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TALKS ALL NIGHT.
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protected for fear it might be has
tened to a final vote.
Nothing remained for the Republi-
cans but to attempt to talk the bill
to death either with the adjourn
ment of congress on March next or
with the collapse Of the Democratic
determination to force it through. As
Senator Smoot talked, Senators Lodge
and Smith of Michigan slept in the
minority cloak room, each armed with
masses of papers, ready to come to his
relief.
Senator Ashurst, first ON the roll
call of the senate and an important
figure in the battle on that account,
spent the night asleep on a sofa IN
the senate chamber. Should the Re-
publicans faIter in their campaign OF
words, should they lose the floor long
enough fe the clerk to call Senator
Ashurst's name and for him to an
swer, another round in the battle
would have been won for the major
ity and he did not propose to leave
that possibility unguarded. With q
roll call once started 1t must be nm
ished by rule OF the senate.
Once all Democrats except Senator
mons had left the chamber. He
FASTENED to the door Of the majority
cloak room and his words were audi
BILE in the almost empty galleries-
Somebody had better stay out here. =
ha warned his colleaRueA I'm the
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WATSON in HOUSE
Indiana Orator Speaks to Leg
islatOrs This Morning.
"kansas Political Experiment
: Station" He Claimed.

James L. Watson of Indiana. former
member of congress and guest of the
Kansas Day club at their banquet Fri
day night, told members of the state
legislature today that Kansas is viewed
in the nation as a political experiment
station. The Indianan spoke for fifteen
minutes before house members today
on an invitation of Speaker Stone.
kansas is great state,' was the
tribute of the Hoosier. "She is hardly
a melting pot. She is political expert
n1ent station. Kansas people are a
great people. But Lincoln once said
that the people who wobble at times
usually wobble back into line. So in
Kansas. You try out the new ideas,
the new fads. Sometimes they don't
always work well. But sometimes
they do. And when We find that Kan
sas has hit on something that works
we'll we try it elsewhere. 1t Is great
thing to have a state like Kansas-if
the people Of Kansas can stand IT,
Watson told the Kansas legislators to
study the issues and vote their best
Judgment. ssst st.Y
81 know how new memt feels" he
said. "A little tingle out home sounds
like a gong IN the ear of the new men,
Der when that noise gets to Topeka.
But maybe the noise came from only
the few and maybe you know more
about the matter than they do. So the
member should study the big questions
and vote his best judgment. Then &c
home and look your constituents in the
face and ell them you have no apollo
Gies to make. Most likely you will bt
the one who il right
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ence. Democratic leaders in the SEN
ate and Republican leaders In the
house declare they will not yield.
During the week just ended. both
houses have been busy. In fact 1t has
been the real business week of the
session. Committees have held lons
meetings and worked late. Both
branches of the legislature have ham
mered away at the bills on the calen-
dar under general orders and the SEN
ate has a total of 81 measures passed
to show for its work. The house has
record of 3S measures enacted.
Saturday Session.
For the first time since the open
ing of the session, the legislature to-
day held Saturday session., Both the
house and senate worked today. The
house has adopted the rule of begin
ming work at o'clock. while the SEN
ate convenes at 10 O'Clock. Next week.
perhaps. the house will get down to
night sessions. Then comes the real
trying hours of the legislators.
F 1t is probable that Introduction OF
bills in both houses will cease Febru-
airy s. Final adjournment VIII scarce
be possible before March 10 to Ii.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT

