The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-09-20

RutIedge Smith, chairman, who is In
receipt OF information going to show
that there are some" service" flags be-
liz displayed where neither husband,
brother, father nor son are on the fight
ing line. ASuch practice" said Maj.
Smith. .'but cheapens the honor due to
those homes where the bona fide serv-
ice flag flies."
Chattanooga,-Iti Is the concensus OF
political opinion that Col. Ed Watkins,
former president OF the Tennessee Bar
association and democratic candidate
for state senator from Hamilton coun'
ty, will withdraw from the race for
senator because of the recent order is
sued by w. G. McAdoo, director gen
eral Of the railroads, which forbids
any e7nploye or official OF any railway
from accepting or becoming a candi.
date for any political office. Col. Wat
kins lis counsel for the Central OF
Georgia railroad.
Memphis-The West Tennessee
Normal this year will be a great train
ing school for Uncle Sam. While the
boys of West Tennessee are being
trained to fit them for service and III
many cases for commissions they will
be receiving an academic education
DR., Vaughan and Prof Seattle OF tho
normal faculty have taken up quarters
in the chamber of commerce and are
receiving enrollments and enlistments
School opens September %.
Washington.-The war department
announced o. roster of men commits
stoned as second lieutenants OF In
fantry at the fourth officers training
school at Camp Grant, Ill The Ist@1n
cludes: William B. Cannaday, Alamo,
Tenn: Isaac CORTLAND, Knoxville,
Tenn: Robert B. Miller, Johnson City
Tenn: Fred Y. Petty Hamburg, Tenn
B. F. Winningham Monroe, Tenn; Au'
brey g. Wright. Denyer, Tenn.
Huntsville Ownership of the Ten
nessee railroad, coal and timber
land road connecting with the South.
ern at Oneida, passed into the hands
of Capt. y. N. Baker, Of Hartman, as
trustee, for $425,0Oo. The sale, by or
der of the chancery court, terminates
litigation Of five years standing, dur
ing which the road has been operated
by B. M. Robinson of New York as
receiyar.
Brownsville body of Miss Ora
Dill Of Waynesboro, La, who was
killed In an automobile accident, was
brought to Curve and inferred at
WoOdyiIIe, near here. Miss Dill was
in an auto with several others and III
passing another car they struck COW.
killing 1t and throwing it into the car
All the occupants we're injured. The
Dill family formerly resided here.
Kncxyille.-A branch factory OF the
REYNOLDS corporation of Louisville Will
be established at Bristol to manufact-
TIRE Dowder containers for the govern.
ment on a 100000 contract, $4OO,OO0
of which will be assigned the Bristol
plant, and will employ 300 to 800 men
and women.
Knoxville. Manufacturer of seven
teen counties composing the second
third. fourth and fifth zones under the
war resources committee in East Ten
nessee met at the board of commerce
here to confer with fuel officials, and
representatives of the war industries
board.
Observation-Disclosures A. Marshall, 76,
died at his home here. From the be.
Z ginning OF the civil war up to the fall
Of Petersburg he served under Gen
Robert n. Lee. He was one OF the
principal builders of Tullahoma, and
for 13 years was mayor
Knoxyille-A monument commem
Grating the famous Scotch Highland
ers viii be unveiled on Fort Sanders
here this month, probably Sept. 20. The
Highlanders took a prominent part in
the seige Of Fort Sanders on Novem'
Der 20, 1853.
Coyington.-At meeting Of the Tip
ton county board of education it was
determined to close all the rural
schools of the county during the pc
riod from Oct. 1 to Dec 1, in order that
the pupils may help in harvesting oil
the crops.
-Sixty-one high schooi
graduates have enrolled for military
training at the West Tennessee State
normal school, stated Prof. S. p
scates. who is in charge Of the enroll