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VOL. IV. NO 18
Divisional Sunday
SCHOOL CONVENTION I
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Program Of Same To Be Held Ai
Pearson the Second Sunday In
March.
9:50 Welcome Address by Jessie M.
Faff or d.
10:00 Devotional Service, ledbyßro.
Fad l ick.
10:15 Why Sunday Schools should be
kept open all the year, Judge
Summerall.
10:40 Address by A. W. Haddock.
11:05 Song.
11:10 Entertaining the children, by
Dan Cowart.
| 11:40 What Frogress have we made?
—Reports from all Sunday
Schools represented.
12:00 Adjourn.
Afternoon Session.
1:45 Devotional Service led by Bro.
Blitch.
2:00 The duty of the parents to the
Sunday Schools by Judge T.A.
Barker.
2:25 Address by T. IT. Holland. 1
2:50 Song.
2:55 Address by Judge W. C. Bry
an.
3:20 Open discussion. If you have
anything good to say, say it.
Adjourn.
TAX RECEIVERS SECOND ROUND
I will be at the following places on
the dates mentioned for the purpose
of receiving state and county tax re
turns for the year 1917.
Tuesday Mar. 20th Ambrose.
Wednesday Mar. 21st Broxton.
Thursday Mar. 22nd T. J. Shrowd
ers 10 to 12 a. m.
Thursday Mar. 22nd Pridgen 2 to 4
p. m.
Friday Mar. 23rd Nicholls.
Monday Mar. 26th West Green.
Tuesday Maivy|7th Willaeoochee.
Wednesday Mar. 28th Pearson.
Thursday Mar. 29th McDonald Bto
12 a. m.
Thursday Mar. 29th Tim Tanners
1 to 3 p. m.
Friday Alar. 30th Aloro 1 to 4 p.m.
E. S. SAPP,
Receiver Tax Returns,
THE DOUGLAS PRIV
ATE KINDERGARTEN
On account of measles and wet
weather the kindergarden has been
closed for the past several weeks.
We will resume work on next Tues
day, February 27th at 9 o’clock.
Miss Nannie Jardine will still be
musical assistant and we hope to
very soon purchase a Montessori
self-correcting outfit for young chil
dren and have every advantage of
fered by the modern “House of
Childhood” of our cities.
I will also teach a class in Aesthe
tic Physiciai Training on Tuesday
and Friday afternoons and open
play ground on Wednesday and
Saturday afternoons, and will have
a Clay Festival in the Spring, giving
special attention to each child in my
charge.
Mrs. Henry Lynch.
Notice.
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There will be a box social at Sagi
naw school house, Saturday night
March 17th.
Everybody is cordially invited to
come out and help us make this a
better success than the other one
which was held here before.
K. G. Vinson,
Teacher.
Mrs. Turner Brewer entertained
the W. D. C. last Thursday. After
the usual business and historical pro
gram very dairty refreshmets were
served.
TOBACCO WAREHOUSE
ASSURED FOR DOUGLAS
The question 'of a local tobacco
market has been settled and a to
bacco warehouse of such proportions
as to be adequate for years is to
be built immediately in Douglas.
This means a great deal to the to
bacco industry which is in its infancy
here, as it will loe run by expert
warehousemen from South Carolina
and buyers will come to Douglas
from the large dealers everywhere.
At a meeting held at the Chamber
of Commerce hall this week, it was
decided to build a warehouse and a
stock company was to own it. About
$3,500 will be required to build it
and more than $3,000 has already
been subscribed and the balance will
be forthcoming in a short time, as a
great deal of interest is being mani
fested if) the project.
L. G. Miller and D. K. Ford, of
Lake View, S. C., wjtie here. and
they arranged to rent the ware
house. They made talks on the
growth of tobacco, with what suc
cv.~ it had been grown in th#i state
and stated that they considered the
land adjacent to Douglas and over
South Georgia generally more suit
able for tobacco growing than tire
lands in South Carolina.
The location of the warehouse was
not decided definitely but will be
near the business part of ,town. Th»
building wiil be 80x180 feet and w.il
be suitable for a cotton warehouse
after the tobacco season is over, in
June, July and August., The con
tract for its erection will be let
shortly and the Empire Construction
Company will doubtless receive the
contract.
This is probably the first tobacco
warehouse and market to be estab
hsiied in Georgia. Other points
were pulling for the warehouse this
season, but since one is to be located
here it is not believed that one will
be built elsewhere, as not enough is
grown to warrant more than one
this season. There is an acreage in
Coffee county larger than in any
other county and for this reason
Douglas was the logical point to
erect one. There is about 1,000 acres
planted in Coffee county, some grown
Ben Hill, Irwin, Colquitt Bacon and
other counties and the growers in
these counties will be induced if
possible to ship their goods to Doug
las to market. The crop in Coffee
alone, it is estimated, will net the
growers about $75,000.
