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the weather Fair tonight; cloudy tomorrow. Temperatures: 8 a. m„ 40 degrees; 10 a m„ 49 degrees; 12 noon, 55 de grees:' 2 p. m.. 62 degrees. \ OL. XL NO. 115. SEHMOISII WORK UM MEI Service Stressing the Fate of Young Slayer Results in an Old-Fashioned Revival. MAN HANGED FRIDAY SAW FRIEND DIE ON GALLOWS Both. Fellow Workers Under Wheeler Mangum, Now High Sheriff, Killed Wives. X .iozen men ami women are taking , t.nlav to become members of the miiowlng sermons last night . < 011 the crime ami execution of 1 t 1. (’lay. wife slayer. \ throng filled tlle , tlar . . church last night to hear " ~,h Wallace ami Rev. Chauncey J. on the lessons drawn from ~n the scaffold, and esermo ns were concluded many \, J fol .vard with professions of .oXion and a declaration that they a-, , 0 win the church and be sat ed it w;.s shown at this service that r ,, v himM.it had not profited lin I h.s lif.mm- bv an example which came home to him. It was announced, .... first time, that Clay had been a . otnos of the execution of George ■■ .. t „. on that same gallows a year oe had Stood bv the side of Burge , watched him .die for murdering his Both Sent to Death By Former Employer. vi d I>een a fellow switchman of Jil; x,- on the Western and Atlanta: i .here both had served under .'raster Wheeler Mangum, who aft , m-.l became sheriff and pulled the - . ) for both victims of the gallows. ’. : Robert Clay, with Bulge's fate so vlvldl j ltl pri ssed on his memory, went ... tiw scaffold for the same crime i had taken Burge there —the mur of Ids wife. Never during his two nils of constant conversation before i h did Cli y speak of his having . ii tin- gallows at work, but members of . I-- family recalled the incident y es- .11 . Wallace and Mr. Foots were present in the death chamber when v .vas executed, and they held joint .ices last night, each speaking on h ssons of Clay's life. Each cx .... ,i the belief that Clay was saved. ' Til.- man who has murder in his is a murderer," said Mr. Wallace. "When Clay confessed his sin and ex ’ e.-seil repentance he was no longer a murderv:. His soul is certainly in heaven.” The service turned into an old-fash i'ii.-d :evlval meeting when the ser mons ..-me concluded. Men and women weeping all over the house, and at least .1 dozen went forward to shake hands with the ministers, join in the exhortations and profess their desire to be saved. Mangum Holds Revival Service in the Tower. While Mr. Wallace and Mr. Foote stood in the Jones Avenue pulpit, re citing Clay’s last words and driving home the stirring truths of that tragic moment, another remarkable scene was being enacted in the Tower, where Clay' met his doom. Sheriff Mangum, with the fourth four balcony as a pulpit, just beneath the dark and silent death chamber, -■ <u.<’ amid a throng of prisoners and ’.ended and prayed with them to repent their sins. He, too, held up Robert Clay as an example, and used the la * words of the wife slayer as a ser "i . laying special stress on Clay’s final admonition as he stood on the death trap: ■f you have sin or murder in your ’••mt, go to God in prayer.” 42 Criminals Ask Sheriff’s Prayers. z 's the big-hearted sheriff exhorted , crowd of prisoners to take warning rorn the fate of Clay, many of them r "ke down and wept, and 42 men. rep r ‘ nthig all types of criminal, came •tward and begged the sheriff to pray for them, Ihe impressiveness of this strange service was Increased by the fervent ■-•rrnng of the same hymns Clay sang 1 ” morning of his execution. The H ngf ' rs , were led b y William Young '•ward, prisoner and former evangel* ‘Stic singer. heard great revival ginging by ’ -’‘n ious crowds, but I never heard u ' T * touching melody as this.” re iril Ked Howard, as tears welled in his eyes; ~wre held in the Tow ' unday t the execution of Clay figur great central lesson in each. Continued on Page Two, The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results. 16-Yl-Old Bandit and Pals Hold Up and Rob 50 Men in Crap Game i 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 Gold 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 50 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 street. The auto rolled quietly to a side street j and stopped. The bandits tiptoed up a I boat’d walk to the side dobr of the j Goldman place. They gave the "regu lar signal,” and Goldman 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. CHILDREN’S BONES BROKEN WHEN CAR KNOCKS THEM DOWN Savannah and Willie Belle Abbott, sisters, aged twelve and ten years, were knocked down and injured and narrow ly escaped being crushed beneath the wheels of an outgoing Decatur trolley ear shortly before noon today as they attempted to cross the tracks at Edge wood avenue and Yonge street. Savannah’s wrist was fractured and Willie Belle sustained a broken collar bone. Both girls were taken to the At lanta hospital, where it is announced : that their injuries are not serious. The two sisters live just below Ma con and had come to Atlanta to spend the Christmas holidays with theit grandfather, Samuel Knox, whose home is in Kulm street. At the time of the accident they had just alighted from an incoming Inman Park car and passed around the car to