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The Atlanta Georgian
AND NEWS
MERRY XMAS
HOLIDAY-NO MARKETS
VOL. VI. NO. 122.
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1907.
pOTniT, In Atlanta..TWO CENTK.
I XVLVv-Ej. on Train#..FIVE CENTS.
Conference of Offi
cials Held on Xmas
Morning.
APPOINTMENT MEETS
HEARTY APPROVAL
Asa G.' Candler Promises a
Prompt and Full Settle
ment of Neal Accounts.
The negotiations looking to the wind
ing up of the affairs of the Neal Bank
began at 11 o’clock Wednesday morn
ing. when W. F. Manry. vice president
of the Neal Bank, and officials of the
Central Bank and Trust Corporation,
which has been appointed receiver, held
a conference.
President Candler is determined to
waste absolutely no time, and to this
end the conference was held on the
morning of Christmas day. Mr. Manry
will assist the receiver in every’ way
possible, and other employees of the
Neal Bank will be employed to assist in
the work.
The appointment of the Centra! Bank
and Trust Corporation os receiver for
the Neal Bank and the assurance by
Asa O. Candler, president of the Cen
tral Bank, that, in his opinion, every
depositor will receive every dollar of his
money, comes In the nature of a wel
come Christmas present to the 9,000
people whose/money Is tied up in the
Neal Bank.
Probably nothing could have been
done more calculated to raise the 8|
Its of the depositors than the appol
ment of Mr. Candler as receiver.
Being a banker, he will, of course,
be better able to handle backing mat
ters than a member nX any other pro
fesslon. He knows the best way and
the quickest way to realise on the
notes and other papers held by the
bank, and it is probable that a dividend
of 10 per cent for depositors will be
declared within thirty days.
In addition, Mr. Cfindler has the con
fldencc of the depositors. Although the
charge allowed the receiver by the state
is 5 per cent, the Central Bank and
Trust Corporation has agreed to admin
ister the affairs of the Neal Bank for
11-2 per cent.
Judgo Pendleton's Order
The Central bank was appointed re
ceiver by order of Judge J. T. Pendleton
5 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, the
■ppllcatlon having been filed by Attor
ney General Hart.
This action was taken following an
investigation by Governor Smith Tues
day, including a conference with State
Treasurer Park, the attorney general,
and the officials of the bank.
Following is the order of Judge Pen
dleton:
"The foregoing petition read, consid
ered and ordered filed. It Is further or
dered that the receiver hereinafter
named shall take possession of ail of
the assets of said bank of whatever
character, Including the $192,502.90, as
serted In the petition to be the prop
erty of the state, subject to the right of
the state to bo paid hereinafter as apre-
ferred creditor of the said bank. It Is
further ordered, that the Central Bank
and Trust Corporation be and Is here
by appointed receiver, and that It give
a good and sufficient bond and securlt:
of $500,000, to be approved by the clerl
of this court for the faithful perform
anee of its duty as such receiver; and
upon the further condition that its
compensation shall not exceed 2 1-2 per
cent of the amount realized and paid
out from said assets, said 21-2 per
cent to cover all .expenses, Including
attorneys’ fees. It Is further ordered
that said receiver proceed with all con
venient speed to make out and file a
complete liVentory of all of the as
sets and liabilities of said bank.
"This order Is made after consider
ing the sworn petition and answer, De
cember 24, 1907.
“J. T. PENDLETON, Judge.
The above appointment accepted
upon the stipulations as shown In said
order, December 24, 1907.
CENTRAL BANK AND TRUST COR
PORATION.”
Will Receive Every Dollar.
Mr. Candler spoke most optimistical
ly over the prospects of the depositors
receiving an early dividend, and ulti
mately every cent they had In the bank.
“I have every reason to believe that
every depositor in the Neal Bank will
receive every dollar of his money, and
that when the affairs of that institu
tion are w’ound up there will be some
thing left for the stockholders,” stated
Mr. Candler.
“Not only do I believe that the as
sets of the Neal bank are of such a
nature as to Insure the payment of all
obligations, but I see no reason why
the depositors should not receive some
nf their money within a very short
tln.e. j am of the opinion that a divi
dend of 10 per cent will be declared
"ithtn 30 days after we take charge
t,r the Institution.
