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ATLANTA,!
GA„ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4,1911.
They Run Things in Kansas City
VOL. X. NO. 53.
World’s Work Points Out That
job Is Too Big for Ordinary
Politician.
NEEDS 90 NORTHERN VOTES
Has Accomplished Wonders in
Ten Months in Office as
Governor of Jersey.
American polities Is undergolna a great
ehsnga—not an upheaval as some who
.li.tika the change would call It.
d Unhaaval la * wortf uaed to liken a
chanaeto destruction—aarthquakea and
,h Thhi*ehsnge that Is taking place Is a
healthy "hanpe-a supporting of common
brinclpfes by tho men of our nation
!nd a turning to tho political party that
f. ehowing Itself most strongly In favor
if th«. principles and of tho greatest
SVjei? a” turn I n’o * hm*'meVnt turning to
.hi Democratic party and to a great da-
i«i°away from P the party that has boon
Pn Mwer for tho paat twenty years,
"cenoress has shown tho largest evl-
dsncs°of this wonderful changei and now
«Tf ,Site plain that the people are look-
lin reward a Democratic praaldant In 1812.
^he Georgian Is convinced from out-
_ r . lcoearances Sven If It wore not by
ite own P convlctlon that tho one thing nac-
...erv to assure Democratic success the
naaVoraaldentlal election la the selection
of Governor Woodrow Wilson as tho none!-
"‘s’ereuet wa believe this wo have for a
tone time been printing In this column
---t day news atorlea and edltorlala from
the Mil papeA Of the country, giving our
rtaderean opportunity thus to know, and
knowlno, to select Woodrow Wllaon as
Ihetr choice to represent DemoeTIBy.
‘ ThiS la being done by u* without oven
euaoistlon from Governor Wilson or any
5nS cSnnSctad with him In any way, and
st our own exoense.
The following 1* from The World**
Work: .
Thera will be 621 votes in tho next
electoral college, 48 more than In tho
last, and 268 wUI bo required to elect
the next president.
The twelve surely Democratic South'
era autee—Alabama, Arkantas. Florl
da. Georgia, Louisiana, Mlaalestppl
North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Caro
lina, Tennessee; Texas and Virginia—
will cast 138 votes. Maryland, Ken
tucky and Missouri, tho sometimes they
swerve from tho Democratic line, will
bring the total to 173. Notv Mexico and
Arljona would make It 179. It re
mains for the Democratic candidate to
And 10 more votes In tho North, If ho
It to succeed.
He may reasonably count on Colo
rado, Nebraska and- Nevada for 17
votes. If New Jersey, Indiana, Ohio.
Wait Virginia, Malno and Connecticut,
which all went Democratic at tho last
election, repeat that performance, the
Democratic candidate will have onovote
to (pare In tho college. And thle, with
out New York. Many other combina
tions are possible without New York.
With that atate, which will now havo 42
electoral votea, It will be necessary for
the Democratic candidate to carry only
Ohio and Indiana, or New Jersey, In
diana and Connecticut, or he oould do
It with such a combination of Insurgent
Republican atatee as Wisconsin, the
Dakotas, Oregon and Washington.
If Mr. Taft carries thw states he car
ried In 1908 his electoral vote would
l>e 352—87 more than necessary for his
election. To fall oftre-electlon he most
lose about 90 electoral votea, and to
gain the election the Democratic eondl
date must find about 90 votes. In odd!
tlon to those he can reasonably count
Only After Second Day of Bom
bardment Did Turkish Flag
Come Down.
SHATTER FORTIFICATIONS
Turks Carry Guns to Hills and
Open Fire Before Deciding
to Hoist White Flag.
The moral of all this la that there le i
pretty light ahead.
President Taft la aa certain of re
nomination as he can be certain of any.
thing in the changes and chances of
this mortal life. It Is quit* Idle to as-
»ert, as some Democrats are jauntily
•■sorting, that any Democratic nominee
can defeat him. The fact le, only a
Democrat who commands the confi
dence of the country In an unusual de
gree can hope to do It Probably no
Democrat of the politician elaas can
do It. Mr. Bryan certainly could not.
