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Volume XXXIV.
IDE SCRUTCHINS GETS
1 LIFE SENTENCE
Fred Collins’ Slayer Pleads
Guilty Asks Mercy.
The trial of Joe Scrutohins, on tht
charge of luurder, oame up in the
Superior Court Monday.
This waß the second trial of the
ease, He was trjfed at a former
Court found guilty and sentenced to
hang but the case was appealed to
the Supreme Court on an applica
tion ior new trial being refused. The
case came back as above stated, the
ue w trial being granted.
The case was proceeding in the
usual course. The jury was secured
and everything in readiness to pro-
Iceed.
I At tbe dinner hour a conference
I between counsel from both .sides
took place and a compromise was
I reached that the negro was to plead
[guilty and ask for the mercy of the
ICourt.
[ This decision was announced when
Ithe Court reassembled, and the
I judge passed sentence on Seruf chins
loflniprisonnieni for life.
I The crime for which Scrutohins
Kras tried was committed at Emerson
lash spring.
I It was on a Sunday afternoon and
loine young men were returning to
■Emerson from a walk on the railroad
■own about Bartow, Joe Scrutcbins’
■wifepsssed them and turning around
Lid to them “you been talking
Bbur uie,” Collins answered saying
Bbey had said nothing about her.
llt is said that she was drunk. She
Lent home and told her husband
■bat the young men had been talk
■eg about her and Soruthins at once
■pent to where they were and singling
But Collins, began to abuse him and
Bnallv reached down for a rock, at
Bbittli Collins also tried to find one
Bo defend him-setf with. Scrutohins
Bot his rock and threw it hittiog 00l-
Bos on the skull. The blow frac*
Bured the skull ad Collins soon died
Bom his injuries. This is about the
B&v the crime occurred according to
B witnesses at the trial.
■ There was considerable feeling
Bbnut the matter af-er Collins died
Bud some thought it might lead to
■ lynching, but the law was finally
■lowed to take its course.
Bco(h, Pul Akin and C. 0. Pittman
■“presmted the negro and then Mr,
■ittnmti alone pud fiually J. M. Neel
who was etnoloyed with Mr.
■jUnum. Col. J K. Whitakelr assist
■ Solicitor J. M. Lang.
Miss Dell Lumpkin Dead-
Mi ‘D-! Lumpkin died a r Aewonh
Jl morning ar 4 o’clock
Th* malady that caused her det
tuberculosis, from wb’oh she had
trn h-auer.-r ."oi uor- thau •* vear,
Shr been livhig with her ie
11 iV " hi ] niece*, the Hie*-’*.
S'r have- a brother, Vi*. Thomas
t* til pk: 11 , itjif t vio Sisters, '*l l O- ;
""•‘fh is eir\, and air-. J E. [
'"t * <>f Adnirsvjlle.
Tha f t
- !l, "srni took place her*- Mo< •}
i'. 'hr funeral services being on
fs'i by Rev. Baruett of Oak
°vt Baptist Church.
Destructive Fire
•"v cribs, caeu 40 tit 10 fee* and a
j - '
M u ch t (j tmri* and tSu d*y night
1 ‘arm oi Jl. L. Johoso ~ oea
U '" I*og ;
3co bushel of coin, about 17
l,! eo, >oi and a big quantity of
■ 'u wi-re destroyed.
t kno ; how h* fire origin
fed
H. White, who has charge
ittiermwas away on a trip to
K. Bw rgiaat the time of the fire
lfr r H ' Kottatj good headway
" t,e ‘ K "iseoveit and aid if was
■ to sa eau.th'T.g from the
K ’oss lr>Hij ib*- fl.Te is a
V na* toiir. Johusun aid
■- w Hire.
B in South Georgia
K,,^" v hite lias just .ernrned
Hhr, w * ,ere ha visited
I„ M ,t ' rr ’ Tom White The!
■ Mr "” w fe a few days ago
' H ' ' v hi 'e attended the ;
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■ Notice.
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■tn. ' e Hc ” r d on the first of
wili taken in
V "fhi.s W pf 01 tL * Bo rd for bis ao
for bin ' V ° r,t no hardship on
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THE CARTERSVILLE NEWS
AN EXTRA SESSION .
