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Jackson is si Good Town to Live in and Bosst for. Help Make It Better! VOL. 47—NO. 28 ■BILL AIMED TO [ STOP THEFT CARS I Legislation Would Require I Bill of Sale SHERIFF TO KEEP RECORD GEORGIA SHERIFFS BEHIND BILL TO PROTECT AUTOMO BILE OWNERS. OWNER WOULD HAVE TO PROVE IDENTITY A bill designed to stop the theft of automobiles by requiring purchasers of cars to secure a bill of sale and have same recorded in the office of the sheriff of the county, has been in troduced i nthe legislature. The pur pose of the proposed legislation, if properly carried out, will have a wholeso—'x effect, it is believed. Many cars are being stolen, especially in I the larger cities. £ The provisions of this bill, which viill be of general interest, are as fol lows: It shall be unlawful for any corpo ration, association or individual to .sell any automobile or motor vehicle any kind without giving to the pur 'v-baser therof a regular bill of sale for p 4.stoe, an d it shall likewise be unlaw for any person to buy such auto mobile or motor vehicle without ob taining from the vendor thereof a regular bill of sale. The purchaser of motor vehicles shall at once go to the office of the sheriff of the county in which sale is made and have the bill of sale recorded in a book in the sheriff’s office provided for that pur pose, and the purchaser shall obtain from the sheriff’s office a card of identification showing the name of the vendor, the name of the party purchasing said vehicle, the number of the motor and a sufficient descrip tion f the motor vehicle to enable any one to identify the same. A record shall be made b> the sher iff on the back of the bill of sale show, ing the vendor, the purchaser and . giving a description as aforesaid. / Both bill and card must bear seal of the sheriff. The sheriff shall be paid a fee of one dollar for filing such re cord. . , -- v m BUTTS COUNTY CROP PROSPECTS VERY GOOD Good Rains Make! Outlook Bright For The County Reports from every district in the county state that crop prospects wsre never brighter and the present out | for a large yield of corn, cotton, potatoes and other crops is most en ; couraging. Nearly all sections of the county had good rains Saturday and Sunday and the rain came at a time when most all crops were clear of grass. The work of laying-by crops is now going on and in a few days the farmers will have their first breathing spell since the rush of the 1919 crop set in. Visitors who have been in other parts of the state declare that Butts county crops are much better than those in other places. While there has been a good deal of grass here the farmers have been able to handle it in fairly good shape. Inpuiries fail to reveal the pres ence of the boll weevil on Butts coun ty farms. That the pest will appear later is the belief of many, though it is doubted if the bugs will do much damage to the present cotton crop. With good crop prospects and indi cations for high prices for cotton this fall the outlook for Butts county is exceedingly encouraging. WILL EMPLOY COUNSEL TO COLLECT COTTON TAX Measure Put Through Legislature of Interest to South A resolution was passed Monday in the legislature authorizing the gov ernor to employ counsel to recover direct taxes collected by the United States on cotton during and following the War Between the States. It is tbit has been comine un \ in one form and another for a num ber of years. The state will be put to no expense in the matter as the res olution makes it a contingent propo sition. THOUSAND DOLLAR ) CHEESE FOR CHICAGO SHOW Milwaukee, Wis.—An Appleton, 1 Wis , cheese weighing 31,964 pounds and costing $16,000, the largest m the world, has been made for the Na tional Dairy Show in Chicago. . _ THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS SUGAR REACHES 15 CENTS LOCAL MARKET Commodity Still Scarce and Price Takes Sharp Boost According to information given out here this week by retail merchants there is a slight improvement in the sugar situation. That the commodity is still scarce and hard to obtain was the statement made by all retailers. The price of sugar has advanced to 15 cents per pound in the local mar ket. This is an advance of approxi mately 50 per cent over the former price of 10 cents. Heavy demands for sugar for can ning purposes is given as the , cause of the scarcity. No reason is assigned for the advance in price, further than the law of supply and demand, which is supposed to govern prices. It is not thought likely there will be any material change in the situa tion for several weeks yet. WILL MEET TO ORGANIZE LEGION World War Veterans to Have Association MEET IN MACON JULY 15 GEORGIA COUNTIES EXPECTED TO SEND FIVE DELEGATES. ORGANIZATION TO PROMOTE 100 PER CENT AMERICANISM Macon, July 7. —Men from practi cally every county in Georgia who fought in France will attend a three days’ meeting in Macon, beginning July 15, at \uhich time the Georgia division of the American Legion will be organized. This will be a branch of the Americah Legion, an organiza tion of Americans who fought the Germans, which was perfected re cently at a meeting in St. Louis, Lieut.