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Sheriff x SKEETEk SNOOT-MAKES SKEETERS SKOOT—Sold by WIGHT & BROWNE. LairidryCIeon- tng-l’rcsslng Best Work, I'huitc 81 THE GRADY COUNTY PROGRESS If F OFFICIAL ORGAN OF GRADY COUNTY, PUBLIC DRAY Tlio Old Ilcliublo J. P. MONTGOMEUV Day Phono 144, NIkIi 1147 YOL 7. CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST ltU( NO. 12 Important Menfr.g Be Held Wednesday One of the most, important moot ings ever held in the history of Grady county will be held at El . Pino School, north of Cairo, Aug' ust 10 at 10 o’clock in the morning under the auspices of the State Board of Entomology, for the pur pose of denlihg with problems which have arisen as the result of the invasion of the Mexican Cotton boll weevil. - The boll weevil is now at. work destroying the cotton of this and some thirty other counties in Georgia. It hns been found active ly and vigorously at work on cot ton squares and boll* this summer in thirty-one bounties in the south west and western sections of the state. It is gnawing its way into the, heart of business and eating up the profits Of the farmer and the merchant. • If Georgia farmers hope to make successful crops in spite of .the boll weevil, they must-lcarn to combat it To toll them how to do. this if the purpose of .this meeting. At, this meeting every phase of the boll weevil problem will be dis cussed and dealt with. These dis cussions will include .the question of the proper selection of cotton seed for boll weevil conditions and for resistance to diseases. Now it the time to select cotton seed for these purposes; the work done now will count in the successful farm ing of next year. Among the speakers will be E Lee Worsham, state entomologist:, A. C. Lewis, assistant. state ento- mologist - , Ira W. Williams and G.A. McLendon, experts in cotton breed ing, and a representative of the States Relations Service. Every business man and every farmer in this section who can pc s- sibly do so should attend this meet ing, as it is of imperative import ance to him. * It is expected that all those who attend will cary their lunches and there will be a basket dinner at the noon hour. UK stock Assertion fa! Calves Profitable Mel Last Saturday New York oi Fire! *jl Ohe touch, of the button and a mansion bums—another pressure and the biggest bank in the city bursts into flames. It’s only a question of minutes before all 1 New York will be on fire—Manhattan is at the mercy of a Send. Read the engrossing details in Arthur Stringer’s “The Iron Claw,” the startling motion picture serial story about to be published in this newspaper. § Things happen at the rate of sixty to every second in “The Iron Claw.” The reader who misses it will always regret it. Read tie Story Then See the Pathe Pictures at the Theater One man said: “The first night’s rest I have had in weeks, was after using your Skectcr Skoot.” It is wonderful. A few drops sprinkled around the bed is all that is ncecE- sary. Sold only at Wight- & Browne. A good attendance was present last Satdrday at the regular month ly meet iiig of the Grady County Live; .Stook Association. No set program had bqcn arranged for the day, hut interest in various mat ters pe'rtnining to live stock grow ing is so keen now among the mem bers of the association that there is never any lagging in the program. Under the reports of the stand ing conrinittees the discussion of Feed Crops was general and timely A number of the clovers were dis cussed and several* indicated their intention of planting more or less of these the coming fall. The purchasing committee was furn ished with a list of the amounts of burr Clover, Crimson Clover, Vetch, and Rape, that the mem bers present will likely want to plan,t, and this committee will se cure prices on these and will latpr wnd in orders for the seed. An,^ persons wishing to take advantage >f this opportunity to buy seeds at the very best advantage would,, do .veil to'see Mr. P. H. Ward, the chairman of the purchasing com mittee at once. " Under the report of the Fair ommittee Grady Day was dis- ussed and the full commendation and support of the Association was pledged toward making the day an assured success. • Also under this report a motion was made that the fair committee investigate and re port to the next meeting of the as sociation on the desirability, etc. of making a display at thcTlcorgia- Florida Fair at Valdpsta. Mr. C. R. Beale reported, on the progress of cattle dipping in the county,' and'secured pledges from a number of those present to see Way Handling Gattle Veal is now worth lie gross, and this is not an unusual figure. At this price a calf four months old that has been pushed to the proper finish will