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Vol I. No. 37
Douglas Wins Last Game of the Series With Plains Today by a Score of Seven to Six
ORGANIZED LABOR REPLIES TO
JOE BROWN IN AN OPEN LETTER
Georgia Federation of Labor Makes Convincing Re
futation of “Little Joe’s" Attack on the Labor
Unions—Federation Shows That Brown
Himself Violated Laws.
In a ringing open letter to ttie peo
ple of Georgia, the Georgia Federa
tion of Labor convincingly refutes the
attcks of Ex-governor Brown upon la
bor unions.
In part the letter says:
“As long as Ex-Governor BroWn,
week after week, carried on his bitter
attacks upon organized labor, in his
newspapre articles, organized labor
did not think it worth while'to reply
to his diatribes.
"This is a free country, and the Ex-
Governor is entitled to his own par
ticular brand of views, if the news
papers will publish them.
“But, when he announces in his
platform, practically his sole political
plank, false and defamatory matter,
and seeks to create prejudice against
a large body of fellow citizens in or
der to be elected to the exalted office
of United States senator, we feel
bound to protest.
“Nor did we desire to descend to his
level of mere vulgar abuse.
“The people of Georgia havetwice
honored him greatly. And, while peo
ples of sisiter states in periods of po
litical abberation have heaped similar
honors upon other men, whose very
names have becom e synonyms of
scorn and jest, and who have brought
no credit to such great common
wealths, and it does not, therefore,
follow that every man elected to the
great office of governor must neces
sarily be wise, and just, and patriotic,
we prefer to reply to Ex-Governor
Brown's attacks in far fairer and more
parlimentary terms than is found in
his attacks upon organized labor.
“Indeed, organized labor truly con
tributed largely, to ‘Little Joe’s’
election. The vote getting (but as af
terwards proved, specious) slogan of
“Brown and Bread’’ won him thous
ands of votes; for to the wage-earn
ers the wide world over, in all the
ages, the promise of more bread by
patriot or scheming demagogue, has
had an alluring effect.
“In those days, and, later, in the
DOUBLE VOTE WILL BE GIVEN
FOR NEXT THIRTY DAYS IN THE
GREAT AUTOMODILE CONTEST
From now until August 26th, inclu
sive, all cash subscriptions sent in to
The Progress in its great business pro
ducing contest will draw double vtes,
and this should cnrourage the workers
to make extra efforts during the time
There are gareat many who are ready
now to take The Progress and the
workers are urged to get busy and
send in as many cash subscriptions as
they can.
The contest moves along rapidly.
Several of the workers have made big
gains this week, and all the cntestants
seem to be encouraged wihthte nt.hm
seem to be encouraged with the out
lok for a big business.
The use f cards and lists is urged.
The contestants should all of them
send out cards as fast as they can now
and in this way let their friends know
that they want the touring car. This
sort of work will bring double returns
later on. One young lady gained sev
eral thousand votes this week by the
use of cards. Others an d the same.
There is one thing The Progress
wishes to call attention to and that is
Holding back subscriptions and job
and advertising orders. If the work
ers will remember, when the contest
first started The Progress stated that
this would not be allowed. The con
testant can ask that his r her votes b*'
not published—they have the control
of that end of it, but it is not fair to
The Progress or the customer for the
contestant to hold back moneys paid
them for subscriptions or other busi
ness.
If any of the workers wish help of
any nature, such as cards, lists, etc.,
(Continued on page 4)
early part of his incumbency, Gov
ernor Joseph M. Brown thought vast
ly, well of labor unions. In steno
graphically reported addresses to la
bor organizations, he fairly bubbled
over with words of praise, aye, affec
tion for the organized, and ‘horny
handed sons of toil.’
“Did he not know as much about or
ganized labor then as now? it was
not until Governor Brown show ed a
fatal bent of mind to place martial
law about civil law —to substitute
Mausers and drum-head court-mar
tials, for the orderly proceses of civil
tribunals, that organized workingmen
and thousands of other citizens sor
rowfully parted political company with
him.
“The Walker county coal mine af
fair (the military uselessness rushed
there at the request of his largest
campaign contributors); the Augusta
street railway strike; in all these in
stances Governor Brown, in his mili
tary zeal, rode rough-shod over feder
al and state constituents, and grossly
violated Georgia statutes; and, at Au
gusta, innocent, inoffensive citizens
were outrageously shot down by his
militia.
“Was organized labor alone in pro
testing against these acts of the gover
nor? No. Scores of new spapers took
him severely to task, and Thos. E.