-Col. Theodore Roosevelt being one of the prime movers. Governor Dorsey is expected to is sue a proclamation within the next day or two calling on the veterans to attend the meeting and it is planned to have not less than five delegates from each county. In attendance at the meeting will be Colonel H. D. Lindsey, of Dallas, Texas, who was elected head of the organization at the St. Louis meeting, and Chaplain John W. Inzer, of Alabama. The legion is to have posts throughout "the entire country and it is said more than 1,000,000 ex-sol diers are enrolled. The chief object of the organization is said to promote 100 per cent Americanism. The sessions here next week will be held in the new city auditorium. Details of the program are novi being worked out. MACON SCORES IN CAPITAL FIGHT Committees Recommend Bill Do Pass INTEREST AT FEVER BEAT BY LARGE MAJORITIES HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEES VOTE TO PUT MEASURE ON PASSAGE. KEEN INTEREST Atlanta,. July B.—By an over whelming vote of both committees, the senate and the house, those sub branches of the Georgia Legislature have called on the main bodies of the legislature to permit the people of the state to exercise their right at the ballot box on the question of the re moval of the state capital. The senate committee, by a vote of 17 to 7, reported the bill back with the recommendation that “it do pass.” The vote in the house was 22 to 12 in favor of passage. The bill wall not come up for pas sage before next week. A large delegation was present at the hearing before the committee and arguments were heard on both sides of the! question. BOARD OF EDUCATION HAD MEETING HERE MONDAY The Butts county boar dof educa tion held a meeting Monday, when only routine business was considered. JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY JULY 11,1919 COLLEGE TO HELP IN PEACH CULTURE Co-Operation Pledged in New Enterprise DR. SOULE WRITES CARD BUREAU OF MARKETS AND COL LEGE OF AGRICULTURE TO ASSIST CITIZENS OF COUNTY IN FRUIT RAISING / • That the State College of Agricul ture and the Bureau of Markets will extend to Butts county citizens a full measure of co-operation in growing peaches is evident from assurances received. This will settle the ques tion of a market for all the peaches grown, making the venture absolutely safe from that standpoint. The Bu reau of Markets has already pledged its support and co-operation and in the following letters from the State College of Agriculture assurance is given that all needed help will be furnished. The letters from Dr. Soule and Dr. McHatton to Mr. R. N. Etheridge, who is a pioneer in the movement for more and better peaches in Butts county, are given herewith: Athens, Ga., June 30, 1919 Mr. R. N. Etheridge, Jackson, Ga. My dear Sir: Your communication of June 28th has been received, and I observe what you say relative to obtaining an ex pert from this institution on peach culture to come to your county. I assure you that we are alv.iays glad to serve to the best of our abil ity. The matter about which you in quire is under the charge of Dr. T. H. McHatton, head of the Horticultural Division of this institution, to whom I am referring your letter for such aid and advice as he may be able to render under the circumstances. With best wishes, I am, Very respectfully, ANDREW M. SOULE, Pres. Athens, Ga., July 3, 1919 )Mr. R. N. Etheridge, Jackson, Ga. My dear Sir: Your letter of the 28th ult. re questing assistance in the peach bus iness has been referred to this divis ion.* I will' turn the same over to Mr. R. E. Blackburn, who is the only ex tension specialist available for this work at this time, as our extension force has been greatly depleted dur ing the war and the interest along horticultural lines has greatly in creased. I will ask Mr. Blackburn to communicate with you as soon as he can do so and possibly make some definite engagement to be in your section. He has engagements ahead for the next week or two and will write you as soon as he finishes his present itinerary. You will find that the Southern Fruit Grower, Chattanooga, Tenn., is a very good little paper along horti cultural lines. The Southern Cultiva tor, Atlanta, Ga., and the Soutehrn Ruralist, Atlanta, Ga., as we'l as the Progressive Farmer, Raleigh, N. C., all carry horticultural sections. There is only one special horticultural paper in the South; that is, the first one mentioned above. You can, however, get any definite horticultural infor mation that you desire by writing these journals directly or writing to this institution. Very truly yours, T. H. McHATTON, Horticulturist. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SUNDAY, JULY 13TH _ _“I was glad when they said unto me; Let us go unto the House of the Lord.” 10 a. m. Sunday School. 11 a. m. Communion Meditation and Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. 