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Nat responsible for advanced payments made vet-of-town local carrier, dealer or agent. Cut away the underbrush! Togo to the- kodakers: "If that's all, fire away." A congressional ball game and 8 long home-run. But isn't that European Dove of Peace a hungry, bot old bird. Standard Oil doesn't own all country. It hasn't got the other fourth yet: Trusts, have fool all sorts conditions of arguments to ft and ple.

Admiral Togo acts as if he hadn't heard a whisper of Hobson's war with Japan. What a fine subject Vardaman will be in case of a hair pulling match in the senate. With so many invitations, the problem with the distinguished visitor is Togo, or not Togo. Mr. Bryan is getting in At the present rate of word slinging Mr.

Underwood's one. However, with speeches a week in length, Senator LaFollette can't make more than 52 a year. Congress seems such hearty, soulful bunch always on the joyous day of adjournment. Popular after-dinner -'That great public benefactor, the man with the motion to adjourn." When your troubles are making the bark fly, It isn't cold comfort to blame 'em on the dog days. In rainless North Carolina they can't blame the toddy-takers for not getting on the water wagon.

Mr. Bryan's ambition is only to hold the party lines, crack the whip and do all the whistling to the team. They don't rush elections in Canada as in this country. They're pretty. slow there, and tolerably sure.

Just as he escapes from one trouble, some of Dr. Wiley's friends propose to run him for president. The meekness with which he "takes all the blame" shatters the last weak hope of a Roosevelt come-back. If his new nag has any opinion, it probably is that Taft is no light weight for "Reciprocity" to carry. The Colonel believed he was right, and went ahead.

And who disputes it? The weather is hot enough as it "I take the blame," says Roosevelt; but it would be risky business for anyone to blame for taking IL Our that legislators Macon didn't look tagged after experience. haps the buttermilk did get look in. Pretty soon now state will have an opportunity to figure just how far and how much the legislature has saved it. Houston. Texas, is boasting of "the aristocratic mint julep." Editor Balley must have borrowed Colonel Watson's formula The man who says wealth is a burden would doubtless object to the heaviness of a golden crown in the Hallelujah Country.

A Chicago man has inherited 000 on condition that he doesn drink nor gamble until he is 60. Pretty hard lines, for at that age he'll have no euse whatever. THE CONSTITUTION, ATLANTA, GAL WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1911. THE ONLY WAY TO RELIEF. Reduced to its last analysis, whatever opposition there is to the revised city charter, supported by a majority of Fulton's members of the house and the senator from this district, arises solely out of the fact that IT LEGISLATES THE PRESENT CUMBERSOME COUNCIL AND THE TOP BOARD SYSTEM OUT OF OFFICE, substituting in their stead a rational system of government by which every taxpayer will be brought within close touch with the legislative and the administrative details of city affairs.

If nobody had been legislated out of office there would have been no objections from the very source now most conspicuous in opposition to the charter. This being true, we can not for a moment conceive that the tens of thousands of citizens interested in a business-like administration of city affairs, and neither holding nor aspiring to office, will permit the paltry, selfish consideration of a few municipal commissions to stand in the way of the elimination of the evils WHICH THE VERY OPPONENTS OF THE MEASURE CONCEDE TO EXIST. When some months ago it was proposed to secure relief from the intolerable burden of board administration the city council, then unwilling to concede anything that would interfere with its petty political machinations, refused any kind of relief. Public sentiment revolted to such an extent that council was FORCED TO SUBMIT A REVISED CHARTER hedged about with numerous methods of keeping the politician on guard, and very carefully REFRAINING FROM GOING DIRECT TO THE ROOTS OF EVILS, which, in an indirect way, council had no alternative than to admit existed. The new charter, already favorably reported by the general assembly, CONTAINS 90 PER CENT of the charter that the council itself asked the legislature to enact.

The remaining 10 per cent SIMPLY CUTS OUT THE CANCEROUS GROWTH THAT THE COUNCIL EVADED IN ITS OPERATION ON THE OLD CHARTER. This 10 per cent CUTS THE VERY TAP ROOT of the most pernicious evil of city administration as now existing. It wipes out the boards and, while concentrating full and absolute legislative authority in the council of ten members, selected one from each ward by popular vote, it puts every detail of administration in the hands of a board of five members elected from the city-at-large, each giving his whole time to the service of the city and charged with the absolute responsibility of appointing the heads of each department under him, and the honest, efficient administration of every detail of his department. The legislative council and the administrative board are each independent of the other; the former having no authority in any matter of appointment or expenditure, but being charged exclusively with the raising of the public revenue and the enactment of ALL LEGISLATION AF. FECTING THE HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE OR COMFORT OF THE PEOPLE of the city.

