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VOL. XI. NO. no.
BII'S PLOT
Il "KNIFE"
WILSON
MOLD
Frank P. Glass Says Nebraskan
Planned to Eliminate Jersey
Governor as He Did Clark.
SCHEMED TO HAVE SELF
NAMED FOR PRESIDENCY
Alabama Editor Declares Com
moner Isn’t Powerful Enough
to Boss President-Elect.
Frank P. Glass, for three years Wood -
row Wilson’s housemate at Princeton
university, editor of The Birmingham
News, general manager of The Mont
gomery Advertiser, Alabama’s foremost
newspaper man, today revealed star
tling facts in reference to Governor
Wilson’s pre-convention campaign, in
which he declared that William J.
Bryan attempted to knife the New
.ler y governor just as he knifed
Champ Clark, with the end in view of
having himself nominated for presi-
"Eryan will never be offered a place
ii the Wilson cabinet, unless Mr.
son decides that by this means he can
preserve Democratic harmony by si
lencing the Nebraskan.” declared Mr.
Glass. "Mr. Wilson has no debt to pay
Mr. Bryan.
“Mr. Bryan schemed to defeat Gov
j ernor Wilson at Baltimore just as he
I schemed to defeat Champ Clark. It was
only because the New York delegation
I refused to cast its vote for Mayor Gay
i nor on the final ballot, at Bryan’s sug
gestion, that the Nebraska man’s
jcheme to make himself for the fourth
time Democracy’s candidate failed.”
Glass Long a
Friend of Wilson.
Mr. Glass played an important part
in Wilson's nomination. He was a soph
omore when Wilson entered Princeton.
The fires of the Civil war had not died
out in those days, and at the great
Eastern university the Southerners
kept largely to themselves. Practically
all the Southern students were quar
tered In the same house. Among them
[ was Mr. Glass. Wilson came a year
I later.
Naturally their association was close,
and when Wilson loomed as a presi
dential possibility, Mr. Glass took the
lead to have the Alabama delegation
instructed for him.
Then Oscar Underwood entered the
list, and Mr. Glass, refusing to fight his
i fellow Alabaman, even for his college
■hum, centered his endeavor on having
tn Alabama delegation favorable to
it llson as a second choice. In this he
was successful, and when Senator
Bankhead withdrew Underwood’s name
at Baltimore, Glass was able to vote
Alabama for Wilson and’ start the
■ stampede for the New Jersey man.
On account of these signal services
and his close personal relationship w’ith
he president-elect, the Alabama editor
■as been prominently spoken of for a
■ ablnet post.
Sditor Not Looking
For Cabinet Place.
I have never considered my cabinet
boom seriously,”- said Mr. Glass. “Os
vuise, I am grateful to my friends for
filing inaugurated it. but Governor
I Wilson has political obligations to pay
and plenty of material to select from
before he could possibly look my way.
nd, anyway, I am pretty well satisfied
d are run ning now.”
it’s pretty certain Bryan will
■-it any cabinet job he wants?” he was
asked.
dlr- Glass’ eyes flashed with the fight
•S- spirit that has made him a power.
Ket no cabinet po-
Tl,'- onii f he o?. es ’ 1 wl 'l be surprised.
‘hit £°ndition under which I can
him I«f, ( ;°lT rnor W,lß ° n "111 name
silence m" ' e . governor to wish to
the party and P reser ve harmony in
Bryan Can’t Boss
Wilson, He Says,
folinwin" Undoubt -»y has a powerful
fcilitv i IS \ , bas a Powerful person
boss \v K S n °t Powerful enough to
men '° W Wilson. I know both
h d< L bt of latitude to
’ ' movem nt tFUe * lat Br .van started
rll-lr. t 'lo It for urn fr ° m C,ark ’ but he
1 ’ -If tMlson. He did it for
’ nlnat..,; he m’ U P Wilson was
Lav X,. . le rn «de every endeavor to
'■ '■ ■ tried , east Its vote for Mayor
' m the r? makp us ke «P L'nder-
” d' ull<H-p rat ‘u ,bat there would
.-de ti * B ,° hopeless that he could
> I ' ""'’''''tion with a speech
Wix "’'nuted himself.