Governor Harmon probably could not.
The people who would vote against Mr.
Taft are crying out for a new eort of
leadership. Their only chance of get-
,ln * It Is thru the party that has for
some years been on the outside. If the
managing Democrats are wise enough
Jo put forward a leader of so command-
mg a personality as to satisfy that de-
tnand they wj|| be likely to win.
The eyes of the country are more and
more concentrating on Governor Wood-
Wilson, of New Jersey, aa the man
"ho seems to have tuch qualities of
leadership. He has accomplished won
ders in ten months of office, and few
men m our history, while they were yet
o little known to the whole people,
have won auch widespread popularity
aroused so warm a hope.
1 ..'°» r years ago thle magazine pub-
“’ h, d a life of Mr. Taft and the bto-
graphlcal facta then flrst got together,
ith some trouble, were used In all the
Tki M S? ,nt book * about him. Similarly,
ui*is Work *• now publishing*
ion * biography of Governor Wll-
. i o'.. vh . ch ** the mor * Interesting, be-
Ln ? the *»cts of his life are less well
. It 1 * Public noW know some-
Into,* ° r h *’ cr *ed and courage. The
»hich nr u* an J > .wP^enres and training
an,i F la , ped hlm Mr. Hale will narrate
and cxn Bin
Rome, Oct 4.—The city of Tripoli
was surrendered to tho Italian war fleet
under Admiral Aubrey by Acting Turk
ish Governor General Beaalm Bey to
day, after a terrific bombardment had
reduced the Turkish fortifications to a
mass of crumbling ruins, and the Turk
ish garrison, which had made a second
stand on the heights above the city, has
been 'routed by ehelle charged with
shrapnel.
The bombardment today was a con
tinuation of that of yesterday. From
3:80 until sunset yesterday afternoon
the cannon on Admiral Aubrey's war
ships pounded the Turkish fortifications
In the harbor until more than halt of
them were In ruins. Today the work
of destruction was completed by the
Italian cannon and the Turks, driven
from the town, were forced to surren
der It to their foes.
This putt Italy In formal possession
of the city and paves the way. It Is be.
lteved, to peace negotiations.
The fire of the Italian ships when
the bombardment woe resumed this
morning was deadly In its accuracy and
the heavier outer forte of the Turkish
K rrison were toon In ruins. The
rks then removod their guns to the
hills all over the town and reopened
fire. The Italian ships replied with
shrapnel, which sent the Turks flying
th all directions and caused their com
mander to order the white flag of eur-
render to bo run up.
When this dispatch was sent, the
Italian fleet waa preparing to land a
force of 4,000 men to take formal pos
session of the city.
News of the surrender came to Rome
by wireless from Admiral Aubrey, on
board the flagship Giuseppe Garibaldi,
and when the newt was officially an
nounced, crowds in the street went wild
with enthusiasm.
With Tripoli In the hands of the Ital
ians. It Is now believed that the Turks
will not try to hold out longor and will
accedo to the demands of Italy unices
powers intervene to save Turkey from
this humiliation.
DUKE OF ABRUZZI FIRES'
ON ALBANIAN COAST TOWN
Corfu, Oct, 4.—Unofficial reports re
ceived here today stated that the Ital
ian war fleet, under Vice Admiral the
Duke of the Abruxzt. opened Are upon
the city of Prevusa on the Albanian
coast between 9 and 10 o’olock last night
at the expiration of an ultimatum
which had been Issued to tho Turkish
commander of the city. According «to
the advices, the Italian commander de
manded the surrender of two Turkish
destroyers and a Turkish gunboat lying
damaged In the Pravasa harbor and the
Turkish commander refused.
These reports did not state the
amount of damage done to the city or
whether or not the Turkish commander
Anally surrendered.
A cable from Rome eaye that no of
ficial confirmation bad been received
there of the bombardment of Prevaaa
by the Aegean Italian fleet, under the
Duke of the Abrussl.
Photo by Matheweon.
