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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-12
Danish the Ghost of an Empty
Stocking From Your Xmas Feast

On Christmas morning your children will jump from their
beds laughing in glee to the weiled stockings
the mantel filled in the night by Santa Claus whose ber
atty limited only by your good fortune in year which
has prosperous They will shout with JOY the good
things Santa has bought and YOU smiling their joy will find
the greatest happiness of your Christmas day.
But if you could look through the walls and many
streets you might little room, dark and comforess
child sitting ireess hearth claspng empty
stocking hung there Christmas because the nqueston
ing faith of child stronger than the cold reasoning of
the parents who knew only too well that Santa Claus
to the homes of the penniless
you could that picture Christmas morning
you pause in your happy merriInent and say
IF / had only known in time!''
The Georgian, by its Empty Stocking fund, is trying tell
you in time Contribute literally you can and your
morning will be happier for the realization you
did what you could
Georgian
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-12
LOCKER CLUB CASES
TO BE HEARD SOON
IN CRIMINAL COURT

Indictments returned by the Fulton
grand jury some six months ago against
the officers of ten Atlanta locker clubs
are booked for an early trial IN city
criminal court. Because the true bills
charge the locker organizations with
violation Of the prohibition law. a mis-
demeanor, the authorities had the cases
transferred from superior to city court.
Judge Calhoun announced yesterday
that he hoped to call the first locker
club case today If the run Of his docket
permitted 1t.
These indictments were returned last
spring after the grand jury of which
T. K. Glenn was foreman. had made an
investigation of locker club conditions.
Mr. Glenn financed the investigation
and as a result of testimony given to
the jury by his detectives, indictments
were returned against the proprietors Of
ten organizations.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-12
Doomed Mans
Attorney Gives Up Hope.

William M. Smith, the doomed mans
attorney. said today that he had given
up all hope of saving his clients life.
The governor, he said. was the last te-
sort, and when the chief executive de-
cided not 10 interfere with the sentence
of the court Clay's fate was sealed.
Smith asserted that he hoped to have
DIR. James Baird and DR.. 5. II Green
make an examination Of Clay today. He
said that DR. Green had agreed to go to
the jail and repeat his tests but the at
torney declared that the doctors exam
ination probably would be unfayorable
10 the prisoner. He admitted that there
was little or no chance TO prevent Clay's
death
There IL no chance 10 obtain lu-
macy commission To examine Clay" said
Smith THE law requires that "a show s
ing be made before the governor X such
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-12
ROCKEFELLER
AND ROGERS
CAUSE Of
'O7 PAN|C
Coup in Copper on Wall Street
Brought Disaster to Nation,
ProberS Hear.
P0CKETED MILLIONS AND
BROKE LITTLE INVESTORS

WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.-Having
established the facts that vast ma
jority Of the transactions on the New
York stock exchange are speculations
wherein nothing OF value passes be-
tween purchaser and seller, and that
the Rockefeller Rogers group made mil
lions out OF a market coup in copper
in 1907, the Pujo congressional COM
mittee investigating the money trust
settled down today to hear further In
EQUITIES of Wall Street.
According to evidence before the
committee, the copper coup, carried off
by William Rockefeller and H. H. Rog-
ers in the spring of 1907, was largely
responsible for the panic that year.
After driving the price OF copper to a
high water mark, Rockefeller and Rog
ers unloaded their holdings, making
millions in profits and thousands of
little investors were wiped out
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-12
Write It 12-l2-12:
You'll Not Get Chance
Again in YourL Lifetime
These Identical Numbers for
Month, Day and Year Will
First Occur Again in 2012.

When you took your pen in hand to-
day and dashed off the date in your
usual hurry, you did something you
never can do again in your lifetime.
You wrote three identical numbers for
the month, day and year-12-12-12, just
like that
Just a year and month and a day
ago there was a combination of six
straight lines, 11-11-11, for the date.
But this is the last time you'll ever have
the three numbers all alike. For there
isn't any "13" month.
The three-number combination will
not occur again until 2O1O. The three
twelve combination can not be used
again until 2012.
However, If you're fond Of thirteens,
tomorrow will be Friday, the thir-
teenth, an excellent day to refrain from
betting on what Mr.. Woodward will do
next, or when the smoke nuisance will
be abated.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-12
RAG :. 9
ENTRIES.
AT JUAREZ.


