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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
(WIDL sirs
Move Will Be Started at Once
to Impeach the Accused City
Electrician.
Mtomej Aldine Chambers. repre
senting the Cotton State* Eloctric
Company, declared Wednesday that
he had proved hi* charges of ' graft”
against City Electrician R C. Turner
end that in arguing hie rn«e before
the Council investigating committee
he would urge thH sufficient grounds
had been established for Turner's im
peacbment
By the teatim «nv of electrical tori
it tore and Turner a own admission
on 'Le *tanrt. he received a gold watch
*nc some t520 n money from the
^ I' Iron Company after hix election
All but two of fen contractor*
> .site,] to the witness aland swore that
ther opposed Turner in the election
in< lading P. V. L. Smith, the manu-
fa-turers' agent, who was secretary
of the Klektron Company, and after
sums of mone\ ha 1 been paid to Tur
ner by him, according to his own
’eatimony. was made Chairman of the
( 'it\ Board of Electrics! Examiners
b Turner’s appointment
Declare* 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
'he law They fight him In the elec
tion. but when be triumphs over their
protest they proceed to buy him out.
Smith, who swore he gave Turn* r the
money, said he didn't know what Tur
ner did with It, but took It for grant
ed that he paid campaign debt*. In
the eyes of the law there Is no more
difference In that sort of graft than If
T be\ had given him the money to pay
grocery bills or to spend as he chose
"The fact that ihe bribes were ef
fective is proved by Turner’s discrim
inations against my clients He lias
pursued the Cotton States Electric
Company, which withdrew from the
Klektron Company, with a spirit of
venom and for no reason In the world
except his own prejudice he wanted
to exclude metal molding, a rival
product to that sold by Smith
ATTENDANCE MAKES BIG JUMP.
WAYCR086. Dec. 10. Jumping from
an attendance of 254 to 829 In Hire**
months is the record Just established
by the Sunday school of ihe Ontral
Baptist Tabernacle following a con
test.
GET YOUR SEATS FOR
THIS GREATSHOW NOW
(i.'l your tickets now for the Empty Storking Fund Star
Matinee Friday afternoon, 2:50 o'clock, at the AtIntita Theater.
You can reserve them by calling Ivy 595—and you'd belter
do it, because you're going. and you want a (food seat
Here's a (iurtial list of tile threat bill:
Australian Hoy Scouts, champion boy woodsmen of the
world.
Thomas Wallace, tenor, and Bayne Young, baritone, soloists
with Ellery’s band, accompanied by Ellery himself
Yvette, violinist, headliner at the Forsyth.
Aurietna, sensation of the movies.
Francis and House, eraek tumbling team from the Atlanta
Athletic ('1 lib.
All these, and then some more and then the great climactie
act from “Fine Feathers,” with Robert Edeson, Wilton Lack-
aye, Max Figrnan, Rose Coghlan, Lolita Robertson and Lydia
Dickson in the star roles.
Also a Doll Auction, of dolls dressed by Atlanta society
women, with Forrest Adair as auctioneer.
The prices are: Orchestra, $1; entire balcony, 50 rents:
entire gallery, 25 rents.
GET VOLE TICKETS NOW !
SUITS HE'TO
Gadsden Fights Move Traffic Congestion
To Stop 'Trust' Suit Demands 8 New Men
Typewriters rented 4 mos.,
$5 up. Am. Wtg. Mach. Co.
Atlanta Couple Put
Under Bond ou Girl's
White Slave Story
Samuel A Sloe, a saloonkeeper at
No 819 Ueteis street, and his wife,
Mrs. Annie Sloe, were placed under
bond* of $1,000 each by United State*
Uommisuloner barter Wednesday
morning, on charge* of violating the
white si er\ laws in the transporting
of Annie Bond, IK, of Atlanta, to Bir
mingham anti points In South Caro
lina. The preliminary hearing ha*
been at' for Saturday at noon.
