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BAINBRIDGE, GA„ THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1917.
JOTISM HIGH
BAINBRIDGE
4V e already bn-
■n INTO THE SPIRIT OF
I , N D NATIONAL COLORS
I SEEN everywhere
b id that patriotism is deadlfi
Ld that dollar mark has be-
L national symbol ? The
1 1776 is still alive in tl « 3
[ the brave anti land of the
L iee people on every hand
I exerting themselves to dis-
K r patriotism; flags bedeck
Immobile, and men and
Like are wearing the Amen
ds a symbol of patriotism.
L the C ity are selling small
T tke lapel of the coat, to
L for the Red Cross, and
Lnse is unanimous.
■ call comes for volunteers,
|]| be a ready response from
A and men of Decatur county.
Bounty and city were named
Itriio distinguished thmeselves
|r war to vindicate American
. the seas and to ■put down
Iform of barbarism abroad,
1 in keeping with the situation
inotie feelings should charac-
r people just now, in a war
• to that one in which the
lose nomes our county and
L distinguished themselves.
t” BRYAN HAS
IFFERED SERVICE
IR SECRETARY OF STATE
|THREE TIMES A CANDI-
!FOR PRESIDENT OF THE
OFFERS HIS SERVICE
FLA. WILL VOTE
ON WHISKEY
Florida Legislature- Provides For
State-Wide Prohibition
Election in 1918.
NO FOUNDATION TO
THE SPY REPORTS
Tallahassee, Fla., April 10—Voters
of Florida will have an oportunity to
vote on statewide prohibition in the
1818 election. Both houses of the
Florida legislature today voted over,
whelmingly in favor of the resolution
providing for the submission of a
constitutional amendment calling for
statewide prohibition. The vote in
the senate was 29 to 3, while in the
house the vote was 62 to 4.
The prohibitionists of Florida have
for many sessions vainly endeavored
to secure the submission of the pro
posed amendment. They have often
won in the house but each time the
senate refused to concur. In the last
session, which was in 1915, they lost
by but one-vote in the senate.
YOUNG CHILD DIES
•OF POISONING
POLICE AUTHORITIES AND
SHERIFF’S OFFICE ANNOUNCE
THERE HAS BEEN NO AR
RESTS MADE OR THOUGHT OF
CORONER’S JURY AT BAXTON
AWAITING STATE CHEMIST’S
VERDICT BEFORE FIXING THE
BLAME ON ANY ONE.
issse, Fla., April 12—William
s Bryan, three times a candi-
r president anil former secre
fctate,Friday sent this message
Kent Wilson:
ping it to be the duty of each
i bear his part of the burden
|and his share of its perils, I
lender my services to the gov-
Please enroll me as a pri
ienever I am needed. Assign
pny work that I can do until
i the colors. I shall through
I Cross contribute to the com-
I soldiers in the hospitals and
1 the Young Men’s Christian
d in guarding the mor-
fe men in camp.”
yan, with the rank of colonel,
Ideil a regiment of Nebraska
Irs during the Spanish-Ameri-
)AY SERVICES
f R ' SAMS EXCHANGES
? ITS WITH REV. W. H.
Jins of thomasville
ITHIS SUNDAY’S SERVICE
r da >'. Rev. W. H. Higgins of
file and Rev. W. B. Sams of
[ ' , ' 11 exchange pulpits for the
l services. Mr. Higgins is no
* in Bainbridge and will
Is have a large congregation'
■ him.
Regular services will be con-
|s follows:
I *• m. Sunday School and
Jible Class.
a - m. Morning Prayer and
. the R ev. W. H. Higgins of
■ 1 e ' 7:30 P- m. Evening
| and ser mon by the Vicar.
T service Wednesday after-
F* o'clock.
