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< THE WEATHER. for Atlanta and Vicinity—Fair and zllgbUy colder tonight; Friday fair. The Atlanta Georgian and news SPOT COTTON. Liverpool Htendy, 6.M; Atlanta, firm 10)4: New Orleana, firm; 1074; New Tork. etenily. 11.10; Hnvannnh, etendy. 10 714; Mlgu.ta, .ready, 11; Mobile, ateady, 10 7-16; (.'hnrleaton, ateady, 10)4. VOL. VI. NO. 93. WITH SMILE District Attorney Fin ishes Cross-Exami nation Early. IS VERY KIND TO WAN WITNESS No Brutality or Harassing In Questioning by Baker. By THODORE H. TILLER. Washington, Nov. 21.—Her dlscour aged, appealing features portraying pitifully the effects of her two days upon the witness stand and her be seeching glance toward her attorneys denoting that she realized that today she was to be questioned, not by friends but by a duty-bound prosecutor, Mrs. Annie M. Bradley walked unsteadily to the witness stand to conclude a story that has taken three days In Its telling. She expected a gruelling cross-ex- smlnatlon; she expected the Inmost se rrets of her Mason with Senator Brown for the long years before she shot him, would be laid bare by the searching probe of the district attor ney and his assistants. She had been told that today ahe faced perhaps the hardest experience In her life and she went to the stand resignedly, helpless ly and yet hopefully that somehow sho would acquit herself In a manner that would bring her both liberty and life. 8mile of Relief. The ordeal was shorter than Mr*. Bradley expected, for at 11:26 District Attorney Baker settled back In his chair and announced that he had.com pleted his examination of the little wom en and a glad smile of relief almost gratitude overspread her face. And the district attorney, even In the discharge of his duty, was In one sense of .the word kind to Mrs. Bradley. There was none of that domineering spirit shown; no brow-beating; no In sinuations that the pale defendant be fore him was not telling the truth. He went over the sad tale told by Mrs. Bradley on her direct examination. Picked what to him seemed to be a tluw here and there and questioned het Hbout It, but there was no brutality, no harrasslng, b« It said to Mr. Ba ker’s credit, shown In the cross-ex umlnatlon. Replied Wearily. He came to that period In her life when she and Brown had been arrest ed on account of their relations, and to his questions ns to how many time* the pair had suffered arrest she replied wearily, "Oh, three or four times; don’t remember exactly.” Next he questioned her us to the Visit of Rev. David Utter to her while she waa living at the senator's farm, a' which time he had tried to persuade her to leave the senator. "And did you not. In speaking of your r< latlona with Brown on that occasion, tell him you wanted to make Senator Brown marry you and did not say to him, 'Arthur Brown Is a coward at heart, and It he refuses to marry me I "111 press a revolver against his head and tell him that 1 will kill him If he does notr ” "No; I did not." 8emtor Gave Pledge. "Then I understand Senator Brown *»ve you a pistol. Why did you take the pistol?" "Oh, the senator said I had better take It; that Mrs. Brown was a very vicious woman and would stop at noth ing and that I might need it to defend myself. 1 nearly ntways carried It In my satchel after that, for he Insisted that I should." "Did you not carry It for Mrs. Brown?" "No, I did not fear Mr*. Brown. I never sought Mrs. Brown. I never In terfered with Mrs. Brown.” "Were no men's names mentioned during that conversation?” "Oh, there might have been. Men’s names were mentioned perhaps a thousand times by Senator Brown. He was so Insanely jealous all the time. He would become furlouH at times and "aa the moat Jealous person in the world. “Sips Life's Nectar," "l show you exhibit No. 3J, a letter written you say In the early summei Of 1901. In this letter you say; 'In stead of wasting breath on Schroeder, Evans, McGuire, the priest and' any body else, we should sip life’s sweetest nectar from each other,' I will ask you what you mean by that?" ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21,1907. PRTPT?. In Atlanta..TWO CENTS. X 0n Train*..FIVE CENTS. AS BIG AS A TREE! LOOK Anns ONE Abner A. Allen Brings Prize Specimen to Georgian Office. CHURCH MEETINGS UNDER WAY A GEORGIA PRODUCT. The writer of editorials on Geor gia collards presents proof of his claim. Makes Eloquent Ad dress Before N. Geor gia Conference. TWO EVANGELISTS TO BE NAMED OF BAPTISTS | FI Immense Sum To Be Raised For Mercer and Bessie Tift. A ninn walked Into The Georgian office Wednesday nlmoat hidden by the fnr-rench- Ing foliage of what looked like a Christinas tree. He de|>oslted the tree In the editorial room, mid wild: “Snw the edltorlnl In The Georgian the other day about the GeoVgla collard and Ita superiority over all other collarda In the world. I knew the man who wrote that article loved collards and could appreciate them. He knew something about collards, so I've brought him a small oue out of my gnrden In Cherokee avenue.” • This magnificent specimen of the old blue, long-legged Georgia collard was raised by Abner A. Allen. Mr. Allen Is a printer by trade and a gardener by sheer love of It. Ills gnrden Is at once the admiration and envy of all the neighbors. Yon may think that Is a pretty big col lard," mild Mr. Allen, “hut If I’d attempted to bring the hlggeat In m.v gnrden to yon I'd have been arrested for Impeding the ■tfypta.. Honestly, , they look llke.th**. had trouble with the ear conductor this morning trying to get this one In to you. He said they had special cars for freight.” There Is enough In this one collard to feed nil the food-fakers of Houston, Washington, Nashville and Charleston for n week. The collard Is 3»A feet high and about 4 feet i tip to tip. ooooowaoooooooooooooooooa o o C FAIR WEATHER DUE; 0 O RAIN TO DI8APPEAR, O 0 — 0 O Weather man saya damp and 0 0 gloom will go uwny Friday night. 0 C It did rain for keeps Wednesday O 0 night. *5 0 Forecast: 0 0 “Fair and slightly colder Thurs- 0 0 day night; Friday fair.” 0 Thur&dny temperatures: 0 7 o’clock a. m. 0 8 o’clock a. m.. 0 9 o’clock a. m.. 0 10 o’clock a. m.. 0 11 o’clock a. m.. 0 12 o’clock noon.. 0 1 o’clock p. m.. 0 2 o'clock p. m.. .52 degrees, .. 63 degrees. ..54 degrees. . .56 degrees. ..58 degrees. .. 59 degrees. ..60 degrees. . .61 degrees. O0O0000000000000000000000O T do not think I need explain that.” ’Do you remember the time that you •truck Senator Brown with an um brella during a quarrel, and knocked out «ome of hla teeth?" the dlatrlct at torney asked .uddenly, "Yes. i will tell you about that. The •'nator waa In one of hi. bad .pell., abused me awfully. Abused my family. Abused everybody that I had ever known or been connected with and •aid the most awful things. Finally I raised my umbrella, struck at him and I 1 ' him In the mouth. HU teeth were nothing but .hells and the slightest *k k would break them off. That 1. the •ray It happened.” M.de Promix.«. "Now, what happened when the sen ator came to Washington during the •ummer of 1906. The time you went “own to the train and went as far a. ‘tsd.n with him?" "He raved and swore and said all manner of hnrd things. Finally, ns neared Ogden ho changed his tac tics and began to plead with me. "Dolly If vou Just won't go with me I prom ise’ you that Just as soon as I return I will make good every promise.’ I got oft at Ogden and did not go and he came out to the platform and made the most public protestations and dem onstrations of love for me." Mrs. Bradley told of having conver sations with Judge Wenger about her troubles. "Starve Me Into It." remember, I believe, that I said once when something about a Ilnanclal settlement was suggested, that no financial settlement could right this matter. That no matter who suffered, whether It was him or I, that we should put aside all personal feelings and pro tect our children. That It was these who needed protection and whose In terests we must have at heart. I want to say here that 1 have seen a letter from Sirs. Brown In which she said that Judge King had said that any set tlement of this kind was preposterous and that the only way to handle this matter and subdiie me was to starve me Into It.'” , Love Letters. Just before the morning session ad journed many of the letter, that passed between Mrs. Bradley and Senator Brown were put In the record. The terms of endearment were many and “Hi* the afternoon session Dr. E. W. Whttnev was again put on the stand to bring out evidence not permitted on the former occasion. He «ald Senator Brown had brought Mrs. Bradley to hla office for treatment In September, 190*. „ . . . Testimony Excluded. Mr Baker objected to the Introduc tion of testimony n* to the object or character of thla treatment and the at torneys were called to the bench tor a consultation and^ot Dr. Whitney waa allowed to go into further detail*. He waa Immediately