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JEIIIES
MYSTERY
Youth Mentioned as Sweet
heart of Marchman Girl Is
Badly Wounded.
SHOT DOWN BY MAN WHO
STARTED FIRST INQUIRY
Cochran Surrenders, Thinking
He Has Killed, But Victim
Is Expected to Recover.
ASHRTRN.-GA- De< '- 9—With W. F.
Cochran today under bond and Tan
Cleghorn suffering from a dangerous
wound, Inflicted by Cochran, another
chapter has been added to the chain of
sensations that has stirred Turner
county, following the sudden and mys
terious death of Minnie Marchman, of
Amboy district.
Cochran, the Marchman girl’s broth
er-in-law. met Cleghorn, who, tt is
claimed, was her sweetheart, here last
night and shot him do-wn, after uttering
a threat. The shooting was at close
range and Cleghorn fell as if dead.
Friends picked him up and carried him
eway before Cochran learned that he
had not killed his man. In the mean
time Cochran went to Sheriff Branch
and gave himself up. under the impres
sion that he had killed Cleghorn. He
was released on bail after it had been
ascertained that Cleghorn was still
alive and probably not fatally wounded.
Cochran Bent
On His Punishment.
Cochran instigated the investigation
of Minnie Marchman’s death, and all
along insisted on a thorough probe.
Following the death. Cochran exhibited
much feeling toward Cleghorn and
seemed bent on prosecuting him. He
had never publicly made any threats
against his life, however.
The girl had confided to her sister
in-law that she and Cleghorn were en
gaged to be married, but this Cleghorn
denied the day he showed himself in
his home community, following the
search for him. Cleghorn and the girt
h»d “gone together” for quite a while,
hut the young man insists they were
merely friends and that he had never
loved the •M
Believing that she had been poisoned,
the dead gfc-J’e stomach was analyzed
in Atlanta, but no trace of poison was
found,
JUDGE PARTS A COUPLE
WED TWICE UNDER AGE
CHICAGO, Deo. 9.—Judge Tuthlll has
a ranted a decree of divorce to Edward
Therien from hie wife, Laura Rasmus
■en Therien, to whom he was married
on Labor day, September, 1905, in St.
Joseph, Mich. Tn his bill Therien set
forth that both at the time were under
the legal age and that accordingly the
ceremony was illegal. Therien said
that they were remarried In Pittsburg
on August 13, 1906, but still at that time
they were under age. In his bill Therien
accused his wife of attacking him with
a razor while they were residing in
''ashington and on another occasion
w ith a butcher knife.
DECATUR TRADE BOARD
SIGNS 15 NEW MEMBERS
tn spite of the bad weather last week,
the membership committee of the De
catur Board of Trade obtained fif
teen new members.
r| ie new members are C. G. Bradley,
A Shelverton, C. E. Rogers, J. T. Stew
®ri J. M. Boykin. J. G. Clarke, C. A.
Blackstock, F. M. Rogers, R. P. Mc-
Larty, J. A. Hall, Eddie Kerr, F. L.
Smith, C. R. Clark. Jr., J. L. Bond,
lv P. McKlung, W. E. Beall and W. J.
Massey.
he campaign will continue for sev
days, and it is expected tiiat the
•■ 'inbership committee will add many
others.
BREAKS LEG ON PEEL
HE TOSSES INTO STREET
S I 1,01 IS, Dec. 9.—John Steinhauer,
o Belleville, 58 years old, was taken to
city hospital suffering from a
"' n leg. fractured in two places
the knee. Steinhauer was walk
toward a Page ear at Twenty-third
1111 Walnut streets. eating a banana,
'itrew the peeling in front of him.
” stepped on it and fell.
WARE GAINS $1,046,149.
’1 H " SS ' QA ” D, ' C - ”• A gHi, ‘ " f
p,’'' 19 in ‘he county tax returns foi
~ ' Hs "*'U<aied to the returns of
' shown in Ware. The bulk of
■ . 1,81,0 "“ 8 111 Waycross. Tins is
-old Increase for the county.
The Atlanta Georgian
Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Uss For Results.
SEC. STIMSON
mSPLEA
El HD
CllilE
Joins Nation in Asking Con
gress to Fortify Great
Panama Ditch.
