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GREAT AUTO CLUB OFFICIALLY OPENS TO-DAY
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VOL. 11. NO. 38.
$1,500 IN CASH AND PRIZES TO BE GIVEN AWAY SEPTEMBER 18th, 1915.
PROPOSES PRIMARY LAW IS
SUBJECT SF MUON DISCUSSION
Special to The Progress.
Atlanta, July 20— Probably no bill
being considered in the Georgia legis
lature has excited more discussion in
the past week than that of Representa
tive Beck, of Carroll county, which
provides sweeping changes in primary
elections in Georgia. It would have all
primaries, for every office, held on the
fourth Wednesday in August, prohib
it any man’s running in a general elec
tion unless he was nominated in the
primary, have the state pay all expens
es, prohibit the hiring of workers and
provide that" the candidate receiving
the biggest vote the nominee, regard
less of a majority. It would elimi
nate all county and state conventions
and the unit system.
The legislature has passed but few
general bills so far, having consum
c( a great deal of time in committee
work. But a small number of dras
tic measures have been offered, and
no great fight is expected upon the pri
xnary bill above mentioned and what
ever tempeijince legislation may come
up.
The Georgia-Anti Saloon league is
confident of securing the passage of
laws which will render locker clubs
and hi nr beer saloons a thing of the
past, but there is a considerable op
p sit ion to any change in the present
statutes.
The desire (f the Louisville & Nash
ville railroad to build a new line from
Atlanta to. Cartersville competing with
the'tf: ' r»a J r-'d'.mining tile L. &N.
there is arcu-ing hot discussion and
opposition. It is realized that with
this road built the system, which now
controls the lease of the state road,
would have a formidable weapon to
prevent the state’s receiving its con
templated increased t'ental for its road
when the present lease expire* i; a
few years. Steps to prevent the is
nuance of a charter probabiv v. ill be
taken by the legislature.
SEVERAL ARE
MENTIONED AS
LIKELY TO RON
NEXT ELECTION
It is stated that J. E. T. Bowden, of
Wayeross. will run for Congress from
this district next year. It is also said
that Alvin Sellers, of Baxley is groom
ing himself to get into trim to make
the race. Judge W. C. Lankford, of
this city has already made informal
announcement, and so it would seem
that there are a number who have a
notion of trying to get the office.
Kon. J. Randal Walker, the present
incumbent, has not yet made any state
ment as to his intentions of running
to succeed himself. But it is stated on
good authority that he will be in the
race.
At any rate, prospects now bid fair
for a lively scramble next year over
this gift of the people.
All those who are now mentioned
are men well known throughout the
district and any one of them would
make the district capable represen
tatives.
It is believed, however, that in the
event Mr. Walker announces that he
will be opposed by only Judge Lark
ford.
FI VAT, NOTICE TO TEACHERS
The regular teachers' examination
will be held in Douglas the last two
days of July, beginning a: 8:30 o'clock
a. m. All those expecting to teach in
this county or elsewhere, should take
advantage of this as under no circum
stances save emergency will any spec
ial examination be given during the
next year.
J. GORDON FLOYD, C. S S.
Hog and Hominy Will
Be Plentiful in South
Special to The Progress.
Atlanta, July 20.—That more corn
and hogs are being raised in the South
this year than ever was known before,
and that the crop is being made at a
reduced expense of from 25 to 50 per
cent is shown in reports made by its
service bureau to the Southern States
Life Insurnace company from the
four states of Alabama, Florida, Geor
gia and South Carolina. It is also
shown that the debts of the farmers
are not more than half what they us
ually are.
“The increase in the corn crop is
fully 30 per cent,” says the consoli
dated report. “There are a third more
hogs than in the past. The cotton
crop has been reduced by about 22 per
cent and the land given over to grain"
INDIANS WILL FLAY
DOUGLAS NEXT WEEK
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Green’s Nebraska Indian baseball
team will be in Douglas next week, on
Friday and Saturday, to play two
games with the local team
The Indians are said to be high up
in the art of trimming their opponents
but Douglas hopes to get an aggrega
tion together that will turn the tables
on them and take their scalps.
