McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-12-21
MAY Be FEDERAL
CONTROL OF MINES
FUEL ADMINISTRATOR MYER re.
TURNS FROM CONFERENCE
HELD IN WASHINGTON.
Operators Claim Agreements Entered
Into Before Enactment Of Fuel
Control Law Limit Amount
For General Public.

Into Before Enactment Of Fuel
Control Law Limit Amount
For General Public.
Nashville.-W. u. Myer, federal fuel
administrator, returned to Nashville
, from Washington, where he conferred
with the national fuel administration
In regard to the coal situation in this
state.
Mr.. Myer reports the work Of fuel
conservation in the country moving
| along satisfactorily In many ways,
| with the officials endeavoring to re-
move the remaining obstacles to fair
and equitable distribution of coal.
One great obstacle to prompt and
| fair distribution of coal Is the fact
that very large number Of coal mines
assert that contracts entered into
prior to the enactment of the fuel con-
| troll law require most of their output
| and leaves a very limited amount for
general public consumption The gov
eminent is now engaged In investigat.
ing all prior contracts and whether
they are enforceable by holders. After
] this investigation 1t will then be pos.
sible to more accurately determine
the amount of coal that will be avail.
able for the general public.
Current talk in Washington was to
the effect that government control of
| all railroads and coal mines Is immi.
nent and that this extraordinary step
may be taken. The government has
endeavored by every means and agen.
| cy at its command to make this step
unnecessary, but it Is meeting with
little success. Under government su.
| pervision 1t Is believed all present OBJ.
stacles to fuel control will be re-
moved.
French Officers Assist In Training.
Greenville, s. C.--Staff officers at
Camp Sewer are training the troops
In the method Of occupying their
trenches under fire. A battalion at
time Is given this training. The en-.
envy is assumed to be within 300 yards
Of their line. The problem involves re-
lieving sector Of trenches supposed
to be occupied by other friendly
forces. Both the night and day meth.
DDS are explained.
Each regiment is given four days at
this work, a battalion at time. The
work rs supervised by officers of di.
vision headquarters, assisted by off.
GERS Of the French armies now at
Camp SEWER.
Medical Exemption Boards.
ashville.-Members of the SO med.
ical boards of Tennessee, appoined by
President Wilson on the recommen.
dation Of Gov. Rye, were announced
by Major Rutledge Smith, chairman
of the state council Of national de-
Tense. These boards will make final
decisions on all claims for exemption
and appeals from the decision of the
physician member of the local exemp.
ton boards will be made to them by
both registrants and the local boards.
In other words, those SO boards have
the final determination Of the phys.
ical fitness of men who will be called
for service in the national army
camps.
Msatless and Wheatless Days.
Meatless and wheatless days were
adopted by the hotel and restaurant
men Of Nashville at called meeting
held in the assembly room of the Her.
| mitage hotel.
Practically every leading hotel, res.
taurant and club was represented at
the meeting, and the government plan
was adopted. Tuesday will be meat.
less day, to 60 into effect at once.
DR.. H. A. Morgan, federal food ad.
ministrator for Tennessee, was pre-
ent and addressed the meeting on
Food Conservation" giving many val
liable suggestions In conserving meat,
wheat and sugar, as we'll as other
| foods.
Reward Offered.
A reward Of 500 has been offered
by Gov. Rye for the arrest of Joseph
Cherry of Clay county, wanted on q
charge Of patricide. It is believed
Cherry is in hiding near the Tennes.
see-Kentucky line.
VIII Locate Demonstrators.
Selmer.--Leonard J. Kerr. McNairy
county farm demonstrator, returned
from Knoxville. where he attended the
annual meeting Of all the agents in
the state. Every county was repre-
scented. The agents heard reports and
received instructions regarding the
work planned for next year Mr.. Kerr
will devote his time for the next four
weeks In locating demonstrators. OF.
ganizing community clubs. agricul.
tural clubs and boys corn clubs.
Killed While Huntinp
Milan.-John Stone. aged 40 years,
prominent merchant, was accidentally
shot and killed while out rabbit hunt
ing. Accompanied by John Nevis and
William Cunningham, the latter boy
Of IA, Mr.. Stone had started out Tor
an afternoons sport. Young Gun.
ningham carried pump gun. A rab.
bit was flushed. and when the lad at.
tempted to shoot ne stumbled and fell.
The gun was accidentally discharged,
the contents entering Mr.. Stones
right thigh. severing the femoral ar.
terry.