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mic ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
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ATLANTA NATIONAL BANK
ATLANTA, GA.
Statement of Condition (Condensed) May 20th, 1907.
Resources.
i-sns and discounts 34,763.187.37
KSt-d States bonds 296,475.00
kfber bonds and stocks..... 401,938.80
Besl estate •••■ 75.000.00
Safety deposit vault, fur
niture and fixtures...... 31,056.45
nve per cent redemption
tend..--.. 10.000.00
rsiii on hand....3515.171.01
fte front banks. 619.683.35-1,134,763.36
Liabilities.
Capital stock 3500,000.00
Surplus and undivided
profit 675.563.80
Circulation 200,000.00
Bills payable 500,000.00
DEPOSITS:
Individual 34,130.133.06
United States.. 186,077.67
Banks 620,636.45-4,836,847.03
36.713,410.88
36.712,410.88
IS/milEIL
PLEADED GOUT!!
KILLEDJUSBAND
The Pretty Artist’s Model
Thrust Nail File Into
His Brain.
you ARE INVITED TO CALL OR CORRESPOND WITH US.
$11.25 RICHMOND, V A., RMum $11.25
via
Southern Railway
Tickets on sale May 26 to 30th; limited June 11. Extension
of final limit can be had until July 6,1907.
TWO TRAINS DAILY.
Lv. Atlanta 12:15 noon . 12:15 midnight
Ar. Richmond 6:55 a. m. 8:40 p. m.
Through Pullman Sleeping Oars Atlanta to Richmond.
Phones 142 and 2199.
• - No. 1 Peachtree Street
Ticket Office,
Ticket Office,
• New Terminal Station
Phone 4900.
STEEL 'IRUST IS CHARGED
WITH MANY R. R. WRECKS
New York, May 23.—That the Steel
trust Is deliberately making rails of
Inferior quality and Is thereby respon
sible for the Increase In railroad acci
dents Is the charge brought by the
Scientific American and other technical
publications. The Scientific American
explains the trust has been using a
lower grade of ores high In phosphorus
and making steel too brittle.
The railway Gaiette sums up and
says the trust "knowingly makes rails
which break and kill people."
The Iron Age, In speaking for the
manufacturers, claim the breaks are
caused by higher speed and greater
weights, but flgures upsetting this
claim are published showing that 80-
pound rails, made five or ten years ago,
are giving better service now than new
100-pound rails.
CORE! MAY RESIGN
STEEL TRUST JOB
Pttsburg. Pa., May 23.—If IV. E.
Corey leaves the United States Steel
Corporation it will be to become asso
ciated tvlth Charles M. Schwab In the
Bethlehem Steel Company. This Is the
latest report among local' steel men.
Schwab, when In the city last Monday,
Is said to have expressed himself em
phatically to Intimate friends on the re
cent attteks on President Corey.
Last night when the rumors of Co
rey’s resignation was suggested to
President Alva C. Dinkey, of the Car
negie Steel Company, Mr. Dinkey said
tmphatlrally: *‘T do not think there
will be tiny new president of the steel
corporation. In my opinion Mr. Corey
will remain In the presidency for a long
time to come."
CUBAN GOVERNOR
TO STOP STRIKE
Havana, Cuba, May 33.—Through the
nterventlon of Governor Magoon, It
u expected that the strike of cigar-
HELDTOWIFE’SBOBY
AS BOTH DROWNED
Augusta, Ga., May 33.—With his
right hand clutched around the left
ankle of his wife In the bottom of the
Augusta canal. Captain Harold T. An
derson. who with his wife was drown
ed here, was found yesterday. As his
body was being dragged to the surface
of the water his hold to his wife broke
loose just as they reached the surface
and she fell back, to be carried rapidly
down stream again, and so far all ef
forts to locate her remains have proven
futile. A reward of 350 was offered
by the father of the deceased man for
the recovery of the body of Ills son and
daughter-in-law and large numbers of
people have been searching for them.
The body of Captain Anderson was
brought to the city late yesterday aft
ernoon and embalmed and It will be
held until his wife’s body Is recovered.
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PRESBYTERIANS INDORSE •
THE ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
By REV. GEORGE MACK.
Columbus,. Ohio, May 23.—After one
of the most spirited of debates, lasting
over two hours, the Presbyterian as
sembly came to a decision on the tem
perance question.
