Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-12-22
LATE NEWS By WIRE

Washington, Dec. 2O.-The House
Ways and Means Committee this af-
ternoon reported out favorable bill
providing temporary tariff on agri-
cultural products.
Washington, Dec. 20.-The Su-
preme Court today denied motion of
the Lehigh Valley railroad to modi-
fly decree ordering the dissolution
of hard coal combination. The court
will recess over the holidays.
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Wilmington Del, Dec. 20 -
Charles Eastman assistant treasurer
of the Hercules Powder company,
was arrested today charged with
stealing thirty-six thousand dollars
from the company. His bail was
fixed at fifty thousand dollars.
Lincoln, Nebr., Dec. 20-Allen
Vincent Cramer and Allen Cole
will be electrocuted in the state
prison at three o'clock this after
noon. Cramer killed his mother
in-law, and Cole was convicted of
participation in the killing.
Pensacola, Dec. 20.-Twenty-fiv
shote were exchanged between Sher-
iff Whitaker and deputies and moon
sinners operating two hundred gal
Ion still near Union Hill. The still
was near church where services
were being held. The moonshiners
escaped, but the still was destroyed.
Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 2O.-Cracks-
men blew the safe of the Kelley
Department Store here last night and
escaped with ten thousand dollars in
cash and ten thousand dollars in
Liberty Bonds and other securities
No merchandise was taken. They
entered through basement win
dow.
Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 20.--Rob-
bers stole sixty thousand dollars in
overflow" deposits from the Indian
apolis National Bank here some time
Saturday night, it became known to-
day. The bandits rifled a book
vault where the money was placed.
They entered the building through
skylight.
New York, Dec. 20-Two bandits
in a bold daylight raid on the sea-
mans mission in West street, shot
and killed James Russell, the cash
Ter, and escaped with four hundred
dollars, this morning. The rob-
bers commanded Russell to open the
safe and he refused. They shos
him through the heart.
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Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 2O.-The
Tennessee supreme court, with two
justices dissenting today upheld the
constitutionality of the state dog law
which taxes mail and female dogs 81
and So each year respectively the
proceeds going to reimburse farmers
for sheep killed by dogs and the re
mainder going to the county court
funds.
Washington, Dec. 20.-The fan
ing of wheat prices which the farm
ers complain to congress are costing
them untold millions, are due to nat
ural causes and not to any appre-
ciable extent to the market manipu-
lation, according to the Federal
Trade Commission which has Just
completed an investigation of the
situation for the president.
Washington, Dec. l2O.-President
I Wilson is today considering the
Christmas pardons of many prisoners
in the federal prisons, it is announ-
ced today. Among the most urgent
and general, pleas for pardon consid-
n cred is that of Eugene V. Debs, who
is imprisoned for violating the es-
e pionage act. The president is con-
sidering requests for general amnesty
}, of all so-called political prisoners.
. There was no intimation as to his
. probable action.
johnson City, Dec. 16-Alfred A.
: Taylor, governor-elect of Tennessee,
yesterday told local newspaper cor
respondent that Notwithstanding the
Published reports to that effect, he
u had confirmed no selection of appli-
j. cants for appointment to various
state Offices after he is inaugurated
as governor. Asked if Capt. T. p.
Peck of Etowah will be named as
state commissioner of agriculture,
Col. Taylor replied that this impor-
Q tant appointment is still under con-
a sideration. The governor-elect also
declared that the posts of assistant
commissioner of agriculture and state
: superintendent of public instruction
: are demanding careful consideration
RI but that no decision has been yet
lresehed.