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VOL. IX. NO. 297.
HOME(4th) edition
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, JULY 17, 1911.
HOME(4th ) EDITION PRICE:
GEORGIA HAS BUT ONE SENATOR;
TERRELLSMITH DUEL GETS HOT
It has been many a year since Georgia has witnessed political sword play such as has taken
place in the last few days between Hoke Smith and Joe Terrell, the cause being the senatorship,
to which the former was elected last Tuesday but which he declines to accept just yet.
The duel between the two isn’t over yet, but at the hour of going to press it appeared to
the gallery that the astute gentleman from Meriwether made the most effective thrust.
He had fired in his resignation from the senate to Vice President Sherman, his resignation
had been accepted, Tiis scat declared vacant, his pairing with some absent Republican dis
solved. On the heels of this came reports that Senator Martin and other Democratic leaders were
anxious because of the situation in Georgia, feeling that they needed the vote of Georgia’s
junior senator on matters of importance about to come to a climax.
1 Governor—and Senator-elect—Hoke Smith was standing pat Monday afternoon. He had no
statement to make, he said.
Cards that passed Saturday and Sunday between Messrs. Smith and Terrell—it s a wise
man that can give them their proper titles now—were sugar-coated with parliamentary language,
but the bitterness was not far below the surface.
Smith states he will retain the governorship till December in order to carry out his plat
form pledges.
Terrell says his position is due to a desire to dispense patronage.
The situation is tense, and it is Hoke Smith’s move next.
HIS CHURCH WILL NOT
WILLINGLY LOSE HIM
Resignation of Georgian Is Re
ceived by Vice President
Sherman.
HATE NOW HAS 1 SENATOR TARIFF TO BE DISCUSSED
Democrats of the Upper House
Want Full Representation
on Reciprocity.
Washington, July 17.—The aanate to.
*— day entered on a week of tariff debate.
n of Joieph M. Terrell, eenator from Canadian reciprocity will bo voted on
. . — next Saturday under tho terma of the
unanimous consent agreement There
Is no doubt that It will pass. Tho do*
hnto In the meantime, while generally
addressed to tho tariff, will take a wide
range. It Is not to he confined to the
Washington, July 17.—The rcslgna-
lo.eph M. Terrell, senator from
wgln, was received today by Vice
■eslflent Sherman, and Terrell's namo
ns stricken from the senate roll.
This leavis Georgia with only one
iiatnr. The Democrats ore anxlohs
■ a full representation, because a
is on reciprocity will come on noxt
rurriay. Mj-ont-ttas ucconu una s«ww«i«
T • i Btidlments of his tariff speech an
lere la the letter of resignation Sen- to v C ome. Somo of them wlll-be d«
t Terrell mailed to .Vice President .red ih the senate thte week-
man and the lattpVs reply by tele-
ph Monday,
a. James S. Sherman, Vice Presi
dent, Washington, D. C.:
ly successor as United States sen-
r wns elected by the legislature of
>rgla last Wednesday. It Is my opin_
that this election terminated my
7i of office, but to remove all doubt,
•nt my resignation last Friday aft-
eon to Governor Smith and mailed
i a copy of same. This resignation
Irrevocable and I have so notified
ternor Smith. Trust you have re-
red same. I will be glad for you to
tract the secretary to strike my
ne from the roll of senators. Please
e me whether any further action Is
es.ary on my part.
(tried) J, M. TERRELL.
Ulanta, Ga„ June 16. 1811.
n J. M. Terrell. Atlanta, Oa.:
(our letter of resignation and tele-
un to me placed before the senate
» morning and by unanimous con-
it your request was compiled with
' your name stricken from tho sen-
1 roll.
Igned) - J, 8. SHERMAN.
Washington, D. C., July 17, 1811.
RS. JOHN C. RUSE DIES
SUDDENLY AJ HER HOME
hr- John C. Ruse died at her home,
1 Sprtng-st.. at an early hour Mon-
y morning. Altho Mrs. Ruse had not
-n well for some time, her death waa
expected. She was the widow of
hn <\ Huse, a well known Insurance
>n of Atlanta, and the mother of Mre.
h'lut Harris, Miss Aline Ruse and
'• Harence Ruse.
With a definlto date fixed for a vo~ —
the wool bill, with the free list bill sent
over by the house, the whole tariff
question Is before the senate. 8enator
Lafolkito’s second and successive In-
- * ■ • r r* yet
__ — — deliv
ered In the senate thle week.
