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l’HE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. *'1:1 DAY. XOVKJJBfJI 13 (Jntermeyer Has Pre pared Case Against insurance Men. Police Commissioner Starts a Rigorous Investigation. See York. Nov. 30.—Samuel enter, j meyer. rounwl for the Internationa! j York. Nov. So.—Police-Comiuts- p.ilies' Holder*' committee, which has today began a most „ ticket In the fleld for trustees of the , < !™ u " ,nVM tl*nll.->n, It was repotted Xcv. York Life Insurance Company lo 1 ’“•"htiai'ter*, Into certain particu* upp.nl;Ion to the administration tlckst ! a ‘ ; acls which have developed In te ll preparing a case against sontt off* sr ‘’ 10 ,Ue charges on which Enrico the company* officials In which he | 1 '■«» arrealad, ahd also ordered Will charge that ballots have been j >he police to dm! Mrs. Adam Stanhnhe fatged In. groat number* and voted lot the • ;irr. Graham" who ra. the aimlnlstration candidates, i charge. made the ‘ The renewed search for Mrs. Htan- : hope v.as for the purpose of a police Inquiry, It was said, and not to prepare a ense against Uaraao, to be presented jin court fallowing the great tenor's j appeal. ; The pjiice commissioner himself ! tvants to question the woman, accord* , Ing (» today's report. It was learned today that Adam Stan- i the woman's husband, Informed | his counsel. Leonard Bronner, of 309 .. M Broadway, In tvhove employ Mw. Stan- Frank \\. Patterson, warrant clerk tn ; hope was formerly, that Jeremiah Me- to* city comptroller'.-, offlre. has re* \ I'&rthv. the only witness which corrob- turned, after an absence i f ten day* In ; orated Policeman Gann's story In court, (’allfnnla. wat not In the monkey house when Ca- Mr. Patterson left ostensibly to go to mso was arrested, nor Immediately Sr.il Francisco. Incidentally, he stopped before. timl tnat he did not appear as over in Los Angeles for a few da vs. a .7*^ "* lintl * 1)10 P° llc ® In dim* i"'“.m 1 wui 1 h m'."*'0”le n M “ joncT’', 1 ? ! V P ? U “' ‘ Tmmlsslonsr also wants S.iip nun Miss Ut.le M. Jones, of t» Inveslignte the statement of Mrs. Stannope, that t’aptaln Stephenson told leporto her sr.c need not kIcc her real name • : and need not appear in court. CARUSO, FAMOUS TENOR, LEAVING COURT AT THE CLOSE OF'HIS RECENT TRIAL AND CONVICTION FOR INSULTING A WOMAN >* Anffelc*. Incidentally. Mr. Patterson hat lm forgot to go to 'Frlsct SAYS SHE WAS DRUGGED WHEN WEDDED MIZNER Widow of Charles Yerkes to Sue For Divorce. New Volk. Nov. 3u.—Wilson M toner "as indignant today when Informed that his wife, Mrs. Charles Ye'rkcs- Mlrner. was to Institute proceedings f'»r rMvorce. alleging that she had beer drugged at the time o? the marriage. 'There will be a sensation yet unless thssc lawyers keep out of our affairs,” *ahl Mtoner. ‘Ut . will he up to me to make a few statements shortly. an*l "hen I do cut loose I'll tell some things dirt'll make these lawyers wish they 1;hiI kept Inactive." Representatives of Mrs. Mlzncr. who h nenk and III in Chicago as a result of n ojics of »|/erAtlons, were In New ! York today, it was learned by the , Heurst NVv.s Service, to get deposi tions from witnesses of her marriage to Wilson Mtoner, as the first step in a s'Uit for divorce. Mrs. M toner. through her attorneys, has now made the startling charge that she waa • drugged when she married M toner. It liar been learned that a most Im portant deposition from one of the wit* nesses of the marriage In Neu* York has already been secured by one of Mrs. Yerkes-Mtoner's lawyers. This lawyci Is Willlatp H. Johnson, of Chicago. Tie found the witness, who Is an actor in Allentown. Pa. After getting this wit* ness’ sworn statement he formulated the charges which Mrs. Yetkes-Mlxner is prepared to make as the basis of hot suit for divorce. This Is Mrs. Yerkes’ statement: “I am Mrs. Charles T. Yerkes, If you wiil. I will never be called Mrs. Wilson Mtoner again—never. I care nothing for him: he has brseeched me to take, him buck. I found the horrible mis take I have made. The /nan was aft*? my money. I am done with him for ever." BLA CK CREPE HANGS FROM OFFICES AND TERMINAL STATION Railroad Men Mourn Death of Great Head of Great System—Officials Hurry to Washington to Assist in Funeral. Local ticket offices — .... Pi—.