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Volume XXXIV.
UNRULY HORSE GOES
INTO MOVINC TRAIN
Young Mr. Tatum is Hurt at
Main Street Crossing.
1 as t Saturday morning young
"Yank" Tatuin had a very exciting
experience and met with an accident
i„ which he narrowly escaped losing
his lit***
He was driving a rather iiery young
horse to a top buggy and tv lieu
nearing the railroad crossing on
Main street going east, the horse ca
pered greatly, indulging in a series
of buck jumps, he holding the lines
itightly, one in each hand. Unseen
by him, as he says, the L. and N.
northbound passenger came up the
track, a freight, car cutting off the
view. When he saw the train lie
rained the horse with his head np the
track so as to draw him out of the
way, but the horse giving a spring
threw himself against the engine.
Tile force of the train and the violent
wrenches from the horses movements
Separated the horse from the vehie
„ and threw horse buggy and Mr.
l atum violently sc me distance. The
jp.rse was thrown m one side of the
rain while the young man and the
mtcgy were thrown on the other.
The buggy was smashed to pieces.
lr. Tatum was thrown against the
Hieelsof a freight ear on t lie-witch,
1h head stl iking the ground and be.
eath and against the boxing of the
rucks. He was some forty feet from
lu re ttie buggy was first struck and
ie wrecked buggy was beside him-
Talum was picked up and carried
> the office of I>r. A. B. Greene,
tore his wounds, consisting of a
id cut on the scalp and some other
its aud bruises, were dressed.
He was carried on Monday to the
bme of Mr. Dock Martin, on South
eiuiessee street, where lie now is
nd doing as well as could be wished
>r after such seyere tossing about
f Ids person.
The horse had to be killed, to re
ve him of his suffering, as the e
(as no hope that he might recover
HE SEEINBERC STORES ENLARGED ’
AND READY FOR INCREASED TRADE.
it in gratifyiug to see success crown
lie etforts of the. deserving in any
int* sad there is a* kind of mutual
ride arising wiien tlie citizen as
veil as the owner see’s one’s business
in the expand.
The Steinberg store has had a pop
ilar and growing trade the past. year,
iy lair treatment the best pri< sand
i regard for quality the trade has
men attracted and held, and with
ueh assurance, the demand for more
ooui has been met and an enlarged
Itore now exists to invite the custo
tor and and give him or her what
hey want satisfactorily as regards
trices and qnality.
Mrs. it. Steinberg has shown con*
spiciuos business tact aud ability in
running the Steinberg store. She
has rented the old s'and of R J.
iionshoo, next to that she has b *eii
running and this is now the second
Steinberg store.
for a trading place you can’t beat
This. Call and see and price.
Death of Charles Williams.
Charles TANARUS, Williams died very sud
denly ,it Sheffield, Alabama, on Dec
ember 10th. He was the oldest son
01 Hiram Wiliiams who is remember*
P, l by many citizens of Bartow ooun
tv s being interested in the Iron
t'uroace here many years ago. He
b survived by his wife, who before
IH r marriage was Miss Mary Gardner
[ me brother, Fred Williams.
1 bi Sunday lie was jovial and seem
ingly well and retired as usual but
psssed away soon afterward
0 was tiighly respected iu the iron
‘ ii’trict aud had charge of the Schloss
urnaees at Sheffield at the time of
" s death. The funeral and inter-
were at Bessiuer, Ala.
be as was a noble generous big
►sited man. He had a kind word
° r ever ybody and numbered his
rir tids by all those who knew him-
A Fhiknd.
Missionary Notice
omau’s Missionary Society
•i-e Sam Jones Memorial Cnurch
111 hold its tlrst meeting for 1917
J Xt afternoon at three
, ' " I’he officers elected at tfce
# (^Ji t>er meeting will be installed
will take charge of their respec-
Ve Apartments.
i f* beautiful installation service
r e paxed ly the Woman’s Missionary
uiui| W j|j L >e used, and there wil
u.er fe&utres of interest on the
PtQgr&m,
THE CARTERSVILLE NEWS
BIG WAR BIAHED
FOR OKII PRICES
In Report of N Y. Legislative
Committee to Governor.
New York, Jan. I.—Although in
numerable causes are cited
as having contributed to the steady
increase in the cost of living in re
cent years, the most recent rise in
prices is attributable in large meas
ure to the European war, according
to a joint report on foods and mar
kets submitted to Governor Whit
man teday by the Wicks legislative
investigating committee, the gover
nor’s market commission and the
mayor’s food supply committee. The
creation of a state market, depart
ment, of “proper size,” scope and
power of departinerts of similar olur
acter in the cities of the state, are
urged as matter of “vital, immediate
necessity.”
