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Vol I- No. 31
Make Your Arrangements to Spend Part of Chautauqua Week in Douglas, or You Lose
CHAUTAUQUA AND FESTIVAL WEEK
WILL UE GREAT SUCCESS HERE
COMPLETE PROGRAM PUBLISHED IN THIS ISSUE
Much Interest is Manifested in The Week of Enter
tainments That Are Coming Under the Aus
pices of The Alkehest Lycemum Bureau
TWENTY-FOUR SHEEP
KILLED FOR SPITE
Someone Killed That Number of
the Animals Belonging to
Mr. Bill Giddens.
Sheriff Gillis and Deputy Tanner
went to Kirkland la&t Thursday and
placed two farmers under arrest on
a charge of wantonly destroying fwen
ty-four head of sheep belonging to
Bill Giddens, a prominent fanner of
near that place.
Mr. Giddens found the sheep with
their throats cut Thursday morning
The work of killing the sheep had
been done during Wednesday night
and Mr. Giddens telephoned the sher
iff’s office about the matter the next
morning.
The sheep were good stock and it is
said that they were killed out of spite
toward the owner.
Douglas and Eastman
Playing Splendid Ball
An aggregation of baseball players
came over from Eastman onday for a
three-game seris. The Eastman bunch
came with a reputation of being some
thing out of the ordinary in the way of
class and so the home team expected
to be wiped up in good shape. But on
Monday afternoon such a sharp battle
was put up by the locals that the visi
tors were defeated to the tune of 2-1.
It was a cracking good game and the
fans went wild over the way the two
teams claw r ed the earth in an effort to
win. It w r as a fine panacea- after the
lazily played don’t-care-a-darn way
the Thomasville baseball (?) team
showed up here last week.
Mo- ascended mound for ;Le
locals in the first ga.ne of the present
series and to say that he pitched a
good game would not be doing him
justice for he was master of the situa
tion all the time. His support was all
that could be asked for.
Five errors were made by the locals
which nearly cost them the game, and
tl was on an error that the visitors
made their only run. Burke and Grif
fin did the best field work for Doug
las. Burke hit for three bases and
Eubanks lined out a prety single scor
ing the winning run.
Skelton pitched for the vis*tors and
was in good form. He had plenty of
steam behind his ball, hut the Terne: s
mastered his curves.
'Continued - n page 71
M. N ATHAN HAS BOUGHT
THE L. NATHAN STOCK HERE
Mr. M. Nathan, of Liberty county,
has purchased the stock of goods of
L. Nathan and has already begun to
do the old stand on A\ ard
street, near the corner of Peterson
avenue. He will call he store the sur
prise and as soon as possible will get
in a full line of all kinds of dry goods
and what goes with such articles.
Mr. Nathan will run a first-class and
uptodate store and will have on hand
at all times a complete line of goods
to choose from. He will have but one
price, and as he is an experienced
merehan his store will fill a long felt
want here.
Will Deli veil Memorial Address
Mayor T. A. Wallace will deliver
an address at the Memorial Day exer
cises to be held by Division 323, B. of;
L. E.. of Atlanta, and Division 717, of j
the same organization, of Augusta, at
St. James Methodist church in Augus- j
ta next Sunday. Quite a delegation j
is expected to go from this place to be
in attendance at he services.
That Chautauqua Week will be a
success here this year is almost a .fore
gone conclusion as people from all sec
tions of this county and surrounding
territory are coming here to take ad
vantage of the week’s festival.
There are but few towns the size of
Douglas that can boast of a Chautau
qua Week. The course of entertain
ments that are put on are of the very
highest class and cost a lot of money.
That is the reason why not many pla
ces this size can have them; the where
with to pay for the talent is not in
sight.
Among the famous entertainers who
will appear here are:The Ernest Gam
ble Concert Company, a transcendent
company of noted artists, composed
of Mr. Ernest Gamble the distinguished
basso cantante, who has achieved a po
sition among the foremost concert
singers; Miss Aline Kuhn, a most gift
ed young woman with a charming per
sonality and fine musical perception;
Miss Verna Leona Page, concert vio
linist of unusual talent and training
and others.