—— _ . the big Atlautn Toruihml 8t.itUrn were?* 1 *'' Joined ftt Lnhi, On., by llnmp McV.. .broadal In ..rape K»Ms, ».-min* In honor of lb. memory of Samuel R. S|w»oer. pro.- ] 1o in arranging Ibc mini delnll, Idout of the Houthern railway, ahccc tragic | of the faucial, dentil In a wreck on his own toad Thursday I .Other high officials details the HontUeni In morning shocked the entire country. ' ! *53 A f min'frow — * *'* On this prt the Employees of a local undertake;* works ^ until late Thursday night draping the new i train'was C» IL Aekeii/fourl.. ticket office. of tbo Mcnthern In tbs Peter., dent Slid K^nornl uwnsr-r ef the Southern. amt other officials who had been out on the lllit t r» Whan . Infbrntail Af tl,n building, und the black and whit on the windows ami doors tells of the gen uine sorrow of th? officials and employees lu the !<** of the president of the com pany. The Incident has caused a complete pall to perrade every office of this system, mid only bustuess of direct Importance Is Mitchell street l»c draped In mourning fAr President Spencer. Hundreds of yards of black and white doth have been used for this purpose on tbo big building. Officials Go to Funeral. J. 8. B. Thompson, general agent of the outliern In Atlanta, and Hamuei P. Inman, a director of the Southern, left at noon orer Mobile division. When • Informed of the death of the president of the road they gave up all business and returned to the capital city. Delayed trains Nos. 35 and 37. due In Thursday, were taken off and the schedule the ofiS! ■■■■PHHHhs trains wore brought Into Atlanta on Friday's regular No. ». doe to arrive at 3:S0 a. m. Tills train nrrtved at the AtlantA Terminal Sta tion at 7:56 n. lu. Only a few passengers thetr^nmcT. coimdetdy suspended on the could pats. will Im» run regular schedules tbi h officials here think that as it be - CLASSMATES LOVED HIM; JUDGE BEN HILL TALKS OF SPENCER'S SCHOOL DA YS MAN LYNCHED BY GUIDES FOR A TTACKING A WOMAN; CULPRIT HANGED TO TREE Albany. N. Y.. Nov. 2u.—Reports of «•> alleged sensational lynching which r,) »<v place, forty miles from Tupper i.ai c junction are brought hero by a ."am of hunters Just returned from north woods. According to the accounts given by j him up. the hunters, a native attempted to mis treat the wife of one woodsman. Her •creams and cries for help brought to the scene several guides. It Is said that the Infuriated guides took the culprit to n trt-e and strung INDUSTRIES CHARTERED DURING I HE PASI WEEK SPENCER’S DEATH IS A GREAT LOSS, of r cub lent 8a mad Hpeijeer, In* terrible manner in s shocked me ns it bit:, •aid Governor Terrell ORGANIZED LABOR EXPRESSES GRIEF 10 '•Tito deal ami particularly which It came, bn all Htif country," Friday. *ile wag n wonderful man: one of iht grent mejitul giants Industrially of our dnv. Of coarse, the vast system over nhlH. hi, wulu, prnMjst *>,'»«?I “on behalf ot ihe Atianm IVdcrnUon but there I, no piliiMylti* that he will be of Tradee. lepiesentlng the labor or- ' *nnl*atlon* of title clt.v. we extend to •Buell, Itoritu. 1 .,.,,,11,. ...,, Picture from d snapshot of Big- nor Enrico Caruso leaving York- vllle court at the close of Ills trial on It charge of Insulting Mrs. Han nah Graham lit Central park. The picture shows the tenor carrying one of the many bouquets sent to him by friends during the proceed- Inns. At the bottom Is a court sketch showlnsr Cnruso weeping when his counsel, ex-Judge Ultten- hoeffer. In summing up his case, declared that tho singer tvns the victim of a police plot. ATLANTAN ’8 STORY OF AWFUL WRECK Continued From Pags One. 