The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-08-17


Albert Sidney Johnson camp of Con-
federate Veterans was held in the
| Shiloh Church on Shiloh National
Military park. A splendid program
was arranged for the occasion.
Lexington.-Th construction of a
new and handsome house of worship
for the congregation of Friendship
| Baptist Church on Buffalo river will
| be the immediate result of a revival
| at that church, which closed last week.
Selmer.-Rev. Emmett R. Ramer
sailed from New York for France,
where he enters the Y. M. C. A. work.
He was cheerful in his farewell greet
ings to Selmer relatives and said that
duty called him across the seas. He
represents one of the Oldest and most
prominent McNairy county families.
Chattanooga-A score or more Of
| fullblooded Indians are CHARTERED at
| Camp Greenleaf in Chickamauga park.
The Indians came here with about
one thousand recruits for the medical
camp from Camp Travis. Texas The
Indians were formerly infantrymen,
but were recently transferred to the
medical corps.
Graysville. C. II. Miller, a
prominent dentist Of Dayton, Tenn,
was shot to death by his 14-year-old
stepson, Arthur Hawkins, here. The
body of Dr. Miller was found lying
along the road near Graysyille. The
cause of the killing is reported to be
the separation of Miller and his wife.
Young Hawkins was arrested and is
said to have admitted the killing.
Murfreesboro.- Fire, which original
ed in the first floor of the Y. NJ c. A.
building here for some time threatened
the destruction of the business Sec
ton of the city and the Nashville fire
department was called for help. The
Y NJ G. A. building was completely
Quilted and the flames spread to two
adjoining buildings cafe and a gro
Gerry, which were damaged to great
extent.
Lebanon.-William D. Young, John
A. Hyden, Will w. Colvert and Corley
Jennings, students of Cumberland uni
versity, have gone to Fort Sheridan,
ILL.,, where they will receive two
months intensive military training UNI
der the direction of the United States
government for the purpose of fitting.
the men to assist the government Of
ficer in training college men during
the coming college year.
Knoxville. ALI industries in Ten.
nessee, except those essential to war,
must cease operation during the win
| ter, owing to the scarcity of coal, ac-
cording to w. E. Myer, United States
| fuel administrator for Tennessee, who
was here to confer with fuel officials
and to assist in plans for the intro
duction of the skip-stop system on the
street railway.
1.-THE coal situation grows more So
rious daily" said Mr.. Myer, land in
supplying coal first thought must be
given to the industries essential to the
carrying on of the war and to the
homes. All industries which are non
essential to the carrying on of the war
must cease operation, for it will be
impossible to supply them with coal"
Nashville. state board of cleo
ton commissioners met at the capitol.
Chairman J. NJ Brackin, of Dyersburg,
and Secretary l.. ]. Pardue, of Ash.
land City, were present The secre-
tary was authorized to draft resolu.
lions of respect in memory of Judge
J. r. Penland, the Republican member
of the board, of Knoxville, whose death
occurred few days ago. Under the
law the board has thirty days in which
to name his successor, and the board
decided to postpone action in the mat
ter for the present, as there are nc
duties that Judge Penland's successor
would be called on to perform until
after the August election
w. H. Nelson, warden, has submit
ted to the Tennessee board of control
a report covering the operations of
the mines for the period of six months
ending June 80, 1918. The report goes
extensively into detail, touching ev.
cry phase of the operation.
Nashville, The forthcoming annual
report of the state insurance depart.
ment will show an increase of over
$4,000 in gross revenue over last
year. 1t will also show that for 1915,
1916 and 1917 the receipts amounted
to over $4,000 more than the proceed
ing three years. This is due chiefly
to increasing business.
The department has been able dur,
ing the past year to recover about
! $4,000 back taxes. In one instance
the department found where com
pany had operated in the state for the
past eighteen years without paying
all taxes as required by law. From