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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
Vol 46—No. 28
GOVERNOR DORSEY
RAPS LOCAL BILLS
Says Legislature Wastes
Too Much Time
FAVORS A GENERAL LAW
I\ T ATE LAW SHOULD BE ENACT
yED TO COVER LOCAL MEASUR
ES, SAYS GOVERNOR DORSEY
IN ANNUAL MESSAGE
The question of clogging the gen
eral assembly with purely local bills,
to the exclusion of other and more
important measures, was a matter
handled in an interesting manner by
Governor Hugh M. Dorsey in his an
nual message to the legislature. Dis
cussion of this matter has been be
fore the people of the state for some
time a/nd much interest is felt in the
course Governor Dorsey will pursue.
Whether or not he will veto these
purely local bills remains to be seen.
That part of his message dealing
with local legislation is as follows:
“The stupendous conflict in which
our country is now engaged, and
which demands heavy drafts upon the
resources of our state, makes it pe
culiarly appropriate that this session
of your body limit its deliberations
to the consideration of only those
matters which are of pressing and
general importance, excluding all
matters which are purely local in
their application.
“From a legislative standpoint, I
am covninced that there is no greater
reform v%ich could be brought about
than thff enactment of general laws
which would obviate the necessity of
devoting so much of your time to the
cosnideration of issues local in their
nature.
“Should your honorable body pur
sue the course indicated in the open
ing paragraph, you could not now
give the time necessary to the ac
complqihmqnt of this reform; but
the advantages to be derived are so
apparent that it is earnestly urged
that, as soon as normal conditions
are restored, immediate steps be ta
ken f4r the accomplishment of this
end.
“I believe that if you will review
the acts of 1917 you must reach the
conclusion that too much of your
tune a#s devoted to the consideration
of purely local matters.
“Out of approximately 229 enact
ments, 170 deal with local subjects.
That is, there were over three times
as many local laws considered as
there were general laws.
“(Most of the local acts passed ap
pertain to matters that could easily
have been covered by general laws.
This plan is pursued in many states
and should be adopted here.
“The passage of general laws un
der which the local authorities could
regulate such matters would conserve
the of your members, and enable
them to give all of their attention to
laws of general public interest”
TOTAL STAMP SALE
HERE NOW $98,894.00
All Districts Have Reported Showing
County Far Behind
\
The total War Savings Stamps sub
scriptions so far reported amount to
198,894.00.
Since last week Coody, Buttrill and
Worthville districts have reported.
The amount pledged by colored citi
zens of the county amount to $6,000.
The subscriptions to date stand as
follows:
c °ody $ 5,676.00
Worthville 5,030.00
Buttrill 10,000.00
Colored citizens 6,000.00
$26,605.00
Previously reported 72,289.00
Total to date $98,894.00
BUTTS COUNTY NEGRO
GETS INSURANCE HARVEST
Beneficiary Will Receive $57.50
For 240 Months
The wonderful benefits and advan
tages of government insurance for
the men enlisted in the army, navy
and marine corps was strikingly il
lustrated here this week through let
ters of administration granted by
Ordinary J. H. Ham to Young John
son, Sr., grandfather of Helen Ma
linda Tanner, whose brother, Bulger
Tanner, died while in the service of
the country.
Bulger Tanner, colored, enlisted
some time ago and recently died in
Massachusetts, leaving insurance of
more than $13,000. This money will
be paid by the government to his
sister, Helen Malinda Tanner, in
monthly installments of $57.50 for a
period of 240 months.
Temporary letters of administra
tion were granted by Judge Ham so
that the money can be paid to the
beneficiary.
COAL WILL GO
ON RATION BASIS
Restrictions Announced to
Be Rigidly Enforced
CERTIFICATE PLAN USED
FUEL ADMINISTRATOR SAYS
THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF
COAL BUT NONE WILL BE
WASTED BY CARELESSNESS
Washington, July 7.—Rationing of
coal to householders was announced
tonight by the fuel administration as
among plans designed to prevent a
threatned shortage of coal next win
ter.
Each domestic consumer will be
allowed only as much coal as is found
to be scientifically necessary to heat
his house to 68 degrees, provided ev
ery conservatio nrule has been obey
ed. The allowance for each house
holder, the announcement said, will
be sufficient for comfort, but “the
thoughtless and wasteful consumer
who finds his allowance gone before
the end of the winter will have only
himself to thank if he has no fuel
with which to heat his home.”
The administration’s plan involves
a department of coal allotments in
connection with each local fuel ad
ministrator’s office and this system
now has been completed and will be
put into operation at once. Each or
der for coal will be censored by com
parison with the rating of the house
where the coal is to be used; all
doubtful cases will be carefully check
ed up by inspecting the house in
question and surplus coal when ord
ered will be refused.
All consumers who have obtained a
quantity of coal in excess of their al
lotments, or who by deceit or misrep
resentation have violated any rules
or regulations of the fuel administra
tion will be prosecuted.
