davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-04-01
THAWA5QHNAN AND sevEHaoN. APRIL i. 1919.


tnat It is possible to give only a bare
outline of the manner in which the
important subject was presented.
AT the conclusion Of his speech Mr..
Manning was surrounded for a half
hour or more by his many friends
VINO TOOK this opportunity to greet him
ana 10 assure him of the continuing
friendship and confidence and united
support of his home people in all his
eHorts for the welfare. safety and up
puiidlng OF the State. This was the
nrSt occasion on which Mr.. Manning
nao appeared at public gathering in
sumter, and the reception he met
with Is assurance that he is still +,
IaVorite son of the Game Cock cou '
ana that he has the confidence and
support of the people who know him
best
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-04-01
Death Of 7. II. Williams.

From The Daily Item. March 2S.
Thomas III. Williams, u merchant
living on East Calhoun street, died
this morning at about o'clock, after
being in i'll health for several months
aged sixty-One years. The deceased
came to this city about twenty years
ago and has been conducting a small
mercantile business. He was native
of ChadbOurn. n. c.. and was married
to Miss Frank Costin, u sister of Mr..
Geo. w. Costin of this city, who sur
wives him. He also leaves three sis
ters Mrs. Hammonds, Cerro GordO.
y. c., Mrs Thompson, Chadbourn, ~.
c., Mrs. Kelley, Wilmington, n. c.
The services will be conducted from
the late residence, East Calhoun
street, at 1870 o'clock tomorrow
morning and the funeral and inter-
ment will be at the cemetery at IL
o'clock
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-04-01
In Civil Court.

From The Daily Item, March 20.
The case of G. E. Joye against
Shaw and Plowden, for wages alleged
to be due him resulted yesterday af-
ternoon i'm verdict for the defend
ants.
This morning the case of the Bar
Der Supply Company against c. e..
Jones was commenced. The case is
one to recover money alleged to be
due the defendant for supplies sold
to Barton Levan, which were sold to
Jones.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-04-01

New York, March 30.-The commit
tee representing four hundred thou
sand trainmen throughout the country
today presented their demands to the
railroads for an eight hour day and
an Increase in wages. The men ask
I'd for an answer before April 10Th.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-04-01
,lltlI@ll NANR SPEAKS.
ANIMAL MEETING OF CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE. OCCASION OF
~ STRIKING ADDRESS ON
AGRICULTURAL
PREPARED
NESS.

GOv. Manning Discusses The Coming
OF The Boil Weevil and the Methods
That Must be Adopted to Escape
the Disaster aud Loss That Other
States Have Sustained Only The
BrAefest Hint Of Politics i'm The
Meeting-The Governor Says That
He Is Pledged to Law Enforcement,
Educational Advancement aud Efft-
ciency--Other Speeches.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-04-01

] | " s'::':'' \: Il; w. =; u u
IN S~iihvlps letter tram q, Il.
| q ~: ~; ~ !: !:
!. spses Mr. sscrstsry' wish 20 say
M eve thouaaNd ilolla,p io q
az SSsss SSI|s,s s. 36fH ys,sS g :s.T, E
eeGo talg1 aoUa - 1r6sr = ,seiu,-
~ - hCgerS antl.ovlsea 10 ny
= ~ ~ ~. ], FrSnk NM ~
Am Concentrates. ffty dollars
q ~ Wtn Vhieh 20 purchase ~ a.
IN &4e = fsze, sa4laf : dairy COW
AIrq4d your pseposltion In The
~: sssssss -. psops : sss%sss esas' wsss. ss..
os sas 3 3s2sEs s a!xsF;as; = i =. I.
e'@ e ~ asiM pFedvct
NJ ~ y ssmssr.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-04-01