The last assembly declined to offi
cially recognise the Anti-Saloon
League, on the ground that as It went
Into politics the church should not
commit itself to political action. The
assembly's permanent committee on
temperance had. during the year, led In
organising the Interchurch Temper
ance Council and In Pennsylvania this
had opposed the Anti-Saloon League.
The league has too many friends In
the Presbyterian church, and Its effi
ciency Is too great, to be thus dealt
with. It was evident that this assem
bly must untie the knot.
Since saloon men charged that the
Presbyterian church had rejected the
Anti-Saloon League and Its work, the
assembly yesterday gave It a vote of
confidence. It did not commit Itself to
the lengue, but promised co-operation
"consistent with Its constitution.” That
means that as a church It can not co
operate In political movements, but
that as Individuals the league has the
support of all Presbyterians.
On the other hand, the assembly In
structed Its permanent committee not
to interfere, either directly or through
the Interchurch Council In political
movements, as In Pennsylvania. Its
work must be educational.
A most enthusiastic report on-home
missions was read by Dr. Elmore, of
Chattanooga, and adopted. IQ calls for
31,100.000 for this year. Its special
features are work In the Southwest,
Cuba, Alaska, among Immigrants; In
evangelistic work and In the bureau
of labor and the church.
The committee on help for the San
Francisco churches were empowered to
raise 1126.000 more for the work In that
stricken city.
PRETTYHOUSE MAIDiS“RA7”
HELD $2,545 STOLEN GEMS
New York, May 23.—When Annie
Coopersteln, a maid employed In the
home of Theodore Simon, a manufac
turer, was arrested last night.on sue-
plclon of having stolen 32,545 worth of
Jewelry, she looked the personification
of Innocence. The matron at the police
station noticed, however, that there
was an unusual bulge to the girl's
front hair, and decided to Investigate.
Cleverly concealed In the "rat" under
pretty Annlo's blond locks was found
the missing property. The matron
pulled out, one nfter the other, a dla.
mond sunburst worth 31.000, a diamond
neck chain, three diamond- rings,
band ring and a lady's gold watch.
Fortune of$350,000,000
FOR 400 AMERICAN HEIRS
"GOLDIE" NEIL.
This Is a picture of the pretty
artist's model who pleaded guilty
In Connecticut to killing her hus
band by ntabblng him In the eye
with a nail file. She was sentenced
to the penitentiary.
makers In Havana will be ended soon.
Some manufacturers have already
agreed to the demand that the work
men be paid In American money, In
stead of Spanish ’ gold, and working
conditions will be Improved. The trust
held out against such a concession.
New York. May 23.—“Goldie" Neil,
the pretty New York artists' model and
actress, self-confessed slayer of her
husband, Joseph Nell, was taken from
the county jail at Bridgeport to the
Connecticut state prison, Wethersfield,
today to begin herjndetormlnate sen
tence of from five'to nine years Im
prisonment.
plea of guilty of manslaughter
brought her trial before Justice Wheel
er In the superior court at Bridgeport
to an abrupt end and possibly saved
the young woman from more severe
punishment, as she was under Indict
ment for murder In the first degree.
The state's attorney announced his
willingness to accept a plea of guilty
In the minor degree of homicide, and
the woman's lawyer quickly took ad
vantage of the opportunity to save her.
Goldie Nell’s lips trembled and her
voice was scarcely audible as she stood
up before Justice Wheeler and con
fessed her guilt. Hardly had the words
passed her lips when her quivering
limbs failed her and she sank uncon
scious to the floor of the court room.
The state's attorney accepted the
statement of the defense as to the man
ner In which “Goldie” Nell killed her
husband.
"Ooldle" Nell told how she had
tried to push her husband away from
her with an umbrella, and In defend
ing herself, and the point entered his
brain.
Justice Wheeler evidently did not be
lleve this version of the story, although
the prosecution accepted It as true and
agreed to a plea of guilty of man
slaughter.
In passing sentence, Justice Wheeler
Oil City, Pa., May 23.—Mrs. James
H. Downing and her two brothers, Her.
mann and Charles Hyde, hare been
legally notified they are joint heirs to
an estate of 3360,000,600, held In the
chancery court of England. The for
tune has been held by Englandjfor 240
for fifteen years. Thsre are
In America William Hyde, founder of
elled to
the fortune, was compelfi
estate was
chancery court
charge by tha
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OPEN SHOPS" INDORSED
BY NATL MANUFACTURERSJ
New York, May 23.—The National
Association of Manufacturers of the
Un(ted States voted yesterday In fa
vor of a revision of the tariff at the
earliest opportunity, and the negotia
tion of more reciprocal treaties,
A lively debate preceded the vote,
upon the acceptance of the report of
the committee on tariff and reciprocity.