excused. - w 8am A. King. a " Lake, was Introduced next. He knew both Senator Brown and Mrs. Bradley Intimately. He said Mrs. reputation for peace and good order aside from her relations with Senator ® I jj7. , Khw said lie had seen Mrs. Brad ley for Senator Brown during the time the criminal cases against tbs two -r.r. pending. Methodists Plan Great Mis sion Work Throughout This Conference. By SAM P. JONES, Jr. Cartersvllle, Ga., Nov. 21,—The sec ond day's session of the North Geor gia Conference was opened by Bishop Ward this morning at 9 o'clock with a large attendance. President Davenport, of the board of finance, reported that the board will be able to pay In full amounts allowed to veterans and widows and orphans. The Georgian representative has been reliably informed that the report of the board of missions will recommend the appointment of two evangelists at large, with salaries of <1,000 a year, to work within the bounds of the North Georgia Conference. The principal speaker upon the ques tion will be Dr. John R. Nelson, secre tary of the board of home missions. The appointment of evangelists will cause quite a new departure In Methodism. Formerly Opposed. It will be recalled that several years _fO there wae-much oppoeltlon to .van gollsts In the conference and by some of the bishops of the Southern Methodist church. Rev. Bam P. Jones was forced to locate In the North Georgia Con ference a few years 'before hie death because of this opposition. It Is said that there will be but little opposition to the present movement, and It Is taken as a desire to supplement the work of the regular Itinerates that has brought about the departure. The cre ating of evangelists was authorised by the last’general conference. A great part of the morning session REV. GEORGE DUVAL. r.'istnr "f Sim Jmi*** Mnunrial church and host of the North Georgia Conference. TERRELL INSISTS ON KNOWING ALL ABOOTTHATLETTER Wages of Hello Girls Shown in Bell 'Phone I Hearing. INCREASED FUND FOR EDUCATION Plan Collection of Quarter of Million For Mis sion Work. waa devoted to calling the name* of minister* who are to be placed on the superannuated list. The mlntstera who will be superannuated are: J. M. vvhlto, 0 of Augusta; C. L. Pftttllto, of Atlanta; O J L Lowe, of Falrmount; W. A. r ar- 0 rls, of Flowery Branch; A. W. Williams, 0 of Tallapoosa. Touching scenes were O witnessed ns the veteran preachers 0 arose to bid farewell to the conference 0 as active members. 0 Ass Csndler 8pesks. O just before adjournment for noon P Asa O. Candler, president of the At lanta Chamber of Commerce and secre tary of the board of missions, addressed the conference on the proposed Wes leyan Memorial Institution, which was recently planned by the church. The address was one of the most eloquent delivered In the conference. He spoke of the great necessity of making At lanta the headquarters of Southern Methodism, and pointed out the great benefit It will be to tho church. The great audience was highly pleased with the address and gave It their hearty approval. At the close of Mr. Candler’s address. Bishop Word made a brief speech, commending the Idea and prnls. Ing Mr. Candler's speech In the high est terms. He made It plain to the audience that he himself was heartily In favor of the movement, and urged that the pastors and laymen aid In car rying It out to a happy consummation. Exchange Grsetlngs. The conference received a telegram af greetings from the Christian mis sion convention In session In Atlanta. They sent a telegram of greetings to the State Baptist Convention, In ses sion at Valdosta. This afternoon President Dupont Ouerry, of Wesleyan Female College, at Macon, read an Interesting report of the school. The report showed that the school Is In a most prosperous finan cial condition and has an enrollment of 474 students this year. After reading a lei.son Bishop Ward called upon Rev. George W. Yarbrough, of Jonesboro, to lead the opening prayer »r the conference Mr. Yar brough Is the oldest effective minister In the conference and has been In the Itinerant service for a period of fifty years. This Is his "Jubilee year," and he has been asked by the conference to preach his semi-centennial sermon during this session. The time for this sermon will be determined by the com- r Ittee on public worship, to which the resolution asking Mr. Yarbrough to preach was referred. The twentieth question, "Are the preachers blameless In their lives and official