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VOL. 111. SO 44.
DR, J, R, DEDGE
JNJTHE CITY
Our Candidate for Governor Talks
Interestingly of His Race, Also
of His Cactus and Pecan Farm.
L>r. .El D*dge of Savannah, but
w ~- snown in this sectijn. was in
tr.e :ity Friday mating ; friends
and attending’ to business.
It wii. be remembered that the
d .ct.ir ha? made one or two razes for
governor of Georgia, and but for
tne tart that his platform failed to
come before the people he would
doubt.ess have been presiding with
dignity in the g: vercor’s chair today.
' • tie A-e pub she*: a- at
one : tne t.atf rrr: tr. which he an
ticipated mak r.z tr.e race again but
fai.e: to insert me important plank
in which he adv- cates the purchase
of large numbers f incubato rs f r
tne hatching :f tne 00.. weevil to be
scattered br.dcast a., over the
country. His reaso n mainly for this
seems ire that as .mg as the wee
vi. remains away the farmes will
continue to try to gr iw a., cotton. as
he as a farmer and a good one. has
f i ’and iifaer crops more profitable
as we., as much easier and surer to
grow.
Bes ies a pecan r chard f jo
ycres now bearing and of the very ;
fi •- ’ “ o nets r. m. arm.u*
a..y a hands:me return. He has
gro wing m his farm a variety known
as spineless cactus. To illustrate
the r. ssih ities if this rr :p it might
be made so mewhat dear to state
that r.e plant mow on his farm has
over three hundred slabs on it and
the wh .e plant wii. weigh ab< ut fit»
pounds. One acre will keep ten
cows luring the winter rr. .r.ths and
as mum as I‘> 1 tons can he grown an
one acre in a year. A lot .f grass
was growing ignored entirely and
ate only the cactus. It is devoured
by h: rses. cows, sheep and >ther an
na, they thrive on it better
than on nay. velvet beans or nailed
crips.
ihe plants, few in number, were
secured from California two years
ago. and this year the first fruit
matured n it. According to the
doctor the fruit is about equal to
the c.r.te -up* ~ fiavor and se.ls
at». ut like . ranges and can be grown
fir me-ter.tr. the cist. The cactus
thrives esteem..y we . n South
iierg as and mi; is g: iwmg n
a farm in Bacon couaty.
ON SPEAKING TOUR
FOR GOVERNOR HARRIS
Atlanta. Ga.. Aug. 3»>.—H m. John
T. Boifeui.le:. clerk of the Georgia
house f representatives, and for
the last two years an attacne of the
American embassy at tne uourt of
St. James. London, has taken the
stump in tr.r inw«rTh:st M
Harris for re-elect: in. Everyb«>iy
knows "John Boifeoillet.’ He is a
prince from the top if his head to
• • - - ’ - - an 1 r.e's g g
t get a mighty attentive hearing
wherever ne goes. ns may str.ke a
few sect mis f tr.r state wnere Gov
eru r Harris isr. t m the .ead ‘there
are s«: me. f c arse but Mr. Be>
feu et a r.ifis ics :. r tr.e gv
emor wherever he g:-es. The Old
War H i rse t tne Contederacs. wno
is asking fir the customary second
term, is a speech maker de luxe
himself, and since the legis.ature
c sed he’; lung wors that makes
-.-n sit —t and .aa- n. ..re.
Who said r.e was feeble? No me.
huddle. After ail. isn't he entitle!
to re-election.
Kracker Club Notice
Ftoci. holders Kracker Club will
n-.eet at Chamber Commerce Hal:
Wednesday evenieg eight o'd i-ck. to
accept Charter. Come or send
p r)S y_ J. N. McDonald.
Chairman.
HOTEL AND GROCERY
BURNED AT PEARSON
Last Sunday considerable damage
resulted from a fi-eat Pearson about
2 o'cl ick in the afternoon. The fire
is reported to have caught from a
st '.-fin the kitchen and was wei.
under way before parties in the
house learned that it was on fire.
The note, was completely destroyed
and only a few articles of furniture
were saved.
Flames from the hotel caught a
small grocery store run by John
Newbem. and it was also destroyed.
The hotel was occupied by L>r. and
Mrs. Guest ana was the property i f
Jesse Pafford of that place. Some
insurance was carried by Mr. Palford
je the hotel, but none ,q the groc
ery store.
