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ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14.190- PRICE In Atlanta..TWO CENTS. On Train*..FIVE CENTS ON THE RIGHT ROAD VOL. VI. NO. 87. THUS ON Tears Come When Maid Tells of Interval Between Shots. FIVE WITNESSES HAVE BEEN HEARD Prisoner Did Not Look Up When Pistol Was Shown. 000<HWOHWCHSOO<HJCHSOO<KJOO<KJ o o O THOSE WHO WILL DECIDE 0 O FATE OF MRS. BRADLEY; O O ONE NEGRO ON JURY. O O 0 O The Bradley Jury le a* follows: O O James L. Feeney, aged 48. pub- O O Usher. O O William E. Reiss, aged 60. brick- 0 « maker. O O Adam J. Smith, negro, aged >4, O O undertaker. 0 O Dan M. Newman, aged 68, gro- O O cer. O O Alexander M. Cole, aged 44, gro- O O cer. O O John Sweeney, aged 47, painter. O O Julius E. Prlgg, aged 48, book- O O keeper. O O Sam R. Garber, aged 68, clerk. O O Julius VIedt, aged 36, watch- O O maker. O O Joseph C. Hartley, aged 38, mer- 0 O chant. O O James L. Whiteside, aged 46, 0 O builder. 0 O William H. Rupertus, aged 66, 0 O paper banger. 0 All are married except Smith, CHS<HSO<HJ<HJO<KJ<HJOOOO<HJOOO<HSO By THEODORE H. TILLER. Washington. Nov. 14.—The trial of Mrs. Annie M. Bradley, charged with the murder of former Senator A. M. Brown, after a day and a half spent ae. lectink a Jury, was begun In earnest shortly before noon today. Before adjournment was taken live witnesses had been heard, all of whom gave testimony concerning, the event* at the Ralolgh Hotel on December last, when Senator Brown was found mortally wounded In room No. 268, with Mrs. 'Bradley, as testified to tO’ day, standing at the foot of .the bed In the tune room. Dramatio Situation. The most dramatic situation of the day and the hardest moment so far tor the defendant, was when Josephine Kldwell. a maid who was at the hotel, Indicated by rapping upon the desk In front of the witness stand to Illustrate the time which elapsed between the two shots which she heard In 8enatur Brown’s room adjoining hers. The court room was as still as death as Mlaa Kldwell was asked to Illustrate the shooting In this manner, and ak she with calm deliberation rapped loudly with a email hammer, leas tnan a second's time apart, Mrs* Bradley be gan to cry, apparently totally unable to control her grief. She eobbed con vulsively for several momenta, her ap pearance being so pathetic that even a stern vlsaged bailiff Bitting near her en deavored to comfort her as the tears also glistened In his own eyes. Moved to Tears. Mrs. Bradley wns again moved to teara, but seemed able to control her emotions better, when the pistol with which she Is alleged to have elaln Sen ator Brown was exhibited In court for Identification by one of the witnesses. She dropped both eyes and did not look 'ip at all while the weapon waa being handled by counsel. It la generally understood that Mrs. Bradley will take the etand In her own behalf. Mrs. Mary C. Madison, mother of Mrs. Bradley, waa also In court and expressed great hope In the outcome of 'he trial. Mrs. Bradley haa said ahe Is delighted that she Is being tried on Southern soil, and was deeply touched by the chivalry exhibited yesterday by »o many of the' talesmen who declined >o elt on a Jury that might Involve the death penalty upon a white woman. The court epnvened promptly and the " ork of further Impaneling the Jury "at Immediately taken up. Max Brown, a son of Senator Brown, la again In court. A number of wlt- aessea from Salt Lake City are on hand, some as state witnesses and some for the defense. It Is now thought that the trial will bo short and may be terminated before ■ he Thanksgiving recces. David T. Nelson, a clerk at the Ra leigh, waa the flrpt witness called. After establishing his whereabouts on i he day of the shooting, he waa led up ti> the time when Mrs. Bradley came to "Hshlngton and registered at the Ra- hlgh Hotel on December 8. last. Clerk Testifies. Wh*t talk did you have with Mrs. Hiadley on this occasion?" "She came to the desk and asked me if A. Brown.waa stopping there and If he had a room. When I told her that ho was. she registered ee A. U. Brown. I asked her If ahe was Mrs. Brown and *he said yes. I asked her If she wanted the seme room that Senator Brown F*f stopping In and ahe told me no. i then gave her room 827 on the eecond n "°r. the same floor upon which the f'lom Of Mr. Brown waa located." I. vt**-examined by Mr. Hoover: •Did you merely ark her If ahe was Continued on Page Two, IS CHARGE MADE Terminal Company Rule Makes Monopoly, Say Witnesses. Mayor and Council- men Favor Change. RESOLUTION TO RE COMPLETED FRIDAY Commission Government Plan Will Meet With Much Favor. OF F TO U, S, May Eliminate Formalities and Ship Cash at Once. Paris, Nov. 14.