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THE WEATHER
Fc ecast for Atlanta and Georgia:
Generally fair today and tomorrow.
VOL. XL NO. 115.
SERMONS ON
CLAYGRIME
CONVERT
DOZEN
Service Stressing the Fate of
Young Slayer Results in an
Old-Fashioned Revival.
MAM HANGED FRIDAY SAW
FRIEND DIE ON GALLOWS
Roth. Fellow Workers Under
Wheeler Mangum. Now High
Sheriff. Killed Wives.
’i :.:eu and women are taking
v o Income members of the
i -wing sermons last night
■p. crime and execution of
i C ay. wife slayer.
: i tilling iilled the Jones Ave
- • hat ch last night to hear
ami Rev. Chauncey
■ ■ on the lessons drawn from
. m.ance on the scaffold, gnd
c , .■ - rrnuns were concluded many
a forward with professions of
,on and a declaration that they
m .join the church and be saved.
ar shown at this service that
m<er had not profited in his
|> .n example which came
i rue to him. it was announced,
irst rime, that Clay had been a
. lie execution of George
~ii iha. same gallows a year be
by the side of Burge
. . red him die tor mtlrdering his
hi’ a Sent to Death
Fmhaei Employer.
, 0.-en a fellow switchman of
a t n Western and Atlantic
■t both had served under
< Wheeler Mangum, who aft-
■ a.':.- sheriff and pulled the
I "th victims of the gallows.
I < "ay. with Burge's fate so
.u... < i on Ids memory, went
■ ..Co' ■■ fa. the same crime
a Burge there —the mur
, A,. \ er'during ills two
a. conversation before
' I "ax spe; k of his having
. w- at work, but members
.ii i Hr ,1 the iucident yes-
\\ a . ami .Mr Foote were
i: i . ■ eatii chamber when
• -uteil. and they held joint
id ii. each - -leaking on
i ( y's life. Each ex
.! f t at Clay was saved,
a o a.mui'dr r In his
" s .1.1 Mr. Wallace.
.•a i i. ■ if.ssed his sin and ex
: nee ■ was no longer a
r.' • roul is certainly in
■ ■ 1 ice Btcoires
O’. ■ Fa?h io: scl Revive 1.
i< turm-d into an old-fa§Ti-
■ i .i\ ■' meeting when the ser-
< ncludeJ. Min and women
w. dm, all over the house, and at
i went forward to shake
i'h the ministers, join in th"
i .nd profess their desii"
’ ■ e Ved.
of Clay al Westview
'■ :• -t "’.'day afternoon was at
b a eonuomse of more than
■ ■ >n . many of whom had been
■' ■ of i'll services at the mortuary
in South Pryor street.
'■■ >i the .-ervfees were concluded
' ■ i! igii Wallace announced that the
Ihi ould ■>. opened, at the request
' ' ' ."'..lives, and all who liked
'■'<'■* :.i "ii th- face of t'm dead
■'■o ariy ever' one of the thou*
niany with clil’dren in their arms,
- ■■ forward to gaze into the coffin.
” procession past the open casket
r’inued foi more than an hour before
curiosity seeker was satisfied.
bloodhounds on trail
of slayer of watchman
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Dee. 16.—Nigh;
dehmnn John Shaw was killed in an
' 'apt to quell a riot in a cabin one
"iie-half miles west of Virden. A
ilw- of Italians wen injured and
tiinono alleged slayer of Shaw,
'•d from a posse. More trouble is
'd by the authorities.
•'■neriff Etter, of Carlinville, had been
to tire scene, and Strutnpher's
>e trail of Oinonc.
SENATOR SMOKES CIGAR
WHILE HIS TOE IS CUT OFF
WASHINGTON. Dee. 16.—Senator
1 -njanfln F. Shively, of Indiana, had
of the toes of his right foot cut off
■ local hospital to prevent blood
'oning. Senator Shively refused to
he ether or chloroform. During the
nation he smoked a cigar.
The Atlanta Georgian
Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results.
16-Yr-01d Bandit and
Pals Hold Up and Rob
50 Men in Crap Game
Three Members of Famous Auto
Robber Gang Surprise Pool
Hall Crowd.
