The Tennessean from Nashville, Tennessee • Page 9

NASHVILLE TENNESSEAN and The Nashville American, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 17, 1918. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE -3 SPLENDID FARM BARGAINS FOR IMMEDIATE POSSESSION WORKERS EAST Sacrifice Must Be Made by Western Roads. best 250 acres, on pike, railroad and Intcrurhan: beautiful hnme, fine land if improvements of all kinds; hlRh school, all churches, and one of the Places around Nashville. Owner says sell at once. See us for particular! fine land, 265 acres, too acres bottom land.

In cultivation, balance rolling, in blue Brass; 12 miles out, on pike, railroad and interurban; 2-story brick residejice, two big barns, well fenced and watered; Sioo per acre. too acres, close in on our best pike. 15 minutes' walk from car line; every acre rich and level; 30 acres wheat, balance blue grass; large barn, two good tenant houses, hay sheds, etc. 4 50 acres, at Franklin, rich, splendidly fenced and watered, and will 600 acres, near Gallatin; rich, level, state of cultivation; will divide well into In county. See us for particulars.

115 acres, only five miles out on fine pike, nice new eight-room bungalow, Just completed, new barn and silo, land all rich, level, about two-thirds in fine Huegrass. If plowed would produce 2'A barrels of corn per acre; splendid spring branch through farm. Be quick 517,250. 260 acres, near Gallatin, good pike and Interurban station, fine schools, churches and very best land level, to slightly rolling, all good, three fine everlasting springs. One of the best In the country; long, easy terms; 535,000.

580 acres, Maury county, beautiful to fine school, railroad, land rich, tractor, splendidly fenced and watered. grain farm in the south. Never on particulars. We have some special bargains in fine farms In the Delta and Black belts or stock country of Alabama and Mississippi. Phone, write or come to see us for particulars on any size tracts or plantations.

W. W. DILLON CO. 304 Third Avenue, North, S. B.

BRYAN, Manager Farm Department. Some person or persons either uninformed or with malicious intent have been circulating false reports to the effect that Street Car Service will be discontinued at certain times during regular operating hours. The circulation of such rumors is not only injurious to this company but seriously affect the general business interests of the city and the traveling public who are dependent upon street car service. Although extreme weather conditions have disarranged street car schedules every effort is being made to maintain the. very best service possible on all lines.

This company and its employes wish to express their sincere appreciation for the consideration and indulgence accorded it in its efforts to overcome the unusual operating difficulties confronted during the past few days. Nashville Railway and Light Co. B. C. EDGAR, General Supt.

REAL ESTATE SALES RENTS LOANS If you are in the market for Real Estate of any description, see us; we are prepared to give you prompt and efficient service. NASHVILL TRUST CO. Real Estate Department FRANK B. WELSH, Manager. J.

L. WADE, Salesman. 315 Union St. Main 932. show '5.

level, well improved; 200 acres wheat, divide well into three fine farms. well fenced, well watered, In highest a half dozen farms. One of the best modern home, fronting fine pike, close level and subject to cultivation with a This Is the finest bluegrass stock and the market before. See us at once for MILLIONAIRE SUED BY NEW YORK GIRL Allen Gray Named in Breach of Promise Case. EVANSVILLB, Jan.

10. (Special.) Allen Gray, millionaire bachelor of this city, who was sued a few days ago In th United States court at Indianapolis by Miss Amy O'Conner of New York, formerly of London, England, for $250,000 damn sea tor aucgen nreacn or promise, is wen known In Nashville and In that eltv frequently. He owns a plantation of several inouaann acres Mississippi, is nenii or a largo tie company here and Is also pretd-dent of a large national bank In this city. He Is supposed to be at Sea Breeze, and the officers of the federal court have thus far been unable to serve the pnpers on him. EVANGELIST MARTIN TO ANSWER QUESTIONS Evangelist H.