The committee based Its recommenda
tions on n poll of the 3,000 members of
the association. Of the total number
replying, 66 per cent declared for Im
mediate revision, while 20 per cent ex
pressed a "Hands off’ sentiment. Eight
per cent believed that the time for re
vision had not arrived and the other
17 per cent expressed Indifference or
made non-committal answers.
The effort to table ther report was de
feated and It was adopted as reported.
The mass of resolutions adopted by
the association on this, the closing day
of Its convention, Included Indorsement
of the open shop and Industftal educa
tion.
The association re-elected James W
Van Cleave, of St. Louis, president, and
F. H. Stillman, of New York, treasurer.
The convention closed last night with a
banquet.
Charles W. Prouty, member of the
Interstate commerce commission, ad
dressing the association, said the gov
ernment should exercise some direct
contrql over tha capital accounts of the
railroads, and that It Is probable Inter
state railways should be valued by the
government.
He said;
"Government regulation Is Itself on
trial. Regulation, must be sufficiently
strong to choke the cry for national
operation. I am nqt asking that addi
tional powers be conferred upon the In
terstate commerco commission. We
must create a department of railways,
which should be charged with that part
of the railway regulation which I
properly administrative and executive.
Some $20 Suits
Exceptionally Good Values
Here’s a line of Suits at twenty dol
lars that we believe you won’t equal in
town under twenty-five.
' Two and three-piece styles in very
newest and most fashionable patterns—
grays, browns, blues—checks, stripes and
overplaids.
Made of fine worsteds, crashes, serges
and novelty mixtures—backed by the
labels of Rogers, Peet & Co. and Hart,
Schaffner & Marx.
See Them in Window.
IN TRAIN WRECK
Track Bucked and Sleeper
Is thrown Into
Ditch.
MRS, SACLIE FBEENEY
REIWOVEDTOEASTMAN
Will Plead Self-Defense
When Placed on Trial
Charged With Murder. *
Cincinnati, Ohio, May 23.-rOne wom
an was killed, one fatally and two dan
gerously Injured, while twenty other
passengers were •lightly hurt yeater- - . ... —
... nh ,„ for the pa»t several days preparing the
day when the Chesapeake and Oh o cajie r > bccn , lnted th £J (h * at .
Special to The Georgian.
Macon. Ga., Mny 33.—Mrs. Salllc
Frecney, who has been confined In the
Bibb county jail for tome time, was
taken to Eastman Wednesday morn
ing, where she la to be placed on trial
for the murder of W. P. Harrell. At'
torney John R. Cooper, who la defend'
Ing Mrs. Harrell, has been In Eastman
Copyright 1907 by
wart Schaffner tsf Marx
Daniel Bros. Co.
L. J. DANIEL, President.
45-47-49 Peachtree Street
flyer was wrecked at Lawrence Creek.
Tho sleeper was thrown Into the ditch
by the buck'lbg of the track under It.
Tho accident occurred between Bash-
care and South Ripley, Ky.
The Injured were taken to Mayes
vltte and Cincinnati.
Dead:
MRS. MARY L. HALSEY, MIL
WAUKEE.
Fatally Injured:
Mrs. Laxarre, St. Louis.
Dangerously Injured:
Ironton Kelly, Ashland, Ky.
Mrs. Van Rlge, Plkevllle, Ky.
Slightly Injured'
Judge Halsey and Lawrence Halsey,
Milwaukee: Mrs. James Gerwln. Cin
cinnati; Mr. and Mrs. Van Valkenburg,
Huntsville, Ala.: Miss Ellen Van Val
kenburg, Huntsville, Ala., M. K. Smith,
Pittsburg. Pa.; R. J. Allen, Pullman
porter, Richmond. Va.; Miss Kate Mos-
by Covington, Ky.; George Sterns. Cin
cinnati; Thomas Hanson, Chicago; B.
Frank, Portsmouth, Ohio; Mrs. Burke,
Ashland. Ky.; B. L. Burke. Ashland,
Ky.; Miss Margaret Mayo, Ashland,
KY: D. P. Davis, special mall agent,
Cincinnati; J. Barhold, Baltimore, Md.,
Ranfleld, Cincinnati, Ohio.
WHY DID ENSIGN
KILL HIMSELF?
