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VOL. IX. NO. 298.
HOME (4th) EDITION
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1911.
HOME(4th ) EDITION PRICE: giUK
Sheri ocks on Trail of Free Passes
Serene and Unruffled He Keeps
His Seat While Storm
Rages.
HE WON’T MOVE ON YET
Unless Democratic Leaders
Tell Him He Is Needed
He’ll Stay in Atlanta.
Xo further correspondence passed on
Jlnndnv nr Tuesday between ex-8en-
Jn.eph M. Terrell and Senator-
Hnke Smith relative to the va
senatorial aeat at Washington,
rtiiMii hy Mr. Terrell'* declining to
longer serve and Mr. Smith’s declining
to take the seat before December. In
Hi? meantime .Georgia has but one sen-
;or nn the roll at the national capital.
Governor-Senator Smith said on
f ue ,,l 0> . he had no statement to make
In this connection. The effort of the
opposition to get a resolution thru the
house calling for his resignation aa
did not seem to worry him In
the least. He said there was nothing
for him to say on that score.
It Is a safe bet, tho, that Governor
Smith will not resign this week or next
reek or any other time soon. He Is
ppsrently determined to stick to his
msltlon to remain governor until he
rows What the legislature is going to
ie» and what It will defeat.
And right there the governor la
Ibout as Independent of the legislature
i, either house can be of him. Should
the senate hold up any appointments
for political reasons or the house adopt
inv antagonistic resolutions, the gov-.
>rnor. with his power of veto and his
jrlvllege of holding up bills for execu
tive approval Is able to block the Jeg-
Ilature nt most any turn. Nobody Is
n a position to make a bluff that can't
ie called.
It requires no trick of second-sight
ir clairvoyance to predict Governor-
lenator Smith's course of action as to
Ihe senatorshlp.
First, he will keep closely In touch
with-those Democratic senators whose
jolttlcnl beliefs are similar to his, and
In case an Important measure—like the
reciprocity act, for Instance—Is In dan-
r for lack of one Democratic vote, It
a sure thing that Hoke Smith will
First of Hoke Smith’s Recom
mended Measures Gets
Majority of 102.
HOT DEBATE IS STARTED
Hall Cries “Unconstitutional
and Alexander Comes Back
in Sharp Rejoinder.
and he In Ihe aenate to (fast his
such s crisis.
Second, hs Is going to remain gov
ernor unless such a contingency arise.
If auch senate leaders os ho Is In closo
touch with Inform him that his pre
face at Washington Is not Imperative,
be will stay right In the executive office
it the capital and carry out, so far a*
ha can, the measures which ha msde his
platform when he was running for gov.
tmor last Summer.
When the newspaper men saw him
Tueaday his brow was not furrowed
with care. - He was in high spirits, as
!ho he were certain of his course and
fflmune to the perils of politics.
HOKE SMIt¥*NEEDED
IN SENATE, SAYS MARTIN
By THEODORE TILLER.
Washington, D, C; July Senator
Jsrtin, tho minority leader of the sen
te, In an Interview this afternoon, ex-
ireaies the hope that Senator-elect
lake Smith will- come to Washington
rtthout delay and take hla seat The
ntnorlty leeder Indicates that the pend-
ng revision of the tariff law Is of more
Importance to tbs country than Mr.
Smith's temporary tenure of office as
[overnor of Georgia.
"1 believe Governor Smith should
tome to Washington and qualify as a
knator as soon as the senate has voted
>n reciprocity. He will be needed Au-
■“•t I, when the free list bill, the first
* the house measures, wilt be taken
The vote on all the tariff bills will
very close and the abeence of one
tor may be embarrassing to us as
party. The Democrats of the aen-
far as I can ascertain, feel this
ay about the matter and hope Tor the
(arly report of Senator Smith.”
Democrata here appreciate Govern
tr Smith’s attitude In wanting to aid
filiation In his own stats, but they
believe that a revlalon of the Payne
tariff law and the passage of the bill
Providing for direct election of sena-
tara I, more Important to the nation.
