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The Monroe journal., 1912-07-09
THE LOCAL MARKETS.
COTTON.
Best grade today ------------l3 1876
pRODlIcE.
PRODUCE.

The figures given here are prices paid
by merchants today. They may be diff
ferent tomorrow or next day. Readers
are advised to phone some responsible
merchant on the day they expect to
come to market and get figures for that
day.
The Monroe journal., 1912-07-09

Lost - Glass pin b. L. W. 10.
Suitable reward for return. - Miss
Pearl Nance.
The Monroe journal., 1912-07-09

For Sale-Two fresh milk COWS.
5. \. Fincher, Monroe Route 4.
Repairing. timing and adjusting
Rail Road watches speciality
J. r. preslar.
The Monroe journal., 1912-07-09

9Sc. buys Leonard watch, guar
anteed for year. and Toe. Store.
The Monroe journal., 1912-07-09

We have just opened a barrel of
apple vinegar, the kind that makes
pickles good-H. S. Estridge 4 Co.
The Monroe journal., 1912-07-09

Ii is especially desired that every
Odd Fellow be present Thursday
nisht AZ $50. Important business.
$. d. Faux. y. G.
The Monroe journal., 1912-07-09

Tea, Tea-We have the best on
the market. Also We have the best
grades of coffee, that makes every
body glad.-H S. Estridge 4 Co.
The Monroe journal., 1912-07-09

Money to loan on approved seeuri-
ty in limited amounts-Gordon In
surance and Investment Co.
The Monroe journal., 1912-07-09

Flour, Flour.--We handle nothing
but the highest grades Every
pound is guaranteed.-H S. Es-
fridge & Co.
The Monroe journal., 1912-07-09

We recommend Hornets Nest Lin
iment for summer complaint, and a
great remedy for aches and pains.
Union Drug Co
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09
Meat Inspector Eats
Sausage to Test It; to
Prosecute When Able
Only Thing Which Prevents
Speedy Trial of Packing Com
pany Is Wasser's Illness.

1ll-torturingly ill--City Meat Inspec-
tor a. Wasser declared today that he
had wretched job. He said he had
eaten some sausage reported to be bad
with the result that the proof was abb
solutely too overwhelming.
j. H. Gresbach sat down with his wife
and two children to a supper of sausage
Saturday night Before morning the
whole family was sick.
Mr. Gresbaoh notified the health de-
partment today. Inspector Wasser went
to Fowler's grocery store, where It had
been purchased. to inspect the meat. HS
was told that 1t had Just been bought
from the Armour Packing Company.
Inspector Wasser hied to the local
store of the packing company. The
sausage looked good. He and one of
the employees decided they would cook
some and taste it,
They did.
Today Inspector Wasser said he had
docketed a case against the Armour
Packing Company, but that he did not
know whether he would be able to try it
tomorrow.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09
WAKES UP SHERIFF
TO HUNT HIS DERBY
AND LANDS IN JAIL

BLUE RIDGE, GA, Dec, 9.-Tom
Rodgers, wanted by the sheriff Of Cher
okee county, was returned to Canton
today, after spending a Gay in the Fan
min county JAIL where he landed
through most unusual and amusing cir
cumstances
Early yesterday morning, after a
nights spree" Rodgers knocked at the
Jail door. Sheriff jenkins. who is also
jailer, arose, rubbed his eyes and in
quired of the visitor what he wanted.
Rodgers said he had lost his derby and
wanted the sheriff to help hunt it.
While on the early stroll Sheriff Jen-
kins discovered that Rodgers was the
man wanted by the Cherokee sheriff.
They returned to the Jail before the
sheriff took him into custody AS soon
as Rodgers found that he would have
to take breakfast at the Jail he made
for the open door. The sheriff caught
him by the arm and ''yanked" him back
into the room. Upon searching him, he
found a 80 -caliber pistol, a razor and a
pocketknife
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09
EX MAYOR JOINER
NAMED STATE FIRE
INSPECTOR TODAY

William R. Joyner, former mayor Of
Atlanta, former chief of the city's fire
department, former president of At
lanta's baseball association and one of
the Souths veteran fire-fighters, was
today appointed state fire inspector by
Comptroller General Wright.
The office was created by the last
legislature, but was not filled until to-
day, when Colonel Wright, who is ex-
officio state insurance commissioners,
named Captain Joyner, The duties Of
the position involve the investigation
of every fire Of a suspicious nature in
the state and a report thereon 10 the
insurance commissioner.
Captain Joyner Is one OF Georgia s
best known men. He was volunteer
fireman and entered Atlanta's service
when the paid department was In
stalled. From the rank of captain ne
was promoted to chief, which position
he held until he was nominated and
elected mayor.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09
Doomed Slayer Apparently Un-
moved by Sobbing Pleas of
Sister and Brothers.
STARES AT CELL FLOOR:
NO SIGN OF RECOGNITION
Family to lmpIore Governor to
Stay Execution, Set for
Friday, Thirteenth.

