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TRADING WEEK IN CARTERSViLLE BEGINS MONDAY,DEC. 13
THE CARTERS VILLE NE WS
Volume XXXII.
PUSHING SOUTHERN
RON) CONSTRUCTION
The Highways Are Fast
Being Improved.
Kapidly improving roads and the
coiu pilatiou of accurate ruuuiug
directions on principal routes will
greatly facilitate motor tiavel in
Dixie during the coming year.
Automobile touring is makiug
rapid strides iu popularity and in
terest through every one of the
southern states. This is due largely
to the many local or district high way
improvements in more or less con
stant progress within the territory
below the Potomac and Ohio river?,
aided very materially by the various
through routes between the northern
and central-westei n states and the
south, which are being developed,
marked and brought to the atten
tion of thousands of motorists plan
ning the longer trips. While there
are some temporary drawbacks,
sueh as the long delay in complet
ing the way between Washington,
I). C., and Richmond, Va , and the
meagre ferry service over the streams
along the Gulf coast, the south as a
whole is putting through a road
building program unsurpassed by
that of any equal area in the United
States.
Asa result, the time formerly
taken for a tour, say from N“W York
or Chicago to Atlauta, Florida or
New Orleans, has been ut least cut
Iu two within tire past few years,
while facilities for the convenience
and comfort of tourists have been
multiplied. Optional routes have
been opened up in surprising num
bers, some skirting the Atlantic
coast as closely as the nature of the
country will permit, others crossing
the ranges and thieading the valleys
of the Apalachian mountains, and
still others following the compara
tive levels of the Mississippi river
valley. So wide is the choice of
routes across this largo territory
that the tourist may go one way aud
return the other for two or three
successive seasons without exhaust
iug them.
Now for the first time, also, tire
main roads of the south-eastern
states have been logged on the same
thorough plan as those of the north
have been for several years pas';
and about Jauuary 15th, they will
be brought out in anew volume
the Automobile blue Book, the
stxtb iu a series which now covers
the eutire country. Siuce midsum
mer the experienced field forces of
the experienced field forces of the
publishers liaye been running con
stantly over tie most important
routes in Virginia, West Vitgmia,
North aud South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana,
taking complete notes and odometer
mileages as the basis for test diiec
fioos aud outline maps, uniform
witli those of the older volumes.
Similar work is now under way n
Florida, that state having been
tiken up last to secure the benefit
of tlie latest data on new construe
tlon, especially brick pavement be
ing laid on several of its most im
portant routes, both along the
famous east coast and in the interior.
Georgia, the “Empire State of the
’ lias (he best average roads
in the southeas*; some of them are
exceedingly good, aud excellent time
can be made over them in almost
any direction. North Carolina,
where sand-clay construction pre
dominates, is making fine progress
with its road work; and the same
applies almost equally to South
Carolina. Aside from the famous
Shenandoah valley, the north aud
south routes across Virgin a are yet
somewhat disappointing, especially
those near the coast; but they are
still better on an average thau they
w ere a few years ago, and present no
serious inconvenience or difficulty
except perhaps some clay stretches
in wet weather.
Florida is now fully alive to the
necessity of providing better road
for its ever-increasing number of fall
and winter visitors; ai.d the various
counties are spending about five
million dollars for that purpose.
Brick seems to be the most satifac- ,
lory material, superceding mile after
mile of sand, muck aud even bog.
Beiug practically without grades,
highway construction in Floiida is
relatively cheap, and progress,
throughout the state should be rnuob
more rapid in the future thau in the
Past.
Perhaps the most backward im
portant hue Iu Florida is that from (
the lower border of Georgia nee r ,
PRETTT SERVICE AT
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
“Home Coming” Gathering
A Splendid Event.
No more beautiful service was ever
held in tiie First Baptist church than
the collation of Wednesday evening
By 6 o’clock tiie members of the
church aud their families began as
sembling for this annual home gath
ering. A committee from the dea
cons and Woman’s Missionary So
ciety welcomed the guests as they as
sembled iu the main auditorium of
the church, when Mrs. Towusend
and Miss Ella Neel furnished a mus
ical program.
