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“The Enterprise Covers Every Nook and Cor ner of Coffee County and Then Some” LANKFORD 15 ON THE MOVE MAKING FROM TWO TO THREE SPEECHES DAILY. SEVERAL ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED FOR TODAY AND NEXT WEEK. Judge W. C. Lankford, one of the four candidates for congress, keeps busy all the while, and is continually on the move throughout the district, visiting the voters and making speech es daily in some sections, where the distance apart is not too great. Today he will make a speech at the noon hour at Pearson, this afternoon he will speak in Berrien county at Tygart’s school house, and tonight at Nicholls, this county. Tomorrow (Saturday), he will address the peo ple at Bannockburn, in Berrien coun ty, later in the day at Simians, in Berrien county, and on next Tuesday he is scheduled for a ope vh at Center Hill school, beyond Adel, in Berrien. In a few days Judge Lankford ex pects to prepare a schedule of his ap pointments for a week ahead at a time and furnish the press with a list, it is his purpose to speak in every militia district in the Eleventh, and if he does, he will make over a hun dred speeches before the campaign is over. He has already made over twenty. The Judge is greatly pleased with the progress of his campaign, and says that he is meeting with fine re ceptions wherever he goes, and he is going nearly all the time. He expects to be in Waycross next Wednesday in attendance at the meeting of the con gressional executive committee. HILL OUT ON 512,000 BONO Judge Summerall announced Wed nesday that he would grant bail to J. T. Hill, in the sum of $12,000.00, and bond was immediately arranged and Mr. Hill was released from jail here where he has been confined for several months. Mr. Hill is charged with the mur der of Jonas Carver and since the death of Mr. Carver, the defendant has been confined in the county jail here. On account of the reported poor health of Mr. Hill, an effort was begun a few weeks ago to bet bail for him and a petition to Judge Sum merall was made thru his attorneys, Judge J. W. Quincey and Attorney Lawson Kelley. It is reported that Mr. Hill is in very delicate health. FIFTEEN DEALERS HOLD LIQUOR LICENSE IN COFFEE COUNTY Under the new prohibition law, the sheriff of each county in the state is required to publish twice a month in one of the public gazettes of the coun ty a full and complete list of every retail and wholesale dealer in the county who holds government license for the sale of intoxicating liquors. Sheriff Kicltetson herewith presents his first published statement of deal ers holding license ,in Coffee county: Davis Bros. Retail Liquor dealers, Willacoochee, Ga. W. L. Jones, Retail Liquor dealer, Douglas, Ga. Tanner’s Pharmacy, Retail Liquor dealers, Douglas, Ga. Union Pharmacy, Retail Liquor dealers, Douglas, Ga. Tanner-Brice Co., Wholesale Liquor dealers Douglas, Ga. Exum Co., Retb.il Liquor dealers, Douglas, Ga. Abraham Abdoo, Retail Liquor deal er, Douglas, Ga. Jacob Malham, Retail Liquor dealer, Douglas Enterprise VOLUME XXVIII, NUMBER 3. LEAGUERS TO BE HERE SOON OVER 300 EPWORTH LEAGUERS COMING JUNE 14-18. MANY | DOUGLAS HOMES NEEDED FOR THEIR ENTERTAINMENT. Lest we forget, within a few days Douglas will be called upon to enter tain nearly 300 Leaguers and visitors who are coming here for the Fifteenth Annual Epworth League Conference to be held at the Methodist church June 14-18. These Leaguers will come from every part of South Georgia and Douglas is asked to accord them the pospitality of the homes of its people. The people of Douglas are not ask ed to open their homes to these young people as a matter of philanthropy or charity, for perhaps every one of them are able to take care of themselves. But when they were invited it was thought that it would be a good tl ing from every standpoint to have them enter the homes of our people in or der that the contact may be mutually beneficial, and that this has been the result in the other conferences cities has been increasigrily manifested each year. So by all means let us open our homes to these welcome visitors who are doing so much for the develop ment of the young life of South Geor gia. Let us extend them the right hand of fellowship—open not only our doors, but our hearts to them—give them a good time while they are here and send them back with good im pressions of the genuineness of our welcome. The committee in charge of the matter of securing entertainment for the Leaguers is now at work, and there is not a home in the city which should not take care of from two to six of them. We