The vast quantities of foodstuffs
shipped to Europe, the report says,
have materially reduced the supply
iu tiiis country. In tlie first uinS
months of 1014, exports of breadstuff
amounted to $172,000,000, in the first
nine mo lit's of 1010, I lie breadstuff’s
amount) and to $ 37,000,000. Similar
comparisons are giveu with referen
ces to other products. It aiso is
pointed out that while the produc
tion ol potatoes in the United States
this year has been 300,000,000 bush
els, exports amounting to 2,700,000
bushels were recorded to October 1.
Other factors which have contri
buted to the hieh c->st of living are
enumerated in part as follows:
Lack of proper transportation and
distribution facilities.
Waste of time and mouey iu due
plicate delivery and order service.
The increasing tendency of youug
men and young women to leave the
farms for the cities.
Insufficient appropriations for ag
ricultural education and research.
Loss of live stock through disease
which might be overcome by the in
auguration of veterinary service de
veloped along the lines of that prac
ticed in Europe.
Luck of talent tile farm
ing community in the piosecution of
scientific work for greater develop
ment of farms. — Macon News,
Lonesomeness.
When Adam mourn’d tiits lonely life,
And nothing found to please hliu,
He needed someone to talk to,
To tickle ami to tease him.
So when the Lord a rib besought
To make another human,
"Yes, Lord” said he “take all I’ve got
And fix me up a woii.au.”
Wins Prizes For Sales.
Mr. C. C-Quinn, better known as
Jack Quinn, son of Mr. A, T. Quinn
has just won both laurels and prizes
as a traveling salesman, He travels
the North Georgia division of the
territory for his company, the Amer
ican Tobacco Company and makes
Cartesville his headquarters.
Frizes were olJVred by his compa
ny for sates made by their men. He
vvou three of these, The Urst was a
general prize of $75 for the sale of ail
the American Tobacco Cos, products,
The second prize wis for $75 and
was for the best sales of Hull Dur
ham tobacco. The third prize was
for $75 and for file best sales of Tux
edo tobacco. Jack, tt is needless to
say, is happy over his fine success
and his many friends are extending
him warm congratulations,
Sam Jones Memorial Church
Sunday School Notes.
All teachers ami lueiuhers of the
First Methodist Sunday school are
urged to attend on the lirst Sunday
in the New Year and to invite others
to co i.e with them at 9.30 o’clock
•harp.
We need not only all of these, but
we need ail other men, women and
children in Cartersville, who attend
no Sunday school to meet with us.
If our school is not the one of your
choice, then we urge that it. is your
duty to attend the other Sunday
schools of our city. They need you.
But remember you are always wel
coiue arid your ehlldreu are always
welcome to meet with us.
The primaly department of our
school is to have a piano all its owu.
The school has contributed liberally
to this, and it is hoped that we may
be able to announce the subscribers
and the amounts subscribed to this
worthy cause next week. We will
need about %200.00 for the purchase
of this piano. $Ol 00 of this amount
has already been subscribed. You
may subscribe next. *
0. C. PITIMAX, Supt,
CARTERSVILLE 1 GEORGIA THURSDAY JANUARY 4. 1917
W. L A.COMMISSION
IS STMJAfORHING
Double Tracking One Thing
in Consideration.
The Atlanta correspondent of the
Macon Telegraph of yesterday, in re
gard to the W. Si A. Committee’s
work says:
If is not an imossihillty to an
alyze the progress of negotiations
til ns far, but, of couise, there
is no way o f telling the out
come of any stage of the work, whicli
may easily be divided Into three nat
ural sections, under the provisions of
the bill providing the commission
with power to dispose of the road;
the rental price, the term of fhe lease
period In years, and the conditions
under which the property will he
turned over to tlie lessee.
There Is little appreciation by the
general public of the very broad
scope of each of these branches or
divisions of the work, and the nu
merous things and conditions, par
ticularly Iu the last designated, on
which there would have to be care
ful dickering in making a trade.
Taking them in order, it probably
is not wild to assume that the prog
ress has been about, like this:
The first consideration has been,
for the lease of ttie going railroad,
the question of price. On that there
has likely been a conclusion reached
as a working basis. It is probably,
in round figures, $50,000 a mouth —
something under that figure—and on
that price, purely as a working ba
sis, the question with the prospect
ive lessee has been for what period
of years they will be permitted ro
have control of and operate tile
property.
