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MAYOR SCORES CHARTER
PL/$; HILYER LAUDS IT
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at ie A;U<>num. at wh u meeting
there were not less than 5.00 V of At
lanta’s most r?pres«entati\? peoph
Tie charter that had been pro
vided by the committee was thorugh
ly discussed an!. with but <»ne dis
senting voice, v-as adopted as th“
sense of that large mass meeting that
-ie Council ?a-s ;t up to the vote of j
the people, together with any other i
barter that the (’ ry (’o.iihJ <»r any I
other body of men m git desire to
place before fie p*><»pp
Says Ring Was at Work.
During all this time a little body
<>f the General Council were meeting
n a back room of one of our office
buildings and preparing a charter to
>uit themselves and to perpetuate a
f?v men in office. Their work had
not received any open official sanc
tion. nor did they take the public into
heir confidence, and nothing was
known of their proposed charter un
-1 the committee of 25 had made their
report to the Genera! Council.
’Then the people’> charter was
thrown into th** wastebasket and
substituted by the charter that had
been provided by a little click of men
m a back room. The mat‘er was
further presented to th»* people bj
Deans of a postal card vote, de
manding of the General Council tha’
ill proposed chatters be referred to
ihem to pass upon, that they might
select the one they desired. Tn that
postal card vote there were 5,531 pos
tal cards returned demanding the
•uht to vote.
“This met with the same, response
rom the General Council as past ef
forts of this kind had met before,
one Alderman expressed It upon the
•’ouncll floor ‘that the people could
not be trusted, that the peopb* did not
.now what they wanted; that they,
the Council, knew what th* people
need, and that they would give them
ha* they thought beht.’
“The number of people who ex
pressed themselves a« desiring a
vote on the charter question at that
rime is considerably more than half
of the registered voters who will be
qualified to vote on the 24th of this
month.
Says People Will Disapprove.
I can not conceive that the people
.J this city will be disposed to ap
prove «uch actions The adoption of
that charter means ring rule to At ■
Junta tor years to come, and the peo
ple should not be derelict in their
duty In turlng out to the polls ami
but ring such work so deep that it
will not be attempted again. If the
ocopb- do ser fit to act adversly to
tm- adoption of tnat charter on the
•4th of this month, it is my purpose
-o again, the first of next year, make
.tn attempt to get genuine charter re
form foi the Citj of Atlanta
1 I ropose for the nex’ effort in that
’ 4 rp* to be done in away that will
give tne people an opportunity to vote
upon the very best charter that can
be gotten up. both upon a commission
form and a representative form of
government. My idea is. that this
should bo done by the appointment of
a committee of. say. about 25 first
lass representative people, all of a
• -ornmiselon government faith, with
nstructions to get up a commission
form of government up to the very
latest date. Then, that a like com
mittee of first-class representative
citizens be appointed, every one of
’hat committer to boos the repre
sentative government type. l.et each
.>n« of those committees go ou and
S«t up the very best charter possible
along the lines of their belief. Neither
committee will be hampered by a mix-
ure of different thoughts, but all of
one mind.
“Give the People a Chance.
"The result will be the best charter
possible of that kind. XX Ith sticii
ommltteos as that appointed there is
no reason to believe that Atlanta can
not secure one of the very best char
ters that can be gotten together.
When the different committees have
done their work, then 1 suggest that
both charters, the commission form
and the representative form, be sub
mitted to the people, that they may
. boose the one which they prefer It
would appear to mo that this is thor
oughly democratic and representative,
’live the people an opportunity to se
nt that which they prefer
■ As I said at the first of this state
ment. the charter to be voted upon
next Wednesday was prepared un
officially by two or three Councilmen.
assisted by several other wgll-known
focal statesmen, and presented at a
mooting of Council with a motion that
It he adopted Mr. Claude Mason
noved a postponement for two weeks
for the purpose of having the < Ity
clerk furnish each member with a
■opy. and in urging his motion, stat
ed that all of the members of Council
had not seen or read the charter. The
motion carried, and copies of the
charter were presumably furnished
members of Council. No copies were
furnished the public, nor did the char
icr appear in print. v
“Some copiet were lodged in the
• ity Clerk s office yesterday. .Septem
ber 13. thu* permitting Its examine -
ion by ;he public for a period of five
da ye.
