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TIIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TURNER PROVED Move Will Be Started at Once to Impeach the Accused City Electrician. attorney Airline Chamber**, repre senting the Cotton States Electric Company, declared Wednesday that he had proved his rhargnH of “graft" against City Electrician R. C. Turner and that in arguing his case before the Council investigating committee he would urge thit sufficient grounds had been established [or Turner's im peachment. "By the testim ony of electrical con tractors and Turner’s own admission on the stand, he received a gold watch and some $.">20 in money from th< Elektron Oompajiv after his election "All hut two of ten contractors called to the witness stand swore that they opposed Turner in the election. Including P. V. I, Smith, the manu facturers’ agent, who was secretary of the Elektron Company, and after sums of money had been paid to Tur ner by him. according to his own testimony, was made chairman of the city Board of Kleitrlral Examiners by Turner s appointment. Declares It Is Graft. "If that Isn't graft I don’t know how you could prove graft. "The contractors are the men Tur ner is supposed to make comply with the law. They fight him in the elec tion. but w'hen he triumphs over their protest they proceed to buy him out. Smith, who swore he gave Turner tin- money. said he didn’t know what Tur ner did with It, but took It for grant «d that he paid campaign debts In the eyes <»f the law there is no more difference In that sort of graft than if tUj y had given him the money to pay KnH'prj bills or to spend as tie chon*- "The fact that the bribes were ef fective is proved by Turner’s discrim inations again*! my clients. lie has pursued the Cotton States Electric Company, which withdrew from the Elektron Company, with a spirit of venom and for no reason in the world except hlH own prejudice he wanted to exclude ‘metal molding,’ a rivui product to that sold by Smith ATTENDANCE MAKES BIG JUMP. \VAYCROSfe, Dec. 10. Jumping from an attendance of 251 to 839 in three months is the record Just established by the Sunday school of the Central Rant 1st Tabernacle following a con test. Typewriters rented 4 mos., $5 up. Am. Wtg. Mach. Co. Dixie Girl Thrashes Policeman and Five Who Come to His Aid PONTCHOTOn.A. I.A.. Dec. 10.— When a policeman fired a revolver at j her father. Miss Kdna Watson forgot that she wan a woman. She took the weapon front th<»po liceman and beaf him Into Ineenalbll- lly, single-handed she whipped the five men who rame to the policeman x rescue. Two of them are mill In the hoifpltal In New Or lean a. Then Mian Kdrm Watson remem bered 'hat she was a woman and fainted. ._ | citizens of Pontrhotoula to-day gave her a gold medal- National Guardsmen To Drill for Medal Member* of the Fifth Ft. glutent Georgia National Guard, are prepnr- Ing for their first annual prize drill which will he held-at the Auditorium Thursday night at 8 o'clock. Four men from each of the twelve compa- nlea will participate, and they will br Judged by Captain .1 T Kimbrough and Lieutenant Snider, of the regular The drill will ronUnue until but one man remains lb- will be awarded a gold medal, with the Inscription. 'Heat Drilled Man, Fifth Regiment. Gear gla National Guard." The winner will weir It until next year, when It wlb agifln tie contested for. The referees an- Captain W. II Uaahv. of Com pany E, and l.lteutenant D. R. \Unn of Company L / Legislature’s W.& A. Committee Meets The Joint legislative committee cre ated to consider the matter of re leasing the Western anil Atlanlte Railroad met in tho State Capitol at noon Wednesday. The committee apent the day In specting the State's property In At lanta, oartlculnrly the terminal facili ties. Thursday will tie spent Iri <'hat- tanooga, looking over the State's property there The rommtttee wit report to the Legislature next sutp mer. Atlanta Risk Agents In Rate Conference LOUISY’ILLE, KY., Dec. 10. Mil ton Dargun and S. Y. Tupper, inaur- ance men of Atlanta* participated in a conference here between representa tive's of insurance companies and the State Rating Hoard on dwelling house rates fixed by the board. More than 90 companies had withdrawn from Kentucky The conference is said to have resulted In an agreement SHOUTS'LIE'IO God’s