M. Martin, who has been drawing a large crowd in his Sunday night lectures at the Orpheum theater, will Introduce a new feature at the meeting next Sunday night In tho way of a question nnd answer service. After the lecture Is over those desiring to ask questions of a biblical nature may hand, them to the ushers, who will turn them In to Mr, Martin nnd be wlUanswer them at the same meeting. Subject of the lecture of net Sundny night will be the "Devil Where Did He Come From? His Connection With This War. Why Does Not God Annihilate Him?" Rev.

Martin, In speaking of the subject, said that many do not believe in a personal devil, and the ideas of those who do, vary so one from nnother, that all will find it Interesting to sec what the Biblo han to any concerning this character. The doors of the theater will open nt 7 o'clock, and Cartoonist Vreelnnd will be on hand to entertain the crowd while It Is assembling. Tho subject will be illustrated with stereoptlcon views. JO AID FAMILIES OF SOLDIERS AND SAILORS The home service department of the Nashville chapter of the American Ited Cross is now In operation, the department having boon established for the benefit of the families of the men who are in the service of their country. Miss Carrington, who has for the past several years been connected with the United Cluirltles, Is In charge of the work, and It Is expected that great results will bo accomplished.

She la Pta-tloned at the headquarters the local Red Cross chapter from ft o'clock till 11 o'clock In the morning jnd from 2 o'clock to 4 o'clock in the afternoon nnd will givo help to any of tho families of the men who may call upon her. It will bo the purpose of this department to explain to the families of the men the allotment nnd allowance which will he sent home. It will nlso give advice on the subject of the war risk insurance and on legal matters which concern tho families of the military men. GOV. BROUGH SPEAKS TO LAND ASSOCIATION MEMPHIS, Jan'.

10, The entire JlBt of old officers, with the exception of session of the Southern Alluvial Land asso- viimuu, wind! HBseiunieu in nrst annual convention here today. They were: President, J. W. McCIure, first vice-president, A. C.

Lang, BlytRevUle, second vice-president, W. E. Hyde, Lake Providence, treasurer, John M. Pritchard, Memphis. The new members of the board of directors included S.

H. Simondson, Luxora, F. K. Conn, Cincinnati, and Thomas W. Fry.

St. Louis. Gov. Charles H. Brougb of Arkansas was tbe principal speaKer of the day.

The secretary of the association will be selected by tbe board of directors. Appointed Field Clerk. BOWLING GREEN, Jen. 10. (Special.

Attorney William Perry Drnke, recent democratic candllate for city prosecuting attorney, returned Monday night from Washington, whore be received nn appointment as Held clerk in the United State army. He will leave here in a few days for New York city, nnd upon his arrival In tho metropolis will sail for "somewhere in France' Attorney Drake Is a graduate of Ogden college in this city, and also graduated from the law department of the Kentucky university at Lexington. He 1b tho youngest son of Mrs, John B. DraJU of tldi city. WASHINGTON.

1(1. Tc meet the of uincliinNtH other skilled railroad workers In the east, the rail mud administration to. lav took teps looking to moving a number of these men from wontrru railroad Tor few w-ks until the over-burdened eastern run make delayed repairs to locomotives ami freight curs which now cannot tic operated. A. H.

Smith, ns.ststant to I Hrertor-On-eral McAdoo, in charge of transportation In tho eiiHt, wiic asked to report on the number of mechanics needed by eastern roads, while several executives of western roads started a survey to uncertain how many men flwy could spare. Within a few flays the results of Inquiries will be presented to Mr. McAd-io. Meanwhile. It was stated today, Borne eastern roads already have asked the leas burdened western and southern lines to furnish them with machinists nnd ear repairer.

It was made plain that effort will be made to transfer only those men willing to make the change, and that no attempt will be made to coerce workmen. The need of additional labor at iien rly all railroad centers In the cast was emphasized today In reports of congested transportation conditions to IMrertor-iIeiteral McAdoo from Interstate Commerce; Commissioner McChord. Locomotives badly needed to move freight were tied up for need of repairs. Ilallroads plan to take advantage of the bv ordpr of tVnul Ailmf iiintrjitfir (Iiirlle'lil I to hire idle mechanics and other workmen for railroad work. This will be left to each local railway executive.

