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AND NEWS ATLANTA, 0A„ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1907. PRICE In Atlanta..TWO CENTS. On Train*..FIVE CRNT8. ENOCH SANDERS, IN JAIL, REPEATS HIS DENIAL Employee of Suspend ed Institution Heard Three Explosions. THE WEATHER. Gaorgia-^Ilaln tonight and Fri day. except fair Friday In north- we«t portloi*! colder Friday In west and north portions. The Atlanta Georgian SPOT COTTON Liverpool firm at 6.14. Atlanta nominal at 1013-16. No reporta from other markets—holiday. Pleased With Great Victory in Georgia and Alabama. ENTHUSIASTIC MISSION WORK Board Heartily Favored Raising Great Fund of Million Dollars. By HANSELL BAKER. Brunswick, Gn», Nov. 28.—If you were In Brunswick today we think y»u would claim to belong to the lleth- dlet church. If you are a politician we know you would, for the city In Metho- di*t by a large majority. The Methodjst preacbere, delegates anil visitor, to the South Georgia Con ference are here, and here by large number*. They have taken the city by .-tortn. Everywhere you turn you met a delegate to the Methodist conference und wherever you turn you will me. men—prominent men—who ere lookln; for delegate* to the South Georg. Methodist Conference, and they ha\ the "glad hand" ready for the*e deli gate*. They or# with ua, and what ever the city ha* to offer—be It Iln ur much, it 1* their*. Delighted With Prohibition. Hlahop Atkin*, of South farollnu. I.~ here presiding over the conference. The bishop has held hi* cabinet meet Ing and outlined the proceeding* of the i (inference. But thl* was executive bualnesf, and the detail* were not given to the public. But one thing 1* certain: The Methodist* of the South Georgia Conference are elated at the progress made by. the advocate* of prohibition— .-net Only 'In Georgia, but in Alabama and elMtrhcre, ana. more than that, ev ery Methodist approached by The Geor gian correspondent la outspoken In hi* econlums of The Atlanta Georgian, and enthusiastically commendatory of the stand that the paper has taken In the liquor question Are you a Georgian? Veil, accord Ing to the average delegate to the South Georgia Conference, If you are an Atlanta Georgian you arc all right. And, furthermore, according to the average Brunswlcker, If you are .Methodist delegate to the South Geor gia Methodist Conference, you are the guest of the city of Brunswick—the city by the sea—and If there Is any thing you want, and don’t see, why Just call for It and It’s yours. Million- For Missions. The mission board of the conference held a pre-conference meeting. There was plenty of enthusiasm at this meet ing. and It wasn’t all talk, for the board ununlmously approved of the move ment to raise 11,000,000 for mission work, and If MethodlNts everywhere In the country are ss enthusiastic and ns earnest as the Methodists of this mis sion board, this million dollar* will not be hard to raise. Seldom has such a congregation gath ered as was present to hear Rev. Mr. Cook at the First Methodist church. Mr. Cook was formerly an active member and chaplain of the Brunswick Rifle men, and that military company and ■he Atlantic Band turned out en masse to hear his address. His address was forreful and Interesting and at Its con clusion the member* of the military company and the band flocked to the front and gave him the "glad hand." He received an ovation that he will probably not soon forget. Rev. Ed. Cook Is the hero of the hour with the military boys, and hi* ability Is only equalled by his personal popularity. Bryan Has Friends. One of the chief matters of interest here Is the chnrges against Rev. S. H. Bryan, formerly of Millen. His pre siding elder, when Mr. Bryan’s name was called, aroee and stated that Rev. Bryan was charged with Immoral con duct and called on the conference for nn Investigation of these charges. The conference will take this matter up and Investigate Mr. Bryan. Mr. Bryan has many friends In the conference and they are positive that he will come dear. But the matter will be gone Into thoroughly and his record will be ■ ally Investigated. The weather Is Ideal conference 'leather. It Is clear and cool, yet not cold enough for overcoats. The dele gates are enjoying their stay In the