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ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MARCH 15,1909.
PRICE:
In Atlanta—TWO CENTS.
on Trains FIVE CENT?
“GAMBLER BOSSED
HAD HOT WORDS WITH
ATTORNEY GENERAL
THE DEPA RTMENT' ’
-S. H. VENABLE.
Was Lanford Reduced
Because Wouldn’t
Protect Vice?
VENABLE AND HEY
MAKE BOLD CHARGES
“If Lanford Is Tried the
Testimony Will Make
Sensation In Atlanta,”
Save Venable.
-During my term as police commit-
aioner there waa a pronounced under
current that indicated that Charlie
Jont», who wee then known to the po
lice eta gambler, was exerting a strong
influence over the polica department. I
,m aetlefled tne gamblers caused the
downfall of farmer Detective Sergeant
N.wport Lanford. because of hie ag
gressiveness against gambling.”—For
mer Policd Commissioner'Sam H. Ven
able,
HE SAYS GAMBLERS
PUT LANFORD OUT
F.E.CA 111
One Railroad Com
missioner Tenders
His Resignation.
"If charges are preferred against
Lanford, we will be able to show that
ha lost his official head because he
would not protect vice and crime in
Atlanta.”—Attorney James L. Key, for
mer counoilman and leaal advisor of
former Serge.ant Lanford.
These startling declarations made
Monday Intensify the muddled condi
tion of police affairs and Indlcato that
the police department la hovering on
the brIpk,of .one of the greatest sensa
tions ever known In Atlanta.
Under these statements, it la highly
probable that the city council, regard
less of whether formal charges are pre
ferred against- Lanford In the police
commie.Ion, may demand an official In
vestigation. bringing Into the spotlight
the surprises and sensations, that are
alleged to be lurking beneath the sur-
"H Lanford Is put on trial for In-
competency, I am. satisfied this move
ftM'msaa ,th«, imist eensatlonat trial
eVer held . In-this city," la the comment
of former Commissioner Venable.
^Thls suddeji and unexpected phase
-Jh* police-situation has developed as
s ifnult of the effort to reinstate Lan
ford as sergeant ut detectives to euc-
« eed Sergeant Roberts, who was Sat
urday- night 'reduced to ranks by the
police commissioner. It directly results
from declarations of Dr. Arthur H. Van
Dyke, police commissioner, th$t Lan-
UJAC, puuue uuililltiogiu asua,
ford Is Illiterate and wholly Incompe
tent as a aergeant of detectlvea, and
hla statement made Saturday night
that If Lanford Is reinstated formal
charges may be preferred.
Membera of tho commission majority
state Monday that they will preaa their
demand that these charges be preferred
and Lanford tried, as they are anxious
for an official Investigation. They say
that such a trial will develop facts of
which the public has never heard and
which will be startling In their char
acter.
Chairman Maaon, when asked for a
statement, said:
“I don’t know Just what action the
commission will take. I have requested
Commissioner Van Dyke to prefer hla
charges and that Is na far as I ran go.
If Lanford Is Incompetent, we all want
to know It. If It Is shown that he la In
competent, then I will gladly vote to
fire him from the police force entirely.
Hs would have no right to act even aa
x patrolman.”
"Ha Is Ineompatant.”
Dr. Van Dyke said:
’I have nothing to retract from my
original statements. I have nothing
personal against Lanrord, but I con
sider him Incompetent and Incapable of
managing the detective department,
’hlef Jennings has declared him fn-
smpetent, stating that Lanford’a serv
let. were unsatisfactory, and he can
not conscientiously recommend him for
reinstatement. I don’t believe he will
do so.”
As to the probability of charges
against Lanford, Dr. VanDyke said:
"As I told the commission Saturday
night. I have no charges to prefer
‘gainst Lanford at this time. He is
not now aergeant of detectives, but a
I’atrolman. I think he la competent to
JAMES L. KEY.
He saya Lanford lost hla Job be
cause he wouldn’t protect vice and
crime.
CO-ED COLLEGE
Go vernorExpects$5 0,-
000 From Peabody
For Building.
When the board of trustees of the
Peabody fund meets In New York city
on- next Thursday It is i believed by
Oovernor Smith, who Is a member of
the board, that the sum of 350.000 will
be appropriated for the erection of a
woman’s college building at Athena to
be operated In connection with the
state university.
