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VOL. 1
SEJ m TO REPORT
FOR EXAMINATION
Applications for Exemption
Must Be Filed In Seven
Days From Notice.
Within the next few days the 418
nl en drafted by the drawing at Wash
ington on last Friday will be subject
by the local board, and
ttlo se claiming exemptions for physi
(iil reasons or because of dependents
will go before the local board. This
board is composed of the sheriff, clerk
of the court and judge of the court of
ordinary of Bartow county.
it will be the duty of each and ev
ery one drafted first to submit to a
physical examination on the day nam
ed in the notice.
From the day notice that one is call
ed is mailed and posted, there will
he seven days in which one may file
a claim of exemption of discharge.
Each and every drafted soldier must
bear in mind that it is seven days
from the day of the notice itself that
claim of exemption must be filed, not
seven days from the date of the ex
amination.
Ten days after the claim is made,
one must have his affidavits and such
other proof on file before either the
local or the district board.
One who claims exemption on ac
count of the industry in which he is
engaged must file his claim within five
days after the mailing and posting of
notice that the local board has certi
fied that one has been called for ser
vice.
Thomas Lumpkin on District Board
Bartow county citizens are greatly
pleased to barn that Mr Thomas
Lumpkin has been appointed a mem
ber of the district board. Mr. Lumpkin
is well equipped and eminently quali
fied for this position, having a broad
and wide acquaintance throughout
North Georgia and otherwise well fit
ted for the responsible service attach
ed to this position. The board upon
which Mr. Lumpkin sits passes upon
the claims for exemption as to indus
trial pursuits, such as the matter of
farming, manufacturing, mining and
government employment in the mak
ing of munitions and war material.
Notice Will Be Given.
As soon as one receives his notice
or otherwise learns that a notice has
been forwarded to him, he must report
to the local board. He will then be
divested of all his clothing and be sub
jected to a rigid physical examination.
Full statement of the requirements
for those who have been drawn will
be furnished on application by Clerk
fV ('. Walton, Sheriff Wofford Gala
way or Judge G. W. Hendricks.
With reference to the district
Toard's jurisdiction, those living in
bis county can secure information
from Mr. Lumpkin.
annual picnic at
HALLS STATION.
•
Once a year the little village of
i- Station wakes up, the fatted calf
> s i dled, the sons and daughters from
distant cities come home, it is “picnic
not one of the sandwich affairs
that we of the 20th century call pic
but an old fashioned feast and
day For weeks ‘‘picnic day” is
ooked forward to, busy housewives
'repare delicious viands, the water
-1 Tons are anxiously watched, the
(me k< ns realize there’s something in
be air. Finally the fourth Saturday in
" ! dawns bright and clear, great
baskets of dinner are packed and the
family journeys forth to Old Mt. Car
’-•e! church. The grounds have been
■■"dy cleaned, long tables have been
“ iane between the giant oaks that sur
r',,in and the church', by and by the tables
’ “ groan under their weight of
me dinner.” There’s enough and
° ar ‘d there’s room and a wel-
COm e for all.
v >'e must not target the “stand;”
rt of the picnic. There isn’t one
- who wouldn’t give a very
! nfc' 1 ' ea * ,0 * >e a c h'Jd again on pic
and drink that nectar of the
~b) • len >onade,” and dream
mint eams OV6r striped pepper
fair- '’i'nic has been an annual af
ye,r; ~ m ° re tban half a century. This
best cl- 6 PiCnlC |)romises to he the
uni , ' er B *' ,en - An especial feature
i pr .J a Ued Cross refreshment booth
Joll; V, >Ver ljy Mss ®es Annie Lee
’ Ue Shernmu and Xelie But
THE BARTOW TRIBUNE
• TRIBI 7, NO. 22)
jiniLLE FORMS
LIVE STOCK CLUB
I
Best Bred Short Horns
Secured And Silos To Be
Built.
Prof. G. L. Bigford from the State
College of Agriculture and a represen
tative of the United States Depart
. ment of Agriculture met with the
Oothcaloga Farmers Club at the home
of Mr. Charles Maxwell, Saturday,
July 21, and, together with County
Agent Cox, organized a live stock as
sociation composed of 11 members.
These men signed an agreement with
the Nashville, Chattanooga & St.
Louis Ry., whereby they will get a
pure bred Short Horn bull worth 8300
at no cost except the upkeep of the
bull.
