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THE JACKSON PROGRESS ARGUS [vol 43-No. 47 Rs. OLIN KING WAS RETURNED Popular Pastor Comes to City Another Year NEW PRESIDING ELDER Other Changes in Which Jackson People Are In- Glad of Mr. r * King’s Return to Jackson According- to the assignments ifrade at the North Georgia Con ference, which closed its session in Rome Monday, Jackson gets Rev. Olin King as pastor of the Methodist church for another year. This news will be wel comed by the people of the entire citv, as Mr. King is not only pop ular with the people of his own congregation, but with all de nominations in the community. Dr. Fletcher Walton, who was presiding elder of the Griffiin dis trict, goes to Augusta as pastor of St. Johns church. Rev. R. C. Cleckler, a former pastor of the Jackson Methodist church, and stationed at Elber ton for the past two years, goes to Atlanta as Pastor of St. Johns. Rev. M. S. Williams, one of the most popualr and widely beloved pastors the Jackson church ever had, was transferred from Sparta to Oxford. j Dr. W. L. Pierce becomes pre siding elder of the Griffin district. 1 Rev. J. T. Pendley was return ed to Flovilla for another year, and Rev. F. G. Spearman goes back to Jenkinsburg for the en suing year. The next annual conference will be held in Griffin in November, 1916. - THORNWELL ORPHANS ASK TO BE REMEMBERED NOW President Wilson has appointed Nov. 25th, as the National Thanks giving Day. It has been our annual custom on that day, or the Sabbath following, to remem ber the orphans. Presbyterian people in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina will remember that they are united in supporting the Thornwell Orphanage, Clin ton, S. C., which is the property of those three Synods. The chil dren are all orphans, some three hundred in number. There are 17 cottage homes, each occupied by some 15 to 25 children, with a good motherly woman in charge. The children are regularly in school for forty weeks each year, and are taught some trade or occupa tion, by which they can earn an honest living. Usually they leave the home at the age of 16 to 18, unless an earlier discharge is ad visable. Their support depends upon gifts of good men and wo men. Especially at Thanksgiving times, they ought tobe remember ed. There are 180 children from South Carolina, 70 from Georgia, and 28 from Florida. The rest came from seven other states. Contributions should be sent simply to Thornwell Orphahage, Clinton, S. C. GEORGIA BAPTISTS IN SESSION AT FITZGERALD The annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention is being held in Fitzgerald this week. The opening session was held Tuesday and the convention will last through Friday. There is a considerable amount of important business to be looked after during the meeting. Bap tists from all parts of the state are in attendance. Dr. Robert VanDeventer, pas tor of the First Baptist church, who is representing Jackson, left Monday to be present at the con vention. DOCTORS FIND PELLAGRA CURE Result of Experiments in Mississippi DIET IS PRINCIPAL THING U. S. Health Bureau Be lieves Dreaded Disease Can Be Controlled By Proper Food Supply Announcement was made at the Treasury Department today that as a result of continued research and experiinemts of the Public ✓ Health Service, both the cause and the cure of pellagra have been discovered, and that the spread of this dread malady, which has been increasing in the United States at a terrific rate during the past few years, may be checked and eventually erad icated. Assistant Secretary New ton in charge of the Public Health Service, expressed great interest in the discovery and re gards it as one of the most im portant achievements of medical science in recent years. Pellagra has been increasing alarmingly throughout the United States during the last eightyears and it is estimated that 75,000 cases will have occurred in the United States in 1915, and of this number at least 7500 will have died before the end of the year, in many sections only tu berculosis and pneumonia ex ceed it as a cause of death. The final epoch-making exper iment of the Public Health Ser vice was carried out at the farm of the Mississippi State Penitentia ry about eight miles east of Jack son, Miss., and together with the previous work of the service completes the chain in the pre vention and cure of the disease. The work at the Mississippi Farm has been in charge of Surgeon Joseph Goldberger and Assistant Surgeon G. A. Wheeler of the United States Public Health Ser vice. The Farm consists of 3200 acres in the center of which is the convict camp. The final ex periment was undertaken for the purpose of testing the possibili ty of producing pellagra in heal- JACKSON, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 19, 1915 GEORGIA DRY AFTER MAY 1 New Prohibiton Law to Take Effect Then MEASURE IS DRASTIC Newspapers Not Allowed to Advertise Whiskey- Quantity Limited to Half Gallon Per Month The new prohibition bill passed by the legislature becomes effec tive May 1. 1916. It provides: That all near beer saloons and locker clubs be knocked out. That a person may order for use in his own home a half gallon of whiskey, a gallon of wine and, forty-eight bottles of beer per month. That it shall be unlawful for any newspaper or other periodical to advertise intoxicants. Adver tisements of liquor on billboards, placards, etc., are also prohibited. This is regarded as the most drastic prohibition law ever enac ted in the South. Brewries and near beer saloons doing business until May 1 will be charged for one-third of a year’s tax. It is understood that Governor Harris will sign the new bill as soon as it is presented to him. The legislature will probably complete its labors this week and the extra session is expected to end by Saturday. thy human white adult males by a restricted, one-sided, mainly carbo-hydrate (cereal) diet. Of eleven convicts who volunteered