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/ THE ATLANTA UEOKU1AN AND NEWS. Assailant of Bodiford Family Near Cairo Surrenders—Safe in Albany Jail. CAIRO, Aug. 4.—Ed LeConte, the negro who attempted to kill George Bodiford, his wife and five children at their home eight miles from Cairo In Grady County, on Friday night, is to-day safe in the Dougherty County Jail at Albany. He gave himself up Sunday at Whigham and was rushed to the Decatur County Jail at Bain- bridge. Later he was spirited to Albany by Sheriff Emanuel, of De catur County, to prevent mob vio lence. LeConte’s wife is in jail here being held as an accessory. All members of the Bodiford fam ily are still alive and hopes to-day are Entertained for their recovery. Member of Posse Killed. Hardy Rawls, a member of the posse that searched for LeConte, was mistaken for the negro by Leonard Singletary, another posseman, who shot and instantly killed him. Sin gletary then ran and was also mis taken for the fugitive. Another posse- man shot him down, but he is not seriously wounded. LeConte gave no reason for his at tempted assassination of the Bodi ford family, nor did he explain why he surrendered. Posses scoured Grady and Decatur counties all of Sunday afternoon searching for Sheriff Emanuel and LeConte, but he safely eluded them and made his way to Albany. Sentiment ran high here Sunday night and there were threats of the jail being stormed to get Le Conte’s wife. She is said to have been in the yard at the Bodiford home when the negro brained the seven members of the family with an ax. She denies this. Garden Causes Trouble. LeConte, employed by a turpentine firm, lived near the house to which Bodiford had moved a few days ago. He claimed a fialf interest in the gar den on the place and visited the gar den several times for vegetables. When Bodiford refused him further admittance he became enraged. The attack on the family followed. The last girl hit, not being ren dered entirely unconscious, begun screaming and the negro returned to the house and choked her into insen- V sibility and probably would have completed the killing of the whole family, had it not been for the fact that he saw a light approaching along the road. A neighbor named Simms had been attracted by the screams of the girl. ,As he approached the house the ne gro ran. Simms seeing him by the light of his lantern, but not having a we upon of any kind, was unable to give chase. He immediately gave the ajarm and aid was sent for. The negro spent the balance of the night at a negro cabin, the home of his mother-in-law, and left there about daylight Saturday. The negro woman was found washing blood spots from the shirt he had worn. County to Give Cook Books to Newlyweds CHICAGO, Aug. 4.—Coupty Clerk Sweitzer to-day presented to the county board a proposition to present a cook book with every marriage li cense issued at his office. The scheme was primarily for the benefit of new lyweds, but incidentally 4 would make Cook County $10,000 richer ev ery year. Advertising men approached Clerk Sweitzer with scheme, offering to pay him 25 centFfor every cook book presented to newly married couples, and the advertising men wouid fur nish the books. New Plan To Spend V. Astor's Money Special Cable to The Georgian. LONDON, Aug. 4.—A London papor makes the following novel sugges tion: /•Why does not Vincent Astor strike a new note in philanthropy? All phil- anthropiKs think they have earned praise when they have helped the dt serving. They have merely doae their bare duty. "Real charity begins onlv when we have helped the undeserving. ‘ Here is a chance for Vincent Astor to be genuinely original, and at tne same time a benefactor of the human race by aiding the undeserving." ‘Only Rich Will Know Meat’s Taste In 1923' CHICAGO, Aug. 1.—There is to be no reduction in the price of meat in the United States within the next five years. On the contrary, in 1923 meat of all kinds will cost so much that none but the very wealthy can eat even beef. So says* J. T. Russell, president of the National Master Butchers’ Association. “Meat sales over the nation have dropped from 35 to 50 per cent within the last three years. In ten years hardly any one will eat meat." •HEADS VETERANS 14TH TERM. DALTON.—For the fourteenth con secutive time. Judge S. B- Felker has been elected commander of Camp Joseph E. Johnston, U. C. V. In the annual elections all of the other of ficers were re-elected. Accident Starts a Church Move for Fount for Animals As the result of an accident near the First Congregational Church, negro, Sunday morning, in whicli ji horse was badly injured, the members of the congregation have started a movement to install a public water ing fountain for animals in front of the edifice. Hearing the crash of the accident and the groans of the injured horse, the members rushed to the aid of the animal, and experienced considerable difficulty in getting water to relieve its sufferings. At the suggestion of Rev. H. H. Proctor, pastor of the church, the taking of subscriptions started at once. The accident interrupted th e dedi catory services of a drinking foun tain donated to the church by J. O. Connally. The services were in Louisville, and the pastor, who chris tened the fountain by breaking over it a bottle of water from" the River Jordan. T Is Expect Repairs Will Be Com pleted Wednesday and Reser voir Raised to Position. Negro Thief, Roped, Gets Scare of Life COLUMBUS, Aug. 4.