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THE POST-SEARCH LIGHT
VOLUME 7, NUMBER 17.
BAINBRIDGE, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1921.
$1.50 PER ANNUM
HARDWICK SIGNS
MANY NEW BILLS
eneral tax and appropria
tions BILLS ARE AMONG
THEM.
\tls r ta. A us:. 15.—The time limit
-i all bills passed by the Legislature |
| c . uecutive approval or veto, ex
pires at midnight. Governor Hard-
rick has. therefore, had his hands
•all gening over the enormous mass
f ; efr i=|ation sent down to him. The
general tax act and the appropria
tion bill will be signed before mid-
ngfct.
Among nearly a hundred bills signed
odav including local legislation were
he following:
To amend an act of 1910 so as to
govide for the obtaining of evidence
n cases of injunction and in motions
or a new trial.
To make it unlawful to make or aid
i making of false statements or rep-
sser.tation in attempting to procure
ie payment of false or fraudulent
aims against insurance companies.
To provide for the payment of de
fences in the salaries of the judges
f the Supreme court, the Court of
Appeals and the Superior court.
To increase the fees of coroners,
onstables and jurors in counties of
00,000 or more.
Tc provide for the exercise of the
lective franchise by females.
To amend the Constitution and to
Teate a Fifty-second Senatorial dis-
rict
To amend the act regulating the
ale, inspection and analysis of com-
nerekl fertilizer.
DENIES SCHOOLS
WILL SHARE FUND
MONEY DERIVED FROM W A A.
RENTAL DISCOUNT GOES
INTO GENERAL FUND.
Atlanta. Ga., Aug. 15.—Funds de-
ilved by the state through the sale
of Western and Atlantic rentals on a
deferred warrant basis nee! not be
divided so as to give one-half of this
money to the common schools as pro
vided in the school code, in the opin
ion of General William A. Wright,
state cmptroller. General Wright
stated Sunday that the provisions of
the school code setting aside one-half
of the state income from all sources
for common school purpose was a
statutory enactment and that the sale
of the state railroad rentals was a
statutory enactment and that, there
fore, the act of the present legisla
ture will take precedence over the
act of the legislature of 1920.
General Wright made this state
ment in discussing the point raised
by Senator John H. Jones, of La-
Grange. He declared that it was an
interesting point and that on the
face of it there was apparently some
merit in the contention, but he said
a careful examination would show the
real facts to be that the Western
and Atlantic rental money is not to
be divided but will be paid but of
that fund as the governor sees fit.
“This phase of the question was
investigated before the bill to sell
the Western and Atlantic warrants
was introduced,” General Wright
said. “It was found that the law re
quiring one-half of the state’s in
come to he paid over to common
| schools was not in the constitution
To amend the code relative to sums j tut was a statute passed by the leg-
aid by manufacturers of fertilizer, j jslature in 1920. The succeeding leg-
To proride for the disposal of the I islature is not bound by what its pre-
itvernor's mansion property on j decessor does and the present legisla-
’eachtree street. ture had a perfect right to pass an-
To establish a city court at Fitz- other statute authorizing the sale of
gtiald. ! the state railroad rentals.”
Retroactive Plan on Reduced
Taxes Refused Approval
In Presenting Tax Revision Bill to House, the G. O. P. Committee
Men Make Changes. To Vote on Measure at 3 P. M.
Saturday. Bill Expected to Pass, Estimated to Mean
Reduction of $600,000,000 in Nation’s Taxes.
To amend the military laws to make
.General Wright said the school
them ernform to the organization and : funds are set aside lon(f before the
Spline requirements of the United mone y is collected and that when it
j comes into the treasury the schools
share of the state’s income automati
cally is apportioned.
To amend the draining laws of the
To fix the salary of the solicitor
ffterai of the Blue Ridge circuit at
*L250 per year.
Hunger, The Best Sauce.
Sauce is used to create an appetite
or relish for the food. The right way
To create the Georgia State Boardj is to look to your digestion. When
Forestry. ‘you have good digestion you are cer
tain to relish your food. Chamber-
To create a State board of exam- ’
Iain’s Tablets improve the digestion,
create a healthy appetite and cause
-trs tor nurses.
