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V >1 ]. No. 2
RING BOSSES
DEFEATED
The defeat of McCall, the Uam
rnany Hall candidate for Mayor of
New iork, meets the hearty appro
val of the entire country and was
welcomed by all the political parties.
The deeper meaning and significence
of the. downfall of the Tiger is the
hopeful sign that the professional
politic.'an, ring boss and ward healer
are so n to pass out of the system.
Chink'ng men will, on .the slightest
reflection , see the evil attending the
control of government by such cor
rupt organizations as Tammany. The
very existence of such a machine in
dicate.-: that its manipulators aretry
i ig to usurp the functions of the peo
ple an run the government for its
own a vantage. Tammany is typical
of professional politicians. It has its
irnmiUtions on a small scale, in al
most every town and county, where
is to be founcLa select group who try
to monopolize the entire governmen
tal functions of the people and. own
and c .t-rol the public affairs of the
town and coupty. The greatest and
most .apparent evil of such organiza-
the public official who is elec
ted by :he organization had as his
task the conduct of his office in ac
cordance with the wishes of those
who e -‘cted him; his vision is circum
scribe ' by the boundries of his re
sponsibilities which include nothing
beyon the interest of those electing
and keeping him in office. Such an
official is not responsible nor respon
sive to the people and responsibility
on the part of an official to the peo
ple is the very gist of democratic
govern ment. The fall of Tammany
is, therefore, nothing more than a
h >pef.fi forerunner of popular gov
ernment in its true significance, that
i i, -rule by the people.
wT'vill welcome the day when the
profen.' onal politician and hand
shaker will give way to efficient and
hones: manhood.
Hi - >wnfall will come as a result
fr of a p ular conseption >f g >vern-
I* rfTent. The Wisconsin farmer .who
v/rott his newspaper editor that he
was getting darned tired of being
govern?! by professional politician
souncle 1 a key note that will be fol
lowed throughout the country. The
people are learning that the aff airs of
government are theirs and that it is
to their interest that every man
holding office be efficient, fair and
honest. When a goodly number of
people once learn that they are the
supreme rulers of the land and tnat
all public officials are merely the
employees and servants of the peo
ple. then we can expect efficiency on
public rfi cials. It will then be tht
rule of the people instead of the pro
fessional politician.
Teachers’ Examination.
On last Thursday, October 30th, a
.teachers’ special examination was
held at the Court House, there being
present twenty-three white and three
colored applicants for license. There
will be held no more examinations
until the regular one in June, next.
Government to Desolve
nternational Harvester
The attention of the general pub
!'• i> v, ; w directed to the government
s.iit t disol ve the International
Harvester Co.
During the course of argument
l:M Wednesday, Edward Grosvenor,
of Counsel for the Government, said
t .at unless the Harvester Trust were
iisolvt I, just two families within a
I ears would own a n
1 y of every farming implement made
in this country, the heads of these
two families being Cyrus McCormick
and James Deering, of t hicago.
fie also pointed out the fact that
.the harvester trust was crushing out
•competition and thus putting itself
in a position to fix the price of <nl
i fa; m implements and machine) }.
r These two families are beautiful
products of protection and the} are
some infants when we consider that
they, just two of them, control the
sale and manufacture of all farming
impliments : n the United States.
President Wilson
Issues Proclamation
President Wilson has iasued his
; first Thanksgiving Proclamation. It
| is in part as follows:
A Proclamation:
• »
The season is at hand in which it
has been our long-respected custom
as a people to turn in praise and
thanksgiving to Almighty God for
His manifold mercies and bl issings
to us as a nation. The year that has
,just passed has been marked in a pe
culiar degree hy manifestation of
His gracious 'and beneficent prov
idence. We have not only had peace
throughout our own borders and
with the nations of the world, but
that peace has been brightened-by
constantly multiplying evidence of
genuine friendship, of mutual sym
pathy and understanding, aud.of the
happy operation of many elevating
influences, both of ideal am* of prac
tice, The nation has been prosperous
not only, but has proved its capacity
to take calm council amidst the rapid
movement of affairs and. deal with
its own life in.a spirit of condor, ri
ghteousness and comity. We have
seen the practical completion of a
great • work 'at • ‘ the Isthmus* of
Panama, which pot only exemplifies
the nation’s abundant resources to
accomplish what it will and the dis
tinguished skill and capacity of its
public servants, but also promises
the beginning of a new age, of new
contacts, new neighborhoods, new
sympathies, new bonds and new
achievements of 'co-operation and
peace.
