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Volume XI—No. 43. 2,000,000 Pounds Goal of Douglas Market for Week FIRST THREE DAYS SHOWS 1,218,976 POUNDS SOLD FOR $218,486,24. BIGGEST WEEK OF SEASON TO DATE With almost a million and a quar ter pounds sold for the first three days of the week, the goal of the Douglas tobacco market 2,000,000 pounds for the week from August 17 to August 21 looks as though it will be reached. There is on the floors j, Thursday more than 300,000 pounds and Friday is expected to be a very large sale. No resales are counted in these figures. $218,486.24 have been paid to to bacco growers by the fou,r warehouses here this week. This represents an average price of $18.40 per hundred, Warehouse statistics for first three days: Growers Warehouse sold: 380,158 pounds for $63,519,91). Red Warehouse sold: 356,154 pounds for $58,951.29. Big O-K Warehouse sold: 239,484 pounds for $38,221.53. The Farmers Warehouse sold: 243,- 180 pounds for $37,794.43. Monday was the biggest day of the season, and perhaps broke all records for sales here when 469,000 pounds were disposed of. There has been blocked sales all the week, and it may require all day Friday to clear tlhe floors. This week’s sales will bring the seasons total to approxi mately 4,000,000 pounds. According to figures by the Depart ment of Agriculture, which are pub lished elsewhere, the Douglas market led all of the large markets by a margin of above $lO per thousand pounds. Intense interest has been sh'wn on the market here all the week, and the city ha£ been thronged with visit! ors from other counties every day. Tobacco was on the floors Monday and Tuesday from six counties, and the results were pleasing to them, and as a consequence a great deal of the crop from other counties is now finding its way here. The local market has been steady since opening date, and there is very little fluctuation noted from day to day. One of the highest prices noted was 47 cents per pound for a grade of tobacco one day, that caused the buyers to remark “that lopks like last years crop.” However, stalk tobac co is often seen to bring from 25 to 35 cents. It is safe to say that the prices being paid for tobacco this season are equally as goad, or bet ter than they were last year, and the fact that the averages are from four to five cents lower is caused from the quality that is going on the mar ket. It now appears that the Douglas market will go to 8,000,000 pounds. Should this goal be reached it will doubtless show fhe largest increase of any market in the state by a wide margin. Other markets are .reporting strong er sales and better prices this week. The big markets are showing larg est increases and best prices invar iably, yet some of the new markets are making excellent showings, in both sales and price. MRS. SUSSIE FAUGH AN DIES. An unexpected death that came to sadden the people of Douglas was that of Mrs. Susie Faughan of Way cross, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Morgan on Ward Street, early Sunday morning. She had been here three weeks with Mr 3. Morgan, and Saturday night seemed as well as usual and went down town with friends. About ten thirty she was taken ill, and later a physician was called, but she was sinking rapidly by that time and the end came at two o’clock. She had high blood pressure and it is thought that was the cause of her death. A son from Waycross came immediately and her remains were taken to Hazlehurst in the afternoon for interment. The hour for burial was not decided upon before leaving because one of her sons, Mr. Bob Faughan, is in the navy and was at that time on a sea voyage. He had not been reached and the family was anxious for him to be with them when their mother wa3 laid to rest. OFFICIAL ORGAN COFFEE COUNTY. CITY OF DOUGLAS, AN|) THE CITY OF NICHOLLS DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL TO OPEN ON SEPT. EIGHTH. At a meeting of the board of the Douglas High School at the school building Tuesday afternoon at five ■o’clock, it was decided to open the school on September the eighth if the work on the middle building is finish ed by that time, and it looks now as if it will be. A letter was received fr.m Prof. J. T. Henry, Superintendent of ti e school, saying that he would reach the city a week before the opening so as to have everything in readiness by the eighth. In case -of delay in the work, the exact date will be an nounced through these columns later. Four rooms are being added to the middle building, that will provide room for all the grades, without hav ing to occupy quarters across the street. Prof. Clyde Herndon, who has been elected principal of the Douglas High School, was in the city this week, se curing rooms for Mrs. Herndon and himself for light housekeeping. BURGLAR BREAKS IN HOME OF MOSES HANNAH Saturday night whi’e the family of Moses Hannah was with him at his store, some one in the early part of the evening, cut through the screen door and went into the home on Bry an street, getting $l2O in money. The family of Abraham Abdoo, an other Syrian merchant of the city, lives with them, and they too were at