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The Atlanta Georgian
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VO L. XL XO. 112.
CITY WINS IN
CDURTFIGHT
ON LOOKER |
CLUBS
i
State's Highest Tribunal Holds
Georgia Athletic Was Not’ 1
Entitled to Injunction.
I
OFFENDERS CAN BE TRIED
before the recorder
I « I
Solicitor Declares He Now Can
Proceed Against Violators
of Ordinance.
•i t und oi the city gov-
it on certain Atlanta lock
won by the municipality
, , .. ate supreme court de-
Sup lor Court Judge Pen
,• erred in refusing to
, injunction applied for by
. ' (•„,, u■ Athletic club.
Tl./ n,. .m that any cases made
otiieers of clubs for viola
itt's locker ordinance can
■ d in recorder’s court. The
,-ib , i fused to enter into a
5 lidity of the city’s
... ■ 1 that It was legitimate
court to refuse the in-
■ vases been instb
.atened for violation of
. to be a criminal stat-
''■forgia Athletic
Nev- Ordinance.
if- r the city had amended
club ordinance, because
. court had declared it void
’ re that sought to tax the
itliout authority of char
i- Athletic club sought t<>
!■ ■ tom closing its doors
- ordinance which did not
. arry ■'.• license tax feature.
n tiii- ■ .-•« that Superior
"i ludg. Pendleton refused to act.
<i tins action the city
fret. ■ 1 j new ordinance under
bodied in a charter
.; •<! by the legislature,
omit ine citv was given
:<> t:x locker clubs.
■ die passage of this third
Georgia Athletic club,
" our on the -ecoud, the Or
s E un<] the Knights of the
•uni before Judge Pen-
• ■ <ht to restrain the city
■ m. nt of the latest law.
Postponement of
0' ?es Granted.
ing tade. in w hich the
...• nt was stacked as ttn
. ml Invalid, i temporary
■' ning the city from pro
••■..■•st the clubs was issued
or court. Tile cases have
i brought to formal trial be
r- Jadgo Pendleton.
ises were set for liear-
• ’.visit.n today, but attor-
P. .'•■•• granted a post-
laysoi: n discussing
;■ . . said:
ts will let us put the
ci in tiie recorder's court,
.. tii. city wants."
ail three clubs are oper-
■ho temporary injunction
tim superior court.
AMBASSADOR REID
’S SERIOUSLY SICK:
CANCER RUMORED
’"'N. la-.:, in. The condition of
■""1. ambassador of the United
: Court of St. James, who
I >t' asthma, took a turn for
-• this afternoon. After a con
' "f physicians at the arnbassa
.•■m e the announeimt ,-:t
at his condition was ser'- o-.
• unable to leave his bed at all
t hus deprived of the res*
been securing by sleeping in
' t en his asthma has prevented his
J.i.g flat.
tT "ti.-ted that the specialists, at
’ 'si nation today discovered indlca-
* cancerous growth.
:>■ e: rumor was set at rest,
•hen the physicians issued
towing bulletin:
• American ambassador is suf-
i a severe attack of his old
trouble. He is much ex
hut there are no compllca-
AC I£n SSES MAKE MOST
I HRIFTY wives, tis said
1 1 'HK, Dec. 13.—“ Actresses
”’“ t business women and make
• ■‘■t ■ hrifty wives,” declared Mrs,
v ■ before the Proles
omen’s league bazaar.
Rich Girl Leaves Her
Fiance in Lurch to
Wed Old Sweetheart
t -
South Carolina Bank President’s
■ Daughter Elopes With North
Carolina Judge's Son
i SPARTANBURG, S. C„ Dec 13.—Al
i 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,
I a prominent cotton broker of this city,
and was married last night In Gaff
| ney.
j Miss Burnett is the daughter of W.
: E. Burnett, president of the First Na
tional bank, and one of the wealthiest
I men In the state. Mr. Cooke Is a son
•of Judge Charles M. C<w>ke, of the
, North Carolina supreme court. His
; home is at Louisburg.
I The elopers took Emory Burnett,
l thirteen-year-old brother of the bride,
| into their confldence. and it was in his
j 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 ease
of a mishap.
Mr. Cooke and Miss Burnett were old
sweethearts and had set the date of
their wedding for December 4. But Miss
Burnett, while visiting in Alabama, met
Mr. Daniel and became engaged .to him.
Yesterday afternoon she changed her
mind. Her parents today refused to
talk about the elopement.
Emory Burnett said just before leav
ing Gaffney, after the 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, Dec. IS.—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, alighted
from a car near his home, his arms
tilled 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 fled. Bleed
ing profusely, he picked up the Christ
mas presents and walked a mile and
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 31.146,000 would be
necessary.
