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Volume XXXII.
A COMMUNICATION
FROM JUDGE FITE
In Which He Is Against The
City Bond Issue.
Kditor News;
1 don't know who has been writing
vuiir front page articles on city
bonds, butl do kuo-.’ thatthey arede
..t.ptive and misleading both as to
l [if conditions in Carter-ville and as
t ( the bonds themselves, but the
people should not be deceived or
misled by them.
in the tirst place there is a very
(.mod system of sewerage in the main
business and in much of the resi
dence portions of Cartersville, which
could be gradually extended without
bonds and without increasing our
taxes, but for extravagance and the
ji competency of same of our city
official!.
[n the next place if there is a little
c ;v in G* orgia that does not abso
lutely need a complete system of
sewerage it is Cartersville, as it is
one of the healthiest cities in the
s f ate and besides there has never
been a time when Cartersville was
less able t > build such a system than
now, as her burden of taxation is al
r udy too heavy and grievous to be
borne.
While Cartersville needs and I
favor more and better sewerage and
would vote for proper serial and re
tiring bonds therefor, 1 am against
the proposed teim or non-retiring
bonds, carrying as they do a burden
some and dangerous sinking fund to
be hawked about and perhaps diesi
pated bv mismanagumnt or other
wise in the interest of bondholders
and at the expense of the taxpayers.
Inow, as to the proposed bonds;
your front page writer says among
other tilings: “Our bond burden
grows less every year by the method
and practice oi retiring them from
tlie sinking fund,” Now that sounds
we!., but it is the very thing that
they don’t propose to do, but on the
contrary they propose to issue non
retiring bends and to hold and use
the sinking fuud for thirty years and
continue the same “bond burden”
annually during all of those years.
They propose to levy a tax of $7083.-
33 1-3 annually for 30 years—s2B33.-
33 1-3 as a sinking fund to pay the
principal and $4250.00 to pay the in
terest on the $85000.00 bonds, making
in all $212,500.00 to pay the principal
and interest on said bonds; whereas
$150,875.00 would pay the principal
and interest of those bonds, paying
oil and retiring two of each of them
every year, if they were retiring
bunds, as they should be, the differ
ence being $61,625.00 in favor of the
bondholders and against the tax
nuvers. In other words, instead of
increasing our taxes $7,083.33 1-3 to
raise auuually the sinking fund and
pay the interest on those bonds for
30 years as proposed, the average
amount of taxes would be only
$5,029 10 2-3 annually to pay the
principal and interest on those bonds,
the amount the tirst year being
$7,(83.33 1-3 and decreasing SIOO 00
annually until the last year, when ’t
would be only $2,975.00 which would
pay off the last two bonds including
ilie interest thereon, if they were
retiring bonds. Hut as stated above
they don't propose to issue such
bonds, but to issue term or non-re
tiring bends and pay the interest
thereon annually and to raise a so
li illt-d sinking fund to pay the prin
cipal at tiie end of 30 years, claiming
that they could and would invest
the same in other bonds and make
us much interest as we would save
by retiring our bonds; but in the
very nature of things this would not
a id could not be done as some of the
money would necessarily lie idle for
a w’hile before investments could bi
made,commissions would be paid fo<
makiug the investments and some
investments might prove bad or in
solvent, however lionesr, faithful
and efficient our city officials mighi
be.
Besides, what would be dune will
the interest on the s ’'mg fund?
Yours Truly,
A. W. Fite.
Fine Street Material.
The city is indeed prafef.il t<
President John Howe Peyton, oi
the N. (’. &St L ra lroad for si>
car loads of ballast and screening'
which is being used iu fixing up th
street on the east side of the rail
road just opposite the depct be
tween t lie , railroad tracks and the
east side park, which will make s
splendid road when the wora i
coinpleted.
HiE CARTERSVILLE NEWS
WIKLE FAMILY HAVE
A HAPPY HON
W. H. And John H., Enter
tain Absent Members.