1$ APROBABILITY
It is Said Governor Favors
Assembling of Legislature
An extra session of the legislature
seems a probability, Jrotu recent
statements. T e idea pf such is the
consideration of the prohibition sit
uation with anew measure fitting
the Webb-Kenyou law. Decision of
the supreme court,
President J. Ogden Persons, of the
Georgia senate, it is said, has been
putting the matter up
Harris, urging him to make a call for
the extra session, as was done when
our present prohibition law was eu
acted^
It is urged by the temperance forces
that there is a surety of a law that
will please the prohibitionists if en
acted by the present legislature with
Governor Harris to give it bis sig
nature, but they claim the incoming
legislature is as yet an unknown
quantity along this line and it is like
wise urged that Hugh
Dorsey declared himself in his cam
paign as favoring no change in the
present law without a vote of the
people.
Tuesday’s Atlanta Georgian has
this:
‘ Governor Harris Tuesday was
giving serious consideration to the
suggestion that he call an extra, ses
sion of the legiiature to enact a pro
hibition law which would absolutely
bar any shipment of intoxicants into
the state. Several other goyernors
are reported in dispatches as consid
eriag.tbe same proposal.
“The United States Supreme court
decision holds that a state has a right
to exclude liquor and beer shipments
without infringing on interstate
commerce. The last Georgia legis
lature, which still holds office, pass
ed a law reducing liquor imports to
two quarts a month for the reason if
was afraid a total prohibition of such
shipments would beheld unconstitu
tional.
“Governor Harris believes the pre
sent lekrisTatnre, whirl! passed the
prohibition law in special session,
should be given opportunity to put
the finishing touch on the sta ute,
especially as its majority is known
to be strongly for prohibition while
the-new body is an uncertain quan
tity Besides, this Governor Harris
unde his campaign for re-election
upon a strong prohibition platform
and blamed the liq lor interest for a
9hare in his defeat. If would he nat
ural for him to desire to have this
law passed during his own adminis
tration r 11 her than leave it to his
successor.
3 Y. P U Program.
Leader— Mis- Kate Smith 1
Scr,<4 • "
Braver.
Scripture reading - —Rom. 6: 1-19 —
Afi-9 E 11 *h G.-iffin
The Oi> ivrian i- en Heir to an lo
ir r!t.s ee— R\ Leader.
H w W R come Heir of Our, In
he‘-t sue —Miss Lncv Cunyus.
The Nature <>f the Christian Inher
itance—Miss Miss May me Lou Sor
rells.
God if the Ohri-tian’s Inheritance
—M -s Dell Bris*nd’oe,
Wh n 'he Ohristia i Enters on His
Inheritai ce—Miss Retha I'edder.
Magnificent Poverty—Mr. Toiumie
Milner.
Meet at six o’clock. Visitors wel
o .me, Eula Wheeler,
Correspending Secretary.
National Constitutional
W. C. T. U. Program
The following program will be giv
eu ar the regular monthly meeting
of the W. O. T. U. at the Sam Jones
Memorial church Wednesday after
noon January 24 at o’cloi k and
each member is asaed to come and
bring a friend.
Devotional—Mrs. Sam lones.
Crusade Psalm in unison.
Prayer— Mrs. J s H. Gilreath.
Skmg—National Prohibition.
National Constitutional Prohibl
tion ami Its Benefits —Miss Lillian
Greene.
How National Prohibition Will
Benefit Wet States —Mrs. N. A. Brad
ley.
iiow National Prohibition Will
Benefit Dry States —Mrs. J, G. Lo
gon.
The Proposed Amendment, The
Challenge— Mrs. J. W Jones.
A Poem of Victory— Mrs. Conway.
A SalooulesH Nation in 1920—Mrs.
A. B. Cunyus.
Status of Proh’bhion Strife- We
Want a Temperance U. S. A,—Miss
Lillian Jolly, \
CARTERSVILtE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY JANUARY 18 f 1917.
THE DIXIE SECURES
NEW POPULAR LINE
Seiznick Pictures Featuring
Clara Kimball Young.
The Dixie Theatre has arranged to
put on a line of new films that have
beeu catching public favor in many
places and only the largercities have
been favored with their presentation
so afar gf
'these films are secured at increas
ed cost over the ordinary run, as the
rental 1 , owing to their superior merit
is a big one, and then the franchise
must be secured at, a notable extra
expense.
The films wc refpr to are tbe Belz
niok line, which features Clara Kim*
ball Young, who has raised a regular
furor in the realms of the silent dra
ma. “The Common Law,” which hat
been immensely popular where pro
duced, will be presented at, tbe Dixie
Wednesday, January 24. The dates
for other Selzniok features are as fol
lows: “Without a Soul,’* by Owen
Davies, January 31-
“The Foolish Virgin,” by Thomas
Dixon, Fruary, 14.
‘ The Rise of Susan,” which is by a
well known author, February T9tb.
In each of these Clara Kimball
Young is the star.
