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Vol I. No. 26 GUY GOUNCIL HAS OROERED THAT THE SANITARY WORK BE DONE AT ONCE Extra Mule and Cart Has Been Secured For Work On the Streets in Order to Place Two In Sanitary Department. Special Tax Ordinance Killed by The Council V Mayor Contended That the Pro posed Tax Would Effect Only The Working Men and Small Property Owners CHAIN GANG ESTABLISHED AND WARDEN WAS ELECTED An unusually Interesting meeting of the city council was held on Monday night. Mayor T. A. Wallace presided and the following councilmen were present: Stanton. Stubbs, Crowder, Tidwell, while Clerk Knowles was on hand to take the minutes of the meet ing. The minutps of the preceding meet ing were read and adopted. The council then read for the last time an ordinance establishing a chain gang in the city of Douglas and elect ing a warden. The ordinance was adopted after which Mr. J. F. Moore was elected as warden for such a per iod of time as the council saw fit. His salary was fixed at $50.00 a month. When this business had been trans acted Councilman Stubbs asked War den Moore how many men he had in the chain gang at the present time and he answered that there were five in the gang at this time. Some discussion then arose about what the gang had been doing and Warden Moore stated that up to this time he had been using the gang for repairing the bad places in the (streets cleaning out clogged ditches and doing such other necessary work. Mayor Wallace spoke up at this juncture and said that it was his opinion that the gang had made a very creditable show for the length of time it had been at work. Councilman Crowder agreed with the Mayor. Jt was stated by the warden that as soon as he had taken care of the more important “small” repair jobs he then would follow out the instructions of council and begin on the sidewalks, etc..and would soon he able to put tlie gang at work posting the streets, the signs being ready. ■ The second reading of an ordinance for the placing of a special tax on all surface closets was then in order. Af ter the ordinance had been read the Mayor stated that he was opposed to such an ordinance, “for” said he, ”it will simply mean that the little fel low and the man working for wages will be burdened yith the tax." Coun cilman Crowder sided with the mayor and after considering the matter ful some time, the entire council came to the conclusion that there was a better (Continued -on page 8) EDITOR FRIER (S CONSI&KRING RACE COR RAILROAD COM MISSIONER In Lettef to Star Admits That He May Enter Race Against Paul Trammell . (From Ociiia Star) Editor Will Flier, of the Douglas Enterprise, in a letter to the Star states that he is seriously considering making‘the race against Paul Tram mell for Railroad Commissioner. He points out that at present four of the five commissioners come from north of Macon. Editor Frier lias been for some time prominent in politics in this section of the state, and has been a leader of the Joe Brown faction in South Geor gia, and ‘.will naturally have many strong friends to back him in case he finds the Heater to liis liking, and he decides to make the plunge. Infant Child Dies The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Nabors, who reside on the F. M. Appleby farm, sympathize with them in the death of their infant which occurred last Thursday morning. The body was brought to this city for interment Thursday afternoon. dfofjfoe CJtotmfjj Pragma MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD LAST SUNDAY Touching and appropriate tribute was paid the departed Confederate Veterans last Sunday afternoon in the school auditorium. A large crowd was on hand, but the absence of the “old vets" was noticeable —their ranks are fast thinning out, as Col. T. A. Wallace said in his address, “it won’t be long before the last survivor is gone.” But there will be left behind to re member them each year with tribute and praise, the loyal sons and daugh ters. under whose .auspices the exer cises were held Sunday. The service began with prayer b;. Rev. M. A. Morgan, and the following program was carried out: Song—America. Quartette. Recitation—“ Song of Dixie”—Willie Pearl Davis. Song—“ Fairest of AH '—Maude Lee Bryan. Col Geo. R. Briggs then introduced the speaker of the day, Hon. T. A. Wallace. Mr. Wallace delivered a splendid address that was neither too long or too short. It was full of his torical and timely facts, and forceful to the end. Many commented upon the speech being a masterful one at the close of the exercises. Following the address of the day. a number of children sang “Memor ial Flowers.” The song was prettily rendered and the children looked fetching in their white dresses and suits and garlanded as they were in circlets of flowers. After the song was finished the children drilled out though the main auditorium. After the children had passed from the room, Major Bu v ke, of Broxton, made a few remarks. He stressed the point that there was r.o such thing as a “lost cause.” And judging from the facts that he recited, most every one in his hearing believed the “cause” was more alive now than ever. As there are no soldiers’ graves in the cemetery here to be decorated, the ffiarbh statute of Gen. Robt. E. Lee on Peterson avenue was decorated. The Daughters are to be congratu lated on their efforts to properly ob serve this day. Surely it will be'but a short, while until it will be looked upon as a