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i rir AJ IjAiM A Al\l> AI’.WN ■ ’ ■ ■ ■■■" emphatically Declares She Will Explain "Vicious” Charge That She Poisoned Husband. i prowee to vindicate myself. I is’ show that I never have done OSS terrible things that the reta- .'ve. of my dead husband have ••.-.1 against me.” Ktipba-tlcally Mrs. Mary Belle Tvvford central figure In the sen- ,.r,al 5250.000 tight over the will r ■ ie late Joshua Crawford, whom .ho s accused of poisoning, made >cl;tration Thursday. M> lawyers have said that I may aKo the stand. I want to do It so ,‘hat. 1 may explain some of the vl- ,.. flP a attacks made upon me. Per- aps people will be able to Judge mnr „ clearly then as to the motives hst, have prompted the shocking sto He? about me. Confident of Exoneration. 1 don't fear them in the least. I that the truth will come out J Pie this affair is settled, and when , .ices 1 won’t be the one who will ..iff. from it.” Attorney Reuben R. Arnold, ot for Mrs. Crawford, said Thursday that his client would be sl otted to go on the stand as soon as or . tde of the case had been com pleted before Special Auditor Ander son, M,]rmel John 8. James, attorney for tie heirs fighting Mrs. Crawford's aim* to the fortune, is expected to Irish the presentation ot evidence Pridav. Alter this, Mrs. Crawford’s lawyers .it] Introduce a number of physicians •o testify that the traces of morphine found in the body of Crawford might orv easily have been the result of ■he cough’medicine given to him shortly before his death. Case Delayed a Day. Dr. J, W. Hurt, who attended Craw ford already has testified that he tvould not have been surprised had •here been stronger indications of morphine from the amount of the rug that was given in the cough medicine and with the hypodermic ■:eedle. T!;r rase was to have been taken Thursday, but, owing to the nice of Colonel P. H. Brewster mother court, a postponement was then until 10 o’clock Friday. i.r.ney James will bring on other 11 experts to refute the testlmo- Mrs. Crawford’s witnesses that husband died from natural causes. , Timinal prosecution of Mrs. ford will come before the Fulton .tv (brand Jury next week. At- . John T. Smith, appointed spe- i -ptivitor because of Solicitor Dor- - lisouallficatlono, will present the use pgainst her. The order forfeiting the 5500 bond under which Dr. M. M. Ia?wis was held on a misdemeanor charge growing put of his arrest in a hotel with Miss Uf- fie McCalmon was vacated, it became known Thursday, when Attorney ,T. VV. Humphries for the Carrollton phy sician explained the misunderstand ing through which Dr. Lewis was not present in court when the case was called Wednesday. Attorney Humphries stated that an Indictment was sought of his client on a felony charge, but the attempt failed; however, the misdemeanor charge had not been called for trial by the Superior Court nor had It been referred back to the Criminal Court. Hence the misunderstanding as tc when the trial would take place. The case will now be called for trial at the next session of the Criminal Court. Boy Returns $4 to Man He Had Robbed SEATTLE. Deo. 4— Judge Kvcrett Smith received a letter from Earl Bent ley. a youth recently sent home to Los Angeles on a suspended sentence, In which was Inclosed $4 to make restitu tion to the man he robbed here. The money, he said, was the first he earned since his return home, and he wanted to make amends for h1s act. Bentley’s motner wrote an appeal to the iudge for her boy, and the court decided to give him a chance. Cow Chews Dynamite, Dies of Indigestion KELLOGG, IDAHO. Dec. 6.-N. A. Gil bert reports that a cow of his has eaten fifteen sticks of dynamite which had been left by a Shoshone County road crew on the west fork of Pine Creek. The cow died, and Gilbert is after the County Commissioners to pay him $125 for the animal, claiming that the county was negligent in leaving the powder out. Queen Mary Is Made To Let Go Furniture 6pecial Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. jONDON, Dec. 4. The occupants of the apartments at Hampton Court Palace have lately had a dispute with Queen Mary. In which the former came off victorious. Her majesty or dered a quantity of the beautiful Queen Anne furniture to bd removed to Buckingham Palace and placed in her own private rooms. A committee of the Hampton Court residents wrote a protest to the Home Office, the result of which was that the furniture and objects of art have been returned to Hampton Court. STEAMSHIP ROW ABOUT OVER. