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Hmnbrt&gp 0parrfj IGtijIjt VOL. 20 NO. 26 BAINBRIDGE, LEATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRID*YLY, JU 5, 1912 $1.00 PER YEAR IN AL VANCE jrges farmers TO GROW TRUCK Acosta Writes Interestingly of Decatur County Soil 'he Bain bridge Search Light, Bainbridge, Ga. Deal' Sir: Under the caption ‘ ‘GROWERS Card from Mr. Curry To Decatur Voters: Most of you remember a sug gestion made to a gathering of many of the business men of southwest Georgia in Albany a few months ago, for the partial relief of the cotton growers from the long continued oppression by the speculators, by a different plan of marketing the crop. ’Twas about thus: . ■ nn.rt™ That the State provide a fund JETTING G06]6 PRICES FOR f or t h e purchase of the cotton WATERMELON^ the Savan-. crop f rom ttie pro( jucers when iah Morning News, June 28th, j-j le mar ^ e t pr i ce drops to a cer- jublishes the following despatch | tain point (I th ink'l2 or 121-2c) rom Albany, Ga. j The grower would be paid and "Better prices for watermelons, (-| le state to hold the cotton and ban have been obtained in i ,, , ... , , ,. , several years are being received sel1 to the mills a3 needed - whlch , y ({rowers, and the strong de- j no doubt could be done without nand from market in all sections loss. if the country indicate that the j it seems to me this plan would narket will good for some time, j bring ver y grea t g 00 d to Growers m tne vicinity of Al- , , e . , tony are being offered $100 andj c ' asses °f our people m-as-much ;i50 per car for watermelons on ! as cotton production would be a be tracks in the melon fields. I much safer business and largely he crop is a most profitable one' relieved of its present and past Wilson and Marshall are Leaders of Democracy They were Chosen after Moie than a Weeks Balloting at the Great Convent oi in Baltimore ith such prices prevailing, and nelon growers constitute a de- idely cheerful class of citizens ust at this junctice. It is re membered that last year, when he cantaloupe crop did not pan ut well, many growers were aved from financial loss by the trong demand for South Georgia melons at good prices. This de mand promises to be even keenef, rith resultant better prices this eason. The markets for cantaloupes gambling feature.- 1 think there would be fewer unpaid debts. Hon. Jno. E. DonalSon made the suggestion mentioned and is the man to get it through the legislature in working shape. He is fully competent for this and any other matter that may' come before that body and, while be cause of his much business, his age and present position in life, ontinue strong. Cantaloupes of I I* e n0 doubt has the least person ae best grade are bringingabout 2.25 a crate, and even the uwer grades much better than le average prices. “If the rain rill let us alone” say the grow- rs, “we will market a profitable rop yet, in spite of the melon orms.” The demand is good n all quarters of the country.” Unless I am greatly mistaken, lie soils of Decatur County are productive as the soils of tougherty, also, they are as well dapted to the growing of melons nd cantaloupes. Why is it then ur fanners are not planting iiese money getting crops? A (CONTINUED ON LAST PAGE) al inclination to enter,the legisla tive race, but an aversion to it. Yet, being abundantly able to labor for the good of others, I believe that if enough good peo ple of our county tell him they want him, now, that he will give the matter favorable considera tion. You can easily do so by word, message or card. Officials ought to be the volun tary choice of the PEOPLE, not the result of their OWN anxious solicitations and expensive ef forts. D. B. Curry. The New Four Passenger Hupmobile $950.oo AVe believe the Hupmobile to be m its class the best car in the world. The long stroke Motor, giv ing maximum power at low speedis a decided advant age obviating gear changing. We Have these Wonderful Cars in Cf tock but the supply is limited on account of the factory being unable to supply the demand Hupmobile Runabout $750.001 Caldwell Motor Car Co. •ON THE SQUARE" Bainbridge, ; ; : iGeorgia. GOVERNOR WOODROW WILSdN. Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey, was nominated as the Democratic candidate for President by the Democrats in National convention at Baltimore Tuesday afternoon at 3:15 o’clock. He was nominated on the forty- sixth, ballot, when he received 990 votes. The balloting lasted since Thursday of last week. Tuesday night the convention nominated Governor Thomas R. Marshall, of Indiana, for Vice President. He was nominated on the third ballot. The convention was in some respects the most notable in the history of the party. The pro gressive wing of the party had control of the convention from the start, although the conserva tives succeeded in sustaining the action of the committee on ar rangements in selecting Alton B. Parker as temporary chairman. This action was thought at first to lie a shrewd move on the part of the conservatives. They thought it would crush W. J. Bryan and stamp out his power. But no set of men were ever more mistaken. The action only aroused the fighting blood of the great Commoner, and from that time on he was the sole master of every move. Had it not been for the blunder of the committee in making Parker temporary chairman, the turn of affairs might have been entirely differ ent, Mr. Bryan went to the conven tion pledged for Champ Clark and voted for him on several bal lots, but at last he gave the con vention to understand that he suspected a movement that boded no good for the progressive wing of the party. After his state ment he began to work for the nomination of Wilson and kept up the fight until the New Jersey Governor was landed. Bryan’s fight was one of the most specta cular in the history of the coun try. Governor Woodrow Wilson is a native Southerner, having been born in Virginia. Much of his early life was spent in Georgia, where he taught school and after wards practiced law. He mar ried a Georgia girl and remained in the state • for several years afterwards. Mrs. Wilson has many relatives in Georgia now, a number of them living in south Georgia. After a successful career as teacher in some of the most noted schools in the coun try. Mr. Wilson was called to the PriMidency of Princeton Uni- versit served in that ca pacity a numner of years, resigning\o make the race for Governor 6f New Jersey after being n’ominalM, by the Demo crats of that tf tie. He was elected over the T .publicans by a sweeping rnajoS f. His fight in New Jersey air. ids acts as Governor of the - have brought him into nf emi nence and he is now TZ' “ ?ed as the most po-.^frful per. ality, all things considered, ..i the Democratic party. Governor Marshall is regarded as among the most powerful men of the middle West. He is a staunch Democrat and w#s elect ed Governor of Indiaf'^'h^r a powerful Rer>’A>Jicair ''■r'Civ It is believ^Wiy thou) - .P’fiat the two strongest n ■ ■, AEjthe party have been selecte "Hear the standard of Democ.4dJ in the fight for supremacy. “fttizens” for Mr. Cummings. WHITE WAY FOR BAINBRIDGE To the voters of Decatur county: Having noticed the announce ment of Mr, P. S. Cummings as a candidate for Representative, signed “Many Friends”, we not having had the opportunity of joining in this request for Mr. Cummings, we now come forward endorsing his candidacy. We have known Mr. Cummings for several years and are sat isfied that his manly ability, as well as his nusurpassed integrity, make in him a man of whom we may safely trust the interests of our County and State. We earnestly request the citi zens of Decatur county to turn out on election day and give Mr. Cummings the large vote of appreciation which he so honor ably deserves. “Citizens.” A Correction. In giving a write-up in last week’s Search Lipht of the fire which destroyed the big saw mill of the Rothesay Lumber Com pany, the editor had in his mind another company and wrote it “Clardy” instead of “Rothesay.” The mistake in this was purely the fault of the editor, and not the printers, as it is so often charged. Mr. Dixon, of the Rothesay Lumber Company says that the company will build up the mill again with all the speed, though they will of necessity encounter some delays.