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The Atlanta Georgian
“Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN”
AND NEWS
"Nothing Succeeds Like—-THE GEORGIAN”
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nominal; 12%. Augusta, qul^t;
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VOL. IX. NO. 112.
HOME(4th) EDITION
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1911.
HOME(4th) EDITION PRICE:
In Atlanta, TWO CENTS.
On Trains, FIVE CKNTflL
THAN ANY OMR
Princetonian Can Win Where
Bryan and Parker
Failed.
A NEW YET POTENT FIGURE
Correspondent of Harper’s
Weekly Writes Interestingly
About the Presidency.
Th» Democratic party la taclnfl the Beit
rpportunlty It hai had alnee 1892 to secure
entire control of the national government.
It now hue a majority In the hou.t, near y
■ ■*.. im it.. ...11, Anri a Rnlennlfi
opportunity. to win tho presidency next
leer. It ill depend!, however, on the nom
inee. Should tho wrong man bo selected
the opportunity would bo thrown away.
* The Georgian bellevea that at proaent
there le no man within tho party who la
!o etrong aa Woodrow Wlleon. former
Georgian, now governor of New Jeraey.
Hie political career ha; boon brief but
brilliant. If In tho next twelvo month. ha
maintains the record he tta» made ao far.
no othrr Democrat will have wiiaon a
’’Sel'beNevIng that Its read;™ *2
heep epeclally In tnuch with tho eareer of
this logical leader, Tho Oeorolan.tn,lll pub
Hah a eomplato report of Wlleon'e accom
pltehmento In his own state and mlrnor
the opinions of him exoreeeed by other!.
RUMOR OF GATES’DEATH
EXCITES STOCK EXCHANGE
JOHN W. GATES.
The following letter nppeared In the
latent Innue of Harper's Weekly:
The national political altuatlon, re
volving around Woodrow Wllnon as a
presidential ponalblllty. In receiving se
rious consideration, even now, from
political leader*. The governor of New
Jersey Is a frfetor to be reckoned with.
He In, today, way and beyond the favor
ite «on clans. Hl* candidacy dlfte™
from those who are In the race Just for
the honor of making It, without .the
slightest chance of succeil. Inateifl.
Woodrow Wilson Is one of the strong
men that the Democrats beyond the
state of New Jersey nnd In every sec
tion throughout tlu countryare look
ing to for leadership Ini Hit By hi*
canvas* for governor, hla election In
the Important state of New Jeraey. and
hla bearing on situations and
that have come up before and since his
Inauguration, ho ha* risen, *top oy
step, re a height where the presidency
Is no Impossibility for h m to obtaln.
For he ha* shown hlmielf to be pnl-
llant. honest, and Jjfi!
the qualifications of leadership which
the mass of peoplo expect from ruhllc
men and so greatly appreciate. The
Wilson boom, therefore. ha» “ub , riftn | re-
It* strong: h Ilea not In the orgnnlrert
effort of - the campaign manager or
press bureau, but rather In the man
' l Th.e! f poll‘ | o*l lender*, having looked
with seriousness upon the Wilson boom,
are now applying the acid lest to It.
If he would be thet nomineennd suc
ceed, he must be abl* to unite the va
rious factions of the party, and not
only hold the entire South, but also
carry those Northern state* of New
York! New Jersey. Connecticut, and
Indiana, which have been KOln«Rf-
publican so often since 1898 that some
ire Inclined to forget theyaredoubt-
ful. While the last election showed!
that the people believe * change In
power Is desirable, and 1912, as a con
sequence, Is apt t o be a Bemoorollo
year, the light the Democrat* will be
obliged to wage I*. n *'L frt *' e,e “' * 15*
to he an up-htll pne. For It means the
dlslorlgment of a party which has
bs»n In power for sixteen year*, whose
standard-bearer, William H. Taft,
meets with general recognition as a
strong man. Whether Judson Harmon
or Woodrow Wilton It more suited for
tho Democratic nomination nat no
p!nce here. . Our. sole object it to take
Mock of Woodrow Wilson as a pres
idential possibility.