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Dec. 4.—There Is now every prospect of a settlement of the dispute between the Hamburg-Amer ica Line and the North German Lloyd, which threatened to Involve all thi North Atlantic conference companies* both British and foreign. High In fluences have been at work. Mystery in Death of Chicken Oath ‘Messy,’ | Shumaker Heads Czar's Police Chief Judge Rules It Out Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 4. An mystery surrounds the death of Gen eral Dedlulln, chief of the Osar'# palace police. He died in his official apartment In the Imperial Palace at Ivadla, but so far absolutely the only official mention In that he "died sud denly." The notorious Koullabko, of the Kieff Okhrana, and most of the spies who have been fomenting the Jew- baiting in the Kieff region for the last couple of years had him aa their champion at hourt. LODGE FORESEES HARD WINTER Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Dec. 4. This will be a severely cold winter. So predicts Sir Oliver Lodge, the distinguished sci entist. who believes memory and af fection do not terminate with dea*h. Other observers and weather students agree with him. They base their pre diction on the fact that the last four or five winters have been less cold than normal. They regard it as tolerably certain that there will he a spell of hard frosty weather to restore the balance. KELLOG, IDAHO, Dec. 4 - N. A. Gil- 4.—The many Chinese witnesses for the prosecution In a Chinese gumhling esse in the City Court, became suspicious of the reliability of the evidence given by brother Celestials on teh Christian oath and demanded that the solemn "chicken oath" he administered to all witnesses and the accused. With great solemnity the head of a live chicken la cut off and the witness I dip* his fingers into the warm red blood ! and swears to tell the truth I The police magistrate objected to the i mess that would l>e made In the court I room by the killing of live chicken* and ; sprinkling of blood, and tbe prosecution agreed with the defense to let the Chris- I tian oath stand. OBITUARY. ! Funeral services for Mrs. Mary L a Holley, who died at n private sani tarium here last Tuesday, will be held at Chamblee, Ga., Friday. The body will be removed there from Bloomfield’s under! iking establish ment, where It w is taken. Mrs. Holley Is survived oy h*Y husband. W. A. Hollev and one child, who l live at No. 277 We i Fiflh street. Jason Burr Council The following new officers of Jason Burr Council No. 13, Royal and Select Masters, have been Installed: David E Shumaker, thrice Illus trious master; Perrv L. Blackshear, deputy master; Charles F. Reno, prin cipal conductor of work; Auguste P. Tripod, treasurer; Lee Hoyt Williams, recorder; Lester S. Crane, captain of the guard; I/eRoy Gregory, conductor of council; William J. Mills, steward; James M. Fuller, sentinel. A past master's Jewel wn« oresent- ed to the retiring master, William a Richardson, by 'J’homas H. Jeffries. Gordon Not Accused Of Striking His Wife Through an error n the publication of the petition for divorce filed last week by Mrs. Sadie Gordon against .T. B. Gordon, s. cotton broker, it was stated that the wife alleged that her husband bad struck her. Brides Will Learn How to ‘Boil Water' CHICAGO, Dee. 4.-Prospective brides who are not the best cooks in ths world will have an opportunity to get free instruction next month. The School of Domestic Arts and Sciences Is going to teach them to boll water and boil eggs. Mrs. Lyndon Evans says of the under taking: “Of course some have fairly definite ideas of boiling water, but they don’t know that on*- vegetable should bo dropped into boiling water and others Into cold water." Divorce Is Granted To Macon Merchant MACON, Pee. 4.