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PEARSON 'TRIBUNE
vol. :•>—no. ;u
CC rVEE COUNTY
News Items adhered from Various Sources
Tiie Tribune regrets to lenrn ' bat
the residence of Ron. C. E. H’e.v
art. near Axsou, was destroyed 1 y
fire last Sunday night, t.itt) • 0.-
nothing of the household or ki 1 till |
en furniture was saved. It is m.
cert nisi wbetner there is any insur
ance; he had a policy, but it was
thought it had lapsed.
There will be a box social at the
NVilsonville schoolhouse, in the
eastern part of the county, tomor
row night. Misses Mattie Morris
and Alma Lillis are respectively
principal and assistant teachers at
this school.
The Douglas Red Cross society
has named its committees, and
named missionaries to several
militia districts in the county, viz:
Uroxton, Mrs. .1. L. Shelton; \\ il
lacoochee, Mrs. J. M. Dent; Nich
olls. Mrs. S. J. Stubbs; Pearson,
Mrs. J. M. Ashley; Vest Green,
M rs. Lawson Kelley; Ambrose,
Mrs. T. 11. Clarke; Axson, Mrs, E.
L. Tanner.
The executive eommitteeo of
Smyrna Baptist Association —com-
posed of T. S. Hubert, H. M.
Meeks, J. F. Smith, A. S. Min
chew, R, W. Bugg, F. 11. Brown
and .1! <). White —met in the
Douglas Baptist church Decem
ber 3rd and organized for work
It will meet again on the 29th,
when it is expected arrangements
will be made to put an assoeja
tional missfonery in the fielu at
least for half his t iin*-.
In the apportionment of the
state school fund Coffee gets $22,
318.31. Douglas, $3,(154.84; Xicli
olls, $1304.73; Willacoochee sl,-
200.99, and Pearson, 710.32. These
figures will be materially chan
ged twelve months hence when
the next apportionment is made.
The school census which will be
taken next summer will show
Pearson in a much better con
dition.
The Tribune announces the
death, Tuesday morning, of Levi,
the 11 year old son of Elder L. M.
Guthrie, who lives in the Morris
neighborhood about seven miles
north of Pearson. Pneumonia
was the direct cause of his death.
The burial was at Arnie cemetery,
Wednesday morning, Elder Wm.
Tomlinson officiating. Thus wo
are reminded that the Grim Reap
er is no respecter of persons. In
lays his icy hands upon the young
as well as the old, and by it we
are admonished to be also ready
for we know not the day nor the
hour of our departure. The Tri
bune sympathizes with tlie par
ents in the loss of their son.
Mrs. Delaney Brooker, aged 8G
years, died last Saturday morn
ing at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. J. 11. Wall. She was the
widow of John Brooker, Sr., and
mother of Messrs. J. W., Thomas
and A. D. Brooker and Mesdames
J. H. and D. S. Wall. She had
been a dutiful member of the Mis
sionary Baptist church for 62
years, and the greater part of the
time at Mt. Zion church, seven
miles east of Pearson, and was in
deed and in truth one of the moth
ers in Israel. Her remains were
interred in the Ml. Zion cemetery
Sunday, being witnessed by many
relatives and friends who mourn
her departure. Elder S. E. Blitcb.
her former pastor, officiated at the
funeral. The Tribune extends to
the bereaved relatives its sincere
condolence.
The government report gives the
Coffee county cotton crop at 19,-
907 bales as against 21,233 last
year. The deficit is only 1.32(1
bales, but it represents a loss to
farmers of the count vof not less
than $250,000 —quarter of a mil
lion.
It is reported that Elder N. C.
Wilkes, of Milltown, will be the
pastor of Willacoochee Baptist
church the ensuing year, preach
ing there two Sundays in the
month. The other two Sundays
will be given to Ray City, in Ber
rien county, where he will reside.
The Douglas Enterprise has
been named by the county officials
—Sheriff, Ordinary and Clerk —to
be the official newspaper of Coffee
County. This selection insures the
Enterprise all the “county pap” re
quired to be published in the pa
per doing the Sheriff's advertising.
The Tribune congratulates the
Enterprise on its success in the
matter.