RM meeting of the Ladies
jy t' John's Church will be
I ^' Rectory on Monday after-
:n TY cases of
LIQUOR seized
it- Adel GeU B »»y and
I sent} Cases of The
T "e Fi re Stuff
April 12-Sheriff Nix
ST f ized twenty pack-
* si ***, fr0m t,le express of-
'&tunla y afternoon. The
'+j£rz i r*-**r
Adel w “ *•
ule ,!" j t0<Kl that the seizure
*j- e , u adV ‘ Ce from Promi-
' tour,, 1 * a * taken 10 Niash-
different Seat Th * whUke Y
L * nt Persons in the Fior-
Broxton/ April 12—The corner’s
jury impanel to investigate the mys
tery surrounding the death of Irene
Wooten, the 12-year-old daughter of
Dr. Wooten, of this place, buried in
Rochelle last Saturday afternoon, has
decided that the child died from pois-
onyig but have withheld any further
conclusions until other evidence is
producd and a statement from the
state chemist can be obtained.
The child’s father is a druggist of
this place and has a second wife,
not the child’s mother. The two
are said not to get along very well.
Bainbridge was thrown into a
tumult of excitment last Thursday
night and Friday morning by reports
of spy operations in this city. In
some manner the report got abroad
that the sheriff’s office and police cir
cles were working overtime arresting
German spies and that the jail would
have to be enlarged to hold them.
One report had it that both the A.
C. L. and G. F. & A. trestles were to
be blown up, and that efforts had been
made in that direction. It was furth
er reported that the water works
were under guard night and day.
People coming down town Friday
morning greeted each other with the
question “How many spies have been
arrested so far?”
' Investigation proved that there was
nothing at all to it, or as nearly
nothing as could be hoped for. Some
body over at Dothan heard that some
body had thought it might be likely
that such a thing might be contem
plated. From this might be situation
grew the reports.
News of it spread all over the sec
tion, and many people stayed away
from Bainbridge, under the impres
sion that we were almost in a state of
seige over here, and that a visit to
the city would be unsafe. Halppily
the illusion has been dispelled, unci
people are beginning to become mofe
composed.
The Post-Search Light takes this
occasion to remind the people that
Bainbridge is about the safest place
in the world to visit, and that German
spies are about as thick as ISsquinieax
here.
The father has prescribed medicine
for the daughter and she had taken
two doses without apparent harm.
Following the third dose the child im
mediately had convulsions and died
shortly afterwards. The remainder
of the medicine was examined and
found to contain no poison.
The citizens of Broxton were not
satisfied and impaneled a jury to go
at once to Rochelle, where the body
was taken for burial, to examine the
body. About thirty of the lading
citizens of the county made the trip
to Rochelle in automobiles. When
they arrived they found the body had
been buried, notwithstanding the fact
that they had telephoned the author
ities to not allow the child buried un
til they arrived.
The body was disinterred, the stom
ach taken out and turned over to
Sheriff L. E. Gibbs, of Wilcox county
to be carried to Abbeville for Or
dinary Warren’s seal and forwarded
to Atlanta for post-morten examina
tion.
Mrs. Wooten says that she gave
the little girl the medicine the doc-
to sent up from the drug store for
her to take. The child WB3 just re
covering from a case of measles.
Roy Callahan of Tallahassee was in
the city a short while Saturday after
noon. Roy having gone from here to
Macon to accept a position.
TO HAVE LIBRARY
AT COUNTY FARM
FORMER CITIZEN
GIVES LARGE SUM
MR. J. H. CUTTER FORMER BAIN
BRIDGE CITIZEN DONATES A
LARGE SUM FOR THE SAINT
PETERS HOSPITAL IN N. C.
ANY ONE HAVING OLD BOOKS
MAGAZINE OR ANY READING
MATTER THAT YOU HAVE -NO
USE. DONATE TO THIS CAUSE
Captain George S. Tucker of the
county Farm is endeavoring to con
struct a library for the convicts and
we earnestly ask that all of our folks
that take magazines and have books
that they can spare will donate them
to this cause. Most all of the Citi
zens have some good books and pap
ers that, they have read and if they
will bundle these up and give them to
Captain Tucker, both he and the men
under his care will appreciate it very
much.
