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Chautauqua Festival Begins Tuesday, Ends the Following Monday. There Will be Three
Entertainments Each Day. Come, it’s a Great Opportunity to Meet World Famous Talent
CONTEST MOVES ALONG WITH
SATISFACTORY RESULTS SO FAR
THE FIRST PRIZE IS MUCH TALKED ABOUT
Some Earnest Worker Will be Riding Around in
the Five-Passenger Touring Car Next
Thanksgiving Day
That the Ford is a popular car is
demonstrated by the fact that the third
car load to arrive in Douglas within
six weeks have been disposed of and
the fourth car load is en route from
the factory. There are six cars in
each car load which makes 18 cars
that have been sold to Coffee county
people since the agency was opened
here.
Get in the Swim
The Progress offers a chance for
some enterprising person to get a five
passenger car free by workng in the
Busines Producing contest. The work
is easy and the renumeration is good
for the person who really wants to
accomplish the end in view.
Head the Rules
We would urge the contestants to
read the rules carefully, as we find
that several of them have not done
so. The rules are very simple and
easily understood, and there is no red
tape to hamper the workers.
Plenty of Time Given
The fact that the contest does not
close until November 4, and that vot
ing in the race can be done up until
the day before that affords any one
who wishes to try a chance to win the
car. And it’s some car, believe us. It
would cost any one S6OO to get one like
it.
Then the Other Prises
But suppose that the car is not won ?
Well, there is the Wellman piano that
is on display at Tanner's Pharmacy.
That’s the next highest prize. After
this, the diamond ring that may be
seen at any time at the Wilson Jewel
ry Store will be the bonus. And if
none of these are won, a handsome
$25 watch may be selected from the
stock of Fielding & Sibbett. Besides
the prizes, there is offered to the con
testants who do not win, a commis
sion of 10 per cent on all the business
that is sent in to his or her credit dur
ing the contest.
Start Now and Work Hard
There is plenty of time yet for en
trance into the contest. It won t be
until after the crops are ready for
(Continued on page 8)
Attention Methodists.
Rev. M. A. Morgan has asked The
Progress to tell the Methodists of
Douglas and vicinity to be sure and
attend service at that church on next
Sunday. Rev. Morgan says that he is
going to tell them something out ot
the ordinary and that they will regret
it if they neglect to hear what he has
to say.
By way of being pleasant and friend
ly, the reporter of the paper asked Mr.
Morgan if he was going to talk about
money matters and he said that he
would mention that among othci
things, but he impressed upon us the
fact that the local Methodist church
was in the best financial condition it
had ever been at this time of the >eai.
He further stated that there was a
debt on the church and he was going
to tell the people that God wanted the
church to be out of debt and that no
member of the congregation could af
ford not. to hear what he was going
to say about that matter.
PET DOG W EXT MAD
Nearly everybody knew that Rev. H.
H. Shell had a pet dog at his home,
but few know that it was neccessai>
to kill the little animal one day recent
ly because it went mad.
Fortunately Mrs. Shell discoered the
dog’s actions before it had an oppor
tunity to get out and away from the
house, so no one was bitten.
A policeman was called and the dog
was shot.
The Place of Honeymoons.
HEAT WAVE RELIEVED
BY HEAVY RAIN FALL
Jupiter Pluvius upset his bucket in
the skies over Douglas Monday night
and poured out a liberal supply of
wetness, said wetness coming at the
close of one of the hottest days in the
history of this city at this time of
the year. The storm was accompan
ied by an electrical display out of the
ordinary and with some wind. No
particular damage was done, as far as
the Progress as been able to learn,
further than the blowing down of trees
tearing down wires and some fences.
During the storm lightning stuck a
chimney on Mr. G. M. Stanton’s house
on Gaskin avenue, but aside from
tearing off a few brick the building was
not injured. The crash accompany
ing the bolt of lightning somewhat
startled the occupants of the house,
however.
During the day, thermometers reg
istered as high as 103 in some parts of
the city, and the day before the peo
ple fairly sweltered in the heat.
Tuesday was somewhat cooler, the
rain the night before having lowered
the temperature to a considerable ex
tent.
Animals have been the greatest
sufferers from the heat. The fine horse
belonging to the Douglas Steam Laun
dry was overcome Monday afternoon
and died. j
The rain that feel 1 Monday was pret
ty general over the county and was a
great blessing to the farmers, espe
cially to their corn and truck crops.
Cotton has not been reported as being
badly off for rain up until now.
Get busy and win.