URGES DEFENSE FOR
THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
New Naval Base There Should
Be Strongly Protected,
, He Asserts.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—The imme
diate fortification and mobilization of
troops in Panama and Hawaii for the
protection of American property at
those points; the passage of a national
volunteers bill allowing the draughting
of an efficient fighting force in time of
need, and the extension of pay to the
national guard under the condition that
that body be made available for general
army use were among the major sug
gestions made by Secretary of War
Henry L, Stimson in his annual report
to the president just made public.
Continuing his list of recommenda
tions and comments upon the present
state of the United States army, Sec
retary Stimson took a slap at the anti
canteenlsts, stating that the bad health
of some of the men was directly at
tributable to the abolishment of mildly
intoxicating liquors from army post
canteens.
Keep West Point
Standard Up.
He also advocated legislation to keep
the military academy at West Point up
to its full capacity in point of attend
ance; the enactment of laws allowing
Porto Ricans citizenship; the retire
ment of Federal employees upon pen
sions after a stated number of years
of service; the establishment of a coun
cil of national defense composed of
members of {he army, navy and both
houses of congress, with a view to
bringing into closer relationship these
branches of the government, and leg
islation permitting the Federal govern
ment to require the expenditure of a
certain portion of the income from
business organizations building dams
across streams and rivers for the im
provement of these streams and rivers.
To meet the needs of the Philippines,
recommendation was made for ‘‘the
early passage by the house of repre
sentatives of the bill authorizing an
increase of the limit of the bonded in
debtedness for public works by the
Philippine government to $15,000,000.”
“Guard Canal
And Hawaii.’’
Particular stress was laid upon the
necessity for fortifying and garrisoning
the Panama canal and Hawaii, the re
port stating that the near approach to
completion of the big ditch and the
policy under which it is to be admin
istered, together with the establishment
of a navel base in Hawaii, made these
measures necessary. Three full strength
regiments of infantry, a squadron of
caavlry and a battalion of field artil
lery, besideo the necessary troops to
operate the guns which protect the en
trances of the canal, were necessary to
repel landing forces from a possible hos
tile fleat in the canal zone, according
to the report. This force should never
fall below 6,500 men. The canal, said
the secretary, would probably be open
to traffic during the latter half of 1913.
For the proper fortification of the
naval base at Hawaii the report stated
that it would be necessary to maintain,
in addition to the present force of 12,-
000 men, exclusive of native troops, an
additional force of six full strength reg
iments of infantry, one regiment of
cavalry and three battalions of field
artillery.
The report stated that at the close of
the fiscal year. June 30, 1912. the actual
strength of the United States army was
4,470 officers and 77.835 enlisted men, a
total of 82,305. and an increase slnceJune
30. 1911, of 189 officers and 7,834 enlist
ed men. In addition to this, the actual
strength of the Philippine scouts at the
close of tile fiscal year was ISO officers
and 5,480 enlisted men.
SUFFRAGE CAMPAIGNER
TO ORGANIZE SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH. GA.. Dec. 9.—An un
looked-foi interest in the women’s suf
frage movement has determined Miss
Evelyn Nora Gon, of Cleveland. Ohio,
who Is in Savannah for the purpose of
conducting a campaign of education, to
launch It earlier than she had intended.
Miss Nora Gon will begin active work
this week. Miss Nora Gon will remain
in Savannah until the middle of May.
She is now fresh from a campaign in
South Carolina.
UNCLE TRUSTY!
Copyright, 1912, International News Service.
lit*! is
-Bill
r *usTs
‘Yes, Elihti, you and I and Johnny Archbold have grot to stick around here till Woodrow moves in and see if he won’t do some
thing; for us! I'll tell him I’ve read his “History of the American People”—maybe that will flatter him! I haven’t read it, but
that doesn 1 make any difference! Do you see that mysterious gink there? He’s been camping on these steps ever since election!
He claims he’s got an appointment with Woodrow! I’m sorry for Woodrow if he ever lets him in! He’ll hit Woodrow with that
mallet, sure!” ' \
HELD FOR SALE
OF FATAL DRUG
Druggist Cox Denies Man Killed
by Headache Remedy Got
Poison From Him.
