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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS VOLUME 33. MR. MALLET WILL BEGIN DUTIES SOON Probably Take Charge at April Meeting COMMISSION IS RECEIVED New School Superinten dent Well Known Over The County—Well Pre pared For The Position His commission having been received. Mr. Hugh Mallet, who was elected Superintendent of Schools of Butts county last week, will assume charge of the office within a few days. It is not known just when the new super intendent will be inducted into office, though it may be at the regular April meeting of the board of education. JBpgj * j|&. ,r^BjMf .RL -M J^l in MR. HUGH MALLET Mr. Mallet is one of the best known young men in the county. He was educated in the Jackson public schools and later attended Emory college, at Oxford, and was graduated from that insti tution in the class of 1911 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Though he has never taught, Mr. Mallet is splendidly educated and will bring to the office of school superintendent special training and business acumen. The new superintendent is 23 years of age and a son of Mrs. W. M. Mallet. He was born and reared in Jackson and is a mem ber of one of the most prominent families in Butts county. He is already known to hundreds of the citizens of the county and is highly esteemed in business and social circles. Mr. Mallet is a member of the Methodist church and teacher of the Young Mens class of the Methodist Sunday school. The newly elected head of the county school system is a affable young man and makes friends easily. Mr. Mallet will introduce mod ern business methods in the of fice of School Superintendent and he plans to thoroughly systema tize the work. Young, energetic and competent, the friends of Mr. Mallet predict that he will make good at once and that un der his administration the com mon schools of Butts county will enjoy a period of substantial de velopment and growth. MRS. VICTORIA WEAVER GOES TO HER REWARD Mrs. Victoria Weaver, widow of Joseph E. Weaver and one of' the most estimable women in the county, died at her home near here at 2 o’clock Sunday morn ing. She had been sick for some time and pneumonia recently de veloped and was the immediate cause of her death. Mrs. Weaver was 71 years of age. She was a Miss Carr be fore her marriage and a member of Towaliga Baptist church. All her neighbors and acquaintances spoke of her in the highest terms of praise and her unselfish, Chris tian character made her many friends who are saddened at her passing. The relatives who survive Mrs. Weaver are a son, Mr. 0. L. Weaver, a daughter, Mrs. Lillie Hooten, five sisters. Mrs. J. H. McCallum, Mrs. M. E. Thaxton, Mrs. Anne Benson, of Jackson, Mrs. Martha Akin, of Arizona, and Mrs. Sallie Evans, of Texas. The funeral was held Monday morning at 11 o’clock at Fellow ship church and was largely at tended. Rev. T. H. Vaughn con ducted the impressive services, following which the interment was made in Fellowship Ceme tery. COL. DOZIER RUSSELL ORATOR He Will Deliver Memorial Day Address IN JACKSONTHIS YEAR Prominent Young Attor ney Selected by U. D. C. Chapter—He Is Splendid Platform Speaker Col. H. D. Russell, of this city, has been selected to deliver the Memorial Day address in Jackson this year. The invitation exten ded by Larkin Watson chapter, U. D. C., has been accepted by Col. Russell. He will be intro duced by Hon. W. E. Watkins. Mr. Russell is the junior mem ber of the firm of Smith & Rus sell, attorneys, with offices in Jackson and McDonough. Since locating here several months ago he has made many friends in all parts of the county. Mr. Rus sell was graduated from the aca demic and law departments of the University of Georgia where he had a brilliant career. The friends of Col. Russell feel con fident he will make a most en tertaining address on April 26. At their last meeting the U. D. C. chapter considered plans for the Memorial Day observance. A program of the usual interest will be arranged and the veter ans and their families will be royally entertained by the Daugh ters of the Confederacy. The full program will be given later in these column?. JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 19. 1915. ADVERTISING. The man who does not ad vertise simply because his grandfather did not, should wear knee breeches and a wig, says the Camden News. The man who does not ad vertise because it costs money, should quit paying salaries for the same reason. The man who does not ad vertise because he don’t know how to write an advertisement should quit eating because he can’t cook. The man who does not ad vertise because somebody said it did not pay, should not be lieve the world is round, be cause the ancients said it was fiat. HON. J. W. WISE IS CONGRESSMAN Now Representative From Sixth District SUCCEEDS C.L. BARTLETT Mr. Wise Expedted to Be One of Really Strong Men of Next Congress— Has Fine Public Record For the first time in forty years with the exception of two years, the congressman from the sixth district lives outside of Macon. Hon. J, Walter Wise, the new congressman from this district, is a resident of Fayetteville, Fay ette county. He succeeds Judge C. L. Bartlett who retired on March 4 after a continuous service of twenty years in congress. The new congressman has had a most interesting and brilliant public career. He represented Fayette county in the legislature where he was recognized as one of the leading members of the general assembly. Several well known laws attest his ability and statesmanship. In 1908 Mr. Wise was elected