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“GEORGIA PRODUCTS DAY” NOVEMBER 18 Banquets Will Be Held All Over State AUSPICES STATE CHAMBER On I' Georgia Products Will He Serv ed at These Gatherings, and the Banqueters Will All Wear Georgia* Made Clothes. T losday, November 18, will be u-gin Products’ Day.” Georgia products will I*«• celebrated; on that day when every branch of j the Georgia Chamber <>f Commerce liohis a banquet for (lie purpose of urgmg the use of home prod nets. At each of these banquets only Georgia products' .will he served on! tin tables, and tip- ltampietors •will v,. r < teorgia-mad# clothe:., or some an le of apparel'Aide in (Seofgia. Governor Slato'rr.awi.ll soon issue a pro. la"lation offlJißilty designating November IS its Products’ J>«y.” liit* banquets will be held s'itnul taneously at (i p. in. An elaborate j font page menu is being prepared for Sliest* occasions, The state chamber | will endeavor to furnish one out-of town speaker for oaili banquet. t 'buries !»• McKinney, of Decatur,, acting secretary manager of the state chamber, has charge of the arrange ments. Special prl/.es have been offered for the best menu prepared at these ban quets. FATHER ACQUITTED - . t But Voung Iturnsed ticts 10 Years I n -ftVn. The jury in UlVj.case of K. Burnsed and his t'leve, ret urinal « verdict at (la., acquit ting the father and finding the son guilty of manslaughter. The father ami son were charged with the murder of Pharris Davis, a young white man,, who was found tleiid by the roadside a few weeks ago In the lower edge of the county. At first they denied all knowledge of the i. 1111 11 g.. but a day before superior court convened they admitted the killing, claiming the son. (Move, kill ed Davis in self-defense. The case lasted a day and a half ami the jury was out less than half an hour. As soon as the verdict was reached Young Murnsed was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. INCOME IAX PUZZLBS. Be .Months Before Working of Law Is Understood. ~ ** Robert I l '. Maddox, cliairpian of the 1 clearing lfonso eommiltcc of Atlanta, ventured tin' opinion that il would! be mouths before the new income tax I law was thoroughly understood about i the country. lie made the remark aft dr the clearing ionise committee had been at much pains, w ith the advice ami j slid of numerous lawyers, to formu- ! late and issue circular-letters of in j formation, which were sent out to| corn spondent banks in Georgia, Florida. Alabama and other Southern] Stilt, s. CHURCH CHANGES. Cause Speculation Among N. (i. Meth _- r ? odist Clergy. >r The fact that two leading ministers of tin North Georgia Methodist Con ference have died this year and that six or eight now in the active minis try bill probably retire at the coming session of the annual conference to be held at Elbert un. November •_’(). is causing speculation among the Meth snlist clergy of North (leorgia relative to the appointments of preachers for •the next twelve mouths. Il* 1 situation is madofiiore com* plicated by the fact that eight other preachers will be forced to move this lall .‘ii account of haring served their churches (lie four-year limit of con secutive service. New Appeals Court Organizes. ** Mlc Georgia Court of Appeals, with Judge Roan sitting for the iifst time i as a member, was organized in the j capitid. Judge Richard IV Russell look ids new position as chief judge, i blit was required to take no additional 1 oath. His position is purely honor ary. a' hi* powers arc in no wise dif ferent from tin* other judges. lie pn sides over the deliberations of the court, however. 'The court starts off with : clean docket, and will be able to push rapidly the business coming Li'.or* it. 25 Per Cent. Increase I t Corn Crop. The < mu crop of Ceorgia this year will l>e fully 2o per cent, larger than the crop of I**l2. according to the es tiniat' of the Atlanta t'liainher of Commerce. This year’s crop will to tal 72.0(i0.00n bushels. Georgian is Vrrested*. <'n warrant charging hint with the t! m of .<(>..cm il a.li/.ci| from the sale of three motor cars. .Tames Ifrowu. an antomol>ih> salesman, of Saranrah. • la., was arrested in I‘liil adeljdiia. and held tinder SOOO bail by Magistrate Oormaii. in the Central station, whiie the southern authorities are being notified of his apprehension. GEORGIA IN BRIEF. Eire claimed the life of the two m mths-old baby son of Mr and Mrs John Slieominas an 1 d'str'.vil tin ri sidenee at No, lot Mills str. t. At la at;i. The ladies of Ktlvrton. headed hv Mrs. J. M. Wester, w;> of Mayot Wester, as ehai! mn:i of the civic le-, : part mem of the to •can Soro-is. will ' erect a hospital in Edit ; ton. Four generations were r.