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VOL. 111. NO 47.
CAPITAL REMOVAL
BILL TO BE FIRST
Bibb Delegation To Ask Appling
County to Waive Right to Intro
duce First Measure.
When the Legislature meets next
June the members of the Bibb dele
gation in .the house, Messrs. Fowler.
Hall and Barfield, are going to ask
the representative of Appling county
to waive his right to introduce the
first bill, so that the bill to remove
the capital from Atlanta to Macon
will be the first measure introduced
at the first session.
Practically the same bill as was
favorably reported by the committee
on constitu ional amendments will
be introduced again next year. With
the advantage of being House Bill
No. 1, it will hardly be possible for
the rules committee to smother it,
as was done this year.
Ben. J. Fowler has made a careful
study of the newly elected members
of the legislature, and believes that
that the capital removal bill will
have more supporters this year than
it had last.
W. R. WILSON ON
BOARD OF EXAMINERS
After a hard fight had been waged
in the legislature for several years a
bill creating a board of examiners
was passed whereby it will be neces
sary to stand an examination before
a state board before being allowed
to fit eye glasses or sell them.
The bill was backed by the state
organization of optometrist and Mr.
W. R. Wilson of this city was one
•of its most ardent advocates and
through his efforts, as an officer, of
the organization, the bill gained
impetus.
The Board is composed of five
members and Mr. Wilson was ap
pointed last week by Governor Har
ris as one of them for a period of
two years.
Notice, Corn & Martin
All parties indebted to the old
firm of Corn, Dickey & Martin
which have been dissolved, are here
by notified to come in and make set
tlement with John A. Corn who now
represents Dickey & Martin in their
new business. The notes due the
old Company are at the Citizens
Bank, Douglas, Ga., and must be
paid to save cost and further trouble
The new firm of Dickey & Martin
will have plenty of stock of the same
high-class as heretofore at the same
old stand. Come and see us before
you trade. Dickey & Martin,
adv-47-4t By John A. Corn.
SUPERIOR COURT
ADJOURNED WED.
After having been in session for
almost three weeks Superior Court
adjourned at shortly after noon
Wednesday. The greater part of
the murder cases were disposed of
and two life sentences imposed in
the cases of George White and Mrs.
Haskins. Robert Merritt received
4 years for assult and attempt to
murder. The case of the Shepherd
boys and Dennis Sears was carried
over on account of the inability of
their counsel to try the case on ac
c iunt of throat trouble. In the case
of Burns for the murder of Williams
at McDonald, the defendant was not
on hand when the case was called
and could not be located according
to the sheriff until the last day of
court. He was indicted by the
Grand Jury for murder.
The presedtments of the Grand
Jury are carried in this issue.
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COFFEE'S REPRESENTATIVE
RACE GETTING PUBLICITY.
The following from the Macon j
Telegraph possibly gives the views i
of Mr. Stewart who w-as a candidate j
for re-election as Coffee’s Repre- I
sentative and who, according to'
consolidation of votes here by the,
Executive Committee, lost by 19 i
votes. The outoome of the contest
is being watched by the people of
the county and while we were ap
prised of the fact that Mr. Stewart
had filed a contest, we do not know
whether or not the report as carried
below is correct. —Thesesultof
the primary election in Coffee county
not only will be contested on the
ground on fraud and illegality in
several precinets, but information is
that there is a possibility that the
fight will be carried into the general
election in November.
Representative C. E. Stew T art, of
that county, who was standing for
re-election to the house, was opposed
by John Paulk. The declaration of
the election results gave the winning
to Paulk by 17 votes. The charge
is now T made by the Stewart sup
porters that the election was stolen
and that trickery was used. They
charge that two or three hundred of
the Stewart men were arbitrarily
marked off the registration list prior
to the election, but th .t in the actual
ballots polled there were enough to
give the winning to Stewart; that
the Paulk crowd simply counted
Stewart out of his votes. It is
charged that in the Willacoochee
box Stew-art was given only 7 votes,
and yet they have affidavits from
voters to show that 75 votes were
polled for Stewart in that box. The
charge is also made that similar
irregularities occured at the Nichols
and McDonald polling places, and
that these will be protested.
CONTEST HAS BEEN FILED
A contest has been filed before the
county committee, it is stated, and
if it is not sustained there the in
tention is to take it before the state
convention.
Information is that sentiment is
very much disturbed in Coffee over
the charges being made, and that
there is a great deal of talk of carry
ing the fight, if necessary, as far as
opposition in the general election in
November.
Mr. Stewart is in Atlanta today.
There is, it is understood, a strong
probability that the senatorial race
in the First district may be taken to
the convention for settlement.
Chatham county had the senator
from that district the last time and,
under the rotation agreement, is
not entitled to another term in the
senate now. J. Q. Edwards carried
Chatham county, with its six votes.
