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BUTTS COUNJY
the best paper in the best town in the best cor NT y in the best state in the best country.
FORTY-FIRST YEAR.
iTIS INS FROM JASPER j
IN THE SOU OVER TAXES
Judge Robert T. Daniel, of the
Flint circuit, has handed down a
decision in the celebrated tax case
between Butts and Jasper counties,
sustaining every contention of Butts
county.
Jasper county secured a tempo
rary restraining order preventing
Balts from collecting any of the
Central Georgia Power company’s
taxes, claiming for itself 70.6 per
cent of the total returned in the two
counties.
The case was argued before Judge
Daniel in this city several weeks
ago, but on account ol the case be
ing oneof vast importance and in
volving such a considerable sum of
money, the judge did not rendera
decision immediately, taking time
to go overtbematterthorougbly and
sift the case to the bottom.
The injunction attracted much
attention in this city as well as in
thetwocounties concerned, and the
decision of Judge Daniel has been
awaited with keen interest.
It is probable that this decision
will not end the case, however, as
Jasper county, it is understood, will
appeal it to a higher court.—Griffin
News.
TliuSendeth for the preseut what
is destined to be Jasper’s vain at
tempt to secure more than her share
of the taxes- If the case is appealed
itisour belief Jasper will once more
get left. Judge Daniel’s decision is
a Butts vie try.
016 NEWSPAPERS OF
THE SIXTIES FOUND
Atlanta, Ga. —A bundle of old
newspapers, entitled “The South
ern Confederacy,” has been
brought to light at Ihe Constitu
tion office, containing remarkable
reminiscences of war times. It
shows among other things that
Atlanta’s chief thoroughfare was
the called “Peach Tree” with the
two words separated as indicated.
METHODISTS TAKE NOTICE.
The fourth and last quarterly
conference of the J ackson M eth odist
church will be held on Wednesday
night, Oct. 29th. Let all official
members be present.
VI. S. \Vit.i.iamS. Pastor.
Just received a shipment
of the prettiest Ladies
Shoes in town. K. A.
Franklin & Cos.
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THE JACKSON ARGUS.
KILL WARDEN MERCER’S
APPOINTEES STAND ?
Atlanta, Ga. —A complicated
state-wide situation has arisen in
connection with the appointment of
new county game wardens this
fall. It will be recalled that Gov
ernorSlaton has appointed Charles
A. Davis state game commissioner
to succeed Jesse Mercer, the ap
poiutmeut to take effect November
Ist. Mr. Mercer, therefore, is still
game warden this month. During
this month some of the county
warden appointments made by
Mercer expired or were about to
expire, and Mr. Mercer has ap
pointed a great many county war
dens throughout the state to serve
for the ensuing two years. Mr.
Davis, whose appointment was an
nounced a mouth ago, expected as
the new warden to appoint his own
deputies, and to distribute the pat
ronage of the state office. If the
Mercer appointments stand it will
mean that Mr- Davis will have
practically no patronage to give
out, and that he will have to ac
cept the Mercer appointees. What
Mr Davis proposes to do is not
known, and there is some question
as to the law on the subject.
Governor Slaton is said to occu
py a neutral position, and in the
event Davis and Mercer’s appoint
ees clash, the courts may have to
decide the outcome.
SCHOOL NEWS.
The regular meeting of the Pin
Theta Club was held Friday, and
following officers were elected:
President, Fiedna Allen.
Vice-President, Nettie Florence
Moore.
Szcretary, Ruby Cawtbon.
Treasurer, Wiliießuth Pittman.
Doorkeeper, Leila Sams.
A debate will be held Friday on
the following subject: Resolved,
That Tight Skirts Should Be Abol
ished.”
The subject for the debate Fri
day in the Demostheniau Debating
Society is: "Resolved, 1 hat the
Southern States Had a Right to
Withdraw from the Union.” Much
interest is manifested in these socie
ties and their weekly meetings are
enjoyed by a'l the members.
