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THE WEATHER forecast: Fair tonight and tomor ,ow: warmer. Temperatures: Ba. m., 32; 10 a. m.. 38: 12 noon. 44; 2 p, m., 46. \ OL. XL NO. 112. GUY IVINS IN GOURI FIGHT GN LOCKER GLOBS State's Highest Tribunal Holds Georgia Athletic Was Not | Entitled to Injunction. OFFENDERS CAN BE TRIED BEFORE THE RECORDER Solicitor Declares He Now Can Proceed Against Violators of Ordinance. . . ,un<i of the city gov- ~ i.i-n-.'s tight on-certain Atlanta loek- H won by the municipality . -. -i. tin- state supreme court de- , ; -wit Superior Court Judge Pen hue not erred in refusing to tin injunction applied for by (.no,gia Athletic club. means that any cases made nst th officers of clubs for viola- ■ >n ■ the city's locker ordinance can i ;... prosecuted in recorder’s court. The; K.-i tribunal refused to enter into a . . of :11c validity of the city's The ■ outt held that it was legitimate fie' the trial court to refuse the in junction when eases had been insti tuted or threatened for violation of what purported to be a criminal stat ute. Georgia Athletic Fights New Ordinance. Last fall, after the city had amended i-s tlrst locker club ordinance, because m supreme court had declared it void on the feature that sought to tax the organization without authority of char ter. the Georgia Athletic club sought to enjoin the city from closing its doors under a second ordinance which did not carry the license tax feature. It was in this case that Superior Court Judge Pendleton refused to act. Subsequent to this action the city cuunei, ’ranted a new ordinance under provisions embodied in a charter amendment passed by the legislature. In ...e amendment the citv was given charter right to tax locker clubs. 1 oilowing the passage of this third • ■.’dliian -e the Georgia Athletic club, already in court on the second, the Or der of Bees and the Knights of the Mystic Ark went before Judge Pen deton and sought to restrain the city from enforcement of the latest law. Postponement of Cases Granted. On the showing made, in which the ' carter amendment was atacked as un '"nstitutlonal and invalid, a temporary ordc. restraining the city from pro- ■ "’ding against the clubs was issued by ’lie superlo court. The cases have been brought to formal trial he re Judge Pendleton. he three cases were set for hear '■ 8 in third division todav. but attor neys for the clubs were granted a post ponement. ity Attorney Mayson, in discussing ■■ ■ ■ vision today, said: if the courts will let us put the 'tises on trial in the recorder's court, '" 1 all the city wants." At. present all three clubs are oper- i ' ll l'lder the temporary injunction | ' by the superior court. AMBASSADOR REID IS SERIOUSLY SICK: I CANCER RUMORED J ’NDON.. Dee. 13.---The condition of i • elav. Heid, ambassador of the United j ’ a at the Court of St. James, who j Hl of asthma, took a turn for: • ■ loon. After a J tation .>; physicians at the ambassa- I i p sid<nce the announcement wa; • * ’hat his condition was serious. , '** was unable to lea\e his bed at all an " was lhus deprived of the rest has been securing by sleeping in ■ •■h when his asthma has prevented his Wng fl a t. rumored that the specialists, at • ■ ' examination today discovered indica- ; of a *’anrerous growth. <Le cancer rumor was set at re.-t. ■ '•'"*ver, when the physicians issued Allowing bulletin: ' American ambassador is ?-uf« i ''•'l* from a severe attack of his old j trouble. He is much ex-' T pl unt there are no com plica- | ACTRESSES make most THRIFTY WIVES, ’TIS SAID YORK, Dec. 13.—“Actr- .-.si s ‘ ‘-it business women and iiial.c : thrifty wives,” declared Mrs. I '■.'‘.T" Neld »ng e r before the Profc- ! •'"‘id It omen's league bazaar. j I The Atlanta Georgian - Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WAOtT ADS~Use For Results. MASKED MEN USE USD ON HALF-BREED IN DALTON John Watkins Is Ordered to Leave Georgia City in Three Days or Be Hanged. MOB GOES ABOUT ITS WORK QUIETLY. BUT DETERMINED Victim of Cowhiding Confesses - to Intimacy With Question- - able White Women. DALTON. GA., Dee. 13.