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LAID SOUL BARE. THE WEATHER. For Atlanta nnd Vicinity—Rain tonight and Wednesday; no de cided change In temperature. r Lhe Atlanta Georgian 1 AND NEWS . v'; SPOT COTTON. Liverpool, raster, 6.#2; Atlnnta. ensy, 1«>V.: »w York. st«*ndy, 10.60<\; New Orleans. strmly. Havnunnh. steady, 10 o-l«; Augufttn. flfendy, 10%c.; Mobile, steady, 1**V. VOL. VI. NO. 91. ATLANTA, GA„ TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1907. PRICE; k^S.7?^ Senate Vote on Measure Is 32 to 2. COMPROMISE PLAN ' IS SUCCESSFUL Gaunt and Haggard Mrs. Bradley Tells of Wrecked Life. FEW DRY EYES IN COURT ROOM Prisoner’s Voice Very Low and Answers Are Read to Jury. By THEODORE H. TILLER. Washington, Nov. 1JI.—daunt and haggard, with an aching heart and tear-bedlmmed eyes, Mrs. Anna M. Bradley, the moat remarkable woman who ever faced a court of Justice In Washington, went upon the stand to day at her trial for slaying Senator Brown nnd unfolded the pitiful story of a wrecked life, false love, blasted love-dreams and the degradation of a woman scorned. Thwe were but few dry eyes In the crowcfad court room as this frail, trem bling nnd emaciated little shadow of a woman sobbed out her story of how the plowshare of fate had tom through her fondest hopes, shattered her pians for herself and loved onra ’*£ her on the black »hoals of misery, »uf fsrlng and prison humiliation. Answers Read to Jury. Noting that the prtsoner's volce was hardly above a whisper. Judge Star ford directed that the answers be read . \xirv by the court stenographer untu ie had sufficient strength to "nSrin" the C entire mornlng however the’jury'n'aa’found* necessw’yThe'r'volce K5iii .1™— hatn* very low and at times shaken by sobs. Her story made a visible Impression upon the Jurors. •krpn of them especially having tear iwdtmtned *y.s /uHng the more pa- thetlc parts^of her^ltlfmmclt.1. Mrs. Bradley K^nsiS'citV n t nop was born in Kansas uiy. where she ilved until about 8 years Jld Then she went with her parents to'colorado Springs for two years, and moved from there Salt I^ke She said she was educated in Denver om •aid that she had never graduated Rn 8he°thTn told, of ‘h. lnjun- to her still bore a scar from tms ucn. Met Senator Brown. This brought the wltness up to the occasion of her secnnd vlslt to Bah Lake City, where she a . ft ® »h2re Senator Brown, she having lived there a short while In 1S82. ^ r , .h^ln 1 ^ 1 Balt^ir. ci't" Womm's Club, a civic reform organisation, cojn- posed of tho prominent women of the city. She said she was also a member of the Woman’s Press *?? Poet’s Round Table. In answer to questions, she said she became sctlveln Lske°*FIft h " precinct* «>m11tee* and toter secratary^Mhe state Republican committee from 1900 to 190Z. UnheppHy Merrisd. • “Now, In relation to vn.ir married life, state whether It was happy or un- ha 'lt y 'was unhappy." she .f e P u .* d feeling.. “Wer ceased to ! 1 . v, « us husband and wife In ISOi. end I was divorced from him In December 1905 “Did you know former Senator Ar thur Brown, and when did you llret m ”n h thf Spring of 1891. Uncle Will Introduced us." Witness said that she had been thrown Into contact with the eenal or political matters and remembered ms election to the senate In January, 1905. Facts were gtven readily by Mrs. Bradley between her paroxysms or grief and sobbing, but when her coun sel led her up to the beginning of the unholy love with the Utah statesman, whose life she snuffed out, she became reticent and epoke guardedly and re luctantly. Swore Undying Love. At the mention of his name she sobbed and halted the proceedings In order that claim for her tiny remain ing spark of life might be established before twelre men tried and true. Mrs. Bradley told of Senator Brown Ingra tiating himself Into favor with her. of his soft-voiced persuasion, his sworn and undying love for her. the wrecking of her domestic life on his account, his renunciation of her, broken vows ter atons for the wrongs done her. ana their two little tots, nnd before the day Is done there will fall from her quivering and parched lips a story that no other human tongue can tell—whst really happened In the Raleigh Hotel on the most fateful day of her check ered carter. Bared Her Soul. Throughout the time she was on the stand this morning baring her soul