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MISS TAFT DIFFERENT. President's Daughter, Now at Bryn Mawr, Will Establish New Cus toms in Mansion. When Miss Helen Taft, Bryn Mawr college for women, 1912, watched the inauguration of her father as presi dent of the United States, the college girl came into her own indeed, into the highest social position in America. For the next four years, at least, this college girl will be featured in White House life. The college girl of today is distine tive. And certainly Miss Helen Taft is just a little different from any 6th er president's daughter who has gath ered young friends around her in the capital's first mansion. Not a Bluestockig. The college girl is -bookish, yet not a bookworm or bluestocking. The college girl is grammatical in speech, but she has the jolliest, clummiest ja.rgon of slang that ever rolled from under a pink tongue. The college girl is a tremendous reader, keeping right in touch with all the movements of -the day, yet she never neglects out door sports. The college girl is a so cial -creature, but she uses society and does not allow society to use her. And, above all things, she dresses simply and does not marcel her hair. All these things is Miss Helen Taft -and more, and there is no doubt that she means -. establish college customs and entertain at the White House. Just 18, is the new daughter of the White House, and she will spend com paratively little time in Washington, for she is now in her sophomore year at Bryn Ma.wr, and will have only such holidays as fall to the lot of oth er students. Incidentally, Bryn Mawr, is not the sort of college where a girl can shirk work or skip classes or lec tures, so Miss Helen Taft's trips to Washington will be infrequent and brief. Her Favorite Color. This daughter of the new president is 5 feet 8 inches in height, with her mother's slenderness of figure aid her father's dimpled chin. Sie has clear, rather deep blue eyes and a trick of looking right through you with them. Blue is 'also her favorite color'-dark bl'u- for street wear, dainty pale colorings for 'house and evening frocks, and just a touch of blue .somewhere if her g6wn be white. If Miss Taft has her own way, the tennis courts will not depart from the White House grounds with the passing of the Roosevelt regime, for she is an ardent tennis player. She also swims and rides horsebaek, and keeps up a good pace when walking with broth ers or father. Her father has superintended her reading and mental training to a large extent, and his influence will be seen when it is noted that Scott is her favorite, novelist, and the Ameri can poets rank with her ahead of all foreign versifiers. Thanks to her care-4 ful early education, she won a 300 scholarship -at Bryn Mawr, when she was graduated from Miss Baldwin's school for girls in Washington. Like Father, is Philosophic. She inherits her father's keen sense of humor and his philosophic disposi tion, which is extremely fortunate in a young woman who, as the presi dent 's daughter, must face many try ing situations, and perhaps so'me un necessary and unjust er'itioisms. From ther mother she inherits extremely good taste in dress, and the fastidiou's -will never be offened by seeing her appear in garish color combinations, wearing jewelry, and ornately dress ing her hair, as many girls of the day -Despite the fact that the Tafts have always been -well to do, Miss Helen was taught by her mother to took and to sew. Her domestic ae eamplishmentsi are not limited to iek ing fu'dge and Welsh rabbit in a col lege study, but she could step into her mother's shoes i.n an emergency and run the Taft menage without a hitch. Ui'nestiona'bly Washington's younger set will gain much by the saequisition of Miss Taft. TAFT'S MESSAGE ON TARIFF. Presideift Recommends Speedy Revis ion of Schedules-Subject is All-Important. Washington, March 16.-President Taft 's message was jeceived by the senate and house today with demon strations in both bodies. The message was as foIIows: "To the Senate and House of Repre "I hav'e convened the congress in -this extra session in order to enable it to give immediate consideration to the revision of the Don;ley tarif act. Conditions affecting production. manufacture and business generally have so changed in the last 12 years as to require a readjustment and re vision of tihe import duties imposed by that -act. More than this. the pr-es ent tariff act. with the other sourc-es of government revenue, does not fur nish income enough to pay the author ized expenditures. By July 1 next the excess of expenses over receipts for the current fiscal year will equal $100,000,O00. "The successful party in the late election is pledged to a revision of the tariff. The country and the business community, especially, expect it. The prospect of a change in the rates of import duties always .causes a sus pension or halt in business because of the uncertainty as to the changes to be made and their effect. It is, there fore, of the highest importance that the new bill be agreed upon and pass ed with as much speed as possible con sistent with its due and thorough con sideration. For these reasons I have deemed the present to be an extraordi nary occasion, within the meaning of the