CHICAGO. Dec. 16.—A sixteen-year
old bandit, one of the gang of auto rob
bers who have terrorized parts of Chi
cago, is being eagerly sought by the po
lice today and by Jacob Goldman, pro
prietor of a restaurant and “pool hall”
'on the west side. The lad and two of
' his companions forced 50 men in Goid
i man's place to stand with their backs
! against the wall and hand out their
| money and give up their jewelry. The
loot amounted to about $1,200. Accord
ing to the various reports of the rob
bery, the 5o men were engaged in a
''quiet” game of craps, while the patrol
man in the district industriously trudg
ed up and down the opposite side of the
I street.
> The auto rolled quietly to a side street
i tnd stopped. Tlie bandits tiptoed up a
■ board walk to the side door of the
i Goldman place. They gave the "regu
lar signal," and Goldman opened the
side door.
“It’s the captain," whispered a voice.
Goldman opened the door a little fur
ther. The bandits poked a couple of
revolvers at him. Then the robbery
followed.
MRS. PRINGLE TO SUE
ACCUSING NEIGHBORS
FOR HEAVY DAMAGES
MA<'ON. GA.. Dec. 16.—Thirteen Ma
con men, several of whom are classed
as prominent citizens, will be sued for
heavy damages on the ground that they
libeled the character of Mrs. Addie May-
Pringle by petifloning city council to
“make her move from the Mercer college
neighborhood.
In the trial of Mrs. Pringle in police
court Saturday her innocence was com
pletely established, and the case against
her was dismissed. Il was during the
trial that her attorney. State Senator
W. D. McNeil, called the thirteen men
"craven, cowardly curs.” ami had a tight
with one of the witnesses after the trial
because he would not retract what he
had said.
It is announced today that Mr. and
Mrs. Pringle are going to sue jointly
for damages, naming aii thirteen of the
men as defendants, and particularly V.
A. Williams. V! D. Lavender and R. A.
Thompson, who are alleged to have
circulated the petition.
The petition charged Mrs. Pringle
with "conduct unbecoming a lady."
CONFEDERATE FLAG
BURIAL SHROUD OF
DR. NOAH B. CASH
Maintaining even into the grave his al
legiance to the Southern Confederacy,
i Dr. Noah B. Cash will be buried in
Athens tomorrow with the flag of the
“Lost Cause” wrapped about his body.
His last request was that tins should be
done, and Camp Cobb, United Confederate
Veterans, of Athens, not only will do this,
but also will take full charge of the fu
neral.
Dr. Cash died at a private sanitarium
yesterday morning after an illness of sev
eral months. He was 74 years old, and
had lived for years at 201 South For
syth street.
During the Civil war he was a mem
ber of Cobb's Legion of cavalry, serving
throughout the struggle. At the close of
the war he went to Jackson county,
where he was one of the leading physi
cians for many years. He is survived
by two daughters, Mrs. Estelle Pike, of
Atlanta, and Mrs. Julia Boggs, of Cen
ter The body will be taken to Athens
tomorrow morning.
STAIN ON HIS NAME
CAUSES CAROLINAN
TO COMMIT SUICIDE
RALEIGH, N. <?., Dee. 16—W. A.
Fries, of Greensboro, employed by the
state building commission as Inspector
of the new administration building, now
nearing completion, committed suicide
in a hotel here today by cutting his
throat with a small pearl-handled knife.
Fries left a note to his wife in which
he "said that he had been accused of an
ugly charge that he could not dispose
of. He told her that he had SB,OOO life
insurance and that he hoped she would
collect this and support herself and
children as best she could.
Those with whom Fries was working
declared today that they knew of no
cause calculated to make him take his
lite. His ft lends had noticed that he
had not acted naturally for two weeks.
He left his family In Greensboro yes
terday afternoon and ten hours later
was a corpse. He was 45 years old.
MOB HOLDS RECORDS
AND BATTLES POSSE
IN COUNTY SEAT WAR
! GROVE, OKLA.. Dec. 16.—Renewal of
I hostilities at Jay, Okla., where a mob is
: in control of the court house to prevent
| the removal of the records to New Jay,
i are feared today. Sheriff Bud Thomason,
j heading a posse of fifty men, endeavored
yesterday to drive the defenders from the
■court house. The sheriff opened fire on
I the building. The fire was returned.