MS store. When they all return«>! home about eleven thirty, they found all of the drawers and trunks had been ransacked and some table silver had been brought from upstairs to the first floor, but they did not miss anything but the money. They had no idea who committed the theft, and no suspicions have been thrown around any one in the city. GINNERIES PUT ON NIGHT SERVICE So great has become the flow of cotton to the Douglas Oil and Ferti lizer Company ginneries here that Manager Stubbs has established a night shift, and the gins will operate cray and night until the congestion is relieved. Not in ten years Has there been seen here the amoun. of cotton that is flooding the market. The plant of the gin company turns out a five hundred-pound bale at the rate of one every 15 minutes, and it has been found impossible to handle it with a day shift alone. Great quantities of cotton are be ing ginned at Ambrose, Broxton and Nicholls. Prevailing prices on cotton are satisfactory to the farmers, and ia around 22 1-2 cents. The grade is good. The Government report which comes out August 23 is awaited with much interest, as this report is ex pected to have great bearing on che price of ootton for the time being. Sufficient help is not available to gather the crop, and in many in stances there are large fields of cot ton as yet untouched. A number of farmers have stated that they would gather, this season as much as a bale to the acre. DOUGLAS GUN CLUB INVITED TO WAYCROSS i ■ ‘ The Douglas Gun Club has accept ed an invitation from the Waycross pigeon artist for a match shoot, the date to be named later. The shoot will be the first match of the year for the Douglas club, the members having been “too busy picking cot ton and selling tobacco” to indulge in the sport. The Waycross club of fers excellent “meat” for the Doug las phenoms, and an interesting score is expected. , DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1925. RAID NETS 800 GALLONS AND NINETY GAL. STILL Revenue Agents Hendricks and Rogers, in company with Deputy Sheriff Henry Goodwin destroyed 8001 gallons of mesh and a 90-gallon drum! last Saturday two miles front Mora I in Atkinson county. The worm to the stilt was not found and none of the finished product teas located, yet the officers believe that both were in the vicinity. The rig was one of the most novel, according to officers, that has ever been seen. The still was built out a considerable distance from land in a fish pend. A minature house had been built up over the water. It was floored with sheet-iron, and was covered for protection form the rain and sun. A boat-was used in trans porting to and from the landing and two roads showing undeniable signs of frequent usage led to the point where the boat was taken. The out fit was a “nifty” one, and only about two hundred yards from the Douglas- Willacoochee public road, and in sight of Arnie church and school. It is thought that the still has been op erated for more than a year. Of ficers believe that the parties operat ing the still saw them coming and sank what whiskey they had on hand, and left in the boat# The still was located on Friday, the officers re turned to Douglas and procured a boat, returning Saturday to destroy the outfit. + "‘A' Wlfb'fWT' tnlfftYHtg? irrsra fffairb? the name of Lott, but no arrest was made. The parties making the raid were amazed that a still of such proportions should be operated in so public a place. A raid last Wednesday by Federal Agent Birdsong and Deputy Good win close the Ocmulgee river swamp netted 500 gallons of buck and a large still. A negro Robert Mobley was arrested and carried to Valdosta. The officers believe that he was own er and operator of the still, which was not being operated when found. EMMETT ROBERTS ASSISTANT CASHIER AT UNION BANK Emmett E. Roberts, was this week pointed to the rank of assistant cashier of the Union Banking Com pany, and will become paying teller of this institution after September 1. Kir. Roberts has been head book keeper for some time and succeeds A. D. King, resigned. Mr. Roberts is a popular employe of the bank, also well known and popular with the patrons of the in stitution, and his promotion comes as a deserved credit. Miss Helen Whelchel leaves Friday to visit Mrs. Thurmond Whatley at Reynolds. ETERNAL TRIANGLE AFFECTS DARBY IN PECULIAR WAY “SHOOTEM” Dear reader, you’ve beard of shoot em’ and they “jump the fence,” “shootem’ in the alley”, “shootem’ in the back", “shootem’ naturals”, and you’ve heard of shooting, and getting shot, in many ways, but Dewey Darby, colored has been shot different from any kind of shootin’ any one has heard of. He threw a brick at Norman Ful ler, also colored up, and this had the same effect upon Norman that it would have upon any normal person —it made him shootin’ mad. Dewey, not having an armoured fleet with which to defend himself, as did his namesake back about 1898, and hav ing “flung his last brick,” did the natural thing—he ran. He did not make as good time as did the darky who, after getting so excited he out ran a train, told his boss he had seen a “statute of a train.” DESERTER