The second consideration, theri
fore, is the lease period, and it may
be fairly assumed that that has been
covered and virtually agreed upon,
since the commission; in its adver
tisement calling for proposals set
down 47 years, and 47 years has been
the only period talked atiout since
the negotiations began.
The third consideration, therefore,
necessarily question of condi
tions under which the state road will
he leased to the N. C. & St. L. for a
period of 47 years at price practically
agreed upon; in other words, what is
going to be expected of the lessee
during that period iu the operation
of the road, what the iessee is going
to get as the railroad property leased
to him, what lie is going to tie ex*
peered to do with it and what lie is
expected to turn hack to the state of
Georgia upon expiration of the lease
This, almost, beyond question, is the
consideration in the whole transac
tion, which now becomes ns import
ant with the commission as the
question of price.
Into this enters, as designated in
the act cieating the commission and
defining its duties—
Conclusions and reemumendatiom
bytiie commission with respect to
taxation < f the property while in
tlie hahd* of the lessee.
The payment by the lessee of ari"-
nual tax to each .county through
which the road runs on the county
tax rate,
Conclusions as to the advisability
and feasibility of reducing or elimi
nating the curves and widening the
tunnel.
Decision on the important prob.
lem of whether the next lessee shall
enter Into the double tracking of the
road.
Tiie matter of retention by tln
state of overhead rights exclusive of
the raiboad rights, and what dispo
sition tile state intends to make ot
these overhead rights; whether to
a private corporation for commer
cial development or to a city for oiy*
ic improvement.
It is most probable that the state
commission as a whole has assigned
the detail negotiations on the prob
lems to the chairman, Mr, Candler,
and it is between him and the N. C.
& St. L. R. R , that dickering on
some or all of these questions has
been going on, and that, in the re
cent conferences between Mr Can
dler and tlie railroad officials and at
torneys, there was progress on some
angle aud tiiat progiessis to he re
ported to the full commission at it
meeting tomorrow. It would appear
at this state of the transaction that
the two details of -prune Importance
seem to be the settlement on the
matter of taxation to tie paid to the
counties, which created quite a great
deal of strong Interest in the legis
ture, and that of whether or not the
road is to be double tracked in part
or fully. It Is practically conclusive
to 3 that thr* i* uso*irUF
It NEW OFFICERS
ASSUME HER DUTIES
Old Officers Asa Rule Were
Re-elected.
The officers elected in the late elec
tion have all qualified and assumed
their duties on the first of January.
There were very lew changes in the
county officers, the old officers who
ran being, ns a rule re-elected.
The officers uri* as follows: W. W.
Oalaway, Sheriff, in office with him
aB deputies Hre Robert L. Hicks and
Thomas Price.
G. W. Hendricks, Ordinary.
W. O. Walton, Clerk Superior
Court, wifli him as deputy continues
Capt. J K, Anderson. Mr. Charlie
Maxwell, of Adairsville, goes iu also
as assistant Mr. Allied lolly will
continue in the office until the Ist of
February.
John C. Haney, Tax Receiver.
Fat Donation, Tax Collector.
Jesse VV. Jackson, County School
Superintendent.
W. W. Phillips, Surveyor.
W, J. Ingram, Coroner.
The following compose the new
board of Commissioners of Roads aud
Revenues G. M. Boyd, G. li. Gll
reatli, N. H White, N. M. Adams,
Walter Bradford.
The new board met yesterday and
elected their officers. G. M. Boyd was
eboßtui Chairman ami it. H. GUreath
Clerk,
The office of County Treasurer has
been abolished but the hoard ol
Commissioners elect a treacue? for
their body lu connection with the
office of Clerk, and so Mr. Uilreath
s clerk and treasurer.
The salary of treasurer is SSO per
month, and shla in addition to the
regular salary us clerk.
ROBERT HARGIS HURT BY
CANNON CRACKER EXPLOSION
Mr. Robert B. Hargis, telegraph
operator for the Seaboard Air Line
railroad at SHlesbi. ,o, received an
ugly shock from the tiring of a cau
tion cracker on Christ mas day and il
WfciMit lirsfjl^ioo *:ii lie might lie ser
iously injured.
He was on his way l om at the
noon hournnd accompanied by his
wife aud two or three friends. Hav
ing some fire works with him lie de
cided to lire one oi tlie big crackers.
It exploded a little too soon ami pra
ticady while it was in hi* rigid band.
Neither himself nor those with him
•eeiued to think lie was badly hurt,
but by the time he had gotten home
lie hud turned deathly pale aud corfi*
plained of a dead feeling in his arm
and side like paralysis. He turned
unconscious and it took the best ef
forts of those around him to restore
him to consciousness.
