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Vol 11. No. 18
HARDWICK MAYSPEAK
HERE ON FIELD DAY
Great preparations are being made
by the County Board of Education to
hokl one of the biggest field days in
the history of the county, when the
time comes for the closing of the coun
ty schools, April 24th, this year.
The Board is now at work laying
the plans for the occasion, and are
making every effort to get things in
shape in time so that there will be
hitch in the mapped out program.
Prominent men of the State and Na
tion have been invited to be here and
deliver addersses that day, among
c ihem Hon. Thos. W. Hardwick, and it
is quite likely that he will be here, as
he has written an encouraging letter
in reply to his invitation from the
Board.
Mr. Hardwick was invited some
time ago, and recently Prof. Floyd re
ceived the following letter from him:
“Washington, D. C., Feb. 25, 1915.
“Prof. J. Gordon Floyd,
“Douglas, Ga.
“Dear Mr. Floyd:
“I am in receipt of your letter of
the 22nd inst. extending me an invita
tion to be present on the 24th of April
at the Coffee County School Field Day
and deliver an address. I wish to
ithank you most kindly for the invita
tion and hope that I may be able to
be present, but just at this time it is
impossible for me to make any defi
nite promise about it as I cannot nov
say what my duties will be, but I shall
be glad for you to write me again
about it the latter part of March and if
it is possible for me to accept the in
vitation I shall be more than glad to
do so.
“Again thanking you for your
thought of me in this connection and
with kind personal regards, I am,
“Very sincerely yours,
(Signed) “Thos. \\ . Hardwick.
LOCAL FARMERS’ CION'S ARE
BEING FORMED RAPIDLY NOW
The work of the local organizers for
the Farmers’ Union in Coffee County
is being met with much encouragement
in all sections of the county.
Already something like fifteen local
unions have been formed in the count}
during thep ast few weeks, and ac
cording to reports at headquarters,
many more will be formed in the near
future.
State President J. J. Brown has just
returned from a trip to North’ Geor
gia and states that the movement for
organization is the strongest now in
the State that he has ever known it
to be.
LITTLE JAMES DOUGLAS FALLS
FROM FEME VXD IS KILLED
(From our Pearson Correspondent.)
A very sad death occurred in the
home of Mr. D. A. Douglas last Fri
day. Little James fell from the fence
onto a stump, inflicting injuries which
proved fatal.
The school was dismissed and the
entire student body marched out to
Mr. Douglas' home to pay their last
tribute of respect to their faithful
classmate.
’Twas very pathetic to see the smaller
boys and girls showering down their
flowers as they passed by the casket
to catch a glimpse of the departed
schoolmate.
Brazil received 192,684 immigrants
last year, 63,023 of them assisted by
the government and 7,122 of them from
Japan.
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“First With the News”
Drawn expressly for The Progress.
BIG FARMERS’ UNION RALLY
BE HELD HERE ON SATURDAY
Plans have been perfected for a big
rally here next Saturday in the inter
ests of things that vitally effect the
farmers, especially at this time.
Prominent Speakers ComiiiLr.
The meeting will be public and will
be held at the court house beginning
at 10 o’clock in the morning, and sev
eral prominent speakers will be on
hand and will address the farmers
on such important subjects as “Buy
ing Fertilizer,” “How Much Acreage
to Devote to Diversified Crops,” etc.
Such matters as these are of great
interest to all who are interested in
agriculture, and especially at this time
the matter of buyinf fertilizer is vast
ly important.
Good Attendance Expected.
The meeting is being planned by the
State Headquarters of the Farmers’
Union, and Mr. Fred Ricketson, the
secretary informs The Progress that
judging from what he has learned up
to this time, there will be a good at
tendance at the meeting. He wishes
it made known that the meeting is
open to everybody, whether they are
membrs of the Union or not. a cor
dial invitaion has been extended to
the general public.
