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OFFICIAL ORGAN OK 'BUTTS COUNTY THE BEST PAPER IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST COUNTY IN THE BEST STATE IN THE BEST COUNTRY. FORTY-FIRST YEAR. GRADUATING EXERCISES JENKWSBUR6 SCHOOL Senior Class of High School, Assisted by ITusic Class, Rendered Beau tiful Program at School Au ditorium Friday, May 2. The graduating exercises of the Senior Class of Jenkinsburg High School were held last Friday even ing, May 2, at the School Audi torium. The Seniors, assisted by the Mu sic Class, rendered the following program: Duet Misses Walker and Combs. Opening Prayer Mr. J. W. Bankston. Salutatory—Gordon Bankston. Duet —Misses Odelle Moore and Irene Bankston. Class Legacy—Miss Lennie In gram. Piano Solo—Miss Mae Childs. Oration —Grady Phillips. Duet—Miss Combs and Irene Bankston. Valedictory—Miss Claude Guest. Duet —Miss Combs and Odelle Moore. Address —lion. J. H. Mills. Piano Solo— I Trudie Moore. Delivery of Diplomas —Prof. Z. E. Barron. Class Song. Beuedictiou —Mr. C. L. Carter. ARISTOCRACY DEFINED IN NEW AND STRIKING WAY Jonathan B. Froat, Well ,*4'n Southern Author, Says “Idleness Was Pride of Old Aristocracy; Labor of the New.” (SPECIAL to THE ARGUS.) Atlanta, Ga., May 8. Wide discussion is being caused by recent expressions of Jonathan B. Frost, the well-known Southern author, on “Justifiable Aristocracy.” Mr. Frost has defined aristocracy, as he understands it, in anew and strik ing way. * “Note in any American city, ] ie S ays, “the proportion of its suc cessful men who were farm-born and bred or who came out from other avenues of physical labor. The fact that they are self-made trumpet-tongues to us the truth that we have passed the time of birth’s supreme influence on social standing, intellectual attainment and natural preferment, and en tered the age of the justifiable ar istocracy, where the standing of people is self-determined by mdus -1 try and character. 'Mr Frost says further: Idle ness was the pride of the old aris tocracy; labor is the pride of the ~new. The old was the order of thieves subsisting upon the toil of those they were able by law to rob. The new is an order of conscien tious and industrious, wishing nothing they do not deserve, but demanding what they have earned. “The tables are turned and in dustry now carries the dignified Lead Thus is accomplished the natural selection of the worthy. ] abor will not associate with idle ness U never has time. The badge of labor, in some of its forms, must be worn by him who enters the ennobling circle of this justifiable aristocracy.” Clinton Woods was over from Monticello Wednesday. Bert Jinks, of Marianna Fla., been visiting Jackson relatives. ' 11. Ogletree. a prominent cit jzen of Cork, was in the city Wed nesday. THE JACKSON ARGUS. SARDIS CHURCH 8. S. IS LARGELY ATTENDED Value of Attractive Programs for School Emphasized Teachers Uged to Look After Absen tees—l. H. Maddox Talks. There was a large crowd at church Saturday and Sunday—the church was full on Sunday. Peo ple were there from all sections of the county. Rev. Z. E. Barron, of Jenkins burg, filled his regular appoint ment. The attendance at Sunday school was unusually fine. The Secretary reported ninety-two pupils present and twenty-five absent. We wish our teachers would look after the absentees. See them or write them a post card something like this: “We missed you last Sunday afternoon.” We want to try to keep the wak ings of our Sunday school, before the community. If we want our school to be full of life and spirit, we must look after the program for Sunday. All the work of the entire week must be condensed and put into one short hour on Sunday; and let this hour be made to count for God and for good. When the Sunday school closed Brother I. H. Maddox was called upon to give a talk, and made some stirring remarks. At the close of the service there was a splendid collection taken up for the Orphans’ Homp**,^ M. A. Wilson, Supt. JACKSON CITY COURT TO CONVENE MONDAY * The regular May term of the City Court of Jackson will convene Monday. There will be no jury, aud only such matters and cases as can be tried by the judge without a jury will be tried at this term. All jury cases will be disposed of at July term. MRS. M MICHAEL DIES AT AGE OF 52 Mrs. Lula Fletcher McMichael, wife of J udge J. A. McMichael, died tliin morning at 3 o’clock from an illness of five weeks’ duration. Surviving tier are her husband, four children, two brothers and two sisters. Funeral arrangements have not been announced. R. F. WELCH LOSES HOME BT FIRE Sunday morning the home and several outhouses of R. F. Welch, who lives several miles from Jack son. were totally destroyed by fire. Very little was saved from the dwelling, and insurance covers only a part of the loss. The origin of the fire is not known. PROF. MARTIN BUYS HOME