sacred holiday indeed, when schools and stores will close to nor.or the dead. Many towns make it an an nual cemetery cleaning day and the neglected graves are cared for by the clubs. RGaska sireg-t yeaott e-tdd etaoin STOLE A PAIR <i! PANTS AND VVi AV HE RAN ,BUT WAS CAUGHT Last Saturday night Mr. P. E. I’af ford, who was attending his duties ns clerk in the store of Rigell Bros., saw a young white man enter the door, step to a pile of trousers and, open ing his coat, tuck a pair inside. Mr. Paffcrd at once started for the thi i and oaugut him at the front door. Here Mr. Rigell met them and attempted to hold the guilty party until Mr. Pafforc could summon a ' policeman. The young man broke loose from Mr. Rig ell and started to run. Mr. Pa‘.ford Mr. Rigell and Officer Stevens finally located the thief in alley. He asked to be allowed to go to his buggy when caught and the party acc ompanied hint. In the buggy they found an other pair of pants which iiaq been stolen from the Davis dry goods store. The next morning the young man. w ho gave his name as W. F. Simmons, and who claimed to work at Ambrose, was given a chance to help get Doug las ready for tire mail carriers pend ing the next sitting of the city court. Preparing tor ('< mmencement Nicholls, May 4. —Preparations have | been under way for some time for th | school cent me cement here, and it is I said that this year's exercises will be ibetter than ever before. There are but three weeks left of the school term, which has been the most successful of ady the school has i known. Douglas, Georgia, Wednesday, May 6th. 1914 HOSTS ASSEMBLE AT JACKSONVILLE 75,000 Visitors Are Oi Hand and City Surrenders to Men in Grey Jacksonville, Fla., May 6.—With special trains from all sections of the South coining into the city, Jackson ville is today in ga’a attire and in complete control of the men in grey and their friends. Every hotel in town is literally jam med and packed with people and all private residences, where accommo dations could be secured, have beer, filled, it being estimated that 75,000 people have reached the city since Monday morning. Jacksonville is a flutter by day and a flame by night, thousands of flags floating to the breeze from the lofty buildings, while strings of electric lights are draped artistically across every street in the business district. Electric signs, and fountains sending forth great volumes of water on which is played different colored electric lights, tend to make tl; • di: play by night one of the most gorgeous ever witnessed in the South. POLICE FORCE HAS BEEN REORGANIZED ...Owing to the fact that,,Policeman Wood’s time had-expired, city council has dispensed with' his ’ services and the vacancy caused thereby is in abey ance. At the same time that this action was taken, Officer Stevens was made chief police while Officer Daughtery was assigned to night duty. The new chief has been instruced to get astride a horse and see to it in stanter that the surface closets are ail thoroughly cleaned and kept clean. He lias also been instructed to see to it Tiat all tax dodgers be haled before the council to show cause why they should not be dealt with. Baptist Plitircli Robbed Some miscreant entered the Baptist church recently and stole the collec tion plates and the piano cover. The plates have bean in use by the church Tot several years and are made of aluminum. Several such petty thieveries have been perpetrated in the city lately and the police are using every effort to apprehend the guilty parties. It is thought that whoever took the plates from the church entered during the day when the building vas left open during the recent revival ser vices held there. ."ui s Jiosflfj Sprains Ankle Miss Pauline Moseley, whose home is at Broxton, a student at G. N. C. & B. ]., had the misfortune to miss her footing while descending the stairs in the gill’s dormitory last Sunday af ternoon and falling to the bottom of the steps. She sustained a badly sprained an kle f.om which she will not recover for some time. Candidates From Douglas Will Cross Hot Sands Tomorrow Several candidates from the Shrine! went to Mayoress today to be initiat- j od into the mysteries of the order to morrow. Poor fellows! We expect J to see them back here Friday hob bling on crutches anji making all sorts of wry faces from the kicks the camel will give them as they try to steal a ride. It is stated that Dr. Sib bett will be immune from the more strenuous part of the initiatory exer cises on account of his having had sev eral ribs nearly broken recently when an automobile , tried to summersault over him. But because of this his son. Dr. W. A. Sibb tt, will be put through extia paces to make up for what his father misses. Yes, they have laid out a fine enter- i tainment for Col. J. J. Willingham, be- 1 cause they remember that at one time! he was a captain of the national guard and believe that he needs to be “tain- 1 ed”, especially if there is a chance for l him to go fight the greasers in NL-x-j ico. Beides these gentlemen, the others I who will have to take the long. tedi-| ous. tiresome journey across the sands are: Mr. H. B Curling, and he- vGli be I IS UNITED STATES BACKING VILLA? Report Has It Rebel Chief is Slated For Mexican Presidency Washington. D. C., May 6.