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VOL. 1
Bartow Veterans Pledge
Unswerving Support to
Nation in This Critical Hour
GENERAL LEE'S BIRTHDAY FlT
tingly observed -with ap-
PROPRIATE ceremonies ad
dress by MR. FREEMAN ONE OF
the features.
The anniversary of the birthday of
Robert E. Lee was appropriately ob
served in Cartersville Saturday, Jan
uary 19th, and exercises were held at
the Cherokee Club by the Daughters
of the Confederacy to which meeting
the members of the Confederate \ et
eran Camp P. M. B. Young were honor
guests. Outside of these, quite a num
ber were present and the program was
entertaining and informative.
Mr. D. B. Freeman read a paper
upon the life of General Lee, and cours
ed his life from boyhood up to death,
giving particular attention to hi£ rec
ord as a military leader and as a man
of unblemished character.
Mrs. Lilly Bradley conducted an in
quiry with questions particularly di
rected to the high spots of General
Lee’s life. During this discussion
Captain H. J. McCormick, of Phillip’s
Legion, one of the bravest bands of
Confederate fighters, eloquently extoll
ed the virtues of General Lee, and in
terspersed his address with incidents
of an interesting character of which he
had personal knowledge. Tn fact, his
talk was thoroughly interesting as it
dealt largely in reminiscences concern
ing things into which Gapt. McCormick
could throw both humor and pathos.
At this meeting, Miss Mamie Jones
presided, and before closing, at the re
quest of the Georgia Council of De
fense, adopted resolutions and appoint
ed as delegates to a convention to be
held in the city of Atlanta on Febfu
ary 26, Mrs. Lila Morgan and Mrs
Bob H. McGinnis.
The resolution adopted was as fol
lows:
The Resolution.
‘‘WHEREAS, this meeting is assem
bled in accordance with the proclama
tion of His Excellency, the Governor
of Georgia, as outlined in the ringing
terms of said message;'and,
“WHEREAS, this the birthday of
our own great Robert E. Lee is itself
an inspiring call to every Georgia*,
summoning him to the full perform
ance of that duty which Lee himself
said was the sUblimest word in the Un
gauge, therefore be it resolved by the
citizens of Bartow county, Georgia, in
mass meeting assembled.
i'FIRST: That on this sacred day we
re-pledge and re-consecrate to our
National government, and to Wood
row Wilson, its chosen, leader, our
fullest faith, and our utmost endeavor
In this hour of supreme National ef
fort, tendering herewith the said
trusted leader our assuraac© that a
cheerful response shall be made to
bis every call, and that we shall
‘hold up his hands so far as in us
lliefe/
“SECOND: That it Is the sense of
thig body that a great State Conven
tion' be held in the City of Atlanta, on
February 22nd, 1918, the birthday of
the Father of our Common Country,
for the purpose of sounding Georgia’s
nation-wide call to patriotism, and
that delegates be here an<i now select
d to represent this meeting at such
convention and that every citizen of
oor county be and he is hereby Invit
ed to add to said convention the in
spiration and encouragement of his
presence.
'THIRD: That the Honorable
w **>w Wilson, providentially as
** betieve, presiding over the destl-
W • iV. Daves Succeeds Daniel
As Treasurer of Cartersville
Change Effective At Once
POPUI^ CITY OFFICIAL RESIGNS
To engage in another line
0F worjs—new encumbent is
p ULLV QUALIFIED FOR DUTIEB.
Air. W. W. Daves was selected as
City tp by the Mayor and Alder-
Ca-rtersviile cm Tuesdays, vice
Daniel resigned, and entered
on Wednesday.
. •Section- of Mr. Daves tor this
position wo* generally ap
- '<iuded, although it was not publicly
that Mr. Daniel had resigned.
' atte>r recently received a
- Bering offer of & business nature
bad nooepted. Thin took place last
vT*’ Mr. Daniel notified Mayor
Alderana Orem and
c on4 0 thie
-CMaoch as Mr. Daniel had hena
THE BARTOW TRIBUNE
C r ,
THE CARTERSVILLE NEWS 1
(TRIBUNE VOL 7, NO. 47)
nies of our Country, in this crisis of
her history, be and he is hereby cor
dially and earnestly invited to be
present and address said convention
on said dates; and, if the press of
official duties or other providential
cause prevent his personal attend
ance, that he be and he is hereby re
quested to designate some patriotic
citizen to fill, as far as possible, his
place.
