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THE ATJjA.N1 A liEVKVTJAiN A.NII XIIWTS.
Court Vacates Order ; Boy Returns $4 to
ForfeitingLewisBond Man He Had Robbed
Emphatically Declares She Will
Explain “Vicious” Charge That
She Poisoned Husband.
propose to vindicate myself. I
. ia!l show that I never have done
nn*e terrible things that the rela-
rvea c*f my dead husband have
.h-fired against me.”
nphatically Mrs. Man Belle
a vford, central figure In the sen-
fjnnal $250,000 fight over the will
.f the late Joshua Crawford, whom
, * s accused of poisoning, made
his declaration Thursday.
My lawyers have said that T may
ake the stand. I want to do It so
hat I may explain some of the vi-
aous attacks made upon me. Per-
n ng people will be able to Judge
nore clearly then as to the motives
a i have prompted the shocking sto
le* about me.
Confident of Exoneration.
I don’t fear them in the leaat. I
now that the truth will come out
before this affair Is settled, and when
loes T won’t be the one who will
differ from It.”
Attorney Reuben R. Arnold, of
ounsel for Mrs. Crawford, said
Thursday that his client would be
flowed to go on the stand as soon as
pr side of the case had been com-
-ipted before Special Auditor Ander
son.
Colonel John S James, attorney for
p 4$ heirs fighting Mrs. Crawford’s
lalms to the fortune, is expected to
linlsh the presentation of evidence
rid ay.
\fter this. Mrs. Crawford’s lawyers
will introduce a number of physicians
ro testify that the traces of morphine
found in the body of Crawford might
very 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
would 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
needle.
The rase was to have been taken
t> again Thursday, but, owing to the
attendance of Colonel P. H. Brewster
ti another court, a postponement was
alun until 10 o’clock Friday.
Attorney James will bring on other
medical experts to refute the testimo
ny of Mrs. Crawford’s witnesses that
ner husband died from natural causes.
The criminal prosecution of Mrs.
rawford will come before the Fulton
ounty Grand Jury next week. At-
irnej John T. Smith, appointed spe-
ial solicitor because of Solicitor Dor
sey’s clisnualiflcatlono, will present the
•ase against her.
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they want to buy, sell,
trade, rent, get help or a
position.
No matter what yonr
WANT is, a Georgian Want
Ad will get it
For Your
Convemieinice
Want Ads will be taken
over the telephone any time
and an ‘ * Accommodation
Aeconnt’’ started with yon.
All “Accommodation Ac
count” bills are payable
when bills are presented.
Want Ads will be taken
np to 1 o ’clock on the day of
publication.
The order forfeiting the $500 bond
under which Dr. M. M. Lswls wa* held
on a misdemeanor charge srowlns out
of his arrest In a, hotel with Miss Pif
fle MeCalmon was vacated, it became
known Thursday, when Attorney .T.
W. Humphries foi* the Carrollton phy
sician explained the misunderstand
ing through which Dr. Lewis was r.ot
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
hy 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,
SEATTLE. Dec. 4.—Judge Everett
Smith received a letter from Ear! Bent
ley. a youth recently sent home to Los
ArgeleR 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 hie return home, and he
wanted to make amends for hts act.
Bentley’s motner wrote an appeal to
the Judge for her boy. and the court
decided to give him a chance.
Cow ChewsDynamite,
Dies of Indigestion
KELIjOGO, IDAHO, Dec. S.-N. A. Gil
bert reports that a cow of hi© has eaten
fifteen sticks of dynamit* 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 ihe
county was negligent In leaving the
powder out.
Queen Mary Is Made
To Let Go Furniture
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Dec. 4.—The occupant*
of the apartments at Hampton Court
Palace have lately had a dispute with
Queen Mary, in which the formtr
came off victorious. Her majesty or
dered a quantity of th© beautiful
Queen Anne furniture to be 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 wa* that
the furniture and objects of art have
been returned to Hampton Court.
STEAMSHIP ROW ABOUT OVER.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
1/ONDON, Dec. 4,—There Is now
every prospect of a settlement of the
dispute between the Hamburg-Amer
ica Lin© 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 Jason Burr Council
Special Cable to The Atlanta Qeorgtan.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 4.—An
mystery surrounds the death of Gen
eral Dediultn, chief of the Czar'.*
palace police. He died In his official
apartment In the Imperial Palace at
Llvadia, but so far absolutely the only
official mention Is that h© “died sud
denly.”
The notorious Koullabko. of the
Kleff Okhrana, And moat of th© ©pies
who hav© been fomenting the Jcw-
baiting In the Kleff region for the
last couple of years had him a© thetr
champion at court.
LODGE FORESEES HARD WINTER
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Dec. 4. This will be a
severely cold winter. So predict* Sir
Oliver Lodge, the distinguished sci
entist, who believes memory and af
fection do not terminate with death.
Other observers and weather students
agree with him. They base their pre
diction on the fact that the last four
or flv© winters hare been less cold
than normal.
They regard It as tolerably certain
that there will be a spell of hard
frosty weather to restore th© balance.
KELLOG, IDAHO, Deo. 4.—N. A. Oil.
4.—Th© many Chinese witnesses for th©
proeecutlon In a -Chinese gambling wise
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’’ be administered to all witnesses
and the accused.