bring from $15.00”*'to S20.00. or as much as the same calf would bring if allowed to half starve and raise ticks until, it two years old. A- veal must be between two and six months old and must lie milk fed. Besides the milk it should bo fed a mixture of cotton seed meal and corn meal. The whole object in fcedinajjyoal calves is to get them' fara^ 1 possible as quick ns possible. Why not ship a ear load of veal calves from Grady county in the near future. The soiling agent of the Grady County Live Stock Association will be glad to handle them free of charge. Sallow complexion comes from bilious impurities in the blood and the fault lies with the liver and bowels:—they are torpid. The medicine that gives results in such cases is HERBINE. It.is a fine liver stimulant and bowel regulator Price 50c, Sold by Wight & Brown that the pens and covers were built at once for some'of the vats that have not" yet built these. Mr. Beale reported that twenty-three vats were dipping about fifty-live hundred cows at this time. A number, of new members .were enrolled in the association and all in all the meeting carries out our statement often made that the Grady County Live Stock Associa tion is the livest organisation in Grady county. WHY CHANGE GOVERNORS? Governor Harris: Confederate Sol dier; Jurist; Christian Gentle man; Statesman. Shall We Dishonor Such a Man, a Man Who Has Done His Duty, By Fail ing to Re-elect Him? Your Governor, the Governor of every man, woman and child in Georgia, 13 on trial and stands before the people of a state that he has laved and served for half a century. He asks that they re-elect him to the office of Governor, one which for a year now he has held honestly, fear lessly and conscientiously; asks them only to do -for him' what Democratic precedent has made a custom in Georgia—to give to every Governor four years and which is now advo cated by the majority of the candi dates running. Will you reject a man whose ex perience and ability as an able jurist, and whose long and valuable service in the legislature amply qualify him for the position? Is it wise to substitute now an in- experienced man, one who has never been 'tried as Governor, for one who has consistently devoted every day for over a year to the position ? Can you afford to neglect a man who has carried on a splendid busi ness administration, and who, for the first time in history, had a thorough audit made of the state’s books, thus establishing a precedent for efficient management -of the state’s funds ? Can you conscientiously dispense with the services of a man whose work on the Western & Atlantic Rail road Commission makes him best able to handle the present crisis that has arisen with respect to this, the state’s greatest asset? Can you afford to help defeat a man who has thus far successfully fought the L. & N.’s efforts to destroy the W. & A. R. R. property? Don't bo deceived about the opposition to your Governor. Can you deliberately hurt the man who established the Georgia School of Technology and is still Chairman of the Board of Trustees: who is a Trustee of the University of Georgia (his alma mater) and of the Wesleyan Female College, and has always been a leader in Georgia’s educational progress? Can you reflect on a man who has paid the school teachers of the state promptly and Is doing so now for the first time in the history of Georgia, a Governor who has fought more for the common schools of Georgia than any other has over done before? Do you think for a. moment that there can be any truth in the mali cious charges against the courage and backbone of a man who fought glo riously for the South, and who made the Prohibition acts. possible in the face of tremendous opposition and threats? Will you deny to Georgia the priv ilege of having as her Governor, for the last time, a man who honored his gray uniform beneath the grand old stars and bars of the Confederacy? • We do not believe that you can say “yes” to any of theso questions. We believe that you and thousands of other patriotic Georgians, will honor your state, your governor and your selves by voting for Governor Harris. Please help in this good fight by sign ing and sending in the coupon below. Crop Cmditas fat- piled in 125 Counties Tho slate department of agricul ture lias just received, canvassed und compiled reports of crop eo dilions in 125. Georgia count ic and based iipon these estimates Hu 1910 cotton crop in this slate 1,535,021 bales, as compared \vi 1,930,115 bales in 1915. Crop shortage is already indi cated in advancing prices. The Georgia crop as shown by the fore going figures, is 23 per. cent under that of last year. With similar conditions throughout the cotton belt, present prices must not only hold up, but continue to advance. Enthusiasm Growing In Hardman’s Ranks Governor N. E. Harris, State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga.: Dear Governor—You can count on my vote and influence. Namo 1 Address Atlanta, Ga., Aiig. 9.