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jLIDGE I. Cl TARVER
US IE RECORD
Supreme Court Affirms
Every Case Tried by Him
During First Year. i
•p Judge M. C. Tarver is making'
~n t TVi:; : 'le record as judge of the su
‘‘‘ j ' . , !tr of the Cherokee Circuit
the decisions of the Su
.. er ( I)U rt of Georgia when at the
f Put court Saturday it had
, nine appeals from decisions'
0 f jn Tarver. He has been af
f;,jr ( every case and has not yet
},. v „ c- -ed by -that coutr.
flavi.ig now about closed one year
of service on the bench, the people
have had opportunity to pass upon his
merits and qualifications for the qffice
he holds. The universal verdict-is that
he has furnished a businesslike and
wise administration and his record is
one which will bear comparison with
that of any judge in the slate. In
deed, it is doubtful if any judge either
now or in the past has made a record
more perfect.
Among the cases decided Friday
was that of Stegall vs. W. C. Satter
field, involving the validity of Mr. Sat
terfield’s title to the Big Tom Barytes
mine at Emerson. Mr. Satterfield was
given the decision and Judge Tarver
was affirmed denying a motion for a
new trial. Mr. Satterfield has been
receiving the congratulations of
friends upon his victory.
Judge Tarver will be in Cartersville
Saturday at which time he will set
the calendar for the January t£rm of
the superior court of this county. A
request has been maed to have him
postpone the court at least for a few
days because the lawyers of the Car
tersville bar and several business men
will be engaged in the performance of
the duties of an advisory board to
pass on the claims of registrants un
der the selective draft. Judge Tarver
has not indicated what he will do with
the request.
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS SALE
QUIET FOR HOLIDAYS
The postal authorities report that
there was quite an active sale of war
savings stamps at first, but for the last
few days these sales have fallen off,
due in large part, it is believed, to the
coming of Christmas and the need for
expenditures in Christmas giving.
It lias also been suggested that the
government has not yet adopted a
policy of distributing sales agencies of
these stamps, but in a short time the
government will adopt a plan whereby
responsible business houses can have
such stamps on sale.
LON GCOLD SPELL
NOW ABOUT BROKEN
This section has been experiencing
the longest period of cold weather for
the past ten days ever recorded by the
weather bureau. The cold weather
struck this section Saturday, December
Bth, and has been freezing continuous
ly every day since. On the following
Monday snow fell and is still upon the
ground. Weather records do not show,
nor does the oldest citizen remember,
so long a period of cold weather as has
existed for the past ten days in De
cember. Coal begun to arrive in Car
lersville the laotter part of last week
and the dealers have been fairly able
to handle the situation since.
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SOME ANSWERS BY DRAFT REG
ISTRANTS NOT OPEN TO
PUBLIC.
Answers of registrants on the se
f-'tive draft questionnaires relating to'
eaith and answers under the head
dependency,” with the exception of
' o *>,ames and addresses of persons 1
claimed to be dependent, will not be
• i*’ n ts inspection by the public with
the consent of the registrants.
Imprisonment for not to exceed one
will be the penalty imposed oy
: one connected with the admtnis
•ition of the selective draf£ law who .
■ ! make this information public.
THE BARTOW TRIBUNE
(TRIBUNE VOL 7, NO. 43)
m uk hi
iiioimMtp
Prof. Hughes, of Greenville
S. C..,Appeals For Univer
sal Aid.
Pr<Jf. E. L. Hughes, of Greenville,
S. C„ was in Cartersville Sunday and
assisted in the organization of a com
mittee of Red Cross workers tc extend
the drive and campaign for new mem
bership in thi;- county this weelc.
The Red Cross has for its purpose
the placipg on the roll of members ten
million new members by Christmas
and this is the biggest and most tre
mendous undertaking ever contem
plated by any organization in the his
tory''cf the work so far as known. •
Prof. Hughes’ coming* to Carters
ville wa snot known until it was too
late to advertise the fact, but through
the medium of statements made in
the, churches Sunday morning, his
presence was known to those who at
tended church services, and during
the afternoon a meeting was held at
the Park Hotel at which time plans
were made. It was also announced
Sunday morning that Prof. Hughes
would make an address at the Sam
Jones Memorial church Sunday night.
Notwithstanding the cold weather qnd
iVy sidewalks, a fairly good audience
was present and heard a most inter
esting and thoughtful address.
Prof. Hughes thoroughly enter
tained his audience and showed a pro
found understanding of history and a
MERRY CHRISTMAS^
AaBwPlW, Sy
dnfi
>IAMERIC ANRED*CROSS|
scholarly mind. He has been for
! twenty-four years superintendent of
| the public schools of the city of Green
ville, S. C. He* has two boys in the
army, one of whom is in Hayti with
the American navy. His appearnce in
Cartersville gave great impetus to the
earnest workers for the Red Cross and
active campaigning for membership is
under way throughout the county.