For some moments, according to news
! here today, the firing was lively. Then
I it stopped and the sheriff and his men
■ fell back. They established a position
I about a quarter of a mile from the be
! sieged building So far as could be
I learned today, no one was hurt yester-
I day.
The sheriff has declared his intention
of removing the records, and it is ex
pected a second attack will be made soon.
IB EIIOIS
MEET PEACE
DELEGATES
IE ALLIES
Representatives of Five Coun
tries Organized With Servian
Statesman as Chairman.
REAL CRISIS WILL COME
WITH BALKAN DEMAND
Conquerors of Moslems Stand
as Unit and Will Hurry
Negotiations. 4
LONDON, Dec. 16.—The Turko-Bal
kan peace negotiations, which are
fraught with grave peril to the peace
of Europe and are the most important
in three decades of European history,
are on. The conferences, which are ex
pected to change materially the map of
southeastern Europe, opened at noon to
day in the art gallery of historic St.
James palace.
After a two hours session the confer
ence adjourned until tomorrow, when
the real business will commence.
M. Novakovitch, ex-premier of Ser
via, leader of the Servian plenipoten
tiaries and the oldest of the envoys,
was chosen chairman of the delibera
tions.
Following the selection of a chair
man. the delegates adopted rules of
procedure. Formal presentation of the
allies' demands on Turkey will be made
tomorrow.
Thousands of persons gathered out
side tin-. palace <H*-
gates as they arrived. The biggest
demonstration was made when Dr. S.
Daneff, president of the Bulgarian So
branje and leader of the Bulgar pleni
potentiaries, arrived.
Sir Edward Grey
Welcomes Delegates.
Following the gathering of the dele
gates today, Sir Edward Grey, the for
eign minister, addressed the envoys, de
livering a brief address of welcome. In
it the foreign minister uttered the ear
nest hope that the negotiations will be
successful.
The leaders of each of the delega
tions replied to Sir Edward thanking
the British foreign minister in behalf of
his home government. Sir Edward was
chosen honorary president of the con
ference. an honor which he accepted in
a brief speech.
Although the English press today
forecast peace as the outcome of the
conference, nevertheless the gravity of
the situation was not overlooked There
are obstacles in the way of success
which may prove insurmountable un
less concessions are made. The real,
crisis will come when the Bulgarians
unfold their arguments in favor,of the
surrender of Adrianople and Greece puts
forward her demands for the captured
Turkish islands in the Aegean sea and
the surrender of Janina.
To Demand Scutari’s
Surrender, Too.
Montenegro will be backed up by the
other allies in her demand for the sur
render of Scutari, which has been un
der siege by the Montenegrins ever
since Montenegro declared war on Tur
key, on October 8.
Although the allies have served no
tice that the greatest speed possible
must be used tn carrying on the nego
tiations, yet the work of wording the
clauses, necessarily will be tedious be
cause of the differences arising as to
the terminology of words.
The Turkish envoys, who are noted
for their strategy in diplomacy, will at
tempt to bargain with the allies, but
th** latter entered the conference agreed
upon a doctrine of directness. Accord
ing to the envoys of the allies, they will
stand united against Turkey, and all
will win or fall together.
Turks Beat Greeks
In Naval Battle
ROME, Dec. 16.—A Constantinople dis
patch to The Tribuna says the Greek
fleet has sustained a severe defeat in a
battle with a Turkish fleet off the coast
of Asia Minor, near the Island wf Tenedos.
A Greek cruiser and two torpedo boats
were sunk, while the Turks lost a cruiser
destroyer, the dispatch states.
Tenedos Is about 125 miles north of
Smyrna.
PLANS TO CROSS OCEAN
IN A HYDRO-AEROPLANE
COLOGNE, Dec. 16.—Richard Beck
man is building a hydro-aeroplane of
extraordinary size, in which he says he
will cross the Atlantic In 48 hours,
starting from the Azores and landing
at Halifax.
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY. DECEMBER 16. 1912.