—The Bank of France may, after all, loan 315,000,000 or 320, 1 000,000 to American bankers direct. That the advance will be made waa practically aettled yesterday. It appeared, however, that the money would reach the United States through auch roundabout channels as to cause considerable delay. Bank officials are understood here to have supplemented their negotiation* with representatives of New York banker* by exchange notes with American government offi cial, as a result of .which theee for malities will probably lie eliminated and the money shipped at once. 8MALL CERTIFICATES HELPS CHICAGO TRADE. Chicago. Nor. 14.-Clearlng house checks of small denominations were placed In circu lation today to Tellers the financial strln- G ney. They ero lucked by stocks and ads valued et « third more than the faro value of the checks. It Is expected that the checks will he accepted by trades people at reeillly as the greenbacks whose worh they will do. Rail • . a _ ant -tele has-a InatPllotlwl IffPlltt tA Ilf <I<HJ<HJ<I<HJ<HJ<HJ<HJ<HJ<HJCHJ<HJ<HJ<IO a 0 O WEATHER JU8T RIGHT 0 0 FOR GOOD HUNTING 0 O 0 0 Nippy weather will continue. 0 0 so saith the prognosticator. Days 0 O clear, crisp and full of vigor. 0 O Hunters find It Just right now. O 0 Forecast: 0 O "Fair and continued cold Thure- O O day night and Friday." 0 O Thursday temperatures: 0 O 7 o’clock a. m 31 degrees O O 8 o’clock a. m 33 degrees O O 9 o'clock a. m 36 degree* 0 0 19 o'clock a. m 40 degrees O 0 11 o’clock a. m 44 degress 0 O 12 o'clock noon 47 degrees O 10 1 o'clock p. m.... so degrees O 0 2 o'clock p. m 52 degree* 0 O O 0Q0IJ<HJ0000<HJ0O0OO0<HJ00O<I0O PROHIBITION BILL PASSED BY ROUSE; Alabama Solons Approve of Measure to Make State Dry. biffs snd trtnsjK^Jtlon ticket.. The Iseusnce of clearing hour lop the laying off of to,MO ie stock yards. Because of stringency. 4.000 hav# alrendj charged and nrrnngemenU here been made -raduelly to dccrea.c ^bc^force In all the December t house scrip will workman at .. the money stringency. 4,000 have already been ill*- charted Bid arrnni" * *“ * “ Ktg'packlnc 0 plan f « L mitif 10.000 more would be made Idle fty D NEW YORK ^J^IeRTIFICATM- New York. Nov. 14—It wan learned today that some of the clearing house certificates Issued during the recent financial crisis have been retired. No definite Information aa to he smnum could be obtained, but the clearing house officials expressed high grati fication at title concrete evidence of improvement to the general situation. New Airahip Launched. Halifax. N. 8.. Nov. I4.-After many years of experiment, a contrivance with which Dr. Alexander Graham Bell hopes to solve the problem of aerial naviga tion was successfully launched yes terday at Baddeck. < 'ape Breton. Ow ing to adverse weather conditions, a flight waa not attempted. 019000000000000000000000000 $154100 PRIZE CONTEST. O Q Read the announcement of The 0 O Georgian's great popularity voting O n contest on pages Eight and Nino O O of thio issuo. $15000 in gold and 0 o prizes to tho women of At anta O o and Georgia. Every lady has a O O chanea. 0000000000000000000000000^ Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 14.