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"The Enterprise
Covers Every
Nook and Cor
ner of Coffee
County and
Then Some”
COX IN JAIL SAYS OTHERS
ARE INVOLVED IN SHORTAGE
Sheriff David Ricketson returned to
Douglas this (Friday) morning from
New York City with his prisoner,
Thomas R. Cox, who was placed in
jail to await a commitment hearing
which will be held in the next few
days. The sheriff left New York ear
ly Wednesday morning and arrived
over the A. B. & A., at 7 o’clock this
morning.
In the outset we want to say that
the location and final arrest of Cox
is one of the best pieces of detective
work that has been accomplished in a
long time, and the man to whom all
honor is due is no other than our ef
ficient sheriff, David Ricketson. When
a reward of SSOO. was offered by one
of the bank officials for the arrest of
Cox, the sheriff got busy on the job
and thru his shrewd detective genius
he finally located Cox in New York
and proceeded at once to that city,
with the above results.
When the shtiiff landed in New
York City on last Satu?day, he had
the address of Cox, who was going
under the name of "0. R. Brown,” and
in four hours after he had reached
the city, he had Cox under arrest and
in the Tombs, where he remained un
til Wednesday morning.
At the time of the arrest Cox was
found at the cotton broker firm of
Johnston, Storm & Co., located at
27 Williams street, a firm well known
in the cotton brokers’ world. He had
a few small contracts with the firm
and was there watching the market.
The sheriff had a policeman with him
when he approached the office and
"Mr. Brown” was asked to come out
side the room for a few minutes, the
request being made by the policeman
accompanying Ricketson. When Brown
reached the outside he saw for the
first time in New York Sheriff Rick
etson. The sheriff greeted him,
“Howdy, Mr. Cox,” and Cox leplied
“Well, sheriff, you have come after
me, have you?” The sheriff replied
that he had, and after a whole lot of
red tape in the matter of commitment
trials, Cox was held for six days, to
await the arrival of requisition papers.
We were in error last week in stat
ing that Cox demanded requisition
papers. He did not; on the other hand
was willing to come at once, but the
laws of New York and about two oth
er states, require these papers to be
made anyway, whether the prisoner
consents or not. So the sheriff had
to wait on these which reached New
York Sunday. On Monday, the sher
iff took his papers to Albany, the cap
ital, and there received the proper pa
pers from Gov. Whitman, and went
back to New York City Monday afer
noon late. The sheriff would have
left New York Tuesday, but it being
Decoration day and a legal holiday in
New York, nothing could be done until
Wednesday morning, when the sheriff
received his prisoner and proceeded
to Douglas.
It is likely that Cox will have a
commitment hearing in about two
weeks. He denies the charge and says
that he did not get one cent of the
money. He made a statement to the
sheriff in which he says that he has
been made a goat of and that there
are others involved in the transaction,
all of which will come out at the pro
per time. He claims to know all a
bout the shortage, how it happened,
and that he can prove where the mon
ey went, who got it, and how it was
gotten out of the bank. It it expect
ed that there will be a big sensation
when Cox gives his testimony. He
told the sheriff the whole story from
beginning to end, but of course it will
be held m confidence until later on.
Cox was in correspondence with sev
eral people in this and other counties
in this section since his departure for
New York. He was in close touch
with the happenings relative to the
bank’s closing its doors, and other
moves made by interested parties.
Sheriff Ricketson will claim the re
ward of SSOO. immediately, and he
justly deserves it. There are not
many officers in the state who could.
But then there are only a few officers
in Georgia on a par with Sheriff Rick
etson, when it comes to detective work
and making arrests. It is a combina
tion seldom found. You find men who
can locate but never make the arrest,
Douglas Enterprisl
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS y ~
VOLUME XXVIII, NUMBER 5.
Judge Lankford Making Six
To Eight Speeches Daily
Judge W. C. Lankford, congression
al candidate, keeps busy as the days
go by, and covers more ground per
haps than any of the candidates in
the field. He has been staying in
Douglas for a few days this week on
account of some pressing legal busi
ness, but even at that he has found
time to slip out and see and address
the people.