The only board that will exist under the new charter is that which deals with the 500 teachers and the 000 children in the public schools of the city, this board being limited to five members chosen by the administrative board with special reference to their fitness for this service, and being absolutely independent of either of administrative board or the legislative council in its management of the city's schools. The wrangles of the police commission and the park board will become things of the past under the new charter. It will be recalled that only a few months ago the city was torn into contending elements over a factional difference that arose in the park board on the burning issue of who should appoint the official that would carry fish to the pelican, clip the tiger's claws and give the elephant his weekly brush. General Manager Carey won out on the issue that either he or the board would have to go if it assumed that authority, and only under the lash of public opinion the board yielded its absurd position. That sort of thing is and has been going on for years with most every board in the city- so much so that the patience of the public has been exhausted, and public sentiment has reached the well-nigh unanimous conclusion that there shall be AN END TO THE BOARD SYSTEM ABOMINATION.

The only way to relief is through the compromise charter, and the senator and representatives from this county need have no fear that they will have the overwhelming approval of the city in the enactment of the legislation on which they have already secured favorable report. GOV. SMITH'S OPPORTUNITY: Adverse attitude of the house committee on railroads toward the Shaw bill, proposed for the relief of the traveling man from unjust mileage exchange exactions, indicates that there is at least one measure which might well have interfered with Governor Smith's going to Washington to assume his duties in the United States senate. It looks as if this bill, the only relief measure proposed or asked for by thousands of Georgia traveling men, from the present general assembly, has about gone upon a rock. Will Governor Smith come to their rescue? It was solely because the railroads of the state refused even to heat to any suggestion of compromise of their inconvenient and unjust mileage exchange requirements, that the Shaw bill to require railroads to provide separate windows for mileage exchange in cities of 2,0007 or more population in lieu of the railroads pulling mileage on their trains, was proposed; and with this measure already passed by the senate as a basis, the house committee was confronted by a splendid opportunity to render a valuable service to Georgia's numittee action, appears ruthlessly to have been aside.

merous traveling men- an opportunity which, through, adverse comGeorgia's traveling men have asked little at the hands of the general assembly. Enactment of the Shaw bill was all they have sought this session. In that they hoped for some measure of relief from the present exacting mileage rules. It seems they are to be denied even the hope. If the house committee considered the Shaw bill, as it came from the senate, too drastic in any of its particular requirements, certainly it could have amended it and at least made the effort to help out where assistance is most needed.

The hopes of several thousand' Georgia traveling men were based on the success of this particular piece of legislation; and now its only chance lies in reversal by the house at the eleventh hour of the adverse committee report- a chance worth ordinarily the smallest fraction of 1 per cent. Nevertheless it is a chance, slight as it is, which may be turned to advantage with the proper force and influence back of it. Governor Smith, with an unquestioned majority in the house, might succeed in bringing about this much needed relief for the Georgia traveling man, FROM Seeing Their Finish. Last call for the statesmen to shout to the skies We meet in this world but to sever; The "Move we adjourn Man" is ready to the popular fellow forever! The long lane is takin' The rest-givin' turn; hero they're makin' Of Old Man Adjourn. On bills which are really too long to: review It's gettin' too late to commence; An' the time folks will be pushin' 'em through Just any old crack in the fence.

Oh, the long lane is takin' The rest turn, An' the house will be shakin' With "Move-we-Adjourn." A Lesson From the Lite- Primer. "During our visit to Washington," says The Adams Enterprise editor, spent several dull days in congress. It wasn't so confusing getting in, but we were all mixed up on the world and everything on coming-out-in fact, we were in a dazed, rattle-brained condition, and 1t was some little time before we could get our proper, bearings, and not until we had made a bee-line for home and had spent six hours with the intelligent Georgia legislature, did we come to ourself and gaze upon the situation cool and clearheaded." Keeping Time. Keepin' time when Joy is pickin' of the banjo, fine an' free, Lite must surely have a dance left-keepin' one for you an' the. (Brethren, still the music play TIll we dance the dream away.) Though we held the way with Trouble, we have seen the sunny rays, An' the old boys still remember all their Jolly dancin' days.

