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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-16
Parents Consent to
Marriage of Child
Only II Years Old
Louisiana Court Clerk Issues Ii
cense For Slip of Girl to
Wed Farmer.

SCHRIEVER, LA, Nov. 16-Clerk
sAdams, in the county clerks office here,
was snoozing over the marriage license
book. There hadn't been any one in
the place for a license for a week,
When he awoke with a start a six-foot
man stood before the railing Beside
the stranger was a mere wisp of a girl,
sucking her thumb. Adams binked his
eyes.
Want a license" said the lanky indl-
vidual He gave his name as Paul
Dietz, 20 years old, occupation farmer.
"And-er-the girI?" spoke up the
clerk.
"Oh, she's Agnes Callahan" said
Dietz, edging to her side coyIy.
And age?" asked Clerk Adams.
Eleven" piped the intended bride
in a shrill voice.
Clerk Adams sent the pair after the
girls parents They came and gave
their consent to the marriage Tl@a
girl is probably the youngest that has
ever been married in the United States.
Her father is farmer
Three years ago the bridegroom S
brother, Emile, married the mother of
the bride. Now the mother of the girl
becomes her sister-in-law also. If any
children are born to the eleven-year-
| old bride they will be cousins to the
mothers mother, besides being grand
childtei
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-16
Case Shows PerilS to
Girls in Country
BY EVELYN WREN.

Minnie Marchman taught a lesson
with her last breath. 1t wasn't a pref
ty lesson and Minnie Marchman prob
ably did not know that in the valley of
the shadow she had been transformed
from a simple little country girl, with
more dimples than mind. to teacher
Of some great and awful truths.
But no one can read those last words,
81 never want to lay my eyes on Tan
Cleghorn again; he has wrecked my
life and l want him to reap his just
reward" without the thought that per-
haps the price she has paid, terrible
as it is. may serve a purpose like that
which has come down through the ages
from Mount Calvary
The Belle of Amboy was probably
Just an ordinary country lass endowed,
II is likely, with more artractiveness
than brains, with the same thoughts,
the same impulses the same passions
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STATE SUESFOR
TALLULAH LANDS

Attorney General Thomas S Fielder
has fled an injectment suit against the
Georgia Railway and Power Company
charging the defendant company with
holding illegally certain lands Of the
state Of Georgia along the Tallulah
river.
This suit was brought under au-
thority Of a resolution adopted by the
Georgia legislature at its last session.
and has been filed in Rabun superior
court, at Clayton, the county seat.
The suit is returnable to the Febru-
airy term of the court, and can not be
heard before next August.
While the suit is pending there will
be nothing to prevent the power com
pany from proceeding with the great
work it is doing at Tallulah Falls and
should the company lose its suit, which
it by no means expects to do, it still
may apply to the state for the purchase
Of the land or the perfection Of its title.
The states petition alleges that the
power company has been in unlawful
possession of the disputed territory
since January /, 1910, at profit to it.
self Of $4,000 per annum.
This controversy has attracted no
end Of attention throughout Georgia
for the past two years. and the present
suit is fathered by the Tallulah Falls
Conservation association.
Associated with the attorney general
in the suit are Watkins & Latimer,
f. c. Foster, r. G. Ellis, II. S White,
]. H. Felker and Charles 6. Reynolds,
all well known Georgia attorneys, rep
resenting the conservation organiza-
ton.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-16

Search has been begun by Cochran
and authorities to find any possible love
letters that may have passed between
the girl and Cleghorn. These are want
ed as important evidence to throw ad-
ditional light on a possible motive for
poisoning. Mr.. and Mrs A. D. March
man, aged father and mother of the
dead girl, say they have been unable to
find any love letters, and that IL any
were written they were destroyed.
Cochran believes that poison was
given his sister law, but that it's
purpose was not murder Whether
murder was planned or whether the
poison was intended for other purposes,
Cochran today announced his purpose
Of having the girls body exhumed to
find the exact truth
No further move, however, is expect
ed until the result of the analysis of
the girls stomach in Atlanta is known.
Should poison be found, rapid develop
ments are expected.
Sheriff j. A. King, of Turner county,
says he is ready to institute vigorous
search for Cleghorn the moment the
analysis shows anything criminal. A
coroner's jury recommended that Cleg-
horn be held for investigation, and is
suance of a formal warrant by Justice
Of Peace Pate will come if a crime is
shown.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-16
Exerte d
Hypnotic Influence
Over Minnie March
man, Is Claim of Rel
alive s---Search for
Low Missives as
Chemist Hunts for
Poi on---Will Ex-
hume Body.