“This system,” said the administra
tion’s statement, “will be drastic and
will introduce conditions new to the
country; it will be no more drastic,
however, than conditions demand in
the interest of all concerned. No one
will be deprived of coal actually need
ed fo rheating, but no one will be al
lowed fuel for wasteful extravagance.
“The fuel administration expects
every one to recognize the necessity
and the reason for this supervision
and to co-operate fully with the local
committee entrusted with carrying
out the plan.”
Bituminous coal production showed
an increase during the week ending
June 29, the output being the second
highest of any week in the country s
history, figures made public by the
fuel administration tonight show. The
week’s output was 12,458,000 tons,
compared with 12,003,000 the week
before and 12,600,000 tons during
the banner week.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, JULY 12, 1918
STEPS TO SAVE
1918 COTTON CROP
Every Community Will Be
Firmly Organized
TO KEEP MARKET STEADY
COTTON WILL BE SOLD ONLY AS
NEEDED-STEPS BEING TAKEN
TO GUARANTEE REASONABLE
PRICE TO GROWERS
Atlanta, Ga., July 11.—The most
important point in the plan outlined
by the Cotton States Official Advisory
Marketing Board, at the recent New
Orleans meeting, for the gradual mar
keting of the 1918 cotton crop is this:
“The cotton producers in each of the
cotton growing states are to be urged
not to marke tmore than 20 per cent
of their crop in any one month; and
to hold over for twelve months, or
until such a time as the war is termi
nated, or shipping facilities are ample
to move the surplus freely, one bale
out of every three.”
That is the gist of the whole thing,
toward the success of which every
thing else is to contribute. Every
bale of the 1918 cotton crop will be
needed. Conditions as to export and
otherwise, are such that it is felt
steps are necessary to bring about the
proper, gradual marketing of the
crop.
Compression and proper warehous
ing, with the maintenance of all nec
essary warehouse facilities, are urged,
both to facilitate transportation and
protect against damage and waste.
Each cotton state is to be organiz
ed by counties and school districts,
canvasses made and pledge cards dis
tributed and signed. Members of the
Cotton States Marketing Board are
to work co-operatively in the various
states, and every available agency is
to be used in completing the organiza
tion and completing the plans adopt
ed.
Local community banks will be urged
everywhere to co-operate with the
growers of cotton in carrying all sur
plus cotton for the producers, in pre
ference to cotton merchants and spec
ulators.
Another very important feature of
the p lan is the “announced policy to
require by organization and co-ope
ration among the producers, mer
chants and bankers, that the distress
or surplus cotton of the 1918-19 crop,
shall be carried by each local commu
nity, and that the great bulk of it
shall be carried by the producers, un
til conditions as to shipping facilities
and otherwise provide an outlet for
it at prices i nexcess of the cost of
production.
This cotton marketing plan is in
tended to govern the intelligent move
ment and marketing of the crop in a
gradual way, in such a manner as to
make it respond to the demands of
trade; to prevent congestion at points
of concentration, and to distribute
the carrying burden of the surplus
crop among the p roducers who un
der normal economic conditions, are
most able to carry it.
The board earnestly asks and seeks
the co-operation and help of all pro
ducers, merchants and bankers in the
cotton growing area, in its organized
efforts to meet the present situation
and to solve it in a way which we be-
lieve will involve no great hardship or
extraordinary responsibility upon any
individual or institution, but will sub
serve the interests of all and prevent
less waste and consequent adversity
among the producers.
It is stated that the work of organ
ization i tnhe various counties and
school districts will begin practically
at once.
The department of labor reports
adjustment of 39 industrial disputes
during a recent week. This ig a rec
ord. Eleven strikes and two threat
ened strikes were adjusted. Included
in the strikes settled was that of ma
chinists at the Curtiss Aeroplane Cos.
plant, Buffalo, where 300 men quit
and 15,000 were affected indirectly.
FUNERAL UF AUTO VICTIM
HELO FRIDAY MORNING
Mrt. Busbee's Body Laid to Rest at
" County Line
The funeral of Mrs. H. C. Busbee,
who was killed in an automobile
wreck between Jackson and Indian
Springs Monday night of the past
week, was held at County Line church
Friday morning at 11 o’clock. The
husban dof the wreck victim arrived
in Jackson Thursday night, all efforts
to get in communicaton with him ear
lier having failed. Mr. and Mrs. Bus
bee resided in Atlanta.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Busbee
is survived by her father, Mr. J. L.
Thaxton, of Griffin, and several
brothers and sisters all of whom hove
the sympathy of large circle of
friends.
Mrs. Busbee had just arrived in
Jackson for a visit with relatives
when the unfortunate accident oc
curred.
TEN COUNTIES
RAISE FULL QUOTA
Rest of State Continues
W. S. S. Work
CASH PLEDGES WANTED
BUTTS COUNTY MUST RAISE
$11,400 WEEKLY TO GET HER
QUOTA OF SIB4,OOO—WHOLE
STATE IS BEHIND
Announcement made by the state
headquarters of the national war sav
ings committee show that only ten
counties in the state of Georgia have
subscribed their allotment of war
savings stamps. The ten counties that
went over the top are Pike, Hancock,
Spalding, Newton, Bulloch, Jlrwin,
Coffee, Stephens, Whitfield and
Wilkes.
