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and warmer tonight; Thursday
clearing and colder.
The Atlanta Georgian
and news
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ATLANTA, CIA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1907.
T>75Tri'C’. In Atlanta..TWO CENTS.
A JLILaEj. on Train,..FIVE CENTS.
Bids Are Pouring Into
Treasury by Every
Mail.
CANAL BONDS TO
SELL ABOVE PAR
$25,000,000 Paid by N. Y.
Banks for Cer
tificates.
Washington, Nov. 20.—Bids for the
2100,000,000 issue of certificates of In
debtedness and the 250,000,000 Panama
canal bonds are pouring Into the treas
ury by every mall.
Both Issues will be oversubscribed.
An enormous number of small In
vestors are Inquiring about the 3 per
cent certificates.
The Panama canal bonds will bring a
handsome premium over par.
At noon today none of the bids re
ceived at the treasury by malt had been
opened. .
A schedule of bids may be started
tomorrow. No reports had yet been re
ceived from the nine sub-treasuries as
to these points. Telegraphic Instruc
tions were aent to them Tuesday morn,
lng and the eub-treasurers have not
yet had time to report.
Allotments will be made as soon as
possible and for subscriptions received
Immediately the secretary of the treas
ury will deliver temporary receipts,
bearing Interest from November 20,
pending delivery of the engraved cer
tificates. There are more bids so far
for 3 per cent certificates than for the
Panama bonds.
Mr. Terrell Directs the
Inquiry to This
Point.
DON’T NEED REBATE
HERE, SAYS GENTRY
Searching Investigation of
Southern Bell Telephone
Continues.
$25,000,000 PAID IN
BY NEW YORK BANKS.
New York, Nov. 20.—Twenty-five
million dollars will be paid by the First
National Bank and several other banks
today to'the United States treasury
in exchange for an equivalent amount
of the new 3 per cent certificates.
This evidences the confidence the big
banks have In the administration'! plan
to relieve the currency shortage.
Reports from other cities state that
money Is being aent to the treasury
In big blocks for the certificates.'
The Indications are that the Issue
will be oversubscribed. Temporary re
ceipts are being given and the money
win be sent to different parts of the
country.
Kept In Circulation.
There Is no Intention of withdraw
ing from circulation the currency Is
sued for the certificates. It la not
probable that much of the purchase
money will be left on deposit here or
redeposited here. As was stated In the
official announcement from Washing
ton, the greatest need for currency Is
felt to be In the financial centers of ths
crop districts, and very likely that
paid by the banks for the certificates
will be deposited In the West and
South, rather than here. It Is the
understanding, however, that praett-
. rally all of the 3100,000,000 which will
be subscribed will be deposited In banks
throughout the country.
NEW YORK BANK
REOPENS ITS DOORS.
New York, Nov. 20.—The Twelfth
Ward Bank reopened Its doors for
business today. The Institution closed
October 24, when the New Amsterdam
National Bank refused to clear for It.
The management Is practically the
same.
With the statement that he could
recall no rebates or special privileges
given In Atlanta, other than for serv
ice rendered, Vice President W. T. Gen
try opened the hearing Wednesday
morning before the railroad commis
sion In the Southern Bell case.
Colonel Gentry made It clear that
i had no knowledge of rebates.
If they actually existed. Later in the
hearing he declared that on January 1,
1908, the Southern Bell would with
draw every free service and special
contract not In accord with the Hep
burn bill, and that the rates everywhere
In Georgia would conform absolutely
tc the schedule of rates Hied with the
commission.
Besides the Bell officials, W. A. Bls-
bee, president, and C. S. Kenyon, as
sistant general manager of the Geor
gia Telephone Company, of Savannah,
were present Wednesday. Shortly
after the hearing opened Councilman
Terrell began questioning Colonel Oen-
try. Ho elicited the Information that
the Bell held exclusive contracts with
the leading hotels, and had one with
the Atlanta Terminal Company, but
had waived It on the request of the
Atlanta Telephone Company.