ASHBURN, GA, Nov. 16.-That
Tan Cleghorn, missing fiance of
Miss Minnie Marchman, who lies
dead while an Atlanta chemist
probes for poison, exerted pow
erful hypnotic-like influence over
the girl and held her helpless I'M
der this spell, was the declaration
made today by Mrs. W. j. Coch-
ran, her eldest sister.
"I'm sure Cleghorn influenced
Minnie to do this to save himself, "
she said, Significantly. Mrs. Coch.
ran says she tried hard to break
up the affair between her younger
sister and the neighbor planter,
but that Minnie was infatuated
with Tan and ignored her plea.
She says the girl seemed determined
to marry Cleghon. and appeared hap
by and joyful until she was taken
strangely i'll following her visit to Ash
burn with Cleghorn the day of the
supposed marriage
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-16
MRS. WHITE, HELD AT
HUSBANDS BEDSIDE,
HEADS u. d. c. AGAIN

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-Mrs. Alex
B. White was reelected president gen
eral Of the United Daughters Of the
Confederacy at a stormy meeting today.
Mrs. White. who is at the bedside of
her dying husband in Paris, Tenn, was
strongly opposed for the presidency by
Mrs Livingston Schuyler, of New
York
Mrs. Frank G. Odenheimer. Of Jes-
sup, Md was reelected first vice
president; Mrs. Drury L. Ludlow, of
Washington, second vice president, and
Mrs. S. K. Faison, of North Carolina,
was elected third vice president.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-16
Points Out Badly
Needed Reform.

Mr.. Sands has completed survey of
the construction department. He is
now deep in a study of the financial
system. He said he had found much to
praise in the work of Graham West,
chief clerk to the comptroller, who is
putting into effect many Of the more
modern ideas Of municipal business
system. He pointed out some Of the
more important plans which wide
awake cities are seeking to adopt, as
follows
A municipal research bureau to keep
in touch with all the actions of the city
officials and to advise them how other
cities are handling similar matters.
A Standardization of the payrolls, SO
that every man in the city government
will get the same pay for the same
work.
A Standardization Of reports Of de-
partments. showing the unit cost In
each department Most departmental
reports, he said, were worse than use
less
A Standardization of all specifications
for bids.
These are reforms Atlanta is badly
in need Of. he declared.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-16
GEORGIA SCORES ON
TECH AT P0NCEY PARK

Georgia scored touchdown and
kicked goal over Tech in the second
quarter at Ponce DeLeon this after
noon. Score, Georgia, Z; Tech. O.
Neither team scored in the first pc
Rod.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-16
Public Ignorance
Blamed by Expert.

He was asked to give the principal
cause for poor municipal governments
"A lack of accurate information or
the part of the public" was his laconic
answer.
"Just as soon as the people under
stand the true conditions, just that
soon viii they demand correct rene
dies. They should require the officials
to take them into their confidence on
every municipal matter"
He was told that our annual budget
is made up in secret sessions of the
finance committee of council. He was
informed that the officials argued that
if the people were taken into the con-
fdence of the committee during the
divisions of the revenue, there would
be so much wrangling that it would
take forever to agree upon a finance
sheet.
Mr.. Sands eyes lighted as he spoke
with new interest:
Nothing was ever farther from right
reasoning.
"The people should know every de-
tail Of the framing of this budget, II
they never hear anything else of their
government.
when the affairs of department go
wrong, the head Of that department is
blamed. He usually cries lack OF
funds. When he makes his request for
his annual appropriation, he outlines
the policy of his department for the
year.
at is the peoples business to know
why he did not get the money he asked
for. and why he got what he did get.
when we began our investigation in
! Chicago. We found that the greater
part OF the funds were apportioned to
the various wards in lump sums.
THE politicians could spend all that
money in letting contracts to their
! friends.
"The politicians could keep ii all un-
til a short time before election, ana
spend it in payroIls.
"'The funds were divided by the time
honored log-rolling process, created and
fostered by the ward system.
atlanta is nothing like that bad.
But a study of the budget has shown
me that the making Of it's budget is
influenced foo much bv politics"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-16
TESTIMONY ALL IN;
GUNMEN'S FATE TO
BE WITH JURY SOON