constitution, justifying and re quiring the calling of an extra ses sion. "In my inaugural address I stated, in a summary way, the principles up on which, in my judgment, the revis ion of the tariff shoul proceed, and indicated at least one new sowree of revenue that might be properly resort ed to in order to avoid a future deficit. It is not necessary for me to repeat what I then said. "I venture to suggest that the vital business interests of the country re quire that the attention of the con gress in this session be chiefly devot ed to the consideration of the new bill and that the less time given to other subjects for legislation in this ses sion, the better for the country. (Signed) "William H. Taft." "The White Mouse, March 16, 1909. Senators Listen Carefully. The message received careful atten tion on the part of senators, many of whom laughed when the president's suggestion that no 'legislation except in relation to the tariff be considered at this session was read. Senator Gallinger presented a reso lution of the legislature of the State of New Hampshire, declaring that the inheritance tax should not be made a subject for national legislation, but should be left to the States as a source of revenue. A motion by Senator Hale provid ing- for an adjournment until Friday was adopted and at 12.08 the senate adjourned. Immediately after leaving the sen ate, Secretary Latta, who had convey ed the message to the senate, proceed ed to t.he house, where the message was read. Upon conclusion of the reading the Repuiblicans broke out in to loud and prolonged applause. The message was referred to the commit tee on ways and means. DEMOCRATS OPPOSE CANNON. Present Attitude of Speaker Towards Champ Clark, The Minority Leader. Washington, March 15.-Only five committees of the house will be named by Speaker Cannon for the presen't. These will be ways and means, rules, printing, mileage and accounts. In making up the committee, it is stated' on reliable authority that the speaker will consult with "every member of the house who desi,res to discuss assignments with him.'' This means that Minority Leader Clark will not enjoy the privilege accorded his predecessor, John Sharp Williams, of selecting the minority members. It was, stated today that Mr. Cannon, af ter a trial of six years, had reached the conclusion that the plan was not .the best, anad that 'hen'eforth he will not shift any of the responsibility for committee assignments to the minor ity -leader. The attitude taken by th.e Demo crats at a caucus, held this evening af ter the house adjourned, is in sharp conflict -with the new policy of Speak er Cannon. A resolution was adopted to prevent members of the minority aeeepting committee assignments without the approval of Minority Leader Clark. The resolution read: "Resolved, That it is the sense of the Democratic caucus that no Demo crat should accept appointment on any committee without the previous approval of the present Democratic leader." This was adopted by a vote of 135 to L. one member voting "present." Previous to the vote, however, a num ber of members had left the caucus, including Representatives Fitzgerald, New York: Moon, Tennessee; Ed wards. Brantley and Livingston, Georgia. One hundred and sixty-six Demo cratic members of the house bound themselves to support Shamp Clark, of Missouri, in his fight on the rules of the house. This action was taken at the caucus held this morning, and which elected Mr. Clark as the Demo -!ratie nominee for speaker. Repres entative Clayton, of Alabama, pre sided. Acknowledzing his election as lead crats: Last Deeember, the Oeiocrat ic eauvuis'1 eleted C 111ority leuer by unanimou vote. A. mioient ag you UnaniioUsly nominated ine for ;soeaker. For these flattering evi dences of your confidence and esteem I am deeply grateful. "In the last days of the 60th con gress we won some notable victories astonishing victories when we remem ber that there was a rl?publiean ma jority of 57 in that bouse. ''We achieved those triumphs by standing together and fighting togeth er. We can in the present congress win more victories more easily, be cause there is now a majority of only 47 against us. "We must stiek together and fight together. ''We must remember that to a very large extent we have in our keepin: the immediate future of the Demo cratic party. Recent events have de monstrated that the Republicans are disorganized. disgruntled and at log gerheads generally. Let us close up our ranks, present a solid front and demonstrate to the world that we are worthy of the high vocation wherein we are called." The resolution adopted was that of fered by Representative Underwood, of Alabama, and in effect bound the members of the caucus to support Mr. Clark in his effo.rts to procure the adoption of the plan agreed upon by the Demorcatic leaders and the insur gents steering committee. The only opposition to the resolution was that of the five Georgia representatives, who several days ago announced their plan to have the caucus agree to a. resolution which would not bind the Democrats to support the insurgents in their fight on the rules unless the latter agreed to vote against Mr. Can non for speaker, to favor unlimited debate under the five-minute rule and to seek a complete revision of the rules of the house. This amerdment was offered by Representative Liv ingston, of Georgia, but was over whelmingly defeated. Representative Edwards, of Georgia, then endeavored to offer a resolution to bind the mem bers of the caucus to its action, but lie was not recognized by the chair man. The caucus then adjourned until tonight, when the resolution above quoted was -adopted. DURANT'S NAME TO SENATE. His Confirmation as Collector is Ex pected to Follow Soon. Washington, March 16.