The committee believes that during
the week the membership in Bartow
county wifi aggregate one thousand.
j KINDERGARTEN CLASS
* TO GIVE “KRIS IN JAPAN”
An entertainment which promises to
be widely patronized, and will doubt
; less be one of the most entertaining
given this season, is that for Thursday
night, given by Miss Marilu Young’s
1 kindergarten.
The little fellows are practicing
; daily their parts, and each having fam
; ily connections and hosts of friends
| who wish to see them perform, the
! house will doubtless be filled with
'these, in addition to many others who
know the real amusement and enter
taining qualities of little tots.
The proceeds of the entertainment
will be turned over to the Red Cross,
and this organization is actively push
ing the popularity of the play, which
is to be given under the name of “Kris
in Japan.”
RAY J. OSBORNE ACCEPTS
POSITION WITH F. E. MATTHEWS
Mr Ray J. Osborne, formerly of
Kennesaw, has accepted a position and
onw forms a part of the excellent
corps of clerks and assistants in the
large grocery store of F. E.
Matthews. Mr. Osborne has already,
while only a citizen of Cartersville for
a few weeks, favorably impressed the
patrons of this establishment and is
quick, alert and busin .s-like in his
dealings.
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According to the Department of Ag
riculture# over 5.000,000 eggs spoil in
cold storage each year because they
have been washed or in some ether
way become wet before being sent to
market. .
THE CARTERSVILLE NEWS
CARTERSVILLE, GA., DECEMBER 20, IJIIT
1016 ME! OF COUNTY MIRING >
FULL MSNEISf PESTIOIIESj
Scores Of Registrants Meet Advisory Board
At Court House Daily for Purpose Of
~ Giving Government Infoimation.
The young men of the county began
Monday of thi; week to answer the
questionnaires which have been sent
out by the government and are being
cent out to each registrant.
At the ccutr house a committee of
lawyers and business men are on duty
from 8:30 in the morning until 4:30
in the afternoon continuously, to
gether with door keepers and weigh
ers, and each registrant who applies
there is assisted both with advice and
clerical work in properly filling out the
long list qfyquestions embraced in the
questionnaire.
The young men are responding to 1
this latest demand of the government;
with reasonable promptness and are;
practically all ready to answer the j
questions when the inquiries begin.
From seventy-five to one hundred
questionnaires are being sent out daily
by the local board, consisting of W.
W. Calaway, chairman, W. T. Town
send and Dr. W. C. Griffin, with Bob
McCormick as clerk. A systematic
plan of handling the matter has been
devised by the government and is be
ing scrupulously filled out by the local
board and the board of legal advisors.
When the huge amount of data and
information is forwarded to the gov
ernment, the questionnaires will en
able the war department to definitely
fix upon the fitness of each and every
man for military or civic duty. His
occupation, income and dependents, to
gether with all incidental information
necesary, furnish the government with
HAPPY NE.W YEAR
PRESIDENT PEYTON
TO ALL EMPLOYEES
"
Issues Christmas Greeting to Men of
the N., C. & St. L. Road.
President John Howe Peyton has
just issued the following address and
Christmans greeting to the employees
of the system:
“The old Uashville, Chattanooga &
I St. Louis Railway is rounding out an-
I other year of efficient service to the
! National Government and to people of
' the territory reached over its lines.
“The joyous Christmas-tide is again
1 at hand, and we should all remember
i tjmt it is the annual reminder to all
• the earth that Christ, the Son of God,
i chose at this season to be born in the
i form of humanity, in order that He
I might work out the salvation of our
race.
“With the whole earth at war, we
can hardly wish each other a ‘Merry’
! Christmas. This ip no time for mer
riment, but I can and I do wish you
all a ‘Happy’ Christmas. Happiness
is only possible to those who try to do
their duty to God and men, and this
has always been the keynote of the
service performed by the officers and
men of our great railway system.
“I congratulate you upon the good
work done during the past year, and I
thank you for your support and co
operation.
“The future of our nation, and of
the whole human family, is threat
ened with great suffering and priva
tion. Hideous warfare involves the
whole earth. We will meet the emer
gencies like true men, and we will do
our duty a tany cost. We must, each
and all, volunteer for the war. Some
of us must become soldiers and offer
our lives to preserve liberty upon the
earth. Some of us must sacrifice our
leisure to produce more sood, and all
of us must economize by consuming
less food. All Iff us must sacrifice
our pleasures in order to save money
to loan to the Government. We MUST
buy ‘Thrift Stamps’ and ‘Liberty
Bonds.’
“Let us rejoice at Christmas time
because Christ was born in Bethlehem
nineteen hundred years ago, and let
us imitate Him by sacrificing our
selves for the cause of Liberty, Jus
tice and Righteousness the
earth.”
data concerning the class of citizen
the registrant may be, js embraced in
the questionnaires.
