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i HP, \ 1 LA.N iA tiiiUttUlAiS AM) jNIUYVS. Preparations Are Made to Begin Trial Monday Despite Talk of Delay. NOMINATION BLANK I hereby nominate as the most beautiful girl in Atlanta: Name Address Only one of these blanks will be credited to any one contestant. IS IN CELL Continued From Page 1. day night, according to Judge Pendle ton. Attorney Reuben R. Arnold stated Tuesday morning that he probably would ask Judge Pendleton to draw the venire from the Grand Jury box. and that he felt confident he could cite enough law the subject to eus- taln his point. Solicitor to Fight Move. Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey stated that the procedure was altogether Ir regular. if not Illegal, and that he would oppose such a move as strongly as he fought the attempt on the part of the Grand Jury to Indict Jim Con ley over his protest. The attorneys on both sides will be notified by telephone when Judge Pendleton begins to draw the venire, and he will allow them to be heard. Judge L. 8. Roan, who will preside at the Frank trial, will not return to Atlanta from Covington until Friday. He announced to a correspondent of The Georgian in Covington that the Frank trial would be called next Mon day sure, but he would not commit himself as to whether he would con** aider any move for postponement aft er the case was called. Before leaving for Covington he re marked that if the weather whj as hot next Monday as it was last week he would welcome some sufficient ground for postponement. Both Sides Are Ready. Attorneys Arnold and Rosser admit they would like to se the trial post poned to escape the ordeal of a hard fight in torrid weather, but state they will be reluctant to ask for delay un less there is some very excellent rea son why the case should not go to trial. Both sides are ready. All the wit nesses who will be used are within the jurisdiction of the court and able to attend. The inability of any one of the more than 10ft to be in court on the day the case 1b called would sustain a request for postponement, but the attorneys for the defense made it clear that if any move for postponement for any other reason than the absence of a witness was made, it would come from the other Bide, or the Judge. Attorney Arnold stated that the failure of the Grand .Jury to Indict Conley had made little difference to their case, because it bad been built before any known move was made to bring about the indictment. "It made absolutely no difference to ns." he said. "It was purely a tech nical point in the trial that would have been in our favor. As to the negro's character and standing, it ■would make little difference to a fair- minded jury whether he were in- VOTING COUPON For any regularly nominated Candidate In the BEAUTY CONTEST Name of Candidate. Address Fill out this Coupon and send It to "Booster Button” Editor of The Georgian and American. Police Attempt to Prove Pair That Nearly Killed Clerk Committed Series of Crimes. dieted.' Bacon, Unopposed, Gets 29,529 Votes In Senate Election A total of 29.529 votes were cast for Augustus O. Bacon for United States Senator in the special election held July 15. No one opposed Sena tor Bacon, but more than one-eighth of the State's electorate turned out to give him a complimentary vote The election was unique in that it was the first to be held under the new law requiring United States Sen ators to be elected by direct vote of the people. The returns were canvassed before the House and .Senate in a Joint meeting Tuesday by a committee of five Senators and five Representa tives. The senatorial committee was compose i of Senators Jones. Tarver, Tyler. Turner and Bush. The House committee consisted of Representa tives Miller. MeCrory, Smith, Ed mondson and Culpepper. DELLA FOX LEFT $1(X000. NEW YORK. July 22.—In her will filed to-day Mrs. Della Fox Levy known on the stage as Della Fox, left her en tire estate, said to amount to between *10,000 and $15,000, to her father, An drew J. Fox, of St. Louis. FOR INDIGESTION Take Hertford's Acid Phosphate Half a taaspoooful In -valor before meals will be found a grateful relic.* from distress after eating. Ad*. ATLANTA BUTTLE RECALLED IT Construction Head Gives Inter esting Reminiscences on 49th Anniversary. CASH PRICES FOR Wednesday and Thursday Full Cream 4 Q* Cheese I SC Swift's Premium OOf* Large Jar of Qrtr* Fox River QO. 24 lbs. Almixt QQr* Almixt Self-Rising Flour In sures light biscuit, bread, pastry and cake, even in the hands of an inexperienced cook. A full line of fresh fruits and vegetables received daily. D. S. Woodall Grocery Co. 815 Peachtree Street Meet us face to face, or phone Bell, Ivy 7629 or 7631. We Deliver. I') Detectives Tuesday searched the home of R. W. Miller, at Red Oak, near Atlanta, in an attempt to un earth more evidence that Miller and T. W. Reeves, who were caught after they had knocked senseless an em ployee in the store of R. A. Gober, No. 3ft Carroll street, and were trying to open the