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TWENTY
Slaton Wants Meetings in All
Georgia Counties to Take Steps to
Reduce Cotton Acreage in 1915
Governor Issues a Proclamation Stating That it Would Be
Suicidal to Continue Planting Cotton to the Exclusion of
Pood Crops.
Atlanta, Ga The governor tamied
the following proclamation Thursday:
Whereai, the world-wide war ha«
to a great extent destroyed the mar
ket for cotton, thereby Inflicting upon
our section a blow a« it haa not ex
perienced since the Civil War. and
Whereas, it is universally agreed
that it would he suicidal for our farm
ers to continue the planting of cotton
to the exclusion of food crops, and
Whereas, crop reduction may he
brought about only by free co-opera
tion among the representative classes
of our community, rather than by
legislative action which would imperil
our Constitutional liberties, and
Whereas, the Southeastern Food
Crops Conference haa suggested that
masH meeting's be held in every cot
ton-producing county on Saturday,
October 24th, to organize the farmers
and business men in a Joint effort to
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decrease cotton production, increase
food crops, prepare for financing and
marketing the same and for the gen
eral welfare.
Now, therefore, T, John M. KlaJon,
Governor of the State of Georgia, be
ing in strong sympathy with this
movement and wishing to give it all
the official encouragement within my
power, do hereby designate Saturday,
October 24th, for such mass meetings
1o be held In the various county aites
of this state. | suggest that the Ordi
naries of the * respective count ies art
as chairman of committees on prepa
ration, naming such associates ns they
see fit. ! urge that all classes lend
a hand in making these meetings a
success, farmers, bankers, merchants
and lawyers.
Cotton growers should lie pledged to
reduce the acreage planted to at least
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A large variety to select
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one-half of the present planting, and
enlarge the food crop*.
Merehanta and bankers should co
operate by pledging themselves to
lend credit and financial assistance
only to such farmers as will agree to
said acreage reduction. Lawyers can
assist in the preparation of such con
tracts between the parties concerned
as will be legally binding.
The people of the great State of
Georgia have never yet been found
wanting in the hour of peril. It re
quires courage, patience, self-reliance
and mutual helpfulness to meet the
present crisis. I know that our citi
zens possess these qualities to an
eminent degree. Let us all unite to
preserve our dear Southland from the
disaster which menaces it and insure
to our children a more abundant pros
perity than we have ever known.
Given under m# hand and the Seal
of this office, this 15th day of October,
ISI4.
■JOHN M. SLATON,
By the Governor, Governor.
A H. ULM,
Executive Secretary.
MRS. CARMAN TO
GO ON TRIAL
NEXT WEEK
Alleged Slayer of Mrs. Louise
Bailey, New York. Enormous
Crowd Expected at Court-
House.
Mineola, N. Y—Mrs. Florence Conk
lin Carman will b« put on trial for her
life here next week, charged with the
murder of Mrs. Louise Bailey, who
was mysteriously shot in the consult
ing room of the accused woman's hus
band, a physician, June 80th last.
The death of Mrs. Bailey In the
home of a widely known Freeport
practitioner and within a few yards
of the famous Merrick Road, the main
highway from New York to Montak
Point, has excited the residents of
this section to a high pitch and next
week an enormous throng is expected
at the little red and white court house
many times as many as can possibly
crowd Into the room where Mrs. Car
man’s fate Is to be decided.
Mrs. Bailey was the wife of W. D.
Bailey, a well-to-do hat manufacturer.
Their home life had been happy and
they had two young children. On the
fatal evening she had been visiting a
friend and she stopped in Dr. Gar
man’s office about eight o'clock In the
course of her trip home. There is
some doubt concerning the nature of
her Illness. She had never consulted
Hr. Carman before.
Shot.
Her consultation finished, Mrs.
Bailey rose to leave and Dr. Carman
stepped to open the door. Just then
there was a crash of glass at the win
dow. Dr. Carman saw a revolver
thrust through the hole and threw
himself flat. A shot rang out. Mrs.
Bailey sank to the floor, crying, “I’m
shot!" and died in a few seconds.
Two men in the doctor's ants room
rushed In. Dr. Carman said he look
ed out the window but too late to see
anyone. He them telephoned to a
physician living across the street and
half an hour later notified the coro
ner and the police. A search of the
grounds disclosed no better clew than
a safety pin and the fact a piece of
shingle had been used to prop us the
screen of the window through which
the shot had been fired and this screen
had been unfastened from the inside.
The physician’s home Is In a well
populated district and many persons
were about. But no one had seen the
murderer. Hound* were put on the
scent. They ran five miles to Lyn
brook but there lost whatever trail
they were following.
A Dictograph.
Then, after a period of great mys
tery, came the astonishing dlsoovery
that the doctor’s wife had placed a
dictograph In hts office seven weeks
before. The wires led upstairs to the
bedroom of Mrs. Carman.
Mrs. Carman Is a fine, stately, In
tellectual woman, about 46 years old.
The Carmans had been married twen
ty years and bad a daughter 12 years
old. But she had decided, after con
sultation with her mother, that certain
stories about her husband should be
Investigated. She went to a company
In New York, represented herself as
a dressmaker, hut afterward admitted
that she was the wife of a doctor, and
contrived to have the dictograph In
stalled while the doctor was absent.