city by the sea, and are looking for ward with pleasure to the oyster roast and trip down the bay and out to sea. When conference opened there was one of the largest audiences present that has ever assembled In any house of worship In the city of Brunswick. Bishop Atkins presided with dignity and grace and received many com pliments on the way he dispatched business. ENOCH SANDERS. He is in jail at Decatur and de mat attacking the girl BERTHA SANDERS. Thia 14-year-old girl ia the cen ter of the domestic troubles. BELIEVED ATTEMPT WAS INCENDIARY Bank Occupies Comer and Next Door Is a Res taurant. THE SANDERS HOME. In the little kitchen in the rear the affray of Wednesday took place Says He Was Attack ed and Defended Himself. MRS. ALICE SANDERS. She was hurt slightly in the af fray at Lithonia. Ing to murder the family.' The tiiought of the bloody scene In the Banders home Wednesday morning unperved the wounded mrtn. He be r came excited and' the excitement eaus- of pain reminded him that ne was in c dangerous conditlon and his hand went to hla throat. “Be careful, Enoch," said Sheriff Morris. “Don’t get excited and move about or you’ll kill yourself. 1 ' A few minutes’ rest and Sanders calmed down and after a few gasps he continued: “They had me w*here they wanted me. I had no witnesses In my behalf. They testified for each other and made me a would-be murderer and suicide. But I am not. Bertha knows It, and I don’t believe she Is in sympathy with this thing. “I might have been the cause of hands to save myself from that raxor. I may have knocked the blade against her In the struggle. But I didn’t do It Intentionally. I would die before I would hurt her." . Devoted to Girl. That the man Is devoted to this girl there Is little doubt. But whether or not this love Is that of a mnn for hla dead brother's child or an insane and unnatural Infatuation is a question. Mrs. Sanders says It Is the latter. Enoch Sanders says It is not. "I told Bertha,” he said, “to come here and see me, and I know she’ll come. She wouldn’t do me this way, (Continued on Page Four.) meat packers CUT PRICES ON THEIR PRODUCTS ''bk.eo. Snr. 28.-Tight money sad a enmiwifni dealre to market their product to drag on the market. The bc»t ore *°r 15 rente per pound. 10 rent, under i»»i year, other fowl, sre down In proportion. Elected by Nino Votes. Providence, R. I., November 28.— Robert F. Wat roue, of Warwick, Re publican. was elected lieutenant gov ernor Of Rhode Island by a plurality of nine votes over Charles H. Mlseon, the JJemocratje nominee, at a recent state election according to the official count An unfortunate,victim of a con spiracy on the part of a mother and her son—that Is what Enoch Sanders, lying In tho DeKaib county Jail at De catur with his throa{ alashed from ear to ear, claims. He claims that not only did he not inflict the wounds on Mrs. Alice San- . 5rjP*?*^j25 den, his sister-in-law. and her daugh ter Bertha, but that his own danger ous condition Is the result of an at tempt made on his life. A night's rest In Jail, a strong cup of coffee taken Thursday morning and the attention of Copnty Physician W. J. Houston worked wonders with San ders. From what was thought by L1-, thonla physicians to be a dying man, unable to sit up, Sanders was trans formed into a prisoner with consider able show of life. Rut even yet he can hardly talk above a whisper, although he can walk without assistance. Thursday morning Dr. Houston wnsj sent for by Sheriff Charles A. Morris, of DeKaib county, and lie removed the bandages on the man's neck. The! wound was In good condition. * Sanders was able to swallow drink | and Dr. Houston gave him some coffee and -some liquid medical food. When the doctor had packed up his surgeon's kit and Sanders returned to the cot In I his cell, ho felt better und he weakly j consented to tell of the troubles In the* family which placed him In Jail with his throat cut. "You see In me,” he said with some diffeulty, "a victim of a conspiracy. I did not cut my thront. Either my sls- ter-ln-law, her son, Cliff, or some oth er merpber of the family did It. I did not attempt to cut Bertha's throat, wouldn't harm a hair on that child’s heud. "Somebody Did It.” "I think more of that girl than any body In this world and I would be the last person to do her harm. No. It was somebody In that crowd who did this work. "Yesterday morning when this trou ble occurred, I went Into the kitchen as usual and began talking with Bertha and her mother. The proposed trip to Atlanta on Thanksgiving day was brought up and again I expressed the opinion that neither Bertha nor her New York, Nov. 28.