Then there will be many other noted
artists, mention of some of whom is
made below.
Suffice it to say that the people of
this part of the State will be afforded
a rare opportunity to hear some of the
greatest entertainers known to the lec
ture platform. Any information de
sired will be gladly given by the local
managers, Mr. Melvin Tanner or Mr.
J. Gordon Floyd. Tickets are on £ale
at the Union Pharmacy, and as the sea
son teket is only $3, t will be much
cheaper to buy one than to pay admis
sion to the separate entertainments.
The program which has been ar
ranged for the week is as follows:
FIRST DAT
Afternoon
Address of welcome by Mayor T. A.
allace, responded to by Platform Man
ager.
Grand opening concert by The Nea
politan orchestra, assisted by Miss
Hallie Gasaway, reader.
Evening
Musical prelude by The Neapolitan
orchestra and readings by Miss Gasa
way. Humorous lecture by Dr. H. W.
Sears, of Illinois. Subject will be:
‘‘More Taffy and Less Epitaphy.”
SECOND DAY
Morning Hour
Literary or Biblical lecture by the
platform manager.
Afternoon
A program of vocal and instrument
al muse by the Hawkeye Glee Club.
Evening
Thirty minutes of musical preludes
by the Hawkeye Glee Club. Shakes
pearean recital by Mr. Fredk. Warde
the noted actor and tragedian.
THIRD DAY
Morning Hour
Popular lecture by platform mana
ger.
Afternoon
Song recital by noted soprano, Sibyl
Sammis-McDei mid, assisted by the
New York City Marine Band.
Evening
Grand concert by the New York City
Marine Band. M. Lo Zito, director, in
troducing a sextette and quartette and
Madame Sibyl Sammis, as soloist.
FOURTH DAY
Children’s Day
Morning Hour
Literary or Biblical lecture by the
platform manager.
Afternoon
Preludes of sketches and music by
The Avon Sketch Club and Glenn
Wells. Entertainment by other noted
artists.
The program for this atternoon will
be arranged especially for the benefit
of children.
Evening
Dramatic entertainment and concert
(Continueda on page 12)
Douglas, Georgia, Wednesday, June 10 1914
Georgia Normal Holding
Commencement Exercises
Commencement exercises for the
Georgia Normal College and Business
Institute are on hand this week, hav
ing begun Sunday morning when Rev.
W. E. Dean, of Ocilla, preached to the
graduation class the baccalaureate
sermon at the school auditorium. His
theme was, ‘‘Power and Influence” and
he appealed for the higher things of
life. Special music added to the ser
vices.
Monday evening Miss Gaffney's mu
sic and expression class presented a
splendid little farce, “Fun in a Pho
tograph Gallery.” Besides the play,
there were readings and a splendid in
ternational flag drill.
Tuesday evening was the annual
Alumni meeting, when a splendid ad
dress was delivered by Mr. R. R. Jones
of Dawson, followed by the annual
banquet.
Beginning this morning, the gradu
ating exercises will continue through
Thursday evening. Graduates will be
from the commercial, teachers, short
hand and scientific classes; sixty-eight
pupils having completed their courses.
The diamond is sure enough real
pure stuff.
CONGRESSMAN WALKER
MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT
To tiie People of the Eleventh Dis
trict of Georgia:
It is with the deepest sense of grati
tude and appreciation of your confi
dnee and past support that I am ask
ing to be reelected to Congress. My
views on public questions are well
known to you. I am a Democrat, and
as such, have now served a little more
than half of my first term in Cougress.
I came into Congress with a Demo
cratic President, Democratic Senate,
and a Democratic House, the first in
the past twenty years of the country's
history. Sixteen years before I came
to Congress ther was a Democratic
Presidut and a Dmocratic House, hut
the Senate was Republican. The pres
ent Congress was organized with a fix
ed legislative program. We have ear
nstly engaged almost continuously for
more than a year, putting uoi phff
form pledges into la>v. Meny reform
measures have been passed hut our
work is not yet complete. I have s tood
squarely and firmly with the adminis
tration. and endeavored earnestlv y t
all times to do my part as your repre
sentative in redeeming our every
pledge to the people. In doing this I
have not been unmindful of thus'
things that in my honest judgment
would best conserve the interests of
our section and promote the welfare,
happiness and prosperity of our peo
ple. I have responded promptly and
IL. ■ JjC ...
HON. J. RANDAL WALKER
ELECT TEACHERS.