IN JACKSON Prof. W. R. Lanier, of Cordele. Saturday here, and at that time sold his residence on College street to Prof. W. P. Martin, Super intendent! f Jackson Public Schools. MISSIONARY MELTiNG POSTPONED. The convention of delegates repre senting the seveial Methodist Wom an’s Missionary Societies of the Grif fin district, which was to have been held here this mouth, has been post poned until late in June. Mrs. Duke and Miss Laura Duke, of Worthville, were shopping in the city Wednesday, as were Mrs. S. J. Thurston and daughters, of Jen- Rinsburg. * * Mrs. Rosa Thaxton left Monday to make her home in Brunswick with her son/ Clayton Thaxton. tier departure is deeply regretted, but the wishes of her friends are sincere that she will be happy in her new home. JACKSON. BUTTS COUNTY. GEORGIA- FRIDAY. MAY 9. 1913. issSSSB - i| Si nr |r it ; jf s ~3|te it *1 pf (E| Ip ki |||fe|| ißfl|3| mSST J yV/ u^^m' 1 ' i i| j I 1 I today k prO ■Kll I NO. ; f /r FA fe Pi Pifla? 'l i®fcgSRI:CLOSED * -j -' He teas our friend ” The most effective weapon of monopolistic business against i the smaller, independent home dealers has been price cutting— underselling regardless of cost until fair competition is eliminated and leaves the consumer helpless. Yet, the department of justice of th* recent national adminis tration sued, as a trust, the manufacturer of a very successful ar ticle, though it has over 100 competitors, on the plea that under the Sherman act the manufacturer must not prevent the big chain stores, mail order houses and the price cutters in general, from offering well known, standard goods at less than your home dealer can afford to sell them, just as a bait to get his trade away. The government makes no mention of the fact that the loss which the monopolists on these goods sustain by cutting prices is made up by them by overcharging on unbranded articles of fluct uating value. The government makes no mention of the fact that the Sherman act was intended to prevent those very methods of business that create monopolies. What will become of the little dealer—your home dealer—if the government wins the suit and clears the path for the unfair price cutters? And the consumer? Our cartoon tells quite a story about one feature of that, doesn’t it? ENUMERATORS TO TAKE SCHOOL CENSUS CHOSEN superintendent Maddox Directed to Order Election for School Trus tees In Local Tax l/lstrlcts on May the Thirty-First. At a meeting of the County Board of Education Wednesday, enumer ators to take the school census of the county were elected, as follows: Buttrill District—W. D. Curry. Coodys—H. C. Eetson. Dublin —T. W. Nelson. Indian Spring —J. S. Lewis. , Iron Spring —R. K. Lavender. Jackson —F. L. Walthall. Towaliga—J. M. McKlhaney. Worthville—H. C. Clark. Superintendent Maddox was di rected, at this meeting, to order an election for School Trustees in the local tax districts May 31st. Judge Howard Ham is out of his office for several days on account of illness. Editor Archibald Farr, of the Locust Grove Gazette, spent Thurs day heie. Ot/r OF WORK! INDIAN SPRING HOIELS OPENED FOR SEASON POPULAR SUMMER RESORT BEGINS PROMISING SEASON. Indian Spring hotels formally opened for the season Monday under most, favorable circumstances, and the indications are that this will he one of the most succesofn) years in their history. The Wigwam, Hotel Elder, Foy House, Calumet, the Bryans House and private boarding houses have been put in readiness for hundreds ‘ guests, and if the opening is to be taken as an index, Indian Hpring will have more than the usual num ber of visitors this summer. The Casino lias been If ased for the season by Messrs. Dolvinand Brown lee, and will lie, as usual, a popular piace for entertainment. Dr. W. A. Smith, of Monroe, has gotie into the drug business with Dr. W. 4). Sheridan, of the Jackson Drug Company. Raymond Wright has severed his connection with the Jackson Drug Company and is in business with his father in Monroe county. LAND-OWNING FARMERS ARE WORKING CN HALLES Union Working to Improve Condition of Farmers—Those in Union Will Stay, and Many More Join. Moves Forward flade. Statistics show that the man who owns his land is working for less than half, the renter for less than one-third, the cropper for less than one-fourth. In 1911 the farmer received $6,- 1)00,000,000 for the products he sold. The consumer paid $13,000,000,000 for these products. Federal statis tics show that out of every dollar paid by the consumer the farmer gets 42 cents, the railroads 8 cents and the speculator 50 cents. Out of his 42 cents the farmer must maintain his farm, his school, his church, pay his taxes and support his family. 