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iv VI. CTi Wf wi ASSOCIATED PRESS It An aJLULVoivis teaturf of 1M Sunday lennesBean f-Jv--- FORtV-SIX pages nii.l. r.iOKTl or 1 1 NASHVILLE, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 16, 1930. PRICE FIVE CH" A88UC1ATE KUS 0.B.L0VETTEMAY; HOOVER PROBERS Die, at Do JI IDENTIFIED i I iiiiiiiiiiggiii BOBBY DODDAIiD DECIDE CONTROL! AS BANK BANDIT; mil 1 1 il REPORTED CERTAIN -TO BACK DRY LAW OF NEXT HOUSE BROUGHT, HERE if HACKMAN LEAn nr VOIS TO Commodores Beaten Annual Tilt After Courageous Fight RECORD CROVL Tnnessean, Selected Detective Nab Referendum, Four Pet. 1 Beer Definitely Shunned.

I i I Nashville Boy Rac: 78 Yards to Score Touchdown. V. As Independent Is One-Man Party, 4 5HQALS IS PIVOT MissteprBy G. O. P.

ly to Swing Issue In 1931 1 1111 11111 Stryle) WASHINQTON. Nov. 15. Inde. pehdfit Mr.

Lovtt and Muscl Hhoali, tiat war hoit rising out ot tb Tnntue river down In Alaiha which for a docad has I ln to Republican I ruled. ConjTee. are haunting the GH '0. and perhaps niay coBt i that -partr fvaa -flimsy paper control Xhm next Iloaoe. On what Congress may or may not do at, the coming December session with the Muscl Shoals problem may hinge whether the Republicans or, Democrats will be able to organise the House next year.

"-The entrance of Muscle Shoals has come about through a rather Interesting chain of circumstances that go back orlnvarlly-to the Free idsnthU campaign two years and a small town Hoover rally down In the Tennessee mountains. Started in 1928. i- la ol 1928 President Hoover, then a candidate, went down te Ellsabethton, his on foray into the Houth, where he addressed several thousand of the mountain folk on. tue" issues ot the campaign." If was an ideal place in which to propound He publican docu-nics. there Jrt a rock.

-ribbed' Republican region that only once since the Civil War had aver cent a 'Democrat tp Congress, nisi nrrtl rrstmirvrt 11 I 250 OF C. HEN TO GATHER HERE 1 04-Story Building Aids Light on Waldorf Site; Limestone Reflects Sun. HepreeeBUUve Bl Carroll Keece, if; I who had coma to the Mouse as a fijf young Republican war veteran in i 120, engineered the Hoover excur-t alon Into his noma district. it put V. Ellzabethtoni and Reece on th ed Robber of South Nashville Branch.

PICTURE IS SENT Local Officers on Way Here With Elmer Hplloway. The law's long arm reached out Yesterday and nabbed Elmer Ray Holloway, J3, identified as on of the bandits who got s.way with about 11,000 fa. the stlck-up of the South Nashville branch of- the Fourth and'Ptrst bank on Carroll street, on October, 30. Holloway, arrested in Memphis a week axo and identified yesterday, was en route to Nashville early this morning in-custody -of De tectives Joe Maranereiio and San ford Egan. Is Identified His photograph was identified here Saturday raornlng bv L.

M. Wood, manager of the branch bank, and John B. Williams, assistant cashier of the bank who reached "for the ceiling" that day when the bandits came In rand leveled revolver. --VVilUama accompanied the Nashville officers to Memphis and identified the man ln parson one the tw6 bandits who menaced him with, a pistol that day. Chief ot Detectives Elkln Lewis of Nashville announced late laat night that his officers had the man in tow, Holloway Was picked un on sus plclon In Memphis last Sunday by detectives there acting tinder ordejr ot the veterau detective leader, Inspector "ill t.