—According to reports from all sections, Dr. L. G. Hardman still leads the govern or’s race, and is steadily gaining ground. Two years ago lie carried upward of sixty counties,, and ns indications arc "• that ho will get every one of these and about thirty others besides ,this time, his nomi nation is being predicted ort the first ballot. Dr. Hardman is jubi lant over the outlook, ns not only practically all his former support ers, but great numbers of new. ones in many eouffties,. arc rallying to his cause, and interesting them selves in his behalf with more en thusiasm and zonk than ever be fore. What The Commis sioners' Bill Provides There has boon more or less con jecture and misunderstanding ns o just what tho bill relating to the issioners that was re duced by Reproscnta- or and passed by the leg- provides for. According most reliable information (hat we can obtain, tho. provisions of llu: bill nro about like this:— A now conimiss toner’s district, is made of,Spence with G. il. Mize named in the hill as commissiooner to serve the unexpired term for that district. A district is now to be-composed of Blowing Cave and Lime Sink districts. The re mainder of the districts are to re main as at present constituted, und the present * .commissioners arc to serve just ns before. The bill was amended striking out tlio. provision for a purchasing agent, so that in reality tlio only change made by tlio bill is the adding of tlie new district with Mr. Mize as 'commis sioner. Work on White Way Progressing The stands find large globes for the White Way have all been placed and a coat of paint is being added to tlie stands .this week. No doubt by-the time of our next issue Cairo will be resplendent with her real White Way . PEOPLE HAVE LOST MILLION BY INEFFICIENCY, SAYS DOBBS Atlanta, August 8^—State Senator E. P. Dobbs of Cobb county, in pur suance of promises made In the an nouncement of his candidacy for the office of comptroller general of Geor gia, has Just given out tho first of several. statements In which he charges. William A. Wright, Incumbent in that offico, with the responsibility for huge losses of Georgians who In vested their money In income, or guar antee fund certificates issued by mu tual Insurance companies operating upon the legal reserve basis. In the announcement of his candi dacy for this office, Senator Dobbs re fers to complaints against tho depart ment In numerous letters from citi zens of Georgia urging him to run, and says: . “The admitted record of unfor tunate results following the ad- mlnistratlon of this department for the past, ten years will, in my opinion, amply Illustrate an abso- • lute public necessity for a new comptroller general and Insurance commissioner, and tho Installation of energetic and progressive meth ods for. these combined depart ments.’’ Referring to his own success in tlie manufacturing business In Marietta, and In other enterprises and soliciting the support of frlerids and the citizens of Georgia generally, particularly those “whose recent contact with this de partment convinces them that my an nouncement 1b opportune,” he con cludes: "I will, at an oarly date, furnish the public with the official records of results above referred to, and which will astonish tho uninform ed by disclosing the'amazing num ber of'prcvontablo losses suffered by the peoplo of Georgia on ac count of lax administration—a rec ord In which Georgia IcadB the blacklist of all tho states In the union.” The People Misled It Is in pursuance of this announcer ment promise that Senator Dobbs now proposes to give specific instances. He charges Mr. Wriglit with an effort to fool the people regarding Income. Or guarantee fund certificates, In that he makes it. appear in hls report to the governor, dated January 1, 1910, that MUTUAL insurance companies were authorized to issue these certificates. Dealing with the insurance act of 1912, on page 8, Mr. Wright states in part as follows: "No provision of this statute has been of more immediate benefit to the public than the section which I drafted dealing with what is known as ‘Income’ or interest hearing certificates, issued by mu tual and co-operative or assess ment industrial companies. The State of Georgia in 1909 legalized these certificates." Mr. Dobbs states that the act of 1909 nmkeB no mention of mutual life insurance companies, but confines it self to “any mutual aid, benefit or In dustrial insurance company incorpo rated under the laws of