STORM SWEEPS
OVER COUNTRY
ALL THE EASTERN PART OF U. S.
ASSAILED BY STORM OF RAIN,
SNOW AND WIND.
3 PERSONS MEET DEATH
New York One of the Worst Sufferers.
Wires Are Down and All Train
Service Demoralized.
Savannah, Ga.—Developing suddenly
in southwestern Georgia, a storm
swept through south Georgia in a
northeasterly direction. It will con¬
tinue its course up the Atlantic coast.
The first news of the storm’s approach
was received by the local weather bu¬
reau in the following telegram from
the central bureau in Washington :
“Hoist northeast storm warnings, 8 p.
m., Fort Monroe to Savananh, Etorm
central in southwest Georgia moving
northeastward and increasing in inten¬
sity. Will give strong winds along
south Atlantic coast, shifting to north¬
west."
New Y’ork. — A northeast storm,
swerving to the northwest whi^h
first brought rain, then snow, raged
over New York and vicinity, cutting
the city almost completely off from
telegraph arid telephone communica¬
tion. Reports showed its effects to
be widespread.
Three deaths due to the storm oc¬
curred here, two together when a roof
collapsed under the weight of wet
snow, crushing a man and a hoy. An¬
other man, blinded by snow, was kill¬
ed by a train. Several persons were
overcome by exposure, and a number
were injured in street accidents.
Trains for the most part left the
railroad terminals on time, but, with
wires down, quickly, were lost track
of. Nothing could be learned con¬
cerning incoming trains except as
they arrived late on all lines.
Wet snow snapped telegraph and
telephone wires, and, with a gale
blowing 72 miles an hour at times,
many poles toppled over.
Ships due to reach this port were
held up outside. On advices from
Washington, the local bureau warned
shipping not to put out to sea.
Tite disturbance centered at Cape
Hatteras, and moved north, gaining in
intensity, and was expected to pass
directly above New York. Albany re¬
ported a 6-inch snowfall; in New York
the weather bureau recorded a fall of
9 1-2 Inches. More snow and cold¬
er weather was forcasted.
Philadelphia.—One of the worst
storms in years raged in this city and
vicinity, paralyzing wire communica¬
tion to eastern points and bringing
train service between this city and
New York to a standstill. The Penn¬
sylvania Railroad company estimated
that on its lines there are between
twenty-five and thirty trains stalled
between the two cities, while the
Reading was in equally as ba dshape.
LINES OPERATED BY POOLS
House Committee Finds Dissolution of
Combinations Would Cripple Trade.
Washington.—Foreign and domestic
shipping of the United States is so
combined by agreements, pools and
conference arrangements that an at¬
tempt to dissolve the combinations
would cripple trade. This is the con¬
clusion reached by the house mer¬
chant, marine and fisheries committee
in a final report of the so-called ship¬
ping trust investigation, made public
here. The committee, after two years
of exhaustive inqquiry, recommends
that both foreign and domestic ship
! ping combinations be placed under the
strict control of the interstate com¬
merce commission, and that, if neces¬
sary, the commission be enlarged to
care for the additional work.
The final recommendations of the
eoimnmittee embodied in the four¬
teenth volume of its report, just
j piled, sets forth that shipping lines
j in virtually every trade route from
or to United States ports are operat¬
ed by agreement or conference to
! strain competition. The report
i dares that the advantages accruing
j both shipper and ship lines through
| these agreements are so great that
: combinations should be allowed to
| tinue, under the supervision of
1 interstate commerce commission
Debts of 48 States Total
Washington. — Preliminary
! made public by the director of
j census, W. J. Harris, show the
j indebtedness of the 48 states of
1 Union, less sinking fund assets,'
June 30, 1913, was $342,251,000, an
crease of $107,342,000. or nearly
per cent., over the total ten years
Including sinking fund assets, the
tal debt amounted to $419,157,000.
which sum about $19,000,000
ed the floating debt The funded
was $400,000,000, of which about
000,000 represented the floating debt.
IS CHILD CROSS,
FEVER SH, SICK
Look, Mother! If tongue is
coated, give “California
Syrup of Figs.”
Children love this "fruit laxative,"
and nothing else cleanses, the tender
atomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result ia
they become tightly clogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross, half-sick, feverish, don't eat,
sleep or act naturally, breath 1 b bad,
system full of cold, has sore throat,
stomach-ache or diarrhoea. Listen,
Mother! See if tongue is coated, then
give a teaspoonful of "California
Syrup of Figs,” and in a few hours ail
the constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the sys¬
tem, and you have a well child again.
