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“The Enterprise Covers Every Nook and Cor ner of Coffee County and Then Some” A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year To All HIKER CLUB OPENS DEC. n NEW CLUB HOUSE WILL BE THOWN OPEN CHRIST M A S NIGHT. OVER 200 INVITED GUESTS FOR OCCASION. Thg Kracker Country Club will give their big opening on next Monday eve. ning, Christmas night, to which there will be over 200 invited guests, many people coming from Valdosta, Way cross, Fitzgerald, Oeilla, and other south Georgia cities. A six piece orchestra from Jack sonville has been secured to furnish the music for the occasion. There will be a big dance and other attractions for the invited guests and members. The club house, which is one of the finest and most modern in Georgia, was recently completed, and this will be the first celebration to be enjoyed by the members and their guests. The pool is there should anyone desire a plunge, and the ground v. ill be all lighted up, and everything in readi ness for the big night. There are 100 club members and the stock is prized very highly, always in demand. Ther e will be no more issued, and while the grounds and other attractions will cost more than it was first planned, the present 100 members v;ill be assessed instead of issuing more stock. The Kracker Country Club is one of the big attractions of Douglas and this secti m of Georgia, and is a source of pride to the members. Dr. A. S. Coleman Named President The annual meeting- of the Coffee county Medical Society was held in Douglas on last Tuesday at 10 o’clock, and quite a number of out of town physicians wer e present. A most in teresting meeting was held, and many papers were read and discussed. A card was granted by the Society to Dr. C. W. Roberts, who withdrew, on account of his intention to locate inVAtlanta on Jan. 1. This card was addressed to the Fulton County Medi cal Society. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Dr. A. S. Cloe man, president; Dr. Quitman Holton, vice-president; Dr. C. W. Findley, sec retary and treasurer. * MCE CHIME At intervals there are plays either on the legitimate stage or in the silent drama of such paramount interest and importance to the nation that long after their presentation reminiscences of .their greatness follow in their wake. Griffith’s “Birth of a Nation’’ is the most recent of these wonder plays. Race Suicide however, is to see at th e Grand Theatre commencing Friday December 29, a new production which will take its rank with the never-to-be forgotten film dramas. It is entitled “Rac e Suicide” and was conceived and produced by a maste. woman director, Ormi Howly. The photoplay has just had its pre mier at the Globe Theatre, New York City at SI.OO admissiion, and thous ands swarmed to wtness it. It has received the hearty indorsement of the National Board of Censors, Dr. Parkhurst and a score of other promi nent physicians, lawyers, scientists, club women, etc. Mrs. Robert Bruce Liggett, society leader of Duluth, Minnesota, jnakes the startling statement that, “There is not a baby in the world to-day worth the suffering that its mother went through to give it life. Unless some- Douglas Enterprise VOLUME XXVII, NUMBER 34 BANK BEPDSITS HIGHEST YET NEARLY ONE AND ONE HALF MILLION DOLLARS ON DEPOSIT IN COFFEE COUNTY BANKS. ALL PROSPEROUS. Pursuant to the call for quarterly statements from all the banks, the Coffee county banks are this week making public their statements. From the figures submitted the hanks in this city and county are in the finest con dition in their history. The unprece dented prosperity which has prevailed in this territory during the past fail has brought the banks up to the high est point in their history. The Enterprise is carrying the statements of all the banks in the coun ty with the exception of one. They show combined deposit of $1,358,240.37 with one bank out. This is indeed a great showing for these Coffee county institutions. In detail the. deposits are as follows: Union Banking Co., of this city $538,- 790.24; Citizens Bank of Douglas, $347, 707.77; Pearson Banking Co., $165,- 132.64; Merchants & Farmers Bank of Nicholls, $117,969.46; Bank of Willa coochee, $89,195.49; Merchants & Far mers Bank of Willaeoochee, $99,444.77. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. The Greek-American Restaurant will dose Sunday and Monday at 8 o’clock p. m., on account of the holiday sea son. 1 1). E. GASKINS ELECTED WILLACOOCHEE’S MAYOR. Willaeoochee, Ga., December 16. — (Special.)