'No. f was not a chtseuiatc of I'resldcul Samuel Hpeueer. but 1 was nt the Univer sity «f the same thm* ttud knew him well," aaid Judge It. li. Hill Friday lu reply to n query* ••President Speuepr belonged to the cI.ihs of 1SG7, while l.graduatiHl III ISflD. Tl*it. ns I •ay. I knew him Inrtmntetly. and lilt U«*«th has proven a profound shock to me. Hr stood first Ju ids graduating class, which was an achievement because there were many brilliant young fellows In tuat class. "Krorybody lu college lov«wl Hain Spencer, and oven then a great career was predicted for him. If Is ttiiiid was clear. logical and brilliant. We believed* great things of him. mid none who were In college nt tbst time were surprised afterwards when 8am 8pen- reln toward the g:»u Went of the country. ........... ally by Ids native state, and the dsrelop- went nud prosperity of Georgia, particu larly. delighted him. 1 sincerely mourn Ids tragic and untimely death." Mr. John l\ Fort and Mr. Frank B. Kills, of Atlanta, were classmates of President Rpenccr. STUDENT'S OF UNIVERSITY MOURN SPENCER'S DEA TH ill miss him i 2 d -a n -- on ,hr um,mp|y nriprlcH of the South' his wife mid son COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS nothing until he found himself In tlic Atlanta man's state room. Cer Cut In Two. The private cor was cut completely In two parts anil the sides were dragged along and then plied high In the nlr ugalnst the roach preceding the private car. So high In the nlr tvns tlilH wreckage piled that when he first went out of Ills car Into the dim curly morning light Mr. Cuestn thought It tvao a water tank. Eventually the progress of the flumes w as stopped by the arrival of «n engine from Lynchburg, which drew the coaches not already on lire away from the wrecked engine and burning bag gage car. Mr. t'ucstn now ha, a large lump on Ihe side of Ills bend where ho wus The Atlanta Federation..of Trade* hit by the falling gins* globe nnd Ills joins In the mourning for President wrists were somewhat sprained when Spencer. At a called meeting of tho h . c ,' va " thrown through the door of hl» executive committee tVcdneadbv elehi ’ ,,a,r ,Ic "old. however, that he executive committee "ennesauj night wgK nol at „„ hurt AIK| whan ,„lklng resolutions of regret were adopted and n) ,„ut the wreck he tried to minimise the following telegram of sympathy the work of rescue that lie did and/was extremely modest hi Ills recital. “One thing that Impressed me.’' said Mr. Cuesta, “uas the manner In which Ihe negro porters who were not hurt ucted. They did nothing nnd ap- pen red too horrified and dnsed to assist •In the work of rescue. What was done nt first was done by the passenger, and the train crew." Message to Wife. As soon as he could get to u tele graph station Mr. Cuostu sent a mes sage to hi* wife telling her ho was safe Special to The Georgian. Athens. Oa., Nov. So.—The faculty and students of the University of Oeor. gla mount President Samuel Spencer’s death. On account of the Thanksgiv ing holiday no official action was taken. Chancellor Barrow says that the facul. ty will meet to arrange for appropriate exercises. The chancellor soys Mr. Spencer tvas one of the most generous, loyal and distinguished sons of the uni versity. FIRST RAIL VIA YPRESIDENT KILLED ON HIS OWN ROAD President Samuel Spencer, of the Southern railway, who was hilled on Thanksgiving day at Lawyers, Vo.. In it wreck, was the first railroad president In the history of railways In the United States who met death In an accident on Ills own road. , «’«* sent to Mr*. Spcnccr: •O foewsnt "Mrs. Samuel Spencer. Netv York: » luiwnil** “I In twxls.rlf Ailo.ito l.'