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The above cartoon represents tne
aggregation of celebrities who are
coming to our city to enterta'n. ainnse
and instruct u> during the Alkahest
Chautauqua week, June it? to iO.
There are tifty-one people on the pro
Douglas, Georgia, Wednesday, June 17 1914
PLANS FOR HELPING
SOUTH GEORGIA
CONSIDERED AT MEETING OF
Commercial Secretaries. “South
Georgia Developers” Will Meet
Once a Month.
At Quitman last Tuesday a meeting
was held of commercial secretaries to
form plans for the advancement of
South Georgia. The meeting was
fraught with many timely suggestions
and it is quite likely that before there
is another get-together of this body,
Douglas will have formed a board of
trade, or some sort of commercial
body, so that she, too, will be included
in the work that is sure to spread
over this section of the state.
According to the Savannah Morn
ing News the leading commercial sec
retaries of South Georgia met in ex
ecutive session in Quitman Tuesday.
The secretaries formed an association
South Georgia Developers, which will
meet once a month. It is to be limited
in membership to th men of South
Georgia who are doing things in the
developing line. It will include a few
men outside of the commercial sec
retaries who organized it.
The enthusiasm of the visitors over
a get together movement looking to the
general developement of South Geor
gia was notable. In the executive ses
sion held after the luncheon many
plans were discussed.
F. C. Farrell, of the Bainbridge
Board of Trade, I. Gelders of the Fitz
gerald Board of Trade, Martin V. Cal
vin, of the Waycross Chamber of Com
merce, J. M. Ashley, of the Valdosta
of Commerce, John W. Greer
(Continued on page 8)
FIRST BOLL OF THE SEASON
The first cotton boll that has been
seen here was shown around town on
Tuesday by Mr. J. A. Moore. The boll
was picked off a stalk in the five-acre
field on Mrs. McLean’s place near the
city, occupied this year by Mr. W. J.
Griffin.
Mr. Griffin has a fine stand about
three feet high covering this field and
the stalks are heavily fruited.
gram, including famous musicians,
orators, humorists, glee clubs, quar
tets, readers, orchestras, bra-s bands,
suffragettes, and enteretainers of ev
ery kind. It is going to be indeed a
gala week for our people and it is to
TRYING TO ORGANIZE
WATERMELON CLUB
WANT TO GET 100 ACRES PLANTED
Mr. Melvin Tanner Is Endeavoring
The Forming of Club to Start
Planting Next Spring.
In the hope of encouraging diversi
fied farming as much as possible in
the county, Mr. Melvin Tanner is at
work organizing a watermelon club
among the farmers. He states that
he has met with good success in get
ting the planters interested so far and
that as soon as he is through work
ing up the Chautauqua festival, he will
take up the work of getting the farm
ers to sign up for the planting.
The idea, as we understand it from
Mr. Tanner, is to get as many farm
ers to promise to plant as possible,
but that enough to guarantee 100
acres. is wanter as a starter. This
can be accomplished by twenty farm
ers to plant five acres each, or ten
to promise that they will put in ten
acres each. Of course if more acres
can be planted so much the better.
It is expected that the railroads will
lend every assistance possible to make
the planting, harvesting and market
ing of the melons easy, and, it is un
derstood, that the State Board of Agri
culture is willing to lend assistance
also.
If the plans that are being mapped
out now are carried through, there is
every reason to believe that in the fu
ture this county will rank among many
others in the South in the growing for
market of this salable product of the
fields. The melons can be grown here
successfully, it ra ehnwed by those in
position to know, and with the splen
did facilities that are offered for get
ting them to market, it should prove
a paying crop.
Hill Hold Memorial Service
A memorial service will be held next
Sunday, June 21, at Hebron church
for Mr. John W. Grantham, Jr., who
died about a year ago.
The services, which will be conduct
ed by Rev. Vickory, will be held at
this time because of the fact that it is
the first opportunity that presented
itself for all of the relatives of the de
ceased to be present.
he hoped that eveybody, young and
old, will take advantage of this splen
did opportunity to improve themselves
by attending. You simply can’t afford
to miss a single performance. You
can save a lot of money by buyng a
CHAUTAUQUA WILL BE A SUCCESS
SAY THE LOCAL MANAGERS NOW
SEASON TICKET SALES BEEN SATISFACTORY
The Cost of Bringing the Talent Here is Heavy,
But Sales Show That the Festival Will
Not be a Loseing Proposition
HOUSECLEANING IS
IN ORDER OVER CITY
Douglas and Its People Making
Ready for Festival Week
With the approach of the Chautau
qua and the prospect of many visit
ors to the city, Douglas has been busy
cleaning house all the week.
