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ITEARHT’fl SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, OA., SUNDAY, SEETEMEER 14, 1313.
FIENDS OF CHARTER,
1,1 NEW APPEAL ASK
Lu'oru:e
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Hillyer, Chairman of Com
mittee, Presents Epitome of Docu
ment, Outlining Proposed Changes.
Asks Careful Reading by Voters.
Isadora In the fight for the new
charter Issued another appeal for
support Saturday night along with
an epitome of the document.
The appeal Is signed by George
Hillyer, chairman, and A. H. Davis,
secretary of the campaign commit
tee. They urge every voter to study
carefully the changes provided
Here follows the statement In full:
To the Voter* of Atlanta:
On September 24 you will be given
an opportunity by your ballot to se
lect for this city a complete, concise,
revised and rearranged charter.
The Legislature has already passed
this charter, subject to the ratifica
tion of a majority of the voters in this
election. If adopted, Its provisions
become effective January 1, 1914.
This charter is not essentially dif
ferent from the present charter. The
difference involves matters of detail,
and does not change the basic prin
ciples of Atlanta’s present form of
government
It was drafted by the members of
the City Council, aided by a commit
tee of citizens, and was adopted by
the former body before It was passed
by the Legislature.
The main idea In drafting this
charter was to give to Atlanta a char
ter harmonious and consistent all the
wa> through, to eliminate many ob
solete matters, and to group together
and in logical order the sections bear-
ire p m particular subjects.
When it Is remembered that At-
?'ir ta present charter was granted
b\ the General Assembly In 1874—
i rl> 10 year- ago—that it has been
iu uided time and time again, that it
h no logo al or systematic arrange-
t e nt of contents, that many of its
provisions are now unnecessary and
oh oleic, the necessity of a complete,
rev. oil and up-to-date charter is
made apparent.
No changes from the present char
ter have been made, except such as
have been suggested by the wisdom
and experience of 39 years.
While this 1913 charter is much
shorter than the present one, we shall
not burden you with its length, but
ask that you read the explanation be
low. giving briefly all the essential
changes from our pre ent charter.
Sanitary Tax Abolished.
NEXT
—By F. S. JACOBS —
T HERK war a time when kissing in the good old-fashioned way
Was altogether ruled by what the lady had to say;
If she said “Yes,” the couple didn’t ask for better right.
But fell into a close embrace and smacked with all their might.
But times, it seems, are changing; loving couples when enclinched
Are apt to be disturbed thus wise: “Iley, stop it; you are pinched.”
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I N olden days, the moonlight always played a goodly part
In scenery befitting demonstrations of the heart;
Dan Cupid made a throneroom out of every cozy nook,
And lovers eame there wooing and defied the world to look;
The annual sanitary tax of $3 per j fence.
In views of the Committee on Streets
and Committee on Sewers annuall>
appointed.
Pay for Board Members.
A new feature Is here adopted, to
wit: Bach board member will receive
$5 for attending the monthly meeting
of his board. This Is an effort to ap
ply the wisdom of banka and other
large business corporation** in secur-
hek. ,U lf everTb "ard But now, when couples wander out to sit beneath the moon,
ent at the rasuiar monthly meeting of They’re apt to be admonished thus: “This ain’t no place to spoon.’
his board, good work Is certain to be J
done.
Sinking Fund Commission.
The Sinking Fund Commission Is
continued as at present.
Waterworks Not Salable.
This charter provides that our
waterworks nhall never be sold, trans
ferred, leased or In any way aliened
or Incumbered, and further provides
that any action that would look to any |
sale, transfer, ease or Incumbrance
shall he absolutely void, and, further,
that any official voting for such sale. |
transfer, lease or incumbrance shall
be subject to Impeachment.
City Purchasing Agent.
This charter authorizes the Mayor
and General Council, In their discre
tion. to create the position of city
purchas’ng airent.
Civil Service Retained.
Civil service, as adopted a few'
years ago, and which now seems to
he w-orklng well, Is retained In Its
present form.
Officers Elected by People.
It Is provided that the following of
ficials shnll be elected, as at present,
by the people: Mayor, Aldermen.
