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THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE Douglas, Georgia Established 1888 Published Every Salurday by ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO. W. R. FRIER, Editor Subscription Rates in Advance: One Year SI.OO Six Months 50 Three Months 25 The Enterprise publishes the Legal <t,4v«Ytising of the City of Douglas, ’faiffce County, and County Commis sioners. Entered as second-class matter at j<h pcstoflice at Douglas, Ga., under ti* Act of Congress of March 8, 1879. L 0 SIRMANS DEFENDS PRECINCT MANAGERS Willacoochee, Ga., Oct. 50, 1915. To Mie Voters of Cotree County, Ga. ft appearing in the minds of many some one should reply to the at sactß made upon the various mana gers of the Sep-. 12th 1915 primary election, such attacks being made pub- Edy by the Hon. C. E. Stewart one of the, candidates who ran in that elect- | and the one and anly one who W:. fvcr publicly complained of the Australian ballot system since the eznic has been enstailed by the demo cratic party in this county, in fact this *7*tem has been talked of for several years past and the first trial dose in fee early part of this year in the {wiarnry for county officers has con vbM'cd o' my opinion a majority of jm- democratic party that this way of Adding elections is far better than the I f rain Mr. Stewart attacks certain yrtvi et managers, accuses them of all wet’s of fraud, rottenness and even iifii.ng his just rights and votes from him, he even went, to Atlanta, the Cap itol of our good State in ordi r that ho aouia wire a message to the Macon pros - di Twiner or" •"’ey of robbing tint out of his rights, in that menage fce informed th t > public that according to sworn affidavits he received seventy dre votes in the Willacoochee district, { was one of the managers of the ft'iflacoochee precinct on Sept. the«l2th Last Opportunity jr By Request Of Many Of Our Customers We Have Reopened Our = CLEAN SWEEP SALE To fill your needs in high-Class merchandise at less than the raw material cost. This is a chance of a lifetime To get Sparkling Merchandise and Startling Values. Get Sky High Quality at Down Right Low Prices. Pay no extra Charges for advances on any line of high class Merchandise. When you can now Buy it for Less than wholesale Cost, Have gone into the Markets Before prices advanced and replenished our needs for our many Thousand Customers, and now we want you to participate in the great feast of low Prices. Having decided to close out our entire stock of merchandise which consist of the best and biggest lines that Money can Purchase ABSOLUTELY FREE We will give as a profit sharing premium absolutely free commencing November 14th, and lasting Two Full weeks which closes Saturday night, November 25th, One large handsome framed Mirror Size I 9 x3i inches which would be at «3 50 to any customer trading £IO.OO or over. Remember this large framed mirror will be given absolutely free every day from Tuesday November 14th, until 1 sale closes November 25th, Between the Hours 8 A. n. and 4 P. M. SPECIAL We will give absolutely free to any customer buying SOC worth Polo soap. 10 Bars of polo soap absolutely Free. Re member you can get the 10 Bars free soap every day from now untill we close the big Clean sweep sale, November 25th. Remember our big clean Sweep sale is now re-opened. Extra low prices will take effect Saturday November 4th. Meet your Friends during The Big Coffee County Fair and make your Headquarters at the Big Clean Sweep Sale E L VIChERS & COMPANY 1916. The Hon. Thomas Daniels, Jas. F. Shearer and myself, composed the board of managers for that election, R. J. Roberts and C. B. Shaw acting as clerks. We were sworn to do this i work by the Hon. I. T. Guldens J. P. jof this district. I wish to say to the public and voters of Coffee County that there was nothing crooked or unjust done to Mr. Stewart in that days election, he got all that was coming to him, he got all that a free ballot and a fair count could give him. ; Now citizens and voters one and all if you will have Mr. Stewart produce to you or either of you these seventy j five affidavits of men who voted for him on Sept. 12th 1916, I will pay cash for everyone of them in excess of (7) this being the number wp counted for him,Twenty-five Dollars, this offer holds good for all time to come with reference to the election held Sept. 12th 1916. Remember I ,say there was only seven men in the Willacoochee District that voted for C. E. Stewart