Power m the Council.
- examination discloses a very
nteresting and well-thought-out gen
end scheme of putting complete do
minion over every department and
employee <>f t ie citv in the hands of a
majority of the (’ity (’ouncll. Sub
stantialh al! right® and authority now
noaseased by the public are taken
from it; everx branch of the city Is
consolidated and rounded out into one
•ompact effective political machine.
To illustrate: Section 34 provide*
for the election bv th** people of the
CT Marshal. City
Treasurer. Building Inspector. Comp
troller, Recorder, ulerk. Electrician
and Tax Collector.
“It then provides: The Mayor and
lenera! Council may declare vacant
the office of any of the officials of the
Ity elected by the people for a fail
ure to properly perform their duties,
or for any other breach of duty on
their part, all to be adjudged in the
discretion cf the General Council.’
■'When any official elected by the
5 übilc has been deprived bv found l
of his office nis successor Is not elect
ed by tee people, but b\ Council.
• The results of this section are ob
vious. The public can elect a few of
’s official?, but in doing so merely
nominate*- them for particular offices.
•i fact. t >*»y hold office only during
be pleasure of the General Council.
Mere Order Removes Official.
Under the present charter an of
al elected by the people can not
removed dffruig his term
ender articles of impeachment, whicn
I mc.st he in writing, tried in public, an
opportunity given the official to sum
• ton ‘tnesee-. make answer and be
«rd tO»un< ’• Su-n a trial mu«: i
be presided i,o-r oy H&lry Hem.
Juoge of th- <’ity Cour* of Atlanta.
“Under the proposed charter any
official elected by the people can oo
removed without accusation, trial, ,
right to be heard. ax«d upon a mere
official order by a majority of the
<’oimil (hay in their judgment. he
! should removed, and his successor .
:i- t ««n elected by them
• ••Tr.r foregoing nroxlsion was, for.
som» reason, again* wi edftcally ?- |
peated with peculiar emphasis In ref- 1
erence to the ofti( <• of Recorder Part I
of section JOS, which is devoted l<» .
the duties and Jurisdiction of the
Recorder, is as follows:
“ ’He may at any time be remov-d
by the Mayor and General ('ouncll for
cause to be adjudged of by them.'
“In the event of his removal, the
vacancy In his 9ffice is filled my a:
majority of Council.
Civil Service Abrogated.
' Thi« provision is quite interesting
in view of the fact that it Is a Spe
cific repetition of the general pow »r,
and is applied to one particular »f- I
flee. There are man;, who. •while ad- i
vacating the right of the people to
recall ministerial officers, do not sup
port this recall when it 1a applied to a
Judklal office.
“Under the present charter, civil 1
service rules have been promulgated
in both the police and fire depart- '
ments. and these have afforded Home
protection to the members of thoae
departments They, at least require
that foimal charges shall be pre
ferred, that the accused shall have a
public trial, with the right of repre*
Mentation, and thus give him. to ,i
certain extent, the protection of pub
lic opifflon.
“Under the proposed -harter the«<»
civil service rules arc abrogated. Sec- ;
Uon 129 creates the Board of Public
Safety, which is placed in entire
charge and control of the police an'l 1
fire departments, and defines the pow- I
ei s and jurisdiction of eaid board
“A very Interesting naraxrHpii In 1
that section is as follows: ‘Such j
chief, officer.* and men ao eh-ettd chn’l
serve during good behavior and ef
ficient service, both of which to be
Judged of by said board. Said hoard *
shall be authorized at any time to
discharge the chief, officers or men
or other employees of every depart
ment without any liability attaching
to the members of said board on a
< ount of eald discharge.’
Fine Machine, He 3aye.
•’This section abolishes nil civ.l
service rules, regulations and protec- (
tion to the members of both police
departments.
“The purpose to do precisely what ,
is. In plain English stated is fur
ther emphasized by section 131. which !
confers upon the Mayor and Council
the imwer, In their discretion to '
hereafter prescrlbe’Tlvil service rules.
It Is not. however, made obilgatorv
that they shall inaugurate a civil
service system, nor does th* charter
define what those rules shall be, as
I.- the cgse with the existing charter
“The seven hoard? are given aim! - i
lar power t* employ and discharge
at will every employee In the d--|
partrnents controlled by the respective *
boards.