to the twelve men who are to liberate her or send her to the gallows or prison glamor, her throat was parched with •obe that came from the bottom of a •tailed and bruised heart, and none but she and Providence ;wlll know the mortal anguleh that was hers. Her story was a most remarkable one end wee conceded by every one who heard It to be the most wonderful end pa thetic ever related on a stand here. The consensus of opinion was that “twelve men with hearts of stone would MRS. ANNIE BRADLEY. She went on tho stand this morn ing and began the story of her life which led to the slaying of Senator Brown. Church Members Re ply to Baptist Minister. Law Becomes Effective Jan. 1/1909—Many Ladies Witness Balloting. REV. DR. JOHN E. BARNARD. Pastor of first Baptist church st Cartersvllte and Central figure In discussion. Continued on Page Three. OOO00OOOOOOO0OOOO000OOO00O a o 0 “I SHALL NOT RESIGN,” 0 REPEAT8 OR. J. E. BARNARD. 0 J Dr. John E. Barnard paid a visit 0 O to Atlanta Tuesday muiidim and 9 O discussed tho incidents which 0 O have led to the discussion In his a C church. . .0 0 “I shall not resign,” he Stated, 0 O emphatically. “My people are with O O me. Thdy have shown It In on un- O O mlstakable way. I do not look O 0 for any further friction." S0OO000000O0000000000O000O Cartersvllle, Oa.. Nov. 19.—Quite a sensation was sprung among the mem bers of the First Baptist church of this city yesterday afternoon upon the arrival of the afternoon papers from Atlanta and tt was seen that the Rev. John E. Barnard, their pastor, had delivered himself to his brethren In a ministers’ meeting In that city. Dr. Barnard, In making his sensational statement, which he claims to hsve warned the reporters was not for pub lication, has brought down upon his head the wrath of a large number of his board of church officials, who claim that he was not 1 only telling tales out of school, but that he broke faith with them In giving out state ments concerning affairs that he had promised not to mention. It la alleged by one member of his ofriclal board also that the Rev. Mr. Barnard misstated things. Dr. Bar nard. who returned 10 the city last evening, refuses to make u statement other than to say that he was exceed ingly sorry that the newspapers had gotten hold of his heart-to-heart talk to his brethren, and that The Journal had grievously misrepresented him. “I distinctly told the reporters to nut up their pencils and paper," said he “that I was going to make state ments that I did not care to have printed. They printed what I said. Continued on Page Four. Race Results. bFnnTng. . First .Race—Firebrand. » to 10. won: Emlnolalft to 6. second; Umbrella, 5 to 1. third. Time. 1:2a. Second Race—omnipotent. 1 *0 1. yivir. wdn: Orfano, 1 to 2. _“ co **jL Rohbyinnditm Around, 8 to L third, Tims l.lu---. debt It Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 19.— The statutory prohibition bill passed both houses of the general nssembly by a vote of 32 to 2, 'ef fective, January 1, 1909. Wildest enthusiasm prevailed during passage of the . bill. The bill was amended so as to go Into efTect Janua ry. 1909 Instead of October 1, 1908. The lobby of the senate and the gallery were packed with ladles and tho speakers were loudly cheered and applauded and the opposition hissed. The amendment. It Is understood, Is agreeable to the members'of, the house and will be passed by that body. After the bill paased the ladles sang “Praise God From Whom All Bleslsngs Flow.” Montgomery, Ala, Nov. 19.—This forenoon It was announced In the sen ate. the floor of which was so crowded with women that legislators had to abandon seats for them, that the legls- tors had come to an agreement on the statutory prohibition bUI. Tho terms of this agreement are that the bill shall not go into effect until January 1909, Instead of October 1, 1908. Two senators Immediately arose to ther feet and declared they would not abide by this agreement beenuso their consciences would cot allow, them to give liquor that much lease of life for the ruin of the young men of Alabama. Statutory prohibition Is assured, the time' of going Into effect being the only question remaining at Issue. Half a dozen women from Birming ham Joined the other alitt-llquor forces last night, and others arrived here to- mong the workers who come In last night Is Kirs. Sibley, of