At the first of 1912 there were 21,551
pensioners on the list. Os these 1.605
were dropped during the year. The
19,946 left received $1,180,000 from the
regular fund and $13,360 in special pen
sions.
This yea ■ there are 808 new appli
cants for pensions. Figuring the nor
mal rate of deaths, he estimates that
there will be 18,991 to.draw pensions
next year.
RACES
RESULTS.
AT JUAREZ.
First—Garden of Allah, 2. first: Loan
Shark, 7-5; Azurea, 5-2. Also ran. Green
Cloth, Maud McKee. Pretty Dale. Janus
and Tom G.
Second—Black Mate. 8. first; Eye Wit
ness, 4: Godfather, 2.
ENTRIES.
AT JUAREZ.
FIRST— Selling, two year olds, uG fur
longs <101: Mother Katebfm 102. Zeno
teck 102, Bula Welsh 105. Mereurium 105,
Garter 105, Sharper Knight 10a. Luria I0;>.
Sprightly Mis.- 108, xSwift Sun 108. < on
nßsSc<>Nl> Selling, three year olds and
up. n't furlongs <13): J-ady Young 107,
xKiora 107. I’lfrun Im. Minco Jimmie 107,
Bredwell 107, xOrbe laid HO. Lantern 11~.
Iron Queen 112. Butter Bail 112, I rank
M Hogan 112. Hidden Hund 112. Itos.'
Poser 112. Native Son 112.
THIRD- Selling. thTee year olds and
UP s'e furlongs <l3. xEthel Sampson
102. xCarnarada l°2. xp u ke of Bridge
water 107. Auto Girl 10.. A 1 . Moon 10.,
«onir of Rocks 112. rlalene Gale H 2, Evran
112 salvage 112 I-ady Willie 112 Zool
112 I Iro 112
FOURTH Handicap, all ages. o> 2 fur
longs <sl: I’anzaretta H 5, la<ly Andilta
98, Kootenay 100. Cracker Box 112, law
’‘VIFTH Selling, three year olds and up.
6 furlongs <'>• xo.ean Queen 10 !- T" 1 V
Jle 104 ”uck 106. Sir Alveseot 107, Coll
net 110. Chapultepec 114
SIXTH Selling, three year olds and
■ m mil' and <?• ■ 'rpertn
G 105 Lily Paxton 105. xßoae O Neil 10.,
C ;- r i O p n prenilce allowance claimed.
Weather clear, track fast.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1912
MASKED MEN
USE LUSH ON
HALF-BREED
IN DALTON
John Watkins Is Ordered toi
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.
j DALTON, GA.. Dec. 13.—A band of
between 25 and 30 heavily masked and
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 the
whipping they gave him three days In
which to leave Dalton, warning him
that if he did not leave they would re
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.
I Tiie first person visited by the mask
■ ed men was Mat Nations in North Dal
j ton. They comtnandec! him to dress!
i 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
• -u.nor that he was Intimate with a
number of questionable white women,
and without hesitation he confessed to
it. Then with men holding him se
curely to th- 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 first time Doc Posey, a self
confessed white assailant, was hanged.
Twice during a period when numerous
incendiary flies 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.
j
ASKS SIX MONTHS
MORE TIME TO BUILD
PEACHTREE SEWER
Chester A. 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 has decided it is better to give him
more time than tv attempt to collect the
bond.
Mr. Dady *s excuse is the exceptionally
bad weather and inability to get crushed
stone.
GEN. C. L. ANDERSON
GIVEN LOVING CUP
BY GUARD OFFICERS
General Clifford L Anderson, retiring
brigadier general of the National Guard
of Georgia, today is receiving the con
gratulations of friends on a handsome
loving cup presented him last, night at a
banquet at the Capital City club by the
Atlanta officers of the military organi
zation.
The presentation speech was made by
Colonel E. E. Pomeroy, commander of the-
Flfth regiment.
Adjutant General Obear acted as toast
master, and speeches were made by Gov
ernor Brow n, Colonel Van Orsdale, Colonel |
Thomas, Major Palmer. Major Smith, i
Captain Kimbrough and Captain Meikle- I
han. General Anderson responded to the '
presentation speech.
General Anderson has made a capa
ble and popular official. He is sue- i
reeded by Brigadier General Walter Har- '
ris, of Macon.
TEN ELECTED BY COUNCIL
OF THE UNIVERSITY CLUB
The council of the University club has
announced the following elections:
ward C. Hill, George Howard Stone,
Dr. A. B. Elkin, Dr. H. C. White, O. H.
Langford. James T. Colson. Robert Wad
dell Barnes, Charles Kennon Henderson,
I Jr.. Homer Virgin Reynolds and Hollis T
Hope
THE WEATHER
Forecast: Fair tonight and tomor
row; warmer. Temperatures: Ba. m.,
32: 10 a. m., 38; 12 noon, 44; 2 p. m.,
46.
