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THE BAINBRIDGE POST-SEARCH LIGHT
A Statement that any Man or Woman can Understand
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
; AND
DECATUR COUNTY BANK
BAINBRIDGE. GA.
STATEMENT OF NOVEMBER 15, 192*
The Bank Owes to Depositors $ 802,213.72
Obligations secured by Liberty Bonds 19,450.00
Notes Re-disoounted (this is borrowed money
loaned to our customers) 16,032.65
$ 837,696.37
A conservative Banker always has this indebted
ness in mind, and he arranges his assets so as to
be able to meet any request for payment,
if or This Purpose We Have—
Cash $ 199,530.50
(Gold Bank Notes and Specie) and with legal de
positories returnable on demand.
O. S. Government Securities —— — 22,482.00
City Bonds - 2,000.00
Stocks 41,019.75
Two Buildings 40,251.92
I Due from U. S. Treasury 5,250.00
Loans: (Notes of our customers, largely secured
by collateral, mortgages or endorsements 773,602.34
Total to Meet Indebtedness $1,084,136.51
This leaves a Surplus of $ 246,940.14
Which becomes the property of the Stockholders
after the debts to the depositors are paid, and is
a guarantee fund upon which we solicit new de-
* posits, and retain those which have been lodged
with us for many years.
Open Saloon, Operated
in 1915 Style, Raided
By Savannah Officers
Scotch, Gordon Gin, Bartender and
Porter Among Assets Seized.
Officers Find Place in Full Swing
With Many Feet on Rail.
NEWLY REMODELED
CALLAHAN HOTEL
AMERICAN PLAN
$3.50 PER DAY — RATES - $4:00 PER DAY
SPECIAL SUNDAY DINNERS 75c. 12:30 to 2 P. M.
Ample Room For Banquets And Special Entertainments
IDBE
Broad Street Bainbridge, Ga.
Plfmanic Phonography
Touch Typewriting
Twentieth Century Bookkeeping
Penmanship
No Better Advantages Offered Anywhere
Each Pupil Is Given Individual Attention
Savannah, Ga., July 30.—Prohibi
tion Officer J. T. Crowder, City De
tectives McCarthy and Schley entered
an alleged “open" saloon operated,
they charged, in connection with the
Durden and Powers Restaurant hero
today.
They finally secured one-clbow-on-
the bar room, each, and were soon
faced by a white aproned gentleman,
like in the days of old.
“What’ll you have, gents?”
“Scotch high for mine.”
What tied’"
“Lawsons."
"What’s yours, sir?" the bartender
asked another officer.
“Gordon Gin."
“Same,” said the third officer.
The bottle, glasses, polished to
perfection, ice, syphon bottle 'nevery-
thing were placed on the bar.
The Place Is “Pinched.”
Ahove the roar of chatter of the
many citizens standing at the bar, the
bartender heard the officers exclaim
“You’re pinched!” The customers also
heard it, and the next moment there
was a wild rush for all exits. When
it was all over, the officers had in their
custody, R. G. Ryan, the six-foot al
leged bartender, and Zeke Dooly, a
negro porter. The proprietors of the
saloon, and “Albert,” another negro
porter,, made their escape. The pris
oners were carried to the Federal
building for hearing.
The officers also held as evidence
several quart bottles of Scotch, Gor
don Gin and other brands of whiskey.
Prior to this raid the officers visited
a soft drink stand, said to be the
property of John B. Cohen, son of ex-
Licut. of Police Cohen. The officers
seized 127 pints, three quarts and one
gallon of “moonshine” in glass and a
10-gallon keg full at Cohen’s place.
Notice of Sidewalk
Contractors
The City of Bainbridge, Ga., will
receive at the City Hall at 11 o’clock,
Central time, on August 29th, 1921,
sealed bids for the construction of
approximately forty thdusand(40,000)
square yards of concrete sidewalks.
Plans, specifications and profiles
may be seen at the City Hall or in
the office of O. H. Lang, engineer,
Moultrie, Ga. Copies of same can be
secured for $5.00 from the engineer.
Each bid must be accompanied by
certified check for $1,000.00. The
city reserves the right to accept or
reject any and all bids.
M. E. NUSSBAUM, Mayor.
J. A. REID, Clerk.
O. H. LANG, Engineer,
Moultrie, Ga.