In tiie Baraca room, bright with
red candies and holiday (decoration,
was served a delicious hot supper of
trrkey, ham, rice, cranberries, piek
les, buttered rolls, coffee and cake.
In the center of the room about an
iiuiueuoe banquet table elegant in
its appointments, were seated Mr.
and Mrs. McGiuty, Mr. and Mrs.
Hames, Mr. and Mrs, Smith, Mr. and
Logan, Mr. and Mrs.Ledbetter, Prof.
Sewell, and Mr. Cuuyus.
At the conclusion or the social hour
the larger orowd filled the audi
torium for the program of music and
brief addresses from the various de
partments. Judge Neel reviewed the
years work by tiie Board of Deacons.
Mr. Henson, superintendent of tb
Suuday School, called the roll of
classes, which was responded to by
some member, showing this to be a
live aud earnest body. Mr. E, Y.
Ma lory, leader of tiie B. V, P. U.
made a short appeal to the Union,
as the training department of the
eborgh. Mrs. W. A. Dodd, reported
work of tbP Woman’s Missionary
Society, Miss Mildred Matthews for
the Young Woman’s Auxiliary, Miss
Mamie Lou Sorrells for the Girl’s
Auxiliary, and Katherine Matthews
for the Sun Beams, Musical numbers
by Mrs A. B. Cuuyus aud Mr, Fred
Neel added to the most interesting
program.
An earnest appeal by Mr. McGiuty
for more loyalty to the church life
on the part of the membership made
a pretty close to this delightfut ser
vice, Jt is the purpose cf the church
to make this a yearly occasion, bring
ing .ogether in delig tfut and help
ful intercourse the large mernb-r
ship aud their families.
Cartersvi’le Chapter, Royal Areli
Masons, will meet at the hall Mom'ay
night next. Officers for the ensuing
year will be elected at the meeting.
All members are urged to be present.
The "Honorable.'’
The title of “honorable” is used
loosely in the United States, being
given by courtesy te almost anyone
who holds or who has held an inp
portant public office. The title is es?
pecially bestowed upon members of
congress, governors, state senators,
Judges of the higher courts, and high
federal officials. In Great Britain the
title of “Honorable” is borne by the
house of commons as a body, by the
members separately when referred to
in debate, by judges of the high court
of justice when not peers, and by all
the children of dukes, marquises, earls
(except the oldest son, who bears the
courtesy title of Lord), viscounts, and
barons.
Proof of Cow’s Leanness.
There was once an old Garrabost
crofter who, when giving evidence be
fore the Crofters’ commission, ad
mitted that while he was the owner of
three cows, “the beasts were as thin
as Pharaoh's lean kine.”
The chairman, thinking to corner
old Kenneth, asked him to say bow
lean Pharaoh’s kine were.
Even a seventeenth-century divine
would have wanted a day or two to
think this over. But Kenneth an
swered at once:
“They were, sir, so lean that they
could only be seen in a dream.” —Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
Valdosta to Madison, Live Oak,
Lake City aud into Jacksonville
from tilt west, but tiie authorities
have been stirred up, and the road
should receive much lienefit from
being a part of the “D’xie Highway.'
By way of contrast, that part of the
coast route from Jacksonville
through Brunswick, Ga, has been
so greatly improved that old time
tourists who remember the former
one, with the bothersome ferry at
Darien and the several miles of soggy
road along the dikes through the
rice fields, would hardly recognize it
today. The trip from Valdosta,
Florida to Pensacola, tiie state capi
tal, is fue exoept fop the relatively
few miles from Milton to Peusaeola,
at- least a part of which will soon be
put iu better shape.
CARTERSVILLE. GEORGIA THURSDAY, DECEMBHR 9, 1915.