The cotton census report for
south Carolina shows the total num-
Der of bales sinrsd for South Carolina
during 1915 as follows: 1173.S7O
ssainot 1.5s0.1ss for 1914. Spartan
borg county leads with s9.61d bales.
and the following counties come In
successlve order; Orangeburg. Ander-
sen. NkfIboro. Greenville. L4aurens.
Yerk. Alksn. Newberry. Barnwell
pasolnsson. Lee ana sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-04-01

canAen, MaE1h 81. The eighth an
nu~t 4oU4 40ou N - held In Cam
dee Ihuruc9t an6 ykidAss promises
to{ - eae of the most interesting or
~ sequm he1d - Camden An severas
yecB H lelnG tha only one to be
he9d aro5ud here thia seaeon will NO
deooe attrs0t : great number OF vus-
eQra GcA the nsiehboring towns
Comoeh - DerSwded with Northern vis-
no9o ~ IN many South Gar olina
vt4)og1 VIII Nsips large crowd hero
foe ~ tve daya
AroA4V many entries pave been
set u ~ oecPetary LtAla fcr the
shtt. q partial LII of thoes who have
hor4qe To- oateg oantains rnany well
kRown horscmsn: ]. n. Kiuysn 81 Dar-
lington. Wlllis collins ana o. ]. Col
Has cf Ksntncky, q. =. Iitt,s Of CAM
den. John -. nham& II 4. schlos-
oure =. q Wh(seler. LevkOE Hroa.
MI kirves' Of pafungtop. I. n.
Bcdle q 1eesviIla. ,. H.'MYegs. w. u.
aisnd'9e; wsyerly = Levy. Ssorse d.
secfs % S1eter. 3. W. Kendall Of
CctfMhl W w. MccutcheoR of
nleheoynIs. J. n. scott Of st- Charles.
Ain - noyxin. w. A. Boyksp. I'D
Werknan ot Hoykin. c. M. Tufntor OF
Nex xoFe - r. Perkins of cssvs-
Al sddsd attraction at the horse
show grounds win be q prize drlli by
the CAmden militia and squads from
the HArtsvtlle company. Gov. Man.
rn0 hne nosifsd the committee that
Ne VIII bs In Camden tomorrow and
WA attend the firpt day Of the show.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-26
HUGHES GOES IN RAIN
TO VILLAGE CHURCH
Passes Quicfest Day Since lie
Was Nominated for the
Presidency.
SILENT ABOUT HIS PLANS

RnipGEHAMProN. ~. Y. June as
Charles T.. Hughes enjoyed to-day his
most restful day since he received tho
nomination for President. lie spent II
In the quiet OF the family circle. receiv-
ing no political callers and retaining
even from doing any work on his speech
Of acceptance or campaign addresses.
Despite n pouring rain. which set in
early and continued all day, Mr.. Hughes
drove this morning three-quarters OF a
mile TO the Presbyterian church where
he worshipped during his previous resl-
Mrs. Hughes. the Misses Helan and
Catherine Hughes, DR.. Colin Carter. Mrs.
~Iuehes's brother. and Major Frederick
VI. Crossett.
The Rev. Arthur Newman. who has
been the pastor since 1883. made no
reference In either his sermon or his
prayer 10 Mr.. Hughess presence. The
candidate and his family were greeted
by many OF their neighbors. hut there
was no demonstration.
The house which Mr.. Hughes il occu-
pying is a c~ommodious red frame build
ing. with wide verandas and a magnia-
cent stretch OF lawn. which would he
ideal for the purposes ofshe notification,
but the nominee still expects this cere-
mony 10 he performed In New York.
Mr.. Hughes refused to discuss cam
ptIru plans for publication. He did not
lu0V when former Senator " Murray
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-26
TRAGEDY ENDS GAY AUTO RIDE
wagon Hit-Onr Man KILLED mud
Another Injured.

CANDIES. y. j., June 25-One man
WAS killed ana another was seriously in
jurod carly this morning when a wagon
IN which they Were riding was struck by
an automobile IN which several young
men and women were riding.
The dead man is Anthony Caskey and
tho injured man is his brother John In
the automobile We're Walter Slaughter.
IS year,, Of 323 North Third street, who
Vas driving He has been hold without
lall for examination Tomorrow. Others
were Howard Thomas. 20 years Miss
Jennie Cunningham, 10 years, and Miss
Jeanette Plum, 90 years, all of $50
Washington street.
The automobile was returning from
Mount Ephralm at 4 o'clock this morn
Ing. joins At a great rate, acrorIlnp
to the police, II struck the wagon in
which were the Caskey brothers. This
was at Ninth street and Third avenue.
Tho horse was killed the wagon dragged
n distance Of 200 feet and the Caskeys
were hurled many feet.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-26
SUN IS COMING OUT TO-DAY.
Rain Fell over hole Atlantic
Coast Region Yesterday.

