The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-05

err" enlisted in the reserve aviation
corps of the United States army at
the Memphis training camp.
Enthusiastic and profitable mass
meetings were held in McMinn county
In the interest of larger crops. In
different communities the farmers are
responding to the call and large num-
bers are meeting and discussing the
situation. The series of rallies are
under the direction of the division
of extension of the University of
Tennessee, with Prof. R. D. Boyers, in
charge.
The INTENTIONAL school debates vii,
be held Friday evening, May 4, by the
three State Normal schools. The
East Tennessee school will meet repre-
sentatives of the Middle Tennessee
school at Johnson City, and of the
West Tennessee school at Memphis.
The question for debate is" Resolved,
That Tennessee Should Furnish Text
books Without Cost to Parent or
Child for the Use of Children Attend
ing all Public Schools in the State
A number of students in the East
Tennessee State normal school, John
son City, are taking advantage of the
authority given by the State Board of
Education to withdraw from school for
the remainder of this term and engage
in farm work. Many of the students
have become members of the Red
Cross and large class of young wo.
men are receiving instruction in first
aid to the injured under Red Cross
direction.
A spirit of patriotism that was
stronger than home ties prompted Mrs.
to bring her three sons to Memphis
and offer them and herself to Uncle
Sam. Luther See, 20, and Martin K.
See, IS, were accepted by the recruit.
ing officers and will be sent to Nash.
VILE Mrs. See was enrolled as a re
serve yeoman, subject to call, and the
other son, Ernest See, was rejected be.
cause of his age,
John Smith, farmer of near Treze.
, want, plowed up a gold watch in his
field that was lost during crop season
last year, and when he began to wind
the watch it started running and is
still. running as though it had not
been covered beneath, the sod for
about twelve months. Mr.. Smith lost
the watch last year and made an eff.
+, fort to recover it, but failed, and in
preparing the same land for planting
this week plowed up the treasure. 4
Organization of every county in
East Tennessee for greater produc-
ton of food staples, details of the or
| gates from East Tennessee counties,
not only in organization, but in carry
ing the messages of the crisis which
Che United States is facing and in
THAT and when to plant, the best
ass for cultivation and conserva-
] gion were some of the things accom-
8plished at a meeting of the Board of
/ Commerce in Knoxville.
| 1.-THE twenty-seventh annual reunion
| of the survivors of the Confederacy,
! which is to be held in Washington
! during the week of June 4th, will be
! a splendid demonstration to the world
/ Of a united America" Col. Robert
/ N. Harper, chairman of the executive
committee of the reunion, thus indi-
/ Gated the general character of the
reunion for which he and his commit
tee are completing arrangements. The
reunion will be truly national in it's
scope.
Five expert appraisers, who will ex-
anime all land collateral offered on
loans sought from the Federal Farm
Loan Bank in Louisville, KY, held
their first conference with officers
and directors of the bank. Pre- IL
| dent Walter Howell stated that nu-
merous farm loan associations are
now in process of organization, as pro-
vided by law, and that as soon as
these are completed and applications
made for loans the inspectors will be
i put to work
Mayor Littleton, of Chattanooga, sus
/ pended City Court Clerk William Stat
ford and Poundkeeper Andrew Smith
charging Stafford with failure to ac
/ count for large sums collected in the
City Court from forfeitures and cash
i bonds and also for the alleged opera
ton of place known as Luna Park
where liquors were said to have beer
sold in violation of law. Smith, it is
alleged, was the operator of Luna
! Park, and conducted the placein viola
ton of law with the connivance and
!, consent of Stafford.
Senator K. d. Mcclellan delivered
, one of the most forceful arguments
that has been heard on the floor. OF
the United States Senate since the de
bate began on the administration bill
for, compulsory service. He admitted
in the outset that he was new hand
in the senate but demonstrated, as
! Senator Brady remarked, that he was
} not new hand at the business. In
, stead of universal liability" to mill
tary service Senator Mcclellan con
i tended that the bill opens the way fol
I "the greatest Partially and favorit