* It was a heavy loss, but the company is deter mined to replace the mill and have it in running order as quick ly as possible. Special Notice. All living in the neighborhood Bethel Church, and all others interested, are earnestly renue* ted to meet there on Thurs l y before the 2nd Sunday in Ju y for the purpose of cleaning on the Cemetery. City Fathers and Business Men to Beautify the “Oak Gty Bainbridge is to have a Great White way. The business men have come together and spoken almost as one man. and the rusult is that Bainbridge will have the Great White Way in shorter time and with less friction than any other city which has taken that for ward step in the march of prog ress. The City Council seemed to bea unit on the question at their meeting Monday night, and agreed to buy eight lights to go around the park and also to put up the posts and furnish the cur rent for all others who wiuld buy posts. Already the working spirit had caught on to the peo ple. On Monday afternoon- a post was put up in front of Cald well Motor Car Company’s store and it made such a beautiful light that everybody wanted one, and the whole city wants them. This forward move in such short order proves that, after all, Bainbridge can beat any plaa flin the state doing things. Forty lights have been signed for at this writing (Thursday morning) and it is confidently believed thatro less than fifty lights will be putin. j This will make Bainbridge by far the most beautibul place in the | state. The park will be a litt’e i Fairyland when the lights are put up- What has astonished everybody is the length cf time in which all j this has been dene—just a clay I (continued’ on last page) Mr. And Mrs. Allen Entertain. One of the most enjoyable oc casions of the season was the beautiful moonlight party given at the pleasant suburban home of those reaching far out over &3\ waters edge were numerous J apa- nese lanterns shedding a soft glow, lighting up the shadows of the spreading oaks, blending so well with the moonbeams through the flickering foliage and draping Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Allen in'Yn° sses stir.el bv the gentle , . T n . | breezes from across the vast honor of Miss Lamar Coleman Btretch of wate r, where boats a most charming and talented! fi]| e d with the joy guest were 1 young lady who has just returned j continually gliding back and from College and is being cor- forth eager to catch a glimrsi dially received and entertained more of nature in the midft of J by the people of Bainbridge. \ which one wishes always to 1 Her culture and refinement mak- “linger longer”. , ! ing her quite a favored acquisi-j Refreshment consisting of the ition to society. Imost delicious melons carved by | This affair showed decidely the | the genial host and served at im- kind of generous hospitality that j provised tab’ ’’’Trying out still j the host and hostess are contin-1 very minut/.. the color scheme, 'ually showering upon their for of the scores of ~ , elons cut I friends, but never have their not one failed to pas 1 -spection 1 guest been more royally treated j coming up fully to v v genera' j than on this occasion. ' color scheme, and proved of thl 'll The settings were most pictur- j finest variety, fully sustainingiaK esque, being quite artistically ar-! the reputation the host has long- 1 * y ranged under the shadows of the stately oars bordering beautiful Lake Douglas. With numerous rustic seats swings and ham mock seemingly every comfort for each individual was anticipa ted, as upon their arrival they were received most graciously by Mr. and Mi’s. Allen and fav ors consisting of Palmettos gaily decorated in pink and green were dispensed by Mrs. J. K. Farrar from beneath a large Japanese | Umbrella resting in a huge held for raising a little sweeter melon by his own special process. Guests invited were Madames, R. B. Coleman, J. W. Callahan, J. K. Farrar, Frank Dillon, Ot's Toole, II. J. Maddox, A. L. Townsend, Misses Lamar Cole man, Merrell McTyre, Constine Wimberly, M-’rie Diffee, Ruth Hines, Onice Willis, Laurie Toole, Gertrude Brash, Little Sara Agnes and Margurite Farrar, Messrs Papy, Ed Baughman, Ralph Kwilecki, Eugene Roan, I watermelon, surrounded by quan-1 Otis Toole, Jessie Townsend. H. I tides of |)ink flowers carrying f. Maddox R. B. Coleman, J. K. , out the color’scheme. j Farrar, Frank Dillon.^ Masters Suspended from the trees on Robert. Coleman and Wesley Gal- the sloping hillside and from lahun. All the care,’ study and experience and all that they cost does not show, but when you have found out that J The colors do not fade I The stitches hold f -The buttons stay on The buttonholes do not rip, or / The garment lose its original comfortable fitting proportions, Then you’ll appreciate those hidden qualities that were given to you when you bought Arrow shirts {$1.50 and $2.00 CLuerr. peabody & company, tot, n. t,> ( , ^Maker* of Arrow Collar* and Shirt* 1 S >ld Only y Seo. jfc. fields Co. ’THE SHOP OF FASHION'* Wn«r« qjill'yCouna.