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fITIF! PANAMA
ffINSL, URGES
STIMSON
Establishment of Naval Base in
Hawaii Calls for Protection
There. Too. Says Report.
WASHINGTON', Dec. 9.—The Imme
jlate fortification and mobilization of
troop-' i n Panama and Hawaii for the
election of American property at
ose points: the passage of a national
/junteers bill allowing the draughting
r in efficient fighting force in time of
need and the extension of pay to the
' (|M | ojard under the condition that
T. be made available for general
... use were among the major sug
arm j * 1 ■
gf9lion s made by Secretary of War
jteni.' I- Stimson in his annual report
to the president just made public.
Continuing his list of recommenda
tl(,n? and comments upon the present
, tP of the United States army, Sec
\ Stimson took a slap at the anti
( nists stating that the bad health
',f _,,me of the men was directly at
; . to the abolishment of mildly
intoxicating liquors from army post
canteens.
Keep West Point Standard Up.
p, ,Cm. advocated legislation to keep
th uilit'i y academy at West Point up
tn its full capacity in point of attend
the enactment of laws allowing
p,. to Ricans citizenship; the retire
ment of Federal employees upon pen
after a stated number of years
of service; the establishment of a coun.
; of national defense composed of
members of the army,, navy and both
houses of congress, with a view to
h ittging 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
biicness organizations building dams
cc.-oss streams and rivers for the im
• ovement 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
h.ered, together with the establishment
of a naval base in Hawaii, made these
measures necessary. Three full strength
regiments of infantry, a squadron of
caavlry and a battalion of field artil
lery. besides the necessary troops to
" crate the guns which protect the en
of the canal, were necessary to
rc|" landing forces from a possible hos.
fleet in the canal zone, according
to the report. This force should never
fail belov. 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
tavat base at Hawaii the report stated
•hrt it would be necessary to maintain,
in addition to the present force of 12,-
»’en. exclusive of native troops, an
tuJditionai force of six full strength reg
iments of infantry, one regiment of
<avalrj and three battalions of field
artillery.
Tne report stated that at the close of
the fiscal year, Jure 30. 1912, the actual
irength of the United States army was
*4'o officers and 77.835 enlisted men, a
■otal of 82.305. and an increase since June
"■ 1911, of 189 officers and 7,834 enlist
"> men | n addition to this, the actual
ength of the Philippine scouts at the
tiose of the fiscal year was 180 officers
an<l .>,480 enlisted men.
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■° hold neckties, gloves, handkerchiefs or veils, are
appropriate as gifts to either lady or gentleman.
$1.75 to $4.50
LIEBERMAN'S
The Trunk Store 92 Whitehall
ASKS HIGH COURT TO
TRY HIM FOR KILLING
HIS NEIGHBOR’S COW
J. S. Gallimore thinks that a suit
against him for killing his neighbor's
cow should be tried in superior court.
He asked that tribunal today to hear
the case and set aside a justice court
judgment recently found against him.
In his plea for superior court juris
diction, Gallimore asserted that he
killed a cow belonging to Mr. and Mrs.
T. E. Parker to protect the lives of his
children. He denied that he was
prompted by malice in his action.
T had no intention of injuring the
cow.” said Gallimore. “1 merely in
tended to protect the lives of my chil
dren.”
FARMER’S SLAYER IN JAIL;
VOLUNTARILY SURRENDERS
GUYTON, GA., Dec. 9.—Randolph
Mercer, who killed W. A. Usher, a
prominent planter in the Okey district
of this county, a week ago, has surren
dered to the sheriff and is now lodged
in Effingham county jail.
According to later reports of the kill
ing, Usher had taken Mercer home and
remained for supper. It is said they
were drinking at the time and Usher
became boisterous at the table, where
upon Mercer ordered him out and Ush
er complied, but invited Mercer out
side. Mercer went out with his gun
and shot Ushe dead. There seems not
to have been any other eye witnesses
to the tragedy, and it is not known
what took place after the two men left
the house. Usher was not armed when
he was found dead at Mercer's gate
next day.
JUDGE PARTS A COUPLE
WED TWICE UNDER AGE
CHICAGO, Dec. 9.—Judge Tuthill has
granted a decree of divorce to Edward
Therien from his wife. Laura Rasmus
sen Therien, to whom he was married
on Labor day, September, 1905, in St.
Joseph, Mich. In his bill Therien set
forth that both at the time were under
the legal age and that 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 Th.*w.n
accused his wife of attacking him with
a razor while they were residing in
Washington and on another occasion
with a butcher knife.
GREAT GUN EXPLODES.