Kansas City has one of the largest and most conspicuous delegations at the Municipality convention. From
JfRbottom row, they are; Mayor Dariua A. Brown, president of the league; Frank J. Shinniok, William
Buchholz and J. P. Titiworth.
'Second row: Major R, J, Guinn, of Atlanta, who Is aiding in entertaining the delegation; Georgs E. Peter
son, A. F. Barbs and F. Quest.
Top raw: Jacob Billikopf and Dr. J, G. Lapp.
McComb City, Miss., Men Fire
on a Train Loaded With
Strikebreakers.
TROOPS ARE ORDERED OUT
Illinois Central Labor War
Brings Violence in Houston,
Tex., and Mounds, III.
TAFT IN CHEYENNE;
President Sees Broncho-Bust
ing, Riding of Buffalo and
Other Stunts.
MANY INDIANS PRESENT
Noisiest Demonstration of His
Long Trip Greeted Nation’s
Chief Executive.
For First Time in Six Years Or
ganized Printing Trades Ne- Attorney General Bell Is In
WILL BE PROBE
gotiate With Employers.
LONDON FEAR8 THJ8 ATTACK
WILL MEAN WAR IN BALKAN8
London, Oct. 4.—Intense excitement
prevailed here both Ip and out of of
ficial circles today over reports from
several sources that the Italian war
fleet, under Vice Admiral the Duke of
the Abrusxt, had opened Are upon Pre-
vasn, Albania, v
At the foreign offices It was stated
that no official confirmation of the re
port had been received. Fear waa en
tertained that Italy's aotton, If the ad
vices were authentic, would shift the
scenes of hostilities under the Balkan
states, and that a grave International
situation would be precipitated.
Report saying that Turkey has begun
the transportation of a strong military
force Into Albania with a view of con
centrating them upon the Oreek fron
tier added to tho uneasiness.
GREECE 18 THREATENED
WITH A TURKI8H INVASION
Constantinople, Oct. 4.—Despite Tur
key's assurances to Greece that she haa
only friendly Intentiona toward that
country. It became known today that
20,000 Turkish soldiers, supported by
artillery, will be concentrated on the
Greco-Albanlan frontier In European
Turkey.
The movement of Turkish, soldiers
Into Albania oommenced today and aa
rapidly as they can be transported the
troops will be kept steadily moving Into
Albania. All the frontier garrisons are
being strengthened.
Representatives of foreign govern
ments Indicated that they felt consid
erable alarm over the action of Turkey.
AUSTRIA MAY TAKE A HAND
IN EUROPEAN WAR GAME
Berlin, Oet 4.—The Italian war fleet,
under Vice Admiral the Duke of the
Continued on Last Page.
Cheyenne, Wyo, Oot 4.—President
Taft, aboard bis special train, rolled
Into Cheyenne today on his way to the
oodsL This Is Wyoming day on the
president’s Itinerary, The program
called toy Stops here ftnd at Laramie
and Rawlins. .. " _
The president waa weary after hla
exhausting day tn Denver yesterday,
but rose refreshed today. He was
greeted at the station here by 4 re
ception committee.
Amid the whoops of cowboys. Presi
dent Taft left his train. The president
ran into the nolsest demonstration he
has had on his 13,000-ralle jaunt to the
coast. He was in a jovial mood and
fell with zest Into the spirit of the day.
The president smiled as he spied Sioux
and Ramapo Indians In the gayly at
tired throng that met him at the sta
tion.
"Thostf are the original Americans."
he exclaimed. The president remarked
this morning that ho was Immensely
pleased over the cordial spirit mani
fested last night at the Chamber of
Not since 1906, when a general strike
of tbe allied printing trades was called
for an eight-hour day, have the unions
attempted to reach an agreement with
■even big non-union eatabllahmenta In
Atlanta, until now.
The coming of James M. Lynch, pres
ident of the International Typographi
cal union, and the presence In the city
of several International officers of the
bookbinders and stereotypers unions
Is significant of the effort that will be
made to unionize seven of Atlanta's
shops now working under non-union
conditions.
President Lynch, together with J. H.