Millions of mothors give "California
Syrug of Figs’ 1 because it is perfectly
harmless; children love it, and it nev¬
er fails to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for a 50-c‘ent bottle
of "California Syrup of Figs,” which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
LITTLE CHANCE TO LAND HIM
Either Young Man Was Very Slow or
the Bait Was Not Sufficiently
Attractive.
Reginald Vanderbilt said at a pre
Easter wedding in New York:
"How interesting it would be if we
could know how all these pretty wed¬
dings came about! Often, no doubt,
the girls themselves brought them
about, unless, indeed, the man was
too inordinately dense, like Travers.
"Travers met a pretty girl last win¬
ter in Bermuda. He danced with her,
he wheeled with her for strawberries
and cream, and he bathed with her in
the pretty blue pool with Us lining of
azure tiles.
“But he didn't propose. Was he too
bashful? The girl, at any rate, one
afternoon In a tea garden, offered to
read his future, and, holding his big
brown hand in her slim white one,
she murmured, as her finger moved
delicately across his palm;
" 'This line Indicates that before
you lies—happiness.'
She paused with downcast eyes.
But nothing followed. The young man
sat beside her, grinning sheepishly.
Her lip curled in disdain, and she
added, in a clear, cold voice:
" ‘But this other line indicates that
you’ll never overtake that future.
You're too slow.' ”
Where He Was.
"If you are innocent," said a lawyer
to his client, an old darkey, who was
charged with stealing a ham, "we
ought to be able to prove an alibi.”
"I don' 'specs we kin,” the darkey
replied, doubtfully.
"At what time was the ham stolen?"
" 'Bout lebben er-clock. dey say.”
"Well, where were you between
eleven o'clock and midnight—in bed?”
"No, sah, 1 was hidin' de ham."
NO GUSHER
But Tells Facts About Postum,
A Wls. lady found an easy and safe
way out of the ills caused by coffee.
She says:
"We quit coffee and have used Pos
tum for the past eight years, and
drink it nearly every meal. We never
tire of it.
‘For several years previous to quit¬
ting coffee I could scarcely eat any¬
thing on account of dyspepsia, bloat¬
ing after meals, palpitation, sick head¬
ache—in fact was in such misery and
distress 1 tried living on hot water
and toast.
"Hearing of Postum 1 began drink¬
ing it and found it delicious. My ail¬
ments disappeared, and now I can eat
anything I want without trouble.
"My parents and husband had about
the same experience. Mother would
often suffer after eating, while yet
drinking coffee. My husband was a
great coffee drinker and suffered from
indigestion and headache.
“After he stopped coffee and began
Postum both ailments left him. He
will not drink anything else now and
we have it three times a day. I could
write more but am no gusher—only
state plain facts.”
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Write for a copy of the
famous little book, "The Road to Well
ville.”
Postum now comes in two forms:
Regular Pcstum—must be well
boiled. I5e and 25c packages.
Instant Postum —is a soluble pow¬
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quicklv
In a cup of hot water and. with cream
and sugar, makes a delicious beverage
Instantly. 30c and 50c tins.
The cost per cup of both kinds is
about the same.
“There's a Reason" for Postum.
—■old by Grocers.
THE CLEVELAND COURIER, CLEVELAND, GEORGIA,
PUZZLING UNCLE SAM’S SECRETARIES
WESr IS NAMED SENATOR
|
APPOINTEE ONE OF BEST KNOWN
MEN OF SOUTHERN
GEORGIA.
Has Been Prominently Identified
With Politics in the State for
Many Years.
Atlanta —Governor Slaton appointed
William Stanley West of Valdosta, one
of the best known men in the state,
to fill the unexpired term of the late
Senator A. O. Bacon, whose death oc¬
curred in Washington, February 14.
Governor Slaton did not write any
formal announcement. He merely
w-alked out into the reception room,
saw that the newspapers were all rep¬
resented and spoke^one word:
"West!" 3
In an instant news traveled
throughout the capttbi and was flashed
to all parts of the city and state.
Commenting on the appofhtment,
Governor Slaton said:
“It was only a moment ago that I
came to a definite decision. Any time
up to five minutes ago I was free to
change my mind, I had told no one
of my intention.”