The girl, In an affidavit before the
United States Commissioner at Ath
ens late Tuesday afternoon, charges
Stoe and his w’lfc induced her to ac
company them to Birmingham, where
they placed her in a resort. Tjiter,
she says, they took her to other Ain
hama towns anti to different places in
South Carolina, where they forced tier
to turn her earnings over to them,
with the exception of barely enough
to pay her living expense* She says
she escaped from a place in Athens.
L. .1 Raley, special Investigator for
the Department of Justice, is han
dling the Investigation, and probably
will bring the girl to Atlanta befor«
the heaiing for an interview.
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McClure 10c Co.
“TIip Homo Store'*—‘‘Save tho Pif-
foronoo.” Santa's on tho .job bote
with, something for everybody. Tho
Big Store with LITTLE PRICES.
TOYLAND, 4th FLOOR—
Thursday spe
cials, Poll Trunks,
well-made, with
tray, a good 25e
one. Special 19c.
FOLDING GO-<’ARTS, strongly
made, leatherette covering. 25c.
Noiseless Express
Wagon for little
boys, 4Vo by 9y 2
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
where
Lodge Xofii Pillows
Masons, 1. O. O. !■
for men are Xmas puzzles
we solve them for you. 25c
K. of P., Red Aim,
ete. Ready for pillow, assortment colors,
heavy fell, with fringe border, a good $1
value. Emblems attractively paint
ed. Buy now, they will go quick. “
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BASEMENT CHINA SHOP
Chocolate Set, German
China, neat floral de
signs, pot and six clips
to match. $1.00 set.
BABY PLATES—Ev
ery baby should have
one, they catch the
crumbs. Juvenile de
signs 25c
VISIT OUR FRUIT DEPARTMENT
Herman v tuna
Salad and Fruit
Bowls in at
tractive floral
deco rations,
also tinted. A
regular 50c
line 25c
Sugar and
Cream Sets
Large assort-
nent German
China, large or
small sets. Big
values 25c
ENTRIES
AT CHARLESTON.
FIRST Three-year-olds and up,
puree, $200 selling, 0 furolngs Warbler
111, Amoret 106. xAnn Tilly 196. Loan
Shark 108. xKiva 96, xCherry Seed 105,
xRight (Cany 102
SKC’OND Two-year-olds, purse. $300,
selling, 7 furlongs, xPolly II 104. Pat
ty Kagan 101, Otranto 109, xPeacock 96.
Bulling Nelson 10, r >. Young Kmblem 108,
l^adt Innocence 98, xBehest 106, Torn
boy 98. x Hildas Brother 99, Louise Trav
ers 109. xSIngle Ray 94
THIRD Three-year-olds ami up.
purer- $400. selling, mile \La Sainrol*
la 100. xDr Dougherty 107. Orrard 103.
Tom Holland 107 xLittle Kp 102. xTroy
Weight 106, xBcachsand 105 Camel 110
FOURTH AH ages, purse $600, handi
cap. 5*2 furlongs: Lady Lightning K*7
Samuel R. Meyer 110. Sherwood 107,
John P Nixon 100 Carlto 1 S H4, Wil
hite 111, Brigs Brother 100. Sit John
Johnson 1 9
FIFTH Three y v ■ Ms ai d uj .
purse $100. selling, nlle in* T* yards:
Flying Yankee 110, cJa tqucl’ua 102.
x Ralph Lloyd 102 o'airv Godimthcr
96 Karl of Savoy 104. Dynamite 110.
Marshon 104. xDr. Waulo Briggs 112
SIXTH Three-year-»>ki' an 1 up.
purse $400. selling, mile Pierre Duma*
107, xMaster Jim '0. Feather Duster
113, xThe Busy Body I'M, Flvh.g Y^dUce
111. Marshon 107. Spin lie 111, \Too.mii;;
108. (Chester Krum 116
xApprentlce allowance claimed.
Weather clear; trad: fast.
AT JUAREZ.
FIRST Selling all ages. 6 furlongs:
xAve 90. xTroJan Hell 102, I*ady Pender
110, x Hazel 110. Bedu 115, Kock«iab-
116, Helen Hawkins 116. C. \Y Kennon
116.
SECOND—Selling, three-year-olds and
up. 5*9 furlongs xPeter Grimm 98.