Griffin. Chiet' Griffin whose workings in bring, lng the "big shots" of the under, world to account Jas been the tar- ror of bandits and their, lik for aa many years, got an idea," said to nave aruieu in irom i'ai age-old source, the trusted woman who be trays. UJonaeauently on Tnursdav of this week Detective Marsherelio im zuiKan weni no muiDnia. un. der directions of Chief t-ewls.

and thera saw tha mender MS bacg nra. ana Mr. Wooaa tna iir, Williams viewed it The -capture of Hdneway. it is will, result in th oi ms accomplice, iseuuer or tne two men la a NashvlWan. MEMPHIS, Nov.

Klmer Roy Hollowar. 33. Men ti tled as tone of the two basjitg who held up and robbed the South Nashville branch of the First and Fourth National bank of S3.900 on October 30, was returned to Nashville tonight on a highway robbery warrant. Hollowar. who was arrested here November was identified today by John B.

Williams, assis tant cashier of the Xashvili9 bank, as one of the bandits who entered the hank, held up and L. M- ood, manaeer of tn0 institution, at noon Thursday, October 31. City Detectives Sanford Ean and J. V. Marsherelio.

Who ac companied Mr. Williams to Memphis, left tonight for Nashville by automobile, with Holloway ln custody. DO-X Takes Off Tuesday For Lisbon From Bordeaux BOHDUAL'X. France. Nov.

1.1. UP) The seaplane DO-X. her mastery of air and wster now es tablished, floated in the tranauil Glronde Estuary 30 miles from Bor deaux tonight, prepared to take off Tuesday for Lisbon on the next installment 01 her flight 'to New York. She flew up today from St. Mar tin Du Re, where she spent last night after havine come down ln the dark after a flight from Cal- shot, England- St.

Martin Du Ke Is about 100 miles from the nnlnt where she landed, but the BO-X I covered the distance like a steamboat, her own power Swanger to Address map, so to speax. iv i Meanwhll Reece, as a member K' or 'he House aftairs com-1 fcy mltleajitepped nto the spofllgbt es the; atrmlnlstratioa leader in tn 1 .1 fight to block passage of the Shoals. Reece sought SIDNEY C. LEWIS The death of Ms. Lewis at Dover Haturriay removes ono of the most InQuentiaJ men of that section, While in the state senate, Mr.

Lewis presented the bill providing for the toll bridge system and the structure at Dover bears his name. SIDNEY C. LEWIS, FORMER SENATOR, DIES IN STEWART Banker, Publisher, Politician To Be Buried Today. DOVER. Nov.

15. (Spl.) Sidney C. Lewis, 70, former state senator and one of the outstand lng citizens of Stewart county, died at his home here at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. 'Mr Lewis suffered from a. spina) ailment and was.

treated at jYan-t hpsplfai until about three Weeks ago. 'Us was He was the oldesb member of the bar- here, was publisher of the Stewart County Tlmta and presi dent of $afik and Trust company. Until he became 111 ev-eral months ago he was active in i Nstive of Stewart. Mr. Lewis was a native and life.

long a resident of Stewart county and early evidenced an interest in politics that carried him to an in timate friendship with tbe late Gov. Austin Peay and to a seat In the. state senate from the Twerity-thtrd district until four years ago. grille a member ot the legislature, he introduced a bill calling for the construction of two bi-iUKCs In Stewart- county. Thj one located here bears his name and.

the other was named or facott.l'IU- hugh. V. Survivor, In addition to Lewis, are his two sons, fa. i-. Lewis, law partner of his father, and Brandon Lewis, editor of the Stewart County Times, and a daughter, Mrs.

C. K. Walter. All live here. Funeral services will be conducted frorcuthe home Sunday af ternoon at 2:30 clock l.v Hie Rev.

