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r THE WEATHER. Local showers Saturday night or Sunday. Temperatures Saturday (taken at A. K. Hawkes Co.’s store): 8 a. m., 77 degrees; 10 a. m., 80 degrees; 12 noon. 86 degrees; 2 p. m., 88 degrees. The Atlanta Georgian SPOT COTTON. “Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN" AND NEWS *Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN” Atlanta, steady: T lay. New York, quiet; ioc. juiet; 15»4. Augusta, quiet; veston, quiet; 15 1 *. Norfolk, q Houston, quiet; 15c. Chariest nal; 15%. Liverpool, holi- 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 Continued on Last Pafle. Continued on Last Page. I Total 6 00 6 00 6 00 10 00 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 I