WANT ADS
Published by all the Atlanta
papers for the week ending
July 15, 1911, six days to
the week:
Georgian 2,452
Journal 1,925
Constitution 1,151
On yesterday the Atlan
ta papers carried Want Ads
as follows:
.....531
307
.... 164
Georgian...
Journal ...
Constitution
print, ne beer,
eovertlslno.
•iti™ th !“ * ,h0 * r * out of a po-
THg • better era,
under brlnt, want ada
KJ}*, classification -situations
,r *«. Other classifications
0N « C2NT A WORD
With a majority of M2 votes, the first
bill carrying out the policies of Hoke
Smith In his Inaugural address was
passed by the house Tuesday morning,
but only after a hard and stubborn
fight, resulting from the opposition
the measure by Joe Hllf Hall, of Bibb.
Mr. Hall's contentions were that the
measure did not conform with the con
stltutton. The bill provided an extra
ten-day session of the legislature
January for Inauguration and election
of United States senators.
Discussion of the bill Tuesday began
when Representative W. H. Burwell,
Hancock, author of the bill, offered nn
amendment which cleared up a tecli
nlcallty objected, to by the opposition
when the bill was up Monday.
Representative Tarver, of Whitfield,
offered a substitute providing that the
full term of the legislature must con.
vene on, the fourth Wednesday In Jan
uary for a session of 60 days and an
nually thereafter on the same day.
Joe Hill Hall, of Bibb, took the floor
to oppose the Burwell bill, and a strong
debate followed.
As usual, the gentleman from Bibb
cited a "constitutional Impediment.”
. With hla.rtgh.t hand held aloft and
copy of the constitution In his left, Mr.
Hall paced the aisles of the house, de.
nounclng the bill as a dangerous meaa
ure.
Hooper Alexander took the floor In
behalf of the bill and spoke for more
than a half hour In Its defense.
When Joe Hill Hall Interrupted the
DeKalb representative and asked If he
had read ‘‘Cooley on Constitutional
ity," Mr. Alexander replied; “Toe; I’ve
read that digest." », .
"Well, has the gentleman read, any
other authorltlee nn constitutionality?”
asked the Bibb statesman.
"Tea!" shouted Mr, Alexander, "but
I have not sat up late hours at night
studying constitutional Impediments In
Mr."AI6*ander continued hie
speech, Mr. Hall attempted to'ask an
other question, but Mr.-i Alexander
asked him to wait a while. Finishing
th* phase of hit argument he wee than
Wrapped In, the gentleman from DeKalb
'turned to the gentlemen from Bibb and
said; “Now I'll answer your question.”
"I've forgotten what It was now, '
plied Joe Hill Hall.
“ TlfilwtH ‘hat you forgot” answered
Mr. Alexander. Had you asked it thi
members of ths house would have for.
gotten It”
Adams, of Hall, called the previous
question and the'call was sustained.
Representative PAyton, of Worth,
was given ten minutes by the house to
defend the bill. He said that the gen
tleman from Bibb, reminded him of an
old lawyer friend of his who when he
could find no other solution to a case,
would say. "Put It In the court of
equity."
"Mr. Hall when he can And no othet
objection to a bill." said the representa
tive from Worth, "will run to the center
aisle and shout 'It's unconstitutional.'"
Following Mr. Payton's address Rep
resentative Hardeman, of Jefferson, was
J lven ten minutes by Representative
ones, of Meriwether, chairman of the
committee giving lh« measure a favor
able report.
Mr. Hardeman made a speech of de
fence for the measure, urging them to
vote down the Tarver subetitute.
He ridiculed Mr. Hall's construction
of ths constitution on this question.
The amendment offered by Mr. Bur
well, clearing a technicality In the bill,
was promptly adopted By the house.
The Tarver substitute was defeated,
receiving only 21 votee, while the op
position voted 141 etrong.
The committee's report wss agreed
to by a vote of 128 to tl.
On the passage of ths bill, the vote
Woe: Ayes. 128; nays, 24, and one of
Hoks Smith's policy bills had passed
the house with a clear majority of 102
votes. .1
IS PASSEOBY SENATE
Anti-Lobby Measure Is Read
Second Time and Is
on Its Way.
Puts Off All Such Matters tc
Special Meeting Next
Monday.
