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ou '20 NO. 47 (•ird From Col. Donalson Tothe Law Abidins- j Decatur County. Lawlessness is rife in Decatur tonty. Its up to you whether it y be stamped out, or be Lphant and continued. Hear Je for the sake of your county, L homes, your property, your feand your sacred honor, lathe tobacco region of our -dty there has been discontent I y ears, caused by the prostra- 0 f the tobacco industry, rafew years it appeared to a( jold mine fdr the growers, mdfabuluous stories told of how mdderiy people had become waaltliy by growing the weed attracted capital from everv- ^ire, and thus the business ^have probably been over ripe. More tobacco was grown H1907 than ever before or since, lad the quality of that crop was BAINBRIDGE, DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. NOV. 29, 1911! $1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE money to pay the expenses of , making the crops and supervise citizens the cultivation and lertilization. All the growers were to share in Takes Oath ot Office Wednesday morning City) Home Burned Wednesday Mr. C. G. Mandevill’s home giuncio VYCIC tu DUdiC in f* . T J UT>C1 • jn the profits of this association > V >ourl Ju . ge K Spooner wts in the eastern part of the city in proportion to the crops they made. This fell through because of inability to make the necessary financial arrangements for its inauguration. The writer was one of the promoters in both of these laudable undertakings to help the farmers. Subsequently another effort was made along the same lines confined to growers of the Atta- pulgus section, and this for some reason failed. Afterwards the Farmers’ Tobacco Protective Association, composed solely of growers, was organized, and under its rules no packer was eligible to membership, however small his packing house, and though only used for packing his own tobacco. Its only idea of protection was to issue edicts that the acreage was formally inducted into his new i was totally destroyed by fire office when the solemn oath was | Wednesday afternoon. All the administered to him by Judge [ contents were destroyed, not T. B. Maxwell of the Ordinary’s court. At the same time former Judge W. M. Harrell of the City to be cut down to fifty per cent the poorest on record. It was' 0 f t h e year p re yj ous an( j allowed lark, it would not burn ana the j n0 exceptions to this command. Btie turned away from it in dis- j j t or( j ere( i no t only its members jst The buyers who contract-1 t0 comp iy with this behest, but Jin the early part of that^year, jjy j mp jj cat j on p ac i cers w h 0 were growers, Bo boy it from the farmers failed i many instances to comply nth their contracts, but they lought enough to break or eriously em harass them, so in sut sequent years they rere not able to buy, This nined many small growers and disappointed all. The packer wbo had more invested was corn- died to stay in business in order to save a part of his investment. It was not the abundance of the crop that broke the market, tat the quality of the tobacco. Here has.never been a day that prime light wrappers could not be readily sold at some price, and they are selling now as cheap as they ever sold at, from $1.25 to H.85 a pound. The tobacco in dustry is improving, not because of an increased demand for to bacco, but because there are sore light wrappers on the mar ket and conseq uently more sales, the crop of 1912 was exceeding- bfine, and better than since 1906. [his is ihe cause of the improved demand. Light wrappers once »ld from $2.00 to $4 00 a pound. Compare that with the present price. But the mafket is healthy and all good stock is readily absorbed. It is not the quantity but the quality that gives to the tolacco market a life and a vigor. To save the situation in 1908 an effort was made to form an as- aociation of packers and growers for the mutual protection of both aider the name of the “Florida- Ceorgia Tobacco Association.'” This fell through becaus? of the apathy and seeming opposition if a few large packers and buy- «fs. But for this opposition from an unexpected quarter the tobac- industry would have promptly fevived and would have remain ed in a prosperous condition, for that proposed association was actually officered, but“died in the horning” as it proposed not only to regulate the prices of labor, as there would be no throat-cutting ® er ®, but also to supervise the fertilizing, cultivation and har- ?es ting the crops so that the quality of the tobacco would be Uniform and saleable and a fixed Junket price thus established. The growers to a man joined, or * ere anxious bo join this associa- even a bit of clothing being saved It is not known how the fire originated. The first seen of the Court retired, turning over the! blaze the building was in fjf, tlj office to his successor. Judge Harrell goes back to the active practice of law with the love and esteem of all the people. He has proven himself to be an excellent official and one who would administer the law with out affection of favor for any ill over, or practically so, Mandeville was up town a 1 work and the children wet}* at school and no one was in the home at the time, The loss