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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-31
MRS. .WMAST0RDEAD
THE LEADER or NEW YORK
 sS0cEETrs
Ie Was Mrs, AnsoR Who Essahliahea she Famous ssz00,S Her visiting Last Kseang Cenflne& ts
 That Numheg.

New York. Oct so--Mrs. William As- tor, who for thirty years has been tae social leader fNew York. died tonight from heart disease at her home on Fifth Avenue.
 For nearly four weeks. Mrs. Astor. who was ss years of age. had been in critical condition, owing to the rs- turn of heart affectlon that had glv- sn her trouble for years.
 Despite her aavancing years, Mrs. Astof continued to hold her social doEu- health compelled her Co retire into comparative seeiuston.
 The society functions given and prns .sidad over by Mrs. Actor have gone down into history ns the mowe brilliant on record. Kf Is sAId that the ball reoan ik tk X ss3anHs srx N EsfAM Axenva w1nza acconsnnodate 1900 people. ~1tA3ns Mre. Assor who esta bItshed the famous ''40eS her visiting hat being conhned to thax number of nanies. In 1905, however. Mrs. AstoT was said to have ''iet down the bars" when she invited 1 200 per- sons to one of the most memorable so- cial events ever given in New York;
 William Astor, who died in Paris In 1892, took little part in the social act- iyities his wife enjoyed. Mrs. Astor, before her marriage, was Miss Caro- line SchermerhoFn. a daughter Of Ab- raham Schetmerhorn. a .sSell-to-d0 merchant. she married William Astor on September 23, 1858. John Jacob Astor was thelr only son. There were four daughters. Two them, Mrs. Ogil- vie HaiR and Mrs. Orme Wilson. are now living. r'~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-31
KILLED A PRISONER
MOB BREAKS INTO A JAIL IN TEN-
 NESSEE'.
George Cook Es Pat to Death In Roane County By Body of Thirty
 Masked Men.

Knoxville. Tenn. Oct se.--<A special to The Sentinel from Kingston. Tenn. says:
 A mob of about thirty men attacked the Roane county jail last midnight and killed George Cook, held therein as prisoner on the charge of murder ing John King, ferryman at Southwest Point a few weeks ago. s11
 Of the members of the mob ali save two were masked and these unEnasked men were strangers to the sherim. The Identity of none oft h enob is known.
 IL Is presumed the men intended to hang Cook as they had rope in their was reached, he offered resistance, and produced q razor which. was con eacled in his cell. With this weapon he made a defense and cut one of She men in the mob. This. it appears, en- ragged the invaders and Cook was shot .densb Four bullets entered his body. one penetratiHg the brs2ats one the 5eKt arm aBd two Sfs abdomen.
 The shertns deputies are scouring the country today In quest Of evidence as to the members of the mob. E Governor Patterson will be asked to off6r a reward for their apprehension.
 Previous to the time he killed King, Cook was under similar charEe in Chattanooga, where he was arrested afL@Es seSChptHE AEOut tHt5 SoattNSs ASe lowing the King crime.
 The Chattanooga authorities yielded the prisoner to the Roane county os- aciais and no indictment was returned against Cook by the Hamilton county grand jury.
 It is believed by some that friends of the man who Cook killed in Chat tanooga may have come here and tax. en n hand in the mob violence of lasi night. Az '-A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-31
or COURSE, SAYS BRYAN.
Declares John D., Has Unmasiked ,, ReuubiIcnns.


