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December 30, 1928. THE NASHVILLE TENNESSEAN Happenings Among Colored People By W. H. SHA CKELFORD. THE INTERNATIONAL Coun-1 ell's Education and the (International have just ful adjourned one of its most successsessions in Cleveland, O.

More than one hundred members were attendance. The sessions covpared three look for days and marked a foradvancing the cause of the Sunday school work. Among the colored members in attendance were Drs. A. M.

Townsend, S. N. Vass, J. Brown, Baptists; J. A.

Martin and J. Eichelberger, Methodists These report that the outlook for Sunday school work in80 far as program and curriculum are concerned is brighter than Never before In history of the international council. NO A negro REPORT business: ON has A recently SURVEY been of submitted to Dr. R. R.

Moton, Apresident of the national business league under whose auspices the survey was conducted. More than 3,000 businesses in thirty-two cities of fifteen states were examined covering a period of the past eight months. Nashville and Knoxville were included in the survey. The survey sets forth seven problems which confront colored business men. 1.

More adequate financing and credit facilities; 2. More direct and protitable investment of surplus funds of fraternal tions to the benefit of the race; 3. Elimination of overcrowding of certain flelds with small, undercapitalized, poorly managed individual businesses; 4. Appreciation of the value of advertising: 5. Development of new flelds of business: 6.

The perpetuation of older businessVes from one generation to the next. the founders; 7, Specialized trainTod many die with the passing not ing of larger numbers to meet the growing demands of business organizations. The national business league for which the study was made was founded in 1900 by Booker T. promote the commercial and financial development of the negro." Dr. Moton, principal of Tus-.

kegee president: Albion L. secretary, A. L. Lewis of Jacksonville, treasurer. The league has organizations in all the larger cities of the country.

DISTRIBUTION of quite a numher of -cheer basketro marked the activities of Club the The idea of No. 2, Americans Woodmen, during helping the unfortunate of the city was born among Green Cross workyers, and has been carried out each year since the organizaiton. The committee responsible for the sucices of the movement is composed of Madams Louise E. Johnson, J. P.

Porter, Mollie Harris, Mosella Bridges, Sergt. T. W. Stewart. Deacon Willie Lee, Jr.

Alfred Johnson, Threadgill. Every unit of the Woodmen is looking forward to the visit of Supreme Commander E. W. Abner and Prof. C.

C. Trimble. national supervisor and district manager. It is anounced that at the next meeting which takes place Wednesday evening, January 2, Sui pervising Deputy J. P.

Porter and Commander L. Wh ttaker will complete their program for one of the biggest events of the season for the associaiton. The quadrennial meeting of the Woodmen will be held in Denver, the home of the organizaiton, where it was organdzed 23 years ago. The American Woodmen is one among the outstanding: Institutions its kind among our people. THE CHRISTMAS TREE for benefit of the members of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, made possible through the union organized several years ago by Elder Preston Taylor, who is its president, was given Friday night in the auditorium of the central hall.

Col. Charles Allen, Mrs. M. Williams and their official staff marshaled, the friends and uniform members members, of the juvenile department were 1n- spired to render greater service through one of the older fraternal I orders. W.

W. Williams is vicepresident; Lieut. J. C. Tooms, chaplain; Mrs.

Maggie Lewis, treasurer; Mrs. J. A. Britt and B. C.

Bryant, secretaries. Madams Lizzie Wilson and Mattie Anthony will be representatives of the branch from the east side of the city. BETHEL A. M. E.

CHURCHVery special services held all day Sunday, December 30. In the morning as a close-out of the Christmas season, a story hour will be held for the children of the Sunday school and gifts distributed. A full attendance is expected at 9:30 a) m. The pastor, the Rev. E.

S. Rose, announces the following schedule for the day: Dr. G. W. Bugg wili deliver the message at the morning service, 11 a.

m. At 3 p. Dr. S. M.

Utley will preach, and the members and choir Hope Baptist church will be in attendance. The Allen C. E. League: will hold its regular session p. m.

the evening service the Rev. H. A. Alfred, pastor and. members of At Tabernacle Baptist church will the Have full charge.

