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Vol I. No. 23 Entrance Date For The Progress Contest Closes April The Eleventh PRIMARY ONE WEEK OFF CANDIDATES ALL BUSY Coffee County's primary is but One week off and up until this time there has been nothing done to mar the good feelings of any man running for office except, perhaps, the hard work of his opponent. And unless something un looked for turns up between now and next Wednesday night, the present ap peal to the people by the various con testants for the offices to be nominated will pass into history as being one of the fairest and cleanest ever pulled off in Georgia. The Progress will publish next week a complete return of the votes from the entire county and will be a little late in jssuing for that reason. The following is the official ballot as will be voted on April 15th: For Solicitor City Court Andrew Wood W C. Bryan J. H. Williams J. O. Sirmans For Clerk Superior Court Dan Wall A. W. Hadock For Sheriff David Ricketson J. C. Gillis ’■"* For Tax Receiver Ben Morris Dan Vickers J. J. Carver For Tax Receiver T. G. Lindsey D. S. Thompson I. J. Williams Lige S. Sapp i J. Elmore Maine For Treasurer Charles Purvi? E. D Newber,. James McKinnon Mark Anderson G. R. Moore Tim Tanner For Surveyor H. J. Solomon Geo. W. Right For Coronor G. L. Sims Major Brown For Commissioner (Vote only in your district) Douglas District J. A. O'Steen • C. E. Baker Wooten District W. T. Fussell L. J. Fussell Pickren District J. C. Ellis fc Tanner District r W. B. Teston J. F. Meeks W. N. Davis McDonald District i M. D. Davis V A. F. Wilson Pearson District D. A. Smith Dunk Douglas Willacoochee District G. F. McCranie Mora District John McGovern J. M. Batten Phillips Mill District T. J. Holland YOUNG WIFE FOLLOWS HUSBAND TO BEYOND Tuesday morning the angel oi death came and relieved the suffering of Mrs. John Lindsey, who had been ill for some time with pneumonia. Mrs. Lindsey’s husband, as will be remembered, drowned March 20 while suffering an apoleptie fit, and his L death seemed to have an effect on tr.e %ife which offset the curative j.o >'eis medicines the physicians gave f During the afternoon of her hus band’s death he went to her bedside and bathed her head with camphor and as he went out of the room he told i. r he hoped she would soon feel bet ter. Those were his last words to he r. and when neighbors came in and told her of her husband being ■drowned, she told them that it would hot be long before she would join him. Mrs. Lindsey was a daughter of Mr. Mrs. Jordan Roe, wan survive <*3 well as several broth >rs and sis ters. No children survive fhe funeral was held at IL'br.m Church this morning anl interment madeßa|pngsi(ie the body of her re- I ce atlf deceased husban !. € offer (fionnfy ftaorgmg. ■ SLATON NOT TO RESIGN FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN Says He Will Remain Governor Un til People Decide Otherwise . i (Special Correspondence) Atlanta, April 7. —Governor Slaton, who on Saturday evening announced that he would be a candidate for the unexpired term of the late Senator Bacon, will not resign the governor’s office until after the primary elections August 19th. The Governor said, “I was elected governor for a two year term by the people, and when I resign it will be by the authority and command of the people themselves. If the people in the primary record it as their will that I shall leave the governorship and represent them in the United States senate then, of course, I will resign, and in doing so I will obey the man date of the people. I would not feel authorized to resign the governorship until I had consulted the people. They elected me to the governorship and it is for them to say whether I shall pro mote to the senate. “By the time the primary is held the legislature will have adjourned, and the period between then and the in auguration of a new governor will be an interregnum, so to speak. I will have accomplished all I can accom plish, as there will be no more ses sions of the general assembly during my term of office.” To Resign it Named Although the governor did not so state it is believed that in the event he is nominated for the United States senate in the primary he will resign the governorship and should his can didacy be unsuccessful he will not re sign at all. Should the governor wait until af ter October 7,the date of the general state elections, to