FTRST-Selling, two year olds, ~ FUR
longs (S): XGreen Cloth 100, xLoan
Shark 100, Azurea 1902, Maud Mckee 1902,
xGarden OF Allah 1902, Pretty Dale 1902,
Janus 1905, Tom 6. 105.
SECOND-Selling. four year Odds. fur.
longs G5l: xBarney Oldfeld 1906, oswald
b. loo, Quick Trip loo, Annual Interest
106. Rye White 106, Sir Barry l06, Prin-
cess Industry lG6, Guy Spencer l06, Black
Mate 100, Rue 106, PEDRO l06 Swede sam
LOG, Godfather 1903, Suffragist 1903, Bell
Smoker 1903.
THIRD-SeIng. three year olds and UP.
mile G5): FL Patio 1913 Lehigh 1903.
Hughie Quinn 106, XBalclih 1917, XRuby
Knight 1917, Folk 112, Dorothy Ledgett ll2.
Aragonez liz, NJ. Cambon liz, John Louis
112. Lambertha liz. Rose Vale 1l2, Lolita
Greed 1l2. Force 1l5, Judge Walton ll5.
FOURTH Handicap, all ages, fur
longs go: Cross over rs. Loween 100.
Lack Rose 1916, G. Nj Miller ~, Melton
FIFTH Selling. year olds. furlongs
80: Evelina 1O2, Tiford Thomas 105,
Mimorioso lOs, Russell McGill los, Oak
land Ill. Sepulveda ia
SIXTH-Seling. year olds and up,
mile 80: Sister Florence IS, Mycenae
i0i. Ymir lOs, Flying Feet lOS, Feather
Duster llS
yApprentice allowance claimed.
Weather cloudy; track fast
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-12
CONFESSES PLOT TO
STAY WILSON ON HIS
RETURN TOCOUNTRY

NEW YORK, Dec. 12,-On his con-
fession that he planned the assassina-
ton Of President elect Wilson on his
return from Bermuda as well as that Of
a former employer, Herman Steinberg
was held for the grand jury without bail
this afternoon by Magistrate Cornell in
the Tombs police court. Steinberg, who
said he was nineteen years old. had
been arrested an hour previous to his
arraignment outside the Oak street Sta
ton by Detective Gorevan.
When searched a revolver, full loaded,
which he said he, had purchased in
Hartford, Conn, to carry out his plan
Of assassination was found In his pos
session.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-12
WINS
FIRST FIGHT
FOR SALARY
SYS 7 { NJ
sdge PendIeton UphoIds Act
is Constitutional While Ex-
tending His Sympathy.
g0ULD HAVE OPPOSED IT
| IF MEMBER LEGISLATURE

County officials fighting the new SAL
kry law were given a holt today when
Iudge ]. T. Pendleton. of the Fulton
hyperion court, upheld the mandamuses
Issued by the county commissioners
sgainst Andrew P. Stewart. tax collec-
b.; J. W Armistead, tax receiver, and
Fbhn r. Wilkinson, ordinary.
s This is the first time since the salary
Nv was passed that it has been tested
ID the courts, and the codnty officials
Nil appeal Judge Pendleton's decision
81 the supreme court of the state. The
|hree contend that the salary act is un-
institutional. and for that reason have
efused to make a report of expenses
|ncident to running their offices.
With j. d. Fitzpatrick representing
be three officials and Luther q. Rosser,
apunty attorney. acting for the board of
commissioners, the mandamuses came
Is for hearing before Judge Pendleton.
following arguments by Fitzpatrick and
Rosser, the court declared that he must
thstain the mandamuses and declare
BE new law constitutional.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-12
UNION TELEGRAPHERS
OF WESTERN UNION co.
THREATEN TO STRIKE

SIOUX CITY, IOWA, Dec. ia tel
egraph operators strike in the Western
Union Telegraph Company's offices
throughout the country is inevitable.
according to statements by S. j. Konen-
kamp, president OF the Commercial
Telegraphers' Union OF America
Konenkamp said he had demanded of
the officials that the six operators dis
charged for Joining the union be rein :
stated. The company refused. He will
leave for Chicago tonight TO go into
conference with other officials OF the
organization
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-12
Immense Longs
Daily for Speculation. !

