The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-26

state Prof, Jones takes the place q
DR., ]. W. Rhea. of Memphis, deceased
The blue law" move for CIeyelan,
received a Knockout blow at the hand
OF the city council at the regular meet
ing for the month of May. A petition
signed by more than forty citizen.
was presented. to the board OF mayol
and aldermen, praying that the Sun
day closing law be put in full force
and effect in that city. The member.
OF the city council were unanimous
In tabling the petition.
Leading jewelry establishments OF
Memphis, together with many other
business houses, began closing at {
p. m. last week and will continue to
close at that hour until September is
The retail jewelers. adopted the early
closing plan in order that proprietors
clerks and employees may devote an
hourpor two each night to war gar.
dens." On Saturday many places of
business close at / D. m.
4 An organization of junior marine
and naval scouts will be organized in
Knoxville by w. C. Hunter, physical
director of the Central Y. M. G. A.
1t will be similar to the Boy Scout or
ganization. The spirit of patriotism
will be instilled into the members of
the organization and they will be
given military knowledge which will
be valuable to them when the time
comes that their services are needed
Under plan of the war department
to issue an order within the next ten
days establishing a negro officers
training camp to accommodate 5000
negros who are to command negro
regiments, Tennessees quota of officers
Will be 300; Mississippi, $50; Ar.
kansas, 200; Alabama, 200. Entirely
new regulations will be issued govern.
Ing the camps. :, The plans are to have
1t in the central west.
Major e. S. Walton, commandant
OF Fort Oglethorpe, selected the site
or the new cantonment, to consist of
fifteen hundred buildings, to provide
for the housing of the 17,1OO, troops to
be modified In Chickamauga park
The site lies east and north to the
regimental post of Fort Oglethorpe.
The buildings will be similar to those
built for the training camp. and will
require 100000 feet of lumber and
cost $l,5O0,9O0. The buildings are to
be completed by June Is.
The Tennessee National Guard will
be called into active service July 25.
Representative Austin won a fight
In the house when that body sent hack
to conference the military conscription
Dill by majority of fifteen with in.
structions that the pay of private sol.
dlers In time of war be made $50 per
month instead of SIS as at present.
Mr.. Austin first offered this bill five
years ago and when the military bill
was before the house recently he of.
fered 1T as an additional one.
Settings of pheasant eggs we're Of.
Tered to East Tennessee farmers by
w. ID. Howser, state game warden in
speech made before the convention
In knoxville He offered the eggs ON !
the condition, however, that the lives
OF the birds be protected for a period |
or time. Pheasants are splendid game
birds, but are very scarce in Tennessee.
They are also good insect destroyers, !
and state officials are anxious that the +
birds be given some attention both for
domestic purposes and in their wild
state.
While Tennessee is entitled to an.
other regiment Of infantry and regi.
ment OF artillery under the Hay hill.
nothing will be done toward permit.
ting the organization of the commands
until the new army of 100000 has
been conscripted and selected While
the department is not DESTROYS of deny.
ing Tennessee's quota, it desires that
all new increments just authorized
at Chickamuaga park be filled first
and that tennessee furnish 12,041 for
the new army before any new national
guard commands are formed,
Senator John K. Shields called on
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo and
presented him with copy of resolu.
tons adopted by the Tennessee Bank
ers. association, in session at Chatta.
nooga, pledging the banks to handle
all funds growing out of the Liberty
loan" without cost for exchange to the
government. The secretary was much
pleased with this manifestation Of
patriotism on the part of fellow Tenn.
esseans and disposition to cooperate
with the government in placing the
loans without cost to the purchaser or
to the government.
Col. Harry Berry, Nashville, re.
ceived formal notification from he
war department that no cavalry is to
be recruited for the army during the
war. The announcement, on account
of the lack of use for cavalry, unuer
conditions prevailing on the battle.
fields Of Europe, came as a shock TO
many who have enlisted in the cavalry,
Col Berry declared that 1t was likely !,
that there would be specialized re.
cruiting for infantry and field artlll-
cry, since these fighting branches viii
be most in demand when the govern
ment begins its contaminated trnon