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Vol 11. No. 23
KING ALGOHALCAUSES
NEGRO TO LOSE LIFE
T oor whiskey caused another death
jast Friday night in Douglas, this time
a 'good, hardworking negro got tank
ed up and went out looking for troub
,v,, with the result that he had his
head practically shot off by anothei
negro, whom he was annoying.
According to the best information
obtainable, the negro, Frank Dees,
■v ent to the home of Henry Watt, on
Savage Hiil at about 6 o’clock Friday
evening. Dees w r as intoxicated and
::tt asked him to leave the house as
was in no condition to be around,
two negroes had always been
K: • best of friends and did not have
% \y argument at this time, but Dees
i,:ler leaving Watt’s house evidently
had an idea that he had been imposed
. pon for he secured a shot gun and
returned to Watt’s at about 6:30.
He went into the house and lifted
;f ' gun to his shoulder as though to
i-Miot Watt, who reached in the cor
tjc; , secured his own gun and fired at
I • s. The load hit Dees in the mouth
b i over backward and died instantly.
Watt at once notified the authorit
y's and Chief Stevens went to the
rouse and placed Watt under arrest.
The Douglas Undertaking Co. was
notified and removed the dead negro's
jmpy to their establishment and pre-
Wf ed it for burial.
Watt was given a hearing the next
morning and after the testimony was
ta'l en he was turned loose, as he had
ch'arly acted in self defense and the
reutection of his home.
HOT 60 PER CENT
OF FERTILIZER USED
Special to The Progress. ,
Atlanta. April 6. —The records of
the Department of Agriculture indi
t:o'e most conclusively that the use of
fertilizer this year will not be sixty
pe~ cent of the amount sold last sea
son. During the previous .entire sea
son tags were sold for 1,282,098 tons
o' fertilizers, and of this amount tags
were sold for 1,060,122% tons in Janu
ary, February and March. During the
st three months this year tags were
Mmid for only 534,932 tons. From these
records we see that the purchase of
fertilizers this year are 50.47 per cent
o‘, the amount purchaser last year,
and we further see that about five
sixths of the fertilizer used in 1914
was purchased by the first of April, or
rather contracted for.
It is very evident, therefore, that
the farmers of Georgia are cutting
down their fertilizer bill by half. All
o! this proves most conclusively that
the yield of cotton in Georgia for this
year will be very much less than last.
LUST INSTITUTE
NEXT SATURDAY
On Saturday next. April 10, begin
■ffjjg at 10 o’clock in the morning, the
4ast teachers’ monthly institute will
'be held in the school auditorium at
Douglas.
It is hoped that no teacher will ask
to be excused from this institute un
less providentially hindered, as final
arrangements will be made for the
school contests.
Final instructions will also be given
for closing the term's work.
Checks will be delivered at the time
of this institute.
J. GORDON FLOYD, C. S. S.
Do You Need Honey? *•"*’ Si.
We are now closing farm loans promptly. If you need
money, come to see us
DICKERSON, KELLEY & ROBERTS
A Breeding Place For Flies
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COTTON WILL BE “LOW PRICED"
IF ANOTHER BIG CROP IS MADE
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Is the Prediction of Commissioner J. D. Price
Special to The Progress.
TAtlanta, April 6.—The State De
deep concern and alarm the reports
| which come from several sections of
the State to the effect that no active
steps are being taken to a reduction
of the cotton acreage this year as com
pared to last. These reports are by
no means general, for in many coun
ties effective plans for a reduction of
25 per cent as compared with 1914
have already been made.
The department sees considerable
danger, however, in the too heavy
planting of cotton in any section. Com
menting upon the situation, Commis
sioner of Agriculture J. D. Price said:
“I can scarcely believe that these
reports indicating in some instances
a lack of inclination to reduce the
acreage are w'ell founded. My infor
mation from many sections of the
State which I have visited and with
which I have been in correspondence
indicates that the farmers or Georgia
have learned their lesson and that
that acreage will be reduced generally.