Co-operating with the Chamber of
Commerce here was the Georgia &
Florida railroad, and attending the
meeting were, Gen. Passenger
Agent, Harris, from Augpsta, Mr.
G. F. Dixon and Mr. L. M. Breen, of
this city. Tae A., B. &A. has been
co-operating to the extent that they
wanted a warehouse in this section
and they will no doubt approve of
the one that will be built in Douglas
and co-operate to make it a success.
Misses Mildred McDonald and
Lillian Price have been placed on
the Wesleyan Glee (.Tub which will
begin its tour of the state some
time in the near future.
NEGRESS ABANDONS
“HUNGER STRIKE"
After being confined to the jail
here since Thursday afternoon, Ella
McCarty, negress; broke herself-i im
posed fast Monday night. She was
arrested in East Macon, naked and
in a demented condition. She con
tinues to rave in her cell and refused
to wear clothing.
The negress weighs 225 pounds. It
required six men to arrest her. Sev
eral years ago she created a disturb,
ance on Cherry street, when she was
arrested, found to be demented and
sent to Miliedgeville.
The woman, prior to Monday
night, threw all of the food taken
her out of her cell. She would not
drink water until Sunday. Macon
Telegraph.
DOUGLAS. GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 28, 1917.
MOONSHINERS SLAY
SHERIFF OF TROUP
LeGrange, Feb. 2(5. Sheriff W. B.
Shirley, of Tioup county, was shot
and almost instantly killed this
afternoon about 2 o’clock while he.
accompanied by his deputy, S. A,
Smith, and J. A. Henderson, a reve
nue officer from Atlanta, were raid,
ing an illict distillery in the south
ern part of Troup county. The con
tents of the still* had been almost
emptied when the sheriff was heard
by his deputy to say, “I am shot.”
He sank slowly to the ground,where
he died in a few minutes. A num
ber of shots were fired from ambush
but only the sheriff was hit.
The bullet entered his right side
and ranged upward, coming out un
der the left shoulder. The citizens
of LaGrange and Troup county are
very much wrought up over the kill
ing and the deputy sheriff with a
posse has gone to the scene of the
shooting to apprehend the murderer.
A reward of SSOO has been offered
by the governor for the arrest and
j conviction of the guilty party. A
| like amount will be raised bv the
| citizens of LaGrange. Three or four
warrants have been issued.
Rocky Pond News.
We were late sending in the news
last week, because, I we
were so elated over the success of
our box social. For the benefit of
those who might be interested we
announce that the eving was quite a
success; the boxes brouget fine prices
one of them selling for thirty-two
| dollars. The total amount cleared
] was eighty-two dollars.
| Miss Mvrtle Mae Currie spent the
week-end at her home in Broxton.
Miss Martha Johnson spent Satur
day and Sunday in Douglas.
Mrs. Jim Strickland visited rela
tives at Salem Monday.
Mr. and Mrs George Williams
spent Saturday night with their
daughter, Mrs. Dan Rollins.
Miss Mae Smith was the guest of
Miss Martha Smith Saturday and
Sunday.
There have been services at the
Salem church since Sunday morning.
Each service has been well attended,
and the preacher in chargehas given
some splehdid sermons.
“Hustlers.”
Box Social.
There will be Box Social, with
other forms of Amusement, at the
Burkett School House, Saturday
evening March did. Everybody in
vited.
On Thursday March Ist the Doug
las Woman’s Club will entertain the
Presidents and Vice-Presidents of
the district. A very interesting pro
gram has been arranged as follows:
A visit from our neighboring Presi
dents “Human beings, by nature are
sociable and a wholesome mingling
brings good results.”
Roll Call, Prominent Ga. Women.
Welcome, Mrs. M. D. Dickerson.
Response, Mrs. H. H. Tift, of
Tifton, Ga.
Duet, Mesdames E. L. Tanner and
W. R. Frier.
Reading, Mrs. J. H. Jordan.
What the neighboring dubs are
doing.—Our Visitors.
The many friends of Mrs. L. E.
Heath gave her a miscellaneous
shower on last Saturday afternoon.
On account of the very serious con
dition of her mother, Mrs. Owens,
the friends were not present. A
large car stopped at her door and
was quietly qnloaded until her porch
was almost covered with packages.