“Righteousness exalteth a nation”
and peace on earth, good will toward
men, furnish the only foundations
upon which can be built the lasting
achievement of the human spirit.
The year has brought us the satis
faction of work well done and fresh
visions of our duty which will make
the work of the future better still.
Now therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States of
America, do hereby designate Thurs
day, the 27th day of November next,
as a day of thanksgiving and.prayer,
and ihvite the people throughout the
land to cease from their wonted oc
cupations and in their* several homes
and places of worship render thanks
j to Almighty God.
In witness Whereof, I have here
| unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be affix-
I e^'
4 Done at the city of Washington,
this 23d day of October, in the year
of our Lord 1913, and of the inde
pendence of the United States of
America 138th.
Woodrow Wilson.
Plumbing Business
•Changes Hands
R. L. Williams who has been in
the plumbing and tin business here
for the past two years has sold his
shop and business to U. G. Watson.
Mr. Watson is at present associated
with the well known plumbing firm
of Porter and Watson, however in a
few days this firm will disolve and
each set up a business for himself,
Watson taking the Williams shop
and Mr. Porter remaining at the
present location of Porter & Watson.
As there is business unough here
for two shops we predict success for
both. Mr. Williams has made many
friends while here who regret to
lose him, however he is in bad health
and will go to Atlanta for a few days
after which he will go to Hot Springs
for treatment.
C. Gibbs Seriously ill.
Mr. C. N. Gibbs, of Broxton, suf
fered a stroke of appoplexy last Sun
day and he has been in a very pre
carious condition ever since. Dr.
Holton received a phone message
from trere this morning that Mr.
Gibbs was dying.
Just as we go to press we learned
that Mr. Gibbs died at 12:Jt) and that
he will he buried in the Broxton
cemetery at eleven o’clock tomorrow.
The funeral will be conducted by
the Odd Fellows with services bv
Rev. M. F. Beais at the Baptist
church.
Douglas, Georgia, November, 7h 1913
GOVERNOR SLATON AND
CORN CLUB BOYS NOV. 20
Below we publish two letters, one from G. V. Cun
ningham, District Agent and our County School Commis
sioner J. Gordon Floyd, in the form of an open letter to
the members of the Boys Corn Club. This letter gives full
information’td the boys as to preparing and presenting
their corn and we trust that there will be many entries in
this contest ; the other is a letter from Governor Slaton to
Secretary Tanner accepting an invitation to visit the Fair
on the 20th.
These two attractions alone should guarantee the 20th
a record breaker.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. Ist, 1913.
Hon. Melvin Tanner,
Douglas, Ga.,
My dear Mr. Tanner:
Replying to your favor of October 31st, I beg to
say that November 20th will suit me all right to be present
at your Fair, but I beg to suggest that I will have to leave
Douglas at 4:35 p. m. in order to get to Columbus, Geor
gia, to fill an*engagement there on the 21st.
With best wishes, and thanking you again for your
kindness, I am, Very truly yours,
John M. Slaton,
Governor.
Douglas, Ga.,
Nov. sth, 1913.
Dear Corn Club Members:
The Coffee Countv Boys Corn Club Contest is to be
held at the Coffee Countv Fair, on Thursday November
20th, the same day :.s the District Boys’ Com Club Con
test.
All Corn Club boys will be admitted to the Fair grounds
free of charge.
Have your corn gathered and measured in the presence
of two disinterested witnesses, and bring their report with
you. Also bi ing with you ten ears of your best corn to
be used as an exhibit in the Contest.
A good list of premiums have been offered the Corn
Club boys, and it is likely that every Corn Club boy who
comes up with an exhibit and a report of how much corn
he made on his acre, will receive a prize. We shall look
for you on November the 20th.
Get your parents and friends to come, too, and see
what the Corn Club boys of Coffee County and of South
Georgia are doing. Sincerely yours,
J. G. Floyd, G. V. Cunningham,
County School Superintendent. District Agent.