OA. Klrby, pantor the Method ist KniMconal church, south. oi which Mr. Lewis was ii member. Rid City of Fear, Mayor Howse Urges Citizens Mayor Hilary E.

llonse issued a statement Saturday in which he called upon the people of Nashville to assist in the solution of the un employment situation by "ridding ourselves ofvfear and all unwhole some pessimism." Mayor Howse recommended that the Chamber of Commerce, civic clubs, business and professional associations and the newspapers urge the people of Nanhvlllo to start now all contemplated buildings and be gin now all the uVIuyed repairs to their homes, premises and properly which they can possibly afford. He also urged the people to buy an Continued on Psge 11, Society See. I DATA DUE NOV. 24 Woodcock. Mitchell Study Cost of 500 Extra Agents.

WASHINGTON. A decision against repeal of the Eighteenth. amendment has been reached today by President Hoover's law commission. Although "a final decision on the recommendations to be included Was described aa still Ih tha offing, spme general agreement has been and not only repeal but per cent beer, or any request for a national prohibition referendum wera" authoritatively reported out of the picture. 4 Meanwhile those charged with the enforcement of prohibition as it flow stands were 'busy on figures to be presented to the House appropriations committee, including among other things tbe cost of adding 500 additional men to the en.

forcement personnel. After, a conference late yesterday, both Prohibition Director Amos W. W. Woodcock and Attorney General Mitchell today pored over their estimate of future costs. Only a few of the 11 members of the Hoover law enforcement commission were here today.

Technically freed of their task by a 10-day recess, they nevertheless worked on statements that will be laid before the whole commission when it reconvenes November 24. ismisses, Inter-SdutKern ixeceiver: Ult a 1 v-ivr gainst surance company wag ordered dis missed hero lata today by Circuit judge iafon Allen. The suit, brought by Thomas Bradley of Detroit. and othara charged fraudulent- management the part of the company, the books of which show 1160,000,000 in life insurance policies. Throuen Its counsel, Elwood Hamilton, the company sought Immediate dismissal on grounds It desired to clear Us name and also to speed up the sale of approximately 1.000,000 of its shares held by Cald well tt Company of Nashville, now la receivership.

Judge Allen's order was Issued after a lengthy hearing in chambers late today. Files Demurrer. Elwood Hamilton, of general counsel for tha Insurance company, made a motion to dismiss and filed a special demurrer. At-tornev-General J. W.

CammacK Joined In the motion to dismiss. Judge Alien said mere were no allegations In the petition which could be Interpreted as oemg grounds for maintaining tha suit; that Bradley and no other stock holder haa the ngm io me suit, Since the statute gives tha insurance fipmmlssloner and attor; nev-aenerat the right to ask for receivership. He said he would write a formal decision later. James K. Duffln.

attorney former president of the insurance company, who appeared In- behalf of Bratdley, said there will be no (Continued on Page 2). BANKS OF CHATTANOOGA FUNDS TO STATE $1,000,000 Available For Roads and Bridges. CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 15. (AP) Funds to the amount of one million dollars was today offered the state by Chattanooga banks to complete highway projects under construction in the Chattanooga territory.

The institutions making the offer are the First National bank, Hamilton mink' and American Trust and Banking company. The statement of the bankers said thst tha offer was mad in older that the work on bridges and highways may go forward so that workers, will not be thrown out of employment. contest. There will be three groups, the large downtown stores, the smsll downtown stores and the suburban stores. "When all entries are tnr, they will be divided into the three groups by a committee of three dlstln teres ted citlsens.

Closing dste for the contest Is November U. just two weeks from tomorrqw.j.- First pi Ue which goes to Ihe best-decorated store iront In tlia large' downtown group, Is $i0 and A becond prige.in. thls. group Contlnud on FsflS Z.Y By BLINKBY HORN A gawky boy who ones tried tn. nter Vanderbiit but because- ha lacked one Carnegie unit; and a boy who grew up in.

the shadow ot Dudley, Field, where ha played as a prep star, conquered tha Commpdores 13 to 0 yesterday, and gave (Tennessee' Its third triumph, in Tour years oyer ths Black, and Gold. Tha first was Bobby Dodd. All. Southern, All-American' and AU-wortd Quarterback. Tha other was Buddy Hackman, defensive halfback apd fc' dashing runner.