"Does your company give any re
bates In Atlanta?” asked Mr. Terrell.
"Some cases of exchange of serv
ice. For Instance, newspapers In con
sideration of advertising," was the re
ply.
"Do you give any long distance privi
leges as a special Inducement?"
“None, so far as I know.”
"You say you give no rebates in At
lanta?” persisted Mr. Terrell.
"In consideration for exclusive con
tracts, none. We do rebate, If you
choose to so call it, for the exchange
of privileges, as I have stated.”
"You give no cash rebates?"
"None that I can recall."
"Who would know If you do not?"
"I think I would know before anyono
else,” replied Colonel Gentry, "because
my approval would have to be given.”
At this point General Counsel Chip-
ley stated that the contracts them
selves would be the best evidence. Mr.
Terrell doVbted If the contracts would
Southern Train No. 36
Crashes Into Empty
Cars.
ENGINEER ASKEW
ONLY MAN HURT
Agent Makes Desperate At
tempt to Flag Train, But
Is Too Late.
Continued on Page Eleven.
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The breaking of the lock! and turn
ing two switches by train wreckers at
1:01 o'clock Wednesday morning near
Doravllle, 13 miles from Atlanta, re
sulted In the wrecking of passenger
train No. 86, of the Southern, which
left Atlanta at 13:1$ o'clock.
Engineer William Askew, of Atlanta,
was the only person Injured. He leaped
from-Jile engine and sustained a eon'
tused and sprained ankle.
The passenger was thrown Into i
siding and collided with two empty
freight cars, demolishing both cars and
damaging the engine, two mall cars and
the baggage and express can.
That the results of the wreck were
not more disastrous Is considered re
markable.
Southern railway officials at once
Instituted an Investigation and every
effort possible will be made to appre
hend tne criminals who caused the ac
cident. Railroad detectives are now on
the scene endeavoring to obtain a tan
gible clew.
An Investigation showed that ths
wreckers had broken the locks oil of
the switches at both ends of the Dora-
vllle siding, had thrown the switches,
extinguished the signal lights and car-
Chicago Stands Ready—
Will Atlanta Join Her?
Chicago, November 20.—The banks in this city
are ready to resume a cash basis business at anytime.
The Chicago Clearing House Association yesterday
sent word to New York that this city is ready when
ever New York is willing to take similar action. 1
COLUMBUS, GA., BANKS BEGIN THE WORK.
Columbus, Ga., Nov. 20.—Because of improved conditions, $80,000 of the
Columbus Clearing House Association certificates were retired today.
This is one-fourth of the entire issue of certificates in this city. The Na
tional Bank of Columbus, Home Savings Bank, Fourth National Bank and Co
lumbus Savings Bank retired $20,000 each of the certificates and received back
from the trust the securities they had, deposited with which to secure the certifi
cates.
MARIETTA ST, LOT
AND OLD HOUSE
James L. Hight Buys Prop
erty Through A. J.
McBride & Co.
For $440 por front foot James L. flight
has purchased from C. W. Hunnleutt the
at 107 Marietta street, upon which stands
old brick house, one of Atlnntu a land
marks.
The deal was cloned Wednesday after
noon through A. .1. McBride A Co., real es
tate agents. Tliq purchase price was I22.0UO
Ci CHRIS, NICHOLS
DIES IN CHICAGO
OF HEART FAILURE
Well-Known Atlanta Adver
tising Man Drops
Dead. ^
for the house
fronting 60 feet in
Continued on Pago Fifteen.
IUI IS RPii at*a««i»ivvs ivi f"' I
posts. l»eing but one block from the Klectrlq :
and Ons building and two iMoeks from the-
poet office. The property ndjolus that occu
pied bjr Barclay A* Brandon» undertaking
establishment. A.
TWa is the KecomPrriU estate deal of con
siderable sice In Marietta street made with
in the past week, the other being the pur
chase for $49,000 by A. G. Ithodes pt Prop
erty Just across tbo street, upon which he,
experts to erect un eight-story building.