GEORGIA’S DRASTIC
PROHIBITION LAWS
Main Feature In Bills To
Make Georgia Dry,
The prohibition bills which were
recently passed by tiie legislature in
extra session will, after May the Is*,
put the ball and chain on the liquor
traffic in Georgia and will put the
crimps cn tiie howh rs after “per
sonal liberty’’—or persoual license to
break the law, whiche .er they mean.
HKRH ARK A FEW OK TUB PROVISIONS
Break tin every locker dub or sem
blance of looker club in Georgia,
Stops every brewery in Georgia
from manufacturing malt of any
kind, whether it has a drop of alco
hol iu it or not.
Closes every saloon in Georgia,and
prohibits either state or county or
city granting any license or collect
ing any tax on brew or liquors.
Prevents express comp nies, rail
roads or private carriers from deliv
ering liquors at anv place of business
restaurants, hotels, or clubs. (Hos
pitals and drug houses exempted.
Permits a person to receive iu his
home, either one-half gallon spiritu
ou-, or one gallon vinous, or six gal
lons malt liquor in thirty days. No
tice the “or,” (This would have
been reduced or excluded, but for
tiie reason that this is the miuimun
limit so far passed by supreme .ourts
(No chances were tal on )
Compels express companies and
others di iiyering to take sworn s:a e
meut from sonaignee, that, it is I\ji
his own personal use, that he is not
a drunkard, and 111 u lie has no r*
eeived his aJowance in IjO days Pro
hibits cariieis deliver! jg liquors to
a drunknid.
Compels carriers to file this item
iz?d statement within i breu days iu
Office of County (J.dlnary for public
inspection, auy deception or subter
fuge or dodge is heavily punished-
Takes a"ty Charters of Looker
Clubs violating the law,
Pre\ ents newspaper or * ircular or
magiSiue o: letter aivertisiug of
liquors, bars down all signs of liquor
from buildings and windows and
mal.es Georgia clean In thai particu
lar also.
P unit lies sheiiff-, solicitors and
olher officials for lafluie to enforce
these laws.
Georgia win Ip dry 4? Sahara after
May J.M, in pito of tiie rating, rant
ting. gaiitui politician wbo would
pie, eut it.
A negro preacher, iutraiislating to
tiie hearers tiie sentence: “The har
vest is over, the reason is * uded, aud
ihy soul is not saved,” put it: “De
corn has been cribbed, dere ain’t
auy more work, aud de debbil is
still foolin’ wid dis community.”
Stranger —Have jou a good hair
tonic you can recouiuieudV
Diuggist (prohibition town) —Here
is something that is spoken of very
favorably by the people who have
drunk it. —Topeka Journal
W. J. Wooten Poroled
Mr. W, J. Wooten was Tuesday
granted a parole by Governor Nat
Harris. This clemency followed a
previous recommendation from tiie
prison commission.
Wooten lias served three years of
his ten years sentence, in the peni
tentiary. within tiie past two years
a number of efforts have been made
by his attorneys and friends to se
cure him a pardou. Large petitions
figured iu these i Hurts. There w'as
strong opposition shown to these
efforts, however, aud the board have
seemed to think they never have been
justified in recommending tbe clem
ency asked for until uvw.
It will be remembered Wooten kill
ed Herschel Griffin, a proiuiuent cit
izen and business man of Kingston
last September two years ago, and a
very sensatsoual trial resulted in the
Court in which lie was convicted for
V oluntarv mau slaughter witli a rec
ommendation to mercy and Judge
Fite gave him a sentence of ten years,
wooten-’friends s :em much pleased
at Ilia being granted a parole.
Photographs taken day or nigut
I have the new radiumlight, and
will stay open on Saturday night
until 8 oclock. Keady to do your
Chtmrisas work.—J. A. Morris.
Capt. John A. McDonald, of
Plaims, 01., spent Tuesday in the
city, looking after his property
interests here.
BIRTH Of A IRON
IS A GRFAI SUCCESS
To Be Seen This Week At
Atlanta Theatre.
