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VOL. I
RAILROAD MEETING
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Religious Services To Be
Conducted By Preachers
And Laymen.
On Sunday, June 24, there will be
jailroad men’s meeting at the East
Side Baptist church in Cartersvilie.
o ted preachers and prominent lay
men will he in charge of the service.
'i;his meeting promises to attract
to it every railroad man and his fam
ily w ho can possibly attend. For sev
eral years these meetings have been
annually held and popularly attended.
They are conducted altogether by rail
road men and the services are direct
ed more especially to the affairs,
hopes and aspirations of railroad men.
The song service will be conducted
l,v Mr. Joe Bardenfield, of Atlanta,
Ga., assisted by a number of noted
singers who will be present on this
occasion.
The committee in charge, consist
ing of F. M. Smith, C. H. Kinnamon,
f; W. Kinnantou, W. M. Rhodes and
G L. Freeman, has made all prelim
inary preparations for the meeting
and send out the invitation for every
tailroad man in Cartersvilie to he
present together with members of bis
family, and there will he present also
a number of railroad men from other
cities and the purpose is to make it a
great religious service in the interest
of railroad employees.
The program is as follows:
10:00 a. m. Devotional service will
be held by Mr. Dooly, of Ramhurst.
11:00 a. m. Preaching by Rev. W.
E. McCollum.
2:00 p. m. Devotional service led
by Mr. Alf Layton, of Atlanta, Ga.
2:30 p. m. Preaching by Mr. W. G.
T. Newman, of Dalton, Ga.
3:30 p. m. General talks by rail
:oad men led by Rev. F. L. McMillan,
of Etowah, Tenn,
PIG CMS HERE ■
SATURDAY, JUNE 30TH
On Saturolav, Tune .30, the Boys’
Dig Club of Bartow county will as
semble at Cartersville and an inter
esting time is anticipated.
Ur. William Bradford, of Cedar
town, who for many years has been,
identified with corn club work and
r.ow with agricultural duties general
ly associated with the United States
government, together with Dr. J. E.
Downing, of the agricultural depart
ment of both the United States and
Georgia, will he present. The inspira
tion for the meeting comes about
through the activities of the Bank of
Cartersville. Officials of this bank,
meeting a United States government
* Xpert on hogs for the purpose of in
specting the Berkshire herd of Mr.
Kuohs Pyron, were advised by the
expert to purchase Mr. Pyron’s pigs
21 and to distribute them over the coun
ty and thus start a strain of as pure
bred stock as can be found anywhere
- r . the United States. The bank of
ficials, deeming the advice good, nego
tiated with Mr. Pyr’on, with the result
* ">t they took his entire herd from
-’■is Meadowview farm.
t he bank has since been disposing,
1 these pigs to Pig Club boys*through
he county under contracts regarded
both liberal and at the same time
1 good business plan.
Having disposed of a number of
in this way, the Pig Club boys
! t'e been called to meet in Carters
:lh on June 30th at one o’clock at
" ich time it is contemplated also to
- ave here Mr. Pyron’s Berkshire hog
1 -play, and thus not only will the Pig
'b boys, but all farmers and citi
-1 ns of Bartow county will be given
opportunity to see the future hog
'■>eis of the county as well as the
•*iactor of stock with which they
rt Providing themselves,
b is earnestly hoped that every
. n ‘" ei °f the club can be here and
at ev, r> parent will encourage their
' s ,0 a ttend the exhibit,
b is also the purpose to add to the ;
IVrn-,! PShil> of the Pi S f bub and to
oc ' . ’ ,!e ’ I,oys wi Ui pigs on that
I-ort IOn '. the ,>ank stlll having the op-'
1\ b t 0 spose ot from especial
i nno specimens f this breed of hog
r *B safe to say that every h o v and
THE BARTOW TRIBUNE
(Th,. ( \|E VOL*7, NO. 17
BROCK KILES NEGRO
AND HEED JUSTIFIED
George Beeman Shot T*o
Death Early Wednesday
Morning.
At an early hour Wednesday morn
ing, in the yaul.s of the Cartersvilie
Fhpplv Cos., J. E. Brock, white, shot
and killed George Beeman, colored.