IMPERILING SOLDIERS
SANDY HOOK, N. J., Dec. 9.—A
squad of artillerymen and their com
manding officer narrowly escaped death
today when a new fourteen-inch gun
intended for use in the United States
coast fortifications exploded when be
ing tested. The missile was thrown 100
feet away and fragments of the shell
struck the carriage, narrowly missing
the soldiers.
BREAKSIEG ON PEEL
HE TOSSES INTO STREET
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 9.—John Steinhauer,
of Belleville. 58 years old. was taken to
the city hospital suffering from a
broken leg. fractured in two places
above the knee. Steinhauer was walk
ing toward a Page car at Twenty-third
and Walnut streets, eating a banana.
He threw the peeling in front of him.
He stepped on it and fell.
REPORTS OF ACCIDENT TO
MAURETANIA ARE DENIED
LONDON, Dec. 9. —Official denials of
reports that the Mauretania had met
with an accident was made this after
noon by General Manager Means, of
the Cunard line. Mr. Means said he
had received a wireless from the Mau
retania at 3:15 p. m. stating that the
ship was 565 miles west of Queenstown.
No trouble was reported.
WANTS ANTI-KISSING LAW
IN STATE OF OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., Dec. 9.
Dr. George W. Bowling, of Lindsay,
Okla., who organized the anti-kissing
crusade in Oklahoma, has decided to
move to Oklahoma City, it is said.
He Incorporated the first anti-kiss-ing
society in this state and is preparing a
request, to be submitted to the ap
proaching legislature, prohibiting kiss
ing in the state.
Our Watches will stand hard
knocks. We have hundreds of styles
of timepieces— small, gold, sil
ver. gunmetal, nickel, for ladies and
gentlemen—from the $1 Ingersoll to
the most expensive solid gold
Watch. Whichever you want, this
is the place to get it. Os course a
watch should be handled with great
care, but at the same time well
constructed watches like ours will
withstand the ordinary knocks of
every day a whole lot better than
the ordinary kind.
A. HOLZMAN
The Jeweler. 92 Whitehall Street.
ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY, DECEMBER 9. 1912.
LOVEJOY HEADS
M. E. MINISTERS
Presiding Elder of Atlanta Dis
trict New President of
Pastors’ Meetings.
The annual election of officers of the
Methodist Ministers Meetings, held this
morning at the Wesley Memorial
church, resulted in the choice of Dr. W.
P. Lovejoy, presiding elder of the At
lanta district as president; Rev. C. V.
Weathers, of East End. secretary, anil
Rev. Frank Hudson, of East Point,
treasurer. A “steering committee" to
prepare programs for Monday morning
meetings was -chosen as follows: Dr. C.
O. Jones, pastor of the First Methodist,
formerly of St. Johns, Augusta; Rev. S.
R. Belk, of Park Street; Rev, Charles-
Bass. of Bolton: Rev. A. W. Quillian,
of Inman Park, and Rev. (X M. Eakes,
of St. Johns. ’ ,
Dr. Belk offered a resolution or sym
pathy to the family of Dr. Junius W.
Millard, who died yesterday.
Interest in Christmas Fund.
Discussions led by Dr. Lovejoy, Major
R. J. Guinn, M. M. Davies and others
aroused great interest in the Christmas
fund for the Wesley Memorial hospital.
This fund is collected annually from
the congregations of the Methodist
churches, and the plan adopted for the
collection on Sunday morning, Decem
ber 22, is to have the superintendents
urge next Sunday that parents and
children join in the movement, and that
the ministers make their Sunday ser
mons along the line of the need of the
hospital for more funds.
• Major Guinn declared that with the
co-operation of Methodists the local
hospital could not only be made entire
ly self-supporting, but the church could
build a structure on the present site
equal to any south or west of Johns
Hopkins in Baltimore. Mr. Davies de
clared that Igist year pay patients had
turned into the hospital coffers $12,000,
and that with more such patients the
hospital need cost the church nothing.
The hospital is badly overcrowded and
the church members feel the need of
new or additional quarters, but nothing
definite has been planned.
Many Patients Cared For.
For the fiscal year ending November
1, 1912, the seventh annual report of
the hospital trustees shows that 954 pa
tients were treated, among whom were
434 Methodists, 225 Baptists, 108 Pres
byterians. The total Income of the in
stitution was $36,620, all spent for run
ning expenses. The North Georgia con
ference gave $2,237.96 for the Christmas
fund in 1911, and the South Georgia
conference $1,161.81, a total of $3,399.77.
The Atlanta district gave $1,204.15.
