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t 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. lo Atlanta It’s The • Georgian P«opl« look to whenove* 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. , • 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 $ Are Suits Are • • 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. < Junior “Party” Dresses $16.50to$20$1 ^,50 $18.50to$27.50 $1 J. 75 Dresses.. !£ Dresses ... |4 • 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! Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose Company ij- \ J! F I ! M, I