Tile effects of tile accident passed
away much sooner than expected
and lie was hack at his work the
next day.
It was reported once that bis right
arm was torn away to his elbow.
NOTICE
Effective Monday*!.Jaunary Bth,
L. A N. train No. 5 will arrive At
lanta 10:35 a. m. insfeau of 10:30 a. ui
as heretofore.
Recruiting Offecrs Here
In behalf of the Government Pre
paredness plan the Uuifed Stale*
Navy Department has organized a
traveling recruiting party to oper
ate in all states, the object being to
bring to t tie htteniiou of all young
meu, bet ween l lie ages of 17 and ‘JO,
the advantages the service offers to
young lien to see the world, serve
their couniry and if they feel so in
clined to save their money. J. Sar
gent, Oliief Quartermaster, will be in
town until the 6th to give any infor
mation. Call and see a man who
never received any schooling other
than In the service. Tlie reuruhing
party will be at tlie post office to
examine and enlist applicants Jan
17, 18. 19 and 20, Any man pacing
tiie examination will be seat in at no
expense to himself. Don’t fail to
get information from Sargeut.
he seiious consideration of the ques
tion ot what improvement wifi be
made of the terminal property, at
least In Atlanta, ami by whom aud
In what time.
in all of these things tlie* commis
sion is empowered to agree upon all
terms and details in making the
lease, ns w* II as to apply such condi
tions as it. may decide in the best in
terest of the property and state, as
well as to whether or not (he road
and the whole property may bs
iMitd la ita'tatirsiy, or in pitta
THE FARM LOAN
ACT WEIL PRAISED
What a Farmer Has To Do
To Get In.
I believe that Die Federal Farm
Loan Act js the product of a master
mind, and is destined to do the farin
eis of this country more good than
lias been enacted by Congress, except
perhaps, the Rural Free Delivery
Act, *
Briefly its machinery is as follows
(!) The Federal Farm Loan Board,
at Washington of 5 members, named
by the President.
(2) T 1) e twelve Federal Land
Buuks, scattered throughout tin* na
tion, (ours being at Columbia, S. C )
(3) The many National Farm Loan
Associations, each made up of ten or
more farmers, who borrow $20,000 or
more from the Federal Land Bank of
thefr District,
No oneexeept fanners, who live on
their land or intend to so liye may
belong to such associat ions or bor
row moncythrough them, and they
most give a first mortgage or first
security deed f secure their loiu.
No farmer can borrow less than SIOO
or more than SIO,O. 0 lie must harrow
hie amount from the to forty years
and must pay interest uot to exceed
0 per cent; tie must take stuck in laud
hank to the extent of 5 per cent of
tils loan; tie cannot burrow more
than 50 per cent of the value of his
land and 20 per cent of Die value of
the improvements $2 0 (I, making
$2200, 5 per cent of this amount or
sll must tie invested in Farm Loan
Bank Block, widen sfoca pays a divi*
denit, like other bank stock.
A national Farm Loan Association
is organized as follows: Ten or more
citizens owning laud or buying land,
who desire to borro v uot less than
$20,000 meet together and sign mii ap
plication for a charter ami at the
same time sign an organization cer
tificate. Tlie applicants become a
temporary organization and elect an
agent to represent them. They also
select a commit ire of three called a
loan committee. Their agent will
then receive from each # the nppli •
•ants a 'subscription to stock of the
association they are forming equal
to 5 per cent of file loan they desire.
Hie application is forwarded to file
Federal Farm Loan Bank of their
disfiict, and the bank sends an agent
to examine the representation made
in the application for charter and if
found true the charter is granted.
After charter is granted to the as
sociation it operates like a corpora
tion, organizes and elects officers,
five directors, who in turn elect a
secretary and treasurer a loan com
mittee, a president and a vice presi*
dent. After the organization and
elections are perfected tin* directors
pass upon tile admission of uew
members and the loan committee
pass upon the value of tlie new mem
ber's land aud the same committee
passes upon tlie laud title.
O. O. PITTMAX.
SOUTH’S WHEAT CROP
INCREASE GRATIFYING
A Good Showing in Farming
Progress Past Year.
Washington, Dec. 29. —Comment*
lug on tiie report of tiie United States
agricultural department mi Hie area
of winter wheat sown this year i u
comparison with last year, President
Harrison of tiie Southern Railway
Company said:
•‘The figures show a giatifving ten
dency in the direction of crop diver*
sftlcatiou. iu every southern state
traversed by Southern Railway lines
excpf Kentucky and Tennessee the
acreage reported this year shows a
substantial increase over last year.