At this hour a large crowd is expected. The occason is a special gift rally for the trustees and every member will contribute $1 to augment the fund being raised for the purpose of securing a new church site. Every department and auxiliary has been at work for a month rounding into form the plans for a big day and visitors and friends are invited to enjoy a full day of interesting the church activities sponsored by leading African Methodist church the city in point of service and of accomplishment. Bethel's Pride, the young people's club, met Friday night with the Misses McElroy and completed their plans for participation (n Sunday's events. JUBILEE HALL, Fisk University, on last Thursday night the Alpha Delta Omega and Pi chapters of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority received visitors and friends in honor of the eleventh annual ball of the A.

K. A. Sorority. Representative members of the were in attendance and a race general reception was held from 8 until 1 p. m.

ment WITH of a THE $400,000 RECENT gift to Fisk announce- Untversity as given out in news columns of this paper the past week, a revival of interest in Fisk by the people of the city is given Impetus. The gift was outright and Fisk is not required to raise any amount to receive the bestowal. The gift was presented by the general education board for the exclusive purpose of erecting an adequate and. modern library building made necessary by the tion. Half of the amount to be expanding program of this Instituused as an endowment to maintain the new plant.

The average colored citizen able to conceive of the magnitude of the that project this and will be glad to learn new bullding is to be one hundred feet longE The lower entrance will lead ins room. rebalr room. book vaulta. to a basement containing receiv- TWO OWENSBORO PAPERS MERGED Messenger Publisher Sella to Inquirer; Will Travel. Owensboro, Ky.

I Dec. VP) Retirement of Urey Woodson and consolidation under single ownership of The Messenger and The Owensboro Inquirer was announced here tonight. The two papers will be published from the plant of The Messenger, whose lease on its building has been sold "to the new corporation, and at an early date the Sunday morning editions will be, merged into one, with The Inquirer continuing in the afternoon. field and The Messenger in the morning. Lawrence W.

Hager will be president of the new company, controlling the papers; his brother, W. Bruce Hager, with whom he has published The Inquirer for years, will 'be vice-president and treassurer, and George M. Fuqua, presrent business manager of The Messenger, will be secretary. 0 Other stockholders will be Mrs. Bessie W.

Hager and Gordon A. Yancey. The executive heads of the consolidated newspapers will be: Lawrence W. Hager, editor and publisher: Bruce Hager, general manager; Mr. Fuqua, business manager, and James M.

Pendleton managing editor. The changes will be: effective January 2, and the new corporation will be known as the Owensboro Publishing Company, In selling The Messenger, Woodson ends more than 50 years of active newspaper work, 40 years of which was spent in publishing The Messenger, which he developed from a small publication to one of the most influential dailies in the state. He announced last summer his retirement from active palitical duties, refusing re-election Democratic National committeeman from Kentucky, after having heen elected to that office for six terms. After saying that he had sold The Messenger because he got a good price far it. Mr.

Woodson explained: "I am not in declining healthnever felt better. I am quitting to get away from the daily grind, petty business details, and in order to enjoy life while I am yet young enough and well enough to enjoy, it. This is no sudden determination. I have been contemplating this change for two or three years. "I have a passion for travel.

I have seen something of the world and want to see more. Happily, Mrs. Woodson shares this wanderlust with me. In a few weeks we shalk be off for other scenes. We don't know where we are going but we are on the way.

But Ownesboro, where our children and grandchildren will remain, will always be home, to formal farewell statement, Mr. Woodson took occasion to pay high tribute to his associates in the work publishing the Messenger, some of whom have been with him almost childhood. Among them are Ernest Vogel, foreman of composing room, who has been on the paper 35 years; Dan Logson, pressman, 29 years; James M. Pendleton, managing editor, 28 years; George M. Fuqua, business manager, 26 years; George Cummings, advertising manager, 19 years, and Emmett and Vincent Greenwell, now in other work, 15 years.