Democrats In the house are gradually
coming around to the view that they
akai.lA „ fan- hills InorglHnir fllltlofl
WANT ADS
ublished by all the Atlanta
apers for the week ending
Jly 15, 1911, six days to
ie week:
0 __ 2,452
•urnal 1,925
institution 1,151
On Saturday the Atlan-
papers carried Want Ads
' follows:
v.*- 697
urnal 326
nstitution 187
^.°r^a'. A a N .M,n B ;
those who are out of a po-
« osaS?. A** lr * • better one.
I.r < jJ OR ? Ap i Prints want ids
!’*.?• classification -gltuatlona
"tsd free, other classifications
ONg CENT A WORD
SENATE WILL PASS
RECIPROCITY, BILL
Vote on the Measure Will Be
Taken on Satur
day. ^
Democrats Favor Lowering the
Duties on Some Articles That
Are in Common Use.
I II UK«. 81 IP II VUSlUiavw —-
question of Canadian reciprocity alone.
*—**-^— - ' r ~ote
Governor Declines to Com
ment on the Action of
the Senate.
HIS POSITION UNCHANGED
Echo From the Muddle
Heard in the House on
Monday Morning.
Is
uuiniiiH mvuiiu
should pasa a few bills lowering duties
on articles In common uae before they
adjourn, or the Insurgents will go
before' the country with the claim that
this Democrat s were given an oppor
tunity to Join with them In "relieving
the burden* of the necessities of life”
and they refused to do ao. It was to
meet this possible leaue that the Dem
ocrats In the house arranged to vote
on the cotton bill bafnre the date net
by the senile for the vote on the free
list bill.
NO PAIRTO PROTECT
TERRELL’SSENATE VOTE
Ex-Senator and Senator-elect
Exchange More Letters, Each
Shifting Responsibility.
It Is now up to Senator J. M. Terrell
to write. If the exchange of letters con
tinues between Senator Terrell and
Governor Hoke Smith, relative to
which should assume the junior sena
torial seat from Georgia during the
remainder of the extra session of con
gress and until the opening of the regu
lar session of congress next Decemb<-r.
Senator Terrell started thla corre
spondence Friday afternoon, when he
formally addressed a communication to
the governor resigning the ** n **2Jj"J
seat. Governor Smith replied Friday
afternoon, declining to accept the. resig
nation and attempting to show that
Senator Terrell should continue In the
office until he Is ready to takejt.
Senator Terrell replied to Governor
Smith Saturday afternoon, inetattng on
the acceptance of his resignation anil
endeavoring to place the burden of re
sponsibility on Governor Smith for the
state being without full representation
during the extra sesslon. Oovernor
Smith replied to this Saturd*yn'* h 'i
again declining to accept the resigna
tion, and Insisting that Senator Terrell
maintain his Republican pair andthue
protect the Democratic party and the
state of Georgia. _ _
Senatar Terrell hoa not replied form
ally to Hie governor's fecond letter, and
■aid Monday morning that he had not
decided whether or not he would ai he
had dearly stated hla position In the
corre.|«ndence that has already pM.ed_
Governor Smith on Monday morning
said M had no further statement to
make, aa ha had heard nothing from
Senator Terrell since addressing him
8a ‘urd‘y T ».p i , rBr .k. n .
Senator Terrell, however bae by pub.
Ilshed Interview, stated that hla Re
publican pair was broken when Gov
ernor Smith waa elected senator awl
therefore he has no pair to maintain,
it if up to the governor to aee that
the state la represented at Washington
And aa the matter now elands It
looks like Senator Terrell will adhere to
hla determination to no lo a**s fj!
a senator and that Governor Smith will
stick to hla olan to remain In Georgia
Even after Senator Terrell’s name
had been stricken from the senate roll
on Monday,. Governor Smith declined
to discuss the matter further. He said
he hod written the last Istter, to which
Senator Terrell had not replied, and
that ended tho, matter at present. He
eald he had no Intention of .altering hla
position.
A* It- now stands, Georgia has hut
one senator and thero le not much like
lihood of thore being two before De
cember.
An ocho from the senatorial election
nnd the present muddled slate of af
fairs was heard In the house Monday
durlfig the debate on the bill to change
the time of the legislature's convening,
so as to provide for the Inauguration of
the governor, swearing In of state house
'officer* and election of United States
senators from June or July to January.
