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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
Move Will Be Started at Once
to Impeach the Accused City
Electrician.
Attorney Aldine Chamber*, rrpre
renting the Cotton States Electric
Company, declared Wednesday that
he had proved his charges of 'graft"
•gainst City Electrician R. C Turner
and that in arguing hia case before
the Council investigating committee
e would urge that sufficient grounds
had been established for Turner's im
peachment
' R\ the testimony of electrical con-
tor* and Turners own admlsaion
on the stand, be received a gold watch
and some S.%20 • r» money from the
Elektrtm Com pans after his election
Ml but two of ten contractors
elie.1 to the witness stand swore that
they opposed Turner in the election
including r V. L. Smith, the manu
facturers' agent, who was aecretarj
of the EUektron Company, and after
Mjm# of money had been paid to Tur-
nri h> him. according to his own
’antimony, was made chairman of the
Cit> Hoard of Electrical Examiners
h\ Turners appointment
Declare* It I* Graft
If that Isn't graft I don’t know
bow \ou could prove graft,
The contract iru are the men Tur
ner is supttoaed 10 make comply with
he law. They fight him in the elec
tion. but w#ien he triumphs over their
protest thev proved to buy hlin out.
.Smith who swore he gave Turin r the
inone) said h< didn't know whatTur
ner did with it. but took It for grant
ed that he paid campaign debts. In
the eyes of tne law there is no more
difference in that sort of graft than if
they had given him the money to pay
grocery hills or to fpend as he chose.
The fact that ;he bribes were ef
fective is proved by Turner's discrim
inations against mv clients. He ha*
Pursued the Dot ton States Electric
' oinpany. which withdrew from the.
Electron ( ompany, .with • 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.
WAYDROBb, Dec 10. Jumping from
an attendance of 254 to 839 In three
months is the record Just established
by the Sunda> school of the Central
Raptist Tabernacle following a con-
tesf.
GET YOUR SEATS FOR
THIS GREA TSHOW NOW
Get your tickets now for the Empty Stocking Fund Star
Matinee Friday afti-rnoon, 2:30 o'clock, at the Atlanta Theater.
You ean reserve them hy calling Ivy 59F> and you'd better
do it. because you’re going, and you want a good seat
Here s a partial list of the great bill:
Australian Hoy Scouts, champion hoy woodsmen of the
world.
Thomas Wallace, tenor, and Rayne Young, baritone, soloists
with Ellery's hand, accompanied by Ellery himself
Yvette, violinist, headliner at the Forsyth.
Aurieina, sensation of the movies.
Francis and House, crack tumbling team from the Atlanta
Athletic < 'Iub.
All these, and then some more and then the great climactic
act from “Fine Feathers,” with Robert Edeson, Wilton Lack-
aye, Max Figman, Rose Coghlan, Lolita Robertson and Lydia
Diekson in the star roles.
Also a Poll Auction, of dolls dressed by Atlanta society
women, with Forrest Adair as auctioneer.
The prices are: Orchestra, $1: entire balcony, 50 cents;
entire gallery, 25 cents.
(JET YOLK TICKETS NOW!
L OF 17 IS
shouts uno
Typewriters rented 4 nos.,
$5 up. Am. Wtg. Mach Co.
Atlanta Couple Put
Under Boudou Girl's
White Slave Story
Samuel A Sloe, a saloonkeeper at
No 319 Peter* street, and his wife.
Mrs Annie Stoe. were pla» ed under
bond* of $1,000 each by United Slates
Commissioner Carter V\ edneaday
morning on charge* of violating the
white slavery laws In the transporting
of Annie Bond. 18, of Atlanta, to Blr
mlngham and pfflnta In South Caro
lina The preliminary hearing has
been sei for Saturday at noon.
The girl. In an affidavit before the
United State* Commlanloner at Ath
ens late Tuesday afternoon, charges
Stoe and his w ife induced her to ac-
rompanv them to Birmingham, where
they placed her in a resort. T*ater.
she says. tho\ took her to other Ala
bama towns and to different places In
South Carolina, w here they forced her
to turn her earnings over to them,
with the exception of barely enough
to pay her living expenses She says
she escaped from a place In Athens
L. J. Balej. special investigator for
the Department of Justice, is han
dling the Investigation, and probably
will bring Hie girl to Atlanta before
the hearing for an interview
ENTRIES
AT CHARLESTON
FIRST Three-year-olds
purse $900. selling 6 furolng*
III. Am ore t 106. xAnn Tlll>
Shark 108. xKIva D6. xDhc rrv
xRight Ra*y 102
SECOND Two-year-olds purse. $300,
Helling, 7 furlongs xPolly li 101. Pat
ty Ragan 101. Otranto 109. xPeacock 96
Ratling Nelson 10© Young Emblem 108
9k. x Behest 100. Tom
Branding as a falsehood through-
, out the statements of Mrs. Gertrude
i Painter that she deliberately planned
to marry Joshua B. Crawford In or-
1 der to get his money, and vehemently
denying the 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
j was any shadow upon her character
i and used the word falsehood in an-
| svvei* to the Intimations from James
that she had fooled “Uncle Josh"
Crawford into believing she was
I childless, when she had three children.
