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IDE MOTH ,'?ME
With Which Is Consolidated
THE CARTERSVILLE NEWS
Published Weekly By The
TRIBUNE PUBLISHING COMPANY,
(Incorporated.)
OSCAR T. PEEPLES,
President
MILTON 7, FLEETWOOD
Genera] Manager
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Six Months 75
Three Months .... , .40
Advertising Rates Reasonable und
Cheerfully Furnished on Application.
i Proper notice of deaths will always
be published without charge, but for
mal obituary notices, sent in later, will
be charged for at regular advertising
rates, We reserve the right of editing
all Items published.
Entered as Boccud-clnss matter, Feb
ruary 17, 1917, at the post office, at
Cartersville, Georgia, under the Act of
March, 3, 1879
AN ANNOUNCEMENT
On January Ist, Mr. M. L. Fleetwood
assumed the management of the news
paper and job-printing plant of The
Tribune Publishing Company, and it is
with genuine pleasure that we an
nounce the fact that we have acquired
the services of one so capable. The
Tribune patrons and friends will have
great reason to appreciate his efforts
end talents as a journalist, as well as
his skill as a printer.
Mr. Fleetwood ts thoroughly in love
with his profesison as a newspaper
man. He is thoroughly trained In all
oepartnwutß of journalistic work.
Added to these talents, his knowledge
of the mechanical department of the
newspaper and job-printing business
wtM •enable him to furnish a newspa
per possessing the best of typography j
cal art and to issue job printing of
the highest degree of perfection
We have no hesitancy in commend
ing Mr. Fleetwood to the public as om
entitled to their business confidence,
and as one altogether worthy. Hence
forth, he will be the business manager
of The Tribune Publishing Company,
and will direct all departments of this
publication as well as its Job-printing
branch of business. He leaves a re
fipOHs.hle position with The Tlmes-En
terprise Company, at Thomasville, Ga.,
and brings to Cartersville several
years of actual experience, with a de
sire to become one of ut and to con
tribute in real SERVICE to the ma
terial and moral development and ad
vancement of Cartersville and Bartow
county.
TRIBUNE PUBLISHING CO.,
By O. T. Peeples,
President.
A STATEMENT.
To the Public:
In assuming active charge of the
interests of The Tribune Publishing
Company, we do so believing we have
a rich field and one worthy of ou>r
best efforts. We pledge such effort
as we possess toward publishing a
newspaper worthy of the field, and
rendering reel Service to our printing
department We are equipped to do
much of the commercial work de
manded by the business men of thie
section, and from time to time we ex
pect to make valuable additions to
our already modernly equipped plant.
A newspaper our readers will appre
ciate, and the turning out of commer
cial work of a high class, will at all
times be our purpose and plan.
The co-operation of every interest
whose purpose is the advancement of
Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia
and the nation is hereby solicited.
If we have a motto, it Is to be found
in the one word, “S-B-R-V-I-C-E.”
Respectfully,
M. 1,. FLEETWOOD.
Cartersville, Ga.,
January 3rd, 1917.
NOTICE TO SOUTHERN BELL
TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS
Notice is hereby given that Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany has applied to the Railroad Com
mission of Georgia for specific author
ity to enforce that provison in Its sub
scribers contract providing that tele
phone service snail be furnished “For
ues of subscribers, subscribers' agents
vtnd representatives only,” and said
company be not required by virtue of
any past practice to furnish telephone
exchange service to others, or to fur
nish any information to actual sub
scribers other than that necessary to
the furnishing of telephone exchange
service as contracted for.
This application will be heard by
the Railroad Commission of Georgia
at its offices in Atlanta, Ga., at ten
o'clock a. m., Thursday, January 10th,
1918, and this notice la given by orde j
the Railroad Commission of Georgia.
(Signed) Southern Bell Telephone
and Telegraph Company, by W T Gen
try, President.ad r.
A CLARION CALL TO A
PATRIOTIC CITIZENSHIP
'v call upon the citizens
Ve earnest.. . their duties
of Bartow County c , UIeCB of lhs
and responsibilities a. wUh ref .
United States governme.
erence to returning for taxa. .
incomes, from whatever source
Ing the year 191". In the prese.
emergency, with the whole world ex- 1
pecting great things front America and j
bearing great responsibilities as a bel- (
ligerent in the greatest of all wars, the j
government expects, yea, demands. I
•that each and every citizen should
meet all the requirements of the gov
ernment, and for this purpose has lev
ied taxes, including income taxes,
( which, as to married men, affects all
incomes above two thousand dollars,
and. as to single men, all incomes
ulx've one thousand dollars, and return
of these incomes must be made.
