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THE CARTERSVILLE NEWS
Volume XXXII.
FREIGHT rates tit
HUT DISCRIMINATING
Commerce Board of Trade
passes Resolutions.
Tlib following resolutions have
beeu adopted by the Commerce,
yeorgia, board of trade:
Whereas, in 1910, congress passed
law, which, in its application,
would t rohibit discrimination in
freight rates and abolish the present
,ygteiu of allowing certain cities to
qe mad® basic points, giving these
cities favored rates o,ver other towns
not recognized as basie points; and
Wbeieas, such discriminations
have made certain cities prosperous
at the e*pauses of the small towus
and rural sections; and
Whereas, five years haye elapsed
ioe the passage of the law by eon*
£ie*s, which, if applied would place
all rural towns on a parity with any
and at) other points in the state; and
Whereas, after repeated delay, the
later state commerce commission
has decreed that the law passed
ebould become effective January IsL
1816; and
Whereas, certain cities in this state,
heretofore recognized as basic points
are making strenuous efforts to fur
ther delay ib® application of the law;
and
Whereas, it is intimated that the
application of the law may be fur*
tber delayed unless the people of the
rural towns aud sections use their
influence to prevent further delays;
Therefore, be it resolved by the
board of trade of Commerce, Georgia:
Fiisf. That we most respectfully,
hut earuestly entreat the Inter State
Commerce Commission not to heed
.the entrtalies of the cities known as
ibasio points, who seek to retain the
advantages and discriminations they
,now enjoy, but make the law fftc
tive January the first 1916, as con
templated.
Beooud. Be it farther resol v ed
.that we urge all chambers of com
imerce aud boards of trade in all
small or rural towns, in all places
jaot heretofore recognized as basic
soiut, to take immediate steps to
Aring all honbraßle pressure to bear
rnpou the afcrresaid commission, to
ltbe r.d that the date of effectiveness
K>f said law be uot further delayed.
Third. That we urge the press of
tike Gate, especially the weekly press
to give the matter wide publicity in
order that the people in the rural
seetions may know the advantages
to be obtained from the radical
change in freight rates, when the
new law becomes effective.
Fourth. That copies of this pre
aiuble and resolutions be forwarded
by the secretary of the Board of
Trade, of Commerce, Georgia, to fhe
inter State Commission, the two D
,S. Senators and U. S Congie-smeu
ifrom Gorgia at Washington, I). C.,
, to the Railroad commission of Geor*
igia.aijd also to the daily and weekly
ipapecs of the state, with request for
ipu lication.
This resolution unanimously adop*
♦ted ibis Oth day of December, 1915.
ti'S'emn) The Commerce Board of
Trade
tt\ 1\ W. Fhkppard Presid ut
W. G. Cartlkdgk, Secretary.
Pleasing Program at Dixie.
The following i* the program for
Hie lt xie theatre for the Week of
l>ee. a her 20th to 26th;
Monday, December 80th—C|iapt< r
12 of ‘\Neal of the Navy,’* Edison
c un. d>v Biograph drama.
Tuesday, December 21*1 —t’h .lies
Cbniy in ihe famous s< ciety and rt.ma
‘The Mummy and the Humming
hird.”by Isaac Hend arson.
Wednesday, December 22ud —Mine.
1 Oljra Petrova, the great, emotional
aetresn in “Tire Tigress,” an intense
ly interesting drama.
Thursday, December 23rd Miss
Muiy Pick ford, Aiuerica’esweethear
dn 11 Madame Butterflv.”
/Friday, December 24f h —l7t ii chap
iter of “The Diamond Prom the Sky,’ 1
iFaruuouot Travel pictures, latest
pictmes.
Hatuiday December 25th —Mrs
Leslie Carter, America’s most popu
lar actress in ‘‘The Heart of Mary
land
The mother of Rev. W. T. Huuni
®utt died in Anderson, Soufti Caro
lina, at the home of her daughter on
Monday moru’ng, December 13th.
She was with her son, Rev. W. T-
Huaidcutt, mnch of the time during
his pastorate here, and she has a
laige circle of friends and acquaint
ances in Cartersville, who will deep
er regret to hear of her death.
