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THE CHATHAM RECORD THE CHATHAM RECORD Rates of Advertising One Square, one insertion $1X0 One Square, two insertions SUEQ One Square, one month S2S0 For Larger Advertisements Liberal Contracts wJ bo made. It A. LONDON, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription $1.50 Per Year Strictly in Advance VOL. XXXIV. PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. CI.. APRIL 3, 1912. NO. 34. 1EF NEWS NOTES FOR THE BUSY Ml MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK TOLD IN CONDENSED FORM. WORLD'S NEWS EPITOMIZED Complete Review of Happenings of Greatest Interest From All Parts of World. Southern. Charles Hall Taylor, a scion of one of the most prominent families in .Macon. Ga., and connected with the best blood of this section of the state, was shot and killed on the door steps of Cm. F. Tyndall, a laundry wagon driver, when the latter came home and found Taylor with his arms about his young sister-in law. Taylor, who was 22 years of age, died in the city hospital twenty minutes after the shooting. Tyndall is locked up charged with murder. Friel Allen, a blue-eyed stripling o?' 17, youngest of the eight of the Allen gang, each indicted for the five murders in. the Carroll county court house a fortnight ago, was taken in a carriage shed at the home of his father. Jack Allen, eight miles from Hillsville, Va. He cheerfully submit ted to arrest, and he occupies a cell in the Hillsville jail with his cousin, Claude Swanson Allen, who surren dered without resistance to the de tectives. Only Sidna Allen, a man of middle Rge, and his young nephew, Wesley Edwards, both bold mountain eers of reckless daring, are fugitives. Senator Bob Taylor of Tennessee, who has been ill for several days with an aggravated gall stone trouble, was much worse after a restless night. His case so far has failed to yield to treatment and his condition is re garded as precarious. President George M. Whitaker an nounced that the 1912 meeting of the Farmers' National Congress will be held in New Orleans in November. Preparation for conversion into a park of the old Jefferson Davis home site at Fairview, Ky., since the bill ap propriating $7,500 for the purpose has become a law, are moving speedily. Plans have been prepared for the building of a stone wall about the property, and as soon as the ground is cleared the work will be pushed to completion. New Mexico has elected two United States senators, both Republicans A. P.. Fall and T. B. Catron. Memphis, Tenn., has bene chosen as the pcint whence Capt G. L. Bum baugh will sail in the ba'.ioon Dues seldorfer, in an attempt to win the Lahm cup. Memphis was determined rcion after telegrams had been receiv ed in Indianapolis, Ind., in which he declared this city possessed plent of natural advantages for balloon sail ing. He spoke particularly of the trend of the winds at Memphis. To win the Lahm trophy it will be neces sary for him to sail 700 miles. The sensational trial at New Or leans of Annie Crawford for the al leged murder of her sister, Elise Crawford, resulted in a mistrial. The jurors reported to Judge Chretien of the criminal district cohrt that they were unable to agree on a verdict and were discharged. The jury stood nine to three for acquittal, the minor ity holding out for a verdict of mur der with capital punishment. The result was not unexpected by either the prosecution attorney or counsel tor the defense. General. Another plank in the platform upon which Colonel Roosevelt is to fight out his campaign was brought forth in a speech at St. Paul, Minn., on the "Welfare of the Farmer.'' Colonel Roosevelt said the movement for con serving the country's natural re sources and for bettering country life had not been carried forward since his administration. He advocated a policy of governmental activity in this direction. Colonel Roosevelt made a dozen addresses during the day. Chicago packers ended a ten-year legal battle with the government when a jury in the United States dis trict court, Judge Carpenter presid ing, found them not guilty of violat ing the criminal section of the Sher man anti-trust law. Whether further investigations nto the beef packing industry will be made, District Attor ney Wilkerson refused to say. He was overwhelmed by the verdict. He had been confident of conviitions. The verdict came after the jury had been out 19 hours. More than 120,000 textile operatives in New England received a general advance in wages when the increase announced recently by many cotton and woolen manufacturers went into effect. H is announced in Atlanta that Otto Kahn, the New York millionaire, will attend the grand opera in April. The automobile bandits who in Feb ruary terrorizeh many districts of France by carrying out an extraordi nary series of crimes, have perpetrat ed duing the past few days a fresh Series of daring crimes. They have already murdered six persons. A report of a series of "snake stud ies" made at the Bronx zoological gar dens appealed to by colors, which are found to have marked influence on the moods of the many dixerent rep tiles. Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan was jre cently a goest at the Berry school for mountain children near Rome, Ga. The first step toward a stoppage l coal production in the United States as a result of the miners' wage disputes was taken, when the union ordered 170,000 miners in the anthra cite regions of Pennsylvania to quit work. The suspension was ordered because the operators refused to grant the union's demand for increased pay. Settlement of the bituminous min ers' wage scale on a basis satisfactory to both sides was announced as hav ing been practically settled. A sub committee to which the operators and miners' conference had referred a compromise offer by the miners said it had agreed to settlement, and the terms were being drawn up. Senator Lorimer of Illinois won an overwhelming vindication at the hands of the special committee of eight senators who have finished a second investigation of his election by the Illinois legislature in 1909. Twice challenged and once acquit ted, the committee by vote of 5 to 3 on all vital points completely exoner ated him of any knowledge of legis lative corruption. Declaring the pension roll of honor which could not possibly be tainted with fraud or dishonor, the senate re fused to make public the names of the 1,000,000,000 persons who are drawing $137,980,000 annually from the United States government. The senate refused to let the . light into the skeleton cioset of the pension bu reau. However, there is a provision in the bill directing the commission er of pensions to prepare a list of the pensioners in each state and county. The Colorado Republican conven tion selected eight delegates at large to the national convention, instruct ed them for President Taft, adopted resolutions indorsing the Taft admin istration and chose United States Senator Guggenheim as national com mitteeman from Colorado. The Taft instructions and indorsement were adopted by a viva voce vote, and Sen ator Guggenheim was chosen national committeeman over Philip Stewart of Colorado Springs by a vote of 657 to 241. Colonel Roosevelt's most stinging campaign speech thus far was deliver ed here. He lashed his opponents, and charged some of them with using fraud and trickery to defeat him. Colonel Roosevelt said it was a fight ing speech. It was delivered before a throng which packed the audito rium and cheered him enthusiastical ly. The primaries in New York fur nished the text for his speech and he cited a number of instances in which he said his opponents had resorted to improper practices to defeat him. The results of the election con tests in New York were not favorable to Colonel Roosevelt, and he has left New York for the West, declaring the Taft methods are "scandalous." In the city of New York and state the Roosevelt candidates were defeated by an estimated vote of 8 to 1. It is declared Roosevelt will not have more than 7 of the 90 delegates of New York to the national convention. In Indiana the contest was much closer, but President Taft's friends easily controlled the state convention and elected Taft delegates. The Roose velt supporters, however, alleged that "steam roller" methods were used and bolted and named delegates ot their own. Washington. The first ship will pass through the Panama canal in August or Septem ber of 1913. This statement was made by Colonel Goethals to the senate committee on canals and the house committee on appropriations. Colonel Goethals suggested that all inhabit ants be driven from the canal zone, where he would allow the jungle to flourish, so an enemy could not con gregate or a foe of the government exist. The colonel opposed the ex emption of coastwise vessels from canal tolls. Philip S. Hichborn, a young law yer of Washington, D. C, and son of the late Rear Admiral Hichborn, kill ed himself in despondency and hu miliation over the elopement more than a year ago of his wife, Elenore Hoyt Hichborn, with Horace L. Wi ley, a prominent Washington attor ney. He shot himself in the head and died almost instantly. Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin, octogenarian millionaire banker and lumberman? retains his seat in the United States senate. By a vote of 40 to 34 the senate declared his elec tion valid and rejected the charge that $107,793, which the senator ad mitted spending in the Wisconsin pri maries, had been used corruptly. President Taft, after vetoing ev ery tariff bill passed by the Demo crating house, including the wool bill, sent to congress a message urging re vision of the tariff on cotton goods. Representative Oscar W. Underwood, the Democratic house leader, has tak en the position that the house had finished its work on tariff revision un less some disposition is shown by the Republcan senate and the pres ident to approve tariff reductions al ready recommended. . The senate adopted a resolution by Senator Bristow instructing the heads of the executive departments and other officials in Washington to report to congress the number of car riages, automobiles and other vehi cles used by them at public expense and the names of the employees of the government who perform duties as chauffeurs, servants at private homes, etc. The purpose of the res olution is to break up the practice of utilizing government vehicles and subordinate employees in the domes tic service of government officials. - STATE PRESS TO MEET AT MOREHEAD THE EDITORS OF NORTH CARO LINA WILL ASSEMBLE ON JULY 23, 24 AND 25. ADDRESS BY FAMOUS EDITOR Sessions Are t" Be Held at Atlantic Hotel and Special Rates Have Been Arranged Executive Committee Se lected Time and Place. Raleigh. The North Carolina Press Association is to meet at the Atlantic Hotel, Morehead City, on July 23, 24 and 25, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. That was the decision reached at a meeting held here by the Executive Committee of the Press Association, at which there were present five of the seven members of the committee. There were a number of other editors in the city and these were present, dur ing part of the meeting of the execu tive committee. At the last meeting of the North Carolina Press Association, held at Lenoir, it was the expressed wish of the editors that the meeting be held at Morehead City at the Atlantic Ho tel, if the matter of rates could be arranged. Mr. W. W. Croxton, the general passenger agent of the Nor folk Southern Railroad, was invited to appear before the executive commit tee and satisfactory arrangements were made for special rates. After this Morehead City was sleeted as the place of the annual session, this to be held July 23f 24 and 25, the first ses sion to begin on the night of Tuesday, July 23. The executive committee passed upon the matter of a tentative pro gram which will be announced later. It was determined to have as the principal speaker an editor of nation al reputation and as soon as his ac ceptance is secured an announcement willbe made. It was announced also that the Norfolk-Southern Railroad and the Morehead City Chamber of Commerce would give a special trip to the association through the inland waterway route from Morehead City to New Bern during the meeting, and that there would also be arranged a number of motor boat and sail races. The meeting is to be made one of un usual interest. In attendance at the meeting of the executive committee were Mr. J. J. Farriss, editor High Point Enterprise, president of the association; Maj. 'II. A. London, of'Pittsboro, editor of the Chatham Record, chairman of the committee; Mr. R. W. Vincent, man aging editor of the Charlotte Obser ver, secretary; Mr. H. B. Varner, edi tor Lexington Dispatch, and Mr. R. M. Phillips, associate editor the Greens boro Daily News. The absentees were Mr. D. T. Edwards, editor of the Kinston Free Press; Mr. J. B. Sher rill, editor of the Concord Times, sec retary of the association, who were unavoidably detained. Secretary Sher rill's absence being caused by delayed trains. Capture Negro Who Shot Conduct-. The negro, Fuel Hairston, who shot Southern Railway conductor Holdon at Kerner8vllle, was arrested at the home ot his sister, seven miles north ot Summerfteld, and taken to Wins-ton-Salem jail. It was learned that Hairston had made his way across the country from Kernersville about eight miles to his sister's home beyond Summerfleid. Immediately the officers got busy, and a special train was made up here and a large number of officers, Including Sheriff Jones, Chief of Police Thomas, of Winston; Chief Isely, , of Greensboro and Special Railway Agt. Oliver, were taken to Summerfield. Distressing Event at Henderson. A special from Hendersoa gives the particulars of a distressing event there in which a deputy sheriff named Kit Davis shot and mortally wound ed a young white man of good repu tation named "Walter Cawthorn. No Discrepancy in Election. - A prominent citizen of Hillsboro was at Durham aBd when asked about the report that the Orange cunty election would bo contested, said that there were no grounds for con testing the legality of the election, and that the apparent discrepancy in the number of votes and the voters at Hillsboro was due to an oversight in checking off the voters when they cast their ballots. The good roads people are going right ahead and preparing to sell bonds, and it is believed will be in progress soon. Good Roads Asociation Meeting. At a