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the weather. forecast! Occasional light showers _,f °e. v night or Wednesday. Temper- ftare. Tuesday (taken at A. K. Hawkes Many's e‘ ore) . : 8 “• “r t 76 i 10 “• 10; 11 noon, 83: 2 p. m., 8o. The Atlanta Georgian “Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN’ AND NEWS **Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN SPOT COTTON. Atlanta, steady; 16%. Liverpool, steady; 8.16. New York, quiet; 15.40. Savannah, nominal; 15*4. Augusta, nominal; 16*4- Galveston, easy; 15*4. Norfolk, steady; 16*4. Houston, easy; 16%, Charleaton, nominal; 16%. VOIi. IX. NO, 274. HOM E (4TH) EDITION ATLANTA, GA., TDE8DAY, JUNE 20, 191L HOM E (4TH) EDITION PRICE: On'Trefnt FIVE CENTa JUSTICE CLOSING IN ON OILV BILL First Move 'Made Toward Cdt ting Down'Office-Holders and the Boards. COUNCIL TAKES A STEP TO BALK COMMISSION Resolution Provides For Revi sion Reducing Government to Half Its Membership. There will be no election* of coun dlmen or aldermen this year, altho there will be ten vacancies In the coun- cllmanlo branch of council and three In the aldermanlc board on January 1, and a number of candldaf.es are already In the field for each place. Whether commission government car rles In Atlanta or not, general council nut Itself on record Monday afternoon u favoring revisions that will prevent elections this fall. The resolution presented to council Monday afternoon was from members who have remained rather quiet during the agitation—Aldermen John 8. Can dler, C. H. Kelley and James E. War ren. But It came from men who have consistently urged similar reforms, and that 1* more than can be said of some of the recent "reform movements marled In council. Reduction of Members. Reduction of the different branches of the municipal government and a del egation of mors power to the mayor are Its provision* And It Is safe to say that council and the mayor, with possl- bly a few revisions; will support ths plan unanimously. No test vote was taken Monday afternoon, but all about whom there was redion for doubt were seen personally by a Georgian reporter and their attitude was expressed aa favorable. , ... This, It Is understood, meant that Mayor Wlrin will stand against the com mission plan to the last, as will general council and the board members and other city politician*. Nobody Loses His Job. The subtle power of the Candler res elution is that no one Is legislated out of office. Reductions are to take plaoe only as term* expire. And It specific ally and proudly boasts the retention of ward lines. It contemplates reducing council from twenty to ten members, the reduction to lake place this year by a failure to elect ten new councllmen. But when a new election does take place the councllmen are to be selected by ward primaries as they are today. The al dermen are to represent live alderman lc districts, according to population, and they are to be elected by the city at large. But the three vacancies that occur this year are not to be filled. Boards are to be reduced from twelve to sis members, flvs of whom are to be appointed by the mayor from the five aldermanlc districts and approved by council, and the sixth to be the mayor himself, as nn ex-qfllcto member. This resolution was referred to committee of seven--John B. Candler, A. J. Johnson, Aldlno Chambers, John E. McClelland, Hajrvey Hatcher, James R. Nutting and W. O. Humphrey—and a report will be made back to council at an adjourned meetlnr next Monday. Councilman Chambers has an Ini native, referendum and recall resolu tion now In the hands of a special com mittee, and this may be attached to the council revision plans. After the resolution had been read Monday afternoon Judge Candler. roae to speak and he made a number of In teresting statements. Candler Defend* System. "I personally favor the ward ay#' t«m." said the judge. “I think every man should have some direct represen tative to whom he can appeal." Enthusiastic applause was accorded by all the members of council. There had been illustrations of these appeals earlier In the' evening, for It was the time of the near-beer light. About half a hundred saloon keepers were In'the chamber and they had been continually •ppeallng to the members of council, as also had about ISO women and men who were protesting against a number of the saloons. "'Ve owe as much of Atlanta's prog' ress and prosperity to our boards as al most any other one thing,” continued Continued on Last Page. WANT ADS Published by all the Atlanta papers for the week ending