William Jennings Bryan Dies Suddenly In Dayton J Commoner Dtscovrred Dead In Bed Three Hours After He Hid Partaken Of Heartv Noon Meal Henri Disease Given as Cense el His Pen* lie. Bryan oti Perch Writing When HaiWaJ Passes Away—Had Been Engaged Since End el Scopss Trial hi Preparing for Printing Speech Which He Was Net Allowed to Ds-, Meer hi Court. Dayt. n, Tena.. July M^-'WlUiun Jwiinp Brynn, Ikiw times presi _ nominee of th» DMMtflttt _ ami known the world over for flnqiw-wf, died here thi« aftir- ! The ••ml rmm* while tUkgre it ) manor wps r*l«ep him) attributed 1 ay physician* to apoplex;-. He ha.i ritirnl to bi« room shortly s'ter rat- i i«C » large dinner te take a ahort HMPfrur.Jim McCarney. In wake Mb ab«ut>i»» and it waa learned tlwir-#rtfnr wan dead. Dr. W. f Tbomaaon and Dr. A. C., Iroflti, who examined the body, •* pressed the opinion Mr. Bryan had bean dead between 90 and 46 minute* before they arrived. Funeral arrangement* had not baan completed late tonight, but Mrs. Bryan indicated interment would be te Arlington remetery. Mr. Bryan, •kn waa a colonel of the third He braaka Volunteer* durin/ the Spaniah Ameriran war. on several occaaions had expressed a desire to be buried in Arlington Mr. Bryan'* death came on the eve of another crusade that be bad plan ned to carry before the American people a battle against modernism. Appeared in Good Health Hr returned to Dayton this morning after huvknr made addresses yester day at Jasper and Winchester, Tenn., and after having completed arrange ■Mnt* for the early publication of the spew'i he waa to have made in closing the trial of John T. Scopes, who recently was found guilty of vio lating Tennessee's anti-evolution taw. Despite the utrrnuous program, Mr. Blryan had been following as a mem ber of the nro«-erution staff in the Bcope* case nr>d as leader of the fun damentalists, he i npeared in excel ten: health. Shortly bef,-.- • Mr. Bryan entered his "mm to r*>*» he told h'A wife He bad never felt better in his life and war ready to g.i before the country to wage his fi.ht in behalf >f funda mmtaliom About 4:30 o'clock, Mr*. Bryar aaid she feh her husband had step* long enough so she sent the chauffeui who also was his personal attendant,; to wake him. McCartney shook Mr. Bryan twice before he noticed the| latter was not breathing. The physi cian* and A. B. Andrews, a neighbor, then were summoned hurriedly. Mrs. Bryan accepted the shock bravely and remained calm. "I am happy that my husband died without suffering and in peace." she aaid •he church. Following the mhIwi, the m*. moner m greeted by many member* ->f the congregation. He then ra imrd to Ma temporary h»me bar*. • here W »ta a large dinner, nmark r* that Ma travel* n' ye»terday and he early moraine had |)»«i him a hearty appetite. Shortly after three o'clock, Mr. tryaa retired to hi* room to rent and Mm. Bryan want to the hack porch ('I attend to noma rorr e»ponden<-«'. qhe vaa anly fifteen faat away from V* had. "About 4:9ft I felt like Mr. Bryan ■d bean aaleep loaf enough. *<> I •out Mr. McCartney f Preaident Coolidge. Secretary Kel 1 ogg today formally announced for 'he government the death of William Jennings Bryan. The announcement follow*: "By direction of the Preaident, the imderwigned it charred with the aad duty of announcing the death on July ». 1925, at Dayton, Tenn . of Wl!Kam fenning* Bryan, a divtinguiahed citi '•n of the United State*. formerly a 1 repreaen'ative In Congress from tha •tate of Nebraska, a colonel in the Spanish-American war and aecretary if state. "In all thene capacities hia aerricea were characterised hy a faithfulness to duty and a devotion to public in 'Test. Hi« private life waa one for hi> emulation of all American citi zens. Thrice the nominee of a rreat rv.litical party, hia death will be es pecially mourned by a large peraonal following who held him in affection ate eatoem. "A* a teatimony of this re*pert, it » ordered by the Preaident that the nat'onal flag be displayed at half Uaff on the national building* aj Washington on the date of the fun (-.i-ned) "FRANK B. KELLOGG"! Reran Taught Great Bible CI at* at Miami Miami, Fla., July 2*.