At an adjourned meeting of the
board of directors of the truste- of
District Agricultural college, held on
last Friday, all the old teachers who
applied were reelected, except the
principal. C. W. Davis. Those elected
were: Profs. Powell, Zellars, Neely
and Miss Brice. Miss Bozeman, teach
er of domestic science, and Capt. Da
vis in charge of the military depart
ment, did not apply for reelection. The
position of principal, formerly filled
by Prof. C. W. Davis, and that of do
mestic science, will be filled by a com
mittee of five from the board of trus
tees, of which Mr. Eschol Graham, of
Mcßae, is chairman.
It is not known yet where Prof.
Davis, who has been at the head of
the institution since its organization,
will go, but it is understood he has
work in view and he and his splendid
family will probably leave Douglas
within the next few w'eeks.
Prof. Davis has made many friends
while in Douglas who regret to hear
that he is apt to leave the city.
with as much efficiency as I could
command to every call that lies come
to me (and they have been many) from
the people of our district, rgardless of
class, calling or position in life. I have
many matters now- pending of most vi
tal importance to our district and sec
tion, which I shall hope to have op
portunity to push to a final and suc
cessful conclusion. The new adminis
tration brought with it many increas
ed labors and responsibilities not or
dinarily attendant upon the duties of
a Democratic Congressman. I have
performed these fearlessly, and fairly,
and. I trust, efficiently. I have gjim-u
much experience and better knowledge
of the legislative work since coming to
Congress, and am better able to sent
you now' than before. Loyalty and fi
delity to tiie best interests of my con
stituency, together with my concep
tion of a proper and faithful discharge
of duty, have kept me in Washington.
The outlook now is, however, that 1
will be justified in leaving here some
time the latter part of this month. 1
shall then be pleased to see you and
discuss my candidacy in person. Again
expressing my gratitude for your past
loyalty to me, and assuring you of my
grateful appreciation for your contin
ued confidence and support, I am.
Faithfully and obediently yours,
J. R. WALKER.
Washington, D. C.; June 8. adv
MUCH INTEREST BEING TAKEN
IN PROGRESS CONTEST NOW
THERE WILL BE ACTIVE WORK FOR THE FORD
And Other Prizes Offered--Several New Contest
ants Have Entered And There Will Be
A Lively Tussel.
Several new entrants have come in
to the race since the automobile has
been put in and the run for the prizes
bids fair to be an interesting one be
fore the contest closes on November 4.
There is plenty of time for all the en
trants to make some money but the
ones who work the hardest now will
be the most likely to win the five-pas
senger touring car and the other priz
es The Progress has put up for them.
And even if they do not win one of the
prizes ttie commission of 10 per cent
assures all of the workers that they
will not have worked in vain. All of
them wll get somethng, either a prize
or money. And as to the amount of
money they get at the close of the con
test depends upon the amount of bus
ines they are able to create for The
Progrss durng the time that the con
test runs.
The Ford Attracts
All who have seen the five-passen
ger touring car, valued at S6OO, are de
lighted with it. It will be on display
at the Ford agency here, or that is one
just like the one that The Progress
will give away, and may be seen at
any time during the contest. The ma
chine that The Progress will give will
not have run a single mile before the
winner gets it. It will, be right new
from the factory at Detroit.
There is only one way to win a prize
in any contest and that is to start as
soon as possible and keep right at it
(Continueda on page 12)
COMMITTEE MEET
GENERAL MANAGER
General Manager Kirkland, of the
Georgia & Florida railway, spent Mon
day night in the city and while here
he received a delegation of citizens,
headed by Mr. J. C. Brewer, Mr. J. M.
Ashley, Mayor T. A. Wallace and E. L.
Tanner, who discussed with him at
length the possibility of the removal
of the G. & F. general offles from Au
gusta to this place.