That $40, 200, 900 is the average amount
lent daily for the transaction of busi-
ness on the New York stock axcllange
was among the startling testimony
given today Sometimes the amount
has run as high as $35.00o,000.
The witness who gave this testimony
was ]. H Griese who has been mem
Der of the New York stock exchange
for 29 years. In his testimony CSriesel
spoke carelessly of vast sums. as though
he were discussing dollars and cents
instead OF millions.
The biggest lenders, the witness said.
are the Chase National bank. the City
bank. the National Bank of Commerce.
the First National bank, Speyer & Co,
Kuhn Loeb & Co., and ]. P. Morgan 81
Co.
The witness described himself as a
member of the loan crowd" on the
New York exchange. and testified that
the lending usually began at about II
O'Clock, or an hour after the stock mar
ket opened in the morning.
When the witness began to use tech
meal terms, Attorney Samuel Inter
meyer, counsel for the committee. asked
the meaning of the phrase renewal
rate" which Griesel had mentioned sew
eral times. This said the Witness was
the amount of money known to be avail
able each morning for exchange pur-
poses.
Mr. Grlesei qualified as an authority
on the subject when he said he repre-
sented q number of big banking houses
on the New York stock exchange.
"Kuhn Loeb & Co. and J. p. Morgan &
Co. do q big business. but do not stay
in the market all the time" said the
witness. Sometimes they are out of
the market for month at a time No
body goes to Morgan & Co. unless they
need help badly"
"The City bank" he testified, did not
loan as much money as Kuhn Loeb &
Co. Sometimes Kuhn Loeb & Co. when
they get lot of money from bond is
sue, lend out $15,OOo,000 d day.
This is true of the other big lenders
also"
Untermeyer asked the witness if he
had record of his business on Novem-
Der 20, when call money was at 20 per
cent Griesel thought he loaned $4,000
900 on that day Griesel said the bulle-
tin record Of the loans at the money
stand did not cover any loans made
after Il O'Clock. on November 20 about
$4,000 was loaned before noon. on
that day the witness loaned $4,000 900
he+veen > and 2:3O o'clock
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-12

4 Asserting that the act gave the coun-
n auditor power to do everything but
Audtt an officials cigar account, Kill
patrick attacked the constitutionality OF
khe new law.
1T is fine example of unfair legis-
aation," said Fitzpatrick, "instigated by
persons who believe that any reform
khey advocate should be rammed down
Fhe throats of the people. 1t is like the
legislation that seeks to give the re-
forder additional power so that a man
Fan be sent to Jail for six or twelve
months because he doesn't follow the
4 Inc certain people direct. It is bad law
because it seeks to point the way that
Fnust be travelled"
He launched his attacks on the law
from various angles. leaving hardly a
Feature of the legislation untouched.
He said that it was unconstitutional in
numerous ways.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-12
ACCUSES HUSBAND
OF TAKING LODGE
FUNDS HELD BY HER

asserting that her husband was not
content to live off her earnings alone.
'nt took funds belonging to a lodge of
%hlen she was treasurer, Mrs. Annie
Nae Barry told superior court today
she wanted a divorce from William r.
garry She also asked an alimony YER
Ilct hoping the court would make Bar
'y go to work.
Mrs. Barry said that shortly after
Her marriage her husband told her to
set job and earn some money. AS
soon as she obtained employment, she
Saia' he quit work and lived from her
income. When funds were short he
a,pped into the treasury of the lodge,
ahu she was forced to make the short
"St good. In addition to this, she as
'''Ned, he treated her cruelty.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-12
GIRL, WOUNDED BY
TOY PISTOL, LOSES
EYE; MAY NOT LIVE

Following a surgical operation for
the removal of her left eye, Bessie Tug
gle, the -year-old girl shot by her
small brother with a toy pistol, still is
unconscious in Grady hospital, 1t IS
believed the bullet is imbedded in he
brain.
The condition of the little girl is pre-
carious, and the physicians are In
doubt as to her chances of recovery.
Whether a further operation will %
performed in an effort TO locate the
bullet has not been decided.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-12
Women Sing Hymns
For Doomed Man.

He does not think, in addition, that
ne is called upon to say now much time
man shall have TO prepare himself for
death in circumstances of this kind.
DR.. S. H. Green, county physician.
made another examination today of
Clay's mental condition and declared
that he is sane. He asserted that the
prisoner could talk nationally if he
would.
DR.. Green added that for the first
time the prisoner showed traces Of
nervousness and that he appeared to
be on the verge of a collapse as he
neared the moose
Three women called on the slayer to-
day aud prayed and sang hymns for his
soul. Relatives also called to comfort
him.
His silence unbroken and his express
sion OF imbeciiity unchanged, was takes.
from his cell on the second floor of the
Tower this morning, and lodged in d lit
tie box Of a room adjoining the death
chamber.
over the condemned man was placed
death watch and within sound Of his
ears jailcrs busted themselves during
the morning with preparation for the
execution. Clay exhibited no interest
in the proceedings. He ate hearty
breakfast at 7 o'clock and smoked
cigarettes necessarily, but to his jaIlers
ne showed no sign of weakening
He sat silently in lie cell starring
straight ahead withVlis jaw dropped
and his eyes fiXed-exactly as ne has
sat for four months, wearing what
three alienists have pronounced a mask
Of insanity
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-12
HELD FOR KILLING AFTER
ONCE BEING EX0NERATED