Kentucky shows a decrease and Hie
acreage in Tennessee is Hie saute ms
last year. The largest increases
are shown iu Geoigia, Alabama and
Mississippi- state* into which lilr
cotton bull weevil lias spread. Geor
gia and Alabama allow increases of
18 per ceut over last year, while Mis
sissippi, which lias heretofore giown
little vheat, shows u increase of
17a per cent.
“These increases in wheat acreage
are in lint with increases ill other
crops, and with increasing the num
ber aud improving the quality of farm
animals in the south aim show that
southern farmers are making real
progress in the way of producing, as
far as possible, everything consumed
on the tarin and of having other
tbiugs besides cotton uml tobacco fur
•alt."—Mason News,
RAILROADS AND THE
' NATION'S GROWTH
U. S. Has Forty five Per
Cent of World's Mileage-
Since 1832 when the first mile rail
road was laid in the United States
•o the present day this country bus
bounded torwar I in population, pro
duction and political power until it
now iio'ds the most commanding po
sition in the world. Every dollar
that, has been spent in All road dr
velopiuent represents the voluntary
investment of private capital by cit
izens of this country or foreign lands
who were led to put their money iu
tiiis speculative class of investment
by their faith in the destiny of this
Republic and because of their abso
lute confidence in the integrity i*r
our courts to protect, them in theun
inquired posse-.-ion of their rights as
stock holders ami bondholders ami
against any form of spoliation or
confiscation.
It is not. by magic that 250,0tt0
miles of steam railroad have been
bni.t iu the United States to-grid
iron its tluec million square miles at
continental are*, including pr irarie*,
uplands and mountain fasfnes-se slid
afford homes far our 100,725,nni pen
pie.
it was not hr government fore,
sig tit or legsilatiye enactment that
this country built a greater railroad
system than exists in all of F.urope
with its 500,000,000 inhabitant*
compared with our hundred million
Let ns as a nation analyze the
tiie |,reat railroad legislative ques
tion and see if It does not virtually,
affect each ol o*. It certainly is di
really and vitally operative on every
home in daily life. It regulates onr
home, and the price we pay for food,
our business and social activities.
Tlie United States has fortydive
percent of all railroad mileage iu
the world with a population of one
hundred million as compared to tlie
balance of the world with a popula
tion of 1,400,000,000. It can t lius he
I seen t hat there is a direct counertioii
between the unprecedented and un
paralleled development of railroads
in States and our gmwfh
Tt* h nation,- New York Uommercial,
MRS. f ANNIE Slum DIES tt
um-tum m.
Mrs. Fannie Stover died at her
home in Atlanta a few days ago and
was buried here beside her husband.
Site was the widow of the late John
L. Stover, for a number of year* a
resident of Oartersville,
Mr, Stover preceded her iu death
Home seven years ago. Surviving
her are seven sons, (Jlau i, Robert J,.,
Frank, John A., Noryel, Eddie and
Charles.
Mrs. Stover was originally Miss
Norvel, of Roanoke, Va.,this was also
Mr. Stover’s original home. They
came to Cartersville thirty-two year*
or more ago and their large family
of children was reared in this city.
Mr. Stover was proiuiueut and suc
cessful a* a business man and finan
cier. He wt s originally a painter
bur gave That occupation n,i for a
busiuess life, He ran a large grocery
and supply business here and wa*
for a number of yeors vice president
and a director of tlie First National
Bank,
He moved to Atlanta about twelve
years or more ago. The ruuera! of
Mrs. Stover took place from rtie Hsp
lit church Sunday. The funeral
services were conducted h> Rev. C.
I*. McGinty, Hie pastor.
Moved
Mr. H. A. Black has moved hi*
store troiu his old stand on Wh
Main st,re**t to the SUplien* budding
lately occupied by Faulkner Teu
Cos., on tile East Side.
Mr. Black lias built up a splendid
trade in liis line and will coutiuua to
have many customers in his new 1. ■
cation. H <t lias established a repu
tation lor fair dealing ami reasona
ble prices and possessing good busi
ness talents and energy, 1917 will bt
a prosperous year for iris establUh
uieiit, we predict.
Reunion
A pleasant reunion of the Griffin
faintly at the old home here during
Christmas week. Those presuet
were Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Griffin aud
their ehlldreu and (grandchildren,
Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Griffin, of Floyd
county, Mrs. H. H. Griffin and fam
ily ot Rome, Mr. aud Mr*. J. R,
Davis, aud family, of Polk County,
aud Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Smith
and family, of this ait J,
Number 2