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the weather Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia: L - and colder today and tomorrow. 'vol.. XI. NO- 10l>- fHOOIIIKIF lUM 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.”