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VOL. IX. NO. 278.
HOM E (4TH) EDITION
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1911.
HOME (4th) EDITION
The Committee of Five Which Drew Up the Commission Charter
10 FIGHT FOR LAW
Legislature Will t)e Asked to
Remove Disabilities of Wo
men Before Courts.
FIRST GEORGIA GRADUATE
FROM COLLEGE OF LAW
Judge Pendleton Refuses to Ad
mit Her to Bar—She Will
Plead For Woman’s Rights.
tlce law In Georgia
The existing statute forbids It, but
the existing statute won't exist much
longer If Mrs. Minnie Anderson Hale
has her way with the legislature, and
there are several members of that body
who say shq will win her point.
Mrs. Hale was graduated last Monday
night from the Atlanta Law school and
took her degree with the remainder of
'the class, having successfully passed
her examinations and proved her abil
ity to handle a case. She Is the first
woman to receive the degree from a
Georgia law college. Then she went,
with her class, before Judge Pendleton,
of the Fulton superior court, to be for
mally admitted to the Georgia bar.
Judge Pendleton was courteous, but
Arm. With graceful compliments to
the first woman to receive a degree
from a Georgia law school, he ex
pressed the regret that he could not
admit her to practice, and referred her
to section 1810 of the Georgia code:
"1810—Females: Females are not en
titled to the privilege of the elective
franchise, nor can they hold any civil
office or perform any civil functions,
unless specially authorized by law; nor
are they required to discharge any mil
Itary, Jury, police, patrol or road duty.'
"Female Disability.”
That was the law In the case—the
"female disability” section of the code.
But, Like Most of Easy Money
Makers, They Got
Him at Last.
j HE USED VARIOUS NAMES
ROBERT F. MADDOX.
CHARLES T. HOPKINS.
JULIAN HARRIS.
LUTHER H. STILL.
ALEX C. KING.
THUS SIM
Kohlsaat Connects Democratic
National Committeeman
With Bribery Fraud.
T THE
CREATES A BIG SENSATION
the law, according to all au
thorltle*, and Mr*. Hale had presented
uiuiiucn, tiliu i«. nnic uiiu (Hcscmci
herself before him merely to be offl
dally refused the right to practice, and
knowing the statute In quentlon. Dut
she did a*k the court to consider other
section* of the code, The qualifications
for a lawyer In Georgia embrace the
following:
“Any male citizen of good moral
character who has read law and under
gone a satisfactory examination before
a Judge of the superior court Is entitled
to plead and practice law In this state.”
Other qualifications and details fol
low, but arc modified by this section,
Va JiAd.
No. 4406:
"None of the preceding requsltlone
are applicable to any graduate of the
law department of the Unlvcralty of
Georgia, the Mercer Law achool, the
law department of Emory colleg or the
Atlanta Law achool, but upon preaen-
tatlon of a diploma of graduation from
either of these Institutions auch grad
uate ehall be authorlxed to plead and
praetlce In all the courts of the state
without further examination."
No “Male Pereone" There.
That section doeen’t specify a "male
person." It says "any graduate," and a
pretty fight might be Instituted over
the Interpretation of the law on thle
point.
Mrs. Hale accepted the dectalon of
the court—until the statute can b
changed. Rut her friends will go be
fore the legislature and make an ef
fort to ao amend the law that he dle-
abllitlcs of women will be removed and
women lawyers will be permitted the
•ame rlgflht to earn a living that la now
given women physlclana nnd women In
all the other.professions.
A Question of Principle.
"It 16 a question of principle with
me,” said Mr*. Hale. "It Is ■ not for
myself alone that I will pursue the
matter or my friends will work. It la
for all the women of Georgia who may
desire to enter the profeealon of law
and who prove their ability to 'practice
Mra. Hale la by no meant of the "suf
fragette- type, and disclaims any Idea
of trying to revolutionize the world or
set azide ill existing laws. She Is a
widow, striking In appearance, modlah-
ly dressed and apparently amply able
to hold her own In learning or argu
ment with any attorney of the male
persuatlon who might oppose her at
Continued on Last Pags.