—Three distinct explosions, followed by Are' In a big building adjoining the branch of the Borough Bank, at Flfty-flrst street and Third avenue, Brooklyn, which for a time threatened destruction to nil the buildings on the block? gave rise early today to a rumor that nn attempt had been made to blow ' the safe of the bank. The bank occupied the corner and next door Is a building, the ground floor of which Is occupied by a restau rant. The lire started In the restau rant and quickly Jumped to the next floor, occupied by a bowling alley. It then worked Its way along through the various houses. When the flremen came the blase had gained such headway that a hat wair necessary to check It. Henry Stokes, an employee of the bank, said lie was awakened by three distinct explosions and that he ran from his rooms over the branch bank to the street before the Are had gotten a good start. PUT RASCALS IN JAIL, SAYS “STUY." FISH New York, Nov. 28'.—“As has been foreseen and forrtoM, ifegi present erl sis Is due to utter lark of confidence In corporate management as con trolled and directed from Wall street. Such lack of confidence 1* world-wide, says Stuyvesant Fish In speaking of the recent 'financial flurry. "To re-establish confidence abroad we must re-establish It at home, and particularly In the agricultural com munities In the west and south where the great wealth of this country annually taken out of the soil In the shape of erope, lumber, coal and other minerals. “It has often been said that there were two ways of avoiding this panic: "First, by the corporations purging themselves, cleaning their own houses; second, by the strong arm of the gov ernment putting some of the rascals In Jail.” New Yorktra Coming. T. N. Vail, a wealthy and prominent New Yorker ami a party of friends will arrive In Atlanta on Wednesday In the private car "Republic” over the South ern and will remain here until Friday morning. From Atlanta the party will go to Montgomery, Mobile, New Or leans, Memphis, Nashville, Louisville und Cincinnati. mother had any business going to the city. "They were not used to that sort of thing and I did not think It right for them to go down there. As I had prac- tleally supporter! mv brothers family since his death a few years ago. I thought It was my duty and privilege to make some comment on the mailer. "Mrs. Sanders, my slstcr-ln-law, be came enraged at my Interference Her son Clift was there and he butted Into the’ conversation. The other children also had something to say. Clift is about 1« years old and 1ms been lying nround the house not working. They told me they would fix me for Inter fering with their plans and then they ^-[''tiirew out my hands blindly to ward off the blows and I felt the keen edge of the raxor sink Into my throat I heard Itertha scream and I saw blood on her throat. I struggled away from the crowd and got down on the bed. Then Mrs. Bander* and the rest of them ran screaming out of the house, calling for help and saying I was try- AND KILLSHIMSELF Shoots Wife and Jumps Out of Tenth Story Window. SPENDS IDE Dill WITH MURES Holiday No Different From Jtny Other in Prison Cell. New York, Nov. 28.— John Whlfely, ag'*d 60, a retired merchant ami reputed to In* rich, murdered bU wife, tim'd 50, an he ulept in file Hotel Belle Clolrp today, and then levied from n room on the tenth floor nml daubed out hla own bruin* on the *tree(, Mr. White})-’* body was found long before thnt of hi* wife nml when her body wa* found there wo* belief ut the time that It wns a double murder. Mr. nml Mrs. Whit el y appeared to be u most devoted eouple. nml It wa* evldeii ..—.---- — -- -- —, ,h„, he .kowsrol rich gift, upoa hU .