8:30 p. m. Sermon on The Signs of The Times. Matt. xvi:3. WORK ON TAX DIGEST NOW BEING FINISHED The copy of the Butts county tax digest submitted to Tax Commissioner H. J. Fullbright has been returned. Work of preparing two other books is now being carried out. One book will be furnished the state and two kept for the county. VETERANS HAVE REUNION JULY 25 Thirtieth Georgia Regi ment to Meet MAY BE LAST REUNION CALL ISSUED FOR MEMBERS OF THIRTIETH GEORGIA REGI MENT TO 'MEET AT FOREST PARK ON JULY 25 General interest will be centered in the announcement that the annual re union of the Thirtieth Georgia Regi ment, Confederate Veterans, will be held at Forest Park on Friday, July 25 Particularly is this so in view of the fast thinning ranks of the members and the announcement ofthe seci’etary that this may be the last x’eunion. Death has taken a heavy toll of these gallant men during the last few months. The Thirtieth Georgia Regiment vaas one of the famous organizations of the War Between the States. It was made up of Butts, Henry, Clay ton and Campbell county men, large ly, and the organization served with distinction on a number of fields of action. Companies A and I were com posed of Butts county men, but there are few left now to answer the roll call. The formal call for the meeting is as folows: The annual reunion of the Thir-, tieth Georgia Regiment will be held at Forest Park, Clayton county, Fri day, July 25. Survivors of the regi ment and veterans generally are re quested to attend. Several prominent speakers are expected to deliver ad dresses. There are but a few of us left but while we have the opportu -1 nity let us meet in reunion and re vive the associations of the past. We hope to have a good crowd of old veterans. R. S. OZBURN, Pres. A. P. ADAMSON, £secy. RECITAL AT JENKINSBURG WAS ENJOYABLE EVENT Jenkinsburg, July 10.—An inter esting event of the past week vas the recital given by Miss Marye Manning at her home in honor of her music class. Twenty-six guests enjoyed the splendid program rendered by the pupils in which was reflected the tal ent of their teacher. After the pro gram delicious sandwiches and tea were served, Miss Manning being as sisted n serving by Miss Ida Sue Lev erette, Mrs. P. B. Manning and Mrs. J. A. Vandigriff. i A prize was awarded to Miss Ollie Lu Jackson for having delivered her number with the most ease and grace fulness, the decision being made by Miss Eda Lee Leverette, Mrs. J. A. Vandigriffe and Miss Addie Moore. After the program Miss Manning gave several instrumental and vocal selec tions, among which was her own com positions: “I Was Drafted in the 1 Army of Love,” “In the Land of the U. S. A.” The program was as follows: “Nearer My God to Thee,” Tommie ' Sue Ingram; “Rock of Ages,” Ester Smith; Recreation Waltz,” Marilu Steele; “Angelina,” Mildred Childs; “The Moon Flower,” Cecil Smith; “Cradle Song,” Nannie Lu Linch; “Chiming Bells,” Eloise McClendon; j “March of Flower Girls,” Lafon Bankston; “Humoresque,” Ollie Lu Jackson; “Avarl,” Annie Mae Smith; “America,” Christine Pulliam. SIXTH DISTRICT GINNERS HAVE MEETING IN MACON W. S. Fuller of Zebulon Heads The Organization The ginners of the sixth congres sional district met in Macon last week when an organization was performed and officers elected. This organiza tion will be a branch of the Georgia Ginners’ Association, each congres sional district organized separately. W. S. Fuller, of Zebulon, was elec ted chairman; George S. Malaer, of Hampton, secretary and J. B. Flem ing, of Goggansville, was elected ex ecutive committeeman. An advisory board made up of one representative from each county in the district v<as selected. Mr. T. P. Bell, of Jkckson, was chosen on this board from Butts county. The price to be chafed for ginning this fall was discussed at length but no decision was reached. Some of the members wanted the price fixed at 90 cents per hundred pounds, oth ers at 75 cents, while still others thought 60 cents was the right figure. The price for bagging and ties was also considered. * JACKSON CANDIDATES CROSSED HOT SANDS ON JULY FOURTH Shriners Had Great Time in Macon Independence Day The Independence Ceremonial put on by Al-Sihah temple of Shriners in Macon on July Fourth was a great occasion for Shriners throughout Georgia. It was estimated that more than 2,500 Shriners were present, and 200 candidates were initiated into the mysteries of the order. Jackson fur nished three candidates, Messrs. John Frank Ingram, Jesse Kyle Sitton and Thomas Jefferson Collins. A larger number of candidates from Jasper county, who are members of the local commandery of Knights Templar, also crossed the hot sands. A barbecue and other features made the day a notable one for the Shriners. Among the members of the order from here who attended the ceremo nial were: Messrs. J. C. Jones, J, B. Carmichael, L. L. Tison, C. M. Comp ton, H. M. Moore, A. B. Lindsey, T. E. Robison, T. W. Moore and others. BACK HOME THE PRESIDENT COMES Given Great Ovation in New York HAS THE PEACE TREATY PRESIDENT TELLS PEOPLE THE PEACE TREATY WILL SAFE GUARD WORLD AGAINST BLOODSHED % New York, July B.—President Wil son returned to the United States to day and in his first speech delivered on American soil since the peace treaty was signed, declared that the peace treaty concluded at Paris was “a just peace, which, if it can be pre served, will safeguard the world from unnecessary bloodshed.” President Wilson returned on the George Washington, which docked shortly before 3 o’clock. He was giv en a great ovation, many notables being present to greet the returning statesman. 