Kail road off (trials are expected to uwo their discretion during the next week In handling shipments destined to Industries which are shut down under the fuel administration's orders. In order to hasten delivery of coal and other commodities to more needy Interests. Itlslng temperatures in most of the country and (dealing weather led railroad administration officials tonight to hope that the traffic paralysis In The middle west ami the extreme sluggishness In the cant would he relieved materially within a few days. The director-general today conferred with vice-presidents of the four ratlwav brotherhoods, who urged that the provision I tti trie niliroatf him nut Homing nio president to include railway employes In the government disability compensation system be made mandatorv. A committee of the National Industrial Traffic League, headed bv its president, (J.

M. Freer, of Cincinnati, offered Mr. McAdoo the league's In dealing with traffic gue-stfons. In a conference with state railroad and public utilities commissioners, the director-general today emphasized that government control does not contemplate nullllieatlon of existing slate rate laws nor abridge the functions of state authorities over roads. The question of whether the government plans to operate the many short independent railroads not connected directly with the national system, was before the house interstate commerce committee again today and Interstate Commerce Commissioner Anderson explained that the administration could not determine for some time precisely which of these short lines would be needed.

M. Itoblnson. president of the American Short Line Railroad Association, rep resenting 1111 roads, mainly in the south, told the committee lie believed tbe government nuirlit to nrnvido nneelal compen sation for roads whose business Is damaged era! counsel for the railroads' executive advisory committee, speaking for the Western Association of Short Lines, protested that the proposed basis of government compensation was unjust and unfair. BALTIMORE OHIO DECLARES DIVIDEND NEW YORK, Jan. 10.

In declaring the regular aeminnuai dividend of per cent on the common stock of the Baltimore Ohio today in face of a deficit for the past year, directors of the road announced thev expected that nny basis of compensation which might be determined upon for tho Baltimore Ohio under federal control would prove sufficient for the maintenance of the fi per cent annual rate, The statement explained, however, that the declaration of 2 per cent semiannual dividend today was not decldetl upon "with a view to operations under federal control, as that matter has not yet been definitely determined." A summarized statement of tho road's operations for the last six months of 1017, with December returns estimated, shewed a deficit for that period of about per cent and approximately 1M; per cent for the full year. Because of abnormal conditions that hrought about the yenr's reduced net earnings, despite a gross Increase of about the directors said they deemed it advisable to draw on the accumulated surplus of previous years to make up the deficiency of 1917. INSTITUTE OF SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS DECHEBD, Jan. 1(1. (Special.) A Sunday school institute is being held here at the Methodist church this week under the auspices of the Fayeftevillc district, beginning Tuesday morning nt 8 o'clock.

Prof. It. K. Morgan of Fayettevlllc made the opening address. There will be on all-day meeting Wednesday, and among the speakers will be Dr.

W. B. Taylor, Rev. W. G.

Cram and Judge Joseph Casthel. Mrs. Isaac Sewel will also be present with splendid Sunday school exhibit, and will speak on the elementary division. BABY CREMATED WHEN RESIDENCE BURNS HOPKINSVILLE, Jan. 10.

(Special.) The home of Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles Hamilton, an aged couple of the Lafayette vicinity, was burned today and their flve-months-old grandson was cremated. The child was upstairs with his older slBter, und the girl discovered tho fire nnd ran to give the alarm. Mrs, Hamilton, the mother, attempted to save her child, but the stairway was cut off by the flames.

Sho was painfully burned. Air. nnd Mrs. Hamilton, both above CO years of age, were bedridden, nnd only the prompt arrival of neighbors saved them. GERMAN BARON NOW HELD ON ELLIS ISLAND NEW YORK.

