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BAINBRIDGE. DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA, $ll¥)AY, AUG. 1912
$1.00 PER YEAR IN AT VANCE
PASSED
BY LEGISLATURE
, Passed by Georgia Solons During
the Past Fifty Days
e following are the most im-
nt of the bills passed by both
u 0 , !se and the Senate this
jca'of the Legislature. i
e Ault committee bills limit-1
number of inspectors, pro-
n? for inspection of gaso-
benzine. ana naptha, and
.jfing the fertilizer tax to be
into the State Treasury be
any expenses are paid.
> Harris substitute fertilizer
preventing the manufacture
sale of fertilizer containing
unless so specified on sack
...1 providing for the crea-
of an office of Lieutenant
•ernor, who shall act as presi-
t of the Senate. This bill
not become a law since
eral companion bills have not
n passed.
; creating the new counties
leekley and Wheeler.
I providing for a change
venue for electrical power
panies operating in Georgia,
he general Insurance bill.
General deficiency appropria-
bill.
pecial appropriation bill,
he Atlanta amendment bill.
to require a promisory
e taken for mining stock to
c consideration and specifica-
n of said stock on face of
J es.
he farmers’ free list bill, ex
iting certain articles from
ation for a year.
A bill to provide for the ap-
intment of an official cotton
igher in every cotton growing
trict in Georgia.
•he Tallulah Palls resolution
nesting the Government, to
igate suit against the power
pany developing the falls.
A bill requiring all passenger
operating on Georgia lines
have cinder deflectors.
Abolition of the Justice sys-
ra in cities over 20,000 popula-
with the exception of
vannah.
A bill prohibiting cemetery
C1 als to discriminate against
rtam kinds of coffins.
A resolution expressing disap-
ov al of the Georgia Legisla-
re of the manner in which
ngress passed the Bristow bill.
The bill allowing the pulling
mileage on trains.
A bill known as the “blue
5 law, which is aimed at
udulent stock and bonds.
A bill strengthening the pres-
1 game and fish laws of the
‘te.
A bill repealing the tax on
~s.
The Tippins bill, killing the
r-beer saloons and locker
)S Passed by both houses, but
ted by thejgovernor. House
‘used to pass again over veto.
Was Exciting Race.
The next representatives from
Decatur county will be Mr. J. T.
Lane, who is now a member of
the House, and Mr. W. G. Har
rell. These are both well known
men and both received a large
vote, receiving almost an equal
number of the ballots cast.
Mr, Lane’s record in the pres
ent legislature is already known
to all. Mr. Harrell’s record as a
legislator is yet to be made. He |
is regarded by all as a most con-1
scientious man, and is one who
is known to stand by what he
believes to be right.
Mr. P. S. Cummings and Mr.
W. T. Nicholson, the other two
candidates in the race, while not
receiving enough votes to elect
them, were stood by loyally by a
large number of voters.
Monster Rattle Snake.
Berry of Faceville,
o iv t< ?!' he c >ty a few days
t nT a rattlesnake
| P n^ sured " lore than six feet
‘tasnr^i - snake’s body
» 0u .more than ten inches
. na at the largest part.
-y i.terr-v killed the snake the
If. ore - He found the rep-
f him ‘"if the roa ^ just ahead
is rrifit?.! " e i Was tfoinpr home on
; j L8 , 0t :^ r cycle. He discovered
r. .r„i ?u t l ,fnw to dodge it and go
lv 1 sna ke. saving himself
cwmches. The mon-
hi Hon, 0 ' 1 rattle9 and the
re )r ,.. V ff la wet seen
a lorg tiMe.
WINNERS IN THE
STATE PRIMARY
News of Some Who Were Suc
cessful at Polls Wednesday
Atlanta, Ga., Aug., 22—Fol
lowing are the candidates who
were winners in yesterday’s pri
mary contest:
Governor-John M. Slatm.
United States Senator—A. O.
Bacon.
Attorney General—Thomas S.
Felder.
Railroad Commissioners—Jos
eph F. Gray, George Hillyer,
Paul B. Trammell.
School Superintendent—M. L.
i Brittian.
THE ELECTION IN
DECATUR COUNTY
A Numbeil
rprises Were Seen as
Cleared Away.