have r.o doubt that the response will be prompt and plen tiful. We have the assurance of the fol lowing well known speakers for the program: Dr. Fitzgerald S. Parker, General Secretary of the Epworth League of Nashville, Tenn.; Rev. Wil liam F. Quillian, of Waycross; Rev. Walter Anthony, of Cordeic; Dr. A. W. Malone, President Andrew Female College, Cuthbert; Rev. A. W. Rees, President Sparks Collegiate Institute of Sparks; Dr. C. R. Jenkins, Presi dent Wesleyan Female College, of Macon, and Rev. Arthur Moore. There will be others whose names with a full detailed program, which will be published in this paper later. Don’t forget the popular Sunday outing at the Seashore. $1.25 Doug las to Brunswick and return. Tickets good going on A. B. <t A. Sunday morning, returning Sunday evening. Douglas, Ga. Joe Nijem, Retail Liquor dealer Douglas, Ga. Mike Nahra, Retail Liquor dealer, Douglas, Ga. Henry Stevens, Retail Liquor dealer, Douglas, Ga. George Shady, Retail Liquor dealer, Douglas, Ga. P. Thomas, Retail Liquor dealer, Douglas, Ga. Naef Thomas, Retail Liquor dealer, Douglas, Ga. Tom Ferris, Retail Liquor dealer, Douglas, Ga. I, David Ricketson, Sheriff of Cof fee County, Georgia, do hereby certi fy that the foregoing is a true and correct list of names holding govern ment license for the sale cf intoxicat ing liquors, etc., as appears by ref erence to the records of file in the office of the collector of internal rev enues, Atlanta, Ga. This 12th day of May, 1916. DAVID RICKETSON, Sheriff Coffee County, Georgia. THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GA., MAY 20TH, 1916. The Enterprise Publishes the Legal Advertising of the City of Douglas, Cfee County and County Commissioners. DUST SESSION IF CITY COURT JUDGE BRYAN KEEPS COURT MOVING ON GREASED TRACK. MUCH BUSINESS DISPOSED OF. CRIMINAL CASES NEXT WEEK. The regular term of City Court for Coffee county convened at the court house here Monday morning at 10:00 o’clock with Judge W. C. Bryan, pre siding, and Solicitor W. A. Wood pres ent for the state. The court was opened with prayer by Rev. T.' B. Stanford. The new judge started off with ap parently everything greased and the machinery of the court has been run ning smooth ever since. Judge Bryan loses no time and dispatches business as rapidly as it is expedient to do so. The novice has already worn off ar.d he opens court every morning at 8 o’clock and keeps things moving all day long. Much business is being transacted. Next week the court will devote it self to mostly criminal work, and there is an immense amount of it on hand, there being over 100 crimin! cases to [dispose of. Some of these are in jail. It is likely that the court will contin ue most of next week. This week’s session will probably adjourn tonight (Friday). ARTHUR LOTT PASSESfAWAY Mr. Arthur Lott, one of the oldest subscribers of The Enterprise, whose home was on Willacoochee Rfd., died Thursday night of last week, May 11, at 8:30 o'clock p. m., of paralysis, and its consequence afflictions, at the age of 64 years. Mr. Lott was stricken with paraly sis some five years ago, and since that time has been unable to walk without aid. He had, however, been in very feeble health for a long time and his relatives and friends were very uneasy about him, and watched beside his bedside for weeks before the end came. All that loving care and attention could do was done for the sufferer, and on Thursday, morn ing of last week, one of his grand daughters wrote that he was some better, but she was fearful it was only temporary, and the dear child was correct. In less than twelve hours he was dead. His remains were interred at He bron church Friday, the 12th, in the presence of hundreds of friends and relatives who mourned the departure of an honest man, a kind friend,* de voted father and husband. He had a large family connection, brothers and sisters, leaves some sons and daughters, a good many grand children, a wife and two little boys, who will miss his kindly voice, pro tecting care and good natured smile. If he had an enemy I never knew of it, and I have known him twenty-five years. The bereaved ones have my sym pathy, and in their sorrow they will learn that Jesus is the friend of those who weep and mourn, for blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. UNCLE JIM. DOES ANYBODY KNOW ABOUT THIS WIDOW ? Editor of The Enterpriser Can you please give me any infor mation to the whereabouts of the widow of the late Alex McLeod? As there is an undivided estate awaits her and her heirs in Madison, Fla. If you can give me any information it will confer a great favor. Respectfully, MRS. MARTHA