McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22

hed cross is doing ltS part In inc
great work of prosecuting the war.
Knoxville.--A two days conference
of numerous national, state and county
road officials was held at the Univer.
sity of Tennessee.
Nashville-Orders for the construc-
ton of depot at Union City within
the course of the ensuing 80 days was
ordered by the Tennessee Railroad
Commission
Trezevant.- ers of the local
chapter OF the American Red Cross
have been asked to furnish $50 pillows
for use at the front in caring for
wounded soldiers on the battlefield
Knoxville. The L. & N. is again
receiving live stock and perishable
freight at this point. The embargo,
effective to Cincinnati because of the
flood conditions, has been lifted.
Observation-Disclosures with the
arrest of his brother-in-law, Homer c..
Cuffman. on the charge of failing to
show his final classification card,
Thomas Jackson Sanders, carpenter.
committed suicide.
Chattanooga. -Following the finding
OF the body of Private Ira Dewey Addy,
Fifty-Second Infantry, near Wilder
monument, Chicamauga Park. Private
Mcintosh, his terminate, is under ar
rest, charged with murder.
cMinnville.-Frank Russell Card
well enjoyed visit with his mother,
Mrs. Frank Cardwell. Mr.. Cardwell
enlisted in the navy last June and
recently landed in this country from
his second trip to France.
Nashville.-The fuel administrators
of Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama,
Georgia and South Carolina met In
Knoxville to discuss the fuel situation
in those states and planned for more
equitable distribution Of coal.
Knoxville.-The federal grand jury
returned 20 indictments against AZ
defendants, including coal operators,
coal dealers and coal brokers of the
East Tennessee field, charging viola
tions of the Lever control bill.
Knoxville-Stuart Lillard, of Deca-
tur, member Of the U. S engineering
corps, who was on the Tuscania when
torpedoed, is a graduate of the school
of engineering, University of Tennes-
see, 1916 His name appears among
the survivors.
Knoxville. Rollo Emert, until re-
Gently editor of the Loudon County
Record, has gone to Urbana, ILL.,, to
enter the ground school for aviation in
the University of Illinois for ground
training preparatory to plotting an
airship for Uncle Sam.
Nashville-In order to facilitate and
advance the war work of Tennessee
women, Mrs. Alex 8. Caldwell is back
of a plan to correlate the activities of
the three great branches of effort the
State federation, the Woman's Council
of National defense and the Home
demonstrators.
Chattanooga. - Flour bootleggers"
have sprung up here, according to the
county fuel administrator. Disregard
of the regulations governing the sale
Of wheat flour by suburban groceries
will lead to the prohibiting Of jobbers
and wholesalers from selling to these
''unpatriotic" merchants.
Nashville.-The state board of pen.
sion examiners in Its report Of the
January meeting to John B. Thoma.
son. comptroller Of the treasury, shows
that the disbursements for the quarter
were $4S,4S5 in excess Of the appro.
priation.
Nashville.-An important war con-
ference was held in the State Council
of National Defense, at which were
present Governor Rye, Rutledge Smith.
chairman State Council Of National
Defense; DR.. H. A. Morgan, federal
food administrator; w. E. Myer, fed.
eral fuel administrator; Col. Sam L.
King. director United States public
service reserve; Prof. P. L. Harmed,
president Tennessee Board Of Educa.
ton, and Prof. s. w. Sheriff., state 50.
perintendent of public instruction. The
subject of the meeting was to cor
relate and make effective the tremen
dous school organization Of Tennessee
and In order to successfully accomplish
this work, It was deemed best that
Prof Albert L. Williams, state high
school inspector, should be designated
as director of the mobilization Of boz
and take up the work in the state coun-
I'll as one of the active directors
Memphis.-Fire, which the fire de-
partment officials believe to have been
of incendiary origin, destroyed the
plant of the Memphis Furniture com
pany, causing loss estimated at $3.50,
900. A pile of sacks and rags, satu
rated with benzine and naphtha and
placed in the engine room, was used
in firing the structure.
Knoxville.-East Tennessee poultry
dealers have been especially hard hit
by the national food administration
order that no hens shall be purchased
until the first of May.
Union City.-In memery of Private
Milton Talley. the most impressive Ger
emory ever held here was observed
All business was suspended and fol
20 minutes a complete silence settled