FARMERS FEDERAL
LICENSES ISSUED
Atlanta, Ga.. August 31.—Georgia
liquor dealers have just paid the
federal government approximately
s4l 1 according to the report of
A. O. Blalock. collector of internal
revenue f: r the district if Georgia.
This money was paid in to the coi
iector regardless >f tne fact that
Georgia during the period covered
was operated under state law
against tne liquor traffic, and for
the most part wh were wfiling to
"take a chance' of pr eecution by
the state autho-rif.es r conducting
a firm of business against which
the federal government never has
placed a ban. Experience showed,
*<:•<: that in this they were safe, be
cause of the laxity of the .aws en
forcement.
However, for the new fiscal year,
according t- Mr Bla. :ck. the appli
cation for r venue stamps authoriz
ing their purchasers to engage in
the liquor business- have been "very
few". Tne exact number he is not
permitted under the ru.es of the de
partment to divulge. The federal
statutes in the li-juor question have
not been changed: but those of tne
state have, and to the rigid enforce
ment >f tne prohibit; n law which
TIME TO RENEW
Atlanta. Ga.. August 3i>. —If your
subscription to your newspaper is
rvnniug t. ward its c. ,se y : u'd bet
ter renew it right now. If you
need or soon will need supplies of
stationery or printed matter, buy
now. Take a tip from this service.
The prices of paper has advanced
from I'> to 3> per cent over prices
of a year ago and is stil. jumping
skyward. Heaven only knows where
and what the end will be. Grades
of paper that were fi i-odlng the
rr arket twelve months back earn it
be secure,! at any price.
For example, this correspondent
with his usual limited pocketbook
has beer, buying paper :r. w: cn his
news .rtter is written at 7 cents a
ream. The dealers this week in
formed him that hereafter they
MU.d turn:sr. >nly a p».-< rer grade f
paper at $1.64 a ream, and didn’t
know how long it wo-uld last even
at that price.
It is behoved that the . -w supply
and the high cost if paper is due to
unlawful combination in restraint of
trade, popularly dominated a
"trust. There is ample evidence
for taking the position that the
European war has had very little to
do with it.
If conditions are not remedied and
relief supplied the printers and
; -i sr.e - tr.e federa g vemmer.t
as has been suggested, should be
empowered by e ingress to taae over
the supply of raw materials for
paper manufacture under the right
of eminent domain. Just now tne
Federa. Trade .Commissi n. of which
Hin. ffm. J. Harris of Georgia is a
member, is probing int tne news
print paper . n. and the blame
may be fixe,!.
DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 30. 1916.
JAIL DELIVERY
PREVENTED BY
JAILER SMITH
V. hat might have resulted in a
wh .esa.e jail delivery was prevented
the latter part : f last wee*, by the
disc very if p-s. r.ers, ins: ie tw r
tn.ree f tr.e dark ce. s inside tr.e
oral c unty ja: . sawing the steel
the sawing being heard and discov
ered by Jai er Smitn after the third
nigh: >f action. Four or five negr es
were the r.es making thri eff ,rt M
escape ani they had made fair pr -
gress in : ing so when caught.
They worked with their saws i-n'.y
at night and an it her night’s w.-rk
w uld have enabled them to gain an.
exit from the ceils into the jai. at
large, from where, with tr.e t • s
they had. it would have taken them
r y a sr.. rt time t > gain full ii'rertv
fi >:s r .iing the
d ws could have easily been picked.
On the nignt if the disc. very, the
sawing parties were warned t dis
r. ntir.ue w r.< and g t- see- and
•n the morning if tne next day.
fiatu :av tr.e ;a: er and ,tiner fii
rials made a trior jgfe search »fthe'
jai. and found the saws that had
heen used.
The presence of the saws in the
hands if the negr es has been traced
to the work of some negr. women.
Sheriff Ricketson and deputies g ■:
n the case and they think they have
praotiza. y traced tne gui.ty par* es.
By reas- n f tne f. ing f plan- ::e
--f .-re anything .ike escape was made,
it is ;>.ely n more early attempts
will be made.
became effective May 1. is attribut
ed the fact that "very few" former
liquor seuers have seen fit to arm
tr.err.se '-es against federa. pr, secu
t;. n in order to carry on a business
prinibiteii by the state.
