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PEARSONttTR, JUNE VOL. 3—NO. 7. GLEANINGS OF COFFEE COUNTY Items Gathered From Various Sources By Our Lynx-Eyed Reporter Free mail delivery will positive ly begin in Douglas on June 30th. Temporary carriers will be used until permanent crrierscanbe pro vided through 'civil service chan nels. The examination occurs June 23. Miss Gertrude, the only daugh ter of Sheriff W. M. Tanner, and Mr. Ben Smith, an attaehee of the Douglas lire department, were quietly married on the lith instant at the residence of Elder Win. Tomlinson, a few miles southwest of Douglas. The commencement exercises of the Georgia Normal college, at Douglas, are being held this week. The sermon was preached last Sun day by Rev. Carey M. 1 ntingeT. a former student who was reared in Douglas. The exercises continued through Thursday. Uncle Jim's Note Book: "The home of Mr. James Sweat, in the Mora District, was burned a few nights ago. The household goods were taken out and carried to a nearby corn crib, and the corn crib was burned that night." These facts arouse a grain of sus picion that “an enemy" had a hand in the business. Mr. Hately Quincy, son of .1. W. Quincy, is at home from Suwanee, Teun., where lit 1 has been attend ing the University of the South, lie was the winner of two medals; — one forgeneaal excellence and the other in mathematics. He took second honor in oratory. The Douglas Oil and Fertilizer Company has decided to put in a feedstuff mill of sufficient capacity to create a ready market there for corn, beans, peas, piudars and other farm products, that enter into the manufacture of foodstuffs, from a large and thrifty section of South Georgia, it will also lay a substantial foundation for diversi fied farming in Coffee county. Hon. Jeff Kirkland tells the Tribune the County Board of Tax equalizers have completed its work w ith the exception of hearing complaints. The Board is com posed of gentlemen thoroughly ac quainted with every section of the county, upright and inteligent, and if they are guilty of partiality, the Tribune is sure the error is of "head and not of heart.” The Tribune believes they have equal ized taxation in Coffee county as well or better than any other three men could have done and, hence, confidently expects there will be but few complaints to lie arbitra ted. The Franklin Stock Company has been playing here, at the school auditorium, all the week. The plays presented have all been clean and worthy the patronage of jK-ople w ho desire diversion from the regular daily grind incident to earning a livelihood. The vaude ville acts between the scenes were conspicuous by the absence of course and evil-suggesting jokes that usually accompany shows now days. Rev. E. L. Padrick represented the Pearson Methodist church at the Wayeross district conference at Homerville this week. He re ports a most pleasant aud profi table meeting. Attorney John R. Cooper has argued the case of “The State vs G. Wash 'fibtt” before the State prison commission. He tendered the commission as new evidence an affidavit of Elder S. G. Taylor, which reads: .“1 live at West Green, in Coffee county, Georgia. 1 was present on the occasion of the homicide that resulted in the death of Warren L. Lott and for which the defendant, G. W. Lott was tried and convicted. 1 was sitting on the porch of my little grocery store at West Green, when the defendant, G. W. Lott came by. He spoke as usual and showed no signs of excitement and made no indication that he was mad or that lie was in any unusual frame of mind. After he passed me, he went about forty steps where he met his son, Warren, the deceased, and they stopped and engaged in conversation, Warren Lott was standing facing mo and the defendant was standing with his back toward me. I could not understand what they were talk ing about. The deceased had something in his hand which look ed like a knife and which 1 took to be a knife. He was using the knife; either eating something with it or paring his finger nails with it. Suddenly the deceased ran to the defendant and threw his arm arrtund the defendants neck —his left arm it was —and they began to wrestle, the deeeasd sfiil holding his arm around the neck of the defendant. I could not tell at first what the deceased was doing with his right hand. After defendant and deceased had been thus engaged for a shorr time I noticed that the deceased had hold of something apparently trying to take ft from the defend ant; defendant was in a shooting position with his hands between his legs. It was at this point: that the pistol fired and deeeased fell. The best that I could see, both men had hold of the pistol when it fired. 