Tech Deficiency Bill Signed. , , . ,
Several defiency bills, notably that 8 * entlc movement of the howe]s
tea gives the Georgia School of' —"
echnology the sum of *24,000 were i ^
-so signed by the Governor, as well i ^
' '-re amendments to the motor ve- j
:rie act. introducing several new i
—portant features.
Tie act providing for the reading f ;
* B-ble in Georgia public schools,;
ovicirg that there exists no objec-!
r or tie part of the pupil’s parents,
*- *!*o among the measures to be i
Washington, August 16.—Republi
cans of the house refused today to
approve the administration plan to
make repeal of the excess profit tax
and the reduction of the income sur
taxes to 32 per cent retroactive to
last January 1, under the conference
decision, these changes, as well as the
five per cent increase in the corpora
tion income tax would go into force
next January 1.
The vote to make the change in
the committee bill was 96 to 87. No
other alteration in the draft as pre
sented to the conference was made.
The membership also adopted a
special rule under which the vote on
the bill will be taken at 3 p. m.
Saturday.
Representatives Frear, Wisconsin, a
member of the ways and means com
mittee, wanted a separate vote in the
house on fixing the date for a re
peal of the excessive profits tax, but
the conference on motion of Repre
sentative Mann, Illinois, decided to
make the date next January 1, 1922.
Other Changes.
Under amendments subsequently
adopted by the committee, the in
crease in the corporation income tax
to be effective next January 1, was
reduced from 5 to 2 2-1 per cent and
the tax on cereal beverages cut from
15 cents to 6 cents a gallon.
The change voted by the republican
conference was estimated by some
committee members to mean a reve
nue from corporations for another
year some *350,000,000 in excess of
that estimated on the basis of re
peal of the excess profits tax as of
last January 1.
The administration tax revision bill
designed to raise approximately three
billions of dollars a year, was formal
ly presented today to the house of
representatives. Chairman Ford-
ney, of the ways and means commit
tee, expects to call it up Wednesday
and to have a final vote Saturday
under a special rule limiting consid
eration to four days.
Estimated Cut.
Republican leaders estimate that
the hill will reduce the nation’s tax
burden by *600,000,000 in the next cal
endar year through repeal of the ex
cess profits tax, the higher brackets
of income surtaxes, all of the trans
portation taxes, including express
sand oil pipe line, increased exemp
tions to heads of families and married
men with small incomes, and de
creases in the levies on candy, sport
ing goods, furs and art, and art works.
Details of these and other changes,
including the increase of 5 per cent
in the income tax on corporations al
ready have been published. Other re
visions include, however, the exemp
tion from taxation of the compensa
tion received by the president of the
United States and amounts received
as compensation, family allotments
and allowances under provisions of
the war risk insurance and vocational
rehabilitation acts.
The bill contains upwards of 16,-
000 words and is entitled, “A bill
to reduce and equalize taxation, to
amend and simplify the revenue act
of 1918, and for other purposes.”
Much of the text is devoted to amend
ments of the administrative and def
initive section of the present law
which were prepared by treasury ex
perts with a view to clarifying specific
portions of the 1918 act and meeting
situations arising from decisions of
the supreme court.
Opposes Officer Exams
Borah Declares 14,000 Commissioned
Personnel Ample.
Washington, Aug. 15.—Recent an
nouncement by the War Department
of an examination this month for 1,000
commissioned officers was criticised
in the Senate today by Senator Borah,
Republican, Idaho, who declared that
14,000 officers in army of 150,000
were ample.
In view of the present condition of
the Treasury “and our campaign for
economy,” Senator Boah said unless
the military committee suggested that
the examination be canceled he would
introduce a resolution to that end.
“If the examination is made man
datory, the law should be repealed,”
Senator Boarh added, “for it is almost
unthinkable that the Department is
preparing to add 1,000 officers to an
army of 150,000.”
BEE MEN OPEN
SESSION TODAY
STATE ASSOCIATION TO CON
DUCT COURSE WITH
OUT EXPENSE.