Mr. Kirkland stated at the outset,
that he had a tender feeling for the
peopl of Douglas and that he personal
ly had as soon live here as any place'
he had ever lived. He stated, further,
that he had been with the road only
sine June 1, in his present position
and had had but little tme in which
to consider the proposition under dis
cussion.
Favored Change Before
Mr. Kirklnad said that while he was |
with the road before he had favored j
the change and was not now averse
to it. However, he stated that he was
with the road now in an entirely dif
ferent capacity and would have to give
the matter much careful consdera-1
ton.
More Houses Needed
In the course of the con versa ton, |
Mr. Kirkland stated that one of the |
conditions which the road would re
quire would be that sufficient houses
be erected to accommodate the force
that would move to Douglas with the
change. He stated that it would mean
that from thirty-five to fifty more fam
ilies would move here, which would
mean from 250 to 500 more people.
Was Assured of Houses
The committee very promptly assur
ed Mr. Kirkland that all necessary
house room would be supplied and j
that if there was a lack of houses j
when needed, more would be ereetd.
within thirty days.
Many Other Details
A great many other details of a mi
nor nature were discussed and Mr.
Kirkland agreed to come back with
in a short time and go ipto the matter
fully with the people of Douglas.
Thinks Should Get More Business
Before the evening had pessed and
the conversation had drifted to other i
matters, Mr. Kirkland made some per
(Continued on page 7)
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DEMONSTRATION FARM
DOING A GREAT WORK
TRANSFORMING OLD SWAMPS INTO
Profitable Fields and Run Down
Poor Land Into Veritable Gar
dens-The Railroad Wants
People to See the Place
Have you been out to the demon
strationfarm?
No. Then you had better hitch up,
or crank up, and go the very first
chance you have for there s somethng
revealed out there whch wll startle
you, whether you are a farmer or not.
Last Friday a representative of this
paper visited the farm, accompanied
by his wife and some kinfolks. The
farm is at West Green (no not Garrant
that named changed some tme ago)
about nine mles from Douglas.
Mr. A. H. Mayo, tiie manager of the
farm, met us courteously and gladly
took us for a stroll over the property.
First we saw a magnifleient field of
strawberries, planted in a cypress
swamp; that is, it w'as a cypress
swamp last fall, but by scientific ditch
ing and tilling, stump dynamiting and
clod and ground breaking, it has been
transformed. Mr. Mayo explained that
they had discovered beyond a shadow
of doubt that that sort of land was the
ideal kind for strawberries.
Two arieties of the fruit were plen
tiful, the Dixie Bell and Lady Thomp
son. Either of these two varieties will
do well in this section. The crop this
year is late because the plants were
not Set until the last week in Septem
ber, 1913, and the lack of rain cou
pled with the fact that this is the first
year for the berries, has made ths
the case. But next spring they ex
pect to begn shipping berries from the
patch as early as April.
We then saw an oat stubble covering
about three acres and our host told
us that they had gathered 2,250 bun
dles from the piece besides two 2-horse
wagon loads that were matted down
by the heavy storm in early sprng.
Two acres were planted in Hammond
and the balance n Texas Rust Proof.
The Hammonds did far the best.
(Continueda on page 12)
WANT TO HAVE BANDSTAND
Woman’s Flub Working Hard to Have
One Erected Here Soon
The young men of the Douglas band
are anxious for a band stand for free
concerts. All Douglas is anxious, too,
and a movement is on foot to erect one
at an early date. The proposed place
is in the Ward street park and it will
be an ideal place. As soon as the
weeds and undergrowth are cleared
out, seats will be arranged for by the
Woman’s Club. Bids are now being
taken for the band stand and it is con
fidently expected that at an early date
Douglas w ill be enjoying open air con
certs by their own. band.
BOUND OVER TO STATE COURT
At mayor’s court held Monday. Ar
thur Williams was arraigned on a
charge of keeping whiskey at hi 3
boarding house, and was bound over
by Mayor Wallace to the State Court
under a bond of S2OO.
Lous Thomas, charged wth volatng
the prohibition law, by selling intoxi
cating vinegar, was discharged by the
mayor.
Louis Thomas, charged with violat
ing the prohibition law by selling in
toxicating vinegar, was discharged by
the mayor.
Our next story will be The Place of
Honeymoons.