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fTTCARST'S SUNDAY AMERICAN, 1 ATLANTA, OA.. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1013. 3 A WIFE; HELD IS 'TIGER ,). 1). Summers, Selma, Ala., Durggist, Freed of Charge of Hurling Wife to Death. Rearresed on Charge of Violating Liquor Laws. ABA., Deo. 6,—Rearrost on tti. hax*e at violating the liquor laws » the fate of J D. Summers after had been freed by a jury of the rge of the murder of hts wife, uie B. Summers, last April by ;-.r >wintr her from a second-story window. He was released by the Sheriff nortly after being arrested. The murder trial was one of the mott sensational In the history at Selma. t . ' The indlotmsnt against Summers ras returned by the Grand Jury which •-djonmed ten days ago. It was a surprise. He nas been prominent in »he city, and, while he ha# never prac- ■;,ed medlplne, he has conducted a drug store for years and Is known a, 'Doctor'’ Summers. He had C.aesed considerable wealth, and when hts wife died on April 28 and whispering* about her death began to be beard, widespread Interest was awakened in the manner of life of Summers and his wife. Ones Resided in Atlanta. Summers and his wife left here a vear or two ago and resided In At lanta a snort time, but soon returned to Selma, It was alleged that they did not live happily together. On Thursday night, April 26, Po- iceman William Barker, according to hts testimony, saw Summers coming down the stairs from tha aecond-story apartment over an empty store. He swore he saw Summers walk out to the sidewalk, pi$k up the limp form of a woman and taka the body back upstairs. He was only a short dis tance away, but, knowing something of the couple, he did not Investigate, thinking the woman was only drunk and needed aid to get to her rooms. Barker says Sumomrs carried the body of hts wife across his shoulders and placed her in bed at 12:45 o’clock in the morning. Other witnesses have sworn that no doctor was called until 7 or 8 o'clock next morning and that the woman was badly hurt. When Mrs. Hattie Watkins and Mrs. Annie Russell, neighbors, were called In to ssslst in shrouding the body, it Is said they were astonished at the bruises on the body. Coroner Decides to Act. Reports became so sensational that ( oroner Jud Breslin. at the Instiga tion of Assistant Solicitor Mangum, began an Inquest. He caused a post mortem examination to be made by Dr. J. S. Chisolm and Dr. T. G. Du- Bose. They reported that the wo man’s spinal column had been broken, and that she appeared to have been beaten. The Coroner’s jury committed Dr. Summers to jail, but he was allowed bail by Judge J. W. Mabry. He was at liberty until an indictment was If I Ale That I Would Die You WlU Never Fear Food It You Go to a Dinner Carry ing One Little Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablet. Too needn’t pass op ail those savory dishes lust because you are afraid of what the stomach will say to them Armed wtth a box of Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tab'ets, you oan bid defiance to the most cantankerous stomach and be as sured that your food will be perfectly d'gented In spite of the stomach's ob jections. found and he was recommitted to -jail. Witnesses for the State bore out the evidence submitted by the phy sicians in their post-mortem exami nation. The theory of the State, as brought out by Solicitor Thompson, was that the woman had received her fatal wounds at the hands of her hus band. The evidence tended to show there had been an estrangement, that Sum mers had often beaten his wife, that they had separated once and had gone back together again, and that he was brutal In the extreme toward her. Witnesses swore he showed no signs of emotion while he waited in the room with the body of his wife. Mrs. Watkins, who was one of the first to reach the bed on which the dead woman lay, said he greeted her with a single "good morning," and walked out of the room as prepara tions were begun for the burial. Jury Representative Body. Seven witnesses were examined by the State and a long list of citizens, neighbors and friends of the accused were called by the defense. At the conclusion of the examina tion of witnesses for the defense, Former Congressman W. B. Craig, of counsel for defense, moved to ex clude all of the State's evidence on the ground that the corpus delicti, or body of the crime, had not been proven. In fact, he argued, no crime had been committed and showed the hand of the defense to the effect that the deceased came to her death by reason of accidentally falling from the second-story window of their apartments, combatting the State’s theory that she had been struck a blow which rendered her unable to keep from falling through the open window. The motion was refused by Judge B. M. Miller. The defense sought to show that the dead woman was addicted to the habit of strong drink and succeeded in getting the fact before the Jury that she was seen In a drunken con dition the day before her fall from the window. While more than 60 men were sum moned for the trial, it proved to be an easy matter to get a jury. Men from all walks of life, merchants, clerks, farmers, machinists and engi neers, were on the jury. Arguments of counsel were ex haustive Critic Criticised, He Sues Show Manager JOUET, IBB., Dec. 6.