solicitor general of the Flint cir cuit, serving until 1912 when he made the race for congress the first time. His career as prose cuting attorney was marked by close application and hard work and he soon became recognized as one of the ablest lawyers in the state. Before a jury Mr. Wise is absolutely honest and sincere and his sledgehammer blows carry tremendous weight. As solicitor general he was fear ed by every lawyer in the circuit. Mr. Wise will be one of the stron gest debaters in congress. In the primary last year Mr. Wise was unopposed. For a few days Judge Bartlett was a can didate but withdrew on account of his health. His thousands of friends in the sixth district and the state confidently predict that Congressman Wise will make an able and zealous representative in Washington. MR. HOWARD MCCORD PASSES TO REWARD After an illness of some time Mr. Howard McCord died Mon day morning at Highlands, N. C., where he had gone for treatment. He was a former resident of this city, but a few years ago the family moved to Atlanta and la ter to Sale City. Mr. McCord, who was 21 years of old, is pleas antly remembered here and his demise is regretted by a large cir cle of Jackson friends. Mr. McCord is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Mc- Cord, of Sale City, four brothers, Rev. W. W. McCord, Prof. M. 0. McCord, of Marshallville, R. R. McCord, Atlanta, and W. C. Mc- Cord; two sisters, Mrs. A. W. McLarty, Douglasvilie, and Miss Emma McCord. The body was brought to Jack son Tuesday morning and the funeral was held at 11 o’clock from the Methodist church, Rev. Olin King conducting the servi ces. Interment was in the City Cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs. Claude Spencer, Marvin Spencer, Jim Lyons, H. W. Tur ner, Ned McCord, Mick Thaxton. BOYS MUST JOIN CLUB AT ONCE Entries Will Close March Thirty-First A LARGE LIST WANTED Several Hundred Members Should Enroll Names in Corn And Pig Clubs For The 1915 Conte&s Dear Boys:—This is to notify the boys who have not already given in their names that the time in which you will be allow ed to become members of the Corn and Pig Clubs will expire on March 31st. You are urged therefore to send your name in to the County Superintendent or to me at once. We shall strive to make this a banner year with old Butts in the club work and it behooves each one of you boys and girls to put forth your very best efforts this year. Let us try to lead the state. Parents, will you not help us to do this by pumping a little more energy and enthusiasm into that child who is beginning to show an indiffer ence to his work? Respectfully, H. L. Worsham, County Agent. This Man Solves The Codt of Living Problem Atlanta, Ga., March 18.—That he can live and keep well on ten cents a day is the belief of Chas. H. Washbury, of Atlanta, a bus iness man, who is now trying to prove it. He has held his food bill within that amount for the past eleven days, he says, and has felt well nourished. Mr. Washbury’s diet is princi pally bread and butter, with the accent on the bread. He says a slice a bread and butter is equal to five-eights of a glass of milk, an egg and one-half; a large po tato, two slices of lean beef or twelve oysters. YOUNG FARM HAND KILLED Tragedy Occurred Near Jackson Monday JOSEPH CASWELL VICTIM Mr. R. C. Thomas Charg ed With Crime-Unfor tunate Affair Shocks the Entire Community Joseph Caswell, said to have been a native of Canada and 20 years old, was killed by Mr. R. C. Thomas at the latter’s farm in Iron Springs district about 10 o’clock Monday morning. Following the tragedy Mr. Thomas came to Jackson and gave himself up to the authori ties. He pleaded self defense. The trouble, it is stated, had its origin over a pistol, which Mr. Thomas claims, Caswell, who was a wage hand on the Thomas farm, stole from him several days ago. According to Mr. Thomas’ state ment the young laborer was ad vancing on him in a threatening manner when he fired with a pistol. Three shots were fired, it was said, but only one bullet hit the slain man. The tragedy ocr curred in the field where the two men were plowing. Caswell ran a few yards after being shot apd died in a short time. ■' Then? were no eyewitnesses to the shooting, though q young son of Mr. Thomas was coming across the field from a house at the time the shots were fired. Coroner F. C. Stephens* held an inquest Monday afternoon. The verdict of the jury was that it was a case of murder and Mr. Thomas was ordered held charg ed with the crime. Evidence at the inquest is said to have disclos ed the fact that the slain man was shot in the back, the bullet entering under the left shoulder blade and lodging on the right side of the neck. Mr. Thomas is being held in the county jail, pending a pre liminary trial, which, it is un derstood, will be held some time next week. Caswell had been in this coun ty since last fall and had worked for Mr. Thomas since Christmas. The young man was said to have come to Macon with Sun Bros, circus and was working to get money to return home. He is said to have a sister in Michigan and a brother in Europe with the English army. The young stran ger was a fine specimen of man hood and was declared to have been a hard working and indus trious young fellow. The unfortunate tragedy has evoked expressions of regret from the entire community. There is sympathy alike for the families of the slayer and the victim. Knights Templar Meeting 0 There will be a regular meet ing of Alexius Commandery No. 22 Friday night. Balloting. All * Sir Knights are urged to be pres ent promptly at 7:30 p. m. NUMBER 12.