Councilmen. Cliy Clerk. Marshal. Re
corder. City Attorney, Treasurer Tax
Collector. Comptroller, City Electri
cian and Budding Inspector.
Representative Government.
This charter retains the principle of
representative government. The Gen
eral Council will still be made up of
members from tue various wards, and
each of the hoards will have a mem
ber from each of the wards of the
rltv. Thus Is retained to YOU, Mr.
Voter, the right to confer with, to
suggest, to commend or to complain
to your direct renresentatlves when
ever occasion demands.
Two Separate Propositions.
Two features of the charter are to
be voted upon separately. One Is the
section reducing the Recorder’s au
thority of a fine of $500 and 60 dava’
sentence of labor or Imprisonment
(the present law) to a fine of not
exceeding $200. with a 30-day sen-
WOULD ERECT
J. I. McCammon as he appear
ed on Peachtree street in pair
of slit trousers.
Ban on Kissing Doomed—Van
Dyke Wants ‘September Morn’
in Bronze to Honor Wooers.
T Ue moonlight hasn’t changed a bit; its beams are still of gold;
And ways of kissing are the same as in the days of old;
The eager swain still has to bow before his lady’s will,
And even parents’ wishes are respected by them still;
But, to kiss or not to kiss, it seems, now hinges on the law
Regardless of the say-so of the lady or her ma.
house Is abolished This seems to
be a relic of village days, to be re
moved as Boon as the growth of the
city permit**, and that time ha« now
arrived. This will give a very sub
stantial reduction in taxes for all
property owners, especially for the
small home owners, who, in many
cases, now pay almost as much sani
tary tax as all other taxes combined.
However, the tax rate of $1.26 re
mains as at present, and there Is no
other change In the present tax sys
tem.
Number of Boaids Reduced,
This charter reduces the number «*f
City boards Those provided for are:
Roard of Education.
Board of Public Safety.
Board of Health, Hospitals and
Charities.
Board of Public Works
Board of Water Commissioners.
Board of Public Recreation.
Board of Trustees of Carnegie Li
brary.
Some of these hoards are new and
are the result of consolidating the
work of two or more of the present
boards. They will consist of on* 1
member from each ward, to be elec*,
ed by the General Council, whose
terms will be fixed by ordinance.
The same general provisions are es
tablished for all, to wit: There is .»
head of each of the several depart
ments. and the boards wP’ exercise
supervision over such heads of de
partments and the other officers cf
such departments and the manage
ment thereof, but one board Is not
given greater power than the other,
all having the same "enernl author :y
with reference to their particular de
partments.
All heads of departments are to be
elected by the boards, Instead, as at
present, of having some Mooted by the
boards, some elected by Council and
some elected by th< people
Health, Hospitals. Charities.
The Grady Hospital Board is abd-
ished The Grady Hospital, the Bat
tle H ll Anti-Tuberculosis Sanitarium,
the City Warden, the sanitary de
partment and the health department
are all put under one board, to be j
known as the Board of Health, Hos- j
pitals and Charities. The head .>f
each of thes» departments will be
elected by the board.
Board of Public creation.
The Cemetery Commission and thj
Park Board are abolished, and the
city cemeteries and th city parks are
put under the Board of Public Recre
ation Ml municipal cemeteries. i»i
the lapse of time. become public
parks, and the reason for grouping
cemeteries with parks is, therefore,
apparent.
Board of Public Safety.
This board takes the place of the
Police Board and the Board of Fire-
masters. thus combining, for more ->f
fleient and continuous supervision,
these two co-ordinate departments. Of
course, there will be a chief of each
department, as at present, to be elect
ed by the board.
Board of Public Works.
The repair and construction of
streets, sewers and bridges is put un
der a new board, called the Board of
Public Works The ^.tlzens from each
ward are given representation on this
as on all other boards, and a hearing
Is assured on any and all complaints
that they may desire to make, as well
a* on all protects a^a'nst proposed
improvements which they think the
city should hear. The Board of Pun-
lie Works is intended to systematize
the street and sewer work under a
continuous line of enu»wvor, such »s
the board should work out from year
year. Uuleaoi of foUowloe ouangaa
The other section Is the one pro
viding for Initiative, referendum and
recall.
