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|VOL. 111. NO 42.
YOUNG MAN KILLED IN AUTO
WRECK SATURDAY AT NICHOLLS
A car driven by Lonnie Edenfield
with a young man by the name of
Ira Alley, and two women, a Mrs.
Monk and Bessie Davis as passeng
ers turned over about half a mile
from Nicholls on the Douglas road
last Saturday afternoon and young
Alley was killed outright and the
two women seriously if not fatally
injured and Edenfield considerably
burised up.
From evidences it was gathered
that the party was driving rather
recklessly and that some of them
had possibly been drinking and when
they undertook to pass another car
driven by Luther Davis they collided
and the heavier car caused the Ford
driven by Edentield to turn over
causing one fatality and possibly
others.
Alley is a newcomer to this section
and is only known to a few parties
aud all efforts to locate his relatives
were of no avail. There were no let
ters or papers that would show the
whereabouts of his home and
while the authorities at Nicholls
were trying to locate some one to
notify, they had failed up to a late
hour.
In case no one can be found to
take charge of the body he will be
buried by the county or city as he
seemed not to have had any money
or valuables.
RURAL CARRIER
EXAMINATION
The Unite! States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exam
ination for the County of Coffee, Ga.
to be held at Douglas on Sept., 9,
1916, to fill the position of rural car
rier at Nicholls and vacancies that
may later occur on rural routes from
other post offices in the above-men
tioned county. The examination
will be open only to male citizens
who are autually domiciled in the
territory of a post office in the coun
ty and who meet the other require
ments set forth in Form No. 1977.
This form and application blanks
may be obtained from the offices
mentioned above or from the United
States Civil Service Commission at
Washington, D. C. Applications
should be forwarded to the Com
mission at Washington at the earliest
practicable date.
SCHOOL BOOKS
HIGH IN GEORGIA
Atlanta, Ga., Aug.. 16. Why are
Georgia children obliged to pay such
higher prices for ther school books
than children in other states? Is
t iere a sc.iool book trust? If so,
does it fix the prices for this state?
More than once these- anc kindred
questions have been agitated in the
legislature and in the public prints,
yet no relief has been secured. Will
the school book bill which was pass
ed by the legislature at the session
just closed have any effect in reduc
ing prices?
In this connection some new and
interesting figures have just been
prepared. According to Alex E.
Keese of this city, Indiana buys the
same school books that Georgia buys
and pays 20 to 30 per cent less; Cali
fornia furnishes school books at 48
per cent of the cost in Georgia; the
province of Ontario, Canada, buys
text books at 28 per cent of the
price paid in Georgia.
Mr. Keese declares that if elected
state superintendent of schools he
will secure cheaper school books for
the children of this state, or let the
people know who made it impossible
for him to do so.
€offee JJrogwss*
JUDGE LAMBDiN WILL
DECIDE FATE OF WHISKY
He’s to Hear Ctffee County Case
About September First
The Ociila liquor case, involving
the $39,000 worth of liquor seized by
state authorities in Coffee county,
and now under comdemnation of the
federal government because of an
alleged misbranding of the goods,
will be heard around the first of
Septeriiber, before Judge W. W.
Lambdin, probably in Savannah, it
was stated yesterday by an official of
the United States district attorney s
office.
The case was to have been heard
before Judge Emorv Speer a month
ago, in Macon, but on account of the
i Iness of Attorney Soland Ellis,
counsel for the two owners of the
whisky, Wilev Williams and George
Davis, it had to be postponed. Jud
ge Speer is out of the city and will
not return for three months.
In the meantime, it is costing $6
per day to guard the whiskey, two
watchmen, one in the day one at
night, being retained for this pur
pose.
EARMERS MAY FAIL TO
GET FEDERAL LOANS
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 11 —If the
| farmers of Georgia find themselves
I unable to secure farm loan act,
which is now about to be put in op
eration, for the reason that Geor
gia’s land title system will not stand
the test of federal requirmentments.
for neglecting their interests.
There is now pending in the house
a bill to put in effect in this state a
modified form of the Torrens land
title system, famous throughout the
world. It was drawn by a special
commission of lawyers and business
men headed by Judge Arthur G.