Dr. T. H. Cox. a druggist at 905 Ma
rietta street, who will be arraigned be
fore Recorder Broylse tomorrow morn
ing in connection with the alleged sale
of morphine, which resulted last night
in the death at Grady hospital of E. J.
Bannister, of 1 Coral place, denied to
day he had sold the poison or that it
was sold by any of his clerks.
Dr. Cox declares no morphine was
sold in his drug store Saturday, and
says he easily will clear himself of the
charges. Dr. Cox is under bond, pend
ing the hearing.
The poison is said to have been pur
chased for Bannister by a negro wom
an. to whom he complained of having a
severe headache and who told him she
could get him a remedy which would
bring instant relief. Shortly before his
death Bannister told members of his
family the negro woman returned with
a powder and he swallowed it. This
was the fatal morphine dose, he said.
So far, the negro woman has not been
taken into custody, but search Is being
made for her.
Bannister took the poison Saturday
afternoon. Physicians say his life might
been saved had it not been for
the. muddy, almost impassable condi
tion of the streets. The auto ambu
lance, which started for the man, be
came fast in mud in Western Heights
and had to return to the hospital. The
horse ambulance then was sent on the
mission shortly after 2 o’clock. Ban
nister was placed in the ambulance
about 4:30 o’clock and arrived at the
hospital at 6 o'clock.
On account of the mud. the ambu
lance had the greatest difficulty in
making the trip at all.
INSURANCE AGAINST
TWINS. 5 PER CENT
LONDON, Dec. 9. —Five per cent is
the rate quoted by brokers for insur
ance against birth of twins. It also is
possible to insure against a child
which might deprive one of an estate
or title.
COWS DESERVE TO BE IN
MANSIONS. SPEAKER SAYS
CHICAGO, Dee. 9. -"Mansions, not
stables, should be provided for cows,
the artificial mothers of the race.” said
Dr, Cassius Way. a sanitary expert
"They deserve more eluborati housing
titan a man.”
ATLANTA, GA.. MONDAY. DECEMBER 9. 1912.
CLASH IS EXPECTED
AT INVESTIGATION
OF TURNER CHARGES
Indications today are that the inves
tigation of the official conduct of City
Electrician R. C. Turner by a special
committee of council tomorrow after
noon will see unexpected developments.
Charges that Turner was guilty of
illegal discrimination in granting li
censes to motion pictuie operators will
be made before the committee by mem
bers of the Moving Picture Operators
union. Turner said today he would
disprove all the accusations. Both sides
will introduce a number of witnesses.
There is an old grudge between a
number of the picture machine opera
tors and the city electrician. Recent
events which caused council to order
an investigation have aroused an in
tense bitterness between them. The
meeting of the investigating committee
will give the first opportunity for a real
clash.
Jesse M. Wood is chairman of the
committee.
AUTO WRECKED AS
TEAM RUNS AWAY
WITH HEAVY TRUCK
Mrs. Harry Schaul, of 5 East Four
teenth street, and several friends with
her on an early shopping expedition
today, had a narrow’ escape from acci
dent when a heavy wagon crashed into
their motor car in Whitehall street.
The party had just lelt the ear, which
was standing at the curb with a ne
gro. chauffeur at the yheel. when a
team attached to a heavy lithia water
wagon became frightened and ran away
from the driver, who was inside a drug
store.
The wagon struck the fender of the
car. cutting the steel in two and bat
tering the car. The pole and gear were
torn from under the wagon by the
shock.
Nobody was injured.
ATLANTA SUFFRAGE
WORKERS TO REJOICE
OVER GAINS OF CAUSE
Atlanta suffragists will hold a love feast
and rally of rejoicing Wednesday after
noon at 3 o’clock in the Carnegie library,
when the recent victories of the votes for
women campaign in four states will be
celebrated. The Atlanta Civic league to
day announced the meeting, for the
proper celebration of suffrage success in
Oregon. Arizona, Kansas and Michigan.
Mrs. M. L. McLendon, president of the
Georgia Woman Suffrage association, has
just returned from the fortieth conven
tion of tlie national organization, and will
be one of the speakers at the rally. Mrs.
William H. Felton, of Cartersville, whose
active work at an age when most women
are In an Invalid chair has made her
famous; Mrs Rose Ashby ami several
others will deliver addresses The meet
ings will be open to the general public.