resign it would be necessary to call a special session of the senate in order that an acting governor may be provided. The successors to the members of the present general assembly will be elected on October 7. After that date should it be necessary to call a special session of the legislature the newly elected members would be called to gether. Thus it stands that if Governor Sla ton waited until after October 7 to resign there would be no president of the senate to act as governor and a special session of the legislature would be necessary to choose one. In such event not only would a heavy expense be incurred by the state, but J. Randolph Anderson, of Savannah, now president of the senate and prospective candidate for gover nor, would be denied the opportunity to serve out Governor Slaton's term which expires in June, 1915. With the authorized announcement on Sunday that Governor Slaton had entered the race for Senator Bacon’s unexpired term the political atmos phere was considerably clarified. It had been a foregone conclusion that the governor would get into this con test, but until he publicly declared that he would do so there was uncer tainty in some quarters and prospec tive candidates for governor were re strained from becoming positive can didates. These restrictions are removed now, and gubernatorial announcements may be expected at any time In fact, word comes from Commerce that Dr. L. G. Hardman, of that city, is prepar ing his announcement and will give it to the press on Tuesday J. Randolph Anderson, of Savannah, president of the state senate, has let it be known that in the event the governor ran for the senate he would be a candidate for governor. C. Murphey t andler, ot Decatur, chairman of the state rail road commission, is being persistent ly mentioned as a possible guberna torial candidate, and others frequent ly mentioned in this connection are. Judge John T. Allen, of Milledgeville, p Vereen. of Moultrie, G. Gunbv Gordon, of Columbus. A dispatch from Columbus says: It is believed here that B. S. Miller will Douglas, Georgia, Wednesday, April, Bth. 1914 After That Date No New Names Will Be Admitted and This Will be one of the Best Contests Ever Conducted BETTER ENTER YOUR NAME RIGHT AWAY The Piano is Worth all We Claim for it and It’s Worth Can be Proven By Anyone—Go to Dowling’s and See it for Yourself. There are some workers in the con test now and they are pulling hard to win the piano or other prizes that the Progress is giving away. To those who contemplate entering the contest and to the ones that are now in the race, we would ask that they read the “Rules" on page 2; they tell all that is necessary to know about the contest. The reason we say this is because several have written us and asked the questions that we have tried to answer in the paper. One contestant told us that she thought that the piano was a lot bet ter than we had claimed it was, and we told her that we had never learned the art of lying and that we were too old now to start. Any way the piano is at Dowling’s Millinery store and can be seen by any one who wishes to look at it and if anyone says that it is not what we say it is we will gladly get one in its place, for we have been promised by the factory that supplied us with tue instilment that ;f it was CONTESTANTS TO DATE MISS KATHLEEN BURNS, McDonald 2,000 MISS FANNIE BURKETT, Davis 2,150 MISS JOSEPHINE CHAMBLISS, Broxton 2,150 MR. GEO. N. FIELDING, Kirkland, R. F. D. • 3,000 MISS ILA HUNTER, Pearson 2,150 MISS ANNIE HATFIELD, Douglas, R. F. D. 2,000 MISS NANNIE JARDINE, Douglas 9,000 MISS VELMA JOHNSON, Ambrose 2,000 MISS VESTA JACKSON, West Green (Garrant) 2,000 MISS JIMMIE LINDER, Willacoochee 2,000 MISS LESSIE MORRIS, Mora 2,150 MISS NOVENA MOSELEY, Broxton 2,000 MISS GUSSIE ROBERTS, Kirkland 9,840 MISS MINNIE ROBERTS, Nicholls ... 2,000 MISS MAMIE RICKETSON, Broxton 2,000 MISS THELMA TLLMAN, Pearson 2,000 MR. ROY VINSON, Nicholls .. ' ... 