 Declares John D., Has Unmasked is -- Republicans.
 Napoleon, Ohio. Oct. 3o.-WDliam J. Bryan. the Democratic candidate Tor President, gave out a statement here today commenting upon the declSra- tlons of John D. Rock kefelier. made In New York that he would vote for Wil- Ham F. Taft --.----,..s
 MT. Bryan said he was not surprised at inc declarations of Mir Rockefeller "a the standard oil Company and the Republican party have been so closely related and many of theIr interests are
 Mr. Bryan's statement follows: 'The morning papers published a statement from MT. Rockefeller giving his req sons for supporting Mfr Taft He | says: If for no other reason. sup port Mir. Taft because on eompsrins him personally with MT. Bryan ms chief opponent, I find the balance oi | Atneas and temperament entirely on his side. The election of Mir. Taft will, believe, make for law and order and | stabtfty of business. He is not man l inclined to rash experiments or to im- | pede a return of prosperity by advocat- | ine measures as subversive of indus l trial progress ''sThere are several things about thli statenaent that deserve attention. The | 6rst clause says: If for no other req son but there is already reason. H' ia for Mfr. Taft because Mir, Taft ti l for him. He Is for Mir. Taft because MT: raft Is in sympathy with the trusts. Mir. Taft has been making speeches for many weeks and he hal | not vet dwelt upon the inlquities oi the trusts or pointed out the injustie' done to the Amreican people by them
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-31
rltnhcoeaZ,a rorecnnt.

New York, Oct. s0--In his forecast of the next electoral college made pub He At Republican headquarters toe night. Chairman Hitchock claims 3sa Republican members. or eighty-three more than will be required to elect their candidate.
 The republican ticket. says Mir Hitch- cock Is sure of New York. Ohio ana Indiana He also includes in the Re- pubiIcan column Nebraska. Montana Maryland and Nevada Mir. Hitchcock said he believed that the chances were aven in Kentucky and Missouri. If oy anv chance. any of the states clatme0 ahouid 20 Democratic, he said. they vgouId be Maryland. Montana ana Nevada. with a total of fourteen votes. rhIs would leave a Republican margin oe atxtv-nine. The national chairman coucedea that the chances in Tennes- sea and Oklahoma are against the he- ,,,hlIcan ticket. His forecast. MT. xsitchrock said. was based upon in- forn,ation received by him up 10 to- oIgbt from party leaders througneak
 The states claimed for Taft ana Sherman follow:
 CalIfornia. Colorado. conneetieuts Delaware. Idaho. IiilRois. Indiana Iowa Kansas. Maine. Maryland, Mass9- ehueettg. Michigan. Minnesota, Mon. tana. Nebraska, Nevada. New Hamp- shIre New Jersey. New York. North T1akota Ohio, oregon. Pennsylvania, Rhode Island. South Dakota. Juan. Vermont. washington West Virginia vvisconsin and wyoming. total elee- toraf vote. 325.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-31
confessioas Are Complete.

Camp Memo. Reeifoot Lake. Tenn Oet. We Know who fired the shot and who put the rope around Rankin,a neck" said Governor, Patterson In, a statement this afternoon. just before his departuge for Union City. where a special grand jury is Investigating the night rider depredations in this section which culminated recently in the murder of Captain Quentin Rafi- kin. The Governor in his statement said:
 3'The proof which has thus far dss vsloped Is positive as to the gutit oe some of the men under arrest and irl- plicRtes many others. This will all be presented to the court at the propaF time and a long step has been taken
 to discover and suppress lawlessness
 in this region. Conditions have been
 extremely bad, the night riders going
 from one Iawlesa act to another until
 the cuImination came with the murder
 of Captain Rankin and the attempted
 murder of Colonel Taylor. We. know
 who fired the shot and who put the
 rope around Rankin's neck. The mum
 Der of men actually at the killing was probably not more than ten. while
 some stood guard and others held the horses. The whole number engaged in the undertaking did not exceed thirty"
 five. The Inquiry will be further pros ! leCuIGQ ana .tHG GkAbG WIFI navy 1hAFAV evidence to convict" It Is learned that Frank Ferriner'e confession was full and complete; that he says he was with the men who took
 Rankin and Taylor to the rank of the slough that he told the name of the
 man who pulled the rope lifting the | mob's victim Into the air and the name of the man who fired the first shot l into Rankins body. The confession os | H0gK and Morris are also Rat6 to be complete Hogg. it Ss said. was one of the four men who guarded the horses
 near the scene of the murder. while 1 Morris stood guard around the house
 when the leaders went in after Ran kin and Taylor. The confessions of
 Ferriner, Hogg and Morris, substans l tiate, 1t is said. that of Tid Burton,
 who is said to have spread the news
 among the night riders that Rankin l and Taylor were at Walnut Los. These 1 three will be used as States witness es. They were started this afternoon l for Obion, whence they will be taken | to Memphis for safe keeping.
 1 It Is understood that other imports ant witnesses and prisoners, Gsrrett ! Johnson, alleged captain of night rid. | CTS; Win watson John Cochran, Will | and linn Keesucker and maybe otherh | win be taken to Nashville. Three
 more prisoners were brought in today
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-31
No vonder Mr. Rooksfsll,r ls iof Adr

