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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. 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