Dirblun, H. S. Bird and S. B. Marks, the
last three officers of the bookbinders,
stereotypers and pressmen's unions, re-
sp^tlvely, and J. C. Elrod, of the boola
binders; W. B. Stewart, of the stereo-
typers and electrotypers; Eel Johnson,
of the pressmen, and Luther Still, of
the typos, presldspt* of the Atlnnta ln-
^nl^Wd n Srro 0 c,,H V 'ufon Sd t^:‘ 3 ^ ructlon « *> y fl00d «* **
non-untori shoj> operators to reach an I boon 1,000 additional (non arrived
agreement. I from Keating Summit and other aur-
The decision of the union offleera wae I rounding towns to assist In clearing
reached, or at least Influenced to a cer- away tho debris and In taking out the
tain extent, by the condition* at the dead bodies of tbe victims from be
Byrd printing plant, where some 60 un- neath the ruins
Ion workmen are out. The silled trades I Governor Tener, who arrived unex
and their officers have been made par-1 pectedly from Harrisburg last night,
ty to an Injunction suit brought by the I made a personal Investigation of the
Byrd Printing Company to be heard by I ruins today, accompanied by State
Judge Bell In third division of superior!Health Officer Samuel G. Dixon, wlfo
court October 11. [has charge of the relief work.
While the union officials do not an- Orders have already been laaued to
tlclpate a similar action by other non-1 Attorney General Bell, of Pennsylvania
union shops, the crisis precipitated by to proceed with an official Inveatlga
the Byrd lockout leads the unionists to tlon by the state legislature.
structed to Proceed With
Official Investigation.
GOV. TENER VISITS SCENE
Continued Cold Weather Brings
Suffering to Survivors, Who
Ask for Clothing.
Austin, Pa, Oot. 4.—"Punish the men
who were responsible for the destruc
tion of our town and the death of our
people—tlx tbe responsibility and pun
lsh tho guilty to the limit."
This was the demand made today
Governor Tener by survivors of the
believe that tho time Is’ ripe for
change In the general scheme, or at
least an understanding with the shop
owners.
According to Luther Still, the leader
rw«nver i» waa a i ln the movement, every effort will be
SSriv Snv uo after a mado ,0 ■*“'« th ® By' 1 difficulty wlth-
^ C “ifn r L y ftln’mueh Vmhu! 12« C0Urt proceedings, and to this end
he held n conference with repreaenta
AUTO OWNERS,YOU CAN HELP
ENTERTAIN THE VISITORS
—
Next Monday the distinguished visitors from the East will begin to
.. ’l'* f °r the celebration attendant upon the unveiling of the Old Guard
mument. It will be a gathering of men prominent in their homes—
‘ rn *p* lh « most Important occasion Atlanta has known.
r„ m A, ? nta citizens will show the visitors that Atlanta Is proud to wel-
me them, a fund of 86.000 has-been raised for their entertainment
VII. committee needs between 100 and 150 automobiles to give the
™ » tour around the city, to show them what Atlanta really is.
of care are asked to lend them for s short whtle on two days—
r, , iLi ue ^ y morning at 9 o’clock and next Wednesday morning at 9
They wUI be mazaed at the Piedmont hotel at that hour.
,1 rn * committee ln charge of this feature la composed of Beaumont Da-
“her H. Rich and George W. Hanson, secretary. Those who will
Aumirn-ave* 1 * * 1 "' * ,,,ed to communicate with George W. Hanson, at 46
day,during which not too much enthu
slasm had been manifested over the
president’s visit.
The president took occasion during
the banquet to ingratiate himself with
representative women voters who sat ln
the banquet hall gallery. Some 300 of
them who hod been surveying the ban
queters were surprised and Infinitely
delighted when Mr. Taft loft his seat at
the banquet board and, going to the
gallery, made the rounds, shaking
hands with them all. "That’s a good
political coup," exclaimed a hardened
politician.
Mr. Taft, from all that could be
learned, has a hard light to keep Colo
rado In the Republican column. While
It Is generally conceded that he will
get the delegates from Colorado at the
1912 convention. It Is not at all certain
that he can carry the state.
