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SOUGHT B) SOME
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gill To Be Prepared And
Subject To Be Brought
Forward.
An advertisement appearing in last
week's issue of The Tribune-News
giving notice as required by law, of
ai intention to offer a bill before the
i (resent legislature to amend, consoli
, ;te and supercede tlie several acts
rcorporat'ing the City of Cartersville,
u create anew charter and provide
tor the creation of a board 7>f mayor
and aldermen and means of electing
a school board and for other purpos
es created wide spread comment
hroughout the city and citizens ex
•uessed themselves freely about the
natter.
The intent and purpose of the no ice
is one which has for its purpose Hi
doing away with the commission 'cm
of government and to reinstate in its
place the aldermauic form. A copy of
the intended act has not been made
public and. lienee, its contents are not
known. The law firm which drew the
caption of the act stated to a repre
sentative of this paper that they had
not been solicited to draw the bill it
self and, hence, in all probability, the
bill has not been drawn.
The local representatives in the leg
islature were in Cartersville Satur
day, but neither Mr. M. L. Johnson
nor Mr. W. D. Trippe, as such, com
mitted themselves. It is believed, how
ever, that they will demand some as
surance that there exists a public sen
timent in favor of a change and- that
some substantial evidence must ’be
furnished them before they will fath
ei the bill in the legislature. Wheth
er or not this can lie remains to
be seen, but many who were opposed,
to the commission form of government
charter when it was adopted by the
people in 1911 express themselves as
now against the change, and, inas
much as the charter was at flint time
adopted by a majority, it would seem
that those who are seeking ttr bring
about a change will have an up hill
road to travel, especially if the local
lepresentatives demand a petition or
other form of evidence to convince
them that a inajmity of the people of
Cartersville want to return to the al
dermanic form.
Friends of the existing charter are
in favor of some amendments to it
and it is possible that some agreement
may be reached whereby the bill will
serve the purpose of correcting fea
tures which - are not acceptable, but
any vital chang*e which would convert
the charter of the city into an entire
ly different form of government is cer
tain to liieet with storng resistance.
Dr. W. J. Covington, a large tax pay
er and prominent citizen, is thought
to be the active champion of a change,
and gave the notice, as required by
law, of an intention to introduce such
a bill in the legislature.
Until the bill is prepared and sub
mitted in some form to the public
the prevailing sentiment seems to be
opposed to any change. If upon its
publicity any revolutionary change is
intended, it will be opposed. It is bare
ly possible, however, that when the
bfTl is made public some effort will be
made to get concert of action and un
animity of support, for the bill which
" ill amend the present charter so as
t<> bring about a yet more efficient in
strument
young men joining
UNITED STATES NAVY.
t
The navy enlistments from Carters
villc have been increasing this week
when news of, the acceptance of Clar
* nee Shaw, Frank Jolly and W. A.
( <alt was sent to these well known
>oung men These are now on the list
°f 1 nited States naval soldiers and
are subject to assignment to duty at
any time.
Scheuer and Hubert Barron
ha\e heretofore been accepted.
Miss Cornelia Milam left Wednes-
a > for Peabody Institute where she
" J take a six weeks’ course before
• uming home for the summer. In
s * October she will return to G. N. I.
as a critic teacher and also will
teach the sixth grade.
~HE BARTOW TRIBUNE
(TRIBUNE VOL 7, NO. 18)
TABERNACLE MEETING
BWJjILI 29TH
Great Annual Religious
Campaign To Be Con
ducted.
On Sunday, July 29, the Sam Jones
Tabernacle meeting will begiiUand
will continue through the following
ten days.
This year the committee asked the
ministers of Cartersville to secure the
talent Cor the meeting and appointed
Rev. J. G. Logan, chairman of a com
mittee to do so.
After some correspondence the ser
vices of the Aloore Stapleton Evangel
istic Party were secured and we are
authorized to announce that they will
have charge of the services each day
during tlie entire course of the meet
ing.
Rev. Arthur Moore is a young evan
gelist coming into great prominence
over the state and south for the mar
velous work be is doing. He is a mem
ber of the South Georgia Conference
aid one of the Eighteen General
Evangelists of the M. E. Church,
South, and a member of the Interde
nominational Association of'evangel
i-is. Wherever he goes he carries
with him the conviction that he i$ a
man of God filled With His spirit and
doing a mighty work by his power.
