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THE ATEAJNTA UEU-KLTIAJN AND MEWS. Emphatically Declares She Will Explain “Vicious” Charge That She Poisoned Husband. 'I propose to vindicate myself. I shall show that I never have (lone • lyse terrible things that the rela tive of my dead husband have i barged against me.” Emphatically Mrs. Mary Belle rswford, central figure in the sen- - u ,onal $250,000 tight over the will f the late Joshua Crawford, whom she Is accused of poisoning, made this declaration Thursday. My lawyers have said that I may take the stand. 1 want to do It so • hat 1 may explain some of the vi cious attacks made upon me. Per haps people will be able to Judge more clearly then as to the motives that have prompted the shocking sto ries about me. Confident of Exoneration. "I don’t fear them in the least. 4 know that the truth will qome out before this affair is settled, and when it does T won’t be the one who will suffer from It.” Attorney Reuben R. Arnold, of counsel for Mrs. Crawford, said Thursday that his client would be allowed to go on the stand as soon as her side of the case had been com pleted before Special Auditor Ander son. Colonel John S. James, attorney for the 48 heirs fighting Mrs. Crawford’s •laims to the fortune, is expected to finish the presentation of evidence Friday. After this, Mrs. Crawford’s lawyers will Introduce a number of physicians to testify that the traces of morphine found in the body of Crawford might very easily have been the result of the 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 there been stronger Indications ol morphine from the amount of the drug that was given in the cough medicine and with the hypodermic needle. The case was to have been taken up again Thursday, but, owing to the attendance of Colonel P. H. Brewster in another court, a postponement was taken until 10 o’clock Friday. Attorney James will bring on other medical experts to refute the testimo ny of Mrs. Crawford’s witnesses that her husband died from natural causes. The criminal prosecution of Mrs. Crawford will come before the Fulton County Grand Jury next week. At torney John T. Smith, appointed spe cial solicitor because of Solicitor Dor sey’s disqualification©, will present the case against her. I Court Vacates Order ForfeitingLewisBond The order forfeiting the $500 bond under which Dr. M. M. Lewis was held on a misdemeanor charge growing out of his arrest in a hotel with Miss Ff- rte McCalmon was vacated, It became known Thursday, when Attorney J. W. Humphries for the Carrollton phy sician explained the misunderstand ing through which Dr. Bewis 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 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 trkil at the next session of the Criminal Court. Bov Returns $4 to Man He Had Robbed SEATTLE. Pec. 4 Judge Everett 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 his act. Bentley’s motner wrote an appeal to the Judge for her boy, and the court decided to give him a chance. Cow Chews Dynamite, Dies of Indigestion KELLOGG, IDAHO, Dec. 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 Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Dec. 4.—The occupanta 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 the 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 «llflce, 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 j Chicken Oath ‘Messy/ Czar’s Police Chief Judge Rules It Out Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. ST. PETERSBURG. I>ec. 4. -An mystery surrounds the death of,Gen eral Dedlulin, 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 he “died sud denly.” The notorious Kouliabko, of the Kieff Okhrana, and most of the spies who have been fomenting the Jew- halting in the Kieff region for the last couple of years had him as thetr champion at court. LODGE FORESEES HARD WINTER Special Cab>e 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 dation on the fart that the last four or five winters have been less cold than normal. They regard It as tolerably certain that there will be a spell of hard frosty weather to restore the balance. KELLOG, IDAHO. Dec. 4.—N. A GU- 4.—The many Chinese witnesses for the prosecution in a Chinese gambling case in the City Court became suspicious of the reliability of the evidence givep 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 chicken la cut off and the witness dips his fingers into the warm red blood and sweats to tell the truth. The police magistrate obtected to the mess that would be made in the court room by the killing of live chickens and sprinkling of blood, and the prosecution agreed with the defense to let the Chris tian oath stand. OBITUARY. Funeral services for Mrs. Mary LHa Holley, who died at n private sani tarium here last Tuesday, will he held at Chamblee, Ga . Friday. The body will be removed there from Bloomfield’s unuert iking establish ment, where It was taken. Mrs. Holley Is survived oy her husband, W. A. Holley, and one child, who live at No. 277 West Fifth street. Shumaker Heads Jason Burr Council The following new officers of Jason Burr Council No. 12, Royal nnd Select Masters, have been Installed: David E Shumaker, thrice Illus trious master; Perrv L. Blackahear, deputy master; Cnaries I . Reno, prin cipal conductor of work; Auguste P. Tripod, treasurer; Lee Hoyt Williams, recorder; Lester S. Crane, captain of the guard; T^eRoy Gregory, conductor of council; William J. Mills, steward; James M. Fuller, sentinel. A past master’s Jewel wa*» ' resent ed to the retiring master. William a Richardson, by Thomas H. Jeffr.es. 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 c *:ton broker it was stated that the wife alleged that her husband had struck her Brides Will Learn How to ‘Boil Water’ CHICAGO. Dee. 4.—Prospective bride* who are not the best coons in the world will have an opportunity to get free Instruction next month Tbe School of Domestic Arts and Sciences Is going to teach them to boll water and boll 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 one vegetable should He dropped into boiling water and others Into cold water." Divorce Is Granted To Macon Merchant M A CON, Dec. 4.—After four yeer* of litigation, a Superior Court lory has granted L. S. McConnell, a 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 McDonnell ha* not decided whether she will appeal to the Su premo Court. In Atlanta It’s The Georgian People look to wheneve* they want to buy, sell, trade, rent, get help or a position. No matter what your WANT is, a Georgian Want Ad will get it. For Your Coraveinileinice "V^ant Ads will be taken over the telephone any time and an “'Accommodation Account” started with you. All ‘‘Accommodation Ac count” bills are payahle when bills are presented. Want Ads will be taken up to 1 o’clock on the day of publication. r Your Friend— The 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?” It ap pears to-day. Chamberlin=Johnson=DuBose Co. Atlanta - new york paris Chamberlin=Johnson=DuBose Co. Sal Wherein the Young Folks Come In for 7 heir 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—b^t 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 $0-50 All $17.50, $25.00 *17-50 $10 and $13.50 $7-75 $18.50 and $20 $11.75 Are Suits Are Dresses 7 Dresses 11 $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 tine. 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 AiiAsThittl Now Reduced vilw I 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 be 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 $ 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, yokes of trim lines, neat, serviceable aff de chines, silk poplins and serges. Choo for there are many best styles—with sas frilled sleeves and prettily draped skirt Atlanta has known—crepes de chine, vel with lace waists, with wide sashes, with means. blues and browns and reds, with lacy airs. Those now’ $11.75 are silk crepes se the color you like best and the style, lies and girdles and little net vests and s. Those now $14.75 are the cahrmingest vets, serges, novelty woolens. Frenchy novel vest effects. See these by all Children’s Dresses Dresses $4.45 $15 to $16.50 $(J.05 II IWqsps A rp / Are Now. 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, long 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. 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 $16.50 to $20 $J7.50 $18.50 to $27.50$| jJ5 Dresses.. \L 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 are 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