Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-12-26
TENNESSEE

huiHDOlut- EuBdf Is. Hawks, young
farmer. and son of Mr.. and Mrs T. l..
Hawks, was killed in action in France
just a short time before the armistlce
was signed, according to a telegram
received by his parents.
Belleyue.--Mrs. Joseph H. Anderson.
of Springfield, received cablegram
from her husband, Lieut.. Joseph II. An.
derson, known at Vanderbilt as Tub
by Anderson, stating that he was safe
and feeling fine when the war ended.
Knoxville.-Mr 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
NashYille.-The official report of DR..
w. f. Hibbett, city health officer, for
the week ending Nov. 80, 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. OF
the 81 deaths, 80 were white and 2S
were colored. OF the births II were
white and 7 were colored
Fort Oglethorpe. have been
received at Camp Greeneaf headquar
ters for the discharge of 1900 enlisted
men over so years of age. Enlisted men
to Immediately receive honorable dis
charge consist of dental company No.
l, 1895 men, development battalion,
$40 men, and sanitary corps, 1875 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 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 be
died OF heart failure. He had recently
recovered from an attack of Influenza
and had complained of pains In the
region of his heart. He was 32 years
old.
Nashville. A statewide meeting of
Tennessee coal dealers will be held
here Dec 1G for the purpose of organ
izing a state coal dealers's association.
The initial steps for forming such an
organization were taken when dealers
from Jackson, Nashville and Memphis
met here on Nov. and appointed
committee to arrange preliminary
plans for a 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
CT the Tennessee Academy of Science at
Vanderbilt university last week steps
were taken looking to the organization
of local sections of the academy at va
rious points in the state, these local
branches to have such meetings as
they see fit, but all to join in the gen.
eral annual meeting. The secretary
rendered an encouraging report on the
work and prospects of the society.
The officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows: President, DR..
L. C. Glenn of Vanderbilt university,
Nashville; vice president, Prof. Scott
C. Lyon of Southwestern Presbyterian
university, Clarksyille; editor DR.. c.
H. Gordon of the University of Tennes'
see, Knoxville; secretary-treasurer, Ros.
coe Num-, United States weather bu'
reau, Nashville.
Chattanooga-Rep 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 director-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 abfl,
ity. The resolution was wired to the
president and copies were sent the
Tennessee senators, with request to
support bill raising Mr.. McAdoo's
salary,
Washington.-Und instructions ia.
sued by Postmaster General Burleson
10 letter mail will be accepted by post
offices in the United States Tor de.iv'
ery to members of the American eXpe-
dictionary forces without return adj
dress on the envelope. The order was
issued at the request of the war de.