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Jackson Progress - Argus PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDaY J. DOYLE JONES Editor and Publisher SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year__sl.so Three Months 40c Six Months... 75c Single Copies__sc IN ADVANCE Entered as second-class matter at the post office at Jackson, Ga. TELEPHONE NO. 166 OFFICIAL ORGAN BUTTS COUN i TY AND CITY OF JACKSON NOTICE Cards of thanks will be charged at the rate of fifty cents, minimum for 50 words and less; above 50 words will be charged at the rate of 1 cent a word. Cash must accompany copy in all instances. Red Cross campaign May 20-27. Get your name on the Red Cross honor roll. Before it is too late place an order for your coal supply. Georgia politics is just one senato rial candidate after another. The blackberry crop will soon re lieve the food shortage for a while. Campaign camouflage will be the order of the day until September 11. If everybody would go to work there wouldn’t be so much talk about a shortage of labor. “Georgia going to Mexico for la bor,” says a headline. Hope that no body will make the mistake of im porting Villa. / Being as how the boll weevil and cattle tick came from Mexico, laborers from that country ought to be dipped before being brought to Georgia. The funny part of it is, all the sen atorial candidates—except Hardwick —are trying to corner on all the loy alty and patriotism in the country. Shipment of peaches from Fort Val ley and other large fruit growing sec tions has already started. The crop this year well be a large one, it is stated. The individual who hasn’t sacrificed anything or given anything to the va rious war demands and still centers all on selfish pleasures must feel mighty little and insignificant. All of the candidates in the senato rial race have fired their “opening guns,” but the voters don’t appear to be very much excited. Probably the right man hasn’t announced yet. If the kaiser still thinks the United States is bluffing, after putting more than a half million men in France and floating the third Liberty loan, he had better go out in the garden and eat worms. The Hon. Joe Hill Hall, “The gen tleman from Bibb,” is a candidate for attorney general against Clifford Walker. Mr. Hall has the reputation of being an able constitutional lawyer and would sen e the state with ability. The government admits the weekly newspapers are a tremendous factor in making the Liberty Loan a com plete success, but yet the government refuses to spend a cent with the coun ty papers for advertising. The gov ernment, however, has no hesitancy in paying so-called carpenters unheard of wages. We still hope that in spite of all the red tape that the officials in Washington will see the light. Red Cross Drive May 20-27 s JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1013 THE FLAG OF OUR COUNTRY I have seen the glories of art and architecture, and of mountain and river. I have seen the sun set on the Jungfrau and the full moon rise over Mt. Blanc, but the fairest vision on which these eyes ever looked was the flag of my own country, in a foreign land. Beautiful as a flovaer to those who love it, terrible as a monster to those who hate it; it is the symbol of power and the glory and honor of over 100,000,000 Americans—Geor ge F. Hoar. THE AMERICAN CREED William Tyler Page (A prize of SI,OOO was offered by the city of Baltimore and w r as award ed for the creed below, selected by the judges as the best out of hun dreds of contests.) I believe in he United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a sovereign nation of many sovereign states; a per feet union, one and inseparable, established on those principles of freedom, equality, justice and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes. I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it, to support its constitution, to obey its laws, to respect its flag, and to defend it against all enemies. NEEDED LEGISLATION The general assembly of Georgia, which convenes for a fifty day session on the fourth Wednesday in June, could do no more importnt work than pass legislation regulating the driving of motor vehicles on the public high ways of Georgia. Automobiles have multiplied by the hundreds of thousands in Georgia va'thin the past few months. A large percentage of the high priced cotton crop has gone North and auomobiles have come South. Cars are getting •o numerous that reckless driving is getting to be a serious problem. Al most every day one reads of fatal ac cidents, due in the main, to speeding or careless driving. What laws we have on the subject are not enforced. In town like Jack son, for instance, the speed law is flagrantly violated every day. The speed limit is not observed in one case out of ten. Automobiles are great things and have come to stay. But the public roads belong to the people. The roads were built by taxation levied on all the people, rich and poor, and drivers of automobiles have no moral or le gal right to monopolize them to the ex clusion of pedestrins and drivers of horse drawn vehicles. A reasonable speed limit should be enforced, not only in the towns and cities but on the public, highways as well The safety of all concerned de mands that this be done. The driver • who has no respect for the rights of J others should be made an example of. He should be protected from himself, if he hasn’t discretion enough to ob serve a reasonable speed. | A law that will regulate the licens ing and running of automobiles at a safe speed will mean fewer accidents and deaths and a greater safety for all . who travel the public roads. TEST FOR CANDIDATES This is campaign year and we again call attention to our suggested score card for candidates, as follows: Character maximum 33 1-3 per cent Ability, maximum 33 1-3 per cent Sound and progressive policies, maximum 33 1-3 per cent Total 100 per cent In other words, it is important to know how a candidate stands—that [ his political ideas are all right. But jit is just as important to know that he has character so that he may be trusted and ability so that he may make his ideas prevail.