Big Crop Means Low Price.
“Nevertheless, I feel it the duty of
the department to call attention to
the danger that exists in this direc
tion. I cannot understand how any
Georgia farmer could consider for a
moment sticking to the one crop idea
in the face of the fact that the South
has just made the biggest cotton crop
in the world’s history. Certainly, they
cannot afford to let themselves be mis
led by the little recent rise in price
and go back to a single crop instead
of making the food stubs they abso
lutely need for home use.
“Even if the European war should
end w ithin a short time and we should
make anything like the crop of 1914,
we could not expect anything but low
prices for it. The L'nited States cen
sus bureau shows that this country
has consumed in the past 7 month
225,000 bales less than for the same
Douglas, Georgia, Wednesday, April 7, 1915
OFFICIAL OKI* Alf FOB TIE CITY OF. DOUGLAS.
SCHOOLS WILL CLOSE
APRIL TWENTY FOURTH
At a regular meeting of the Board of
Education of Coffee County, held in
office of the superintendent at
Douglas on April 5, a quorum being
present, it was unanimously decided
that all rural schools, both white and
colored, will close on April the 24th,
and will not open again till Novem
ber Ist, of this year.
April 24th will be the close of the
six months term, the schools having
opened on November Ist, last year.
J. H. PETERSON, President.
J. GORDON FLOYD, Supt.
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DOUGLAS DEFEATSBROXTON
The second nine of Douglas ball
players went to Broxton Monday and
trimmed that team to the tune *f 21-3.
Collins and Ricketson were the bat
ten - for Broxton, while Shappell did
the twirling for Douglas.
Knowles, McDonald and Cavender
each hit for homers. Shappell gave up
but tw’o hits.
period the year before. Its figures al
so show that foreign shipments up to
date have been approximately 1,760,-
000 bales less than for the same period
of a yaer ago. So that in the face of
the record crop the world’s consump
tion of our cotton has been nearly two
million bales less for the seven months
up to about the first of March than for
the same period of the year preceding.
“How can anybody etainendsevm
Gives Warning Against Big Acreage
“How anybody can find in these fig
ures anything to encourage him to
plant practically his w r hole farm in
cotton is more than I can understand.
I want to give fair warning against
it. If the farmers do it they are go
ing to suffer. I do not believe they
will do it, but this is one thing we
ought to be absolutely sure about It
is the only safe way.”
SHOUTING OGGURREO
AT DANCING PARTY
There was in progress a real old
fashioned dance going on merrily ut
the home of Leon Carver, on Franklin
Street, last Saturday night. That is
everything was merry until someone
pulled a gun and shot one of the par
ticipants, it is said because there w as
objection to the way the partners had
been selected.
Chief Stevens went to the place at
once and after awhile arrested five
who were lodged in jail, and the
wounded man, Dempsey Arnold, was
taken to the hospital for treatment. It
is said that he was shdt in the hip by
Riley Higgs, and that the wound is
of such a nature that he will be a
cripple for life even if ho recovers.
The next morningetainFdo
The five who were arrested end held
appeared before Mayor Wallace Mon
day morning and all plead guilty to
a charge of disorderly conduct, and
were each given SIO.OO or 20 days.
According to the records Riley Higgs
is still under bond charged with as
sault with intent to murder; and Al
len Stevens, one of the quintette, is
also under bond charged with drawing
a gun on Chief Stevens.
According to reports, there would
have been more happiness had there
been less booze imbibed.
SENATOR WARD RECEIVED A
MVSTERIOTS LOOKING PACKAGE
Last Friday morning, at 8:01:05 to
be exact. Judge C. A. Ward called at
the window at the postoffice w here one
is instructed to call when anything
reaches that popular place that will
not go into the letter boxes, and re
ceived from the smiling and genial
postmaster, Mr. Lemuel Peterson, a
package.