WAYCROSS. GA. Dec. IA. o.
Brown, returning here today to an
swer TO charges that grew out of the
killing of P. w. Sweat, an Atlantic
Coast Line section foreman, was con-
fronted with warrant charging muir
der, after he had been exonerated by
preliminary hearing. Bail has been
allowed. The trouble between Brown
and Sweat was because of relations
Sweat claimed Brown had with one Of
his daughters.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-12
Brokers Never
See Collateral.

The loan brokers. Griesel said, never
saw the collateral The loan clerks in
the banks took care of that Steel
stock was considered the best collat-
eral, even when it paid no dividend.
steel always had a wide margin" said
Griesel.
Untermeyer wanted TO know If Steel
got a wide margin" because it was
thought good collateral. The witness
said he could not answer that.
You can put more New York Central
common into q loan than Steel" finally
said the witness. trying to make a dis
tinction between the character OF col
lateral ana the amount OF money that
could be raised On "a particular stock.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-12
5-YEAR-0LD SLAYER
ASSERTS HE WAS DRUNK

CNBURY, PA. Dec. 12.-Peter Ber-
sua' the fifteen year-old slayer Of
Iaries Augustine, of Exchange. was
'Ned before Judge Moser and as tears
r7med down the boys cheeks he Was
Ntehced to serve term of ten years
separate confinement and hard labor
" NE county prison
nen asked why he had killed Au-
I'm, the boy said he did not know.
'"lltins he was drunk at the time Of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-12
Iudge Extends
bis Sympathy.

There are a number Of ugly features
b the new law. but do not think that
Fhese affect its validity or that they
|nake 1t unconstitutional" said Judge
Rendleton. However, I sympathize
With these officials and their stand. Had
Il been In the legislature which passed
this act. would have voted against it.
All the other county officials except
BE three mandamused have turned in
Hheir schedule of expenses. The hear
hg before the supreme court will not
fome up for many months. In the
heantime, it is thought that the Off
PALS will continue to operate their Of
ices under the old fee system. which
Ehe new law renders obsolete.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-12

Pretty chorus girls win sell Georgians
at Five Points next Saturday afternoon
for the Empty Stocking Fund. while
Gus Edwards, composer, dancer and
pianist will rip unlimited ragtime out
OF a piano H. a big automobile truck
That's the contribution Of Manager
Hugh Cardoza, Of the Grand theater,
Continued or Page Two
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-12
THE WEATHER

Forecast: Fair and colder tonight
and tomorrow temperatures; a.
M, 29; 10 =. M 30; ~ neon, 3d. ?
o. n, 81.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-12
Convinced Clay Has
Had Every Protection.

The governor was late getting TO his
office today He spent last night in
Marietta, ana 1t was well after noon
when he reached Atlanta. He found
the CIays waiting for him-this time
fortified with an attorney.
The governor listened patiently to his
petitioners, but 1t was evident soon aft
er they had departed that no profound
impression IN the direction of clemency
had been made upon his mind.
He is convinced that Clay has had
every protection that he is entitled to,
and he is convinced, moreover. from o
reading OF the record in the case, thai
the mans crime was deliberate and
malicious murder. He does not believe
any end of justice would be served by
executive Interference
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-12
BROWN AGAIN
REFUSES To
RESPITE
81 AY
Family Asks That Doomed Nan
Be Given More Time to
Prepare for Eternity"
SLAYER LISTENS UNM0VED
TO BUILDING OF GALL0WS

Two ne,, pleas were before Governor
Brown today for clemency in the case
of Robert Lee Clay, condemned to die
on the scaffold at noon tomorrow in
Fulton county jail
His attorney, L. F. McClelland, went
before Governor Brown and asked q.
stay of execution in order that the case
might be carried before the prison
board for a hearing.
The faithful~father and sister asked
that he be permitted to live another So
days, if for no other reason than that
he might better prepare himself to
meet his God"
Both pleas We're denied by Governor
Brown, who announced that he would
not interfere in the case.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-12

Continued on Page Two
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-12
Unfair to Officials.