The president remained on his spe
cial train until after 7 o’clock. As he
stepped to the platform of his train he
was met with wild cowboy cries. Just
to give life to the occasion, tbe cowboys
shot their revolvers into the air. Then
with bands playing "Cheyenne." the
president was escorted thru the streets
of the city, while delighted dentsens of
the plains yelled at him. Mr. Taft was
taken out to Frontier park, where the
frontier dny celebration Is on. A great
throng in the grandstand gave him the
rousing cowboy yell. The president
witnessed feats of broncho busting,
branding, racing of wild horses, riding
of buffalo and other stunts dear to th*
cowboy heart.
THREE CONGRESSMEN DECLINE
TO SIT WITH THE PRE8IDENT
Minneapolis, Minn, Oct 4.—When
President Taft addresses the big meet
ing In the Auditorium here planned for
October 24. seats on tjie platform re
served for Congressmen C. A. Llndberg,
A. J. Volstead and 8. A. Anderson will
be vacant Invitations sent to the con
gressmen by the Young Men’s Repub
lican club have been declined. No rea
sons were given. No reeponse has yet
been received from Senator Clapp.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
SAFE BLOWN BY YEGGMEN
tlves of the Byrd company on Tuesday,
at which no agreement was reached.
It Is announced that If tho findings
warrant, arrests will be made. On the
other hand. If civil suits for damages
ore justified they will bo Instituted. All
suits will be pressed vigorously.
Forty bodies had been located up to a
late hour this forenoon and approxl
mately 40 were missing.
Continued cold weather Is causing
much suffering, and Dr. Dixon today
sent out on appeal for clothing ano
Mr. Lynch Is backing Mr. Still In his ‘ blankets. Food Is also running short,
efforts to effect a settlement, and tt lei No vandalism was reported last night,
expected that another conference will owing,.to the vigilant watch of tho
‘ n constabulary, who were prepared
be held tn a few days.
The big Atlanta eatabllahmenta that
went to war with the unions In 1906
to arrest all looters on sight and to
shoot them down if they resisted or
over the eight-hour day and have since ‘tried to escape,
been open shops are the Byrd Printing A result of the Austin calamity which
and Paper Company, Foote A Davies, may have a far-reaching effect may be
Lester Book and Stationery Company, « special message to the Pennsylvania
Piedmont Printing Company, E. W. Al- legislature from Governor Tener advo-
- ~ ‘ eating stricter precautions for the safe
guarding of the Uvea of workmen:
Ann Arbor, Mich, Oet. 4-—Three
yeagmen who blew the safe In the
treasurer's office at the University of
Michigan shortly before daylight today,
frightened away by a watchman, es
caped after a running revolver battle.
They secured only a small sum of
money, having laid the coses from the
safe on a table ln the treasurer’s office,
preparatory to putting it In a sack. The
robbers were discovered by Watchman
Armbuster, who fired at the men. They
ran, returning the shots as they fled.
A posse Is In pursuit.
J GAIN IS
IN THE POSTAL RECEIPTS
September, 1911, Is $11,360
Better Than Same l^onth
Last Year. i
■ An Idea of the growth, commercial
ly, of Atlanta In the but year can be
arrived at by the great Increase of pos
tal receipts at the Atlanta postofflee for
September, 1911, over tbe same month
In 1910.
The poatofflee receipt* for September,
1911. were 297,027.99. an Increase of
211,359.69 over September, 1910, when
the receipts were $86,678.30.
Of last month’s receipts, 885,476.21
was from the sale of stamp* 11.048.03
from newspapers and periodicals and
the balance, 81,611.66, from other
sources.
At the postofflee It le expected that
the receipts for the present month will
be even larger, .exceeding 8110,000.
INTERSTATE COMMISSION
BEGINS INVESTIGATIONS
Washington, Oct. 4.—Investigation of
advances In rates by railroads for trans
portation of freight In single packages
and small lota began today before Com
missioner Clark, of the Interstate com
merce commission. Advanced -rates In
transportation of cattle and sheep made
by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
and other roads of the West to become
effective November 6. 19tl, were sus
pended today by th* Intsrsute com
merce commission until December U,
191L
ITHAS BECOME
OF THE BALLOT BOXES?