Mads Scores Possible Bobby Dodd did' hot score a point for the 'Vols. But he mada every point possible by his as-founding punting and the brilliancy with which operated 4 hi Orange Major Bob Nt y-land may be coach ef -this triumphant Tennessee- trlba on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, -Thursday and Frldayi But Bobby Dodd is coach, on Saturday. Without him, despite the Inspiration with whlrh the Vols Tennessee probably "would never haVe crossed the goal line. Without him Vandy might have I won; For Bobby Dodd not only; waa'. a mechanical menace to tha Commodores but he' wa mental menace.

Fear of "hli passes and fear of his toe churned up So Much apprehension amongst the-McGugin-ttes that they wera: harassed and pestered to such an 'extent they could never get 'A They played Bobby Dodd. Bobby odd played footbalt, tTTTrVaeelW f1- Smarted them, A fellow Uk that Is wasting his' lima playing football. He thinks so many minutes ahead of tha other gent-that he ought to be selling i coal to the devil. It was his SJ-yard punt whlrU sailed out of bounds in the first ousrter that laid tha i foundation for the41rst Vol counter, Jammed Into the end sone Bill lifted a high and short kick. Too anxious to egtrieate the Commodores from their predicament ha failed to send the leather en a lenkthr tour It' want out of hounds on ths Sl-yard stripe.

And before you could say'scat' Buddy Hackman had steamsd over the left side of Vandy's Una fnr a touchdown, after rraltblns; Bobhv Dodd's 4-vasd nasal, Charley Kohlhass missed tha trv.for nolnt. Missed because tAllefi Berry blocked the try which left everyone aghast. FoY Charley Xohlbase Is usually a Dead Eye Dick at booting the ball through the HP-rights. Commodores The gallant Commodores made a stern threat to tangle tha tally in the second quarter- when Mouse Leonard almost slngl's-handed carried the ball down to the 6-yard marker. He was surging along sweeping at the But on" ths threshold of the goal tha Vandy drive was halted Instead of; continuing their wide plays tha "Commodores began attacking the" middle of the Orange line.

They wera blown back like the boys used to blow foam from, a-glass of beer. Meanwhile Bobby Dodd waS'lny-lng low cooking up another schema to bring woe and lamentation to tha Commodores. "It cams like a thunderclap after Hobo Thayer "had Intercepted on of Mousa Lesonard passes. That was along third quarter. He stood on his 21-yard marker and sut over towards his left All ot Vandy's right side poured In.

Bui was Bobby Dodd engulfed In, tha stream He wss not. Instead ha suddenly reversed and went Roping over towards" his Ha matched his brain and Wjtory ssalnst the physical assets'of the Commodores and made "history ra rest Itself. A vear ago In a mlre at Knoxville the Vols won 11 to 0. They brought down from the mountains a csrbon copy of t. Continusd on Page 115 A-' PLEASANT ECONOMY You'll be surprised at ths amount of money and tlma you can save If you consult tn uassmea.

section of Th Tennessean paperf whenever you need loemlhltiir. It's an easy wayMo economlre and enjoy doing It i Turn NOW (6 the Classified Adj. THE NASHVILLE "Clanltied Headquarter" S-miAd-iakerr 2 for Your Ad Appear Bolh 1 Mdrnlng and Evenlnj At, Single Cost, Giving Ynu Double Insertion, Double Service nd' Double Resullsl' FOR 2-DAY MEET at i 'nTsi Farm, Health and Auto Mat--tersTbBeTallced us an nail Si "nil Approximately 30 business leaders from alt parts of Tennessee are expected here Thursday to attend Ihe twelfth annual conference of presidents and secretaries of Tennessee Chambers of Commerce, commercial organizations and civic clubs which Is to be held at the Chamber of Commerce building Thursday and Friday. Taxation, health measures, agriculture and automobile laws are among the items, which have been given, prominence on the program and Which will be discussed by the various delegates. J.