Powell, formerly a justice of the
state appellate court. Newspapers,
civic bodies, real estate exchanges
and farmers’ organizations through
out the state have endorsed the bill
and urged its passage.
The bill was introduced at the ses
sion of 1915, was referred to a com
mittee and favorably reported, was
read the second time and took its
place on the calendar for third read
ing and passage. All of that pro
gress, bear in mind, was made a year
a so.
At the present session the bill
came over as unfinished business
with a most favorable position on the
calendar. Requests were made of
the rules committee of the house to
| give the bill a special place. Atten
tion was directed te the fact that
Georgia’s system of land titles must
be approved by the federal farm
loan board, or else no loans will be
made to farmers in this state under
the federal farm loans act. Finally
after waiting until two-thirds of the
session was gone, the rules commit
tee reluctantly and grudgingly gave
the bill a place—but put a dozen
bills ahead of it.
Yesterday the bill would have
been reached —had not the rules
committee taken it off the calendar
and put up a lot of bills in which, it
was claimed, the committee are per
sonally interested.
Miss Emma Miller, of Bagdad,
Fla., is the guest of Mrs. Arthur
Coffee.
Miss Dorothy Mathews*mtertain
ed at an informal dance at her home
on Gaskin Avenue Tuesday evening.
About twelve couples were present.
DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16. 1916.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DRAWS
RESOLUTIONS CONDEMNING ACT
IONS OF GEORGIA FARMERS’ UNION
The Douglas Chanber of Com-j
merce in regular session assembled j
at'its office in Douglas on Aug. 4th. ;
1916, with a large number present, \
the following resolution was on mo
tion unanimously adopted:
Whereas, about Jan. 1, 1915, the
Georgia State Farmers’ Union re
presented by Chas. S. Barrett and J.
J. Brown, and the people of Douglas
and Coffee county entered into the
following agreement: For and in
consideration of SISOO, of advertis
ing in the National Field and SSOO
in subscriptions to said paper and
free office rent all to be paid by the ]
citizens of Douglas and Coffee coun- j
ty; the said Barrett and Brown
agreed to make Douglas the official |
headquarters of the State Farmers’
Union, and that all the state offici
als of the said Union including pres
i lent, secretary and all members of
office force were to move to Douglas
and make it their home, this agiee
ment being later ratified by the
state convention of said Union at
Dublin, Ga., and, “Whereas,” the
offices were furnished as per the
agreement, and $1390 for advertis
ing and S3OO for subscriptions were
paid by the citizens of Douglas and
Coffee county;
and whereas, up to the time the
said amounts were paid, none of
j said officials except secretary had
| moved to Douglas, and in less than
one year’s time another state con-
I vention was held, a new secretary
elected who refused to move to
Douglas and who also on a certain
Sunday immediately after said con
vention was held, moved a portion
of office equipment from Douglas
which resulted in the closing of of
fices, and “whereas” the new officers
elected at the strte convention re
cently held at Macon, also refused to
recognize Douglas as its official
headquarters;
and “Whereas,” the citizens of
Douglas and Coffee county showed
good faith hy continuing to make
payments even for months after it
was apparent that the officials of the
Union were disregarding the terms
of their part of the contract.
Therefore be it and it is hereby
resolved by the Douglas Chamber of
Commerce, in behalf of the citizens
of Douglas and Coffee county, that
we regard this conduct on the part
of the officials of the Union, in fail
ing to comply with their part of the
agreement which hey themselves sub
mitted to the Chamber of Commerce
and voluntarily entered into, as being
grossly at variance and utterly in
consistent with the established prin
ciples of this great organization and
that such conduct is a grave injust
ice to the citizens of Douglas and
Coffee county and is detrimental to
the State Farmers’ Union.
Be it further resolved that copies
of the above resolution be furnished
to the officials of the national and
state organizations of said Union,
and also to the public press.
Signed:
Douglas Chamber of Commerce.
AKINSQN COUNTY BILL KILLED
' IN SENATE WEDNESDAY
When nnal action was taken on the
bill to create Atkinson county in the
senate the vote stood only 19 in fa
vor of the bill whereas 30 were need
ed to create the county. The absen
tees had possibly more to do with its
defeat than anything else.