Chicago, Jan. So.-WHEAT-Calling out
OF italian military reserves and the deny
Ing of peace rumors were followed by a
sharp upturn today in the price Of wheat
There was but little for sale here at the
start, and there was an advance Of more
than cents bushel before offerings be-
came at all numerous. Wet weather in
Argentina was of some influence against
the bears. Opening prices, which ranged
from the same as last night to PIC higher
followed by reaction. with the market
steadyfng about 1 cen above last nights.
Later the strength of export demand
here led TO fresh upturn that helped to
carry May delivery to new high war
record, $1-62 bushels. The close was
strong at an advance of 1Xc to SIC over
last night.
CORN-Corn rose with wheat. After
opening a shade or to &c UP. prices SEQ ed
q moderate further gain.
Sales to the seaboard and the foreign
call for oats brought about afterward a
decided further advance The close was
strong at 15sc to 1ss@1Ac net advance.
|. OATS-Demand for oats was active and
quotations rose
Provisions averaged low;
err The market was bearishly affected by
unexpected deliveries of lard on specuIa-
tive contracts.
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INTRODUCE 100 BILLS
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their way through the two houses. al
though the senate has taken up a num-
Der of appropriation items and given
warning that it expects to stand behind
its committee recommendations regard
less of house action.
The coming week will perhaps see
several really important measures un-
der consideration. The constitutional
amendments-mOre than a dozen have
final considera ton in the house next
week. AS yet the house has indicated
its plans regarding constitutional pro-
visions in but one way. 1t has taken
quest of the league of municipalities
and slaughtered the proposed constjtu-
| tional provision for municipal home
rule -.
Adoption of resolutions in the house
and senate calling for investigations
surance lobby. attracted chief atten-
| ton among legislative visitors. Pas
sage of the lsulk sales bill by the house
was the only moment of real war in
the lower branch of the legislature
during the week. The senate frolicke6
with the house r. gardirg appropria.
lions and laid ground plans for bar.
rel Of trouble before the session. ends
Appropriation Question.
In fact the appropriation question /.
the big issue now before the legisla
ture. The house ways and mean
committee is determined, to reduc'
appropriations below the amount al
lowed by the law makers of two year
ago. From heads of the big state in
stitutions have come howls of pro
test. They declare that the attitude
of the house means a Gripping of tn
Institutions. The senate has assume,
the attitude that the state depart
ments shall not suffer. They hav
recommended virtually every item i
the original budgets. There is 4,
beautiful fight in sight. Perhaps tn
u appropriation BILLS will 60 to confer
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games. according to Thompson.
Rattle Fan.

