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Speaking of triple plays, hov> does
this one stack up? Baker to Persh
ing to Foch.
Our American soldeirs are the lads
who will extract the “germ” out of
the Germans.
With a big fight going on in France
the Georgia legislature has a hard
time trying to get in the limelight.
The “work or fight” measure, like
the prohibition law, will probably work
best when applied to the other fellow.
The war has had one beneficial re
sult—the number of book agents and
tramps has been materially lessened.
As soon as W. J. Harris wears out
his “loyalty” plank he will fall
through. And that time is about at
hand.
If the members of the Georgia leg
islature could be conscripted to help
out the labor shortage there would be
no kick.
Bunk Cooper has opened law offices
in Atlanta, which is about as close to
Washington as he will ever get as a
senator.
If sugar gets much scarcer the food
administration had as well make but
termilk the national drink and let it
go at that.
Georgia’s taxable values this year
will amount to a billion dollars, it is
said. Almost every county is report
ing good gains. >
Now that baseball has been out
lawed during the war, let Mr. Baker
go a step further and corral the
street spielers and cheap shows.
W’hile the French and Americans
are frailing the everlasting stuffing
out of the Germans ask yourself if
you have bought any stamps and
bonds.
Not content with riding the press
to death, congress seems determined
to dehorn and hamstring the newspa
pers. Which is all right if it will help
win the war.
Somebody ought to whisper in the
kaiser’s ear that America has several
million more just as good as the
troops his soldiers have been going
up against lately.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARCUS. JACKSON. CEORCIA. FRIDAY. JULY 26, 1918
A FAMILY OF FIGHTERS
When war vns first declared
against Gerr 17 former President
Theodore Roosevelt volunteered hi
services to the country and offered to
raise a division to take to Trance.
The offer was declined by the war
department.
Col. Roosevelt has four sons in the
service. Quentin Roosevelt, who was
attached to the aerial service, was
killed in a fight with German airships
several days ago. Two other son3
have been wounded.
The Roosevelt family is a family
of fighters. They come of Georgia
stock, Col. Roosevelt being a descen
dant of Archibajd Bulloch, one of
Georgia’s colonial governors. Colon
el Roosevelt is a man of dynamic
energy and force and is every inch an
American. The family is upholding
in a splendid manner the best tradi
tions of American fighters.
TRUE TO FORM
The way the Americans are fight
ing in France b rings a thrill to ev
ery loyal American citizen. The boys
are fighting true to form, fighting as
they have always fought—to win.
Big developments are taking place
in Europe. The French and Ameri
cans have won an important victory
over the Germans. The offensive will
soon pass forever from the Germans
to the Allies and then big things wall
happen.
In this hour of national rejoicing
every patriot should resolve to do a
little more, support the war more
enthusiastically and uphold the hands
of the boys in the trenches to the end
that peace may sooner be obtained.
It is a time for optimism tempered
with high courage and a steadfast re
solve to fight until a righteous vic
tory is won.
Let’s back up the boys at the front.
They are doing their part heroically,
bravely, splendidly. Let’s do ours
and meet every demand the govern
ment imposes upon us.
FREE
Senator Hardwick is clamoring
for a free press and free speech.
A free press is against him, and
free speech he has already; and
free postage to send his speech
es, delivered in the senate, all
over the country. Besides that
he has the use of a free printing
office to print his free speeches
that he sends free from postage
all over the country.—Gaines
ville Herald.
And after the fourth of next
March he will be free to go
where he washes without any
fear of interference with “my
official duties in Washington.”
—Savannah Press.
Mr. Hardwick gets $7,500 a year
as senator, 20 cents per mile for
transportation to and from Washing
ton and gets all his speeches printed
free. Yet he has the unmitigated gall
to abuse the newspapers because
they protest at the increase in second
class postage rates. Why should he
kich as long as he is riding a free
horse?
A NEEDED REFORM
Prompt enactment by the general
assembly of a law to eliminate local
legislation would do more to abolish
peanut politics and politicians than
anything that has been done in a gen
eration.
There are at present members of
the state law making body who have
never given as much as a moment’s
consideration to matters of state
wide interest and importance. They
have centered their whole time and
attention to local issues. Petty jeal
ousies, factional spites and insignifi
cant differences are remembered
while the state’s business is forgotten.
Nearly everybody hereabouts be
lieves in local option in matters of
government. The respective counties
and communities should settle their
affairs in their own way. And having
settled them, a lot of dirty linen
should not be aired before the legis
lature. The present system of hav
ing the legislature waste tvn-thirds
of its time on local legislation is about
as consistent as it would be to have a
convention of justices of the peace
to pass on matters that ought to come
before the supreme court.
Such system is wrong, harmful and
wasteful. Let the general assembly
conserve the people’s time and money
by eliminating local legislation. There
are enough important business mat
ters to occupy the attention of the
I legislature without giving a minute’s
| consideration to purely local matters.
A general law by which all local
matters could be handled would be a
blessing to the entire state.
Georgia is urged to raise a large
wheat crop this fall. Having wrestled
with flour certificates for a season,
our farmers are in a mood to raise a
bumper wheat crop.
One can name off hand a score of
non-essential articles the railroads
find time and room to transport.