MAT SUBSTITUTE ELECTRif
CHAIR FOR THE GALLOWS
Special to The Progress.
Atlanta, July 20,—The gallows may
go and give place to an electric death
chair if the representative from Hall
county. Mr. Adams, succeeds in getting
his bill past the legislature. He be
lieves hanging to be brutal and in
human, and desires that a death chair
be set up either at Milledgeville or At
lanta and ail condemned prisoners ex
ecuted there. The bill is in the hands
of a committee for investigating the
’ectrie system.
NEW PRESSING CLUB OPENS UP
A new pressing club, known as the
O K. Pressing Club, has been opened
up in the building on East Ward St.
next door to The Progress office, by-
Mr. A. H. Huckabee and will be con
ducted in a fir3t-class manner.
The owner of the club will employ
an expert presser and cleaner and be
will put forth every effort to give th°
people the very best of service at all
times.
DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1913.
IS THE WINNER OF THE AUTOMOBILE
IN THIS LIST OR WILL IT BE SOME ONE
WHO HAS NOT YET BEEN NOMINATED?
The following contestants have en
tered. rnd some of them have done a
god deal of work with success up to
today:
Mary Anne Ferguson. Ambrose.2o,ooo
Belle Peterson, Broxton 20,000
Eliza Taylor, Broxton 20.000
Mabel Squires, Douglas 30,5)3
Mrs. A. H. Huckabee, Douglas. . .21.000
Clyde Griffin. Dougla.s 20 000
Alkalone Rollins, Douglas 20,0000
Laura Careloek, Douglas 20,000
Ira Cowart, Douglas 20,000
Viola Merrier, Wouglas 20,000
Dolcie Jowers, Douglas 20,000
Maggie Dugger. Douglas 20,000
Ruth Douglas, Kirkland 22 500
Ada Fielding, Kirkland 20,000
Gussie Roberts, Leliaton 28,500
Ethel Tanner. McDonald 25,000
Cora Meeks, Nicholls... 20,000
Claude Wall. Willacocchce 21.500
Bertha Corbitt, Willacocchce.. 20,000
Esther Denton. West Green 20.000.
Ruth Epling West Green 20,000
Jessie Mayo, West Green 26,000
Several New Contestants
HOW VOTES ARE ISSUED ON
SUBSCRIPTIONS
The eight weeks of the campaign nave b . it div:d d into three
voting j < vii t;. The in'. . rof votes ail w-l <>• su faur ;< ions "ill
be decrea; <1 Id per •ret IVr each,Vdc .-ed.; •••., |n»>->od. 1' is gr<*>ul>
n the ::f t he. <i .;...■ -*s To '. ::: :.y.s ;s
as possible during the firstperiod.
FIRST PERIOD runs from July 21 to August 4.
SECOND PERIOD runs from August 4 to .An lit IS
THIRD PERIOD runs from August 18 to September 18.
Vote schedule for first period
1 Year 15,000 SI.OO
2 Years 40,000 $2.00
3 Years 60,000 $3.00
4 Years 100,000 $4.00
5 Years 150,000 $5.00
10 Years 350,000' SIO.OO
Votes are to be allowed on both old and new subscriptions and
also on arrearages. Be sure to ask for all your votes when pay
ing your money.
Remember that the scale of votes will decrease ten per cent
at the close of each period.
NOTICE. —In order to assure every candidate of the absolute
fairness of this campaign we state positiveiv that should any club
bing offer be made at any time during the campaign or any other
form of bonus offer made, that each candidate wiil be given full
credit on all subscriptions of the class oh which the offer is made,
which have been turned in since the campaign started. By this
method you may turn in every single subscription as soon as you
get it with full guarantee that you will lose nothing because of
some offer made later.