Laws Broken By Negroes inU.S., Avers Missionary HPRINGEIKED, ILL., Dec. 10—The place for tho negro is In Africa. Dan Crawford, famous African mlHShm&ry, who arrived In the city to-day. so declares. "The negro’s home Is Africa,” Mr j Crawford said. "Climatically and Resents Attacks on Character and personally he i« ntte<i for me there. | The negroes in the United States I should be to-day with their brothers in Africa. It may be economically I Impossible to provide for their re- I moval, but as they stand in the United States they break God’s law. * Declares She Did Not De ceive Aged Capitalist. Divers seed shall not be sown on the same field, according to God, neither shall wool be mixed with cotton. GHEES DEATH TNBEAT TO ; Gadsden Fights Move Traffic Congestion To Stop 'Trust' Suit Demands 8 New Men Atlanta Is Chosen Motor Headquarters The Harl* %-Davidson Motor Com pany, of Milwaukee, has notified Sec retary W. H. Leahy, of the Industrial and Statistical Bureau of the Cham ber of Commerce, that Atlanta nas been chosen Southern headquarter- Of the firm,' and that carloads of motorcycle** will hereafter be shipped to Atlanta and reshipped to points in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee. Missis sippi. Florida, North Carolina and .South Carolina. Gus Castle, who will he manager ^f the local offices, told Mr. Leahy that his firm chose Atlanta because of her unexcelled facilities and geographical location as a point of distribution throughout the entire South. McClure 10c Co. “The Home Store”—“Save the Dif ference.” Santa’s on the job here with something for every hotly. The Big Store with LITTLE PRICES. TOYLAND, 4th FLOOR— Thursday spe- eials, ITollTrunks, well-made, with tray, a pood ‘25c one. Special 19c. 'FOLDING GO-CARTS, strongly made, leatherette covering. 25c. Noiseless Express imi -g* UPRISS 1 Wagon for little boys, 4V> by 9 l /> steel rubber-tired wheels; 30-inch handle. 25c. * DRUMS-—Star Drum, made of tin, attractively painted, with sticks, a good large size. Special 19c Something For Men Gifts for men are Xmas nuzzles- where we solve them for you. O Lodge Sofa Pillows Masons, 1. O. O. F., K. ot J'.. tveu .u, it, etc. Ready for pillow, assortment colors, heavy felt, with fringe border, a good $1 value Kmblems attractively paint C ,, ed. Buy now, they will go quick. *■ BASEMENT CHINA SHOP Chocolate Set, German China, neat ttoral de signs, pot and six cups to match. $1.00 set. BABY PLATES—Ev- ery baby should have one, they catch the crumbs. Juvenile de signs 25c VISIT OUR FRUIT DEPART. ENT Branding at* a falsehood through out the statements of Airs. Gertrude Painter that »he deliberately planned to marry Joshua B. Crawford in or der to get hi a money, and vehemently denying ^he charges of immorality made against her. Mrs Mary Belle Crawford scored time and again In her cross-examination by Attorney J. S. James Wednesday morning, In the will hearing before Auditor James L. Anderson. .She denied absolutely that there w;is any .shadow upon her character and iif**d the word falsehood In an swer to the intimations from James that ehe had fooled "Uncle Josh” Crawford into believing she was childless, when she had three children. A dramatic scene ensued when James asked her If it was not true she had lived with a Dr. Hughes In Pittsburg as his wife. Shouts That It Is Untrus. "That’s an insult: It’s an absolute lie.” said Mrs. Crawford. "Oh, it is awful. It is a falsehood throughout; there is absolutely no foundation for Cotton Tax Returns "How could 1 have been divorced from him If I had never been mar ried to him?” Mrs. Crawford snapped back. "All of that has been gone over with,” broke In Auditor James L. An derson. ‘‘She testified yesterday that she had never married Hughey.” "But the laws of Pennsylvania make a common law marriage a real ity when a man and woman live to gether, and that is what I am at tempting to show—that she lived with him as his wife,” said James. “She has denied having any rela tions with him. and there Is absolutely no need of going over all of this again. You have been over this three times already, and I am tired of It. 1 will refuse to allow the records to be further clogged by this useless rep etition and you will have to stop that line of questioning, Colonel James,” snapped the auditor. "But the code allows me to cross- examine in any line I want to. and you are simply to note that the evi dence Is taken,” retorted James. Auditor Becomes Angry. led A replie A rider- ^JCO’ CZ3 J German China Salad and Fruit Bowls in at tractive floral leco rations, also tinted. A regular 50c line Sugar and Cream Sets Large assort ment German China, large nr small sets. Big values .... 