—A baud of between 23 and 30 heavily masked ami black-robed men, at 2 o’clock this morning, administered a severe whip ping to John Watkins, a half breed, at Thornton avenue and Hawthorne street, in the center of one of the city’s most popular residential sections. After tin whipping they gave him three days in which to leave Dalton, warning him I that if he did not leave they would re- I turn and hang him. So quietly and orderly did the mob go about its task that this morning less than 50 people knew of what had taken place. The first person visited by the mask ed men was Mat Nations in North Dal ton. They commanded him to dress and accompany them. Half Breed Whipped After Confession. Proceeding to Watkins' home in the western part of the city, the mob se cured him. Before applying the lash they asked him as to the truth of a rumor that he was Intimate with 3 number of questionable white women, and without hesitation he confessed to it. Then, with men bolding him se curely to the ground, a sound whipping was administered, followed by the warning to leave. This is the fourth time masked bands have operated here within the past five years. The tlrst time Doc Posey, a self confessed white assailant, was hanged Twice during a period when numerous incendiary tires were taking place here, masked bands left conspicuous warn ings, which resulted in a cessation of the work of the firebugs. Watkins this morning promised to leave without accepting the three days in which to prepare for his move. ASKS SIX MONTHS MORE TIME TO BUILD PEACHTREE SEWER Chester X. Dady, who has the con tract to build the Peachtree creek sewage disposal plant, has asked for another six months extension of time in which to complete the plant. Chief of Construction Clayton said he did not expect the plant to be com pleted within this extension, but the sewer committee will recommend to council Monday that it be given. While Mr. Dady gave a bond to finish the plant in a time limit which expired almost six months ago, the sewer com mittee lias decided it is better to give him more time than to attempt to Collect the bond. Mr. Daily’s excuse is the exceptionally bud weather and inability to get crushed j stone. GEN. C?L. ANDERSON GIVEN LOVING CUP BY GUARD OFFICERS | General Clifford L Anders »n, retiring • brigadier general of the National Guard l of Georgia, today is receiving the con gratulations of friends on ;< handsome | loving cun presented him lusi night at a I banquet at the <’api’.;il Citi’ Hub by the I Atlanta* officers of the military organ!- I zation The presentation speech was made by i Colonel E. E. Pomeroy, commander of the | 1 Fifth regiment. Adjutant General Obear acted as toast master, and speeches were made by Gov ernor Brown. Colonel Van Orsdale, Colonel Thomas, Major Palmer. Major Smith, captain Kind r <»ugh and Captain Meikle ■ ham. General .\nders«»n responded to the • presentation speech General Anderson has made a capa ble and popular official. He is suc ' needed b\ Brigadier General Walter Har ' rte, of Macon. ' TEN ELECTED TO COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY CLUB The council of the University club has I !announced the following elections: I Edward <’. Hill. George Howard Stone, -Dr. H. Elkin. Dr. H <'. White, O 11. | i Langford, James T. Colson, Robert Wad- : I dell Harries. Charles Kennon Henderson,) Jr . Homer Virgil Reynolds and Hollis T. j Hope. _ [ CONGRESS ADJOURNS DECEMBER IM. I >V tSHINOTON, I>• I'.'. The renal’- I loday adopted a resolution to adjourn for the Christmas holidays on December I 1 jt. and reconvert'’ on January - The bouse i j had already adopted it. ' I Rich Girl Leaves Her Fiance in Lurch to Wed Old Sweetheart ! I South Carolina Bank President’s Daughter Elopes With North Carolina Judge's Son. SPARTANBURG, S. C., Dee. 13.—Al though the engagement of Miss Ger trude Dupre Burnett to Charles Den son Daniel, of Montgomery, Ala., had been announced, the wedding date set for January 1, several functions had already been given honoring the bride to-be. and invitations to the approach ing marriage had been addressed ready to be mailed, Miss Burnett eloped in an automobile with Wilbur C. Cooke, a prominent cotton broker of this city, and was married last night in Gaff ney. Miss Burnett is the daughter of W. E. Burnett, president of the First Na tional bank, and one of the wealthiest men in the state. Mr. Cooke is a son) of Judge Charles M. Cooke, of th< North Carolina supreme court. His; home is at Louisburg. The elopers took Emory Burnett, thlrteen-year-old brother of the bride, into their confidence, and it was in his automobile that the trip was made to Gaffney. As a precaution, another car, driven by R. H. Nesbitt, trailed be hind young Burnett’s machine in case of a ftiishap. Air. Cooke and Miss Burnett were old sweethearts and had set the date of ihelr wedding for December i. But Miss Burnett, while visiting in Alabama, met Mr. Daniel and became engaged to him. V esterday afternoon she changed her mind. Her parents todav refused to talk about ttie elopement. Emory Barnett said just before leav ing Gaffney, after tile bride and bride groom had gone: "Gee, I hate to go home and meet dad." SANTA CLAUS ON WAY HOME WITH TOYS IS SHOT BY A ROBBER PITTSBURG, Dee. 13.