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THE GEORGIAN’S NEWS BRIEFS.
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NEWS OF SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1911
OCEY SNEAD’S DEATH
WAS AN ACCIDENT
New York*—For the first time the
shroud of mystery surrounding the
death of Airs. Ocey Martin Snead, the
beautiful young woman whose remains
were found in the bath tub of the
"House of Mystery" In East Orange in
November. 1909, was lifted today, when
Samuel KaJIsh, counsel for Mrs. Caro
line B. Martin, the mother of Ocey. who
is in the Newark jail awaiting sentence
after {leading guilty to involuntary
manslaughter, appeared before Judge
Ten Eyck, in the court of oyer and
termin-r, today and pleaded that the
old woman be given a minimum sen
tence.
That Ocey Snead’s death was due to
an overdose of morphine, given her by
her mother to alleviate pain, was the
contention of the lawyei.
In beginning his dramatic recital, the
lawyer said that early on the day that
Ocey died she had pleaded to her moth
er that she was suffering from severe
abdominal pains.
“In an attempt to alleviate . the
pains." declared the attorney for the
aged mother, “Mrs. Martin adminis
tered to her daughter a quantity of
morphine, as she had done on many
previous occasions. The morphine
proved too much, however, and almost
Instantly Ocey sank off Into a stupor.
Panlc-stlrcken, Mrs. Martin carried the
unconscious form of her daughter to
the bath room, in an attempt to revive
her by administering cold water.
“To her horror, she discovered too
late that Ocey was dead. She had died
In her mother's arms while the latter
was carrying her upstairs."
Causes of Sickness.
Washington,—The preparation of “a
nomenclature of diseases,” to conform
with the International classiflcatlon of
the causes of sickness, will be prepared
by a board announced today by the
treasury department. Its persbnnel Is
Assistant Surgeon J. \V. Trask. Passed
Assistant Surgeon Joseph Goldbergcr
and Joseph W. Scherescliewsky.
Barnes Wins Out.
New York.—William Barnes, Jr., of
Albany, was this afternoon elected
chairman of the Republican state com
mittee to succeed Earn Prentice. Barnes
was the candidate of the old guard,
while James W. Wadsworth. Jr. was
the choice of the progressives.
Lodge Makes Attack.
Washington.—Senator Lodge, of Mas
sachusetts. In a statement today at
tacked the Montana senate resolution
charging that the Democratic votes cast
for his election in the Massachusetts
legislature are prime facie evidence of
corruption. The Massachusetts senator
declared that the lumber Interests,
which, he said, are trying to save Sen
ator Lorimer. are hack of the action of
the Montana senate.
Naval Program.
Washington.—The house naval com*
mittee today accepted the adminlstra*
tion's naval program, which Includes
two battleships of the dreadnought
class, eight torpedo boat destroyers,
four submarines and two colliers. A
favorable report will be sent to the
house Monday. The battleships are to
cost $6,000,000 each, exclusive of armor
and armament, and are to be >7,000
tonnage.
Dress Parade.
Athens, Ga.—Beginning tomorrow,
there will bo dress parade every Friday
afternoon of the cadet battnlion of the
University of Georgia. The various
formations have been well mastered by
the students, and their execution will
now compare most favorably with that
of eny other organlxatlon of its class
In the country.
Lost His Big Toe.
' St. Louis.—T. W. Bcnolst. an amateur
aviator. Is minus a great too today as
the result of a fall of >0 feet from his
machine. Benolst was cutting a figure
eight on Klnloch field yesterday when
the aeroplane tilted and fell. The ma
chine fell on Benolst's foot, cutting off
bis toe os tho with a knife. The ma
chine was wrecked.
Believed To Be Spy.
New York.—A man who described
himself as Ray Fuller was arrested to
day. charged by Lieutenant John S. Ab
bott, of tho United States navy, with
the theft from tho Brooklyn navy yard
of blue prints and diagrammatic draw
ings of boats receiving and transmit
ting wireless circuits. Fuller waived
examination.
ALFORD IS CONVICTED
OF DOUBLE MURDER
Macon, Gs.—Eugene B. Alford was
found guilty of murder this morning In
the superior court of Bibb county and
was sentenced by Judge William H.