(Brethren, in the twilight gray Let us dance Lite's dream Coaxing the Officeholder Out. "Our tax collector likes the office SO says a Billville exchange, "that he positively refuses to. step down and and this Is to notify the public that the citizens will assemble at the town hall with crowdars and pick8X68 for the purpose of prying him loose tomorrow at 10 m. sharp. In the event of fallure to dislodge him by simple methods, dynamite will be used to blow the building from around him.

Don't miss this gala spectacle! The biggest barbecue of the seasoncontaining 12 cows will be free to all who attend the interesting ceremonies. Bills. Bills from the valleys, And bills from the hills, CONGRESS MEMBERSHIP IS FINALLY SETTLED President Taft Signs Reapportionment Bill Increasing Membership by 42. Washington, August bill Taft today signed the reapportionment under which the house of representatives is increased from 391 to 433 members with two more if Arizona and New Mexico are admitted to the union. LORIMER COMMITTEE CONCLUDES.

SITTINGS Washington, August -When the Lorimer Investigating committee sumed Its hearing today its was announced that it would conclude Its Washington sittings will tomorrow, the probably not meet of congress has adjourned. The next again until after the present session session for the purpose pt taking tesprobably will be held in Chicago: Pormer Representative H. J. C. Beckemeyer, of the Illinois legislature, under cross examination today, was asked 11 after having testified yesterday that he had lied about the matter, expected the committee to believe him.

The committee ruled they did not care hear what Beckemeyer's expectations were as to what the committee would believe. Former State Senator D. W. Holstwho said he was given $2,500 for voting for Lorimer, testifled today that he really did not know why he took the money. Wheatley Retires.

Americus, Ga, August 8. (Special.) D. Wheatley, for thirty years cantile business of Americus, today prominently identified with the merdisposed of his entire stock of dry goods to a local firm and retires there from to engage hereafter in real estate busines 15,000 PEOPLE TO ATTEND BIG GOOD ROADS BARBECUE Richland, Ga, August (Special) At a meeting of the Georgia-Alabama Good Roads association, held at Eufaula, Ala, on July- Richland secured the privileges of entertaining the association on August 16, 1911, which time the executive committee will meet to form a permanent for the purpose of securing and maintaining a national highway connecting Atlanta and the gulf. Delegates from all the towns along the proposed routes of the highway have been requested to be present at this time and present their claims to the highway, and the chairman, Hon. C.

8. 1 MoDowell, requests a full attendance the association on that date. good roads barbecue will be tenered the association by the Richland board of trade at Meyer park, and hundreds of invitations have been issued throughout southwest Georgia and southeast Alabama. Richland will stand with her gates open on this occasion to all sections of the state and other states as well, and Invite them to enter and see for themselves what inducements the town and surrounding sections can offer. Preparations for entertaining five thousand people on that day has been made, and the four thousand pounds or meat which has been secured and the boun itul baskets promised are but slight evidence of the public spirit of the town.

Private cars will be at the disposal of the visitors for "joy rides" over Stewart county's good roads, and the hospitality, so characteristio of Richland will be in full evidence. On the program for the day are Beveral prominent speakers, among them being Hon. G. Gunby Jordan, Columbus, Hon. J.

R. Pottle, Blakely, Hon. C. 8. McDowell, Eufaula, Ala, besides others interested in good road work.

The regular business session of the association will be held in the afternoon in the city hall baseball game la scheduled for the atternoon, and other features of a barbecue day will be enjoyed, The four passenger trains which en-. ter the town from every direction In the morning, and leave in the afternoon, afford a splendid schedule for those coming over for the day, from distance, and the good roads which lead from Stewart county make the trip a delightful one for those in motoring distance. GOVERNOR TO SHOW SOLONS AT BIG WATERMELON CUTTING Governor Hoke Smith harbors rations to climb into the "wool hat" class. The governor longs with longing that will not be denied to excel in all branches of agricultural pursuits, and he takes more pride in his farm in DeKalb county than a budding youth takes in his first pair of long trousers. Just at present the apple of the governor's eye is his watermelon patch.