Mr. Woodson was asked to r'emain with the new company as editor emeritus but declined. Mr. Yancey and Mr. Cummings will be with the new company as advertising managers.

TIMBER CUTTING IN PARK AREA STOPPED Condemnation Suit Is Filed for 626 Acres. Knoxville, Dec. 29-The state park commission has stopped timber cutting seven tracts of land in Sevier county within the Smoky Mountain Park area and has filed condemnation suits to acquire the land. Sevier county chancery court granted the injunction upon application of J. W.

Cooper, assistant attorney general, who also prepared and filed in Sevier county circuit court the bills to condemn the land. The seven tracts total 625.5 acres. Six of the seven tracts are owned by Ownby8-John Ownhy and five sons. The seventh is owned by Lum Conner. The land lies on Dudley creek about five miles east of Gatlinburg.

Commerce Chamber Head Predicts Bright Future By WILLIAM BUTTERWORTH (President of the co States Chamber of. Commerce.) Washington, Dec. The business situation continues to be characterized by those elements of fundamental strength that have supported business activities na tionally at a good level through four consecutive years. The last four years were earned by the unsparing efforts which were made in the years preceding 1925. Having been earned, they have been appreciated for the chance they have given for more hard work.

In entering upon 1929, we could not ask for better. auguries for the coming twelve months than we find in strong underlying conditions, and the devotion of business men to the discharge of their responsibilities. This is not a period of prosperity in the sense that profits are to be earned easily, or in the sense that it 1s an era of large profits, A period when results are obtained only by hard work and unremitting attention to sound principles and to sound practice, is not a time of prosperity in such A sense. It is something better. For, its level of activities affords those industries and those sections which are sutfering under handicaps, their means for forging ahead and' obtaining an equality of opportunity with other industries and other sections.

There is every reason to believe that. this is a period of building securelv for the future. There is ho evidence in the fields of Amerlean production and distribution that this is the kind of period that culminates in inflation and in the disaster which Inevitably follows the sort of prosperity that comes from inflation. Signs of Prosperity Erected During Year 000 000 Here are three signs of good times in new buildings. At the top may De seen the Ir the center is the new George L.

Evans building on Broadway of the branch plant of burned about a year ago. OBITUARIES RICHARD C. REEVES, JR. Murfreesboro, Dec. 29.

(Spl.) -Richard Chapman Reeves, 21, died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Reeves, in -Chattanooga, Friday afternoon, The body arrived here this morning was conveyed to the old home of his grandparents, Sheriff and Mrs. W.

B. Bragg. Funeral services will be conducted at the Bragg residence Sunday at 2 p. Dr. Ernest Eliott officiating.

The young man wag born and reared in Murfreesboro, where he resided up to about two years ago. He was a student at Central High. He is survived by his parents two brothers, W. B. and John D.

Reeves; three sisters, Misses Cornella, Ophelia and Mary Sue Reeves, and by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Bragg and Mra Mary Reeves.

MRS. J. E. GARRISON Decatur, Dec. The first death reported here from influenza and pneumonia occurred late Friday, when Mrs.

J. E. Garrison, 57, died at her home in Garth Heights, just west of here, following an attack of flu. Mrs. Garrison, who was widely known, is survived by her husband, the Rev.

E. Garrison: two sons, L. L. Garrison, Decatur, and L. D.

-Garrison, of Danville: one daughter, Mrs. R. A. Nunn, of Decatur; six grandchildren; three brothers, J. W.

Winton, of Sanerville: S. M. Winton, of Huntsville, and R. M. Winton, of Decatur; two sisters, Mrs.

Mary Peck, of Somerville, and Mrs. Ada Herron, of Somerville. REV. W. F.

JAGGERS Murfreesboro, Dec. (Spl.) Funeral rites for lev. W. F. Jaggers, whose death at Rutherford hospital yesterday afternoon, following a week's illness, has caused widespread sorrow, will be conducted at the First Baptist church Sunday 2 p.

In. The pastor, Dr. F. C. McConnell, will officiate, assisted.

by the Rev. J. T. Barbee, of the Southern Baptist Seminary, Louisville, Ky. Mr.