—A suit for $10,000 damages is the latest event In the war between M. R. Kelly, dra matic critic for The Herald, and the management of a burlesque show at the Orpheum Theater. Kelly saw the show and was so pained his review waa far from com plimentary. Charles T-eRoy manager of the company, addressed the audi ence and said the hostility of the crit icism was due to Kelly having been [•thrown out of the theater. Kelly was accosted by one of the j troupe, who struck him in the face, j breaking his glasses and >«*vlng him i on the street, j This disagreement was patched up : later, but Kelly filed suit against Be- Roy and the theater, Meanest Bridegroom Takes Justice’s Hat BOS ANGKBES, Deo. 6.—Justice I Summerfleld entered his courtroom to day without hie customary smile and Jaunty manner It appears that when he married a loving oouple the evening before the bridegroom not only did not pay him any fee, but walked off with the magistrate's brand-new hat. “t Just bought that hat,” said Sum merfleld "It was an expensive one. That man I married wore a hat that looks as though he got It at a rummage sale He Is tha meanest man in 1-os Angeles County." Godbe Motion for New Trial Put Off at Counsel's Bequest I December 18 Date of Hearing AI le gations Made of Prejudice by Three Juror*. AUGUSTA, Dec. 6.—At the request of Solicitor General Moore and the other attorneys for the State, Judge Hammond to-day postponed the con sideration of the motion for a new trial for Mrs. Edna Perkins Godbe until Thursday, Deeemb.er 18. The attorneys for the State had been unable to see the amended mo* tlon for a new trial until a few min utes before the hearing was called tp-day. The amended motion charges that the court erred in many instances in charging the jury; that three jurors were prejudiced, iind that each of the three stated before the trial that Mrs. Godbee should hang. The jurors mentioned are Samuel Palmer, the foreman, and Hoyt D. Brinson and George W. ‘Johnson. It is claimed that Palmer made the statement that the defendant ought to hang to O. B. Brown at Stellaville; that Brinson told J. M. Brinson that she ought to have her neck broken, and that John son also said she ought to have her neck broken. Mrs. Godbee was convicted at Mil- len in September and given a life sentence for the murder of her former husband, Judge W. T. Godbe© and his second wife, Mrs. Florence Boyce Godbee. Macon Lawyers Plan New Year Banquet MACON, Dec. 6.—The lawyers of Macon will hold a banquet, the first since they dined Judge Emory Speer, five years ago, on the night of Jan uary 1, 1914. At the annual meeting of the Ma con Bar Association to-day the need for the lawyers to get closer together was stressed and the banquet was pointed out as tho best means to this end. The Bar Association also took definite steps toward the establish ment of a central law library, to be maintained by annual assessments on all lawyers of the city. Judge Nat E. Harris was re-elected president; Du pont Guerry, vice president, and Wal lace Miller, secretary. At Every Banquet You Will Always See Some Perron Who la Afraid i of Food." Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablet* are * 00 * n ‘ pound of pepsin, and those elements that must be secreted by the stomach if the j food is to be digested When the stom ach fails to secrete enough of these di gestive agencies, the only sane remedy s to supply a sufficient quantity of these Aments to digest the food. This Is the service for which Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets were made and they are recom mended by leading doctors and seten- ste. One or two of theta tablets is sufficient to digest the largest dinner. They stop almost instantly ail form* of ’’.digestion, such as sour stomach, Gening, heartburn, dizziness, brash and dysentery. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets •ntain digestive elements, a single •"-"ain of which is capable of digesting 3.990 grains of food, such as meats, eggs, grains, vegetables, starches and mineral matters of all kinds. If your stomach is sluggish or worn ut, let Stuart's Dyspej^sta Tablets do vour digesting for you until the stom ach can recuperate Give it a little va cation. It has a hard enough struggle at the best, with all you put in it. And even when your stomach is in perfect condition, you wdll occasionally need one after a big banquet or other social affair tnat taxes your stomach to the utter most. Make Btuart's Dyspepsia Tablets th« ever-ready friend and assistant to your stomach Get a 50o bo* of your drug gist to-day. .. ■ 1 ■ SUGGESTION: REBUILT TYPEWRITERS, $23 to $75. __ Call, Write or Phone n Writing Machine Co. R^fl&SUPIio/ie M.2526, Governor’s Wife to Buy New Leg for Dog GRAND ISBAND, NEBR, Dec. 8 — Through the thoughtfulness of Mrs. Hiram Johnson, wife of the Govern or of California, Honk, a railroad dog of Grand Island, is to have a new wooden leg. Mrs Johnson passed through Grand Island. As she looked through the Pullman window Honk limped up with a conductor. Mrs. Johnson, calling the conductor, said: "Please get me the address of the owner of that dog. When I get back home 1 11 send him a wooden leg.” Kansas Man Planning Cruise of 7,000 Miles KANSAS CITY, MO., Deo. 6.—Be fore the Sweetheart, Edward H. Witte’s new ocean-going launch, with her owner and a party of friends on board reaches Chicago next April, she will put 7.000 miles of water be hind her. The cruise will take the Witte par ty down the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, through the Gulf of Mexico, UP the Atlantic coast to New York, through the Erie Canal and the Great Bakes to Chicago. _ Elopers Win Pace; Arrested, Then Freed WINONA, MINN., Deo. 6.—An hour and a half after William Iseness and Rosie Moss, of Sparta, WIs.. had been married In Winona a message was re ceived from the bride's father asking the police to arrest them, in an effort to prevent their marriage. Ttie father was advised that the service had been performed. The two were taken into custody, but later the father asked that they be re leased and permitted to return home to receive bis toisivenesa, Man Weeps as He Prosecutes Brother MACON, Dec. 6.—George Anderson, proprietor of a hotel in Denver, wept Prevent 5Kin Blemishes By Using Cutlcura Soap and Olntmeni They do so much to promote and maintain the purity and beauty oi the complexion, hands and hair un der all conditions, and are unexcelled in purity, delicacy and fragrance for the toilet and nursery. Cutlcur* Soap And Ointment sold threufbout thi world. Liberal sample of eacli mailed free, wltb 32-p. Sook Addreee ‘Cutlcura.'' Dept 8R, Breton ■9-Men who shave and shampoo with Cutlcur* Roap will find It beet for skin and scalp. Neglected Kidneys cttu.se headache, dizziness, lame back, torpid liver and dropsy. If you arise unrefreshed in the morning, are weak, depressed and have indigestion, all are symp toms of kidneys so diseased that the, blood is improperly purified. You need Warner’s Safe Kidney and Liver Remedy because it goes right to the seat of th* trouble and is the most re liable and successful kidney and liver remedy known to-day. Nothing else can do you so much good, for it has a persistent re storing action on the kidneys and liver which brings perceptible re lief almost immediately Mrs. E. Arnold, Kersey, Polo., writes: “T suffered from kidney trouble and found no relief until I commenced using Warner’s Safe Kidney and Liver Remedy. Two months after I began using it I was a well woman.” Sold by all DrusQlstt 1— Kidney and Liver Remedy 2— Rheumatic Remedy 3— Oiabotea Remedy 4— Aathma Remedy 5— Nervine 6—Pill* Constipation Biliousness like a chiltl to-day us he stood at the bar in Police Court and prosecuted his half-brother, T. F. Wyche, charged with the theft of diamond* and other jewelry belonging to An- dereon, who ia here at the bedside of their dying mother. “I am doing this because I believe it is best for th© boy’s own good,” Mr. Anderson sobbed. The man to whom Wyche pawned the jewelry testified. The Recorder bound the defendant over to the Su perior Court under bond of J300 for larceny from the house. Deer So Plentiful Cows Are Labeled DANBURY, CONN., Dec. 6— Under the law which protects them until 1917, deep are becoming so numerous In this section that they are a men ace to automobiles on the State roads. The strong headlights of automobiles have the same effect as "jacking," the animals walking Into tho bright rays Just as they do when shooters use a calcium light to kill ueer nt night. George C. Manchester, of New York City, who arrived hero from tho North, reported that a buck with larg« antlers was attracted by his search lights near Kent and that he was go ing so fast he could not avoid hitting the animal, In confirmation of this story, a veracious correspondent says that farmers are now labeling their cows so that Immigrant servants can tell them from the deer. Tree Sawing Device Supplants Woodmen LEWISTON, MAINE, Dec. 6.