The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-06-09

in Knoxville.
Rush Strong, who shot and killed
Sam Luttrell, wealthy young clubman
because, he alleged, Luttrell had
wronged his young wife, was found
guilty of voluntary manslaughter in
the Knoxville courts.
Announcement was authorized by
Prof. P. L. Harmed, of GAINESVILLE, who
is president of the state board of edu-
cation that the sum of $4,000 has been
allowed for improvements at the Agri-
cultural and Industrial State Normal
School for Negroes, located at Nash
vile. This is expected to double the
usefulness of the institution, already
doing work along industrial lines
that has met the approval OF the edu-
cational authorities of the state. Al
though the youngest state industrial
school established, the institution is
said to be one Of the best in the coun-
try.
The Torrens land title act of 1917
became effective June l. The posses.
sion of a Torrens title puts a per.
petual stop to all claimants as far as
the holder is concerned, and the suit
can only be brought against the state.
In thirty days from the date. the act
takes effect the chancellor is author.
lied to appoint one or more licensed
attorneys as legal advisers to the regis.
ter in matters pertaining to the act.
Examiners will be appointed in each
county to be paid in fees arising from
the operation of the act. The act is
not compulsory, but is left optional
with the holder of the land.
President Wilson has sent an order
to United States Marshal John r.
Thompson, at Knoxville, to commute to
one day the sentence of Pleas Inman,
who had been sentenced to forty-five
days in the Blount county Jail at
Maryville. The order is signed by the
president himself. 1t is document
of which the "moonshiner" may be
proud, especially so in view of the
fact that President Wilson put aside
war matters or international matters,
in which he has been deeply engrossed,
long enough to think Of a poor prisoner
down in East Tennessee whose life
was said to be gnawing away with the
dreaded white plague.
1t is regarded in Washington, D. C.
as distinctly probable that w. j. Oliver,
the Knoxville shell maker, will partic-
ipate in the division of a pretty slice
of Liberty bond proceeds by securing
q contract to manufacture many
thousands of shells for the American
army OF his Knoxville factory. Pro.
pesals have been opened, and as an
nounced, Mr.. divers bid was next to
the lowest. Mr.. Oliver has complied
with all requirements incident to his
bid, and prospects are bright for a
big portion of Uncle Sans war chest
to be opened in Knoxville. The con
tract will be the largest that the Civ
erEment will have awarded.
A strong denial has been made BY
]. I'll. Cradle, arrested in Nashville BY
government officials on the charge oil
offering immunity to young men be
tween the draft ages, that his work
had any connection with that of the
religious body of which he is a mem
Der. According to Cradle his work
was done as an individual without CO
operation or even the suggestion oil
any outside parties Federal officers
however, are not convinced thai
CRADLES plan Of promising immunity
to young men who would become mem
bers of his religious sect is not par
of a widespread propaganda and are
continuing their investigations of the
case.
An extensive issuance of fraudulent
certificates to practice medicine in
Tennessee,has been uncovered in Mem
phis by special Government agents
who have been investigating violations
of the Federal narcotic laws. The
scheme used to get these certificates
began when a certain physician ir
Memphis secured a good certificate
from the Tennessee State Board OF
Medical Examiners. His name was
removed with acids. Then a photo
graphic plate was made of the origi
nal. 1t was sent to a printing firm
In Atlanta where hundreds of the
fake" certificates were printed ant
later issued to doctors who under
them practiced medicine
The war department announces tina
vacancies in the officers trainin@
camps, resulting from the withdraw
of candidates for commission or fol
any other reason, will not be filled
A considerable number at each of tn,
thirteen camps have dropped out be
cause they proved unsuited to military
life and there has been a rush 0
applicants to fill the gaps. The depart
ment holds, however, that the frs
two weeks of the training course ar,
essential and will hold all applicant
UP for the second series of camps t
be started when the first series ha
completed its work. 1t is regarded a
too great handicap on the whole force
as well as on the individual, to hav
men enter now and attempt to catcl
up.
The second officers training cam
will open at TT. Oglethorpe Aug.
and end Nov. 26. The object of tn