The prisoners have some time to
read and especially on Sundays and
it will be a good deed to give them
anything in the way of good reading
that you may not need.
There is to be a room fixed up at
the farm for the keeping of these
books and papers and every one of
them will be carefully kept for those
unfortunates that might come in at
some future time.
Let everybody keep this in mind
and save their old magazines and
books that they can spare.
From Charlott (N. C.) Observer •
The board of managers of St. Pe
ter’s Hospital announced Wednesday
morning the gift of 810,000 by J. H.
Cutter. The donation goes for the
purchasing of new equipment for St
Peter’s Hospital.
The hospital charter is to be chang
ed and the management will be
placed in the hands of eight busi
ness men, four to be selected from
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and two
each from St. Martin’s and Church
of the Holy Comforter.
The letter from Mr. Cutter was
read by Rev. Robert A. Tufft. In ad
dition to giving the money, Mr. Cut
ter stipulated that the management
of the fund should be placed in the
hands of eight good business men,
selected fretn the three i Episcopal
churches as stated. These men have
been selected; but pending their ac
ceptance, the board of managers de
clined to give out their names.
It is planned to install a new ele
vator in the hospital and to make
other extensive improvements out of
this donation, which comes at a time
when badly needed. The hospital has
done considerable charity work dur
ing the past year and has made no
great profit.
±
1.50 PER YEAR
WHIPPLE NAMED
ASFEDERAL JUDGE
PRESIDENT SENDS NAME TO
SENATE — HARDWICK WILL
FIGHT CONFIRMATION—STILL
FAVORS WEST OF THOMSON
Washington, April 12—President
Wilson Monday sent to the Senate the
nomination of U. V. Whipple, of Cor-
dele, for United State judge for the
Southern District of Georgia, to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the death
of Judge Wallace W. Lambdin.
The nomination will follow ‘ the
regular course for the present and
be refferred to the judiciary commit
tee for consideration and report.
Senator Hardwick will ask the
committee to adversely report the
nomination when the nomination is
presented tothe Senate in executive
session. The Junior Senator will ask
his colleagues to reject it. He be
lieves confidently that the Senate will
defer to his wishes.
Judge Whipple was nominated
solely on the recommendation of At
torney-General Gregory. The Attor
ney-General’s recommendation has
been in the hands of the President
for several weeks and it was believed
until today that he might decline to
forward it to the Senate, since neith
er of the Senators had recommended
the appointment.
In nomination Judge Whipple, the
President turned down the recom
mendation of Senator Hardwick that
John T. West, of Thomson, be named
for the place. Senator Smith con
eurred with his colleague in the roc
ommendation of Mr. West. It is un
derstood that the Attorney-General
declined to nominate Mr. West pri
marily on the account of his a
He is 58.
ROME WON’T GET
ARMOUR PLANT
It Is Understood That Rome Will
Loose $11,000,MOO Plant To
Be Erected by U. S.
Washington, April 10—Secretary
Daniel* will announce later the site
selected for the government armor
plate and projectile factories. Three
states, Maryland, West Virginia and
Kentucy, were found by the inspec
tion board to possess the best loca
tions and one of them is virtually cer
tain to get the award.
More than 200 cities scattered
throughout the country were compe
titors for the plants and interest in
the site chosen has been keen.
Congress has appropriated $11,-
000,000 for the armor plate and
$1,700,000 for the projectile factory.
Substantial additional amounts prob
ably will be provided before the es
tablishments are completed.
FARMERS UNION
MEETS IN ATLANTA
PRESIDENT SENDS OUT NOTICE
OF MEETINGS TO BE HELD IN
THE CAPITOL ON THE FIRST
OF NEXT MONTH.
JACKSONVILLE HAS
WATERFRONT FIRE
JJNE OF THE NEW YORK PIERS
OF THE CLYDE STEAMSHIP
COMPANY DESTROYED AND
MUCH FREIGHT IS MISSING
Jacksonville, Fla., April 12—One
of the New York piers of the Clyde
Steamship Company was completely
destroyed by fire here Sunday after
noon, a second pier was slightly
damaged and a quantity of freight
was destroyed. The steamer Huron
lying in the slip, was moved to safety.
