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5-ZICIAL ORGAN / OF ' COUNTY THE BEST PAPER IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST COUNTY IN THE BEST STATE IN THE BEST COUNTRY. FORTIETH YEAR. J BOUNTY OFFICIALS I SWORN IN JANUARY IST jissrs. Mayfltld, Hodges, Thurston aid Manghnm Assume Duties of to Which Elected H Last October. ..Several changes were made in utts county officers with the be inning of the new year. C. N. it ay field succeeded S. J. bmitli in lecfficeof County Treasurer; Tax eceiver J. H. Thurston relin aished his office to F. M. Hodges, ad J. C. Adams shifted the oner us duties and responsibilities of le office of Coroner to the shoul- ers of J. T. Maugham. Tax Col :ctor Dodson was succeeded by llaude Bryant. Commissioner Gas on has two more years of his four ear term yet to serve. Ordinary . H. Ham, Clerk of Court S. J - oster and Sheriff L. M. Crawford. !! e among the officers who hold rer for another iWo years. , All these officials, the new ones * the old are able, nscientious and obliging, and ere is little doubt that the affairs the county will be safely and , diciously administered. c s UDGE JOHN I. HALL | PASSES AWAY AT MACON IS Assistant Attorney General Un der Cleveland Administration Former Citizen of Butts / County. 1 —- e John Iredell Hall, best known attor- I the stk|i, expired Tues- I \t before midnight, in con Gv pi* mou*7 e nty-first year ot his hi? home*in Macon. %fh was due to a com plica ion of troubles from which he Offered a long time. His lath will be deplored by a 'altitude of friends through -M, the country. jhe deceased was born in ts county, in 1841. He juated from Bailey Insti in this city, and later en- Atafl Ersk.iue College, but In(!ial n ever graduated. He south' intered law practice and hotel L q of the most noted 'v l s of his time. In 1872 om A v; made jndge of the pen Vcuit, superior courts, hs assistant attorney e i°f the United State *sthe J 1 [eland’s last administra- of the Georgia M “Dire for several terms, -end/of the Flint circuit f>r storayears, and a distinguished k Jier of the Confederacy, |g a member of the Forty- C i Georgia. Oudge Hall made a great 4 less in the practice ot law, fflwas a man of great force ! lability. He was gyeral s c jsel of the Georgia South ! Ol Florida railway for years 'V *Vie most effective — - state statutes VI him. I survive him. [Wail and Mrs. Apth of Griffin; ind •. E. Hall, I foody will be outn \ u " latll o’c ock llrs. Murray, fin. Improved twf t to desirable pudent of the dvation. Also allege in At -1 all equipmentkys at home. THE JACKSON ARGUS. HON. W. E. WATKINS TO BE MAYOR ANOTHER TERM His Administration Vindicated 111 Friday’s Primary Ejection—Two Changes in the Council* manic Board. In last Friday’s municipal pri mary Hon. W. E. Watkins, who is completing his first term as Mayor of Jackson, was re-elected by a majority of 92 votes over Hon. W. M. Taylor, former Councilman from the Second ward. The elec tion was unusually quiet and free of the factional bitterness that has hitherto characterized "local politi cal contests. There was no oppo sition to the ticket except for Mayor and School Trustee from the Sec ond ward. The nominees of the primary, who were formally ratified in the regular election Wednesday, are as follows: Mayor, W. E. Watkins, First ward; Alderman, C. M. Kimbell; School Trustee, S. H. Thornton; Member Executive Committee, G. E. Mallet; Second ward, Alder man, j. R. Thurston; School Trus tee, T. H. Buttrill; Member of Ex ecutive Committee, A. T. Buttrill; Third ward, Alderman, J. 11. Mc- Kibben; School Trustee, B. F. Watkins; Member of Executive Committee, S. P. Nichols; Fourth ward, Alderman, J. C. Jones; Mem ber of Executive Committee, H. O. Ball; School Trustee, J. T. Fletcher. J. B. Settle was re-elected Chair man of the Executive Committee and J. H. Ham Chairman of the Board of Education. The primary result is very nat urally accepted as an endorsement and vindication of the record of Mayor Watkins during the past yea r . Col. Watkins’ associates, who will assist in handling the city’s affairs another year, are all clear headed business men, and are well adapted to fill with honor and effi ciency any trust reposed in them. In fact, there are not four better business men in Jackson than J. H. McKibben, J. C.Jones, C. M. Kim bellandj. R. Thurston. IMPORTANT BUSINESS CHANGE Messrs. M. C. Wright nd S. t>. Johnson Go With J. S. Johnson Cos. Among the business changes in Jackson at the beginning of the new year one of the most important is that of the J. S, Johnson Cos., Messrs. M. C. Wright and Samuel D. Johnson having purchased in terest in the firm, which is one of the oldest as well as the largest, retail establishments in this section of the state The officers of the new com pany are follows : J. S. Johnson, president and gen eral manager; M. C. Wright, vice-president, S. D. STohnson, secretary. BRIDGE CLUB. * A pleasant social event of Saturday was the party which Miss Mary Newton gave for her bridge club, at Mrs. Park Newton’s. Besides the club members, sever il others enjoyed this hos pitality, among them Misses Jane Stanfield, and Louise Falligant, of Savannah ; Mes dames Paul Baker, of Atlanta, and Dee Tolleson, ot McDon ough. / JACKSON. BUTTS COUNTY. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. JAN. 3, 1913. The Man Who Makes Resolutions at New Year’s The Editor—Willie, why do these resolutions in the artist's picture resemble a pile of stones ? v The Office Boy—l dunno. The Editor—Because they're intended to be broken. JACKSON’S K. T.’S DRANK TOASTS TO GRAND OFFICERS The members of Alexius Com mandery, Knights Templar, as sembled in their temple in the Com mercial Building at 11 o’clock Christmas morning and carried out, in a solemn and impressive manner, the beautiful and ancient custom of drinking toastfe to the high officers of the order. H. O. Ball, the executive officer of the local commandery, conducted the ceremonies in a most creditable manner. Toasts were drunk to Col. Wm. B. Melish, of Cincinnati, Grand Master of the United States, and to the Grand Commander of Georgia, F. T. Petri, of Columbus. MR. 1. L. TISON READS STARK MASONIC LODGE The annual election of officers by Stark F. & A. M. I.odge, which took place at the last monthly ses sion of the resulted as fol lows: Worshipful Master —L.L.Tisoji. Senior Warden—H. H. Greer. Junior Warden—John M. McMi chael. Secretary—W. S. Cook. Treasurer—E. G. Duke. Senior Deacon —G. R. Ilarper. Junior Deacon—F. E. Hilley. Tyler—R. O. Hilley. This bodge, which is the yougest Masonic Lodge in this section, having been instituted within the past two years, is adding rapidly to its membership, among which are some of the brightest and most enthusiastic Masons in the State. ATLANTA’S SCHOOL BOARD NOT YET READY TO DISPENSE WITH THE ROD Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 2. —The question of whipping, in its rela tion to the Atlanta Public Schools, aud to school children in general, THE ARGUS IS OFFICIAL OR6AN OF BUTTS COUNTY By Order of County Officials This Paper Gets the Legal Advertis ing for the Yenr. For the year 1913 The Jackson Argus will be the official organ of Butts county, the necessary order having been passed and published as required by law. AH official or legal advertisements will therefore hereafter appear regularly in this paper. This change is in conform ity with the precedent established several years ago alternating the county printing between the two local newspapers. Mr..Charles C. Land and Masters Arthur, Jack and Carlos Wilson, < f Atlanta, spent the holidays with Mrf. J. 11. Land’s family. * * * The young men of Jackson gave a most enjoyable dancing party to their friends at the Armory last Friday evening. • • Carl Durden arrived from Gray mont Tuesday and was the guest of Mrs. Tom Buttrill a day or two. is being made the subject of active discussion here at this time. The discussion was precipitated by a statement accredited to Superin tendent of Schools W. M. Slaton to the effect that certain particu larly bad boys who had been mak ing trouble by smashing school property should be stripped and flogged. The 'cases, it must be said, were of an extremely aggra vating nature, landing the boys not only out of school, but into police cour^ Many members of the schot 1 board and many parents, too, be lieve that the Biblical adage of “spare the rod and spoil the child” is still true. They hold with Su perintendent Slaton on the subject. Others, however, are equally cer tain that whipping is a cruel, bar. barous mode of punishment which never does a child any good. - UNCLE SAM'S NEW DOMESTIC PARCELS POST SYSTEM WAS INAUGURATES LAST WEONESOAY, JANUARY 1 Big Innovation for This Country—Expected to Do Much to Lessen the High Cost of Living, The new parcels post law went into effect last Wednesday, January 1. Under the provisions of this law merchandise packages can now be sent through the mails at a very low rate. Heretofore the public has had to pay one cent an ounce or sixteen cents per pound for mer chandise or fourth-class matter, and the limit in weight was four pounds. The new law makes it possible for packages weighing eleven pounds to be delivered by mail to your door for the small sum of fifteen cents. The following table gives the rates, according to distance, from Jackson, and weight of package: First Acln’l 11 distances Lb. Lbs. Lbs Rural and city de livery 05 .01 .15 Within 60 miles 05 .08 .86 Within 150 miles (Mi .04 .36 Within 300 miles 07 .06 .67 Within 600 miles 08 .