80 treniendcus lias been the de
mand for seats for tlie engagement
of “1 lie Birtli of a Nation” at the
Atlanta theatre, which opened Mon
day night, that tiie mating meat ho*
cancelled all other attractions for
the immediate future to retain tiie
big Griffith spectacle for one wtek
and ftoss. hly two weeks longer. It
is hoped that tiie company's book
ings nki* be so arranged as to permit
a three week’s run, which would
bring tiie engagement 1o a close on
Christinas night.
No theatrical offering of tiie last
twenty twenty years lias so gripped
play goers of this section of Georgia
as has this mighty film and mnsio
reproduction of the sou-th’* reaou
struction, While this week’s pej'for
malices have not been sold out, tiie
box office has been literally swamped
witli orders and it became evident
several days ago that an extension
would be necessary to auaouuuodare..
the crowds, Tiie speotaole is being’
shown at tiie Atlanta exaotiy as it is
seen at the Liberty theatre, New
York, where it lias been runulug for
tiie last ten mouths. A symphony
orchestra of HO plays tiie elaborate
musical score und the stage"effects
■ire realistic beyond description.
APogether the services of fifty peo
ple are employed iu each presenta
tion, from which it will be realized
ttuyt “Tfie Birth of a Ration” is far
more thi:u a mepe mqving picture.
The story is founded upon ‘‘The
Clansman” and it was acted for the
liiiu by a company consisting of
18,000 people and 3,000 horses.
Mail orders with remittances pay
able to the Atlanta theatre wil} be
promptly filled- The prises are;
Nights at 8;15, first seven rows, of
jrohestra, flj other orohestra seats,
$2; htpeony, first four rows, $1.50,
next four rows, $1; other balcony
seals, Matinees, 75 every day at
3:30; first seven rows of orchestra;
other orohestra seats, $1; Balcony;
first four rows, 75c; other balcony
scats, 50c. Unreserved seats in tiie
gallery are 50c at night and 35c at
the matinees.
C: burn’s Minstrel,
Coburn’s Minstrels proved an
agreeable surprise aud pleased a good
audience at the Century last night,
Ihe entertainment being one of the
cleanest minstrel performances ever
given here, not a word or suggestion
being uttered that could possibly of
fend the most fastidious.
The show opened witli a grand
musical nnd scen e first part, laid in
Venice, at the famous Rialto. Here
numerous vocalists charmed the aud
ience, with entertaining end men lo
britig laughter to all by their fun
and mischief. This work is left to the
blacksfaced stars of the aggregation,
Charlie Gano and Tommy Donnelly,
who are by far the best, part of the
show, tiie real negro part most of the
other characters in the first part be
ing white faces with rich costumes.
The negro skit, “Mathaine ical
Calculations,” by Gano aud Donnely
was much enjoyed and new to tiie
audiauee.
In tiie second part there was a fuil
line of vaudeville, jugglers, acrobats
ousic ians on numerous Inst uuients
singers, concluding witli a political
satire, “Los , River in J m<ie Land,
iu which both Roosevelt as hunter
and Bryan as resigued stat* giuan,
were introduced, witli real jungle
scenes and fine scenic effects, closing
with song, “We Are All With Yon
Mr. Wilson,”— Daily Clarion Led
ger.
Medical Association.
i
A meeting of the Uartow Coun
ty Medical Society was held at 'he
office of Dr. R. D. Stone yester
day. -
•a ni fc
Among the topics discussed
was “The Diseases of the Season”
and- much good thought emanated
from the exchange of ideas and
experiences.. u > u
Officers were efeeted for 5 tfie
ensuing year as follows: Dr. A.
T. Calhoun, Dr. Tanner
Lowery, vice presidents Dr. It D.
Stone, secretary and treasurer.
I)rs. W. E. Wofford aud M. -C.
Hay good were admitted to mem
bership in the society.
PRIMARY ELECTION
WAS HELD YESTERDAY
Giireath, Landers And Max
well Run Highest.
The city primary for the nomin&s
tion of candidates for mayor and
commissioners came off yesterday.
Tiie election was quiet but it was
a hard fought battle amrng the con
testants, th. candidates and th* their
friends striving hard for success.