-p:-. seated , wlien S. K. Johuso:i. on*' of Macon county’s most vv ilthy and p: < . ;;:i j: * •; 1 1 planters. ceh>lrr:lt d his 7">l!l bit’ll: !:l\ recently at a family reunion at h:> home at Ideal, attend.■>! by forty-twi i ehihlreit. gramlehi! diva and great , grandchildren. 'l'li*' Injection of tin* “open town” issue in i lie approaching primary elec turn for three alderni 'ii of t'orilelc. to lit' held November 12. iris caus'd an increase of more than (id above the numbi'r of xob'i’rf r g.-di id for the last primary. The management of the Columbus Poultry Show. Fair and Corn Club Carnival lias set November id as “Governor's I)a,v.” as Governor Sla ton has mditied the managotueiit that he can be there on that date. For the fourth time it has been! found necessary to reset the broken arm of IF Murphy.’ who was injured in a runaway at Cornelia two weeks ago. Ilis condition, while somewhat improved is still regarded as serious. Charles Davis was Installed in his ollice in the Georgia eapitol as .the new state game and fish commission cr. lie succeeded Jesse li. M ‘l'eer. win. retired after holding the post two years and two •mouths. The Fithonia mayor and town coun cil have closed a contract with the J. |t. McCrary company;-.of■■Atlanta, to put in an up-to-date waterworks system and sanitary sewerage and have just purchased a lot upon which will be erected a granite city hull. After remaining oiit four hours tin jury in the case of State v. Tom Bul lard. charged with killing Mack Spain near Mexico. 20 i es west of \V;jy cross. returned a verdict of “not guil ty” in Clinch superior court. Pipe raspberries from her own gar- I deu were served for a dinner at Home by Mrs. .Henry A. Smith, of Fast First street. The raspberries were of a si/.e and flavor as those that grow in season. They were raised by Mrs. Smith in her regular vegetable gar den and not under glass. From an attack of acute indiges tion. brought on. it is believed, by continued drinking, a white man sup posed to lie IV Buckner, of Tippe canoe City. Ohio, died shortly after j reaching W'.tycross from Binning ha m. -> j Percy it. M'iller, who sled J. M. Gregory some ten days ago in a iptar i rcl at Lexington, accidentally shot j himself in the stomach and died at his country home. I Mlu* illness of Fniory Speer, federal judge for the southern district of (leorgia. charged with official inreg I ulafitirs and threatened with irn | pcuchmcut proceedings, resulted in it postponement of the investigation of ! tin* charges upon xv hi • -1 1 tin* housi judiciary subcommittee was to begin on November It). ' • SHERIFF .Mi:Hi'S DEATH. South Georgia County Offi.ial Is Kill ed in l a:,*..ual AceiJeni. Siicriflf Ale.v Bailey died at ids' home in Darien as the r. suit of an automob'lt* accident. 'l i e accident occurred while Ball *y. j who'had been sheriff of Mclntosh J county for about eight years, was on an antoiaohile trip to Uvescent. Ga. Tin* machine was going at fuTT speed wlieii it swerved into the woods, turning completely over, throwing it> j occupants out. then righting its *ll and passing over the body of tin sheriff - , •inflicting injuries from which he died a few hours later. BUMPER CORN CROP. Farmers of Georgia Have Grown Sev* enty-Two Million Bushels. ~ From tin* Atlanta Fhamber of Com j merce conu s the news that this vearT corn crop m (.corgia will he "Jo "pei cent, larger than that of last year.! Tills year's crop will total 7ff.•)')!).iMH! j bushels, which is a record crop foi ; tin* state. Tin* nearest approach to this fig ure is tin* crop of 11)11. which amounted to f> Loon.tub) bushels. Tiu lull! crop was about nX.oOO.OPO. M'lii* results from tin* boys' corn clubs are o<> per cent., bet: *r than those of last year—that is. fit) tut cent, more boys have “come through." Which is the tcehrha! term for hav ing complied with all g •comment r •- ijuii i mmits of methods of culth atkm, keeping records am! making rcpoits. ::s well as exhibiting at the local ; county coin show. About ff.IHV,) boys i have “come through.” Two (ieormnA ■■ tv named in tin 'almost lisr ol avv over made by the <'.lllK'uio Ib'O >i!a«l Commission, which was made i»ub'-> ait *r a moot ing "f tin commission at I’Utsburt: a tuv (lays ago. Seventy-sow: awards iv iv ma<lo. Tlu* (Jeoraian are: Lasker Ibirel. 21. of Ihumia. am Arthur I.ookett, .‘Li, j( negro. o. •i i ■: .