’ll*?
votqS
We
(close on to 1,800
^edue )ecatur eounty in
t* r *primary. The vote
was, Rediy. as large as many I tions of the state are quoted in
had fTsched'd, some however,had condemnation of the veto, They
Traveling Men Make Kick
Atlanta, Aug. 21.—Governor
Brown’s veto of the bill requir
ing the railroads to pull mileage
on their passenger trains has
aroused a storm of protest from
the traveling men of the state
and some of them in interviews
published here go to the extent
of charging him with paying a
debt to the railroads.
Traveling men in various sec-
The issue in Decatur was a| Pension Commissioner—John
most peculiar one, and many; Lindsey,
claim that they voted against j Pr ‘ ison Commissioner-T. E.
their real choice amonjj tlje can-1 Patterson,
didates because of the main issue I Commissioner of Agriculture—
involved. This issue was the di- Judge, Court of Appeals-•
vision of the county of Decatur r Broyles.
in order to form a new county
west of Spring creek, including
part of Early county. Messrs.
Lane and Harrell were voted for
by many because they opposed
the new county. Mr. Nicholson
was neutral, but Mr. Cummings
was outspoken in favor of the
proposition.
While Mr. Cummings failed to
get a majority of votes in the
whole county, he carried the
proposed territory for the new
county by a considerable majori
ty, some say he carried it by
nearly seventy per cent.
The race was the most excit
ing and interesting one of the
entire list and there was much
speculation as to the outcome.
Back From Iowa
Prof. J. F. Thomason, Super,
intendent of the Public Schools
Bainbridge, arrived in the city
first of the week with his bride
from Iowa, where they were
married two weeks ago.
The people of the city are glad
to welcome Mrs. Thomason. It
is hoped that, as she has come
just as Bainbridge has begun to
take on new growth and new
life, she will see the place grow
into one of the great cities of the
South, especially in point of com
merce and as a winter resort, as
well as a manufacturing center.
Prof. Thomason will go to
work at once making arrange
ments for the opening of the
Bainbridge Public Schools. An
nouncement of the opening will
be made in due tirrie.
It may be well enough to say
again, that Bainbridge will have
one of the best high schools in
the state. Prof. Thomason is
making every possible effort to
make the high school department
most attractive in order that
large numbers of the boys and
girls of Bainbridge and sur
rounding country will not be
compelled to go away for a high
school education.
Full announcement of the
opening and work of the school
will be made soon.
predie^uu all along that the re
turns u'fnild not show more than
1,800.
The day was an ideal one for
an election. The weather was
clear up to late in the afternoon,
and the farmers were not so busy
that they could not turn out to
the polls. It would not have
been surprising to many if 2,000
had voted in the county.
The result was surprising in
some instances. For instance,
Mr. Perry’s vote for United
States Senator was three times
as many as some thought he
could get. The vote for Gover
nor showed that Joe Hill Hall
received a much less vote than
was predicted for him. Thomas
S. Felder received a surprisingly
large vote. His closest friends
had not predicted that he would
receive as many.
Hooper Alexander for Gover
nor made a wonderful race for
Congress; Eleventh district,
Walker; Tenth, T. W. Hardwick;
Ninth, T. M. Bell; Sixth, Bart
lett; Third, Charles R. Crisp.
Atlanta, Aug. 21—John M.
Slaton, president of the state
Senate, has swept Georgia for
governor, carrying at least 135
counties and possibly 138 to 140.
He has made a record, carry
ing more counties than any man I the length of time he was before
elected who ever ran against op
position, and the indications from
the returns to-night are that his
popular majority over both his
opponents will prove almost
equally a record breaker. It is
perhaps the most sweeping vic
tory ever given a statehouse offi
cer. Mr. Slaton has carried De-
Kalb, the home county of Hoop
er, Alexander, his prohibition
opponent by a plurality of 200
votes, while Fulton, where he
lives, has stood to him. giving
him a majority of approximately
5,000 votes over both opponents.
To a late hour to-night returns
indicated that Decatur was the
only county carried by Alexander
and that by a small plurality;
while Joe Hill Hall of Bibb has
carried, in addition to his home
county, Dooly, Dougherty and
Crawford. Outside of these five,
Slaton will scarcely lose another
county in the state.