—William Jen ning« Bryan wan an elder in the First | freahjrterlaa church of thin city and -«acher of it* open air Bible claas, i which wa* conducted in Royal Palm "nrk every Sunday morning. This 1a*« ha* the distinction of heing the' 'unrest gathering of it* kind in the •vorld and i* frequently attended hy thouaanda of persona. Hryan wa* active and influential in he hualne**, social and religfoui life of Miami. He frequently fillad the pulpit of the First Preahyterian church and occasionally preached in the other chyrches her*. Thursday afternoon teaa hi the Bry an home w«r« probably the most lanrely attended social functions con ducted in or near Miami. His home at Oocoanut Grove was the laacca of 'houaanda. Recently these teaa have been discontinued because of the ill '•-Oth of Mrs. Bryan. Mr. Bryan is crefltted with having prospered greatly in hi* ventures Set in the r«hl eatat* field and Is estimated to have made from 1260, 000 to 11.000.000 in the sale of real •state. His home, VUla Rerena. South of Miami, was recently sold by him at • considerable profit, and he bought a less expensive oae at Cocoa nnt Grove, a suburb of Miami, near 'he home of his daaghter. Mrs. Reg inald Owen. "You know he wu a colonel in the! Bpari*h American war and since it wa* hi* wi*h to rest ,in Arlinjrton. we probnblv will place -h'm there." »he contimi-d "But no d-flnite deciaion will he reached until w» hear from William Jennings Brynn. Jr." Rhortlv Sefore William Jcnninir* Brynn died t*"div he r"tnnrked th*» lie had never felt hett«"r in hii life and wan ready to ro b°fore the coun try to ware hi* hattle «train«t w>d «mi«m The (treat commoner had returned to Dayton thia morning after com pleting arrangement* for the publi cation of an address he had prepared to deliver in cloainr the trial of John T. fcope*, who recently wai convicted of violating Tenneaaaa'a antievolution tew. ~ Publication of thia *peech at an oarlv date waa to mark the oneniac of the cruaade in behalf of funda mentalizm Mr Bryan planned to carry kef ore the entire company. Deapite the fact Mr Bryan had opoken yesterday In Jasper and Wln •keater. Tenn.. and had traveled over BKI mile* be xoneared in the heat of health and nnfatlcoed. He attended ■W ikw at the aostherr Methodic Rplacotml church and led the con«re fratlon In a weaver which citlvens of Dayton tonirht deatilbrd aa one of the moat beautiful ever daMiwad la & • , . William J-nnmga Bryan ripnU the enntaat of Immm grawtwg tram th Scape* trial aa tha "graateat fight of • ear*ar not wllhmst fights," ha said shortly altar the trial. Mr. Bry m t tu«a aa ha canatnMHl tham after tha first court teat of tha Tamtaaaaa sta tuta prohibiting tha teaching of evo iit-lon theories. From tha opening of tha trial ha was daaparataiy hi aamaat, inaiating throughout that a hattla waa being vHgad again lit revealed religion and • hristianitjr Laat Wadnaaday ha bowed tha Aaaociatad Press a sheaf »f t'bmma from individual* and organisations In Many aactiona of tha L'nited States, applauding hia poei 'lon in tha Beope* raaa Than it waa *iat ha daciarad ha expected to apaah "aoon and often," for Chrietiantty. Mr. Bryan had prepared what waa '.o hava beea tha rloaing argument ■afort tha jury at Dayton. It waa no wret that tha preparation of thia tddreas had been a matter of waa ha. Soma of hia friend* thought that ha experted to make it ona of tha great est effort* of hia raraar, auggeating •bat it would be parhapa hia laat ex pended oratorical effort. Whan argu ments were waivad and tha raaa want to tha jury without final speerhmak ing. Mr. Bryan aaid that ha would nevertheless deliver his pi epared ad-; Ireaa later and tha firat sucteedlng lays in Dayton after tha trial war* •pent in revi*inr» his manuacrtpt. There waa no indication of illneaa ' n "the great renmoner" during the j si. On Ma arrival at Dayton a I '»» daya in advance of the opening of, he rase his apparent phyairal fttnea* ••aa generally remarked. He »pok nnly once in court, but delivered ad-j 1re«se* in Rhea county. Hia public appearances included a speech at a' ' anquet in hia honor by the Dayton . "nogreaaive club, an informal addrua* o hia fellow prosecution lawyer* and beir guest* at Morgan Poring*, twoj •elirioua addrraaes in Dartoa and >ae at Ptheville. Saturday he apohe it Wincheater. earryrnr out a prom-1 isa made to Attorney General A. T. j "lewart, durtnir the trial that at its j close he would deliver an address to 'he attorney rcnerafs fellow towns matt. A* the "leader of the fundamental-, 'sts." M'. Bryan wan made to feel venr much at home in Dayton and Rhea county. Hia entrance and de-! rarture fr-m the courtroom were marked hy a succession of hand shakes. Rhea county politically ha>: been found frequently in the Repub lican column and many of opposite' politiral faith were among the moat ■rdent admirer* of the former Demo •r»»«e candidate for President and *h;net officer. "Will you let a life-long Republi n shake your hand. Mr. Bryan ?"' as a question heard more than nee in the courtroom. Among hia last discissions with1 OajrUm folk concerned the suggestion hat a college devoted to fundamen-, "alist doctrine he established there, j Approached with the information •hat sentiment in Dayton fayored "Bryan" for its nam» should the col he established, his comment was: 'Well see. There's time enough to "scum the name later." Winaton-Salom Journal Sold to Now Joraoy Man W'naton-Salem July 24.