The Wikle family had a happy
“home coming'’ recently, when
John H. and William H. Wikle en
tertained the absent members of the
family at the home of tiie former
Wednesday tiie 11th.
Tiie followihg are the brothers
that come from other places; Dr.
Jesse Wikle, of Anniston, Alabama;
Judge Douglaf Wikle, of Nashville,
Tenn ; Dr. Charles A. Wikle, of
Marietta.
To say that these brothers enjoyed
meeting each othor again is but put
ting it mi?dly and there was hospi
tality by the home members and
brotherly feeling and appreciation
by those from away.
The Wikle family is a prominent
one and no set of brothers have sus
tained themselves in the roles they
have assumed \&ith more credit.
They are all men of force and their
merits have been fitly recogniz and by
tiie people of their respective com
munities.
Dr. Jesse Wikle has been for four
terms mayor of his city, Anniston,
and is so popular as an official that
no man can beat him for tiie place.
Judge Douglas Wikle lias been for
years judge of the circuit court for
the Franklin circuit in which he
lives.
Dr. Charles A. Wikle has been an
a'derman in Atlanta and was an
influential and useful official..
Col. John H. Wikle has been for
years a prominent figure in this
community with strong intellectual
balance, rare judgment and unchal
lenged integrity, lie has held the
confidence of the people in many
ways and manifested his usefulness.
An able lawyer and a number of
times mayor of city and he is known
to all as a worthy citizen,
Mr. W. H. Wikle is a man of force
and though modest in manner and
never seeking position, wherever his
talents have been tested they have
shone out to good purpose. He has
especially been a conspicuous figure
in secret order affairs in the city 7.
Judge Fite and Bonds.
On this page we give place to a
communication from Judge Fite on
the bond question. We do this for
the reason that the News has always
tried to be a fair newspaper, leaning
ro no one side of anything so far
that we were not willing to give the
other side and we not only admit in*
to our columus matter tree from vi
triolic terms giving views on pub ic
questions but we invite such.
Now, the judge says he does’nt
know who has been writing our
front page articles, but that they arc
deceiving and the people should not
be deceived. We regret that h*'
should ever haye a doubt about who
has been Writing the articles and we
don’t know whether his doubt im
plies a compliment or otherwise, for
be has’nt said whether he tliiuks
they are better or worse than he
chinks the editor of the paper whose
name appears at the masthead could
indite.
We wish to say that, unless there
were some special design in mil and
men wouid rarely offer to gratui
tously relieve the fdi or of his bur
densome duties without some mater
ial compensation and this few coun
try newspapers are able to give.
Now it might be Marion Jackson or
the principal keeper of the Cincin
nati zoo that were giving i.s this
dope, of whatever merit it may be,
out we venture to say the judge
would hardly halt even to question
the authorship of the numerous uice
things we have said about him from
time to time. And now honors are
ibout ever, amt we have no apolo
gies to make to him or the public
about that.
Our advocacy of bonds has been
premeditated and sincere and we
haven’t intended to plan' on the (ie'd
oi advocacy a crop of fallacies, but if
such is the case we are willing lo trv
to weed them on' and encourage only
that growth that is bg-imate and
true.
A Small Fire.
A small blaze at the home of Rev.
Arthur Smith, corner of Gilmer arid
Carter steets, called tin* lire ho s out
Monday morning about ight o', lock.
The damaire whs very slight, only a
few shiugles being burn and.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA THURSDAY, JUNE 24. 1915.
BIG MEETING BEGINS
SUNDAY 111 NTH
Rev. Frank Wright To Have
Charge Of Meeting.
The tabernacle oomiuittee are busy
mal.iug all ueoessary arrangements
for i lie annual meeting which begins
on July 18th and continues through
July 27th. The tubernucle building
has been whitewashed, the trees
trimni and up, fences repaired and by
the time tiie opening date rolls
aroud everything will be in readi
ness. A big streamer lias been put
up on West Main street in front of
Ben C. Gilreath’s drug store and
a wooden sign will be erected near
the depot this week.