Weeping piteously, Mrs. W. II. Whit
aker only sister of Rober l.. Clay,
the wife slayer and alleged maniac,
condemned to hang Friday on the Tow
er gallows, stood today before the
barred door of her doomed brother S
cell and pleaded with him to speak to
her-begged for just one word.
Clay sat on his bunk with bowed
head and dropped shoulders, his long,
unkempt hair falling over his forehead.
His emotionless gaze roved about the
cell floor. He did not say word, and
not once did he lift his head with a
glance of recognition.
Beside Mrs. Whitaker stood Mrs. j.
4. Clay, sister-in law of the con-
demned man, and she, too, wept, Just
behind the women We're j. A. Clay and
j. W. Clay, brothers, who were un-
able to control their emotion as they
peered through the bars and Joined the
women in trying to gel the doomed
man to speak
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09
MINISTER H|TSAT
FULTON COUR rs
Rev. Hugh Wallace Declares
Justice in This County Is
Ruled by Dollars.

Justice in Fulton county is weighed
by the dollar mark. God have mercy
on the courts of a community when
they reach such a condition az this!"
said Rev. Hugh Wallace, pastor of the
Jones Avenue Baptist church, as he
raped Fulton county's court system
last night in stirring discussion Of
justice
Red -handed murderers have been
turned loose on this community by the
courts simply because they were
backed by money and influence, while
men OF the poorer classes, without
money, have been torn from their fam
lilies and sent to the penitentiary for
long terms for much less crimes" de-
clared the minister 1T pains my very
heart when l think Of tine injustice in
our courts and when l am forced to
realize that the dollar mark is the con-
trolling factor in the dispensing Of our
so-called justice. AS a matter of fact,
this term justice is a misnomer."
And then the minister added signih-
cantly:
Il know Of things that have taken
place in our court houses in the name
of justice that would create sensa-
tion were they agitated.
1T is a shame" he continued, that
men guilty Of cold blooded. heinous
crimes should go free and disgrace the
name of justice simply because they
have money and influence. II is high
time that our court system should be
reformed and that justice-the real
thing, not an mitation-should be en-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09
Cochran Bent
On His Punishment.

Cochran instigated the investigation
of Minnie Marchman's death and all
along insisted on q thorough probe.
Following the death, Cochran exhibited
much feeling toward Cleghon and
seemed bent on prosecuting him. He
had never publicly made any threats
against his life, however.
The girl had conhded to her sister
in Jaw that she and Cleghorn We're en-
gagged to be married but this Cleghorn
denied the day he showed himself in
his home community, following the
search for him. Cleghorn and the girl
had gone together" for quite while,
but the young man insists they were
merely friends and that he had never
loved the girl.
Believing that she had been poisoned,
the dead girls stomach was analysed
in Atlanta, but no trace of poison was
found.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09

Bob. speak to us. Don't you know
us?" cried the brothers, but Clay main
tanned the silence he has broken but
once since he was imprisoned last May.
While she pleaded at the cell door,
a three-year- old boy, son of Mrs. j. A.
Clay and nephew Of the prisoner, tugged
at the dress of his mother and prattled
of the strange prison sight.
Outside OF the cage, on the balcony
run around" just out of sight Of the
cell, stood a stalwart, rugged man, more
than six feet tall, waiting for the little
party inside. He was j. Clay, of 116
Piedmont avenue, the broken hearted
father. He chose to remain outside
alone, saying he could not bear to look
upon his poor boy"
One figure was missing from the fam
lily circle as 1t assembled about the
condemned cell-the aged mother
Death saved her this heartrending eli
max in the tragic life of her boy.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09
SUIT TESTING COUNTY
SALARY ACT HE ARD
IN SUPERIOR COURT

