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The Brunswick Daily News. VOL. VIII., NO. 232. GIVE MAYOR VETO POWER, ABOLISH WARD SYSTEM, SOME OTHER CHANGES ELECT CLERK FOR ONE YEAR i LARGE NUMBER OF CITIZENS AT TENDED CHARTER AMEND j MENT MEETING. Both Clerk and City Treasurer to Be Elected for Only One Year—Com * mittee Appointed t‘o Draft Amend ments to City Charter. The first meeting in the history or the city of Brunswick to consider the very serious matter of charter amend ments (lawmaking in other words) was held at the city hall last night and was a success from beginning to end. It was a meeting for the good of Brunswick, called by the mayor in order that the people might have the prerogative of first passing upon needed legislation and that to he retired before final action. There was a get-together spirit in the meeting denoting a better condition of the times and it was attended by bankers, lawyers, merchants, physic ians, contractors, carpenters, etc. On motion of A. V. Wood, the stal wart Brunswickian. was asked to preside over the meeting, and Austin Holcomb, the newspaper man. was in vited to act as secretary. Chairman Wood then called upon the mayor to state the object of the meeting. Mayor Hopkins, for a reply, sent to the secretary’s desk a copy of his offi cial call, which was read. At the conclusion of its reading Mayor Hop kins then sent to the secretary’s desk the following proposed changes in the charter: An act to amend an act entitled ‘An act to consolidate and amend the several acts incorporating and chartering the city of Brunswick, Glynn county. Georgia, and for other purposes therein mentioned." approved August. 27th. A, 1)., 1872, and the several acts amendatory thereof sub sequently passed and for other pur poses. Section I. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of Georgia, and it is hereby, that the above entitled act to consolidate an.l amend the several acts incorporating and chartering the city of Brunswick. Glynn county. Georgia, and for other purposes therein mentioned, approved August 2(7. A. D., 1872, and the sev-' eral acts amendatory thereof subse quently passed, which includes the act approved November !2th. ISS9, contained upon page 1010 and follow ing pages of the published acts of 1339, and that approved November 13th, 1889, contained upon rage 1084 of the published acts of ISS9, as well as the subsequent sevtf-al acts of said genera' assembly, be amended as follows: (A> Said mayor and council are hereby authorized to convey by deed of quit-claim for the consideration of one dollar, to the board of education oi Glynn county, a corporation under the laws of said state, for educational purposes, to be held by said board as it is authorized to hold other property by ;hq terms of its charter; ? Al! that portion of that tract or parcel of land, situate, lying and be ing in the city of Brunswick, county of Glynn, and designated as “Hills boro square” upon the map of said city as made by Geo. R. Baldwin, sur veyor, A. D., 1837, and lying south of the southern boundary of Mansfield street in said city, and bounded upon the east by Carpenter street, upon the south by lot number three hundred end forty-eight (348) an open space and lot number three hundred and thirty-four (334), and upon the west by Egmont street, and upon the north by the southern boundary line of Mansfield street. I <B) The mayor and council, or the mayor, at the pleasure of either or both, may at any time employ any person or persons to thoroughly ex amine the books and records and ac counts of the respective officers and employes of said mayor and council, and such person or persons so em ployed shall be paid out of the funds of the city reasonable compensation for such service, and shall make full report of their findings in such examination to the mayor and council, with such recommendations thereupon as to such person or persons making an examination may seem advisable. (C) Commencing January 1. 1910. the clerk and treasurer, respectively, •of the mayor and council of the cry -of Brunswick, whether those tw-> offi ces are occupied by the same or sep arate persons, shall be elected an nually for a term of one .ear end ing with each calendar year, whir h election shall take place at the first regular meeting of sad mayor and council after the day of annu 1 or ganization. or as soon thereafter us practicable, and the person or p-i- t.s so elected to said office or offi.e.