This charter proposes an Initiative
on the basis of 10 per cent of the
registered voters, a referendum on
the basis of 15 per cent of the regis
tered voters, and a recall on the basis
of 25 per cent of the registered vot
ers, the recall applying not only to
the Mayor, Aldermen, Councilmen
and other officers elected by the peo
ple, but also to all board members
and all heads of departments The
figures given show the proportion of.
voters required on petitions calling
elections for the purposes named.
Chance for Fair Trial.
These percentages seem neither too
small nor too large, and will give the
citizens an opportunity to give these
provisions a fair trial whenever de
sired. Both these provisions, how
ever, are subject to separate vote, and
mav he ratified or rejected without
reference to the balance of the char
ter.
The above should give you a clear
and concise Idea of the proposed re
vised charter which you are asked to
accept or reject on September 24.
A number of good citizens have
given much of their time, in con
junction with Council members, In
the preparation of this charter. They
have no tnore interest in its passage
than you should have. They know the
need of a better revised and up-to-
date charter for this city. They sub
mit to you this brief outline, giving
the general changes from the old
charter, so that you can the more in
telligently vote upon It.
If are Interested In doing what
seemM^*st^for the city, in giving to
AtSfirttl a modern and up-to-date
charter, yet preserving to the people
the right to govern themselves, come
out on September 24 and VOTE FOR
THIS (’HARTER
GEORGE HILLYER, Chairman.
A. H. DAVIS, Secretary.
Adjournment Mark of Respect to
Memory of New York Leader
Killed by Train.
WASHINGTON. Sept. IS.—An-
nouncement of the tragic fate of
Representative Timothy (Big Tim)
Sullivan was made in the House to
night by Representative Gittins. of
New York, and the House adjourned
as a mark of respect. A committee
was appointed by Speaker Clark to
attend the funeral.
Representative Sullivan had not
taken the oath of otflee or served In
the present Congress. His salary was
paid to the committee of his estate.
No mileage or secretary hire was al-
All Liverpool Honors New York
Mayor’s Memory—Remains
in State on Ship.
Special Cable to The American.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 13.—With flags
at half-mast the Lusitania sailed for
New York at 5 o’clock this after
noon. Mayor Gaynor's body lies in
a stateroom amidships, covered with
the Stars and Stripes and a union
Jack.
Half an hour before sailing Rufus
Gaynor, the Moyor’s son, stepped
aboard.
“I thank all classes 6t Liverpool
lowed. A special election to fill the people for their kindness and cour-
he said. "They have done
vacancy will be held under the su- „
pervlsion of the State of New York. ; ’ ,
magnificent honor to my father s body.
NEW YORK, Sept. 18.—News of Our family will never forget It.”
“Big Tim’s" death became public The p r i n elpal stores in Liverpool
Ihirt^n days after It oeeitrred when thelr shuUPrs thlg morlng a „
the former East!S de polltlci an was : J mur £ o( respeet t0 t he dead Mayor,
struck and alrnost Instantly killed by Kv flag In the city was flown at
a train on the New York, New Haven lia | f _ mflq ,
and Hartford Railroad at Pelham
A canvass of the Police Commis
sion Saturday Indicates that friends
of Cupid will win In their fight
against the police ban on spooning
and kissing.
The patrons of the little God of
Love not only will be given the lib
erty of the moonlit parks and the
deep shadows around Georgia’s State
Capitol building, but Alderman A. H.
VanDyke would erect a monument to
them In the little park that adjoins
the City Hall. He would have it a
fountain with a bronze figure of
Chabas’ “September Morn” In the
center.
Alderman VanDyke’s position is
extreme, of course, but Mayor James
G. Woodward. Carlos H. Mason,
chairman of the Police Commission,
a majority of both the Police Com
mission and the City Council are no
less eager to give lovers* all the lib
erty possible within the limits of de
cency. There Is not one of them but
a ho declares that sitting on a park
bench or the Capitol steps and per
haps taking an occasional kiss is en
tirely within the rights of every
young man and young woman.
