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WAYCROSS, GA. FRIDAY, OCTOBER S3, 1#H.
ltTH YEAR FOR WEEKLY JOURNAL,
rpov. Slaton Issues Statement
On Talk of Cotton Legislation
SAYS CALL FOR EXTRA
SESSION IS NOT COMING
/J FROM GEORGIA FARMERS
Atlanta, Oct 33—In an extended
statement to the people of Georgia
(Iren to the preaa today, Governor
Slaton reiterates hie intention not to
call an extra cession of the legislature
to deal with the cotton situation. The
Oorernor declares that no legislation
can be passed by the states that weald
reach the sltoatlon which would be
constitutional and he calls attention
to the tact that no constitutional
amendment could be ratified before
the general election of IMS,
The chief executive says that the
farmers are not calling for an extra
session. He scouts the Idea that they
would he wilting to surrender liber
ties running back to Magna Charts
even to sere a cotton crop and rldl
cules the attitude of those who would
seek to mako the planting of cotton
criminal "a business heretofore uni
versally conceded to be highly honor-
ebley>» says.
Tt»Statement follows:
To the People of Georgia:
It Is .manifested from the character
ot letters I am dally receiving and
from copies of resolutions passed at
public gatherings, that there Is a well-
defined plan to build op pressure on
me to the end that I shall convoke
the General Assembly In extraordi
nary sesskm-To pass laws restricting
cotton acreage during the ensuing
year.
I am constrained to think that In
some quarters the motive underlying
this movement to not altogether pro-
*Y«d by a spirit ot patriotism. Rec-
-ilinitag the tremendous power of the
mould public sentiment, I am
" I>at the newspapers of the
> largely against the demand
alio that citizens yet have
rights which must be preserv
ing no .boast to say that not s man
In Georgia feels\ more keenly
gravity of the situation or would go
’ ‘-rther to relieve It personally and of
ficially. than myself. At my own ex
pense I have twice gone to Washing
ton and urged upon the senate what I
thought to be sane views, and not vi
olative ot the constitution.
Couatltutioaal Legislation Is Not the
-*d.
There are many men in Georgia
who are signing these petitions tojstatute; the statute sgainst cruelty to
have me call an extraordinary session
of the General Assembly who are
prompted by the elncereet and purest
motives and who believe that it to
within the power ot the state to pass
' laws limiting the production of cotton.
I have pot thought that such laws
were wise or constitutional. In fact,
I know they are not and thus feeling
I should deem It an act of-cowardice
to say nothing of insincerity, to adopt
the plan ot calling the General As
sembly and shifting on that body an
impossible and unauthorized respon
sibility.
It I had wanted to play politics
with the situation, It would have been
much easier to have adopted that
plan, bnt I have chosen as the better
course to deal with the people and
with the situation honestly.
The constitution ot this state pro
hibits the selection of cotton as a
class ot property to be taxed at' a
higher rate than other property. Art.
7, Sec. 2, Par.
be uniform upon the same class
subjects and ad valorem on all prop
erty subject to be taxed
and shall be levied and collected un
der general laws.” To tax cotton
cents per pound clearly would be to
violate that provision.
The suggestion to made that the leg
islature may refer to the people
change of the constitution. This to
lmpracticsble. Art. IS, Sec. 1, Par. 1.
the constitution providing
amendments requires that it shall be
'published two months previous to the
time of holding the next general elec-
tion.” The next general election un
der this provision will come in lSld.
Criminal Statute.
The other plan ot curtailment to be
enforced by criminal statute to equal
ly unconstitutional. I read with great
Interest the brief of Judge Calloway
In support ot this plan. His entire er-
gument Is based upon two provisions
First, there to nothing in the consti
tution, he claims, which expressly for
bids U and secondly, he cites certain
legislative acts, which he claims are
analogous to his proposed law.
He to correct in saying that where
one attacks a law as unconstitutional,
the attack should be based on some
express provision of that Instrument
I specify the provision which to Art
1, Sec. 1, Par. 3: "No person shall be
deprived of life, liberty or property
except by due process ot law.
deprive one of the use of property to
as essentially violative ot the consti
tution as if the legislature were
pass a law literally taking it away
from.him.