“A completed, well-thought-out and I
highly efficient political machine is
thus constructed, the basic principles!
of which are that a majority of the ,
30 members of (’ouncll have the right
to elect the boards The boards have
the power to employ or discharge at
will Thus every board, with Its
every employee in every department,
Is consolidated and mobilized Into un
broken ranks for political purposes.
“Ro far as the officials are con
cerned who are elected by the people,
these are directly dealt with and han
dled at will by a majority of the
Council.
“Recall” Completes It.
“Thus a complete consolidation of .
every city official, from the highest
official elected by the people down to
the blackest street sweeper, Is ef
fected.
“But one final touch is necessary In
order to complete this most admira
ble. politically constructed machine,
and this finishing touch lies in the re
call. Section No. 215-B.
"Under a charter drawn for the
purpose of having a city administered j
upon business lines by the voters who i
own the dty. the people recall an In
efficient or dishonest official by sim
ply elect Ing his successor.
“Under this section, 215-B. the peo
ple are given the right to recall an
official elected by them, but are not
given the power to elect his succes
sor The power to elect the succes
sor. like all other similar powers, is
to be exercised, under this section, by j
a majority of the City Council. The I
section does not,even prevent this ma- 1
jority from reappointing to the va- *
Judge Hillyer Declares
Charter Is Reform Step
With city officials practically unan
imous for the new charter, a cam
paign organization has i>een perfect
ed and quiet but effective work Is in
progress.
The statement signed by Judge
Hillyer and Mr. Ihi vis, which, follows,
denies all the charges of sinister mo
tives on the part of the men who are
urging a favorable vote on the char
ter:
“Tn the Citizens of Atlanta
"The revision of the city charter,
on which you will be asked to vote
next Wednesday, was begun months
by citizens and Councilmen. all
of whom ate men of character and
experience W hen completed, it was
adopted by Council, and then ap
proved by the legislature. It has
been set forth in the newspapers, and I
thousands of copies are now subject
tv call at the City Clerk s office. (
"The old been amended, i
from time t<» time, ami this revised |
charter harrtionizes and systematises i
al) Its parts. The changes are not
fundamental They are matters of
detail, sucn as the repeal of the $3
aaruiun tax. the consolidation oil
board?. and providing a plan for con
tinuous supervision of streets and '
sewers which will give attention to I
repairs and improvements in every:
section.
Called Purely Democratic.
"It retains the representative form!
of government, and gives ward
the same representation ii Coun-
cil and on the boards as at Iresent
It purely democrat! it S-Ton the
' Hue li|i is *. *• C- : t -h |es anu
CHARIER FOES AND
FRIENDS TELL VIEWS
MAYOR WOODWARD SAYS
The new charter was pre
pared unofficially by two or
three Councilmen, assisted
by several other well-known
local politicians. Substan
tially all rights and author
ity now possessed by the
public are taken from it. It
provides that the Board of
Public Safety can remove
the Chief or any other police
officer without an}- liability
attaching to the members of
such board on account of
said discharge.
CHARTER FRAMERS SAY:
The changes in the new
charter are not fundamental, i
They are matters of detail,
such as the repeal of the $3
sanitary tax, the consolida
tion of boards, and provid
ing a plan for continuous
supervision of streets and
sewers which will give at
tention to repairs and im
provements. in every direc
tion.
cancy the Identical man who has jusl |
been recalled by th? people.
“The proposed charter strips th* 5
public of every power now poß.«e-*e<!
by it except the on? privilege of
electing about ten officers for osten
sible terms, but which election is
merely and In truth only nomin Hion- j
which are of force so long as it ma J >
suit the pleasure or whim of a ma - ;
I jority of <’ouncll.
“A charter reetlng upon such ar. I
| underlying scheme as this should be
| defeated
"The proposed i harter rovers many '
other arrogantly encroaching oowers •
which should demand its defeat, hut j
which are s<» numerous as to prevent '
discussion in a single article.
“One of these Is, however, of such
importance and so fraught with dan - |
ger to the public, that 1 venture to |
comment upon it.
•'The political advocates «»f the pro- I
posed charter are widely advertising I
that the present sanitary tax is to be j
abolished.