NO FREE COMEBACKS
. Pnoto by Mathewson.
GEORGIA SHERIFFS, WHO WANT FREE TRANSPORTATION ON RAILROAD8.
So States Cigar Clerk of Chi
cago Club to Investigat
ing Committee.
'Wsshington, July 18,—That Edward
Hines boasted that he elected William
Lorlmer to the United States senate
was the testimony of Donald M. Frame
before the Lorlmer Investigating com
mittee.
Frame Is a clerk at the cigar stand
In the Union League club In Chicago.
He was selling cigars to H. H. Heller
on May 28, 1909, the day on which Lor
lmer was elected, when Edward Hines
came out of a telephone booth and
accosted Hctler. Frame testified that
he heard Hlnee says: "I elected Lor
lmer.''
The witness could not tell further,
however, regarding the cooversatlon,
but Hines' statement made an Impres
sion on him, he said. He heard Hines
and Hetler talking for a few minutes,
but did not hear what was said.'
His statement bore out the testimony
of Hetler yesterday, which was denied
prevlouely by Hines on the witness
stand. Hlnee declared to the commit
tee he had not told Hetler he bad elect
ed Lorlmer.
Frame was a very backward witness
and on- cross-examination Judge Hynes
endeavored to contuse him, but the wit
ness atuck to his sfory.
Buyer For Hines on Stand.
After Frame waa excused Isaac Ba
ker, buyer for the Edward Hines Lum-
His Great Services to' Country,
It Is Believed, Will Save
His Neck.
Washington, July 18.—While Presi
dent Taft has made no statement as to
hether Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief of
the bureau of chemistry of the depart
ment of agriculture. Is or la not to be
retained In the government service,
there Is reason for the belief today that
the decree of the president will take
this form:
sharp rebuke for the practice of
Juggling salaries to fit special cases,
whatever end Is to he obtained; tho
statement that suoh a practice. It al
lowed to go unchecked, would do great
harm to the government service; ac
knowledgment of the great accomplish
ments of Dr. Wiley In the Interest of
public health; the explanation that At
torney Genera) Wlekersham'e recom
mendation of dismissal was In line with
the facts and the law, nnd that Is over
ruled solely In recognition of the .great
public services of Dr. Wiley, who, be
cause his administration has been so
efficient, Is pardoned.
Such nn opinio
of the nflVtSfngK.
save Dr. Wiley to the public service;
would probably rebuke ail manipulation
of services and technical violation of
laws, and at the same time save ihe
feelings of the attorney general and
Secretary Wilson, of Ihe department of
Italy Has Detailed Surgeons
to-Watch All Ships Bound
y %
- For America.
TO CRUSH PLAGUE IS HELD IN NEW YORK
agriculture.
President Taft continues to receive
protests against the removal of Dr.
her Company, was called on behalf of Wiley. The Central Labor union hero
Edward Hines and examined by his
counael. Judge Hynes.
The wltnem said .that on the Friday
before Lorlmer was elected he was in
Washington with Hines talking with
Senator Stephenson, of Wisconsin, In
regard to a $700,000 lumber deal. He
went back to Chicago with Hines,
reaching Chicago on the morning, of
May 26, the day Lorlmer was elected.
Hines told him on -the train he was go
ing on to Springfield. At the station
In Chicago C. F. Wlehe met them and
told Hines not to go to. Springfield un
til ht had talked to Lorlmer over the
The state auditor's bill, providing for
■uch an officer with a yearly s^ary of
82 BOO, fathered by Senator W. J. Har-
ris of “e Thirty-eighth district, pro-
yoked a general debate When It was
placed upon Its passage In the Georgia
senate Tuesday morning. *
Senator Sheppard opposed the meae-
ure upon th* grounds that It carried
with It no appropriation for the pay
ment of the auditor's salary ud was
therefore absurd. Senator Harris con
tended tnat his bill was Indorsed by ex-
Oovemor Joseph M. Brown and Gov
ernor Hoke Smith. He said that hls
hill would save the state thousands of
dollars. Senators Blalock and Roberts
supported the bill. After a parliament-
are skirmish, the hill was peas«l
_ With the recommendation of the gen
eral ludldary committee. Senator Har.
rts' anti-lobby bill was plsced on the
second rending with n few minor altera-
JSnsT The measure provide* that lob
byists register with the secretary, ut
■tate and refrain from carrying a lobby
upon the floor of either Boura.
telephone.