Spooning Becomes Big Issue.
Since two plainclothes officers ar
rested two couples on the Capitol
grounds for spooning the right of
people to yield to the lure of moonlight
nifchts and Cupid has been the one j
issue In Atlanta politics. It has
eclipsed the sordid contests for the .
adoption of a new cnarter and the
election of a new Council.
Officials have expressed their views
in most positive terms. Eminent
judges have expatiated upon it. Park
officials have announced that there
were no such rigid restrictions over
their domains, and the custodian of
the Capitol grounds has declared that
he would protect the lovers.
In response to the outcry the Po
lice Commission has called a special
meeting to consider the whole matter
for Wednesday night. It promises t<
be the most largely ittended meeting
of that bodv ever held.
Three Fear Entering Wedge.
Only three members t>f the com
mission have allowed t »eir positions
to remain doubtful. They are B. Lee
Smith, W. A. Vernoy and J. N. Mc-
Eachern. So Intense are they in theli
support of Police Chief Beavers’ strict
law’ enforcement policy that they fear
the granting of what have been
termed the natural liberties of the
Indian summer might he an entering
wedge to crush Chief Beavers. Sc
they have remained silent, except In
the executive session of the Police
Commission.
Eloquent pleas from Carlos Mason
and Robert Clark, the bachelor mem
bers of the commission, are expected
to restrain their opposition. Anyway,
nine of the twelve niemher** are open
ly in favor of restraining the over-
zealous police officers.
Chairman Mason terse.y expressed
what is regarded as the attitude of
these nine.
Won’t Allow Persecution.
“The uniformed policemen are not
the ones who have *aused this trou
ble.” he said. "It Is the work of the
vice squad* and the plainclothes offi
cers. If the stories of the young cou
ples arrested prove to be true, the
officers have gone too far, and the
commission will act accordingly.
“The' situation has brought up the
Issue of Individual rights. Whatever
action Is taken on these specific cases
the Police Commission will not toler.
ate persecution of anyone. I am con
fident that action will be taken to
lrsun* the people of Atlanta that the
police will not b* permitted to molesi
innocent recren * Ion."
BAFFLES THEM
Scene of Activity in Search for
$71,000 Shifts to Principal
Transfer Points.
CRUELTIES TO
Shake-up in Police Department
of Zone Predicted as Result
of Accusations.
SAVANNAH, Sept. 13.—The scene
of the sensational $71,000 express rob-
| bery has shifted from Savannah to
Florence, S. C., Richmond, Washing
ton, Jersey City and New York, the
principal transfer points.
The clew that the detectives
brought General Manager Heckaday
yesterday that led him to state that
an arrest would be made In a few
hours turned out to be a wild-goose
chase. The official* frankly admit
they are up against the most baffling
robbery In the history of the com
pany.
The payment check system that has
made it Impossible for any one em
ployee to make away with the com
pany’s funds and cover up his tracks
| has failed, according to Special Agent
Weaver. The arrest will probably be
made, If It Is ever made, at the other
end of the line.
When the strong box supposed to
have contained the large shipment of
money arrived at Savannah the agent
here opened the box in the presence
of two employees. The seals were
Intact; there were waybills for $250
and envelopes containing that
amount. There-was some litter In
the bottom of the trunk afterward
found to be the torn envelopes of the
larger shipment.
The fact that the money had been
stolen or was missing did not become
known until the banks here called
upon the agent for the money and the
search was started. The waybills
covering the large shipment of money
were made out in New York. Th*>
messenger who urought the trunk
from Jersey City to Florence never
saw the waybills This makes It al
most an impossibility for him or any
messenger who handled the trunk
after he did to know anything of the
robbery.
MOBILE, ALA, Sept. 15.—News
has been received here In letters from
Colon, Panama, that revelations re
cently made of the treatment of pris
oners in the Canal Zone penitentiary
at Gamboa havq created & sensation
among Americans there.
Considerable criticism of the po
lice department is heard, not only la
regard to the penitentiary but In con
nection with other matter*.
The present indications are that a
big shake-up soon will take place.