cross the street. As they were about to step on the outgoing track they were struck by the side of . the platform of the Decatur car and knocked down. SMOKE, NOT WATER, CLOUDS HOVER OVER DOWNTOWN ATI ANTA • Because no wind was stirring over Atlanta skyscrapers today the whole i city was shrouded in gloom, and for a ■ time this morning tiie weather man re ; ceived a number of telephone calls ask : ing whether or not the clouded skies meant rain. The skies were not clouded, lie told . the inquirers, and the reason the sun i light was so obscurbed was because At lanta smoke was hovering close over , the city, unhindered by brisk breezes. For a time this morning the city was as dark as though real rain clouds inter ; posed between the earth and the sun. It will be fair tonight and a bit cloudy Tuesday, and probably warmer. t Rain may come Wednesday. AGED WIDOW NEAR DEATH FROM BLOW DEALT BY BURGLAR Mrs. Mollie Rauzin, 203 Hunter street, ‘ lies unconscious at Grady hospital today, ‘ her skull fractured and one ear com pletely severed by a terrific blow dealt her by 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. Upon 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 1 in her room, and was struck down when she fried to cry out. 1 " JOE HILL HALL MAY BE MACON’S MAYOR; DASHER ANNOUNCES i MACON, GA., Dec. 16. Arthur L. Dash er. Sr., a well known lawyer of Macon, today announced his candidacy for may or. He is the first candidate in the field, as Mayor John T. Moore is barred by a charter restriction from succeeding ! himself. Mr. Dasher is at present a r member of city council. ’ Mayor I’ro Tern J. R. Bowdre and Joe 1 Hill Hall, former representative from Bibb county, are expected to be candidates ; . also. •AT THE MOVING • : PICTURE SHOWS : ea , • The programs of the Leading • • Moving Picture Shows will ap- • • pear daily in the "Business Guide • • 6f Atlanta," under the heading of • • "Moving Pictures, Vaudeville." • ; I • which will be found in the First • I e Two Columns of Want Ad Pages • • of The Georgian. Look the after- • • noon before and pick the shows • , • you wish to attend. • •••••••••••••••••••••••••a to urns MEET PFIEF liELEGHTES EE JIBES 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. 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. Novakovltch, 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 tiie selection of a chair man. the delegates adopted rules of procedure. Formal presentation of th • allies' demands on Turkey will be made tomorrow. Thousands of persons gathered out side the palace and cheered the dele gates as they arrived. The biggest demonstration was made when Dr. S. Daneflf, president of the Bulgarian So hranje and leader of the Bulgar picul-j 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. It jt- 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 Britisli 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 in carrying on the nego tiations. yet the work of wording the clauses necessarily will be tedious be cause of the differences arising as to tiie terminology of words. The Turkish envoys, who are noted for their strategy in diplomacy, will at tempt to bargain with the allies, but the 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. At a meeting of the Turkish peace envoys this evening they agreed not to oppose the presence of the Greek pleni potentiaries at the Turko-Balkan con ference. Turks Beat Greeks In Naval Battle | ROME, Dec. 16. A Constantinople dis patch to The Trlbuna says the Greek fleet has sustained a severe defeat In a battle with u Turkish fleet off the coast of Asia Minor, near the island of 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. * ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY. DECEMBER 16, 1912. . ... rs? >•> _— ‘4 - ia laSwcA W i ' • GA- • .. ■ o-i. -b A ifls m i ■M ---• , i» • Ji,/ /< aywiiMOgSy iwwmme < tL i'uOWwllb lr ! l J i? : 4, ' r'W hw-l . r■' g ? Ipl i■’ "B lA’llj i i x --Jl] lr Jj jj He never had to stand outside a great big lighted store. By JAMES J. MONTAGUE. I'LL bet when Mister Santa Claus was just a kid like me He wt his reff’lar presents off a reg’lar Chris’nias tree; I'll bet he had a big. line house to stay in through a storm, An’ shoes an' overcoats an' clothes that kep’ him good an’ warm, Because, if he had been like me, 1 know that he’d be sure To make a visit every year to children that are poor. TF he could see our baby now that never had no toys. Perhaps he’d hold some presents out; on other little boys That get so many every year, an’ leave just one or two • To give a kid a chance to play like other babies do; But I don't s’pose he'll do it, ’cause he never knowed the way Things are with kids whose Chris’nias is like any other day. 'T'HAT drum 1 seen downtown today I do not need so bad, An’ it’s the same with other things that I ain’t ever had, But, gee! my little sister! it is tough to hear her cry, Because she can not have no doll, and I can’t tell her why: I guess it’s no use worryin’, for that don’t help at all. Because this feller Santa Claus was rich when he was small. TTE never had to stand outside a great big lighted store, A 1 A kind of holdin’ back the tears an’ feelin’ mighty sore To see them guns an’trains o’cars, an’thinkin' 'bout the fun That other kids was goin’ to have while he was havin’ none; I wouldn’t wish a man bad luck, but when I'm blue and cold, 1 wish that he was poor like me when HE was nine years old. GIBSON PENS FICTION IN HIS PRISON CELL GOSHEN, N. Y., Dec. 16. —Burton W. Gibson, the lawyer accused of strang ling Mrs. Szabo, is writing fiction in ills cell in jail h-re. He has written one story of several thousand words thu: bus been purehu.