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fWiEjtSJO ATTEND
Agricultural Short Course
At Athens January 2-12
Inclusive.
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... ‘ nf the s hort course offered at,
tt State College of Agriculture Jan
" „ 19 Tf you can arrange to go,
rJt imean, You will meet
farmers from the m>t parte of
t state and will have a chance to.
ex hinge ideas with these men.
The lectures and instructions will be ,
well worth your time. You can get
first hand the best information the
State College and the United States
Department of Agriculture have been
able to prepare. V|
You perhaps never felt the need of
such information before, but you have
not lived under conditions before such
as exist now. Therefore, it is impor
tant to prepare in the best possible
manner and way for the conditions
which are just ahead of us.
It is every citizen’s patriotic duty to
co-operate with the Lnited States
Government in its efforts to improve
agricultural conditions, in order
meet our Government’s greatest need,
an increased amount of foodstuffs.
The information which you will re
ceive has been reduced to such prac
tical plans that it can be used by
every farmer and applied by him to
his every-day farm problems.
Don’t fail to avail yourself of this
splendid opportunity to acquire help
ful, usable knowledge. The dissemina
tion of such knowledge is the primary
object of the State College of Agri
culture and the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, but it will bene
fit only those who place themselves in
position to receive it.
Yours truly,
C. H. COX.
CIU OFFICERS READY
TO TURN MfMBS OVER
I he present city commission
ers together with the various de
partment heads of the city gov
ernment are busily engaged at
this time closing up their ac
counts preparatory to turning
over the municipality with ifs
pt. m< utilities and government
al affairs to the new board of
mayor and aldermen, selected
on December 19th under the new
01 ty charter.
Mayor Elect P. C. Flemister
and Aldermen Elect H.H. Green
and Z.M. Jackson have likewise
>een giving study and attention
to the charter and what is to be
required of them, and have been
receiving applications for posi
*!(>ns under their government,
it is not believed that the new
tnayor and aldermen have yet
consulted as a body, but from all
indications, the board will be
unanimous in its selections of
employees, as well as upon the
m : iny features relating to the ad
mi S ati 9n of city affairs,
office next 1 W b a mc ! ucted into
the city hall)' ednesda >’ n %ht at
Milam Dead .
morning <iil!d Tuesday
l™ Mr l,„ S home in Euhaf
yH/&9ri
Savr a td k du s ir h T Kank^^
t'ur f r
despaired of Th i i
vices waa ’ j e fl! ner-al scr-
Euharb c p° n^ llcte d from the
at 1-30 WpHn Sb ? erian church
Rev L c rr nes<il y afternoon,
ville as. £J a ™ D °( Carters
assisted by R ev . Sydnor
the set'
Of Mr MiS ? de,ailed account
app'ar i J f 1 ? activ o Hfe will
ppear in next week’s Tribune.
THE BARTOW TRIBUNE
THE cartersville news
TRIBUNE VOL 7, NO. 43)
INCOME m OFFICER
WILL JELL YOU HOW
Will Be In Cartersville One
Week To Instruct Tax
Payers.
In a communication received by this
paper, Collector of Internal Revenue
A. O. Blalock announces that a Fed
eral income tax officer will be sent
into this county on January 2, and will
be here until January 9, inclusive. He
will have his office in the Court House
in Cartersville, Ga., and wiii be there
every day ready and willing tp help
persons subject to the income tax and
make out their returns without any
cost to them for his services.
How many income tax payers will
there be in Bartow County? If you
can guess how many married persons
living vuth his wife or husband who
will have net incomes of $2,000 or
over, and how many unmarried per
sons will have net incomes of/sl,ooo
or over this year, then you know. The
Collector of Internal Revenue esti
mates there will be 750 taxpayers in
this county.
