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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 :
"Holst 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 York. — A northeast storm,
swerving to the northwest which
first brought rain, then snow, raged
over New York and vicinity, cutting
the city almost completely off from
telegraph and telephone communica
tion. Reports showed its effects to
be widespread.
Three deaths due to the storm oc
curred here, two together whim a roof
collapsed under the weight of wet
snow, crushing a man and a boy. 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.
The disturbance centered at (’ape
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.
PhiladelpflYa.— 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
elusion reached by the house mer
* chant, marine and fisheries committee
in a final report of the so-called slip
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
commmittee embodied in the four
teenth volume of its report, just com
piled, sets forth that shipping lines
in virtually every trade route from
or to United States ports are operat
ed by agreement or conference to re
strain competition, she report de
clares that the advantages accruing to
both shipper and ship lines through
these agreements are so great that
combinations should be allowed to con
tinue, under the supervision of the
interstate commerce commission
Debts of 48 States Total $342,251,000.
Washington. — Preliminary figures
made public by the director of the
census, W. J. Harris, show the total
indebtedness of the 48 states of the
Union, less sinking fund assets, on
June 30, 1913, was $342,251,000. an in
crease of $107,342,000, or nearly 50
per cent., over the total ten years ago.
Including sinking fund assets, the to
tal debt amounted to $419,157,000, of
which sum about $19,000,000 represent
ed the floating debt The funded debt
was $400,000,000, of which about $359.-
000,000 represented the floating debt.
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WEST 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
walked out into the reception room,
saw that the newspapers were all rep
resented and spoke one word:
“West!"
In an instant the news traveled
throughout the capitol and was flashed
to all parts of the city and state.
Commenting on the appointment,
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 day's 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 ahniversarian of that
society in 18S0.
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 tile
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 way from Rich
mond to New Orleans, leaving out only
a small part of Florida and possibly
a few isolated spots here and yonder.
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GEORGIA.
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,
"Whitey" 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 lane
that has no turning," Charles Becker
said in the "death house” of Sing Sing
prison, when he received news of the
court’s decision.
WOM EN 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 aliy 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
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 stocally. He smiled when he
was told by his attorney that he “had
got off light.” The second day’s de
velopments in the sordid trial pro
ceedings in which Conley was princi
pal were not sensational.
LURED OVER RIVER
AND SHOTIO DEATH
VERGARA KILLED BY BAND OF
FEDERALS AFTER THEY HAD
CROSSED INTO TEXAS.
COLQUITT WIRES TO BRYAN
Texas Governor Denies Intention to
Invade Mexico, But Wants to Ap
prehend the Murderers.
Austin, Texas.— Ranger Captain J. J.
Sanders, reporting to Gov. O. B. Col
quitt, made the direct charge that
Clemente Vergara, an American ranch
man, was shot to death while in the
custody of Mexican federal troops, os
tesibly en route from the jail at Hi
dalgo to federal headquarters at Pie
dras Negras, Mexico. Governor Col
quitt telegraphed Secretary of State
Bryan asking what method should be
followed in an effort to apprehend
those responsible for the killing of
Vergara.
Captain Sanders, in His report, said:
“Will advise that on the morning of
February 13, five federal soldiers un
der command of Apolonio Rodriguez
crossed the Rio Grande to an island
belonging to the United States, taking
therefrom eleven horses belonging to
Clemente Vergara, carrying them to
the Mexican side of the river, in pass
ing the house of Vergara, which
stands on the banks of the river on
the Texas side, one of the men went
to the river and called to Vergara, re
questing him to come across the river,
as tlie captain wanted to arrange with
him about paying or the horses.
“Vergara and a nephew of his cross
ed in a skiff to the Mexican side, where
two more men came to the water’s
edge, leaped into the skiff and struck
him three blows on the head with a
pistol, dragging him to the bank and
carrying him to Hidalgo. On Sunday
at 2 a. m. he was taken from the
Hidalgo jail and started with guards
ostensibly to Piedras Negras, but. was
shot to death after proceeding only a
short distance. Vergara was born and
reared in Webb county, Texas, and I
am informed that he had a pass to
cross the river, signed by Sheriff
Sanchez, of Webb county, and Garza
Galan."