falls very heavy on Mr. Mandeville. He has several children and all their clothing The writer having failed to or ganize the large packing house in 1909 intended for the protect ion of all the small growers, in order to remain in business had to build a small packing house to accommodate his crop of thirty acres. He had to keep up his acreage, as it was barely suf ficient for a packing, and to grow less meant to abandon bis packing house. To have grown less meant to go entirely out of the tobacco growing business, in which he had invested most of his means. Just as the tobacco market was recovering and he began to have ready sales for his light wrappers, NIGHT RIDERS at the midnight hour on the 26th inst. stealthily stole into his premises and burned two of his tobacco barns, almost simultane ously, located some distance apart so that one did not catch fire from the other. And to pre vent communication cut the wires to Bain bridge. Why was this done? On the same night near Quincy, Fla., a bunch of incen diaries who were tracked to wards Georgia, burned five large barns for Douglas, Carmichael & Malone, who, like the writer, were independent packers and growers. The crowd that burn ed my property fled towards Florida. This shows the con spiracy between the lawless of the two states. Personal liberty and the right of personal property, guarnteed to the citizen by the constitution and laws of our land will not stand in the way of the cowardly would-be assassins and murder ers, jayhawkers and barn burn ers from carrying out their in famous plans, previously arrang ed by the lawless class in their nightly conclaves. Shall the law abiding citizen have protection in Decatur county? It is up to you good people to protect your honest tax payers or to turn your county over to the anarchist and mob. Your civilization is on trial. Shall you or the lawless prevail? And will you have our county pointed out as the hot bed of anarchism? Do not excuse or palliate this crime, A short while ago whenjthe nine or more barns of the Ameri can Sumatra Company were one. He is known throughout; was burned., As is the case in this section as one of South Geor- j all such fires there were some gia’s best lawyers. • -His practice Lthings destroyed that Mr. is already large and it is predic- mandeville could not s^t a price ted now that he has retired from'on. the bench, that he will be over-.j When the alarm was given the run with work. Fire Denartmeht made a quick Judge Spooner takes up the iron, but the flames had gotton responsible work of Judge of the Junder such headway that nothing City Court of Bainbridge witlv could be done to save the building the hearty good wishes of the or its contents. people throughout the county. I. ~~ Judge Spooner is in the very] Rtfl Cf0SS ChfistlDfiS 0631 vigor of young manhood, is a THE SALOONS IN- OIR MIDST splendid lawyer and it is predic. The Red Cross "Christmas Seal” dates back in origin to the ted that he will make his mark ,, , , . as City Court Judge. I Chartt y Stamp” used during The carembny. while very im . the Civil War to raise funds for soldier s relief. Now it is used to raise funds to stamp out that dread disease—Tuberculosis. Della Clarke in “Inlroduce Me” Thi ” 86,1 ,or one “ nt “ ch pressive, was witnessed by only, a few. t ' on but a few packtrs threw iteir mighty influence in the way ai) d killed it. Jn_l 909 an effort was made in ‘* c atur county confined alone to ^‘ e growers, to erect in Bain- or Attapulgus a large ^king house, for packing, stor- y an< l Belling all of the crops burned there was no public condemantion, because the tobac co interests were so languishing that no one seemed to care whether the barns were burned or not, and most of the owners not living in this section made no appeal to the public for protection, It is different now, The two barns burned belonged the small farmers, so advance to my company and I wa» bom ; and are used during the Christ- "Always leave them laughing mas season on Christmas letters when you say goodbye” is the and packages—net as postage mot to of Della Clarke the author stamps but as expressions of and playwright whose latest desire to help in the fight against comedy success, “Introduce Me”| ‘‘ the great white plague.” will be seen at The Grand on) The proceeds from the sale go Saturday Night Dec 7th. \ to the prevention and cure of Give the people a bright, Tuberculosis in Georgia where wholesome and happy-hearted thousands of sufferers are in play and they will be your best n’eed of help. Those proceeds advertisement is the way this are in the following inlays: young author puts it. | To provide visiting trained Find the audience that has nurses whose service .are free to left a theatre after going through sufferers. an evening of troublesome se-! To help maintain dispensaries riousness or mawkish sentiment where thousands of consumptive that is employed to create sympa- patients receive free treatment thy for some soiled heroine, ” she and assistance, said,” and I will show yon an| To help purchase millions of audience that will not lose its circulars and similar literature breath hurrying to see that same with which the public has been •play next season. The people educated about tuberculosis, want to be made happy and be I To help establish and maintain entertained: They do not want open air school for consumptive to go to the theatre to figure children who need treatment, out problems or watch them j Every man, woman, and child figure out. They want to laugh' in Georgia can, and should, help and have gladness put into their in this great work which moans lives.