The first SUNDAY OF summer was
spoiled Yesterday by an intermittent
drizzle that spilled itself thronch all TIE
hours of daylight and ruined tn" JOY and
receipts of seaside places. II WAS not -
quantity OF rain a mere traction WuN"
than "A quarter OF an inch, that caused
the trouble. but the manner IN which II
was drawn out. Nearly all Of New Eng
land was wet. a large part of the Mort q
west was wetter and in certain sections
OF the South there We're d'lu'-"s NV
orleans was flooded with 3 80 inches tpd
Wilmington. y. c, had 80 inohcs. The
whole Atlantic coast wHs simply drSulrc
Of INTO the ocean
The temperature h"roahout was SUN
merry enough, with n highest temperature
Mt 20 O'Clock at NIGHT Of 20, hnt there
wis 10 sunrise and sunset Vislhl" IN
this side Of the clouds. and what is
summer without sunlight
But the Weather Buveau holds uut
hopc Tor his day, asserting that = will
he fair. Tomorrow will be likewise,
with rising temperature
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-26
PLAN SCIENTISTS FEDERATION.
Engineering Foundation starts
Great Undertaking.

At the conclusion OF a dinner of the
Engineering Foundation last night the
trustees OF the organization held a
meeting AZ which II was decided to offer
the services Of the foundation 10 he
National Academy of Sciences TO a.
complish the federation of all the re-
search societies Of the nation. govern
mental. university and private, with the
object of encouraging the application Of
scientific principles TO American indus
tries and the employment OF science In
the establishment Of national defence.
The purpose 81 the foundation 10 70
aid In scientific research and the good
of mankind. Trustees from the national
societies OF civil, mining. mechanical
and electrical engineers administer the
fund. These societies represent 10000
engineers.
At the meeting last night Il was de-
clded 10 pay $4,000 to $4,000 TO a COM
petent executive secretary TO assist in
the organization of the federation.
The trustees present were Gauo Dunn.
chairman; Edward II Adams. vice
chairman Michael / Pupin, benjamin
II. Thayer. Calvin W Rice, T. q spills
bury. Dean W. +. NJ Goss, Charles +,
Rand. pr. Charles Warren Hunt J.
Waldo smith and Howard Elliott.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-26
COP. LEADERS
START REVOLT
FOR HITCHCOCK
Views OH National Chair
manship Placed Square,
~ Before Hughes.
WOULD TAKE CONTROL
FROM TIE OLD GUARD

A we'll organized revolt Of no small
sire and Significance has developed In
the Republican National COMMITTEES
AGAINST the Old Guard steering commit
tee headed by former Senator W. Muir
ray Crane of Massachusetts,. The dues-
ton at issue is the selection OF a ma
t,onal chairman and a majority OF the
national committeemen have put their
side of 1t smack up to Charles Evans
Hughes. the Republican nominee for
President. They have told Mr.. Hughes
In emphatic messages or personal VISITS
during the last two weeks thai Frank
II. Hitchcock IL their choice n that
the Crane committee in their Judgment
10 not representative OF the whole Ma
tional Committee.
The revolt-as Il was described yes
terday to q reporter Of THE T. by
one Of the leaders In h movement
began In Chicago when the new National
Committee met Immediately after the
convention had adjourned " was evil
lent at that first meeting that the old
animositics OF 1905 had been revived
against MIR. Hitchcock by the very fact
that he had made a success Of the
Hughes boom I'm a that reminded
his old political foes of happenings eight
wears ago. MIR. i~Iitcb,u,NS friend
thought then that an attempt would be-
made TO ride rough shod over them, so
~hsn the subcommittee was appointed
got busy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-26

