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VOL. XI. NO. 8.
IMM
ELOPES IND
MIIMII
DESERTED
$40,000 Offer and Lightning
Courtship Won Heart of Sus
ceptible ‘‘Country Girl.”
FOOLED HER PARENTS AND
CAME HERE TO BE WED
After Brief Honeymoon, Letter
From Husband Opens the
Bride’s Eyes.
Lured by an advertisement offering
to share $40,000 with the country girl
who would become his wife, wooed
ana won and deserted after eloping,
Mary McEachin, nineteen-year-old
daughter of J. P. McEachin, a re
tired farmer of Denton, Ga., appeared
at police station today and asked Chief
Beavers to begin a hunt for her dash
ing husband of a few days.
Miss McEachin told the chief a story
that had all the elements of romance in
it. Some weeks ago she read In a dally
newspaper an advertisement in which
the writer announced that he wanted a
country girl for a wife and had $40,000
tc-share with her. She answered and
was delighted to get a quick response.
A Dashing Wooer
Was Hutcheson.
Her correspondent, who gave his
name as Conway Hutcheson, of Bat
— tenberg, V»„ proved a lightning wooer.
He announced that he'd run down to
Denton at once and before Miss Mc-
Eachin could draw a long breath he
was on his way.
He arrived July 31. Although Hutch
eson had said he was from Battenberg,
he had all the dash country girls usual
ly associate with the big cities, and
Miss McEachin lost her heart in less
time than it takes to shuck corn.
When her parents got an inkling of the
romance they put in strenuous objec
tions and the pair pretended to be re
signed to their verdict.
The actual wooing, the parental ob
jection and the pretended resignation
all came in one day. Hutcheson said
he'd be on his way home, heartbroken
and discouraged. Miss McEachin said
she’d see him off, and went to the sta
tion with him. w’hile her parents flat
tered themselves on her implicit obe
dience.
They Elope and
Are Married Here.
But instead of seeing her advertis
ing sweetheart off, she got on the train
with him and they came to Atlanta.
On August 1 they were married by Jus
tice of the Peace Orr, and spent the
first days of their honeymoon at a ho
tel in this city. Then they decided to
go back to Denton and brave the pa
rental wrath.
They got there Sunday morning, and
Hutcheson announced that he had a
pressing business engagement many,
many miles away. He left S2O with his
bride, and a score of kisses, and de
parted.
On August 8 the young bride, dream
ing of the far away husband, got a
letter — a letter that sent her romance
crashing. It was full of assumed trag
edy. It ran wet with tears.
The Letter That
Opened Her Eyes.
"You don’t love me any more," the
dazed bride read. "Therefore I am
going away. You Will see me no more.
I can not bear the thought of your love
having turned cold. God forgive me
for leaving you like this, but I coulc
not look upon you again in the realiza
tion that you love me no more.”
That was the gist of it. Today the
sadder and wiser little bride appeared
at the police station with her sister-in
law, Mrs. Herman McEachin. of 97
Lovejoy street. Atlanta, wife of a
Southern railway conductor. Chief
Beavers promised her to start a search
for the vanished husband, but the pros
pects of locating him are none too
bright.
KILLS WOMAN SITTING
IN HER HUSBAND’S LAP
CHATTANOOGA, TENN., Aug 13.
Enraged at finding Mrs. Georgia Smith
sitting in her husband’s lap on her re
turn home today Mr». Cleveland Echols
seized a shotgun and instantly killed the
woman
Mrs. Smith 4 a widow with one child.
The slayer was arrested by police officials
this afternoon.
The Atlanta Georgian
GRACE UNDER
KNIFE; VAIN
PROBE FOR
BULLET
Wounded Man Cheerful as the
Operation Begins and His
Physicians Hopeful.
SURGEONS HUNT HOURS
WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS
Paralyzed Man Never Mentions
Name of Wife He Accused
of Shooting Him.
Eugene H. Grace went under the
knife today in the long deferred opera
tion to remove the bullet which he
charged his wife, Daisy, sent into his
spine on March 5. The operation was
performed by Dr. R. S. Moore and Dr.
J. S. Clifford, and upon its outcome de
pended whether Grace would once more
be a vigorous man or continue to be a
helpless invalid.
The physicians acknowledged the
delicacy of the operation, but declared
that Grace was in fine shape, and hoped
for success. At 11:30 o’clock the wound
ed man was put under an anesthetic.
For more than two hours the physicians
probed for the bullet without success.
Grace Stands
Operation Well.