{MM? 10 ."fjf a .V!." ■ ii h h*..'i n t * * * Mr*. Bradley upent much of her time In en 14 th« hotel. He shot ber with a r«i* i jjttle entrance room to the women’* olver. # ' neetic 11 of tin* prluon. Juat outside the Jau>«» Whltely. a brother of tbe dead i cage where her cell I* located. Today, funs. «.d his brother «. force,, ,,, «!,. ."J'SWU&X up busmens seven J month* ago because f H || U re of the jail official* to Include I»oor health. tbe Thanksgiving repast In their plans. Washington. Nov. 28.—Mr*. Bradley spent lonesome Thanksglvlug today. She did r»t even have the proverbial turkey and cranberry sauce for dinner, but, like other prisoners of the Jail, was served with ordinary prison fare, the same as any other day In the year. - It has tieen the custom nt the Jail for some time not to vary the menu ou holi day* from that of nuy other da/*, so that instead of 1 icing reminded of the day when all Nbmitd give thunks for henfflti ..—-j— •*-- •*—-*'— fcoa -inly he Thauks in her Why I am Thankful Below Will be found statements from twelve persons In Atlanta, rep resenting various walk* of life, telling Just why they are thankful. Each Is brief and complete. Read them all. It will do you good. A MAYOR— ■ » W. R. JOYNER—”1 am thankful that the year has been a success ful one for Atlanta from every standpoint, and that tho prosper* ars so bright for the city's future.” A BANKER— /' R. F. MADDOX—“The bankers nre thankful for the brightening finan cial conditions and especially the confidence of the nubile which they will always endeavor to deserve." A MERCHANT— F. J. FAXON—"For health, strength, full vigor of mind and body, a multitude of friends." A MINISTER— DR. JOHN E. WHITE—“Foj the rising tide, the quickened national conscience, the demonstration of the, truth that public opinion Is king lR this country." AN ACTOR— OSCAR FIOMAN—"For the return of my wandering baggage and for a great world full of good people,” A JUDGE- JUDGE NASH R. BROYLES—“Over and above all other things, I am thankful for the decrease of crime which Is assured In Atlanta after Jan uary I.” A REPORTER— PAUL E. WILKES—"For the price of a big feed.” A STENOGRAPHER— DAVE REED—"For health, a good boss, pleasant associate^ and a loving family.” A NEWSBOY— PAUL RICHARDS—"The newsboys are thankful for anything.? A CONDUCTOR— R. L. McWiLLIAMS—“For happiness that la prevalent over our coun try, and for tood conditions everywhere." A POLICEMAN— ROBERT J. WILLIAMS—“For the prospect of a decrease In crime after January 1, and for splendid condition of the department.” A FIREMAN— G. B. CARLTON—"For a prosperous country, a growing city and state, health and true friends.” IDS RATE LAWS Sweeping Injunction Issued From Feder al Bench. IMPRISONMENT FOR VIOLATORS Persons Attempting to Ren der Order Useless May, Be Sent to Pen. j nil Tiuuiif opium un inHimouiviii Vaudeville Show Proves Treat to Convicts at Federal Prison. In the miniature theater within tbe grim wall* of On- Atlanta Federal prison there real Thanksgiving for the convicts, for they enjoyed Thursday morning a vaude ville performance given for them alone, and IM*rhnps no vaudeville performer who ever Mtepped before the footlights ever gained such hearty applause. The klndnt*** of Warden Moyer, of the prison, and the hearty cooperation of Man nger Ben Kahn, of the Orpheum theater, made tbe convict*’ Thnnknglvlng possible. It was all arranged several day* ago, nod at 9:30 o’clock Thursday morning a apeelal par furnish) ‘ *■“ ~ giving eour performers, — — ----- — tuines and wearing their “make-up,” a sight that attracted attention on tbe streeta. In the prison Is a theater, the ronvlcts' own, with n stage and curtnln and foot lights, nil complete. Here the performance given. the signal tbe doors were opened and a flip of prisoner* marched In. Home wore the blue uniform of the prUon, other* were clad In black and white stripes, to red aud black or In plain white, tholr dress gov erned by their ••clan*'’ in the prison, for ven n prison has c**tes an * * More than 600 primmer* i illlllOUlU'Cll ed and thi _ planned. Aud at the rules would lie nimpend- ~ “ * * t apple please deaf from the burst ,/hat followed the an- ounce ment. The convict*’ orchestra, twelve men In kite uniform, opened the'program, playing several selection* which showed their three . . tire had not lieen In vain. Then came the Orpheum entertainers. The prisoners cheered the Klgoletto Ureth ra ns they did their tumbling an