safe Monday night, per petrated a series of daring and clev erly-planned burglaries covering a period of several months. During the afternoon the two men were again cross-examined by the po lice. Their alleged attempt to loot the Gober store came near to being fatal to Eugene M. Davis, 18 years old, for merly residing in Bishopville, S. C. Davis, who occasionally worked at night for his employer, was sitting on the steps to the store about 11 o'clock when four men approached him. “Boy,” one of them said, “can you let us into the store? We are mighty thirsty and want a dop' around.” Thrown Into loe Box. “Sure," replied Davis without hesi tation as he pulled a bunch of keys from his pocket and unlocked the store door. Entering the store, he was followed by the men. The small Ice box where soft drinks are kept is just inside the door. As Davis raised the lid of the ice box he was rudely seized from the rear by the nape of the neck and a rough hand was clapped over his mouth. He was bumped against the side of the wall into near insensibility and dragged to the rear of the store, which is used as a butcher shop. Back of the butcher shop counter is an ice closet about nine feet high and four feet deep. His captors opened the ice box door and thrust Davis in. bolting the heavy door upon him. Davis was unable to rise to his feet and lay in a cramped position, with 300 pounds of ice not two inches from his head. Thought He Would Die. “The air was stuffy.” said Davis. ”1 could hardly get my breath, and 1 thought several times I would die. It was terribly cold, and a sickening sensation came over me as I felt the drops of water trickle down on mjrt back." ”1 couldn’t hear a sound. The men had taken the keys from me, and l didn’t know whether anyone would ever get me out. The keyring taken from me contained the key to the safe which I had heard Mr. Gober say contained several hundred dollars. Finally I could stand it no longer; my breath was gone and I felt I was lost. 1 remembered no more until I awoke to find men standing all around me and someone giving me a taste of something which felt warm and good. "I must have been in there fifteen minutes at least, but I don’t know. Mr. Gober says it was more than twenty minutes before they found me.’ Defy Police to Prove Guilt. Despite the assertion of the detec tives that they have connected the men with a chain of robberies and suit case thefts extending over a con siderable time, both Reeves and Mill er *'mphatically denied Tuesday that they had had anything to do with them and defied the police to prove their charges The detectives went to the home of Reeves, 13 Stonewall street, and there found three suit rases, which, they say, are stolen property. Another suit case was found in a woman’s room at No. 153 1-2 Whitehall street. Chief Lanford Tuesday morning said that Reeves and Miller had stolen more than 40 suit cases at the depots In the recent weeks, and also had participated in attempts at safe cracking and burglary. Detectives Chewning, Davis, Sturdivant and Rosser have taken turns in trailing the men in the last six weeks. Captain Robert M. Clayton, well- known Atlantan who was in charge of a company and was much under fire during the siege of Atlanta, Tues day, the forty-ninth anniversary of the Battle of Atlanta, talked Inter estingly to a Georgian reporter of the events that made this day famous in history. “A strong movement is on foot to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of this battle next year with ostenta tious ceremonies,” said Captain Clay ton. Technicality Delays Pardon Until Too Late—Career Here Sen sational—Jailed in Boston. Cardenio F. King, Roston newspa per publisher and financier, who died a convict on the State farm at Bridgewater, Mass., Monday just be fore Governor Foss was ready to sign his pardon, had an Atlanta career al most as interesting as his pathetic death, according to Atlantans who knew him during his residence here more than ten years ago. He came to Atlanta from North Carolina and was known as "Kodak- er” Kink because of a column he ran In various Atlanta newspapers which was headed by a photograph of him self with a camera. His personal ap pearance marked him an unusual man, for he Weighed about 30ft pounds, had bright red hair and mus tache and a rosy complexion. His column was indicative of his character. It always began with a few breezy paragraphs of choice gos sip, but a reader would not peruse far before he discovered himself bu ried in alluring advertisements. Hoaxed by Walter Taylor. ‘The old Moseley house on the Ma rietta road, Just beyond the city lim its. marks the headquarters of Gen eral John B. Hood, the commander of the Confederate army. It was on this spot that General Joseph E. Johnston was ordered to surrender his com mand to Hood July 18, 1864. General Johnston had refused to fight, re treating from Tennessee. On the day the change was made all the soldiers wore crepe on their arms. Memorial Park. “A proposition has been made to sell 37 acres