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MR OPENS ON CHARTER PLAN Fight Centered on Proposition to Make Retirement From Office Compulsory. Atlanta's already twisted and tangled -ity charter will be doctored and oatcbed again when the. charter re vision committee meets this afternoon and recommends to council a number of amendments to be put through by the coming legislature. The compulsory retirement of any city official or employee who has been twenty years continuously in service, provided council and board of aidermen * ast a two-thirds vote for such retire ment. is likely to precipitate a fight when it reaches the council for adop tion. It provides that upon a resolu tion any such official may be ousted or given light employment upon half pay until the end of his term, this pay in no case to exceed SIOO per month. Opponents of the measure assert that this power can be ussti just before a primary by factional politicians to dn • jure the reputation of any official who Is offering for re-election. The mere fact that a resolution ts introduced to retire such an official, they say, would he used as an effective argument against him. whether it were adopted or not, and thus one enemy might do serious iryury to an official who had in curred his dislike. Among the charter amendments to be recommended are the following: To give the city the right today ad ditional sanitary sewers uptown, where storm and sanitary sewers, combined, already exist, the cost to be assessed against property owners. It is not in tended to tear up the streets to lay these sewers, but to do the work as rapidly as the pavement is taken up for other purposes Citizens To Have Right of Tax Appeal. To give citizens the right of appeal from tax assessments, by providing a chief clerk in the tax office who shall receive such appeals, these to be passed ' on by the tax committee. The reduction of city boards to five members each, instead of the present ten members, will be urged. Council is virtually pledged to such a reduc tion since the charter revision fight of last summer. To enable the City to provide mu nicipal license taxes on locker chibs and regulate such clubs. Radical Sewer Changes Planned To provide that when sewers are laid a sewer connection shall be run to the property line abutting; that stone gutters shall be laid whenever curb ing is put in. and when water mains are laid, to lay connecting pipes to butting property lines. These are < imbined in one amendment, the ob ject being to avoid tearing up pave ments to lay private connections. If possible a provision will be made for 1 in? gas connections in the same Tl: legislature will be asked to give i:.i, city the right to vest the title to 1.ok:wood park in a private corpora tion which shall carry on the proposed indu- trial exposition there and deed the property back to the city when the exposition closes. The object of this is to avoid tile city’s liability for debts incurred for improvements. POLICEMEN CHASING THIEF FIRED UPON BY FRIGHTENED CITIZEN As Policemen McWilliams and David chased and fired shot after shot at a chicken thief in Cherokee avenue, near the corner of Fair street, early today, they were fired on by a drowsy citi zen, who. aroused by the. shots, brought his pistol into play without taking time to investigate. None of the bullets took effect, al though it was a close call for both officers. The identity of the man who fired is not known. The officers didn't stop to investigate, but continued after ihe chicken thief. The thief had a good lead and escaped. The fleeing man dropped a sack. < ontaining seven fine Buff Orpingtons, which he had stolen from the home of r. B. Derby. 10" Park avenue. ILLINOIS GIRL COMES TO GEORGIA TO WED MAN OF HER CHOICE • SAVANNAH, GA.. June 19. —William Ft. Simpson, of Ellenwood, a suburb of Atlanta, and Miss Eleanor A. Rog ers, of Springfield, 111., were married at the First Presbyterian manse last night by Rev. W. Moore Scott.’ The bridg arrived by steamer from New York and w*as met by the bride groom. They made several calls at the manse before they found Mr. Scott at home. The happy couple left imme diately after their marriage for At lanta. Virginia Bettis. The funeral of Virginia Bettis, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Bet tis. who died late yesterday, was held at the residence, 188 South Forsyth street, today Interment was in College Park. SAf A Al £* 30 Extra Salesmen and Salesladies for the 831 A V WM IN I IL U BIG MILL-END SALE which will begin K 11 % *3 WW FRIDAY, JUNE 21st, at 9 A. M. U F* O1 d Grads Put Fini shine] Touches on Commencement Fest U. _OF GA. SENIORS RECEIVE DIPLOMAS MS HBH9b*• *■ . - 7V < J W •. a- - j * scr v F < Ur J raft e * hb|l7 I :v » «jK • ‘ V * Wig <i~ ■ m " ...... / /at a ■ Sk \\ 4 • Shu .jML BL ) \ \ - iiiML'|l' I JHiLO I LZZL i.irfWillllM wwi • X ' z / ; J-'/ MsRMSf <>'•* / / H' ic are six popular \ '' lit <yr»/T f \. /rj’fc-' U I Ijr festivities of the i’nl- '-■ J V / ver-ity of Georgia—n|>. f; / seven it should be. for ' / little l.outse Phinlzy. of recryroL s' \ / Athens, was the most \ Ik Z popular belle of all. The >Z young women in the picture, reading MOYE TO CHANGE INAUGURAL OKIE Bill Before Legislature Provides for Seating Governor in Jan uary Instead of June. * If a bill now pending before the Georgia legislature providing for a ten. day January session of each new legis lature. immediately following its elec tion. passes at the forthcoming summer session, either Governor John M. Sla ton or Governor Joe Hill Hall, as the case may be, will be inaugurated gov ernor next January Instead of next June. The proposed new law seeks to reme dy a situation generally agreed to be wrong as it stands, and it is tlje opinion of the well informed politically that the bill will pass. Under the present law, the governor is elected in October, but can not be inaugurated until the first meeting of the legislature elected with him, which throws his inauguration nine months his election. The proposed new law seeks to pro vide for a ten-day session of the legis lature in January every other year, for the purpose of organization and in auguration of the governor. After this ten-day session, the legislature would adjourn until June, and then hold a 40. day session. The succeeding summer session would be full 50 days—the con stitutional limit —there having been no January session that year. An interesting circumstances con nected with this proposed change in the law is that it would, if enacted, cut off something like six months from the term of the present governor, Joseph Jtf. Brown. UNDERTAKERS LACK A CADAVER TO WORK ON AT THEIR CONVENTION MACON, GA., June 19.—Failure to pro cure a corpse for the purpose, the annual convention of Georgia Undertakers ,and Embalmers was obliged to cancel the scheduled demonstration of latest em balming methods. This was planned as one of the features of the program. The convention opened today, the 150 funeral directors being welcomed to the city by Mayor John T. Moore, after which the undertakers were addressed by Rev. E. C. Dargan on “The Relation Between Undertakers and Ministers.” S. R. Greenberg, of Atlanta, is vice president of the association. LOW WATER RATE FOR DALTON. DALTON, GA., June 19.—City coun cil has fixed a minimum water rate of 50 cents for 2,000 gallons. Paul Smith. The funeral of Paul Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Smith, who died late yesterday, was held at the residence, 75 West Lake avenue, today Inter ment was in Westview. i riE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. W EDNESDA Y. JU N E 19. 1912. Former Students Raise $3,000 for Alumni Hall, John M. Slaton Heading the List. ATHENS, GA.. June 19.