on Sept. 12th 1916, and that I will pay Twenty-five Dollars each for all who will swear that they did vote for him, over and above seven. Yours truly, J. 0. Sirmans. STATE OF GEORGIA—County of Coffee. Personally appeared before the un dersigned and officer duly authorized by law to administer oaths, Aaron Metts, Jr., who after being duly sworn on oath deposeth and says, that he was in Douglas, Ga., shortly after the primary election held Sept. 12, that he met the Hon. C. E. Stewart and Stew art asked him personally who he (Metts) voted for and after being told that he voted for John Paulk, he (Stewart) insisted on his making an affidavit that he (Metts) voted for Stewart. Aaron Metts, Jr. : Sworn to and subscribed before me ■ this oOth day of Oct. 191(1. I. T. Gueeelens, J. P. 102(5 Dist. G. M., Coffee Co., Ga. COTTON:—PEARCE & BATTEY, the Savannah Cotton Factors, are sub stantial. reliable and energetic. Their j exteuai’ve Vva.enaas: salesmanship are at your command, j They are abundantly able to finance any quantity of cotton shipped them. Isn’t it to your interest to try them? Do it now and be convinced. THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, NOV. 4 1916. A TRIBUTE A TRIBUTE By T. S. HUBERT. It has been said that the great ness of a tree is measured by the gap that is made in the forest when it falls. Measured by this standard we have lost “a great man and a prince” in the passing of J. M. Ash ley. Banks, railway companies, manu facturing plants, stores wholesale and retail, lodges and social circles miss him and moum e him—their pride and tower of strength. His was a life made visible in deeds. He made it impossible that his name be forgotten by the utterance that he gave himself in achievements that compel wonder and in institutions that survive him. These will keep his memory green and bring others into touch with his genius, year after year, for years to come. There are walls here at Douglas as full of music as old Cremonas. Could they do so, they would tell of hope and joy re- THE BOSTON STORE We are I >aily Receiving Shipments Upon Shipments of New Ladies Apparel at Remarkable Low Prices. A new arrival of the most stylish models in Skirts at $2.98, 3.98 and 4.98 A new arrival of Suits in Poplin, Ser ges and Broad Cloths, brand new Models at $12.50, 15.00 18.00 The Boston Store *T r • / 4 > . "7 v Cl, f **»**"» V. V V •« * X v wa* a. -i. m. -1 .+J Douglas, Georgia fstored to hearts and home that would have gone down in despair but for him. I have known Douglas many years. Never have I heard his name associa ted with the faintest, suggestion of fraud or malevolence or anything un becoming a gentleman. His name is honored not only for the vast wealth for which it stands but as well and more for unanswering business integ rity and incorruptible personal recti tude. He rose to the high place which he occupied in the public eye by merit. If written out his life would read like a romance. Discouragements and difficulities which would have daunted others were by him wrought into agencies of success. The young and ambitious have in him a most whole some and stimulating example. He has gone and we shall see him r.o more, and it will be many a year, if ever, before we see another like him in the qualities of mind and char acter and temperament that easily made him our foremost citizen. The death of Mr. Marshall Ashley, of Douglas, may be said to have been caused by grief over his little son, who died two or three days before. Here was a strong man, a giant in business matters and in his dealings with his ellow-man, so wrapped up in the life and hopes of the little boy Compare These Suits With Those , • other tailors ask $25. HI for * £ uarantee ~J§| I \JStf j|| that you cannot du* Si k plicate them unless jfsPl— T ou pay $lO to $1 5 our piice. A Real $25 Suit dpiS Made to f|§ ||| Ycur Measure No Less than sls- No More than S2O Our low price is made possible because of the combined sales of over 5000 dealers w hose sole aim is to give their customers more for their money than they can possibly get elsewhere. These suits are made by thouroughly competent tailors and we guarantee them to be entirely satisfactory in every respect. BARNES ,8A & COMPANY CjSfiS EXCLUSIVE f)EALER Douglas, Georgia jQtf f ; that his own heart was broken when the child died. It is a story full 0 f i pathos, but it has a background of human love which almost passeth un derstanding.—Valdosta Times. See Jno. A. Corn if you want a good North Carolina horse or mule.