Georgia has to date raised only
about half of her assessed quota. The
total amount asked for is $57,000,000
and if this money is to be pledged be
tween now and the first of January
no time and effort must be lost.
Twenty-five weeks of the year re
main in which to push the sale of
stamps. State headquarters are now
urging the cash purchase of stamps
and R. F. D. carriers and other sale3
agencies will be supplied with at least
a two weeks supply of stamps.
Butts county’s assessment was
$284,000, and of that amount approx
imately SIOO,OOO have been pledged.
(Many of these payments will be made
in the fall. From now on cash sales
will be urged, though pledges for
payment later will be taken whenever
that plan best suits the convenience
of the purchaser.
If Buttg county is to raise her full
allotment she must subscribe weekly
$11,400.
There is to be no let up in the cam
paign locally. Chairman R. P. Sasnett
states that he is planning to get in
touch with the district chairman and
school supervisors and other workers
with the idea of staging another rally.
He also has under consideration the
organization of a business man’s club
to handle all forms of patriotic work
during the war.
Stamps may be bought at any of
the banks, at the post office and from
the mail carriers. During July a war
savings stamp costs $4.18 and will be
redeemed by the government on the
first of January, 1923, for $5.00.
Tabulation of the subscriptiosn in
the recent drive show that Butts |
county citizens have fallen far behind
in raising their allotment of stamps
and if the county’s full quota is to be
raised there must be no slackening
of interest.
If the fuel admiinstrator will wield
the Big Stick over the consumer less
an dthe manufacturers more, he will
come naerer meeting with general
satisfaction.
Jackson Argus Established 1873 ;
Butts County Progress Established 1882:
Data regarding the coal trade show
ed 504 per cent increased profits of a
company with SIO,OOO capital and
17.75 per cent for one with $2,000,-
000 capital.
In paper trade profits ranged from
nothing to 176 per cent increase.
Department Store Increase*
Among department stores the fol
lowing were shown:
Thirty thousand dollars, 331 per
cent; $240,000, none; $300,000 none.
Retail clothing trade statistics in
cluded the following: Twenty thous
and dollars, 84 per cent; $3,000, 117
per cent; $5,000, 1,181 per cent.
A cocnem listed udner the heading
“coal, wood and lumber trades,” with
$1,250,000 capital reported an 80 per
cent increase in profits.
In the liquo rtrade these compari
sons were given: Five thousand capi
tal, 1,220 per cent; SIOO,OOO, none,
and $1,000,000, 162 per cent.
In the grain and electrical storage
field, capital and profit increases in
cluded SIO,OOO, 472 per cent, $249,-
000, 31 per cent; $243,000, 2 per cent
A garment manufacturer with
$84,000 capital reported 246 per cent
increase in profits.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WILL
CONSIDER CALLING MINISTER
Meeting of Congregation Called for
Sunday Afternoon
The matter of calling a minister
wall be considered by the members of
the Jackson Presbyterian church Sun
day afternoon. The church has been
without a regular pastor for several
months and this matter will be dis
cussed by the congregation next Sun
day.
The following notice is given by
Judge H. jM. Fletcher, clerk of ses
sion:
“There will be a congregational
meeting of Jackson Presbyterian,
church immediatly after services next
Sunday afternoon, July 14th, for th
purpose of calling a pastor.
“By order of the session.
“H. M. Fletcher,
"Clerk of Session.”
mu
Consolidated July 9. 1915
PUBLIC GOUGED
BY BIG BUSINESS
Outrageous Profits Made
in Many Lines
CONGRESS HAS REPORTS
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
REPORT SHOWS ENORMOUS
BUSINESS DONE BY BIG CON
CERNS
Washington, July 5. —Some figures
on war profits were sent to the senate
by the treasury today in response to
a resolution by Senator Borah calling
for information regarding profiteer
ing.
Although some enormous profits
were shown, the letter said the report
was incomplete, that for the present
the names of the concerns listed were
withheld and that “no special signifi
cance” should be attached to the data,
as it was obtained from income and
excess profits returns as they were
filed.
Information regarding capital
stock, ivmestcd capital, profits of 1916
and 1917, and the per cent of excess
of net income for last year over 1916
was given
The dairy interests listed showed
profit increases from zero to 180 per
cent; banks up to 80 per cent; con
tractors as high as 596 per cent, and
flour mills as high as 437 per cent.
Hi* Profit 2,183 Per Cent
The maximum increased profit list
ed 2,183 per cent, was of a food deal
er with SI,OOO capital who showed a
loss of 484 per cent in 1916. Another
food concern with $325,000 make
34.75 per cent excess.
Comparative capital and increased
profits of electrical machinery manu
facturers cited included $95,000, 91
per cent.
Figures on machine tool manufac
turers included $4,140 capital, 422
per cent increased profits; $6,000 cap
ital, 788 per cent; $160,000, 57 per
cent.