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b s < lllfi MI^IA UfiUtWUAi' ^-'1' •' *' " * ill REPEAT PLOT ;e Another Effort Will Bp Made to Establish Fact of a Con spiracy, Another effort to PHtabllsh the fart of a conspiracy between Mr? Mary Belle Crawford. thief beneficiary of her husband's $250 000 will arid Fred Lumb, an itinerant barber, will be made by Joshua Crawford's heirs-at- law when the hearing resumed be fore Auditor James i. Anderson on Thursday. Colonel J S James attorney for the heirs, said Tuesday that recent investigations had revealed to him more conclusive evidence of a plot between Mrs. Crawford and Lumb than he had possessed before. II** declared that he would seek to prov" that l.iimh and Mrs Crawford Pally were engaged to be married while in St Augustine, where Mrs. Crawford. then Mrs. Savage, con ducted a hotel Lumb Denies Charges. That this marriage was postponed so that the woman might marry Crawford for his money and later, having ri<l herself of the old man, marry Lumb will be the contention which Colonel James will endeavor to prove. I.iimli answering lo a statement of interrogatories, has categorically de nied all of the charges made against himself and Mrs. Crawford He maintains that he knew Mrs. Crawford only casually in St. Augus tine and that the only time he ever saw Joshua Crawford was one day when on*- of the persons about the hotel asked him to go up to one of | the rooms and assist in dressing an j old man He said that ( Jra wford ap pea red very feeble. The suggestion that Crawford came to his death through poison adminis tered by his wife or with her aid is laughed at by her attorneys They brought out in I >r J. W. Hurt’s testimony Monday the physi cian's opinion that the aged man did not come to his death through poison and that the morphine found in ills i body might very easily have been I contained in th ' cough medicine that was given him from time to time. Dr. Hurt said that he was con vinced that Crawford died of pneu- j monia and not from any kind of poi soning. Seeks Requisition for Head of‘Usury Trust' DURHAM, N. C. Dec 2.—City At torney Charles S. Scarlett will ask; for requisition for Scott B. Appleby.! of Norfolk, Vh . millionaire head of a loan company, wanted here for usury. { When the recent campaign against loan sharks was made, Appleby’s agents were arrested, and now the City Attorney wants to get the al leged head of the ‘‘usury trust.” Imitates Brickley With Artificial Leg PTTTSBITRO, Dec 2 John (Young) Boley, who retired from the prize ring whey he lost his right leg. while playing quarterback on the In dian A C eleven of the North Side, kicked a field goal from the 40-yard line with his artificial foot. YATES CENTER. KANS.. Dec. 2 — The Yates Center National Bank was closed to da/ by Bank Examiner A. C. Cutler, because of its failure to realize on securities The liabilities are placed at $ iOO.COO and the assets probably will be in excess of that amount. C. C Ricker, president of the bank, said he bel eves depositors will be paid in full. WASHINGTON, Dec 2.—The House to-day began consideration of t e Hensley resolution to approve the plan of Wmston Churchill, Lord of the British Admiralty, for an inter national holiday, with prospects of favorable action It was decided not to limit the debate. LONDON, Dec. 2.—Semi official an nouncement wai* made to-day at Buckingham Palace that, owing to the strong disapproval of Kmk George and Queen Mary to the tango, this dance and similar dances will not be toler ated at Buckingham Palace nor at any royal functions attended by members of the royal family. HOPKINSVILLE, K Y., Dec 2.— F ir fear of a mob, John Smith and Grant Waddell, negroes, accused of assault ing a white woman, were smuggled out of town early to-day. CHICAGO. Dec. 2.— An issue of $10,- 000,000 in 35-year bonds was voted to Hay by the directors of Swift A Co., meat packers. The stockholders will be asked to vote on the bond issue at the annual meeting on January ?. LOUISVILLE. KY„ Dec. 2.—A gen eral clean-up of clairvoyants, fortune tellers, etc., has been ordered as *ho result of the arrest of George T. La mar, charged with securing $837 in cash and a note for $700 from J. D. Taylor in return for shares of stock in a mining company which does not seem to exist. Taylor bought the stock on the advice of the spooks with whom Lamar communicated. So many swindles of this sort have occurred that police orders to rid the city of such characters have been given. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 2.