The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-12-21
TENNESSEE:
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ing Events That Are
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Hawks, was killed in action in France
just short time before the armistice
was signed, according to a telegram
received by his parents,
Bellevue.-Mrs Joseph H. Anderson,
of Springfield, received cablegram
from her husband, Lieut. Joseph H. An
derson, known at Vanderbilt as Tub
by" Anderson, stating that he was safe
and feeling fine when the war ended.
Knoxville.-Mrs. George w. Denny,
state chairman of the woman's section,
Council of Defense, left for New York,
where she will receive further instruc
tons before sailing for France, where
she will take up duties in the Y. M. c.
A. canteen service. Mrs. Denny is
! known in the state as a club worker
Nashville-Th official report of Dr..
w. E. Hibbett city health officer, for
the week ending Nov. 30, shows total
of 81 deaths and IS births. The death
total for the week is some larger than
for the preceding week, while the births
are considerably less in number. or
the 67 deaths, SO were white and rs
were colored. OF the births II were
white and were colored.
Fort glethorpe.-Orders have been
received at Camp Greenleaf headquar'
| tiers for the discharge of 1900 enlisted
men over 80 years of age. Enlisted men
| to Immediately receive honorable DIS
charge consist of dental company No.
/, 1895 men, development battalion,
| GAO men, and sanitary corps, 1876 men.
Enlisted men will be let go at the rate
of about 200 a day at first, and this
number will be increased as demobili-
cation proceeds.
/
Jackson.-C Charles FL Moore of near
Pinson, Madison county, was found
dead near his home. He had been 10
Pinson and was returning home in his
| buggy, and the arrival of the horse and
buggy without the driver excited fears.
His lifeless body was found near the
residence. No marks of violence were
visible and the presumption is that he
died of heart failure. He had recently
recovered from an attack of influenza
and had complained of pains in the
1 ffegioR Of his heart. He was 80 years
old.
i Nashville-A statewide meeting Of
4 Tennessee coal dealers will be held
here Dec. 16 for the purpose of organ
| izing a state coal dealers's association.
The initial steps for forming such an
organization were taken when dealers
4 from Jackson, Nashville and Memphis
met here on Nov 4 and appointed a
committee to arrange preliminary
plans for general meeting. This com
mittee has sent an invitation to all
dealers in Tennessee to meet in this
city on Dec. 16, and arrangements for
this gathering were made by the Nash,
Vile retail dealers association last
week.
Nashville.-At the business meeting
OF the Tennessee Academy of Science at
Vanderbilt university last week steps
i were taken looking to the organization
| of local sections of the academy at va
1 rious points in the state, these local
i branches to have such meetings as
| they see fit, but all to join in the gen
4 eral annual meeting. The secretary
4 rendered an encouraging report on the
/ work and prospects of the society.
i The officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows: President, DR..
1 L. C. Glenn of Vanderbilt university.
| Nashville; vice president, Prof. Scott
| G. Lyon of Southwestern Presbyterian
| university, Clarksville; editor, Dr. G.
| III. Gordon of the University of Tennes-
Isee, Knoxville secretary-treasurer, Ros'
coe Mum, United States weather bu'
reau, Nashville.
4 a-Representative Of the
various railroad mems organizations in
| Chattanooga here in mass meeting,
adopted resolution addressed to Pres
| ident Wilson which requested that he
| prevail upon Secretary McAdoo to re-
main as dlrector-general of railroads
as long as the railroad systems are
controlled by the government. The res
| olution also embodied clause asking
| the president to lay before congress in
| his next message the necessity for re-
munerating Secretary McAdoo as di'
rector general of railroads in keeping
with the position he holds and his abil'
| fly. The resolution was wired to the
president and copies were sent the
| Tennessee senators, with a request to
support bill raising Mr.. McAdoo's
salary.
Washington -Under instructions TO-
sued by Postmaster General Burleson
NO letter mail will be accepted by post
offices in the United States for deliv'
cry to members of the American expe'
dictionary forces without return adj
dress on the envelope. The order was