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TTTTC ATI ANT A GEORGIAN AND NEWS THAT SHE SHIT Gainesville Bride to Repudiate Confession When Taken Be fore Grand Jury. GAINESVILLE. July 22.—Repu- dialing her confession as to the shoot ing of her ball player husband. Tom Wood, and charging a man with fir ing the bullet will be the sensational testimony of Mrs. Pearl Thomas Wood before the Hall County Grand Jury this afternoon. This man comes from a prominent family and his arrest is expected. This man was an old friend of Mrs. Wood’s, and when she was told by her husband that he was going to de sert her, It is said, she appealed to him. He came to the Wood home on Athens street, where a quarrel began, ending in the probably fatal wounding of Wood. Gainesville is greatly excited over the shooting. The statement this morning that Mrs. Wood would com pletely repudiate her confession and charge the man with firing the shot aroused intense interest. The Grand Jury is in session, and the Solicitor announced this morning that an im mediate investigation would be held. At a local hospital Tom Wood lies in a dying condition, a bullet hole in one of his lungs and with but two days at the most in which he can pos sibly live. At the county jail is his bride of a few months, completely prostrated Tuesday night nhe con fessed to the killing, declaring that she had determined to kill her hus band rather than have him desert her. She declared that he had decided upon a separation and was preparing to leave Gainesville. Quarrel Precedes Shooting. According to the account of the shooting, which, it is said. Mrs. Wood will make to the Grand Jury, her hus band, another man and herself were In the Wood home when a quarrel en sued, during which the other man drew' a pis»tol. Wood ran from the house and as he darted out the front door the other man shot. Wood falling fatally wounded upon the porch Neighbors rushed in and found Mrs. Wood weeping over the body of her youthful husband. An automo bile was obtained and the wounded man placed in it. Mrs. Wood accom panied him to the hospital, holding his head tenderly in her lap. while her cries drew the tears from others in the machine. In contrast to her piteous condition the husband charged her time and again with shooting him. His protestations that “She shot me!” “She shot me!” con tinued after he had been placed upon the operating table. Bride Goes to Jail. A few moments after th e wounded man was taken to the hospital Sher iff Spencer arrived there. Mrs. Wood surrendered to him and • admitted that she had done the shooting. She begged to be allowed to remain with her husband, but owing to his con dition and his continual charges that she had done the shooting, it was thought best to remove her. She was taken to the county jail, where she spent the night weeping and pit eously declaring her love for her hus band. “He was preparing to desert me. and was going away at midnight,” she told the Sheriff. “He came to the house to tell me good-bye. I made up my mind I would rather kill him than have him desert me.” Mrs. Wood is a bride of but a few months. Wood has played with the Gainesville ball club for a long while. The courtship began a few months ago. when he was introduced to her at the ball park. She was Miss Pearl Thomas, and comes from a highly re spected family, which has been living In Gainesville for ten years. She was extremely popular and a host of her friends called at the county jail this morning. Wood’s home is in Nashville and his parents are expected to arrive to-day. Doctors state there is no chance for his recovery. Senator’s Daughter On Socialist Stump WASHINGTON, July 23.