Last Monday night he made the lit
erary address at the Willacoochee
Public School commencement exercis
es, and on Friday he made a speech
at a school below Nashville, in Ber
rien, and on tonight .will address the
Inman School, this county.
Judge Lankford expresses himes-If
as being highly pleased with the prog
ress of his campaign, and says that
he Is meeting with great receptions
everywhere he goes. He is a tireless
worker, a splendid mixer, and covers
the ground thoroughly as he goes.
When the race is over, he will perhaps
have seen and come in personal con
tact with more people than all of the
other candidates combined. At least
this is the opinion of his many friends
who are watching his campaigning
from day to day.
COUNTRY CLUB
NOW ASSURED
Mr. J. N. McDonald Conceived the
idea this week that a small party of
friends should band themseh’es to
gether and buy a few acres of land
at the famous Gaskin Spring, near
this city, and build thereon a club
house, with swimming pboi, skating
rink, bowling alleys, and everything
needed for the enjoyment of a con
genial party.
He has been working hard on the
proposition all |he week and announc
ed to a reporter of this paper this
morning that he had secured ’.OO sub
'scriptions at SSO. each, the amount
making a total of $5,000., and that
the project was an absolute certainty.
The club will be confined strictly to
its membership and their friends. It
is not to be a public affair. There
will be a keeper in charge ar,d month
ly dues of SI.OO will be assessed each
member.
Mr. McDonald requests us to an
nounce that a meeting of the stock
holders will be held at the court house
at 8 o’clock next Monday night and a
full attendance is desired. Bring
along $lO. with you as th efirst pay
ment on your stock. At this meeting
the plans of the club will be discuss
ed and a committee appointed to draft
by-laws. It is proposed to begin work
at once.
Mr. Daniel Gaskin, Sr., has offered
the club a ten-ame tract but another
has been offered near his, and the
membership will decide which they
will take at this meeting.
Don’t forget the popular Sunday
outing at the Seashore. $1.25 Doug
las to Brunswick and return. Tickets
good going on A. B. & A. Sunday
morning, returning Sunday evening.
and again you find splendid arresting
officers, with no detective ability, but
our sheriff has both accomplishments,
and his ability is recognized in and
out of the state.
The sheritf says he met many of the
great men* New York, including
Gov. Whitm%, and John Purroy Mit
chell, mayor of New York City, includ
ing the mayor-protem, and other cel
ebrities. Mayor Mitchell entertained
the sheriff while there, and the mayor
protem’s daughters took the sheriff
over the city for an auto ride and
sight seeing.
I&e Enterprise Publishes the Legal Advertising of the City of Douglas, Clfee County and County Commissioners.
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, JUNE 3, 1916.
14 GRADUATE
TUESDAY NIGHT
E. D. A. S. HAS A MOST SUCCESS
FUL YEAR. MEDALS AND DI
PLOMAS GIVEN. JUDGE THOM
AS DELIVERS ADDRESS.
The commencement exercises of the
Agricultural School closed with the
graduation program on Tuesday night,
at which time diplomas were deliver
ed to 14 young men and ladies, and
certificates in Home Economics were
awarded to six young ladies, as well
as six medals which were given to
them for various accomplishments.
Judge W. E. Thomas, of Valdosta,
delivered the literary address, his sub
ject being “Citizenship,” and he spoke
‘yery earnestly for about a half hour.
The address was enjoyed very much,
although it was delivered under most
trying circumstances, the lights going
out, and the rain throwing a damper
on the spirit of the evening.
Prof. Powell delivered diplomas to
the following:
Miss Hattie ,Cooey, Coffee county;
Joseph B. Fraser, Liberty; Chas. S.
Walden, Ware; Reppard Eaulerson,
Wayne; Bevy M. Gaddis, Union; Chas.