At 3 o’clock the bullet had not been
located. The physicians had dissected
two and one-half Inches on either side
of the spinal cord, guided by the X-ray
photographs. No trace of the bullet
was found, but working carefully and
skillfully, the surgeons continued the
remarkable search.
No loose bone, which It was feared
might be resting against the spinal
cord, was found. The physicians kept
working cautiously down toward the
vertebrae, and as Grace’s circulation
and respiration were both fine, the
prospects were that would be able
to keep up the probe for some hours.
The wounded man needed very lit
tle anaesthetic. One of the physicians
stated that if his strength continued
satisfactory the probe could be kept
up for seven hours.
Faced Operation
With Pleasure.
Previous to going on the table at the
Georgian hospital he declared that he
looked forward to the operation, not
only with confidence, but with pleasure.
His physical condition tended to Justify
his confidence. His physicians declared
just previous to the scheduled time of
operation that he could not be in bet
ter shape to withstand the shock.
His mother, Mrs. S. L. Hill, was with
him throughout the morning. Other
relatives were present. They seemed
in a measure to share his confidence,
but according to physicians present,
the man whose life was at stake seemed
least to realize the danger of the sur
geon’s knife.
Mind Did Not
Rest on Death.
His miml did not rest on the danger
of death. His thoughts were only that
he was about to undergo an ordeal that
would mean a restoration to the health
he had enjoyed before he was wounded
by the shot which he accused his wife
of firing •
If that wife was in his thoughts be
fore the operation no indication of it
was given in the hospital ward, where
he rested. No word was received from
her. Her name was not mentioned to
those in the room.
Dr. B. S. Moore and Dr. J. S. Clif
ford, his physicians, planned to per
form the operation at 10 o'clock. An
hour before that time all was prepared.
But the operating room was not more
thoroughly prepared than the patient.
Appeared in
High Spirits.
Grace slept well last night. He
awoke early and appeared in high
spirits. So excellent was his condition
that both doctors and members of the
family agreed that the proper time for
the operation had arrived.
It is the object of the surgeons to re
move the bullet now resting against
his spine. It is believed that if this is
done he will recover from the paralysis
which has numbed him from waist
down since he was wounded last
j March.
MASSENETT. COMPOSER
OF OPERA “THAIS” DIES
PARIS, Aug. 13.—Professor Jules
Emile Frederick Massenet, the famous
French composer, died today, aged 70.
Among Professor Massenet’s best
known operas are "Thais," "Don Cae
sar de Bazan" and "Herodiade.”
Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results
ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY. AUGUST 13, 1912.
Farmer, 70 Years Old,
Wins Third Bride, 25,
By Letter Courtship
North Carolinan Proposes and Is
Accepted Before He Sees
Alabama Woman.
STATESVILLE. N. C., Aug. 13.
Through the aid of a mutual friend, H.
T. Johnson, a prosperous farmer of
Chambersburg township, near this
place, became acquainted by corre
spondence several months ago with
Miss Sarah Jones, proofreader on a
newspaper at Cullman, Ala. The ac
quaintance soon ripened into love and
as both were inclined toward matri
money, proposal and acceptance were
quickly made by letter. .
A few days ago, by agreement, Miss
Jones came on to Chambersburg. The
couple met at the home of a friend for
the first time and after a day’s personal
acquaintance they called in Magistrate
Turner, who readily performed the cer
emony.
This is Johnson’s third matrimonial
venture. He is 70 years old and a Con
federate veteran. His bride is 25 and
pretty.
HOUSE PASSES WOOL
MEASURE O' ER VETO
OF PRESIDENT TAFT
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—The house
this afternoon passed the wool bill over
President Taft's veto.
One hundred and seventy-four mem
bers voted aye, 80 voted nay and 10
“present.”
Nineteen Republicans voted with the
Democrats to pass the bill over the
veto.
It was at first thought the motion
had been lost by two votes, but Speak
er Clark set the Democrats wild by rul
ing that the ten members who voted
"present" were not to be counted in
the final vote and that the Democrats
therefore had carried the wool bill over
the president’s head.
By eliminating ten members who
voted "present," the total number on
the floor was reduced from 264 to 254,
and 174 yeas constituted a two-thirds
majority.
SEARCHERS HUNT FOR
MAROONED ATLANTAN
AND TWO COMPANIONS
SAVANNAH, GA.. Aug. 13.—Mt
rooned somewhere on Warsaw sound,
probably Piney island, are three young
men—Walter M. Collins and T. W. Hal
loway, of Savannah, and Minahan
Eadson. of Atlanta. Searching parties
are scouring the sound in the hope of
picking them up.