-The presi dent sent to the senate today the nomination of Edward W. Durant, Jr., as collector of customs for the district of Charleston, S. C.; and Rentfr.o B. Creager for district of Brazos de San iago, Texas. The appointment of Mr. Durant ends the contest which was waged for so long over the selection of Dr. Wi#. D. Crumn. As the only objection to Dr. Crum was -based upon the fact that he is a negro, it is presmed that Mr. Durant 's nomination will be con firmed in due course of time, although his nomination was allowed to lie over when the senate -met in executive ses sion today, while other names, which were sent in today were promptly act ed upon. Dr. Crum 's nomination had been before the senate at each session since January 5, 1903. While he -has been in office all this time, h'e wasi only once confirmed by the senate. The one confirmation took place in the 58th congress. The remainder of the time was covered by recess appointments. The selection of Mr. Durant is generally accepted as the introduction of President Taft's announced policy of appointing white men to Federal positions of responsi bility in the South. FIRST ROBBERY AT SALUDA. Thief Breaks into Shoe Store and Se lectis a Pair That Fits Him. Saluda, March 16.-The store of Smith Brothers in this town, a large furnishing and shoe concern, was broken into some time late Saturday night, but the robbers were quite con siderate, inasmuch as the only articles so far missed are two pairs of shoes and a 'box tf neekties. The entrance was gained by breaking out a pane of lass in the side door. T.his was plate glass and so thick was it that a piece of buggry shaft was used . in smashing it. After entering, it is ap parent that considerable time was us e in going through the stock of shoes before the right numbers and the qual ity sought were found. On coming out, the robber or rob bers went a-cross the street, less than one hundred feet, and taking a com fortable seat in front of Wheeler's stables, laid off the old shoes anid put on the new. This is the first time in the istoryv of the town that any house has been entered and theft committed. There is, so far, nio edue to the robbeis. f)ue mnir of the shoes taken were numiber 9s, and the other No. 10 1-2. 8oth a IF iT'S * . a Good to Eat j AND YOU VVANT2 T HE BEST: * YOU WILL FIND iTiAT 'fJONES' GROCERY i * 'PHONE No. 212 BLUE RIDGE SCHEDULES. patfothssti,btterd Eastbound.tiesoni uettohagwt No. i18, leaves Anderson at 6.30 a. (.L oisn w., for connection at Belton withStioMaer Southern for Greenville. No. 12, from Walhalla, leaves An erson at 19.15 a. in., for connection ATeS l ai Belton with~ Southern Railway for olumbia and Greenville. No. 20, leaves Anderson at 2.20 . mn., for conaections at Belton with Southern Railway for Greenville. No. 8, daily except Sunday, from ahalla arrives Anderson 6.24 p. i., with conn.ections at Seneca with outhern Railway from points south,.ntepstv urne No. 10, from Walhalla, leaves An-thtiitdenogv,st erson at 4.57 p. in., for connections ifcinw ilrtr h t Belton with Southern Railway forenreao tofm eypi reenville and Columbia. u o t Westbound, No. 17, arrives af, Anderson at 7.50)W s l hs h r . mn., from Belton with connections rndw,nros eii rom Greenville. ttd gdo ek n No. 9, arrives at Anderson at 12.24 . in., from Belton with connectionsevrprsnufrngro rom Greenvile and Columbia. Goes subr od,hnigo to Walhalla.cogsbrnhtsr ci No. 19, arrives at Anderson at 3.40 etcnupint r ia . in., from Belton with connections wt hsudrtnig rom Greenville. No. 11, arrives at Anderson at 6.29 p. in., from Belton with con-Wila E.Phm&So etionis from Greenville and Colum-NebryS.C bia. Goes to Waihalla. No. 7, daily except Sunday, leaves nderson at 9.20 a. in., for Walhalla, iith connections at Seneca for local oit 1819 ndulthW odsS.d No.17, 1,9,ad20 are mixed FoTh ans between Anderson and Belton. Nos. 7 and 8 are local freight trains, carry,ing passengers, between ~ ~ e & m nderson and Waihalla and between Tit er nbsns,wt falhala an' Anderson taiyiceaigt.d vr NEWEERY UNION STATION. i hscutyi h eto rrival and Departure of Passenger feSproQult Trains-Effective 12.01 A. ILo W o. Ses Sunday, June 7th, 1908. Scouthern Railway:w.r,haqrtrfo [. 15 for Greenville .. .. 8.57a.mn. GasanClvrSe, No. 18 for Columbia .. ..1...40 p.m. SedPtos,edOt, No. 11 for Greenville .....3.2() p.m fCwPa,Sj en n No. 16 for Columbia .... .8.47 p.m C., N. &L.R EvF m ees No. 22 for Columbia .. . .8.47 a.m. Wo' ecitv aao No. 52 for Greenville .. 12.56 p.m. th otueflanvlubef No. o:3 for Columbia .. ..32 p-na (i dnad amsedCtlg No. 21 for Lauirer,s .. .7.2 p.m. maedfeonrqst *Does not run on Sunday W WO This time t;'Idl eh.v !a d' a' e2ro,. ~'od ~ whichptrauremay betegpaetedeeo and the Newberr Hardware Compony C: 0 t NWr+ Y HADWR COMAN.