Only two witnesses to the homicide
outside of the principals saw any part
of the trouble and the attention of
these was attracted only after the
first shot, but triends of Mr. Brock
insist that the proof will show that
Beeman, who is a drayman and de
livers ice for Hammond Coal & Wood
Company, after making a delivery of
ice at the home of Mr. Brock, made
an insulting remark to his wife, on
Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Brock, who is
a flagman on the L. & N. accommoda
tion running betweefl Etowah and
Cartersvilie, knew nothing of it until
coming home Tuesday afternoon after
the arrival of his train here when he
vas informed by his wife of what
took place. Wednesday morning early
he went to seek out Beeman, and find
ing him filling a wagon with ice at
the ice plant of the Cartersvilie Sup
ply Company, lie then called him or
engaged him in conversation. At any
rate, an altercation arose between
them with the result that a few sec
onds later Mr. Brock began shooting
and it is reiiorted that he unloaded
two automatic pistols into Beeman’s
body from which the latter died in
stantly.
After the shooting Mr. Brock went
to the Hyatt Hotel and telephoned
both Sheriff Wofford Calaway and
Chief of Police W. E. Puckett telling
them that he had killed a negro and
wished to surrender to the officers
and account for his act. Mr. Calaway
and Mr. Puckett arrived almost simul
taneously and took .-Mr. Brock in
charge.
Beeman hits a wife and children
and lived on Sumner’s Hill anil has
been employed by the Hammond Coal
& Wood Company f-Or several years.
Mr’. Brock is well known throughout
the city and has been an employee of
the L. & X. railroad for several yeals
and is popularly known between here
and Etowah. He has a wife and two
children, his wife at present being in
a bad state of health.
At a preliminary trial held on Wed
nesday afternoon before Judge F. C.
Watkins, justice of the peace, the
warrant charging Mr. Brock with mur
der was dismissed -and, hence, Mr.
Brock was set free.
F.EV. FRED RAY TO DELIVER
MISSION LECTURE,
' /
Rev. Fred H. Ray, formerly a citi
zen of Cartersville and well known
! here, and now preparing for foreign
I mission work in connection with the
! M./E. Church South, will deliver a
I lecture in Cartersville on “The Cross
I of Christ in Heathen Lands” at The
| Sant Jones Memorial church on Tues
■ day night, June 2t?, at eight o'clock.
The purpose of the lecture is to in
j terest. the people in the importance
|of carrying Christianity to the dark
portions of the world and a feature of
the lecture will be stereopticon views
revealing life in African jungles, cus
toms and religions in the* south sea
islands, India and her people and cus
toms in China. These views will re
veal real conditions in these lands and
will be profitable in that it will give
each one present a more correct idea
of the blessings under which he lives
through his fortunate citizenship in
America.
Tt|e public is invited and no admis
sion fee is charged. It is hoped that a
large audience will attend this lec
ture and see the se views.
Mr. X X. Granger has taken a posi
t’on with the Smith Motor Truck Com
pany in Atlanta and will he joined by
his family before the college season.
farmer who attends this meeting will
he highly entertained by what he
hear sand what he sees and all who
possibly can should be present on
that occasion.
THE CARTERSVILLE NEWS
CARTEKSVILLE, GA., JUNE 21, 1917
RED COOSS CHAPTER
PUSHING GREAT WORK
Offices At City Halt Secur
ed And New Members
Wanted.
The Red Cross Chapter of Carters
vilie is actively engaged in the work
but calling for more universal co-op- 1
eration upon the part of the citizens
of the county, and to* this egd will
receive accessions to membership,
contributions in money, service or in
any other capacity in which one can be
of use toward serving in the Red
Cross work, which means the allevia
tion of suffering of our own boys as
wt 11 as to provide for their comfort,
while engaged in war.
The chapter contemplates the erec
tion of a small tent in the park which
will be conducted by a force of young
ladies for the purpose of receiving the
applications of new members, or, in
ether words, to lie known as a re
cruiting station for the Red Cross.
During the past week a number of
young ladies volunteered to do their
"bit” in assisting the government by
copying the names of all the register
ed men for army service on June 6th
and from this list the army will be
raised. The young ladies who did this
work, which required several days’
time, were Misses Jessie Daves, Myr
ttce Adair. Caroline Knight. Louise
Walker, Rebecca Knight, Jessie
Wikle, Margaretta Womelsdorf, Caro
line Field, Alline Jackson and Sara
Vaughan.