The house bought l»y Mr. I light Is one of
the relies of the tlmo when Marietta wns
the fashionable residence street of Atlanta.
Instead of a vapidly developing business
thoroughfare. At one time It wns one of
tho handtiomest homes in Atlanta. j
INDICTED ROADS
AND BIG OFFICIALS
Salt Lake. Utah, Nov. 20.—The grand
Jury has Indicted the Union Pacific, the
Oregon Short Line, the Union Pacific
Coal Company, J. M. Moore, I general
agent of the Union Pacific Coal Com
pany, and Everett Buckingham, assist
ant general superintendent of the Ore
gon Short Line, for violating the Inter
state commerce law In rebates on coal
shipments.
I'D HAVE A
AND SOLDIERS, TOO,
IE I WERE PRESIDENT
—UNCLE REMU8.
Back at Snap Bean Farm
From White House
Dinner.
CHARLES C. NICHOLS.
He died suddenly of heart fail
ure In Chicago Tuesday night.
TAPPING THE RIGHT ROCK
Delegates From South Can
Not Be Officehold
ers.
Washington, Nov. 20.—President
Roosevelt has Instructed First Assist
ant Postmaster General Frank H.
Hitchcock not to permit any Federal
officeholder of the Southern state* to
*o to the Republican national conven
tion next summer under Instructions or
otherwise favoring the nomination of
hlmsalf for president a third time.
This fact, which came to light today,
is by far the most Interesting piece of
Republican political news to be devel
oped in the last several months. It
will belikely to take away the breath
of the anti-administration element.
"2»lch haa been exploiting the alleged
efforts of the president's representa
tives to corral the Southern Republican
organisation for a renom I nation; and,
w «®n Its breath Is recovered. It will be
Put to harder guessing than ever as to
the political game the executive Is play
ing.
The executive Injunction may affect,
materially the Tenne.aee Republican
Mate convention which la to be held
*"ly In January and which haa been
•*uvertl,ed to lire the llrat big third I
lerm gun In the form of a unanlmou* I
Kooeevelt movement and an Initructedl
delegation.
Drawn by C. R. Macaulay for the New Tor* w'orld.
Charlea C. Nichols, of the firm of
Nichols A Holliday, foreign advertis
ing managers of Ths Constitution, and
one of tha best known and most pop
ular advertising men In the United
8tales, died suddenly of heart failure
In Chicago at midnight Tuesday.
A telegram to this effect was received
from Dr. Miller, of Chicago, an old
friend of Mr. and Mrs. Nichols, by
Mrs. Nichols at 4 o'clock Wednesday
morning.
With him at the time of his death
were Charles G. Atkinson, advertising
manager of The Journal, and John
Branham, of The Nashville American,
and Oeorge H. Ely, of Chicago.
The body will be brought to Atlanta
Immediately, accompanied by Mr. At
kinson.
The news of Mr. Nichols' sudden
death came ns a shock to Ms many
friends In Atlanta. He left here about
six weeks ago on a business trip for
The Constitution In the En.it and West,
and when he left he was In the best of
health.
Than Mr. Nichols, It Is doubtful If
any newspaper advertising man In the
United States was better known. He
had for his friends nearly all the large
advertisers of the country, and ho wns
known wherever he went. It has often
been declared that Mr. Nichols was
the foremost advertising solicitor In
the United States.
Mr. Nichols was about 36 years old
and began his work In the newspaper
business on The Southern Farm, where
he was given a 'position by Henry
Grady. At Mr. Grady's death Colonel
W. A. Hemphill promoted Mr. Nichols
to tho advertising department of The
Constitution, and, wllh J. R. Holliday,
made him advertising manager for all
territory outside of Atlanta. From that
time on his rise In the' advertising
world was rapid.
Of a genial disposition, he Soon msde
friends until at the time of his death
he could count them by ,hc hundreds.
He was always welcome It) the private
offices of the big advertlrers and agen
cies in the country, and they were al
ways glad to see him.
