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P. B. BUTLER Editor.
Official Advertising Medium of Decatur
County and the City of Bainbridge.
Entnrad at ike Pout-Office at Buinbridge. Ga„
hi iccond-rlaH mail matter.
W. C, T. U. Program.
The regular program, meeting
of the W. C. T. U. on Thursday
last was a most delightful affair.
A “Matron’s” contest was held
and a prize was given for the
best recitation. Six’ladies com
peted for this. All the selec
tions were charming and greatly
enjoyed. The prize was award
ed Mrs. Carey Cox. Others who
recited were Mrs. Wairhnan,
Mrs. Evans, Mrs. C. B. Scott,
Mrs. G. B. Toole and Mrs. Rawl-
BAINBRIDCK, GA., MAY.
24, 1912. ings.
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Fight Against Watson.
ATLANTA. May 21-A bomb
has been thrown into the camp
of the Underwood politicians in
Georgia, and within the week it
is expected to explode with ter
rific demolition of political slates.
By personal messenger nation
al Democratic leaders, including
luch men as Charles E. Murphy, 1
head of Tammany: Norman F. j
Mack, chairman of the national
Democratic committee; Thos.
Taggart of Indiana; secretary
the same committee; Senator J.
H. Bankhead, campaign mana
ger for Congressman Oscar W.
U nder wood; Senator James
O’Gorman, powerful in the party
councils, have sent word that
Thomas E. Watson will be per
sona non grata at the Baltimore
convention.
Following this communication
which was brought to Atlanta
yesterday afternoon by a man
who has for several days been in
. Washington in conference with
the Democratic leaders, a gath
ering of the Underwood leaders
over Georgia is to he held in At
lanta during the latter part of
the present week to determine
upon a plan to eliminate Watson
from any part or parcel in the
state convention which occurs
in this city on May 29. It is
fjuite evident now that those who
two weeks ago were conceding
Watson's right to go to the Bal
timore convention as a delegate
have changed their minds and
■Will join with the Thompson
man.s opponents in a movement
to defeat him in his plan to land
a delegate-at-large place and also
to prevent him having any v6ice
whatever in the state conven
tion.
Two things are said to he re
sponsible tor the new condition
of affairs. Watson’s anticipated
purpose to oe the high muek-a-
muck of the convention is one,
and the other is the positive op
position ot' the national leaders.
These national leaders have
fjrmly but quietly let it be known
iW,)! liic Georgia delegation to
Baltimore desires to have any
hand in the proceedings of the
national Democratic convention
they had better leave Watson
behind.
In the verbal communication
to Georgia leaders, it is pointed
out that Watson’s presence as ‘a
delegate to the Baltimore con
vention will serve to create far
reaching dissention and strife in
the Democratic party, and it is
added that no candidate who is
favored by Watson in tliat con
vention will have a ghost of a
show to carry New York, Illinois,
Indiana and Ohio, the states
upon which the Democrats must
depend if they elect a president.
In fact, it is declared that no
man who is supported by Watson
in the convention can, under any
circumstances, land The votes of
the delegation from these states
in the nomination contest.
It is understood that at the
conference of Underwood lea
ders, to be had here during the
week, & definite .program for the
state convention will be mapped
out. This program will, it is said
provide for an uncompromising
fight on Watson and at the con
ference the man who is to lead
this tight will be selected.
File Fislmg Trip.
was some beautiful
music with prayer and Scripture
reading by Mrs. Anthony.
Though Mr. Hobson cannot be
with us as soon as we had hoped,
we have evidence here that he is
busy in our great cause. Fol
lowing ie the joint resolution
introduced in the Lower House
of Congress by Mr. Hobson
December 4, 1911.
Joint Resolution.
Proposing an amendment to
the Constitution prohibiting the
sale, manufacture for sale, and
importation for sale of beverages
containing alcohol.
Whereas exact scientific re
search has demonstrated that
alcohol is a narcotic poison, de
structive and degenerating to
the human organism, and that
its distribution as a beverage
lays a staggering economic bur-
ben upon the shoulders of the
people, lowers to an appalling
degree their average standard of
character, thereby undermining
the public morals and the found
ation of free institutions, inflicts
disease and untimely death upon
hundreds of thousands of citi
zens and blights with degeneracy
their children unborn, threaten
ing the future integrity and the
very life of the .Nation: There
fore be it
Resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in
Congress assembled (two-thirds
■of each House concurring), That
the following be proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution,
which shall be valid to all intents
and purposes as a part of the
Constitution when ratified by the
legislatures of three-fourths of
the States: After the last article
add a new article, as follows:
“Section 1. The sale, manu-*
t'acture for sale, and importation
for sale of beverages containing
alcohol is forever prohibited in
the United States and in all ter
ritory under their jurisdiction.
