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BOY SHOT FOR BURGLAR
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LURED HIM
Santa Clan* made m* xteal!”
That was the xplanMlon offered
Tuesday by Raymond 81»*on. the 12-
yoar-oid son of Councilman J. D. Sis
son, of the Fifth Ward, for hi* pres
ence Monday In the store of C-
Walker, of No. 356 Marietta street,
where he wap shot by Mr. Walker
while attempting to rob the place,
"Santa made me do it," the boy
said. "1 didn't Intend to be a bad
boy; I .lust wanted some candy ami
nuts for Christman. I wasn’t going
to steal any money, because I can get
all that I want from my papa. I 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-
drase and tell him what to bring me.
I thought so much about it that 1
couldn’t stay in the house.
"I started walking along Marietta
street, and when 1 passed Mr. Wal
ker's store I saw a pane of glass
had been broken out of the window
The window wax filled with .lust the
kind of candy and nuts I like, and I
wanted some.
Couldn’t Wait for Santa.
“Of course, I knew* papa would see
Fanta all right, and that he would
bring me lots of them, but I couldn’t
wait.
‘1 tried to go away from the store,
hut 1 couldn’t It seemed that every
thing was Just fixed fee me. There
wasn’t anybody In the store, and the
more 1 looked In the window the
more I wanted some of the candy
and nuts. So I slipped in through
the window and was starting to fill
my pockets with the candy and nuts
when I heard a noise I turned and
saw a man. lie kicked at me and 1
started to run Someone shot me as
1 tried to climb through the win
dow"
Young Sisson Is at Grady Hospital,
where he was taken immediately aft-
<-r the shooting. He is not seriously
hurt. The bullet entered the left
shoulder and came out under the left
,rm, inflicting a painful but not dan
gerous wound. He probably will be
able to leave the hospital In a few
das s. and when he does he savs he
intends to be the beat boy In the
w orld.
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 soe
me "now that I've'been so had, but I
guess I deserve It. J'm going to sell
mv two rifles, because I might shoot
someone some time, and I’m going
to keep away from the crowd of bad
boys 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. Sisson.
Just as the latter was leaving his
home to search for his son. Tuesday
morning Mr. Rlnson declared his be
lief that his son was led into th*
burglary by a crowd of older boy*
MOVING
PICTURE
SHOWS
VAUDETTE
Wednesday.
“Her Father's Story,” 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,” a strong
Vltagraph drama.
"A Dip In the Briny," a Selig
comedy that U a scream.
Tom Kane, the Irish Caruso, and
Cliff Wlnehatl. the peer of Jewish
character entertainers.
ALCAZAR THEATER
To-day.
"The Raid of the Human Tiger*."
One of the really great features of
the Christmastlde.
Hughes and Lange, highbrow en-
tertainers.
SAVOY THEATER
To-day.
"The Jew's Christmas.' featur
ing Philip Smalley and Lois Weber,
n a three-reel Universal that is as
odd as It la Interesting.
with whom hr haw been consorting fur
the Iasi few days, and declared that
h v intend* to inventIgate thoroughly
with a view to rounding up the boys
be nays an* really responsible for the
robbery.
'‘Raymond i» not a bad boy,” Mr.
Sisson declared, "but of late he hai
been running around with some boys
who do not bear good reputations.
He has only been doing this for a
week or so. I went to Newnan sev
eral days ago for a few days, art
when I returned I learned that Ray
mond had been staying out late and
consorting with some bad bovs
"I told him not to, and he said he
wouldn’t Ijtiat night Mrs. Sisson
and myself went downtown, telling
Raymond that we were going to see
Santa Claus and tell him our street
address We told Raymond to stay
at home, and he promised. 1 think
he nas been led Into this by other
boys, and I’m going to find them.’’
Mr Walker expressed great regret
that he had shot tiie boy, ami de
clared that he would not have used a
weapon had Lie know A the Intruder
was only a child.
"It was dark in the. store.” said
Mr. Walker, "and T thought the bur
glar was one of the negroes who have
been trying to get into my place for
several weeks. I’ve been sleeping In
t he rear of the Htoro In the hofie of
catching some of them and when
Raymond came into the store 1
thought it was one of them, and
fire J.”
It is understood that the police will
take no action against the boy be-
caiiHe of his youth and the circum
stances surrounding the affair,
Masons of Hapeville
Elect New Officers
Thomas Lewis, as worshipful mas
ter. is to head the Hapeville Masonic
Lodge, No. 690, following the Tegular
election of officers Monday night.
Other officers choaen were S. Du
rand Adams, senior warden; H. D.
Heery, Junior warden; J. A. Wise,
treasurer; H. A. Coleman, secretary;
D. B. Evana, ty 1 er; W. H. Wells, senior
deacon; W. T. Akin, junior deacon;
L. T. Carter, senior ate ward; W. <’.
< arter. Junior steward; Dr Samurl
ilape, chaplain, and L. E. Mann, as
sistant chaplain.
A handsome Masonic jeweled ern
blem was presented to Past Master D.
B. Evans.
Cashier of Failed
Bank Defendant in
Bankruptcy Action
AUGUSTA, Dec 23 An lnvoluntarv
petition In bankruptcy has been filed
with the Clerk <? the I’idled States
< ’ irt against CaeMer -lames P Arm
strong, of the failed Irish American
Rank. The three creditors filing the
petition and the amounts Involved are
Andrews Bros, $6(9.66; J H White Ar
Lo., $14.50, and the Hill Grocery Com
puny, 125.12.