—The sale ■in( tho public welfare hidtolN hag* today. "The probi.fr. of the landteee, homeleaa people of the atate la ana whir* moat ba reckoned with mm d-.y," ha mM. "Oar ciriHrnatlan la aa rounded In the home loving. home owning inatinct that tha ramady will nmm through creating a more aatia f■■'*** country rivUtaation. for a large proportion of our laniMeaa, homrlaaa population Hva In tha apan eoantry." Or. Branaon compared canditlona In North Carolina with thoaa In Dan mark, whara ha lately a pant many month. "Them are," ha aaid. "no problem* of home ownarahlp nor ara thara problem* of illiteracy. Tliey hava inatillad within thair vary be inga a thrift wrhirh compel* them to own their home*. Thta feeling for fhe eaaential power of thrift la large ly larking among our American peo p » trxiay. They aaa tha Immediate ne-d* and forget that they ahould ba willing to forego them in riew of more permanent thing*. Tha aver age American aaea what ha wwtta ami geta It, whether It ba bread, bonnet* or paregoric ft hi from thia wide spread lark of- thrift that our own problem of farm and home ownership ariaaa. WMU Problem "The problem of e*c*a«'ve ten ancy, which to the problem of the '.ndless -ind homeless countryman, is not a negro problem. It fai pri marily a white problem; for through out the Snath th* whit? tenant! and | eropfy^T outnumbered the negroes, j Th "efourths of all the farm it* in th* | stute are tenant*. They more from pillar to pott, from Dan to Beersheha j ■ nit back again. They make a mt l'*a, roving, Irresponsible element of i tizenship They seem to primat a hopeless problem. Bat H la one which vou ran not forget. If yoa have any real religion in yoa, yoa ran not give up the problem. The children of] »h"se tenants present such a picture I of neglect that if you are realty in- • 'eronted the slightest in making thia little place called earth a safer place for children to be horn into you l-»u«t j help tA solve it." The Studebaker Family (From The Kansas City Star.) The last members of the noteworthy and somewhat typical American fan ily died in South Bend, tnd.. recently. She was Mias Maria Studebaker, one of a family of Ave brothers and fire sisters. The brothers were the Nationally I known builders of wagons, carriages,! buggies, implements and manufactur ers of harness saddles and other ve- j hide and horse equipment The la- ] ter survivors of these five brothers | were among the first men of capitalI to engage in the manufacture of mo- j tor cars. The last of them, J. M. Ptudebaker, retired In 191C. The) Stude baker corporation of today i* rated as a $100,000,000 concern. The pioneer impulse was strong in tfc» Studebaker blood. The first I American Studehaker came from Switzerland, although of German stock. They settled in Pennsylvania. The father of a family of 10 was a blacksmith, and several of the sons learned the same trade. The whols family moved first to Ohio, then to a farm near what Is now South Bend, Ind. Here J. M. Stude haker built his first wagon, and on this wagon he and a party of kindred spirits want to California in the memorable year of '4*. When they reached Hangtown. CaL, the party disbanded. J. M. had M' cants. He found a Job aa a black smith. Later he made a contract to build wheelbarrows far the mines. I When he had saved 94.000 he want back to South Bend, wh*i* he and his brothers founded t^ Studehaker busi ness, which was to penetrate every part of the cdhntry and many foreign land*. Perhaps a good many marriage* really are made in heaven, hat a Wt of ihetn wv* made la Studebakar btiggies, which to swains and laaaaa the time was about aa rear hMvwi on earth a* they ever *mini FEW EQUAL TO BRYAN IN POLITICAL ENDEAVOR that brilliant looter of afoetacwlar effort wWrh baa become a part of the memory of WIIUmi Jen*ifaiga Bryan. Hie Hf» lor ahanat M jmn waa •' ad ana upon the other At M ha be came alm.t overnight nat only the War of hfa party hut the idol of mil:ton*. Tkrw Him ha awM tha party atandard aa It* choir* far tha, highaot efflff of tha land; In ' pT«»t*»atlal year—I IMS—-he r*apid much «# tha cra4t for (Jartng Wood row Wilaon In tha White Haaaa. and in alnvoat every other national Daw orratir convention la a generation ha waa in the vary ranter of every *torm that raw. Aa a recognition, many aaM. of h«» lone laadarahip, Preaident Wilaon made Ma aaeratary of atata—a poet fr»m which