Felton to be hanged on March 1L
Alford killed his wife and mother-in-
law, Mrs. Exum, on December 26, 1906,
and has been confined In the Bibb coun
ty Jail since that time. The trial has
been postponed several times on ac
count of his critical Illness. The Jury
was out one hour and twenty minutes.
Music to Reform Law-Breakers.
Worcester, Mass.—Believing that mu
sic will aid In the reformation of law
breakers, Keeper Albert T. Richardson,
of the house of correction, will install
a music box In the guard room, so ar
ranged that all of tho Inmates may
hear it. The men are also to have to
bacco. good reading and varied diet
Advice to the Aged.
Age brings Infirmities, such as sing
gish bowels, weak kidneys and bind
der and TORPID UVER.
Tutt’sPills
have a spec
stimulating
to perform
In youth and
IMPARTING VIGOR.
to the kidneys, hlsihtrr and LIVER.
They arc adapted to aid andyoang.
To Investigate Election.
Madison, Win—A Joint resolution was
Introduced In the state senate today
asking the United States senate to In
vestigate the manner and means by
which Isaac Stephenson, senator from
Wisconsin, secured his election.
Bishop Vinson Dias.
8pringfield, Mass.—Bishop Alexander
H. Vinson, of the Protestant Episcopal
diocese of western Massachusetts, died
early today, after a brief illness from
pneumonia and bronchitis.
BRIEF NEWS NOTE8 OF TODAY.
The Chinese government has Issued
an Imperial edict commanding suppres
sion of the opium traffic. The govern
ment. which had been expected to sign
with Great Britain a renewed of agree
ment for the importation of opium for
seven years, has yielded to demands of
the people and will help to terminate
the traffic.
The feat of Eugene Ely In flying from
the aviation field at San Francisco,
landing on tho deck of the battleship
Pennsylvania and returning safely to
land, was the main topte of conversa
tion in English naval rirctea today. One
high official In discussing the remark
able flight, said: “Ely should be re
warded with a medal.”
Argument In support of the demurrer
to the Indictment for conspiracy to de
fraud was made by attorneys for The
Atlanta Journal in tho United State)
court on Saturday, Judge Newman pre
siding.
The Georgia branch of the National
Mothers congress meets in Atlanta on
February 2-4.
Charles D. Norton, secretary to Presi
dent Taft, will soon retire.. He expects
to enter business in Chicago.
Georgia ranks fourth in the consump
tion of cotton, according to a bulletin
Issued by the census bureau.
Andrew Carnegie has announced the
donation ot >10.000.000 to the endow
ment fund of the Carnegie institution ot
Washington. This brings his total en
dowments to that Institution to >25,-
000,000.
The United States senate designated
February 16 for holding memorial serv
ices for the late Senator DoIIiver. of
Iowa, and the late Senator Clay, of
Georgia.
A case of bubonic plague was discov
ered In Pekin today. Altho the govern
ment attempted to keep the informa
tion secret. It was learned that a trav
eler from Harbin. Manchuria, who was
Infected with the dread disease, escaped
detection and entered the city.
The traveling public will have to wait
for ten more days hero re It Is entitled
to climb Into the upper berths of Pull
man can for less money. The Inter
state commerce commission states that
“on or before February 1“ tt will order
the rates reduced In accordance with
rulings made some weeks ago.
The Parents Home Leagne of Amer
ica Is the name of a new frmterntal or
ganization now being rapidly organised
throughout Georgia. The home office la
at Fort Valley.
Without a hitch the mammoth steel
collier Ncptuno left tho ways ot her
builden, the Maryland Steel Company,
at Sparrows Point, near Baltimore, at
noon today. Besides the collier, the
sponsor. Miss Dorothy Loud, daughter
of Hon. George Alvin Loud, congress
man from Michigan, who Is one ot the
committee on naval affairs, was the
center of attraction.