There is no question as to the
renomination of Senator A. O.
Bacon over H. H. Perry of Gaines
ville. Senator Bacon practically
has swept the state in almost as
great a degree as did Slaton, Per
ry carrying scarcely more than
half a dozen counties.
J. D. Price is running a close
race for commissioner of Agri
culture, up to 11 o’clock to-night
fifty counties had reported for
him, while A. O. Blalock was
next, with J. J. Brown third. It
is possible however that this race
will go to the state convention
for decision.
Other statehouse races resulted
as follows: Thomas S. Felder
wins overwhelmingly over W. R.
Jones for attorney general. J.
W. Lindsey is renominated for
pension commissioner, and T. E.
Patterson for prison commission
er, Joseph F. Gray, George Hilb
yer and Paul B. Trammell have
been re-elected to the Railroad
Commission.
M. L. Brittian has won over-
the people. Mr. Alexander was
in the race practically two weeks.
He had no organization in the
county, but when the votes were
consolidated it was found he had
received 734 votes: against Sla
ton’s 841 and Hall’s 142. Slaton
and Hall both had been in the
race for months.
express hope, however, in their
petition now pending before the
Railroad Commission and say if
they fail there they will go before
the Legislature again next sum
mer. Many hold that if there
was question about the constitu
tionality of the bill, it should
have been left for the courts to
pass on.
Late Returns Show Changes.
Late returns from the election
Wednesday indicate that Judge
Broyles of Atlanta defeated
Judge Pottle of Blakel v for the
Court of Appeals. J udge Tom
Parker of Waycross was defeat
ed by Col. Randall Walker of
Valdosta for Congress from the
Eleventh district. The returns
also show that Congressman Bart
lett won out in the fight to re
tain his seat in Congress. This
was contrary to first reports re
ceived.
Crisp won out for Congress
over Shaw and Mercer. It was
first reported that Shaw had won
the race. The returns show that
Alexander probably carried one
county for Governor and that
doe Hill Hall carried three coun
ties. The indications are that
The official vote of the county I J - J* Brown,is leading for Com-
gave the following results, it missioner of Agriculture,
will
be noticed that only the
names of candidates are ~nyen
who had opposition: ' - '
For Governor, Alexander 734:
Hall, 142; Slayton, 841.
For U. S. Senator, Bacon, 1092:
Perry, 499.
Attorney General, Felder,
1288; Jones, 402. {\
State School Supt. Beck, o73;
I Tittian, 1221.
Pension Com. Lanier, 407;
Lindsay, 1221.
Prison Commissioner—Groven-
stein, 165; Johnson, 416; Pat
terson, 1046.
Commissioner of Agri. — Bla
lock, 565; Brown, 323; Price,888.
Judge, Court of Appeals —
Broyles, 492; Pottle, 1210.
R. R. Commissioner—For of
fice held by Gray, Gray, 999;
James, 99; McGee, 345; Shipp.
255.
R. R. Commissioner, now held
by Hillyer, Bankston, 281; Hill-
Try to Capture Georgia.
Atlanta, Ga, — With prominent
Georgia business men at the head
of its executive organization, and
with i hye promises of a coffer full
of c .fell to be distributed for cam
paign purposes, the Bull Moose
party of Georgia is planning to
open in a few days a fight to
swe< p the state for Roosevelt.
There will be no effort by the
Progressives to put out a state
ticket. TK *as been definitely
decided on.
“We considered it utterly un
wise to make any such attempt, ”
said National Committeeman Mc
Clure to day. “All our energies
will be devoted to putting Geor
gia’s electoral vote in the Roose
velt column. It may be that in
one or two districts we will have
candidates for congress, but this
still is under advisement.
The word for the sort of a
yer, 708; McLendon, 705. . , , ,
K. R. Commissioner, held by cam Paign and the sort of leaders
Trammell, Flint, 662; Trammell.
-Bell
1041.
Solicitor General
Wooten, 618.
Representative— Cuntm ings,
679: Harrell, 1062; Lane, 1059;
Nicholson, 626.
Mr. Roddenbery had no oppo
sition for Congress. He receiv
ed 1704 votes. Judge Park re
ceived 1698.
