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"The Enterprise Covers Every Nook and Cor ner of Coffee County and Then Some’’ m SPRING CHIP MEETING BEGINS FRIDAY NIGHT AUG. 5 GREAT preparations have KEEN M ADE FOR THE COMFORT OF ALL VISITORS. NOTED PREACHERS ffO COME. The ‘famous Gaskin Spring camp-, meeting will begin its session on next Friday, Aug. 4, and continue probably for five days. are being made (daily far the opeaßjg, and also arrangements -sire being made for taking care of the great Krowds which usually come ito this cstwpmeeting. It is expedtod that a .'larger crowd than ever will be present at this meet ing for 'the reason that last year’s session >wa critled off or, acount of the financial stingency of the country, and conditions geneidly. But this years attends nee promises to be a re cord breakiß. The grounds are being cleaned np and the roads from .Douglas to the camp grounds being jput in splendid condition. There wil be ample con veyances to take tlw people to and from the gsaunds da ib, and at a very moderate rate. The church here has appointed .all rtecessiry committees to look alter the details, and every attention will be giw.cn to the well fare of the -visitor. A? i’b.-s :rie.c-ii.ijLr, iJ'iislor ?»lon*iscr= ii.Jwissio u-i', Xi'i-j ~j& vAiiit be uittny &£s&s ministers n? the Methodist church present who will preach daily. Dr. C. R. Jenkins, President of Wesleyan, will be here and preach on several oc casions. Aitsu Rev. .M. C. Austin, wh© is known .aft over Georgia, will be here and take a prominent part in the ser vices. Rev. L. J. Ballard, of Way cross, and Rev. W. F. Quillian, will also be present throughout the meet ing, besides a number of noted preach ers. Airangaemerits Ibave been made for special singing, and those who at tend will be amply paid for the time spent on this famous camp ground. Mrs. H. J. Thompaan, who lives at the Spring, will throw open her doors for those who want tt» remain out on the grounds all the while, and will .also serve meals to the visitors. This service will be given at a very reason able price. Several Douglas families have expressed their intention to go ■ out on Friday and remain there throughout the meeting. Many peo ple will take their tents and pitch them during the five days session. The approaching canspmeeting is being looked forward to with great in terest, as it is usually a meeting time of members of families, who see each other probably not more than once a year. It is a great place ±o meet your old friends who will gather there from many miles around, besides you will be present at one of the greatest meetings the Methodist church holds in this section of Georgia at any time during the year. FINAL NOTICE TO TEACHERS The regular teachers’ examination for the year 1916 will b held at the Georgia Normal College on Friday and Saturday Aug. 4th and sth, beginning at 8:30 A. M. Pencils, paper and etc., will be furnished. Each applicant will be charged the small amount of 50 cts which will assist in defraying the ex penses of the examination such as paper and paying those who assist in conducting the examination and the grading commitee which amounts to about SIOO. 4.11 those who wish to apply for license should take advantage of this ] examination as no other examination will be given within one year. And under no circumstances will any spec ial examination be given except in ease of emergency and by this we mea n where there i* a school to be taught and no teacher can be found anywhere who has licence. j, Gordon F?e r <i..C. S S- Douglas Enterprise VQLI3ME XXVII, NUMBER 13 W. R. WILSON RETURNS FROM TRIP TO PROVIDENCE Mr. W. R. Wilson returned to the city this -week from Providence, R. I. where be- spent si week in attendant at the natcnal meeting df optometrists he being one of the two delegotes freer. Georgia.. Mr. Wilson a most pleasant to ip, and sgyw that fee gained .much valuable information from the lect ures given. die also made a side trip 'to Bridgetown, Mass., where he saw | the largest lens factory in ll.e world. | He .returns to Douglas full of energy, ! feeling well repaid for the trip, and | says that .he is bettor prepared than e-v»xr to serve his ‘.growing business. | CITY COURT