With great solemnity the head of a
live ohlcken is cut off and the witness
dip* his Angers Into the warm red blood
| and swears to tell the truth
The police magistrate objected to the
; mess that would be made in the court -
I room by the killing of live chickens and
sprinkling of blood, aud the prosecution
agreed with the defense to let the Clirls-
, tlan oath stand.
OBITUARY,
Funeral services for Mr*. Mary LDa
Holley, who died at n private sani
tarium here last Tuesday, will be
held at Chamblee. Oa.. P’riday. The
body will be removed there from
Bloomfield’s undertaking establish
ment, where It w«s taken. Mrs.
Holley Is survived dv her htisband,
W. A. Holler, ©nd one child, who
live at No. -277 West Fifth street.
Th© following new officers of Jason
Burr Council No. 13. Royal and Select
Masters, hava been installed.
I>avld P5. Shumaker, thrice Ulna-
triou* master. Perrv L. Blackehear,
deputy master; Charles F. Reno, prin
cipal conductor of work; Auguste P
Tripod, treasurer; Le© Hoyt Williams,
recorder; lister a. Crane, captain of
the guard; I/©Roy Gregory, conductor
of council; William J. Mill*, steward;
James M. Fuller, sentinel.
A past master's Jewel wo* nresent-
•d to th© retiring master, William a
Richardson, by Thomas 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
J. B. Gordon, a cotton broker, It wa*
stated that the wife allege.1 that her
husband had struck her.
Brides Will Learn
How to ’Boil Water'
CHICAGO, Dee. 4.—Prospective bride a
who are not the best cooks in th© worl
will hav© an opportunity to gat fr©'
Instruction next month.
Th© School of Domestic Arts and
Sciences is going to tench t h©m to bo’
water and boll eggs
Mrs. Lyndon Evans say* of fh© tinder
taking:
“Of course some have fairly deflntte
ideas of boiling W8t«*r, but. they don
know that one vegetable should b*
dropped into boiling water and
Into cold water.”
Divorce Is Granted
To Macon Merchant
f
Your Friend
I he Market
Basket
For the Saturday
marketing the wor
ried and busy house
wife finds 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?*’ Tt ap
pears to-dav.
MACON, D-o. 4.—After fonr y«*J *
of litltra/tlon, a Superior Court Jur*
has ffraotefl L. 8. McConnell, a
wealthy merchant, a. total dlvorr-
anrt the custody of the two chlldrw
and denied Mrs. Bessie Mae McCoa.
nell alimony. Three co-rospondeni'
were named by the husband.
Mrs McConnell has not decide
whether she will appeal to the Sr,
preme Court.
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Chamberlin=Johnson=DuBose Co. Atlanta . new york
park ChamberlinJohnsonDuBose Co.
A Sale
Wherein the Young Folks Come In for Their
Share of the Good Things. Suits, Dresses
and Coats at Clearaway Prices in the -
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—bat why this, the facts are below, they are their own argument in the minds of thrifty mothers.
Junior Dresses
$10 and $13.50 $J.75 $18.50 and $20 $11.75
Junior Suits
All 15.00 Suits $g*50 AH $17.50, $25.00 $
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Suits Are
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Dresses
Dresses
$25, $30, $35, $40
Suits Now Marked
$17.50
$25, $27.50 and $30
Dresses now ....
$14.75
A likely lot, with emphasis on the likely. Valueful suits at their original
prices—and valueful has to do as much with‘the style and fashioning as the fab
rics—velvets, serges, novelty weaves, broadcloths, velours de laine, cheviots—
the choosing will be fine. Suits for “best” wear, suits for school and street wear.
Cutaway, blouse, belted coats, draped, plain, peg-top skirts—the color you want.
Children’s Coats A gia _TltJrH
Now Reduced Uluru In iu
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, Ural lamb
cloths, boucles, etc. Many kinds. Very simple coats and
dress-up coats with sashes and belts and a bit of fur on them.
The new price list—
$ 6.75 Coats $4.50 $12.50 Coats $ 8.33
if! 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 ( ’oats $11.00
Children’s Dresses
$1(1 Dresses $4.45 $15 to $16.50 $ft.95
Are Now. ” Dresses Are
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.
Those now $7.75 are mostly serges,
yokes of trim lines, neat, serviceable aff
de chines, silk poplins and serges. Choo
for there are many best styles—wit h sas
frilled sleeves and prettily draped skirt
Atlanta has known—crepes de chine, vel
with lace waists, with wide sashes, with
blues and browns and reds, with iacy
airs. Those now $11.75 are silk crepes
se the color you like best and the style,
hes and girdles and little net vests and
s. Those now $14.75 are the cahrmingest
vets, serges, novelty woolens. Frenchv
novel vest effects. See these by all
means.
All Children’s
$5.00, $6.50 Coats
$3.48
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. The saving now is really more
than it appears. Coats for hard school wear, “dressy” coats.
Mixtures, cheviots, chinchillas in the large sizes; velveteens,
corduroys and boucles in the small sizes.
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Junior “Party” Dresses
$16.50to$20$1 ^,50 $18.50to$27.50 $1 J. 75
Dresses.. !£ Dresses ... |4
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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 qre often of net, over chiffon, edged with shadow
laces, sleeves—short—are often all laces, skirts are flounced
or tiered as they are called now. Rich satin gii*dles are charm
ing.
Dresses that young women will exclaim over, and priced
as if they were ordinary!
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