—The last strains of the last encore of the "Home. Sweet Home” waltz had died away at the senior dance; the matter of the belles and beaux had been drowned by the chug of the departing automobiles; the last cluster of lingering undergrad uates had given a final “Georgia, Rah!" —and Athens had gone to sleefc at 2 o’clock this morning. An hour later the college chapel bell began pealing. A thousand startled persons jumped out of bed. Had Roosevelt joined the Democrats? Had sophomore “math” been abolished? Had the Tech team been beaten at “craps?” But it was no such thing as these. ’Twas the Class of '97. The class of 1897 was just putting the finishing touches on its reunion. So Athens went back to sleep. But not the class of 1897. , The class of 1897 then went to work redecorating the finishing touches. The class of 1907, led by "Freshman” Jones, of Atlanta, had sort o' monop olized the spotlight during the day, but when the old boys got started real good, and had kicked the kinks out of their formalities, they made “Fresh man” Jones and his upstarts of ten years later look like the awkward squad on drill field. They did it up fine. So did 1875 in its dignified way, and 1892 in its ney decrepitude fashion, and so did 1902. just beginning to feel the marks of Old Man Time. It has been many a year since the , university campus has seen such a re turn of old graduates and old near graduates. All day long they were sprinkled about from the gate to the beanery, and every other phrase was “Don’t you remember—?” Raise $3,000 For Alumni Hall. The annual alumni society luncheon was a happy foregathering. The speak ers jyere Rev. M. J. Cofer, '6l; former Justice A. J. Cobb, ’75; Sam H. Sibley, I '92; George Maddox. '97; Dowse Brad- I well, '97; former Governor John M. ! Slaton. 'B6; C. M. Walker, '97; Lucien ’ Goodrich. 'O2; Harrison Jones, 'O7. and ! Elliott Cheatham, 'O7. I The alumni raised $3,000 toward , paying the alumni hall. Hon. John i M. Slaton headed the contributions with . SSOO. i Plans were made for a permanent bu reau to crystallize the alumni organiza ’ tlon. the movement being led by Harri son Jones and the class of 'O7. Today saw the grand finale. The se niors received their diplomas and start r ed out to see if it's really true that “beyond the Alps lies Italy.” The list of graduates has appeared In The Geor gian. Cadet Corps Named. 5 Major Joseph A. Atkins, commandant . of the university corps of cadets, has just announced the appointments of t the cadet corps for the next term of . school. The announcements were made t public at the annual dress parade and > prize drill, and attracted a great deal ’ of attention. They were as follows: Cadet captains, Edwin F. McCarty, of Atlanta; Zach S. Cowan, of Atlanta; ' B. H, Chappelle, of Columbus; R. T. I Goodwyn, of Athens; Warren Both well, of Augusta: Julian L. Robinson of Atlanta, and Edgar B. Dunlap, of Gainesville. First lieutenants. Charles E. Caver- ■ ly, of Atlanta; adjutant C. C. McCrary. ’ of Royston; quartermaster, H. G. How ard, Lexington; S. T. Brewton, Clax ton; Gus York, Quartz; M. B. Cooper, Augusta; H. Grady Kelly. Monticello; E. I. Ransom. Augusta; E. Calloway, LaGrange; C. J. Bloch. Macon; J. W. Lindsay, Savannah; J. F. Gray, Sa vannah. Sergeant major, Cageman Pope, : Athens. Quartermaster sergeant, Leroy Mich ael, Athens. Color sergeants. Carl E. Durden, , Graymont; J. B. Conyers, Cartersville. Drum major. George E. Sancken. Au gusta, First sergeants, Russell H. Patterson, i Athens; Henry M. MoGahee, Talbotton; I T. J. Collins, Griffin; Frank Cheney, Athens; H. H. Whelche), Comer; R. D. i Short, Athens; J. H. Moss, Athens. Sergeants, P. Tabor, F. C. Jordan, . F. Hazelton. F. C, Haons, T. R. Ginn, ! C. C. Chance, C. L. Gray, E. C. West brook. JT. Meyers, F. M. Moise. E. Von ■ Sprechen, E. A. Bailey, A Winter, B. J. Fletcher. P. Merry, E. J. Pund, ■ Charlie Brown (son of the governor), i J. I. Davis, C. B. Walker, J. Wade, J. > W. Popper. E. Blumenthal, M. W. Redd. . C. B. Foley, E. Patman. Corporals, E. L. Sheffield. W. D. Owens. B. Carmichael, W. G. Allen, H. i Dobbs, R. P. Griffin, R. P, Bassett, N. . Bassett, D. Feljer, Maner Overstreet, • Clark Howell, Stewart, Webb, Sea brook, T. N. Hendricks. G. R. ones, E. . McWhorter, C. W. Ransom, N, H. Gillis, E. E. Cocke, J. L. Gillis, J. M. Gunn.r