“FOURTH: That a copy of these
resolutions be forwarded to Honora
ble Woodrow Wilson, President of the
United States.
“Adopted by the Veterans and citi
zens of Bartow county in mass meet
ing assembled at Cartersville, Ga., on
January 19th, 1918.’’
Thysicians For
Local Boards Get
Remuneration
Information was received here this
week from the Provost Marshal Gen
eral, fixing the pay of physicians and
assistant physicians on local exemp
tion boards on the basis of actual time
during which they worked. Bach phy
siican is to receive one dollar per hour
no physician to receive more than
$7.50 per day, or $150.00 per month foi
hiis services in connection, with this
work.
Another important announcement
coming from the Provost Marshal this
week is to the effect that no appeals
can be made from the decisions ol
district boards where the board’s de
cision has been unanimous.
If, however, there has been one dis
senting vote, appeals can be made on
agricultural or industrial grounds
While this ruling applies principally to
the action of district boards, it will
doubtless be read with much interest
in Bartow county.
Bartow Countian
Now Aide de Camp
To Gen. Pershing
It will be interesting news to Bar
tow county friends to learn that Carl
Boyd, now aide de camp to General
Pershing, has bean promoted from the
rank of captain to that of colonel.
Colonel Boyd, th*. vgh young in years
has made aaypid advancement in his
military -career. At the beginning of
the war between the European nations
themselves, he was sent to Paris and
attached t© the American Embassy
and was commissioned to study the
military esavements at first hand.
Colonel Boyd went to Paris with his
wife and young child, as a lieutenant
In 1914. He was shortly afterward pro
moted to the rank of captain. Later
when General Pershing arrived in
Prance, he was detached from the Em
bassy and made an aide de camp to
General Pershing at the latter’s re
quest. A few weeks ago he was for
mally commissioned colonel.
Colonel Boyd is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. G. M. Boyd, of Adairsville, and
his wife was, before their marriage
Miss Annie Peeples, who in her young
womanhood frequently visited friends
in Cartersville.
treasurer for four years and had very
satisfactorily performed his duties ns
such and had acquired an intimate
knowledge of the city’s' fiscal affairs,
the resignation was very greatly re
gretted. He was urged to re-oonider
and hold on to his position, but finally
d<*termined to accept the offer made
him of a private nature. The mayor
and aldermen thereupon placed them
selves in communication with Mr.
Daves, who formally notified them on
Tuesday that he would accept it.
Mayor FYemisier and Aldermen
Green and Jackson feel that they have
secured the services of one who la in
every way qualified Cor the posPfim.
for which he has been selected, and
hie service Sneures accurate and pains
taking bocfc-teeepta# methods in refer
ence to *8 branches of <qjsar •rern*
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CARTERSVILLE, GA., JANUARY 24, 191 m
MRS. C6IA HARRIS URGES JL
WOMEN TO RESIST SIIF
BECKONING DAME FASHION
NOTED AUTHORESS, A RESIDENT
OF BARTOW COUNTY, DELIVER
ED PATRIOTIC ADDRESS HERE
THURSDAY JUDGE AUEREY
ALSO SPOKE.
An address aimed to direct the atten
tion of women to the many forms of
service to be rendered by them in the
existing war through joining the coun
cil of national defense, by Mrs. Corra
Harris, and an appeal to invest in war
savings stamps, by Judge George H.
Aubrey, were features of a meeting
held at the Cherokee Club rooms on 1
Thursday afternoon, and which was
well-attended.
As it was known that .Mrs. Harris
would be the principal streaker, the un
usually large attendance can be fairly
attributed as a personal compliment
to her. Her known ge tius as a writer
and her independent and candid ex
pression of opinions have won for her
a wide field of admirers, and the meet
ing gave striking and convincing evi
dence of the fact that sle is warmly
appreciated in her home county.
Mrs. Akin Presided.
Mrs. Paul F. Akin presided over the
meeting and immediately upon callin;
Telephone and Telegraph Wires
Blown Down by Big Storm
Cartersville Isolated For a Day
UNUSUAL SITUATION PREVAILED
HERE AS RESULT OF RAIN AND
SLEET FLURRIES DURING THE
FOREPART OF WEEK LIGHT
AND CURRENT OFF ALL DAY.