It will be remembered that all for
mer exemptions wefe set aside and
that each man who has not yet gone
to war will be required to answer the i
'questionnaires. His failure to do so
* r
: automatically enlists him in the army
whether he is willingly so placed or
not. It therefore behooves every citi
zen who desires to be relieved from
military duty to make answer to the
There is nevertheless
a. penalty for a questionnaire not so
answered, for not only does the gov
ernment wish to enlist men for mili
tary duty, but it wishes to so class
each man and to place him in that
part of military duty where he will
be most effective.
It is a registrant’s right to answer
the questionnaire and to fill out blanks
without assistance, but inasinuch as
the lawyers and business men on the
advisory hoard have given study to
the question, each registrant should,
as far as possible, seek out this board
before making answer or filing his
questionnaire with the local board.
Each registrant should know also
that he must hand in his question
naire fully answered and sworn to one
week from the date indicated on the
envelope in which it was sent him as
having been mailed. *
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
Of B. Y. P. U. of First Baptist
Church.
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Group No. 4.—Leader, Miss Dalton.*
Son^— “Joy to the World.”
Scripture Reading—Wilfred Puekett
and Jud Eaves.
Poem: “Merry Christmas” —Miss Has
sie Dalton.
Christmas Story—Miss Ethel Griffin.
Poem: “America by Santa Clgus”—
Miss Rebie Tedder.
Quartette —Miss Louise Dodd, Miss
i Dorthy Cunyus, C. T. Conyers and
Charles Vaughan.
Poem: Christmas Bells—Miss Ola
May Manly.
Poem: “A Christmas Carmen”—Miss
Louise Dodd.
Story: “The Spirit of Christmas” —
Mr. Harry Osment.
A Christmas Carol—By Group.
! iVsitors welcome. Meet at 6 o’clock.
MAYME LUE SORRELLS,
Cor. Secretary.
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20,000 GRADUATE NURSES WILL
BE REQUIRED IN ARMY
HOSPITALS.
With a continuance of the war, in
the next year at least 20,000 nurses
will be needed in Army hospitals at
home and abroad. Of the 80,000 grad
uate nurses of the coutnry only 3,500
have os far been assigned to duty in
Army service, and of this number
1 500 are in France.
An Army nurse must be a graduate
of a training school for nurses and
must have served for two years in a
hospital. They are assigned to duty
in the United States or abroad, and
preferences are granted when condi
tions permit. Nurses woh prefer not
to have service abroad will have their
preferences respected.
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Alterations are being made which
will double the seating capacity of the
Naval Academy at Annapolis.
Girl messengers are now employed
by many of the Government depart
ments at Washington.
°>y reducing thepize of their sam
ples wholesale dealers will save this
year $419,500 worth of cloth, repre
setning enough wool to provide uni
forms for 67,500 soldiers.
(NEWS VOL. 34, NO. 52)
'BEMFIRJL WINDOW
SHOWN Bf MAWS
Red Cross, Military Feat
ures And Bountiful Sup
plies Set Forth In Display
One of the most, attractive wiodow
displays shown in Cartersville m many
years is that which Frank H. Mat
thews has on display at this time.
It is a patriotic idea well worked
out. The window on one side of the
entracc on the left side of the t storc
represents a Red Cross nurse in uni-,
form with the familiar Red Cross sign ,
used now in its drive for ten million!
members. The figure is fell Size and
this window in itself would be a suf- 1
ficiently attractive one whether or not
other windows were as equally and as
artistically decorated.
The window on the other side of the
store is adorned with American flags,
a large Star Spangled Banner furnish
ing the background. The floor of the
window is covered with small paper
flags, and in this window is a picture
of President Woodrow Wilson draped
in patriotic colors, over wihch is a
card, “Stand by the President.” An
other picture represents the English
bull dog, French bull dog and Ameri
can bull dog and around the neck of
each are the colors of his country.
Another picture adorning the window
is that of “Two of Our Boys,” being
photographs of'Capt, Bennett Conyers
and William Conyers.
The middle window contains for its
central figure a huge horn of plenty,
out of which appears to be rushing a
bountiful supply of large and perfect
apples. Other articles of produce are
shown in this window in the greatest:
plenty, together with plants to give
the decorative effect.
In other words, the idea and scheme
worked out is that of the merciful
ministrations of the Red Cross, the
| bravery and courage of tjbg soldiers,
| and the plentifulness of production
supplies.
The window has attracted universal
attention and those who have seen it
declare it to be one of the most per
fectly worked out ideas ever presented
in Cartersville and does credit to the
decorator who furnished the idea and
the artistic effect.