Altho he will not be able to attend
the meeting of the board because of a
previous engagement to speak In Buf
falo Thursday night, Governor Smith
will leave Tuesday for New York and
spend a. portion of Wednesday In thnt
city conferring with membera of the
board In the effort to secure favorable
action on this proposition.
Governor Smith Is the author of the
resolution asking for the appropriation
and was submitted by him to the board
some months ago. At that time the
board agreed to appropriate the amount
provided the board of trustees of the
university would agree to equip and
assist In maintaining It. The board
has agreed to comply with these re
quirements and the assurance of this
action will be made to the Peabody
board by Governor Smith Wednesday.
■’I would like very much to attend
the meeting of the board.” said Gov
ernor Smith Monday, ‘‘and have tried,
but without success, to get excused
from attending the Cleveland celebra
tion at Buffalo on Thursday night. I
feel confident that this money will bs
appropriated, however, and that the
money will be available within the next
six months."
Mr. Pattlllo declared that he had no
personal feeling against Lanford, but
merely wanted to see a good man at the
head of the department.
Another lively feature of the situation
Is the fact that Attorney Key take.
Issue with Dr. Van Dyke as to the let
ter’s statement that Chief Jennings had
declared Lanford Incompetent.
"I was present at the lime Lanford
was tried on the previous charges,” said
gpft .. nn a I vs u — | m ma nfa/l I wflll I r |15i| Ull 111“ |Ht VlifUD 1 IIUif,Ch ( ns
J'ut M Mr. Key. "And Chief Jennings made
AnVia^r * ,a,ert,ent ,hat Lanford was Incompe-
™7! a< Th h * question of hls lncompe- , (m After the meeting Saturday night
rstk : Ji 1 * che f, °l,F 0 iltm Tild* i’ll form 1 went lnto tl,e chlef * office and asked
h™ iffTlIhlm If he had ever said Lanford was
Incompetent. He replied that he had
'he commission ss to whether he Is
performing his duties satisfactorily.'’
Whether this unexpected turn to the
police muddle will crystallize Into den-
"He shape before the next meeting, the
second Tuesday In April. Is not known.
It Is generally believed that Lanford
"III be relnetated at this meeting, and
this move will no doubt bring the whole
matter to a climax, all of which Indi
cates a red-hot session.
commissioner Howard Pattlllo. re
garded aa leader of the minority, Mon-
"*y exploded a bomb when he declared
that it would be absurd for Commis
sioner VanDyke to prefer charge,
sgslnst lanford.
"A Stacked Game.”
He would simply go up against the
” m « stacked game that guillotined Ser-
K'snt Roberts.” said Mr. Pattlllo.
He then remarked, with a significant
'mil,:
. "The only aurprlee to me about that
little farce comedy enacted Saturday
" lot Is that Lanford was hot Immo-
ulstely reinstated. I don’t see why
wanted to delay matters. We are
"ii hungry’ for the second and conclud-
L» *?* o( farce, but I guess we can
•ford to wait until tile April meeting."
laclessd pistit tad
oV«,o. “• rMr l subscription to The
ie four P'Psr very much
Is?.r“* ““‘"i with tbs grsst-
sr pltssurs. Bsspsctfullr.
JOHN T. KILLEBREW.
RsrtsSsld, Os.
not.”
That Hirsowitz Csss.
Dr. Vail Dyke declared Chief Jen
nings took the Hlraowltz murder case
out of Lanford’s hands, and that whep
asked why he did so. renlied that Lan’
ford was Incompetent and Incapable of
handling the case.
Commissioner Pattlllo Insists that
Chief Jennings, at the time Lanford
was tried, informed th<^ commission
that Lanford was Incompetent.
When asked for a statement, former
Commissioner Venable said:
I was not a member of the commis
sion at the lime Lanford was tried and
resigned, hut I had long before seen the
handwriting on the wall and knew they
would get him; in fact, I had told Lan-
ford they were after him. and advised
him to resign as detective aergeant and
take the place of patrolman. In order
thru he might not lose out entirely.
Lanford was always aggressive In hlaiday* he will call an election to choose
light against gambling and the gam-- Mr. Candler’s successor aa a member >f
biers have had It In for him. I have
always been friendly lo Lanford be
cause of this fact.
"Jones’ Subtle Influence.”
While It never came to the surface,
there was a pronobneed under-current
always manifest that Indicated that
Charlie Jones, who was known then to
I the police as a gambler and who wow
’ said to be violating the law openly In
another respect, was exerting a subtle
Influence over the police department.