Dr. G. L. Biterz, pastor of the Pres
byterian church at Valdosta, says of
him:
“Men of power ovho can command
the attention of non church goers, and
at the same time preach the gospel in
.its fullness and’ purity, using none but
conservative methods and illustrating
the grace of our Lord by humility,
sweet temper aud every passion of
zeal for high standards of Christian’
living, such men are none too com
mon. When one appears-he should be
recognized in devout thanksgiving and
made the subject of unceasing prayer
that he be kept and guided of the
Lord. Such a man is Rev. Arthur
Moore, of Macon, Ga.
“Only seven years ago he was a
Godless railroad man of Waycross.
One is inclined to ask, ‘How knowoth
this man letters having never learn
ed?’ Surely h has been taught of God.
I beard him twice a day for three
v, eeks to my soul’s profit. Presby
terians, Baptists, Methodists, society
leaders and social outcasts were equal
ly pleased and many saved. God
has found a man through whom He is
pleased to work mightily. Let us praise
rtlis name and pray for the man.’*
Prof. Stapleton is a young people's
■ and children’s evangelist and a splen
; did leader of song. With them comes
! Prof. Chas. D. Kidder from Cambridge
(Catracha their pianist, who is a very t
; fine musician.
Every thing will be done locally to
! co-operate in making the meeting the
: very best held in years.
The first service of these series of
meetings will he held at 2:30 p. m„
I Sunday, July 29th.
RED CROSS BENEFIT
AT DIXIE THEATRE. j
♦
Mr. E. W. Gould, the progressive '
manager of the Dixie Theatre, has
'promised the local officers of the Red
Cross to share his receipts with them
cn Monday, July 2d, on which day he
has booked Mary Pickford, the world's
most popular motioh picture actress, '
in her latest success, ‘‘The Little
American.”
The show will start at 3:00 p. m.
and the price of admission will be 10
and 20 cents, the regular price on
Mary Pickford pictures.
Tickets will be on sale by a number
I young ladies who will make a can
vass of the city and everyone should
make an effort to show their appre
ciation of Mr. Gould’s generosity by,
seeing the picture and should encour
age the girls in their work by buying
tickets of them.
Mrs. \WAV. Daves, the chairman of
the executive committee of the Red
Cross for Bat tow county, does not let
an opportunity pass to swell the Red j
Cross ftmd and is to be congratulated
on her merited success.
It will be interesting to many to
know that “The Little American” wiii
be shown in Cartersville on the day
it is released.
THE CARTERSVILLE NEWS
CARTERSVILLE, GA., JUNE *-2S, 1917
RED CROSS WORK TO BE THEME
IN PULPITS J MTRIOTIC SUNDAY
Union Services To Be Held At Sam Jones
Memorial Methodist Church At*
Morning Hour.
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President Wilson has proclaimed next Sunday, July Ist, to be
"Patriotic Sunday” and.the day will be very fittingly observed in Car
tersville. The Red Cross workers of the city have secured Judge Wal
ter Colquitt, prominent lawyer of Atlanta and director for Georgia foi
the Red Cross, to conduct the services at the Sam Jones Memorial
church, which will be participated in by all tlie churches of the city
ana all who are interested in doing their bit toward helping that noble
organization which is to minister to the physical needs of those of our
boys who will be wounded in battling for human rights and our nation-,
al existence.
There may be those who decry war and aie blinded to the neces
sity of our entering the world conflict waged by him who sought to win
world dominion by whatever means that might come to hand, yet there
in no oi.t but who acknowledges the lofty purposes of the American
Red Cross and is anxious to further its ends.
Judge Colquitt-will tell us Sundry how we can help tlie Red Cross
and we can then bend to our different tasks with redoubled energy. %
knowing that each bandage we make and each dollar .we subscribe may
be used on our own son or brother, and will be used on somebody's lioy
in France.
It is hoped that everyone in Cartersville will come to the services
as a tribute to the young manhood of qur cpmmunfiy who must soon
he in the trenches. A st "p in time saves nine. Will you come to
church Sunday and learn what you can do to help staunch the life
blood of your boy and some other mother’s boy, or make your sorrowful
pilgrimages in the yeans to come when memorial services will be held
each year for those of our hoys who could have been saffcd bad we al’
done our bit for the Red Cross?
