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VOL. 1 h BELLOWS Gill If i ESOTlin ft); m Meeting Attended {5 } Representatives From 1 42 Lodges in District. I The l'.'cal lodge- of Odd Fellows en -1.. r -.,;ned the district division of this ■,,-ainzation in Cartersville on Wed- l n( ,h, iy and were the recipients of ev- l elT . vidence that the hospitality ac- I corded was loyal and delightful. Cartersville was notified last week Itnat. due to sickness prevailing in ■ Spring? Place, where the meeting was I to be held, it was desirable to have it I held elsewhere. With, Cartersville’s I usual readiness to entertain, the depu- Itv division grand master, L. R. Wig- I „'; ns 0 f Ringgold, was informed that I it could be held here. Thereupon, Mr. Wiggins sent no tices out over the district with the re sult that when the meeting met Wed nesday morning forty-two responded with representatives. The meeting was presided over by District. Division Grand Master L. R, Wiggins and was held at the Odd Fel i lows hall. Grand Master Bcdenhamer was pres ent, and as soon as the meeting was called lo order and the preliminary fcnn followed, Mr Bodenhamer was called ui>on for an address. This he delivered with eloquence and peculiar application to the individual member ! of the Odd Fellows order and gave i much of instructive advice and exhor tation. His address was regarded as cue of the mo§t interesting and de lightfully delivered ones ever heard ly Odd Fellows of this division and the grand master received evidence of the appreciation of the members at its close. Hon E. H. Beck, of -Murray county, ■ -*t.s also called upon and made a hap py and pleasing talk which was well ' rtceive d. Our own fellow countryman, Ca.pt. F. J. McCormick, was then called "upon and entertained for several minutes the large audience present of Odd Fel- j lews and citizens, and in his usual j happy and earnest and eloquent man- | r.er held up. for view the highest ideajs \ or citizenship. After the speech making was finish- i e l and seme business transacted, the j members recessed for lunch at the j Park Hotel, whqie they were enter tained by the local lodge of Odd Fel- Y.ws, Many Odd''Fellows from over the cunty were present and visitors as well as local members spent a most 1c lightful and. pleasant hoyr. In the afternoon the business of the meeting was again taken up and rap idly disposed of inasmuch as every ihing had to be crowded into one day. One of the resolutions adopted was the following which relaied to the re quest of the Odd Fellows- to erect a hall at Camp Gordon. The resolution is as follows: To Whom It May Concern? Whereas, our Grand Master J. E. Podenhanver is urging permission of the Secretary of War to allow Georgia Odd Fellows to erect a hall at Camp Gordon, for the benefit of our mem bers, and Whereas, we believe that the erec tion of an Odd Fellows hall at said r; nip would be not only beneficial to the members of our order but would be a help to our government at the present time by aiding in the promo ; >n of clean and moral living of our soldiers, and, hereas, the Independent Order of 'Hid Fellows is a patriotic organiza t*Pn composed of men who love our country and who recognize no higher ! "~ a - powers than the constitution of I he United States and has always found fighting for human rights and liberties. Therefore, be it resolved, That the ; h Division I. O. O. F. of Georgia, in 1 n\ ention assembeld, representing 42 ■ dges in six counties of this state, ! T September 12th, 1917. Urge Hon. 'ewton D. Baker, secretary of war to ~ lu m permission asked for, and that a <o b- of these resolutions be furnish the secretary of our con gressman Hon. Gordon Lee. Signed, L K WIGGINS, D. D. G. M. J. D. BRACKETT, Div. Sec. ,Slh Division I. O. O. F. of Georgia 1 o the business of the meeting transacted the lodge adjourned to V 1,1 next meeting at Barnell Sta l,cn. fh e visiting members took their THE BARTOW TRIBUNE (TRIBUNL 0L7.N0. 29) EBPLOTHS OF MR URGE Ills KICK Charge That Certain Jus tices Disregard Proof In Garnishment Cases. Complaint among indus- trial employers of labor that justices 1 of the peace and bailiffs are causing annoyance through the harassing use of garnishment process. Having a judgment against a debtor who is em ployed in the mines or other industries ir. this county, a bailiff will sue oiu a garnishment against the employer re quiring hi mto appear, show what property of effects, money or balances may be due such laborer. Employers of labor do not object to making such answers but the practice has grown up of traversing the answer of such em ployers and they are thereby compel 1-. eci, not only to gambit their written answer, but to personally appear