In Atlanta Mr. Nichols had nn ex
tensive circle of friends ns In other
cities where business called him.
was generous to a fault and was never
happier than when making some one
feel better and happier. No men was
ever truer to his friends and his treat
ment of them and others with whom
he came In contact was princely. He
was a devoted husband and on many
of his trips his wife accompanied him.
Mr. Nichols is survived by his wife,
“who woe Ml«« Brenner. daughter of
the late Sergeant Brenner, one of At
lanta’s best known members of the
police force.
Uncle Remus, following closely In
tho trail of the "little boy"—the soma
being Julian, of the house of Harris—
hiked through tho Terminal Station
at 12:16 Wednesday afternoon with
much the srfeed nnd festtveness of
Bier Rabbit, and caught the first West
End car. Not until he reached the
Snap Bean farm did he utter a word
Then he took a fresh chew of plug-cut,
and said:
"Phew 1 ’’
That told the whole story.
He had been to dine with the presi
dent; had traveled twelve hundred
trlles on slow trains and had got In to
lAtlnntn Just seven hours late.
It was a fierce trip for him, but he
Isays he had the time of his life.
! “The president Is s mighty fine talk
er,” he said, “and hi gave us a sure
enough welcome. I'm glad I went nnd
I shell always recollect the trip with
pleasure.
"He’s got a mighty fine family, loo.'
"The President said when I went In
that he was glad to see me.
"I said: ‘Yesslr, Mr. Roosevelt, but
I'm a mighty skeered man.' And I ccr
tnlnly was."
Then, ufter a pause, he added:
"If I were president I’d have a brass
band In front of the white house and
a brass band In the rear, plnylng all
the time, and I would have a regiment
of soldiers out In the yard, on dress
parade. It's a big job, being presl
dent."
"What did you tal kabout at the din.
her?" he was asked.
"Oh, about books and such things,
The president was kind enough to say
ho was very much Interested In our
magasine; he said he Is us much In
terested In It as I am."
That was about all Uncle Remus was
able to say. He was fagged out. The
w father was very bad In Washington,
the traveling wax rough and he sat up
at the white house till 12 o'clock Mon
day night. It was the first time In
years he had missed going to bed at
10.
The president Is said to have Insist
ed, In -course of the dinner, that the
'possum doss not play the guitar, and
that to say that he does Is to Impose
heartlessly on the credulity of Innocent
children. ,
"I know he do," retorted Uncle
Remus.
"How do you know, Mr. Harris?" de
manded the president, heatedly.
"Brier 'Possum done tol' me so." re
plied Uncle Remus.
“At any rate.” the president la said
to have responded, shifting his ground,
"I am familiar with bears, and I know
for a fact that the vrlzzly does not
lure Its prey by singing coon songs."
"Brier b'ar done got a mighty fine
voice,” Mr. Harris Insinuated.
When the dinner ended both contro
versialists were as far from agreement
Wan and Wearied Mrs.
Bradley Identifies .
Letters.
SHE RESUMES
HER SAD STORY
Empties Cup of Bitterness
to Dregs in Sordid
Drama.
as ever, and the president was pro
posing to appoint John Burroughs ar
bitrator, while Mr. Harris was holding
out for Dr. Long as referee.
Don Marquis, associate editor of Un
cle Remus’s Magazine, who whs one of
the party, did not return with Uncle
Remus nnd the little boy. He went on
to New York, where he will remain for
a few days. He and the president hail
a good time together; but he didn't re
cite any poetry.
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Race Results.
BEN NINO*
First Race—Monopolist. 6 to 1, won;
Clell Turner. 5 to 1. second; Roaslmlro,
11 to 2, third. Time 1:16 1-6.
By THEODORE H. TILLER. !
Washington, Nov. 20.—With the sons*
wan. wearied expression on her facs I
ns when she turned to Judge Stafford
o'clock yesterday afternoon and !
snld, "Oh, Judge, I am so tired I can
not answer nny more,” Mrs. Annie M. j
Bradley took the stnnd again today and !
resumed her life’s sad story.