OLD BIRDS IN NEW
TEAK COMING
Cobum Coming With New
Pleasing Features.
Alauager Coburn and bis Big Min
strel Company are too well known to
require more than the announce
ment of date on Monday, December
30th, and the display of the well
known title on the biil boards to in
sure interest and expectancy. Speo
ulation is made as to what new fea
tures and innovations are possible
from the many years of enjoyable
performances already credits to
“Cobe’’aud his men. How many
stop to thiuk what a tremendous ef
fort is required to accomplish this
result by this fuu factory producer
and the performers uuder Dim? An
all new show every season aud some
thing different in miustrelsy. That
it will be new, that it will be differ
ent, full of merit, dean comedy and
enjoyable fun we do know. It al
ways is. They never disappoint
friends and patrons- It is one of the
attractions who keep faith with the
publ c. That is why we look for
t aem, why we patronize them, and
why they wili have their usual ca
pacity business next Monday at the
Grand.
Oh, that beautiful band that starts
the feet beating time,the heart thum.
ping, smiles showing the voice hum*
ming some favorite air? Why do the
youngsters follow the band, the pa
rade, the people gather and applaud
it, and on the day of the expested
favorite minstrel show, await the
coming of the noonday street con
cert and inspiring strains of the
band? Nobody seems to know—\fo*-
body seems to care. They want it;
and they will have it, although few
other theatrical attractions carry a
band or depend on it for advertising
and the days business. Joe C'oburn
manager And owner of the big Min
strels which we look for and eujoy
each season, says that “some Swede
who liked to work, started the fash
ion along with silk hats and long
tailed coats and it has been epidemic
ever giqee." His “daddy wished a
cornet on him while a*small boy, ad
versity kicked him into minstrelsy,
and popular demand kept him
‘toteing and tooting’ one evar since.”
Notwithstanding these conditions
however Cobe is always obliging and
in evidence with his band wheuever
this popular attraction reaches Car
tersville aud none of his friends will
listen to his oft repeated threat lo
“get a leader man and quit.” The
show is coming Monday, December
20rh, at ilie Grand Opera House.
The band is coming, and if “Cobe”
reigns in concerf, the writer of this
announcement will have a remedy
that will produce him as usual.
For the first time in inauy years
Coburns Minstrels have deparied
from the “gentlemans parade suit 1
style of street costume and have
adopted a bright “blue flash” milis
tary overcoat, cap and trousers trim
med in black and gold. That it is
brigh 1 , natty auil stylish is positive
and in xplanation Manager Coburn
says the uational movement of miii
tary pr< pareduess suggested the
chani e. Every body of uniformed
men, • er\ individual in uniform,
mav help by i-uggesfio i even to the
eye, the necessity of this land foi
,.repa i dues* b> eyery man and i>oy
~ble in ‘i .mile a gun. The papa e
are fu lof if, mi l although we are a
publii amuseim-nr ati raci ion, if the
change does Ii i lie good it cin and > no
harm The c >lor was suggested
from he var on popular music .I
•'Bin.-- ’ throughout (he country and
fog.an i lul.t on with the publi .
“Cote” de. lares be wid have a inu-i
--cal “blue-.” number of bis own for
the bnd if lie lias to write it himself
before the season ends. The b g
g low will appear at (tie Grand (),*eia
House on Monday. December 20 b
and o ir readers will have an oppor
tunity to p iss judgment on toe
parad . The show is said to be big
gei and better than ever before.
Mrs. Lucy Leathers died at t lie
ho ue of her parents in this eity We.i
uesd y mght, Bh. She wasl he
daughter of Mr. and M'S. James
Martin and had been a suffe.er from
tuberculosis for -o ue lime. She
leaves one child.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin have lost two
daughters from the same disease in
the psf two years which adds a
p*culiar stdueos to this dea h.
Will Move On Ist.
I On the first of January Mr Levi
w R eves will move witn his family
from the old “Hill Arp" home on
Etwin street, to the home of Mr. VV.
W. Roberts, on the same stre.t. Mr,
Roberts will move to his (arm.
I
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16. 1915.
PAROIi IS SOUGHT
FOR REACH HARGIS
A Peculiar Proposition For
Kentucky Prisoner.