John Wanamaker has sent the follow
ing open letter 20 the convention:
This great tdvertising convention
may do FOR Philadelphia a splendid
work and i's influence may spread
the country over.
Doubtless. people who buy goods
FROM stores all over the country are
waiting 20 see what IL will do to clear
NJ All the uncertainties and remove
tho poison gases that have caused so
many 90 begin 90 wonder whether ad-
rert.s!rg g. 4 good thing Tor the GUS
toner or not
This important work lie within the
row'r nf 'ae contention 10 do.
1t can put the branding iron ~
- d!sdNproNfl upon the practice OF
merchants who continually claim to
sell merchandise FOR prices for less thar
me merchandise rs worth in the mar
kct
1T can warn the publishers OF the
newspapers against printing. on their
Wh..t paper no" 80 costly. many UNI
3e.ievahle statements which they ac-
"if without V"rlncat!or n which the
public finds 20 Doe untrue.
Ii can call upon the officers OF the
Jaw 20 resnfi their oaths and enforce
statute hw~. pi'nsttktnsly devised and
sol'mnlN enacted go protect the people
from dishonest advertisers.
i" II can silence the tongues Of So
called advertising experts and 'ad-
vert sing younsol.ors. who go about
tn" country claiming 70 be the teachers
and educators and trainers Of an ad-
Nt'i's..E i'. i'~~.ui. luNcutluE Cllh
schemes and ~t1r DAYS and hour sales
f'' o'N'r such devices, by which the I'M
tO'r'.'E people are fooled.
''-It can explain openly and frankly
md sincerely. once and for all. that
many high priced advertising experts
are frius 20 do something to deserve
their nigh salaries rather than in the
iLt,rost ~ The nuhl.c.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-26
ASSAuS PAYROLL VACATIONS.
service Institute Uend
says Taxpayers Are Losers.

by order of the Mayor office workers
in the city department viii stop work at
1 o'cloc instead Of AT Z during July and
August. The Institute for Public Ser
vice has figured that this means the city
win lose $4,000 hours of work daily from
Monday to Friday for forty-three days in
two months. This IL equivalent to 500
years of time and amounts To paying n
years salary to ZOO men for no service.
CITY employees will stop on Saturdays ut
noon, an hour earlier than Federal en-
ployees.
William RI. Allen. director OF the In
~stitute. said yesterday that II the city
can thus reduce its workroll one-sixth
for two months II could reduce its pay
roll appreciably for the rest OF the year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-26
SEVEN JOYRIDERS HURT
IN STOLEN AUTO CRASH
Picnickers Bump Into Pole
and Car Cpsets-Chauf-
feur Is Arrested.

Seven Manhattan Young men came 10
grief In milestone. /. /. Yesterday
when an automobile which had been
taken from n Manhattan garage w,,hou,
the consent of its Robert j Lake
a Newtown undertaken. hurped against.
an electric Light pole and was wrecked
All the Joy riders were injured. four
so seriously that they are in hosni,als
John Haurhev Of 1874 Tenth avenue.
Manhattan. driver ~ the car. was locked
up In the Flushing Hospital on a chargc
or iriuuiuu- assault.
The .nore seriously hur; were Edward
oiConnor. 43l West F!gh.y-s.N,h stree,
injury 20 skull. Flushing Hospital .
Nchael oNonnor, 425 West Seventeenth
street, injuries - head and body. 6,
Mary's Hospital. Jamaica frank U1u.
Fhey, l24 Tenth venue. eft knee frac-
tured. Flushing Hospital. and John
W"athrall, 500 West T~wentv-rfth street.
artery in right leg severed. s.. Mary's
Hospital
Others burt We're John walsh. AIS
West tefty second street Henry Chole.
+5S West FIt,y-th.rd street. and the
chauffeur.
All the mon were members O, the
Rambler Association OF The West Side.
which had an outing at Duer's Pavilion.
milestone Landing. They started ont.
IN an automobile TO Join the merry
makers.
About ten blocks from the park the
car skidded. raumod the electric light
pole and Topped over. -Four were caught
under tho machine and three were
thrown into The roadway.
The ownership Of the ear was traced
by the license number. NJ. Lake ex-
planned that the automobile had been
left a week ago AT Il Manhattan garage
Ia D. overhauied. He added that IL had
been used without his knowledge or con-
sent. The MANAGER Of the garage told
capt. Her bert Graham OF the Queens
detective bureau that John Haughey, the
chauffeur. was employed at the garage.
and that no permission had been given
to him to take the car out.
II Is probable that additional charges
will he made against iIaughey when he
is arra'gned to-day in the Flushing
police court.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-26
WOUNDED PRISON GUARD DIES
Enort 20 Save Death House slave,
on Insanity Plea.