ha real read two year* •ater under tha moat acnaational of cirrumatanrea haranaa ha fnh tha na tion waa verging toward participa tion in tha Citropeaa war. World peace alway* had baan hie paaaion in hia earlier year*, jaat aa in hia later lay* ha made tha aapooaal of religion hia all-abeorbing umaai» and turned hia talanta to aa attack on evolution. Throughout all hia art ire year* hia 'ollowara clung to hia atandard in un •wertint devotion for tha man and Hia idaala. while hia enemiea reviled and hated him, calting him ignorant ind misguided in both hia economic* ind ha roHgion. Hia great power of •■loqoence, which flrat broofht him to a pinca of national prominence. re mained unimpaired for many yaar*: hat toward the laat hia oid-tiaa bril 'i*nca oa tha platform and ctiunp be. 'an to dim perceptibly. Although he found time for many ntur«*on»e exrursiona into other '•eld* poHtica ana hia forte, and the '»ory of hia life work ia chaoat a hia tory of the national political cam o-tigna that began whan tha Chicago Democratir convention of ItM, *tam o»ded oat of a deadlock by hia "croaa nf gold" *pee.'h. made him it* candi date for Pre*ident. than sign a not* to < •it by Mr. Wllann I marine outrages. It waa attar a la he Pr.sM.at mnd t) the rsalgnatfcm wan mnwd to the WMte I June mornlnf Mr. fmMait'i private * pparently ktlkthf that by < hi« powers ef pmvwinn onto tka •rale ha maW nurrlwi Ma efcief that the note nhouM not ha sent. After they had tslhori alone far mi hut. Mr. Wilson prssssd a button an Ma iaafc and • ind tka i •ha "Mr. Bryan want* a drink of tar." Mid Mr. Wilson. Whan K waa brought, Bryan's I *(i an unsteady that ha a past a part of it aa ha raiaad it ta Ma Hps. Ma demonstrated later hi amy araya hat ha had bean rat ta tha quick by Ma failure to avert what ha bettered waa a warlike gesture by Ma i •ml by Ma partrag from the '•ad helped Nft up into ' • leadership than he himself had been able to attain. He did not oppose Mr. Wilson's re n rumination In ItlC, hot the party indidatee of 1»20 and 19U wot* •Kossa over his itppoeltion. He went on a vacation trip during moat of the campaign of James M. Cos, but ha frwik t Visa mt ttm n fr»r ink« W TWvia Im 19U. At San Franc Mro in 1*20. bmrmr, nv.«t of hi* energies war* dimtod toward the writing of a platform rather than the choir* of a candidate. Hi* fight this time was for a bone 'try plank, and be took the speaker*' «fand in ita eapoaaal. In old-time form, hi* fare ihiaing and hia eye* alight, he *ent hia rounded period* rolling and rollicking throurh the creat convention hall, and when the neoch wan ended the delegate* rave Kim an ovation that la*ted for as hoar. Hi* intimate* aaid that until the vote wa* taken, he firmly believ ed that once more he had atampeded % national convention; tut it waa on ly a tribute of a party far an old and tried friend, for the plank he advocat M waa loat overwhelm ingly. Even more ipartarular waa hia part in the New York convention of jvat i year ago. A member of the rob committee which drafted the plat form, he waa m the thick of the fight •>v*r the league of nation* and the Ku Klux klan. At the end of on* fu •il* alt-night eeaalon of the *ub-roaa mittee, when the member* had agreed to aeparate for a few hour* re*t. he ro*e in hi* place at the committee '■Me and naked hi* colleague* to ra main for a moment while he led la rrayar. Then with bowed head he •*ked Providence for guidance in the -«rk hour of « oppoa* a plank condemning th* Ko Klux Man by name. Bat for th* "••«t time, h* had found a Democratic onvmtion ha could nat fri*t Ap nlaua*. mingled with biaaM and baoa. ■ante both from the floor and the gal lery. Hia delivery larked the fir* of '♦her yuan, and hi* pr*aie« th* *am**d that waa Ita *m Only •nee or twice wa* ther* a flaah of th* -Id-thn. brilliance, a* when h* toak •n the challenge of a apactator who ipnlauded hi* MHit that tM* might , V th* hwl *li indua ha mU at tend. "Don't applaud." ha Mid. <1 may bang* ay mind." Herata who always adhr in *t l-nea probably aever had mf mm = Bryan went to that convention an . (ttof of the Omaha World Herald, and a former member of the house. Sit entirely unknown to any consid 'able portion of the rank and fit* of his party. Nevertheless, he took with him an unfaltering faith in his des tiny, and as the leadinc candidates —now fonrotten—began to muster 'heir strength for the fight, he turned to some of his intimate friend* in the oreaa stand and remarked that he, himself would be the nominee of the -onvention. None of them believed Mm, and very few believed that he speaking seriously. It was bat a few hours later that he art the convention wild with his