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BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA THURSDAY AUGUST 3. 1916
Lon Introduces Bill
LwnbvAmerican Bar
VVo “ l !j
Use Divorce Evil
Make Marriage lies
fre Sacred.
L en actment""of the law' to
|te marriage in Georgia,
1 j; now pending in the
legislature, will revolu-
, e marrige regulations and
Ly prevent the evils of
L|jty and divorce, which,
fetors say are dependable
■promiscuous marriages con
'd under the present inade-
I laws.
,J which was introduced
J house by representative
leson, of Turner county
(drawn as a model by the
lican Bar Association, and
liready been adopted by a
■er part of the state assem-
Jofthe country. Where it
(been tried it has worked
lactorily, and it is almost m
Linal form that it is offered
Jeassembly of Georgia. The
■alterations made are minor
J to suit the state, such as
Ig out the provisions for
ler marriages.
Be main provisions of the bill
| Marriage may be validly
racted in the state only after
jense has been issued before
| person authorized to cele-
:e marriages, by declaring in
presence of at least two
jetent witnesses other than
[officiating person, that they
peach other as husband and
Application for a license must
pade at least five days before
[license shall be issued; pro-
d, that in case of emergency
If extraordinary circumstancs
j Judge of the court having
hate jurisdiction may author-
i the license to be issued at
time before the expiration
N days.
pO license shall be issured un-
borth parties are identified
he satisfaction of the proper
f nat h who shall require a
|< n >ent under oath relative
■he legality of the comtem-
|ted marriage.
w license shall be issued if
her of the contracting parties
r be utlc J er the marriageable
f. 01 conser| t as established
If either of the con-
r! n ® Parties between the
Jiageable age and the age of
P, majority (male 17-21; fe-
no license shall be
L without the consent of
r 5 °r guardians, given un-
L* °a!j er Lbi tided in w tiling
pblic' aVlt b? ^ ore a notary
tlilo" 35 ' Te also Provides that
K J tlons , for license shall be
lr .° lathe office of the ordi-
ftl-f 4 ',. ’ r tbe of copies
L;,J narnage certificate with
c ‘ n ar., who shall, in turn,
a record of them to the
,rw y of s tate.
i dot f men ’ lawyers, bankers
-er Profession me n have
ibip Verj ’ m uch in favor of
i 0Ve ‘', as . a Practicable means
a; if J ? llns a state affairs
V° n? been keeping the
l°r*dir - „' r0m a Wealthy moral
pit c ? n '.. Marriages under pre-
id irt ' JAu ’. tlons are often enter-
per e little thought, by
Ipjffi ““-ren who considered
gi e °~ e a romance that means
$1.00 PER YEAR
NEW BOOKS RECEIVED
m PUBLIC LIBRARY
Following is a list of the new
books received at the Bainbridge
Public Library:
“The Borber Legion,” by Zane
Grey: ‘‘Fall of a Nation,” by
Dixon; "Cam Clarke,” by
Walsh; ‘‘Behold the Woman,”
by Harre; “The Man of Music
Mountain,” by Spearman;
“Seven Miles to Arden,” by
Smythe; “Alice Devine,”, by
Jepson; “The Proof of the
Pudding,” by Nicholson; “Clappy
Ricks,” by Kyne; “The Tigress,”
by Warner; “The Door of
Dread,” by Stringir.
DUST AT_FRWLSTOWN
Several Arrests Made at
Bainbridge in Murder
Case.
The body of Willie Edwards,
a negro who lived below Fowls-
town, in this county, was found
buried in a bank of saw dust
near his home iate Monday after
noon. Charlie Smith and three
negro women are in jail here
charged with the crime of mur
der and accessories after the fact.
Parties passing the saw dust
heap noticed the presence of
large swarms of flies and that
buzzards were beginning to con-
: gregate. Investigating, they
; found the body of the Edwards
; negro, having been buried at a
1 shallow depth.
WHEN LAST SEEN.