Nifty 103. xChantlcleer 103. xMandadero
103. Fool 108. Ormonde Cunningham
108, Nila 10H, Buss 108, Gilbert Rose
108.
THIRD Selling, tliree-y* ar-o’ds. mile
and one-sixteetitlv. xKelsetta 103. xLord
Flam 103, xFalcadH 103. Defy 108.
Slecplarul 108. Jack Lax son 108.
FOURTH 'All ages. San Lorenzo hat.
dirap. 6 furlongs; osaple 90, Henry
Walbank 100. Truly 102. Dorothy Dean
106. U. See It 108.
FIFTH Setting, all ages. 6 furlongs:
Vngte I> 92. xKort Sumter 102. x Frazzle
107. Garden Allah 107, Swift Sure
107. xArm5* Maid 107. Bear Abbey 110.
New Capital 112. Lady Adelaide 112.
Stanley S 112. Commendation 112, J«*e
Woods 115. Dahlgren 116, Ben Stone. 115,
Compton 118
SLYTH Selling, three-year-olds and
up. 5Mi furlongs: xDynamo 105. crimar
lj*<| 107 Chllla 108. Russell McGill 108.
Thistle Belle 108. Gemmel 108. ITlnoess
Industry 108. Doc Allen 112.
xApprentice allowance claimed
Weather clear; track fast.
National Guardsmen
To Drill for Medal
Members of tlie Fifth Regiment
Georgia National Guard, are prepar
ing for thetr first annual prize drill
which will tie hold at the Auditorium
Thursday night at 8 o’clock. t’our
men from each of the twelve contpa
ntes will particliwte, and they will he.
Judged bv Captain .1 T Kimbrough
and I.leutenant Snider, of the regular
anitv. '
The drill will continue until but one
man remains. He will he awarded a
gold medal, with the Inscription. “Best
Drilled Man. Fifth Regiment, Geor
gla National Guard." The winner will
wear It until next year, when It will
again he contested for. Tho referees
are Captain AV H. Dealiy. of Com
pany K. and t.lteutenani D. R. Winn
of Company I-.
Legislature’s W. & A.
Committee Meets
Branding as a falsehood through
out the statements of Mrs. Gertrude
Painter that she deliberately planned
to marry Joshua B. Crawford In or
der to got tiis money, and vehemently
denying the charges of Immorality
made against her. Mrs Mary Belle
Crawford scored lime 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
wns any shadow upon her character
and used the word falsehood In an
swer to the Intimations from James
that vhe had fooled "Uficle 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 Untrue
"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
it."
"Were you, ever divorced from Dr.
Hughes?” asked James.
"How could I 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. "Hhe testified yesterday that
she had never married Hughes."
"But the laws of Pennsylvania
make a common law maiYiage 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 l- ed of going ov< r all of thl$
igain. You have been over this three
itnes already, and I am tired of it.
I 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 1 want to. and
you are simply to note that the evi
dence is taken," retorted James.
Auditor Becomes Anqry.
"I know the code," replied Ander
son.
James turned to Mrs. Crawford and
put the same question in a slightly
different way.,
"Colonel James I will not allow
that; strike that question from the
record. You must ask something
rise." angrily shouted Anderson.
"If my brother. James, persists in
this repetition following your ruling.
I shall report him to the Court of
Appeals," broke in Attorney Reuben
A mold.
"I don’t care whirl you do." said
James. "The code gives me the right
to cross-examine in any way 1 see
fit."
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, and
also if she had not received illicit call
ers. This brought a shout of denial
from Mrs. Crawford, which was fol
lowed by a momentary breakdown.
She denied that - ic had ever been
sold out bv the,Sheriff of Pittsburg.
She also denied knowing a Mrs. J.
McDermott 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 had
married a man named Keeler. «»r
hat she even knew anyone by that
name.
Asked if slio had not told Mrs.
Painter that she was coming South
to marry some rich old "geezer” and
then kill him, she shouted "No” and
declared she had never heard Mia
word before. 4 she denied that *he
had ever referred to Joshua B. Craw
ford as an "old turkey buzzard.”