Our plan of procedure Is already
mapped out. We will start to work
Just as soon as our bond can be ap-
proved. We would begin operations to-
nl&ht If that could be done. As it Is.
however, we will organize our forte on
r hrlstmaa day. Mr. Manry, the vice
M esident of the Neal bank, has been
stained for this work. He will be
*iven a competent and sufficient corps
"f well trained. assistants, who will
r “*b the work of examining the assets
*nd liabilities and disposing of the
NEAL BANK DEPOSITORS LIKELY TO BE PAID IN FULL
"I see 110 reason in the world why every depositor of the Nenl Bank should not receive every single dollar he has on deposit.”
iir* -^ 8a Candler, president of the Central Bank and Trust Corporation, which has been appointed receiver for the Neal Bank. Mr. Candler was
asked Wednesday morning what were the prospects for early dividends.
"I cannot say positively,” he replied. ‘‘To pay a dividend of 10 per cent in thirty days is possible, and I will strive to this end, but I am afraid it will be
difficult to have matters so straightened ont within that time to pay a dividend.
“ As for the prospect of the final closing of the matter, this, of course, can fall but little short of guesswork. No time will be lost Everything will be pushed
thru with the greatest rapidity possible. At the same time, the interests of everybody concerned must zealously be guarded, and wc must not sacrifice too much
for the sake of haste. If the matter is wound up at the end of a year I will be pleased.
“Dollar for dollar to depositors, each and every one. This is my hope, my belief, and my earnest aim.”
NEW SPIRIT
IS WILLIAM E. COREY TIRING
OF HIS BIRD IN A GILDED CA GE
AND LONGING FOR FIRST WIFE?
PIttaburg, Pa., Dec. 25.—-Is William
Ellla Corey tired of hla new wife, Ma-
belle Gilman? Hom the president of the
United States Steel Corporation grown
weary of the song bird he w r edded and
placed in a gilded cage? Does he de
sire the companionship of his first wife
and their 20-year-old son, Allen.
Members of Pittsburg’s clubs and
business associates of Corey Intimate
that the answer to all these questions
Is "yes.”
Not in 8ociety.
Corey got a divorce from his first
wife because she had no desire to shine
in society. With his money and a
younger and more beautiful wife, he i
thought lie could break Into New
York’s charmed circles. So did Ma-
belle Gilman. 'They Have discovered
their mistake. Corey’s associates talk
business, but neither tender nor accept
social Invitations, and the big New
York mansion Is a lonely piece, except
when the second Mrs. Corey invites
her former friends. But that is not
society.
While Pittsburg club men do not in
timate there is any friction between
Mr. and Mrs. Corey, they say both are
deeply disappointed—so much so that
Mrs. Corey, In view’ of a liberal settle
ment, would place no obstacles in the
way of Corey’s legal re-marrloge to
his first wife.
JOLLY HRS
RAW TIME
LITTLE BOYS THOUGHT
THEY'D FOUND SANTA
THEY BORROWED A BABY
JUST FOR CHRISTMAS DAY;
SAW PICTURE IN GEORGIAN
Continued on Pago Three.
What?
Folk# nowaday# don't like children like
they used to?
Don’t believe it. It’s not true. Go to the
Decatur Orphan#' Home and sec for your
self.
For letter# by the score have come to the
official# of the institution asking for those
seven babies The Georgian told about. They
wanted the babies Immediately for Chrlst-
mn# present#. Many even sent telegrams.
Just think of getting a baby by wire!
It'# a pity that the#e people will be dis
appointed In not getting bn me# on Chrtst-
nms morning. But It Just couldn't be done.
The officials of the home can’t turn over
one of the tots to the first who asks. For
malities have to be gone thru with. Inves
tigations are made so the official# will be
satisfied baby will hate a good home ami
hv.
lot
and most pathetic letter, asking fa borrow
They aald they had a Christ tuns tree all
wanted a little fairy In their home to cheer
them In their old age.