The first big question *t Involves •*
whether his candidacy will unite the
Democratic party and call forth the en
thusiastic support of all fuctlon*. This
la the goal that was striven for In the
nomination of Judge Porker In 1904 and
Mr. Bryan in 1908. The last time the
Nebraskan became a candidate his
friends believed that the time had Anal
ly arrived when the Democratic party
In the nation wss ready to accept nls
leadership and give him enthusiastic
support. The elec
w... ...» w.—’tlon returns showed,
ver. that while the dyed-in-the-
wooi Democrats of the East had sup
ported Mr. Bryan, the independent wing
remained hostile. Can Woodrow Wil
son succeed where William Jennings
Bryan and Alton B. Parker failed? We
might as well settle this question once
for all. because it has vital bearing
Continued on Last Ptqo.
WANT ADS
Published by all the Atlanta
papers for the week ending
July 29,1911, six days to
the week:
Georgian •SSg 2,548
Journal 1,854
Constitution 1,114
On yesterday the Atlan
ta papers carried Want Ads
as follows:
Georgian
Journal
Constitution...
499
. .325
.. 185
*** GEORGIAN nrlnt* no beer,
whiiky or unclean advertising.
h#,p those who ars out of s po-
TMB n ,SLeM h0 de>,r ® « better one,
JSS GEORGIAN prints want ads
classIjNstlOW “Situation*
w,~ bidii,ricanon "situations
wsnttd fret, othsr clsulflcatlons
CENT
WORD
New York, Aug. 3.—Considerable ex
cltemsnt was caused on the stock ex
change this afternoon by circulation of
rumors that John W. Oates was dead in
Paris. Chicago and Northwestern,
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific were
hitmmered down, apparently by brokers
who had circulated the report In order
to make a killing.
Rumor Is Denied.
Paris, Aug. 3.—Charles O. Oates, son
of John W. Oates, admitted this after
noon that his father had had a turn for
the worse, but denied the reports circu
lated In New York that he was dead.
PLAZA PLAN PRESENTED
TO HOUSE COMMITTEE
Members Hear Arguments For
Bill and Express Themselves
in Favor o^lt.
The Atlanta plaza committee. Com
posed Jointly of membef* of the Cham
ber of Commerce and the city council,
made a strong showing before the house
committee on the Western and Atlantic
railroad at the capitol Wednesday
night. The Atlanta enthusiasts appear.
*d before the legislators to urge fa
vorable action from the state for Atlan
ta's plan of a civic center.
The meeting was held In the hall of
representatives and In addition to the
city's committee several hundred At
lantans Interested In the plan for .the
Improvement of the down-town district
added the weight of their presence to
the addresses of the members of the
committee.
Haralson Bleckley, who drew the
plan for a civic center In the form of a
plaza over the state's railroad proper
ties running thru the center of the city,
spoke from the standpoint ef an archi
tect.
He explained In detail to the legisla
tors Just what the plain proposed to
be. With the aid of maps and draw-
Ings he showed the lawmakers Just how
the plaza would look upon completion.
He was followed by Alex W. Smith,
who answered a number of questions
that had been hurled at Mr. Bleckley
during his address. Mr. Smith told
the committee exactly how the state
would benefit by the Improvement.
"The construction of the plaza would
add 60 per cent to the present Income
of tho state from Its railroad phop-
ertles,” he said. "The net Income to
the state alone from the office building
erected ns a part of the plan would be
about $270,000 annually.
"Atlanta will benefit wonderfully
from the erection of the plaza, and
so will the state. It will enhance the
vnlue of the state property to an
extent that It Is hard to gauge. It will
also so far as the city Is concerned.
do away with the separation of - the
northern and southern part of the city.
