The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-03-07
TENNESSEE:
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
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service overseas, arrived nome. Lieut..
McChesney recently fell about 1900
feet when his plane became unman-
ageable. His companion was instantly
killed, but he escaped serious injury
Knoxville.-Over 400 delegates from
Kentucky and Tennessee belonging 10
District No. 10, United Mine workers
of America, assembled in convention
here President Van Bittner recon-
mended that No. 10 erect it's own head
quarters. Officials voiced their sentl'
ment for woman suffrage. They also
stressed the point that local strikes
are the bone of any district organlza'
ton and should not be tolerated.
Chattanooga. Gen. Nathan Bed
ford Forrest, adjutant general OF the
United Confederate Veterans, mas
written a letter to J. G. Rice, OF this
city. soliciting an invitation for the
next reunion here, and urging that
movement be launched at once with
that object in view. Gen. Forrest III
his letter, says that Memphis had IN
vited the veterans to hold the reunion
there next June, but he had received
notice that this invitation had been
withdrawn.
Memphis. - Through the efforts OF
the convention division OF the Cham
her of Commerce, the National Basket
and Fruit Package Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION will hold it's annual conVen
ton here, on March IL and 10 1t is
expected that more than 100 manu1ac'
turers will attend. Officers of the as
ISOLATION are R. G. Williams OF Bufta.
10, N. Y, president; w. F. Kings OF
st. Louis, Mo-, secretary, and Howard
s. Young of Indianapolis, Ind, CORE
spending secretary.
mphis.-Tripped by the fender
of an understood automobile, barely
fourth it's weight, a heavy touring car,
containing Joseph F. Pourron, U. -.
A., executive officer of SPark Field;
Lieut.. Joe S. Marriott, U. S. A, their
wives and the majors daughter, hur-
rying out Madison avenue, catapulted
head-on against the curbing at the
southeast corner of Madison avenue
and Manassas street, whirled over am
over, killing one and manning the otn
ers of it's occupants.
Lebanon. Judge Nathan Green
since 1856 a teacher of law in cum
berland University, here, died at MS
home unexpectedly. He was w years
old. He was the son of Judge Nathan
Green, years ago member OF the
Tennessee supreme court, and his son,
Grafton Green, is now MEMBER OF
that court. His son-in-law, Judge w.
C. Caldwell was formerly MEMBER
Through his connection with the cum
berland Law School, Judge Green was
known the breadth of the land. he
was one of Tennessee's eminent men,
Nashville.-Vanderbi University's
war memorial took form when the
board of directors of the alumni asso'
citation backed by the Vanderbilt club
of Nashville, decided to erect large
social center building on the west cam
nus. to be known as alumni memorial
hall. The building will be the center
of all college activities, will contain
gymnasium, swimming pool, cluD-
rooms and other features. Memorial
tablets and slabs will be placed IN the
building in commemoration OF the q
500 Vanderbilt men who were in the
service during the war.
CHATTANOOGA. - The Hamilton coun-
ty grand jury returned indictments
against Kelso HALEY, Eugene Reid,
Henry Southers, Henry Richards and
John Johnson, charging them with OPP
Grating the big Altmore apartment
distillery found by local detectives. All
are charged with making, storing and
selling liquor.
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washington. - H. X. BTyson, com
missioner of agriculture. and Wilbur
A. Nelson, state geologist of Tennes'
see. came here to urge upon Tennes'
sees congressman the passage OF the
bill drafted by Franklin K. Lane, sec
rotary of the interior, the object OF
which is to provide farms for return
ing soldiers. Both Commissioner Bry'
son and Mr.. Nelson stated that many
soldiers recently dismissed from mill
tary service are making inquiry as to
the price aud purchase of farm lands
in Tennessee. All over the world Ten.
nessee is known as state where the