The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-30
CRITICISM OF BOIL
 WEEv|L CONFERENCE Results of Atlanta Meeting Are
 Much Discussed MORE ACTION IS NEEDED State Officials Desire Organization for Fight on Weevi1 and They Claim
 The Conference Was Not
 Decisive
 
MORE ACTION IS NEEDED

Atlanta, November 9.-(Special)-Crlt- lcism and defense are flying thick and fast with regard to the boil weevil confer ence recently held in Atlanta at the call of the Chamber of Commerce.
 Following the charge of state officials that the conference amounted to nothing and accomplished nothing. the chamber or commerce came back with an elaborate defense of the gathering showing where state officials had been given a full and equal chance on the programme along With the government experts, the afore- said state officials now come back and relterate and repeat that the conference was farce
 But Commissioner of Agriculture T e Hudson and State Entomologist F |, Worsham have modified their criticisms to the extent of saying that 1t was meth ods and not motives" which they at tackled. They admit that the motives of the conference were good, and they are Willing to concede also that insofar as agitation does good, the conference may nave accomplished something But they do not think 1t was run along the right lines. e'''
 In other words. it is pointed out that no specific steps were taken looking to making a concerted fight against the az gressons of the boil weevil
 what the state officials want is organi- zation for the coming fight and some means Of enforcing, If possible, preventive and corrective measures,
 committee on organization was ap- pointed at the recent conference, but it rever made any report, so there was no organization perfected.
 It is organization which the state offi- cials propose to have, and they will seek to bring 1t about in the conference to be held in Macon early in December
 Furthermore, 1t is stated that certain legislation will be sought from the gen. eral assembly at its next session, through which the department of agriculture may have some sort of supervision over the situation, just as the state chronological department now has over orchards in the state to the extent of being authorized if necessary for the general good, to order the burning of an entire orchard that is badly affected with San Jose scale
 Just what authority the department will ask in this connection is as yet undeter- mined, but 1t will, no doubt, seek to ac- quire sufficient Jurisdiction to enforce recognized oppressive measures when the occasion calls for it.
 Prevention of Crime
 The first meeting of the Georgia Crimi- nal Prevention and Reform league, for organization and perfecting preliminary plans. will be held in Atlanta next week.
 This is newly conceived organization new for Georgia at least-whch proposes to take steps looking to decreasing the states criminal population
 A number of prominent Atlantans, in cludng some of the citys leading capi- talists and business men, have taken hold of the matter and propose first to organize a committee of 100 in Fulton county as parent organization, to be followed by similar organizations in other sections of the state.
 It is proposed that each committee shall engage paid secretary and that the work throughout be systematized and. unified.
 The league proposes to study court methods, criminal influences, penal methods and all other features which enter into the making of the crim- inal, his correction and punishment. It is not to be prison reform but a criminal reform institution.
 There will be published periodical ly the results of the leagues investi- cations and the conclusions which 1t
  sistance to the authorities and cooper ate with the juvenile courts, prison of ficials and others who have to deal with the criminal.
 The movants in this matter were actuated by the feeling that Georgia has too long been characterized by an unprogressive policy toward it's crim- inal problems; its system of punish ment has been retributory rather than ha c been given to the class of treatment and instruction that will train the youthful mind away from evil and criminal tedencies
 Some of the best known men in At lanta are back of the proposal They include financiers, merchants, ministers, lawyers, doctors and in fact, men in all walks of life.
 Applications for Parole
 The parole boarl of the Atlanta fed eral prison has begun work on some thing more than 200 applicatiGks for parole on the part of convicts con- fined there, and will probably be kept busy most of the week with the docket that is before 1t.
 The board is considering these cases at the rate of about 50 a day, but when 1t has reached its conclusions it is not likely that anything Will be given out until announcement is made from Washington as was recently. done in the case of the action of the board at Leavenworth (Kas.) prison.
 The cases of B. D. Greene and John F. Gaynor, serving hve-year terms in connection with the Savannah harbor frauds, will be acted on before the board adjourns, and 1t Is believed fa- vorably. They have only about six more months to serve.
 M. O. Covington of Atlanta, a clerk in the office of District Attorney Car ter Tate. has been selected as parole officer, and 1t will be his duty to keep