—Mrs. Nina Lane MqBride, daughter of Sen ator Dane of Oregon, is in Washing ton visiting her father. Next month she will commence a tour of the East ern States, speaking from street cor ners and in workingmen’s halls on the Socialist propaganda. Mrs. McBride met her husband, who also is a Socialist worker, at a rally of the party in Portland. Oreg. She met him the second time at a hoboes' convention in New Orleans. They were married by a Magistrate. “BUSY ~AS~ BEES” Little bees make the honey; little 44 Want Ads” make the money Read for Profit GEORGIAN "WANT ADS" Use for Results RIVALRY, MINUS DISCORD, ABOUNDS IN BOOSTER BUTTON BEAUTY RACE Candidates for sponsorship of 500,000 Club growing numerous. Uncertainty Regarding Frank Trial Results in Delay Until Next Monday. U. S. Promises Aid to Akin's Drainage Plan A fight for a favorable feport on his bill appropriating $5,000 to drain swamp lands in Georgia will be made by Representative L. R. Akin before the Appropriations Committee of the House when the bill comes up for consideration Thursday afternoon. The amount requested is to be mot by an equal amount from the Federal Government. The Government also will furnish engineers and all other details. According to Mr. Akin the Secretary of Agriculture has agreed to all this. TO PROBE SLAYING. COLUMBUS. — When the Da^f and Equity Court of Dee County Alabama, convenes on August 4 the Grand Jury will take up the case of Homer Carmack, charged with en tering the store of J. J. Folk re cently and hacking him to death with a butcher knife. Because of the uncertainty regard ing the trial of Deo M. Frank, Audi tor James L. Anderson Wednesday postponed the hearing of the Craw ford will case until next Monday, at the request of Reuben Arnold, counsel for Mrs. Mary Belle Crawford, who is aiso connected with the defense of Frank Mr. Anderson announced that should the Frank trial again be post poned the Crawford case will be called at that time, but shhuld Judge Roan decide to call Frank’s trial for Mon day morning the hearing of the will I caf-«e will be indefinitely postponed, its resumption to be governed entirely by the disposition of the Frank case. Plan to Explode Poison Claim. The postponing of the hearing on Wednesday morning prevented the introduction of what Mrs. Crawford’s attorneys claim is their most convinc ing evidence in Mrs. t’rawford's denial that she had killed her husband. Joshua B. Crawford, by poieoning him. It is understood that they had planned to place Dr. J. W. Hurt, Crawford’s family physician, on the stand. Dr. Hurt, Mrs. Crawford’s attorneys claim, will testify that while attend ing Mr. Crawford during his last ill ness. he frequently gave him mor phine and other drugs to allay the pain. These drugs given by Dr. Hurt the defense will claim, are what Dr. Harris found in Crawford’s stomach when the body was exhumed and a ; post-mortem made. It is probable that Dr. Hurt will be | ! one of the first witnesses when the hearing is resumed, which, unless the Frank trial is postponed, probably | will not be until about the middle of ugust. Search On For Barber. Attorneys for the heirs-at-law stat ed Wednesday that they will continue the search for Fred Dumb, the barber who is charged with being Mrs. Craw- ! ford’s accomplice in the alleged pois on plot. Unable to locate Dumb in New York, where he was last heard of, it is planned to extend the search I all over the United States. Attorney J. S. James, chief of coun sel for the heirs, said that Dumb has ! lived in different parts of the L T nited ' State? under various names, all of which are known. It is suspected that Dumb is living under one of the names he has formerly used, and ef forts will be made to obtain trace of i him. ^{fWWWWWWWWW Great July Pre-Inventory Sale at f M. RICH & BROS. CO. %• ___________________________ IA “Let-Go” of Fine Linens E * § Prices Drop to Half and Less for This Most Extraordinary Clearaway “Clean Stocks” is our slogan—our rigid Pro-Inventory Policy is not to carry over any soiled merchandise nor odds and ends. That’s the reason for the finest linens in the South being offered at a frac tion of their value. To our certain knowledge no Southern store ever offered linens of such qualities at these near-half and less-than-half prices. The left aisle table and counters are heaped high with values. Though the sale is sched uled for three days—Thursday, Friday and Saturday—it is plain that the best Bargains will be snapped up Thursday. Selling starts at 8:30 with these unprecedented values. Student Dedicates Chinese Restaurant Miss Maud Steele, new entry of brunette type and one of prettiest in contest. WELTNER PUSHES Secretary of Crusaders Urges In determinate Sentence as Best for Convicts. Another gun in the campaign of the bill providing indeterminate prison sentences, which has been favorably reported by both House and Senate Committees, has been