meeting of the Halifax County Good Roads Association at Halifax a few days ago all the old of ficers were re-elected as follows: President, John L. Patterson; secretary-treasurer, Charles J. Shields. The board of directors was reduced to five members and is composed of the officers and W. T. Clement and J. A. House. The meeting was not well at attended as was hoped It would be, but those present felt very much en couraged at the work being done by the association. i PUSHING WESTERN CAROLINA Manager Cohen Has Returned From, Florida Where He Has Been Boost Western Section of State. Asheville. Col. Sanford H. Cohen, manager of the Greater Western North Carolina Association, has just returned from a stay of several weeks in Florida, where he went in the in terests of the section included in the organization, and particularly to in duce the tourists who are getting ready to leave Florida to come by way of western North Carolina. Colonel Cohen visited many cities in that state and in each of them much adV vertising matters was widely distrib uted and the attention of the people was directed toward this section in various ways. The papers in the cities where he went were generous to the matter of interviews and large billboards were rented on which ad vertising posters were placed. Not only were the advntages of the "Land of the Sky" as a place for tour ists impressed on the people, but the industrial phases and natural re sources were not neglected, especial ly the cattle raising, fruit growing, trucking, etc. It is thought that through his efforts a number of in vestors may be induced to come here. Colonel Cohen was seconded in his efforts of publishing the advantages of the section by the various railroad men who are in Florida at this sea son. Among the cities visited by Col. Cohen were: Jacksonville. Tampa, Miami, Daytona, St. Petersburg, St. Augstine, Palm Beach, Savannah, At lanta and Augusta; and on his re turn he spent one day in Knoxville. Col. Cohen will now remain here for some time. Wife Murderer Has Escaped. Sheriff J. M. Deaton received infor mation from Raleigh to the effect that Reuben Coombs, serving a 30-year sen tence in the state prison for murder had escaped and notifying him of a reward of $25 for his capture. Coombs received his long sentence at the Au gust term of Iredell court last year for the murder of his wife, having been found guilty of murder in the second degree. He is only nineteen years old ( now, and his wife was only sixteen when he killed her. The cou ple had been married only a few weeks when one morning in last May the girl wife was found dead in the cow lot of their home in the Stony Point neighborhood. Vann To Enforce Fish Law. Displaying the same fearlessness and sense of duty that characterized the action of the late officers of Car roll county, Va., court, State Fish Commissioner Vann sailed from Eliz abeth, City on board the cruiser El freida, having with him a complement of twenty-five men from state naval militia bound for Albemarle sound, with determination to quell the insur bordination of certain fishermen. Not withstanding dire threats have been made against his life and he has been warned not, to touch the nets, he stated that he was determined to see that the fish laws of North Caro lina are enforced at all costs. Repair The Roads and Bridges. The work of repairing the damage done ..to roads and bridges in every section of Mecklenburg county by the recent big rain is being repaired as rapidly as possible. The three con vict gangs of the county are being utilized for the work, detachments of the convicts being detailed to do the repairs most Imperatively needed on bridge and washouts In the territory ( ivuuguuug iu me tamps. Express Office at Lucama Entered. Some unknown person crawled in the ticket window of the express office at Ducama and opened a suit case and scattered its contents promiscu ously around and filled the case with three gallons of whiskey, which had been shipped there to a party. Noth ing else was disturbed, but the Stuff which is so hard to get nowadays in Wilson town. Winston-Salem, -rt Hardy Brandon, colored, was shot down and killed here by John Burris, aiso colored. Four or five shots were fired but only one shot from a 44-ca-ibre revolver took effect in Brandon's abdomen., Sad Sequel To Foul Murder. A sad sequel to the foul murder of three members of the Sanders fam ily in Granville county J. Latham Sanders, Miss Mittie Sanders and little Irene Overton, in November, 1910, by the negro fiend, Nathan Mon tague, has been enacted. Mrs. Rebec ca Sanders, widow of the murdered man, and mother and grandmother of the girls murdered, was committed to the state hospital for the insane. Her mind has given away since the trag edy under the strain of the terrible shock she underwent. Is Charged With An Assault. Leon