administrations?" was called by the bishop, and the names of the pre-. kldlnt, elders were called, who made reports of the work la their fields. Presiding Elders Report. ‘Tho reports of the presiding elders showed material and #lritual growth In the different charges that was very gratifying to the conference. In mak ing his report from the Dalton district Councilman W. H. Terrell Is not satisfied with the statement that the letter received by the Southern Bell Telephone Company refera wholly to the question of gathering political news for dissemination, but Thursday morn ing pressed the matter further, but without developing any tangible re sults. When tho hearing was resumed Thursday morning with J. Epps Brown on-lliz.. stand, ha. further detailed the matter of the letter concerning election returns, brought out Wsdncsday after noon. Mr. Terrell said that was not the letter to which he referred. Mr. Chip- ley said It was the only letter of which the company had knowledge, and wanted to know the source of Mr. Ter rell's information. Mr. Terrell said he regretted that he could not give the source of his Infor mation, and to divulge It would result in Injury to his Informant. He then declared that he would not pursue the matter further, and Commissioner Hill- yer Instructed that the matter be stricken from the records, 8uperlntendsnl of Exehsngs Trsffie. The most Important Of the testimony offered by Superintendent of Exchange Traffic F .K. Montague was that re lating to the subject of salaries of op eratives In Atlanta. In the main ex change 210 operatives are employed, with an average wage of <26.83 per month. The monthly pay roll Is <5,(36. One operator gets <100 per month; one <75, one <60, one <60, 13 get 140 each, 1* get 335, 33 get <30, 23 get 123.50, 66 get 120. In the pay stations nine employees get 117.50 per month, nix get 316 per month, fifteen student operators re ceived 315 per month, one Instructor 350 and two assistants 135 each. There are 343 operatives In all, and the annual pay roll Is <74,730. It Is probable that the hearing will conclude Friday, as the Bell has only one more witness after F. E. Montague, superintendent of traf fic. By E. L. TURNER. Valdosta, Ga, Nov. 21.—The aesslon of the Georgia Baptist Convention on this morning won devoted to the read ing and discussion of the reports on Baptist Young People’s Union work and the state mission board. The re port of the former showed a marked advance In the work done by tho union In Georgia during the year. Fifty-four new unions were organized and nearly 1,000 new members enrolled. The re- g vrts showed that the Capitol Avenue aptlst church, of Atlanta, has the strongest union In the state, with over 400 member*. The various unions In Macon have combined the work of supporting a city missionary. Fifteen hundred dol lars was raised by the unions In the state for special benevolent work. This amount does not Include money raised for missions or other purposes. Great Gift to Missions. The state mission report showed that during the conventional year there had been collected for state missions <46,080, for home missions <32,649, for foreign missions <71,946, for ministerial relief <4,088, for the orphans' home <38,719, for schools and collegss <8,154, for Mar- J aret Home <272, for training school 748, for mission messenger <200, for Sunday school board <«2, for famine sufferers <711, making a total of <188,- 396, an Increase over 1906 of <41,781. W. M. Reddick (colored), president of the School for Colored Youths, of Americus, Ga., appeared before the convention ana made an appeal for aid for the school. He nsked for <260, which nmount was raised In a few minutes. Ex-Governor Terrell appealed for a resolution pledging the convention to give every possible encouragement to the great laymen’s movement now pre vailing. After devotional services yesterday, Continued on Page Three. SLAYER CHARGED Eight Persons Lose Lives in HungryFlames Titusville, Pa., Nov. 21.—Five chil dren ranging in ages from 2 to 15 were burned to death near here this morn ing In their home. Thomas Zuver and his wife, the parents, escaped, together with two older children from an up stairs window. One of the children escaping, a, boy of 17, was perhaps fatally burned. His ears were almost burned off while his hair was singed. Over pressure of gas la supposed to have started the Are. FAMILY BURNED WITH HOME Marietta. Ohio, Nov. 21.