Jon. 10. A German described by agents of the department of justice as Baron von Hnsperg was Interned on Ellis Island today. His arrest was surrounded by secrecy and tho only information forthcoming concerning it was that It had been ordered by Washington. Tbe prisoner is a young man, evidently FOR GOLDS AND GRIPPE FOLLOW DOCTORS' ADVICE Ask nuy physician or druggist nnd he will tell you that the first step In the treatment of a cold, cough ot grippe should invarlbly be "a brisk calomel purgative, preferably the nausealcss calomel, called Calotabs." This alone fs often sufficient to break up a severe cold over night, or cut short an attack of grippe nnd possibly prevent pneumonia.

One Calotab on the tonge at bed, time with swallow of water, that's all. salts, no nausea nor the slightest Interference with your eating, pleasures work. Next morning your cold has vanished and your entire system is purified and refreshed. Calotabs are sold only In original senled packages; price thirty-five cents. Recommended and guaranteed by druggists everywhere.

Price refunded if jou an not delighted. (Adv.) way of saving the man sho loves from being accused of murder. Beautiful June Elvldge in a strong role, which she plays with consummate artistry. The most superb phatogrnphy and the most wonderfully beautiful scenes, Fast-moving drama that culminates In a smashing climax. A thoroughly Interesting ntory of modern life in New York city.

You'll see it at the Crescent today. ALLEGES HE TURNED HER OUT OF DOORS Nora Gallo Files Suit, Seeking Absolute Divorce From Ernest V. Gallo. READ THIS AND INVESTIGATE EAST FIVE-ROOM HOUSE, FIFTY-FOOT LOT, GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD, CLOSETO GOOD SCHOOL, ON CAR LINE ELECTRIC LIGHTS, COMPLETE BATH, GOOD SIDEWALKS. THIS HOUSE IS A BARGAIN, AND WILL BE SOLD ON YOUR OWN TERMS PAY FOR IT LIKE RENT.

PRICE TODAY $1,600 SUBJECT TO CHANGE, IF NOT TAKEN AT ONCE. ADDRESS J-16, CARE TENNESSEAN AND AMERICAN. EXTREME BARGAIN Don't Miss This Chance! A 6-Room Bungalow Belmont Section ABSOLUTELY MODERN; PRETTY FIXTURES, FURNACE HEAT, PORCELAIN BATH.EVEKYTHINU UP-TO-DATE. NEAR THE BEAUTIFUL CITY CLEMONS SCHOOL. PRICE TODAY FOR IMMEDIATE SALE.

$2,750 -ON EASY TERMS. INVESTIGATE AT ONCE. ADDRESS J-26, CARE TENNESSEAN AND AMERICAN. TTJI.LAHOMA LANDS for wile, tint Investment, douhle your money, gunranteei! results. Ions lilt satisfied customers.

Address DOAK AYDEI.OTT. Tullnboma. Tenn. FOR RALE Seven-room house, east; rented $20 per month. Hns debts, therefore will take lot for equity.

FBED K. TONES, ngent Tind notary puhlle. TO SELL GROCERIES AT REASONABLE PROFIT More Than 1,100 Retailers in State Have Signed Pledge. Customers of retail stores are urged by ho federal food administrator. Dr.

H. A. Morgan, to look for tbe sign of the United Htntos food administration. So far over 1,100 retailers of Tonnesseo have signed the pledge to sell goods to their 'customers at it fair and reasonable prollt, ami It fa hoped that beforo the month Is over this number will bo largely Increased. In tho Vntted States over 75,000 retail stores have signed these pledges.

It Is confidently believed that a large majority of the retail stores will demonstrate their patriotism nnd give to their customers the benefits from fair and Just price through purely voluntary action. SCHOOLS WHICH ASK" SUBSIDIES INSPECTED1 C. H. Lane, federal agent of the vocational education board, and Albert S. Wil-Hflius, state high school Inspector, have just returned fro.hi a trip to several Tennessee towns, including Chattanooga, Knoxvllle, Cookevllle, Memphis and Sum-roervllle, where they.