W. Anderson, Chattooga; Hately Quin
ey, Coffee; Clinton Lott, Coffee; Fran
cis S. Stubbs, Coffee; Horace Y. Rey
nolds, Decatur; J. Reginal Exum, Cof
fee; Alvin D. Woodard, Laurens; Cleon
Vickers, Coffee; Harry B. Vickers,
Coffee.
Certificates were delivered as fol
lows:
Miss Lois Clough, Coffee cuonty;
Miss Mae Dorminey, Ben Hill; Miss
Beulah Pafford, Coffee; Miss Mary
Peterson, Coffee; Miss Vinta Webb,
Lowndes.
The following medals were deliv
|ered:
Champion debators, R. A. Raulerson
and C. S. Walden, Ware county; Dec
lamation, Louis* C. Walker, Ware;
Reading, Miss Madge Baker, Coffee;
Excellency in Military., B. A. Wilkin
son, Brooks; Best Short Story, A. D.
Woodard, Laurens; Excellence in In
terscholastic Debate, J. B. Fraser,
Liberty, ann L. C. Walker, Ware.
LANKFORD RAO
FINERECORD
The Court of Appeals handed down
this week an opinion in the last civil
case before them from Judge Lank
ford’s court, and the lower court was
affirmed.
Judge Lankford, who resigned the
city court judgeship on May 1, in or
der to run for congress, has perhaps
the best record as judge, in the mat
ter of being affirmed by the higher
courts, than of any other judge in
Georgia. In all of his seven years as
judge of the city court of Douglas, he
has never been reversed on the civil
side of the docket, which is always
the hardest part of the judiciary and
the best test of a judge’s ability in
handling cases. He has disposed of
something like 3,000 civil cases during
his term of seven years.
The record is one of whfch Judge
Lankford should be proud and his
many friends are complimenting him
on such a splendid record, and the
higher courts have on more than one
occasion passed compliments on his
great judicial attainments.
393 Persons Have Received Whiskey And 14
Parlies Beer—ln Coffee County Since May I
Under the new prohibition law the
common carriers—express and freight
—are required to file a statement of
whiskey deliveries with the Ordinary.
I thought it might be cf some interest
to the people of Coffee county to know
how business starts off under the new
law for the month of May, which is
POWELL NAMED
FOR NEXT YEAR
BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF TRUS
TEES. FRASER, COCKE, OVER
MAN AND MISS BAILEY ALSO
ELECTED. 2 VACANT PLACES YET
The trustees of the Eleventh Dis
trict Agricultural School held their
annual business meeting at the school
on last Tuesday morning, and elected
the principal for the coming year, and
transacted other business in connec
tion with the operation of the school.
Dr. H. C. Whelchel, of this city, is
the trustee for this county, and was
the host to the board while they were
in the city. Nearly all of the coun
ties were represented in person, there
being a few proxies voted. When the
question of naming the principal for
another year, there was not but one
name presented, that of Prof. J. W.
Powell, and he received the unanimous
election of the board.
The faculty committee was named
from the members of the board *of
which Dr. Whelchel is chairman, and
this sub-committee named for re-elec
tion Prof. C. W. Fraser, Prof, E. F.
Cocke, Miss Myrtle Bailey and Prof.
Overman. Miss Meadows and Miss
Davis and Prof. Whelchel did not ap
ply for places the coming year. It
is Prof. Powell’s idea to combine two
of the places and get one teacher for
voice and piano, and in this way be
able to pay a better salary. This
place in addition to the one vacated
by Prof. Emmett Whelchel, will be
filled in the next few weeks.
CLUB WORKERS OF
COFFEE AT ST. SIMONS
Over a hundred people from Doug
! las and Coffee county enjoyed a picnic
yesterday at St. Simons Island, given
under the auspices of the Coffee coun
ty pig club, corn club and canning club.
The party arrived in Brunswick over
the A. B. & A. railroad at 10:45 a. m.,
and took a special steamer to the is
land at 11 o’clock. They were accom
panied by G. B. Eunice, county agri
cultural agent of Douglas, and Miss
Nola A. Johnson, home economic ag
ricultural agent of Coffee county, both
of whom are connected with the State
Agricultural College.