The bill unfortunately for its
friends, came up on the last day of
the session and very little recog
nition is given local matters by the
august? bodies comprising the Geor
gia Lobsters on this or any other
days, *
But littie information was obtain
able at the time of goirg to press.
COMMITMENT TRIAL
AT PEARSON SAT.
The Commitment trial of Enoch
Wright, Jr., a negro charged with
the murder of Son Mitchell, another
negro, was held at Pearson last Sat
urday and charges of murder were
not sustained he was bound
over under a SIOO bond for man
slaughter.
From reports concerning the affair
a large crowd of negroes were to
gether at a negro lodge room and
were having some kind of a gather
ing and while all the crowd was
there Mitchell was shot and killed.
In an effort to apprehend the guilty
parties the authorities took Wright
in charge an i followed down all the
evidence obtainable in an effort to
place the crime.
Col. Levi O’Steen,, of this city, re
presented the defendant and with
the above result. The excellent
fight made by Col. O’Steen had large
ly to do with the practical acquittal
of the negro who was tried before
I Judge M. A. Pafford of that district.
RESOLUTIONS OF
COFFEE CO. UNION
Whereas, the offices of the State
Farmers Union at Douglas have been
abandoned, and the officials recently
elected at the State Convention held
at Macon, Ga. refused to recognize
Douglas as the Headquarters of the
State Union, and furthermore, the
said State Convention having declin
ed to require the officials to move to
Douglas, thereby repudiating an
agreement made and entered into in
January, 1915, by and between the
State Union officials and the Douglas
chamber of commerce, which agree
m:nt was later endorsed by the
State Farmers Union in regular ses
sion at Dublin, Ga. theretore, be it
Resolved that the coffee county
Union in regular session at Douglas,
Ga., express their disapproval of the
action of State Union and its officials
in declining to show a willingness to
comply with the terms of the afore
said agreement relative to the State
Headquarters, as we regard such
action contrary to the principles up
on which this great organization is
founded.
Resolved futher that copies of this
resolutions be furnished the State
and National officers of the Farmers
Union and to the press.
Dated at Douglas, Ga., this Aug
ust 12th, 1916.
J. H. Pafford
T. S. Darley
Committee.
A Progress local ad will sell it.
SOMETHING NEW
LONG NEEDED
Lambertson’s Non-Explosive safe
ty Lamp burners—no home is safe
without them warranteed ten
years. Possessing seven seperate
merits over any other burner. The
only extinguisher Burner made.
Agents wanted throughout the
State. For sale by S. W. Yawn,
Douglas, Ga. Phone 79. adv.
LANKFORD SPEAKING OATES
COVER ENTIRE DISTRICT
Looks Like Compromise Candidate i
And is Making Things Live
ly in the llth
With fourteen speeches in Appling
and Jeff Davis counties this week
covering practically every inch of
territory and doubtless increasing
his already strong lead in these two
counties Judge W. C. Lankford, the
home candidate for Congress is in
jecting renewed interest in the cam
paign for Congress from the llth.
In a statement made to the Pro
gress reporter this week Judge
Lankford said, “I feel absolutely
satisfied with the progress of my
campaign and expect to win by a
safe majority.”
With two candidates from Lown
des county in the race with a wide
division of the voters between their
two candidates coupled with the fact
that Judge Lankford was reared in
that part of the district having been
born in Clinch county right near the
lines of Berrien and Lowndes and
having a large number of relatives
and strong friends in all three coun
ties as well as in Brooks and Irwin
and having been for a long time a
long time a citizen of Coffee, one of
I the largest counties, it is not hard to
j figure how he proposes to roll up a
majority.
He is a forceful speaker conser
vative in all things and where he
goes always impresses those with
whom he comes in contact and his
boom is not of the vanishing sort and
where he makes friends they are
standing steadfastly by him.
Next week will find him making the
most strenous fight of the campaign.
He has speaking dates arranged to
cover almost the entire district and
most of the principal towns will
have an opportunity to hear him.
Following is a list of dates handed
us from his headquarters:
Monday; Aug. 21st at 1 p.m. Nash
ville in Berrien.
Monday, Aug. 21st at 8 p m. Alma,
in Bacon.
Tuesday, Aug. 22nd at 11 a. m.,at
New Lacy, in Bacon.