—The house yesterday afternoon passed the Carmichael prohibition bill by a vote of 66 to 26, the full number required by the constitution. The closing plea was made by Speaker Carmichael, author of the measure, who eloquently urged that the state 1 throw off the shackles of drink. , The bill becomes effective the first day of October, 1908, and provides for absolute state prohibition. It also pro vides against the sale In clubs or by associations of men, and a companion bill establishes an officer whose duty U shall be made to enforce the laws. The bill now goes to the senate where t: Is said the liquor Interests will make their main fight. The final speaking attracted an Im mense crowd to the capltot and the enthuelasm was so-great that no at tempt was made to reetraln the gal leries. Most of those present were la dies. Sir. Goodwyn. of Montgomery, was the leading speaker for the liquor side, but he was unable to stem the tide that rolled over the elimination of the alco holic traffic In toto. The only amendment secured by thn antis allows a person to give away a drink "In a purely social way." ELECT MRS. NATION A LIFE MEMBER Special to The Georgian. Nashville. Tenn.. Nor. R—Before the national convention adjourned yesterday, the Nebraska delegation made Mr*. Oirrte Nation it life memlter of the Woman'* rtirtstlan Tent|»er*ne$> Union, The program for the evening urns glren by tho presidents of states baring made 1 a net gain of one hundred or over In! membership. - - J The convention adjourned without date. GET MARRIED NOW, SUICIDE'S ADVICI TO ALL YOUNG MEN Palmer Wrote Note, But Tore It to Bits Before Suicide. "To all young men—get married now. Not being married was the cause of my downfall.” This was the substance of a letter written by T. U. Palmer, Juet before his. suicide in Williams House No. 2 Tuesday afternoon. Palmer afterwards tore the letter Into bits and scattered them on the floor, but the fragments were picked up and read by a friend of the unfortunate dental student. In addition to the note.td Dr. Boat wick. Hones Path. 8. C„ left In the hotel room, the young student wrote three other letters, one of which ad vised young men to get married, and explaining that hla failure to marry waa one of the causes of his downfall. One of the letters the young man had written to hla mother and another to the proprietor of the hotel. Palmer had carefully written the letters, and then, before tiring the bullet Into hts brain, had changed his mind and torn them Into bits, throwing the fragments onto the floor. According to the letter addressed "To All Young Men." Palmer aeemed par ticularly Impressed with matrimony and Its Importance to young men. It Is stated that In the letter he urged all young men to marry' and declared Nothing has happened In political circles In months that lioa created quite the Interest as the announcement pub lished exclusively In The Georgian Wednesday to the effect that council will consider next Monday a resolu tion providing for the creation of a commission which will completely re vise the city charter. The resolution will be offered by the committee appointed to consider the resolution by Alderman Curtis, look ing to the election of all city officials by the people. The commission will be composed of prominent cltixene and prominent officials, and It embraces the possibility of government by commis sion Instead of by mayor and council. That the preeent city charter, with all Its amendments and patches, many of them conflicting In Important da- talls, needs revision. Is the sentiment of practically every member of council, as well as of the mayor. "The commission ’ could do great good.” stated Mayor Joyner Thursday morning. ' * •* ■’ t '. Need Change, Says Mayor. "The - It\ charter should be amended There are-e number of things Iri It that should be cut out and a number of provision* should be put In. The question of the best form of municipal government le now a vital one, and « progressive, hard-working committee, willing to give the matter thorough and proper consideration, could do good work alone this line. When I was In Houston I studied the commission plan of government and It looked good. At the convention of the League of American Municipali ties at Norfolk, I about changed my mind. It does seem to be working splendidly In De* Moines and other cities, however, and if this Is the case It might work here. A number of defects could be men tioned, but the commission could take up those matters. A charter revision commutes. If the tight one, could do splendid work." The committee which will gffer this resolution Is composed of Councilman Longlno, chairman, and Councilman Pomeroy and Roberta. All three councilmen are enthuelastlc In support of the proposition. Committee Favore Plan. "The