Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-02-21
TENNESSEE.
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE

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Chattanooga. = Eighteen enlisted
men At Fort ogisthorpe we're placed
under arrest chaTged with Wholesale
larceny Of new automobile tires frsn
the commiseaTy.
Fruitland- This little town, five
miles north Of Humboldt, Oh the n.
3 o. Railroad, was destroyed BY fire
last week. Every business establish
ment Of the town was destroyed.
Knoxvills.-The Textile Workers
Union, ct q meeting heartily indorsed
the eityswids campaign Of the board.
Of commerce to enlarge the OrEaniza-
ton and include within its member,
ship men Of all professions and trades.
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Newbern. After suffering for
some time with tuberculosis at train.
ing camp, Private G. B. Ozment,
prominent Dyer county hoy, has died
at local training camp, st Ashevflle
NJ g.
Humboldt. County Judge W. W
Powers is a candidate for the office Of
secretary Of the state highway COM
mission. He has secured Endorsements
from Humboldt, Trenton, Rutherford,
kenton and Dyer, in this county, and
IL indorsed from all sections Of West
Tennessee.
Knoxville. That q gang Of boot.
leggers is systematically having liquor
shipped into Knoxville disguised in va.
rious ways, and consigned to local
firms, was the opinion Of the authorA
ties expressed following the capture ct
SIX 5o-gallon barrels filled with hale.
pint bottles Of whisky. The liquor
captured by Sheriff w. T. Cate, was
consigned to e large local wholesale
establishment, and was labeled Con
densed Milk" A genuine shipment OF
condensed milk is en- route to the local
firm, and 1t is thought that the boot
leggers discovered in some manner
that the real milk was to be sent, and
took advantage Of this method.
Nashville Edward NJ. GillenWaters,
state fire prevention commissioner, in
the fourth annual report Of his de-
partment, submitted to the governor,
giving some very interesting statistics
and information concerning his de-
partnent.
It is gratifying to observe that the
total fire losses In the state for the
year 1918 have been greatly reduced,
compared with the records for 1917.
The figures, as compiled in this OF
flee. give the total losses for 1917 as
$6,337 ,0S3 and for 1918 $4,S4S,O44, a
difference in favor Of the latter year
OF $1,4SO,O39,
The report very fully covers defec-
tive flues and chimneys, electric
wires, lightning, open CRATES, matches,
sparks from chimneys, gasoline, barns
and every feature having to do with |
fire prevention, and the necessary les |
sons TO be learned therefrom
The record made by the department |
with reference to the investigation Of |
suspicious and incendiary fires, con-
viction and ultimate punishment of |
fire bugs" has been excellent. The
report shows that the department OF |
fire prevention investigated as many
fires where there was no insurance in
volved as those insured. which cor
reefs the erroneous impression that
has often gained circulation that the
department only investigated fires
where property was insured. The de-
partment was created to reduce the
enormous fire waste in the state, and
the results obtained show that 1t has
been very successful.
During the year 1918. new rules and
regulations were issued by the depart
ment, governing the operating Of all
picture booths; how they
should be constructed and other rules
to be complied with, pertaining to the
aters and other public gathering
places. This in addition to the rules
and regulations issued on fire proven
lion methods.
Knoxville. "Thirtieth moving,
1ome soon," reads cablegram re-
,eived here from Capt. Herbert Acuff,
With the Old Hickory division. It is
believed here this indicates the divi-
lion is moving to Brest to embark for
America.
Washington. The war department
lad no information on the movements
II the Thirtieth division, placed on
priority several weeks ago for early
eturn home. Officials said even If
he division was moving toward port :
i embarkation there would bc moth
ng here to indicate the date Of its de- {
'arture. !
Sailing win depend upon the availa- !
,ility OF transports, and as the divi- i
ion, approximately 27,0O0 men, win
equire an entire fleet of vessels, its
departure as a unit on any given date 7