-v shall serve during the year of his elec tion and uutil his successor has b n in like manner elected and qua'ifi'i. If any vacancy shall occur in either of said offices at any time during the year, said vacancy shall be filled by th-> election of a successor by said mayor and council as soon thereafter as practicable. Section 2. Be it, and it Is hereby further enacted that any and all laws and parts of laws in conflict with, or militating against this act. or any part thereof, be, and the same are hereby repealed. These amendments were discussed and finally, by unanimous consent, their passage was declared to be the sense of the meeting. Col. C. P. Goodyear introduced the following in the shape of suggestions which were likewise adopted by the meeting: IF) That the board of health of the city of Brunswick be appointed by the hoard of health of the state of Georgia, of which the mayor shall be ex-officio and governed by rules of the state board of health; that the ipayor and council shall in the bud get set apart a sum for its support to be expended by the board of health in its discretion free from all control of the mayor and council of the city of Brunswick. (D) The mayor of said city shall appoint as nearly as practicable an nually, at the first regular meeting of said mayor and council in e£ch year, from the members of said coun cil. committees consisting of three members each, as follows: Finance and Auditing, Taxes and Revenues, Railroads and Harbor, Public Works, Buildings, Cemeter ies, Parks and Squares, Police, Fire and Building Permits. Sanitation, Light and Water, Purchasing, Hospital and Charity, Ordinances. Said committees when thus ap pointed shall serve for the calendar .'ear of their appointment, and shall have such duties and powers as may be conferred upon them by said mayor and council from time to time, respectively, and if from any cause a vacancy shall occur during the year, in either of said committees, the same shall be filled by appointment by the mayor from the members of said council. Ail committees shall be appointed by the mayor, and he shall -be ex-officio member of each com mittee. ■(B) The veto power shall be given to the mayor of the city and no ordi nance or resolution of the mayor and council shall have force and effect un less approved by the mayor or unless atter passage he fails to exercise the veto power for ten days or unless it is passed by a two-thirds vote over his veto. He shall state his reasons for exercise of the veto power in each instance in a message to coun cil. The next resolution to be suggested to the meeting, which was also unan imously adopted, was sent to the desk by C. H. Leavy and read as follows: “Be it and it is hereby resolved that it is the sense of this meeting that Brunswick do away with the ward system of electing its aldermen and that we return to the old plan in vogue previous to the year 1909.” Austin Holcomb submitted the fol lowing, which was agreed to and was passed without a dissenting vote: “Resolved that the charter of the city be amended so that in future all proper amendments shall be published for thirty days previous to the meet ing of the legislature.” Shot addresses were made by Chairman Wood, who was especially impressed with the movement to give the board of health independent au thority and to enlarge Its powers; Col. F. E. Tw'itty, who suggested that the meeting go on record as favoring the creation of a park and tree commis sion (which was immediately done); Dr. J. A. Butts, who devoted some time to the board of health matters, and Col. C. P. Goodyear, who depre cated the fact that under present con dition the mayor of the city had been deprived of the functions of his of fice. Col. F. E. Twittv here moved that the chair name a committee of six to include the chair as chairman, to draft the amendments and submit them for passage to the representa tives of Glynn county in the legisla ture. The conim'ttee as appointed is as follows, and is requested to meet in the office of Judge Max Isaac on Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock: A. V. Wood, chairman. F. E. Twitty, Dr. J. A. Butts. R. R Uo-A:'-,- Judg' BRUNSWICK, GA., TUESDAY MORNING. JUNE 22, 1909. EVIDENCE NOW FAVORS WIFE OF EDWIN GOULD ACCORDING TO THOSE WHO TES TIFIED YESTERDAY SHE IS A GOOD WOMAN. Sensation-Hunters Were Greatly Dis appointed When the Husband of Mrs. Gould Failed to Go on the Stand as Had Been Expected. New York, June 