'Phis is the reason not one fanner in five owns the land lie cultivates, and two-thirds of them who have land owe for all or a part of it. The Farmers’ Union is working to improve these conditions. We do not expect to change the whole system in a day, but we have made some splendid moves forward, and other advances are being planned. We will tell of them later. The determination to win was written on the faces that were seen in our State Convention April 3-4. These men never expect to stop The results of my work in Johnson county show that the farmer means to stay in the Union. In six speeches last week we doubled the member ship in that county —took them in to stay, and many more will join as a result of that work. The State officials, following their election on April 4, spent many hours discussing plans of work, Naitonal President Barrett being with them. They decided uuani tnously on a plan of operation, and asked me to take charge of the field work. This I have done, and the work of reorganizing has begun in Georgia. All local unions wanting to reinstate or have me work their county should write. My plan is to visit a county and spend a week visiting local unions and making from one to three speeches per day. R. E. Duckworth. May 5, 1913. PROTRACTED MEETING AT METHODIST CHURCH 'l‘lie protracted meeting at the Methodist church will continue through next week. Dr. S. E. Warson, of Bartlesville, is doing the preaching this week, and he is delivering some able sermons. lie is an eloquent speaker, and the congregations hear him gladly. The services are held at 4 o’clock in the afternoon and 7:45 at night. Jackson needs to have a great meeting, and this is an opportune time for it. ANNUAL S. S. CONVENTION AT CEDAR RO6K MAY 16 To the Sunday Schools of Butts County: The Annual Sunday School Con vention of Butts county will be held at Cedar Rock church on Fri day, the 16th of May, at 9 o’clock a m. All of the Sunday schools of the county will be expected to send delegates, and ministers of the gospel are invited. Also, all who can come will be gladly received. The time and place has been changed on account of sickness. J. Matt McMichaki., Fres. best Advertising^! Medium in Middle Georgia GEOBEUIS CREDIT SECOND 10 NO STATE IN UNION Will Experience N. Difficulty in ke fumllnjt State’s Bonds Which Fall Due in 1915, Is Opinion of Governor-Elect Slaton. (SPKCIAI. TO THIC ARGUS.) Atlanta, Ga., Mays—ln an interview Riven out today Governor- Elect John M. Slaton expressescon fidence that the State of Georgia will experience no difficulty in the refunding and re issuing of the $3,679,000 of the State’s bonds which will fall due in 1915, during his administration. The Governor-elect has been studying the financial situation and making preliminary investi gation, with the result that, he says, he finds Georgia’s credit sec ond to no other State in the Union. ‘‘Personally, 1 would like to see the new bonds taken up in Geor gia,” he says. . “They would be State, county and municipal tax free and exempt from the Federal income tax. Their purchase by Georgians would be a gratifying tribute to the State within itself. However that may be, there seems now no reason to suspect that the refunding of the bonds will be ef ected in anything other than the happiest of circumstances.” If it becomes necessary to have the new bonds taken up iu the N’orth, according to Governor Sla -011, there will he no difficulty in doing so. “A thing that seems to particularly interest the bankers and financial kings of the North,” he says, “is Georgia 1 * constitu tional prohibition against any in crease of the State’s bonded debt. Another feature that they will take into consideration is the fact that Georgia constitutionally pledges all of the State’s property, even in cluding the Executive Mansion and the Western and Atlantic Rail road, to the payment of the State’s bonds. No other State can hope to surpass, and few to equal, the gen uine and substantial security Geor gia offers for its bonds. We have constantly decreased them, and have indicated a wise and conserv ative insistence upon the payment of our debts.” Under the law it is necessary to determine this whole matter in ad vance of the maturity of the bonds, and therefore provision must he made for the refunding either by the Legitlature which meets this summer, or by the session which immediately succeeds it. FOY HOTEL OPEN AGAIN UNDER GAME MANAGEMENT This hotel enjoyed one of the best seasons last year in the history of the hotel, and as it will be un der the personal management of Mr. R. T. Smith again this year, another prosperous season is pre dicted. — ll 1 .. i -■-■■■" . + PERSONAL MENTION. Henry Byron left for Atlanta Sunday after a week’s visit with Iris parents. Tom Bond is out on the street again after a two weeks’ illness at the Leach House. S. 1C Andrews, of Atlanta, and O. A. Andrews, of McDonough, spent the week-end at their old home near Stark. Charlie and S. D. Johnson, Lin ton Hopkins and Glenn Carreker motored via Covington to Stone Mountain Sunday. NO. 14