J. P. Dukes was the candidate from
Two more instances of Coffee County’s progress, on
left is the McLelland School and on the right the Arnie
School, both of which are situated in progressive com
munities and both have become standard schools. The
Arnie school was taught last term by H. C. Roberts and
Miss Sarah Joyce and the McClelland school by Prof Wells
and it was largely through the work of these splendid
teachers and the co-operation of the enterprising patrons
of the schools with the assistance of Supt. J. G. Floyd
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DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. 1916.
R. G, DICKERSON
SENATOR FROM
FIFTH DISTRICT
Some surprises were sprung in the
representative races in adjoining
counties. R. G. Dickerson, of
Homerville, defeated Sherman
Drawdy for the senate and is there
fore to be in the Senate for two
years from the sth district composed
of Coffee, Ware and Clinch counties.
Dr. Culpepper was elected to the
house in Clinch county, while J. P.
Knight was defeated in Berrien by
A. H. Giddens, the candidate who
seemingly favors the creation of
Lanier county with Milltown as the
county seat. Knight was making
the race on a platform that stood
for the creation of Cook county with
Adel as the county seat. W. F. Hin
son was the winner for a seat in the
House from Jeff Davis county, de
feating Col. James Swain and W. S.
Johnson, of Hazelhurst and a candi.
date from Denton. This race was
very close between Hinson and
Swain, only about 24 votes difference.
In Bacon county Dr. J. H. Carter,
the present representative defeated
J. S. Douglas in a heated race by a
majority of four votes. Editor L.
V. Williams and Calvin Parker who
were nominated in the county pri
mary some time ago were nominated.
Judge J L. Sweat bolted the pri
mary and made the race against
Williams, only to be overwhelmingly
defeated.
Mrs. Alice Longino has returned
I to her home in Fairburn after a visit
! to her sister, Mrs. VV. R. Wilson.
'
Mrs. J. E. Causey is at home from
a visit to relatives in Plains.
Bryan county, which is entitled to
the term. In Chatham, after the
election, it was decided that, though
the county did not give a majority
to the Bryan candidate, Chatham’s
vote should be polled or him in the
convention. Now comes the protest
filed by Edwards, claiming that he
carried the district and that the
Chatham county committee had no
right to direct that county’s vote be
polled against him after he had won
the county. The state senatorial
cenvention for that district is to be
held in Savannah September 23, and
the fight will first be taken up there,
and may be settled at that time. If
not, it will have to go to the state
convention.
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS
OF SEPTEMBER TERM.
We, the Grand Jury, selected and
sworn at this the September term,
1916, of Coffee Superipr Court, here
with submit our general present
ments.
Through committees appointed,we
have examined the various institu
tions, roads, convict camps, buildings
J. P. books and such other things as
we are required to investigate, and
make the following reports and rec
omendations:
We recommend that the “Ellis
Health Bill” be investigated by our
Board County Commissioners, and ;
that they require it to be put in
operation in our County.
W’e recommend that Ben Joice be
placed upon the Pauper roll of our
County, and that he be paid the sum
of $3 00 per month; That Archie
Taff also be placed upon the pauper
roll, and that he be paid the sum of
$5.00 per month; and that Geo. A.
Hancock be placed also upon the
pauper roll, and that he be paid the
sum of $3.00 per month.
W’e reccommend that J. F. Over
street be paid the sum of $5.00 for
Automobile hire, carrying committee
to convict camps.
We recommend that our Tax col
lector use a cash book upon which to
keep a complete record of all special
taxes collected as required by law;
same to be furnished by the County
Commissioners.
We recommend that the County
Commissioners employ an expert ac
countant to check the various books
jof our County, and that such ac
countant be paid for his services out
| of the general funds of said county.
We ,recommend that the Dixie
Highway be put in first class condi
tion at once, in so far as it lies in
Coffee County.
We recommend that E. Todd be
re-appointed to succeed himself as
Notary Public & Ex officio J. P. for
the 1127th District G. M. of Coffee
County.
We recemmend that H. M. Thomas
be re-appointed to succeed himself
as Notary Public & Ex off J. P. for
the 1170th Dist G. M. of Coffee
County.
W’e hereby fix the per diem for
Grand and petit jurror, ‘for the en
suing year at $2.00 and for the pay
of Clerks of Grand jurrorsand Fore
man of Grand jurrors at $3.00 per
day.
We hereby appoint H. F. Brown,
C. W. Meeks and J. L. Shelton as a
book committee to examine all the
various books of our countv and re
port to the next Grand Jury. That
they be paid $3.00 per day.
We the committee appointed to
examine theJ. P. books and N. P.
& Ex J P Books of Coffee County, j
. . — ■ ~
that these schools have become nearer perfection. Includ
ing these there is now five standard schools located in
Coffee county and many more will become standardized
during the coming term. There is doubtless not a county
in the state that is making better progress in the way of
school work than Coffee and the work is still young. If
the improvements now being made is continued it will
only be a short while until Coffee county will have a
model system of schools.
find them to be generally well kept.
Jeff Kirkland i
J. I. Hatfield ■ r>„ m
Arthur Vickers \
W’e the committee on public build
ings, and properties of various
characters, herewith submit the
following report.