Tuesday, Aug. 22nd, atj3:3o p. m.
Bristol in Pierce.
Tuesday, Aug. 22nd at 8 p.m. at
Brunswick, in Glynn.
Wednesday, Aug. 23rd at 11 a.m.
Dovers Bluff in Camden.
Thursday, Aug. 34th at 10 a.m. at
Hortense in Wayne.
Thursday, Aug. 24th at 1:30 p. m.
Folkston in Charlton.
Thursday Aug. 24th at Bp. m.
Jesup. in Wayne.
Friday Aug. 25th at 11 a. m. at
PuPont, in Clinch.
Friday, Aug. 25th at 2 p.m. Stock
ton in Clinch.
Friday Aug. 25th at 8 p. m. Hom
erville, in Clinch.
Saturday Aug. 26th at 11 a.m.
Quitman in Brooks.
Saturday, Aug. 27th at 3 p. m. at
Valdosta, in Lowndes.
NEW 5 AND 10C STORE
IN SIBBETT BLOCK
Watch! look and listen, Douglas
is booming and improving and a
real up-to-date 5 and 10 cens store
will be open in one of the new stores
in the Sibbett block about Sept. Ist,
Get ready for the bargains. The
buyers went to Baltimore, and New
York to buy a large and complete
line. Watch out for the sign with
the red letters.
Q
Frank Knowles is scheduled to [
meet Harvey Griffin, in a ten round i
bout at the Grand Theatre tomor- J
row night. Both boys are in good j
condition and owing to the fact that i
Griffin has 14 pounds advantage over
Knowles, it is expected that the
match will be well equalized.
Come out and see the most scien
tific bout of the season. Starts 9:30
p. m.
Official Organ of Coffee County
STATE OFFICES TO BE
SEPARATED IN 1911
Atlanta, Ga., Aug., 16. —Separa-
tion of the office of comptroller-gen
eral and that of insurance commis
sioner will be one of the important
questions before the general assem
bly of 1917. Owing to the delay of
the special committee of the special
committee of the house and senate
which investigated the report of Spe
cial Auditor Charles J. Metz, who
recently went over the books and de
partments of the state, the question
could not be taken up at this year’s
session in time for thorough consid
eration. Auditor Metz strongly re
commends the separation of the two
offices. The affairs of each have
grown to the point where a vigorous
active official is needed. Wm. A.
Wright, the present inumbent, is 73
years of age and has held the office
for 40 years.
He is opposed for reelection by Sen
ator E. P. Dobbs, of Marietta, who
has advocated reforms in connection
with the departments, particularly
the insurance department, which has
grown to an enormous extent during
t the last ten years.
TWO MAY BE RACE
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
To date only two condidates have
qualified to run for Representative
from Coffee county. The friends of
each Rep. C. E. Stewart and Senator
C. A. Ward, who are in Atlanta, it is
understood have paid the fees of
each, they believing that the time
i limit was out Tuesday at noon.
| However it has been held that candi
dates can qualify up to August 22.
AUTO WRECK NEAR
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
A serious auto acci lent about
which only the meageeast details
could be learned and in which Mr. J.
C. Brewer of this city and Fitzgerald
figured was reported here Tuesday.
From the information obtainable
Mr, Brewer who was driving a Cad
dillac roadster ran into a Ford road
ster in which two men were riding
somewhere between Jacksonville
and Pablo beach. Mr. Brewer’s car
which was moving rapidly almost de
molished the small car and one of
the occupants was seriously and
probablv fatally wounded. It is un
derstood that Mr. Brewer was placed
under bond but upon what charge
and for what amount was not learn
ed.
AXE HANDLE FIGURES
IN SAT. NIGHT ROW
Gray Ford is languishing in the
county jail and Tom Rogers is suf
fering with a very sore place on his
head caused by impact with an axe
handle weilded by Ford. It was re
ported that Rogers, who was appar
ently drinking, as was Ford, became
involved in a row and with the re
sult above mentioned.
The blow on the head of Rogers,
while not likely to prove fatal caused
concussion of the brain and for a
time he was in a serious condition.
He is however, able to be up.
Mr. N. Ginsberg, head clerk of the
Boston Store left this week for a
two week’s stay in Baltimore on bus
iness.