June 17,1911, six days to the week: Georgian sep 2,783 Journal . > 2,156 Constitution 1,183 On yesterday the Atlan ta papers carried Want Ads as follows: Georgian 511 Journal .321 Constitution 177 <*@5 b " r * •I,,® those who are out of a po- •itlon or who desire a better one, uitn!. (jEOROIAN prlnte want ade SJ??' the. classification "Situation! wanted free, other claaelflcatlone ONg CENT A WORD Young Havemeyer Makes Elo quent Plea For His Fathers’ Memory. TRUSTS ARE GOOD THINGS Witness Tells Committee They Are Necessary to Our Commercial Growth. Washington, June 20,—Horace Have meyer, only son of the late sugar king, Henry O. Havemeyer, appeared before the house committee Investigating the sugar trust today and made an eloquent defense of hit fat her. Young Havemeyer, who Is but 25 years of age, furnished the committee with little Information about the de tails of the sugar trust, but he lm- preseed every member of It with a eon’e plea for the memory of hie fatber. He declared that hie father was not the financial pirate that some men have tried to make him out: that he was a philanthropist and that hit con solidation of the sugar Industries in 1887 was for the good of those Indus tries. "My father's company at that time,' said Mr. Havemeyer, "was In better shape than most other companies, and my father was In a position to either run them out of business or to combine them.” He referred to the 110,000,000 of com■ mon stock In the National Sugar Re' lining Company, about which there le litigation because It stands In the name of James H. Poet, president of the National company, but It alleged to be long to the Havemeyer estate. Young Havemeyer sold if he could obtain possession of this stock he would make the National Sugar Refining Company a competitor of the Ameri can Sugar Refining Company. The witness told the committee that trusts are good for the country, altho he admitted that they should be regu lated. "Trusts,” he said, “have a great deal to do with the commercial growth of the United. .State* and are necessary to that growth." • TYPHOON STRIKES JAPAN, SMALL TOWNS WIPED OUT Toklo, June 20.—A terrific typhoon devastated the coast today, and accord, lng to reports received her* hundreds of fishing 1>oets have been sunk with heavy loss of life.' The storm has swept Inland and Is said to have destroyed eeverel small town*. It It believed that at .least 200 have been killed. TEXAS "CROWD LYMiHES MEXICAN FOR MURDER Torndale, Tex., Juft* 20.—A Mexican youth was lynched early today follow ing the death of Charles Zeltung, whom he killed. The boy was whittling a stick In front of Zeltnug 1 * store last night and Zeltung asked him not to litter the sidewalk. The Mexican was furious and stabbed him. A mob then strung the boy to a post. Harvester Man Says Hines Asked His Company For $10,000 Contribution. HINES ALSO ASKED OTHERS Money Was to Replace Al> leged Fund Used in Lari mer’s Election. Photographers From All Over Dixie Have Exhibits in Taft Hall. HERE FOR THREE DAYS Snapped When He Wasn't Looking Finest Work of Picture Men Displayed—Phillips Will Deliver Lecture. Washington, June 20.—Sensational testimony was given before the special senate committee conducting the second Inquiry Into the election of Senator Lorlmer, of Illinois, today by Cyrus McCormick, of Chicago, president of the International Harvester Company. He declared that Edward Hines at tempted to secure a 810,000 contribution from his company to go toward repay ment of the alleged 8100,000 fund used to secure Larimer’s election. The special committee began Its hear, lng today In an attempt to clear the charges of bribery connected with the election of the Illinois senator. All the members of the special committee were present except Senator Lea, who was absent because of Illness. Committe of Eight. The committee conducting the Inquiry Is composed of eight members of the committee on privileges and elections, but there Is no official relation between the Inquiry committee and the larger and more Important committee. Hav ing been authorised by the senate, the Inquiry committee will be responsible only to that body. There are four Deni- ocrats and four Republicans on the In vestigating committee. The former are Kern, of Indiana; Johnston, of Ala bama; Fletoher, of Florida, and Lea, of Tennessee. The Republicans are Ken yon, of Iowa; Dillingham, of Vermont; Jones, of Washington, and Gamble, of South Dakota • McCormick First Witness. Mr. McCormick was the first witness. Judge W. J. Hynes appeared as coun sel for Edward