W’e find the stock at Camp No 1 in
good condition, but we find at camp
No 2 some sore shoulders among the
mules, due largely to collars too
large; we also find that some of the
mules need shoeing, and recommend
that these defects be remedied at as
early a date as possible. We find
some of the cam)) cars in bad repair,
and recommend that these too be
looked after within a reasonable
time.
We have examined the County
Jail, and find it entirely too small
for our present needs, and reco
mend that that same be enlarged at
once, or that a new and larger one
be built to take its place.
W'e have examined the court house,
and find it in fairly good repair ex
cept toilets; they are shamefully bad,
and should be put in good condition
at once, and we recommend that a
more efficient janitor be employed
and that he be required to keep them
in a clean sanitary condition. We
find the entire toilet system to small
for the demands made upon it, and
recommend that this condition be in
some wav remedied.
G. J. Meeks, J. F. Overstreet, B.
Morris, Com.
We the committe chosen to inspect
tbe roads of Coffee county, herewith
submit the following recommenda
tions.
That the County Commissioners
j use the regular Chaingang force in
j building permanent roads, and that
they create a suitable patch gang
I from the convicts, and that they be
j located at Douglas; that they
jbe provided witn a proper Au
! tomobile truck with which to haul
material of various kinds; one in
which, the hands also may be trans
ported to any portion of the county
with unnecessary loss of time, and
that their services may be accessible
to any and all Darts of the county on
short notice; the party in charge of
this camp to be regularly appointed
by the Prison Commission deputy
warden, and that he be a practical
road and bridge man.
J. F. Overstreet, D. A. Smith, J.
M. Shaw, A. S. McCullum, Com.
In taking leave of the court we de
sire to thank our worthy judge
for the able charge given us and for
the efficient manner in which he has
presided over this term of the court.
We also desire to thank our able
solicitor generel for the faithfui and
Official Organ of Coffee County
111,335 IS TOTAL
OF DORSEY'S VOTE
Governor-Elect’s Majority is More
Than Ten Thousand - Other
Popular Votes.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 18. The com
plete consolidated vote received by the
various state house candidates in Tues
day’s opposition shows the following
result:
For Gove.no,:
Dorsey 111,386
Harris 70,606
Hardman 27,846
Pottle 7,210
For Comptroller General:
Wright 126,467
Dobbs 83,882
For Treasurer:
Speer 126,249
Fakes 85,223
For School Superintendent:
Brittain .. ..114,624
Keese 85,223
For Commissioner of Agriculture:
Brown 113,492
Price 100,473
For Prison Commissioner:
Davidson .... 108,6:18
Flanders 30,027
Henslee 38,717
Tuggle :c.121
j For Railroad Commissioner:
Candler 119,285
Peeples 84,033
For Railroad Commissioner:
Perry 118,032
McLendon 91,202
The standing of the fourteen candi
dates for the three new places on the
court of appeals follows:
Convention.
Counties. Votes.
O. H. B. Bloodworth 69 176
Alex Stephens 66 166
Walter T. George 64J 153
W. F. Jenkins 06 150
J. B. Hutcheson . 50J 125
Roscoe Luke 50 114
H. J. Fullbright 28 74
M. J. Yeomans 21 50
John J. Kinsey 21 48
A. W. Cozart 14 40
Henry S. Jones 7 20
John M. Graham 4 12
George C. Grogan 5 12
L. P. Skeen I 2
THOMAS. E. WATSON
EXPECTED IN ATLANTA
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. IS. It is re
ported on reliable authority in At
lanta that Thomas E. Watson, the
well known editor of “The Jeffer
sonian” of Thompson, Ga., will be
in attendance upon the state conven
tion to be held in Macon next Tues
day, Sept. 2fi. If he goes to Macon,
it will be the first time he has at
tended a state-wide political gath
ing since the famous Underwood
convention held in Atlanta four
years ago, when Mr. Watson came
to Atlanta with the announced in
tention of having himself elected to
Baltimore as a delegate, and of
“seizing control of the Democratic
party.”
Another noted old timer who will
I play a prominent part in the conven
j tion at Macon is “Little Albert”
Howell of Atlanta, brother of Edi
tor Clark Howell of the Atlanta Con
stitution and himself president of
the Constitution Publishing com
pany. Mr. Howell is the law partner
of Hugh M. Dorsey, directed the
policy of the Dorsey campaign, and
will head the Fulton county delega
tion to Macon.
impartial manner in which he has
discharged his duties and for his
good advice to us.
We also thank our sheriff, clerk,
bailiff and all the officers of the court
who have so kindly contributed to
our care and comfort during this
term.
We recommend thst A. W. Had
dock be paid the sum of $5 for mak
-1 ing and transcribing these general
presentments.
We recommend that these present
ments be published in both the Cof
; fee County Progress and the Douglas
j Enterprise, and that each be paid $5
! for such services.
Respectfully Submitted,
W T. ROYAL Foreman.