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FEUD WAR FOLLOWS POISON CASE [9 Hi? WEATHER ■ c-rj't Fair tonight and Wed ■T," warmer. Temperatures: 8 Vm V degrees: 10 ’• «'• 44 degrees; |S noon. 49 degrees: 2 p. m., 48 de- ■VOL.XL NO. 110. in junofl IkIBSSTDRY Inius MOIB Miirsp. Tells of Indignities on f I Pullman Sleeper—Changed I Cars In Night Clothes. ■ECLARES CONDUCTOR ■ MADE A JEST OF HER i B pefove 4 firry vffilch included a negro, Maty A. Barnhill, a white trained who has been employed by lome EMf the leading families tn the city, wm to tell thte morning, tn the States coart, a tjumlliatlng of Indignities on a Pullman sleep- at night. Klßshe told how she had been compelled a Pullman conductor to rise from EBer berth in the middle of the night, given time to dress, and made to to another car. wearing nothing but ■■er night robes and a thin silken ki where the conductor afterward brought a number of her most ■■itlnuite articles of wearing apparel, to amusement of the passen- and her own humiliation. H S,rF - BarnW " instituted suit for $5,- damages against the Pullman < om }.Bfc,n:. during the latter part of 1911, after her alleged experience on Southern train to Pinehurst. N. C.. ' It came up for trial this morning, that time a regular panel of twelve was in the box, one of these being gio apparently about .’Jo y< are old. Bfurse Tells Her ■tory to Jury. KI After tome discussion, the jury was ano th. negro retained, though to dismiss the negro jurors. With negro sitting on the jury and lis under direct examination. | | She declared that in September, 1911. had telephoned to the Pullman of 19®°* Fiave * berth retained for her, tliit they agreed to do Upon the of her Pullman car experience, had procured her ticket at the Ter- ina! station Pullman office, and had ■■beer, directed to her car by the Pull conductor who afterward forced !■*“■? to leave her berth. She said she shown her lower berth. No. 7, by |■lhe porter, who was acting under or •■crts from the conductor. K | ttm t day she had been busy, she and she Immediately undress and retired. After being asleep for |■some time, she said, she was rudely by the conductor and told to her ticket. This she did, and he ■then told her that she was not only in .■the wrong berth, but in the wrong car, ■k” 1 ’ that she would have to get up and ‘1 was eo tired and so angry at the ; ■mistake which he had made, yet blamed 'B"' ! rne ’ that I refused, and he told me I have to d 0 lt _~ ga ((j, speaking Mdirectly to the Jury. f ■ '4 hen you retire In a Pullman car j'B o you undress as much as you do tKwhen you are at home?” asked the at X 6 *’ R ’r. I wear exactly the sama things while I am sleeping on a Pull than as I do at home,” she answered, resumed her story. MSays Conductor ■ Threatened Her. ■ she conductor kept insisting so I roughly, and finally told me that I would have to go into the car | ', Parl r ' r he would put me off the train. s'B was a weak, helpless woman, un « reseed | n t | le m jdst of strangers, and || didn't know what to do. So I told g|« 'm that I had pellagra, thinking that ■ n"".', P r, ‘ vent him bothering me. But ® He told me that if I didn’t 9r. . U ' aw ay and come into tho On a <ai " ' U 'd h ave m « put off the train 9 arr ” SUj(l at the next station. Then ■ n « went out. 9.. ' r * ,l Uzed 1 didn't have any way of |a lng myself, so I started to get Sg ■ I had put on nothing but my 9 tw’ 4 in '' ! ' , ' M,tin ß s when he and the B 1 t' turned and told me they were ■ '.'afting on me and that I would H 11 into the next car immedl- 9,. I'"’tgh l '"’tgh I protested, they insist- B on a thin kimono over my B f irri. a ■' ’ 111 ' n '° ,lle car ‘ n ront ' 1 9 „, v f 'll tny clothes bundled up in B but afterward discovered 1 B mo-thlng behind. ■ iho passengers were still ■ •• amazed at my attire, and 9 '-k ' i> h ' * 'muuctor to »how ine my ■ tn, Pm none wan made up B Cont, nu.d on p. u , Twp, ~ The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results. IABORMEET DENOUNCES L. t N. IS SOULLESS Congress Delegates, in Resolu tions. Condemn Corporation. “Crusher of Employees.” OPPOSE ENLISTMENT OF UNION MEN IN MILITIA The Louisville and Nashville Bail road Company came in for a severe ar raignment at the hands of the South eastern Labor congress in the legisla tive hall of the state capltol this morn ing, when the resolutions committee of fered a resolution condemning the road as a "soulless corporation,” a "defier of laws,” a “crusher of employees,” and a "gigantic monopoly which has made thousands of men, women and little children mourn.” The resolution was referred to a sub committee and is expected to come up for passage this afternoon, and the union leaders declare that it will be adopted virtually as read. Another bristling resolution con demned the militia of the various states and called on labor men not to enlist, and if already enlisted to