Later In the da*y Baker said he went
to the Grand Pacific hotel In Chicago
to meet Metnra. Cook and O'Brien to
talk buelnesfl. He summoned Hines to
the hotel to dlncuss the matter. It wan
on this occasion, wit nese Cook had
testified, that Hlnee talked to Governor
Deneen and Is alleged to have said that
he would "come down to Springfield
with all the money necessary to elect
Lorlmer."
Heard Hints Talk Over Phone.
Describing -this Incident, Baker said
that while they were In Cook’s room
at the hotel the telephone bell rang
and Cook answered It. It was a call
for Hines. The witness heard Hines
y: "I have talked to the governoi*and
i will see you."
Then there waa a pause.
Again Hines said: "Now you under
stand \how the administration sees
about It. Don't leave a stone unturned
get elected."
Then a pause, and again Hines spoke:
"If necessary, I will come down to
Springfield tomorrow on the train."
"Did you hear Mr. Hines call 'Hello,
governor,' or ‘Hello, Governor De
neen?’ •• asked Judge Hynes.
"No, sir," replied the witness.
"Did you hear him say he would be
down with all the money needed?”
"No, sir."
"Did you hear anything said about
money?"
"No. sir."
Union League Club Incident.
Referring to the Union league club
Incident when Hines la alleged to have
solicited a contribution of $10,000 to the
Lorlmer election fund from Clarence 8.
Funk, general manager of th* Interna
tional Harvester Company, Baker said
he was present at the conversation. It
was the day following the election of
Senator Lorlmer.
He was with Hines and a man
named Carney. They were discussing
the purchase of Carney's lumber cut
for that year.
"Tell us what occurred—and what
was said.
"We were sitting on a sofa," sold the
wltnees. "when I Sanaa man approach
Mr. Hines. Mr. Hines rose and shook
hands with him. ,
"I heard the majr say, 'I heard Lorl
mer was elected senator,' and he said
he was glad of It.
"Mr. Hines said, 'I think he will
make a good representative.' The man
said he had never met Mr. Lorlmer and
that he would like to be Introduced to
him.
"At that time he and Mr. Hines
walked away tpward the entrance and
I did not hear anything more said.
“When Mr. Hines returned to where
we eat he raid: That Is Hr Funk, gsn-
era) manager of the International Har
vester Company, a small man for a
adopted resolutions Inst night, declaring
that the removal of Dr. Wiley from the
government would he a "public calami
ty, a great loss to the people In general.'
and a benefit onlv to those who wish to
profit at the expense of the health and
disasters of the people."
A copy nt the resolution was sent to
the white house today with a request
that President Taft bring Iho contents
before hls cabinet.
Now York, July 18.—Every possible
resource of (state and nation Is being
bent today to prevent a spread of chol
era from New York throughout the
United States. In an attempt to crush
out the plague, both the United States
government and the government of Italy
have united to aid Health Officer Alvah
H. Doty.
Surgeon General Weyman, the Wash
ington bfficlal who has charge of the
national quarantine regulations, sent
Assistant Surgeon General L. E. Cofer,
a Pacific const cholera expert, here to
assist Dr. Doty. He Is making a thor
ough Inspection of Hoffman and Swin
burne Islands today, accompanied by
Dr. Doty and Herman M. Briggs, chief
of bacteriologists of the clty'e health
department.
Italy has detailed Burgeons of the
navy to all ships bound to America from
the plague' Infected ports for the pur
pose of segregating cholera victims and
preventing a spread of the , disease
* ne Wrawrt'
The Federal authoritiesjtiave Issued
orderg directing that all ships fp-m
ports where •,cholera prevails hi* de
tained for,* ted'-dhy observation period:
These steps were taken after tho
death of Ihd sixth victim among .MU
elated patients on .Swinburne laland.
Dr. Doty Insisted In most positive
terms today that no fear of a general
epidemic need be entertained.
