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BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA THURSDAY AUGUST 10, 1916 $1.00 PER YEAR 2 NO. 20, , firms Sold 208 Cars, lued at $150,090 Dur- J the Past Twelve onths, BIS Cl IN TAK VALUES Tax Receiver Jackson has com pleted his digest of tax returns for 1916, and has found the total valuation of property in Decatur county returned for taxes to be $7,359,287.00. This is an increase over the digest for 1915 of $111,796.00. The gain shown by the digest is a fine advertisement for the pro gress and prosperity of Decatur county. While we have not seen reports from other counties we teel sure Decatur will head the list. HARDMAN LEADS FIELD osing their books on July 1st ! record of 208 machines •t a list valuation of approx- elv $150,000 is the sales story firms in Bainbridge for fiscal year ending on the date re Reports from other local representing automobile s would indicate that sales by them would increase total offering for the city to thing like 2i"> machines sold Style of Campaigning Ap- the year. In this respect peals to People Buick took the lead in gross ■tionwhile the Ford agency, the largest number- These I Atlanta, Aug. 9.-W ith senti- sold within a! ment > n the governor’s race E COX MADE COOII SPEECHES One Here and Another at Donalsonville on Satur day. Much Interest in Both. j rapidly crystallizing recently, it bile dge lines were us of five counties. ., . „ T r. u tervinc the above record in' is apparent that Dr. L. G. Hard- light of practically a new!man is leading the field. The istrv to this section, the vol-. to-announce, he began early of business done bespeaks'and has waged an aggressive mod salesmanship on the campaign, carrying it directly to of the sales houses and the P e °P |e - He h as visited tyof wonev in surrounding Practically every county in the y for this timely and im- state, which is greatly to his nt. Business and pleasure advantage, as he make a fine have been served by the impression and gains strength 1 introduction of the auto-! wherever he goes, in both city and county.) Dr. Hardman’s styles of cam traveling man today cur-; paigning appeals to the people practicaliv one half of his because of the high plane upon eover railroad schedules by which he bases it. Making no use of his runabout and references to the other candi- d despair of returning to dates, he simply presents his in service to drum his trade, j own cause, dwelling on his legis- , e Bainbridge territory is lative record and the principles ready fertile in its trade and measures he advocates,? in rests while the people are eluding law enforcement, increas ing to invest their capital in ed educational opportunities, rovements that means larger development of farming inter- mss and extended trade ests . complete separation of tions. In this respect, the church and state, biennial ses- mobile seems to supply the sions of the leg.slature, a strict oraic need and at the same j business administration of state afford much pleasure to the affairs and many other matters ily. On the part of the Bain-, of vital concern. automobile firms, due 1 of lof ty character and large reciation is realized for their ’ affairs, Dr. Hardman is distin- t enterprise and future sue- Kuished by eminent success in all his own professional, busi ness, and agricultural undertak ings, and a carreer of brilliant public service, having been the author of much legislation pro moting agricultural interests and the general welfare. A business man and Christian statesman, his , motto is: “First the people them- _ deputy sheriff from Bain- selves, then their affairs, both came over Friday morn- safely guarded. ” a! >darrested Wade Moore, a Beginning this race with the ■"own colored barber of this practically solid backing of those land took him back to Bain-' who supported him two years & with him. The charge ago, when he carried sixty .loore has something to counties and barely missed a *■ 1 a negro having died and number of others, Dr. Hardman remains shipped to Bain-! had a running start, and late I e ' was some mis-'reports from various sections landing as to payment of now indicate that he will carry n ?ehatges and burial ex-j the state by a sweep Adv. „ 3 ana a warrant was taken i — against Mo-re. i iiiritiii'i it' iiiti nt Van . a ?. t Was sent t0 Chief I VlSlllllb HI LflNTfl * " 1 ^uu ijifcrirf*-tj*a £** that there was' “j S -. T ' r C “f er - °\ “"wr of Moore running the Empire C<,tton 0l1 fc!l11 - aml f ard he c. , U !d come and get : other business men of the city he wanted him. are in Atlanta this week in at ^deputy came over promptly tendance upon the meeting ot ,fforts ll Vve bond for MooJe the members of the state shipper:; ^ navaid ng, as the deputy ThiS “T*** ? autnority to take a bond Called for the P 131 ? 