1 did not see the defendant draw the pistol or make any moves tword drawing it. The first time f saw the pistol was gred and the deceased had. fallen. I was about forty yards from the two men when this shot was fired. I had full opportunity to see both men, who were standing in the positions indierted; my sight is not impaired and there was nothing to hinder my vision. From the position of the two men when the shot was fired and from the manner in which it was fired, and basing my idea upon the facts as above set forth and alleged, it is my conclusion that the shot was purely accidental I am a baptist minister located at West Green in Coffee county Georgia. I was born and reard in Uofiee county. This affidavit is made for the purpose of being used upon the application of G. W. Tott in his application to the Prison Corn mission for his pardon, or to tie used elsewhere by the defendant or his counsel whereever the same may be reverlant. (,Signed) 8. G. Taylor. In rho meantime the Defendant will be confined at the State prison farm. Elder John F. has sent the editor a sample of his Irish potatoes, and very fine. Think he regrets If planting a big crop of potatoes as the farmers of this section was advised to do last winter. The soil of this sec tion is admirably adapted to the growth of Irish potatoes and had our farmers heeded the advice given them last winter they would now lie reaping a rich harvest. Thanks. Bro. Smith. The city council met in regular monthly session Wednesday night. The Tribune does not know what business was transacted, but un derstands some very important matters were considered. PEARSON, GEORG(A, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, l‘L7 PROGRESS OF THE WAR There have been several signifi cant developments in war circles during the past week. Senator Root and his commission arrived in Russia the early part of the week and, through the United States ambassador, presented Pres ident Wilson's note to the Russian people to the President of the Rus sian provisional government. This note succinctly states the A uteri can position in the war. It is be ing published and scattered among the people and especially in army circles. The result is a stronger war pulse, aud it is now believed Russia will remain with the An tente allies to the end of the struggle. These has been no active hostilities along the Russian front during the week. There has been little or no ;vc tlvity along the Roumanian, Meso potamian and Macedonian fronts. Rut King ('onstant ine’s abdication of the Grecian throne early in tin week removes a tremendous bar rier t hat has prevented any deci ded activity on the latter front, and it is now confidently oxpectqd that strong offensive movements will begin. The Greek army will lie hard to control in a passive mood; it has been chafing under the restraint that has prevented if from going after their ancient ene my, the Turk. At any rate, should the Greek army not take an active part in the hostilities it will no longer be a menace to activity on the part of the British, French and Italian forces. Constantine gave way to his son, Prince Alexander, who is a pro-entente. The kinjy and his family will take up their* residence in Switzerland. The western front in France and Belgium has been the scene of fierce fighting all the week. The British, French and Belgians art pressing tin- Germans, gaining new territory and capturing many pris oners and guns. The Austro-i talian front has also been the scene of bloody fighting, but without material advantage to either side. The Italians have been able to retain all the ground cov ered in their recent offensive in the vicinity of Trieste. The indi cations arc that the Italians are preparing, with the assistance of British and French troops, to win the city of Trieste, Austria’s most important seaport city. The week has been marked spe cially by a strong revival of sub marine and aerial warfare. An in creased number of merchant men have been sunk by Germansubina rines; all were outgoing, having safely landed their cargoes. A se rious aerial raid on the suburbs of London is reported, in which many women and children were killed or injured. Then* was no extensive property loss, Gen, John J. Pershing and staff have arrived safely at Paris and is the cause of great rejoicing. They received quite an ovation during their stay in England, but it was nothing compared to the great re joieing throughout France. Re sides Gen. Pershing and his staff, quite a commissary contingent has also arrived in Franco and great cargoes of war supplies for the use of the incoming American army. The commissary contingent are busy receiving these supplies and placing them at