Show yow colors. Talk “Patriotic Sunday’' service instead of go -
sip. Come yourself and bring your neighbor, and when you conic wear
your button. There’s a recruiting station in the park.
DELEGATION PLEADS
FOR DIXIE HIGHWAY
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Dalton, Calhoun And
Adairsville Appear Be
fore County Board.
A large delegation appeared befoie
the board of county commissioners
Wednesday, from Dalton, Calhoun and
Adairsville. for the purpose of urging
updn the board,, the need of placing
the Dixie Highway in a condition
through Bartow county whereby the
United States can use it as a military
road and for military service between
Fort Oglethorpe at Chickamauga Park
and Fort McPherson at Atlanta.
The delegation was headed by Mr.
G. V, D Robinson, secretary of the
association. Strong appeals were made
to put the Highway in good condition
throughout the county, particularly
between the Gordon county line and i
Cassville, and in the condition where- ;
by the United States could use the
Highway for military use and it was j
urged upon the hoard also that should
this be done it was within the range j
of probabilities that the government !
would take over the Highway and per- j
manentlv build and maintain it and '
probably make out of it a concrete
road from its terminus in Michigan to
its terminus in Florida. The board
was addressed b\\ Mr. Robinson, Mr.
L. A. Tyler,- president Chamber of
Commerce of Dalton; Mr. Horace
Smith, a prominent merchant and bus
iness man of Dalton; Mr. T. G. Boaz
and Mr. Collins, of Calhoun; Mr.
George Veach and Dr. Bowdoin, of
Adairsville, and Mr.-J. W. Vaughan, of
Cartersville.
it was brought out during the dis
cussion, also, that the iHghway should
hr marked, as has been done through
Whitfield county, through painting
telegraph iioles along the Highway
with two while and one red stripe
with the letters 'D. H.” in white on
the fed field. In Whitfield county this
v. as dene by private subset iption and
through the contribution of individ
uals. of paint, automobile hire and j
other accessories necessary.
The delegation consisted of some
thirty or forty prominent citizens from
the above named points and the meet
ing was a very enthusiastic one.
After the different talks were niade
the board announced that So. 1 camp
be sent to the Adairs\ il,le end of the
Dixie Highway within the next two
weeks for the purpose of putting the
road over the mountain this side of
Adairsville and to the Gordon county
line in fine condition
STORES TO CLOSE
FOURTH OF JULY
In Recognition o’h the day, and its
peeuliar meaning at this time, the bos
ir ess men and iri%rchants of Carfers
vilie have unanimously agreed to close
their business Wednesday. July 4th,
fer the entire day. This action wa3
taken both because of the general de
sire to celebrate independence day as
well as to release employes in order
that they may have a holiday which
their labor and services entitle them
tc. ' -
Heretofore .there lias been some
holding back upon the jtart of the bus
iness men with reference to closing
their business houses on July 4th, but#
the general spirit of patriotism per
vades every line of endeavor now and
everything is beingdene that gives ex
pression to the possession of love of i
country and our fellowmen. r
1 he following petition put in cireu
ir.tion was readily signed hv the fol
lowing concerns:
We the undersigned merchants of
Cariersville, Ga., agree to close our
respective places of business Wednes
oay, July 4th, 1917, all day—in order
that our employes may have a holi
day which we feel they are justly en
titled to-
Foster & Son, L. F. Shaw & Sons
Go., R. r>. Eaves, J. D. McEver, N. A./
Bradley, Shaw’s Cash Store, W. A,
Leake, J. A. Monfort & Cos., Waltei* !
White, J. Q. Gassett. & Son, Cash Gtoc- J
ery Cos., The Osment Cos., Burton & ,
Saggus, J. C. Herring * Son, Stanford
Cash Grocery, Gilbert Cash Grocery '
Cos., S_ Delaney, Knight Mercantile Cos., !
Adair & Lewis, Scheuer Bros., T. W.
