The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-10
Uo.Operasien Of the Governor Of this

state child labor law, which becomes
effective September 1st, was requested
in joint letter sent by Secretaries
Wilson and Redfield, and Attorney
General Gregory, who are charged with
the duty of forming regulations for
the enforcement of the new law. A
similar appeal was made to the gov
ernors of all of the other states
John Ward, awaiting trial for the
alleged killing of Louis Hooker, Of
Baskerville, last September, was shot
and killed at the Courthouse In Mem.
phis by Thomas Hooker, brother of
Louis Hooker. Shooting took place at
the entrance to the Sheriff's Office and
only short distance from the Crimi.
nal Court room, where the trial was
/ to have started. Hooker surrendered.
| He declined to make a statement.
In the Tennessee house Of represent,
! atives bill was introduced which may
create commotion. The bill prohibits
any foreign or any alien, whether a
resident or nonresident Of Tennessee,
to take and hold real or personal prop
erty, either by purchase, descent or de-
wise or in any other manner. All
aliens, that is unnaturalized foreigners,
are required to dispose of all such porp.
erty within five years from the passage
| of the act.
Over $4,000 was lost within the year
near the community of Meadowville,
as result of the spread Of hog cholera,
according to DR.. c. Dillon White, hog
specialist of the State Department Of
Agriculture. Heretofore, carcasses Of
dead hogs have not been properly dis
posed Of This, together with lack
of sanitary measures on most farms,
has spread the disease to well hogs.
A complete change of hog-producing
methods is to be made by the COM
munity.
A homemade railroad that carries
silage from silo to feed box for the
the farm of w. J. Meadows, near
cambridge, one of the demonstrators
working with the county agent, D. c.
Helm. The railroad Is wooden one
similar to that used in planning mills
and quarries. It's use makes easy the
feeding of the dairy cows that would
otherwise be quite burdensome. Since
Mr.. Meadows found that he could not
do without silage he built the railroad.
Sixty department stores and other
mercantile establishments in Memphis
closed their doors as an answer to a
recently organized union of clerks
which demanded recognition and va
rious conditions. A minimum Of Sc a
week and pay for overtime are asked.
The Retailers Association announces
that the stores would temporarily be
closed ito prevent possible disorder"
and that regular pay would be given
to employees during the enforced idle
ness
When an express company in Evans
vile, Ind, refused to accept liquor
shipments into Tennessee because of
the bone dry" laws which went into
effect March 1, Judge Hosstetter con-
yened special session of the Superior
Court and enjoined the express COM
pany from refusing to accept the ship
ments. Dealers said that If the court
had waited for its regular session they
! would have been unable to get their
shipments into Tennessee before March
| l.
Charges made by Miss Frances Dona-
hew, of Coshocton, Ohio, to whom Rev.
/ c. E. Clark, pastor of Methodist
Church in Chattanooga, formerly was
engaged, formed a sensational part of
the testimony given before commit
tee of ministers investigating his con-
duct. At the conclusion of the hearing
16 charges, including dishonesty. un-
truhtfulness and immortality under the
laws Of the church were sustained
against the pastor and will go to the
! General Conference for final settle
ment. Meanwhile Clark is suspended
from all ministerial activity.
! Five Southern States, including Ten
nessee, are threatened with disastrous
banks in Eastern Tennessee, Southern
/ Georgia and Eastern Alabama, with
considerable property loss and hun
dreds homeless In Tennessee So far
no loss of life has been reported. Chat
tanooga and Knoxville are the cities
most directly threatened. Low lands
around the two Tennessee cities al
ready have been flooded, and in Chat
tanooga many residents have been
driven from their homes. Suburbs
of Knoxville are cut off by food wa
tiers.
The Federal Government levied on
all private properties of E. Gouge, a
wealthy Bristol distiller, including his
palatial residence The Government
alleges that Gouge has been guilty Of
fraudulent practices and that his short
age in account with the Government
amounts to $152,310. A bill for this
amount was presented for collection.
The Gouge distillery and stock have
been confscated. Gouge denies there
is any shortage, declaring he will fight
for exoneration in the Courts. Mrs.
Gouge protested bitterly against notice
being posted on the family residence,
claiming that the home was her indi.
vidual property.