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I VOL. 20 NO. 50 BAINBRIOGE. DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DEC. 20, $1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE A Year of Good Work No little city of her s ze hrs Red Cross Seals , ‘What is the origin of these accomplished more than Bain- little Red Crosses everybody is bridge since tin begining of ihc wearing?” is tin question hun- year 1912. She h s made a re- dreds of people are asking, cord for real work that many There are few who are familiar places many times her size can- with ttie fact that the double no t touch. Red Cross itself signifies enlist- A large amount of this work ment in the crusade against has been accomplished by her Tuberculosis, but what they do 0 vcn citizens, under the leader- not know is how it happened to ship of the present city adminis- be chosen, tration- There has never been a The double Red Cross is sinv- jlayor or Council of any small lar in shape to a croos used fre- city accomplished more probably qently in the Greek church, and than the present Mayor and is also like the Lorriane cross of Aldermen of Baintridge in one France. It was first suggested year’s time, taking the size of as the symbol of the Internation- the place into consideration. 1 al Anti-Tuberculosis association The Search Light feels that it at a meeting held in Berlin is due the present administration October 1902, by Dr. G. Sersi- to say these things at the ron, of Paris, Associate secretary close of the year. It may be J of the French association. The that some have criticised. It 1 meeting promptly adopted the may be that others have objected | suggestion and took steps at to some things that have been done, but we afre of the honest opinion that all will come to see in once to secure official recognition and protection for the double Red Cross from the government time the wisdom of what the of Europe, administration has done. The National Association for Not only will the people praise the study and prevention of the present administration in I Tuberculosis in the UnitedStates the future, but they will call for I has now used the symbol in this the work that has been begun country for more than for years, this year to be continued, They j When the double Red Cross will call for more of the streets, was first adopted there were not Front Page Editorials to be paved. They will certainly call for the paving of the side walks. The Search Light feels like rising to thank the administra tion for the beautiful paved streets; the magnificent school building, which is under con struction; for the pretty city hall just begun and for the extension of the sewerage system, which means so much for the health of the city, , While the Mayor and Aidermen have been busy many of the private citizens have not been more than a half dozen associa tions for the prevention of tuber culosis, organized on a wide basis in the United Statas. To day such associations have been formed 1rt practically every civi lized country in the world. Even China is begining to take action along this line, while ac tive associations are at work in Turkey, India, Japan, the Phili- pines, South Africa and Iceland. There are 420 local organizations in the United States. The Anti-Tuberculosis work is bei ng practically supported by The Search Light sends Christmas greetings to all, it has been a prosperous year With each subscriber. In back over the past year’s life, we woulff all probably 1 take back some things we have done or said, or would do them or say them differently if we had the opportunity. How clearly our mistakes appear after it is too late to correct them. Some of us can look back over what we have slid and done and find something to be proud of. Some things the Search Light has done that it would do dif ferently, or let entirely alone, if it had the time to go over again. But some things we have advocated and Btood by we are proud of We have fought for pure morals. We have fought for whiskey and all intoxicants to be driven from among our people. We have steadfastly refused to take a whiskey advertisement. We arc proud of our record on all these questions. No child in Decatur county can say of a whiskey advertisement “I saw it in the Search Light.” We are proud of that. No mother can say “The Search Light directly or indirectly helped to ruin my husband or son.” We are proud of that record. We want to continue the agitation of this question untile very weekly papi'er iri" Georgia levels Whis key advertisements off. Most of them now will not take ads at any price. May we live to see the day when none wiU do it. Our front page article last week has brought quite a pUih- ber of favorable comments. A number of new subscribers navfls also come in. There is much comfort in all this. A man is just like a child; when he has a heavy load or a hard task he does bet ter when he is encouraged. It’s good for him. We thank one and all for the words they have sent in or spoken in person. There are some we have never heard a whisper