NEW YORK, Nov. 16-The taking
OF evidence in the trial OF the four gun
men for the murder of Rosenthal was
concluded at 1880 o'clock this after
noon.
There is no chance for the gunner
to escape conviction" declared District
Attorney Whitman. THE jury will be-
lieve the testimony OF William Shapiro,
the chauffeur who says he took them In
his car from the scene Of the Rosenthal
murder"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-16
CHATTANOOGA GETS SESSION.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Nov. 16.-
Chattanooga has secured the next con-
vention Of the officers of the casualty
companies Of America. The meeting
will be held here in February 1918. the
definite date to be decided by the ex-
ecutive committee. This years session
was held in Chicago,
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THE WEATHER

FORECAST: Fair tonight and to-
narrow. Temperatures: 8 a. NJ, 40
Jeor.es: 10 a. m, IS degrees; II noon,
a deqrees; 2 p. n., SO degrees.
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Continued on Page TIVE.
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Princeton and Yale battled to
a tie. 6 to 6. in aferce contest
this afternoon
New-York tribune., 1912-03-19
ALL SHOUTED LA TOILETTE
Roosevelt Men Concede Senator
Is Strong in North Dakota.

Fargo, n n. March Is. Supporters oi
Theodore Roosevelt tonight on the eve ot
the first Presidential preference primary
election admitted that Senator Robert M
la Folette had aroused enthusiasm IN
nearly all quarters of the state and had
rolled up much additional support Within
the last week They said, however, they
believed the strength OF Colonel Roosevelts S
name, i'm its close association with the early
days ~ the state. would bring victory from
hard fight
They've yelled and shouted La Toilette, "
said one of these Roosevelt men. wherever
the Senator has spoken. but when they go
to the polls tomorrow and see the name
Roosevelt OH tho ballot the old loyalty
will work its magic, and they will mark the
ballot opposite the colonels name"
The last act of thG Roosevelt manag gers
was to send out an appeal 10 all the after.
noon newspapers I'm the state for publca-
ZION in last editions to-day. This was
aligned by Governors AldriCh OF Nebraska,
Carev Of wyoming, stubhs OF Kansas. Bass
Of New Hampshire and iisdley OF Missouri.
The appeal reads:
The Progresslves throughout tho United
States ara looking TO YOU for support in
thc endorsement of the only progressive Q
RepublicHn VINO can he nominated aud
elerted President of he United States
-The heodore Roosevelt.
mass meetings in various sections of the
state today and tonight aud speakers
EXPRESSED confidence with greater freedom
than at any time during the campaign.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-19
ROOSEVELT MEN TO APPEAL
Duell Still Fights Ruling About
Ballot Positions.

several primary election cases came up In
the Supreme Court for adjustment, and a
few that were presented last week were de-
cided Yesterday. Charles II. Duell chair
man of the Roosevelt City Committee.
served notice on Corporation Counsel Wat
son that he would appeal TO the Court Of
Appeals from the decision OF the Appellate
Division Of the Supreme Court that The
court could not compel the Board of Elec-
tions To place the names OF the candidates
for delegates TO tile national convention at
the head of the primary ballot
Justice Blur decided IN favor Of 'he
Roosevelt committee I'm It's fight against the
use Of its emblem, the black square, by
former Alderman Samuel Marx In his race
for the Tammany leadership In the Slit
Assembly District.
Justice Blur also denied To Frederick NJ.
MARSHALL, the Republican leader Of the 10th
Assembly District, the right to use black
diamond, 10 which objection was made by
The Roosevelt committee. on the ground that
the diamond was an infringement ON the
black square and would cause confusion at
tho polls among those who wanted 10 vote
for the Roosevelt delegates.
The Roosevelt committee asked Justice
Platzek to throw ont n delegation of regu-
lar organization men I'm the Sith Assembly
District. which has been hled as an inde-
pendent delegation. Decision was reserved.
There was another move In the fight in
the 10Th Assembly District Abraham 3.
Gilbert appearing as counsel for the Re-
publican County Committee. asked Justice
Platzek TO declare Invalid the selection Of
the Roosevelt candidates In that district.
because, he said, some of the signatures on
the petition were forgeries and others were
lllegible. Justice Platzek reserved decision
Albany, March 49, Former AssembIymsn
w NJ Bennett secured an order to-day
from Chief Judge cullen OF the Court OF
Appeals, designating March 20 as the date
for the hearing By that court of his appeal
from the decision Of the Appellate Division
First Department. denying a motion TO
compel the New York BOARD of Elections
TO place the names of national convention
delegates at the head of the primary bal
lots. instead of at the bottom, as at pres
ent, The trial court denied the Bennett
application aud wss sustained by a divided
court Of the Appellate Division.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-19
Responsible for All Except Five.