These men are wide awake to the
opportunities offered by the railroad
to help any community to improve
their live stock and to the importance
of the live stock industry.
Any community in the county wish
ing to co-operate with the railroad and
build up their cattle can do so by or
ganizing and agreeing to keep up the
bull furnished .by the railroad, and
the Adairsville association is believed
to be a forerunner.
Mr. Charles Maxwell has bought
four pure bred Short Horn cows and
Mr. W. W. Trimble two. If a few more
men would get pure bred Short Horn
cows the railroad, it is believed would
furnish another good bull in another
community. It would not then be long
before Bartow would be noted for her
Short Horns and buyers would be
coming here for their cows in place of
going to the north.
They are in such demand that there
has already been buyers searching for
the few we have in the county.
A number of members of the Adairs
ville organization will build silos and
thus chow their determination to go
at the business-pf stock raising right.
Among these are J. L. White, the
president, J. W. Burns, secretary and
treasurer, W. W. Trimble and Charles
N. Maxwell.
The neighboring county of Gordon
has a county wide live stock associa
tion and the favored breed of cattle
is the Short Horn, this association
only recently buying a car load of
Short Horn cows which were placed
with the various farmers of the county
belonging to the organization.
In other words, these progressive
farmers of Adairsville and Gordon
county are preparing to fight the boll
weevil and when it comes will be
ready to take up another line of pro
ductive endeavor>vhich promises to
he in every way as profitable or more
so than the cultivation of cotton.
Following is the list of men forming
the live stock organization at Adairs
ville: J. L. White, president; J. \V.
Burns, secretary and treasurer, also
keeper of the bull; G. A. Veach, W. W.
Trimble. B. F. Martin, E. F. Noland,
H. Hayes, V. W. Hayes, W. J. Biddy,
J F. Jarrett, Charles Maxwell.
R. R, COMMISSION
DECLINES APPLICATION.
The L. & N. Railroad on Wednesday
made application to the state railroad
commission to discontinue trains Nos.
3t> and 37, known as the “Short Dog’
between Cartersville and Etowah,
Tenn.
The -application was stringently re
sisted and petitions were filed with the
railroad commission from every sta
tion along the line of railroad service
uy this train. In adition to this, a del
egation attended the hearing at At
lanta Wednesday, July 25, and the
commission, after hearing the applica
tion, evidence and arguments made on
both sides, decided against the appli
cation and, hence, the train will con
tinue to perform the service for which
it was originally planned.
Cartersville citizens are particularly
pleased over the outlook inasmuch as
a discontinuance of the train would
have removed from our circle a num
ber of good citizens who have made
thi their home and have formed many
friends here.—
ler. Also, there will he a Red Cross
lecture that every one should hear.
To be sure of having a good time it
would be well to mark the date on
your calendar. ‘‘Pienic at Hall* Sta
tion, July 2£t.b."
THE CARTERSVILLE NEWS
CARTERSVILLE, GA., JULY 26, 1917
SUNDAY MOHAt; HOMICIDE
OKS DEITHISCOTI HARD
John Hornbuckle Sets Forth Plea That He
Shot In His Own Necessary Self De
fense And Is Released On Bond.
The homicide which took place last
Sunday morning resulting in the death
of Scott Siniard from pistol wounds
fired by John Hornbuckle caused a
wgve of excitement and a general ex
pression of regret on account of the
prominence of the two men engaged
and the sorrowful ending of a fatal
quarrel.
Early Sunday morning the news was
received in Cartersville that Mr. tlorn
buckle had perhaps fatally wounded
Mr. Siniard. The sheriff’s office was
the first in receipt of the news which
came from Mr. Hornbuckle’s home,
his wife telephoning Mr. Calaway that
Mr. Hornbuckle had shot Mr. Siniard
and wanted to surrender and at his
direction was sending him (he mes
sage. The news spread rapidly. Both
Mr. Hornbuckle and Mr. Siniard were
well known over the county and par
ticularly in Cartersville where both J
were frequent visitors and where each
had had many business dealings and
among the people of Cartersville had
many friends.
An investigation developed that Mr.