Insurance Firms Hold
$75,000,000 Realty
Secretary \Y. II. Leahy, of the Indus
trial Bureau of the Chamber of Com
merce, Is compiling statistics showing
the value of the real estate investments
of the 50 or more life Insurance com
panies doing business in Atlanta
The figures already obtained, without
having covered more than half the
companies. Indicate the total will reach
more than $75,000,000.
Continued From Page 1.
The joint legislative committee cre
ated to consider the matter of r e-
l easing the Western and Atlantic
Railroad met in the State Capitol at
noon Wednesday.
The ■'ommlttee spent the day in
8nectlng the States property in At
lanta. narticularly the terminal facili
ties. Thursday will he spent in Chat
tanooga. looking over the State'?
property there The committee wil
report to the Legislature next sum
mer.
ROAD SURVEY ORDERED.
COLUMBUS. Dec 10. Prepara
tions are being made to begin the
survey of the Columbus-Pine Moun
tain-Warm Springs Highway, which
will connect at Warm Springs with
the highway from Atlanta County
Road Engineer Lane, of Muscogee,
will make the survey.
YOUR XMAS LIST
Is not complete without a Kodak
on it. Top the stocking with *‘th"
Kodak Gift Case" and you vi:l
find it to he just what the boy or
girl wanted. Jno. L. Moore
Sons are headquarters fo> the
Kodaker 4 2 X. Broad street.
Our coals will please you.
Call us.
CARROLL & HUNTER.
the assertion that hi* business was
merely In regard to temporary ali
mony.
After a conference the Judge
awarded the furniture. valued at
$1,600 to $1,800, to Mrs. Lee, while
her husband should pay her $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 do
with one another," the Judge added. >
"He won’t let me alone." Mrs. Lee
insisted.
"He will let you alone," the judge
told her, "or I'll put him in the Ful
ton County jail.
The l^es were divorced once before
In Columbus, Ga„ several years ago
The woman alleged cruelty. They
were later reconciled, and came to At
lanta to reside.
A sensational turn was given the
proceedings when Mrs. Lee horse-
shipper 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 Knvelope Com
pany at Nelson and Sorsyth streets,
as Thompson came out of the build
ing.
She was fined by Recorder Broyles
for assault.
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.
Manx 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.
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
rate* In other cities
Says Women ‘Showed
Off’ Before Wilson
ALBANY, N. Y„ Dec. 10.—The worn
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
whs no reason for their bothering the
President These women took the
money of other women to go down
there, just to be seen."
I Shot by Highwayman
Banker Is Near Death
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., Dec. 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
hanker was shot and left for dead in
a North Side vacant lot.
Eight new men from the traffic
squad Is the recommendation w’hich
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 is 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 125,000.
were wiped off the books of the
United States Court Tuesday after
noon when E. R. Black, attorney for
the Southern, announced that they
bad 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.
Churches Filled by
Week of Advertising
.ST. 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. Try another
church."
Guaranteed Fresh country
EGGS
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 SI.25
10 lbs Hogless Lard . .96
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." You see it in
the tine finish, you feel it in the fine quality.
Yoti 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
Si5 to $40
Carlton Shoe & Cloth
ing Company
36 Whitehall
J
We Comply Strictly With
Laws Regarding Pharmacy
Our prescription compound
ers arc registered under the
State Law. .
They are graduates of reputable
schools of pharmacy and have
had several years’ practical ex
perience.
Our drugs and chemicals are ab
solutely pure and in strict ac
cordance with both National and
State Pure Food Laws.
This means that when you brine
your prescriptions here you will
get the protection provided bv
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 is to GUARD
your health. Get acquainted
with our service and low
prices
Edmondson Drug Co.,
Prescription Druggists,
11 N. Broad. 10G 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 music WILL “be the share of all our
race," when people learn that it is possible, nay,
easy, for them to play any music that has ever
been written, without previous instruction or prac
tice, by simply having a Player-Piano in the home. As a Christmas gift it is something all the members
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 warerooms 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 O
CABLE PIANO COMPANY
Largest Southern Music House.
GEO. W. WILKINS, President.
84 North Broad Street.