WANT ADS
Published by all the Atlanta
papers for the week ending
June 17,1911, six days to
the week:
Georgian SSi
Journal ...
Constitution
2,783
... 2,156
...1,183
On yesterday the Atlan
ta papers carried Want Ads
as follows:
Georgian 550
Journal 360
Constitution 213
THE GEORGIAN prints no beer.
P'llHS fix wtr,
w *”»ky or unclean advertising.
To help those who are out of a po*
•it on or who desire a better one.
-• who desire a better one.
THE GEORGIAN prints want ads
jmder the classification “Situation*
Wanted" free. Other* classifications
ONE CENT A WORD
Attorney For the International
Harvester Company Testi
fies Before Committee.
Washington, Juno 24.—A sensation
waa caused this afternoon when Judge
H. H. Kohlsaat, publisher and editor
‘ Record-Herald,
of The Chicago Record-Herald, told
the senate committee that Is Investi
gating the election of Senator Lorl-
mer that he had been told that Roger
Sullivan, Democratic national commit
teeman from Illinois, was one of the
men who helped collect the alleged
1100,000 bribe fund with which. It is
charged, Lorlmer was elected.
E. A. Bancroft, general counsel for
the International Harvester Company,
was .the first witness today befors the
Lorlmer Investigating committee. Mr.
Bancroft's testimony related principal
ly to his connection with legislative
Continued on Last Page.
OFFICE NEXT WEEK
Plans For the Inauguration ‘ every opponent of commission government, and riddled to pieces if there be a de-
Will Be Made
Soon.
One week hence, on Saturday. July
Hoke Smith will be Inaugurated for
the second time as governor of Georgia,
the former ceremony having occurred
four years ago. Pinna for the Inau
guration will be made the latter part
of next week, after the general assem
bly convenes on Wednesday.
The opening day of the assembly,
June 28, will be given over to qualifying
the 228 members and formally organiz
ing the senate and house. The senate
haa 44 members, while there are 184
In the house. Clerks Northen, of the.
senate, nnd Bolfeulllet, of the house, I
will again be in those offices. Governor I
Joseph M. Brown will probably send his
annual message to the assembly the j
penlng day.
Thursday the Arst Joint session of the ;
assembly will be held, when the votes |
The charter for commission government prepared by the Committee of Five is
an admirable document.
It seems to look with an eye single to the economical, efficient and public-serv-
mg administration of the affairs of this great business enterprise — the City of
Commission government is no dream of visionaries, no figment of the imagina
tion of idle theorists.
It is nothing in the wide world hut the application of sound business methods
to a public business enterprise.
It is the practical proposition that three or five managers, with properly divided
jurisdictions, can come nearer running a business right than can a debating society
of twenty councilmen, ten aldermen and about sixty board members.
It is the practical proposition that the stockholders in this business—the peo
ple—can come nearer having done what they want done when there is one man re
sponsible than when' there are thirty debaters, arguing and spewing, considering and
reconsidering, doing and undoing, to the confusion of themselves and every one else.
The only question in the people’s mind, The Georgian believes, was whetheb or
not this charter submitted today to the people would be such as to promote and
safeguard their interests. We believe the people favor commission government in
theory, but want to examine the new charter before committing themselves to so
sweeping a change.
The Committee of Five have taken such action as will win the approval of
the people at the start. They say in effect:
“We have worked hard and have done our best. If there is anything we have
overlooked, we want to know it; if there is anything we have done that you don’t
like, we want to know it.
“We present to you for your careful consideration tho product of our labor.
Read it carefully, read it closely, and if you don’t like it tell us so. We want to
have it right before it goes to a vote before the people.”
Could anything be fairer?
If there were any disposition on the part of this committee to insert “jokers'/
into this charter, if there were any disposition on the part of this committee to *
deny the people their rights by sly cunning, wouldn’t it be absurd for them to pre
sent their work to the people for inspection before regarding it as their act?
Would not the opponents of the proposed plan smoke out every lurking “nig
ger in the woodpile?”