MRS. DUNN DEMONSTRATING
“SERY-US” PRODUCTS HERE
Mrs. W. C. Dunn, who is sent to
Douglas direct from the factory, is at
J. D. Perkins' store this week demon
strating “Serv-us" pure food products.
Mrs. Dunn is a cultured lady, and
has traveled extensively, and to meet
her is a pleasure, which combined
with her very pleasant manner of
showing the splendid goods made by
her firm, makes a short visit to the
store an enjoyablee one.
Mr. Perkins informs The Progress
that he is much pleased with the line
and is not a bit sorry that he decided
to take the goods for exclusive use in
Douglas. It really is a popular brand
and the goods bear out anything
may be said about them, and the house
wives of this city and vicinity are be
coming better acquainted with the line
every day.
Douglas, Georgia, Wednesday, March 3rd, 1915
OFFICIAL ORGAN FOR THE CITY .OF. DOI'GLAH.
WAR ON DRUGS IS
BEGUN BY THE U. S.
Monday the United States govern
ment entered the field of practical
therapeutics and began to treat the
many millions of victims of drugs.
Therefore, henceforth, it will not be
possible for dopers, sniffers, shooters
and the rest of the drug users to ob
tain their usual potions from drug
stores peddlers, etc., unless the sellers
want to risk a go with Uncle Sam as
complainant.
The first step of Uncle Sam in the
wiping out of this terrible affliction
that is sapping the vitality of millions
of Americans was taken Monday, when
he put the lid on the supply of “dope”
Opium, cocaine, heroin, codiene, mor
phine and their many allies and de
rivatives are henceforth under the con
trol of the national government.
A wave of insanity and crime is fear
ed as the result of this sudden shut
ting off of the unlimited distribution
of drugs. This is the most pitiable
phase of the necessary action of the
government. Authorities estimate the
number of Americans addicted to the
drug habit at from one to four million.
So secretly is the habit cultivated that
this estimate is considered to be low.
THREE ROUTES ARE PROPOSED*
NEW HIGHWAY MEETING SOON
When the Chattanooga convention in
the interests of the Dixie Higlfcvay
is held, Auril 3, delegations represent
ing three routes from Atlanta to Jack
sonville will be present to advance the
claims of their respective sections, ac
cording, to information received here
in the past few' days.
This city and county is interested
in hating the highway adopt a route
that will take in Perry, Hawkinsville,
Abbeville, Fitzgerald, Ocilla, Douglas
and thence to Waycross and Jackson
ville., and with the Ctlarlton county
people working to bridge the St. Ma
ry's river, it looks like the route this
way will make a splendid showing be
fore the convention.
The three routes competing are:
1. From Macon via Fitzgerald and
Douglas to Jacksonville.
2. From Macon via Vienna, Cordele
Tifton, Nashville and Valdosta to Jack
sonville.
USING EFFORTS TO
KEEP OUT DISEASE
Special to The Progress.
Atlanta, March 2. —Following the re
turn from Chicago of Dr. Peter F.
Bahnsen, state veterinarian, where he
went to attend a meeting of the Unit
ed States Live Stock Sanitary Asso
ciation, Commissioner Price has ask
ed him for a statement relative to the
steps to be taken to protect Georgia
cattle from the foot and mouth dis
ease which has done so much damage
in other sections. Dr. Bahnsen's state
ment follows:
“The meeting of the association w r as
called to consider the crisis caused by
the spread of foot and mouth disease
and to propose uniform regulations
that will prevent its spread, without
unnecessarily restricting the move
ment of live stock.
“Foot and mouth disease made its
appearance in this country about the
middle of August, 1914, and has spread
since then, in spite of Herculean ef
forts made by State and Federal gov
ernments, into twenty states and the
District of Columbia. Newly infected
herds continue to appear in the heav
ily infected States, and it is certain
that nothing short of rigidly enforced
quarantine regulations can avert the
disaster of a general spread of this dis
ease. In the enforcement of such reg
ulations officials in charge absolutely
depend on the co-operation of every
citizen, especially dealers in live stock
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breeders and feeders of live stock,
stock yard officials and transportation
companies.
