The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-08-24
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports Of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Pcrusal.


and not from Aug.I Is to Jan. i, as il
has been in the past.
| Sewanse.-Rev. DR.. William Porch
er Dubose. since 1908 dean emeritus
of the theological department Of the
University OF the South. died at his
residence here at the age OF 81.
emphis.-Merchants. bankers and
planters from all southern states gath.
cred here to attend the war conven.
ton OF the Cotton States Merchants
association. which held sessions Aug.
ust 81 and %.
Jacksonville jackson Trades and
Labor Council plans a mammoth ce.e.
bration at the West Tennessee fair
grounds on Labor Day. all the proceeds
going to the local chapter Of the Red
Cross Society.
Knoxville.-Eight arrests have been
made by members Of the provost guard
here in their crusade against selling
whisky to soldiers. Two have been
bound over to the federal grand jury.
Other arrests will follow.
Jackson.-"The Farm Woman's War
Work" will be subject for much dis.
cussion at the annual meeting OF the
woman's branch of the West Tennes.
see farmers institute, which will con.
vene here Sept. 3. 4 and 5.
sssss
Lexington.-Rev w. A. 0augh has
resigned the care of the Baptist
church at Louisa, KY, where he has
been pastor for term of years, and
has returned to this section, whore no
ia doing evangelistic work.
Dyersburg.-Two letters were re.
ceived here last week from Sergt.
Jack Todd, who was reported killed in
action July 10, his mother having re-
ceived telegram on July 81 advising
her of his death The letters were
dated July 20. and conveyed tho infor.
nation that though injured and In a
hospital, he expected to be In line
soon. This later news was received
here with much joy. Sergt. TodM went
to France with the first contin&en Of
U. S. Marines.
Louisville, Ky.--Among the 19M grad
yates of the first army school foIT chap
lains and approved chaplain candi.
dates at Camp Zachary " s q 81
Frank Carl Shirley. Presbyterian, q. |
S. A. Knoxville; Roy Hamilton Biser,
Disciples, Nashville; Charles Edgar
Wauford, Baptist (South), Covington;
Noah Wellington Williams A M. g..
GAINESVILLE; Blair Theodore Hunt, Me-
tional Baptist, Memphis. Each was
commissioned lieutenant in the
United States army.
Chattanooga.-Conflict has arisen
here between officers who have been
active in an effort to intercept liquor
coming into Chattanooga and the Of
ficials of the terminal station and the
Pullman company. Orders have been |
issued by the Pullman company to Its
conductors and other employees not TO
permit the Wholesale searching of suit |
cases belonging to passengers in tran
sit or those whose destination In Chat
tanooga.
Nashville.-Gov. Rye on the recon.
Of the supreme court has
pardoned r. G. Rather. convicted in
Shelby county Of grand larceny. Rath-
or had in his possession property be-
longing to another which he had
bought from third party with no
of how the third party had
obtained possession of the property !
other than legitimately. This fact was
not established in the trial and Rather
was convicted.
Deputy Auditors Ware and Puryear
from Brushy Mountain, where
they checked up the accounts at the
prison. Auditor Anderson and Dep
uty Puryear left for Memphis to audit
the books of the West Tennessee
Normal
Conductor James r. Shriver added
b the list of dead as a result of q
.rsstle giving way under the engine OF
\ freight train headed for Nashville
from the Old Hickory powder plant
August IS. Shriver is the third vic
tim of the wreck, Engineer N. G. Terry
and Fireman Ernest Smith having
been killed instantly.
The wreck occurred on the Nash.
vile. Chattanooga & St. Louis railroad
about IL miles from this city, when
he engine, pulling 45 empty cars. but
.sking only one car with 1t, dropped
through the trestls into creek about 50
'est below.
Every industry and mandatory in
Tennessee which is now equipped e.
which can be rapidly and easily equip
ped to produce goods, articles aad
,thsr essentials Of war, needed By he
Jnised States government. has been
'equssted to do so by w. z Mysr. state
usl administrator. His plaa 70 spssd
" the production OF war material n
he state 10 heartily endorsed by the