Those who had last seen Ed
wards remembered that he had
Igone to the house of Charlie
Smith one night last week.
| Investigation proved that he
and Smith had been at outs over
a woman, although Smith is
'married. Smith was arrested
and with him his wife and two
other women—Nora Hunley and
Dutch Antley. One of these
confessed that Smith did the kil-
I ling and that the three women
helped dispose of the body. Smith
ithen confessed, but claimed that
he was drunk and accidentally
1 fired his pistol with the (result
that Edwards was killed. The
women claim that Smith came
in and told Edwards he had been
looking for him a long time, and
without hesitation drew his pistol
' and shot Edwards. The negroes
will be tried at the November
j term of court.
jNEW RANK AT ATTAPULGUS
j The Eank of Attapulgus open-
led on Tuesday, August 1st, by
I Mr. P. P- Perkins, of that place,
| with Mrs. Alice P. Chesnutt
j who will extend courtesy to alii
(customers, as Cashier.
I The new bank' although operat- ;
ing on a small scale, will doubt-
less render much service to At-j
tapulgus and surrounding com- j
munity, as well as proving pro-i
fitable to Mr. Perkins anil Mrs. j
Chesnutt.
Packing House or Abet-
toir For Decatur County
Six Big Packing Plants To Ba Completed Within Shipping
Distance.
BY EUQKNK SOUTHWICK
but not fantastic or idealistic;
for nothing is said of a certifi
cate of health, and the author of
the hill does not intend that it
shall go any farther than is nec
essary to put a check on a mill \
which turns out divorces by the
hundred in a single session of
court and do away with condi
tions which purefy the state.
Eugenic measures may come
later, bat all who have seen this
bill are sure that its provisions
With the recent introduction
of live stock to the farming in
terests of Georgia, the success of
the enterprise depending mater
ially upon the marketing of the
product, special examination of
methods employed by northern
packers were made to determine
the best results. Reviews were
made from past and current re
cords of both cattle and swine
raising to secure for this state
the greatest possible advantage
in the development of this branch
of agricultural husbandry. As
confirmed by large northern ex
perience, the packing plant was
the medium of economic opera
tion between the stock raiser and
consumer and accordingly the
establishment of the packing
house has become a necessity in
the order of the business.
Accepting the approved
method, the packing piant was
established in Georgia with the
liberal introduction and growing
of meat animals for market.
Moultrie responding at or.ce to
the call of live stock men in
south Georgia for such a plant,
and so successful has been its
operation that the special service
rendered the county and com
munity has called forth wide in
quiry from other towns and
counties in behalf of simular
service. Not only has the matter
of such a plant been reviewed by
the several towns but at present
time five new plants in four dif
ferent cities within a radius of
250 miles or easy shipping dis
tance from Bainbridge are being
erected and will soon be installed
for service. These new plants
situated at Andalusia, Ala.,
Waycross, Statesboro, Jackson
ville (two) with the one success
fully established at Moultrie and
another projected at Macon, must
necessarily, with ordinary capaci
ty, meet the requirements of
south Georgia, especially until
the meat producing industry in
this section has taken on definite
and well defined proportions.
Until the industry or the grow
ing of meat animals lor market
has become a well attested and
worked out plan with the farm
ers and the packing plants now
being completed verity their
economic usefuness by paying a
living dividen on the capitol
invested, it might prove dis
cretionary at least to abide the
experimental time and effort of
those now engaged before estab
lishing still others.
COUNTY SITUATION STATED.
The fact is stated by those in
formed in the county that a large
amount of “home cured” meat
fails to stay cured resulting in a
large per cent of loss to the
farmers. Further, that much of
the meat which remains cured
has little commercial value and
no special market demand by
reason of improper methods of
slaughtering and packing. Thus
the double loss to the farmer,
little value for his surplus pro
vided such surplus exists. Ac:
cording to the 1910 census De
catur county slaughtered a total
of 25,261 animals to supply meat
for a population of 29,045 which
would indicate small surplus
provided all the meat obtained
properly cured and consumed.