* Seat reservations may j so much for humanity, be made by application to Mana- j The American Red Cross is ger Brackin or at Willis Drug furnishing the seals through the Company Friday and Saturday; National Association for the Dec 6th and 7th Prices 50 to $1.60. | Study and Prevention of Tubercu losis. The work in Georgia is being carried on by the Christ mas Seal Committee of Georgia with headquarters at No. 87 South Pryor St, Atlanta, Ga. We want to sell the Seals in every city, town and hamlet in Georgia. Will you not help this great work? Quick Payment Of Claim. Bainbridge, Ga., Nov. 22, 1912. Mr. A. Bennett, Agent, Massacauetts Mutual Life Insur ance Co. Thomasville, Ga. Dear Sir: I wish to thank you and your splendid company for the very prompt settlement of the claims The A c L Ry will put on under my husband’s policies with j p u u ma n sleepers fop the your company., the claim papers j accommodation of people who having been completed and given will want to attend the lriaugura- Arrange For Inauguration to you just eight days. ticn of President Wilson on I also note that an addition- March 4th. al dividend has been allowed on The company is already making each policy. ! arrangements to have a sleeper The amount of the policies in-! at each point where the number eluding the annuity is $35,000.00 will justify it. It would seem Very Respectfully, «»t a large enough number of Mrs. H. M. Graham.!People will go from Decatur countv to justify a sleeper being in Decatur county and have lived operated from Baninbridge. here all my life, and I now appeal'The rates will be very cheap, to my countrymen for their moral 1 Those interested should begin Some Facts: Facts are Stubborn; they wont run; wont lie; wont down; you can’t quarrel with them. Here Are Some Bainbridge Beer Saloon Facts: First: WE HAVE BOYS IN BAINBRIDGE: Boys don’t think—Sometimes; Boys learn to be Drunkard j n Beer Saloons; it’s the Social Fea ture; they’re tempted; they fall; Many of our boys have been ruined physically in Bainbridge Beer Saloons. Others Ruined Morally; some made loafers; ft few criminals. Some have been murdered: Their graves are in the City Cemetery. Second: WE HAVE NEGROES IN BAINBRIDGE: Negroes love beer; it makes them drunk; A drunk negro is a devil; he’s a murderer; he's ft rapist; do you love your sister? Your Mother? Negroes and White men drink over the same counter in Bainbridge Beer Saloons. Third: . - w .. WE HAVE WIVES AND CHILDREN IN BAINBRIDGE; Beer drinking makes- few b scuits; no beef steak: ragged clothes. A young husband lost his job in Bainbridge lately; Reason, drinking in Bainbridg&BeerSaloons; head groggy; work shoddy; Wreof Wife? Yes. Children? He had two. Hungry? Oh yes! His money? Beer Saloons? He owed one of them over forty dollars. They garnishef\his salary. Fourth: ^ WE HAVE MORAL DECENCY IN BAIN- t BRIDGE. But the odor of the saloons. Smelling them across the street. The language used in thettt? Profane! Vile! You can t help hearing it at you go by. Read that black oath under frame Lettere big enough Fifth: WE HAVE LAW IN BAINBRIDGE. Bainbridge is in Georgia. But every saloon Bainbridge sells poison which makes dru come. A man w a * tried in Mayor’s court t other day. Drunk on the streets. “Whered: you get your drinks,” asked the Mayor; ‘‘O of Bainbridge Beer Saloons,” his repl: “Which one?” “AllDf them just alike; drunk in any of them.” This man ha a pistol; said he was going to kill th and shoot the chief; thinks to Leer saloons.' Sixth: WE HAVE GOD AND GOOD MEN IN BAIN BRIDGE. They ate after these saloons. They love their town. * They are brave. They mean business. IN CONCLUSION: This is a copy of a Letter. Covington, Ga.. Nov. 2,1912. Hon. A. H. Russell. Replying to your letter in regafd to the Beer Situation In our City, I beg to say that we have no Near Beer Saloons. We say to each applicant for license, that our people do not want any kaar colnona' fharaforo uro will malrotha liranon Ll/vL support, and to the courts for ( to make arrangements early so legal protection. | that sleepers may be had. Full Will you stand by me? | announcement will be given Jno. E. Donalson. next week. beer saloons; therefore we will make the license so high that you will be compelled to ask the courts to say whether they are prohi bitive or not; then we will not allow you to sell a single thing in ' your saloons except beer; we will not allow even a chair or screen 1 in the room; and last, but not least, we will issue a warrant every % day, and raid your place in search of whiskey. So far, no has dared to undertake the job in our city. I just put them on notice that we will do all in our power legally to run them out. Very respectfully, (Signed) GEO. T. SMITH, Mayor of Covington. Why Can’t We Do This? We Can! Save us our Countrymen!