.wL.w. I I SISTERS OF MR. SPENCER LEA VETO AI TEND FUNERA L j you ami your family our slncerest nym* V PPROPR1 VTTOM ' men under his control found him al- A AiY/A iUiii iVii wavs i-pfldv to listen to nn iLtmoul nml Continued From Pago Ons. -The •Special to The Georglun. ''hattanoogn, Tenn., Nov. 30.- » r 'v Industries established In thr Swuhern states during the week are "hoivn by the attached list reported P> Th’ Tradesman through authentic ' Ismaels, The list does not Include the brer list of small Industries which, In ihe aggregate, arc a very con*ld<yw kb Item In the progress of the South, Tho Tradesman' a* follows? Alabama. '"man's Store—310.0V0 lumber mill. Birmingham—|«,l)00 lumber com- batty. , North Carolina. ! Morrisvllle—JUS,000 cotton mill. Tarboro—IS“.»00 land company, j U'ndesli'iio—ISO,000 hind coiiiprinj - . | Staley—(35,000 chair factory. Bessemer City—Cotton mill, j Gold 11111—31.000.000 mining com- I pan}'. South Carolina. Marlon—350.000 lumber company, rimers—jto ooo lumber company, i Spartanburg—110,000 development list for the week Is I company. Tenntscss. , Chattanooga—35,000 wood fiber plus ter company. Nashville—320,000 land company. John.Min city—Lumber company. Paint hock—310.000 flume and trana- •k rtnilon company. ' Bull’s Gap—35.000 canning factory. Memphis—315,000 lumber end inarm factoring company: 330,(toe lumber company. Harrlman—320,000 lumber an.! mm Ing company. Bristol—$15,0*0 bottling works (’llnton—3S.000 bottling works. Georgia. Ailanta—330,000 mining company: ' “i.oon wheel factory; mining com- i 1 'ty: $30,000 leather company. ' iikustB—3100,000 fertiliser factory. 1 a' rencevllle—310,000 guano fact 'ty. tlhan.v— Laundry. * 1 ulumbus—Bottling works. • - \"ive*lor-—Telephone, syelcm. t'KXTRAL RAILWAY j 0 "' 0RO | J n‘CHARLOTTE 0 REVIVAL >IAV ffiV5% T 0 ^hSiT'srrrw. IT-—The ROAD I O MAtUft rival sen-ices being rondumed by Ke\. • — \v. K. Walker, of Atlanta. In the 3’lrst { Baptist church here, are attracting' ' large number* of people of all denomi nations, and Ihe Interest Is Increasing i*{'“cbd to The Georgia"' Macon. Ga„ Nov. 30.—The central "dlway will double track between t)t!s »nd Atlanta at a very early date. It Is stated. This InrorQiatl <p comes pretty *' 1 .tight, and the work will be started J"'! as soon is necessary arrangement.', '»(: be made. h Is pnderstood that the surveying 1 V ty has already started from Hope- v II". eight miles this side of Atlanta. ■""I will make Its way to this city as i : Mdly as possible. COLONEL EDWARDS BETTER: HE MAY NOW RECOVER. *' "."1 lo The Georglsn. , - '(.Timali, Ga.. Nov. St.—t'oloiicl BdwstUs, ' 'her .if linn. Charles ti. Edwards, who •slued n fraetnre of Ids I"- several (lays •I- nfur several weeks sti *“i 1st a permauebt nipple. Rev. Lon G. Broughton, of Atlanta. ,i expected to arrive soon to take up the work which has been Inaugurated l» his co-laborer. WORK TO BE STARTED W ON MONTREAT HOTEL. .Special lo The Gcoigtao. Charlotte, N. (’.. Nov. 30.—Dr. J. It. Hone non, ot tbl* city, who I* at the head of the Monlreat Mountain Asso ciation. has returned front that place and announces that work will soon be started on the handsome new hotel and open-air auditorium and that the com- tt.lttee In charge has selected as super- Inttndem of construction John Hill, formerly of Norfolk, w ho I" the builder „l 1 of n ntmtbcr ot church edifices In title *eciiuii. prodiiction In tho twenty rltlts upon by Mr. Hall." Expert Engineer. Thto led to the discussion of the ' system feasibility of having on electrical and mechanical engineer look into then* matters nnd determine Just what tin.' cost of production would be here, and for how much the cKv could furnish gu » to consumers. •Tills," said Alderman Qullllan. Tn :* business proposition, not a politic*! one. If wo can furnish or produce gas cheap er than the private company, then Jt’r up to us to make an