Watson, whose honv> s nea \ugusta.
and who closely investigated the facts
of that awful massacre, in several is
sues fo his ‘Jeffersonian’ notably in
those of July 3 and 10, 1913, excoriat
ed him in his military satraps, de
bouncing him and them in flaming, in
dignant and eloquent words, and de
claring the era that Joseph M. Brown
was attempting to usher in was
fraught with more danger to the peo
ple of Georgia, more subversive of con
stitutional rights, more destructive of
the principles of the great Magna
Charta for which our English forbears
(Continued on page 7)
Coffee's People and Her
Ringsters
‘-th...
(1)
Good old Cofted has a Candidate,
The people think is right;
But the “rinsrsters” disagree with them
And rally for a fight.
(2)
They claim that should their spoils be
cut.
And chance for grafting, too,
Would shrink their swollen pocket
books,
And that would never do.
(3)
So finally the "ringster*’ ~ T
Said: “Something must be done
To check ths legislative slate
Which threatens all our fun.”
(4)
They Called to arms their little “ring"
From all the little towns;
To crush the people’s firm demand,
That they be ftept in bounds.
(5)
Their little “rings'" with two to six,
Obeyed their master's call;
And while discussing county funds
Agreed to take it all.
(ti)
A great corruption fund was raised
For which the said, “We'll keep
To buy the hungry farmers
As the farmers buy their sheep.”
(7)
“Well have some opposition boys.
(Continued from page 2)
Douglas, Georgia, Wednesday, July 22nd 1914
DOUGLAS FANS HAVE
FEAST OF BASEBALL
Will Play Altogether 12 Games on
the Home Field-Plains Here for
3 Games-Good Sized Crowds
See Home Boys Win Two
of Them.
Douglas fans are happy, “seedingly”
happy, so to speak, for after a slump,
the Terriers have come back to life j
and are doing things that have the re- j
markable tendency of placing runs to '
their credit. After the drubbing at |
Eastman the team went to Hawkins
ville where they won two out of three
They came home Sunday and went up
against the Plains aggregation Mon
day afternoon, and in a one-sided
game beat that bunch to the tune of
15-0.
Fernandez, the new Cuban pitcher,
took the mound for the home guards,
while Foster handled the pill for the
visitors. The game was replete with j
errors on tfie part of Plains, 10 of
them being made and every one costly.
In the second game, played Tuesday
afternoon, the score was more nearly
like a baseball score, being 2-0 in fav
or of Douglas. “Smokey” Joe Holli
day was the pitching artst for the
home team, but as the visitors could
not come within a half mile f hitting
him, he was relieved at the end of the
fourth by Moore. The change, how
ever, did not help the visitors in any
way because Jesse held them down
until the gong sounded.
The last game with Plains will be
played this afternoon and they prom
ise that more ginger will be displayed
by their team. We hope so.
Tomorrow Hawkinsville will open a
three-days series here, and following
them Eastman will be on the local
diamond for three games.
All these games should be interest
ing for the two teams coming are
strong ones, and will undoubtedly put
up classy ball. Eastman defeated
Douglas three straights as will be re
membered and the home boys want t°
get even with them if they can.
Hawkinsville lost two out of three t
us on their field last week, and will
try and even things up, but with the
new additions that have been made to
Douglas, there is no doubt but that
the Terriers are one of the strongest
amateur team of the South.
The managment of Douglas’ club
want especially to have the ladies
present at these games and assure
them that they will enjoy the series.
PROF. OVERMAN MAY
NOT RUN FOR SENATE
A Progress reporter interviewed
Prof. J. R. Overman this morning in
connection with his making the race
for state senator. Mr. Overman has
never made announcement that he
would run, but a great many of his
friends have been insistent all along
that he get in the race, and it was for
this reason The Progress interviewed,
him.
Mr. Overman acknowledged that
numbers of his friends had been urg
ing him to announce but he said that
he did not feel that he could make
the race at this time.
However, he said, I may change my
mind, and will decide positively be
fore the ned of th week.
If Mr. Overman does not run the
race will be between Judge C. A. Ward
and Hon. J. I. Hatfield, the two gentle
men who have formerly announced.
Wool Sold Tuesday .
For Good Figures
The 1914 fleece, a/fwunting to about
35,000 pounds, was sold at public auc
tion at the G. & F. depot Tuesday
morning and brought 1 cent a pound
all around more than did the 1913 lot,
the white wool selling for 231/g® and
the black for 191/j>e. The sales total
ed in the neighbrhood of SB,OOO.
About one-fifth of the wool was bl&c
and Mr. J. N. Griffin, of Valdosta,
took the whole lot offered by the Cof
fee County Wool Growers Association,
at the prices stated abve. Mr. Gus L.
Brack was the auctioneer.
The car is worth lots ot effort.
J. J, BROWN DELIVER
ED RINGING SPEECH
Dwelt at Length on the Work of the
Macon Convention When He Was
“Wire-Pulled” Out of the Of
fice to Which the People
Elected Him.