withdraw at the expiration of their terms of service. The sense of the resolution was that ‘‘stall troops are called with drawn bayonets to shoot down fellow union men like beasts, and it is resolved to stand against the enlistment of union men." O’Connell Calls it * ‘ Important Resolution.' ’ The acting chairman. James O’Con nell, second vice president of the Amer ican Federation of Labor, declared; “This is a very' important resolution, because it practically prohibits the en listment of union men In this section in the state militia.” The resolution condemning the L> and N. follows: Whereas, in these days of gigan tic trusts and monopolies which control the production of wealth and its distribution, it is generally conceded that the working people have the lawful and indisputable right to organize for the purpose of protecting their wage and working conditions and their general wel fare. Working along such lines, it can be justly said that labor organ izations have lifted men from de spondency, gloom and fear to a new life of light and joy, doing a good work for God, humanity and socie ty; and, Whereas, the exception to the rule is the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, which has for the past seventeen (17) years pur sued a cruel and vigorous crusade against Its employees should they become members of a labor organi - nation. In Its Intense hatred and enmity of labor organizations the gigantic monopoly known as the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company has made thousands of men, women and little children mourn. The methods employed by the Louisville and Nashville Rail road Oompany to crush the employ ees should they join a labor organ ization are beyond description, but those who know something of their methods are constrained to say that they are revolting to that liberty and freedom promised by the con stitution of country; and, “Repeatedly Has Defied the Law.’’ Whgreas. this gigantic, soulless corporation is not only hostile to labor organizations, for it has re peatedly defied the law, fought the lawmakers and the public as well. In this connection its present and past conduct In the state of Ken tucky and other states Is well known to the citizens of the South. It la a mild statement to say that the Louisville and Nashville Rail road Company, in Its effort to crush Its employees a«d keep them from joining labor organizations, has no respect for the moral law or the laws of the country. The sanctity of the home or church ties or the rights of men are of no conse quence to the Louisville and Nash ville Railroad Company In its low, debasing methods when it comes to destroying » labor organization. Hirelings are employed who go about coercing intimidating and \ « Continued «r» P»a« Twe. Pan-America Would Fight to Defend U. S., Says Barrett\ SOUNDS A CANAL WARNING Victor 11. Kriegshaber, vice president of the v > Atlanta Chamber of Commerce (wearing felt \ i - hat) and Commander Victor L. Blue, of the - tSenor Caesar Barraii I nited States navy, going to the conference la ' Cuba, one of the hall. distinguished visitors f*'from the South, who Ajs X* attending the I’an- ii?’ ania conference. ■ I \\ Gw W L:4- • • bb99E%^ t WB»' a991 **■ i < H I < 'll ; a-J I ■ / / V ~ - w ; MM MWIWf WOI „ diw® • 1 ss&> / .f> M999KJ ’ aHK’.fe./ • J ■. \ ; erfaE ■ < KIN IMPLORE GOVERNOR TO SPARE SLAYER CLAY Pleading for mercy, advancing no reason other than fatherly and sis terly love and affection, J. Clay and Mrs. W. H. Whitaker begged tearfully and dramatically with Governor Brown today tn behalf of Robert Lee Clay, wife slayer, who is condemned to die in the Tower of the county jail Friday. The Governor gave his visitors audi- the big reception room, just outside the private executiv. office. He listened attentively, but gave no indi cation of what his course of action would be. When the governor came out of hfs office to meet bis visitors they .vere huddled before the bright blaze in the open fireplace. Governor Brown drew a chair close to them and asked them, gently, what they desired to say. Mrs. Whitaker spoke first. In broken sentences, sobbing and more or less in coherently. she asked for mercy—noth ing more. “He was crazy when lie killed her, governor. Do not let him hang," he pleaded. "Put off the hanging, anyway, until we can see if we can not do some thing—something: Have mercy, gov ernor, tnerey:” Questioning quietly, the governor discovered that the case stands on a most unusual footing before the execu tive department. The conviction of Clay never has been appealed to the supreme court. The prison commission has been asked to do nothing'about It. No lawyer has filed any sort of paper In connection with the case. The appeal conies straight, with no Intervening process, from the fireside of the Clays to the governor of Georgia. When the governor had heard all. he gave no indication of what he will do. He said he must now look Into the state’s side of the matter. If he can find genuine ground for postponement, he will grant it, but he deciares that he must "be Just before he is merciful." In the meantime the death watch will be put on Clay In the Fulton county jail Thursday morning The father of the condemned man added his supplkatione to the daugh ters, He broke down, time and u«aln, ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 10. 