CLIP THIS BLANK
Join The Progress’ $1,500 Aulomobile Club
Today and Get Your Share of the
Magnificent Prizes
FREE
NOMINATION BLANK
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Address ,
Nominated by
Only One Nomination Accepted for Any one Person
20,000 FREE VOTES
will be given the party whose nomination appears here
ALL FORDS BUT ONE
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When the round the state tourists
lined up ready to s + art out Monday, it
was noticed that of all tne cars in the
line all were Fords except Mi C. E.
Baker's.
As will be seen v oiu the above, sev
eral new workers have taken hold this
week, and all of them who have been
out any state that they are ‘sure to
win,” At any rat; someone will win
the car and it will be worth a lot of
effort. Another thing we wish to call
attention to is that w r o have decided to
give two additional prizes, a watch as
second prize and a roeke • as third. To
the contestants getting these two priz
es will be given a commission on the
monty they send in. No commission
will be paid the winner of the ea-. of
course. Too we call attention to ihe
vote coupon in this issue. Have your
friends save these for-you as they will
count a lot at the end of the campaign.
Begin at this saving at once as the
coupon will reduce in value each week
as explanied on the coupon. Get busy
| NOW, for tive ones who work the hard
jest at the beginning have the best op
i portunity. If YOU work, YOUR friend
I will be glad to work for you. If you
do not work, you cannot expect anyone
[to take an interest in the w r ork for you.
The Ford is the most popular car m
the world, and the who are
trying to win one in t l .e Progress cam
paign will be ,f ;n Knowing
that there are more Herds in Coffee
county than all oth :r cars put togeth
er.
BROXTON FARMERS MUCH INTERESTED
IN DIVERSIFICATION OF CROPS
BIG PARTY LEFT ON
ROUND STATE TOUR
The round the state tourists got
away from here Monday at
about 8 o’clock, there being some ten
or twelve ears altogether, and the par
ty left in a jolly good mood. The ones
making up the party represented net. r
ly every interest in the city and coun
ty, and before they get back home they
will have left a trail of advertising be
hind that will be felt in this section
for a long time to come.
There would have been more goir g
but for the fact that the weather wrs
exceedingly hot. and many of the farm
ers are now busy pulling cotton and
getting ready to pick cotton.
The tourists will visit Cordele, Mon
tezuma, Macon, Griffin, Jonesboro, At
lanta, Winder, Athens, Montictllo,
Hpwkinsville, Eastman and other cit
ies before returning home next Friday.
Included in the party which is head
ed by R. A. Smith, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, is G. B. Eu
nice, farm demonstrator; J. Gordon
Floyd, superintendent of schools; J.
C. Ellis, John McGovern, C. E. Baker,
county commissioners; Miss No la
Johnson, canning club agent; and At
along to be five official spokesmanointi
Torney J. N, McDonald, who is one of
the live winres of the Chamber, went
along to act as official spokesman. A
good many others vent, but it was im
p. • slide to get a ’complete list of the
party, because They did hot
•ird at the last mon.ru t there was too
notch excitement to get an accurate
list. Quite a number of ladies accom
panied the party.
Reports that have been received up
to now are to the effect that the party
making schedule time, few accidents
have marred the trip, and the tourists j
are being royally welcomed all along
the route.
Delayed Unavoidably
The Progress was delayed in issuing
this week on account of a break in one
of the machines. We regret being late
but cannot always control our wish
es. and we trust that our subscribers
will bear with us whenever anything
unavoidable prevents us coming out:
on time.
RECEIVED TOO LATE
We are in receipt of a communica
tion answering the one in last week's
Progress from Mr. M. L. Patrick, but
the letter came too late for us to get
it in this week. We will print it in
the next issue.
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.
The following is a list of uncalled
for letters and post-cards remaining
in this office on July 10th. and un
less called for within the next fifteen
days tho same will be sent to the
Tetter office at Washington, D. C.:
Men’s List.
J. M. Mitchell, Pink Cbavers. Peter
McKitchen. W. L. Gillis, T. J. Barnett,
Will Romps, S. W. Woods, J. M. Ben
nette. Willie Nelson, A. H. Austin, Bill
Burr. Cleathers William , Chris G.