The first court test of the Fulton
county salary act. which purposes to
abolish the fees of seven county Off
cials, was begun in third division Of SUI
perior court today, when Judge Pendle-
ton called to trial the commissioners
mandamus rules against Tax Collector
Stewart, Tax Receiver Arnhstead and
Ordinary Wilkinson.
Luther Rosser, county attorney ap-
peared for the board and argued that
the writ against the three officials
should be made absolute for their fail
ure TO comply with the preiminaries to
the Inauguration of the salary act. j.
ID. Fitzpatrick, conducting the defense,
maintained that the new law was I'M
constitutional and discriminatory.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09
SMOKE. MAKES FOLK
OF ATLANTA DODGE
NEEDED FRESH AIR

Commenting on the statement of 5.
C. LindhoIm, the municipal expert on
health and sanitation, that Atlantans
are afraid of fresh air, Dr. Claude A.
Smith, head of the city laboratory Of
hygiene. said today that one of the
main reasons Atlantans kept their
doors and windows closed so tightly
was the smoke nuisance.
DR.. Smith said 1t was absolutely es-
sential for the human system to have
fresh air to be able to resist diseases.
and that people here did not fully real
lie the need Of proper ventilation. But
he said that smoke did as much to keep
fresh air out of offices and homes as
the fear Of cold.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09
GOVERNOR URGES
CHURCH u NIF RIM S
FOR POOR'S BENEFIT

CHICAGO, Dec. "a suggestion By
Governor Chase S Osborn, of Michigan,
that churches adopt uniforms SO that
the poor can attend service has caused
wide comment in church circles here
today. The governors suggestion was
made in a sermon delivered in the
First Baptist church here. whose pas
tor, Rev. Myron +. Adams, is q close
friend Of the Michigan executive.
The governor, commenting on the
lack OF attendance in churches by those
who are poor and distressed" sug-
gested that "a simple costume be adopt
ed for church Worship SO that competi-
ton IN dress would not keep anyone
away
IL, suggested simple black Cor
women
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09

In the event there is no stay in the
plans for the execution Friday. this
probably is the last time the relatives
will see Robert L.. Clay in life.
The entire family will appear before
Governor Brown tomorrow morning
and make a last plea to save the
doomed man.
We'll ask the governor to give Rob-
ert life sentence, and, it he doesn't
see Mt to do thu we will ask for a
lunacy commission to examine him, and
will ask for respite-oh, just anything
to save his life" cried Mrs. Whitaker
when asked what plea would be made
to the governor,
Clemency by the governor is the final
hope for Clay. and, if it fails, the wife
slayer will pay the penalty Friday be-
tween the hours of il and / O'clock.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09

"These annual conferences by the
governors of the states are of great
value In that they bring the executive
officers of the states into personal ac-
workmanship with each other and en-
able them in all subsequent correspond.
ence to have more intelligent knowl-
edge of respective views and environ
ments than could be the case If they
had never met. They enable them to
realize more fully the similarity be-
tween general conditions in the respec-
tive states and wherever there are laws
In one state radically different from
those in others to become advised as
to whether exceptional conditions have
or have not required exceptional laws
ultimate uniformity of laws, when
ever practicable, is, of course. the desid-
eratum, as such a status tends more
and more to a unity of that as well as
unity of interest
Regarding the defense OF mob law
by Governor Blease, of South Carolina,
concerning which you have asked me.
will state that / have not talked with
single other governor or a single other
visitor at the conference who could see
any call for such remarks.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09
Min Request Wilson, on Return
Home, to Make Date Month
Earlier Than Promised.
|colJLD MAKE TARIFF
MEASURE LAW BY JULY
Underwood Says ManutaCtur-
ers Are Marking Time Wait
ina for New Schedules.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Or the re-
Saw, If President elect Woodrow Will
.,r Democrats who are to be forceful
M shaping tariff legislation at the eX-
+raordinary session of congress which
Governor Wilson has announced he is
10 call not later than April 10 are to
Orpe the president elect to convene this
Extraordinary session on March 10.
The Democrat who Is at the head OF
+h's movement is Oscar w. Underwood,
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee. Supporting Mr. Underwood in
this policy are Representative Edward
w, Townsend and nearly all of the New
Jersey congressman, as well as many
from New York. the New England and
the middle Western, Northwestern and
far Western states.
In fact. il is known that the vast
majority Of the reelected Democratic
congressman are heartily in favor of
calling the extraordinary session on
March Is. Concerning the newly elect
ed members, the sentiment is agree
able to that date so far as it could be
escertained.
When Governor Wilson returns to
Trenton, n. j., he is to begin his con-
1erences with leading Democrats of the
country. This statement was made by
William F. McCombs, chairman of the
Democratic national committee.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09
Above All, Don't Ask Him if
This Is His First Visit to
America.
By Aiphonse DeRigeur