036 u ot aff ° rd ‘ mg opportunity for the various industrial and commercial inter ests of the state to file protest against a rise of freight rates on the part of the railroads detri- Tw® of the best political speeches ever delivered in De catur county were those by Judge Eugene E. Cox here Saturday morning and at Donalsonville Saturday afternoon. Despite the fact that it was Saturday and most of the business men were unable to get out a good crowd heard the address at the court house Saturday morning and from all appearances approved the remarks of the Camilla statesman. Accounts from Don- alsonville indicate that ! an enor mous crowd enthusiastically re ceived Judge Cox over there. Both speeches were along the lines upon which Judge Cox has spoken elsewhere. He paid a high tribute to the character ot Con gressman Park, whom he class ed as a “distinguished and hon orable man,” but went after his record with gloves off. The point was made early in the address that a public officer’s record is public property and that to at tack it is not attacking his char acter. Congressman Park was criti cised for the introduction of many bills for political effect, most of which are never followed out to the committee rooms, be ing too busy introducing others. He was also criticised for using his postal frank to mail out per sonal and political matter when OLD DECATUR SOT FOR LEGISLATURE R. M. Bower, An Old Decatur Boy, Candidate For the Legislature in Randolph Couny. We note with pleasure that Mr. R. M. Bower, of Shellman, is a candidate for the House of Representatives from Randolph county and he will doubtless be elected by the people to serve in that capacity. Mr. Bower is an old Decatur county boy who always held a high place in the respect and affection of our people. As a man of strict integrity, upright christain character and fine busi ness judgement and sense; was universally known and loved all over the county. Mr. Bower lived for years in Bainbridge and also lived for several years in Whigham Ga., which was then in Decatur county. When he left Decatur county to take up his residence in Shellman, his departure was looked on as a distinct loss to our people and county. He carried with him the best wishes of our people tor his success and prosperity, and we are happy to learn that he is taking the high place in the re spect and affection of the people of Randolph county that he right ly deserves. Brick and other material has been placed on the ground for the erection of a band stand to be situated in the city park. This improvement fulfills a long time need and its adoption is com mendable on the part cf the city authorities. Band c mcerts are now being held |wo times e?ch week, Sunday afternoon and Thursday evenings and which are liberally patronized by the people. With the band stand in the park special interest doubtless be exercised by people for open air concerts E CIVIC NEGRO EXECUTED FDR DE HIS WIFE (Continued on page Twelve) NEWSPAPER CONTESTS HAVE BAB REPUTATION state of Bower. It Is Hoped That Every Citizen Will Help Rid The City of Weeds And Other Rubbish. In a recent issue of the Post- .jjj Search Light attention was in- the vited to the special need of all citizens of cutting and otherwise clearing their walks and yards of obnoxious weeds and grass con sequent upon the long rains. In this respect, some people have been respynsive to their own civic pride and personal comfort by removing the debris from their yards, while in the large this work has been left undone. The weeds with their vermin occu pies the ground. Something neither sanitary nor commenda ble. Realizing the importance of this matter the city authorities . , , , , . I are inviting the attention of all cution he confessed his crimeicitizens to existing ordinadee ana said that the devil had the j againgt thig wanton neg i ec t. It upper hand of him. He was al-|j s> however, with regret that the lowed to make a public talk mJ city officials feel it neC e S sary to the jail yard. In the couige of j ca j| attent j on to ^his ordinance his remarks he admonished tne u n order to compel the people to negroes especially the women, l clean their ovvn yar dsand walks. ^ aniend their ways, charging | Indivic i uaI civic pride and per . sonal comfort should at least see that this necessary work be done without outside mention or offi cial prompting. W’ith the large amount of work on hand consequent upon the heavy rains washing the streets and roads, the city authorities and workmen are doing double Will Lampkin is Hanged at Bainbridge. Will Lampkin, a negro, paid the penalty for the murder of his wife-in the county jail here Friday morning. Prior to'.the exe ,j sta Time e’r»! a ' Cohen will --.e on Sunday for Savan- UJ 3p®nd n f*£v j . j cue t ui cu ^ther.Mr FrU-li/a % u ich i mental to the success of their A Cohen, j var j 0U3 lines of business. Mr. H. Fleming form- * Carter at this meeting represents lon.y,^ briber < io-js lo t h n: w. strict and a prom-j association. 1 -• cf Augusta, was) ainK-jj ' ““suau, was; city ^ ' " 9 Wee k attend-1 Porch Rockers, at 25 per cent discount. Lane Furniture Co. Atlanta, Ga.,—If the attitude of members of the Georgia legis lature is to be taken as) any in dication of the attitude of the people, newspaper circulation contests for prizes to do not en joy a very decided popularity. On the contrary, they have got in bad repute. No bill has passed the house of representatives with such great gusto as the bill to prohibit the holding ot such contests tor prizes of money or other things of value. There is nothing in the bill, however, to prohibit a newspaper from holding a contest to deter mine the most beautiful girl, or the most perfect baby or the most popular politician. Not even the country weeklies were excepted in the bill, al though some of the gentlemen coming from the rural sections undertook to pass an amendment to this effect. IMPROVEMENT CLUB MEETINGJN CLIMAX The Improvement Club of Cli max held an interesting meeting