Macon, Ga., Aug. 16.—Have you a
little bee hive on your farm 7
To place one on it and on every
other farm in the State is the aim
of the Georgia Bee Keepers’ Associa
tion, which opens this morning for a
three-dny session in the auditorium of
the Chamber of Commerce.
For the first two days of the con
vention the association will conduct a
complete course in bee-keeping so that
any one desiring to learn the bee
trade may have the opportunity to do
so without expense.
The Chamber of Commerce audi
torium will be changed into a bee
school room and from 9 o’clock in the
morning until 10 o’clock at night, lec
tures will be delivered on bee cul
ture.
Prizes For School Children.
To the school boy or girl taking the
course and making the highest num
ber of points, will be given a colony
of Italian bees; to the one making
the second highest number of points
will be given *5 worth of honey; and
to the one making the third highest
grade, will be given a year's subscrip
tion to the Dixie Bee Keeper.
After the school closes, the associa
tion will hold on Friday, a regular as
sociation program. F. Roger Miller
at that time will deliver the welcome
address on behalf of the Chamber of
Commerce.
Three addresses will be delivered by
editors on Bee Cnlture. J. J. Wilder,
of Waycross, editor of the Dixie Bee
Keeper, and president of the associa
tion, will deliver the president’s an
nual address. E. R. Root, of Medina,
Ohio, editor of Gleaning in Bee Cul
ture, will speak on the Future Out
look. C. P. Dadant, of Hamilton, 111.,
editor of American Bee Journal, will
speak on The Drone.
Dodson’s Liver Tone
Kills Calomel Sale
Don’t sicken or salivate yourself or
paralyze your sensitive liver by tak
ing calomel which is quicksilver. Your
dealer sells each bottle of pleasant,
harmless “Dodson’s Liver Tone” un
der an ironclad, money-back guaran
tee that it regulates the liver, stomach
and bowels better than calomel with
out making you sick—16 million bot
tles sold.
I' A
lr - tr.e appropriations given the fi-i
- approval of the Governor were a
~i <f *852.000 for the payment of
r --: *18,000 for the School for
if at Cave Springs; *30,000 for
‘te Normal College at Athens;!
ftr the Ninth District Agri-
• College; *4.000 fer the Fifth
' Agricultural College, and *3,-
" the South Georgia Normal
CoBtf*.
:een estimated by Comptrol-
■e'eral Wright that the tax bill
t year will give an increase of
P-ntately *234,000 over the bill
which gives the State a rev-1
! L- 833.645.84. This dees not
tr.e payment of poll taxes by
- rich is estimated by the
: as increasing this year’s in- j
‘ '-J about *75,000.
1 11 ATION—Administration
Decatur County.
“Iwm it May Concern:
- Wilson, Co-Administrator,
* .* nf Proper form applied to me
* ^Saneat Letters of Administra-
'-ne estate of Arice Cook, late
; _ anty. this is to cite all and
; ’ l? e creditors and next of kin
- ook to be and appear at my
•tn:n the time allowed by law,
w cause, if »nv they can. why
a ™iiustrat5<m should not
• ted to John R. Wilson on Arice
estate.
e>s my hand ar.d official sigr.a-
_s ath :ay of July. 1921.
B MAXWELL. Ordinary.
" wvii is here. Kill
f, Ualcium Arsenate. See
till* ‘ J '" ,n Kl er . Jr., Donalson-
6-2-tfcA
O N all Bicycles and Bicycle Repairs. This is a real service and
real saving for all Bicycle owners. Get the kid’s bicycle ready
for school! A real bicycle man does the work and
Every Job that Leaves the Shop is Strictly Warranted
The following prices prevail until School Opens. We Cut the Price Deep. Note the
following reductions in all Bicycle Supplies and Repair Work and act accordingly
Metal Valves, former price *1.00 now
New Rim and Spokes, former price *3.50 now
Re-spoke wheel, former price *1.50 new
Brass Plugs, former price .25 now
Neverleak, former price .25 now
Valve Cores, former price .15 now
$2.50
1.00
.15
.15
.10
Cementing Tire, former price .20 now
Bicycle Tire, former price *4.50 now
Bicycle Tires, former price *4.00 now
Bicycle Tires, former price *3.50 now
.50
.15
3.50
3.00,
275
All Coaster Brake Parts at Half Price.