4 copy 1 of the revised peace treaty, which differs materially from the original draft, v;is brought back by president Wilson. CAMP MEETING BEGINS AUGUST 7 Drs. Morrison And Paul • The 1919 Leaders GROUNDS ARE IMPROVED PREPARATIONS BEING MADE FOR OPENING OF ANNUAL CAMP MEETING. O. W. STAPLE TON WILL CONDUCT SINGING The annual session of the Indian Springs holiness camp meeting begins in a little less than a month, the dates for the 1919 meeting being August 7 to 16. The leaders for the 1919 meeting are Dr. H. C. Morrison and Rev. John Paul, president and vice president, re spectively, of Asbury college, Wil more, Ky. Both of these gentlemen are well known to the people of the county, having conducted meetings here before, and have a large number of friends who are glad to know they will* be present this season. Mr. O. W. Stapleton will have charge of the singing. For the first time since the camp meeting was or ganized Charlie Tillman will not be in charge of the singing. He was granted permission to engage in work elsewhere during the Holiness camp meeting. , The trustees at the last session au thorized a number of improvements to the buildings and grounds. Re cently a landscape gardener was sent! to the camn r to lay out and beautify the grounds. With the return of peace the at-1 tendance at the camp meeting this j year will probably eclipse all former records. More and better peaches for Butts county is a movement of great im portance at the present time. Peach growing will beat the boil weevil at his own game. And Old Man 801 l Weevil is headed straight this way. Don’t be fooled about that. A Bond Issue Wisely Expended will give Good Roads in Every District $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE WANTS PACKERS TO BE REGULATED Department Thinks Prices Are Too High WORLD NEEDS MEATS EUROPE GETTING BEEF FROM SOUTH AMERICA BUT PORK STILL SCARCE. PRICES OUT OF ORDINARY REACH Washington, July 4.—Federal su pervision of the packing, sale and dis tribution of meat products was de clared by the Department of AgricuL ure to be the only solution for the present siuation in which meat prices to the consumer are so high that he is denying himself and in which prices for livestock, especially beef and lambs, are so low that the pro ducer is losing money. A survey of the meat price situa tion, the department said, reveals that the excessive retail prices now existing are not justified by whole sale quotations. Prices to the pro ducers have declined since the war, it was said, but prices paid by the consumer have not materially lessen ed. The only solution, the department believes, is more strict federal super vision. “Europe needs our surplus pork, hut is filling its beef reqqfrements by importation from South America and Australia,” the department says. “Prices of beef cattle have fallen sharply since March" L, °n account of the stoppage of exports for army use, and a slack demand for beef at home, due to the continuation of beef con servation under the mistaken idea that such, conservation is still neces sary to feed the people of Europe. Beef producers and lamb producers who sell their products at this time are confronted with the danger of heavy financial losses viihich would tend to restrict production and cause a serious shortage in future.” ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING SALE OF WIGWAM HOTEL To the People of Butts County; We have sold our interest in the Hotel Wigwam, Indian Springs prop erty, as of date of June 30, to Messrs. E. G. Jacobs and T. W. Hooks, of Ma con, and our best wishes for its con tinued patronage’’and popularity go with the transaction. Other than the change of owner ship, the policies of management will be pursued through this season, with Manager Watts, v.ho has so capably directed the affairs of the hotel dur ing recent years, in direct charge. In thus disposing of our interests in Butts county we wish to bid an affectionate farewell to our many friends in this section. During the nearly two decades that we have con trolled Indian Springs our relations with these friends have been most pleasant and cordial and it has been largely through their support that the Wigwam has won its enviable rep utation, and the successive summer months spent among them added so much to our own happiness. We will never forget these friends nor cease to be grateful for their end less evidences of regard. Only the considerations of advaneng age, re quiring less activity in business, has. forced us to say good bye. Very faithfully, SCOVILLE BROS. July 1, 1919. BRING AMERICAN DEAD HOME FROM EUROPE Three-fouth* Likely to Be Returned to U. S. Relative* Expre** Wi*h Washington, D. C.—Three-fourths of the American dead in France will find their final resting place in Amer ican soil. Answering an inquiry today from Senator Chamberlain as to the wishes of relatives Gen. March, chief of staff, said it was estimated that replies from rc!"tivc" thus far received showed not more than 25 per cent who ex pressed a preference that the soldier’s body remain permanently in France. With more than 4,000,000 soldier dead of allied and enemy countries buried in French soil Gen. March said that nation was desirous pf proceed ing slowly with the task of exhuming those that are to go to thgir home lands. No date has yet been set for beginning the return of American, dead.