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Vol 11. No. 11
“NO PLACE SN DOUGLAS
WHERE BOYS CAN SPEND
EVENINGS INNOCENTLY”
Or. Morrison Points Out Need of Such Institution
RINGING SERMON OKI .IYKRED liV
OR. MORRISON LAST SI NOW
NIGHT TO BOYS AND MEN
Pointed Out the Need This City Has of
Providing a Place Where Boys and
Young Men May Congregate For a n
Evening of Wholesome Pleasure.
In a ringing sermon at the Metho
dist church last Sunday evening, Dr.
M. H. Morrison pointed out the great
need this city has of providing a place
where boys and young men may con
gregate at night and find companion
ship with those who will help them up
in life rather than down, and where
wholesome amusement can be had, to
gether with recreation that tends to
educate along right lines of living.
“There is no place in Douglas where
your boy can go and find wholesome
and innocent amusement”, said Dr.
Morrison at the beginning of his ser
mon, and it is a sad thing to comment
upon,” he added.
The church was packed to its capac
ity to hear the speaker, whose ser
mons are arousing Douglas, and in
the course of his address he pointed
out several things that were needed in
the way of reforms here, especially
!*for the protection of the boys “who,’'
'he said, "would be the men of tomor
row.” “And,” he added, if the boys of
today do not make good citizens, we
are the ones who will be to blame for
it not the boys.”
Dr. Morrison has a happy way of
ilustrating his remarks. He said that
if a man lived near a swamp he would
get .filled up with malaria. “That is a
natural consequence,” said the speak
er. “And if a boy associates with other
boys in an unwholesome atmosphere,
he will become filled with moral ma
laria, for that also is a natural conse
quence.
“We should not expect boys to be
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MERCHANTS AND BUSINESS MEN HELD
FIRST ANNUAL BANQUET MONDAY
The Merchant’s and Business Men’s
Association held their first annual
banquet lart Monday night, after they
had adjourned from their regular semi
monthly meeting.
There were about sixty who par
took of the good things to eat, includ
ing the city council and several other
invited guests.
The banquet was given at the Gree-
American restaurant and was “im
mensly" enjoyed by all who sat around
the festive board.
The following menu was tastfully
served:
Stewed Oysters
Crackers
Fried Oysters Dill Pickles
Roast Turkey
Old Fashioned Dressing
Potato Chips
Coffee Ginger Ale Cigars
Among the invited guests were: Mr.
W. H. Duncan, of Willacoochee; the
city council consisting of Mayor T. A.
Wallace, Councilmen J. R Overman,
S. J. Stubbs, Melvin Tanner, T. W.
Upton, W. L. Rogers: Elisha Grantham
G. M. Stanton, J. J. Willingham, H. B.
Johnson, Ira Fales, R. N. Yoemans.
The following members of the asso
ciation reported “for duty’’ at the ta
ble:
Lewis Vickers, E. L. Vickers, E. O.
Barber, A. P. Barnes, J. D. Perkins,
M. D. Jones. R. M. Pearsall, F. F. Pres
ton, J. H. Jordan, G. A. Tanner, Ben
L. Lane, C. L. Relihan. J. C. Relihan.
J. T. Relihan, J. S. Lott, W. R. Wil
son, M. F. Head, H. W. Stanton, J. M.
Wilcox, E. L. Tanner, J. M. Dent, Dr.
M. H. Turrentine, B. Rigell, J. Dana
Jones, W. A. Cathey, M. F. Brice, Elias
Lott. I. C. Sapp, E. T. Tanner, Atlas
Huckabee, J. Monroe Wilcox. W. A.
Wilcox. F. T. Curry, Rema Sapp, Dr.
S. G. AVderman, E. S. Sapp, Morris
Relihan, A. Overstreet
The banquet, which was in charge
of Mr. W. A. Wilcox, secretary of the
association, was a decided success and
in all probability will become an an
nual event in Douglas.
(Eoffc* dtronlji lirnnress,
BIG STORM NOW DUE
Is Said to Be On the Wav And Will
Be the Most Severe One We Have
Experienced in Some Years.
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It is prognosticated by all weather
prognosticators that we are due to
have a spell of weather such as we
have not “enjoyed” for a number of
years, between this time and the end
of the month. So look out that your
wood pile or coal bin is not depleted
before the storm hits you.
According to the weather sharks,
the storm v\ ill begin to form over the
Gulf of Mexico and move northeast
ward, and will have spent its force by
the time it reaches Maine. At any
rate they claim that &long about these
diggin’s it will be some storm, with
all sorts of climatic changes down
ward, and that the ordinary thermom
eters of this section, unused to sudden
falls, will have a hard time to re
cord just how cold it will be.