Jones kept well In the background, but
It was apparent that he held
Fuller E. Callaway Monday morning
tendered hla resignation aa a member
of the railroad commlsalon to Governor
Hoke Smith, to become effective April 1.
The resignation was accepted by the
governor, and C. Murphy Candler, rep
resentative-elect from DeKalb county,
was appointed In his place.
Mr. Candler has notified Governor
Smith that he will accept the appoint
ment and will refuse to qualify aa a
member of the legislature. Within the
next thirty days Governor Smith will
order an election in DeKalb to fill the
place made vacant by Mr. Candler.
In resigning hla office aa railroad
commissioner Mr. Callaway stated that
hla buslneaa obligations are. such as to
make It impossible for him to devote the
time and attention necessary to the of
fice. He was appointed n member of
the commission In August. 1907, under
the act authorizing an Increase In Its
membership from three to five. In Oc
tober, 1908. he was elected by the pen
pie for a term of three years, beginning
December 1, 1908. Mr. Candler's term,
therefore, will expire December 1, 1911
Conferred With Governor.
Mr. Callaway’s determination to" re
sign from'the commission was reached
after a careful conslderatlqn of the
question gad not until after he had
conferred with Governor Smith several
times upon the subject. His business
Interests are extensive and quite re
dently he has completed the arrange
ments for the erection of a big cotton
mill at Manchester, near LaOrange.
A short while ago the ^commission
formulated a rule whereby -It la re
qulred that not less than three mein
bers of the commission shall be In th-
city at all times unless their absence Is
imperative and that all of them shall be
present on Thursday of each week,
when regular sessions are held.
With hts’large business Interests de
manding his time and attention at other
places In the state and realizing that he
could not give to the commission the
time necessary to the transaction of Its
business, he determined to resign.
Was Author of Bill.
C. Murphy Candlsr, who succeeds Mr.
Callaway as a member of the commis
sion, Is generally conceded to be one of
the brainiest men In the state. For
many years ha has ably aerved aa one
of the representatives from DeKalb
county and his Judgment on all matters
pertaining to the Interests of the state
Is highly respected by hla colleagues.
Mr. Candler was one of the authors
of the bill Increasing the membership
of the commission from three to five
and greatly enlarging Its powers. He la
thoroughly conversant with Its duties
and hla sound Judgment on all matters
coming within the Jurisdiction of the
commission will greatly assist that Im
portant body In reaching a satisfactory
solution of all questions which come be'
fore It for adjudication.
, Mr. Callaway's resignation from the
commission was forwarded to Governor
Smith from the former's home In La-
Grange and waa as follows:
Hon. Hoke Smith. Governor:
"Dear Sir—Finding that It will be
Impossible to continue to give to the
discharge of my duties aa railroad com
missioner the amount of time this Im
portant office should receive, I respect
fully tender my resignation, effective
April 1. 1909.
”1 am deeply grateful to you and my
associates In office and the people of
Georgia for the kindly consideration
which has been shown me. Yours truly,
"FULLER E. CALLAWAY.
"LaGrange. Ga.. March 13."
The governor’s reply follows:
"Your letter of Marrh 13. tendering
your resignation as railroad commis
sioner, to take effect April 1 next,
reached me this morning.
"While I have understood the sacri
fice you made to serve upon the com
mission. and while you have explained
to me personally the necessity for you
to give all of your time to business en
terprises with which you are engaged,
it Is still with real regret that I accept
your resignation.
"Permit me In doing so to express my
very high appreciation for the services
you have rendered the people of Georgia
ss a railroad commissioner. Very sin
cerely yours.
"HOKE SMITH.
"Governor.’’
To Elect Successor.
Immediately after accepting Mr. Cal
laway’* resignation Governor Smith
communicated with Mr. Candler and
asked If he would accept the appoint
ment as his successor. Upon receiving
an affirmative response the governor
announced that within the next thirty
JOS. CANNON ELECTED SPEAKER,
BUT HOUSE REFUSED TO ADOPT
OLD RULES AND TURMOIL ENSUES
HURRY! GET HAIR CUT
BEFORE APRIL 1 ARRIVES
'T’will Cost You Just One Dime More—"It’s Worth 35
Cents Not To Look Like Elbert Hubbard,” Says
Tonsoral Expert.
“Uncle Joe” Mightily
Tickled Over His
Great Victory.