Birmingham, who headed the women’s committee In the Jefferson county fight; Mrs. Jef fries, erstwhile president of the Worn en'e Christian Temperance Union, ar rived here today, and Mr». I. D. Steele nnd Mrs. R. D. Johnston, both o■ F.lrmlngham, nro on the ground. Wal ter Sessions, who was chairman of the Birmingham campaign committee, Is also here. The presence of ladles using their good graces against the passage of a prohibition bill was a novelty. The Mobile ladles made personal appeals to senators to vote against the meas ure, or, at least, to support an amend ment to moke It not earlier than 1910. The first on the ground were Mrs. K. Sommes-Colston. daughter of the great Confederate admiral, Raphael Semmes, and Miss M. A. Kirkland, who, as of ficers of the Mobile schools, say the loss of the liquor license will make It Ira- possible to carry on the schools. worumn TORI COMPLETE IN YEAR Excavation for Great Struc ture To Be Pushed to Completion. Actusl work on the magnlftceot audltn- rtnm-armory. Which trill be erected st the corner of Gilmer and Coprtlaud streets, was begun Monday morning bright nnd early by county workmen. .... Tbe first work to be done ts that of ex cavation, and considerable of this will be necessary, as Ike aadltqrlum-snnonr will hare a spacious basement which will form sn Important pert of the structure. It 1. estimated that the work will be completed within ten raonths-a year at the outside. The contractors.ore Oude A \! al ter. The architects are Morgan A IHlIon. ie building will lie of brick throughout, will consist of fonr stories sail a base ment. The main entrance will be on. Oil- mer street, hut the L’ourtlond street en trance will be a little smaller. The building, while being lymmelrtcal throughout, will In reality Tie two bnlld- Ingt. one containing the auditorium feature ami the other tbe armory. The main auditorium will hive n (eating capacity of LM*. which, with (landing room In the corridor;, will lirtng the Intel capacity up to about 11.000. The door of the arena wilt lie of' earth, lint a doortng of hardwood will lie provided, and will be an jronstrueted as to be suitable for nee when, ever needed. ..... There will also lie s smaller indltorlom with n rapacity of 1.000. The armory will lie the lirat In the guntb. The Infantry wUI oeenpy the aeeond, tblnl and fourth ftortea of the entire Cusrtlind ■treat Beat of tho bonding. The cavalry will lie provided wlth apelbilld quarters In Will Atlanta Lead the Way? The nation is now only waiting for somebody to break the financial silence. There is no panic—there can bfc none now. Nine hundred and four millions in gold in the-United States treasury against one hundred and sixty-four millions in 1893, when we had a panic. Nine hundred ’million dollar crop in the South this year. v Eight to ten million dollars in money in Atlanta’s banks right now. And this eight to ten millions is at the seat of all the trouble here—the same thing is all the trouble elsewhere. Why? Self protection! The public has not been supposed to-know our banks had much money. We may offend somebody by telling it, but wo charge that practically everv bank in Atlanta has hoarded its money until today they all have enough cash locked up to pay every depositor, and we defy any bank to deny it. No one can blame them. Where is the man who, if he owned or presided over a bank and saw any disturbance in the countiy, would not be selfish enough to get money together and keep it to guard against any emergency? Any sound business man would, and that is what has been done. This has taken the money out of use, and it is lying* idly in the vaults without interest—more _in the North than elsewhere, but in proportion we have done our part. Now let' there bo an end to it—and let Atlanta make the first move. The Georgian suggests that the Atlanta Clearing House Association com municate by wire today with the clearing house association of every Southern city and ask each to agree to restore normal conditions at noon on Wednesday. Ask them to call in all clearing house certificates and pay them off in the cash they have in their vaults, and thus set an example to the world that would re flect undying credit upon the South. BELL PHONE H- Will Be Re-Elected Modera tor of Georgia Baptist Convention. -— mi FIRST "DOPE" CASE SINCE NEW LAW E BY POLICE Prescription^ and Physi cian Must Explain to Recorder. EX-GOV. W. J. NORTHEN. Who will probably be re-eleoted moderator of the coming Baptist state convention. . also lie Is the liesrment. The cost of the ni shout WO.Otn, and of the liulMln* alonit 8IW.