GROOVER. Madison, Fla. Miss Nola Johnson requests us to announce that there will be no dem onstration at the rest room tomorrow (Saturday). AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS BIG REVIVAL ENOS TONIGHT AFTER A TWO WEEKS’ MEETING. SERVICES HAVE BEEN HELD TWICE DAILY. MR. STANFORD LEAVES TOMORROW. The revival services at the Method ist church close with the service to night (Friday), and on Saturday morn ing Rev. T. B. Stanford, who has been conducting the meeting, will leave for his home in Savannah. Rev. John I Sharp, the singer, left Thursday morn ing for his home in Waresboro. The meetings have been well at tended and much interest manifested all along.. Good crowds have given the preacher respectful hearings, and twice daily services have been held for the past two weeks. Dr. Stan ford has preached some very strong sermons and his work here will be felt for years to come. Mr. Stanford is very popular in Douglas where he served the church here as its pastor some ten years ago. He has friends in all denominations and out of the church. He is a tire less worker, does a lot of visiting, aha makes himself agreeable on the streets as well as in the pulpit. Mr. Morrison could not have secured a man for this meeting who would have had greater hold on the people than Mr. Stanford. The people have con fidence in his religion, for he lives it daily and has done so for twenty-two years. Since leaving here he has fill ed some very important posts in the conference, having served the church at Columbus as pastor, and as presid ing elder, and is now located at Trin ity in Savannah. DOUGLAS SEWER SYSTEM WILL BE IMPROVED. Dr. J. M. Hall, a member of the city council, and Mr. C. E. Baker, repre senting the board of county commis sioners, spent a few days in Fitzger ald last week, investigating the sewer system of that city, with a view of putting in a septic plant here. The gentlemen were much pleased with the plant there and will likely recommend a similar system here. The sanitary conditions here are not what they should be, ar.d it is hoped that some recommendations will be made and acted upon whereby Doug las’ sewer system will be greatly im proved. PRIMARY DATE TO BE NAMED Judge J. G. Cranford, of Valdosta, chairman of the Eleventh District Democratic executive committee, has issued a call for a meeting of the committee in Wayeross Wednesday, May 24. At this meeting the date for the congressional primary will be set and rules governing the primary adopted. Considerable interest centers about action that the committee ake at the meeting here. Repors indicate that members of the executive committee have differ ent ideas as to what rules should be used in the approaching primary. The meeting probably will be of much in terest. Mr. J. A. O’Steen is the member of the executive committee from Coffee county, but he recently moved to Bacon county, and this leaves Coffee without representation, unless a new member is named or Mr. O’Steen is permitted to serve. AMBROSE CONTINUES TO BUILD SOLIDLY Ambrose continues on the boom. There is in process of erection now a brick building which will have two stores each 20 xOO feet. These stores will be occupied by the Weathers Drug Co., and Coslow Bros., dry goods. Ambrose is also booked for a cotton warehouse, the material now being on the ground to build same. PROPOSAL IF HENDERSON TO W. & A. COMMISSION FOR EX TENDING THE STATE ROAD. IS TAKEN UNDER CONSIDERA TION AT MEETING THURSDAY. At a meeting of th eWestern and Atlantic Railroad Commission at the capitol in Atlanta Wednesday, Presi dent J. A. J. Henderson of the Ocilla Southern Railroad outlined his propo- Isition to extend the Western and At lantic from Atlanta to St. Marys, Ga., and from there on to Jacksonville, the cost to be paid by an issue of per cent bonds amounting to 810,000,000. The proposal was taken under con sideration. At the same meeting H. H. Dean of 'Gamesville, a well known lawyer, pi*- sented a proposition to lease the over head rights of the property belonging to the Western and Atlantic in Atlan ta and Chattanooga, and not used for railroad purposes; to spend $1,500,- 000 in improvements, and to pay the state an aggregate of $5,000,000 in ' rent covering a period of fift yyears. | He offered to guarantee the formation {of a corporation with sufficient capi tal to cany out the terms of this prop losition. In this connection he opposed what is known as the Atlanta plaza plan, which would give Atlanta the right to make certain improvements over the tracks of the state road in the center of the city, in exchange for which the city would give