With no obligation upon it to do so,
but animated by thd pure**- |( j v \
enabling p i e to Inake their returns
properly, our government, through the
department of internal revenue, has
sent out representatives whose purpose
and Intention it is to aid, advise and
counsel every one needing assistance
In making their tax returns. For thb
purpose, Hon. Eugene Hardeman has
been sent to Bartow County, and can
be found at the court house in the of
fice of the board of county commis
sioners fronrelght o’clock in the morn
ing Mntil five o’clock in the afternoon
until January 19th.
This is an Important matter, which
must be attended to and should be met
by each indivdual with a purpose to
report and return every liarticle of in
come he received and to deduct every
allowance the law allows. "Mr. Harde
man Is a native Georgian, thoroughly
familiar with the law and well equip
led to furnish advice. Neither the
government nor Mr. Hardeman desires
one cent from any limn beyond his just
dues. Our government Is too big, and
Mr. Hardeman Is too fair a man to
have any one return any more than he
should for taxation. At the same time
1* Is the duty of the citizen having an
Income above the exemption allowed
1 1 report It. To do less ts unpatriotic
unjust to his government, unfair to hi
JUDGE AUDREY SOUNDS
a NOTE OF WARNING
Editor The Tribune-News: The pres
ent attitude of our peqple towards the
important quest ion of conservat ion of
our fuel and food resources, Is one that
must create no little apprehension and
misgiving in the minds of those who
are cognizant of existing conditions,
our country over.
So far as 1 am able to judge from
outward apeparaaices, we have made
no change in our method or manner of
living, but are drifting along just as
we did three years ago, without regard
for the future or attention to the warn
ings that are being sounded all over
the land, by those who know and ap
preciate the dangers which confront
us.
1 have heard of no “meatless” or
• wheat less” days in Bartow county,
yet but think what a mass of food
would be conserved by the abstinence
for one day, from the use of flour, by
! 26,000 people. Is It necessary that our
people shall come to nctual want be
! fore they begin to economize, and be
gin to save, only when there is uoth-
Ling left? Shall we wait utnil we hear
!of starvation and freezing among out
i destitute poor before we begin to pre
i pare for such a contingency ? Many
' hunderds of men will be taken into the
■ service, leaving dependent women and
children behind. Do you think it will
encourage these men in their fight for
j us, to know that their women and ehii
! dern are in danger of starvation, or
i of freezing?
What are we doing to prepare for
such a condition? What cun we say
to these men as they go to tight the
battles of their country, 1 think the
i question is easily answered by any
! one who hears it put, and it will not
| be very satisfactory to the departing
; patriot, I am afraid!
Although the winter, to date has been
I unusualy severe, we have not really
j suffered for want of fuel. We are fav
; orably situated upon railroads having
direct connections with coal fields, and
have a distinct advantage over many
other commun'ties, but who knows how
long we may be allowed to reap the
advantage of our location, or how soon
the strong hand of government may
deprive ns of them?
Even should it not do so, Is it not
our bounden duty as patriots, as good
citizens, as Christian men and wom
en, to save every pound of coal pos
sible, and obviate, aa far as in ns lie*
THE BARTOW TBIBUNE—THE CARTERSVILLE NEWS, JANUARY 3, 191*
fi-liowman. To do less, moreover, sub
J*. its a mao to prosecution, imprison
merit, penalties and fines.
We earnestly nope that no peroon in
\ Bartow county will be compelled to
1 pay more in fines or penalties than a
j tax which is justly due by him. The
'•conn tax is very comprehensive in
Nat after and reaches several han
oa>ers in Bartow county Ev
il red tax-. farmer, bar ker, employ
er) merebau has an income as
er or employee, , tWQ {.mmsand aoi.
-( man reel mau abov.
-u above one
a.is, or as a sing!, m. re .
thousand dollars, must n. fonuk
tuni. He can secure the blan
- air.
for making these returns from
Hardeman, who will at the same time
advise him concerning both his obli
gations as well as bis allowances and
rights.
It will be creditable to the citizen
.hip of this County If ever? one liable 1
for tax should make his return. It will
be discreditable to the county*, khd es
pecially to the guilty Individual, If he
sh.i.ld neglect or understate his in
come. Such a man thinks too much
of dollars and too little of country and
values his liberty and conscience as
nothing who will undertake to defeat
he government at this time out of one
penny of tax, equipped as it is to
check up and ascertain a man’s flnan
cial condition.