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JAY KIRKE.
This ha rd otifflefi!??’ of the Bos’, on Nfltionais will
probably be sold to Billy Smith within the next few days. Kirke
hit well over .300 last season in Boston, but his fielding was not
of big league caliber. With Callahan, Bailey and Kirke in the
outfield, Atlanta would have the greatest hitting garden trio in
the Southern league.
W. R. HEARST CONTRIBUTES SIOO
TO THE EMPTY STOCKING FUND
The Empty Stocking fund is growing rapidly. Generous
Atlantans have sent in liberal checks 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 in 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 Christmas Editor of The Georgian, or yon
can toss your com or greenback into the Christmas barrel at
Five Points tomorrow afternoon. ,
Help Gus Edwards Help the Fund
Ii 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 by the CleyeLund-Manning Piano Company, and
its stage will be a big nwtor truck borrowed by The Georgian
from the Velie Company. And on this portable stage a bunch
of Gus Edwards’ prettiest chorus girls, here 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
and sporting editions of The Georgian to passers by. And they
won’t be particular about returning change. McGrath and Me
Rae will paint the signs asking for your help.
Send your contributions to the Christinas Editor of The
Georgian—NOW.
CAPTAIN HAS TRAVELED
4.000.000 MILES ON SEAS
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 13.—-With the
arrival of the British tank .steamer
Saxoleine in port yesterday. Captain J.
P. Ciosby, master of the craft, com
pleted the unique record of 4,000,000
miles of travel upon the high seas. Cap
tain Crosby, who is 75 years old and
looks 25 years younger, has lived upon
both ishlps and steamers since he was a
boy of 15, and the grand total of his
voyages Is equivalent to 160 trips arounc
the world.
ROBERTS HEADS EXPRESS CO.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13. -D. I. Roberts, of
the Delaware and Hudson railway, was
torlay elected to succeed the late Senator
Platt as president of the United States
Express ‘,’ompany
DR. J. E. WHITE BUYS
ON PEACHTREE CIRCLE
For $8,500 hilgar J. Perkerson has sold
to Dr. John E. White, pastor of the Sec
ond Baptist church, a piece of property in
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
in the rear
Jacob Buchanan has sold to John AT
Cheatham for J 5.100. Nos 124 and 126
Gilmer street This property Is 50 feet
northwest of Pratt street.
J. D. Brad well, administrator for Mrs.
Ermie Pope, lias sold to Charles J. Mar
tin for $5,700. sixteen acres In land lot
152, 303 feet on Wesley avenue, corner
of Howell Mill road.
CONGRESS ADJOURNS DECEMBER 19.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. The seriate
today adopted a resolution to adjourn
for the Christmas holidays on December
Hi and reconvene on January 2. The house
had already adopted It.
I TNT I CH T
IDITION ♦
CLAY DIES BEGGING IN
VAIN ID BE BURIED BY
SIDE OF WIFE HE SLEW
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 bis death on,the Tower gallows today
lat 12:12 o'clock pleading in vain with his aged fatluT-in-law. James
I W. Hughes, to permit his body to rest beside the wife he slew oiv
| Maj- 12.
As the doomed slayer stood on the fatal death trap, his legs and'
| anus bound, the hangman's noose about his neck, and Deputj’ Sheriff
l Wilej r Roberts about to adjust the black eap. he turned to Hughes,
who stood with bared head but three feet away, and made his final
request. As he had always done, he called the aged father of thrt
slain woman “Uncle Jim."
“J want to make one last request. Uncle Jim." he said, “befortf
I go into eternity. I want you and Mrs. Hughes and all the family
to forgive me for what I've done, and I want you to let my body rest;
beside that of my 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 party
in the death chamber.
“Bob, T forgive you. but I can not let you be buried beside mj’
| daughter,” said Hughes.
Clay’s face paled, and his hands twitched.
“Oh, please. Uncle Jim; please giant 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 please bury me beside her
grave?”
All eyes were centered on the
old gray-haired father of the vic
tim. lie hesitated a moment, and
then shook his head negatively.
“Please, Uncle Jimy God will
bless you if you will." cried (.'lay.
But the old man was firm.
Confessed That
He Feigned Insanity.
"Then. Uncle Jim. let me be buried
on the other side next to my little baby,
won’t you?” again pleaded Clay.
"There’s not room enough,” was the
only reply.
Clay heaved s sigh, as his Anal 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 Clay was probably
the most dramatic ever witnessed in
Fulton county. Beginning at 9 o’clock,
when Clay broke his silence of seven
months and confessed that he 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 hfs brother, Julius Clay,
he was ready to go, he talked, prayed
and sang Incessantly until his form
shot through the gallows trap. Having
played the game and lost, it seemed as
though he wanted to use every one of
his remaining moments in making up
for the time he had spent in his long
silence.