F. J. -Paxon, president of the Cham
ber of Commerce, said the Chamber
had spent much time over the plaxa
plan and had found It feasible In every
detail. Leading architects throughout
the country, he said, had found It prac-
tlC 'Tts full benefits to the city.” he ex
plained, "would be hard .to determine.
It certainly would do aa-ay with At
lanta's unsightly business center. It
would abate the smoke nulsanco and
would give the state and the city a
railroad terminal' second to none In
^Lettera'from F. L. Beely, of The Oeor.
elnn: Clark Howell, of The Constitu
tion. and James R. Oray, of The Jour
nal, were read. In addition, F. J. Paxon
read a list of names of prominent per
sons throughout the state who approv
ed the plan. They were: J. N. King,
of Rome; J. W. Davis, Blue Ridge; Joe
Davis, Albany; Thomas O. Lawson,
Eatonton; Congressman W. 8. Howard,
The Columbus Ledger, W. O. Plum-
mlng. Balnbridge; W. E. Ayres. John
Dickey, Augusta; Judge A. W. Fite,
Cartcrsvllle; S. B. Brown, Albaay; O.
E. Bllllngshurst, LaGrange, and The
Elberton Star. •
WHERE 13 THIS GIRL?
A letter received by The Georgian
Thursday reads as follows:
"Does anybody In Georgia know
where there I. a young lady.Jje ">"«•
teen dark complexion, large brown
eyes' large teeth, showa one tooth out
on the upper left side when she laughs
mole the size of a pea on her right
cheek, walks very straight and fast
Her name it Isabelle Ogletree. Tell
her please, that her mother lie* at St.
Joseph hospital. Memphis. Tennu very
lit with typhoid pneumonia and begs to
Jre her sweet fac. once more."
August 12 Is the Date Fixed
Upon by the Repub
licans.
PROGRAM IS ARRANGED
Taft Will Veto Wool Revision
and the Free List,
Bills. -
Washington, Aug. 3.—Conferences on
the wool revision and farmers free list
bills tomorrow, agreement at first ses
sion, report of conferees to both houses
Monday, Immediate veto by the presi
dent and Anal adjournment Saturday.
August It.
The foregoing Is the program of the
Republicans who will be on the confer
ence cotnmlttee of these two measures.
It Is admitted that the president will
veto both bills. Republicans and Dem
ocrats alike believe there will be no
difficulty In reaching an early agree
ment. Of course the agreement must
be between the Democrat* and Senator
LaFollette, who represents tho Insur
gent wing of what the regulars call the
"unholy alliance,” now In control of the
senate.
Representatives nnd senator* are
making preparation to get away from
Washington next week. Senator Bur
ton, of Ohio; Is going to sail for Europe
on August 14. Others are preparing to
leave for summer resorts or the sea
shore. Every Indication now points to
tho wind-up of the extra session by the
end of next week.
BRYAN MERELY SMILES
AT UNDERWOOD ATTACK
Chicago, Aug. 3.—William Jennings
Bryan was In Chicago today, and con
tented himself with smiling sllenco In
answer to Congressman Oscar W. Un
derwood's charges that ho had been
guilty of untruth. Ho Is expected to
reply In TJto Commoner.
Mr. Bryan spent a few hours at the
University club, but he declined to
enter Into a discussion of!the attack
made upon him In the house aj Wash
ington by the Alabama representative.
Underwood declared to an enthuslas.
c Democratic audience that Bryan
had placed every member of the party
In a false light by his tariff declara
tions.
TO BE .INCREASED
Georgia Gets Another Con
gressman by Passage of
.Reapportionment Bill.
PROVIDES 433 MEMBERS
Congressmen Representing In
crease Shall Be Elected
From States at Large.
Washington, Aug. 3.—The senate to
day without division passed the con
gressional reapportionment bill fixing
the membership of the house beginning
with the next congress nt 433 Instead
of 391, as nt present, and defining the
allotment In the several states.. Two
attempts were made to reduce the
membership as fixed In the house bill,
but both were unsuccessful.
