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EIGHT THE NEXT MOVE IN FRANK CASE Atlanta Attorneys Have De cided to Leave the Appeal to U. S. Supreme Court in Hands of Louis Marshall of N. Y. Atlanta, —Denied their application for a writ of habeas corpus for Leo M Frank by Judge \v T. Newman, of the United Plates district court, who also Not a One Variety Candy There are milk chocolates dark '1 chocolates lijzht chocolates nut ted chocolates—and Beverly medium sweet-chocolates. —there are, five varieties of Marsh mallows. —there are six varieties of nougat. In fact, in the 1600 different hind* of candies made and guaranteed hy there's a candy to exactly suit your taste. Our Sales Agents in f L. A. Gardelle, C. T. Goetchius & Bros., Augusta are I Land Drug Company. HUYLEK’S COCOA, LIKE I WYLER'S CANDY, IS SUPREME m "* _ jßfl refused to certify to a "reasonable cause” for appeal, counsel for 1-Yank were Tuesday deliberating on their next move in the fight for the con demned man’s life. While the effort to act the case be fore the United States supreme court has not been abandoned, it was an nounced Tuesday th t none of Frank's lawyers In Atlanta will go to Wash ington for that purpose, as they had Intended Monday, but will forward the papers In the case to Louis Marshall, the New York lawyer associated with Attorney’s Henry Peebles and Harry Alexander in their previous appear;!nee before the supreme court, and Mr. Marshall will no to Washington ;w once and present the case In Its new status to the individual justices. Follow; nn the same procedure as when they undertook to have the su preme court review the refusal of the LAST CALL Let your Christmas giving be governed by taste, elegance and economy. A gift in Sterling Silver is characterized by each of these requirements. It will serve as a lasting reminder of the donor. Match sets in sterling that can be duplicated or added to by Birthdays and Graduation. Sweeping Reduction On All Goods CALL ON US BEFORE PURCHASING L. J. SCHAUL & CO. JEWELERS. 840 Broad Street. WE GIVE AND REDEEM PURPLE STAMPS ONLY JEWELRY STORE IN TOWN GIVING STAMPS. preme court to set aside the verdict, Mr, Marshall will go before Justice Lamar with an application for an ap peal from Judge Newman's refusal to grant the application for a writ of habeas corpus. Should Justice Larr.ar decline to grant this appeal, Mr. Mar shall will probably go before Justice Holmes or Justice Hughes with the same application. Should it he de nied again, Mr. Marshall may then go before the entire bench of the United States supreme court. If the application for an appeal is granted the case will go immediately -o. the t alendar of the sureme court and this will automatically stay the execution of Frank's death sentence. • itherwlse, Ihe state courts will not take official notice of the efforts to get the case before the supreme court, and only the Intervention of the gov- fHE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. ernor can prevent the execution on the date fixed, January 22. The official opinion of Judge New man, which becomes a part of the re cord In the rase anil will be forwarded to Attorney fajuis Marshall, was hand ed down late Monday afternoon. MORE OF BACK MONEY MAY BE GIVEN GA. TEACHERS Atlanta, Ga There Is a bare chan-e that Georgia school teachers will get another small installment of their past due salaries about Christ ie -s day, probably a few days later. So far only twenty per cent of the public school appropriation has been paid. There is now in the treasury about 1225,000 above the funds re quired to he on hand January 1, and this will be divided among the teach ers, though It will not go far. The governor hopes this will be Increased soon by returns from county treasurers and that substantial checks can be sent the teachers. “TYPICAL GEORGIAN” WAS THE LATE SENATOR WEST Atlanta, Ga—A striking tribute to the memory of former Senator W. S. West, of Valdosta, is paid by Governor John M. Slaton, w-ho appointed Mr. West to the vacant senatorship, and who was greatly shocked to learn of his old friend’s sudden death at Val dosta yesterday. “Senator West was a typical Geor gian," said the Governor. "He repre sented the highest ideals of an honest, independent, courageous people, who feared nothing except to do wrong, in his death the state has suffered a great loss." HONESTY OF WITNESS IS LEFT TO JURY, GEORGIA Atlanta—The supreme court of Geor gia has gone on record as to the case of Ananias and Saphlra, though that case hardly falls under the Jurisdic tion of the tribunal, and Is not before it on appeal. Hut the opinion arose in the case of Rice vs. the City of Katonton, In which the defendant tried to get a new trial because a negro witness had been convicted of dishon esty. "The whole question of the cred ibility of a witness should be left to the jury,” said the decision. “Though Ananias and Haphlra spoke again, the law would not strike them dead, but would leave their testimony to be ac cepted by the Jury.” CHICAGO IS HAVING AN “OLD NEWS BOYS DAY” Chicago.