A dramatic scene ensued when
j James asked her if it was not true
she had lived with a Dr. Hughes In
1 Pittsburg as his wife.
Shouts That It Is Untrue.
“That's an Insult; it's an absolute?
i He." said Mrs. Crawford. “Oh, it is
i awful. It is a falsehood throughout:
there is absolutely no foundation for
it.”
"Were you ever divorced from Dr.
Hughes?” asked James,
j, "How could I have been divorced
; from him if I had never been mar
ried to him?" Mrs. Crawford snapped
j back.
"All of that has been gone over
! w ith,” broke in Auditor James An-
md up. derson. "She testified yesterday that
Warbler she had never married Hughes.”
IRC. Loan "But the law* of Pennsylvania
Seed 105. make a oommiAi law marriage a real
ity when a man and woman live to
gether, and that ia What I am at
tempting to show that she lived with
him as his wife," said James.
She has denied having any rela
adv Innocence 9*. xBeheat 10C
boy 98. xHudas Brother 99. Louise Trav- tion^ with him. and there is absolutely
ers 109, xSingle Ray 94 j no need of going over all of this
THIRD Three-year-old* and up. again. You have been over this three
purse $400. selling mile xLa Sainrel- »im s already, and I aru fired of it.
la 100. xDr. poujfherty l07,_GerrardJ03. [ will refuse to allow the records to
McClure 10c Co.
*Thp Home Store
-“Save the Dif-
terencc.” Santa's on (he ,j«>b here
with something lor everybody. The
dig Store with LITTLE PRICES.
TOYLAND, 4th FLOOR—
Thursday spe-
rials, I lollTrunks,
well-made, with
tray, a good 25o
uiie. Special 19c.
FOLDING (KM’ARTS, strongly
made, leatherette rovering. 25c.
Noiseless Express
W agon for little
boys, 4i/o bv 9G.
steel rubber-tired
wheels; 30-ineh
handle, 25c.
DRUMS Star Drum, made of tin.
attraetiveh painted, with sticks, a
tXPRLSS
good large size. Special
19c
Something For Men
Gifts for men are Xmas puzzles; here’s
where we solve them for you. ^ Cp
Lodge Sofa Pillows
Masons, 1. O. O. F., K. of P., Red Men,
etc. Ready for pillow, assortment eolors.
heavy felt, with fringe border, a good $1
value Emblems attractively paint- *} C,,
ed. Buy now, they will go quick.
BASEMENT CHINA SHOP
Chocolate Set, German
China, neat floral de
signs. pot and six cups
to match. $1.00 set.
BABY PLATES—Ev
ery baby should have
one. they eatoh the
crumbs. Juvenile de
signs 26c
VISIT OUR FRUIT DEPARTMENT
German China
Salad and Fruit
Bowls in at
tractive floral
deco rations,
also tinted. A
regular 50e
line 25c
Sugar and ^
Cream Sets
La r g e assort-
nent German
China, large or
small sets. Big
values 26c
Tom Holland ]0T xLfttle Kp 102. xTrov
Weight 106. xBeachnand 105 Camel 110
FOURTH All agen. purse $500. handi
<ap. 5 V* furlongs: I>a«ly Lightning HG
Samuel R Meyer 110, Sherwood 107.
John P Nixon 100 Carlto'i S 1!4. Wil
hite 111. Brigs Brother 100. Sir John
Johnson 1 9
FIFTH Three v ■'»;•» am 1 up.
nurse $400. spiling. .llilr trtf' 2) varus.
Flying Yankee 110, <Ja <|UoPna 102.
xRalph Lloyd 102 ’‘'airy Godin# Iher
96 Karl of Savoy 101. Dynamite 110
Marxhon 104. xDr. Waldo Briggs 112
SIXTH Three-year-old an I up.
purse $400. selling, mile Pierre Duma*
107. x.Master .lint '0- Feather Duster
113, xThe Bubv f$ody 198, Flvti.g Y-.nk»»e
111. Marshon 107 Spin lie 111, xTod.umg
108 UheMter Kruni 116
xApprentice allowance claimed.
Weather clear; jraci; lust.
AT JUAREZ.