The petition alleges that Armstrong
committed acts of bankruptcy when he
gave h sennity deed to the C|ti/,ens and
het 'i Baal on i embei on hi*
j a 1 estate holdings and equities In prop
jertles which lie did not own outright and
j when he paid in full on December 10 a
bill be owed Castleberry A* Wilcox.
ENOUGH TttyiOTH HELD FOB
Turnverein Plans
Big Christmas Tree
Kris Kringle Is the same port 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 years of
age a regular Kris Kringle and a
loaded chariot of toys at S o’clock
Christmas Eve in the auditorium of
the Turners, on South Pryor street.
There will be a great tree there,
and Wndemeyer s Band, and gifts for
the children and then an evening of
dancing for the older people. New
man Lasser arid <\ O Gillett have
prepared the program.
Lecture Pays Church
Debt to Dr. Mac Arthur
I>r. Lincoln McConnell’s lecture on
“Colored Folk*,” 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 indebtel-
nes».
The lecture, one of Dr. McConnell’s
regular lyceurp addresses, proved
highly entertaining and extremely in
structive.
300 Children Help
S. C. Orphans' Fund
A Christmas entertainment for the
benefit of theyThornwell Orphanage,
of Clinton, S. C., 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 K. A. E. Fraternity
will meet In Columbus December 29-80,
with visitors from the leading colleges
of Georgia and Alabama. J. D. Mc
Cartney is president.
FOB ILL; PRICE
STILL HIGH
There will be 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 cent* a pound, for the .said
lordly birds in Atlanta.
That Is to say, the supply is goo*,
and the demand Is keeping step
Big dealers said Tuesday morning
l hut the rush whs on and was being
met without any great difficulty Dne
produce company received Monday
morning a solid, carload of turkeys
from Rogersvllle, 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 »ure 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
of the Seventeenth Regiment at Fort
McPherson 8,000 pounds of dressed
turkey, purchased a week ago for the
('hristmas dinner of the American
Tommy Atkins.
T
T
Strange Sights in Bog
Seen by Capitol Men
The wonders of the Okefenokee swamp
were being recited Tuesday by State
Entymologist I^ee Worsham and Gov
ernor Slaton’s executive secretary.
Hardy dm, 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 “nimrods” brought back
a bear skin which they admitted under
pressure had been given them by a
huntsman of the swamp district.
Mrs S. E. Folger, wife of a build
ing contractor, afld her pretty daugh
ter. Irene, of No. 14 Hood drive, were
in the court of Recorder Broyles
Tuesday to tell of a savage attack
they said had been made upon Mrs.
Folger by L. f\ Todd, a young man
in the employ of the Exc elsior Steam
Laundry.
Todd, they testified, had sjriick at
Alts. Folger and then had choked her
ntl 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,-
000 bond.
The young man Is a second cousin
of Mits. Folger's husband, who is ab
sent in Florida on business. Four
years 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 had visted there, against her
wishes, anrl had made numerous
threats against her life.
Todd 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
ping 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
I MILLEN, Deo. 23 -Caidell Parker.
| lerk of the Superior Court of Jenkins
< <.iinty, was killed and Thomas Aarons,
e nephew of former State Senator O. B.
I Aarons, was seriously hurt In a motor-
Lycle collision on the outskirts of Mil-
] en late Monday. Both were riding rap
idly without lights.
Mr. Parker was a son of H. W Par
ker, one of the wealthiest men and larg-
• st property holders of Jenkins County.
He leaves a wife, formerly Mis* Flor-
nce Chance, and two small children.
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.
Burglars Pass Up
Christmas Presents
ThP Christmas spirit has got Into
the porch climbers’ association.
At a morntn? burglary, perpetrated
in broad daylight Monday at the home
of J. H. Hall, No. S20 Hill street, about
$r.00 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
bow! had been moved about the house
XMAS RATES
Reduced over N., C. & St.
L. Ry. and W. & A. R. R.
Apply any Agent.
a» If In contemplation of its staruth,*
and when the burglar bedded it
a Christmas gift h« left it. *
NEW MUSICAL COMEDY
COMPANY AT DUTCH
MILL MAKES BIG HIT
A new musical comedy compare
with new faces throughout and
semblance of a plot, is ihe rifferin
at the Dutch Mill tills week. '
judging from ihe many encore^
was a decided hit. The chorus
composed of girls who are not
fascinating, but who can sing a-il
dance as well, and the leads are n
above the average, it is the poll .
of the new management or p,.
Dutch Mill to give good, clean
shows—one that women and oh:
dren can see and enjoy. If yj u
want to see a real clean, good
show go to the Dutch Mill
Horace Vose, ‘Friend
Of Presidents/ Dies
WESTERLY. R. I , Dec. 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 Vose and Mrs. Otis.
THE MONTGOMERY
Wednesday.
"The B»a Horn Massacre." a
p^-eat feature in two part* that will
Interest all.
The Berman Trio, the Juvenile
entertainer*.
If-business and distance
1 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 because of
thoughtfulness.
Southern Bell Telephone
and Telegraph Company
your
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? Some
people suffer a nervous breakdown-, and
almost go crazy in solving this prob
lem.
The Georgia Savings Bank and Trust
Company, the bank that makes saving
easy hv accepting deposits as small as
$1. will give you a brand-new Two and
a Half Dollar gold piece 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 Treasurer
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 w 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