Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-01-12

the Nashville. Chattanooga and ~.
Louis Railroad and its employees was
undertaken Sundae hy G. ". HanFer,
Of the Feder-l BEARD Of Mediation ana
Cancellation. after President Pey'on
OF the Rail. sad, had agreed to the de-
mand OF u Brotherhoods OF hngl-
neers. Firenen, Conductors and Train
men for recognition Of a joint COMMIT
tee to discuss grievances.
A remarkable growth in the state
banks OF 7 nnessee Is shown by Dull
letin No. 6. Just issued by j. l.. Emer-
son, superb. tendent Of banks. Witnin
the last eighteen months the total re-
sources Of Tennessee state banks have
increased nearly s26 ,50O00o, and dur
inE the same time their deposits have
increased considerably over S22.5O0,oOV,
the savings deposits growing from
s21 900, 900 to the present figures OF
s27, 100000
Cincinnati Hall, a new 100000 ad-
ministration building TO be erected
with contributions from Cincinnati ana
Ohio donors, Is the latest Improvement
at Lincoln Memorial University at Har-
rogate. Announcement of plans for
the construction OF this building was
made upon the arrival OF party or
Cincinnatians. When completed. Gin
cinnati Hall will be the largest and
most impressable building OF the Ten
nessee institution.
The Chattanooga Council or women,
representing 5000 members OF city and
county women's clubs. adopted a verb
al resolution appealing TO the munich
pal commission to appoint a commit
tee. headed by the mayor, to procure
Irish potatoes FOR public distribution
at reasonable prices" Potatoes are
selling in that city at GO cents peck.
A committee of delegates to the Coun-
eli OF Women was instructed to make
, an investigation o; local food prices.
The Chamber of Commerce and the
City Board OF Commissioners OF Cnat-
tanooga have had under consideration
for several months the matter OF build
ing a new wharf. and 1t was an
nounced that no action would be taken
until the matter OF locating the govern
ment nitrate plant had been dehnifeiy
decided. The committee states that II
the nitrate plant is located at muscle
Shoals that a much larger wharf VIII
he needed, as the freight shipments
there will be much larger.
A Jury in th. Federal Court at Mem
phis returned verdict OF tuilty
against George s. Scruggs. who mad
been indicted on a perjury charge In
connection with the filing OF bank
ruptcy petition IN 1913. His defens3
was insanity. He claimed thet In 1913
he went to Allensville, KY. and paid
$1,000 to the widow OF j. ID. Boyd as
a settlement, after Scruggs' brother
had killed Boyd. The government pro
! duced Boyd In court along with MS
wife. ass
A plan has been developed for restor-
Ing the defrnct Dayton Coal q Iron
Company's plant to operation. nppli'
cation has been filed with the Rhes
County registrar for charter ii.ccr'
porstins the Dayton Iron Company.
the capital stock to be $5o0.0oo. N. N.
Allison. John Stahmaier, L. B. Thorn
asssn ana ]. ]. Lynch, Of Chattanoosa.
and A. p. Hsssard. OF Dayton, were
named as incorporators. Judge All.
SON sa.d the company was to be formed
for the purpose Of submitting bid Tor
the Dayton Coal q Iron property.
The Bristol city commission has no
tilted the mail order liquor houses In
that city that they WIN be requires
TO pay an id valorem tax In addition
the shippers will be required to pay
the state, county and city license TAI.
The intsrstate shippers are having
large business, despite the fact that
80 per cent Of the volume OF their bust
ness Ia dene in quart shipments. one
of the shippers is shipping. eight hun
dred average daily In addition to the
galion shipments to South Carolina
and o4Asr states that permit larger
possible strike.
REPRESENTATIVE JEFF McLemore, OF
Texas, representing the state ct large.
will b married December 81 to Miss
Mae Clarke. Of Galveston, a sweetheart
OF thirteen years. McLemore moved
70 that state from Tennessee and for
several years was a cowboy on the
Texas plains, after which he went TO
Colorado and became q miner. Later
he was miner In Mexico. As q mem
Der OF the Texas Legislature In 1859 hs
became famous over the state - az
thor Of q bill to tax bachelors He
| will net state his age. merely saying
he was born Friday. March IL. "on .
stormy Night in TENNESSEE"
The two jcoal-carrying railroads e.
teriag Chattanooga are practically
closed to shipments Of that commodity
! into the city. and this action. has
) brought to q focus the acute. probes
| OF fuel supply and threatens to work
severe Inconvenience, and peesisly
suGeriag. It Is certain that unless
conditions are changed, the end OF
| December will find the city In very.
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