Id•>. <[,, .. ti," ’", 8 *hla. J have not seen
»" ■!> lat le, but 1 k "°w hint
’ i .nor R"? BUr““”wninOthur
- ‘‘ n unless tile solidity
• 'lemmidii It.”
The Atlanta Georgian
Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results.
cm APPEAL
FOB PJRDDN
REFUSED BI
GOVEHNOO
Executive Considers the Case
Far Into Night. But Finds
No Cause for Action.
i
PRISONER FOUND SANE
IN THE FINAL INQUIRY
Dr. Ellis Makes Thorough Ex
amination and Reports to
Jailer Slayer Is Feigning.
Governor Joseph M. Brown will not
interfere in the case against Robert
Lee Clay, sentenced to die on the gal
lows in the Fulton county Tower Fri
day of this week.
The governor, as he promised the
doomed man’s sister and father, went
into the record of the case against
Clay exhaustively. He could find noth
ing in it byway of extenuating circum
stances.
To the executive mind, it appears as
if Clay's crime was cold-blooded, ma
licious and premeditated murder. He
could find no justification for mercy oi
.clemency in the case.
Therefore, he authorized the an
nouncement that lie will permit the law
to take Its course Friday.
Considers Case
Far Into Night.
The governor was deeply touched by
the petition made to him by Clay’s sis
ter and father Tuesday. The case came
to him direct from the home of the
i people Coneerrted.*' It rieWt "lists
I passed upon by the supreme court —it
i never has been referred to the prison
i commission.
Ttie entire responsibility was thrown
i upon the executive, and he sat far into
' last night thinking of the case and
I considering It.
It was well after 1 o’clock today- be-
I fore he definitely made up his mind
I what his duty is.
Clay must hang Friday, unless some
extraordinary circumstance arises in
the meantime to save him. And this
seems most unlikely.
“I can see no reason for interfering
in the Clay case,” was the terse and
only statement the governor gave out
for publication.
That Robert L. Clay is feigning in
sanity; that his mental condition is
normal, and that he could break his si
lence if he would, is the finding of Dr.
James N. Ellis, alienist, who called at
the Tower today a.nd made a thorough
examination of the wife slayer, doomed
to die on the gallows on Friday, De
cember 13.
Dr. Ellis made his examination fol
lowing a written request from Attorney
William M. Smith, counsel for the con
demned man. Similar reouests were
made of Dr. James B. Baird and Dr.
Samuel H. Green, who, with Dr. Ellis,
examined Clay prior to his trial, the
first part of last June, and declared him
sane at that time. Whether these two
experts will make a further examina
tion has not been learned.
Dr. Ellis declined to give out a state
ment, but, in a report to Jailer Broad
nax, immediately following the exami
nation, he pronounced Clay’s mental
condition the same as it was when the
first examination was made.
Cell Floor Littered
With Cigarette Stubs.
He said the slayer’s physical condi
tion is not quite as good as at that time,
but attributed this to his long confine
ment, the constant mental strain under
w-hlch he is laboring, and the smoking
of cigarettes. Partly smoked cigar
ettes and matches in profusion were
found by the doctor on the floor of the
cell.
Clay's pulse was found to be above
normal, but Dr. Ellis told Jailer Broad
nax this was due to suppressed ex
citement, anxiety and dread.
Asked by the jailer if he thought Clay
could break his long silence and speak,
Dr. Ellis replied that he could. He said
he was sure Clay is sane, and that “the
attitude of silence is merely a feature
of the role Clay is acting.”
Dr. Ellis explained that he thought,
as a matter of justice to the doomed
man. another examination should be
made, in order to determine Clay's men
tal condition at this time.
Clay did not utter a sound during the
examination. When told by Inside
Jailer Roberts to hold out ills hand so
the doctor could feel his pulse. Clay
made no move. The jailer then took
hold of Clay’s wrist and placed it in
the doctor’s hand. Clay apparently
took no interest whatever in the pro
ceedings
If Clay is feigning insanity, ’io, in the
opinion of jail oflli iuls, will collapse on
the gallows ami bleak tli> silence he
lisa maintained since he shot his wife .
to death on Mav 12 last. j
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1912.