this state upon the co-operative or mutual as sessment plan;" and that the section of the. 1912 act, whose authorship Is claimed by Mr. Wriglit, has no further effect than to repeal the law of 1909; that nowhere in tho laws of Georgia is there pr has there ever been any statuto authorizing the Issuance of these certificates by Mutual Legal Re serve insurance Institutions. Millions Were Lost It is chargod that one Georgia com pany'has Issued more than $1,500,000 of these certificates, some prior to 1909 and many during the latter part of 1912, with the knowledge and con sent of Mr. Wright; that two other Georgia companies have Issued moro than $S50-,000 of these certificates, making the amazing total of more than $2,000,000 issued without any author ity of law, PRACTICALLY EVERY DOLLAR OP WHICH IS A- DEAD LOSS TO THE INVESTOR. General Wright admits In his report (hat “the sale of those certificates caused a financial loss to many, citi zens," and attempts to relieve himself of responsibility by stating that "the insurance department had absolutely no jurisdiction." Senator Dobbs points out that char ters granted to those companies make them subject not only to the laws of the state, but also to “any rules or regulations of the Insurance commis sioner . v . ” and that these insti tutions could easily have been pre vented from taking the -hard-earned dollars of citizens in practically every nook and corner of Georgia, without the return pt any value, had Mr. Wright, as Insurance commissioner, regulated them by proper rules and compelled them to- comply with tho laws, “One of the- most unpardonable and neglectful of the acts that go to make up...Mr. Wright’s official record," Sen ator Dobbs stateB, “was his failure to require tlie Empire Life Insurance Company to make tho $100,000 deposit as the law requires, for the protection of its policy holders, before issuing to this company a license when It began doing business during 1912,” Fifth Game of Series Played in Quincy 1-0 A big crowd of fans accompanied tho Cairo teams to Quincy to see the last game of the series Friday; Tallahassee having “hogged” the game from our team Thursday. Tho Quinoy folks wore more than delighted to havo us come over to their fair little city ns evidenced by their enthusiastic support of our team and their generous attend ance. Quincy, wo think, was for us, and'our boys *in return gave thorn one of tho prettiest games of tlio season in a 1 to 0, ton inning game, with Johnson pitching and Barrow catching. Johnson probably pitched one of the best games he has over pitched lotting tho Tallahassee boys down with 2 hits in the ten innings. The fielding of our boys behind him in the. pinches was sensational, as soveral times Spence and NcSmith by especially fast work cut oil drives that were seemingly sure hits. All the boys wore in the fight to win ail the time and dis played an unusual amount of “pep.” Hoke, the little pitcher for Tal lahassee, pitched a fine game and several, times struck out men when a little loose pitching would have cost him the game. This game ended tho base ball season in Cairo. Wo have had a mighty good article of ball furnish ed us by tho management and at a small cost. Probably no team ir this part of the state playing as fast a game as ours and at so small cost to the fans above the attend ance receipts for each game. The team gathered together by the management were certainly a lot of fine fellows, who gave to the fans their very best service, and it would please the fans of Cairo to have them all on the job again next Cairo Gets First Bale Ot Cotton Mr. C. D. Hickey, sold the fii bale of this seasons cotton brougl to this market last Friday mornin It was bought by John L. Pou and brought tho splendid price i 16 cents per pound. On accoui of the rainy weather cotton is son what slow in coming in. . Up unt Tuesday noon of this week we li£ received only four bales ot our loc warehouse. We .heard one of oi merchants that keeps posted c these matters remark that cottc is bringing exactly fifty per cei more than at the same timo la year. With the good prices thi it is hoped will prevail for cottc this full it will mean much for oi farmers. It is a well recognized fa that a small crop at a good prii means much greater profit to tl Srowers than a much larger crop i a cheap price. Cairo Continues to Dress Up It line with the improvements in the business section of Cairo we note this week that new coats cf. paint have been added to the fronts of the Farmers & Merchants Bank and to Wight'Hardware Company’s store. With a White Way and oil our old awnings down and the vaiy ious other improvements that are constantly going on, we are bound to look some spruced up yet.