At any time of day he will put a period in an enthusiastic discussion of his pet policies, or the tariff, or the reciprocity measure or the necessity of his presence In the United States senate and branch off Into a magnificent peroration about that melon patch, Its accomplishments in the past and its prospects for the future. For two days the governor has had 65-pound melon on exhibition at his office in the capitol He raised it on his farm. "There's a story In The Constitution about that melon, governor," stated a reporter, "and it puts you in the test for the belt as champion watermelon grower of state." "Show me that story," demanded the governor as he reached for a paper. "Ah, ha!" said he as a smile of satisfaction lit up his face. "Now you talk about something in which I am interested and on which I can talk all day- farming, that is my hobby.

"But," he continued, "that 65-pound melon isn't a circumstance. That's one of the little ones that I pulled to allow the others plenty of room In which to grow. I've got one out there on the vine that weighs 100 pounds if it weighs an ounce. If It geta ripe I'll bring it In next week and we'll see how it looks inside." The governor has carried several members of the legislature out to look, over his tarm, and Wednesday night he is going to entertain them and a number of their friends with a watermelon cutting at the mansion. Two or three drays have been employed to haul the melons in fresh from the farm and with the dew on 'em.

WALKING ALONG STREET OFFICER HATCHED OUT BROOD OF CHICKS Athens, August Yesterday was a hot day in Athens. and Policeman John Short states that he got ten eggs down town and walked- home with them about noon: he further states that when he got home, distance of half a mile or such matter, eight of the eggs had turned out little, chicks, actually hatching out en route. Policeman Short has good persons to vouch for the statement, which puts one over the hen of Officer Brittain, which laid two and three eggs a day, PEOPLE WANT CHARTER GRANT BY LEGISLATURE Gainesville Citizens at Meeting Reverse Action of City Council. Gainesville, August a citizen's meeting called to discuss the provision of the new charter for the city of Gainesville, held at the court house last night, about 300 were present and the vote for the passage of the bill through the legislature was 270 against 81. After passing the house this bill of Representative Adame WAs held up just prior to the third reading in the senate Tuesday of last week.

call meeting of the Gainesville city council was held Wednesday night for considering the proposed new charter. At this meeting council passed without a dissenting vote a resolution requesting Representative Adams to withdraw the bill and in event he did not consent to do. 50 requesting Representative Christopher and Senator Hill to do so. The bill was then submitted to a mass, meeting of the people last night. Mr.

Adams and Colonel Thompson at the meeting last night led the two factions and until 12 o'clock there was discussion pro and con participated In by quite a number. The provided that the corporate name of the city be changed from "The Mayor and Council of the City of to "The. City of Gainesville," that the city and county shall have Joint control of the public to prevent mayor and council members from selling and contracting with the city; making it unlawful for mayor or council member to hold any other civil office; disqualIfying any person related by blood or marriage to the mayor or to the member of council from holding position In any department of the city government; providing for registration lists; that all meetings of council providing shall be public meetings; providing for monthly and quarterly statements form the clerk's office as to tion condition of a of recorder the city: as to and for financial condithe dition of the city; and for the election of a recorder and board of water and light commissioners. SUES BECAUSE HORSE BROKE NECK IN STALL Charging that after his horse had Its neck in stall hired from broken Davis, he had to pay $2 for Asked de the carcass, Andrew Peters, removing a farmer of Gwinnett county, is suing the stable proprietors for $202. Peters saya that on August he his horse and wagon to the drove stable at 224 Decatur street, and after paying 15 cents for his horse's stall 22.

lodging for the night, he secured his horse in all right, but He put when he went to get It its neck was because broken. the It stall all was too small says, and happened, he was otherwise defective. He valued the horse at $200, he says, and in addition he asks $2 to pay for his expense in moving A his horse from the stable. Walter Sims is his attorney. Caterpillars in Polk.

The Cedartown, caterpillar has August made its appear-(Special.) ance in some of the cotton felds of Polk county. J. C. Hand, found farmer, reported today that he had He a great many in some of close his watch fields. and has been keeping a only discovered them in done the last mate- few days.

They have not any rial damage as yet. and exceeds Coach Frank Anderson' chick that an had for base-running legs, The way it happened was: The officer was passing along the street and heard the cheep-cheep of near chicks emanating from garbage can on the street. He investigated and saw about a bushel of continued eggs in the can. The cheeps and the officer remembered that he had a hen at home due to come off the next today with a brood. He got a little negro to pick out ten of the best looking, apparently nearest ripe of the eggs, and he- carried them home in a sack.

