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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. Files NOT MAKING • MONEY ON PRODUCTS Legislature Should Make Provision For Studying Harkeling of Farm Products—Our Methods Not in Keeping With Times. • + 1 be Georgia farmers are not quaking money on what they pro duce. The reason is to be found tin two things, largely. These are bad farm management and im proper methods of marketing. Our State and national govern ments are spending millions annu ally to teach the farmer how to make “two blades of grass grow only one grew,” but have been spending practically nothing to teach him hotv to finance and market properly the one blade, r The German government has caught her farmers to make more and at the same time how to finance the market. The Farmers’ Union has advo cated this “balance” of informa tion until the national government has decided to establish a depart ment of markets. They have ap propriated $50,000 to study the subject. Congress appropriated .$30,000 to study rural credits. It seems to me that Georgia could not do better than to spend a few thousand dollars along sim ilar lines. Our methods are out of date— not keeping pace with the times. The farmer cannot be prosperous on forty-two cents on the dollar and have to support his school, church, pav his taxes, keep up his , farm and support his family out of the forty-two cents. If the South attains the position finan cially that she should, her farmers jfast become prosperous. The Farmers’ Union is working for this prosperity. Every legiti mate business in the South will be heiped by our work. T'he local unions in all parts of the State are asking their repre sentatives for an appropriation for the studying of financing and marketing. The Farmers’ Union has always taken an advance position on all questions of general interest to farmers. We have seen many of our demands put into laws, and many of our suggestions put into practice. We could have done more if more farmers had helped. Sometimes a farmer will.stay out of the Union, then ask why such and such thing has not been done. Fadi farmer has a duty, to perform in behalf of agricultural progress, and he can best perform that duty by joining hands with his fellow- fanners. i‘ In organization there is s‘reugth: fed we stand, divided we fall,” is just as true with the farmer as any other class. r hi s is an age of organization and co-operation, and if the fanner, fads to use these means, he and bis family must suffer loss, and th e whole country is injured We are anxious to bring finan cial prosperity ! every fanner’s home, and this can be done if the farmers will join m the effort It cannot be done by each one stand ing alone. DUCKWORTH. M.tv 12, 1913- .Dr Chester T. Brown, of the Lome office of -be Prudential in surance Compao ,of Newark, New stopped ' "er ip Jackson for or . ■ tlri ue. k .0 cee Spe- VS rfS Jackson. THE JACKSON ARGUS. EMORY DAY ON THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION Jrckson Furnished Three Emory Boys Who Went Up From Ox ford to Hake the Day Mem orable—All Well Pleased. Jackson furnished three of the Emory boys who went up from Ox ford Monday to “get out” The At lanta Constitution for that day. In teresting arti< ies written by Mc- Cord Shager and David Spencer were read with genuine interest by their Jackson friends. Smith Settle is not a regular member of the Class in Journal ism, because of conflict in hjs schedule of studies, but is con nected wttli the work and is an enthusiastic member. Jackson is proud of the fact that out of the twenty bright young men of the Senior Class of Emory who a year ago took up this most interesting study, three of them are her own. For the first time in the history of Georgia these boys demonstrated the absurdity, says The Constitution, that the news paper business cannot be learned in college. For a period of twelve months Dr. W. F. Melton, himself a journalist of experience and rep utation,, has been instructing this class, and in order to give these graduate-journalists a bit of active, practical experience, he evolved the plan of having,them go to At lanta and be put through what might be called a final examina tion in their craft. Dr. Melton, their instructor, was satisfied with the result of the ex periment, and Dr. Dickey, the president of the college, was equally well pleased. Emory Day on The Constitution will be looked forward to at this time next year by the Class in Journalism of 1914: UNTIMELY DEATH OF JAMES W. MAODOX r Fell From Wall and Died Almost In stantly at Tallulah Lodge Body Brought Here Tuesday—Funeral Services Held Wednesday. Telegrams were received here Monday by Charles L. Maddox, of near Iron Springs, telling of the death of his son, James W. Mad dox, at Tallulah Lodge, that aft ernoon . Several months ago this young man. with other Butts county boys, went to Tallulah Falls to work for the Northern Contracting Com pany, and was about a mile from that place Monday at work on a wall of the power house, when he lost his balance in lowering a port able scaffold from a wall two feet "wide and forty feet high, fell to the ground and died within thirty minutes. 