t Nathan. Hatcher. C. I. Wood. H. West, I Y. D. Rey, S. B. Adair, D. McLain, W. P. Price. J. C. Stewart. E. M. Cohen. I Akerman, C. B. Davis, E. Hardin, S. i Crump, W. E. Sparks, T. A. Maxwell, , P. Abbott, H. B. Mitchell. W. K. Stan ley. Atlanta Boys Win Madala. The delivery of the sophomore cup and other medals at the university was made this evening, Hon. Lucian Goodrich, of Griffin, making the pre sentation oration in a happy manner. ’ The awards were: Sophomore cup. Victor Victor, of Atlanta; junior ora ! tor's medal, Edward Morganstern, of . Atlanta; sophomore debaters' medals, Victor Victor, of Atlanta; Ira Funken stein, of Athens, and Loror Michael, of Athens; Phi Kappas freshman de baters’ medals, Stephens Mitchell, ’ Charles B. Sweat, of Cornelia, and T. N. f Hendricks, of Nashville. step, are Miss Lenora Hunter, Savan nah. Miss Pleasant Stovall. Savan nah; Miss Martha Phinizy. Athens. On lower step, left to right. Miss Viola Johnston, Macon; Miss Mary Kirk, Baltimore; Miss Nellie Phinizy, of Ath ens—and little Louise. 13 ENTOMBED BY MINE EXPLOSION Windy Shot Wrecks Shaft of Colorado Colliery—One In jured Victim Rescued. DENVER. COLO.. June 19.—Thirteen miners were entombed and believed to have been kille.d In the Hastings coal'mlne, fifteen miles north of Trini dad, as the result of an explosion of gas early today. One badly injured miner was res cued. The explosion was cause<j by a “windy shot.” The mine is owned by the Victor-American Fuel Company. Rescue gangs were summoned from surrounding mines. There is no fire in the wrecked work ings, according to the officials of the mine. A number of bodies have already been located but can not be removed on account, of the clogged up entrances. No hope is entertained that any of the men who were caught by the explosion are alive. Thirteen coffins have been ordered from Trinidad. TECH GRADUATES TO BE GUESTS AT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SMOKER A big “smoker" will be tendered the Georgia Tech graduates of Atlanta by the Atlanta Alumni association next Saturday evening at 8.30 o’clock at the Capital City club. Nearly 200 Tech men are located in and around At lanta. Never before have Tech men been so enthusiastic. The past year has seen great growth at this famous school. ■Among other substantial gains. Tech has added a $20,000 hospital, a $25,000 Carnegie library, and new shops and equipment valued at $50,000 in the past two years. Four acres of valuable land have beep added to Tech’s campus. Recently the handsome Y. M. C. A. building, costing $75,000, was dedicat ed at Tech. It is said to be the finest college Y. M. C. A. building in the South. v GEORGIA PEACHES BRING $1.40 TO $2 PER CRATE NET PERRY, GA.. June 19.—The peach crop of Anniston county is very fine, but owing to so much ra’ln the peaches are rotting very badly. Shipments made in the last ten day's have brought good prices, ranging from 51.40 to $2 per crate net. t/p and Down Peachtree Jack Wilson Has Trouble in Moving. Jack Wilson, who ran the Stag hotel until he grew too wealth#, wanted a trunk moved from the Stag to his Au burn avenue apartments this s\eek. He hailed a. negro drayman in Walton street and began giving him directions. Walter Taylor walked up in time to hear the conversation. He interrupted Wilson just as he was closing the deal. "Mr. Wilson, the manager of the Stag says you can't move your trunk until you pay your board bill, and he'll have any drayman pinched who comes after It." he observed. "Don’t pay any attention to this said Wilson. "Go get that trunk." "You'll have to 'scuse me, boss." said the drayman. “I done forgot I had another ’gagement." Jack crossed the street and tackled another one. The negro heard the complete directions as to the removal of the trunk, carefully noted its desti nation. and then asked, apologetically: "Yes, sir, boss. But wheah is dis here Stag hotel?" Wilson, who had made the Stag fa mous for fifteen years, blew up. ■Do you see that tall building away up yonder?” he asked. The drayman rubbered and replied: "Yassir. dat's the Candler buildin'," he replied. “Well, the Stig hotel s right on top of that," he answered. Then he crossed the street and hunted up still another negro. "Look here. boy. do you know where the Stag hotel Is?" he began. But the man he had just left interrupted the conversation. ‘Don’t pay no ’tention to (iat white man." he said. "He Jes' wants to make you ask fool questions and spring a gag on you. Don't you pay him no mind.’’ And Jack had to walk clear down to Marietta street to find a drayman will ing to negotiate with him. Kind Face On a “Tough Judge.’’ Dan Carey and a bunch of city hall men were swapping yarns with Judge Andy Calhoun today at the dope shop across the street, and tudge Andy dug up a reminiscence of the days when he was recorder. “There was a woman named Johnson who was given to Imbibing not wisely, but too well," he said. “One morning she appeared before me. '■ ‘I reckon I’ll have to send you out to the stockade for 30 days,’ I told her. But she begged pitifully, promised to go home and be good, and I let her off. Next morning she was before me on another charge of drunkenness, and I took up my pen to prescribe a 30-day rest cure for her. “•Walt a minute, Judye Andy, just wait a minute,’ she cried. I paused for her to state her case. “ ‘Judge Andy,’ she said earnestly, ‘honest to goodness, you’ve got the kindest face 1 ever saw to be so tough.’ ’’ There Sure Was Some Rush for the Door. It happened at one of the movie shows which Mine the Great White Way from Houston to Mitchell, but as this isn’t a press agent yam the name of the house may be learned only on ap plication at the information bureau. He was a wild-eyed man, with his hair rumpled up and his manner that of one suffering from what the damage suit documents call mental anguish. He paced like a caged tiger backward and forward In front of the theater door. “Why don’t you come In and see the show?" asked the man at the door. “I’m going to start a show out here that will make your Pigeon-Toed Pete moving melodrama look as dull as a census report," returned the stranger. “My wife’s in there with another man and when he comes out I’m going to fill him so full of holes the under taker’ll have to solder him up before he’ll hold the embalming fluid. Just wait and see the fun." The doorkeeper hurried in and told the manager. The boss didn’t want any holes shot through his facade, or that of the house, so he stopped the pictures and rnade an announcement. “To the gentleman who is In here with another man’s wife. I’d like to announce that her husband is outside with a gatling gun, and there’s likely to be some disorder." he said. “We will now turn out the lights for three min utes and the aforesaid gentleman can retire through the stage door without undue publicity.” The lights went out. There was a stir in the audience. But the stage exit stuck fast and the lights went up too soon. The interested audience dis covered 22 Atlanta men fighting to get out that door. And the band played on EAGLES GET TELEGRAMS FROM GRAND OFFICERS AUGUSTA. GA.. June 19.—The Tri state Eagles convention began its busi ness sessions at 11 o'clock this morn ing. when telegrams were read from the grand worthy president and grand worthy secretary. A corrtmittee was appointed to draft replies. Macon was officially awarded the prize for making the best appearance in the parade yes terday afternoon. The election of officers will take place tomorrow morning. It is thought that Jacksonville will be selected as the next meeting place. STATE M MEN MEET IN GRIFFIN E. A. Baughan of Atlanta, Great Sachem, Presides Over An nual Convention. GRIFFIN, GA., June 19. —The thirty third great sun council fire of Improved Order of Red Men was kindled in Grif fin today. The local Red Men, as well as ihe citizens of the city, have ex tended a hearty welcome to the Red Men of the state. The sessions are be ing held in the auditorium of