When acme opponent of the bill raised
an objection - to the senatorial feature
of th* bill and made reference to the
present senatorial situation, Mr. Bur-
well, nuthor of the bill then up for dr
bate, hotly replied:
“If the gentleman Intends to bring
up the recent election of senator he
must Introduce his own hill and not use
that aa an argument against the mean
ure now before the house.’’
DEMOCRATS NEED
They Desire Full Strength to
Vote Against Certain
Measures.
By THEODORE -TILLER.
Washington, July 17.—Senator Mar
tin, minority leader of the aenate, and
other Democrats are considerably per
turbed over the Terrell-Smlth contro
versy in Oeorgla, which has left that
state with but one senator here, since
the Georgia legislature has elected Gov
ernor Hoke Smith to succeed Senator
Terrell, the latter declining to return
to Washington, claiming that his term
la at an end. while Governor Smith
wants Terrell to continue until the gov.
ernor can leave hla present office.
The muddle Is worrying senate Dem
ocrats, who are faclnr a vote on Impor
tant measures. Including a revision or
the woolen schedule, the free Hat bill
and the direct election of senators. Th-
last named bill waa encumbered In the
senate with the objectionable Bristow
amendment, which Is obnoxious t>
Southern Democrat*, because It give’
the Federal government Jurisdiction
over all senatorial elections In the
states. The Bristow amendment passed
by a majority of only one vote, which
indicates how Important It Is to Demo
crats that they should have their full
strength when the conference report le
brought before the senate.
Democratic senators hope that the
Georgia tangle may be unraveled and
that a Junior senator from that state
will be on hand the last of the month,
when so many Important Issues come
to a vote.
Twenty-four Separate Investi
gations Are Under Way at
Washington Today.
Old System’s Meeting Monday
Promises To Be a
'Live One.
’NOTHING LIKE IT IN YEARS MAYOR “COMES ACROSS”
Dr. Wiley Affair Promises to
Create More of a Row Than
Ballinger-Pinchot Bout.
REV. DR. JOHN F. PURSER.
Pastor of West End Baptist church
who has resigned to accept call to
Muskogee, Okla. His congregation Is
trying hard to keep him.
BOT# SEIMS
Six Persons Have Died and 15
Are Detained at Swin
burne Island.
OFFICIALS ARE ALARMED
#
Physicians Say It Is Almost
Impossible to Guard Against
“Cholera Carriers.”
New York, July 17^-Wlth six dead
to date and flfteon others In the de
tention hospital on Swinburne Island
suffering with the dread disease, the
cholera situation In New York today
loomed up so large as to cause grave
anxiety to the Immigration officials.
Four additional patients are In the
Su lncburn Island hospital todays hav
ing been transferred from Hoffmans
Island late yesterday when they . de
veloped cholera symptoms.
Dr. Alva H. Doty, health officer of
the port of New York, In a statement
concerning the gravity of the situation
here, declared that one of the greatest
dangers from cholera—and one which
It le practically Impossible to guard
against—come* from the frequency of
what are known aa "cholera carriers’’
"These people," he said, "carry the
organism of the disease In the Intes
tinal tract and may develop It at any
time or may transmit the disease to
others without ever presenting symp
toms of cholera In themselves. O’hls
Is a condition we have Just learned of
and we now know that It la a moat
common cause for the transmission of
the disease which apparently In no
previous years has occurred." ■
Tha fifth patient to die of cholera
was Eraebet Ssabbollaekl, 26 years old.
She flrat developed symptom* of the
disease last Tuesday. After her death
yesterday Dr. Doty called a consulta
tion of his entire staff at hts home in
Rosebank, Staten Island.
Washington, July 17,—Washington Is
today In th* throes of a Congressional
probe such as has not been seen here
In 40 years. There are now 24 sepa
rate Investigations under way before
the specltl and standing house commit
tees. That a political cyclone Is gath
ering which will uproot the Republican
administration Is the belief of Dem
ocratic congressmen. The latest and
what Is promised to be the most sen
national, Is the probe that Is to be made
Into tho Dr.'Wiley affair. This prom
ises to create more of a row than even
the Ballinger- Plnchot fight.
Among the Investigations are:
Steel trust, sugar trust. Controller
bay land tangle,. Indian land scandals,
trust busting expenses, efforts to oust
Dr, Wiley, threatened extinction of
Prlbylof seal herd, government of the
District of Columbia, Irregularities at
the Washington navy yard and alleged
general extravagance In naval service,
alleged persecution of Lewis publica
tions. railway mall service troubles, al
leged favoritism shown to Major Ray.