Half Billion Dollars Slashed
From Nations 1922 Tax Burden
By Economy is Fordney’s Goal
Republicans of House Ways and
Means Committee Confer
On Revision.
Other Members See Little Chance
of Reducing Governmental
Expenses
Washington, July 30.—Republicans
of the House ways and means com
mittee conferred today for a develop
ment of views on tax revision. Many
divergent opinions were developed, but
no conclusions were reached.
Emphasizing that he was speaking
solely for himself, Chairman Fordney
said afterwards that the goal toward
which he would strive would be a out
of half a billion dollars In the tax
bill next year. His opinion was that
by the exercise of frigid economy the
Government could be operated for $3,-
500.000,000 in 1922 instead of the
$4,000,000,000 estimated by the Treas
ury.
Other members were less optimistic.
They thought that with the enormous
fixed expenses, including the interest
on the public debt, the costs of main
taining the Army, Navy and the Gov
ernment merchant fleet it would be
impossible to get along with much
less than $400,000,000 and consequent
ly could see little prospect of any
marked reduction in the tax burden.
Gradual Relief Proposed.
Practically all members of the
committee are in sympathy with the
repeal of the transportation taxes,
both passenger and freight, but they,
have not yet fixed upon a new source
of revenue of offset the loss of $330,-
000,000 to the Treasury that this
would involve.
Chairman Fordney’s idea is that if
the repeal of the whole is found im
practicable, a start might be made by
cutting them in half, next year and
eliminating the balance the year fol
lowing. Representative Longworth,
Republican, Ohio, has before the com
mittee a revision bill proposing
straight out repeal.
While committee Republicans—and
they will frame the tax bill—have
reached no definite decisions on the
proposed revisions, it appears to be
fairly well established that there will
be no alterations in the normal rates
on individual incomes or in the amount
of exemptions allowed. There proba
bly will be some shifting of the tax
burden in other directions and Mr.
Fordney is of the belief that some
new courses of taxation will be found.
Buick New Four-Cylinder Line
Ready to be Put on the Market
Announcement is made today of the
presentation before the motoring pub
lic of Buick’s new four-cylinder line.
There are four models in the line, in
cluding roadster and five passenger
touring in the open cars, and three-
passenger coupe and five-passenger
sedan in the closed models.
Inasmuch as it has been known in
the automotive trade for some time
that Buick purposed adding a line of
fours, considerable interest attaches
to the specifications covering the new
models. In motor construction Buick
has adhered to the valve-in-head prin
ciple with which its name has been
so prominently connected for twenty
years. The cylinder bore is 3 and 3-8
inches with stroke of 4 and 3-4
inches. The motor develops between
35 and 40 brake horse power and road
tests have shown that the power
plant will deliver up to 60 miles an
hour with case. Features of motor
construction are the large three-bear
ing crankshaft and 12-inch long con
necting rods, extra long rods being
provided to reduce vibration to a mini
mum. A circulating splash oiling
system gives automatic lubrication
throughout. Another important fea
ture, which is standard equipment on
all Buick cars, is the automatic car
buretor heat control through which
ideal vaporizing conditions are ob
tained.
Why Not Let Us Do Your
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BAKING?
It Saves You Time
It Saves Your Health
It Saves Your Money
It Saves Your Disposition
It Saves Your Vitality
— We invite the ladies of this com-
r j. •our* «n« inunity to come in and talk over
The Expenditure is Small, But the Saving is Great IScSsttffXStSS
You will appreciate being able to sit down to a meal
yourself without feeling as if you had just happened
out of a furnace.
COSTA'S BAKERY
Broad Street PHONE 81 Bainbridge, Ga.
Do you know
>u can roll
agar
lOcts from
ono bag of
GENUINE
BuiTDurham
TOBACCO
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Panic Caused by Bomb
In N. Y. Italian Quarter
New York, July 23.—A bomb ex
ploded in the door of a grocery in
the Italian quarter early Saturday
and threw the district into a panic,
requiring reserves to quiet the fears
of excited residents. Charles Navarro,
the grocer, told the police he had
recently received threatening letters.
The transmission is of the selective
sliding gear type, three speeds for
ward and one reverse. The universal
joint is of standard Buick construc
tion, being virtually an integral part
of the transmission and automatically
lubricated from the transmission. The
clutch is of the multiple disc dry plate
type, built in exact accordance with
the principles which have guided
clutch construction in Buick sixes. All
moving driving parts are enclosed.