There were about two hundred in
the party, many of the girls wearing
the uniforms of their canning club.
W. W. Croxton, general passeriger
agent of the railroad, was with them
and spoke highly of the work being
dnoe by the three organizations. He
expressed the wish that similar or
ganizations be formed in Glynn coun
ty, and declared that the results would
be far beyond what the ordinary per
son would think.
HON. J. B. STEWART, OF
HILLIARD COUNTY, FLA.
The many friends of Hon. J. B.
Stewart, of Hilliard, Nassau county,
Florida, will be interested to learn
that he was recently elected repre
sentative in the next general assembly
of Florida.
Mr. Stewart graduatedfrom the law
department of the University of Flor
ida some months ago, locating in Hil
liard, and is now considered one of
the best known attorneys of his sec
tion of the state.
Mr. Stewart was a former resident
of this county and has numerous
friends here who will learn of his pro
motion with great pleasure. He is a
brother of Representative C. E. Stew
art and Mr. W. W. Stewart, of Axson,
Ga.
the first month under the new law.
407 persons received whiskey and beer
as follows.: 14 persons received five
and five-eights gallons of beer; 393
persons received 2 quarts of wh’skey,
etc. 84 of the last named persons
were negro women.
W. P. WARD, Ordinary.
June 1, 1916.
11.80 PER YEAR IN A’ O xNCE
CONTRACT LET FDR 5 STDRES
ON SIRRETT CORNER BLOCK
Douglas Cantaloup Asso.
Newest Douglas Enterprise
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The newest organization in this
section is the Douglas Cantaloupe As
sociation, which was formed at a meet
ing of cantaloupe growers on last
Monday, in this city. The meeting
was well attended and another one
will be held in a few days.
Mr. C. E. Baker was elected presi
dent of the association, J. S. Lott,
secretary, and Sampie Smith, treasur
er. This industry is growing in this
section and it is expected that 25 or
30 cars will be shipped from Douglas
this season. There is always a good
market for cantaloupes and the price
is usually good.
RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY
BOARD OP TRUSTEES AT A
MEETING LAST TUESDAY
To the Editor of The Enterprise:
Referring to the news item in the
Macon Telegraph of the 29th inst.,
touching a proposed plan of co-opera
tion between the county school super
intendents of the Eleventh congres
sional district and the Eleventh Dis
trict Agricultural School at this place,
the caption of the article in question
is not only misleading, but is in grave
; injustice to the management of the
agricultural school. A committee
from the county school superinten
dents today appeared before the board
in session here and outlined plans for
a closer co-operation between the ru
ral schools of the district and the ag
ricultural school, which the board of
trustees authorized put into effect.
The management of the agricultural
school was commended and imaginary
differences refuted by the committee.
The principal, Prof. J. W. Powell, was
unanimously re-elected by the board,
with an increase in salary. The af
fairs of the school were never in bet
ter condition, and continued interest
is anticipated by the board.
Request for the publication of above
facts duly authorized by the board of
trustees.
H. B. FOLSOM, Committee,
Mt. Vernon, Ga.
Douglas, Ga., May .30, 1916.
SID. IN JEW
ELRY STOLEN
Fielding & Sibbett’s jewelry store
was broken into last Wednesday night
and a loss of between S3OO. and S4OO.
wasO sustained. The thieves went in
at the rear door and out at the front.
The safe was r.ot broken, but the
show windows were cleaned out as
well as goods that were left over night
in the show cases. At this time no
arrests have been made.
FIRST COTTON BLOOM.
The honors of bringing the first
cotton bloom to The Enterprise office
this year goes to Mr. C. R. Lowry
who lives on and operates the farm of
Mr. L. R. Squires, just a mile or so
north of the city. He brought a full
grown bloom to us on Thursday, June
1, and says that he has many more
•f them.
