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“The Enterprise
Covers Every
Nook and Cor
ner of Coffee
County and
Then Some”
THIRD WEEK OF
CITY COURT
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The criminal division of the City
Court of Douglas adjourned on Wed
nesday evening for the week, and will
reconvene again on next Monday
morning, making the third week of
court.
Judge Bryan has pushed the busi
ness as fast as expedient throughout
the term and a great amount of busi
ness has been disposed of. The fol
lowing is a list of a part of the crim
inal business disposed of to date:
Jim Searcy, guilty of simple lar
ceny, 6 mos. or SSO.
Jno. Watson, plea of guilty to lar
ceny, 6 mos. or SSO.
Beulah Smith, gaming, 6 mos. or
S4O.
L. W. Phillips, verdict not guilty.
Jerry York, plea of guilty gaming,
0 mos. or SSO.
Sam Holmes, two charges larceny,
acquitted of both.
Buelah Williams, larceny after trust
nol pressed.
James Smith, plea guilty gaming,
6 mos. or SSO.
Mack Jordan, carrying concealed
weapons, 10 mos. or SIOO.
Tobe Woolbright, acquitted of char
ge simple larceny.
Elmer Mancil, acquitted pointing
gun at anctl'.er.j
Jesse Thomas, simple larceny, nol
prossed.
Walter Rowell, larceny from the
house, nol prossed.
STEWART’S PROMISED
CARD TO PUBLIC
(advertisement.)
Axson, Ga., Nov. 29th. 191 G.
To the People of Coffee County:—
I have promised to give you the
Legislative Record of Hon. Calvin At
kinson Ward. I wish to say in the
outset, that you will have to bear me
as it will require a number of articles
for me to conclude. It will be in the
shape of a continued carticle appear
ing in your county papers during the
next month or so. I wish to say too,
that I do this with a certain degree
of reluctance, but after thorough de
liberation. Some one has said “That
where Angels fear to tread Fools but
in.” The Senators actions and move
ments during the recent campaigns
causes me to refer to the above phrase.
I was going the even tenor of my
way politically when the Senator came
into the fight telling his friends, that
my election meant his repudation; he
did everything in his power both fair
and unfair against my candidacy and
at the last moment knowing that it
would be impossible for me to reply
to same, came out in public print with
an article trying to mis-lead the voters
of our county and to mis-represent
the facts. Of course this article as
well as the Senator has been repu
diated by the people of the county.
But as this article from the Senator
was intended as a “Guiding Star”
for the people of our county, I thought
it proper, and cannot see where it
will be out of order, to give the
Senator’s official record, so that the
ones who were charmed by the radi
ance of that' “Star” and the ones
whom the Lustre thereof did not at
tract can view it in its natural state
and ascertain whether it was a genu
ine “Star” or a Lightening Bug.
When a fellow gets to be a Public
Servant, his official Record is Public
Plunder, and when he becomes a Law
maker, his every official Act is of Re
cord. It stands there either as a shin
ing light to brighten his pathway or
as a black cloud to darken it. Why
should anyone object to his official re
cord being spread out before his con
stituents ?
In giving this record I shall go
strictly according to the data furnish
ed by the Senate and House Journals
which is correct. I shall refer to each
date and page and make it so plain
that “He who runs may read.”
Before I get through I am going
to show where our County and our
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Douglas Enterprise
VOLUME XXVII, NUMBER 31
6 BRICK STORES
TO BE OUIET
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The buiTding boom in Douglas still
continues. It has been going on all
the fall and there are prospects for
quite a bit of building to be done with
in the next few months.
The latest announcement is that of
Mr. Oliver Peterson, Who expects to
build six stores within the next few
months. Work on them will start on
Jan. 1. The stores will be located on
Peterson avenue, four of them being
on the east side, starting from Bry
an street and coming this way. The
other two will start at Bryan and go
the other way.
A very important announcement in
this connection is that Mr. Peterson
has rented the room nearest this way,
in this new block, to the post office
department, and the post office will
be moved there as soon as the build
ing is completed. The pr<*fent room
for the post office is too small, »"<i the
new place will give the natrons more
room. The new place will be used
until a federal building is built, which
will probably be in the next ten or
fifteen years.
Mr. Peterson says that he has all
the other stores rented, and when
this block is completed, that section
of the city will be one of the liveliest
places around. It is already one of
the busiest sections of Douglas and has
been for some time.
PUBLIC INVITED.