effort to do so. If wo can't, we might Just ns well let it alone." , , ... Alderman Key concurred In this. Hay ing that If Investigation showed the gun companv was furnishing light as cheaply’ms could the city, why there was nothing else to be done. ••If on the other hand/ said Mr. Key. ••the investigation proves tho contrary, then we have something definite •- death of your husband. .Mr, h'amuel Spencer, whom we admired In life and now mourn In death. (Signed) “JEROME JONES, "President." There was always friendliness be* tween President Spencer and the lead* - cm of the unions. The organized work- (nna well and she got this telegram be* fore the extra editions of the newspa* pern reached her telling of the wreck. Another to think of hto fatally imme diately was tho private secretary, and ns soon as his burned hands and face hud been bandaged by Mr. Cuestu, he called for a telegraph blank and sent messages to his wife *. nfi mother. T have traveled all over the United States." concluded Mr. Ouesta, “and have been In Europe und all over the West Indies, but this wreck was the worst I ever saw, und ! trust 1 shall never experience such rights again. My only regret is that my stout friend und myself wore not able to get the body to which that protruding hand belonged out of the debris before the fire drove way* ready to listen to an appeal nnd received courteous treatment at Ids hards. If ho could not always accede to the demands of the union, at least he acted squarely with organizations. The telegram sent by the federation expressed the feeling of organized la bor toward the ^rreat head of a great SEND MESSAGE OF Mr*. -Frank E. C’sllowfty, of Atlanta, and Mrs. Stanford K, Moses, iislf-slsters of President Samuel Spencer* left Atlanta on Thursday tiff ftt for Washington to attend Ida funeral. Mrs. Moses Is the wife of Lieutenant Moses of the United Htstes ntry and wo* visiting her sister, Mrs. Cslloway, when the new* of I'reslUeut Spencer'* destli ws* received. . Frauk K. Galloway, husband of Mrs. Cab luwny, haa ticen Identified with the railroad business for a number At yean, until n* ••ently, when be Iwcame assorlatvl wit u Oliver brother*, construction contractor*. Mr. and Mrs. Calloway live on East Four- FEAR OF CAUSING WRECK DRIVES MAN TO SUICIDE Cincinnati, Ohla. Nov. 30.—Constant fear that lie would make a mis take that would cause a wreck and death to man)-, drove James Oliver I’afe. ngedMO, day foreman in the Baltimore and Ohio railroad yard, to blow his brain* out. SAM'L SPENCER'S DEATH BRINGS SORRO WTO MA CON Tin* following lut* bei*n uitdre«*od t«* Mr*. Samuel Spencer, New York city, l»y the of ficer* of the Atlnutn innciiiiiiMt*; Allautti Lodge No. I, International Asso us a way. Mr. Cuesta has been a citizen of At lanta for over twenty years, although his business Interests are In Havana t nnd Tampa, Fla. fie is n native of Hpuin, but he has lived In America for many years. He is well .known tn At lanta. especially among M^ttc Hhrin* era mid Elks. work on: we have a foot^nff und can » ^intlou of Machinist*, in nevsiou. Instructed proceed to take steps looking to muni* - «officers to convey to yon anil yonr family «~-.i n' the ra* and electrl. t|ie!r sincere sympathy nud condolence in your bereavement In the death of your husband. Mr. Samuel Spencer. We knew him n* «»ur friend in life and Join with you in mounting Id* death. • II. F. GAItflBTT, President, T\ II. EAVES, Secretary." The iiinchlnlst* met TliurtMlay night lit the hall of •!)•• Atlanta Federation of l«*ilK»r. I pal ownership of the g^s and elect!*!