Stin further light is thrown on the hol-
lowness OF Senator DixOn's protests against
the use of patronage by circular just
issued by Colonel Lyon, in which he an
nOunces that of the five thousand office
holders in the state he is responsible for
the appointment of all except five, and
that therefore he demands an uncquivocal
statement of the purposes Of every office
holder so that he may know just what ac-
tion TO take In the future, and much more
10 the same effect. No unprejudiced person
can examine the facts in the Texas situa-
ton without being convinced that the effort
10 swing the delegation 10 Colonel Roose-
welt constitutes the most lagrant employ
ment of officeholders which has ever been
presented for the public edifcation.
President Taft is represented In Texas
by II. f. McGregOr of Houston. 1t Is some
what difficult TO determine at this distance
lust what progress MIR. McGregor is MAX
ing. but the howls of wrath which are en-
anating from Colonel Lyon and his friends
seem 10 Indicate that Mr.. McGresors CT
forts are meeting with a large measure Of
success.
There are those who believe that under
the circumstances President Taft would be
entirely warranted in indulsing in reprlsals
I'm Texas, and he has been urged to "chop
IF the heads" OF those officeholders who
Kermit themselves 10 be voted by Colonel
Lyon for Roosevelt delegation. The
President will hear nothing OF such prOpo-
sitions Even in one instance where a
federal oficeholder was shown 60 he In
the employ Of the Mexican government. his
dismissal ordered by the Secretary of the
Treasury and countermanded by President
Roosevelt at the behest of Colonel Lyon,
President Taft will not act until after the
national convention, for the simple rea-
son that he believes action at this time
would be construed by other officeholders
as a threat that II they did not support
MIR Taft they Would lose their official
heads
Mr. Tafrs managers are confident they
will win without resorting to the use of the
big stick" on the heads OF the officehOld-
ers, and if they cannot they will accept
defeat philosophlcally. They are fighting
for the nomination Of Mr.. Taft. Of course,
but they are also lighting for principle,
for the rehabilitation Of the Republican
party In Texas, for return 10 the days
when the Republicans cast $4,000 votes, as
they did the year that Colonel Cecil Lyon
became national committeeman. instead of
2e.00o. as they did i'm the election of 1870
and they are making this fight wholly
without the use of the federal patronage
New-York tribune., 1912-03-19
TEXAS PATRONAGE CLUB
SWUNG FOR ROOSEVELT
Startling Facts Furnish Answer
to Cry Raised Against
President Taft.
LYON HURTING PARTY
Republican Vote Cut from 1872,
SOC for Mckinley to 26, 1sl
in 1910 by His Effort to
Run Machine.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau


Washington. March 1s-Nothins could he
more ludicrous and insinCere than the cry
Of Senator Dixon and his associates In
charge Of the Roosevelt campaign that the
managers of President Tsft's political In
torests are prostituting officeholders and
acquiring delegates through the use OF
patronage. In the light of the fight Colonel
Roosevelrs supporters are making In
Texas.
In that state there Is \ battle royal on
hetveen the Taft and Roosevelt forces, the
latter band led by Colonel Cecil Lyon
national committeeman from that state
since 1896. colonel Lyon is frank to OK
press his conviction that he will be able IN
effect the instruction Of the entire Texas
delegation for Colonel Roosevelt Mr.,
Tafts managers arc equally confident OF
their ability to secure the delegation Tor
Mir. Taft. That Colonel Lyon socks 10
control the delegation through the use Of
patronage Is sclf-eydent from the follow
ing facts:
In 1895 Texas cast Is, ,5O5 votos for Me
Kinley Since then Colonel Lyon has'been
the Republican boss of the state and u
has been his avowed purpose TO eliminate
the negroes from the Republican party and
10 perfect a close corporatio which he
could easily swing in national conventions
In 1901 Colonel Lyon had so far succeeded
in this aim that the Republican vote OF
the state which was cast for Roosevelt,
amounted to only 51,2i9 In 1908 1t was
| slightly larger, Mr.. Taft receiving so,oNC
votes. but in 1910 Colonel Lyons efforts
I had met with still greater success The
| total Republican vote for Terrell for Gov
crnOr in that year was 26,l9l
New-York tribune., 1912-03-19
pROGREsSIvES IN WRANGlE
North Dakota Primary Brings
Out Sharp Statements