“In lieu of this, section 199 of the
proposed charter provides:
“ The Mayor and General Council
shall have power and authority to es
tablish a fee bill not higher than the
fees allowed to county officers nor
lower than those allowed to justices
of the peace and constables of this
State.’
Scores Fee Bill Idea.
“The minimum and maximum thus I
called for run from 50 cents to SSO.
Power Is conferred by this section to ;
establish a fee bill for every service j
rendered the city to each individual,
and under it a tee bill could be ar
I ranged sh fifteen minutes which would |
■ wring from the taxpayers a sum fur
■ in excess of that now produced by j
• the ad valorem tax
A man could be charged ‘he mini- ‘
mum amount for each reading of his
water meter, for paying his water bill,
for each visit of the garbage < art. '
each notice to repair his sidewalk,
for collecting the fl fa., for returning
his taxes, for giving him a receipt
for his taxeu and for doing every oth
er of th? countless thousands of I
things which are incident to the ad- ,
ministration of the city’s affairs.
“The membership of neither the
couqcilmanic nor aldermanic boards |
Is cut down, and the old Iniquitous i
ward system of election is retained.
Need Fair Charter.
“In short, the charter, in place of
attempting to put th? city upon an
efficient business basis, leaving the
Anal, ultimate control over all public
affairs in the hands of the public it
self Is simply an instrument which
deprives the public of any voice or
right iii the control of its affairs.
“Atlanta is in sore need of a new
charter—but not this one.”
"When th? existing charter is
1 changed this should be done by men
i acting alone in the interest of the
public and to the end that th? tax
payers shall receive a greater return
for their taxes. • It should not serve
the sol? purpose of completing and
conferring greater power® upon the
existing machine.
“Again, and in conclusion, allow m?
! to urge the people of this city not to
go to sleep over this most important
i matter, but to turn out on next Wed
l nesday and overwhelmingly defeat
I this most vicious charter.
1 Respectfully.
State governments
"Some criticism of this charter has
been indulged in by former Council
man Terrell. Surely he has not care
fully compared the revised charter
with the old one. So far as ‘clothing
the police officers with proper uni
form.* etc., the language in the re
vised charter was copied exactly from
the old charter. No change at all.
"As concerns the fire department,
the language is almost identical The
old charter states that the members
of this department must remain at
the various engine houses to which
they are assigned and must give theJr
entire time to the service of the city.
This is all the revised charter does.
The matter of off days, vacations,
’meal hours, etc.. Is simply a detail
I which the board in charge will regu
| late under the revised charter. Just as
, the Board of Fire Masters has done
I under the old charter
No Jobs Lott, They Say.
| "Aft regards the complaint Mr. Ter
rell makes that many of the city em
‘ I ployeea will be out of a job on the
first of the year, he is clearly mis
l taken. In the first place, the civil
■ service and pension systems are re
i talned as at present, the same now
'] being In effect only by ordinance Thl>
I revised charter gives to the General
•Council the sanv» authority to con-
Itinue these systems, and makes no
change whatever in these respects
“In addition. Section 173 of the re
vised charter clearly state.- that ‘ah
officials now serving under terms to |
• which they have been elected by vote;
of the people or General Cuun-’H. or|
- SUNDAY XA’ERU ,\X ■. )” .'.XT \ GA .NI XD.W. SEPTEMBER 21 VH3.
Mrs. McCarthy to Greet U. D. C.
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Atlanta Woman Gets Honor
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Convention Meets in Moultrie
Mrs. Williams .M<-< artliy. prof Atlanta Chapter I’.
D. C.. who will welcome <h-org;a r’ th*- Moultri ■ con
; veution.
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I (’hapter to Klect Delegates to Meeting at Next
Session —Manx; Will Attend.
Mis \\ ihiHms McUnrihy. president i i
of tile Atlanta <’hapter. United j
Daughters of the Confederacy, has;’
been invited bj the Stat? president.
Mrs. Walter I). Lamar, of Macon, to i
make the address of welcome at the , s
big State convention of Daughters ot i
j the Confederacy, which meets at j ,
Moultrie the first of October and con- | ;
tinues through th? third of th? month.