present charter la a patch- work, nothing else." stated Councilman Pomeroy. "A committee, such as I have In mind, one of deep Insight and foresight, and one willing to sacrifice Ite time for the good of the city, would do a great amount of good. We need a new charter. If the commission says we need a new form of government, then council should look Into the mat ter." I am In favor of u charter revision committee," stated Alderman Hlrach. one of the most conservative members of the general council. The proposition has opened up argu ments aa to what are the defects In Atlanta's present form of municipal government. "The greatest trouble Ilea In the boards." stated one member of council. The council Is not careful enough In selecting the membership of the differ ent boards, and the board members, being not directly responsible to the That the Atlanta Terminal Company, by one rule, has practically created n barmful monopoly In the Atlnnta Baggage and Cab Company waa tlic ihnri;- brought before the railroad commission Thursday morning. This tnntter, of great Importance to the traveling public, nrosp tv hen the commie- slot) called fur the submission of any evi dence of monopoly or explosive rights en Joyed hy any termlnnl company. I.Inton Hopkins, representing the Amerl can Baggage and Transfer Company, u coin petltor of the Atlnntn Baggage ami Cab Company, stated that he was prepred, either as attorney for hla ettent or ns Individual, to show that one rule of the Atlnntn Termi nal Company practteally made n monopoly out of the Atlnntn Baggage and Cab Com pany. working Injury rath to competitor and to the traveling pnblle. This objectionable rule provide* that any trunk or baggage brought to the Terminal Hlntlnti by any one other than the Atlinta Baggage and Cab Company ran not he de livered Into the baggage rooms until the passenger pomes In person with a ticket to ebeck the baggage. Commercial Man Complain. Attorney A. If. Hanker, representing the wholesale Arms of Frank B. Block, Beck- Uregg Hardware Co. and the Ererett-ltld- ley Co., said he waa prepared to show the workings of the monopoly In ao far aa hla clients were eoneermal. Mr. Bunker Muted nlso that n committee front the Atlnntn ehnpter of the United i.il Travel.-r- d.-vlre.l n. ,inu fore the commission und romplnln of the monopoly, and Ita lulnatfce to them. 41 H'nahlngton street, an ..hern Belt Telephone Co., made a very clear statement of the Individ ual hardships worked by the rule com plained of. The commission decide that this was a question In which many people might lie Interested.’ and Axed. Saturday, November 30. for a full hearing on the matter. In the — " “ Banker writing. run hearing on the matter, meanwhile Attorneys Hopkins and will reduce their complaints to Sec’y Cortelyou Says Law Will Surely Be Evoked. MAKES ADDRESS TO MERCHANTS Appeals to All to Help South and West With Crops. Bank President Reported Dead By Own Hand New York,. -Nov. 14.—Charles T. Barney, who was forced from the prekidenoy of the Knicker bocker Trust Company, is report ed to have committed suioide this afternoon nt his home. NEW CIGAR STORE TO REPLACE SALOON Oppenheim Company to Re tain House With New Business. Th* t. II. Oppenhelm Co. will not lento Atlanta when prohibition goes Into effect, but will convert on* of the two storerooms In Alabama' street now occupied by the wblaky house Into an up-to-date cigar stand. If the business succeed*. a* I* expected, money win be expended after January 1 In remodeling the storeroom to make It one of the moat up-to-date cigar *tnnd* In the South. Thl* I* one of the many oases where the liquor men do not Intend to leave Atlanta, but will remain and go Into other business. The number la liicrenalnf rnpidly and will probably be greatly Increase.! by the prohi bition that seem a likely to aweep Alabama rlenn of saloons. One large llqnor Arm. with n atore !u the renter of the city, contemplate* opening a furniture atore. Others will turn their places Into restaurants or cigar stands or billiard room*. Home are to retire from bnslneaa altogether. said „ ■ _ Ilka the town. I hare money Inveateri In real estate and expect to remain.” a liquor man Thursday. .... r> -— » — UOIIIK util