Returns of income for the year 1917
must be made on forms provided for
the purpose before March 1, 1918. Be
cause a good many people don’t un
derstand the law and won’t know 7 how
to make out their returns, the Gov
ernment is sending in this expert to
do it for them. But the duty is on the
taxpayer to make himself known to
the Government. If he doesn’t make
return as required before March 1, he
may have to pay a penalty ranging
from S2O" to SI,OOO, pay a fine or go
to jail. So if you don’t want to take
chances on going to jail, you had bet
ter call on the income tax man. If
you are not sure about being subject
to the tax, better ask him and make
[sure. Whether you see the income tax
| man or not, you must make return if
I subject to tax.
Of course, persons resident in other
counties may. if they want to, come
and see the income tax man who will
be at Cartersville.
The Collector suggests that every
body start figuring up now’ bis income
and expenses, so as. to be ready with
the figures when the expert arrives.
Expenses, however, do not mean fam
ily expenses, money used to pay off
the principal of a debt, new machin
ery, buildings, or anything like that.
They mean what you spend in making
your money—interest, taxes naid,
hired help, amount paid for goods sold,
seed, stock bought for feeding, rent
(except for your dwelling), etc. In
come includes about every dollar you
get.
It will be well for every unmarried
person whose net income for 1917 is
SI,OOO or over, an devery married per
son living with wife or husband whose
net income for 1917 is $2,000 or over
to call on the income tax man and
learn whether or not they have any
tax to pay. Collector Blalock said to
day: “The person subject to tax who
doesn’t make return in the time pre
scribed is going to regret it. The Gov
ernment will get after all income tax
slackers.
“There’s hardly a business man,
merchant or professional man who
won’t have to make return of income.
Earners, as a class, will have to pay
the tax. The safe thing to do is for
every person who had a to.tal income
of SI,OOO or $2,000, as the case ma;;
be, and who is not sure about what
deductions the law allows him. to play
it safe by calling on the income tax
man.
“The man in the field will have
forms for everybody, and persons w’ho
expect to call on him need not trouble
themselves to write my office for
forms’’
Kitchen Conservation
Urged By Soule
Atlanta* Ga., Dec. 19.—“ Bear down
hard on the necessity of continuing' the
kitchen conservation so well begun in
this state.” says Dr. A. M. Soule, fed
eral food administrator for Georgia,
“Reports form Washington are that a
great good has*already been done by
the ‘meatless’ and the ‘wheatless’ days
being observed throughout the coun
try, btu it is a long way yet to the
final accomplishment of what we are
striving for. We have done so well
we can’t afford to lose the effect by
letting up now.
CAUI BUSVLLLE, DECEMBER 27, 1917
BTHSHM B'ime
. 10 BO! QUISTIOiBIRES
t
Hundreds Filing Their Answers And Fine
Spirit Being Shown And A Purpose
Manifested To Obey Every Call.
The grand jury room at the court
house is filled from 8:30 until 4:30
each day ith registrants who are com
ing before the advisory board of law
yers and business men to be assisted
in making answer;- to the <|uetion
naires sent them.
A great many of these come with
wives, mothers and other members of
their families, as well as friends and
employers, who assist themin mak
ing supporting affidavits to substan
tiate their claims for exemption.
The lawyers and business men have
been giving loyal and regular attend
ance and their best services in advis
ing and assisting the registrants to
promptly answer the comprehensive
list of questions which are submitted,
while the registrants themselves are
putting in their appearance promptly,
and manifest a desire and purpose to
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truly inform the government concern
ing their status.
The board is proceeding more and
more rapidly each day with their
work, having by this time become
more familiar with it, and from sev
enty-five to one hundred" are filing
their- questionnaires each day. It is
probable, however, that the list of reg
istered me nin this county will not be
exhausted before the latter part of
January or the first of February so
that the advisory board as well as the
registrants themselves will be busy
for several weeks yet to come.
It has been remarked by members
of the advisory board that rarely do
the registrants appear before them
without the necessary information re
lating to dates and other necessary in
formation called for by the question-
WAR ACTIVITIES IN WASHING
TON.