S.niard was a tenant upon Mr. Horn
buckle’s place. Mr. Hornbuckle owned
a calf which had gotten out of the en
closure one or more times „and into
Mr. Siniard’s crop. Mr. Siniard had
objected and had become angered over
the matter, and from the proof pre
sented in court on Tuesday, his anger
was expressed in threats which were
communicated to Mr. Hornbuckle. On
Sunday morning, Mr. Hornbuckle, driv
ing his cow to the pasture, in com
pany with Jesse Ruff, another ten
ant, passed by and in front of Mr. Sin
iard’s house on the way to the barn
and the pasture. According to Ruff’s
testimony, delivered on oath, both
spoke pleasantly to Mr. Siniard, who
was sitting on the porch, and i>assed
on, Mr. Hornbuckle, driving his cow
through the hallway of the barn to the
gate on the other side of the barn
where he turned the cow into the pas
ture. In the meantime Mr. Siniard had
walked away from his home and join-
ed Mr. Ruff at the gate where Ruff
had stopped, and there engaged in j
impersonal conversation.
About this time Mr. Hornbuckle |
called back and suggested that they go i
through the pasture. Mr. Siniard then j
demurred and said that he wanted Mr \
Hornbuckle to go back and see the !
damage that the calf had done and to j
adjust it. To this Mr. Hornbuckle;
agreed and joined the other two men
and started back over the path which
he had in large part taken in driving j
the cow to the pasture. While thus
w alking along, Mr. Hornbuckle said j
that whatever damage the calf had
done he wanted to pay it. To this Mr. ,
Siniard replied, "You will pay me a
dollar anyway.” Thereupon Hornbuck-j
le said, “If the law says that I shall
pay it, I will do so, otherwise I shall
not.” With this answer Mr. Siniard j
i took offense and stated that he wanted
it settled right now and proceeded to i
pick up two rocks in the road. Hurl
ing both at Mr. Hornbuckle, who sue-|
cessfitlly dodged them, Mr. Hornbuckle j
is said by Ruff and claims himself to I
have urged Mr. Siniard to stop and (>• ;
j rot have any trouble, in the meantime i
FEDERAL LAND BANK
APPRAISER VISITS BARTOW.
Mr. J. W. Xisbet, of Mac >n. Ga.,
Federal Farm Loan Appraiser for the
Farm Loan Bank, of Columbia, > * ••
has just completed a three days in
spection of the farms in Bartow coun
ty, whose owners have joined the I ar
tersville National Farm Lean Associa
tion and applied for farm loans
through the same. It is the opinion of
Mr. Nisbet that the funds applied for
will he immediately forthcoming when
the abstracts to the various lands are
sent to the Columbia bank.
There are several large farmers who
have recently applied for loans through
the local association, and their appli
cations will be passed on and a gov
ernment appraiser sent f<? inspect
moving away from Mr. Siniard, the
three men walking side by side up un
til the rock throwing began. Mr. Sin
iard is said to have picked up two
more rocks and Mr. Hornbuckle claims
to have come within a short distance
of a three or four strand barbed wire
fence where he turned, having found
his pistol, and upon Mr. Siniard mak
ing a motion as if to throw again, he
fired two shots very rapidly. With this
Mr. Siniard is said to have looked for
a moment at Hornbuckle, dropped his
rocks, stating that he had been shot
and walked to his home.
Mr. Ruff suggested that he get a
doctor In the meantime, Hornbuckle
had tokl Mr. Ruff to phone to the sher
iff to come and get, him. Ruff, passing
by the Siniard home asked which doc
tor to get and was told to send for
Dr. Haygood. He went on to the Horn
buckle home, telephoned for the doc
tor and at the same time telephoned
to the sheriff to come and get Mr.
Hornbuckle who was at his home. Mr.
Siniard died at about 11 o’clock Sun
day morning, some three or four hours
after being shot, the hall having per
forated the Intestines.
Mr. Hornbuckle left the scene of
the tragedy, went by the home of Mr.
Wyatt, his friend, and informed him of
his troitble, and the home of another
neighbor and then to his own home
where he was found by the sheriff
upon hjs arrival.
The homicide is greatly regretted
throughout the community. The de
| ceased vas a hard working man with a
I family Of wife and children, and while
I it is said that he had been in fights
! previous to this, generally bore a good
[ reputation for integrity and fair deal
| ing. The defendant, John Hornbuckle,
is the sou of Morgan Hornbuckle, one
of the prominent citizens of the coun
ty, and has a number of brothers as
well as a wife and children. He Is a
man of the strictest integrity, a hard
worker, energetic and an esteemed and
altogether good citizen and has the
reputation of never before having had
any trouble or any experience in court ’
It appears to be one of those cases ■
where the nature of animals has cans- |
ed vexation and worry and where
when it looked as if it was about to (
l>e settled words led to words and acts ;
to acts that culminated in a tragedy ,
wdiich has directed public sympathy j
toward the families of both.
