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THE WEATHER Forecast: Fair tonight and Wed nesday. Temperatures: 8 a. m., 77; 10 a. m., 32: 12 m., 85; 2 p. m., 86. 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. —1 “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.