While this is true, there 'is a marc
el increase in the state. The mountain
fink, it appears, are taking advant
age >f the situation to market tneir
cuntraoani product and to make
more of it. The tact that appro
priations for the maintainance f
revenue officers has been partial y
cut • fif. "inf mens" n’t be ng pa: i
any more, may have something t
d. with it. but the revenue iff leers
have been unusually active and have
made big rails n the ast few see• -
Miss Maddox has resumed her
wire at Douglas hospital.
PROGRAM SMYRNA ASSOCIATION
SAND HILL CHURCH, OCT, 5. 1916
Devotional Exercises . . Mrs. B. H. Tanner. Axson
Organization of Union.
Welcome Address Mrs. H. Kirmland. Sand Hu.
Response M.ss Purvis. New Harrr.*xiy
Superintendent s Annua Reyirt.
Address Miss Erie Campbell. Atlanta
Re-D.stri itir.u ihe Assoi.at. ir.a. Ur. .r. Mrs.. E L. Tanner. Diugias
Shall we. or shall we not observe rr ire than ;ne iayr'ir ’ •ur Annual Meeting'
Mrs. A. F. Coffee. Douglas
Report on ' Mis; in Messenger” Mrs. Turner Brewer. Douglas
Appointment of Committees Superintecaect
A brief Devotional Exercise Mrs. T. fi. Hubert. Douglas
AFTERNOON SESSION
Devoti i-cal Exercises Mrs. Char es E ter. A ma
Reports from cifferer.t Ssreiie-.
Reports from Com rr ittees.
Report of the Treasurer Mrs. K. L. Carter. Douglas
Paper on Mary S. Wul.agfaam Sen.- Mrs. Melvin Tanner, Doogas
Paper :c Staadarri of Excel.-nee M.ss Alma Gil. s. Stokesv: -
Paper on "Works of Prayer" Mrs. House, Anna
Paper on "ur ONcw Seheiule" Mrs. C. ET Easier. Pcars-in
Paper or, ’ Regular Eteports ond H:w ty Ma.-.e Tberr.". Mrs. S. I. Cosby.
. Niclwils
Paper on "What ,s Our Duty T awards the Fifth Sunday Meeting"
Mrs. B. W. Gray, Douglas
V. W. A. ~i work Mrs. Ellison. Douglas
Sunbeam A Mrs. Ju.ia Foster. D>>ugias
Paper oe "W hat This Meeting Has Meant to Me. Mrs. J. L. Co>:nran. Dxiglas
Committe on Time and P air Chairman. Mrs. D. J. G:..:s. Axscr.
Committee oq Appointments Chairman. Mrs. H. L. Carter. Dxigias
Committee on Noninatiocs Chairman. G. W. Daniels, Pearson
Committee oe Obituaries Chairman. Mrs. W. R. Frier. Dxig.as
Committee on Resolutions Chairman. Mrs. Hoke Davis. Dougas
fiand Hi Chur:-.. Nine O' ok. Tuesday. Oru :tn. 191-
NIRS. F N!. APPLEBY.
Serretary, Smyrna As^.oiatioc.
SPEAKING DATES OF
JUDGE W, C, LANKFOD
(fi nee county's card: late f r Con
gress w.. sp* ak at the curt h use
; 3 D‘>ug as on next M nday the
fourth day f September at one
o'clock p. m.. at which time he will
review his campaign : date, and
discuss fully the issues involved in
the congress: >nal race now being
waged in tros tr.e E. ever.tr. 11 strict
of Georg.a.
Judge Lankford also speaks at
Broxton on Friday right at eight
e ck. and at Nich l.s m Saturday
night at eight /cl >ck and while the
county wifi go overwhelmingly for
its home candidate. Judge Lankford
feels that he sh : uld talk to the home
folks and tell Them at first hand of
the gratifying encouragement that
he has received, and ns receiving
from every quarter of the district.
At the outset of the campaign
Judge Lankfird arm. -unce-i that he
w iuid make at Least ,-ne hundred
speeches in the district before the
primary, and he states that with the
conch us; -n ,-f the speech at Deuglas
he will have roundedoat the number
to one hundred and seven, and that
he r.as an itinerary already arranged
which includes sixteen more speeches,
distributed over ten counties -f the
district: making a total number if
speeches before the primary of one
hundred and twenty-three. These
speeches have beer, de. vered in
evefry county. and in aim st every
era mu:. :y f the district, and
wherever he has been Judge Lari
ford has been warmly receive!.
