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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. © NO NIGHT EDITION © © © © © « © © © © © © © © © © © © ® @ © © 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.