MAKES SECOND ESCAPE Obern Delp, a young white man who was arrested and placed in jail here two weeks ago and who was be ing held fier military authorities at Ft. Myers,. Va., as a deserter, made his escape from the county jail Mon woman "*pria,l Hd. day morning by pushing the negro wohian cook aside when the morning meal was tarried up. Delp was ar rested by (Chief Barrineau, and when he deserteti, was a member of the Third Cavilty located at Ft. Myers. There was! a reward of SSO for his arrest, anil an escort to take him back to tffe flirt wa- expected <k ily. He has evidently made good his es cape, however, and a diligent officer is out a not reward. Delp recaptured by Deputy Sheriff Hairy Goodwin Thursday af ternoon. Be was in a cotton patch working a', few miles from the city. It is presvfrml that he was penniless and was trying to get money to travel on. _ He is again in the county jail. CITY COURT HOLDS QUARTERLY TERM The regular quarterly term of City Court convened Monday and a num ber of uncontested matters were dis posed of. Judge C. A. Ward presid ed. The criminal docket will be call ed next Monday morning at 10 o’clock. This will be the regular jury term, and parties involved are re quested to take notice. Judge Ward states that the court will probably be in session for two days of week. MRS. CHAS. M. JACKSON RECEIVES MINOR INJURIES The many friends of Mrs. Chas. M. Jackson, of Douglas and Broxton, will learn with regret of her accident in Atlanta last week. The ne-vs con veyed here from her daughter, Mrs. D. D. Newbern, being her mother was knocked down on the pavement in alighting from a car which started off before she was out. She was still in bed and the extent of her injuries had not been ascertained, Mrs. R. T. Dismuke has returned from a visit to Cnthbert. R. C. RELIHAN ON BUYING TRIP TO NEW YORK Mr. R. C. Relihan, manager West brook’s Department Store, leaves Sat urday for New Y'ork, where he goes to buy fall and winter merchandise. He will be joined in New York by Mr. C. E. Westbrook, of Columbus, and managers of other Westbrook stores. W’estbrook’s has proven a very pop lar trading place since opening in Douglas last December, and Mr. Reli han has found business so good that he expects to buy more heavily than ever before since the opening. Razors being of little avail under such circumstances, Norman resort ed to a “German model 44,” and he trimmed that “nigger down”. How ever, our story leads us or we lead the story. What we set about to tell was that Dewey Darby was shot—in the bottom of the foot—while in ac tion. As a marksman Norman would well fit with Uncle Sam’s sharp shooters. He aimed carefully and scored perfectly, for the ball wen* just exactly through the center, count ing both north and south, east ana‘ west. One may draw tfTeir own de ductions as to which way Dewey wu? traveling when the shot was fired. Or it may be left to a jury, for Ful ler had to give bond in order to keep out of jail. Fortunately for him how ever, that he is a good shot, for, had he aimed a few feet to rear and punctured a heel, the result would doubtless have been far different. TOO MUCH “TEA” GETS HUNTER AND FATHER IN BAD A young man named 11. Hunter, who stated that his home was in Ap pling county, became so annoying on the floors of the Growers Warehouse Tuesday that Mr. Floyd Carter, floor manager, attempted to get, him to leave the building. It was claim ed by officers that he had been drink ing heavily, and decided to make things unbearable for Jess Williams, book man for McLean & George. He followed Mr. Williams almost the en tire length of the huse while the sale was going on, applying an unprint able name to him. Realizing his con dition Mr. Williams did not resent his abuse until Hunter became so insistent that Mr. Williams could not keep up his work and he then turned and with all the emphasis be hind his good right arm, floored Hun ter. Hunter then became furious, and Mr. Carter undertook to get him off the floor and out of the way. Sheriff W. M. Tanner happened - be at the warehouse, and. when he attempted to help subdue the enraged man, was confronted with a blow that might have done serious damage had he not “ducked” in due time. Officers finally took Hunter and his father to the city jail, where they remained over night and were releas ed on bond. The elder Hunter was guilty of no offense other than that he was drinking. The authorities were reluctant to put the farmers in jail, as they had brought tobacco to the market, but it seemed that the young Mr. Hunt er* was determined to start the riot that was purported to have taken place here .last week. AUGUST 31 OPENING DATE OF A. & M. SCHOOL Plena are about complete for the -opening rtf the Eleventh District- A. & M. school here on August 31st. Buildings have been remodeled and the grounds have been thoroughly cleaned and present a beautiful ap pearance. Not in the history of the school has so much interest been demon strated before the opening date. Ap plications have been coming in for weeks, and Prof. J. M. Thrash is at a loss bo know what to dp with the large number expected to register on