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HERE’S THE CAPITAL PRIZE
That will be given to the lucky worker in the Progress Business
Producing Contest.
5 Passenger Ford Touring Car Price S6OO
CONTEST MOVES ALONG
WITH (.00!) SI CCESS
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harvest that the real work in the con
test will begin. And then there will
be some tall scrambling for the car
and other prizes.
Send for Cards
Quite a number of the post cards
were asked for this past week, but we
printed several thousand of them and
they are very attractive. We will be
glad to send as many as any of the
contestants want if they will write us
and tell us how many to send.
Will Send Lists
The Progress has prepared lists of
the responsible residents of the coun
ty and will be glad to send them to
the contestants. These lists can be
used by the contstants to mail out
the cards from and *o use in guiding
them who to see that are not suscrib
ers and who owe the paper for sub
scriptions.
Old Subscriptions Count
One contestant has asked us if in
case she collects back subscriptions
would she be allowed votes. Of course.
The collection of a dollar on back
subscriptions counts just as many
votes as collecting a new subscrip
tion.
There are several workers who are
hard at it. and the vote to date stands,
approximately, as follows:
It’s at THIS GROCERY where
you will find the above example work
ed out IN ACTUALITY-and your
trial order will prove it.
Critical housewives find our gro
ceris, fancy and staple, fruits, vege
tables, etc, of genuinely splendid qual
ity and most moderately priced.
As to service, it is as perfect as it
is possible to make it. Whether you
doubt the above or not--try us and find
out that it IS SO
J. C. Relihan & Co.
Peterson Avenue
Douglas, Georgia.
THE OKAIIAM CASE
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as well as the allegations of Graham’s
petition showed that a mob had form
ed at Broxton just after Graham was
arrested, for the purpose of lynching
him, that Sheriff Gillis got onto this
action of the mob, and communicated
with some of them by telephone, and
promised them if they would desist
from lynching Graham that a special
term of court would be called to try
him. This promise it is claimed is
what induced the mob from lynching
Graham.
The witnesses for Graham sec up
numerous reasons why Graham could
not get a far trial in Coffee County.
The Supreme court held that under the
showing made by Graham, and tiie
countershowing made by So ,: citoi
Dickerson that the judge erred in not
changing the venue, because the Act
of 1911 providng for the changing of
Mrs. J. B. Cooksey 6,000
Horton Christopher 3,750
A. H. Huckabee 1,625
Miss Mary Annie Ferguson.... 3,875
Miss Georgia Livingston 116,425
Miss Cora Meeks ',750
Miss Lessie Morris 3 300
Miss Edna Moore 27,350
Miss Lila Sapp 27,250
Miss Gussie Roberts 73,500
Miss Ethel Tanner 54,950
Miss Velma Touchton 31,350
Roy G. Vinson 29,175
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COFFEE COUNTY PROGRESS, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA
venue made it mandatory on the part
of the judge to change the venue, if
upon the hearing, there was a proba
bility of the defendant being lynched,
and the Supreme court held that un
der the evidence in the case, that there
was probable cause shown on the part
of Graham, that he would be lynched
if he went to trial, and was not speed
ily convicted and executed, and the
court further held that the evidence
submitted by the State, and especially
by the Sheriff, did not successfully re
but the allegations of the petition of
Graham and his witnesses, that a mol}
had been formed at Broxton for the
purpose of lynching Graham. And for
this reason, the judge erred in not
sustaining the petition of Graham, and
in not ordering a change of venue.
This opinion was rendered by Chief
Justice Fish, and Associate Justices
Lumpkin, Hill, nd Adkinson, and was
a dissenting opinion by presiding Jus
tice Evans, and Associate Justice Beck
stating that Judge Quincey was right
in denying a change of venue, and that
under the evidence and showing made
he was nearer the parties and in a
better position to judge the facts than
the Supreme court.
Judge Quincey will not pass an or
der changing the venue until the re
mittitur from the Supreme court is
returned and made the judgment of
the lower court, which will perhaps
be ten or fifteen days; and it is not
known to what county the case will
be transferred.
’ Uncle'’ Charley Will
Chaperone Big Party
“Uncle Charley" Wilkinson has
agreed to chaperone the party that
will go from Broxton to Madison next
Tuesday composed of the Baptist and
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•'Uncle Charley ' Wilkinson
Methodist Sunday schools of the for
mer place.