in court and be subjected to an examina tion. Some of the employers of labor have urged complaint that the juljces of the peace do not regard their answers nor their testimony, and in spite of the fact that no v evidence is offered to prove that anything above the exemp tion allowed the employee is due, a judgment is entered against the gar nishee for the amount claimed. Thus the burden of appealing from the decision falls upon the employer, who has nothing of the debtor in his hands above the exemption allowed ■and who must, in order to carry his appeal to the higher court, pay all costs accrued to date. Thus the justice cf peace and the bailiff secure their costs, and the charge is being made that this procedure is followed for no ether purpose than to collect fees and is a,species of. fee grabbing. One mining corporation has entered complaint and, it is said, has sought legal advice for the purpose of bring ing charges against stick jas’ices -tud bailiffs with a view of their removal from office upon the ground that judg ments are entered against them with out any proof to support the judgment, and for the puropse of collecting fees out of the cash which must be paid in to obtain an appeal. The matter will also be brought to the attention of the Bartow County Mining Association and other indus trial organizations and will possibly be brought to the attention also of the jury. • The various industrial > enterprises which have been annoyed by this pro cess claim that bailiffs and justices are solicting this character of business with a view r of pursuing the program about which complaint has been made. H. M. CABE SELLS FIRST BALE OF COTTON. H. M. Cabe brought to Cartersvilte the first bale of cotton of the crop of 1917-18 Tuesday morning and it was sold to Bob H. McGinnis for twenty five cents a pound, at a considerable premium over the market price. This is the second time that Mr. Cabe has brought to this market the season's first bale. It was raised on the plantation of Bob H. McGinnis and v as sold to Mr. McGinnis on Tuesday morning about noon, bis bid being ihe h'-liest The cotton was strict, mid filing clan's and the staple 1 1-16 inch v hich is extraordinarily good This is believed to be the first bale of cotton of this season brought to the market in North Georgia and the an nouncement that it had been marketed here greatly encouraged the business world as well as farmers, since it be comes the herald of the crop of this year. CASSVILLE FARMERS ENGAGE IN CATTLE RAISING. Mr. C. X. Maxwell, of Adairsville. end the popular deputy clerk of the superior court of Barfow county, sold during the past week a thoroughbred short horn bull to Mr. Will Davidson and a company of farmers of Cassville who contemplate engaging in the busi ness of rasing short horn cattle. This adds another community to a list of Bartow county farmers who see great advantage and profit in cattle raising. Balms for home having speuf a most instructive and entertaining day in Carters ville. THE CARTERSVILLE NEWS CARTERSVILLE, DA., SEPTEMBER 13, 1917 JOHN P: LEWIS OILS SOUND . IT HIS HOME IN CARTERSVILLE 4 A Native Of Bartow County Whose Life Was Spent In Service To His Coun try 'From Early Boyhood. John P. Lewis, honored and respect ed citizen, confederate veteran and successful business man, died sudden 1> at hi,.-; home in Cartersville Thurs -day morning September 6, aged 73 years. Mr. Lewis had been in poor health for several months and for a number of weeks during the present year was confined to his room atnd bed. Regain ing much strength lie ventured out again and was daily attending to his business’ matters, associating with friends who prized and valued his companionship and giving general di rection to his farming operations which were quite extensive, until the day before liis death. On September .">. he went to t he park to be present to witness the departure p the first contingent of Bartow coun t' s quota cf the new National army end took a lively interest in paying tribute and furnishing cheer to the boys who on that day assumed their duties as soldiers. At this time he mingled freely among his friends, who were legion, and in a characteristic but quiet and reserved manner, good humoredly conversed with these. During the day he drove cut to Sat terfield Springs where he secured a few jugs of mineral water which he kept at home for his own use and up on returning was hailed by a number of friends as he drove through the city on his way home. On the next morning he arose as usual. The various members of the family went about their several duties, .ifr. Lewis lingered about ids home, performed a number of tasks as was bis habit and finally after leaving his barn, where lie