The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-05-03
CONGRESSMAN FROM SECOND
DISTRICT SUccUMBS AT
WASHINGTON.
NATIVE OF DECATUR, ALA.
Moved to Tennessee Thirty Years Ago.
First Named Representative in
1sos-Reatep for sixty-sixth
Congress by J. w. Taylor.

died here after an illness Of several
weeks. He had been in declin ng
health several years The body, ac-
companied by immediate members Of
the family, and j. Will Taylor, who was
elected last fall to represent the Sec
ond District in the House, was shipped
to Knoxville.
Funeral services were held at the
Austin residence, Speaker Champ
Clark, Senator Shafroth of Colorado,
REPRESENTATIVE Mondell of Wyoming,
the new Republican House leader, and
number of Tennesseans attending.
'Dick" Austin, as he was known
here and at home, was born in Decatur,
Ala, but removed to Tennessee thirty
years ago. He was elected to Con-
gress the first time in 1908, being de-
feated in the Republican primarf last
summer for the nomination by ]. VIII
Taylor. Mr.. Austin was probably the
most popular representative the Sec
ond Tennessee district ever sent to
Washington, and his failure to be re-
turned to the SiXty-Sixth Congress
was a matter of general regret among
Democrats as we'll as Republicans OF
the House.
He was energetic, industrious and in
tensely patriotic, his loyalty to the
great war measures forwarded by the
administration winning open praise
from President Wilson.
Knoxville-Funeral services for Mr..
Austin were conducted in Knoxville at
the Second Presbyterian Church. DR..
R. e. Vale officiating.
Newbern.-The Newbern territory
Boys Corn, Fig and Calf CLUB for this
part Of the county met at the New
bern Opera House. Louis G. Norvell,
chairman of the new movement, pre-
sided. .....a
More than SO young men in this sec
ton have enlisted in the campaign and
are endeavoring to put Newbern in the
lead over other sections in the county.
The meeting was well attended by a
large number of farmers, who are wide
awake to the new establishment.
Prizes will be awarded by the rners
chants of Newbern, which will create
much interest,
Jackson.-Private Grover G, Sumler,
of Pleasant Point, Tenn, who lost his
right leg in the battle of st. Quentin,
visited his father, W. II. Sumler, here,
en- route to Atlanta, where he will be-
given vocational training by the gov
eminent along commercial lines. He
tells interestingly of the American adj
vance at st. Quentin under heavy she'll
fire and of the Huns realizing the i'm
possibility to put a stop to the Yanks'
forward movements.
Jackson. Absolutely no cew has
been established as to the identity of
the burglar whose entry into the home
of w. e. Leech, caused the death
through fright of his 20-year-old daugh-
ter, Ruth.
Mrs. Leech whose room was also en-
tered by the burglar, describes him as
being an unusually large man with a
mirrorless flashlight throwing off a
dull red glow. She could not tell
whether he was white or black.
To Nnhctor prnptisc RlnpR-
mon, aged 80 years, died at the home
OF his parents, DR.. and Mrs. J. A. Black
mon. He was engaged in Y. M, G. A.
secretary work for five years and was
stationed in Atlanta for the asst two
years, where he was also member OF
the Sunday magazine staff of the
Journal. His contributions were pub
lished under the title, Prose Poems OF
| Dixie"
Greenfield ]. w. Stoerer of
Paris delivered the commencement for
the G. T. S. here. He came to fill the
| appointment that was to have been
| made by Hon. c. P. j. Mooney, editor
of The Commercial Appeal who could
not get to Greenfield owing to press
ing engagements in New York City.
Dyersburg.-J. B. Carpenter, who
was recently appointed chairman for
Dyer for the war savings stamp cam,
paisn, has appointed the following as
sistants: r. S. Watkins, vice chair,
man; Walter Brigham, executive sec
rotary; John G. Rogers, publicity man.
ager; VI. S. Summers. chairman OF
speaker
Jackson.-Talmage Lewis, who will
be awarded second honors in the High
School graduating class in May, has
the distinction OF not having been abb
sent 4rom school single day during
the asst eight years In his senior year
he secured an average of 9S S-S on his
studies, The valedictorlan of the class
is Miss Yvette Nord who has an aver
age of "a 2S-100 for the year ThirC
IIonors go to Miss Hattie Clay Long
/ with an average OF 80 9.l6 About Il
graduates OF 10 will receive theil
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