The shower was intended to replace
some of the little articles that were
broken or lost when her home burn
ed.
UNDECIDED WHAT TO
DO WITH WHISKEY.
Savannah, Feb. 20 —Judge Emory
Speer, at Savannah, is considering a
course to be pursued in the disposi
tion of the $39,000 worth of whiskey
now in a Macon warehouse which a
jury in Savannah gave to the govern
ment to be destroyed or sold.
It is said that Judge Speer is en
deavoring to decide just what shall
be done with the liquor. The gov
ernment attorneys Earl M. Donal
so|i, Wallace Miller and Charles G.
Russell, are urging that it be de
stroyed, while it is thought that at
torneys for the defendants are ask
ing that it be shipped out of the
state and sold. A decision by Judge
Sfeeer is expected in a day or two.
PROGRAM FOR THE
AGRICULTURAL RALLY
iVlirch sih, 1917.
MORNING SESSION.
). Prayer.
. Welcome Address by Mayor of
Douglas.
3. Welcome Address by District
President of Clubs or Presi
dent of Local Club.
4. Address—Mrs, Nellie Peters
Black, President of Georgia
Federation of Women’s Clubs.
5. Address P. A. Methvin, State
Pure Food Inspector.
6. Mrs. Wiimer Moore, Chairman
Arts and Handicraft.
LUNCH.
A FTERNOON SESSIOF.
1. Address ii. F. Branham, State
Supt. Animal Industry.
2: Address- - Mrs. Lumpkin—-For
Southeastern Fair Association.
3. J. F. Hart, Jr., of Athens, Ga.,
Representative State College
of Agriculture.
THREE JURORS READ
EVIDENCE RULED GUT
MISTRIAL RESULTS
Atlanta, Feb. 26. —A mistrial was
declared yesterday in the case of W.
W.’ (Boots) Rogers, on trial on the
charge of robbing Paymaster A. H.
Boykin, because three members of
the jury admitted reading the head
lines over the story of the trial, in
which was featured the affidavit of ;
Detective Pat Campbell in connect
ion with the alleged dictagraphing
of Jerome Yarter, the man accused
by Rogers of the robbery.
The Campbell affidavit had been
excluded from Thursday’s testimony
and it was published by the Consti
tution as a matter of news interest.
Further effort was to be madp Fri
day by counsel for the defense to
prevail upon Judge Hill to admit it
on the ground that it proved Rogers’
innocence and laid the crime at the
door of Yarter.
l. r. l.
The Loyal Temperance Leagion
was re-organized Saturday after
noon at 3 o’clock at the present
Methodist church, with 40 members.
They will meet again next Saturday
at the same time and place. Every
boy and girl under sixteen years of
age is invited to join and bring a
string one yard long to the next
meeting. This society is for chil
dren of all denominations and a
time and place of meeting conven
ient to all will soon be arranged.
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The Washington Tea at Mrs. S. J.
Stubbs last Friday was a very en
joyable affair and a nice little sum
was realized by the Presbyterian
ladies.
BOLL WEEVIL EXPER- i
IENCE IN ALABAMA
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Sprott, Perry Co., Ala.
Jan.2oth. 1917.
Mr. D. J. Gillis,
Axson, Georgia.
Dear Sir:
Seeing your letter of inquiry in
Southern Cultivator, of Jan. 15th,
1917. Have decided to answer it.
As I have had three years experience
with the cotton boll weevil. I am
58 years old, own 350 acres of land.
Made a natural mistake in expend
ing about ($1,300.00) dollars on edu
cating my children on the approach
of the weevil. My last full crop of
cotton and an expensive one grown
in 1914. The European war knock
ed the price down to 6 and 7 cents
less than the cost of production. To
meet my expense I had to draw on
life insurance $160.00 and had SIOO.OO
owing to me which aided me in pull
ing out of debt, with premiums and
interest to pay for 3 more years. 1
have always raised my corn, oats,
meat, peas and syrup for family use.
In 1914 1 raised 23 bales cotton, 1915
5 bales, 1916 one bale on 22 acres.
No fertilizer was used for last 2
years, as I keep a schedule of my
farming operations, Will send you
results of 1913-14-15-16, and have
made Separate sheets for it.
Now for next vear 1 will plant
corn, peas, velvet hearts, ground
peas, potatoes and ribbon cane. My
money crops I expect to be corn,
velvet beans, ground peas, peas,
t (brabham) and ribbon cane syrup.