“Sec. 2. The Congress shall
have power to enforce by ap
propriate legislation, the provis
ions of this article.”
Climax, Ga., April 21st 1912.
The finest fishing trip ever or
ganized from Climax was pulled
off Monday the^pth.
Promptly at 4\<a-m three cars
pulled ou).. for (plflochnee river,
with the following party: Dr.
and Mrs. F. Herring, J. W.
Napier and wife, Sadie, Junior,
and Master Chas Napier, Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Nicholson and
Hugh Nicholson.
The party arrived at the homes
of Messrs J. F. Latham and
J. M. Nicholson at 6:a-m, where
a warm reception was given us,
and a hot breakfast.
After the toothpicks we hied
ourselves to the river, and then
every man, woman and child got
busy. Results—about 63 fine
fish were caught and fried to
the Queen’s taste. And such a
dinner as Mesdames Nichols^
Latham spread, was a caution.
Our hosts had provided every
thing—ice water, lemonade, bait,
poles and good looks.
Dr, Herring was voted the
champion fish eater. Col. Na
pier came a close second. The
findings was so recorded by
Col. Washington Womac, a fish
erman of such renown that his
City Property For Sale.
Two Story Brick Store Build
ing on Broad street, fronting 24
feet and running back 112 feet.
Also one lot fronting on West
street, 24 feet by 112 feet, oppo
site the court house. For quick
sale, $7,500. Stock for sale at
a Bargain.
One Acre on Broughton Street,
four blocks from square, front
ing 210 feet on Broughton street,
and running back 210 feet, with
an old dwelling house on it. This
house can be remodeled very
reasonably and would rent for
$20 a month. - This can be divid
ed in three lots 70x210, it is a
bargain at $1400.
A Two Story Seven Room
Dwelling on Evans Street, and
extra vacant lot, both are large
roomy lots on one of the pret
tiest streets in town. Price
$2,500.
Three Store Lots next to and
in line with the Government post
office lot. They are 32x93, and
all front on Broughton street,
with a fifteen foot alley behind
them. One of them is on the
corner of Broughton and Craw
ford streets, one next to Govern
ment lot, and the other between
the first two. All of them are
fine building lots. For prices
see me. Will sell the whole area
96x93, or separately.
House and Lot on Broughton
street, lot runs from street to
. • . , . street, seven rooms, nice house.
word is actually^ taken at par. j y ou cou ldn’t build and finish the
" ’ house for much less than the
price of house and lot. Price
$2,750.
Vacant Lot on Evans street,
98x232. in fine neighborhood. It
is a gilt edge bargain at $1,200.
Good Renting Property on Hall
street. Twelve negro houses and
large lot, all of these houses are
All Day Singing
There will be an all day sing
ing at ( Mt. Olive on the Third
Sunday in June.
Everybody invited to attend
and bring baskets well filled.
An enjoyable day is guaranteed
to all.
Marriage.
“Marriage if comfortable is
not at all heroic. It certainly
narrows and damps the spirits
of generous men. In marriage
a man becomes slack and selfish
and undergoes a fatty degenera
tion of his moral being.”
(Stepnenson).
,'I believe that marriage is the
when he stated that the largest
fish got off his hook, the Climax
party voted to annex Florida.
Truly it way a pleasant day and
one long to be remembered. We
all were back in Climax by 8:p-m.
(Other Climax news)
Mr. P. H. Trulock now has a
4-passenger Ford. It is needless
to say the girls are happy.
Mr. Dan McLaughlin and Miss
Bessie Mitchell were married
Wednesday evening at the
Methodist parsonage.
The farmers are putting in
some telling licks just now.
The Knights of Pythias and
Woodmen of Jhe World have
consolidated in a big picnic for
July 4th. Prograir will appear
later. It will be an important
event and the Search Light force
is here and now invited.
Oats are generally good and
are now being harvested.
The united Sunday Schools of
Climax, with Epworth School,
will holdAjw annual picnic at
HarrelPsV [ *' Vsday the 30th.