No wonder Mir. Rockefeller is fof Mr. Taft.
 Again Mr. RockefeIisr says Mir. .Taft's election wtlI make for law end order This is faise, Mir. Reekefelfe . corporation ia the most notorious law breaker in the United States and he is for Mfr Taft because he docs not want the law enforced. If he thought that Mir. Taft would enfeTce the law against the Standard oil Company and favored more stringent laws agaiast the Stand. ard oil Company. as do. he would not be for Mir. Taft Mir. Roekefeiief also says that Mir. Taftss election win make for stability of business. What Kind of businessf Stability in the tfust business is what he means. He thinks that Mr. Taft's election VIII enable the trusts 10 get tighter grip upon the American people and put their extor- ton upon more peTfnAuene foundR- ton. EHe says that Mir. Taft sa not a man inclined to rash experimental He might have emitted the word rash for Mir. Taft is not if favor of any kind of experiment. in the way Of remedial iegislation. He does not propose feng~ edice. He simply gloriea in the past and wants to leave conditions as they are.
 Mir. RocksfeIier says AEr. Taft would not advocate measures subvexaive or industrial progress, But what is in- dustrtai proEressg
 'fs 1t induHtFiaI progress to allow one corporation to sRaltow up or bank rupt all of the other corporations and then hold the country at its Tnercyf
 "fs it industrial progress to destroy competition and close the door Of op- portunity to the young men of the country2
 "fs it industrial progress to destroy industrial Independence and estab fish a despotism of inonopoiy7
 The Democrats have reason to be grateful to Mfr. Roekerefier for feag- ing the mask or tho Republican cam paign and revealing the duplicity that v fftnmkfnsnaa am parn NlFnA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-31
JAMES KERR DEAD
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL C0MaIAT- FREEMAN FROM PENNsxLvANxAs
Death raasews8 An oSeKation Fer Am rnseati.al UisoFaer--EEr. Bryam
 Visited Easm Only Eaat

Philadelphia. Oct. s1--James Kerr Democratic NatloEai coinfnitteSfnan from Pehnsyly&nia. died 4 ls:4e o'clock 4his morning at his summer home In New R6ehelle. N. +. following an op-. eration for an intestinal disorder which had. made him practically an invalid for a wear. His wife and sons were with him at the end.
 William J. Bryan visited Mfr. Kerr last Monday and the latter was much eiated over the visit of the Democratic candidate, but almost immediately afterward. suffered nervous collapse which greatly aggravated his already weak Sned condition. p
 t Mfr. Kerr was born in Mifh.A County. Pa. in 1851. He took an active part in politics on the side of the Democrat ic Party. with which he has always been identified, and was elected 10 tho ,Fifty-flrst Congress in 1888.
 Mir. Kerr was Democratic State Chairman Curing the Pattison- -Delanla- ter gubernatorial campaign in Pennsyl- vania It was at this time that he was made a member f the Democratic Ma tional Committee. Mir. Kerr had been Identified with the timber and coal In- terests of Pennsylvania, and was presi- dent and director of a number of coal mining companies.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-31
azAcl,s annIoUs onARoB.
Asessnes Re1nhlseaas wlths Making
 H9rwnan Esr Votes.