Washington. Mey 23.—Kssctly why Alfred
T. Ilrlsblu. of the United States cruiser
Tacoma, killed btmself on lioanl hie vessel
at Guantanamo. Cuba, probably never will
lie publicly known. If the reason for
Us shoe"— *■'—*'* '
lennrtn
public.
said: "If It Is true that this woman.
In defending herself, really used an um
brella, and the tragedy occurred, as she
described It, she should be free. If.
on the other hand, she used a nail flle
to kill her husband with, she should
^jJevertheless,' Justice Wheeler tem
pered Justice with mercy. He dis
charged the Jury, accepted the woman's
pica and Imposed a sentence of not less
than five years nor more than nine
years to prison.
torney for the defendant will plead
"self-defense,” and hopes to clear tho
defendant on these grounds.
Mrs. Frecney thinks without a doubt
that she will come clear, aa she claims
that she was forced to shoot to protect
herself from the man.
FIND NO TRACE *
OF P. 0. ROBBERS
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., May 1J.—Post-
office Inspectors seem powerless to cope
with the poatoMco robbers who have
been operating all around Chattanooga
during the lost six months. Although
eight postofflees have been robbed In
the boldest manner, neither the govern
ment nor county officers have been able
to get on the trail of the robbers. That
the robberies have been committed by
one gang Is practically certain as the
same methods are used every time. The
latest work of the gftng was done Tues
day night when the postoffice at South
Pittsburg was robbed of money and
stamps to the value of several hundred
dollars.
SHERLOCKS FOLLOW
PUSHCART TRAIL
By following the trail of a push cart
early Thursday morning. Police Cap
tain Beavers and Policemen Dunton
and Smith found a lot of goods stolen
by burglars from Hopkins’ grocery
store, at West End avenue and Lee
street, and arrested two negroes, broth
ers, on the charge of burglary.
The accused negroes are Otle and Ed
Moore, who conduct a store at Hum
phries and Peters streets, at whlcn
place the stolen goods were found. The'
booty had been hauled away from the
Hopkins store by the burglars In a
push cart, the tracks leading the offi
cers to the Moore store, fully three-
quarters of a mile distant.
The booty consisted of nine hams, a
50-pound tub of lard, and a lot of to
bacco and clgnts. The Moot* brothers
deny they committed the burglary, de
claring the stolen goods were left at
their store by another negro.
ANOTHER BUNCH OF
FRIDAY BARGAINS
FIRST FLOOR
40-inch, sheer, close woven
India Linons, fully worth
121-2c, plenty of them at
10<i
40-inch bleached Cambric
Muslin, could not bo bought
today to sell for 12 l-2c, Fri
day,
10c
40-inch Cream and Ecru Cur
tain Scrims, in qualities fully
worth 10c and 12 l-2c, for yd.
6 I-2c
50-inch Mohair Sicilians in all
colors, being sold elsewhere at
65c, here at
" 50c
Another lot of those black vel
vet Ribbons, 10 yards in each
piece, for piece,
' 25c
2,000 yards of very wide and
showy Cambric, Hamburg
Edges and Insertions, for, yd,
10c
Ladies’ extra-sized bleached
Vests, tape neck and arras,
sizes, 7, 8, 9, each
10c
40 dozen misses’, boys’ and
child’s Knit Underwaists,
with adjustable buttons, each
10c
40 dozen ladies’ lace trimmed
Corset Covers and Drawers,
fully worth 35c, for, each,
25c
BALCONY
Ladies’ two-clasp black or
white pure Silk Gloves in two
qualities, 50c and
65c
Ladies’ long brown Silk
Gloves, full elbow lengths and
two buttons, for
- $1.25
Ladies’ long white Silk
Gloves, full elbow lengths,
and Jersey wrists, for
$1.00
SECOND
Ladies’ white Lingerie Waists
in qualities hnd styles shown
elsewhcro at $1.00, for
79c
Ladies’ new style short Ki
monos, fast color lawns,
25c
Ladies’ black silk Eton
Jumpers, good taffeta, for
$2.50
FLOOR
Boys’ Sailor, Eton and Rus
sian Wash Suits, in sizes 3 to
10 years, for
50c
Girls’ Wash Dresses at less
than materials cost.
' 50c
Big line Misses’ Sailors at
50c and Boys’ Straw Hats,
25c
TAYLOR’S, 240 Marietta
DOZIER EECIED
GA, ODDFELLOWS
Officers Chosen at Session
Held Latc'Wedncsday
Afternoon.
