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THE WEATHER. chnn-ers Thursday night and Friday, ■ejmneratures Thursday (taken at A. K. wawkS?J&>'» store): 8 a. m.. 75 de- H „.„. in a. m., 81 degrees: 12 noon. 83 degrees: *> m - 85 The Atlanta Georgian “Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN” AND NEWS "Nothing Succeeds Like—-THE GEORGIAN” SPOT COTTON nominal. Atlanta, nominal; 14c. Liverpool. 6 67. New York, quiet; 12.60. Sa nominal; 12%. Augusta, qul^t; Norfolk, steady; 12%. Houston, Memphis, nominal; 13c. Mobile, 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