A high wind, with almost gale trace,
fanned the flames and threatened to
destroy many buildings in the im
mediate vicinity.
The fire started in a corner at the
rear of the warehouse and burst in
to flames before an alarm could be
sent in. In addition to the destruc
tion of the pier a large lighter, laden
jwith rosin, was burned. The steam
er Huron was pulled Out into the
stream and was not damaged. The
loss is estimated at $150,000.00.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
There were many wild rumors at
the scene of how it started, but the
police can find no one who can tell
more than the blaze was first seen
in the far end of the warehouse.
Armed squads from United States
vessels in the harbor came ashore to
assist the local authorities. Thou
sands of persons witnessed the blaze.
FAVORS FIXING
FOOD PRICES
TELEGRAPH CO.
*TN NEW OFFICE
On May first and Second there will
be held a state meeting of the Farm
er’s Union of Georgia in Atlanta, at
the capital.
I nm asured of a large delegations
from all sections of the state already,
and I am especially anxious for as
many members as possible to be pre
sent. In addition to. the members, I
extend a most cordial invitation to
all farmers and business men of this
state, who are in sympathy with the
Farmer’s Union, to attend..
Just at present we have some ser
ious questions before the people to be
solved. One of the most important
before us is that of working out a
marketing system for the farmers of
Georgia. We have ben studying pro
duction nnd scientific farming for
many years. This has met with great
success and I hope this work will go
on—in fact, It must—but the 'time
has come when the farmer must work
out a system that will give him pro
fits as well as products from his
farm.
Snce we are confronted with the
boll weevil in Georgia and have had
to substitute other crops for the cot
ton crop; therefore the question of
marketing has become more impor
tant than ever before. It will be nec
essary to hive an adequate system in
order to dispose of our products at
reasonable prices.
Arrangements are now being made
with some of the foremost agricul
tural authorities and experts in pre
paration of the program of speakers
which will be announced later.
We want thu opinion of our memb
ers and farmers on this and OTHER
questions and you are hereby called
to meet on the above date at the
above place at 10 a. m.
Reduced Railroad Fares have al
ready been secured. Do not fail to
have a good representative from your
Local.
J. H. MILLS, Prsldent
Andrew J. Fleming, Sec. and Treas.
AUTOMOBILE KILLS
CHILD AT AMERICUS
DAUGHTER OF MR. AND MRS. C.
A. CULPEPPER MEETS DEATH
UN HER A RUNAWAY CAR
THERE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
Americus, April 9—While walking
on the sidewalk at the intersection of
Lee and Furlow streets Sunday after
noon, Sarah Margarette Culpepper,
aged 11, young daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles A. Culpepper, was in-
stanly killed,,and her sister, Minnie
Suie, aged 3, is in a critical condition
from the injuries received when the
car of Mrs. Bowers, driven by her
companion, Mrs. Jerry Murgivans,
swerved into the sidewalk.
Mrs. Murgivans was learning the
mechanism of the car when, coming
down Lee street, she attempted to
turn into Furlow street. By 3ome
manner she lost control of the car.
running upon the sidewalk at the
street intersection.
The little girls, who were with
their mother, attempted to run out of
the way of the car, it is stated, -but
the older child was caught directly
in the path, being thrown for several
feet, and before the machine could be
stopped, the left front wheel Had
passed over her chest. £
FARRAR'S MILL HAS
BEEN REBUILT
PLANT DESTROYED BY FIRES
LAST YEAR IS AGAIN IN
IN OPERATION—GREATLY IM
PROVED IN MANY WAYS.
ATLANTA WILL BE
MECCA FOR W.O.W.
J. Ogden Armour Wants Government l
To Control and Supervise
Food Supply
I This Olfiffice Is Now Rated As Fine
A Telegraph Office as is
Found in State
Chicago, April 12—J. Ogden Ar
mour, leading packer and grain deal
er, issued a statement favoring the
fixing of prices by the government
for all food products. In the state
ment issued here he said:
“Because the time is short and the
situation so dangerous, I favor gov
ernment supervision and control of
the food production and food prices.