ossiNi%G. June 25.-Daniel J McCs-.
thy. the death house guard at Sing Sr,
who was shot four DAYS ago by Ores,r
ShilIitani. the murderer who escaf.l
IRON the prison. died In the prison h..
pitaI tins afternoon. McCarthy's W..
who has three small children, grew hy,.
'cr.cal when h" died and had TO he ..
moved from IN" prison
Prison attaches said to-day 'la' ~.
ranEcnents had been completed 10 have
an alienist examine Sh.llitlui with -.
hope OF having him declared insane ard
thus save him from death in the elac.r
chair next Friday.
Warden klI,uWov n Y that - SucN &,
Plan is under way j. must De at the '
stance ~ ~Shi'lltanI's counsel, James W
osborne. Prison rumors insist. hpweya-.
that the w9rden's assistant IS behind -.
step 20 have GOV. Whitman grant ne
murderer a mental examination.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-26
HETTY GREEN ILL
AFTER A SLIGHT STROKE
Said to BE Confined to Couch
i'm Office: Two Trained
Nurses Attending Her.
HAS A COLD, SAYS son

Hctty Green Is reported to be critically
~. The rumor yesterday was that she
was confined to n couch In her office at
I West Ninetieth street. adjoining the
home Of herself and her son at 6 West
Nine,ieth street. Although her son. Col.
Il. r. II. Green. denied that his mothers
condition was serious. he admitted that
she had suffered n slight stroke a month
or so ago n that she was suffering at
present from a cold as the result OF an
automobile ride on Thursday.
Stnl the utmost secrecy was main
tnined at both houses. InQuirers were
referred 10 DIR. Henry Mem. Painter, 62
West Fffty-ffth street. who. however.
was busy making calls all day. Neigh
hors OF tho Greens said that apparent
cHorts had been made to conceal tho
facts about Mrs. Green's illness. IL was
learned also hat Mrs. Matthew Wilks.
MRS. Green's daughter. was with her and
mat two professional nurses and two
other women had been employed to give
Mrs Green every possible attention and
10 watch over her both day and night,
Col. Green. whose presence In either
MS own home or his mothers Office was
denied, was observed leaving the office
hnout o O'Clock last evening. lie was
'old concerning the rumors that his
mother had suffered another stroke a
week ago that she had objected TO the
hiring Of professional nurses and that
she was extremely m,
NV mother is IN her eighty-tNird
YEAR seid he. she suffered n slight
stroke a month ago. but she has been
getting along nicely. She was out for
an automobile ride on Thursday and,
perhaps. she caught q little cold then.
II Is true that Wa have professional
nurses for her. When she fire, became
III We tried to get servants who could
devote their time TO her. because we did
not wish to alarm her by having nurses
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-26
Copyright American Press Association.
Mrs. Hetty Green.
From a photograph taken on her
eighty-frst birthday.

In costume around her. We could not
ind any person who was suitable, SO I
told DIR. Painter to send up professional
nurses. hut rs I did not wish to alarm
mother / told her that one was n
scamstress who would do some sewing
and look after her.
Does your mother attend TO her own
business now?' he was asked. The Colo
mel looked around with a twinkle in
his eye.
Well" no laughed. "if you heard her
put me over the Jumps every day. you'd
think so. She scolds me for the way
! handle her affairs and saws she surely
made a mistake In my education or I
would be doing things better
People In the ~nelghborhood insisted
Yesterday that Mrs. Green Is extremely
charitable. II don't tel what / do
with my money she was quoted as
saying. Anybody who gives away
money and talks about u ia not doing
charitable work. There's one person
who knows what I give and that's the
Man above"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-26
UNIONS WORK FOR SEABURY.
want Justice Elected GOvernOr-
Form Committee.