“Uncle Charley” is too well known
in this section of the country for us
to say any thing about him and the
fact that the G. & F. has made a spe
cial rate of $1 for the round trip
means that there will 02 1 let of p^-o
PLANS FOR HELPING
SOUTH GEORGIA
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of the Moultrie Chamber of Commerce
and Edward Young Clarke, of the
Brooks County Industrial Club, were
present and Mr. Clarke was elected
chairman of the meeting and tempor
ary chairman of the organization.
Among the plans projected which
mean big things for South Georgia is
the calling of a waterways convention
at Bainbridge in the near future. The
Flint river to Apalachicola makes
Bainbridge the only Georgia point
fraom which boats may go to Panama
without sailing around Florida. It is
claimed that with a very little deep
ening of the channel 20-foot boats may
navigate this riverand at the water
ways convention experts will explain
the plan.
A resolution endorsing the Georgia-
Florida Exposition at Valdosta and
pledging co-operation was adopted and
the secretaries will work to get their
counties represented at this important
exhibition of South Georgia resources.
A similar resolution was adopted re
garding the cattle and stock show at
Moultrie this fall. The entire organ
ization will work together to make this
a big success and to boost Moultrie’s
packing house plant.
Fitzgerald s lead in developing alfa
fa and other pasturage crops was
heartily endorsed and a special reso
lution thanking Mr. Gelders for the
effort he made in coming so far to at
tend the meeting was adopted. Mr.
Gelders has secured the written prom
ise of 100 farmers around Fitzgerfiald
to plant alfafa this Cat: and he is one
of the most progressive developers in
this section.
Another important move is to have
established in South Georgia a bureau
of animal industry in which govern
ment experts will have a place. The
pie aboard for the trip..
The train will leaveßroxiou at 6
a. m., and run through to Madison on
the regular schedule going and com
ing. The fare from Broxton as well
round trip and children 50c. “Uncle
Charley ’ says “fill a big basket and
come along.”
THE METHODIST SIM)AV SCHOOL
CHANGES TO MORNING HOURS
On account of the fact that the Sun
day school department of the Metho
dist church is on the West, and ex
posed to the afternoon sun, which ren
ders the building almost unbearable
during the sumer months, and a great
majority of the Sunday Scholl teach
ers and workers having requested me
to change the time of holding Sunday
School, on last Sunday afternoon, I
changed the Methodist Sunday school
from the afternoon to the morning, and
in future the Sunday School will be
held on each Sunday morning at fif
teen minutes until ten o'clock.
All teachers and pupils are request
ed to be on hand promptly at that hour
and the public generally is invited.
This June 15th, 1914.
L. E. HEATH.
Auto Smashes Come Fast For Geo. F.
McCranie, Jr.
Hardly had Geo. F. McCranie, Jr. of
Willacoochee, recovered from on au
tomobile accident before he was over
taken by another, yesterday morning
just as he reached the embankment of
the Seven Bridges the steering gear of
his car broke and plunged rider and
car about 100 yards in a big mud hole
to the creek below.
Passersby saw the car buried in the
mud and marveled at the narrow es
cape of the driver and Arthur Gray.
Both were considerably bruised, but
sustained no serious injuries. Con
siderable damages were done to the
car. The front wheels and axle were
demolished and other slight repairs
will be necessary before the car will
be ready for the road again.
Mr. McCranie is just up from an au
tomobile accident in which he was so
broken up that he was forced to use
crutches for several wrneks. That ac
cident occurred near Fors>th about
six weeks ago, when the same car
climbed a steep embankment.— Macon
Telegraph.
DARK DAYS
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Are Days of Suffering—They Are Be
coming Brighter For Some
Douglas People
Many dark days from kidney ills.
Backache, headache —tired days;
Urinary trouble makes you gloomy.
Doan’s Kidney Pills have proven
their worth.
Have been tested by many kidney
sufferers.
They are endorsed by Douglas peo
ple.
Mrs. J. H. Moore. 611 Gaski i Ave.
Douglas, says: “During the past six
or seven years I suffered off and on
from my idneys. My backwas weak
and sore nearly all the time. I had a
constant dull ache across my loins and
sometimes the misery changed to a
dull piercing pain. I could hardly get
about and was drowsy and languid.
I suffered from dizziness and every
thing turned black before me. 1 ead
dropsical swellings in my feet and puf
fy sacks under eyes. Rheumatic pains
in my right arm bothered me and J
was caused annoyance by the kidney
secretions. I took two boxes of Doan's
Kidney Pills, was cured and haven’t
had any trouble since.’’