- lighting plant." Among those present were Attorney E. Rosser and Mr. H. I*. Parry, THE BEST MAGAZINES AT THE BEST RATES, Every one must keep up with dally events going, on bo rapidly all the time, j If ydu do not read some dally paper f yon are falling behind. If you do not read some good magazine and en joy the literature that hi contained in tnese publications every month you are missing much that hi good. You can secure The Georgian every day m the year, except Sunday, nnd one of the most prominent magazines in America for a little more than the price School Gives Entertainment. Spci-Uil to Tin* Georgian. Aiken. 8. l\. .Nov. ft).-On Wednesday evening Ihe mush- hall of the Academy wa* filled to it* capacity with n iuo*t Apprcrhi. tiro audience, which came to wltm*** the splendid program prepared by the pupil* for the i *le». The value of your name is ! increased if it appears in ! The New Bell Telephone Di rectory. Listings close to- i morrow. Call Contract De-1 partment, Main 1300. ttfsHdal to Tho Georgian. Macon, tin.. Nov. 30,—President Hauiuol Spencer of tho Hon Hum railroad, who was killed In » rn 11 road accident yesterday inot'iiluz near Itlchiiioiid. Vn„ was very well known Iti Mncou, and hi* death cuiimhI a great *l»m*l; to tho IndUMtrlal circles of the dry. To many ot tho railroad men of Ms* psuy with President J. F. Jlaavni of tho Centrnl of (Jeonris ratlrosd. Presldeut Usu- son arrived lu Macon last Octolwr, leaving President Kpencer (n Now York city. While on this tour the two railroad rnagu.it visitiHi many of, the famous Europesu cap- ItnlM nnd spent * most pleasant summer. He la Nat K. Uarri*. of this city, wa* al«M» a very norm friend of President fipencei*. The two went through the Ihilverstty of Prica of Lights Rsduetd. Special to The Georgian. Charleston. 8. i’., Nov. 30.—Charles ton will have cheaper lights ns a re* suit of action taken by city council. I y which n substantial reduction, both In electric nml gn» rates, has been agreed to by the local light corporation. Gua will ultimately be furnished at $1.25 n thousand feet from $1.«3, the present rot*.. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AFTER RASH OEEO. ' F,)*h1jiJ to The Georgian. , N.iv.iunah. Cis., Nov. 3J.—J. It. Clifton, who was shot by bis wife three times through the l»ody yesterday afternoon be cause he came home intoxtcatci) after in. oyster roast given to the uniformed rank Knights of I'ythlas yesterday. Is Improve ! today, ond It Is believed L Mrs. riifton attempted was locked up. will rvcc clde nd *!u The SOUVENIRS TONIGHT New London, t'onn.. No,. 3*. ___ . la-f as.i train from New London to AFTER THE THEATER Battlehorn. Vt., known a* the “boat j — - - train." while runnlmr nt high speed. I AT THE NEW KIMBALL of Th. Georglsn alone, which Is only “ n °P , ’ n ""“ ch nt Mwwrtlle | 34.50 per year. Take advantage : early today and collided with n freight PALM GARDEN, THE I The Oeorglah clubbing offer. You can | train standing on the siding. get The Jeffersonian CWntson's new i ►Irerflen Gretr. of New London, wa* MOST POPULAR PLACE ! magazine) and Tho Georgian one year j f* und dead under Ihe owl In (ho tender. - — Georgian,, 'f hla engine, hi* body (wing horribly I jjj ATLANTA each for the price of The Georgian,, 34.5'). Dv it now. crushed. FLAGMAN WAS SENT BACK TO WA RN ON COMING TRAIN Regarding the Southern' wreck Thursday near Law/ >rt=. Va„ in u-falch President Baniuel Spencer and .seven other |ier«n;i* met death. General founsel Thotn. of the Southern. In an official statement, says that when Mr. Spencer's train tva* about ten mile* south of Lgmchltutg drf.. tlv. eoupIlnK broke and the train parted. "A* soon :i* the accident was discovered.” Alt. Thom lay*, “the engl- neer stopped and sent out a flagman to warn train No. 37. The il man. going back, met tho train, but as It was on » downgrade It was late for the engineer to *top It tnd the locomotive crashed into Mr. S[ en- cer's ear with very tittle of Its velocity reduced. "5Vhy the signal was given lo No. SJ that th# block v : we hnv.- thus far been unnble to secectaln, but that •# a matte, whh h Is Ing Investigated." M