1912. ,as he talked to Governor Brown. His pb a was Lie sat...- as -Mrs. Whitaker's. When John' Clay, a brother of the condemned man. called at the jail today, he was arrested on two warrants, charging misdemeanors, and locked up in a eel! on the fourth hoor, two sto ries above the cell where Robert L. Clay is confined. The charges are said to be in connection with an unpaid board bill and were sworn out before Justice Lynes, Jailor Golden permitted John Clay to go to his brother’s cell for a confer ence, but when the visitor returned and asked to be let out of the jail door, the warrants were produced and Clay ar rested. He will be given a preliminary hearing before Justice Lynes tomorrow. I atm probably will b«- releas 'd before I Friday. RENFROE TO INSIST SMOKE VIOLATORS BE HALED TO COURT J. N. Renfroe, member of the city smoke commission, declared tolay that he would insist at the meeting of the commission thi« afternoon that Inspector McMichael proceed to make cases against violators of the ordinance. He said a month had elapsed since Inspector McMichael was instructed to make cases, but that not a single case had been docketed. inspector McMichael and Chairman R. M. Harwell, of the smoke commission, both said no cases had been made recent ly because the owners of steam plants were endeavoring to comply with the or dinance. • Inspector McMichael has prepared an exhibition for Saturday morning at the Exposition cotton mills of how to prevent smoke. He will take a large party out tv witness the demonstration. BRITISH WARSHIP SINKS STEAMER IN COLLISION DEVENPORT. ENGLAND, Dec. 10 The British battleship Centurion sunk a steamer tn colligion off tho Irish coast, according to a wireless dispatch early today The battleship's bow was dam aged, the dispatch stated, and It is be lieved from this the Centurion ran head on into the steamer. The first report from the battleahip save no details a> to the loss of Iff*. Speaker at Panama Conference Declares Excessive Tolls Will Mean Slow Benefits. “The Monroe doctrine rapidly Is be coming a Pan-American doctrine. The time is corning when, if a nation of Europe attacks the United States, the countries of South America will join Uncle Sam in the defense of the country, standing back to back until the struggle is ended. The great canal which will, divide North and South America physically shall weld them together in sentiment and mutual in terest.” Cheers greeted this remark at the Panama canal conference today, when John Barrett, director-general of the Pan-American union, and the only in ternational representative in the world, spoke on the canal and its meaning to the South. Mr. Barrett, who since boyhood has traveled through the Latin-Ameiican countries and the Far East, as minister and special envoy, was enthusiastic over the tremendous development of trade which the canal will make possi ble. U. S. Not Prepared, He Says. But at the same time he sounded a note jf warning against expecting too much to come at first and without ef fort. He inveighed against the pro posed high rate of canal tolls and the small preparation by American inter ests in building ships for the new traffic. The eight ministers representing South American republics who were expected today did not arrive, but three members of Latin-American legations arrived with Mr. Barrett. They' were Julian Moreno Lucaile, secretary of the Pan-American union; J. E. Lefevre, of Panama's legation in Washington, and Caesar Barranco. vice consul from Cuba. Noted Men in Attendance. Mr. Barrett paid high tribute to all three as representing the very highest development of their respective coun tries. None of the three spoke at the morning sesison, Mr. Barrett deliver ing the only address. Commander Victor J. Blue, of the United States navy; Presii ent \V. W. Flnlev. L. Green. J. C. William- anil Continued on Page Two. I •••••••••••••••••••••••••«> • • • Pastor Knocks Out • Bandits: Preaches • And Releases Them? i: • • i HESTER. PA., Dec. 10.