This is a distinction for the Atlanta |
chapter and a high compliment to ; ,
Mrs. McCarthy, who is one of the ■ .
most enthusiastic and charming ■ ,
presidents in th? organization. ,
The Atlanta chapter is the only .
chapter tn the city, and was founded j ‘
in 1895 by Mrs. Helen Plane, who |
holds th? office of honorary president ; ,
Officers of the Atlanta chapter are | ,
Mrs. Williams Mct'arthy. president, i t
Mrs. J. R Mobley, first vice president; !
Mrs. William T. Williams, second vice i ,
president; Mrs. W. S. Coleman, re- !
cording secretary. Mrs. James Be-j
--dell, corresponding secretary; Mrs .
Laurie 8. Weddell, treasurer: Mrs 11
Dalton Mitchell, registrar; Mrs. Ow- I
ens Johnston, auditor; Mrs. Lollie I
Belle Wylie, historian. Miss Elisa- I
beth Hanna is director of the Julia !
Jackson Chapter, Children of the Con- I
.federacy, and of the Junior Chapter, il
Children of the Confederacy. |
The convention will be attended by I
hundreds of Daughters of the Confed- I
eracy from all parts of Georgia, and I
the meeting v ill be characterized by I
many interesting features. ■
State officers of the United Daugh- I
ters of the Confederacy are Mrs. I
Walter D. Lamar, president; Mrs. I
Anna Caroline Benning, first vice I
boards, or appointment by the Mayor. 1
shall continue to serve until the end I
of the term to which they have been |
so elected or appointed.’
“No sound argument, in the opinion I
of those who have studied the revised I
charter, can be urged against its adop- I
tion It condenses, simplifies and sys- I
tematlcally arranges in proper order j
all sections referring to particular |
subjects.
“The consolidation of some of the 11
boards reduces the number of these I.
bodies, and the provision to pay each/
board member $5 for attendance at
regular monthly meetings, it is be
lieved. will bring closer attention and
better results even from fewer boards.
"We submit this charter not only as
a concise, well-arranged document,
but one that will stand the test ot
legality, for the various committees
which have prepared it have had the
aid and co-operatfon of our present
able City Attorney.
“It is fair to say that it is not a
commission government charter, but,
on the contrary, is distinctly repre
sentative and democratic in form and
principle. “Respectfully.
GEORGE HILLYER.
“< ’hairman.
\Rt HII’ALD H. DAViS. |
presicien!; Mrs. Herbert M. Franklin,
second vice president; Mrs J. M
Th«»mas, third vice president: Mrs. E
K. Overstreet, recording secretary;
Mrs. Duncan Brown, corresponding
secretary; Miss Mattie Sheilby, treas
urer; Mrs. Howard Mct’all, registrar;
Miss- Mildred Rutherford, historian,
and Miss Jessie I. Cobb, auditor.
The Moultrie-McNeil (’hapter, at
Moultrie, will entertain the delegates
and will give several brilliant recep
tions teas for their guests. Offi
cers of the Moullrie-McNeil Chap
ter are Mrs. W. C. Vereen, president,
and Mrs J. A. Heard, corresponding
secretary.
There are nearly 120 chapters in
the organization and each chapter
will b? represented by one or more
delegates.
Atlanta delegates Adil be elected at
the next meeting. •
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Earon Chinda Unable to Get An
swer to His Country’s Note
on Alien Law,
WASHINGTON Sept. 2U. —Earon ;
»’h»nda. th Japanese Ambassador '
• !*••! vqxin ti e I i ited Sta.es Gov- j
• rnment to-day for la? third time •
J within a x.eek to secure an answer to i
; l:is country's no »- «»n the (’alifornia I
:&ipi-;*.i-n land ! -gisiation. He fulled’
\ to get it.
The sAmbas>at <«! reached the State
Depart;. .ent jus; before Secretary
I Bryan vas lea ing for Wat renton, j
I\ a. to till nis la. t chautauqua en-
, gagenivnt.
T h S «-i‘ ta!\ \ as aoie to give the
I A rnbassador only a few moments of
j his lime.
I It i.- intimated that Japan intends 1
ip, press to a quick conclusion the
■ t t gotiatioi.s with the Administration
J k is probable tnat when Secretary
I l-i van retiirr.-- o his desk Monday the
’Japanese issu» will be the first to I
ocvupx his attention.