Sir Thomas Upton, the man who put
the sell in Ceylon, is to be in our midst
Wednesday, and my phone has been so
busy with questions as to etiquette in
the matter of noblemen and near-no-
blemen that I've decided to publish the
official rules
Atlanta folk get on very Well with
Ty Cobb, and made no bad breaks when
Roosevelt and Taft came down, but it
has been a long time since a sir paid
us a visit and a lot of men who can
devour their way straight through a
nine course dinner and make the knives
and forks come out even without put
ting them inside their opera vests are
in doubt about whether to call our
guest Of honor Colonel" "Mr. Sir Lip
ton or plain Tom old man"
But 1t isn't difficult to learn how to
treat sir. 1t is best to adhere to
the customs of the country in this re-
spect. In Tennessee one says. We'll,
its about my time Of day. How about
you?" In Kentucky they say Colonel,
you and gen'ral viii have another,
won't you? I've ordered EN-" And in
Atlanta you just step up boldly and
say I've ordered book full Of drink
tickets on every club in town. Come
on, Sir Tommy and name your choice"
One of Natures Nobemen.
But do notch, do not, under any
circumstances-grow facetious and say
Sir Thomas, won't you sample a bit
Of cold tea"
one must never talk shop, you know.
oh, no! 1t really isn't done. But any
way that's the way to treat noble
man, from king down to jack. They're
all gentlemen Of capacity.
Not that Sir Thomas is exactly a
nobleman, except one of natures va
riety, which we all are. except the man
who took my umbrella Saturday night,
and l wouldn't say lie is crooked, but
I'll bet the cigars he could hide be-
hind the handle, which was made es-
pecially to hang over bars. But Sir
Thomas is a square sport and a good
loser, which he ought to be, having had
ten years or more steady practice.
A Knight for Every Day.
Sir Thomas isn't exactly a nobleman
in the British sense of the word. No
blemen originated when William the
Conqueror came across the channel
with ninety million men, according to
the family trees of present generations
whose folks were with William.
No, Thomas Upton was just a plain.
red-headed lrishman who started In
the tea business, discovered advertis-
ing, became millionaire and was hon
ored by his country.
When man does that over here we
call him trust. draw cartoons OF him.
fine him s2y,000,000 and let him take
Continued on Page Two.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09
Armed Men Gather as CIeghorn
Clan Vows to Get Even
With Cochran.
REVIEWS INTEREST IN
MARCHMAN MYSTERY
Youth Named as Sweetheart of
Dead Girl Shot at Three
Times by Her Kin.

ASHBURN, GA, Dec. with armed
men rapidly gathering at Raineys Set
Element, the whole of Amboy district is
on the verge of feud warfare today as
the result of the shooting of Tan Cleg-
horn by W. F. Cochran, and bloodshed
is feared as a result of this new turn in
the Minnie Marchman death mystery.
Cleghorn slightly wounded in the
head by Cochrans bullet, is arming his
kinsmen with shotguns and has sworn
that he will even his score. The latter,
released on $500 bond, when it was
learned Cleghorn was not hurt serious
ly, has announced that he will defend
himself and is rallving his friends.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09
SIX-DAY BIKE RACE
TIED AT $40 MILES

NEW YORK, Dec 9.-Walthour
started a sprint shortly before 2 o'clock
this afternoon in the six day bicycle
race, and his competitors nailed him
before he was able to gain the coveted
lap.
The score for the fourteenth hour. 2
p. m. showed all the teams tied at 319
miles, 3 miles and s laps ahead of the
record made by Root and Moran in
1910. This is the first time in the
history Of siX-day racing in this city
that all the teams entered were able
10 run on even terms for So long a
time.
At o'clock toe teams we're tied at
$40 miles, s laps
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09
ORDINANCE TO STOP
PARKING OF AUTOS
TO BE INTRODUCED

The council committee on legislation
win meet tomorrow afternoon at 3
O'Clock TO consider an ordinance pro-
hibiting the parking Of automobiles on
Peachtree Whitehall, Hunter and Ala
bama streets. Some members Of coun-
ell declare that the central streets airs
too congested to allow automobiles to
DE parked in them
Not only is there opposition TO the
ordinance in council but number of
the merchants take the view that 1t
would be bad for the business interests.
All interested citizens are invited to
appear before the committee and give
their arguments.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09

