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1914 CORN CLUB
PRIZES OFFERED
Atlanta, Ga.—(Special)--F,nthusias
tic plans are already under way in
Georgia for the* 1914 Corn Club con
tests and for another big annual show
like the one which took place at the
state capitol in December and brought
hundreds of sturdy farmer boys to
Atlanta from all sections of the state.
H. G. Hastings, chairman of the
agricultural committee of the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce and manager
of the Georgia State Corn Show', will
have general charge of the exhibition
again this year. It was through the
influence of Mr Hastings that the
Chamber of Commerce took up the
Corn Show work, and his interest has
been a leading factor in its success.
It is impossible to estimate the val
ue of the Corn Club movement to
Georgia agriculture. The produc
tion of corn in Georgia has been in
creased between $30,000,009 and $40,-
000,000 during the past six years.
The fathers of the Corn Club boys,
who first looked on the movement as
a fad, has at last come to realize its
great practical value, and are now as
much interested as the boys in in
creasing the productiveness of their
land.
The corn club movement has spread
ail over the South, and extensive
plans for this year are being made in
practically all the Southern states.
Mr. Hastings has renewed for 1914
his offer of $1,200 in corn club prizes
to be distributed among the ten prin
cipal southern corn-growing states.
The H. G. Hasnings prizes in Georgia
include a 8250 scholarship at the Stare
College of Agricultural and cash
prizes of S2O and S3O.
The Hastings scholarship was won
last year by Carl Campbell of Pauld
ing County, w T ho made 168 bushels to
an acre at a profit of $147.85. The
state record was made by Edward
Welborn of Morgan county, with 181
bushels. He chose as his prize the
f’epcheron mare offered by the Cen
tral of Georgia Railway.
NOTICE.
The Douglas Trade & Labor Coun
cil will meet at the PL of P. Hall on
Wednesday night January 21st at
7 o'clock. All locals of labor organi
zations are requested to send three
delegate and all working men, union
or non-union are invited to be pres
ent. J. L. Kersey,
President.
For LEVIN’S SEMI
ANNUAL CLEARANCE
SALE. They have some
thing great in store for you
that will pay you to wait
and watch. New Em
broideries and Ginghams
just come in.
Levins Department Store
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THE
BEST
GOODS
70-Year-0!d Man in
Jail for Contempt
HazlehurSt, Jan. 14.—Judge J.
Gordan Knox, of the city court of
Hazlehurst, has ordered B. F. Hayes
to jail for contempt.
Hayes, who is seventy years old,
while prosecuting Frank Stokes, for
assaulting him, approached one of
the jurors during the noon recess and
attacked Stokes’ character. The con
versation was heard by Stokes and
when the jury returned a verdict of
guilty, Stokes moved for a new trial.
A HISTORICAL CONTEST.
Last Saturday afternoon the Sixth
Grade had, as an addition to their
usual literary program, a contest in
historical quotations. They were:
1. “Give me liberty or give me
death.”
2. “Don’t give up the ship.”
3. “We have met the enemy, they
are ours.”
4. “I would rather be right than
be nresident.”
5. “Millions for defense, but not
one cent for tribute.”
6. “Look ! there is Jackson stand
ing like a stone wall.”
7. “You may be whatever you
resolve to be.”
8. “Let us pass over the river and
rest under the shade of the trees.”
9. “I estimate the damage done
to the State of Georgia at one hun
dred million of dollars.”
10. “Duty is the sublimest word
in' our language.”
11. “These United Colonies are,
and of a right, ought tc be free.”
Those who were able to give the
correct author of each of the above
quotations were Ruel Poston, Loraine
Gillen, Cleveland Coffee, Castle Bar
renger, Eva Cato and Bessie Lupo.
From seeing things warm up just
a bit around the edges at present
one would never that this was
goirlg to be a red hot political year,
but by reflecting back a little into
past political history will refresh ones
memory to the fact that every two
years there is a scramble in the
county for public offices and while
possibly you may r.ot get in the
game, your best friend may not offer,
but still, to say the least of it, you
will have a choice. Now remember
that you cannot exercise any privi
lege in selecting even your choice if
your name does not appear on the
registration book. Have you regis
tered ? We just mention this to
remind you. We are not in politics.
Douglas,
Georgia
FOR THE
LEAST
MONEY
Douglas, Georgia, Friday, January, 16th 1914
CO-OPERATION OF
FARMERS NEEDED.
Fort Worth, Jan. 10. As national
lecturer of the Farmers’ Union of
America, the largest industrial or
ganization in the world, I want to
discuss through the press, a few fun
damental errors that have crept into
our economic thoughts in relation to
agriculture, says Peter Radfod.
The city man, as a rule, does not
understand the farmer, and neither
does he fully comprehend his prob
lems. This |is often true of State
and national law makers as well.