“ The the City of Wash
ington has increased at least 50.000
since the war began. It is natural
that the capital city, the center of
governmental activities, should show
this marked effect of the most exten
sive preparation for war ever under
taken by any country. A steady stream
lof new appointees to the great civil
ian army pours into city; the
streets hum with activity; everybody
is busy and earnest; on every hand
are the sure signs of a competent or
ganization with a fixed purpose.
At the request of the United States
Civil Service Commission, the Wash
| ington Chamber of Commerce has un
| dertsken the work of directing to suit
able rooming and boarding places the
; new arrivals who are not acquainted
in the city. Hundreds of desirable
i rooms, with or without board, a;
listed, and at very moderate iate. P
plication for accommodations can be
made by new appointees through cor
i respondence before leaving home, or
! by calling at the office of the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce, No.
>6ll Twelfth street. N. W.. upon then
arrival in W ashington.
Stenogranhers and typewriters make
up a large part of the additions to the
force at Washington. Thousands have
been appointed and thousands more
are needed. Ship draftsmen for the
Navy Department, mechamca ora -
men for the service generally, and
statisticians and what are k-'’'*n •
clerks qualified in business - -p 'J” ■
tration, clerks qualified in c *
or accounting, index a ■
clerks, balance of stores ' : e
schedule clerks for the O’ ' -
partment of the Army a-.
great demand. Represent ” "" ' 1
United States Civil Serv- ’ '
sion at the post off- m" '
are furnishing detr-i
concerning positions at V '' T
which workers are needed.
qaires. In many instances the regis
trants appear with a written memo
randum of important detailed infer
mation about their business and do- i
mestic lives.
The local board, consisting of W.
V. Calaay. W. T. Townsend and Dr.
W. C. Griffin, are likewise passing!
uipon the questionnaires a.s fast as!
they are presented to them, and these
are assisted by Bob McCormick and
Mr. Uren. The work involves a great
deal of detail in the summing up and
passing upon the questionnaires,
which are by them forwarded on to
higher authorities.
John T. Norris is chairman of one
division of the advisory board, and J.!
M. Neel, Jr., is chairman of the other!
division. These two heads of the atf- |
visory board are consulted by the!
members themselves concerning knot- j
ty propositions which arise, and each j
of these pass upon every questionnaire
before it leaves the room occupied by
the advisory board and are approved
by them as to form,-
The work is now very greatly sys
tematized since its inception and ac
curate and complete papers are sent
forth by each registrant.
It is well to caution all men who are
registered in thic county to file their
j questionnaire since their default or
failure to do so automatically places
i,V*n in the army whether they will it
so or not. Moreover, the government
desires the information sought by the j
questionnaire an t whether a person
wishes to go into the army or not he
is underthe duty of answering the
questionnaire so that the government
can place him in military or civil serv*
ice as it desires.
“EVERWOMAN” LARGEST DRA
MATIC TRAVELING ORGAN
IZATION IN THE WORLD.
Theatergoers who have been misled ;
by managerial prtensions of alleged
New York productions which are pre
sented by companies of ijctors which
have never played the metropolis, with i
the scenery and costumes cut down to
meet the “requirements” of “the
road,” will surely appreciate the ef- i
foi ts of Henry W. Savage, the New !
York producer and manager, who is
sending the big dramatic spectacle,
“Everywoman,” to Atlanta, where it
will be offered at the Atlanta Theater
on December 31 and January 1 and 2.