25c 25c "I know the code Ron. James turned to Mrs. Crawford and put the name question in a "lightly different way. "Colonel James. I will not allow that; strike that question from the record. You must ask something 1 else," angrily shouted Anderson. "It my brother, James, persists in this repetition following your ruling. I shah report him to the Court of Appeals," broke ill Attorney Reuben Arnold. "i don’t eare what you do," said James. “The code gives me the right ; to cross-examine In any way I see ' lit." Another Shout of Denial. He shifted his line of questioning, however, and asked Mrs. Crawford if she had not allowed men and women to meet In her room In Pittsburg, an t also If she had not received Illicit call ers. This brought a shout of denial from Mrs. Crawford, which was fol lowed bv a momentary breakdown. She denied that she had ever been sold out by the Sheriff of Pittsburg. She also denied knowing a Mrs. J. Mel), rinott until after the beginning of this case, and charged Mrs Mc Dermott with telling falsehoods about her conduct. She denied that she ever told Mrs. Painter she ‘tad married a man named Keeler, or that she even knew anyone by that name. Asked If she had not told Mrs. Painter that she was coming South to "marry some rich old "geezer* an,l then kill him. she shouted “No" an l declared she had never heard '.he word before. She denied that she had ever referred to Joshua It. Craw ford as an "old turkey buzzard." Mrs. Crawford Angry. Mrs. Crawford at many junctures showed Intense feeling as the attor ney for the heirs shot question after question at her seeking to unveil a shady past In Pittsburg. Pa., the for mer home of the widow, and also m St. Augustine, Fla. Mrs. Crawford denied emphatically the testimony of Mrs. Gertrude Pain ter. her partner as hotel proprlet In St. Augustine, who declared th the widow had often pointed out mi with whom she said she had lived. She also denied the accusation that she had cqtvrtalne.1 a party of Im moral women In Pittsburg, Pa. is she was charged with huving done by Mrs Pa in tor. “Why, you Insult me,” she shouted at Attorney James In making this de nial. . The cross-examination probably will be concluded Wednesday after- j noon. To Vote Thursday on Money Amendments WASHINGTON. Dec. 10.—Senate leaders said to-day that voting on amendments on the currency bill may begin Thursday and efforts will b“ in.,.i,' to take ■ Huai vote on the measure Saturday, although the less | sanguine majority members do not expect u dual vote before Decem ber 17. Sought by Veterans Pike County Camp of Confederate Veterans has tnken the lend in a movement to have the United States Government return to the South $68,- 072.388.99 collected as a tax on cot ton between the years 1862 .and 1868. The camp cites the fact that the Supremo Court found this tax uncon stitutional, but no restitution ever was made. Georgia. Congressmen were urged to aid in the tight. Postoffice Man Held For Theft of $37,000 NEW YORK, Dec. 10.—Frederi'k Murray, for twelve years superinten dent of the.foreign section of the ap praisers’ department of the poatoffice, was arrested to-day, charged with stealing $37,000 during the past three yearn. Murray is alleged to have spent big sums on a woman with whom he was Infatuated and to have lost heavily through gambling. Continued From Pago 1. the assertion that his business was merely in regard to temporary ali mony. After a conference, the judge awarded the furniture, valued at $4,600 to $1,800, to Mrs. Lee, while her husband should pay h**r $15 a month, beginning February 12, by which time his condition should per mit him to work regularly. “And I enjoin both parties from in terfering or having anything to dc with one another,” the judge added. “He won’t let me alone,’’ Mrs. Lee insisted. "JEie will let you alone,” the judge told her, “or I’ll put him in the Ful ton County Jail. The Lees were divorced once, before in Columbus, Ga., several years ago. The woman alleged cruelty. Tney were later reconciled, and came to At lanta to reside. A sensational turn was given the proceedings when Mrs. Lee horse- whipper T. D. Thompson, No. 160 Washington street, because, she as serted, he had made slanderous re marks about her. The horsewhipping occurred July 7 in front of the Atlanta ICnvelope Com pany at Nelson and Sorsyth streets, as Thompson came out of the build ing. She was fined by Recorder Broyles for assault. GADSDEN. ALA., Dec. 10.