The second candidate for a state of
fice, Hon. J. J. Brown, 6f Elbert coun
ty, spoke to the voters of Douglas and
Coffee county at the court house here
last Saturday afternoon,, in the inter
est of his campaign for Commissioner
of Agriculture.
Mr. Brown was greeted by a repre
sentative audience mostly composed of
farmers, and during his speech re
ferred at length to the Macon conven
tion, and the manner in w hich the will
of the people was set aside at that con
vention and another man than the one
elected at the polls was declared the
commissioner.
Mr. Brown, in opening his address,
stated that he felt most kindly to
ward this section of the state, as he
and his relatives had acquired some
property in South Georgia and he had
alw r ays been most hospitably received
into the homes of the people down
this way. Mr. Brown predicted that,
with the proper encouragement, this
section was destined to become the
richest in farm w'ealth of any section
of the South.
“I believe,” said the speaker, “that
the land lying south of Macon and east
of the Chattahoochee river could be
developed so that it would produce
enough to feed the entire state and
have quantities left to send aw ay.”
After his introductory remarks, Mr.
Brown opened fire on the historical
Macon convention proceedings, saying
in part that he had beaten Mr. Price
at the ballot box two years ago by
nearly 10,000 votes and Mr. Blalock
by about 16,000 votes.
“Now, my friends," said Mr. Brown,
“I propose to deal honestly and fairly
with you. In my opening speech, at
my home town some weeks ago, I
made the charge that the nomination
given Mr. Price at the Macon conven
tion in 1912 was contaminated with
fraud. I charged that on the first bal
lot fraud was used to manufacture a
tie; and to substantiate this charge
I offered the following proof; when
Chatooga county was called, no dele
gate was present to cast that vote and
when Mr. Ballou, of Floyd county,
cast Chattooga two votes for Mr. Price
his right to do so was challenged, and
proxies were demanded. He failed to
produce a proxy and the chairman of
the Macon convention allowed the
vote recorded and counted against my
(Continued on page 5)
BACON COUNTY PASSES
Atlanta, July 21. — (Special) The bill
creating Bacon county passed the Sen
ate today 36 —4, leaving a good margin
in favor of the measure.
This makes the new county a cer
tainty, as the legislature passed the
bill last week. It will be voted on by
''he people residing in the new coun
ty's territory at the cming fall eleth
tion. ,
first hale cotton
GINNED IN GEORGIA
Donalsonville, Ga., July 21.—The
first bale of cotton for Georgia was
ginned here Thursday afternoon and
immediately shipped to Savannah by
express, where it was put up at auc
tion and sold to the highest bidder.
Seed out out of this first bale was
bought by a Donalsonville oil mill at
a price of 50 cents per bushel. This
bale, which weighed 314 pounds, was
brought in by J. F. Moose, who lives
near here. - v -
Will Begin At Once
On the Ginning Plant
Thd Empire Construction Cq, is
this w<*ak getting out the timbeY and
other material for the work of increas
ing the capacity of the ginning plant of
the Douglas Oil & Fertilizer Works,
they have bee** given the contract to
do the work.
As soon as the' material is ready,
work will begin at the ginnery and it
will be pushed to completion, and when
finished it will increase the capacity
of the plant so that from 60 to 70
bales of cotton can be ginned there
daily.
CONGRESSMAN WALKER VISITED
HIS SISTER HERE LAST WEEK
Was On Leave of Absence to Attend the Funeral of
a Relative-Expressed Himself as Satisfied
That the People Would Return Him
to Congress.
Hon. J. Randal Walker, congress-1
man from this district, was in the city
one day last week, the guest of his |
sister, Mrs. Olver Peterson. Mr. Walk
er had been granted a 10-day leave of
absence in order that he might attend
the funeral of a relative at Screven,
and w hile in the district came here to
spend the nght with his sister whom
he had not seen for some time.
While here, a reporter fr the Prog
ress interviewed Mr. Walker and
among other things asked him how his
race lor reelection was progressing?
Mr. Walker replied by saying that he
felt very much encouraged over the
outlook as reported to him by friends.
“You see," said Mr. Walker, “I’ve been
so busy with my work in Washington
that I have really had but little time
to devote to my campaign. In fact,
I have not been able to write as many
letters as I wish I could have written,
but I am of the opinion that the peo
ple of the district realize the position
in which I am placed and are going
fhtridti Uxv etaoin shrdlu cmfwypqj
to stick by me, and not take advan
tage of my absence, especially as my
absence is necessitated through my
work in the interests of the people
of the 11th district.”