Rev. Frank Wright, the Indian
evangelist Jrom Texas will eouduc
the meeting and will bring with him
a gospel singer of note to lead the
singing.
Tli • i ,imiit.ee on publicity’ is iu
deavoring to bring the people
with i- une stress tiie important
event oi the coming tabernacle meets
ing, which is only three weeks from
next. Sunday.
The meeting proper will begin on
Sunday, July 18th and it will be re
membered that this is the earliest
date on which these meetings have
ever begun. The committee lias
raised two large signs on our streets
announcing the date, One of them
is ar the W. & A. depot and the
other at Scheu- r’s corner.
The singer this year is to be Prof.
Walter Good, who is splendidly
educated in music having attended
school in two of the northern cities.
He has had several years experience
as chorus leader for Mr. Wright,
“The Indian Evangelist.” They are
now in Colorado, Texas, conducting
a three weeks meeting.
Anew fe.iture of the tabernacle
tins year is that there wi.l be only
two services a day, except Sundays
which will probably have three or
more. This will enable many to at
tend every service it is hoped and
w ork uobo ly too bard. The nearby
farmer, if his - top is not finished can
attend every vice and yet; work
some at lie me.
it should be pie tsing news to the
town and county to know that this
feature of the religiouslifeof Bartow
county is to be preserved, kept and
perpetuatd. To no other one fea
ture of lift have the citizens of Bar
tow county more universally, earn,
estly and consistently given their
attention and support than to the
muintaiuarn-e of the tabernacle
meeting. From this platform tlie
: people have received tiie finest of
! entertainment which was worth tiie
cost but much more valuable is the
spiritual benefits to tiie people who
go. The endeavors of the associa
tion is in the future to enlarge and
improve the spiritual feature if pos
sible. Now the committee ask the
people one and ali to heartily co
operate in these meetings and ap
propriate things passing to their
private good.
Committee on Publicity.
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Bessie Barriscale, Being Featured in Miitual Masterpictures P**duced by
New York Motion Picture Corooration.
This Popular Star W iil A-'ptar at the Dixie Theatre in the Near
1 * ‘ ' Future.
RAILROAD SERVICES
AT SECOND BAPTIST
Interesting Meeting Held On
Last Sunday.
Special services were held on
1 .st Sunday, the 20th, at the East
Side Baptist church for railroad men.
Tin were molniug and after
noon services.
The following is the program:
10.45 Congregational singing with
devotional services led by F. L. Me-
M illa.ii
Special song. I
11:00- Sermon by W. T. G. New
man.
AFTERNOON.
2.30.: Congregational singing with
devotional services led by Henry
Dorsej.
Special song.
3:00. Sermon by Gus Bond, fol
lowed by short talks by other rail
road men.
do-mg song “God Be With You
’Till We Meet Again.”
All of the above men aie railroad
ers and there are several other rail
road preachers were present,
to be present, and will be heard some
time during she day.
-The meeting was undenominational
and ii is our ouly desire to honor
God nd get the many railroad men
of our town and adjoining towns to
gether to worship, and to hear the
gospel and practical experience of
the men of God who have to meet
with so many temptations.
W. D. Donahoo,
C. D. Kitchen,
C. E. Smith,
Committee.
J. A. Smith, Pastor.
The Chamber of Commerce.
The Cartersville Chamber of Com
merce held an important meeting at
the city commissioners offices last
Monday night.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected and several other matters
takeu under consideration.
The following are the officers elect
ed: O, TANARUS, Peeples, president, J. S.
Calhoun, vice president, Ernest
Adair, secretary, Milton Gaines,
treasurer, P, C. Flemister, J. W.
Vaughan, R. M. Hardaway, J. T.
Norris, W. H. Field, directors.
The question of a celebration of
the fourth of July was discussed and
it was decided not to have any cele
bration this year.