Profit is the greatest incintive to
production and compulsory education
that the world has ever known. The
farmer is human. He works for
money, and he will intensify and di
versify whenever it pays him to do
so, and no amount of well-written
formulas or monstrous exhibits will
permanently influence him quite so
much as a dollar at the end of the
row.
Want Real Dollar.
Not a theoretical dollar, but one
he can put in his .pocket. A dollar
that c mes from the result of sale.
The American farmer of to-day is
the mcst capable workman in the
history of the world’s agriculture.
The farms of the United States pro
duce an annual farm value greater
than any other agricultural country
on the globe.
There has been a steady increase
in the value of products per farm in
the United States during the past 30
years. The records by decades is as
follows: The average farm produc- 1
ed in 1890, $538; in 1900, $822, and
in 1910, $1,336. We also show during
this period an increase of 2,000,000 ;
farms.
It is said that 90 per cent of the '
merchants fail and 60 per cent of the ;
manufacturers, but there are few
farmers that make an assignment.
Farming Great Business.
Farming is the biggest business in
the world, and constructive work
that will permanently benefit agri
culture must be placed on a broad,
comprehensive basis. Co-operation
with the farmer as an individual is
not sufficient and will not reach the
heart of the problem.
There must be a partnership be
tween industries and each line of or
ganized industry works within its
own orbit. The banker can render
a service in working out a system of
credits better adapted to the busi
ness of farming; the transportation
lines can help by locating markets
and reaching them in best condition
at the lowest expense; The agricul
tural departments of government by
co-ordinating supply and demand
and the study of market conditions
and methods.
A Sudden Death.
Mr. W. T. Brannan. who has been
agent for the G. & F. Ry., here for
the past year, died very suddenly at
his home on College Avenue last
night from hemorrhage of the lungs.!
Mr. Brannan has been in bad health
for some time, and had but recently
sent in his resignation as agent to
take place on the 20tn inst.
Since becoming a citizen of Doug
las he has, by his courteous manner
and genial disposition, made many
friends who sympathize with his
loved one in this their dark hour.
The interment will be at Dover,
tomorrow.
FOR TAX COLLECTOR.
To the People and Voters of Coffee
County:
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for the office of Tax Collector of Coffee
County, subject to the primary elect
cion I am familiar with toe work in the j
office, and if the people see fit to elect ;
me I promise to fill tho office to the best
of my ability. I ask the good will and ,
support of all the people, for if I am el
iected it will bo mv pleasure to serve j
them all the best f can.
Daniel Vickers
Dr. M. M. McGovern, of Eroxton,
was in the city yesterday afternoon.
Col. L. E. Heath has been out of
town some days this attending
court at Swainesboro.
Among the popular business men ]
of Nicholas in the city to-day are E.;
D. Douglas, John Kirkland, Clifford :
Johnson and W. B. Teston.
NEGRO HOLDS UP
& ROBS MR. COBB
Broxton, Jail., 12, 1914 ■ Spenial
The town was throwm into a fur
row of excitement last Sunday night
at the report of one of the boldest
“hold ups" that has ever occured in
the county. Mr. Cobb, a young man
who resides at Rochelle was relieved
of his purse which contained SBS, a
gold watch and a pistol by a negro
who goes by the name of Will John
son.
It seems that the negro, who is a
stranger in these parts, got into the
wagon Mr. Cobb was driving, some
distance from the town and just as
they neared the city, and were oppo
site Mr. Hiram Vicker’s residence,
the negro drew his gun and ordered
Mr. Cobb to shell out, which he did,
after getting all the valuables avail
able, the negro unloaded and disap
peared in the darkness. Not being
satisfied with the proceeds of his first
job and being of the opinion, it seems
that he was the whole show, he pro
ceeded to try the hold up racket on
Mr. Dan Byrd, who lives several
miles out, but success seemed to have
left him, for when he ordered Mr.
Byrd to “shell out,” he was surprised
to receive the contents of his pistol in
tend of a well-filled purse.
At the first fire he was seen to fall
by Mr. Byrd but as his horse had be
come frightei ed he was not positive
£is to the damage he had done.
The negro was described as being of
a dark ginger cake color, about 5 and
one half feet tall, with the first fiin
ger of his left hand off at the knuckle
joint. The city officers got on the
job at once but failed to find the coon.
At Methodist Church
Rev. M. A. Morgan will preach
pure, simple gospel sermons Sunday
morning at II o’clock and 7 o’clock
in the evening, cordial invitation to
| every body.
I Let all who neglected it last Sun
■ daj, bring your contribution to mis
| sions.
The mind and the eyes of God are
jon us in this cause, brethern, which
lies so close his heart. Lets meet
these demands at once, and with lov
ing, cheerful hearts.
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W. C. T. U. Notes
The local W. C. T. U. joined in with
the other 500,000 members of the
National Temperance Union on last
Thursday afternoon to pray for na
; tional prohibition. The temperance
| workers are working fearlessly and
faithfully to establish this end by
1920. With 71 per cent of the area
of the United States prohibition,
the outlook is bright.