Mr. Lo\vry edme to Coffee county
abdut a year ago from Yemmassee,
S. C., and rented Mr. Squire’s farm.
He also bought for himself 100 acres
adjoining this place. He is a hard
worker, makes Coffee county a good
citizen, and we are glad to give notice
of this honor which he gets on his
first year’s farming in Georgia.
Mr. J. R. Taylor, who lives or Sen
ator C. A. Ward’s farm, brought us
in the second cotton bloom on Friday,
June 2. He says that he will have
'several by tomorrow.
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A new business block for Douglas
is an assured fact, that is, half of it
will be new and the other will be so
remodeled that it will have the same,
appearance. We refer to the Sibbett
block, on the corner, which is consid
ered one of the most valuable pieces
of business property in the city.
The owners of the block, Messrs J.
M. Ashley, S. J. Stubbs; M. D. Dicker
son and Lawson Kelley, have been con
tsmplating for some time the idea of
filling in the vacancy between th j
main building, on Peterson avenue,
and the vacancy between the Vickers-
Tanner building and the main build
ing, on Ward street, and improving
the store rooms now occupied by
Sapp’s Pharmacy and Mr. Weintroub.
They had asked for plans and speci
fications to be submitted and set Wed
nesday, May 31, as the date to submit
all bids for the job.
There were several bidders on the
job, all of the bids being submitted
by noon on last Wednesday. The
prices varied, but the successful bid
der proved to be Mr. R. N. McEach
ren, the well known contractor of this
city. We have not been advised of
the bid, but understand that it will
cost the owners something like $25,-
000.00 to have the contemplated job
finished.
The successful bidder promises to
begin work immediatel and complete
the entire job and turn over the keys
by September 1, just three months
away. Here is what will be done:
The space fronting Peterso navenue
will be filled in with a two-story brick
structure, making two store rooms,
with offices above. The present Pet
erson avenue stairway will remain
where it is but give entrance to the
new offices mentioned. The old frame
buildings occupied by Fielding & Sib
bett and Mr. Ira Smith, will be torn
out and that entire space filled in with
a two-story brick buildipg, joining the
j present store of Mr. Weintroub. This
Ward street frontage will also have
two store rooms and offices above. The
1 Ward street stairway will join E. L.
Vickers & Co. store. The store room
now occupied by the Boston Store will
be made into two stores and extended
the length of Vickers store. The cor
ner store room now occupied as a drug
store will remain the same in size,
with corner door and big windows on
the Peterson avenue side. A new floor,
ceiling and walls will be given the
drug store also. The outside of the
old building will be stuccoed, as well
as the new buildings on either sidq,
the entire block will ail look alike,
compact, and under one roof, with
four stores fronting Ward street and
two stores fronting Peterson avenue,
in addition to the corner store which
will likely continue as a drgu store.
The offices up stairs will be fitted
up with all modern conveniences,
steam heated, and many of them have
already been spoken for, in addition
to the present tenants.
When this block, is completed it wiHl
be one of the handsomest buildings in
the city, and on account of its splen
did location, will always be considered
the busy’ corner of Douglas.
As to the tenants to be, we are not
| advised, but understand that Corn’s
j barber shop will probably occupy one
of the new stores on Peterson avenue,
and Sapp’s Pharmacy will continue on
the corner, and Mr. Weintroub will
use one or two of the stores at his
present location. We also understand
that Peterson & Relihan will take one
of the new stores on Ward street, and
maybe the Pure Food Co., will take
one. In fact, the landlords say that
they already have about tw'enty ap
plications for store rooms, about four
times as many as they have rooms.
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MR. S. M. ROBERTS HAS
AGENCY FOR DORT CARS
Mr. S. M. Roberts, of this city, has
accepted the agency for the new Dort
cars for Coffee county, and is now in
a position to demonstrate one of these
cars for anyone interested. It is a
moderate price car and one of the
prettiest that has been shown in this
• section. See him if you are interest
ed in an automobile.