11 is body was accompanied to Jacl\ T uesday by a boyhood friend, Troy Moore, and D, Ro forth, another friend, and carried out to the old home in East Butts. Funeral services were conducted from Beulah Methodist church Wednesday afternoon by Rev. J. S. Lewis, and his remains buried in the Maddox family burying ground. James Maddox will be remem bered by a host of his boyhood friends, and his sad death has brought deep sorrow to them. His parents, two sisters, four brothers and a number of relatives survive him. J. H. Ezell was a visitor here one day this week. JACKSON. BUTTS COUNTY. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. MAY 16. 1913. JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING. GRADUATING EXERCISES Jackson Public Schools, Friday, May 23, 1913. Auditorium 8 P. M. Song - Senior ClflSf Invocation Uev. M. S. Williams Essay—“ Woman’s Influence” Faitli Jarrell Essay—Secret of Success” Verner Single.v Essay—“ Night Brings Out the Stars” Helen Carmichael Oration —“Robert E. Lee” Charles Johnson Music Mildred Wilson Essay—“ldeals” Janie Phinnsei Essay—“ Twentieth Century Fever” Margaret Saint Music .„ Miriam Fletehei Essay—“An Old Garden” Nannie Belle Jiukt Oration—“ The Making of the Nati0n”..,...... Elwood Robisoi Song —“Rockin’ Time” Helen Carmichael, Annie Reid Harper, Lillian Redman, Essay—“ Symphony of Life” , Allie Jarrel Oration—“ The New South” Claude Spencei Music—“ Polish Dance” —Scharwenku Helen Han Essay—“ Memory’s Message” Evie Maddo> Essay - “We Have Crossed the Bay, the Ocean Lies Before Us.” Corinne Wattt Music Margaret Saint Delivery of Diplomas W. P. Martin Benediction Dr. Jas. Bradley OAK HILL SCHOOL HAS MOST SUCCESSFUL TERM / Has Been Thoroughly (iraded and Will Qualify as Standard School. First and Second Honor Pupils for the Term. The Oak Ilill School closed one of the most successful terms of its history Friday, May 2. Through the efforts of Prof. W. 11. Key and Miss Lois Biles the school has been thoroughly graded and will qualify as a standard school. The first and second honor pu pils for the term are as follows: Ninth Grade —1. Chas. Marks Pittman; 2. Willie Ruth Pittman. Eighth Grade —l. Gladys Hodges. Sixth Grade—l. Myrtice Redden; 2. J. W. Hodges. Fifth Grade —1. Anderson Pitt man; 2. Bernice Higgins. Fourth Grade —1. Julia Hodges; 2. Jewel Gilmore. Third Grade—l. Rolfe Gilmore; 2. Milledge Maddox. Second Grade —l. Betsey Hodges; 2. Bernard Maddox. First Grade —1. Harold Gilmore; 2. Forest Nabors. 'l'errell Mc.Michael spent Satur day in Canton *.vith liugene Mc- Michael, who accompanied him home and spent Sunday here. EMORY WINS DEBATE; JACKSON BOY HONORED This Institution Enjoys Proud Dis tinction of Never Having lieen Defeated in a Series. Emory College won the decision in the debate with Emory and Henry College, of Virginia, held at Wofford College, Spartanburg, S. C., recently. This debate de cided the winners of the series, and, by Emory winning, she still continues to hold the proud record of having never been defeated in a series by a college. The Emory representatives were'J. E. Math ews, of Vidalia, Ga., and Joel Mallet, of Jackson, Ga. ADAMS HEADS CREDIT MEN E. L, Adams, of Atlanta, a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Adams, of Jackson, and President of the E. L. Adams Company, wholesale grocers, was elected President of the Atlanta Credit Men’s Associa tion at a recent meeting of the as sociation. Rev. James Bradley is in Atlanta attending the General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church in session there this week. FROM BEDSIDE OF ONE DYING SON TO ANOTHER Doubly Sad Was the Message Which Called Mrs. S. R. Williams From Bedside of One Son in Hacon to a Younger Ore at Cork. Mrs S. R. Williams, of Macon, until a.few months ago a resident of Plovilla, took leave of her dying son, F. Dotiald Williams, at his home in East Macon last Friday, to come to Cork to the bedside ol her youngest son, Ernest Williams, whom the telegram she received said was also