There was an unusually large reg
istration, tiie list allowing 580 names.
The vote proved quite a full one. Tiie
following is the result of the ballot
ing:
FOR MAYOR
Paul Giireath.... 280
G. W. Young 256.
FOR COM MISSION Klts
R, W. Landers 298.
H. R, Maxwell .293.
w\ R. Satterfield 257.
R. M. Gaines 229
Next, Wednesday tiie regular elec
tion takes place. Uuder tiie prevail
ing law the six candidates getting
the li ghest vote in the primary can
run the raoe off iu tiie regular elec
tion.
The ticket is anew one entirely,
List of Jorors.
The following is a list of jurors
ilffiwn for the January term 1910, of
Bartow Superior court:
J N McKelvey W H Chapman
E F Robertson J A Madden
J A Partain E F Noland
E Strickland J A Monfort
T W Tinsley .1 W L Brown
Jobu P Worley W C Butterfield
James Haney John G Doss
L A Ingram J P Worley
J ai Field W H Dooley
John T Bray C P Pitchford
G N Maxwell F E Martin
ft J Douahoo A E Brogdon
J E Barron John A Stephens
B. L. Vaughan J. M. Conyers
J. W. Adams. J, P. Walker
TRAVERSE JURORS—FIRST WEEK
J. R, Combs Wm. H. Jones
A. L. Johusey A. Nelson
H. P. Womelsdorf Juo. C, Lair
W H. Ross J. M. Jones
T. O. Roberts L. F. Giireath
J. A Wilson W. W, Roberts
O. C. Bradford H. L. Adams
Wilson Bell L. T. Head
John Stanford J. D. Kimsey
C. F. Bell J. M. Field Jr.
K. V. Dvsart W. B. Woodall
O. 11. Yarbrough J. J. Henry
J. P. Davidson T. M- Drummond
Mid S. Jordan J.S. Carey
J. Matt Hall J G. Newton
K G. Woodall J. L. Chitwood
8. w. Ray T. w Bright
Joe J. Bell R. M. House
TRAVERSE JURORS'—SECOND WEEK
W. D. Black A. H. Edwards
A. O. Laud L. O. Wooten
I. C, Herring H. J. Wade
B- E. Day J. H. Moon
John P. Adair J. E. Pratt
J. A, Lambert II M. Strozier
W. L. Hicks R E. Rickeuhaker
J. W. Lee H. M. Eugland
W. T. Bryan J. 8. Cook
E, R, Morton J. E. McGuire
L. P. Gaines W. I). Martin
Joe L. Young A.J.Lanham
J. L. Ray W. T. Gillam
w. F. Djar F. G. Edwards
It. F Headden John A. Head
W, 8 Bradley G, If, Dent
A. L. Kerce w. A- Graves
J. M. Guyton N. C. Anderson
TRAVERSE JURORS—TH I 111) WEEK
I, L. Landers R C. Keith
W, 8. Kay M. A. Carr
Joiiu Goddard J. w. GLstrnp
T. TANARUS, Ramsey J. w. Daniel
J. P. Fountain W. H, Willis
J. A Ingram J. F. Madden
L. A. Carnes W. T. Pittard
Gf. M. Gladden 8 J. Gore
[j. H. Collins J. C. Kerr
T. A Upshaw E P. Carnes
W. L Vaughan W. M, Parker
J. P. Garmon Johu w. Guyton
J. T. Jolly K. T. ward
J. A. Bennett A. D. Owen
O. W, Huuey Thomas J. Casey
B. K. Moriis F. B. Bray
j). w. Loader mi Ik J. O. Cox
J. D. Black w. F. wisohmeyer
Efficacy of Uproar.
1 The Hon. Bray Lowder makes a
specialty of arguing with any man
with a weak voice who says be does
not know anything about the subject
introduced by the honorable. The
statesman demands in a loud tone to
know exactly what it is that the other
does not know about it, why he does
not know it and how he knows he
does not know it. In an argument it
a person can make up in noise what
be lacks in sense he does not need
any facts and figures. So it natural
ly follows that Mr. Lowder very soon
gets his weak voico opponent all
twisted up in a knot. —Kansas City
Star.
