Commercially, the bureau of education, of which he is the head, serves as a clearing house for information in respect to education in the United States and foreign countries. It advises school officers, teachers, and others engaged in promoting and directing educational and determines standards of meeting measures in education, and conducts experiments. Mr. Tigert was the first Rhodes scholar from Tennessee, and was a termer president of Kentucky Wesleyan University.

Fire caused a defective chimney, thorough inspection this morning of the D.F. Kessler house, on Almon street, which was partially destroyed by fire yesterday, and reports to The Star-Mirror that the electric wiring is all in good condition, and that the fire evidently started from a defective chimney. It is the custom of the chief to make an inspection the day following a fire, as the water-soaked condition of a building immediately following the fire makes it impossible to make a satisfactory inspection. 