dying. A few hours after her arrival at Cork this son died at the home of h?s friWds, Mr. and Mrs. A. 11. Pope. lie was 34 years of age and unmar ried. Shortly after his death a message was received telling of the death in Macon of the other son, Don, who had been ill for some time of appendicitis. The sorrowing and grief-stricken mother returned to Macon, carrying with her the body of the son who died at Cork, and Sunday after noon at 3 o’clock funeral services over their bodies were held from East Macon Methodist church. Together many years oil earth, ihey were not separated in death. Hundreds of sorrowing friends were present at this double funeral md burial. Their bodies were placed in ad joining graves in Riverside cem etery. Don Williams leaves a wife and four children. Besides their mother, other rela tives are one half-sister, Mrs. Lula Duke, of Jackson, and two half brothers, W. Lamar and Herbert Williams, of Macon. They were well known and loved by a wide circle of friends in Butts county, and their peculiarly sad deaths have brought great sorrow to old friends and acquaintances, and the sympathy that goes out to their families is warm and sincere. LOCUST GROVE INSTITUTE ■ WILL HAVE 33 GRADUATES / Commencement Exercises May 25 to 28—Commencement Sermon by Rev. W. L Richards—Ad dress by Dr. Dennett. There will be thirty-three young women and men who will graduate this year from Locust Grove 111 stitute. Commencement exercises will be held from May 25Th through the 28th. 'Fhe commencement sermon will be preached by Rev. W. L. Richards, of Union Springs, Ala., and the address 10 the Graduating Class 011 Wednesday evening fol lowing will be delivered by Dr. J. J Bennett, of Atlanta. Best Advertising^ Medium In Middle Georgia STATE BOARD OF HEALTH ANALYST VISITS JACKSON States That Source of Supply Ap pears Satisfactory New Filter Will Soon Be In Service, and Good Water Furnished. Kay C. Werner, Analyst of the State Board of Health, visited the city last week for the purpose of inspecting the local water works plant. This inspection was made at the request of Mr. Merck, Su perintendent of Water and Light Department. The State Board of Health has been engaged for about two years in making a sanitary survey of the public water supplies of Georgia, and during this time about 30 plants have been inspect ed, samples from 80 public supplies examined, and altogether 850 water samples from various sources ana lyzed. This line of work has been carried out by boards of health all over the country, and has been of immense value from a public health standpoint. The death rates from typhoid, diarrhoea, dysentery and other water-borne diseases have al ways been greatly reduced by the adoption of pure public water sup plies. Most surface wells in towns and cities are contaminated, and where public supplies of good qual ity are available they should al ways he used. Mr. Werner was accompanied on his inspection work by Mr. Merck and Mr. McKibben, both of whom were much interested in improving the local water works. Following the inspection a num ber of sets 0/ samples will be care fulTylmalyiterf, arid a report on the supply vvlP be made to the State Board of Health. Mr. Werner stated that the source of Supply appeared satisfactory, and the settling and coagulating basins were in good condition. The new filter will be in service within a week, and this will put the puri fication plant in first-class condi tion. Mr. Werner stated that in his opinion the plant would then be in condition to furnish excellent water at all times. 'Fhe report will furnish full re sults and discussion of the exam inations to he made. TRI-STATE CONVENTION ASSOCIATION OF DEAF To Be Held at Macon June 5 and 6. Special Program for Each Day. An Interpreter Will Explain Words of the Speakers. The Convention of the Deaf, to be held at Macon June 5 and 6, 1913, promises to lie the most in teresting convention ever held in Georgia. Special programs have been ar ranged for each day’s session. Prominent speakers will be heard, including Hon. John T. Moore, Mayor of Macon; O. P. Willing ham, Chairman &f the Chamber of Commerce Entertainment Commit tee, and H. 11. Hyman, General Secretary Chamber of Commerce of the city of Mapon, and mauy others. An interpreter will explain to the delegates tlie words of the speakers. Friends of J. 11. Haskins are pleased to see him out again after his recent illness. Dr. J. B. Hopkins attended the Grand Commandery of the Knights Templar at Columbus Wednesday and Thursday. Sam I.ee has as his visitor from Macon this week his relative, Jim Lee. NO. 13