Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-07

! Charles L. Davis. Of Warm Springs,
as Gang Commissioner Of Georgia,
has rewarded faithful firm, IN
firing and enthusiastic friend Of the
birds, squirrels and fish Of the State
Mr.. Davis has been. in season and
out for years and years, a persistent
advocate Of more and more rigid
game laws He has believed this
course to be right because Of the
ever growing scarcity Of game. and
from a humane point Of view. too
Legislature after Legislature turn
ID a cold ear to his pleadings. He
managed to get bills through one
house only to have them killed in the
other. He worked on and on, how
ever; he never wearied in well doing
The result was. as generally Is the
cnss when one stands for the hight,
no matter how unpopular II may seem
at first. he soon gathered about him
following that grew from day to
day and from month and year to
month and year, until at last It vas
sufficiently large to make itself eff
fective In the halls OF legislation, and
Davis then saw his cherished ambi-
ton achieved.
He long has desired to be Game
Commissioner of Georgia. Having
played so great a part In getting the
game laws fashioned after his de-
sires he naturally accumulated an
ambition to preside over the whole
Shooting match" for a time, II that
were possible!
And Il became possible, moreover,
when Slaton entered the Governor
ship. Davis had been too good a
friend OF the game to DO overlooked.
The Governor, however. In making
the change, extended every courtesy
10 the retiring Commissioner, against
whom no word OF adverse criticism
was uttered. He permitted Mr. Mer-
Ger to remain In office two months
after the expiration OF his term, In
order that he might wind up some pet
projects under way, and which the
Governor approved. Nothing in the
record OF the retiring official is found
to be at fault
The choice of Mr.. Davis is regarded
as very happy and the Governor has
been congratulated accordingly.
Roscoe Luke, OF Townsville, is
generally looked upon as a probable
winner in the race for Congress down
in the Second District.
Mr. Luke is Mayor of Townsville,
and his friends in that vicinity are
backing him heavily.
OF course. he will have to make the
run OF his llfe-and he viii have only
80 days In which to make It, more
over-but he is a good runner and he
is apt to lose no time.
Luke is a most popular man in his
section He never has held any very
big offices himself-unless It be In
sultinE to refer TO the Mayors job in
Townsville as small potatoes"
others who have landed high. He
was the firm ana always to-be-
counted upon friend of Anderson
Roddenbery, and the success OF this
dead man was largely due TO Luke's
enthusiasm for him and his unstinted
and unselfish help. Roddenbery's
friends declare they Fever will for
get Luke-and as Luke Ia now run
ming for the office to which he helped
elect his friend, naturally he hopes
they will not forget
whether Luxe WINS or not, ne ap-
pears to have made a fine getaway
and II may be that he win be ex-
tremely hard TO catch.
Robert c. Robson, OF Milledgeyille,
who. with Mrs. Robson, has been the
guest in Atlanta Of his brother, c. w.
Robson, talks Interestingly Of condi-
tons in his immediate vicinity of en-
deavor.
The people in my section said
Mr.. Robson, are only mildly con
cerned with politics nowadays, but
they are very deeply concerned with
their material affairs, and the pros
poets ahead in Georgia.
The outlook is that we shall get
good price for cotton, and that will
mean much to us, of course, There
is a growing disposition among
farmers of my section, however, to
follow the advice OF Commissioner Of
Agriculture James u. Price and di
versify their crops more hereafter.
Mr. Price is exactly right about that
Georgia should raise a very great
deal of the foodstuffs she now buys
from other States every year Geor-
gia could do that with the greatest
ease. Not only would this serve to