At the preliminary hearing Tuesday
the case was presented and apparently
all the testimony that ever will be
presented was offered. Capt. ,1. .1. Cal
houn, acting as justice of the peace,
a' the conclusion of the case bound
Mr. Hornbuckle over to the superior
court under a bond of two hundred
dollars for involuntary manslaughter.
The prosecution was represented by
Col. W. T. Townsend, acting for the
Siniard family, and by County Solici
tor Watt H. Milner, acting for Solici
tor Genera] Lang. The defendant was
represented by Judge A. W. Fite and
.1 M. Neel, Jr. A large crowd was in
attendance uiwn the trial throughout,
especially those living in and around
Stilesboro where both participants in
the encounter were best known.
their land in the next few weeks.
Several western states have alread>
borrowed millions uf dollars through
their associations. California farmers
have received up to this date $2,000,-
000.00 on their farms. The New Eng
land states, where money is cheapest,
have applied for more than $2,000,000
in farm loans. The Cartersville N. F.
L. A. will be among the first associa
tions in Georgia to get money through
its Land Bank.
Mr. Nisbet has been traveling con
tinually for two months in Tennessee,
the Carolinas and Georgia, making ap
praisments. He seemed very favorably
Impressed with the lands and crop
conditions of Bartow county and saw’
for us a most powerful Farm Loan
Association in the near future.
C. C. Pittman, local secretary and
treasurer, will be glad to explain the
workings of the farm loan act to those
interested.
• NEWS VOL 34, NO. 31)
TRIP 10 ATHENS
COMPLETELY PLANNED
Large Party Of Bartow
Farmers To Visit Points
Of Interest.
The trij) planned to take place on
July 31st to Athens is one which pos
sibly a hundred farmers and other
business men and members of their
families will take and as a result of
which a pleasant time socially as well
as a profitable time in securing inter
esting information will be enjoyed.
It will be an automobile trip, and
Mr. C. H. Cox, county farm demon
strator, has gotten up a lot of data
and information and has written
ahead and secured accommodations
and assurances of a warm and hearty
welcome at all points to be visited.
It is planned to go first to Marietta
where Northcutt’s dairy farm, as well
as the McNeel, Florence and Ander
son farms in Cobb county will be vis
ited; thence over to Powder Springs
to the Seventh District A. & M. school.
At Powder Springs a special enter
tainment will be furnished. The party
will then proceed to Atlanta and will
there be conducted by Representatives
M. L. Johnson and W. D. Trippe. At
2;30 in the afternoon they will pro
ceed on their way to Athens by way
of Stone Mountain.
At Athens, the most famous seat of
learning in Georgia and the location
of the Georgia Agricultural College,
the party is certain to be treated to a
splendid program of entertainment
and profitable investigation. Demon
stration farms, as well as the labora
tory and chemical equipment, will be
turned over, and lectures and infor
mation furnished by those in charge
of the various departments. Every
farmer who possibly can and every
one Interested in the farmer should
take this trip.
Mr. Cox has sent out the following
letter to those who have expressed an
intention of going, as well as to oth
ers who have been considering it:
“Dear Sir:
“A party of about one hundred
farmers and business men will leave
Cartersville, Tuesday, July 31st at 7
o’clock a. m. for Athens for the pur
pose of visiting the State College of
Agriculture.
“In route the party will stop at j
Northcutt’s dairy farm near Mariet
ta. where they will be met by a dele
gation of Cobb county citizens who
will accompany the party to McNeel,
Florence and Anderson’s farm in Cobb
county; thence to the Seventh District
A. & M. school, where Prof. Hunt is
pitparing a special entertainment,
which will be Instructive as well as
pleasant.
“The party will arrive in Atlanta at
one o’clock p. m. and will be presented
to the governor at two o’clock by our
Representatives M. L. Johnson and
W. D. Trippe.
‘‘The party will leave Atlanta for J
Athens at two-thirtv p. ni and will go j
by way of Stone Mountain.
“In Athens the party will visit the i
Agricultural College and farm w'here •
they will have guides and experts to j
direct anil instruct them in all
ments of wmrk done there.
