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p e *ch Culture Will j jring Permanent Pro perity to Butt* County VOL. 47—NO. 34 JUDGE HOWARD HOLDING COURT COURT WILL BE IN SESSION throughout WEEK, crimi nal BUSINESS BEING HEARD. GRAND JURY BUSY jj on , G. H. Howard, of Columbus, judge of the superior courts of the Chattahoochee circuit, is piVsiding over Butts county superior court this wek, in the absence of Judge W. E. H Searcy, Jr., who was unable to preside owing to illness. Solicitor General E. M. Owen, of Zebulon, is in his accustomed place as prosecut ing officer. Court was convened at 9 o’clock Monday morning by Judge Howard, w ho delivered an able, concise and comprehensive charge to the grand jy. He charged the jurors 'On all tj/. criminal statutes, and gave par ticular emphasis to the crime of ma king and selling liquor, which he de clared, was responsible for at least SO per cent of all crimes committed state. Judge Howard stated tilt there will be less crimqp, less courts: and consequently less expense to the counties when the liquor traffic is broken up. He also scored the car rying of concealed weapons, which he charged was an act of cowardice. j!i\e country needs a race of brave II Who will scorn to be found with Bt concealed on their person, Ki'^ieclared. Judge Howard charged the jurors to make a careful inspection of the county jail and see that it was kept sanitary. The poor unfortunates who are confined in a narrow cell for months should have the benefit of clean, sanitary conditions, he stated. The grand jury was organized by electing Hon. J. H. Mills foreman, pr. W. 0. Ham and Mr. L. L. Tison clerks. The civil docket was then taken ap. The damage suits against the Central Georgia Power Company over for the term. The case of Adair and McCarty Brothers against R. V. and R. T. Smith was disposed of Monday. ■ Most of Tuesday and part of Wed usday was spent in the trial of the '.ase of W. S. Cook, guardian, against H. G. McClure. The criminal docket was reached Wednesday. Judge Howird presides over court "ith ease and dignity and has won a erge number of friends by his im partial decisions. Court will probably continue throughout the week, the second half of the week being devoted to the hearing of criminal cases. SOME OF IMPORTANT 1/ BILLS THAT PASSED \leneral ASSEMBLY PASSED SEVERAL IMPORTANT BILLS. APPROPRIATIONS NEARLY NINE MILLION DOLLARS Among the important bills enacted by the general assembly are the fol lowing: To reorganize and reconstitute the state highway commission. To levy a tax on motor vehicles. To codify the school laws of the state; To require counties to levy a tax for school purposes (constitutional amendment.) [A To create the county of Lanier (constitutional amendment.) To require juries to fix maximum and minimum sentences in all except capital felonies. m To provide for the consolidation of country schools and for count> high schools. To create a state illiteracy com- mission. , , .. To establish a state school for the feebleminded. To revise the state bank.ng laws and create a separate department o banking. ~ To create a state public welfare commission. To create a state and community public service boards. To change the state reform::! ry to a state training school for way ward boys. . - To amend the inheritance tax law. I General appropriation bill of ap -1 oximately $8,500, 000. 4lind pensioners will BE PAID $l5O PER YEAR Bill WU Sponsored by Col. J. T. Moore f The legislature passed a bill to pay fatally blind Confederate soldiers a Xsion of $l5O per year. The 4s introduced in the house by Rep resentatives J. T. Moore of Butte. THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS KENTUCKIAN CLAIMS HE IS 130 YEARS AF AGE Has a Son Living Who Claim* to B Ninety Year* Old Louisville, Ky.—The National Ge ographic society has been asked to investigate the claim of John Shell, a mountaineer of Leslie county, Ken. tucky, that he is 130 years old. Shell’s neighbors corroborate the statement concerning his age. Shell has nine chilren. He says the oldest is 90 years old. He is said to have 200 de scendants in his home section, sever al being great-great-grandchildren. The mountaineer, who claims excel lent eyesight, steady nerve and gen eral good health, attributes his long life to outdoor living and temperate habits. NATION AROUSED ! OVER FOOD PRICES STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS EX PECTED DURING THE WEEK. HOARDED FOOD IS BEING BROUGHT TO LIGHT Washington, Aug. 17.