21. —Sensation- hunters, who expected Howard Uouid to go on the stand today in the di vorce proceedings instituted against his wife, were very much disappoint ed. as the husband tailed to go on the stand, as De'ancy Nlicol closed the testimony as soon as the case was opened this morning. The testimony of Jdenri Bankhead, ot the army, and his w.l'e, and Alice Stickney, to the effect that they had taken trips in the Gould yacht and had never seen Mrs. Gould doing more than the ordinary society wo man do>-s. was read. Join VV. Adams, of Lynchbuig, Va., denied that lie had ever drank whisky in the cellar of the Gould house with Mrs. Gould. The former servants at the ’Castle Gould, who were placed on the stand today, denied that they had ever seen Mrs. Gould intoxicated or had heard her use vile language. Michael Dully, a building inspector, was the last witness placed on the stand and he said Mrs. Gould was a lady of fine quality. AUTO ACCIDENT ON CUMBERLAND TWO OF THE OCCUPANTS WERE THROWN FROM MACHINE, ONE SLIGHTLY INJURED. Going at a speed of forty miles an hour, the large touring car of Dr. W. C. Warren, of Atlanta, struck a small ditch on the beach at. Cumberland yes terday afternoon, two of the five oc cupants being thrown heavily to the beach, w'liile the three who remained in the car were shaken considerably. The car was being driven by Dr. Warren and with him in the car were R. W. Davis, Gus Dodd, J. James and Russell Richards. When the car struck the ditch Messrs. Davis and Dodd were thrown heavily to the beach. The former struck on his right shoulder and received quite a pain ful but not serious injury. His shoul der-blade, it is thought, was dislo cated. He wa:s brought to the city last night and will leave for Atlanta this morning. Mr. Dodd was slightly bruised while the three gentlemen who remained in the car were considerably shaken, but not injured. The car did not turn over and was not damaged in the least. Purchases Stock of Joerger f s Drug Store The purchase of the stock, fixtures, etc., of the drug store of the late Dr. W. Joerger. by Dr. E. L. Nanney, for merly of Abbeville, means that Bruns wick is to have another up-to-date drug establishment. The deal for the store was closed a few days ago, and as soon as some improvements are made and new goods received the new owner will open for business. Dr. Nanney comes to Brunswick with years of experience in the drug business. He announces that he will purchase an entirely new stock of everything in the drug line and will carry on an up-to-date drug business. Dr. Nanney will later remove his family to Brunswick and they will be given a cordial welcome by the people of the city. PROMINENT OHIO MAN TAKES HIS OWN LIFE Van Wert, 0.. June 21.—Frank M. | Campbell, manager of the .Tones- j Laughlin Steel Cos., shot and killed himself today, ill health was given as the cause. Max Isaac and C. H. Leavy. The meeting was harmonious and earnest and that the precedent p sts' - lished wilt prove a good thing for the - ; t y therp can be no doubt. CHINAMAN NELO FOR MURDER OF YOUNG WOMAN NOT YET KNOWN, HOWEVER, IF THE RIGHT CHINK HAS BEEN CAPTURED. Chinaman Who Owned the Restau rant Surrenders—Chung Sing. Who Accupied Next Room*, Has Been P>aced Under Arrest. New York, June 21. —Sam Leung, who owned the restaurant where the body of Elsie Sigel was found, sur rendered today voluntarily and said he .knew nothing of the murder. Wrong Man? Schnectad.v. N. Y., June 21.—J. J. Evers, or i roy, N. Y . who said he had known well William Leon, who is accused of the murder of Elsie Sigel, declared that the Chinaman un der arrest here is not Leon. Chung Sing, who occupant the room next to Leon, was arresfiAf at Am sterdam today. General Search. Washington, June 21.—Leon Ling, the Chinese convert now being sought as the alleged slayer of Elsie Siegel, is reported to have been in Washing ton last Wednesday and Thursday, in Company with his roommate, Chung Sing, and a white woman whose iden tity is a mystery. The woman, it is said, lodged two nights with a fam ily in C street. Northwest, near Third street, and left there Thursday night in company with the two Chinese. Members of the family identified photographs of Leon Ling and Chung Sing as likenesses of the men who called for her. The fact that Leon Ling called at the Sigel home the day before Miss Sigal disappeared and threatened to kill Chtt Gain unless Elsie “stopped g'bbg with him," was mo 1 ’’•tiovn today by Paul Sigel, father