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■ ■ ! ’V IHK ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. BOY SIT FOR BURGLAR N WiNDOW LURED HIM Sant* made me steal!** That waa the xplanatmn offered Tuesday by Raymond Sisson, the 12- year-old son of Councilman .1 D Sis. eon. of the Fifth Ward, for his pres ence Mon da > in the More of ‘L*. Walker, of No. 3JH5 Marietta atrcet, where he was shot by Mr. Walker while attempting to rob the place Santa madt me <i.* it,” the boy aa.d "1 didn't Intend to be a bad boy; I just wanted some candy and nuts for Christmas 1 waan't going to steal an\ money, because I can get all that I want from my papa 1 don't care for money, anyway. ‘ I've been thinking of all the candy and nuts I'm going to get for Christ- mas for a long time, and when papa and mamma went down town last night to give Santa Claus our ad dress and tell him what to bring me. I thought so much about it that I couldn't stay in the house. “1 started walking along Marietta street, and when I passed Mr Wal ker’s store I saw a pane of glass had been broken out of the window. The window was filled with Just the kind of candy and nuts I like, and I wanted so mo. Couldn’t Wait for Santa. "Of course. I knew papa would see 8anta all right, and that he would bring me lots of them, but I couldn’t wait "I tried to go away from the store, but I couldn’t It seemed that every thing was Just fixed for me There wasn't anybody in the store, and the more 1 looked in the window' the more I wanted snm® of the randy and nuta. So I slipped in through the window and was starting to fill my pockets with the candy and nuts when 1 heard n noise. 1 turned and saw a mftn He kicked at me and I started to run Someone shot me as I tried to climb through the win dow." Young Sisson is at Grady Hospital, where he was taken immediately aft er the shooting He la not seHcnisly hurt The bullet entered the left shoulder and came out under the left arm. inflicting a painful but not dan gerous wound. He probably will be able to leave the hospital In a few days, and when he does he says he Intends to be the best boy in the world. Going To Be Good, Now. "I’m ging to mind my papa and mamma- he said, "and be a good boy. Maybe Santa Claus won't come to see me'now that I’ve been so bad. but I guess 1 deserve It I’m goinR to sell my two rifles, because I might shoot someone some time, and I’m going to keep away from the crowd of had bovs I've been running with, too.” The boy's father was notified of the shooting by Mr. Walker, who is a warm personal friend of Mr Riston. Just as the latter was leaving his home to search for his son Tuesday morning Mr Slason declared his be lle? that his son was led Into thi burglary by a crowd of oldor hors with whom he has been consorting for the last few days, and declared that h * intends to Investigate thoroughly with a view to rounding up the boys he says ar» really responsible for the robbery. “Raymond is not a bad boy,” Mr. Risson declared, "but of late he hat been running around with some boy* who do not bear good reputations. He has only been doing this for a week or so. 1 went to New nan sev eral days ago for a few days, and when I returned I learned that Ray mond had been staving out late and consorting with some bad boy». "I told him not to. and he said he wouldn't Last night Mrs. Sisson and myself went downtown, telling Raymond that we were going to m*e Sant t Claus and tell him our street address We told Raymond to stay at home, and he promised 1 think he ims been led into this by other boys, and I’m going to find them." Mr Walker expressed great regret that he had shot the boy, and de clared that he would not have used a weapon had he known the intruder was only a child. "It waf dark in the store." said Mr. Walker, "and 1 thought the bur glar was one of the negroes who have been trying 1° into my place for several weeks. I've been sleeping in the rear of the store in the hope of catching some of them and when Raymond came into the store I thought it was one of them, and fire i." It is understood that the police will take no action against the boy be