uiirvuy irninmniuir iv llir 1 M ATVIY4VTYqY>«Y VimmYlNM that one of the cauaea of hi* rash act ■ people, do n ot alw ays perform their I SOUTHERN EXPRESS was hla failure to marry. No further duties ns they should." Councilman Longlno Is of the opinion that the greatest trouble lies In the fact that the mayor ha* not aufflclent au thority. Hold Mayor Rtspontible. "The mayor," stated Councilman Longlno, "should be held directly re sponsible for the city government dur ing hi. administration. Thia being the cue, It should be provided that the mayor appoint the head of every single department In the city. He should be explanation was made. In the letter to the hotel proprietor, It I* atated. Palmer explained that he had registered under an aaaumed name, and asked that his brother in Blythe. Ga„ be notified of his death. It la said the letter to hla mother gave no reuon for hla suicide. Mr*. Palmer, the mother, I* very III at her home In Augusta, and was not notified of the death of her son until Wenesday, a short time before the body waa taken to Augusta. Friends of Palmer state that he had a b nd n h' a n d‘ee" 5 unTb?e 0 m .*££ “hMSI'* ,W °’ said to have - expresaed the fear thot Alderman Curtis, author of the res- somethlng was after him and seemed I olutlon looking to the election of city despondent. ' official* by the people, while not op- To one of his friends he Is said to j posed to a charter revision committee, have remarked: [Is of the opinion that U Is an effort to "I haven't slept ten minutes during sidetrack action on hla resolution, the put ten days." I "If I oppose It," statod the alderman. Although Palmer la uld to hava been "It will probably be along thla line, on a spree, his friends state that he "At the next session of council I will had been sober during the few days I offer a separate resolution for each of- preceding hla death. RE-ELECTS OFFICERS AT ANNUAL MEETING 8peris I to Tly? Georgian. Savannah, tin., Nov. 14.—Tbe annoal meet ing of the Southern Kxpres* Company, held here, ws* attended by President M. J. oTtrlen. of New York, and other offi cers. There waa no change In either*the officer* or director*. The Southern Express t'ompany la one of the moat profitable and prosperous cor porations In Georgia. It la owned largely by Morton F. Plant, the millionaire yachts man. of New York. The officers of the company who were re-elected are preoldeut. M. J. O'Brien, of New York; vice presi dent. O. H. Tiller, of New York; vice president. «*. U lame, of t'hattanonga. These, with latop O. M. Saddler, of Char lotte. N. C.*, T. W. I.eary, of Atlanta; Mark J. O'Brien, of Chattanooga* C. M. William*, of New Tork, and 8. R. Gall- bert. of Washington, constitute the board of director*. 0O0O0000O00O OOOOO000O00O00 TWO MEN KILLED BY EXPLOSION Cincinnati. Ohio. Nov. 14.—Fred Hal ter and George Laokmnn were killed In an exploalon In a copper tank In the preserving plant of the J, w«n«r Co. today. flclal named In my resolution. In othar word?.‘council win be required to vote - _____ on the election of superintendent of O $15,000 PRIZE CONTEST. Oi New York. Nov. 14.—The Mercianta* Association of New York celebrated Its tenth annlvers.'iry today with a noon time meeting, a reception and buffet luncheon. * ' More than 1,200 members and guests listened to speeches made by Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou, President Clarence IT. Whitman of the association and others. Secretary Cortelyou was the chief speaker. Fewer and better laws and the better enforcement of them; co-operation In business; the evils of hoarding money and the lauda tion of labor were the features of the brief, pointed speech made by the sec retary* of the treasury'- * ’ ! I Mr. Cortelyou said; ' . * Roosevelt's Massaga. "At the outset let me say. that I am commissioned to deliver to you a mat— flfige of hearty congratulations ami best wishes, coupled with a renewed assur ance of appreciation of your oo-opera- tion In many umtters of public moment. That message Is from the president of the United States. "Your Invitation to participate In ihes.' exercise* cf your tenth anniver sary wns accepted aome weeks ago. Much has happened since that time. We hrrve learned some things