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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS
VOLUME 33.
JUDGE DANIEL’S
WAS ABLE CHARGE
He Scored Lawlessness
of All Kinds
SCHOOL CHILDREN THERE
Judge Daniel Delivered A
Brilliant And Impressive
Address at The Opening
of Superior Court
In his eloquent charge to the
■Grand Jury Monday at the con
vening of superior court, Judge
Daniel began by referring to the
terrors of war and especially of
the horrors of the present con
flict and> showed how the spirit
of lawlessness was contagious
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JUDGE ROBERT T. DANIEL
and impressed upon the Grand
Jury the necessity of seeing that
such spirit, such a disregard for
life and property, did not gain a
foothold in this state.
He showed that counties have
reputations just asindividuals and
that this reputation is largely in
keeping of the Grand Jury.
Continuing, he said: “By your
acts, special and general, you are
supposed to voice the sentiment
of your county on the vital ques
tions of the day. You are ex
pected to promote that which is
good, and condemn that which
is evil. You are expected to see
that all of the criminal laws are
enforced. It is not for you to say,
this a good law, and that is a bad
law. Therefore I will enforce
this law and ignore that law.
Law Enforcement
“I cannot refuse to enforce a
law and be true to my oath. You
cannot refuse to enfore a law and
be faithful in the discharge of
your sworn duty. An officer of
the court cannot neglect to exe
cute a law and live up to the sol-
emn pledge of office he has made.
“It is our duty, gentlemen, to
enforce and execute the written
law. If there is a bad law on the
books, the best way to get it re
pealed is by enforcing it. It is
the duty of the legislature to en
act law, and to repeal law when
it becomes necessary to repeal
them. As long a law remains on
the statute books it is our sworn
duty to enforce that law. There
can be no other safe and sound
rule. Otherwise, every man
would be a law unto himself. He
would obey that law which pleas
ed him, which did not interfere
with his pleasure, his profit or
his convenience. Under such
conditions anarchy would rule,
lawlessness would hold high car
nival, riots would be the order of
the day, and robberies, burglar
ies and murders would make the
nights hideous.
“The only safety to you and
your homes, the only security to
your property and your business
is under the law and by the law.
The law is the palladium of our
liberty, and the fortress of our
peace and happiness.
“Men are restrained only by
the law; through fear of it, or
through respect it. The stronger
the law and the more certain its
enforcement, the greater the re
spect for the law. The certainty
of the enforcement of the law is
the greatest deterrent to crime.
Crime is the greatest curse to the
race, for every crime i3 hurtful.
It hurts someone or it hurts so
ciety. For this reason every
criminal law should be enforced.
The failure to enforce law breeds
contempt law. Whenever
a crime goes unpunished this is
a license to commit crime, and it
serves to increase crime. The
greatest peril today is the wide
spread disrespect for law.
“Therefore, our safety, our
peace, our business, our progress
in the highest relations of life
depends upon standing firmly to
gether for a respect for all law.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19. 1915.
BOARD TO ELECT
DURING MARCH
School Superintendent to
Be Named
NOTICE GIVEN BY BOARD
Applicants Must Measure
up to Certain Standards
—People Will Not Have A
Voice Until Next Year
A county superintendent of
schools to succeed the late Mr. C.
S. Maddox will be elected some
time in March by the Board of
Education. It is understood a
number of applications will be
filed. The following advertise
ment by the board will be of in
terest to prospective applicants,
as well as the people generally:
NOTICE
All persons contemplating mak
ing application to the County
Board of Education to fill the un
expired term of Mr. C. S. Mad
dox, deceased, should make a
written application, stating his
qualifications. No application
will be received after March 2nd,
1915, said date being the regular
meeting day of this Board, at
which time they will name a date
for a call meeting for the pur
pose of electing Mr. Maddox’s
successor. The State School Com
missioner advises that a County
School Superintendent must pos
sess at least one of the following
qualifications:
1. Three years’ experience
in teaching, one year of which
shall have been in Georgia, and
the possession of a first grade
license; or
2. A diploma from a reputa
ble college or normal school; or
3. Five years’ experience in
actual school supervision, or fail
ing in these;
4. An approved examination
before the State Board of Educa
tion as to qualification; and
5. Residence in the county
for two years before the election,
and the right to vote.
J. M. Gaston, President*
County Board of Education of
Butts County.
and for its strict enforcement,
and in active antagonism against
crime of every character.
The Prohibition Statute
In giving the prohibition stat
ute in his charge he referred to
the injurious effects of using in
toxicants, he made mention of
the council of scientific men from
all the world that met in London
and whose findings were that
whiskey was a poison.
Continuing, the Judge said:
‘'But the most remarkable event
is that which has occurred in
Russia. Russia had the absolute
sale of a drink called Vodka,
about the same as our whiskey.