Jaggers was a widely known Baptist minister and at the time of his death was pastor of the Whitsett Chapel church, having in recent years held a number of rural charges in Rutherford and neighboring counties, removing here from about 15 years ago. Since coming to Murfreesboro Mr. Jaggers has been active in business as well as the ministry, having established 011 a constantly expanding basis, the Jaggers Floral company, which is becoming quite an important industry with a large greenhouse plant part. Mr. was about 60 years of age and had been in rugged health up to short time since.

Ha came to Murfreesboro especially 10 educate his daughters at Tennessee College from which institution four have graduated and the youngest is now a sophomore. He is survived by his widow and five daughters, Mabel Jaggers, teacher at Jacksonville, Florida: Mrs. Turner Barnhill of Madisonville, Miss Lera Jaggers, a teacher at Council, Miss Nellie Jaggers, a graduate Peabody student, and Miss Rebecca Jaggers. Out of respect to Mr. Jaggers, the fifth Sunday meeting of the Concord Baptist Association announced for Sunday.

'at Whitsett' Chapel State's Crops Increase $13,000,000 Over 1927; Cotton Acreage Gains Generally is Good; Tobacco Advances in Value; Winter Wheat Decreased. tollets and reserve stacks. The first story will contain offices, large reserved book reading room, reference rooms, coat rooms, the library catalogues and catalogue room. One of the special attractions and features will be the negro collection room on the second floor. Sections for all branches of negro art will be prided.

There. will also be a music room and seminars for music students and faculty doing advanced work. necessitating close contact with a large number of books. The library most nearly like the proposed Fisk library, is the new one at Dartmouth. Other similar ones are at Yale, Princeton, Los Angeles and Tulsa.

This new building is' the first of those in the proposed new academic group. Credit for. secure ing this latest and most: valuable gift for Fisk should go to the pres: ident, Dr. Thomas Elsa Jones, who' has crystalized the interest the general education board at Fisk. DR.

J. A. MARTIN, who is vicepresident of Paine college, Augusta, is on the field for that institution and recently stated to a reporter that he has 'already visited nine annual conferences of the Southern church this fall; has addressed more than 10.000 white people of the South In behalf of education for negro youth, He met with a hearty welcome from all these conferences, ne said, and handed out among the members of. these conferences more than 50,000 pieces of literature furnishing information concerning Paine Another interesting Teature the work the organization of the Paine. college quartette which has been the states.

of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina during thep ast summer; has appeared before local churches and such assemblies as the one at Junalaska, N. pastors' school in Columbia, S. C. In the big missionary district institute is to take place at McKendree church, this January 4, Dr. W.

B. Ricks, presiding elder of the Nashville district, M. E. Church, South, announced plans to have this quartette appear and render the songs for which colored singers are SO well noted. FIRESIDE SCHOOL The first annual sangerfest for anuary 1 at the headquarters, 423 1 Sixth avenue, north, from 2 until 10 p.

is the big event scheduled for the benefit of our people, A city-wide invitation, especially for those Interested in the work of the Fireside Schools and the work, has been issued for the purpose of having all visit the school and enjoy the entertainment prepared for them, During the hours of the sangerfest, many entertainers will appear and give selections and inspirational addresses. Expressing a willingness. to take part on this program are: The community symphony orchestra, Mrs. M. E.

Hale, director; Baptist chorus, Prof. E. Isaac, director; Dr. I. 1.

Moore, Geneva B. Willlams. Miss Cathering Holder, Mrs. Moses McKissack, Mrs. Gertrude Johnson, Mrs.

C. O. Hadley, Mrs. L. E.

Polk, Mrs. R. H. Hurt, Carrie Wilson, Mrs. Edith Waters, Mrs.

Lizzie Franklin, soloists. Quartettes from National Baptist publishing board and the American Theological seminary. Misses Marene and Marie Mayberry, will appear in duet selections. Instrumental music will be furnished by Miss Eloisa Lowe, Mr. Carmichael, Mrs.