This is the only company present- j
ing “Everywoman,” just as it was the
only company presenting “Everywom- j
an” last season. The company is just 1
as nearly the same as it was possible
for the managerial skill to make it. j
In a company requiring thirty-seven
speaking characters it is next to im
possible ’to keen exactly the same
| cast from season to season. Actors
are only human; they die, change
. their professions, advance, retrograde
like other human beings. Yet as near
as possible the cast of “Everywoman”
is the same this year as it was last
! year, and the same last year as it
! was the year before. Some of the
- original creators of the various roles
are still plavimr the characters and
! have done ’■i < 'ince the onening pe’’-
formance. Tb scenic poninment ic
just as e’ahorofe a" new. and in
! every wav an e v acfc , ate of ♦bn*
at the first no’-f'Wmancp. It is
fresh and snip-' s”! 'man. Th" cos
tumes are no t.o th minute. ' p hc”?
ha® been no pe-jne- ?nnrv ef +he ef
fects to na ,_ e if ®s'i n r *o
aS , '' , n’e WOU’d np-rfiit * ibf>
ifjnd. Wnt wi’l nof ~rp n ->vm' ’ two
t*OT) t'l r* n* ’
If Is the mo a- * - ■ ->'*■
n in —: • --v ?-
Pa’ are as a ** n ‘ : >
or mimical net-acf'on fs'an m -’-gp
guarantee of its worth
Fneojal matinees will he irk-m on
Tuerdav and Wednesday at the Atlan
ta Theater, Atlanta, Ga.
(NEWS VOL 34, NO, 52)
CHililM
EiilLiil IKLRhT il
Dynamite Explosion Kills
L. S. McElreath And Oth
ers Injured.
After enjoying an evening of pleas
ure and looking forwar dto greater j’
festivities the next day, two families! l
were suddenly confronted bby a dis-j
aster, shocking in its suddenness and'
its awful toll on Christmas Eve. L.j
S. McElreath, of Allatoona, with his,
wife and two children, were on a visit
to the home of James Edmondson at
the Ladd Lime & Stone Company
plant near Cartersville on Christmas
Eve. Both families attended the
| Dixie theatre andthere enjoyed a pic- j
Lure i how during the early evening j
hours and returned to Mr. Eflmonson’s.
, home about nine o’clock Monday night.
The plan they agreed upon was to
make a “big gun” for Christmas.
Having obtained the dynamite, the two
men with several of the children were
out in the yard, the children with
other which they were using
at the time. The men were busy with
the dynamite, when, without any
warning and in some unexplainable
way, the dynamite was explode^.
It is thought probable that a stray
fire-cracker or some other form of
fireworks had gotten into the dyna
mite without being noticed by the two
men. At any rate, the dynamite sud
denly exploded, and for several sec
onds the principals were unaware of
what had taken place. The wives and
mothers were on the inside of the
house, together with the smaller chil
dren. Both Mr. McElreath and Mr.
Edmondson lay prone upon the earth
for some time. Finally Mr. McEl
rea+h who wa fsund afterward to be
in a desperately bad physical condi
tion as a result of his injuries, having
lost both arms below the elbow and
one leg and the other badly lacerated,
with the slumps of his remaining
limbs crawled into the house unassist
ed. Mr. Edmondson was blind and
rendered deaf by the concussion of
the explosive.
Dr. Adair was finally reached, and
went hurriedly to the home of Mr. Ed
mondson. and there workejj unassist
ed by any professional aid until one
o'clock. Realizing that Mr. McEl
reath’s condition was well nigh if not
altogether hopeless, he first turned
his attention to Mr. Edmondson, after
administering to Mr. McElreath rem
edies to relieve the shock which he
liad suffered. When he had finished
surgical aid to Mr. Edmondson, whose
face, throat and leg were badly cut
| and lacerated by the explosion, and
j to two children of Mr. Edmondson, he
i then went to the relief of Mr. McEl
j reath. Notwithstanding the skill with
J which he performed his service, Mr.
I McElreath died about one o’clock, Dr.
j Tanner Lowery appearing just short
ly before he expired.
Mr. McElreath was about thirty
j years of age, and once worked for the
Ladd Lime and Stone Company, but
for the past year has been living at
i AUatoor.a. He bore a good reputation,-
and his sudden and unfortunate end
ing has caused an expression of uni
versal’sorrow, especially among those
who knew him. His remains weie ta
ken to Allatoona for interment.