Doubtless not the case. On the
other hand, with increased activ
ity of the live stpck interests of
the county, a large amount of
and sold which surely does not
indicate home sufficiency, either
as to production or preservation.
The supply of commercial well
cured meat in the county, for
the county, present trading fails
verify as attested by the supply
merchants. A timely economic
fact to be reckoned with.
BETTER EACILITIES REQUIRED.
Eliminating the matter of sup
ply, couniy sufficiency, the matter
of each farmer preserving and
eating upon his own table first
class meat must mean large ad
vantage in domestic comfort be
sides a vast saving of money.
Climatic conditions and a lack of
experience make it imperative
that the farmer secure assistance
in the slaughtering and curing
of his meats. Further until his
own household is supplied with
good well cured meat he surely
has nothing to sell or offer to a
packing house. His need is
domesiic and here the abattoir
comes to his rescue by supplying
what the farmer lacks: cold
storage and slaughtering and
curing facilities.
ECONOMIC MEANING OF AN
ABATTOIR.
With a well established abattoir
(public salughter house) ably and
and scientifically managed in the
county, either or both at Bain
bridge and Donalsonville, where
the farmer could bring his meat
animals for slaughter and have
the meat cured arid packed by
experienced men and then placed
in cold storage—all at small cost
and no loss—here the farmers is
guaranteed good meat for his
table besides having a commer
cial article to sell if a surplus
exists. This is the experience of
Fulton and other north Georgia
counties that the abbattoir serves
a large economic place in the
matter of handling the general
meat situation with rural people.
Few farmers in this climate
have the experience [to properly
dress and cure a carcass lacking
both refrigeration and slaughter
ing facilities. The abattoir
equipped with all modern facili
ties, besides the management
well informed as to curing and
preservation of meats, offers to
the farmer an advantage of vital
monetary interest [and one that
should be incouraged by every
economic interest of the county.
It would mean no loss or waist
of meat by inefficient curing;
properly cured, wholesome meat
for the table; and a market for
any surplus at competing com
mercial prices in the state.
COUNTY INTERESTS AND SUPPLY
FIRST.
Until it is definitely determin
ed that the meat supply exceeds
demand by actual attestation in
county markets—all merchants
and [supply houses using only
Decatur county meats—also that
the farmers themselves are eat
ing only first class meats of their
own growing and a battoir cured,
it seems self evident that not
the general packing plant but
the domestic abattoir is the home
institution needed and required.
With six pocking plants within
easy shipping distance any sur
plus can readidly be placed at
their yards with twelve hours
from destination. A very short
haul compared with norther
plants. Let the other plants enfoy
the experience while Decatur
countv
MR. W. J. BRADY TO
OPEN NEW STORE
Mr. W. J. Brady, who for a
period of years was in the em
ploy of J. M. Laing in a general
dry goods store, has succeeded
Mr. J. M. Laing in the business.
fn this respect it is understood
that Mr. Brady will open his
store with,an entirely new stock
of dry goods and notions; also a
full line of shoes and gents
furnishings. With his large ex
perience both with general trade
and trade demands, it is assured
that suocess will follow this
business from the start. The
many friends of this enterpris
ing young man wish him every
success in his splendid under
taking.
INBRIDGE
Rescued Young Woman
From Man Eating
Shark
Advice has just been received
that J. C. Goodrich of Bainbridge
has been recommended by the
Carnagie Award Society for a
hero medal for the timely and
perilous rescue of Miss Janetta
Keith of Tallahassee, Fla., from
a terrible death at the mercy of
the waves and a ravious man
man eating shark in the waters
of the Gulf some few days since.