5,000 MISS ETHEL TANNER, McDonald 2,000 MISS HULDA WILLIAMS, Chatterton 3,000 MISS MABEL BOSTWICK, Ambrose 2,000 TIRED OF BEING A FUGITIVE VAN GOSBY SURRENDERS INDICTMENT AGAINST HIM HERE FOR MURDER Walks Up to a Policeman in Danville, Va. and Asks to be Arrested. Van Gosby, a young man under in dictment for murder in this county, who escaped three or four years ago, walked up to a policeman in Danville, Va.,Monday and surprised him by stat ing that he was a murderer and want ed to be arrested. The policeman re fused at first to lock him up thinking that he was only joking. Finally he .concluded to accede to the young man's request and locked him up. Then communicated with the author ities here. Van Gosby, it seems, was in a poker game with his step father,Tom Hod ges, near Broxton three or four years ago. An argument arose over the game and during the argument a shot was fired. The shot instantly killed Tom Hodges. Immediately after the shot was fired Van Gosby moved to greener pastures, and until he surrendered at Danville his whereabouts were unknown. soon announce for governor. Governor Slaton is the fourth can didate to enter the list for Senator j Bacon's unexpired term. The three others who have already announced are Congressman T. W Hardwick, At torney General Thomas S. Felder and John R. Cooper, of Macon. not like they claimed they would give us one that suited us, so you see we have a right to make the claim that we do. Then there is a diamond at Wilson’s Jewelry Store. Go and see it. It will be worth any young man’s while to win it and then win some girl for a wife and take her the ring—she’ll be happy at both propositions. And the watches at Fielding and Sibbett's. They can be seen at any time. And one ot the splendid things about this contest is the fact that it is being conducted by The Progress management and the ones who work in it are bound to be able to at any time get any information that they may want. There has been some work done the past week, as the vote record below will show. But watch the next issues I of the paper for the votes. There vv.ll be a lot of interest in this part of The Progress. At the October term of court in 1910 the grand jury found an indictment against Van Gosby, charging murder. Deputy Sheriff Monroe Tanner left last night for Atlanta, where he gyes to get requisition papers for Van Gos by, he will then go to Danville, Va., for him. He is expected to return with the prisoner Friday night. Ilth. District Committee to Meet at Waycross Douglas, Ga.. April 2, 1914. Under and by virtue of the authority vested in me as Chairman of the Dem ocratic Executive Committee of the 11th Congressional District, a meeting of said committee is hereby called to be held in the court house at Way cross. Ga.. at 11 o'clock a. m. on Fri day, April 10th, 1914. for the purpose of adopting rules for the Congression al primary, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. F. WILLIS DART, ' Chairman GRAHAM CASE GOES TO THE SUPREME COURT Judge J. W. Quincey called a §fiecial session of Coffee Superior court for this week and some interesting cases were tried. The case for Charlie Graham, who has been indicted for the murder of Lawrence Newbern marshal of Broxton, was not tried at this session. A motion for a change of venue was filed by his attorney. This was tak en up for consideration and overruled by Judge Quincey. Then an appeal was made to the Su preme Court for the change of venue. This takes the case out of the Super ior Court until the Supreme Court can pass upon it. It will be interesting to the people of Coffee County to know that this case takes right of way over all other cases and the decision will probably be handed down in the next thirty days. In that event, Judge Quincey will probably call the jury back to give him a trial. BAPTIST CHURCH WILL BEGIN REVIVALS ON SUNDAY APRIL I2TH. The revival services at the Metho dist chuch came to an end Monday night, and it is said that they were fairly well attended and that the re sult of the meetings will be long felt in hte city and community. It is an nouftced that a series of meetings will begin at the Baptist Church next Sun day, April 12th, and Rev. Shell states that they will be interesting and a cor dial invitation is extended to all to attend them. Mr. Shell said that Dr. H. C. Buc holz would be on hand to lead the meetings and that Mr. Jesse Williams a splendid singer, would accompany him. In speaking further about the meetings Mr. Shell said: “Dr. Bucholz is a strong gospel preacher and a successful evangelist, and it is expected that great good will be accomplished through the meeting. No greater blessing could come to the community, than a genuine revival of religion and the people are requested to co-operate with these faithful men and help to make these meetings a success. Let us pray and work ear nestly, that