—Thinking he was going to be lynched when C. B. Grimes, a merchant of Columbus, tied a rope around his neck to prevent him from getting away, Georgt Thomas, a negro, created a scene in front of Grimes’ store, where he had stolen a pair of trousers. The negro had entered the store, stolen the trousers and started out hurriedly when he attracted Grimes’ attention. The merchant started aft er him, and after a short chase cap tured the negro, tying the rope around his neck. Kiss Causes Wreck Which Injures Forty CHICAGO, Aug. 4.—Forty persons are nursing bruises to-day—some of them are seriously hurt—but all are silent on tlje subject on which ev ery outsider wants information. They will not tell the name of the girl Roy Martin kissed. They were going to Cedar Lake Ind.. to spend the day. The girl was sitting beside Martin on the front seat of the big auto truck. He leaned over and kissed her. The front wheels struck a bump. Martin whirled the steering wheel to keep from failing off the seat. The truck went into the ditch. SPANISH MINERS STRIKE. MADRID. Aug. 4.—A general strike of miners went into effect through out Catalonia to-day. The Govern ment is placing heavy bodies'of troops throughout the mining district in contemplation of trouble. According to Manager of the Wat- | er Department Smith, the most critl- 1 cal period in the history of Atlanta has just been passed, so far as the water supply is concerned. The 18.000.00-gallon pump at the river station has been out of commis sion for the past four weeks, and the reservoir is now over three feet off from the usual amount contained, this covering a water surface of 50 acres. The break occurred July 7, and from that tim e until Monday twenty men have been at work on the pump every minute of the time. Three ex perts from the plant were sent to Atlanta to aid in th© work, and these men have assisted materially in the completion of the job in this time. "Atlanta has been on the verge of a water famine since the big pump broke down,” said Manager Smith, "and but for the fact that the news papers have given the splendid as sistance to the department in the matter of publicity, declining to alarm the citizens and the curtailment of many large concerns that use vast amounts of water, the conditions would have been serious Indeed. If either of the other pumps had broken down nothing could have averted a water famine. "The menace of health and prop erty has been great, but the depart ment has taken the responsibility and has pushed the work as rapidly as possible. By Wednesday the big pump will be in operation, and the loss to the big pond will be made up. I feel relieved, for the responsibility was great.” Full-Blooded Indian Gets Treasury Post WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.—For the first time in its history the Treasury Department will have a full-bloode 1 Indian for a department chief. The name of Gabe E. Turner, a Choctaw I Indian from Oklahoma, was sent to the Senate to be Register of the ! Treasury. Both Senators Gore an 3 Owen of Oklahoma are agreed upon him and no opposition will develop. Turner's nomination took the place of that of Adam E. Patterson, a ne gro. 3 Sunday Schools in Hot Attendance Race The First Christian, the Second Baptist and the First Methodist Sun day Schools ran a close race Sunday for first honors in increased attend ance. Each more than doubled last year’s record. Twenty schools showed an average gain over last year of 102, which is the highest gain in several weeks. I The total attendance was 6,714 as I compared with 4,670 last year. Among the leader* Sunday were the 1 St. Paul's Methodist with 558; Cen- | tral Presbyterian, 566; First Chris tian, 573, and Second Baptist 495. Three Lines in Lost and Found Column Bring Shirtwaist, Chum and Happiness. This is the story of a shirt waist, a want ad and a friendship. It goes to show one thing brings on anothei and you can’t tell what will happen next. Mrs. Jones lives on Brown street Just around the corner on White street lives Mrs. Robin-on. No. they’re real names, but the story is true, just the same. Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Jones had never met, though they’d seen each other frequently on the street car or walking ir. the evening, and each had remarked to her husband: "That’s an attractive woman, isn’t she. I’d like to know h#r." Mrs. Robirson came to town and purchased a shirt, waist at a bargain sale. It was a beauty, all lace and stuff with holes in it and little ding bats worked in it, and Mrs. Robinson planned to wear it to a bridge party that week. But she lost it before she reached home, and was discon solate. It looked like the party wouldn't have Airs. Robirscn as a guest after all. The dcor bell rang. It was one of the contestant in The Georgian’s Want AI Competition. He wanted a want ad. and made several sugges tions "Perhaps you’ve lost something," he suggested. Mrs. Rcbinson’s face light ed up. "I certainly have” she replied. "You can advertise for my shirt waist.” That afternoon The Georgian pub lished a little three line want ad In the Lost and Found Column. The Royalty Gathers to See Cowes Regatta Special Cable to The Georgian. COWES, ENGLAND, Aug. 4.— Simultaneously with the opening of the Cowes regatta to-day announce ment was made that Sir Thomas Lip- ton, the famous yachtsman, had do nated a magnificent silver trophy for the winner of the hydro-aeroplano race Wednesday. The trophy is three feet high and of splendid workman ship. King George and Queen Mary, ax well as other royal personages, are on hand for the events of the great yachting festival. 26 Swept From Dock By Wash From Liner Special Cable to The Georgian. HAMBURG, Aug. 4.—Two persons were drowned and 24 others were se riously injured at Wlttenburg to-day when they were swept from a dock into the Elbe River by the wash from the great liner Augusta Victoria. The liner was traveling at a fast rate of speed which caused the accident. Find Rich Man Dying In Home of Woman CHICAGO, Aug. 4.