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Santa Barbara two years ago. He
was her director. They later went
to New York with the company.
Among Taylor's effects were
found two letters written in a we'll
known school girl code of straight
lines and dots. One of these, de-
ciphered. reads as follows:
Il love you-Oh, l love you.
Il had to come down because
Mama remarked that 1 always
seemed to feel rather happy after
being out with you So here l
am Camoufiage.
Furthermore, l am feeling un-
usually fne-more camoufage.
Il will see you later. God love
you as l do"
The wealthy young New York
man who was reported to have left
Los Angeles on the day following
the murder of Taylor, and who was
enamored of one OF the motion pic
ture actresses whom police have
been questioning in connection with
the case, was located late last night
by private detectives. According to
these investig ators, he gave an ac-
count of himself which they say
practically eliminates him from
consideration in connection with
the case.
He was located in a downtown
hotel. Interest had centered on him
for several days because he was
said to be a rejected sutton of an
actress reported infatuated with
Taylor.
Funeral Today.
While these developments were
in progress and the police were
sitting the constantly arriving
tips" from various sources, prepa-
rations were being made for the flu
neral of the dead director this
afternoon.
This, also, was not overlooked by
the police, for not only were 10
uniformed men detailed to keep in
order the great crowd expected to
gather about st. Paul's Episcopal
pro-cathedral at 2 o'clock this aft
ernOon, but number of plain
clothes men also were assigned TO
funeral duty in the hope that even
there they might obtain a clew TO
the murderer.
Taylor's body, clad in the uni
form of a captain in the British
army, has been viewed by thou
sands in the undertaking establish
ment where it lies awaiting today's
rites.
Flowers have come from MANY
motion picture sources, including
Mary Miles Minter, film actress,
who sent a huge bouquet of Black
Prince roses.
NOrmand Views Body.
Miss Minter took a last look at
her friend Friday afternoon. Mabel
Normand, another actress. who was
one of the last to see Taylor alive,
viewed his body for the last time
at the inquest Saturday.
AS the capacity of the pro-cathe-
dral is limited, half of the seats
will be set aside for members of
the film colony, and the other half
for the public in general.
Eight active pallbearers from the
members of the Motion Picture Di-
rectorS' association, and eight hon
orary ones from the British Over
seas club have been named. In ad-
dition there will be a firing squad
Of Canadian ex-service men. who
will fire a salute over the casket
at the cemetery.
The Very Rev. William MacCor- !
mack, dean of St Pauls, will read |
the burial service. The body will |
be taken to Hollywood cemetery
and placed in a vault until rela-
lives determine on final disposition. |
Texarkana, Texas, Feb. DE !
NAL is made by close personal |
friends of William d. Taylor's fam
lly, formerly of this city, of any
with the slain movie di-
rector in Los Angeles. These |
friends emphatically declare that /
Reuben Davis Taylor is not related |
% the slain man. Young Taylor is !
/ photographer and is said to be
living near Los Angeles. /