pening date. All available space is being made ready. The faculty remains practically the same as last year, only two changes being made, that in the English de partment and the secretary. DEATH OF MISS DAISY PORCHEK The remains of Miss Daisy Porcher who died in Tallahassee, Fla., Fri day were brought to Douglas Satur day afternoon and reposed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Garbut on Madison avenue till the hour of burial, at ten o’clock. The young lady had made her home in Tallahassee since her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Porcher, moved there from Douglas about a year ago. She was seriously ill of typhoid fever for four weeks, but as her friends here had not heard of it, her death came as quite a shock. Her brother Dave Porcher of this city, had been at her bedside several days when the end came. Her untimely death brought sor row into many hearts here, a 3 she made Douglas her home for many years and had many schoolmates among the younger people of the town. She was an unusually beauti ful young lady and was about twenty years of age. She was carried to the Baptist church Sunday morning at ten o’clock where the pastor, Dr. Carl W. Minor, conducted the touching services. After leaving the church, a long procession of friends and loved ones in cars drove to the cemetery where she wa3 laid to await the great resur rection. UNION CAMPMEETING The Union Campmeeting will be gin at the Moore Cemetery Taber nacle Friday night before the 2nd Sunday in September—run ten days. Come to the camp meeting whoso ever will. Six miles south of Nich olls, 5 miles of Beach. H. J. Thompson. $1.50 Per Annum in Advance RAILROAD-AUTOMOBILE WRECK PROVES FATAL ONE DEAD; THREE ARE INJUR ED WHEN GIDDENS LUMBER CO. LOG TRAIN BACKS INTO AUTOMOBILE D. C. Horne, a farmer residing a few miles from Broxton and his fam ily, consisting of a wife and two small daughters were in a serious railroad automobile accident yesterday about two miks north of Broxton when the log train of Gidden< Lumber C in pany backed into their automobile on the crossing. Mr. Horne so seriously injured that ho died a few hours later in the Clark-Smith sanitarium at Douglas. His wife and two srqall daughters, ages 2 and 4 years old were badly bruised up but report at the hospital this morning indicato that they will be able to leave the hospital in a few days. Their auto mobile was completely demolished and it seems a miracle that any of the occupants escaped death. Mr, Horne’s body will be interred today in the family cemetery but his fam ily were not able to attend the funer al. It seems that the log train backed into the automobile without warning, according to the report, and without a flagman on the rear, but it hap pened at a country crossing where there i 3 not a #'eat deal of passing. CITY AUTHORITIES WILL ENFORCE CURFEW LAW Complaints have reached the police department in such numerous in stances of late depredations by boys under sixteen years of age, that Chief Barrineau has stated that he wilLin the future enforce the law to the letter. He is acting under in structions from city council. The law forbids children under sixteen years of age being on the streets after 9 o’clock at night with, out permit from parents or guar dian or unless accompanied by either parents or guardian. Numerous instances of theft, break ing into stores, fighting and making disturbances generally are recorded almost daily. It slems that some of the boys have formed themselves in to gangs, and meet in outlying sec tions of the city to carry on their plans. Sunday night about ten o’clock a boy, Arthur Barber, Jr., was as saulted by a gang of boys under sixteen years. He was pretty badly handled, and received a gash on the head caused from a brick-bat. A general was indulged in, but young Barber was the only one to be materially injured. It is the purpose fo the city au thorities to put an end to these prac tices, and when boys are found on the streets after the hour named, the police have positive instructions to take them to the city jail. CONDUCTOR WILL LEE 'BURIED HERE SUNDAY Conductor Will Lee of the Geor gia and Florida Railroad was buried here Sunday afternoon, following an impressive ftfneral iat the residence of Mrs. J. F. Touchton on College street. Several selections were sung by Mrs. J. L. Cochran, Miss Thelma Meade and Dr. J. H. Ford. “If Jesus Goes With Me” was sung at his re quest. Mr. Lee had been in ill health for a year suffering from brights dis ease and #kh blood pressure, and for the last three weeks of his life h$ had been very ill at the hospital in Augusta. He realized that the end was near, and had set hi 3 house in order. He was a very popular man on the road, and had many friends here. He made his home here on two different occasions and married Miss Eva Gas kin of this city. To them was born one daughter, Miss Louise Lee. A large number of relatives and friends assembled at the Touchton home for the survices that were con ducted by Dr. Carl W. Minor of the Baptist church. Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Lee of Augusta brought his remains to Douglas.