F. J. Chandler, Miss Mary K. Battle, school, Fisk university singers and Choruses from the firls, vocational Pleasant Green choir. Readings by Mrs.

B. H. Ball, Mrs. Adelaide Harris, Mrs. Alice Mitchell, Mrs.

Bettie King, Mrs. Ambrose Bennett, Mrs. Ruby Dandridge. Ossian Crockett will also appear in musical selections. A special talk 011 music appreciation by Mrs.

W. A. Townsend. Mr. Hudson will take part and the following persons will give inspirational addresses; Dr.

W. S. Ellington, Rev. Henry Allen Boyd, Rev. Ambrose Bennett, Rev.

E. W. D. Isaac, Mr. E.

T. Brown, Dr. D. T. Hull, Dr.

S. N. Vass. Rev. F.

L. Sanders, Rev. W. M. Harris, and Dr.

J. L. Lewis of Clark Memorial church. This elaborate affair will place at the Fireside School on New Years day. The Fireside school religious education class listened the Rev.

J. C. Miles on Friday, Decemher 21, and to Misses Eaton and Hamilton while they taught the life of Christ and the Sunday school lesson. The class gave a generous supply of groceries to the missionaries. On Friday at 3 p.

m. at the day home a Christmas tree was, had for the children of that institution and the Sunshine bands. A MEMORIAL service for the parted members of the First Baptist church, East Nashville, will be held at that church let the 11 o'clock hour Sunday, December 30. Both trustee and a deacon boards have lost officials as well as some loyal laymen of this church. The pastor, Dr.

Ellington, will acliver the eulogy and the choir under direction of Prof. Tetway will render the special music for the occasion. Every club of the church is greatly inspired on account of the new Sunday school building which is practically completed by the architects, Me Kissack and McKissack and E. W. Woolfork.

contractor. This edifice will be entered early in the new year. The construction of the main auditorium will begin and front Gallatin avenue. The B. Y.

P. U. under presidency of Dr. T. Howard Bullard has enjoyed a more substantial growth than any previous year Sunday night at 8 o'clock a missionary program will he rendered the missionary 80- clety, Mrs.

Julia Dancy, president. Rev. E. W. Crigler, pastor of the First Baptist church at Russellville, will preach.

The missionary society of this church is the mother auxiliary of the church and has an enviable record in its helpful efforts in this and foreign lands. The Dorcas Ald club will their installation at the home of Mrs. Lizzie Hilson on North Seventh street Tuesday night, January 1. PUBLIC SCHOOL pupils will resume regular work Wednesday, January 2, and the principals remind them that they will be expected in their seats on time on that date. Work has already been resumed at some of the coneges.

The community training schools held at Fisk Diversity and at the Morris Memorial building will reopen Wednesday and Thursday nighta, respectively. Padget--Why did yo upick the grocer play the Lass drum in your band? Padget-Because he's AN honest fellow and gives full weight to every -The Pathfinder. MONEY is not always needed to get what you want. Look over the "Sale and Exchange" column in our Classified Section. -Adv.

00 Nashville during the passing new county garages recently automobile agency on Broad Sears, Roebuck company of the deceased, postponed, date to be anlater. MRS. SARAH C. HOLTZCLAW Chattanooga. Dec.

the pastorate been nounced Mre. aSrah Cooper oltzclaw, 86, mother of Dr. Cooper Holtzclaw, one of the oldest and most prominent physicians In Chattanooga, died at the home of her son Friday. Funeral services with Dr. John W.

Inzer officiating, were conducted this afternoon from the First Baptist church, with burial in Forest Hills cemetery. RED HILL SCHOOL PLAY GUN VICTIM IS DEAD Grady Starnes Succumbs to Wounds. Lebanon, Dec. Starnes, 20, died Thursday midnight as al result of gunshot wounds received during a school play at Red Hill, Dekalb county, last Friday night. Reports of the shooting indicate that Starnes become boisterous and was ordered by Deputy Sheriff Adcock to put up his hands.

