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(%0 J Vo! I. No. jj 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 ■ 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. „ . 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.