The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-16
LOCAL FLASHES

George Willingham, formerly a MEM
Der of the. police department, passed
through the city Saturday night on his
way to Station, Ca, to visit his parents.
He has just returned from overseas.
having received his discharge at Camp
Taylor.
kuhlman Returns.
A. F. kaufman, executive secretary
of the local War Camp Community
service, has just returned from Wash
ington where he attended a conference
at the national headquarters of the or
ganization. Important matters pertain
ing to the work to be done by the
War Camp service were discussed and
much good was accomplished at the
meeting.
Dennis Home.
Corpl. Hubert Dennis of the Ninetieth
division. has reached Fort Oglethorpe
with a detachment of casuals from the
Ninetieth division. Dennis home is at
Athens and he is a brother of Ernest
Dennis. viii is in charge of station A
postoffice.
Lengthy Docket.
Although the docket was one Of UNI
usual length this morning in the city
police court before Judge Martin Flem-
ing, the majority of the cases were
continued and only about ten cases were
tried. Only six of these cases resulted
in convictions. Albert Freeman, col
drunk on the streets, Richard Gardner,
colored. was fined SIS and costs for
swinging trains; Mary Springs, colored,
was fined $25 and costs for being drunk
and disorderly; Thomas Walker was
fined $40 and costs for being drunk and
ored. was fined S25 for disorderly con-
duct. 1t developed in this case that
Hamilton had never registered for the
draft.
Up With His Docket.
Chancellor w. 3. Garvin is entirely
up with his docket and has nothing
to do but wait for counsel in litigation
to agree to have their cases set for
trial. The chancellor only calls his
docket twice a year and the fact that
he is up to date with it and the next
call does not take place until October,
while, at least. Judge Garvin states
that he is in a position to try any cases
that can be agreed on.
Unique Idea.
Somebody conceived a scheme by
which they may have been able to run
the blockade and unsuspectingly have
brought into Hamilton county a large
quantity of whisky. Recently in a Mar
ket street raid Detectives Paradise and
Gillespie discovered two grips, one of
which was marked IS. D. McReynolds,
criminal Judge, Hamilton county" The
in liquor, and of course anyone seeing
the name on the grip would think it the
property of the criminal judge and
would never have suspected that 1t
might be fake label and might con-
tain whisky. further investigation
of the grip and where 1t came from is
being made
Deputy Sheriff Charley Weigle has in
his possession a solid silver card case
which some lady left in the circuit
courtroom, the case containing a card
with the name of J. d. Hardin on 1t.
The lost property can be gotten by call
ing at the Office of the circuit Judge
Everybody Decorate.
Charles Il. Watson, chairman of the
celebration, is writing letters to all
members OF the retail as well as the
wholesale merchants association, urging
them to not only decorate their places
for the celebration of July 4, but have
each and every one of their customers
their residence. Mr.. Watson is work.
ing enthusiastically on the plan and e%-
poets every patriotic citizen to give him
their corporation.
Barley Groner Returns.
Barley G. Groner, son of Gus Groner.
has returned, from overseas service.
Young .Groner was a member of the
Eighty-first, Wildcat, division, and saw
ten months service abroad. He was
a member of Battery D, 317th field ar
tilery.
Converts Baptized.
sConverts of a revival at Friendship
Baptist church (colored) were baptized
in the Tennessee river Sunday after
noon. Rev. w. II. Heath. the pastor.
who was assisted in the meeting by
Rev. II. X. Kennedy was in charge Of
the baptizng. Floyd Skies and James
Allen. who are over 65 years old, were
among the converts.
Rev. Bells Anniversary.
Rev. c. A. Bell celebrated his four
teenth anniversary as pastor of the
First Baptist church (colored) Sunday.
The occasion was featured by a special
program. A goodly sum of money was
raised. This will be used in repairing
the church.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S