SAMUEL BORUM,
Sheriff of Davidson county, Tenes-
see, whom Attorney General Me-
c.’arn has charged In his spofcch
with giving the Coopers unusunl
privileges while In Jail, and the
two passed warm' words when they
met outside the court room.
JURY WEEPS
AI ELOQUENCE
OfCEilCARl
Appeals ForConviction
of Slayers of
Carmack.
Nashville, Tenn.. March 15.—Tear*
moistened the cheeks of scores In the
criminal court room when Attorney
General McCam at 10:15 o'clock this
morning, In a burnt of eloquence, cloned
the argument In the trial of Colonel
Duncan B. Cooper, his son, Robin J.
Cooper, and former Sheriff John D.
Sharp, for the murder of former United
States Senator E. W. Carmack. The
peroration of bis speech w,s an elo
quent appeal to the Jury for the con
viction of the defendants.
At the clone of McCarn’a speech
Judge Hart announced that he would
try and charge the Jury ncAne time to
morrow.
Judge Preparing Charge.
Much Interest is being manifested In
e charge of Judge Hart to the Jury
In the Cooper-Sharp cane. The docu
ment, It In known, will be lengthy,
Judge Hart .has already been working
»n the charge for days, and hla labors
have not yet ended. Tomorrow the re
sponsibility will be upon him, then the
case goes to the Jury. It Is presumed
by attorneys that It will require at least
two hours to deliver the charge.
Judge Hart In hla charge will define
the Ian- regarding the grades of homi
cide and will then take up the theoriee
of the state and the defense. In addi
tion each side has submitted to his hon
or a great many requests to be charged.
The charge may not come the first
thing In the morning, but It is believed
the Jury will be given the case some
time during tomorrow.
In the celebrated Tom Cox case a
few years back Judge Hart kept the
Jury together a week and they finally
came In with a verdict of murder In
the first degree.
Cooper Was Armed.
General McCarn took up the feature
of the case In regard to who was ag
gressor. Colonel Cooper, he said, had
the threat out and hod never withdrawn
It or abandoned It. He said Colonel
Cooper went down from the corner
looking for trouble and had a 'pistol,
‘lie had a pistol, too,” said General Mc
Carn. “elee Mm. Eastman would not
have asked him not to shoot. He did
not say, 'Senator Carmack, I beg your
pardon, but I want to apeak to yoif a
The reporter reclined snugly, com
fortably In the barber's chair, told the
barber once that he wanted only
i shave, twice that he wanted no maa-
! sRge. thrice that he did not care for a
shampoo and fourth that he would not
have a hair cut.
"Honest, please have a hair cut,"
insisted the barber. "You are a friend
of mine, and 1 plead with you to have
Just one little hair cut."
But the reporter was firm. He knew
how much he had and he . understood
the meaning of the sign, which read:
’’Cash today. Credit tomorrow.”
And. -as he clambers,K from his soft
seat, the general manager, the Chief
Shaver, the Royal Hiccoughs of the
tonsorlal parlors, the Whlskeranlum. or
whatever way one cares to designate
It, called hln) over.
"Please announce In today’s paper,”
he said In a deep whisper, "that be
ginning April 1 all of the 21 union bar
ber shops In the city, and that means
practically all the first-class ones, will
charge 36 cents for a hair cut. No
more quarter cuts for ours.”
"Break the news gently,” continued
the Big Barber, "because we have com
petition In the way of safety raxors.
But they don’t mnke safety hair cut
ters, and everybody can't be an Elbert
Hubbard.” •
It seems that last year some time
several of the barber shops raised their
price Individually from 23 cents-to 35
cents. This lasted but a short while
with most of them, altho several held
to the Increased price.
On last weak, tho, the local barbers'
union voted to Increase the price as a
union. In other words, this scale was
fixed, nnd all the 21 shops will keep It
hereafter.
Beard trimmings, which were raised
from 15 cents to 35 cents, will continue
at 25 cente.
What right," ask the barbers, "ha* a
man to look distinguished If he can't
pay the price? It costs 15 cents to
get shaved and look like a white man.
Why shouldn't It coat 25 cents to look
like Fairbanks?"
There Is no answer, except that the
price of beard trimmings Is now 25
cents.
‘It doesn’t cost anything.” say the
barbers, “to wear one's hair long and to
look like Elbert Hubbard, Paderewski,
or Buffalo Bill. Why shouldn’t It be
worth 35 cents not Jo look like them T'
PEIROSINO PLOT
PIEDMONT LESSEE IS
HERE TO CLOSE DEAL
Police Think They Hav^
Unearthed Plot In
Wihdy City.