Instead, it is stated, Starnes reached for his pocket. Friends clai his purpose was to dispose of a bottle of whisky. Fred F. Howse, Merchant, Of Whiteville, Is Dead Mempt.is, Tenn, Dec. Word has been received here of the death of Fred F.

lowse, prominent merchant and citizen of Whiteville, which occurred at his home following a brief ilness of pneumonia. Ile was 57 years old. Mr. Howse, whose mercantile establishment was widely. known throughout the surrounding territory, had also extensive farming interests and was known the the father of the dairying in industry in Hardeman county.

In civic life, he was one of the most active citizens of Whiteville and the Lee highway traversing Hardeman and layette counties is largely the result of his efforts. is the daughter S. N. Duncan, His wife, Dora, Duncan Howse, one of the pioneer citizens of Hardeman county. No children survive the union.

Two Badly Injured In Wreck at Jackson Jackson, Dec. Justice and Frank Turner were badly injured and escaped death by the narrowest margin and six others were hurt in an auto collision on the highway at an early hour this mornIng. Miss Carmen Justice was driving the car occupied by her brother and was preparing to make a turn at a filling station when another car, driven by Luke McHugh and occupled by Misses Mildred and Ruth Neely, Frank Turner, Ben Ammons and Wilford Wilson collided with it. The injured were rushed to hospitals here. Justice suffered serious cuts and brulses and Turner was knocked unconscious.

Both will recover. The remainder of the injured were dismissed from the hospitals after their injuries had been attended to. I The year. 1928 was good to Tennessee. Value state's 15 principal crops.

increased, more: than 000 over 1927. The estimated value of the crops was $180,000,000. Business generally was good, business leaders said. The state, particularly East Tennessee, got many 'new industries which made the labor situation rosy. Several big bank mergers were announced and the air mall came to the state.

There was a small surplus of labor throughout the year, but rapid construction of highways, opening of new industries and building programs in virtually every city in the state kept both skilled and unskilled workers active most of the year. The acreage of the 15 leading crops was estimated at 6,463,000 acres, which was about one less accounted than 1927. for about Cotton 70 and per 'tobacco the increased value of the crops while -killing wheat accounted for the one 'per cent docrease of acreage, according to S. T. Marsh, agricultural statistician.

The corn yield, 19.5 bushels per acre, was one of the poorest on record, but tobacco yield, estimated at 88,000,000 pounds, was excellent. The tobacco yield was approximately 20,000,000 pounds greater than last year and the value of the crop on December 1 was estimated at $19,000,000, an increase of 000,000 over 1927. and $8,000,000 over 1926. Corn Crop Poor. A late wet spring summer droughts in West Tennessee and floods in East Tennessee were responsible for the poor corn crop.

Cotton prices were lower than a year ago, but an increased acreage and cash income from the lint and seed was estimated at about 000,000, or more than $4,000,000 more than 1927. The wheat acreage was reduced and December 1 conditions of the crop was 87 per cent. Tennessee's acreage of 467,000 acres compares MILLIKAN MADE HEAD OF SCIENCE ASSOCIATION Winner of Nobel Physics Award in 1923. New York, 29-(AP)-Dr. Robert Andrews Millikan, one of the three Americans to win a Nobel prize, today was installed president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Professor Millikan, an outstanding figure in the field of science for almost three decades, won the Nobel physics award in 1923 for isolating and measuring the electron, The new president, now director of the Norman Bridge laboratory of physics at the California Institute of Technology, holds degrees from Oberlin, Columbia, Northwestern, Pennsylvania and Yale, as well as from universities in Ireland and Germany. His recent work has been devoted to developing his theory of the cosmic rays. He contends that matter is still being created by the elemental forces found in space. NEW YEAR'S PARTY IS PLANNED FOR HOOVER Officers of Utah Arrange Celebration. Aboard S.

S. Utah, Dec. (AP)-A jolly shipboard New Year's celebration was being planned today by members of President-elect Hoover's party, officers of the Utah and newspaper correspondents. One feature is a dinner and reception in honor of Mr. and Mrs.