“ 1 by u New York publisher. He is al work revising the proof sheets. Tie lawyer expects to realize a good sized uni from his first attempt in the literary field. IF SANTA CLAUS WERE POOR KILLED BY TRIPPING | ON SKIRT ON STAIRS CHICAGO. Dec. 16.—Mrs. Maggie Burgdorff. who-lived at 945 Fullerton ' avenue, a widow, was killed Instantly 1 when on leaving Consistory hall. Dear- I born avenue and Walton place, where 1 an entertainment* had been held, she tripped on her skirt and fell down the i stepi. Her skull was fractured. MOLTEN WASTE BURIES MAN ASLEEP ON SLAGPILE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. Dec. 16. Ten 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 penniless, slept on the warm slag at ths foot of tiie dump last night. 1 1 HOHL IDITION 2 CENJS EVERYWHERE NEIT MOTH OPENS FIGHT FGHBGEI HEFGBS Woodward Will Oppose Chair man and Comptroller Out lining City's Needs. AGAINST SECRECY IN COMMITTEE MEETINGS Streets Improvement the Great Need Attacks Giving of Moral Pledges. Mayor-elect James G. Woodward to day announced a revolutionary plan of apportioning the city’s money, which he will inaugurate at the beginning of his administration as mayor. He said he would not announce tho chairman of the finance committee until after he has taken his oath of office, and that In- would object to tho chairman of the committee and the city comptroller making up a tentative I budget to submit to the committee. Heretofore the chairman of the finance committee has been at work by the middle of December on the budget, The fact that Mr. Woodward objects to the chairman of the committee and tho comptroller framing a tentative budget, shears the cliairman of much of his au thority. Mr. Woodward wants each member of the committee to decide on each item that goes into it. Woodward Fights Anticipated Revenue. H“ said he would oppose the appor tioning of any anticipated revenue, and would demand that the apportionments be based <>n the income for 1912. Last" year more than $200,000 in reve nue was anticipated. An equal amount was expected to be included in the budget this year, if this amount is not allowed, the city will be able to make but few special appropriations. Asked if he did not realize that such a policy would take away all hope of an jiipropriation for a Lakewood park fair, Mr. Woodward said he had never said any $125,000 appropriation would bo made for such a purpose next year. Ho ii<t it was up to the merchants to first subscribe for stock to the fair. He said the increased revenue should j be spent only after it was received later in the year. Anticipations were not cash, he declared. Mr. Woodward said he was opposed to continuing the ex clusion of the reporters from the ses sions of the finance committee. People Entitled to Know Their Business. "It Ls the people’s business and the people have a right to know what is going on,” he said. "My first aim next year will be to put all the principal streets in passable con dition,” li>‘ continued. "The streets that every one uses should be made good be fore we go into the outlying sections. "The asphalt streets in the center of the city are so full of holes that they look like they have had the smallpox. "The principal trouble with the street work Is that the officials have tried ro please too many people and attempted too many jobs. As a result the wholo city Is torn up. We should decide which is the most needed work and do this before taking up other work.” Will Oppose Moral Pledges. Mr. Woodward said he would oppose giving any more moral pledges that ap propriations would l>e made. ills view is that the city has been spending more than its income and that it is time to quit anil proceed only on the safest of financial programs. W. G. Humphrey, councilman from the Eighth ward and who is said to be slated for the finance committee chair manship, said he had had no indication from Mr. Woodward as to the appoint ment. All the aspirants to this place would like to know who is to be the man be cause of the immense amount of work usually connected with it. But Mr. Woodward’s statement that there must not be a tentative budget changes the whole plan. The likelihood that a majority of council will organize against Mr. Woodward’s budget strengthens the in dications that the next apportionment sheet will be made up by the whole council instead of a few men. Os course, the whole council has always passed on the sheet, but a few men al ways did the actual financing. A merry scramble Is likely and manv citizens and officials who have been planning for weeks and months how they would spend the money they ex pected to get will be disappointed" it is quite possible for council to stand by the precedent ami anticipate revenue, despite Mr. Woodward’s ob jections. Strong pressure for this ac tion will be brought to bear.