From the opening of the hospital. Au
gust 16, 1905, until November 1, 1912,
there have been treated in it. 5.193 pa
tients, of whom 2,869 have not been able
to pay for tbeir treatment—over half of
the total number. The value of charity
work, estimated at prime cost, has been
$59,151.06 in these seven years. During
the same period the Christmas collec
tions have aggregated only $23,565.86,
or $35,949.20 less than the hospital has
expended upon the poor. The original
cost of the ground and first building
was $17,500. Thus it appears that the
hospital has “given Itself away’’* twice
in seven years.
EARTHQUAKE RECORDED.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. —The seis
mograph at the Georgetown university
recorded earth disturbances from 3:44
to 4:07 this morning. According to
Father Lorndorf, the earthquake was
several thousand miles northwest of
Washington.
HOLIDAY GIFTS
Os many kinds and all prices may be found in our
Sporting Goods Department. Any man or boy is
sure to be pleased with some article from this stock.
Here are some of them:
SHOTGUNS $5.00 to $362
RIFLES $1.50 and up
AIRRIFLES 75c to $2.50
BICYCLES . $ 15.00 to $35.00
SKATES 50c to $3.50
SWEATERS $2.00 to $12.50
CARRIAGE HEATERS $1.25 to $3.25
THERMOS BOTTLES SI.OO to $4.50
INDIAN SUITS $2.00
COWBOY SUITS $2.50
HUNTING BOOTS SIO.OO
HUNTING SHOES $6.00
Thousands of articles suitable for gifts are to be found
in our stock. Come and see them.
Our sales slips good in Constitution Contest.
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87 Whitehall 53 Peachtree
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GREATDIPLOMAGY
STRUGGLE AHEAD
Turks to Try to Offset Defeat
in War by Victory in Peace
Conference.
LONDON, Dec. 9.-—Hoping to offset
on the field of diplomacy what they
lost on the field of battle, the Turks
are preparing to resist with the most
aggressive diplomacy any one exces
sive demand by the allies in the peace
conference which opens here Friday.
Diplomatic circles learned today that
the Turkish envoys are coming here
under direct instructions from Sultan
Hoha mined V to use every method
sanctioned by diplomatic usage to saVe
what territory and national prestige
they can.
It thus appears that the battle of di
plomacy may resolve itself into a con
test between the “irreducible minimum”
on the part of the Balkan allies against
the national honor of the Ottoman em
pire.
Each of the five governments involv
ed will be allowed three envoys.
Social Affaire for Envoys.
It is expected that the course of the
negotiations will be marked by social
affairs for the envoys. King George
may give a dinner for the plenipoten
tiaries if they settle all the issues ami
cably and without discord. Os the
Turkish delegates only the name of Os
man Nizami Pasha has been officially
handed in to the foreign office. The
Ottoman government has been puzzled
to select the best men.
Because of the importance of his
standing with the Balkan league, Pre
mier Venizelos, of Greece, is expected
to be one of the outstanding figures at
the conference. He will probably take
the place of one of Greece’s military
delegates in the conference, the latter
acting as an assistant. Prmier Veni
zelos and Foreign Minister Coromilas,
of Greece, were two of the prime
movers in the formation .of the Balkan
league.
Austria Against Peace.
Reports were received here today
from Vienna that Austria is urging
Turkey to assume an uncompromising
attitude, but official circles close to the
foreign office cast doubt upon this. They
declare that Vienna would not dare to
threaten the peace of Europe so openly.
In part said Kimial Pasha, in a mes.
sage from Constantinople:
"We have very strong hopes that
peace will be restored, but as the Bul
gars have not yet definitely formulated
their conditions I can not say whether
this hope will be fulfilled."
The grand vizier characterized
Greece's actions as “pouring water into
her wine.”
Servia’s Envoys
Off, With Orders
BELGRADE, Dec. 9.—Servia’s envoys
to the London peace conference left
here today after receiving final instruc
tions from Premier Pasitch. The de
parting plenipotentiaries were G. No
va kovitch. of the treasury department;
A. Nikolitch. speaker of the Skupshtina,
and General Boyovltch.
They will meet in Paris the Servian
minister to France, Mr. Vesnitch. who
will proceed tot London with the en
voys.
JUSTICE RE-ELECTED.
WAYCROSS, GA., Dec. 9. —George L.
Mock and J. M. Clemens were the suc
cessful candidates in the race for con
stables in Waycross Saturday. Harry
M. Wilson was re-elected justice of the
peace with no opposition.