certain pennanent im provements to the state. This pro posal was also taken under consider ation by the commission. Representatives of the counties through which the Western and At lantic Railroad operates appeared be for the commission and urged that it take some steps to provide for the py rnent of taxes on the property to the counties through which it operates. HUBERT SPEAKS AT BRAXTON Rev. T. ?. Hubert is in Broxton to night (Fridy) where he will deliver the literary address for the Broxton High School, which closes its tenn with the exercises of this evening. Exercises were also held at htc audi torium on Thursday evening and a splendid entertainment was given. Mr. Hubert leaves Saturday after noon for Hahira, in Lowndes county, I where he preaches the commencement sermon for the school there on next Sunday morning. He will return to Douglas Monday wm iggies m I SOUTH GEORGIA PREP ASSfI. The South Georgia Prep Athletic Association held its semi-annual meet ing in Fitzgerald last Tuesday. The following official classifications and all South Georgia prep team was giv en out, the season having just closed. You will note that Douglas leads the list by a good margin: Douglas 1,000 Piedmont 400 Tifton A. M. S 333 Norman 200 The following all-prep team was selected at this meeting: Pitchers—Stewart, Douglas; Chap man, Piedmont. Catcher —O’Quir.n, Piedmont. Ist Base—Sims, Douglas. 2nd Base —Martin, Tifton A. M. S. 3rd Base —Crow, Norman. Short Stop—Stubbs, Douglas. Left Field —Griffin, Douglas. Center Field—Gibson, Norman. Right Field—Smith, Douglas. Utility—Phillips, Tifton A. M. S.; fl.flO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE Hackett, Piedmont. Honorable Mention—Puree, Pied ' mont; Whittaker, Norman; Appleby, j Douglas. | Several needed changes were made ;in the Constitution of the Association to take effect at once. It was decided to arrange the foot ball schedule for the season at a meet ing to be held September 11. The association was formed last November and its help to athletics in this section has been manifold. South Georgia is destined to make the preps in North and Middle Georgia watch out. The S. G. P. A. includes Eleventh A. and M., Second A. and M., Norman institute and Piedmont institute. The officers are, J. M. Thrash, president; E. E. Cocke, secretary and treasurer. Those present at the meeting at Fitzgerald were: Prof. Tinsley, of Piedmont; Prof. Mills, of Norman; Prof. Cocke, of Douglas, and Prof. Thrash, of Tifton. Help Us By telephoning News Items to Numbers 23,' 44, or 106. SEVEN GOADES QUIT TODAY I OUT OF TOWN TEACHERS WILL LEAVE FOR THEIR RESPEC TIVE HOMES TOMORRAW. OTH ER DEPARTMENTS CONTINUE. All the primary grades up to and including the seventh, will quit work today, and the several teachers leave for their respective homes sometime tomorrow. The following out-of-town teachers are as follows: Miss Nomie Quillian, who will go to St. Marys for a few days where she will be joined by her sister on her way home to Harlem. Miss Margaret Hamrick goes to Stark, Fla. Miss Anna Foster and Miss Lucile Peek will leave tonight for Haralson and Covington, respec tively. Miss Mae Williamson will leave Saturday morning for her home in Brunswick. Mrs. Julia Foster leaves Saturday for her home in Lump kin. Misses Corinne Little and Grace Gaffney go to their homes in Jesup and Atlanta, respectively. The other grades and the normal departments will continue for another month, until June 11, when the com mencement exercises of the Georgia Normal will be held. The commence ment sermon will be preached on Sun day, June 11, at the school auditor ium. The other exercises will begin on Monday, June 12, and continue for three or four days. A detailed pro gram of these exercises will be pub lished by this paper during the week preceding the commencement. CLUBSTOGET ISLAND TRIP Prof. G. B. Eunice, farm demon strator for Coffee county has arrang ed with the officials of the A. B. & A., whereby they will run an excursion train to St. Simons Island on Thurs day, June 1, for the benefit of the Corn, Pig and Canning clubs of Cof fee county. This train will take passengers only from Douglas and Nicholls. Anybody boarding the train at these places with a ticket will be entitled to go. The low rate of $1.25 for the round trip has been arranged. This is for adults, and a special price of 75 cents has been arranged for the children between the ages of 6 and 12 years. There is much interest in the pro posed excursion and it is expected that a large crowd will take advan tage of this opportunity to visit St. Simons, one of the prettiest islands on the Atlantic coast.