The provisions of the federal con
stitution, embodying the fourteenth
amendment, are practically Identical
with the above quotation from the
state constitution, and It has been re
peatedly held by the supreme court
ot the United States that a statute of
a state which in Its operation depriv
ed an owner ot the use of property
was the equivalent ot "taking,” with
in the inhibition of that statute.
Police Powers of the State.
Judge Callaway's second proposi
tion to the proposed legislation to an.
alogous to a number of statutes now in
force In Georgia, vis.: The prohibition
animals; the statute egalnst cutting
turpentine boxes between November
15th and March lfith.
These statutes are in no sense aa-
HUDSON’S PLAN FOR
COTTON CONSUMPTION
Valdosta, Ga.. Oct 21—Capt C. H.
Hudson, a passenger train conductor
on the Georgia and Florida road op*
erating between this city and Augus
ta, haa taken up a plan for the con*
sumption of more cotton at home that
Is attracting wide attention and from
present Indications the plan is going
to be adopted by a large number of
the railroads, Ore companies, police
departments, hotels, street oar com
panies and other lines ot business
using uniforms for the employes to
clothe their men In khaki during the
spring and summer In place of the
blue serge now In use.
The National Association of Cot-
11 Manufacturers, the American
Cotton Manufacturers and the Ark-
LINE OF GERMAN ATTACK GROWS
MANY LOST LIVES IN
CHINESE TYPHOON
Washington. D. C.. Oct. 22.—De
tails of the storm which interfered
with early Japanese operations
against Kfao Chow were given In mall
advices reaching the State Depart
ment yesterday from the , American
vice consul at Chefoo, China. The
vice consul not only oonflrmed the
large loss of life, but said thousands
were made homeless and left to face
mine.
A series of heavy rain and wind
storms Immediately preceded the ty
phoon which occurred Sept 8.
“The most serious aspect of the
matter," said the report, “Is the
mous crop loss throughout the penin
sula.
'The Chinese estimate that from
50 per cent to 80 per cent of the
crops are a total loss. This probably
Allies Kept Busy Today Checking
Furious Onslaughts Along Line
wrlght Club of Boston, which are the , ......
leading cotton organization, of the wl " » . f * ralnc dur,n * ap -
United States, have all taken up tho | pr °* ch n8 wnlcr '
plan and are pushing It with the • __
users of uniforms . j PORTUGAL IS
General Manager D. F. Kirkland of ■■amain .naiins a.
the Georgia and Florida Railroad baa HAVING TROUBLE
writtea the manngen of practically'
every road in the United Staten urg-|
ing their attenUon to the plan. An wlrc t0 Journal-Herald,
an impetus he hnn Issued an order London - 0ct ' 22—Serious trouble
that nil uniformed employes of the| h “* developed In Portugal according
Georgia and Florida be clothed in l ° re »« rt * recelved u ' !r0 tod ». Rw '
khaki next spring. Other rands are l 11 "* 1 outbreaks ora responsible for
taking the matter under considers
tlon and from present Indications
the movement will result In the re
moval of considerable cotton from
the market
It Is estimated by statisticians that
should this plan be adopted It will
consume approximately half a mil
lion bales of cotton annually. This
Is quite an Item as It la a new field
for cotton consumption. | The plan
haa great possibilities and It la meet**
Ing with ready response everywhere.
REPORT GETS
BIG MAJORITY
By Wire to Jouraa-Herald.
Washington, Oct 22.—By a vote of
126 to 52 the House this afternoon
adopted the conference report on the
war tax bill. It Is expected that
Congress will adjourn as soon as the
bill Is passed.
the situation reported today. Wir*
communication has been Interrupt*
and full details cannot be secured.
CHURCH WORK
NEARS AN END
Improvements at Central Baptist
church are rapidly nearing an sod.
Services will be hold In thechurch
next Sunday Instead of In tBk Grand
theater, where the Sunday services
have been held for several weeket
It will only be a short time before
the Interior Improvements at the Cen
tral church will be finished, giving the
church one of the prettiest Interiors
end a greatly Increased seating ca
pacity.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM IS
SHOWN BY CITIZENS
IN BOARD OF TRADE
There was a full attendance at the
get-together meeting of the bo«d of
trade Wednesday night. An earnest
enthusiasm was manifested on every
hand. Optimism as to Ware county
and the city of Waycross was the
dominant thought.