fired by Philip Weltner, secretary of the Prison Re form Association, which is responsible for the bill. “The enactment of the bill will not only improve convict conditions in Georgia," Mr. Weltner declares, “but it will increase the efficiency of the convicts in road building. The in determinate sentence i-s based on jus tice and common sense rather than sentiment and mercy; and wherever it has been tried it has tended to em barrass the crook by keeping him in up to the limit, yet holding the door of opportunity open to the occasion al offenders whom kind treatment and hope can reform. “To give a convict a fixed term of imprisonment means that the law be lieves it can foretell the length of time it will^take to discipline him Wrong doing gets the perpetrator in to prison; right doing ought to be his only means of getting out.” Ex-Postmaster at Memphis Drowned MEMPHIS, July 23.—L. W. Dutro, until recently postmaster, a promi nent Republican and business man, was drowned late Tuesday afternoon in the Mississippi River while at tempting to rescue Mrs. Frankie Brad ford Gwynne, daughter of a Mrs. Bradford, of Brownsville, Tenn. Mrs W. F. Brooks, wife of a Selma, Ala- railroad mechanic, a third member of the party, did not go in wading. A step-off in the river bed caused the death of Dutro and Mrs. Gwynne. Mrs. Gwynne, a handsome brunette worked circulation contests on va rious Southern papers. MANAGES GROCERY HOUSE. WAYCROSS.—M. R. Oatherwood has been made manager of the Waycross wholesale grocery business of the Joseph Hull Company, succeeding James Knox, who resigned to engage m other busi ness in Waycross. L SUIT CASE THEFTS Miller, Caught Robbing Store, Confesses When Accused by Detective Who Posed as Pal. R. W. Miller, held by the police on a charge of breaking into Goher’s store, at No. 30 Carroll street, con fessed to numerous thefts of ?ui$ cases from passenger stations when confronted with a member of the de tective force who had been masquer ading with him as a pal. according to the police P. W. ‘Reeves, captured with Mil ler. grew sullen during the grilling and would say nothing. Chief Dan- ford told of the new evidence Wed nesday. When Miller and Reeves were trapped Monday night a third man escaped through a window. At the police station the pair denied all guilt. Then the detective, whose name Chief Lanford refuses to disclose, confront ed them. Reeves branded the de tective a liar. For a moment violence was feared. Miller’s home, near Red Oak, was searched Tuesday afternoon. A suit cas'p and a pair of white canvas shoes, stolen from the Terminal station on July 4. were found. Miller and Reeves will be arraigned before Recorder Broyles Thursday. SEEKING SHERIFF S PLACE. SAVANNAH.—Robert S&ussy has qualified as a candidate for Sheriff of Chatham County in the primary elec tion of July :J0 The time for qualifying has expired, leaving the race between Mr Saussy and Colonel Merrett W. Dixon. Veritable Shower of Coupon Votes Received, Showing Enthusi asm in Competition. "If people would look about them and learn from others, the world v.ould be better," declared Timothy Tingfang Lew. a young Chinese stu dent of the L T niversity of Georgia, in an address at the opening of a new Chinese restaurant at 86 1-2 North Broad street Tuesday night. “Everybody can learn something from those about him,” he continued. “And every nation can learn some thing from the study of the customs of oth^r nations. If people would study other people they would know' more.” A Beautiful Face S with clear eyes—unwrinkled skin ZZ and vivacious manner comes to the 3 girl who is freed from the nervous ST tension—the headaches, backaches 3 and pain that sap her strength at 5 irregular intervals and make her old S before her time. She can be res- 3 cued from such slavery by taking 3 the right remedy. Dr. Pierce’* Favorite Prescription 5 has been sold by druggists for 3 over forty years aud always givea 3 satisfaction. Rivalry in Atlanta's booster button beauty contest threatens to equal that immortal mythological event in which Ate. Goddess of Discord, dropped a golden apple at the feet of Paris marked for the fairest one. But no such disastrous result as the destruction of Troy is expected unless Birmingham or Memphis should steal Atlanta’s prettiest girl and then outrank the Gate City in the census of 1920. Atlantans fell sure that the girl elected the sponsor of the “500,000 Booster Club” will glory in her lead ership and be present to act as queen of the celebration when the 500,000 population is counted in 1920. One of the fairest candidates nom inated Wednesday is Miss Maud Steele, of 9 Venable street. She is a brunette, though not extreme, and gives the brunette almost an equal place with the blondes In the number of candidates. Each day brings in- new' candidates, and a snowstorm of coupon votes for the favorites. It is a wonderful con test Indeed. But Why shouldn't it be.’ The prettiest girl in Atlanta! Just think of it. Clip the coupons that appear each day in The Georgian. Nominate your candidate. VOTE. Usury Is Charged to Columbus Mill Man COLUMBUS, July 23 —G. W. Mad dox, a cotton mill man. of this city, has been arrested on a warrant charging him with usury, the warrant having been issued in Justice McCro- ry’s court, and the charges made by T. A. Youngblood, a mill operative. It is alleged that Maddox, under whom many people were employed, would lend them money, charging the operatives 5 per cent per week. Finest Table Linens at Exactly Half Price French table linens—acknowledged the finest in the world. Oddments—only one pat tern of a kind. Two or more patterns, how ever, at the same price : $20 doth, 2x21-2 yards, at $10.00. $25 cloth, 21-2x21-2 yards, at $12.50. $30 cloth, 21-2x3 yards, at $15.00. $25 dozen napkins, 27 in. size, $12.50. Fine Lunch Sets Beautiful qualities of high grade linens. Cloths are hemstitched or scalloped. Dozen napkins to complete each set. Just about a dozen sets In all. to clear them, we make these pre-inventory prices: $12.50 Linen sets, $6.90. $15.00 Linen sets, $8.50. Napkins in the Sale | $2 J $5 QOdoz., 22 1-2 in. size, • *30 values $4 and $4.50. QOdoz., 27-inch size, values $7.50 to $9. Scalloped Table Cloths A few odd scalloped cloths that are a little soiled. Sizes are 2x2 yards, 21-4x2 1-4 yards, 2 1-2x21-2 prices: $8.50 Scalloped cloths, $4.90. $10.00 Scalloped cloths, $5.90. $12.50 Scalloped cloths, $6.90. $15.00 Scalloped cloths, $8.90. Soiled Table Cloths Though these linens need a tubbing, they will emerge with their “bloom” and “finish” intact. High grade linens; full 100 per cent flax; honest to the last thread ; the grades you would gladly buy at full price. Here’s how they go to-morrow: $6.50 to $8.50 Cloths at Sizes are 2x2 yards, 2x2 1-2 yards. 2x3 yards, 2 1-4x2 1-4 yards, 2 l-2x 2 1-2 yards, 2 1-2x3 yards. * QQdoz., 27-inch size ; q) / «a70 values $10 to $15. _ $5 German Damask (Pi AO | Lunch Sets Only «pl«*F0 All linen damask lunch sets in various colored de- ej signs. The cloths are 63x68 inches, neatly hem- stitched. Half dozen 14-inch napkins complete the <2 set. $3.9 $8, $10 & $12.50 Cloths at Sizes are 2x2 yards, 2x2 1-2 yards, tf* A QA 2x3 yards, 2x3 1-2 yards, 2 1-4x2 1-4, 2 1-2x2 1-2 yards, 2 1-2x3, 2 1-2x3 1-2 yards. $13.50 to $16.50 Cloths at Extremely line tablecloths in all ^ Q f\/\ sizes up to 2 l-2?4 yards. q) . 1/ U « ■ Pre-Inventory Pencil Pushes Down Prices on Rich ’s Staple Black Silks § Standard $1 and $1.25 Black Silks at 59c Air-Float Talcum Powder -bora- ted, perfumed—guaranteed pure. TALCUM PUFF COMPANY Hlaer* uid **nuf*«turen», Bosh Terminal Bldg.* BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Rich’s blank silks in a sale. And at an average half price! It is almost as if a grocer sold sugar at half. For Rich’s black silks are as staple and as standard. You can choose from soft, lustrous black LOUISINE; the fashionable black FAILLE i FRANCAIS; the gracious ever-wearing GROSGRAIN; a magnificent MOURNING SILK; the ' beautiful SATIN BENGALINE. Widths range from 20 to 27 inches. Regularly $1.00 and | $1.25 a yard; to-morrow at 59c. Prices on $1.00 to $2.00 Silks Slashed to You will be astonished at the values; the quantities; the varieties; the lovely $1.00 to $2.00 silks that are offered at 49c. You have choice of 42-inch all-silk chiffons; flower silks, odd silks; 27-inch chiffon taffetas in changeables and solid colors; novelty silks, including many de- Lengths from 3 to 30 yards. Not a yard worth less than $1.00; at $1.50 to $2.50. Choice 49c. 55c sirable weaves and patterns, most of them formerly priced for 85c to $1.50 Silks— the 85c and $1.00 silks are spot-proof foulards, in choice patterns and favored colors. The $1.50 silks are Dolly Madison patterns, pretty floral designs, new this season. for $1.00 Messalines— choice of our entire stock of $1 yard-wide Messa lines. except black or white. : 79c $1.19 for $1.50 silk and wool Poplins — the beauty of silk wedded to the strength of wool. Soft and sheer, with classic grace. Leading shades of navy and Copenhagen, also black and brown. 