But who cares? In this neck o’ the
woods, we have plenty of wood, and
if we go cold it will be because we
are too eternally lazy to cut the sticks
or have a sick wife who cannot dp it
for us.
HAS MOVED BACK T ODOFGLAS.
Conductor J. F. Greer, who last fall
moved to Broxton because of the fact
that he had been given the G. &. F. run
from this city to that place, has moved
his family back here, and will occupy
Mr. Elias Lott’s house on McDonad
Street, recently vacated by City Clerk
Knowles.
Mr. Greer now has one of the extra
runs, which necessitated his making
the change in his residence.
ATLANTA'S FIRST
CITIZEN IS DEAD
Special to The Progress.
Atlanta, Jan. 13.—Mr. S. M. Inman,
one of the most widely known of At
lanta’s citizens, died at his home, No.
552 Peachtree Street here Tuesday
morning, after an illness of three
months.
The immediate cause of Mr. Inman's
death was heart failure from which he
had been a sufferer for a long time.
He awoke early Tuesday morning
and asked for a glass of water and
shortly after it had been brought to
him he expired.
The deceased gentleman was for a
number of years identified with At
lanta’s financial and social life. He
came here as a young man from Dan
dridge, Tenn., near Knoxville. Last
fall, while on a visit to his daughter
Mrs. Joseph Cooper, in Philadelphia,
he had a severe attack of heart fail
ure. He was taken to Atlantic City
for two weeks where he improved suf
ficently to be removed home. He seem
ed to gain in strength and was able to
be about the city, but during the early
fall the complaint grew worse and he
had been confined to hie home since.
Mr. Inman was a leading Presby
terian and was closely identified with
religious work in the city, He al
so a leader in educational matters.
He would have been 72 years old on
February 13.
GEORGIAN NAMED FOR ASSISTANT
EXITED STATES TREASURER.
President Wilson has sent to the
Senate the nomination of George Fort,
of Georgia, to be Assistant Treasurer
of the United States.
Douglas, Georgia, Wednesday, January 13th, 1915
NEGRO MURDERER
BREAKS FROM JAIL
Charley Lewis Breaks Window Bars in
County .fail and Makes Escape.—
hilled Another Negro at Brox
ton Some Time Ago.
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Charlie Lewis, a negro who has been
n jail for some time, charged with
murder, broke two bars and made his
.•scape early Monday night.
Jailer Southerland gave the prison
ers their supper about seven o’clock
and left Lewis in the corridor to keep
up the fire in the heater until nine
o’clock, at which time it has been the
custom to lock all of the prisoners in
the cells for the night. About eight
forty, one of the white prisoners call
ed the jailer to inform him of the de
livery.
Br"kc Two Bars on Second Floor.
Lewis had broken two window bars
on the second tioor on the north side
of the jail and had made good his es
cape before the jailer was informed.
Escaped Convict Killed Negro
Lewis, it will be remembered, killed
mother negro at Broxton some time
ago, an account of which appeared in
The Progress at the time, and accord
ing to statements made by eye wit
nesses to the killing it was wholly
without justification.
Second Jail Delivery in Short While.
This is the second delivery within
the past few months which is making
a bad record for the jail. The last
grand jury made an investigation and
reported the building in bad condition.
Steps are now being taken to make im
provements that are very necessary
if prisoners are to be confined there
with any degree of certainty that they
will remain.
County Gang Moves
The County chain gang was trans
ferred Tuesday from the Tanner Dis
trict where they have been working
■or some time near Nieholls, to this
district. The men are now engaged
on the public road leading from Doug
las to Bridgetown, in the western part
of the county. Uhder the direction of
Road Superintendent FUssell, it is an
ticipated that Coffee County will rap
idly take rank as one of the counties
in this part of the State having high
class roads.
The, gang reached here with thirty
tw r o men. Five recruits were taken
on which brought the total up to thir
ty seven.
Mr Peterson Continues to Improve
Mr. B. Peterson, who has been con
fined to his home for some time, is
improving slowly, and while it may
be some time before he is able to be
out again, there is strong hopes of his
ultimate recovery.
Truck Growers Organized
Special to The Progress.
Nicholls, Ga„ Jan. 12.—1 t is now an
assured fact that there will be a truck
growers association formed here and
that it will be in good working order
for the coming season, and that more
than between 100 and 600 acres will
be planted in small truck in this vi
cinity this winter and spring.
Plans are completed for a packing
house large enough to accommodate
all the truck grown, and this depart
ment of the industry will be in charge
of expert packers. This feature is a
most important one, because the price
secured for truck in the markets de
pends largely upon the condition in
which the products reach their desti
nation.
