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A COUNTY ATTORNEY
The recommendations of the Grand Jury for
the present term of Court were pregnant with
many good suggestions. There was one, however,
which we have advocated for several years and
which, if followed, we feel sure would add much to
the convenience and saving of the County, as well
as add efficiency to the City Court. The office of
of Solicitor of the City Court should be abolished
and in its stead there should be created the office
of County Attorney who should be placed on a sal
ary, the amount he should receive, however, we do
not undertake to suggest. The duty of the Coun
ty Attorney should be to look after the interest of
the county in all matters connected with the courts
To advise the Board of County Commissioners on
all legal matters connected witn that body. To
give legal advice to all other county officers which
might be demanded of him, touching the duties of
said office. He should prosecute all misdemeanor
cases in the City Court; he should attend all com
mitting courts, where a felony case is to be heard
on committal, provided the magistrate before
whom same shall be tried should in writing request
his presence at such trial. This could easily be
ma le so by an amendment to the bill creating the
City Court of Douglas ond without legislating out
out of office the present encumbent of the office of
Solicitor of the City Court. Thre are so many legal
questions continually arising in the transaction of
the County businiss, that it is almost impossible to
get on without the service of an attorney, but the
two duties of liga! adviser to the County authorities
and a public prosecutor for the County, should be
merged in one. This would result in a saving to
the County and be found to be much more satisfac
tory in every way.
It seems from the last issue of the Unadilla
Record that Judge Speer is not the only coon in the
wood pile when it comes to rotteness in public of
fic •by a long shot. The auditor who has been au
eiCng the books of the county officers of Dooly
county has found a shortage in the books of the
county officers amounting to something over $2,000
and he is not through yet.
Fisherman may fish only with hook and line
between Feb. Ist and July Ist, according the fish
and game laws of the state. The use of seine,gig.
trap, net or any other device than hook and line is
punishable by heavy fine under the law. It would
be well for the deciples of Sir Issac Walton to take
notice and govern themselves accordingly.
The Democratic Executive Committee will be
called together at an early date, and to those who
have political asperations we might offer the hint
that an early primary would not give you any too
much time to “see the boys”. Better announce.
Our friend Marvin Dickinson of the Baxley
News-Banner must be an artist when it comes to
getting the boys to announce. We notice he car
ried twenty eight announcements in his last issue.
Every Farmer in the county should,if possible,
take advantage of the help of our farm demonstra
tor. It is progressive farming that pays.
VALDOSTA, GEORGIA
We Handle all Grades of Fertilizer
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Will Appreciate a Chance at Your Business
E. R. LOCHRIDGE, Agent Douglas, Georgia
THF COFFFF COUNTY PROGRESS, DOUGLAS. GEORGIA
BETTER BE ON TIME!
One of the most important changes in the new
tax law is the time made for the returns. The tax
hooks opened on the first of February and will close
on the first of May. The tax payers have three
months in which to make their returns, and those
who have been the habit of postponing this to the
very last are liable to find themselves confronted
wifh a serious situation this year if they persist in
their procrastination. In the past it has been a
very easy matter to induce the county officers to
relieve you of the penalty for failing to return your
taxes on time.
But these conditions are going to be some
what changed by the rigid supervision of the re
turn and the payment of taxes under the new law
and a little delay means that you will be double
taxed.
The change in the time for returning property
for taxes was made neccessary to give time for
“doctoring” of the returns which is done first by a
county tax commission and later by a state tax
commission.
Under the new law if you return your proper
ty too low, you will be haled before the commission
to show why it should not be raised. If the coun
ty tax commissioners accept it at too low a value
the state tax commissioner can decline to accept it
and return for an increase.
The above was clipped from the Baxley News-
Banner and our people who have been in the habit
of putting off this important duty until the last
moment had better take warning.
Facts that are a disgrace to a civilized country
seems to have been revealed in the recent investi
gation of the Fulton county convict camps. Some
heartless wardens seem to think their only duty is
to apply the leather.
ANOTHER CARD
FROM “OBSERVER”
When we come to consider all the
causes that has brought about the
present high cost of living, we are
at a loss which we should name as
the most damaging. We will con
tinue to illustrate some of the con
ditions that exist and show that by a
change of system of government this
high cost of living could be reduced.
When we refer to government, we
mean this word in its broadest sense,
and would apply it not only to the
National Government, but to the
state, county and city governments.
- The “fathers” of the Constitution
were not so sanguine as to think that
it would never be altered. The ex
perience of the government under
the “Articles of Confederation” had
produced the belief that there was
need of a system of amendment by
which the Constitution could be made
' to conform to the requirements of
future times; hence to carry out
plans by which the people could be
aided by the government, it might
be necessary to change our Constitu
tion in some way.