of this property to the city for a memorial park. It is about the only battleground around here available for such a purpose.” Captain Clayton explained that the first fighting begun around Atlanta was on July 2ft, along the old Collier road, north of the city. During that battle he was struck for the first and only time during the war with a bul let. Rut it was a spent bullet and did not break the skin. Night found both divisions undisturbed in their positions. Firing was resumed again on the morning of July 22, east of the city between the Georgia railroad and the old Koch house. Hood had sent Har dee with his corps around north of the city to make the attack. The Con federates charged from the south and east toward the city, but the city was held against them. Where McPehrson Fell. The fighting was the fiercest of any of the battles around Atlanta. Of it there is a vivid picture in Cyclo- rama at Grant Park. General McPherson fell at a spot on McPherson avenue now marked by a marble column. He was suc ceeded in command of the Federals by General Frank A. Logan. It was the day of the death of General W. H. C. Walker, of the Confederates. Colonel Albert Howell, well known in Atlanta, and the late Colonel L. P. Thomas commanded two regiments that took a battery that charged and took a Federal battery which was sta tioned at the present comer of More land and DeKalb avenues. Night came again without any change In the relative positions of the two armies. Under Constant Fire. The next fight was on July 28. on the Moseley place, west of the city. That day did not mark a victory, but it began the siege of Atlanta that did not let up until September 8, when the city was taken by General Sher man and burned to the ground. Captain Clayton said the city was constantly under fire during all those days, although many of the people re mained and business was carried on as well as possible. One day a barber, sitting in front of his shop at the corner of Whitehall and Alabama streets, was struck and killed by a shell. The shell also struck an iron street lamp post and pierced a hole in it. The post stands there yet. one of the many interesting marks of those terrible days. High Cost of Dying Cut by Funeral Bus CHICAGO. July 22.—The high cost of dying is to be lowered in Chicago with the advent of motor ’buses. The funeral ’bus will have a compartment to the right of the chauffeur's seat for the cofftn. and above It a place for flowers. Near the driver will sit the minister and the undertaker, and there will be accommodations for twenty-seven mourners. The funeral ’bu*\ it is said, will re duce the transportation cost by $30. Ten of^he ’busee are to be in opera tion 3Q 0 ^L Occasionally when advertisers re fused to be convinced of the value of this column he would be sent out on regular assignments. It so hap pened that one day he was sent to the police station, the "beat" of Walter Taylor, the present City Clerk, but then a bright young reporter. "Ko- daker” King was unfamiliar with the assignment, so he decided the best policy was to follow close on the heels of Walter Taylor. And thereby hangs a tale. Walter Taylor "framed” with De tective Billy Crim, the famous police man who passed aawy several years ago, to call him suddenly as though something startling had happened. Crim sprang the trick one hot August day while Taylor and King were walking down the street, and Taylor, lithe and young, darted up the steps. He did not stop until he had gained the roof of the cupola of the police station. He did not even stop to look around, for he knew that King, 300 pounds net, was following him with all his might and main. King Reached Top—Purple. Several minutes later King, puffing and blowing, stuck his head through the manhole on the roof. His red face had turned purple and the perspiraJ tion streamed down his cheeks. Soon afterward “Kodaker” King left Atlanta. He was flat broke and his friends did not know what would be come of him. But a few years later he returned with his name changed to “Oil” King; and it was remarked that if his oil flowed as much as his money, he would be a second John D Rockefeller. As "Kodaker” he had gone to Bos ton. But he dropped that title toith the discovery of oil at Beaumont, Texas. He went out there as an ad vertising man and soon owned a num ber of acres of rocky land. Train Attached for Debt. Back East he hurried and organized an oil company. When he struck Atlanta he was traveling in a special train. He advertised his stock in two-page spreads in each of the At lanta papers. Sam W. Small, evan gelist and newspaper man, was en gaged as his press agent. The only reminder of his former days of poverty and gloom was when all his possessions in the train were attached by a Justice of the peace bailiff for an old debt of $40. But he paid that and was on his way. The next Atlantans heard of King was that he was in the penitentiary in Massachusetts. eH had been the owner of a daily paper. The Boston Daily Tribune. His financial career was