from however, that surprises us. They seemed to have been on our side until we came out so strong. Maybe they are not afraid. We hope they are not Say, can’t you spare the Search Light a Christmas present of a dollar—Just a dollar. It would be appreciated so much, and just now we are badly in need of it. You know whether or not you have paid us a dollar this year. If you have not, just one dollar n ,w as a Christmas present will be one of the very best things you can do for us. And besides you get your date run up a year. See how many will send in the dollar before Christmas day. Upshaw We hope in this territor y for Cyrene In looking Bainbridge Woman's Gab- Program of Band Concert Sunday Dec. 22nd, 1912 idie. BY BAINBRIDGE CONCERT BAND... E. W. GERTH, DIRECTOR 1— March American Soldier Francis A. Myers 2— Medley Selection Haviland’s Happy Hits No 2.,. .by R. L. Halle 3— Celebrated Waltz from ITTrovatore Verdi Ford 4— Med March Who are You With To-night.... Van alstyne & Bots INTERMISSION 5— Grand Selection from the Comic Opera Wans W. Morse A number of beautiful i the sale of the Red Cross Christ- j 6 _ Neve]ette Passing Thoughts B. G. McFall i i .irViilo 1 —„ c-oio nrill hi 0 JMeveiBMe rawing UlUUgllUt stitute has brought remarkable results. He began at Cyrene some weeks ago with an appeal to the audience present and be fore the meeting closed some thing like six housand dollars was pledged. lit.* went from there to Donal- sonville, Iron City, Lela and Brinson and at all these places had remarkable success. He fol lowed this up with a visit to Bainbridge, Whigham, Colquitt and other places. Wherever, he went the people responded very liberally and the outlook for the future of Cyrene is brighter now than it has ever been. Mr. Upshaw will be in the ter ry again sometime the first oi next year. He feels sura > hat he will succeed in raising enough to place the school on solid foot- ing. Mr. Upshaw is considered one of the best financial agents ever put in the field for a cause of that kind. He knows what the struggle for an education means, and knows just how to bring the question home to the hearts of the people. The friends of Cyrene through out the territory are urged to as sist Mr. Upshaw in every way possible. With the cooperation of these there is not the least shadow of doubt about the suc cess of the undertaking to finance the school. The trustees of Cyrene held a meeting Monday in Bainbridpe. Mr. Upshaw was present at that meeting. The trustees are’ Very hopeful now that there will be no further trouble about finartcing the school, and expects it to be larger and more prosperous next year than it has ever been be fore. “The Home as Affected hr Modem Life” was the subject of a forceful paper given by Mr*. Wm. V. Custer at the jDemdibfg. meeting of the Bainbridge Wur man’s Club. Mrs. Custer war most sympathetic in her treat ment |of the strain of modem life—the high cost of living, tUh constant round of effort to gate the best in life either for one'* self or for others, the peculiarly unsettled .situation with regard to child-development—all theaa strains are making nervous wrecks of those passing through this place of civilization. Mr*. Custer pointed out as the solu tion of these problems the intel lectual development of the mass es and added power in the hands of a truly enlightened woman hood. The paper of Miss Onys Willis on "The Divorce Evil” was ex cellent. While divorce has been steadily increasing for a number of years, to a point where Ana divorce from sixteen marriages seems a near-possibility, that the home of to-morrow would be founded on a secure basis of a better understanding and higher ideals. Members of the club were glad to learn at this meeting that World-Peace Sunday would bit observed in Bainbridge pulpttk The international observance of this day is surely bringing near er IRh time when "nation shall Kit up sword against nation, nephew »ha | th f y learn wqr any more/’ residences have been built; while ■ mas Seals. These Seals will be others have been remodeled [ on sale in every town in Georgia in a manner that they are practi-J throughout the Christmas sea- cally new. Many improvements son. Everyone who buys have been made on every side in j them will help in the great fight the residence sections. against the dread disease Tuber- While all this has been going culosis. 7— Song The Garden of Rcsbs Dempsey & Shmidt 8— March I’m Crazy Bout the Turkey Trot Geo. W. Meyer 5 ^yyvwwvw w*v*w**wvs ^ , the Atlantic Coast Line rail road has been building a new bridge and new trestle, repie- senting an outlay of probably 8200.000. This is one of the best .pieces of work on the entire sys tem of that great road. The trestle and bridge is across the Flint River and is one of the best pieces of work probably in the United States. One of the best works accom plished this year is that of the additions to the two magnificient hotels of Bainbridge. The Bon Air was almost completely over hauled so that it presents almost an entirely different appearance. This is one of the most popular hotels in the South and is grow- inf more Dopular all the time un der the most excellent manage ment of Mrs. B. D. Fudge. The Hotel Callahan has been over hauled throughout. It is one of the prettiest buildings of the l;ind in the country. The work Methodist Church Announcement Preaching 11 a. m.