Any government which assumes to
he fixed and unalterable will soon be
come wholly unsuited to the circum
stances of the nation and will have
a tendency to degenerate into a des
potism or will produce a revolution.
The changes in the organic law of
our nation comes about slowly, and
this is as it should be, however, as
slowly as these changes do occur, we
have many citizens “who view every
change with alarm, the hasty judge
ment of the people.” The great
mass of our people patiently bear
their present ills, they turn to new
customs, from old customs with
much reluctance, and unusually with
doubt and misgivings. It is almost
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a natural habit to try to preserve
what is already well established.
Consider how long our people per
mitted themselves to be poisoned by
impure food and adulterated drugs,
how long they permitted their repre
sentatives and judges and other of
ficials to ride on free passes, and
many other wrongs submitted to |
rather than make a change.
The unnecessary losses to the peo
ple of this government is simply as
tounding. The causes of most of
these losses are preventable. Hu
man life could be prolonged on an
I average to our entire population of
14 years in the United States, if the
people were properly imformed in
self-preservation, as was demonstra
ted by a scientific investigation on
“natural vitality.”
The average death loss in the
United States is approxomately seven
to the thousand in- excess of what it
should be under improved conditions,
making all unnecessary loss of life
in 90,000,000 of people of approxi
mately 6,300,000 men, women and
children annually, whose lives ought
to be saved. This annual loss upon
any reasonable basis may easily be
estimated at the commercial value
of three thousand million dollars an-
nually ! By the side of this is near
ly as great a loss as one to the law
of efficiency and the loss of produc
tive power of nearly 300,000 persons
who are sick and disable to work on
an average, during the year who
must be cared for during the year
and must be cared for during this
preventable illness.
Not all, but the most of this loss
is as we said above absolutely pre
ventable, for those deaths tfie sick
ness was caused by polluted water,
impure and adultrated food stuffs
and drugs, foul air in sweat shops,
ignorance of the laws of health, of
hygene, and to epidemics of preven
table diseases, such as typhoid fever,
tuberculosis, malarial fever, etc, etc.
As an illustration as to what could
be done to prevent all of these pre
ventable diseases, we refer our rea
ders to the eradication of yellow
fever from Havanna, Cuba, and ty
phoid fever from our army.
One hundred and twenty-five years
ago the person who would have sug
gested the locomotive engine, the
telephone, etc., would have been call
ed a lunatic. The past shows us the
enormous progress of this nation
and you had as well try to draw a
whale from the ocean by a pin hook
as to stop its progress.
We haven’t referred to the loss
commercially to this nation brought
about by such preventable diseases
as hog cholera, the distruction of
food plants by insects, the distruc
tion of property by floods, fires and
other preventable causes. One sixth
of the produce of the United States
is destroyed before it ever leaves the
hands of the producer by agents of
distruction that are preventable.
Upon top of all these losses referred
to comes the awful waste during
transportation to market and in the
handling of this product by the mer
chant.
Antoine Frederick Ozauam writer
in 1840 referred to “the duty to
bring salve to the suffering classes
and seek the abolition of poverty.”
Ozouam, pointed out that the work
ers, whether physical, interlectual or
moral, had a natural right to a wage
which, in addition to provide for
proper support for the worker
and the support and education
of his family, would also provide
that the worker might retire in old
age and enjoy the fruits of his toil.
He further points out that if the
worker receives any less than these
things that he has practically sold
his life. Who can dispute Ozauam ?
Altho our people are impatient
with those who are continuously di
recting attention to abuses and evils,
but who omit to suggest a remedy,
nevertheless we have sought to show
that the “reserve homes” would be
of inestimable benefit to the million
of homeless families and would at
the same time increase the pro
duction of foodstuff and place every
line of business on an increased by
which the whole nation would pros
per. Let us keep constantly before
our minds that it does not cost one
fifth the sum of money to keep peo
ple out of jails and hospitals than it
does to maintain them therein, and
if we can in anyway bring the peo
ple who are poor and homeless in
our cities back to the farms we would
have destroyed one of the worst fields
of ignorance and vice, and this would
be a long step toward “Utopia.”
Mr. Editor, the subject is so vast
that no one could expect to treat it
in the columns of any newspaper.
But it still remains that we are our
“brothers keeper” and by no pro
cess of reasoning can we get away
from the fact that the people of the
20th century are awaking to this fact
When the people have become fully
aroused to the question of the aboli
tion of poverty they will bring about
such changes as will enable all who
are worthy of aid to receive it.