The.measure was amended In one
Important particular. The proposition
advanced by Senator Burton that In
those states which gain additional
membera under the new apportionment,
the members representing the Increue
shall by elected nt large Instead of by
districts, until such states shall be re-
dlstrlcted, was carried.
The following Will be the house mem.
bershlp under the new measure after
March 8. 1913:
Tho Apportionment.
Alabama, 10: Arkansas. 7; California.
11; Colorado, 4: Connecticut. 5: Dela
ware 1: Florida, 4; Georgia, It; Idaho,
2; Illinois. 27: Indiana. 13: Itywa. 11;
Kansas, 8; Kentucky, 11; Louisiana, 8;
Maine, 4; Maryland, 6; Massachusetts.
16; Michigan. IS;. Minnesota, 10; Mis
sissippi. 8; Missouri, It: Montana, 3;
Nebraska, 6; Nevada, 1: New Hamp
shire. 2; New Jersey. 13; New York,
48; North Carolina. 10; North Dakota,
3; Ohio, it: Oklahoma, 8; Oregon, 8|
Pennsylvania, SO: Rhode Island, 8;
South'Carolina, 7: South Dakota. 1;
Tennessee, 10; Texas, 18; Utah, 2; Ver-
mont, 2; Virginia,,10: Washington. 5;
West Virginia. 6; Wisconsin, 11, and
Wyoming, 1. Total, 433.
No State Reduced.
Under tho new apportionment no
state Is reduced In present member
ship in the* house, yerious states make
gains of from 1 to 6 members. The
largest- Increase Is In the New York
CLIQUE PLANNING TO FOIST
NEW CHARTER ON ATLANTA
WITHOUT A VOTE BY PEOPLE?
■m
AFTER A LONG FIGHT
Near-Beer Bill Read the Sec
ond Time in Spite of
Opposition.
ALEXANDER WINS POINT
Majority’s Call For Previous
Question Shuts Off Debate
* and Ends the Delay.
After a hard fight the house filibuster
has been broken and the Tlppln* bill
prohibiting the sale of near-beer In
Georgia has been read a second time.
A minority, which wasted most of Wed.
nesday's session and all but a few min.
utes of Thursday's, was whipped out by
the strong tactics of the majority In
calling the previous question and shut
ting off all debate when motions were
made.
The resolution of Hooper Alexander,
which was adopted by a vote of 110 to
38, extending the session until all bills
on second reading were disposed of. Is
responsible for the break. Action on
this resolution was postponed until two
hours and 45 minutes had been con
sumed In an effort to stay It off, but no
dilatory tactics could stay the strong
determination of the house members to
wipe out the filibuster, and they kept
the steam roller moving until they
moved all obstacles from the way.
Frequent reference was made to the
famous filibuster bn the prohibition bill
delegation, which now has 37 member*, tome year* ago.
and during tho next decade will bo en- the filibuster were flayed by the tongue*
- - ■ . .. , lf n,.nper A 1,-xii n't-'f, It* pres.-ntnttvo
Massengale and others, and they In re
ply spoke to questions of personal, prlv.
liege, seemingly Indignant, but killing
titled to'l3.' I’eumylvanla gains the
next largest number, -t.
The house undoubtedly will agree to
the changes made In It* bill, and Presi
dent Taft Is expected td sljfn it is
stands.
BOSTON FORGETS ITS BEANS
IN JOY OF GEORGIA MELONS
f -H-H-M-H-H-
B08T0N'3 M,
... - MAYOR PRAI8E8 f
GEORGIA MEN'8 FEAST *
+
ton,
Acting Mayor Collin*, of Bos- +
n, wired Mayor Winn the fol- T
lowing Thursday morning:
"Watermelon cutting by Georgia +
ad men last night In Copley square +
+ a great success. Thanks and con- +
4* gratulatlons." +
f-l-l-I-I'-W-I-l-H-'H-I-H-l-l-I-l-I-H- ‘
And during all t{ils Jollification thou
sands of copies of the Ad Men's Edi
tion of The Georgian were distributed,
that all might get a closer view of what
Atlanta Is slid does.
