The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-06-02


In order to ascertain if there had been
any discrimination, Senator John X.
Shields and Senator X. d. Mcclellan to-
gether called at the war department
and placed the matter before the
authorities. AS a result they have been
assured that there has been every eff
fort to escape the charge of favoritism.
One Red Cross training class is now
being conducted in Cleveland and two
others are in the process of organiza-
ton. 1t Is the purpose of these classes
to teach girls and young women and
have them ready to render first aid"
in any emergency. Should they be
needed in the service of their country
they will be ready and we'll equipped
for the duties which may befall them;
or should explosion, fire or accident
occur in Cleveland their trained hand
will be boon to the wounded
Ernest McCampbell, young farmer,
was killed by lightning and several
others injured by a cyclone that swept
SWeetwater valley The damage in
cluded destruction of several houses
and barns and killing of livestock.
Scores of persons. were rendered
homeless and loss estimated at $4,000
incurred when flames, famed by a
strong west wind wiped out two blocks
in South Memphis destroying the new
Mount Zion church eighteen houses
and damaging many others. All the
property was occupied by negroes.
Judge Martin Fleming announced
from the bench of the court that Chat
tanooga was going to be clean city
by July He said if anybody thought
they could get by with it, he wanted
them just to try. He declared that
he would play no favorites, that all
should be treated alike. This renewal
of promise to stop the liquor traffic
was called forth by the appearance of
tWenty-four liquor cases at the bar of
his court, nine for selling, six for pro-
curing, four for storing, and five for
transporting.
D. G. Waters, Cooke county
farmer, Is a patriot Of the first order.
He is a prosperous farmer and last fall
he stored mauy bushels of Irish pota-
toes. Recently buyer from the East
offered Waters $3.50 bushel for them.
He declined the offer. Then he mott
fled the neighborhoqd he had plenty
of Irish potatoes for seed and that if
any Of his neighbors did not have the
money to buy seed this spring he
would give them potatoes to plant with.
out making any charge. Now "pota-
to patches" are to be found everywhere
in the community.
1t became known in Washington
d. G. that unprecedented high prices of
G. that unprecedented high prices of
coal, charged in Knoxville, have come
under the scrutiny of the department
of justice, and that indictments may
follow. Messrs. Anderson, Childs and
Todd, assistants to the attorney gen
eral, have been investigating the food
and fuel prices in every city where
people have complained Since Knox
Vile has come to the attention of the
department, as one city suffering from
high prices, legal action may be taken
If an investigation justifies.
One company is being organized in
Memphis, with capital stock of 3d.
100000 for the purpose of developing
navigation ON the Mississippi River
and there are indications that other
corporations with the same object will
be organized within the next few
months. River men believe that be-
cause of the conoested condition of
railroads, river navigation will come
into its own. There is immense ton
age that might be moved by water
all the way from New Orleans to st.
Paul and along the tributaries of the
Mississippi, including the Ohio River
and the Mississippi River
The military spirit of Chattanooga
was given another boost when news
came from Washington outlining the
plans for the building of dormitories
and environments at Fort Oglethorpe to
house part of the conscript army. The
news from the capital states that these
dormitories will be occupied by 100000
to 100000 recruit soldiers, that it
would require 1000 car loads of brick
for construction, that temporary quar-
tiers would be built for the workmen,
estimated between four and five thou
sand. The dormitories will be 109x43
feet each, and VIII house an entire
company.
Six persons were killed. 80 injured,
two dangerously, and a number of
houses were blown down at Dyersburg
when tornado struck there Sunday.
The dead are: Mrs, e. D. Turner, Mrs.
G. B. Boswell, Mrs, Elco Baker and
three-day-old baby; R. E. Mooresacy
and daughter, Mabel. The tornado
struck the south end of the town, blow
ing down % houses, three of them
churches. According to a report from
Tiptonville, six negroes were killed and
about 20 persons injured. Many were
rendered homeless and property dam
age running into tha hundreds nf