Again, ns he did yesterday, Judg.
Powers, both counsel and friend, took !
her In hnnd as he would a little child, |
led her gently to tell of minor Inci
dents In her life and gradually prepar
ed her for the crucial moment of the' •
day—tho moment that ahe must tell as I
best she can remember, of tho tragedy
at the Raleigh.
Court adjourned at 3 p. m. until to- :
morrow morning at to o'clock, with tho
defendant still on the stand. The gov
ernment’. attorneys expect to finish her
cross-examination by noon tomorrow.
Heart-Rending Reverie. -
There v/ero many dark moments In
Mrs. Bradley's recital of yesterday,
times when she. faltered and broke
down nnd wept, but today, too, was not I
without Its sorrows. Its heart-rending |
reveries, the living over again of the ’
old life with the man she loved. For •
nearly nn hour and n half she read -
nnd Identified his letters, tender mis- J
slves-of love that weie exchanged be- I
tween the two when absence meant J
heart aches and loneliness and the fu
ture held out nothing but promise.
They were like messages from tha
grave—these letters. Burning with
levs, filled with endearing terms, hold
ing out promises of days to come when
the wrltor and the recipient would link
their llveB together and face the world
regardless of Its criticism and lack of
understanding.
Agony for Mrs. Bradlsy. ; - |
It wns agony for Mrs. Bradley, for
It brought to mind even more vividly ,
than her recital yesterdny, the events
of a happy past when life had a ross-
ntc hue nnd her little world contained
but she nnd Arthur.
Then came the Introduction of letters
written by Mrs. Bradley to the sena
tor, telegrams passing between the two ;
when distance nnd business Intervened
and yet did not In spirit separate
There wore few In tho audience which
Continued on Page Eleven, ,
REAL ESTATE PRICE
HOLDS ITS OWN;:
NOSACRIEICESALES-
Property Transfers • Show
Business Is Still
Alive,
nutnlwr of transfers recorde 1 nt the court
house show* a remnrkublo nctlrlry i-onstd
•ring the condition* through which
country la Just passing.
Duriiis tho thirty nn
20 and November 20 the m
tho
between October
tile* «f the Fulton
county daily report show that there were
540 property transfers recorded at the court
hoiixe. There was more trading in real os-
fate In 1906 than wns ever before known lu
Atlanta, but the snip* for the pant month
compart* favorably with those of the mi ms
period for the year before.
One Arm, Grant & Betty, made an lea
amounting to $39,450 during the month of
October, and state that they have atlli more
to come. The month wns marked by much
activity, especially lu l'eachtree property.
Tho only way In which the money strln-
i*ney lme hurt renl estate trading hn* been
i lending Investors to believe thnt by wait-
lug they could secure bargains. Quite a
number of the Atlanta real estate men re
port rllents of thin kind, but say that tbo
property holders have not taken to the
Idea of Rolling at reduced tistire* nnd that
ths bargain-seekers have nl.out given up
the hope of buying below the present mar
ket price.
Inquiries at about a dozen of the lntget
of flees Thursday morning failed to develop
any sale# made at a sacrifice. Apparently
the confidence of Atlanta property holder* ,
can dot be broken by a little shortage of
ready onab.
Forrest Adair, of the firm of Forrest 4
George Adair, said:
••The activity of the real estate market,
all things considered. Is really remarkable.
Of course a financial flurry held up trndtng
for t a while, but tfeg situation Is Hearing
U, ' : We are doing a good business.” said Mr. .
Petty, of Grant St Petty. "The home-seek* 1
era continue to pour Into Atlantn, no matter 1
what the mousy market may »••*. We find a
large namhsr of them are buying tftAfr
homes Instead of renting. No. I d<< no\
know of any sacrifice sales.
"I am Just closing up a nice little d.wl
amt have others on the way,” raid William
An tier. “The tide fans turned and we ex
pect more business. The year IMS will. In
mv opinion, be much more prosperous
13S7.”