Won’t this document be examined with all the legal and political acumen of
SLATON WILL RUN
If Smith Goes to Senate At
lantan Will Succeed Him
and Make Race.
SEVERAL ARE IN THE FIELD
Tom Hudson and Judge Rus
sell Believed Certain Can
didates For Chair.
That John M. Slaton, president of
the Georgia senate, will make the race
before the people ofr governor of Geor
gia after serving <0 days by succeeding
to the gubernatorial chair. Is now
looked upon as a certainty. He will
have several companions In the race.
Hoke Smith will go to the United
Ststes senate, unlesa plans of his
friends slip a cog In the legislature on
or about July II, nnd Georgia will have
a short but spirited summer campaign
to elect a new governor. .At least this
Is the way the political weather vein
In Georgia Is pointing lead than a week
before the general assembly convenes.
John M. Slaton, president of the'atate
senate; T. G. Hudson, commissioner of
Continued on Last Page.
Nov/ He Is in Tower to Await
Trial For Passing Fraud
ulent Checks.
Traders bank, the Keely Company nnd
“ Globe Clothing Company, to
the
McDonough, On., Snffold'a operations
extended over a period of several years
and exhibited a method of operation ns
old as the eternal hills.
The man wns placed under arrest
early Wednesday afternoon when ho
entered' the Fourth National bank,
where he carried nn account under the
‘ E. Fisher, and attempted to
name of C.
cash two foreign checks. An employee
of the hank Instantly recognised the
wrlt'ng as that of the man for whom
Detectives Black and Bullard were
looking. "Fisher" was turned over to
the police.
Sa (fold's method, so the testimony
showed,' was an a. b. c proposition. Ho
'deposited cash In a bank to become
acquainted .there. Lnter he cashed for
eign checks, withdrew his account and
the foreign checks cams back marked
'no goad."
The Fulton National claims Saffoll
worked It for 1265 under the name of
"C. II. Henry." At tho Atlanta Na
tional he Is said to have gotten awav
with 1400 under the nom de plume ..f
"Lloyd.". At tho West End bank la-
appeared as "A. T. Delth," and nt the
Fnrmere and-Traders bank as "J. II.
Vandiver."
Both the Keely Company nnd
victimized to the extent of (30 by Saf-
fold thru checks on the Farmers nnd
Traders bank.
feet in it? _
The proposed charter, as The Georgian has said, appears to be an admirable
document, fitted to govern the administration of our great city. This conclusion is
reached after a careful scrutiny of the charter, paragraph by paragraph, and as- a
whole.
Perhaps there are flaws in it. Not even the greatest document the hand of
man ever penned was without the need of amendments.
But this commission charter appears to be a strong and safe foundation on
Even if Habeas Corpus Is Re
fused 15 Years May
Be Made 10.
which to rear the great edifice of a city government which ehall be in keeping with
patriotism of its people, for in the end under this
the honesty and efficiency and
plan the people must govern for themselves.
The Georgian Has stood flatly for commission government for three years, and
to this charter it gives its unqualified indorsement and its whole-hearted support.
for governor and state house officers
cast In the state election last October
will be formally canvaased and the re
sults officially declared.
Inauguration Arrangements.
Friday will be taken up with routine
business of the twd houses and the
completion of arrangements for the in. j
augumtlon on Saturday.
Tuesday. July 4. the legislature will,
likely adjourn to observe this national |
holiday. _ ; j
It is the least the people of Atlanta can do to express to the gentlemen.of the
Committee of Five thanks for the arduous, nerve-racking labor they have gone
thru. Whether their work be accepted or rejected, the fact will remain
that Messrs. Maddox, King, Hopkins, Harris and Still have done a patriotic and a
priceless service. •
WAS NOT ILLEGAL
Governor Smith will send hla mes
sage, outlining his policies and making
his recommendations for legislation, to
the assembly Tuesday or Wednehday
following his Inauguration. The presi
dent of the senate and speaker of the
house will make their committee ap
pointments some tlma that week. In
the meantime the senators and repre
sentatives will begin the Introduction
of bills and there will be ffiimbers of
them on the clerk's desk for reference
to proper committees.