Material redactions In rates on ex
press shipments'originating at offices
of one company and with destination In
the territory of another company will
result from a conference held at New
York. Thru rates will be applied where
In the past local rates of each company
have been charged on Joint shipments)
Sir Thomas Llpton, the multi-mtillon-
alro merchant and yachtsman, had a
narrow escape from death at London
when a dangerous lunatle threatened
his Ilfo with a razor unless a largo sum
ot money was paid to him. Sir Thomas
thru presence of mind used the tele
phone under a subterfuge and called
the police, who placed the assailant un
der arrest.
SIR THOMAS LIPTON.
The multi-millionaire merchant
and yachtsman who had a narrow
escape at London when a lunatic
threatened to take his life.
RICH ATLANTANS ARE
^ FLEECED BY WOMAN
Atlanta, Ga.—Following close upon
the funerals of several of Atlanta's
wealthy men and claiming from their
estates various small sums, an East
FWr-mt. woman, whose name has not
been made public, has fleeced the heirs
of recently buried citizens with a
scheme new in the annals of the
crooked game. She admitted as much
when cornered by detectives and put
thru a mild session of the third de
gree.
Among the estates from which she
secured various sums are said to be
those of Hugh T. Inman. Major J. F.
Hanson and Solicitor Charles D. Hill.
Her game was successful thru its
sheer simplicity. It worked on the sym
pathy of wealthy heirs at a time when
their hearts could most easily
reached. The woman read in the papers
of the death of a wealthy man. went to
his heirs or executors, and said that
some time before she had left, with him
a small sum of money for safe-keeping.
Then she requested its return to her.
*1 have no receipt for it,” she would
say. Tve nothing to prove my claim,
no way to take !<»gal step*. You have
only my word, you know, and there’s no
way to make you accept it But I’d be
glad if you would.”
And the woman’s frankness and ap
parent need usually brought results.
She was careful to confine her requests
to small sums, $11 having been the
largest amount obtained. It is reported.
She always prepared herself with data
relative to the reputed transaction and
told a convincing story.
Destroy Wine Vats.
Pans.—Troops were dispatched to
Damery. department of Marne, today to
restore order following rioting, when
discontented viticulture workers raided
the cellars of wine growers yesterday,
destroying vats, emptying 1.800 gallons
of wine into the streets and 2.150 bot
tles of champagne into the river Marne.
Another Body Recovered.
Cincinnati.—Another body was taken
from the fire ruins of tha Chamber of
Commerce this morning. It was Identi
fied os that of Fred Seim, engineer of
the building. There are three still
buried.
Priceless Painting Destroyed.
Berlin.—The priceless Van Dyke
painting of "Samson and Delilah,’
owned by M. Ryschkoff. a Russian mil
lionaire, has been destroyed in a fire
which destroyed the Ryschkoff resi
dence, according to a dispatch received
here today from St. Petersburg.
Drops Slander Suit.
New Haven* Conn.—Governor Simeon
E. Baldwin today announced that be
had dropped his suit for slander against
Theodore Roosevelt Ho declined to
discuss the matter, except to say thet
extended correspondence hod passed be
tween him and the ox-president, who
during the recent campaign termed him
an "unprogressivo judge."
John Temple Graves to Speak.
Washington.—John Temple Graves
will be among the speakers before the
Southern Commercial congress at At
lanta in March. "Tho Promotive Power
of the Southern Press" will be his sub
Ject
Census Figures For Screven.
Washington*—Tho census bureau an
nounced this afternoon the population
of the militia districts In Screven coun
ty, Georgia, as follows: District 14,
Including Sylvonla city, 3,972; district
35. 2,822; district 36, 28,05; district 37.
562; district 38. 742; district 80. 1.386;
district 259, 562; district 260. 1.733; dis
trict 1286, *1,760; district 1653, Including
Rocky Ford town, 1,747; district 167C,
Including Oliver town, 1,216.
SHEEHAN WILL NOT
WIN THE SENAT0BSH1P
Albany, N. Y.—Tho deadlock In th.
New York state legislature over tha
selection of a successor to Senator Do-
pew will be broken an soon ax* a can
didate upon whom the warring ele
ment. can get together la presented.
Several of the adherent, of William
F. Sheehan today admitted that there
was practically no poaalblllty of elect
ing him and Intimated that they were
ready 'to .wing into line with Senator
Frank M. Loo mix, of Buffalo, and con
sider their caucus obligations liquidated
by the steadfastness with which they
have so far supported Alton B. Parker’s
law partner. However, none of them
would say upon whom they would unlto.