*». The city pay. IIJ.OOO ilowu end 83.009 a ear. taking np tlr- *—*- 1 * ’ - mi.lltnriuni-.-irinory < By E. L. TURNER. Valdosta, Oa., Nov. 19.—The meeting qf the trustees of Bessie Tift College, at Forsyth, and of Mercer University, together with the educational commis sion .of the State Baptist Convention, last night was an Important prelim! nary to the opening of the convention here this evening. Probably the most Interesting feature of the meeting was the discussion of plana by the trustees of Bessie Tift for enlarging the Insti tution. If the plans nnd view* of the members are carried out they will make Bessie Tift the Vasaar of the South. The reports showed that the college was In a most flourishing condition with an enrollment of 157. The meet ing of the education commission, with ex-Oovernor Northen presiding, was In the nature of an executive session and nothing was given out to the public. A considerable number of officers and commission workers arrived last night and this morning, but the larger num ber of the delegates will reach here this afternoon. The committees are meeting all the visitors v and showing them every at- ’Tu'die sessions of the convention, as s-ell as the committee meet Inga, will lie held In the First Unjtlst church, which Is one of the handsomest structures in southern ^ffiJJesrl W. Minor, of Moultrie, who wnn formerly pastor of "hi First Baptist church JSr,, wilt set as temporary pastor daring the convention, is, the charch has l«een without a iMiator alnce the resignation of Her. I- It. Christie some two months sgo. I»r Chapman, of Anderson. 8. C„ who re* centiv accepted a call to,the pastorate of the church,* wilt not Ue aide to attend the ' "cz'VIurrrnor W J. Northen. who wnn elided moderator of the last convention. It Is collected, will he re-elected moderator of the present session. HORNERFILES BANKRUPT SUIT T. M. Horner, better known a* “Jack” Horner, filed a voluntary peti tion In bankruptcy In the office of clerk of tbe United Staten circuit court Tuesday afternoon. He gives his liabilities at os his principal asset a 1100.000 dam age suit against Dr. Isaac E. Emer son. of Baltimore, n— -•'* Airs. E. A. Horner. Dr. King was bound over In the sum of 1200 In three cases by Recorder Broyles Tuesday afternoon. Charged with violating the law against the sale of cocaine, A. R. Munn, a prescrlptlonlst for the Whltaker- Coursey Drug Compnny, has been cited to appear before Recorder Hroyle*. and Dr. J. H. King, of 29 1-2 Houth Broad l street, will be summoned as a witness. It Is charged that Mr. Munn sold the c-oralns upon a prescription written by Dr. King. Mr. Munn was cited by Plain Clothes Officers Rowan and Rosser, and Patrol, man Bayne to appear before Recorder Broyles Wednesday morning. Dr. King was not at his offlee when the offi cers called, but he will be cited later. This proceeding Ig the outgrowth of the trial In police court Tuesday morn- Ing of Son Mile* nnd Robert Hicks, two negroes, who were arrested Mon day by" Policeman Bayne for creating disorder while under the Influence of cocaine. To the recorder the negroes stated that they had obtained a pre scription for. “coke” from a doctor at 29 1-2 South Broad street, for which prescription they pqld 26 cent*. They testified that the prescription was filled at the drug store of the Whitaker Cour- sey Drug Company. Judge Broyles then directed that a case be made against the clerk who filled the prescription, and that the doctor be subpoenaed to court. The drug clerk Is accused of violating the ordinance by selling the cocaine In a box bearing a plain label. The ordi nance stipulates thut the label shall be scarlet nnd that the word “cocaine” shall appear on this label In white letters. ' On visiting the drug store, the po lice were shown the prescription by which Son Miles and Robert Hicks had obtained the cocaine. This prescription bears the name of Hon Miles as the patient and Is signed by Dr. J. II. King. The negroes stated thet they had each contributed 25 cents to the cocaine fund, one of the quarters being used to pay for the prescription