of the murdered girl. OLD LANDMARK GIVES WAY TO A NEW STRUCTURE One of Brunswick’s oldest land marks has recently been torn down in order lo make room for anew two-story stmeture. The old land mark in question is the house out on Norwich street known as the old Harrison residence. It was one of the oldest houses in the city, being the home for years of the late Judge Lewis Harris. F. D. Scarlett is having erected on the site a large two-story building, which, when completed, will be used for a store. Darien Coming for Ball and Coif Came With a match game of golf and baseball on for today between Bruns wick and Darien, the enthusiasts of the two cities are looking forward to an interesting day of it. The Darien party will come over on an excursion, which will arrive in the city about 10 or 11 o’clock, and which is expected to bring over about half the white population of the Mclntosh capital. Immmediately upon the ar rival of the boat the golf game will begin and It will be completed in time to permit the participants and spectators to get to the ball park be fore the beginning of the baseball game. Darien, as is well known, has one of the best golf teams in the .south and they will give the locals a hard fight. Thy baseball team will be strengthened by the addition of a few ] Savannah players and should prove [ to be a very interesting diamond bat- j tie. It is expected that both the. games wll be witnessed by large! crowds. - LOVERS FIND A WAY. Prominent Jewish Couple Goe3 lo New York to Wed. Pittsburg, Pa., .Tune 21.—Because j they are first cousins arid cannot wed in this state. Miss Lillian Kaufmann i and Edgar J. Kaufmann will engage] two special trains to carry their bridal party to New York. The par ties are members of widely-known Jewish families of this city. The Rev. Steven Wise, of New York, will officiate and the Rev. J. Leonard Levy, of Pittsburg, will givf the benediction. The couple will be married at the St. Regis hotel. New York city, to morrow evening. TWO PER CENT TAX ON ALL CORPORATIONS WILL BE IMPOSED BY SENATE CONFEDERATE MONUMENT. .j Uncle Sam Will Do Honor to the Boys in Gray. Washington, June 21.—Uncle Sam; will do honor to the boys in gray who lie buried in Finn’s Point National cemetery. Salem, N. J., by erecting an 15.500 monument, bids for wbich were opened today by Colonel Oates, who i heads the commission for marking the j graves of the confederates. The gov- | ernment memorial will mark. the last i resting place of 2,460 officers and men j of the southern army and navy who died while confined at Fort Delaware as prisoners of war. The adoption of a monument for the purpose is due to the fact that it has been found impossible, because of imperfect records, to place dis tinctive headstones at each individual grave, as contemplated by an act of cotigress. Commissioner Oates has arranged also to place wrought iron fences around the Camp Chase confederate cemetery, near Columbus. 0., and around the confederate cemetery, at North Alton, 111. FITZSIMMONS SAYS HE CAN WHIP JACK JOHNSON New York, June 21.—“1 can whip j Jack Johnson and I will keep after him until he gives me a fight,” said j Bob Fitzsimmons, the ex-champion, I who arrived here today front Europe. Fitzsimmons also expressed the be- ! lief tHat leffries could knock John son out. One was Killed , Three Injured Cincinnati, 0., June 21.—One per son was killed outright and three others were seriously injured tonight when an elevator in the Murdock building fell the full distance of five stories. Two of the three who were injured will probably die. —— +- MRS. J. MORRIS MADDEN DEAD. Passed Away in Jacksonville After a Short lliness. The many Brunswick friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. Morris Madden will re gret to learn of the death of the lat ter. which occurred in Jacksonville early Sunday morning. The Jackson ville Times-Union of yesterday, in chronicling her death, says; “The many friends of Mrs. James Morris Madden wdli regret to learn of her death of typhoid pneumonia at her home, 743 Oak street. Sunday morning. Funeral services will be held at the residence at 5 o’clock this afternoon. Rev. Father Maher, of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, officiating. The body will be forwarded this evening to Washington, D. C., the former home of the deceased, for interment in the family lot in Mt. Olive cemetery, and will be accompanied by the bereaved husband, Janies M. Madden, and