The text of Governor Colquitt’s tele
gram to Secretary Bryan was:
“Your telegram in answer to the one
sent by me to the president is re
ceived. I do not want to invade Mex
ico with a military force. I asked
your co-operation in maintaining the
rights and dignity of this state and
your consent to allow me to send state
rangers, who are peace officers, in
pursuit of those who are constantly
transgressing our laws. Again 1 ask
the president to advise me who is rec
ognized by him as the constituted au
thority in Mexico. 1 repeat the in
quiry and ask who you recognize as
constituted in the state of Nuevo Leon,
as I desire to present requisitions to
the proper authorities of that state
for the surrender of fugitives from
Texas justice, notably those responsi
ble for the theft of Clemente Vergara’s
property and his subsequent murder.”
FAVOR COTTON SALES BILL
Measure Would Require Specification
of Grades With Standard.
Washington.—The senate commit
tee on agriculture and forestry submit
ted a favorable report on the bill in
troduced last spring by Senator Smith
of South Carolina, to regulate the sell
ing of cotton. The bill, designed to re
form the rules and regulations of the
New York and New Orleans cotton ex
changes, would require any person or
corporation in the making of an offer
for future delivery of cotton, to speci
fy the grade or grades contracted for.
The secretary of agriculture would
be required to standardize the grades
of “upland" and “gulf’ cotton sepa
rately, “gulf" cotton not to include
anything below the grade of “good or
dinary” or above “middling fair.”
The bill further would require that
in dealing with long-staple cotton the
length of the staple shall be designat
ed in all contracts and deliveries must
be made according to contract.
Any dealings in violation of this sys
tem would be punishable by a fine not
to exceed $5,000 or imprisonment for
not more than a year or both. ,
Two Guilty in Everglades Lottery.
Kansas City. Mo.—R. H. Martin and
Joseph Borders, Kansas City agents
of the Florida Fruit Lands company,
pleaded guilty in the federal court at
Kansas City to the charges of conspir
acy and the conducting of a lottery
in the sale of lands in the Everglades
of Florida. Judge Van Valkenburgh
reserved sentence. Martin and Bor
ders were indicted with six other of
ficers and agents of the lands company
last November on the general charge
of misuse of the mails. It was charg
ed they misrepresented lands sold.
WHEN KIDNEYS ACT BAD
TAKE GLASS OF SALTS
Eat Lew Meat If Kidneys Hurt sr 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 lithia-water jink 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 Yeare of Suffering, Show Man
Finds Relief in Tetterine.
"I have been troubled with a severe
case of Tetter for ten years. In Colum
bia last week a druggist recommended
Tetterine. I bought a box; it gave me
relief, so I bought another and am en
tirely well.” Lew’ Wren. Chicago.
Tetterine cures Eczema, Tetter, Itching
Piles, Ring Worm and every form or
Scalp and Skin Disease. Tetterine 50t
Tetterine Soap 25c. Your druggist, or by
mall from the manufacturer. The Shup
trlne Co., Savannah. Ga.
With every mall order tor Tetterine we
Five a box of Shuptrlne’a 10c Liver Fills
ree. Adv.
Question of Jurisdiction.
“What's the discussion?”
“The boys had assembled to lyn h
a horse thief.”
“Well?"
“But now a knotty point of juris
prudence hae come up. Seems he
stole an automobile.”
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Bears the /Ty xz
Signature of X.
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 11.00. 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 gel the genuine, call for full name. LAXA
TIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for slgr.alme of
B. W. GROVE. Cures a Cold in One Dag. 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.
I 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'e Bal ft m.
Adv.
Some men mistake a decanter for
the fountain of youth.