Housekeepers have been at work
getting their premises cleaned up and
beautified, and the city has been busy
clearing streets and alleys of weeds
and rubbish.
Last Saturday the city chain gang
worked in the two parks an J on Mon
day they were in the Ward scrcct park
again. Through the efforts of Mrs. F.
L. Vickers, the park in Madison eve
nue was very carefully fixed up with
seats and swings last summer. Now
that it has been cleaned out, the cbil
dren will enjoy many hours there this
summer. *
Seats will soon be placed in the
Ward street park; a bandstand built
and in a short while it will be a sha iy
oasis in the heart of the city.
MR. ANDERSON VISITS DOUGLAS
Hon. J. Randolph Anderson, of Sav
annah, candidate for governor, spent
last Wednesday night in the city and
while here made it a point to call on
as many as he could in the interest
of his campaign.
Mr. Anderson had been to Alma,
where he spoke during the day. He
is an energetic man and has a way of
getting about that covers the ground.
Now is the time.
season ticket for it will cost you iust
as much or more to attend half of the
attractions if you pay as yon go, as
it will to get a season ticket at the be
ginning and take them all in. Come
on and let's all have a good time.
$1 Per Annum
“The Chautauqua will be a suc
cess.” That’s what the local mana
gers, Mess. Melvin Tanner and J. Gor
don Floyd say about the week of mu
sic, song and story.
It is gratifying to know that this is
the case, for it costs a lot of money
to get the Alkahest to put the week
on and if the sale of seats did not come
up to their requirements, of course,
they could not be expected to make
this city a yearly stopping point.
The talent that will be here begin
ning next Tuesday morning at ten
o’clock, and giving three entertain
ments each day, including the follow
ing Monday, costs $1,200. This ex
pense is outside of other expenses, as
advertising, printng, etc.,etc.
There will be many noted artists
among the entertainers and the people
of Coffee County may rest assur ed that
their time and money will be well
spent for going far to hear them.
Such entertainers as the Alkahest
sends here are tiie same ones the bu
reau employs in the large cities such
as Atlanta, Birmingam and Savannah.
The prices of admittance to the separ
ate entertainments will be 50c and
75c for adults, and 25c and 35c for
children. The price of a season tick
et for one person is only $3.50 and
for two people $6.00, these tickets ad
mitting to all the entertainments, so
that it will be seen that money can be
saved by purchasing a season ticket.
It is reported that a good many
tickets have been sold to parties out
side of the city and it is expected that
there will be hundreds from the ad
joining towns and country side who
will be on band to enjoy the enter
tainments who have not purchased
season tickets because of the fact that
they can not make it convenient to
spend the whole week in the city.
THE CHARLIE GRAHAM
CASE HAS REVERSED
Lust Friday the Supreme Court ren
dered a decision reversing Judge J. W.
Quincey in his judgment denying to
Charlie Graham a change of venue
from Coffee to some other county un
der the murder charge for killing
Lawrence Newbern and Lester Graham
on March 21st. When the petition to
change the venue was heard before
Judge Quincey, Solicitor Dickerson
appeared and made a countershowing
by affidavits from thirteen persons,
all of which stated, generally, that
they knew the conditions and state
of feelings in the county, and that in
their opinion Graham could get a fair
trial in Coffee County, and that they
had not heard any threats of mob vio
lence and did not think Graham was
in any danger of mob violence. The
affidavits of the witnesses submitted
to Judge Quneey in behalf of Graham,
(Continued on page 8)
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NEW BANK FOR COFFEE COUNTY
A. D. Oliver, of Climax fame, is mak
ing his arrangements to open up a
bank at West Green (formerly Gar
rant) in Coffee County, about 10 miles
north of Douglas on the Georgia &
Florida railway.
Mr. Oliver proposes to open up at
once a bank with $25,000.00. Capital,
saying that he has plenty of n\oney to
run the institution. This week A. D.
Oliver opened up a bank at Denton,
just over the line in Jeff Davis County,
and only about five or six miles from
West Green, with $50,000.00 capital at.
the Denton bank.
It is said that Oliver claims that he
has another bank at Smithville, in
Lee County, with $500,000.00 capital,
and that he has more surplus funds
at the Smithville bank than the terri
tory demands, and that he is going to
use some fo his surplus funds in the
two banks at Denton and West Green.