Just a Jolly, Grizzled, Sportsmanlike Six-Foot Old Chap-—That’s Lipton
SIR THOMAS IS ATLANTA'S GUEST TODAY
Sir Thomas Lipton, on right, and Colonel Willis
Ragan, snapped on the arrival of the noted British A 'TV, ;
yachtsman and sportsman in Atlanta today. IrWZ’W’/
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SANTA NEEOS SID
TO FIND THESE
CHILDREN
Atlantans Asked to Remember
Poor Kiddies Who Face a
Cheerless Christmas.
In twenty thousand Atlanta homes
there are boys and girls busily plan
ning for Christmas, Wheedling fathers
and mothers into promises of gifts es
pecially desired and making lists of
presents to be sent equally fortunate
little cousins and friends.
Some of them, children of the fash
ionable streets, will be satisfied with
nothing short of gold watches or dia
mond rings. Hundreds have set their
hearts on bicycles or ponies or a newly
furnished room for their “very own."
There will be dozens of automobiles
given to young scions of wealthy fami
lies; dozens of electric coupes for debu
tante daughters of the rich.
It is to be a Christmas of luxury, a
season of extravagance. Already’ the
shopping streets are filled with hurry
ing purchasers, already the show win
dows are being stripped of their
choicest offerings.
Homes That Fortune Forgot.
But there are other homes—hundreds
and hundreds of them—where the only
Christmas planning is for another
bushel of coal —for another week's rent.
There are homes where the father has
earned nothing for many’ weeks, where
a widowed mother has been struggling
through the year to provide tht bare
necessities. They are not so far away
from the homes of the fortunate, for
Atlanta has no clearly defined “slum
district.” Some of them may be just
around the corner from your own resi
dence. There are many not a five
minutes walk away.
And these homes have children, too—
children with hearts just as hungry for
Christmas joy as the boys and girls
within your own nursery; children who
face bravely the ordeal of Insufficient
food, and clothing worn thin and awk
wardly patched; the suffering of long
days and nights In half-warmed, thln
wallt'd rooms, but whose eyes fill with
tears at the thought of a Christmas
without a Santa Claus.
So the people of Atlanta, not only the
Continual! on Pago Two.
HLT. THE EMPTY STOCKINGS
Shall there be a single empty stocking in Atlanta on Christ
mas morning?
Shall there be a single person in the richest city in the
South who can say Christmas night, “I didn’t have my Christ
mas dinner?”
It is up to you to decide these questions.
The Georgian is starting a Christmas fund, and with your
help no child will be without its Christmas joys and no unfor
tunate man or woman without a wholesome Christmas dinner.
Before any announcement was made of this plan, several
generous Atlantans subscribed to the fund. If you are in sym
pathy with it send your contribution to the Christmas editor
i of The Atlanta Georgian. »
The progress of the work and the plans for the distribution
of gifts will be. printed in this paper day by day.
Prominent men and women who are continually being
called upon to aid charitable causes were quick to respond to
day to fill the empty Christmas stockings in the poor homes of
Atlanta. Here is the list of today’s contributions:
J. M. Slaton >25 R. J. Guinn 5
F. J. Paxon 25 E. P. Ansley 5
R. F. Maddox 25 E. C. Peterg 5
Forrest Adair 25 M. L. Thrower 5
J. W. English 25 S. B. Turman 5
John E. Murphy 25 Mrs. J. M. Slaton -|Q
W. T. Gentry 25 Mrs. E. L. Connally’ iq
George Adair 25 Mr s . Robert Maddox 5
Joel Hurt 25 Mrs. J. M. High", 5
W. H. Glenn 25 Mrs. George McKenzie 5
E. H. Inman 25 Mrs. P. H. Alston ... 5
John W. Grant 10
Henry Durand 10 Total $360
HOUSE OPENS WAY
TO PAY $5,000,000 IN
DIXIE WAR CLAIMS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—A bill
which will pave the way for the pay
ment of approximately $5,000,000 In war
claims passed the house this afternoon
by a vote of 166 to 90.