United States army, In which charges
of extravagances In the < Uni ted States
army are Included, charges against At
torney General Wlckersham in con
nection with Alaska syndicate frauds,
parcels post and other postal service
matters, fire protection in government
buildings and government methods of
cosntructlng public buildings, violation
of civil service laws, creosote under
valuations, government's rental of the
Union building, recoveries on sugar
frauds, Irregularities In the custom
service.
All these Investigations are In the
probing line.
The Lorlmer case le the principal
■candai engaging the attention of the
upper house.
Commission Plan Has Re
ceived Required 20 Per Cent
of Voters’ Signatures.
Cuban President Trebles Line
of Police on Guard
j Around Palace.
INTERVENTION BY THE U. S.
It Gives People a Vote Only on
Reduction of Membership
From 30 to 15.'
Ae revised by the city council, the
charter Mil for Atlanta was Introduced
In the house Monday by Messrs. Me-
Elreath, Westmoreland and Broom, nt
Fulton, and won referred to the com
mittee on municipal government, the
same committee to which the new com
mission government bill will be re
ferred.
This bill as proposed by Atlanta's
council does not contain the "eight-
hour clauee.’” The only feature of the
charter which will be submitted to a
vote of the people Is the reduction of
council to ten and the aldermanlc
board to five; the balance of the bill
will not be put before the people.
aa governor, at least until after the leg.
lalature adjourns and probably until
December.
Senator Terrell, In hie last communi
cation to the governor, suggests that
the governor permit the legislature to
elect another senator to go on Imme
diately to Washington and serve at the
will of the governor and that Governor
Smith go before a primary and seek In
dorsement at the hands of th* people.
It Is a safe bet, tho, that Governor
Smith will 'not seriously consider lb*
senator's suggestion.
i WHAT LEGISLATURE
| DID ON MONDAY !
i — i
* HOU8E.
+ Passed-four local bills.
+ Introduced a flood of near hill* 1
+ and resolutions.
+ Received city council’* charter ‘
+ revision for Atlanta.
+ Debated without action, bill '
+ providing for short term of leg!*- <
+ lature In January every two years ■
+ for Inauguration of governor and ‘
+ other state officials, and election 1
+ of United State* senator.
+ SENATE.
J Paired two local Mils. •
Introduced three new bills. ■
+ Received sealed appointment ■
+ from Oovernor Smith. ■
Is Said to Have Caused Bitter
Feeling—Natives to Repel
Attempt to Occupy Island.
Havana, July 17.—In constant fear of
assassination aa the result of the bitter
feeling against Mm In connection with
the recent corruption chargee. Presi
dent Gomes has ordered a treble line of
police to be put on coAitant guard
around hla palace and a nightly guard
of 100 ruralea to be maintained at the
entrances.
The feeling grow* In Intensity over
th# declaration of the possibility of
American Intervention In Cuba. El
Trifuno, Gomes's personal organ, de
clares that 20,000 loyal troops are hold.
Ing themselves In readiness to obey
Gomes's orders and that thla force la
sufficient to repel any attempt the
United 8tates might make to occupy
tfie Island.
Quantities of arms and ammunition
are being forwarded by rail from the
seaports to Interior points atM troops
are kept moving night and day. In
fact, the military activity Is almost as
great as If they were In a natural State
of war. The leading newspapers de
clare that the approaching visit of
Secretary of War Stlmson and Major
General Leonard Wood will prove to
be but the prelude to Intervention by
the United States to restore order to
the government's badly tangled finan
cial affairs. These papers Join In de
claring that the executive and con
gressional acts Imposing a surtax on
Imports constitute a direct violation of
the Platt amendment to the reciprocity
treaty, and thus directly Invtte Ameri
ca again to Interfere In Cuban affairs.
WELCH KNOCKED DOWN
BY COLLIER’S AUTO
W. M. Welch, nineteen years of age.
a clerk for the American Telephone
Company, with offices at 1211 Candler
building, was knocked down and se
riously Injured by an automobile XIon-
day morning at 8:20 o’clock at Forsyth
and James-ats.
The car waa driven by H. L. Collier.
Jr., a young man who picked up the In.
Jured man. placed him In the auto and
carried him to Grady hospital. An ex
amination there showed that Welch Is
probably Internally Injured, and that
h* may have broken ribs.
The auto to said to have been moving
slowly, and young Collier says Welch
stepped off the sidewalk directly In
front of the car.
General council's meeting on Monday
afternoon will bear the dramatic stamp
of a council of war before a confilct
with a force that seeks to destroy It.