Mrs. Carman declared that what
she had heard over the dictograph
wires had assured her that the doctor
was absolutely faithful to her. She
said she was upstairs lying down la
her room at the time of the murder
and had not uaed the detograph that
day.
Rumor*.
Following the discovery of the dic
tograph there were several stories told
of seeing a woman In a whit# dress
on the Gar-man lawn the night of the
murder. There were various other
conflicting rumors. On# of them
brought the fact that Mrs. Carman
had been jealous of a certain nurse to
whom Dr. Carman had given money
nnd had struck this woman In the
consulting room where the murder
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occurred a few weeks before the
crime.
The version of Mrs. Carman’s move
ments were conflicting, too. Cecilia
Coleman, the negro maid, became an
important figure. According to one
version the Coleman girl admitted
Mrs. Carman had run. in the back
door and through the kitchen just
after the fatal shot, warning the maid
not to tell anyone of what she had
seen.
Mrs. Carman was held In such high
esteem that the authorities did not
wish to take hasty action against her.
Hhe appeared at the coroner’s inquest
and testified in a com posed voice.
From many angles her story of her
movements on the night of the murder
was attacked.
The case was brought before the
grand jury, which hrought in the sur
prising verdict of manslaughter
against Mrs. Carman. Later the state
laid new evidence before the grand
jury and a superseding indictment of
murder in the first degree was
brought in. Mrs. Carman was re
ported desperately ill. Her husband
has stuck to her through thick and
thin.
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that aVe read and appreciated by husl
neas men and readers in general.
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service is scarcely more mod
ern today than a residence
without water service.
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Fair Visitors
Make the J. Willie Levy Co. your Fair Week
headquarters. Get your packages together
here; make our store your meeting place.
Resting and waiting for you and the ladies.
A Magnificent Showing of Fall Clothing For You,
the Children, and the Women Folks During the Fair
“Meet Me at Levy’s”
MAXWELL BROS.
“HOME FURNISHERS’’
97 3 BROAD STREET
SIDS A CORDIAL WELCOME TO PAIR VISITORS
In Connection With Fair Week-We Will Make It
Here a Week of Unusual Interest to All Housewives
Ifc your home is not up to the standard, if It is not attractive and Interesting enough to
hold your family together, then we can be of Inestimable service in helping you to make it
a place that you and yours will be justly proud of.
Never were stocks In every department more varied, and more beautiful, and never did
more reasonable prices maintain on like qualities, due hi a measure to general conditions, and
to the immense purchase we made this season.
Look Into your home carefully, see Just what Is needed, and whether a complete outfit
or just a single piece, come down to this big store at onoe and see what an abundant of worthy
home making things await you.
We Cordially Invite Your Attendance While Assortments Are Complete
Appealing Values in
Worthy BEDROOM
FURNITURE
BEDS
Nevfr did we present a lar
ger assortment of more at
tractive designs.
Wood Bede —Among others
the Aerial Is In high favor
being patterned after the
most pleasing designs In
brass and Iron.
Brass Beds—Full and single
si see in both bright and
satin finish.
Iron Beds—Full and single
sizes in both white enamel
and Verals Martin finish.
Dressing Tables
This season we have a
very fine assortment of
Dressing Tables, both plain
and elaborate In design. In
oak, mahogany and Circas
sian walnut.
Dining Tables
We don’t believe you
could Imagine a more com
plete showing of dining ta
bles ta»n Is assembled on
our Floor, in golden
oak. fumed oak. Jacobean
oak. early English oak and
mahogany wtth both round
and square tops, solid and
dividing pedestals. In de
signs plain and elaborate.
We Are Agents In Aupsta tor the Famous McDougall Kitchen Cabinets
BUFFETS
Our assortment of indi
vidual buffets is the largest
to be found anywhere and
embraces dozens of sizes
and styles in golden oak,
fumed oak, Jacobean oak
and mahogany.
CHINA CLOSETS
Very easy indeed is it to
find Just the much wanted
China Closet here for our
present display of the
"Treasure Houses" is un
usually large and exhibits
a maze of sizes and styles
from the simple to the elab
orate, In golden oak and
mahogany.
DRESSERS
Our showing of dressers
embraces over fifty Individ
ual designs from a plain
serviceable design to lha
very elaborate In golden oak
fumed oak, American wal
nut, mahogany and birds'-
eye mapla
CHIFFONIERS
The modem bedroom ne
cessity. are to be found here
in practically unlimited va
riety. as our present show
ing exhibits all that is
worthy in style. size and
finish in oak. mahogany,
walnut.
The Newest and Best
in LIVING ROOM
FURNITURE
Quaker Lace Ourtains
We do not hesitate to say
that Quaker Lace Curtains
are the finest machine-made
Curtains produced today.
Original and exclusive de
signs and beautiful effects
that blend with any scheme
of decorations are here In
profusion awaiting your se
lection They "look," "laun
der,’' and "last.”
Dining Room Suites
Of 9 to 12 pieces In a large
variety of modern designs
together with reproductions
of famous Period styles. In
cluding Byzantine, Charles
IL Jacobean, William and
Mary, Elizabethlan. Queen
Anne, Adam, Sheraton, Chip
pendale, Colonial and others
In oak, of various finishes,
mahogany and Circassian
walnut, await your Inspec
tion.
DINING CHAIRS
Over 100 designs can be
found in our present show
ing of dining room Chairs
embracing everything from
a simple plain oak chair to
an elaborate period design
of the finest wood construc
tion and finish.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10.
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