The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-17
ATLANTA LETTER
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ATLANTA, GA, Oct. TO-
Governor John M. Slaton has
called for October "a, mass
meetings in every county in Geor-.
gia, at which business men and
farmers are urged to organize in
an effort to decrease the produc-
ton of cotton and increase the
production of foodStuffs.
In his proclamation Governor
Slaton reiterates his disposition to
legislative action looking to a re-
duction in cotton acreage, as se'
forth yesterday. In that mes
sage to the people, the governor
showed i.ow the heavy expense of
calling an extra session of the
assembly to take up the Louisville
and Nashville charter matters had
been obviated by his securing
from the road a promise that nc
application for charter would be
made until after tthc next regular
session of the legislature,
Governor Slaton does nof hes
itate to say that he believes the
Georgia farmer honest enough
and wise enough to curtail the
next cotton crop by voluntary
agreement. He does not think il
wise or necessary to attempt to
coerce the farmer by hastily pass
I'd laws, which after all are doubt.
nj as to their constitutionality
Governor Earl Brewer, of Missis-
slppl, takes the same position and
will not call an extra session as
urged by many people.
Boys and girls Of the country
and small towns all over Geor-
gia are entering enthusiastically
INTO the essay contest recently in
augurated by Mrs. Glenn P. Steed
Of Macon, who offers cash prizes
'or the best essays on "Wheat
and Its Uses" to- be written by a
boy or girl not living in a city and
who must be under IS years old.
Mrs Steed hopes by this mean
o so interest the farmer BOYS and
girls in the possibilities of wheat
hat they in turn will interest their
9arents, and more wheat and less
cotton will be planted next year.
The cash prizes are: first, $40;
second. $40, and third, SIS, and ali
essays must be sent to James
Galloway, 72o Forsyth street
Macon, Ga, on or before Novem.
Der 1. No essay must cantain
more than $50 words. /, Mrs. Steed
hopes for contestants from ever,
county.
The vice row in Atlanta reach.
ed its climax today when Chic
Of Police Beavers declared that
Mayor Woodward had repeated,
granted boarding. house licenses tc
women against the chiefs re
commendation, and, acting a,
renting agent for railroad. hac
rented property to be Used by ;
Woman of known disrepute.
The Fulton county grand iur,
followed up the dispute betweer
| me mayor nd the chief by declar
ing its int> >nion to make a thor
ough investigation of the vice sit
iuation. 81.
Chief Beavers persists in hi,
references to, a mysterious .fnar
nlgher up" who is responsible fo,
the agitation to restore the re-
strlcfed districts. Mayor Wood
ward says there's nobody highel
than himself and he takes order.
nor hints from nobody
| Newspaper men and thei
friends were entertained last nigh
at the Atlanta club by DR.. ane
Mrs. George Brown at an inform
al dinner, which was followed b,
an exhibition of fancy dancing b,
Mrs; Brown and her professions
partaef. Mrs. Brown has becomi
one of the leading amateur dane
ers of Atlanta, and her dancin,
will rank with that of many pro
lfessionais.
/ a Court dispute of the body o
la dead negro was one OF the odt