The government received all the
revenue from its sale, which
amounted to hundreds of millions
of dollars annually, yet on the
threshold of an expensive war
when every dollar was needed,
the Czar issued an order prohibi
ting the sale of their national in
(Continued on page 8)
Atlanta Pie Smaller
And Also Higher
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 18—Horrors
of war in Atlanta restaurants
are augmented by an advance in
that steady stand by of the hur
ried business man—pie.
The restaurant trust has sent
out orders that hereafter all pies
must be cut into six portions in
stead of the time-honored four,
each portion selling for one nick
el. The increased price of wheat
and therefore of flour is given as
the pretext for this unexpected
blow.
FEBRUARY TERM
NOW IN SESSION
Superior Court Convened
Here Monday
BUSY TWO WEEKS AHEAD
Civil Cases Being Ground
Out This Week And A
Heavy Criminal Docket
For Second Week
The spring term of Butts su
perior court was convened here
Monday morning by Judge R. T.
Daniel, of Griffin. His charge
to the grand j ury was one of the
most impressive heard in Jack
son in a long time. He scored
all forms of lawlesness, and at
the request of the Civic League
addressed those present on the
care of public property. His
charge, in part, will be found in
this issue.
Hon. E. M. Owon, the popular
and brilliant solicitor general,
is present as prosecuting attor
ney. Mr. Owen is a thorougnly
capable official and handles the
State’s business in a most effi
cient manner, and has made a
large number of friends in Butts
county.
The grand jury organized by
electing Mr. J. H. Mills foreman
and Mr. F. C. Benson clerk. Mr.
M. L. Duke was named bailiff.
Immediately following the
charge to the grand jury the trial
of civil cases was begun. Slow
progress was made, however,
and only one or two cases were
disposed of Monday. It is not
likely the docket will be cleared
at this term.
There was a good attendance
at the opening of court and sev
eral visiting attorneys were in
the city for the sessions.
The criminal calendar will be
taken up next week.
Government Recipe
For Whitewash
Half a bushel of unslaked lime;
slake with warm water; cover
during the process to keep in the
steam; strain the liquid through
a sieve or strainer; add a peck of
salt, previously well dissolved in
warm water, three pounds of
ground rice boiled to a thin paste
and stir in boiling hot, half a
pound of powdered Spanish whi
ting and a pound of glue which
has been previously dissolved
over a slow fire, and add five gal
lons of hot water to the mixture;
GEORGIA BUYS
TOO MUCH MEAT
Imports $75,000,000 Each
Twelve Months
CAN BE RAISED AT HOME
Commissioner J. D. Price
Shows How The State
Is Necledting Important
Industry
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 18—“ Geo
rgia can make every pound of the
five to six million pounds of meat
we are now importing into the
State every month,” said Com
missioner of Agriculture J. D.
Price, ‘ ‘and some to sell besides. ’ ’
There is no doubt about the
fact that the animal industry is
coming in Georgia, Mr. Price de
clares, but it ought to come fast
er. The new packing plant just
opened at Moultrie shows that
the people are taking hold of it
down there, and there is no doubt
others will follow just as rapidly
as there is demand for them.
“Georgia imported 5,373,242
pounds of meat in January and
5,741,825 pounds in December,”
Commissioner Price said. “I have
the actual figures right before
me. Here is what we bought in
one month, January, and a month
of hard times at that: Dry salt
meats 2,493,553 pounds; packing
house products, including sau
gae, livers, etc., 912,283 pounds;
lard and lard compounds 574,319
pounds; hams 99,763 pounds;
fresh beef 353,529 pounds; fresh
pork 887,366 pounds and fresh
mutton 52,529 pounds.
“Somebody is making good
money selling us approximately
75,000,000 pounds of meat a year
—money that we might very eas
ily keep at home. There are no
better grazing ranges anywhere
than right here in Georgia. Al
ready there are good packing
plants in Atlanta, Moultrie and
Augusta and others will come as
soon as there is a product for
them to handle.
“This department is ready to
assist and co-operate with any
one who wants to go into cattle
and hog raising. Our state vet
erinarian, Dr. Bahnsen, will give
personal attention to any inquir
ies upon this line. The opportu
nity is ripe and we hope more
Georgia farmers will take up this
important work.”
stir well and let it stand for a
few days, keeping covered to ex
clude dirt. It should be put on
hot. One pint of the mixture
properly applied will cover a
square yard. Small brushes are
best. There is nothing that can
compare with it for outside or in
side work, and it retains its
brilliancy for many years. Col
oring matter may be put in and
made of any shade —Spanish
brown, yellow echre or common
clay.
(Reference: Farmers’ Bulle
tin No. 474, entitled “Use of
Paint* on the Farm.”)
NUMBER 8.