NOTICE. The members of the bar are invit ed to meet at the Court house next 'Monday morning, July, SLA at ten j o'clock, for the purpose of making up |a calendar for ihe coming August ! term of the City Court of Douglas. .July .28tb, 1910. W. C. Bryan, Judge City Court. U. D C. NOTICE. ■Owing bo dfic iii.i' wed timer the mcet nr„ Jilt’s. .s&Li&jaa uns vice.., Mas railed off. We will meet Thursday Aug. 3 at Mrs. S. M. Roberts. A full attendance desired. .Business of importance. .Mrs. J. M. Hr!). Pres. To tfihe Jury (Commissioners cf Cof fee County, Ges-rgi; You are nerc- Iby notified and requested to be and appear at the (Caurt House, Douglas. |Ga., on the first Monday in August 1916;a3 lb:,00 A. JVI. for the purpose of revising the Jury list for said courrty. DAN WALL, Clark S. C. REP. SIEIRT WRITES CARD " ■■ Editor Enterprise: I wish to correct some pastts of an articie appearing in your paper week, under caption ‘‘Treasury Office is Abolished.” This article said this Bill was passed at this sesjon of the Legislature. I wish to say in this connection that this bill passed both Houses last session, but the Bill was amended in the Senate so as to make the law effective January 1, 1917, instead cf 1916, I would net agree to the amendment at that time, which left the Bill in the Senate. Before the County Primary, I call ed upon Senator Ward and in order to keep anyone from making race for Treasurer’s office in our County, 1 agreed to accept the' Senate amend ment. We published our agreement ,in your paper; and 1 personally noti fied all parties in the race to this effect, and my understanding is that Senator Ward did likewise. As to the petitions yo mention ask ing that this officer be ret&ined at,a salary of SOOO.OO per year, will say that no such petitions have been pre sented to me; and if they had been, I could not have entertained them for a moment. I had my Bill, which was introduced last year, brought out of the Senate on the second day of this session and when the House agreed to the Senate amendment and the Governor signed, same, it became a law. I am sorry that anyone shou’d have made the race for this office, and after doing so, after being put on notice that the office was practically abolished, I cannot see why Coffee County should be held responsible to the extent of $600.00 per year for four years be caus they did so. Respectfully, * C. E. Stewart. **■ THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, JULY 29 1916. The Enterprise Publishes the Legal Advertising of the City of Douglas, Cfifee County and County Commissioners. POTTLE WHS INjUPPOBT BY HIS SPEECH HER® LAST SAT URDAY. LAWSON KELLY IN TRODUCES THE SPEAKER. MUCH RAIN. | Hon. Jos. E. Pottle, one of the gub ernatorial candidates, spoke at the court house in Douglas last Saturday, to a well packed house, the people preseat being from every section of the county He was .introduced to the large audience %y Col. Lawson Kelley, who had known the speaker for many years The speaker stacked his address * few minutes sifter 1.1 o’clock, and spoke for an draur. He paid his respects to the >ther candidates, giving most of his atten tion to Hugh Dorey. His speech throughout was clean, parts of it witty, with enough serious stuff to convince the hearer that the man was abie, fearless, and capable to hole down (the office to .which he is aspiring with dignity to himself and the state, and give the people an administration which would always be looked .on with pride. He made.many friends by his speech here, as he does everywhere he goes. He -spoke in Pearson at 3 o’clock in the .-afternoon, to a large representa tive- icudlence. making mazy Sneads there .by his address. FIRST BAPTIST MICH T, S. HUBERT, PASTOR. There will be preaching at the usual hours, Sunday morning and Sunday 3veiiir>g, the 30th inst. We shall be rejoiced to have you with us. Our Bi’oie School meets at 4 P. M„ with Judge 'W. C. Bryan for Sperin tendent. Classes of every gra&ts up to the Baraea and Philathea. You will find a we'lcome at our schooL A. B. & A. SCHEDULE CHANGES The A. B. & A. announces changes in schedule to become effective Sun day, June 25, -su® follows: Train No. 3 for Atlanta and Birmipg ham, will leave Douglas at 9:10 p. m., instead