHERSON and
several are known to have received
commissions at Fort Logan III. Roots.
Fort Leon Springs, Fort Riley, Fort
Benjamin Harrison and Fort Myer.
Judge ]. NJ. Dickinson will not be
commissioned judge advocate of the
national guard of Tennessee with the
rank of major General Crowder, pro
vost marshal, has advised that Judge
Dickinson, while a distinguished law
yer and desirable for such position
is not regarded as tstrickly Tennes
sean For this reason the position will
go to some other man. Judge Dickin
son, since secretary of war, has lived
much of his time in Chicago.
An injunction against Sunday base.
ball games in Nashville, sought by
the State Attorney General on orders
from Governor Rye, was refused by
Special Judge R. E. Blake in the Cir
cult Court in Nashville. A temporary
injunction had been refused by Judge
Thomas E. Matthews of the Circuit
Court after he visited the ball park
one Sunday and concluded the game
was not a public nuisance as was
claimed.
No municipal market ever started
under more favorable auspices and
with greater promise Of success than