“The Athens Chamber of Commerce j
will also entertain ihe party while in ,
Athens
“Dr. L. G. Hardman has invited the
party to visit his Jackson county farm i
or return trip August 2d, as well as
his home in Commerce.
“We are very anxious for you to go
and carry a party of friends who will
share the expense of the car, which
will be only about nine dollars per
car.
“Make up your party at once amT
write me, using enclosed envelop
which does not require a stamp.
“Yours truly,
‘‘C. H. COX. County Agent.”
EVANGELISTS TO TAKE PART
AT SUNDAY MORNING SERVICES
Rev. Arthur Moore will preach next
Sunday morning at the Sam Jones
Memorial church, and Mr. O. W.
Stapleton will sing at the First Bap
tist church They will both be at the
tabernacle at three p. m. of same
day for the opening service.
TABERNACLE BEGINS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Rev. Arthur Moore, The
Evangelist, To Condud:
Religious Campaign.
The tabernacle meeting begins next
Sunday afternoon with a three o'clock
service. There will be no service dur
ing the morning hour on either Sun
day, it having been decided for the
local paßtors to conduct their serv ices
as usual In the several churches, the
pulpits to be filler! at each morning
hour. At three o’clock and at night
each Sunday regular services will be
held at the tabernacle.
Great Interest centers In this meet
ing. It comes at a time when the na
tion realizes its great trouble and
when the hearts 1 of the people have
been touched because of the leaving
for war of the young men of the coun
ty and the realization that man at last
must place his dependency on some
higher than any earthly power for pro
tection and comfort.
Coming to Cartersville to carry the
burden of the meeting in preaching is
Kev. Arthur Moore. Mr. Moore is an
evangelist. He comes with high recom
mendations and the best of creden
tials. Against his methods of conduct
ing meetings there has arisen no crit
icism, though he has been signally
successful. He comes to the tabernacle
with the best wishes and the prayers
of the hosts of Bartow county folk
that he will conduct a meeting suc
cessful in every respect.
In charge of the music will be Mr.
O W. Stapleton. His reputation as a
singer and leader of song is well es
tablished, and all who attend the ser
vices will be pleased with the best of
music and will have reason to. enjoy
Mr. Stapleton both In solo and as a
leader of chorus and congregational
singing.
The tabernacle committee lias com
pleted all arrangements for the com
fort and entertainment of thousands
who will attend during ta’bemach
j week and look forward to a very suo
j cessful campaign for Christianity.
MINERS FIGHT IN COMMITTEE
PROPOSED LEGISLATION.
The mining interests of Bartow
county were considerably disturbed
last week over the introduction of a
bill in the legislature by Representa
tives M. L. Johnson and W. D. Trippe
to prevent flowage into the river of
water and muddy water and tailings
from mining operations.
The bill was introduced, it is under
stood, by request and is the result of
some complaint which has arisen
alongside the Etowah river below Car
tersville. i
The bill as drawn, in opinion of min
ers, was very drastic in its nature and
one which threatened the further pro
gress-of the mineral industry of this
county, and the various mine owners
and operators viewed it with alarm
and claimed the mining industry
would be seriously crippled, if not al
together embarrassed, and would pre
vent them from pursuing the industry.
A committee hearing was held on
last Wednesday in Atlanta, and at
tending the hearing and opposing the
bill were W. J. Weinman, R. S. Mun
ford, W. C. Satterfield, Wilbur A. Nel
son, H. G. Cope, J. L. Waite, George
H. Aubrey, John T. Norris, W. S.
Peebles, B. C. Sloan, A. G. Nulsen, Jr.,
and several others. The arguments
made by the opponents of the measure
seemed to have been convincing and
the committee recommended that the
bill be not passed.
' The result of the committee’s action
i doubtless kills the measure and the
I miners and those interested in min
ing are greatly pleased over ihe out
; come.
J, C. TAFF ACQUIRES
BUICK AGENCY.
J. C. Taff, having recently acquired
the Buick agency for the sale of auto
mobiles in this section, has rented the
store room formerly occupied by the
Cartersville News and will there con
duct a display of the various machines
made by this strong manufacturer of
automobiles.
Mr. Taff is known as an energetic
hustler and splendid automobile sales
man, and his many friends are greatly
pleased to learn that he has secured
the agency for a car of su h popular
ity and general efficiency.
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