IT will venture to say that there is
nothing in the constitution of any
American state which encourages or
condones crime of any character. All
states and all laws among civilized peo-
pies have for their object the suppress
sion of crime by the process of law.
immediately after Governor Blease
had concluded his speech 1 arose and
stated that one of the chief factors i'll
securing my last election was my prom
Use that l would not abuse the pardon
ing power, but, on the contrary, would
see that the process of law in the pun
ishment of criminals who had been
tried in the courts was faithfully up
held l stated that the executive of nc
state had u monopoly of devotion to
the white women of his state or to the
determination to protect them, but that
whatever the crime in Georgia we held
that the criminal must be punished by
the law instead of the mob, that Geor-
gia did not have to depend upon mobs
10 punish those who violated her laws
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09
Georgia Governor, Back From
Conference, RebukeS South
Carolina Executive.
GEORGIA LAWS UPHELD
DESPITE CRIME, HE SAYS
Others at Meeting Unanimous
in Condemning Remarks
Advocating Lynching. ! !.

Governor Joseph NJ. Brown returned
from Richmond and Washington today,
where he has been attending the an
nual conference of the national "house
of governors"
The governor talked most interesting
ly of his trip, and incidentally pays his
respects to Governor Cole L. Blease,
of South Carolina, whose open advo-
cacy of lynch law shocked the gath
ering.
Governor Brown administered a tell
ing rebuke to the South Carolinan, and
in doing 50 cited some recent history
to prove that Georgia entertains a
contrary view.
GnNA1,nnl. RrnN-rn co Id
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09
Georgia Militia
To Protect Negroes.

Il instanced the fact that l had three
times sent portions of the military OF
Georgia to Cumming to protect the
laws of Georgia in the custody. trial
and execution of negroes convicted of
criminal assault that the majesty Of
the law might be maintained regard
less of the character of the crime. /
stated in this connection that when ask
ed by the judge of the circuit how
many troops l could send l had an
swered that l would send the entire ma
tional guard of Georgia if necessary to
uphold the laws of the state.
81 regard Governor Blease's advo-
cacy of mob laws as exceedingly I'M
fortunate for the simple reason that in
every other state in the American
Union the devotion OF white men to
white women Is as sacred as il is in
South Carolina and the determination
TO protect them, or if needs be. to visit
condign punishment upon those who
have wronged them, is as deep-seated
and irrevocable as It is in South Caro-
lima
every governor with whom / talked
and every lady who gave me her opin-
ion stood as one Ia advocating legal
process instead of mob law"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09
J. S. B. THOMPSON NEAR
DEATH IN RICHMOND, VA.

RICHMOND, VA, Dec. 9.-No i'm
provement was noted today in the con-
dition OF J. $. Barbour Thompson. of
Atlanta. who is extremely III nd the
Johnston Willis sanitarlum. His doctors
fear the end may come Withiu tina naXt
day or two
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09
Met in Road and
Fight Started.

According to the story told by the
authorities. Cleghorn and his brother
met Cochran, brother-in- of the
Marchman girl, in the road near his
home yesterday and threatened to whip
him for his persistence in investigating
the facts surrounding the girls death.
Both Cleghorns climbed out of their
buggy and attacked Cochran, who
knocked one of them down. AS Tan
Cleehorn turned and fed Cochran fired
two bullets after him. One went
through Cleghorn's hat and the other
inflicted a scalp wound. Cleghorn fell
as if dead and Cochran gave himself up
to Deputy Sheriff O. B. Harmon,
While the man was still in Jail mem
bers of the Cleghorn family began
gathering from all parts Of Turner
county. It had been rumored widely
that Cochran had killed his man out
right.
With this new development, feeling
over the countryside, which has been
repressed for weeks while the investi-
CATION of the girls mysterious death
had been going on, has broken and the
authorities look for trouble If members
of the two clans meet.
Cochran was released on bail this
morning. He Immediately went to his
home and began preparations to defend
himself and his family against any at
"a Of ClaChOTuS
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09
INSURANCE AGAINST
TWINS, 5 PER CENT

LONDON, Dee. 9.--Fiye per cent Is
the rate quoted by brokers Tor lnsur-
ance against birth of twins. Il also is
possible 60 Insure against child
which might deprive one " an estate
or Gtl,