attended to the needs of his stock, he returned to the house. S'-cn afterwards he was attacked with what appeared to be a fainting spell but which proved to be a fatal attack of she disease which hart thoroughly gripped him. lie. died within a short period of time without any apparent suffering. News cf Mr. Lewis' death was soon spread over the county. In every ha Hi ke t lie seemed to have friends whose interest in him caused them to an nounce as they went the sad tidings of his death. In the meantime the var ious members of his Immediate family were hurriedly making their way to his home. John Prince Lewis was l>orn Decem ber 5, 1844 at Adairsville. Bartow county, Georgia. In early life he be gan business as a farmer at Pine Log, Ga., ah avocation which held his Inter est throughout life and In which lie was signally successful. Dining this time, however, he was attracted to the milling business and invested surplus earnings in a mill at Adairsville. A£- tf rwards he became, interested with Lewis P. Gaines in the mill south of Kingston on Two Run creek and foi twenty-five years these two men suc cessfully operated this enterprise un i tit Gaines & Lewis Mill gained wide i spread fame and was a household teim ! and its product a standardized article. In the meantime Mr. Lewis married Miss Ada Galt, of Canton, Ga„ a daugh ter of a prominent and well to do fam ily, and the possessor of social and inherited charms. The union resulted It. the making of a happy home from which has come worthy sens and daughters of noble parentage. In 1899 Mr. Lewis moved to Carters-, ville with his family and built the Cartersville Milling Cos. and operated it for a number of years. In the mean time he became officially connected wRh ihe Bank of Cartersville and un til his death was a valued adviser and lprge stockholder in this financial in stitution. In 1904 Mr. "Lewis lost his wife through death and has since lived with | his children. Enjoying the confidence and esteem of his countrymen he was ! frequently honored with positions of public trust and since his residence in Cartersville was, for a number of .veal's, a member of the Water, Light and B ml Commission, which until ICI2 had entire charge over the utility plants of Cartersville and the sinking fund to meet bond issues. He was the owner of a fine planta tion near Kingston which he has great ly improved since he acquired it a few years ago, until today it is regarded as one of the finest farms in North Georgia. Mr. Lew s was a member of the Bap tist church and one of the most sub stantial and loyal supporters of its in stitution and organized work. In the affairs of the church his advice and counsel was alway% sought. In his church, as in secular bodies of men, Mr. Lewis appeared to proceed upon the principle that his advice would be more valuable when given after hear ing all that could be said pro and con and then only when asked for and hence was known as a, good listener who formed sage judgment. Yet, he possessed a poising and attractive manner, and a compani enable and sympathetic naftire. Mr. Lewis vas also a Mason, and the Cartersville lodge is bereft of one of its strongest and most beloved mem bers. Mr. Lewis is survived by two sons, !. P. Lewis and John It. Lewis, ami by three daughters, Mrs. J. J. Hill, Misses Lvelvn and Mildred'Tewis all of Car tersville; by 3 grand children, Francis Hill, Jack Hill, Jr., and Lgon Lewie, by two brothers. Jesse Lewis and Bay less Lewis, of Adairsville, and by two sisters, Misses Margaret and Fannie Lewis, of Adairsville. I The funeral services were held in | the First Baptist church of Carters ville, Rev. C. L. MeGinty officiating after - which the pallbearers. Jno. W. L Brown, H. L. Sewell, J. P. Adair, A. W. Fite, Thos. Lumpkin, Dennis Smith and Lynn Gaines carried the re main' to the train whence they were i taken* to Adairsville and interred- An | >he cemetery at that place and laid by the side of his wife. A solemn but impressive presence rv. as that of-eighteen confederate vet erans, pt the P. M. B. Young camp, to which Mr. Lewis belonged, which was the largest recent gathering of ■be faithful followers of the “Lost Cause” in Bartow county, and thus a tribute of love, confidence and ad miration was paid by men who knew the deceased in war and peace, as com rade, neighbor anil citizen. Mr. Lewis as a Confederate Soldier. In order that the war record of Mr. Lewis might be told by one who knew him, with a detail and interest which could not be furnished so well by the news editor of this paper, no refer ence is made in the foregoing account eo Mr. Lewis' services a- a southern sel l er in the civil war. The following contribution, dealing alone with his life as a fighter