Up to this time something like 200
acres have been pledged, and others
have been spoken of. Those who are
desirous pf joining the association are
invited to communicate with either of
f he banks here, or with H. A. Pitts or
E. D. Douglas.
It is pointed out that those who con
template going in this business should
take the matter up at once, as it is nec
cssary to secure seed at once in order
to get an early start.
Solicitor Dickerson’s Mother 111.
Solicitor M. D. Dickerson was call
ed to Homerville last Friday on ac
count of the illness of his mother, Mrs.
E. L. Roberts.
Mr. Dickerson returned to Douglas
Saturday evening and reported that
her condition was improved.
But Few Changes in City Tax Ordinance
"LONG SWEETNIN"
A Three Vet Farce bv Local Talent
Will Be Given at the Grand Thea
tre Next Wednesday Night.
What promises to be one of the most
amusing comedys given here in a long
time will be at the Grand Theatre next
Wednesday night, January 20. It is
entitled “Long Sweetni’n” and is by
Mr. E. S. Barton, of this city. The play
will be staged by him and all those
taking part are well known in Douglas
and as the entertainment is for the
benefit of the Douglas band, it is ex
pected that there will be a good crowd
out to witness it. There will be three
reels of pictures shown in addition to
the play.
The cast of characters will be:
Rose Haskins, B ile of the Vilage,—
Miss Paula Peacock.
Joe Ellington, her country sweet
heart,- Mr. Cecil Mumford.
William Haskins, the village squire,
—Mr. Walter Shaw.
Ann Haskins, wife of the squire,—
Miss Dollie Southerland.
Mose Nabor, star negro farm hand,
—Mr. E. S. Barton.
Liza Nabor, Mose’s wife, —Mr. Jim
Harris.
Phillip Warburn, an adventurer,-
Mr. Kile Knowles.
Sherlock Jones, in search of moon
shiners,—Mr. David Lott.
Sophrania Expectant, “Long Sweet
ni'n” (matrimony chief aspiration)—
Miss Wills.
“Trixy,” a mischievous kid,—Alex
Robins.
The Village Fiddler, -Mr. Lee Hur
ley.
Jane Bragg, Julia Spink and Bill
Scruggs,—Attendants at village dance.
The music for the occasion will be
furnished by the Douglas orchestra,
and the admission will be only 15c
and 25c.
ALMOST 25.000 BALES
HAVE BEEN GINNED
Already there have been ginned in
this county, from the 1914 crop, 24,792
bales of cotton, which would make it
seem that when the entire crop is in
bales there will be a total of about
26,000 bales (in round numbers.)
This exceeds any other yield made
in the county by several thousand
bal°s.
There had been ginned last year up
to the same period, January 1, out of
the 1913 crop, 19,059 bales.
NEW ENTERPRISE IS
TO LOCATE HERE SOON
A new business enterprise has been
organized here within the past few
days that will mean much to the city
in the way of giving employment to I
a number of people, if the plans under i
way are made to mature.
The company will be known as the |
Southern Information Burean, and as
no such organization exists in this
part of the country, it has a wide field
in which to operate.
A meeting was held Saturday and
Ben L. Lane was chosen president and
manager, and J. Dana Jones secretary
and treasurer. The final organization
will be made in the near future.
The company proposes to have a
branch at Valdosta and probably an
other in Savannah.
JUDGE FITE DID NOT HAVE A RAP
COMING TO HIM.
Dalton, Ga., Jan. 12.—Judge A. W.
Fite made no haste in rapping for or
der, when during an investigation as
to the drunkenness of a woman, Tom
Nations stated that he asked the wo
man why she was drunk, and was in
formed she was “celebrating Judge
Fite's birthday.’’
CITY COUNCIL GAVE CITY TAX
, DIGEST MUCH CONSIDERATION
Pool Tables $250 Each and License to Sell Fire
Works Fixed at SIOO Only Changes Made
MERCHANTS OBJECT
TO BREEN'S REMOVAL
Hearing of Intruded Change of Agents,
By the A. It,. \ A. Here, Petition
Is Sent to Try to Stop If.
The business men of Douglas, hear
ing that the A. 8., & A. contemplated
shifting Mr. Breen, the genial agent at
this place, to another point, circulat
ed a petition yesterday among the
business houses and, we understand,
it was practically unanimous that Mr.
Breen be retained. He has been here
for a number of years and has given
the very bst of satisfaction, and has
made many friends. Aside from this,
a change in agents at this time would
not be to the interests of the city and
community, it is thought by the busi
ness men.
The petition was sent to headquar
ters last night, and will be heard from
in a few days, and it is hoped that the
.oad will listen to the voice of its pa
trons here.
