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7 THE ATLANTA UEUHH1AJN AM) NEWS. Iniin C Deering $12,000,000 uLlliLLu All Goes to Family RELATIVE w] , A, E. Tye Declares That Dia- ncls and Ruby Disappeared When Her Kinsman Died. rqing the illegal appropriation welrj and money left by ViUiam Atlanta pioneer, who died morning at a private sani- Urs. A. E. Tye, his only sur- ^ relative In Atlanta, on Thurs- ne;ituted ball trover proceedings recover the property, which, she ees was confiscated by Thomas ■ per, proprietor of a boarding hou'-e at No. 120 1-2 East Fair streat. T i re Sparks resided until his death. In her petition, filed through Attor- nfy s R. J. Jordan and A. E. Wilson, M ,'., Tve asserted that immediately nf . r tile death of her relative his .ip-, several diamond stickpins ai d a ruby pin. disappeared. : went to the Cooper home and '.vi: ,1 Mr. Cooper in the act of search. Mr. Sparks' vest,” Mrs. Tye de- 1 7,-,-ii. "I informed him that I had to get the property left by mv relative. i; Mrs. Cooper began to cry iid, 'I think I ought to have the j. mid diamond pin because I was „„ Kin ' to Mr. Sparks.’ i inquired about the five-stone pin .1, replied that her husband was ' nU ii- care of that/ ” - r property alleged to have been ■ in a box in the safe of Buehler s n irket, where “U. cle Billie” L ,; s - once was employed, was also :ired to have been missing imme- v following the old man’s death. \i ;• Sparks was a member of the , (Mty Guards and also of the - De Lion Commandery, Knight^ Templars. Clark, Head of C. E., Praised by Bryan WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Secretary p, introduced the Rev. Dr. Francis i; Clark, founder of the Christian I > movement, as one whose ., r \ j , to the world was “hardly by that of any other man in . L , ; ration.” It was at a meeting Washington Christian En- t p.ivor societies. CHICAGO, Dec. 18.—The will of W illiam Deering, the harvester man ufacturer, provides for bequests to members of the family of between $12,000,000 and $13,000,000. No provision is made for gifts to charity, the millionaire stipulating that he feels ho has given enough dur ing his lifetime. A list of charitable gifts already made totaled more than $1,200,000. Count Szochenyi's ‘Cousin’Held inU.S. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 18.—Baron Von S < k. who says he is a cousin of S/echenyi, who married Gladys Van crbilt, is under arrest here on a k.trge of passing a bad $200 check. H left Austria because his wife was n • received socially. She plans an appeal to the Emperor for aid. Mad Priest Attacks Jostled at FivePoints, and Strangles Host HeLoses$21 andRing NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—In a fit of madness the Rev. Father David An- geli, of Boston, to-day attempted to strangle his host, the Rev. Father Demo. In the rectory of the Church of Our Lady of Pompeii. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital for obser vation. Father Angell came to New York from Boston to visit friends, and had been making his home at the rectory- S. J. Herrington, of No. 83 Nlckle- berg street, reported to the police Thursday morning that he had been robbed by a pickpocket the night be fore while In a crowd near Five Points. "I don’t know Just how It hap pened,” Herrington stated. "When I got on a car my pocketbook was gone. I remembered being jostled a good deal.” The pocketbook contained $21 and a Masonic ring. Railroad to Appeal From Damage Verdict CORDELE, Dec. 18. A motion for a new trial in the suU of Mrs. C. B Shobe against the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway was overruled by Judge W. F. George At the May term of Superior Court Mrs Shobe was given a verdict of $4,500 for nlleged persona! injuries sustained when a horse driven by her became frightened at a locomo tive and ran away. The case will go to the State Supreme Uourt. Statue Raiser Bought Is Called “Immoral" •pecial Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. BERLIN, Dec. 18. The German postal authorities recently issued an order condemning “The Charmer," a nude statue by Professor Fritz Hetne- mnnn, of Berlin, as immoral, and for bidding the transmission of reproduc tions through the mails. Now it appears that the original statue was purchased by tlie Kaiser. The predicament of the officials is amusing the art world. Reverses Slayer's Case Second Time MOBILE. Dec. 18.—The case of Wil liam J Brown, who in July, 1912, shot and killed * ed Percy here on “un written law” grounds, for the second time has been reversed by the Ala bama Supreme Court Brown was convicted of manslaugh ter It) the City Court of Mobile. This trial followed conviction for first de gree murder, the Supreme Court re versing the former case. New Council Takes Charge at Cordele CORDELE, Dec. 18.