The city commissioners have grant-*
ed to the Red Cross Chapter the use
of a room in the city hall which lias
been fitted up for Red Cross work and
where meetings of t lie officers and
Led Cross Council will be held to con
sider the various features of the work
coming up from time to time. t
It is also contemplated to conduct
clashes in surgical dressings, first aid'
elc., which will be in charge of Miss
Myrtle Griffin. This will be an oppor
tunity for many to secure practical
information which will always be of
service whether in times of peace or
w.a r.
The officers report that the mem
bership is growing constantly and
that as the purpose and aims of the
Red Cross are becoming better known
there are more and more volunteers
for the work.
The following letter has been offer
ed for publication by the Red Cross
Campaign Committee of Cartersville:
“Through the kindness, and cour
tesy, and patriotism of the Carters
ville city authorities, a delightful
room in the city hall has been fitted
up as the Red Cross work room.
“There it is proposed to conduct
classes in surgical dressings, first aid,
etc. Miss Myrtle Griffin, secretary of
Cartersville Red Cross Chapter, will
have her office in this room, and will
l*e. assisted in keeping ‘open house,’
by different members of the chapter.
’•The membership list is growing
daily, there are now one hundred and
twenty-six enrolled, and all classes
from bank presidents down to small
boys, are represented. Every one can
do his or her ‘bit,’ and the avenues
of helping are many and open.
“How can there be any ‘slackers’ in
this great work? What if there are
bo many calls?’ What can be more
imperative'than the call for help for
our country, our boys, our friends?
For the Red Cross helps not only the
war sufferers, but those who in the
shadow of great distress, need help. !
Witness the great Atlanta fire? But
foi the aid of the great Red Cross or
ganization . thousands would have
been in dire need today.
“Citizens of Cartersville, of Bartow :
countv, we need vou, we need your
dollar! Remember, ‘if you join, you ,
I < lp.’ You may not be able to do any i
active service yourself, but that dol- j
lar’ wUI help. Fifty cents will go to j
Washington to swell the national j
fund, fifty cents will stay at home to |
lie used for local needs.
“Beyond the dollar, absolutely noth- j
lug is required of the member but to
do ‘their hit.' as they mav feel c~
dined.
•We ought to have one thousand
%
members in Bartow county. Every
family should be represented. Wont’
you join, and you—and you? Men,
BARTOW GOUNiY
A BIG SUBSCRIBER
Liberty Bonds Popular And
Still Being Purchased
From Banks.
Tim Liberty Bond campaign for sub
scriptions to the two billion dollar is
sue jf the government closed last Fri
-1 ay, June 15, throughout the nation In
so far as the government itself was
disppsrng of these bonds. On that day
i> was found that the bond issue had
Leon oversubscribed approximately
one billion dollars, and thus the au
fnorities at Washington were greatly
pleased over the showing made
throughout the nation. The exact
amount, oversubscribed is not yet def
initely known, but the government au
thorities, headed by Hon. William G.
McAdoo, secretary of the treasury,
are confident that the subscriptions
will amount from 2,800,000,000 to three
billion of dollars.
Locally, Bartow county did splen
didly. Ttie City of Cartersvilie sent in
subscriptions through the First Nat
ional Bank and the Bank of Carters
vilie amounting to sl2G,oyo, nearly
cne hundred thousand dollars more
than the government estimated the
intire county of Bartow would sub
scribe. The amount of the subscrip
tion in other towns and through the
other banks in the county is not
known but it is believed the amount
is a considerable sum.
The banks have beten liberal sub
scribers of these b nils anil the public
should know that anyone yet'desiring
to buy these bonds can do so through
application at the banks. These insti
tutions will continue to offer The eas
iest of terms to any citizen who wish
es Liberty Bonds and all arguments
given by the government in seeking
to get a general subscription for these
bonds still apply with equal force; so
that those who want, to buy Liberty
Bonds issued by the United States
government can do su by applying to
the banks for them and thus secure
an absolutely safe property posses
sion, one paying a fair return, free
from taxation, and as a result of do
ing so become a money savfer and
thrifty citizen. Of course the bonds
ern be secured in amounts as low as
fifty' dollars, ranging from this to any
amount.