Inspected the schools which have applied for federal aid for vo-t-ntlonal training In tbe schools. Applications from other schools are being received and Mr. Lane and Mr. Williams will make inspection trip within the next few weeks. When tho applications of tho various schools ore approved by tbe atate hoard for -vocational training, the schools v'A receive subsidies from the Smith -UugbcB vocational education fund amounting to one-half the salaries of the teachers employed in the vocational education department.

Goal Supply Short. nTPT.wY. Tenn. Jan. 16.

(Special.) The extreme scarcity of coal is causing much complaint In the tenement portion df toWU. iue iiiruiu'u leiwn iuuvu nm- nmontr atock during the cold weather. The public schools were nlso closed two days on account of tho bitter cold wefltner. CiitjcuraSoap and Ointmera for Skin Troubles Soap 25c Ointment 3T and 50c highly educated, and Is said to have been In this country for two years. Government agents would neither deny nor admit that he was connected In some way with Walter Spoermanu, under arrest at Bnltlmore.

Tne only Bnron von Hnsperg known in New York Is the husband of tbe late Baroness Edith von Hasperg, who was the daughter of Commodore William II. McVicker. She died abroad in November, li10. They were married In Paris In 1W00, The baron formerly lived In New York, where he was Identified with a prominent banking house, but his home-was In Hamburg, (iermuny. DR.

J. R. SHACKELFORD SUFFERS INJURY Dr. J. R.

Shackelford, one of Nashville's most promlnenUnnd successful osteopaths, I.i confined to his apartment in the Jackson building, suffering from an Injured spine. Dr. Shackelford was one of the victims of the fierce weather of the past week, having fallen on tho lcc-coatod steps of Ward-Belmont as ho was leaving the college Tuesday afternoon. Dr. Shackelford Nuffcring considerably nnd tho attending physician, Dr.

Harris, says it will possibly be week before he will be able to be ahout His many friends hope for his speedy recovery. NEGRO LOSES SIGHT IN DEFECTIVE BLAST ANNISTON, Jan. 10. (Special.) George Hendricks, the negro road hand whose eyesight was destroyed und his left hand blown nway by exploding dynamite last Friday while he was engaged in blowing up stumps along the route of the new roadtvuy near Pine Grove, is being treated ul Seller's hospital. The nccideut which blinded the negro and deprived nltn of his hand occurred when a delayed shot went off just as he began an examination into the cause of tho delay.

SCHOOL TEACHERS ASKED TO AID CAMPAIGN WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. A call to the school teachers of the country to nid In a campaign to be conducted from February Yi to '2'2 to Increase the Junior membership of the Ited Cross was issued here today bv Mrs. Mary C. C.

Bradford, preHii dent of the national educational association. Traffic Hindered. TKEZEVANT, Jan. 10. (Special.) Not In tbe memory of some of the oldest citizens of this county has there been such an extremely bad spell of weather.

The ground Is now covered with buow, sleet and lee to a depth of six to eight inches, and almost all traveling by horse-drawn vehicles has been ananuoueo. xncre is niso a snort-nge of fuel, and it seems to be very uncertain now when relief will come. A local coal dealer received a shipment of coal Tuesday, but it was impossible to haifl It out to tbe residents on account of tbe deep Ice in the streets. More Snow Reported PUKYEAIt, Jan. 1(1.

(Special.) The weather continues extremely cold. Trains are hours behind time or are not running. There hnve been no rural mail deliveries for week. A lli-lnch snow Is on the ground covered with ice. Snow In falling this morning.

Telephone nnd telegraph wires all down. Tbe fuel shortage has been relieved by a car delivery of coal from Hnzel, Ky. High School Suspends. MILAN, Jnn. 10.