cause of his youth and the circum stances surrounding the affair. Cashier of Failed Bank Defendant in Bankruptcy Action APGU8TA. I>«c 23 An involuntary i petition In bankruptcy has been with the (Uerk ' the United Himes ! Court against Cashier James P Arm j strong, of the failed Irish-American Hank The three creditors filing the petition and the amounts Involved are Andrews Bros., $659.56; J. R White A Co.. $14 60. and the Hill Grocery Com pany. $25.13 The petition alleges that Armstrong committed arts of bankruptcy when ha gave a security deed to the Citizens and Southern Bank on December 3 on his l-al estate holdings and equities in prop erties which lie did not own outright and when tie paid in full on December 10 a bill he owed Castleberry A Wilcox Turnverein Plans Big Christmas Tree Kris Krlnglc is the same sort, of Jolly old soul as Santa Claus, and the members of the Atlanta Turnve rein. organized In 1873 will introduce to their children under 15 .'ears of age a regular Kris. Kringle and a loaded chariot of toys at 8 o’clock Christmas Eve in the auditorium of the Turners, on South Pryor street. There will be a great tree there, and Wedcmeyer’s Band, and gifts for the children and then an evening of dancing for the older people. New man Laaaer and C. C. Giilett have prepared the program. Lecture Pays Church DebttoDr.MacArthur Dr. Lincoln McConnell’s lecture on "Colored Folks," delivered Monday night at the Tabernacle to defray a debt of unpaid salary to the former pastor, Dr. Robert Mac Arthur, real ized $900 from the ticket sale, practi cally covering the church's Indebted ness The lecture, one of Dr. McConnell'* regular lyceum addresses, proved highly entertaining and extremely In structive. Masons of Hapeville Elect New Officers Thomas Lewis, as worshipful mas ter. Is to head the Hapeville Masonic Lodge. No. 590, following the regular election of officers Monday night. Other officers chosen were 8. Du rand Adams, senior warden; I! D. Haary, Junior warden. J. A. Wise, treasuror; H. A. Coleman, secretary. D. B. Evans, tvler, W. 8. Wells, senior deacon i W. T. Akin, junior deacon . L. T. Carter, senior steward; W. C. Carter. Junior steward; Dr Samuel Hape. chaplain, and L E. Mann, as sistant chaplain A handsome Masonic jeweled em blem w’rs presented to Fast Master D. B. Evans. MOVING PICTURE SHOWS ENOUGH T FDR ILL; PRICE STILL HIGH There, will he plenty of turkeys for everybody that wants the lordly bird for his Christmas dinner But there are enough people wanting turkeys to maintain a rattling good price, right around 30 centa a pound, for the said lordly birds in Atlanta. That is to say, the supply is good and the demand is keeping step. Big dealers said Tuesday morning that the rush was on and was being mei without any great difficulty One produce company received Monday morning a solid carload of turkeys from Rogersville. Tenn. "It was some shipment.’’ said the head of the firm. "Thirteen thousand pounds—1,306 individual turkeys. One of them was quite a bird. He weighed exactly 61 pounds on the hoof, after his long Journey.” He was quite mire this monster was not an ostrich in disguise, but he hadn't decided what to do with him "I guess we’ll have him dressed and put on exhibition for a day or two," he said. The McMillan company was ar ranging to deliver to the commissary c»f the Seventeenth Regiment at Fort McPherson 3,000 pounds of dressed turkey, purchased a week ago for the Christmas dinner of the American Tommy Atkins. 300 Children Help S. C. Orphans’ Fund A Christmas entertainment for the benefit of the Thornwell Orphanage, of Clinton, S. (\, will be held in the Sunday school rooms of the Central Presbyterian Church Tuesday at 7; 30 p. m. Nearly 300 children, none of whom were admitted above the age of 13. are in the school this year. About 50 have been taken In during the last few months. S. A. E FRAT MEETING. COLUMBUS, Dec 23. The Province convention of the S. A E. Fraternity will meet in Columbus December 29-30, with visitors from the leading colleges of Georgia and Alabama. J. D. Mc Cartney is president. Strange Sights in Bog Seen by Capitol