PENNANTS 50c to $1.50
HUNTING CLOTHING
PUNCHING BAGS. $1.50 to $13.50
FOOT BALLS. . SI.OO to $5.00
BASKET BALLS .. $2.00 to $6.00
WHITELY EXERCISERS $1.50 to $5.00
BOXING GLOVES $ 1.50 to $8.50
BASEBALL GOODS
GOLF CLUBS AND BALLS
CADDY BAGS $2.50 to $15.00
PLAY TENTS $5.00
DOG COLLARS .. 25c to $5.00
NEGRO PAIR SLASH
MAN’S POCKETS AND
GET 150 DIAMONDS
CHICAGO, Dec. 9. —Detectives today
are searching the negro quarter of Chi
cago for two robbers who attacked Jo
seph Marochnick, a New York diamond
importer, and robbed him of $27,500 in
diamonds and $1,600 in currency. The
robbery occurred in Michigan avenue,
one block south of the Blackstone hotel,
at midnight.
Marochnick was slashed with knives
and razors as he fought with the high
waymen. The diamonds were his own
property and were not insured. His
coat was slashed in a number of places
and there was an ugly gash across the
back of one hand when he rushed to a
police station and told his story.
Marochnick fought desperately, he
said, but the negroes slashed at him and
cut open the pocket in which the dia
monds were carried. They also cut
away his necktie, in which was a dia
mond pin. The stolen stones consisted
of 150 unset diamonds.
Marochnick was to have been mar
ried in January.
DALTON VOTERS TO NAME
OFFICERS ON WEDNESDAY
DALTON, GA., Dec. 9.—The line-up
for the city election scheduled for Wed
nesday is now complete, a number of
councilmanic candidates entering at the
last hour. The following candidates
are working:
Councilman Second ward, J. H. Car
gal and Tom Pierce; Third ward, J. H.
Robinson and W. C. Fincher; Sixth
ward, Joseph Bogle; Seventh ward, J.
J. Duane and E. F. Hamilton; clerk, W.
M. Carroll and C. G. Spencer, and treas
urer, J. H. Smith.
J. J. Duane is the only one of the
four outgoing councilmen offering for
re-election. The registrars announce
818 voters qualified.
You will find that druggists every
where speak well of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. They know from long
experience in the sale of It that in
cases of coughs and colds it can always
be depended upon, and that it is pleas
ant and safe to take. For sale by all
dealers. (Advt.)
TWO CLASSY SHOWS AT
THE BONITA THEATER
FOR THIS WEEK.
This week, In accordance with the
new policy, The Bonita, 32 Peachtree
street, will make a change of bill in the
middle of the week.
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
"King of Black Wellis" will be offered,
and on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
“Family Jars" will be the attraction.
Both of these plays are high-class
musical comedies, and will be presented
by the popular Allen <<• Kenna Co. and
the "Aviation Chorus” of pretty girls.
Up-to-date motion pictures will be
shown between each performance.
(Advt.)
TRUTH STANDS ERECT
TO THE MEDICAL SCHOOLS OF THE
WORLD—We are prepared to prove this
momentous statement—Stop lienal degen
eration and chronic Bright’s disease and
•Nephritis become curable
The kidney irritants and excitants of
the pharmacopeia are contra indicated. A
new agent had to be worked out and the
first Renal palliative is a fact It acts on
Renal degeneration. In cases that have
fair hearts and recuperative power the al
bumen and casts usually begin to dfsap
pear about the twentieth day. This Is
not a matter of opinion but is settled
by chemistry and the microscope. We
will send formula for making accurate
quantitative tests so none need be in
doubt.
Give the new agent to stop Renal de
generation-keep up the eliminations and
if necessary treat the heart and other
symptoms as if you were not giving it
(there Is no conflict), and success
awaits you in many cases if given soon
enough
The substance of the formula la mild
infusion) surrounds each bottle.
Frank Edmondson & Bro., 12 North
Broad street anti 106 North Prvor street,
are agents for the Rena! palliative, Ful
ton’s Renal Compound. Booklet mailed
free. John J. Fulton Company, San
Francisco. (Advt.)
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In the Holiday Rush
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this busy season.
Western Union services
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* with the true
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Everything lias been arranged for the convenience,
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Practical Gifts Most
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Ladies, make this store your Christmas
headquarters in selecting gifts for ‘‘him.” If it
conies from- “Hartman’s,” you can rest assured
it will be thoroughly appreciated.
Appropriate Suggestions
Umbrellas Cuff Buttons
Scarf Pins
Tie Clasps Watch Chains
Initial Handkerchiefs
Fobs Suit Cases
Neckwear
Hand Bags Collar Bags
Silk Mufflers
Handkerchief and Tie to Match
Handkerchief, Sox and Tie to Match
Hosiery
House Slippers Bath Robes
Lounging Robes
Silk Suspenders Traveling Sets
Pajamas
Hats Shirts Underwear
Raincoats
Collars Shoes
Any article in our stock may be selected
NOW and laid away for future delivery.
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