Chicago, March 15.—it Is believed
by the Chicago police that the plqt
which resulted In the assassination of
Lieutenant Fetroslno at Palermo was
worked out In Chlesgo. Assistant Chief
Schuettler today In a letter Informed
the New York police that Joseph Scriu
ba, charged by the police here as ■
leader of the "Black Hand.” had mys
teriously disappeared from Chicago In
January. Detectives traced him to New
York and learned that he had departed
for Palermo. Hs told the Eastern po
lice that there 1s now a warrant here
for Srriuba. charging him with attempt
ed extortion by “Black Hand” methods.
He also Informed the New York po
lice that detectives here have learned
that n number of men known to be
connected with the “Black Hand” had
left Chicago within the last two months
and most of them were traced to New
York, where they took passage for Italy.
COMMISSION WINS
8-HOUR L
moment.' No such language was
challenge. He could have prevented all
by one word, but he did not. They saw
Senator Carmack from 300 to 600 feet
Continued on Page Five.
the legislature from DeKalb.
ment and that this Dower was felt In the
conduct of Its affairs. On one occasion,
when some matter came to the atten
tion of the commission, one of the com
missioners gave Information that plain
ly came from Charlie Jones. I asked
him the question myself If Jones was
not his Informant. He would not deny
It and gave me the Impression my sus
picions were correct. If an Investiga
tion Is hsd. ell of these matter* win be
strung potter over tbe police depart- brought to light.”
FROM THE WINNER
IN THE CONTEST
The (ieorpian, Atlmila.
Gentlemen: I bep to ac
knowledge receipt of your
check for $25.00 aa first prize
in the I’eachtree-st. contest.
This is very welcomp, ns it
was entirely unexpected.
Please accept my thanks for
the same.
Your contests have inter
ested me preatly, and I am
sure from my own purchases
that they arc profitable to the
merchant who enters as well
as stimulatinp your readers
to examine closely the ad
vertising columns.
We hnvp taken The' Geor
gian ever since we have been
residents of Atlanta nnd con
sider it the “newsiest” pa
per in the city.
Very sincerely yours.
Mrs. AGNES MORRISON.
240 N. Jnekson-st.
Atlanta. Ga.. March 1.4.
Washington, Msreh 15.—The Inter
state commerce commissioners are Ju
bilant today over the victories they
have secured in their efforts to enforce
that portion of the hours-of-servlce
law which requires railroads to make
monthly statements to the commission
of all violations of the nine-hour law.
Altho the commission has not re
ceived the full opinion of the united
States circuit court of appeals at Bal
timore, In the application of thesBaltl-
more and Ohio railroad for an Injunc
tion restraining the commission from
demanding euch statements, the reports
thus far received Indicate that the
court has sustained the body on every
point.
The case Is of unusual Interest In
that the Baltimore and Ohio Is sup
ported by all the big trunk lines of the
East. The Intention is now to have the
case carried at once to the supreme
court, the commission In the mean
time taking no steps to enforce the
order against the other railroad* un
til a final decision ha* been reached.
NEW TARIFF BILL
PRESENTED TUESDY
Champ Clark Named As
Minority Leader—Fight
On Cannon Flickered.
V"
TAFT FAILS TO COMPLETE *
+ HIS ME3SAGE IN TIME -I-
4* ■■■ 4*
4* Wiahington, March 15.—At th* 4*
4* white houae It waa announced this 4*
morning that the president ha* 4*
4* not yet completed hie message to 4*
4* congress. It was also said that the 4*
4* exact time when It would bo com- 4*
4* pleted could not yet be known. 4-
4* altho the president la still working 4*
4* on It. The reply also was made 4-
4* that It could not be said how many 4*
4* words the message will contain. 4*
4* If the document Is completed In 4*
4* time It will be printed. Otherwise 4*
4* It will be sent out In typewritten 4*
4* form.
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C. A. WOOD,
Junlur partner of Harvey A Wood,
lessees of Piedmont, Is here to com
plete arrangements for hotel Im
provements.
Before Leaving For Asia
Due DeAbruzzi Wills
Jewels to Miss Elkins
Rome, Italy, March 15.—According lo
friends of the Marquis Negrottl, who Is
to accompany the Due DeAbruzzi on
his Asiatic expedition, the duke ha*
made hla will In favor of Miss Kath
erine Elkins, bequeathing her the finest
of the Jewels left him by his mother.