It was claimed that there were 72
men, whites and blacks, crowded into
each of two cells 30 feet square.
There was one drinking cup in a cell
for the 72 men. it was charged.
The prisoners work upon the roads,
under the fierce ray* of the tropical
sun, and return at night covered with
dust and perspiration. It was charged
that notwithstanding-these condition*
they were allowed a bath but twice a
week, on Sundays and Wedneadaya
It was claimed that there was no
sewage facilities in the building. It
was charged, furthermore, that soma
of the prisoners were subjected to tor
tures worthy of the medieval ages.
A door was placed across one corner
of a room, leaving barely sufficient
space In which to place a man. In
the tropics any closed room soon be
comes stifling, and this manner jf
punishment is said to have been al
most unbearable.
Rings were used to hold the arms
of prisoners above their heads for
hours at a time when the warden
thought that the punishment was not
sufficient, It is said.
CONFESSES MAIL THEFTS.
MOBILE. ALA., Sept. 13.—Edward
Beverly, driver of a transfer mall
wagon, confessed here to-day to rob
bing a parcel post pouch of valuable
packages.
half-mast.
Before Rufus Gaynor sailed the
American Consul made an official call
Parkway on August 31.
When He disappeared from lh« Rt (he Adelphl Hotel an „ con veyed
home of his brother, PatrickH. ^ u , tc ttl6 assurance of sympathy
llvan. In New ^ ork It was nl hit f rom Liverpool's American colony.
s visiting a friend out of the ^
Larry Mulligan, stepbrother of | NEW YORK. Sept. 13—The va-
c&ncy at the head of the Gaynor
he w
city. . , .
Sullivan, Identified his body to-day.
A policeman who knew the bos* had
seen the body in the Twenty-sixth
street morgue and notified the family.
“Big Tim” was 5ft years old and
left a fortune estimated at about
$2,000,000. About a year ago he be
came mentally unbalanced and claim
ed that he was being persecuted by
member** of his family. He had been
Wider the guard of a private detective
for some time, but managed to escape
him on the day of the tragedy.
ticket will not be filled. Representa
tlves of 63 of the 64 Gaynor organi
zations are to meet on Monday to de-
* lare in favor of John Purroy Mitch
ell. the fusion candidate for Mayor.
ATTACKS POLICEMAN WITH
RAZOR IN PATROL WAGON
Slit Trousers Give
Peachtree St. Shock
Being possessed of as neat an ankle
as you would care to look at, J L
McCammons, a Peachtree street mer
chant, objects not a bit to display
the charms of the latest design In
trousers that fashion has decreed.
And so he donned the slit trousers,
blood brother of the slit skirt of
feminine styles.
The effect as revealed on Peach
tree Saturday was startling, to say
the least. The outer seam of the
trousers, which were of a vivid check
pattern, was slit six inches or more
from the bottom. The slit was flank
ed by rows of buttons. And through
the gaping opening gleamed Mr. Mc
Cammons’ red silk socks.
All Peachtree looked and wondered,
In some degree, but the excitement
created was rather short-lived, as the
daring wearer of the slit trousers es
caped within doors before the verdict
of the street assumed a material form.
FEEL BE Dim Dlffl, B L BUS?
CLE'N VOURLIVR! * DMA BEE
Sick headaches! Alway* trace them
to lazy liver; delayed, fermenting
food in the bowel* or a sick stom
ach. Poisonous, constipated matter,
gases and bile generated In the bow
els. Instead of being carried out of
the system. Is reabsorbed Into the
blood When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue, it causes con
gestion and that dull, sickening head
ache. Caacarets will remove the
cause by stimulating the liver, mak
ing the bile and constipation poison
move on and out of the bowels. One
taken to-night straightens you out by
morning—a 10-cent box will keep
your head clear, stomach sweet, liver
and bowels regular, and make yon
feel bright and cheerful for month*
Children need Cascarets, too.
CANDY CATHARTIC
Brandishing a razor. Ernest Thom
as a negro prisoner, attacked Police
Officer J. H. Hooten while the two
were riding In a patrol wagon to the
police station Saturday night. Only
the quick Interference of Horace Tan
ner. another negro prisoner in the
wagon, prevented serious Injury to
the officer.