When the Etowah Lumber Com*
pauy was running at the height of
their operations at their millson the
Etowah river, there were three or
more score of men from Breathitt
County, Kentucky, who were among
the operatives, ltiabj of them men
with their families, a little colony as
it were from one locality.
Capt, Frank'H. Enwright, the man
ager of the company, who had run a
large lumber busiuess in Breathitt,
had worked these mem, knew
them, liked them aud brought them
here. So far as we know/ tlieso men
made as goed citizens as any we have
had. Some of them have become
permanent residents of the com
munity and share the gopd will of
all.
This will render of local interest,
more or less, a Bi-eathit county feud
story that comes from the Jackson
Times, which savs;
“W. N. Cope, a Jackson lawyer,
who has interested himself in the
case of Beach Hargis serving a life
sentence in the penitentiary tof kill
ing his father, Judge James Hargis,
is again making an effort to secure
the release of the patricide.
“He is understood to have made
the on.ynroposition of its kind ever
submitted to the board in connection
with a parole application, having
made arrangements to tender lo the
board a bond of #IO,OOO to insure (lie
good behavior of Hargis in the event
of his being given his fre ulom.
“It is understood tout the bond
was to he in form flint if accepted by
the state, recovery of the sum named
could be made imiuediatl■ upon the
arrest, of Hargis lor any offense
whatsoever within the state, or up
on his appearance at any time in
Breathitt county. What influence,
if any, this unusual proposal will
have upon the prison board is not
known. Mr. Cope was accompanied
by Iris brother, Robert.—Dispatch.
“A later repoit from Lexington
says that while in that city Monday
Mr. Cope admitted that a pardon
was being sought for Beach, but
that, be denied the #IO,OOO oTrer.”—
Jackson Times.
Lawyer Cope is a nephew of Mr,
Jack Cope, of this city.
Beach Hargis was sentenced to the
Kentucky peuitenliary for life for
killing his futher, Judge Jim Hargis.
He lias served about four years of
his term
A Card.
In view of the fact that numerous in
quiries and /eq.uests are coming to m
from all parts of the county, I take this
occasion to state that I will lie a candi
date for the office of county school sup
erintendent of Bartow county, in 1916,
subject to the Democractic Primary.
A more formal announcement am}
declaration of principles will l>e made
later.
Respectfully,
J. W. Jackson,
Jassville, Ga\
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One of the Mew Feature Acts With J. A. Coburn’s Pro
gressiye Minstrels at Grand Op?ra House.
THE POSTMASTERSHIP
QUESTION UP AGAIN
Hardwick Opposes Collins
For Appointment.
witii tue reassembling of Cougress
comes up again tire question of the
post mastership of Cartersville. The
adjouroment of the last session left
many appo utiuents still open in
Georgia. In this city there was little
murnier, fora contest among demo
cratic applicants was known to be
on and the oAlice was still in good
halms. It rather expected that, the
matter wili lie soon sett'ed.
Last week Congressman. Lee rec
ommended Charles L Collins for tile
place and Senator Hardwick Opposed
the recommendation, on the grounds
as he allege t, that Mr. Collins was
objectionable to him because of bis
work against him in hi* l ace for the
innate.
Mr. Lee said that, in the event Mr.
Collins appointment was rejected,
ha didn’t know who he would rec
ommend That he intended to go be
fore tile senate committee and urge
Mr. Collins’ appointment.
Mrs. J. E. Hall Dead.
Mrs. Amanda Hall, wife of Mr. J.
E Hall, died at h r home in this city
last Wednesday after an illness last
log through several years.
Mrs. Hall was originally Miss God
win. She was born May 5, 1845, n a
old Cassville,
She was converted and joined the
Methodist church whep she was
about twelve vears old sl|n was a
true Christian and in Mr eatlier
years was active.in church work.
She was educated in that popular
institution of years preceding the
civil war, Cassvflle Female College.
She married James Elihu Hall
.fune 27th, 1861. Thirteen children
.were born to them, nine of whom
hire Hying. Theta*'are Harris Hall,
JOhn Adair, Mrs. W.C. Walton,
Miss Mora Hall, of .this city; Messrs.