A dispatch from Douglas tells a
most wonderful story of the cap
ture by Sheriff Tanner of an auto
mobile ladened with many bot tles
of whiskey. The dispatch states
that James Stalvey, a liveryman
and “blind tiger” of Douglas, and
a young man by the name of Tom
Wesley became wise to an effort
to run the Douglas blockade with
some contraband and started out
to meet the incoming “tigers” and
■capture the contraband for their
own lair. When tigers met tigers
Tom Wesley, aged 20, was killed,
putting a crimp to the Stalvey ex
pedition. Stalvey hastened back
to Douglas from the scene of the
killing, ont he Dixie Highway near
Cbaftorton —eight miles east of
Douglas—and gave the news to
the Sheriff, who hurried to the
scene, captured the auto and whis
key and .carried it, with Wes
ley's body to Douglas. The state
license tag had been removed from
the car and it is probable the
owner will never be known; all
efforts to trace them with dogs
failed. Stalvey is a notorious
.“tiger.” and a puzzle to court offi
cials. He has no use of himself
below his body, and a court is
powerless to punish him. He can’t
work on ihe chaingang or any
where else; to confine him in jail
v uld be too expensive to the
ccunty, and to collect a fine out
1 f him is out of the question.
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee of Coffee county, elected
in October —composed of Judge
W. C. Bryan and Sol. Sears from
the county at large; E. J. Barclay,
Douglas district; George Gillis,
McDonald district; Jonathan
O'Steen, Mora district; Jesse M.
Pafford, Pearson district; T. 11.
Brown, Bhillips Mill district; B.
T. Burkett, Piekren district;
Gharlton Gillis, Tanner district; E.
C. Henderson, Willacoochee dis
trict; George Corbitt, Wooten
district —met some days ago by
electing Judge W. C. Bryan, chair
man; Jesse M. Rafford, vice chair
man; T. H. Brown, secretary; B. T.
Burkett, treasurer. < )ne of the
things expected of this committee
is the most drastic economy, and
the personnel of the committee is
sufficent assurance that this part of
the program will be carried out.
This committee will also be char
ged with the duty of supervising
the elections of 1918, and to see
that no flim-tiam game is played
upon any candidate. Oh. indeed,
these gentlemen hold very respon
sible positions and, no doubt, will
be equal to the task before them.
PEABSOX, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1917
PROGRESS OF THE WAR
Gen. Alleuby, with his British
army, is now in the possession of
the ancient City of Jerusalem. It
is stated that twelve centuries
have passed on the cycles of time
since it was given over to the de
spoiling hands of the Mohamme
dans ami Barbarians. This entry
of a Christian army into the Holy,
City have set the religious world
agog, and the scriptures and proph
ecies are being perused with stud
ied attention to determine, if pos
sible, the “signs of the times.”
Great Britain gives il out that the
eventuality will be a restored Jew
ish nation, under her protection,
but no movement toward the eon
summation of the project will be
made until the world war is over.
But the British army in Palestine
will continue activity to strength
en its position in Jerusalem, and
to clear the country of enemies.
British and Russian armies in
Mesopotamia continue to press on
toward Constantinople but care
fully guarding every movement.
It appears that the Germans have
lost sight of their Turkish allies
and have left them to shift for
themselves. Turkey is ready to
quit the game.
Hundreds of thousands of Japa
nese troops have been landed at
Vladivostok in Manchuria, at the
eastern terminus of the Siberian
railway, owned by the Russian
government. This leads to the
statement that they are awaiting
transport at ion to the Russian bat
tle line. There is nothing aut hen
tic to t he story.
In Russia chaos reigns supreme.
The Bolsheviki and the Cossacks
are fighting for supremacy. The
Boi.Jieviki, led by Lenine and
Trotsky, is finding its hands and
brains too full looking after and
trying to protect its tenure of
When You Know
What Is Best, Ask
for it by Name
By -T. R. HAMILTON
Former Advertising Manager of Wanamaker's, Philadelphia
Tf a man has anything he is proud of, he gives it a name
whether it be a baby or a pair of boots. And the more he is proud
of it, the more he talks about it.
Nameless things are seldom good and never reliable. If you
want to cut down your cost of living the very best way to do it is
to learn to ask only for standard articles.
When you know the name of a good maker of shirts or shoes,
of furniture or pianos, of hardware or underwear, fix that name
definitely in your mind and remember it when you come to buy.
Do not allow strange things to come into your home any
more than you would allow strange people.