Vaughn, of the Clear Creek section of Henderson county, was ar rested by Constable T. B. Conner and given a preliminary hearing before Magistrate J. D. Dermid, of Hender sonville, charged with an assault up on a 13-year-old girl. It was in evi dence that the man, who is about 22 years old, tried to convince the young girl, who was on her way home along a country road,- that a bear "was up the road, and persuaded her to ac company him. in another direction, where he made improper proposals. CHILD MR LAW SENTIMENT IN THIS STATE IS , FOR BETTERING THESE CONDITIONS. COMMITTEE HOLDS MEETING Secretary of Committee is Pleased - With the Conferences He Has Had With Manufacturers in All Sections of theState. Raleigh. There was a conference here between Chaiman Clarence E. Poe, of the North Carolina child labor committee, and Mr. W. H. Swift, of Greensboro, field secretary of the committee. Speaking of the child la bor committee work and the outlook in the state, Mr. Swift said that he is much pleased wix the conferences he has had with the manufacturers in all parts of the state, finding them ready and very willing to go over the whole situation and agreeing very generally that there are improve ments in the situation that ought to be made. He says he has found in two months only two manufacturers who say that in their opinion chil dren under 16 should be employed in the factories at night. And that there is very generally an agreement that neither women or children under 16 should be worked at night. Further more, that he finds practically unani mous objection to night work. He says he finds a very strong sentiment among the manufacturers in favor of placing the duty of seeing that the labor laws are enforced on t shoul ders of some state official. He finds he says, a growing . sentiment for in spection of factories. A very large number of the manufacturers have, he says, expressed willingness to meet with the state child labor committet and go over the whole situation with them and that it is probable that when the committee holds its next meeting about April 10th there will be numbers of manufacturers here for a conference along with other promi nent citizens. Petitions For Bond Election. Reidsville. The petitions asking for an election on the proposition to issue bonds for good roads in the sum of $500,000 are now being return ed to President R. P. Richardson of the Good Roads Association. The lista already indicate that if the outsand ing precincts make as good returns as those already heard from the re quired number of signers will be ob tained. The surprise of the canvass is in the showing made in Martin's precinct, in the western part of the county, where six years ago there was not a single vote cast for good roads. Dates For Target Practice. Raleigh. Adjutant General R. L. Leinster of the North Carolina Na tion Guard, announces dates for the target practices and team matches this spring. The Second Infantry and second companies of coast artillery, the later being Newbern and Wil mington, will have their contests at Goldsbbro, April 15 to 17; the First Infantry and the fourth and fifth com panies of coast artillery, the latter be ing Salisbury and Charlotte, f and Troop A Cavalry, will contest on the Gastonia range, April 22 to 24. The Third Infantry and the third (Greens boro) company of coast artillery will contest on the Raleigh range May 9 to 11. There will be very attractive prizes to be awarded. Give Bond And Return Home. Hendersonville. Mrs. Nora Britt, who was bound over to superior court by Justice of the Peace R. M. Oates on a $1,000 bond on the charge of accessory before the fact to the murder of Myrtle Hawkins, has given bond and returned to her home in Asheville. Mrs. Lizzie Shaft, who was bound over at the same time under a $5,000 bond on the same charge, also made bond and returned to her home in Chunn's Cove, near Asheville. The latter defendant has a home in Henderson county in the Horse Shoe section about nine mile? from Hendersonville. Interest In Corn Club Contest. Gastonia. Forty-one Gaston coun ty farmer boys have so far notifed County Superintendent F. P. Hall that they are in the 1912 corn club contest. Professor Hall and those who have taken it upon themselves . to ' secure prizes for the Gaston county boys' corn club want to see not less than 100 boys in the contest. The lists will be kept open until the first day of May. Last year there were about 80 entries, but because of the un usually severe season, many dropped out. Framework of Bridge Recovered. Charlotte. The framework of the span of the new concrete bridge over the Catawba river at Sloan's ferry is being recovered by the construction forces, the part having been located about two miles below' the ferry at the mouth of Paw creek where it was swept during the freshet a few days ago. The framework lodged itself against some trees just at the point where Paw creek empties into the river,, having passed under the South ern's trestle without being seriously damaged. FROM ALL OVER THE STATE Latest General News That Has Been Collected From Many Towns and Counties of the State. Kinston. County Superintendent of Education Kinsey reports increased interest in the boys' corn clubs in this county, although the number of contestants is not so large at this time as he had hoped, on Mr. W. B. Turner's place, five miles southwest of Shelby has panned out well so far. Several thousand dol lars worth of gems have been taken out, some of which sell for $100 a carat. Wadesboro.