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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS
VOLUME 32.
WEEKLY EDITORS
CONCLUDE SESSION
Meeting Best in History
of Association
EASTMAN GETS MEETING
Editors Overwhelmed By
Hospitality of Commerce
—Delightful Outing in The
North Georgia Mountains
Featured by a large attendance,
interesting discussions and su
perb entertainment, the twenty
eighth annual convention of the
Georgia Weekly Press Associa
tion held in Commerce last week
was one of the most notable in
the history of the organization.
The entertainment was the most
lavish ever accorded the weekly
editors.
The association got down to
business Tuesday morning, the
members having arrived Monday
night. Following the address of
welcome which was delivered by
Col. W. A. Stephens and respond
ed to by A. S. Hardy of the
Gainesville News, the business
of the session was taken up.
Several new members were ad
mitted. The annual address of
President P. T. McCutchen con
tained a number of recommend
dations of interest.
At the morning session Char
les J. Haden of the Georgia
Chamber of Commerce delivered
an address that challenged the
interest of every person present.
His subject was “Knowing
Georgia.” M. V. Richards, land
and industrial agent of the
Southern Railway, spoke on
“How the Press and Railroads
May Co-operate for Public
Good. ’ ’
The visitors were guests at an
elegant barbecue Tuesday after
noon at 1:30 at the fair grounds.
Several hundred pounds of well
cooked meats with appetizing ac
cessories put inspiration in the
pen pushers for the remaining
sessions.
At the afternoon session Tues
day several matters were gone
over, the regular program being
changed somewhat due to the ab
sence of some of the speakers.
Political advertising and the
rates therefor was discussed by
Paul Harber, J. C. McAuliffe
and others.
Tuesday evening the members
of the press association were
guests at an entertainment given
on the the lawn of T. C. Hard
man. This affair was brilliant
and enjoyable to the highest ex
tent.
Wednesday morning several
papers were read. Among those
who took part in the program
were Josiah Carter, Clifford
Grubbs, J. A. Perry, C. B. Allen
and others. At this session of
ficers were elected, the same of
ficers being chosen for another
year. Paul Harber, editor of the
Commerce Observer, was elected
as one of the vice presidents.
Eastman was selected as the
next meeting place, winning over
Carrollton and Fitzgerald.
Wednesday was spent in Ath
ens where a round of delightful
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HON. A, H. OGLETREE HEADS
BUTTS COUNTY BROWN CLUB
At a meeting held in the court
house Saturday afternoon the
friends of Hon. Joseph M. Brown
met and organized a club to push
his candidacy in Butts county.
Hon. A. H. Ogletree was elected
president and Mr. C. W. Bryan
secretary. Vice presidents will
be appointed in the various dis
tricts by chairman Ogletree, the
names to be announced later.
About a hundred names were
put on the club in a few minutes,
it was announced, and the sup
porters of Mr. Brown are confi
dent they will succeed in getting
a large and representative list.
Friends of ex-Governor Brown
are confident he will make a fine
race in Butts county this year.
TO PLAN FOR
FAIR SATURDAY
Final Details Most Be Gone
Over Then
REPORTS IrF DESIRED
Finance Committee Will
Tell of Success—Large
Attendance Requested at
Meeting Saturday the 25
A meeting of those interested
in holding a county fair in Jack
son this fall will be held in the
court house Saturday afternoon,
July 25, at 2 o’clock. At that
time a number of important bus
iness matters will be gone over
and final plans for the fair an
nounced.
The committee working on fi
nances is meeting with with con
siderable encouragement. Mr.
F. S. Etheridge, chairman of the
committee in Jackson, is expect
ed to make a report at the
next meeting. Mr. Etheridge
will raise S6OO in Jackson. Each
of the seven districts in the coun
ty will raise SSO or more.
The committee has arranged
the premium list and this will be
published at an early date, It is
understood that the Boys Corn
club gets the largest share of
prizes, S2OO having been appro
priated to that department.
Prof. Worsham and other com
mittee chairmen are working
in an effort to make a final report
by next Saturday. Any contri
bution may be sent direct to the
Progress office and will be pub
lished.
As the time for work is short
it is important that several busi
ness details be wound up at the
next meeting, and for that rea
son it is hoped there will be a
large attendance.
Attention is also called to the
Field Meet which will be held at
Mallets Springs on August 7.
A picnic will be enjoyed at that
time and many good talks made
by the agricultural experts rep
resenting the various phases of
Demonstration work.
JACKSON, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, JULY 24. 1914.
HON. S. J. COWAN
SPEAKS FORBROWN
Made Address in Court
House Saturday
A GOOD CROWD PRESENT
Speaker Entertained Au
dience For Nearly Two
Hours After Which Joe
Brown Club Is Formed
Hon. S. J. Cowan, of Athens,
spoke in the court house here
Saturday afternoon in the inter
est of Jos. M. Brown’s candidacy
for the United States senate. Dr.
J. A. Jarrell was chairman of the
meeting and presented the
speaker.
Mr. Cowan made a good speech
for his candidate. He is a live
wire on the stump and held the
attention of his audience from
beginning to end. On the whole
his address was well received
and he made some votes for Mr.
Brown.
The speaker traced the record
of Hon. Hoke Smith from the
time he was first elected govern
or up to the present time. He
charged that as governor, Mr.
Smith did not make good on his
famous “port rates.” His ca
reer as a senator was gone over.