Senatorial Election Coming Up.
Just about the time the legislature Is
ready for real buslnesa the election of a
United States senator, to fill the vacan
cy occasioned by the death of 8enator
A S. Clay, will come up. Tuesday, July
II Is the day to begin balloting. How
long it will take to dispose of this la a
question yet to be determined. __
The formal appointment of General slon (labeled down this morning by the
Clement A. Evans to be adjutant gen-1 United States circuit court of appeals
era! and of Judge T. E. Patterson to [ In St. Louis and St. Paul, Minn,
succeed him ts prison commissioner, j "The proof shows that after 1991, aa
will be made by Governor Smith proba- I well aa before, the rates for trans-
Court Holds It Was Not in
Restraint of
Trade.
St. Pauly Minn.. Juna 24*— Edward H.
Harrlman'a gigantic merger of the Un
ion Pacific and Southern Pacific rail
roads was not a combination In re
straint of trade, according to a decl-
Uy Immediately tallowing hi* Inaugu
ration. The senate will have to ratify
both appointments.
The Influx of legislator* will begin
Sunday and Mopday, and by the middle
continental traffic were the seme over
both the Union Pacific, and Southern
Pacific lines.” says the court In Its
opinion.
"There has since then been, VKh re- j ft
The matter of raising $5,000 to cover
the salary of Dr. Percy Starnes as or
ganlst at the Auditorium for next year
Is being pushed by the committee
charge. Several subscriptions have been
received lately. Those who have made
a donation since the last published re
port and the amounts given are as fol
lows:
Previously acknowledged...
The Constitution
B. M. Grant
J. K. Orr
H. F. West
Wllmer L. Moore
Harold Hlrsch..
Thornton Marye
J. C. Clark
Crfsh—Williams *
Cash-8. E. Finley
Edward Dougherty....
Cash
Dr. Frank K. Boland...
C. J. Adams
W. D. Phlffs.
Parsons-Jones Lumber
Watson..
TAKI
of next week, when the assembly con- spect to either cf these lines, no Impair- . j« m es H. Gilbert.'!!!’!!
vene*. every member will doubtless bejment of service, no deterioration ofju, y. Boykin
In Atlanta, while there will be hundreds the physical properties, no dlscontlnu- I
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Government Itself Cinches Its
Indictments Against Four
teen Lumbermen.
Chicago, Juns 24.—That the govern
ment intend, to take no chance, with
the United States supreme court In Ite
Whether or not the petition for a
writ of habeas corpus Is granted
Charles W. Morse, former steamship
king and millionaire, now serving a
flfteon-yenr sentence In the Atlanta
I penitentiary, hla sentence may be
changed to ten year* Instead of fif
teen. When the petition for habeas
corpu* was presented to Judge New
nnn. In the United Slates court, Satur
day morning, by Attorneys Reuben Ar
nold and Lamar lull, their chief con
tention won that Morse had been sen
tenced to fifteen yeare for a crime for
which section 6208 of the United States
revised statutes provided a maximum
sentence of ten years.
John W. Henley^ assistant district
attorney, representing the government,
opposed the application, but did not
ask for a "rule nisi” as was expected.
He cited case after case from the Fed
eral reports to show that a writ of
habeas corpus was not In order until
after the prisoner had served the legal
term of his sentence; that le, In Morse's
case ten years must be served by the
former steamship king before he can
be dismissed on habeas corpus pro
ceedings. That while the court might
have erred In imposing a fifteen-year
sentence, it did not make It illegal to
detain Morse for ten years, as the slat,
ute provided such a term as the maxi
mum pepalty.
Attorneys for Morse are making a
strong effort to have the court Instruct
Warden Moyer that the sentence should
be ten years Instend of fifteen, for, as It
Is now, Morse wilt have to wait until
he has served five years before hr ran
apply for a parole, but should his sen
tence be changed to ten years, he ran
apply for a parole after serving three
years and four months: that Is, two
years and one month from the pres
ent time.