Cartersville was- practically isolated
from the outside world all day Tues
day, owing to the fact that telephone
and telegraph wanes leading out of the
city were down. The unusual rain and
sleet storm of Monday night brought
destruction to the service of the wire
people, and, although they had linemen
out replacing the damaged poles anil
wires, it wasasot until Wednesday that
anything approaching normal service
could toe hah
Manager Joe .Milam, of the Postal
Telegraph office, states that he usually
works thirteen wires, but all during
Tuesday he had only two i^spenMiton
School Institutes In Barton'
County Announced For AH
Next Week By Supt . Jackson
SCHOOL SUPERVISOR, EXFOTT Afr
RICULTSJRIST AND DISTRICT
HOME BCONOMICS AGENT WILL
DELIVER INSTRUCTIVE LEC
TURES ON LIVE SUBJECTS.
SoperrateudeM xtf County Schools
j Ttf j&ckwn made the following in
temsting announcement this week.
Mis>s.C. S. Fairish, State Supervisor
will see the jniblic schools of Bartow
county at work next week. Miss Par
rish is too weikknown in Bartow coun
ty to need a formal introduction to the
public. Miss Parrish is recognised
throughout the State as an educational
leader. She gees into the school, not
as a-, harsh critic, .but as a sympathetic
co-worker, desirus*r to be of real serv
ice.
Mr. Hart ifx a special ageot, acting
noder the direetkm of the State Col
lege of Agriculture. He is one of the
most pleasing and instructive talkers
1 have ever heard. It £s wooderfu;
how much he can lead -one to ee new
beauties among tbe-oamnaon- pLk-- oh
Jeots of nature. His talks on Nature
Study and I Jfe are perfectly charming:.
He has that happy faculty, too, of neet
lfcg info the child’* mind amt looking
out through bi eyes and seeing the
beautiful in *nt, before, was common
place Whenhe Is at your school don't
.fxte bWhte*.
Miss : Sftuu tSdwarfls are
it together announced that fctio audi
euce would sing “The Star Spangled
Banner.” With Mrs. Aubrey Lt the pi
ano, au<L the singing of the national
anthem, led by Mrs. A. B. Cunyus, the
entire audience lifted its voice in tune
ful fervor.
At its conclusion, Mrs. Akin an
nounced that Judge Aubrey, represent
ing Mr. J. W. Knight, war saving*
amp chairman of Bartow" county,
would deliver an address setting forth
tlie nature and necessity of ihis fonts
of war emergency security, now is
sued by the government. For more
than twenty minutes. Judge Aubrey
thrilled thi audience with an eloquent
apiK'Hl to back up the government in
every one of. its war aims. He set
forth our duty to our government, the
benefits it furnished its citizens and
now with an enemy seeking to strike
this nation and the liberty of its citi
zens, there had arisen the necessity of
defending our republic, and to clothe
and feed, and to furnish comfort and
encouragement to our soldiers. He
said it was no time to ask or reason
why. That, should we find our friend
engaged in a deadly conflict with a
stranger, we would not ask if his quar
rel was just, we would take sides
with our friend. If a robber had brok
en into our home we would not ask by
what means or invitation he came. We
would expel him by whatever means
might he within our reach. Our natior
was in a deadly grapple with a ruth
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-IMrtuiGtely th? throng wire to Blrm
ihgbaiu* was Tot put out of commission
and considerable business was handled
over this liitoe. Mr. Milam announned
about five o’clock Tuesday afternoon
that' the service was being rapidly re
stored and at that hour he wts in
touch with practically all nearly of
fires of his company.
No Business For Points South.
Mrs. Idly B. Jones, manager of the
local Western Union office, was -unable
to -aouept business for Atlanta, and
points south on Tuesday., and
on Wednesday was not restated until
a late hour. Quite a msmber of tele
graph poles were down and linemen
were kept busy working day aad night
fce'bfore service became snraol.