Price 50c at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that
Mrs. Moore had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props., Buffalo, N. Y. adv
resolution referring to this says:
“Whereas, The meat industry in
South Georgia is taking on tremen
dous proportions and if same is to
reach its highest efficiency it must be
taken in hand and intelligently di
rected; therefore be it
“Resolved. That we urge the Geor
gia Chamber of Commerce to estab
lish at some point in South Georgia
an animal industry bureau.
1 “Resolved, second, that we request
the Georgia Chamber of Commerce to
investigate this matter immediately
and report to us the cost of the oper
ation of such a bureau in order that
steps might be taken to finance it
should it be deeidied to establish it.”
Another- resolution was adopted
praising the work of the Georgia
Chamber of Commerce, is doing and
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pledging financial and moral support
from this section. Thp Ellis bill look
ng to the establishment.of an experi
mental station in South Georgia was
mdorsed. Among other bill endorsed
was Mr. Ellis’ bill enabling tho coun
ties of Georgia to have health officers.
A strong resolution was adopted re
garding the passage of the vital sta
tistics bill.
The next meeting of the secretaries
will be held in July in Waycross.
Make sure and get the Ford.
SUPREME COURT DECIDES
INTERESTING iX.M ii.LNVE I p;
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Atlanta, Ga., June 17.—The far
reaching effect of the state supr, ~
court decision in the southern life
surance income certificate litigatin' s
is just beginning to be understood.
It is a final test of the liability of
connection with income certificates
and is a sweeping victory for the up!
surance companies inasmuch as ij
holds that income certificates are nojj
"liabilities enforcible immediately
against the company.” .
This decision puts a final stop to the
strike suits, which have been filed in
many cases against solid and substan
tial companies, by income certificate
holders who sought tothrow the com
panies into the hand of receivers bv
demanding immediate payment on the
income certificates. In most case/
these suits were stricken from the
dockets as soon as their nature was
uderstood by the trial judge ,but the
filing of them was necessarily em
barrassing to the companies and ham;,
ered the progress they were making
in getting their affairs on a solid sub
stantial, growing basis.
The decisions of the supreme court
w'ere handed down in the case of
Lochridge vs the State Mutual of Ro».
and a similar case against the Chetf 1
kee Life Insurance company of Rome
Lochridge and others, holders of ir.-f
come certificates issued by the State
Mutual, claimed that these certificates
were “liabilities enforcible immediate
ly against the company”. The supreme
court decision holds that they are nor.jj
To have forced the companies to ac-‘
cept these certificates as immediate li
abilities would have meant great hard
ship in many instances, and might
have hurt some of the companies,
which now under the supreme court
decision face conditions which give
ample opportunity for sure growth
and substantial prosperity.
Get your name in now if you want
a Ford.
CLASSIFIED
A I) V ERTISEME X T S
TWO or THREE ROOMS to reel
for light housekeeping. Apply to Mrs.
J. M. Jardine, 311 Columbia Ave. Ip
LOTS FOR SALE—I have three fine
lots for sale in Cotton City. Terms will
be made right. Columbus Dawson,
Warrenton, Ga. 31tf.
FLIES, FLIES, Flies and Mosquitos
on the baby. You can keep them off
by going to P. S. Watts, at Empire
Novelty Works. 30tf
SCREEN DOORS and Windows are
made on short notice by P. S. Watts.
Find him at Empire Novelty Works.
30tf
IF IT’S INSURANCE—fire, life or
accident, ask Melvin Tanner. Twelve
years experience. 27-tf
Money to loan on town or city prop
erty. Long terms and easy payments.
—L. E. HEATH, Douglas, Ga
SOUND—high-class and dependable
Insurance at low r est net cost. Melvin
Tanner, Agent. Phone 138. 27-tf^
MELVIN TANNER —makes a spec
ialty of Fidelity and Surety Bonds.
Can execute on short notice. Don't
impose on your friend by ashing him
to “Stand for you” when you can buy,
at nominal cost, something that is
better. Phone 138. 27tf
Will help you to build a house or
lend you money on one already' built.
—L. E. HEATH, Douglas, Ga.
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We make it a point never to disap
point a customer, because we know
there is nothing more aggrevatnu
when one is in a hurry to find that :
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Laundry
was not delivered when promised,
ing systematic and painstaking ; ‘
ables us to do your work well and
liver it as agreed. One trial and y u
will agree with us.
DOUGLAS STEAM LAUSDRT.