Now, this I# not usually done. Babies can
aged
happiest flay of their Uvea,
or the o'*
•I st mas w#
- ..are was a 1... —...
and other things sent for the children, and
nil day there wns nothing but .happiness
In the home.
As soon as the formsIftfes can be gone
thru with, those five ImMes^lUturned
over to five of the mhny, many applicants.
One at the. Home for-the Friend tart has
already room! a Home/
Best Christmas Din
ner Chefs Could Pre
pare Is Served.
19 BLACKMAILERS ARRESTED
BY SLEUTHS OF PITTSBURG
Pittsburg, Dec. 25.—A score of de
tectives arrested nineteen men while
they were absorbed In receiving In
structions on the exact spot Into which
to plunge a stiletto to insure death. In
large underground cavern In this
city. The Vald was planned by the
Pittsburg police, on advice of detect
ive bureaus from all over the country'.
After a desperate battle, the nineteen
men were overpowered and landed In
cells.
The police believe the raid will break
up the organization of blackmailers
not only In Pittsburg, but all over the
country.
HEARS7 NEWS SERVICE
SENDS XMAS GREETINGS
The following message to editors snd telegraph operators was sent out from
the headquarters of the Hearst Newt Service:
Editors and Operators: .
The Hearst News service wishes you oil a merry. Jolly Christmas.
And while the old year Is going out, we want first to thank you for your
friendship, your loynl service and then to wish you a happy, prosperous New
'-ft Is a most gratifying pleasure to feel thnt when the new year opens and we
continue our efforts to make tbla aervlce the best that can be eent out, we will
have # your hearty co-operstlon^
HEARST NEWS SERVICE.
May you hong up your stockings for many years.
Port of Spain, Trinidad, Dec. 25.—Tbe of
ficers and men of Admiral Evans’ armada
are haring the times of their lives here to
day. They coaid not have been treated with
greater kindness had they stayed at Ilamp-
ton Itoads.
Secretary Metcalfe "Merry Chrlstmns"
message was read to the men on nil the
ships today and the greeting received thun
ders of applause.
The morning was devoted to races be
tween picked crews over a half mile course
and other athletic exercises.
The Christmas dinner was the very best
te de '—*-*- — '* * *
prepan
As ra
on sho._ ,, .....
of order. Officers and men on tb» ship* are
Its anchor chain yeatefrda,
rence, which struck the Whipple a glancing
blow. Neither boatVsuffered serious dam
age. It is expected the flotilla will get nn
der way late today,'
FIVE TmiSi
LEFTWIMROES
Chief Turner Finds Christ
mas Home For Them at
Sheltering Arms.
AGED PARENT FALLS
Home Is Turned to Mourn
ing On Happiest Night
of Year.
Pittsburg, Pn„ Pec. 26.—Jackson Killer,
teed M. OD« of Ml* beet-known residents
of Went Ellenbetb. while stealthily trying
to escape the rye* of the ynunger member,
of the family nml bide Christinas present*
on the eeeond door, fell end broke hie neck
lB |t vnu^'tlought lit iftret when hie body
crashed down emirs to the drst door thet It
woe « big joke. The houee became one of
mourning on the beppleet night of the year.
ATLANTA NATIONAL
STATE DEPOSITORY
As forecasted In The Georgian Tuesday.
Governor Smith Tuesday nfternnou offlrlally
designated the Atlanta National Bank #« ft
■tote depository 111 place of the Nenl Rank.
" No stttr A.mncl.l Institution oonld
hive Imm-ii Seeled ee a deport toryfor the
etetee fund. then the A lie ole .Nnllonel.
The I>ank made n l#»nd for $200,000, a# Is re
quired of all bank* mined depositories.
The bank will continue n» a state depository
, r four rears from IlmsBiltcr 24.
As* money 1* coming In from mere rapidly
j! ... neersaary to nemo n new stnte
depository Jl oar*. liovernor Smith’, choke
Will be generally approved.
IN STREET REVEALS
OOUBIJTRAGEDy
Man and Woman Found
Bleeding On Side
walk.