WANTED—Rabits and squirrels
Douglas Hotel.
SAPP’S PHARMACY
THE PROGRESSIVE DRUGGIST
PHONE US YOUR NEEDS, WE HAVE IT
PHONE 144 AND SEE
There is comfort in knowing where to get what
you want when you want it. Our Line of Drugs
Medicines, Toilet Artiles, Rubber Goods, Station
ery, Candies, etc., is extensive and will surely
please you We make a specialty of prescription
work. Drop in. P eel at home here.
SAPP’S PHARMACY
102-104 E. Ward St. Douglas, Georgia
MR. DAN VICKERS OUT
FOR TAX COLLECTOR.
In this week’s issue you will find
Mr. Daniel Vickers’ announcement
for Tax Collector of Coffee county.
We consider Mr. Vickers two well
known to the people of the county
to need any comment from us. He
has held this office before and of
course is familiar with his duties and
if elected again we have no fear in
in making the prediction that these
duties will be performed to the satis
faction of the public.
Card From “Observer”
Mr. Editor:
There seems to be a good deal
of excitement in our City over the li
censing of the pool rooms. While we
are opposed to pool rooms, there are
others, who are just as good, if not
better than we are, who favor them.
We would not attempt to teach our
boys that a game of pool was harm
ful to them morally or religiously,
yet the pool room is not the place for
boys. When these pool rooms are op
perated in a way that permits those,
who play in there to gamble on the
results of the game, it is just such
conduct as gambling, cursing, drink
ing and other conduct permitted to
be carried on in some pool rooms that
nas given them the black eye. If our
City officials should see fit the license
pool rooms, why shouldn’t they make
it a penalty of surrendering their li
cense if gambling is permitted in
their places. If this provision is plac
ed in the license, «md the people will
see to it, that those managing pool
rooms carry it out, then vve don’t
believe our people w'ould object so
strongly to the licening of them.
There are many who don’t care to
go to Church or other religious exer
cises during the week for recreation,
but enjoy meeting their friends at
some place of amusement, and spend
their idle hours.
It is against law for minors to go
into a pool room, this law should be
enforced along with that of anti
gambling.
The American people unfortunate
ly like to gamble, and the only way
to keep them from it, is to see that
the laws are strictly enforced.
A pool room manager would be
slow to permit gambling in his place
if he knew his license were to be re
voked if he should be found guilty
of permitting any gambling to go’
on in his place.
Observer.
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Gillis, of
| Leesville, La., are visiting relatives
in Coffee county this week. Mr.
Gillis is a brother of Sheriff J. C.
Gillis here and has many friends
throughout the county who are glad
to see him. He has been away for
ten years but is as jolly and clever
as ever and if any older we can’t see
it.
$1 Per Annum
MORE FARMING
TO CUT DOWN
COST OF LIVING
Washington, Jan. 10.—“ With a
population of less than 95,000,000, liv
ing on more than 3,000,000, square
miles, it is unreasonable to speak as
if our territory h&d been much more
than pioneered.”
With this encourgement, David R.
Houston, Secretary of Agriculture,
urges greater activity in the cultiva
tion of untouched land as a means
for a reduction in the high cost of
living. He says that only in a few
sections reasonably full returns have
been reached. Continuing, he says;
“According to the best statistics
available, it appears that the total
arable land in the Union is approxi
mately 935,000,000 acres; that only
about 400,000,000 of this is included
in farm land, improved; that a 100,-
000,000, is unimproved and not includ
ed in farms; and the remainder is un
improved land included in farms.
To Easy to Live
“We are suffering the penalty of
too great ease of making a living.”
Free distribution of seeds by Con
gressmen should be disconitnued, the
Secretary reccomends. He would
conduct in its stead a constructive
work in securing and distributing
new seeds and plants.
On the good roads proposition the
Secretary says:
“Good roads are prerequisite for
better marketing, for better schools
and for more comfortable rural living
Better sanitation and hygiene in the
home, in the school and in the com
munity are just as vital for the rural
community as for the urban.”
To gain information to enable the
department better to serve rural wo
men, the secretary has addressed let
ters of inquiry to 55,000 selected
farms covering every county.
Domestic Help Needed
“The overwork of women and chil-
I dren and difficulty of securing domes
j tic help are mentioned by a number
■of the writers. The department be
lieves that intelligent heip to women
in matters of home management will
contribute directly to the agricultural
success of the farm.
“It purposes, therefore, to ask Coh
gress for means and authority to
make more complete studies of do
mestic conditions on the farm, to ex-
I periment with labor-saving
and methods, and to study completely
the question of practical sanitation
and hygiene protection for the farm
family.
Money to Loan
Money to loan on anything of value,
state what you have and amount
wanted, representive will call. Box
577, Douglas, Ga.