—Devel opments in theMexiean situation on Tuesday weredivided between the dip lomatic and military status. The South American mediators con tinued their sessions throughout the day and for the first time it became authoritatively known from them that | they considered the whole arrange ot Mexican affairs as properly embraced in their work. Their reply to Car ranza, made public today, made this clear, and while exempting him from the mediation for the time being it still left the dooropen for him to come j into the proceedings later. Eiirtlirr Effort Being Hade | It later was learned that a further | effort was being made to induce Gen. j Carranza to send a representative J without seeking to limit his agent to ; ! discussion of any particular subjest. The American government has rot chosen its representatives. Presi dent Wilson and -Secretaries Bryan and Lane disc-used many names today. They are seeking to get men.of train? ir.g in diplomatic affairs, j Ag yet there has been, no formal | basis of negotiation, neither the Unit ed States nor Huerta having set forth (Continued on page 8) ; MISS l„ (.. < H VNDI.EK QUITE SERIOUS I, V INJURED S 5 NOW Last Sunday afternoon while Mr. I. C. Sapp, of Sapps Pharmacy, was driving west on Ward street one of the springs holding the shafts to the buggy flew out. As the shaft fell il struck the horse on the hocks and he became frightened, and started to run The buggy swerved from side- to side of the street throwing Mr. Sapp out and bruising his hip. Miss L. G. Chandler was in the bug gy with Mr. Sapp and made an effort to jump from the buggy. She was thrown with great force on the hard clay and sustained severe injuries tc the left side of her head. Miss Chandler was taken into the home of Mr. G. R. Moore and Dr. W. F. Sibbett was called to attend her. The doc.or reports that she ruptured a vein in the ear. Mr. Sapp was able to be out lit* next morning, but stai d that In felt sore and stiff from liis fall. Superior Court at Wnjcro' s i Judge Quineey is holding supeoioi court at Wayerpss this week. Owing to the length of the calendar, it is no thought that the court will be abl to adjourn before the middle of next week. No Word I rem Graham (Hoc No word has been received up t noon today from the Supreme Court as to the disposition that body had made of the Graham case, which was argued before the court a week ago. curling alright, Mr. Moses GiifTm, of whom it is said no one ever yet got his goat, so tiie boys with the foz will try mighty hard to get it tomorrow. The party left here this morning and were accompanied by the ambas sador of the Douglas oasis Mr. VV. R Wilson, who will see that none of them gets av ay. Toaay they will a - tend the grand commaudery. Tomor row they will take part in the gra .ti street parade and < nt.e;- the shrine, and tomorrow at midnight thej v ill feast and laugh. They will return home, sweet home Friday morning to pre pare for the long journey to *he oash ot Atlanta next Sunday night to take part in the grand conclave of S ■ inert of North • America. The part’v intending going ft >n» liei' to Atlanta consists of Mr. and Mrs. \V. K. Wii-o i, .Mr. and Mrs. Oiiv : Peterson. Mrs. B. Peterson. Mr. and Mrs. Join, R. Smith, Stu rift-ch .! Dave RPketson, Dr. W. F. Sibixtr, Dr. W. A. Sibbett, Mr. G. L. Bush and Mr. J. H. Moore, of Hark hurst. The party has chartered a special Pullman car to take them to th cc'-nr of festivities, and they w ill return i the same car over the- A. E. £. A. BEAUTIFUL DIAMOND RING EXCITES ADMIRATION FROM ALL WHO SEE IT The Stone is a Pure Brilliant and is Worth Nearly SIOO.OO. It is a Remarkable Prize For Second Place. HENDERSON MAKES HIS ANNOUNCEMENT Sets Forth Fully His Platform as Candidate for Representative From This District The formal announcement of Hon. J. A. J. Henderson, for the office of Con gressman from this district,, appears herewith. Mr. Henderson sets forth his platform in brief and promises to ■ represent ids district carefully and conscientiously. Mr. Henderson is a progressive farmer 6l Irwin county, ai.d he states 'that he will, of course. *ie deeply in terested in anything that may come up, or that it is possible to bring up, that will be to the interest of the farmer of his district, and will use ev ery effort to get the legislation through. The full text -of the announcement and the platform follows: To the People of the Eleventh Congressional District: I hereby announce my candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the office of Representative in the Sixty- Fourth Congress of the United States, from the Eleventh Congressional Dis trict.of Georgia, subject to the pri mary to be held on Avgust 19tli. In making this announcement I do not forget the responsibility which rests upon me in aspiring for the most important office within the gift of the people of the district. I realize that if I am nominated and elected, the people of this district will have conferred upon me the highest honor in their power, and placed upon me the burden of performing grave and important duties. I do not propose in this announce ment to set out a detailed statement of tiie platform upon which 1 base my candidacy, but I deem it proper to make brief reference to some of the things which 1 have advocated for years, and which will later be incor porated in my formal platform. I indorse the Democratic adminis tration, and favor the principles as set forth in the Democratic platform adopted at Baltimore in 1912: I favor the extension of the rural free delivery, with an increase in the ; pay cf its carriers: i favor the extension of the parcel