WIFE OF MAYOR NOWELL DIES AT MONROE HOME Was Mother of Edwin and Henry Nowell, of Atlanta. But the sreatest applause For the old dollar bills. Giving Him Away. "I hear de kunnel talkin' in de legislatur," said Brother Dickey, "an' hit sho' did amaze me ter hear how dey let him run on. He don't git no sich privileges ez dat at home- he sho' don't!" Solemn Thought.

Joy, that breaks in bubbles, Keen thorns with the rose: And we shall not lack for troubles When the legislature goos. Hard Times Text. It's great to be in the swim, but it's so awfully undignified to be hollerin' for rope. F. 8.

FAREWELL EMBRACE LET SECRET OUT OF THE BAG Miss Clifford Mize, of Athens, Wedded to Dr. Fussell, of Atlanta, in June. Athens, August Miss Clifford Mize, of 340 Boulevard, this city, announced to her mother that she is a married woman. The announcement came sooner than was planned, but was unavoidable. Sunday afternoon, Dr.

H. G. Fussell, of Atlanta, who has been visiting Athens for some time and paying marked attentions to Miss Mize, had called and was about to leave the Mize home for the station to take the southbound train for Atlanta. On the veranda the young doctor hurriedly embraced and kissed the young lady, and the members of the family, Including her mother, were surprised, not to say shocked. The act had been almost involuntary- the excitement of a hurried parting having thrown aside the caution and the care with which the fact of their marriage two months 350 had been kept by the young couple.

While on a visit to Atlanta in June. Miss Mize was married to Dr. Fussell, she came home, has been visited eral times by her husband, but they had kept the union a profound secret tIll the parting Sunday afternoon rendered an explanation necessary. Mrs. Clara Heriot Dead.

Berkeley, August Mrs. Clara Heriot, wife of General Edgar L. Herlot. of the confederate army, died here, aged 86 years. Mrs.

Herlot came to California with her husband, who was prominent in the campaigns in Texas at the close of the civil General Herlot was prominently gaged as an engineer In early Southern Pacific construction work. Monroe, August Mrs. E. P. Nowell, wife of Mayor Edwin P.

Nowell, died at her home in this city Monday night after a long of the most prominent influential Illness. Mrs. Nowell came from one families of the state, and was a lady noble beautiful character, The -funeral, which occurred from the FIrst Baptist church, this afternOOn, was largely attended, and the The services, which were conducted by floral 1 offerings many and. handsome the pastor, Rev. L.

E. Roberts, assisted by Rev. W. N. Walker, were exceedingly touching.

The oration of Pastor Roberts was beautiful and touched the hearts of all the large congregation. Interment followed at the city tery. Mra. Nowell la survived by four children, Mrs. Edna Taylor, of South Carolina; Edwin and Henry Nowell, of Atlanta, and Miss Lena Nowell, of Monroe, as well as her mother, two sisters and other relatives.

MACON COPS DRUNK Charges Johnson, but Chief Says Nay. Macon, August 8. Cicero Johnson, one of Macon's best known citizens, charges that on Sunday morning Policeman Henry Smallwood, John Metz and Jim Cain were under the influence of liquor, that two of them gambled on the streets by betting money and putting it up with man named Hunter, and that two of them took a quart of whiskey from Hunter. Chief of Police Chapman says that Mr. Johnson telephoned him at 5 o'clock Sunday morning, getting him out of bed; that he came down town Immediately, saw each of the policemen, as well as Mr.

Johnson, and found the officers to be perfectly 50- ber. He has refused to suspend them, and declares that Mr. Johnson's charges are unfounded. It is likely that the police committee will make an investigation. ASKS CITY FOR LEG Match Vender Petitions Macon for Wooden Support.

Macon, August 8. T. Elsasser, a match vender, whe has been peddl.ng 0.. the streets of Macon for 20 years, tonight petitioned the mayor and council to appropriate. him the sum of $35 with which to have his wooden leg repaired.

He says that it he can get his wooden les Atlanta, in condition- has agreed and E. to J. It of repair for $85 he can get a job as watchman, and be better able to support his wife and two children. He nOW uses orutthes and gets about with unficulty, His petition was reterred to the council committee on charities, and 1t probable that it will de granted. Grading East Avenue.

Cedartown, August 8. (Special.) East avenue, one of Cedartown's cipal residence streets, is being graded, Cemetery bill La being cut down six feet on the summit and some of the dirt placed at both ends. Cement sidewalks and curbs and gutter will be laid the entire length of the street. The county commissioners are helping bear the expense of this work.