When seen after the statement had
been made at the capitol that the gov¬
ernor had appointed him, Mr. West
said:
“I have been in Atlanta for several
days, but I have not obtruded myself
upon the governor. After the burial
of Senator Bacon my friends not only
from all parts of south Georgia, but
throughout the state, notified me that
they would present my claims to the
governor. Many of them asked me to
meet them in Atlanta for a conference
on the situation and I have been here
for a few days with that end in view.
William Stanley West, the oldest
surviving son of James and Mary A.
West, is a leading member of the
Lowndes county bar, with residence
and office in the city of Valdosta. He
was born in Marion county, Georgia.
August 23 ,1849; was educated in Mer¬
cer university, where he graduated
with the degree of bachelor of arts,
subseqquently receiving' the degree of
master of arts from the same institu¬
tion, completing his education when
he was 33 years of age. While a stu
dent there he was honored with the
presidency of the Ciceronian Literary
society and was anniversarian of that
society in 1S80.
From 1892 to 1897 he served as a
member of the lower house of the state
legislature, and in 1898-99 was a mem¬
ber of the state senate, in 1900 he
declined a return to the lower house,
but was elected to that body in 1902
and served until 1904. In 1905-06 he
was again returned to the state sen
ate without opposition, and was then
elected president of that body. In 1908
he was sent as a delegate at large
from the state of Georgia to the na¬
tional Democratic convention, held at
Denver, Col.
Snow Throughout the South.
Atlanta.—Atlanta was in the grip
of the most persistent snowstorm she
has had in years. The snow was by
no means confined to Atlanta, but on
the contrary Atlanta was one of the
last cities which the blizzard visited.
Snow fell in Charleston, Savannah and
the cities of the mountain sections be¬
fore it began to fall in Atlanta, The
snow stretched its blanket over the
entire south all the wav from Rich
mond to New Orleans, leaving out only
a small part of Florida and possibly
a few isolated spots here and
BECKER MAY BE FREED
COURT DECISION PROBABLY
MEANS BECKER CASE WILL
BE DISMISSED.
Decision Alleges That Goff Was Un¬
fair in His Treatment of
Becker.
New York.—The conviction of For¬
mer Police Lieutenant Charles Becker
of the murder of the gambler, Her¬
man Rosenthal, was annulled by the
courts of appeals at Albany, the high¬
est court in the state. He is entitled to
a new trial, but it seemed probable
that he might go free without facing
a second ordeal. It was made known
that District Attorney Charles S.
Whitman believes that under the pre¬
vailing opinion handed down by the
court, conviction a second time will
be impossible.
Appeals taken by the four gunmen,
“Whltey” Lewis, "Lefty Louie,” “Gyp
the Blood” and “Dago Frank,” con¬
victed as actual murderers of Rosen¬
thal, and whom Becker was accused
of having instigated to commit the
crime, were not sustained and they
will have to die in the electric chair,
probably in March, except in the
event of executive clemency.
Ossining, N. Y.—“It’s a long tane
that has no turning.” Charles Becker
said in the “death house” of Sing Sing
prison, when he received news of the
court’s decision.
WOMEN BRAVE SNOW TO VOTE
Thousands of Them Took Part in Pri¬
maries at Chicago.
Chicago.—Thousands of Chicago
women had their first real experience
in Chicago with the ballot box and
took part in the actual nomination
of candidates for the city council. In
wards in which women candidates
were running in opposition to men
for places in the city council, the
women candidates toured the wards
and hustled for votes in approved po¬
litical fashion.
A snowstorm early in the day de¬
layed many voters, and a movement
fostered by many suffrage leaders,
who believed that women should not
formally ally themselves with any spe¬
cific party, kept hundreds rfom voting
at the primaries.
Forced to Remove Head Dress.
Washington.—Miss Maud McLure
Kelly of Birmingham, Ala., was ad¬
mitted to practice before the Supreme
court on motion of Secretary Bryan,
but to do so she had to take off her
head dress. Miss Kelly was anxious
i to wear her academic cap and gown
; upon being admitted. The court mar¬
shal gently reminded her, however,
that members of the bar must remove
their hats in addressing the court and
that the rule applied alike to men and
women.
Jim Conley Is Convicted.
Atlanta.—Jim Conley begins the ser
ving of a year s sentence on the chain
gang following the verdict of a jury
! in his case, which reported against
the former pencil factory sweeper,
charged with being accessory after the
fact in the murder of Mary Phagan
by Leo Frank. Conley took his sen¬
tence stocaliy. He smiled when he
■ was told by his attorney that he “had
got off light.” The second day's de
veiopments in the sordid trial pro
i ceedings in which Conley was princi
pal were not sensational.
