McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-08-11
Tennessee
EVENTS
Happenings over the
State condensed for
our busy readers

VI tennessee, mas handeE down an ex'
haustive decision that mortgages held
by Scottish banks on properties of
the Dayton Coal and Iron Company at
Dayton, Tenn, are valid, and that a
decree issued by the state supreme
court is binding on creditors of the
fopmer bankrupt company. The case
has been before the courts for many
years and involved a claim of $780,
600 held by certain banks in Scotland
represented by the Central Trust Co.,
of New York. The present status
of the Dayton Company is not affect
ed by the decision, its holdings having
recently been sold by the federal
court to the Tennessee Electric Steel
Company, composed of prominent
New York capitalists, and which Is
said to have elaborate plans for devel-
oping the property, which includes
mines, furnaces and large tract of
ore lands In Tennessee and North
Georgia.
John Taylor, claim agent Of the
Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis
railroad and member of a well-known
known family, is dead; William D.
Parks is in hospital, possibly fatally
wounded, and DIR. B. A. Deakins, for.
mer county physician, is suffering
from serious wounds as the result of a
gun battle at East Chattanooga. The
trouble was the aftermath of a fight
between Deakins and Charles Taylor.
deputy sheriff and bother of John Tay-
Tor, when the physician was knocked
over fence by Taylor According to
information, John Taylor had been in
formed that Deakins had been seen
with shotgun in the city and the for
mer had gone to East Chattanooga in
an effort to settle the trouble.
After a statewide quest that led
finally to Monteagle, A. S. Halle.
wood, twelfth juror in the box when
J. S. Moon was sentenced to die in
the electric chair for the murder OF
his young bride, signed an appeal for
mercy which resulted in Communication
to life imprisonment when the jurors
statement was wired to Gov. ALT Tay.
lor at Johnson City. Moon was to
have been executed Aug. Is, or with.
In less than two weeks. A. B. Gallo
way, Moons attorney, conferred with
the governor last Monday and Tues
day. He argued the case for three
hours.
The Central Baptist Church of Mar.
tin last week contaminated a deal
whereby they will obtain possession
of the DR.. " A. Biggs property on Me,
chanic Street. 1t is the intention of
the congregation to move the resi-.
dence to the back of the lot and use
same as parsonage for the pastor.
The tentative plans for the church
call for brick and stone building
of modern construction. The estimat-
ed cost of the building will be $50.
600. Work will be started just as
soon as acceptable plans are drawn
and the contract let.
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Abstaining from all food, Noah W.
Cooper, reform candidate for the dem
ocratic nomination as United States
senator, observed Wednesday. the day
preceding the primary, as a day Of
fasting and prayer. Throughout the
day and at night only few sips of
water from his "gourd of righteous
ness passed the blue law" advocates
lips. He declares that hundreds of
persons all over the state tasted and
prayed with him.
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A vigorous campaign against viola
tons in shipping stock feeds has been
launched in Memphis by T. H. Filing
ton, state feed inspector from Nash
Vile Mr.. Ellington says number of
stock feed manufacturers in the state,
including several in Memphis, have
misconstrued the state laws concern.
ing proper labelling of such shipments.
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Despite the fact that he died this
week former Congressman Lemuel P.
Padgett OF Columbia has been renomi.
mated for Congress from the Seventh
Congressional District. He has de,
feated competitor William c. Salmon,
also Of Columbia by majority of be.
tween 1000 and 200 votes, according
to incomplete and unofficial returns
The sheet mill OF the Aluminium
Company of America at Alcoa, near
Knoxville, has been closed. The rea
son assigned was inability to secure
railroad shipping facilities for the pro
duets and also for materials entering
| into the manufacture of sheet alumni
mum. About $50 men were employed
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James Gilbert Milton, Is years old
whose picture and finger prints are
part of the Bertillon records NJ
Central Police Station at Memphis
was discharged from the peniten
tiary last May, where he served one
year for check forgery.
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The first meeting Of the telephone
investigation committee of the
Chamber of Commerce Of Memphis
which is charged to look into the
question of the installation of tele
phones in the residential districts