ended when he was convicted of obtaining $22,000 under false pre tenses. Died in Sight of Liberty. Only a technicality prevented his last words being those of a free man. His wife and four sons were at his bedside. Governor Foss had been wired that his condition was hope less. The Governor has canvassed his counsel and decided to grant a pardon. But the council could not be called together to take formal action until Tuesday. When Dr. Emerson, medical head of the State Farm, went to announce that a pardon would be granted Tues day be found King dead. Chronic in testinal trouble was the cause. BIEL IS PASSED AFTER HOT FIGHT Provides for Damage Suits in Homicide Cases—Was Issue in Senate Several Years. Thomas Protested As Crawford Case Solicitor Pro Tem Reuben R. Arnold, one of the at- Following a two-hour debate, in which charges of being in league with the railroads and counter charges of seeking to increase the earnings of damage suit lawyers were made, the Georgia Senate Tuesday morning, by vote of 27 to 10, passed Senator Tarver's bill, as amended, providing for recovery by certain parties in cases of homicide. The bill has been before the Senate several years. Snator Miller, of the Twenty-fourth District, who ooened the fight on the bill in an hour's speech, declared the authors of the bill could not have drawn a better thing for the damage suit lawyers. He offered a substi tute bill omitting the alleged drastic features, which was voted down. Judge Allen, of the Twentieth, also opposed the bill. In rebuttal Senator Tarver declared the opposition had the interests of the railroads at heart. Following the vote Senator Miller gave notice of re questing reconsideration of the bill. One Other Bill Passed. In addition to Senator Tarver’s bill, the Senate passed one other, a local measureo ffered by Senator Smith, of the Ninth, amending the charter in corporating the town of Edison. The Senate passed a resolution, of fered by Judge Allen, extending sym pathy to Speaker Burwell upon the death of his sister, Miss Rosa Bur- well. The General Judiciary Committee of the Senate reported adversely the bill for an amendment to the Code pro viding that the only grounds for total divorce shall be adultery. It is un derstood a minority report on this measure will be filed with the Presi dent of the Senate. The committee also reported in the negative on the bill providing for the rotation of Judges of Superior courts. A favorable report was made on the bill providing for the appointment of a Notary Public for the State at large, as well as a bill providing for an amendment to the Penal Code mak ing husband and wife competent is witnesses in criminal proceedings, but not compelled to testify one against the other. Other Committees Report. The Senate Finance Committee, headed by Senator Miller, recom mended the bill forcing foreign fire insurance companies that have rein sured all policies to show cause for withdrawal from the State. The Penitentiary Committee re ported favorably the measure making it unlawful for any person with au thority to deliver a prisoner to an other. torneys for Mrs. Mary Bplle Crawfor^, under heavy bail on the charge of poisoning her husband, Joshua Craw ford, filed a protest Tuesday against the appointment of Attorney Lewis Thomas, former City Solicitor, as So licitor Pro Tem in the prosecution of Mrs. Crawford. The appointment was made by Judge W D. Ellis because of the dis qualification of Solicitor Dorsey. At torney Arnolds based his objection on the ground that Thomas already had been one of the attorneys in the case and therefore also was disqualified. Attorney James said Tuesday he would go before Thomas and seek to have him indict Fred Lumb so that extradition papers might be obtained. He* said he also would urge the im mediate indictment of Mrs. Crawford. Joseph E, Johnson Dies in Sanitarium F DEBATE Speakers to Determine Difference in Meaning of “Suffragette” and “Suffragist.” Joseph E. Johnson, 86 years old, father of George E. Johnson, the Po lice Commissioner, of No. 302 Luckle street, died Tuesday morning at 5 o’clock at a private sanitarium. He is survived by three sons, George E., Orle and W. L. Johnson. For several years Mr. oJhnson was active in various lines and well known by business men of Atlanta. The funeral will be held from the residence Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Interment will be in Oak land Cemetery. OBITUARY The double funeral of Casey Daniels and Jerry* Moles, who were drowned in the Chattahoochee River Satur day while on a fishing trip, was held from the Congregational Church on McDaniel and Hightower streets Tuesday morning. The body of Ca sey Daniels was interred at Sardis churchyard, that of Jerry Moles at Westview. Mrs. Rachel Harland, twenty-eight years old, wife of John H. Harland, cashier at the Putt & Davies Com pany, died Tuesday morning at 2 o’clock at their home. No. 196 Juni per street. The funeral will be held from the residence at 1ft o’clock Wednesday morning. Interment in