—Christmas For Christmas Sermon, and Special Music. Preaching 7 p. m. ;Subjcct; ‘‘Wise or Foolish?” Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Epworth League 6:45 p. m. Praver Meeting Wednesday Evening 7 o’clock. Other services as announced. Public generally invite!. Rev. Walter Anthony, Pastor. Card oi Thanks We wish to extend thanks to the friends who were so kind to us during the illness and death of our wife and mother. Dr. J. E. Toole and family. Follow the crowds to the Big sale at J. M. Floyds Racket Store. on these two has cost many j They have «» pretty show wm- thousands of dollars to Mr. J. W>ws. as pretty goods as many Callahan. He has spared no ex - of them and as good qualffy^as Dense in putting both J these ho-1 ^ ^ with no more tels in the very front rank so far, otaies p as beauty and magnificence is, ^The^holS'meTCve spread concerned. out and have done remarkably Then our merchants have done. this year . Bainbridge great things this year m so far h , le merchants send out as large stocks of goods goes. No place the size of Bainbridge thig territory. It is can show 1 • e eilUTIIlUUa 1 P lace the size of Bainbridge throughout this territory can show a greater variety of ^ q{ ^ beat who i esa i e points goods, finer goods or more of fa ^ u jg 8tranf?e that them. There can be had right , , . . a wholesale dry goods establish- here the very best materials for na8 not t up here before any and all purposes. A visit to ^ The whoie8ale men will Bainbridge nght now will con- that their trade has S,„Sriy««HUhl. year. Letter to Santa Clause^ Dear Santa Clause: Please bring me a bicycle and a foot ball and a big rubber ball and anything else nice you have. I am a nic( Nttle little boy and live at 15G West St,. Bainbridge, Ga. S. J. Chesnut. Peddlers Coining We offer many articles of value practical and nj&afui' gifts, ^©der ate in price which should appeal to every taste. . .* Icy Hot Bottles, Kodaks, Coats, Sweaters, Gloves, Caps, Pocket Flashlights, Nassau Ci gar lighters, Robes in great var iety, and many other goods. fH WILL BE APPREQMEP. of this citv have not been asleep. Caldwell Jlfotor Car Co. Two headline fun Deddlers, singers, dancers and entertain ers, the best in their lines are coming to the Grand Theatre next Monday Mr. Charles Gano and “Nicodemus” (Mr. Nick Glynn) the Premier Comedians of Coburns Greater Minstrels. Every one remembers happy, laughing, jovial, Charley Gano, last season on hie first trip south with Manager Coburn. There never was never a comedian like him. He was a tremendous hit. He is returning with new songs, new jokes, new comedy, and opposite him is “Nicodemus” Glynn, quaint, droll, uproarously funny* (last season with Al G. Field). Back of them is an en tirely new show, new' people, Turkeys, Chi c k eta s; Eggs and all kinds of vtffr etables at lowest prices. Phone 212 or call to see Belcher Commission Com pany, Belcher Block. Shooting Affair Near Lakeburf A serious shooting affair occurred over in the neighbor hood of Lakeland Monday morning, in which Messrs. Ross Mcrkinson and Ike Dean both received gunshot wounds. it seemed from the best in formation that can be gathered that Dean, and his wife had sepatrted, she having gone bade to her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Merkinson’s. Dean went to the home Monday morning. Just what words were passed has not been learned, but Dean, accord ing to the report, had his shot gun with him and after a few words pulled dowh on tfitfridii- son. Merkinson had wheeled around'however, and his hade was turned towards Dean when ' the latter fired. Some of the shot grazed Merkinson’s face and a number entered his shoal* . der; one side of his hat was torh away by the shot. It is said that Dean then fired at his own wife, but the shot went wild. He then turned r the /" gun upon his wife’s mother, but ■ missed her also. Dean then started away and was climbing new music, everything new. Oover the fence, reloading his gun And back of them all is manager “Joe” Coburr, courteous, pro gressive, and giving the people their money's worth. You all know him and bis corpjWhy, It’s a clean, first class, musical, laughable, fun show. Don’t for get the date. Apples, Oranges and Bananas at wholesale prices. No goods sold at retail, Ralph R. Belcher, _ Wholesale Mer chant,! Dean seems to have made Belcher Block. I his escape so far. at the same time, when Mfi, Merkinson piffled down «a from the house, sprinkling ! pretty severely with a load shot. Dean, it i» sffd, his gun and fled. He was "seen 80040 distance aw&y ffljm the Merkinson home and was. bh ing considerably . from tl wounds. Sheriff Emanuel was and went to the Merkinson 1 later in the day, but could locate the whereabouts of ]