Philadelphia. Dec. 2B.~John L. Greed
..rand the bodies of a man and woman, both
shot thru the head and bleeding, on the
aide walk In frout of a grocery store early
this morning. He summoned the police and
the unconscious pair were taken to s hos
pital. There, from paper# in tb« p#lr’# po#-
petition, they were fouud to be Edith Won-
derly. aged 2$, living with her mother, and
George A. Green, aged 35, a butcher, who
!h married and has several children.
The policeman found the revolver with
which the shooting was done. The police
decided Inter that It was a case of at
tempted murder and suicide.
In a letter addressed to the Philadelphia
newspuper# Green nttack# hla wife and
among other thing# snys: ,
"Today I am going to kill myself atul a
true and loving friend, ss my letter and
hers will show. We died for love, which
was denied us by her dear mother. This I#
the only girl I ever loved. We have prom
ised Iwforc God-we could never live apart.
This is our secret,”
WOMAN IS KILLED
AND SON WOUNDED
Conway, Ark., Dec. 25.—Mm. Emma
Heartless, a widow, w«n shot and killed
yesterday evenin'* by Jamea Hall, after
a quarrel over, two dogs which Hall
had killed. Mr*. Hearn***’ 20-year-old
son wan wounded by two,shots from
Hall’* revolver.
little children, among them twins about !
year old, were taken from the custody of a
negro family n#ar llapeville, where they
mr*-* •—* ”-■* “
of"the Sheltering ’Ariu# hr" Chief Turner, of
the county police, Inst Monday ulght.
da of the children are Mr. and
„— -ounty line. About three
h# ago Mr#. Appling
for her husband on t ......
beating. While the county police were look
ing for him he disappeared and hi# disap
pearance was followed by the disappear
ance of his wife last Friday morning.
According to the story told by the negro
family, whose name I# Kin nobrew, Mr
Appling cams to thslr boms Friday uornli.,
and stated that she wanted to leave her
children In their care for awhile, saying
she would return for them later. The chil
dren were taken in, hut when the mother
failed to call for them the county police of
ficers were notified, it was fate Monday
afternoon, however, before the information
waa received.
Chief Turner at one* sent Officers Poole
and Riley after the children snd they were
brought to the Lakewood car line late Mon-
day night and from them on to the city.
Before bringing the children to Atlanta,
however, the officers notified the grand
father, David Appling, of their condition,
but he declined to take charge of them.
To find even a temporary home for the
children until after the Christmas holidays
was the proposition which confronted'Chief
Turner. Mrs. Oliver, of the Sheltering
Arms, came to hla relief and Immediately
took charge of them.
FATHERANDSON
BURN TO DEATH
DR. R. J. MASSEY. . .
It It no wonder that the little boys thought the venerable Georgian was
the Santa Claus of the picture books.
Holiday Marked by
Less Disorder Than
Usual.
STREETS THRONGED
ON TUESDAY NIGHT
But Little Drinking and No
Serious Trouble, a Con
trast to Usual Xmas.
Two Take Dr. Massey For Patron Saint and
Another Asks Governor Candler
to Fill Stocking.
HE PLAYED SANTA.
Cleveland, Ohio, Dec, 26.—By the de-
■tructlon by Are of a general store and
apartment building at North Dover, a
suburb of Cleveland, early today, two
persons were burned to death and a
third fatally Injured. The atore be
longed- to J. B. Currier, and hla loaa
will be about 16,000.
Michael Voltrio, aged 60, and hla eon,
Joseph, aged 13. who lived over the
atore, were burned to death. Mr*. Vol
trio Jumped from a ladder and waa fa
tally injured.
There being no Are apparatus In the
village, the building burned to the
ground before the city department
could reach the acene.
It will be dttAcult to ahoke the faith
two tots of Atlanta boys have
Santa Claus. For, didn’t they see the
old gentleman with their own eyes. In
Feachtree-st., Tuesday morning? And
didn't he take their letters with
kindly smile and pat them on the
heads?
Dr. R. J. Massey, one of the best
known men In the state, played the
part, and It la easy for him to do
this. Dr. Massey has the venerable
look that Santa Claus has and he has
(he bright eye and kindly smile.
He was walking along the street,
Tuesday morning, when two tots ap
proached him timidly, and asked:
"Mister, Is you Santa Claus?"