—James Ken nedy's little tots at home will find their | stockings filled with candy and presents on Christmas morning, but Santa Claus may die a martyr for his children's happiness. Kennedy, who is a farmer, uliglijpn from a car near his home, his arms filled with toys for his children. He had purposely waited until after dark so he could enter the house and hide the presents so the tots at home would not find them until Christmas. Two highwaymen suddenly stepped from a shadow and ordered him to throw up his hands. Hampered by the packages, the farmer was unable to comply quick ly and one of the men fired. Kennedy fell. The men lied. Bleed ing profusely, he picked up the Christ mas presents and walked a mile and i half to his home. He was found to be ) dangerously wounded and was hurried ly removed to a Pittsburg hospital, where his condition today was said to be critical. 18,991 PENSIONERS OF STATE TO NEED $1,146,000.00 IN 1913 State Pension Commissioner Lindsey today completed his estimate of the pension fund for 1913. indicating that there would be 18,991 pensioners next year, for whom $1,146,000 would be necessary. ‘ At the first of 1912 there were 21,551 pensioners on the list. Os these 1,605 wete dropped during the year. The 19.946 left received $1,180,000 from the regular fund and $13,360 in special pen sions. This yfear there are 808 new appli cants for pensions. Figuring the nor mal rate of deaths, he estimates that tiiere will be 18,991 to draw pensions next year. ACCUSED PREACHER TAKES STAND WITH TEXT OF SCRIPTURE Houlton, Maine, Dec. 13.—“ The Lord is my light and my salvation: whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life”—David. With the words written as his dally text, Rev. Charles N. Emelius, on trial I with Mrs. Annie Jabobson, his mother-in- i law. and Edgar Jacobson, her son, for the murder of Augustus Jacobson, the New Sweden farmer, went upon the wit ness stand today. The co-defenilants in this remarkable trial had explained in court their move- ) ments on the night of the alleged mur- ! der ami had denied In full the accusations' against them. It was Emelins’ turn to- I day. He was dressed immaculately. Ah he Stepped to the witness stand he smiled pleasantly at the jury. The big crowd in the court room was 1 composed largely of women U. S. TRUST BUSTERS ATTACK CANDY MEN AS “CONSPIRATORS” t'HILADELI’HLt, Dec. 13. The candy j trust was attacked by the government l here today when representatives of the department of Justice filed a civil suit against the Jobbing Confectioners asso ciation in the United States court. The aliegatlon of the government Is that mem ber: and off i. i r of the association have' ' imbfned and conspired to coerce candy manufacturer.’ and prevent them selling directly to retailers, consumers nr jobbers | ■r than the members of the aHsocia tioi. The association is declared a com bination in restraint of trade and its dis solution is asked ATLANTA. GA.. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1912 CLAY DIES BEGGING IN VAIN TO LIE BESIDE WIFE HE SLEW Clay’s Son Who Held Up Hanging y // * MM // 11 i ,w '■’< W. R. HEARST CONTRIBUTES SIOO TO THE EMPTY STOCKING FUND The Empty Stocking fund is growing rapidly. Generous Atlantans have sent in liberal cheeks to help make a real Christ mas for the children of the poor. William Randolph Hearst telegraphed SIOO from New York today to be added to the fund. Surely a great city so prosperous as this, there is enough holiday money to make every boy and girl happy if it were dis tributed properly. You can have your share in the happiness of making others happy if you will act quickly. There are two ways. You can send a check to the Christinas Editor of The Georgian, or you can toss your com or greenback into the Christmas barrel at Five Points tomorrow afternoon. Help Gus Edwards Help the Fund It will be a unique performance, this al fresco entertainment at. the busiest corner, perhaps in the face of a biting wind. Gus Edwards, the man who proved he hadn’t forgotten his childhood by writing “School Days,” and Manager Hugh Car doza, of the Grand, have joined in an offer to head the Empty Stocking fund. Gus Edwards himself will play the piano loaned for the occasion b\ the Cleveland-Manning Piano Company, and its stage will be a big motor truck borrowed by '['he Georgian from the Velie Company. And on this portable »tage a bunch of Gus Edwards' prettiest chorus girls, lo