—An autopsy was ordeieci held to-day by Coroner Hoffman to determine how J. Wiley Dumm, millionaire president of th» National FruK Company, of Kansas City, came to his death. Dumm was found unconscious on th© floor of Mrs. C. Brown’s apart ments here and died without making a statement. His skull was fractured and on© of his ribs broken. His widow insisted that he died of pneu monia. Georgian carrier reached Brown street at 4:30 o’clock. At 5:10 o’clock the door bell rang again. Mrs. Rob inson answered k. And there was "that attractive little woman from around the corner.” ”1 have your shirt waist,” she said. "I’m Mrs. Jones, und I pickea It up by mistake with my bundles on the coun ter where you left it." And next day Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Robinson went to the party together and they have become close chums. So a want ad brought back the lost, won a new friendship, filled up the bridge tables, an 1 gave a contestant 300 voces toward winning that auto mobile in The Georgian's contest. Mother’s Advice To Her Daughter A Real Live Doll to Fondle la Woman's Greatest Happiness. at tb« moat Important matters afeawt wbbwb ooaccra thwaaslvea to th«tr fotnre itatua aa a rrandmatfMr An4 «h« to wisdom ltoalf who knowt ot i» tooma #f that fanout tomady. Mather** Fttowd. TWa to on wrWmol application for tba abdrateal nruaoln* and brraata. It certainly has a wonderful influence, allay* all fear, bantohm all paAn. la a most grateful encouragement to the young, expectant mother, and permit* her to go through the period heppy in mind, free In body and thua destined to anticipate woman s greotcat happi ness as nature intended the should. The action of Mother’s Friend makes the muscles free, pliant and responsive to expan stoii. Thus all strain and tension upon the nerves and Ugamenta 1s avoided, and. In place of a period of discomfort and consequent dread. It Is a season of calm repose and Joyful ex pec*at lou There Is no nausea, no morning sickness, no nervous twitching, none of that constant strain known to so many women, hence Mother's Friend Is really one of the greatest blessings that could he devised. This splendid and certain remedy can he had of any druggist at fl.00 a bottle, and is sure to prove of inestimable value, not only upon (he mother, but upon the health and future of the child. Write to Bradfleld Regu lator Co., ISt Lamar Bldg., Atlanta. Oa.. for their book to expectant mother*. BigReduction IN Dental Work GOOD WORK means more practice and ■ower prices. We tiave reduced onr prices on all Dental work, but the quality of our work remains the same. S3. 11 Gold Crowns Bridge GO 00 Work W- Set ot Teeth Best That Money Can Buy 15. 11 Wo Use the Best Meth ods of Painlsss Dentistry Atlanta Dental Parlors Cor. Peachtree & Decatur Sts. tatrano* IS M Peachtr*© St. CtiamberIin=Johnson=DuBose Co. Allanta-New York-Paris ChamberIin=.Johnson=DuBose Co. \ The Calendar of Events Shows That Now During The “Blue Tag” Furniture Sale Is the Time of the Whole Year to Buy Furniture “How fine it would be,” remarked a customer the other day, who was evidently much pleased with her purchases, “if we could always buy furniture as we can in this ‘Blue Tag’ Sale.” It was more of a wish than anything else, the futility of which she had appreciated, and so had acted accordingly. No store could sell furniture regularly as we are during this “Blue Tag” season, so, following the logic of the Mahomet-and-mountain episode, those who need furniture will go to this sale. Its opportunities are those of the South’s greatest st'oek of furniture offered at prices that, in view of, in SPITE of the upward tendency of furniture prices, are. reduced in a fashion typical of Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose Co. clear- aways. It leaves nothing wanting. One might travel far and wide to find such a variety of furniture to choose from —it takes a big, five-storv store to house it—and still, mere quantity is not the point we would emphasize—it’s the KIND of furniture with which we have filled this store (which you may now own at healthy savings) that we are proudest of. It is all Honest, True-Blue Furniture whose life will be the long life of seasoned woods properly treated and finished by men who know how, the worthiest at every price that we could find in the big markets of America. No specially bought sale stuff, with screws of glue and grain of varnish, has entered here. THIS IS A SALE OF SAFE FURNITURE! So, whether it be furniture for The Bedroom (Brass Beds Included), Dining Room, Living Room or Porch or for all of these that you need, the way to safe economy lies in the “Blue Tag” Sale. Take this, then, as an invitation to explore the “Blue Tag” Sale, to make whatever comparisons you might like, to satisfy yourself upon all points of the furniture you are going to take into your home, that you are going to make a part and parcel of it. For soon you will be turning about to live indoors, and doubtless many changes in furnishings will be made. / Foresight spells huge savings. Period Furniture It is worthy of particular note in this noteworthy event that, although every little separate chair, rocker, desk, table, chiffonier, and the like in stock (excepting contract-price pieces) is included, some of the healthiest reductions are on the rich and true sets of Period Furniture and reproductions of antique pieces—Sheraton, Jacobean, William and Mary, Chippendale and others. Sets for bed room, dining room and living room. Chamberlin - J ohnson - Du Bose Company cssagiIfc