—The city election of of ficers for the ensuing year .was held I here to-day with the following re ! suits: 1). E. Gaskins defeated C. W. j Green for mayor by a safe majority; .members of the council-elect: Moore, J. M. Shaw, W. D. Langford, D. C. Henderson and J. T. Shearer; members i of the school board for two years, R. ;R. Folsom and Dennis Sears, and for lone year, R. A. Brinson. NOTICE. Those holding Lyceum tickets that have not been edeemed please present to L. R. Squires for redemption. thing is done to relieve women of this curse, there is no justificat.l on for matrimony. Propagation should be confined to women of the lower type who are incapable of suffering. They hould be selected for breeding. There should be no mothers among girls who wear high-heeled shoes and cor sets, and whose nervous temperaments are encouraged by music, art, and dancing. Women should rebel against motherhood until something is done to relieve the suffering incident to birth.” Naturally enough Mrs. Liggett’s re volutionary outburst has resulted in broadsides from all directions. Amelia E. Barr, the noted author, herself an old-fashioned woman, succinctly re marks that motherhood is woman’s crowning glory and that if women de form themselves through their mode of living without regard to consequences, they alone ar e to blame. They suffer and they ought to. The Princess Pierre Troubetzky, better known as Amelie Rives, suggests that any wo man capable of endorsing th e lower types for universal motherhood is her self unworthy of becoming a mother. Miss Howly, author and socialist, gives to us in her latest photodrama, '“Race Suicide” an adequate answer to the question of birth control. While this startling presentation is bound to develop much interesting discuss ion one cannot help but feel that she has taken us a great step forward to ward its solution. “Race Suicide” will open its engage ment at the Grand Theatre on Friday December 29th. THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, DEC. 23, 1916. The Enterprise Publishes the Legal Advertising of the City of Douglas, Cffee County and County Commissioners. EBTT CASE GOES TO U. i\ S. COURT ATTORNEY JNO. R. COOPER WILL TAKE CASE TO HIGHEST COURT IN LAND. CASE IS WATCHED WITH INTEREST. The supreme court of Georgia on Tuesday denied the petition of coun sel for Wash Lott, under sentence for the murder of his son, in Coffee Coun ty, for a rehearing and Attorney John R. Cooper, of counsel for the aged de fendant, announced Tuesday that he x/ill carry the case to the United States supreme court on the ground that his client is being deprived of his liberty without due process of law. Lott’s case was affirmed by opera tion of law by the supreme court when that tribunal divided, three Judges favoring granting a new trial and three deciding the jugdment of the lower court should be affirmed. lUnder the law when the court is un able to agree the case stands affirm ed. In this case it is contended that Judge Price Gilbert, who voted to af firm the lower court, did so without hearing the case argued by counsel for the defendant. Att6rney John R. Cooper, of Macon, appeared before C’neif Justice Fish of the state supreme, court Thursday with application for signature of the sup reme court to a writ of error on which it is Mr. Cooper’s intention to take the Wash Lott murder case to th e fed eral supreme court. The basis of Mr. Cooper’s appeal will be, practically, that Mr. Justice Gilbert, of th e state supreme court, was not a member of the court when the case was argued, that he did not hear presentation of the case, and yet participated in the court’s decision; that without the participation of Mr. Justice Gilbert the result would have been different. GENERAL MEETING SMYRNA TO BE HELD SAGIN AW CHURCH The first general meeting of the Smyrna Association will be held with Saginaw church sth Sunday and Sat urday in this month. It is desired that all churches send full delegation and that all pastors attend. Program has been prepared and will appear in this weeks Enterprise. Saginaw church-is one mile west of Nicholls. Those coming on train will be met at Nicholls with conveyance. A cordial welcome awaiting you. PROGRAM. Saturday Morning. 9:15 Devotional exercises by D. M. Everett. 10:20 Organization. 10:30 Who were the wise men that sought the infant child Jesus, by J. A. Kimmons. 11.00 Introductory sermon by David M.Douglas. Adjourned for dinner. 