The bill provides that the persons
whose property was confiscated by Un
ion soldiers after June 1, 1865, shall not
be required to prove loyalty to the Fed
eral government. The bill authorizes
the court of claims to consider hun
dreds of claims which have heretofore
been barred and which amounted in
tlie aggregate to several million dol
lars.
FIVE YEARS FOR SIDNA ALLEN.
WYTHEVILLE. VA., Dec. 11.—A ver
dict of voluntary manslaughter was re
turned this afternoon against Hidnii Al
len, one of the mountaineers who shot
up the Hillsville court house last March,
killing several officials of the court. Al
len was then sentenced to five years'
imprisoiiiiient.
SHARP COLD WAVE
DUE THURSDAY, MAY
CAUSE SNOWFALL
The second snow of the season may
come tomorrow afternoon. It is certain
the atmosphere will be much colder
then than it Is today. A storm Is trav
eling this way from Texas, and a cold
wave is coming down from Montana.
If the two meet here tomorrow after
noon snow probably will be the result,
according to the weather man.
The rain is expected to be heavy and
will last until tomorrow night If snow
does not come. Friday may be clear,
but It will be colder. Up to the present
date 61. US inches of rain have fallen
this year. The greatest amount record
ed in any one year in Atlanta was 64.98
Inches.
Profeggor o. R. Lane.
The funeral of Professor O. K. Lune,
who died Tuesday, was held this morn
ing at 10 o'clock in Patterson's chapel.
Interment was U uakland.
Recalls Days When the South
Treated Him, a Poor, Hard-
Working Boy, So Kindly.
Sir Thomas Lipton, of Ireland, Eng
land and Ceylon, Is in our midst. He
arrived today, motored out to the Geor
gian Terrace and settled down on a red
velvet divan to chat with old and new
friends.
There’s nothing formidable about Sir
Thomas. He isn't half so imposing in
his demeanor as his valet, Louise. This
Lou is must have an awful time keeping
his dignity at par and traveling with
such a democratic chap as his master.
But Sir Thomas? ©h. just a six-foot
old chap with a slight stoop in his
shoulders from bending over and talk
ing to shorter folk; a ruddy, sun-tanned
face, rather thinning gray hair and a
grizzly tnuktache.
Merry Twinkle in His Blue Eyes.
He wore a blue sack coat, a long
chinchilla overcoat, tan shoes and a
derby when he left the train. Os course,
he wore that blue and white spotted
Windsor tie with flaring ends, draped
around a comfortable stand-up collar
with plenty of room in front for an
Adam’s apple.
And he has a merry twinkle in his
blue eyes and a bit of the most deli
cious, smoothest, most inimitable
brogue that ever came out of Ireland.
Colonel Willis Ragan, his host in At
lanta; Governor-elect John M. Slaton,
John W. Grant, Frank Ellis and one or
two others met Sir Thomas at the Ter
minal station and drove out with him
in a big limousine.
Such a succession of carelessly spok
en "Sir Thomases” as was scattered
through the conversation! Such a rais
ing of hats’ witli the handshake, Euro
pean fashion, you know! Such a gath
ering of a curious crowd in the station,
and such a commotion among the bell
boys!
“A Dollar the Pose, Boys.”
“Just a minute, Colo—er—Sir Thom
as," asked the reporters "We want
your picture.”
" ’Twill cost you boys one dollar the
pose,” retorted Sir Thomas, “cash m
advance. I’ve had me picture taken
this trip until I think I might as well
make something of it. Eh? How’s
that?”
He stood for the camera, but failed to
collect.
"The reporters would like to see you
at tlie hotel if you'll make a date," was
the next suggestion.
"Sure, come on now. Come right out.
you boys, come right out," returned Sir
Thomas. "Why shouldn't I be .1 friend
to th" newspaper boys? Haven't they
elected me an honorary member of tlie
press clubs in Chicago and New York?”
