The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-01-10
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.


tor w, E. Myer returned 20 Nashville
from a trip to Washington, d. c., and
New York City, on official business,
He announced that Jan. l, 1919, his
department of the national council Of
defense at state headquarters will be
closed, but ne will continue as state
fuel administrator until some time In
the spring Of next year.
R. NJ. Roberts, of the fuel efficiency
and conservation department, will re.
main on duty until Jan. 10, 1919, while
all other employees will cease work
with thu new year.
While the coal situation is better, II
is by no means removed from the dan
ger and possibility OF becoming very
unsatisfactory to the public. and 1t Is
to guard against a recurrence OF past
unsatisfactory conditions that the adj
ministration will continue. State Min
ing Inspector Shifflett is busy with re.
ports of mine operation this year, and
from reports to Dec II is estimated
that the production in this state In
1918 will be 10 per cent greater than
In 1917 and will make the output near
100000 tons.
Knoxville.-"I am of the opinion that
we will be over here for some time.
1t looks as II the divisions that have
made good are the ones that will re-
main over here" says Col. Cary F.
Spence, commanding the 117th infan'
try (old Third Tennessee), composed
OF Tennessee boys), in letter to his
wife here.
Col Spence announces in his letter
that maj. C. B. Hathaway, Of Eliza
bethon. and formerly an instructor at
Tusculum college, is wounded badly.
Capt. David Lellard, Of Etowah, also
is badly wounded But we hope and
pray that they win pull through" the
colonel continued. mo Drawer men
ever lived than these two"
Chattanooga. = City Commissioner
Betterman will ask the city commits.
sion to indorse an amendment to the
old law covering acts Of embezzlement
by not making it applicable to officials
In office. The old law provides that
If an embezZler pays back what he has
taken he can escape punishment by
law. This provision the commissioners
will seek to have amended so as to
make 1t not applicable to public Off.
Gals who default with public reve-
nue..
Dyersburg. = The home Of E. NJ.
King, this city, was damaged by fire,
supposed to have originated from a
defective flue. This was one OF the
handsomest homes in this section OF
the state, being one Of tho show places
OF Dyersburg. The upper story was
severely damaged, especially the ball
room, and the loss is near $4,000.
Bristol. - John Campbell, farmer,
was killed at Ruthon. Sullivan county.
when limb from falling tree struck
him on the head, crushing his skull
and rendering him unconscious. He
was cutting saw timber when the acct
dent occurred. He was 81 years old.
Two OF his sons are with the army In
France.
Chattanooga Hamilton Ma.
tional Bank, Of Chattanooga, has pur.
chased the Bank OF Commerce, state
bank with capital stock Of $4,000.
The Bank o: Commerce was organized
several years ago by c. I. Knedler,
and its last report showed 100000 de-
posits.
Kno1ville--An appropriation for
building for tuberculosis patients, and
one or two other buildings needed at
the Eastern Hospital for the Insane
will likely be asked at the next sesl
sior OF the legislature By the Knox
county delegation.
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Memphis. - More than 200 Mem
phis soldier boys in training In AmeriI
can camps have been demobilized and
returned home. The chief camps turn
ing out local boys were Camps shelby.
Miss: Camp Gordon. Ga; Camp Pike.
Ark; Camp Mcclellan and camps in
New Jersey and New York. where
they were prepared to 90 over
Memphis-T. ]. Buzard has received
a letter from his son. Thomas v. Blu
Eard. of the forestry division. Ameri-
can expeditionary force. stating that
bis left hand was caught in the saw
at a saw,nil where he was superin-
tendent and amputated at the wrist.
Young Buza-d enlisted In the forestry
division in Memphis Nov. "a, 1917. He
sailed for France Jan. .. Since arrfv-
ing 'oyer there" be has been in charge
Of sawmill work IN the big forests OF
Eastern France.
Knoxville. - Col Cay D. Spence.
commander Of the nth regiment
s0th division. A. e. r.. in letter from
France, estimates the number OF cas-
ualties suffered Is his regiment az
1000, Of which is per cent were killed