—The Chamber of Commerce has declined to Indorse a petition circulated by the Birmingham Citizens’ Committee asking President Wilson to withdraw the Government suit against the "steel trust” for acquiring the prop erty of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company. The chamber has also appointed a committee to investigate reasons why Gadsden should not benefit through the coming of the Alabama Power Company by getting lower rates which would compare favorably with rates In other cities. Says Women ‘Showed Off’ Before Wilson ALBANY, N. X.. Dec. 10.—The wom en who appealed to President Wilson in Washington to help the suffrage cause were given a tongue-lashing here to-day by Dr. Mary Walker, who called at the State Capitol with a bill enfranchising women which she wants introduced. Dr. Walker said: “The women who went to Wash ington to see the President wanted to show' off their fine clothes There was no reason for their bothering the President. Thes^ . women took the money of othei women to go dowm there, Just to be seen.” Eight new* men from the traffic sqund Is the recommendation which the Police Board will make, with the request that the police budget con tain an appropriation caring for this additional number of officers The proposition la to appoint a traffic sergeant, who will be in sole com mand of the traffic officers, and by the placing of men at seven addi tional corners to properly handle the ever-increasing traffic of Atlanta. The great number of automobile accidents Inspired the board to make an effort to break up the practice of speeding and reckless driving. $50,000 In Suits Against Southern Are Compromised Two damage suits against the Southern Railway, each for $25,000, were wiped off the books of th# United States Court Tuesday after noon when E. R. Black, attorney fo" the Southern, announced that they had been settled out of court. One suit was brought by .the par ents of W. F. Riser, an employee of the Southern, killed In the Atlanta yards November 24, 1911. The other was by William C. Shell for "perma nent Injuries." The terms of the settlements were not given out. Mrs. Marshall Fits Her Gowns by Dummy WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—Mrs. Mar shall, wife of the Vice President, has found a way of titling clothes by absent treatment. Mrs. Marshall wan bored by long hours of fitting When she went W est in No vember she stopped In Chicago. and her measure taken and a form made of her figure. While she was with her mother in Arizona her wardrobe was made, and on delivery it was Jound per fect. Auxiliary Bazaar 3 Days This Week The Woman’s Auxiliary to Atlanta Typographical Union will hold a bazaar the last three days of this week at the corner of Poplar and Peachtree streets, in the Empire Life Building, in the ground floor corner office room. Many dainty articles of needlework and useful articles of wear will be on sale. Mrs. Jesse Johnston, president of the | Auxiliary, is chairman of the commit tee in charge, and through the efforts of the committee a splendid offering of articles will be on hand. Shot by Highwayman Banker Is Near Death MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.. Dee. 10.— T. B. Dawson, a wealthy banker of Lamours, S. Dak., was not expected to live to-day, following an attack late last night by highwaymen. The banker was shot and left for dead in a North Side vacant lot. Churches Filled by Week of Advertising: FT. LOUIS, Dec. 10.