of 9:l® jp- m. Train No. 7 for Atlanta and Bir mingham, will leave Douglas at 7:45 a. m., instead of 9:58 a. rrp Train No. 4 for Waycross-and Bruns wick, will leave Douglas at 7:15 a NOTICE. There will be preaching at the Vickers Graveyard Yard, by Bro. S. J. Harper and Jesse Grantham on the sth Sunday of this month, every body is invited to attend these services. $1.25 Douglas to Brunswick and re. turn, tickets good going on A. B. &. A., Sunday morning train returning Sunday evening. Same rate each Sun day during the summer. THE GODS OF FAT! AT GRAND JULY 31 The Most Expensive Single scene ever photographed for use in a motion picture is the Railroad Wreck, which forms one of the principal incidents in the Lubin Manufacturing Com pany’s five-reel feature entitld “The Gods of Fate.” In this scene two trains, one a passenger, consisting of an engine and five coaches and the other, a freight train made up of an .engine and six freight cars meet in a head-on collision, while running at the rate of forty-five miles an hour. This scene was staged outside Altoona, Pennsylvania, and cost the Lubir: Manufacturing Company over One hundred thousand dollars. Manager Lane of the Grand Thea ,tre has booked “The Gods of F'ate” as the attraction at the theatre for an early showing. Tins great picture will be shown Monday July 31 one day only Matinee and night, the hours p f the start of each show 4.00, 5.15, 6-.30 7.45, and 9.00 PM. AVI) COFFEE COUNTY NEWS WALKED NOW FORMALLY IN MAKES HIS FORMAL ANNOUNCE MENT TO THE VOTERS OF DIS TRICT. STANDS ON RECORD MADE IN CONGRESS. Congressman J. R. Walker makes his official announcement ss a candid ate for congress in the ptesent race, in this issue of the Enterprie. He pays that he stands on the record he has made, and that he is in better position to serve ihe people now ti.an ever before on account of his four years experieunp. 1 We are advised that he arrived in the district froan Washington on Tnurs day, and will likely lie somewhere in the district for several days before re tuning to Washington. His an nouncement follows: EOS CONGRESS. TO THE PEOPLE OF THL ELEVEN TH DISTRICT OF GEORGIA: 1 beg to formally announce my can didacy to succeed myself a your rep resentative in the sixty-fifth Congress from the Eleventh District, cf Georgia. I feel the deepest sense .of gratitude for the partial consideration whicli you have accorded me, and nave at all times been fully consdons of the duties and reeposcbih'lie renting or me. 1 am better able to represent you now than ever before, and have learn ed that which any new member of [ Congress must learn before he can hope to reach the same degree of efficiency. 1 am standing squarely and con fidently upon the record i have made and point with pardonable pride to the achievements 'of the present adminis tration which stand unparalled in tht history of this country. I have done my humble part toward the enact ment into law of the many construct ive pieces of legislation which we have passed, bringing relief and opportun ity to the great masses of the people everywhere. We are today at peace with the world; happy and prosperous, with our rights on the land and on the sea: preserved and our standing and dig nity as a nation fully upheld. 1 have stood by cur great Presi dent in the many exigencies that have arisen and have helped to uphold Li: righteous hands in both his domestic and foriegn policies, f shall hope to give you a full account of my stew ardship before the primary in Sept ember. Relying upon the will and pleasure of a just and noble people 1 am, Faithfully and obediently yours, (Signed) J. R. WALKER. Washington, D. C., July 22, 1916. BOWDEN WILL SPEAK HERE Horn J. E. T. Bowden, one of thr four congressional candidates for con gress, is booked for a speech in Doug las on Saturday, Aug. 5, at 3 P. M., an announcement of the address ap pearing elsewhere in this issue. In this announcement, he says that he has challenged all three of his op ponents for a joint debate here on that date. Judge Lankford, our candidate, has accepted this one and all the others, but we are not advised as to what the other two candidates will do in regard to the challenge. In this issue we are also carring a half page ad for Mr. Bowden’s ex ecutive committee of the Ware County Bowden Cub, which is one of the finest endorsements a candidate can have, that is, the backing of the people of his heme town and county. This en dorsement is signed by some of the best known people of Ware county, who compose the executive committec of a club with over two thousand sign ed members. Mr. Bowden is makeirg a very ag gressi' It campaign., making simj'.