Number 35
Dll CIVTS GREAT
PLAY 'STILL WATERS”
An Interesting Program For
Busy Little Thehtre.
Though there have been many song
extolling life on the ocean wave, aud
innumerable plays .hat picture the deed*
and misdeeds of the socially elect, life
on our Inland wateiwaya has seldom
aroused the interest of the playwright.
Hence, “fStifl Waters,” the story of
canal-boat life and of the circus, in
which Marguerite ( lark is featured by
the Famous Players Film Company on
the Paramount Program at the Dixie
theatre this week, will prjve of special
interest.
A company of players spent three
weeks on tiie banks of one of our great
canals 111 order to got the scenes which
show little Neata (Marguerite dark)
and her old grandfather on the canal
lauit, which Is their koine, An euti,®
circus was leased for the purpose of
getting the action which transpires in
and arc und tiie tent, w lien the ring
master, having marked Nesta for his
Prey, attempts to force iiis attentions
upon her.
In this lemarkaliie combination of
pastoral romance and gripping drama,
Marguerite lias tiie beat od pert unity yet
afforded her ofdisplaying her wonderful
versatility. Already acknowledged as
suporb in tiie art ot screen coquetry and
generally recognized as one of tbe most
winsome lithe misses in motion picture?,
Miss Clark, by her tremendous powers
as a dramatic actress, will add to her
fauralsusa photoplayer. It is seldom
that a young actress who gains popu
larity as an Ingenue rises to any con
siderable heights in emotional expres
sion. Therefore the performance pf
Miss Clark in “Still Waters” is one of
the most notable of screen chievements.
For tbe scenes which transpire in anil
about the circus, an entire traveling
show was leased by tiie Famous Player?,
and Harry La Pearl, one of tho most
celebrated clowns that ever appeared at
the New York Hippodrome, was espe
cially engaged to play opposite Miss
Clark. These circus scenes, mauy cf
which combine daring performances
with thnllng dramatic action, are tbe
best that have ever f>een obtained in
any tent shorw.
In support of the diminutive star
there appear, pesido Harry La Pearl'
Robert Kodoriek, Robert Vaugh, Arthur
Evers and other-well known stage and
screen favorites.
PREPERfITIONS TOR
TRADING WEEK
A Brilliant Program of En
tertainment Planned.
. The merchants of Cartersvflle have
planned elaborately f or a trading
week witli extensive and brilliant
® res. In fact nothing like it lias
ever been pulled off here lieie before.
This trading week begins Decent
ber Utli and alt holiday shoppers
and the trading public ore invited
and expected to make use of this
week to make their purchases.
The windows of the stores will
contain displays of good-and deco*,
ra! ions and everthing will wear a ga
la air about tiie stores.
Beginning Friday night, 17th, and
continuing through Saturday will be
a special display and demonstration
that will be worth while to attend
ane witness.
Illuminations for tire tree and tl e
square will be furnished from the
electric force of the city and electrio
effects will be everywhere in evi
dence.
Z-alously the men and women are
working for the success of trading
week. Jf you wish to witness some*
thing you are to remember, don’t
miss this occasion.
A special ) and will disconrse music
for the occasion. There will be a huge
Christmas tree on the public square
Over six hundred children will sing
Christmas Carols.
VV. C. T. U.
On Thursday Dec. 16. 1915, Bartow
County Woman’s Christian Temper
ance Union will give a benefit, through
the courtecy of the Dixie Theatre
m in age meat at which Famous Piav
era Cos. presents Marguerite Clark in
“Still \\ aters ” Proceeds to go to
Christmas W. C. T. U. work for pris
oners and the poor of Bartow County
an t Car'ersvi le
Col. Rolierls of Marietta was in
town Weilnesdcy on professional
business.
Ms. W. H. Griffin, of Rome,
spent Tuesday in town on business
ami as the of Mr. R, L.Grif
fin.