the stage. They applauded Bee Tung Foo, the Cbtnese k—ami the funny Kramer ftlnter*. nughed nt tbe Pendleton* and cheered every Joke until tbe stone walls raug and again. But It CharTl the “burglar fun-maker a. When h* entered the ilnrkened Ntnge with his dark lantern, there was a flutter of Interest In the strange audience. When the tights were turned on and lie an nounced hoarsely, “1 am a burglar.” there were laughs from some who might have’ been the “real iqigjU— who knew bow to man's Imitation*. Then Aiirlo Hag wen Rang, nne sang songs of the old day*, the tender meir breathed of home and mother and laud, and as she sang a great I came over the laughing crowd, and one might hare heard n whisper In tbe stillness. Here and there a stifled sob broke the silence In the auditorium, here nad there a furtive tear was wiped away from eyea that confinement. There was a moment of still ness as the last note died away, then n thunder- of applause that shook the theater WILL STOP ISSUE OF CERTIFICATES, SAYSJMELYOU Decided Improvement of Business Cuts Off Al lotment. Washington, Nov. 28.—The secretary of tbe treasury has announced that the sub scription to the 3 per cent certificate* of Indebtedness of tbe act of June 13, 1198, Invited by the circular of Novsmbsr 18, 1907, Is closed, and that no subscription* received after, tbe chute of business on November 27 will lie considered. Tbe decided Improvement lo business conditions throughout the country makes It possible that the secretary will not ex tend hla nllotmenta farther than those al ready made. FRIDAY MORNING 00000000000000000000000000 o o 0 TWELVE EXTRA DEPUTIES 0 0 TO HELP 8ERVE PAPER8 O O a 0 Special to The Georgian. O O Montgomery, Ala, Nov. 28.— 0 0 Because of the absence from the O 0 city of Governor Comer and the 0 0 fact that today Is Thanksgiving, 0 0,no Information can be obtained as 0 0 to what movement the state Is O 0 going to make In the railroad In- O 0 Junction coses before the supreme 0 0 court. About twelve extra deputy 0 0 United States marshals were 0 0 sworn In today to help serve 0 0 papers on the various officials who O O hav* been enjoined. Tho attor- O O ney general was at his offleo, but O 0 declined to discuss tho matter. 0 0 0 00000000000000000000000000 Montgomery, Ala, Nov. 28.—Judge Thomas G. Jones, of the United State* district court, yesterday afternoon granted n restraining order which ha* the effect of temporarily suspending all of tho railroad regulation legislation passed at tho extra session of the legis lature ns they apply to the Loul.vllle and Nashville, the South and North Alabama, the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Lotils, and the Central of Geor gia railroads. The charges made In the bill are that tlie laws are confiscatory and unconsti tutional. • * All sheriffs, solicitors, clers, possible pasenger* or shippers arc estopped from In any way Interfering with the operation* of the Central of Georgia, the Louisville and Nashville, the Houth and North Alabama and the Nash ville, Chattanooga and St. Louis. The bill, are sought to be supple mental to the injunctions now pending against the old laws. Spooner Attorney. The railroad' cases will be heard be fore Judge Jones on December 2, and that of the Central Trust Company on December 15. Counsel In the trust com pany case Includes J. C. 8pooner, for mer United States senator from Wis consin; Albert Rnthbone and Henry V. Poor, of New York. in addition, the Central Trust Com pany of New York ho* tiled suit against the Central of Georgia, as a result of which an order like those In the rail road petitions has been Issued, restrain ing every officer of the state from at tempting to enforce the ratee, also pre venting any employee of tbe road from making or accepting rates lower than those now In effect. This company holds the second Income mortgage bonds of the Central. Judge Jones’ order Is a sweeping one. officer who violates It, shipper or Guarantee Trust and Bank- 'paassagsr who attempts to bring suit. or person who In any way undertakes Get Georgian Extras For Football Details The Georgian hns made arrangements to cover in detail the Teeh-Clemaon football game at I’once DeLeon park nnd the Georgia-Auburn game at Macon. Every play in efleh