1:30 P. M. The Preaching of John Baptist, his mission and was it authorized of God by John F. Smith. 2:00 What is a true church of God and what is its mission in the world by T. S. Hubert. 3:00 Outline of work fo rthe incom ing year by ex-committee. Adjourned for night session. 7:30 Devotional service by M. M. Kirkland, followed by sermon by John F. Smith. Sunday Morning 9:50 A. M. 9:50 A. M. Devotional by W. B. Smith 10:30 The duty of a church by A. S. M inchew. 11:00 Sermon by S. E. Blitch. The above church is one mile west of Nicholls. Messengers will be met with conveyance to and from the church Saturday morning. A good delegation is desired and a most cor dial welcome awaits all that come. H. M. MEEKS. AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS DANIEL GASKIN MAYOR ELECT S. J .STUBBS, J. B. EXUM, J. L. YOUNG, DR. 11. C. WIIELCHEL, ANI) JESSE J. LOTT, ELECTED AS COUNCILMEN. ' ' • c Jtf ■ v * A#- 4 Mayor-elect DANIEL GASKIN, SR. The municipal election passed off I quietly last Saturday, resulting in the election of Mr. Daniel Gaskin, Sr., as | mayor for the year 1917, and Messrs. S. J. Stubbs, J. B. Exum, J. L .Young, H. C. Whelchel and Jesse J. Lott, were elected councilmen. • The new officers will be sworn in to office on Monday night, Jan. 1. The out-going mayor and council are as follows: Mayor, G. M. Stanton; Al dermen: O. F. Deen, Jno. M. Hall, I. C. Sapp, G. A. Tanner and E. J. Barcley. The vote on Saturday stood as fol lows: For mayor, Daniel Gaskin 119, Jno. M. Hall 17, G. L. Sim s 82. For Councilmen: J. B. Exum 122, Jesse J. Lott 94, O. F. Deen 87, J. W. Williford 31, J. J. Dußose 22, H. C. Whelchel 108, J. T. Relihan 70, S. Fales 49, S. J. Stubbs 130, E. L. Gran tham 49, J. E. Causey 57, J. L. Young 111, Thomas Griffin 33, A. L. Wilson 22, J. F. Overstreet 36, A. Brooks 49. MASONS ELECT OFFICERS FOR i 917 \ The election of officers for Douglas Lodge No. 380 F. <& A. M., for the coming year, resulted as follows: A. L. Ponder, W. M.. I. Levin, S. W., A. Overstreet, J. W., Jno. M. Hall, J. D., C. M. Williams, S. C., Harry Nabb, J. S., S. T. Thompson, Tyler. All were duly installed on Dec. 15, for the ensuing year- BADLY HURT IN EXPLOSION. WILLACOOCHEE, Dec. 19.—When the boiler at a shingle mill, owned by G. W. Sizemore and operated by An drew Sizemore at Glory, on the At lantic Coast Lin e railway exploded, Andrew Sizemore was struck in the head by a portion of the boiler, re ceiving a serious wound. He was hurried to Waycross and physicians hope, however, for his recovery. Sev eral laborers at the mill were wounded also, but not seriously. • ST. ANDREWS CHURCH. Service and sermon appropriate to the nativity of Christ will be held in St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church at 11 o’clock Sunday morning, Dec. 24. Evening prayer will be read at 6 o’clock. Sunday school at 10 o’clock in the morning. A cordial invitation is extended to all. i W. W. WEBSTER, Vicar. Be sure to call at the Racket Store for Xmas Goods. CHARITY FUND FOR CHRISTMAS i * ENETRPRISE EMPTY STOCKING FUND WILL BE TURNED OVER TO COMMITTEE OF LADIES TO DAY. MANY THANKS. I This week closes the subscriptions to the Empty Stocking Fund, and we publish below a list of the contribu tions received to date. We expect, however, to receive several others be fore we turn the money over to the four ladies who have kindly consented to make tthe investment and distribu tion. The Enterprise has named Mrs. E. L. Tanner, Mrs. M. D. Dickerson, Mrs. S. J. Stubbs and Mrs. Levi O’Steen, as a committee, to handle the fund, collect the remaining unpaid subscrip tions, and to have entire supervision over the distribution. These ladies or some of them hav . assisted us each ■ year, and we know of no better ones. U yen hav n not given anything yet i.. L...S funu, ...—e send it to this ef jfice or give it to either of the four ladies mentioned. The following have subscribed to the fund, as we go to pres.