Westview. Woman suffrage In all its phases will be discussed Tuesday night in Taft Hall. One of the important questions to be settled will be the dis tinction between a suffragist and a suffragette. Speakers who will take up this angle of the argument declare there is a wider gap in the meaning of the words than there is between sanitarium and sanatorium. The debate will be under the aus pices of the Habersham Chapter, D. A. R„ and is the last of a series of en tertainments arranged by the chapter to aid in raising funds for the new building which will be erected in Peachtree street. "This will be an open discussion on the suffrage question, as one of the leading thoughts of the day,” said Mrs. William Lawson Peel, outlining the plans. "It must not be thought for a moment, however, that the Daughters of the American Revolu tion are taking part in this discussion as an organization or even as indi viduals. "For instance, our last entertain ment was a Mother Goose affair, but it was not intended that the public suppose we were all geese. "Our next venture will be the pres entation of beautiful Indian legends, but it can not be inferred that we are Indians.” Mrs. Peel, who is vice president general, N. S. D. A. R., and promi nently connected with Habersham Chapter, will preside. The meeting will be called at 7:45 o’clock. Among the speakers will be Miss Rosa Woodberry, Mrs. M. C. Hardin. Mrs. M. T. McWhorter, Mrs. S. E. Cunningham, Mrs. W. H. Fei- ton. Mrs. M. L. McLendon, Mrs. Frances Whiteside, Mrs. Nellie Peters Black, J. R. Smith, R. H. Hardeman/ Dr. A. M. Hughlett. H. H. Swift, J. L. Hope. W. L. Converse, Louis Wis dom and R. A. Broyles. Council Serenaded After Aiding Police Council Monday had Just increased the salaries of six roundsmen $5 by changing their names to sergeants and the leaders in the fight were leaning back in satisfaction when the air suddenly was filled with lively dance music. Custodian Joe Shearer had a phon ograph in the adjoining committee room and someone had started it. The councilmen heard all the records before they stopped the machine. LOW RATES EAST VIA SEABOARD. $20.85 Baltimore and return on sale August 1-2-3. Through Steel Trains, new Dining Cars. Ticket Office, 88 Peachtree. Mary M. Mapes, two-year-old daugh ter of the Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Mapes, No. 210 Winthrop street, died Tuesday morning at 6 o’clock. Funeral services will be held from Poole’s chapel at 2 o’clock Wednes day. Interment in Westview. Melvin Nesbitt, 15-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Nesbitt, died Tuesday morning at the home. No. 25 Dill avenue. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock. Interment In Westview. The funeral of Mrs. Clara Holt, who died Sunday, will take place at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon from the residence, No. 720 East Fair street. Interment at Hollywood. Funeral Designs and Flowers FOR ALL OCCASIONS. Atlanta Floral Company, 456 EAST FAIR STREET. PICTURES THEY FELL IN LOVE WITH.—The surprising romances that followed three paintings, for which Cupid mixed the colors, will be revealed in next Sunday’s Ameri can. I Cash Grocery Co, whifeha 2 .! 5 Combination Sale To Introduce our Red Ribbon Tea* splendid for Ice Tea. CHr lb. With every Psund of Tea we will sell— 25-lb. Bag Granulated QQn Sugar for 20 ibs. Sugar, with CQn Tea 10 lbs. Sugar, with 25c NO. 10 Snowdrift With Tea 59c 1 lb. Barrington Hall or Luzianne Coffee, with IOC H l 1 THE SCENIC WAY WITH DINING CARS Saves $10,000 in 27 Years as Hired Girl BALTIMORE, July 22.—With $10,- 000 saved during the 27 years she has been a servant in the family of Philip Joseph, Clara Rentschler, 50 years old, will return to Germany, where she will marry Christian Fisher, to whom she became engaged three years ago. DOLLAR BOOSTER DINNER. MACON.—Plans for the promotion of Macon’s varied interests will be dis cussed Thursday night at the "dollar | booster dinner" at the Dempsey Hotel i under the auspices of the Chamber of I Commerce. An attendance of 500 is ■ forecast. NEGRO CHAUFFEURS MEET. The first meeting of the newly organ ized Negro Chauffers’ Association will be held at the Negro Congregational Church Tuesday evening. Dr. R. H. Butler will deliver an address. PORCELAIN-NO GOLD CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK OUR SPECIALTY. $3.00 N« More. Ns GOLD CROWN (22-K) $3.00 BRIDGE WORK,PER TOOTH 3.00 SILVER FILLINGS 25 GOLD FILINGS .60 CLEANING TEETH . 60 TWENTY-YEAR GUARANTEE. Eastern Painless Dentists 33V« Psachtrss 8*rt*t CITY TICKET OFFICE EITHER PHONE Our Time Is Limited Compelled to Vacate Soon ALL OUR STOCK MUST BE SOLD BIG REDUCTION IN CLOTHING THE ATTRACTIVE WAY NORTH & WEST $20 and $22.50 Priestley’s Mohair Suits Reduced to $11.90 All $2 and $3 Straw Hats Reduced to $1.25 Neckwear Reduced from 50c, 75c and $1.00 Your Choice 35c or 3 for $i Wash Ties Reduced from 50c to 30c White Flannel Trousers, Were $5 and $6, Reduced to $3.45 A. E. MARCUS CLOTHING CO. 57 PEACHTREE STREET I .