"Morse has had hla day In the court,"
said Mr. Henley, In oppoalng the peti
tion. "Your honor. I suppose he has
been the most tried man In the courts
recently." He then told the history
OF H TIMES
Fighting Ships of All Nations
Salute Great Britain’s
' King.
Portimouth, England, June 24.—Great
gun. of the ships of sixteen nations
thundered forth tho royal salute as
King George and Queen Mary stepped
off the special train that had brought
them and a brilliant eulte, Including
foreign envoys, colonial ministers,
prince* nnd noblemen, from London
esrly this afternoon for the naval re
view off Splthead. The royal party Im
mediately embarked on the yacht Vic
toria and Albert, which waa drawn
alongside the jetty on which the spe
cial train wa. run. and aa soon ua the
yacht had steamed into position the
coronation naval review, the greatest
sea pageant of modern times, began.
The king and m arrived ai 12.23
o'clock. They were met by Admiral
Sir Arthuh Moore, K. C. B., In charge .if
the British fleet nnd commander-in-
chief of Portimouth navy yard, ano
other officers who formed a guard of
honor.
John Hay* Hammond There.
envoy
from the United State
tlon.
The royal couple Immediately board
ed the Imperial yacht Victoria and Al
bert. As the royal standard flutter. d
from the peak, the gun, of the old ship
of wat Victory, the flagship of Admiral
Nelson, led In the royal salute.
The naval review makes a new record
ters, 173 British warships being In line.
The armada was the most brilliant
eight ever seen off the Splthead naval
elation.
b'lr Queen Victoria's diamond Jubilee
only 186 ahlps of all classes were as
sembled, while in the big naval pagennt
In 1909. which was reviewed by King
Kdwatd, but ISO ship* were In line.
Delaware the Biggest Ship.
The mightiest of all the great e
of the eaee, going from the time of the lighter* In line, b°th In displacement
Indictment thru to the filing of tho, an< ' annament. was tlm l'nited • tat. .
prosecution of officials and corporations j habeas corpus "petition Saturday.' He I ■W dreadnought, the Dela w
of the lumber trust was revealed In the j ( It 'd case nfter case from the Federal | A * core °f foreign ships participated
indictments returned agaln.t fourteen front | f*m? wereco7atwl".ro':
Individuate ifc the United Btatas Court. , j £ n|r ; t^aom thru the same re£tejpj>rt» jfrd otbew wy; BtanffiMtmwi
The indictment* are at particular pain*
to denote the alleged combination of
- lumber Interest* as In “unreasonable
I Jo < restraint of trade.'
Company
'll
The fourteen rnen are all secretaries
and former secretaries of lumber con
cerns. They arst
Ths Men Indicted.
Arthur S. Holmes, Detroit, Retail
Continued on La.t Page,
Morse Is taking, and giving the court's | dre»’ t 'd out In their bravest <-n|.
rulln
One of the contentions of Morse’s pe
tltlon Is that he was sentenced to serve.
his term In the Atlanta penitentiary, i
which Is drslgnaed by law as a place j
for bard labor convicts, and that hi, I
sentence waa to Imprisonment without'
labor.
The hearing was Continued Saturday
afternoon until Wednesday morning.
the honor of being Inspected by tit
.! king, who was once a asa .Ban MM
Continued on Last Page.
Notices of Sunday Ser
vices in Atlanta churches
appear on page 20.
A. L. Soffold, who claims to be a
Buckhcad stock trader, but who masks
under as mnny names as a Broadway
chortia girl, faced Recorder Broyles at 9
o’clock Saturday morning on a charge
of "disorderly conduct." but left tho
court’s 'presence some fifteen minutes
later bound over to the superior court
on a (6,000 bond charged with passing
frnriulent checks and being a cheat an,1
swindler. The charges grew out of
what la said to have been the m-ott
systematic bank swindles pulled off in
Atlanta In years. Involving half a dozen
local banka and several thousands of'
dollars. He went to the Tower In de
fault of bond.
According to the testimony submitted
by representatives of the Fulton Na
tional bank, the Atlunta National bank,
the West End bank, the Farmcra and
•ay
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