“Cringing this highly contagious
disease to the open range section of
the South would be a national calam
ity; it would place an almost insur
mountable embargo on the growing
live stock interests in the South, and
would prove a staggering blow to the
propaganda of diversflied farming.
“As a result of the existing restric
tions of movements of cattle, traffic in
stockers and feeders is nearly at a
standstill; the restricted movement of
finished feeders to the markets makes
thir sale on the home markets, or, bet
ter yet,, on the farm, an act of pru
dence and profit.
“This stagnated condition in the
-heeding and feeding centers can lead
to tfht one final result, and that is an
abnormal scarcity of cattlfe, swine and
sheep, especiallv cattle.
“In view of the foregoing facts, the
State veterinarian urgently recom
mends that no breeding stock be sold
for slaughtering purposes, and that no
stock for any purpose be purchased in
states under Federal quarantine on ac
count of foot and mouth disease.”
$1 Per Annum
LIMESTONE SHOULD
NOT BE USED AS FILLER
This Material Should Be l sed By It
self, Say Experts of the State Ag
ricultural Department
Special to The Progress.
Atlanta, March 2. —As the result of
many inquiries which have reached
the State department of agriculture,
relative to the use of limestone for the
purpose of correcting acidity of the
soil, Commissioner J. D. Price has ask
ed the State chemist for a brief state
ment on this subject, which follows:
“Experiments conducted in the
chemical divisoin of the department,
have shown conclusively that lime
stone should not be used as a filler
in fertilizer, because it changes the
water soluble phosphoric acid into a
form that is insoluble in water. This
latter form is not valueless, but it is
not as good as that which is soluble
in water.
“The farmer buying fertilizer con
taining lime as a filler, is likely to
form the opinion that he is getting
enough lime for his soil, whereas he
is really getting very little. Most Geor
gia soils need lime, but this material
shouud be added by itself where need
ed, in quantities varying from one ton
to four tons per acre, depending on the
degree of acidity of the soil. The lime
stone should first be applied and thor
oughly mixed with the soil, and the
fertilizer should be applied after
wards.”
Albert Hesters
Goes to Gang
Albert Hesters, a well known color
ed character of the city, thought that
a certain colored lady needed some
capital punishment, so last Saturday
night he proceeded to administer the
aforesaid licking, and it is said that
he made a good job of it. At any rate
when Hesters showed up before May
or Wallace Monday, and was tried, he
was given a chance to aid in build
ing the new national highway through
this county. He has already begun to
work, and will away from his usual
stamping grounds for the next twelve
month.
Mayors court proved to be a draw
ing card last Monday, for w hen a cer
tain dusky damsel was up for trial, the
room was scarce large enough to hold
all those who had come to se that “jus
tice was done.” It was.
IS ABLE TO BE OUT AGAIN.
Mr. B. Peterson, w ho has been seri
ously ill for a long time, is able to be
out on the streets again. Mr. Peter
son has lost considerable flesh during
his illness, but otherwise looks quite
himself. He says that he feels in
pretty good Hhape, but is weak.
Pull for Douglas or pull out.
As a result of the situation which
has developed throughout the country
as tp the foot and mouth disease, the
veterinarian, with the approval of
Commissioner J. D. Price, has issued
the following border, which is in im
mediate effect, for the protection of
the cattle industry in Georgia:
“To prevent the introductoin of the
foot and mouth disease into the State
of Georgia:
“Until further notice all shipments
of live stock, for any purpose, from
states under Federal quarantine on ac
count of the foot and mouth disease,
into the State of Georgia, are prohibit
?d.
“Shipments from other states must
be made in cars cleaned and disinfect
?d, under official state and Federal sup
ervision, and must otherwise comply
with the requirements of the State of