Election Paraphernalia of City
and County Committees Dis
pears When Courts Move.
Where la tbe election paraphernalia
of the city an# couflty Democratic ex
ecutive committees?
The ballot boxes, locks, ( keys, booth
curtains, lumber, rubber stamps, etc.,
were In the old court house for safe
keeping and were supposed to have
been removed to the basement of the
old city hall, but they can not be found.
The election paraphernalia la needed
for the city primary the last week In
October, and Secretary 8. P. Cronhelm
began to get ready for It, but found
needfuls gone and no one could Inform
him where they are.
Secretary Cronhelm appeared Wed
nesday before the Fulton county com
missioners and reported to that body
that the log* was about 8811. He want
ed the County to give 1200, and said
would ask the etty council for till to
replace It. -
Tbe board referred tbe matter to
finance committee with the power to
give 8160 to the city and county-Demo
cratic committees to replace the van
ished articles, if after Investigation they
'can not be located. This committee Is
to act by Monday.
Chicago, Oot. 4c—With rioting and
death features of tne strike of shopmen
on the Harriman lines, with Federal
courts taking a hand ln tho contro
versy, and with troops called out to
guard railroad property ln Mississippi
where a pitched battle was fought and
three persons killed last night. It was
feared both at strike and railroad head
quarters today that further disorders
would occur. According to reports re
ceived, both by the railroads and the
unions, tho situation at McComb, Mlsa,
where the whole city Is made up prin
cipally of railroad employees, Is critical.
Further clashes between the strikers
and the Mississippi guardsmen, who
were tired on when they entered the
city early today, are feared.
The town of McComb City was In a
state of siege and martial law was de
clared.
Governor Noel ordered out troops at
7:80 o’clock last night and two military
companies hurried to the scene.
Adjutant General Fridge, with e
■quad of the Capital Light Guards, left
on a special train for Brookhaven,
where he waa joined by the Brookhaven
and Natchez companies.
The special train bearing the strike
breakers continued on Its journey to
New Orleans after hostilities ceased.
Other outbreak! reported at Houston,
Texas, where a railroad policemen was
killed and others wounded; at Mounds,
III., where a switchman was fatally
shot, and leaser riots tn a score of cities
along the Illinois Central have had die-
quirting effect*.
Reports from the shop cities on the
Harriman lines outside the Illinois Cen
tral were more reassuring. As yet no
outbreaks have occurred and the strike
breakers, now manning the shops, have
not been molested. At noon today the
time granted by tbe union and Southern
Pacific railroads for old employees to
return expired. Railroad ofliclale pre
dicted many would return to work.
Union ofliclale said when the time Is
up the men.would stay out and the rail,
roads would realize how stubborn a
light they have on their hands.
The Illinois Central today quit hiring
■trike-breakers, saying they have
enough moo to man their shops.
League of American Munici
palities Begins Its Annual
Convention in Atlanta.
VISITORS RULE THIS CITY
Mayor Winn Tells Them to Do
as They Please While They
Are Here.
Mayor Courtland 8. Winn told about
160 delegates to the' convention of the
League of American Municipalities at
the opening meeting In the oonventtou
hall of the Piedmont hotel Wednesday
morning that Atlanta was theirs to do
as they pleased. He said that ordl-
NIGHT OF WILD DI80RDER
AT M'COMB CITY, MI88.
McComb City, Miss., Oct. 4:—McComb
City Is practically under martial law
today, following'a night of wild disor
der, In which strikers and strike-break
ers clashed, dynamite was used and the
troops themselves fired on. Today the
militiamen with- loaded rifles patrol the
streets, breaking up any meeting of
strikers and keeping the streets clear
from Idlers. Feeling against the troops
Is nearly as bitter ae It Is against the
strike-breakers end further clesh<
are expected. •
As a result of the fighting during the
night, a striker, Lee Haley, le dead. A
number of others ere Injured, soma of
whom will die. Early reports said three
men had been killed. If others are
deed the hod lee- were carried away In
the confusion of the riot and have been
concealed.