A freo Interchange of views show
ed that there Is neither lack of Inter-
est in nor want of appreciation of the
purposes of tho Board of Trade.
It was determined to redouble the
efforts of tho organisation along every
line that points to country develop
ment and tho upbuilding of the city.
A resolution offered by W. E. Sir-
mans, was adopted, Increasing the
number of governors from fifteen to
thirty, and the following gentlemen
were agreed on In that connection:
Hon. A. M. Knight, Sr., Messrs. Rob
ert E. Trexler, J. E. T. Bowden, Judge
J. C. McDonald, Dr. A. Fleming, W. L.
Hinson, Alexander R. Hood, Leon A.
Wilson, J. W. Seals, W. D. O’Quinn,
Judge T. A. Parker, A. C. Sneeker, J.
B. Lewis, W. N. Grumbling and Prof.
A. G. Miller.
Under the same resolution Presi
dent Benton was requested to revise
the standing committees of the board
at his earliest leisure.
On motion of Judge Swoat, the pres
ident was requested to appoint a com
mittee of ten members charged with
the duty ot making a canvass for new
members.
On motion ot Leon A. Wilson, Esq.,
the committee was Instructed to get In
touch with any and all citizens who
having been members of the board,
have dropped out—the object being to
relntcrost them In the work of the or
ganisation.
On motion of Harry Reed, Esq., it
was agreed that overy member pres
ent at the meeting would constitute
himself a committco of ono to secure
at least ono application for member
ship In tho board. ~
Attention was dlrectod to the fact
that tho regular meeting of the gov
ernors will bo held In the afternoon
tho second Wednesday in every
month at 4 o'clock and that the reg
ular meetings of the membership will
be held monthly on the night of the
fourth Wednesday In every month at
’clock. These meetings will
held In the Board of Trade rooms,
Southern building.
President Benton has appointed the
committee of ten, under Judge Sweat's
motion, as follows:
Judge J. L. Sweat, chairman;
Messrs. A. M. Knight, 8r., Leon A.
Wilson, Esq., W. E. Slrmans, J.
Lewis, C. 8. Hardy, L. V. Williams,
Dan Lott, H. D. Reed and Hon.
J. Cooper.
The president and the secretary are
ex-offlelo members of the commit
tee.
If you don’t stay till after 11:00
o'clock the young lady's family will
consider you one of the best fellows
going.
GERMAN CAPTAIN TELLS
OF SINKING TWELVE SHIPS
Las Palmas, Canary Islands,
nlofoon. Tbnjr are nnnetofi vrithta 2J _ Tod , y upon lh , „ rlTll ot th4
the police powers of the state, and the
restraints jrewrihed ora all ipou the; Norwsitoo stumer Pexehln the up.'
idea of protecting pnbile health, peace ! tain reported that when he was stop-
, pweuui, | ped by a German cruiser be was told
Manifestly, there is no analogy he- J of the sinking of eleven British aud
tween the proposed act and the atat-j French merchantmen and one Italian
ate restricting or prohibiting the mak
Ing and selling of liquor.
• The statute prohibiting cruelty tc
tonimaip in baaed upon the Idea that
snch acts of brutality debase and low
Oct, ship carrying food to England.
According to the Information given
by the captain the German ship
claimed to have names of all ships
sank, and Intimated that several ship*
had been located and would be sent
to Join the others.
SAYS GERMAN CRUISER
PUTS MORE ON BOTTOM
London, Oct. 22.—A dispatch today
from Simla, India says reports have
reached there of the sinking of sever
al more British ships by the German
cruiser Emden.
The report goes on to say that most
of the crews were landed at Cochin.
Names of the steamers reported sunk
by the Emden are not given. Quite a
number of British thlpa were recent*
ly In the waters In which It Is report
ed the Emden Is operating.
er the public morals.
The act limiting the time for catting
turpentine boxes begins with the pre
amble: “The catting of turpentine
boxes out ot the winter months, is
generally believed to affect the health
of the treee, cansing worms and pre-
(Continued on page four)
BANDITS ROB HOTEL GUESTS;
; : ESCAPE IN AUTOS BUT ARE
OVERTAKEN AND JAILED TODAY „ s SH|pB
1915 CROP PLANS WILL
BE DISCUSSED OCT. 24
At a mus meeting that will be belli cutoene of Wnycroci era also ax
is Waycross Saturday, October 34. at pnetod to attand and participate. It to
10 o'clock, plane for 1015 crops will boltorod that with proper co-operation
bo discussed by farmers of Wire, who much money that Ware county has
am urged to attend the conference bun sending to other sections can bn
suggested by a recent proclamation kept at borne.
tuned by Governor John M. Slaton. . At the sama tlrao tba second con-
tut of the Boys' Corn Clnb of Warn
will bn held, with District Agent O. V.