Flees School to Wed;
Eloping Couple Await
Blessing as Xmas Gift
Monticello Youth and Bride, State
Normal Pupil. Tarry Here
Until “ Papa ” Forgives.
James E. Oxford, of Monticello, and
his school girl wife, formerly Miss Wy
oleen Kinard, of the same place, today
are spending a part of their honeymoon
at the Marion hittel, having married In
haste Saturday, after a romantic get
away from Athens.
For years Oxford and .Miss Kinard
had been sweethearts. The girl is not
yet out of her teens and her father, J.
M. Kinard, last fall entered her in thi
State Normal school at Athens. Miss
Kinard started with other freshmen in
the domestic science course, saw one
football game on the University of
Georgia campus and then decided that
she would rather be married. '
The father was watching the girl
closely, and members of her family
were due to Join her In Athens De
cember 18, the day before school closed.
Oxford decided to do his Christinas
shopping” early. His letters had kept
coming to the school, and it was plan
ned by the pair to meet in Athens
Friday and come to Atlanta the day
following. Miss Kinard had to take
one of her chums into her confidence
and her best cunning was necessary to
keep the affair quiet. They left on the
7 a. m. Seaboard, while other Normal
school girls slumbered.
The ceremony took place at the home
of the bridegroom's cousin. Frank Ma
lone, at 67 East Georgia avenue, and
was witnessed by only a few relatives.
Rev. G. Me. Eakes, of St. Johns Metho
dist Episcopal church, officiated.
Mis. Oxford and hei> husband will
stay a few days in Atlanta until par
ental wrath is appeased, and then go
home for wedding and Christmas pres
ents.
CHILDREN MOURN AS
PETS DI SA PPEA RIN
DOG THEFT EPIDEMIC
Unless Fldo and Rover and Pinky
and Pansy and a few others are found
and brought home, this year’s Christ
mas will be an unhappy one for a num
ber of Atlanta children whose four
legged chums are missing mysteriously
today.
pass by a ' ])
epidemic of dog thefts, or else an un
precedented attack of wanderlust in the
pet population. Five “Lost Dog” ad
vertisements appear in a row in one
issue of an Atlanta .paper, and a half
dozen other complaints have been made
to the police.
If dog thieves are at work, they are
not particular as to breed, sex or size.
Among the list of missing appear a
white French poodle named Tiny, a
Sotch collie named Rover, a llver-and
white-spotted setter pup and a white
bulldog which knows and loves every
child in the neighborhood, as the ad
vertisement sets forth. And the po
lice have been asked to keep eyes open
for every brand of pet. from a dachs
chund to a brindled bull.
Fond papas who expect to buy the
children a puppy for Christmas might
well be careful in purchasing from side
walk dog fanciers, and make careful In
quiry Into the pedigree of the peddler,
as well as of the pup.
PONTOON TELLS FATE
OF AVIATOR KEARNEY
AND HIS PASSENGER
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16.—Searchers put
to sea today in the hope of finding fur
ther trace of Aviator Horace Kearney
and Chester Lawrence, a newspaper man,
who sailed Saturday for an over water
flight to San Francisco, and are believed
to have been lost at sea The finding
of one of the pontoons of Kearney's
hydro-aeroplane confirms the belief that
the machine met with serious accident,
and it is believed here that both men were
drowned in Santa Monica bay, some
where off Point Dume.
The pontoon was found floating south
west of Redondo beach. It was towed
ashore by David Clark in a power boat.
The pontoon was Identified by C. H. Day,
who fitted the pontoons to Kearney’s
machine. The steel support that heli! the
pontoon to the wing of the air craft was
broken off. From this, aviators here be
lieve that for some reason, possibly en
gine trouble. Kearney was forced to alight
in the water. A 30-mile gale was blow
ing, and It is believed that the waves
wrecked the machine.
Although there is little hone that the
two men in the machine reached shore,
search is being made in tlie foothills of
the Malibu mountains that border the
coast at Point Dume.