—The gov ernment’s fight to reduce the cost of living is expected to result in action in many states this week to force hoarded food on the market, while congress is debating legislation deal ing with the question. Reports to Attorney General Pal mer have indicated that instruction to district attorneys to proceed vig orously in the enforcement of the food control law were being obeyed literally. Instances of seizure of foodstuffs in St. Louis, Chicago, Kan sas City, San Diego, and the South, officials here believe, will be multi plied within the next few days. Mr. Palmer, directing the campaign from Washington, will go to New York tomorrow to confer with the fair price board for that city. Senate and house agricultural committees probably will report this v.’ek —the latter committee probably tomorrow —on amendments to the food control law giving a criminal penalty which hitherto has been lacking and expanding the law to cover clothing. Cold storage legisla tion may be acted on by the house interstate commerce committee. Closely akin to the consideration of the living cost question will be the hearings to be started tomorrow by the interstate commerce committee on the Kenyon-Kendrick bills to li cense meat packers. BUTTS COUNTY GETS 3 TRUCKS i PART OF EQUIPMENT THE GOV ERNMENT IS GIVING TO HELP BUILD ROADS THROUGHOUT j GEORGIA Butts county is now in possession of a two-ton Nash truck, this equip ment being given by the federal, gov ernment to aid in the good roads program. Two other trucks will be given the county later. One is a three-ton Pierce-Arrow and the other a two-ton Selden truck. These trucks will be of material help to the county in building per manent highways. The equipment v.as distributed in Atlanta recent y, Butts county dravvlng the thr'ae trucks enumerated afbove. KILLED 60 SNAKES WITHIN FEW HOURS IN ONE FIELD All Till* Happened in “Bone Dry Territory, Tao ! Blakely, Augj—l. C. Strickland, whose farm is near here, reports what is believed to he the champion snake story of the season. He v*ent out into his field and found a moccasin, which he killed. A few minutes later he noticed a number of little snakes and killed them. The more he killed the more he saw, so he made .a thor ough search of the field and when he had finished he had 59 to his credit, which with the large mocca sin, made the total casualties for the fight sixty. NUMBER OF VISITING AT TORNEYS HERE AT COURT Several attorneys from out-of-the county have been in attendance upon Butts county superior court this week. Among the number are: Mr. McKibben Lane, Mr. John R. L. Smith, Mr. Felton Hatcher, Mr. R. L. Berner, of Macon; Judge E. J. Reagan, of (McDonough; Mr. Greene T. Johnston, of Montreello. JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AUGUST 22. 1919 CAMP MEETING GREAT SUCCESS REV. JOE SMITH AND REV. A. C. BABCOCK LEADERS FOR 1920 SESSION. MANY CONVERTS RECEIVED The leaders chosen by the trustees of the Indian Springs Holiness Camp Meeting for the 1920 session are Rev. Joe Smith, of Los Angeles, Cal., and Rev. A. C. Babcock, of Kentuc ky. Both of these gentlemen have preached at the camp ground on pre vious occasions and are well known to a large number of people of the county. The ten days meeting v.hieh closed Sunday night was one of the most successful yet held. The number of conversions among the young people was larger than ever before, it was stated, while many of the older peo ple became members of the church under the able preaching of Drs. Morrison and Paul. At the beginning of the meeting the attendance was somewhat below the figures of former years. Toward the close, however, there was an in creased number present at the ser vices and the attendance Sunday was as large as ever registered one day, it was declared. Throughout the meeting the best of order prevailed and there was nothing to mar the pleasure and in terest of the meetings. At the close of the meeting the trustees held a business meeting and made plans for the 1920 session. Plans v;?re outlined to enlarge the grounds and improve the buildings. It is likely that