Hoover, who are to be witnesses of the day's festivities. While novelties were being concocted, the vessel was four or five degrees north of the Equator, some 700 miles to the rst of the French. Guiana coast. -fropical weather was continuing with northeast trade winds. It was very hot below decks, but there was abundant ventilation, and on deck awnings protected the Hoover party from the sun.

The intermittent squalls and rain that prevail these days have made the passage of the equatorial region agreeable for the President -elect and his wife. Yelton Home Fire Imperils Family Jackson, Dec. Yelton, assistant' postmaster, wife and baby, were forced to flee in their night clothing in a fire near midnight, which completely destroyed their home at a loss of $4,500. So much headway had been gained by the flames that egress was cut off at the front door, and the family got out the back entrance shortly before the roof fell in. A high wind was blowing in an easterly direction and sparks set fire to dead grass all over the block.

For a time It looked as it the entire block of residences might be destroyed, but heroic work of the fire department prevented this. $75,000 BLAZE Mobile, Dec. 29. (AP) A spectacular lumber fire. swept a storage shed and four dry kilns of the S.

B. Adams Lumber. Company, three miles north of here today. The fire originated in the open storage shed where between 50,000 and 100,000 feet of recently kilned gum lumber was awaiting shipment, rapidly swept its way to the battery of four kilns. Loss at between $70.000 and $75,000.

Cause of the blaze was undetermined. unfavorably with 584,000 acres sown last fall. The state's rye acreage was esti mated at 36,000 acres, compared with 38,000 sown last fall. Condition the crop December 1 was 88 per cent. Details of Crops, On November 30, there were 452 cotton spindles in place in the state, 588,184 of which were active.

Details of the state's crops for 1928 follows: Corn: Acres yield, total, value, $56,842. Cotton: Acres, yield, 185; total, 420; value, $36,120, Cottonseed: Total 186; value 882. Tobacco: Acres, 112.4; yield, 7874 total, value, $19,460. Wheat: Acres, 422; 8.8 gl total. value, $5,311.

Oats: Acres, 188; yield, 21.5; tal, value, $2,425. Barley: Acres, 21; yield, to tal, 420; value $462. Rye: Acres, 25; yield, 8.3; total 205; value, $282. Buckwheat: Acres, yield, 17.0 total, 51; value, $51, Sweet Potatoes: Acres, 41; yield, 95; total, value, $3,700. Irish Potatoes: Acres, 43; yield 95; total value, $3,676.

Peanuts: Acres, 18; yield, 800; total, value $677. Sorghum Sirup: Acres, 39; yleid, 78: total, value, $2,149. Tame Hay: Acres, yield 1.36: total, value, $30,082. Wild Hay: Acres, 50; yield, 1.20% total, 60; value, $726. Soybeans: Acres, 114: yield, 11; total, value, $2,696.

Cowpeas: Acres, 86; yield, total, 860; value, $1,849. Total value $4,169, Peaches: Total, value, 409. Pears: Total, 255; value, $21,265. Total 1928: Acres, value, $180,233. Total 1927: Acres, value, $167,349.

00 -Photos by Wiles. year of 1928 in the form of three finished on South Fifth street. way. At the bottom is the new which supplants the building CHRISTMAS SHOOTING FATAL TO JACKSON MAN Walter Holland, 28, Dead; Slayer Held. Jackson, Dec.

Holland, 28, carpenter, 2 at a local hospital today at o'clock of pistol wounds said to have been inflicted by Ollie son Christmas morning at a Iselin, on the outskirts of Jackson. Holland suffered 17 Intestinal perforations and no hope was held for his recovery. Nicholson was immediately arrested and placed in jail without bond. His case will be taken up by the grand jury Monday, January 7. Holland is survived by two brothers, J.

of Medon, and L. M. Holland, of Bemis, and one sister, Miss Susie Holland, of Memphis. Court Postponed Due To Flu in Lauderdale Ripley, Dec. to 3 o'clock this afternoon.