Mr. Breen states that if he is to be
succeeded here, he does not know what
line of business he will take up, and
it is openly expressed that he decide
to remain in Douglas.
WILL MAKE DOI'GLAK THEIR KI
TE RE HOME.
Mr Peacock and family, of West
Green, and Mr. and Mrs. Ellison, of
the same place, have moved to Doug
las, and are occupying one of hous
es on North Madison Avenue, next to
Mrs. R. B. Sanders.
IMPORTANT CHANGE IN
A. B. & A. SCHEDULE SOON
Effective next Sunday, a change
will be made in the A, 8., & A. sched
ule that will be of benefit to Douglas.
Train No. 1, arriving here at 19:53
a. m., will arrive about an hour earlier
which will make direct connection
with the northbound G. & F. train pos
sible. Heretofore the G. & F. train
got away before the A. 8., & A. morn
ing westbound train arrived and con
sequently travelers desirous of going
toward Augusta had to lay over here
until at night, making the junction
point undesirable.
The change of the time of No. 1 will
make it due in Atlanta at 7 o’clock in
the evening, almost an hour earlier
than now.
There are no changes in passenger
schedules announced.
REPORTS SHOW INTEREST
IN THE NEW HIGHWAY
Good roads advocates through the
section traversed by the Waycross-At
lanta highway do not propose for a
moment to have the Chicago-Indian
auolis-Florida highway selected until
the shorter route is considered, says
a news item in the Waycross Herald-
Journal.
Because the National highway has
been designated from Atlanta to
Jacksonville via a route that ex
cludes Douglas, Fitzgerald, Waycross
and other important cities, the effort
to secure better roads connecting the
cities named has been greater in re
cent years than ever before, and the
route today, with a few exceptions
holds its own with the National high
way.
Comunications from the Hoosier
Motor Club of Indianapolis, indicate
that the choice of the couthenr por
tion of the route is an open question
as yet, and will be decided only after
$1 Per Annum
The city council met in regular ses
sion Monday night. Mayor T. A. Wal
lace presiding. There was a full at
tendance ot the members.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved after
which Dr. G. L. Touchton represent
ing the county board of health was
heard on the condition of the county
sewer on the eastern limits of the city.
The sanitary committee was directed
by council to confer with Dr. Touch
ton and the county commsissioners in
regard to this matter and make a re
port back to council at its next meet
ing.
A petition was heard from Joseph
Hanna to lay 200 feet of storm sewer
from Ward to Sellars Streets, but ow
ing to the lack of funds in the city
treasury it was necessary to table the
petition until a later date. *
Tax Ordinance Taken I p.
Council wrestled with the special
tax ordinance for 1915 until midnight,
and finally adopted an ordinance, with
scarcely any changes from the 1914
schedule, and it was read for the first
lime.
The biggest change made is in the
tax on pool tables, which was raised
from SSO each to $250 each. Several
of the members of Council were in fa
vor of placing a tax of SI,OOO per ta
ble, but after a lengthy consideration
of the subject the sum of $250 per ta
ble was named.
Sale of Fireworks License SIOO
Council also fixed a license of SIOO
for the sale of fireworks in the city,
which is a change from the 1914 ordi
nance. No other changes were pro
posed.
The next meeting of the council will
be held on Monday night at which time
the various appointments yet to be
made will be given consideration.
Pay up your subscription.
ARCHIE ROBERTS IMPROVING
Col. Archie Roberts had his ankle
set Sunday morning, and is doing as
well as could be expected. It will be
remembered that he was in a runa
way accident a week ago, and had one
of his ankles broken and the other
one severely sprained. The swelling
was so great that the broken member
could not be set until last Sunday. It
was necessary for him to take an an
aesthetic, and he has suffered excru
ciating pain. His many friends here
and over the county wish him speedy
recovery. «^< r >
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He—Could you learn to love me?
She—l learned to speak Chinese.—
Dartmouth Jack o’ Lantern.
the various routes have been investi
gated. The Waycross-Douglas route
to Florida is the shortest and with
the road-building facilities the various
counties now have can be made the
best route in the State.
Reports from Waycross, Fitzgerald
and other cities along the short route
show that the cities are interested in
securing the National highway a few
years ago are just as interested in the
new highway, and are in better shape
from the road point of view to get
what they are after. In Coffee County
nearly all of the proposed highway is
in splendid shape. In Ware county,
a lot of good work has been done on
the route, over half of it having been
paved, some with gravel. Shaky
wooden bridges have given way to per
manent bridges, and that county has
promised to co-operate with ether
counties in an effort to make the route
a strong contender for official desig
nation.