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4 A ITEARHT’fl SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, OA., SUNDAY, SEETEMEER 14, 1313. FIENDS OF CHARTER, 1,1 NEW APPEAL ASK Lu'oru:e o 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.” r 1 Hi i 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.