And there Is something of the pathetic
In the probability that It 1s one of the
last sessions before a vote of condemna
tion.
Event* have shaped themselves rap
idly In tho movement for commission
government within the last week. Three
thousand post cards have been re
ceived by the cltlsens committee, more
than the twenty per cent requested by
the local representatives, and this Is In
terpreted a* an assurance that the new
charter will he submitted to a vole of
the people.
Mayor Winn hna Indorsed the pro
posed charted In a statement to tho
press, nnd tho hie words reveal no In
tention on his port to take a prominent
part In the campaign, they place him
squarely on the side of commission
government and the progress of tho
campaign will doubtless bring him and
his views more clearly In the llmellrfht.
His act was forecast by The Georgian.
Grant May Come Out.
Alderman John W. Grant, chairman
of the finance committee and looked
upon as one of the strongest men In
council, has stated that his principal
reason for opposition to commission
government was that he felt some of
the responsibility ffT the present admin
istration, and therefore he did not feel
like Joining an agitation that meant an
abolition of the present administration:
But It Is believed that the mayor’s In
dorsement will cause a favorable atti
tude from him. Alderman Van Dyke
and Councilman Humphrey, Evlns and
Dent have unqualifiedly commended the
commission plan. Some' heads of de
partments whtoper that they favor It,
and now and then a board member wilt
ndmlt It.
But a large majority of those who run
the city government are standing firmly
on their achievements and shouting that
tholr system shall not perish.
Opposition Organized.
Councilman Aldlne Chambers to the
recognized lender. And back of him I*
Alderman John S. Candler with a quiet
but significant part In this campaign.
County Commissioner Shelhy Smith.
Carlos H. Mason, chslrman of.the police
commission;'J. O. Cochran, park com
mission. and others who are taking
leading parts, say' commission govern’
ment will he overwhelmingly defeated.
And every one. realises that this ele
ment. backed by a substantial force, I*
going to cause mulh flying of fur and
nn all-round fight.
All eyes will turn la the meeting of
council Monday afternoon.
' Enough matter Is pending to give
full leeway for oratorical powers, and
propositions of sufficient public Interest
are In the hands of committees to draw
out the moat adroit political propensi
ties.
Increase in Tax RatsT
Councilman Steve R. Johnston will
move that the special five mills school
tax. which the tax committee will report
unfavorably, be adopted. It means an
Increase of the tax rate from 81.26 to
11.76, or more than 1600,000 In actual
revenue. It la csrtaln of defeat.
If grasping at a straw Is a certain
sign nf a dying man. council has suffi
cient strength to survive many a cam
paign for commission government, for
Councilman Chambers will offer a res
olution for a charter amendment that
would give the city fathers the right to
control the political view* of the dally
papers. Should It pass, there Is no
doubt of great envy by' legislators and
congresaes. The resolution will pro
vide that when a paper attacks an of
ficial that official shall have free equal
apace In which to reply.
That eight-hour work day provision
ha* become a pussle, rather Its destiny
has. Union labor to urging Its passage
and Incorporation In the charter, and
the Builders exchange to Insisting upon
Ita death. Judge Candler la chairman
nf the special committee to which It
waa referred, but no evidence to yet ev.
Ident as to what will be done, unless
nothing to to be done, and the meeting
will perhaps adjourn without any word
nn the subject.
Candler Prefer* Poison.
Defiant, Judge Candler to quoted as
saying that a meeting of this commit
tee will be held In due time. And he
is further represented at saying that
he would aa anon give hla children poi
son as to submit commission govern
ment to a vote of the people, even If
they do want It.
“Shall the grand old council, with .Its
patriotic members, be wiped out7” Is
the astonished and seemingly unan
swerable question asked.
"It will lie the passing of a great In
stitution," lays one. "It's the means
of arriving at conclusions handed down
by our fathers. It can not die. The
people want to hear their representa
tive* talk.”
"Government la a sentiment with
me," say* another. "It comes next to
my religion.” And there were even
tears In hi* voice as well as In his eye*.
“I do not want It a business, and by
the powers I'll fight not to have It so."
"Do you mean to tell me that all
these boards with their great power,
the boards that can make officials do
more than the whole people, are going
to be ended?" asks a man In the cleri
cal department. "No.” he answered for
himself.' "You can't beat them."
"Why do the newspapers want to
abolish It all?" la the exasperated plea
of another councilman. "Will there be
any news In a business administration?
