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Jackson Progress - Argus PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY J. DOYLE JONES Editor nd Publisher SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year __sl.so Three Month* 40c Six Month*- -75 c Single Copie*__sc IN ADVANCE Entered as second-class matter at the post office at Jackson, Ga. TELEPHONE NO. 166 OFFICIAL ORGAN BUTTS COUN TY AND CITY OF JACKSON NOTICE Cards of thanks will be charged at the rate of fifty cent*, minimum for 50 word* and le**; above 50 words will be charged at the rate of 1 cent a word. Cash must accompany copy in all instances, Ice consumption is to be cut, so it is announced. Such an announcement ic calculated to make one hot. The Georgia legislature will come to bat June 27 and strive for a place in the sun. The high explosive shells that rival candidates for the senate are hurling are kicking up a cloud of dust and camouflage. The cotton crop in this section is is mighty proniisiing. If the boll wee vil will delay his offensive indefinitely all will be well. Use your head and order your coal now. Don’t take the advice of any man or set of men and wait for lower prices. Do it now. Old Mr. 801 l Weevil is breaking into print again and is prominently mentioned as among those present in South Georgia cotton fields. The total number of casualties, to date, among the American forces is 7,315. It may be several imllion be fore the war is over, but we’ll get the Germans in the end. Hardwick hasn’t a single newspa per supporting him. The press is fair ly well divided between Harris and Howard. A good sprinkling of us are without a candidate—so far. You have to give H. H. Dean credit for putting “pep” into the senato rial race. Brother Dean seems to be a live wire and he promises to make things interesting before the race is over. Congress proposes to tax profiteer ing out of big business. Possibly the plan will work all right, but there is a chance that big business will pass the tax on down to the ultimate con sumer ten fold. Never in the history of the country were the people called on to pay such huge taxes, buy so any bonds, stamps and answer other demands. But when we entered the war we did not expect to come out with our feathers unruffled. A scar is a badge of honor. Have you been scarred? If the esteemed Georgia legislature, which convenes on June 27, would transact all its business in ten das and go home it would prove a bless ing to the State. How much better such a plan would be instead of spending fifty days wrangling over tbe most trivial and petty matters, many of which have been settled, at home. With the country up to its neck in war the people of Georgia are in no humor to have the general assembly waste fifty days airing pet |y spites, creating city courts, abol ishing t:tv courts, estab’ishing new etc., etc. I INVEST IN W. S. S THE JACKSON JACKSON. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. JUNE 14. 1818 WILL WE MEASURE UP? The drive to raise Georgia’s quota of $57,000,000 worth of War Savings Stamps will begin on June 28. That is a per capita quota of S2O. Butts county has been allotted $284,000 —a sum greater than all the subscriptions to the first, second and third Liberty Loans. That is a lot of money to raise, but our people can raise it if they will try. There is no better investment on earth than these stamps. They bear compound interest and will be paid in full in 1923. If possible, War Sav ings Stamps are even better than Lib erty Bonds. The idea has been prevalent that stamps v<ere for only women and chil dren, and that they were beneath the notice of the men. Ths is a mistaken notion. The stamps ar e for every man, woman and child able to buy them. The**; is not an individual in the state who cannot buy at least one stamp. The per capita is twenty dol lars, and of course, some of us will have to buy more than the twenty dollar quota. Out of our savings all of us can af ford to invest a few dollars in these securities. It ought to be the easiest thing imaginable for Butts county to come up with her full quota of $284,- 000. It can be done and every dollar subscribed with the proper co-opera tion and effort. We must measure up. Get ready for the drive which begins on June 28. FEE SYSTEM ARRAIGNED That the pernicious fee system is responsible for a large amount of crime throughout the country there can be no doubt. Professions, boot leggers and criminals of other types I want nothing better than a small j fine, which Is quickly paid and soon they are back at their old tricks. The approaching session of the general assembly of Georgia ought to forever | put a stop to the fee system. The Rev. John W. Ham, prominent Atlanta minister, in a recent sermon •'Hacked the fee system in scathing terms. On account of the wide inter : est in the subject matter, the sermon, in part is reproduced: “Blind tigers are flourishing in At lanta. Large hotels, as well as small ones, are beng guarded by military police to prevent soldiers from being made drunk. Blind tigers are operat ing in automobiles, soda fountains and pool rooms. | “Every pool room in Atlanta and in the nation should be closed at once Thousands of able body men in Atlan ta every week are idling away time in these joints. Many of the men vho | frequent these pdaces are ‘hip-pocket blind tigers.’ The reason for the flourishing condition of this illcit and iillegitimate traffic is not due to lack of vigilance on the part of the officers of the law. I am certain, that I with a few exceptions, we have as vigilant set of detectives, county and city police as can be found anywhere. “The trouble is not with the arrest ing officers. If you think it is I ask you to visit the police court and county court any day you will and you vj’,ll find case after case presented to the court. “The reason for the existence of the blind tiger traffic as such is due to the attitude of the prosecuting at torney, the solicitor and judges. They could stamp the traffic out if they would stop placing nominal fines on the offenders and put them on the rockpile or the streets of Atlanta, which need repaving so badly. “The officers have become sick and disgusted vuith making arrests. They know that somewhere between the ar rest and final disposition of the case there is a probability that the case will be settled in private or nol prossed by the solicitor or if the case comes to trial at some far-off distant date many of the witnesses have eith er died or moved beyond the juris diction of the court, or if the case does actually come to trial and a verdict of guilty is / rendered the judge will give out a little pill of a lecture and place a small fine on thff culprit, which, in effect, is only a cheap license. Men can today conduct a liquor busines in Atlanta under our present system of fines