He r.as friends in every county in
the district who are very active in
his benaif. arc in view ;>f h s fitness.
ab’.Hry. high moral integrity and tne
t'.ir.gs that he has done for tne lab
oring mar. and the farmer of the
district, a.. ~f which wii. give impe
tus to the efforts of tnese frier-is.
his nomination for Congressman,
with a substantial plurality spare,
seems to be an assured fact.
W. C. Lar.kf rk wifi spea: at the
f .. -wing p* ints
Bickiey, 9 a. m.. Waresboro. 11 a.
m.. Glenmore. :3; i*> p. m . Manor. >
p m.. Tuesday, Aug. 2Erih.
Nay; :r. 9 a. m.. Howei . 11 a. m.,
Statenvifie. I.fi*,' p. m., Farg . -p.
m.. Wedne&lav. Aug. 3*’rh.
Barrett. 9 a. m.. Ray City. 11 a.
rr... Wil.acoocfaee. 3 p. m.. Pears.n.
Fr. c" i • : rr. Thu siii
Aug. 31st.
Irwin - 11 a. m.. Ocilla. 2:3) p.
MARRIED TUESDAY
NOVEL WEDDING
Rather ano vei wedding t- «: place
Tuesday near Broxton, the contract
ing parties oeing Mrs. M. A. Corbett
and Mr. W. B. Livingston, i>ah
prominent. Mrs: Corbett residing
near Brvxton in Coffee county and
Mr. Livingston baring from Jack
sonville in Telfair countv.
An invitation was extended to the
genera, public and about five hun
dred attended from many sections
,f the county. An immense dinner
was served by the bride to the large
number attending and elaborate
arrangements had been made to en
tertain the crowds.
The Rev. W. E. Tomlinson per
formed the ceremony and he was
accompanied from Douglas to Bi
ton by May r G. M. Stant m.
JOHN PAULK FROM
A GOOD FAMILY
*
J an Bri-i-ks Pauls, ur candidate
for the legislature, comes from one
if the o-niest and best families in
Coffee county. He is the soft of
Hon. Brooks Paulk, and a
grandson of "old uncle big John
Paulk.” His mother before her
marriage of Mr. Paulk was Fannie
Beterson. dauhter of Hal Paterson
and brother of B. Paterson, both
n w decease,!, but wel[ kn< wn citi
zens ftt is county. The mother of
Br • ks Paulk and grandm ther f
J nn Pau.k was Betti- Lott, a sister
of old uncle Mark. Elisha. J>:c. Dan,
John. Arthur. Jess-. Eh as and J. fi.
Lott. a., we.l known end leading
citizens of Coffee county. These old
families have resided in what is now
Coffe* county for more than a
hundred years. They are the pio
neers of this country. They helped
to drive the Indians from this
( country and did much in making
Coffee countv what it is. They have
always been heavy taxpayers and
have done their part in building the
roads. senooLs. hatches and ther
pabdc enterprises of Coffee county.
They have always been a strong,
hardy, industrious people, and J >hn
Pau.k possesses many of the g...«i
qualities f his pe-pie. He if now
in the prime of mar.h'sxi. He has a
practica. education and with it a lot
f g'>od common sense. He is a
good farmer and a good business
man. He is the soul of honor and
high idea.s of fife. He has a g-x>d
home and a nice family and is about
as near an. idoai farmer and good
citizen as we have in the county.
And while the Paui<cs have always
been large taxpayers and men of
infiuer.ee. they have never been -i-tfice
seeders. Dennis and Thomas Pau.k
are the only o nes who have gone to
the .egis.ature. It seems to us if
the people of Coffee county wish a
good representative citizen to repre
sent them in the legislature they
could not find a better one than John
Brooks Pau.k. And we. his friends,
wh. know him best recommend him
to the voters of C-i-ffee county as a
man worthy in every way to repre
sent us in the legislature.
By His Friends
ANI’fiCPPoRTERS.
• • . ; ’ i: xi 'i
rr... Friday. Sept. Ist
Beach. 9:3>' a. m.. Taylor Reunion
P. T.ic. Baca county. II a. m..
Nicn - 'i m . Saturday, sent u:
tN:-ugias. I p. m.. Way cross 7: •
p. m.. M Miday. fiept. 4th.