The people love to read of these debate*
and every section want* to know how
Its representative Is doing. This time-
honored Institution can't be abolished.”
Of course the audiences at the meet
ings of council have not always been
what waa desired. Sometimes mem
bers have been offended because their
speeches were not given fully enough In
WONT mil VOTE
One or Other Will Get Out of
Race After a Con
ference.
THE FIELD GROWS LARGER
Trammell Is Being Urged and
Emmett Shaw Feels Call
of Country.
J. Pope Brown, announced candidate,
and Thomas G. Hudson, probable can-
didate for the governorship of Georgia
after .Hoke Smith relinquishes the of
fice, will have g conference probably
Monday afternoon to discuss the gub
ernatorial situation and possibly decide
whether both will make the race. Mr.
Brown Is from Pulnskl county and Mr.
Hudson from Sumter, both In the same
congressional district and In adjoining
senatorial divisions. Their nelghborll- -
ness makes It Impossible for both to
expect anything like a full support from
their home sectlone to which they would
naturally be entitled with only one ot
them In the race. Mr. Brown called at
Mr. Hudson's office Saturday, but he
was out of the city. On Monday Mr.
Hudson endeavored to reach Mr. Brown
and make an appointment for a meet
ing.
Judge R. B. Russell, the other an
nounced candidate, la.ln Atlanta Mon
day, after making a iqieech at a school
celebration In the mountains Saturday.
He will probably go to Reldsvllle, Tatt
nall county, Monday night to speak
there Tuesday, while court Is In ses
sion and a large crowd la In town. He
says hla platform will not be ready
until the latter part of the week. He
will not commit hlmsellf as to any Issue
on which he will stand at this time.
William A. Wright and T. S. Felder
have not reached any decision as to
whether they will become a candidate.
Ex-Governor Joseph M. Brown has not
broken his silence as to .whether or not
he will run. J. R. Smith and John M.
Slaton are waiting on ex-Oovemoy
Brown before stating their position, Up
to Monday only two candidates had en
tered the rdee. ■
Mayor,Paul.,B. Trammell, of Dalton,
who managed Hoke Smith's lost cam-
Contlnued on Lsst Page,
IF DR. WILEYJSIAYS
President Taft and Cabinet
Will Settle Controversy
Tuesday.
WILSON LIKELY TO RETIRE
Defense of Pure Food Expert
To Be Presented to
President.
Washington, July 17.—Announcement
WHS made at the white hquse today that
If President Taft can get at once the
K ipers Incorporating the defense of Dr.
arvey W. Wiley, tho government's
J ure food expert, he will settle the con.
roversy Involving Dr. Wiley nnd the
attorney general within the next 36
hours. The president wants the matter
Immediately cleared up.
Secretary Wilton waa requested to
send the papers to the president to
morrow. The cabinet will go over the
papers tomorrow. After this Is done.
It to prohsble that a statement will he
Issued which will settle Dr. Wiley's fat*
and will probably determtn* the length
of time Attorney Oenerel Wlckersham
and Secretary Wilson remain In tha
cabinet.
Should Dr. Wiley be kept In the gov
ernment service. It Is said that the at
torney general will be unable to con-
tlnue In office. It Is even said today
that Secretary Wilson would likely re
tire also.
Secretary Wilson said that he had
paeeed no judgment upon the charge*
agalnet the chief chemist.
the papers. But Just the same there
has always been much ado about any
thing that came up.
The first of the .year the echool
teachers filled the old chamber In
pleading for higher salaries and the
first of July all the wholesale and retail
near-beer men were down at Taft hall
In the Interest of licenses, and council
was Indignant at the first audience.
How many of the citizens of Atlanta
have had the fortitude to wade thru
the long reports of couocllmanlc and
board activities is merely a surmise.
How much of this sentiment In gov
ernment will manifest Itself Monday
afternoon Is not known. But this move,
ment to abolish the whole business and
Install a near system Is getting serious,
and therefore council, and the whole
city government. Is being closely watch,
ed. And especially Is the meeting of
council very Interesting, for It Is In
many senses a council of war before
the battle.
Here's Mayor. Winn's statement
about his position;
"People hare inferred from the news,
papers that I am opposed to commis
sion government. As a matter of fact,
the commission charter approach**
much nearer to the plan prepared by
me some time ago than does the char
ter aa revised by council.
"Naturally, therefore, I would be more
favorably inclined to commission gov
ernment than to a system of govern
ment under th* revised charter.”