FIRST Selling, all ages. 6 furlongs
xAve 90. xTroJan Bell 102, l^tdy Pender
110. x Hflzel (' 110, Bed a 115. Rockdale
Up, Helen Hawkins 116, (2. \\ Kennon
Hi
SECOND Selling, three-year-olds and
ui» 6V^ furlongs x Peter Urimtn 98
Nifty 103 xUhantlcleer 103. xMandadero
103, <’ool 108. Ormonde Cunningham
108 Mia 108. Rush 108. Gilbert Rose
108
THIRD Selling, three-year-olds, mile
and one-sixteenth xKelsetta 103. xLord
1-darn 103, xFalrada 103. Defy 108.
S lee pi and 108. Jack laixson 108
l-'oURTH All ages. San Lorenzo ban
dicap. 6 furlong* Osaple 90. Merit'
Walbank 100. Truly 102. Dorothy Dean
106. 1 . See It 108
FIFTH Setting, all ages. 6 furlongs
Anglo D ’*2. xFort Sumter 102. xFrazxle
he further clogged by this useless rep
el it ion. and you will have to stop that
line of questioning, Colonel James,"
snapped the auditor.
“But the rode 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 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
else.” angrily shouted Anderson.
"If my brother. James, persists in
tills repetition following your ruling.
I shall report him to the Court of
Appeals." broke in Attorney Reuben
A mold.
”1 don't care what 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
low ed .by a momentary breakdown.
She denied that she had ever been
sold out by the Sheriff of Pittsburg.
She also denied knowing a Mrs. J.
McDermott until after the beginning
of this case, and charged Mrs. Me-
"My advice to girls is not to get
married until they are at least 18 or
20 years old."
Out of the w isdom of her 17 years
pretty Mrs. Sophie Meyers offered this
sag#- counsel Wednesday.
Although Mrs. Meyers is still a year
short of the minimum limit that she
lays down and is just a mere slip of
a winsome girl, she Is qualified to
speak, for she has not been married
lo, these four years and has she not
at home the cutest specimen of a
three-year-old youngster that ever
made a happy mother?
Yes. she was but a wee maid of 13
when her girlish heart was captured
by Frederick G. Meyers and she ran
away to marry him. Wednesday—
four years later almost to the week—
she sat in the witness chair in the
court of Judge Ben Hill and patheti
cally told a story of abuse, ill treat
ment and desertion.
Wed in Short Dre*ses.
Though she is three years a mother
art#! speaks with the manner of one
with eons of worldly wisdom, the
child-bride on the stand looked as
though she should still be in the
schoolroom and playing and enjoying
all the girlhood amusements of her
young companions.
"I wasn’t out of short dresses then,”
she said. “I didn't know what I was
doing. T was just a foolish, foolish
little girl. I liked Fred mighty well,
and when he suggested getting mar
ried T thought it would be fine to have
a home just like a grown-up woman.
"It wasn’t very long before I found
out my mistake. Fred began drink
ing heavily and soon he began to beat
me and abuse me terribly.
“Just three weeks after baby came
Fred attacked tne and knocked me
over a trunk that was In the room.”
Mrs. John Slemons, mother of Mrs.
Meyers, was standing by listening to
the recital.
"He wouldn’t have had the oppor
tunity to treat my little like that
again if I had been there." she inter
jected. angrily.
"After that he left me." Mrs. Meyers
continued, "and I never have seen him
from that day to this. That was in
191ft. I went home to live with mamma
at No. 160 Haynes street and I've been
there ever since
"Of course. I am verv proud of my
little boy—Frederick, Jr.. I call him—
but 1 would warn girls never to get
married until they know' their own
minds and are able to use a little
judgment in selecting a husband.
"No. I am not prejudiced against
married life,” she added, in response
to a question. And she smiled. "I
know that many, many people .arc
happy. My own father and jnothei
are. But I repeat my advice to girls
who ought to be in school: ‘When
you plan to get married, don’t.’ ”
Mrs. Meyers’ story in court won her
a "first decree." She was represented
by Attorney J. W. Weaver.
Gadsden Fights Move
To Stop ‘Trust’ Suit
I GADSDEN, ALA., Dec. 10.—The
Chamber of Commerce has declined
to indorse a petition circulated by
the Birmingham Citizens’ Committee j
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
Traffic Congestion
Demands 8 New Men
Eight new men from the traffic
*«juad 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 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 $25,000,
were wipe^ off the books of the
United States Court Tuesday after
noon when E. R Black, attorney for
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 £. Shell for "perma- k
nent injuries.” *
The terms of the settlements were
not given out.
ALBANY. N. Y. t 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
allow off their tine clothes. There
was no reason for their bothering the
President. These women took the
money of othei women to go dow r n
there, just to be seen.”
The
Rea!