Hines and asked that he be allowed to examine McCormick In the absence of Judge Hensey. Sena tor Lorlmer'# attorney, who couldnovj be present until tomorrow. Mr. McCormick was examined first by Attorney Marble, counsel for the ojr Aiiurnoy miiimi, luuiiooi tui Committee, assisted by John J. Healy. In answering the question Mr. Mc Cormick said he was a relative of Medlll McCormick, owner of The Chicago Trlbline. He was associated with him socially, but not politically or financial ly, he said. H# bad never had trouble with' Lorlmer. Asked to state the circumstances'of a conversation he had with C. L. Funk, general manager of the Harvester Com. pany, with respect to Edward Hines and Lorlmer, McCormick said; "Shortly after Lorlmer'* election Funk cam* to me and stated that he had been approached by Hines In the Union League club In Chicago.” | Judge Hynes objected here to a nar rative of the conversation, but the com mittee allowed It to go on. Asked For Contribution, Mr. McCormick then said that Funk told him he (Funk) had been approach ed by Hines on the subject of making a Continued on Last Page, With about 76 photographers and 26 exhibitors attending, the first annual Southern Photographlo Show and con vention opened a three days' session In Taft hall, Auditorium-Armory, Tuesday morning. For an hour before the con vention formally assembled, the visitors viewed the exhibits placed about the hall, while an orchestra furnished a musical program. At 10 o'clock the gathering was called to order, when Mayor Courtland S. Winn welcomed the visitors on behalf of the city and R. A. Hemphill for the local photo graphic Interest*. E. H. Good hart re sponded. EL D. Tompkins presided. The remainder of the morning was spent In getting acquainted. Tuesday afternoon la being consumed with demonstrations of photo paper and plates, after which Will H. Towles, of Washington, D. C„ will give a dem onstration and talk on posing. From 8:80 until 4 o'clock Wednes day will be taken up with demonstra tions of paper, plates and enlarging, after which James Henry Moser, ol Washington, will give an Illustrated lecture on "Art In Photography." Thursday, from 8:80 to 8:80 o’clock there will be plate and paper demon strations and then Ryland Phillips, of Philadelphia, will give an Illustrated lecture. “With Other Photographer*." Thursday night at 8 o'clock there will be short talks of Interest on photog raphy, at 9 o'clock prlxea will be awarded and at 10 o’clock the conven tion and show will come to a close wtth a reception and musical program. The exhibits of ptotographs Is worth seeing- - It Is really an art-show-ln tt- Photo by Matheweon. DR. ERICH ZOEPFFEL-QUELLEN8TEIN. The German conaul on a morning stroll. Note the hurry of the girl going past him on the way to a bargain sal*. self. Hundreds of photos, showing the wonderful possibilities of the camera, are displayed. Artistic poses, human Interest picture*, landscapes. Interiors and what not are to be seen. Most of these photos are from studios In the South, tho some of the manufacturer* of special plates and paper* have speci men* of their handicraft. Then there Is almost every conceivable piece of photo apparatus from the little kodak to the large studio portrait camera, va rious printing, drying and developing machines and materials, studio scenery and furniture, etc. Attending the photographers' conven. lion are J. H. Doss, Wingfield, Ala; Continued on Last Page, HARD LUCK VICTIMS THRONG NE W ANTI-LOAN SHARK BANK Photo by Matheweon. Her* ere the setive officers of the anti-loan shark benk, busy in the new bank’s quarter*. On the right is President W. Woods White, in the center Secretary J. Warren Howard, and on tha left .Accountant E, J. Do- gart. Half a hundred applicants called at the banking room of the Atlanta Loan and Saving Company, 688 Candler building, Tuesday morning to secure loans from the "anti-loan shark" bank, and now the Institution Is running In full blast. Both men and women were present to secure "ready cash" to "tide them over" some pressing Indebted ness. The sad-faced widow, the hard working mechanic, the street car mo- torman, the city policeman, the grocery store clerk, the factory bookkeeper, the railroad man—all were on hand—each In confidence telling a hard-luck story, to the officers of the new bank. Some wanted money to pay up and get out of the clutches of the "loan ehark. Other* were In debt from sickness In the family; there were those who had furnished their homes on the Install ment plan and wanted to pay up; some owed