Mr. Cowan said the people did
not like the method in which Mr.
Smith was named senator. His
record in Washington was dis
sected. He charged that Sena
tor Smith had reversed himself
on the Panama Canal tolls bill.
Senator Smith was given full
credit for the Atlanta regional
bank, which the speaker said
would not make money any
cheaper for the farmer.
Mr. Cowan declared that Gov
ernor Brown is the friend of or
ganized labor, when legitimately
conducted, and that union labor
will support him this year. Out
of a crowd of twenty laborers on
the streets of Atlanta, whom he
interviewed and talked with, Mr.
Cowan said that every one would
support Mr. Brown.
The speaker charged that Sen
ator Smith had used his influence
to have Harry Stillwell Edwards,
post master at Macon, and Mrs.
Helen Longstreet, post master
at Gainesville, removed from of
fice, but that he had not been
able to have the negro, Henry
Lincoln Johnson, who has a
$4,000 job, fired. This in spite
of the fact that Mr. Smith is close
to the administration, said the
speaker.
Assessments Be
Paid By August 1&
Candidates for state house of
fices are reminded that the time
for paying in assessments ex
pires August 1. The following
scale of assessments was made
by the Butts County Executive
Committee, the assessments to
be paid to the secretary, J. D.
Jones:
Representatives, $lO.
State Senators, S2O.
Congressman, $25.
Judges, sls.
MANN WINN IS BOUND
OVER ON CHARGE MUROER
Mann Winn, colored, charged
with the murder of Son Greer,
was arraigned before Justice J.
A. McMichael Tuesday morning
for a preliminary hearing. He
was bound over to the superior
court on a murder charge.
It will be recalled that the kill
ing occured at Jenkinsburg Sun
day a week ago. Winn was ar
rested shortly after the killing
and has since been in jail where
he will remain until the August
term of court at which time he
will probably be tried for his life.
The accused was represented
by Hon. J. Threatt Moore.
JUDGE BARTLETT
IN THE RUNNING
WiU Seek Re-election in
August Primary
NEW INTEREST AROUSED
Announcement That The
Macon Congressman Is
to Run Again Was Made
Monday at Barnesville
The announcement of Con
gressman Charles L. Bartlett for
re-election was made Monday
when he paid his entrance fee to
chairman W. M. Howard of the
district executive committee a
short time before the limit ex
pired. This announcement will
be read with wide interest over
the district and will arouse keen
er interest in the political situa
tion in the sixth district.
It had been thought generally
that Judge Bartlett would not be
a candidate this year. Only re
cently he underwent an opera
tion in Washington for gall stones
and his physical condition was
such that his friends believed he
would not get in the race this
year. However his formal en
try has settled all doubts on that
score, and the sixth district is
again to see one of the hottest
races it has known in years.
Judge Bartlett’s opponent is
Hon. J. W. Wise, of Fayetteville,
who was a candidate two years
ago and narrowly missed the
nomination. Mr. Wise announc
ed several weeks ago and has
campaigned in many counties of
the district. Friends of the
Fayette county man predict that
he will make a better race than
he did in 1912.
Under the rules of the congres
sional executive committee the
majority vote will prevail this
year. Butts county members of
the committee are Messrs. W.
B. Dozier and T. P. Bell.
With the primary less tnan a
month off the sixth district is
sure to be treated to a short but
none the less heated and exciting
campaign.
GOVERNOR SLATON
SPOKE TO EDITORS
Explains The Georgia Tax
Equalization Act
SAYS LAW WAS NEEDED
State’s Tottering Credit
Demanded That Some
Adtion Be Taken, Slaton
Tells Commerce Crowd
Atlanta, Ga., June 23. —The-
country editors of Georgia, filled,
to the brim with chicken, satis
faction and oratory, have return
ed to their homes from the Com
merce convention of the weekly
press association and most of
them have had a complimentary
editorial about Governor John M.
Slaton’s address to the conven
tion.
The governor didn’t talk poli
tids—at least, he didn’t talk
about his race for the senate. He
just shook hands all around,
showed his own capacity for good
things to eat, and proved that
Tom Hardwick was right when
he referred to “Jack” Slaton as a
“good fellow.”
The governor did, however,
discuss the tax equalization law,
of which he was the father, and
which has done so much toward
pulling the state out of the deep
est financial hole it had known in
years. He referred to having
laid the matter before the editors
at their last year’s convention,
remembered how they had gone
back to their sanctums and work
ed hard for its support, and how
the bill had become a law.
“The state had to have more
money,” said Governor Slaton.
“The ‘pass the hat’ system of
taxation had been outgrown,
“I adopted the course which
had been recommended by my
predecessors and by many com
missions and committees. I met
with many difficulties. Some of
my friends told me I would com
mit political suicide and I had
better leave it to the next gover
nor to settle. The advice was
kindly, but I could not accept it
and be true to the people of my
state.
“I know that the tax law has
met with powerful opposition.
Some of it is sincere. Some of
it comes of suspicion or misun
derstanding. But there are num
erous proofs of its benefit, and I
promise that if the revenues are
up to expectations the rate will
be reduced.”
FARMERS WILL MEET
SATURDAY P.M JULY 25
Announcement is made that
there will be a mass meeting of
farmers in the court house Sat
urday afternoon at 2 o’clocx.
The business and professional
men of the community are asked
to be present. Matters of inter
est to the farmers will be dis
cussed and a large attendance is
requested at that time.
NUMBER 30.