Thing
Shot by Highwayman
Banker Is Near Death
MINNEAPOLIS. MINN.. Dec. 10 1
T. R. Dawson, a wealthy banker of
Lamours. S. Dak., was not expeotei I
to live to-day, following an attack j
late last night by highwaymen. The j
banker was shot and left for dead in !
a North Side vacant lot.
Guaranieed Fresli country
Absolute coun-
try.
fresh
laid
eqqs
Guaran-
teed
sweet
and
sound and
not
t0 *
contain
a
slftgl
c cold stor-
age
egg
10 lbs. Silver Leaf Lard SI.25
10 lbs. Hogless Lard . .96
GASH GROCERY GO.
118 WHITEHALL
When you pay yofir
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 np to the qual
ity quoted, as does the
Men’s Clothing of ci°"i<*
Benjamin make —
Suits and Overcoats.
They’re the “real thing.” You 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
Sis to $4.0
Carlton Shoe & Cloth-
Company
Whitehall
Mg
107. Garden of Allah 107, Swift Sure , Dermott with telling falsehoods
107. xArtm Maid 107. Bear Abbey 110.
New Capital 112. Laxly Adelaide 112.
Stanley S 112. Commendation 112. Joe
Wood* 116. Dahlgren 1.15, Hen Stone 115.
Compton 118.
SIXTH Selling, three-year-olds ami
up 5V* furlongs x Dynamo 105. * >rimar
laid 107. Chllla 108. Russell McGill 108.
Thistle Belle 108. Gemmel 108. Princess
Industry 108. Doc Allen 112.
x Apprentice allowance claimed
Weather clear, track fast
National Guardsmen
To Drill for Medal
Members of tlie Fifth Regiment
Georgia National Guard, are proper
inn for their first annual prise drill,
Which w til be held at the Auditorium
Thursdar night at S o’clock. Four
men from each of the twelve eompa
nles will partlelpate. and they will be
judged bv Faptaln .1 T Kimbrough
and ljleutenani Snider, of the regular
army.
The drill will continue unlit but one
man remains He w ill be awarded a
gold medal, with the Inscription, "Rest
Prided Man, Fifth Regiment, Geor
gia National Guard." The winner will
wear It until next year, when It will
again be contested for. The referee,
are Captain W H. l.eahy. of Com
pany E. and l.iteutenant D. R. Winn
of Company I.
Legislature’s W.& A,
Committee Meets
The joint legislative committee cre
ated to consider the matter of re
leasing the Western and Atlantic
Railroad met In the State Capitol at
noon Wednesday.
The committee spent the day in
specting the States property in At
lanta. particularly the terminal facili
ties. Thursday will be sp>ent In Chat
tanooga. looking over the State's
property there The committee will
report to the legislature next sum
mer.
about her conduct. She denied that
she ever told Mrs. Painter she had
married a man named Keeler. <*r
that she even knew anyone by that
name.
Asked iT she 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 '.he
word before. She denied that she
had ever referred to Joshna B. Craw
ford as an “old turkey buzzard.”
Insurance Finns Hold
$75,000,000 Realty
Secretary W. H. Leahy, of the Indus
trial Bureau of the Chamber of Com-
meree. 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 roach
more than $75,000,000.
ROAD SURVEY ORDERED.
COLUMBUS. Dec. 10 —Prepara
tion* are being made to begin the
survey of the Columbus-Pine Moun
tain-Warm Springs Highway, which j
w ill connect at Warm Springs with .
the highway from Atlanta. Count>
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-»
v Kodak Gift Ca»e” and you wii
> find it to be just what the boy r
^ girl wanted. Jno. L. Moore A-
Son* are headquarters for ‘the
Kodaker 42 N Broad street
Our coals will please you.
Call us.
CARROLL & HUNTER.
REGISTCRCD
PHAPfiAClST
We Comply Strictly Willi
Laws Regarding Pharmacy
Our prescription compound
ers are 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 1*11 re Food Laws.
This means that when you bring
your prescriptions here you will
get the protection provided by
LAW
W« 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 1* to GUARD
your health. Get acquainted
with our tervlce and low
price*.
Edmondson Drug Co.,
Prescription Druggists,
11 N Broad. d06 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 he 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-
As a Christmas gift it is something all the members
tiee, 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 warerooms especially to give Atlanta music lovers the best values to select from for their Christmas
purchases in Pianos, I layer-Pianos, 5 ictrolas, \ ictor Records, 5 iolins, Mandolins, Cornets and other musical instruments, as also
musical toys for the children.
1 ianos, the tone and quality ot which are to music lovers what the joys of children, with their tovs 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 d* O f r*
and Guaranteed, Easy Payments ^ 1 O
CABLE PIANO COMPANY
Largest Southern Music House.
GEO. W. WILKINS, President.
84 North Broad Street.