(Mi .08 Within 1,000 miles.. .09 .07 .70 Within l,4o(Vmiles .. .10 .00 SI.OO Within 1.8(H) miles .. .11 .10 1.11 Over 1,800 miles 12 .12 132 This means that if you live within 50 miles of Jackson, each pound or fraction less than one pound will cost you five cents, and for each additional pound, three cents extra. All parcel post matter can be registered; can be accorded special delivery; can be insured for actual value. There is one exception to the rates that is well to note, viz. : where a parcel weighs not more than four ounces it will cost one cent per ounce, and in this case the zone system does not apply. Another exception is that this new law does not in any way affect the rates on seeds, bulbs, roots, scions, and plants, the rate on such articles being one cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof. Distinctive stamps are required to be used. The parcels post service is abso lutely new to the postoffice depart ment and its employees, and the officials themselves do not know to what extent the public will avail itself of the service, or what'facil ities it will be necessary to provide. The starting of the work is, there fore, largely experimental, and it will be adapted to Uje wants of the people as rapidly as it can possibly be done. No doubt sooner or later the government will be transport ing live animals, fresh meats, veg etables; in fact, everything by par cel post the same as in other coun tries. Even live turkeys may be sent in some foreign countries, and there is no reason why it cannot be done here. On one occasion not many years ago a real live human i>aby was mai’ed in a German post office. It is expected that the parcel post system will materially reduce the high cost of living, as by it a great many things may be brought from the country to the city at reduced rates, and vice versa. It enables the farmer’s wife to send her butter, eggs and other country produce to town and’receive in exchange mer chandise delivered at her door at the very lowest possible transporta tion charge. W. T. Strickland, of Luella, spent Tuesday and Wednesday of last week with Mrs. Will Merritt. * * * Superintendent R. R. Stanfield, of the Macon and .Birmingham Railway Company, came up from Macon to spend Christmas Day with his family here. Best Advertising Medium in it^Hfe-Ueortßi "CUESS WE’LL BOTH HANG,” DECLARED NICK WILBURN Srayer of Jones County Planter Hade Full Confession—Mrs. King Also Confesses to Her Part In Killing Husband. (Special to The Argus.) Grays, Ga., Janury 2 Having confessed to prompting Nick Wilburn, a farm hand, to kill her husband on December 12, Mrs. James King, wife of the murdered planter, today sat in her little cell in the lonely jail at Grays and caressed her six children, who called early in the morning and sat with her throughout the day. Ihe children, five of whom are un der 15 years of age, are adhering to their mother, notwithstanding her con fession that she plotted her husband’s deliberate death and illicitly loved the man who fired the fatal shot, In his cell in the Bibb county jail in Macon Nick Wilburn, the slayer, cooly doclarod that he “guessed they would both lmrg,” but expressed tho hope that Mrs. King would not have to die on the gallows. A special term of the Jones county court will lie called by Judge Park for the trial of the confessed murderer. Only tip recoininqpdatU of ’’thV* jwrj for the mere save the woman ®/eath on the gallows. j n Her brother has qjßoyed a lawyer to plea'd for mercy foiier. while the brothers of hot husband have also engaged attorneys to assist the state in the prosecution. Execution of Woman Caused (iovernor to Fail of Re-Election Atlanta,, Ga., Januay 2.—lf Mrs. .Jamch King is sentenced to bang, the governor of Georgia, whoever lie may be "at |tli£t date, is going to have u mighty unpleasant time of it, no mat ter how learned in the law he ma\ be, no matter how conscientious he may be. Thediloma ho will find himself in arises from the fact that the law of Georgia makes no distinction in sex as to the punishment to be meted out to murderers, but- that sentiment ill Georgia is widely opposed to the hanging of a woman, and especially a white woman. The last woman hanged in Georgia was Mrs. Mary Eberhart, a white woman, convicted of murder in 1874. After the supreme eourt had followed the trial judge in refusing to find any justification or ground fsr ameliora tion ofthe death penalty, the then governor, James M. Smith, refured to interfere with the execution. The execution was made a political issue in the next campaign for gov ernor in which Governor Smith waa not re-elected. MR. AND MRS. NEWTON HOSTS AT DINNER. A pleasant event on Christ mas day was the dinner party arranged informally by Mr. and Mrs. R, P. Newton at their home on Third street, in compliment to their rela tives, W, A. Newton aud family, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Carmichael- and Atlee, aud Mrs. Rose Carmichael. NO. 48