—Jack Long, a teamster, was shot in the leq this afternoon by William Whorton, a negro transfer driver, with police powers, who took umbarge when Long tried to argue with him for alleged “scabbing.” Scores of heads were crecked by police dispersing mobs. One mounted officer’s horse plunged through a shoe store show window on Washington street while dispersing a mob. SHELBYVILLE. IND.. Dec. 2.—Dr. Ernest C. Reyer, of Indianapolis, was the first witness to take the stand in the Knabe-Craig mystery trial this afternoon. Dr. Reyer was the first physician to reach the death chamber after the body was found. He went into a detailed account of his actions after he reached the scene. “My first observation was that the room was extremely orderly,” said Reyer. WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.—A new scheme to mulct the farmer was re ported by the Department of Agri culture to-day. It comprises the ad vertising under new names at ex- horbitant price of two old plants. One is the “asparagus or yardlong bean,” which is advertised as the “Shanon pea,” and the other the “Jack bean,” touted as the “giant stock pod bean.” LONDON, Dec. 2.—Dillah McCar- thv, a well known actress, came into a fortune of $250,000 to-day as the re sult of the death of her father, Jonada B. McCarthy. DURBAN, NATAL, Dec. 2 —The second strike within a month of East Indians employed in South African sugar refineries began to-day. One hundred and twenty-three ringleaders were arested and imprisoned. INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 2.—A general strike of all union men employed in Indianapolis will be asked of the Cen tral Labor Union at a special meeting (iive Your Wife Tin's House For Xmas! B u y /1 Fo r $wo Dozen-- $26 Monthly! No Mortgage This House Has Electric Lights and City Water H ERR is a handsome home that has lust been completed and you can BUY it on our DIVIDED PAYMENT PL-AN $100 down, and $26 a month! No mortgage to assume This house is on a lot T5 by 157 feet, fronting east and is well shaded It has electric lights city water and also fresh, sparkling well water tile sidewalks ami tile yardwalk Extra large front veranda and latticed hack poivh. Three bedrooms, a coz> dining room, a nice par lor. a spacious kitchen and china closer. This Is one of the prettiest homes at CAPITOL VIEW (inside of Atlanta’s cit\ limits) and is only an 18-mlnute street car ride from the fo Steffi.* W. have other nice houses, at CAPITOL VIEW which uni tar BUY for $100 down, and as little as $21 a month and NO mortgage lo assume Present > our wife with one of those splendid homes as a Xmas gift’ You occupy the house while paying for it tt> shall gladly give you full information -if vou will phone us- or call at our office! W. I). BEATIE, 207 Equitable Bldg. Bell, Main .1520 Atlanta Phone 3520 to-night by General Organizer Far rell, of the Teamsters' Union, who de clares that union men and women are being “shot and beaten up” without being given a fair show. Mounted police dispersed numerous crowds by driving their horses upon th© sidewalks in the downtown dis tricts this afternoon. CHICAGO, Dec. 2.— Former Federal Judge Peter S. Grosscup was scored by Judge Petit, of the Circuit Court, to-day for writing the court a letter with reference to litigation pending over the estate of the late W. T. Ba ker, once president of the Chicago Board of Trade “It wouldn't make any difference if it were ten Judge Grosscups,” said Judge Petit. ”1 don t try cases that way. There is no use in trying to justify Judge Grosscup In writing a leter to a judge hearing a pending law suit. It is absolutely unjustifiable.” Judge Grosscup is net of record as counsel in the case He has recently moved to New York. NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—Sam Lang ford, the negro pugilist, sailed for Eu rope to-day with a retinue of tram era. He said he was going to try to j force Jack Johnson to fight him in France. On the same vessel was Dr. Carl Hirschman, the agent sent here Austria to study athletic methods. He praised American training meth ods highly. LIMA, PERU. Dec. 2.— Mrs. Theo dore Roosevelt and Miss I. Margaret Roosevelt left here to-day for Pana ma. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2.—Otto Fiala to day shot and killed his wife at the home of her mother, south of St. Louis, and then shot himself. PARIS. Dec. 2.—The downfall of the French Ministry is practically as sured following the Government’s de feat in the House of Deputies to-day, when the members by a vote of 290 to 265 failed to give the Government a vote of confidence on one of its fi nancial proposals. The proposal was regarding the immunity of Govern ment land stocks from taxation. Tu multuous scenes followed the vote in the chamber. FORT WORTH, TEXAS, Dec. 2.