MOVEMENT OF TRAINS
HAMPERED BY COLD
The recent cold weather (unprece
dented at this season in this section)
has hampered the movement of trains
on practically every railroad in the
United States. Locomotivfc will not
steam as readily in cold weather, and
they must also furnish the steam for
heating trains as well as the power.
While there have been numerous
complaints about delayed trains, the
public should bear in mind that these
conditions are beyond the control of
railroad managements, and that
such delays are not local, but general,
during the cold weather.
The public should also bear in mind
that railroads have to furnish trans
portation for thousands ar J thousands
of cars of Government business, and
that this business has to move regard
less of other business.
A little patience should be mixed
with patriotism at such times. The
railroads are not running trains late
for. “spite,” as some have been heard
to remark. Delayed trains mean in
creased operating expenses, and the
railroads are just as anxious, and
more so, to get ’em over the road on
schedule as a passenger who is tem
porarily inconvenienced.
The Department of Agriculture
again desires to call the attention of
the farmers of the State to the fact
that it has prepared and will continue
to furnish them aii the nitrogen-pro
ducing bacteria they need for their le
guminous crops at 20 cents per acre,
which is practicably the cost of pro
duction. The Department recommends
the use of this bacteria in the treat
ment of seed for all leguminous crops,
such as peas, beans, alfalfa and the
like. Producers applying to the 'de
partment for these bacteria cultures
| should notify the department as to the
j exact nature of the crop to be planted,
lin order that the particular culture
I suited to the crop may be sent.
UMOEH NEW CHARTER
STRONG IN CHOSEN
Flemister Elected Mayor
And 6 reen And Jackson
Aldermen For City.
1 .•. f ;
i he city election in CurMBM-iUe was
held Wednesday of this week for the
election of aldermen, and Messrs. P.
C. FJemister, H. 11. Green and Z. M.
Jackson, having no opposition, received
all :h votes east. Mr. Fleir, fster was
oa*sd\by the voters for mayor, his as
sociates on the ticket having informed
their friends previously that they pre
ferred that Mr. Flemister be so se
lected. % •-*—
The new mayor and aldermen are
worthy representatives of the city’s
business and social interests. They
were practically agreed upon by the
| voters far in advance of the election,
i Each has contributed his part toward
: the advancement and progress of the
city and each is in all respects a repre
i sentative man.
The new aldermen take their places
on ihe first Wednesday in January at
which time the new charter takes ef
fect. The aldermen serve without com
pensation, but are to select a city man
ager upon whom will fall the duties of
administering the details of our mu
nicipal affairs. Among their first duties
will be the selection of such manager,
and it is safe to say that they will
give to this matter their best and most
thoughtful attention.
Messrs. Green and Jackson become,
by virtue of their offices under the new
charter, members'of the board of edu
cation, and this body will now stand
five members instead of three, as here
tofore.
The board of aldermen will also at
their first meeting elect a chief of po
lice and the patrolmen for the city, as
well as a city recorder.
The members of the board have
given forth no information as yet and
probably have not considered, together
at least, the applications for these
places. The purpose and intent of the
charter, as well as the aldermen elect
ed under it, is to secure the highest
form of efficiency in city government,
and this qualification will undoubtedly
| be rigidly inquired into with reference
to the application of every man who
seeks a city position under the new ad
ministration.
RULES FOR ILLUMINATION OF
ELECTRIC .SIGNS APPLY
THROUGHOUT NATION.
Orders governing the use of elec
tric signs, made by the Fuel Admin
istration to assist in conserving fuel,
apply to the entire country—villages
and small cities as well as the larger
centers. Among these instructions
are:
Directional signs on retail stores
may be illuminated from one-half hour
after sunset until closing time, but not
later than 11 p. m,; such signs on the
aters may be illuminated from one
half hour after time of commencement
of last performance. Di-pla. r. Iver
tising on theaters and retsi! i.ores
*nay only operate between 7:45 and
11 p. m,
Enforcemnt of the orders is in the
hands of State fuel administrators.
W. W. CALLOWAY PLACES
PATRIOTISM ABOVE COST
In behalf of the 2,00 young men in
this county who must promptly an
swer their Questionnaires, and in be
half of their wives, children and
friends who must necessarily come to
the Court House and wait their turn,
we the Legal Advisers, who are giv
ing half of all our time free of charge
'O these patriotic young men, desire
to sincerely thank oUr considerate
sheriff, Mr. W. W. Calloway, for hav
ing the Court House steam heated for
the purpose of protecting the health
and comfort of this large body of our
citizens. (
L. G. HAMES,
W. C. HENSON,
*IOMER GREEN,
'n.WALT H, MILNER,
HORACE FOSTER.
J. R WHITTAKER,
J. B. LEWIS,
H. P. RF,
J-.'T. NORRIS,
Committee in Charge.
December 19, 1917.
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