re for their engage ment at the Grand next Week, will sing and dance for the pleas ure of "the crowd, while other girls of next week's bill sell home ami sporting editions of The Georgian to passers by. And they , won't be particular about returning change. McGrath and Mc- Rae will paint the signs asking for your help. Send your contributions to the Christmas Editor of The Georgian—NOW. CAPTAIN HAS TRAVELED 4.000.000 MILES ON SEAS' PHILADELPHIA, Dee. 13. -With the arrival of the Brltisn tank Hteamer Saxuielne in port yesterday, I'aptain J. P. Crosby, master of the eraft, com pleted the unique record of 4,000,000 miles of travel upon the high seas. Cap tain Crosby, who is 76 years old and looks 25 years younger, has lived upon i both shijis nod steamers .slnee he was a buy of 15, and the grand total of his voyages is euuh aleir. iu 160 trips arounc the world. DR. J. E. WHITE BUYS ON PEACHTREE CIRCLE For $8,600 Edgar J. I’erkersun has sold to In John E. White, pastor of the Sec ond Baptist church, a piece of property tn lot 15 of block 5, fronting Peachtree cir cle The frontage Is not given, but the , lot has a depth of 220 feet and is 25 feet tn the rear. Jacob Buchanan has sold to John A. | Cheatham for $5,100, Nos. 124 and 126 ! Gilmer street This property Is 50 feet northwest of Pratt street. .1. I> Bradwell, administrator for -Mrs. , Ermle Pope, has sold to Charles J. Mar tin for $5,700, sixteen acres in land lot 152, 303 feet on Wesley avenue, orner of Howel! Mill road. After Confessing He Shammed Insanity; Slayer, Head in the Noose, Pleads With Father-in-Law to Bury Him Beside Victim, But Is Refused. Robert L. < lay went to his death on the Tower gallows today at 12:12 o’clock pleading in vain with his aged father-in-law. James 'A Hughes, to permit his body to rest beside the wife lie slew on May 12. As the doomed slayer stood on the fatal death trap, his legs and arms bound, the hangman’s noose about his neck, and Deputy Sheriff Wiley Roberts about to adjust the black cap. he turned to Hughes, who stood with bared head hut three feet away, and made h’s final request. As he had always done, he called the aged father of the slain woman "ITiele .lint," “1 want, to make .me last retptesl, l iiele Jim,” he said, “before Igo into eternity. I want you and Mrs. Hughes and all the family to forgive ine for what I've done, and I want you to let my body rest, beside that of toy precious little, true love.” The aged man. brushing tears from his eyes, looked straight into the face of his doomed son-in-law. A hush fell over the little partv in the death chamber. “Bob, I forgive you, but I can not let you be buried beside my I daughter,” said Hughes. ' Clay’s face paled, and his hands twitched. “Oh, please. Uncle Jim; please grant this last request,” he plead ed. “Let me go into the great beyond with the assurance that I'll rest beside my precious girl. Won’t you jtlea.se bury me beside her grave ? ’ ’ All eyes were centered on the old gray-haired father of the vic tim. He hesitated a moment, and then shook his head negatively. “Please, Uncle Jim; God will ') bless you if you will,” cried Clay. I Bitt the old man was firm. Confessed That He Feigned Insanity. “Then. Uncle Jim. let me be burled on the other side next to my little baby, I won’t you?” again pleaded Clay. i “There’s not room enough,” was the only reply. Clay heaved a sigh, as his final plea was denied. “That's all right, you’ll soon be with your Lord," whispered Rev. Chauncey Foote. Baptist city missionary. Clay smiled, and exclaimed: "Thank God for that—thank God." The execution of Cfay was probably the most dramatic ever witnessed in Fulton county. Beginning at 9 o’clock, when Clay broke ills silenc of seven I months and confessed that lie had been shamming insanity to save his neck, the whole time of preparation was replete with striking and affecting incidents. From the moment Clay first opened his lips and told ills brother, Julius t'lay, he was ready to go. lie talked, prayed and sang incessantly until his form shot througli the gallows trap. Having played the game and lost, it seemed as though he wanted to use everj one of his remaining moments In making up for the time lie had spent in his long silence. In ills last statement on tlie gallows he talked tor twenty minutes without a pause, repeating much of what he had already said in Hie deatb ''el! in the earlier hours. Killed Her, He Says, Through Love. The voice that had been silent so long was strong and clear, and rang out through the stillness of tile death chamber with a real note of tragic elo quence. He declared