The rioting broke out shortly after
midnight when a special train bearing
strike-breakers on Its way thru Mc
Comb City was attacked by strikers.
Six men were hurt In the tight, one, an
old man hired aa a strike-breaker, re
ceiving a fractured skull and will dla
Following the attack on the train, a
light occurred at the ahop*. Boon aft
erward an explosion near a.place where
a number of strike-breakers were work
ing. occurred. Officials of the Illinois
Central Railroad Company say the ex
plosive used was dynamite. After the
explosion a strike-breaker Is sold to
Continued on Lest Page.
WILL JUDGE POULTRY'
AT THE GEORGIA SHOW
and breaking the speed limit were re
pealed so far as the visitors t6 this
convention were concerned, and for all
to go ahead a*d enjoy themselves to
the limit
The other meetings will also be bel l
In the Piedmont Instead of Taft hall,
as was flrst announced. The second
session convened at 3 o’olock Wednes
day afternoon, the principal toplo of
the afternoon being "What a Llvo City
Can Do Under an Antiquated Charter,"
a paper to be read by Mayor J. <J.
Haynes of Minneapolis. The subject
will then be open for discussion from
the floor of the convention.
Reforms Llvs Question,
The llvest question the league. Is con.
sidering Is municipal charter reforms.
John MacVIcar, secretary of the league
and a member of the commission of
Des Moines, Is probably the leader
among the advocates of the commis
sion plan of government, and E. It.
Schrolter, Jr., secretary to the common
council committees of Detroit, who has
with him a delegation of nine from
that city, seems to be the most vigor
ous opponent of this Idea. And It la
talked that Mr. Schrelter will be a can
didate against Mr. MacVIcar for the
office pf secretary.
President Darius A. Brown, mayor of
Kansas City, says that the question of
charter reforms Is probably the most
Important to be dealt with by American
cities today. Kansas City ho* a form
of government much similar to Atlan-
ta’a and Mr. Brown says it la unwieldy
and needs changing.
"I am not opposed to the commission
plan," b* says, "but I do not favor tak
ing somebody elan’s experiment and
adopting It for Kansas City. Ws must
make some changes that suit our local
conditions.
In Kansas City.
"The leadlng paper of our city. The
Kansas City Star, la now agitating
commission government, end there Is
considerable sentiment for It."
The sentiment of the delegate* seems
tq be to re-elect Mr. Brown president:
.St. Paul, Minn., also Is havinr an ag
itation for a change of It* charter, ac
cording to Its delegates, James F. Ma
loney, O. H. O’Neal and Oscar Clr m-
sen. But these men say a charter atm- -
liar to the one recently repudiated by
Atlanta has been drawn and that It
will probably be defeated In St. Paul
also.
But from every city represented there
Is the aame story of discontent with
the system of government and the ten
dency la toward the commission plan.
"Our system Is not a panacea for alt;
Uls," says John MacVIcar. a member of :
the commission of Des Moines, but 90
per cent of the people are quit* con
vinced that It Is a great Improvement
over the old form.
"I believe that’ the commiaslon plan .
will be generally adopted within a few
years. But I don’t think the advocacy
of the plan will come from the officials
under the old system.”
Opening Session.
Dr. 8. P. Wiggins, pastor of the
First Methodist church, opened the flrst ,
session of the convention Wednesday
morning with prayer. President Darius
A. Brown then presented Mayor Winn
to deliver the address of welcome.
And Mayor Winn convinced the
gathering of Atlanta’s greatness. Ho ■
told them of the 109 miles of paved ■
streets, the 600 miles of curbing and !
paved sidewalks, the 50 modern publla ■
schools, the 200 miles of water mains, {
the cheap water rate, the low tax rate >
and the great solution that Is being
made of the sewage disposal problem.
He spoke of the 81.000,000 of postal re
ceipts, eclipsing all other Southern .
cities. And then he Invited the dele-
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