AH the students are looking for
ward vvitli much enjoyment to
Halloween, October .31.
Mrs..]. Luther Joyner and Miss
Laura Daughtry were visitors to
the school Tuesday.
Prof- Grover McKibben, a splen
did teacher from the country, who
visited the school Monday, wasde
lighted with the work of all the
grades.
Prof, and Mrs. W. P. Martin
JACKSON. BUTTS COUNTY. GEORGIA. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 1913
POSTAL TELEGRAPH
LOSES FAMOUS SHIT
Atlanta. Ga. —The Georgia Rail
road commission has handed clown
a decision which disposes effective
ly of the Postal Telegraph Com
pany's charges of discrimination
on the part of the Southern .Bell
Company in this state.
The commission went into the
question in a lengthy hearing, in
which both sides were given full
opportunity to make themselves
heard, and in conclusion decided
that there was no justice in the
Postal’s contention. The case was
subsequently dismissed.
The Postal charged, in substance,
that the Southern Bell was divert
ing business from the Postal to the
Western Union. It charged that
in many instances when the public
called the Postal on the telephone
to send telegrams, the calls were
diverted to the Western Union of
fices instead.
The Southern Bell filed an
answer denying the charges abso
lutely, and asking for a full inves
tigation. Atthehearing both sides
presented witnesses, and the com
mission went into the case thor
oughly.
A BUSINESS REPORT
FOR ATLANTA-OCT. 24
Atlanta, Ga. —Favorable weath
er for cotton picking continues and
late maturing bolls are opening
well. Wholesale business in prac
tically all lines continues active.
Retail trade in the country sections
is satisfactory and this is also true
as to conditions in Atlanta. Some
good contracts for building material
for use both in and out of the city
have been placed and, on the
whole, conditions are believed fav
orable. The demand for currency
to move the cotton crop continues
and planters are meeting their ob
ligations better than at any time
within the past few years. Col
lections continue to come in well.
—Dun’s Weekly Review.
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entertained the teachers at their
monthly normal meeting Tuesday
afternoon. After an hour spent in
the discussion of O’Shea’s ‘ l each
ing Pupils to Think,” a social
half-hour was enjoyed. Delight
ful refreshments were served by
Mrs. Martin, assisted by little. Miss
Mary Lena Martin.
CENSUS GF DRUG
USERS TG BE TAKEN
Atlanta, Ga.—A census of the
opium and cocaine users in Geor
gia is to be taken shortly under the
direction of U.S. congress which
is now preparing the machinery for
the work
The opium and cocaine investi
gations will be nation-wide, and
will lay before the internal revenue
officers of the government, as far as
possible, the names and addresses
of every opium smoker, morphine
fiend and cocaine user who does
not succed in violating the law to
satisfy bis craving.
It is anticipated from local in
vestigation that the proportion of
opium and morphine users in
Georgia will be comparatively
small, while the number of cocaine
users, especially among the negroes,
will be astoundingly large.
Kfforts have been made by the
local police authorities in Georgia
cities to break up the sale of cocaine
to negroes, but those efforts have
been, of necessity only partially
successful.
The proposition for further gov
ernment regulation of the traffic in
these drugs will have a salutory
effect in helping stamp out the
“coke fiends” among the negroes
if rigidly enforced iu Georgia and
other adjacent states.
When the users of opium and
cocaine are known and the
amounts consumed are known, it
will be easy, according to govern
ment officials to distinguish the
cases in which the narcotics are
not being procured for legitimate
medical purposes.
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LOCAL NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Mr. C. R. Downing, of Birming
ham, Ala., has been visiting his
brother, Mr. V 11. Downing, the
popular Western Union operator in
Jackson. Mr. Van Downing isin
troducing him to friedds as his
“little" brother, and the “little”
brother being only six feet and
eight inches tall has been the sub
ject of an oft-asked question, ‘‘how
large is his “big” brother?”
“Little” Mr. Downing seems as
clever as he is tall and has made
many friends during his stay in
JacksoH.