the grocer and butcher—each with reason for belhx "In the hole.' No loans were made Tuesday. It be ing necessary for every application to be Investigated by the officers and then passed on hy the board of director*. Each applicant la required to answer the following questions: t Same; age; married; family depend, ent; residence post five years; what real estate do you own; employed by, how long; why did you leave your last position; present salary or wages; day or week or month you receivr your pay: name of person who pays your salary or wages; whom do you owe; from whom" are you borrowing money now: security offered: what are your habit* as to drink; name of grocer; name of family physician;' name of butcher; references; Indorsers; have you ever been a party to bankruptcy proceeding*. President W. Woods White, Secretary J. Warren Howard and Accountant E. J. Dogart were kept busy throughout the morning preparing applications for prospective borrowers and explaining the system to those who called. The hanking room possessed an air of bus iness. Hours of the new bank will be from 8 o’clock In the morning to 8 o’clock at night, thus accommodating those MEETSJONJHURSDAY Convention Will Be Held in the , City of Rome This Year. Rome, Ga„ June 20.—The State Fed eration of Labor convenes for Its thir teenth annual session Wednesday morn ing at 9:80 o’clock. In the convention hall of the Cherokee hotel. Addresses of welcome will be made by Mayor J. W. Hancock. Paul H. Doy- al, representin' the Manufacturers and Merchants association, and J. D. Mc Cartney. of The Rome Tribune-Herald. The response will be made by President C. T. Williamson, of the federation. The business sessions of the federa tion will be held at 9 a. m. and 2 p. m. each day until adjournment Friday aft. ernoon. The social program Include* trolley rides around the city, a ball, a public entertainment at the opera house and a barbecue. Much Important business Is booked to come before the convention. Among the topics of discussion will be labor legislation. A number of bills hare been drawn and will be Introduced by Representative McCarthy, of Chatham. The provisions of these bills calling for a state department of labor and an eight-hour day will be gone over at the Rome meeting.- There will be not less than 100 delegates In attendance. Ma con will send a large delegation to ask for the next convention to be held In that city, WOULD MAKE EDITORS SIGN THEIR EDITORIALS Albany, N. V., June 20.—The senate today passed the Grady bill, which re quires that every editorial In news papers shall be signed after September 1 next. TICAL Sacrifice of Tennessee Senator For His Wife May Not Avail. Washington, June 20.—Mrs. Luke Lea. whose husband. Senator Lea, of Tennessee, en last Sunday underwent the operation of transfusion and sacri ficed a quart of his blood In a desperate attempt to save her life, today Is In a critical condition- at ‘ Georgetown uni versity hospital, whdre the operation was performed. Mrs. Lea wae reported at the hos pital thla morning to be near death, with scarcely a fighting chance for life. The physician* In charge of the cue Issued the following statementi Mrs. Lea's condition I* very critical and It Is doubtful If she will live thru the day. However, we hop# to be able to eave her. Senator Lea's condition Is not serious." AFTER CRITICAL PERIOD Prison Commissioner Has Been Extremely III at Home For Several Days. After spending a very comfortable night. General Clement A. Evans, who has been 111 at his home at 187 Capltol- ave. showed an Improvement Tuesday morning over h|* condition, which has been serious for the put few days. General Evans bu been confined to hie home for about two months, suffering with muscular rheumatism. Last week his condition showed great Improve ment and It was thought that he would be able to be out In tho n-nr future, tnt Friday hie condition grow worse and he has been very 111 for several days. His many friends will be glad to learn that he seems better Monday. General Evans Is a member of the prison commission of Georgia, but will vaoat* that office on July L to accept the position of adjutant general, to which he will be appointed by Hon. Hoke 8mlth when he takes up the duties of the executive office. OH, SAY, DR. OSLER I! King George Confers the Same Honor on Sunrise Soap Man. PIERP BUYS BALL TICKET Is the First City in State of Alabama to Apply the Kilby Law. FLAMES THREATEN TOWN OF MARICOPA, CALIFORNIA 8tn Francisco, June 20.