There are now eight casss of truir
Asiatic cholera on Swlnburhe island,
and II Is expected that mnst-of these
patients will die. It Is unlikely that any
ihlp with passengers from cholera In
jected ports of the Mediterranean will
arrive here during the next two days,
and Dr. Doty felt fairly confident today
that no more cases of true cholera
would develop among those under ob
servatlon now.
W. B. Thomas, the First Man
Called, Is Not a Very
'Obliging Witness.
HOLDER BLOCKS MOVE FIFTH IS ENJOYING
E
Resolution Asking Governor to
Resign and Go to Washing
ton Is Ruled Out. ‘
Big Party of Men and Officers
, on Fishing Trip
Tuesday.
To force Governor Hoke Smith to go _ By MAJOR FRANK A. DUNN,
on to Washington nnd assume the Jun- I 8t. Simons Islsnd, Gs„ July II,—The
- - Fifth regiment Is now going thru the
regular army camp life, reveille being
at 5 a. m. and taps at 10:45 p. fn.
There % Is dally instruction In battalion
drill and Butt's manual, and target
practice oh the range. Guard mount Is
at 10 a. m. and dress parade at 8:20
p. m. “Camp Barker” la the name of
Ihe ramp.
A big party of the men and officers
left early today for Fernandina, Fla.,
on a Ashing trip and will not return
until late tonight.
One of Ihe features of the camp life
Is the dancing' which takes place every
night nt the hotel pavilion. The regi
ment band provides the music for the
occasion.
There Is little sickness in the catnp.
and the guardhouse Is deserted.
tor senatorial s?nt of Georgia, made va.
rant by the formal resignation of Sen
ator Joseph M. Terrell, after Governor
Smith had been elected senator, a reso
lution was Introduced In ths house of
reprefentatlves Tuesday. %
The resolution was ruled out of outer
by Speaker John J4. Holder, as K was
Introduced during Ihe period set apart
for Introduction of new bills.
, The meal of Ihe resolution w*s
"lhat ihe general assembly respectfully
ask Ihe Hon. Hoke Smith to resign as
governor of Georgia and proceed Im
mediately to assume the duties and re
sponsibilities of United States . sena
tor."
Representatives Ragsdale, of Pauld
ing, and Scott, of Charlton, fathered
this measure.
This resolution was designed to put
e burden of resp ■■
Smith for the talli
two senators at Washington during the
remainder of th* present extra i
of congress. It was the opposition’s
trump card, following Ihe refusal of the
governor to accept Senator Terrell’s
resignation. It was another effort to
shift the responsibility for the failure
of the state to be represented.
New York, July 18.—The congres
sional committee Investigating the su
gar trust, of which Representative
Hardwick Is the chnlrman, today trans
ferred its activities from Washington
to New York, and In the custom house
began the real work of uncovering the
secret of how the American Sugar Re
fining Company has been able to mo
nopolise the sugar trade of the United
States.
Claus Spreckets. president of the Fed
eral Sugar Company, whose main plant
Is located at Yonkers, N. Y„ Is oxpected
to shed light on 'the methods of the
trust from the experience he has gained
In fighting Ihe combine for years.
John Arbuckle, the “coffee king," and
Independent sugar reflner, who also has
waged a long war against the trust. Is
another'witness who Is expected to re
veal many of .the devious methods of
the combine.
Among other witnesses are Included
Jofin Parsons nnd Arthur Donner, who
for years was treasurer of ihe corpora-
,ttom, -
IVtoliliigtnn president
American Sugar Refining <?am-
pfctw, watt the first witness called.-and
was subjected.to.a sharp quit to ase*r
US'"'' " —
Board of Health Prays For
Some Action on City’s
Garbage Problem.
the-.tTUth as to charges that the
sugar (trust secretly gained control of
the National Sugar Refining Company
and then filed a suit In chancery In
New Jersey, which was aimed to crush
nut the holders of the common stock
and make their holdings Invaluable.
Trust Obtalnsd Majority Stock.
That the American Sugar Refining
Company—the trust—did get the ma
Jority holdings of the National was ad,
milted by Thomas, after many evasions
and declarations that ha could not re
member.