part of the present real estate will be disposed of and another tract purchased. This matter will be handled by the trustees and before the opening of the next ses sion a definite announcement will be made as to the enlargement of pro gram. Thousands of visitors attended the meeting Sunday, the majority trav eling to the camp ground in auto mobiles. The visitors began leaving for their homes Sunday night and Monday morning. DISTINGUISHED MEN AND THEIR EDUCATION With no schooling, of five million men, only 31 attained distinction. With elementary schooling, of thir ty-three million men, 808 attained distinction. With college education, of one mil lion men, 5,768 attained distinction. The child with no schooling has one chance in 150,000 of performing distinguished service; with elemen tary schooling he has four times the chance; with high school education, 87 times the chance; with college ed ucation, he has 800 times the chance. Less than one per cent of the men in the United States are college grad, uates, yet this one per cent has fur nished 55 per cent of our Presidents; 38 per centofthe members of Con gress; 47 per cent of the Speakers of the House; 54 per cent of our Vice Presidents; 62 per cent of the Secre taries of State; 50 per cent of the Attorneys General; 69 per cent of the Justices of the Supreme Court. Fifty per cent of the men compos ing the Constitutional Convention v.?re college bred. *At the present time, less than two per cent of the American youth go to college, yet from this relatively small number come 90 per cent of the leaders in the professions and industries of our nation. It pays to be one of the two per cent of American men. —Monroe Advertiser. STATE TAX RATE FIXED AT 5 MILLS RATE AGREED ON AT CONFER ENCE BETWEEN GOVERNOR DORSEY AND COMPTROLLER GENERAL WRIGHT. IS LIMIT Atlanta, Aug. 19.—Formal orders fixing the ftete t’x levy for th's at the constitutional limit of 5 mills was today signed by the Governor and Comptroller General Wright. Estimates made, including all gen eral and all special appropriations for this year only, and based on an expected increase of $65,000,000 on the property valuations on the di gests of the state, will leave a deficit between the income and appropria tions, General Wright says, of $228,- 000. Stripes are too good for the prof iteers. They ought to be shot before sunrise. SIXTH DISTRICT SCHOOL WILL OPEN SEPTEMBER 1 Strong Faculty Obtained for 1919-20 Saaaion The Sixth District Agricultural and Mechanical School, located at Barnesville, will open for the fall term September 1. Prof. T. 0. Gal loway is principal of the school and has surrounded himself with an able faculty. This is one of the best of the twelve district agricultural schools in the state and no doubt a record attendance will be registered during the 1919-20 session. The rates are reasonable and the course of instruction thorough. MOORE FOUGHT FOR SCHOOL BILL MEASURE WILL PLACE GEORGIA IN FRONT RANKS IN EDUCA TION. TAX LEVY IN EVERY COUNTY The state press has had some very complimentary remarks concerning the great speech Col. J. T. Moore, Butts county’s representative, made a few days ago in support; of the bill providing a tax levy in every county for public school purposes. It is ’ou ceded to have been one of the best speeches heard on the floor of the house during the past session, and was one of the best efforts of Col. Moore’s career. Sixty-six counties in Georgia al ready have local tax for chool purpos es and they are not affected by the bill just enacted. The measure pro vides that every county must levy a tax of from one to five mills for the support of the public schools. This in addition to state aid will go a long ways toward placing Georgia in the front ranks in an educational way. This bill is generally regarded as be ing the greatest piece of legislation enacted in forty years, it will drive illiteracy off the map and -wilt be a tremendous help in giving a public school education to every boy and girl in the state. Despite some opposition the meas ure passed in both house and senate by a good majority. It will be voted on by the people in the election held in 1920, being* a constitutional amendment. WILL MEET SUNDAY TO OUTLINE BAPTIST DRIVE MEETING CALLED TO GO OVER PLANS FOR COMING DRIVE TO