586 cases of influenza in Lauderdale county had been reported by physicians where medical attention has been given with two physicians yet to report. According to a statement issued today Watkins, by circuit Attorney-General court, set for Monday, Dec. 31, after the holiday recess, will not convene on account of disease. Date for finishing up the docket will be made known later. There are 17 cases of influenza in the county jail.

So far the discase has been of a mild type, with but few deaths reported. Divorces Gaining on Nuptials in Knoxville Knoxville, Dec. While there decrease of more than 100 was a marriages in Knox county- In 1928 as compared with 1927, there was increase of 2 divorces, records an show. There were 1,767 marriage 11- censes Issued in 1927, and 1,051 in 1928. A total of 504 divorce suits filed in Knox county during the past year, 497 of them being instituted in domestic relations court, in chancery court, and five in circuit court.

HOME BURNED Murfreesboro, Dec. 29. large story and onehalf frame residence on North Maney avenue, erected as a home by the late Harris Allen and owned at the time of the fire by A. R. Noland.

1903 Thurman avenue, Nashville, burned to the ground lats night about 11 o'clock. Miss Jennie Oliver, returning to her home at Mr. R. B. Roberts at the end of Maney avenue, flames issuing bullding and turned in the fire alarm.

DIRECTOR WLADYSLAW DROPIOWSKI, one of the mast noted educators of Poland and preacher- of wide reputation with great oratorical power, is to the speaker at the First Methodist church Sunday morning at 10:50 o'clock GOODMAN HEADS FARM BUREAU Robertson Countians Picks LE Executive Committee for: Organization. Springfield, Dec. (Spl.) -The board of directors of the Robertson county farm bureau today elected John M. Goodman, president; Graydon L. Morris, vice-president, and John Long, chairman; Joel Bell and W.

La West, members of the executive committee, at a business meeting, here today, followed by luncheon in the Colonial hotel. They also elected 23 directors, The membership during the year. Increased by about 50 members. Two representatives from the state farm bureau, W. D.

Green and EErnest Byrom, were present. INFLUENZA is on the increase here, accordin Dr. W. D. Moore; city health officer.

There have been no deaths because of the dis case, so far as reported. KENTUCKY FLU EPIDEMIC IS WORST SINCE 1918. pl 37 Dead in 11 Main Cities of State, Report. Louisville, Dec, 29-(P)-Influenza has caused 37 deaths in 11 principal cities of Kentucky this month, according to figures made public by the state board of health here today. Ashland reported the highest number with eight.

Louisville was next with six. Other cities and their figures include Frankfort, Lexington, Newport, Covington, Henderson, Hopkinsville, 2, and Paducah, Eowling Green and Owensboro, one each. More cases of the disease have been reported this winter than time since 1918 when 8,699 deaths were attributed to the malady. MURRAY MAN INJURED AS TRAIN HITS AUTO Dave Parks Loses Left Arm Under Wheels. Murray, Dec.

was seriously injured when the Nashville, Chattanooga Louis passenger train hit his auto? mobile which had stalled on the levee crossing this afternoon. He was thrown from his automobile when the train struck he and thrown on the side of the trackk, The wheels of thee train passed over his left arm. was taken to the William Mason Memorial Hose pital, where it was found necessary. Lo amputate the arm. Physicians in charge say he is resting well, Big Tobacoc Plant in Lexington Burned Lexington, Dec.

29-(A) -A: $25.000 re-dryer in the plant of the Southwestern Tobacco Company here was put out of commission at the busiest time of the year by, fire of unknown origin which started in the drying end of the api paratus today. 41R Eight thousand pounds of tobac co were drying in the machine when the fire was discovered. Extent of the loss has been est mated. Eighth Avenue Property At Auction 12 O'clock, Dec. 31, At Court House Door Choice lot at No.

122 Eighth Avenue, South, short distance south of Broadway. Fronts 50 feet on east side of Eighth Avenue, South and runs back 165 feet. Has double three-story and basement brick building on it, which could easily be converted into apartment. Is sure to increase rapidly in value. This sale is at foreclosure under mortgage.

GENERAL SECURITIES COMPANY.