—Mayor Carter Harrison, a former “newsie,” planned today for “an old news boys' day” in Chicago, when men who have risen to high places would again sell papers from Ihe corners they occupied years ago. Proceeds of the day’s sales are to be given to a fund for the unemployed. K. M. Landis, United Ktaets district judge; John E. Owens, former county judge; Thus. F. Scully, county Judge, and Wm. Lorlmer, former United States senator, are among the old time "newsies" urged to replace the present newsboys for a day. 1915 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE, U. OF SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia, S. C.—The University of ; South Carolina’s football schedule for 1915, announced here yesterday. Is as I follows: October 2nd —Newberry College at Columbia. October 9th—Presbyterian College of South Carolina at Columbia. October 21st—A. & M. of North Carolina at Raleigh, CNorth Carolina State. Fair). October 29th—Clemson College at Columbia (South Carolina State Fair) November 6th—Davidson at Char lotte. N. C. November 13th—University of Vir ginia at ('alumina. November 25th—The Citadel at Co lumbia. This schedule was much shaken up for next year so as to get a better balanced season. $425,000 BASEBALL PARK FOR NEW YORK AMERICANS Chicago,— A new baseball park, pat terned after the home of the Chicago American League club and costing ap proximately $425,000, exclusive of the site, will be built for the New York club of the American League, It was learned today. H. B Johnson, president of the league, said Jacob Ruppert, Jr., and T. L. Huston, the prospective purchas ers of the club already had an option on the property on which to build. The j park, it is planned, will seat forty thousand persons, five thousand more than any other plant in either of the major leagues. It will be erected with in two years, it was said. ENTRY LIST LARGEST YET, AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION New York.—The list of entries re ceived by the championship commit tee of the Amateur Athletic Union for the junior indoor championships in Brooklyn, Dec. 29, is thf largest in the history of the event, according to an nouncement today. The Middle West is represented by W. H. Taylor of the Illinois Athletic club of Chicago, who is entered in the standing high and running broad jump. Other prominent athletes who will compete include J. B. Lockwood, the University of Pennsylvania sprinter; J. G. Siemsen, Dartmouth, high Jumps; J. B. McDonagh, Baltimore, sixty-yard dash; Martin Hayes, Princeton, and Fraser of the Irish-Amerlcan Athletic club of New York, in the 600-yard run, and Edward J. Stebbins and Marshal Low of Georgetown University. ACQUITTED BECAUSE HE THOUGHT WOMAN HIS WIFE Jacksonville, Fla, —Following the contention of the defendant’s attor neys to that effect Federal Judge Call in a white slave case here today charged the jury that if George Hold ing, w'ho was under indictment for violating the Mann Act, had traveled over the country with the woman in the case, honestly believing her to be his common wife, which requires the consent of both parties then he was not guilty of "transporting a woman for immoral purposes and the common law marriage would be a valid de fense.” The jury returned a verdict acquit ting Harding. SCHAEFER OFFERED PILOTS PLACE, LOS ANGLES TEAM Chicago. —Herman Schaefer, who re cently was released by the Washing ton cluli of the American League, has been offered the management of the I-os Angeles club of the Pacific Coast League, it wait announced today. Schaefer also said that he was con sidering an offer to join the New York Nationals as coach. ~ Keeping Up With Uncle Sam IN the last thirty-seven years of national progress, the Bell Telephone has played an important part. Out of the public's demand for universal service has grown the Bell system, covering the entire country with one great in tercommunicating system. Today there are more than 7,500.000 telephones connected by 14,000,000 miles of wire in the Bell system, and every day the service is extended to meet the ever increasing needs of the people. /x% .") WOMEN’S FELTS “JULIETS” Fur trimmed or opera Ribbon trimmed blue, red, gray, black, vermillion, $1.25 values for, pair SI.OO WOMEN’S FELT COMFYS Old rose, lavendar, vermilion, red, light and dark blue, black, etc. Pair for $1.50 Women’s Fur and Ribbon Trimmed Nulifiers, Black $1.50 MEN’S FELT SLIPPERS Gray and black, for pair $1.50 rsi. i WALK-OVER BOOT SHOP C. A. NICKERSON, Manager. 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