specially prepared headquarters. Hospital and med ical headquarters are also being established. Gen. Pershing and his staff have gone to the front to study the new twentieth century warfare. It is expected the United States forces will be assigned to a battle front contiguous to the Brit ish army, both speaking the Eng lish language. And the yankees will soon show their colors along the trenches. WHY THE CORN BELT M IS COMING m The State Department' of Agrv culture, through the survey of.ft* Market Bureau, working prcptUKL: tovy to safeguarding farm products of food stuffs the liexi two ycaH|! or during the “war shortage,”® convinced that the corn belt ult|? maU-ly is coining to the hear! ,o| the old cotton belt —largely State of Georgia. Already it iS clearly evident that "war condi| turns” and demands are fast bring! ing (lie country to the period of very large substitution of corn bread for wheat flour. Here are' some interesting and important figures, illustrative of what may be expected—much of which has al ready come. Huh he Is. Reserve stock of American wheat May. 1916 45,000,000 Reserve stock of American wheat end of May, 1017 18,000,000 Reserve slock In flight on August 81, 1917 None. Winter wheal crop, 1016 418,000,000 Winter wheat crop, 1917, estlm’d- 850,000,000 Total wheat supply of this country July 1,1917, under same date one year ago, estimated 155,000,000 Winter wheat crop, 1915, was 678,000,000 Spring wheat crop, 1915, was 852,000,000 Total crop, 1915, was 1,025,000,000 Exported In 1916 from surplus of two years 248,000,000 Total crop l . S. winter and spring wheat this year will be, esUma'd, 040,000,000 Normal annual demand in U. S. for food stuffs at home 580,000,000 Needs of allied Nations from l\ S. this year 300,000,000 Seed demand In V. S. from this crop 90,000,000 Therefore, if the law of supply and demand, backed by necessities of war and executed to meet those demands, are to control, a crop of 640,000,000 bushels of American iwlicat is going to Ik- called upon Tosupply our actual minimum de mand for !M0,000,000 bushels, thus presenting a shortage- of 270,000, 000 bushels, or more than one half the normal food supply de mand of this country on its own wheat crop. That can mean only half ration of flour for the people of this country and the necessary substitution of the next best thing —corn bread. The demand for corn-meal, there fore, is going to lie relatively in creased. Food crop production in Georgia has turned considerably more to corn this year than in the past and next .yeai —assuming foundation of expert opinion to be good, that the war will not be short —t he reason for an even lar ger Georgia corn crop t han what ever this year’s will yield, will la fore that time be self-evident. Therefore, the expressed opinion of tin- market experts of the Geor gia Department of Agriculture that “the corn licit is moving to and around Georgia.". An Irresistible Call. Ifulda, (lie Swedish maid, hud served her mistress faithfully for a year, when one day she announced her in tention of leaving: “Why, Ifulda, what is the matter? is the work too hard? Or don't you like your wages?” “lie work he be all right, an’ de vages he be too, but de beau —he moost have me.” Very Puzzling. Eddie who hud always attended a Baptist Sunday school, was taken on a visit to Sunday school at a Metho dist church. “Mamma, how is that?” he said. "I thought you said this was a Mefodist Sunday school.” “So it is, my dear.” “Well, hut, mamma, the lesson was al! about John the Baptist.”—Chris tian Herald. Proper Hats Important. Wearing hats In boyhood retards the growth and full development of the vessels that nourish the roots of the hair aud accounts for the baldness in early life. An examination of the heads of boys will enable one to determine whose heads will be made bald by the wearing of hats and whose heads will not, with a reasonable degree of cer tainty. Hats should be made to meas ure like suits and be so constructed that the pressure will rest only upon the corners of the forehead and the center of the back of the head. A^gPUrSouth Georgia Neighbors A&jb.* S^^BLE' PARAGRAPHS IGARNERED BY THE JPENCII. AND I •SeWM-'.,,;SCISSORS PROCESS vt aud Worth jjtttikUpS «il*’ ’ 1 A In - glorious it Mil, ...iis iH | I he ipli - “no fence.” \ ■Jfwin v has a farm 4v-mouff rat' ifßgent, Mr. O. T). ,-:r eb.