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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.