Of course, he we*. Would he accept
their little letters and then they would
not have' to go to the postcfAce? Of
course, he would, and two of the hap
piest hoys In Atlanta ran, shouting in
glee, down the street.
Then Dr. Massey went to the ofAce of
the Associated Charities, and turned
over the letters. Secretary Logan
thinks he knows where the hoped-for
presents will come from, and love for
old Santa Claus will grow warmer In
the hearts of these two boys.
SANTA ON A OAR.
nmr, Him u
of children.
on a car the other day a amall boy sat op
posite him. The tiny tad was plump, with
the red apple check* and shining face that
make one want to take right bold of him.
He had on a red sweater and a red cap.
He was perhaps 6 years old.
Presently Governor Cnndler felt a tug at
his knee. He looked down and.the red-ap
ple-cheeked boy was gnslug up at him in
reverent awe. The governor reached down
and lifted him to o seat beside him.
"Kay, Is you Manta Claus?" whispered the
hoy In breathless wonder.
"Kure, 1 snv Mintn," wss the reply.,
"I Just kttowed It as soon ns I sawed you.
"What do you want?’’
"I wants n cannon worte'n n
“What did you do with the <
yon lust Christmas?”
1rough t
(Derated, the eyes of the siunli la«l getting
house,'
And Santa __
not, and waved the boy with I
cheeks good-bye.
$12,000 CHRISTMAS
GIFT TO EMPLOYEES
Nsw York. Dec. 2ft.—For the first time
business for the day had been lower than
for any other day of the year and brokers
have hnd very little huslBess for very many
days.
The stock exchange raised the customary
since l#3 there was no Christmas celebra- Christmas fund for employees, fjist year
tion at the dote of the day before Christ- the fund broke all records, amounting to
mas on the stock exchange. The galleries j $14,000. This year there was disbursed, it
were deserted: there were no holiday diver-J was said, the average amount, which Is not
slons and the few brokers on the floor I f«r from $12,099, ninong the $65 employee# of
strolled dejectedly away. Tbs aggregate of | the exchange.
A PERFECT CHRISTMAS DAY
Shortly before hie death, Henry W. Grady wrote for The Atlanta Conatltutlon a description of "A
Perfect rhrlstmaa Day." The Georgian reproduce* It here because this la another "Perfect Christmas Day,"
and because, though many have read It, Its eloquence and beauty are Just as potent to warm the heart and
charm the senses as when It A ret came from the press:
v 0 man or woman now living will see again such a Christmas day a* the one which closed yesterday,
when the dying eun plied the western skies with gold and purple.
A winter day It was, shot to the core with sunshine. It was enchanting to walk abroad In Its prodi
gal beauty, to breathe Its elixir, to reach out the hands and plunge there opcn-Angered through Its pulsing
waves of warmth snd freshness. It was June and November welded and fused Into a perfect glory that held
the sunehlne and snow beneath tender and splendid sklee. To have winnowed such a day from the teeming
winter was to have found an odorous peach on a bough whipped In the storms of winter. One caught the
musk of yellow grain, the flavor of ripening nuts the fragrance of Btrawberrlee, the exquisite odor of violets,
the aroma of all eeasonlng In the wonderful day. The hum of bee, underrode the whistling wings of wild geese
Hying southward. The Ares slept In drowsing grates, while the people, marveling outdoors, watched the soft
Hinds woo the roses and the lilies.
Tiuly It was a day of days. Amid Its riotous luxury surely life was worth living to hold up the head
and breathe It In as thirsting men drink water; to put ever, sense on Its gracious excellence: to throw the
hands wide apart and hug whole nrmsful of the day close to the heart till the heart Itself Is enraptured and
Illumined. God's benediction came down with the day, slow dropping from the skle*. God's smile was Its light,
and all thru and thru its supernal beauty, and stillness, unspoken but appealing to every heart and sancti
fying every soul, was Hla Invocation snd promise, "Peace on earth, good wlU^to men."