— Eleven persons are known to have been drowned and many more are missing in the town of Belton as a result of a terrific cloudburst early to-day. The greater part of the town is under water. Nolanville and sev eral otner nearby towns are flooded and it is feared that there has been more loss of life in that vicinity. The property loss reaches more than a million. VERA CRUZ. TEXAS, Dec. 2.— Special Envoy John Lind arrived here from Tuxpam this afternoon on the battleship Nebraska. He said when he left Tuxpam there were few rebels in the vicinity and that the report received at Mexico City that the oil town had been captured by the rebels is there believed to be untrue. As the Nebraska anchored two gunboats were getting up steam to take Gen eral Maas and his artillery to Tux pam. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—A special subcommittee of the House Commit tee on Interstate Commerce Commis sion was appointed to-day to handle the problem of cold storage reform legislation. It consists of Represen tatives Adamson of Georgia, Coving ton of Maryland, Cullop of Indiana, Hamilton of Michigan and Lafferty of Oregon. MEXICO CITY, Dec. 2.—Several bands of Zapata rebels have united south of here to attack the capital, according to reports that reached the Government this afternoon. Minister of War Blanquet immediately coun termanded orders which he had is sued to send Federal troops will be withdrawn from the Federal district which surrounds the capital. MORGANFIELD, KY., Dec. 2.— After being out 35 minutes, the jury in the case of the Commonwealth against the Imperial Tobacco Com pany of Great Britain and Ireland and the Imperial Tobacco Company of Kentucky to-day returned a verdict | of guilty of violation of the Kentucky j anti-trust laws and fined each de fendant $3,500. This forfeits their charter in Kentucky. A new trial 1 will be asked, and in case of refusal, an appeal will be taken. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—A bill to j prohibit gambling in cotton futures j was reintroduced in the House to-day by Representative Heflin, of Alabama. ; It forbids the maintenance of any stock exchange or establishments wherein future contracts are handled j without the actual delivery of the ! cotton. The publication of quota tions on futures also is prohibited. WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.—A resolu- | tion directing the Secretary of the Navy to apoint a committee of three j naval officers to investigate the availability of a site for the proposed j armor plate plant at or near Rich- ! mond, Va., was introduced to-day by Representative Montague. PUEBLO, COLO., Dec. 2.—Twenty- five warrants were issued to-day out of the United States Court for the arrest of head officials of the United Mine Wo p kers of America and leading State officials of that organization. The indictment against these men were returned late yesterday by a i United States grand jury after weeks i of investigation by the southern Colorado coal strike. The indictment | charges conspiracy to monopolize la- | b 0 r anc * conspiracy in restraint of interstate commerce. Among the of- I ficials for whom warrants are issued , are John P. White, president; Frank j J. Hayes, vice president, in Denver, and William P. Green, treasurer, M inneapolis. PASADENA, CAL., Dec. 2.—Five thousand dollars ransom demanded by Mexican bandits for the release of j W. S. Windham, Pasadena, superin- | tendent of Quimichis Ranchon. near Mazatlan, and Assistant Superinten dent Dunn, has been ordered paid. Dr. William Livingston, of Oxonard. and fo r mer Senator R. Bard, of Huenume, both part owners, late this afternoon wired their banks at Mazatlan, au thorizing them to pay the ransom. WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.—A report submitted to Congress to-day by Post master General Burleson shows that during the fiscal year which ended June 30 last, postal savinqs banks deposits increased from $20,600,000 to $33,000,000. PROJECTING NEW RAILROAD. I COLUMBUS. Pec. 2 — F. M. Carlisle. | a capitalist <>f Panama City. Fla . has been spending several days in Colum- I bus in the interest of a proposed rail road to connect Columbus with Panama City. IE FIS II New Smudges Lighted in Effort to Overcome or Drive From Tunnel Multi-Slayer. BINGHAM, UTAH. Der 2.