Prominent men and advertising ex
perts say this advertising for Atlanta
and Georgia Is Invaluable. It has caught
the eye and the ear of every Bostonian
and Is spread thru the press of all New
England.
The big event* continue Wedneiday,
> the most brilliant inlnds of the nation
I addressing the delegates, and lots of
j pleasure events In between. But Geor-
By W. F. PARKHURST. _
Boston, Aug. 3,-Conventlon _vl.J.o_rs gi^and Atlanta have been^taced^en-
delegate who attends the meeting In
who have never been So/uth are won
dering what a great place Atlanta must
be. Many of them did not know the
taste of a Georgia watermelon until last
night, but they do now, nnd they have
seen the Atlanta «plrit run rampant In
the midst of all of Boston's stately
pride. , „ A
The convention ha* arouied Boston
and New England as event* aeldom do.
The hospitality Is unrivaled. Atlanta*
watermelon cutting Wedneiday night
was the hit of the convention. It was
received with more enthusiasm than
any other part of the program.
One thousand of the finest melons
grown In Georgia were cut In Copley
square and distributed among 4,000
persona Fred Houser and President
is. c. Dobbs led the cheering. Mr.
Dobbs was blacked up as a negro and
shouted directions thru a megnphone,
while two bands and a negro quartet
rent the ntr with melody. Copley
square was never before used for a
public gathering, and It wai by a spe
cial order of Acting Mayor Collins that
the Georgians were given the privilege.
The newspaper* chronicle the event In
full page* and extra*, and a feature
of The Boston American was a half
page photograph of Jeff R. Palmer, The
Georgian’s foreign atlvertliing repre
sentative.
1912 will-distinctly remember that At
lanta wants the 1913 convention and
that her people can entertain.
The Associated Advertising Clubs of
America convention opened today at
9:30 a. m. with a general session In
Ford ham.
Addresses were delivered by Charles
F. Jenkins, of Philadelphia; Rev. G.
Wood Anderson, D.D., of St. Louis, and.
Mrs. Harriet Chalmers Adam*, of
Washington. Rural advertising, human
nature and the Latln-Amerlean repub
lics' trade were the main topics.
There was a luncheon at 12:30 p. m.,
and at 2:30 the delegates prepared to
reassemble for a public mass meeting
In the big new Boston opera house,
where Rabbi Charles Fleischer, of Bos
ton, Mrs. Helen Marshall and Profes
sor Charles Zeublln, of Chicago, were
scheduled to speak. Their topics, re
spectively. were: "Public Morals,”
Dally Bread” and "Civic Advance
ment."
A brass band, orchestra and glee club
furnished music. Tonight the dele
gates will enjoy a "genuine New Eng
land clam bake” at tht Lynnway club,
Point of Pine*. The shore dinner at
8 p. m. will be followed by a display
of fireworks and music by the Salem,
Mass, band.
.; ,, I"I ,, l-i"l-l-H-l"I"l'I"l"l-H-HH
WHAT LEGISLATURE
DID ON THURSDAY
+ . HOUSE.
4* Passed several local bills.
4- Killed filibuster and read Tip- +
4- pins bill a second time. 4*
4- Defeated resolution to set the +
+ Ashley bill Increasing the near- +
+ beer tax for a special order on +
4- Friday. , +
4- Accepted Invitation of Dr. y
t George Brown to a Dutch supper +
Friday night at the Atlanta club. +
+ SENATE.