He also w ill o< gin to dispose of
rth« r important ousiness tnat has I
been accumuialing in the departmen* I
during ni; incumbency. This in
duces the Mexican situation and the
issue between Great Britain and the
I’niied Stales as to Panama (’ana!
tolls.
This Is His Last.
The charge.', made against Post
| '\ heeler, firs: s<m elary of the Em-
I bass; .it Rome, also are to be dis
-1 posed of, .-’it no action will be taken '
• >i. th?m until Mr. Wheeler arrives In .
I Washiiigim:.
Mr. Bryan to-day confirmed the
siaiena nt made last night that to- ;
night's lecture would be th? last on
th? chautauqua prog’ain tor the year.
At the same ’ime Le issued a state-
■ ment r?p..ving io ih< criticism which
1 -<d di . iared that hr should be at-
' tending to the duties of the State
j D»-parnnciH rather than lecturing for
l:is own < isonal gain, in this state-
• nmnt he said:
' “This evening is the last of the
•ehau.auqua lectures for this season.
; T’u total income from the ehautau-
I «pia lectures this year is a little over
Th? net receipts, after taking
1.-ut expenses, something over $6,500.
!'I he number of whole v v ek days
! which b (Ve been used for the lectures j
! is, ~(•(•< ’•<’/.ng to my recollection, seven,
•the remaindtr of the lectures being I
1 oeiivt red at pla< cs near enough to en- i
t ide me to leav asters noon, som?-
j tunes as late as 3 o’< lock
' ■ 1 would not assume that th? pub- ,
; i;< was Interested in these details |
; were it not for the fact that repre- j
s* nativ s of a few papers have re- '
gardt d it as a matter of great import
' alive, and I comply with their wishes I
in giving the fads to the public. ’
Will Continue Lecturing.
Several ot the reporters joined in i
jin asking Bryan whethei he would
• i< cture aii\ more during his connec
| tion with the State Department, and
he answered:
“I expect to continue my lecturing,
and shall levtuie whenever I deem it
desirable or necessary to do so. I
have not in the least altered the plans i
1 that I made «»n this subjec’ when I
| assumed th? duties of the office. Th?
I criticism that has been directed
against my lecturing is no more bit
ter than the criticism (hat I have
encountered at other times and for
other things durine my connection
with politics. A part of this criticism i
is malicious, a part of it is partisan i
and a part of it is based upon misin- l
formation. That which is malicious I
\ ill answer- itself: that which is par
»isan will be accepted as such: that
which is based upon misinformation I
I cease when the critics are bet- j
t<r informed.
“No man should enter public life
If he objects to criticism, anu he can
not stay in public life if he permits
criticism to turn him from the doing
of what he thinks is right. He must
decide his duty for himself and an
swer to the public for any mistakes
he makes.
“I regard lecturing as entirely le
gitimate. I lectured before I was
nominated for President; I lectured
between campaigns; I shall continue
i to lecture, and I shall not believe
that any person whose opinion is I
worth having will think the less of me I
because I do so.
“This closes the lecture subject for ;
the present.”
HEmmsH
PUBLICJTIDNS
BECEItE P RAISE
SIOO-000 Contract With Hall-
Caine Amazes Literary World,
Says Manager of Cassells.
I NEW YORK. Sept. A,-mut ‘
I Spurgeon, managing directoi of Cas-|
•s< IPs, London, arrived her* on th? I
, ( ’unard liner Uaronia en route to ad- *
i Iress the Toronto Press < lub in To-
i nmto on October 5. He said press !
! < ensorship of books was needed in |
England, but thought from what he i
had read of American book produc- |
THIS WEEK | BIJOU |
Fifth Successful Week of the
JEWEL! KELLEY COMPANY
Presenting the Great Scenic Melodrama.
“THc C H W'»OOS"
A Story of the Canadian Woods.