Honest, it's just like going to see
the Cubs or White Sox play, he con-
hded to the reporter. The oftener
you see the sight the more you want
four hours rather than miss a battle.
The Belgians called me Captain de
Thompson.
1.-The British officers in Antwerp
never failed to dress for dinner, no
matter where they'd been all day.
They might wallow around in trenches
with the water up to their knees, but
when they got back to town they'd
have nothing to eat until they got into
their glad rags"
Thompson denied having seen any
,atrOcious crimes committed on the
part of the Germans.
THE German soldier is too well
disciplined to break loose like that"
he said. 1--WE seen German officers
lash their men In the face with whips
for some offense or other, and one Of
ficer told me of sentencing two men to
ten years imprisonment each for Of
lenses against women. In all Of my
experience I did not see one atrocity
committed by Germans"
At the Front.
All of Thompson's news gathering
has been done at the front-and the
front with Thompson means on the
llI1u6 lluc anu III the LrenCnoS. he
has been furnished with passes to
every part of Germany and practically
all other nations involved,
Thompson has in his possession
thousands of feet of moving picture
films which were taken in the
trenches and in the teeth of the guns
on the great battlefields of Europe.
"Kansans Can Get By"
Anyone from Kansas can get by y
said the TOpekan when asked to what
he attributed his success on European
soil.
When the war first started officials
of all nations. made efforts to ''set on
Thompson and prevent him from OBJ
tanning pictures. Thompson, until
censorship on his actions was given
up on the part of the officials took the
pictures anyway and for weeks he was
the scourge of the entire continent. II
was the Topeka boys grit and daring,
his nerve in outwitting the most pow
erful men in Europe, that made the
most famous writer's in newspaper
work.
While in Topeka Thompson is stay
ing at the home of his mother, All
West Seventh STREET
May Show Pictures.
Providing the required arrangements car
be made Donald Thompson will show be.
tween one and two thousand fet of wal
films taken in England, Belgium anG
France and other countries before mem
| bers of the Kansas Editors club thi.
evening
| The pictures which the Topekan will
show were on the battlefield and show
| men fighting and falling on the field and
! in trenches
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main in the city until tomorrow when
he will again start for the front. His
objective point to the warning CONT
nent. on his second trip Will be the
ssian-German battle line on the
eastern frontier.
War q Prize Fight
1.-The war may be compared with a
prize fight" said Thompson, when in
terviewed this afternoon. ANY OF the
nations may deliver Knockout at any
time but at that the victim will be able
to be up and coming before decisive
battle may be obtained.
kitchener will throw his army In
the field in May and Germany will re-
spond with fresh army OF two mil
lion.''
The tales Of barbarous acts and
offenses on the part of the different
nations involved which have been sent
to this country are false, according to
Topeka's nervy newspaper man.
Belgium a Graveyard.
In summing up the present situation
this afternoon Thompson said: Bel
GUM is a vast grave yard. In Germany
there are no appearances OF war. Fac
tories and Industries in the kaiser's do
main are in full swing. France Is on
the offensive. The Zeppelins have not
vet proved a serious menace to Ger
many's opponents. More people are be-
ing killed in London by taxtcabs ana
other traffic owing to the fact tnat al
night the lights are all exttnguisheo,
than by the Zeppelins.
"The gay life goes on in Berlin the
same as usual. The situation in Poland
may be compared with that in Belgium,
only not quite SO bad.
During his work in Europe, which has
taken him through practically every
country involved. Thompson has been
arrested eleven times as a spy and has
been shot in the head once
Early Days Here.
Thompson's early life was spent in
Topeka At one time he attended the
Harrison school From his boyhood
he has always been a happy-go-lucky
sort. He is of slight stature. witty
and seems not to know the meaning
of the word fear, as has been proven
/ by his various escapades In the war
ring European countries.
! Possessing but a rudimentary edu-
cation. speaking not a word of any
Language except that of his native
land, always displaying the presence
of a sixth sense, tricky as fox, anG
blessed to a marvellous degree will
lshrewdness which has CARRIED him
nothing but part of his nose-this il
part of the career of Donald Thomp
son.
4 Worked for Taft.
Thompson started hts newspapei
experience with the Taft press bureau
in Washington during the campaign
of ex-President Taft. Later h
worked on the Pueblo Chieftain an.
previous to his going to Europe wa
on the Cartier Centenary in Montreal
Canada
On July "a, Thompson left 70
, Europe and was for some time asso
, ciated with Alexander Powell, the not
ed war correspondent.
81 Going to battle gets to be habi
; hike attending parties or basebal
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rBy special wire to T. J. Myers.1
Minneapolis wheat stocks decreased 49,
900 bushels this week. A year ago the i'm
crease was 10000 bushels
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas
fa- this week and corn stocks increased
81. go bushels.
Exports from the United States and
Canada yesterday were 695 900 bushels OF
wheat. 5000 barrels of flour. 1900 BUSH
els OF corn and 1900 bushels Of oats.
The Argentina visible spply of wheat
increased $4,000 bushels this week and
amounts to 100000 bushels compared
with 2, 600 bushels a year ago, corn. g.
$4,000 bushels, decrease SIS, 900 bushels; a
year ago, 1.010.O00 bushels.
Argentina exported 1.0G7.000 bushels Of
wheat this week. compared with 313 600
bushels last week and 100000 bushels a
year ago. Shipments since January ag-
gregate $4,000 bushels; a year ago. B.
S., 900 bushels. Corn shipments this week
were 2.916.O00 bushels, against 4406. 900
bushels year ago. Total corn shipments
since january are 12446.tO0 bushels; a
year ago 8,976.000 bushels. Exports of oats
were 22.15OO00 bushels. Wheat shipments
included 10000 bushels to the United
Kingdom, PSI 600 bushels to the continent.
anu $4,000 bushels to Brill.
Exports of wheat and flour from the
United States and Canada this week. ac-
cor6iing to Rradstreets. were 8,600.000
bushels, compared with S.34 600 bushels
last week and 3,717.OO0 bushels a year ago.
Corn shipments were LOIS 900 bushels.
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New York. Jan. 30.-BUTTER-Mark
firm. Creamery extras (92 score), 3S11s.
CHEESE-Markets steady.
EGGS-Market irregular. Fresh gather
ed extra fine 32c; extra firsts, SIC.
POULTRY = Alive. steady; western
chickens. 15@16c; fowls. 170171sc; turkeys.
chickens, f7621c; fresh fowls. 131s@1Sc;
turkeys, 14Q22c.
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We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to our friends. neighbors and
fellow workmen for their kindness and
beautiful flowers in the death Of our
loved husband, son and brother.
MRS. SASH.
MR.. C. r. SASH.
Adv. MR.. J. W. SASH.
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New York Stock Market.
Wall St. New York, Jan. 30.-STOCKS-
Some of the ground lost in yesterdays
lfcuidating movement was regained today
but the undertone was frequently uncer-
tain. Trading was moderate with signs
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Chicago Grain Market.
Chicago, Jan. 3O.-CLOSE: WHEAT
May, N.5lX: July. H.s4K.
CORN-May. SIC: July, SsKc.
.ATSEMay. 609tc; July. 5S1kc.
LARDeJanuary, $11.00: May. $11.N.
SHORT RIBS-January, $S.g: May.
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Kansa. city Produce MARKET.