FREES CHURCH DE
DEBT, THEN DIES
Dr. J. W. Millard, Baptist Pas
tor, Fatally Stricken Few
Hours After Sermon.
Dr. Junius W. Millard, pastor of the
Jackson Hill Baptist church and for
mer pastor of the Ponce DeLeon Avenue
Baptist church, died suddenly at his
home on the Oakdale road last night
from an apoplectic stroke.
After preaching a short sermon to
the Jackson Hill congregation Sunday
morning and raising $3,000 to pay off
the church debt, Dr. Millard went to
his home. He complained of feeling
unwell. At 3 o’clock he was stricken
with apoplexy and died at midnight.
Dr. Millard's active church work in
Atlanta extended over a period of eight
years. He was called to the Ponce De-
Leon Baptist church when that insti
tution was organized and remained at
its head for five years.
Falling health caused him to resign
his charge and he spent a year in
Europe and the Holy Land, returning
refreshed. After a year here, part of
which he spent as supply minister, he
assumed the pastorate of the Jackson
Mill church, which he held up to the
time of his death.
Dr. Millard's sermon Sunday will not
be forgotten by the members of the
Jackson Hill congregation. He spoke
to them briefly and in closing urged the
church to remove its debt and start the
New Year with a clean slate. He sud
denly announced that he was going to
take up a collection to obtain $2,400.
the amount of the debt. The congrega
tion. under the spell of his sermon,
raised $3,000.
Dr. Millard was born in Goldsboro.
N. 44 years ago. He was graduated
from Wake Forest college and took his
doctor’s degree at the Southern Baptist
Theological seminary. His first impor
tant charge was the Utaw Place Bap
tist church in Baltimore. He left Bal
timore to come to Atlanta.
He is survived by his wife, two chil
dren, J. W. Millard. Jr., and Miss Laura
Millard; one brother, Dr. David P.
Millard, and five sisters, none of whom
lives in Atlanta.
The funeral arrangements have not
been completed,
JAN. 13. 1913, FRIGHTENS
NEW ILLINOIS GOVERNOR
CHICAGO, Dec. 9.—Because there
are too many "thlrteens” In January
13, 1913, the date of the state inaugura
tion. Governor-elect Edward F. Dunne
has practically decided to postpone
the event one day
NATION CAN’T EXIST
WITHOUT CHRISTIAN
SPIRIT, SAYS HILL
WARREN, MINN., Dee. 9.—" No na
tion can exist without true Christian
spirit behind it,” declared James J. Hill,
the pioneer railway' magnate of the
Northwest, in a speech delivered at the
dedication of the new $50,000 building
for North Star college.
A large crowd was present for the
exercises, which took place last night,
and Mr. Hill delivered the principal ad
dress. which partook of the nature of a
sermon.
He told the story of the creation, and
delivered strong arguments in favor of
Christianity. Mr. Hill concluded by de.
daring that laws which forbid the
teaching of Christianity in schools are
the weakest tilings in our government
He declared he hoped to live to see
the decalogue in every school room.
WILLIAM B. CROUCH
DEAD IN MISSISSIPPI
OF PARALYTIC STROKE
Funeral services for William B.
Crouch, retired captalist, manufacturer
and bank president, who died at Voss
burg, Miss., Saturday night, will be held
this afternoon in Cartersville. Mr.
Crouch was 60 years old and had lived
In Atlanta for the past three years. He
suffered a stroke of paralysis a year
ago and had never recovered.
Mr. Crouch was president of the
American Trunk and Bag Company. He
was for 25 years a resident of St. Louis
and was at one time vice president of
the Majestic Range Company there.
Later he was president of the First
National bank of Cartersville. He is
survived by his wife.
TO NOMINATE WALKER
FOR SAVANNAH MAYOR
SAVANNAH, GA.. Dec. 9.—Plans are
now being made for a rousing rally of
the administration forces at the Savan
nah theater Thursday night, when Cap
tain George P. Walker will be formally
tendered the nomination for mayor. It
will be in the nature of a ratification
meeting. Sjieeehes will be made by
prominent supporters of the policies of
the administration. T. Mayhew Cun
ningham will preside. Captain Walker
will be present to reply to the speech
nominating him *
Captain R. J. Davant, the opposition
candidate, has been active for some
time. His forces are holding rallies and
perfecting their campaign. Captain
Du van t ran for the office a year ago
against Mayor Tiedeman, and was de
feated.