While in Atlanta 20 cents has been
the charge for seeing this series of
photo pinys and in Nashville and
Memphis they charge 35 andsocents.
The Dixie will charge only 10 and 15
cents arid will hope to come out on
L. t . Yii i
CUMeKIMim YOUNG
direction or-
WOBI 0 FIIMCOOPOBWION.
this price through enlarged attend
ance. It is only through apprecia
tion shown for their efforts through
increased attendance that Mr. Gould
could be expected to provide these
superior pictures for their patrons,
and thus they ought to show such if
they would expect more presenta
tions of the betipr kinds.
A line on Miss Young’s rise in pop
ularity will be interesting. A sketch
of her says:
“The popularity of Clara Kimball
Young has increased steadily since
she 1 eft the stage in 1913 to become
a motion picture actress, until today
she stands ar the hear of her profes
sion, beloved by millions of picture
fans, a drawing card second to uooe
and equalled by few. The prestige
of this gifted plaver hss not been af
fected by the craze for stage celebri
ties on the screen She has stood
competition with the most noted
stage players in the world, advanc*
ing i favor with the public, gaining
by comparison with the screen ef"
forts of the famous thespians.
“In the history of photoplaysthere
is no more striking an instance of
the reward for painstaking effort
backed by an exceptional talert for
expressing emotion and superlative
physical beauty.
“Miss Young’s entrance to picture
work was unexpected and sudden.
She was doing well on the stage,
playing with the Orpheuu> Stock
Company in Philadelphia until J.
Stuart Blackton of the Vifftgiaph
happened to see her,, He sent for
.Jier and made her a small offer With
the foresigt t that has helped make
her the great, film star of Miss
Young recognized the possibility o.
a brilliant future in the movies and
accepted the chance at a quarter of
the salary she was then earning on
the stage.
*Yn a surprisingly short time she
was playiug leads in dramatic and
comedy produciions. Her early train
ing in the tauions Vitagraph school
she considers mainly responsible for
her more recent triumphs. Miss
Young often speaks of those days of
apprenticeship.’’
FOR SALE-One fine, fresh mffch cow;
I also tine brood sow, 4 shoats and 2 pigs
A. B. CUNYUS.
BANK OE CARTERSVILLE
EIECIS NEW OFFICERS
Splendid Showing Made for
Past Year.
Quite an enthusiastic' and profita
ble shareholders nn-etiug was held at
the offices of the Bank of Carters
viile last Thursday th nth.
Out of a total of oue thousand
shares representing a wide distribu
tion in the ownership of the bai k,
over seven hundred shares was rep*
resented at the meeting.
The report of the officers showed
that the past year had proved to be
one of the best, in the hank’s history;
the aggregate deposits haya reached
$282,CK)0 which is an Increase of over
SBO,OOO 00 above a year ago.
Tbx Bank of Cartersvilie is one of
Bartow ’s large and sound financial
institutions, endeavoring to widen
and throw helpful Influences to the
advancement of each individual. It
encourages small loans wherein it
may prow profitable to the smallest
tenant or business organization.
invite the beginning of sav
ing with every man, woman amt ea>
peolally the child)
The Christmas Saving Club as of*
fered by tills hank bus brought
many an individual to a renliaztlon
of actually being able to save.
The sharaholders elevated as Di
rectors lor the coming year Mr. John
8. Leak, J, W. Knight, J. J. Hill,
J. W. Vaughan, Dr. R. B. Harris,
and P. C. Flemister. Mr. Fletn ster,
being at. the head of the Flemister
Grocery Cos., one of North Georgia’s
most prosperous wholesale establish
ments. brings to the bank n knowl
edge and influence which will proye
far reaching in its results.
After the annual stockholder’s
meeting adjourned the Board of Di-
rectors elect proceeded to organize
as follows Mr. John 8, Leak, Presi- !
dent, Mr. J. W, Knight Vice Presi
dent, Mr. J, W. Vaughan, Active
Vice-President, and Mr.O. M. Milam
Cashier. Mr. Milton P. Gaines was
re-elected as Cashier of the Home
Savf egr Bao-Tt branch,
MAYOROF MACON
DEFENDS NEWSPAPERS
Tells Why They Are Exemp
ted From Taxation.
Mayor Smith made it plain to
council Friday night why newspap
ers aie not required to pay city li
cense
Alderman Persons esked the ques
tion why newspapers are exempt
from paying a license, after Alderman
Findlay had inquired why private
sani tori urns are not assessed with a
license.
Telling why newspapers are not
taxed with a license, the mayor said:
“There Is not an institution that
does more v than the newspapers,
‘free gratis fer nothing.’ Every
issue tells how we are progressing,
We do more f -rward work through
that medium than any other.