(fecial.) The Milan high school was suspended Monday morning until the weather moderates. The deep snow covered with sleet forming a sheet of Ice and the cold weather prevented the students from' getting to tbe Film Flickers Miss Gall Kudo, the LAST DAY OF brilliant young Broad-GA1X KANK way favorite, who Is starred in new American-Mutual photodrama, "The Upper Crust," showing at the Strand last times today, has secured in this remarkable production a high-class medium for the dls-pluv of her dramatic genius. "The Upper CrUHt" is ft cleverly contracted play with Htrong love motive and a strain of comedy running through It, albeit the plot Is full of dramatic complications that involve keen suspense interest and plenty of thrills. When Mrs. Van Rensellaer Todd advertises for a housekeeper to take charge of her new country home on the Pacific const and prettv Mollle O'Toole, In the person of Miss Kane, gets the Job, it is natural enough that young Algernon Todd becomes Interested enough to follow Motile to the coast, engage himself as her chauffeur and play up to the villagers' belief that Mollle Is Mrs.

Todd, wealthy young widow. Mollle falls In love with Algernon nnd he with her. so that, although a millionaire wants to marry her, she prefers tho supposedly penniless young chauffeur, who turns out to be too rich to ount Ih money, and who receives his mother's blessjng after Mollle has consented to marry him. In "The Winding Trail," VIOTjA DANA a Metro star picture star-TOMORROW ring the famous little Viols Dana, at the Strand tomorrow and Saturday, a cast of favorite players supports the star. Her leading man Is Clifford Bruce, who flayed the Sromlnent role of Ben Boone in "Blue enus." Bruce, who plays in the role of Zachary Wando In "The Winding Trail," lias long heon a prominent screen llgure.

He was leading man with Mabel Taliaferro in "The Barricade," and has been a star In his own right In "The Devil at Ills Elbow," and other pictures. On the regular stage Bruce was leading man in several of the late Charles Frohman's companies. Hayward Mack, who plays tho role of Alvlu Steel, has played with most of the leading motion picture companies, including Biograph, Imp. Majestic, and Universal. He began bis picture career in DUO after seven years' experience on the stage in stock, vaudeville and productions.

Previous to his theatrical work, Mack was a newspaper man nnd civil engineer. Mabel Van Buren is ceen In tho pnrt of L'ou, tho sin woman, a strong character role. MIbs Van Buren has had an extensive motion picture career, with Klne-mncolor, Biograph, Vltagroph, Fox, Clure, Solig nnd I-nsky. A famous New INTERESTING THINGS York cabaret SEEN IN running at full "THE STRONG WAY." tilt, with a beauty clior us performing remnrkablo stunts on ice in the center of the dining floor. A Btartllng scene in which a strong-minded young woman takes tbe strong GLYCERINE MIXTURE FOR APPENDICITIS Nashville people" can prevent appendicitis with simple buckthorn bark, glycerine, as mixetl in Adler-1-ka.

ONE SPOONFUL flushes the ENTIRE bowel tract so completely It relieves ANY CASE sour stomach, gas or constipation and prevents appendicitis. The INSTANT, pleasant action of Adler-1-ka surprises both doctors and patients. Leaves stomach clean and strong. Sold in Nashville only by DeMoville-Page-Sims druggists. (Adv.) "The Kitchen KENNETT COMEDY Lady" Is a delicious CRESCENT TODAY, and extravagant bit of fooling with Louise Fazenda, Slim Summervlllo.

Glen Cavnneder, Eva Tbatchor, Gene Rogers, Edith Mafson and other famous Mack Sen-nctt comedians at their best. There Is a lot of hilarious fooling that centers around anfmnl uctors. Mamie, the famous Mack Sennett fish; Pepper, the cat; Jimmy, the little hrown bear cub, and the big "be" sheep all contribute to the excitement. It is a quaint, funny little love story a romance of a kitchen lady. If there Is a man or woman in the house who does not yell nt this comedy, the appropriate thing to do 1b to call a doctor.