Settled in his suite In tlie Terraci,
Continued on Page Two.
HOMt
EDITION
2 CENTS EVERYWHERE p^ c
M. GIEGHOHK
Ml FIOM
WHIMS
BULLET
Tan, Not So Dangerously
Wounded, Rests Easily at
Home Near Ashburn.
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MARCHMAN CLANSMEN
SWEAR OUT
Five of Eight Cleghorn Broth
ers Arrested, and Officer
Goes After Others. /
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ASHBURN, GA., Dec. 11.—The rural
quiet of the peaceful Amboy district
has been transformed today to seething
excitement, following the second clash
of the week between the Cleghorn and
Marchman clans. In which Tan Cleg- ,
horn and his brother,. Marion were '
grievously wounded by W. J. Cochran, j
brother-in-law of Minnie Marchman. ■
the belle of Amboy, whose mysterious I
death lighted the fires of feudal hatred ■
between the families.
Marlon Cleghorn is dying from the j
shots poured into him from the gun of I
Cochran. Tan Cleghorn has been hur
ried to his home, seven miles from Ash
burn. Peace warrants against eight of
the Cleghorn brothers have been sworn I
out by Cochran and L. D. Marchman.
his brother-in-law, and in the meantime
the kin and friends of the two factions
are figuratively sleeping on their arms.
; Call for Doctors
To Attend Wounded.
Telephone messages this morning
from Amboy district, near the home of
the Cleghorns, called for doctors from
Ashburn, saying Marlon Cleghorn is
growing rapidly worse. Tan is resting
easy.
After persistent persuasion on the
part of their friends here, Cochran and
Marchman agreed to swear out peace
warrants.
“My reason for objecting to this
step,” said Cochran, who did the shoot
ing yesterday, “is that I have to admit
I am afraid of them, which is not true.”
Deputy O. B. Jarman placed five of
the eight Cleghorn brothers under ar
rest last night. Three of the five were
unable to make bond and are now tn
Turner county jail.
The two wounded men—Marion and
Tan Cleghorn—were carried seven miles
to their home by Deputy Jarman late
last night.
One of Cleghorns
Carrying His Gun.
One of the Cleghorns was seen late
last night at his home armed with a
shotgun.
“I have carried my gun constantly for
the last two days,” said he, "and I ex
pect to continue to do so.”
Deputy Jarman is out after the three
Cleghorn brothers who were not ar
rested last night and expects to arrive
with them as prisoners this afternoon.
A warrant was also issued for J.
Brown, a relative of the Cleghorns,
from north Georgia, but he left imme
diately after the clash yesterday and
has not yet been located.
Cochran and March man are about
their work today, as if the clash had
not occurred. They are not the least
bit disturbed as to the outcome. They
will stand commitment trial before
Judge J. C. Fincher here tomorrow’, at.
which time they expect to be freed.
Second Outbreak
Os Week in Feud.
The shooting on yesterday grew
out of the recent mysterious death of
Minnie Marchman, sister-in-law of
Cochran, sister of Lee Marchman and
sweetheart of Tan Cleghorn.
Intense excitement prevailed in Ash
burn yesterday afternoon and last night
following the second outbreak of the
week of the feud, when Cochran, ac
companied by Marchman, shot Tan and
Marion Cleghorn, when they and two of
their brothers made a demonstration
toward Cochran and Marelunan, who
were about to leave town for their
homes in Amboy district. After the
shooting Cochran and Marchman gave
themselves up. Officers took the
wounded Cleghorns into custody. The
others hastened to theii- home in the
country, where officers late last night
arrested five members of the Cleghorn
family. All were brought to Ashburn
without show of resistance.
Sentiment here is largely with Coch
ran and Marchman.
Both Sides
Ready for Clash.
Cochran and his brother-in-law, ijee
Marelunan, came to Ashburn early yes
terday morning and were followed by
four of the Cleghorn brothers, who ap
parently came purposely to get Cocit
ran and Marehmun.
Tli<' shooting took place at 3:L.
o clock on one of the main streets ol
the city and w».> witnessed by a dozen