for the southland, re veal's most vividly Mr. Lewis’ sterling qualities and challenge© the admira tion of all men and women: ‘ When but a mere lad Mr. Lewis en listed in the Confederate army in what was known as the six months' enlist ment serving under Alfred Linn as captain. The command was located at Savannah. When this term was out he came home anil went to school awhile at Cassville under that splendid educa tor, John D. Collins. “He then re-enlisted in the Bth Gevu gia battalion while the command was at Charleston, S. C. under Col Little field. Capft Henry Lumpkin was hi. captain tor a goad part of the time His battalion was in active service and saw much hard fighting. Mr. Lew is was much beloved by his comrade-, always ready to obey orders without complaint, brave in battle and a cour ageous companion around the campfire and in the trying times when the gal lant army came so near to starvation. His excellent horsemanship was well known and he was detailed for special service in this line on several occas ions. He was a courier on the stall of Gen. Gist and served a portion of the time as driver of the general’s head quarters wagon. His command was transferred from Charleston to re lieve Gen. Pemberton at Vicksburg. They marched over a thousand miles on Mississippi soil while under Gen. Bragg. After the fall of Vicksburg and as Rosecraus approached they were ordered track to Georgia. They were in the battle of Chickaanauga and af ter the fight on Missionary Ridge they were at Dalton for winter quarters, then followed the campaign down this road and he was engaged in the bat- (NEWS VOL. 34, NO* 38) GIIMH BECOMES gogh gqla manager Popular Mayor Takes Over Management Of Big Bot tling Business. Paul Gilreath on Tuesday of this week assumed the management, of the Cartersville Coca-Cola Bottling Com pany and entered at once into the per formance of his duties. Mr. Gilreath was the first person in Cartersville to become, iiiterested in the bottling ui soft drinks and thus his association .with the prosperous industry with which he now becomes attached is a let urn to his first love, and, due to his experience an business, and particular !v the bottling business, it is predicted that Mr, Gilreath will greatly add to the output and efficient handling of this product. The Coca-Cola business has become an industry of nation wide importance rad ©cores and hundreds of men have become rich through their investment in it. The bottled coca-cola was un known twenty years ago but today there is scarcely a hamlet in all the United States which is not familiar with the merits of this beverage. Orig inally considered a drink for summer use only, it now enjoys a wide sale throughout all the months-of the year and has won its way to be considered the style. The territory covered by the Car tersville plant is* quite extensive, but it is understood that since Mr. Gil rt.&th’s services have been secured as manager, the territory will be further extended. The company, being familiar with Mr. Gilreath’- abilities and pro gi essiveness have turned 'the plant over to him in^the confident expecta tion that he will greatly increase the a’ready big volume* of sales, and an this regard it is believed by Mr. Gil; leatll's friends thait the company >4ll noi in any way be disappointed. H is understood that due to the Iftct that Mr. Gilreath becomes interested in this business and the active man ager of both the mechanical manu facture and salt s end of the business, that he will only serve out hi-, pres ent term as mayor* of Cartersville and not stand for re-election. His voluntary : retirement will probably result In sev i oral candidates making known their , willingness to assume the duties of ! the office. However, until the prop'os = t 1 new charter is disposed of, either !by ratification or rejection upon the part of the peopJe, it is not known just vvTiat the duties of the office will be. If j the new charter is adopted, the great detail of the office will pass to the city manager; blit if voted down, the of fice cf mayor carries with it the bur den df responsibility of city govern ment. CITIZENS OPPOSE SEABOARD PETITION. The railroad commission heard the application of the Seaboard Air Line Railway to be allowed to withdraw its train from service leaving (’arteraville at 7 a. m. and the train arriving at Cartersville at 8 p. m. on Tuesday. The railroad was represented by its general counsel, Mr. Stanley, of Rich mond, Va., who insisted that by reason of the needs of government for rail read equipment and shortage of coal it ought to be allowed to take this train off. The application was resisted by patrons .along the route between here and Rockmart and appearing on behalf of the