The body pledged itself to give
every possible aid to the carrying of
tiie election lor bonds and plans
were formulated toward judicious
and systematic work.
Miss Knight.
Miss Caro’yn Knight is receiving
many congretulations for her splen
did success as a student at Wesleyan
Female college, at Macon. She was
president of her class for two y ars.
Editor of the Wesleyau, member of
tiie Pan-hellenic council, member of
the Y. W. C. A. cabinet, slass secre
tary for 1912-13 and member o: the
Harris Literary society.
PUTMAN BOUND OVER
TO CORDON COURT
Charged With Killing Homer
Taylor At Hanger.
There was an Interesting habeas
corpus case tried here before Judge
Fite last Tuesday wherein Rev. Mr.
Putman, of Ranger in Gordon coun
ty, charged with the offense ot niurs
der was allowed to give bond in the
sura of SSOOO to answer the charge at
the next term of Gordon Superior
Court.
He was represented by Maddox &
McCamy, of Dalton, and Col. F. A.
Cantrell, of Calhoun. The state was
represented by Solicitor General J.
M. Lang.
As in all such oases the testimony
was some what coufl’cting, the weight
ot the evidence being that of about
five years ago au illiot relationship
sprung up between a daughter of
Mr. Putman who was at that time
about fourteen years of age and the
deceased, Homer Taylor, who was
then and was at the time of the kill
ing a married man; and that this
relation has existed at intervals ever
since without the knowledge or sus
picion of Mr. Putman until about
two months ago when he and Taylor
were both put under peace bonds
and Taylor left the state for the
West, but returned a few days ago
and on passing the home of Mr. Put
man he made tome remarks which
Mr. Putman construed to be a re
flection on the chastity of his wife
aud other daughters, and Taylor
waved his hand at the daughter in
question as he passed the house.
This so enraged Mr. Put.mau that he
secured a pistol and followed Taylor
a few hundred yards dowu to the
town of Ranger and shot and killed
him, the bullet entering the right
side and ranging upward aud coming
out on the left side. Taylor was in
his buggy at the time and pitched
forward out of the buggy and on to
the ground where he died iu a few
moments without speaking.
EMERSON.
Miss Annie Lou Wheeler, of An
niston, is visiting friends and rela
tives in Emerson.
Mrs. Holland, of Cartersville, is
visiting the family of Mr. Rex Hol
land.
Mrs. D. H. Monroe, who Is attend
ing the Normal at Euharlee spent
Saturday and Sunday at home.
Mr. Roy Jones was up from Atlan
ta Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. Cliff Stoeker spent Thursday
in Atlanta, >
Mrs. Annie Hamilton returned to
her home in Nashville, Tennessee,
Saturday morning from a two weeks
visit to Mr. and Mrs. W. M. McCrary.
Mrs. Irvin Wylie and little son,
Herbert, have returned from a visit
to Whites.
A crowd from Emerson went down
to Aowortl) one night last week to
the Bass-Stapleton revival. Those
going down were: Misses Mamie
Lo'i Parsons, Daisy Gilstrap, Ayerye
Holland, Maurine Parsons, Kathrine
Carlysle, Ethel Hubbard, Neile Col.
lins, Messrs. Leonard Clarke, M. E
Gray, Dr. Monroe, Joe Keith,Hubert
Wiley, Bill Wilson, John McCrary,
Governor Wiley, Richard Hubbard,
Harry Hubbard, Ray Pledger, Lin
Gilstrap, Lon Goddard, Mr. and
Mrs. M. C. Cline and Rey. and Mrs.
Parsons.
Miss Ann Howell, of Zebuion, Ga.
will arrive today and will be the
guest of Miss Lucy Vail Jones. A
number of social affairs have been
planned in her honor.
Mrs Walter Rhodes, of Athens
with her interesting children, Jose
phine and Warren, are the guests of
her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Warren
Dodd.
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Number 31
C. B. VINCENT DIES i
AT PINE LOG HOME
Good And Estimable Citizen
Passes Away.