WILLIAM SULZER
IS ELECTED
William Sulzer, the recently im
pelled Governor of New York State
wjns bn last Tuesday, within less than
30 days after he was removed from
office, elected a member of the
legislature. ifiis was about the on
ly thing openyand he jumped into the
race and faiafle a whirlwind finish.
Sulzer say An is election Tuesday ven
dicates his/yast record hut we doubt
it. It wj/ the Tammany boss and
ring th;/ the I .people were after and
they n/bpped St up proper and there
was sense oAreal pleasure to the
people to use Sulzer as the mop, but
we rather expert that it t had been
a quiet election,Vree from a desire
t.> administer a thrashing to t:ie ring.
- l\ave f<>und that he
was not altogether! hero in the sight
lof honest voters, lime and oppor
tunity united to gi\> him another
chance and may he usY it to the eter
nal downfall of TammVny.
Cleveland said, “Public office is a
Public trust,“were be livfpg now, he
would likely characterize it as a pub
lic distrust.
What Is Home Without Kids
FRESH GROUND PAIAGRA PROOF CORN MEAL
Children’s Day At
Coffee County Fair
1 - -
Tuesday, November the 18th, will
be childrens’ day at the Fair. All,
those teachers, who ypen school pri
or to this time are \ requested by
Authority of the Superintendent and ,
the Board of Education, to suspend
school on this date aiid bring all
the children who wa»t to come,
and the time will be counted the
same as tanght to those who are ac
tually teaching. We trust also, that
those teachers who have hyt begun
teaching, will have interest enough
in their respective communities to
[organize their schools anf bring
j them to the Fair. We extend ' also to
|t ie fathers and mothers, a cordial
| invitation t i come along wffh the
I children and teachers, all children in
! the county of school age whether in
J school or out of school, will be
admitted to tht- Fair Grounds free
of charge.
J. Gordon Fi.oyd, C. S. S.
It is somewhat amusing to note the
weird ' well, we have to,” in most ! f
tle compliments handed Wilson by
the conservatives.
Amusement Park
Is Completed
Our fellow townsman. Dr. W. FT
j Si’obett, has about completed one of
the most unique and substantial dams I
; across the Twenty Mile creek to te
• found in the state. The doctor owns
j quite a tract of land on Twenty Mile
| creek near Gaskins Springs and he:
has decided to open up some real
I sporting grounds. The dam is built 1
of reinforce concrete and is about
seven feet high and 150 feet long.
Two feet of the concrete ‘is buried
under the ground leaving about five !
feet above. There will also be' a
12x16 waste way. The lake will hover
about one hundred acres of land.'
The dam is constructed so it will re- j
eeive a flow of water from Seventeen
Mile creek and thus allow the fish
access to enter.
The Doctor states that the lake will
be thoroughly stocked with all kinds)
of fish by next summer and by which
time he expects to have several boats
ready for use.
Later he expects to open a ten
acre park adjoining the lake and
some of the additional-features will
be a swimming pool, club house and
pavillion and thus creating one of
the finest amusement parks to be
found anywhere. The lake is only a
short distance from Gaskins Springs,
but on the opposite side of Seventeen,
some two hundred yards North of
the present foot bridge leading to
the springs. We all welcome the j
opening of this new pleasure resort
and predict a good time ahead.
Douglas and Tifton Tie.
The Tifton and Douglas Aggies
tied up in their game on the local
field here last Monday. Neither of
these teams have been beaten this
season and it was apparent from the
time the game was called that each
meant to defend that record.
It was one of the most interesting
games ever witnessed here, every
moment affording the most intense
excitement. The Tifton boys aver
aged ten pounds each to the man
heavier than Douglas an* weight
counts in foot bail as well as pugi
lism, but what the Douglas boys
lacked in weight they furnished in
cleverness, speed, nerve and good
playing. The game closed with the
satisfaction that neither team had
yet been defeated, the score being ‘
six to six.
SEVERAL BUILDINGS
NOW UNDER WAY
Buliding material will today be
placed on Mr. C. R, Tidwell’s lot on j
Gaskin Avenue for the erection of a
modern six room dwelling. Mr. J.
A. Hursey has the contract and in
forms as that same will he rushed to
completion.
