The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-06
TENNESSEE
HAPPENINGS
Interesting News Gathered
From Various Places in
the Volunteer State

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ministration of Tennessee announces
that the advance of freight rates on
June "a will, in justice to the farmer.
necessitate an advance in the pr.ce
of wheat at the principal Mississippi
valley and eastern terminals of few
cents bushel. The advance will 0a
worked out so as to equalize as far IA
may be possible the loss that the
farmer would otherwise incur throus
the increase in rate. Details of rae
advances will probably be known
June %, at which time committee
of traffic experts will meet in Was
ington to consider what actual adj
vance is necessary in compensation
Mrs. John Hill Eakin was unan;-
mously chosen president of the state
board Of charities at the annual mee,.
ing of that body held at the capitol
Mrs Eakin is the first woman ever
appointed as member of the state
board. She is now serving her second
term, being only recently reappointea
by Gov. Rye.
Bush Campbell and Pete Ship, two
OF the three desperate convicts who
escaped from the Tennessee penten.
tlary, were arrested by deputy Unit
ed States marshal on train at Cooke.
vile, They were taken without any
trouble.
The office of Maj. Rutledge Smith
has sent to all local boards through
out the state letter calling for 7?6
men with grammar school education
to volunteer for training at the Uni
versity Of Tennessee.
A campaign for the Americanization
Of aliens in Tennessee will be com
menced Immediately by the state coJl-
mittee on Americanization appointed
at recent conference in Washington
No general republican primary &C.,
ton will be held in Tennessee this
year This announcement was made
by John Overall, chairman of the re
publican state executive committee.
Baltimore, Md.-The first admission
of members of the new fourth class of
midshipmen took place at the navel
academy at ANNAPOLIS when the y.
itial detail of candidates who has
been accepted physically by the r
ical board were sworn in by Rea- -.
miral Eberle. There were 27 boys !
the detail. all Of whom at once report
ed for the issue of their outfit and
supplies. Those from Tennessee are:
Russell s. Wilkinson of Memphis,
Carlton C. Dickey of Johnson City.
John r. Nestor of Nashville and Mel
lish M. Lindsay, Jr., of Ripley, /
mphis.-Thirty-nin army m0i0l
trucks and $50 men, composing an AM
unition train, passed through, easg
ward bound.
Memphis and Shelby county exeuap
tion boards have received instructions
from the provost marshal, Gen. Crow
der, for the denomination OF que5.
blOIllluil anu SCGlI CllIIlS dlIbH
of registrants who have been granted
deferred classification.
All alien German women in the ci.y
of Memphis will be required to reg's-
ter in person at the central police 81.
ton before June 26, in complain =
with proclamation issued by t.
president of the United States.
Beefsteak has now become a Satu,.
day night delicacy in Memphis, AMI
roast beef may be had only one day II
the week. Such is the edtct of the
food administration officials.
observation-disclosures Miucy and his
five-year-old son were drowned in the
Emery river near here. The father
went to the rescue of the boy, who
stepped off ledge. The fathers foos
caught on root when diving and he
drowned with his child in his arms.
Trezevant-A number of teaches
for the next session of the Trezevanl
high school have been elected by the
school board of this city Prof. Ed
wards Las been reelected for tn,
ninth term as superintendent of tho
school.
Covington.-On the 18th fully 800
active members of the Memphis dis
trict of the Epworth League gathered
here for the annual conference of that
association, the meeting being held in
the First Methodist church.
Knoxville.-Eli G. Swaggs, aged g.
died here. Mr.. Skaggs was one of the
best known men in official life in East
Tennessee. He had served as chair
man of the Knox county court and
county trustee and deputy clerk ami
master and at the time of his death
was chairman of the county revenue
The seventeenth annual session If
the summer school of the south open.
ed at the University of Tennessee
June Is, with one of tho most attrac-
tive programs of studies and lecture;
that has ever been arranged for the
Institution.
The sale of sugar, except for can
ming and preserving purposes. is 20
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