-Mr. J. J. Little, one of the best known residents of this city died after an illness of several months, without having been told of the catastrophe which deprived film of two grown daughters when the Par sons' drug store collapsed here. Greenville. Fire completely de stroyed the large store and stock of C. T. Munford and did considerable damage to adjacent buildings, causing an aggregate loss of about $75,000. The amount of insurance has not yet been learned, but it is probably two thirds of the loss. Fayetteville. Nathan Ray, a negro, was struck and killed by a north bound train on the Raleigh, Charlotte and Southern railroad, while asleep on the track. Ray had been at work all the night before on some railroad wreckage and waiting for a friend tc go home with him, sat down on the track and fell asleep. Raleigh. At Warrenton Paul Bur ton, a popular young man of the town and member of a prominent family was instantly killed by electricity. He was on a telephone pole at the time his body came in contact with a live wire and when the body fell a consid erable distance, life was extinct Death was purely accidental. China Grove. A serious accident occurred at Sardis when Jay Bostian while trying to get on the engine ol train No. 61, a local freight, fell un der the wheels and had both of his feet cut off. His head was severely bruised and his condition is most se rious. He was rushed to the Salis bury Sanatorium in an automobile. Elkin. Between twenty and thirty young men have gone from this sec tion to the West within the pasl month and there are several more making arrangements to go thie spring. It is a great pity that sc many of our young men are leaving the Old North State. There is no bet ter place or people in the world than here. New Bern. Charlie Cook, Leo Cog dell and Richard Fulcher, charged with burglary, and Frank Bryant, Gus Holly and Matthew Williams, govern ment prisoners (all. negroes), whe were confined in Craven county jail picked the lock of their cell door witt a fork, crawled through a hole in the ceiling, opened a trap door opening oe the roof of the jail, and, with the aid of a rope made from blankets, de scended to the ground. Winston-Salem. Sheriff Flynl brought here Solomon Perry of Ker nersville and lodged him in the coun ty jail, charged with shooting Carl La mar, also of Kernersville, in the lefl arm. Perry, who was employed as a special officer to keep order about the Southern railway station, imbibed some whiskey and ran amuck on the streets of Kernersville flourishing a pistol and making threats aboul shooting up the- town. Greensboro. "-A summons in a civil action which promises to rival the re cent trip-hammer case has just been served against the Southern Railway the complaint of the action which is instituted by E. L. Haley, alleging that because of exposure while working for the Southern he contracted a bad cold, which went into rheumatism Haley asks for $3,000 damages. Winston-Salem. Twenty million pounds of leaf tobacco will be the figures for sales in Winston ware houses this season according to pres ent indications, for already nearly 19, 000,000 pounds have been sold. This is considered excellent in view of the fact that the crop was considerably shorter in the piedmont section on ac count of the drought last year, and predictions at that time were that the Winston market would not be able tc sell more than 16,000,000 pounds. Kinston. The cornerstone of the State School for the Feeble-Minded work on three buildings of which is being rushed, will be laid on a date in April, not yet determined. It is expected that the institution will be ready to receive inmates by the first of November. Durham. The hearing in the firBt of a number of cases against the city of Durham was" begun in court. These cases are by people who live where the sewerage from the city enters in to Ellerbee creek. They ask for dam ages ranging in amounts from a few hundred to several thousand dollads. Charlotte. "We are going to build the Gastonia-Asheville electric rail road from the Falls House to Battery Park," said R. B. Babbington, one of the members of the board of directors