-i!,- ,if thr Slat V n ; Iture and is well cfjijifor the work in Jlnuid. siir a >- panna', sugar rehin-n wtfi bo-gjn .operation about July Ist. . Already 8,600 bags of crude sugar has arrived from Cuba con signed to il,. The capacity of the refinery is 1,060,000 pounds of white sugar per day. Amerions will entertain the Gi§)tgia < ’minty Officers’ Associa tion for a two day’s session, be ginning next Wednesday. All arrangements for the convention are announced complete and the largest attendance in the history of the association is anticipated. The electiofi in Pulaski county, last Friday, to determine the question of county wide taxation for school purposes, was carried in favor of taxation liy the narrow margin of throe votes. However, it is enough to set in motion the wheels of progress, . «... . .>.14 =- - ) At an election held in Camden county Wednesday a bond issue of $20,000.00 was voted, the money arising from their sale to be used in building a bridge across the Sa tilia river at Woodbine, on the Dixie Highway. The result of the election is very gratifying to those who have been laboring in the in torest of I his enterprise. The friends of education in Clinch county have started a cam paign in behalf of county wide taxation for school purposes. In order to get the question clearly before the people a general insti tute is planned to hi- held in the school auditorium at Homerville on Sat unlay, June 23rd. A splendid program of exercises have been arranged and all par ties interested are cordially invited to be present. The Worth County Local is nothing if not optimistic, It says: “Never before lias business been better with our merchants, never in tin* history of the county has there been so much money in the banks at this time of year as there is now. Indications*’are that we will have a banner year and our merchants arc buying their fall goods with the prospects of a big ger business t hail before. There is such a thing as practical econo my without stintiV*iid our folks are fast learning how to do this." Short term courses in the State College of Agriculture at Athens, to be competed for under the rules of the college, will be provi ded by the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad to the young men who win in the pig club contests of 1917. The awards will be made to the winners in Ribli, Houston. Dooly and Crisp counties at the State fair at Macon; those in Turner, Tift, Berrien, Lowndes, Echols, Clinch and Charlton coun ties at the Georgia Florida fair at Valdosta, SI.OO YEAR IN ADVANCE TliV lax equalizers of Clinch county have placed the tax valu ation of cattle and hogs in t hat: county on a flat rate of sl2 and $3 per head respectively.' % ■ ’ " .su it is alleged that a band of cab-* tie rustlers lias been operating in Colquitt county for some months. J. A. Strickland, the supposed loader, was arrested last week, and ’sent to jail in default of a SSOO bond. Bacon county has voted a bond issue of SIOO,OOO, to wit. $60,000 for road building, $30,000 for court house and SIO,OOO for jail. A 12- acre tract of land has already been purchased up°n which t lie court: house and jail will be built. Bro. R. M. Martin, of the Liber ty County Hearld, says he is get ting tuned up for the annual meet ing of the Georgia Weekly Press Association at Thomasville, July 16. He says "it is only a few miles to the Florida line.” Yes, “so near and yet so far." A permanent shipbuilding Indus try is to lx* established by the Ferry Shipbuilding Company at Port Wentworth, on Savannah river near the city. The firaLeon st ruction work will be twenty car go steamers, of steel and wood, for the United States Emergency Fleet corporation. It will employ about 3,000 men. Reports from Berrien county say that crop conditions there un satisfactory, despite the boll wee vil. A large acreage of cotton was planted and, which much of it was plowed up to make room for more corn, t here is yet a good crop of cotton, mostly sea island, which is in excellent condition. A bumper crop of corn aud peanuts will be harvested Rallies in the interest of Pied mont Institute are being held with the Baptist churches of the Conso lation association, beginning Wednesday, the 13th, and continu ing three weeks. Judge T. A- Parker is the leader this week, Judge J. I. Summerall next week and John W. Bennett the third week. If similar rallies could lie held with the churches of the New Xunbury, Piedmont and Smyrna assoeiations the Tribune believes it would go a long way toward re lieving the embarrassment of the school. Every thing at Wayeross has put on a warlike appearance “Old Glory” furled to the breeze from every vantage; the soldiers tents spread on Plant park exten sion and the Boy's Scout tents on Beauty park, with the constant tum-tum of the toy drum, serve to remind the citizen and the stran ger within the city gates of the roar of artillery and the rattle of rifles on the great battle fronts across the ocean. Then, the war is the topic of conversation from early morning uutil dewy eve.