Special to The Georgian.
Columbua, Ga, May 8J.—The Grand
Lodge of Georgia, I. O. O. F., elected
the following officer* late yeiterday
afternoon;
J. H. Dosler, of Athene, grand mas
ter.
T. Blalock, of Valdosta, deputy
grand master.
J. P. Davis, of Rome, grand warden.
J. S. Tyson, of Savannah, grand sec
retary.
T. A. Cheatham, of Macon, grand
treasurer.
R. T. Daniel, of Grlffln, grand repre
sentative.
They will appoint officers today.
Rebekaht Elect Officer*.
The Georgia state assembly. Daugh
ters of Rebekah, at the afternooh ses
sion yesterday, elected the following
f fleers; .
President, Mrs. Settle Lou Carly, of
Macon.
Vico president. Mrs. Amanda L.
Moore, of Fltigerald.
Grand warden, Mrs. Lula J. Cumbeo,
of Atlanta.
Grand treasurer, Mrs. Ida Rhodes, of
Atlanta. . ....
These officer* were Installed this
morning and the president appointed
the subordinate officers.
Pest Grand Presidents.
There were three past grand presi
dents In attendance on the assembly,
vis: Mrs. Fannie Cook, of Atlanta;
Mr*. L. J. Cumbta, of Atlanta, and
Mrs. Hattie L. Buttles, of Smyrna.
The competitive drill among the
teams of the general assembly was held
last night st the armory hall.
Lodge Confers Dsgree.
Barnes Lodge degree team, of Atlan
ta, conferred the third degree on sev-
eral candidates at the Webeter hall last
night. The team did good work and
are a clever set of gentlemen.
INDIA’S RULERS
ARE CRITICISED
Moscow, May 23.—A sensation haa
been caused by the charge of Profes
sor Oserolf, of Moscow University, that
millions ars being stolen from, or
ndersd, by the government, while
the people ere starving. The ministry
can not even allow I rente a day to
save the thousands who are perishing.
In addition, millions of acres of land
have been given to favored persons.
WHITE ORGANIZER
CHARGED $25 PER
HEAD FOR SOCIETY
Cut Down His Prices, But
Failed to Catch Pitts
burg Negroes. . ,
A new departure In the “fleecing”,
game came to light Thursday morning
when Chief Turner, of the county po
lice, rccelvsd Information that a white
man, whos* name and whereabouts are
yet unknown, Is circulating among the
less educated negroes of Atlanta seek
ing to organise them Into a “society"
for the purpose of "bettering their con
dition."
The only requisite to membership In
this organisation Is the payment of tho
paltry sum of 336.
It Is said that the etranger has been
visiting many negroes In Atlanta and
has sought to Induce thorn to become 1
members of hts "aoclety" by telling j
them that when they organise they will \
then be In position to strike tor high- |
er wages and can command their own j
price for labor.
It Is also said that this Moses who J
has come out of the white race to the !
tempted to secure from 1
bershlp fee more readily by holding out
promises of revolt against tho white
race, which "can be done more suc
cessfully when they are organised."
Had the benevolent Individual begun
his operations on a smaller scale and
charged a more moderate fee for Initia
tion Into his "order” he might have
been able to fleace a few of tho unsus
pecting negroes of a few hundred dol
lars and then made hla exit. But In this
way he unsuspectingly laid the trap for
his own undoing.
The etranger held a meeting In Pitts
burg last Bunday at which time ho un
folded his plan* and made known hi*
“price.”
The fee of 335 staggered and appalled
the comprehension of the negroes who
were approached, and consequently
there was nothing doing.
Finding that hla plans were about to
fall, the stranger began to scale down
the price until he had reached the limit
of a quarter. At this point tho humor
of the situation appealed to one of the
negroee present at the meeting and he
laughed.
The would-be leader became enraged
when he found that he was being
mocked by the pe<Ve for whom he was
laboring and the meeting was broken
up by the attempt of the leader to
break the head of thf negro who
laughed.
It Is said the etranger wears a leath
er collar end Is tall and alim. The
county police are most anxious to make
his acquaintance and are going out of
their way to bring about a meeting.
4%
Interest Compounded, Allowed In Our
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
On and After January 1,1907
TH E NEAL BANK
E. H. THORNTON, President.
W. F. MANRY, H. 0. CALDWELL, F. M. BERRY,
Vice President. Cashier. Ass’t Cashie
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