W. Rowland, president of' the Nashville Chamber, will preside at the opening session at 9:30 o'clock Thursday morning. The conference, first held 12 years asro by the tecretaries of the Chambers of Cemmercet In the state, has since expanded Into a conference for business leaders at which mutual problems may be discussed. To Hssr Tsx Report. The first flay devoted to a discussion ot taxation and the report of the state tax committee will be presented by George F.

Milton, of Chattanooga, chairman. The state tax committee Vas appointed at a similar meeting t'i Chattanoova last year and It has been the project throughout the sum-meii Its report will be of statewide interest, it is stated by by students of taxation. Gov. Henry H. Horton will deliver the address of welcome Thursday morning.

Registration will be at 8:30 a. m. Thursday in the Chamber of Commerce. One of the outstanding speakers on the program will be Morris Edwards of the finance department of the United States Chamber of Commerce ln Washington. D.

who wll speak oft taxation. Address of Welcoms. Thursday's program includes: Morning, address of welcome. Governor Horton; response to address of welcome, J. W.

Cummins, president Johnson City Chamber of Commerce; sppoiniment of resolutions; committee by Mr. Rowland, president Nashville Chamber of Commerce; report of state tax committee by George V. Milton. Chattanooga discussion; adjournment at noon. A luncheon will be held at 12:1 wlth'K.

J. Walsh, vice-president of the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce, presiding. Morris Edwards, (Continued on Page 2) oat A substitute bill to lease the plant to -Private power interests. Gees Home to Trouble. The Reeca bill Went through the House after the Senato had passed the Norrls bill.

The two went conference where they were tied up In a deadlock when Congresn adjourned. In July. The deadlvc 'still holds. When Reece got home he found trouble. Bam Price, lawyer, was out for the Congressional nomination in the Republican primary.

Price grabbed Muscle Shonls as a (Continued en Psge Z) Rain Tocjay i WASHtNGTOS rOIOCA8T. Tsiibchm ad Krnlarkyi Shower ud mlU temperature Beadari somj trn-rallf fait aad cooler, praeeMed bj i tMtrtloa. lUbtmx Bfaewsrs 8edari Moadar aartl atoail. KahTle sad Tlrfsl'r Clovir with oceaelonal rain and continued mild temperature Bunder. HOURLY TBMPBBATIKIW Weather Bureaa Uaeffleinl lla.ai...ee B.m...7e 7.ai...ss eoa 10 4p.

In. In. 5 p. p. Sp.

p. 1 p. at. ..6 WK.VTHER KKCOBOS The weather bureau report tor the hour lending at 1 o'clock last nlfht la aa followa: Klsheat temperature. TI desreea.

low-eat SI. The mean temperature for the ilar was above normal. So far this month there hae been a defl-Heno yof II defreee. Since Jan. 1 the exceea le 111 deareee.

Amount of precipitation inch. The total for thle month to date la Inchea. which la Inch mere than the normal. The total precipitation for the vear to date la Inchea or 1.01 Inchea leia thaa the "wmni. Sun rlae.

dn aet. 4:11. houra.eun uhlne. 0:14. Barometer aea level).

m- Total II.II. WEATHEB WASHINGTON, Mov. IS Weather bureau record ot temperature and ral-ifail for the hour ennlns at In the principal ootton-g rowing ureal and Heewherc: Mattoa High. Ircc. Alpeana Aahavllle Atlanta Atlantle City Hlrmlnehni Chlraao Penver Detroit Kl Tape aalveti Iftrkpnnville K(V Utile noch l.ni Anirelei Vfemplili Meridian Miami Mobile Sf Orleana New VorK San Antonio Van Franctace Tmpi Vlckeliura- IVIlmlnnton 4 5t t.1 4 OH 7 4 114 71 i.s III (4 4 ei b4 f-ll 1.71 74 1 i 4H Tt 111 I 73 7 to 71 7fl 15 72 1 .53 .01 1.5 nivF.R mM.r.TiTi BANKS ARE SAFE, SMITH BELIEVES Caldwell Co.