Manager Collins, Che 'Southern
office here! stated that •his long
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both well qualified for the wrork thay
are to do, in conducting a demonstra
tion in the uses and food values of
milk.i Every hotieewife should, see this
demonstration. In addition -to ' the
demonstration. Miss Alkai has raneh.
valuable information for every one in
terested In, or engaged in the prcrjvira
tion oi Hoods.
At least two hours of syeeTKlki .enter
tainment and valuable instruction will
be offered you at your school building
next week. These distinguished visi
tors will not have time to visit erery
school in the county in. four days. '‘The
following schedule will be followed:
\ffonday, January 2Sih —White, 8:30
A. M.t.Ptoe Jx>g, 11:00 A. *J.; Five
Forks, 2:00 P. M.
Tuesday, January 21+tb —Stiles boro, 0
A. M.j Taylorsville 11:00 A. M.j Cross
Hoads, 2:-00 P. M.
Wednesday, January :toth — Rebecca,
8:30 A. M.; Kingston. 10:00 A. Ml?
Raaeom. 1:20 P. M.
Thursday, January Slat —Cass Sta
tion, 8:30 A. M.; QaasviUe, 10:00 A.j
M.; Stoner, 1:30 P. M.
Friday will be tqrfnt in CrteriHe,
in Institute work. Every teacher is
not only expected to attend the Insti
tute, but is reqorred by iaw to attend.
It 1 hoped there will hot be-a etecher
Hn the entire ti edging force of tl
county **'•-*
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(NEWS VOL 34, NO. 56)
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r : * maLm. -kJm I
business Interests of City
And County Solidly *Behind
%.&jFuel Administration’s Order
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MANY LOCAL ESTABLISHMENTS
WENT FURTHfeR THAN THEY
WERfe REQUIRED IN OBSERVING
THE MONDAY CLOSING—RESO
LUTIONS PASSES.
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order issued by the Govern
ectivo last week, was strictly
in Cartersville and Bartow.
oßwt.v. In fact, there seemed to he aj
disposition uinin the i>art of all busiy
ivess houses to go even further lhaijj
the order required. This was so, with
reference to an- agreement upon tljfi
part of the various businesses affectin'
to absolutely close their doors aud f*ir;
their business house not to be op*r]&.
at all during tell days set apart idr Ina
i tail on in the use of fuel. ’i/cV
Grocery stores, under an o
sued by the state adminfstrationjjiPcOi&fi
the merchants had previously agrtyftf
have kept open until five o'clock*; nut
to close their doors promptly at twfetfW
Dry goods houses were likewise closed
even the proprietors themselves not
entering their places of buisness on;
Monday, ; '
The various mining industries were
informed through Congressman Lee
last Friday and Saturday that the
mines were not Included In the fuel
order and, hence, could be run. Such
mines as could procure freight move
ment of their products continued to
run as usual. The various factories
outside of those engaged in producini
food products, were all closed during
the five days, and will likewise remain
I closed through the Mondays to follow
! until March 25th.
Business Men Endorse Plan.
The business men of the town met at
fhe City Hall on January 18th, at 2
p. m., to discuss the new Fuel /vdmin
Nitrate Supply Secured For
Bartow County Planters;
Government Is Co-operating
INTERESTING ANNOUNCEMENT 16
RECEIVED BY COUNTY AGENT
COX, AND HE HAS ABLE CORPS
OF ASSISTANTS WHO WILL AIO
FARMERS IN GETTING PRODUCT.
Notice has just been given to Mr.
C. H. Oox, Agricultural agent for Bar
tow county, that the U. S. Department
of Agriculture will sell at cost a sup
ply of -litarte of soda to farmers in
Bartow county.
The nitrate was purchased through
the Wfer Industries Board under the
authority of the Pood Control Act, as
a part of the program for stimulating
agricultural production. It will be un
loaded at Atlantic ports and the price
will be 175.50 a ton, free on board cars
at port of arrival. Farmers are to pay
in. addition freight from port of arri
val and the “State fertilizer tag fee .
How t Obtain Nitrate.
Applications for a part of the 100,-
OPO tons of nitarte bought by the gov
ernment wMi be received only from ac
tual farmers or owners or holders of
$1,884,850> Estimat^ % of Receipts
By County Farmers
For Their 1917 Cotton Crop
THIS HUGE SUM DOES NOT IN
CLUDE RECEIPTS FROM SALE OF
SEED, WHICH WILL RUN FIGURE
WELL OVER TWO MILLION.