While full information has not
been received concerning the
incident it is understood that
Miss Keith accidently stepped
from the pier into the foaming
surf and was soon engulfed be-
! neath the waves. Following in
stantly the disappearance of the
young lady the people standing
on the pier were stricken with
horror on observing the fin of a
huge man eating shark passing
1 rapidly towards the spot where
(Miss Keith was last seen. Con
sternation reigned supreme while
(women fainted. All were too
dazed for action until the hero
j of the hour appeared, Mr. J. C,
(Goodrich who instantly leaped
(from the pier into the depths
(beneath and after a mighty
struggle was seen battling with
(the waves bearing the young
( lady safely to shore. Just how
j the struggling couple were saved
( from a terrible death by a
j miraculous escape from the shark
(will possibly never be known. It
is understood that Mr. Goodrich
will receive his medal at once.
HANGING FRIDAY
*
Will Lampkin, the condemned
wife murderer will be hanged in
the county jail yard tomorrow,
Friday, betv/een the hours of 11
and 1 o’clock. Despite the at
tempt to get the sentence com-
munted to life imprisonment ex
ecutive clemency was refused
and the j/vife murderer must
suffer the dire consequences on
the gallows.
ICE CREAM SUPPER
There will be an ice cream
supper on lawn in front of of the
Presbyterian Manse at Climax
on Monday night August 8th.,
for the benefit of the Climax
Improvement Club. Everybody
cordially invited to be present.
; good home grown and well cured
meats by creating and establish-
| ing for public utility and better-
| rnant a public slaughtering house
I to be used under skilfil manage
ment for the people and by the
people. Afterwards the packing
IS
BEING RAISED IN
miCULOBl
Can’t Win From Cairo,
But Still Wants to Play
Bainbridge, A Team
Fjrnished Most of
Cairo’s Players.
“Bainbridge, the peer of all
“pikeis,” was to play five games
with Quincy this week, but after
making the arrangements have
canceled the games. Of course
there is nothing surprising in
this action, as it is nothing un
usual for the old rival to craw-fish
at the last minute when defeat
seems to be staring her in the
face. In future Quincy will very
likely require her to put up for
feit, for that is the only safe and
sane way to deal with a bunch
that have no regard for their
word or inclination to live up to
an agreement. If Bainbridge
ever does get a baseball team
together that she has a hunch
can put it over on Quincy we’il
wallop the very stuffin’ out of
her.—Gadsden County Times.
Poor Old Quincy! She just
can’t help it. With a bush league
team she still wants to be rated
in the same class with Bainbridge,
a town that has just finished a
season ot real baseball.
After Cairo had taken a few
Bainbridge off casts and wallop
ed the stem-winding stuffing
out of Quincy there would not
have been the slightest chance
for the Gadsden boys in a contest
I with us. We were really too
charitable to think of such ruth
less slaughter.
j Furthermore the Bainbridge
baseball crowds are a rather
particular set of people; they like
to see teams from larger towns,
j We tried playing Donalsonville,
I Climax, Quincy and these smal
ler places and they do not draw
the crowds.
When Quincy grows a little
more and get a first class ball
team we will take her on for as
many games as she wants. Until
then, lay off on that “defeat
staring her in the face” stuff.
A special meeting of members
of Decatur Lodge No. 32 K. of
P., was held at th# Castle Hall
on Broad street last Friday after
noon at four o’clock, at which
time officers were elected for the
ensuing term, which resulted in
the unanimous re-election of the
present officers by acclamation;
C. A. Miller, C. C.; W. J. Crom,
iV. G.; J. M. Laing, Prelate; J.
|G. Garrett, M. of W.; Dr. V.
Berry, K. of R. & S., and M. of
F.; J. N. Matthews, M. at A.;
Jno. H. Emanuel, I. G.;A. A,
Morris, O. G.
The next regular convention
will be held on the second Tues
day in August, which will be
the eighth and a large and enthu
siastic attendance is expected, as
it was decided to hold this and
probably subsequent meetings
in the afternoons at 4 o’clock
| on account of the hot weather
, and as it is expected to be more
I convenient for a large number ot
( the members who wish to at-
< tend. All members are cordially
invited next Tuesday afternoon.
plant.
Pg P. Perkins, one of the lead
ing merchants of Attapulgus,
was here this week on business.