EDITOR PUT IN JAIL;
HIS WIFE RUNS PAPER
SPRINGFIELD, MO.. Dec. 16— While
J. D. Coffman is in Jail on a SIOO fine
imposed by Judge Alfred Page, of the
criminal court, his wife will busy her
self publishing The Fair Grove Times,
a newspaper published at Fair Grove, a
small town sixteen miles northeast of
this city, of which Coffman Is Owner
and editor. Coffman attempted to col
lect an advertising account with a
shotgun.
ELOPED WITH GRAVE
DIGGER; HYPNOTIZED
PHILADELPHIA, Dee. 16—Mis.
Anne Oliver, who eloped from her home
in Bristol, Pa., with G. \V. Blrchet. a
grave digger, who deserted her here,
says her action was due to the hypnotic.
Influence Birchet had over her.
Famous Philanthropist Fall Victim to Cupid
HELEN GOULD WILL WED
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Miss Helen Millet' Gould.
St. Louis Railroad Man Wins
Heart of Millionaire Bach
elor Maid.
LAKEWOOD. N. .1., Dec. 16.—Miss
Helen Miller Gould, daughter of Jay
Gould and sister of George J. Gould and
noled for her philanthropic work, will
be married to Finley J. Shepard, a
prominent railroad man, connected with
the Gould lines in St. Louis. Announce
ment of the engagement, withholding
the place and date of the ceremony, was
made by Mr. and Mrs. George J. Gould
at their residence here.
Miss Gould is 44 years of age and
her fiance is 45.
Mr. Gould made known his sister’s
engagement in a formal statement,
which read:
"Mr. and Mrs. George J. Gould an
nounce the engagement of their sister.
Miss Helen Miller Gould, to Mr. Finley
J. Shepard, of St. Louis.”
Asked whether he desired to say any
thing additional concerning the en
gagement. Mr. Gould laughed and re
marked that "there will be nothing
more except that htsi engagement is
most pleasing to Mrs. Gould and my
self.”
Mr. Shepard has long been promi
nently identified with railroad and
financial affairs in the West. Ho Is at
present assistant to tlie president of
the Missouri Pacific railroad. wftli
headquarters in St. Louis.
Upon tlie death of her father. Jay
Gould, In 1892. Helen Gould, then 24
years old. Inherited a fortune of about
$10,090,099. It has been estimated that
by investment she lias trebled this for
tune, and at the same time devoted
fully half of her time to benefactions
which brought her into world promi
nence.
Mr. Shenard met Miss Gould so>n
after entering the operating department
of the Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain
lines in Juno, 1911. He accompanied
Miss Gould and her party last March
over the Denver and Rio Grande lines
when she made a tour of inspection of
the railroad Y. M. C. A. buildings. A
close friendship sprang up from the
trip.
STARVING BOY. 8. FOUND
SPYING ON SQUIRRELS
CHICAGO. Dec. 16.—Bernard Rogers
a ragged eight-year-old boy, was found
In a Chicago park watching squirrels
burying peanuts ami planning to steal
their store. He was starving
MIMS
FAIL IWHT
Negro Nabbed in Broad Street
Case Robber in Tailor Shop
Routed by Owner.
One negro burglar and one home
made sandbag used by another are be
ing held at the police station today as
the aftermath of two attempted rob
beries early today.
Policeman W. D. Turner was trying
tlie door of the New York restaurant.
79 South Broad street, when lie saw a
negro sink down behind a soda foun
tain near the from window. Turner
sounded ills whistle, pulled his pistol
and waited for reinforcements. Ser
geant Brown and Policeman Rivers
came up and the trio went in and got
the burglar. He gave his name as John
Carr, and his loot consisted of thirteen
packages of cigarettes stuffed into his
pockets and an overcoat and several
other articles piled up on the floor
ready to be made into a. bundle.
Will Truitt, a negro tailor at 5.7 East
Hunter street, woke up at 2 o’clock
and heard a burglar trying to get in.
Will went to sleep again and about day
light the burglar r turned. This- time
Truitt awoke Just In Him to see his
visitor advancing with a sandbag.
Truitt reached for a revolve- and flrec
twice. The burglar vanished. but
ilrojiped his weapon. it was turned
over to the police and provi d to be a
canvas bag. tightly packed with sand,
doubled over in the middle, ami Its
ends converted into mat handles. It
will be added to the police museum of
curios.