—The old City Council of Cordele closed its term last night and the new Council wai organized by ^wearing in J. H. Lamb, W. D. Wilson and D. L. Bul loch as members of the Aldermanlc Board. Bulloch succeeds himself and Wilson and Lamb take the places of J. M. Cox and J. P. Hughes Subordinate officers will be elected at the next meeting in January. Two Acquitted in Loan Shark Cases DURHAM, N. C.. Dec. 18.—H. B. ?\v in and Ed O’Neal were acquitted mv of charges o' lending money >Cy. They were arrested on s made by City Attorney Seharlett. i S ate proved usury but it could not prove the mortgage clause. This was the lasCof "loan shark” cahes. Georgia Marble for Augusta Postoffice AUGUSTA, Dec. 18.—The Augusta ' ff . will be built of Cherokee Geor- pl marble and be finished by May 1, ordlng to a telegram from 1 ’ er-Mi.an Hardwick. It will cost *3::5.000. - - " ii as the new postoffice Is rom- • A • present Government building will be turned over to the city of Au gusta for a City Hall. THE $2 BROWNIE The really big present for boy or 2 : \. K. Hawkes Co., Kodak Dept., H Whitehall. GIRLS > ■ ? - jfjjf 0 m v/i’’ Prelty * W ! \ - 5 /M Singing Dancing Specialties Funny Comedians at Tile Dutch Mill . JEWELERS & BROKERS 301 Peters Chamberlin=Johnson=DuBose Co. Atlanta * New York Paris Chamberlin=JohnsorDiiBose Co. In Time For the Christmas Festivities— The Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose Co. # Clearaway of Street and Evening Dresses It happens to-morrow—-the Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose Co. clear away of street and evening dresses, which is one way of saying that many smart women are going to save handsomely on those dresses that Christ mas occasions make necessary. The clearaway is planned in the big, gen erous way of all Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose Co. sales. Do you know what that means? * It means that price cuts are decisive, that the savings are great, com pelling; which, taken with the fact that the dresses are those we selected for the good company of our regular stocks, lends finality to the announce ment as nothing else could. But meager and general descriptions of the dresses can find place here—too many of them, and hardly two alike. And then their beauty and their worth are told in their former prices. They are the charmingest we could find to sell at their former prices. $21.75, $22.50 and $25.00 $ Street Dresses Are . . . $55.00, $52.50 and $50.50 $|Q. Street Dresses Are . . . d $20.75, $52.50 and $35.00 $ Street Dresses Are . . . $42.50, $45.00 and $48.50 $ Street Dresses Are . . . © rj There’s a beautiful scattering of black dresses, and many of navy and purple charmeuse, crepe de chine and silk crepe; others in taupe and bronze. Lacy bodices and sleeves, draped skirts, button trimmed; girdles of rich velvets and crushed satins; touches of Oriental trimmings. You will not look long for your choice. The Evening Dresses, a Picturesque Parisian Array m Some seventy-five in all at varying reductions. The few quoted below tell the But seethe dresses themselves—fresh, charming, wearable—reflecting the Paris genuinely artistic and beautiful. tenor of the new prices. that sends the world the fashions that are Slft.75 Was I “ $33.50 $711.00 Was LtJ $42.50 $77.50 Was Ol $75.00 $77.50 Was Ol $65.00 A soft salmon pink chiffon, with much shadow lace in the bodice and in ruffles over the skirt. A rose chiffon over white, wide black moire girdle, chiffon bodice, beautiful! A combination gown, tan bro cade velvet bodice, oyster col or cloth skirt, an elegant and distinguished costume. A very Frencliy light blue em broidered chiffon with the ruffled skirt that is so favored now. 1 $ 77.50 Was $58.50 77.50 Was JI $65.00 $ i A 00 WflS A pale green brocaded crepe, VI dj wit Ei tri minimis in bodice Oil $ White charmeuse, a girdle of light blue, caught with 71 big red rose corsage. A Russian green crepe de chine, chiffon waist of same shade over gold lace. $ Cft.00 Was dV $78.50 with trimmings in bodice old blue brocaded band, dull gold sash—Oriental. A tango Canton crepe with an Oriental embroidered girdle— high, brilliant colors—a rich, elegant gown. $|g.00 For $21.75 and $29.75 Evening Dresses Some thirty of these, many of them ideal dancing frocks—the fabrics are silk crepes, crepes de chine, charmeuses, nets and laces— white, cream, mais, lavender, pink. Dainty charming, in a hundred ways. But you should come very early—the number is small. Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose Company