Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-27

The forthcoming Congressional
contest in the Eleventh District. al
ready apparently pretty much mixed,
has been further Compli ated by tho
rumored candidacy Of former Stale
Senator J. A. ]. Henderson of Ocilla.
This makes the list of entries now
d-Representative Walker, Sena-
tor Converse, representative Ed
mondson Judge Parker and former
Senator Henderson.
There is not one OF these men who
isn't strong in his home county and
surrounding territory Each has had
considerable political experience, and
all have been successful in their va
rious undertakings to date.
With the Eleventh District mixed
between these fiye-and with more
candidates yet to come, all all prob
abiIty--there is no sort Of telling
what may happen on election day!
The Eleventh has been exception
ally well represented in Washington
for many years. William g. Brant-
ley represented it for a dozen or
more, and before him Henry G.. Tur-
ner was its Congressman Both men
left their marks lndelibly in Wash
ington and both are referred to by
old-timers there as two of the very
ablest men who ever came to Wash
ington from Dixie The consequence
Is that whoever. represents the EleV-
enth in Washington has a hard place
to I'll, for inevitably he is compared
to the Congressman of the past hail
ing from that vicinity.
There seems to be no sort OF doubt
that most lively time, indeed, is in
store for the Eleventh District next
year and it will not be surprising to
see every county therein put forward
"favorite son" for Congressional
honor before the show down"
comes next summer
Secretary of State Phil Cook calls
the attention of automobilists to the
fact that they must procure new
State licenses between January /
and March /, 1914, or become subject
10 discipline by the department.
The new State automobile law goes
into effect then, and, while present
licenses, properly secured, hold good
until March 1, new ones, costing IS
each, must be secured not later than
March |. Those licenses will be good
until March /, 1915, and may be SC
cured any time after January 1, but
not later than March / next year.
Automobile owners can save them
selves and the Department of State
great deal of annoyance and trouble
by remembering the foregoing facts
and governing themselves accord
ingly.
Hunting licenses procured this year
expire ON February 20, although the
sea son does not end officially until
March /. This leaves a space of ten
days in which hunters either must
| take out nov licenses or hunt with
out any license whatever This PEE
! picking state of things has been
| brought about by reason of two dire t
conflicts in the game law.
To get around this difficulty, the
Game Warden of the State will issue
an order before February 20 extend.
ing all licenses for a period of ten
days, and hunters therefore may hum
to the seasons close without fear of
| molestation, so far as their expired
licenses are concerned.
OF course. new licenses win have to
| the Legsla ture GETS busy with the
| law in the meantime and changes or
amends II in some unexpected way.
In the matter OF the proposed read
| iustment of interstate express rates,
the Georgia Railroad Commission could
| hardly have made "A happier selection
than Prince Webster as its repreSen-
| tative on the national committee from
| the railroad eommi &lons of the various
| States
| Mr.. Webster is the rate expert for the
| Georgia commission. and is known far
| and wide as one of the very best men
| anywhere engaged in that line of work.
| He Is extremely thorough in his meth
| DDS of going about things, always affa-
| BILE and easy of approach, and certainly
| is a final authority on freight rates in
| the very many phases of that often per
| picking question,
| The Georgia commission is to be con