citizens and partons were W. 1). Trippe and J. M. Dorsey, of Taylorsville, M. L. Johnson, L. W. Reeves, H. R. Maxwell and O. T. Peeples, of Cartersville. The commission reserved its decis -1 ion. tles of Resacea, Konnesaw, Pine Moun tain and the Atlanta fight where the brave Gen. Walker, has division com mander, was killed. After the defeat at Atlanta he was in the battle at Jonesboro. “He followed Hood in the long march to Corinth, Miss., and was in the desperate battle at Franklin, where Brig. Gen. Gist was killed. In the two days’ hard fight at Nashville; then the retreat back by Corinth and Tupelo, Miss., finally on to Greens boro, N. C. where he obeyed the last command of the Confederate leaders to stack arms. He walked 500 miles hack home covering * period of 25 days.” WOOLLEY PLEASES LARGE HUE —~ • Wit, Humor And Pathos Blended With Sound Ar gument Against Rum. Before a representative audience at tiie Baptist church on Wednesday-' right Hon. Jno. G. Woolley, temper ance lecturer and orator, one time candidate for president of the national I roh.lblt.idin party and now represent ing the anti saldon league in advocacy of the adoption of the proposed nat ional prohibition amendment, deliver ed one of the most interesting and persuasive addresses ever made in Cartersville and greatly pleased his bearers and the friends of temperance in Cartersville. Mr. Woolley w'as introduced by Rev. C. L. McGinty and at once entered into a discussion of his theme. He referred to the great world war to make the world safe for democracy and com pared it with the great war that is row being waged against the demon rum in order to make democracy safe for the people. He traced the history of the national prohibition party, to which he belonged and for which he worked for many years, told how it failed, and why it. fel! short in effic iency. It had taught men much about the evils of Intemperance, of the de bauchery of elections, of corrupting Influences in politics but it sought to get men to leave their political party organizations, both demorcatic and re publican, and to join another politi cal party, the prohibition party. The following of the national prohi bition party shrinking in each caia -1 aigu, the anti saloon league was form ed and adopted all that the national prohibition party stood for but decided to accomplish its aim through the pre vailing parly . organizations to which men were committed by inheritance. He said that the Christian man must make good in politics and that tb< anti saloon league was the' organiza firm which made effective the Chris Ran man in iwlitlcs. It was througl that ali bad laws were passe* and good laws were defeated, al though the majority of 'men were against bad laws and in favor of good laws. But Christian men had not or ganized themselves and entered itoli tical campaigns against the organized forces of evil. The result was that the evil influences were 100 per cent effii cient white the good men were only 80 40 or GO per cent efficient. Hence it happened that bad men were elected to represent decent communities and misrepresented the communities in the legislature, in congress, in the of fices of mayor, prosecuting attorneys and police chiefs. Hence it ail proved that the good man must make good ip. politics. Meet organization with or ganization and fight, win or lose, at the polls in a practical way. Mr. Woolley interspersed an address replete with sound logic and argument with anecdote, witty and humorous, recitals, and pathes, and ended with a stirring appeal which brought about a general contribution, in various sums of money, to help the campaign to be w aged throughout the aJnd during the next six years to bring about national prohibition of the liquor traffic. CITY COURT TAKES UP CIVIL AND CRIMINAL DOCKET. The city court of Cartersville is in session this week and has disposed.of quite a number of civil cases and is today taking up the criminal docket. This will be disposed of rapidly and it k believed the court will be able to close its business and clear the docket this week. ' “ ~ ’'.l. Judge Aubrey is thspatching busi ness and together with .County Solici tor Milner will have'disposed of a ! number of criminal cases when the docket is finished. The following 'can .-itire the jury : serving this week: * W. W. Taylor, A. J. H. Weaver, M. ;A Black, Lee C. Johnson, F. B. Bray, John Knight, J. P. Crawford, D. J. I White, C. D. Long, John Shuler, R W. Henderson, J. W. Henderson, E. E | Adair, T. O. Roberts, C. F. Yarbrough J. H. Cowart, Z. T. Russell, J. If. Ham mond. Mr. James Vaughan, of Atlanta. - pent Sunday and Monday with honie- I folks having as his guest Mr. John Crews, instructor in the Tech .aviation school i _ NO. 24