Which makes one wonder why the
railroads have no time to haul coal.
Having gained valuable experience
from the census bureau, W. J. Harris
should be able to tabulate his vote
without trouble. But when he says he
will carry 125 counties he has his
wires crossed.
German submarines are persistent
and pesky annoyances and are likely
to bob up almost anywhere at any
time. But the U-boats have utterly
failed to stampede, frighten or intim
idate the people of the United States.
Hon. John T. Boiffeullet has an
nounced that he will not be a candi
date for senator this year. He is to
be congratulated on this action.
What we really need is for some of
the “non-essentials” already in the
race to get out of the way.
Southern cotton farmers should get
together at once and back up their
congressmen and senators in the
fight for fair treatment for the c ot
ton crop. Unless there is concerted
action and a determined fight, cotton
is likely to be cheaper this fall.
Secretary Baker has decreed that
baseball is a non-essential and the
major leagues are preparing to quit
until after the war. This action should
have been taken months ago. The
people can very well afford to do
without baseball until the Huns are
whipped.
A suggestion has been made that
the schools not open this year until
November, thus releasing thousands
of school children for harvest work.
The people will not submit to any
measure that w.ill permanently cripple
the schools, but in the present emer
gency the suggestion is worthy of se
rious consideration.
The senatorial race, from the best
information obtainable, is fast set
tling down to a contest betvusen How
ard and Hardwick. Bill Harris has al
ready torn the tail off of President
Wilson’s coat and the former census
enumerator is slipping fast. Howard
is gaining every day and he is the one
best bet to defeat Tom Hardwick.
While consuming vast quantities of
watermelons, peaches and making se
rious inroads on the chicken crop of
Johnson county, the Georgia editors
at their annual meeting in Wrights
ville last week transacted a consider
able amount of important business.
Politic and politicians were shut out
and the association confined itself
almost strictly to business matters.
GIRLS! ITS YOUR
STEP THAT ATTRACTS
Says Women Pay Too Much
Heed to Their Face Instead
of Their Corns
Watch your step! A brisk, lively
step is what charms more than a
lovely skin, but your high heels have
caused corns and you limp a little.
That’s bad, girls, and you know it.
Corns destroy beauty and grace, be
sides corns are very easy to remove.-
Rid your feet of every com by ask
ing at any drug store for a quarter
of an ounce of freezone. This will
cost little but is sufficient to remove
every hard or soft corn or callus
from one’s feet.
A few drops applied directly upon
a tender, touchy corn relieves the
soreness and soon the entire com,
I root and all, lifts right out without
; pain.
This freezone is a gummy sub
stance which dries instantly and sim
-1 ply shrivels up the com without in
flaming or even irritating the sur
rounding skin.
Women must keep in mind that
comless feet create a youthful step
which enhances her attractiveness,
advt.
The Postal Censorship board, post
office department, announces that
translators of Spanish are in demand
at New York and other port cities.
These positions are open to women
who can translate accurately and
quickly.
Fresh Beef Travels
on a Rapid Schedule
Fresh beef for domestic mar
kets goes from stockyards to
retail stores within a period of
about two weeks. Although
chilled, this meat is not frozen;
hence it cannot be stored for a
rise in price.
A steer is dressed usually
within twenty-four hours after
purchase by the packer. The
beef is held in a cooler at the
packing house, at a temperature
a little above freezing, for about
three days.
It is then loaded into a refrig
erator car where a similar tem
perature is maintained, and is
in transit to market on an aver
age of about six days.
Upon arrival at the branch
distributing house, it is unloaded
into a “cooler”, and placed on
sale.
Swift & Company requires all
beef to be sold during the week
of arrival, and the average of
sales is within five days.
Any delay along the above
journey means deterioration in
the meat and loss to the packer.
Swift & Company, U. S. A.
VICTOR CARMICHAEL GETS
LIEUTENANT’S COMMISSION
Friends of Victor Carmichael will
be interested to learn that he has been
awarded a commission as second lieu
tenant in the quartermaster’s corps.
STOMACH TROUBLE
Mr. Marion Holcomb, of Nancy, Ky., says: “For quite
a long while I suffered with stomach trouble. I would
have pains and a heavy feeling after my meals, a most
disagreeable taste in my mouth. If I ate anything with
butter, oil or grease, I would spit it up. I began to have
regular sick headache. I had used pills and tablets, but
after a course of these, I would be constipated. It just
seemed to tear my stomach all up. I found they were
no good at all for my trouble. I -heard
THEDFORD’S
black-draught
recommended very highly, so began to use it It cured
me, I keep it in the house all the time. It is the best
liver medicine made. Ido not have sick headache or
stomach trouble any more.” Black-Draught acts on
the jaded liver and helps it to do its important work of
throwing out waste materials and poisons from the sys
tem. This medicine should be in every household for
use in time of need. Get a package today. If you feel
sluggish, take a dose tonight You will feel fresh to
morrow. Price 25c a package. All druggists.
ONE CENT A DOSE U ra
He has been attending the officers
training school at Camp Johnston,
Jacksonville, Fla., and has been trans
ferred to Camp Meade, near Wash
ington. Enroute to his new station
he visited his family here several days