The action of Ihe trust, thru Ihe Na
tlonal. to crush out the common stock
hH
WHAT LEGISLATURE
DIO ON TUESDAY
holders was brought out when Repre,
sentatlve Hardwick, the chairman of
ths Investigating committee, demanded
to know from Mr. Thomas If the Amcr.
lean Sugar Refining Company had not
started the suit thru the National, nnd
If It waa not responsible for It The
question hung on whether the Amerl-
can had given the service* of Us law
yers to the National.
This was bitterly fought by counsel
for the trust, and Mr. Thomas refused
to answer It. . ..
i nm trying to find out." declared Mr.
Hardwick, "whether the American In
stituted this suit thru the National. If
•the National wins this suit the common
stock of the National will be no good
and the American will gobble It up."
Mr. Thomas, on advice of counsel, re
fused to enlighten the committee. Hls
father In 1887. when the trust was. first
forming, sold hls Boston refinery to the
Hovemcyer Interests for 11.800,000
Thomas testified that when the Amer,
lean Sugar Refining Company was In-
corporaled In 1891. Its stock was worth
250,000.000. In 1892, when It absorbed
four Philadelphia plants, the stock was
raised to 276,000.000 and later to 190,-
000,000. _ „
Havemeyer a Peculiar Man,
i have no personal knowledge of the
GIRLS ARE INDICTED
FOR SHOOTING STOKES
New York, July 18.—The g^nd Jury
today Indicted Lillian Graham and Ethol
Conrad (or attempting lo. murder W. E
D. Stokes, Ihe millionaire hotel pro
prietor, whom they shot In their apart
ment at the Varuna.
Only two witnesses were heard by ths
grand Jury, Stokes and Detective James
McCormick. They look an hour to give
their testimony. Stokes using three-
quarters In which to recite hls .story,
Ihe same as he told In the preliminary
hearing before Magistrate Freschl.
The girls will be taken before Judgd
Crane In the court.of general sessions
tomorrow morning to plead to the In
dictments suid to have their bell bonds
renewed. The quick indictment of th-
+ HOUSE,
ft Passed Burwell bill providing +
+ extra ten-day session of legists- +
+ ture In January of odd numbered +
+ years for Inauguration of slate of- +
+ ficlals and election of United +
+ Slates ssnstors. +
+ Received number of new meas- +
♦ urea. +
♦ Passed several local bills. a +
SENATE. +
4- Passed a bill creating the office +
+ nt state auditor. +
+ Passed a bill reducing the fees +
+ of state oil Inspectors. +
+ Placed the Ault resolution upon +
+ second reading after a sharp fight +
+ being mads to ksap It from com- +
+ Ing up. +
Received seven new bills. 4*
Passed several local hills. >
affairs of the company prior to 1292,
said the witness. "I wish to say that
anything I might give In testimony
should not reflect on Mr. Havemeyer.
He ran hls business In a most peculiar
manner, like the action of a ship. He
was sole master. I believe that If he
wns living now he would run It In a
different way and take advice of hls
associates." .
Did not the American cause the E.
Knight Refining Company In Phila
delphia to tronsffir Its property to the
Franklin Reffifing Company?" he was
asked.
•i don't know exactly," was the reply.
I "Did not the American compel four
) Philadelphia companies lo consolidate
Into one?"
"I don't know exactly. 1
"In 1891 how many refineries were
there In Baltimore?"
"Five."
“Did not the American Company close
them and throw many people out of
work?"
Hls Msmory Bad,
"I hove no recollection of that. The
American capital bought Interact In the
Consolidated Company of Baltimore and
gnt.Fontrol, I think, hut I am not pool-
re."
•V’hat then happened?"
'The plant was found to be In a bad
condition nnd It waa rebuilt nnd then
dismantled."
"why was It dismantled?"
'Bhcauie New Orleans was a belter
city. The water and railroad facilities
ware cheaper,"
- "In U(2 did not Mr. Havemeyer, Mr
Mollenhauer and Mr. Post hold a meet
ing at which It was agreed Jaat bow
much molasses and sugar should be re
fined. how much shipped and how much
Postponing the.shaping-of the bat
tle array against commission govern
ment until an adjourned meeting next
Monday afternoon, general council pro:
reeded with the regulnr order of busi
ness Monday afternoon. It was Coun
cilman Chambers who ma/Ie the mo
tion for the special session for next
Monday, stating that at that time all
committees with resolutions contem
plating charter revisions should make
their reports.