Cols. C. L. Redman and ).
Threat! Moore, well known local
attorneys, liaverented offices mthe
Atlanta National Bank Building,
offices number 522-523 Already
they haveentered upon the duties of
practicing law in Atlanta, andwill
divide theirtime in attendance up
on cases in their hands. For a
whilethey will siudy in Jackson
In desc.ibing their offices, Col.
Moore says that he is well pleased
with them, as he has three front
doors and one side entrance. F.h?
Mr- W- T. Pruitt, the popularand
hustling representative of Slaton
Drug Co-, has been on a trip to
Henry countv this week, and re
ports good business on “Slaton’s
Famous Remedies ”
Mr. James ]. Prickett and Mrs.
E. V. Pye were married on Wed
nesday afternoon. Rev. M. S.
Williams was the officiating cler
'gyman-
Mr. S. P. Nichols returned Satur
day from St. Louis, where he has
been in attendance ol the annual
meeting of the National Carriage
Builders Association. Mr. Nichols,
| general manager of the Empire
j Buggy Cos., had the honor of lieing
elected a director of the association
J There is not abetter known man in
the American buggy world Ilian
the popular Jackson man. The
association will met next year in
Old Point Comfort, Va. The St-
Louis Republic, a daily newspaper,
carried a cartoon of Mr. Nichols as
lie appeared at the convention, a
j broad smile adorning his beaming
I countenance. Those who saw it
declare it a striking resemblance.
On account of contemplated
change in my business, all persons
indebted to me foi loans or insur
ance a.e requested to call at my
office at court house and settle
same. W. |. Wood.
Good for the Teeth.
Carbonate of *oda ib good to u*e oc
casionally as a tooth powder, as it pre
vepte decay. A mixture of fine salt
and weak vinegar water will den use
yellow teeth, as will also a paste made
of pulverized pumice sione and perox
ide of hydrogen lightly rubbed on the
teeth. To prevent decay between the
teeth draw dental floss through them
every day. This will sate you suffer
ing and reduce your dentist bills.
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ATLANTA MAN
SEES IfOLTURNC DISASTER
Atlanta, Ga.—C. W. McClure, a
well known Atlanta business mail,
who was aboard one of the ships
which went to the rescue of the ill
fated Voltunio, returned home this
week and gives a thrilling account
of the tragedy in mid-ocean in
which fire and wind and wave all
played their fatal parts.
The most heart-rending feature
of the tragedy, as Mr. McClure
describes it, was the fact that
though ten ships responded to the
S. 0. S. signal, the terrible storm
which had added to the Volturuo’s
plight, prevented them from get
ting near enough to reuder imme
diate aid, and kept them for hours
as if they had been in another part
of the ocean. To have approached
them would simply have meant the
wreckage of both ships.
When at last the sea became less
rough, says Mr. McClure, and the
rescuers were able to do their work,
scores of the men, women and chil
dren aboard the Volturuo had al
ready died by fire anti water.
The sight of the burning ship
tossed on the raging waves in mid
ocean during the night was the
most terrible spectacle, according
to the Atlantian’s description, that
human eye could witness.
INDIAN SOMMER
BEST TIME OF YEAR
Atlanta, Ga. —Atlanta is luxu
riating at present in the golden haze
of the first true Indian Summer
which has visited these climes in
recent years. It is not merely a
warm spell with sunshine, but a
verified instance of the phenonie
nonienon that comes occasionally,
and only occasionally, after the
September equinoxial storms.
The name Indian Summer is the
restrit ol a pretty legend in whieh
foursonsofa great chief were giv
en the control of the four winds ol
the heavens. The Indians be
lieved that the Indian Summer
breezes were the sighs of content
ment issued by the brother who
had charge of the South Wind when
it prevailed over the chillier blasts
from the north-
The same phenomenon occurs
in other parts of the
world, but with different names.
In England it is generally known
St. Martin’s Summer, and on the
continent of Europe it has a variety
of picturesque appellations.
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