\ movement started In the Central
Federated TnIon OF New York has re-
suited In the formation OF a Statewide
committee Of union labor men to urge
the nomination of Justice Samuel Sea-
bury for Governor.
RESOLUTIONS passed by the Central
Federated Union have met with a Ia
vorahle reception in other organizations
and the campaign is 10 be carried into
every section Of tho State.
Edward /. Hannah has been elected
chairman of the committee. Ernest
Pohm Is corresponding secretary. Head
quarters will he opened noon in some up
state city. The organization IL known
as the "Seabury Committee OF Labor
Men," and its members believe that their
effort in behalf OF Justice Seabury will
he approved by the 500. 900 members OF
labor unions IN this State.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-26
SUING WIDOW GETS $4,000.
wins Verdict tIntn In Third TRIAL
~ \ctiOn.

WITS ILAINs, y Y, lluc 20 \
july III the supreme Court u'r, has
gwen a verdict for 100000 10 Nis.
Grace Knowles of Elm street, Nonkrrs,
IN her suit against the New Haven Raul
road Company for damages for th" death
OF her husband, Charles kuowlo~. VINO
was killed in IN" New Haven Nnli. 40
r'l'. Justice Tnlnpkins heard the uDs'
II was the thiri trial of the action
| rdcr the law, in" $50 600 ~ iiNaI,i.
$1,000 To IN. widow Hud SIOuo ,lrl 'u
The three children.
lr the first trial Mr. kuowl", got
sl2, 400 n in the s"colu t?2 iUo N".h
OF these v"rd'c's were set aside by the
Appellate Division.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-26
TO DISCUSS CHURCH ADS"
rlphin Thts Week.

The fest national conference on church
advertising 10 DISCUSS the adoption ut
: tactical publicity methods for churches
will be Noh IN philadelphia on Tues
day and Wednesday Of this week as a
DEPARTMENT Of The annual national ~
vCnt.ou ~ the Associated Al clubs OF
I've World.
Tho Rev Christian r Roisner. pastor
of Grace Method 81 Episcopal church
Of tbs city and the author OF q book
"chnryh Publicity" was requested to
prepare a programme. He has obtained
more than twenty-five sp"tkcrr. 'ro'ud-
inr James Keeley. c-l!tor Of the Cu.cpgo
HDdiG the Rev. paul Il Jenkins ~
Emmanuel PRESBYTERIAN 'hurch. VI J.
waukce q. i 'iudc. willard Price, ed
tor Of the World OUtIook. and a number
e other prominent clereymen and adver-
Using men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-26

'Tisn't often a clothier
calls attention to the fine
sort of cotton twill from
which he makes his pockets.
We do it to-day just TO
remind folks that lots Of
other good things go into
our clothes for men and
boys besides all wool and
fast color fabrics.
Think Of it the yeariy'
yardage of the fine cotton
twill used in our trousers
alone, would reach from the
Grand Central Station TO
South Norwalk
Fact is, so the mills tel,
us. we ourselves consume
practically the entire on,
put of this better quality
pocketing. A few high priced
tailors take what we don't
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-26
OCULIST'S WIFE A SUICIDE.
Mrs. !. y. stephens. Dependent
over sisters Death, swallows Acid.

Respondent oyer tho death OF her SIS
ter, Mrs. Lillian stephens, 90 wears old.
wife Of nr. ] - stephens, oculis' and
opiician. last evening carried ont her
oft repeated threat To- take her life, when
she drank n preparation ~ oarhoNc acid
in the rear ~ her husbands establish
mcnt at las Livingston street, Brooklyn.
She died two hours after being taken TO
tho Holy Family Hospital,
The Stephenses were married in August.
1914. Mrs, Stcphcns's sister, Miss Maize
Wagner, to whom she was dcvotcdly at
Tackled, died on January ~ last. Her
grief was Intense over this loss and fire.
luently since then she had pleaded with
her husband to buy her "A revolver. say
ing she wanted to die.