The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-21
TENNESSEE
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE

call issued by Senator w. R. Miller
and Representative E. r. Oldham tc
ascertain the wishes Of the people rel
alive to the road law for Lauderdale
county. 1t was the consensus OF the
meeting to have the present road law
for Lauderdale county repealed and
new one enacted The chairman APP
pointed committee composed of one
man from each civil district to ascer-
tain the wishes of the people in each
district relative to the new law, and
during the recess Of the legislature
said bill will be drafted and presented
for passage after the recess.
Brownsville.-In resposse to the
call made by Gov. Roberts for the OBJ
servance of safe and Sane Farming
Day." more than thousand farmers,
merchants and bankers assembled in
the circuit court room in this city and
perfected definite organization for
the purpose of decreasing by at least
30 per cent the cotton acreage in Hay
wood county and increasing the acre
age of the food and feed corps.
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Union City.-The Farmers Coope-
rative association, Of Kenton, Tenn,
has been organized for the purpose OF
selling everything farmer needs and
buying everything farmer has to
sell. The capital stock is placed at
$4,000, and has as its incorporators a
number of wealthy men, and they
guarantee to the stockholders 10 per
cent plus a share in the profits.
Jackson.-Messages received from
Washington by Sam Baum state that
his son, Amos Baum, who was a MEM
Der of the United States naval crew
aboard the Inflated American oil
tanker ]. M. Guffy, which sank on
Cape Race, is safe. The message states
that while the ship sank, all the crew
and passengers were rescued.
Dresden.-Hundreds and thousands
of pounds of tobacco are being daily
delivered here at the tobacco houses.
Prices paid for the weed run from 7
to II cents per pound for Jugs, and
from 10 to 20 cents per pound for the
leaf. This farm product has brought
into the county more than $1,O00,0O0
since the season commenced.
Dyersburg-At a we'll attended
mass-meeting held here the farmers
of Dyer county went on record as IA
voring a reduction In the cotton acre
age for the 1919 crop, and pledging
themselves as ready to back any plan
that might be agreed on at New Or
leans, provided the entire cotton belt
favored 1t.
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Nashville.-Herschel B. Howard,
son OF the late Maj H. B. Howard, OF
Mount Pleasant, and member Of one
of the most prominent Middle Tennes-
see families, was found dead in a room
in the Windsor Hotel.
Washington.-It was stated that the
Thirtieth Division probably would
start for home March /. This division
is composed of Tennessee, North Car.
olina, South Carolina and District or
Columbia troops.
Bolivar.-A meeting of the farmers,
and bankers OF Hardeman
county was held in Bolivar. 1t was
agreed to reduce the cot
ton acreage one-third in 1919.
Somerville.-Five hundred Fayette
county farmers heard Prof. ]. L. High
saw plead for a reduction in cotton
acreage and the growing Of more food
stuffs.
Jackson. Madison county farmers
in convention assembled pledged q
cotton acreage reduction of one-third
for 1919.
Washington.--A table showing the
number of men furnished to the army
by each state during the war was made
public by the War Department New
York led with 367,S64. and Nevada
stood last with 5.1O5 in the total Of g.
1885, men obtained by draft, volun-
tary enlistment or through the nation
al guard. Men actually furnished ran
very closely, the table shows, to the
obligation of the states making their
quotas proportionate tn their popula-
ton. The figures are compiled up to
Nov. IL. The states In the south fur
nished the following number OF sol
diers: Texas, 161 LOGS; Georgia, S..
SOC; Oklahoma, S0,16s: Tennessee.
1895; Kentucky. 1908; Alabama.
74,s7s; Virginia. 1902; North Caro-
lima, 7s,0O3: Louisiana. 65.sSS; Ar
kansas, 61.027: Mississippi, 1925;
South Carolina, 5S.4s2; Florida. 3d.