post, thus providing for the farmers more adequate s i vice, and quick communication with the markets: I favor government aid in building public roads in ev< ry county. This is something which will greatly benefit the farmers, and they are justly en titled to it: I also favor, and would most earn estly advocate. National aid in drain ing and reclaiming the low lands of the State, thereby adding millions of dollars to the w alth, and much to the health of the citizens throughout Geor gia, and especially of the Eleventh District: I am in favor of a rural credit sys tem, to be worked out in some way by the government, w Licit will enable the farmer to realize more readily on his collateral, either through the National Banks, or through some other system. Interest on money in this country is gradually getting higher. Even the companies engaged in making loans on farm lards have increased their in terest rates within the past year. An examination of the lists of voters of the Eleventh District disilosfs the fact that over seventy-five per cent of the white voters therein are engaged in farming. I, therefore, feel that they are entitled to every consideration possible at the hands of the man who represents them. I have been a farm er all i iy life, ar.d farming is my chi -f oecupation now. I am, therefore, in position to know the needs of the fa: pier. All other laborers, not engaged di rectly in farming, will find in me as their congressman, if elected, one who v ill always stand ready to aid and as sist them in anything which will tend to better their condition. My work as a railroad promoter and builder, thoueh only in a small way. has cofivmced me as nothing else could have done, the very important posi tion railroad conductors, engineers, firemen, flagmen, and in fact all rail road employees, hold tc the public. Not only do these men have to safe guard and protect property worth mil lions of dollars, but they have impos ed up in them a still greater duty, that of protecting the lives of the traveling public This being the case I most heartily pledge to them my most loyal I support, when an opportunity offers, j or a just demand is made by them up | on me. i In announcing these principles I desire to emphasize the fact that the wealth of this country largely hinges on the producers or originators, whether engaged in tilling the soil, or in manufacturing. All other voca tions depend largely upon these in- $1 Per Annum CONTESTANTS ARE URGED TO USE CARDS Much Interest Being Taken as the Time Goes on Toward the Closing Date. Here is a picture of the diamond ring that The Progress is giving away as second prize in its “Business Pro- ■ ducing” contest, but one must see the ring in order to enjoy its beauty. It r.UiU"’’.' is’a pure brilliant, scintillating, radi ant, beautiful, and MS’ Valued at retail mounted, $90.00. ft is on display at Wilson’s Jewelry Store where it may be seen at any time. One young lady contestant said when she saw the-ring that she believed she would as soon have it as the first prize, the piano. So she is working hard for the piano and feels that if she loses that she will be sui e to get the ring. At any rate all those in the contest who are working are getting along nicely and making money even if they do not win a prize. For they will get 10 per cent commission on all the bus-- iness that is sent in to The Progress during the contest no matter of what nature and credited to them. Piano all That Is Claimed The Progress is in receipt of a let ter from a well-known musician of Atlanta: a man whose word goes a long ways when it comes to things musical and a man whose veracity has never been doubted. Read what he says about the Wellman teat The Progress is giving for first prize in its contest. Tile piano is on display at Dowling’s Millinery Store: Atlanta, May !. 1914. Mr. J. Dana Jones. Editor The Progress, Dear Sir: A copy of your interesting pa per lias reached nu and I note you are conducting a subscription contest, also that you are offering as a banner prize a Wellman pi ano. 1 certainly congratulate you in deciding on that makeand am .sure that the winner of the instru ment will be forever proud of his or her effort toward securing it. It is one of the best instruments made and one that will last for , years with careful useage. Of course and most expensive piano that was ever put on the market would not withstand abuse, but with ordinary care the Wellman will speak for itscif in years to come. In my experience as a mu sician I have come in contact with this piano many times and can say nothing whatever to its detriment. I am sure the winner whoever he or she may be, should thank The Progress and its edi tor for placing such an opportun ity before the public. Very respectfullv, F. D. CLARE, Violinist. With Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta. Now don’t you think it worth while to have such an instrument in your home? Isn’t it worth a' lot of hard work to try and get it? And especial ly in view of the fact that The Pro 4. * gress is making you the offer of a beautiful diamond ring as second prize if you don’t get the first. Or (Continued on page 8) dustries, and p ’ - ex*'v. herr« lh«-e in dustries prosper: My campaign will be conducted on a high and honorable plane, and I earn estly solicit the support and vote of every qualified white voter in the dis trict. Yours respectfully, J. A. J. HENDERSON. ; Ocilla. Ga., May 4. 1914. (adv)