4- Read a letter from Governor
+ Woodrow' Wilson declining an In-
t citation to speak before the legts- 4*
lature. ' +
. lature.
t Passed a resolution giving legls- +
latlve consent to tho purchase of +
+ forest reserve land by the Federal +
+ government. +
4* Passed a number of local bill*. +
WHAT II STARTED
Pump Broken, Sewer Work
Halted and Garbage
Odor In the Air.
NO SOLUTION IS IN SIGHT
good ttms. ,
Alexander Strikes Hard.
As was expected, Hooper Alexander,
of DeKalb, chairman of the temperance
commutes, who I* strongly supporting
the near-beer bill, took tho first chance
he had Thursday morning to flay the
leaders of the filibuster.
"There I* one bill that constitutes
the Jonah on the ship,” he said. "This
bill has been reported favorably. This
bill or no bill can be placed on second
reading unless the ttmo of the session
is extended."
He moved that the session of th*
house be extended until the bill* on sec
ond reading before It are cleaned up.
The question Is sharply defined," he
continued. "If the majority of this
house wants to pass this bill, shall they
be thWarted by the minority?
"There are members here who oppose
this bill. That 1* evident from yester
day’s action.
"The evidence of our eye* shows u*
that the old condition In Georgia Is to
be fought again. The same old spirit,
the disregard for the law, Is again
abroad In this house.” >
When Mr. Alexander concluded and
Randolph Anderson gained the floor.
It was evident that the filibuster was
staged to run tnyu the morning. The
gentleman from Chatham was prepar
ed for a long chase. II* stated at the
cutset that he was prepared apd had the
right to hold the floor until adjourn
ment, but made no positive statement
that he would. . '
Under the order of business, Mr.
Anderson was supposed to bo discuss
ing the motion of Mr. Alexander to ex
tend the session, but his remarks were
addressed to an abuse of the present
prohibition law.
A point of order was raised bj/Mr.
Williams, of Merrlwether, that the gen
tleman from Chatham was speaking of
matters foreign to the subject before
the house.
Speaker John Holder ruled that the
point was not well taken, as the Tip-
pins bill was one on second reading and
affected the prohibition law, of which
Mr. Anderson was speaking.
Representative Ashley, of Lowndes,
asked to be allowed to offer an amend
ment to the motion before the house.
The speaker ruled that If Mr. Anderson
yielded the floor to permit an amend
ment read, he yielded It for all pur
poses. Then Mr. Ashley asked unanl
They’ve Been Talking Nearly a
Year, But They’ve Got
No Action.
For the past several months city offi
cials hav* been very much troubled
tilth three Important problems, the
8135,000 water pump, the garbage prop
osition and the delay In the building of
the Intrenchment creek disposal plant.
Each means a great deal to the health
and convenience of the city, but pres
ent Indications are that the trouble and
the Inconvenience will continue for
some time.
The trouble with the pump dates
back to the winter of 1910, when It first
broke. It has been breaking Intermit
tently ever since and within the past
few weeks Its piston has cracked twice.
A special committee was appointed by
the water hoard to see what could be
done, the manufacturers being under
Who Is Drafting the So-Called
“Compromise”
Charter?
ream and Brown and Senator Slaton to
agree on the plan; then to avoid tho
much-dreaded light prophesied If
the commlslson bill were submitted to
the people, the new charter Is to be
adopted by the legislature without giv
ing the people n chance to ratify or to
defeat It.
Ex-Mayor Robert F. Maddox held a
long conference with Mayor Winn Wed
nesday morning, and he admitted that
charter revision had been discussed.
He seemed Inclined to some of the fea
tures which it Is said this "compro
mise” charter will contain, but added
that he was taking no active part and
did not know what would be done.
The representatives have been con
sulted by the leaders, but so far, It is
. (suited by the leaders, but so far, it is
v,.n? ThiPSm?^ Understood, complete harmony has not
report h «nd°«h« b,, ' n obtained, even among tho few
oum? h£ re woriri more Dan one-1 actively handling the matter.