The brand and the trade mark and the copyright are the let
ters of introduction from the maker to you. In this way he
vouches for their respectability and guarantees their good be
havior in your home.
There is a name for every good product that is made. And
most of these names arte known to every man and woman in
America, Manufacturers have spent hundreds of millions of dol
lars to standardize these names in your mind. From the lining
of a dress to a laundry soap; from a cleanser to a baking powder;
from a suit of clothes to a kit of tools; you could call every stand
ard article on the market by name if you would only remember
to do so when you come to buy.
It is through your carelessness that lies and adulterations
creep in. The standard is set by good men, but the standard is
only maintained by you.
It is time for you to forget the generic name of every article,
and remember only the standard name of its quality.
In the advertising news of this paper today you will find
many of these standard names and brands of quality. This article
is written for the sole purpose of remainding you to use those
names. It is only fair that you should do as much for these good
manufacturers as they are doing for you. It is only right that
you should help in this great standardization of good products
that is going on throughout America.
Begin now to ask by name for everything you buy. And yon
will find your satisfaction growing greater day by day and your
optimism extending even down to your pocketbook.
(Copyrighted.)
power in Russia to give attention
to the peace plans they have ar
ranged, and it appears now that
the only benefit Germany will de
rive from the armistice is the op
portunity to withdraw- her troops
from the Eastern front for use
el now here.
The Roumanians have been forc
ed to agree, to the armistice, which
is to last three months, but have
refused to permit fraternization
between the soldiers of the two
countries. With winter on hand
the Tribune cannot see, even in
wit hdrawal of troops, that Germa
ny will be benefitted any by the
armistice.
The Italians, aided by British
and French reinforcement, con
tinue to hold the Teutons at bay
along the Piave river; brisk artil
lery duels cont inue but t here is no
infantry activity of consequence.
It is the gene-nil consensus of
opinion that the Germans are con
cent rating all of her available for
ces on the western front, in Flan
ders and Northern France for a
desperate effort to break through
the British and French defensive,
before the American contingent
in sufficient numbers can reach
ranee, to take part in the fight
ing. They have already launched
strong assaults west of Cambrai,
and made slight gains at heavy
expense- in man power.
The war department has with
drawn many Christmas leaves of
absence, and Secretary Baker has
announced that there will be a
speeding up from henceforth, and
by spring have such a force t here
that can bo of material help at the
supreme moment.
The Tribune is of the opinion
that next spring will come the real
testing of the strength of the coil
tending powers, and it is wise in
Secretary Baker to speed up the
preparations for the contest.
SOUTH GEORGIA
News of Our Neighbors Told in Short Paragraphs
The w ork of “Dipping the Ticks”
w ill soon bo in full blast in Ware
county. Vats are being built in
every section of the county for
that purpose.
A "salting station” will be es
tablished in Tifton next spring and
will furnish a market for all mer
chantable cucumbers grown in
that vicinity. The salting process
prepares them for shipment.
The Way cross friends of Hon
W. J. Harris has invited him to
make the opening speech in his
campaign for the United States
Senate against Hardw-iek in that
city. The Tribune has been un
der the impression that the open
ing speech was made in Thomas,
vilie last summer on the occasion
of the press meeting.
Hon. Sam T. Wright, tin- effi
cient A. G. L. freight agent has
been elected Mayor of Wayeross
for a term of two years. He is of
good report, and doubtless will
make a splendid Mayor. The ri
diculous aftermath of the election
is that Dan 'l'. Cowart, the slow est
candidate in the race, asked a re
count of the ballots. Dan has an
eye to publicity that costs him
nothing.
The City of Moultrie has just
had a disastrous fire. The five
story Commercial building in tin
heart of the city was wrecked.
The belongings of the numerous
tenants were burned. The loss is
estimated at SIOO,OOO. with less
than $75,000 insurance. It was
thought at one time that the lo
cal fireman would be unable to
control the fire and Thomasville
was asked for help, and the trip
wa- made in fifty minutes from
the time the big auto truck left
Thomasville.
The little City of Cochran, was
the successful bidder for the
Twelfth District Agricultural and
Mechanical School. She was in
position to offer not only a site
and a big body of land, but buil
dings—including dormitories —
fully equipped and ready to open
s-hool at short, notice. The city
owned the buildings of the Fben
ezer Baptist High School, which
was abandoned twenty years ago.