M £™ E s E 10c and 20c r&Ta
Look Who Is Coming! AT| AMT A
Bright Times at the fl I lAIi I fl
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
SATURDAY MATINEE
AL G. FIELD MINSTRELS
65— Monarchs of ths Minstrel World— 6s
Nev/ Novelties—“ Beyond Compare” j
BERT SWOR. The Comedy Reflex of American Minstrelsy »
BILLY CLARK, the Droll
JOHNNY DOVE, the International Minstrel ’ ’
WEST AV3Y, the Uncle Remus of the Minstrel Stage
JOE McCARTY, EDDIE SIMMS and AL G. FIELD (
THE SHEET ANCHOR OF MINSTP.EL SY t
THE SINGERS
Under the pe'sonal direct on ot PAU LaLOW
PAUL LaLONDE. the English Basso JACK M’SHANE. the if sh Tenor. b
W. H. HALLETT, the American ' WALTER SHERWOOD, the Ameii- t
? Paritnn* ' can Tenor *
-
JACK RICHARDS, the Welsh Tenor, i Baritone.
WILLIAM ARGALL. the Australian HARRY FRILLMAN. the American '
Tenor. * Bi’sso
BIRCH LOGAN, Lyric Tenor. I BONNI MACK, the CoOn Shouter,
20—AND A MALE CHORUS OF TWENTY VOICES—2O
PRICES —Night, 25c to $1.00; Matinee, 25c to 75c.
Seats Monday.
Monday and Tuesday MMIm
lames Montgemery’s Comedy of Love and Thrills
READY MONEY
A Play for All Win Ara Married or Expect to Be.
WILLIAM A. BRADY COMPANY OF CLASS
SEAT SALE THURSDAY. PRlCES—Nights, 25c to $1,50;
Matinee, 25c to SI.OO.
Wed. and Thurs. Oct. 1 & 2 ' hursday I
Another HENRY W. SAVAGE Success
“Little Boy Blue”
With OTIS HARLAN
And a Company of 65—Mostly Girls
Augmented Orchestra of 15
Nights, 25c to $2.00. Seat Sale Sept. 27. ,
■ TSCeS Matinee, 25c to $1.50. Mail Orders Now.
Friday and Saturday, Cct. 3-4 .
UUlHinVn Matinee Saturday
THE de KOVEN OPERA COMPANY
IN
“ROBI N HOOD”
WITH
ENRICA DILLI
Owing to the magnitude of this production, which comprises 80 Grand
Opera Singers and their own special orchestra, the management will re
ceive subscriptions by mall in advance. Blanks for this purpose have been
posted to many of the regular patrons. If you have failed to receive one
and wish to secure choice seats In advance, make application for blank at
box office. The prices will be 25c to $2.00. No higher. Regular sale opens
September 30.
Al KAkIFQTI
LYCEUM COURSE |
AT BAPTIST TABERNACLE
SEASON 1913-14 WILL PRESENT
10-TEN CELEBRITIES-1O
KNEISEL QUARTET AND FRIEDA SIEMENS. SENATOR ROBERT
M. LA FOLLETTE. DETECTIVE WILLIAM J. BURNS. CHICAGO
GLEE CLUB MALE QUARTET, RI H ELOA FFE R-G AILE Y COMPANY
3ENJAMIN CHAPIN IN “LINCOLN,- THE DUNAWAY COMPANY'
FRANK DIXON. ORATOR: SID W. LANDON. CHARACTERIST- SHUN
GOPAVEY. INDIAN MAGIC.
SEASON TICKET SALE SEPT. 29 TO OCT. 4AT CABLE '
PIANO COMPANY. POPULAR PRICES St 00 TO $2.00
| t’on that censorship was unneces-
* sary.
He said William Randolph Hears-:
i had made a pronounced impression
, wiih his publications in England. He
l was especially interested in the con- *
■ fact between Mr. Hearst arid Hal
I Caine at SIOO,OOO a y<ar for four
years, during which time the novelist
will probably produce two books a
“The enterprise of Ai Hears* com
pels the admirarioi- of ail publish
ers in Europe.” he said. “But i thin .
- cn English publish r wouli’ nt-i
a long time before emulating II a:
j that figure.
Regarding plajs criticised in Nv
York. Mr. Spurgeon said they evu d
i not be tolerated for a moment iu
I England. A play that has to do wf:i»
consanguineous diseases he conside -
ed benefit la’.
* “It will (vine to pa.-s.’ saiji Al:
I Spurgeon, “that th’- countj j MH
I have to have a Federal commission to
'regulate the matters with which that
| plav deals, in India regulations ha\
1 caused a striking decrease in dis
; ease in the army.”