On Wednesday, January 9th, the De
partment of the Census made public
the cotton ginning!- prior to January
1,1918.
This report shows that up to that
date 1,708,373 bales had been ginned
in the State of Georgia. This figure
is only slightly under the total 1916
[crop, ginend to January Ist, 1917, and
the financial return is without question
much greater. These figures show that
14,101 bales of the fleecy staple had
been ginned prior to January Is\ of
tS*ry*r, , . r ,
It- i* conservatively estimated that
the average price paid r for the list
rs> glased to Jaauaay 1, 1917, and
tfcfe figure sea heels, it is
sCS' that fP® the* oae crop &kme
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istrt|km order*,. Mr. 3. T. Norris was
ol.tfjfcd ChafrV-an of the meeting, add
Mi, H. Mi- •Cofijpf, "3M& feleqted secre
t;&- were'forty
opf called to orb.
<sr an dymae. lateriA 1 Afrer
mc diaefseiort by a number of the
afcjlefnPu, prosen}, m regard to the
taw, and to what kind of bull
• hiss bouses this law applied,,ft was de
i d' that the jputfroan appoint twq,*
sxmwmttaee; ffm/arcoumiittee to #rh*
a resoTtmon stating what the law issM
jit affects the different o
.iftespea.., sir.-oo.vfc rPeepres;
[Ak'ft *3? S. Calhoun
'POintw&n'lhis com mi ft de! *
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—• ffirdfui committee, composed of
M* Kr’W. Landers, Mr. J. W. VaSglian
Knight, .Mr. H. M. Fqsier and
' Vfr \'Tqx Bcntmer, was appointed to
‘adopt a' resolution for the sig^ififths of
the. merchants, to have jsi utrufbrmC
agreement with all the different MirdtU v
in the towftla^niycjjKty
*• The first resolution? was read and ex
plained by .vat; Akin, H was unaai
'fioutsly adoptfe. and read as follows:
' WHEREAS* the Fuel Administra
tion of the United States with the ap
proval of the President, ha* issued the
Fuel Order, published flh the pfess of
the country or the purpose of conser
vation of fuel; v
“BE IT RESOLVED, that it is the
sense of the business men of Carters
ville, Ga., that the business interests
so affected by the said order,
strictly and, in good faith obey the
same, to the end that the purpose of
said order, namely, the conservation
of fuel, be aided.
“FURTHER, be it resolved, that we
hereby pledge our loyal and patriotic
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farms for use on their land, anJ may
be made through County Agent C. H.
Cox, or through any member of a local
committee consisting of J. W. Vaugh
an, W. A. Dodd, N. A, White, J. W.
Kennedy and W. M. King.
No money will be required with the
application, but upon notice from the
County Agent farmers who have sign
ed applications must deposit with a
local bank, or individual,
designated by the Secretary of Agricul
ture to act as the farmers’ agent for
that purpose, money to cover the cost
of the fertilizer except the freight
charges. After the money Is transmit
ted to Washington the nitrate will be
shipped to the farmers. If applies
tions for the nitrate exceed the supply
of about 100,000 tons', the government
will allot the supply on a pro rata ba
sis among those who applied.
Applications must be received by
Feburary 4th, and Bartow County far
mers Interested are urged to oonsuß
Mr. Cox or any of the gentlemen com
posing the local committee.
the sum of one million, eight hundred
and eighty-four thousand, eight hun
dred and eighty-four dollars was re
ceived by the growers for the lint
alone. Figures on the seed crop are
not yet available, -but the unusually
high price prevailing in that market
will run the figure up to not less than
two and a quarter million dollars as a
total result of the year’s work in grow
ing cotton.
It is interesting to make these calcu
lations, as the significance of the gin
ning statistics is hardly realized ex--
cept by those most directly interested
in the financial return of the cotton
crop in this county.
There j no doubt but that cotton
was profitable to the growers last year,
but those most Interested, in the wei
fare of the county and State, .are-urg
ing the farmers to plant conservative
y tilt year, and. In its sttad, grow
foqd crop?* and raise- live stock, e
source from which an pqaaUy Jocr-a-'
tire revenue Is certain, and for which
there 1a tt anything, a much greater
demand. ■'
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