WAYCROSS RUN-OFF TOMORROW.
WAYCROSS. GA., Dec. 9.—-For the
first time since the majority rule for
city primaries was adopted Waycross
voters will participate in a second pri
mary tomorrow. Only' one contest, that
between C. C. Buchanan. Jr., and J. A,
», for First ward alderman, will be
settled
EXIRA
2 CENTS EVERYWHERE
DEMOCRATS
URGEEXIRA
SESSION ON
MARCHIS
Will Request Wilson, on Return
Home, to Make Date Month
Earlier Than Promised.
COULD MAKE TARIFF
MEASURE LAW BY JULY
Underwood Says Manufactur
ers Are Marking Time Wait
ing for New Schedules.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.—On the re
turn of President-elect Woodrow Wil
son, Democrats who are to be forceful
in shaping tariff legislation at the ex-
I traordinary session of congress which
I Governor Wilson has announced he is
I to call not later than April 15 are to
! urge the president-elect to convene this
extraordinary session on March 15.
The Democrat who is at the head of
this movement is Oscar W. Underwood, •
chairman of the ways and means com
mittee. Supporting Mr. Underwood in
this policy are Representative Edward
W. Townsend and nearly all of the New
Jersey congressmen, as well as many
from New York, the New England and
the middle Western, Northwestern and
far Western states.
In fact, it is known that the vast
majority of tlie re-elected Democratic
congressmen are heartily in favor of
calling the extraordinary session on
March 15. Concerning the newly elect
ed members, the sentiment is agree
able to that date so far as it could be
ascertained.
When Governor Wilson returns to
Trenton, N. J., he is to begin his con
ferences with leading Democrats of the
country. This statement was made by
William F. McCombs, chairman of the
Democratic national committee.
Underwood to
Call On Wilson.
Mr. McCombs had nothing to say
personally on the question, but it is
quite well known that Representative
Underwood is to be one of the presi
dent-elect’s visitors. On that visit, it
is stated, Mr, Llnderwood is to suggest
to tiie president-elect that the quicker
the extraordinary session is called the
better it will he for the business inter
ests of the country, and quicker
the new tariff bill to be prepared by
Mr. Underwood’s committee and ac
cepted or amended by the house and
the senate will be ready for President
Wilson’s signature.
“1 believe firmly with a number of
my Democratic colleagues,” Represen
tative Underwood said, "that it would
be advisable for President Wilson to
call the extraordinary session as quick
ly after March 4as possible. I have no
hesitation in suggesting the date to be
March 15.
"In rny daily mail are many letters,
principally from textile manufacturers,
requesting that I give them the best
information at my command as to the
new schedules for their goods. Of z
course. 1 can give them no information.
They write that they are slowing down
in business and hesitate to go ahead
because of the uncertainty of the sched
ules to be adopted in the tariff bill af
fecting their goods.
"The new tariff bill must first be pre
pared by the ways and means commit
tee. it must then go to the house for
amendments and subsequently ’to the
senate, where it may be amended and
sent back to the house, and so on and
so forth until it eventually reaches the
president for his signature.
Could Be Law
By Next July.
"If we could convene the extraordi
nary session on March 15 I could almost
guarantee to the business of the coun
try. under certain circumstances, that
the house bill would be In the hands of
the senate by April 15. Os course, if
the new tariff bill is to be adopted
schedule by schedule, greater celerity
perhaps could be attained, and yet
there is a difference of opinion on that
matter.
"The house could adopt a number of
schedules and they could go over to
the senate. I feel that with something
like unanimous action and unanimity
of purpose the new tariff bill could be
adopted and signed by the president
certainly not later than July next.
"The main features of the new bJU-t, —
without tlie slightest doubt, will be al
most similar, if not Identical, with the
bill which we parsed last session and
which the president vetoed
"Without doubt.\the two states nec
essary to ratify tax will act ,
favorably to that proposition during
this winter. In that event an income l
tax would be substituted in the new I
bill for the corporation and the excise
tax. lam Impressed, though, more and
more that celerity of action is due to
the various business interests of th« t
country so that these business men may
know exactly on what Tines they ar* to ’
proceed.”