Washington, March is.--Girord pihohc''
in A telegram sent TO Frank H. Taleo't az
Fargo. n. D., has made specihc dehial VI
the statements, credited 20 Walter u" hou-
ser and others. that Colonel RooseNelt
rlsdssd his support to Senator La Fol
iat,e as 4 Progressive candidate for the
Republican Presidential noihihdVoh nc
declares that Mr., Houser manager OF ,he
La Toilette candidacy, was hiihseh
among the first of La Follettes support
ers TO urge that the Senator should aban-
don his own candidacy in the interest OF
the Progressive cause and join with
others IN urging Colonel Roosevelt to ac-
cept the nomination, because Roosevelt
alone could carry these policies to victory.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-19
T6e PTesidentisl URINARY in North ?


Tile Presidential urinary In Nor.h
kota tomorrow was the subject OF cor.
ment at political headquarters III wa"
ington to-day. The La Toilette men, 80.
ing their prediction on reports iron, ,,,sr
ator La Toilette and his>manasfr, en-.
L. Heuser, predicted a plurality TOT '''
ator La Toilette. AZ
Senator Dixon. i'm a statement iSeu
the Roosevelt headquarters this hiolr,
made no claim OF plurality TOT LII.
Roosevelt, but predicted heavy
Taft" sentiment. a,ht
UNFORTUNATELY. a fierce fscuoha' .,,,s
between Republican leaders IN tns' hss
for control Of the state organiIsuo" .,u.
caused a temporary division III '"'
Taft ranks" said Senator pixoh ,h.
lie added that mo matter Witt. IA
Hanna Roosevelt ticket or the uro. AL.
Toilette ticket wins, the. North paAos y,oee-
egation will be anti-Taft ana
yelt at Chicago" ---------
New-York tribune., 1912-03-19
No Reason to Rcpudiate Taft.

II is very clear To any one Informed as tn
| conditions In Indiana that while our people
I'm the past have been great believers In
Roosevelt they sec no reason why Presi-
a, MT Taft's administration should he repu-
dated and Colonel Roosevelt nominated.
The general expression rs one or regret thal
Roosevelt should have permitted the use Of
his name at this time. ! have no DOUBT
that the delegation from Indiana VIII be
almost unanimous. and possibly unanimous,
for the nomination Of President Taft.
Dirsctor Mckinley has received the fol
lowing interesting report on tho situation In
Kansas from James \. Troutmau, an attor-
ney of Topeka, Mr. Trout'uan says, in part.
There has heen a marked change in senti-
ment OF the Repubncans of Kansas In
favor of President Taft since Mr. Roose-
Velt's announcement OF his candidacy. As
YOU know four OF the Congress districts
have called conventions for tho election Of
delegates 10 the Chicago convention. and
the state committee has called d state cor
vention The five committees by whom
these conventions we're called we're very
largely for the President, the sggregs .
vote standing lOo 10 %. The vote i'm the
state committed on the Endorsement of the
President was A. TO Is IN his favor
| trust YOU will not be disturbed by the
hYsterical illumination II Governor etuLhs.
All Of these conventions were called with
authority for each county TO elect its dele
gates In any way II chooses I have no
doubt a GOOD many of them will employ the
primary plan. There is absolutely no feun-
dation for the charges made by Governor
stubbs Personally. have always ami
lated with the insurgents and am still an
advocate of the things for which they
stand. including the primary election. My
helief Is that President Taft will get a ma
lority Of the delegates from this state. and
II is not improbab ole that he wiz have ls or
II OF the %