Claire 011 Bank of Tennessee A arg POrtlpn of tbs state's depos'ta la tha defunct Bank o(, Tf naessea may be recovered, believes Attorny-General le P. JBrulth, Who Saturday released a statement showing the financial condition' of th -late with respect to impalrfd unds ln insolvent banks, Consideration by the State Fund ing Board Saturday of the offer of a $5,000,000 i0an to Tennessee by the Chemical National Bank of New York brought a unanimous vote of thanks to the New York institution. Definite decision on acceptance 01 the loan was not made, as 1' 's not now known whether add't'onal funds will be needed. Ths offer may be accepted later, hoifever. Summry of Deposits A fcumniary- of state deposits ln the three recently defunct banks of the state follows; Bank of Tenneasee: General funds, $336, (145.52; mo tor vehicle funds highway and bridge funds, $3,040,870.28.

Holston-Union National Bank: General funds, high way and bridge funds, $1,737,011.20. (The state treasurer undertook to withdraw additional to this fund the oay before the bank closed, and succeeded in scouring a draft upon the Federal Reserve bank for this sum. The drart is In Process of collection, but was not paid by tn- bank before closr lng and may be added to th state's general funds in the bank.) 'i ne Liberty ank Trust General funds, high way and bridge funds, $284,776.6. The state audit on September 25 which, finding over $1,000,000 cash in the Bank of Tennessee, demand ed additional securities amounting to I3.84.mp to make the institu tion solve -it. held ss the Mj to rfcoverj-Vefstate funds.

v8ti of Assets An InvestU-aUqn of the bank status followlrrf its close Novem reveale 'I alsslpatlon ot the 000,000 and 4bsence of the 84 tspOO In secTltles." A study of c'ylrned by Caldwell Co A0n the Bank of Tennes-se fA a subsidiary, reveals, according io Attorney-General Smith, that they are actually property of the defunct han't aad may be ap-pli to 'Its llaM'ltlcS. "The office is hopeful of re-javering a part or atl- of such se-emrltles and restoring the same to the assets of the Bank of Tennessee to he applied on Its liabilities," General Smith stated. Statement In Full Attorney-General Smith's statement In full follows: "'1) Bank of Tennessee Shortly after this bank wa found to be in a falling condition, I was called to Ihe office of Governor Horton who had assembled the funding board and was given official notice 'that the state of Tennessee had a large of money Upon deposit with the Bank of Tennessee and was asked to take charge of and do all that possible to protect the tate's Interests- I began proceedings at once for the purpose of protecting the state's Interests by a proceeding the nm. of the state of Tennessee and with the assistance and approval of the district attor-ney-general at NKvl1Ie. secured decree adjudging' I Bank ot neaaee Insolvent 1 procuring anpolntment of thv Jsuperlntendent of banks ns receiver thereof for he purpose of liquidating the! "By law the state of Tennessee has pr'otityln the distribution el Centlnusd PS 2 NEW YORK, Nov.

15. (Pr Fifth avenue at 34th street is much lighter than It used te be, although a skyscraper several times as high as ths Waldorf-Astoria has gone up 5 on tha of. the famous old yhotel. With thr removal several dsra-aaa -Mhay awatsstiw (Hiring about ths base of ths new Empire) State building, owned fby tha company of which former Qov. Alfred IE.