Simpson Cos., j p Bridges Barber
Shop, Madison Milam, Red Star De
partment Store, Mayes Grocery Cos., j
< L. Gaines, W. M. Fields Market, j
Bartow Grocery g 0„ Mrs. R. Stein
berg, Smith Barber'Shop, F. E. Mat
thews, Hardaway Cash Cos., Fain &
Adair, R. W. Landers & Sons, Carlers
vilie Coca-Cola Bottling. Cos.. Chero-
G°ia Cos., Manly Bros., J. W. Vaughan
A Cos., B. L. Vaughan Clothing Cos., G.
V Jackson & Son, B. E. Day, John W.
Junes, Lumpkin Hardware -Co.
Dr. J. P. Parks, the well known op
tician who in his visits to Cartersville
has at various times servetf the public,
will be for a few days at Young Bros.
Diug Company where he will be
Pleased to fit and furnish glasses and
make adjustments for those in need
ot the service, and all who are famil
iar wtth Dr. Parks’ work will avail
themselves of the opportunity furnish
ed by his presence.
(NEWS VOL 34, NO. 27)
SERIES DEVOTED
10 RAILROAD MEN
Large Numbers Attend
Song An and Devotional
Meetings.
One of the most interesting and j
largely attended meetings held in Car
lersville recently \yas the railroad
men’s meeting at the Second Baptist
church in Cartersville last Sunday.
The meeting was attended by not ouly
the railroad men and their families of
Cartersville but by many friends as
well and by a number of visitors from :
cities and counties.
The meeting was opened by Rev. A. j
F. Smith, the pastor of tlie church, at
10:30, and immediately a devotional
service was led by Mr. I. L. McMillan, i
assisted by Mr. Frank Nation. A
splendid song service was conducted
by Mr. Joe Bardenfleld, of Atlanta, and
he was assisted by -Miss Flynn, of
Kennesaw, and by A number of other
! singers whose music throughout the
keiay was such as to please and inspire
1 the audience that attended.
! At eleven o’clock Rev. W, E. Me
j Collum preached the sermon which
j was one of the strongest and most
earnest appeals to men to service in
behalf of Christianity that has gone up
from the pulpits of Cartersville in
many years. The sermon was intently
listened to 1)V all present and Mr. Mc-
Collum held his hearers throughout
tire discourse which was not closet
until nearly one o’clock.
At two o'clock in the afterubon the
devotional service was led by Mr. Alt'
T jay ton, of Atlanta, Ga. Mr. Layton is
a former Bartow county man, well
known to a number of our citizens
and who has here many relatives who
ga\*e him hearty welcome. Mr. Lay
ton's talk durlhg the afternoon was
pleasing, Interesting and uplifting- in
its character and the service led by
Idm -was one which was profitable
both to the railroad men as well as a
large number of friends present.
At three o’clock Rev. W. Cl. T. New-
man, of Dalton, delivered the sermon,
which was one that was inspiring in
its effect and earnestly delivered. Mr.
Newman told of his own experiences
! before he became a Christian and used
: in illustration the equipment and ma-
I chiner.v of the railroad to bring forth
his i>oints. He was particularly im
pressive in hjs use of the wrecker, re
lating how the long cable reaches
down to take up a wrecked ear and
place it again upon the track, and
thus God’s wrecker takes the ditched
men and puts them on the track and
starts them forth again to live their
lives and to do service for God. Mr,
Newman’s sermon was closely follow
er and left g great impression upqji
all who heard him. After he had fin
ished he asked all who were interest
ed in the saving of men to come for-j
ward, and practically the entire audi
ence was brought to their feet and
went forward to shake the bands of
the preachers.
After. Mr. Newman’s sermon there j
was a short song service and the meet* |
ing for the day was closed. Rev. Mr. .
Newman, however, preaching at the,
Second Baptist church again Sunday ,
night. •*
Before the meeting closed it was de
cided to have a railroad men’s meet
ing in Cartersville each year on the
secoptl Sunday in May, and a perma
nent committee on arrangements was
appointed as follows: Rev. W. E. Mc-
Collum, chairman, Rev. W. G. T. New
man. F. M. Smith, W. J. Taylor, C D
Kitchens and Alf Layton.
FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION
READY FOR BUSINESS.
< ( . Pittman has received th* fol
lowing letter from tire Farm Loan
Bank at Columbia. S. C.:
June 2.’th. 1917.