for this experiment, six develop ed a typical dermatitis and mild nervous gastro-intestinal symp toms. Prior to the commencement of these experiments no history could be found of the occurrence of pellagra on the penitentiary farm. On this farm are 75 or 80 convicts. Governor Earl Brew er offered to pardon twelve of the convicts who would volunteer for the experiment. They were assured that they would receive proper care throughout the ex periment, and treatment should it be nescessarv. The diet was bountiful and more than sufficient to sustain life. It differed from that given the* other convicts merely in the absence of meats, milk, eggs, beans, peas, similar proteid foods. In other paticulars the convicts selected for the ex periment were treated exactly as were the remaining convicts. They had the same routine work and discipline, the same periods of recreation and the same water to drink. Their quarters were better than those of the other convicts. The diet given them consisted of biscuits, fried mush, grits and brown gravy, (syrup, corn bread, cabbage, sweet pota toes. rice, eollards and coffee with sugar. All components of the dietary were of the best quality and were properly cooked. Asa preliminary, and to determine if the convicts were afflicted wi,h any other disease, they were kept (Continued on last page) CITY REGISTRATION OOOKS NOW OPEN IN COURT HOUSE The city registration books are now open for those who desire to participate in the city primary. The primary will doubtless be held in about a month, the date to be decided upon by the execu tive committee. The registration books opened on the 10th and will remain open through December 10th. So far there has not been a large regis tration. The registration runs from 250 to 300, the 1914 regis tration having been 282. Members of the executive committe consist of Messrs. H. L. Daughtrv, from the city at large; G. E. Mallet, first ward; J. M. Leach, second ward: S. P. Nichols, third ward;C. M. Comp ton, fourth ward. JACKSON BANKER TO ATTEND MEET Conference of Financiers in New Orleans DATE DECEMBER 6 to 7 Warehouse System And Financing Cotton Crop Among Matters to Be Discussed at Meeting Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 18—Georgia is to be representedby F. S. Ether idge, president of the Georgia Bankers’ Association, and by other prominent bankers of this state, at the Second Conference of Cotton States bankers which will be held in New Orleans on De cember 6th and 7th, and at which will be discussed many points of vital importance to financial and general business affairs through out the south. The conference will stress the importance of general warehouse construction in the south, in which by the way, Georgia is already taking a leading part. It will ad vocate tne gradual marketing of cotton, the importance of uniform warehouse laws for the cotton states and of a uniform negotiable warehouse receipt. The meeting wiil be attended by a representative of the federal reserve board, and the governors of the southern federal reserve banks will also be invited. NOTICE OF CITY REGISTRA TION GIVEN TO VOTERS Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of Jack sjn, that the voters registration book be opened for the registra tion of voters for the election of city officers of the City of Jack son, to be held on the first Wed nesday in January, 1916. Said book to be opened on the 10th day of Nov. and closed on the 10th day of Dec., 1915, at 4 o’clock p. m. This Nov. Bth, 1915. W. E. Watkins, Mayor. J. A. McMichael, Clerk. Jackson Argus Established 1873 \ „ Butts County Progress Established 1882 S Consolidated July 9,1915 JACKSON WELI REPRESENTED Many Club Members at Corn Show WILL TRY FOR PRIZES Fifty Corn Club Boys And Thirty-Five Girls of Can ning Club Off to Atlanta For Week’s Festivities With almost their full strength represented, the members of the Boys Corn club and the Girls Can ning club are in Atlanta this week trying for prizes at the Harvest Festival and Corn Show. The girls are under direction of Mrs. C. A. Butner and Farm Agent G. E. Rice is looking af ter the bovs. Many worth while prizes will be competed for. It is expected the local clubs will make a strong showing. Butts county will win first honors in the corn club work, the same as the state fair and Ellsworth Watkins with his yield of 166.69 bushels will win the sweepstakes. Besides the cash prizes the boys and girls from Butts county will be award ed some valuable scholarships at the state college in Athens. Mrs. Butner planned to take the entire membership of the can ning club, thirty-five. She had printed neat badges, "Butts County Canning Club," and the girls will wear their caps and aprons. Mr. Rice carried about fifty boys to Atlanta. Unique hats, giving the yield of corn, 166.96 bushels, the highest in the state were worn. Messrs. B. F. Wat kins, Sr., and J. Matt McMich ael went along to assist the boys in the parade, which is always a feature of the Corn Show. MR. ETHERIDGE RECOVERS CAR STOLEN IN ATLANTA The man or men who stole an automoble from W. L. Ether idge at Jackson, Ga., last Thurs day, drove it into Atlanta and abandoned it will turn a yellow ish and sickly green when they read this. But it will be too late for the money they missed is safe in the hands of the police. Call Officers Fain and Barfield found the caron Alexander street near Butler street, Friday, left there by the thieves. The offi cers recognized it from the de scription telephoned headquar ters from Jackson. "What about that bag of mon ey Etheridge said was in the car?” asked one. v ‘‘Let’s look,” said the other. And right under the back seat cushion lav the bag, all tied up in newspapers and twine, and in side it was something that jin gled. They took it to the police station, where it was decided not to open it until the owner arriv ed. And the several hundred dollars Etheridge reported lost probably is inside it.—Atlanta Georgian.