Kansas City, Jan. 30.-WHEAT-Cash:
Market unchanged to &c higher. No. 2
hard. $1.441k31.4 61z; No. 8. $1.4s1101. rs: No.
: c col unchanged to Ac higher.
No. mixed, 751kc: No. 3. 74@74Ac: No.
white sc: No. 3, T1zc.
OATS-Market unchanged. No. white,
57@571kc; No. mixed. 55@55kc.
70 EGG Cyphers etaoin observation-disclosures
RYE-$120.
HAY-Market unchanged.
WHEAT-Receipts 100 cars.
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
CLOSE: WHEAT-May. s.. $500. 43x !;
July. $1.291a; September, .2sA.
CORN-May. S0hc; July. S2e@S21zc;
September, S3c.
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Butter and EGGS.

FURNISHED by The Continental Creamery
Co.. Topeka. Kan-1
Topeka. Kan, Jan. 80
CHICAGO EGGS-31ik&132c.
NEW YORK EGGS-36637c.
STORAGE EGGS-2S@29c
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago. 30hc:
New York. 32lkc: Elgin. 301kc: Topeka
wholesale, SIC.
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Toneka nav Market.

FURNISHED by T. A Beck. .12-214 F. 9Th. I
Topeka. Kan, Jan. 80.
PRAIRIE HAY-Sl00o
ALFALFA--$12.V
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Furnished by the Topeka Packing Com
many, corner Laurent and Madison.1
Topeka, Kan, Jan. 30.
POULTRY-Hens all. sizes. lie: springs
and broilers. 1Oc: stage young ROSTERS Sc:
old ROSTERS. 7c: ducks &c: geese. Sc: hens
and young Tom turkeys. 14c: old Tom
turkeys. 12c.
EGGS-2Sc.
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New York. Jan. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
paper 3164 per cent Sterling exchange.
easy; 60 day bilsl. 4S2.7 Is; for cables, 4.84.85;
for demand, 1880. Bar silver, 1850: Mex
lean dollars, 37Ac. Government bonds,
steady; railroad bonds irregular.
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r,hic.eo produce Market.

Chicago. Jan. 30.-BUTTER = Market
higher. Creamery, A@31c.
EGGS-Market lower. At mark. cases
included, 24M2S9c.
POTATOES Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Alive, lower: springs, 131kc;
fowls, lac.
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New York Cotton Market.
New York. Jan. 30.-COTTON-Spot.
quiet: middling uplands, S.45. Sales, none.
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New York. Jan. ao-SUGAR-The spot
sugar market was strong; no sales. Cen
trifugal. $40; molasses. ss-4s Refined
steady.
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New york Stock Market.

rClose OF prices for the leading stocks
on the New York Stock Exchange as re-
ported by Thos. J. Myers. broker. Column
b.an Bldg.1
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Wholesale Fruit and Produce.

FURNISHED by s. f. Lux.1
Topeka, Kan, Jan. 30.
NAVEL ORANGES-Per box, e 25@26.
FLORIDA GRAPEFRUIT = Per box,
s.. 4OG2.e5.
BANANAS-Per lb., 3Ilc.
ALMERIA GRAPES-Per bbl, S 2596 50
LEMONS-Per box. $30014.25.
APPLES-Jonathan. per box. ND:
Mammoth Black Twig. per box. $160:
Winesaps per box S1.55; Gano, per box
81 IS; Ben Davis. per bu.. 75c.
CRANBERRIES-Perb bl., $575; per h.,
MINNESOTA BURBANK POTATOES
Per bu., 75c.
SWEET POTATOES-Per bu.. $1.oo.
LETTUCE-Per h. basket, Soc.
HOLLAND CABBAGE-Crated per lb.,
nc.
RUTABAGAS-Per lb., nc.
SPANISH ONIONS-Per crate SEQ
CELERY-Per bunch. SIC. FL.
OYSTERS-35@50c per can; &1.5002.oo per
gal
CHEESE-Per H.. 171h01sc.
CHICAGO EGGS-30ikc.
NEW YORK EGGS-33G331zc.
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago. 301k0
31c; New York, SIC; Elgin, 3O1kc: Topeka
wholesale. SIC. .
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I.iverpooI Grain Marked

liverpool. Jan. 30.-WHEAT-Spot, No.
1 Manitoba Us I'd; No. Q, lbs sgd: No.
hard winter, Us I'D Futures nominal.
CORN-Spot, American mixed new, 3
91sd: old IS I'D; February. Is Sd: March
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Topeka Market.

FURNISHED by Chas Wo1n Packing Co
Topeka, Kan, Jan. 30
HOGS
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Topeka Grain Market.

Topeka Gfdm Nafket.
IF furnished by J. B. Billiard. corner Kan
sase Ave. and Curtis St.l
Topeka; Kan, Jan. 30
CORN-75c.
OATS-46Q50c.
WHEAT-$1. 25@1. 30
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Chicago Live stock Market.