—The Progres sive Farmer. Red Cross Drive May 20-27 Following the close of the Liberty Loan drive comes the Red Cross cam paign. The cause is a worthy one and every citizen who can possibly do so should help this great work. The Y. M. C. A. looks after the welfare of the men while in camp, but the wounded, mangled, torn and bleeding on the field of battle receive tten tion from the Red Cros, and if you did help the Liberty Loan and have a dollar left the Red Cross needs it. Red Cross Drive May 20-27 [the DEBTS OF THE WARRING NATIONS - j The London Economist for Febru ary places the total gross debt of Great Britain at pounds, ($27,636,000,000.) The French minister of Finance in presenting the budget for 1918 esti mated the public debt of France on December 31, 1918, 115,166,058,000 francs ($22,227,000,000.) The public debt of Italy at the end of 1917 is estimated at about 35,000,- 000,000 lire ($6,676,000,000.) The debts of the Central Powers are estimated as fallows: Germany, $25,408,000,000; Austria, $13,314,- 000,000; and Hungary, $5,704,000,- 000. Our own public debt is now around $8,000,000,000, but more than half of this amout has been loaned to our Al lies and vui! lbe repaid us. It is esti mated that of the total net expendi tures of the United States for the fiscal year of 1918, exclusive of our advances to our Allies, more than one half will be defrayed by taxation. NEWSPAPERS BEST ADVERTIS ING MEDIUM If all the money spent for posters and costly lithographs advertising liberty bonds was spent in newspaper advertising, we firmly believe that the results would be greater. More news paper space has been used during the campaign for the third issue than ever before, and the result is easily seen. This space is not paid for by the government as are the posters and litographs, but is paid for entirely by patriotic citizens who believe in news paper advertising, as the best means of obtaining the desired amounts through the sale of bonds or anything else. If the government would try it one time, leaving all poster and cir cular advertising, using the newspa pers exclusively, we belive the result vould be much more easily accom plished.—Swainesboro Forest-Blade. The Red Cross is a splendid charity and needs your financial help. Uncle Sam feeds, clothes and equips the troops, but the people back home must care for the wounded. So it is the duty of every man and woman to heed the Red Cross call. The man who thinks the war will last ten years is welcome to all the comfort he can get out of the thought. We prefer to think it will end a great deal sooner—if everybody gets on the job and backs up the country with the proper spirit. Government reports state the wheat crop is in excellent condition. The same is true of the com crop here abouts, and there is a big area plant ed to com this season. Georgians fed themselves during one war and are preparing to do it again. DEFENDERS OF “THE SECOND LINE” Plod on Old faithful team— Each step you take adown the field Removes a nation just one step From tyranny’s control—the yield Of crops that follow in your wake, A nation’s freedom helps to make— Old faithful team, Plod on. Turn on Old faithful plow— Inanimate—yet what import Your work is to a nation’s life And liberty! You build the fort Of food defense, while urgently The furrow whispers—anxiously— “ Old faithful plow, Turn on.” Toil on Son of the soil— With steady stride—with single heart From morn’s pale light to setting sun— A privilege thus to do your part. Grudge not the perspirtion’s flow; ’Tis part of freedom’s debt you owe— Son of the soil, Toil on. —Exchange. 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If Swift & Company Made No Profit The cattle raiser would receive only Vs cent a pound more for his cattle So small is Swift & Company’s profit on any single transaction that if it were turned over to the cattle raisers of the country, they would receive only Vs cent a pound more for cattle than they receive now. • \ Swift & Company pays for live cattle about 90% of the amount received for dressed meat and by-products. The remaining 1096 pays for packing-house expense, freight to market, operation of distributing houses and profit Swift & Company’s actual figures per head for 1917 on over two million cattle were as follows: Receipts Payments ~. fC i.2 *1 Profit* $8.61 2.*6 Selling From g% j'Jg. . By-products ** $ 24-09 26% ’ Phid for From Live Meat Cattle $68.97 $84.45 74% 91% Total $93.06 $93.06 ♦Thi* net profit of $1.29 per head averages Vq cent a pound live weight. And out of this small net profit divi dends must be paid to shareholders. Year Book of interesting and instructive facts sent on request. Address Swift & Company, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois Swift & Company, U.S. A. MARINE CORPS AGAIN ASKS FOR RECRUITS The Marine Corps has begun anew drive for recruits to provide for the recent authorized increase in the corps. Recruiting has not been push ed since August, when the Marine Corps reached its full strength an- FOR SALE Several hundred bushels sound white Georgia corn in the shuck, 80 lbs. to bushel. Closely slip shucked. Jackson Milling & Feed Cos. thorized at that time, but more than 2,000 men were enlisted in April. In the Marine Corps Reserves and National Naval Volunteers there are now more than 40,000 men. Tbe OdWne That Does Rot Affect the Head Becanse of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA TIVE BKOMjO QDlnm is bettor than ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervananses nor ■tvetog to head. Remember the fad name and look for tbe signature of E. W. GROVE. 30c-