much cheaper than they could when Atlanta operat ed under high license. This is not a pleasant fact, but it is true, and ev erybody that has one eye and half sense knows it. “I do not charge corruption on the part of solicitors and judges, but I do charge that for mof temporizing on the part of the court that does not abate this nuisance, but comes dangerously near aiding and abetting FLORENCE ___ —* * The Fuel Administration authorizes ua to say that it considers the SAvK H JA.I-. use of Oil Cook Stoves and Oil Heaters at this time a very lmport ujr-B. v- - ww* ant help ; n t h e ne cessary conservation of coal for war purposes. Breakfast in fifteen minutes BREAKFAST hot on the table in fifteen minutes, the kitchen cool, you fresh and dainty to enjoy it Florence ■ Automatic Cook Stove will make all this come true. It burns kerosene, which is cheap and plentiful Saves coal which is scarce and expensive. The powerful flame is close to the cooking. Your stove is hot but your kitchen is cool. Everything cooks and bakes quickly. No v/icks —you simply turn a lever, and touch a match. Regulate the flame to suit your cooking. The indicator dial shows you. A demonstration in our store lasting only a few minutes will lead to years of comfort in your kitchen. Every Florence i is built for years of reliable service. “Look for the Lever 93 Newton Hardware Cos. Phone IS Jackson, Ga. the business. “We are looking to our courts for relief. The United States govern ment is looking to our courts for re lief. We are not getting it. The courts need a conversion to the stan dard public sentiment has erected. The iniquitous fee system, a relic of the feudal system of Germany, is to blame for much of the present law lessness. Back-room conferences and private agreements is gagging the ad ministration of justice. “Only long sentences on the roads will ever break up this illegal liquor traffic.” Government reports indicate the present wheat crop will be clase to a billion bushels, and the second largest in the history of the nation. That is good news, as good news as a brilliant victory over the huns. Wheat is the world’s oldest cereal and is probably the most important food crop in the world. You do yourself an injustice when you get “down in the mouth” over the war. Not only yourself but others as well. Radiate optimism instead of pessimism. Things do look far from bright at times, but remember we have just started and that we will have our inning. The war will end only when American arms have tri umphed, so be of good cheer. News that Goveror Hugh M. Dor sey will stand for another term was received with geneal interest over the state. Than Mr. Dorsey Georgia has not had a more capaple chief execu tive in a long while. In a quiet, though effective way, Governor Dor sey has handled the business of the state with eminent fairness and sat ;sfaction. He has more than lived up to the expectations of his friends and supporters and has conducted himself in a manner to win new admirers, and it is a matter of cordial interest to all citizens to know that Governor Dorsey will be given a second term without opposition. Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System Tha Old Standard veaerat atrancthminc took, GROVE* TASTELESS chill TOWlcTdriraa oat Malaria, enriches the blood.aad build* aptheara tern. A trac tonic. For admits and children. SOc INVEST IN W. S. S About the only sure thing about the senatorial race is the lack of ram pant, shirt-tearing, button-bursting enthusiasm on the part of the voters. And what’s more, a lot of people will fail to become aroused over the pres ent crop of candidates, regardless of the approach of the primary. The man who clings on to money like it was his dearest possession has the wrong viewpoint. There are many things worth more than money. For instance the esteem and friend ship of your fellows. Public senti ment is going to make it mighty un comfortable for the tightwads before the war is over. Now would be a good time for all citizens of Jackson to build a large flour mill. There is a revival of inter est in wheat production and a large mill is needed to give wheat raisers the kind of servee they are entitled to. Such an enterprise would be an incentive to still other farmers to grow wheat. Government regulation of railroads may be all right, and under the con ditions may be necessary. But there are a lot of people who will have to be convinced. Both freight and pas senger rates have been boosted sensa tionally, and service has been cut down. The increase in rates will come out of the pockets of the every day, common, ordinary citizen . Some $800,000,000 will be raised through the boost in railrates. If the railroads and railroad men are not being favor ed by the government, then what would you call it? The ordinary run of men must buckle their belts a little tighter and prepare to meet the in creased cost of Mr. McAdoo’s rail road ordeT, SHERIFF CRAWFORD IN NORTH CAROLINA FOR FEW WEEKS Sheriff L. M. Crawford left Monday for Franklin, N. C., where he will spend several weeks during the hot summer months. He was accompan ied by his brother, Dr. R. L. Craw ford, of Locust Grove. Countless friends of Mr. Crawford confidently hope the change of climate will prove of real benefit to his health. THRIFT STAMP SLOGANS Thrive by thrift. Save for the country’s sake. Thrift and patriotism are synony mous. Many are giving their lives—you are asked only to loan your money. Join the army behind the army—- be a war saver. He also serves who stays and saves. When you buy War Savings Stamps you do not give—you receive. Become a stockholder in the Unit ed States—buy War Savings Stamps. A war saver is a life-saver. Give up your luxuries that the kai ser may be made to give up his am bitions. After all, saving is not sacrificing. You may not be able to fight but you can save and buy War Savings Stamps. INVEST IN W. S. S WOMEN TORTURED! Suffer Terribly With Corns Because of High Heels, but Why Care Now Women wear high heels which buckle up their toes and they suffer terribly from corns. Women then pro ceed to trim these pests, seeking re lief, but they hardly realize the ter rible danger from infection, say a Cincinnati authority. Corns can easily be lifted out with the fingers if you will get from any drug store a quarter of an ounce of a drug called freezone. This iff suffi cient to remove every hard or soft corn or callus from one’s feet. Yott simply apply a few drops directly upon the tender aching corn or cal lus. The soreness is relieved at once and soon the entire corn or callus, root and all, lifts out without one particle of pain. This freezone is a stick substance which dries in a moment. It just shrivels up the com without inflam ing or even irritating the surround ing tissue or skin. Tell your wife about this. advt. INVEST IN W_ S. S