Atlanta held high jinks on Christmas
eve. Hardly had dinners been dis
posed of until the young folks turned
their steps toward "up-town,” and cars
wers packed In the early hours. Be
fore 8 o'clock the sidewalks were
Ailed, and by 9 o'clock pedestrians who
were In a hurry took to the nsphalt.
It was a quieter crowd than ordi
narily. The tin horn and the baby
aquawker were not so much In evl-
se, but It was a merry throng for
all that. Boys and girls stopped for
Christmas greetings In the crowded
sidewalk and blocked all progress for
awhile, and whenever two girls home
from school met and began to kiss each
other the wise ones turned out and
gave them plenty of time.
But the crowd which Ailed the shop
ping district after dinner was not bent
on buying. Rather ■ It was out to sew
and he seen. The shopping waa not so
heavy, for most Atlantans had taken
lime by the forelock, but the stores had
a rather busy time In supplying the
wants of belated shoppers.
Walking Was Difficult.
Walking was difficult up-town. To
equeese through a bevy of pretty girls
walking arm In arm. only to be Jammed
In the ribs by a boy w|th a now air
gun and then to run Into a baby car
riage. used as a delivery wagon and
propelled by some father was not
pleasant, but everybody took It In
good-natured fashion.
And the Christmas spirit was every
where. It Ailed the atmosphere In
the street and It extended even to the
tired clerks who saw ths end of their
labors approaching. The policeman on
hla beat ordered carriage drivers about
In a milder tone than usual, and the
street car conductor smiled as he
called "fares.” And, mors thnn all
else, that shows that Atlanta Is grow
ing closer and closer to the real mean
ing of Christmas day, was tho absence
of drunkenness and disorder and the
spirit of "peace on earth, good will to
men."
But Little Dieortfer.
As to the metier nf disorder, Atlanta
passed the quietest Cbriltmss ere and le i
enjoying the most peaceful Christmas day !
known here In many resra.
With nn ahundanrs of bright aonshlne and
crisp, cool nlr, appropriate) to the beautiful
sentiment of the day, everybody seem. Im
bued with good will and happiness, end s, .
a result pear* and good order reign »u-
preme. Altho the police force waa greatly
Increased, In order to meet any possible
emergency, the officers of the law nave had
hut little to do.
At the police station, the Tower anil tho i
Grady Hospital thin Christman Is pronoune- i
nl remarkable for the general peace In the -
cite and the pronounced lack of trouble,
chief Jennings nnd other officials declare
tbla to 1m) the quietest .Christmas they have
ever wltneaaed In Atlanta.
A large number of eaaes were made by
the polk-e.Christmas.
Rre COliri i Ut-Mliy niiriurem, lunuuui| uvui
city mid state offenses. Is 115. None of tho
y onhp# represents sny serions offense*,
its docket will be disposed of by Recorder
...oyle# on Thursday. No session of court
will I hi held on Christmas day.
Few Drunken Men.
It wns fee red In *ome gnsrters that there
would lie n greet deni of drunkenness snd
‘leonler In the crowded street*
...jtht, but those who held to thU
Idee were pleaaantly surprised. Altho the
main Imidne#* thoroughfare* were thronged
until n late hour snd the atores were open,
rompnrfttlvely few drunken men were In ev
idence. In fact, the bnslnees district bore
the appenrnuce of on ordinary buay Satur-
day night.
Thief Jennings. Mayor Joyner and the po
lice commission had taken all necessary pre-
eantloaary measure* and were prepared to
handle any sltuntlon that might arise. The
police commission held a meeting Tuesday
afternoon, at which time Chief Jennings
reported that everything was moving along
smoothly. He stated that he hnd U2 pa
trolmen on active duty and was holding
twenty-four men In reserve. The police are
now working twelve houra and will continue
this extra service thru the holiday#.
No serious accidents of sny kind have
been reported at the Grady Hospital during
the morning, and no accident cases were
received Christmas «tve. The ambulance bad
not a roll during the night.
The snloons are all closed, as usual on
Christmas, and the streets have a rather
deeerted appearance.
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This is the regular edi
tion of The Qeorgian. No
night edition will be is-
sned. Members of The
Georgian force are tak
ing advantage of the half
holiday to enjoy Christ
mas dinner at home.