Belief was fairly general, however, that
former Congressman and State Comp
troller Martin H. Glynn, of Albany,
might have proved the best compro
mise candidate had ho not announced
yesterday that he would not accept tha
office.
There was a lull In the senatorial
battle today following tho truce de
clared between the regular Democrats
and insurgents until next week.
Before the Joint session of the legis
lature convened today it was positively
stated that the vote would be un
changed, save in the possible number,
from yesterday. There \yas much spec
ulation as to the Parker vote. Despifo
the former presidential candidate's let
ter withdrawing from the contest, three
votes were cast for him yesterday and
It was reported that his name would bo
kept before the legislature today.
Travelers Come 8outh.
Chicago.—Officials of railroads run
ning to tho "Sunny South" say that all
previous records for passenger travel In
that direction at this season of the year
arc being smashed. Reservations are
being made days in advance, and when
the rush is ended, it is said, the roads
will have reaped a rich harvest.
..Fletcher Scores Ballinger.
Washington,—Senator Fletcher, of
Florida, today In the senate called up
tha resolution which declares, In effect,
that Secretary Ballinger Is not a faith
ful public official, and delivered a
speech defending the resolution and
scoring th. secretary.
Favors Target Practice.
Washington,—Major General Leon
ard Wood, chief of staff of tile .army,
believes that target range practlco and
practical maneuvers are of more com
parative Importance than practice
marches, and, accordingly, has Issued
orders cutting down the number of
Nearly “hikes" to three.
Headquarters For Inspectors.
Chattanooga, Tenn.—This city la now
the headquarters for all postolfice in
spectors who operate In the atatee of
Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. For
several years the local office has been
headquarters for the Tennessee In
spectors, and those of tho other two
states mentioned were added by a
recent order Issued from the postal
department at Washington.
To Regulate Whisky Traffic.
Washington.—A bill designed to re*
move the conflict between stale and
Federal government In prohibition or
local option states, and which will pre-
vert any one engaging in the liquor
business upon the claim that he has
an internal revenue license, was Intro
duced In the house today by Repre
sentative. Lively, of Texas.
Elected Senator.
Hartford. Conn.—The election of for
mer Governor Georgs P. McLean .to tha
United States senate, to succeed Mor
gan O. Bulkley. was ratified by both
houses ot the legislature In Joint ses
sion today.
ECZEMA CURED
Ho Matter of How Long Standing
NO CURE, NO PAY.
The Amirieu Rtmvdj Company, of Ash*
▼llle, K. C., hare a new and wonderful die*
rot try, 8ANA-HE-UU-TIS, which they guar*
antes to euro may ease of ecsema of no mat*
tar how long standing, and will refund the
money in ewry ease where it foils. II la
perfectly clean and does not stain and re*
tails for 50c per package. You do not know
oa, end we do not know you, therefore wt
do not ask you to send the fall amount. We
ere willing to risk yon one-half the amount,
and you will risk ns for the other. Send us
one-helf the amount (25c) in pottage stamps
and we will tend you the treatment by mall.
After using It if you are not entirely satis
fied, notify us, ana we will return the money
you sent us, and of eourte if you are satis
fied with the treatment after giving it a fair
rial, you may send us the balance, 23c. We
oak# this liberal offer because we know that
-very one who uses it will rcoommtnd it to
heir friends. Everything that has been
V.aced on the market for tha cura of textuia
has been a failure, and we realise that wa
-ould not afford to go (o the expanse of ad-
eertising a remedy of this kind without we
knew^ ft was far superior to anything ever
e acod on the market, and that it will actual-
cure old chronic caaea of eeiema, pcisag
oak and barbers Itch.
Lynn, Mgis., Deo. 2. 1898.
America. R
Gentlemen: Fas several years I suffered
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I was forced to wear a veil vhenercr I went
m the streets. I tried ell the different reme
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no iwlial alao employed different physicians
with no better mircei*. A friend advised me
Co try SA NA RE-CU-TI& I used only one
box end was completely eured In three weeks.
I can not speak too highly of its merits.
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