Cunningham In cbnrgn. Ordinary
Banner H. Thomas will act u chair
man of tbn Denting. Meetings of tbto
nature wUI be held In practically
every Georgia county Saturday.
GERMANS NEAR WARSAW;
ARE GAINING GROUND
By Wire to Journal-Herald.
Pel roars d. Oct. ZS.—An official
Statement iuued by the government
today tailed to dlegnlao tho tact that
Germane ere now only a few ml let
from Warsaw. The statement stye
the Germans were regained between
Prnazkow and Blonle, eight miles
southwest of Wtruw.
Heavy fighting south of Prsmynl
continues. The Austrian leases an
reported u being unusually uvere.
FRENCH REPORT SAYS
ATTACKS ARE REPULSED
IN EVERT INSTANCE
By wire to The Journal-Herald.
Peris, Oct, IK—An official bul
letin nt * o’clock tkto afternoon
stairs that the (Jenson attack on
tho AlUn’ left wing now exteod*
tag across the frontier of Belgtun
rontlnnrs undlmlnhhrd. The Ger-
nuns are suklag continual as
sault!, their line of attack show-
Ing a much greater front than
heretofore.
All assault! this far have bun
repulsed by the Allies.
REPORTED ROAD
TO GHfeNT RUINED—
Loudon, Oct IK—A news dis
patch from Amsterdam says I to
reported that the railway to
Qbut bos hem destroyed by the
ABIes. Eleven British worships
bombarded Geraaas on tho Bel
gian. roost for thirty-six hoar.’,
forcing the Germans to retreat
toward Klddtokerke.
COUNTER ATTACKS
ABB FURIOUS—
Paris, Oct. H—Forte as counter
attacks by tho Allies toward Cesr-
tral la an attempt to ent ol the
Germans operating near Nten-
port, Dissuade, ml Ypres, ore
reported from the north. High
praise Is given the Belgian army.
Fighting Is pragrtzstog night sad
day with i.ttoeks by load, sen, and
air. Tho mighty conflict started ,•
September llth has developed a
msgnltnde heretofore unknown In
history. Ovar flfty towns and vB>
topes have bee* completely wlp. .
ed out by artillery. Xany Ben.
combatants have ben killed.
There to a confident fnnllag that
the German English channel ex
on the Germans mart flght ea the
defnslre.
REPORTS GIVE rt’
ALLIES VICTORY- ~
Leaden, Ort. 22—News dis
patches today uy the Allies have
oeeapted Conrtart, Belyiam, and
Nleaps rt, after pas Mag the Gar.
mans eastward from Dlxmuda,
FRENCH CANAL SYSTEM
TAKEN BY GERMANS
By Wire to Journa-Hermld. | Kvery itUck made so fir by th*i
Berlin, Oct. 22.—The capture of the alllee hne been repulsed. The Ger
mens ere said to be nuking prog-
northern French canil system from
Arleux to the Oise river after hard
fighting by the Germans is expect*!
to have much effect on the campaign
In northern Franco.
ress, though slow, In Belgium,
decisive results are reported In the
official announcement of .the situ
ation along the eastern frontier.
DIXIE FLYER WRECKED;
MANY SLIGHTLY HURT
■■
Chlckgo, III., Oct. 22.—Northbound! glass- and tossed about In the car
, Dixie Flyer, a tourist train operated
between ibis city and Jacksonville,
Fla., plunged Into a Rock Island an-
burban train on the Chicago and
Eastern I llinoi« road yesterday,
alightly injuring a score of persona
and seriously Injuring two.
Both trains were entering Chicago
at the time of the collision. The Dixie
ran into the third coach of the su
burban* train, badly damaging it and
cutting the train in two. Most of
\om hurt were struck by broken
demolished. Equipment of the Dixie
Flyer .was only slightly damaged In
the wreck, which was cleared in m
short time.