—On the supposition that Ralph Ixipez, Utah's "bad man” who has killed six men. was stUj alive in the Utah-Apex mine to-day, the Sheriffs of seven bounties and their deputies continued their vigil at the mine exits while pumps sent sulphur gas into every section of the mine. An automobile carrying 1,000 pounds of sulphur arrived early to day from Salt I*ake City, to keep the smudges going at the mine exits, and other chemicals for creating poisonous gas were expected on a train later in the day. Lopez last was seen yesterday aft ernoon when he appeared at one of the bulkheads and called for his friend, Julio Oorrello. Before Uor- rello arrived Ivopez had retired into the darkness FREE COUPON Tn TTEA FtUT’S SUNDA Y AMERICAN and AT LANTA GEORGIAN Free Christmas Gifts Dis tribution. , GOOD FOR 5 VOTES For Address Bist. .. * ***•*•*■*•*•* • - >••••••< Fill in your favorite’s name, and send to Offer Department, and 5 votes will be credited in favor of candidate. Not good after December 6. Grand Jury Probes Wreck Fatal to 9 EUFAULA, AL*A., Dec. 2 The Grand Jury of Barbour County, which spent a day Investigating the recent wreck on the Central of Georgia Railroad, near Eufaula, in which nine persons were killed and more than 200 injured, found no evidence of criminal negligence for the wreck. The Jury’s report, just filed with the court, contained no reference to the probe, in which it called nearly a hun- drew witnesses Our coals will please ^ Call us. CARROLL & HUNT]! F Girl Commits Suicide By Drinking Chloral TALBOTTON, Dec. 2—Miss Annie I^ou Hale, 23 years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Hale, of Pleasant Hill district. Talbot County, commit ted suicide by taking chloral that had been left by a physician for h«r mo ther. with instructions to be very careful with it. Miss Hale arose before others of the family were up and took a big dose of the poison. She died in twen ty minutes after the doctors arrived. Her body was interred this afternoon at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Dealer Fails to Get Condemned Cruiser WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.—A Goldberg, of Vancouver, British Columbia, de scribed as an American dealer in sec ond hand warships, lost In the Supreme Court to-day his suit to compel Seore tary of War Daniels to deliver to him the condemned cruiser Boston, which Goldberg claimed to have purchased for $20,000. Shows New Method Of Reflex Anesthesia HARTFORD, CONN.. Dec. 2.—Dr. W. H. Fitzgerald, of New York, at a clinic for twenty-four physicians to day demonstrated his new method of reflex anesthesia. By mere pressure upon nerves in the neck, throat or nose, he makes parts of the body insensible to pain. Child Dies Despite Aid of Five Doctors ELBERTON, I>ec 2 Sarah, the nine-year-old daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. Jake Silverman, wmle playing at her home fell and injured her skull, dying from the injury after an operation was performed and the skull trepanned. Five of Elberton’s best physicians and surgeons attended the injured child. Girl Drops 5 Stories In Safety Device NEW YORK, Dec. 2 Miss Elsie Sprague, 17, was twice lowered from I the top of the Jamaica. L. I.. post- office building, a five-story structure, to demonstrate the efficiency of a new safety device. - 1,197 VOTERS QUALIFIED. COLUMBUS, Dec. 2. Registration for ! the commission government election to be held December 10 shows 1,197 voters qualified. Members of the commitee who framed the new traffic ordinance are planning to make a fight for its adop tion. Councilman W. G. Humphrey said if the City Council expected to hee6 every objection Atlanta never wouki be relieved from the congested conditions in the center of the city. Because of the fight being made against the ordinance by society women who drive machines and oth ers whose personal interests are con cerned, there were some amusing ef forts by members of Council to avoid being on the committee that is to conduct the public hearing. On the motion of Alderman John S Candler the ordinance was referred to the Street Committee. Alderman Candler had to leave the meeting be fore adjournment. As soon as he was gone Councilman Orville H. Hall got a motion through to reconsider the action on the ordinance, and he then made a m >tion, which carried, re ferring the ordinance to a committee Including all the members of the Al- dermanic Board. This Is the first time Council ever took such action. After the 'Alder- manic Board has finished its duties as Aldermanic Board Thursday it will adjourn and convene as a spe cial committee on traffic legislation. Persons interested in the new traf fic laws will be given a chance to be heard. Birmingham Police ' Hold Atlanta Couple BIRMINGHAM, Dec. 2.