RAISE $75,000,003. WANTS MEMBERS PRESENT For the purpose of outlining plans for the approaching $75,000,000 campaign of the Southern Baptists, there will be a called meeting at the first Baptist church Sunday after noon, Aug. 24, at 3 o’clock. All churches embraced in the Kimbell Association are expected to have representatives present at this meet ing. Mr. R. L. Bonsteel will be present and make an address outlining plans for the coming drive. Mr. J. H. Car michael is chairman of the Kimbell Association and Mr. W. O. Ham pub licity director. They are anxious for all churches in the association to be represented at this meeting, as much information will be given by Mr. Bonsteel. JULIETTE TOOK GAME FROM JACKSON SATURDAY Content Was Stubbornly Fought. Errors Factor The Jackson baseball team went down in defeat before the Juliette nine Saturday afternoon on the Butts county fair grounds, the final score being 6 to 3. Errors by the home players contributed to their defeat. Weaver, of the New Orleans South er n league team, was or: the mound for Jackson and was touched in rath er lively style by thfe visiting swat ters. A large crowd of interested fans saw the contest. JENKINSBURG WON TWO GAMES PAST WEEK The Jenkinsburg baseball nine won two games the past week, defeating Delta Gtcve Tuesday by the score of 7 to 2. On Thursday the Jenkinsburg team triumphed over Ola, 6 to 3. Bowden and McClendon did the bat tery work for Jenkinsburg in both contests. ACTIVE WORK ON THE ICE COMPANY CASH BEING COLLECTED ON STOCK SUBSCRIPTIONS. MORE STOCK WILL BE SOLD OVER THE COUNTY The work of closing up stock sub scriptions of the Jackson Ice Corpo ration and getting the enterprise on a sound basis is now under way. Mr. W. E. Merck, who has been engaged to manage the plant, arrived in Jack son Monday and is nov; collecting twenty-five per cent of the stock pre viously subscribed, taking notes for the remainder, to be paid January 1, and taking orders for new subscrip tions. As soon as the necessary amount has been paid in. which will probably be the last of the week, a charter will be applied for and the enterprise incorporated. After this preliminary step has been taken the officers will then be in position to proceed with the work of erecting buildings, plac ing orders for equipment and making plans for starting the plant early in the 1920 season. The capital stock is $20,000. with the privilege of increasing to $50.- 000, about half of which has already been subscribed. The remainder of the stock vvill be placed by Mr. Merck. The stock has been widely distributed over the county and some shares have been sold in adjoining counties. That the ice factory is an assured f net nov; seems certain. Interest con. tinues at a high nibch and with Mr. Merck giving his entire time to the work there is no doubt of the suc cess of the enterprise. APPROPRIATIONS EXCEED INCOME ESTIMATED GEORGIA WILL FACE DEFICIT OF NEARLY MILLION DOLLARS. SOLONS WERE LIBERAL WITH MONEY Atlanta, Aug.—On footing up the appropriation bill passed by the leg islature at the session just adjourn ed, Governor Dorsey finds that it carries a total of about $9,300,000 for the year 1920 and this amount is nearly $1,000,000 m excess of the state’s estimated revenue from all sources. Added to the appropritions con tained in the general appropriation bill are special appropriations aggre gating more than $200,000. The legislature voted to raise the salary of nearly nil state house of ficials and voted appropriations of millions to the public schools, with out, apparently, figuring v.here the money was coming from. On account of boll weevil condi tions obtaining in portions of Middle and South Georgia it is doubted if the increase in taxable values next year will show much gain over the 1919 figures. REAL ESTATE SALES MADE DURING WEEK BOOM IN CITY AND COUNTY PROPERTY CONTINUES ACT IVE. TWO DEALS RECORDED IN PAST FEW DAYS The Jackson and Butts county real estate market, which has known the greatest boom in history during the past few weeks, continues active. Two pieces of city property in Jack son changed hands during the past ten days. "Dr. H. W. Copland sold his resi dence on McDonough road to Mr. T. B. Conner, v.ho in turn sold to Mr. J. W. Carter. The consideration was $5,000, it was reported. Dr. Copeland