Mr. Hoke Davis’ residence on Ward
Street is being increased another
story, and Mr. G. H. Bridges, the
contractor in charge, informs us that
he expects to complete same in the j
next few- days. This will make quite
an improvement in the looks of
Ward street in that leality.
Mrs. S. H. Christopher’s residence
on Franklin Street will he completed
by December Ist., according to re
port of Contractor Hursey. Its
completion will add much to the ap
pearence of Franklin St.
Contractor 1. T. Smith is progress
ing nicely with the rebuilding of R.
R. Harper's residence in the Over
street annex on Madison Avenue.
Mr. Harper suffered a loss by fire of
his residence on this lot a short time
ago, but true t>» the Douglas spirit
~f “Do the thing” another beautiful i
home will take its place in a few
days.
Cotton Crop
Georgia’s Cotton crop ism w esti
mated at 2,500.900 bales, the average
j price estimate is 14 cents a pound
making in round numbers $175,000,-
000 for the lint, add $25,000,000 as
the value of the seed and then take
off your hat to the $200,000,000 cot
ton crop for 1913. Can you keep a
great State down.
$1 Per Annum
‘PROGRESSIVE
community:
On last Sunday we noticed in the
Sunday American and Atlanta Jour
nal a boost for Appling county, un
der the of “A Progressive Com
munity” that will do it, perhaps,
thousands and thousands of dollars
worth of good. Was it an adver
tisement in the paper? Irt a sense,
no! It' was riot what the general
public usually term afi advertise
ment. It was not said that Appling
has better lands than was to be found
elsewhere, ft was not said that lafhds
were cheaper there than elsewhdre,
it was hot said that Appling,County
afforded peculiar advantages not'
enjoyed by her sister counties, but
as a description of the county of
which the writer was making note
he said, “That the land around Bax
ley, the county seat, was, relatively
speaking, lhw, so that at certain sea
sorts of the yefir it vfras difficult to
dispose of the surplus watef satis
factorily. Naturally this thake£ it
difficult to carry on agriculture to
the best advantage,” but when the
writer departs from the general
topography he puts licks above- the
belt that will mean - much for', Ap
pling county-in.the future-. He says
on the date he was in Baxley. “There
were displayed something over 190
samples of corn grown by the mem
bers of the Appling County Boys’
Corn Club.” That while this clilb
is comparitively new, it is being co
operatively promoted and encourag
ed by the State College of Agricul -
ture, the bureau of plant industry
of the United States department of
agriculture, the board of trade, the
board of education and the leading
citizens of the county. Let Coffee
County set up and take notice.
“The best yield was 96 bushels per
acre. The average yield of corn per
acre for the State being between
twelve and fifteen bushels. That by
following the instructions given him
by these agencies the prizewinner
secured from one acre, seven times
as much corn as has been the State’s
average and demonstrated that 109
bushels per acre for South Georgia
is both possible and probable. Now
we learn from Editor Dickinson in
the Baxley News-Banner that 21
boys this year have raised on 21
acres, 1:186 bushels of corn at an av
erage cost of 371 cents per bushel
and that this corn is easily worth
$1:00 per bushel. The cost, including
ten cents per hour for the time spent
in cultivating as well as every other
item, gives a clear profit of 62£ cents
per bushel.
Appling County took advantage of
the Government and States’ aid of -
fered and put up its little prorata
share and that fact alone has added,
no telling what sum. to the genera)
values of Appling County.
Coffee County has lands second to
none in South Georgia.'' She is now
offered the same aid from the same
source. What are the people of
Coffee County going to do about it?
Will we let it pass and continue in
the old way for the lack of ihe pal
try donation of $3?5.00 per year or
in the name of progress shall we take
advantage of this offer and grow as
a mighty providence intended we
should. Don’t turn anything away
that will stimulate an interest in the
farm.
J. E. Peterson Estate
Being Surveyed
Dave Peterson is now engaged in
surveying lot of land No. 178, gener
ally known as West Douglas, for the
purpose of a division of this estate.
We understand that two of the heirs
are now of age and that they are
demanding a division. This lot com
prises some of the very best resi
dence portions of Douglas and if the
same shall be divided and placed on
the market in building lots, we feel
sure that it will find a ready sale
and will add much to this city in the
way of desirable homes.
Clothing, cleaned, pressed and dy
ed by the City Pressing Club.
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