There will be a meeting at. the court
house at two o’clock on Thursday, Jan
uary 10th, at which time the farmers
of the county, the merchants and ban
kers, and all classes of mem receiv
ing incomes above the stated amounts,
can derive a great deal of information
of value to themselves by attending,
and elsewhere in these columns will
bo found resolutions passed by the
board of county commissioners and by
the board of mayor and aldermen of
the city of Cartersville, urging atten
dance at this meeting. The individual
who knows of the existence of this
law, should advise liis neighbor
friend and business associate to make
his return and to seek information
fiom the government's representative
who Is sent here for the express pur
jtose only of enabling us to do our duty,
nothing more, nothing less.
the possibility of any woman or child
In Georgia suffering from the want of
it?
Who c-an tell what the next two
months have in store for us in snow or
ice, interrupted railway communica
tions, strikes, floods or a hundred oth
er, unforeseen possibilities? And if
we are fortunately ready to meet them,
what are doing to help others?
Would it not lie a ixditic move for
our public schools to close for at least
three weeks, or until we can have a lit
tle more assurance for the future?
Why should not our churches unite
iu union services, and conserve two
thirds of the Biel now being consum
ed in three, almost empty, buildings?
There can be little satisfaction to a
warm Christian to know that he has a
freezing brother a short distance away.
Suppose we take stock of ourselves,
consider our duty with reference to our
neighbors, pay some heed to the proph
etic warnings that are given us and
prepare by intelligent conservation
and economy to meet calamity and
turn it aside. This may be only a
•‘voice crying in the wilderness,” Mr.
Editor, a feeble cry at best, but I feel
deeply upon the subject, and am ear
nestly solicitous for the welfare of
“mine own people.”
I would not see harm come to them
if it may be avoided.
Respectfully,
0. H. AUBREY,
Cartersville, Ga.,
January 2nd, 1917.
THE WEATHER AND YOU.
Asa whole, the month of December
is said "by the oldest inhabitants,” to
have been one of the coldest on record
In this section, but the forecast for the
next few days is for a considerable
clearing up, and those who have been
most affected by winter's blasts are
loping the next few days will justify
-Mich a forecast.
With the coal shortage as aCtute as
it is in every section of the Southeast,
the winter weather is naturally being
felt more acute’y than would be the
case under normal condition. For that
reason, it is not overstating a fact, pos
sibly to say that the present spell has
-had many equals, and we of this sec
tion have not so much to complain of
as we sometimes feel we do.
When we read of people dying in
many of the larger cities of the North,
and of all public places housing count-
less poor who are unable to get coal in
such quantities as is necessary' to keep
warm, we who live in the Empire State
of the South have much to be grateful
for.
Therefore, when you have occasion
to go 'out in the chilling winds, just
realize that thousands of people in j
less favored sections are suffering less |
than death in many instances, w'hile
possibly not even a frost-bite has been
treated in Bartow County.
The old-time method of calling the
first twelve days of the new year “the
governing days,” would lead us to pre
dict a warm and pleasant January, and
even though a light snow fell on Wed :
nesday, the second, February will not
be as disagreeable as has been ex
perienced in years past. Well leave
It to yon to speculate on the remaining
months of this year of Grace, 1918.
SPENT THOUSANDS
iJEH n'A'N
Cieorgia Woman Says Sh£|
Would Not Take Ten
Thousand Dollars for the
Good Tanlac Did Hen
“Honestly 1 woudn t take ten thou
sand dollars for the difference in the
way 1 feel now and in the way I felt
the day 1 bought my first bottle of Tan
lac,” asserted Mrs. Elizabeth Jennings,
of Hepzibah, Ga. “I have gained twen
ty pounds since 1 began using it and
my improvement has been so great I
hardly know mysef.
"Fifteen years ago my health began
to fail. I got in such bad shape I could
not digest anything, my blood was thin
and my arms covered with spots. My
back hurt so I was told I had spinal
trouble, and the rheumatism pains all
over my Ixidy were awful. ! got s<
nervous and was so racked with nain
I could hardly sleep. .My husband
spent thousands of dollars trying to get
me well, but nothing did me any good.
"I heard so much about Tana* 1
bought a bottle and began to improve
right off. I can eat now and enjoy my
meals, and at night I lie down and
sleep like a child. The pains I used to
have in my i>ack have left me and my
head don’t ache any more. My blood
We Want Your 1918
Furniture
FAIN & A!) AIR
FURNITURE STOVES CROCKERY
1* In good condition and the ugly spots
have left my arms. Tanlac has made
anew woman of me, and I feel bette
than I have since I was sixteen years
Need a WAGON?
W. H. FIELD, Agt.
Money to Lend
On good security,
Bartow County Farms
given preference.
Loans will be closed without
any delay and rhtes and terms will
be made satisfactory.
J. T. NORRIS
old.”
Tanlac is sold in CaxtersviU* t*?
Young Brothers, and by one establish
ed druggist in every town.adv.