purchased from Mr. C. M. Kimbell the Dozier home on Third street. The price was $7,500 it was stated^ HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY IN ANNUAL MEETING Session Held at Cornelia Wednesday And Thursday The Georgia State Horticultural Society held its forty-third annual meeting at Cornelia Wednesday and Thursday of this week. A program of keen interest to fruit growers was carried out, many prominent speak ers making addresses. On account of the interest in peach growing in Butts county the meeting was follewed with close at tention. Jackson's Great Need l**s ICE FACTORRY $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE COTTON FIELD BECAME PLAYGROUND FOR FISH Flood Washed FUh ia Field By The Bushel* Dawson, Aug. 13.—P. L. McCtung, superintendent of the Locke farm, one of the largest cotton plantations of Terrell county, gave anew angle to the recent rains which have inun dated this section for weeks. He stated that the streams of that coun ty overflowed all of the whole north west section of the county and that when the waters receded, his cotton fields were filled with catfish, which swam up and down the rows. He also stated that his hands went into the field and gathered a wagon load of fish, which were distributed among the neighbors for miles around. CITIZENS WANT MILITARY UNIT SUGGESTION THAT JACKSON HAVE MILITARY PROTECTION MEETS WITH FAVOR. LIBER AL SUPPORT PROMISED There is a growing sentiment throughout the community for a mil itary organization in Jackson. Scores of prominent business men and well known citizens have declar ed themselves in favor of a military company as a guarantee of protec tion. Some of the older citizens, in eluding Confederate veterans, have stated they would join a company of Home Guards. It is likely there will be a mass meeting to consider the advisability of organizing a military unit in Jack son. Officers and leaders of the old Jackson Rifles, if they can be pre vailed upon to do so, can very easily organize the company The assur ances of support for a military orga ization are much stronger than they have ever been before. One stumbling block in the way of organizing and maintaining a com- , pany in a small town has been re moved when the war department fixed the minimum strenrth at 65 men. Original orders fixed the num ber of men necessary to mni itain a company at 100, and that wolud have prevented the success of the move ment in numbers of small towns. Jackson needs and should have a military company. The national guardsmen who served with the Jack son Rifles on the iMexican bonier and in France made a splendid record for themselves, and there is a military tradition in the community that will be an incentive to the organization of anew command. WANTS MILLIONS TO COMBAT INFLUENZA OHIO CONGRESSMAN FEARS DIS EASE WILL BE MORE SEVERE THIS SEASON. WANTS TO FIND REMEDY Congress should immediately ap propriate $15,000,000 for fighting influenza, recurrences of which med ical authorities say are probable, Congressman Fess, of Ohio, declared in the house of representatives. Mr. Fess and Senator Harding, of Ohio, have introduced measures embodying the recommendations. “The last epidemic caused 500,000 deaths and a total economic, loss of nearly $4,000,000,000, according to figures compiled by the American Medical Association,” 'Congressman Fess said. “The all important thing now is to find a cure. This will require expen sive research, and I propose that the money shall be expended under the direction of the public health service. “There is a general belief in the medical world that the second and third years will show frightful after effects unless specifiic remedies can be found. But the uppalling loss of 500,000 liveB —five times our loss in the war—with assurance that the plague v.'ll appear again is enough to arouse us to immediate action.” BISHOP CANDLER AT THE CAMP GROUND Preached Able Sermon at Tabernacle Friday Lat Bishop Warren A. Candler, one of the strongest men in Southern Meth odism, preached at the Indian Springs Holiness camp meeting Fri day. He was heard by a large crowd aod his sermon, as usual, made a profound impression on the congre gation. Bishop Candler is not only a deep thinker and a close student, but a convincing and delightful speaker.