DOCTOR BANDAGES OWN
LEG; ORDERS AMPUTATION
ST. Lot IS, Di e 16.—After an auto
mobile drived by Dr. John B. Ptister, of
Fern Ridge, had crashed into a heavy
farm wagon on the Olive street road
and the tongue of the wagon had torn
off the physician's right leg, he re
tifined consciousness and directed a
crowd in the work of removing the
wreckage.
He bandaged the wound himself as
best he could and tln n ordered that the
mangled limb be amputated.
in®
2 CENTS EVERYWHERE
STREETS AND
SMOKEAGTS
GIVEN TO
COUNCIL
Final Action on Construction
Department Reforms Is Ex
pected Today.
CHOICE OF M'MICHAEL’S
SUCCESSOR IS NOT MADE
Failure to Agree on Man for
Office May Delay Vote on
Abolishing Board.
Three important reform measures’
will reach council for final action this
afternoon.
The special committee of ten will
make its recommendations for eforms
in the construction department, urging
that council assume the authority to
approve all appointments of Chief of
Construction Clayton in that office. He
now appoints all his subordinates with
out any limitations.
Councilman Charles W. Smith, the
chairman of the committee; says he
thinks < laptain Clayton should be re
tired on a pension.
Councilman Smith will introduce an
ordinance abolishing the smoke board.
Action on this ordinance may be post
poned, however, because no smoke in--
spector has been elected to succeed In
spector Paul McMichael, who resigned.
The job pays $2,400 a year.
Woodward Asks
Delay Until January.
It is said that Mayor-elect James G.
oodward Is exerting his influence to
have the election of an inspector post
poned until he takes his seat on Janu
ary 1 The members of the commission
have not been able to agree on a man.
Councilman Smith says he is w illing to
delay urging the adoption of his ordi
nance until an adjourned meeting of
council Thursday, but no longer.
Councilman Orville Hall will introfl
duce \a new dirt ordinance similar to
the one which was repealed at the in
stigation of Aiderman Jalnes W. Mad
dox, an excavation contractor.
The ordinance will prohibit the spill
ing of dirt on the streets. After he had
been fined several times in tire record
ci a court because his wagons spilled
dirt ( Aiderman Maddox got busy and
had the original ordinance repealed.
Since then so much diit has been
spilled on the streets around excava
tion work that tlie sanitaiy .Icpariment
is unable to keep the streets clean.
Hurt Probably
Will Get Permit.
Joel Hurt's application so . permit
to laj electric wire conduits under
E'lgewood avenue ami Ex. liauge place
also will be presented with the favor
able iecommendation of tin- streets
committee.
No further objections io this permit
ar • xpected from the Georgia Railway
and Power Company. When Mr. Hurt
firs; made his application, officials of
til power company protested that the
cits could not legally grant such a per
mit. Ml. Hun then declared he would
get a franchise and build a competitive
power plant.
At the second meeting of tlie com
mittee tlie eompanj mad* no further
objections. If the pm mil is granted
I,urt ' vii l confine his distribution
of electric power to his own buildings
tn the Edgewood avenue section he is
developing.
AGED WIDOW NEAR
DEATH FROM BLOW
DEALT BY BURGLAR
Mrs Mollie Rauzin. 203 Hunter street,
lies unronsrhius at Grady hospital today,
her skull fractured and one car com
pletely severed by a terrific blow dealt her
bj a burglar. Physicians express slight
hope for her recovery.
Mrs Rauzin, a 55-year-old widow, was
found in her bed room early yesterday
morning, lying unconscious across her bed
in a pool of blood. I’pon her dresser
close by lay a heavy stick, a paling torn
from the fence outside, and it bore evi
dences that it had been the weapon used
by the intruder.
Her son, George Rauzin, and his family,
believe she awoke, discovered a burglar
in her room, an I was struck down when
she tried to cry out.
MOLTEN WASTE BURIES
MAN ASLEEP ON SLAGPILE
SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH, Dec. 16.
Tin tons of molten waste poured on
the slag dump of the American Smelter
here engulfed William Bruce, a laborer,
burning him to death.
Bruce, who was penhiiess, slept on
the warm slag at tlie foot of the dump
last night.