—Edgnr Grubb, aged 24: his wife, aged 19, and their 1-year-old daughter were burned to death In their log house, three miles west of Waverly, this morning. Nelgh- ofrs discovered the flame too late to be of any assistance. It Is believed that the fire started from a wood heater In the room where the family slept. The bodies of the victims have not been recovered from the red-hot coals. O000OO0OOOO OO0O0OO0OOOO0OU O O O MAURETANIA IS O 0 BALKED BY STORMS. O O O 0 New York. Nov. 21.—Wireless O O dispatches from lha new Cunard O 0 liner Msuretar.la Indicate that the O 0 steamer will arrive at Sandy 0 o Hook at daybreak Friday, several 0 0 hours behind the record of her 0 0 sister ship, the Lusitania. The O O aerograms also tell of a severe O 0 storm which delayed the Maure- O O tanla. O Says Pistol Was Discharged by an Acci dent. is $ Special to The Georgian. Macon, Ga., Nov. 21.—J, R. Bridges, whose home Is near Berner, Ga., shot and Instantly killed Mrs. Julia Win ters. at the woman's home In Ogle thorpe street, last night. Bridges says the shooting was an accident. The woman, he declares, called him several vile names, and, when he drew his pis tol In a bluffing manner, he says It was accidentally discharged. Coroner Young held an Inquest over the body of the woman and brought In a verdict of murder against Bridges. A warrant was sworn out against him and he Is now confined In the Bibb county Jail. Bridges Is a married man about 40 years old and has nine children. He came to Macon yesterday after noon and. It Is stated, had been drink ing heavily all day. JUSTICE BREWER BIFFS ROOSEVELT Sew York, Nor. 21.—'the newly-formed Forum, nn outcome of the pence con* ference of la at year, began Ita public career l«t night na n lyeeum for the discussion of iiotlonat and International topic* by a meet ing In Carnegie Hall, at which Governor Hughes and Justice Darld A. Brewer, of the United States aupmua court, made ad- MOCK WILL FACE JUSTICE HEARING Auditor Declares Shortage Will Exceed Amount Reported. JOHN r. mock: Former Seaboard freight agent now charged with embezzlement. Continued on Page Thirteen, Justice Brewer spolce on public office In .elation t« public opinion nnd surprised his audience by severe criticism sud arraign ment of President Roosevelt. Justice Brewer not only reflected on the president openly, but by Innuendo. He _ contrasted openly Kooeevett nnd llugbee. 00000000300000000000000000 The governor eecnp.-! eiBtttrtattwent by On account of the absence of hie brother, who lives In North Carolina, and who Is expected to reach Atlanta Thursday night, no effort will be made until Friday morning toward flxlng the time of a preliminary trial for John R. Mock, freight agent of the Seaboard Air Line, who la under arreet on charge of embezzling <6,660 of the com pany's funds. It was stated by Attorney Reuben Arnold Thursday that arrangements will probably be mado Thursday after noon for releasing Mock on bond pend Ing the preliminary hearing, which will be held before Judge Orr. When seen at the Tower Thursday morning Mr. Mock declined to make any statement In regard to tho charge resting against him, stating that the matter had been placed entirely In the hands of his attomoy, Mr. Arnold. Denies His Guilt. "Mr. Mock denies nbsolutely that he Is guilty of any charge of embezzle ment and declares that n mistake has been made In charging him with tho offenxe." representative of the American Surety Company, which lz the prosecu tor In the cose, stated Thursday that If Mock Is found guilty of tho crime charged thero will be no compromise. “My company," said he, "makes It a business to prosecute such cases to the full extent of the law, and If It Is found that Mr. Mock Is guilty there will be no departure from the rule. "It Is not known to what extent the default will reach, but the Indications are that It will be In excess of the sum mentioned. Until the accountants fin ish their Investigation of the books It can not be said Just how much of the company's funds Is missing.” Denies Leaving City. Although he declined to mako any statement In regard to tin- rh.