...... . ... -
II a. m.. Oak view sefa*:-.-!. Jeff Davis
county. 3 p. m.. fiat:;. . Jeff Da vs
county. 'p. rr... Tues»iav, fie:: sth.
Midway sch<>H. Appling county.
11 a. rr... Long Branch school. Ap
pling ciunty. 3:3*.' p n.. Mail ray
Spring. Wayne c unty. Wednesday,
fiept. 6th.
Scfe- • . house near Mary's chapel.
Pierce ounty. II a m.. Biackshear.
2;20 p. m., Waynesville, s p. m:,
7 ursca;. fie;: 7tr
Argy.e. i<> a. m., Miiltown. 1:3»> p.
m.. Lake Park, fi p. m,„ Friday.
Sept. fith.
Quitman, 11 a. m.. Morven, 2:3»>
| p rr.. Adel. 4 p. n,. Saturday.
1 fiept. 9th.
Official Organ of Coffee County
LARGE LIST OF
MURDER CASES
UP NEXT WEEK
W ith murder caso*. nine >f
them white, to come up at the ap
nr aching term of Coffee Superior
Court which convenes next Monday
morning, the docket will be tne
heaviest that has ever been in the
county at one time.
The number iff murder eases is
almost appalling, most of them rav
ing been committed during this
year. fi,»me of them are out on
bond while others have made appeals
for new trials, and in the case of
T m Br wn for the murder of Had-
Sfxrk it Kirkland, a new trial was
granteii.
There is a number of important
civil cases to be taken up that will
eeupy some time, and the trial of
Mrs. Haskins f r the murder of her
husband wfi, c me up Wednesday of
next week. A mistrial resuite,!
when tnis case was tried at the ust
term.
Following is a list of the murder
cases now on the docket. Lamas Day.
Mrs, Maggie Haskins. Dan and fiui
i van Shepherd for the murder fa
negr'. at Willaeoochee: J. fi. Bums
f'. r the murder of Williams at
McDonald; (Jeorge Waite for the
murder Toos. Daniels in this city; J.
F. Hill and Walter Harper for mur
der of Roy .Merritt at Ambrose last
spring. All of the above are white,
and two negroes will be tried for
murder at West Green. Cora Latt,
a negr ■ woman was tried and con
vict ed f manslaughter at the last
term and a motion for new trial is
pending in the case.
CITY COURT NOTICE
I will call the appearan.ee 'docket
Fn-iay. September Ist. This is to
notify all parties who have bad suits
file,! to the August term against
them that if they want to file de
fenses that they will have to be file!
by ten o'clock on the day mentioned,
or judgement wifi be renders,!
against them.
This August. 2fith. 1916.
W. C. Bryan
Judge f the City Court f D>ug is.
THE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
The Chamber of Commence should
be re-organized and actively sup
ported. The city and the commun
ity car. iii afford to get along with
out an active commercial organiza
tion. Those p.iaces that maintain
such organizations are alive to the
interests to be serve! and are willing
to make the necessary -utiay in cash
to keep the work going.
The lines of spieeiai work that
snould engage the time and energy
f the chamber are many. L>-i. .y,
may be named the Union Passenger
stat; n. paving cold storage and
meat curing plant, a co-operative
creamery, cotton seed and peanut
. rr.;. and a truck and me on rais
ers, marketing bureau.
Indirectly the chamber should io
• J • - .fiscal ;
tr.e County Farm Demonstration
agent, the county scr, superin
tendent. the Womans' dub. the Fair
association and other agencies that
art engage,! in the * rk , f up
building.
But there is still a greater reason
why the Cham her of Commerce
should get active. The coming i f
the bo., weevil is inevitable. Tr.e
pest is now a: work in adjoining
counties and may invade G ffee tnis
season. In the face of the destruc
tion of the cotton crop through all
I this section, immediate steps shod i
be taken and no efforts spared to
j diversify the crops and provide
, necessary marketing facilities tor
' farm products other than cotton,
that the emergency may oe met
without disaster to our agr.ru.rural
ar.-i b us ness interests.
Tne c n-iiti.-ns ab<>ve outlined
make it mperarlve that the chamber
oe reorganized, given the necessary
I financial support, and that the or
ganization get actively behind the
t things that -- fid bed .-nean-2 with
out further delay.