It le also slated that the duke made an
unsuccessful effort to have his life In
sured In favor of the American heiress
for 11.000,000.
Washington, March 15.—On the mo
tion to adopt the rules which prevailed
during the last session enough vote,
were changed to defeat the motion,
with a vote of 189 ayes to 193 nay...
which means that tho Cunnon force,
were routed, at least for the present.
The refusal of the house to adopt the
rules changes the situation.
Champ Clark offered a resolution to
appoint a committee of fifteen to revise
tho rules and report next December.
On this motion the -ayes and nays
were called on the previous question.
Just as the clerk began to call tho roll
Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, rushed down
the aisle and took a sent beside the
tally clerk. This actldn on Ills pan
caused pandemonium to break loose.
Cries of "Throw him out!” "Bring
him away!” “Pull him down!" nnd other
such expressions were hurled at him.
but he kept Ills sent. It was almo.i
Impossible for the speaker to preserve
order. Finally some semblance Of order
was secured and the clerk began to cull
tho roll.
Cannon Is Elsetsd.
Joseph G. Cannon was today re
elected speaker of the house.
Representative Currier placed hl«
nqme In nomination.
Representative Clayton nominated
Champ Clark, for thn Democrats.
As there were no other nomination..
Clerk McDowell appointed Representa
tive* Vreeland and Bennett tellers.
When the name of Representative Ca
rey was reached he voted for Represen
tative Cooper, of Wisconsin. His action
VII s iipplnndi-il fr.ini the Democratic
side. Representative Cooper, one of
the Insurgents, voted for Representa
tive Norris.
Cannon was elected by a vote of 101.
Representative Clark received 66 votes
The Insurgent vote was scattered as
follows; Norris, 1; ex*Representatlve
Hepburn. 2.
The announcement of the result was
greeted with much applause. The clerk
Continued on Page Five.
COL ROOT. LOWRY
TALKS WITH TAFT
Leishman Slated
For Rome Post
Washington, March 16.—An unoffi
cial report le In circulation In diplo
matic clrclea that John A. Leishman,
now minister at Constantinople, will
go to Rome as ambassador. He Is a
personal friend of Secretary Knox.
MAYOR MADDOX INCLINED
TOWARD COMMISSION PLAN
OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
Says South Is Hesitating On
Improvements Until
Tariff Is Fixed.
Washington, March 15.—One of Pres
ident Taft’n visitors today was Robert
J. Lowry, a prominent banker of At
lanta. He told the president the man
ufacturers and other business men of
the South are hesitating on many buxi
nes* propositions until the tariff que*-
tlon Is SAtlsffectnnh .-♦•tfb"<l.
Colonel Lowry said what the country
wants Is to have this matter passed
upon speedily, and unless it is done
quickly, harm may come.
“Yes, we like Taft Immensely don n
In Georgia,” he continued, "and If
had had six weeks more time last fell
we would have carried the state for
him/*
To a representative of The Georgian! charter-revJslon commission, which' Is
Mayor Maddox Monday morning made I now making a study of the subject,
his first public statement relative to| „ il'5. l ’ on,ra, T. I feel that I could
the movement for the establishment I commit myself In advance
tne movement ror me esiaDuenment | to whatever form of charter the char-
of commission government In Atlanta. I ur-revlelon commission may ivcoin-
•T have studied the commission form' mend, for I have perfect confidence In
of government very closely.” said the their Judgment and integrity ’’
mayor, "and I will say now that I ami in response to a question tl
. question, the mayor
sentlal features; or. putting It In an-1 would no. snd could not well rafu.e
olher wav. I think that manv of the to submit the charter recommended by
other way. < think that' many of the
features of our present charter should
be changed.
'I give this as my opinion at the
present time, an opinion resulting from
my Investigations thus tar. What my
opinion will be after a more thorough
study and Investigation I am not pre
pared to say. I don’t want my present
Inclination* to be taken a* a positive
and final view and stand on the ques
tion, nor do I wish lo be understood
la* giving a definite expression In ad-
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vance of a definite expression from the
the charter-revision commission to a
vote of the people.
The charter revision commission of
49 meets Tuesday afternoon at 3:30
o'clock and will then’ hear the reports
of several of the sub-committees,
among which will be the unanimous
report of the sub-committee on com
mission government that another nub-
comiolitee be appointed to draw up a
charter embodying the features of com
mission government, this charter then
to be considered and acted upon.
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