Considerable apprehension Is felt for
the safety of the young men. The party
is now 36 hours overdue. The young
men left Saturday afternoon in a mo
tor boat, which developed engine trou
ble at the start. This is supposed to
be the cause of their predicament.
COMES TO VISIT HER
HUSBAND; FINDS HE
OBTAINED DIVORCE
When Mrs. Fannie Gwinn, of Spar
tanburg, S. C., came to Atlanta to visit
her husband, J. J. A. Gwinn, No. 6
Luckie street, she found she had no
husband at all—he had obtained a di
vorce. Today she filed a petition ask
ing superior court to set aside the de
cree.
Mrs. Gwinn asserts that her husband
came to Atlanta nearly seven years ago.
leaving her in the South Carolina town.
In 1910 Gwinn asked the courts for a
divorce from her, though he did not
notify her that he had done so. Mrs.
Gwinn's petition will be heard Septem
ber 2. •
CHILD DROWNS SELF
IN A WELL BECAUSE
ACID SCARRED FACE
COOKEVILLE, TENN., Aug. 13.
Ruby Slagle, six-year-old daughter of
Filmore Slagle, of Double Springs, end
ed her life at her home by jumping into
a well.
Recently the child while handling a
bottle of acid was burned about the
face and hands, the burns leaving ugly
scars.
The child, brooding over the scars,
jumped into the well. Her parents
were attracted by her screams as she
struck the water, but reached her too
late.
WOMEN IN COURT TO
PROSECUTE ‘SEER’ WHO
INVADED THEIR HOMES
John Venable, who represented himself
as a fortune teller, is sorry today that
he invaded the sedate little suburb of
Howell Station yesterday and sought to
disclose the futures of women of that
community.
Several of the women residents appear
ed before Recorder Broyles and told of
Venable's conduct, explaining that he
acted rudely, invading different homes,
anounclng himself as a fortune teller, and
demanding a fee of $1 before beginning
his reading of the future.
Judge Broyles imposed a fine of $25.75.
PLOTONCZAR
UNCOVERED:
17 PUT TO
DEATH
Russia in Turmoil Over Daring
Plans to Overthrow Abso
lute Monarchy.
WARSHIP OFFICERS
PLANNED TO MUTINY
Scheme Included Seizing Royal
Family on Imperial Yacht
and Reorganizing Country.
/
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 13.—Hun
dreds of secret police are at work'to
day throughout the empire investigat
ing the scope of the most daring plot
ever aimed at the czar and the Russian
government. So far as the details have
been learned, the conspiracy not only
included plans for the seizure of Czar
Nicholas, the czarina and the royal
family, but a reorganization of the
government into a constitutional mon
archy.
Arrests of naval officers on board the
Russian battleship Ivan Zlatoust at
Odessa gave the public the first Inti
mation of the cabal. Further arrests
In St. Petersburg, Yalta anad Sebasto
pol gave an Idea of its widespread ram
ifications. Many army and navy offi
cers are involved. The whole empire is
stirred over the plot.
While the government is making rig
id efforts to keep the details of the
conspiracy secret, nevertheless it was
learned today that the plotters con
spired to seize the czar and imperial
family while they were en route from
Yalta, Crimea,, to Sebastopol on board
the yacht Standart,
Fleet Planned
To Mutiny.
At the same time the Baltic fleet was
to have mutinied and made simultane
ous attacks upon Cronstadt and St.
Petersburg, the fleet being split up in
two squadrons.
M. Chtchegiovitoff, the minister of
justice, and Premier Kokovsoff, who are
personally directing the investigation,
have learned that the commanders of
nearly every’ important garrison In the
empire were approached. The conspira
tors seemed to have an unlimited sup
ply of money and, in addition to offer
ing bribes, promised political prefer
ment after the government was "reor
ganized.”
One petty officer and sixteen seamen
on the Ivan Zlatoust have already been
arrested, condemned and put to death
for their part in the conspiracy,
SENATEVOTESNOTTO
BAR POSTAL CLERKS
FROM LABOR UNIONS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—The pro
vision of the postoffice bill dealing with
the right of postal employees to organ
ize and to petition congress was the
storm center in the senate today.
An amendment offered by Senator
Jones, of Washington, that any organi.
zation of the employees must not be
affiliated with any outside labor organ
ization was rejected by a vote of 31
to 20.
Senator Bourne offered an amend
ment providing that no organization of
employees shall be of a secret nature.
The right of Federal employees to
strike was freely discussed by the sen
ators. Senator Smith, of South Caro
lina, defended the right of government
employees to organize and affiliate
with other labor organizations. Sena
tor Root took issue with him, declaring
this might lead to a strike of govern
ment employees and that the right to
strike is possessed only by workers
upon private enterprises.