he killed his wife simply because he loved iter and be cause she would not live with him. "Oh, God. how I loved my little prec ious, darling wife. And God will not hold my sin as great as if I had killed lie, through hate. 1 know she would not live with me, and 1 lust felt that I would rather to' were both dead than living apart." Clay had previously confided to a relative that It was his intention nt the time of the murder to kill hirnself also, but that when he laiged the revolver to his tetnpli. ' thing warned him not to shoot.” So touching was the scene on the gallows that nearly every man pres ent wept, Sheriff Mangum, unable tc check the tears that streamed down his face during the final moments. Three ministers, Rev. Mr. Foote, Rev. Hugh Wallace, pastor of the Jones Avenue Baptist church, and Rev. B. F. Fraser, pastor of St. Paul Methodist church, feelingly offered words of encourage ment to the man who stood on the brink of eternity Rope Too Tight. His Last Words. Clay met his doom with a nerve ot Iron. Not once did lie show the slight est sign of a breakdown. Throughout the grim proceedings he frequently smiled us he declared he wits going to heaven, and there was not so much us a tremor of emotion in his voice. The calm manner in which he went to death was one of the most remarkable fea tures of the execution. C lay a last word, after the black cap HOME IDITION 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE had forever shut out the light of day and Sheriff Mangum had grasped the fatal lever, was a protest that the rope about his neck was too light. From the blaek cap came the muffle 1 I words, directed to Sheriff Mangum: . "Daddy, this rope's too tight. You'll choke me before the drop falls." "But, Bob, your time’s up now," re plied the sheriff. "All right,” murmured Clay with res- I ignatlon, "I'm ready." , As the Sheriff pressed the lever he • called out: "Good-bye, Rob. may God hav< mercy on your soul." The trap doors swung apart, the -hound form of the wife slayer shot downward like an arrow, there was a swish of tile rope, and all was over. The drop fell at 12:12. At 12:27 Clay was pronounced dead by Dr. Samuel h Green, counts physician. •lust before Clay was led from th s death cell to the gallows, William Young Howard, a jail prisoner and fol mer evangelist sing. . sang a sc' "1 Am Happy in Jesus.” Execution Delayed To Let Him See Son. Howard and Mrs. .VI. L. r Smifl missionary of the Second Baptist church, then sang. "Wilt There B, An; Stars in .My Crown?” and "There's < Fount Filled With Blood. ' Clay joined heartily in the singing ~f p o th of these hymns. The three ministers were wit -1 lay ill his cell f,, ■ some lime, praying Witli him and reading Scripture, and said the last rites on rhe gallows. Th., most affecting scene of tin pro ceedings toofc.place when Clay bid fur. well to his three-year-old son,' Robert ''lay, Jr. It was the first lime he had seen the boy sine, th, tragedj. • Clay’s reoucst, Sheriff Mangum post poned the execution from 11 o’clock to 12 o'clock in order that th.- little felloe might be brought to the jail. The lift;- boy was accompanied by his two aunts sisters of th slain mother, Mr.-. \V. V Smith. Os 952 Glennwood avenue, an' Mrs. S. l>. J-< -gantis. of 11 Harold live mu*. j Pathetic Scene As He Greets Boy. Whet, little Hob.- .. t ushe.-ed fnt ~ £ , ' l '' ‘ '' 'her b.ok. down and zj cried like a child. Reaching his hands through th, b.i.rs, he clasped the boy. TC and fairly .-.mothered him with kisses. 1 Tin little fellow appeared completely bewildered. He said not a word. When the child war. finally torn from Clay's arms, the father burled ills face In his bunds and moaned piteously, praying to God o .witch over and care for the boy In the future years. In response to the pleadings of Clay, both Sisters-in-law freely forgave him. "Thank God, you have forgiven me," he • xelainied * God has forgiven me, an?! I want the forgiveness of every body ” Clay's Remarkable Statement on Gallows. In Ills statement on the gallows Clav said: "I did not intend to kill my wife, and wouldnot have done so had I gone'to God tn pray.-r. Kate and I had quar reled, and I felt that she and her people had turned against me. But whet. I Went to her home on the night of May 12 it was solely to talk to her and my precious boy. "I knelt down to play with die little boy—he was just two years old—afid ho pushed me away. Mj baby p'ushed hi. own daddy away. “ *(y<« away, papa; go on back home/ the little fellow told me. i went crazy for a no nent, I guess. I sprang to m feet. -VI y wife was coming’ toward me