Mr. Edmondson is the blacksmith
for the Ladd Lime and Stone Compa
ny, and has a w’ife and several chil
dren, two of the children having been
injured in the accident. These are all
doing as well as could be expected,
and it is hoped that no internal inju
ries have been suffered which will
make njore complicated their impair
ment or-their future recovery’.
FOR S AFE—One family horse.
Aprlv to J. W. Stanford, Car
tersville. Ga.
LOST—Small hunch of keys.
F>ndcr please leave with G. W.
Hendricks at court house or at
oom office. N _
WANT* 11—To rent to a young
ma-, one large furnished room
with '-verv convenience, sewer
age, ’ th. not wawr, etc
Mr v 1. Collins N. Erwin St.
id CONTINUES
JANUARY TERM
Lawyers Unable To Prop
erly Prepare Cases On Ac
con fit Questionnaire.
Judge M. C. Tarver was in Carters
viiie Saturday to r the purpose of ar
ranging the calendar fftr the January
term of the Superior Court. He was
met by all the active practicing law
yers of Cartersville, and these urged
upon him the necessity of continuing
the court to a later date than Jan
uary, contending that, due to their re
sponsible and time-taking duties as
members of the advisory board, they
would be unable to prepare their cases
for a court to be held in January.
1 Judge Tarver, however, on Satur
day took a different view and cor.tin-
I ued the court for only one week, and
| announced that the January term
would be called on January 21, instead
of January 14. He thereupon assigned
every case upon the docket for trial.
This appeared to many of the law
yers as a body blow, as they greatly
desired several weeks more time with
in which to get ready their cases of
recent origin, and were not particu
laily anxious to have to resurrect a
lot of old cases which have been
standing oh the docket for many years
unattended to.
The belief is'current that Judge Tar
ver is very anxious to clear the docket,
and that he is going to exact a dili
gent amount of activity upon the part
of lawyers in order to bring this con
dition about. It is Judge Tarver’s
idea that the expense of judicial ad
ministration can be very greatly re
duced i nthis district, and he is ear
nestly endeavoring to clear the docket
and to reduce the amount of time here
tofore for each temr. Lawyers
Claim, on the other hand, while 'dnu--
ting that Judge Tarver's desire to
| clear the docket is altogether praise
worthy, and can in time be brought
about, that -to undertake it at this
i time, when they are so heavily loaded
! down, with half of their time being
given to the Government, places upon
them a hardship which not only af
fects the legal profession, but is a mat
ter of great interest and concern to
the relatives and employers of men
who are subject to military duty or
who must in any event make respon
sive answers to a long list of ques
tions which the Government demands
to be answered.
Judge Tarver left Cartersville early
Saturday afternoon, but his leaving
was followed by an additional request
upon the part of the lawyers to have
him reconsider his decision to hold the
court in January and to give further
investigation to the request made for
a postponement. Evidently the last
appeal made by the lawyers was ef
fective, for on Monday the judge di
rected that court be ccntir.’ O. until
the third Monday in Apiil.
GILREATH AND LANDERS
DECEIVE APPOINTMENTS
Paul Gilre&th has been appointed
food administrator of Bartow Coun
ty, and R. W. Landers fuel adminis
trator.
These two gentlemen are especially
well fitted for the positions selected*
under the recently enacted law of
Congrsss providing for the regulation
of price and distributino of food and
fuel. Mr. Gilreath was appointed by
A. M. Scule, State Administrator of
Food, and Mr. Landers by Dr. L. G.
Hardman, State Administrator of
Fuel.
It is the duty of these gentlemen to
see that the law is in all respects fol
lowed and in, force. It is within the
line of their duties to prevent the
profiteering and the charging of ex
orbitant prices for food or fuel com
modities and to see al-o that these ne
cessities are distributed fairly and
equitably and that no one person cr
corporation enjoys any privileges r c
enjoyed by all others in the same
class.
,The appointments have give gen
eral satisfcation, and both Messrs.
Gilreath and Landers wili enter
heartily and earnestly into the per
formance of their duties.
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