They have been forced to come to
that in Europe. Let us do it before
we are compelled to do it The prices
of wheat, corn, livestock and other
food products have gotten away from
any control but that of the govern
ment.”
Mrs. M. M. Cutter spent a few days
here this week while on her way from
Savannah to Hinson where she will
visit relatives for some time.
The Western Union Telegraph
Company has moved its office to the
building formerly occupied by N. J.
Smith A Sons just next door to Wil
lis Drug Company.
The new place is fitted and equip
ped in a most modern manner and it
is now one of the most up-to-date
offices in all this section cf the coun
try.
Manager Cason since he has boen
in the city has made the company
many warm friends by his uniform
courtesy and close attention to the
duties of the office. The new place is
neat, clean and nobby and a credit to
the town as well as to the county.
THIS ORDER SENDING FIFTY
VISITORS TO THE CAPITAL
CITY TO MEET IN ANNUAL
CONVENTION NEXT JULY
Messrs. Wilkes, Davjs and Curies,
County Commissioners of Mitchell
county were in the city a short while
Saturday afternoon.
Atlanta, April 12—Fifty thousand
visitors, the largest number that
ever came to Atlanta to attend a
convention, will be here for the an
nual meeting of the Woodmen of the
World next July.
Already the local lodges are pro
ceeding with plans for entertaining
the convention an a scale befitting its
magnitude and importance, and the
municipal government, commercial
bodies and business interests general
ly are co-operating to make it a great
success.
Every town in Georgia will be rep
resented, as the Woodmen have a
large membership in the state.
The plaining miH of the Farrar
Lumber Co., of this city and Dalton,
Ga., which wns destroyed by fire a lit
tle over a year ago lias been rebailt
on the old stand out about two miles
east of the city, on the A. C. L.
tracks. ,
Mr. J. K. Farrar, president of the
company and in charge of the lecar
plant, has spared no effort in making
this mill oneof the best plants of tha
production of dressed stock in tha
South. New machinery and modam
dry kilns have ben installed, and in
every way the mill is in- better shape
than ever to take of the needs of its
customers. It is understood that the
timber supply of the mill is large and
that operations will be continued for
several years.
The rebuilding of this plant is not
only an added asset to Decatur coun
ty's Industries, but means the reten
tion of Mr. Farrar and his excellent
family in our midst.
DAWSON MAN IS
ARRESTED AS SPY
FORMER DAW80N MAN 18 AR
RESTED IN NEW ORLEANS AS
GERMAN SPY—LIVED THHRK
UNTIL WAR WAS DECLARED.
Dawson, Ga., April 12—Julius Beu-
kow, until a few weeks ago a resident
of Dawson, has been arrested in New
Orleans on the charge of being a Ger
man spy. Advice received here state
that Boukow had in his possession
blue prints of entire Georgis coast
and of the cities of Mobile, Ala, and
New Orleuns, and other important
papers.
Boukow was a tinner by trade and
during his stay here had very little to
do with people except on business. He
was of quiet disposition except when
drinking, at which times he,gave Mm
police considerable trouble.
He gave Dawson as his home ad
dress in New Orleans.
ELKS ENDORSE
WILSON’S COURSE
The Local Lodge of Ellu Heartly
Endorsed The President’s
Pisa of War.
Notice Tax Payers
The law requires me to close Tax
Books on May 1st All that haven’t
returned please let me have your
returns at once.
J. E. DRAKE, Tax Receiver
The Bainbridge Lodge of Elba at
recent meeting passed rsanh|$j*gg
endorsing tbs conduct of PrssktSRt
Wilson all through Hie strained ad
ditions that have confronted hbg jg
the matters existing between this
country and Germany and then sent a
telegram to the President.
The Lodge had a full membership
present and in passing the reeoiattena
it was seen that hearts of the mem-
ben were behind their message to the
Nation's chief.
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