“Thousands of colmuus are given
every year to Macon and her institu
tions, Take lor instance the
churches, both papers advertise het
meetings without a cent of cost.
There is not, a charitable institution
whose work is not advertised and
farthered to the fullest extent.
“The local papers bring people
here. They aided in securing the
new terminal #tntiqn, helped us se
cure approbations from congress for
river channel trade.
“Tha newspapers are a constant,
flattering, complimentary daily ad
vertisement of Macon, These gen
tleman, are my reasons for believing
they should not be charged a license
Am I right?’’
Alderman Persons lesponded hy
saying he merely wanted to know
why no license has been assessed
newspapers, and agreed that the
inayof had told him. He said he did
not want to have the papers taxed
with a license. But merely wanted
infermi tion as to why they were ex
empt.—Macon News.
Is Sarah Bernhardt as great today
as she was in her prime? Does the
fact that she uses an artificial limb
interfere with her queenly move
ments on the stage? These and orffei
questions which theatre-goers are
asking here and elsewhere will be
Answered when the fatuous aerre-s
appears in Atlanta on January 22, at
the Atlanta theatre. Bhe wilt pr**.
sent there, as elsewhere on her tour,
a number ot selected scenes from tier
greatest plays.
CHEAT OCCASION
MRS. BLACKS VISIT
A I arge Gathering Expect
ed to Hear Her Address.
•—— ■
A most important event will he (lie
gathering ami the occasion of the
coming of Mrs. Nellie Peters Black
to the city and her talk at the Che
rokee Club rooms uext Tuesday.
At 2:80 o'clock she will deliver an
address on agriculture and agricul
tural railles, and will discuss espec
ially the tact that Bartow County
was especially derelict in this matter
in 1918.
Mrs. Black is kuown as one ot the
brigtest w omen in Georgia ami when
she discusses a matter she goes to
the meat of the subject and her
talks furnish much food for thought
and action.
Tha Cherokee Club is anxious that
the occasion of the ootulng here ot
Mrs, Black ahull he a great success
and besides all Club members they
are anxious that all interested in the
cause of progress will be on hand.
While an invitation is extended to
all. Every Club Member is privi
leged uud expected to invite two
guests, Special invitation will be ex
tended to the Mayor and City Coin,
Uiissiouers, Members of the City
Board o Education, Chamber of
Commerce, Officers ot the Fair Asso
ciation, the new and old County
School Commissioners, the Commis
sioners of --Roads and Revenues,
County School Superintendent an.l
Commissioners, Members D. A. R.-
U. D. C., W. C. T. U. ami the Mis
sionary Societies of all the churches,
Superintendents, Principals and
Teachers ot the city and county
schools and students of the 4th grade
of the High School.
At the close of Mrs. Black’d ad
dress it reception will he held
PECAM GROWING IN GEORGIA 10 RE
AIDED Ry GOVERNMENI EXPERTS
I Notwitnetanding the fact that
] Georgia produced no less than SB7, •
j AWtCOhO worth ot beef, pork, mutton,
: milk, butter and eggs during 1918,
millions of dollars went, out of 1 In
state to buy meat and forage, show
ing that there is still room for a
great advance In living at borne.
That the state is not asleep, hows
ever. Is shown by the rapid growth
of tiie live stock Industry ami the
multiplication of packing plaids in
various parts of tbe state ami in a<f*
joining states, where they are being
located within convenient reach of
Georgia’s cattle and hogs
According to a bulletin just issued
by the U.B Department of Agricul
ture, the pecan is rapidly becoming
the finest nut rais. and in America*
The department has assigned a corps
o/ exper's to co-operate with pecan
growers in improving both the qual
ity and quantity of production,
and tfie deparrn enr ventures the
prediction In Its bulletin that the
pecan Is destined to pliyv a prominent
part in off-set!ink the deficit caused
by rlie boll weevil.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BUMS
TO MEET IN ATLANTA INIS YEAN
For ttie first time in its history the
National Association of Builders’ Ex
ohongea will hold an annual conven
tion in the south this jear, meeting
in Atlanta on February 12 lor n tour
day session. •
The ieudingcities of the north and
east wl.l lie represented e.r tlfe con
vention, w bile southern cities will he
especia.ly well represented, as there
is no section of the country where
the builders, contractors, material
men, etc., are more up-to-date aud
entei prising.
In addition to the most prominent
men directly engaged iu building, the
convention will be attended and ad- y
dressed by proiuineut. architects aud
cngineei.