In his lust statement on the gallows
he talked for twenty minutes without a
pause, repeating much of wliat he had
already said in the death cell In the
earlier hours.
The voice that had been silent so
long was atrong and clear, and rung
out through the stillness 6f the death
chamber with a real note of tragic elo
quence. He declared lie killed hLs wife
simply because he loved her 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 1 had killed
her through hate. I knew she would
not live with me, and 1 lust felt that
I would rather we were both dead than
living apart.”
Clay has! previously confided to a
relative that it was his Intention at the
time.of the murder to kill himself also,
but that when he raised the revolver
to his temple, "something warned him
not to shoot."
So touching was the scene on the
gallows that nearly every man pres
ent'wept, Sheriff Mangum, unable te
check the tears that streamed down his
face during the final moments Three
ministers, Rev. Mr. Foote fte\ Hugh
Wallace, pastor of the Jones .’.venue
Haptlst 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 of
iron. Not once did he show the slight
est sign of a breakdown. Throughout
the grim proceedings ho frequently
smiled as he declared he was going to
heaven, and there was not so much as
a tremor of emotion in his voice. Ttie
calm manner In which he went to death
was one of the moat remarkable fea
tures of the execution.
Clay’s last word, after the black cap
2 CENTS EVERYWHERE
had forever shut out the light of day
and Sheriff Mangum hud grasped tho
fatal lever, wan a protest that the ropo
about his neck was too tight.
Front th" black cap came the muffle!
words, directed to Sheriff Mangum:
“Daddy, this rope's 100 tight. You'it
choke me before the drop falls.'’
"Hut, Bob, your time's up now." re
piled Hie sheriff
"All right," murmured Clay with res
ignation. "I'm ready."
As the sheriff pressed the lever ha
called out:
“Good-bye. Bob. may God hava
mercy on your soul."
The trap doors swung apart, tn<t
bound form of the wife slayer shot
downward like an arrow, there was a.
swish of Hie rope, and all was over.
The drop fell at 12:12. 'At 12:27 Clay
was pronounced dead by Dr. Samuel H.
Green, county physician.
Just before t'Jay was led from thd
death cell to Hie gallows, Willtamr
Young Howard, a Jail prisoner and »
former evangelist singer, sang a solo—•
"I tin Happy in Jesus."
Execution Delayed
To Let Him See Son.
Howard and Mrs. M. I. c Smith,
missionary of the Second Bapt’Mt
church, then sang. “Will There Be Any
Stars in My Crown?" and “There’s g
Fount Filled With Blood." Clay Joined
heartily ii, the singing of both of
hymns. The Hirer ministers were wltr
Clay in Ids cell for some time, playing
with him ami reading Scripture, ami
'said the last itos on the gallows.
Tim most ulYeetipg scene of the pro*
ceedfng- took place w hen Clay ba.de fare
well to ids tliri e-y ear-old son, Robert
1.. ( lay, Jr. It was the first time h<*.
had seen the boy- since the tragedy.
Clay's request, Sheriff Mangutn post
poned Hie execution from 11 o’clock :<g
12 o'clock in order that the little fellow
might be brought to the Jail. The Httl->
boy was accompanied by his two aunts,
sisters of tbi slain mother, .Mrs. W. W«
Smith, of 9;>2 Glennwood avenue, ami
Mr-. S D Pergantls. of 11 Harold ave
nue.
When little Robert was ushered int i
the cell. (In- lather brok. down and
cried ilk .. child. Reaching His liifnd t
through tin bar-, he clasped the boy,
and fairly smothered Idm with kisses.
I lie little fellow appearetj completely
bewildered. 11. -aid not a word. When
tin child was finally torn from Clay's
amis, tin ...tiler buried Ijls face in his
hands ano moaned piteously, praying to
God to watch over and care for tins
boy in Hie future years.
ill response -to Hie pleadings of Clay,
both sisters-in-law freely forgave him.
“Thank God, you have forgiven me."’
he exclaimed. "God has forgiven me.
and I want the forgiveness of every -
body ”•
Clay's Remarkable
Statement on Gallows.
hi his statement on the gallows Clay
said:
“1 did me Intend t 0 kill mv wife, and
would not have done so had I gon. to
God in prayer. Kate and I had quar
reled. and I felt that she am; her peoplo
had turned against me. But when f
Went to her home on the night of Ma.'
12 ft was solely to talk to her and mv
precious boy.
"1 kmdt down to phiy with the litt'a
boy—he was Just two years old—and ho
pushed me away . My baby pushed bis
own daddy away.
“‘Go away, papa; go on back home’
the little fellow told me. 1 went crazy
for a moment. 1 guess. I sprang to my
feel Mv wife was coming toward mo