Observer.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR CLERK
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for Clerk Superior Court of Coffee
County, subject to the white primary.
I will greatly appreciate the support of
all who are willing to help me, and to
those who are not, I shall entertain
no unkind feelings
Yours for best service
A. W. Haddock.
FOR TAX COLLECTOR.
To the voters of Coffee County:
After careful consideration, and strong
solicitations, from many friends, from
all parts of the County, I have decided
to become a candidate for Tax collector
of Coffee County, subject to the coming
primary. If alected I will give the office
my personal attention, and will do my
utmost to serve the people to their very
best interests.
Youa support will be greatly appre
ciated. Very respectfully,
Ren Morris
FOR TAX COLLECTOR.
To thj 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
ion I am familiar with the work in the
office, and if the people see fit to elect
me I promise to fill tha office to the best
of my ability. I ask the good will and
support of all the people, for if I am el
[ected it will bo my pleasure to serve
them all the best I can.
Daniel Vickers
FOR SHERIFF.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for the office of Sheriff of Coffee Coun
ty, subject to the action of the primary.
The people have honored me with their
confidence in the past, for which I
thank them. lam willing to stand on
my past record, but if my friends will
again honor me with their support, I
promise them two years of the best ser
vice Coffee county has ever had. I ask
the support of my friends, assuring
them of my appreciation.
DAVID RICKETSON.
FOR CLERK.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for the office of Clerk of Superior Court
of Coffee County, Ga., subject to the
coming primary, and I sincerely as the
support of the "people. Dan Wall.
FOR SHERIFF.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for the office of Sheriff of Coffee Coun
ty, subject to the primary, If elected
I will fearlessly discharge the duties cf
the office with equal rights to all and
special privileges to none. I think mv
neighbors will bear me out in the state
ment, that I have always stood for the
right and clean things as a citizen and
as an official would be active in support
of the same. I will highly : ppreciate
the support of my fellow citi. ens and if
elected, will express *my ap meciation
by faithfully dischai'ging the luties of
the office. Joseph Jarter.
FOR TAX RECEIV R.
I hereby announce myself a andidate
for the office of Tax Receiver of Coffee
County, subject to the prima y and i
the people see fit to elect me 1 promis
to fill the office to the best of my abil
ty. I ask the good will and suppor i
all the people and if elected it will bt
pleasure to serve them, Your supp •
will be greatly appreciated.
J. Elmore Maine
FOR SHERIFF,
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for re-election to- to the office of Sheriff
of Coffee County, subject to the action
of the primary, and if the people favor
me with their support, I will try to dis
charge my duties better than I have
this term, for I will know the duties
and affairs of the office better. I ap
preciate past favors and hope to receive
the support of the public.
J. C. Gillis
TO THE CITIZENS OF COFFEE.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for solicitor of the City Court of Doug
las, subject to the white primary. I
wish to assure each and every citizen
that I will appreciate the support of the
people of this county.
Having been elected two years ago
to this position I wish to assure the peo
ple, that I shall do my utmost to fill the
office of Solicitor of the City Court of
Douglas to the satisfaction of the people.
Trusting that I may have yaur sup
port, I am,
ANDREW WOOD.
FOR SOLICITOR CITY COURT
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for the office of Solicitor of City Court
of Douglas, for the term beginning Dec
ember 1915 to succeed the present en
cumbent. I will certaiply appreciate
the support and influence of my friends
and fellow citizens. John H. Willaims
FOR TAX RECEIVER
At the solicitation of many friends
from different parts of the county and
after carefully considering the matter
I have decided to become a candidate
for the office of Tax Receiver of Coffee
county, subject to the primary. I ear
nestly solicit your support, and if elect
ed will give my best attention to the
duties of the office.
I. J. WILLIAMS, Charterer., Ga
FOR TREASURER,
I take this method to announce to
the public that I am a candidate for
the office of Treasurer of Coffee Coun
ty, subject to the rules of the white
primary. If elected I will discharge
the duties of the office faithfully.
TIM TANNER.
FARM LOANS, see M. D. DICK
ERSON, the representative of The
Southern Mortgage Co., the oldest
company lending money in this coun
ty,
BAPTIST CHURCH.
There will be the regular services
next Sunday. Preaching at 11 a. ni.
and 7 p. m. by the pastor.
Sunday School at 3 p. m.
Meeting of the B. Y. P. U. Monday
at 7 p. m.
Prayer meeting, Wednesday evening
at 7 p. m.
The public cordially invited to attend
these services. H. H. Shell,
Pastor.
Wanted Rooms
Two rooms unfurnished for family
of three, at once call M. B. Bishop.
Phone 64. lt-23-4