Monday evening on the lawn in front of the Presbyterian manse. The evening being clear and pleasant a large number of the progressive ladies and some few men were present. The enter tainment consisted of an address and recitations by home talent. Ice cream and cake were served. Let us clean your rugs and squares. Rugs, 25c, squares, $100. The Dixie Steam Laundry. that his crime was caused by a woman who induced his wife to ieave him. Lampkin is probably the first , „ , , , man in Decatur county who ever The people of that county will heard hu own funeral prca ched. make no mistake in choosing Afid he heard his by a number him for their Representative, for l f different divines . Negro there is not a more honest, I /• ,„ „u capable hardworking God fear-i preaC3€lS ^ rom a , 0Ver , the ana workmen are doing aoutne capao e, nara working, u .a i a county were here and wanted to L n( . vtmk timelv inrl much ing, Christian gentleman in thel , .. p „ f , and their * Yj m • . y ? m , uch - - - - --«Preacn regs iunerai, ana tneir. needed repairs; it was therefore wishes were granted. Lampkin boped that eacb citizen would showed good nerve ail the way J appoint himselt a committee of and professed a willingness to one to take care 0 f b j g ewn wa |k' s go, claiming that he had made ‘ and ya rd s. Common civic pride peace with God, and advised all ; demanded this much at least, others to do likewise. and it i3 to be regretted that any ; This was the first legal exe- citizen should be prompts I cution here in eleven years and c Iean up his own front yard, the first that Sheriff Martin per- Georgia than R. M. 1. RALPH BELCHER ROBBED SUNDAY NIGHT J! Sunday night about 9:30 Mr. formed Ralph Belcher was knocked j down and robbed of his rings, pocket book, watch and other valuable personal property just as be entered his home on east Broughton street. The officers were immediately notified and they got on the E CDX SPOXE HERE NOTICE TO FLOOD DESTITUTE FAMILIES The following message from t , „ ,, , 'the State Agent has been re- ... . ... Judge E E. Cox addressed the, ceived by me: “Wire number trail of the robber, but up to' y oters of the county Saturday at j Qf deStitute f am i|j ea in your Monday at noon nothing had tlie court house. With a good i who may need p i ant j n g been learned f u r t h e r. Mr. |attendance present he went after | geed for winter and 8pring- Belcher was hurt considerably | the subject of the present con-, Namg kindrnostneededi Amount by the lick but soon recovered and Rnessional contest in dead earn- give the alarm. This was a pretty J e9 ^ Judge Cox is a splendid bold robbery and one that as- ! speaker and is well known as tonished the people of this quiet one nios t aggressive cam- little city |paigners in the section, He has ’ (warm friends that are taking) of seed distributed limited and only for most destitute. Hasten reply.” J. Phil Campbell, Director. All those who lost their crops TAX PROPERTY .great interest in his race and 't. by overflow and wish to apply l was plainly demonstrated that j for plant i ng 8ee d mentioned . . ; he had prepaxed his line of ar- abovei please write me immedi- T h e County Commissioners gument with care and attention. Iately> stating cond i tionSi amoU nt levied the county tax rate for ; While this campaign is one of ofseed needed . I shall gladly Decatur county at their last the warmest in the state there ' render ab meeting. The rate was fixed at; is no question that the Decatur 10 mills, or ten dollars on the j county man is making himself thousand advalorem. This isthe, heard and felt. Judge Cox, went same as the rate for last year into the record of his opponent and was courteous in every way. The oampaign is being carefully studied by the voters. and for several preceeding years. It was shown that all county ex penditures have increased mater ially during the last few years, but the commissioners thought that by economizing as much as possible they would be able to get along without an increase in the rate this year. Comparing Decatur county’s tax rate with that of surrounding counties ours is found to be the lowest of any. The state rate of taxation for 1916 has been fixed at 5 mills, or five dollars on the thousand, which is the constitutional limit. This will make total state and county taxes in this county fif teen dollaas on the thousand. assistance possible. C. C. Lewis, County Agent, Bainbridge.Ga. Taking advantage of the ex cursion to Atlanta over the A. B. & A. from Thomasville, a large company of Bainbridge people will visit that city. Several business men also avail themselves of this opportunity to attend to business matters in Atlanta. Those leaving Thurs day afternoon are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parker and daughter, Lauradel, Mr. Mock Williams, Mrs. A. H. Mills, Mrs. E. S. Varner, Misses Nettie and Jessie Mildred Scot! and Mrs. J. M. Scott. ATTENTION WOODMEN The annual W. O. W. picnic to Lanark-on-the Gulf will be oper ated this year on August 17th, next Thursday. The G. F. & A. Railway will operate a special train for the occasion starting from Arlington at 5:30 a. m. This train will stop for passen gers at the usual strt ons. It is scheduled to leave Bainbridge at 6:50 a. m., and reach Lanark about 10 a. m. All Sovereigns, their families and friende are invited. The special leaves Lanark on the return trip jit 5 o’clock in the afternoon.