Death car, ied away last Sunday,
the 20th, not only one of the exem
plary citizens of Bartow county but
of North Georgia#
Mr. Chesley Vincent pasßed away
at his home near Pine Log that day.
A stomach trouble causea his death.
Chesley Bostwick Vincent ws
born December 10, 1849. He lived in
Pickens and Bartow counties ali his
life. As ar educator no man iu
Georgia ever did more or better
work aud tirst and last, it is estimat
ed near two thousand men have had
the benefit of his instruction, and
among these were some the most
successful men of the country. He
taught school at Camming, Ludville,
Talking Rock, Jasper and Pine Log.
In public life he was a notable
figure and filled a number ol impora
tant stations. He was senator from
the 41st district, composed of the
counties of Pickens, Fannin and
Gilmer for tiie years 1896-1897.
He was clerk of the Board of Com
missioners of Bartow county in 1911-
12 He was representative from
Bartow county iu 1896-7. He was
school commissioner for Pickens
county four years.
Mr. Vince.it raised ten children,
seven boys and three girls, all of
whom survive him, as follows: Mrs.
Ruby Keheley, Little Rock, Ark;
Mrs. Homer Boston, Pine Log, Ga.;
Vera Tharvin, Emory,Ralph, Linton
is., all of Pine Log; Aulsey Vincent,
Fairmount; Chesley Vincent, Jr.,
Talking Rock; Verner Vincent, Cars
tersville. He is also survived by
fourteen grandchildren, He is sur
vived by the following brothers aud
sisters: L. M. Vincent, Kingston;
A. E. Vincent, Fish; Mrs. L, G. Dar
nell, Cartersville; Mrs.A.J. Reynolds,
Roschelle; Mrs. VV. T. Bradford,
Fairmount; Mrs. Lula Vinceut, Pine
Log; Mrs. Mary Weems, Atlanta;
Mrs. Luclle Hughes, Tyler, Texas.
Mr. Vincent’s life was a beautiful
example, he being of that type of
men who “do things” and do tnings
right. The right was always his
guide. He was thoroughly indepen
dent in lbs nature and never stopped
to consider whether a tiling he d.d
would please this or that man. but
the only question was, “Is it right?’’
His friends, and they were legion,
always felt their friendship grow
with the exteusioa of their know
ledge of his u any estimable traits.
In every station, whether public or
private, he was the same conscien
tious, tiouest, honorable and upright
mau.
At his funeral which took place at
Pine Log Tuesday the eulogies pro
nounced on his life were enough to
make those near him leel proud,
though under the spell of bereave
ment. Among the speakers were:
Judge A. W. Fite, Judge G. VV. Hen
dricks and a number of others.
Miss Lewis.
The uiauy friends of Miss Evelyn
Lewis, who received her degree from
the literary department of Shorter
college this summer, will be delight
ed to learn that she will go lo Colum
bia University, New York City,
another year and take work for tlia
next two or three years.
Dr. A. W. Van Hoose, president of
Shorter paid Miss Lewis a high com
pliment when he expressed a desiie
to see her continue her work at
Columbia. He spoke of her splendid
career at Shorter and bespoke tor
Uer a still greater success iu her
finishing courses.
At The Baptist.
Rev. W. A. Taliaferro, one of tha
leading Baptist preachers of tne
State, will preach at the First Bap
tist preachers of the state, will
preach at the First Baptist church
uext Sunday morning aud evening.
Mr. Taliaferro has been pastor of
many prominent churches in Geor
gia and Alabama aud has a wide re
putation as an able speaker. He is
now connected with the judsonOen
tenuial movement of the Southern
Baptist Convention. A special mu
sical program has been arranged for
the evening service.
Misses Jessie Daves and Myrtice
Adair left Tuesday for Kuoxville to
take a six weeks course at the sum
mer school.
Mr. E. H. Cosby, of Atlanta,
in the city today on his was to Cin
cinnati, Ohio, where he will make
bis future home.