In view of the work done by the
Liberty Loan committee of Carters
ville, Mr. J. A. Miller is in receipt of
the following letter front Mr. W. C,
Ward law, chairman of the Liberty
Loan Central Committee, Sixth Fed
eral Reserve District. Atlanta, (la.:
“June 15, 11117.
“The Central Liberty Eoan Commit
I tee of the Sixth Federal Reserve Dis
trict wishes to thank the- Liberty la>au
Committee of Cartersville, Ga., and
Cecil and every one who worked with
this committee in the campaign for
the sale of the Liberty Bonds.
Without the untiring efforts and co
j operation which was so freely given
j if’ your city the campaign could not
, have been the success that it lias
| proven.
‘‘We also acknowledge, with thanks,
j the support which has been given us j
: by the press of Cartersville. If there
is a doubt in any one's mind as to the i
value of advertising it should now he i
dispelled, as it is recognized all over !
the country that the publicity which
has been given the Liberty Loan has
contributed in a large measure to its
success.
AV. L. WARDLAW, Chairman
Liberty Loan Central Committee
Sixth Federal Reserve District.
Atlanta, Ga”
SINGING AT EMERSON.
An all day singing will be held at !
Emerson, Ga., on the first Sunday in !
July to which the public is invited.
Singers from various portions of the
county will be present and the people
' f Emerson and surrounding commun
ity extend a cordial and hospitable j
welcome to all who attend. L
women, children, the Red Gross needs
you.
“Join now!
RED CROSS CAMPAIGN COMMIT
TEE, of CARTERSVILLE.”
(NEWS VOL 34, NO, 26)
GIIY PUIS IN MEIERS
ON WRIER CONSUMER
Adopts Policy Of Charg
ing For Amount Instead
Of Flat Rate.
The city commissioners o'! Oarters
ville have begun the installation of
water meters throughout the city.
It is contemplated to attach a meter
to the property of all user® of water,
whether for domestic, commercial or
manufacturing uses. Within a few
weeks' time the city will do away
with all flat rates, charging only a~s
to quantity used. This move is in line
with the policy of all progressive mu
nicipalities and private water com-'
•panics and is recognized as the only
fair way of fixing prices for the use of
v.'ater. There are those who waste
vast quantities of water through de
fective plumbing and through letting
their basins run over. There are oth
ers who are just as wasteful through
the prodigal use of water, permitting
hydrants and sprinklers to run all day
rml night. To charge these the same
rate' that is charged those who are
scrupulously careful as to the amount
of water drawn works manifest un
fairness. Ttscis of wafer will still be
permitted to waste and prodigally use
all fhey want, but for such privilege a
charge will be made according to
quantity consumed.
The city authorities contend that
the city is put to a great expense in
pumping anil filtering the water which
by some is used more than by others,
and the purpose of the city is merely
t<; reach an equality of charge which
v ill work out a just distribution of
the charges.
The city forces are installing water
meters along Market street this week
| nd will eventually cover the entire
city, and it Is predicted that when all
the .meters are in Use the city ex
, pen.se account for the pumping of
! vater will be considerably reduced. I
STILL GROWING WITH
SUCCESSFUL RESULTS.
The Tribune editor asked the Build
ing & Loan man a few days since,
“Well, how are you getting along?”
Just crossed the $400,000.0U mark in
handling money, and never lest a cent.
Supporting and financing some im
portant buildings just now, which is
bettering and enriching Bartow coun
ty. Sold quite a number of Liberty
Loads for the United States govern
ment, and every day begging folks to
save money at 3 per cent.
That was a novel scheme, this asso
ciation put out, to get folks to save,
and at the same time, contribute its
part towards the great Liberty Bond
Campaign, which was so successful.
The May series has not closed. The
board of directors realizing that all
people now ought to make greatef Ef
forts to save, have therefore ordered
the sale for investment of a few more
installment shares, which has proven
such embracing factor to the individ
ual who has been lax about handling
and managing money.
Seven per cent (7 per cent) nel for
your saving with good security is cer
tainly an attractive way to save.