5 m "l p K ^ r ^n! h ^? ,°™' I That'no chafter revision bill contaln-
fourth of the time and Is out of com- , ng tho ln , t | tt , lve> referendum and ps-
moua con»ent to offer hi* amendment,
Coni nued on Last Page.
FIRST-HAND NEWS OF THE CANDIDATES
AND NEAR-CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR
Undtr this heading The Georgian will publish from day to day non*partlsan Information concerning the Im
pending gubernatorial race.
Pope Brown.
j Pope Brown, announced candidate
for governor, wlii leave Atlanta Satur
day morning for Lavonla, where* he
•peak* Saturday afternoon. He will
return to Atlanta Sunday and remain
Monday and Tueaday, before going to
Waycroaa for the State Agricultural
aoctety meeting on Wedneaday. No
new development* were apparent
Thursday In Mr. Brown'a campaign.
Tom Hudson.
T G Hudson, commissioner of ag
riculture, will probably deflnltely an
nounce his determination as to becom
that the time Is toe early Just now,
with the uncertainty o' the primary
date, for starting a canvass. Mr. Hud.
son and hla assistants have commenced
preparing ai financial statement of the
department Covering the past six years.
This will be submitted to the Ault In
vestigating committee when completed.
The time required to compile It Is un
certain.
R. B. Russell.
Judge R. B. Russell pnj aside his gu
bernatorial candidacy on Thursday. But
only for the day. In order to confer
with other Judges of the court of ap
peals over several cases that are pend
Ins a candidate for governor, between! Ing for decision. He wss closeted In
the middle snd last of August. He will consultation with his associates on the
nrebably make no statement while the bench the entire morning. Nothing new
eglslature continues In session, having had developed In his campaign Thurs-
agreed with a number of dote friends J day.
Paul Trammell.
Paul Trammell, mayor of Dalton, for
mer campaign manager for Governor
Hoke Smith, paid a vlal( to the capitol
on Thursday and for quite a while was
In conference with Governor Smith.
Mr. Trammell said he was still consld
erlng the advisability of announcing as
a candidate for governor, but had not
decided. He said he would probably
make public what he proposal to do
before the end of this month. Hie said
he was receiving many requests to
make the race and that the people of
Dalton snd the northern part of the
state were especially Insistent.
Joe Brown.
Marietta. Ga., Aug. J.—"Little Joe"
Brown hsd nothing to say.
mission now
The garbage problem has been aired
to the public so much that It Is famil
iar to all. And It stands Just where It
did at the beginning of the summer
when so much public Indignation was
expressed. As a temporary solution a
special committee appointed by coun
cil decided to accept a contract with
the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
railroad to haul all garbage that could
not'be burned In the crematory to a
site several miles from the city. For
some reason the railroad withdrew Its
proposal, and, tho the mayor has been
active In trying to get a new one, he
has so far been unsuccessful.
In order to build the Intrenchment
creek sewage disposal plant a sidetrack
must bo built from the Southern rail
road to its location. It tuts Been the
Idea of some that the permanent dle-
E osal plant for garbage would also be
ullt there. For the past three months
the contractor. Chester A. Dady. and
city officials have been working to se
cure rights of-way and a contract with
the Southern railway. Failure Is the
result, and the Intrenchment creek dis
posal plant, begun nfter the other two.
Is being further delayed; the signifi
cance of which the residents of ths
southeastern section of the city will
realize when all other section* of the
city are enjoying a modern system of
garbage disposal.
The, building of this side track Is
• iu 'rotnritlnir ImnrnvAmantf which
thus 'retarding Improvements which
will cost $500,000 and which are
pressing need.'
The evidence that officials arc trou
bled Is the continuous discussion of
the propositions. In council and In the
city hall corridors. Alderman Van
Dyke says he will urge again Monday
that council create a crematory com
mlslson to handle that matter. Work
. being done on both other matters,
but results Are so far wanting.