of Ae company, of Gastonia, who is in the city conferring with associates. , Concord. The board of county commissioners held a special meeting for the purpose of making plans for repairing the damage to the county roads and bridges by the recent rains. The board spent a busy session going over the various reports of the dam age reported from evety section of the county. ROBERT L TAYLOR PASSED All THE END CAME TO THE TENNES SEE SENATOR JUST AFTER AN OPERATION. AN ADVOCATE OF GOOD ROADS Known As "FiddHng Bob" Taylor He, Was a National Character Twice Governor of His State Way In the House For Six Years. Washington. Robert Love Taylor, senior United States Senator from Tennessee "Fiddling Bob" to all the South, died here, unable to withstand the shock of an operation for gall stones. The Senator began to fail to re spond to stimulants Mrs. Taylor, worn out by a day and night vigil, had gone to her apartments. The Senator be gan to sink so rapidly that she was sent for. She was at his side when the end came. "Fiddling Bob" Taylor, so known because he played his way into the hearts of his audiences, carrying his violin wherever he campaigned, was 61. years old. He was born at Happy Valley, in eastern Tennessee, but spent most of his life at Nashville, practic ing law. He belonged to an office holding family. His father was a Rep resentative in Congress and Commis sioner of Indian Affairs and an uncle was in the Confederate Senate. Once pension agent at Knoxville, thrice Govenor of Tennessee from 1887 to 1891 and 1897 to 1899, Senator Tay lor forged his way to the national House of Representatives from the same congressional district that had previously sent his father to Congress and later his brother, Alfred A. Tay lor, whom he subsequently defeated for Governor. Senator Taylor was a Cleveland Democrat. He had served in the Sen ate since January, 1907, his principal activity being in behalf of a compre hensive system of good roads and the lakes-to-the-gulf deep waterway pro ject. His last speech in the Senate was made last July in advicacy of a Confederate monument bill. His last appearance in the Senate chamber was. a fortnight ago. Message From Captain Scott. Wellington, New Zealand. Capt. Robert F. Scott's vessel Terra Nova, which carried the British expendition to the Antarctic has arrived at Aka roa, a harbor in Banks Peninsula. New Zealand, but has not brought back Captain Scott or the members of his expedition. The commander of the Terra Nova brought instead the fol lowing brief message from Scott: "1 am remaining in the Antarctic for an other winter in order to continue and complete my work." Some Changes in the Senate. Washington. Four Senators from the two new states of Arizona and New Mexico will enlarge the mem bership of the upper branch ot Con gress to 96. The new men are law yers, are Marcus Aurelius Smith ol Tucson and Henry F. Ashurst ol Prescott, Ariz., Democrats, who will be sworn in at the bar of the Senate and Thomas Benton Catron of Sante Fee and Albert Bacon Fall of Thres Rivers, N. M., Republicans. Safe Blowers Are at Work. Chattanooga, Tenn. The safe In the postoffice at St. Elmo, a suburb at the foot of Lookout mountain, was blown with nitroglycerine. The thieves es caped with over $1,000. mostly In stamps. Dogs were taken to the scene but failed to take up the trail. There is no clue to the identity of the safe blowers. This is the second suburban postoffice robbed within twenty-four hours, probably by the same gang. Ohio River Very High at Cairo, III. Washington. The Ohio river at Cairo, 111., is reported higher than it has been since the big flood of Febru ary 27, 1883. It stands at 52.5 feet and 53.5 is predicted during the near future. Grace Will Be Operated On. Atlanta, Ga. Eugene H. Grace prob ably will be operated on for the re moval of the bullet which has sever ed his spinal cord and now lies' em bedded in the spinal column. Th'is de cision was reached by Grace's physi cians, Doctors Turner and Bailey ol Newnan, Ga. Grace, has not fully de cided whether ha will undeTgo the operation. Several days ago he insist ed on such a proceeding, but. his im proved condition changed his opinion and he now is considering taking a chance on getting well without it. Two Bandits Still At Large. Hillsville, Va. The cordon of the law is tightening about the two court house assassins who remain at large Empty-handed but close on the trail, the posse returned to town for a short time and therfweitf off in the moun tains again, confident that with every exit guardod, it is only a matter of hours when Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards will be taken. Of the eight outlaws who shot up Carroll court house and murdered five people, they are the only ones not now In Jail awaiting trial.
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