Front axle of the four-cylinder car
is an one-beam forging. The rear
axle is three-quarter floating type, all
the weight of the car being carried
on the axle tubes and only driving
torque and steadying of the wheels
being taken by the axle driving shafts.
The third member is of standard
Buick type of construction, designed
successfully to eliminate all twisting
or weaving in the rear axle. Gear
ratio of the rear axle on high speed
is 4 and 2-3 to 1.
Wheelbase of all models is 109
inches. The spring suspension is
designed to give fine riding qualities
to a car of this wheelbase. The front
springs, semi-elliptic type, are 36
inches long, and the rear springs, also
semi-elliptic, are 55 1-2 inches long.
Cord tires are standard equipment
on all models. These tires, which
are 31 x 4, are the first straight side
cord tires in this size ever manufac
tured and were built especially to meet
Buick requirements for the new four-
cylinder cars. The tires have been
adopted as standard size.
The chassis is lubricated with the
high pressure Alemite system. Delco
starting and lighting system is stan
dard equipment. All models are com
plete with tire carrier and extra rim
and all are equipped with non-glare
headlight lenses.
Shipping weights of the four models
are: Roadster, 2310 pounds; touring
car, 2380 pounds; coupe, 2430 pounds;
sedan, 2650 pounds.
Prices, f. o. b. factories at Flint,
Mich., are: Roadster, $935; touring
car, $975; coupe, $1,475; sedan, $1,650.
In adding the four-cylinder models
to the seven models of six-cylinder
cars now produced, Buick executives
feel they have rounded out their line
and constructed cars which are in
every respect worthy of the Buick
name.
Has Marrying- Habit,
28 Wives in Year
Berlin, July 30.—Twenty-eight
wives is the record of Germany’s
most married man, who has just been
run to earth by the police. Formerly
a forester, Erih Grubert, within a few
months, manages to entrain fourteen
women, with each of whom he went
through a marriage ceremony, disap
pearing afterwards with the dowry
they brought him. After a short term
in prison he resumed his career and
in the last six months managed to
acquire the affections and property of
another fourteen women.
Hot Weather Diseases.
Disorders of the bowels are ex
tremely dangerous, particularly dur
ing the hot weather of the summer
months, and in order to protect your
self and family against a sudden at
tack, get a bottle of Chamberlain’s
Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy, It can
b« depended upon. Many have tea-
tided to its excellence.
THE NEW CITY CHARTER
There seems to be a misunderstand
ing as to the effect of the new charter
relating to the paving of the side
walks, and I a mtaking the liberty
of attempting to explain the meaning
of this charter. The authorities seem
uniform in holding that, without any
express charter provision a municipal
corporation is, nevertheless, author
ized to pave streets and sidewalks.
The law compels the city to keep the
street sin proper condition, and if in
the discretion of the mayor and coun
cil it is necessary to pave the streets,
they have the authority to do so, even
without express charter provision.
28 Cyc. on page 949, says: “The word
street is generic, and includes side
walks and cross-walks; and the power
to improve streets includes the power
to lay sidewalks. The municipality
may require abutting owners to build
sidewalks in accordance with pre
scribed specifications, and within its
discretion may order a repavement.”
There seems to be no question as to
the right of the city to pave either
the streets or the sidev/alks and to
require the abutting owners to pay
therefor. The trouble is, that to act
under the general provision it would
be necessary to require the owners to
pay in cash. If they act under the
charter of 1920, then it is necessary
to make a contract based on a ten
year payment. In either event a ahrd-
ship would be inflicted upon some
people. The .object of the new charter
is simply to authorize the mayor and
council to make arrangements in their
contract for the paving for the pay
ment thereof eithe rin cash or in in
stallments covering such period of
time as they may think proper, and
permitting the mto allow a discount,
or contract for a discount, in the
event of a cash payment. Outside of
permitting them to arrange for the
payment for the work, the new char
ter gives to the city absolutely no
power of any kind or character which
it does not now possess.
7-21-lt T. S. HAWES.
We are now open
at 147 Broad street,
in the place former
ly occupied by A. W.
Moreland. We are
prepared to take
care of your needs
in Bicycles and all
kinds of Repair
Work and will ap
preciate your pat
ronage.
Rich Bicycle Co.
PRESSING
Engagement
111 Press Your Clothes,
m Do It Right,
And Keep the Buttons
Sewed oo Tight.
John A. Godfrey
PHONE 28J.
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