the city hall. The exercises for the day began with a public meeting at 10 o’clock. R. E. Smith, sachem of Chickasaw tribe. No. 14. of this city, presided at the open ing session. The opening prayer was led by Rev. J. E. Samrrjons. pastor of the First Baptist church, of this city. The welcome address on the part of the Red Men and city was delivered by Past Great Sachem William H. Brek. Past Great Sachem Thomas H. Jef feries. of Atlanta, responded. E. A. Baughan. great sachem, who lives In Atlanta is presiding over the secret sessions that began this after noon. Under his administration eight new tribes have been instituted during the past year. About 150 representa tives of the various tribes of the state are in attendance. THREATENED FRENCH MARITIME STRIKE IS CURTAILED BY NAVY PARIS, June 19.—Nearty 300.000 French workers are threatened with idleness If the general maritime strike, called for today by the federation of seamen, is effective. The general opin ion here is that the strike will not be general, because of precautions taken by the government to continue the mall service and to man merchant ships with marines. However, If the strike should be general, tn addition to the army of workmen made idle, over 4,000 ships would be laid up until the mari time minister's plans could be put into force. Torpedo boatsaare carrying the mails between France, Corsica, Algeria and Tunis. SUITS In GAINESVILLE TO SECURE PROPERTY UNDER A WILL OF 1867 GAINESVILLE. GA., June 19. —J. M Boyd has brought suits in the superior court of Hall county, to recover a one forty-fifth interest in property In Gaines ville. Six of the defendants are Mrs. Frances A. Sanders, executrix of C. C. Sanders, M. C. Brown, H. B, Smith. Charlie Cin ciolo, et al., Gainesville Publishing Com pany and George and P. A. Lathem. The property is the state bank corner and the stores occupied by Frank Brice. Lathem Bros., Cinciolo & Co., on the pub lic square, and The Herald office and H. B. Smith's office, on Main street. Another suit Is against R. F. Quillian and brothers, and Is for a one-forty-fifth Interest in farming lands In Hall county, known as the Phil M. Byrd place. The suits Involve the construction of the will of Phil M. Byrd, who died in 1867. leaving the property now sued for to his wife for life, and at her death to Emiline M. Chapman for life, and at her death to her children, or representatives of her children. CONTRACTORSTELL BOARD THEY WILL FIX SCHOOL ROOMS Atlanta's new city school buildings, found leaky and otherwise defective, will be repaired before the fall term of school opens, the contractors who built them having agreed to make all repairs free of charge. It took the joint meeting of the bond commission and board of education more than two hours yesterday after noon to consider the report of the building inspector on the twelve build ings found defective. Members of the contracting firms were present and it was easily agreed that they would put the buildings in good condition. ATLANTA MEN ADDRESS B. Y. P. U. CONVENTION AUGUSTA. GA., June 19.—The sec ond day's session of the State Baptist Young People’s union convention open ed here at 9:30 o’clock this morning, with Rev. G. W. Gardner, of Eatonton, conducting the devotional exercises. From 10 to 11 o’clock a class in B. V P. 1.1. manual was heard by L. P. Leav ell, of Oxford, Miss., and after that Rev. W. Russell Owen, of Atlanta, ■made an address on "Believe Your ■Powers Usable.” At the evening session today J. J. Bennett, of Atlanta, will make a mis sionary address. From 4 to 6 o'clock this afternoon the delegates will be the guests of the Augusta ("hambet of Commerce at 'Lakeview Park. HEAD OF VENDOME. WORST BLIND TIGER. FINED $500.75 “You are the worst blind tiger tn Atlanta.” said Recorder Broyles today when he Imposed a fine of $500.75 anil 30 days on William Strong, negro pro prietor of the Vendome hotel in Ivy street, near Decatur. Strong has been before the recorder on previous occasions for handling liquor. 3