42 inches wide. for 59c Silk Foulards— navy grounds, with neat 33c pin and polka dots 23 In. $1.39 25c for $1.75 Crepe de to $3.50 Chines— includes our entire stock of $1.75 Crepe de Chines in full pieces, except black or white, and all $2 to $3.50 Crepe de Chines in dress lengths. for ,50c to 85c silks solid color messalines and wash silks and short lengths of staple and novelty silks. The yard, 25c. (Silk Annex—Main Floor, Left) RIMAUA M CPUAAI central purpose for 120 vears has been u I II U n H Ol JUI1UUL J t0 make Men 0 f Boys. Asheville climate world renowned. Organization Military. Two details from U. S. Army at lowed to N. C. The A A M. College has one, Bingham the other. Target and Gallery practice, with latest "T. S. Army Rifles. Lake for Swimming. Sum mer Camp during July and August. Tuition and Hoard tloO per Half Term Col. R. ~ * - $300 a year. Address Bingham, Boa I, Asheville, N. C. PAY ME FOR CURES ONLY If you fcav* taking treatment for weekt an£ month* and gap ing out your hard oarnod money wltkout being cured, doo't yeu think It U high time to aooegt DR HUGHES' GRAND OFFER? You will certainly not be out any more moner 1/ not cured 0*4 il lation and Examination ar* Free lor the next thirty day*. If 1 decide that your cooditloo will not yield readily b> njy treat mem, I will be honeat with you and tall you so. and not accept your money under a promise of a cure. My treatment will poitthnly ear* ar I wtM make yen ae afcarge for the fellawlag dleeaee*: KIDNEY, BLADDER AND URINARY TROUBLE, STRICTURE, VARICOCELE, HYDROCELE, NERVOUS DEBILITY, RUPTURE, ULCERS AND SKIN DISEASES CONTAGIOUS BLOOD. POISON t<2 h, .uiiioMiin. Catarrhal Affeetten*. Private Disease* of Men and Women. Newly contracted end .hrunic Cases of Burning. Itching and Inflammation hours I am against high and extortioDato free charged by some phy«Wdano and xperlallata My fee* are reasonable and no more ?l»an you are willing to pay for a cure. All medlrtnea, the surest and best of drug*, are auppUd from my own private laboratory OUT-OP-TOWN MEN VISITING THE CITY', consult me at once upon arrival, and maybe you can be cured before returning home Many raaea can De cared In on# or two vtalte. CAIJL OR WRITE No detention from buslneaa Treatment and advice confidential Hours 9 a m. to 7 t> m Sunday. 9 to 1. If you can’t call wnto and give me full description of your case In your own wnrds A complete consultatlon costs you nothing and If 1 can help you I will DR. J. D. HUGHES, i" 11 "* N * t,on " 1 B “ n ‘' Pitas awd Fistula aad all Marvaue, Chronfe and ■temped In 34 and xp i Broad Street, Atlanta, Ga. To Sell These Stockings Quickly, We Have Slashed the Prices Nothing wrong with the stockings, save that they are odd lots and broken lines that we won’t in voice. So we empty the boxes and group the dif ferent lots on.three tables at 29c, 49c and 59c. Stockings are variously of lisle and silk lisle, lace and embroidered. Black, tan and a few white aud colors. All sizes at each price. 29c; values to 50e. 49c; values to 75c. 59c; values to $1.25. (Main Floor, Right) A Parasol Sale at $1.98 Choose any summer parasol in stock,i whether its former price was $2.50, $3, $2.50 or $4, at $1.98. Something like four score in all, in solid colors; Roman stripes; solid colors with floral ] or Persian borders; plaids and other fancies. Novelty and regulation shapes. Leading colors and combinations. Select the parasol vou like—there’s a saving of about half at $1.98. Half Price Sale Toys, Games, Etc. Final outclearing Friday and Saturday of all kinds of dolls, doll bug gies, children’s furniture, toys, vehicles and games. Most of the articles are at half price; some even less than nau. (Toy Annex—Main Floor, Right) fl uMii M. RICH & BROS. CO. M. RICH & BROS. CO.