The public is cordially invited to an
entertainment given at Blystone
school house, 3 miles north of Doug
las, on Saturday night, Dec. 9th,
beginning at 7:30 o’clock.
The amusements are numerous and
something to eat too. The proceeds
are to be used in helping standardize
the school. Come and enjoy a while
with us.
Teressa Brown, Teacher.
Motorcycle Rons
Into Freight Train
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What came near proving to be a
| fatal accident occured on last Tuesday
morning in this city, when John Smith,
a fifteen year old boy, drove his motor
cycle into a G. & F. freight train,
which was standing still on the Ward
street crossing.
It seems that he lost control of the
brakes on his motorcycle, and could
not stop it, as + he grade at this par
ticular point was also against him. He
was seriously wounded, one thigh be
ing broken and maybe some internal
injuries. He was taken to the Doug
las Hospital.
The young man is the son of Mr. Ira
T. Smith, of this city, and his many
friends hope for him a speedy recov
ery.
WHY WILSON BEAT HUGHES IN CALIFORNIA
AS GIVEN BY A SAN FRANCISCO NEWS PAPER
The “Billion Dollar Special,” with
its precious freightage of bejewelled
women from out of the east.
The childish foolishness of standpat
Republicans in deliberately forgetting
the existence of a man named Hiram
Johnson.
That’s what defeated Charles Evans
Hughes in California and ended his
dreams of the presidency.
That—and Hughes himself.
Californians, in deciding one of the
closest elections in the history of the
nation, decided it not on the basis of
wealth, snobbery and glitter, but on
the merits of the man.
The Wilson victory in California was
numrically small. Had there been only
| one vote’s difference the victory
{would have been just as overwhelming.
| Any sort of a Democratic victory ir,
j California is remarkable, for the state
, is normally a firm Republican strong
hold.
A wonderland of politics has been
California during the past few days.
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, DEC. 2 1916.
The Enterprise Publishes the Legal Advertising of the City of Douglas, Cfifee County and County Commissioners.
COOPER FINDS
NEW GROUNDS
John R. Cooper, of Macon, the law
yer who took a Washington county
murder case to the United States Sup
reme Court cn the ground that no
negroes being drawn on the jury, the
defendant was deprived of his consti
tutional rights, has presented another
novel constitutional problem to the
State Supreme Court.
H e is seeking a new hearing in the
appeal of G. Wash Lott of Coffee
county, convicted of murder and giv
en a life sentence.
The Supreme Court was evenly di
vided and Attorney Cooper contends
the state law, which in such instan
ces holds the lower courts is sus
tained, is in conflict with the constitu
tion of the United States. He fur
ther contends that Mr. Justice Price
Gilbert is disqualified because he did
not hear argument in the case, not
having been on the bench when the
case was argued.
TEACHERS HEBE
IK INSTITUTE
To-morrow, Saturday, the teachers
of the county will gather in Douglas
for their monthly meeting, as announc
ed thru the columns of The Enterprise
last week by Superintendent Floyd.
It is expected that every teacher in
the county will be present, as the Sup
erintendent has specially urged them
to be. These meetings are worth a
great deal to the teacher and none of
the mshoul l Le missed, if it can be
avoided.
FOR COUNCILMAN.
To the Voters of Douglas.
I herby announce myself a candidate
for councilman of the City of Douglas
for 1917. Subject to the election to
be held in December 2, 1916. If elect
ed on the auldermatie board I most
emphatically promise the entire City
a businesslike administration. All
laws enacted by said councilmen will
be rigidly enforced. Your support will
be gratefully appreciated.
Yours for law and order,
J. B. EXUM.
Farm for Sale
1200 acres fine farm land for sale
on easy terms. Best in Colfee county
for stock raising and farming. Six
miles from Douglas, Ga., a town of
j six thousand inhabitants, on Dixie
Highway and A. B. & A R. R.
For particulars, see or write,
I)R. W. F. SIBBETT,
Douglas, Ga.
STRANGE RESULTS.
Electing Hiram Johnson, Republi
can, as United States senator, by a
majority almost incredible in its over
whelming proportions; placing a lop
sided Republican legislature into offic e
and declaring for Woodrow Wilson,
Democrat, are pages of a new political
primer presented by the people of this
state.
Women of California resented the
insult to their dignity and intelligence
when committeemen of the east sent
out the dazzling special train of silken
clad, diamond-sparkling women to
show the western feminine how to vote
It was a foolish move.