—When • (• two highwaymen tried to hold up • I * Rev. T. H. McCoy last night he « • knocks d both out. They regained • » their senses shortly, then the min- ® • ister preached them a little ser- • • mon. offered a little prayer in their • • behalf and permitted them to go • • after promising to abandon the • a hold-up business. « The quickness of the athletic • • pastor took the bandits complete- • • iy off their guard. When they • ■ « came to. the minister '•■poke to • • tern in a reassuring, calm voice. • GIRL IS Sil gy BRDTHEHfITPLAY Christmas Toy Pistol Finds First Victim-May Lose Eye or Life. Atlanta's first Christmas toy pistol of 1912 found its victim this afternoon when little Bessie Tuggle, aged 13, of 311 West Fifth street, was shot In the eye by her eleven-year-old brother, woo was playing with the dangerous toy. The little girl was hurried to Grady hospital, where it was found that a 22- callber bullet had entered the eye. She was unconscious and physicians pro nounced her condition critical. If her life is saved It Is probable she will lose her eye as the result of her brother’s play . The shooting was pure ly accidental, it was reported. WOODWARD MUM ON BEAVERS, BUT SHAKES HANDS WITH JACKSON Marlon Jackson, one of the leaders of the Men and Religion Forward Move ment, which organization urged the clos ing the "houses in our midst" and vig orously opposed James G. Woodward for the mayoralty nomination, called on Mr. Woodw’gril at his office in the Empire building today and offered him his hand. "1 don't know whether I want to shake or not after all that has happened," said Mr. Woodward. "I do," replied Mr. Jackson. They shook bands. Mr Jackson took Mr. Woodward by the arm and they walked out of the office down to one end of the hall. There they had a talk lasting an hour. "We parted Just about as we met.” commented Mr Woodward late today, “lie wants Police Chief Beavers lefi un disturbed. "I did not tell him whether 1 would light Chief Beavers, whether I would sup port him, or whether I would be neutral.” I HOME IPHIOH 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE P^ R l° 2 Flinn SHOTIN POISON FEUD Brothers of Man Named as Marchman Girl’s Sweetheart Are Wounded. BROTHER-IN-LAW OF DEAD GIRL OPENS FIRE Cleghorns Had Vowed Ven geance For Attack on Tan. Whole Countryside Astir. ASHBILRN, GA. Dec. 10.— With tho same gun with which he almost fatally wounded Tan Cleghorn, named as the sweetheart of Minnie Marchman. in the famous poison mystery, \\ . J. Cochran, brother-in-law of the belle of the Am boy. this afternoon fatally shot Marion Cleghorn and his brother as they met on a street of Ashburn. Lee Marchmail, brother of the girl, took part in the fighting, and with Cochran surrendered to the sheriff after a gun battle as desperate as was ever waged between the McCoys and Hat fields in the mountain fastnesses of Breathitt. When, after Mitiner Marchman died and her mother accused Tan Cleghorn as rhe cause of her. untimely end, Coch ran. who had married her sister, swore to avenge her death. He used no dra matic vendetta oath taken as he stood above the Amboy belle’s body. Brother-In-Law Vowed Vengeance. He simply declared that he waa going to se that the girl’s wrongs were avenged. His first step was to resort to law. When he had failed to prove that the girl’s death had resulted from poison given her by her sweetheart he resorted to arms. Sunday he met Tan Cleghorn on au Ashburn street. His shotgun spoke and Cleghorn fell, dead his friends thought. It was afterwards declared that ho would survive. Cochran was not satisfied. When h» was released on bond, he reloaded that same gun. Feeling was at that time tinning high between the Cleghorns, the Cochrans and the Marchmans. Today when Cochran left his home with shotgun on his shoulder he was accompanied by Lee Marchman. Both, knew the mission on which they were bent. The Cleghorn brothers were encoun tered. A fusillade followed. When the smoke cleared the brothers were being takn away and physicians declared they could not live. GOVERNOR TO GRANT BUT FEW CHRISTMAS PARDONS THIS YEAR Governor Brown has lost patience, more or less, because of the avalanche of applications for Christmas pardons recentlv precipitated upon the executive department. He has not been moved profoundly bv the very great, majority of them. In fact, the swamping of rhe executive mail lias had quite the opposite effect. Discussing this matter today, the governor said: ”1 deem it proper to say that I can not make the pardoning power an as set for personal popularity. I was not elected by the people of Georgia to sjx use their executive office as to earn tho name of being a merciful govrnor. On the contrary, 1 was chosen by the peo ple to be a just governor; and by no means can I more deservedly hold the latter title than by upholding the de crees of the courts. I can not suggest to the courts what penalties shall be applied to lawbreakers, but I can en force the judgments of the courts to the extent that T can refuse to place executive clemency between the judg ments of the courts and the criminal* elements upon whom those judgment' are pronounced. "For the above reason, I must state that 1 cun not consent to Interrupt the process of the laws of Georgia during the Christmas season an\ more than 1 atqt other period of the year.”