The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-22
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports Of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

ton for the season 1918 last week. II
weighed Cos pounds and classed strict
middling, taking 2,110 pounds Of seed
cotton to make the bale.
Memphis 49, Over 10000 laughing.
shouting, dancing, singing negroes
united in according 1,071 negro select
men of Memphis and Shelby county an
enthusiastic farewell when the draft
ees departed for training camp
Memphis.-A report reached Mem.
phis that Surgeon Maj. Barbee has
been decorated and promoted because
of heroic service and gallantry under
fire. Dr. Barbee is well known
throughout West Tennessee. He is
son of j. L. Barbee of Ripley
sAAss
Huntingdon Conklin Priest
has been here on short leave OF abb
sence from Camp Gordon to visit rela-
tives. He was recently elected one
of the fortunate 1873 candidates from a
body of 10000 men to enter the next
officers training camp and began spe-
cial training on Sept. i.
Cordova-Cordoya is to have a fair
some time this fall. The fairs which
have been held here for the last three
years have been a success. 1t is the
desire Of our people this year to have
even a better fair. 1t is the desire
to create more interest in the grow
ing of the most needful food corps.
Memphis ]. l.. Andrews, head
of the Memphis health department,
left for Camp Greenleaf, Chattanooga,
for period Of military training. DR..
Andrews was notified a little more
than month ago that he had received
a commission as major in the medical
reserve, but until few days ago he
did not know just when he would
be ordered nor when he would leave.
a#%ss
Nashville.-The Tennessee railroad
commission, acting ex-offieio as
state board of tax assessors, has com.
pleted it's supplemental assessment for
1918 and certified the same to the
comptroller. The total assessed valu
alton of additional property assessed
in the supplemental assessment was
S2029.503, which, added TO the reg
ular biennial assessment OF $l20963,
451.29, brings the total assessment
for two years to $125O12,954.26,
Memphis. Virtually all Memphians
and people living in the surrounding
territory observed the Tennessee fuel
administrators Sunday ban against
pleasure riding autoists. Sundays ex-
periences were the first observance
of the governments request. The ban
will be in effect each Sunday until sus-
pended by the administrator, who an
nounces its rigid observance will
hasten the withdrawal.
Nashville.-The anti-fee law an act
passed by the last general assembly OF
Tennessee, which applies to 10 c5un-
ties out of 96 in the state, went into
effect Sept 1. The counties included
in the act are the ones where the larg-
est revenues are collected, and it is
estimated that several thousands of
dollars will be diverted from the pock-
cts of office holders to the county
treasures. Officials in the counties
affected were placed on a salary basis.
Nashville.-Tennessee will be rep-
resented by team of 16 men In the
small arms firing school to be conduct
ed by the United States army at Camp
Perry, 40 miles from Toledo, Ohio
The government invited all states to
send teams of 16 men each to this
school of small arms firing, which be-
gan Sept 2, and continues until Sept.
q. State governors made the appoint.
ments
George l.. Berry, crack rifle shot
as we'll as president of the Interna-
tional Printing Pressmen's Union, will
act as captain of the Tennessee team.
C. III. Long of Etowah will be the
coach of Tennessee riflemen Most
of the members of the team left their
homes for Camp Perry, arriving there
for the opening.
The following are the members OF
the Tennessee team appointed by Gov.
Rye: George L. Berry, team captain,
Rogersville; c. H.. Long, coach, Etc
wah; William H. McHugh, Rogers
Vile; Charles D, Barnett, Memphis;
John d. Gates, Maryville; George
Moore, Portland; Clint Atkins, Nash
Vile; Frank Wigs. Paris; W. N.
Thweatt, Humboldt; Fred Johnson.
Nashville; Claude S. Sewel, jackson,
Bryant Counts, Springfield; Frank
Hall, Dickson; r. w. Carmack, Column
bia; Lewis Boran, Rogana.
Chattanooga. Manufacturers of
zones Nos. and met here to discuss
ways and means to convert their
plants for war work The meeting
was attended by every manufacturer
in both zones and the representatives
of the fuel administration, at whose
behest the meeting was held, pro-
nounced it the most successful meet
ing held thus far in the state. More
industries doing direct war work were
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