Mr. C. C. Pittman, Sec-Treas.,
Cartersville N. F. L. A., -
Cartersville, Ga.
Dear Sir: We wish to advise that the
corrected organization papers of your
association have been received. Your
organization file is now complete, and
an appraiser will be sent to visit your
association at the very earliest possi
ble moment. You may be assured that
no delay will be permitted through
this office.
Yours truly,
HOWARD C. ARNOLD, Sec.
jAME3 R. GRAY DIES
SUDDENLY IN ATLANTA
Life of Prominent Editor
And Native Of This
County Ended.
James R. Gray, editor of the Atlan
ta Journal and one of the prominent
men of the south, died suddenly Mon
day night at his home tn Atlanta.
The news of Mr. Gray’s death came
as a shock to his friends and to-those
who knew him by reputation and who
admired him as an editor of a great
newspaper. His death was particularly
sad to friends In Bartow county where
Mr. Gray was born and where he lived
and entered the profession of $w in
Ms early manhood.
Mr..Gray had been with his wife on
a short trip to Washington and New
York. Returning he had a slight at
tack of indigestion on the train bur
had apparently recovered. He retiree
early Monday night and afterwards
when Mrs. Gray entered his room sin
found him to lie unconscious and hi
died before physicians could lie se
cured.
Mr. Gray is survived by his wife, if
-daughter of the late Walker P. Inman
by three daughters. Mrs. E. D. A
Pearce, the wife of Lieutenant C.oi.;
cnel Pearce, of the United State
army stationed at Fort Totten, Lon
Island: Mrs. T. M. Brumby, Jr., <
Miwietta, and Mrs. J. A. Gallogly, tl .
wife of Major Gallogly of the Unfit,
States army stationed at Hcnoiul
Hawaiian Island®; and by tw - o son
Walker Inman Gray and James file
ard Gray, Jr., of Atlanta.
Mr. Gray was born September 3
1859, at Adairsville, *lie son of*.lol
W. and Sarah Venable Gray. His you
I was spent in Adairsville where he i,
(ended school, afterwards going '
Tialonega. lie began the practice 1
*•
law at Cartersville and expected ,
make this his life profession. Aft
practicing law' In Atlanta for a numbfj
of years he bought an interest in t .r
Atlanta Journal and secured a c> •
trolling interest in this paper in ltu
and died its president and editor. §§'
Mr. Gray attained to great heigF
as an editorial writer. lie was sj
cerely devoted to the public interea'
and boldly championed and unselfif
ly fought for principles and policy
he deerued good for the people. He I
parently bad no personal political if
hit lon but was none the less a mart,
great political influence whose ad\|:
and counsel was sought after by IJ
strongest of men in political life, lsj
in the state and nation. He was alb
voted friend of President Woodlfi
, Wilson and at least three membenjf
- 1.
vrtomet, all of whom sent let©
and telegrams of condolence to
family after his death.
The newspaper fraternity and prff
inont men throughout the nation hff
in various ways expressed their and
and sincere regret over the demise,
a man who physically appeared to
in of health and who ass
years would not be considered as lit]
ing reached the limit of his use-...
ness.
BARTOW REPRESENTATIVES
LEAVE FOR LEGiSLATU
Representatives M. 1,. Johnson .
W. D. Trippe left for Atlanta Tues
to attend the present session of
legislature. T hese gentlemen will <
tribute much to the personnel
ability of this law making body a i
reason of their standing will no C:
command good committee places.
Johnson is one of the best known i
m the state because of his former
':s’.atlve experience and ability and ,
eiai information concerning the s
of affairs. Mr. Trippe is a bus it
man with no heretofore legislative
perieuce but will none the less be i
tii creditably represent his eon
Only two local matters have fc
brought tip to date which will <
mand their attention, these being;
notice to amend the charter of
c'tv of Cartersville and the notie.
increase the salary of the city c,
judge from nine hundred to eigh
hundred dollars a year.
Mayor and .firs. M. H. Plunkett
Conyers, Ga., accompanied by Mi.
Cora, Annie May, Gertrude and lif
Smith, motored to Cartersville
and were the guests of Mr. and J
tVili Smith. ,
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