Pending are resolutions for an eight-
hour work day, the Initiative, refer
endum and recall, and a provision that
any candidate for office who spends
more than |S()0 In hls campaign shell
automatically give* up hla office, should
he be elected. ’
These are the matters which will
cause the heated debates. These are
the matters which will give councILthe
dramatic color of a council of war;
And the fights will develop regardless
of the committee reports.
Councilman Aldlne Chambers thought
another matter should be added to
these, but a majority of copnclt thought
quite differently, and they sat down on
hla resolution requiring that when
newspapers attack an official or hie
career they should give him an eqoal
free space In which to reply, as prompt
ly as another /element In council
squelched the commission charter res
olution.
Th* motion to table the resolution
Was made by Councilman Johnston.
But a good number of the faithful
voted with Mr." Chambers to save It
from this grave. They were Maddox,
and *Va ugh on"' 8t0y ’ 0rMr ' s P r “ tl,n 8
Jesrs at Commission,
The movement for commission gov
ernment, with Its return post cords and
other, methods of agitation, was con-
llmirmsly the recipient- of gibes und
eplfhets of sarcasm. Then there was
suddenly an attack on cOuticfi from
the rear In the form of a communlca-
the creation of a crematory commis
sion lo solve Ihe garbage problem, the
board stating that It did not believe
anything could be done so long as the
hoard of health, with Its twelve mem
bers, Ihe bond commission, with Its. 21
members, nnd general council, with Its
10 members, all had to deal with ihe
proposition.
Alderman VanDyke presented th*
communication and he asked the care
ful attention of every one present.
Alderman Johnson was the first to
fpenk, and he said before any action
was taken he Wanted to know what
the special committee to which Ihs
whole proposition hod been referred
had done.
Thay'va Dons "Nothing,'*
"Nothing," rejoined Alderman Van-
Dyke.
Councilman Chambers then said that,
he .was a member of the committee and
that Mayor Winn was chairman and '
that If Alderman VanDyke would aro'
Mm tomorrow, he would explain what
e thought was a solution that would
soon be worked out
Let us have It now," urged the al
derman.
But without further explanation
Councllmah Chambers movejl the ref
erence of the communication to tho
special garbage committee, and there It
went.
' A Tax For Schools,
Another matter that drew forth som*
feeling waa the motion of Councilman
Steve Johnston to adopt a resolution
asking-the legislature to submit to the
people a provision for a special school:
:ax of five mills. It would Increase the
tax rate from 21.25 to 21.76, and the
lax committee had repprttd It ad
versely.
Councilman Johnston stated that It
would take 1700.000 for the schools next;
year, and he couldn't s*e Just where tho i
sum was coming from.
Alderman Candler, chairman of the
tax-commute*, left the presiding chair
lo oppose Mr, Johnston’s resolution.
•There are not even 81 people In At
lanta who would even sign post cards
to have this proposition voted upon,'*
said the alderman.
short colloquy followed between
Aldermen Candler and Councilman •
Johnston, and Alderman Candler final
ly raid thnt there were a number of
propositions that he did not believe lu
submitting to ths people, which It was
not necessary to mention definitely.
And every one knew that he meant
commission government.
The resolution was referred to tho
tax committee. Councilman Johnston
saying that he wanted to make some
changes In It.
sold to the people of the varioua
states?"
I do not recollect.'’
As a member of the board of di
rectors would you not know?"
"No, sir; Mr. Havemeyer did not al.
waye take the hoard' Into hls confi
dence."
"Were you not present at that con
ference?”
I don't think that I was.”
“In 1899 was not a committee ap
pointed to go about the country and
cqulre Independent plants?"
“I think there was such a committee,
but It did nothing;”
The witness would not commit him
self as to the Interest taken by tho
trust In the suit of the National against
the common stockholders wss that the
American was In sympathy with tho
National in tha suit.