Mr. and MTsw-* A. Allen took
in the Grand Lodge at Augusta
last week, taking in a consider-
abl part of South Carolina and
Georgia. „ They report.a fine
time, h <«*
Mess/.! J. W. Brinl A
Carter Sons have A ]]/wfC ]
four rooms and in good condi
tion. The rental amounts, to
$78.00 a month, more than 10
per cent on $8,000. Price for
quick sale $4,750.
Another Good Renting Propo
sition. Flint River Pare, Large
Warehouse, 5 4-room houses,
The right place for a wholesale
business, as it is right on the
railroad. Will pay more than 15
per cent on the money. Price
$3,250.
Good Ware House or Tenement
Property, on Clay street, one
acre in a square just beyond the
old compress building, and on
the A. C. L. One four room
v »ntable house on the property.
tBce $,400.
RESOLUTION.
I SMK Fac Cott*
Whereas God in His wisdom! Mr. T. W. Salter brourt, ■
has promoted to a higher service cotton stalk into the Search t■ 1
our beloved Comrade, Mrs. W. 1 office Monday that measui^f* 4
W. Phillips, and inches and had a number of 13
Whereas, her going away has developed squares. The
left a vacancy in our ranks that
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can never be filled. Be it Re
solved
1st- That her brave, pure soul
with faith, courage and devotion
to duty, made her a blessing to
all those whose lives touched
her’s.
2nd—That her loyalty, which
was the predominating trait in
her character, and one of the
surest evidences af greatness of
soul, made her an inspiration to
her White Ribbon Comrades,
whose cause lay so near to her
mother-heart. In her was ex
emplified,
“That love, which reaches not alone,
The children made by birth her own
But every childish heart.”
Be it further Resolved—
That the Bainbridge Union has * f u p croD
was brought from M r . Sah^l
farm in the upper part 0 f th!l
county.
Mr. H. C. Allen broughtas. w
into the city the same day, w ^j
measured about the same as the!
one brought in by Mr. Salter I
This was from Mr. Allen’s fanj
out at Lake Douglas.
These samples are far i n a
vance of the average cotton i n t
the county. A great deal of the]
weed has never been thinned]
out, and in some instances cotton
is just being planted.
Mr. Salter has fifty acres tha
he says will average like the!
stalk he brought here. Hel
planted very early and has al-i
ready worked it three times, if I
nothing happen it will make a
by her home going, sustained an
impassable loss, and that in ap
preciation of her services these
resolutions be placed on the
minutes and copies of same be
furnished the local papers for
publication: also the Georgia
Bulletin, State official organ of
the W. C. T. U.. and to her be
reaved husband, children and
mother.
Mrs. Albert A. Russell,
Mrs. A. J. Callahan,
Mrs. W. C. Cox,
Mrs. C. B. Scott,
Mrs. G. B. Toole,
committee.
Card From Mr. Thomas.
A 32-room Hotel and 5-room
cottage. Hotel furnished
throughout with water sewerage
and electric lights. Pays more
than 12 per cent on investment.
A bargain at $8,000,
Watch the Search Light for
my advertisements and you will
get many opportunities for profi
table Investments.
D. R. BOWER.
Phone 330,
Bainbridge, Ga.
All/, !
tnbir stores with sonj^y tn ,.^d
gaslights. ,ns Te^*
looks like Climax : ^. u ave
to become the biggest' == V: vest
little town in the couZJ^=SShe
is a hummer.
Giant Georgia Cordon
Atlanta, Ga, May 22A v\
000,000 merger of Georgi\
seed oil mills was announced here
today by local capitalists, who
financed the transactions. Mills
in Atlanta, Valdosta, Dublin,
Bainbridge, Madison and other
towns have been taken over.
The new corporation is known as
the Empire Cotton Oil Company.
Monroe-Edwards.
Mr y Walt^is. Edwards and
that, in order to be comfortable,,
money, labor, sacrifice must lie Miss- Alga Monroe were married
shared, and each child welds the jSu/Jay morning in the pastor’s
twain into one fiesh and thus ■ st/Jiy at the Methodist church,
inei'eqses both joy and responsi- i Rev. Walter Anthony officiating.
bility. ”
(Bruce).
Let us construct your telephone
line and save you money. Esti
mate free. T. F, Crawley.
ve you a coui»on?
Picnic at Hutchinson’s Ferry.
There will be picnic at Hutch
inson’s Ferry on the Flint River
June the 1st to which everybody
is cordially invited to attend, and
to bring well-filled bassets.
There will be refreshments of
every kind on the ground, as
well as amusement* of various
kind*.
