The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-14
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In order that the policemen may
successfully shoot unmuzzled dogs on
the streets, the city commission OF
Jackson has bought shotgun Orders
have been given to muZzle all dogs
running at large.
Sheriff A. M. Smallwood, of Law
renee county, captured wildcat still
with its operator, Albert Bergob, and
800 gallons of beer. The still was
located near the Alabama line and is
reported to be an old stand.
William H. Gardner prominent bust
ness man Of Union City, and father of
Governor Gardner, of Missouri, died
at his home in that ety.
A unit of the Federal dye plant was
destroyed by fire at Kingsport. Loss
$4,000,
Lincoln Memorial hospital may be
purchased by an organization of Knox.
vile physicians and operated on even
a larger and more complete scale than
heretofore, according to DR.. w. S.
Nash, who is interested in the con.
summation of the enterprise.
Federal special agents in Memphis
began investigating the source of an
announcement of serial numbers be,
ing displayed in windows calling Ger,
tain men to army draft. The informa
ton came to Memphis over private ex.
change wires and from reports it was
general
The war department has instructed
the Fort Oglethorpe recruiting officers
to recruit no more men for field ar.
tillery, as that branch of service is up
to war strength. The information is
that the infantry still lacks $4,000 men.
The men enlisted in the field artillery
and not yet assigned will not be af
fected by this order.
The state board of medical ex-
aminers, in annual session in Nash
vile, adopted resolutions authorizing
its secretary to issue licensce to prac-
tice to those young medical students
who received their Doctors degree
this spring, but who have since en-
listed for service in the war. The
license is to be given without eXami
nation and upon application.
A board of examiners will be in SEES
sion in Paducah, KY, on July II and
10 to examine physicians who desire to
enter the medical reserve corps of the
United States army, Physicians in
western Kentucky, and West Tenn.
essee who want to serve i'll e me army
will be given the physical and mental
examinations. Every physician not
over IS years of age is eligible.
Cotton production this year was
forecast as 11,633,000 fye-hundred-
pound bales by the department of
agriculture recently, basing its esti-
mate on a condition of 70.3 percent of
normal on June %, and an area Of
34,600,O00 acres In cultivation on that
date. The acreage in Tennessee is
given at $4,000 and the condition at
70.
Laurence Faucet, who left Chatta-
nooga a year ago for London, England,
to do Y. M. CA. work at the front,
has enlisted in the English army and
is receiving his training at present in
the training camp. For the first four
months Mr.. Faucet vii serve as a
private soldier in the camp after which
he will graduate to the officers train.
, ing camp for three months training
| before gong to the regular army.
Adjutant-General Rogan received
notification from the war department
that the inspection officers for the Sec
| ond Tennessee would be sent to Tenn
essee when the regiment is recruited
General Rogan has asked that two
inspectors be designated, to begin the
work at Memphis and Bristol on July
IL, in order that the work may be
rushed to the earliest possible compile
ton.
An unusual situation presented it.
| self in Memphis, when an officer was
called to a residence to kill rabid
dog. 1t developed that the dog had
bitten a goat and a goose during the
day. When the officer entered the lot
the goat displayed a bad temper and
rushed at him. Three shots from a
pistol were necessary to dispatch the
animal A like fate was melted out to
the goose.
Prof. Harry Clark, Of the University
OF Tennessee, received a letter from
the Southeastern Passenger Associa
ton at Atlanta, Ga, stating that the
roads have issued special joint tariff
In behalf of the East Tennessee Edu
cational Association, which will NEE
the last week October Of this veal
at Knoxville The letter also states
the rates will be lower than those
| quoted last year.
Senator K D. Mcclellan, speaking II
the senate, deplored any effort by sen
ators to have accepted in the foot
control bill provision that would
shift responsibility to the Presi
dent. He told the senate IT had nj
right to shirk any responsibility. Mr.
| Mcclellan spoke for straieFiforf nro
hibition He declared that the liquor
lobby in Washington is the stronges
and most persistent that has ever beer
there.
When Congressman Cordell Hui
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