and the other to pay for the “dope." When asked by Judge Broyles If the doctor h«d ex amined him to see If he wo* III. whether he had looked at hi* tongue or felt of his pulse, San Miles replied: "No. he Just looked at me and gave me the prescription.” John L. Couraey, a member of the Whltnker-Coursey Company, when seen Tuesday by a Georgian reporter, de clared his Arm had been closely follow ing the new stnte law In every particu lar, In regard to drugs and narcotics, and that if his prescription clerk had violated the city ordinance, it wo* done purely through a misunderstanding and Ignorance that such an ordinance exist. ‘ "We had no idea." said Mr. Couraey, "that there was a city ordinance relat ing to cocaine. We supposed the new state law covered the whole proposi tion of selling poisons and have been obeying It to the letter. We have filled prescriptions according to this state law framed and displayed In a con- splcuous place In our store, where any- one can see It. The prescription for Son Miles was regularly made out by Dr. King and we filled It In compliance with the state law." POWERS TO SEEK FEDERAL COURT Georgetown. Ky.. Nov. If.-Two questions will go before the Friers I eonrt If any verdict short of acquittal shall result from the present trial of Caleb Powers. This was made certain when Attorney H. M. Wilson tendered a hill of eireptlons. chal lenges of the Jurors already asrorn. chal lenges of the venire last •onnnnned. and affidavit of Caleb Powers and others, pra; BLAZED SUDDENLY; DEATHJNDS PAIN Mrs. Essie G. Boyle Victim of Flame and Breeze. MRS. ESSIE G. BOYLE. She was burned to dehth Monday while trying to start a fire In yard. While attempting to fan a smolder ing pile of trash lnto>flame* with her apron. In tho back yard of her home at 77 Harppton street, at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon, the clothing of Mrs. Essie G. Boyle, 44 years old, wife of Isaac IV. Boyle, became Ignited and she sus tained burns which resulted In her death shortly after 1 o'clock Tuesday morning. Mr*. Boyle had Just finished sweep ing the little printing plant operated by her husband In the rear of the home Monday afternoon and wo* at tempting to light the trash which she had swept Into the yard. The damp ness caused by the recent rains pre vented It from Igniting quickly and she stood close (o the smoking embers and fanned the fire with her apron. The flames sprang up quickly and art fire to Mr*. Boyle's dress underneath the apron, and before she realized what had happened she was wrapped In flames. Terrified at the sight of the burn ing clothing and treniled with pain she ran screaming around the yard, beating at the tire with her hands In a vain effort to extinguish It. Mr. Boyle, who was drawing water In the back yard, rushed to his wife's assist ance and after a desperate struggle succeeded In putting out the lire. Died After Suffering, A physician was hurrisdly summon ed and every effort was made to re lieve the sufferings of Mrs. Boyle, but In spite of every attention that could be given her she suffered great agony until unconsciousness cams to her re lief a short while before her death. . Practically the entire front of Mrs. Boyle’S clothing was burned away and the flames badly scarred her face and rendered her almost blind. In attempt ing to extinguish 4he Are one of ,Mr. Boyle’s hands wss badly burned, and he has suffered Intense psln from the Injury. Mrs. ’ Boyle was well known and highly respected in the community In which she lived. She wag married three times, Isaac W. Boyle being her third husband. She Is survived by one child. Mrs. Charles Chambers, of her Aral husband; Thomas, aged 14. and Olennle Mas, aged 10, of her sec ond husband, and Weyman, aged 6, of her third husband. The remains will be sent to Conyers at 7 o’clock Wednesday morning, where the funeral service will be held, and i?;C, U J. r birMr?5 ,'Xi thS Interment will be at Smyrna cam,, n the supreme court of the f idled Mutes. ground* near that place. NBA Vice-President Gentry Tells Railroad Com mission. TICKETS GTVEN TO REDUCE RATE Gentry Says Will Stop Sys tem on January 1, Under Commission Law. That the Southern Bell Telephone Company gives rebates In the city of Savannah, cpupled with the statement that the company will go to extremes to stifle competition, wan testimony voU