Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-09
j. J.. BROWN DEF|ES
SENATOR BROWN

A statement issued Wednesday by
Senator l. G. Brown, of the Flftleth
district, in which he outlined various
charges placed in his hands against
the state department of agriculture
but announced he would abandon his
efforts to obtain an investigation OF
the department for the reason that
the commissioner of agriculture;
Through long propaganda drive, has
built -ap a political machine powerful
= enough to block any attempt at "a
PROBE, brought a brief but warm
j. j. Brown, who made sweeping
denial of the senator's charges and
defied him to present them before
the senate.
For several months it has been
known that Senator Brown was plan-
ming to launch drive against Conn
missioner Browns department. Since
the legislature convened the senator
had assembled a number of affida-
Wits which he declared would fully
substantiate the charges and which
he planned to present to the as
sembly when he, moved for probe
of the department.
In his statement Wednesday night,
Senator Brown said he had reached
the conclusion that it would be USE
department for the reason that it
was plainly apparent that such a
measure could not pass either the
senate or house of representatives. =.
Denies Every Charge
For four years." he declared,
agents of Commissioner Browns de-
partment have travelled over Georgia
at the expense of the taxpayers,
building up propaganda against an
investigation Of it's affairs-so I am,
Issuing this statement to reveal the
90 oh hFn Or
attention and to pass the case on to
the general assembly,"
Commissioner Brown, when adv1s-
ed Of the statement made by Senator
,Brown-his second cousin,s said: -
Every charge he made is utterly
false, and 1 dare him to make aff1-
davit to the statement he has pub
lished. further defy him to pre-
sent charges against me in the SEN.
ate-and if he does not, I will be
forced to the conclusion that he is
coward in every sense Of the word"
Senator Brown declared. he regret
ted the commissioner had lost his
temper" but added that there must
be something rotten UP the creek, or
he would not have been moving
heaven and earth to forestall PROBE
of his departments affairs"
The senator said he was not MAX
ing the charges directly, but was
making an attempt to cause an In
vestigation of serious charges made
against the department of agrlcul-
ture and turned over to him by his
constituents. =.
commissioner Browns he!d
statement, 'have visited practically
every member of the general assem-
bly,, building up sentiment asalnSl
Dr.. A. NJ. soule and the State Col
1re-Sr1 h r.
gument that the attempt to lnvesIl-
gate Browns department was merely
the aftermath of a controversy be-
tween the college and the depart
ment.
Not Dr.. Soule's Agent
a"If there is nothing wrong win
the department of agriculture, I do.
not understand why the commission
er has waged his blockade campaign
to cast aside the right Of the people
to examine his records and methoos
and get at the truth. .
the State College of Agriculture, al
though I represent the district IN
which it is located, and did not
start this fight as the champion OF
DR.. Soule-I was only interested IN
presenting these serious allegations
in order that they might be thresh-
cd out
QGDdrCInGnC WHICH 0OLdbOA
said he had hoped to get before the
assembly for investigation were:
- That the pure food branch, OF the
department condemned a carload OF
corn in the atlanta freight YARDS
:. when corn gMas selling at $50 d
busheI, and, that it was later bought
at 9Oc .bushel, re-sacked, and ship
ped to the farm of Commissioner ).
J. Brown at Bailey, Ga,
That the market bureau of the de-
partment receives an annual .appro-
priation of $4,000, and that Lem 3:
jackson. director of the bureau, used
a part of this fund to pay his ex,
penses to ST. Louis 5on a personal
trip to complete deal with an au-
tomobile tag manufacturer TO sell
his tags in Georgia, for winch ne
received a $4,000 commission.
That a fertilizer known as Bur
tons Big Boll' was sold in Canon,
Franklin county, without the proper
tags and unregistered, as required ny
law. That the company was report
ed to the local inspector OF the de-
partment, but was allowed TO con
tinue the practice without molesta-
a. That several cities of the state en-
titled by law to only one OIL inspector
have two inspectors each.
mat the law requiring all dealers
to display signs showing the gravity
Of the gasoline they sell is not be-
ing complied with.
"The senator's charges are COW
ardly insinuations unworthy OF the
attention of any gentleman. assert
ed Commissioner Brown Thufsday.
"The senator ought to know tnat
the general assembly will not tolerate
q such. insinuatiuns. He knows tnat
his hatred for me is due to the tact
that refused to appoint q man at
Athens whom he recommenoed as an
." can produce afffdavits to sh>w
that the senator openly stated, that
as result of my refusal to appoint
his friend, he would tear my. depart
ment to pieces when he got to the
"The charge that sent agents
over the state to ward off an inves-
tigation is miserable falsehood;
The charge that I shipped condemned
corn to my farm is another infamous
Islander. I have never shipped corn
to my farm, and right now, l nave
500 bushels to sell. All Of the other
charges are base untruths. .I
"As to Mr.. Jackson going TO ~.
Louis on personal business at tne
DEPARTMENTS expense, l deny that
the state has ever betrayed ms. per
sonal expenses on any trip 10 any
noint"