by experi ence, recently by a very trying expe rience fdr many of you. but one from which I hope you are even now rap idly recovering. Will Punish Guilty. "In some directions what waa weak has been strengthened; and vrl»at 3* all-important, If any' man has bean guilty' of a violation of trust that makes him amenable to the law, we may fael confident that Its processes. In*orderly manner, and regardless of sensational Incitement, for or against him. will be evoked In the Interest of the public. ‘The financial Institutions of thla great city have had during the past three \\eoks. one of the severest testa they have ever undergone; and when the people of the country realise, aa those of us who are familiar with ths t nndltliins realize, what they hava dona . to slay panic and re-eatabllsh confi dence. the measure of public approval of their services will be large Indeed. Help South and Wast. "Nov* .that the .financial storm ap pears to be subsiding, we should turn our attention more and more to the re lief of the country at large. In the South and West and on the Pacific coast, and In other sections there are heavy demands upon all available funds for the movement of our crops, for the continuance of other mercan tile undertakings, and what ve must not for a moment forget for the em ployment of labor. "One of the most gratifying Incident* oi our present trouble has been' the prompt and patriotic response of man/ of our great labor organizations to the appeal of employers for their co-oper ation. i This co-operation, In must caaes. Initiate^ by them.; should )>• availed of everywhere by employers and should be generously recognized ns a distinct step toward a better un derstanding between employer and em ployee. . "It la a time when every* citizen should assume his share of the burden. The hoarding of money, the exaction of unnecessarily harsh requirements In business dealings but retard our ad vance to normal conditions. I believe that If this money of the country, wherever hoarded, were at onco put bark to fulfill Its functions In the chan nels of trade, there would b© within twenty-four hours an almost complete resumption of business operations. Currency Reform. "The various plana advocated for currency reform must be subjected to rigid scrutiny to the end that the citi zens of every section shall be fairly treated, their needs and requirements consulted, and, above all, that whatever action Is finally taken. It shall be to sound and wholesome as to enhance our commercial Handing among the nations of the world. "Aa a people, we have this and many other grave problems before us. Their solution will not be a thing of a month or a year. We should have more co operation In business, whether among the banks or among mercantile estab lishments and other undertakings, each to operate In Its own field, controlled or regulated by law to the extent that will fully safeguard the Interests of the people and that far only; but ao de vised that every* man may* be ready to ublte with others when dancer threatens, for the protection of credit, for the stability of business and for th# maintenance of national honor." public schools by tho people, and gen eral manager of the waterworks, and all the others, each on It* Individual merit*. Then there Will be no side tracking." The resolution by this special com mittee and the resolutions to be offered by Alderman Curtis assure one of the liveliest sessions of council In many i-.unth* on next Monday afternoon. O Read the announcement of The O O Georgian's great popularity voting O O contest on pages Eight and Nine O O of this issue. $15,000 in gold and O O prizes to the women of Atlanta 0 0 and Georgia. Every lady has a 0 0 chance. PARRISH GUILTY; SENTENCED TO HANG gperlal to The Georgian. Decatur, Ala.. Nor. 14.-A jury today found Jim 1’arrlah guilty of murder and fixed hfs punishment at de»th. Parrish killed I-em lane frith * on the street OC00COO00OC00CO0O0DOOO000O Lore October 15. Both wer# negroes. THE WEATHER. For Atlanta and Vicinity—Fair and continued cold tonight and The Atlanta Georgian SPOT COTTON. Liverpool, steady: D.92. Atlanta, steady: 10*4. New Orleans steady: 1*>V New Friday. • AND NEWS 10*e. Augusta, steady; 10 MS.