—A Western Union telegraph operator at the office at Maricopa, Cal., flashed a message Into the Ban Francisco office this morn ing that tho town was burning and threatened with destruction. Before he could give further details he was com pelled to flee from the flamee In the who could not'call du-*n* established Western Union building. No further Huntsville. Ale., June 20.—By a vote of two to one, Huntsville yesterday de. elded to change the city government from‘aldermanlc form to commission form, prescribed for Class D cities of Alabama by the Kilby commission law. Three commissioner* appointed by the governed will be placed In charge of affairs within the next Id days. Hunts, vllle Is the first city in the state to ap ply the Kilby law. AT TAFTJELEBRATION Atlanta Was Well Represented at White House Silver Wedding. hours of other banks. details have been learned Washington, June 2ft—■Georgians In considerable number attended the Taft sliver wedding anniversary at the white house last night. Among the out-of- town Georgians were Judge and Mrs. Newman and Judge and Mr*. Pardee. Colonel and Mrs. Robert Lowry. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Grant and Miss Grant, Mr*. A. E. Thornton and Hugh Rich ardson, all of Atlanta. Among the Georgians now residing In Washington who attended the reception were Judge Clements of the Interstate commerce commission, Senator Bacon. Representative and Mrs. Roddenbery, Representative and Mrs. Howard, Rep. resentative and Mrs. Edwards. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith, Mr. and Mrs. John Corrigan, Jr.. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Tiller, James Perry, W. M. Dunbar and otbera. So far aa could be learned, no guests from Savannah or Augusta, both fa vorite dtles with the president, were In attendance, but he received con gratulatory massages from friends In both places FOR PROPOSED OFFICE? Macon Telegraph Says Not, But It Is Shown That He May Be Made So. Since the announcement that General Clement A. Evans would be appointed adjutant general to succeed General A. J. Scott, the question of his'eligibility under the act of 1907 has been dis cussed to no little extent and Tuesday morning a news story appeared In The Macon Telegraph raising this ques tion. The etory raised two points which seemed to stand In the way as a bar rier to General Evans' qualifying for the place. The first was that under the act of 1907 the governor Is required to appoint as adjutant general one of the officers of the National Guard of Georgia. General Evane not being a member of > the National Guard, the question of ellglbilty naturally arose. The second point brought out was the rigid physical examination which le necessary for one to pass to be eligible for the appointment either aa adjutant general or a member of the National Guard. When a copy of the paper containing the article was ehown to Governor-elect Hoke Smith, who has announced' his Intention of appointing General Evans; he stated that he would rather make no statement regarding the matter at this time. However, It was learned from a source which is In close touch with the governor-elect that the question raised by The Macon Telegraph would easily be obviated If the act were read care fully. The set, while providing that no one other than an officer of the Na tional Guard of Georgia Is eligible for the appointment, also gives the requi site* for qualification for appointment as an aid to the governor. General Evans qualifies for such appointment by the clause which makes Confeder ate soldiers eligible. The appointment as aid to the governor, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, makes on* en of ficer of the National Guard and eligi ble to the appointment as adjutant general. As soon as the governor Is inaugurated, he could appoint General Evane an aid and Immediately follow ing such action name him at adjutant general of the stale. The question of physical examination was not dis cussed. Weather Causes Poetponement, Liege, Belgium, June 20.