Hugh Hall; of D dlas, Texas; Evans
Hall, Atlanta; Luke Hall, Chatta
nooga, Tenn.; Charle* Hall and Mrs,
Margaret Brown, of Duke,Oklahoma.
The fliberal took place from the
borne Friday. The services were
c inducted by Revs. John B. Logan
aud L. G, Hames. Interment was
af OJk Hifi cemetery.
Christmas Program.
The Second Methodist Sunday
School wil| have a Christmas pro
gramme on Saturday night Decern
lipr 25th at 7 o’clock. There will
be a free will offering for the bene
lit of our piano fund. You are
cordially invited to come. The
following Sunday will be the regu
lar preaching day at this church.
Dear Siprtaelaus: I want a bicy
cle and bii air gun, a cap pistol,
aud some fire works, and some
.fruits, candy, ami some marbles.
I am nine j ears old.
Your Friend,
Will Henry Gainer.
MATH ELECTED
MAYOR YESTERDAY
Four of the Candidates Run
Last Race Through.
The regular city election for mayor
and two commissioners came off yes
terday’.
The contest was only betweeu the
two candidates for mayor, G. W.
Young and Paul Gilreath, as the two
candidates for commissioners receiv
ing the lowest vote in the Hr t or
primary election dropped out, al
though they hail under the charter a
legitimate right to run again.
These two were Walter R. Satter
field and R. M. Gaines, aud their
dropping out, left the field to R W.
Linders and H. R. Maxwell.
In the case of the mayor’s race,
frfends of Mr. Young, urged him,
viewing the oloseuess of the vote, 25
difference between him aud his op
ponent, Mr. Gilreath, and thought it
iiis duf y to run on t hrough, claiming
it as the original intention of the law
governing the election, the primary
beiug supposed to eliminate from the
race all but tiie six candidates recei*
viog the highest vote.
The result of the election was affec
ted by circumstauees and the way the
race for yesterday was viewed, Ml*
Gilreath ales a candidate two years
ago, and defeated in the first or
primary, dropped out of the final
race. This sai largely in nis faver
this time
It is but just to say that the vote
of yesterday was not an evidence of
Mr. Young s strength, as there were
some of liis closest friends thought
under all circumstances it would
nave been better for him to have
dropped out of lust race.
Aud, in the meautiiue. many are
puzzling their brains over the ques
tion of what is the real iutent of the
first elect ou or primary, a question
thrust ou us by an ambiguous and
complex charter.
We gave last week ttie figures ot
last week’s electiou. In yesterday’s
electio > vote betweeu Messrs. Gil
reath and Young stood: Gilreath 855,
Youug 181,
Important Real Estate Deal.
Th re have been some important
real estate deals in the community
just consummated.
The lovely home of Mr. R, J. Don
‘boo, on Teunessee rorrd, has been
sold to Mr. Will Tracy. In this deal
Mr. Tracy conveys to Mr. Donahoo
his home on GiJtuer street.
Mr. Donatio > recently purchased
the well known Rowland Springs
property and has moved there with
his family,
Mr. Tracy has move I to die Don
at) oo home.
These deals were consummated af
ter extensive negotiations through
the well known real estate firm of
John R. Young and Company.
Mr. Donahoo Is making extensive
improvements at Row land Springs,
preparatory to opening it up us a
pleasure resort next spring,
Rowland Springs was before fhe
war a summr r resort when people
from Suvaonuh, M<>ntgciu -ry, and
othei Southern cities ve/a guests
here. The water has flue medical
prop-it e . the location in healthful
tod the scenery line ami there is up
reason ii shouldn't again spring iu
o popularit y .
Ilur; t> y Machinery.
Mr Byrd C’hamlee, while crushing
CO ii at ills home, near Adairsville,
a-t week was caught in (he belling
of Ihe machinery aud came near be
ing i-eiioir-ly hurt, lie was Ihiown
violently over to the floor aud his
coliar hone broken and lie was se>
yciely bruised about bis persou.
Dr, Bowdoiu was summoned and
repoioel his collar bone and gave
non other attention and ha is and >iug
Well.
Hello, Willie!
A wounded English officer tells of
an interesting little Incident which
occurred on the battlefield after the
great ad\ar.ee.
