Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-12-20

or more years fell in this section. II
measured from 10 to IA inches.
Union City.-An members of the
bar have been sworn in to assist the
local draft board in its work.
Friendship.-Friendship banks in
their statement show deposits of near
ly a quarter of a million dollars.
Chattanooga. traffic on
many lines in Chattanooga was de-
moralized by the heavy snowfall
Glcason.-Five Of Gleason's young
men enlisted in the army and are now
at jefferson Barracks, st. Louis, Mo.
Decentralization women perfected
an organization to conduct a campaign
to raise $1,000 for the Y. w. C. A war
fund.
Milan.-Gibson County ginned to
Nov. IA, 9.5SS bales Of cotton the pre-
sent season, against 21,047 bales dur
ing the same period in 1916.
Chattanocga.-T has been
rush at the recruiting offices during
the past few days by young men anx-
ious to get into the army and navy.
! Chattanooga.-The Southeastern Vet
Urinary Medical Association convention
will meet in Chattanooga Dec. 1928,
when delegates will be in attendance
from various sections of the country.
Memphis.-The Y. w. c. A. inau-
gurated the Memphis campaign for
its share of $4,000 of the $4000,00O
war relief fund at a meeting held at
the Business and Professional Wom-
ems club.
Knoxville-Trials of Mayor McMil-
Ian and Commissioner Flennfken on
merits of custer charges filed againsse
them by attorney general of Tennaea
see, Frank NJ, Thompson, will begin il
circuit court here Dec, &C..
Chattanooga-Bil Sunday, the evan
gelist, now conducting revival in At
lanta, has consented to come to Chat
tanooga for a campaign, provided the
business men and preachers will COM
ply with his requirements.
observation-disclosures Claude Albert
Baker, killed in seaplane accident in
the war zone, according to report OF
Admiral Sims to the navy department
was Knoxville boy He enlisted at
Nashville in December, 1916.
Knoxville.-Among three men that
the Episcopal Church in the United
States is sending to do religious work
among the soldiers at San Antonio is
Rev. Dwight Cameron, rector of the
Church of the Epiphany of this city.
Memphis Hotel Day" was observ-
ed by members of the Tennessee Anti
tuberculosis association, when COM
mittees from the association sold hun
dreds of Red Cross stamps, in the ho-
tells and restaurants for the benefit
OF this organization.
Washington.-An increase of 10
cents a ton in coal prices in Middle
Tennessee was announced by the fuel
administration. This gives the central
field the same price as the eastern
district. The raise applies to the coun-
ties of Bledsoe, Grundy and White.
The new prices are: Run of mine,
$2.4O; prepared sizes, $2.65; slack,
s215.
Somerville-T public square in
this city was the scene of a most I'M
usual event here when by order of
County Judge w. G. Shelton about 115
quarts of Yellow Stone, Old Cascade.
port wine, beer, etc, were confiscated
and, bottle by bottle, broken over the
window sill of the judges office in the
courthouse while hundreds of specta-
tors looked on from outside the build
ing.
Jackson-Due to the fact that the
supply of coal in the hands of the city
for municipal use is not excessive and
the city commission has passed reso-
luton providing that street lights
shall be cut off at IL p. m Coal AID.
ministrator Taylor is endeavoring to
be foresighted in the matter of coal
conservation and Is urging the people
to be careful in consumption of fuel.
Memphis.-This city may become
one of the points in the south where
small ships and barges will be coa-
structed for the government as re.
suit of the federal shipping board in
Washington setting aside an appro-
priation of S4,3G0,O00 to be used in the
construction of barges and tugboats
for use on the Mississippi river to re.
lieve the heavy railroad traffic. The
money, reads the telegram from Wash.
ington, will be expended under the
Joint supervision of the emergency
fleet corporation and the chief engi.
neer's office OF the army.