Senator Smith, of Georgia, said:
"For government employees to organ
ize to strike is for them to organize to
overthrow law, inasmuch as their
status is fixed by law. We do not
question their right to petition con
gress, but any effort to change condi
tions imposed by law except by chang
ing the law is revolution.”
GIRL, 10, IS ARRESTED
FOR SETTING 38 FIRES
SPRINGFIELD, MO., Aug. 13.—Edna
James, aged ten, has been arrested here
as a flreburg. She is suspected of
starting 38 fires within the past six
weeks.
TWO CONVICTS ESCAPE.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, Aug. 13.—Two
unidentified convicts escaped over th"
south wall of the state penitentiary
here this afternoon amid a fusillade
of rifle shots from the guardsmen. A
third man who attempted to escape was
recaptured.
ARTIST'S WIFE WHO IS
SUING FOR DIVORCE
/WS lt?' \
/ Wt If N* Vi
JU A
Mrs. Henry Hutt, wife of the well known artist, from a draw
ing by her husband. Mrs. Hutt is suing for divorce.
BOY, 10, PURSUES
FLEEINGBURGLAR
Negro Pushed Mrs. E. B. Mc-
Daniel Back in Bed and Left
When She Screamed.
Lying awake until 3 o'clock this
morning with a sick -six-weeks-old baby
boy, one of twins, Mrs. E. B. McDan
iel, of 18 West Georgia avenue, the
wife of a Southern railway engineer
who was away on a trip, heard a bur
glar entering her room window. Help
less In her fright, she remained silent
until the man, a negro, was in the room.
Then she screamed with ail her might.
The negro rushed at her and shoved
her back in the. bed, then fled through
the window he had entered.
Charles McDaniel, a ten-year-old son,
was aroused and he pursued the bur
glar with his father’s pistol.
Policemen David and Camp were
standing only a block away. They saw
a man running and overtook him.
The negro gave his name as Ed Mur
phy. They took him before Mrs. Mc-
Daniel, but she was unable positively
to identify him. Because of the weak
ness of the evidence Recorder Broyles
did not bind the negro over to the state
court, but sentenced him to the stock
ade for 30 days.
DISTRICT PYHSICIANS
KICK ON OSTEOPATHS
USING ‘DOCTOR’ TITLE
SAVANNAH, GA., Aug. 13.—At the
annual convention of the First Dis
trict Medical society here a telegram
was sent to Joe Hill Hall urging the
passage by the legislature of a bill to
prohibit osteopaths from using the title
of "doctor” in Georgia.
Preceding the banquet at Tybee last
night the society elected officers for the
ensuing year. Dr. J. L. Jackson, of
Savannah, was chosen president, to
succeed Dr. E. T. Coleman, of Gray
mont; Dr. J. L. Kirkendall, of Millen,
first vice president, and Dr. B. B. Jones,
of Millen, second vice president. The
secretary-treasurer and councilor were
elected at the last meeing. They are
Dr. Charles Usher and Dr. J. Lawton
Heirs, both of Savannah.
ASKS DIVORCE BECAUSE
HIS SUPPER WAS COLD
Because Mrs. Lucille Fisher, 129 Jef
ferson street, placed a cold supper be
fore him, following a quarrel over an
other woman, Frederick Fisher has
asked to be divorced from her.
In a petition filed in superior court
today, Fisher says Mrs. Fisher, whom
he married in February, 1910, charged
him with wooing other women, and in
August of the same year left him. The
climax of the six months of married
infelicity came with the declaration of
Mrs. Fisher that she would not have a
warm supper for him. Their home was
at No. 16 Middle street.
STREETS REFORM
BILLENDANGERED
City Officials Fear Measure.
Long Delayed, May Not
Reach Vote This Session.
City officials were alarmed today by
the fear that the charter amendments
unanimously requested by the council
might fail to pass the legislature before
the adjournment of this session. They
charge that on account of the juggling
by the representatives last year no
charter amendments were obtained and
that Atlanta would suffer much if the
provisions requested are not granted.
They asserted that Senator John M.
Slaton and Representatives McElreath,
Brown and Westmoreland are respon
sible for the fate of this important
legislation. City Attorney James L.
Mayson has spent his entire time the
last few days looking after the bills.
But the session adjourns tomorrow.
The bills were ready to bo passed weeks
ago. They have not passed yet.
Streets Reform Clause Vital.