Chicago, Jan. 30.-HOGS-Receipts 1. 600.
Market slow: steady at yesterdays ave-
age. Bulk of sales. $6.75@6.so; light. s. 900
rough. e6.4O@6.55: pigs, $55O@6.65.
CATTLE-Receipts 200 Market steady.
Native steers, S5.40@91O: western. $500
7.4o: cows and heifers. $s0007. IS; calves.
$7OO61O.00.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 Market strong.
Sheep. $5.s0@69o: yearlings. HOo@7.so:
lambs, 81. 40Q8.90.
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Wheat Market.

Wheat Market.
FURNISHED BIZ Shawnee Milling Col
Topeka, Kan, Jan. So
wHEAT-No. 2 hard, $1.35.
WHEAT-No. 3 hard. $1.33.
WHEAT-No. soft. $1.35.
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St. Joseph, Jan. 30.-HOGS-Receipt
$500. Market steady. Top. $3.50; bulk OF
sales. $6.75@6S5.
Steers, $7.O0Q8.75; cows and heffers. $4-soV
$50; calves, $7O0@9.75.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market steady
to strong. Lambs, $S00Q6.60.
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OF substantial. support and short coves
most neSIecte6 sffer soIne carly d1atm
which included one lot Of 1s100 enafee ~
at the minimum price. New Haven g -
over two points above its minimum Oh -
the closing was firm.
Bonds were steady.
Supporting orders were in evidence q ny
opening OF today's stock market. tnS We
hesitation. Hartman issues, Readins,
Northern Pacific and New Haven snoWeo
substantial fractional gains on nent tFau
at point loss. repeating yesterdays low
price soon recovered and made iurtnes
Roadway. United States Steel was nOt
quoted in the initial dealings, nut iAteI
a block of 100 shares changed hanos az
40 it's minimum. Republic Steel preheIrsa
lost almost points ana American EApIess
fell S to 80. its minimum. Sears Roeouck
rose over points.
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kansas CITY Live stock Market.

Kansas City, Jan. 30-HOGS-Receipt
100. Market steady. Bulk of sales. $50
as IS; heavy, $e80@6.a5: packers and butch
ers. s6.75@6.9o; light. $6.75@696: pigs. $6S
ass
CATLEReceipts 200. Market STEADY:
steers s.. 25@S so; westerns steers. T:Sl
$50; southern steers, s6.0o@750: cows. $50
feeders, Sc. 2S@S0o: bulls. $5.2sG6.75; calves.
s.. 5O@1O.50.
SHEEP-Receipts none. Market steady
Lambs, $S.256S6O; yearlings. $67567.60:
wethers, 81. OO@6. 60; ewes. $. 8O0630: stock
ers and feeders. $4.5O@S.O0.
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E1Ein Butfer MARkef.
E1gin. JAM aa-BUTTER-Fdfty tubs =
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1915-03-25
Social EOentS==PerSOndLS

E. R. Harrison, formerly of
Walland, has accepted a position
with the Tennessee & Carolina
SOU thern railway and is located
in Aaryville.
FOR SALE-Good second hand
buggy and harness. See Mary
vile willing Co. advt
W. P. Seaton has purchased
the barber shop of his brother,
H.. D. Seaton.
C. F. Striplin, who is located
in Alabama as government farm
demonstration, is visiting his fam
lily for few days. Nr. Striplin
was formerly government repre-
sentative in Blount county. He
celebrated his birth anniversary
Monday.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1915-03-25
BLount CountionS: S s ,.,,; m: e; r. an:
The Times will publish weekly biographies of Builders of
REV. JAS. M. TAYLOR

Rev. James M. Taylor, o f
Knoxville, one of the secretaries
of the board of missions of the
M. E. church. is a native of
Blount county and is starring
elsewhere. Rev. Mr.. Taylor was
born and reared in this county,
and attended the public schools
and Maryville College, In early
life he felt the call to the minis
try, and was licensed to preach
in the M. E. church. For sever
al years he was an evangelist,
known as "Tennessee's Boy
Evangelist" He had much sue
cess in this field, but after a few
years he expanded his work and
went as a missionary to foreign
fields, devoting much time to
South America. He h S
written many missionary books
and papers, and has done much
frontier work in South America.
Several months ago he was ap-
pointed as one of the missionary
secretaries of the church, and
has been making tours of the
states in the interest of that
work. He publishes several mis-
sionary papers and tracts, and
sends hundreds of thousands of
these out annually.
Rev. Mr.. Taylor it a son of
Rev. and Mrs. B. G. Taylor. He
was married to Miss Meta Kad-
erly of Knoxville. To them one
son was born.