Acennes RennhIseaas Wlth Making a
 Rmrwaan For Votes.
 zEaas xnrl. Oct laA Aussl kse a.sse today by NorEnan D. Mack. chairman of the Democratic National Committee that the declaration of John D. Rocke- feiler for Taft for President was the result of the deal between the Re- publican National Committee and the Standard oil interests, whereby Ma tional Chairman Hitchcock received large ontrfbutions and Mfr. Rockefel- fer received certain promises.
 Mir. Mack said that undoubtedly, the s2s oOO. 900 fine of the Standard OH Company would be fixed up in the event of MT. Taft's election as part of the bargain. s=. Company has landed where eyeryp0dy Knew it would land. Mir. Rockefeller held back for. c bargain and got what hs wanted. His declaration for Taft Is good for at least 190. 900 votes In the doubtful States. q cannot speculate on the exact amount the National Republican com-
 mlttee obtained from Mr. Rockefeller. but one can reat assured. that they both received their price. Hitchcock getting the money and Rockefeller the prom ises which suggest the question WntLlEI I &Alt AS WAhA AsNSAeNANA"~e ~- with Roosevelt.
 I've now have. an oil trust and the steeI trust lined up side by side work ing for Mir. Taft's candidacy.
 "Mr. Carnegie's statement yesterday on hts arrIval from Europe that the | election of Mir. Bryan would be ma tional tragedy Is not only shocking but should arouse the indignation oi all fair minded citizens of the coun- try regardless of party afEiliatIon.
 'sMr Carnegie, am reliably in formed. Is not even voter in this country. Mir. Carnegie has arassed a large fortune as the result. in part al least of Republican policies. special | privileges and a robber tariff, which Mir, Bryan and every true Democrat condemns as so odious and oppressive as 10 demand immediate reform. Hence the election of Mir. Bryan is denounced by Mir. Carnegie as tragedy"
 Chairman Mack declared that he had learned that the Republi National Committee had 8 campaign fund of S3 900. 900. and that of this sum s. GOO poo was being used for purposes of coercion and bribery. The national chairman said further that $200,000 of the Republican campaign fund had been sent into Indiana and that more than that sum had been sent into Ohio.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-31

White House and tell me what must do in order to pay them back"
 MT. Bryan was comparing the plat forms of the Republican and Demo- cratic parties on the tarfff question and laid great stress on the fact that the Democrats were demanding reduce tions while the Republicans promised revision. This led to q hot dialogue between a man in the crowd perched on the seat of wagon and the Dem oeratic candidate. {
 How will reduction of the tai < help the unemployed." he asked. V,
 eYou are Republican," Mr. Bryan inquired. and what is your naHls7s
 Never mind that answer the quss- tion."
 That. said Mr. Bryan, gives you 2 fair sample of his Idea of Justice. He knows who r am. but Ihave no riGnt to know who he is?'s
 "T made 127 speeches for yo1 all over the United States--but you an swer my question.
 well sir. you ought to be making speeches this year. Tell me who you are" < Answer my question,
 Crowd Kisses.
 The crowd by this tirne began to hiss and cried, "Go ahead. sMr. Bryan"
 ewell. my frtend.n said the Demo- cratic candidate. If he Is ashamed to tell you. he ought not to be out malt- ing speeches. When a man goes to another mans meeting and asks . question. he ought to be man enough 10 tell who he is.'' t
 What's that got to do with It? you cannot answer. Why does not your platform answer the unemployed prop osition? s
 My friend. give me your attention = said Mir. Bryan "He wants to know about the unemployed problem. be- Iieve that the unemployed problem is due to the fact that there is an unfair distribution of the wealth created. and when we try to remedy the evil that man helps to elect a Republican to keep .lf,nsaAAnrss.la .e.... Nsan.a Nran.a.A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-31
ACQUITS WHITM0RE
OF CHARGE or MURDERiSo HEs
 WIFE.
when The verdict was Announcea, Whitlnore Threw, Ills Arnsa Around Ills Attorney Ana Ef-
 fusGveIy Kissed Elm.

