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®o* (KotlUfjJ 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. Rear C >rn’s