game will be faithfully and correctly recorded in The Georgian extras, which will he on the atreet immediately after tbe last score has been made. Results of the Vanderbilt-Sewanee game at Nashville, the Cor- nell-Pennsylvania game at Philadelphia and other Eastern games will be given. BE SURE TO GET THE GEORGIAN EXTRAS. ing Co. To Elect First Officers. Thnt Atlanta flnnncltrs are oonfldtnt will aflnln be demonstrated Friday morning when another bank, with a capital of a half million, will be organised. This new bunk la the Guarantee Trust and Banking Company, and on Friday the stockholders will me«*t In tbe, offices of the utupany In the Temple Court bnlldlng for the purpose of organising and the election of directors and officers. A charter for tbe company has been Is sued by Mecretary of fetafe l»hll Took, and the following are named aa the lncor|H>- rators: W. M. Henderson.' of Irwin coun ty; John It. Dickey. George H. Him*. John A. Brice. H. K. Smith, John U. Wilkinson, II. H. Miles, A. J. Jones and James /„ May son. Tne bank has ft capital stock of 8600,007, and the charter give* It the privilege of Increasing It to 82,500.ih)0. The bank I* organised along tlie line* of the Outml Banking and Trust Corporation, and It* stockholders reach all the way from Vir ginia to Texas, namlierlng Moniethtng like BOO. Already the stock I* «»verimh*crlbod. and the bans will *tnrt off under the moat favorable rtrcuiustnuce*. It f*. probable that things will h< readlnes* for the bank to be opened oorne time next week. 8ALVATION ARMY GIVE8 DINNER TO THE POOR Special to Tbe Georgian, Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 28.—Unlbn Thanksgiving services are being held at the First Baptist church * this . ; morn* Ing. All denominations of the city are taking part. The Rev. O. C. McGehee, of the Court Street Methodist church, will deliver the principal sermon. The Salvation Army will feed many fam ilies which are too B»*r to get a reg ular Thanksgiving dinner. given by many Atlanta amateur* who give a share of their holhlny toward making others happy. Tbe convicts’ orchestra will play a number of selection*, and thl* will cI<m« the day. But n good Thanksgiving dinner and tbe privilege «f smoking In th<Hr cell* will f o the prisoner* a Thanksgiving Day long be remembered. to render It ineffective, will be liable to Immediate imprisonment without trial, even to being sent to tho penitentiary. Extra Session Likely. AIJ of the bills flied by the railroads attack the classification acts of the special session as being “manifestly un fair and unjust.” Railroads which en tered Into an agreement with Gov ernor Comer, It Is alleged, were given “unjust and Illegal preference over the railroads which failed or refused to enter Into the agreement, and are per mitted to charge a muck higher rate.’* The Louisville and Nashville filed a supplemental bill tonight with the Uni ted States court, praying that the liti gation on the docket of the court, in respect to the old laws, shall not be dismissed. Governor Comer Is out of the city, and it Is not known what action will be taken. Some seem to think the move will cause another extra session of the legislature. Colonel 8. W. John, of 1 Birmingham, one of the Comer leaders, seems to take this view. Attorney General Garber said that he would examine tl\e bills and would call a conference of the states’ lawyers before taking any action. Weston Sees Chicago. Chicago, Nor. 28.—Edward Payson Wes- ton. the champion pedestrian, spent today walking ulH»ut Chicago to see how the city has rbnngtil since be walked here from Portland.' Maine, forty years ago. After • night of feasting at the Illinois Athletic Club, who*e guest he will be until Saturday, the aged walker went to bed at W o’clock. In Federal Building. The president’s proclamation making Thursday a legal holiday did npt pre vent Assistant District Attorney John W.*Henley from putlng in a day’s work in his office In the Federal building. While the other government office* were closed and the employees off en joying the day, Mr. Henley was busy preparing several answers to cases in the federal court. All these cases are set for trial at an early date and the government must be ready by that ume for the mala to proceed.