“I had picked my way among heaps
of German corpses, when I was ar
rested by a voice which seemed rath
er familiar. Looking a few yards to
my right, I observed one of our Rod
Cross doctors dressing the wounds of
a German officer.
“ ‘Bad case, doctor,’ I remarked cas
ually, and Immediately his patient
shouted, ‘Hello, Willie.’ ‘I know that
voice,’ I said to myself. I approached
the wounded man, and to my aston
ishment I found he was a German
cousin of mine. We had a little chat
about old times, In the days when we
were friends and there was no war.
‘‘A few days after my arrival in Lon
don 1 received a letter from him.”
Number 56
CAPTAIN THOMAS
J. ETON IS DEAD
Passed Away in Blairsvilie.
Where He Went Last Year.
Capt. Thomas J. Lyon died at
Blairsvilie, Ga., Saturday, after an
illness of several months. He went
from this city to Blairsvilie to make
it his home about a year ago. Blair—
ville was the home of his people, tl.e
place of his birth aud early boyhoo
His illness was in the nature of a
stroke of paralysis received two
mouths ago, from which he lost the
use of both of his legs.
Capt. Lyon was about 75 years of
age. He served in the civil war,
first in the First Georgia Regulais
aud afterwards in an independent
command.
His married lire was lived in th e
county and was unfortunate in the
way of two legal seperations. Tl o
family be leaves consists of thr*o
children in Atlauta, who have shown
great kiuduess to him in his lat* r
misfortunes.
It is but just to say that he lacked
hut little of being a man of substan
tial importance n the world and as
it was he was a rather strong figure
in public affairs in his state, at time-.
He was a clerk in the legislature lu
reconstruction times, he was for
years ou important committees in
the state agricultural i-odet*, helping
to manage state fairs He held the
position of oil inspector for this df -
tr ot at oue time.
He was a lawyer, and though lack
ing an early education he had a
ready command of words and was an
orator of some force and a gond
conversationalist. He always made
a good impiession on whateyer peo
ple he was thrown with.
He was a inemberof P. M. B Young
camp of confederate veterans and
was active in the affairs of the camp
as well as the state and general U.
0. V. associations
Don’t Go To I aw.
One form of cooperation The
Progressive Farmer thoroughly
believes in is that of cooperatioa
in settling disputes between neigh,
bors—arbitration instead of going
to law. And right to the point
in this connection is the story
which Uncle Walt Mason iu one
of his recent outbreaks into prose
verse.
“I jaunt.d in my motor car, and
ran over Jimpsou’s shote,and from
the creature knocked the tar; I
surely got its goat. I offered him
pay nent for the pig -’tvvas neither
large nor tat —but Jimpsou made
the price too big; 1 wouldn’t stand
for that. ‘The rankest graft I ever
saw,’ I cried with rising ire; ‘b •-
fore i'll pay I’ll go to law—a law
yer I shall hire.’ We went to law;
the case was tried by judges near
and far; and now I see tbe lawyer
ride iu my nice motor ear. I trudge
along on weary feet, alt burdened
with disgust; the lawyer scoots
along the street and covers me
with dust. Old Jimpsou had a
huudred pics, that fed ou cockle
burs; they’ve gone to purchase
gowns and wigs for stately banis
ters. We stood last night by my
abode, to cuss the legal rich; my
lawyer motored down the road,
and shoved us in the ditch. Fur
such a dark and dismal shame
there’s nothing cau atone; the car
that climrd my palsied frame wae
formerly iny own. Oh, Jimpsou
had a hundred hogs aud Ia choo
choo cart; aud he has nothing now
but dogs, and Ia broken heart.
A Card.
Siuce there are so many of my
friends requesting me lo make the
race for County Superintendent of
Sc ools, will take this oppertunity
to thank them for their honfldeace
and encouragement, and state that
it is inv purpose to be iu this race iu
1910 subject lo tlie Democratic Pri
mary. Full anuou.ceiuent will be
made later.
Very respectfully vours.
* C, L. Anthony.
Pine Loj;, Ga. December 13, 1915.
For sale or rent,one nine room
house and iot, No. 802 on West
Main Street in Utulersville.
For price and tennis, write C.N.
Piuuket, Conyers, Ga.