TWO KILLED IN MONTREAL
Montreal, Oct 22.—Two men were
killed, a dopen Injured and a tenement
block wrecked here last nlghMfc* an
explosion supposed to have^been
caused by a bomb. The block was
occupied mainly by Russians.
TURHEO LOOSE
By wire to The Jonraol-Heratil.
Plainfield, N. J.. Oet. 33.—Five ban
dits ai an early bear today bald np at
the point of ptototo gueete to tbn Pla-'By Wire to Janrna-Henld.
sa hotel nt Terra Hants, robbing them Washington. Oct 22.—Orest
of «1,M0 to cash and a lot of nrtgdhli date today pMared tba release ->f Abe
Jewelry. The bandits escaped to a Standard Oil tank ateamnr John
hlgh-power automobile. Rockefeller, seised off Orkney Island.
Officers got on tbn trial Immediate
ly after tba men left the hotel and fol
lowed them through the country. The
bandits wen overtaken and captured
ben tbto morning and Jailed, being
removed later to Indianapolis.
All of tba money and Jewelry token B y Wira to Jonrnnl-Honld.
in Tsrro Hants was recovered and ro-1 Petrograd. Oct 21_It |, officially
turned G> fk* victims. The hold-up announced this afternoon tho- beaten
was one of the most eensatlooal in the I Hermann to Rnsstan Poland an dee-
stale's history. Officer* believe all of.ing In disorder.
the men arrested ora wanted to other I ’
cities on more or less eertoo* charges.) All to high In love and war.
SAYS GERMANS
ARE FLEEING
WILL GIVE WAYCROSS
A VALUABLE INDUSTRY
Work started today on additions at Its kind to this section. Already tho
the plant of tho Enterprise Lumber business to earing for orders from ad-
Compauy, located an Albany avenue. Joining staton and to filling numerous
osar the Atlanta, Birmingham and At- orders from potato to south Georgia,
tootle freight depot, that will, when; In tho early put of Uw year n largo
completed, make the business ot tbto dry ‘•V* T** JtMr* to tba ..s
company one of the most Important since this various ImprovsaenU
Industries ot the city. t i have been made. By tba aggressive
A department that will be devoted .‘“'C ? ““ “ mpan)r lu <"«■*»•
entirely to'variety works to brio. ““ ,hown ,taad ’’
bulItTandwIth’machinery already nr* r owU ’; ?• *>“* •» <"">* » *•
“ Bonn.J. T. Watt, W. D. Yonmans a
P. A. Hay. The totter to president of
the company.
CONGRESS WONT
HELP THE SOUTH
By Wire to Jonrna-Herald.
Washington. Oet 12.—Loaders ot
the cotton movomont bars abandoned
ill hope of securing old from Cong
ress nt tbto session. The collapse of
tho fight waged to the House by
Southern members Indicates that no
relief will some from Congress.
Adjournment by tonight to prac
tically assured. The Senate and
House are working today to finally
dlepooe of tho war tas bill.
riving for tho addition the concern
expects to handle a largo volume of
business that Is now going to other
cities from Waycross and the terri
tory sirroandtag. j
BERLIN RAYS RUSSIANS FAIL.
Mr. W. D. Tonmnaa, who to maoag- By Wire to Jonrna-Herald.
•r of tb# company, elated today that Berlin, Opt. 33—A dispatch reeds-
tho company proposes to improve the ed here today says the Russian cam-
plant In Waycrosa to sack n way that psign in Onlacla and Hungary haa
It will ho one of tho most complete of been completely shattered.
GERMAN WAR
LOAN GROWS
By Wire to Journo-Herald.
Berlin, Oct 13—An official an
nouncement ban today soya the Ger
man war loan now exceeds (7(0,000,-
ITALY STARTS-
ONWARPATH
By Wire to Journnl-Ksinld.
London, Oct 22—Unconfirmed dis
patches from Venice this afternoon
state that the Italian,gunboat Agor-
dat and tbs destroyer Dardo navo
landed marine* at Avalon*, Albania,
and that tb* forty-Mvmth Italian In
fantry to ready to embark tor Are-
lona. All nears ott of Romo today
It to officially stated that ships or
tbe enemy rafugedng to Sots Canal
will ba compelled to leave at once.
Evan the plain man haa bis flights
of fancy at times.