— Ninety-six churches reported increased attendance as the result of their federation having used half-page advertisements in news papers last week. The advertisements broadly urged church attendance, concluding with "You may not like the preacher; per haps It Is not his fault. Tit another church.” Guaran’.eed Fres!i Country 35 Absolute coun try, fresh laid eggs. Guaran teed sweet and sound and not to contain a single cold stor age egg. 10 lbs. Silver Leaf Lard $1.25 10 lbs. Hogless Lard .S6 GASH GROCERY CO. 118 WHITEHALL The Real Thing When you pay your good money for a suit of clothes, or which is even more important, when you wear the Suit, you want it to answer to the call. We haven’t discov ered as yet anything coming up to the qual ity quoted, as does the Men’s Clothing of Benjamin make — Suits and Overcoats. They’re the “real thing.” Yon see it in the fine finish, you feel it in the fine quality. You feel it again when you wear it, and when you exchange your money for a Ben jamin suit or overcoat you know what you’re doing. Suits and Overcoats $1$ to $40 Carlton Shoe & Cloth ing Company 36 Whitehall £«t\J* n V n (HoUics Carbolic Acid in Milk Shipment; Probe On EDWARDSVILLE, ILL., Dec. 10.— The Illinois Traction Company and tile Southern Illinois Milk Producers’ Association probably will hire private detectives in their efforts to arrive at an explanation of the presence of carbolic acid found In nine cans of milk shipped from Fruit, a small milk station near Rdwardsville, to Jacob Aegcrter, a St. Louis retailer. Riot Stops Work of Austrian Congress • Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. VIENNA, Dec. 10.— Rioting broke out in the lower house of the Reichs- rath to-day during debate on the electoral reform bill. The sitting had to he suspended. Ruthenian members smashed desks ami hurled chairs at the speaker. or I hat ! Je’l j recovering from burns. WAYi’ROSS, Pec. 10—From burns amt injuries receives! more than a week ago by a gus explosion at their home oast of W ayeross, John Deer and his daughter, who were brought to s local hospital. ar« rapidly recov ering. YOUR XMAS LIST 1* not complete without a Kodak on it. Tof» the stocking with "the Kodak Gift Case” and you will find it 10 be Just what the boy or girl wanted. Jno. L. Moore kc Sons are headquarters for th© Kodakor. 42 N. Broad street. Our coals will please you. Call us. CARROLL & HUNTER. We Comply Strictly With Laws Regarding Pharmacy Our prescription compound ers arc registered tinder the State Law. They are sraduutes of reputable schools of pharmacy and have had several years’ practical ex perience. Our drugs and chemical# are ab solutely pure and in strict ac cordance with both National and State Pure Food Laws. This means that when you bring your prescriptions here you will get the protection provided by LAW. We are at all times posted on new laws and decisions. In ad dition we have our own ideas of what constitutes ideal prescrip tion compounding. Our main idea i§ to GUARD your health. Get acquainted with our eervice and low prices. Edmondson l)ru£ Co., Prescription Druggists, 11 N. Broad. 106 N. Pryor. Have You Planned Your CHRISTMAS MUSIC If Christmas is to mean all it should mean to you and your family, it must bring the gift of MUSIC—and that means A Euphona Player-Piano This wonder which my soul hath found, This heart of music in the might of sound, Shall forthwith be the share of all our race And like the morning gladden common space*’ — The Legend of Jubal. Some day musjp WILL “be the share of all our race,” when people learn that it is possible, nay, easy, for them tu play any music that has ever been written, without previous instruction or prac- As a Christmas gift it is something all the members ,ticc. by simply having a Player-Piano in the home, of the family can enjoy. There is no player-piano so reasonable in price— with such excellent tone—such perfect mechanism--- that will give you lasting pleasure as the Euphona We have stocked our warerootns especially to give Atlanta music lovers the best values to select from for their Christmas purchases in Pianos, Player-Pianos, Victrolas, Victor Records, Violins, Mandolins, Cornets and other musical instruments, as also musical toys for the children. Pianos, the tone and quality of which are to music lovers what the joys of children, with their toys on Christmas morning, are to fathers and mothers. A small first payment, the balance in smaller monthly payments, will bring the instrument you select to your home. .Make your selection now. Delivery any day you wish. Special Christmas Piano, New and Guaranteed, Easy Payments CABLE $215 PIANO COMPANY Largest Southern Music House. GEO. W. WILKINS, President. 84 North Broad Street. r