The railroad pageant bespoke im
mense wealth; the tinge of Wall street
j clung to the coaches, ar.d the billions
!of predatory wealth seemed to puff
from th e very engines as they drew
! the eastern women through this stab*
| So this was the lay of the land! Wil
lson had fought against tremenaou
jodds. He had sa\ed the country from
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
Tom waison Acq«iite<! in Aiipsfa
W REGISTER
FORELECTION
With the passing of the J. P. elec
tion to-day, Douglas has yet one more
political contest before th e year closes.
The municipal election comes off on
the third Saturday in December, two
weeks from to-day.
The books for registering have been
open for several days, and closed Tues
day afternoon at 6 o’clock, with only a
registration of 227 names. This is
the smallest registration that th e city
has had for some time.
| There seems to b e very little inter
est in the approaching election. It
has about reached the point that good
men don’t want the office, as it is a
; burden and the people are hard to
please.
| We are advised that Mayor Stanton
j will not offer for reelection. This
I brings on many rumors as to the pos
sible candidates, and to date, no an-
I nouncements have been made, that is
formal ones. The names mentioned
for Mayor, that we have heard, are
E. L. Tanner, T. A. Wallace, Jno. M.
Hall, Attorney Henson, Lawson Kel
! ley. None of these gentlemen have
authorized the v.si of their names.
For alderman the Enterprise carries
one official announcement in this issue,
viz: J. B. Exum, who has thrown his
hat into the ring. The names of Oliver
Peterson, I. C. Sapp, Oliver Deen, Dan
Gaskin, G. A. Tanner and others have
been mentioned hut no one but Mr.
Exum has announced up to this time.
It is expected that a week hence
| will bring forth a very interesting
! municipal campaign, and it is being
watched with interest.
COMMISSIONERS COURT JS
POSTPONED TO THURSDAY.
i
State of Georgia, Coffee County.
Owing to some other very urgent
matters which will render it impracti
cal to hold the regular term of the
Court of Commissioners on the first
Monday inDecember.
It is therefore ordered that the same
be, and it is hereby adjourned over
till Thursday, December 7th, 1916.
It is especially requested that a full
board be present at this meeting, as
business of importance is to be trans
acted, which will require a full board.
Don e at Douglas, Ga., this 27th day
of Nov. 1916.
%
J. C. Ellis, Chairpian.
Board County Commissioners, Coffee
County, Georgia.
INTERESTING PLAY AT
NICHOI.LS.
The Nichojls High School presented
that beautiful and interesting play
“Farm Folk” on Thanksgiving eve.,
Nov. 30th at 7:30.
Admission will only b e 15 cents and
a pleasant evening is assured to all.
war. And wemen whose fortunes are
rated in millions, goldens hoards wrest
ed in frenzied finance from great
money marts, were fighting for
Hughes, displaying themselves spec
tacularly before the west.
OVERLOOKED JOHNSON.
Voters in California, men and wom
en alike, resented the snubbing of
Govenor Johnson by Hughes and his
followers on the swing down the Paci
fic coast. Unfortunate Hughes, sur
rounded by a golden ring of standpat
ters, wealthy bankers and old-style
Republicans, overlooked one of the big
gests bets of the campaign when he
failed to notice Johnson, “the great
est man in the west.”
Johnson, idol of his people, the
man who knocked out machine poli
tics in California during his terms
as governor, has been elected United
States senator by one of the largest
votes ever rolled up such an office —
more than a quarter million.
Such is the man who was slighted
SI.OO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
HOLDING J. P.
ELECTION TODAY
The election of J. P., of the 648th.
District G. M., comes off to-morrow
(Saturday). The term of office is for
four years, and these elections are
held in every militia district in the
state on the same date every four
years.
In this district, there are three can
didates for Justice of the Peace. Judge
J. M. Freeman, who now holds the of
fice, and Messrs. Gus. L. Brack an(j E.
Manning Smith.
For Constable there seems to be
three in the running, at least that is
all we are advised of at this time. Two
are voted for on this ticket. The can
didates are Henry C. Ellis, C. A. Fur
ney and C. E. Bailey.
Thelbusiness men of the city should
- not overlook this election which is one
|of the most important in the state,
and should vote early before it is for
gotten.
THOMASVILLE IS HOST
TS SO. CA.CONFERENCE
The South Georgia Methodist con
ference has been in session in Thomas
vilie for the past week. This is the
annual conferance and the outcome is
always watched with great interest.
Rev. H. M. Morrison, the local, pas
tor, left Wednesday for the conference.