Il is said the buildings are all in
good repair, and the biggest work
of the Board of Trustees is to .se
cure a sufficient faculty to take
charge of the school.
J. B. Surles, who killed W. K.
Rogers at a turpentine still in Way
ne county twenty-three years ago,
was tried for murder at the late
term of Wayne superior court and
the jury returned a verdict of
guilty with a recommendation.
The history of this ease is a re
markable one. Surles, after kill
ing Rogers, succeeded in getting
out of the country, going to the
far West. There, under an as
sumed name, he married and rais
ed a family of bright, respectable
children —two sons now reaching
man's estate. Thinking his deed
had been forgotten he came back,
with his family, to Savannah
where the' vigilant sheriff of Way
ne county arrested him and car
ried him back to Jesup and his
trial. His faithful wife and two
devoted sons sat by his side
through the trial and will, doubt
less, make an effort to secure for
him a new trial. It must be a sad
awakening to these innocent peo
ple.
WANTED- —A second hand bug
gy and harness in good condition,
Apply to J. C. Adams, Pearson,
Ga.
SI.OO A YEAR
A German was found hanging to
a limb of a t ree near M.orven, in.
Brooks county. Wednesday morn
ing. It was adjudged that became
to his death by suicidal hanging.
The Brunswick municipal elec_
(ion passed off quietly and was de
void of interest. Tims it is in all
the municipalities of South Geor
gia. People are all busy and, con
sequently, indifferent about serv
ing the public in a thankless job.
Work has commenced on the
Sat.ilia river bridge in Camden
county, near Woodbine, which is
to furnish a crossing of that stream
for the East U>i> > • Highway. A
bridge across the St. Marys river
will soon be nr. ter construction
and, when comp d w ill remove
two menaces to .is prong of the
Dixie Highway v ’ ieh lias existed
ever since it was designated.
Wesley Coffee, .toe Sandor and
W. C. Seeley ha\ been arrested
by Sheriff Dormtney, of Ben Hill
county charged v. Uh the killing of
Tom Wesley in tot fee county, near
Chattcrton, last Sunday. They
were identified h.\ ilie motor num
ber of the car that contained the
contraband liquor now in the pos
session of Sherill Tanner of Coffee
county, and tlu-y will be carried
to Douglas for t rink
The Georgian "halloed before it
got. out. of the woods” when it
boasted that St. Marys had two
fish canning factories. It. trans
pires that the new has absorbed
the old, so she has but one fish
canning factory. But St. Marys is
a plucky little city and, is reach
ing out. for great enterprises. Her
opportunities are many and she is
improving them as fast as possible
Work has commenced extending
the Atlantic, Wayeross and Nor
thern railway towards Folkston.
Her shipbuilding enterprise, with
contracts to build two schooners of
1(100 to 2000 tons capacity and
four barges of 500 tons capacity, is
no small undertaking.
Progressive citizens of Tifton
have undertaken to organize what
is to be known as "Tifton Homo
< Company.” The object is building
more residences in Tifton for rent.
The gentlemen at the head of the
movement realized that the city’s
growth is being retarded, because
people who want to become citi
zens cannot be accommodated with
homes. No one man eonld fill the
demand, so it was decided to or
ganize a company of tavo hundred
members who could do so. Tho
plan mapped out is feasible and
the desired end can be accom
plished without any member be
coming embarrassed. The idea is
“In union there is strength.” It
is a suggestion that might be use
ful in other towns and cities need
ing more homes than individual
effort can supply.
Freezing Coconuts to Get at Milk.
A Pennsylvania man has devised a
means of removing coconut shells by
freezing the nut until the shell ts
slightly contracted, and then subjects
Ing It to a comparatively high tempera/-
tore so a<? to cause rapid expansion.
Cracks In the shell are thus produced.
A series of hammer blows then com
pletes the breaking of the shell.—Pop
ular Science Monthly.
Sure Scheme.
Young Wife— “l am determined to
lenrn at what hour my husband comes
home at night. Yet, do what I will, I
cannot keep awake, and he Is always
careful not to make a particle of nolseu
Is there any drug which produces
wakefulness?” Old Wife—“No need
to buy drugs. Sprinkle the floor with
tacks.” .