' 1 will plant no cotton for it will cost
50 cents.per pound to raise it. Our
farm demonstrator will not plant
cotton this year, and did not last
year and I commend his good judge
ment. I now- have at least 200 acres
open for cultivation and 0 boxed
cabbins*on the place,containing from
2 to 4 rooms each and all are- vacant
except one and a young white man
in that. Negroes are leaving and
utterly demoralized. We have been
called upon to stand the w-ar panic
of 1914 that cut our cotton in prices
to one half, 1915 we had the weevils
to contend with and 1916 weevils
and the most terrible floods in a life
time. So now if our people can live
six more months; then they can sure
ly live until they die. Now- if you
are dreading the boll weevil and if
in debt you had better get out be
fore you get so you cannot sell any
land; a mule, a horse or cannot bor
row money on anything but land;
and then less than half of its value.
Negroes will want as big wages as
before the weevil comes, and if he
cannot get them will go North to I
mines, mills and etc., and leave you;
with landtjand teams as a relic of
better cotton days. 1 have thought
1 w-anted land and more land and
mules and more mules. Now, here
no one with money wants the lands
or the mules. Now', if you have I
lands I would sell them before the
weevils get there and you can take
the money and loan it out on land j
and double your holdings a while
after the weevils get there. 1 want
to raise more cows and hogs than 1
have and then they cost money. In
this county many stave mills, saw
mills are at work on sap pine timber
and many are making a living at it.
Hoping that l have been able to
interest you some anu hope you will
acknowledge the receipt of this I am
as ever a friend to the farmer.
W. E. Jolly,
Sprott, Ala.
Fanchon the Cricket will be given
at the auditorium in the near future.;
The date will be given later. It was |
postponed because the amusement;
calendar is hilled for the present.
French peasant costumes have been
secured and efforts are being made
to secure appropriate stage scenery
and furniture. Watch for the date.
Be sure to come and bring at least
one friend to see Fanchon The
Cricket. After the program at the
auditorium all Woman’s Club Mem
bers and their guests are expected
to go to the Country Club House for
luncheon. The rules of the Country
Club are waived for this occasion.
SI.OO The Year In Advance
LADIES OF
METHODIST CHURCH
TO RAISE MONEY
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What will probabld be the most
unique entertainment in the way of
a lecture will be staged at the schoo
auditorium Saturday night March
10th at 8 o’clock under the auspices
of the ladies of the Methodist church
and the funds derived will Be for
the benefit of this church.
Clyde Poulter, a cut of whom is
shown on this page will deliver the
lecture. He has a national reputa
tion and has traveled the country
over, lecturing in manyof the large
cities.
Read what has been said about
him and invest the small admission
fee on January 10th:
Mr. Poulter began his professional
career as public entertainer in the
fall of 1905, and has met with phen
omenal success. No other artist has
so won the hearts of the people
| wherever he has appeared. Mr.
Poulter is the smallest entertainer
on the American platform, being
only a little,over three feet tall, hut
he uses the talents God has given
him to make the world better,bright
er and happier. He is a man of high
ideals, and while his programs are
mostly humorous, back of all that
humor is a purpose. He is a stud
ent, an actor and an instructor all
combined. Throghout all his pro
grams, abounding in humor and
pathos, so varied as to please aiike
both old and young, he presents his
characters of real men and women
without the use of costumes or
make-up accessories. Absolutely
different from the usual humorous
entertainer, he leaves a burning im
pression Just to see what “That
Little Man” can do is an inspiration
to everyone.
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REVIVAL SERVICES
TO BEGINJPRIL Ist
It has been announced that J. B.
Phillips, pastor Tabernacle Baptist
church, Chattanooga, Tenn., has
been engaged for a series of Revival
Meetings, under auspicces of the
Baptist church of this city. The
meetings will begin April Ist wfith a
week of cottage prayer services in
j advance.
This announcement has been re
ceived with much favorable com
ments at Douglas, as Mr. Phillips
has been here twice aijd made many
friends of all of local churches. He
is a man of strong religious convict
ions, deep spiritual nature, a close
student of the Bible, well taught in
the school of human experience and
is generally recognized as the most
iminent revivalist in the South East.
He has held meetings in the largest
cities of the United States. Holding
five in New York city one year.
Mr. Phillips will bring a singer
from his Chattanooga church, a suc
cessful choir leacer and it is hoped
to make this part of the work par
ticularly attractive and helpful.
Pastor Hubert has appointed the
entire church as a Revival Commit
tee with a Flying Squadron Com
mittee composed of W. R. Frier,
Melvin Tanner, VV. R. Wilson, C. R.
Tanner, L. R. Squires and R. W.
Hubert. This smaller committee
has met and begun to prepare for
i the Great Revival of 1917.
On With the Revival!