Mrs. J. Feiler of Meridian,
Miss., who has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. David A. Cohen,
is spending some time at Larark
Springs, Fla.
Bartlett Beaten in 6th.
Macon. Ga. Aug 21—Returns
from eight counties in the Sixth
Congressional district unofficially
give J. W. Wise of Fayettville, a j whelmingly for state school sup
a majority over Congressman i erintendent and there is every
Bartlett, of 3,300. ! indication of the successor Judge
This leaves Bibb and four jj. R. Pottle in his fight to retain jority over Hon. Emmett Shaw
others to be heard from, but if his seat on the State Court of of Clay. ,
early figures are any where cor- Appeals bench. j Congressman T. M. Bell of the K y '
rect Congressman Bartlett is de- K«.r>ort from- tne Third con- Ninth retains his seat, winning!
feated fur renomination after-.., f ij str j ct V ea the con- over W. A. Carter of Gaines- Mr. J, P. Hart (field of the Oak
‘Cra-SS. JwS.'.'-.tow «<* n™ R vilie Hon. John N. Holder of City J.M.g Co., .pen. S.mto
that Bartlett won. Crisp of Sumter by a safe ma- Jackson, speaker of the House, with homefolks In Moultrie.
was sent by none other than
George W. Perkins and there was
immediate peace, tranquility and
harmony in the Bull Moose ranks
of Georgia.
The word was that Bull Moose
campaign fi ds would not be
available for in this state if
the same m< of squabbling
for patronage pie that al
ways distinguished the Republi
can party in the South were em
ployed by the Progressives her<.
The word was sent straight. It
was delivered by E. L. Cooney,
of Atlanta, general manager for
Georgia of the New York Life
Insurance Company, of which
company Mr. Perkins was for-!
merly chairman of the board of
directors,’ and in which he is still
PREPARING FOR
BIG FALL TRADE
ureal Stock of Goods Being Bought and
Merchants look for Good Business
The merchants of Bainbridge
are preparing for a great trade
i his fall. All indications point to
one of the best seasons for trade
the business men here have en
joyed for many years.
While the cotton crop is off one
fourth or more, the general opin
ion is that the prices will make
up for the shortage in yield and
that the farmers will get as much
or more money for their crop
than they did last year. Beside
this, a fairly good corn crop will
be gathered, the hay crop was
good and these, added to the
oat crop, ground peas, tobacco
and other products raised in the
county, the tillers of the soil are
not in such a bad condition after
all.
In view of ail this, 1 he mer
chants are preparing to make a
special effort to induce trade to
come to Bainbridge this season.
They have already bought and
are buying, the largest stocks of
goods ever seen in the city.
These goods of course include all
the varieties found in up-to-date
cities.
Another thing is the merchants
are going to reach out for new
territory. It is believed if the
proper efforts are put forth Bain
bridge will enjoy a trade over a
wider field than has ever come
here before. It is likely that a
board of trade will be organized
and with such a body of men ac
tively at work advertising the
advantages offered by Bainbridge
a new territory will be opened
up in every direction.
The new life that has been in
fused into the city of late, is put
ting a fresh move on tver> thir.g.
Naturally the merchants world
catch this new life. This in a
large measure explains the for
ward move being put on by the
merchants.
The trading public may expect
to find anything they are looking
for right here in their own little
metropolis. No use Rending
away for anything. Come to
Bainbridge.
Something For The Band
The Bainbridge Concert Band
has been strengthened in the
past few days by the addition of
several new members. It is
believed that the band will have
twenty instruments in a very
short while.
Prof. Gerth, Director of the
band, says it is making
rapid strides in its practice, and
says it will be one of the best m
the state. The material and
talent are both here, and noth
ing remains Prof. Gerth says,
but faithful practice.
The band is in need of funds
and it is hoped the excursion to
Lanark on the Fifth of Septem
ber will net the boys quite a
neat little sum. People gener
ally should advertise the excurs
ion so that a large crowd may
be had.
The trip to Lanark is a great
feature within itself, but addi
tional strength is added to the
feature on this trip, in that it
will help the young men to give
Bainbridge better music.
I Misses Emmie and Eva Floyd,
! who have been on a visit to their
Unde, Mr. J. A. Colson, of
er Junction, Fla., returned
Monday night.