Douglas Fairbsnka, as FAIRBANKS "D'Artognnn," I "A HATES WIGS. Modern Musketeer," bis newest Artcraft picture, wears a wig. He had great -difficulty in keeping It on during his screen stunts, and objected to the curls, which blinded him nt times. The energetic Douglas does not envy Julian Eltlnge but then, if Julian tried to do some of ho, too, might balk at a wig. "A Modern MuHketeer" Is the latest Fairbanks picture, and the story and direction surpassed any or ins previous stunts.

i.augu witn "jjoug at the Elite all this ween. The Chicago public GREAT COURT was Invited to appear In SCENE IN the big courtroom scene "ON TRIAL" i "On Trial," an Kssa-nay feature. In response to tbe announcement, more than 1,000 personsmany society women included stormed the Essanay studious to "act" In the picture. It required four cameras to film the thronged scene. "On Trial" Is the feature attraction at the Fifth Avenue today, tomorrow and Saturday, As an extra added attraction the Fifth Avenue offers tho third of the series of "The Retreat of the Germans." These pictures are fast proving popular wllh the Fifth Avenue patrons, being official war pictures, real and authentic.

TRAINS ARE DELAYED BY' SNOW DRIFTS HICKMAN, Ky Jan. 10. (Special.) The snow and sleet storm that raged most all dny Tuesday, interspersed now and then with rain, all of which became frozen Tuesday night, stopped ell outgoing trains from Hickman nnd there hasn't been a train out since Monday nt p. tbe trains being so frozen up and snowbound that they could not move. All incoming train are hours late.

Train crews worked nearly all of Tuesday night trying to get the trains out, but finally gave up. The M. G. train is snowbound this side of Tiptonvllle and it will be several hours before that train earn move. SNOW AND ICE STOP RURAL MAIL DELIVERY FRIENDSHIP, Jan.

10. (Special.) The coldest weather since 1S09 has practically blocked business, and the rural route carries from the local of (lee have been unable to deliver the mall to their patrons since last Thursday. Several of tbe carries went out a few miles yesterday, but were compelled to turn back. The telephone lines are down and service is badly crippled, Merchnnts were kept busy yesterday roof-cleaning to keep their stocks from being damaged by water. The B.

N. W. railway hits been giving its regular passenger service of four trains dally. Alleging that lier husband nbnndoned her, turned her out of doors and utterly failed and refused to provide anything for her support. Nora Gallo yesterday filed suit In tho third circuit court, praying for an absolute divorce from Ernest Gallo.

Jeff McCarn Is solicitor for complftlnalrt. Alleging that he will miffer great and Irreparablo Injury, by reason of (he refusul to execute a contract to lease a farm and sell four mules, Paul Stewart yesterday, through his attorney, Jeff McCnrn, filed a bill in chancery court, part 2, against Wm. Cox to compel specific performance of the contract. Boyde Robert through bis attorney, C. H.

Rutherford, yesterday filed an amended bill In tho chancery court against T. B. Hazclwood and others, to set aside conveyance of land. He alleges that the conveyance was without consideration, and made for tho purpose of avoiding the satisfaction of a $2,000 judgment. The second murder trial for this week will be taken up In the criminal court thin morning, that of Walter D.

Miles, a negro, charged with tbe killing of Mary Miles, colored. Yesterday Ed Thompson was convicted of the charge of larceny, and the trial of Andrew Wiseman, charged with assault nnd attempt to imtrdor, resulted In nn acqultal. TO INSPECT FIFTH TENNESSEE INFANTRY Colonel Smith. U. S.

will begin next week In Inspection of all companies of tho Fifth Tennessee infuntry, preparatory to federal recognition of the regiment. Every company of the regiment has been recruttcil to full war strength, The Fourth and Fifth regiments combined make a stronger military guard than existed In Tennessee at the time of the outbreak of the- Mexican trouble. Edgar J. Graham, of Centre-vllle, Is colonel of the Fourth Infantry. There yet remains a number of company officers of the Fourth to be appointed.

None of the officers of the Fifth infantry hnve been officially named. CHEST GOLDS may mean weak lungs and need more thorough treatment than mere syrups, physics or stimulants. scons EMULSION corrects chest colds by giving strength to the blood and warmth to the body, while it is famous with physicians for relieving hard JkA coughs apd soothing the lungs, throat and bronchial tubes. Tw Scott Bowk, moomitiijsj. fcjL.