The most important amendment is
the authority to be granted the council
to reorganize the street Improvement
system. Council took the action asking
for the amendments as a result of a
campaign by The Georgian for better
streets. There are other important
provisions also.
The bill passed the house some weeks
ago. It passed the senate today, but In
the senate an amendment was at
tached requiring that the annexation
of Capitol View be submitted to a vote
of the people of Capitol View, and the
whole bill must again be approved by
the house
The Ormewood annexation bill, a
separate bill, lias been lost. Juggling
caused its death, it is said. A number
of the residents wore much opposed to
annexation. Shelby Smith, county
commissioner from the county at large,
was one of the moving spirits for it.
Because the law requires that Mr.
Smith must live outside the city of At
lanta to hold his job on the county
commission, a special bill was intro
duced allowing Mr. Smith to serve out
his term should Ormewood be annexed.
The annexation bill and the bill affect
ing Mr. Smith passed the house and
reached the senate. The opponents of
annexation got the special bill affecting
Mr. Smtih held up. Mr. Smith then
agreed to stop the fight for annexa
tion.
SENATOR CRANE HELPS
SAVE LABORER'S LIFE
BITTSFIELD. MASS., Aug. 13.
Senator Murray Crane directed the
work of rescuing a laborer who was
caught in a cave-in of gravel at Dal
ton, near by, while the senator was
passing.
HOHL
iPITION
2 CENTS EVERYWHERE ™* E NO
K REFORMS
SEEM 11
m, SAYS
CANDLER
“Atlanta Is at Parting of
Ways,” Declares Chairman
of Municipal Finances.
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“ALL DEPARTMENTS OF
GOVERNMENT FAULTY”
Aiderman Believes Even the
Moral Reputation of Gate
City Hangs in Balance.
John S. Candler, ex-supreme court
Judge and city aiderman, made these
striking statements today:
"Atlanta is at the parting of the
ways.
"The city is in the hole and the state
is in the hole.
"There is a great opportunity to pull
the city-out. It is a much more dif
ficult proposition with the state.
"The biggest job in the state for the
next two years will be mayor of At
lanta.
Even City's Moral
Reputation Is in Danger.
“We have the reputation of being a
clean, moral city. That record today
is in the balance.
“We are confronted with attaining
the lawless, immoral reputations of
New York and the other cities of this
I country which dominate their respec
tive sections.
"We are face to face with the ques
tion of whether we shall continue to
enforce the state laws or become a
community witli its own laws, as many
other American cities are.
"We have been too little attentive to
the remainder of Georgia. We are in
danger of getting away from our Geor
gian ideals.
"Our city departments are out of
whack.
Reforms Needed
Everywhere, He Says.
"Reforms are needed everyw'here.
"We need the best city engineer in
America to plan for the great building
opportunity that is today open to us.
"The next mayor of Atlanta will be
the man on whose shoulders the great
er part of these tremendous responsi
bilities will fall. There could be no
bigger opportunity to a man who would
serve unselfishly, bravely and patriot
ically.”
These statements were made in an
interview witli a reporter for The
Georgian. Judge Candler made them
after reiterating the statement recently
published that he would not be a can
didate for mayor.
"I have told my friends and support
ers finally that I will not be a candi
date, lie said. "'Fhe job will require
more time and effort than I could pos
sibly give it.”
“City Offices Too Much
Affected by Politics.’’
Hut Judge Candler has two more
years to serve as aiderman. He is
chairman of the council finance com
mittee and one of the most active city
officials.
"I intend to continue to give my best
services as aiderman,” he continued.
"I .realize the great crisis we face to
day. I see a wonderful opportunity.
The greatest ambition of my life is to
help leave for my children and the
generations to come the greatest city
on earth.”
Judge Candler did not go much into
details of the present city’s problem, as
he .sees them. He touched upon the
tendency to break away from moral
lines. He said that city offices were
too much affected by politics. He said
tlie most imperative need was a more
efficient street and sewer system and
that city developments should be made
on more scientific lines.
"The irregularities of our tax sys
tem demands a complete revision," he
said. “These will show the way for
reforms elsewhere."
ATLANTA DETECTIVE HELD
FOR TAMPERING WITH JUROR
LA GRANGE, GA., Aug. 13.—Sam Hew
itt, an Atlanta detective, was found guil
ty by Judge Henry Revell, in city court,
of alleged tampering with Juror J. G.
Whitaker in the J. D. Daniel blind tiger
case. He was fined $75 with twenty days
in jail. The defendant's attorneys gave
notice of appeal and a new trial was
asked The court later reduced the fine
to SSO anti canceled the jail sentence.