Send your lame, sick or dead Bicycle to this shop and have it
rebuilt at a trilling cost.
THE BICYCLE HOSPITAL
211 Water Street • Bainbridge, Ga.
NEGRO HELD FOR
POSTAL FRAUDS
RAISING MONEY ORDERS IS AL
LEGED TO BE HIS SPECIALTY
CONFESSES, OFFICERS SAY.
Savannah, Ga., Aug. 14.—Will
Webb, colored, said by officials to be
one of the cleverest crooks who ever
worked the post offices for a scries of
sums aggregating an as yet unde
terminable amount, is in the county
jail here tonight on a charge of rais
ing money orders on at least twelve,
possibly many more Georgia post-
officcs. He was arrested by the town
marshal at Thunderbolt, yesterday
evening and turned over today to Fed
eral officers. He will be given a hear
ing, before Commissioner George Rich
ter, probably tomorrow and is said
to have confessed this afternoon to
every charge made against him ami
to have asked that he be tried at
once.
His plan was to buy a money order
for one dollar or a dollar and a few
cents and raise it to eight, eighteen,
ten, eleven or even twenty dollars and
realize on the raise, tearing off the
marginal check in every case. His
pen work, officials declared, was un
usually skillful. He claims to have
learned the art from a white man
while he was a porter on the Frisco
line at Kansas City. His first
he says, was laBt January in Atlanta,
when he raised an order for (f.0E>
from “Dr. A. J. Baker,” 101 Fort
street, to “Bud Fisher” to net him
*8.50.
How! He Operated.
At Norcross, Chamblee, Hardeville,
S. C., Thunderbolt, Savannah, At
lanta, Bloomingdale, Dorchester, Rin
con, Macon, Tennille and other post-
offices, he is said to have worked
this game, writing letter to himself,
enclosing the order and cashing the
order with a note advising that the
torn-off marginal check was “all-
right.” He is a native of Washing
ton county, near Sandersvil^e, and
has lived here since January. At
Thunderbolt he bought last week an
order for $1 and raised it to nine
teen, the remitter being “Mrs. Annie
Brown,” the payee being Cole and
Demans, Chicago. He order a talk
ing machine and advised the Thunder
bolt postoffice to deliver any parcel
received for Mrs. Brown in “enre of
Will Webb.”
Inspectors trapped him by means
of a card advising that mail awaited
him with postage due; he called for
his mail and no officer was at Thun
derbolt to arrest him; he was asked
to call the next day, yesterday, which
he did and was nabbed by Town Mar
shall Paul Harris and turned over to
Postoffice Inspector J. O. Mattox to
day, •
How much wider his operations may
have been may be brought out in the
hearing tomorrow. j-':
House Votes Funds
For Shipping Board
Washington, August 13.—By a vote
of 159 to 87, the house today passed'
and sent to the senate the bill carry
ing $48,500,000 for expenses of the
shipping board until next January 1.
An amendment provides that not
more than three officials of the board
.are to receive more than *12,500 an
nually, and it is stipulated that none
of the money is to be used for pay
ment of claims against the board.
Representative Walsh, Massachu
setts, chairman of the committee
that investigated shipping board af
fairs, was one of the republicans to
vote against the btfl. A number of
democrats supported it.
Move To Secure Place
For Women Convicts
Savannah, Ga., August 13.—The
movement on foot for some time to
provide a place in Chatham county for
women prisoners and convicts has
taken added interest since the return
to this city of three white wmen sen
tenced to the state farm at Milledge-
ville, by the Savannah recorder, under
a local measure recently passed by
the legislature. The ruling of the
attorney general of the state on the
matter is that the state cannot care
for municipal convicts.
That good Orange Crush fin
ishes up the picnic dinner or the
meal in the woods. Don’t forget
it.