Declares Act Is
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-02-07
BUCK GROVE ITEMS.
! !. j. *:********.**

]. T. Slater was Dow City visitor
Tuesday.
VIM. Arndt was a business visitor
in Manila one day last week.
Miss Emma Weise and sister visited
at Manning, West Side and other
points last week, returning home Fri
day.
Miss Nellie Welsh was the victim OF
a surprise party last Thursday even
ing, the occasion being her fifteenth
birthday. She was the recipient OF
many nice presents and all present en-
joyed a very pleasant evening.
Mrs. Tom Mcclure and children
went to Council Bluffs Friday. Mrs
Mcclure was called there by the seri
GUS illness of one of her sisters.
The dance in the hall Friday even
ing was we'll attended notwithstand
ing the inclemency of the weather
and jolly time was enjoyed by all
present. Quite number of young
folks came up from Dow City.
The trustees held a meeting Satur
day and the road work for the coming
year was let as follows: S. GGrief
dragging superintendent; j. T. Slater
west half of Washington township, and
Tom Peterson, east half.
business visitors at the county seat
Andrew Peterson and wife were
Saturday. The evening train was SC
late getting to Buck Grove that they
stayed all night at the restaurant. In
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-02-07
~ + X \ :. + < + 4 = \ + X

Henry Mordhorst and family were
guests at the Herman Helm home Fri
day evening.
Willie Heiden and family have been
entertaining relatives from Manila fol
few days.
Miss Alma Grill, of Denison, spent
a few days last week visiting her
friend, Alma Helm.
Mrs. Willie Schneider visited at the
A. G. Lochmiller home last Friday.
Miss lima Halloran spent few days
last week visiting at the H. Helm
home.
On last Wednesday party was Civ
en- at the Theo. Kuhl home, the oc'
casion being Mrs. Kuhls birthday. The
afternoon and evening were spent in
dancing, playing cards, etc., when lat.
er a delicious supper was served, and
the guests departed for their homes,
wishing Mrs. Kuhl many happy re-
turns of the day. Owing to the re.
from coming.
cent snow storm many were delayed
Willie Helms and Willie Kahler
spent Sunday evening at the Ben Fritz
home.
Mrs. L. H. Mundt returned Tues
day from a few days visit with her
sister, Mrs. kahl.
Theo. Kuhl and family visited at
the parental home Friday evening.
Chas. Bando and family, accompan-
led by Ben Fritz and wife, were en-
tertained at the Louie Bando home on
Friday evening.
Henry Mordhorst and wife were
guests of Henry Gherke and family on
Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. Halloran and two chill
dren, accompanied by Miss Debora
Tompkins, of Denison, spent Wednes-
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Theo.
Kuhl.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-02-07
MORGAN NEWS.
: :. + ! = ! T. j. !

Mr. and Mrs. Theo Munster spent
Sunday with John Groth and family.
Aug Wulf has purchased the 80.
acre fran lying directly west of his
present home from Jurgen Krohnke,
of Schleswig.
Mrs. Peter Boysen was called to
Ida Grove last Sunday on account OF
the illness of her brother-in-law.
Annie Brodersen, of Bloomfield
Neb., was visiting the Misses Trink.
elbach last Saturday.
Herman Miller and Carl Schwartz
Jr. left by rail last Monday for Den.
ison, where they will serve on the
jury the coming week.
Pupils who were neither absent nor
tardy during the month OF January in
district No. 3 were: Clarence Tamm,
Walter Paulsen and Hilda kuehl
Those of No. s, who were neither
absent nor tardy during the month of
January, We're: Walter Korner, Ar.
thur Korner, Milroy and Harvey Nun
ster, frankie Jensen, Hugo Jensen
and Manda Vogt.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-02-07
Notice in Probate,

Notice in Probate.
State of Iowa, Crawford County, SIS
In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Hen
ry. w. Maynard, late of Crawford
county, deceased.
Notice of Appointment of Admins
traitor With Will Annexed.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
You are hereby notified that on the
I'd day of February, 1912, the under
signed was duly appointed admins
traitor with will annexed of the above
entitled estate, and all creditors OF
said estate are notified to file their
claims in the Office of the clerk Of the
district court, in and for Crawford
county, Iowa, within one year from the
date of this notice, according to law,
and have the same allowed and or
'dered paid by the said court, or stand
forever barred therefrom.
Dated February 2, 1912.
est JULIA C. MAYNARD.