Men The wonders of the Okefenokee swamp were being recited Tuesday by State Entymologlst Lee Worsham and Gov ernor Slaton’s executive secretary, Hardy Ulm, who have Just returned from a trip to the wilds of Georgia. At their offices at the Capitol they told stories of strange insects, birds and fish and some strange fish tales, too, after the fashion of true nature lovers. The two Cornell scientists who accom panied them went on to Ithaca. The Atlanta "nlmrods” brought hack a bear skin which they admitted under pressure bad been given them by a huntsman of the swamp district. Mrs 8. E. Folger, wife of a build ing contractor, and her pretty daugh ter, Irene, of No. 14 Hood drive, were in the court of Recorder Broyles Tuesday to tel! of a savage attack they said had been made upon Mrs. Folger by L. C. Todd, a young man In the employ of the Excelsior Steam Laundry. Todd, they testified, had struck at Mrs. Folger and then had choked her and brandished an open knife before her, threatening to end her life. None of the testimony satisfactorily ex plained the motive for the alleged at tack. Todd was fined $25.75 by Re corder Broyles, and was bound over to the City Criminal Court under $1,- <;00 bond. The young man is a second cousin of Mrs. Folger’s husband, who is ab sent In Florida on business. Four >ears ago he began rooming at the Folger home. Mrs. Folger testified in court that he had not been staying at her home for a year, but fre quently bad visted thgj-e. against her wishes, and had made numerous threats against her life. Todu declared that he was still a boarder there, but that Mrs. Folger and her daughter were simply en raged at him and were trying to get him into trouble. He denied that he had choked or slashed at Mrs. Folger with his knife, but admitted that he had slapped at her. He said that she had dodged the blow Mrs. Folger and her daughter told the court that they had been shop p.ng In town Monday, and that Todd met them on the street and followed them home, boarding the same street car with them. They declared that, after they had left the street car, he engaged In an angry dispute with them, and suddenly seized Mrs. Fol ger’s throat with both his hands and began choking her. When she broke away. Todd drew his knife, according to their story. The cause of the altercation was not explained, and Todd refused to throw any light on it when he was interviewed after his hearing. Todd stayed at the Folger home Monday right. Early Tuesday morn ing Mrs. Folger called the police de partment. Call Officers Jones and Gorman found Todd in bed and placed him under arrest. Court Clerk Dies in Motorcycle Crash Burglars Pass Up Christmas Presents MILLEK. I>e<\ 23.—Card Oil Parker. 1 lerk of the Superior Court of Jenkins County, was killed and Thomas Aarons, a nephew of former State Senator O. B Aarons, was seriously hurt In a motor cycle collision on the outskirts of M11- en late Monday. Both were riding rap idly without lights. Mr Tarker was a son of H W. Par ker. one of the wealthiest men . nd larg- st property holders of Jenkine, County. He leaves a wife, formerly Miss Flor- nce Chance, and two small children. The Christmas spirit has got into the porch climbers' association. At a morning burglary, perpetrated in broad daylight Monday at the home of J. H. Hall, No. 820 Hill street, about $500 worth of clothing and valuable articles were taken, but special care evidently had been used by the thief to leave an assortment of Christmas gifts. For example, a cut glass punch bowl had been moved about the house WHITLOCK’S FATHER DIES. CLEVELAND, Dec. 23.—The Rev Edward D. Whitlock, father of Mayor Brand Whitlock, of Toledo, and now Minister to Belgium, died here to-day of pneumonia. XMAS RATES Reduced over N., C. & St. L. Ry. and W. & A. R. R. Apply any Agent. Horace Vose, ‘Friend Of Presidents,' Dies WESTERLY. R I . Deo 23. Horace Vose. a poultryman. who since the days of General Grant had sent a prize tur key to the President of the United States every Thanksgiving day, is dead. Mr Vose had been ill the last six months. He was born in Westerly on May 12. 