McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-02-21

men at Fort Oglethorpe were placed
under arrest charged with wholesale
larceny of new automobile tires from
the commissary.
Fruitland.-This little town, five
miles north of Humboldt, on the M.
& 0. Railroad, was destroyed by fra
last week. Every business establish
ment of the town was destroyed.
Knoxville.-The Textile Workers
Union, at meeting heartily indorsed
the city-wide campaign Of the board
of commerce to enlarge the organiza'
ton and include within its member,
ship men of all professions and trades,
Newbern. After suffering for
some time with tuberculosis at a train
ing camp, Private G, B. Ozment, a
prominent Dyer County boy, has died
at local training camp, at Asheville,
N. 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,
henton and Dyer, in this county, and
is Endorsed from all sections of West
Tennessee
Knoxville. - That 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 authori-
ties expressed following the capture Of
six 50-gallon barrels filled with half
pint bottles of whisky. The liquor,
captured by Sheriff W. T. Cate, was
consigned to a 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 M. 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-
partment
1t 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 an
$685., 0S3 and for 1918 s4,S4S,044, a
difference in favor of the latter year
Of $1,4S0,039
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 it has
been very successful.
During the year 1918, new rules and
regulations were issued by the depart
ment, governing the operating of all
moving 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
ton methods.
Knoxville. ''Thirtieth moving,
home soon," reads a cablegram re-
ceived here from Capt. Herbert Acuff,
with the Old Hickory division. 1t lis
believed here this indicates the divi-
sion is moving to Brest to embark for
America.
Washington. - The war department
had no information on the movements
of the Thirtieth division, placed on
priority several weeks ago for early
return home. Officials said even II
the division was moving toward port
of embarkation there would be moth
ing here to indicate the date of its de-
parture.
Sailing will depend upon the availa.
bility of transports, and as the divi-
sion, approximately $4,000 men, will
require an entire fleet of vessels, its
departure as unit on any given date
is unlikely. The movement probably
Will spread over a period of twp or
three weeks.
Washington. BY order OF the pres
ident, the commander-in-chief of the
army has cited for extraordinary hero
ism In action and conferred the disin.
guished service cross upon the follow
ing officers and men:
First Lieut.. John Fl. Murrian, of |
Knoxville, Tenn, 117th infantry, fos |
bravery under fire at Bellicourt,
France, Sept. 20. 1918.
Sergt Berlin Wesley Brown. of Tel. |