TOPPING GOES BEFORE
THE STANLEY COMMITTEE
New York, Aug. 3.—John A. Topping
chairman of the board of directors of
the Republic Iron arid Steel Company.
»n the first witness called before the
Stanley committee Investigating the
*t» l trust today. This company wns
one of the component parts of the Ten
nessee Coal and Iron Company when It
merged with the steel trust. Mr. Top
ping's testimony was mostly tschnleal.
dealing with the value of the Teitnc.-ee
Coal and Iron property at the time of
the merger.
now
considered certain. Chairman Gnr-
llngton, of the committee on municipal
government, says that these are tho
HIIVCI llllltllll, BtlJB *»»«»* HiBsn mu
most objectionable features of the com
mission bill before his qpmmlttee, anil
other member* of the general assembly
have stated privately that theso prin
ciples of government would not b«
recognized. ,
The' mayors plan does not Include
either of these three principles, and,
ss Indorsed by Clark Howell, no men
tion Is made of them. It Is said that
Instead of the recall by the people, the
council will be given tho power to re-
cali the commissioners, and that with a
representative legislative body the Ini
tiative and referendum are not needed.
Also, It Is understood, tho plan contem-
K lates retaining the board of education
ut abolishing all other boards.
Some matter which the mayor and
his secretary have obviously attempted
to keep very secret has engaged most
of their time for the past few days.- It
la said to be the drafting of this new
revision Idea. Mayor Winn was seep
Tuesday morning and asked concerning
this movement His answers to direct
questions were evasive.
When asked If these much talked of
conferences were being held. Mayor
Winn said he thought It behooved good
citizens to try and settle this matter In
a way that would be satisfactory to
both sidea
"Hav* you participated In any such
conferences?” the reported asked.
I do not know what you mean by
conference.” he replied. "I have
discussed charter revision with many
people. I atn discussing It with you
now.”
"Is there a movement on foot, then,”
th* reporter persisted, "to get the rep
resentatives to agree on a plan similar
to yours and put It thru the legisla
ture V
"l am not the head of this move
ment,” replied the mayor. "You’ll have
to see somebody else. If I had the au
thority, tho, I would put my plan thru,
nnd I think you newspaper men should
advocate It. See the representatives.
They know what they are going to do,
and I don’t.”
Representative Brown, of the Fulton
delegation, eald he underatood a bill
to embrace both leglelatlve and com
mission Ideas was being drafted and
would be Introduced next Monday, pre.
sumably by the entire Fulton delega
tion. However, he professed Ignorance
as to Us details and as to who was ac
tually drafting It, and said he did not
know whether It would fall to carry a
provision for submleMon to tho people.
SLICK TRICK BEING TALKED
Nobody, However, Can Be
Found Who Will Admit
Truth of the Gossip.
To put a new city charter thru the
leglelature without eubmittlng It to a
vote of the people for ratification—a
charter adopted by a few persons rep
resenting no body of dtlsens, without
official or other authority. Is said to be
the newest move under way by op
ponents of tho commission plan.
Such a scheme seems almost uribc-
llevable, but the rumor has general cur
rency and no definite denial could be
secured Thursday.
One of Fulton's representatives, Dr.
George Brown, said he understood a
"compromise” charter was being drawn
up and would be presented by the Ful
ton delegation Monday, but he didn't
know any of the details of It.
Representative Westmoreland said he
didn't know anything about It.
Representative McEIreath wasn't at
the capitol Thursday.
Whatever the new plan may bo. tho
most ardent advocates of the commis
sion plan and those who have been
most active In opposing it arc playing
no part except to discuss the proposi
tion they understand Is about to bo
sprung.
The new plnn centers nround the Idea
of Mayor Winn, to reduce council to
one body of ten members to legis
late, and hav* a body of five men to
carry on the administrative functions.
Clark Howell, the champion of the