Smith is head, it was discovered that rays af sunlight, thrown back from its whits limertons sides, illumined the whole district. The Empire Stats building 104 steriss high, including its dirigible mooring msst is built, with "setbacks." City Jammed With Grid Fans; Exodus Begins Fiva thousand nalrs of Knoxville hands Joined withy3obby Iodd and Buddy Hackman in pulling the rope that hoisted the Orange and White standard of the University of Ten nessee above the Capitol City eat- 'dai At least that many Knoxvillians attended the game between the Commodores and the Vols in Duat ley stadium, and to those who tried to make their way through me crowds that jammed Church street. Union street, Fifth avenue, blxth avenue and the entire downtown section Saturday night. it seemed that at least a million folks must have Journeyed here from the mountain to witness the moleskin tussle. Hotels reported that they were taxed to the capacity for the weekend with hundreds of cots hauled in extra and set up in dining rooms, basements, and ln every available place, Id order to halfway accom modate the' huge thrcngs that came here for the game.

And even then, not all of the visitors were able to get beds ln hotels, and some 500 or more residences came to the rescue oi the hostelrles and "took In boarders" for the occasion. In case you went to the game and are wondering, something like :3,000 merrymad colleglates of present and by-gone days attended the fracas Saturday afternoon, ac cording to an estimate placed on the crowd by mil achwarts, or the Vanderbllt Athletic association, to (Continusd en Page 2). A. P. GROUP HOLDS CONFERENCE HERE Round Table Discussion Is "Held.

-U: round-table discussion of cov erage, dspatch and timing of news over the state, occupied most or. the soml-annual session of the Tennessee Bureau of The Associated Press, at the Noel hotel Sat. ufday I The meetlnar was iM-eslded over by Luke Lea. vice-president ot The Tennessee Publishing company, and chairman of the. association.

Speakers Included publishers savsral af the newspapers served In Tennssrae by Associated- Press news services. i The visiting publishers were guests of Mr. lit aad James rU. StaMman, executive director of the Nashville Banner, at the Vandor-, J.Ut-Tonncsee football, garpe Saturday aftornoon and at at theatitf party eaturdajr nlghju Modern Woodmen HereH? ber 9 Ha it 1 4 Future of Music Rests With Youth Only Two Weeks Left to Enter Tennessean Papers' Store Front Contest Event Open to City and Suburban Merchants; Prizes And Cups to Awarded. Of Country, John Erskine Believes Pianist To Be Soloist at Symnhony Concert Directed By Rudolph Ganz, Who Sees Improved Orchestra.

John E. Swanger. suDerlntendent of the sanltorlum operated by Modern Woodmen of America, at Wood man. will address local Woodmen at a meeting Monday evening at 8 o'clock in "Camp 411V4 Union Btreet. A reception committee has ar- anR-ed a program.

Woodmen ni-e In vited to bring families and friends to hear Mr. S'anrer. thH cliy. He Rawe a lecture here three ears ago. This afternoon he Is to he piano soloist with the Nashville Symphony orchestra, which will be conducted by Rudolph Ganz, also a famous pianist.

Mr. Erskine Is a tall, slim, slightly gray man. whose leisurely movements deceive, one as to the amount of work he can do. Author of at least 30 books of poetry and essiys on literature, a proteMoi' and, lecturer, ht baa been lor (ta Cntlnueai fas-' at 1 a a i i i i Now that the Vahderbllt-Tennes. see.footbaH game IS Nash-vUJe merchants may give thought to decoration of stores for Christmas." To add test and competition to the dhrietmas decorations ot stores this yesr tha Tennessean papers are staging a contest for the most attractively dbcoratcd store fronts In Nash villa This cbntest 'ha's as' rewards a total of Mid in' pijacs lij addition l.

six silver-cups. Every store owner in the city Is Invited to enter his building in the By ALVIN 3. WIGGERS, (Musio Critic of The Tsnnessesn) It was snld of ono of the few teachers whose bust is among the 69 ln the Hall of Fame that if he sat at one end of a log and a student at the other end, it would be a university. This writer had the pleasure list night of being for half-hour class of one taught by John l.v sklne. It was at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Curtis of Van-derbllt Unlversit'y, and Mr. Krsklne Is- their guest during Ws stay. In uurn.lde. Kl'.

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