—Eunice Edmondson, aged 19, of No. 18 Fulton circle, and Paul Preston Moore, No. 221 Baronne street, Atlanta, were taken\in by the police to-day at a South Side boarding house. The wel fare department will send the young woman back to Atlanta, and Moore i9 to be turned over to Federal au thorities. Moore is said to have married Miss Carrie L. Brown. The Edmondso.i girl said she was under the belief she was to be married. She and Moore have been here about six weeks. TO HEAD NEW BANK. COLUMBUS. Dec. 2.-John M. Murrah has been elected president of the new Muscogee Bank, which will open for business about January 1. The new in stitution will have a paid-in capital stock of $50,000. SCHOOLS IF CITY TO CET 5111.81! The State Superintendent of Schools Tuesday announced the ap portionment of the Estate school fund as it will be distributed through the various cities and counties. The total amount to be distributed is $2,550,000. This goes to the coun ties and to the oity schools, accord ing to The school population of each. Several counties will get back from the State a great deal more by way of the school fund than they pay into the State Treasury in taxes, but this condition is not unusual and this year’s distribution differs only slight ly from last year’s. T{ie per capita expense of the schools to the State is $3.17, which is a decrease per capita from last year of 27 cents. No Delay in Distribution. The total Amount to be paid, for instance, to Fulton County, Is $19,- 474.14. The city of Atlanta gets from the State, exclusive of the Fulton appor tionment, $101,912.33. DRUNKEN CABBIES MUST GO. War against Intoxicated hack driv ers was declared by Recorder Broyles in Police Court Wednesday morning when he fined Hugh Hector, a negro cabby, $10.75 and ordered his hack driving permit revoked. "Every cab driver who gets drunk is going to get the same dose,” said the Recorder. Mr. Clarence Angier long known, very much loved, and greatly respected in the Life Insur ance business, h&s been appointed Special Representative of this company. He will have his office at 403-410 Empire Building. It is not necessary for me to say that any business with which Mr. Angier is connected will be handled in the same way as has everything he has done up to this time. This company cordially recommends Mr. Angier to all classes of insurance, but most especially to those whose busi ness is large enough to make busi ness protection desirable. Mr. An gier will make a specialty of this fea ture of our business. NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. R. L. COONEY, Inspector of Agencies at Large. ( Advt) THE GEORGIAN TERRACE HOTEL U new conducted eu both the American and European Piana. Rooms from $1.50 up, Restaurant (American plan), $40.00 monthly, $10.50 weekly, er without lunch (except Sundays), $35.00 monthly, $0.00 weekly. Also a la Carte Service. Orchestra. Here is an EXCEPTIONAL CHANCE to buy your Xmas presents at prices EAR BE LOW COST. We are holding a PUBLIC AUCTION of thousands of dollars worth of Diamonds, Watches and all kinds of Jewelry that must be turned into cash immediately. You Get the Benefit Sales at 10:30 to 12:30 A.M., 2:30 to 5:30 P.M. 7:30 lo 10:30 P. M. MARTIN MAY 19 Peachtree St, “Law Bros, for Quality” 1 X mas or en That Are Appropriate and UsefJ From "Law Bros., the Man's Shop, Where You Can Mak No Mistake in the Quality and Correct Details of Men’s Lik.es and Dislikes jggL ISV, “The Spirit of Christmas” is filliny our store- showcases, shelves and wardrobes are packed with hand some, durable gifts. It is none too early to make your selections. You can have them delivered now or later. The prices range from 50c to SI2.50. No Ckarge for Xmas Boxes Neckwear (Silk and Velvet), remarkable assortment, at 50c to $1.501 Silk Sox, all colors (boxed) per pair 50c to $1.50 Handsome Belts, with initial buckles, at $1,50 Men’s Initial Linen Handkerchiefs (6 in box), per box $1.50 j Men’s Initial Cambric Handkerchiefs (6 in box) per box 75c | Men’s fine Linen Handkerchiefs (6 in box), per box $2 and $31 Leather Collar Boxes, at $1, $1.50, $2, $2.50 and S3 Knitted Silk Scarflers (in boxes), at $1.25 to $3.50 ] Men's Handsome Umbrellas at $3.50 to $12.50 | Men’s Lounging Robes at $3.50 to Men’s Silk Lisle Sox (4 pairs in box), per box. . . $100 Men’s Shirts at $1.00 to $5 Men’s White Silk Handkerchiefs at 75c to $1-50 | COMBINATION SETS Lounging Robe and Slippers $5 to $10 Silk Sox, Tie and Handkerchief (in bo$J ... $1.50 and $2 Sox and Tie (in box) 75c, $1.00 and $1 50 Silk Sox, Tie and Reefer (Full Dress, in box) $3.50 and S5 Suspenders and Garters (in box) T j • - C 1 ' T L 11 L^adies Line | mbrell W / >tA ‘Beautiful Handles of Gold, Pearl, Etc at $3.50 to $12.50 Clip This Ad Out and Keep for Reference See Window Displays •