Asked if he thought he would be able
to get back into the district before
the primary he said:
“Really, I cannot say. But it looks
now as though I might be able to spend
part of the time here as the most ot
the important w r ork in Washington is
finished and while Congress may re
main in sesion until December, it will
not be necessary for me to be there
all of the time, and if an opportunity
affords, of course, I shall come into
the district. However, if I am com
pelled to remain in Washington in the
interests of Democracy and my consti
tuents will do so and leave the result
in the hands of my friends.”
Mr. Walker stated that many un
true rumors and false statements had
been circulated about the district con
cerning some of his acts, but said that
he had plenty of evidence to show that
his conduct had always been open and
above board and that when the prop
er time came he would be able to com
pletely clear the situation.
Mr. Walker left here for Valdosta
where he spent a day and departed
for Washington Sunday night.
WILL PUT THE SCHOOL
BUILDINGS IN SHAPE
Last week a committee of the 11th
District Agricultural school made a
thorough investigation of the condition
of the buildings and have contracted
to have them put in first class shape
at once, jo order to have the dormi
tories and other buildings ready when
the fall term begins.
The Empire Construction Co. has
been given contract for anchoring and
repairing the buildings Insofar as
work of the nature they are doing
goes, while separate contracts have
been let for plastering, decorating and
other work of that nature.
There is quite a good deal of work
that will be left for the students to
do when they get to work, such as
work that will be of a nature in con
nection with their studies at the
school,
Prof, Powell believes In practical
adaptation of lessons and that is why
be has set aside some of the repair
work for the classes.
The school looks forward to an un
usually successful year and every ef
fort will be put forth to carry the
Eleventh District into the highest hon
or class at the close of the school
.year’s work.
Em COURT ADJOURNED
UNTIL NEXT MONDAY
City court opened Monday with
Judge #. C. Lankford presiding, but
as none* of the Civil cases were ready
for trial,, the court was adjourned un
til next Monday when the criminal
cases wilt* be called;
$1 Per Annum
NAT E. HARRIS SPOKE
HERE LASS THURSDAY
Had a Representative Audience and
His Speech Was Well Received
Is Making Strong Race For
Governor.
The first candidate for a state house
office to speak in Douglas this year in
the interest of his campaign was Nat
E. Harris, who is seeking the office of
governor.
Mr. Harris was gieeted by a court
room full of listeners and spoke for
about two hours. He was introduced
by Judge W. C. Lankford, of the City
court. Many of those in the audience
were old soldiers,, and Mr. Harris
dwelt at some length on his service
in the Confederate army.
Mr. Harris’ speech was along lines
about as he has be£n speaking over
the state and he made no attack of
personal nature on his opponents,
though he urged strongly his reasns
for wanting to become governor.
In the beginning of his address, Mr.
Harris said that he had been dubbed
an “old aristocrat.” He said that he
could stand being called a railroad
lawyer by “Wilie” Harris, but this be
ing called an “old aristocrat” stuck in
his heart.
“I am an old confederate veteran,”
said the speaker, “and I’m proud of it.”
But as for being an aristocrat, gentle
men, I flatly deny the charge, for I’m
simply an ordinary man like the o'he:
men worth while in Georgia. And as
for being old, well, you can look at me
and judge for yourselves whether you
‘think I’m played out or not, And that
is one of the reasons I have in coming
before you—l want you to see and
hear me, and then you can tell wheth
er I’m ‘old’ or not, as some of my
enemies are trying to make out.”
Mr. Haris dwelt at some length on
his work for the Tech school, bring
ing out some interesting facts in es
tablishing of the school and what it
had accomplished for the boys of
Georgia since it had been in existence
“But do you know,” he said, “the one
mistake I made was not establishing
• d
(Continued on paje 2) T
W. J. HARRIS RETIRES
FROM THE CONTEST
''•i
Washington July 22. —Wiliam J.
Harrs Director of the Census, yester
day withdrew from the race for gover
nor of Georgia, and Issued a statement
explaining his reasons. On returning
here he found the work of the Census
Bureau badly delayed* To catch up
with this accumulation would have'Yi
quired several weeks, and seriously in
terfere with his campaign. At the re*
quest of the President and Secretary
Redfield he has dpecided to give up
himself entirely to the duties of his
office.
With the withdrawel of Mr. Harris
from the race, the field is now- occu
pied by Nat E. Harris, J. Randolph An
derson and Dr. L. G. Hardeman.
Mr. P. S. Skipper Dead
Mr. V, t*. Skipper, of the Willacoo
chee neighborhood, died at his home
last Friday afternoon after only
twelve days of typhoid fever. For
several years he had had a bad heart,
and as soon as the dreaded disease set
in, his heart was so much effected that
the fever did its deadly work in a short
While.
Mr. Skipper leaves a wife and eleven
children, all of whom are at home and
none are grown. He is a brother of
Mrs. Mark Anderson, of this city,
He was forty-five years old and a
member of the Catholic church.