King (2). B. C. Campbell, Lumpkin
Bush, E. Milburn, Aaron Smith.
Ladies’ List.
Maggie Masking, Rosie Hammond,
Ardie Walters, Mary Chester, Lelia
Wilcox, Mrs. J. N. Tailey, Mrs. Luia
Kirklin. Mrs. Maud Preston. Mrs. Sal
lie McEueen, Mrs. Inetter McKiver,
Mrs. Charlie Reid, Mrs. A. W. Walker
Mrs. Bessie Fenton, Mrs. Charlie Gra
ham. Mrs. B. E. Collier, Miss M J Ha
gin
L. S. PETERSON, Postmaster
Mrs. J. E. Chappelle has gone to
Leesburg, Americus and other points
for a ten days’ visit with relatives and
friends.
OFFICIAL ORGAN CITY OF DOUGLAS
The diversification in farming is be
ing tried by some of the farmers in
this section this year. Mr. Edwin Todd
who is ex-officio J. P. for this district
as well as one of our best farmers has
between five and six acres in tobac
co from which he expects to gather
700 pounds per acre. He cure! his
first barn last week. There are thioe
or four other farmers in this -leigh
borhood that arc trying tobaccv this
year and all report good crops. There
is a movement on foot to get enough
farmers to paint it next year to auth •
orize the erection of a warehouse here
so that it can be disposed of weekly,
thereby putting money in circulation
just at a time when needed most.
LOBBYIST ARE NOT
BEING ENCOURAGED
Special to The Progress.
Atlanta, July 20. —Perhaps never be
fore in the history of the Georgia leg
islature have such conscientious and
diligent efforts been made to keep lob
byists off ffthe floor of the Hons of
representatives as Speaker W. H. Bur
well has made during the present ses
sion. At least not since lobbyists be
■ania. a recognized growth upon the
body legislative have gentry engaged
in attempting to influence the making
of laws found it so difficult to confer
with members of the House. Speaker
Bnrv,. i,uuiiiounr-ed at the beginning of
the sesion ;hut the rule against unau
thorized prisons entering the lobbies
of the House and coming upon the
!• would be strictly enforced. He
publicly told the door keepers that if
they could no! enforces the ruie he
• ould put men i:i their places who
ould and would.
He also announced that persons de
siring to st* ■ members of the House”
must stop at the door, send in their
cards, and wait outside until the mem
bers had the time and inclination to
leave the hall and find out what they
wanted. Since that day the marble
floor of the hall in front of the House
of Representatives has been under a
terrific strain, but the inside lobbies
and the floor of the House have b«en
so clear that members can actually
move around without bumping into
membres of “The Third House,” as
the lobbyists are commonly known.
Clerk A. W, Haddocti
Undergoes Operation
The many friends of Mr. A W. Had
dock ao rejoicing with him ove- r .
splendid condition since his operation
at the Douglas hospital last Friday.
For years, Mr. Haddock has suffered
from an abscessed jaw bone and a 3 all
mild treatments failed, the knife was
resorted to. His friends wish for nim
a speedy and permanent recovery.
M V SONS' A WITTY MAKES A GOOD
SHOWING
Special to The Progress.
Atlanta, July 20.—1 n view of the
talk of depressed conditio:.-, members
of the Free Mason's of th- South will
he interested in the ' owing made this
year by the Mason’s : unity, an organ
ization devoted to ic relief of wirt
|owj and orphans t members of the
| great fraternity. The report shows
a total paid to beneficiaries of $656-
552 to June 30 last. The assets at the
end of the fiscal >. were $857,813,
an increase over las: year’s assets of
$92,000.
Secretary Geo. E. Vrgard is greatly
pleased over the showing made by the
! organization, which has accomplished
a great deal of gocd in the past year
,In Europe, where there are a number
iof beneficiaries, the work of the or
jganization has be* a especially helpful