■. liosa. tht* 1 it-year-oH daughter o ■ Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tallis. who ha< a terrible accident at I,awreneoviiU by getting her sqnll crtished bctweei tin oak tree and a two-horse wamo body, died and the remains were bur ied at Hog Mountain. Rev. .1. C. John son having charge of tin* exercises. THE COFFEE COUNTY PROGRESS, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, DICTATOR HUERTA IS TOLD TO QUIT Ultimatum Sent by the United States BLANQUET ALSO BARRED In Communication Huerta is Inform ed That Me Alust a* Once Elimi nate Himself as a Factor in Mexi can Situation. President Huerta has been told hi' niusi resign the presidency of Mexico without loss of time, and that he must not leave as Ids successor Gen eral Aureliano Blatnpiet. his minister of war. or any other member of Ids official family tor. the unofficial co terie whom he might be expected to control. This ultimatum from Washington was conveyed to■ "President Huertfi through his private .secretary. Senor Ha Inigo, by Nelson o'Sbnughnossy. tht“ American charge d'affaires, acting under instructions from the state de pa it ment. Scimf Ha ha go presented the memo randum to ids chief kite Sunday, but President Huerta had return no an swer. gnd. as far as .could in* learned, had guarded its contents from al most all of his official and intimate counsellors. Those who learned of the Washing ton note regard General Huerta's po sition as one in which he will be forced to give one of two answers — refusal point-blank "to comply With the demand, possibly* going so far as' I to hand (lie diplomatic representative ids passports, or the elimination of | himself officially. Those most intimate with the pres ident insist that I lit*flatter course will not lie taken for in-aby reasons, chief among which is ;/lij(kit such action would bo tantamoiljit to submission to tlie rebels, official'.Mexico is no lon ger in doubt that the Washington ad ministration favors the rebel cause, and is convinced that tins is the means adopted by president Wilson and Secretary l!r.v:.iii to assist Car ranza to win. GETS $400,000 BRIDE. Noted Polo Player Weds Miss Nancy Gordon Steele. Miss Nancy Gordon Steele, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Steele, and Devereaux Milburn. the polo player, son of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Milburn. were married at West bury. L. I. in the Church of the Ad vent. .The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Ernest Stires, of St. Thomas i nitivh. Manhattan, assisted by the liev. Dr. Richard I*. Powe. rector of the Church of the Advent. The maid of honor was Miss Kath arine Si ceil*, sister of 1 hri’hv, Mile bride received n number of nitig liticent wedding gifts. lier fn tli;presented hi*r with an annuity keep SUICIDE PACT. v Couple Thought Death Easiest Way Out. , A double siuei'lo was brought to light at Atlantic City wh *n the ile •omposed bo.lit >of Jam.-*- F. Bly. an IS year old medical student of Phil adelphia, ami his I’’-year-old bride, were found in the woods near Noi-tli itehl. Bullet wounds in the temples of each, a revolver containing two empty chambers lying between them and a nOle signed by both conviiiN'd the police that the couple ended their lives as a result of a suicide pact. The note, which was in the young man’s hand writing, read: "Death is the easiest way out. Rose will kill herself tirst and I will fol low.” Other, letters found in Bl.v’s cloth ing tokl of parental objection to their wedding which friends say took place ! last August, M'Ue couple had been I missing since September S. The youth'* father is Alber J. Bly. a well known railroad man of Al toona. I’a. Ilia wife was the daugh ter of Mrs. M. i'. Herring, of Atlantic (’sty. WARTIME BISCUITS. Virginia Woman Preserves Bread Cooked at Petersburg in Sixties. ’Three bnisciiits. cooked by Lieuten ant Griffin. of a Georgia company. : djirl: - tin* closing days of the Con feili racy a i a camp near Petersburg. Yu., now in the possession of Mrs. J. D. Simonson, of Beach, Ya.. who ; prizes ihem highly ns war relics, wore exhibited at the Petersburg Fair just ides, d. Mrs. Simonson is unable to remit tin number of the (leorgia company, but she remembers that Lieutenant Griffin • mi a brother who was ser geant in the company, and that there was another sergeant named Lindsey. Sees National Prohibition. oman suffrage will crush the liquor traffic. Laifranchisoment of women will mean national prohibi tion. Suffrage and prohiltition are indissolubly linked together. tiii so ringing statements. Mrs. Lil lian M. N. Stevens, of Portland. Me., president of tlie National Woman's Christian Temperance I'nion it her annual address before the fo"tietli eonvention at Asbury Park. X. ... of that organization pointed the wav for the future struggle of the member- I We Solicit Your Banking Business . t I PROMPT AND COURTEOUS . I ATTENTION GUARANTEED -• •■. ’' i f'i i , : NOT THE OLDEST BUT THE LARGEST BANK IN THE COUNTY ------ * , » i *■■■.’ ;i i . . ‘ * ■ : \ • • • * . . • • • F The Citizens Bank of Douglas E. L. TANNER, ' G. M. STANTON, Vice-President Cashier The Grocerymen Our Stock of Grocer ies is Fresh and com plete. Phone us be fore beginning a meal We hav e it. A nice line of fruits always on hand. . . . 207 E. Ward-st, Phone S 3 Douglas, Georgia