William G. Burgess, a chief master
at arms of the Ulifted chares Navy is
now in town 11 ml will remain until
Haturday. TTie purpose of his visit
is to get young ineu to enlist iu the
uuvv, Mr, Burgess speaks of the
wonderful opportunities* to young
men of good character who enlist in
regard to travel, educat ion aud chan
ces to learn a useful irude aud he
speaKs from experience as he enlist
ed at the bottom arid l.as been thru
> l all. He is now serving his fout
teenth year and so far lias visited
every continent in the world besides
having visited Europe on three dif
ferent occasions and ns many times
been to the East lodes. He is situ
ated in the elvll service toon t the
post, office and he is there to do bus
i nes" FI ratio oa 11 "7*~ fl nTf served .
FIRST NATIONAL RANK
MAMS FINE LOWING
New Officers Elected For
Ensuing Yeai.
Tuesday afternoon of last week the
stockholders of the First Nations*
Aank held their annual meeting and
elected their officers for another year
and reviewed the business of the
past year with report rher.-on.
which showed the hank In a prosper
ous con iltion, It was shown that
the surplus and profits nearly double
the original stock.
The old board of directors were re
elected wi+h the exception of Mr, L.
8. Muoford, wEio died recently, ud
the vacancy thus caused was filled
by the election of hfe son 51 r> R. 8.
Muoford. Tile other directors are:
Boh H. McGinnis. VV. M. McOafferty
R. W. Landers and Joseph 8. Cal
houn.
Jo-eph S. Calhoun was elected
president; Robert H. McGinnis, vice
president and O. VV. Hauey, c:ishl*r,
Missionary Meeting.
The Woman’s Missionary Booiety
of tha Sam Jones Memorial church
held its first business meeting in the
auditorium on the afternoon of Jana
nary eighth.
After the devotional, led by Mrs.
Ledbetter, the new officer* for t,h
coming year were installed, Rev. .)
G. l.ogar. having charge ot the In
stallation exercises.
Mrs. J. G. Logau, tne new presi
dent, opened the business of the af
ternoon witti a few Impressive re
marks* Each of fbe newly elected
officers gave s brief report ot her
plans for work during the yssr and
ylßrly reports w-re given by the re
tiring officers, showing the aoclety
hud hid most prosperous year.
Resolutions expressing apprecia
tion of the fai'fitui and efficient
work done by Mrs. J. A. Monfort.*
the retiring president of fhs -ociety
fyr the past two wars were mad Ly
Mrr. Daves ami adopted bv the soci
ety.
The spirit of enthusiasm which
irerpiaated the meeting, seemed o
be felt by the large number pi-evenr.
Grrat things are expected of the so
ciety for this year with Mrs. Lngsi
and fine corps of officers in charge.
New Grocery Store.
Anew grocery business is being
opened up in the building on Wall
street between the Home Havings
Bank and the Hyatt Hotel by Bar
tow Grove, y Company, composed of
W. A. Lndd, O. L. Tomlinson and
J. M. Smith,
They will jieep a good stock of ail
kinds of groceries and supplies, in
cluding lead stuffs ot all kinds.
These meitare all well known at
r* ltnhie and thorough-going bulne=s
men worthy the confidence of ail.
They solicit the patronage of the
public iiiomlAfug fair treatment and
right prints to alt.
More Wealth in South
Southern people are becoming tens
dvrs in*r?d ot borrowers, are becom
ing purchasers of iuvestmaut se*-nri
iries on a steadily Upward -calc, ac
cording to William Hurd Htllyer, a
well known capitalist aud financier
of tbl* city, who obtained some In
teresting and significant data on i he
subject.
The tact that the south is becoming
more and more a market for invrai
in nt securities is one of the most iu
eouraging signs of the tnues, tor it.
stiows that .-oh(hern people are gel-s
ting ahead ot ihe tinauciai game and
are able to put aside an ever grow
ing surplus.
The high price of cotton, th- rais
ing of diversified crops, tue practice
of economy during the past lew years
ihese aud other factors have all
contributed to the unproved financial
aouditiou of the souin, Mr. Hiiljtr
declares and lie Glares the view of
other leading authorities that the
somli will he, in better position ait-r
the European war titan any other
section oi the countr>.
One Million Tourists-
One million tourists pass through
Georgia every winter ou their wy
to Florida resorts, according to fig
ures juet anuonuced. A* rlie present
t.me they travel on railroad trams,
but iu the future a eonehlerable po -
portion will make the trip in auto
mobiles, seeing tire state, getting ac
quainted with its peoph. and d* re
sources, spending their money along
the way. •
FOR RENT—Two rooms with bath
furnished or uufurnished, North
Erwin street.
Number 4.