untarlly given before the rallmad com* mission Tuesday morning by Vice President W. T. Gentry\ Colonel Gentry made the further • statement that ns soon as the new railroad commlnslon bill was panned. It was decided In a conference of the of- flclaiM to withdraw thin syetem of re bating, though the company would lose heavily. He stated that the 'order would be Insued on December 1, and that the actual rebating would end January 1; TIiIm startling and altogether frank statement came out shortly after the hearing before the commission re opened Tuesday morning. Colonel Gentry was on the stand with General Counsel Chlpley examining him. Much testimony hod been offered aa to relative rates In the vnrlpu* ex- changes In the state. Such rates wen largely controlled by cost of the plant, demand and general conditions, which varied. The average, however, was fairly equalized. The number of sub scribers, It was said, did not enter Into the rate making. Conditions In 9avannah. entry,” said General Counfel Chifilpy', "you state that dif ferent conditions prevail In Savannah. Tell this commission freely and frank- wherein that difference lies.” “When we went into Savannah," said Colonel Gentry, “we found & strong competing company composed of local capitalists. We realised that was a fight for business. Our com petitors began It by slashing the rate. We thereupon adopted a plan of giv ing rebates In various ways. For In stance, our rate for business 'phones Is $60 and the competitive rate $40. Our customer signed a contract at tbe regular rats of $60, paid us $40 and received $20 worth of toll service free. Sometimes where a customer had both l hi “in*-.;.ml loslil-ni'f ’phones, he would pay us for the last and get the Mi “i mi f!*•'*. This made our rates slightly lower than our competitors. Sometimes we gave straight rebates on residence ’phones.” Will Discontinue Rebate, Colonel Gentry said that their bus!* ness grew enormously under the sys tem, and now numbered over 4,000 ’phanett. This system would be dis continued. however, on January 1. al though the Bell would sustain a heavy loss In Its Savannah business. The only other point at which a very low rate existed was In Covington, where they had competition. There was ne rebate there, however, only a cut rate for residence ’phones. When the hearing began General Counsel Chlpley stated that the South- ♦ sn IL’Il .would !>♦* very glad to sub mit all of Its contracts to the commis sion, and read a letter from President Hail making tin* MBS statement. The question of free service also arose during the hearing. Colonel Gentry stated that complimentary service was given In some Instances and lower rates In others. The low rates Included ministers, eleemosynary Institutions* Y. M. C. A.’s and lodges. Freo Service Given. Colonel Gentry expressed the belief that the recent order of the commis sion, coveting the question of free K ises, did not apply to the Southern II, but said that as Mr. Chlpley held differently, he would follow hJs advice In the matter. Mr. Chlpley thought, however, that the commission would Issue a specific order embracing tele phone an«l telegraph companies. ”An<! let the commission take the cursing,” suggested Commissioner ley. will do our part,” said Mr. Chip- Colonel Gentry stated that by pay ment of ’phone service a year In ad vance the company allowed 6 per cent off to any one. He testified at length ,t“ t*i rli*’ intT.’;t-»-l of labor and material, also taxes. He declared that the company never questioned'the as sessment of tho comptroller. At 1 o'clock the commission ad journed for luncheon, resuming at 2:3d o’clock, when Colonel Gentry continued his testimony. . 1 ooooc\pao<w>ooo?oooooooooo<i § DISTURBING AREA IS « O MOVING OUT OF WEST. O o a O Down about Houston. Texas, O 0 there Is an area of disturbance— o O nothing unusual, *by the way, for 0 o vi.'lnlt \ which Is sliding 0 0 over this direction, and will con- p 0 tlnue the disagreeable weather. Q ' 0 Forecast: O 0 ”Raln Tuesday night and Wed- P O nesday.” O 0 Tuesday temperatures: O 7 o’clock s. m, ... 0 8 o’clock a. m. ..» 0 a o’clock a. m. ... 0 10 o’clock a. m. ... 0 ll o’clock a. m. ... 0 12 o’clock noon ... 0 l o’clock p. m. ... 0 2 o'clock p. m. 51 degr«MM 1 f 00000OQ00000O0O0OOOOQOOO91I ) 46 degrees 44 degrees Ie degrees 47 degrees <6 degrees degrees 4 > 50 degrees