—After four years of litigation, a Superior Court Jury has granted I.. S. McConnell, * wealthy merchant, a total divorce and the custody of the two children, and denied Mrs. Bessie Mae McCon nell alimony. Three co-respondents were named by the husband. Mrs McConnell has not decide 1 whether she will appeal to the Su preme Court. In Atlanta It’s The Georgian People look to srhernwm* to buy, iret help sell, [p or a hey want trade, rent, gat position. No matter what yimr WANT is, a Georgian Want Ad will get it For Your Coraveimience Want Ada will be taken "wer the telephone any time and an “Accommodation Account’* started with von. All “Accommodation Ac count” bills are payable when 'bills are presented. Want Ads will be taken «p to 1 o’clock on the day of publication. I Your Friend i he Market Basket For the Saturday marketing the wor ried and busy house wife linds comfort in the fact that the Mar ket Basket will re lieve her of the vex ing problem—“What will I have for Sun day dinner?” It ap pears to-dav. Chamberlin=Johnson=DuBose Co. Atlanta - new york A Sale Wherein the Young Folks Come In for Their Share of the Good Things. Suits, Dresses and Coats at Clearaway Prices in the - paris Chamherlin=Johnson=DuBose Co. Junior Department Monday the grown-ups had their opportunity, to-morrow it is the young folk’s time. The scene of action is changed, but the same compelling forces are at work---Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose Co. Clearaway Prices and Chamberlin-Johnson- DuBose Co. scrupulously selected, height-of-the-fashion merchandise. It is a broad-gauged, big event. Savings loom large, economies are genuine-—but why this, the facts are below, they are their own argument in the minds of thrifty mothers. Junior Suits Junior Dresses All 15.00 Suits All $17.50,$25.00 Sf>5# $|() and $13.50 $7-75 $18.50 and $20 $11.75 Are Suits Are 12 Dresses 7 Dresses $25, $30, $35, $40 Suits Now Marked $17.50 $25, $27.50 and $30 Dresses now • • • • $14.75 A likely lot, with emphasis ori the likely. Valueful suits at their original prices—and valueful has to do as much with t he style and fashioning as 1 he fab rics—velvets, serges, novelty weaves, broadcloths, velours de laine, cheviots— the choosing will be fine. Suits for “bes t” wear, suits for school and street wear. Cutaway, blouse, belted coats, draped, p lain, peg-top skirts t he color you want. Children’s Coats Ana-Tliiffl Now Reduced UlIC" 1 liiIU Sizes two to six years. And the cold weather, the coat weather is still to come! A whole season of service and a sav- ing of one-third. A happier lot to choose from could hardly he found. Velvets, corduroys, ratines, broadcloths, l ral lamb cloths, boucles, etc. Many kinds. Very simple coats and dress-up coats with sashes and belts and a hit of fnron them. The new price list— $ 6.75- Coats $4.50 $12.50 Coats $ 8.33 $ 8.50 Coats $5.67 $13.50 Coats $ 9.00 $ 9.50 Coats $6.33 $15.00 Coats .' $10.00 $10.00 Coats $6.67 $16.50 Coats $11.00 Those now $7.75 are mostly serges, blues and browns and reds, with lacy yokes of trim lines, neat, serviceable affairs. Those now $11.75 are silk crepes de chines, silk poplins and serges. Choose the color you like best and the style, for there are many best styles- -with sashes and girdles and little net vests and frilled sleeves and prettily draped skirts. Those now $14.75 are the eahrmingesl Atlanta lias known—crepes de chine, vel vets, serges, novelty woolens. Frenchv with lace waists, with wide sashes, with novel vest effects. See these by all means. Children’s Dresses $10 Dresses $4.45 $15 to $16.50 $Q. Arc Nnw II Dresses Are J % All Children’s $5.00, $6.50 Coats $3.48 Sizes six to fourteen years. Woolens mostly,*a few vel vets at $9.95. Those at $6.45 are the practical and serviceable serge dresses that come in so fine for school wear. 1 o n g waisted; one-piece and belted dresses. Those at $9.95 are the smartly tailored and trimmed dresses for occasions. Besides velvets there are ratines and Bedford cords, with lace yokes and vestees and adorning sashes. Many colors. This Sale in the Junior Department Third Floor Sizes two to six years and six to fourteen years. At their regular prices these were special values, because we spe cialize on coats at these prices. 'Hie saving now is really more than it appears. Coats for hard school wear, “dressy” coats. Mixtures, cheviots, chinchillas i ii the large sizes; velveteens, corduroys and boucles in the small sizes. Junior “Party’ Dresses $16.50to$20$|7.50 $i8.50lo$27.50$| j.75 Dresses.. \h Dresses . . . And soon the holiday gaieties set in! These are by far the charmingest little masses of laces, chiffons, nets, ribbons and French flowers we have known this season. Delicate pinks and blues and mais and white. Bodices are often of net over chiffon, edged with shadow laces, sleeves—short—are often all laces, skirts are flounced or tiered as they arc called now. Rich satin girdles are charm ing- * , . Dresses that young women will exclaim over, and priced as if they were ordinary! Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose Company ft# ! j i I i I ill ■' :