—A rain storm which blew up today caused a postponement of the start on the sec ond leg of the circuit of Europe air race from thla city to Utrecht. Holland, England’s Ruler Creates New Supply of Knights, Et Cetera. London, June 20*—Then was a gor geous spectacle at Westminster Abbey today when tho entire magntfloent cer emonial Incident to the crowning of King George and Qneen Mary on Thursday was rehaaraed. The king, queen, church dignitaries, peers and peeresses were attired <ln tho full coro nation regalia, which has been prac tically unchanged for centuries, the a*, semblago making a ploture «£.medieval magnificence. Musical Program Rehearsed, The musical program was also re hearsed. the deep, rumbling chords swelling thru the ancient edifice with stately solemnity, Tho choir sang the nn thorn -cf wel come, os ths royal party entered the abbey, which -was followed, bx the.'reo- ognltton. T>- The Archbishop of Canterbury, dress ed In the robes of the church, cried out os the king faced thsnndlenoeauaem- bled: Sirs, I hero present to youJCfngi George, the undoubted, Icing of rhls realm. Wherefore all you Wha^mre come this day to do 'Usi homaga/nnd service—are you Willing to tl»: ths samaT" The assemblage, led Tiy ths boy* oft the choir, signified thelmvllUngneas by replying: Long Live King George, "God eave King George” and "Ions live King George.” Coached by the Archlbishop of Can terbury. head of the Church of England, under whom the religious ritual will bo carried out, and by the Duke of Nor folk. general master of ceremonies, the royal couple and all tho other partici pants enacted tho functions thru which they will go In tho coronation on Thursday. Tho weather Is giving alarm. After a long period of drouth, rains have set in and gloomy ekles havo given ominous threats of Thursday's weather possi bilities. The streets of London were almost Impassable today with the throngs of sight-seers. An army of workmen was still engaged In adding further decora tions and renovating those that had been spoiled by showers. Flags and bunting, which had been stained by tho dampness, were pulled down and re placed. Everywhere the sound of ham mering was heard, for the final touche were Doing put on tho stands for the decorating. The coronation honors conferred by King George as usual have left both, joy and heart burnings In their wake, ’ Osier Gets Honor, American professional and sotentfffo circles will be gratefuL ft Is assumed, by the honor conferred-on DA William! Osier, regut professor of meitetno at, Oxford, formerly of Johns Hopkins uni-' verelty, Baltimore, who once advocated that men be chloroformed at 60 as haw] Ins passed the limit of tbelr usefltfness. Hr. ( Isli-r Is created a Uironet. Lord! Cunon, of Kledston, whose wife was , Mary Letter, of Chicago, has been eie-f vated to the peerage. William Lower, the Sunrise soap- man. Was made a! baronet Near honor* ware .heaped upon Lord Kitchener, lieutenant colonel, the; Right Hon. Arthur J, Bigg*; the king's private secretary, and tnanj others. 1 Twenty-two baronets Were created,' nine new barons, forty* knight*, and many others. Morgan Buys a Ticket The state banquet for the envoys and royal guests will be held tonight. The Shake*peace ball will follow; J. Pter- pont Morgan paid 81.200 for. the priv ilege of attending the ball. He had neglected to make any arrangements, the whim taking him at the last mo-, ment He paid 8L000 for a. grand tier box and 8200 for ten more tickets. He will attend In a Venetian cloak aa a character from Othello. Shakes peare will be impersonated by the Duke of Marlborough. William Waldorf-Astor has invited 800 nurses from London hospitals to occupy a stand In front of his home to view the coronation procession. John Hays Hammond la There, John Hays Hammond, the special en voy from the United States, will attend the state banquet In Buckingham pal ace tonight. The famous Windsor plate of fabulous value will be used. Americana plan an Important part In the Shakespearean ball, which Is the gayest function of the coronation. It will be held In Albert hall, having been organised and planned by Mrs. Georxo West, formerly Lady Randolph Church- Ill and previously Miss Jennie Jerome. The king and queen have premised to attend. The hall was turned Into an exquisite Tudor garden for the occa sion. The king and queen later today re ceived at Buckingham palace all the representative* of the British colonial possession* and the special envoys and delegations from the various nations of the world. The Life Guards were sta tioned at the palace to do honor to the visitors. SETTLEMENT BEING MADE IN COX DIVORCE SUIT Washington, June 20.—Final s-itle- ment is being made, it was learned here today, of the divorce case of Rep resentative James M. Cox. of Dayton, Ohio. A separation occurred between the representative and his wife two years ago, but It was not until thla week that the case came up In the Cuyahoga. Ohio, county court for final adjustment. Mr. Cox refused to discuss the mat ter, except to say: "The matter Is being settled this week. a'i«r dragging along for two years" mmM