Jersey City. N. |. Oct. so--After be- ing out two hours, the jury in the case of theodore wnitmere on triai for the murder of his wife. whose batter ed body was found on December 20 of last year. in q swamp near Harri. son. N. J.. tonight returned . verdict of not guilty.
 Whitmore's defense was an allel which he was able to establish by wit nesses who testified to having seen him in New York at the time of the commission of the crime.
 whitmore was much affected when the verdict was announced and thrsw his arms around his attorney and ef- fusiveIy kissed him,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-31
HIsGEN SPEAKS.
ssya Standard Oil Money VIII Support RFP BFynm

|. New York, Oct. 3o-Thomas L. His gen. the Independence Party President ial nominee. spoke at a largely at- tended rally of his party in Brooklyn tonight. closing the party's campaign in that borough.
 Mir. Hisgen mentioned in particular the Standard oil cpmpany's, attitude in the campaign. especially as evidenced by John D. ROckefeller's statement. He said:
 q noticed in a newspaper today that John D. Rockefeller is credited with saying that he is going to vote for raft, While the Standard oirs head votes for Taft, Standard oil money goes to support Pryan. and Rockefeller, the sly old fox. helps Bryan by declaring he Is for Taft
 John Temple Graves. nominee for Vice President. also spoke.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-31
N 5HT RIDERS sUT THE WIRES But Little Uneasiness in
 Camp. AN INVESTIGATION CONTINUES Confession of Prisoners Said to Be
 Complete. Governor PatteSson Is in Possession of All Details conesrsine the Murderour Bana Thas Killed
 Rankin.
AN INVESTIGATION CONTINUES

Camp Memo, sambprg. Tenn. Oct. s0s--The telephone wires on the Troy, kefiton and Union City routes were morning by unknown. parties, but pre- sunnably night riders. The incident has caused little uneaslness here, however. and the damage was. quickly repaired this morning. the wires now being In good working order.
 The Postal Telegraph wires were also cut last night at or near the point where the Cumberland Telephone wires were cut between Union City and RIeves, presumably by the same par ties who cut the telephone wires.
 An alr Of mystery prevades Camp Memo. No one knows what the next important move will be and specuIa- ton Is rife. but nothing Is being given out at Headquarters that will throw the faintest light upon the situation. There is still a large number of prfs- oners ir the guard house here. The court of inauiry Is being conducted daily and it is generally believed that the Governor is getting to the bottom of affairs.
 The Gibson County posse brake camp thls morning and departed for their homes. They have decided that there Is nothing else for them to do here and the ofacerH are of the same opin- ion..
 With this posse is HIllsman Taylor, son of Colonel R. 2. Taylor, who made such { remarkable escape. from the night riders at the. time Captain Rankin was so sbrutaily murdered. Other posssmen wiil probably leave tomorrow. {
 A detachment left camp early this morning under command of Major E E. Martin, of Nashville. It's destins- tion is unknown, but 1t Is probable they will bring in . few more pris- oners.
 sheriT Haynes Of Lake county stated that the report 'that Please Hornbeak ana Dr. c. o. Msrshaif had been arrested was absplutely false Nefthes man has aver been under sas. pielen and no, arrest was thought of.
 Nc seFtous trouble is aAtioIpatsd and Guset reigns At Camp Memo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-31
EInhena cornun Wrlt.