-.r announcements in every county in the district. He spoke in Brunswick on Tuesday night and in Valdosta, the home of two of his opponents; cn Thursday night. A large erwd is ex fiected to bear Mr. Bowden deliver his Itongßs speech:- 51.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE | OYER 103 TEACHERS IN GIT! MING SPECIAL COURSE MISS FANNIE GAILLARD NOW EDITS NEWSPAPER The many Douglas friends of Miss Fannie Gail Lard, who was formerly a teacher in the public schools of this city, will be interested to learn that she is new located in Dahlonega, ar.d is the editress of The Dahlonega Echo one of the weekly papers of that coun ty. The Enterprise is in receipt of her first issue of the paper, and it has the earmarks of an experienced news paper manager. NEW FOREST SING. We take this method to inform, our patrons and friends of the sing which begins Monday July 31st. A! have a special ivitation to attend Tuition will be'only 10 cents per day. W have Prof H. C. Roberts em plyod as teacher, who has made good in the work. We are also contemplat ing the employment of another tea cher as we will have both round ar.d shaped note taught. Hurrah! for New Forest. J. M. Tanner, Sec. The Eleventh District Masonic Con vention held its annual meeting in Brunswick last week, and was a suc cess from start to finish. There was ■(something like 300 members present at this meeting, and the delegates were given the time of their lives, from the citizens of Brunswick. W'aycross, Hazlehurst and Douglas lodges were honored with officers, Messrs. Chas. T. Dailey and I. Levin being elected from Douglas Lodge No. 386. The next convention will meet with the Si. John the Baptist Lodge at Valdosta next year. Messrs. C. T. Darley, I. Levin, Jno. M. Hall and A. L. Ponder, are the members from Douglas who attended the session. Congressmen Waiker Announces ■■ " —•—» CONGRESSMAN J. R- W ALKER W(ho Formally Announces. His Candidacy For Cm; .t- . L.s t . . Issue. j Help Us By News Items tot Numbers 23,; 44, or 106. WHICH IS CONDUCTED BY THE TEACHERS OF THE GEORGIA NORMAL COLLEGE AND BUSI NESS INSTITUTE Over one hundred teachers are in the city this week in attendance at the Summer course of instruction being conducted by the Georgia Nor mal College and Business Institute. The institute opened last Monday morning for a two weeks session, and is conducted by Prdfs. W. A. Little, and C. M. Williams. Prof. Kuhl con ducted the opening day's work on ac count of the absence of the other two, who were detained rfom returning from their Western trip, on account j of the many washouts. | The object of this two week’s work I is to improve the old sudents and help them refresh for the teachers .examin ation. It is conducted on a gratis bas is to all old studnts of the school. Quite a number cf new people are tak ,:ig the edbrse, and they are only charged a minimum price of tuition. Prof. Little has had worlds of ex perience in this special line of work t.,i i.a teu'tor in ’.he -i.u - v i: jet t/-.* jJc-inOli ajr .11 c L»vt J \\ FK. I .it school is to be commended also for the interest it takes in every old stu ;dent in trying to prepare them for i their life’s work. The two week’s . session will be hard work on the in ! structors, right in the midst of their | vacation time, but the school feels that they are entitled to it, and are offering the instruction free of charge to every one who will attend. The students are here from over forty counties, and their appearance on the streets reminds one of the days when the schools are here in their reg ular session. The institute- will close its work on Aug. 5. NOTICE. Those now registered in Coffee county and living in one district de siring to change to another can con veniently do so now by notifying cr seeing Eugene Merier, or Tax Col lector Dan Vickers.