Editor Search Light:
In last week’s issue of the
Bainbridge Post, the editor has
some (he may think) pointed
thrusts at my cards in former
issues of the Search Light. It is
evident he did not read these
articles, else his utterances
would have been somewhat dif
ferent, for I cannot think that
the young man would willfully
put into print anything so mis
leading to his readers as that is.
If he will read and reflect, I
think his next piece will not be
out of place, so much.
In not yielding my position in
the auto races does not make me
forget to respect the rights of
my fellowmen, who advocate
them, but I must insist on my
own rights as well.
B. B. Thomas.
Mr. Allen says he has several
acres like the stalk he brought
to the city, but says the black
root has begun to trouble his
crop. He brought some stalks
that were affected by the black
root. They were the same age
of the large stalks, but were al
ready reined by the disease.
It is all guess 'work as to the
cotton outlook in the county just
now, more than to state that the
acreage will be greatly reduced.
And if the general average con-
tinues as it is now, the plant it
self will be inferior this year.
So, it would be probably a safe
prediction just now to state that
75 per cent of an average crop
will be about the best that can
be expected from Decatur this
“Am I My Brother’s Keeper?”
At the Presbyterian church
next Sunday morning the pastor
will take as his text' “Am I my
brother’s keeper?”
Everyone is invited to hear
this sermon. A special invita
tion \s extended to members of
all fraternal orders. Just a plain
presentation of the truth is all
the speaker will attempt. No
honest man will fear this. Others
may be interested.
Riches on Electrocuted Tuesday.
Bryan May Enter Race.
Washington, D. C., May 21. —
Many Democrats of prominence
in Washington now seriously ap-‘
prehend another contest for the
presidency between Theodore
Roosevelt and William Jennings
Bryan.
If Mr. Roosevelt is successful
at Chicago it w:’ll give a tremen
dous impetus to the Bryan tide
of sentiment, in their opinion
Mr- Bryan had intended taking a
trip abroad this summer, bat he
has decided to remain .within
reach. When he was here re
cently he gave the impression to
some of his close friends that
the only thing that would induce
him again to seek the nomina
tion would be the selection of
Mr. Roosevelt as the Republican
nominee.
Since the successful candidate
at Baltimore must get two-thirds
of all the delegates, and since in
dications now show that neither
Speaker Clark, Mr. Underwood
nor Governor Wilson, the lead
ing candidates, will be able
to control more than a bare ma
jority, Mr. Bryan sees his
chance.
The more staunch supporters
of Mr. Bryan insists that he
originated most of the issus of
the present campaign, except the i
recall of judges und judicial de
cision.
Important Notice.
Books for the return of perso
nal taxes are now open at the
city hall. Every one is request
ed to come forward and make
their return promptly as requir
ed by law. Blanks for this pur
pose furnished. •
W. O. Fleming,
City Clerk.
i We Lead—Others Follow
The marriage was a surprise to
many of the friends of the cou
ple, as only a few had been noti
fied of their plans.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. E. L MonrdC. She
has a large circle of friends in
Bainbridge and Decatur county.
The groom is connected with
railroad work and holds a re
sponsible position with a railroad! ’ ~ ,
We make a specialty of mag-
company. ! nets work or anything electrical.
Th«*y will make their future iCharges reasonable,
home in Douglas, Ga. T. F. Crawley.
Watch Our Prices
1 pound of Brown Mule Tobacco
for
35c
$1.00 Bakers
Hog Remedy.
85c
Hicks Pearl Bak- OEa
ing Powder... 091#
50c Welches
Grape Juice. .
40c
$1.00 Swamp ACa
Root for 091#
50c Hamlins
Wizard Oil
40c
24 U. S. P. C. C. E*
Pills for 9C
1 pound Epson.
Salts for
5c
25c Sal Hepactica OAn
for £U(#
1 and 11-2 pounds Cga
Cooking Soda 91#
2 Daisy Fly Kil- OCj*
lersfor CwH#
Ehrlich?
Cat Price Drafgiils id Pear Mu's Frirad Bsisbridfc, Gesrp*
Boston, May 22. —The body of
Rev. Clarence Richeson, who was
electrocuted at 12:17 this morning
for the murder of avis Lionel!,
lies to-day on a marble slab in
| the city morgue.
Crowds of curious people
surged around the barred doors
at the morgue trying to get a
chance to see the dead man.
Before the electrocution, Riche-
son wrote a full statement of his
case, which may be made public
later.
Screen boors and Windows
all sizes at Cliett Hardware Co.