—Dan iel W. Smith has Invented a machine fnr sawing trees down with a mini mum amount of waste and labor. Penobscot lumbermen who have been trying the appliance out say it is likely that next season will find many of the Eastern Maine lumber camps equipped with the new device. Suit Is Entered for Former Town's Site ATCHISON, KAN&, Dec. 6—The passing of a historic Kansas town is recalled by an action filed in the District Court, here by Albert J. Schoenecker to gain possession of the town site of Pardee, containing about five acres. The town, now extinct, was named for Pardee Butler, who, in the border days, was tarred and feathered and sent alone down the Missouri River on a raft. Write for a free sample, giving the number of remedy desired, to Warner’s Safe Remedies Co., Dept. 435, Rochester, N. V. EXTRA! READ aepitCT, CONSIDER COM-> PA RE. MAKE YOUR DOLLARS DO TRIPLE DOTY CoA EXTRA! Goodyear Raincoat Great Holiday Sale BEGINS MONDAY, DECEMBER 8th Buy Handsome, Stylish, Practical at 331 CENTS ON THE $1 Mr- Xmas Gifts Santa Claus has just arrived—wearing a GOODYEAR RAINCOATof course! and will make his headquarters at this store for the next six days—almost GIVING AWAY Goodyear Waterproof “Winterproof” garments to ev^ry one of his thousands of Atlanta friends, young and old. Our mammoth factories MUST GO ON, regardless of unfavorable weather—the result is— THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS tied up in surplus stock—regular high-grade Goodyear Water proof Overcoats, Raincoats, Gabardines, Silk Coats and Slip-Ons for Men, Women and Children. We will literally “throw them at your feet” this week special at 33 1-3 cents on the dollar. Garments “that will keep you dry in wet weather and warm in winter”—useful, comfortable, dressy, stylish Christ mas Gifts. If you have any regard for the value of a dollar, you will COME or ORDER BY MAIL. All purchases made for Christmas Gifts will be put up in handsome Xmas boxes and ~ delivered Christmas morning if desired. SALE STARTS 8 A.M. MONDAY! $9.00 RAINCOATS For men, women and chil dren. Splendidly made of double texture cloth; every seam securely sewed, then vulcanized. A perfect fit assured. $2.98 $11 English Slip-Ons For men and women. Nob by styles, in excellent all- wool, double texture cash- mere, Regulation or Raglan shoulders. Note the finely tailored finish. $3.78 $12.50 Silk Coats fit • • • • Ladles’ handsome Silk _____ Coats, with English ” metallic back — blues and blacks, worth $12.50. this sale, choice $3.98 . $3.98 Extra Special $1.79 $5 Values $20 Priestley Cravenettes Priestley’s English Cravenetted H o m e - spun Cloth Overcoats Imported direct from London. They’re ab solutely waterproof. Two coat* In one. $8.50 Imported English Slip-ons for men, women and children. Prac tical, handsome, long-wearing garments. They were $5—this sale $1.79 $40 Goodyear Overcoats Guaranteed water proof. Made of fine Scotch Tweed*. Also In rich English mix ture*. One of the handsomest line* of waterproof overcoats for men and women ever shown In this olty. $17.50 Extra Special $5 Boys 7 and Girls’ Eng- lish Slip-Ons The finest models of the season; sizes 6 to 16 years. Regular $4 values. Sale price, $1.79 $3.50 Girls’ RainCapes Capes of the beat mate rial; careful ly made and g u a ranteed water proof. Regular (3.50 value. Sale price, $15 English Slip-Ons For men and women. Splendid example* of what Goodyear quality really Is. Made of cashmere in the popu lar shades of tan and brown. $5.69 $ ll Poplins (Imported) For Women A direct Importation of women's waterproof coats In poplin and silk. Beautiful shades of blue, tan and gray. Also In black. $4.48 Extra Special ’1.79 $5 Values Imported English Slip-ons for men, women and children. Prac tical, handsome, long-wearing garments. They were « , —q $5—this sale $1./“ Everybody is Going to the Busy Goodyear Store! Extra Salespeople Will Be On Hand MAIL ORDERS Out-of-town folks may share In this wonderful Raincoat Sale. Select any Coat advertised and we will send it by Parcel Post the same day your order Is received. We fit you as well as If you were here—the name “Goodyear” Is your protection. GOODYEAR RAINCOATCO. 35 Peachtree Street — Next to Nunnally’s --- 35 Peachtree Street GIFTS Stored and Delivered Christmas If Desired