-itic>- tiua there Is a shortage of <6,600 In his account with the Seaboard Air Line railway, and upon which he was ar rested Wednesday night, John R. Mock, recently resigned freight agent of the company. Thursday morning emphatic ally denied that he was preparing to leave the city when arrested Wednes day night, or that he had been out of Atlanta since he severed his connection with the Beaboard. Mock was arrested at tho Aragon Hotel just after dark Wednesday aft ernoon by Constable J. A. Parker nnd Detective R. A. Wood, upon n warrant charging film with having embezzled funds of the Seaboard Air Line pre vious to his resignation. Tho warrant was sworn out before Justice of the Peace Orr by tho American Surety Company, which Is on his bond for 1110,040. Mock's bund was fixed at ,000 and hs was placed In the Tower await a preliminary hearing before Judge Orr. Mock Is said to have recently re signed from the employ of the .Seaboard and was succseded by O. H. Fuller last Monday. After bu resignation. It Is al leged, Traveling Auditors Burroughs nnd Marshall discovered thnt about <8,600 of the company's funds were missing, nnd the warrant and arrest followed. Mock has been In the employ of the Beaboard for about three years. The American Surely Company, through Its attorney, D. K. Johnson, announced Thursday morning that It was prepared to have tho trial at any time although the accountants work ing on the Seaboard books have not yet finished their work. T Chancellor Stout Re vokes Company’s License. DISCRIMINATION IS CHARGED Case Was Brought Under Anti-Trust Law by Attorney-General. ,..<j Special to The Georgian. Nashville, Twin., Nov. 21.—Chancel lor J. W. Stout today at Gallatin ren dered a decree In the caae of the etate of Tennessee against the Standard Oil Company, revoking the license of the company. This decree was the result of a hill recently filed In chancery at Oallatln by Attorney General Cates on behalf of the state, seeking to revoke the Ten nessee license of the Standard Oil Com pany, on the charge of illegal discrimi nation and violation of the anti-trust law. 1,251,040 BALES T 1906 CROP, SAKS-Gl REPORT Total Ginned to Nor. 14 ia 7,311,202 Against 8,562,- 242 in 1906. Washington, Nov. 21.—The cenaue reports: Total cotton ginned to No vember 14, 7,311,202 bales aa compared with 8,562,242 lost year. Thla ahowa a nhortage of 1,251,040. Number of bale* cotton ginned from the growth of 1907 to November 14, counting round bale* as half bale* and excluding Unters: “The president Is the chief magistrate of When Justice Brewer iiitlfUAted that *e»*r» •ear* of Roosevelt was enough, tho nu- Jlence fairly gasped. Tho Justice pm momont and then tho applause began. Justice Brower thou said thnt n ruler should not yield to local popular clamor and added: “It Is disgraceful for blin to adopt thi polltlrlans* trick of being for the law, but adjust Ita enforcement. ,T BREWER'S SPEECH JOLTED WASHINGTON. Washington. Nov. 21.—The statement —nde by Jn»tlce Brewer in his speech before tho <!lvlc Forum In New York that Roose velt is playing ’’hide and seek” with hla high office was quite a Jolt to the friends of tho administration bore. It la suggested the president may resent It In some stren uous manner. It Is believed that more than eighty deer were killed during the legal sea son for shooting on Long Island. While more than 1.000 hunters were on the field, none of them was killed, though several persons were struck by shotjappeal In favor • I slightly injured. had "ought to re United States .. Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri (1) ... New Mexico... North Carolina.. Oklahoma... .. South Carolina.. Tennessee Texas. • •• •• . Virginia. 7,111.101 761,188 186,770 85.566 .....•*.1,876,111 766 849,890 792,127 15,102 24 401.862 491.274 147,466 140,921 • • ..1,709,682 3,674 (1) Includes 23 bales In 1906 and 16 In 1906 for Kansan. This compares 8,563,242 In 1906 and 7,601,180 In 1905, to tho same dates. Active glnners reporting to date thla y* nr, 26,671. Bank Heads Under Arrest In New York New York, Nov. 21.—William Max well, president, nnd Arthur O. Camp bell, cashier of the Borough Bank of Brooklyn, were placed under arrest at their homes today, and, guarded by de tectives, taken to the county court house to await the return of the In dictments found by the grand Jury as a result of that body's Investigation of the affairs of the bank. William Gow, of the firm of Ward & Gnu-, u*hn was one of the principal stockholders In the institution, was also At the court house. Although not un der arrest, he was closely watched by detectives, who had orders to see that he did not get out of sight. It was learned that five Indictments In all have been found. Mrs. Hartje Wins Appeal In Her Suit Philadelphia. Nov. 21.—The supreme court today decided the Hartje divorce f Mrs. Hartje. Hartjt ■>l*en the (as*