This old established institution that
is now forging on to one-half million
of dollars management is an institu
tion that every citizen ought to be
proud of, ami encourage, because ev
ery dollar of profit is returned hack
to the members, whether borrower
or investor.
Are you a member of their saving
club?
A delay in beginning makes you the
only looser.
HONORS AT COLLEGE.
John W. Logan, who lias been at
Emory University for the past year,
is spending the summer with his par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. John (1 Logan.
.Mr. fyogan has finished his junior
year, not only having made the honor
roll, but standing at the head of the
iist. As a result of extra high class
standing he made Alpha Epsilon Upsi
lc n the past year. He was also award
ee the Greek medal at the commence
ment last week, having received ihe
Latin medal two years ago. During
the summer John will do some extra
study preparatory to standing exam
ination this fall for Rhodes scholar
ship at Oxford University, England.
SINGING CONVENTION
ATIRAGIS THOUSANDS
Tabernacle Thronged Sun
day And Great Treat
Furnished.
The annual and North Georgia sing- %
ing conventions were jointly held in %
Cartersvilie Saturday and Sunday. J
The crowds attending were particu- J
larly large, especially on Sunday.
This is a singing convention county, u
Each week announcements have been j
made through the Tribune-News of ,
all day singings at various points.
These occasions have brought togeth- ,
er neighbors and friends, as well as v
singers, from over the county, but |
the annual singing convention, as well
as the North Georgia convention, is
an event which is attended by people j
from all over the county as well as
from neighboring counties and states, j
The tabernacle grounds on last Sun- <
day were crowded with the throngs
and throughout the day the various '
classes appeared on the program. The |
chorus singing as well as quartet, |
duet and solo parts, were all well ren
dered by the participants, and all who i
attended the convention went away
greatly pleased and delighted.
Sheriff Wofford Calaway is thewrec- I
ognized local leader of thdfce occas
ions and was largely instrumental in
bringing about the annual convention
at Cartersvilie which met with so
much favor that it has been repeated
through three or four rears. Mr. Cal
away was master of ceremonies local
ly last Sunday anil in addition his rich
bass voice was heard several times
during the day. . -
The trains as well as automobiles,
buggies and wagons, brought thous
ands of people to Cartersvilie, aid.
at eleven o'clock It. was estimated that
fully fivlf thousand people were under
the tabernacle.
On Sunday afternoon the strangers
and visiting singers left on trains and
in cars for their homes and by eight
o’clock the city was again at its nor
mal population.
ROAD WORK RETARDED
ON ACCOUNT LABOR
Due to scarcity of labor as well as
convict labor, the beard of commis-
are squarely up against the
proposition of meeting these condi
tions. The board lias made strenuous
effort to secure convicts from other
counties but has found itself unable
to do so.
The county owns in the neighbor
hood of forty mules besides a large
number of tucrflpefl, wagons, rollers’
| ttnd other equipment, besides all
j w hich there is use for a good number
j of men In the hand gang. Finding it
self unable to get teamsters sufficient
H> handle the scrapes and wagons,
plows, etc., and at the same time keep
the hand gang on their work, the
board is contemplating combining
cam]is numbers one and two and thus
have only one camp for the county.
\ Members of the board who favor
this plan argue that.it is absolutely
j necessary since the overhead expense
for warden and guard service is so
, great, compared with the forces they
have under them, that the county is
| not getting in service what is justified
‘by the outlay. By combining the two
gangs, one warden, a number of
; guards and other salaried employes
I can be dispensed with and the work
can be centralized under one warden.
The board meets on the 27th and
this question is likely to be the main
topic to be considered. Camp No. 1 is
now engaged in finishing up the work
on the Cartersville-Cassville road into
Cartersville, while Camp No. 2 is at
work on the Tennessee road into Car
tersville. If the board decides to make
I Just one camp out of the two, it is not
I known which one of the wardens will
, be retained nor any of the other sal
aried employes as this question is
‘.considered of secondary importance
and must wait the determination of
the board ujxpi the larger question of
fixing the policy to be followed.
Musician Wallace H. Milam, Cos. L>.
sth Ga. Inf., who has been in Atlanta
for the past few weeks, has returned
to his company here, mm I
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