Mr. Morrison has been pastor here for
two years and the people of his
church and the city really hope that
the conferance will return him here
for another year. He has filled the
pastorate here with distinction to him
self and the church, and the peopl
of the city would regret to see him
moved away until the limit is up,
which is four years. ‘
Thr announcements will probably ' c
read Monday and announced thru the
press on Tuesday morning, as is gen
erally done.
VERNON WALLACE STOCK
HERE ALL THIS WEEK.
The Vernon Wallace Stock Co., is
here three days this week and they
are playing good houses.
The show is good, that is Thurs
day night was a hummer, and We pre
dict that the other performances will
be equally as good.
Vernon Wallace is a show within
himself. He is decidedly the star of
the company, with Maude Hollings
worth a good second. The other mem
bers are quite good. The show will
give you your money’s worth, and
you can stick a pin in that.
by Hughes. In Los Angeles during
the Hughes trip west, the presiden
tial candidate, was on one floor of a
hotel and Johnson, by a confidence,
was on another. The two men did
not meet.
Hughes listened to the counsel of
his millionair advisors. At no time
while Hughes was in California was
Governor Johnson recognized, either
officially or socially.
These two things—the big mistakes
of the Hughes effort —were altogether
too much for Californians.
Broad-minded, liberal, free-hearted
folk, they refused to accept a man who
countenanced snobbery and the power
of vast wt-alth.
That is why Wilson won and Hughes
lost in California.
That—and Hughes himself.
The candidate from th e far cast
! seemed bewildered and dazed on his
western trip.
He had the wrong idea, ant?, it
cost him a victory.
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VERDICT TODAY
AT II O'CLOCK
Augusta, Ca.. Dec. 1, I 91&
The Enterprise,
Douglas, Ga.
Jury Watson case returned verdict
net guilty eleven o’clock this merw
ing after being out from six o’clock
yesterday afternoon.
THE CHRONICLE
WILLACOOCHEE METHODISTS
WILL BUILD A NEW CHURCH.
A movement is under way for the
erection of a new brick Methodist
church for Willaeoochee. A building
committee has been appoined and
plans formulated for a $5,000 struct
ure. Local parties are subscribing to
the fund liberally and funds are ex
pected from other sources.
! Tuesday night at 8 o’clock the lad
: ies opened a bazaar in the McCrarno
I old store to continue until Saturday
'night. Turkey dinner will be served
Thanksgiving day. Music will be fur
nished by the band every night araef
refreshments will be served. L. vita
. iioin ... u —g rnaiitu uii u cvu.judoy
has been invited. The proceeds will
go to the church fund.
Next Saturday, December 2nd,
is election day for Justice of the
l'eace. Uncle Jim Freeman,
needs your vote. Don’t forget
him, please.
PASTOR PRAISES THIS
GREAT PICTURE
BY REV. W. H. CARWARDINE... .
I entered the La Salle Theatre to
see the motion picture play “Wherx
Are My Children?” With doubt ar«s
misgivings. I cam e out deeply moved,
enthusiastic and determined, if I gat
a chance I would write or speak in it=-
favor.
I feared this would be another sei
play, doubtful and suggestive. I
charmed to find it a clean, inspiring:
and splendid presentation of a sub
ject generally kept under cover aiwt
spoken of in whispers.
Not a prurient suggestion, not as
scene that was morally off color, austf
running through it all are great Uig
lesson that ought to be driven home
into the conscience of men and women*:
everywhere. It handles a gelicate
subject with exceptional good taste:
d delivers a sledgehammer blow at
one of the most dastardly of secret
evils altogether too prevalent i»
American society.
LESSON FOR WOMEN
Over against the pernicious teach
ings of both birth control is thi
great film that excoriates the physi
cian who for a price murders the un
born and holds up to keen condem
nation the misguided woman
evades motherhood.
Tyrone Power, as Richard Waltons
the district attorney, wealthy, wit »
a beautiful home and a worthy but
misguided wife, a great lover «f child
ren and wondering why he should be
denied their entrance into his home,,
depicts with splendid dramatic pow
er the man who has been robbed e€
his children.
He is instrumental in sending t&
the penitentiary a scoundrel doctor
who has performed the operation tha£
resulted in the death of a good b«E
trusful girl. In a dramatic scene the
district attorney learns that the sattss
man had performed an operation on
his own wife. Crushed and stagger
ing under the blow, the district at
torney confronts his wife, with thfc
evidences of her guilt. Penitent after
ward for her sin, she finds that sfeu
has destroyed the hope of children; tr,
I her home.
No one under 17 years of age ad
mitted.
Friday, Dec. 15.