God may be glorified, in a great spiritual awakening and in thq salvation of many souls.” r MR. WILLIAMS WRITES OPEN LETTER TO PEOPLE I have visited many homes and talk ed with a large number of the people of the county, but owing to the early primary, it has been impossible for me to see everybody. Therefore I take this method of speaking briefly to the people of the county. I belong to no man; no ring; no faction; and if you elect me Solicitor of the City Court I will be free to administer justice be-1 tween man and man. I stand for the I best interest of the greatest number of people. I stand for open justice in! both public and private affairs. I have nothing to promise you, my fel low citizens, but gratitude and a square deal and I believe that is all you ask. Especially do I ask my friends and fellow citizens for their suppoit and influence at the polls on Wednesday next. . J. H. WILLIAMS. IVAYUIOSS ORDIN ANCE I I’ll ELD •v * s Waycross, Ga., April 7.—Advices reached Waycross Monday from Wash ington that the Supreme Court has upheld a decision rendered in police court litre in 1910 by J. M. Cox, then mayor, imposing a §IOO fine on a trav eling representative of a St. Louis lightning rod concern. The lightning rod company took the position that the city had no right to impose a li cense. Two Georgia courts sustained the Waycross mayor. It is claimed that Waycross is the first city that has tackled the lightning rod com panies in a license fight. $1 Per Annum NEGRO CONVICTED OF MURDER, GETS LIFE SENTENCE The Superior Court made a record Monday afternoon iij trying the case of Erastus Allen, charged with mur der. The man was indicted, tried, convicted and sentenced to life im prisonment, within three hours time. Allen was charged with the mur der of Clifford Cauley, another negro, five weeks ago. Allen, who was at outs with Cauley, went to the house where Cauley lived and shot him, so it was charged. The shot instantly kill ing Cauley. Allen entered a plea of self defense claiming that at the time that he shot Cauley, Cauley was advancing upon him with a pistol in his hand. Hen Lays Three Eggs Before Leaving Nest i Mr. Jacob Hamilton, who lives about four miles from Douglas, has a hen that for class in the way of laying This is some hen 2 col head , onetgffl eggs is a wonder. She is only a hen, but that is go ing some. Because when a hen goes on a nest and refuses to get off that nest until she has layed three eggs she has done her full duty towards putting herself in a class by herself. Mr. Hamilton brought to this office Monday morfung a shoe box which contained three 'hen eggs, and he told us that these' three eggs were layed by a “hen” he had on his place and that the hen layed the eggs Sun day afternoon inside of two hours. Of course, we asked Mr. Hamilton all about the transaction, having had some dealings with hens, and he as sured us that he was telling the truth about the hen. We believe that Mr. Hamilton told % us the truth. At any rate we are glad to report that ordinary Coffee County hens are hard to beat, and we are willing to wager that no other county in the South can prove that they have hens that do this sort of thing, C. E. Baker to Operate Excelsior Plant Here Mr. C. E. Baker has already pur chased the machinery for the opera tion of an excelsior plant here. The equipment has been shipped, which means that at an early date the plant will be put into operation. We have been informed that it will be conducted at the plaining mill stand, formerly operated by Mr. D. B. LeFiles at the southern extremity of Gaskin Avenue. It is to have a daily capacity of ten tons and will employ ten men. Green pine for its use will be bought by the cord and a carload of excelsior per day will be manufactured. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION The semi-annual session of the Cof fee County Sunday School Association, which was held at Nicholls Saturday and Sunday last, proved more inter esting than usual. The President of the Association, Mr. A. W. Haddock, of Douglas, pre sided and the several speakers attend ing were heard w ith interest. Saturday morning all the stores of Nicholls closed in order to hear Rev. 1 T. B. Stanford, of Savannah, whose ad- * dress was much enjoyed. Besides Rev. Stanford, Miss Daisy McGhee, of Atlanta, spoke on different topics and the meetings were considered 3uc cesful throughout. Are you one of 'em?