1849 He married Susan Ches- bro. and two children survive. They are Charles \'ose and Mrs. Otis. VAUDETTE Wednesday. "Her Father’s Storw." a two- reel Broncho drama of Intense In terest. Steinway Quartet. This Is the last week of this splendid quartet. the: elite Wednesday. "The Whirlpool of Despair." a great Warner feature filled with human Interest and pathos. ALAMO NO. 1 Wednesday. "The Sheriff and the Rustler." a two-reel Selig drama that Is said to be better than "The Law and the Outlaw." Eddy Clarke ALAMO NO. 2 Wednesday. "The Hon Algernon." 3 strong Vitagraph drama A Dip In the Briny." a Selig comedy that is a scream. Tom Kane, the Irish Caruso, and Cliff Wtnehall, the peer of Jewish character entertainers. ALCAZAR THEATER To-day. "The Raid of the Human T»ger* " One of the really great feature* of the Chrlstmastide. Hughes and Lange, highbrow en tertainers. SAVOY THEATER Today. "The Jew s Christmas." featur Ing Philip Smalley and Loi* Weber, n a three-reel Universal that is as add as It is interesting. THE MONTGOMERY Wednesday. "The Bin Horn Massacre." a great feature in two parts that will nterest all. The Berman Trio, the Juvenile entertainer*. i If business and distance * combine to keep you away from the family gathering at Christmas, why not take your place in the family circle by telephone? Send your voice and make Christmas Day brighter and happier for all bee ause of thoughtfulness. your Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company aa if in contemplation of its itandinr and when the burglar decided it w„ a Christmas gift he left It. NEW MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY AT DUTCH MILL MAKES BIG HIT A new musical comedy company with new face* throughout and a semblance of a plot, la the offerin / at the Dutch Mill this week, and Judging from the many encores i; was a decided hit. The chorus « composed of girls who are not only fascinating, but who can sing and dance as well, and the leads are all above the average. It is the policy of the new management of the Dutch Mill to give good, clean shows—one that women and chil dren can see and enjoy. If y M , want to see a real clean, good , show, go to the Dutch Mill. TWO AND A HALF DOLLAR GOLD PIECE FOR A CHRISTMAS GIFT Atlanta's Oldest Savings Bank Will Supply You. Why puzzle your brain about what to give for a Christmas present 0 Some people suffer a. nervous breakdown, and almost go crazy In solving this prob lem. The Georgia Savings Rank and Trust Company, the bank that makes saving *asy bv accepting deposits as small as $1. will give you a brand-new Two and a Half Dollar gold piec e of the 1913 coin age for Its equivalent In any other de nomination. A passbook would also be a nice thing to put in the stocking. This bank pays 4 per cent interest and would appreciate your savings account GEORGE M BROWN. President ' JOHN W. GRANT. V. President; JOSEPH E. BOSTON. Secretary and Treasorer Advt. Gifts for Men At Reduced Prices Owing to our reorganization sale all Holiday gift goods must be closed out by Wednesday night. This is positive—the goods must go and prices have been named on Christmas gifts of every description that will surely move them if you only take the trouble to look. We needn’t dwell on quality, you know full well what to expect at this shop—the prices are eye-openers. Here are a few suggestions: Smoking Jackets, Bath Robes, Lounging Robes, Umbrellas, Walking Canes, Silk Mufflers, Handker chiefs, Neckwear, Hosiery, Combination Sets, Gloves, Belts, Suspenders Garters, Novelties, Link Buttons, Scarf Pins, Tie Clasps, Sweater Coats, Tuxedo Suits, Dress Suits, Overcoats, Raincoats, Clothing of every description. All gift articles packed in handsome individual boxes Cloud-Stanford Co. 61 Peachtree Street Hearst's American and Atlanta Georgian’s Christmas Distribution and School Children's Con test will close promptly at 9 o'clock to-morrow night, Wednesday, December 24th, Warning All subscriptions must be verified by the circu lation department before prizes can be distributed. Turn your subscriptions in early and aid us in mak ing the awards at an early date. um T? ■ j