her sister, Mrs. Richa:d Black, of Colum bia, S. C. The pallbearers ate re quested to meet at the undertaking parlors of Marcus Conant at 4.30 thiij afternoon.” Tells of Storms With Wireless London, June 21. —An international weather bureau, which will use the wireless telegraph to flash around the world warnings of approaching storms and disturbances of the elements, is projected by the distinguished weather men of ail countries gathered In Lon don today at the initial session of the international conference of meterolo gists. According to the plans for this world-wide weather forecasting move ment. all vessels of all nations will be equipped with uniform storm sig nals. It is believed that this would go far toward preventing disasters at sea. The United Stales is represented at the conference opened today by Prof. Willis L. Moore, chief of the United States weather bureau. It is stated that America will take a prominent part in the projected international bu- ream A concerted movement will be in augurated to induce the principal \ governments to adopt a uniform svs-j tent of wireless telegraphy marine j weather reports, and to reach an agreement so that all nations shall display a uniform marine storm sig nal. If such an international agree ment can be effected, it is believed that it will be a great factor in sav -nr life and property on the sea and land, and at the same time highly important in the making o: wr? be. prediction • PRICE: 5 CENTS. THIS DECIDED m CONFERENCE ALL BANKS WILL BE INCLUDED, BUT WILL GET A REDUCTION. The Senate is Still Debating Over a Tax on Hides and It is Likely That 1 the Dingley Tariff of 15 Per Cent. Will Be Decided Upon. Washington. D. C., June 21.—At a conference tonight between Senator Hoot, whose aid in preparin'- Presi dent 1 aft’s tax on the net earnings of corporations, and Attorney Gene ral Wickersham, it was decided that the tax be 2 per cent, to be collected from all corporations. All banks will be included, the na tional institutions securing deductions to the amount of taxes paid up on circulation. Corporations will be subjected to publicity in order to enforce the law. The perfected amendment will be ready for introduction into the sen ate on Thursday. Fighting Over Hides Duty. In opposing tile Aldrich committee of finance to lake hides off the free list, as provided by the house, and restore the Dingle/ rates of 15 per cent .ad valorem, Senator Page, of Vermont, declared the beef trust in stead of the farmers cornered all the profits from the hide duty. Senator Carter, favoring the plan, said if the farmers were forced to sell in the open market they should have the same privilege of buying. + HARROVIAN ILL, STOCKS DROP RUMOR THAT HE IS SERIOUSLY SICK CAUSED FALL IN HIS LINES New York, June 21.—The rumor that E. H. Harrlman is seriously ill in Vienna caused a break in all the Harriman stocks today. Union Pacific dropped 4 per cent., South Pacific to 238. and Reading to 414. - . THE GRAND TONIGHT. The feature subject for tonight at the Grand will be an adaption from the famous play “Our New Minister.” Tins subject will need no Introduction as the play makes a great success in the south. The picture is weli acted. 1 Troubles of an Old Coat,” one of Pathe’s amusing subjects; “Vn Un yielding Parent,” which will also keep the audience in laughter, and the funny Chase picture entitled “l Lost the Ball.” which is very clever and original. Tonight four new subjects wilt no doubt draw large audiences to the popular Grand. BREAKS OWN RECORD. The Remarkab; e Run Made by the Steamer Mauretania. Queenstown, June 21.—The Cunard line steamer Mauretania has clipped another fifty minutes off the best pre vious eastward record, which is also her owm. She accomplished the journey from New York in 4 days, 17 hours and twenty-one minulesfid 21 minutes, the best previous being 4 days and 18 hours and 11 minutes. The total run of about 2,933 knots was made at an average speed of 25.88 knots per hour. RIVER WAS CROWDED WITH LITTLE MOTOR BOATS There was a regular motor-boat pa rade down Brunswick's harbor Sun day afternoon. With the coming of the summer season every man who owns a motor-boat of any kind gets his craft ready to go into commission, and Sunday it seemed that, ail of them wery out for a cruise. Brunswick probably has more mo tor-boats than any city along the ! coast of equal s'ze and any a£ter ’oeq do-er.a o' them cr* be seen . ‘.j-;;;-'i ” rp a' ' down the river.