Now, this is not an unusual occur
rance at the Douglas postoffice, any
more than it is in any other city, but
when Judge Ward started for home
with that package snugly held under
his arm he attracted attention. And
well he might, for the package was
built on lines that made it appear as
though its contents would cheer the
heart of the most forlorn. It was shap
ed —but what’s the use, every prohi
bitionist knows “just’’ how it was
shaped.
And as we stated before, a large and
enthusiastic audience greeted the Sen
ator elect as he emerged from the
postoffice; said audience growing larg
er and more enthusiastic as the Judge
further emerged.
There are many reasons for this en
thusiasm. First, times are hard and
the wherewith to secure comfort and
happiness is scarce; second, this town
is a prohibition town and don’t you
forget it; third, everyone in Georgia
knows that Judge Ward is one of the
most hospitable men on her soil; so
why, oh, why? should not enthusiasm
run high?
Senator Ward looked at “the boys,”
and there was an expression of deep
sympathy in his face for them, but as
another primary is a long way off, he
simply smiled and passed on.
So did the crowd.
Finally Senator Ward saw that there
was no getting away from his ‘friends’
so he sidestepped into Tanner's Phar
macy and the crowd followed until
the place looked as though a bargain
MONEY ON FARMS , B 6 £ R «*' T
DELIVERED IMMEDIATELY
LANKFORD & MOORE, Douglas. Ga.
$1 Per Annum
MR. ANDERSCN DIED
SUDDENLY SUNDAY
The city was startled last Sunday af
ternoon to learn that Mr. Walter An
derson had died very suddenly at the
city hospital where he went for treat
ment a day or two before.
Mr. Anderson had been ill but a few
days and went # to the hospital where
he could receive necessary attention.
Sunday morning he seemed to be in
the best of spirits and sat up in bed
and conversed quite freely. About 5
o’clock in the afternoon, he complain
ed of a pain in his chest and in a
very few moments was dead, all efforts
to relieve him failing.
The cause of death was heart fail
ure, and was unlooked for as he had
not been a sufferer with heart troub
le, and his physician states that it is
possible that the pain Mr. Anderson
had suffered with during his illness
had weakened the heart.
The deceased was about 50 years of
age, and came to Douglas less than
two years ago. He held the position
of M. C. B. clerk at the G. & F. shops
and was held in the highest regard by
all his associates.
The remains were prepared for ship
ment and burial by the Douglas Under
taking Co., and were sent to Savan
nah Monday where they were met by
relatives of the deceased and convey
ed to the old home at Milford, Va.
District School
Contest April 17
On Saturday, April 17th, the dis
jtrict contests will be held in Douglas,
| Broxton, Nicholls, Pearson and Willa
i eoochee. The program will begin
! promptly at 9:30 o'clock in the morn
ing, and all contestants must be on the
ground on time or be denied entrance
into the contest. At the district con
tests nothing will be contested except
the literary and athletic feature of the
complete county program. The gen
eral exhibits, and exhibits in cooking
and sewing will be brought to Doug
las only on the day of the final con
test on April 24th. Contestants must
win in both district and county con
tests before prizes will be awarded.
The different schools will be expect
ed to attend the town or district con
test nearest them, but may choose an
other if they prefer. Lt is hoped that
as many of the patrons as can will at
tend and encourage the young peo
ple to do their best.
J. GORDON FLOYD. C. S. S.
Don’t worry, g3t busy at something
useful.
A Progress local ad will sell it.
sale in men’s needfuls was in prog
ress.
And the Judge began to undo the
fastenings of the package. As the- —
But wait!
It would be adding insult to injury
to describe the attitude of the “boys”
as the unwrapping process proceeded
It is enough to say that when Judge
Ward reached inside the package and
drew forth some flower clippings that
had been sent to his wife, the “boys”
had immedite business to attend to
elsewhere.
Mrs. Ward is very proud of the fine
specimens of plants she received and
has them set out in her front yard.