-.: The Woman’s Club cash $7.05 The Woman’s Club mer. 2.00 Cash • 1.00 J. T. Relihan 1.00 Peterson & Relihan 1.00 Union Pharmacy 2.00 J. C. Relihan & Co. 1.00 Melvin Tanner .50 W. O. W. Camp No. 105 2.00 Philatheas, Meth. 2.00 Chero-Cola Bot. Co. 1.00 W. C. Lankford 2.00 Mary Roberts 1.00 Ci A. Ward 1.00 Union Banking Co. 5.00 W. C. Bryan 1.00 Mrs. Quitman Holton 1.00 Barnes & Co. 1.00 Douglas Hdw. Co. 2.00 I. Levin 1.00 Moses Griffin 1.00 W. R. Wilson 1.00 A. W. Haddock 1.00 I. Weintroub 1.00 L. S. Peterson 1.00 <£. M. Stanton 5.00 Mrs. J. M. Ashley 5.00 Carnival Week For Firemans Benefit To-day announcement is made in a formal way of a grand carnival and gala week to be held*under the aus pices of the Douglas Vol. Fire Dept., on si. beginning Monday Dec., 25th and continuing throughout the week ending at midnight Sat., Dec. 30th. A special feature will be an attrac tion furnished by the George Reynolds Greater Shows—A mammoth midway of diversified and novel amusements, with the popular merry-go-round. A great free feature will, be an act twice daily by Capt. Jack Payne, world’s champion high divr. Free band con certs daily, afternoon a.id evening, by the Royal Italian Band. Among the thirteen shows might be named especially McLaughlin’s Ten in-one , which has for some of its specialties, a real performance of big bears; th e circus with its funny clowns “Squash” an Ethiopian pigmy, a queer diminutive creature from the wilds of Africa; a Pagan god, Chinese dragon, the man fish and seven-legged calf. “Dare-Devil Decker” and Kid Chan, nell are big attractions in their check er game wth death in the motordrome. Traveling at lightening speed 6n motorcycles around tie almost per pendicular dome, their desparate chances thrill the big crowds. The Dixie Minstrel Show maens just what it says, real old-time, “Dix ieland” performance with every de lightful feature of song and dance, $l.OO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE j Kelp Us By telephoning News Items to I Numbers '23, | 44, or 106. RAWLINGS BOY AAAYJO FREE MILTON RAWLINGS MAY BE PAR DONED BY CHRISTMAS. PRIS ON COMMISSION RECOMMEND ED SAME THIS WEEK. % The prison commission has unani mously recommended elemeeny, for Milton Rawlins, convicted with his fa ther an two brothers some ten or twelve years ago, of th e murder of the Carter children in Lowndes county. Milton Rawlings, who is serving a life ..sentence, completed ten years of service December 11. J. G. Rawlings and hi: sons, Milton, Jcc ■ and Leonard, were convicted in Lowndes superior court. The father received the death sentence and was hanged. Milton and Jesse were sen tenced to he hanged, but their sen tences were commuted to life imprison/ mer.t, vriiile Jesse received a life seif tenca through recommendation to mrcy. Jesse and Leonadr were ; a. S->-y ;■>*- ••■•CU r. j :l..ag in Coffee county and making good citizens. The elder Rawlings and fami ly former 1 y living her e before going to Valdosta. Df. Metis Wcvos ! I To Atlanta lan. i The many friends of Dr. C. W. Roberts v ill regret to learn of his in tention io leave Douglas on Jan. 1 and will locate in Atlanta for the practice of surgery. He has already rented offices m the Candler building and is now packing up for his departure in a few days. Dr. Roberts is a Coffee county boy, has achieved an eviable reputation in his special line, that of surgery, and he goes to Atlanta where he will have a large field. He is not withdrawing from his friends here but he expects to see them there and will be n a better position than ever fo serve them He will have connections with all the hospitals there and will be in a posit ion to give his best service to the | folks he is leaving behind. His family will move sometime in ! January. The Enterprise joins his many other friends -n wishing for him a most brilliant career, and we pre dict great things for him in this larger field. A CARD OF THANKS.. I will ask you Mr. Editor to give me a small space in your valuable paper. I want to express my sincere thanks to my friends for their able support in my election last Saturday. And in behalf of myself and my other four collegues and our worthy mayor for all good citizens to lend us their loyal support. We cannot accomplish many great things just us six men. We must have the support of all law abiding people. I thank you most cordially Mr. Frier for your support. In conclusion I want to extend to you and family A Merry Xmas and A Most Prosperous 1917. Yours ever, J. B. EXUM. McDonald, Ga. Dear Santa Claus: —I am a little boy 8 years old, I go to school with Nellie and I like my teacher fine. 1 want you to bring me a train, auto, a bugle, monkey, a motor cycle and some fire works and lots of fruit and candy. If you will bring me all of these things I will love you always. From your little friend John Cavendor. typical of th e southern negro before the war. Another free feature is the “Shoot ing” Foxes, the pair giving remarka ble exhibitions of skill with the rifle.