WHEN KIDNEYS ACT BAD
TAKE GLASS OF SALTS
Eat Leas Meat If Kidneys Hurt or You
Have Backache or Bladder Misery
—Meat Forms Uric Acid.
No man or woman who eats meat
regularly can make a mistake by flush¬
ing the" kidneys occasionally, says a
well-known authority. Meat forms
uric acid which clogs the kidney pores
so they sluggishly filter or strain only
part of the waste and poisons from
the blood, then you get sick. Nearly
all rheumatism, headaches, liver trou¬
ble, nervousness, constipation, dizzi¬
ness, sleeplessness, bladder disorders
come from sluggish kidneys.
The moment you feel a dull ache in
the kidneys or your back hurts, or if
the urine is cloudy, offensive, full of
sediment, irregular of passage or at¬
tended by a sensation of scalding, get
about four ounces of Jad Salts from
any reliable pharmacy and take a
tablespoonful in a glass of water be¬
fore breakfast for a few days and your
kidneys will then act fine. This fa¬
mous salts Is made from the acid of
grapes and lemon juice, combined with
lithia and has been used for genera¬
tions to flush clogged kidneys and
stimulate them to activity, also to neu¬
tralize the acids in urine so it no
longer causes irritation, thus ending
bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
injure; makes a delightful efferves¬
cent llthia-water .rink which all reg¬
ular meat eaters should take now and
then to keep the kidneys clean and
the blood pure, thereby avoiding se¬
rious kidney complications—Adv.
Matter of Environment.
The Mexican student was watching
his first northern football game. It
held his interest firmly. His face grew
flushed, his arms were flung out, he
shouted hoarsely:
"Do you call these a game?” he
asked of the man at his right.
“Sure,” was the reply. "What would
you call it?”
"In my country," said the stranger
from across the border, we “would
call it a seven-day pitched battle!”
After 10 Years of Suffering, 8how M»n
Finds Relief in Tetterlne.
"I have been troubled with a severe
case of Tetter for ten years. In Colum¬
bia last week a druggist recommended
Tetterlne. I bought a box; It gave me
relief, so I bought another and am en¬
tirely well.” Low Wren, Chicago. Itching
Tetterlne cures Eczema, Tetter,
Piles, King Worm and every form or
Scalp arid Skin Disease. Tetterine 50c;
Tetterlne Snap 25c. Your druggist, or by
mail from he manufacturer. The Shup
trlne Co.. Suvanriah. Ga.
With every mall order for Tetterlne we
give a box of Shuptrlne's 10c Liver Pill*
free. Adv.
Question of Jurisdiction.
"What's the discussion?”
“The boys had assembled to lynch
a horse thief.''
"Well?”
"But now a knotty point of juris¬
prudence ha« come up. Seems he
stole an automobile.”
Examine Important carefully to Mothers
every bottle of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Bears the
Signature of j
In Use For Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher’s Castoria
Accomplished Foremothers.
Biggs—Our forefathers had wives
that were of some account. They could
do everything, from the family sewing
to driving oxen.
Boggs—Yes; they hemmed and
hawed, as it were.—Christian Register.
If You Can’t Get It In Town.
Someone in almost every town in
the United States sells Hanford's Bal¬
sam of Myrrh. If you can't get It,
write G. C. Hanford Mfg. Co., Syra¬
cuse, N. Y. Price 50c and $1.00. Adv.
The Proof.
"Stolen sweets are dearest.”
"So men find out when they are
fined in the police court for stealing
kisses."
Only One ‘‘BROMO QUININE”
To get the genuine, call for foil name. LAXA¬
TIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for signature of
E W. GROVE. Cures a Cold in One Daj. 25c.
An Exception.
"Those who dance must pay the
piper.”
"Not if somebody pipes them off."
For hot grease burns apply Han¬
ford’s Balsam lightly until the fire is
extracted. Adv.
Many a man who gets through life
at his own valuation is going into the
discard at the pearly gates.
For lame back use Hanford’s Bal¬
sam. Rub it on and rub it in thor¬
oughly. Adv.
The girl who bets she wouldn't mar¬
ry the best man living ought to offer
big odds.
For calks use Hanford's Balsam.
Adv.
Some men mistake a decanter for
the fountain of youth.