Union City, Tenn. Oct. 3O.--RIce A :: pierce. attorney for Will Watsorrra and a number of others now under arrest at Camp Memo, In connection with night rider charges, this evening s9ed Circuit Judge Jones, asking that an orfIer he issued to Col. W. c. Tatom. Commanding the military in the Reel foot Lake region. requiring him to nyine the body of Watson into court and sbAw cause why ho should not be given his liberty. Sex ..- |.
 The petition alleges that watson IS Illegally. held and. that Governor . Fa.- troons ia without authority and in vio- iation of the constitution. The writ "a made returnable Saturday morning nt s;3O o'clock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-31
SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT.
Hsnry Farman elves rraet.ssl Ds

HenPy Farman elves Practical De-
 naonnerataon of the Aerewlame.
 Mourmelon, France Oct. s0.--Henry Farman today for the first time gave a practical demonstration of the pos~ sibilities. of. the aeropiane by ny1ng direct from this place to Rheims, dlstanee of twenty miles without snishap.
 . The aeropianIsf asesnded ct o'clock thfs Afternoon and after circiing the Held once, turned his machine in the direction of Rheims. Soaring over the tons of the trees, the aeroplane Faps Idly disappeared from the view of the delighted spectators An hour later 2 telegram received from Farnian from Rheima that he intended to return here tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-31
ROCKEFELLER OUT FOR TAFT Standard Oil Head Gives .... Views. WILL VOTE FOR OHIO MAN -----~-~-- Democrats Declare a Deal Has
 Been Made. ma~k Accuses Republissns wisA Hsv- fsE CsrraptIy ssads . Bargain wlsh Trusts--Brysn is Glad
 Of It.
WILL VOTE FOR OHIO MAN

Chicago, Oct s0.---A dispateh to The Record Herald from New. York says;
 'ttJohn D. Rockefeller. president of the eEahdard oil Company. gave out an. interview today telling why hs in tended to vote for Taft for President.
 He said: @a seems to me at this time. when the question is put directly to any Afnerlcan citizen which candt- date he will suppor; by his vote for the Presidency, he should be manly enough to answer 1t just as directly :. therefore say that I expect to cast my vote for William H. Taft.
 If for no other reason. support Mir. Taft because, upon comparing him per- sonaiiy with MT. Bryan, his chief op- ponent. find the balance of fitness and temperament entirely on his side The election of Mir. Taft. l believe. VIII pc best for law and order and stability of business. He is not man. I judge, to adventure with rash experiments, or to impede a return to prosperity by advocating measures subversive of In duatriai progress.
 .sT,he question of candidates seems to be peculiarly a personal one In this campaign, as the leading orators on both sides have not succeeded in draw. ing party lines, as based on ptatLoFn, with any great ciearness. dc. how ever. support the general Republican position on the tariff and the currency { have always been q Republican.
 n feel the more inpelled to answer thfs question because if cannot be said fhat the present administration has In any way favored the special interest to which my life has been devoted. That. however. soea not excuse me from. publishing my opinion and doins that consider my duty as citizen. 2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-31
pEN ocRATIc CoNTRIBuTIoNs.
New Orleans Daily State Gives LarE
 Cheek.

NNW WEHEUBW EEAHHy StttNU NaFE8 V N"FW0
 Check
 Chicago. Oct. 30--Coi. Robert Ew. Ing, editor and publisher of The New Orleans Daily States. delivered at the Democratic national headquarters here today a check for s2.s00 for the Dem- ocratie campaign, fund. This brings tha total contributions received by hla paper to S22,o06. which is said 10 be the record for popular newspaper col- lections
 Other contributions reported reeeiv- ed today totailed Sf.0sa.
 Among them were the following; GeorRia--Ciark Howell. s1OO.
 I,ouiIgana--Peter Youree. $1O0.
 Texas-z. L. Cobb. siO0; Richard There were two contributions oi SI. 900 each .
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-31
rrnln for Newspapera.

Waah hington. Oet. 5V'-speclaIl pof- rn,ssion has been granted by the Inter state Commerce Commission to the H. iInoIs Central Railroad Company to nubIish. effective Nov 1. sa tarih to nrovide a rate of s34 for @ special chartered train to run from Memphis ta -csrenada, Miss. to facilitate the dis- tTibntion of Sunday newspapers, paP- ticularly those of Memphis. e-