Tanner was released as a reward
for his work. Both negroes had been
arrested for disorderly conduct.
ATLANTA MAN WEDS.
BIRMINGHAM, - Sept. 13—O. H.
Akers, of Atlanta, and Miss Amy S.
Underwood were married here this
afternoon by Judge H. B. Abemethy.
The couple returned to Atlanta to
live.
Preparatory School for Higher Education of Girls
164 Ponce DeLeon Are.
Primary. Intermediate. College Preparatory.
Mrs. C. D. Crawley and Mrs. J. W. Cherry,
Phone Ivy 7848-J.
Music Art, Elocution.
Prlnet pals.
SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY
SESSION 1913-14.
The Southern College of Medicine and Surgery will begin Rs 1911-14 ses
sion Monday Septeinbui 8, 11*.8 with a full staff of paid Professors We hare
added a Pharmacy. Post-graduate and Literary School to the Medical Depart- •
mem thus making the college template in every sense for the matriculate
In Medicine Vast Improvements have been made in the college building.
Including the enlargement of the am phi heater. Chemical. Anatomical. Path
ological. Bacteriological and Histological laboratories; with the addition of
jut new Hospital, the student will receive bedside training and have an op
portunity of studying different cases In their several phases
POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL COURSE
Our Poat-Graduate School Course (tlx weeks) la for the busty practi
tioner. who wishes to perfect h.mself in certain line* of work.
PMARMAOY SCHOOL
The Pharmacy School consists of two sessions, of six months each, and
will continue throughout ths year the same as the Post-Graduate School.
For catalogue rnw information epp v to WM HBKN’ARD LLN'OO, M IX,
Dean 61-64 McDaniel street, Atlanta.. Oa.
ATLANTA COLLEGE OF FIIARMACY
Twenty-two years of remarkably successful work Greater demand
graduates than we can supply Best attendance south of PhlTi
Begins October «th Address
WW r. FAVN*. PH. o* Proei«*«*
for m*r
adelphl a.
DAY
Is possible in many instances; in fact, in the majority of dental
operations pain is both unnecessary and cruel. We make no
false claims; we encourage no false hopes. But in all such
cases where it is possible to avoid it—and they are in the large
majority—we give our patients absolute assurance that they
need fear no pain, for we use the best and most effective meth
ods to prevent it.
DR. E. G. GRIFFIN’S
Gate City Dental Rooms
24 1-2 Whitehall St. Over Brown & Allen’s
Telephone M. 1708. Hours: 8-6; Sundays 9-1
OUR PRICES WITH GUARANTEE:
Set of Teeth . . S5 Gold Filling . . . Si
Geld Crowns . . fima gam Filling 50 c up
Bridge Work . . $4 Teeth Cleaned . Si UP
Hours 8 to 6 CONSULTATION FREE Sundays 9 to 1
oes
For Fall
$3.50 to $7.00
Onr initial exhibit of New Fall Shoes includes all the best
leathers in Black and Tan; button, Blucher and Straight Lace
Styles.
The English, as illustrated, is destined to become the favorite
model of the season, and the variety of sizes and widths shown
are sufficient for the fitting of all manner of feet.
Our Shoes are well made—they fit perfectly—are stylish to the minute and thorough
ly serviceable.
See our wide range to-morrow at $3.50, $4.00, $5.00, $6.00 and $7.00.
H ats For Fall
$3.00 to $5.00
Your eyes to-morrow will meet
such a range of styles and colors
here in New Fall Hats as you’ve
never seen before.
Several shades of Brown—Blue Gray—Graphite
Moss Green—Silver Gray—Pearl, etc., in Soft Lus
trous Felts—Bows in Back—three-quarter Back,
or Side, $3.00, $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00.
Your special attention is directed to our line of
Knapp-Felts in beautiful two-tone effects and all
above shades at $4.00.
Remember to-morrow is going to be Soft Hat
Day at
PARKS - CHAMBERS - HARDWICK
37-39 Peachtree Company A.tlanta, Ga.